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City Council Meeting Minutes January 21, 2014 Page 19 of 30 Mayor Muckle suggested the City Council give staff direction on the fire sprinkling issue and continue the public hearings on both ordinances. Mayor Pro Tern Dalton concurred and suggested he would support the ordinance if Under Section 15.12.90 B, Criteria Items 3, 4 and 5 were removed Council member Jasiak supported bringing back the ordinances with the red-line changes. She supported voting on the sprinkling portion and continuing the ordinances. She thanked the public for their input. Council member Stolzmann supported comparing both versions of the Code now and making a decision this evening. Council member Keany supported Mayor Muckle's suggestion and stated he would like to see a red-line copy of the ordinance. He noted this ordinance is not about growth, it is about changing the Code. Council member Lipton agreed there is a lot of confusion with the ordinance. The Fire Code is not in response to growth. He stated it is unfortunate there is concern over the adoption of the Code. He supported Mayor Muckle's suggestion. Mayor Muckle stated it is the City Council and the City staff's goal to make Louisville a safe City. Council member Jasiak voiced her appreciation for the public who appeared this evening and her appreciation for the City Planning staff. She looked forward to seeing the red-line copy of the ordinance. Council member Stolzmann stated she specifically requested the separation of water costs from the infrastructure costs and noted it was not addressed in the staff report. She stated the Public Works Director assured her it was only for single family dwellings and requested clarification it was only for single family dwellings. She requested an article from the American Water Works Association be provided to the Council, which addressed the incremental costs of water to residential units, with respect to infrastructure costs. She was interested in knowing whether the calculations push the sprinklers out to a bigger tap size and whether it is affected by the number of fixtures added. She was uncomfortable about leaving that decision up to the Public Works Director. She had assumed the Fire Department established turning radii, but since they do not, she felt it would be more appropriate for the Fire Department to do so. She requested information on why Appendix D did not apply to the City. She requested more information on which of the fire lanes are less or more restrictive than Appendix D. Council member Loo stated she was prepared to vote. She explained her husband and brother are in public safety and she supported sprinklers in multi-family residents,