City Council Study Session Summary 2002 07 23

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CITY OF LOUISVILLE July 23, 2002 The City Council of the City of Louisville met in a study session at 7:00 p.m. in the meeting room of the Louisville Public Library, 950 Spruce Street, Louisville, Colorado. The following persons were present - City Council: Mayor Tom Davidson, Mayor Pro-tem Chuck Sisk, Tom Mayer, John Keany, Michele Van Pelt, Don Brown, and Arnold Levihn Staff Present: Bill Simmons, City Manager Julie Boyd, Deputy City Manager Heather Balser, Assistant to the City Manager Keith Williams, Recreation & Senior Services Director Charlene Laus, Finance Director Cindy Lair, Land Management Director Bruce Goodman, Chief of Police Tom Phare, Public Works Director Nancy Varra, City Clerk Meredyth Muth, Community Facilitator (7:15 p.m.) Belinda Goebel, Administrative Assistant Several members of the public were present; therefore, Council postponed the City Council Special Meeting scheduled for 7:00 p.m. to allow for discussion regarding the RTD DASH bus service. Heather Balser explained that at last week’s RTD Board meeting, the RTD Board voted to modify the proposed DASH route, pending approval from the DASH sponsors (Louisville, Lafayette, Boulder and Boulder County). The sponsoring entities have requested that the City of Louisville sign a letter to the RTD Board requesting that the DASH route remain as proposed. The action taken at last week’s RTD Board meeting would result in the RTD 227 route remaining as is, with the increased service routed down South Boulder Route from Lafayette to Boulder, as an Express route. Heather outlined the five-month public process that resulted in the proposed DASH route, and explained that the City of Louisville also obligated $20,000 over two years for stop improvements along the route. 1