HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-05-22; Library Board of Trustees; ; FY 2024-25 Library Budget Submittal and Letter of Concurrence
Meeting Date: May 22, 2024
To: Library Board of Trustees
From: Fiona Everett, Senior Management Analyst
Staff Contact: Fiona Everett, Senior Management Analyst
fiona.everett@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-2014
Subject: FY 2024-25 Library Budget Submittal and Letter of Concurrence
District: All
Recommended Action
Receive a report on the fiscal year 2024-25 library budget submittal and vote to accept a letter
of concurrence to be sent to City Council via memo.
Executive Summary
On Jan. 24, 2024, the Library Board of Trustees received a presentation summarizing city
direction on preparation of the fiscal year 2024-25 budget. At the April 24, 2024, meeting, the
Library Board of Trustees received an update on the resulting library budget submission. At the
May 22, 2024 meeting, staff will share City Council direction following a preliminary budget
presentation on May 21, 2024.
Explanation & Analysis
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.” By proper motion and vote the
Library Board will determine its support of the fiscal year 2024-25 library budget submission
and will draft a memo to City Council confirming the decision (Exhibit 1).
Staff will assist the Library Board in finalizing a memo to City Council confirming the Trustees
vote whether to support the library’s fiscal year 2024-25 budget submission.
Fiscal Analysis
No financial impact.
Next Steps
Staff will send the Library Board’s memo to City Council.
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
May 22, 2024 Item #5 Page 1 of 3
Staff Report
Environmental Evaluation
This item 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 in the
environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
Exhibits
1. Letter of Concurrence from the Library Board of Trustees to City Council
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Exhibit 1
Library and Cultural Arts
1775 Dove Lane Carlsbad, CA 92011 442-339-2011www.carlsbadca.gov
May 22, 2024
TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: Library Board of Trustees
SUPPORT OF LIBRARY STAFF BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-25
On Jan. 24, 2024, the Library Board of Trustees received a presentation summarizing city
direction on preparation of the fiscal year 2024-25 budget. At the April 24, 2024, meeting, the
Library Board of Trustees received an update on the resulting library budget submission. At the
May 22, 2024 meeting, staff shared City Council direction following the preliminary budget
presentation on May 21, 2024.
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 this meeting, by proper motion
and vote, the Library Board of Trustees determined that it supports staff’s budget submission.
Respectfully,
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
William Sheffler, Chair Laurel Moran, Vice-Chair
Dr. Sherman DeForest Gina McBride Katrina Waidelich
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cc: Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Cindie McMahon, City Attorney
Geoff Patnoe, Assistant City Manager
Gary Barberio, Deputy City Manager
May 22, 2024 Item #5 Page 3 of 3
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES