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B
Thank
you,
Mr
President,
that
you've
got
your
packet
here.
It's
just
it's
it's
in
a
microscopic
font
right
now.
So
basically
we
went
from
here
the
big
fight
to
this
little
one.
So
that's
the
the
data
I
think
we
from
our
last
conversations.
We
actually
reviewed
Insurance
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
but
there
was
you
know.
The
bottom
line
I
think
is
about
1.5
million
added
to
the
expenses,
almost
all
Insurance,
pretty
much
health
insurance.
So
we
figured
out
where
we
were
going
to
be
I.
B
Think
there's
been
a
couple
of
meetings,
and
that
was
the
addition.
One
went
from
79
million
to
81
on
an
expenses
and
if
you
look
at
the
the
top
and
the
bottom,
you
know
cash
balance
to
ending.
It's
would
wind
up
with
1.4
and
that's
inclusive
of
that
Edition
in
health,
insurance
and
I'm
we'll
be
here
to
answer
questions
about
the
whole
package,
and
that
concludes
my
report.
All.
A
Right
we'll
now
move
to
council
report
start
on
my
left:
Mr
Lawrence,
no
report,
Mr
Deming,
Mr,
Tisdale,
no
report,
Mr
glavin,
no
record
I
have
no
report
we'll
now
move
to
our
public
agenda
citizens
comments
we'll
have
a
total
allotted
time
of
45
minutes.
Each
person
will
be
allowed
three
minutes
to
speak
when
you
come
forward.
Please
state
your
name
and
address
and
sign
in
the
paper
on
the
desk
and
whenever
the
Bell
Rings
your
time
is
up
we'll
start
on
my
left
hand,
side
your
right
hand,
side.
Anyone
on
my
left
hand
side.
A
D
My
name
is
Jennifer
Noll
and
I'm.
The
youth
services
librarian
at
the
wool
market
Library,
considering
the
proposal
to
close
the
West
bucks,
Biloxi
library
and
drastically
reduce
funding
for
the
remaining
locations
in
the
city.
I
am
here
on
behalf
of
our
patrons
in
Biloxi
and
our
library
staff.
To
make
counsel
well
aware
of
the
important
Services
we
offer
your
constituents
public
libraries
provide
free
access
to
the
internet,
educational
resources,
news
and
historical
records.
D
Public
libraries
have
a
mission
to
Foster
an
environment
of
learning
and
professional
development.
We
work
with
the
homeless
and
underserved
populations,
helping
with
job
searches
and
checking
out
material
for
educational
training.
These
Services
help
lift
people
out
of
poverty
and
improve
the
quality
of
their
lives.
Most
important
is
the
work
that
we
do
with
the
children
in
our
community,
our
weekly
story
times
teach
families
the
value
of
reading
and
Independent
Learning
youthful
Services
Librarians
are
trained
Professionals
in
early
childhood
development
and
teach
children,
practical
skills
that
prepare
them
for
the
classroom.
D
Biloxi
libraries
also
offer
free
passes
to
families
for
the
Lynn
Meadows
Discovery
Center
and
our
summer.
Reading
programs
help
keep
kids
active
and
engaged
during
their
break
from
school.
Early
reading
leads
to
improved
brain
development
and
for
children
and
families
who
cannot
afford
Pre-K
tuition.
These
Services
help
to
produce
critical
thinking
skills.
D
Moreover,
children
with
special
needs
medically
fragile
children
who
can't
go
to
school
in
homeschool
children
frequently
use
the
public
libraries
in
Biloxi.
Without
these
resources,
homeschooled
children
will
struggle
with
having
a
more
enriching
education
on
behalf
of
our
dedicated
Library
staff
in
Biloxi,
and
our
community
of
patrons
I
ask
in
closing
that
the
council
keep
the
West
Biloxi
Library
open,
so
it
can
continue
to
serve
the
people
in
that
area
and
publicly
and
fully
fund
the
city's
public
libraries
21st
century
public
libraries
are
much
more
than
places
to
just
find
a
good
book.
D
E
James
Pennington
Back,
Bay
Mission
I
live
at
176
trevia
Avenue
I
am
in
Biloxi
George.
Just
to
let
you
know,
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
maintaining
our
50
000
for
Back
Bay
mission
for
this
budget
year
and
I've
got
a
spreadsheet
here
of
of
the
50
000
that
we
spent
already
this
year
in
the
homes
the
addresses
and
the
amount.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much
and
if
you
have
any
questions
later
feel
free
to
to,
let
me
know
all.
A
F
Hi,
my
name
is
Terry
Clifford
and
my
address
is
327
Randall
Drive
in
Biloxi
and
I'm
just
here
to
say
that
I
support
keeping
the
library
open,
I've
lived
in
Biloxi
all
my
life
and
grew
up
in
West
Biloxi
in
Bay
Vista
currently
lived
there.
Also
in
the
library
system,
I
went
to
the
library
with
my
family.
All
the
time
and
I
just
would
hate
to
see
that
that
end
of
town
lose
that
valuable
resource
of
the
library.
G
We
should
not
be
tearing
down
our
buildings,
we
need
to
be
repairing
them.
Just
like
mayor
gilich
said
he
made
comments
about
the
revenue
that
the
casinos
have
had
record
Revenue
the
last
couple
years.
Well,
that
means,
if
they
have
record
Revenue,
then
we
get
extra
revenue,
and
this
is
what
we
need
to
be
doing,
is
maintaining
our
properties
and
fix
this
building.
