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HistoricalCommission Meeting Minutes April 20, 2011 Louisville Public Library Meeting Room 951 Spruce Street 6:30 p.m. I.Call to Order : Commission Chair Dan Mellish called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. II.Roll Call: Commission Members Present :Dan Mellish,Dave Ferguson,Pat Seader, Diane Marino, Lynn Koglin, Sally Burlingame, Anne Robinson, Brian Chamberlin,Sean Moynihan,Jennifer Strand, Don Ross Commission Members Absent: Dustin Sagrillo City Representatives Present: Beth Barrett, Directory of Library & Museum Services Bridget Bacon, Museum Coordinator Memberof the Public Present: Mary Kay Knorr III.Approval of Agenda: Members approved the agenda. IV.Public Commentson Items Not on the Agenda: Mary KayKnorr stated that she cameto the meetingto ask for the Commission’s support for the City to use Louisville’s founding dateof 1878 rather than its incorporation date of 1882for a gateway sign to Louisvilleand for stationary and business cards.Mary Kay pointed out that most towns in Coloradocelebrate their founding date rather than their incorporation date and th alsothat at the 100anniversary of the founding in August of 1978, the City was named the th honorary capital of Colorado, but no such recognition came on the 100anniversary of the incorporation. Beth Barrett statedthat she had new information, which was that the City has decided to usethe founding date of 1878. Therefore, Mary Kay no longer needed the Commission’s support and instead provided this information. V.Meeting as Advisory Board for the City of Louisville Approval of February2011 Meeting Minutes: A.The minutes were approved.There were no minutes for the March meeting due to failure to havea quorum. Report from the Director of Library and Museum Services: B.Beth reported that: 1.Plans are moving forward with the“On the Same Page”book reading program. The selected bookis an evocative book, one that has alot to do with local history. It touches on economic hard times and environmental change as well as our region.The mayors ofLafayette, Louisville, andSuperior will announce the choice at a press conference in June. Most of the activities will be in September and October,allowing for residents to read the book during the summer. Bridget also will put together a related exhibit. 2.TheCity is working on a continuity of business plan in case of emergency. City of Louisville Louisville Historical Museum 749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 303-665-9048 (phone) 303-335-4550 (fax) www.louisvilleco.gov