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City Council Meeting Minutes December 3, 2013 Page 10 of 21 disenfranchise the community .He visited neighboring communities and reported on their notice processes and recommended the City start over with a view of increasing the efficacy of the whole process to meet the residents desire to be better informed. John Leary, 1116 LaFarge Avenue, Louisville, CO felt the ordinance is merely a tweak and does not get into the basic issues. He stated the Safeway redevelopment was an example of citizens sending out notices and getting the word out. He suggested looking creatively at the process and looking at new technology, but not giving up on the old technology for notice. He urged Council to table the matter and work on a creative process to engage the public. Debby Fahey, 1116 Enclave Circle, Louisville, Co agreed with the comments of other speakers. She encouraged the City to look at all forms of communication. She stated she does not always use social media and supported mailing notices. Council member Keany stated there is one sign per frontage, and asked if there was any consideration for larger frontage properties to have more signs. Planning Director Russ stated there is, however it is difficult to define, large, small and scope of work. Posting for ConocoPhillips would fail because of the scale of the site. He explained the intent is there, but because of differing sizes, it is hard to create a uniform standard. Council member Keany noted the Planning staff stated they do not want the discretion to require a larger notification area. Planning Director Russ stated his preference was not to have the discretion. Council member Keany suggested giving the City Manager the discretion to require a larger notification area. Planning Director Russ stated the discretion can be given to the Planning Department or the City Manager. Council member Keany did not believe homeowners making outdoor improvements should be subject to the same notices requirements for neighbors who will probably not see the improvements. City Manager Fleming explained the Planning Division is looking at multiple ways of communication and asking for Council direction on the communication options of providing notice to residents. Mayor Pro Tem Dalton suggested the Council review this matter at a study session and solicit comments from the public. He agreed a homeowner should not be subject to paying for notices when only a few neighboring homes will see the improvements. Council member Stolzmann was interested in seeing a notice process, which could be implemented proportionally and consistently. She suggested using a formula to determine the type of notice. She supported posting applications on the web page prior to a public meeting, but making it clear it may not be the final version before the Planning Commission. She requested more information on neighborhood meetings.