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City Council <br />Special Meeting Minutes <br />June 7, 2016 <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />City Manager Fleming introduced the item saying staff needed direction on how to move <br />forward with possible ballot language for a recreation center expansion and whether it <br />should include a property tax increase for both the bond and operations and <br />maintenance (O &M) or a property tax for the bond and a sales tax for the O &M. He <br />recommended a 20 -year term for the bond repayment, but asked Council for their input <br />on the length of the bond repayment. <br />DISCUSSION /DIRECTION — RECREATION /SENIOR CENTER <br />AND AQUATICS TAX SURVEY RESULTS AND CITIZEN SURVEY <br />RESULTS ON MUSEUM AND PRIORITIES <br />and <br />DISCUSSION /DIRECTION — POTENTIAL REVENUE SOURCES <br />FOR AN EXPANDED AND RENOVATED RECREATION /SENIOR <br />CENTER AND AQUATICS FACILITIES <br />Laurie Urban from National Research Center presented the results and methodology of <br />the tax survey. It was a phone survey of registered voters. She stated most residents <br />rate Louisville highly. She noted in general households with children, those without older <br />adults, and those who have lived here a shorter amount of time gave the most support <br />for a possible tax measure. <br />Councilmember Stolzmann asked what the margin of error is for question 5. Urban <br />noted it is approximately plus or minus 7 -8 percent. Urban stated this question was <br />particularly difficult because people were asked the question in a random order to <br />determine what is the highest amount he or she would agree to pay. Those who <br />answered that they would pay the $150 from the start were not asked the lower <br />amounts. <br />Councilmember Loo asked if there was substantial support for a $150 per year cost to <br />fund the bond issue. Urban stated 77% of those asked the question (plus or minus a 7- <br />8% margin of error) would agree to pay the $150 cost. <br />Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated the $150 amount appears to be the right number to look at <br />as there does appear to be support for it. Mayor Muckle and Councilmember Leh <br />agreed that $150 seems to be the right number to ask. <br />Urban noted the more people Teamed about what would be included in the expansion <br />the more likely they were willing to pay for an expansion. Also, knowing the library <br />bonds would be paid off also meant more were likely to support the expansion. <br />