REPORT TO BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
SUBJECT
Title
Discussion and Action on Work Plan Goals and Activities for Calendar Year (CY) 2025
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Enhance Community Engagement and Transparency
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clara is developing a new process for Boards and Commissions to update their work plans and share with Council. The Board of Library Trustees is tasked to update and revise their work plan, for Board approval at the March or April regular meeting. It is anticipated that meetings will subsequently be scheduled in May or June for the Boards and Commissions to review their work plans with Council, ensure alignment with Council priorities, and finalize a new annual work plan.
Below are summaries of the recent work plans of the Board of Library Trustees:
1. CY 2022 Work Plan
a. Summary
i. At the December 6, 2021 Board of Library Trustees regular meeting, the Board reviewed and updated their prior work plan goals and activities. The following ideas were accomplished, or no longer prioritized due to new or changing information.
b. Content
i. Development
1. Explore opportunities for Library services in upcoming developments. Patrick Henry Specific Plan has potential.
ii. General Plan
1. Library incorporation into General Plan; continue using numbers as an approach to planning; address future library needs in relation to increasing population.
iii. Developer Impact Fees
1. Explore how developer impact fees are used elsewhere to support library services. Advocate for their use in Santa Clara.
iv. Placemaking
1. Explore ways to enhance and utilize areas surrounding libraries to attract new users.
v. Community Rooms
1. Assess community room fee structure.
2. CY 2023 Work Plan
a. Summary
i. At the April 3, 2023 Board of Library Trustees regular meeting, the Board updated and recommended the CY 2023 work plan.
b. Content
i. Library Hours
1. Advocate for and support staff in the restoration of Library Hours to pre-pandemic levels (144 hour...
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