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City Council Meeting Minutes June 19, 2007 Page 12 of 13 members met with CTC prope~rty owners and outlined the process for future development. BRaD also has had two business retention visits and met with property owners regarding marketing options for future retail space in the Highway 42 corridor. Council member Sackett inquired as to the business locating at the site previously occupied by Pane Ie Vino. He was told the name of the restaurant is Spicy Pickle. He voiced his concern over the parking at the site. Council member Muckle asked whether the provisions of the Metro Business Ethics Agreement would prohibit a business relocating from another city. Hogan explained the City cannot encourage a business to relocate from another City, however, a property Broker can. ORDINANCE No. 1522, SERIES 2007 - AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE VI, SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 554, SERIES 1977, AS AMENDED BY OI~DINANCE No. 994, SERIES 1989, ORDINANCE No. 1258, SERIES 1997, OFIDINANCE No. 1296, SERIES 1999, ORDINANCE No. 1378, SERIES 2002, OFIDINANCE No. 1449, SERIES 2004, ORDINANCE No.1458, SERIES 2004, J~ND ORDINANCE No. 1472, SERIES 2005, TO EXTEND TO AND INCLUDIING DECEMBER 31,2007, THE ELECTRIC AND GASEOUS FUEL FRANCHISE GRANTED BY THE CITY OF lOUISVillE, COLORADO TO PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO - Final RE!ading - Public Hearing Mayor Sisk requested a City Attorney introduction. City Attorney Light read Ordinance No. 1522, Series 2007. He explained Emergency Ordinance No. 1 S22, Series 2007 extends the current electric and gaseous fuel franchise with Public Service Company of Colorado to and including December 31, 2007. The current 2-year extension terminates July 15, 2007 and thus a 6-month extension has been requested. The extension would terminate should a new agreement be E~ntered into prior to the extension deadline. Negotiations on the franchise are currently ongoing and proceeding rapidly. Mayor Sisk opened the public: hearing and requested City Attorney Light's comments be incorporated into the record. Craig Eicher, Xcel Energy, Area Manager for the Boulder County Region, confirmed the negotiations am going very well and new environmental commitments are included. TI10se commitments include conforming to the Amendment 37 mandates and meeting those requirement seven years earlier than required. Additionally, the environmental language proposes Xcel Energy will be available to advise the City and the public on how to reduce their energy consumption.