Board of Library Trustees
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · February 22, 2021
Minutes
City of Mountain View
Minutes - Final
Board of Library Trustees
Monday, February 22, 2021 7:00 PM Video Conference with No Physical Meeting Location
Special Meeting
This meeting will be conducted in accordance with State of California Executive Order
N-29-20, dated March 17, 2020. All members of the Board of Library Trustees will
participate in the meeting by video conference, with no physical meeting location.
Members of the public wishing to comment on an item may do so in the following ways:
1. Email comments to lb@mountainview.gov by 5:00 p.m. on the meeting date. Emails
will be forwarded to the Board of Library Trustees. Please identify the Agenda Item
number in the subject line of your email. All emails received will be entered into the
record for the meeting.
2. Provide oral public comments during the meeting:
Online:
Register in advance to access the meeting via Zoom Webinar:
https://mountainview.gov/lb_speakers
You will be asked to enter an email address and a name. Your email address will not be
disclosed to the public. After registering, you will receive an email with instructions on
how to connect to the meeting.
When the Chair announces the item on which you wish to speak, click the “raise hand”
feature in Zoom. Speakers will be notified of their turn shortly before they are called on
to speak.
By phone:
Dial: (669) 900-9128 and enter Webinar ID: 951 9782 3214
When the Chair announces the item on which you wish to speak, dial *9. Phone
participants will be called on by the last two digits of their phone number.
When called to speak, please limit your comments to the time allotted (up to 3 minutes,
at the discretion of the Chair).
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For instructions on using the "raise hand" feature in Zoom, visit
https://mountainview.gov/raise_hand.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Beckman-Harned called meeting to order at 7:04pm
2. ROLL CALL
Present 4- Member Elena Lopez, Member Nicole Vogt, Vice Chair Paul Donahue, and Chair
Max Beckman-Harned
Absent 1- Member Phyllis Bismanovsky
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
3.1 Approve Minutes from January 25, 2021 meeting
MOTION - M/S - Donahue/Lopez - To approve the minutes from the January 25, 2021
meeting carried by the following vote:
Yes: 4- Member Lopez, Member Vogt, Vice Chair Donahue, and Chair Beckman-Harned
Absent: 1- Member Bismanovsky
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
None
5. DONATIONS
5.1 Eileen Tenney in Memory of Gladys Anenson - $25.00 for Outreach
Programs
MOTION - M/S - Lopez/Beckman-Harned - To accept donations: Eileen Tenney in
memory of Gladys Anenson - $25.00 for outreach programs carried by the following vote:
Yes: 4- Member Lopez, Member Vogt, Vice Chair Donahue, and Chair Beckman-Harned
Absent: 1- Member Bismanovsky
6. PRESENTATIONS
None
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
7.1 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Rubric
MOTION - M/S - Lopez/Beckman-Harned - To approve draft rubric with edits as an
internal mechanism recommended to use by individual trustees and as a group to look at
policies carries by the following vote:
Yes: 4- Member Lopez, Member Vogt, Vice Chair Donahue, and Chair Beckman-Harned
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Absent: 1- Member Bismanovsky
8. NEW BUSINESS
8.1 Library Six-Month Performance Measures
Member of the public Sharon Su asked for clarification regarding one of the performance
measures and also complimented the library staff.
Some discussion and questions regarding the six-month performance measures.
8.2 City Council Advisory Body Webpage, Library Board Webpage and
Calendar Information
Some discussion, questions and requests related to the locations and procedures for
posting Library Board information
9. BOARD/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
REPORTS
9.1 Library Director's Report
Some discussion, questions and requests related to the locations and procedures for
posting Library Board information
10. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Beckman-Harned adjourned the meeting at 9:01pm
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:
The agenda and staff reports are available online at https://mountainview.legistar.com.
Questions and comments regarding the agenda may be directed to the Library ServIces Department at (650) 903-6337 or
lb@mountainview.gov.
The Board may consider and act on items listed on the agenda in any order. Consideration of the matters noticed herein is
not limited by the recommendations indicated herein.
It is the policy of the Library Board that all evening meetings of the Board, including Study Sessions, be adjourned no later
than 9:00 p.m., which time is referred to as the normal time of adjournment. No new item of business shall be taken up by
the Board after 9:00 p.m. unless the Board has determined by majority vote to set aside this policy. In the event it appears
that the entire agenda cannot be completed by the normal time of adjournment, the Board may take up and act upon the
more pressing agenda items. All agenda items not considered at the meeting shall be on the agenda of the next regular,
special, or adjourned regular meeting unless the Board directs otherwise.
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance in this meeting, please contact the
Community Services Department at (650) 903-6400. Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to
make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1))
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ADDRESSING THE BOARD:
Interested persons are entitled to speak on any item on the agenda and should make their interest known to the Chair.
