Meeting
City of San Antonio

AGENDA
San Antonio Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting
 
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 4:30 PM Central Library Auditorium, 600 Soledad, San Antonio, Texas 78205
The San Antonio Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting 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 Meeting 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, April, 23, 2025 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 Meeting 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 on March 26, 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 Library Director. Information. [Sukrit Goswami, Library Director]
5.
Budget Report for March 2025. 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. [Judy Cruz, Chair]
12.
Report from the Ad Hoc ILA Committee. Information. [Juspreet Kaur, Chair]
13.
Report from the San Antonio Public Library Foundation. [Amy Hone, Executive Director]
14.
Report from the Friends of the San Antonio Public Library. [Liz Alves Presley, President]
15.
Staff Report: Update regarding the San Antonio Public Library's Corazon Collection. Information. [Adam Zaby, Library Services Administrator] (10 min.)
16.
Staff Report: San Antonio Public Library Mid-Year 2025 Performance Metrics Report and improvements to the document. Information. [Randall Polasek, Data Manager] (10 min.)
17.
Review and consider approval of the amendment to the agreement between the Landa Gardens Conservancy and the San Antonio Public Library. Action. [Jake Odland, Public Services Administrator] (10 min)
18.
Review and consider retiring the capital campaign fundraising naming opportunities for the following spaces. Action. [Dale McNeill, Assistant Library Director] (10 min)
a. Central Library: Children’s Family Connect; Lactation Area; and Family Restrooms
b. Encino Branch Library: Drive-Thru
c. Forest Hills Branch Library:  Entire branch; Connect Technology Lab; and Conference Room
d. McCreless Branch Library: Children’s Area; Teen Area; and Adult Learning Area
e. Memorial Branch Library: Meeting Room; Connect Technology Lab; and Teen Area
 
19.
Prioritization of programs for Fiscal Year 2026 budget development and take appropriate action. Action. [Kathy Donellan, Assistant Library Director] (20 min.)
At any time during the meeting, the San Antonio Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting 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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