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City Council Meeting Minutes November 5, 2012 Page 2 of 15 APPROVAL OF AGENDA Mayor Muckle called for changes to the agenda and hearing none, moved to approve the agenda, seconded by Council member Jasiak. All were in favor. Absent: Council member Sackett. • PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Deborah Fahey, 1118 W. Enclave Circle, Louisville, CO updated the City Council on the activities of the Senior Advisory Board and at the Louisville Senior Center. The Platinum Member Program offers special events, day trips, resources and classes. She distributed flash drives to the Council, which contained all the PowerPoint Presentations and the lectures from the Create Our Future Together Conference Sessions. Alan Sobel, 1408 Kennedy, Louisville, CO commented on an article in the morning edition of The Daily Camera about local characters. The article stated many cities and towns have local characters, often called muckrakers, gadflies and government watchdogs. He stated if the City had a local watchdog newspaper the story would not be about local characters, but about his perception of how Louisville City officials represent the interests of the local Cable and Internet Company and not the interests of Louisville residents. The story would have detailed the practices of the local officials and not about local characters. He noted the article would also have appeared about two and half years ago, when he began his filibuster Mayor Muckle stated public participation is a critical element of the democratic process. Doug Grinbergs, 530 Sycamore Circle, Louisville, CO addressed technology implementation and infrastructure in Louisville. He noted other cities include their technology plans in the Comprehensive plan. He felt the City needs a robust voice data and infrastructure and to ensure Comcast and other providers bring it to Louisville. He supported forming a Citizens Technology Committee. He noted open government does not address ADA compatibility for Web Sites for the visually impaired. He stated the City is interested in collaborating with Boulder County on technology infrastructure, however when he accessed the Boulder County site to watch a hearing, he was required to download and install software. He stated technology should be available for all users, including the implementation of new technology such as GPS Coordinates. Cate Daniels, 553 Indian Peaks Trail W, Lafayette, CO, a Monarch High School student stressed the importance of more bike path connections throughout the City of Louisville to enable students to bike to school and people to bike to work. She stated biking and walking provides healthy and safe alternatives to driving. Charles Sisk, 671 W. Ash, Louisville, CO congratulated Council member Jasiak on being elected to represent Ward I. He explained the University of Colorado and the Colorado Athletic Association met with the Louisville Parks and Recreation Division and