Library Board of Trustees Meeting

DocuSign Envelope ID: 0E44C330-975B-4D22-81CE-869A07BEA584 Escondido Library Board of Trustees January 27, 2022 Special Meeting Minutes CALL TO ORDER: 1:00 p.m. Trustees Present: President Carolyn Clemens, Secretary John Schwab, Trustee Ron Guiles, Trustee Virginia Bunnell Trustees Absent: Trustee Mirek Gorny LS&S Staff Present: Katy Duperry, Assistant Library Director City Staff Present: Zack Beck, City Clerk; Joanna Axelrod, Deputy City Manager and Director of Communications and Community Services ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approval of Minutes from the Library Board of Trustees Meeting on December 9, 2021 Motion - Guiles Second: Schwab Approved: 4-0 (Gorny - Absent) CURRENT BUSINESS 2. Review of COVID At-Home Test Kit Program Katy Duperry presented an overview of the COVID At-Home Test Kit Program. 3. Strategic Plan Committee Survey and Focus Group Update Trustee Schwab reviewed the Strategic Plan Committee Survey. Five focus group meetings were held for the community at-large and five focus group meetings were held by Education Compact for the underserved community. 4. Review City Manager Meeting with Board President and Secretary Regarding New Library. President Clemens and Trustee Schwab held an exploratory meeting with City Manager Sean McGlynn. President Clemens and Trustee Schwab stated that it would take fifteen years to build a new library and a new library should partner with other community service organizations. The Deputy Director of Economic Development will present information on various community service organizations in April 2022. Page 4 of 15 DocuSign Envelope ID: 0E44C330-975B-4D22-81CE-869A07BEA584 5. Library Trust Report Motion to move this item to February 10th: Clemens Second: Schwab Approved: 4-0 (Gorny - Absent) 6. Vote on Library Hours Motion to continue current hours at the Library: Guiles Second: Schwab Approved: 4-0 (Gorny - Absent) 7. Presentation on Library Infrastructure Grant Joanna Axelrod presented an overview of the Library Infrastructure Grant. Motion to apply for the Library Infrastructure Grant: Schwab Second: Guiles Approved: 4-0 (Gorny - Absent) OTHER REPORTS Statistics Report Library Director’s Report Trustee Library Use Report Schwab - Spending a lot of time in the children’s section of the Library for his grandchildren. Guiles - Impressed by the professional environment at the Library. Visited the Friends of the Library Bookstore. Clemens - Visited the Canvass Washington Library. Bunnell - Appreciates the amount of social media outreach being done by the Library towards teenagers. ADJOURNMENT President Clemens adjourned the meeting at 2:19 p.m. ______________________ ______________________ President City Clerk Page 5 of 15