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FROM: SUPERVISOR GAYLE B. UILKEMA i= y Contra
Costa
DATE: June 9,1999 County
SUBJECT: LIBRARY FUNDING
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
CONSIDER allocating $1 million from the general fund for supplemental library services until March, 2000.
REFER the matter to County Administration for Inclusion in budget discussions and hearings.
RECOGNIZE many cities have contributed funding to enhance library service hours.
RECOGNIZE many Friends of the Libraries have worked diligently to supplement and financially support extended
hours and services of local branches.
RECOGNIZE that the Contra Costa Taxpayers Association has encouraged the Board of Supervisors to allocate
funds from the General Fund to augment library services. This recommendation is supported by cities and
Friends of the Library groups.
REAFFIRM that it is the Board of Supervisor's goal to keep the county library system In tact.
ACKNOWLEDGE that County finances are currently in a positive state and that the strong economy allows the Board
of Supervisors to consider an interim allocation to the library system until more permanent sources of funding are
available.
BACKGROUND: The short term supplemental funding which is proposed is an opportunity for the Board of Supervisors
To indicate support for the library system as a whole. The proposal reflects an interim funding source. The proposal also
recognizes that permanent expenditures from the general fund are unreliable due to the fund's susceptibility to economic
downturns.
CONTINUED ON ATTACH VIENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMIT T EE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE: GAYLE B.UILKEM
ACTION OF BOARD ON June 8 1999 APPROVED As RECOMMENDED OTHER �
SEE THE ATTACHED ADDENDUM FOR BOARD ACTION.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
----- UNANIMOUS (ABSENT _ ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: #1 & DOES: #3 AND ENTERED ON THE M;NUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSEIbT:� 7'4 ABSTAiN: 1 OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED June S 1999_
Phil Batchelor,Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and Cnt Administrator
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BY DEPUTY
Contact Person:
CC: County Administrator to
Supervisor District 2
Commission
ADDENDUM TO ITEM X1.5
Agenda June 8, 1999
On this date, the Board of Supervisors considered the report presented by Anne Cain,
Acting County Librarian, on library funding. Supervisor Uilkema presented the
recommendations to consider interim supplemental funding from the general fund for
library services.
Following discussion by the Board,public comment was opened and the following
people offered testimony:
Alae.Smith, Library Commission member, 4823 Boxer Blvd.,
Concord;
Barbara Vigil, Vice-Mayor, City of San Pablo;
Gina Brusatori,Mayor of El Cerrito, Chair, West County Regional
Library Board;
Mary Ann Hosington, Friends of Lafayette Library, 959 Hawthorn
Drive, Lafayette;
Linda.Lewis and Barbara Woodburn, City of Martinez, 525 Henrietta
Street,Martinez;
Gail Varney, 636 B Winslow, Crockett;
Carroll Beard,Friends of Pinole Library, 2614 Henry Avenue, Pinole;
John Wolfe, Contra Costa Taxpayers Association, 820 Main Street,
Martinez;
Ken Hambrick, 365 Nob Hill Drive,Walnut Creek.
Those desiring to speak having been heard, and following discussion by the Beard,
Supervisor Uilkema moved to adopt the recommendations and Supervisor Gioia
seconded the motion. The Board discussed the issues, and took the following action:
The vote on the motion was as follows:
AYES: Supervisors Gioia and Uilkema
NOES: Gerber
ABSENT: DeSaulnier
ABSTA -4: Canciamilla
Fallowing further Board discussion, no action was taken.
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Orinda.Califo mia 9456
Telephone(925)254-3191
June 3, 1949
Gayle BE Uilkema
supervisor, District Two
Contra Costa County
Fax (925) 33.5-2076
Dear Gayle:
Thanks for your letter of May 28 on library funding. For some
reason it just reached me today.
Unfortunately I will be away on June a and unable to attend the
supervisors° meeting in person. But I want to say that your
proposal is simply gr !
Taxpayer groups have argued that the Boards failure to restore
goaq library funding sends a message of disinterest. tven some of
us who are committed to the cause of better library service have
had the same bind of thoughts. why should we ask our neighbors to
tax themselves when the Supervisors won't, give a nickel?
I thank you for submitting this proposal, and I wish you well in
your effort to get it gassed.
Be Bards,
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Charles S. McCoy
Alternate, Lamorinda Library
Board