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Well, it's five o'clock. We have quorum.

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We just jump into this and maybe we'll

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get a few more people walking in. We

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will see. But since we're all here, I'm

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going to call the meeting to order. Um,

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do we have approval of this evening's

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meeting agenda?

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>> I move we approve the agenda for

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tonight.

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>> We have second.

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John Wii, our minute taker, needs to

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know it. Okay. All those in favor?

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>> I I

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Okay, so let's move on. Anyone from the

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public here? Any cold souls? I don't see

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anyone unless our staff are wearing two

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hats and they want to be a public member

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tonight. [sighs and gasps] Um items we

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discussed. Let's jump into the bylaws.

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Okay. So, the draft before you the

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bylaws includes the draft changes and

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memo from the November packet. There's

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no changes from that. A couple of

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situational change. There are

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situational changes since November um to

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be aware of. So, the Iowa Supreme Court

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ruled on what was an appellet an appeals

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court decision about closed meetings

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especially related to the hiring of the

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library director or evaluating the

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library director.

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>> Okay. The new Iowa Supreme Court ruling

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at the end of November returns to the

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original understanding of what when a

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closed meeting is appropriate. The

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individual in those situations either in

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the high or the the um applicant or the

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library director asking for an or

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getting an evaluation must request a

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closed session and then you must vote in

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favor to do so.

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>> So that returns to our old

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interpretation of this.

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>> All right. Does that impact?

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with the last round

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calling things working committees or we

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have to go back or sub yeah committees

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or whatever there's some language in

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here that I think we're right to

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>> exact yeah okay

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>> and there might be something if you have

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questions too and we go on some changes

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we'll send them to legal to make sure

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that we perfect understanding but yeah

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every every change and how we understood

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um committees or close sessions

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um has gone back to yes the original

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understanding

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>> the original being the anti- status quo

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>> the the one that used to that a year ago

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>> back to yeah this

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>> not the new

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>> so committees can still

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meet in private

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>> okay, that wasn't what I understood from

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the city's note.

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>> So, I'm glad you're clarifying that.

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we needed to look at the difference

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between working groups and committees.

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>> It says concern whether or not

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» I didn't understand that one.

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that the attorney was still saying

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committees need to be public?

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front of me, but that was my

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interpretation as I read it.

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everything out that all the revisions

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that had been made. So we're back to the

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place where you can have committees.

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>> That's what we're trying to clarify. The

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memo really spoke to going into closed

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» Um I can get a clarification from city

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attorney's office.

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>> Okay. It it feels to me like a lot of

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the changes to the bylaws had to do with

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interpreting that. So given the

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intervening Supreme Court decision,

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maybe we need to go back to the drawing

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board on this and see what needs to

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change and what doesn't anymore, which

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two months. However, we do we do need to

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approve a version of it tonight. whether

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it's the original version without

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um the adjustments

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accreditation that we need to look at

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our bylaws.

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>> So, we could follow your recommendation

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and even vote on keeping the bylaws as

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they originally were and then coming

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recommendations from the bylaws working

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group as as an option. saying tonight we

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need to vote to have bylaws that we're

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operating out there.

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>> We could put um the policy say as

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reviewed at this date and then you

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wouldn't have to vote because you would

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be keeping the policy the exact same way

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and then we could put it back on an a

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future agenda. Okay. Who was in the

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bylaws working group?

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>> John and Corey. The working group.

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>> And Corey's not here tonight. Okay. So

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it' be hard to have the discussion

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these changes had to do with that change

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to the law or

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>> The only thing that I think has changed

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don't think that's such an obstruction.

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committees, it strikes me as totally

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specious. That would never stand up in a

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court. If you went in and said, well, we

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have working committees and we have

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working groups. We have committees and

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they don't do the same thing.

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the power that a committee had. They

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could not take action. Well, it says in

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the bylaws here that it tells you that,

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but of course the committees don't have

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the power to act in in lie of the board

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either. It can report to the board, but

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it can't act in lie of them.

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evening is get that confirmed

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um by the city attorney so that we have

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the interpretation. Are committees able

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to meet and are they do we need working

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groups? And then by the box club night

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they reviewed what the bylaws were

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because kind of in a no man's land.

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into this. I just feel like we're in a

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changing political environment and we

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didn't know what the court decision

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interpretation of that. So, I want to

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respect that the the work that was done,

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but at the same time, I don't want you

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to have to do it over and over and over

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again. So, I'm wondering if we should

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mark that we review these for this

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evening,

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get a clarification from the attorneys

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and then come back to this again. Does

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that make the most sense to people?

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lot of this stuff probably doesn't need

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Taylor revision, but like it looks good,

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but stuff about committees and

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article five, section three.

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I'm assuming others

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um this is not specifically related what

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we're talking about but it's it's

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uh the second paragraph

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it talks about the search committee

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making an appointment

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and that the board is then authorized to

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affirm or deny the appointment. It seems

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to me that appointment should be changed

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to recommendation.

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that article four says the board

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appoints committees makes appointments

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to the friends foundation board

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but not to

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not not on hiring decisions.

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>> I think she's looking at the last word

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in the paragraph.

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>> Of article four, section four.

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>> Yeah, it says in the event of choosing a

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>> which is why I made that connection. But

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so it's saying to make a recommendation

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and the board of trustees is authorized

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to affirm or well I guess the

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appointment is the correct word. They

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make a recommendation

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and the board makes the appointment.

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>> Why couldn't we just say the board of

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trustees is then authorized to affirm or

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deny the recommendation?

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>> That's that was my thought as well

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>> instead of the word appointment

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>> or recommended appointment [laughter]

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That that makes it clear.

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>> The recommendation. Yeah.

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» The one thing that doesn't have to do

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regular meeting schedule.

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>> They've been discussing whether we

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should continue with a regular meeting

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time.

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I'd like to know what the working group

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about it, so I have to speak for him,

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but he said this gives more liberal

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control to the board every every year,

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>> to determine when they're going to meet.

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children. And you know, it's a it's a

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ago, but it just allows for some

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flexibility in this.

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And we might want to say that at the

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beginning first meeting of the of the

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year, well first meeting of the fiscal

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year that the the uh board then for the

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ne will up determine a meeting time for

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the next year.

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>> I mean I think that was the that's why

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he wanted that change. And then at first

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I I boked a bit but I think he was

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right.

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>> Yeah.

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I guess my only concern was the

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transparency of the community knowing

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this is when we always meet if they

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wanted to address us. However, you're

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right, we'd still be posting it.

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>> Yeah, it'll be

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>> um So, should we hold off that

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discussion? Should we have Corey to let

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us know what he's thinking too and just

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come back to this because I don't think

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it'll take us long to go through this

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next month if we have a clean version.

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>> Did the city attorney have an opinion on

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this? The meeting times? No,

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>> maybe city attorney review was also

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before the

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» but I can send that question to death

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meeting. I do think though that it is

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important for continuity sake to have a

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designated,

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you know.

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>> Yeah. I I mix because I've had other

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commissions for the city.

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>> They're not all topsyturvy, are they?

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>> They're not. They have explicit when you

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apply saying this is when the board

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meets. So that it's in the staff

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schedule. It's in everyone's schedule.

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So there's no negotiation. It's just

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like if you apply this is what the group

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meets.

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>> That's what I was as well. It would be

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noticed to people who are thinking about

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applying

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>> right about whether it would fit in

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their calendar or not. Now granted they

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could have input

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>> you know when the when the group decides

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for the coming year but

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>> in some ways as an applicant it's nice

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to know what the expectation would be.

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» So should we ask the city attorney? I

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can ask if that's what you

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>> maybe what other groups are doing.

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» Well, we've always discussed whether

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having the meetings at this time is a

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can create a barrier to parents or to

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other people

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and we've always come back this time but

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I don't know if rigidity is good or bad

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in this case.

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>> Pretty hard to just you know

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>> to figure out another time which works

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for you.

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>> That's what we did. We couldn't come up

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with a better time because parents are

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sometimes making dinner but they're the

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work day constrains them and evenings

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get difficult and there was no perfect

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time.

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>> So are we settled at this point? We can

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say we've reviewed the bylaws

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but we're going to ask the city attorney

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for clarification on the committee

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working group issue and maybe just what

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the pattern is for set meeting times.

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And is it okay to do you want to keep

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the bylaws as they are

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>> for now?

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not with these changes.

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» Yes.

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>> There are

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>> speak for myself is that there are some

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issues in this these bylaws that I have

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questions on. I think that I can save

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those until we actually vote on the

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revised bylaws.

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>> Okay. So bylaws as they are now with the

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with this there's a review date and we

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will put them on the February agenda.

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>> The February the best. Do we have time

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on the February agenda or should

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>> we look at the packets?

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>> You keep adding things to February's

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meeting. You don't want it to be a

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sleepover. Right.

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[laughter]

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[clears throat]

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>> So in February you have um currently

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scheduled a presentation on digital

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collection management which will be

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about 10 minutes.

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>> Appointing the nominating committee

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>> takes a moment

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>> um and setting the calendar for the next

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fiscal year.

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>> Okay. So we do and then we have maybe

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one more thing to add to that but still

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it's manageable. So we'll come back to

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in February.

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All

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>> good.

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>> Yeah.

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>> One more thing to the city attorney.

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Have them take a look at the consistency

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that we are using the terms search

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committee, nominating committee, working group.

400
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>> We've kind of got a mix of all there.

401
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They could check that

402
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>> because we're actually on that subject.

403
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We're actually

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the committee that looked at these

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bylaws. Looks like according to the

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memo,

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city attorney was saying something about

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in regard to that terminology, search

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committee working group that would then

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the city attorney say, well,

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>> I think the

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>> that should be called something totally

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like hiring committee or something. But

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I think the opinion was given before the

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court case.

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That's all part of that.

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>> Yeah. So it's part it's in the messy

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timeline. It's just

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>> all right.

420
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>> Well, I think this is the language

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should be

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>> right.

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>> Yeah.

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>> And says deputy. So only if the

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legislature in its wisdom revisits this

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to bring

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>> do this again.

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>> Yeah. to find out to, you know, to write

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it up so that it'll pass muster with the

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Supreme Court.

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>> I think about the bylaw for every month.

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>> We can only do with the information we

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have available to us now, you know,

434
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but you're right. This could become an

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annual

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review.

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>> Well, they'll probably let it go. I

438
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mean, this is small potatoes for for

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them, but um

440
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>> All right.

441
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Are we ready to move forward everyone?

442
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Sorry. Next is to review the draft

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language for the strategic plan. There

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are two documents related to the

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strategic plan in the packet. U the

446
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first is that I'm asking review the

447
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language of our current strategic plan.

448
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Like the discussion around the

449
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director's job description, there are

450
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changes needed in library documentation

451
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to comply with 2025 legislation. To

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comply with the law, library staff

453
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suggest changes for review to our

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current strategic plan. That's on page

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20.

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And this the strategic plan language for

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the goals and the objectives was voted

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on and accepted by the board in June of

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2024. And this strategic plan is set to

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end in June of 2026.

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And included in the draft update to the

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strategic plan goals, we incorporated

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that language so you could see how it

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would fit. But we would make any

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modifications if you request them.

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questions, concerns.

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>> I've got a couple of stylistic things.

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Um,

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page 26

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of everything

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in the that first paragraph.

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I think the four and the second line fo

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that at the second line ought to be

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substitute

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for it. So it would read future support

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for early literacy needs at the new

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neighborhood centers.

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>> I think you're one step ahead of us

479
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because I think we're on 4B and that's

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in 4C. Is there anything? Let's just

481
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close up the first thing about the the

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draft language.

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>> Oh, I didn't realize

484
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>> that's okay. They're two different

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things. It's okay. It's the same

486
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>> third. It's like different items on the

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agenda. Do we have any concerns about

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how that language needs to be updated to

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meet current requirements, state

490
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requirements? That that's just page 20

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and 21.

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Um, with objective two, it uh it felt to

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me like the revisions narrow the scope.

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Um,

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and so I was

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uh wondering if it would be appropriate

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to say ensure service to all community

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members is central to all library

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services.

