September 2024 Library Board Meeting
350 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6B 6B1
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
Location: Morris J. Wosk Boardroom, Level 8 - Central Library
Regular Board Agenda: September 2024
CHAIR TO CALL MEETING TO ORDER
INTRODUCTION
a) Land Acknowledgement and Opening Remarks
PRESENTATIONS
a) 2024 VPL Writer-in-Residence: Kyla Jamieson
b) City of Vancouver’s Official Development Plan
ADMINISTRATION
a) Items for Consent – Removal of Items & Approval of items in consent agenda
b) Approval of the Agenda – Additions/Alterations
c) Minutes – Receive/approve draft minutes of Board meeting held June 26, 2024 Download
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
a) Vancouver School Board
b) CUPE Local 391
c) Friends of VPL
d) VPL Foundation
ITEMS FOR DECISION
a) Governance Committee Terms of Reference Download
b) CRPD Naming Subcommittee Terms of Reference Download
c) Philanthropic Recognition Opportunities for Children’s Library Download
d) Staff Identification Policy: Rescission and Reclassification Download
ITEMS FOR CONSENT
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
a) Draft Minutes - September 11, 2024 Governance Committee Meeting Download
b) Trustee Appointment Process 2025 Download
CRPD COMMITTEE
a) Draft Minutes - September 16, 2024 SFHR Committee Regular Meeting Download
b) Official Development Plan (ODP) Introduction Download
c) Strategic Plan Reporting – Q2 2024 Download
SFHR COMMITTEE
a) Draft Minutes - September 18, 2024 SFHR Committee Regular Meeting Download
b) Quarterly Financial Report – Q2 2024 Download
CORRESPONDENCE
a) Jun 26/24: Letter from M. Martin, Public Libraries Branch Director to VPL Board Chair re: 2024 Public Library Grant Award Letter Download
c) Jul 31/24: Letter from B. Lawrie, Public Library InterLINK Chair re: InterLINK Compensation Download
d) Aug 8/24: Letter from Friends of VPL re: 2024 Grant Download
DISCUSSION OF ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT
NEW BUSINESS
ADJOURN: ESTIMATED AT 7:50 PM
In Camera Board Agenda: September 2024
This meeting is closed to the public, pursuant to Section 8(c) of the Board Procedure Policy, to discuss matters related to paragraphs:
Section 8(c)(x) Discussions respecting the development of a policy or the proposed provision of an activity, work or facility that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the Library Board, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of VPL or the City of Vancouver if they were held in public.
CHAIR TO CALL MEETING TO ORDER
ADMINISTRATION
a) Approval of the Agenda – Additions/Alterations
b) Minutes – Receive/approve draft minutes of Board in camera meeting held June 26, 2024
ITEM FOR DECISION
a) Philanthropic Naming Approval
ITEMS FOR CONSENT
CRPD COMMITTEE
a) Draft Minutes - September 16, 2024 SFHR Committee In Camera Meeting
SFHR COMMITTEE
a) Draft Minutes - September 18, 2024 SFHR Committee In Camera Meeting
b) Annual Enterprise Risk Management Update
c) Labour Relations Update
DISCUSSION OF ITEM PULLED FROM CONSENT
NEW BUSINESS
ADJOURN: ESTIMATED AT 8:30 P.M.
Board Minutes- Regular Meeting September 2024
September 25, 2024 Library Board Regular Meeting Minutes Download