Library Citizens Advisory Committee
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
6:00 PM
City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
Room 278
San Francisco, CA
NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA
ORDER OF BUSINESS
I Call to Order and Roll Call, Dan Weaver, Chair
Charlotte Prozan, Shawn Donaldson, Jeffrey Kwong,
Margaret Whitten, Peter Warfield, Sue Cauthen, Carol
Kocivar, Nanette Duffy, Consuelo Faust-Anderson, Janis
Seeman, Daniel Weaver, Gayle Leyton, Maryam
Daryabegi-Farhang, Douglas Ryan, Ann Dalton, Mark
Vogel
(1 vacancy) 6:00PM
II Approve Minutes for June 22, 2005 meeting and
identify volunteer to take minutes of this meeting;
(Discussion/Action) 6:05PM
III Public Comment--concerning any item within the
jurisdiction of the Committee that is not on this
agenda; 6:15PM
IV Report of the Chair and Vice Chair--(Discussion)
6:20PM
V Old Business
--Resolution on Branch Library Improvement Program
(Discussion/Action): 6:30PM
"The LCAC recommends that SFPL adhere to the Branch
Library Improvement Program as developed in public
meetings and as reflected by the BLIP architectural
plans for each branch. The plans incorporate
technical, mechanical, ADA and seismic upgrades as
well as modest expansions to offset space lost to the
upgrades.
"The LCAC further recommends that SFPL staff fully
disclose to the communities that budget shortfalls are occurring, seek additional funding sources and consider extending project time periods.
"The LCAC further recommends that the General
Obligation Bond Oversight Committee review the BLIP
fiscal shortfall situation."
--Resolution on Every Child Ready to Read (Discussion/
Action): 7PM
"The LCAC strongly endorses the proposed Every Child
Ready to Read program and urges its deployment as
quickly as possible in Fiscal Year 2005-2006."
VI New Business
--Presentation by City Librarian Luis Herrera;
(Discussion) 7:30PM
--Presentation on LCAC Annual Report by Gayle Leyton
8:15PM
--Action minutes proposal presentation by Sue Cauthen
(Discussion/Action) 8:25PM
VII. Agenda planning; 9.00PM
(Discussion)
VIII. Schedule next meetings; 9:05PM
Next full LCAC meeting, Wednesday, August 24, 2005 at
6:00PM
Next Programs, Operations & Services Subcommittee
meeting,
Unscheduled at this time
Next Capital Projects Subcommittee meeting proposed
for Friday, August 19, 2005 at 3PM
IX. Adjournment; 9:10PM
CELL PHONE AND/OR SOUND-PRODUCING ELECTRONIC DEVICE
USAGE AT HEARINGS
Effective January 21, 2001, the Board of Supervisors
amended the Sunshine
Ordinance by adding the following provision: The
ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and
similar sound-producing electronic
devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be
advised that the Chair may order the
removal from the meeting room of any
person(s)responsible for the ringing
or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar
sound-producing electronic devices (67A.1
Prohibiting the use of cell phone, pager, or other
similar sound-producing electronic devices at and
during public meetings).
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Government’s duty is to serve the public,
reaching its decisions in full
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and other agencies of the
City and County exist to conduct the people’s
business. This ordinance assures that deliberations
are conducted before the people and that City
operations are open to the people’s review.
For more information on your
rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the
San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a
violation of the ordinance, contact the
Sunshine Ordinance Task Force at: Sunshine Ordinance
Task Force, Adele Destro, Interim Administrator, City
Hall, Room 244, 1 Dr. Carlton B.
Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102-4683.
Telephone: (415) 554-7719, Fax: (415) 554-7854.
E-Mail: Adele.Destro@sfgov.org. Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance
can be obtained from the Sunshine Task Force (listed above), the San
Francisco Public Library, and on the City web site at: www.sfgov.org.
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City Hall, Room 278 is wheelchair accessible. The
closest accessible BART is Civic Center, three
blocks from City Hall. Accessible MUNI lines
serving this location are: #42 Downtown Loop,
and the #71 Haight/Noriega and the F Line to Market
and Van Ness and the Metro stations at Van Ness
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about MUNI accessible services, call 923-6142.
There is accessible parking near City Hall at
Civic Center Plaza and adjacent to Davies Hall
and the War Memorial. Large print
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request. Please call the Committee Secretary at
252-3142 at least 72 hours in advance of need. In
order
to allow individuals with environmental
illness to attend meetings, all are asked to refrain
from wearing perfume or other scented products.
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