City Council Minutes 2015 12 15 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

City Council Meeting Minutes December 15 2015 Page 3 of 25 Muckle suggested asking more policy questions. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton agreed and felt the emphasis should be on City service satisfaction and policy issues. Mayor Muckle recommended Council members Leh and Maloney serve as volunteers on the Citizen Survey questions; other Council members were encouraged to contact staff if they had particular items to include in the survey. City Manager Fleming asked residents to check out the small area plan information on the City's website and urged them to send comments to staff on both the McCaslin and South Boulder Road Small Area Plans. Council member Leh reported on a Christmas gift giving program hosted by the Ascent Church and recognized the participation by Louisville Police Officer Logan Haymore. REGULAR BUSINESS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION No. 91, SERIES 2015 — A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE AND AXIOM STRATEGIES, INC. TO FURNISH LOBBYIST SERVICES TO THE US 36 MAYORS AND COMMISSIONERS COALITION Deputy City Manager Balser reported on Resolution No. 91, Series 2015, which approves a contract between the US 36 Mayors and Commissioners Coalition (MCC) and the City of Louisville who would manage the contract with Axiom Strategies Inc. for lobbyist services. The US 36 Mayors and Commissioners Coalition, which previously included Boulder, Boulder County, Broomfield, Longmont, Louisville, Superior and Westminster, recently added Adams County, Lafayette and Erie to its membership. This was a result of the North West Area Mobility (NAMS) Study recommendations, which included a number of mobility improvements that directly benefit the communities of Adams County, Lafayette and Erie such as arterial BRT on US 287 and Highway 7 and bi- directional lanes on 1 -25 and US 36. Further, the MCC has decided to seek state lobbying services to pursue state and regional funding for the NAMS recommendations and other priorities. The proposed contract and associated scope of work is in Colorado with the State legislature and other state and regional partners. MCC chose Axiom Strategies after reviewing responses to the RFP. This contract would begin in January 1 of 2016 at a cost of 36,000 annually. Louisville's share among the 10 MCC members has been calculated at $4,350 for 2016. Louisville has been asked and agreed to administer this contract, as it currently administers the federal lobbying contract on behalf of the MCC. Council member Stolzmann asked if the MCC took a position on Senator Jones transparency act proposal last year or previous years and would this lobbying firm likely take a position on it next year. Mayor Muckle stated they did not take a position on the transparency legislation regarding public /private partnerships last year. He explained