HomeMy WebLinkAboutPR13048:ACCEPT LIBRARY GRANTINTER
OFFICE
MEMO
To: Mayor, City Council & City Manager
From: Mark Durham, Acting Direcsor of Library Servicesu~c~
Subject: p. R. No. 12048 Council, Meetln~ March 1, 2005
Date: February 23, 2005
Attached is P.R. No. 13C48 as it pertains to accepting a
$1,000 gran5 from the Houston Area Library System for PcrE
Ar5hu~ ?uklic Librazy. The Library has the matching funds of
$1,000.
MTS/bp
Attachmen5
z.pr13048.memo
P. R. No. 13048
02/24/05 bp
RESOLUTION NO. .
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A $1,000 GRANT
FROM THE HOUSTON ~ LIBRARY SYSTEM FOR
PORT ARTHUR PUBLIC LIBRARY
WHEREAS, the Port Arthur Public Library provides Spanish
language videos and other materials fo~ use by the community; and
WHEREAS, the Houston Area Library System (HALS) supports
this service by providing the Port Arthur Public Library with a
rotating collection of Spanish Language VHS videos and DVDs; and
WHEREAS, HALS is planning on discontinuing this rotating
video collection service later in this calendar year; and
WHEREAS, the HALS Spanish video collection has some of the
highest circulation ratings for the Library's collection of
materials; and
WHEREAS, the Port Arthur Public Library's application for a
"FY2005 HALS DVD Mini-Grant" resulted in award of One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000) worth of DVDs for the Port Arthur Public
Library, to be invoiced to HALS, for the purchase of Spanish
language DVDs, as described in Exhibit "A".
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY cOUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS:
Section 1.
That the facts and opinion in the preamble
are true and correct.
z .pr13048
Section 2. That the City Council gratefully acknowledges
this grant and thanks the Houston Area Library System on behalf
of the citizens of Port Arthur for their support of the Spanish-
speaking community of library users.
Section 3. That a copy of the caption of this Resolution
be spread upon the Minutes of the City Council.
READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this day of '
A.D., 2005 at a Eegular Meeting of the City Council of the City
of Port Arthur, Texas, by the following vote:
; City Council
AYES: Mayor
Noes:
ATTEST:
Mayor
City Secre%ary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION
City Manager
Acting Director of Library
Services
z.pr13048
Exhibit "A"
for
Proposed Resolution
02/18~05
PORT ARTHUR PUBLIC LIBRARY
RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL ON USE OF
FY05 HALS DVD MiniGrant Award
Port Arthur Public Library received approval for a grant from the Houston Area Library
System (HALS) in the amount of $1,000. HALS will be invoiced for the materials with a
delivery address for the materials to the Port Arthur Public Library. This is the first year
this grant has Peen offered.
The intent of the grant is to encourage collection development in DVD formats and to thus
offer a greater selection of such materials to unserved or underserved customers.
Preference was shown towards purchases of educational or foreign language DVDs. All
DVDs intended for public performance use shall be purchased with public performance
dghts included.
Port Arthur Public Library's proposal to HALS for use of this grant was is follows:
· The target community for these funds will be the Hispanic/Spanish speaking base
of Port Arthur.
· Funding will be used to purchase pestselling Spanish language/interest DVDs to
provide an initial base of videos for Port Arthur's Spanish speaking community
due to the upcoming discontinuation of the rotating HALS Spanish video
collection.
· Items will be selected for both children and adults and will fill a need for
popular interest Spanish videos in our area. Funding at an expanded level
($1,000) would provide for about 60 videos,
· Port Arthur Public Library is prepared to make matching star[up costs in
order to begin service at approximately the same level as has been
provided by the HALS collection.