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Louisville City Council Meeting January 21, 2003 Page 9 Brown commented there were several very fine candidates and after the interview process, his choice was Susan Loo. Keany concurred all the candidates were well qualified. He voiced his support for Sheri Marsella, who is a very active member of the Louisville Housing Authority, and Chris Pritchard, who is currently a member of the Planning Commission. He felt that either of those candidates would be excellent Council members. Van Pelt reported receiving numerous calls from Ward II residents who support Sheri Marsella. She voiced her support for Sheri Marsella. NOMINATIONS: Davidson nominated Susan S. Loo and Sheri Marsella as candidates to fill the vacancy in Ward II, seconded by Sisk. All in favor. City Clerk Varra distributed and collected the completed ballots and tallied for votes. She reported a tie, three votes for Loo, and three votes for Marsella. Davidson suggested Council take a five minutes recess and vote a third time when the meeting reconvened. There was a five-minute recess. Davidson called the meeting back to order. Van Pelt suggested if the third vote resulted in a tie, each candidate to invited to attend the next meeting to make a brief presentation. NOMINATIONS: Davidson nominated Susan S. Loo and Sheri Marsella as candidates to fill the vacancy in Ward II, seconded by Brown. All in favor. City Clerk Varra distributed and collected the completed ballots and tallied for votes. She reported a tie, three votes for Loo, and three votes for Marsella. Council decided to have each candidate submit a resume prior to the next meeting. Both candidates will be invited to make a five-minute presentation at the February 4, 2003 meeting, after which time there would be a brief question and answer period and a closing summary by the candidates. At the conclusion of the process, Council would vote to fill the vacancy in Ward II. WATER RIGHTS ACQUISITION UPDATE City Manager Bill Simmons asked Public Works Director Phare and the Finance Director Laus to update Council on the strategies for acquiring additional water rights. Public Works Director Tom Phare reported the City closed on six units of Windy Gap last month and can now acquire up to 240 units of CBT water units. He stated the Public Works Staff is pursuing several possibilities for purchasing water rights. 9