G
It's
not
set
an
example
for
the
young
people
of
tearing
down
good
buildings,
and
especially
a
library
with
having
new
projects
like
the
community
center,
which
we
have
other
community
centers
and
take
care
of
what
we
have
in
the
city.
It's
just
like
so
many
things
that
we
do.
We
have
wonderful
projects,
but
we
do
not
maintain
them.
A
H
My
name
is
Julia
Montgomery.
My
address
is
757
Monte
Vista
Drive
I'm
Julia
Montgomery,
a
recreation
assistant
at
Keesler,
Air,
Force,
base's,
McBride,
Commons,
formerly
known
as
the
McBride
Library
libraries
are
a
major
resource
in
the
community
and
I
see
its
impact,
especially
from
the
perspective
of
the
military
side
of
it.
To
start,
I
stated
earlier
that
we're
a
former
Library,
the
only
physical
library
on
base
was
shut
down
in
2014
and
almost
all
the
books
were
donated
away
to
make
room
for
other
facilities
to
take
over
today.
H
Falcon
and
thrower
Park
based
housing
communities,
West
Biloxi
library,
is
an
easily
accessible
area
for
them,
especially
for
those
who
recently
moved
to
the
area
and
into
those
communities
with
the
library's
expansive
accommodations
in
the
computer,
labs
books,
DVDs
and
such
they're
an
asset
to
those
who
live
and
work
around
Keesler.
As
a
wreck
assistant
I
see
how
in
much
of
an
impact,
this
particular
library
has,
as
it
fulfills
the
needs
in
a
community
that
we
own
base
are
unable
to
fully
provide.
I
I
First
of
all,
we
are
a
repository
for
not
just
Biloxi
history,
but
Harrison
County
history
and
Gulf
Coast
history.
We
have
some
amazing
things
in
our
collection.
We
have
items
signed
by
George
Orr.
We
have
things
like
Trumpets
from
Mr
brunies,
who
started
at
Abby's
little
diner,
which
is
now
burger
burger.
We
have
received
recently
in
the
past
couple
years,
three
really
impressive,
photography
collections
that
are
irreplaceable
and
we
have
to
start
transcribing
them
from
negatives
and
print
images
before
they
deteriorate.
We
also
scanned
over
14
000
items.
I
We've
launched
a
digital
archive
this
year,
Montage,
which
is
available
for
free
with
no
passcodes.
No,
no,
you
know
subscription
or
anything
to
to
Citizens
and
we've
also
just
received
a
forty.
Eight
thousand
dollar
National
Endowment
for
humanities,
grant
called
the
cultural
and
Community
resilience
Grant,
and
this
will
allow
us
to
start
going
into
communities.
Six
we've
marked
two
in
Biloxi,
the
Bayou
Augusta
community
and
and
the
pointed
at
Vietnamese
Community,
to
allow
us
to
collect
oral
history,
scan
documents
from
families
and
educate
them
on
how
they
can
preserve
their
own
community's
history.
I
We're
here
we
have
patrons
that
ask
us
for
all
kinds
of
things.
A
lot
of
patrons
that
were
here
in
Keesler
here
back
in
the
day
in
the
1960s
70s
want
to
know.
If
their
house
is
still
here
after
Katrina,
we
also
have
had
patrons
come
from
across
the
street
and
as
far
as
England.
So
if
you
need
anything,
if
you
have
any
questions,
please
feel
free
to
contact
me.
J
Hi
I'm,
Sarah,
chrislereski
and
I
don't
want
to
take
up
too
much
time
because
I
have
a
lot
of
folks
explaining
why
they
think
the
library
is
important,
but
I
did
want
to
address
a
couple
of
y'all's
concerns
that
have
come
up.
That
I'm
more
positioned
to
talk
about,
and
one
is
the
mention
that
the
city
has
to
spend
a
lot
of
money
on
maintaining
the
library
building
on
West
Biloxi
in
particular,
and
and
I
feel,
like
the
city
has
to
spend
a
lot
of
money
to
maintain
all
its
buildings.
J
The
Visitor
Center
has
had
to
have
a
new
roof.
When
that
happens,
are
you
going
to
cut
Services
because
that
that
has
to
occur
or
or
the
sports
feels
going
to
have
fewer
staff,
because
you
have
to
replace
the
turf
or
the
senior
center
centers?
Are
they
going
to
be
penalized
because
they
need
a
new
carpet,
and
it
is
unfortunate
that
West
Biloxi
requires
so
much
work,
but
the
HVAC
should
have
been
replaced
10
years
ago,
its
predates
it's
pre-katrina.
The
public
carpet
is
15
plus
years
old
and
it's
a
super
heavily
used
building.
J
So
I
feel
like
that.
Building
maintenance
is
a
cost
of
doing
business
that
has
to
be
done
for
all
your
buildings
and
not
not
just
ours,
and
whether
or
not
you
decide
to
close
the
building.
If
you
close
it
you're
still
going
to
have
to
have
these
maintenance
costs,
the
building
is
not
in
any
state
to
be
used
for
anything.
If
you
took
us
out,
you
would
still
have
to
replace
the
carpet
fix
the
the
ceiling.
Tiles
fix
all
the
things
that
are
wrong
with
it.
J
The
last
point
that
I
want
to
say,
that's
not
related
to
the
closing
of
the
library,
is
to
the
adequate
funding
is
about
the
staff
salaries
I've
heard.
Unfortunately,
I've
heard
the
comment.
