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City Council Meeting Minutes October 16, 2007 Page 4 of 15 Louisville is the 96L, which wiill connect to Erie. However this route would not benefit students unless they lived on the north side of town. She voiced her support for a ski bus. Parks & Recreation Director Robson addressed the Memory Square Pool issue and noted the pool is included in the 2008 budget, and at this point, the City has no plans to close the pool. Mayor Pro Tem Brown explained the Downtown Business Association should be credited for the Street Faire. He recognized Mark Zaremba, who was responsible for the Youth Night at the Street Faire. Mayor Sisk addressed teen friendly places and suggested the development in the downtown area would have more opportunities for teen hang-outs. He asked the Public Works Director to address the roadways to the school. Public Works Director Phare reported there may be a possibility for a new road to Monarch with the redevelopment of thE; Sun Microsystems property. PRESENTATION SHOP LOUISVILLE Mark Zaremba and Jon Skinner of ZVC, Inc., gave a short presentation and update on the status of the campaign. Mr. Zaremba explained the campaign proposes to encourage more citizens to shop locally, which will help generate sales tax revenue, and in turn will benefit all the residents. ZVC was hired to design a logo, messaging and a marketing plan. He reported on a program, which will be the Shop Louisville Contest and will give the winner a $500 gift certificate to shop in Louisvill~s. The government channel (Channel 8) will broadcast the Shop LouisvillE: message. Mr. Skinner explained the Shop Louisville Campaign is proposed to be a platform for the citizens and the merchants. The program proposes to educate; inform; excite and motivate citizens and to facilitate Shop Louisville. They propose a program where citizens can access the Internet to sign up for various programs. Mayor Sisk thanked Mr. Zaremba and Mr. Skinner and members of the BRaD Committee for their work on this project. Mayor Pro Tem Brown urged Council to sustain the Shop Louisville program and to continually improve the program. He commended the BRaD Committee members: Arlin Lehman, Hank Dalton, Ron Sackett, Rob Lathrop, Frost Yarnell, Lauren Lauretti, Eugene Caranci, Becky Hogan and Malcolm Fleming. SEPTEMBER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Becky Hogan, EDge Consulting„ 52 Steele Street, Denver, CO updated the