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Draft Minutes
South Burlington Library Board of Trustees
Thursday, January 12 @ 5 p.m.
Location: Library Meeting Room
Members Present: Stacey Pape, Patrick Leduc, Jay Pasackow, Penne Tompkins,
Diane Bugbee, MargaretAnn Cross
Members Absent: Lee Freeman, Bonnie Finnigan, Nancy Fawley, Marc Coel
Staff Members Present: Jennifer Murray
Friends of the Library
Present:
Katherine McConnell; Nancy Simson
Chair Patrick Leduc called the meeting to order at 5:20 p.m., and a quorum was established.
Additions or deletions to the posted agenda:
There were no additions and deletions to the posted agenda
Comments and questions from the public not related to the items on the agenda:
None
Consent Agenda: Approval of the December 12, 2019, minutes and the Friends of
the library report
Treasurer Diane Bugbee requested that Trustee Penne Tompkins’ remarks about the
results of the annual appeal in the draft meeting minutes from December 12, 2019,
become their own section rather than being included as part of the Treasurer’s Report.
Upon a motion made by Trustee Stacey Pape and seconded by Trustee Dianne Bugbee, the
Trustees voted unanimously to approve the consent agenda with the suggested edit.
Chair’s report
Patrick Leduc reported that the city informed us that all permits have been approved and have
moved to a public comment phase. He asked that the Advocacy Committee stay in touch with
Rick Marcotte Central School stakeholders, including the principal and parents’ organizations,
through regular check-ins to keep lines of communication open.
He then moved the group into a Strategic Planning Exercise in which trustees and guests
worked independently to identify SOAR attributes of the library: Strengths, Aspirations,
Opportunities and Results. The group then reported out and discussed the results. In
conjunction with Director Murray, Patrick Leduc will draw on this discussion as part of creating a
proposed strategic plan for review by the Board.
Friends of the Library Report:
Katherine McConnell noted that their online membership portal is open and she encouraged
trustees to renew their memberships if they have not already. Trustee Penne Tompkins
thanked the Friends of the Library for their support of the winter concert series.
Finance Committee Report
Treasurer Diane Bugbee reported that the Blanchette Fund’s current balance is: $408,353.59.
She will find out when the next CD is maturing in order to meet any potential funding requests
from the South Burlington Library Foundation as it prepares for the public launch of the Aspire
Capital Campaign. The Finance Committee will meet again in February or March. Please let
Diane know of any needs for the committee.
Governance and Nomination Committee
Trustee Stacey Pape said the committee will be meeting next to review library job descriptions
as well as a new Internet and Computer Use Policy.
Advocacy Committee Report
Trustee Penne Tompkins reported that Advocacy is pursuing ideas to engage the public around
several opportunities in April, including Library Week, Poetry Month, and Early Literacy Month.
Design Committee Report
Jennifer Murray will be visiting Denver soon to meet with architects at Humphries Poli, visit
libraries the firm has designed, and review suggested interior materials. This will re-boot the
interior design process, which had been stalled in part due to staff changes at Humphries Poli.
Director’s report.
Director Jennifer Murray reported that one of our 28-hour employees has resigned. There is a
new HR manager at City Hall, so the posting for a replacement may be delayed. Our senior
intern ended on a positive note, and our student with a strong tech background has been very
helpful. A teen-driven Facebook for Seniors class had 14+ attendees! There was a presentation
as well as one-on-one assistance. Attendees also helped one another, which was very nice.
It has been decided that there are no immediate plans for the library to be stocking Narcan,
although discussion and training topics continue.
The staff encourages board members to come to the volunteer recognition event next Thursday
at 8 a.m.
Other Business
None
Adjourn
There being no other business, Chair Patrick Leduc adjourned the meeting at 6:33 p.m.
Next meeting: 2/13/20 at 5:00pm
Respectfully submitted by MargaretAnn Cross for Lee Freeman