Why
should
why
should
librarians
make
more
than
ten
dollars
an
hour
because
they
sit
around
and
read
all
day
and
I'm
sure
any
of
the
any
of
my
library
staff,
especially
the
West
Biloxi
staff,
would
really
love
to
live
in
a
fantasy
world.
Where
that's
what
happens
and
it
isn't.
My
Librarians
are
called
on
daily
to
be
impromptu
social
workers.
J
They
sometimes
have
to
manage
things
like
people
wielding
machetes
on
the
premises
they
have
to
deal
with
medical
emergencies,
sometimes
including
overdoses.
They
have
people
who,
defecate
by
their
staff
door
by
the
air
conditioning
in
the
floor
of
the
bathroom
and
and
many
other
unpleasant
experiences
such
as
this
they're
also
expected
to
do
their
Library
job,
which
includes,
and
doesn't
this
isn't?
Oh
sorry,
but
they
do
this
for
ten
dollars
an
hour
and
that's
not
right,
and
we
need
to
change
that.
Thank
you.
Thank.
K
All
right,
I'm,
26
years
old
and
I
love
my
job
I've
worked
at
the
West
Biloxi
library
for
two
years
now.
I
do
all
the
requirements
of
my
job
and
then
some
I
create
the
displays.
I
run
a
computer
Basics
class
and
I
create
posts
for
our
social
media
I'm.
What
they
call
tech
savvy,
so
I
help
many
people
multiple
times
a
day
that
have
little
to
no
knowledge
of
technology.
K
So
many
amazing
members
of
this
community
and
I
enjoy
serving
them,
but
I
can't
keep
doing
that
if
I
can't
afford
to,
like
my
fellow
underpaid
librarians
I'd
like
to
quote
our
director
and
ask
that
this
increase
be
approved
so
that
our
lowest
paid
workers,
including
myself,
can
have
a
semi
livable
wage
libraries
are
crucial
a
necessity.
Even
it
should
be
evident
to
you
that
our
libraries
matter
to
our
patrons
and
you
wouldn't
get
emails
pertaining
to
us
at
all
if
they
didn't.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
L
Hello,
everyone,
my
name,
is
Kelly
Thompson.
My
address
is
20763
Yankee
Town
Road
in
Saucier
I
am
the
branch
manager
at
West.
Biloxi
I
also
wanted
to
read
you
all
a
statement.
I
have
as
the
branch
manager
of
the
West
Biloxi
Branch
I
still
have
no
words
to
express
what
I've
been
trying
to
process
over
the
past
week.
I'm
furious
I
am
sad.
I
am
scared
not
only
for
myself
and
my
staff,
not
only
for
libraries
everywhere,
but
for
our
patrons
who
rely
on
us
daily.
L
L
I've
helped
a
kid
immigrating
from
Poland
get
his
naturalization
papers,
so
he
could
be
with
his
family
who
immigrated
previously
I
have
helped
an
addict,
get
his
things
in
order,
so
he
could
get
to
rehab,
so
he
could
get
the
help
that
he
needed.
I've
helped
homeless,
get
jobs
and
I've
had
the
joy
of
seeing
them
get
themselves
off.
L
The
streets
I
have
sat
with
a
14
year
old
boy
who
got
kicked
out
of
his
house
because
he
came
up
to
his
parents
and
gave
him
a
safe
place
to
be
and
a
safe
person
to
talk
to
not
I.
We
we
Librarians
do
what
we
do
out
of
love.
We
do
it
because
we
want
to
see
our
communities
and,
as
the
members
Thrive,
we
do
it,
because
everyone
deserves
their
best
chance.
It's
not
just
about
books,
it's
about
the
enrichment
and
betterment
of
those
in
our
communities.
L
It's
about
giving
every
person
who
walks,
through
our
doors,
a
safe
place
to
be
where
they
see
themselves
represented.
Libraries
are
the
heart
of
the
communities
they
serve.
They
are
the
face
of
the
city.
You
can
see
the
quality
of
the
city
reflected
back
in
their
libraries
I.
Do
urge
the
city
council
to
take
a
step
back
and
reflect
on
this
proposal.
If
there
is
any
care
for
the
citizens
of
Biloxi,
then
closing
a
library,
branch
and
cutting
funding
is
the
last
thing
that
should
be
proposed.
A
M
Let
me
tell
you
a
story
about
libraries
and
why
they're
so
important
when
I
was
in
the
third
grade,
I
went
to
the
first
library
in
Madison,
County
Missouri.
You
see,
we
didn't
have
any
books
at
home
at
all.
We
were
poor,
but
I
went
my
grandmother
lived
just
right
around
the
corner
from
the
library,
so
I
was
able
to
walk
up
there
when
we
went
to
town
and
I
can
remember
the
first
book
that
ever
checked
out
of
the
library.
M
It
was
a
book
on
Kit
Carson
and
that
just
opened
up
my
eyes
to
the
world
when
to
go
into
a
library
when
you
didn't
have
many
books
at
home,
and
you
would
see
just
all
these
wonderful
books
that
you
could
read
and
learn
about
the
world
and
that's
reason
why
I
think
we
need
to
keep
our
libraries
open
and
fund
them
adequately,
because
there's
a
lot
of
young
boys
and
girls
just
like
me
that
maybe
don't
have
a
lot
of
books
at
home.
Maybe
they
don't
have
a
lot
of
Transportation.
Maybe
they
can
walk.
