Library Board Meeting – October 28, 2024

Toronto Public Library Board - Meeting No. 8    

Monday, October 28, 2024, 6:00 p.m. to 7:55 p.m.

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 that includes a treaty between the Haudenosaunee 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:

  • Sakariya Ahmed
  • Councillor Paul Ainslie
  • Tamara Balan
  • Justice Faith Betty
  • Serda Evren
  • Jonathan Hoss (Vice Chair)
  • Amina Mohamed
  • Councillor Mayor Amber Morley
  • Alim Remtulla (Chair)
  • Soo Wong

Agenda

(Revisions marked with two asterisks**)

  1. Call to Order
  2. Declarations of Conflicts of Interest
  3. Approval of Agenda
  4. Confirmation of the September 23, 2024 Toronto Public Library Board Meeting Minutes (PDF)
  5. Confirmation of the September 23, 2024 Toronto Public Library Board Closed Meeting Minutes
  6. Confirmation of the October 08, 2024 Strategic Planning Steering Committee Draft 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
  11. Presentations
  12. TPL Board Education – Dawes Road Project Overview

Items for Action:

  1. a. **2025 Revised Open Hours Plan and Implementation (PDF)
  2. 2025 Operating Budget - Submission (PDF)
  3. 2025-2034 Capital Budget and Plan – Submission (PDF)
  4. Strategic Plan 2025-2029: Phase Two Consultation Results and Priority Areas (PDF)
  5. Toronto Reference Library Window Replacement - Award of Tender (PDF)
  6. *Grounds Maintenance and Snow Removal Services - Award of Contract (PDF)
  7. *Ceridian Dayforce – Increase to Contract
  8. *Letter of Understanding between Toronto Public Library Board and Toronto Public Library Foundation Board – Update
    (Confidential as the subject matter being considered involves the security of the property of the Board)
  9. *Open Data Policy – Update (PDF)
  10. *Holiday Closures 2025 and January 2026 (PDF)

Items for Information:

  1. *TPL Board 2025 Meeting Dates Schedule - Draft (PDF)

Closed Meeting

  1. Collective Bargaining – 2024-2025 (PDF)
    (Confidential as the subject matter being considered involves labour relations or employee negotiations)
  1. a. TPL Succession Planning (15 minutes)
    (Confidential as the subject matter being considered involves labour relations or employee negotiations)

Adjournment

  1. Adjournment
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