Meeting
City of San Antonio

AGENDA
San Antonio Public Library Board of Trustees
 
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 4:30 PM Pan American Branch Library, 1122 West Pyron, San Antonio, Texas 78221
The San Antonio Public Library Board of Trustees will hold its regular meeting at the Pan American Branch Library, 1122 West Pyron, San Antonio, Texas 78221 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).  The written statement can be up to 300 words.  Please include your full name, home or work address and item number. 

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. 

3. 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 must be received by Wednesday, May 28, 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 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 April 23, 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 the Facilities Committee. Information. [Andrea Sanchez-Muniz, Chair]
5.
Review and consider approval of the designs for the on-site solar projects at Bazan, Encino, Maverick, McCreless, Memorial, Mission, and Schaefer Branch Libraries. Action [Kathy Donellan, Assistant Director] (15 min)
6.
Report from Library Director. Information. [Sukrit Goswami, Library Director]
7.
Budget Report for April 2025. Information. [Gabriella Rauschuber, Department Fiscal Administrator]
8.
Report from the Executive Committee. Information. [Juspreet Kaur, Chair]
9.
Report from the Advocacy Committee. Information. [Judy Cruz, Chair]
10.
Report from the Budget Committee. Information. [Jo Ann Harris, Chair]
11.
Report from the Naming Committee. Information. [Josie U. Martinez, Chair]
12.
Report from the Ad Hoc Board Policy Committee. Information. [Judy Cruz, Chair]
13.
Report from the Ad Hoc ILA Committee. Information. [Juspreet Kaur, Chair]
14.
Report from the Friends of the San Antonio Public Library. [Liz Alves Presley, President]
15.
Report from the San Antonio Public Library Foundation. [Jessica Rivera, Director of Development]
16.
Report from the San Antonio Book Festival. Information [Maritza Cirlos, Managing Director, San Antonio Book Festival] 
17.
Staff Report: Pan American Branch Library report. Information [Elma Nieto-Rodriguez, Public Services Administrator] (5 min)
18.
Receive an update on Fiscal Year 2026 budget development process and take appropriate action. Action. [Sukrit Goswami, Library Director] (10 min.)
19.
Review and consider approval of the San Antonio Public Library's Minors and Individuals with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Policy. Action. [Dale McNeill, Assistant Director] (10 min)
20.
Consider delegation of the selection of closure dates to the Library Director for an upcoming project at the Johnston Branch Library and take appropriate action. Action [Kathy Donellan, Assistant Director] (10 min)
21.
Review and consider the revised Library Board Committee Appointments and Liaison assignments for FY 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 and language 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.

Este sitio de reuniones es accessible para sillas de ruedas. Los servicios y ayudas auxiliaries, incluyendo intérpretes para personas sordas y de otros idiomas, deben solicitarse con cuarenta y ocho (48) horas antes de la reunion. Para obtener ayuda, llame al (210) 207-2644 o al 711 del Servicio de Retransmisión de Texas para Sordos. (Texas Relay Service for the Deaf)
 

                               
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