M
M
It
is
a
never
failing
spring
in
the
desert,
so,
as
you
think
about
libraries
in
the
future,
I
hope
you
think
of
them
more
than
just
a
building
they're
the
community,
that's
where
they
gather
that's
where
they
learn.
That's
where
they
learn
how
to
read.
That's
how
people
come
in
and
try
to
get
a
job.
We
serve
a
lot
of
people
from
the
rich,
the
poor,
the
black,
the
white,
the
via
the
bees,
whatever
the
race
may
be.
M
N
N
and
as
Biloxi
grew
so
did
the
library
system
and
in
the
1970s
mayor,
O'keefe,
decided
to
join
Harrison
County
library
system
to
make
the
library
bigger
to
have
people
take
a
job
that
I
take
so
seriously
and
can
callously
make
a
proposal
to
defund
us
I.
Don't
just
help
the
people
in
Biloxi
I
help
the
people
across
the
Gulf
Coast,
including
veterans,
who
need
to
read
their
medical
records
because
they
were
exposed
to
agent
orange
at
the
CB
base.
N
N
When
was
the
last
time
any
of
you
talked
to
an
84
year
old
woman
who
was
processing
her
trauma
of
having
three
stillborn
children
while
she
was
stationed
at
Keesler
and
the
city
doesn't
have
adequate
records
of
the
cemetery,
so
the
cemetery
record
holder
in
this
building
gave
them
my
name
and
my
work
number.
For
me
to
handle
I,
don't
appreciate
somebody
who
is
so
short-sighted
with
the
community's
needs
telling
us
that
we
are
not
important.
A
O
My
name
is
Andrew
Stutz
I
live
at
9417
Woodrow
place
in
Biloxi
I'm
here
to
be
a
speak
in
support
of
the
requested
budget
increase
for
the
Harrison
County
Library
Commission,
in
my
view,
let's
say
having
four
library
branches
setting
a
great
example
for
the
rest
of
the
coast.
It
shows
that
we
strive
to
help
provide
our
community
with
knowledge
and
services.
No
matter
where
you
live
within
our
city,
we
should
be
doing
everything
we
can
to
preserve
access
to
as
many
members
in
the
community
as
possible.
O
O
for
the
police,
fire
department
and
library,
commission,
non-departmental
funding
I
chose
the
police
and
fire
department
budgets
to
compare
against
due
to
concerns
expressed
by
council
members
for
increasing
Library
funding
when
cuts
are
being
made.
The
PD
and
FD
spending
for
the
safety
of
our
community
is
important
without
a
doubt.
However,
I
honestly
feel
that
the
numbers
support
the
additional
funding
for
the
library.
O
The
library
fund
did
its
share
for
the
city
when
spending
had
to
be
curtailed
due
to
covid
from
the
fiscal
year
2020
to
2021
getting
decreased
by
4.81
percent,
while
the
fire
department
and
police
departments
cut
their
spending
by
5.43
and
4.7
percent
respectively.
The
fire
department
and
police
budgets
have
recovered
well
and
are
well
above
their
pre-pandemic
levels.
O
However,
the
library
funds
has
barely
increased
in
the
same
time
period,
despite
getting
an
equal
percentage
cut
when
spending
had
to
be
reined
in
now
the
library
fund
is
lagging
the
83
thousand
dollars
increased
requested
amounts
to
only
2.64
percent
of
the
over
3
million
dollars
in
spending
increases
for
the
fire
and
police.
Excuse
me,
police
departments
from
2022
to
2023
to
help
put
this
in
perspective,
I
believe
my
councilman
Mr
Barrett
mentioned
that
the
police
department
needed
new
vehicles
in
the
August
15th
meeting.
O
If
we
assume
buying
a
new
Chevy
Tahoe
about
54
000
for
the
base
model
and
all
of
the
equipment
to
outfit
the
vehicle
laptop
flights
radios,
first
aid
equipment
Etc
another
forty
thousand
dollars
we
get
to
about
the
cost
request
a
cost
increase
requested
by
the
library
fund.
So
for
reducing
the
increased
police
budget
by
the
cost
of
one
new
Cruiser,
you
could
drastically
improve
the
lives
of
60
percent
of
the
people
working
at
the
library,
those
that
make
under
twelve
dollars
an
hour.
O
The
money
would
help
ensure
that
the
West
Branch
stays
open,
directly
benefit
the
people
working
at
the
library
and
increase
employee
retention
and
was
started
on
August
23rd
in
support
of
the
West
Biloxi
branch
and
has
gathered
over
1
000
signatures
in
less
than
a
week.
This
demonstrates
how
important
this
resource
is
to
the
community.
Please
support
our
libraries
and
the
budget
increase
I'm
happy
to
share
the
spreadsheet
that
I
created
and
the
data
that
I
pulled
from.
If
you
would
like
to
see
it.
Thank
you.
Thank.
P
My
name
is
Matt
Zandy
I
live
at
770,
Sharon
Hills
Drive
in
Biloxi,
a
vote
in
Ward
four.
My
interest
in
the
library
is
solely
as
a
patron
I've
got
a
current
copy
of
the
B
news
monthly,
which
is
an
excellent
publication
in
there.
On
page
six,
it
states
that
the
air
conditioning
replacement
has
been
done
at
the
Biloxi
building
they're
now
working
on
the
ceiling,
tiles
and
carpet.
P
That's
true.
It
doesn't
make
much
sense
to
me
to
close
down
a
building
that
we're
spending
money
to
upgrade.
