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RIVERSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES <br />Minutes of: Meeting of the Board of Library Trustees <br />Date of Meeting: April 28, 2014 <br />Time of Meeting: 5:00 pm <br />Meeting Location: La Sierra Library <br />4600 La Sierra Avenue <br />Riverside, California <br />Present: Gary Christmas (President) <br />Tom Evans (Vice President) <br />Judith Runyon (Secretary) <br />Alesia Fuller <br />Erin House <br />Janet Lewis <br />Linda Ridgway <br />Arnold Rowe <br />Michael Yonezawa <br />Absent: None <br />Staff: Tonya Kennon, Library Director <br />George Guzman, Administrative Services Manager <br />Cindie Krueger, Sr. Office Specialist <br />Call to Order <br />The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. <br />Item 1 Public Comment <br />One eComment was provided to the Board concerning expired software at the Main <br />Library. <br />CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Item 2, Approval of the Minutes of March 24, 2014 Board Meeting <br />Trustee Yonezawa moved with an amendment. <br />Ayes: Trustees Christmas, Evans, Fuller, Lewis, Runyon, Ridgway, Rowe, and Yonezawa. <br />Opposed: N/A <br />Abstained: Trustee House <br />Item 3, & 4, Approval of Trust Fund Expenditures; approval of Donations of $1,000 or more; and <br />Trustee Evans moved with no corrections. <br />Ayes: Trustees Christmas, Evans, Fuller, House, Lewis, Runyon, Ridgway, Rowe, and <br />Yonezawa. <br />Opposed: N/A <br />Abstained: N/A <br />Item 5, Update on Library Programs, Operations, and Special Program Requests* <br />Library Director discussed items attached to this topic. These items included a report on <br />State Library Materials Allocation, a revised Library Organizational Chart, information on the <br />ALA Annual conference United for Libraries Programs and Events, and information <br />regarding an after -hours poetry festival held at the Casa Blanca Library. <br />PRESENTATIONS <br />Item 6 Director Kennon to Present `Library 101: Finance Options" <br />Director Kennon provided a presentation on finance options for the Main Library. Options <br />included; certificate of participation, Grants, Major Donors, Bond Measure, and Utility user <br />Tax. More information was provided about the SCA7 which allows municipality to lower <br />voter threshold; Council approved action plan, and a possible Library construction bond <br />measure. <br />