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City Council Meeting Minutes December 3, 2013 Page 9 of 21 COUNCIL COMMENTS Council member Keany inquired whether the addresses would be Louisville addresses or just addresses within a 500' radius. Planning Director Russ explained it is any address within a 500' radius. Council member Keany asked if this would affect an individual homeowner. Planning Director Russ confirmed it would affect individual home owners through a variance or minor plat. Variances have a ten day requirement and staff recommended a 15 day notice requirement. Currently minor plats have a 300' mailing radius and staff recommended a 500' radius Council member Keany asked if there is a way to post applications on the City's web site prior to the public process. Planning Director Russ explained the City currently does not put applications on the Web Site. Once the application has been filed it is sent out for referrals to the Public Works Department, the Fire Protection District and other partner agencies for review. He noted the application can change significantly during the referral process. When referral comments are returned, the final application is prepared for the meeting packet. Council member Keany suggested applications be posted on the City's new webpage to add a level of transparency to city government. City Attorney Light stated it could be a consideration in the design and message on the webpage. He explained the Planning Commission meeting packet would be on the webpage a few days before the meeting and would contain the most updated version of the application to be reviewed by the quasi - judicial board. If prior versions are put on the webpage, it would have to be earmarked it is not the current version. There should be some message to the citizens indicating the Planning Commission and the City Council cannot discuss matters outside the public hearing process. Having such information on the web may lead to the public reaching out to public officials prior to the public process. Council member Stolzmann received an email from Peter Stewart who noted other communities have neighborhood meetings prior to public hearings. She asked if this was considered. Planning Director Russ stated they only looked at the public notice process. He considered neighborhood meetings part of the referral process, but was to open to exploring other options. PUBLIC COMMENTS Aquiles La Grave, 379 Peerless Street, Louisville, CO, Chairperson, Citizen Action Committee, addressed the City's notice process. He felt the ordinance proposes to streamline the process instead of increasing the range of notice options and could