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Louisville City Council Meeting March 20, 2001 Page 20 None. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT City Administrator Bill Simmons reported on the City sponsored Home Rule public forum held on March 15, 2001. He stated that approximately 40 people attended and CML Director Ken Bueche was the guest speaker. Simmons stated that there was a question as to whether there would be another public forum held before the May 1, 2001 election. Simmons stated that the League of Women's Voters will be sponsoring a forum sometime during the middle of April. Simmons reported that the Open Space Advisory Board wishes to resubmit a letter to the Division of Fish and Wildlife requesting that alignment of the path in the Fishing is Fun Project in Louisville be reconsidered. Simmons noted that the Division of Fish and Wildlife have rejected that as an amendment to the Fishing is Fun Grant. He stated that the response received from the Division of Wildlife was that they would not consider the realignment of the trail between Heritage Park and the Daughenbaugh Open Space in the construction of a bridge over Coal Creek. He noted that the cost of the bridge is about $15,000. Simmons stated that he would welcome Council comments with respect to the issue. Simmons reported that notices have been sent to neighborhoods in the Ponderosa Subdivision with respect to completing public improvements. The public improvements include the detention ponds on the east side of Eisenhower and South Boulder Road. Simmons explained that the area is designated as open space on the open space map attached as an exhibit to the ordinance, which created the Open Space Advisory Board. The Open Space Advisory Board has recommended that work not be done until the inventory is completed. The inventory is scheduled for completion later this year. The Open Space Advisory Board recommends that the City notify the homeowners that the work will not be completed in this calendar year. Simmons asked for Council comments on whether the Open Space Advisory Board's recommendation should be considered as a future agenda item. Brown stated that he was not familiar with the Ponderosa Subdivision issue and asked City Administrator Simmons for background information. Simmons stated that the Ponderosa Subdivision was initiated in the 1980's. He stated that there are a number of public improvements that need to be completed, the water, sewer, streets, and detention ponds. He noted that at some point in time the public improvements process broke down and the City initiated a court action against the 20