Item O1
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: Wed. Dec. 16,--2009
Division: BOeC
Bulk Item: Yes
No XX
Department: Comm. Di Gennaro. District 4
Staff Contact Person: Tamara Lundstrom
(305 289-6000)
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval to reappoint Brad Trout to the Library Advisory
Board for second four year term, to expire Jan. 2013.
ITEM BACKGROUND: Mr. Trout has served on the Library Advisory Board since June of
2005.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT DOCC ACTION: Reappointment approved Dec. 20,2006 for full
four-year term to January 2010.
CONTRACT IAGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
TOT AL COST:
BUDGETED: Yes
No
COST TO COUNTY:
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCI~G: Yes
No
AMOUNT PER MONTH_ Year
APPROVED BY: County Atly _ OMB/Purchasing __ Risk Management _
DOCUMENTATION:
Included
Not Required ~__
DISPOSITION:
AGENDA ITEM #
Revised 2/05
Monroe County Boards and Committees
Appointment Information
Board Of Committee: Library Advisory Board
Commissioner Appointing Member: Commissioner Mario Di Gennaro. District 4
Name of Member:
J. Bradford Trout
Address:
2001 Sombrero Beach Rd.
Marathon. FL 33050
Mailing Address:
Same as above
Phone Numbers:
Work: N/A
Home: 305 289-8234
Cell: N/A
Fax: N/A
E-mail: bluesboybradrlilmac.com
Date of Appointment:
December 16, 2009
Reappoi ntment:
Yes
Date Teml Expires:
January 1.2013
Name of Person Being Replaced: N/ A
Fulfilling Term of: N/A
Mr. Trout was first ap-pointed to the LAB in June of 2005 to fulfill the tenn of Kathleen
Fischer. expiring Jan. 2007. He was reappointed Dec. 20. 2006 to a full four-year tt:rm
expiring Jan. 2010.
Revised 3/18/09
MONROE COUNTY
BOARD/COMMITTEE:
Library Advisory Board
Karen Riggs District 1
167 Mars Lane
Key West, FI 33040
Home) 294-5663
ksrjQQs@bellsouth.net
Date Appointed: 3/18/09 (Fulfilling term of Jo Anne Cooper)
Term Expires: 9/16/2012
Ralph Close District 2
151 W. Indies Drive
Ramrod Key, FL 33042
Phone) 872-7454
Appointed: 10/15/03
Reappointed: 10/17/07 (term beginning 10/15/07)
Term Expires: 10/14/2011
Michael Shields
1826 Fogarty Ave.
Key West, FL 33040
Phone) (305)394-3804
Michael@iavastudios,orq
Appointed: 08/15/07, 1/28/09
Term Expires: 10/01/2012
District 3
J, Bradford Trout
2001 Sombrero Beach Rd,
Marathon, FI 33050
Phone) 289-8234
bluesboybrad@mac,com
Appointed: 06/15/05
Reappointed: 12/20/06
Term Expires: 01/01/2010
District 4
Maria Richardson, Chair District 5
191 Oceanview Drive
Key Largo, Florida 33037
Phone) 451-3466
Appointed: 1/93 (Replaced Jacqueline S, Brown)
Reappointed: 12/18/96,9/20/00, 10/20/04, 10/15/08
Term Expires: 11/0112012
Created:
Membership:
06/16/81, Ordinance No. 006-1981
07/21/99, Ordinance No. 029-1999, (5) members, one appointed by each
commissioner to serve as a rep and resident of that commissioner's district
4 years.
Terms:
Re: Appointment to Library Advisory Board
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Mr. Rice,
In accordance with your request for a brief bio outlining my involvement
with the Marathon Branch of the Monroe County Library System, I offer the
following.
