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The news media had indicated that Louisville and <br /> Lafayette were in negotiations regarding a joint <br /> recreation center. Both Szymanski and Mayor <br /> lauson asked Erisko if we had yet been approached <br /> by Lafayette. Rriako stated that to his knowledge <br /> there has been no formal request but he is aware <br /> that Lafayette is conducting • study for • <br /> recreation center also and that a joint venture <br /> has been identified as a possibility to pursue. <br /> Erisko has also been talking to the YMCA in <br /> discussing alternatives to a City Rscre'tion <br /> Center. All these items will be discussed at <br /> length during the Council Work Session next <br /> week. <br /> UPDATE - LOUISVILLE WATER <br /> TANK Hundley stated that the City of Louisville <br /> presented a request to the City of Boulder Open <br /> Space Board to construct an at-grade water storage <br /> tank on Boulder open space. The request was <br /> unanimously denied. The City is now pursuing <br /> other alternatives to provide the residents and <br /> businesses of the City of Louisville a water <br /> storage tank at a location that would be high <br /> enough to provide adequate pressure. One alterna- <br /> tive is constructing an elevated water tank at the <br /> Howard Berry Water Treatment Plant site. Eundley <br /> stated, 'It still remains our goal to identify the <br /> most cost effective alternative and one theta the <br /> most environmentally sound to construct a water <br /> storage task for the City of Louisville.• <br /> Sackett stated that he feels that Louisville is <br /> being identified by Boulder as a competitor and <br /> say be at issue in the denial of the water tank <br /> when it is actually a project beneficial to both <br /> Boulder and Louisville; he would like to see <br /> the Louisville Council writ, a letter to the <br /> Boulder Council stating Louisville's attitude of <br /> controlled quality growth with room for open <br /> space. Sackett feels it important to tell Boulder <br /> that our request for a water storage tank in <br /> Boulder open space 'is not our intention to slap <br /> (Boulder) in the face at all...but to preserve the <br /> intent of that open space in the process.• <br /> 'That's why we are asking for the ability to put <br /> that water tank underground so that our environ- <br /> ment would be preserved, not our environment of <br /> Louisville, but our environment of both Boulder <br /> and Louisville." <br /> Mayor Ysuson stated that it is his estimation that <br /> all of this has been conveyed to the Boulder Open <br /> Space Board and "they could care less what we <br /> 6 <br />