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Special Meeting Agenda
CITY OF GILROY
LIBRARY COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING
AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2025 | 7:00 PM
GILROY LIBRARY MEETING ROOM
350 W. 6TH STREET
GILROY, CA 95020
Chair: Victoria Coverson-Baxter Vice Chair: Saeid Nooshabadi
Commissioner: Kasandra Lowry
Staff Liaison: Harjot Sangha, Finance Director and Vince Bautista, Jr., Recreation Coordinator
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.
Library Commission
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“The Library Commission is comprised of 5 members and serves as an advisory and liaison body to
the Gilroy City Council, the city staff and Community Librarian on matters concerning the Gilroy
Library”.
The agenda for this regular meeting is as follows:
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. SECRETARY'S REPORT
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
4.1. Wednesday, April 9, 2025
5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
6. LIBRARY STAFF RECOGNITION
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
7.1. Library Commission Workplan and Selection of one Commissioner to
attend the California Library Association Conference in October 2025.
1. Staff Report: Vince Bautista, Jr., Recreation Coordinator
2. Public Comment:
3. Possible Action:
1. Receive an update and provide comments on Library Commission
Workplan.
2. Select one commissioner to attend the California Library Association
Conference in October 2025.
8. LIBRARY REPORTS
8.1. County Library report for May and June 2025
1. Staff Report: Jennifer Weeks, Santa Clara County Librarian
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action: Receive and comment on the County Library report.
8.2. Gilroy Library Report
1. Staff Report: Cassandra Wong, Gilroy Librarian
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action: Receive and comment on the Gilroy Library report.
9. STAFF/COMMISSION COMMENTS
10. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
11. ADJOURNMENT