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City Council Meeting Minutes January 8, 2008 Page 3 of 5 Becky Hogan, EDge Consulting Becky Hogan, EDge Consultiing, 56 Steele Street, Denver, CO updated Council on the December Economic Development in Louisville. She reported on the 2008 Shop Louisville Campaiign and on businesses who wish to redevelop their properties. She stated Senor T's, a family restaurant located in downtown Louisville, is being featured this month. PUBLIC COMMENT Elizabeth Otto, 538 W. Sycarnore Circle, Louisville, CO voiced her interest in the Shop Louisville Campaign, and the gift card component. She asked if the gift card proposal was sent out to bid. Ms. Hogan explained the gift card is just one component of the Shop Louisville Campaign however it has not been introduced because of the cost of the program. Councilor Yarnell explained there were several proposals, but because of the cost, the project was put on hold. COUNCIL COMMENT Mayor Sisk spoke with the ov/ner of Vic's, who reported his business is quite good and improved even more since the Waterloo Ice House opened next door. DISCUSSION/DIRECTION/ACTION -DISTRIBUTION OF OPEN GOVERNMENT PAMPFILET TO BOARD & COMMISSION MEMBERS City Manager Fleming reported on the distribution of Louisville's Open Government Pamphlet. The provision for an Open Government and Ethics Pamphlet was added to the C:ity's charter with the passage of Ballot Issue 200 in 2004. Section 4-16 of the Home Rule Charter specifies the City shall publish and update a pamphlet of Article 4 and 5 and other laws pertaining to citizen participation in municipal government. Pamphlets will be given to each public body member of the City's fifteen advisory boards and commissions, at the first meeting of the calendar year. Copies of the pamphlets are available at City Hall, the Library, the Recreation Center and the Police Station. The pamphlet encourages the public to be iinvolved in matters coming before the City. PUBLIC COMMENT John Leary, 1116 LaFarge Avenue, Louisville, CO stated the pamphlet was very well written. He offered suggE;stions for additions to the pamphlet, which included adding the rules prohibiting diiscussion on items not on the agenda; clarifying whether the public may participate at Study Sessions; expanding the conflict of interest issues in employment and citizen participation in government through the initiative petition process. He stressed the importance of citing the version and year of each revision to the Open Government Pamphlet.