* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] OH, NO, YOU'RE GOOD. [A. Regular Meeting] WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. THE LIBRARY BOARD OF THE CITY OF SAXY WILL HOLD A REGULAR MEETING TODAY, MONDAY, MAY THE EIGHTH AT 7:00 PM TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS OF BUSINESS. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL HAVE THE INVOCATION OF THE PLEDGE OF THE US AND THE TEXAS FLAGS. PLEASE STAND. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC, WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN THE VISIBLE OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FRAUD. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I'M PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INVISIBLE. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING THE, TO ANY TOPIC NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA. THE TIME LIMIT IS THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER. A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD SHOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE ACTING SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE MEETING. ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, THE BOARD IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA. BUT WE'LL TAKE COMMENTS UNDER ADVISEMENT AT THIS [4. Consider approval of the April 10, 2023, meeting minutes.] TIME. WE'LL TAKE CONSIDERATION FOR AN APPROVAL OF THE APRIL 10TH, 2023 MEETING MINUTES. UH, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, UH, YOU'LL FIND IN YOUR PACKET THE, UH, MINUTES FROM THE APRIL 10TH MEETING. AND, UH, IF ANYBODY WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION ON THAT OR IF THERE'S ANY ERRORS THAT Y'ALL NOTICED, I DEAR RHODEN, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MEETING MINUTES FOR APRIL THE 10TH. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I SECOND. SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL RECEIVE AND DISCUSS THE LIBRARY. HOLD ON. WE'LL NEED TO, UH, DO THE, THE, YEAH. YES. ALL THAT STUFF. ALL, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? WELL, I THINK THEY'LL, IT'LL POP UP ON, ON YOUR COMPUTER. DO Y'ALL HAVE IT WHERE Y'ALL CAN VOTE? Y'ALL SEE IT? OKAY. MM-HMM. . OKAY. SO WHERE ARE WE? UH, SO IT'LL POP UP. OKAY. THERE YOU GO. UH, RIGHT OVER HERE. MOTION CARRIED. MOTION CARRIED. YEP. WE [5. Receive and discuss the Library Manager's monthly report.] RECEIVE AND DISCUSSED THE LIBRARY MANAGER'S MONTHLY REPORT. THANK YOU, JOHN. YES, SIR. ALRIGHT, EVERYONE IN YOUR PACKET, YOU WILL FIND THE REPORT FOR APRIL, UH, 2023. UM, GOOD MONTH AT THE LIBRARY. UM, LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT LAST MONTH, UM, SOME CHECKOUTS ARE A LITTLE DOWN. E-RESOURCES CONTINUED TO BE UP FROM PREVIOUS YEAR. UM, WE HAD A HIGH NUMBER ONCE AGAIN OF 3D PRINTS. UM, HIGH NUMBER OF PROGRAM ATTENDANCE, UH, COMPUTER USAGE AT THE LIBRARY, PEOPLE COMING IN. UM, WE HAD A REALLY GOOD, REALLY GOOD MONTH WITH SOME, UH, SOME HOLIDAY CRAFTS. UM, WE HAD OUR STORY TIMES CONTINUED TO BE VERY POPULARLY ATTENDED. ALSO IN THIS MONTH, UM, WE HAD THREE OF OUR STAFF, UM, THAT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN AUSTIN. UH, MYSELF AND TWO OTHER STAFF, WE ATTENDED A VARIETY OF SESSIONS ON, UH, PRIMARILY MANAGEMENT AND, UH, LEADERSHIP AND OTHER STAFF. TOOK SOME COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT COURSES AND PROGRAMMING COURSES TO GET SOME IDEAS THAT WE COULD BRING BACK. AND WE, WE DID GET QUITE A, A FEW, UH, COOL THINGS TO, UH, TO BRING BACK WITH US. UM, AND ANOTHER COOL THING THAT WE GET FROM THESE CONFERENCES, CUZ IT'S LIBRARIES, IS THE BOOK PUBLISHERS COME OUT AND GIVE US FREE BOOKS. SO THAT WAS KIND OF FUN TOO, . BUT, UM, THAT'S, YOU'LL NOTICE WHY THERE'S NOT AS MANY PROGRAMS AND THINGS DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL AS THERE TYPICALLY ARE IN A NORMAL MONTH. WE HAD THREE OF OUR STAFF IN AUSTIN AND SO IT WAS A LITTLE LIGHTER, ESPECIALLY DURING THAT ONE WEEK. UM, ON THE PROGRAMMING ASPECT, CUZ WITH THE SHORT, WITH THE SMALLER STAFF THAT WEEK, WE, UH, DIDN'T WANNA OVERWHELM EVERYBODY. IT WAS, UH, WE HAD, UH, FOUR FOLKS HOLDING DOWN THE FLOOR [00:05:01] FOR US. SO, UM, SO THAT CONCLUDES MY SUMMARY OF THE MONTH OF APRIL. ARE THERE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REPORT? I THINK LAST MONTH YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU WERE, I MEAN, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG MM-HMM. , I THINK YOU WERE GONNA GO BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL TO ASK FOR FUNDING FOR A NEW 3D PRINTER. YES. UM, SO WHAT WE WERE DOING WITH THAT IS, UH, WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR BUDGET PROCESS. UM, AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID SUBMIT AS A BUDGET REQUEST. UM, IT DOESN'T GO TO THE CITY COUNCIL, UM, JUST YET. UM, WE HAVE SEVERAL, SEVERAL STAGES TO THE PROCESS FOR THE, THE BUDGET REQUESTS. WE HAD A NUMBER OF THEM. UM, SO AFTER THE INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS IN DIVISIONS SUBMIT THOSE, THEY THEN GO TO A CITY FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND THEY CREATE SORT OF A DRAFT TO PRESENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL. AND THEY KIND OF WORKSHOP THAT FOR DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. AND SO THE, THE COUNCIL WON'T ACTUALLY CONSIDER THOSE AND ACTUALLY VO ON VOTE ON THAT UNTIL IT IS TIME TO VOTE ON THE BUDGET IN SEPTEMBER. UM, BUT, UM, WE HAVE SUBMITTED OUR REQUEST. THEY WERE DUE, THE FINAL DRAFT OF EVERYTHING WAS DUE LIKE THE FIRST OF THIS MONTH. AND SO, UM, OUT OF OUR HANDS, THAT WAS A LOT TO A LOT OF WRITING, A LOT OF MEETINGS. AND, UM, BUT YES, THE THREE PRINTERS WAS A BIG PART OF THAT. UM, WE TALKED WITH OUR IT DEPARTMENT QUITE HEAVILY TO, UM, UH, DISCUSS, UH, WHEN WE WERE DETERMINING WHAT THREE PRINTERS WE WERE GOING TO BE REQUESTING, WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE, WHAT OUR NEEDS ARE, WHAT OUR PATRONS NEEDS ARE TO DETERMINE WHAT WE'D BE, UH, REQUESTING FOR THOSE. UH, AND WE HAD A NUMBER OF OTHER REQUESTS. UH, ONE OF THEM WAS, UH, A LANGUAGE LEARNING DATABASE, MANGO LANGUAGES. UM, THERE WERE SOME, UM, SOME STAFF, UH, REQUESTS AS WELL. