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City Council Meeting Minutes April 5, 2005 Page 3 of 12 Spaghetti Open Golf Tournament. He expressed the Mayor and City Council's condolences to the Dawson family. REGULAR BUSINESS MAYORAL PROCLAMATION NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK Mayor Sisk read the proclamation, proclaiming April 1 0-16, 2005 as National Library Week, a time to celebrate the contributions of libraries, librarians and library workers to their schools, campuses and communities. Mayor Sisk presented the proclamation to Library Director Anne Mojo. Library Director Anne Mojo thanked the Mayor and City Council for recognizing the library. She introduced Library Board Member Alicia Mahoney and Children's Librarian Carol Purfurst. Library Board member Alicia Mahoney reported on the success of the Louisville Public Library and the programs it provides. She thanked Council for the proclamation. Children's Librarian Carol Purfurst reviewed the special activities planned for the week, which include a trivia contest; special events for teens; story hour for children, and a young writer's festival for creative writing and poetry. Mayor Sisk thanked the librarians and all the volunteers for their work at the Louisville Public Library. He thanked the City Staff for their work on the new library project. PRESENTATION - VIA APPIA PEDESTRIAN CROSSING Mayor Sisk requested a Staff presentation. Public Works Director Tom Phare reported at the January 18, 2005 City Council meeting, Staff was directed to proceed with at least one pedestrian crossing in the vicinity of the Recreation Center in order to address concerns raised over pedestrian safety when crossing Via Appia. David Woolfall, Carter Burgess Traffic Consultant, prepared the conceptual design for the Cherry Street pedestrian crossing and was asked to examine three options for the Via Appia crossing. After reviewing the three alternatives, Staff and Carter Burgess have concluded Alternative #2 best meets the objectives of pedestrian crossing safety. Alternative #1 favors directing people to the front of the Recreation Center. Carter Burgess representative David Woolfall reviewed the three options for the Via Appia crossing. He noted that Alternative #1 and #2 are at the same location, and Alternative #3 is near the intersection of Via Appia and Nighthawk.