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City Council Meeting Minutes May 19, 2009 Page 3 of 5 CITY MANAGER'S REPORT Due to City Manager Fleming being unable to attend, no report was given. REGULAR BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENT OF AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS The City of Louisville established an annual scholarship to acknowledge and inspire community and civic involvement. The criteria for the scholarship includes Louisville residency for a minimum of 2 years; attendance at a local high school; a minimum GPA of 2.5 and civic involvement and/or employment with the City of Louisville. Each candidate for the scholarship was required to write a one-page essay titled "My Civic Involvement" or "My Employment with the City of Louisville". Seven applications were received and reviewed by Mayor Sisk and Councilor Yarnell. It was their recommendation the City award the scholarships to the following two students: $1,000.00 to Mallory Pearson attending Colorado State University and $1,000.00 to Sarah Jane Seifert attending the University of Colorado - Leeds Business School. Mayor Pro Tem Marsella presented the scholarships to Mallory Pearson and Sarah Seifert. Each of the recipients expressed their thanks to the City for the scholarships. RESOLUTION No. 18, SERIES 2009 - A RESOLUTION TO AMEND RESOLUTION No.7, SERIES 2007 EXPANDING THE BUSINESS RETENTION AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP Mayor Pro Tem requested a presentation. Councilor Dalton explained the Business Retention and Development Committee (BRaD) is composed of representatives from the City Council, the Planning Commission, Revitalization Commission, Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Business Association. Resolution No. 18, Series 2009, if authorized, would expand the BRaD membership to include a representative from the Colorado Technology Center (CTC). PUBLIC COMMENT