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Library Commission Meeting Minutes 28 October, 2020 SPECIAL CALLED MEETING 28 October, 2020 THE LIBRARY COMMISSION MINUTES The Library Commission convened in a Special Called Meeting on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 via videoconferencing. Chair Hanna called the Board Meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Board Members in Attendance: Chair, Catherine Hanna; Vice Chair, Steven Self; Commission Members Julia Aguilar, Patricia Dabbert, JC Dwyer, Deborah Pardo-Kaplan, Daniella Ramos, and Lily Trieu Board Members Absent: Commission Member Chad Williams Citizen Communication: None 1. Approval of Minutes from the September 30, 2020 Regular Meeting: The minutes of the regular meeting were approved on Commission Member Dabbert’s motion and Vice Chair Self’s second on an 8-0 vote. Commission Member Williams absent. 2. Staff Briefing: Austin Public Library Investigative Audit Report Roosevelt, Weeks, Director of Libraries, gave the briefing. 3. Old Business None 4. New Business: a. Discussion and possible action on meeting schedule for 2021 The 2021 schedule was approved on Commission Member Dabbert’s motion and Commission Member Dwyer’s second on an 8-0 vote. Commission Member Williams absent. b. Discussion and possible action on eliminating non-resident fees for student library cards. A geographic area to be included will be determined, and a draft recommendation from the existing working group will be presented at a future meeting. c. Discussion and possible action on canceling the November 16, 2020 meeting. No action taken. 5. Discussion of Director’s Monthly Report for October 2020 covering programming highlights, facilities, and APL priorities Library Commission Meeting Minutes 28 October, 2020 Director Weeks went over the Library’s phased re-opening plans and talked about APL locations that will be voting sites for the November 2020 election. 6. Future Agenda Items Continuation of discussion on eliminating non-resident fees for student cards Adjournment: Chair Hanna adjourned the meeting at 6:52 p.m. without objection.