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Ensure service to all community members

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are central or is central to all library

502
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services that is to all services.

503
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>> Are we using services twice in the same

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phrase? The word services

505
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>> that is doesn't

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ensure access to all community members

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is central to all library services.

508
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>> Yeah.

509
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» Do you want repeated back?

510
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We're going to have to vote on this one.

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>> Ensure access to all community members

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is central to all library services.

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that an objective

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or is that a statement?

515
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I'm not sure if that's the format of an

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objective, is it? Well, the objective is

517
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the insure, right? Which is

518
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John's our grammar expert.

519
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>> Yeah, I kind of lost track of where we

520
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are. We're on page 20.

521
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>> We're under objective two.

522
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>> I'm trying to word smith and the

523
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recommendation is to change my second to

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get to it.

525
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>> Then the new proposed wording seems

526
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narrower to me than the original

527
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wording,

528
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» which is what I'm trying to get out

529
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there.

530
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>> Yeah.

531
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And so the recommendation is ensure

532
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access to all community members is

533
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central to all library services.

534
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>> Sounded good to me.

535
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>> Is that an object? That's a okay.

536
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Objective structure-wise when we look at

537
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the other objectives,

538
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>> I think it looks like just Okay.

539
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>> Okay. Okay.

540
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>> So with that adjustment,

541
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are there any other adjustments in this?

542
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» Did you need us to approve this first?

543
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>> Do we have a motion to approve the draft

544
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update with the adjustment to objective

545
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two?

546
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>> So move.

547
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>> Second.

548
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>> All those in favor?

549
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>> I Okay. Thank you.

550
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And then we will make the change in the

551
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strategic plan update the language to

552
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objective two.

553
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» So strategic plan update.

554
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>> Proud to present to you the January 2026

555
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update to our strategic plan. Um a

556
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couple things about style. The style of

557
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the report is very different than in

558
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past years. It normally was a chart. um

559
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we are looking through our website and

560
00:22:44,799 --> 00:22:47,280
our documents to make sure that all of

561
00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:50,000
our documents are ADA accessible um to

562
00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:52,159
screen readers and the chart the way

563
00:22:52,159 --> 00:22:54,799
that we were using it um would not have

564
00:22:54,799 --> 00:22:58,400
been um pleasant to listen to um or easy

565
00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:01,840
to follow. And so we did an outline um

566
00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:04,480
instead which seemed the easiest way to

567
00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:07,520
read both I mean for the person who um

568
00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:09,440
in in the screen reader but also just

569
00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:14,950
for flow. Um

570
00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:16,720
it's a rolling document so includes

571
00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:20,000
everything completed since FY24 and all

572
00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:25,590
bolded items are new this past month.

573
00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:30,149
Couple

574
00:23:30,159 --> 00:23:32,320
of highlights. Um, we launched an

575
00:23:32,320 --> 00:23:34,159
intergenerational story time at the

576
00:23:34,159 --> 00:23:37,280
senior center which is on page 24.

577
00:23:37,280 --> 00:23:38,799
We have a partnership with Johnson

578
00:23:38,799 --> 00:23:41,440
County Public Health to offer sen senior

579
00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:43,760
uh planet technology help classes. It's

580
00:23:43,760 --> 00:23:46,000
on page 26.

581
00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:47,600
versus our space study assessment for

582
00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:49,360
the architect to identify building

583
00:23:49,360 --> 00:23:52,720
facility needs and selecting a new

584
00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:55,520
backend computer system for the library

585
00:23:55,520 --> 00:24:07,510
which is page three I think.

586
00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:09,360
We'll make the update to the

587
00:24:09,360 --> 00:24:11,919
neighborhood center.

588
00:24:11,919 --> 00:24:15,750
Mhm.

589
00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:18,320
Now in this on page 24 we mention again

590
00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:22,080
the book by is that what's that

591
00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:26,080
measurement of success on that book like

592
00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:28,159
oh sap time used for I'm just wondering

593
00:24:28,159 --> 00:24:30,480
I think we're using it mostly for um

594
00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:31,919
there's a couple of things we mentioned

595
00:24:31,919 --> 00:24:35,120
that we go to festivals um I think we do

596
00:24:35,120 --> 00:24:37,279
some library cards and some discussions

597
00:24:37,279 --> 00:24:39,520
about library services and it gives us a

598
00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:43,440
little bit of being a little more agile

599
00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:46,559
to meet those um to go to those places

600
00:24:46,559 --> 00:24:48,559
and especially places where we cannot

601
00:24:48,559 --> 00:24:49,760
bring the bookmobile.

602
00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:51,919
>> Okay. So, it gives us physical access

603
00:24:51,919 --> 00:24:54,320
when the book mobile won't fit.

604
00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:56,799
>> The other um group that uses it is

605
00:24:56,799 --> 00:25:00,080
climate action. They bring it out and

606
00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:02,799
use it for um for their needs as well.

607
00:25:02,799 --> 00:25:04,400
So, it's kind of a joint departmental.

608
00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:05,440
>> It's the same bike.

609
00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:07,200
>> Same bike. Oh, I didn't know we were

610
00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:08,240
sharing it. Okay.

611
00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:10,720
>> Yeah, they helped us with the grant.

612
00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:13,279
>> Okay. They share with us. Okay.

613
00:25:13,279 --> 00:25:19,110
resources with some of this.

614
00:25:19,120 --> 00:25:22,480
» Other comments about the update

615
00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:25,120
>> on page 25 last sentence who work should

616
00:25:25,120 --> 00:25:30,470
be tours.

617
00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:48,870
» It's just a should

618
00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:50,880
We want more time or we ready to go

619
00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:53,520
forward. We'll make the corrections and

620
00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:55,279
the updates and we'll get it posted on

621
00:25:55,279 --> 00:25:58,240
our website.

622
00:25:58,240 --> 00:26:00,720
So, we need you said board action is

623
00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:04,080
needed on this. Do we need a vote to

624
00:26:04,080 --> 00:26:07,760
accept the update?

625
00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:08,799
Apologize for action.

626
00:26:08,799 --> 00:26:11,120
>> I think so. Okay, that's okay.

627
00:26:11,120 --> 00:26:13,360
>> Okay.

628
00:26:13,360 --> 00:26:16,159
ADA checklist, which is always a tricky

629
00:26:16,159 --> 00:26:16,799
thing.

630
00:26:16,799 --> 00:26:19,919
>> So, this document is specifically just

631
00:26:19,919 --> 00:26:21,919
for your information. So, there's no

632
00:26:21,919 --> 00:26:24,799
board action required. It's just uh the

633
00:26:24,799 --> 00:26:26,480
doing the checklist is a requirement for

634
00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:28,159
accreditation

635
00:26:28,159 --> 00:26:29,919
and the board needs to receive a report

636
00:26:29,919 --> 00:26:31,440
every three years on one of the

637
00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:33,279
checklists offered by the state library.

638
00:26:33,279 --> 00:26:35,840
They use the New England ADA checklist

639
00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:38,159
for existing facilities.

640
00:26:38,159 --> 00:26:40,240
The purpose, the state library sees the

641
00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:42,080
purpose of doing that is making sure

642
00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:44,880
that boards uh library boards review

643
00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:46,480
spaces and ensure that they're

644
00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:50,159
accessible. I um this document looks

645
00:26:50,159 --> 00:26:53,120
like we're checking a box and yes, we

646
00:26:53,120 --> 00:26:55,600
are checking a box on accreditation, but

647
00:26:55,600 --> 00:26:57,840
uh this is not the only time staff think

648
00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:00,240
about these things. We do a yearly

649
00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:01,679
assessment with the city manager's

650
00:27:01,679 --> 00:27:04,400
office. um we identify changing means or

651
00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:06,880
changing standards. An example is even

652
00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:08,400
just our website that we're reviewing

653
00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:10,400
and making sure that we comply um with

654
00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:14,000
the April 2026 changes. The strategic

655
00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:16,960
plan is an example. Uh we have moved st

656
00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:19,520
um signs on our stacks to make sure um

657
00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:22,960
that they meet requirements. Um

658
00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:25,600
and uh we also identify things that when

659
00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:27,520
we renovate the building that we need to

660
00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:29,120
ensure that we talk to the architects

661
00:27:29,120 --> 00:27:31,120
about. So the bathrooms are one of them.

662
00:27:31,120 --> 00:27:33,200
the mirror, the height of the mirrors,

663
00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:35,600
the height of the grab bars, they met

664
00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:38,159
standards in 2004. Things have changed.

665
00:27:38,159 --> 00:27:40,559
So, when we do renovate the um the

666
00:27:40,559 --> 00:27:42,640
bathrooms, we know that we need to make

667
00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:45,120
sure that the architect addresses that.

668
00:27:45,120 --> 00:27:48,960
>> It's amazing the the quantity of things

669
00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:53,360
that they can find to to I was impressed

670
00:27:53,360 --> 00:27:56,399
by this. You know, you we often think

671
00:27:56,399 --> 00:27:59,120
bureaucrats are are wasting our time,

672
00:27:59,120 --> 00:28:01,360
but they they obviously have thought

673
00:28:01,360 --> 00:28:05,600
about it and make and I I think of all

674
00:28:05,600 --> 00:28:07,520
the things that where you feel most

675
00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:09,760
vulnerable is in a bathroom,

676
00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:10,320
>> right? Yeah.

677
00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:12,640
>> And where you know something that goes

678
00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:15,120
wrong is really humiliating,

679
00:28:15,120 --> 00:28:15,520
>> right?

680
00:28:15,520 --> 00:28:18,559
>> And that that's what this is trying to

681
00:28:18,559 --> 00:28:22,320
>> make sure. Yeah. So,

682
00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:25,440
it was impressive to me

683
00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:27,039
>> and it's been one of our challenges

684
00:28:27,039 --> 00:28:28,880
particularly with bathrooms, making sure

685
00:28:28,880 --> 00:28:30,399
they're accessible here.

686
00:28:30,399 --> 00:28:33,520
>> Yeah.

687
00:28:33,520 --> 00:28:35,840
>> I just have one very basic question.

688
00:28:35,840 --> 00:28:37,760
There's a column of possible solutions.

689
00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:41,760
Are those provided by the institute or

690
00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:44,240
those things that our staff put in

691
00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:44,559
there?

692
00:28:44,559 --> 00:28:46,000
>> They're provided by the institute.

693
00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:47,679
>> Okay. I was going to say there was a lot

694
00:28:47,679 --> 00:28:49,440
of possible solutions where there wasn't

695
00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:51,600
a problem and I was very confused by

696
00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:52,399
that. [laughter]

697
00:28:52,399 --> 00:28:54,559
>> Yeah. The checklist is put to be access

698
00:28:54,559 --> 00:28:56,720
is accessible to people who might not be

699
00:28:56,720 --> 00:28:59,200
knowledgeable about ADA. So it's used

700
00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:01,919
for for the entire state.

701
00:29:01,919 --> 00:29:09,269
>> Okay. Yeah.

702
00:29:09,279 --> 00:29:11,840
» Any further discussion?

703
00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:14,159
Yeah. Brad Kirky and Joel Lane did a lot

704
00:29:14,159 --> 00:29:16,399
of work.

705
00:29:16,399 --> 00:29:18,720
reviewing that. We cross checked it on

706
00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:22,640
our the city manager's office review.

707
00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:23,760
>> Lot of detail.

708
00:29:23,760 --> 00:29:25,679
[laughter]

709
00:29:25,679 --> 00:29:27,360
>> Thanks for the work.

710
00:29:27,360 --> 00:29:29,520
>> Yes. Back to the direction of the toilet

711
00:29:29,520 --> 00:29:34,389
paper roll.

712
00:29:34,399 --> 00:29:36,000
» All right.

713
00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:39,279
Orderly financials and statistics.