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UM, AND THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME OF THIS, UM, I'LL ACTUALLY BE AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING A WEEK FROM TONIGHT WHERE I BELIEVE THERE WILL BE AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA TO DISCUSS HOURS OF OPERATION, UH, FOR THE LIBRARY AND THE COMMUNITY CENTER BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE COMMUNITY SURVEY THAT WE DISCUSSED, UH, LAST MONTH MM-HMM. . UM, AND SO, UH, NOT TO IMMEDIATELY CHANGE THOSE HOURS BECAUSE THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD ADD A LOT OF ADDED COSTS TO CHANGE THE HOURS AND STAFFING LEVELS AND THINGS. BUT FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR, WHAT HOURS WOULD THEY LIKE TO SEE AT THE LIBRARY AND THE COMMUNITY CENTER? UM, KEEP 'EM THE SAME, INCREASE THEM, THAT SORT OF THING. UM, AND SO AS PART OF THE BUDGET REQUEST PROCESS, WE SORT OF NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE COUNCIL WANTS AS FAR AS OURS THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, START ASKING FOR THE RIGHT NUMBER OF STAFF. UM, BUT WE PRES WE'LL BE PRESENTING SEVERAL OPTIONS FOR THEM TO CONSIDER, UH, AND KINDA GET A FEEL FOR WHICH ONE THEY WANT TO GO WITH. UM, THAT'LL HAPPEN, UH, NEXT WEEK. YES. THAT'S MY, UH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON GETTING AN ITEM TOGETHER FOR A WEEK FROM TONIGHT. THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING. YEAH. IF THEY APPROVE IT, THE HOURS GET EXTENDED. WHAT'S THE TURNAROUND? WELL, IT'LL MO IT WON'T BE A, WE APPROVE AND EXTEND THE HOURS IMMEDIATELY SORT OF THING. IT WOULD BE, THIS IS GONNA BE NOT AN ACTION ITEM, BUT MORE OF A DISCUSSION ITEM WHERE THE COUNCIL WILL DISCUSS AND SAY, WELL, I THINK IT SHOULD BE THIS. I THINK IT SHOULD BE THIS. AND IF THERE'S A CONSENSUS, UM, THEN THAT GIVES US AN IDEA OF, OKAY, WELL THE COUNCIL WANTS THIS, SO IN THE BUDGET PROCESS, WE NEED TO PROVIDE ENOUGH STAFF FOR THE LIBRARY FOR THIS NUMBER OF HOURS. UH, THAT SORT OF THING. UM, SO THEY WON'T ACTUALLY BE VOTING TO APPROVE THAT CERTAIN NUMBER OF HOURS, BUT IT WILL GIVE US A DIRECTION GOING FORWARD TO THE BUDGET PROCESS CUZ THEY CAN'T APPROVE THE HOURS IF WE DON'T HAVE THE STAFF TO DO THOSE HOURS. SO IT ALL KIND OF HAS TO ROLL TOGETHER AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR FOR THE NEXT YEAR. IT'S A CONVOLUTED PROCESS. THERE'S A LOT OF STEPS INVOLVED. UM, AND I DON'T PRETEND TO BE AN EXPERT ON HOW BUDGET PROCESS WORKS. WE'VE JUST DONE IT ABOUT LIKE FOUR TIMES, FIVE TIMES. SO I JUST KNOW HOW MY PART WORKS. SO, . BUT, UH, I HOPE THAT MAKES SENSE, IF THAT ANSWERED THE QUESTION ABOUT THE, THE BUDGET PROCESS AND KIND OF WHERE WE ARE. AND YOU REQUESTED TWO ADDITIONAL 3D PRINTERS? YEAH, WE'RE GONNA BE REQUESTING TWO 3D PRINTERS. UM, THEIR ULTIMAKER S SEVEN S. UM, THEY'RE VERY HIGH END 3D PRINTERS THAT WILL DO AMAZING STUFF FOR OUR PATRONS BECAUSE THE MOST COMMON THINGS PEOPLE REQUEST ARE VERY DETAILED THINGS. UH, AND OUR CURRENT PRINTER WILL DO FAST, WON'T DO REAL DETAILED STUFF. THESE WILL, THAT WAS KIND OF UNRELATED, BUT SURE. WHILE OFF THE RECORD, BUT, UH, IF YOU, IF THE LIBRARY DIDN'T HAVE 3D PRINTING OR ANY MANGO, WOULD ANYBODY VISIT THE LIBRARY? YEAH. . WELL, THOSE ARE TWO THINGS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DO UTILIZE AT THE LIBRARY, AND I LIKE TO THINK YOU HAVE. I MEAN, WE HAVE PLENTY OF PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING OTHER THINGS THAT THE LIBRARY HAS. OH, FOR SURE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IS THIS SOMETHING WE NEED TO VOTE ON TO ACCEPT? UH, NO. NOT FOR THE REPORT. YEAH. OKAY. THIS TIME WE'LL [6. Receive a presentation on the 2023 Summer Reading Program.] RECEIVE A PRESENTATION OF THE 2023 SUMMER READING PROGRAM. THANK YOU, JOHN. SO, UM, ON YOUR SCREENS, [00:10:01] UH, AND, UH, ABOVE YOU'LL SEE, UH, YOUR PRESENTATION, UM, ABOUT THIS YEAR'S SUMMER READING PROGRAM, WHICH BEGINS ON SATURDAY, JUNE 3RD. UH, IT RUNS FOR EIGHT WEEKS UNTIL SATURDAY, JULY 29TH. UM, WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR. UM, THE GOAL OF THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM IS REALLY TO PREVENT WHAT'S CALLED THE SUMMER SLIDE. UM, YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THAT THERE IS A TON OF STUDIES OUT THERE THAT SHOW THAT KIDS WHO DON'T READ OVER THE SUMMER CAN LOSE UP TO ABOUT A QUARTER OF THEIR READING LEVEL BETWEEN WHEN THEY LEAVE SCHOOL AND WHEN THEY COME BACK. MM-HMM. . UM, AND SO TO KEEP FROM HA YOU KNOW, THE TEACHERS FROM HAVING TO CATCH KIDS BACK UP TO WHERE THEY LEFT FOR THE SUMMER, UM, WE PROMOTE, UH, READING BY PROVIDING A, A, A INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR THE KIDS WHERE THEY CAN EARN PRIZES AND PARTICIPATE IN FUN ACTIVITIES OVER THE SUMMER. UH, THE THEME FOR THIS YEAR, UM, IT'S THE NATIONAL THEME ALTOGETHER NOW, UH, THE STATE OF TEXAS PROVIDES US WITH THE, UH, THE GRAPHICS RESOURCES AND, UH, UH, LOGS AND THINGS TO GO ALONG WITH A THEME EACH YEAR. UM, IT'S ALL TOGETHER NOW AND IT IS ABOUT FRIENDSHIP AND UNITY AND TOGETHERNESS AND WORKING TOGETHER. UM, THE CORNERSTONE OF THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM IS OUR 10 HOUR READING CHALLENGE. UM, AND THIS RUNS AGAIN FROM THE FIRST DAY JUNE 3RD TO THE LAST DAY, JULY 29TH. UM, IT'S OPEN TO ALL AGES. UM, YOU WILL ENTER TIME, UH, USING THE BEAN STACK SITE OR THE BEAN STACK APP ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICE. UM, AND THEN PARTICIPANTS CAN EARN A PRIZE DRAWING ENTRY FOR EVERY 10 HOURS THAT THEY READ UP TO 10 ENTRIES FOR A HUNDRED HOURS. UM, AND THIS YEAR'S PRIZES INCLUDE SOME FAVORITES FROM THE LAST FEW YEARS. THE, THE WORLD FAM, THE DALLAS WORLD AQUARIUM FAMILY MEMBERSHIP WAS A HUGE HIT LAST YEAR. AND SO WE'RE KEEPING THAT ONE. PERRO MUSEUM IS ALWAYS A HIT. SO WE'RE KEEPING IT KINDLE TABLETS, UM, WHICH ARE PERENNIAL FAVORITES. UM, THERE'S ALSO SOME REALLY COOL LEGO, UH, SETS THAT WE ARE GONNA BE GIVEN AWAY. UM, THERE ARE, UM, THERE'S A SAND AND WATER TABLE. WE TRIED TO GET SOMETHING FOR THE LITTLE KIDS. AND SAND AND WATER TABLE, I THOUGHT WAS A REALLY COOL IDEA. WE DID A BOUNCE HOUSE LAST YEAR, LIKE A MINI BOUNCE HOUSE, AND THAT ONE DIDN'T GET AS MANY AS I HAD HOPED FOR. UH, BUT I THINK THE SAND AND WATER TABLE WILL BE FUN. IT'S NEAT. MM-HMM. . UM, AND THEN SOME, UH, MY STAFF ARE BUSY PUTTING TOGETHER SOME BASKETS THIS YEAR, SOME THEMED BASKETS OF DIFFERENT STUFF THAT CAN ALL GO TOGETHER. UH, AND THEN THE FUNDING FOR THESE PRICES IS DONATED BY THE FRIENDS OF THE SAXY PUBLIC LIBRARY. UM, WE PURCHASED THE MATERIALS, THEY REIMBURSE US, UH, UH, UP TO A SET AMOUNT THIS YEAR. THEY'RE GIVING US UP TO $2,000 FOR, UH, PRIZES. YEAH. VERY GENEROUS OF THEM. UM, AND SO, UH, I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE MISSED A SLIDE SOMEWHERE IN THERE. IS THERE ANOTHER SLIDE? NOPE. I GUESS I DIDN'T, THERE'S ANOTHER SLIDE SOMEWHERE IN THERE. UH, SO THE KICKOFF. THANK YOU. UH, THE KICKOFF PARTY IS THE FIRST EVENT OF THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM. UM, IT'S ON THAT FIRST DAY SATURDAY, JUNE 3RD, 10 TO 12. UM, LOTS OF FUN THINGS FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES, INCLUDING A PETTING ZOO. THIS YEAR WE ARE ADDING A BUBBLE FOAM PARTY, . UH, THERE'S A SAXY RESIDENT HERE THAT APPROACHED US AND SAID, HEY, I CAN DO A PHONE PARTY AT ONE OF YOUR SUMMER EVENTS. AND I SAID, WOULD YOU PLEASE, CUZ THAT SOUNDS AWESOME. THE KIDS HAVE, WE USUALLY HAVE A BUBBLE SHOW, UH, EACH YEAR, AND THE KIDS LOVE THE BUBBLE SHOW. AND SO THIS IS SORT OF LIKE ON THAT THEME OF JUST HOW MUCH KIDS LOVE BUBBLES APPARENTLY. MM-HMM. . UM, AND SO SHE'S GONNA BRING HER BIG SPRAY FOAM THING AND, UM, SHE COULD, I THINK SHE SAID SHE COULD HAVE LIKE 40 KIDS IN THIS AREA AT A TIME. AND WE'LL ROTATE THROUGH LIKE WE DO THE PETTING ZOO, UM, INFLATABLES OF COURSE. AND OUR OUTDOOR GAMES WILL MAKE A REAPPEARANCE. UM, AND IT'S ALSO THE FIRST DAY FOR PEOPLE TO ENTER THEIR TIME READING. AND, UH, WE HAVE SOME WEEKLY SPECIAL EVENTS. UM, LAST YEAR WE EXPERIMENTED A LITTLE BIT. UM, THE, THE TRICKY PART ABOUT SUMMER READING PROGRAM IS THAT WE ARE HAVING TO PLAN THESE AND SCHEDULE THESE AT THE END OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR SLASH JANUARY OF CURRENT YEAR. AND SO IN, UH, LATE 2021, WE WEREN'T SURE WOULD WE BE HAVING GIANT EVENTS INDOORS IN THE SUMMER OF 2022. AND WE BET ON HAVING ALL OF OUR EVENTS OUTSIDE SO THAT PEOPLE COULD SPREAD OUT. UM, IT GOT REALLY RIDICULOUSLY HOT LAST SUMMER. UM, YEAH. YOU WERE THERE, CINDY? MM-HMM. . WE WERE THERE. AND, UM, WE DECIDED NOT TO DO THAT THIS YEAR AGAIN. SO THESE ARE GONNA BE INDOOR EVENTS. WE HAVE VARIED THE TIMES A LITTLE BIT FOR SOME OF THESE, SO THEY'RE NOT ALL IN THE EVENINGS. OUR EVENTS USED TO BE SEVERAL YEARS AGO IN THE MORNINGS AT 11 O'CLOCK. SO WE ARE GONNA SEE IF THEY'RE INDOORS, WE'LL HAVE SOME IN THE EVENING, SOME IN THE MORNING, AND THAT'LL HOPEFULLY HAVE SOME TIMES WHERE, YOU KNOW, IF ONE'S NOT CONVENIENT FOR FOLKS, THEN THEY CAN COME TO A DIFFERENT ONE. UH, WE'LL HAVE, UH, NASA AMBASSADOR MAX CORN. UM, HE CAME OUT A FEW YEARS AGO AND HIS IS A VERY FUN AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ABOUT, UM, UH, SPACE EXPLORATION AND, UH, UH, SPACE TELESCOPES AND LOTS OF FUN STUFF. WE HAVE ALL ABOUT ANIMALS. ANIMAL PROGRAMS ARE [00:15:01] THE FAVORITE OF KIDS AT THESE, UH, AT THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM. UM, THAT IS GONNA BE THE CUTE AND CUDDLY ANIMAL PROGRAM ALL ABOUT ANIMALS. ON JUNE 15TH, THE GAR AND SYMPHONY KIDS NOTES, THEY BRING OUT SORT OF AN INSTRUMENT PETTING ZOO WHEN THEY COME. AND SO THE KIDS WILL HEAR THE DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS OF THE ORCHESTRA. THEY CAN, SOME OF THEM MAY GET A CHANCE TO PLAY OR TOUCH THEM. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY STILL DO THE PLAY ASPECT WITH, YOU KNOW, THE POST PANDEMIC WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN THESE DAYS. BUT, UM, THEY USED TO, AND HOPEFULLY THEY CAN DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT THIS YEAR. UM, THERE IS A INDOOR BUBBLE SHOW. UM, I MENTIONED THE BUBBLES. UM, WE HAVE BEEN DOING IT OUTDOORS THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT HE HAS AN INDOOR OPTION, SO, UM, I'M SURE WE WILL FIND OUT HOW THAT GOES INSIDE THE LIBRARY WITH BUBBLES EVERYWHERE. YOU SHOULD BE FINE. UH, THEN THE UN HUGGABLE, IT'S ANOTHER ANIMAL SHOW. UM, THIS IS THE CREEPY CRAWLEY ANIMAL SHOW WHERE WE'LL HAVE TARANTULAS AND SNAKES AND GIANT COCKROACHES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, . SO SOME KIDS LIKE THE CUTE AND CUDDLY ONES THAT ALL ABOUT ANIMALS AND SOME KIDS ARE LIKE THESE. UM, AND THEN OUR, UH, THE NEXT WEEK WE'LL HAVE, UH, BOB QUASI, UH, AFRICAN DRUMS AND STORYTELLING. HE'S SUPER ENGAGING. YEAH, YOU REMEMBER THAT? YEAH. HE IS REALLY GREAT. UM, SO WE'LL HAVE HIM, IT'S GONNA BE REAL NOISY IN THE LIBRARY THAT DAY WITH THE KIDS. LOVE IT. UM, AND OUR FINAL, UM, WEEKLY EVENT IS THE, UH, FREE IN-N-OUT BURGERS. UM, THE IN AND OUT, UH, FR THE CORPORATE, UH, ENTITY LIKES TO COME OUT AND BRING THEIR BIG TRUCK, UH, FOR A MARKETING EVENT, UM, ONCE EACH SUMMER. UM, THEY'LL SERVE UP TO, I THINK THIS YEAR IT IS 600 FREE MEALS. UH, IT'S A BURGER CHIPS, NOT FRIES, UNFORTUNATELY, UM, IN A DRINK. UM, AND THEY WILL SERVE STARTING AT 12 UNTIL THEY HIT 600. UM, MAY I ASK YOU A QUESTION? SURE. UH, DID YOU SAY THE 11:00 AM ONES ARE OUTSIDE? NO, THEY'RE ALL INSIDE. WELL, THEY'RE ALL INSIDE. THEY'RE ALL INSIDE. OKAY. UH, EXCEPT FOR IN AND OUT. YEAH, THAT ONE'S OUTSIDE CUZ THE BIG TRUCK . OKAY. YEAH, YOU HAVE TO WAIT OUTSIDE FOR THAT ONE, UNFORTUNATELY. BUT WE'LL SET UP, UH, UH, THE TENTS AND THINGS WITH, TO PROVIDE SOME SHADE. THE PARKS DEPARTMENT HAS A NUMBER OF CANOPIES THAT WE SET OUT FOR PEOPLE. SO INSIDE WHERE AH, YES. GOOD POINT. UM, SO WE USED TO HAVE THESE OVER IN LIKE THE MAIN AREA OF THE CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT IN BETWEEN THE SHELVES. WE'VE ADDED SOME SHELVES SINCE THEN. AND SO WE DON'T HAVE AS MUCH ROOM AS WE DID. THESE WILL BE TAKING PLACE IN THE ENTRYWAY RIGHT. AS YOU ENTER IN BETWEEN THE TWO SETS OF DOUBLE DOORS. WE EXPERIMENTED WITH THIS ONE SLASH YEAR WHEN IT WAS 107 DEGREES. AND I COULDN'T IMAGINE ASKING AMANDA JUGGLE IN 107 DEGREE TEMPERATURES. SO WE BROUGHT IT INSIDE ONCE LAST YEAR. WE SET UP A BACKDROP, UH, AND BLOCKED OFF AN AREA FOR THEM TO PERFORM AND HAD PLENTY OF ROOM. SO WE ARE PLANNING TO DO THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR FOR THESE. AND IF WE HAVE TO TRY TO MOVE SOME THINGS OUT OF THE WAY, IF IT GETS REALLY, REALLY CROWDED, WE WILL, UM, WE'LL TAKE IT WEEK TO WEEK AND, AND MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS. OKAY. BUT OUTDOORS IS, IS JUST NOT GONNA BE SUSTAINABLE CUZ OF THE HEAT THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR, AND I ANTICIPATE IT'S NOT GONNA BE BETTER THIS YEAR. YEAH, YEAH. BUT NO, IN AND OUT WILL BE OUTSIDE AND THAT'S THE ONLY ONE. SURE. UM, WE ALSO HAVE SOME WEEKLY PROGRAMS. UM, EACH MONDAY AT TWO WE WILL HAVE A KIDS CRAFT OR NOON PROGRAM. UM, THIS GOT A TON OF RESPONSE LAST YEAR FROM KIDS WHO