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City Council • Meeting Minutes December 4, 2012 Page 7 of 16 drainage standards which were in place in 1983. However, through this application process, the applicant revealed the existing stormwater facilities have been compromised and water is not being properly detained in the current parking area. The new drainage plan will significantly improve the drainage by holding the water and releasing it into open space land. The existing baseball field will be converted to irrigated native grass and seeding with a picnic pavilion. The northeast quadrant will retain native grasses and any portion of the area affected by the redevelopment will be reseeded. Staff conditioned approval to finish the sidewalk in the east quadrant along Washington Street. Staff evaluated the proposal against the five criteria in the Louisville Municipal Code and found them to be compliant. Staff recommended approval of Resolution No. 78, Series 2012, with the following condition: 1. The applicant shall extend the eastern sidewalk the entire length of the property along the west side of Washington Avenue. APPLICANT PRESENTATION Bryan Keys, Bryan Keys & Associates, P.C., 417 South Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, addressed the need for increased parking for the Church. He explained for a typical Sunday, the current parking fulfills the need. The Louisville LDS Church is unique as it serves as a meeting place for three neighboring congregations for special events, state conferences and meetings coordinated by the headquarters in Salt Lake City. In those events the parking proves to be inadequate and the only available parking is on the street or other private parking lots with permission. The goal of the project is to expand the parking lot to provide parking for those events to eliminate street parking. The drainage for this property will be improved and new landscaping of trees and shrubs will screen the parking lot and add shade to the area. PUBLIC COMMENTS Mark Bailey, 600 W. Hawthorne, Louisville, CO, a 33 year resident, stated his home is 100 yards from the parking lot in question. He explained the water from the Church parking lot drains water into the residential lots. In the summer the rain water drains into the residential lots and in the winter the water from melting snow floods and freezes in the gutters and the sidewalks. He encouraged the City Council to condition the approval on the drainage being fixed before the winter storms. COUNCIL COMMENTS Mayor Muckle asked for the historic drainage of the parking lot. Planning Director Russ explained the parking lot pond was designed to collect and detain the water and then slowly release it down to Hawthorne Street. The system was compromised and caused