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City of Louisville Public Works Department 749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 303.335.4608 (phone) 303.335.4550 (fax) www.louisvilleco.gov Louisville Sustainability Advisory Board Meeting Minutes: Wednesday, July 17th, 2013 City Hall, 749 Main Street, Spruce Room I. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 6:37 pm by Jim Bradford. Andy Johnson served as Secretary. II. Roll Call: Members present (in bold): Cullen Choi, Mary Ann Heaney, Andy Johnson, Claudia Lenz, Jim Bradford, Mark Persichetti; Staff Liaison Kurt Kowar, Public Works Director (in place of Dave Szabados); City-Council Liaison Emily Jasiack III. Approval of Current-Meeting’s Agenda: The agenda was approved with the addition of “Noise Exposure from Locomotive Horns” presentation by Mary Ann. IV. Approval of May’s Meeting Minutes: The minutes were approved with no changes. V. Public Comments on Items Not on the Agenda: No public comments. VI. Urban Chickens - (Mary Ann) Mary Ann reported that the City Council Study Session was positive overall. Troy Russ, Planning Director, made a few changes to the formal white paper put together by LSAB in order to prepare it for a City ordinance. The Police Department was sensitive to the possible increase in work to regulate the new ordinance. Issue to go in front of the Planning Commission to September 12th. VII. Update on Urban Gardens (Mary Ann) Mary Ann reported report that the Urban Garden project is stalled and waiting for additional information regarding the necessity for a 501c status. Kurt responded to questions of logistics and legality, and offered to talk to the City Manager and City Attorney and provide additional information. Denver Urban Gardens has a template for developing community gardens. VIII. Noise Exposure from Locomotive Horns (Mary Ann) Mary Ann presented a PowerPoint presentation on the health issues associated with noise exposure from locomotive horns. See attached PDF of presentation. Some points from the presentation include: • Large decibel noise increased from 96db (2006) to 110db. • There are documented health issues illustrating that children are at a higher risk. • Any safety measures implemented need to have risk levels lower than the national average. • Crossing horn pointed at traffic is a good, viable solution for Louisville.