CAME IN TO, UH, DO A CRAFT. EACH WEEK. WE HAVE OUR FAMILY STORY TIME FOR ALL AGES ON WEDNESDAYS AT 10 30. UM, NORMALLY DURING THE YEAR WE'LL HAVE SEPARATED, YOU KNOW, TODDLERS IN PRESCHOOL, UM, DURING THE SUMMER BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY OTHER EVENTS GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. WE ARE COMBINING THOSE, UM, TO AN ALL AGES STORY TIME. UH, WE HAVE BABY BOUNCE ON FRIDAYS AT 10 30. UM, AND THAT IS JUST FOR BABIES. UH, NON WALKING BABIES, 18 MONTHS AND YOUNGER. AND FINALLY, OUR FAMILY FILM FRIDAYS, UH, FRIDAYS AT 2:00 PM WE'LL SHOW A DIFFERENT MOVIE. UM, FUNNY THING ABOUT OUR MOVIE LICENSE THAT WE ARE, THAT WE USED TO BE ABLE TO SHOW EVERYTHING IS WE ACTUALLY CANNOT PROMOTE ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR ON OUR WEBSITE WHAT MOVIES WE ARE SHOWING. NO, IT IS THE WEIRDEST THING. BUT, UM, THAT'S THE WAY OUR LICENSE WORKS. UM, AND SO WE HAVE FLYERS IN THE LIBRARY THAT'LL SHOW IN THE MOVIES. WE'LL HAVE POSTERS IN THE LIBRARY THAT SHOW THE MOVIES, BUT I DON'T EVEN THINK I CAN TALK ABOUT IT ON HERE, WHAT MOVIES WE'LL BE SHOWING. BUT THEY WILL BE POPULAR KIDS MOVIES THAT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THE TITLES OF THEM. UM, BIG NAME STUFF. SO, UM, AND THEN IT ALL ENDS ON SATURDAY, JULY 29TH WITH THE FINALE PARTY. UM, AND WE WILL HAVE SOME REALLY COOL ATTRACTIONS AGAIN, INFLATABLES, OUTDOOR GAMES. UH, THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY WILL BE HOSTING A BOOK SALE THAT DAY. UM, AND ONE MORE THING WE JUST LEARNED ABOUT TODAY, UH, AND AFTER I'D ALREADY GOTTEN THIS PRESENTATION IN THE MINUTES IN THE AGENDA AND EVERYTHING, UM, THE, UH, WE MAY ALSO END UP HAVING A, UH, BALLOON ARTIST TO MAKE BALLOON ANIMALS AND THINGS. UH, THERE'S ANOTHER CITY EVENT, UM, [00:20:01] THAT IS HAVING TO BE RESCHEDULED, UM, THAT THE VENDOR CANNOT MAKE THE NEW DATE. UM, AND SO THE QUESTION WAS ASKED, WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE SUMMER READING FINALE PARTY? YES, WE WILL TAKE THE BALLOON ARTIST RESERVATION AND THEY CAN COME AND MAKE BALLOON ANIMALS FOR OUR KIDS. SO THAT'LL BE A COOL ADDITION TO THAT EVENT. AND THAT'S ALSO THE LAST DAY TO ENTER YOUR TIME FOR THE BEAN STACK, UH, APP. AND SO THAT IS SUMMER READING START TO FINISH JUNE 3RD TO JULY 29TH. UM, IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS YEARS. WE ARE DOING SOME ADDITIONAL THINGS THIS YEAR. WE HAD SOME FEEDBACK FROM PARENTS, UH, LAST YEAR THAT THE APP IS NOT SUPER ENGAGING FOR KIDS, BUT I THINK THE APP IS THE EASIEST WAY TO LOG STUFF. WE ARE GIVING KIDS A SEPARATE WAY TO LOG ON PAPER SO THEY CAN COLOR, UM, AND THEY CAN, UM, BE VERY HANDS ON WITH THAT LOG AS WELL. AND SO WE ARE TAKING THAT SUGGESTION, WE ARE DOING IT BOTH WAYS THIS YEAR. SO THAT'S, THAT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT. BUT, UM, ANYWAY, UH, ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT, UH, SUMMER READING PROGRAM? ANY QUESTIONS BREAK? THERE YOU GO. YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, I KNOW THE KIDS AND PARENTS WILL BE EXCITED. YEAH. ESPECIALLY ALL THE WORK YOU'VE PUT INTO IT, SO. OH, THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE IT. MY STAFF HAVE PUT A TON OF WORK INTO, UH, GETTING THE, UH, THE VENDORS BOOKED AND SCHEDULED AND, UM, THE PREP WORK FOR ALL OF THE CRAFTS AND STORY TIMES HAS ALREADY BEGUN. WE TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK FROM STORY TIMES DURING THE MONTH OF MAY, UM, SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET EVERYTHING READY FOR SUMMER. AND WE WANT TO HIT OUR, HIT IT WITH THE, UH, WE'RE GONNA HIT THE GROUND RUNNING ON JUNE 3RD. AND SO, UM, THE, THE PREP WORK IS WELL UNDERWAY FOR DAY ONE . SO DO THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY PROVIDE ENOUGH VOLUNTEERS TO HELP YOU WITH ALL THE PROGRAMS? SO THE, UM, THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, UH, I WISH HAD MORE MEMBERS. UM, THEY REALLY DON'T HAVE, UM, MORE THAN JUST A HANDFUL. UM, THEY'RE INTERESTED IN JOINING THE FRIENDS, UM, EVERYONE OUT THERE IN TV LAND. UM, IT'S A GREAT ORGANIZATION. UM, BUT, UM, THEY PROVIDE SOME VOLUNTEERS FOR US. UM, THE BOOK SALE, THEY WILL HAVE PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THE FRIENDS THERE TO DO THE BOOK SALE, BUT THERE'S NOT THAT MANY, UH, MEMBERS. UM, THE FRIENDS ACTUALLY, UM, JUST THE OTHER DAY HOSTED A REALLY GOOD FUNDRAISER. UM, SINCE WE'RE ON THE TOPIC OF THE FRIENDS, UM, THEY HAD A TRIVIA NIGHT AT HERMAN MARSHALL WHISKEY IN WILEY, UH, LESS THAN A WEEK AGO, AND EARNED $700 FOR, UH, NEW SPECIAL PROJECTS AT THE LIBRARY. UH, IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISING EVENT, AND IT WAS A LOT OF FUN TOO, TO DO SOME TRIVIA. I WAS THERE AND, UH, IT WAS REALLY, IT WAS A BLAST. SO, UM, NO, THE, THE FRIENDS DO GREAT WORK. UM, I WISH THERE WERE MORE OF THEM TO, TO GIVE US A HAND WITH SOME OF THE BIG EVENTS AND THINGS, BUT THEY DO HELP WHEN THEY CAN. YEAH. THEY'RE JUST, IF PEOPLE WANTED TO HELP AND WOULD THEY SIGN UP? YES. THANK YOU. UM, SO WE HAVE SOME VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES DURING THE SUMMER. THANK YOU FOR, UH, REMINDING ME TO SPEAK ABOUT THAT. UM, WE, WE USUALLY HAVE A GOOD NUMBER OF CH OF LIKE SCHOOL-AGED KIDS. UM, I SAY SCHOOL-AGED HIGH SCHOOL KIDS THAT NEED TO GET THEIR VOLUNTEER HOURS THROUGH DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS. AND THE SUMMER GIVES US A GREAT WAY TO PUT THOSE KIDS TO USE BECAUSE OUR SPECIAL EVENTS, WE NEED A LOT OF HANDS, BOTH FOR CROWD CONTROL, FOR COUNTING PEOPLE, FOR HANDING OUT WATER. ALTHOUGH SINCE WE'LL BE INSIDE, WE PROBABLY WON'T NEED TO BE HANDING OUT TONS AND TONS OF BOTTLED WATER LIKE WE WERE LAST YEAR. UM, BUT THERE'S LOTS OF WAYS THAT THE KIDS CAN HELP US PREP FOR OUR CRAFTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, OR WA OR, YOU KNOW, DURING THE MOVIES WE'LL BE MAKING POPCORN FOR THE KIDS AND SO THEY CAN HELP POP POPCORN AND HAND THAT OUT. UM, AND SO TO, UH, SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER ON OUR LIBRARY WEBSITE, CITY OF.COM/LIBRARY, THERE IS A VOLUNTEER LINK. UH, AND THEY CAN FILL OUT THE APPLICATION IF THEY'RE 18 OR OLDER. THERE'S A BACKGROUND CHECK INVOLVED. UM, BUT FOR HIGH SCHOOL AGED KIDS, UH, YOU KNOW, UNLESS THEY'RE SENIORS, UH, IT'S NOT REALLY A BACKGROUND CHECK IF THEY'RE UNDER 18, UH, BUT THAT'S HOW THEY'D SIGN UP. AND, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, WE'VE ALREADY HAD A BUNCH OF KIDS SIGN