CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
Council Chamber
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
MINUTES
November 21, 2023
7:00 p.m.
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BEVERLY HILLS LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Please be advised that pre-entry metal detector screening requirements are now in place at CityHall. Members of the public are requested to plan visits accordingly.
Members of the public may participate in the meeting by attending in-person or telephonically; andmay view the meeting through live webcast or BHTV Channel 10 on Spectrum Cable.
Beverly Hills Library Board of Trustees (Board) meetings are broadcast on local Beverly Hills television and on other media platforms. Anyone who participates at the meeting and/or enters the City Council Chamber is subject to having their image displayed. These recordings will remain publicly accessible in perpetuity.
Public Comment Participation:
- Oral Comment/Listen only: (310) 288-2288- Email: cityclerkcbeverlyhills.org - Video (during public comment only): http://beverlyhills.org/comment - To Watch Video Live: http://beverlyhills.org/live or
On-Demand: http://beverlyhills.org/citycouncilmeetinqs
- In-Person: Submit a Speaker Card to the City Clerk at the meeting How to Submit Public Comment (Email/Video):
It is recommended that public written comments be submitted to the City Clerk’s office by 12:00 p.m. on the meeting date. Public comments will also be taken during the meeting when the topic isbeing reviewed by the Board. Written comments should identify the Agenda Item Number or Topicin the subject line of the email. The City Clerk will read only the first three minutes (approximately 350 words) of a written comment. In the event of a large number of written comments on one item, written comments may be summarized by the City Clerk’s Office. The entire written comment shall be archived in full as part of the record.
If a comment is received after the agenda item is heard, it will not be a part of the record. Public comment via video conference will be no longer than three (3) minutes per each individualcomment, subject to the Board’s discretion based on the anticipated length in the meeting. In person speaker cards may be submitted to the City Clerk directly during the meeting.
The Beverly Hills Library Board of Trustees may act on any item listed on the agenda. ,HILLS/
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
November 21, 2023Page 2 of 3
The Special Meeting of the Beverly Hills Library Board of Trustees was called to order by President Gold at 7:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Alma Ordaz
A. ROLL CALL
Present: Boardmember Nazarian, Boardmember Bosse, Boardmember M irisch, and President Gold
Absent: Vice President Friedman
B.
1. PRESENTATIONS
PROCLAMATION — Board of Trustees will give a proclamation to the Friends of the Beverly Hills Public Library
The Library Board of Trustees presented a proclamation to the Friends of the Beverly Hills Public Library for their service to the community.
C. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
1. TELEPHONE CALL-IN: (310) 288-2288
Members of the public are invited to listen to the meeting telephonically or share oral communications on this phone line.
1. AUDIENCE COMMENTS. Any person wishing to address the Beverly Hills Library Board of Trustees (Board) on any matter on the agenda may do so at this time. However, theState open meetings law (Government Code Section 54950 et seq.) prohibits the Board from providing a detailed response or acting upon any item not contained on the agenda posted 24 hours before a special meeting. from providing a detailed response or actingupon any item not contained on the agenda posted 72 hours before a regular meeting and 24 hours before a special meeting. If you wish to address the Board at this time, please email or provide an in-person speaker card to the City Clerk prior to or during the meeting.
The City Clerk will read only the first three minutes (approximately 350 words) of a written comment. In the event of a large number of written comments on one item, writtencomments may be summarized by the City Clerk’s Office. The entire written comment shall be archived in full as part of the record. Public comment via video conference or in person will be no longer than three (3) minutes per each individual comment, subject to the Board’s discretion based on the anticipated length in the meeting.
D. CONSENT CALENDAR
FISCAL IMPACT REPORT
Minutes
None
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
November21, 2023
Other Business
None
E. CONTINUED AND NEW BUSINESS
1. ANNUAL REPORT TO THE BEVERLY HILLS LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR Comment:
2022-2023.
Report will entail a discussion of the Library’s accomplishments during fiscal year 2022-23 and goals for 2023-24.
City Librarian Karen Buth presented information related to this item.
The Library Board of Trustees provided their questions and comments regarding usagetrends, concerns regarding unhoused people in the Library, Library programs, passport services, expanding offerings, Library hours, digital offerings, and Library app.
F.
ThereADJOURNMENT
being no further business, President Gold, with the consent of the Library Board of Trustees, adjourned the meeting.
PASSED, Approved and Adopted
this 21st day of January 2026
HUMA AHMED, Secretary
SHARONA R. NAZARIAN, FYD, PRESIDENT
This meeting was broadcast on live television, on City of Beverly Hills municipal government television access Channel BHTVIO Spectrum Cable.