Library Board Meeting – January 24, 2022

Toronto Public Library Board - Meeting No. 1
Monday, January 24, 2022, 6:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.

Dial-in information

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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
  • Tamara Balan
  • Sarwar Choudhury
  • Andrea Geddes Poole
  • Sue Graham-Nutter
  • Jonathan Hoss
  • Jennifer Liu
  • Alison Menary
  • Councillor Gord Perks
  • Alim Remtulla

Agenda and Reports

(Revisions marked with two asterisks**)

  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 - 2022 (PDF)
  5. Declarations of Conflicts of Interest
  6. Approval of Agenda
  7. Confirmation of December 06, 2021 Toronto Public Library Board Meeting Minutes (PDF)
  8. Confirmation of December 06, 2021 Toronto Public Library Board Closed Meeting
  9. 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.
  10. Business Arising from the Minutes
  11. * City Librarian's Report
  12. Communications
  13. ** Presentations
    - 2022 Operating Budget - City Staff Recommended
    Brandon Haynes, President, Toronto Public Library Workers Union, Local 4948  
  14. TPL Board Education - Toronto Public Library Foundation - Update (PDF)
    Moira Dossetor, Interim President and Anne Maggisano, Chair

Items for Action:

  1. Naming Committee 
    1. Confirmation of December 14, 2021 Naming Committee Meeting Minutes (PDF)
    2. Branch Naming: 100 Ethennonnhawahstihnen' Lane (PDF)
  2. Toronto Public Library Board - Self-Evaluation: 2021 Results (PDF)
  3. Modernized Branch WAN and Internet Communications Services Award of Contract (PDF)
  4. Microsoft M365 User License Renewal - Award of Contract (PDF)
  5. 2022 Operating Budget - City Staff Recommended (PDF)
  6. Research Participation Policy (PDF)
  7. * Toronto Public Library Board - 2022 Meeting Dates and Locations Schedule (PDF)

Items for Information:

  1. COVID-19 Emergency Response - Update (PDF)
  2. * Toronto Public Library Board Members - Expenses Paid for 2021 (PDF)
  3. 2022-2031 Capital Budget and Plan - City Staff Recommended (Verbal)
  4. * Board Resolutions - Status Report (PDF)

Closed Meeting:

  1. Labour Relations Update - Verbal
    (Confidential as the subject matter being considered involves labour relations or employee negotiations)
  2. 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 Maria Policelli at 416-393-7215 or mpolicelli@tpl.ca

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