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PERSOMEEL BOARD R a Councilman Burk an& Ccthbi''Y"h Gilmore reported as the -Council Committee members•of the Personnel -Board. Councilman Burk stated that the status of the Personnel Board is pretty mach generally known by the Council; it appears'that the Board is an arm of the City Council. Couneilman Gilmore stated that he has been considerably gratified with the reoef%ldwl by the Personnel Board of the directions sent by the Council to them. They have already implemented acme of the recommendations that were given to them in October and have instituted studies on all of the items that have been suggested. Councilman Gilmore thought it very signifi- cant that they are taking a very definite'intereet is this activity which perhaps did not exist before. It has proven that it is possible for the Boards and Csmmissidans to receive advice and -recemitinditions'frcm'the'Ad- visory committees. There mar be recommendations coming from the Personnel Board before the election regarding c}aiiges`in the Cher£er or Code revisions. Generally speaking, Councilman Gilmore thought the Personnel Board under- stands that they have a responsibility which is considerably broader than they ever had before, and that the City will have most satisfactory service from them in the next year or two. LXBRARr BOARD c. ca s , Councilman McMichael reported as a Council Committee member of the Library Board. He stated that the Library Board is very much like the Parks and Recreation Commission, it is made up of+extremely dedicated people. They are very concerned about the branch library situation. Since the Lathrop School has closed, the branch library which was located there has been kept intact rather than having the books put back in the main library. A committee has been appointed to look into the possibility of leasing a facility which presumably would have to be approved by the Library Board and also by the Council. They do have this small library intact which could be put in its entirety somewhere else. They are studying this. Councilman McMichael stated he was very enthused about the General Plan and the branch libraries. Mayor Harvey asked about the feasibility of putting small branch libraries in shopping centers. The City Manager stated that this is precisely what the library staff, the Librarian, and the City Library Commission would like to do. It constitutes a central location and you have basic parking. How- ever, the City Mamagerts feeling is that is is so expensive that he has been unwilling to try it. Mayor Harvey 'suggested a smaller shopping center which should be more reasonable. Councilman Brooks suggested looking into prefabri- cated buildings an an experimental basis; they could be moved around to various areas. PLANNUG COMMISSION QR 5�- Councilman Burk, as a member of the Council Committee as the Planning Commission, reported that there is no area for any pertinent comments as to how their work can be improved. He has no recommendations to the Council except that they are doing their job very well. YOUTH COMMMSIOli STUDY CGMlfMEE Councilman Burk, as a member of the Council Committee on the Youth Com- mission Study Committee, reported that he has received copies of six or eight ordinances from cities that felt it was necessary to set up such a commission. He said the next step is to set up a committee and have a meeting with the people and see just what their wants and needs are and see whether or not we can fill those needs. He will meet with them within the next thirty days and report to the Council later. CM COUNCIL -99- January 3, 1967