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Louisville City Council Meeting June 4, 2002 Page 5 Humphries reviewed the conceptual site plan and stated that the site is approximately 44,000 SF. The building would be positioned on the north end of the site, which fronts on Pine and Front Streets. The 59 parking spaces would be located to the south. A two- story building is proposed. He reviewed the ground floor plan, which provides for an entrance and lobby along Front Street. Administrative services, a meeting room and a children's library would all located on the first floor. In addition a drive thru book drop would be located on the south side of the building. The second floor plan provides a section for young adults, fiction/non-fiction and a reference collection, focUsing around an outdoor reading deck. He noted that the second level is larger that the first level and he reviewed the conceptual drawing of the elevation of the building. He stated that the projected cost for a new two story building of 31,320 gsf including site development would be $6,585,315. He addressed the projected operating cost comparison for 2002 to be $852,476 and $1,236,860 for 2004. PUBLIC COMMENTS Mary O'Donnell, President of the Louisville Library Foundation, 247 Hoover Court, Louisville, CO, stated that she has lived in Louisville since 1989 and has seen the growth in the City's population and the public library. She explained that in the early 90's she became an active volunteer of the library and voiced her belief that the current facility is inadequate for the needs of the community. She explained that, as a member of the Board of Trustees, she was a member of a Focus Group in 1997 to investigate citizen complaints about the noise levels. She voiced her support of the library expansion. Connie Ostwald, 1121 Grant Avenue, Louisville, CO, a 15-year resident of Louisville commented that the City of Louisville has never had a building specifically designed for a library use. She expressed her opinion that the City of Louisville needs a dedicated library and stressed that the City needs to go forward with the new library. Mary Siefert, Library Board of Trustees member, 740 West Mulberry, Louisville, CO expressed her pleasure with the chosen location of the new library. She stated that the library brings a lot of people downtown. Ronda Grassi, 916 Main Street, Louisville, CO, thanked Council and Library Needs Assessment Team for their dedicated work. She explained that the library means a lot to the downtown business. She stated that she has noticed in many communities the most important buildings are located in downtown areas. She expressed her thanks, on behalf of the business community, that the library will remain downtown. Nancy Love, President of the Downtown Business Association (DBA), 841 Front Street, Louisville, CO, thanked the Mayor and Council for deciding to keep the library in the downtown area. She stated that the DBA supports the existing parking lot site and that keeping the library down will create a municipal campus. She explained that the DBA Board has carefully analyzed the two sites for the library. She voiced her preference for