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City Council Meeting Minutes July 1, 2008 Page 9 of 11 intention to participate in the 2008 General Election by July 25t". The latest possible time to adopt an emergency ordinance would be September 4t". The ballot must be certified by September 5t". The ordinance would not be in effect when the ballot is certified, however the measure would still go to the voters. The ballot title can also be drafted thirough a resolution. Another option would be to adopt an ordinance on second reading with all the provisions, with an effective date based upon passage of the ballot issue by the voters. COUNCIL COMMENTS Mayor Pro Tem Marsella stated her understanding a resolution would establish the ballot language and the ordinanc;e's procedural process. Councilor Muckle asked why an emergency ordinance could not be used prior to September 4. City Attorney Light explained the ordinance would be in affect before the certification of the ballot. Councilor Muckle supported taking more time to perfect the ballot language. He noted the significant changes to the ballot language are the Task Force, who will make a recommendation of the incentive spending and the explanation of why it is important to preserve the character of the downtown area. He suggested incorporating incentives to new building construction to preserve the character of the downtown area. Councilor Dalton suggested a design review team. He felt the character of the City should be reflected in the size of buildings and setbacks and suggested paying a market incentive to an owner for keeping the character of the community. There was Council discussion relative to setting up a Task Force made up of Council members, Historic Preservation Members, BRaD, Louisville Revitalization Commission (LRC) ar~d members of the public. Incentives for new construction as well as historic preservation of historic buildings were also discussed Councilor Sackett reported hearing comments from the public that this is a bad time for the tax question. Mayor Sisk addressed the downtown overlay and noted the grain elevator is not included. Councilor Muckle stated the Miner's Field area is also not included. Mayor Sisk pointed out the Task Force does not include any participation outside the downtown area. He stressed it should be viewed as a community issue and not just a downtown issue. He encouraged Council not to wait until September 4tn