Debra Howe

The meeting agenda includes reports from the Library Director and City Council Liaison. New business topics involve a review of board roles and responsibilities, addressing open roles, defining expectations of the board, and a search for additional members. The discussion and possible action items cover a grant opportunity for the digitization of local history, a voter registration site proposal, and recommendations to the City Council regarding the removal of members due to unexcused absences.

The board meeting agenda includes receiving a report from the City Council Liaison and a report from the Library Director regarding statistics. Key discussion and action items involve finalizing the Strategic Plan for City Council presentation, reviewing the library expansion project, assessing needs for summer programming, providing an update on a specific project, and discussing staffing issues for the summer.

The agenda for the meeting includes a review of previous minutes, citizen comments, and a report from the City Council Liaison concerning feedback on the Strategic Plan Overview and the scope of the Library's purview regarding the Community Center. New business items focus on reviewing 2025 accomplishments, announcing the Chairperson's planned resignation due to moving, nominating new officers, and beginning the 2026-2027 budget development. Unfinished business pertains to preservation of historic material, voter registration at the library, and updating the Strategic Plan draft.

The City Council meeting will include presentations on the CDBG Program, Downtown Master Plan, Comprehensive Plan, and Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). Public hearings will be held for the adoption of the Downtown Master Plan, Comprehensive Plan, and the UDO, which will replace existing Chapters 24 and 100 of the Codes of Ordinance and the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. The council will also consider actions on an amendment to the Flat Creek Development Agreement, the appointment of Benjamin Jean to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, an RFP for Solid Waste Services, the Medina County Elections contact, and amendments to the drought contingency policy. An Operation Lone Star grant application will also be discussed.

The council meeting addressed several key issues. Public comments included discussion of the draft Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) and a candidate's interest in filling a vacant council seat. The consent agenda included minutes from previous meetings and resolutions for grant applications. An interlocal agreement with MVISD for a Records Management System (RMS) was approved. A gift from the sister city of Ensisheim, France was received. A presentation was given on the Medina County Appraisal District's request for funding to purchase property for a new office. Reports from board liaisons covered various topics including airport operations, the UDO process, library updates, and economic development initiatives. The council accepted the resignation of Councilmember Herb Dyer and discussed future agenda items including water conservation, communication policies, wastewater ponds, and traffic control.