Ottawa Public Library Board Meeting
Agenda 31
Tuesday, 8 March 2022,
5:00 p.m.
Electronic Participation
This Meeting will be held through electronic
participation in accordance with Section 238 of the Municipal Act, 2001 as
amended by Bill 197, the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020. Persons wishing
to provide comments on any of the agenda items contained herein should refer to
the process detailed in and attached to this agenda as an Appendix A.
Julie Tremblay,
Library Board Assistant
613-580-2424 x32169
[email protected]
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Board Members:
Chair:
Matthew Luloff
Vice-Chair: Kathy Fisher
Trustees: Steven Begg, Riley Brockington, Mary-Rose Brown,
Allan Higdon, Rawlson King, Carol Anne Meehan, Harvey A. Slack
Accessible formats and
communication supports are available for any specific agenda item. Please
contact the OPL Board at [email protected] at least two (2) business
days in advance of the meeting to make a request.
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RECOGNITION OF
ANISHINĀBE ALGONQUIN TERRITORY
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That the Ottawa Public
Library (OPL) Board:
1. Receive this report
for information;
2. Receive previously
approved $4,000,000 (October 2021) from Library Services operating surplus to
be transferred to the OPL portion of the OPL-LAC Joint Facility project;
3. Approve $1,244,060
in Library Services operating surplus be transferred to the Library Reserve;
and,
4. Upon the Ottawa
Public Library Board’s approval of the transfer of the Library operating
surplus, direct staff to work with the City of Ottawa’s (City) Finance
Services to include the recommendations as part of the Disposition of 2021
Tax and Rate Supported Operating Surplus / Deficit report through the City’s
Finance and Economic Development Committee for approval by Ottawa City
Council.
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That the Ottawa Public
Library Board receive this report for information.
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That the Ottawa Public
Library Board receive this report for information.
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Note: 1. In Camera items are
not subject to public discussion or audience*.
2. Any
written or verbal submissions (including your name but excluding personal
contact information) will form part of the public record and be made available
to the Ottawa Public Library Board and the public.
Appendix
A – Remote Participation Details
This particular meeting
will be hosted in Zoom. Public Delegations may
join the meeting by calling a toll-free telephone number or using Zoom software
on a computer or mobile device.
Members of the Board and
Required Ottawa Public Library (OPL) Staff
The Library Board
Assistant will send a Zoom link and password prior to the meeting to Members of
the Board, and staff who are required to participate.
Other OPL and Municipal
Staff, Media and General Public
Staff not participating in
the meeting, the media and the general public must view the meeting via the Ottawa Public Library’s YouTube
channel by clicking on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM0Ewbf3FnE.
Public Delegations /
Submissions to the Board
There are several ways in
which the general public can provide submissions to the Board for the March
8 meeting, as follows:
a)
Submit comments in
writing: Persons wishing to provide comments to the Ottawa Public Library Board
are strongly encouraged to submit such comments in writing, by email to the
Board email address at: [email protected]. Comments received by Tuesday, March
8 will be provided to the Board members
prior to the meeting. Comments received after this time will be forwarded to
Board members as soon as possible.
b)
Submit verbal
comments in advance of the meeting (Prior to 4:00 PM on Monday, March 7).
You may email [email protected] to have comments transcribed.
c)
Register to Speak
at the Board Meeting:
Prior to 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March
8: Fill out a Request to Speak Form. To access the Request to Speak form, please copy
and paste the following URL into your browser: https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/request-speak-opl-board.” See details below on how to
participate remotely in the meeting this manner. If you wish to make a visual
presentation, please see further details below. Notwithstanding the deadlines noted
above, public delegations are requested to register as soon as possible in
order to facilitate an orderly registration process and meeting. Logistical
details will be provided upon confirmation of registration.
Remote
participation for Public Delegations
Upon receipt of
your registration to speak at the meeting, by way of one of the procedures
outlined above, delegates will be asked to submit the username they will be
using to join the Zoom meeting, phone number from which they will be dialing
into the meeting and email address (if available). Registration is required so
that the
Library Board Assistant may provide Zoom meeting information to the speaker
prior to the meeting.
Persons who
intend to participate during the meeting may wish to register/sign up in Zoom, if they have not already
done so. The following information is provided for your consideration and
guidance during remote participation in the meeting:
As
screen-sharing will not be enabled for participants during this meeting, those
delegates who wish to provide a visual presentation (PowerPoint or other) must
email it the Board email address at: [email protected]. Staff will share
your presentation from their screen as you speak, and advance through it as
needed. Please let staff know when to advance by verbally saying “next slide”
or “scroll down” and note that there may be a delay of a few seconds. In order
to allow sufficient time for set-up and testing in advance of the meeting start
time, those who wish to provide visual presentations are required to
register to speak and provide those materials to the Board As