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Louisville City Council Meeting June 5, 2001 Page 3 MONARCH SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS Davidson called for Staff presentation. Parks and Recreation Director Steve Baysinger stated that, with Monarch High School's first graduating class, the City of Louisville established a scholarship to acknowledge and inspire community and civic involvement. The criteria for the scholarship included, Louisville residency, attendance at a Louisville school for at least the last 2 years, a minimum GPA of 2.5 and civic involvement and/or employment with the City of Louisville. In addition, each candidate was required to write a one-page essay titled "My Civic Involvement or My Employment With the City of Louisville." There were 12 applications for the two $1,000 scholarships reviewed by Councilmen Chuck Sisk and Arnold Levihn and Parks and Recreation Director Steve Baysinger. In order to promote fair and impartial review, the names were stricken from the applications. The recipients of the 2001 City of Louisville Monarch High School Scholarship are Missy DiSalle and Adina Martin. DiSalle will attend the Arizona State University and pursue a business degree. Martin will attend the University of Northern Colorado and pursue a degree in English with an emphasis in education. Each scholarship recipient read their winning essay for council and for those in attendance~ The Mayor and City Council congratulated the DiSalle and Martin as the first recipients of the City of Louisville scholarship. Sisk voiced his pleasure in being a part of the scholarship review and selection and congratulated the recipients and their families. HOME CHARTER COMMISSION BUDGET Davidson announced that he would abstain from voting on this matter because he participated in setting the amount for one of the budget items. He asked Annette Anderson, Chair of the Home Rule Charter Commission, to make a presentation. Annette Anderson, 632 Manorwood Lane, Louisville, CO, gave a brief summary of the progress of the Commission. She stated that since their first meeting on May 7, 2001, they have written and adopted rules and procedures, hired legal counsel, and heard two speakers on home rule. She reported that the charter topics were divided into categories, and committees formed to work on each category. They have established a calendar of meetings and scheduled discussions on each of these topics. They appointed an outreach committee to publicize the work of the Home Rule Charter Commission and provide information on the Charter. She announced three public hearings scheduled for June 11, 2001, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, Julyl2, and August 31, 2001.