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LL City+�?f , LOUISVILLE REVITALIZATION <br />I.o�.t15vIl1e COMMISSION <br />COLORADO • SINCE 1878 <br />SUBJECT: STAFF UPDATES <br />DATE: DECEMBER 14, 2022 <br />PRESENTED BY: AUSTIN BROWN, ECONOMIC VITALITY SPECIALIST <br />SUMMARY: <br />In the following, staff provides business and property updates related to activity within <br />the Highway 42 Urban Renewal Area. <br />Staffing Update <br />The City of Louisville reposted the Economic Vitality Manager position on Monday, <br />December 5t" and is currently accepting applications. <br />Update to Fees for Legal Services <br />Please see Attachment #1 for correspondence from Kathleen Kelly regarding changes <br />in Kelly PC's legal fees to the City. Effective January 1, 2023, each billing category will <br />be increased by 8.2%. <br />Recent Business Openings & Closings <br />Lash & Company (1059 Courtesy Road) had its grand opening on Thursday, December <br />8tn The Chamber of Commerce also hosted a ribbon cutting for the company. Lash & <br />Company is a cutting edge medical spa that offers appearance -improving services and <br />treatments, all performed under the care and direction of experienced physicians, <br />nurses, and estheticians. <br />Louisville Chamber of Commerce <br />The Louisville Chamber of Commerce announced the hiring of Eric Lund as its new <br />Executive Director on Monday, November 28t". Mr. Lund's previous experience includes <br />26 years of leading chamber, tourism, and small business development nonprofits in <br />various parts of the country. Mr. Lund is an advocate for sustainable small business <br />development, and is passionate about socio-economic issues. <br />Downtown Colorado Inc. Downtown Strategy Report <br />Downtown Colorado, Inc. (DCI) provided its final Louisville Revitalization Commission <br />Downtown Strategy Report. There were no major changes to the draft version that the <br />Commission previously reviewed. The final report is included as Attachment #2. <br />Work Plan Update <br />During its November meeting, the LRC requested that staff reformat the work plan to be <br />more consistent with the strategy table that DCI included in its final report. A draft of the <br />revised work plan is included as Attachment #3. The actions shown in gray are pulled <br />directly from the DCI strategy table and were not previously in the LRC work plan. Staff <br />anticipates having an in-depth work plan discussion in January, during which the <br />Agenda Packet P. 8 <br />