8. Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Take Action on Authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Bontke Brothers Construction Company, Inc. for the Cedar Creek Development Trail Project (Lesli Andrews)

[8. Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Take Action on Authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Bontke Brothers Construction Company, Inc. for the Cedar Creek Development Trail Project (Lesli Andrews)]

>> YES. >> MAYOR WILLIAMS?

>> YES. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>> IN REGARDS TO NUMBER 8. >> I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO THE

TABLE. >> MAKE THE PUBLIC HEARING ACCORDING TO THE PROCEDURE BEFORE.

>> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION PRIOR T THE PUBLIC HEARING?

>> AT THIS TIME, I MOVE TO PUBLIC HEARING, ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM.

IF SO, STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

SEEING NO ONE, PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A SECOND?

THERE A MOTION. >> I MAKE A MOTION --

>> IS THERE A SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER PRICE? >> YES.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD? >> YES.

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>> MAYOR PROTEMP HURT? >> YES.

[16. Discussion: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing on the Collection Development Policy of the Abilene Public Library (Julee Hatton)]

>> COUNCIL MEMBER CRAVER? >> YES.

>> MAYOR WILLIAMS? >> YES.

>> MOTION CARRIES. >> ITEM NUMBER 10.

AND THIS IS ABILENE TEXAS, AND VERY, VERY RESPECTFUL AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE THOSE WHO MAY FEEL LIKE, WE CLAP AND APPLAUSE AND ASK YOU NOT TO DO THAT UNTIL WE ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE.

YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO SAY.

I ASK THAT YOU ARE COURTEOUS AND POLITE WHATEVER WE DO WITH ABILENE TEXAS. WITH THAT, WE WILL HAVE A BRIEF CONVERSATION AND WE WILL HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH YOU.

>> GOOD MORNING, JULIE AND COUNCIL.

I'M DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICES. AND I WANT TO START WITH THE MISSION STATEMENT. THE ABILENE PUBLIC LIBRARY PROVIDES PROGRAMS TO HELP COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, THAT MEETS THE PERSONAL, EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL AND RECREATIONAL NEEDS. GIVEN AN OVERVIEW OF THE STATISTICS IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, WE HAD 256,000 PATRON VISITS TO LIBRARY LOCATIONS. AND TOTAL CIRCULATION OF ITEMS WAS 585,548 ITEMS AND 346,580 ITEMS WERE CHECKED OUT.

SO IN OUR THREE LIBRARY LOCATIONS IN TOWN.

THE DIGITAL DOWNLOADS, 238,693. WE HAVE DOWNLOADS, LIBBY APP AND HOOPLA APP. SOME GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COLLECTION DIRECTION POLICY. IT'S ADOPTED BY THE ADVISORY BOARD AND THE FULL POLICY IS AVAILABLE ON-LINE IN OUR WEBSITE, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT THE FULL TEXT, YOU COULD LOOK AT THAT. ANYONE IS WELCOME TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND READ THEM THROUGH. I WILL HIT THE HIGHLIGHTS.

THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD, APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR, APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL. I HAVE A THREE YEAR TURN WITH OPTION FOR RENEWAL. THE BOARD HAS QUARTERLY MEETINGS. SOME OF SERVICE GOALS OF OUR COLLECTION, STRIVES TO PROVIDE A COLLECTION OF HIGH QUALITY MATERIALS THAT'S LIABLE, APPEALING TO A WIDE RANGE OF PATRONS. RECREATIONAL TITLES, WORK TO PROVIDE THE LASTING VALUE. THE MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE ACROSS ALL AGES AND IN LOCATIONS.

THROUGHOUT THE THREE LOCATIONS, THE ABILENE PUBLIC LIBRARY IS REPRESENTED AS WELL AS COLLECTION, WITH EASY AND CLEAR ACCESSIBILITY TO ALL PATRONS, NO MATTER.

AND ADDITIONALLY, DIGITAL MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE, FUNCTIONS IN TERMS, PURPOSES AND FUNDING OF THE PHYSICAL LOCATIONS. THE ABILENE PUBLIC LIBRARY COLLECTION REFLECTS A VARIETY OF VIEWPOINTS, NEEDS, IN ACCORDANCE TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ABILENE AREA.

THE ABILENE LIBRARY COLLECTION, PROVIDES COPIES FOR TITLES PURCHASED. MORE POPULAR, COPIES THAT ARE ORDERED TO DECREASE THE WEIGHT FOR PATRONS.

THESE ARE PURCHASED. AND THE ABILENE PUBLIC LIBRARY COLLECTION, WILL RESPECT AND RESPOND TO THE COMMUNITIES, NEEDS AND INTEREST, SUPPORTS SCHOOL AND HOME SCHOOL OCCUR RICK CULL LA, VARIOUS CLUBS FOR TEENS, INFORMATION IN RECREATIONAL SESSION FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN'S STORY TIMES.

THE ABILENE PUBLIC LIBRARY STRIVES TO MEET THE VARIOUS NEEDS OF THE PATRONS, TO THE END OF COLLECTION, WILL SUPPORT RECENT ENDEAVORS, THAT INCLUDES MATERIALS FOR FORMER AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS. AND THIS INCLUDES, VARIOUS WORKS OF FICTION, NONFICTION, AUDIO VISUAL MATERIALS, NEWSPAPER, PERIODICALS AND DIGITAL MATERIALS.

THE LIBRARY DOESN'T RISK THE NEEDS FOR ONE INDIVIDUAL OR ANOTHER. LIBRARY AS A WHOLE, WILL SUPPORT THE INDIVIDUAL, TO ACCESS INFORMATION, NO MATTER MAYBE, THEY CONSIDER CONTROVERSIAL, THAT'S ACCEPTABLE TO OTHERS.

THE COLLECTION WILL SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF VARIOUS PROGRAMS, OFFERED BY THE ABILENE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE, NOT LIMITED, STORY TIMES, TEEN ACTIVITIES, BASED ON THE AREAS OF INTEREST.

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AND WE MOVE ON TO SELECTING MATERIALS.

SELECTING, LIBRARY CHOOSING AND PURSUE IN LIBRARY MATERIAL.

LIBRARY IS IN SELECTING. SELECT A STAFF, THAT HAS A KNOWLEDGE OF THE COLLECTION AREA, WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ADDING ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE SPECIFIC, ADULT LIBRARIANS WHO ARE AWARE OF PUBLISHING TRENDS.

AND THE LIBRARY WILL USE SEVERAL RESOURCES TO CHOOSE THE BEST MATERIALS AVAILABLE. RESOURCES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMBED TO AWARD-WINNING MATERIALS.

LARGE PUBLISHING COMPANIES, AND SUCH AS LIBRARY JOURNAL.

ALSO, SUGGESTIONS ARE ENCOURAGED AND WILL BE REVIEWED AND ADDED TO THE COLLECTION. FOR EXAMPLE, IN FISCAL YEAR, 2021, THE LIBRARY RECEIVED IN PROCESS, 1,100 SELECTIONS IN THE PUBLIC. POSSIBLE SELECTIONS WILL BE WEIGHED, OVER THINGS, OVER THE CURRENT BUDGET, AVAILABLITY OF MATERIALS AND SPACE. AND MOVING ON TO EVALUATING MATERIALS. THE VALUATIONS OF THE COLLECTION IS VITAL, AS WE DETERMINE, IF THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE BEING MET AND THE FUNDS ARE IN THE APPROPRIATE AREAS.

THROUGH THIS, WE'RE ABLE TO DETERMINE, WHICH ITEMS AND WHICH ARE NEEDED. AND THE COLLECTION WILL BE EVALUATED, BASED ON COLLECTION, STATISTICS, THROUGH LITERATURE AND STANDARDS THE OPINIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FROM LIBRARY USERS. THERE'S A SUGGESTION, IN VALUATION, ANY AWARDS, ITEMS HAVE RECEIVED.

THE LOCATION. AND COPIES.

THE LIBRARY DOESN'T EVALUATE, BASED ON ANY ONE INDIVIDUAL, PERSONAL OR STANDARD. THE CONSTANT ROUTINE, OF PHYSICAL MATERIALS, KEEPS THE COLLECTION FRESH AND MATERIALS, IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT, WILL BE EVALUATED AND REPLACED AS NECESSARY. EVERY CONSIDERATION OF MATERIALS, PROCEDURE. THIS IS A FORMAL PROCEDURE.

THE LIBRARY WILL REVIEW THE SELECTION OF A SPECIFIC ITEM UPON THE REQUEST OF THE MEMBER. AND WHENEVER POSSIBLE, PATRON COMPLAINTS SHOULD BE HANDLED BY THE STAFF PERSON.

IF FURTHER ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED. THE BRANCH MANAGER SHOULD ADDRESS THE COMPLAINT. THE BRANCH MANAGER WILL CONTACT.

THE ITEM UNDER CONSIDERATION, WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE SHELF, WHERE THE BOARD ADVISORY BOARD, AND WILL REQUEST THE LIBRARY'S MISSION AND SELECTION CRITERIA. THE INDIVIDUAL WHO SUBMITTED THE REQUEST, WILL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AND CONSIDER THEIR REFORM. AND AS AN OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION POLICY. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

ALSO, APPRECIATE YOU RESPONDING JUST WEEKS, OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING. ROBERT, YOU AND I SHOW BRIEFLY, ON YESTERDAY, AND JUST COMMUNICATE FOR CLARITY, REALITY AND ALLOCATION, BOOKS AND SHELVES, DOING A GOOD YOB, AND

WHAT EXACTLY TRANSPIRED. >> AND I WOULD INVITE JULIE, AND SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE, AT THE MEETING, AT THE LAST SESSION OF COUNCIL, THAT SOME OF THE BOOKS ARE IN A BASKET, CHILDREN COULD JUST WALK AND TAKE FOR STORY TIME.

AND I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT PERSON DIDN'T FIND THE BOOK THERE. I WASN'T PLEASANT.

LEY TELL YOU, THE LIBRARY STAFF DOESN'T PLACE THE BOOKS, LIKE THIS CHILDREN'S BOOKS IN THE BASKET.

THAT'S THE POLICY OF THAT, POLICY OF IT UP FRONT, FOR PEOPLE TO FIND. THEY DON'T SAY, HEY, THIS IS THE BOOK OF THE WEEK, THAT KIND OF THING.

AND WE INTENTIONALLY ENGAGE OUR LIBRARY STAFF.

THAT'S NOT WHAT WE DO IN THE ENVIRONMENT, IS THAT CORRECT?

>> THAT'S CORRECT. WE LOOK AT THE AGE APPROPRIATENESS OF THE MATERIALS.

AND A COUPLE OF THE BOOKS MENTIONED WERE YOUNG ADULTS.

SO IT DOESN'T -- NOT DO SOMETHING

>> AND SO, IN THIS CONVERSATION, WE CAN ALWAYS DO BETTER.

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THIS IS A PUBLIC LIBRARY. AND FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU, YOU KNOW, FOR HOW YOU HANDLED YOURSELF AND APPRECIATE THOSE WHO ADVISE YOU, COMPRISE YOUR BOARD.

AND I WANT TO PART AND SAY THIS, AS WE BEGIN THE CONVERSATION TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. WE KNOW, THERE'S AN INCREASE IN TEEN SUICIDE IN THE RECENT YEARS.

WE KNOW IN THE LBGT COMMUNITY, 45 PERCENT OF THOSE TEENS HAVE RIGS -- RISK OF SUICIDE. AS WE JOURNEY THE CONVERSATION TODAY, AS A COMMUNITY, I WANT US TO HAVE A BROAD PICTURE.

CERTAINLY, CERTAIN BOOKS IN ONE SECTION THAT COULD BE OFFENSIVE.

WE WANT, TO RESPOND TO THE COMMUNITY.

