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<br />City Council <br />Study Session Summary <br />May 10, 2005 <br />Page 6 of 7 <br />be conducted to provide guidance about drafting the plan, and has included a <br />draft survey for Council review. Staff proposes that the survey be available on the <br />City's website and in paper format at the Library. A public meeting would then be <br />scheduled to review the results of the survey. <br /> <br />Julie Boyd asked for Council's input on the methodology for obtaining citizen <br />input and on the draft survey questions. <br /> <br />Councilmember Brown expressed concern that some residents will ask for <br />technology that is unreasonable or that the City cannot afford to provide. He <br />suggested including a disclaimer in the survey to address that. <br /> <br />Meredyth Muth explained that we currently post 98% of all agenda-related <br />materials on the City website. Most companies are able to provide their <br />information in electronic format; however, some smaller firms do not have the <br />equipment to comply with this requirement. <br /> <br />Council member Van Pelt expressed support for the survey; however, she <br />questioned the usefulness of some questions. For example, if the survey results <br />show most citizens obtain their information from the Louisville Times, how does <br />that affect a technology plan? <br /> <br />Council member Brown agreed. <br /> <br />Mayor Sisk suggested including a question on the frequency of using the City's <br />website. He would like to see the survey expanded to include some general <br />questions. If the respondent's are not using the City's website, ask why - what <br />would they like to see on the website. <br /> <br />Councilmembers Brown and Van Pelt agreed. They suggested including more <br />open-ended questions. <br /> <br />Public Comjments <br />John Leary commended staff for doing an excellent job in meeting the <br />requirements. He expressed support for the survey. He described Louisville as a <br />community that is aware of current technology and where it is going. He agreed <br />that the price of technology is always changing. <br /> <br />Council member Van Pelt asked John Leary to recommend how the City should <br />address the technology available versus the City's ability to afford the <br />technology. <br /> <br />John Leary replied that he could not answer that question. He explained that this <br />is why there was no deadline included in the initiative. <br />