miss asbury. >> thank you, commissioners. as commissioner rosenberg said, i'm going to read deetje boler's brief. she says -- oh, and i should say that miss boler is a long-time friend of the library. she's been active in working for the library as a friend of the library for 30 years, she told me. it is said that st. francis talked to the birds. maybe, maybe not, but what is certain that no one will be able to talk or even listen to the birds if the presently proposed removal of the groev of 19 trees that harbor then is allows to proceed. as will be shown such an attack on the city of st. francis is not only undesirable but it is also unnecessary, wasteful to the environment, costly to the city and demoralizing to the public. to begin with, in 1994, there was no library in this location nor even these trees, just a parking lot and a one-story office building. in is 996 -- in 1994, the main library was moved from its original location, which the art museum now occupies into this new construction at the corner of grove and hyd

we will now hear -- >> i have one question for you, miss asbury. one, thank you for your work in our community andtor for your work on everything. >> my pleasure. >> we talked a little bit about possibly phasing the replacement of the trees so it isn't as jarring to the community and finding additional spaces so at least the 19 trees are replaced. is that something you'd be open to negotiating with the library, a phased approach to planning a more suitable tree and more mature tree in those areas? >> absolutely. and i should have started by thanking the library for their willingness to work with us on this. i didn't miss that invitation. it's very well come, and i think it could be productive in a lot of ways. >> thank you. >> thank you. we will now hear from mr. lombardi from the library. you have six minutes, mr. lombardi. >> thank you. i just wanted to make a few clarifications that may be beneficial and in particular to the public on water use. it's something that we're very, very sensitive about, and i can actually demonstration that commitmen

and we have another question from jake who is from asbury park. >> you mentioned about taking the conversatione of phone numbers? >> the back and forth on the app is just an opportunity to get the who, the what, the when. when you start getting into the whys and explanation responses that take more than two or three sentences, that's when you say, you know what, that's a great question. i'd love to chat with you about it and i'd love to talk with you about it. hint, hint, we should exchange numbers. >> do you put the hint, hint part in there? >> you know what, some people put the hint, hint. people are interesting online. >> absolutely no doubt. and then our last question is melanie from dallas, texas, melanie, what do you have for us? >> all this information has been really insightful but what is the best way to grab their attention online? >> i always say flattery will get you everywhere. whatever made you swipe on that person. you thought they had a beautiful smile. you liked what they were wearing. you thought they posted a picture from a unique location. say, i saw that you love to travel