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Home My WebLink AboutTLAB 2026-05-05 AgendaThomas cLeod, Mayor Parks Recreation Department - Pete Mayer, Uirecl TUKWILA LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD Chair: Gerie Ventura Vice Chair: Crystal Lyons Robin Boland, Cynthia Chesak, Steve Miller, Marie Parrish, Holly Smith May 5, 2026 6:00pm AGENDA Location: Hybrid In Person at Tukwila community Center AND VIRTUAL, see information below Microsoft Teams meeting Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/27040263877386?p=aSEyIJPbdfZvp5WWW2 Meeting ID: 270 402 638 773 86 Passcode: Yp7MU235 Dial in by phone +1 253-292-9750„173866025# United States, Tacoma Phone conference ID: 173 866 025# 1. Call to Order 2. RoII CaII 3. Land Acknowledgement — Gerie Ventura "The City of Tukwila is located on the ancestral lands of the Coast Salish people. We acknowledge their continuing connections to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their elders past, present and emerging." 4. Approval of Agenda and Minutes — April 7, 2026 5. Public Comment 6. Unfinished Business a. Standing Item: '26 goals review b. 2025 year-end report — Gerie Ventura c. New ideas for support or activities — All 7. New Business a. KCLS Guest speaker; TBD, Tukwila Library 8. Staff Reports a. KCLS b. City of Tukwila Tukwila Community Center • 12424-42nd Avenue South • Tukwila, WA 98168 • 206-768-2822 Tukwila City Hall • 6200 SodthcenterBoulevard Tukwila, WA 9 188 206-433-1800 • Website: TukwilaWAgov 9. Reports of Board Members/Announcements 10. Next Meeting: June 2, 2026 a. Agenda items 11. Adjournment TUKWILA LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD Chair: Gerie Ventura Vice Chair: Crystal Lyons Cynthia Chesak, Robin Boland, Steve Miller, Marie Parrish, Holly Smith Minutes April 7, 2026, 6:00pm Location: Tukwila Community Center 1. CaII to Order: The meeting was called to order at 6:01PM 2. RoII CaII a. Board Members: • Present: Cynthia Chesak, Crystal Lyons, Gerie Ventura, Robin Boland, Holly Smith • Online: Marie Parrish • Absent: Steve Miller b. Staff: • City of Tukwila Staff: John Dunn, Recreation Superintendent • King County Library System Staff: Steven Bailey, Library Services Manager; Alex Michel, Children's Services — Southcenter Library 3. Land Acknowledgement — Gerie Ventura read the land acknowledgement: "The City of Tukwila is located on the ancestral lands of the Coast Salish people. We acknowledge their continuing connections to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their elders past, present and emerging." 4. Approval of Agenda and Minutes — March 3, 2026 a. Agenda: Cynthia Chesak motioned to approve the agenda. Marie Parrish seconded the motion to approve the agenda; all were in favor. b. Minutes: Robin Boland motioned to approve the minutes. Crystal Lyons seconded the motion to approve the minutes; all were in favor. 5. Public Comment: No public comments 6. Unfinished Business a. Standing Item: '26 goals review —The board reviewed the goals and discussed. b. 2025 year-end report — No update, will be added to next agenda. Phone: 206-433-1800 • EmaiL: Mayor@TukwilaVVA.gov • Website: TukwilaVVA.gov c. Review Hazelnut Article for filling Student Rep position — Robin Boland shared a write up and the board discussed. A minor revision was made and John Dunn will submit write up and a couple pictures for the Hazelnut. 7. New Business a. Board appointment of Holly Smith — The board made introductions and got to know Holly. John explained the process of appointment. b. KCLS Guest speaker; Alex Michel, Children's Services - Southcenter Library introduced herself and discussed different programs that she offers at the Southcenter Library. c. New ideas for support or activities — The Board discussed some ideas for future support if more funding is available. 8. Staff Reports a. KCLS: Staff provided updates on the upcoming activities at the library. b. City of Tukwila: John Dunn provided an update on City and Parks and Recreation events, programs and other information. 9. Reports of Board Members/Announcements a. Robin Boland shared she brought some books that could be used to help replenish little libraries if needed. 10. Next Meeting: May 5, 2026 a. Next Meeting Agenda Items: i. 2025 year-end report continued ii. Ideas for Board support or activities continued iii. Guest Speaker- KCLS Librarian, TBD 11. Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 7:19 PM. Phone: 206-433-1800 • Email: ayor Tukwila 4 A.gov • Website: Tukwila IdA.gov