NOTICE OF MEETING

A regular meeting of the San Francisco Public Library Commission will be held as follows:

DATE:                        Thursday, October 16, 2008

TIME:              4:30 PM

PLACE:          Koret Auditorium, Main Library, lower level

The meeting will be called to order.

1.  PUBLIC COMMENT

(This item is to allow members of the public to comment generally on matters within the Commission’s purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for the Library Commission’s consideration.)

2.  APPROVAL OF MINUTES SEPTEMBER 18, 2008                  ACTION

(Presentation, discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of September 18, 2008.)

Explanatory document: minutes.

3.  2009 LIBRARY COMMISSION MEETING SCHEDULE            ACTION

(Discussion and possible action to approve the 2009 Library Commission meeting calendar)

Explanatory document:  2009 Library Commission Meeting Schedule

4.  BRANCH LIBRARY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (BLIP) BUDGET

TRANSFER                                                                                       ACTION

(Presentation, discussion and possible action to approve the transfer of funds from the Library Preservation Fund (LPF) 2008/09 budget to the BLIP budget for the ten remaining BLIP projects.)

Explanatory document: City Librarian Memo to Commission dated 10/10/08.

5.  BOND PROGRAM MANAGER’S REPORT                              DISCUSSION

(This is a discussion item to allow the Branch Library Bond Program Manager to report on recent bond program related activities and make announcements.)

This report will consist of an informational presentation: none; regular reports: program budget, schedule, and construction reports; active projects; and community outreach; and special reports:

Explanatory documents: Current Budget Report; Library Commission Schedule Report; Recreation and Park Commission Resolution regarding North Beach Library/Joe DiMaggio Playground and Master Plan; and letter announcing Governor’s Historic Preservation Award for 2008 for the Noe Valley Library Rehabilitation.

6.  ADJOURNMENT (requires motion & public comment)              ACTION

Sue Blackman Library Commission Secretary, 10/10/2008

Explanatory documents:  Copies of listed explanatory documents are available as follows:  (1) from the commission secretary/custodian of records, 6^th floor, Main Library; (2) in the rear of Koret Auditorium immediately prior to, and during, the meeting; and (3), to the extent possible, on the Public Library’s website http://sfpl.org/html/about/libcomm/2008agendas.htm.

Additional materials not listed as explanatory documents on this agenda, if any, that are distributed to library commissioners prior to or during the meeting in connection with any agenda item will be available to the public for inspection and copying in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.1 and Sunshine Ordinance Sections 67.9, 67.28(b), and 67.28(d).