HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-07-11; City Council; ; Accepting a $65,000 donation from the Friends of the Carlsbad LibraryCA Review __AF__
Meeting Date: July 11, 2023
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Staff Contact: Suzanne Smithson, Library & Cultural Arts Director
suzanne.smithson@carlsbadca.gov or 442-339-2011
Subject: Accepting a $65,000 donation from the Friends of the Carlsbad Library
District: All
Recommended Action
Adopt a resolution accepting a donation of $65,000 from the Friends of the Carlsbad Library to
the City of Carlsbad Library & Cultural Arts Department.
Executive Summary
The Friends of the Carlsbad Library are generously donating $65,000 in direct support of library
programs for fiscal year 2023-24.
Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 2.08.100 requires such donations of more than $5,000 to be
approved by the City Council.
Explanation & Analysis
The Friends of the Carlsbad Library is a non-profit, community-based organization, founded in
1957 with the mission to support Carlsbad City Library programs and activities. The Friends
raise funds through the sale of books at Friends bookstores in both the City Library on Dove
Lane and the Cole Library. The donation will provide supplies for children, teens and technology
programming, reimbursement for performers, materials for the ongoing mindfulness series and
support of the Carlsbad Reads Together author talk.
Fiscal Analysis
This $65,000 donation from the Friends of the Carlsbad Library will augment the FY 2023-24
operating budget for the Library & Cultural Arts Department allowing the purchase of library
materials and the continuation of library programs for the community that otherwise might not
be possible.
Next Steps
If the donation is approved by the City Council, a letter of appreciation will be sent on behalf of
the City of Carlsbad and the Library & Cultural Arts Department to acknowledge the ongoing
support from the Friends of the Carlsbad Library.
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The donation from the Friends of the Carlsbad Library will be appropriated to the Library &
Cultural Arts Department FY 2023-24 operating budget.
Environmental Evaluation
This action does not require environmental review because it does not constitute a project
within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act under California Public
Resources Code Section 21065 in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical
change or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
Exhibits
1. City Council resolution
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RESOLUTION NO. 2023-185
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING A DONATION OF $65,000 FROM THE FRIENDS OF
THE CARLSBAD LIBRARY TO THE CITY OF CARLSBAD LIBRARY & CULTURAL
ARTS DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California has determined that the Friends
of the Carlsbad Library has generously offered a $65,000 donation to the City of Carlsbad's Library &
Cultural Arts department; and
WHEREAS, acceptance of this donation augments the operating budget for the library allowing
for the purchase of materials and the continuation of programs for the community that otherwise
might not have been possible.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1.That the above recitations are true and correct.
2.That the City Council accepts with thanks the $65,000 donation from the Friends of the
Carlsbad Library.
3.That the Finance Director, Administrative Services, shall appropriate the $65,000
donation to the Library & Culturql Arts Department FY 2023-24 operating budget to be
used to support library programs and services.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 11th day of J.!!!y, 2023, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Luna.
None.
None.
None.
KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor
� SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk
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Exhibit 1
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Item 1 comments on 7-11-2023 Carlsbad City Council Mtg.
To all concerned about the changes in services to the people of Carlsbad and surrounding areas??? Why are the Mayor
and City Council members downgrading services from the library management? Does the Council want to curtail
services and stop or cut back services to people? What is the current City Manager doing to improve things or solve
problems for the council?
Currently the City of Carlsbad library is open fewer hours than the Oceanside Library and the Encinitas branch of the
County library System. Without consulting with the people, Library staff have eliminated operating hours on Sunday and
cut back on the hours of operation at night. This is inconvenient for many people!
The city paid 14 million dollars of State Covid funds to catch up on pension contributions! No money went to improve
services for residents and visitors to the library system??? The Mayor asks all departments how to save money but they
do not ask how the departments are going to improve services to the residents and visitors to these departments. The
people deserve to have a minimum level of service to count on, don't we?
Please contact your current Mayor and current City Council members to request better service and expansion of hours
of service and more activities and services on Sundays (expanded hours ---6 hours min.). Thank you
Mary Lucid
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