1. CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTIONS – R. Gonzales, Board Chair
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – March 17, 2015 – R. Gonzales
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
For persons desiring to address the Board on an item that is not on the agenda please note that each speaker is limited to three (3) minutes. The Brown Act limits the Board’s ability to take and/or discuss items that are not on the agenda; therefore, such items are normally referred to staff for comment or to a future agenda.
3. REPORT FROM STAFF LIAISON – Work Plan, NLW - R. Davis, Staff Liaison
4. APPOINTMENT OF ALAMEDA COUNTY LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMISSION
ALTERNATE FOR TWO YEAR TERM – R. Gonzales
5. ALBANY LIBRARY REPORT – B. Edwards, Albany Library Manager.
6. CITY OF ALBANY CONTRACT WITH ALAMEDA COUNTY LIBRARY FY 2015/2016 -
a. Report from Tina Mckenney, City Finance Director – R. Davis
b. Contract proposal – C. Chadwick, Deputy County Librarian
c. Board discussion and recommendation to Albany City Council – R. Gonzales
7. UPDATE ON COLLECTION MANAGEMENT ISSUES AND LIBRARY REPORTS:
STRATEGIC PLAN, FISCAL STUDY, MATERIALS HANDLING, FLOATING
COLLECTION – C. Chadwick
8. VIDEO-TAPING OF LIBRARY BOARD MEETINGS - Discussion and Recommendation –
R. Davis, R. Gonzales
9. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS
10. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Board Members requests for future agenda items. No public comment will be taken on announcement of future agenda items.
10. ADJOURNMENT
The Board packet is available for public inspection at the Albany Library, Senior Center, and City Hall. The agenda and supporting staff reports, if available, can be found on our web page at www.albanyca.org. Please note that if you provide your name and address when speaking before the Board it can become part of the official public record, which will be posted on the Internet.
