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BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
MINUTES
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City Hall Large Conference Room, Third Floor
1400 5th Ave, San Rafael, CA
October 8, 2024 – 6:00 P.M.
Virtual Meeting Recording Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNi39PpgRuU
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Vahdat called the meeting to order at 6:01 P.M.
Roll Call
Present:
Trustee Andow
Trustee Cortes
Trustee Lee
Chair Vahdat
Absent:
Trustee Kyle
Also Present:
Jennifer Kiefer, Interim Technical Services Supervisor
Perla Maciel, Interim Supervising Librarian
Daniel Avalos, Assistant Library & Recreation Director/City Librarian
Jinder Banwait, Administrative Analyst
MINUTES
1. Approve Regular Meeting Minutes of August 13, 2024
Trustees provided comments.
The minutes of August 13, 2024 were approved as submitted.
Trustee Andow moved, and Trustee Lee seconded to approve the minutes of the
August 13, 2024 meeting.
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Ayes: Trustees: Andow, Cortes, and Lee
Noes: Trustees: None
Absent: Trustees: Kyle
Abstain: Trustees: Vahdat
Minutes approved as submitted.
Chair Vahdat invited public comment; however, there was none.
OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION
Public Comment from the audience regarding items not listed on the agenda.
None
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
2. Path of a Book by Jennifer Kiefer, Interim Technical Services Supervisor and
Perla Maciel, Interim Supervising Librarian
Staff responded to questions from the Trustees.
Trustees provided comments.
Chair Vahdat invited public comment; however, there was none.
OTHER AGENDA ITEMS
3. Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Statistics
Staff report by Daniel Avalos, Assistant Library & Recreation Director/City
Librarian
Staff responded to questions from the Trustees.
Trustees provided comments.
Chair Vahdat invited public comment; however, there was none.
STAFF LIAISON REPORT
4. Other brief program updates or reports on any meetings, conferences, and/or
seminars attended by staff.
Presentation by Daniel Avalos, Assistant Library & Recreation Director/City Librarian
Staff responded to questions from the Trustees.
Trustees provided comments.
COMMISSIONER REPORTS
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5. Other brief reports on any meetings, conferences, and/or seminars attended
by the Board members.
Trustees provided comments.
Chair Vahdat invited public comment for agenda item four and agenda item five;
however, there was none.
NEXT MEETING: November 12, 2024
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:52 P.M.