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City Council Special Meeting Minutes October 21, 2008 Page 5 of 9 Councilor Muckle asked about the new positions added in the 2009 Budget. City Manager Fleming explained why new positions are needed in Human Resources, IT, Planning and Sales Tax auditing. Mayor Sisk commended City Manager Fleming, Finance Director Watson, Assistant City Manager Balser and all the Department Directors for their work on the 2009 Budget. PUBLIC COMMENTS Michael Menaker, 1820 Choke Cherry Drive, Louisville, CO addressed the City Employees Compensation Package and noted the average merit increase is 2%, which is less than the cost of living. He urged Council to budget to appropriately compensate the City employees. John Leary, 1116 LaFarge Avenue, Louisville, CO addressed the capital projects, and questioned whether the funding adequately reflects the City's needs. MOTION: Mayor Sisk moved the 2009 proposed budget be set for a public hearing on November 3, 2008, seconded by Councilor Muckle. All in favor. RESOLUTION No. 49, SERIES 2008 - A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE LOUISVILLE CEMETERY MASTER PLAN Mayor Sisk requested a Staff presentation. Parks & Recreation Director Stevens explained Resolution No. 49, Series 2008, if authorized, approves the Louisville Cemetery Master Plan. He explained the current situation at the Louisville Cemetery and stated it requires expansion. Currently, 150 plots are available throughout the cemetery grounds and with the average annual sales of 30 plots the cemetery could run out of burial sites within a five-year period. One immediate concern is the ability to offer citizens who wish to purchase two or more plots together. The expansion of the existing cemetery would add over 1,000 burial plots. In an effort to appropriately plan for expansion, while preserving the historic rural character of the Louisville Cemetery, the City of Louisville retained the services of McMenamin & Associates and Cemetery Planning Resource Alliance (CPRA) Studio to develop a Master Plan for the cemetery. The Plan will guide future site development and sustain the rural integrity and character of the cemetery. Parks and Recreation Project Manager Kathy Kron presented a PowerPoint overview of the Louisville Cemetery Master Plan. She outlined the five phases of the Master Plan and noted Phase 1 would provide a sufficient number of burial plots for many years.