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City Council Meeting Minutes July 19, 2016 Page 3 of 15 Lillian Craze's outstanding efforts as a volunteer coach have been greatly appreciated by both players and parents on her teams as well as by the Recreation Staff. As the team has said, "Lillian is an exceptional coach that goes above and beyond the call of duty as a volunteer coach and we would like to recognize her extraordinary efforts." Her players say, Lillian has provided guidance, not just in soccer but, in life, the community, and friendship with others. We would like to proclaim July 19, 2016 Coach Lillian Craze Day and thank her again for all that she has done for her teams, the City of Louisville soccer program, and the community in which we live. Chris Larson a team parent read a letter describing "the attributes every parent dreams of in their sons and daughters coaches...and to think that Lillian Craze volunteers her time and talents to the betterment of our youth is a testament to her character." Mayor Muckle presented Ms. Craze with a plaque. Ms. Craze thanked the City Council, the Recreation Center staff, and her team for the recognition. PRESENTATION OF RECREATION/SENIOR CENTER AND AQUATICS TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS Mayor Muckle reminded those in attendance that comments tonight are not to be advocacy for a ballot issue. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton thanked members of the task force for their work over the past eight months and thanked staff for their support through the process. He also thanked the staff from Sink Combs Dethlefs (SCD) for their work. He noted the task force process included a great deal of public input and information from a variety of sources. He stated tonight the Task Force was recommending a new expanded Recreation and Senior Center that would meet needs for years to come. He stated he knows some residents are not happy about not including a new outdoor aquatics facility, but feels expanding existing pools will provide the most bang for the buck and are something the City can afford. He addressed the recent discussion to add more sustainable options to the building. Chris Kastelic from SCD gave an overview of the process the task force went through and the input they took over the eight -month process. He noted there were multiple open houses and a survey that gave them input from almost 700 residents. He went through the improvements residents requested, what the task force is recommending to upgrade the Recreation /Senior Center building and the pool at Memory Square and he showed renderings of what it might look like. Regarding sustainability, Mr. Kastelic noted these are big spaces and require a great deal of energy. That said, SCD has applied sustainable options to the plans for the building, including designing it to meet LEED gold level status. This includes high