THAT RESPONSE ALLOWS US TO HELP INDIVIDUALS, ESPECIALLY OUR YOUTH, NAVIGATE THE COMPLEXITY OF THIS LIFE.

SO I WANT MY COLLEAGUES TO SAY, ANYTHING THEY WANT TO SAY, PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. THEY WILL ALLOW YOU, AN OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, AGAIN, BE COURTEOUS. AND BE RESPECTFUL, AND MAKE YOUR POINT ACROSS. IT WILL BE SOMETHING, ONE SIDE WILL SAY, YOU MAY LIKE. AND YOU KNOW, WANT AN AFFIRMATION. AND HEAR A CONVERSATION ABOUT, VERY -- WITH THAT, COUNCIL, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO CONTRIBUTE?

>> THANK YOU FOR GIVING THE INFORMATION AND CLARIFYING THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE BROUGHT OUT. YOU INDICATED, PARAPHRASING, IF A PATRON FINDS SOMETHING OFFENSIVE, OVER WHAT THEY CONSIDER, OFFENSIVE IN THE LIBRARY, THERE'S A PROCESS, THEY GO TO A STAFF MEMBER, INCLUDING WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK.

HOW OFTEN DOES THAT HAPPEN? >> WE HAVE NOT HAD A FORMAL RECONSIDERATION, OF LIBRARY MATERIALS, ACTIONS SINCE 2019.

FORMALLY, THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN.

STAFF DO HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH PATRONS WHO -- PROVIDE A CERTAIN BOOK ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN THAT OFTEN.

>> SO, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE IS UPSET ABOUT SOMETHING, THERE'S A PROCESS, THAT, TAKE STEPS TO GET IT RESOLVED OR GET INFORMATION.

>> ABSOLUTELY. THEY CAN TALK TO STAFF.

THEY CAN TALK TO ME, THEY CAN TALK TO A BRANCH MANAGER.

THEY CAN GO TO A WEBSITE, IF THEY WANT TO GO DIRECTLY TO A

COMPLAINT. >> THANK YOU.

>> I WANT TO SAY, FOR ME AND MYSELF INCLUDED, TO BE ABLE TO GO TO THE -- TO YOUR WEBSITE AND SEE, HOW YOU COULD FOLLOW THE PROCESS, PRETTY REGULARLY AVAILABLE, IF YOU HAVE THOSE CONCERNS, KNOWING IT'S RIGHT THERE, FOR YOU TO FOLLOW THE PROCESS, THAT'S IN PLACE, TO GIVE AN EQUITABLE RESPONSE, IF NEEDED, TO ANY CONCERNS THAT ARE BROUGHT.

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT EASILY ACCESSIBLE, IN BEING ABLE TO

NAVIGATE THAT. >> TALKED ABOUT BOOKS, AND APPROPRIATENESS, FOR YOUNG ADULT READER.

AND WHO DETERMINES WHAT IS APPROPRIATE, FOR 13,

18-YEAR-OLD. >> THAT IS SET INITIALLY BY THE PUBLISHER. THEY HAVE RECOMMENDED AGES FOR THE READING LEVEL. THAT'S THE FIRST STEP, THAT WE WOULD LOOK AT. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT, IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THE COMMUNITY. IT'S A BOOK, THAT, THE LIBRARY, A AND.

>> BE SPECIFIC TO THE BRANCH >> AND THE GENERAL

RECOMMENDATIONS, AND PUBLISHER. >> ITEMS, FOR THE COLLECTION,

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WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING, FOR THE POLICY.

AND IS THAT THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD.

>> THAT'S THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD, CORRECT.

>> AS A NEXT POLICY, SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT.

>> AND READING, SELECTED MATERIALS, ARE TAKING THE MATERIALS OUT OF THE COLLECTION. WE DO THAT FOR A VARIETY OF

REASONS >> HAVE WE DECIDED IT'S A

CIRCULATION-BASED? >> AND SOMETIMES, THE ITEM HAS NOT CHECKED OUT SINCE 2018. WE MIGHT -- AND IF IT'S IN REALLY BAD SHAPE. VISUALLY, IT'S SEEING A LOT OF USE. AND IF THE BOARD DECIDED, THAT A CERTAIN ITEM, DIDN'T MEET THE SELECTION CRITERIA, FOR THE COLLECTION, THEY CAN DO THAT BASED ON THE REASON.

>> THE LAST QUESTION, ANY REASONABLE PERSON, WOULDN'T SUGGEST, LIBRARY IS NOT A FREE FOR ALL.

THERE HAS TO BE A STANDARD OF SOME SORT.

INTERNET FILTERS IN THE COMPUTERS.

THEYN'T CAN DO ANYTHING, TO THE SENSES AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS.

WITH REGARD TO BOOK SELECTION AND WHAT'S APPROPRIATE AND WHAT'S NOT. HOW WE RECONCILE, IS TWO THINGS.

I KNOW YOU WERE NOT EXPECTING THE CONSTITUTIONAL -- THIS IS THE STRUGGLE. THIS IS WHAT IT IS.

I THINK WE HAVE SOME CONCERN, HAVE SOME CONCERN ABOUT AGE APPROPRIATENESS IN GENERAL AND WHO WILL ARRIVE AT THE DECISIONS AND ALL OF THAT STUFF. IF YOU COULD JUST SPEAK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT. WE HAVE SOME CONTROLS IN PLACE.

THERE'S PEOPLE WITH THE BOOKS AND PROCESS AND ALL OF THAT.

>> THE SELECTION WE HAVE NOT HEARD, AND THE LIBRARY SELECTION DOES LOOK AT THAT AND MAKE SURE, ITEMS ARE IN THE LOCATION.

WE'RE NOT HAVING THE BOOK THAT'S WRITTEN FOR TEENS.

THE PRE-K AREA. LOOKING AT AGE APPROPRIATENESS IS HUGE. WE'VE LOOKED AT IT, FOR EVERYTHING THAT'S PURCHASED. CHILDREN'S LIBRARIANS AND THEY HAVE A GREAT IDEA, WHAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR WHAT AGE LEVEL.

>> IT IS -- AND I DON'T WANT TO MISCHARACTERIZE.

AND IF I'M HEARING IT RIGHT, YOU'RE TELLING ME THE BRANCH LIBRARY IS ONES THAT MAKE THAT. AGE APPROPRIATENESS.

>> IT'S THE COLLECTION MANAGER. SHE'S BEEN DOING THAT FOR MANY YEARS FOR THE CITY OF ABILENE. THEY CAN OFFER SUGGESTIONS, BUT AS FAR AS WHAT'S PLACED IN THE COLLECTION, WHETHER IT'S CLASSIFIED ADS OR JUVENILE OR YOUNG ADULT, THAT WOULD BE IN

THE COLLECTION. >> TO WHAT EXTENT OF THE

CONTENT? >> THERE ARE SUMMARIES ABOUT THE BOOKS. AS YOU COULD IMAGINE.

>> AND 8,000 SOMETHING BOOKS. >> WE RELY HEAVILY WITH THE BOOK OF THE SUMMARY. WE LOOK AT THE REVIEWS FROM PUBLICATIONS, SUCH AS PUBLISHERS WEEKLY.

THEY HAVE A LOT OF THINGS CALLED STAR REVIEWED.

DEFINITELY FOR OUR COLLECTION. GUIDANCE FROM PROFESSIONALS AND

LIBRARY BOOKS. >> THANK YOU.

>> QUESTION, I WAS GOING TO SAY, THE LAWSUIT, THAT WENT THROUGH AND LOST, IS PERTINENT TO THE DISCUSSION.

IT DEALT WITH, WHERE BOOKS COULD BE PLACED.

NOT JUST ONLY BOUGHT TO THE LIBRARY.

AND THE CITY -- THERE WAS A FEDERAL LAWSUIT, A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, WICHITA FALLS, WHERE THEY REMOVED CHILDREN'S BOOKS TO THE ADULT SECTION, BASED ON THE VIEWPOINT AND IN CONTACTING THE BOOKS. THERE WAS A SUIT FILED.

THE CITY, LOST THAT LAWSUIT REQUIRED THE BOOKS BACK IN THE

CHILDREN'S SECTION. >> THAT FELL BACK TO, I GUESS THE PUBLISHERS, IDENTIFICATION OF THE AGE APPROPRIATENESS.

THAT SUPERCEDED THE CITY TO -- >> THE LOSS, SPEAKS TO WHY THAT PARTICULAR BOOK WAS IN THAT PARTICULAR SECTION.

IT WAS JUST, THAT'S WHERE THE SECTION WAS IN.

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IT WAS MOVED FROM THE CHILDREN'S SECTION TO ADULT SECTION.

THE REASONS OF DOING SO, BY WAY OF FIRST AMENDMENT, CAN'T DO IT.

>> CAN'T DO IT, BASED ON VIEW POINTS ON WHAT THE BOOK IS

ABOUT. >> I THINK THAT HELPS PROVIDE CONTEXT FOR THE DISCUSSION. IT'S BEYOND JUST WHAT A PERSONAL -- WHAT MY VIEW OR ANYONE ELSE'S VIEW.

THERE'S A FIRST AMENDMENT AND HOW IT'S APPLIED AND BOOKCASES, WITH REGARD TO THE CITY'S USE, CASE OF BOOKS WITHIN THE LIBRARY. IT'S PART OF WHAT WE HAVE TO BALANCE. AND THE DECISIONS WE MAKE, WE TOOK OATHS, TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTIONAL LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND STATE OF TEXAS.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE COURTS SAID, IN ONE WAY, OF THE

FIRST AMENDMENT. >> IT ADDS TO THE DISCUSSION

>> IT'S COMPLICATED WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT.

THAT WAS THE END RESULT. THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS.

AND IT'S NOT DONE HERE. THAT'S THE ULTIMATE DECISION, THE JUDGE MADE, CAN'T MOVE THE ONE TO THE SECTION.

>> AND MOVING IT FROM THE LIBRARY, CHILDREN'S SECTION, AND ADULT SECTION, IT WAS FOUND INAPPROPRIATE.

>> AND MENTIONED THE ONE IN THE -- KIND OF UPDATE THAT.

>> THERE'S A CURRENT LAWSUIT AGAINST THE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, THAT WAS JUST FILED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO WHERE THE LIBRARY BOARD AND MAYBE SOME COMMISSIONERS, NOT EXACTLY SURE, WAS INVOLVED, MOVED THE BOOKS COMPLETELY OUT OF THE SYSTEM.

THEY WERE MOVED FROM THE SHELVES.

ALSO, THEY CANCELLED THE ON-LINE SUBSCRIPTION.

I'M NOT THINKING ABOUT IT NOW. >> OVERDRIVE.

>> OVERDRIVE. THEY CANCELLED THAT AS WELL.

THERE WAS A LAWSUIT FILED FROM SOME CITIZENS THAT USED THE LIBRARY. SO THAT'S A SUIT THAT'S PENDING NOW. THEY HAVE ASKED FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION FROM THE FEDERAL JUDGE, TO REQUIRE THAT THOSE BOOKS BE PUT BACK ON THE SHELF PENDING THE LAWSUIT.

THAT HEARING IS SCHEDULED IN JULY.

WE WILL KNOW A LITTLE BIT BETTER ABOUT HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE RESOLVED IN ANOTHER CASE THAT'S VERY SIMILAR TO -- IT'S A COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SAY TYPE OF ISSUE.

>> THANK YOU. .

>> AND FOR THOSE, WHO DON'T FREQUENT COUNCIL MEETINGS.

AND MR. HANNA, IS OUR CITY MANAGER.

SO, PROVIDING GUYS, IN THIS CONVERSATION.

QUESTION, IN THE PUBLIC HEARING >> THANK YOU, JULIE.

