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City Council Meeting Minutes October 2, 2007 Page 9 of 12 be modified. He emphasized thE: importance of getting away from accusations and just asking the citizens to consider the facts. Mayor Pro Tem Brown stated thE; Preserve Louisville Issue Group does not publish their membership on i:heir Web Page. He voiced his support of Resolution No. 52 and stressed the importance of Council explaining the significance of the Cooperation Agreement between the City Council and the LRC. He felt the financial future of the City of Louisville is at stake and stressed the importance of getting the facts out to the public. He accepted Mayor Sisk's suggestion to modify the language in the Resolution and also offered modifications. PUBLIC COMMENT Susan Morris, 939 W. Maple Court, Louisville, CO reiterated how inappropriate it is for Council to take a position against a citizen's initiative. John Leary, 1116 LaFarge Avenue, Louisville, CO stated it is inappropriate for the City Council to speak withiout time constraints when the citizens are limited to three minutes. Michael Menaker, 1827 Choke Cherry Drive, Louisville, CO asked Council to advise the citizens of their position on Ballot Issue 2A. Don Atwood, 298 S. Taft Court, Louisville, CO noted he is one of the proponents of the citizen's initiative. He Explained the initiative does not state the City Council has relinquished all financial, planning and other control of potential development in the urban renewal development area. Eva Kosinsky, 1301 Jackson Court, Louisville, CO asked Council why a resolution is needed when thc: City Council members have already made their positions known to the residents. Ty Gee, 253 Hoover Court, Louisville, CO stated he might have misspoken on the Louisville Moving Forward Group requesting the Resolution. He explained the membership of the Preserve Louisville Advocacy Group contains no members of the City Council. Bonnie McCormick, 1301 Lin~;,oln Avenue, Louisville, CO stated the Government is only as good as the people. She stressed the people have to be allowed to vote on this issue. Matt Jones, 265 Dahlia Drive, Louisville, CO stated the issue is divisive and stressed the importance of workiing through this issue.