02/15/2023 Library Commission Regular Meeting
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Regular Meeting Agenda
CITY OF GILROY
LIBRARY COMMISSION REGULAR
MEETING AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2023 | 7:00 PM
GILROY LIBRARY MEETING ROOM
350 W. 6TH STREET
GILROY, CA 95020
Chair: Vacant Vice Chair: Vacant
Commissioners: Victoria Coverson-Baxter, Gabriela Kim, Saeid Nooshabadi, Sumana Reddy,
Katherine Robinson
Staff Liaison: Harjot Sangha, Finance Director
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will make
reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. If you need
special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City
Clerk’s Office at least 72 hours prior to the meeting at (408) 846-0204 or
cityclerk@cityofgilroy.org to help ensure that reasonable arrangements can
be made.
Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the City of Gilroy Library Commission after
distribution of the agenda packet are available with the agenda packet on the City website at
www.cityofgilroy.org subject to Staff’s ability to post the documents before the meeting
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE GILROY OPEN GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE
Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public.
Commissions, task forces, councils and other agencies of the City exist to conduct the
people's business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the
people and that City operations are open to the people's review.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE OPEN GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE, TO
RECEIVE A FREE COPY OF THE ORDINANCE OR TO REPORT A VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE,
CONTACT THE OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMISSION STAFF AT (408) 846-0204
PUBLIC COMMENT GUIDELINES:
During the PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA portion of the meeting, each
person wishing to speak should prepare a presentation of not more than three (3) minutes. Persons
wishing to address the Commission are requested, but not required, to complete a Speaker’s Card
located at the entrances. Completion of this speaker’s card is voluntary. All persons may attend this
meeting and speak, regardless if a card is completed or not. Speaker’s slips should be submitted to
the Secretary BEFORE this portion of the meeting begins. Anyone wishing to address the
Commission on any other item on this AGENDA is requested, but not required, to fill out a
speaker’s slip as well and submit it to the Secretary BEFORE the Commission takes action on the
item.
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The agenda for this regular meeting is as follows:
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. SECRETARY'S REPORT
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3.1. November 9, 2022
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
5. INTRODUCTIONS
5.1. Harjot Sangha, Finance Director
6. PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
7 NEW BUSINESS
7.1. Selection of Chair and Vice-Chair of Library Commission
1. Staff Report: Adam Henig, Recreation Manager
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Motion and vote for the selection of commission Chair and Vice-chair of Library
Commission.
7.2. Library Commission Fiscal Year 2024 and Fiscal Year 2025 Budget
Requests
1. Staff Report: Adam Henig, Recreation Manager
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Commission consensus on budget requests for the next two-year budget cycle.
8. LIBRARY REPORTS
8.1. Santa Clara County Library Report for December 2022 - February 2023
(report attached)
1. Staff Report: Adam Henig, Recreation Manager
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive and comment on County Library Report.<br>
8.2. Gilroy Library Report
1. Staff Report: Adam Henig, Recreation Manager
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive and Comment on Gilroy Library Report.
9. COMMISSION COMMENTS
10. STAFF COMMENTS
10.1. Updates:
1. Training request
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2. City Board and Commission Manuel
3. Council Correspondence
11. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
12. ADJOURNMENT