UP. SO, UM, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING AT THE LIBRARY OVER THE SUMMER, GET YOUR APPLICATION IN. WE HAVE SOME ORIENTATIONS COMING UP, SO, YEP. THANK YOU. AND IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE AN ADULT AND YOU'RE INTERESTED IN DOING IT YEAR ROUND, WHEN ALL THE KIDS ARE IN SCHOOL, SIGN UP AS WELL BECAUSE WE COULD USE YOUR HELP YEAR ROUND. . OKAY. THANK YOU. I'M DOING A LOT OF TALKING TO THE CAMERAS IN THE BACK HERE. THANKS. AND [7. Discuss the creation of a new long-range plan for the Library.] NOW WE'LL HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THE CREATION OF THE NEW LONG RANGE PLAN FOR OUR LIBRARY. YES. THANK YOU, JOHN. UM, SO IN YOUR PACKET, YOU WILL HAVE ANOTHER DRAFT OF THE LONG RANGE PLAN. UM, WE'VE DISCUSSED, UH, A FEW TIMES, UH, THE, FOR OUR ACCREDITATION BY THIS TEXAS STATE LIBRARY. UH, WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A LONG-RANGE PLAN ON FILE THAT'S BEEN APPROVED IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. UH, WE'RE CURRENTLY JUST BEYOND THE FIFTH YEAR, BUT WE RECEIVED AN EXTENSION BY THE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNITY SURVEY THAT OCCURRED LAST SUMMER SO THAT WE COULD GET THE RESULTS AND INCORPORATE THAT INTO OUR LONG-RANGE PLAN, BECAUSE THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT DATA. [00:25:01] UM, AND AS WE DISCUSSED LAST MONTH, UM, I DID INCORPORATE THAT DATA INTO THE NARRATIVE PORTION THAT WE LOOKED AT LAST MONTH, UM, WHICH IS AT THE VERY BEGINNING, UM, WE TALKED ABOUT RESIDENTS PRIORITIES FOR LIBRARY SERVICES. WHAT DO WE HAVE THAT RESIDENTS WANT US TO PRIORITIZE, AND WHAT DO WE NOT HAVE THAT THEY WOULD LIKE US TO ADD? UM, SINCE LAST MONTH, UM, I HAVE PUT TOGETHER A DRAFT OF SOME SECTIONS. UH, THE PREVIOUS LONG RANGE PLAN HAD SIX SECTIONS. THIS CURRENT ONE ALSO HAS SIX SECTIONS, UH, OR I SHOULD SAY SIX GOALS, UM, LISTED HERE. UM, THESE ARE NOT, IF YOU KNOW WHAT SMART GOALS ARE, SPECIFIC, MEASURABLE, ATTAINABLE, REALISTIC, AND TIME BASED, UM, OR THOSE ARE, THESE ARE MAINLY, UM, VERY BROAD THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DO. THEY, THEY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF MEASUREMENTS IN THEM JUST YET. UM, THAT WILL COME, UH, SOON. I HOPE BY NEXT MONTH I SHOULD HAVE A PRETTY MUCH DONE DRAFT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE BOARD LOOK OVER, POSSIBLY APPROVED, IF NOT NEXT MONTH, THEN I'M SURE THE FOLLOWING MONTH. UM, SO I'LL JUST GO OVER THOSE GOALS, UH, FOR A MOMENT OR SO. UM, MOST OF THESE ARE THE SAME AS THE PREVIOUS LONG RANGE PLAN. THERE WAS ONE, I BELIEVE THAT WE TOOK OUT THAT WE ADDED A DIFFERENT SECTION. I THINK WE ADDED A PROGRAMMING SECTION, TOOK THAT OUT OF SERVICES, AND WE TOOK AWAY, WHAT WAS IT? WELL, IT MADE SENSE TO TAKE IT AWAY. I'LL SAY THAT. UM, GOAL ONE PROGRAMS. UM, SO OUR RESIDENTS INDICATED BY THE SURVEY THAT THEY PLACE A HIGH PRIORITY ON PROGRAMMING FOR ALL AGES AND AT CONVENIENT TIMES. AND SO THIS AXI LIBRARY IS GONNA PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THOSE AGE GROUPS, CHILDREN, TEENS, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES AS WELL. AND I'VE LISTED SEVERAL, UM, SUB GOALS THERE FOR CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING. WHAT OUR GOALS FOR EACH OF THOSE AREAS WOULD BE FOR CHILDREN. IT WOULD BE TO ENCOURAGE LITERACY, CURIOSITY, AND READING AMONGST THE YOUNGEST READERS IN OUR COMMUNITY. UM, TEENS, WE WOULD ENCOURAGE TEENS TO EXPLORE NEW IDEAS, GENRES AND FORMATS TO CREATE LIFELONG READERS. WE WANT TO GET THEM, YOU KNOW, AT THAT POINT BY, BY THE TIME THEY'RE TEENS, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE TO READ IN SCHOOL A LOT. AND, YOU KNOW, READING MAY NOT BE FUN. YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WE UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU HAVE TO READ A CERTAIN THING, IT'S NOT WHAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO READ. SO WE WANNA GIVE THEM THINGS THAT THEY LOOK FORWARD TO READING. MM-HMM. PROVIDING THOSE NEW, UH, GENRES AND FORMATS LIKE ARM MANGA AND LIKE OUR GRAPHIC NOVEL COLLECTION. AND OUR Y A SECTION IS VERY UP TO DATE AS WELL. UM, ADULT PROGRAMS. UM, WE WANNA ENCOURAGE ADULT READERS TO DISCOVER NEW AUTHORS AND GENRES THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN OUR ADULT READING CHALLENGE. AND THEN WE WANNA PROVIDE A VARIETY OF, UH, INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SEMINARS ON DIFFERENT TOPICS. UM, MEDICARE, NUTRITION, THAT SORT OF THING. AND THEN FAMILY PROGRAMS, THINGS THAT EVERYBODY CAN, CAN PARTICIPATE IN TOGETHER. SECOND SECTION ON SERVICES, BROAD HEADINGS. WE WANT TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS WITH HIGH QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT ALL TIMES. AND HERE'S HOW WE WOULD DO THAT BY MAKING SURE OUR STAFF ARE VISIBLE AND APPROACHABLE, UM, MAKING SURE OUR STAFF ARE PROPERLY TRAINED ON ALL COMMONLY, UH, COMMON TASKS THAT THEY'RE REQUIRED TO DO. UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MY STAFF AND I ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON IS A HANDBOOK. UM, WE, I HARD TO BELIEVE WE DON'T HAVE ONE, BUT WE JUST HAVE, WE'RE A SMALL STAFF, SO WE JUST TRAIN EACH PERSON AS THEY COME IN. SO THE WAY IT'S KIND OF BEEN DONE, UM, ESPECIALLY WITH THE LOOKING AT ADDING MORE STAFF, UM, ESPECIALLY MAYBE A, A FEW POSITIONS AT ONCE, UM, IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL TO HAVE A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR THOSE NEW STAFF AND FOR EXISTING STAFF. AND THAT WOULD SHOW THEM HOW TO DO VERY COMMON THINGS LIKE CHECKING IN AND OUT MATERIALS, HELPING PATRONS USE THE CATALOG, PAYING, YOU KNOW, HELPING PEOPLE PAY THEIR FINES, UM, SCANNING, FAXING, 3D PRINTING, THAT SORT OF THING. UM, WE WANNA MAKE SURE NOT ONLY ARE STAFF TRAINED AND ABLE TO HELP OUR RESIDENTS, BUT WE WANNA ENSURE THAT OUR RESOURCES ARE ACCESSIBLE. AND THAT REVOLVES AROUND PROVIDING TUTORIAL SERVICES LIKE NISH ACADEMY AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR WEBSITE AND OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ARE ACCESSIBLE AND USABLE FOR OUR PATRONS. UH, GOAL THREE COLLECTIONS. UM, WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT, UH, AND THIS IS ALMOST ALMOST UNCHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS SECTION BECAUSE THE GOAL OF THE LIBRARY TO MAINTAIN A GOOD COLLECTION IS, IS, I MEAN, CLOSE WHEN YOU LOOK BACK TO FIVE YEARS, NOT A LOT HAS CHANGED REALLY IN HOW WE DO