I began my interaction with the local library in 1998 when I volunteered to
help Gloria Goodman with the Summer Reading Program. This summer will mark
the seventh year that alliance has produced a diverse schedule of events
benefiting the children of Marathon and the surrounding areas supplementing a
fine existing program established earlier by Ms. Goodman. These events have
included book readings, story telling, skits, puppet shows and sing-a-Iongs in
addition to a wide array of presentations and educationaf entertainment from
outside sources such as wildlife from Marathon Wild Bird Rescue, Conservation
Officers from nearby Florida State Parks, the canine branch of the Monroe
County Sheriffs Office and much more. In addition to this, I have greatly enjoyed
regularly donning a Cat in the Hat outfit and reading Dr. Seuss books to our
young audience. We have routinely drawn crowds in excess of fifty children for
our weekly program and several of the local daycare centers make regular en
masse visits to us throughout the summer. We are understandably very proud of
this program and its impact.
About two years ago I was asked to join the Friends of the Marathon
Library Board of Directors and shortly afterward was appointed interim vice-
president, serving in that capacity until elections could be held to permanently fill
the open position. In the time since I have joined the group, I have concentrated
my efforts on new library support projects, new funding options, PR and creating
a more harmonious atmosphere of cooperation dedicated to furthering the goal of
increasing support for the local library and its manager, Ms. Goodman. I believe
we have established a better working relationship between our group, the library
and the county and look forward to achieving many of the goals we have set for
ourselves. We have managed to more than double the amount of money donated
yearly to the library, funding such projects as acquiring a computer for the
Spanish speaking patrons which I spearheaded, expanding the Books on Tape
collection, supplementing the reference section and most recently I worked with
Ms. Goodman and Karen Hoth of the Media Center of Marathon High School to
facilitate a substantial expansion of the Young Adult section of the branch in an
aUempt provide a vatuabte educational resource for the students and staff of the
school and lure the children of that age group back to our facility. At present
Gloria and I are working with Norma Kula in an attempt to create a lending
program that will provide ease of access to this resource for those interested in
tapping into it.
My experience in the business world has served our group well in
increasing the Friends budget by tapping into existing funding resources and
exploring new ones. In the Fall of 2004, I made a presentation to the Marathon
City Council following an application for funding that resulted in The Friends
getting a grant from the city budget effectively raising our annual donations to the
local branch by some fifty percent. ,
Our latest and most ambitious project, of which I feel I am an integral part,
is our effort to work with the powers that be of Monroe County and Marathon to
build a new library in Marathon. Though still in the initial stages, we have actively
helped to lay the groundwork for the project and have already formulated a plan
to pursue several innovative courses of action to secure funding to aid in filling
the new and increased space with a broad spectrum of literary resources to
benefit the local and seasonal patrons. We at the Friends hope to see this project
through to completion and in doing so to instill the desire in others to come
forward and do their part to support the cause.
In closing let me say that in addition to that which is mentioned above, I
have taken pride in participating in other like endeavors in Marathon. I played an
active and guiding role in the Marathon in Action benefits for cancer victims Capt.
J. C. Welts and Dylan Picariello in which more than a hundred thousand dollars
was raised to help fight their respective battles. I was a part of the team that
brought the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life annual fundraiser to
Marathon five years ago. I was a hands-on participant in building the Rotary Club
Field of Dreams Children's Park in Marathon. I also am very proud to have
helped establish a program called STARS (acronym for Supporting Tolerance,
Acceptance and Respect in Students) at Marathon High School/Middle School
that for four years benefited challenged youth and helped provide a Joving,
nurturing, safe environment for growth and maturation. In the process we went a
long way toward breaking down common barriers and addressing some of the
more insidious issues that the children face and through awareness brought
about a campus environment more conducive to learning and the enjoyment of
childhood. And lastly, for the last two years I have volunteered with the AYSO
Youth Soccer Program, of which Marathon vice-mayor Chris Bull is director. I
have served as a referee of games for children ages eight to eighteen.
In anticipation of my appointment to the vacant position on the Library
Advisory Board, I look forward to serving the libraries and the county in a way
that will benefit the populace and the system alike.
Sincerely,
Brad Trout
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