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Louisville City Council Meeting December 2, 2003 Page 9 of 22 Leary disagreed with the financial analysis prepared by City Staff and stated the Planning Commission ignored the public comment at the public hearing. He referenced the Citizen's petition, and stated he had collected 104 signatures. He reported out of the 104 signatures, only seven people supported STK, twenty people stated they did not sign petition. He noted about half of the people were familiar with the STK proposal and were knowledgeable and had opinions. He asked Council to respect the will of the people who signed the petition and reject StorageTek's proposal. Bob Muckle, 1101 Lincoln Avenue, Louisville, CO, concurred with the comments voiced by the previous speakers. He stated he favored new urbanism, however this proposal would be an urban neighborhood disconnected from the City. He encouraged Council to listen to the citizens. Ty Gee, 253 Hoover Court, Louisville, CO requested the Planning Commission record be part of the Council record. He stated the comp plan is a broad vision for the City, which does not allow residential in the South Sub-area. He reported on the following: STK's application to amend the comp plan to eliminate the residential prohibition was received in May of 2003 and could not be considered for 90 days; the citizen's amendment to the comp plan was submitted on October 17, and cannot be considered for 90 days. At the October 23, 2003 Planning Commission meeting, STK's original application was considered along with an application (Lipton amendment) containing suggested changes to the STK application. The City Attorney recommended the STK application be voted on, however, the application containing suggested changes (Lipton amendment) was approved and the next day STK submitted an amended application. He questioned the appropriateness of that process. Melanie Julian Muckle, 1101 Lincoln Avenue, Louisville, CO, concurred with the comments of the previous speakers. She stated she is one of the original signers of the citizen's initiative for the comprehensive development amendment and in circulating the citizen's petition she had not heard support for the StorageTek comp plan amendment. She stressed the importance of the buffer (agricultural or open space) between Broomfield and Louisville. She stressed the negative impacts to the City and voiced her opposition to satellite communities. Jay Berger, 1016 Main Street, Louisville, CO, stressed development and the comp plan amendment should involve as much citizen participation as possible. He addressed the open houses for community projects, such as the proposed skate parks. He asked why the City did not host any open houses for public input on consideration of the comprehensive plan amendment. He urged Council to open the discussions to public meetings. Jeanie Balch, 380 Lincoln Court, Louisville, CO, Board member of the Art Village Colorado, requested the arts be a consideration in the development of this property. She stated their organization believes a cultural center would enhance the quality of life in Louisville. She stressed the need for walk ability, height, residential density, and 9