714
00:29:39,279 --> 00:29:42,000
So, um, as I mentioned in our library my

715
00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:44,399
library expenditures memo, we're a

716
00:29:44,399 --> 00:29:46,240
little behind where we normally would be

717
00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:48,320
with expenditures. The first is in the

718
00:29:48,320 --> 00:29:51,279
materials budget. Um, we're several

719
00:29:51,279 --> 00:29:53,600
percentage points behind, which is can

720
00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:55,919
be quite a bit of money. Uh, that's

721
00:29:55,919 --> 00:29:57,679
because we're trying to catch up with

722
00:29:57,679 --> 00:30:00,240
the disruption of Baker and Taylor. The

723
00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:03,120
other um line that's uh involved with

724
00:30:03,120 --> 00:30:05,120
library materials is the processing

725
00:30:05,120 --> 00:30:07,760
line. we pay for processing services for

726
00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:09,760
jacketing of material of hard coverver

727
00:30:09,760 --> 00:30:11,840
books or the labeling. We don't have a

728
00:30:11,840 --> 00:30:13,279
vendor that's doing that right now

729
00:30:13,279 --> 00:30:15,919
except we did get one today signed and

730
00:30:15,919 --> 00:30:19,200
ready to go. Um so we will start seeing

731
00:30:19,200 --> 00:30:21,440
expenditures in that line um pretty

732
00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:23,120
soon.

733
00:30:23,120 --> 00:30:25,120
some kind [clears throat] of I guess

734
00:30:25,120 --> 00:30:28,240
going into third and fourth quarter

735
00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:32,000
um like some kind of bulk purchasing is

736
00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:34,880
that kind of the

737
00:30:34,880 --> 00:30:36,559
>> Yeah, if we have

738
00:30:36,559 --> 00:30:38,880
>> if there Well,

739
00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:41,120
>> yes, I think we'll be doing

740
00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:42,640
>> How are you doing though as far as

741
00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:46,480
finding vendors to buy from

742
00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:48,559
>> book? For books, we're actually doing

743
00:30:48,559 --> 00:30:50,640
okay. We have our secondary vendor which

744
00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:52,720
is Ingram. they they've kind of taken up

745
00:30:52,720 --> 00:30:54,320
the bulk of the materials that we

746
00:30:54,320 --> 00:30:56,159
purchased, but we're also starting to

747
00:30:56,159 --> 00:30:57,840
find some smaller vendors to make sure

748
00:30:57,840 --> 00:30:59,440
we diversify where we're getting them

749
00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:02,399
from. And they're the issue I think

750
00:31:02,399 --> 00:31:03,840
right now with some of the vendors is

751
00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:07,360
that they have to respond to the almost

752
00:31:07,360 --> 00:31:10,320
all of the United States moving over to

753
00:31:10,320 --> 00:31:13,120
them. Um, and we've been kind of

754
00:31:13,120 --> 00:31:14,799
leveraging some of those smaller ones

755
00:31:14,799 --> 00:31:16,559
because that's not where people are

756
00:31:16,559 --> 00:31:19,679
really trying to go to. Um so I think

757
00:31:19,679 --> 00:31:22,399
we'll we'll catch up. The other line

758
00:31:22,399 --> 00:31:26,559
that is personnel, we were understaffed

759
00:31:26,559 --> 00:31:28,386
um especially in the management

760
00:31:28,386 --> 00:31:30,880
[clears throat] um sector. So that um

761
00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:33,039
that kind of made that line. The one

762
00:31:33,039 --> 00:31:36,000
line that I am watching is the HVAC line

763
00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:38,320
uh HVAC repair and maintenance. We had a

764
00:31:38,320 --> 00:31:40,320
significant repair on one of our rooftop

765
00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:42,080
units that was leaking coolant both

766
00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:44,720
internally and externally. Cool. And

767
00:31:44,720 --> 00:31:46,640
coolant is very difficult to replace

768
00:31:46,640 --> 00:31:48,799
right now. It's very expensive because

769
00:31:48,799 --> 00:31:51,279
the EPA has moved over what um coolants

770
00:31:51,279 --> 00:31:53,679
can be used in really if you lose the

771
00:31:53,679 --> 00:31:57,039
coolant in in a unit that unit is done.

772
00:31:57,039 --> 00:31:58,960
Um

773
00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:00,960
>> uh so I'm working I've been talking to

774
00:32:00,960 --> 00:32:03,519
the city manager's office about that. Um

775
00:32:03,519 --> 00:32:05,440
and we're going to we have some other

776
00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:07,279
building lines that we haven't spent

777
00:32:07,279 --> 00:32:08,880
that we're going to utilize in the

778
00:32:08,880 --> 00:32:10,640
meantime, but if we have to do a budget

779
00:32:10,640 --> 00:32:12,720
adjustment, I will talk to the finance

780
00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:15,120
department to get that. Are the other

781
00:32:15,120 --> 00:32:18,640
lines of the same quantity? Because

782
00:32:18,640 --> 00:32:21,440
>> we've used all the money for this year.

783
00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:22,880
>> Um, and I'm just saying that like we

784
00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:24,799
can't take it from small lines. This

785
00:32:24,799 --> 00:32:26,559
HVAC system is not going to just

786
00:32:26,559 --> 00:32:28,640
spontaneously heal,

787
00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:28,960
>> right?

788
00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:31,679
>> It's going to get more more and more

789
00:32:31,679 --> 00:32:32,720
vulnerable.

790
00:32:32,720 --> 00:32:34,240
>> There's another line called other

791
00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:36,240
building repair and maintenance services

792
00:32:36,240 --> 00:32:39,919
which is funded at 65,000. Um, we've

793
00:32:39,919 --> 00:32:44,080
spent about half of it. Um, do we need

794
00:32:44,080 --> 00:32:46,000
the other half of that though?

795
00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:48,159
>> We will. You We Last year we were using

796
00:32:48,159 --> 00:32:50,640
it to pay for the HVAC system.

797
00:32:50,640 --> 00:32:53,039
>> Right. So, we can't keep right

798
00:32:53,039 --> 00:32:55,440
>> a normal pattern of stealing from other

799
00:32:55,440 --> 00:32:56,240
lines.

800
00:32:56,240 --> 00:32:56,799
>> Exactly.

801
00:32:56,799 --> 00:33:02,389
>> To repair a system that's aging out.

802
00:33:02,399 --> 00:33:06,159
» We had the CIP meeting um with council

803
00:33:06,159 --> 00:33:10,159
yesterday. um they were receptive to the

804
00:33:10,159 --> 00:33:12,799
HVAC system. We had another question.

805
00:33:12,799 --> 00:33:14,720
>> My concern is when the HVAC system

806
00:33:14,720 --> 00:33:16,399
falls, it will be an emergency.

807
00:33:16,399 --> 00:33:17,039
>> Yes, it will be.

808
00:33:17,039 --> 00:33:19,360
>> And it'll be very expensive to respond

809
00:33:19,360 --> 00:33:23,200
to where if we could anticipate it, we

810
00:33:23,200 --> 00:33:25,360
might have some savings.

811
00:33:25,360 --> 00:33:26,880
>> I'm hoping that some of those

812
00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:27,840
>> a huge problem.

813
00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:30,480
>> It's a huge problem and um and it's a

814
00:33:30,480 --> 00:33:32,159
million dollars to replace the rooftop

815
00:33:32,159 --> 00:33:33,679
units

816
00:33:33,679 --> 00:33:37,190
and

817
00:33:37,200 --> 00:33:38,480
I think there might

818
00:33:38,480 --> 00:33:41,360
>> that's planning dollars. If it's not,

819
00:33:41,360 --> 00:33:43,360
please do it immediately and then put a

820
00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:44,080
rush on this.

821
00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:46,159
>> It's hard to do that immediately. We're

822
00:33:46,159 --> 00:33:47,200
talking crane.

823
00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:49,440
>> We're closing the building is what we

824
00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:50,080
did.

825
00:33:50,080 --> 00:33:52,640
>> Well, the m and there's a 50 ton unit

826
00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:55,108
and a 40 ton unit up there. Um

827
00:33:55,108 --> 00:33:56,240
[clears throat] they need to be

828
00:33:56,240 --> 00:33:59,919
specially manufactured for us.

829
00:33:59,919 --> 00:34:01,200
>> So there's a real time.

830
00:34:01,200 --> 00:34:02,960
>> So it's Yeah. is getting the crane in

831
00:34:02,960 --> 00:34:06,159
after we've received the

832
00:34:06,159 --> 00:34:08,159
Yeah. So, um I'm hoping there might be

833
00:34:08,159 --> 00:34:10,639
some budgetary room with the lost

834
00:34:10,639 --> 00:34:12,639
passing that maybe we can move this up.

835
00:34:12,639 --> 00:34:14,879
And I've already had some discussions

836
00:34:14,879 --> 00:34:18,079
about how long. Uh we had an HVAC study

837
00:34:18,079 --> 00:34:23,119
completed in 2014. Um the schedule for

838
00:34:23,119 --> 00:34:27,040
replacement of the units was 2024.

839
00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:28,639
um they think that the rooftop units

840
00:34:28,639 --> 00:34:30,159
would last and so we're two years

841
00:34:30,159 --> 00:34:32,443
behind.

842
00:34:32,443 --> 00:34:32,639
[clears throat]

843
00:34:32,639 --> 00:34:36,079
>> This is probably a really crazy idea,

844
00:34:36,079 --> 00:34:40,240
but since they have to be custom made,

845
00:34:40,240 --> 00:34:42,320
>> is there any chance that we could place

846
00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:45,280
an order and have them hold it for us

847
00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:48,399
until we have our emergency or until we

848
00:34:48,399 --> 00:34:49,119
have the fund?

849
00:34:49,119 --> 00:34:51,040
>> But why would they take on that risk?

850
00:34:51,040 --> 00:34:52,800
That would be expensive. I said it's a

851
00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:54,159
crazy idea, but

852
00:34:54,159 --> 00:34:55,440
>> it'd be expensive for them to

853
00:34:55,440 --> 00:34:57,119
manufacture on a hold.

854
00:34:57,119 --> 00:34:58,640
>> Yeah.

855
00:34:58,640 --> 00:35:00,400
>> Or if we could

856
00:35:00,400 --> 00:35:05,430
>> card down or something like that.

857
00:35:05,440 --> 00:35:09,200
» I don't know that we have the authority

858
00:35:09,200 --> 00:35:13,280
to find the city to give money.

859
00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:14,400
>> That's probably true.

860
00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:16,160
>> That isn't in our budget.

861
00:35:16,160 --> 00:35:17,440
>> Yeah.

862
00:35:17,440 --> 00:35:21,520
That's right. Okay. So, we have we

863
00:35:21,520 --> 00:35:23,119
have some work to do on getting that

864
00:35:23,119 --> 00:35:26,560
project um expediated.

865
00:35:26,560 --> 00:35:28,320
>> I just I I guess the reason I want to

866
00:35:28,320 --> 00:35:30,480
keep bringing it up is because I don't

867
00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:32,320
want to wait for a crisis and I I think

868
00:35:32,320 --> 00:35:35,119
the city needs to understand we're very

869
00:35:35,119 --> 00:35:37,119
concerned

870
00:35:37,119 --> 00:35:39,440
about this and and you want to be

871
00:35:39,440 --> 00:35:41,440
fiscally responsible. It'd be better to

872
00:35:41,440 --> 00:35:43,200
do this

873
00:35:43,200 --> 00:35:47,359
a little bit ahead than an emergency.

874
00:35:47,359 --> 00:35:48,720
Anything else on this you'd like to

875
00:35:48,720 --> 00:35:50,400
point out to us

876
00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:54,000
>> in terms of statistics? Um,

877
00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:56,400
one thing to note on the on the output

878
00:35:56,400 --> 00:35:58,880
statistics is that we're having issues

879
00:35:58,880 --> 00:36:00,240
with the form for the bookmobile

880
00:36:00,240 --> 00:36:01,520
statistics and we'll get those numbers

881
00:36:01,520 --> 00:36:04,160
added to the spreadsheet. So, we did go

882
00:36:04,160 --> 00:36:06,720
out and we did do stops and people came

883
00:36:06,720 --> 00:36:08,960
on the bookmobile, but um it doesn't

884
00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:11,760
look like it. Uh, and one thing I want

885
00:36:11,760 --> 00:36:14,400
to point out is that we're up 3.5% in

886
00:36:14,400 --> 00:36:17,200
library card holders this year. And so

887
00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:19,440
outreach staff have worked hard um at

888
00:36:19,440 --> 00:36:22,160
events to get people signed up. We'll

889
00:36:22,160 --> 00:36:23,760
tell them about the library and

890
00:36:23,760 --> 00:36:24,640
>> book.

