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