Parks and Public Landscaping Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2025 04 02

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Parks and Public Landscaping Advisory Board Minutes March 5, 2025 Page 3 of 5 PPLAB: Wishes that a Maintenance plan be included in Comprehensive Plan that would use Development/use/impact fees to be directly budgeted to improvements and maintenance of parks to address impacts of population growth. PPLAB: Is the Golf course club house project included in City Council discretionary spending? PPLAB: Wishes to continue renovation of arboretum, maintenance of tree canopy, would like to see these better defined in Comprehensive Plan. Hirt: Going forward, Planning Dept to continue to work with feedback and final drafting of Comprehensive Plan, with June public viewing of draft plan, adoption by City Council scheduled for Late June. Public comment from Ms. Krantz: Thanks for great ideas so far in tonight's discussion, would like to see something concrete to keep same ratio of acres of parks or amenities going forwards. We can't take this as a given. Community members expressed desire for lower growth scenario (Scenario A), but City Council is considering higher growth targets (Scenario's B and C)! Are there specific areas that will be parks? They need to be added to map now, rather than wait for the future. Hirt: No target number for growth in Comprehensive Plan. Plan is targeting areas that would be appropriate for residential, with uncertain amount of growth in future, not baked into the plan. Closest future growth number is derived from a share of anticipated BoCo population growth. Our share of State projections used for proportional growth would be a possible 2700 units if we stay the course of continued population growth. PLAB: Are there some approved developments south of Gravity Brewing parallel to Hwy 42, 50 to 60 units? And what about the Snarfs/Union Jack's liquor store back area? 2,000 units is 1/3 increase of current population, which is a ludicrous target with a larger impact that we are planning on. Will there be a budget for more parks and recognition of the need to include park lands. HIRT: CU purchase of the Cinnabar property is planned for affordable housing for CU staff and maybe students. We can expect an influx from that and the impact of HB 1313 which requires area cities to incorporate more housing within city limits. PPLAB: Sustainability requires creating housing for workers already here, rather than attracting more people. More housing and more pavement are against sustainability. Need to make water saving choices. Recommend to City Council lowest growth rate target. PPLAB: Memo suggested, include specific areas in Comprehensive Plan for parks as follows: PPLAB Statement regarding Comprehensive Plan: PPLAB wishes to express desire for lowest growth option as described, to include recommendations that designated area for parks be included in opportunity zones, with primary objectives City of Louisville Parks Division 749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 303.335.4774 (phone) www.LouisvilleCO.gov 5