REPORT TO BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
SUBJECT
Title
Discussion and Action on Santa Clara City Library Draft Strategic Plan
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Enhance Community Engagement and Transparency
BACKGROUND
Since February 2023, the Santa Clara City Library has been working with consultants Fast Forward Libraries to develop a strategic plan for the Library. This work has included Board and Staff Kick-Off Sessions encompassing Environmental Scans and SOAR Analyses (Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, and Results); a Community Survey which collected 1,543 responses in five languages; Community Mapping activities involving interviews and focus groups; production of a Learning Report of data collected; Staff and Board retreat sessions; and a Staff Objective Setting Workshop.
A draft of the Strategic Plan, informed by the activities and data collection completed to date, is being reviewed and revised by Staff.
DISCUSSION
The Board of Library Trustees is tasked to review and revise the Vision and Mission statements included in the draft Strategic Plan. The Board is further tasked to review and provide recommended revisions to the draft Strategic Plan.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(a) as it has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact other than staff time.
COORDINATION
The draft Strategic Plan was developed in coordination with Library Staff, the Board of Library Trustees, and consultants Fast Forward Libraries.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Board agenda on the City's official-notice bulletin board outside City Hall Council Chambers. A complete agenda packet is available on the City's website and in the City Clerk's Offic...
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