Library Board Meeting – October 19, 2020

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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.

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

REVISED AGENDA (Revision marked with two asterisks**)

Agenda and Reports

  1. Call to Order
  2. Declarations of Conflicts of Interest
  3. Approval of Consent Agenda
  4. Confirmation of September 2, 2020 Naming Committee Meeting Minutes (PDF)
  5. Confirmation of September 21, 2020 Toronto Public Library Board Special Meeting Minutes (PDF)
  6. Confirmation of September 21, 2020 Toronto Public Library Board Meeting Minutes (PDF)
  7. 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.
  8. Business Arising from the Minutes
  9. * City Librarian’s Report
  10. **Communications (PDF)
  11. **Presentations 
  12. TPL Board Education - One Page Festival - Verbal (PDF)

Items for Action:

  1. Auditor General’s Proposed Risk-based Audit Plan for the Toronto Public Library (PDF)
    Beverly Romeo-Beehler, Auditor General; Tara Anderson, Assistant Auditor General and Niroshani Movchovitch, Senior Audit Manager, City of Toronto
  2. 2021 Operating Budget Submission (PDF)
  3. 2021-2030 Capital Budget and Plan Submission (PDF)
  4. 2020-2024 Fundraising Priorities (PDF)
  5. Janitorial Services Contract - Extension (PDF)
  6. * Elevator Maintenance - Award of Contract (PDF)

Item for Information:

  1. COVID-19 Impact Report - June - August: A Three-Month Retrospective (PDF)
  2. * Holiday Closures 2021 and January 2022 (PDF)
  3. * Board Resolutions - Status Report (PDF)
  4. 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@tpl.ca

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