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Louisville City Council Meeting September 2, 2003 Page 3 of 9 Nancy Love, President of the Downtown Business Association, played a video taped production on the "Transformation" of the Steinbaugh Pavilion. She stated the summer Street Faire grossed approximately $25,000, which would help pay for the Steinbaugh Pavilion. She thanked the City, the volunteers and for the community for their support. COUNCIL COMMENTS Davidson thanked the Downtown Business Association and all the volunteers for a successful summer Street Faire. He requested a copy of the video for the City's government access television channel. Brown thanked Nancy Love, the Downtown Business Association and all the volunteers for their dedicated work on the Steinbaugh Pavilion. He suggested the Steinbaugh Pavilion be nominated for a community project award through the Denver Regional Council of Government. He asked Staff to explore other opportunities and venues for the Steinbaugh Pavilion. Davidson noted the Colorado Municipal League also has an award program for community projects. NEW LIBRARY LOCATION Davidson asked Council member Sisk for a presentation of the new library location. Sisk stated the Council has discussed the location for the new library and mandated that it be in the downtown area. He suggested Council express a preference for the location and voiced his preference for a location that would be between Pine and Walnut Streets. He noted there are several locations available to the City and stated it is important to indicate to the voters where a new library would be built. He requested a resolution stipulating the City's intent to build the new library and its location. Council Discussion: Keany commented on negative responses for the old post office site due to the heavy traffic along Pine Street. Brown agreed the Pine Street location is problematic. Keany suggested stipulating the core downtown area for the library. Davidson stated Council could not pinpoint or guarantee an exact location for the library and suggested the resolution indicate downtown as the location for the library. He stressed the importance of keeping a post office downtown. MOTION: Brown moved that should the bond issue pass in November, Council adopt a resolution stipulating a preference for a new library to be built in core downtown Louisville, seconded by Davidson. Davidson offered a friendly amendment the library be built in a commercially zoned area. Sisk offered a friendly amendment to strike the word prefer and state the library would be located in a downtown commercial area. Brown and Davidson accepted the amendments. VOTE: All in favor.