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City Council Meeting Minutes January 15, 2008 Page 5 of 8 Mayor Sisk requested public comment. Hearing none, he closed the hearing. MOTION: Councilor Dalton rnoved to approve Resolution No. 1, Series 2008, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Marsella. City Manager Fleming reque;>ted a friendly amendment to the resolution to include in the title "For the Purpose of Funding the 2008 Shop Louisville Campaign." The amendmentt was accepted. Rolt call vote was taken. They motion carried by a vote of 7-0. RESOLUTION No. 2, SERIES 2008 - A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT TASK FORCE TO PROVIDE ADVISORY RECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEWI PROCESS AS IT PERTAINS TO PROPERTIES WITH HISTORIC VALUE Mayor Sisk explained the resolution proposes to form a task force to provide advisory recommendations with respect to properties with historic value. He reported on the success of a task force formed during Mayor Davidson's term of office, which studied guidelines for the Colorado Technology Center. Mayor Sisk explained there may be conflicts between preserving and maintaining valuable historic properties ins Louisville, and expanding the usefulness of existing buildings in the City and devE;loping new facilities to better serve the community. The task force would explore what other communities have done to help resolve such conflicts, evaluate the City of Louisville's current development review process and recommend wa}~s that the City can improve the process so all parties' interest are better served. PUBLIC COMMENT David Waldman, 1871 Continental View Drive, Louisville, CO disagreed with the value of the Louisville Middle School's historic facade and stated it is a hodgepodge of three different remodels with no particular architectural style or significance. He stated the Boulder Valley School District has designed a plan, which will provide a new modlern building that will serve the City for many years. He did not support the City fuinding the preservation of the facade. John Leary, 1116 LaFarge Avenue, Louisville, CO addressed the language of the resolution and questioned wl-tether it is dealing with a problem before it is clearly defined. He suggested defining the problem first and then devising a method to resolve it. He stated the Historic Preservation Commission follows the guidelines set by the Home Rule Charter.