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CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT Bill Simmons, City Administrator, passed out a calendar of upcoming meetings. He pointed out that there would be a second public meeting on the ! 995 Downtown Project on Tuesday, February 28 at the Recreation Center. Friday is the Library Open House at 6:00 p.m. The March 15 Work Session concerning discussions with the Louisville Fire District is tentative. Due to Spring Break for the schools, it was decided that the March 29 Work Session be cancelled. He announced that the regional meeting for the Smart Growth Conference would be Saturday, April 29 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the D.U. College of Law. That is the scheduled date for Louisville's Volunteer Appreciation Day. He briefed Council on the Marshall Lake/South Boulder Coal Creek Ditch transfer case. Simmons stated that the Public Works Director had prepared a memorandum containing information on raw water supply and demand projections. This was written before the February 11-12 snow storm. It showed a deficit in May - September and October - April of acre feet. They would be keeping a eye on this. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS Mayer stated that he and Bill Simmons, City Administrator, attended a meeting with the various parties signing on to the IGA for the Solid Waste Authority. He commented that the Authority would have no power to assess any of the individual entities. He stated that there is some potential for legal liability, which is why there is no ability for immediate withdrawal. The Authority would be limiting the kinds of materials being brought on-site (no hazardous materials) and procure insurance up to the statutory limit. Mayer asked Council to review the information and discuss it at the next Work Session. Davidson asked the City Attorney for an opinion as to what the city's liability would be if Louisville joined the agreement and does the city's insurance cover that liability. Maj-Lis Kemper, City Clerk, spoke to a Political Science class at the University of Colorado and they felt the government in the City of Louisville is a model government in the State. Davidson asked Tom Phare, Public Works Director, to have an in depth discussion at the next Work Session on the supply/demand due to the second year of the drought the city is in and what the terms of water restrictions might be. Davidson. Davidson asked Bruce Goodman, Chief of Police, to bring his enforcement plan for speeding to the March 15 Work Session. Howard asked about the planned security for the new commercial development occurring in south Louisville. Bruce Goodman, Chief of Police, stated that they had met with the management of Mann Theatres who had offered to provide the Police with work space within the new theatre complex. With the newly approved grant position, part of the justification will be a community policing plan around all of the commercial development in that area. 7