THAT. UM, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE COLLECTION IS UPDATED ON A REGULAR BASIS AND EMPHASIZE HIGH DEMAND ITEMS AND REPLACEMENT OF OUTDATED AND DETERIORATING MATERIALS. AND, UH, WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT THE COLLECTION REFLECTS THE DIVERSE NEEDS AND WANTS OF OUR COMMUNITY. UM, ONE THING THAT WE DID ADD HERE IS INTRODUCING NEW FORMATS AND COLLECTIONS TO PROMOTE STEM AND EARLY LITERACY EDUCATION. MM-HMM. , UM, NUMBER FOUR, FACILITIES. UH, WE DISCUSSED A LITTLE BIT AT OUR, OUR PREVIOUS MEETING HERE, UM, EVALUATING THE LIBRARY'S HOURS OF OPERATION. AGAIN, WE, WE ARE CURRENTLY [00:30:01] DOING THAT, BUT IT WOULDN'T, ANY CHANGES WOULDN'T TAKE PLACE UNTIL THE FISCAL YEAR. AND THIS LONG RANGE PLAN IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE TURNED INTO THE STATE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER. AND SO INCLUDING THAT, THAT IS A, A GOAL. UM, MAKES SENSE IN THE TIMING ASPECT OF WE ARE, WE ARE PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AND FINALIZING IT. AND THEN THAT CHANGE WOULDN'T TAKE PLACE UNTIL THE FISCAL YEAR ROLLS OVER. UM, POTENTIAL CHANGE THAT IS. UM, SO, BUT WE WOULD EVALUATE THOSE HOURS ON A REGULAR BASIS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES TO THE CITY COUNCIL AS NEEDED. UM, EXPANDING OUR ROLE, BEING A COMMUNITY HUB, UM, AND THEN EVALUATING THE LONG-TERM SPACE NEEDS OF THE LIBRARY AND PLANNING ACCORDINGLY. UM, A BUILDING NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO IDENTIFY WHAT SPECIFIC WAYS WE CAN ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE HAVING WITH OUR FACILITIES. UM, RESEARCHING FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND, UM, WHEN POSSIBLE INCORPORATING SPECIFIC USE SPACES INTO A NEW FACILITY, UH, OR RENOVATION. UM, THINGS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED BY OUR PATRONS, INCLUDING STUDY ROOMS AND MAKERSPACE, UH, COMPUTER LAB, TEEN ROOM, CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA, UM, IN A, A DEDICATED ROOM FOR OUR STORY TIMES AND CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS. UM, NUMBER FIVE, STAFFING. UM, TO GO ALONG WITH WHAT WE JUST DISCUSSED ABOUT FACILITIES, THESE KIND OF GO HAND IN HAND. UM, EVALUATING OUR STAFFING LEVELS TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE APPROPRIATE, UH, TO, UH, COMPLIMENT OUR HOURS OF OPERATION, OUR PROGRAMMING LEVELS, OUR SERVICE LEVELS. UM, AND WE WOULD REQUEST NEW POSITIONS AS NEEDED AND AND EVALUATE THAT ON A YEARLY BASIS. UM, ENCOURAGING STAFF TO ATTEND TRAINING SESSIONS AND WEBINARS AND CONTINUING EDUCATION CLASSES, UM, AND MAKING SURE THAT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION ARE FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED BY THE CITY. UM, BECAUSE IF OUR STAFF ARE WANTING TO LEARN AND IMPROVE THE WAY THAT THEY DO THEIR JOB HERE AT THE LIBRARY, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS SUPPORTED BY US NOT ON THEIR OWN DIME BECAUSE THEY ARE. IT'S DIRECTLY HELPING US PROVIDE INCREASED, INCREASED SERVICES. UM, AND THEN PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STAFF TO ATTEND CONFERENCES, LIKE I MENTIONED, OUR TEXAS, UH, LIBRARY ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE. UM, AND THEN FOSTERING GROWTH OF OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEEN AND ADULT VOLUNTEERS. UM, ENSURING THAT THEY ARE TRAINED AND REWARD THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE TO THE CITY. AND THE SIXTH AND FINAL GOAL LISTED THEIR TECHNOLOGY, UM, EVALUATING OUR COLLECTION OF ONLINE DATABASES, UH, TO, UH, ADD OR REMOVE RESOURCES, RESOURCES TO BENEFIT LIBRARY USERS. UM, WE WANT TO EVALUATE OUR WEBSITE ON A REGULAR BASIS AND ENSURE THAT THE CONTENT IS UP TO DATE AND CURRENT. UM, AND THEN MAINTAINING OUR TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE IS BECOMING MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER BECAUSE WE CANNOT LET THE BACKBONE OF A LIBRARY, THE THINGS THAT WE RELY ON THAT CONTINUE PROVIDING SERVICES. WE CAN'T LET THOSE FALL INTO DISREPAIR OR BECOME OUT OF DATE. AND THEN WE ARE CONSTANTLY MAKING EXCUSES FOR, OH, I'M SORRY, OUR COMPUTERS ARE OUT OF SERVICE. THEY'RE JUST REALLY OLD. WE DON'T EVER WANNA SAY THAT TO PEOPLE. UM, SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE WANNA MAINTAIN REALLY THE BACKBONE, THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF OUR LIBRARY, OUR PUBLIC PCS, OUR PRINTERS, UM, SCANNING AND FAXING, 3D PRINTING, OUR RFID SYSTEM, WHICH IS HOW EVERY BOOK IS CHECKED IN AND CHECKED OUT, AND HOW WE KEEP BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY WITH THE ALARM THAT GOES OFF IF IT'S NOT CHECKED OUT. UM, SELF-CHECK STATIONS IMPORTANT, UH, SERVICE POINT FOR EVERYONE. UM, ARE AW STATIONS, THOSE ARE THE CHILDREN'S GAMES COMPUTERS THAT PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL GAMES FOR KIDS. UM, OUR PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOG TERMINALS, STAFF PCS, OF COURSE, WE NEED THOSE TO DO OUR JOBS EFFECTIVELY. UM, OUR PUBLIC AREA AUDIO SYSTEM AND OUR MEETING ROOM AV SYSTEM, THOSE ARE ALL TECHNOLOGY ELEMENTS THAT WORK TOGETHER TO HELP US PROVIDE, UM, EXCELLENT SERVICES TO OUR PATRONS. AND WE RELY ON THEM ON A DAILY BASIS. AND SO TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE FUNCTIONING, UM, I BELIEVE DESERVES TO BE PART OF OUR LONG RANGE PLAN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T FALL BEHIND ON THESE. UM, AND THEN EVALUATING TRENDS AND IMPLEMENTING NEW TECHNOLOGIES AS APPROPRIATE. SO, UM, THOSE ARE THE SIX GOALS. UM, THEY'RE VERY SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS GOALS, ALTHOUGH THE SUBPOINTS UNDERNEATH, UM, DO DIFFER FROM PREVIOUS, UH, LONG RANGE PLANS. THE COLLECTION ONE IS REALLY THE ONLY ONE THAT WAS REMARKABLY SIMILAR. UM, GIVEN THAT, UM, IT'S AGAIN A VERY SIMILAR GOAL TO WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS HAD. UM, BUT AS I MENTIONED, THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE TO MAKE THESE SMART, TO MAKE THEM MEASURABLE AND TIMES TIME-BASED, UH, GOALS. SO FOR INSTANCE, TAKING, YOU KNOW, UM, ENCOURAGING ADULT READERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ADULT RATING CHALLENGE MIGHT BECOME, WE WOULD, UM, GROW THE ADULT RATING CHALLENGE PROGRAM BY 20% EACH YEAR. UM, SO WE HAVE A MEASURABLE TIME, A NUMBER OF READERS, AND THEN A TIME BASED ANNUALLY [00:35:01] THAT WE WOULD LOOK, LOOK AT THAT. UM, SO WITH THAT IN MIND THAT THAT IS WHAT, UH, WOULD NEED TO HAPPEN FOR A LOT OF THESE BULLET POINTS HERE. AND WITH THE OVERALL GOAL, YOU KNOW, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, AND SIX. UM, I'M CURIOUS ON THE BOARD'S THOUGHTS ON WHAT THIS SOUNDS LIKE HERE FOR THE LONG RANGE PLAN. