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City Council Meeting Minutes January 8, 2013 Page 7 of 15 Jason McLaughlin, 1013 Walnut Street Michael Galko, 817 Lee Avenue John Hahn, 1021 Walnut Street Rachael Knudson, 1210 Spruce Street Stella Merciez, 1133 Pine Street Barbara Starr, 10080 Empire Road, Lafayette, CO Sam and Bea Duran, 1109 Pine Street Ryan Hanneman, 1324 Lincoln Avenue, (former address: 1201 Spruce Street) Brad Peterson, 1207 Spruce Street, Louisville, CO voiced his enthusiasm for the project. He felt it would revitalize the area and bring the value back to the neighborhood homes. He and his wife fully supported the plan. John Leary, 1116 LaFarge Avenue, Louisville, CO attended multiple meetings on the Highway 42 Revitalization and felt the homeowners were promised their property would not be impacted. He addressed the overpass and noted there are other routes to the Recreation Center and downtown. He urged Council to respect the wishes of the neighborhood. COUNCIL COMMENTS Council member Loo requested Ms. Morgan forward all the written comments from the Miner's Field neighborhood to the City Council. Mayor Muckle inquired whether there was a way to preserve the driveway access. Planning Director Russ explained managing driveways, alleys and streets is difficult. There are a number of commercial driveways and a number of driveways, alleys and streets, which have been identified as safety risks. The 3-lane option will make the roadway safer by narrowing the width of the onsite parking on Harper and Griffith. If the property in question were to expand, access would be required from the alley. He stated a road is not designed for a driveway, it is designed for safety and noted those homes already have alley access. Council member Jasiak requested clarification on the driveways in old town. Planning Director Russ explained in the current Old Town Overlay, only corner lots are allowed driveways on secondary streets. Houses having alley access are required to eliminate their driveways with redevelopment. Little Italy is in the Old Town Overlay. He asked Council to err on the side of safety. Mayor Muckle inquired about the modeling of the streets. Planning Director Russ explained a micro simulation of the corridor was completed from Paschal to Locke Streets to project a 20-year forecast. Another simulation will be done when the redevelopment district comes forward. The DELO project will determine the number of trips generated against the Highway 42 corridor.