City Council Minutes 2005 06 21 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

City Council Meeting Minutes June 21,2005 Page 3 of 11 Land Management Director Lair reported on the Trail Day Events, conducted on Saturday, July 18 at the Davidson Mesa Trail. She thanked Council member Brown, Mayor Sisk, Mr. Van Pelt and all the volunteers who worked on the project. She also thanked the merchants of Louisville who donated water and food. She recognized King Soopers, Chipotles, Safeway, Sam's Club, Quizno's and Papa John's. Mayor Sisk commended the volunteers who worked on the trail building project. He reported on the Arboretum celebration on Saturday, July 18 and encouraged Louisville residents to visit the Arboretum. He reported the DBA Street Faire celebrated its first Friday night event on June 17. REGULAR BUSINESS PROCLAMATION - LIGHTNING AWARENESS WEEK Mayor Sisk read the proclamation, which proclaimed the week of June 19-25, 2005 as Lightning Awareness Week. He presented the proclamation to Lindsey Kithil. Lindsey Kithil, National Lightning Safety Institute, 891 N. Hoover Avenue, Louisville, CO, explained the National Lightning Safety Institute is a nonprofit organization started in 1993 by Richard Kithil, to provide information about lightning safety issues. She explained every year lightning causes many deaths and injuries. For the past five years the Louisville Recreation Center has provided lightning safety information to the public. Louisville is the first city in the United States to adopt comprehensive lightning safety guidelines for parks, ball fields and pools, largely through the efforts of Recreation and Senior Services Director Keith Williams. She thanked the Mayor and Council for proclaiming June 19-25 as Lightning Awareness Week in Louisville. ORDINANCE NO. 1472, SERIES 2005 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE VI, SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 554, SERIES 1977, AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 994, SERIES 1989, ORDINANCE NO. 1258, SERIES 1997, ORDINANCE NO. 1296, SERIES 1999, AND ORDINANCE NO. 1378, SERIES 2002, ORDINANCE NO. 1449, SERIES 2004 AND ORDINANCE NO. 1458, SERIES 2004 TO EXTEND TO AND INCLUDING JULY 15, 2007, THE ELECTRIC AND GASEOUS FUEL FRANCHISE GRANTED BY THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO TO PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO - 2nd reading - public hearing (advertised Daily Camera 6/11/05) Mayor Sisk requested a City Attorney introduction. City Attorney Light read Ordinance No. 1472, Series 2005.