City Council Minutes 2005 06 20 SP

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City Council/Planning Commission Special Meeting Minutes June 20, 2005 Page 8 of 9 Mayor Sisk requested public comments. PUBLIC COMMENT Carl Worthington, OZ Architectural, 1820 Folsom Street, Boulder, CO congratulated the Planning Commission for their work on the Comprehensive Plan. He stated the February Framework Plan included very strong policy statements that were right on target. He stated the June Plan appears to contradict the policy statements made in the February document. He addressed the revision made to the STK property and commented that the school and hospital will be isolated and should be integrated into the development plan. Michael Markel, 5723 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO, stated he is a stakeholder and owns two properties in the northern section of Louisville. He congratulated the Planning Commission for their work on the Comprehensive Plan. He commended the Planning Commission for recognizing the demographics of the City of Louisville are changing. Jon Lee, Colorado Technical Center, 2500 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 220, Boulder, CO, asked if the fiscal analysis of the Comprehensive Plan contemplates a great amount of retail on Area 3 which would prohibit flex office buildings. Chairperson Lipton stated the plan does not contemplate large amounts of retail, but rather service support to CTC. Doug Grinbergs, 530 W. Sycamore Circle, Louisville, CO stated there was not a notice posted at the Library announcing tonight's public hearing. He explained citizens are required to download all the PDF files to obtain information about the Comprehensive Plan. He requested bookmarks, links, and an index for such an important document. It was his opinion the Comprehensive Plan is unfinished. He noted the Louisville Resource Conservation Advisory Board reviewed the document and offered several recommendations and asked if they would be incorporated into the comp plan. He requested a green points program should be incorporated into the comprehensive plan. He requested a lighting ordinance or some direction on lighting in the Comprehensive Plan. Chad Kipster, 2925 10th Street, Boulder, CO stated that he is a design professional and commented that the Urban Land Institute is a good resource for information. He reminded Council that the Council and the Planning Commission are on the same team. He noted the better the vision the better the decision. Mayor Sisk thanked the Planning Commission for their perseverance in their review of the Comprehensive Plan. Council member Van Pelt asked Mayor Sisk what procedure would be followed for Council to review the comprehensive plan.