Also
on
the
B
news.
On
page
six,
I
read
an
article
of
upgrades
on
Holloway
Sports,
Center,
millions
of
dollars
worth
I'm,
glad
to
see
city
interest
in
in
amenities
for
our
community
and
I.
Believe
libraries
should
remain
part
of
that.
Q
Q
People
of
all
different
races,
I
want
to
talk
about.
The
library
is
a
safe
space
for
everyone
that
includes.
You
includes
your
grandchildren,
your
children,
your
cousins,
Aunts
Uncles.
Whoever
wants
to
come,
we
let
them
come
in.
It's
a
safe
space
for
everyone,
and
everyone
deserves
to
have
that
safe
space,
whether
it's
in
West,
Biloxi
or
somewhere
else,.
S
Hi,
my
name
is
Heidi
Hoy
I
live
at
1611,
Glenn,
Sweatman
Street
I'm
here
today
to
talk
in
favor
of
the
Back
Bay
mission.
Thank
you
because
there
is
no
resources
for
the
homeless.
They
provide
or
trying
to
provide
low-income
housing
for
people.
They
need
funding
for
this.
As
you
know,
they
have
a
lot
of
volunteers
that
come
in
to
build
these
homes,
for
these
people
and
I
just
think.
It's
very
important
that
we
keep
keep
up
this.
S
There's
a
lot
of
things
that
they
do
to
help
people
that
are
displaced
to
help,
people
that
are
food
insecure
to
give
people
a
place
just
to
cool
off
during
the
day
they
have
to
leave
at
night
I.
Just
think
we
need
to
continue
this
funding
for
Back,
Bay,
Mission
and
I
appreciate
your
time.
Thank
you.
A
T
T
T
So
a
lot
of
people
can
understand
how
jarring
it
can
be
to
move
across
the
country
or
to
a
different
country
and
try
to
create
a
home
and
a
community
when
I
first
moved
here.
That
was
a
very
daunting
task,
but
one
of
the
first
places
that
felt
like
home
with
the
beautiful
Biloxi
Southern
Hospitality
as
well
was
the
West
Biloxi.
Library
I
have
a
daughter
and
we
went
to
story
time.
All
the
time
loved.
The
children's
librarian
and
I
still
go
to
the
library
every
single
week,
especially
with
my
child
I.
T
T
One
of
the
most
comforting
thing,
especially
knowing
that
we
have
so
many
military
members
here
and
so
many
people
that
are
making
Biloxi
their
new
home,
is
that
one
of
the
most
beautiful
things
about
libraries
is
that
you
can
find
one
everywhere.
So
a
wonderful
library
with
helpful
kind
faces,
especially
in
working
functional
order,
is
one
of
the
most
home.
Like
things
you
can
experience
anywhere
you
go
and
I
would
just
like
to
pass
that
along
for
today.
Thank
you.
A
A
U
It's
important
to
keep
in
mind
that
the
issue
here
is
not
just
about
the
library
it's
about
West
Biloxi
as
a
part
of
town.
There
are
two
libraries
north
of
the
bay
and
one
east
of
Keesler.
If
you
want,
if
you
close
the
West
Biloxi
Branch,
a
very
large
populated
area,
Biloxi
is
left
without
Library
services.
U
What
kind
of
message
would
closing
the
library
send
to
property
owners
and
potential
investors
in
West
Biloxi
that
the
city
is
abandoning
the
neighborhood
cutting
services,
reducing
the
quality
of
life,
letting
that
part
of
town
get
run
down?
Let's
be
clear.
Studies
repeatedly
show
that
the
presence
of
a
library
has
a
significant
economic
impact
on
surrounding
neighborhoods.
U
Libraries
are
known
to
increase
property
values
in
the
neighborhoods,
where
they're
located
a
study
conducted
by
the
University
of
Pennsylvania,
found
that
homes
and
Philadelphia
neighborhoods
with
a
library
were
worth
thousands
of
dollars
more
on
average
than
those
in
neighborhoods.
Without
a
library,
the
study
also
concluded
that
the
additional
home
values
generated
by
proximity
to
a
library
produced
millions
of
dollars
in
additional
property
taxes
to
the
city
each
year.
U
U
The
current
operating
budget
of
the
Biloxi
libraries
is
almost
50
percent
below
the
national
average
of
Public
Library
spending
per
capita,
not
10
or
25
percent
below
average,
but
50
percent
below
now
I
know
Biloxi
can't
fund
its
libraries
at
the
rates.
Big
cities
do
but
I
believe
it
can
do
better
than
50
below
average.
The
Lexi
is
giving
its
libraries
less
than
it
did
20
years
ago.
U
It
probably
won't
surprise
anyone
in
this
room
to
hear
that
Mississippi
is
at
the
bottom
of
the
list
when
it
comes
to
funding
public
libraries
as
mississippians
we're
no
strangers
to
being
at
the
bottom
of
a
list.
We
hear
it
all
the
time,
but
I've
always
thought
that
biloxians
aren't
content
to
stay
at
the
bottom.
U
We
want
to
raise
ourselves
up
any
way.
We
can.
We
want
better
for
Biloxi
if
the
council
makes
further
cuts
to
funding
for
Biloxi
libraries
and
especially
if
it
closes
the
West
Biloxi
Branch,
that's
a
step
back,
not
a
step
up.
So
I
respectfully
ask
the
council
to
not
only
keep
the
West
Biloxi
branch
open,
but
also
to
fully
fund
the
Biloxi
libraries
and
the
amount
requested.
