R10946City Council Meeting: April 12, 2016 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 0 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTHORIZING
THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR TO REQUEST AFFILIATION
WITH AND WAIVER FROM DEADLINES OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
LIBRARY COOPERATIVE (SCLC) IN ORDER TO BE REINSTATED
AS A FULL MEMBER UNDER THE
CALIFORNIA LIBRARY SERVICES ACT (CLSA)
WHEREAS, in 1969 the Santa Monica Public Library (SMPL) became a member
of the Metropolitan Library System, which was the precursor to the Southern California
Library Cooperative (SCLC); and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 3769 was adopted by Santa Monica City Council on
August 13, 1968, authorizing the Librarian of the Santa Monica Public Library (SMPL) to
make application to the California State Librarian and to the Metropolitan Library System,.
to permit the SMPL to become a part of such system; and
WHEREAS, the SMPL remained a full member of the SCLC until the City's
adoption of a $25 non-resident library card fee ("the Fee") in July 2013, which disqualified
the SMPL from full membership in the SCLC because the SMPL no longer participated in
the Universal Borrowing provision of the California Library Service Act (CLSA); and
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WHEREAS, on December 10, 2015 the Library Board of the SMPL passed a
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motion to eliminate the Fee; and
WHEREAS, on January 26, 2016, City Council voted to eliminate the Fee, effective. .
February 1, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the elimination of the Fee enables the SMPL to rejoin the SCLC as a
full member; and
WHEREAS, the SCLC is a consortium of 38 independent city, county and special
district public libraries located in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, and the SCLC
provides member libraries with a resource -sharing network and a means for enhancing
the level and diversity of resources available to library users, while reducing duplication
of effort; and
WHEREAS, SCLC members extend, on an equal basis, loan privileges to
residents of other member libraries and its delivery service links members for quick
transfer of materials and enhanced sharing of resources.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Library Director of the Santa Monica Public Library is hereby
authorized to request affiliation with and waiver from deadlines of the Southern California
Library Cooperative in order to be re -instated as a full member of said cooperative.
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SECTION 2, The Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Adopted and approved this 12th day of April, 2016.
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I, Denise Anderson --Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 10946 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of
the Santa Monica City Council held on the 12th day of April, 2016, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers O'Connor, Himmelrich, Davis, McKeown,
Mayor Pro Tem Winterer, Mayor Vazquez
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember O'Day
ATTEST:
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Denise Anderson -Warren, City Clerk