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City Council Meeting Minutes February 18, 2014 Page 4 of 23 improved signage in front of the school. He noted 520 children walk to LMS daily and 110 children ride the bus. He stated LMS is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Business Association and one of the Main Street partners will do low cost physicals for the Louisville Middle School students. He noted the demographical changes to Louisville and stated LMS could handle whatever growth comes forward. He reported the LMS National Junior Honor Society volunteers 1,000 hours for the community for Food Share, the public library and many downtown events. He offered the LMS auditorium for City meetings or events at any time. LMS Staff: Their counselor was awarded the Counselor of the Year and their Assistant Principal was awarded Assistant Principal of the Year. The Louisville Middle School has received the John Irwin Award for ten years in a row. LMS partners with the Louisville Fire and Police Departments on the charitable Winter Slam Event, which is a basketball game between, the Police, Fire and LMS staff against the students to raise money for games and toys for needy children. They also partner with the YMCA of Boulder Valley for programs, which are held at LMS. Principal Fels is the Co-Chair of a new committee entitled CIPC, which will advise the Board of Education on the long-term facility needs of the District. CIPC and volunteers will work with district staff to identify and prioritize capital improvement needs. CIPC will be conducting public forums and the City Council is encouraged to attend one of those sessions. He thanked Council for their support of the Louisville Middle School. COUNCIL COMMENTS Council member Jasiak asked Principal Fels to keep the City Council informed as to the dates of the public forums. Principal Fels would keep the City Council informed on the dates of the forums and their progress. Mayor Muckle and Council thanked Principal Fels for his presentation. COMCAST CABLE FRANCHISE NEGOTIATION UPDATE Mayor Pro Tern Dalton provided an update on the Comcast Cable Franchise negotiations. There have been no changes from two weeks ago. The Committee is still refining their opening position and will lay out their initial information for Comcast to open the negotiations in the next couple of weeks. Later on the agenda is an Ordinance for first reading to extend the current franchise another six months, to October 11, 2014. This ensures sufficient time to work through our issues with Comcast. Mayor Pro Tern Dalton will continue to provide updates on the negotiations at Council meetings. PUBLIC COMMENT Alan Sobel, 1408 Kennedy, Louisville, CO began Part 2 of his presentation regarding open government and asked when the City Council will demand the City Manager's