V
A
Right
all
right,
we
probably
have
time
for
one
more
since
he
was
George.
Take
notes.
Yeah,
take
notes
from
him
anyone
else
in
the
room
like
to
speak.
We
have
time
for
one
more
person,
all
right,
there's,
no
one
else.
Citizens
comments
are
closed.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here
today,
we'll
now
move
to
our
policy
agenda
and
what
we'll
do
is
we
have?
We
have
a
budget
in
front
of
us
that,
hopefully
everyone
is
reviewed
and
made
notes
of
what
their
recommendations
are.
A
So
what
we'll
do
we'll
start
to
my
left
with
Mr
Lawrence,
you
give
us
your
recommendations
and
if,
if
you
have
a
recommendation
to
increase
or
decrease
something,
we
will
ask
each.
We
can't
vote
on
it,
but
we
can
ask
each
individual
person,
if
they're
in
favor
or
opposed
to
that
and
we'll
go
down
the
the
row
and
do
that
with
each
person.
So
we'll
start
with
you,
if
you'll
give
us
a
list
of
what
you
any
recommendations
or
changes
that
you
have
to
the
budget.
W
Y
X
Y
X
X
W
W
Z
W
W
AA
AA
AA
AB
Y
W
George
yeah
yeah
I'm,
just
saying
so
I'm
just
trying
to
get
in
my
head
out.
We
jumped
up
that
much
just
in
the
last
couple
of
years,
since
I've
had
to
be
in
it.
This
group
has
been
on
insurance
committee
forever,
actually
the
health
insurance
price
at
10
million,
but
they
don't
understand
why
the
last
couple
years
you
up
that
much
more
money,
because
you
said
you
had
other
things
to
it.
It
just
couldn't
happen.
W
W
W
AA
B
B
AA
X
W
W
W
A
A
W
W
A
W
B
Estimated
because
of
the
recent
movements
we
had
with
regarding
to
putting
people
in
jail
that
are
frequent
flyers,
we
pay
in
one
month
we
increased
fines
by
twenty
thousand,
so
in
in
an
effort
in
2016,
our
fines
collector
was
1.3
million
dollars
right.
Okay,
we
you
remember
when
we
had
a
couple
of
ACLU
courts
that
really
went
down
to
nothing
and
then,
when
we
were
stressed
by
Jail
restrictions,
we've
turned
that
around
we've
actually
had
more
allocated
for
jail
space
and
people
are
understanding.
B
B
B
B
No
most
of
that
figure
you're
talking
about
is,
is
just
Legal
Services.
It
cost.
You
know
again
there's
an
opportunity
to
to
regain
some
some
Revenue
in
fines
because
of
what
we've
been
able
to
do
with
the
sheriff's
department
in
the
county
and,
of
course,
the
court
system
too.
So
again
we're
you
know,
we've
been
frustrated
about.
You
know,
people
ignoring,
I,
guess
your
judgments,
that's
not
going
to
happen
and
I
think
what
this
increasing.
B
W
B
X
W
B
B
W
W
B
AC
W
W
B
Z
B
If
we
spend
all
of
that
that
we
have
budgeted,
but
you
know
we
don't
we
never
do
that.
That's
why
we're
anticipating
a
little
bit
more
medication,
because
you
know
we
actual
Revenue
versus
expense.
You
know
we're
favorable
pretty
much
every
year,
so
this
is
a
guess
and
if
we
guess-
and
this
is
100
accurate,
we'll
wind
up
with
1.5
million
in
the
general
fund.
W
B
W
B
W
W
W
B
W
W
W
W
B
Something
let
me
maybe
let
me
see
if
I
can
understand,
you'd
asked
before
to
go
and
and
put
the
budget
as
3.1
million
right
all
right,
but
we
had
estimated
it's
gonna
be
4.03
million
right.
Okay,
we
left
the
4.03
million,
because
I
thought
the
bottom
line
looked
even
better.
You
know,
as
I
said
at
crunch
time,
councilman.
B
Crunch
time
you
know
the
million
could
be
if
it
did
in
fact
does
cost
us
4.03
million,
and
we
have
to
be
a
budget
amendment
to
that
one
in
the
April
or
March
when
the
real
numbers
come
out.
So
we
just
reflected
that
and
again,
if
you,
if
you've
reduced,
that
amount
of
insurance
budget
to
3.1
it's
going
to
reduce
you
know
about
a
million
dollars
and
add
that
to
the
bottom,
you
know
anticipated.
A
W
A
Y
B
A
AD
The
function
of
the
money
is
what's
important
right.
If
we
budget
the
4.05,
then
the
Administration
has
the
authority
to
spend
it
in
whichever
way
they
want.
Whereas
if
we
reduce
that
budget,
then
they
would
be
compelled
to
come
to
us
to
change
the
budget
in
which
we
could
required
that
they
have
shot
it
around,
and
so
the
only
function
I
could
see
would
be
the
compulsion
of
the
administration
to
do
whatever
request
them
to
do
to
get
to
the
bottom
line.
AD
AB
AB
B
Y
X
W
Y
A
Legalities
of
that
at
this
point
so
right
now
we're
trying
to
determine
if
we're
going
with
Mr
Lawrence's
recommendation,
Miss
Newman's
no
Mr
Deming
is
yes
Mr.
This
deals,
yes,
yes,
sure
and
I'm
a
no,
but
that's
four
or
two.
