MINUTES
MALIBU LIBRARY SUBCOMMITTEE
SPECIAL MEETING
OCTOBER 16, 2023
TELECONFERENCED - VARIOUS LOCATIONS
1:00 P.M.
The following meeting was held pursuant t0 AB 361 and fully teleconferenced from various locations during the coronavirus disease (COVID-1‘9) pandemic.
CALL TO ORDER
Councilmember Riggins called the meeting to order at 1:03 p.m.
ROLL CALL
The following persons were recorded in attendance:
PRESENT: Councilmember Bruce Silverstein and Councilmember Marianne Riggins ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Steve McClary; Deputy City Manager Alexis Brown; Interim Deputy City Manager Rob Houston; Acting Community Services Director, and Deputy City Clerk Kathleen Stecko
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION Councilmember Riggins moved, and Councilmember Silverstein seconded a motion to approve the agenda. The question was called, and the motion carried unanimously.
REPORT ON POSTING OF AGENDA
Deputy City Clerk Stecko reported that the agenda and amended agenda for the meeting were properly posted on October 11, 2023.
ITEM 1 PRESENTATIONS
None.
ITEM 2 OLD BUSINESS
None.
ITEM 3 NEW BUSINESS
A. Library Set Aside Funding
Recommended Action: Provide a recommendation to the City Council concerning the use of the Malibu Library Set Aside Funds for Fiscal Year 2023-24.
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Interim Deputy City Manager Houston presented the staff report. He stated that in the communications with the Library Admin they had three items that were part of the discussion one was the Malibu school funding option, funding for a fllm society, and third was the legacy education piece. He stated that this is opportunity for the Councilmembers to describe their thoughts on that program and there could be some opportunity here from the library as to its f1t with the funding or not.
Councilmember Riggins discussed school funding and stated that the parents, between the PTA and some of other arts and athletics groups have been finding it difficult to raise funds for the schools, so they’re trying to move to a more centralized funding opportunity. She explained that they are looking for seed money to start a centralized fund to help with classroom aids, educational opportunities, and athletics. She requested guidance from the county on how they would like to move the discussion forward.
Ms. Keever Rhodes Muir with the office of County Counsel stated that they’re really here to listen to the programs that were being proffered, shared that they were open to any materials or pamphlets that would be submitted afterwards but that we weren’t going to engage in a discussion regarding an analysis of the programs and whether or not there would be an appropriate fit between the program and Library serv1ces.
Councilmember Riggins requested a template of the type of programs that the county believed are a right fit for the funds.
Ms. Keever Rhodes Muir shared that the big picture perspective is making sure that there is a nexus between Library Services and the excess hands. She added that they ' would like to internally discuss the options before they move forward.
Councilmember Silverstein began the discussion with the Malibu Film Society item, he added that for many years, a Malibu Speaker Series program has been funded, where authors come in to speak on books they have written. He explained the Malibu Film Society item could be an extension of this program. He stated the local nonprofit film society that gets access to first run films, art films, along with directors, producers, writers. He stated when they show a film they typically have a Q&A session, discuss the background of a movie. He added that this would need to occur in a different location since the library does not have a theatre.
Skye Patrick, Los Angeles County Library Director, inquired if there were any opportunities of having an outdoor film festival at the library.
Councilmember Silverstein explained that the Malibu Film Society has outdoor movies on several occasions. He added that there is a possibility of hosting an event outside of the library and there was sufficient space.
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Councilmember Riggins discussed the option for educational funding at Legacy Park since there are already educational components built into the park such as an amphitheater. She stated the goal will be to develop a program both for local students and the county in general to learn about environmental components such as plants and the local watershed.
Ms. Patrick asked if Councilmember Riggins was familiar with the Malibu State Park education program where a librarian takes students, she added that the Legacy Park education program sounds familiar.
Councilmember Silverstein added that there could be a Native American component added as well.
Councilmember Riggins inquired about the new Santa Monica College campus completion and if there were any plans to renovate the library and the old courthouse building.
Ms. Patrick stated that she would like to return to this question once the presentations were completed.
Councilmember Riggins asked if the library is supporting any schools throughout the county through seed money for a centralized fund.
Ms. Patrick added that to her knowledge it does not exist in any other places.
Councilmember Silverstein shared that there is a precedent to this request because in the past the library has funded librarians at school libraries.
Ms. Patrick thanked the councilmembers for their input and added that they would need to have internal discussions to determine the nexus to the library’s programs. She explained that they have some ideas that they are not ready to present but will be presented at the annual meeting that takes place between November and December. She spoke about the opportunities at Santa Monica College and the former courthouse building,- requests for a secondary library, and adding that proposals would require a needs assessment to get real numbers.
Councilmember Riggins asked for guidelines and parameters for a secondary library and weather it would be a standalone building.
Ms. Patrick would like to review that with her team.
Councilmember Silverstein inquired if the court building belonged to the county and state.
Ms. Patrick added that it belonged to the state.
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Councilmember Silverstein and Riggins both added that they would like to see some modernization at the library.
Rob Houston, responded to an earlier question on library funding to schools and he stated that per his records there was $ 1 7,000 for malibu public library related school supplies, $26,390 for the Malibu high school teen library.
Councilmember Riggins added that there could be misconceptions about the money that is available to schools. With the school separation between Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District. She encouraged the library team to review the school’s request.
Ms. Patrick requested that all relevant materials be submitted to the library team.
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION At 1:30 p.m., Councilmember Riggins adjourned the meeting.
Approved and adopted by the Library Subcommittee of the City of Malibu on March 27, 2024.
ATTEST:
MARIANNE RIGGINS, Cou
wc CYN IA ALBA, Executive Assistant