>> AT THIS TIME, IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK BEFORE OR AGAINST THIS ITEM. IF SO, STATE YOUR NAME AND

ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. >> WE'LL GO FIRST

>> JASON MARSHALL .

>> JASON HERNANDEZ MARSHALL, 30 UNDER NORTH, ABILENE, TEXAS.

EVERYTHING I'VE SPOKEN EARLIER, DISCUSSED IT.

AND I KNOW THIS COULD BE A HARDTOPIC AND DISCUSSION IN OUR COMMUNITY. I'M HERE TO SAY, PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THE LBGTQ BOOKS. IT'S NO PARENT'S RIGHT, TO WHAT OUR KIDS ARE ALLOWED TO DISCOVER IN OUR LIBRARY.

AND KIDS WHO HAD TWO PARENTS, TWO MOMS AND TWO DADS.

PUBLIC LIBRARY, SHOULD HIGHLIGHT VIEWPOINTS AND ALLOW ALL FAMILIES TO BE REPRESENTED. AND IT PREVENTS CHILDREN FROM LEARNING ABOUT THEMSELVES. THESE ARE BOOKS THAT REFLECT REAL PEOPLE AND REAL FAMILIES. AND THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON MAY 26TH, THAT THE GAY COMMUNITY.

IN ABILENE, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF VOICE.

WE GET NERVOUS, WE GET SCARED AND WE'RE AFRAID TO TALK FOR OURSELVES. WE ARE TRYING TO STAND TOGETHER, VISION OF THE COMMUNITY AND TO LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER.

ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL TO ASK, THIS IS CHRISTIAN EDUCATION.

AND INDIVIDUAL IN THE CITY COUNCIL ONCE ASKED ME, WHAT DOES

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LBGTQ MEAN OR WHAT OUR STRUGGLES.

AND THE PROCESS OF WHAT THE BOOKS ARE COLLECTED FROM THE LIBRARY. DO NOT GET RID OF THE LBGT BOOKS. WE'RE CELEBRATING THE ANNUAL CHILDREN'S ART AND -- THIS WEEK, IN TEXAS, DO WE WANT TO BE A TOWN, THAT BANS BOOKS ON EDUCATION AND DIVERSITY.

THE CONCERN, WHY THERE ARE NOT MORE LBGT BOOKS.

IF YOU WANT TO EDUCATE US IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND THE LIBRARY WILL ALWAYS BE ACCEPTING, EDUCATIONAL AND WELCOMING COMMUNITY. THIS ONE IS PRIDE MONTH.

IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE STONE ROW RIOTS. IT BEGAN ON JUNE 28, 1969, WHEN THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE -- OR I COULD TELL YOU THE STORY.

OR YOU COULD PICK UP THE BOOK FROM THE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND YOU CAN LEARN ABOUT IT. AMANDA ESTEVIS.

YOU'RE AGAINST THE COLLECTION, ABILENE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

>> JANE BARRING. >> MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, I'M JANE BARRING. I LIVE AT 2018.

I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING ABILENE PUBLIC LIBRARY UNATTENDED PUBLIC POLICY. I'M A RETIRED LIBRARIAN.

I KNOW LIBRARYIANS HAS UNATTENDED POLICIES.

AS A LIBRARIAN, WE HIGHLY, IN OUR POLICIES, WE REALLY ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO BE WITH THEIR CHILDREN IF THEY WERE UNDER THE AGE OF 10. THEY NEED -- THE LIBRARY IS NOT A BABY-SITTING FACILITY. PARENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT THEIR CHILDREN READ. WHEN A CHILD BRINGS A BOOK HOME THAT THEIR PARENT DOESN'T WANT THEM TO READ, THAT'S A DISCUSSION BETWEEN THEM AND THEIR CHILD, NOT WHAT OTHER PARENTS -- NOT WHAT OTHER PARENTS THINK THAT'S GOOD FOR THEIR CHILDREN. THIS IS A FAMILY DECISION.

NOT A DECISION FOR THE COMMUNITY.

SO I REALLY HOPE THAT THINGS CONTINUE AS USUAL, WITH EVERY PUBLIC LIBRARY. AND I WORK AT LIBRARIES ACROSS THE STATE. IT'S THE PEOPLE'S UNIVERSITY.

YOU GO TO THE LIBRARY TO LEARN AND BROADEN YOUR COMPASSION AND LEARN COMPASSION ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY.

AND I JUST HOPE THAT THINGS CONTINUE IN A POSITIVE COLLECTION FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. .

>> WHAT'S THE PROCESS FOR THE CHILDREN?

>> CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 8, HAVE TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY THEIR

PARENTS. >> NEXT IS ANNE SASSY AND SHE DIDN'T WANT TO SPEAK BUT SHE'S IN FAVOR OF THE NEW POLICY FOR BOOKS AT THE ABILENE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

NEXT IS DR. BROOKS DAVIS >>

>> JAMES WAGSTAFF. >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS JAMES WAGSTAFF. I LIVE AT 33 TAMARA.

WHAT I BRING FROM A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE.

MY FAMILY ARRIVED IN THE LATE 1870'S.

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I COULD ASSURE YOU, NOTHING IS THE SAME SINCE THE 18TH CENTURY.

I WOULD ALWAYS LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THINGS.

WOMEN DIDN'T HAVE A RIGHT TO VOTE, WHEN MY GREAT GRANDFATHER ARRIVED THAT CAME 40 YEARS LATER.

I WILL BRING IT IN THE FACT, THAT WOMEN COULDN'T HAVE CREDIT CARDS UNTIL THE MID 1970'S. MEN WERE TERRIFIED WHEN THIS WAS BEING PRESENTED ON A NATIONAL SCALE.

AND WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR ECONOMY.

THEY THOUGHT THE ECONOMY WAS GOING TO CRASH.

OUR ECONOMY GREW WHEN EVERYBODY WAS INCLUDED.

SO I BRING THE PERSPECTIVE, THAT OUR ECONOMY GROWS, WHEN -- AND EXPANDS WHEN EVERYBODY IS INCLUDED.

INCLUDING EVERYONE, STARTS WHEN THAT PERSON IS BORN.

HAVING BOOKS AVAILABLE AS THEY GROW, MAKING SURE, TO HELP THEM FEEL THAT THEY BELONG IS PARAMOUNT.

I LIKE WHAT YOU SAID EARLIER. MAYOR ANTHONY, BECAUSE I WAS ONE OF THOSE CHILDREN WHO CONTEMPLATED SUICIDE BECAUSE HE WAS GAY. THROUGHOUT JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL. I WOULD HAVE VERY LOW IMPACT ON THEECONOMY AS ONE PERSON. BUT EVERY SINGLE PERSON HAGS THE RI RIGHT.

SO IT'S VERY DEAR TO MY HEART AS UP WITH OF THESE.

AND, YOU KNOW, I WAS TALKING YESTERDAY WITH A FRIEND.

THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PROMOTION AND VALIBILITY. YOU ALL MADE IT VERY CLEAR IN THE DISCUSSION AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY.

BECAUSE THIS IS NOT PROMOTION. THIS IS SIMPLY ABOUT AVAILABILITY. YEAH, I WOULD HAVE LIVED TO HAVE BOOKS AT MY DISPOSAL. MY FAMILY AND MYSELF, I HAD A HUGE PERSONAL LIBRARY. AND I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE GONE TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. I SPENT A LOT OF TIME, AS A CHILD, IN BEING ABLE TO SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

IT WOULD HAVE MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE, SAVED LOTS OF MONEY IN THERAPY. ANYWAY.

SO I JUST WANT TO END, IN SAYING, THIS IS NOT PROMOTING ANYTHING. I AM REQUESTING THAT THESE BOOKS BE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE. THANK YOU

>> SEAN CARASSO. YOUR NAME?

>> THANKS.

>> HELLO, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL, MY NAME IS SEAN CARASSO.

I'M HERE AS A GUEST OF FRIENDS. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

I'VE BEEN IN ABILENE FOR FIVE YEARS NOW.

WE'VE BEEN BUILDING A CREATIVE COMMUNITY.

WE'VE WORKED WITH DOZENS OF ARTIST, HEALERS AND MAKERS.

MY FAMILY HAS BEEN HERE FOR 200 YEARS.

MY GREAT GRANDDADDY, FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF SAN JACINTO I'M HONORED TO BE HERE. CREATING A COMMUNITY WHERE MY GRANDMOTHER WAS AN ARTIST. MY FAMILY HAS BEEN PLANTING GROVES IN WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR A LONG TIME.

MY FATHER'S FAMILY WAS VERY DIFERENT.

THEY WERE JEWS, AND ALWAYS DREAMED OF BEING A COWBOY AND SHIFTING MY FAMILY OVER THIS WAY.

FEW YEARS, I WATCHED MY MOTHER'S FAMILY ACCEPT THEM AND THEY DID THE BEST THEY COULD. HE KEPT A LOW PROFILE IN ABILENE. IT WAS NOT FOR MANY JEWS TO CALL HOME. I WATCHED A CITY COUNCIL MEETING, WHERE PEOPLE USED AN EXCUSE FOR BIGOTRY.

ALONG HISTORY, PEOPLE ABUSED THEIR FAITH, LONG HISTORY, THEIR MORALITY IS SUPERIOR TO OTHERS. OUTLINE BAN, THOSE WHO HOLD AN UNDERSTANDING. AND FEW WEEKS AGO, IT WAS IN HONOR OF WOMEN'S RIGHT. AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN HERE FOR GENERATIONS. HE SAYS, HE HOPES ABILENE WILL BECOME A SANCTUARY CITY FOR FREEDOM.

I WORKED MANY YEARS, CONFLICT AND GENOCIDE.

I AM A BIG BELIEVER OF FREEDOM. I'VE SEEN UNFREEDOM.

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AND I'VE LEARNED NONE OF US ARE FREE UNTIL ALL OF US ARE FREE.

THE UNUSUAL PEOPLE, THE MOTTO, THE COMANCHE, WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF YEARS, WHO DESCRIBED, THAT ARE WE'RE OR TRANS, AND COMMUNITY CALLED TWO SPIRIT. WE'RE HELD AS SACRED, BETWEEN THE SOURCE OF GENDERS, CULTURES. WHEN I HEAR PEOPLE CRYING MORALITY OF THESE KINDS OF EXPRESSIONS, CRYING MORALITY, AD THE VIOLENCE AND DEATH, NOT PROCEEDED, AS A PLACE TO CALL HOME. AS A JEW, THERE'S NO WORDS -- TRANS PEOPLE ARE FOUR TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE A VICTIM OF VIOLENT CRIME. I HOPE THIS WILL BE A PLACE WHERE EVERYBODY IS FREE, WHERE PEOPLE, NOT FEEL VIOLENCE OR SOCIAL EXCLUSION, FREE TO LEARN, FREE TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN, PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES.

>> ELIZABETH POWELL. ISM HELLO. MY NAME IS ELIZABETH POWELL. 1593 LANDRY STREET.

AND HELLO, MY NAME IS ELIZABETH POWELL.

I'M A MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST IN ABILENE.

MY FAMILY OPERATES BOOK THERAPY, USED BOOK STORE IN TOWN.

FIRST, TO DISCUSS THE CONCEPT OF RESTRICTING, HIDING FAMILY BOOKS AND SECOND TO DISCUSS MENTAL HEALTH.

AND THEY ARE BOOKS IN THE BOOK STORE I LOVE AND BOOKS IN THE BOOK STORE I NEVER WANT TO READ, EITHER BECAUSE THEY ARE WRITTEN POORLY OR AT TIMES CONTENT IS OFFENSE TO ME.

IT GOES ON THE SHELF WITH OTHERS, WHERE IT BELONGS, BECAUSE KNOWLEDGE IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE RESTRICTED OR CONTAINED BY PEOPLE IN POWER OR THE MAJORITY.

