Board of Library Trustees

City of Pomona 625 SOUTH GAREY Pomona, CA 91766 Regular Meeting Agenda Wednesday, April 19, 2023 5:00 PM Library Public Conference Room Trustee Snider joining via telephone:854 Hillcrest Drive Pomona Board of Library Trustees Trustee Lisa Snider- Mayoral Appointee Trustee Mario Suarez-District 1 Trustee Meg Johannsen-District 2 Trustee Tom O. Rodriguez-District 3 Trustee Debra Martin-District 4 Trustee Renee Barbee-District 5 Trustee District 6-VACANT Board of Library Trustees Regular Meeting Agenda April 19, 2023 ACCESSIBILITY The City of Pomona wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible to the public. Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the City's Administration Office at (909) 620-2051 at least 48 hours before the meeting, if possible. Agenda-related writings or documents provided to the Commissions or Committees are available for public inspection in City Hall and on the City's website www.pomonaca.gov. Persons who have questions concerning any agenda item may call City Hall at (909) 620-2311. CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL PUBLIC COMMENT Public Participation – At this time, the public is invited to address the Board of Library Trustees concerning any items not on the agenda. Together the Board Members, City staff, and public honor Pomona’s important City meeting values:  To speak and to listen to everyone with respect and courtesy;  To honor fairness and our cherished democratic process;  To affirm Pomona’s dedication to lead as a Compassionate City. Thank you all for keeping these values and this commitment to act with them ever present in our minds as we proceed with the meeting together. In order to address the Board Members, each individual must fill out a speaker card, which is available at the entrance of the Library Conference Room. Speaker cards must be completed and turned in to the Board Secretary at this time. Only those speaker cards turned in to the Board Secretary will be allowed to address the Board Members. No late cards will be accepted. Each person should state their name and will be allowed to speak once for three minutes. Public comments may also be submitted via email to anita.torres@pomonaca.gov by 4:00 p.m. the day of the Board Meeting. Comments must be limited to 200 words. Emailed comments will be read into the record by the Board Secretary. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Approval of the Board of Library Trustees Meeting Minutes March 15, 2023. Attachments: Library Board Minutes 3-15-2023 BOARD COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH DISCUSSION CALENDAR 2. Update on Library Survey. City of Pomona Page 2 Printed on 4/13/2023 Board of Library Trustees Regular Meeting Agenda April 19, 2023 3. Update on Special Collections and discussion regarding a special collections display case on a rotating schedule. 4. Budget update. Attachments: April 2023_ Expenditures_Page 1 April 2023_ Expenditures_Page 2 April 2023_Revenues 5. Discussion of a draft letter requesting additional Library funding in the interest of increasing Library operating hours. Attachments: 4-19-23 Trustees Budget Recommendation Letter 4-19-23 Library Trustees Report_Additional Funding Request_Increase of Library Operating Hours 6. Ongoing discussion regarding elimination of Library late fines. COMMUNICATIONS TO THE BOARD 7. Friends of the Pomona Public Library 8. Library Foundation 9. Support Our Pomona Public Library (SOPPL) STAFF COMMUNICATION 10. Deputy Director of Library Services 11. Deputy City Manager ADJOURNMENT CERTIFICATION OF POSTING AGENDA I, Anita Torres, Deputy Director of Library Services/Board Secretary for the City of Pomona, hereby certify that the agenda for the April 19, 2023 meeting of the Board of Library Trustees was posted in City Hall, near the door of the City Council Chambers, and on the City’s website www.pomonaca.gov on April 13, 2023. I declare under the penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. ____________________ /s/ Anita Torres Deputy Director of Library Services/Board Secretary City of Pomona Page 3 Printed on 4/13/2023