CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES AGENDA

Balboa Branch Library, 100 E. Balboa Boulevard

March 3, 2014 - 5:00 PM
Committee Members:

Jill Johnson-Tucker, Chair of the Board
Jerry King, Vice-Chair of the Board
Stephanie Murguia, Secretary of the Board
Eleanor Palk
Robyn Grant

Staff Members:

Tim Hetherton, Acting Library Services Director
Elaine McMillion, Administrative Assistant

(1) CALL MEETING TO ORDER
(2) ROLL CALL
(3) PUBLIC COMMENTS
Public comments are invited on agenda items. Speakers must limit comments to five (5) minutes. Before speaking, we invite, but do not require, you to state your name for the record. The Board of Library Trustees has the discretion to extend or shorten the speakers' time limit on agenda or non-agenda items, provided the time limit adjustment is applied equally to all speakers. As a courtesy, please turn cell phones off or set them in silent mode.
(4) APPROVAL OF MINUTES
DRAFT Minutes - February 3, 2014 Meeting
DRAFT FEB 3 MINUTES
(5) CURRENT BUSINESS
All matters listed under CONSENT CALENDAR are considered to be routine and will all be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. The Board of Library Trustees has received detailed staff reports on each of the items. There will be no separate discussion of these items prior to the time the Board of Library Trustees votes on the motion unless members of the Board of Library Trustees, staff or the public request specific items to be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action.
A. CONSENT CALENDAR
1.Customer Comments
Monthly review of evaluations of library services through suggestions and requests received from customers.
2.Library Activities
Monthly update of library events, services and statistics. 
3.Expenditure Status Report
Monthly expenditure status of the Library’s operating expenses; services, salaries and benefits by department.
4.Board of Library Trustees Monitoring List
List of agenda items and dates for monthly review of projects by the Board of Library Trustees.
B.ITEMS FOR REVIEW AND POSSIBLE ACTION
1.Balboa Branch Update
Branch Librarian Andrea Jason will give an overview of the Balboa Branch Library services, programs and activities.
2.NBPL Foundation Gift
Request to accept a gift of chairs from the Newport Beach Library Foundation for the Friends Meeting Room.
3.Budget Clarification /PERS Accounts
Staff will present information as provided by the City Finance Division on the allocation of employee retirement benefits.
C.MONTHLY REPORTS
1.Library Services Director Report
Report of Library issues regarding services, customers and staff.
2.Friends of the Library Liaison Report
Vice-Chair Jerry King’s update of the most recently attended Friends of the Library Board’s monthly meeting.
3.Library Foundation Liaison Report
Trustee Robyn Grant’s update of the most recently attended Newport Beach Public Library Foundation Board monthly meeting.
4.DSLS Liaison Report
Trustee Eleanor Palk’s update of the most recently attended Distinguished Speakers Lecture Series Committee’s monthly meeting.
(6)BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES ANNOUNCEMENTS OR MATTERS WHICH MEMBERS WOULD LIKE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, ACTION OR REPORT (NON-DISCUSSION ITEM)
(7)PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Public comments are invited on non-agenda items generally considered to be within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board of Library Trustees. Speakers must limit comments to three (3) minutes. Before speaking, we invite, but do not require, you to state your name for the record. The Board of Library Trustees has the discretion to extend or shorten the speakers' time limit on non-agenda items, provided the time limit adjustment is applied equally to all speakers. As a courtesy, please turn cell phones off or set them in the silent mode.
(8)ADJOURNMENT
This Board of Library Trustees is subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act. Among other things, the Brown Act requires that the Board of Library Trustees agenda be posted at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance of each regular meeting and that the public be allowed to comment on agenda items before the Board of Library Trustees and items not on the agenda but are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board of Library Trustees. The Board of Library Trustees may limit public comments to a reasonable amount of time, generally three (3) minutes per person.

It is the intention of the City of Newport Beach to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") in all respects. If, as an attendee or a participant at this meeting, you will need special assistance beyond what is normally provided, the City of Newport Beach will attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner. If requested, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof. Please contact the City Clerk's Office at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs and to determine if accommodation is feasible at (949) 644-3005 or cityclerk@newportbeachca.gov
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