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Joint Meeting Boulder Valley School District Louisville City Council Meeting Minutes May 7, 2008 Page 5 of 7 Only 11 % of the respondents listed historic preservation as their overall priority. He asked what should be diverted from the educational budget to accommodate the historic facade. Alise Jackson, 336 Driftwood Circle, Lafayette, CO stated she is a volunteer at Louisville Middle School. Shc: expressed her love for the school, but not for the building. She suggested moving forward and incorporating the artifacts into the new building. She noted the purpose of this facility is to educate children. Ginny Vidulich, 2775 15th Boulevard, Boulder, CO spoke on behalf of Billy O'Donnell, who was a Designs Advisory Team member. He stressed that Louisville Middle School is ani important artifact however one of the main goals was to remove the asbestos <~nd the meet the security requirements. Jay McAvoy, 379 Lincoln Court, Louisville, CO voiced his support of the Design Advisory Team and his disappointment with the 11th-hour attempt to save the facade. He urged Board of Education to go forward and stressed the children will get the best deal out of the remodel. Michele Pelanne, 749 Wildrose Way, Louisville, CO stated she is a volunteer with the Louisville Middle School, and looks forward to the new school. She stressed her desire for the discussion on the preservation of the facade to be over. She was a member of the Design Advisory Team and outlined the process which was followed. She expressed her desire to celebrate the new building. Christina Aronsen, 7889 Snowbird Lane, Lafayette, CO, outlined the following three points: 1) She voted for the bond to upgrade the remodel of the building; 2) She is a parent of a shy child who was transformed once having attended LMS, and 3) She is a structural engineer and noted this building is structurally unsound, and has a fair amount of asbestos. She supported the approved plans. Marvin Sharp, 5995 Marshall, Louisville, CO explained his interest in history and stressed the value of historic preservation. He felt the Louisville Middle School is the most significant building iin Louisville and has value in the community. He explained estimates on construction can vary by four to one. He suggested taking a 30-60 day period to gather other estimates to preserve the facade. John Leary, 1116 LaFarge Avenue, Louisville, CO regretted the Board of Education's standoff attitude. He felt there had to be something that could be done to preserve the history of the School. He felt it was not fair for the Board of Education to hold the City hostage. He suggested a Louisville Citizen Committee oversee the cataloging of schiool artifacts.