So
we
will
make
that
resume
recommendation
budget
figure
by
half
a
million
by
splitting
the
difference
in
the
middle,
whatever
that
five
zero,
zero
yeah.
Okay,
any
other
recommendations:
Mr
Lawrence
yeah,
we're
going
to.
W
AC
A
A
Y
I
got
a
hard
time
with
this,
when
I'm
in
the
tourism
industry
and
I
know
what
the
impact
is
of
cruising
the
coast.
However,
you
know
we're
we're.
We
got
this
budget
to
be
fiscal
responsible
for
and
we're
asking
others
to
do
the
same
thing,
and
despite
my
affection
for
this,
this
event,
I
got
to
do
what's
fiscal
right
and
just
keep
it
at
25..
Okay,.
A
W
One
is
Christmas
on
the
water
last
year
we
give
them
3,
500.
and
I,
requesting
the
3500
again
and
they
wrote
a
formal
letter
brought
it
up
to
the
administration.
That's
the
Christmas
Day,
the
water
on
the
Christmas
Christmas
and
your
children
pray
it's
all
in
the
same
thing
and
they
we
did
that
last
year.
They
helped
support
Tim.
W
R
AC
AD
AB
AB
I
don't
have
to
ask
a
mayor.
All
I
need
is
four
votes
when
we
vote
on
it,
but
but
my
point
is
I
didn't
realize
that
we
we
that
we
funded
this
last
year
because
it
came
out
of
the
executive
budget,
not
at
a
non-departmental,
it's
probably
more
appropriate
here
in
non-departmental,
and
if
we're
going
to
fully
fund,
you
I
think
fully
funded
I
think
we
ought
to
move
it
a
full
3
500
out
of
your
budget.
That's
my
thinking
a
little
bit
different
than
everybody
else.
So.
B
B
AB
On
first
last
year
is
not
in
anywhere
great.
We
wear
them
wrong,
because
here's
what
I'm
thinking
last
year
came
out
of
your
budget,
3
500
boom
gone
this
year,
we're
moving
it
out
of
your
budget
into
non-departmentals,
but
at
this
point
and
that
3
500,
which
means
your
budget,
would
all
things
being
equal,
be
reduced
by
thirty
five
hundred
dollars
compared
to
last
year.
Correct,
that's
right,
but
your
budget
I
think
and
looking
at
it
has
increased
and
it
didn't
go
up
by
a
hundred
thousand
Diana.
AB
AD
AD
A
AB
It
last
year
the
intent
is
that
we
would
do
it.
The
only
thing
is
this:
additional
two
grand
is
not
coming
out
of
your
budget.
We
only
move
1500
over
instead
of
thirty
five
hundred,
that's
right.
Okay,
that's
right,
and
then
that
additional
2
000
since
it's
now
non-departmental
is
going
to
come
out
of
general
fund.
It's
all
general
fund.
Look
at
the
balance
right.
It's
about
general
fund,
okay,
so
we
just
added
two
thousand
to
the
budget.
W
B
R
A
V
Y
X
16
000,
that's
in
23's
budget,
was
to
remove
the
carpet
squares.
We
did
a
budget
amendment
to
put
it
here.
Currently,
all
of
libraries
expenses
are
in
public
works.
We
created
this
account
to
have
it
separate
so
that
when
someone
asks
how
much
does
it
cost
to
operate
the
libraries?
We
have
a
separate
line
item
and
it's
not
mixed
in
with
normal
City
expenses,
we
started
the
year
off
with
25
throughout
the
year.
There
could
be
further
amendments
for
additional
funds
for
expenses
that
are
needed.
Okay,.
W
X
Air
conditioner
unit's
about
135.
everything
else
that
we
spent
I
can't
answer
that
because
it
goes
through
Public,
Works
and
I.
Don't
know
what
the
individual
jobs
are
that
are
coded
in
that
area.
So,
and
that's
why
we
created
this
account,
help
us
to
be
able
to
clearly
see
what
we
spend
on
the
libraries.
P
C
W
W
E
C
In
the
process
of
re
of
replacing
the
carpet
in
the
in
the
west,
Biloxi
Library,
the
the
the
purchase
purchase
owner,
has
already
been
issued
to
remove
the
carpet
and
we're
about
to
submit
a
purchase
order
to
replace
the
new
carpet.
But
time
wise.
It
may
have
to
go
in
the
new
fiscal
year
and
that's
about
I
think
that's
59
000.
A
A
W
W
W
You've
got
facilities,
maintenance
contracts;
he
had
been
there
forever
on
all
the
museums,
that's
sitting
right
there,
which
you
spending
this
is.
This
is
brand
new
at
the
library,
but
I
mean
the
seafood
Museum.
Okay,
if
that
is
right,
there
maintenance
contract
and
how
much
money
are
you
funding
right
there?
So
they've
been
there,
that's
nothing
new!
W
So
it's
the
new
for
the
library
I
made
I'm,
just
you
know,
got
to
make
sure
we
got
all
that
straight
all
right,
so
you
just
want
to
leave
that
in
there.
That's
fine,
so
you
can
next
year
that
the
number
is
going
to
be
a
lot
more
because
the
money
you
spend
on
it
or
you're
gonna
budget.
What
for
maintenance
for
the
libraries
to
make
sure
we
take
care
of
all
the
buildings?
W
Y
Talking
about
the
library
and
we've
got
a
lot
a
lot
of
people
in
the
audience.
You
know
we're
fortunate
to
have
four
libraries.
