February 2024 Board Meeting - Agenda

February 22, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. 
Guildford Branch 

1. Call to Order & Land Acknowledgement

Surrey Libraries recognizes that our work takes place on the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territories of the SEMYOME (Semiahmoo),  q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), q̓ʷɑ:n̓ƛ̓ən̓ (Kwantlen), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) and sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen) First Nations.

2. Adoption of the Agenda

3. Adoption of Consent Agenda

Trustees may adopt in one motion all items appearing in the Consent agenda or, prior to the vote, request an item be removed from the Consent agenda for discussion, voting in opposition to a recommendation, or declaring a conflict of interest.

  1. Approval of minutes of January 25, 2024, Regular Meeting
  2. Financial Statement for the period ending January 31, 2024 Audited year-end financial statements available at April meeting.

4. New Business/Discussion 

  1. Chair and Vice-Chair Update
  2. Committee Membership
  3. 2024 Board Objectives for approval

5. Information Items

  1. Reports
    1. 2023 Strategic Plan Key Measures
    2. 2023 Provincial Libraries Grant Report 
    3. 2023 Key Statistics Report
  2. Verbal Updates
    1. Committees: Executive; Finance; Governance; Planning & Advocacy
    2. Chief Librarian
  3. Upcoming Events
    1. 55+ Technology Forum, February 24, 9:30am-2:30pm, Newton Seniors Centre 
    2. BCLA Conference, April 24-25, Pinnacle Hotel, Vancouver 
    3. Party for the Planet, April 27, 12-4:30pm, City Centre branch and Civic Plaza

Trustees invited to view the events listing and attend programs of interest.

6. Next Library Board Meeting

April 11, 6pm, City Centre branch

9. Motion To Adjourn

Meeting Time Allotted: 30 Minutes