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• City Council Meeting Minutes • December 18, 2012 Page 6 of 17 Fiscal Analysis: The fiscal impacts of each of the five development scenarios over the next 20 years would produce differing amounts of residential units, and retail, industrial, and office square footage. All five would produce a positive fiscal return to the City. Office uses are sensitive to the Framework choice, while Industrial uses are immune. Staff analysis and recommendation: -Vision Statement and Core Community Values. Staff evaluated five Development Framework Options against the City's endorsed Vision Statement and Core Community Values and each of the five alternatives meet the intent of the Vision Statement and Core Community Values. Staff believes Options#4 and #5 would serve the City well over the next-20 years. All three address the opportunities and challenges facing the City in the identified areas of change and desired areas of stability. Staff recommended the City Council endorse Option #4 as the preferred Development Framework to complete the 2012 update of the City's Comprehensive Plan. Option #4 is most likely to promote the City's Vision and all of the Core Community Values over the next 20 years. PUBLIC COMMENTS B.J. Funk II, 1104 Hillside Lane, Louisville, CO supported Option #3. He also supported a housing development similar to Hillside north of Centennial. He addressed the commercial occupancy rate along Centennial and asked whether mixed use was appropriate in this economy. Chuck Stout, 1169 Hillside Lane, Louisville, CO stated his job takes him throughout Boulder County, but he chose to live in Louisville and loves the community. He supported the Comprehensive Plan Update public process and the 3-urban center concept, because it provides a sense of community throughout the City. He opposed opening up the residential possibilities all at once and recommended a sequencing approach. He trusted Council to make a good decision on behalf of the citizens. Sid Vinall, 544 Leader Circle, Louisville, CO stated he left Boulder to live in a quiet community. He thought the community had quadrupled in 30 years and wondered if adding multi-family units along McCaslin was a good idea. He supported a small town character, and asked Council to keep those values in mind. Ken Genecht, Louisville, CO, a 19 year resident of Louisville, voiced his support for the recommendations made by the first two speakers. B.J. Wakely, 1164 Hillside Lane, Louisville, CO suggested going forward with Options #1, #2 , #3, then analyzing those options before moving on to Option #4. He opposed the apartment complexes along McCaslin. John Leary, 1116 LaFarge, Louisville, CO stated the plan is calling for changes the marketplace cannot accommodate for many years and calling for the massive changes