Library Board Meeting – November 25, 2019

Toronto Public Library Board - Meeting No. 9:
Monday, November 25, 2019, 6:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
Toronto Reference Library, Boardroom, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto

Land Acknowledgement Statement

Toronto Reference 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 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) (10 MB)

Members:

  • Councillor Paul Ainslie
  • Mr. Sarwar Choudhury
  • Ms. Andrea Geddes Poole
  • Ms. Sue Graham-Nutter (Chair)
  • Mr. Jonathan Hoss (Vice Chair)
  • Mr. Fenton Jagdeo
  • Ms. Jennifer Liu
  • Ms. Alison Menary
  • Councillor Gord Perks
  • Mr. Alim Remtulla

Agenda and Reports

  1. Call to Order
  2. Declarations of Conflicts of Interest
  3. Approval of Consent Agenda 
  4. Confirmation of October 22, 2019 Toronto Public Library Board Meeting Minutes (PDF) 
  5. 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.
  6. Business Arising from the Minutes
  7. *City Librarian's Report
  8. Communications 
  9. Presentations     
    • Toronto Public Library Board Procedural By-law — Revisions
    • 2020-2029 Capital Budget and Plan — Update
      - Derek Moran
    • Strategic Plan 2020-2024: Resilience, Success and Well-Being for our City and its Communities
      - Peter Holleley
    • TPL Board Education -- Google IT Support Professional Certificate
      (deferred from October 22, 2019 Toronto Public Library Board meeting)

Items for Action:

  1. Toronto Public Library Board Procedural By-law - Revisions (PDF)
  2. Strategic Planning Steering Committee:
    Items for Information:      
      1. Approved Minutes of September 3, 2019 Strategic Planning Steering Committee Meeting (PDF)
      2. Strategic Plan 2020-2024: Results of Survey of Torontonians (PDF)
        Presentation by Michael Sullivan, Partner, The Strategic Counsel
        Items for Approval:
      3. Confirmation of October 30, 2019 Strategic Planning Steering Committee Meeting Minutes (PDF)
      4. Strategic Plan 2020-2024: Resilience, Success and Well-Being for our City and its Communities (PDF)
  3. 2020-2029 Capital Budget and Plan - Update (PDF)
  4. *2019 Capital Budget Adjustments (PDF)
  5. *Lillian H. Smith Branch - New Cooling Plant - Award of Contract (PDF)
  6. *Grounds Maintenance and Snow Removal Services - Award of Contract (PDF)

Items for Information:

  1. 2020 Operating Budget - Update (PDF) (deferred from October 22, 2019 Toronto Public Library Board meeting)
  2. *Audit Plan for the Year Ending December 31, 2019 (PDF)
  3. *Operating Budget Monitoring Report - September 30, 2019 (PDF)
  4. *Capital Budget Monitoring Report - September 30, 2019 (PDF)
  5. *Board Resolutions - Status Report (PDF)
  6. Adjournment

About Board Meetings

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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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