Trustees Of The Public Library Of The City Of Boston

I.    Committee Chair Report

Evelyn Arana-Ortiz, Committee Chair 

A.    Acknowledgement statement

B.    Roll call of members

C.    Approval of Meeting Minutes of June 15, 2024

D.    Review of FY25 Budget expenditure and carryover amount 

E.    Program Manager Contract 

1.    Review of  Candelaria Silva-Collins contract extension (July 1st- August 17th)

2.    Approval for Candelaria Silva Collins contract for FY25

3.    Requirements for Contract RFP for the Fellowes Athenaeum Trust Fund Program Manager 

II.    General BPL Updates 

Priscilla Foley, Director of Neighborhood Services

III.    FY24 Programming Recap

Candelaria Silva-Collins, Program Manager 

IV.    Review and Approval of 2024-2025 Request for Proposals (“RFPs”)

Candelaria Silva-Collins, Program Manager

V.    New Business

Evelyn Arana-Ortiz, Committee Chair

VI.    Public Comment

*Please sign up for public comment within the first 30 minutes of the meeting to support effective time management. On occasion, additional public comments on matters formally on the agenda may be allowed at the discretion of the Chair, time permitting.

Members of the public are also reminded that comments may alternatively be submitted  in writing to the Clerk of the Board for distribution to the Trustees.”

VII.    Adjournment

Board of Trustees

Dr. Ray Liu, Chair, Evelyn Arana Ortiz, Vice Chair 

Navjeet Bal, Joe Berman, Jim Canales, Cheryl Cronin, John Hailer, Jeff Hawkins, Julie Kim, Jose C. Masso III, 

Porsha Olayiwola, Senator Mike Rush, Christian Westra, and Lynn Perry Wooten

David Leonard, President

Pamela R. Carver, Clerk of the Board