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<br />City Council <br />Study Session Summary <br />September 9, 2008 <br />Page 3 of6 <br /> <br />newsletter to the Senior Centers and that Balfour sends a bus for the Home <br />Tour. Coordinator Bacon said that Balfour has as also requested copies of the <br />newsletter to include in their promotional material. Mayor Sisk suggested that <br />they may want to make the newsletter available at the hotels located in <br />Louisville <br /> <br />Councilor Muckle indicated that if the Preservation Sales Tax Ballot issue <br />passes that some of that money may be available for Historical Commission <br />Projects. <br /> <br />Mayor Sisk explained that Council is currently planning the 2009 budget but <br />cautioned that the capital budget is limited. <br /> <br />City Manager Malcolm Fleming suggested that with retirement of Library <br />Director Anne Mojo this might be an opportune time to consider combining the <br />resources of the museum and the Library. City Manager Fleming said that he <br />has had preliminary discussions with Director Mojo and Coordinator Bacon <br />about the pros and cons, but he would also like input from the Commission and <br />Council. Several members of the Council and the Commission thought it was <br />worth pursuing. <br /> <br />3. Discussion - Proposed Amendments to Ordinance Regarding Open <br />Burning, Fire Pits and Portable Fire Places <br />Police Chief Bruce Goodman said that the current ordinance is not worded well <br />which has made it difficult to enforce. Louisville Fire District Chief Tim Parker <br />stated that the amendments were to clarify the current ordinance and that they <br />were in line with other municipalities in the region as well as with the County. <br /> <br />Mayor Sisk asked if this was a large issue or is it just a response to one email or <br />phone call. Chief Goodman stated that the police receive calls weekly regarding <br />this topic. Chief Parker stated that this type of burning results in fence fires and <br />open grass fires that the Fire District responds to. <br /> <br />Mayor Sisk asked if there was an update on the fire that occurred at McCaslin <br />and Dillon. Chief Goodman said that Officer Lamphere was patrolling around the <br />hotels and smelled smoke and located the source and called the Fire Department <br />around 1 :30 AM. There is some evidence that a transient was living in the area <br />that the fire occurred but there has been no determination if that resulted in the <br />fire. Chief Parker said that they are waiting for samples to return which will take <br />about month that may help in determining the cause of the fire. Chief Parker <br />stated that because the fire occurred in a void space it was difficult to fight the <br />fire and 5 different departments were called in to assist. <br /> <br />Mayor Sisk asked if having sprinklers would have lessened the damage caused <br />by the fire. Chief Parker said that part of the problem is the void space spanned <br />all businesses involved. <br /> <br />4. Discussion - Gateway Signage <br />