The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees was called to order by Dr. Darter at 5 p.m. Trustee Chairman Dr. Darter, Gwen Becker, Lynda Burton, Julie Dickson, and Bonnie Long were present, as were Friends of the Library President Dolores Torrigino and Library Director Larry Hlavsa.

A motion to approve the consent items was seconded and passed. Minutes of the meeting of April 12th were approved as mailed with the correction that Gwen was not in attendance at that meeting.

Library Director’s Report

2006 California State Library Bond. Roberta Goodin, Napa City and County Library Commissioner, urged the trustees to endorse Prop 81, a $600 million bond measure for library construction and renovation which will appear on the June ballot. Following discussion the board voted (3 in favor and 2 opposed) to endorse the measure.

Tweed Trust provisions and administration. St. Helena Finance Director Karen Scalabrini, met with the trustees to discuss administration of the Tweed Trust. Karen pointed out that, unlike the Wood Trust, the devising instrument of the Tweed Trust does not specify that the funds be spent for enhancement of library services as opposed to general operating expenses. There was also discussion concerning expendability vs. nonexpendability of the Tweed corpus. Dr. Darter stressed that the trustees ultimate goal of endowment funds supporting all library services in the future could not be attained unless the corpus of donated funds were secure. Following discussion, it was agreed that Larry would seek updating of the 1998 City Attorney's opinion clarifying who has administrative authority over trusts and Dr. Darter would communicate to the city concerning these issues.

Three-year Contract for 25 “DiscoverStations” for public Internet access. The trustees applauded Larry for his research and comprehensive package outlining the advantages of this vendor-managed system to replace our present Windows-based system. Following review of the materials and discussion, the board approved the proposed contract with UserFul, Inc. for purchase and support of the 25 stations. No additional funding will be required as funds are currently in the FY2006-2007 budget for this contract. Trustees asked that the need for tech support assistance to patrons be monitored, particularly on weekends.

Adams Street. Trustees questioned whether the public input for Adams Street would proceed independently of the overall general plan update. Bonnie serves on the city’s General Plan Update Process Subcommittee, which is selecting a consultant to lead a Community Visioning process. She will keep the board informed of its activities and progress.

Friends of the Library. Dolores reported that nominations will be made in June for the July annual meeting. Kleo Mini is serving as vice president. If bylaws permit, a student may be added to the board.

Wine Library Association. Julie reported that the seminar and annual tasting are scheduled for August 12-13. Nathan Fay’s journals have been offered to the collection. Larry pointed out that an acquisitions committee with appropriate procedures for evaluating gift collections should be established as soon as possible. Gwen suggested that Wood Trust funds might be made available for indexing of the Wine Library materials stored upstairs; possibly for an initial project of 40 hours.

St. Helena Historical Society. Gwen reported that the April 23rd community "launch" meeting was a huge success, with strong participation and new members joining. Long range planning will continue over the summer.

The meeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m.

Julie Dickson, recording secretary