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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
January 14, 2025 – 6:00 P.M.
Virtual Meeting Recording Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7XDItxdgnE
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Andow called the meeting to order at 6:01 P.M.
Roll Call
Present:
Trustee Cortes
Trustee Kyle
Trustee Lee
Chair Andow
Absent:
Trustee Vahdat
Also Present:
Daniel Avalos, Assistant Library & Recreation Director/City Librarian
Jinder Banwait, Administrative Analyst
Catherine Quffa, Library & Recreation Director
MINUTES
1. Approve Regular Meeting Minutes of November 12, 2024
Trustees provided comments.
The minutes of November 12, 2024 were approved as submitted.
Trustee Lee moved, and Trustee Cortes seconded to approve the minutes of the
November 12, 2024 meeting.
Ayes: Trustees: Cortes, Kyle, Lee, and Andow
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Noes: Trustees: None
Absent: Trustees: Vahdat
Abstain: Trustees: None
Minutes approved as submitted.
Chair Andow 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. Staff Presentation - Student MyCard Program by Daniel Avalos, Assistant
Library & Recreation Director/City Librarian
Staff responded to questions from the Trustees.
Trustees provided comments.
Chair Andow invited public comment; however, there was none.
OTHER AGENDA ITEMS
3. Review of 2025 Board of Trustees Workplan
Staff responded to questions from the Trustees.
Trustees provided comments.
Chair Andow 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
and Catherine Quffa, Library & Recreation Director
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 Andow invited public comment for agenda item four and agenda item five;
however, there was none.
NEXT MEETING: February 11, 2025
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:02 P.M.