Library Board of Trustees Meeting

DocuSign Envelope ID: ACB29CC4-8646-4129-A2B3-3AF9C2575508 CITY of ESCONDIDO Library Board of Trustees March 12, 2024 at 5:00 PM MINUTES ROLL CALL PRESENT President Virginia Bunnell Secretary Francis X. Bova III Trustee Carolyn Clemens Trustee John Schwab Trustee Maribel Reyes ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Review and approval of minutes from the February 8, 2024 meeting. Discussion to move May meeting time to 3:00 p.m. Motion made by Trustee Reyes Seconded by Trustee Clemens Approved 5-0 CURRENT BUSINESS 2. Presentation: City and Library Budget Plans Presented by Christina Holmes, Finance Director for the City of Escondido. This presentation will provide an overview of the city’s structural deficit and insight into how the city plans to budget for library operations. Presentation by Christina Holmes, Director of Finance 3. Outreach Sub-Committee Report: A report by members of the Board’s Outreach Sub-Committee. Trustee Reyes provided an update Secretary Bova provided an update DocuSign Envelope ID: ACB29CC4-8646-4129-A2B3-3AF9C2575508 Tuesday, March 12, 2024 4. Annual Officer Election Motion made by President Bunnell to move this item to the April meeting Seconded by Trustee Clemens. Approved 5-0 STATISTICS REPORT 5. Statistics Report by the Library Director of Library Statistics for January 2024 and the prior two months. Rino Landa, Library Director provided an update 6. Strategic Plan Report: Goal 4 - Support the Escondido Economy Rino Landa, Library Director provided an update LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT 7. Library Director's Report and updates Rino Landa, Library Director provided an update TRUSTEE LIBRARY USE REPORT 8. Reports by the Library Board of Trustees of their use of the library and its services. President Bunnell attended the Escondido Historical Walk Trustee Schwab shared about the library's collection borrowing Trustee Reyes shared about her bookclub and the CSUSM Maker's Space and attended the San Dieguito Conversancy Creek to Critters event Secretary Bova attended the Virtual Urban Library Council and the Ponytails and Walking tour of Old Escondido Trustee Clemens utilized the Library's drop off ballot location and shared about using Libby for home decor ideas DocuSign Envelope ID: ACB29CC4-8646-4129-A2B3-3AF9C2575508 Tuesday, March 12, 2024 ADJOURNMENT Meeting Adjourned at 6:35 p.m. UPCOMING MEETING SCHEDULE 9. The Library Board of Trustees meets the second Thursday of each month at 4:00 p.m. unless noted otherwise. Thursday, April 11, 2024, 6:00 p.m. City Council Chambers Thursday, May 9, 2024, 4:00 p.m. City Council Chambers **Time Changed to 3:00 p.m.** Thursday, June 13, 2024, 4:00 p.m. City Council Chambers Thursday, July 11, 2024, 6:00 p.m. City Council Chambers _______________________________ ______________________________ PRESIDENT ASSISTANT CITY CLERK