Library Board Meeting – January 27, 2020

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) (11.5 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. Election of Chair of the Board (PDF)
3. Election of Vice Chair of the Board (PDF)
4. Selection of Committee Members, Board Representatives and Association Members – 2020 (PDF)
5. Declarations of Conflicts of Interest
6. Approval of Consent Agenda
7. Confirmation of December 16, 2019 Toronto Public Library Board Meeting Minutes (PDF)
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
12. Presentations  
    • Friends of Toronto Public Library – Annual Update (PDF)
      Frank Velikonja, President, Friends of Toronto Public Library and Linda Diener, Vice President, Friends of Toronto Public Library
    • Toronto Public Library Foundation – Update (PDF)
      Jennifer Jones, President
    • Vulnerable Sector Check Implementation Update
      Miles Baker, Managing Director, Toronto Comic Arts Festival
13. TPL Board Education – TPL Strategies for Indigenous Initiatives (PDF)

Items for Action:

14. Toronto Public Library Board – Self-Evaluation: 2019 Results (PDF)
15. Toronto Public Library Board – 2020 Meeting Dates and Locations Schedule (PDF)

Items for Information:

16. 2020 Operating Budget – Update (PDF)
17. 2020-2029 Capital Budget and Plan – Update (PDF)
18. 2019 Strategic Work Plan Final – Update (PDF)
19. 2020-2024 Strategic Plan: Phase 1 Communication Plan (PDF)
20. Vulnerable Sector Check Implementation – Update (PDF)
21. *Board Resolutions - Status Report (PDF)

Closed Meeting:

22. Collective Bargaining – 2020 – Verbal
    (Confidential as the subject matter being considered involves labour relations or employee negotiations)
23. Adjournment

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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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