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WHEREAS, the City Council finds that a school and its community are integrally important to each other, and that historic preservation and the educational needs of the school need not be in conflict; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO THAT: 1. The Louisville City Council urges that the Boulder Valley School District Board of Education and the School District Superintendent further evaluate and assess options for the Louisville Middle School renovation project and pursue alternatives to the current project plan that will accomplish the community's shared goals of preserving the historic portion of the Louisville Middle School building, providing outstanding education facilities, and ensuring school safety. 2. The Louisville City Council. urges the Boulder Valley School District Board of Education and the School District SuperintE°ndent to obtain an independent peer review analysis of preservation designs and cost options that would allow for preservation of the historic portions of Louisville Middle School. 3. That, without compromising the urgency of the project, the historic portion of the Louisville Middle School be preserved while such assessment and peer review is undertaken, and that the Board of Education further evaluate and pursue a project timeline that will allow for consideration of potential community fundraising for preservation. 4. That the District Board allow for additional public meetings and input, including a joint meeting between the District Board and Louisville City Council at Louisville Middle School. PASIa- ' OPTED this ~ ~? tip day of ~ b , 2008. g d~~ ~~ ry 1 y9 ~ A ''; `ATTEST: ~~ ~ ~ s ~; "Sisk, Mayor v ~: ~ "~ u Varr~, City Clerk 2