City Council Study Session Summary 2004 04 13

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April 13, 2004 Study Session twenty-eight weeks. Bill went on to explain that it is most important to balance all the needs of the Library, as well as parking needs. Louisville residents are expecting a nice library and the City is committed to building a first-class building. Anne Mojo outlined some fundraising ideas for the new library. Michele Van Pelt expressed concern for any additional fundraising for the library. She questioned how the City could go to the voters who passed a bond issue for the library and ask for additional money. Chuck Sisk & Sheri Marsella felt that many residents would understand that this fundraising is well beyond the building of the library itself, but stated the importance of communicating the difference between the two. Discussion/Direction – 2004 Citizens Survey, National Research Center Heather Balser stated that the draft survey included in the packet contains many of the questions from the 1999 survey to provide comparisons over time and to facilitate the City’s benchmarking efforts. New questions will be included to address topics of current interest to the City, such as the Comprehensive Plan, business retention & development, aquatics, housing, Public Access TV, and FasTracks. She explained that the survey does not include any open space questions since the City conducted an open space survey last year. A question regarding library amenities was also removed because of a recent library survey. Shannon Hayden, National Research Center, explained that 2,000 Louisville households would be randomly selected to receive the survey. When questioned on the typical response percentage, Shannon replied that the common response is twenty-five percent. Council reviewed the survey questions, making suggestions for additions and deletions. They requested the survey be emailed to the Citizen Survey Committee after the changes are made, for their review. Discussion/Direction – Proposed Hotel Registration Ordinance Police Chief Bruce Goodman explained that this proposed ordinance requires hotels to obtain valid identification from registered guests, and to keep records of that information for three years. The registration information would be open for inspection by law enforcement officials. He stated that when the Police Department conducts criminal investigations involving hotel guests, they often encounter incomplete or fraudulent registration records. Hotel corporate policies vary, but many prohibit the sharing of guest information with law enforcement unless presented with a subpoena or search warrant. Chief Goodman stated that this ordinance was drafted to address problems of prostitution, drug trafficking, and organized crime activity (counterfeiting & con schemes). After reviewing the ordinance, Mayor Sisk suggested incorporating a safeguard to prevent abuse of the inspection privilege by members of the Police Department. He felt that law enforcement officials must have a good faith basis or reasonable suspicion to review hotel registration records. Council agreed. Chief Goodman agreed to contact the City Attorney to incorporate the suggested change. 2