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Rose wanted to clarify that all city departments have capital plans, which was something recently started by her. Capital Plans are something that the city addresses and the council must be involved in because they are money related. This is where the City Manager's role lies. Regarding other items, such as endowments, the Library Board is involved in helpingwith that, but the City Manager must take part in working with that. Steve stated his concern was less about keeping the building running and more about the services offered at the library now and in the future. If there's funding required for those items, Steve asked how those get addressed to the council for evaluation. Steve also reiterated that simply because the goals are listed on the SP, that doesn't mean it's a commitment from the city or anyone else; it's just a List of things the board would like to accomplish, and a strategic manner of how the board discussed doing them. After much discussion back and forth, Rose noted that Connie must take direction from different places, and for the Library Board to be please patient during the process. Steve summarized that his goal is not so much to create conflicting priorities, but if there are discussions regarding the SP, to please bring those to the Library Board so that not to forget this group exists. Connie added that she wants to magnify all that is mentioned on the graphs she had and provide updates, but she feels it should be more focused on services, resources, and programs. She feels that the current SP needs to be reworked, especially because there is a new City Manager and new Library Board members. Connie is focused on her desire to better the library from the inside out. She is not currently comfortable with an expansion because she is concerned about doing the best she can with the space she has right now. Abigail suggested going through each of the items on the SP, notating the growth that has been made. Then, add those items to a list for observable progress and then have an additional list for future goals. Steve moved on and asked for the board to review Years 2 through 5 of the SP, to determine what items would be capital allocations versus something that could easily be accomplished without additional steps. The board addressed Delivery Services for Shut-ins, which Connie said can be accomplished on a small scale. Expanding the program would require separate transportation. Steve then asked about the Mobile Library. Connie stated that would be a part of Capital.