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT STICKS OUT THAT, UM, IS QUESTIONABLE OR YOU'RE JUST NOT SURE ABOUT OR ANYTHING THAT'S LACKING OR THAT I JUST FORGOT , BECAUSE THAT'S A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY THAT I MIGHT HAVE FORGOTTEN SOMETHING. UM, IS THERE SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO YOU THAT, UM, YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDED TO THIS OR REPRESENTED IN OUR LONG RANGE PLAN? AND I'D BE INTERESTED TO HEAR ANY THOUGHTS OF, UH, OUR ATTENDEES AS WELL, IF ANYBODY HAS ANY THOUGHTS. I MEAN, IN THE, UH, UNDER STAFFING WHERE YOU TALK ABOUT THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM? YEAH. UM, MAYBE, UH, I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS WOULD LOOK LIKE. UH, AND I DON'T HAVE SPECIFICS, BUT AS A VOLUNTEER, PROBABLY A THIRD OF THE TIME I COME IN, THERE ISN'T ANYTHING TO DO. SO, UM, MAYBE HAVING A CERTAIN, I MEAN, I KNOW YOU NEED A CERTAIN NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS TO BE ABLE TO COUNT ON YEAH, THIS STACK OF WORK IS FOUR VOLUNTEERS OR SOMETHING. AND THE THING ABOUT THAT, YOU SAID, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES WHEN YOU COME IN THERE'S NOT, AND AND WE'VE BEEN DOING SHELVING RIGHT WHEN YOU COME IN, UM, SO SHELVING'S A LOT OF TIMES YEAH, IT'S, THE CARTS ARE EMPTY THAT EITHER YEAH. BECAUSE OUR STAFF ALSO SHELF. YES. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. AND SO IF WE'VE CAUGHT UP ON SHELVING AND WE HAVE A VOLUNTEER COMING TO SHELVE, IT'S LIKE, OH, WELL LET ME FIND SOME, ANOTHER PROJECT THEN. RIGHT. SO, UM, WE USED TO HAVE THE OPPOSITE PROBLEM. UH, THEN WE, YOU KNOW, UH, SOMETIMES WE NEED A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS LIKE DURING THE SUMMER WHERE WE ARE JUST BEGGING THESE KIDS TO COME IN AND HELP. UM, WE HAVE HAD YEARS WHERE WE HAD WAY TOO MANY KIDS THAT WE ACCEPTED TO VOLUNTEER MM-HMM. . UM, AND THEN A LOT OF TIMES WE'RE LIKE THAT, WHERE THEY COME IN AND WE ARE JUST LIKE, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FOR YOU TO SHELVE. CUZ THE LAST PERSON THAT CAME IN SHELVED EVERYTHING. MM-HMM. . SO WE'RE KIND OF LEFT WITHOUT THAT. SO WE'RE TRYING TO BE CAREFUL TO NOT HAVE TOO MANY PEOPLE COMING IN TO DO THESE TASKS THAT WE'RE, THERE'S, YOU KNOW, ONE PERSON COMES IN AND DOES IT AND THEN THERE'S NOTHING FOR THE NEXT PERSON. MM-HMM. . UM, BUT UM, FOR OUR VOLUNTEERS THAT COME IN DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, OUR ADULT VOLUNTEERS PRIMARILY. YEAH. UM, UH, I THINK, I THINK A COUPLE OF TIMES THAT YOU'VE COME IN IT'S JUST SORT OF BEEN LIKE OUR STAFF HAD ALREADY DONE IT, I THINK. YEAH. AND IT'S OKAY. YEAH. AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER NOW. NO, IT'S OKAY. NO, IT'S A GOOD POINT. I HATE IT WHEN THAT HAPPENS CUZ THAT'S LIKE, OH, WELL CINDY CAME IN AND I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FOR YOU TO SHOW CINDY , BUT, UM, WE HAVE OTHER THINGS THAT OUR VOLUNTEERS DO AS WELL, LIKE, UH, BOOK COVERING. YEAH, I WAS GONNA LEARN TO DO THAT. YEAH. YEAH. BUT ANYWAY. WELL, YEAH, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT. WELL, WE'LL WE'LL MAKE SURE YOU NOT OKAY. YEAH, YEAH, WE DEFINITELY NEED THAT. UM, BUT UH, WHAT ARE WE DOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENS MM-HMM. . UM, WE'RE TRYING TO BE MINDFUL OF HOW MANY VOLUNTEERS WE HAVE COMING IN TO DO THOSE DIFFERENT TASKS FOR SPECIAL EVENTS. IT'S HARD TO HAVE TOO MANY MM-HMM. PEOPLE HELPING WITH THOSE. UM, FOR SHELVING, UM, IT'S POSSIBLE TO HAVE TOO MANY PEOPLE COME IN TO DO SHELVING MM-HMM. BECAUSE THEN YOU HAVE NOTHING FOR THEM TO SHELF. UM, SO THAT'S SORT OF A TRICKY THING TO DO, BUT WE ARE, WE'RE CAREFUL NOT TO OVER, IT'S A GOOD PROBLEM. I MEAN, IT'S NOT A BAD PROBLEM, YOU KNOW? YEAH, EXACTLY. IT USED TO BE WORSE WHERE WE HAD WAY TOO MANY KIDS AND WE HAD TO HAVE 'EM LITERALLY JUST LIKE GRAB A DUSTER AND LIKE DUST THE SHELVES. . THAT WAS LAST YEAR THAT WE ACCEPTED THAT MANY TEEN VOLUNTEERS. . IT'S LIKE 40. IT'S WAY TOO MANY. YEAH. SO I THOUGHT, WELL, THE MORE THE BETTER. UP TO A POINT . UM, BUT THANK, THANK YOU CINDY. YEAH. UM, YOU'RE WELCOME. AND THAT'S ACTUALLY SOMETHING IN HERE THAT, LET'S SEE, YEAH. THE ADVERTISING INTERVIEW AND SELECT VOLUNTEERS ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS. AND SO WE WOULD BE RECRUITING, UM, WHEN WE DO NEED ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEERS. MM-HMM. . YEAH. OKAY. DANIEL MM-HMM. . UM, THIS DOES LOOK AMAZING. IT'S PERFECT ACTUALLY. THANK YOU DIA IT IS, IT REALLY IS. I APPRECIATE THAT. THE ONLY THING THAT, UM, I WOULD LOOK AT IS FOR CHILDREN'S TEEN AND ADULT PROGRAMMING. YEAH. IS THERE A SPECIFIC TARGET AGE GROUP? YES. THAT'S A GOOD OPTION. UH, LET'S GO AHEAD AND PUT THAT. UH, UM, IF I WERE TO JUST, UH, I WOULD TALK WITH MY PROGRAMMING STAFF ABOUT THIS BEFORE I OFFICIALLY PUT THIS ON PAPER, BUT I WOULD SAY CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING IS 12 AND UNDER, UM, TEEN PROGRAMMING 12 TO 20. UM, AND THEN, UH, ADULT PROGRAMMING WOULD BE, I WOULD SAY 16 AND OLDER. HONESTLY, A LOT OF OUR PROGRAMS, WE WILL DO 16. LIKE OUR ADULT READING CHALLENGE IS OPEN TO 16 AND OLDER. OKAY. UM, UM, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SOME VERY MATURE OLDER TEENS THAT WILL WANT TO COME TO SOME OF THESE INCIDENTS. MM-HMM. MM-HMM. . SO, UM, WE DO HAVE [00:40:01] A LITTLE BIT OF OVERLAP ON SOME OF THOSE. OKAY. AND THEN FAMILY IS ALL, YOU KNOW, IT'S EVERYONE'S ALL AGES ABSOLUTELY. OF THE FACILITIES. YEP. THE STUDY GROUPS. DO THEY ALSO SERVE AS OFFICE SPACE FOR, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE THAT MAY WORK REMOTELY? UM, FREQUENTLY IN LIBRARIES, IT CAN. UM, NOW AS FAR AS DO THEY COME IN AND SET UP EVERY SINGLE DAY IN SOME LIBRARIES, UH, IT'S A CHALLENGE TO KEEP THAT FROM HAPPENING. UM, SOME SUCH STUDY ROOMS DO HAVE SIGNUPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. YOU CAN RESERVE THEM AT A CERTAIN TIME. SO THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD VISIT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF FIGURE OUT A GOOD SYSTEM THAT WORKS FOR US BASED ON THE NUMBER OF ROOMS AND THAT SORT OF THING. WE DID ACTUALLY HAVE A PERSON CALL AND WE HAVE, THEY CALL