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City Council Meeting Minutes March 6, 2012 Page 2 of 12 Mayor Muckle called for changes to the consent agenda and hearing none, moved to approve the consent agenda, seconded by Councilor Loo. All were in favor. Absent: Mayor Pro Tem Dalton A. Approval of Bills B. Award Bid for the 2012 Utility Improvement Project C. Approval for Water Treatment Plant Annual Chemical Purchase D. Approval to Purchase Wastewater Treatment Plant Replacement Truck E. Approve Bid to Mike Shaw Chevrolet for Purchase of Two Trucks for the Parks Division F. Approve Bid to Heritage Ford Lincoln Mercury, Inc. for the Purchase of a Truck for Parks Division PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Martin Scheriff, 3415 17th Street, Boulder, CO voiced his appreciation to Senior Services Supervisor Katie Beasley for the lunch program at the Louisville Senior Center and distributed a letter he'd written to Parks and Recreation Director Stevens complimenting him on the Recreation Center programs. COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL COMMENTS ON PERTINENT ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Mayor Muckle reported on the March 5, 2012 RTD FasTracks Rail Committee presentation relative to the Northwest Rail. Option 4 is a hybrid of a rail extension to Westminster and to the Church Ranch exit. The rest of the Northwest Region, (Boulder, Louisville and Longmont) would have Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). RTD proposes rail services to those communities sometime in the future. RTD proposes to use $894 Million on BRT in the Northwest area. The rail transit option is to take a bus to Church Ranch and then a train to Denver. He thanked the following elected officials for their support: Representative Jones, Senator Schaeffer and Congressman Polis. The next steps will include the RTD FasTracks subcommittee recommendation to the RTD Board on March 20, along with the annual performance evaluation to be filed with DRCOG. The full RTD Board will vote on the recommendation on March 27, 2012 and possibly forward it to DRCOG for analysis. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT City Manager Fleming reported the City's Human Resources Department is very busy processing applications for seasonal hires for Parks and Recreation and Public Works. They are also putting together a review date for filling the Economic Development Director position; working with the Police Department to fill the vacancy in the Police Department and filling the Capital Projects Manager position. In addition they are keeping up with the day-to-day processes of providing information on benefits to