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CITY OF LOUISVILLE COMMUNITY UPDATE APRIL/MAY 2 005 CITY COUNCIL A MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR Mayor Charles L. Sisk IT IS TIME TO BE PROACTIVE 303.665.6889 siskc @ci.louisville.co.us Asr elected officials,the City Council and I are invested with making sound and easoned decisions for the City of Louisville.We are entrusted with responsi- Ward I bilities that are multi-dimensional and sometimes Dave Clabots controversial.The landscape of Louisville is chang- 1 303.673.9116 ing and some of our citizens are very resistant and oirr4 clabotd @ci.louisville.co.us concerned about the implications of our actions in regard to the new comprehensive plan. John Keany Many cities revise their comprehensive plans 303.665.4818 every five years, but we are now embarking on the keanyj @ci.louisville.co.us absorption of the last sixteen years as well as trying • to plan for the future with the Comprehensive Plan Ward II 2005 Update.We are attempting to address the future Sheri Marsella of Louisville for all of our residents. 303.665.3276 Can we please everyone? Clearly not, but we can Mayor Chuck Sisk marsels @ci.louisville.co.us rely on data that we have obtained through any number of avenues.We will also consider the opinions of citizens as they have been given at all stages of the compre- Michele Van Pelt hensive plan process and from the citizen's survey, as well as the recommendations of 303.673.9235 the Planning Commission. vanpelm @ci.louisville.co.us Ultimately,the decision rests with the City Council and Mayor. It clearly would Ward III have been easier not to embark on this comprehensive plan update. However,we owe the citizens this opportunity to define our community,rather than allowing Don Brown outside factors to determine our fate. 303.673.0648 Some of you remember the television program Dragnet, where Sgt.Joe Friday brownd @ci.louisville.co.us stated"Just the facts,ma'am, just the facts." Here are some economic facts for our City. Through January 2005,we have had six consecutive months of declining sales Arnold Levihn tax revenues. Clearly a trend has developed and we need to be responsive to those 303.665.2024 numbers. levihna @ci.louisville.co.us Of concern specifically are the revenues for November 2004 through January 2005. Those sales tax revenues decreased in comparison to the same months for the City Manager Bill Simmons previous year. Some would choose to ignore these numbers as aberrations. I think we 303.335.4532 would be foolish to follow that perilous path. simmonw @ci.louisville.co.us What contributed to the declining sales tax revenues, the lifeblood of our commu- nity?We need look no further than our neighboring communities with Wild Oats in City Council Meetings Superior, King Soopers in Lafayette, and in general Flatiron Crossing in Broomfield. are held the first and third But what lies ahead,you ask?A new Home Depot is to be one of the anchors in Tuesday of each month at Boulder's Twenty Ninth Street redevelopment and Lafayette has just announced a new 7:00 PM, City Hall Super Wal-Mart within several miles of Louisville. The competition is only going to 749 Main Street grow. As part of our comprehensive plan,we need to address these issues and our economic fabric. In my estimation,we can not afford to let other factors dictate our For further information future;we need to be proactive while we are in a relatively strong economic position. about City activities and The facts are disturbing and we must respond. I call on our citizens for action and not projects,please visit reaction. We pledge to lead proactively and reasonably. Doing nothing,in my estima- tion,is not an alternative. www.cilouisville.co.us. Additional information on the Comprehensive Plan 2005 Update is available on page 10.