KNOWLEDGE IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE EXPLORED EVEN IF IT MAKES YOU UNCOMFORTABLE. IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S ACCEPTABLE AS REPRESENTATION AS A COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

I'M CONCERNED, IN CERTAIN BOOKS OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES, STIFLING A HUGE PART OF THE POPULATION. OUR LOW ESTIMATE, PUTS THE LBGTQ PLUS POPULATION, A 70 PERCENT. THAT MEANS 8,728 OF THE 124,691 COMPLEX CITIZENS ARE LBGTQ PLUS. ABILENE IS DIVERSE AND THAT DIVERSITY IS ONE OF THE GREATEST STRENGTH.

I KNOW IF THEY ARE SUPPORTED BY FAMILY, THEY ARE 50 PERCENT LESS LIKELY TO ATTEMPT SUICIDE. AND WE HAVE OTHER AREAS, THAT HAVE BEEN REPRESENTED THROUGHOUT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

ALL I'M ASKING IS WE DON'T RESTRICT REPRESENTATION FOR THE REST OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND OUR RESTRICTION ON THEM, IS A RESTRICTION ON OUR CITY AND OUR CITY IS ABILENE.

ABILENE SHOULD BE A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO LIVE, TO RAISE A FAMILY, GROW OLD AND CREATE A COMMUNITY.

ABILENE SHOULD NOT BE A PLACE, THAT MAKES ABILENE BEAUTIFUL PLACE THAT IS CENSORED. I NEVER WANT TO READ A STORY, THEY BAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> I LIKE THE BEARD, BY THE WAY. >> THANKS FOR BEING HERE AND SPEAKING OUT. I'M HERE THIS WEEK IN FAVOR IN SUPPORT OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. FORGIVE ME, IF I SEEM A LITTLE CURT. THE HONEST TRUTH, I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE. I HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO.

I'M THE PERSON WHO TALKS ABOUT SUICIDE.

I'M THE PERSON WHO GETS CALLS, BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE CHARLES BURN, BECAUSE OF ISSUES LIKE THIS, THIS SHOULD NOT EXIST.

THE TRUTH IS, LIBRARY IS AWESOME.

THEY ARE A GREAT SOURCE OF INFORMATION IN FACT, CAME UP A FEW WEEKS AGO, FIRST THING I DID, WAS CALL THE ABILENE PUBLIC LIBRARY. YOU HAVE AN AWESOME STAFF, BY

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THE WAY. AND THERE WAS A PROCESS, FOR PEOPLE WHO HAS A COMPLAINT ABOUT A BOOK.

IF YOU HAVE A COMPLAINT, SOMEONE WHO IS AN ACTIVIST.

FIRST THING, TRY DIPLOMACY, GO THROUGH THE PROPER CHANNELS.

THEN YOU GO THROUGH PUBLIC ACTION.

IT'S NOT CLEAR, NOT A LOT OF FUN FOR ANYBODY.

AND IF THIS IS ABOUT USED BOOKS, IT WOULD BE ONE THING.

IT'S NOT. IT'S ABOUT USING THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, IT'S ABOUT TRYING TO RAISE YOUR PERSONAL PUBLIC PROFILE, BECAUSE YOU HAVE AN ISSUE, TO RILE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE. AND ULTIMATELY, THIS IS A PARENTAL ISSUE, PURELY. THIS IS ABOUT PARENTS' FREEDOM, WHICH THEY HAVE. TO ALLOW THEIR KIDS TO READ WHAT THEY DO OR NOT DEEM IS APPROPRIATE.

I ASK THE CITY COUNCIL PLEASE CONSIDER THE POSITION THAT THE LIBRARY IS IN, BECAUSE IT SHOULD BE COMFORTABLE AND THEY DON'T DESERVE IT. THANK YOU.

>> SIERRA DELYON. >> HI, GOOD MORNING..

YEAH, I'M SIERRA. AND I'M HERE TODAY, BECAUSE I ACTUALLY DIDN'T KNOW THAT I COULD STAND HERE AND SPEAK AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS UNTIL A FEW WEEKS AGO, WHEN I HEARD THAT PEOPLE FELT VERY COMFORTABLE SPEAKING FOR THE PUBLIC AND SHARE THEIR OPINIONS THAT I AM REALLY FAMILIAR WITH.

I'M NOT ARROGANT ENOUGH TO SPEAK FOR THEM.

I'M NOT EXPERIENCED ENOUGH TO SPEAK FOR THE PEOPLE WHO RELY ON OUR LIBRARIES. AS SOMEONE WHO IS PROUD, AS A LATINA MOTHER RAISED IN ABILENE, I AM, LIKE I SAID, VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE OPINIONS THAT WERE SHARED LAST MONTH.

I PERSONALLY AM JUST HERE TO SHARE A COUPLE OF FACTS.

THE DEFINITION OF DISCRIMINATION IS THE UNJUST OR PREJUDICE ISHL TREATMENT. AND I WANT TO ASK YOU GUYS, IF THE TREATMENT OF THE REMOVAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES OF REFERENCES OF REPRESENTATION FOR PEOPLE IN THE QUEER COMMUNITY IS JUST TO YOU? AS SOMEONE WAS OFTEN IN THE CARE OF LIBRARIES, AS A CHILD, WHO FOUND THEM TO BE A HAVEN, ESPECIALLY THE DOWNTOWN LOCATION AS A TEENAGER, I COULD SPEAK FOR MYSELF, WHEN I SAY THAT, IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVITY, THAT THE LIBRARIES HAD IN OUR TOWN, I WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY. YEAH, SO THANK YOU

>> MCKAYLA ALMOND. SHE DIDN'T WISH TO SPEAK.

SHE'S IN SUPPORT OF HOW BOOKS ARE PURCHASED IN THE LIBRARY

>> AND WE'RE STILL IN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

>> I'M THE MOTHER OF THE ABILENE CITIZEN.

AND I WANT TO TELL YOU TODAY, I APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

I APPRECIATE THE POLICY THAT'S IN PLACE, TO READ.

I CAN'T UNDERSTAND. AND I WANT SO BAD TO FIND COMMON GROUND AMONG THE MAJORITY, TO MOVE FORWARD FROM US DOING GOOD.

THAT'S WHAT BOOKS ARE SUPPOSED TO DO, MAKE US FEEL GOOD.

IN PREPARATION, I FIRST HOLD. SOMETIMES I DON'T AGREE A LOT IN THE ROOMS, BUT WE DO AGREE THAT WE LOVE AND RESPECT EACH OTHER MENTALLY. I TOLD -- IT SEEMS OBVIOUS TO ME TO LEAVE IT ALONE. THERE'S ALREADY A GOOD POLICY IN PLACE. LET PEOPLE BE.

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WE AGREED. AND I COULDN'T HELP A FEW MORE THINGS TO JOT DOWN. JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T LIKE SOMETHING, DOESN'T MEAN YOU COULD TAKE IT EVERYBODY ELSE.

THE FREEDOM TO READ IS A GOOD POLICY.

THERE ARE PUBLIC LIBRARY, THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE, DOING WORK FOR THE CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY.

PLEASE LET THIS BE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND

SERVICE. >> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM?

>> MY NAME IS ERICA BATON. GOOD MORNING, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, TO LISTEN TO THE CONCERNS TO THE COMMUNITY TODAY.

AS A HOME SCHOOLING MOM OF SIX CHILDREN, ABILENE PUBLIC LIBRARY IS A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR OUR FAMILY.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE BOOKS ON SEXUALITY, INCLUDING THAT OF THE LBGTQ, LOCATED OUT OF THE GENERAL CHILDREN'S CIRCULATION.

WHEN I DISCUSSED SEXUAL ISSUES WITH MY OWN CHILDREN, I WANT TO DO IT ON MY TERMS. I WANT TO PICK THE LOCATION, THE TIME, THE SPECIFIC TOPIC. BOOKS OF SEXUAL NATURE, ARE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN TO SEE, WITHOUT PARENTAL PERMISSION.

I DON'T WANT THIS LIBRARY TO OVERSTEP TO TEACH AND EDUCATE MY CHILDREN ON THIS SENSITIVE ISSUE.

UNTIL THE CHILDREN REACH THE AGE TO UNDERSTAND SEXUALITY, WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN AND KEEP THE BOOKS IN THE SEPARATE LOCATION, WITHIN THE LIBRARY. I APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL BRINGING IN, TO DISCUSS HOW THE LIBRARY WORKS.

AND DISCUSS THAT ALL THE BOOKS BE BANNED.

AND WE WANT THE BOARD TO MAKE SURE THIS IS, IS DONE, BOOKS ON RELIGION, WITCHCRAFT, OTHER SENSITIVE TOPICS ARE PLACED IN THEIR OWN SECTION. AND WE WANT YOU TO SCALE WITH THE CONCERNED PARENTS OF ABILENE AND MAKE SURE THIS IS DONE FOR THE PROTECTION OF OUR CHILDREN. IT IS IMPERATIVE THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD REPRESENTS OUR COMMUNITY WELL, AS 71 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION, CONSERVATIVE IN OUR LAST ELECTION.

THIS IS BY NO MEANS AN ATTACK AGAINST THE LBGTQ COMMUNITY BUT ABOUT THE LIBRARY NOT MAKING PARENTAL DECISIONS FOR ME.

I'M ASKING, YOU PLEASE ADD THIS ISSUE IN THE NEXT ACTION AGENDA.

MANY TEXAS PARENTS AND POLITICIANS, INCLUDING GOVERNOR ABILENE IS QUESTIONING ABBOTT TO REMOVE THE SENSITIVE BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARIES. THEY ARE NOT AGE APPROPRIATE AND CALL TO TAKE THE ACTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY TO PROTECT OUR

CHILDREN. >> WHAT'S YOUR ADDRESS?

>> 1134 PARK AVENUE. >> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT

WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. >> SORRY.

>> I DECIDED NOT TO SPEAK. GOOD MORNING. EVERYONE.

>> YOU ARE? >> MY NAME IS AMANDA ESTEVIS, 6551. AND I WAS LISTENING TO EVERYONE AND HONESTLY, I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S BOTH ANGLES, BECAUSE BEING FROM NEW YORK CITY, I CAME FROM VERY PROAMERICA AND LIBERAL CITY, TO THEN CONSERVATIVE FAMILY-ORIENTED ENVIRONMENT WHICH IN NEW YORK, YOU JUST SEE HALF AND HALF.

UNLESS YOU SEE YOUR FAMILY DETERIORATING.

WHEN I WAS LISTENING TO -- I DON'T KNOW YOUR POSITION IN THE

LIBRARY. >> DIRECTOR.

>> ABOUT THE AGE APPROPRIATENESS.

AND THE CONCERN, AND I AGREE, EVERYBODY SHOULD BE ACCORDING TO AGE, WORKED IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, FOR NON-PROFIT AND WELL, AS THE PART IN NEW YORK CITY, IS THAT, SINCE EVERYTHING HAS TO BE AGE APPROPRIATE. NOW IT SEEMS THE CULTURE HAS BEEN CHANGING FOR THE AGE APPROPRIATENESS.

WE WORK ON SQUEAKY-CLEAN, NO HIP SHAKING OR ANYTHING, TO THE

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POINT, EVERYTHING IS NOW GETTING EXPOSED EARLIER AND EARLIER.

WITH THAT, PEOPLE'S NORMALIZATION OF THE CULTURE IS GETTING MORE AND MORE -- MORE ACCEPTING.

MY QUESTION IS THIS, WHERE IS THE LINE DRAWN? I'VE BEEN TO PRIDE WEEK IN NEW YORK, HAD A GREAT TIME.

AND ALSO, I HAVE BEEN TO DRAG SHOWS AS WELL, WHERE IT IS ADULT CONTENT AND IT'S FOR ADULT ENTERTAINMENT.