891
00:36:24,640 --> 00:36:26,320
>> We're shifting the numbers

892
00:36:26,320 --> 00:36:28,720
>> and meeting room use for um outside

893
00:36:28,720 --> 00:36:33,990
meetings for groups was up 12%.

894
00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:36,720
So, going back to the budget, the uh on

895
00:36:36,720 --> 00:36:38,640
the personnel side, and if you've been

896
00:36:38,640 --> 00:36:40,160
on the board long enough, you know, I

897
00:36:40,160 --> 00:36:41,760
I'll

898
00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:44,720
from time to time. The um so when you

899
00:36:44,720 --> 00:36:47,520
said you're you're under or understaffed

900
00:36:47,520 --> 00:36:50,800
in what category? Full-time, part-time?

901
00:36:50,800 --> 00:36:52,560
>> We we didn't have a managerial position

902
00:36:52,560 --> 00:36:55,280
for six months. It was replacing and was

903
00:36:55,280 --> 00:36:56,720
doing two jobs and when she was hired as

904
00:36:56,720 --> 00:36:58,560
a director, we had that opening that we

905
00:36:58,560 --> 00:37:08,870
needed to fill. All right. Is

906
00:37:08,880 --> 00:37:11,200
temporary employees. I always look at

907
00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:15,760
this one. So, we've spent about 45%

908
00:37:15,760 --> 00:37:19,440
of the budget on temporary employees.

909
00:37:19,440 --> 00:37:22,640
And then line down from that, we've

910
00:37:22,640 --> 00:37:26,480
spent about 65% of the budgeted overtime

911
00:37:26,480 --> 00:37:29,359
wages.

912
00:37:29,359 --> 00:37:31,680
>> Yeah. So, temporary employees, we've had

913
00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:36,160
um we've had a rolling uh there there's

914
00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:38,320
a lot of openings. uh people leave those

915
00:37:38,320 --> 00:37:40,079
positions especially we've been having

916
00:37:40,079 --> 00:37:42,640
several open positions in maintenance

917
00:37:42,640 --> 00:37:44,720
that we have not been able to fulfill

918
00:37:44,720 --> 00:37:46,079
and we've kind of have to think about a

919
00:37:46,079 --> 00:37:47,920
long-term strategy on making those

920
00:37:47,920 --> 00:37:49,440
positions a little bit more attractive

921
00:37:49,440 --> 00:37:52,160
because they just keep turning over the

922
00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:54,560
overtime wages um at this point of the

923
00:37:54,560 --> 00:37:56,640
year the majority of our holidays for

924
00:37:56,640 --> 00:38:01,040
overtime um we pay overtime for holidays

925
00:38:01,040 --> 00:38:05,040
and we pay overtime for uh Sundays

926
00:38:05,040 --> 00:38:08,800
and we Uh most a lot of our holidays are

927
00:38:08,800 --> 00:38:10,400
kind of frontloaded in the first half of

928
00:38:10,400 --> 00:38:13,440
the year. We do not pay a lot of

929
00:38:13,440 --> 00:38:15,280
overtime which is the Fair Labor

930
00:38:15,280 --> 00:38:16,720
Standards Act overtime which would be

931
00:38:16,720 --> 00:38:18,960
your over 40 hours. Th those are

932
00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:20,880
minimal. The only time that we really

933
00:38:20,880 --> 00:38:22,800
provide that is in case of emergencies.

934
00:38:22,800 --> 00:38:24,880
So if someone calls out on a sun a

935
00:38:24,880 --> 00:38:26,880
Saturday and somebody's already worked

936
00:38:26,880 --> 00:38:28,400
40 hours but we need someone to cover

937
00:38:28,400 --> 00:38:30,000
that desk, we might offer overtime in

938
00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:32,400
that perspect that that's very rare. The

939
00:38:32,400 --> 00:38:33,680
other time is if maybe somebody's

940
00:38:33,680 --> 00:38:35,920
working a Friday night or a Saturday and

941
00:38:35,920 --> 00:38:37,760
they can't get people to leave. You

942
00:38:37,760 --> 00:38:39,440
know, they're long here longer than

943
00:38:39,440 --> 00:38:40,960
we're open. Maybe it takes a little

944
00:38:40,960 --> 00:38:41,920
longer to get people out of the

945
00:38:41,920 --> 00:38:43,760
building. We might be paying 15 to 20

946
00:38:43,760 --> 00:38:45,359
minutes of overtime.

947
00:38:45,359 --> 00:38:47,200
>> So, you think the overtime wages line

948
00:38:47,200 --> 00:38:49,359
item will stabilize that? It's not going

949
00:38:49,359 --> 00:38:51,119
to go

950
00:38:51,119 --> 00:38:53,359
>> right. I do. We are not paying overtime

951
00:38:53,359 --> 00:39:02,790
to cover for staff. Okay. All right.

952
00:39:02,800 --> 00:39:05,920
Other than that, I will say um I'm

953
00:39:05,920 --> 00:39:07,920
always happy to say this and I say it I

954
00:39:07,920 --> 00:39:09,760
think every quarter since I've been here

955
00:39:09,760 --> 00:39:14,800
is that how well this budget is managed.

956
00:39:14,800 --> 00:39:19,359
You know, um it's always

957
00:39:19,359 --> 00:39:22,960
directionally correct, I think. Um in

958
00:39:22,960 --> 00:39:25,040
other words, we're doing what we said we

959
00:39:25,040 --> 00:39:26,960
were going to do. When you're making a

960
00:39:26,960 --> 00:39:29,839
budget, you want you want that to be a

961
00:39:29,839 --> 00:39:33,359
positive answer. So, um you know, my

962
00:39:33,359 --> 00:39:36,640
kudos to the staff and to to you as well

963
00:39:36,640 --> 00:39:38,880
and as far as managing the budget and

964
00:39:38,880 --> 00:39:43,040
being good stewards of the funds

965
00:39:43,040 --> 00:39:52,230
>> and projecting appropriately.

966
00:39:52,240 --> 00:39:54,240
» Any questions about the usage statistics

967
00:39:54,240 --> 00:40:02,790
that she's provided?

968
00:40:02,800 --> 00:40:09,990
We're busy.

969
00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:12,240
All right. Um, we are going to be moving

970
00:40:12,240 --> 00:40:15,040
on to the judges report budget week. As

971
00:40:15,040 --> 00:40:16,880
I said, we had the capital improvements

972
00:40:16,880 --> 00:40:19,520
budget um presentation yesterday at

973
00:40:19,520 --> 00:40:21,520
council. Saturday is the operating

974
00:40:21,520 --> 00:40:24,160
budget presentation go in the morning

975
00:40:24,160 --> 00:40:27,839
before noon. Uh, one thing um that I

976
00:40:27,839 --> 00:40:29,599
wrote about is that we had this

977
00:40:29,599 --> 00:40:32,480
opportunity from the city to be a law a

978
00:40:32,480 --> 00:40:35,760
local option sales tax project and they

979
00:40:35,760 --> 00:40:37,040
looked at the carpeting and the

980
00:40:37,040 --> 00:40:39,760
furnishings project and asked if there

981
00:40:39,760 --> 00:40:42,960
were additional needs that we required

982
00:40:42,960 --> 00:40:45,359
um in the building and they've gotten

983
00:40:45,359 --> 00:40:47,680
projections for what um they'll get in

984
00:40:47,680 --> 00:40:49,359
FY27

985
00:40:49,359 --> 00:40:51,599
and we talked a little bit about what it

986
00:40:51,599 --> 00:40:52,960
would look like. So, we included

987
00:40:52,960 --> 00:40:54,560
painting, some more furniture

988
00:40:54,560 --> 00:40:56,880
replacement, and we have some ceiling

989
00:40:56,880 --> 00:40:58,400
tiles that really are in need of

990
00:40:58,400 --> 00:41:01,680
replacement. And they um they took

991
00:41:01,680 --> 00:41:04,160
they're offering or well, they've uh

992
00:41:04,160 --> 00:41:07,599
budgeted $1.2 million for the carpeting

993
00:41:07,599 --> 00:41:10,640
in the furniture project,

994
00:41:10,640 --> 00:41:16,150
>> which changes our whole plan.

995
00:41:16,160 --> 00:41:18,640
» It's wonderful. The other thing that I

996
00:41:18,640 --> 00:41:20,319
am very happy about is we were working

997
00:41:20,319 --> 00:41:23,119
at a clip to get that carpet installed.

998
00:41:23,119 --> 00:41:26,160
Um, and I think it'll allow us to make

999
00:41:26,160 --> 00:41:28,400
some addition more decision. It gives us

1000
00:41:28,400 --> 00:41:30,079
a little bit of more breathing room, but

1001
00:41:30,079 --> 00:41:32,960
especially it does not close it does not

1002
00:41:32,960 --> 00:41:34,319
close some of the parts of the building

1003
00:41:34,319 --> 00:41:36,640
during the summer.

1004
00:41:36,640 --> 00:41:38,640
>> Um, so now we would start the project in

1005
00:41:38,640 --> 00:41:40,640
January 2027.

1006
00:41:40,640 --> 00:41:43,280
>> Uh, and it would not not disrupt our uh,

1007
00:41:43,280 --> 00:41:45,440
biggest time for um, meeting the

1008
00:41:45,440 --> 00:41:48,790
patrons.

1009
00:41:48,800 --> 00:41:51,920
What's the reason why those lost funds

1010
00:41:51,920 --> 00:41:55,359
cannot be used for our HVAC system?

1011
00:41:55,359 --> 00:41:58,480
>> Well, that would be a a priority. Uh we

1012
00:41:58,480 --> 00:42:00,880
can change if we can change the request

1013
00:42:00,880 --> 00:42:03,200
for the priority, but we asked they were

1014
00:42:03,200 --> 00:42:05,839
trying to fund the carpeting project as

1015
00:42:05,839 --> 00:42:07,119
originally conceived.

1016
00:42:07,119 --> 00:42:10,720
>> So, I think one concern may be the

1017
00:42:10,720 --> 00:42:13,359
community needs to see the value of

1018
00:42:13,359 --> 00:42:16,000
these funds. They're not likely to

1019
00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:18,800
notice the HVAC system,

1020
00:42:18,800 --> 00:42:20,720
but when we look at how it affects their

1021
00:42:20,720 --> 00:42:23,760
experience receiving services,

1022
00:42:23,760 --> 00:42:25,760
it's right under their feet, you know,

1023
00:42:25,760 --> 00:42:28,400
it's right on the ball.

1024
00:42:28,400 --> 00:42:31,200
>> Yeah, that makes sense.

1025
00:42:31,200 --> 00:42:33,520
>> So, where are the funds? Did we already

1026
00:42:33,520 --> 00:42:35,839
have the budget for the carpet?

1027
00:42:35,839 --> 00:42:37,760
>> It was 805,000.

1028
00:42:37,760 --> 00:42:40,880
>> Okay. Where are those funds going now?

1029
00:42:40,880 --> 00:42:44,960
So those funds um they were using bonds

1030
00:42:44,960 --> 00:42:46,240
for them

1031
00:42:46,240 --> 00:42:48,480
>> and now it's moving over to a local

1032
00:42:48,480 --> 00:42:51,760
option sales tax. I I don't know. Um it

1033
00:42:51,760 --> 00:42:53,839
allows them the local option sales tax

1034
00:42:53,839 --> 00:42:56,960
frees up the bond part a little bit for

1035
00:42:56,960 --> 00:42:59,119
other projects. So I'm not entirely sure

1036
00:42:59,119 --> 00:43:01,599
exactly where they went, but there was a

1037
00:43:01,599 --> 00:43:04,880
large pool of projects. Um to give

1038
00:43:04,880 --> 00:43:08,400
perspective, we're 7%

1039
00:43:08,400 --> 00:43:10,800
of the projects for the CIP budget

1040
00:43:10,800 --> 00:43:14,480
between 2026 and 2030. If you think of

1041
00:43:14,480 --> 00:43:17,280
how streets, bridges, um Burlington

1042
00:43:17,280 --> 00:43:19,440
Street Bridge is a big project. Uh

1043
00:43:19,440 --> 00:43:22,400
trails, parks are getting upgrades. Um

1044
00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:24,480
there's there's a lot of need throughout

1045
00:43:24,480 --> 00:43:28,720
the city. Um and I'm not sure exactly

1046
00:43:28,720 --> 00:43:30,400
where they moved the money, specifically

1047
00:43:30,400 --> 00:43:31,520
those funds to, but

1048
00:43:31,520 --> 00:43:33,680
>> Okay.

