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City Council Meeting Minutes December 1, 2009 Page 4 of 12 2009 HOLIDAY HOME TOUR Mayor Sisk requested a presentation. Historical Commission Chairperson Dan Mellish, 590 W. Willow Court, Louisville, CO announced on December 5, the Historical Commission is sponsoring its annual Holiday Home Tour and invited City Council and the public to attend. He noted the Commission is considering changing the name of the event next year, due to the many events planned in addition to the holiday home show. This year the Commission is partne'rin~l with the Downtown Business Association to make this a full Downtown event. Beside the home tour there are events for all ages taking place in Historic Downtown including dining, shopping and holiday activities. The fives homes included in the tour are as follows: 401 Spruce Street, 841 Lincoln Avenue, 928 LaFarge Avenue, 1129 Jefferson Avenue and 1140 Jefferson. HISTOR.ICAL COMMISSION PRESENTATION RECOGNITION OF VIRGINA CARANCI Mayor Sisk introduced Historical Commissioner Virginia Caranci, who has served on the Commission for over thirty years. He noted through her care of historic properties and artifacts, L.ouisville is a better City. Mayor Sisk presented a plaque to Virginia Carand, in appreciation of her dedication. The Historical Commission, City Staff and City Council thanked Virginia Caranci for her 30 years of dedicated servioe to the Historical Commission and the City of Louisville. LOUISVIL.LE MIDDLE SCHOOL PRESENTATION Adam Fels, Louisville Middle School Principal, updated the City Council on the current activities at the middle school. He thanked Virginia Caranci for organizing the Louisville High/Middle School reunion. He expressed his thanks to the City Council, Parks and Recreation Department and the City Manager's office for their service to the school. He thanked City Manager Fleming, Deputy City Manager Balser and Planning Director Wood for their assistance. He recognized and thanked Chief Goodman and the Louisville Police Department for their partnership in the School Resource Officer Program (SRO). He thanked the Parks Department for thE!ir service in erecting tents at the Louisville Middle School. He explained the Louisville Middle School auditorium was built with the idea of providing a venUE! for civic events. He reported on the Louisville Middle School's partnership with thE~ Louisville Police Department on the upcoming event "Toy Drive" and thE~ "Winter Slam" basketball game, which will be held on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 3:45 PM in the gym. Each attendee is asked to bring an unwrapped toy to support the Louisville Police Department's Toy Crusade for Kids. The Uv1S Staff and Police Department Staff will play the eighth graders and afterwards they will wrap all the toys collected.