Issue updates

Deborah Wallace -- Wallace and City Manager Ron Miller were recognized at North Middle School for the city's All American City designation; the school is sending a group to Washington.

Tauer - RTD requested signatures from the mayor for support for the East Corridor and the I-225 line. Tauer said that a signature of support for the East Line, which would serve parts of Aurora, could potentially be used to push 225 to the back burner. He said he will only sign his support for the 225 line, which would connect the  current terminus at Nine Mile to the East Corridor at I-70.

Discussion of whether to contribute $5,000 for the fireworks at the Arapahoe County Fair. Unanimous support to donate from the VPAB fund.

Tauer hints at future contingencies for a like donation next year.

Councilmembers Renie Peterson and Brad Pierce give updates from their trip to Portland, Ore. for the National League of Cities' Green Conference.

"We probably want to think about what we want to tell them about 2010," Tauer said. "One of the things that we may want to mention is that ... if we really want to do it next year, we probably need to tell Ron (Miller) to build it into the budget. Next year may be tighter than next year."