Library Board Meeting – January 25, 2016

Toronto Public Library Board - Meeting No. 1: Monday, January 25, 2016, 6:00 p.m.
Toronto Reference Library, Board Room,
789 Yonge Street, Toronto

Consolidated Board Document Package (.8 MB)

Members:

• Councillor Paul Ainslie
• Councillor Ana Bailão
• Mr. Ron Carinci
• Ms. Lindsay Colley
• Councillor Sarah Doucette
• Councillor Mary Fragedakis
• Ms. Sue Graham-Nutter
• Ms. Dianne LeBreton
• Mr. Strahan McCarten
• Mr. Ross Parry
• Ms. Archana Shah
• Ms. Eva Svec

Agenda and Reports

1. Call to Order
2. Election of Chair of the Board     
   • Board Report
3. Election of Vice Chair of the Board     
   • Board Report
4. Selection of Committee Members, Board Representatives and Association Members - 2016
5. Declarations of Conflicts of Interest
6. Approval of Agenda
7. Confirmation of December 14, 2015 Toronto Public Library Board Meeting Minutes     
   • Minutes (PDF)
8. Business Arising from the Minutes     
   1. Youth Participation in Library Board 15 minutes, including questions Decision Making - 2014-2015 Pilot and Future Recommendations - Verbal     
      • Archana Shah, Board Liaison to Youth
      • Miroslav Glavic
9. Chair's Report     
   • Chair's Report (PDF)
   • Presentation re Artists in the Library - Andrew Suri, Community Arts Officer, Toronto Arts Council; Paul Stewart, Artist in Residence - Richview Branch; Penny Griffin, Area Manager, Branch Libraries and Heather Mathis, Library Service Manager, Branch Libraries
     Presentation (PDF)
10. Communications     
    • Board Report (PDF) - revised
    • Attachment a (PDF)
    • Attachment b (PDF)
    • Attachment c (PDF)
11. Presentations

Items for Approval:

12. Guildwood Branch Expansion - New Lease Agreement     
    • Board Report (PDF)
13. Bayview Branch - Approval to Increase Award for Architect's Fees     
    • Board Report (PDF)
14. Toronto Public Library Board - 2016 Meeting Dates and Locations     
    • Board Report (PDF)

Items for Information:

15. 2016 Operating Budget Update     
    • Board Report (PDF)

    15a. 2016 Operating Budget - Further Update

    • Board Report (PDF)
16. 2016-2025 Capital Budget and Plan Update     
    • Board Report (PDF)
    • Attachment 1 (PDF)
    • Attachment 2 (PDF)
17. 2016 Social Media Update - Verbal     
    • Presentation (PDF)
18. Ebook Pricing Update     
    • Board Report (PDF)
19. Board Resolutions - Status Report     
    • Board Report (PDF)
    • Attachment 1 (PDF)

Closed Meeting:

20. Collective Bargaining - 2016 - Verbal
    (Confidential as the subject matter being considered involves labour relations or employee negotiations)
21. Adjournment

About Board Meetings

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).

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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