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<br />City Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />March 3, 2009 <br />Page 2 of 8 <br /> <br />be approved, seconded by Councilor Sackett. All in favor. Absent: Councilors <br />Yarnell and Muckle. <br /> <br />A. Approval of Bills <br />B. Approval of Minutes (02/17/09)) <br />C. Approval of A ward Bid for Dillon Road Reconstruction and <br />Drainage Way "G" Improvements Projects <br />D. Authorization to Re-Bid Equipment Purchase for 2009 Waste <br />Water Treatment - Blower Replacement <br />E. Approval of A ward Bid for 2009 Vehicle Replacements <br /> <br />Councilor Yarnell arrived to the meeting at 7:04 p.m. <br /> <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA <br /> <br />Joe Alper, 749 Wild rose Way, Louisville, CO a twelve-year resident of Louisville, <br />requested the City Council reconsider the City's 1964 beekeeping ordinance, <br />which prohibits the keeping and transportation of honeybees. He stressed the <br />importance of honeybees in the suburban landscape and noted bees are the <br />world's number one insect pollinators. He explained the honeybee population is <br />dwindling as a result of a phenomenon known as colony collapse disorder. He <br />urged Council to reconsider beekeeping in the City of Louisville. <br /> <br />Michele Pelanne, 741 Wild rose Way, Louisville, CO distributed written <br />information relative to beekeeping. The information included beekeeping <br />ordinances recently passed in the cities of Denver, Fort Collins, and Windsor. <br />Additional information included economic studies, biology studies on bee swarms <br />and stings, a CSU biology study on bees and wasps, a review on insect allergies <br />from Children's Hospital in Boston, an article on colony collapse disease and a <br />history of the honeybee in Colorado. <br /> <br />Councilor Dalton asked if the City of Boulder allows beekeeping. Ms. Pelanne <br />stated the City of Boulder allows managed beekeeping with height restrictions. <br /> <br />Alan Sobel, 1408 Kennedy, Louisville, CO, thanked the City for providing the <br />preliminary cost for implementation of Ballot Issue 200. He commended the City <br />for including residents in the final process. He requested more information on <br />citizen's participation in the City's new Web Page. <br /> <br />COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL COMMENTS ON PERTINENT ITEMS NOT ON <br />THE AGENDA <br /> <br />Councilor Clabots thanked everyone who attended the February 19th Heat Relief <br />Dinner at the Louisville Recreation Center. He also thanked the local businesses <br />who donated gifts and certificates, and the Blue Parrot Restaurant for sponsoring <br />