Library Board Meeting – October 20, 2008

Toronto Public Library Board - Meeting No. 9 :

Monday, October 20, 2008, 6:00 p.m.
Toronto Reference Library, Beeton Auditorium,
789 Yonge Street, Toronto

October 20, 2008 Board Meeting Minutes

October 20, 2008 Board Meeting Highlights (pdf file - see p. 4)

Members:

  • Dr. Kathy Gallagher Ross (Chair)
  • Ms. Ann Decter
  • Mr. Okeima Lawrence (Vice Chair)
  • Ms. Tina Edan
  • Ms. Eman Ahmed
  • Councillor Chin Lee
  • Councillor Paul Ainslie
  • Councillor Anthony Perruzza
  • Mr. Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler
  • Councillor Adam Vaughan
  • Mr. Matthew Church
  • Ms. Kate Wilson
  • Councillor Janet Davis

Closed Meeting Requirements:

If the Toronto Public Library Board wants to meet in closed session (privately), a member of the Board must make a motion to do so and give the reason why the Board has to meet privately (Public Libraries Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.44, s. 16.1).

Agenda and Reports

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda
  3. Declarations of Interest
  4. Approval of September 15, 2008 Toronto Public Library Board Meeting Minutes
    Approval of September 15, 2008 Toronto Public Library Board Meeting Minutes
  5. Business Arising
  6. Chair's Report
  7. Presenation
    Ms. Elsa La Rosa, Mr. Alan Shaw and Mr. SeJean Reid concerning the Rules of Conduct Policy re Food and Drink in Toronto Public Library Branches
  8. Communications
    General Correspondence
    Attachment a
    Attachment b
    Attachment c
  9. Notice of Amendment - TPL Board Procedural By-law
    Notice of Amendment
    Attachment 1
    Attachment 2

Items for Approval:

  1. 2009 Operating Budget and Service Plan Submission
    Presentation by Jane Pyper, City Librarian
    2009 Operating Budget and Service Plan Submission
    Attachments 1, 2, and 3
  2. 2009 - 2013 Capital Budget - City Manager Recommended
    2009 - 2013 Capital Budget - City Manager Recommended
    Attachment 1 and 2
  3. Strategic Plan 2008 - 2011: Public Document, Communication Strategy and 2009 Work Plan
    Strategic Plan 2008 - 2011
    Attachment 1
    Attachment 2
    Attachment 3
  4. Collective Bargaining - 2009
    (Confidential as the subject matter being considered is labour relations or employee negotiations)
    Collective Bargaining - 2009
  5. Guildwood Branch - Lease Renewal
    Lease Renewal

Items for Information:

  1. Toronto Public Library Foundation - Social Marketing
    Verbal Presentation by Heather Rumball, President, Toronto Public Library Foundation
  2. Major Programming Initiatives for 2009
    Verbal Presentation by Linda Hazzan, Director, Marketing & Communications
  3. Toronto Reference Library Capital Project - Construction Management Process
    Toronto Reference Library Capital Project
  4. Toronto Public Library Board - 2009 Proposed Meeting Schedule
    Proposed Meeting Schedule
    Attachment 1
  5. Approved Minutes of the Employee and Labour Relations Committee Meeting of June 11, 2008
    Approved Minutes
  6. Other Business
  7. Adjournment

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Attendant Care Services can be made available with some notice.

Not all Board documents are available electronically. All documents are available from the City Librarian's office. Please contact Nancy Marshall at 416-393-7215 or nmarshall@torontopubliclibrary.ca

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