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City Council Meeting Minutes September 5, 2006 Page 4 of 8 Council member Marsella reported the Finance Committee has reviewed the ordinance and the resolution, and support both. Mayor Pro Tem Brown requested public comment and hearing none, closed the public hearing. MOTION: Council member Marsella moved to approve Ordinance No. 1498, Series 2006, seconded by Council member Muckle. Roll call vote was taken. The motion carried by a vote of 6-0. Absent: Mayor Sisko RESOLUTION No. 40, SERIES 2006 - A RESOLUTION ADOPTING PURCHASING POLICY & PURCHASING CARD PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS MOTION: Council member Sackett moved to approve Resolution No. 40, Series 2006, with an effective date of September 5, 2006, seconded by Council member Clabots. All in favor. Absent: Mayor Sisko REQUEST FOR FUNDING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COLORADO WIRELESS COMMUNITIES PROJECT Mayor Pro Tem Brown requested a Staff presentation. Finance Director Leslie reported the City was invited by Chris Puccio, Director of Information Technology for the City of Boulder, to participate in a Colorado Wireless project. On July 20, 2006, Chris Browning, System Administrator for the City of Louisville, attended the meeting to represent the City of Louisville in this consortium project. On August 14, ~~006, the Finance Committee was given a presentation by Chris Puccio of Boulder and Patrick McCamley of Civitium to present an overview of the project and summarize the Phase 2 requirements. The Finance Committee reviewed the documents presented at the meeting and asked that this issue be presented in front of the entire City Council. The Colorado Wireless Community is asking the City of Louisville to participate in the Phase II process of developing a RFP for wireless broadband network project. In Phase I, a core group of cities including Arvada, Boulder, Broomfield, Lakewood and Thornton invested individually $20,000-$25,000 in a feasibility study. The core cities are not requesting any reimbursement for Phase I costs they incurred. It has been estimated that the Phase II RFP process will require an investment from the City of Louisville between $12,000 and $15,000 depending on how many cities participate. At this stage, there is no information available on the any future investment that may be required to participate in additional phases of the project. A memo to partner city representatives describes the phases of the projects and the cities