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Louisville City Council Meeting May 15, 2001 Page 2 Davidson called for changes to the Consent Agenda. Hearing none, Davidson moved that the agenda be approved, seconded by Sisk. All in favor. Ae Approval of Bills Approval of Minutes (05/02/01) Authorization to Bid - Shelter at Pirate's Park Bid Award- 2001 Street Reconstruction Project PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Lucas Catalano, 471 Muirfield Circle, and Matt Clary, 757 Peach Court, Louisville, CO, students of Monarch High School, stated they worked on a semester-long government project. They chose to address the problem of traffic congestion on 88th Street and Campus Drive and shared the results of their study with Council. They thanked Don Brown, Bill Simmons, Craig Kitzman and Bill Kingston, of the City of Louisville, Don Orr, of Boulder Valley School District and Dan Garrett, of Boulder County Paramedics, for their assistance. Clary stated that 4,600 cars a day make a left hand turn at Campus Drive, and 700 of those cars are between 7:15 and 7:45 a.m. Catalano quoted an article from the US Today Newspaper stating that small intersections can be more dangerous than highways because drivers often underestimate the risks and become careless. Catalano stated that many of the drivers on Campus Drive are teenagers with limited driving experience. To raise public awareness, they contacted several newspapers and have written letters to the editors. They suggested widening 88th Street and extending Campus Drive to S. 96th Street. COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL COMMENTS ON PERTINENT ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Brown commended Catalano and Clary for their diligence and courtesy and thanked them for their comments and suggestions. Brown commented that he has received emails relative to the construction of the PSCo power lines. Davidson reported that Public Service is doing construction in compliance with the Special Review Use Permit. Sisk reported that he had contacted AT&T Broadband Cable TV relative to the increase in the cable TV rates and spoke with their representative, Marjorie Lejuste. He stated that the rate increase was to be $1.50, however, his cable bill increased by 30%. He noted that Com Cast had offered a discount for senior citizens, but AT&T Broadband has not