Library Board Meeting – May 21, 2019

Toronto Public Library Board - Meeting No. 5: Tuesday, May 21, 2019, 6:00 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
North York Central Library, Auditorium,
5120 Yonge Street, Toronto

Land Acknowledgement Statement

North York Central Library is on Indigenous land. This is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy (also known as the Six Nations Confederacy), the Wendat, and the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation. Toronto Public Library gratefully acknowledges these Indigenous nations for their guardianship of this land. We'd also like to remind and reaffirm, as Torontonians and Canadians, our accountability to these Indigenous nations, and to all Indigenous peoples and communities living in Toronto.

This land is also part of the Dish with One Spoon territory, a treaty between the Haudenosaunee Confederacy (also known as the Six Nations Confederacy), the Anishinaabek and allied nations, to peaceably share and care for this land, its waters, and all of the biodiversity in the Great Lakes region. All those who come to live and work here are responsible for honouring this treaty in the spirit of peace, friendship, and respect.

Consolidated Board Document Package - Revised (PDF) (8.2 MB)

Members:

  • Councillor Paul Ainslie
  • Ms. Andrea Geddes Poole
  • Ms. Sue Graham-Nutter (Chair)
  • Mr. Jonathan Hoss
  • Mr. Fenton Jagdeo
  • Ms. Jennifer Liu
  • Mr. Strahan McCarten(Vice Chair)
  • Mr. Harry Orbach-Miller
  • Councillor Gord Perks
  • Mr. Alim Remtulla

Agenda and Reports

REVISED AGENDA (Revision marked with two asterisks**)

  1. Call to Order
    Presentation re North York Central Library - Kim Huntley, Manager, North York Central Library (PDF)
  2. Declarations of Conflicts of Interest
  3. Approval of Consent Agenda
  4. Confirmation of April 12, 2019 City Librarian's Performance Review Committee Meeting Minutes (PDF)
  5. Confirmation of April 12, 2019 City Librarian's Performance Review Committee Closed Meeting Minutes
  6. Confirmation of April 29, 2019 Toronto Public Library Board Meeting Minutes (PDF)
  7. Confirmation of April 29, 2019 Toronto Public Library Board Closed Meeting Minutes
  8. 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.
  9. Business Arising from the Minutes
  10. *City Librarian's Report
  11. Communications (PDF)
  12. Presentations

Items for Information:

  1. Audit Year-End Report - December 31, 2018 - Toronto Public Library Board (PDF)
    Terri McKinnon, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, in attendance

Items for Action:

  1. 2018 Audited Financial Statements - Toronto Public Library Board (PDF)
    Terri McKinnon, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, in attendance
  2. Purchasing Policy (PDF)
  3. Financial Control Policy - Revised (PDF)
  4. *Bayview Branch - Lease Extension (PDF)

Items for Information:

  1. Biblio Bash Update (PDF) - Verbal
  2. Accounts Written off in 2018 (PDF)
    **a. Operating and Capital Budgets - Update - Verbal (Urgent Matter)
  3. *Intellectual Freedom Challenges - 2018 Annual Report (PDF)
  4. 2018 Grants (PDF)
  5. *Board Resolutions - Status Report (PDF)
  6. 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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