City Council Study Session Summary 2011 09 27

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City Council Study Session Summary September 27, 2011 Page 2of 3 Chief Parker brought up the followingitems: ConocoPhillips -LFD was hoping to be included in impact fees to ensure the LFD has thebudget to support increasing staffingto support ConocoPhillips when they establish their facility in Louisville. Mayor Sisk said the Impact Fee Study is wrapping up in the City and it would be too late to be involved. Mayor said it is important to make sure we work with ConocoPhillips. Managing Fire Risk on Open Space –One of the ways to mitigate fire risk on open space would be to conduct prescribed burns. Currently, prescribed burns are happening outside the City limits but not within the City limits. Mowing also helps to mitigate the risk and protect properties. The District has fire models in place for all the City’s open space properties outlining how each property would be defended against a fire. The District also hasall the keys necessary to enter through locked gates. The Fire District has invested in a new wildlife fire apparatus that would be used to fight fires where water is not accessible. Partnerships -The Louisville Fire District covers the City within City limits and several thousand people outside Louisville City limits. The Louisville Fire District has a partnership with Lafayette and Superior. The North Metro Fire District was asked to partner with the Louisville Fire District because one of their stations is close to the ConocoPhillips property and could support the south side of Louisville, however, North Metro declined. Residential Fire Sprinklers –LFD is in support ofthis issue, but no discussion at tonight’s meeting. Mayor Sisk congratulated the Chief and the FireDistrict on the great job they do with fire protection for the City and he expressed how proud he was of the cooperation the City has with the Fire District—it’s a great relationship and wasn’t always that way. Mayor Sisk presented Chief Parker with a framed photo taken by his daughter, Sarah Parker, entitled st “Academy Graduation 2011”which won 1Place in the Civic Events category of the 2011 Life in Louisville Photo Contest. Update/Discussion –Louisville Development Update: Troy Russ, Planning and Building Safety Director, updated Council and the Fire District on what is on the tablefor future development in Louisville with respect to new housing developments, North End, Steel Ranch and Parbois Place; and other developments including commercial, eg.St. Louis Church, the Tennis Center, Empire Storage,and 300,000 square feet of new commercial construction. Conoco Phillips has onlysubmitted their preliminary plans. Currently, the Building Safety Department averages7-8 permits per year for singlefamily permits, however, with new housing startsthese numbers will increase to an estimated 55 permits in 2011 and 45 in 2012 and 2013.