Thursday, January 14, 2010 — 10:30 A.M.
Meeting Room A — Headquarters Library
401 East University Avenue
Gainesville, Florida

The Alachua County Library District Governing Board met in regular session.

PRESENT: Chair Mike Byerly, presiding, Vice Chair Eileen Roy, Governors
Cynthia Moore Chestnut, Paula M. DeLaney, Scherwin Henry, and
Craig Lowe

ALSO PRESENT: Library Director Sol Hirsch, County Attorney David Wagner, Clerk to
the Board J. K. Irby, Assistant Clerk/Finance Director Todd
Hutchison, Administrative Services Director Shaney T. Livingston,
and Deputy Clerk Bob Decker

The meeting was not televised.

Chair Byerly opened the meeting at 10:30 A.M.

I. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA

Governor DeLaney moved approval of the Consent Agenda as circulated. The
motion carried 4-0, with Governors Henry and Lowe out of the room.

(The items on the Consent Agenda are of a routine nature. The motion to
approve the Consent Agenda approved all items and the recommended actions on the
Consent Agenda.)

A. Warrant Lists

Staff Recommended Action: Approve the Warrant List.

B. Minutes of Meeting

Staff Recommended Action: Approve the Minutes of the December 10, 2009
Regular Governing Board Meeting.

C. BudQet Amendment — LSTA North Central Florida eGovernment Services Grant
Staff Recommended Action: Approve the budget amendment in the amount
of $48,449.00.

II. APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR AGENDA

Governor Lowe entered the room at 10:31 A.M.

Governor DeLaney moved approval of the Regular Agenda as circulated. The
motion carried 5-0, with Governor Henry out of the room.

III. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

A. Welcome Governor Cynthia Moore Chestnut

Staff Recommended Action: Welcome County Commissioner Cynthia Moore
Chestnut as a returning member of the Library District Governing Board.

Chair Byerly welcomed Governor Chestnut back to service as a member of the
Alachua County Library District Governing Board.

B. Special Recognition of Governor Lee Pinkoson

Staff Recommended Action: Recognize Governor Pinkoson for his service on
the Library District Governing Board.

Governor Henry entered the room at 10:34 A.M.

Chair Byerly read and presented a plaque to Commissioner Pinkoson in
recognition of his years of service on the Alachua County Library District Governing
Board.

Commissioner Pinkoson accepted the plaque with gratitude.

C. Alachua County Library District Foundation Annual Report
Staff Recommended Action: Receive the report.

Alachua County Library District Foundation Chair Marjorie Alexander presented
the above item.

Library Director Sot Hirsch thanked the members of the Foundation for their
contributions to the Library District.

IV. BOARD OF TRUSTEES

A. Board of Trustees Meeting with the Alachua County Legislative Delegation
Thursday, January 14, 2010 — 10:30 P.M.

Staff Recommended Action: No action required.

Alachua County Library District Board of Trustees Chair Dorothy Field presented
the above item.

V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

A. Cone Park Recommendation

Staff Recommended Action: Authorize the Library Director to enter
negotiations with the City of Gainesville to provide library services at Cone Park
in a manner that parallels development of the park by the City.

Library Director Sol Hirsch presented the above item.

Governor Chestnut moved to authorize the Library Director to enter
negotiations with the City of Gainesville to provide library services at Cone Park in a
manner that parallels development of the park by the City. The motion carried 6-0.

VI. NEW BUSINESS

A. Board of Trustees’ Performance Evaluation of the Library Director
Staff Recommended Action: The Board of Trustees recommend to the
Governing Board a 2% increase for the Library Director’s outstanding
performance for the Fiscal Year 2008-2009.

Alachua County Library District Board of Trustees Chair Dorothy Field presented
the above item.

B. Governing Board’s Performance Evaluation Form for the Library Director’s
Evaluation and the Library Director’s Self Evaluation

Staff Recommended Action: Complete the performance review form and
submit it to the Governing Board Chair, via Ms. Rasch in Library Administration,
by the deadline set by the Governing Board Chair.

Library Director Sol Hirsch presented the above item.

Chair Byerly requested that members of the Governing Board return their
performance reviews of Mr. Hirsch to Ms. Rasch, Library Adminstration, by January 25,
2010.

Chair Byerly recognized Laura Shaw who presented comments to the Board.

VII. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS THAT REQUIRE NO ACTION

A. Board of Trustees Minutes

Staff Recommended Action: No action required.

Library Director Sol Hirsch presented the above item.

B. Monthly Statistical Reports (October and November 2009)

Staff Recommended Action: No action required.

Library Director Sol Hirsch presented the above item.

C. Press Releases and Publicity

Staff Recommended Action: No action required.

Library Director Sol Hirsch presented the above item.

D. Contracts Executed by the Library Director

Staff Recommended Action: No action required.

Library Director Sol Hirsch presented the above item.

Governor Roy left the room at 11:24 A.M.

VIII. GOVERNING BOARD COMMENT

Governor Chestnut requested details on an upcoming speaking engagement with
Geoffrey Canada, founder of the Harlem Children’s Zone.

Library Director Sol Hirsch stated that Mr. Canada would be a keynote speaker at
the 2010 Juvenile Justice Conference at the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law.

IX. CITIZEN COMMENT

Chair Byerly recognized Clerk J. K. Irby, who stated that the Library District’s
independent accounting firm, Davis, Monk & Co., CPA5, has issued an unqualified
(clean) audit opinion for the District’s FY09 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.

X. ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 11:26 A.M.

J. K. Irby, Clerk to the Library
District Governing Board