AND THEY, THEY ASK US ALL THE TIME, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY STUDY ROOMS WE HAVE AND HOW DO I BOOK ONE? WE JUST DON'T HAVE ONE. SO, UM, WE HAD SOMEBODY CALL TODAY, UH, AGAIN TO ASK, UM, HOW THEY BOOK A STUDY ROOM AND YOU DON'T HAVE 'EM. SO, UH, WE HAVE A QUIET CORNER. UH, THE KIDS ARE NOT SCREAMING , BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT. YEAH. I MAY HAVE MISSED IT, BUT I WAS LOOKING THROUGH HERE MM-HMM. , THE, UH, AND I KNOW IT'S A CHALLENGE, UH, FOR A COUPLE REASONS YOU'VE MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, BUT I DON'T SEE, UM, A GOAL FOR ESL CLASSES. AH, YES. UM, THAT IS A GOOD POINT BECAUSE THAT WAS IN THE SURVEY RESULTS AND IF I DIDN'T INCLUDE THAT, THAT IS AN OVERSIGHT. THANK YOU. YEAH, I DON'T THINK I SEE IT THERE. IT WOULD'VE BEEN UNDER THE, IT WOULD FALL UNDER PROBABLY THAT LAST BULLET POINT WITH MEDICARE AND NUTRITION, HOBBIES, CRAFTS, ESL CLASSES, I BELIEVE WOULD, I WOULD PUT UNDER THAT. THANK YOU. I I'LL ADD THAT IN. UM, ESL CLASSES CAN BE, THERE ARE CHALLENGES WITH THAT BECAUSE OF INSTRUCTORS AND WHEN WE REACHED OUT TO COLIN COLLEGE, UM, THEY NEEDED, UM, A, UM, NEEDED US TO DEDICATE PRETTY MUCH THE ENTIRE MONTH, UH, SCHEDULE FOR OUR MEETING ROOM FOR JUST THOSE CLASSES, LIKE ALL DAY LONG. UM, AND WE ONLY HAVE THE ONE MEETING ROOM. UH, SO THERE'S CHALLENGES, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS TO OVERCOME THAT. THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME ABOUT ESL CLASSES. I WILL ADD THAT IN. ANY THOUGHTS ON THE, THE SMART GOALS THAT I MENTIONED? UH, ANY MEASURES THAT YOU GUYS HAVE IN MIND, I'LL BE HAPPY TO, TO COME UP WITH SOME, BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT STICKS OUT, UM, THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE MEASURED IN HERE, I'D BE HAPPY TO CONCLUDE THAT. WHAT DOES SMART STAND FOR AGAIN? UH, STRATEGIC, MEASURABLE, ATTAINABLE, RELEVANT, UH, TIME BASED. TIME BASED. OKAY. YEAH. UM, SO I MEAN, ASSUME THIS IS LIKE THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM WHERE YOU CAN MEASURE HOW MANY HOURS THE GROUP DID, RIGHT? YEAH. THAT SORT OF THING. AND YOU KNOW WHAT, I BET SUMMER READING REPRESENTED HERE, I'M JUST DOUBLE, I'M GUESSING MY, UH, SECOND GUESSING MYSELF. YEP. SUMMER READING PROGRAM AND INCREASED ENGAGEMENT. UM, SO YEAH, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD PUT, UM, SOME NUMBERS ON INCREASING ATTENDANCE IN THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM, UH, BOTH PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE AT EVENTS. YEAH. I PURPOSELY DIDN'T INCLUDE ANY SPECIFIC NUMBERS IN THIS DRAFT BECAUSE I WANTED THAT TO BE, UM, SORT OF THE, THE NEXT DRAFT, ALMOST PROBABLY ONE OF THE LAST DRAFTS IS WE PUT THOSE MEASUREMENTS IN. I DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT LIKE, OH, WELL, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOME NUMBERS HERE, SO THAT'S ENOUGH NUMBERS. I WAS GONNA ADD THEM BACK IN AT THE END, UH, FOR THE NEXT DRAFT. UM, SO, BUT THAT IS A GOOD PLACE TO ADD NUMBERS FOR THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM. UM, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE INTERESTING, UM, AS THIS ENCOMPASSES 23 TO 27, CORRECT? UH, YES. SEE HOW MANY OF THOSE SUMMER READING PARTICIPANTS PUT IN THE, YOU KNOW, MEET THEIR GOAL AND THEN ARE IN THE PROGRAM ALL FIVE YEARS. THAT'S A GOOD, I THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. UM, I LIKE THAT INDICATES REAL VALUE PROVIDED THE COMMUNITY THAT YES, WITH OUR CURRENT PROGRAM THAT WE USE BEAN STACK ON THE APP AND THE WEB PORTAL, WE, WE COULD, WE COULD DEFINITELY TRACK THAT. NOW AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, IT'S A LIBRARY RECORD AND SO THERE'S LAW FEDERAL PRIVACY LAWS AND THINGS, BUT WE COULD PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, USE THAT AS SOME STATISTICAL DATA. UM, THAT'S A GOOD, I HAD NEVER THOUGHT TO TO REALLY TRACK IT YEAR AND WE'VE ONLY BEEN USING IT FOR A FEW YEARS AT THIS POINT. I THINK THIS IS OUR THIRD YEAR TO USE IT. UM, SO, UM, THAT WOULD BE, YES, IS OUR THIRD YEAR. UM, SO THAT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO LOOK BACK AND SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE DONE IT ALL THREE YEARS AND THEN IN FIVE YEARS, HOW MANY FAMILIES HAVE USED IT ALL FIVE YEARS. THAT'S GOOD. SORRY, I WANNA MAKE SURE I GET [00:45:02] THAT WRITTEN DOWN. ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU EVERYONE. APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK ON ALL THIS. THINK IT KICKED OFF. I THINK IT KICKED OFF AGAIN. THERE YOU GO. DISCUSSION OF THE [8. Discuss Library Board announcements regarding special events, current activities, and local achievements.] LIBRARY BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING SPECIAL EVENTS, CURRENT ACTIVITIES, AND LOCAL ACHIEVEMENTS. SO, UH, WHILE I WENT OVER THE BIG ONE OR HAVE OUR SUMMER READING PROGRAM, THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING WE'VE GOT COMING UP. SO, UH, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE JUST KIDS, SO EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM CAN PARTICIPATE. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO. MM-HMM. . UM, AND THEN IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS, WELL I'LL JUST SAY I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU PUT INTO IT. OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. I APPRECIATE THAT, JOHN, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF MEASUREMENT HERE AND I HOPE YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING TO DO THOSE, THOSE TALLIES. NO, I HAVE ENTIRE STAFF HELPS. YES. I RE I, I HAVE HAD, MY STAFF HAVE HAD TO HELP ME QUITE A LOT OVER THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS. NOT ONLY HAVE WE BEEN WORKING ON THIS, BUT IT'S BEEN BUDGET SEASON AND IT'S BEEN A BIG BUDGET SEASON WITH A LOT OF THINGS TO WRITE AND COME UP WITH. MY STAFF HAVE BEEN A HUGE HELP IN COMING UP WITH ALL OF THAT. UM, BOTH SHELLY AND MATINA, WHO YOU GUYS HAVE ALL MET AND THEY'VE COME AND DONE THEIR PRESENTATIONS. THEY HAVE SPECIFICALLY HAVE HELPED ME OUT A LOT WITH ALL OF THIS. SO, UM, BUT I WILL PASS ALONG, UH, YOUR THINGS TO THEM AS WELL. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS AT THIS TIME? WE'LL CALL FOR ADJOURNMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU EVERYONE. OH, AND UH, THE TIME? 7 47 49. 7 49. OKAY. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.