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Louisville City Council Meeting May 16, 2000 Page 5. them from raising stock. He requested that Council consider using the term agricultural preservation instead of rural preservation. James Scriffiny, 1913 So. 88th Street, Louisville, voiced his concern over the IGA Agreement. He asked about the distance between the corridor and US 36. He stated that he lives at an entrance to Avista Hospital that cannot be seen from US 36. He stated that he is surrounded by buildings and asked Council to reject the IGA Agreement. John Sackett, CEO for Avista Hospital, 100 Health Park Drive, Louisville, spoke to the issue of the IGA Agreement noting that Mr. Clay Carlson has donated 12.5 acres of land to the hospital. Sackett stated that he had sent a letter to the City indicating their interest in working with the City to use the donated land as a buffer zone between the hospital campus and the neighborhood to the north. Sackett stated that there is a need for long term planning and on behalf of the Scriffiny's, wanted to see them profit from the sale of their property, which is classified as agricultural. He stated that eventually, the hospital would like to purchase the property and add it to the hospital campus. Hearing no further comments, Davidson closed the public hearing. Davidson stated that the properties in question would remain in the County and under their jurisdiction. However, the specific language of the agreement would allow the hospital to purchase the Carlson and Scriffiny properties. He also noted that the intent of the agreement to keep the land agricultural, which would not affect the tax rate and the uses of the land. Bill Simmons, City Administrator addressed several areas of the IGA Agreement. The first, the language the Town of Superior is proposing on page 4, Sec. 4.4. The original language stated that "no party will purchase land for open space." He noted that there would be more discussions between the four entities. Simmons addressed a second item, which designates Paradise Lane as a Rural Preservation Zone, and has the same designation within the Northwest Parkway Agreement. However, the Northwest Parkway Agreement further states that density may be in 1 unit per 4.5 acres and that there is no similar density language in the IGA Agreement. Simmons stated that there should be further discussions with the participants before the agreement is finalized. The other item is the Mauer property at Dillon and 88th Street, which does not have a designation at this time. The map shows that it is neither designated as Rural Preservation or Louisville Influence Area. Howard asked Tom Phare, Public Works Director about the IGA Agreement with respect to the Howard Berry Water Treatment Plant. 5