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Louisville City Council Meeting May 21, 2002 Page 2 Council member Sisk recused himself from voting on Consent Agenda Item 4C - Award Wells Fargo Banking Contract. Davidson asked that the record reflect that Council member Sisk was excused from voting on Consent Agenda Item 4C. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Frosty Woolridge, 1458 Ford Place, Louisville, CO, addressed the issue of over population and distributed written material to members of Council. The written material consisted on letters he had written to 20 national television networks. He asked that Council adopt a Resolution similar to the one adopted by the City of Aspen, which addressed the over population problem in this country. He stated his desire to present his findings to Council at a study session. David Slavin, 358 Eisenhower Drive, Louisville, CO, a nine year resident, addressed the recent water restrictions and voiced his concern for the lack of proper notice and stated that the watering times, 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., are confusing. He stated that he had recently spent a great deal of money reseeding his lawn and asked for some flexibility on the water restriction for citizens with similar situations. He explained that the ten minute rule creates problems for areas with low water pressure. He noted that the water restriction enforcement would be costly and take a great deal of the Police Department's time. He proposed amendments to the City's water plan and suggested some flexibility on the watering schedule, such as limiting the usage of water in the home in exchange for flexible outdoor watering, and an exchange of watering days for rains days. Chuck Hill, 233 Jackson Circle, Louisville, CO also addressed the water restriction and proposed changes to the City's water plan. He suggested that instead of establishing watering days, police enforcement, and low water pressure, the City calculate each water account's usage for the prior year and allot 50% of that amount for this year. He stated that any overage of the water allotment could be penalized by a surcharge. Lynda Muhlbauer, 192 Regal Street, Louisville, CO voiced her concem over the water restrictions and stated that she recently planted over 100 plants in her yard. She asked Council to reconsider the time limits on watering days. She noted that Lafayette recently developed restriction that limit the number of gallons of water per household, and Golden has water restrictions of 2 hours/two days per week. She stated that the fine schedule should have accompanied the watering restriction notice and voiced her opposition to police enforcement of the water restrictions. Gary Baxley, 319 W. Hawthorn Court, Louisville, CO, stated that the water restriction is in direct conflict against his rights as an American consumer. He stated that Americans are not expected to restrict their consumption of fuel, natural gas, electricity or water. He suggested that if there was an indication of a water shortage, a contingency plan should