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City Council Meeting Minutes May 6, 2008 Page 13 of 17 John Leary, 1116 LaFarge Avenue, Louisville, CO stated the Louisville Middle School's historic facade would be demolished. He stressed the importance of the City being allowed to salvage the Louisville Middle School's historic artifacts. He hoped the agenda would be changed to permit public discussion. COUNCIL COMMENT Councilor Sackett felt the Council should be united to support the citizens, but voiced his regrets he had another commitment and can not attend the meeting. Councilor Yarnell voiced her disappointment with agenda and expressed her desire to amend the agenda and present the elements of the position paper. City Manager Fleming addressed the Council and public comments and stated he was interested in what the Board of Education proposes for the Louisville Middle School and then hearing a public discussion and thought the agenda served that purpose. Mayor Pro Tem Marsella stated her understanding was the meeting would include a presentation. She voiced her frustration over the lack of public participation. Councilor Dalton suggested calling the School District Supervisor and requesting the elements of the presentation be made brief to permit more public discussion. He voiced his frustration that the Design Advisory Team was not given specific direction to incorporate portions of the historic building in the new design. Mayor Sisk noted the meeting is a Boulder Valley School District meeting. He stated the threshold question will be whether there is any way to preserve the history of the middle school without delaying the project. He stressed the importance of merging the desires of the community with the plans to reconstruct the Louisville Middle School. Councilor Muckle felt an obligation to the residents to pursue a dialogue with the Board of Education to preserve the history of the Louisville Middle School. John Leary, 1116 LaFarge Avenue, Louisville, CO, explained the dialogue should be between the Council and 1:he School District, followed by the public comment. DISCUSSION/DIRECT'ION/ACTION -HIGHWAY 42 ACTION PLAN City Manager Fleming explained the Highway 42 Action plan is intended as an outline of the steps the City and/or others must take to facilitate timely redevelopment within the Highway 42 plan area in a manner consistent with the