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Davidson opened the public hearing and called for the applicant's presentation. Larry Lynch, 7923 Grassmere Drive, Boulder, Colorado, presented an East Street Vacation Proposal (see attached). Concerning the vacation ordinance, their first preference would be vacation ordinance as submitted in their initial letter of request. He reviewed the PUD. He felt the architectural features were above standard. There will be ultimately 60,000 s.f. of covered storage. Davidson called for anyone wishing to speak on Ordinance No. 1176. NONE Davidson closed the public hearing and called for Council comments or questions. Davidson asked about the alignment of 96th Street as it runs potentially through this property. Tom Phare, Public Works Director, stated they had looked at several alternatives. He felt more time was needed to analyze the benefits to Louisville of the different proposals. The alternatives range from $500,000 to approximately $1.5 - $1.6 million between the north option ($500,000) and the south option. Both options called for reconstruction of Hwy. 42 into a "T" configuration vs. a curve. Mayer was reluctant to vacate East Street, as it decreased the city's flexibility. Howard felt it would be more equitable for the city to trade East Street for the "blue" area on their drawings. Don Park, Park Engineering Consultants, 1240 Main Street, Longmont, Colorado, stated that they were attempting to give the city a right-of-way with a reasonable width, which was a win/win situation. Sisk stated that the two-story building looked like a jail facility. He preferred to have Lot 1 traded to Louisville now. Lathrop did not like the lack of screening that there is with chain-link fencing. He stated that if the outside buildings were built initially, he would not be so concerned about the screening. Bruce Goodman, Chief of Police, stated that the chain-link fence was their recommendation for security purposes to spot-light the area during night patrols. Davidson felt Lot 1 should be dedicated to the city completely, not just temporarily for 5 - 7 years. He felt the Cherry Street decision should be left to a future Council. He felt the entire facility needed to be screened, with the security responsibility left primarily to the property owners.