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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-04-23; Library Board of Trustees; Agendas Council Chamber 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 carlsbadca.gov LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Regular Meeting April 23, 2025, 4 p.m. Welcome to the Library Board of Trustees Meeting We welcome your interest and involvement in the city’s legislative process. This agenda includes information about topics coming before the Library Board of Trustees and the action recommended by city staff. You can read about each topic in the staff reports, which are available on the city website. How to watch In Person City Council Chamber 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Online Watch the livestream at carlsbadca.gov/watch How to participate If you would like to provide comments to the Board, please: • Fill out a speaker request form, located in the foyer. • Submit the form to the Clerk before the item begins. • When it’s your turn, the Clerk will call your name and invite you to the podium. • For non-agenda public comment, speakers must confine their remarks to matters within the Board’s subject matter jurisdiction. • For public comment on agenda items, speakers must confine their remarks to the question or matter under consideration. • Speakers have three minutes, unless the presiding officer (usually the Chair) changes that time. • You may not give your time to another person, but can create a group. A group must select a single speaker as long as three other members of your group are present. All forms must be submitted to the Clerk before the item begins and will only be accepted for items listed on the agenda (not for general public comment at the beginning of the meeting). Group representatives have 10 minutes unless that time is changed by the presiding officer or the Board. • Failure to comply with the rules for public participation is disruptive conduct. Continuing disruptive conduct after being asked by the presiding official to cease may result in removal from the meeting. • In writing: Email comments to librarycommunity@carlsbadca.gov. Comments received by 1 p.m. the day of the meeting will be shared with the Board prior to the meeting. When e-mailing comments, please identify in the subject line the agenda item to which your comments relate. All comments received will be included as part of the official record. Reasonable accommodations Reasonable Accommodations Persons with a disability may request an agenda packet in appropriate alternative formats as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Reasonable accommodations and auxiliary aids will be provided to effectively allow participation in the meeting. Please contact the City Manager’s Office at 442- 339-2821 (voice), 711 (free relay service for TTY users), 760-720-9461 (fax) or manager@carlsbadca.gov by noon on the Tuesday before the meeting to make arrangements. City staff will respond to requests by noon on Wednesday, the day of the meeting, and will seek to resolve requests before the start of the meeting in order to maximize accessibility. April 23, 2025 Page 2 CALL TO ORDER: 4 p.m. ROLL CALL: Sheffler, Moran, Waidelich, Laufer (McBride – Absent) Trustee McBride arrived at 4:01 p.m. after the Approval of Minutes PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Chair Sheffler led the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on March 26, 2025 ACTION: Minutes approved as presented – 3/1/1 (Sheffler – Abstain, McBride – Absent). PRESENTATIONS: None. PUBLIC COMMENT: The Brown Act allows any member of the public to comment on items not on the agenda. Please treat others with courtesy, civility, and respect. Members of the public may participate in the meeting by submitting comments as provided on the front page of this agenda. The Board will receive comments in the beginning of the meeting. In conformance with the Brown Act, no action can occur on these items. CONSENT CALENDAR: The items listed under Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion as listed below. There will be no separate discussion on these items prior to the time the Board votes on the motion unless members of the Board, staff, or the public request specific items be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None. DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS: 1. LIBRARY REPORTS FOR MARCH 2025: Receive the Narrative Report and Statistical Report for March 2025. (Staff contact: Andrea Hilliard and Laura Mendez, Library & Cultural Arts Department) Recommended Action: Receive the reports. ACTION: Trustees received the report. 2. SCHULMAN AUDITORIUM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT: Receive an update to the Ruby G. Schulman Auditorium Capital Improvement Project. (Staff contact: Thomas Johnston, Library & Cultural Arts Department) Recommended Action: Receive the report. ACTION: Trustees received the report. 3. LITERACY ANTHOLOGY: Receive information on the Literacy Anthology and an invitation to the book release event. (Staff contact: Sandra Riggins, Library & Cultural Arts Department) Recommended Action: Receive the report. ACTION: Trustees received the report. April 23, 2025 Page 3 4. FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 BUDGET UPDATE: Receive an update on the FY 2025-26 budget. (Staff contact: Fiona Everett, Library & Cultural Arts Department) Recommended Action: Receive the report. ACTION: Trustees received the report. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS: This portion of the agenda is for the Board to make brief announcements, brief reports of their activities and requests for future agenda items. DIRECTORS COMMENTS: ANNOUNCEMENTS: ADJOURNMENT: 5:12 p.m.