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Library Commission Meeting Minutes 18 April, 2022 SPECIAL CALLED MEETING 18 April, 2022 THE LIBRARY COMMISSION MINUTES The Library Commission convened in a Special Called Meeting on Monday, April 18, 2022 at the Manchaca Road Branch Library, 5500 Menchaca Rd, in Austin, Texas. Chair Dabbert called the Board Meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Board Members in Attendance: Chair Pat Dabbert, Vice-Chair Steven Self, Commission Members JC Dwyer, Lynda Infante, Courtney Rosenthal, Mark Smith and Lily Trieu Board Members Absent: Commission Members Julia Aguilar, Eric Frierson, and Ryan Marquess Citizen Communication: General None 1. Welcome and Introductions Chair Dabbert welcomed the Commission members and took roll call of members present. 2. Approval of Minutes from the February 24, 2022 Special Called Meeting The minutes of the regular meeting were approved on a 7-0 vote. Commission Members Aguilar, Frierson, and Marquess absent. 3. Briefings: Library Facility Bond Projects Update was given by John Daniels, Division Manager, Facility Services 4. Old Business: none 5. New Business a. Election of Officers Elections for Chair – Chair Dabbert nominated Commission Member Smith. Having no other nominations, Mark Smith was elected Chair on a 7-0 vote. Commission Members Aguilar, Frierson, and Marquess absent. Elections for Vice Chair – Commission Member Dabbert nominated Vice Chair Self who declined the nomination. Chair Smith nominated Commission Member Infante. Having no other nominations, Lynda Infante was elected Vice Chair on a 7-0 vote. Commission Members Aguilar, Frierson, and Marquess absent. b. Report from the Freedom to Read working group Library Commission Meeting Minutes 18 April, 2022 Commission Member Rosenthal gave the report. c. Discussion of a possible commission action on a Freedom to Read resolution and council recommendation. A Freedom to Read Resolution was approved on Commission Member Rosenthal’s motion and Commission Member Dabbert’s second on a 7-0 vote. Commission Members Aguilar, Frierson, and Marquess absent. Recommendation 20220418-5c: Freedom to Read was approved on Commission Member Rosenthal’s motion and Commission Member Dwyer’s second on a 7-0 vote. Commission Members Aguilar, Frierson, and Marquess absent. 6. Discussion of Director’s Monthly Report for April covering programming highlights, facilities, and APL Priorities Director of Libraries, Roosevelt Weeks, gave the report. 7. Future Agenda Items Voter Engagement – May 2022 Enhanced Library Cards – June 2022 Budget Presentation – June 2022 Planning Retreat – May 2022 Adjournment: Chair Smith adjourned the meeting at 7:28 p.m.without objection