City Council Study Session Summary 2008 04 08

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City Council Study Session Summary April 8, 2008 Page 2 of6 Don Atwood, Cultural Council Nisa Bradley, Library Trustee Meredith Davis, Library Trustee Eileen Patrick, Library Trustee Alicia Mohoney, Library Trustee Mayor Sisk requested those in attendance introduce themselves. 2. Presentation/Update - Youth Advisory Board (YAB) Megan Valentine, chairperson, presented the activities that the YAB had participated in over the last year. Megan also discussed the goals that the YAB had established for the next year. She pointed out the Poetry Slam that will be taking place April 12th and encouraged Council members and staff to attend the event. Mayor Sisk asked what the Council can do to assist the Y AB and members of the Y AB said that if the Council has ideas for events or things that the Y AB can do that information would be helpful and to spread by word-of-mouth the different events that the Y AB is involved in. Mayor Pro Tem Marsella asked why they chose to participate in the YAB. Various members said that they enjoyed helping others and it was a great opportunity to see how government works and to give input into different issues that are happening in the community. Mayor Pro Tem Marsella asked for more information on the Poetry Slam. Megan Valentine said it was an opportunity for youth to share their opinions and/or view of the world through poetry either written by themselves or by others. Megan also said that participants act out the poetry . Mandy Perera, staff liaison, said that this years YAB members were an exceptional group. That they were younger than previous years but they work well together and that Megan Valentine's leadership has set a good example. 3. City Manger Items Kathy Martin, staff liaison to the Cultural Council, asked Mayor Sisk if they could wait about 5 minutes for other Cultural Council members to arrive. Mayor Sisk moved to item 5 on the agenda, City Manager Items. City Manager Fleming went through the Advance Agenda. City Manager Fleming pointed out the April 29th Boulder County Commissioners Dinner at 5:30 PM in the 1st Floor Meeting Room of the Library and the May 7th Joint Meeting with BVSD from 3:30 - 6:30 PM at the Louisville Middle School (LMS). City Manager Fleming stated that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss the LMS renovations and the demolition of the LMS fayade. City Manager Fleming also informed Council about the Open House on April 10th at the Municipal Court for the Parks & Recreation Director candidates. He also