SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIAL MEETING (5:00 PM)

Submitte d O n: Apr 8, 2025, 07:44AM P DT C ity C ouncil Regular M eeting - Submit y our w r itten public comment City of Pleasanton Full Na me F irs t Na me : Danie l La s t Na me : Jo nto f-Hutter E ma il (this e ntry is dis c lo s a ble if inc lude d) C ity C o unc il Me e ting Da te Apr il 08, 2025 05:00 PM Me e ting Type S pecial Me eting at 5:00 pm Age nda Ite m Numbe r 2 C o mme nts I am ver y concer ne d to hear about pr opos ed budget and hour s cuts to the libr ar y.The libr ar y is a cr ucia l s er vice pr ovided by the C ity of P leas anto n, and the pr opo s ed r educed hour s and days would s ever ely r educe libr ar y acces s for me , m y wife and m y childr en. We a r e r egular patr o ns of the libr ar y o n S unda ys , and we ar e gener ally unable to vis it the libr ar y on S atur days or dur ing the week. Re duced libr a r y hour s would s ignificantly im pair our acces s to the libr ar y. T he s ta ff at the libr ar y a nd the s e r vice that they pr ovide a r e a cr edit to our com m unity. The y he lped my childr en enjoy the magic o f boo ks s ince they wer e babies and continue to help m y childr en, no w in e lementar y and m iddle s choo l, find s uitable books to r e ad and enjo y. In addition, we have benefited fr om the fr eque nt cultur a l pr ogr am s a nd exper ie nces hos ted by the libr a r y. T he libr ar y is a major r e as on why fam ilie s like mine vis it downtown P leas anto n. For m y childr en, a typica l after no o n in P leas anton includes a tr ip to the libr ar y a nd a mea l or a tr eat o n Main S tr ee t. I a m cer tain that r e duced hour s at the libr ar y will in tur n a dver s ely a ffect Main S tr ee t to o. I ur ge yo u to s tand with r e s ide nts and pr o tect the P leas anto n Libr ar y by maintaining its cur r ent ho ur s o f ope r a tion and collectio ns .