October 15, 2008

The Board of Supervisors' Library Citizens Advisory Committee tonight passed the following motion about the North Beach library planning process:

The Board of Supervisors' Library Citizens Advisory Committee objects to the fact that the design and location of the new North Beach library was apparently decided by a Core Group, which excluded neighborhood participation, except for a representative from Friends of Joe DiMaggio Playground. Therefore, under this procedure, community participation was not balanced.

We recommend that in the future any Core Group should include, at a minimum, a Board of Supervisors-appointed Library Citizens Advisory Committee member from that district.