City of Santa Clara
Meeting Minutes
Board of Library Trustees
Board
Approved
6:00 PM Hybrid Meeting
Central Park Library
Margie Edinger Room/Virtual
2635 Homestead Rd
Santa Clara, CA 95051
02/16/2023
Special Meeting
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to the provisions of California Government Code §54956 (“The Brown Act”) and Section 708 of the Santa Clara City Charter, the Chair calls for a Special Meeting of the Board of Library Trustees to commence and convene on February 16, at 6:00 PM for a Special Meeting held in a hybrid manner, in-person and via Zoom, to consider the following matter(s) and to potentially take action with respect to them.
The City of Santa Clara is conducting the Board of Library Trustees meeting in a hybrid manner, in- person and via Zoom:
• Via Zoom:
https://santaclaraca-gov.zoom.us/j/85864257230
Meeting ID: 858 6425 7230 or
Phone: 1(669) 900-6833
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CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Chair Evans called the special meeting to order at 6:00 PM.
Trustee Broughman attended the meeting via Zoom virtually, under the Jan Hintermeister, Trustee Stephen Ricossa, and Chair Jonathon Evans
Just Cause clause of AB 2449 due to illness.
Present 5 - Trustee Leonne Broughman, Trustee Debbie Tryforos, Vice Chair
CONSENT CALENDAR
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
JoAnn Davis from the Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends informed the Board of the February 18th, 2023 book sale, the upcoming Librarypalooza fundraising event scheduled for April 29, 2023, and updates to the Foundation's website.
GENERAL BUSINESS
23-192 Action on the Meeting Minutes of December 5, 2022 Recommendation: Approve meeting minutes of December 5, 2022 A motion was made by Vice Chair Hintermeister, seconded by Trustee Tryforos, to approve the Meeting Minutes of December 5, 2022.
Aye:
Trustee Broughman, Trustee Tryforos, Vice Chair Hintermeister, Trustee Ricossa, and Chair Evans
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23-197 Strategic Planning Board Kick-Off Session
Recommendation: There is no staff recommendation. This item is informational.
Amanda Standerfer, president of Fast Forward Libraries, presented the Strategic Planning Board Kick-Off Session. The session included the Library's Strategic Plan timeline, an introduction to the strategic planning process and conceptual approach, and the Board participated in strategic planning activities.
STAFF REPORT
TRUSTEES REPORT
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Trustee Ricossa, seconded by Trustee Tryforos to adjourn the meeting at 8:15 PM.
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Aye: Trustee Broughman, Trustee Tryforos, Vice Chair Hintermeister, Trustee Ricossa, and Chair Evans
5 -
The Board of Library Trustees Meeting is adjourned to March 6, 2023, at 6:00 PM.
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MEETING DISCLOSURES