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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />April21, 2015 <br />Page 3 of21 <br />COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL COMMENTS ON PERTINENT ITEMS NOT ON THE <br />AGENDA <br />Council member Loo reported on the Arbor Day celebration held on Saturday, April 18tH <br />She thanked the Cub Scouts and the families for helping to plant 22 trees along Via <br />Appia. The City received a $6,000 grant from the Colorado Tree Coalition, which is <br />funded by Xcel Energy. Six different species were planted, one of which is called <br />Zelkova and it is believed it is the first of its kind to be planted in Louisville. Other <br />species were Elms and Red Oaks. <br />CITY MANAGER'S REPORT <br />City Manager Fleming noted the winter /spring weather had been very hard on the City's <br />streets. He reported there will be a very robust street resurfacing program this summer. <br />The City purchased new equipment to patch the roads. This years' street resurfacing <br />program will include all of Via Appia and parts of McCaslin and Old Town. <br />REGULAR BUSINESS <br />LOUISVILLE CELEBRATION OF POETRY DAY PROCLAMATION <br />Mayor Muckle recited a poem entitled The King's Breakfast, by A.A. Milne in honor of <br />Poetry Day. He then read the proclamation, which proclaimed May 17, 2015 as <br />Louisville Celebration of Poetry Day in Honor of Julia Falkner. Julia is a resident 17- <br />year old senior at Monarch High School, who was appointed by the President's <br />Committee on the Arts & the Humanities to the National Student Poets Program <br />(NSPP). <br />Suzanne Janssen, Cultural Arts & Special Events Coordinator accepted the <br />proclamation on behalf of Julia Falkner and the Louisville Library. She stated it is quite <br />an honor to have Julia as -a member of the community. She encouraged Council and <br />the public to attend the Poetry Day Celebration workshop on Sunday, May 17th at the <br />Louisville Public Library. The workshop is designed for beginner poets as well as <br />seasoned poets. <br />LOUISVILLE LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL AT HELBURG PARK — <br />DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION <br />Mayor Muckle requested a staff presentation. <br />Police Chief Hayes updated Council on the progress of this project and provided <br />background information on Louisville Marshall Victor Helburg, who on Oct. 28, 1915, <br />was shot and killed in the line of duty. To this day, he remains the only Louisville law <br />