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City Council Meeting Minutes October 19, 2010 Page 3 of 8 Mayor Sisk reported on the following: The Water Committee will meet on Friday, October 22 to discuss the City's water needs. The Louisville Revitalization Commission met on October 18 and discussed using future TIF funds for permanent patios on Main Street. The mail ballots were sent out last week and early voting began on Monday, October 18 He urged Louisville citizens to consider and vote for Louisville Ballot Issue 2D. He thanked Journalist John Aguilar for the article he wrote about ballot issue 2D, which appeared in the Sunday edition of the Daily Camera. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT City Manager Fleming reminded Council they are scheduled to meet with the Boulder County Commissioners on Monday, October 25, at 5:30 p.m. at the Louisville Public Library. He addressed Mr. Sobel's comments relative to his assertions the City has done nothing to publicize the Cable Company Customer Service Standards. He reported since June 2009, all City /Comcast documents are accessible through a Zink on the City Home Page. He noted the City does not have the authority to adjust or control rates, but may be able to help with poor service or billing errors. He thanked Mr. Sobel for bringing to the City's attention the Comcast Cable Television practice of providing insufficient notice of rate and channel lineup changes. Mr. Sobel responded to Mr. Flerning's statement and agreed the information is available on the City's Web site, but noted no one knows the information is there because the City does not inform the public. He took issue over the Comcast's notification process, which is 30 days. Mayor Sisk stated he shared Mr. Sobel's concern over Comcast acquiring the NBC Universal Company on a federal level. REGULAR BUSINESS PRESENTATION 2010 CENSUS Mayor Sisk introduced Pat Rodriguez, Specialist for the United States Census Bureau. Ms. Rodriquez presented a plaque of appreciation to the City for their efforts motivating residents to fill out and participate in the 2010 Census. She noted the City of Louisville had an 83% return rate for the 2010 Census questionnaires. She thanked Mayor Sisk, City Manager Fleming, Deputy City Manager Balser, Public Relations Manager Muth, City Planners McCartney and McMillan and the Louisville Recreation Center. She also distributed a packet of information, which contained a detailed PowerPoint presentation; a timeline of census releases, current surveys and funding allocations for federal programs. The Census Bureau's goal was to establish partnerships in local communities and to form census complete count campaigns to educate and motivate residents to complete and return their census questionnaire.