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City Council Meeting Minutes April 7, 2009 Page 4 of 11 · The City's tax revenue in February was down from the previous year. Sales tax revenue is down 5.8%; the City top 50 vendors tax revenues was down 9.7%; lodging tax is down 17.5%, and auto use tax is down 23.3%.The sales and use tax revenues are down 6.9%, and 4.4% below budget. If this becomes a continuing trend, the general fund will be $500,000 less than what was budgeted. However, this is not yet a trend because it is only one month. The City has a reserve of approximately 4 million dollars so staff will continue to monitor the issue and ask Council to discuss contingency plans as necessary during the June budget retreat. It is important to stretch the available funds, work closely with local businesses, promote shopping in Louisville and encourage Economic Development that is consistent with the City's values. · The City is eligible for approximately $16,000 from the stimulus package for Justice Assistance Grants. The City of Boulder is coordinating all the grant activity, which will require an Intergovernmental Agreement. The City will bring an IGA for Council approval on April 21. · City Manager Fleming will meet with Library Recruiter Larry Corbus next week. Mr. Corbus presented the lowest bid and had the best references. · The City selected the brokerage firm of Gibbons-White, Inc., for leasing the Post Office Building. The City will work with Chris Boston and Steve Simms. · The Library Open House on Saturday, April 18. REGULAR BUSINESS INTRODUCTION OF NEW CITY WEB SITE - WWW.LOUISVILLECO.GOV Mayor Sisk requested a Staff presentation. Public Relations Manager Muth gave a brief overview of the City's new Web Site, which was activated on April 6. The new address is: www.louisvilleco.qov. All traffic going to the old address will be automatically forwarded to the new site. The new site is easier to navigate and has a more effective search engine. Some features of the new site include the following: · Notices on the front page are now divided between "Meetings & Events" and "News and Notices". · A search engine built into the header on every page. The search engine will also read and search those PDF files on the site, which were converted from original software (not scanned).