1049
00:43:33,680 --> 00:43:35,359
So, if I understand correctly, this is

1050
00:43:35,359 --> 00:43:37,040
still under recommendation level with

1051
00:43:37,040 --> 00:43:39,839
the council. It's not finalized. So,

1052
00:43:39,839 --> 00:43:43,040
it's not ours yet, but and we'll know in

1053
00:43:43,040 --> 00:43:43,760
March.

1054
00:43:43,760 --> 00:43:48,150
>> Yeah. A bunch of expenses.

1055
00:43:48,160 --> 00:43:50,160
» So, you know, we've had a lot of

1056
00:43:50,160 --> 00:43:52,079
conversations about a lot of expensive

1057
00:43:52,079 --> 00:43:54,240
things recently, renovations to the

1058
00:43:54,240 --> 00:43:57,599
building and HVAC and all of that.

1059
00:43:57,599 --> 00:44:00,319
um how do you see all of these things

1060
00:44:00,319 --> 00:44:02,640
fitting together in what kind of

1061
00:44:02,640 --> 00:44:06,000
timeline and so on?

1062
00:44:06,000 --> 00:44:09,200
>> So um I think in terms of starting with

1063
00:44:09,200 --> 00:44:11,200
the carpeting, the carpeting project

1064
00:44:11,200 --> 00:44:12,880
originally was introduced to city

1065
00:44:12,880 --> 00:44:16,640
council in 2017.

1066
00:44:16,640 --> 00:44:20,319
Um so we have been waiting for at least

1067
00:44:20,319 --> 00:44:22,079
an upgrade to our furniture as well as

1068
00:44:22,079 --> 00:44:24,079
the carpet for a significant amount of

1069
00:44:24,079 --> 00:44:26,319
time. Um,

1070
00:44:26,319 --> 00:44:28,480
I I'm hoping that the carpeting project

1071
00:44:28,480 --> 00:44:30,240
will show the community that we're

1072
00:44:30,240 --> 00:44:31,920
investing in the facilities and so that

1073
00:44:31,920 --> 00:44:34,880
if we do decide to make some significant

1074
00:44:34,880 --> 00:44:36,720
changes, which could be about 5 to 10

1075
00:44:36,720 --> 00:44:40,079
years depending on how um how you know

1076
00:44:40,079 --> 00:44:42,240
what projects we decide to prioritize,

1077
00:44:42,240 --> 00:44:44,319
how we see the future of the building

1078
00:44:44,319 --> 00:44:47,040
going, um it will show that we have

1079
00:44:47,040 --> 00:44:49,119
we've made an investment in the space in

1080
00:44:49,119 --> 00:44:53,280
between renovating um or doing any major

1081
00:44:53,280 --> 00:44:54,480
renovations.

1082
00:44:54,480 --> 00:44:56,319
and the car so the carpeting project and

1083
00:44:56,319 --> 00:44:57,520
any major renovations we're going to

1084
00:44:57,520 --> 00:45:00,400
have that HVAC system

1085
00:45:00,400 --> 00:45:02,880
hope right now scheduled for 2030 I'm

1086
00:45:02,880 --> 00:45:05,040
hoping it'll be a little sooner

1087
00:45:05,040 --> 00:45:06,640
>> okay

1088
00:45:06,640 --> 00:45:09,520
did that answer your question I can

1089
00:45:09,520 --> 00:45:10,400
elaborate more

1090
00:45:10,400 --> 00:45:11,760
>> are you thinking about this in terms of

1091
00:45:11,760 --> 00:45:13,839
the next like 15 months how is it going

1092
00:45:13,839 --> 00:45:15,119
to be

1093
00:45:15,119 --> 00:45:17,040
>> no I I was thinking more like the next

1094
00:45:17,040 --> 00:45:18,800
10 years because the other thing that

1095
00:45:18,800 --> 00:45:20,079
I'm thinking about right now is you know

1096
00:45:20,079 --> 00:45:22,480
I live in the south district and there

1097
00:45:22,480 --> 00:45:26,240
the area south of the south district is

1098
00:45:26,240 --> 00:45:28,480
about to get redeveloped. Like that's

1099
00:45:28,480 --> 00:45:31,119
before planning and zoning right now. So

1100
00:45:31,119 --> 00:45:32,560
there's going to be a whole lot more

1101
00:45:32,560 --> 00:45:34,400
housing units down there. We were

1102
00:45:34,400 --> 00:45:36,560
already talking about how maybe we need

1103
00:45:36,560 --> 00:45:38,240
to be building additional

1104
00:45:38,240 --> 00:45:39,359
>> right

1105
00:45:39,359 --> 00:45:42,640
>> another satellite location out there. So

1106
00:45:42,640 --> 00:45:43,920
>> or two

1107
00:45:43,920 --> 00:45:47,520
>> I I'm you know thinking very long term

1108
00:45:47,520 --> 00:45:48,720
here because that's going to be a

1109
00:45:48,720 --> 00:45:51,599
10-year project. I think at our next

1110
00:45:51,599 --> 00:45:53,520
we're ending this particular strategic

1111
00:45:53,520 --> 00:45:55,359
plan. We'll do a community assessment in

1112
00:45:55,359 --> 00:45:56,400
the next year.

1113
00:45:56,400 --> 00:45:58,400
>> Um and then we'll be developing a

1114
00:45:58,400 --> 00:46:01,920
strategic plan to decide like what the

1115
00:46:01,920 --> 00:46:03,839
priorities are. Is it investing in the

1116
00:46:03,839 --> 00:46:07,119
building? It is it um looking outside of

1117
00:46:07,119 --> 00:46:10,880
the downtown area? Um is it re like

1118
00:46:10,880 --> 00:46:13,760
repurchasing a bookmobile? Um there's a

1119
00:46:13,760 --> 00:46:14,960
lot of different decisions that we're

1120
00:46:14,960 --> 00:46:17,359
going to have to make and we'll just

1121
00:46:17,359 --> 00:46:19,440
have to make them in terms of what the

1122
00:46:19,440 --> 00:46:21,359
realities are and how we can do staffing

1123
00:46:21,359 --> 00:46:24,400
and what funding is coming through and

1124
00:46:24,400 --> 00:46:26,240
but that yeah that's conversations we'll

1125
00:46:26,240 --> 00:46:29,119
have as a that you will have as a board.

1126
00:46:29,119 --> 00:46:37,829
>> Okay.

1127
00:46:37,839 --> 00:46:40,800
Richard,

1128
00:46:40,800 --> 00:46:42,160
>> we did we went to the Johnson County

1129
00:46:42,160 --> 00:46:45,599
Board of Supervisors yesterday. Um

1130
00:46:45,599 --> 00:46:47,359
received positive feedback on our

1131
00:46:47,359 --> 00:46:50,000
bookmobile stops and hills and loan tree

1132
00:46:50,000 --> 00:46:52,319
um children's services and as well as

1133
00:46:52,319 --> 00:46:55,200
how important a library card is.

1134
00:46:55,200 --> 00:46:57,520
>> Yeah. And

1135
00:46:57,520 --> 00:47:00,160
>> very warmly received. Yeah.

1136
00:47:00,160 --> 00:47:02,400
I think the board of supervisors is very

1137
00:47:02,400 --> 00:47:05,839
supportive in concept of our work.

1138
00:47:05,839 --> 00:47:07,359
They're very appreciative. Doesn't mean

1139
00:47:07,359 --> 00:47:09,680
it comes to more money, but they're very

1140
00:47:09,680 --> 00:47:13,030
appreciative.

1141
00:47:13,040 --> 00:47:14,480
They told personal stories about how

1142
00:47:14,480 --> 00:47:18,079
much the library has meant to them.

1143
00:47:18,079 --> 00:47:28,960
All right. Um, department reports.

1144
00:47:28,960 --> 00:47:31,589
>> Yeah.

1145
00:47:31,599 --> 00:47:34,319
I know. I maybe I may I was a little

1146
00:47:34,319 --> 00:47:36,240
confused by the photo in the adult

1147
00:47:36,240 --> 00:47:37,040
services.

1148
00:47:37,040 --> 00:47:39,520
>> Oh,

1149
00:47:39,520 --> 00:47:41,440
I wasn't sure exactly what I was looking

1150
00:47:41,440 --> 00:47:42,160
at.

1151
00:47:42,160 --> 00:47:47,920
>> That is the walkway um between um

1152
00:47:47,920 --> 00:47:49,599
the graduate they call the graduate

1153
00:47:49,599 --> 00:47:52,560
walkway. Oh,

1154
00:47:52,560 --> 00:47:55,280
>> it's to South.

1155
00:47:55,280 --> 00:47:55,760
>> Okay.

1156
00:47:55,760 --> 00:47:58,720
>> Often where late at night there's

1157
00:47:58,720 --> 00:47:59,680
shenanigans,

1158
00:47:59,680 --> 00:48:03,670
>> right? unpleasant

1159
00:48:03,680 --> 00:48:06,560
from the city to revitalize that space

1160
00:48:06,560 --> 00:48:10,400
through art project through less less

1161
00:48:10,400 --> 00:48:12,800
just spotlights and more like this is a

1162
00:48:12,800 --> 00:48:15,040
supposed to be an entryway into the pet

1163
00:48:15,040 --> 00:48:15,680
mall from

1164
00:48:15,680 --> 00:48:16,240
>> right

1165
00:48:16,240 --> 00:48:18,160
>> a major thorough fair

1166
00:48:18,160 --> 00:48:19,760
>> and not a bathroom or

1167
00:48:19,760 --> 00:48:22,079
>> yeah [laughter]

1168
00:48:22,079 --> 00:48:24,160
>> and it has a lovely children's mural

1169
00:48:24,160 --> 00:48:26,640
along one wall that ended up getting

1170
00:48:26,640 --> 00:48:29,920
played with so the photo was That's um

1171
00:48:29,920 --> 00:48:32,319
the artist Hannah who used the digital

1172
00:48:32,319 --> 00:48:33,520
media lab

1173
00:48:33,520 --> 00:48:34,720
>> to create the

1174
00:48:34,720 --> 00:48:37,520
>> Got it now. Okay.

1175
00:48:37,520 --> 00:48:40,800
>> Yeah. The idea was she was inspired by

1176
00:48:40,800 --> 00:48:44,720
the for the fireflies we researched fire

1177
00:48:44,720 --> 00:48:46,400
the libraries.

1178
00:48:46,400 --> 00:48:51,040
She used the auto software to design

1179
00:48:51,040 --> 00:48:54,640
the layout the spec layout for a wedding

1180
00:48:54,640 --> 00:48:55,200
collab.

1181
00:48:55,200 --> 00:48:56,880
>> Right. Your description was right there.

1182
00:48:56,880 --> 00:48:59,040
Somehow I

1183
00:48:59,040 --> 00:48:59,520
Yeah,

1184
00:48:59,520 --> 00:49:01,040
>> it sinks back to my mind when I read it.

1185
00:49:01,040 --> 00:49:06,150
I'm sorry.

1186
00:49:06,160 --> 00:49:07,440
» Everyone else probably got it. I was

1187
00:49:07,440 --> 00:49:11,030
probably the only like

1188
00:49:11,040 --> 00:49:14,000
» which actually is not

1189
00:49:14,000 --> 00:49:19,030
in the link there. It should be

1190
00:49:19,040 --> 00:49:21,280
uh but yeah, it's been busy couple

1191
00:49:21,280 --> 00:49:24,800
months. Um, I didn't have I should have

1192
00:49:24,800 --> 00:49:27,119
looked at the win numbers for today, but

1193
00:49:27,119 --> 00:49:29,200
I I have only January 7th because I

1194
00:49:29,200 --> 00:49:32,880
wrote this actually a week early. So,

1195
00:49:32,880 --> 00:49:35,680
it's not for me, but if you get old

1196
00:49:35,680 --> 00:49:38,160
data,

1197
00:49:38,160 --> 00:49:42,000
but we've given away I think

1198
00:49:42,000 --> 00:49:43,920
we've given away at least probably I'd

1199
00:49:43,920 --> 00:49:47,119
say 50 prizes

1200
00:49:47,119 --> 00:49:49,280
yet.

1201
00:49:49,280 --> 00:49:52,400
So, and not

1202
00:49:52,400 --> 00:49:54,640
so yet I think

1203
00:49:54,640 --> 00:49:59,040
I said we had 40 there or so 50

1204
00:49:59,040 --> 00:50:02,559
and it's a tote the book people have

1205
00:50:02,559 --> 00:50:09,670
been excited by the bingo

1206
00:50:09,680 --> 00:50:12,160
» here

1207
00:50:12,160 --> 00:50:14,344
the bingo.

1208
00:50:14,344 --> 00:50:17,430
[laughter]

1209
00:50:17,440 --> 00:50:18,960
» All right. It was a It was an

1210
00:50:18,960 --> 00:50:21,119
experiment. So, it's fine.

1211
00:50:21,119 --> 00:50:26,309
>> No.

1212
00:50:26,319 --> 00:50:28,640
Um, anything in the community access

1213
00:50:28,640 --> 00:50:30,000
services report anymore?

1214
00:50:30,000 --> 00:50:31,920
>> I didn't have a designated shenanigan

1215
00:50:31,920 --> 00:50:34,000
space to take a photo of. I apologize.

1216
00:50:34,000 --> 00:50:34,960
>> There's no photo, right? There's

1217
00:50:34,960 --> 00:50:40,309
nothing.

1218
00:50:40,319 --> 00:50:45,670
You had stats left.

1219
00:50:45,680 --> 00:50:46,640
Um,

1220
00:50:46,640 --> 00:50:48,079
>> extend a thank you to Jason for

1221
00:50:48,079 --> 00:50:49,520
collaborating with us on the vocal bill

1222
00:50:49,520 --> 00:50:52,079
and doing earbuds approach during the

1223
00:50:52,079 --> 00:50:54,400
cold time of the year and kudos to Jason

1224
00:50:54,400 --> 00:50:55,040
on that.

1225
00:50:55,040 --> 00:50:57,280
>> How well attended was that?

1226
00:50:57,280 --> 00:51:01,839
>> Um, we've had two each had five uh

1227
00:51:01,839 --> 00:51:04,319
trumpet walkers. Uh, but I've been to

1228
00:51:04,319 --> 00:51:06,800
Terry Troublet since

1229
00:51:06,800 --> 00:51:10,400
uh and people walk it all day long. Um,

1230
00:51:10,400 --> 00:51:10,880
so

1231
00:51:10,880 --> 00:51:11,839
>> yeah,

1232
00:51:11,839 --> 00:51:13,839
>> we don't we won't always be at Terry

1233
00:51:13,839 --> 00:51:16,000
True, but in fact, this next month we're

1234
00:51:16,000 --> 00:51:19,599
just going to go downtown because Bill

1235
00:51:19,599 --> 00:51:22,720
has a new schedule and um so we're just

1236
00:51:22,720 --> 00:51:27,040
going to start here and do a walk. U

1237
00:51:27,040 --> 00:51:28,960
so it's sort of early days too. It's a

1238
00:51:28,960 --> 00:51:30,319
thing that need to build.

1239
00:51:30,319 --> 00:51:31,200
>> It's winter

1240
00:51:31,200 --> 00:51:34,160
>> and um we did have repeat people. The

1241
00:51:34,160 --> 00:51:37,920
second event had, you know, the gamut of

1242
00:51:37,920 --> 00:51:39,520
it was like a repeat person who just

1243
00:51:39,520 --> 00:51:41,200
loves walking, didn't really even walk

1244
00:51:41,200 --> 00:51:43,680
with the group, just was so fast, walked

1245
00:51:43,680 --> 00:51:45,280
like us probably.

1246
00:51:45,280 --> 00:51:46,400
>> That was a fast book.

1247
00:51:46,400 --> 00:51:47,920
>> Yeah. [laughter]

1248
00:51:47,920 --> 00:51:51,040
>> Other person was new to the community, a

1249
00:51:51,040 --> 00:51:53,280
young 20s something professional who was

1250
00:51:53,280 --> 00:51:55,200
just wanted to meet people, had been

1251
00:51:55,200 --> 00:51:56,640
here a week, had already gotten a

1252
00:51:56,640 --> 00:51:59,200
library card and looking to make

1253
00:51:59,200 --> 00:52:03,040
friends. So it was good to invite them

1254
00:52:03,040 --> 00:52:05,119
all on the mobile afterwards and Coco

1255
00:52:05,119 --> 00:52:08,240
and the staff. I was sort of ready to

1256
00:52:08,240 --> 00:52:10,559
give the spiel about adult services

1257
00:52:10,559 --> 00:52:14,866
staff are like we have this trouble.

1258
00:52:14,866 --> 00:52:16,079
[laughter] So they're telling them all

1259
00:52:16,079 --> 00:52:17,839
about my department. I was like you guys

1260
00:52:17,839 --> 00:52:20,079
know everything. It's great. I'll just

1261
00:52:20,079 --> 00:52:20,800
walk.

1262
00:52:20,800 --> 00:52:22,160
>> I just sent your card to everybody. I'm

1263
00:52:22,160 --> 00:52:25,359
like Dr.

1264
00:52:25,359 --> 00:52:26,720
Yes. Great.

1265
00:52:26,720 --> 00:52:29,040
>> Yes. I can't pull the numbers out, but

1266
00:52:29,040 --> 00:52:33,599
AC since it's all ages, we have um 582

1267
00:52:33,599 --> 00:52:35,359
people signed up for the winter reading

1268
00:52:35,359 --> 00:52:44,069
program. So that's all ages andations.

1269
00:52:44,079 --> 00:52:46,000
That's the most

1270
00:52:46,000 --> 00:52:47,920
All right. Is anyone covering the

1271
00:52:47,920 --> 00:52:50,960
development department reports? You can

1272
00:52:50,960 --> 00:52:52,640
take any questions, Katie, if you have

1273
00:52:52,640 --> 00:52:55,359
them.

1274
00:52:55,359 --> 00:52:57,440
I know I was mentioned yesterday at the

1275
00:52:57,440 --> 00:52:59,359
Friends Foundation finance committee

1276
00:52:59,359 --> 00:53:02,160
which I'm on um they're at as of

1277
00:53:02,160 --> 00:53:04,640
yesterday anyway 120% of their

1278
00:53:04,640 --> 00:53:09,359
fundraising goal. So it's incredible.

1279
00:53:09,359 --> 00:53:11,440
>> Yeah, they've gotten great responses to

1280
00:53:11,440 --> 00:53:17,510
their year end campaign.

1281
00:53:17,520 --> 00:53:20,400
All right. Hopefully everyone will get

1282
00:53:20,400 --> 00:53:22,240
that bright future on their calendar. I

1283
00:53:22,240 --> 00:53:23,760
know I'm traveling, but I hope everyone

1284
00:53:23,760 --> 00:53:26,160
else gets it on their calendar and

1285
00:53:26,160 --> 00:53:28,240
traveling, too. [laughter]

1286
00:53:28,240 --> 00:53:30,319
Great.

1287
00:53:30,319 --> 00:53:33,040
All right, we got the book referring

1288
00:53:33,040 --> 00:53:34,960
live

1289
00:53:34,960 --> 00:53:36,480
into

1290
00:53:36,480 --> 00:53:37,680
media reports maybe.

1291
00:53:37,680 --> 00:53:39,920
>> Oh, yeah. kind of fun story.

1292
00:53:39,920 --> 00:53:42,640
>> We've gotten so much

1293
00:53:42,640 --> 00:53:44,960
that's resonated with a lot of people as

1294
00:53:44,960 --> 00:53:47,359
United of book being sent back to us

1295
00:53:47,359 --> 00:53:48,800
from United Airlines.

1296
00:53:48,800 --> 00:53:50,319
>> Actually, I saw that on a couple of

1297
00:53:50,319 --> 00:53:52,160
libraries Ashley and I wondered if

1298
00:53:52,160 --> 00:53:55,359
United just trying to do that the PR

1299
00:53:55,359 --> 00:53:59,200
point. I don't

1300
00:53:59,200 --> 00:54:03,040
um my report, president's report. So, we

1301
00:54:03,040 --> 00:54:04,559
went to the Johnson County Supervisors

1302
00:54:04,559 --> 00:54:06,319
meeting that went well. I want to remind

1303
00:54:06,319 --> 00:54:08,800
everyone that the 2nd of February is

1304
00:54:08,800 --> 00:54:12,000
lobbying day in De Mo. If you would like

1305
00:54:12,000 --> 00:54:14,559
to attend and catch a ride with the

1306
00:54:14,559 --> 00:54:17,839
staff, that's an option. Let Ann know if

1307
00:54:17,839 --> 00:54:19,599
you'd like to drive yourself, that's an

1308
00:54:19,599 --> 00:54:23,119
option. Um, [snorts] but it doesn't take

1309
00:54:23,119 --> 00:54:24,960
it takes the day by the time you drive

1310
00:54:24,960 --> 00:54:26,319
up there and back. But when you're

1311
00:54:26,319 --> 00:54:28,160
there, it's a friendly environment. You

1312
00:54:28,160 --> 00:54:30,960
can meet other trustees, other library

1313
00:54:30,960 --> 00:54:33,040
directors. It it's a worthwhile visit.

1314
00:54:33,040 --> 00:54:36,000
see a beautiful law library

1315
00:54:36,000 --> 00:54:38,880
um and and get a sense really of how the

1316
00:54:38,880 --> 00:54:42,400
activities work in in the capital. So,

1317
00:54:42,400 --> 00:54:44,319
if you're considering it and the

1318
00:54:44,319 --> 00:54:46,400
incentive of sharing a ride is

1319
00:54:46,400 --> 00:54:51,200
important, please let and know. Um

1320
00:54:51,200 --> 00:54:56,950
it's a fun day. It's a fun day. Um

1321
00:54:56,960 --> 00:54:58,480
next month we're going to follow up and

1322
00:54:58,480 --> 00:55:00,559
have a digital media report. I know

1323
00:55:00,559 --> 00:55:02,160
we've been waiting about that for a

1324
00:55:02,160 --> 00:55:03,839
couple months and postponing it. I just

1325
00:55:03,839 --> 00:55:05,119
wanted to show everyone it wasn't

1326
00:55:05,119 --> 00:55:07,119
forgotten.

1327
00:55:07,119 --> 00:55:08,960
I wanted to follow through on the

1328
00:55:08,960 --> 00:55:12,160
request that we had last meeting to be

1329
00:55:12,160 --> 00:55:15,599
trained on advocacy um by a speaker that

1330
00:55:15,599 --> 00:55:17,520
came to the staff retreat that was very

1331
00:55:17,520 --> 00:55:21,599
powerful. We did price her for a Zoom

1332
00:55:21,599 --> 00:55:25,599
session. It would be $400

1333
00:55:25,599 --> 00:55:27,520
and I think we would have to discuss the

1334
00:55:27,520 --> 00:55:30,960
value of doing that. the um speaker is a

1335
00:55:30,960 --> 00:55:32,640
private entity now

1336
00:55:32,640 --> 00:55:33,280
>> consulting

1337
00:55:33,280 --> 00:55:35,680
>> a private consultant and would like $400

1338
00:55:35,680 --> 00:55:38,160
to present the material. I think another

1339
00:55:38,160 --> 00:55:40,240
option is we could have staff present

1340
00:55:40,240 --> 00:55:44,000
some of that material. Um

1341
00:55:44,000 --> 00:55:46,160
I think another option is to get

1342
00:55:46,160 --> 00:55:49,280
involved with the ILA's GAP committee,

1343
00:55:49,280 --> 00:55:50,960
their government affairs committee. It

1344
00:55:50,960 --> 00:55:54,240
meets every two weeks over Zoom. You get

1345
00:55:54,240 --> 00:55:56,640
an update of what's going on. They also

1346
00:55:56,640 --> 00:55:58,720
have a great website that tells you

1347
00:55:58,720 --> 00:56:01,839
bills that are of concern.

