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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes January 8, 2015 Page 19 of 23 Russell states that the presence of the "bullet point" will have an incredible impact on the outcome of this plan and dialogue. Part of the discussion from the December 2014 PC meeting was the element of what is the predominant purpose of this corridor; is it a highly efficient transportation corridor or should it be considered differently in terms of community asset. Michael Menaker, 1827 W Choke Cherry Drive, Louisville, CO Menaker states he is a strong proponent of the apartments being built at North Main, the ones soon to be built behind Alfalfa's, and the proposed projects at Coal Creek Station. More importantly, those buildings are fully occupied. There are a lot of citizens living in the apartments who have voted not only with their present vote but with their dollars in support of some of the changes. The truth is that people always want progress but nobody progress without change. In changing demographics and the nee for a new generation whose goals and values are different, then money ". He thinks it is a good thing. He argues that the dive of view make a better discussion. Brauneis asks Russ about "who started this process" corridor ". Do you have comments to speak to how semantic issues about the use of the words; urb than what people perceive them to be. is change. There is no ovide and be inclusive Ilet point is "right on the inion and mobile points out the phra ocess unfolded. sity may be different in igh urban may be use of them Russ states that there was conflict and difficulty in ge not good for the community or the Ian process where there is no consensus to see people invest in the City, the pro policies. There were economic develop er or the pro nths of re be clew cts through the process. It was ve investor in the City. Having a is not good. If Louisville wants p. Staff saw a conflict in fro ness retention and development committee. T from the same entities. through an update of t of 1990's or 1980's and policies were b annexation seen toni assume we w .e anne hears ab actual Co neig charac suburban word "urban Louisville is ve C and Ci noun ' g 'mmunity preservation goals ot refle - alues. "` ddress this, Staff is going The Ci r ouisville of today is not the City of Louisville the city in expansion mode with lots of land to annex, . The Cit ickly ran out of expansive spaces. The t ann- ion the City will do. Our policies, however, ie icies did not align with our values. Staff es and traffic -ty challenges, but they were not aligning with ried to create a different language based on character. The a zoning document. Staff used "centers, corridors, and ivitie e city and tried to define them into character. The nguag- ere "urban, suburban, and rural ". Rural is open space; Appia, and McCaslin, and urban is downtown Louisville. The rd but in its essence, it is people living in a town. Old Town ot dense but it is urban. It has alleys, buildings are close to the • the Comp PI vidson Mesa emotion an "; • street, there are i - . - ed streets and the pedestrian sidewalks are all connected. The McCaslin corridor is ®- . ated "urban center" because it is an economic center. Development along Via Appia is diffe ent than development in Downtown Louisville but the zoning did not reflect it. Staff is identifying what the community wants the buildings to look and feel like on South Boulder Road, hence the community survey. Sid Vinall, 544 Leader Circle, Louisville, CO On the input from the large stakeholders on South Boulder Road, there were comments in the Small Area Plan that were on the website. He cannot find it. Pritchard says it is on page 136 in the December 2014 minutes PC packet. Vinall wonders if the comments were ever made at a public meeting?