Ottawa Public Library Board

Agenda

Meeting #:

11

Date:

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Time:

5:00 P.m. - 8:00 P.m.

Location:

Champlain Room, 110 Laurier Avenue West, and by electronic participation

Trustees :

• Chair Matthew Luloff, 
• Vice-Chair Kathy Fisher, 
• Trustee Jessica Bradley, 
• Trustee Mary-Rose Brown, 
• Trustee Alison Crawford, 
• Trustee Rawlson King, 
• Trustee Catherine Kitts, 
• Trustee Harvey A. Slack, 
• and Trustee Adam Smith 

Julie Tremblay, Library Board Assistant
[phone], ext. 32169
[e-mail]

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1.

Notices and meeting information for meeting participants and the public

You may view the meeting via the Ottawa Public Library’s YouTube channel by clicking on:

https://www.youtube.com/user/BiblioOttawaLibrary

Notices and meeting information are attached to the agenda and minutes, including: availability of simultaneous interpretation and accessibility accommodations; in camera meeting procedures; information items not subject to discussion; personal information disclaimer for correspondents and public speakers; notices regarding minutes; and remote participation details.

2.

Recognition of Anishinābe Algonquin Territory

3.

Roll Call

4.

Regrets

5.

Declarations of Interest

6.

Confirmation of Minutes

6.1

Minutes 10 – Tuesday, 13 February, 2024

7.

Communications

8.

Chair's Verbal Update

9.

Chief Librarian/Chief Executive Officer's Report

10.

Reports

10.1

Fourth Quarter 2023 Financial Status Report

File Number: OPLB-2024-0213-10.1

Report Recommendations:

That the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) Board:  

1. Receive this report for information; 
2. Approve that the 2023 operating surplus in Library Services of $1,870,475 be transferred to the Library Reserve; and, 
3. Upon the Ottawa Public Library Board’s approval of the transfer of the Library operating surplus, direct staff to work with the City’s Financial Services Unit to forward the report to Ottawa City Council, for consideration as part of the Disposition of 2023 Tax and Rate Supported Operating Surplus / Deficit report through the City’s Finance and Corporate Services Committee. 

11.

In Camera Items

THAT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES ACT, THE OTTAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD RESOLVE IN CAMERA PURSUANT TO 16.1 (4)(B), PERSONAL MATTERS ABOUT AN IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUAL, TO CONSIDER THE CHIEF LIBRARIAN/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO) 2023 PERFORMANCE – IN CAMERA – REPORTING OUT DATE: NOTING THAT THE SPECIFIC MATTERS RELATED TO THE CHIEF LIBRARIAN/CEO’S 2023 PERFORMANCE WILL NOT BE REPORTED OUT AS THEY RELATE TO PERSONAL MATTERS ABOUT AN IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUAL

12.

Information Previously Distributed

12.1

Correspondence - Accessibility Barriers Update

12.2

Memo – Canadian Urban Libraries Council and Canadian Urban Institute Report: Overdue: The Case For Canada’s Public Libraries

12.3

Memo – Service Delivery Framework Update

13.

Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

14.

Inquiries

15.

Other Business

16.

Adjournment

17.

Next Meeting

Tuesday, April 9, 2024