Annual meeting elects officers and reviews separate funds

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HERMOSA BEACH FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
MINUTES: Annual General Meeting of 24 January 2002
Board Members Present: Charlotte & Bill Malone, Toni Empringham, Betty Evans, Jean Lombardo. Al Valdes.
Also Present: FOL Members Jack & Pat Belasco, Elaine Doerfling, Naoma Valdes, Dorothy Yost; CLM Ron Schneider.
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. at the Hermosa Beach Library by President Charlotte Malone.
Minutes of November 29, 2001, were amended as follows: Ron Schneider requested $700 for adult books. Motion to
approve by Toni Empringham, seconded by Betty Evans; motion failed with dissenting votes by Charlotte & Bill Malone. After discussion, Toni made a second motion to allocate $500 for adult books, seconded by Charlotte. This motion passed
with one dissenting vote by Bill. Motion to approve minutes of November 29, 2001, with this correction was made by Betty
Evans, seconded by Bill Malone. So ordered.
Treasurer's Report (Bill Malone): Balance on hand as of December 31, 2001, was $6,319.13. Receipts of the November
2001 book sale ($1,422.50) went into the General Fund, not the Belasco Fund. Charlotte also distributed a recap of sales
and membership income and library gifts from 1998 through 2001. She explained that because of dwindling donations
and revenue and the impact on the Bard Street location of the city's remodeling project, only two pre-sales and two regular
book sales have been scheduled for 2002. There was a brief discussion of ways to restrict book dealers who come to the
pre-sales, but no action was taken on this issue. Motion to approve the Treasurer's Report by Al Valdes, seconded by Jack
Belasco. So ordered
Library Hours of Operation: Charlotte asked for suggestions on how to respond to the letter from Regional Supervisor
Jean Alexander denying our request for a reconfiguration and increase in hours of operation for the library. Those who
know Tom Martin, Administrative Assistant to County Supervisor Don Knabe, are urged to contact him and express our
dissatisfaction with the current hours and the County's dismissive attitude toward our requests to date. Also it was moved
by Bill and seconded by Naoma that Charlotte contact City Manager Steve Burrell and ask him to reconvene the library
subcommittee to resume investigation of the cost of operating the Hermosa Beach Library independent of the County
system. So ordered.
Banner over Pacific Coast Highway: Jean Lombardo reported on progress in searching for a commercial sponsor for the
FOL for the months of October and November in exchange for an advertising banner to be hung over PCH and First
Street. This sponsorship would give the FOL $2,500 per month, for a total of $5,000. Roger Bacon has promised to help
us, but anyone else who can find a sponsor for those two months should contact Jean.
Bookmarks for 2002: As directed at the last meeting, Charlotte has ordered bookmarks with the 2002 sale dates, and
these are now available in the library.
New Business:
? Ron requested $1,000 from the Belasco Fund for the summer reading program. Motion to approve by Bill,
seconded by Jack. So ordered
? St. Patrick's Day parade (Al Valdes): The parade will be held on March 16; application deadline is March 1. This year
we will encourage children to march with our float.
? Web Site (Naoma Valdes): Naoma will request hbfol or hermosabeachfol as a domain name. Annual expense will be
$30 with an $18 monthly maintenance fee. Motion to approve by Jack, seconded by Al. So ordered
? California Collection (Betty Evans): Seven titles were added in 2001 for a total of $85.32. Betty requested $100 for
2002; motion to approve by Bill, seconded by Naoma. So ordered.
? The FOL received an additional $500 from the HB Woman's Club in December, and also a $500 matching funds
donation from School Board member Greg Breen.
The nominating committee, consisting of Chairperson Naoma Valdes, Dorothy Yost, Al Valdes, Dick McCurdy, and Gabor
Kossuth, presented the following slate of HBFOL officers for 2002:
? President: Charlotte Malone
? Vice-President: Toni Empringham
? Recording Secretary: Elaine Doertling
? Corresponding Secretary: Cathy McCurdy
? Treasurer: Bill Malone

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Jean moved to accept the slate as presented; Jack seconded. So ordered. The President then appointed the following Chairmen:
? Jean Lombardo: Publicity, Grants
? Betty Evans: California Collection, Cookbooks, Children's Books ? Al Valdes: Entrepreneurial
? Naoma Valdes: Web Site
? Tom Humbarger: Computer Consultant
? Gabor Kossuth: Repairs, Restorations
The meeting was adjourned at 7:54 p.m.
Toni Empringham
Toni Empringham, Recording Secretary