Meeting
City of San Antonio

AGENDA
San Antonio Public Library Board of Trustees
 
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 4:30 PM Carver Branch Library, 3350 East Commerce, San Antonio, Texas 78220
The San Antonio Public Library Board of Trustees will hold its regular meeting at the Carver Branch Library, 3350 East Commerce, San Antonio, Texas 78220 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, January 22, 2025 at noon 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 meeting:
A. Library Board of Trustees meeting on November 20, 2024
B. Library Board of Trustees Special Called meeting on December 3, 2024
C. Library Board of Trustees Special Called meeting on January 15, 2025
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 November/December 2024. Information. [Kathy Donellan, Interim Library Director]
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.
12.
Report from the Ad Hoc ILA Committee. Information. [Juspreet Kaur, Chair]
13.
Report from the Friends of the San Antonio Public Library. [John Costello, President]
14.
Report from the San Antonio Public Library Foundation. [Amy Hone, Executive Director]
15.
Staff Report: Carver Branch Library report. Information [D. L. Grant, PhD., Branch Manager] (5 min.)
16.
Staff Report: Receive Fiscal Year 2024 Performance Metrics Report and receive a briefing on performance metrics changes. Information. [Randall Polasek, Special Projects Manager] ( 10 min.)
17.
Review and consider approval of the proposed location of public art at the Cody Branch Library. Action [Jessica Zurita, Interim Assistant Library Director] (10 min)
18.
Review and consider the schematic design for the Carver Branch Library 2022 Bond Project and take appropriate action. Action. [Kathy Donellan, Interim Library Director] (10 min.)
19.
Review and consider the Library Board's 2025 Work Plan and take appropriate action. Action [Juspreet Kaur, Chair] (10 min.)
20.
Review and consider Library Board Committee Appointments and Liaison assignments for Fiscal Year 2025. Action. [Juspreet Kaur, Chair] ( 5 min.)
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.
 
 

                               
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