DATE: November 3, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Sally Gomez, County Librarian
SUBJECT: Memorandum of Understanding with Friends of the Fresno County Public Library, Acting Through its Clovis Chapter, and the Fresno County Public Library
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Friends of the Fresno County Public Library, acting through its Clovis Chapter (Clovis FOL), for the installation, display, operation, maintenance, and removal of a large FOL-owned aquarium at the new Clovis Regional Library, effective upon execution for an initial three-year term, with two automatic one-year extensions ($0).
REPORT
There is no Net County Cost (NCC) associated with the recommended action. Approval of the recommended actions will allow Friends of the Fresno County Public Library, acting through its Clovis chapter (Clovis FOL), to install, display, operate, and maintain an FOL-owned aquarium at the new Clovis Regional Library in accordance with the MOU. Clovis FOL will be responsible for the costs associated with the aquarium as provided in the MOU, while the Library will provide the display area and ordinary electrical and water service. This item pertains to a location in District 5.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may choose not to approve the MOU. If the recommended action is not approved, Clovis FOL would not be authorized under the proposed MOU to install and display the aquarium at the new Clovis Regional Library.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no NCC associated with the recommended action. Under the MOU, Clovis FOL will be responsible for costs associated with the aquarium, including installation, operation, maintenance, repairs, insurance, relocation, and removal. The Library will provide the display area and ordinary electrical and water service. Any associated utility costs will be absorbed within the Library’s Org 7515 FY 2026-27 Adopted Budget and will be incorporated int...
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