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City Council Meeting Minutes February 4, 2014 Page 16 of 28 Gary Larson, 2189 Park Lane, Louisville, CO noted there were comments at the last meeting from those who did not support the project. He felt commercial buildings would create a lot of traffic, which would be damaging to the low density housing development. Alexandra Bradley, 1385 Caledonia Circle, Louisville, CO urged City Council to deny the project. She stated there are approved plans for multi-family units, which have not been developed. She felt it would be prudent to see how these units would affect the roadway and the City's infrastructure. She feared the City is losing their small town feel and suggested the Council wait until they meet with the school district to make any decisions. She suggested the developer consider a true-senior housing project with an age limit. She stated the town is growing too quickly and urged the City to slow down. Tim Gromie, 134 Jackson Circle, Louisville, CO encouraged Council to vote no on the proposal. He agreed the developer is targeting empty nesters, but the school district did not take that in account. They only took into account how many children will be enrolled at Louisville Elementary School. He felt the ball fields and playground would also be impacted by the growth. COUNCIL COMMENTS Council member Keany inquired whether the developer would be willing to put an age restriction on the property. Justin McClure did not want to speak for Boulder Creek Developers, but stated from a market perspective, such a restriction would compromise the economic viability of the project. Steve Erickson, Boulder Creek Neighborhoods, 712 Main Street, Louisville, CO stated putting an age restriction on the project would go against their design philosophy. Boulder Creek builds for empty nesters, never nesters and single women with attributes which accommodate their lifestyles. Putting an age-restriction would nix the project. Council member Stolzmann voiced her concern over the open space swap and the new alignment of the trail. She was also concerned over the piping of the ditch, even though it was stated it is for safety reasons. She felt there was charm in the City's canals and ditches and did not support piping them. Council member Jasiak requested a review of the slide of the land swap and a comparison of the original and new trail alignment. Planning Director Russ explained the original concept for the trail showed the trail traversing and crossing Highway 42 at the Davidson ditch. At the time there wasn't the engineering or the understanding of what it would take to cross Highway 42. The details with the crossing were to match up with the North End development; achieve a depth to go beneath an Xcel pipeline and cross the Goodhue ditch. He explained the City does not have control over this property; Highway 42 has a right-of-way line on the east side; the City of Lafayette has a main water line and Boulder County has control to the south. He explained the depth