City Council Minutes 2020 04 17 SP

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City Council Meeting Minutes April 17, 2020 Page 4 of 5 Mayor Stolzmann reviewed the motion on the table noting it does include adding the language Mayor Pro Tem Maloney suggested tonight. Councilmember Leh asked for clarification on how the Urban Renewal Funds will be allocated. Director Pierce stated all applications will be reviewed for eligibility and for all those in the Urban Renewal Area we will apply the LRC funds first rather than using the General Fund money for them. Director Pierce noted that once the eligible applications are divided by filing status, if there is a need to further rank them then the opening date will be used with older businesses ranked higher. Councilmember Leh would like that explained more clearly in the application. Councilmember Leh suggested some language changes in application; motioner and seconder accepted the changes. Councilmember Lipton asked how much of this application will be subject to open records laws. City Attorney Kelly stated by and large the application materials are subject to open records laws. That is noted on the application so applicants should be aware of this when they apply. If there is anything that can be kept confidential under Colorado law staff will use reasonable efforts to maintain confidentiality if there is a request for that information. Mayor Stolzmann summarized the motion noting the changes that were made tonight were captured by staff in the application. Councilmember Leh was concerned that some applicants may not apply if they think information will be made public. Mayor Stolzmann stated most of this information is available through other sources already and we have removed most anything business owners told us was of concern to them. Councilmember Dickinson proposed a substitute motion to include a section in the application that asks applicants to explain how the business has been damaged by the emergency. Motion died for lack of a second. Roll Call Vote: Motion passed by unanimous roll call vote. RESOLUTION NO. 32, SERIES 2020 – A RESOLUTION APPROVING A COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH THE LOUISVILLE REVITALIZATION COMMISSION TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT PROGRAM FUNDING Director Pierce stated this is an agreement with the Revitalization Commission (LRC) to have the LRC provide an additional $100,000 in funding to the grant program. It will be used for businesses within the Urban Renewal Area.