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City Council Meeting Minutes May 6, 2014 Page 15 of 27 parking tickets for parking violations. These markings do not add additional powers. Staff is looking at a smaller, less intrusive parking design for the asphalt to indicate no parking, which would be coordinated with an adjacent sign. Council member Loo asked staff to present photographs of the designs for Council consideration. City Manager Fleming explained the City needs to move quickly for the summer season. There is a concern over painting the actual curbs red or yellow, so the City is exploring different alternatives. Mayor Pro Tem Dalton supported the approach. Council member Lipton was interested in hearing the public's comments. He expressed his concern and disappointment the Lucky Pie was specifically identified in the parking plan. Mayor Muckle concurred and stated the Council needs to talk generally about properties and not about specific properties. He stated tonight the Council will discuss the immediate options for this summer. PUBLIC COMMENTS Susan Honstein, 727 Pine Street, Louisville, CO lives in the downtown area and attended all the parking meetings. She was pleasantly surprised to see an action plan developed so quickly and felt the ideas of the proposal gave the downtown residents some indication they are being heard. She had asked for, but did not see in the plan, the actual marking for parking spaces within the block. Michael Menaker, 1827 W. Choke Cherry Drive, Louisville, CO observed one of the areas for improvement is parking and signage. He suggested the signage should be as intrusive as possible to make it clear parking is not allowed. He supported curb painting and concurred with Council member Lipton about actually naming properties, but noted the Lucky Pie property was purchased exclusively for parking purposes. He urged Council to proceed slowly, so as to allow anyone who wishes to bring a proposal for an alternative development forward. Garrett Mundelein, 555 County Road, Louisville, CO also voiced his concern over the quick sale of City property. He felt the focus should be on anyone who is interested in purchasing the City property having a fair chance of submitting a development plan. He lives in an area affected by event parking and since January has not been able to access his property, where he is developing townhomes. He reported on 12 incidents where cars block his driveways and deliveries could not be made. The cars are not ticketed nor towed. He addressed curb painting and noted encroachments on driveways are a very big issue and noted the City Code requires 5' from a driveway to provide a turning radius. Drew Honness, owner of Sweet Cow and Brendan McManus, Lucky Pie owner, 637 Front Street, Louisville, CO addressed the sale of the City -owned building, which is occupied by their two businesses.