1348
00:56:01,839 --> 00:56:04,559
Um, so what I would need tonight is to

1349
00:56:04,559 --> 00:56:06,640
know, do people would people still like

1350
00:56:06,640 --> 00:56:09,520
us to arrange for this speaker at the

1351
00:56:09,520 --> 00:56:11,760
$400 cost?

1352
00:56:11,760 --> 00:56:15,440
Would people like to be informed in

1353
00:56:15,440 --> 00:56:18,240
another way by the staff bringing us

1354
00:56:18,240 --> 00:56:20,880
information and and informing us or

1355
00:56:20,880 --> 00:56:22,559
would you like this a slide at this

1356
00:56:22,559 --> 00:56:25,359
time? Or do you have another idea?

1357
00:56:25,359 --> 00:56:28,480
Unfortunately, our our lead advocacy

1358
00:56:28,480 --> 00:56:30,400
working for Person Claire isn't here

1359
00:56:30,400 --> 00:56:33,520
right now. Um, who's kind of led a lot

1360
00:56:33,520 --> 00:56:35,359
of these initiatives, but where do

1361
00:56:35,359 --> 00:56:43,829
people stand on this?

1362
00:56:43,839 --> 00:56:46,400
» I would not be in favor of spending the

1363
00:56:46,400 --> 00:56:48,000
$400

1364
00:56:48,000 --> 00:56:51,040
for a session for us. I think there are

1365
00:56:51,040 --> 00:56:52,160
other ways,

1366
00:56:52,160 --> 00:56:55,280
>> other purposes, other ways to inform us.

1367
00:56:55,280 --> 00:56:57,520
>> Yeah, I agree with that.

1368
00:56:57,520 --> 00:57:00,079
>> That's a very pricey.

1369
00:57:00,079 --> 00:57:04,390
>> I agree.

1370
00:57:04,400 --> 00:57:06,400
Would you like the staff to prepare

1371
00:57:06,400 --> 00:57:09,440
information for us on how those get

1372
00:57:09,440 --> 00:57:11,839
through? Would you like us would you

1373
00:57:11,839 --> 00:57:13,040
like to take it on yourself and

1374
00:57:13,040 --> 00:57:16,799
participate in the gag committee? Um,

1375
00:57:16,799 --> 00:57:18,480
what action would you like us to take at

1376
00:57:18,480 --> 00:57:22,230
this point?

1377
00:57:22,240 --> 00:57:24,720
We don't know what will come out of this

1378
00:57:24,720 --> 00:57:26,240
legislative season. It's a little bit

1379
00:57:26,240 --> 00:57:29,520
early. We could also buy time and look

1380
00:57:29,520 --> 00:57:32,400
and see what comes through

1381
00:57:32,400 --> 00:57:35,040
>> and have our own advocacy working group

1382
00:57:35,040 --> 00:57:38,480
keep us updated.

1383
00:57:38,480 --> 00:57:41,119
>> I think that idea is the best one.

1384
00:57:41,119 --> 00:57:44,960
>> I agree. I like that idea.

1385
00:57:44,960 --> 00:57:46,480
>> So, are we in agreement? So, at this

1386
00:57:46,480 --> 00:57:48,160
time, we'll let we'll write it for a

1387
00:57:48,160 --> 00:57:49,440
month or so. see what's happening with

1388
00:57:49,440 --> 00:57:52,720
the legislative season. Um, ask the

1389
00:57:52,720 --> 00:57:54,480
advocacy working group to keep us kind

1390
00:57:54,480 --> 00:57:56,799
of aware and the staff to keep us aware

1391
00:57:56,799 --> 00:57:58,559
and then we'll address it as the needs

1392
00:57:58,559 --> 00:58:00,559
arise.

1393
00:58:00,559 --> 00:58:03,200
Sound good? We we'll pass on the

1394
00:58:03,200 --> 00:58:06,160
expenditure at this time. Okay. Okay.

1395
00:58:06,160 --> 00:58:08,400
Um, the last thing I wanted to bring up

1396
00:58:08,400 --> 00:58:11,119
is I've had a request that we look at

1397
00:58:11,119 --> 00:58:13,440
the relationship and the history of the

1398
00:58:13,440 --> 00:58:16,319
relationship between the trustees and

1399
00:58:16,319 --> 00:58:19,359
the friends foundation. Um, look at the

1400
00:58:19,359 --> 00:58:21,440
bylaws, look at how this has come so

1401
00:58:21,440 --> 00:58:23,520
that we make sure we are working

1402
00:58:23,520 --> 00:58:26,319
appropriately within our own missions as

1403
00:58:26,319 --> 00:58:28,240
well as not duplicating or getting in

1404
00:58:28,240 --> 00:58:31,760
each other's way. Um, and there's been a

1405
00:58:31,760 --> 00:58:33,200
request to have an information session

1406
00:58:33,200 --> 00:58:35,680
on that. Would you like that? one of the

1407
00:58:35,680 --> 00:58:37,280
future meetings to look at the friends

1408
00:58:37,280 --> 00:58:40,240
bylaws and our overall relationship. We

1409
00:58:40,240 --> 00:58:43,119
could fit that in in February still and

1410
00:58:43,119 --> 00:58:46,559
have Ann and however Ann would like to

1411
00:58:46,559 --> 00:58:48,319
see that done put together an

1412
00:58:48,319 --> 00:58:49,760
information packet on that and then

1413
00:58:49,760 --> 00:58:52,480
present for a short period and I don't

1414
00:58:52,480 --> 00:58:53,520
know if she wants to include other

1415
00:58:53,520 --> 00:58:55,119
staff. We'll leave that to her about how

1416
00:58:55,119 --> 00:58:57,680
this relationship

1417
00:58:57,680 --> 00:59:01,920
um has evolved and needs to be reviewed.

1418
00:59:01,920 --> 00:59:03,839
We haven't looked at the bylaws for some

1419
00:59:03,839 --> 00:59:05,839
time, but we are responsible for their

1420
00:59:05,839 --> 00:59:06,960
activity.

1421
00:59:06,960 --> 00:59:09,359
>> We are their activity. I mean, isn't

1422
00:59:09,359 --> 00:59:10,480
that right?

1423
00:59:10,480 --> 00:59:12,559
>> I mean, I only found that out when I was

1424
00:59:12,559 --> 00:59:14,799
redoing the bylaws, but we are the

1425
00:59:14,799 --> 00:59:16,559
constituents of the

1426
00:59:16,559 --> 00:59:18,480
>> We are, but I think I'm not sure there's

1427
00:59:18,480 --> 00:59:20,400
clear understanding of that. That's why

1428
00:59:20,400 --> 00:59:21,760
I think it's something we need to go

1429
00:59:21,760 --> 00:59:23,920
back through and review.

1430
00:59:23,920 --> 00:59:26,960
>> Who doesn't understand it? I I I think

1431
00:59:26,960 --> 00:59:28,640
we need to see how the friends interpret

1432
00:59:28,640 --> 00:59:30,720
those bylaws and how we interpret those

1433
00:59:30,720 --> 00:59:32,400
bylaws

1434
00:59:32,400 --> 00:59:34,160
and just make sure we understand that

1435
00:59:34,160 --> 00:59:37,440
we're on the same page with this.

1436
00:59:37,440 --> 00:59:39,200
>> So, it's a good time and maybe we're

1437
00:59:39,200 --> 00:59:42,079
totally wrong and there's no confusion.

1438
00:59:42,079 --> 00:59:43,760
Um, but I've heard from a few people

1439
00:59:43,760 --> 00:59:46,960
that there's confusion.

1440
00:59:46,960 --> 00:59:48,640
So, I think it's a good time to look at

1441
00:59:48,640 --> 00:59:50,480
it and just try to get all straightened

1442
00:59:50,480 --> 00:59:53,760
out before we have any

1443
00:59:53,760 --> 00:59:55,280
anything significant that we need to

1444
00:59:55,280 --> 00:59:57,680
resolve. Let's be proactive. If people

1445
00:59:57,680 --> 00:59:59,440
are willing to spend 15 minutes at the

1446
00:59:59,440 --> 01:00:01,920
February meeting going through this and

1447
01:00:01,920 --> 01:00:03,200
reading through the bylaws in your

1448
01:00:03,200 --> 01:00:06,240
packet in advance, um we've had concerns

1449
01:00:06,240 --> 01:00:08,400
that have come up over the years just

1450
01:00:08,400 --> 01:00:10,880
anecdotally and it's a good time to look

1451
01:00:10,880 --> 01:00:12,400
at the whole relationship and the

1452
01:00:12,400 --> 01:00:14,240
process.

1453
01:00:14,240 --> 01:00:15,920
>> I would be in favor of that. I think

1454
01:00:15,920 --> 01:00:17,280
>> and we're truly appreciative of the work

1455
01:00:17,280 --> 01:00:19,920
they do. So this is not

1456
01:00:19,920 --> 01:00:21,760
>> um in any negative sense. It's just

1457
01:00:21,760 --> 01:00:24,079
looking at to an entity that works under

1458
01:00:24,079 --> 01:00:26,240
us and we haven't really looked at

1459
01:00:26,240 --> 01:00:27,920
>> whether we can strengthen the

1460
01:00:27,920 --> 01:00:29,200
relationship in any way.

1461
01:00:29,200 --> 01:00:29,680
>> Yeah.

1462
01:00:29,680 --> 01:00:32,319
>> In some

1463
01:00:32,319 --> 01:00:33,920
people feel about that being included in

1464
01:00:33,920 --> 01:00:35,440
February. We would still have the

1465
01:00:35,440 --> 01:00:38,079
digital media presentation which you're

1466
01:00:38,079 --> 01:00:40,559
thinking is 15 minutes

1467
01:00:40,559 --> 01:00:40,880
and

1468
01:00:40,880 --> 01:00:42,720
>> 10 15 minutes and then we would have

1469
01:00:42,720 --> 01:00:47,910
this session to go through also. Sound

1470
01:00:47,920 --> 01:00:50,720
good. All right, that is all I have for

1471
01:00:50,720 --> 01:00:52,400
the president report. Thank goodness for

1472
01:00:52,400 --> 01:00:56,240
those in longer. Um, foundation updates.

1473
01:00:56,240 --> 01:00:58,960
>> Like I said, like I yesterday the friend

1474
01:00:58,960 --> 01:01:00,880
or the friends foundation finance

1475
01:01:00,880 --> 01:01:03,200
committee yesterday.

1476
01:01:03,200 --> 01:01:05,200
Um, it was a good meeting. Um the bulk

1477
01:01:05,200 --> 01:01:08,000
of the meeting was uh for discussion of

1478
01:01:08,000 --> 01:01:11,920
the second quarter budget results and uh

1479
01:01:11,920 --> 01:01:14,720
their budget like the main library

1480
01:01:14,720 --> 01:01:19,359
budget is directionally on track. Um

1481
01:01:19,359 --> 01:01:21,760
maybe you know we were looking at a

1482
01:01:21,760 --> 01:01:24,799
small dip in where revenue in the

1483
01:01:24,799 --> 01:01:28,799
foundation should be but second quarter

1484
01:01:28,799 --> 01:01:30,480
is very difficult sometimes for

1485
01:01:30,480 --> 01:01:36,160
nonprofits and any nonprofit and so uh

1486
01:01:36,160 --> 01:01:38,400
and a lot of it is just the timing of

1487
01:01:38,400 --> 01:01:40,880
contributions.

1488
01:01:40,880 --> 01:01:43,200
Uh so it's timing issue. It's not any

1489
01:01:43,200 --> 01:01:45,359
other type of issue really. Nothing to

1490
01:01:45,359 --> 01:01:48,880
be alarmed about. Um expenses were good.

