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City Council Meeting Minutes April 7, 2009 Page 3 of 11 Michelle Smith, 389 Juniper Court, Louisville, CO thanked Council for their leadership in passing the refuse, recycling and composting ordinance. COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL COMMENTS ON PERTINENT ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Councilor Muckle addressed the consent agenda and the approval of purchasing police vehicles. He had requested the City investigate purchasing hybrid replacement vehicles. He noted the City of Boulder is purchasing hybrid vehicles for their police detectives. He expressed his desire for the City to evaluate hybrid vehicles when replacing vehicles. Chief Goodman explained there is not a hybrid vehicle built for a police cruiser. He stated the manufacturers will not warranty vehicles with all the added police electronic equipment. He noted the Yukon hybrid was evaluated but was $10,000 to $12,000 dollars more. Mayor Sisk reported on the National League of Cities meetings in Washington, D.C., March 16 through March18. He noted the stimulus package is getting a lot of attention and stressed the importance of monitoring funds available through grants. He referenced the Justice Assistance Grant for municipalities to add police officers. Mayor Sisk extended an invitation to Representative Polis to meet with the City Council. He reported on Friday, March 27, the City hosted visitors from a Japanese Soccer Team. He stated the RTD Board of Directors is meeting on April 7, 2009 to discuss financing FasTracks. Metro Mayor's Caucus is also working on funding for transportation. He noted City Manager Fleming is conducting budget presentations throughout the City. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT City Manager Fleming commented that Mr. Sobel's statement that "the City did nothing to assist him" is false. City Manager Fleming commented that the basis for Mr. Sobel's complaint is reasonable and the City has spent significant time trying to have the complaint resolved. Among other things, the City asked the Greater Metro Telecommunications Consortium (GMTC) to investigate the complaint. GMTC has spent thousands of dollars in legal expenses pursuing the complaint. The GMTC, which is composed of representatives from over 20 jurisdictions, considered the issue and unanimously voted not to fine Comcast- presumably because the GMTC did not think that penalty would withstand legal challenge-and instead voted unanimously to change the customer service standards and through that mechanism require that Comcast send notices of changes in rates or channel lineup be sent directly to individual households. City Manager Fleming also reported on the following: