City Council Study Session Summary 2011 10 25

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City Council Study Session Summary October 25, 2011 Page 2 of 4 John Wyatt, VP of Wyatt Construction. Council members expressed their viewpoints about the idea and said that it sounds interesting and they were willing to explore it further, but it sounded risky and speculative at the same time. There are lots of questions to be answered, such as: How is the incubator funded? What would be the City’s contribution? Land donation or money? Build new or renovate an existing building? How many companies? How many new jobs to Louisville? How are we assured the businesses will remain in Louisville? What risk is there in the private activity bonds? Who else can be a financial supporter of this project? Is there a better investment option to create Louisville jobs? Councilor Sackett stated he thought the idea has merit and would like to expose the concept to a larger audience, eg. BRaD. Councilor Dalton requested from Andrew to develop the project more thoroughly and return at some time in the future and present to Council once again. Mayor Sisk was supportive of the idea; however, he stated Council could not give direction at this study session, and to proceed with great caution. Update/Discussion – Planning Commission 2011 – 2012 Work Plan Troy Russ, Planning and Building Safety Director, presented an overview of the work of the Planning Commission for 2011 and what’s planned for 2012. Jeffrey Lipton of the Planning Commission stated City staff is terrific to work with, believes the Planning Commission members work well together and with staff, membership of the Planning Commission is well- balanced, and that the Planning Commission collaborates with other boards and commissions which leads to better recommendations. Mayor Sisk expressed appreciation for the great job of the Commission and said the City benefits by relying on the membership’s collective knowledge. The Mayor gave the Commission credit for their work on Open Space Zoning, Administrative SRU, Sign Code and Downtown Parking Study, and going forward, the Comprehensive Plan and Highway 42. Ongoing work by the Planning Commission is Urban Agriculture Assessment, Highway 42 Corridor, Historic Preservation, Livable Streets Plan and Policy, Periodic Updates to the Code, and planned for 2012 is the Comprehensive Plan Update and Transportation Planning. Projects on hold are the Green Building Program, Telecommunications/CMRS Regulations and ConocoPhillips. An extension to the ConocoPhillips preliminary PUD was approved in February of 2011. Mayor encouraged staff to continue to turn around Planning Commission minutes in a timely manner.