HOW COULD WE BE GOING IN A DIRECTION, WHERE IT'S GOING TO CHILDREN? SO WITH THE BOOKS, WHERE IS THE LINE BEING DRAWN FORWHAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE CHILDREN AND WHAT IS EXPOSURE, SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T BE SO EXPOSED SO

YOUNG? >> SO IS YOUR QUESTION AGE APPROPRIATENESS? WHAT THEY DO IS INAPPROPRIATE AND HERE, THERE'S A COMMITTEE THAT REVIEWS THAT AND ABLE TO NAVIGATE AND GO TO THAT. THAT'S TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.

>> >> OKAY, MY NAME IS FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ. I WISH IT WAS MOSES, BECAUSE I ASKED THE LORD TO FIND SOMEONE ELSE.

AND HE HAS NOT ANSWERED. AND I'M THE PARENT, WHO WAS HERE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. I WILL GIVE YOU MY STORY.

I HAVE SIX CHILDREN. MY 5-YEAR-OLD IS IN THE CHILDREN'S QUESTION, RANDOMLY PULLS A BOOK.

MY DAUGHTER RECOGNIZES SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BOOK AND HANDS IT TO ME. WHEN I LOOK AT THE BOOK, I BROUGHT A COPY OF PAGE I WILL LET MY AUDIENCE SHARE AND I THINK THAT'S SHOCKING. THAT'S WHY MY RESPONSE IS THE WAY IT WAS. IT'S ALSO, BECAUSE WE THINK THE PROBLEM WAS PARENTAL RIGHTS NOT NECESSARILY A BOOK THAT NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED. THERE'S A LOT OF BOOKS.

THERE WAS AT LEAST 25. I'M NOT SURE.

I DIDN'T DO THE RESEARCH. IT WAS NOT ONE BOOK, LET ME SUBMIT THIS FOR REVIEW. THE QUESTION FOR US IS PARENTAL RIGHTS. HOW COULD WE SOLVE THAT? IMMEDIATELY, THAT BOOK SHOWED AN IMAGE OF TWO MEN IN BED TO MY 5-YEAR-OLD. SO I'M LEFT WITH A 5-YEAR-OLD.

YOU KNOW MY FAVORITE WORDS, WHY ARE TWO MEN IN BED? WHY DOES HAIRY MEN HAVE LARGE BREASTS.

WE KNOW HOW LONG IT'S GONE WRONG.

COULD WE FIND WHAT HAS GONE; RIGHT? GRANDBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY, HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. LET'S FIND PEOPLE WHO RATIONALLY PROBLEM SOLVED. BECAUSE IT IS ABOUT PARENTAL RIGHTS. AT THAT MOMENT, I'M FORCED TO TALK TO MY 5-YEAR-OLD, TOPICS THAT IS WAY OUT OF THEIR LEAGUE.

IF YOU KNOW THERE'S PARENTS IN THE ROOM, YOU KNOW THERE'S DIFFICULT TOPICS. YOU NEED TO CHOOSE.

YOU DON'T GET TO CHOOSE IT FOR ME.

EVEN IF I WAS WITH MY CHILD. THEY WILL RANDOMLY PUT THE BOOKS OFF THE SHELF. THISES IS A CARDBOARD BOOK.

IT'S MADE FOR CRAWLERS, EVEN FOR THOSE ON THE FLOOR.

EVEN A CHILD WITH A DIAPER, COULD CHEW ON IT.

THERE'S ONE WORD THAT UNITES THIS ENTIRE ROOM IS FREEDOM.

I'M FOR ANYBODY, AND YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT BOOK, YOU WANT TO READ IT TO YOUR BABY, WHEN YOU THINK YOUR BABY IS READY FOR SEX EDUCATION. LET'S DO THAT.

THEY WAIT IN THE 5TH GRADE BEFORE THEY INTRODUCE THIS TOPIC. SO WE'RE JUST WANTING HELP FROM THE CITY TO HELP RATIONAL PROBLEM SOLVING.

I SPOKE TO JULIE YESTERDAY, ALSO.

IN LIGHT, AND HOPING TO LOOK FORWARD IN THE FUTURE TO RESOLVE THIS. THANK YOU.

>> YOUR ADDRESS IS. >> 1173 CHERYL CREEK.

COULD I SUBMIT THE IMAGE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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>> ANYONE ELSE? >> MY NAME IS ALICE BROWN.

I LIVE IN 73 OAK TREE WILD FLOWER WAY, IN ABILENE.

I WANT TO SUBMIT TO COUNCIL, A LETTER THAT GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT WROTE TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY.

I INVITE YOU, ABOUT REVELATIONS THAT TEXAS STUDENTS HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO PORNOGRAPHIC BOOKS IN TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

TWO MINUTES LATER, AND TEXAS STATE LIBRARY TO DEVELOP STATEWIDE STANDARDS TO PREVENT THE PRESENCE OF PORNOGRAPHY AND OTHER CONTENT IN TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

THAT'S REALLY IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS LIBRARIES.

THESE STANDARDS WERE INVITED IN SHIELDING TEXAS CHILDREN FROM THE INAPPROPRIATE CONTEMPT WHILE IN THE TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOL, HOWEVER WHILE THE STUDENTS STANDARDS ARE BEING DEVELOPED, MORE IMMEDIATE ACTION IS NEEDED TO PROTECT TEXAS STUDENT.

THE PRESENCE OF PORNOGRAPHY IN SCHOOLS, IS NOT ONLY INAPPROPRIATE, IT IS ALSO AGAINST THE LAW.

IN TEXAS, IT IS ILLEGAL TO PROVIDE PORNOGRAPHY TO ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 18. ACCORDING TO SECTION 43.24 OF THE TEXAS PENAL CODE. THE FACT THAT PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL, HAS SERVED NO PURPOSE, MADE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS IN TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS A CLEAR VIOLATION OF THE LAW.

THERE ARE ACTUALLY BOOKS IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY THAT I THINK WOULD FALL IN THE CATEGORY OF PORNOGRAPHY.

I WILL POINT OUT, THAT SOME OF THESE ARE INAPPROPRIATE.

THEY SUPERCEDE PARENTAL RIGHTS. MAY I SUBMIT THIS.

>> SECRETARY, IF YOU DON'T MIND. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE?

ARE YOU FINISHED MA'AM. >> YES, THANK YOU.

>> CHARLES BURN. I WANT TO THANK, TO FIND LIST IN HERE, LAST MONTH, AND HOW UPSET THEY WERE ABOUT THE STUFF THAT WAS ON MY SHELVES. ONE THING I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT, AND I'M FOR THIS SLIDE, BOOKS YOU HAVE UP HERE.

ONE OF THE VERY FIRST BOOKS, WHEN -- WAS A BOY, IS ONE OF THE BOOKS WE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH. YOU DISCUSSED HOW YOU LOOK AT WHAT THE PUBLISHER SAID, WE HAVE THE COMMITTEE --.

>> LIBRARY. >> AND THAT ONE RIGHT THERE.

IF THEY DO DUE DILIGENCE, THAT BOOK SHOULD NOT BE IN THE SHELF.

ANYONE HAD COMMENTS, THE CITY MANAGER MADE, THAT NONE OF THESE BOOKS WERE OUT FOR PEOPLE TO SEE.

REGARDLESS THE BUY WAS A HOT PICK ITEM ON YOUR SHELF.

WHAT WE CAME, DIFFERENT BOOKS TO READ.

SO WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE, IS SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. I ASKED SEVERAL QUESTIONS LAST TIME I WAS HERE. NO ONE IN COUNCIL ANSWERED MY QUESTION. I'M STILL WAITING FOR AN ANSWER FROM CITY COUNCIL -- I UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS.

I UNDERSTAND THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY.

CERTAIN PEOPLE, FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY DO NOT ALIGN WITH THE VALUES OF THE SAME GUIDELINE. ABILENE, STORY CAPITOL OF THE WORLD WE CAN MAKE ALL THE COMMENTS THAT YOU WANT ABOUT ME, BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOING TO BOTHER ME.

THE CITY COUNCIL, AND WHATEVER ACTIONS YOU TAKE, ON THIS ISSUE,

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AND A CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVE CITY, AND SOME OF THE THINGS I SEE, DOESN'T ALIGN WITH THOSE VALUES.

AND SOME THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN OUR BOARDS.

WE NEED A CROSS SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY ON THE BOARDS, NOT ONE CERTAIN GROUP OF PEOPLE MAKING DECISIONS ON WHAT BOOKS GO ON THE LIBRARY SHELVES. THANK YOU.

>> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE. >> IT SHOWS THIS BOOK WAS PUBLISHED IN 2018. IT'S BEEN CHECKED OUT ONLY 15 TIMES. DO WE KNOW WHEN THAT WAS CHECKED OUT? IS THERE A DATE WHEN THE BOOK

WAS CHECKED OUT? >> THE SYSTEM KEEPS A 12 COUNT.

ARE YOU ASKING ABOUT THE LAST CHECKOUT DATE?

>> YES. >> WE WOULD HAVE THE LAST CHECKOUT DATE AS WELL, AS THE TOTAL CHECKOUTS

>> MY ADDRESS THERE FOR A MINUTE.

I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE SAYING IT OUT LOUD.

PEOPLE BEFORE, THE PEOPLE'S BOOK.

THEY HAD TO SAY IT. ANYWAYS, BASICALLY WHAT WAS WONDERING, THE GENTLEMAN CAME UP, THE DIRECTOR BROUGHT IT FORWARD. WHEN IS THE LAST TIME, THAT HAS

BEEN REVISED. >> 2016.

>> THANK YOU. >> AND I'M KIND OF NEW.

WE HAD A BABY. I'M OUT OF THE LOOP IN A LOT OF THINGS. WHEN I WAS HERE FOR A COUNCIL MEETING BEFORE BEFOREHAND. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SAFE -- WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND ONE OF THE BOOKS DID MAKE ME NERVOUS, LIKE I COULDN'T TAKE MY CHILD HERE. I WANT TO INTRODUCE THOSE CONVERSATIONS. IT WAS A BOOK LIKE IT WAS A CARTOON, TWO PEOPLE WERE NAKED AND ONE WAS FACE-TO-FACE.

THAT'S WHEN THE KID HAS A POTENTIAL.

IT WAS LIKE IT WAS WIRED JUST FOR THAT.

I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR CONVERSATION ON, WE GO TO PLACES WHERE THINGS ARE CATEGORIZED. EVEN IF YOU HAD TO CATEGORIZED.

I HAVE A 30 EARLIED >> 6-YEAR-OLD AND A BABY.

I HAVE A HANDFUL WHEN I TAKE THEM TO THE LIBRARY.

MY 6-YEAR-OLD WAS READING, WHEN HE WAS 3 1/2 YEARS OLD.

FOR HIM TO BE ABLE TO BE ADVANCED AND BE ABLE TO READ IN AN ADVANCED LEVEL RIGHT NOW, IT JUST CONCERNS ME, TO LOOK AT EVERY BOOK BEFORE I BRING HIM HERE.

I WOULD RATHER TAKE HIM TO ANOTHER LIBRARY.

I KNOW WE WANT TO USE THIS AS A PLACE OF EDUCATION.

I WON'T SAY THROW OUT THE BOOKS. I THINK THERE'S LEGAL STANDING AND YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO HAVE THEM.

WHAT I'M ASKING, COULD WE BE CONFIDENT, AS PARENTS.

AND SEX EDUCATION WAS INTRODUCED WHEN I WAS 5TH GRADE.

SO I HOPE THAT DOESN'T UPSET ANYBODY, BUT I'M LOOKING FOR A

GOOD SITUATION FOR ALL OF US. >> WHAT WAS YOUR NAME?

