Board of Library Trustees
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · September 18, 2023
Minutes
City of Mountain View
Minutes - Final
Board of Library Trustees
Monday, September 18, 2023 7:00 PM Library Program Room - 2nd Floor
1. CALL TO ORDER
Vice Chairperson Nehrlich called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present 4 - Member Phyllis Bismanovsky, Member Kristin Higaki, Member Nicole Vogt, and Vice Chair Eric
Nehrlich
Absent 1 - Chair Sharon Su
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
3.1 Approval of Minutes from August 21, 2023 meeting
MOTION - Bismanovsky/Higaki (M/S) to approve the Minutes from the August 21, 2023 Board of Library
Trustees' meeting as presented. Motion carried. Votes taken by roll call.
Yes: 4 - Member Bismanovsky, Member Higaki, Member Vogt, and Vice Chair Nehrlich
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
There were no public comments.
5. DONATIONS
None.
6. PRESENTATIONS
None.
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
8. NEW BUSINESS
None.
9. BOARD/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
9.1 Library Director's Report
Library Director, Tracy Gray gave an update on staffing and current recruitments. Shared an update on the
new Bookmobile which is anticipated to launch sometime in October. Shared an update regarding the Sci-Fi
September programs. Thanked the Friends of the Mountain View Library for raising four thousand dollars from
their book sale in August.
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9.2 Agenda setting
- Meet with the Board of the Friends of the Mountain View Library.
- The Friends of the Mountain View Library book donation process.
10. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting is adjourned at 7:09 p.m.
The next Board of Library Trustees' meeting will be held on Monday, October 16, 2023, at 7:00 p.m.
Minutes submitted for approval by Joy Phaphakdy.
Approved on October 16, 2023.
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Agenda
City of Mountain View
Agenda
Board of Library Trustees
Monday, September 18, 2023 7:00 PM Library Program Room - 2nd Floor
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
3.1 Approval of Minutes from August 21, 2023 meeting
Recommendation: Review and approve minutes from August 21, 2023 meeting.
Attachments: Board of Library Trustees Minutes August 21, 2023
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
6. PRESENTATIONS
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
8. NEW BUSINESS
9. BOARD/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Board at this time.
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9.1 Library Director's Report
Recommendation: Review Library Director's report.
Attachments: Library Director's Report September 18, 2023
9.2 Agenda setting
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 Department at (650) 903-6887 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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