Meeting
City of San Antonio

AGENDA
San Antonio Public Library Board of Trustees
 
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 4:30 PM Central Library Auditorium, 600 Soledad, San Antonio, Texas 78205
The San Antonio Public Library Board of Trustees will hold its regular meeting in the Central Library Auditorium, 600 Soledad, San Antonio, Texas 78205 beginning at 4:30 PM. Once convened, the San Antonio Public Library Board of Trustees will take up the following items no sooner than the designated times. Presiding Trustee will be physically present at the location of the meeting that is open to the public during the open portions of the meeting.

Members of the public may provide comment on any agenda item, consistent with procedural rules governing the San Antonio Public Library Board of Trustees meetings and state law. Public comment may be provided as follows:

1. Submit written comments via the Library's website (https://www.mysapl.org/About/Board of Trustees). Comments are limited to 300 words and will be read for the record at the time the item is heard. Please include your full name, home or work address and item number. These statements will be read for the record during Public Comment.

2. Drop off a written statement at Central Library, 600 Soledad, San Antonio, Texas 78205. The written statement can be up to 300 words. Please include your full name, home or work address and item #, if applicable, you are speaking about. These statements will be read for the record during Public Comment.

3. Leave a voice message of a maximum three (3) minutes by dialing 210-207-2595. Your message will be played during the meeting. Please include your full name, home or work address and item #, if applicable, you are speaking about. These statements will be played for the record during Public Comment.

4. Sign up in person: Members of the public are given three (3) minutes to speak, and groups are given nine (9) minutes to address the Board of Trustees. Members of the public must register in person (fill out provided sign in sheet) prior to 4:30 p.m.

Note: Comments may be submitted in English or Spanish. Written comments and voice messages must be received by Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at noon. CT to allow time for translation. 

The YouTube livestream link is available on the Library’s website: https://www.mysapl.org/About/Board of Trustees#176431873 meetings. 

Once a quorum is established, the San Antonio Public Library Board of Trustees shall consider the following: 
Roll Call

Silent Meditation

Approval of Minutes
 
1.
Approval of the minutes from the San Antonio Public Library Board of Trustees meetings: 
A. Library Board of Trustees meeting on September 25, 2024
B. Ad Hoc Executive Search Committee meeting on October 3, 2024
Public Comments
 
Briefing and Possible Action on the following items
 
2.
Report from Library Board Chair. Information. [Juspreet Kaur, Chair]
3.
Reports from Trustees regarding Library related activities. Information
4.
Report from Interim Library Director. Information. [Kathy Donellan, Interim Library Director]
5.
Budget Report for September 2024. Information. [Gabriella Rauschuber, Department Fiscal Administrator]
6.
Report from the Executive Committee. Information. [Juspreet Kaur, Chair]
7.
Report from the Advocacy Committee. Information. [Judy Cruz, Chair]
8.
Report from the Budget Committee. Information. [Jo Ann Harris, Chair]
9.
Report from the Facilities Committee. Information. [Andrea Sanchez-Muniz, Chair]
10.
Report from the Naming Committee. Information. [Josie U. Martinez, Chair]
11.
Report from the Ad Hoc Board Policy Committee. Information. [Paul Stahl, Chair]
12.
Report from the Ad Hoc Executive Search Committee. Information. [Judy Cruz, Chair]
13.
Report from the Ad Hoc ILA Committee. Information. [Juspreet Kaur, Chair]
14.
Report from the San Antonio Public Library Foundation. [Amy Hone, Executive Director]
15.
Report from the Friends of the San Antonio Public Library. [John Costello, President]
16.
Staff Report: Vote centers at San Antono Public Library locations for the November 2024 Uniform Election. Information [Jake Odland, Public Services Administrator] (10 min.)
17.
Staff Report: Update on the design and implementation of the Learn Center at the Las Palmas Branch Library. [Dale McNeill, Assistant Director] (10 min.)
18.
Receive a recommendation from the Naming Committee regarding a request to name the gallery at the Texana Resource Center the “Library Foundation Gallery at Texana" and take appropriate action. Action. [Josie U. Martinez, Naming Committee Chair] (10 min.)
19.
Receive a recommendation from the Naming Committee to reconsider the previous Board action of January 27, 2021, to rename the family history area of the Texana Resource Center the “Amy Shelton and Vachel H. McNutt Family History/Genealogy Area” and take appropriate action. Action. [Josie U . Martinez, Naming Committee Chair] (10 min.)
20.
Receive a recommendation from the Facilities Committee regarding onsite solar project for the rooftop and parking canopy plan for Igo Branch Library. Action [Jessica Zurita, Interim Assistant Library Director] (10 min)
21.
Review and consider approval of the San Antonio Public Library's Rental Space Policy. Action. [Dale McNeill, Assistant Director] (10 min.)
22.
Review and consider Library Board Committee Appointments and Liaison assignments for Fiscal Year 2025. Action. [Juspreet Kaur, Chair] ( 5 min.)
Executive Session
A. Interim Library Director’s Performance Evaluation pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.074 (personnel matter)
B. Briefing on changes to State law and its effect on Library’s “Public Use of the Internet” policy pursuant to Texas Government Code 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney)
C. Personnel matters related to the executive search for a Library Director pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.074 (personnel matter)
D. Receive an update regarding the Interlocal Agreement with Bexar County for Library Services pursuant to Texas Government Code 551.071 (consultation with attorney).

 
At any time during the meeting, the San Antonio Public Library Board of Trustees may meet in executive session under Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code.

DISABILITY ACCESS STATEMENT
This meeting site is wheelchair accessible. Auxiliary Aids and Services, including Deaf
interpreters, must be requested forty-eight
[48] hours prior to the meeting. For assistance, call
(210) 207-2644 or 711 Texas Relay Service for the Deaf.
 
 

                               
                                                                                                   Posted on: 10/18/2024  03:54 PM