>> BRIAN GOODWIN. >> IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT

SPEAKS FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

DAVID FORTH FOR THE RECORD. THE FIRST ITEM IS A POWERFUL THING. YOU COULD COMPLAIN ABOUT YOUR GOVERNMENT SPENDING ABOUT TOO MUCH MONEY.

SAME THING ABOUT BOOKS. IT'S A HOT BUTTON TOPIC.

THAT'S THE REASON WHY PEOPLE LEFT ENGLAND TO START A NEW COUNTRY. IT WAS FAIRLY BEING PERSECUTED.

THAT'S ALSO, IF YOU GET TO BE MY AGE, WHICH I CELEBRATE ANOTHER, AND A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, THAT YOU KNOW, DON'T DISCUSS RELIGION IN POLITICS. YOU KNOW, I REVIEWED, THE LIBRARY POLICY, WHILE WE'RE HAVING A PRESENTATION A FEW

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MINUTES AGO. THERE'S NOTHING IN THE LIBRARY POLICY ABOUT LIBRARY CARDS AND HOW LONG THEY ARE ISSUED FOR.

IT'S JUST GENERALLY STATES, IF YOU'RE A RESIDENT, YOU COULD GET ONE. I APPLIED FOR A CARD A FEW YEARS AGO. I DON'T GO TO THE LIBRARY VERY OFTEN. WHEN I DO, USUALLY, THEY WILL SAY, YOUR CARD IS NO LONGER GOOD OR DEACTIVATED.

THERE'S NOWHERE ON THERE, YOUR CARD IS LIMITED FOR A TIME.

I'VE BEEN A LIFELONG RESIDENT IN ABILENE.

WE GO BACK -- THEY TELL ME, MY CARD HAS BEEN ACTIVATED.

I WILL GIVE IT TO THEM, I DON'T NEED THAT MUCH PROBLEMS. LIKE I SAID, I LOOKED AT THE POLICY RIGHT NOW JUST SITTING HERE AND THERE'S NOTHING, SITTING IN TIME, THE LIBRARY CARD. AND HOW LONG IT'S GOOD FOR.

PEOPLE ARE SAYING, THEY ASSUME, WELL, YOU NEED TO PUT IT IN WRITING, IF IT'S GOING TO BE A LIMITED TIME.

THERE'S SOME ODDITIES AND THE POLICY OF THE LIBRARY, I WANT TO BRING UP IT SAYS ONE THING, NO BATHING SUITS IN THE LIBRARY. YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS? SOMETIME IN THE PAST, A COUPLE WAS ON THE WAY OUT TO THE LAKE.

THE WIFE TOLD THE HUSBAND, HEY, I FEED TO DROP OFF THE BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY. AND WE'LL SWING BY AFTER THE LAKE AND DROP THEM OFF. AND NOW WE KNOW WHY BATHING SUITS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE LIBRARY.

AND YOU GO FURTHER, REST ROOMS ARE INTENDED FOR WASHING HANDS THERE'S A WHOLE LIST OF OTHER THINGS THAT CAPT BE DONE IN THE REST ROOMS, INCLUDING SHAVING. AND SOMEONE SAID, HEY, WHEN I GO BACK TO THE GROCERY, WILL I DROP OFF THE BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY.

AND WHEN I RUN IN, I WILL GET A QUICK SHAVE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT, I FEEL -- SUBMIT AN E-MAIL TO THE LIBRARY, I GET A NOTICE LETTING ME KNOW MY CARD IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE.

I CALL AND RENEW IT FOR ANOTHER YEAR ON THE PHONE.

IT'S A REALLY EASY PROCESS. IT'S AUTOMATICALLY ON THE

LIBRARY SIDE. >> THE PUBLIC HEARING.

. >> PATRICK, 1134 PARK AVENUE.

IT'S 1134 PARK AVENUE. I'M A CONSERVATIVE, I'M A CHRISTIAN, AND I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 25 YEARS.

I READ MY BIBLE. MY BIBLE SAYS TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER. I LOOK AT JESUS EXAMPLE.

AND I'VE GOT SIX KIDS AND SIX KIDS SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO GO TO THE LIBRARY. I WAS THERE YESTERDAY.

I WATCHED KIDS PULLING OUT BOOKS ABOUT ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT STUFF. I WANT TO BE TOLERANT OF OTHER PEOPLE, WHO ARE DIFFERENT THAN I DO.

I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT. I WELCOME DIVERSITY, AND THAT MAKES US STRONGER. AS A PARENT, I THINK WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING. I'M CONSIDERED ABOUT THE -- PROCESS OF BANNING THE BOOKS, HAS TO BE APPROVED BY THE ADVISORY BOARD. ROMAN 20:21, PEOPLE ARE APPOINTED AND APPROVED, TO THE ADVISORY BOARD.

IT'S PROBABLY THE BIGGEST ADVOCATE FOR THE LBGTQ.

SO I WOULD LIKE SOME ACTION TO BE TAKEN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> AND I WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT MR. ESTEVIS WAS TALKING ABOUT, THE ENVELOPE IS BEING PUSHED, PUSHED NORMALIZATION OF AN AGENDA, ANY SORTS, BEING PUSHED. SHE'S BEEN TO DIFFERENT PLACES IN NEW YORK AND DIFFERENT THINGS.

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SHE'S ASKED THE QUESTION. THE DIRECTOR OF THE LIBRARY TALKED ABOUT THEY USE A PUBLISHING COMPANY TO DETERMINE THE AGE APPROPRIATENESS. WHO IS THE PUBLIC -- IS A COMPANY FOR CALIFORNIA? IF SO, DOES IT REPRESENT THE VALUES IN TEXAS? PROBABLY NOT.

PROVIDING SUMMARY DOESN'T PROVIDE A DETAILED DESCRIPTION ON WHAT'S IN THE BOOK. SO THERE HAS TO BE SOME KIND OF CHANGE, OTHER THAN WHOEVER IS IN CONTROL OF THE LIBRARY NEEDS TO DECIDE, TO SAY, THIS BOOK COULD COMPARE.

JUST WALKING FROM THE OVERFLOW ROOM FROM HERE, THERE'S A BOOK IN THE TABLE, THE CHILDREN'S BOOK, BECAUSE OF THE ORIENTATION, BABY CRAWLING IN THE FLOOR.

WHAT IS THAT? I HAVE NO IDEA.

WHO GETS TO DECIDE WHO GOES THERE? THAT'S THE ARGUMENT. WHO DECIDES THIS AND HOW IS IT DECIDED. IF IT'S APPROACHING COMPANY FROM CALIFORNIA, IT DOESN'T REPRESENT, THE STANDPOINT IN TEXAS, YOU NEED TO FIND DIFFERENT PUBLISHING COMPANIES.

YOU NEED TO LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT KIND OF THINGS.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT BANNING SENSORSHIP.

IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT. IT'S ABOUT HOW THIS INFORMATION IS GIVEN TO OUR CHILDREN AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN, THROUGH ALL WALKS OF LIFE.

THIS IS WHAT IT IS ABOUT. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR.

SOMEONE, TO PROVIDE, BACK IN 2016.

I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT AGAIN.

I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A COMMUNITY TO DECIDE, THIS GOING UP THE LIBRARY, BECAUSE IT'S A FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT.

PUT IT IN THE LIBRARY, WHERE DOES IT GO IN THE LIBRARY? DOES IT BELONG IN THE CHILDREN'S SECTION, WHERE MY 5-YEAR-OLD, 7-YEAR-OLD, COULD PULL IT OFF THE SHELF AND LOOK AT IT? THAT IS WHAT MEANS THE CHANGE. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR SENSORSHIP,

LOGIC, JUST SOME COMMON SENSE. >> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE?

>> MY NAME IS GREG WILSON, 732 ABBEY LANE IN ABILENE, TEXAS.

I WAS BORN IN ABILENE IN 1971. I WAS PROUD TO READ THE STATEMENTS UP IN THE LIBRARY WEBSITE, STATEMENTS OF POLICY, ESPECIALLY IN THE DOCUMENT CALLED THE FREEDOM TO READ, WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS ADOPTED AS PART OF THE POLICY.

I WANT TO READ A COUPLE OF STATEMENTS FROM THE POLICY.

IN THAT DOCUMENT, FREEDOM TO READ, IT SAYS, IT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, THE PUBLISHERS, MADE VALUABLE, THE WIDEST DIVERSITY, INCLUDING THOSE THAT ARE UNORTHODOX, UNPOPULAR AND CONSIDERED DANGEROUS BY THE MAJORITY.

LATER IT SAYS, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO ENDORSE EVERY IDEA OR PUBLICATION MADE AVAILABLE. IN CONTRARY, IT'S -- BARAK SES TO THE WRITINGS OF POLITICAL HISTORY OR POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS OF THE AUTHOR. THERE'S NO PLACE OF OUR SOCIETY, TO COERCE THE TASTE OF OTHERS. AND THIS IS NINE PUBLIC INTEREST TO FORCE, ON PREJUDGMENT, CHARACTERIZED ON ANY EXPRESSION, OR AUTHORED. AND IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PUBLISHERS AND LIBRARIANS AND GUARDIAN FOR PEOPLE'S TO READ, TO -- BY INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS, SEEKING TO IMPOSE THEIR OWN STANDARDS OR TASTES UPON THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

IT ALSO SAYS, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PUBLISHERS AND LIBRARIANS, TO PROVIDE BOOKS, EQUALITY OF BOOKS AND THOUGHTS AND EXPRESSION. THESE ARE STATEMENTS THAT ARE GOOD. IT IS SOMETHING THAT'S ADOPTED FOR GOOD REASONS AND THEY ARE THINGS THAT I WOULD EXPECT TO HEAR IN A DEMOCRACY. I UNDERSTAND, THAT THESE ARE THE POLICIES THAT THE LIBRARY IN THE CITY HAS AGREED TO FOLLOW IN THE PRACTICE. I HOPE THEY FOLLOW THESE THINGS, BECAUSE I HOPE THAT WE'RE A COMMUNITY OF VALUES DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

>> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? >> AND MY NAME IS ERIC BAINES,

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LIVE AT 200 NORTH 6. I WAS IN THE PLAY ROOM AND WAS LISTENING TO COMMENTS BEING MADE.

WHAT CAME TO MIND, THE QUESTION, THAT WE SOMETIMES HEAR, HOW DO YOU -- A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME. AS WE SEE OUR SOCIETY MOVE FURTHER AND FURTHER AWAY, I BELIEVE WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY FOUNDED TO BE. IT JUST HAPPENED IN SMALL INCREMENTS OVER AND OVER AND OVER.

WE KEEP SEEING ISSUES COME UP. WE'RE NOT NECESSARY WILLING TO BATTLE THAT SMALL ISSUE, WE LET IT PASS AND WE LET IT PASS UNTIL FINALLY, FIND OURSELVES, FACING A BATTLE WE DON'T KNOW HOW WE GOT THERE. I THINK WHAT'S MEANING TODAY, IT'S PART OF THE PROCESS. IT'S PART OF ADDRESSING SOME THINGS THAT CONCERN US. AS WE TALK ABOUT SOME THINGS, I'M CONCERN ED THAT WHEN I WAS N THE OVERFLOW ROOM, THERE'S A POSTER IN THE WALL. I COULD BARELY SEE, AND I NEED TO MOVE A LITTLE CLOSER. I SAW THE CAPTION ON IT SAID, STORYBOOK, BANS CHILDREN'S BOOKS.

THIS IS NOT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. THE ISSUE IS BEING MISREPRESENTED AND IT'S TALKED IN A WAY THAT IS ACTUALLY NOT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO BAN A BOOK.

WE'RE NOT SAYING, YOU CAN'T BRING IT TO THE LIBRARY.

AS A PARENT, GRANDPARENT, I WANT TO KNOW AS A PARENT, THEY CAN PULL A BOOK OFF THE SHELF, AND IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY.

