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Meeting Notes Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Library Meeting Room 1st Floor Conference Room 951 Spruce Street (Northwest entrance) 7:30 AM — 9:00 AM I. Call to Order 7:30 AM II. Roll Call — all present III. Approval of Agenda -- Approved IV. Approval July 11, 2011 Meeting Minutes -- Approved V. Public Comments on Items Not on the Agenda (Limit to 3 Minutes) Troy Russ- The City shortlisted four firms, voted unanimous to support Atkins, out of the Denver Tech Center. Teamed with David Evans and Winston and Associates, and paired with a BNSF rail expert. We were told there was a window in 2012 where the BNSF will shut down for a week- we will see if we can accelerate the design of the rail bridge during that week for significant savings to the project. It requires us to juggle the money up front so we could take advantage of this window by implementing a structural piece. Emily Jasiak noted there was great synergy among the team, impressive expertise and cultural insight into Louisville. Also felt they will be a strong partner in our community outreach. The Mayor noted that we are working with Burlington Northern on quiet zones and other areas between Westminster and Longmont, how it would affect our commuter rail. The Mayors and Commissions of US 36 are meeting in Oct with Burlington Northern. We look forward to having those conversations to see what we want to have achieved, we had a meeting with them in this very room. This is great timing for us. We have had a good interaction with Burlington Northern. VI. Reports of Commission — none. VII. Update on DELO and RTD meeting July 18 — Troy Russ We met on July 18. Need to explore opportunities to advance station design details with the design applicants. RTD needs to go back and look at the flexibility in their funding. Corridor engineers were present. Heather noted that we are hearing a consistent message from RTD: they do not have the money; they will not be buying or acquiring land. Michael mentioned we need to get a quiet zone at Dillon /96th with the tennis center and other development coming in. Mayor mentioned the challenges of development coming vs. development already there. We've advocated looking at Dillon and 96th, but there are standards of how RTD makes decisions. If the City of Louisville City Manager's Office 749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 303.335.4533 (phone) 303.335.4550 (fax) www.LouisvilleCO.gov