Boston Public Library Trustees as a Corporation and Administrative Agency remote meeting

• Chair’s Call to Order and Report
  
  Evelyn Arana-Ortiz, Acting Chair
• Welcome Remarks   
• Introduction of New Trustees
• Navjeet Bal
• Joseph Berman
• Joyce Linehan
• Senator Michael Rush
• Christian Westra
• Roll Call of Trustees                                                                                                                                            
• Review and Approval of Minutes for the Trustees Meetings held on January 12, 2021
• Resignation of Robert Gallery, Chair

•             Governance and Development Committee Update                                                                                                     John Hailer, Committee Chair
• Nomination and Vote for the Officer role of Chair of the Board
  • VOTED:     “that, the Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston approve the recommendation of the Governance and Development Committee for the officer nomination of Priscilla Douglas to serve as Chair of the Board for the period March 23, 2021 through May 18, 2021.”
• President’s Report
  
  David Leonard, President   
• Proposal & Vote for Community Room Dedication at the Adams St. Branch Library Frank Baker, Boston City Councilor

•            VOTED:     “that, the Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston approve the dedication and renaming of the Community Room at the Adams Street Branch library, the Pat O’Neill Community Room.”

• General Updates
• Introduction of new managers
  • John Towle, Chief of Staff & Strategy
  • Brett Curry, Facilities Manager-Branches
• Approval of Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with City of Boston
• Review of BPL Strategic Roadmap
• Finance and Audit Committee Updates                                                                                                          Evelyn Arana-Ortiz, Committee Chair
• Vote to approve the BPL Technology Plan 2021                                                                                     Kurt Mansperger, Chief Technology Officer
  • VOTED:     “that, the Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston vote to accept
  • The BPL Technology Plan 2021 as presented.”
• Review of NEPC’s financial market conditions and impact on the Library’s endowment
  • Evelyn Arana-Ortiz, Committee Chair
•             New Business
•             Public Comment
  • *Members of the public may sign-up to give “Public Comment” via the “Chat” feature on the Zoom conference call. Participants will be called in the order they were received and their microphone will be unmuted by the moderator.  All participants will be allowed two minutes to address the Board.  All comments and/or questions given at this time will be documented in the meeting minutes and/or answered accordingly at a later time.      

       Adjournment