I WANT THAT OPPORTUNITY, BECAUSE IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW WHAT GOES IN THEIR BRAINS. IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE PUTTING INTO THEMSELVES.

IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY, NOT THE LIBRARIES.

IF WE CAN TAKE, AND IT'S NOT JUST THAT.

AND THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT.

COULD WE PUT IT IN A PLACE, THE KIDS AND PARENT, IF YOU WANT TO GO READ THAT, KNOCK YOURSELF OUT.

GO CHECK IT OUT. BUT I DON'T WANT MY GRAND KID WALKING IN AND PULLING SOMETHING OFF THE SHELF, AS KIDS DO.

THEY HAVE BRINGING 12 BOOKS TO READ.

THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY PICKED UP.

WHEN THE BOOK OPENS AND IMAGE IS THERE, IT'S BURNED INTO THEIR BRAIN. THE REQUEST HE, WHY? WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? WE HAVE A CONVERSATION, WE HAVE TO HAVE. WE'RE NOT BANNING A BOOK.

WE'RE SAYING, COULD WE DO IT RESPONSIBLY.

PUT IT WHERE IT BELONGS. YOU DON'T WANT THE BOOKS IN THE WRONG HANDS. THANK YOU.

>> SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

COUNCIL HAS ANY COMMENTS ANY QUESTIONS?

>> JULIE. >> WOULD YOU ACCOMPANY, TAKE A

>> EVALUATION SECTION OF THE COLLECTION POLICY, IT SAYS, LIBRARY USE, USES NONBIAS TO EVALUATE THE TOOL TO DETERMINE

IF A PATRON NEEDS THAT. >> WE GET INFORMATION FROM THE CIRCULATION SYSTEM, SO WE HAVE THE LIBRARY, INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEM, WHERE WE CAN GET DATA. WE LOOK AT LIBRARY JOURNAL AND

PUBLISHERS JOURNAL. >> IS THERE AN OUTSIDE ENTITY?

>> ENTITY. >> AND THIS IS QUICK MATH AND I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO KNOW. QUESTIONS JUST CAME.

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HOW MANY BOOKS ROUGHLY, OUT OF SICKLATION EVERY YEAR?

DO YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATE? >> I COULD GIVE NUMBERS FOR YOU.

>> HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS? >> EVERY YEAR.

>> NOT EVERY YEAR. EVEN NUMBER.

>> ALSO, HAVE YOU PROJECTED ANY, IF WE SAY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO

PUT IT IN THE LIBRARY? >> I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ANY STATISTICS. WE DON'T ADD ANYTHING DUE TO

DIFFERENT. >> LET ME GIVE YOU THE

CIRCULATION NUMBERS. >> COUP SILL, I COULD TELL YOU, WE DO BUDGET OVER QUARTER MILLION A YEAR, FOR THE ACQUISITION OF NEW MATERIALS. IT IS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT

>> COVERS THE HOOPLA AND ON LINE.

>> AND THAT'S JUST A GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION

>> THAT'S ADDITIONAL. .

>> I'M NOT ASKING CIRCULATION NUMBERS, WHAT WOULD BE ADDED IN

THE INVENTORY AREA. >> AND THE PROCESS, IN THIS,

THAT'S DONE, I HEARD YOU ASK. >> QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL?

>> I ECHO WHAT THE MAYOR SAID. I DO APPRECIATE THE STABILITY WE HAVE IN HERE. WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS RECENTLY.

THAT'S NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. I APPRECIATE THAT, THE CHALLENGE WE HAVE, EVERYBODY WANTS WHAT'S BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY.

THE CHALLENGE, WE HAVE AS FAMILY, FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT, WE CAN'T DO. I THINK THE CHALLENGE, IS WHAT CAN WE DO? WHAT COULD WE DO? HOW COULD WE ADDRESS THIS? I HEARD THE PARENTAL RIGHTS QUITE A BIT. I THINK WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT THE BEST WAY. THIS IS NOT A -- I WOULD THINK, THIS IS A QUICK FIX AND THIS IS GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME.

AND I APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION WE HAD TODAY.

I THINK THAT'S VERY HELPFUL IN OUR COMMUNITY.

I SAW PEOPLE WHO DISAGREED. THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GET IT

DONE, TO HAVE A CONVERSATION. >> ONE THING, IF YOU GO INTO THE ADULT AREA, THERE'S HISTORICAL AND FICTION AND DIFFERENT AREAS AND ONE SUGGESTION THAT WAS BROUGHT BY A FEW OF THE PARENTS THAT ARE CONCERNED ABOUT AC ACCESSIBILITY, WICHITA FALLS, TAKEN CHILDREN AND PUTTING IT IN THE ADULT SECTION.

MAYBE DISCUSSING HAVING A TOPICAL SECTION, IN THE CHILDREN'S AREA, WHERE THE CHILDREN'S BOOK IS IN THE CHILDREN'S AREA, BUT THOSE THAT WANT TO DIRECT THEIR CHILDREN TOWARDS THAT, KNOW WHERE TO FIND THE BOOKS AND THOSE WHO WANT TO DIRECT THE CHILDREN AWAY, COULD DIRECT THE CHILDREN, TALKING ABOUT SPORTS OR WHEREVER TOPIC IT IS.

THAT WOULD STILL ALIGN TO HOW THINGS ARE DONE.

IT SEEMS LIKE, THAT WOULDN'T FALL OUTSIDE OF WHAT --

>> IT WOULD BE AN EXHAUSTIVE RESEARCH ON THE DIFFERENT ISSUES AND DIFFERENT ACCESS ISSUES, IS REALLY WHAT IT IS, ACCESS ISSUE, OF COURSE, WE TALK ABOUT THAT. I COULD LOOK CLOSELY ON THE SPECIFIC RESOLUTION TO KEEPING IT IN THE SAME SECTION, BY HAVING, YOU KNOW, HAVING THAT MAYBE DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS SET APART IN DIFFERENT SECTION. I COULD TAKE A LOOK AT THE

CONCERN. >> DO OTHER LIBRARIES AND THAT'S AN OPTION, CAUSE, YEAH, ARE THERE ANY OF THE LIBRARIES THAT SUBCATEGORIZED CHILDREN'S BOOKS, LIKE THEY SUBCATEGORIZED YOUNG

ADULTS >> THEY WOULD IN THE CHILDREN'S NONFICTION SECTION, BECAUSE THOSE ARE CLASSIFIED IN THE DEWEY DECIMAL NUMBERS. I HAVE TO DO SOME RESEARCH.

LIBRARIES SHELF THINGS DIFFERENTLY.

>> THE OTHER DISCUSSION, WE NEED TO HAVE, WHAT IS OUR RIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITY TO, AS A COMMUNITY TO DETERMINE WHAT'S AGE PROEAPPROPRIATE? I THINK THAT'S THE DISCUSSION WE HAVE. IN THE COLLECTION POLICY, WE MENTIONED NONFICTION SECTION, FOR ADULTS AND JUVENILJUVENILIZ.

[02:15:07]

AND HOW IS IT APPROPRIATE AND THE MATERIAL WILL BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE YOUNG ADULT READER. THE WORD APPROPRIATE DOESN'T PAIR IN THE CHILDREN'S SECTION. I THINK THAT'S THE POLICY POINT WE NEED TO HAMMER OUT, IS HOW TO DETERMINE THOSE THINGS AND THAT'S SOMETHING, YOU COULD HELP.

WHAT ABILITIES DO WE HAVE, TO DETERMINE, AS ELECTED IN THE COMMUNITY, WHAT IS AGE APPROPRIATE AND WHAT IS NOT.

>> AND GOING BACK, AND THE PURPOSE OF IT TODAY.

APPRECIATE THE PROMISE IN THE LAST MEETING.

AND ADDRESS THE CONCERNS, PROVIDE THE PARENT POLICY AND HAVE VERY PUBLICLY, A CONVERSATION HOW TO MOVE FORWARD. SO THING I'VE HEARD TODAY, LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE INCOME, AND THE MATERIAL, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. WHERE DOES THE SYSTEM, AND FLEXIBILITY WE HAVE, AND WHAT IS DETERMINING, WHAT IS AGE APPROPRIATENESS AND BASED ON, BEST PRACTICES.

OPPORTUNITY FOR US, TO RUN THROUGH THE OPTIONS, IN REGARDS TO -- AND HOW WE DEFINE THAT. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE.

ONE OF THE BEST PRACTICE AND WHAT DO YOU THINK WE CAN AND CANNOT DO. ONE THING THAT AFFECTS THE GOVERNMENT, YOU WANT TO REACT IMMEDIATELY TO A CONCERN, BUT YOU WANT TO ADVOCATE THE PROBLEM TO A TIME, TO VETTING, TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE WHAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

I THINK COMING BACK, MR. HAT, STANNEY, AND ALLOWING COUNCIL TO HAVE SOME OPTIONS AND PROVIDING SOME ADDITIONAL INPUT FROM OUR CITIZENS. IN THE END, PRODUCE A PRODUCT THAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

THAT WOULD BE MY DIRECTIVE. COUNCIL, WOULD AGREE, WOULD ADD,

SOMETHING IN A MINUTE. >> PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT, ON HOW WE WILL GO ABOUT THAT. I WOULD, ONE, WE HAVE A POLICY THAT'S BEEN ADOPTED IN 2016. IT'S A POLICY WE HAVE IN PLACE TODAY, ONE IN TIME. WE HAVE AN EDUCATION ON THAT.

IF THEY NEED TO FEEL LIKE THEY MAKE USE OF THE POLICY.

THAT'S WHAT IT IS THERE FOR. WHAT I WANT TO ENGAGE IS ENGAGE JULIE AND THE LIBRARY BOARD TO PERFORM FUNCTION AS A LIBRARY BOARD AND MAKE A FULL RECOMMENDATION, IN THE COUNCIL, TO ALLOW PUBLIC PROCESSES THAT IS IMPORTANT.

HEAR THE COMMUNITY'S VOICE AND TO HAVE THAT PROCESS, COME BACK TO COUNCIL, WITH THE FULLER RECOMMENDATION FROM THE FULL ADVISORY BOARDS, SO THEY HAVE A BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC PROCESSES AS WELL. IT'S NOT JUST STAFF.

>> AND ALSO, MAYBE FOCUSING ON RELATION, SOMETHING WE DID IN THE PAST, ALLOW A FEW COUNCIL MEMBERS, THAT WILL CONFIRM WITH YOU AS THEY RECEIVE THE INFORMATION, AND BE ABLE, TO COME. AND IS THERE ANYTHING WE NEED TO COVER BEFORE WE FINISH THE BUSINESS TODAY.

>> AND THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. AND THANK YOU, SARAH, ROBERT,

[11. Ordinance (Final Reading) Z-2022-09: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on A Request From Gregory And Marcia Straughn Within The Subdivision Known As The Hillview Addition To Change Zoning Of Approximately 3.906 Acres From Agricultural Open (AO) To Residential Single-Family District-12 (RS-12)]

FOR YOU GUYS IN THE CONVERSATION.

AND I MOVE TO NUMBER 11. DIRECTOR OF PLANNING SERVICES,

TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

MORNING MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR THE CONSIDERATION THESE DAYS Z2022-09. OWNER OF GREGORY AND MARCIA STRAUGHN. THIS IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1633 KILL VIEW DRIVE. HERE'S THE ZONING MAP.

[02:20:02]

THERE'S PERMITTED USES WITHIN THE RS ZONING.

VIEWS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. IN FAVOR 0 AND IMPOSED.

I BELIEVE IN PUBLIC COMMENT, WE COULD POSSIBLY BE OPPOSED IF

THEY GO IN A CERTAIN DIRECTION. >> MY STAFF HAS REVIEWED THIS REQUEST. TMZ HAS REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDS

TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. >> THANKS

>> AND AT THIS TIME, I WOULD MOVE TO PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPIKE. IF SO, PLEASE PRESENT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE.

