MINUTES
March 15, 2023 at 4:45 p.m.
East Lansing Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Library Large Meeting Room
950 Abbot Road
The East Lansing Public Library occupies the ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabeg Three Fires confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi peoples land ceded in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw.
1. Call to Order 4:47 p.m.
2. Roll Call
Trustees present were: Polly Synk, Amy Zaagman, Pamela Smith, Ameenah Asante and Diane Goddeeris. Also, in attendance were Friends Secretary Liesel Carlson, City Councilmember Liaison George Brookover, Director Kristin Shelley, Head of Customer Experiences/Assistant Director Brice Bush, and Executive Assistant to the Director Shori Teeple. There were eighteen attendees from the public.
3. Opening
3.1 Approval of Current Meeting Agenda
Goddeeris moved to amend agenda to add 3.3 Approval of 3/1 Closed Session Meeting Minutes
Smith seconded as amended
All in favor
3.2 Approval of March 1, 2023 Meeting Minutes
Asante moved to have further discussion regarding current policies and procedures for minutes before approving March 1 minutes.
Synk moved to table the motion and discuss minutes practices under Old Business.
Goddeeris moved to table approval for items 3.2 and 3.3 and add item 8.1 Practices and Procedures for Minutes to agenda for further consideration.
Asante seconded
All in favor
3.3 Approval of 3/1 Closed Session Meeting Minutes
Tabled until 8.1 discussion.
4. Communications
4.1 None
5. Audience
5.1 Public Comment - limited to five minutes per person
- Three attendees shared public comment.
6. Reports
6.1 City Council Liaison Report
Brookover reported:
- Hybrid 3/14 Council meeting.
- Council voted down grant to reconfigure Valley Court Park.
- 5G network discussion.
- Proposal discussed to clarify methodology of City Hall to fill vacant positions.
6.2 Friends of the East Lansing Public Library Report
- No report
7. Committee Reports
A) Subcommittee members Asante and Synk reported::
- Survey tools and costs evaluated for gathering community input.
- Outreach to Administrative and other staff to follow.
- No action items at this time.
8. Old Business
8.1 Meeting minutes practices and procedures
- Minutes practices and procedures discussed.
Discussion to table approval of 3/1 closed session minutes
Smith moved
Asante seconded
All in favor
Discussion to table approval of 3/1 minutes
Synk moved
Zaagman seconded
All in favor
9. New Business
9.1 Trustee opening -- Discussion
- Trustee opening and procedures for applications, interviews and recommendations to full board and City Council discussed.
10. Library Reports
10.1 Financial Report
Shelley Reported:
- Printed financial report was shared.
10.2 Director's Report
- A written report was shared.
10.3 President's Report
- None
11. Adjournment
Synk adjourned the meeting at 6:02 p.m.
Board of Trustees
Polly Synk, President
Amy Zaagman, Vice President
Pamela Smith, Secretary
Ameenah Asante
Diane Goddeeris
City Council Liaison
George Brookover
Staff Liaison
Kristin Shelley
