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City Council Meeting Minutes April 5, 2011 Page 3 of 10 City Manager Fleming reported the City is trying to schedule a June 28 joint meeting with the Town of Superior Board of Trustees and requested the Council respond to the City Manager's office whether they will be able to attend the meeting. In addition to the April 16 Arbor Day celebration it is also John Breaux Cleanup Day. Residents are invited to join in cleaning up the City in honor of John Breaux. RTD and FasTracks are conducting a survey relative to various funding options to complete FasTracks. They are requesting public comment on three different funding alternatives: 1) Voting on a 0.4 sales tax. 2) A vote at some future date on a sales tax increase. 3) Not having any additional sales tax and completing the FasTracks Project by 2042. The public may respond by text, phone or on the RTD Website. REGULAR BUSINESS APPROVAL TO MOVE THE APRIL 19, 2011 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO APRIL 20, 2011 Mayor Sisk explained the Council wishes to be sensitive to religious holidays when scheduling public meetings. Councilors discussed changing the Regular City Council Meeting on April 19 to avoid conflict with Passover. MOTION: Mayor Sisk moved the April 19, 2011 City Council Meeting be rescheduled to April 26, 2011. Councilor Muckle seconded the motion. All were in favor. 2011 ARBOR DAY PROCLAMATION Mayor Sisk read the Proclamation, which proclaimed Saturday, April 16, 2011 as Arbor Day in the City of Louisville. The Forestry Division of the Parks and Recreation Department and the City of Louisville Horticulture and Forestry Advisory Board has developed a program of events for Arbor Day. Michael Frontczak, 643 Fairfield Lane, Louisville, CO, Chairman of the Louisville Horticulture and Forestry Advisory Board accepted the proclamation. He stated the Board proposes to plant trees on Pine Street, just north of the Bridgefield subdivision. Parks Superintendent Dean Johnson announced this year's Arbor Day plantings were provided through a grant from the Colorado Tree Coalition. PRESENTATION BOULDER COUNTY ENERGYSMART PROGRAM Mayor Sisk requested a Boulder County presentation.