That's
what
we're
talking
about
here
in
Biloxi.
You
know,
we
don't
have
one,
we
don't
have
two.
We
don't
have
three.
We
have
four
Library
systems,
you
know
and
that's
it
I
understand
how
you
look
at
these
numbers,
sometimes
where
you
see
how
we're
looking
at
them
up
here
and
we're
trying
to
understand.
Y
You
know
for
Capital
Improvements
that
doesn't
count
the
insurance
costs
that
have
increased
on
all
of
our
buildings
and
the
four
libraries
that
we
contribute
to.
We
pay
insurance.
Do
we
not
the
county?
There's
a
County
pay
any
on
the
insurance
I
understand.
That's.
Why
I'm
just
clarifying
to
everybody
here
that
we
pay
and
I
don't
know
what
that
cost
is.
If
we
put
that
to
decide
in
the
increase,
everybody
knows
that
if
you
own
a
home
or
or
whatever
the
cost
of
you
know,
Insurance
that's
been
increasing.
Y
W
Y
The
library
and
you
pay
it
from
the
funds
that
we
give,
that
we,
the
county
and
the
city
and
other
sources,
give
you
and
I
just
want
to
say
this.
Look,
we're
and
and
I'm,
and
just
pardon
me
for
another.
Second
I
got
a
post
today
from
my
nephew
and-
and
you
know
talking
about
Katrina,
he
was
13
years
old
at
the
time
it's
18
years
ago,
and
you
said
Uncle
Kenny
I
just
want
to
let
you
know
during
Katrina.
Y
Y
Our
family
is
stronger
than
any
storm
and
I
just
want
to
say.
I
feel
the
same
way
with
everything
that
we're
responsible
for
in
this
city
and
the
hard
work
that
you
do
and
everybody
else
but
and
we'll
be
stronger
than
any
storm
with
this.
But
we
got
to
be
or
or
the
lot,
we
don't
control
the
library
Staffing
we
we
do
in
the
city
of
departments
and
we
control
and
budget
for
that.
Y
The
library
system
controls
their
Staffing
guidelines
and
the
number
of
days
that
there
are
are
open
or
closed,
and
you
got
to
look
at
that
that
business
model
and
know
the
money
that
you
have
to
work
with,
and
you
got
to
try
to
operate
accordingly
and
if
we
have
more
money,
God
knows
we're
generous
enough
and
we'll
try
our
best
to
make
all
departments
better.
We
got
84
plus
vacancies
in
our
different
departments.
Right
now
with
the
city
of
Biloxi
that
we
had
we
couldn't
put
in
this
budget.
Y
You
know
there
was
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
if
you
would
have
had
to
pay
for
that
air
condition
or
the
carpet
or
something
to
run
that
business
to
operate
that
Library,
you
would
have
had
to
have
found
that
Source
or
you
couldn't
have
made
those
improvements,
so
I
hope
we
can
find
a
way
to
continue
to
have
four
libraries
hey.
It
sounds
like
we
need
one
in
every
Ward.
A
W
They
requested
three
thousand
and
they
cut
it
to
1500..
So
I,
like
the
movie
about
the
three
thousand
I
talked
to
Chief.
He
said
they
do
good
a
good
job,
so
why
you
cut
it
I
really,
don't
know
you
know
what
you're
going
to
do.
If
we're
going
to
do
this
to
these
people,
don't
even
accept
your
letters.
If
you
don't
want
to
find
just
tell
me
about
the
bat
you
don't
want
it,
don't
send
it
to
us
and
cut
it
in
half.
W
R
W
Okay,
the
next
one
which
I've
been
waiting
for
is
the
library
and
when
I
suggest
is
last
week.
This
building
is
not
in
operation,
I'm,
gonna
fund,
a
building,
that's
not
an
operation!
That's
why
I
came
with
the
230.
If
it
does
the
two
big
buildings,
that's
where
the
460
came
from
and
I
don't
know,
this
building
will
be
down
another
six,
seven,
eight
months,
which
only
about
a
year.
This
bill
is
not
going
to
be
operational,
so
I'm
not
going
to
fund
three
buildings
and
we
only
have
two
major
buildings.
W
AC
W
Putting
all
the
money
in
it
yeah
you're,
probably
going
to
open
up
the
library
you're
not
going
to
put
in
220
000
and
shut
it
down,
and
that's
what
you
do
when
we
sit
these
Budget
Trucks.
That's
how
you
talk
I
wanted
to
save
money,
save
money,
he
does
a
cut
cut.
We
try
to
cut
but
you're,
going
to
spend
220
000
and
do
that
with
Biloxi
library.
Then
well.
W
You
should
not
shutting
it
down,
but
then
you
worry
about
that
when
it's
open
not
now,
because
it's
not
open
in
a
land
with
the
donated
by
a
William
risk
family
to
build
a
library
on
in
Africa
said
he
did.
If
you
shut
it
down
the
land,
reverse
back
to
them
and
then
build
them,
sits
on
the
land
it's
their
building,
but
they
won't
do
it.
W
A
B
AD
A
R
AB
A
A
There's
already
four
support
so
or
through
I'm
sorry,
I'm
I'm,
not
in
support
of
cutting
I'm,
not
necessarily
in
support
of
giving
the
whole
request
for
the
increase,
because
we're
cutting
a
lot
of
things.
However
I'm
not
in
support
of
cutting
that
Library
budget
out
of
our
budget
at
all.
That's
to
me,
that's,
that's!
Just
not
even
an
option.