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Board of Directors

DRAFT Minutes DRAFT

September 5, 2002

Presiding: Carol Keator, Chair

Present at this meeting:

Sarah Pritchard, Resource Libraries Representative

Starrett Kreissman, Public Libraries Representative

David Dowell, Vice Chair/Chair Elect

Terri Sheridan, Special Libraries Representative

Leslie Bretall, Academic Libraries Representative

Bryan Thompson, Records and Correspondence Chair

Also present:

Vincent Schmidt, Gold Coast Library Network Program Manager

Judith Segel, Gold Coast Library Network Executive Director

Tom Stough, Oxnard Community College

Not present:

Bettie Day, Library User Representative

Annie Robb, Black Gold Cooperative Library System Representative

Bill Stokes, School Libraries Representative

Octavio Sifuentes, Finance Chair

CALL TO ORDER – The meeting of the Network Board was convened at 10:20 a.m. on September 5, 2002, at the E.P. Foster Library, Ventura, CA.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA –Moved, seconded (Pritchard/Sheridan) and carried unanimously, that the agenda be adopted as written.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING-June 27,2002

Moved, seconded (Bretall/Sheridan) and carried unanimously, that the minutes be approved as written.

COMMITTEES

a. General discussion of committees

Schmidt outlined potential committee members. Keator will send notices to all.

b. The board liaison will call the first meeting where a chair will be selected and meeting dates set.

MEMBERSHIP

The membership application will be sent to the board and will be reviewed by Sheridan and Schmidt.

BYLAWS

Discussion of Bylaws notes which will be included in a procedures manual.

Moved, seconded (Dowell/Kreissman), and carried unanimously, that the date for the plan of service submission be changed to comply with state regulations.

REPORTS

a. LIBRARY OF CALIFORNIA BOARD MEETING Kreissman reported on the August 14-15, 2002, Library of California Board meeting.

b. 24/7 REFERENCE. Schmidt reported on current developments. He will check on the Spanish version.

c. REFERENCE INTERVIEW VIDEOCONFERENCE. Successful videoconference was held July 25, 2002, at three locations in Gold Coast; Ventura, Santa Maria, and Paso Robles.

PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE. Judith Segel presented a letter announcing her retirement from Black Gold and Gold Coast at the end of 2002. December 20 will be her last day.

CAT-A-LINK GOLD/URSA

Discussion of plan to have North Bay manage the Gold Coast URSA project using LSTA funding. Moved, seconded (Pritchard/Sheridan), and carried unanimously, to allow Executive Committee to continue to pursue options for consolidating management of CAT-A-LINK GOLD and to implement action if fiscally responsible.

UCSB GRANT FOR COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE. Pritchard reported on a meeting with Joe Castro from the Chancellor’s Office; Kravetz and Schmidt to discuss final issues and distribution. Copies will be distributed to Gold Coast public libraries as well.

BUDGET. No revenues have been received for the current year.

NEXT MEETING. The Gold Coast board will meet December 12, 2002 at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.

9. ADJOURNMENT. Moved, seconded (Kreissman/Sheridan), and carried unanimously, to adjourn the meeting at 12:05 pm.

Minutes recorded by Vincent Schmidt.

Carol Keator, Chair

Bryan Thompson, Records & Correspondence Chair

Judith Segel, Chief Executive

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