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City Council Meeting Minutes July 17, 2012 Page 7 of 12 PUBLIC COMMENT Doug Grinbergs, 530 W. Sycamore Circle, Louisville, CO wondered if the price tag was a tax for the failure to act earlier. He wanted it preserved and to research other entities to partner with. Vicki Mandell-King, 601 Lincoln Avenue, Louisville, CO was excited about the preservation and saw preservation as a proper function of govemment. She wondered if some fabric of the building could be saved if the whole could not, along with documentation of the process. Michael Menaker, 1827 W. Chokecherry Drive, Louisville, CO saw this as an emotional decision and the economic risk as great, but stated risk doesn't mean it isn't worth preserving. If money is spent on this, there would still be a lot left for other projects. He did not support the City owning it but supported using HPF money to save it for re- development. Peter Stewart, 1132 Jefferson, Louisville, CO felt the assessment gave the City a lot of answers. He thanked Erik Hartronft and Michael Kranzdorf for their vision; liked the visual impact their ideas would provide and thanked staff for the time spent on this. Mark Persichetti, 1402 Taft Pl., Louisville, CO addressed the cost concerns. He suggested there had been incentives given to businesses and felt this should be considered the same. He thought the granary was worth saving. Steve Poppitz, 1031 Harper St., Louisville, CO had been in touch with entities for funding and felt other funds would be available. He wanted the elevator to be preserved. Mayor Muckle called for a short recess at 8:33 p.m. Regular business resumed at 8:41 p.m. COUNCIL COMMENT Council member Sackett wondered if the City could do it all. He listed current projects and the costs and considered whether the historic preservation funds spent on this project would leave money available for other projects. He thought the monies were available and he had changed his mind and would vote yes for this project. Council member Jasiak asked for clarification on the vote tonight. Attorney Light stated if the ordinance was passed and authorized for publication, it would not be the final decision for purchase of the property. If the letter of intent was approved, staff would pursue a binding agreement with the developer.