1491
01:01:48,880 --> 01:01:50,960
Um the investment account of the

1492
01:01:50,960 --> 01:01:53,920
foundation um we have a good good

1493
01:01:53,920 --> 01:01:56,799
sizable investment account. We talked

1494
01:01:56,799 --> 01:01:58,720
about that last year actually when that

1495
01:01:58,720 --> 01:02:01,520
was all kind of transferred over to

1496
01:02:01,520 --> 01:02:04,000
Hills Bank. I think it was last year at

1497
01:02:04,000 --> 01:02:07,680
some point. Um it's doing very well. We

1498
01:02:07,680 --> 01:02:11,520
have funds now we can actually put back

1499
01:02:11,520 --> 01:02:15,280
put into or add to uh the investment

1500
01:02:15,280 --> 01:02:19,920
account. So um and I just cautioned the

1501
01:02:19,920 --> 01:02:23,920
uh committee to be cognizant of market

1502
01:02:23,920 --> 01:02:27,359
volatility in the short term

1503
01:02:27,359 --> 01:02:29,280
uh because of things that are happening

1504
01:02:29,280 --> 01:02:32,720
on the global stage. the markets respond

1505
01:02:32,720 --> 01:02:36,160
up and down up and down but uh again

1506
01:02:36,160 --> 01:02:40,240
it's nothing that I would be personally

1507
01:02:40,240 --> 01:02:43,280
too concerned about as a person as a

1508
01:02:43,280 --> 01:02:45,599
independent investor but also I don't

1509
01:02:45,599 --> 01:02:47,119
think it's anything for the foundation

1510
01:02:47,119 --> 01:02:50,559
to worry about too much. I would be more

1511
01:02:50,559 --> 01:02:52,720
inclined to worry about inflation and

1512
01:02:52,720 --> 01:02:56,480
where that's heading. Um but um as far

1513
01:02:56,480 --> 01:02:59,760
as our investments go, but I think that

1514
01:02:59,760 --> 01:03:01,599
financially the foundation is very

1515
01:03:01,599 --> 01:03:04,640
strong. So uh they've done a good a good

1516
01:03:04,640 --> 01:03:08,559
job also being good stewards of all of

1517
01:03:08,559 --> 01:03:11,760
those donated funds.

1518
01:03:11,760 --> 01:03:15,039
>> And is their second quarter also October

1519
01:03:15,039 --> 01:03:16,240
through December?

1520
01:03:16,240 --> 01:03:19,839
>> Coincides with ours. So yeah,

1521
01:03:19,839 --> 01:03:24,000
>> starts in July, ends in June.

1522
01:03:24,000 --> 01:03:25,920
Right.

1523
01:03:25,920 --> 01:03:28,000
>> Yeah.

1524
01:03:28,000 --> 01:03:30,559
>> Thank goodness too. That'd be confusing.

1525
01:03:30,559 --> 01:03:32,319
Think who we're having [laughter]

1526
01:03:32,319 --> 01:03:35,670
dates.

1527
01:03:35,680 --> 01:03:36,079
» Yeah.

1528
01:03:36,079 --> 01:03:38,640
>> Anything else from our foundation? Any

1529
01:03:38,640 --> 01:03:41,200
questions?

1530
01:03:41,200 --> 01:03:44,000
>> Advocacy. Do you I'm almost afraid to

1531
01:03:44,000 --> 01:03:45,599
ask for an advocacy update because I

1532
01:03:45,599 --> 01:03:48,000
don't think this would be good news. Um,

1533
01:03:48,000 --> 01:03:52,880
as anticipated, there is a bill to uh

1534
01:03:52,880 --> 01:03:55,119
get rid of the Iowa City requirement

1535
01:03:55,119 --> 01:03:56,960
that is in the statute for the

1536
01:03:56,960 --> 01:04:02,000
historical society. Um, it's introduced.

1537
01:04:02,000 --> 01:04:06,000
I don't think it's made it out of

1538
01:04:06,000 --> 01:04:09,920
subcommittee yet, but it's introduced.

1539
01:04:09,920 --> 01:04:12,400
Um,

1540
01:04:12,400 --> 01:04:14,480
and

1541
01:04:14,480 --> 01:04:16,240
I don't have the bill number in front of

1542
01:04:16,240 --> 01:04:18,160
me, but I can email it out to everyone

1543
01:04:18,160 --> 01:04:19,280
if you want to know what it is.

1544
01:04:19,280 --> 01:04:21,200
>> Are there competing bills or just one

1545
01:04:21,200 --> 01:04:22,319
bill right now?

1546
01:04:22,319 --> 01:04:23,520
>> I think there's just one.

1547
01:04:23,520 --> 01:04:24,319
>> Okay.

1548
01:04:24,319 --> 01:04:27,200
>> I think um there might be a bill that um

1549
01:04:27,200 --> 01:04:30,160
that was introduced also to do the

1550
01:04:30,160 --> 01:04:31,440
opposite to fully

1551
01:04:31,440 --> 01:04:32,720
>> in the Senate.

1552
01:04:32,720 --> 01:04:35,920
>> The Senate has an opposite bill. Yeah,

1553
01:04:35,920 --> 01:04:38,880
there are competing bills,

1554
01:04:38,880 --> 01:04:40,720
>> but the the one on in the House side

1555
01:04:40,720 --> 01:04:42,960
does it's a bipartisan sponsorship. So,

1556
01:04:42,960 --> 01:04:45,359
it's nice to see

1557
01:04:45,359 --> 01:04:49,280
>> with the director with the uh majority

1558
01:04:49,280 --> 01:04:50,079
leader. Yes.

1559
01:04:50,079 --> 01:04:52,319
>> As one of the uh Yes. the Republican

1560
01:04:52,319 --> 01:04:53,200
majority leader.

1561
01:04:53,200 --> 01:04:53,599
>> Yeah.

1562
01:04:53,599 --> 01:04:54,559
>> Interesting.

1563
01:04:54,559 --> 01:04:57,359
>> Yeah. It seems more regional. Yeah.

1564
01:04:57,359 --> 01:05:04,150
>> I mean, it's I I Yeah, I was surprised.

1565
01:05:04,160 --> 01:05:04,960
All right.

1566
01:05:04,960 --> 01:05:08,960
>> He's not shown a statesmanlike B before.

1567
01:05:08,960 --> 01:05:11,119
>> Oh, I don't know about that. His

1568
01:05:11,119 --> 01:05:13,280
father's a historian.

1569
01:05:13,280 --> 01:05:14,720
>> Oh, is that right?

1570
01:05:14,720 --> 01:05:17,520
>> Academically.

1571
01:05:17,520 --> 01:05:19,760
>> That might sometimes, you know, the

1572
01:05:19,760 --> 01:05:25,029
parents have hard to go home. [laughter]

1573
01:05:25,039 --> 01:05:27,039
» So, is there anything you're asking us

1574
01:05:27,039 --> 01:05:28,960
to pay particular attention to right now

1575
01:05:28,960 --> 01:05:31,200
or is it just the update and then let us

1576
01:05:31,200 --> 01:05:33,039
know? That is the only update I have

1577
01:05:33,039 --> 01:05:37,359
right now. Um, I did,

1578
01:05:37,359 --> 01:05:39,839
this isn't a bill at this point, but I

1579
01:05:39,839 --> 01:05:42,720
did see I don't know if anyone else did.

1580
01:05:42,720 --> 01:05:46,000
There was an article in the Mo Register

1581
01:05:46,000 --> 01:05:48,799
um about

1582
01:05:48,799 --> 01:05:52,640
uh quoted Sam actually um but it was

1583
01:05:52,640 --> 01:05:55,119
about uh

1584
01:05:55,119 --> 01:05:57,200
people having problems with public

1585
01:05:57,200 --> 01:06:00,240
libraries allowing children to access

1586
01:06:00,240 --> 01:06:03,359
books that they can't get at school

1587
01:06:03,359 --> 01:06:05,599
especially through partnerships like the

1588
01:06:05,599 --> 01:06:08,079
one that we have

1589
01:06:08,079 --> 01:06:12,960
um for the cards. So, uh, there may be

1590
01:06:12,960 --> 01:06:15,599
something that comes up with that. Was

1591
01:06:15,599 --> 01:06:17,359
it a news story or like an opinion

1592
01:06:17,359 --> 01:06:17,839
piece?

1593
01:06:17,839 --> 01:06:20,160
>> It was a news story in the De Mo

1594
01:06:20,160 --> 01:06:22,559
Register. Um,

1595
01:06:22,559 --> 01:06:24,480
actually, it might have been from last

1596
01:06:24,480 --> 01:06:25,520
month.

1597
01:06:25,520 --> 01:06:26,240
>> It was

1598
01:06:26,240 --> 01:06:28,559
>> I'm really bad at reading newspapers on

1599
01:06:28,559 --> 01:06:29,039
time.

1600
01:06:29,039 --> 01:06:31,039
>> Picked up from today.

1601
01:06:31,039 --> 01:06:31,440
>> Okay.

1602
01:06:31,440 --> 01:06:33,599
>> Yeah.

1603
01:06:33,599 --> 01:06:36,160
Um, so I wouldn't be surprised if

1604
01:06:36,160 --> 01:06:39,119
something comes up that would affect our

1605
01:06:39,119 --> 01:06:41,039
ability to have a partnership with the

1606
01:06:41,039 --> 01:06:45,349
public schools.

1607
01:06:45,359 --> 01:06:47,520
» All right.

1608
01:06:47,520 --> 01:06:50,559
Um, communications

1609
01:06:50,559 --> 01:06:51,839
except for the great article in the

1610
01:06:51,839 --> 01:06:55,510
return book.

1611
01:06:55,520 --> 01:06:58,079
anything you want to comment otherwise

1612
01:06:58,079 --> 01:07:01,920
do I'd like to have the uh minute go

1613
01:07:01,920 --> 01:07:03,599
through the consent agenda and have

1614
01:07:03,599 --> 01:07:06,880
approval of the minutes of the past

1615
01:07:06,880 --> 01:07:09,680
meeting and the dispersements we have it

1616
01:07:09,680 --> 01:07:11,200
together.

1617
01:07:11,200 --> 01:07:13,599
Do we have um motion to approve the

1618
01:07:13,599 --> 01:07:16,640
consent agenda?

1619
01:07:16,640 --> 01:07:18,880
>> So moved.

1620
01:07:18,880 --> 01:07:20,079
>> Second.

1621
01:07:20,079 --> 01:07:22,319
>> All those in favor?

1622
01:07:22,319 --> 01:07:23,280
Okay. Hi.

1623
01:07:23,280 --> 01:07:26,319
>> Um before we adjourn, let's just take

1624
01:07:26,319 --> 01:07:28,319
again look at that February meeting to

1625
01:07:28,319 --> 01:07:29,680
make sure we know what we're up against.

1626
01:07:29,680 --> 01:07:31,680
I will be appointing a nominating

1627
01:07:31,680 --> 01:07:33,039
committee. I didn't want to speak too

1628
01:07:33,039 --> 01:07:34,319
much about tonight since we don't have

1629
01:07:34,319 --> 01:07:36,559
full attendance, but I'll send out a

1630
01:07:36,559 --> 01:07:37,839
message to everyone saying if you'd like

1631
01:07:37,839 --> 01:07:40,000
to be on there and and explain what it

1632
01:07:40,000 --> 01:07:42,960
is, please just let me know because I'd

1633
01:07:42,960 --> 01:07:44,960
love to have volunteers before drafties,

1634
01:07:44,960 --> 01:07:46,960
but I if you don't volunteer, I will

1635
01:07:46,960 --> 01:07:50,000
draft people. Um we're going to be

1636
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setting the calendar year. We have a few

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department reports

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and we have the two items we've added

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this evening and well three items if we

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look at the bylaws also. Yeah. So we'll

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have the digital media, the bylaws and

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the the friends foundation structure.

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Do we have a motion to adjurnn?

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>> Moved.

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>> Second.

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All those in favor?

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We are adjourned. We can talk. That's a

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problem.

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