PUBLIC COMMENTS, I ACCEPT THE PUBLIC MOTION.

SECOND. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION MEMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD AND SECOND BY

COUNCIL MEMBER >> DEPUTY PROTEMP ALBUS.

>> AND COUNCIL MEMBER CRAVER? >> YES.

[12. Ordinance (Final Reading) Z-2022-10: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on A Request From The Collective Owners Of Property Within The Subdivision Known As The Green Acres Addition To Change The Zoning Of .909 Acres From General Retail (GR) To A Planned Development District (PD-176) on the 2100 Block Of N Willis St., Abilene, Taylor County, Texas. ]

>> COUNCIL MEMBER PRICE? >> YES.

>> MOTION CARRIES. >> AND MEMBER 12, AND LAST ITEM

AT THIS TIME >> FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, Z202 Z2022-10: THE REQUEST THIS MORNING, IS TO CHANGE, GENERAL RETAIL TO BD76, KEEPING IT RETAIL, ALLOWING TO SELL STORAGE 2909 WILLIS STREET

>> HERE'S YOUR CURRENT ZONING MAP.

AND PREVENT USAGE WITHIN GR ZONING . THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IN DIFFERENT AREAS. AND ONE NOTIFICATION AREAS.

AND HERE'S THE CONCEPTIONAL PLAN IN LOOKING WHAT THEY ARE DOING WITH THE PROPERTY. STAFF REVIEWED.

PNZ IS RECOMMENDING AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST. THANK YOU.

>> DEPARTMENT OF HEARING OF COUNCIL.

>> AND ON THE BACK TO THE CONCEPTIONAL PLAN, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO READ THIS. IT'S VERY.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S SOME KIND OF A BUFFER.

>> THAT WITH THE SITE PLAN? >> THAT'S CORRECT.

THERE'S A LANDSCAPE BUFFER AGAINST THE ALLEY SEPARATING

FROM THE REQUEST TO THE SOUTH. >> THANK YOU.

>> OVERTURN. >> THANKS.

>> AT THIS TIME, I OPEN UP TO PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS

THING? >> COUNCIL.

PRITCHARD HERE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.

>> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? THAT'S SPEAKING OUT FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NO, CLOSED FOR PUBLIC HEAR. I ACCEPT A MOTION.

>> SECOND >> MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER

HURT. >> SECOND BY CONGRESS MEMBER

CRAVER. >> COUNCIL MEMBER MCALISTER?

>> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD?

[13. Ordinance (Final Reading) Z-2022-11: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on A Request From Patrick Cowen To Change Zoning From Heavy Industrial (HI) To Heavy Commercial (HC) On Approximately 3 Acres At The 4200 Block Of Burl Harris Dr. Abilene In Taylor County, Texas]

>> YES. >> MAYOR WILLIAMS

>> YES. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>> AND ONCE AGAIN, PRESENTED TO THE COURSE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION THIS MORNING, Z2022-11. THE REQUEST IS DURING, HEAVY INDUSTRIAL TO HEAVY COMMERCIAL, ON APPROXIMATELY 3 ACRES OF LAND AT 4200 BLOCKLE BURL HARRIS DRIVE.

THIS IS AS A RESULT OF THE REPLANTING OF PROPERTIER THAT CREATE ADD SPLIT ZONE. WHAT WE'RE ASKING FROM YOU THIS MORNING, IS TO CLEAN UP THE AREA.

HERE'S THE LOCATION MAP. HERE'S THE CURRENT ZONING MAP.

FOR MANY USES WITHIN HEAVY COMMERCIAL ZONING.

THE USE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, AND SURROUNDING AREA.

HERE'S A NOTIFICATION AREA, 6 IN FAVOR, 0 OPPOSED.

STAFF HAS REVIEWED THIS REQUEST AND HAS FOUNDED CONSISTENT WITH

[02:25:04]

THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. TNZ, PLANNING COMMISSION, RECOMMENDED THIS MORNING. AND THE STAFF IS ALSO RECOMMENDING IT FOR YOU THIS MORNING.

>> OPEN FOR PUBLIC HEARING. >> AND AT THIS TIME, I MOVE TO PUBLIC HEARING. ALLOWED TO SPEAK TO AND FOR THIS ITEM. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. AND COUNCIL, PERSONS, AND SET TO

MOTION, THE SECOND. >> SO MOVED.

>> MOTION, COUNCIL MEMBER PRICE. >> SECOND.

>> SENATOR HURT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PRICE?

>> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER MCALISTER?

[14. Ordinance (Final Reading) CUP-2022-02: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on A Request From The Collective Owners Of Property Within The Subdivision Known As Original Town Of Abilene To Allow The Use Of Automobile Repair And Maintenance Services-Minor Within The Central Business (CB) District, 633 Oak Street, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas.]

>> YES. >> MAYOR WILLIAMS

>> YES. >> AND MOTION CARRIES.

>> AND THANK YOU, MA'AM. UP FOR CONSIDERATION, IS A CONSIDERATIONAL PERMIT CUP2022-02.

AND IT'S FOR THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES MINOR,

LOCATION, 633 OAK STREET. >> AND HERE'S THE LOCATION MAP.

THIS IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CONFINEMENT ZONE.

CURRENT ZONING MAPS, IN THE DISTRICT.

PERMITTED USAGE, AS YOU COULD SEE, THIS REQUEST, AS REQUIRED, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. AND SUBJECT PROPERTY AND NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES. AND NOTIFICATION, AND TWO OPPOSED, THAT EQUAL 155, IN OPPOSITION.

STAFF HAS REVIEWED THIS. IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, LAND USE. PNZ, NO STORAGE, PARTS OR NONFUNCTIONING VEHICLES BE PERMITTED FOR MORE THAN TEN DAYS. AND STAFF RECOMMENDS THE SAME AS THE PNZ RECOMMENDATION FOR YOU THIS MORNING.

SO FOR US, PNZ RECOMMENDATION, SUPPORTIVE THAT --.

>> YES, SIR. >>ND A THANK YOU, TIM.

AND OPEN FOR PUBLIC HEARING. AND THIS TIME, AND STATE YOUR

NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING.

COUNCIL, MEMBER, SET THE MOTION. SECOND.

>> SO MOVED. >> AND MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCALISTER, SECOND BY COUNCIL ME

MEMBER. >> COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD?

>> YES. >> MAYOR PROTEMP HURT.

[15. Ordinance (Final Reading) CUP-2022-05: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on A Request From The Collective Owners Of Property Within The Subdivision Known As Original Town Of Abilene To Allow The Use Of Wholesaling & Storage-Indoor Within The Central Business (CB) District, 149 Oak Street, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas]

>> MAYOR WILLIAMS? >> YES.

>> MOTION CARRIES. >> THANK YOU, SIR

>> UP FOR RECONSIDERATION THIS MORNING, IS COMMISSION.

THE REQUEST IS FOR COMMISSIONER, FOR STORAGE SPACE FOR ITEMS NEEDED FOR THE RESIDENTIAL DESIGNED NOT RELATED TO RETAIL SALES. HERE'S THE LOCATION MAP.

HERE'S THE ZONING MAPS IN THE DISTRICT.

AND LOCATED WITHIN THE BOUNDARY ZONE.

PERMITTED USES, WITHIN THE ESSENTIAL BUSINESS.

PHOTOS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. HERE'S THE CONCEPTIONAL PLAN ON WHAT THEY ARE REQUESTING. ADDING TO THE STRUCTURE FOR THE REQUESTED STORAGE. NOTIFICATION TO IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED. STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE REQUEST AND FOUND IT CONSISTENT. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, HAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. STAFF IS ALSO RECOMMENDING FOR

YOU APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST. >> AND PUBLIC HEARING? AT THIS TIME, I OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? IF SO, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME

AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD >> SO MOVED.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CRAVER.

>> AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER PRICE.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER CRAVER? >> YES.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD? >> >> MAYOR PROTEMP HURT?

[EXECUTIVE SESSION 17. The City Council of the City of Abilene reserves the right to adjourn into executive session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any of the matters listed below, as authorized by the noted Texas Government Code Sections: A. 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney) 1. Robert Steven Reitz v. City of Abilene, Texas, et al., Case No. 1:16-cv-00181-BL; In the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, Abilene Division, filed October 10, 2016 2. City of Abilene v. 3118 South 22nd Street, Abilene, Texas, et al.; Cause No. 11968-D, In the 350th Judicial District Court, Taylor County, Texas; filed October 11, 2019 3. Chandler Brooks v. Taylor County, et al.; Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-00049, In the United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, Abilene Division; filed March 5, 2020 4. John Doe v. Robert Hanna, Individually and as City Manager; Cause No. 28078-B; In the 104th Judicial District Court, Taylor County, Texas; filed July 7, 2020 5. The City of Abilene, Texas v. Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas; Cause No. D-1- GN-20-004598, In the 53rd Judicial District Court, Travis County, Texas; filed September 1, 2020 6. Sharra Sampson v. City of Abilene; Cause No. 8144-B, In the 104th Judicial District Court, Taylor County, Texas; filed September 14, 2020 7. The City of Abilene, Texas v. Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas; Cause No. D-1- GN-20-007028, In the 459th Judicial District Court, Travis County, Texas; filed November 18, 2020 8. Natasha Jones v. City of Abilene, Texas; EEOC Charge of Discrimination, 450-2020- 06446; filed September 15, 2020 9. Alton H. Smith, Jr. and Alicia Malorie Smith v. City of Abilene, Texas; Cause No. 51055- A, In the 42nd Judicial District Court, Taylor County, Texas; filed March 11, 2021 10. Steve Van Horne, et al. v. City of Abilene, et al.; Cause No. 12530-D, In the 350th Judicial District Court, Taylor County, Texas; filed September 7, 2021 11. Cockrell Investment Partners, L.P. v. Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District, et al.; Cause No. P827783CV, in the 83rd Judicial District Court, Pecos County, Texas; filed September 11, 2020 12. The City of Abilene, Texas v. Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas; Cause No. D-1- GN-21-006299, In the 250th Judicial District Court, Travis County, Texas; filed October 20, 2021 13. Samuel Hightower v. City of Abilene, Appeal of Temporary Suspension to Hearing Examiner, filed December 28, 2021 14. Zach Williams v. City of Abilene, Appeal of Temporary Suspension to Hearing Examiner, filed December 28, 2021 15. Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company as Subrogee of Del Davis v. City of Abilene; Case No. SC22-11166J11, In the Justice Court, Precinct 1, Place 1, Taylor County, Texas, filed March 30, 2022 B. 551.072 (Deliberations about Real Property) C. 551.073 (Deliberations about Gifts and Donations) D. 551.074 (Personnel Matters) 1. City Council may consider appointment, employment, compensation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of public officers or employees, City Manager, City Attorney, Municipal Court Judge, City Secretary, and City Board and Commission Members 2. City of Abilene Boards & Commissions May be Discussed, as needed for (re)appointment E. 551.076 (Deliberations about Security Devices) F. 551.087 (Business Prospect/Economic Development) 1. Allen Ridge Hotel 2. Allen Ridge Walking Trail 3. Trail Ridge Subdivision RECONVENE REGULAR AGENDA ADJOURNMENT]

>> YES. >> MAYOR WILLIAMS?

>> YES. >> MOTION CARRIES.

IT'S NOW 11:06 A.M. AND THE LEGISLATURE HAS OPENED SECTION

[02:30:08]

551.071. AND 501.

SECTION 551, FOR RELATION, TO GIFTS AND DONATION.

SECTION 551, FOR PERSONAL ON LINE LETTERS.

SECTION 551.076. SECTION

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