Toronto Reference Library, Boardroom, 789 Yonge Street and via Webex and Teleconference
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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.
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 given the reason why the Board has to meet privately (Public Libraries Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.44, s. 16.1).
Members:
- Councillor Paul Ainslie
- Tamara Balan
- Justice Faith Betty
- Serda Evren
- Jonathan Hoss (Vice Chair)
- Dhruv Jain
- Amina Mohamed
- Councillor Amber Morley
- Alim Remtulla (Chair)
- Soo Wong
REVISED AGENDA (Revision marked with two asterisks**)
Agenda
1. Call to Order
2. Declarations of Conflicts of Interest
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Confirmation of the March 27, 2023 Toronto Public Library Board Meeting Minutes (PDF)
5. Confirmation of April 06, 2023 City Librarian’s Performance Review Committee Meeting Minutes (PDF)
6. Confirmation of April 06, 2023 City Librarian’s Performance Review Committee Closed Meeting Minutes
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
10. Communications
11. **Presentations
- The Perspectives of Library Workers at the Toronto Public Library: Libraries Work Because We Do (PDF)
Brandon Haynes, President, Toronto Public Library Workers Union, Local 4948
12. TPL Board Education – Youth Programming (PDF)
Items for Action:
13. Apple Equipment – Commitment of Funds (PDF)
14. *2023 Roofing Construction – Award of Contracts (PDF)
Items for Information:
15. Enterprise Balanced Scorecard and Strategic Action Plan: 2022 Results and 2023 Targets (PDF)
16. 2022 Public Service Statistics, Trends, & Comparisons (PDF)
17. *Board Resolutions – Status Report (PDF)
Closed Meeting:
18. City Librarian’s Performance Review Committee:
City Librarian’s 2022 and 2023 Performance Review (PDF)
(Confidential as the subject matter being considered involves personal matters concerning an identifiable individual)
Adjournment:
19. Adjournment