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Louisville City Council Meeting September 19, 2000 Page 11. asked that the Planning Commission look at the issue with respect to the entire City of Louisville. Brown concurred with the comments made by Howard and stated that rerouting the line should be reviewed and Council should exhaust all opportunities to find a solution that will work for the City. He agreed that the SRU should be remanded back to the Planning Commission. Sisk commented on the letter received by Xcel Energy and stated that he had met with PSCo. According to the letter, they can no longer perform the temporary measurers and must proceed with the upgrade in order to serve their customers. He noted that, when asked, PSCo could not comment on how much of the energy is being generated by Louisville. He reviewed that a denial would probably be appealed to the Public Utility Commission or the District Court. He did not believe that PSCo was inclined to go through an alternate route because of their current right-of-way easements. He concurred that the SRU should be remanded to the Planning Commission. He asked that the Planning Commission consider what is in the best interest of the City of Louisville. Keany stated that he has heard concerns voiced by prospective businesses stating reluctance to locate in Louisville for fear that brownouts will affect their businesses. He noted that this is an economic concern and should be seriously considered. He agreed that the SRU application should be remanded back to the Planning Commission. Levihn stated that he has spoken to many people who are not in favor of taxing themselves to pay for undergrounding of the line and therefore, a citywide vote is not necessary. He stated that other alternatives do not look promising. Mayer stated that he has also asked PSCo about Louisville's consumption of power and has been repeatedly told that the information is not known. He voiced his concern over the prospect of brownouts or blackouts. He stated that he would be interested in evaluating an alternate route of the power lines and suggested the City's consultant evaluate the feasibility and the cost implications. Mayer stated that if the poles were decided upon, he would want standards set by the Planning Commission. Keany commented that rerouting the power lines would require the County Commissioner's approval. He noted that Council would need some indication that the County would consider rerouting of the lines. Davidson noted that CDOT would also have to approve the rerouting of the lines. Davidson stated that PSCo already reroutes lines otherwise there would be brownouts all the time. He stated he realizes that PSCo is just trying to get power from the Valmont 11