Board of Library Trustees

City of Riverside Riverside Library Administrative Office 3900 Mission Inn Avenue Board of Library Trustees Riverside, CA 92501 951-826-5213 Agenda Meeting Date: Monday, December 13, 2021 5:00 PM City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber Publication Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2021 3900 Main Street, Riverside View Virtual Meeting at www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting or www.WatchRiverside.com MISSION STATEMENT The City of Riverside is committed to providing high quality municipal services to ensure a safe, inclusive, and livable community The Board of Library Trustees will conduct an in-person meeting. Face coverings are required regardless of vaccination status. View live webcast at www.riversideca.gov/meeting or www.WatchRiverside.com with open captions. The mission of the Riverside Public Library is be the cultural and learning center for the community, encouraging the joy and wonder of reading, the wisdom of diverse ideas, and the power of lifelong learning. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2 the Board of Library Trustees will conduct a meeting at the above time and place for the purpose of transacting or discussing business as identified on this agenda. Any person who has information to contribute during the Board of Library Trustee meeting is invited to participate and should submit a "Request to Speak" form to the Administrative Secretary prior to the commencement of the meeting. The City of Riverside is committed to fostering a respectful workplace that requires all employees and external stakeholders to embrace a culture of transparency and inclusivity. This includes acceptable behavior from everyone; a workplace that provides dignity, respect, and civility to our employees, customers, and the public they serve. City meetings should be a place where all members of our community feel safe and comfortable to participate. While there could be a high level of emotion associated with topics on this agenda, the City would like to set the expectation that all members of the public use language appropriate to a collaborative, professional, and respectful public City of Riverside Page 1 Board of Library Trustees Agenda December 13, 2021 environment. The City is resolute in its commitment to eliminate any form of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation in the workplace. The City maintains a zero-tolerance policy for harassment, discrimination, and retaliation in compliance with new harassment and discrimination laws. The City of Riverside 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 42 U.S.C. §12132 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 ADA Coordinator at (951) 826-5427 at least 72 hours before the meeting, if possible. TTY users call 7-1-1 for telecommunications relay services (TRS). CALL TO ORDER - President PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG PUBLIC COMMENT 1 This is the portion of the meeting specifically set aside to invite your comments regarding any matters within the jurisdiction of the Board of Library Trustees. Individual audience participation is limited to 3 minutes and you will be asked to state your name and city of residence. Please complete and submit a speaker card to Administrative Staff. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2 Minutes - November 8, 2021 Attachments: Minutes CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine by department staff and may be enacted on by the Library Board of Trustees by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless, before the Library Board of Trustees votes on the motion to approve the recommendations, Trustees, staff, or public request specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Removed consent items will be discussed separately. 3 Approval of Trust Fund Expenditures Attachments: Report City of Riverside Page 2 Board of Library Trustees Agenda December 13, 2021 4 Formal Acceptance of Gift Fund Donations Attachments: Report 5 Incident Report Attachments: Report 6 Determine whether Trustee Seipel's absence from the Board of Library Trustees meeting on November 8, 2021, should be recorded as an excused absence Attachments: Report DISCUSSION AND ACTION CALENDAR 7 Architectural Design Services by Cannon Design for Phase 1 Preliminary Design Studies for the new City of Riverside SPC Jesus S. Duran Eastside Library - 2600 University Avenue Attachments: Report Presentation 8 American Rescue Plan Act Grant Funding in the amount of $1,530,000 for Library Projects Attachments: Report Presentation 9 California Humanities Relief grant of $20,000 for digitization of Press Enterprise, five offerings of youth poetry series, four virtual adult humanities classes, storytelling programs, and adult, children and young adult poetry collections Attachments: Report BOARD AND DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION 10 Brief reports on Conferences, Seminars, and Meetings attended by Board Members 11 Brief reports on Conferences, Seminars, and Meetings attended by Library Director 12 Items for future Board of Library Trustees consideration as requested by Board Members ********* The next Board of Library Trustees meeting is scheduled for Monday, January 10, 2022 City of Riverside Page 3 Board of Library Trustees Agenda December 13, 2021 For live Webcast of the Board Meeting: RiversideCA.gov/Meeting or www.WatchRiverside.com ********* Sign up to receive critical information such as unexpected road closures, utility outages, missing persons, and evacuations of buildings or neighborhoods. www.RiversideAlert.com City of Riverside Page 4