City of Santa Clara
Meeting Minutes
Board of Library Trustees
Board
Approved
6:00 PM Hybrid Meeting
Central Park Library
Edinger Room
2635 Homestead Rd
Santa Clara, CA 95051
03/02/2026
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CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Chair Evans called the meeting to order at 6:03 PM.
Chair Jonathon Evans, Trustee Daniel Huynh, Trustee G. Salim Mohammed, Trustee Stephen Ricossa, and Vice Chair Debbie Tryforos Present 5 -
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CONSENT CALENDAR
1 26-217 Action on the Board of Library Trustees Meeting Minutes of February 2, 2026 and February 12, 2026
Recommendation: Approve the Board of Library Trustees Meeting Minutes of February 2, 2026 and February 12, 2026.
A motion was made by Trustee Ricossa, seconded by Trustee Mohammed, to approve the meeting minutes of February 12, 2026, and to revise the meeting cancellation notice for February 2, 2026 and continue it to the next meeting.
Aye: Chair Evans, Trustee Huynh, Trustee Mohammed, Trustee Ricossa, and Vice Chair Tryforos
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PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
JoAnn Davis, Executive Director of the Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends (SCCLFF) will extend the Central Park Library book sale to Sunday each third weekend, due to the success of prior Sunday sales.
She noted that Saturday book sale income is back to pre-pandemic levels, and they hope to see this increase. Due to the popularity of book sales at Northside on Monday mornings, Mission will have these once per month as a trial, scheduled to coincide with story times. She informed the Board that on April 1, 2026, Library Giving Day, SCCLFF will hold a trivia night at Taplands in Santa Clara from 7 PM - 9 PM, with a portion of proceeds to be donated to SCCLFF. She reminded the Board that the 25th anniversary of SCCLFF would be celebrated on May 16, 2026 at the Triton Museum of Art from 6 PM to 9 PM, featuring a live auction, food and drink, and special guest Alexis Madrigal, co-host of KQED Forum
GENERAL BUSINESS
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2 26-226 Discussion and Action on Recommending Potential Revisions to City Charter Section 1012 and Section 1013 for Consideration by the Charter Review Committee
Recommendation: Action to direct staff to draft updated talking points consistent with the Board's discussion and take any other action necessary to facilitate a meeting between Chair Evans, as the Board’s appointed representative, and the relevant Charter Review Ad Hoc Subcommittee.
City Attorney Glen Googins held discussion with the Board on the charter review process, to understand their thoughts and assist them in preparing notes to share with the Charter Review Ad Hoc Subcommittee. He recommended presenting the Board's feedback to the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on March 12, 2026. It was noted that the Board's draft feedback to recommend for charter review revisions was not agendized as it was a draft and would be made public via meeting agenda when final. City Attorney Googins shared that this is consistent with the city process, to share board and commission feedback on charter review publicly following presentation to the ad hoc subcommittee.
The Board then engaged in discussion with City Attorney Googins, addressing charter language and recommended changes. At the conclusion of discussion, it was agreed that City Attorney Googins would work with Chair Evans to prepare for the discussion with the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on March 12, 2026.
A motion was made by Vice-Chair Tryforos, seconded by Trustee Huynh to approve staff recommendation and move that Chair Evans represent the Board of Library Trustees in discussion with the Charter Review Ad Hoc Subcommittee on March 12, 2026.
Aye: Chair Evans, Trustee Huynh, Trustee Mohammed, Trustee Ricossa, and Vice Chair Tryforos
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3 26-200 Proclamation of April 19-25, 2026 as National Library Week City Librarian Wong reviewed the Proclamation for National Library Week 2026 with the Board, and informed them that the proclamation was planned to be presented at Council in April 2026.
A motion was made by Trustee Mohammed, seconded by Trustee Huynh to approve staff recommendation.
Aye: Chair Evans, Trustee Huynh, Trustee Mohammed, Trustee Ricossa, and Vice Chair Tryforos
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4 26-227 Action on Agenda Setting and Scheduling for Joint Meeting with the Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends Board
Recommendation: Request staff to prepare an agenda, incorporating input from the Trustee’s discussion and using staff discretion as needed, and to coordinate a meeting with the Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends Board.
The Board and the City Librarian agreed to continue this item to the next meeting.
A motion was made by Trustee Mohammed, seconded by Trustee Huynh to continue this item to the next meeting.
Aye: Chair Evans, Trustee Huynh, Trustee Mohammed, Trustee Ricossa, and Vice Chair Tryforos
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5 26-219 Review and Update Board of Library Trustees Workplan Recommendation: Request that staff, using their discretion, take actions as needed to support priorities identified by today’s discussion regarding the Board of Library Trustees Workplan FY2025-26.
The Board and the City Librarian agreed to continue this item to the next meeting.
A motion was made by Trustee Mohammed, seconded by Trustee Huynh to continue this item to the next meeting.
Aye: Chair Evans, Trustee Huynh, Trustee Mohammed, Trustee Ricossa, and Vice Chair Tryforos
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STAFF REPORT
TRUSTEES REPORT
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Evans shared that he attended Celebrate Santa Clara: A Day on the Field the prior weekend, and that it was a great experience.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:03 PM.
A motion was made by Trustee Mohammed, seconded by Trustee Huynh to adjourn the meeting.
Aye: Chair Evans, Trustee Huynh, Trustee Mohammed, Trustee Ricossa, and Vice Chair Tryforos
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The Board of Library Trustees meeting is adjourned to April 6, 2026 at Northside Branch Library.
MEETING DISCLOSURES
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