HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-06-08; Library Board of Trustees; ; FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 PROPOSED BUDGET
Meeting Date: June 8, 2020
To: Library Board of Trustees
From: Heather Pizzuto, Library & Cultural Arts Director
Staff Contact: Heather Pizzuto, Library & Cultural Arts Director
Heather.pizzuto@carlsbadca.gov
Subject: Fiscal Year 2020-21 Proposed Budget
Recommended Action
By minute motion approve a statement of recommendation, on behalf of the Library Board of Trustees,
to the City Council regarding the fiscal year 2020-21 budget proposed for library services.
Executive Summary/Discussion
On May 27, 2020, the Library Board of Trustees voted to approve a minute motion made by Trustee
Hulsart to draft a letter to the City Council in support of the Library budget proposal for fiscal year 2020-
21. The attached draft statement (Exhibit 1) is being provided to the Library Board of Trustees for
consideration and approval.
Next Steps
Once approved, the statement will be prepared as a memo addressed and forwarded to the City
Council.
Fiscal Analysis
There is no fiscal impact related to issuing the statement.
Environmental Evaluation (CEQA)
Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21065, this action does not constitute a “project” within the
meaning of CEQA in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical change in the environment,
or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and therefore does not require
environmental review.
Public Notification
This item was noticed in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act (California Government Code Section
54950 et seq.), published and distributed at least 24 hours prior to the special meeting date and time.
Exhibits
1. Draft statement of recommendation
ITEM #6
Exhibit 1
On May 27, 2020, the Library Board of Trustees heard a presentation summarizing city direction on
preparation of the fiscal year 2020-21 budget and the resulting library budget submittal. Staff provided
an overview of the department’s significant changes including proposed reductions while seeking to
maintain the highest level of public service and minimize the effect of reductions on services that are
particularly important at this time to the community.
Pursuant to Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 2.16.060, the Library Board of Trustees “…may make
recommendations to the city council and advise the city council in matters pertaining to…the amounts
of monies required to operate the library.” At a special meeting held June 8, 2020, by proper motion and
vote the Library Board determined that it supports staff’s preparation of budget recommendations that
fulfill the city’s direction for reductions without significant impact on the public.