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City Council Meeting Minutes August 5, 2008 Page 2 of 14 PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Billy O'Donnell, 444 Owl Drive, Louisville, CO contributed a book entitled The Kite Route, Story of the Denver & Interurban Railroad, to the City of Louisville. COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL COMMENTS ON PERTINENT ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Mayor Sisk announced the City has entered into a contract to purchase the Post Office Building from the Thomas Family. The closing will not take place until November. He stressed the importance of the acquisition as it will provide parking and a possible public/private partnership to the downtown area. The Louisville Revitalization Commission is reviewing alternatives for the property. The US 36 Mayor's and County Commissioners Coalition met and prepared joint applications with RTD for Senate 1 funding for the US 36 Project. One application was filed for bus lanes and the second for additional lanes. Mayor Sisk thanked Council members and all the volunteers who participated in the Race for Life Cancer Relay. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT City Manager Malcolm Fleming reported on the following: • The City has contracted with CDM Consulting for services. They will assist in a needs assessment for a GIS System for the City. The report will be available in the next 90 days. • The City is making progress of the gateway signage project. Studio No. 6 has submitted five different designs and consensus has been reached on one design. • The July 16th Open House on Trash and Recycling received good response and the public comments will be incorporated into the RFP. • The Louisville Middle School Construction project is creating some changes to the traffic flow along Main Street. The Police Department is working with the school for pick-up and drop-off areas. • New hires for the City include: Accounting Manager Lance Hillis, Parks and Recreation Director Joe Stevens; Parks Technician Robert Vaughn, Police Officers John Tafoya and Anthony Martinez; Accountant Barbara Kelly; Park Superintendent Dean Johnson; Facility Maintenance Manager David Szabados and Head Lifeguard Johann Volk. Promotions: Steve Hite was promoted to Assistant Operations Manager; Dave Nicholas was promoted to Operation Technician III and Diane Kreager was promoted to Accountant Technician. He thanked the Human Resources Department for their hard work.