Library Board Meeting – September 25, 2017

Toronto Public Library Board - Meeting No. 7: Monday, September 25, 2017, 6:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.

Toronto Reference Library, Board Room,
789 Yonge Street, Toronto

The Chair and members gratefully acknowledge that the Toronto Public Library Board meets on the traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and Mississaugas of New Credit First Nation, and home to many diverse Indigenous peoples.

Consolidated Board Document Package - PDF (11.3 MB)

Members:

  • Councillor Paul Ainslie
  • Mr. Ron Carinci (Chair)
  • Ms. Lindsay Colley (Vice Chair)
  • Councillor Sarah Doucette
  • Councillor Mary Fragedakis
  • Ms. Sue Graham-Nutter
  • Councillor Jim Hart
  • Ms. Dianne LeBreton
  • Mr. Strahan McCarten
  • Mr. Ross Parry
  • Ms. Archana Shah
  • Ms. Eva Svec

Agenda and Reports

  1. Call to Order
  2. Declarations of Conflicts of Interest
  3. Approval of Agenda
  4. Confirmation of June 19, 2017 Toronto Public Library Board Meeting Minutes (PDF)
  5. Confirmation of June 19, 2017 Toronto Public Library Board Closed Meeting Minutes
  6. Approval of Consent Agenda Items
    All Consent Agenda Items (*) are considered to be routine and are recommended for approval by the Chair. They may be enacted in one motion or any item may be held for discussion.
  7. Business Arising from the Minutes
  8. *City Librarian's Report (PDF)
  9. Communications
  10. Presentations
    -- City of Toronto – City-Wide Real Estate Transformation
    - Josie Scioli, Chief Corporate Officer and David Jollimore, Program Director, City-Wide Real Estate Program, City of Toronto
    -- Friends of Toronto Public Library – Annual Update
    - Frank Velikonja, President and Linda Diener, Vice President, Friends of Toronto Public Library
    -- Toronto Public Library Workers Union, Local 4948 regarding Room Booking at Richview Library on July 12, 2017
    - Maureen O’Reilly, President, Toronto Public Library Workers Union, Local 4948
    -- **Toronto Overdose Action Plan – TPL Response (Agenda Item No. 21)
    - Gary Thompson
  11. TPL Board Education – Digital Literacy - Presentation

Item for Approval:

  1. 2018 Operating Budget Submission 
  2. 2018–2027 Capital Budget and Plan Submission
  3. *2017 Capital Budget Adjustments
  4. *Kennedy/Eglinton Branch – Lease Renewal
  5. *Richview Branch - Award of Tender, Branch Closure and Alternate Service Plan
  6. *Library Shelving – Award of Contract
  7. *Employment of Relatives Policies

Items for Information:

  1. Extended Open Hours Pilot Project – Implementation Plan
  2. City of Toronto's Agency Governance Review
  3. Toronto Overdose Action Plan – Toronto Public Library Response
  4. *Extended Authority
  5. *Operating Budget Monitoring Report – June 30, 2017
  6. *Capital Budget Monitoring Report – June 30, 2017
  7. *Board Resolutions – Status Report
  8. 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).

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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