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ENVISION Louisville 2012 CITY OF LOUISVILLE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE COMMUNITY DESIGN CHARETTE Circle the week of August 27th on your calendar! The City will lead a week -long charette as part of the 2012 Comprehensive Plan Update. You may be wondering, "what on earth is a charette?" Good question. A charette is a collaborative community planning and design process that brings stakeholders together in intensive work sessions to develop plans for their community. The Planning Department will facilitate the charette and compile the input and ideas into a report that will be presented at the end of the week. The schedule is as follows; Monday, August 27th 6:30 — 8:00 PM - Kick -off meeting & community planning exercise Tuesday, August 281 1:00 — 5:00 PM - Open House 5:00 — 8:00 PM - Focus group sessions Wednesday, August 291 1:00 — 5:00 PM Open house and staff work session Thursday, August 30`h 6:30 — 8:00 PM - Presentation of findings All events will be held in City Hall, 749 Main Street. Check www.LouisvilleCO.gov for additional information or contact the Planning Department at 303.335.4592. Hope to see you there! ARE You INTERESTED IN SERVING ON A BOARD OR COMMISSION? The City has a variety of boards and commissions each with specific respon- sibilities. The City is now accepting applica- tions for 2013 vacancies. Application forms are currently available on the City's web site (www. LouisvilleCO.gov) as well as at City Hall, the Library, and the Recreation Center. Each applicant will be interviewed by the City Council. Interviews are tentatively scheduled for the evenings of No- vember 26 and 27, from 5:30 - 10:00 PM. ?he application deadline is 4:00 PM on October 31. A complete list of openings and information about the activities of each board and commission are available on the City's web site. If you have any questions, please call 303.335.4536. VOLONTEIRS NEEDED OLD TOWN HISTORIC SURVEY The City has received a grant from History Colorado, the State Historic Preservation Office, to conduct an architectural reconnaissance survey of Old Town Louisville, including downtown. The purpose of the survey is to create an easily accessible information source on historic Old Town properties, and to identify properties with substantial historic value that should be priorities for preservation. The survey results will also create character zones within Old Town and identify areas with houses of similar style and provenance which should be treated similarly. The City has recently released a Request for Proposals seeking a qualified consultant to complete the survey. Once a consultant has been selected, the project will begin with a public kick -off meeting, where anyone can learn more about the project and how he or she can be involved. After this project identifies the architectural significance of the struc- tures in Old Town, we may be looking for volunteers to help us research and evaluate social significance. So keep your eyes and ears open for more information about the Old Town Survey as the project advances. Information about the kick -off meeting will be posted on the City web site when the date is finalized. It is expected to be in late October or November. €4 HISTORY STATE HISTORICAL FUND WHY ISN'T MY STREET BEING REPAVED? F ach year the Public Works Department completes an 4assessment of the entire street system to determine how best to properly maintain our streets. The factors used include: classification (is the street an Arterial, Collector, or Local street), traffic loading, history of maintenance activities, severity of distresses, drainage, date of initial construction, and feedback from the City Council and residents. Based on the above, staff creates a list of what streets need work. Because the budget for street work is limited, it is gen- erally $1 - $1.5 million annually, each year staff has to shorten the list to what we can afford. This means not every street will be repaved or receive maintenance on the same schedule. Check the City's web site under Public Works /Engineer- ing to see a detailed report of how this process works. August 2012