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Sisk moved that Council approve Ordinance No. 1109, Series 1993, which dedicates the building at 801 Grant Avenue as the Louisville Center for the Arts and providing for use thereof at 2nd Reading. Seconded by Howard. Roll call was taken. Motion passed by a 7 - 0 vote. RESOLUTION NO. 26, SERIES 1993 - SETTING TITLE ON BATWOTINITIATIVE Susan Griffiths, City Attorney, stated that last Friday the City Clerk received a petition to initiate an ordinance for the City of Louisville to put into effect a temporary sales and use tax of 3/8% for 10 years for the purpose of acquisition of land for open space, buffer zones, trails, wild life habitats, wetlands preservation, and future parks in and around the City of Louisville. The initiative process in Louisville is governed by State Statutes, which were extensively revised in the 1993 Legislative session by Senate Bill 93-135. She explained that under that revised process, the first action that must be taken by the city when it receives an initiative petition is to set a title for the measure, which becomes a part of the petition that the circulators will circulate within the city, eventually, once the form of the petition is approved. The Title Board, which sets the title for this initiative petition is, under State law, composed of the City Council and the City Clerk. The State law requires that the Title Board meet at a regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council in order to set the title for the ballot measure. She explained that Resolution No. 26 states that the Title Board will meet during the next regular meeting of the City Council on July 6, 1993, to fix a proper and fair title for the initiative under State law. The draft that the City Clerk has received will be the draft that will be considered by the Title Board at that meeting. The proponents have until June 23, 1993, to change the draft that they have before Council, if they choose to do so. Otherwise, a title would be set for the measure that they've already filed with the City Clerk on Friday. She stated that in the Resolution there is a process set forth for a hearing that will be held if anyone is not satisfied with the title set by the Title Board. The time requirements applicable to this initiative process are very tight given the November, 1993 election and the requirements under State law. We set a very tight time schedule for filing any protest to the title set by the Title Board, as a protest has to be filed within 48 hours. After the title is set, the Mayor sets the date for a hearing if a protest is filed. She stated that the hearing process isn't necessarily required by State law, but she felt it was important because the initiative would be subject to Amendment 1 and Amendment 1 contains certain title requirements, as do other provisions of State law. The hearing process allows anyone who thinks the Title Board may have acted improperly under the Constitution or under State law to tell you that in advance for you to have an opportunity to correct it in a timely fashion. Davidson called for Council comments or questions. 17