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· Louisville City Council Meeting· January 7, 2003 Page 2 PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Steve Loveday, 1570 Kennedy Avenue, Louisville, CO, and Blake Rennich, 669 Hickory Street, Louisville, CO reported they researched the City's land management issues for a US Government class. Loveday stated that recreational areas are not growing as much as the buffer zones. He noted recent land purchases increased buffer zones, but not recreational areas. They suggested the City increase recreational areas to provide for youth activities, such as football fields, parks, BMX bike courses and skate parks. They thanked Council for the opportunity to address their land management concerns. Fred Elbel, 10137 W. Dartmouth, Lakewood, CO addressed immigration reform and overpopulation issues facing Colorado. He invited members of Council to participate in a reception and debate, hosted by Colorado Alliance for Immigration Reform (CAIR) and VASER Consulting of Aspen. The debate will be held on Wednesday, January 8th, 2003, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., at the CU Denver Auraria Campus. Frosty Woolridge, 1457 Ford Place, Louisville, CO, addressed the problem of overpopulation in the United States. He distributed a poster and written information, which outlined the consequences of overpopulation. He requested that Council invite him to a study session to discuss the overpopulation problem and adopt a Resolution that would take action to stabilize the population. COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL COMMENTS ON PERTINENT ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Davidson asked Council to review the ordinance regarding trailers at a future work session for possible revision. He reported receiving emails from citizens relative to the ordinance and after review of said ordinance, felt it should be re-examined. He asked Police Chief Goodman to instruct officers to refrain from issuing tickets for trailer violations under the current ordinance. REGULAR BUSINESS RECOGNITION OF COUNCILMAN TOM MAYER Mayor Davidson recognized Councilmember Tom Mayer, who has served the City of Louisville as a member of City Council from January 1992 to January 2003. Mayer will be stepping down from his position as a City of Louisville Councilmember to begin serving as a Boulder County Commissioner. He reviewed Council member Mayer's many contributions to the City of Louisville. He noted that Mayer made a significant impact on the budget, open space, open space dedication requirements, and rewrote the City's zoning ordinance