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City Council Meeting Minutes June 21,2005 Page 8 of 11 APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH CLARION ASSOCIATES FOR HIGHWAY 42 REVITALIZATION AREA- MIXED USE ZONING AND DESIGN GUIDELINES Mayor Sisk requested a Staff presentation. Planning Director Paul Wood explained the Highway 42 Revitalization Area Subarea Comprehensive Plan was approved by City Council in September of 2003. One of the principle tasks identified to implement the land use recommendations of the Plan was the development of a new Mixed Use Zoning District and Design Guidelines. City Council approved a contract with Clarion Associates on March 2, 2004. The contractual Scope of Work was budgeted for $70,462. The Scope of Work proposed by Clarion included an optional task for detailed "testing" of the draft zoning regulations, for an additional $15,000, which was not budgeted in the initial City Council authorization. The City has received approval to fund the additional $15,000 expense through the $200,000 USEPA Brownfields Grant. The Total budget would be $85,737, with the $15,000 additional cost paid for through the USEPA Brownfields Grant PUBLIC COMMENT Eva Kosinski, 1301 Jackson Court, Louisville, CO addressed the issue of the Highway 42 Revitalization and the transit area. She asked for clarification on how that relates to the Comprehensive Plan. Planning Director Wood stated there is a relationship between the Highway 42 Revitalization and Area 2 of the Comprehensive Plan. The mixed-use zoning designation and design guidelines will set forth a zoning district, that would provide property owners the opportunities for a mixed-use. Heather Balser stated the Fastracks Plan and the station is contingent on an impact study. There will be public hearings in the fall and a preferred alternative for the corridor for transportation improvements of US 36 as well as the rail corridor should be completed by the spring of 2006. City Manager Simmons explained the Highway 42 Revitalization Plan addresses two issues: 1) Highway 42/96th Street Corridor; and 2) The proposal for Fastracks. Both address the northwest transportation corridor and include light rail, a component of Fastracks, which is a ten-year project. Evan Kosinski, 1301 Jackson Court, Louisville, CO asked if the Regional Transportation Plan would supersede the Citywide Comprehensive Plan. Mayor Sisk stated local issues will supersede county planning. He noted Fastracks will be a part of the Citywide Comprehensive Plan.