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Louisville City Council Meeting October 1, 2002 Page 9 Option Phase III - Lighting includes construction cost, lighting system - 4 pole, scoreboard and wiring, new electrical transformer, and contingency fee and construction management fee at a cost of $133,891.03. Williams discussed other potential sites for an in-line hockey rink and stated the Land Management Department assisted in the determination the other suitable sites. He noted that Heritage Park was considered, however, there are neighborhood issues. The parking lot on the far side of the Sports Complex, however there are grading issues, and a land purchase agreement with Boulder County and the City of Lafayette. City Manager Bill Simmons noted that in the development of the 2003 budget, there was an estimate of $360,000 for constructing an in-line hockey rink. The budget projection did not include the cost for future phases. Williams noted that the Recreation Department had coordinated with the Parks Department in the development of an in-line hockey rink prior to the acquisition of the 15-acre parcel at Via Appia and McCaslin. COUNCIL COMMENTS Keany voiced his concern with the site plan and stated that the plan has evolved from being parkland to a parking lot. He suggested that Council consider another site for the in-line hockey rink. Van Pelt voiced her belief that there is synergy in having all the facilities placed in the same area. She felt that the all parking lots could be used as overflow parking for the various facilities. Brown agreed that there would be synergy with all the facilities located together. He also noted that the parking would be considerable, but the current parking is stressed. Given the phasing of the in-line hockey rink, he suggested moving forward. Davidson asked Williams if any neighborhood meetings have been conducted. Williams stated that there has been no neighborhood meetings, however, the Planning Director is coordinating the Police Station plan with the Planning Commission, which is a public process. Davidson stressed the importance of having a neighborhood meeting to obtain citizen input on the issues. He commented that the in-line hockey rink plan appears to be prohibitively expensive and suggested that other locations be investigated. He noted that the suggested fund-raisers might help to defray the cost of the facility. 9