City of Mountain View  
Minutes - Final  
Board of Library Trustees  
Monday, January 26, 2026  
7:00 PM  
Library Program Room and Video Conference  
585 Franklin St., 2nd Fl., Mountain View, CA  
94041  
Special Meeting  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Chairperson Higaki called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
4 - Member Eric Nehrlich, Member Sharon Su, Chair Kuldip Ambastha, and Member Kristin Higaki  
Present  
1 - Member Barbara Weesen-Baer  
Absent  
3.  
MINUTES APPROVAL  
Approval of Minutes from December 8, 2025  
3.1  
MOTION - Nehrlich / Su (M/S) To approve the minutes from the December 8, 2025 Board of Library Trustees  
Special meeting as presented. Motion carried. Votes taken by roll call.  
Yes:  
4 - Member Nehrlich, Member Su, Chair Ambastha, and Member Higaki  
4.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC  
No public comments.  
5.  
DONATIONS  
Library Donations  
5.1  
Board members reviewed and accepted Library Donations:  
$200 - Anonymous  
$1,000 - Rebecca Galiotto  
MOTION - Su / Ambastha (M/S) To accept donations made to the library. Motion carried. Votes taken by roll  
call.  
Yes:  
4 - Member Nehrlich, Member Su, Chair Ambastha, and Member Higaki  
6.  
PRESENTATIONS  
6.1 Brown Act, Boards and Commissions handbook refresher, presented by  
Tracy Gray, Library Director  
Library Director, Tracy Gray presented on key aspects of the Brown Act.  
7.  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
None.  
8.  
NEW BUSINESS  
Elect Chairperson  
8.1  
MOTION - Su / Nehrlich to elect Vice Chairperson Ambastha as Chairperson. Motion carried. Votes taken by  
roll call.  
Elect Vice Chairperson  
8.2  
MOTION - Nehrlich / Su (M/S) to have agenda item moved to unfinished business for February's meeting .  
Motion carried. Votes taken by roll call.  
Yes:  
9.  
4 - Member Nehrlich, Member Su, Chair Ambastha, and Member Higaki  
BOARD/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE REPORTS  
Library Director's Report  
9.1  
Library Director, Tracy Gray reviewed and discussed the updates outlined in the Director's report with Board  
members.  
10. ADJOURNMENT  
Having no further business, Chairperson Higaki adjourned the meeting at 7:54 p.m.  
The next Board of Library Trustees' meeting will be on Monday, February 23, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.  
Minutes submitted for approval by Joy Phaphakdy.  
Approved on February 23, 2026.