Anyone wishing to address the Board on an item not on the agenda may do so during the "Oral Communications" part of
the agenda. For any agenda item or for Oral Communications on nonagenda items, if there appears to be a large number
of speakers, the Chair may reduce speaking time to no less than 1.5 minutes per speaker unless there is an objection
from the Board by majority vote.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.3(b)(1), at least twice the allotted speaking time will be provided to a
member of the public who utilizes a translator.
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Agenda
City of Mountain View
Agenda
Board of Library Trustees
Monday, February 22, 2021 7:00 PM Video Conference with No Physical Meeting
Location
Special Meeting
This meeting will be conducted in accordance with State of California Executive Order
N-29-20, dated March 17, 2020. All members of the Board of Library Trustees will
participate in the meeting by video conference, with no physical meeting location.
Members of the public wishing to comment on an item may do so in the following ways:
1. Email comments to lb@mountainview.gov by 5:00 p.m. on the meeting date. Emails
will be forwarded to the Board of Library Trustees. Please identify the Agenda Item
number in the subject line of your email. All emails received will be entered into the
record for the meeting.
2. Provide oral public comments during the meeting:
Online:
Register in advance to access the meeting via Zoom Webinar:
https://mountainview.gov/lb_speakers
You will be asked to enter an email address and a name. Your email address will not be
disclosed to the public. After registering, you will receive an email with instructions on
how to connect to the meeting.
When the Chair announces the item on which you wish to speak, click the “raise hand”
feature in Zoom. Speakers will be notified of their turn shortly before they are called on
to speak.
By phone:
Dial: (669) 900-9128 and enter Webinar ID: 951 9782 3214
When the Chair announces the item on which you wish to speak, dial *9. Phone
participants will be called on by the last two digits of their phone number.
When called to speak, please limit your comments to the time allotted (up to 3 minutes,
at the discretion of the Chair).
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For instructions on using the "raise hand" feature in Zoom, visit
https://mountainview.gov/raise_hand.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
3.1 Approve Minutes from January 25, 2021 meeting
Recommendation: Approve the Minutes from the January 25, 2021 meeting
Attachments: 2021.01.25 Library Board Minutes DRAFT
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Board on any
matter not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three minutes. State law prohibits the
Board from acting on non-agenda items.
5. DONATIONS
5.1 Eileen Tenney in Memory of Gladys Anenson - $25.00 for Outreach
Programs
Recommendation: Accept donations
6. PRESENTATIONS
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
7.1 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Rubric
Recommendation: Review and discuss draft of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Rubric
Attachments: Draft Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Rubric
8. NEW BUSINESS
8.1 Library Six-Month Performance Measures
Recommendation: Review Library Six-Month Performance Measures
Attachments: 6-Month Library Performance Measures
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8.2 City Council Advisory Body Webpage, Library Board Webpage and
Calendar Information
Recommendation: Review City Council Advisory Body webpage, Library Board webpage
and calendar information
9. BOARD/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
REPORTS
No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Board at this time.
9.1 Library Director's Report
Recommendation: Review Library Director's Report
Attachments: Library Director's Report
10. ADJOURNMENT
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:
The agenda and staff reports are available online at https://mountainview.legistar.com.
Questions and comments regarding the agenda may be directed to the Library ServIces Department at (650) 903-6337 or
lb@mountainview.gov.
The Board may consider and act on items listed on the agenda in any order. Consideration of the matters noticed herein is
not limited by the recommendations indicated herein.
It is the policy of the Library Board that all evening meetings of the Board, including Study Sessions, be adjourned no later
than 9:00 p.m., which time is referred to as the normal time of adjournment. No new item of business shall be taken up by
the Board after 9:00 p.m. unless the Board has determined by majority vote to set aside this policy. In the event it appears
that the entire agenda cannot be completed by the normal time of adjournment, the Board may take up and act upon the
more pressing agenda items. All agenda items not considered at the meeting shall be on the agenda of the next regular,
special, or adjourned regular meeting unless the Board directs otherwise.
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance in this meeting, please contact the
Community Services Department at (650) 903-6400. Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to
make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1))
ADDRESSING THE BOARD:
Interested persons are entitled to speak on any item on the agenda and should make their interest known to the Chair.
Anyone wishing to address the Board on an item not on the agenda may do so during the "Oral Communications" part of
the agenda. For any agenda item or for Oral Communications on nonagenda items, if there appears to be a large number
of speakers, the Chair may reduce speaking time to no less than 1.5 minutes per speaker unless there is an objection
from the Board by majority vote.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.3(b)(1), at least twice the allotted speaking time will be provided to a
member of the public who utilizes a translator.
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