City Council Study Session Summary 2010 12 14

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CityCouncil Study Session Summary December 14, 2010 Library Meeting Room 951 Spruce Street 7:00 PM The City Council of the City of Louisville met in a study session at 7:00 p.m. in st the 1Floor Library Meeting Room, 951 SpruceStreet, Louisville, Colorado. The following persons were present - City CouncilPresent:Mayor Chuck Sisk Mayor Pro Tem Sheri Marsella Dave Clabots Hank Dalton Frost Yarnell Ron Sackett Robert Muckle Staff Present: Malcolm Fleming, City Manager Polly Boyd, Executive Assistant Joe Stevens, Parks and Recreation Director Katie Beasley, Senior Services Supervisor Update/Discussion –Senior Advisory Board Larry Brassem, Chair of the Board, presented on behalf of all the members present. He began by providing a chronology of what has led up to this meeting tonight with City Council, and expressed for the group,that they are glad to get their issues out on the table andasked for City Council support. He noted that for many months this year, the Senior Advisory Board (SAB) has been communicating with City staff and the SAB has been trying to convince City staffthat they are not bound by the rules of the City Charter that are defined for other Boardsand Commissions.The Board hasstated thatSAB members are elected by the Senior Advisory Board, and that City Council does not appoint members to the Board and the Board does not have to follow the laws defined in the City’s Charterpertaining to membership.Through these discussions there were many broken linesof communication,misunderstandings and Board members felt intimidated when as many as four City staff attended the meetings including the Parks and Recreation Director and the City Manager. City of Louisville City Council 749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 303.335.4533 (phone) 303.335.4550 (fax) www.LouisvilleCO.gov