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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
April 15, 2025 – 6:00 P.M.
Virtual Meeting Recording Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmXyAvjP4jk
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Andow called the meeting to order at 6:02 P.M.
Roll Call
Present:
Trustee Cortes
Trustee Kyle
Trustee Lee
Chair Andow
Absent:
Trustee Vahdat
Also Present:
Alejandra Barrios, Librarian II (Interim Supervising Librarian)
Daniel Avalos, Assistant Library & Recreation Director/City Librarian
Jinder Banwait, Administrative Analyst
Lea Aschkeans, Librarian II
MINUTES
1. Approve Regular Meeting Minutes of March 11, 2025
Trustees provided comments.
The minutes of March 11, 2025 were approved as submitted.
Trustee Kyle moved, and Chair Andow seconded to approve the minutes of the
March 11, 2025 meeting.
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Ayes: Trustees: Kyle, Lee, and Andow
Noes: Trustees: None
Absent: Trustees: Vahdat
Abstain: Trustees: Cortes
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. Creando Enlaces Conference
Staff responded to questions from the Trustees.
Trustees provided comments.
Chair Andow invited public comment; however, there was none.
OTHER AGENDA ITEMS
3. Update on Library Programming
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
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.
*Trustee Cortes left the meeting at 7:13 P.M.
NEXT MEETING: May 13, 2025
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 P.M.