City Council Study Session Summary 2012 04 10

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City Council Study Session Summary April 10, 2012 Page 6 of 7 • Mayor also said the statement and core values should represent all interests of citizens and to also make a stronger point of historic preservation (connections to our heritage). • A community of 23,000 — it's unnecessary to state a specific number. • A small town is not a specific number. • Director Russ said the feedback from others was that the number was not important, but retaining the desirable qualities of a small town is very important. • The Planning Commission originally put in the population number. • Some things are not achievable at the expense of something else. • We're not going to make everyone happy. Identify what are the strongest values. • Vision Statement will go again before the Planning Commission. The draft Comp Plan will be rolled out to all the City Boards /Commissions. • Would the comp plan support a tall building in Louisville, eg. on the ConocoPhillips site? • Director Russ said from a Planning perspective that maybe there's a different expectation for downtown and the ConocoPhillips land and other areas in town. The surroundings and the values of the COP land are different than in other areas of the City. Wants to avoid blanket statements. Can we get flexibility in different parts of the City? • Agreement from others in terms of having flexibility. • The City's design standards may not be flexible enough. • Audience comment: Alignment of the reality vs. the desire. Comp Plan should be reflective of things we can actually do. • Audience comment: Council was elected to make decisions on behalf of their constituents — Council needs to make decisions. • As you gather data, I urge the Planning Department to be honest with Council as to what is needed. • Align the Comp Plan with the Code — Comp Plan is visionary. • City Manager Fleming reminded the group that two times the City has been voted the Best Place to Live. The list of core values is a list of what we value and it's a good list. • Regarding the feedback from other Boards /Commission, there is a lot of overlap amongst the groups. • Planning Department did a great job presenting to all the different Boards. City Manager's Report • Alan Sobel did not respond to City Manager Fleming to provide the information requested to be added to the City Council agenda on April 17th and so City Manager Fleming will find out if he wants to pursue a future date.