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Council Chamber
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
carlsbadca.gov
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Regular Meeting
July 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.
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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.
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CALL TO ORDER: 4 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Sheffler, Moran, McBride, Waidelich, Laufer.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Chair Sheffler led the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on May 28, 2025
ACTION: Minutes were approved as presented – 4/1 (Sheffler – Abstain).
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 MAY AND JUNE 2025: Receive the Narrative Reports and Statistical Reports for
May and June 2025. (Staff contacts: Andrea Hilliard, Library & Cultural Arts Department)
Recommended Action: Receive the reports.
ACTION: Trustees received the reports.
2. UPDATED LIBRARY COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY: Receive a report from staff and vote on
updates to the library’s Collection Development Policy. (Staff contact: Jacqui Petri, Library & Cultural
Arts Department)
Recommended Action: Receive the report and approve updates to the Collection Development
Policy.
ACTION: Trustees received the report and voted to approve updates to the library’s Collection
Development Policy. Motion by Trustee Sheffler, seconded by Vice Chair Moran to approve
updates to the library’s Collection Development Policy. 5/0.
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3. CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR SELECTION: Accept nominations and adopt resolutions to appoint a Chair and
Vice Chair to the Library Board of Trustees for fiscal year 2025-26. (Staff contact: Katie Nye, Library &
Cultural Arts Department)
Recommended Action: Adopt the resolutions.
ACTION: Adopted resolution No. 2025-001 appointing Laurel Moran as Chair - 5/0.
ACTION: Adopted resolution No. 2025-002 appointing Katrina Waidelich as Vice Chair - 5/0.
4. REPRESENTATIVE TO CARLSBAD LIBRARY & ARTS FOUNDATION: Accept nominations/volunteers and
appoint a representative to the Carlsbad Library & Arts Foundation for fiscal year 2025-26. (Staff
contact: Katie Nye, Library & Cultural Arts Department)
Recommended Action: Appoint a representative to the Carlsbad Library & Arts Foundation.
ACTION: Trustees appointed a representative to the Carlsbad Library & Arts Foundation.
Motion by Trustee McBride, seconded by Chair Sheffler to appoint Trustee McBride as
representative to the Carlsbad Library & Arts Foundation for fiscal year 2025-26.
5/0.
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: 4:35 p.m.