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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 07 August 10, 2004 Page 6 J• 1 is needed to move the inventory to the new location, and the old site needs to be demolished by 2 early October to accommodate the development schedule of Wal-mart. He added that the down- 3 time is relatively short considering the events that are taking place. 4 5 Councilmember Horst continued in questioning the changes being made to Cub Foods. Mr. 6 Mornson indicated that the developer is in control of the Cub Foods property as well, and plans 7 to give it a"fresh" and"consistent'look with regard to the rest of the development. 8 9 Councilmember Horst reported his attendance of block parties on Tuesday,August 3, 2004 10 - during the National Night Out celebration. He thanked the public for their courtesy. He 11 continued in reporting his attendance at the Village Fest Parade on Friday, August 6, 2004, 12 noting his appreciation for the community support he received. He concluded in reporting his 13 attendance at a public seminar, Tuesday, August 10, 2004, on smoke free restaurants and bars 14 with regard to the myths and questions involved with going non-smoking. He suggested that 15 Council begin dialogue on this issue prior to the end of the year. 16 17 Councilmember Stille reported his attendance of Joseph and the Amazing Technocolored Dream 18 Coat,noting that it was largely funded by the Family Services organization. He indicated that it 19 was a"huge"success, suggesting his only regret was not having attended Saturday or Sunday to 20 see Mayor Hodson fill a leading roll. 21 22 Councilmember Stille continued in reporting his attendance of nine National Night Out block 23 parties, thanking the public for their hospitality. He concluded in reporting his attendance at the 24 weekend events of Village Fest. He indicted that the events that took place, including the 25 parade,party, golf,ping pong ball drop and the basketball tournament were enjoyed by the 26 community. He made a special reference to the illumination ceremony for cancer survivors, 27 encouraging public attendance should it become an annual event. 28 29 Councilmember Thuesen indicated that due to a family vacation he was unable to participate in. 30 the National Night Out celebration and Village Fest. He stated that he hopes to be able to 31 participate next year, adding that National Night Out is a great occasion to host an informal 32 setting in which the community members and City officials have the opportunity to visit. 33 '34 Councilmember Thuesen continued in reported his attendance of a Council meeting in Fredrick, 35 Colorado, where his family vacationed. He indicated that his brother-in-law serves as a 36 Councilmember there, adding that the City has much land to grow-and are looking at how to 37 draw businesses in to mix within the housing. 38 39 Councilmember Thuesen concluded in referencing a memo he received regarding a residents 40 concern with pods in the roadways, in questioning if they are legal. He suggested that they are a 41 safety issue, therefore, Council should respond to this concern in viewing them as having the 42 same issues as dumpsters and amend what is necessary in the current City code. 43 44 Councilmember Faust reported his attendance at the National Night Out activities as well, 45 making a special mention of Gary Myrick, who he honored in front of his family and neighbors, 46 for his 570 hours of volunteer work for the City.