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Business Retention & Development Committee <br />Meeting Minutes <br />February 2, 2015 <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />OPEN GOVERNMENT PAMPHLET <br />The Open Government Pamphlet was distributed to each BRaD member. The City Manager <br />encouraged members to review it saying it is an important document. <br />BRaD ADVOCACY DISCUSSION <br />There was discussion related to creating goals for BRaD advocacy. Chair Dalton said the <br />group should advocate for policies that will benefit businesses in Louisville — improve the <br />general business climate in Louisville. <br />Items discussed: <br />Increase Connectivity among business and neighborhoods adjacent <br />Conoco Phillips property: Single user and no residential are difficult assumptions for a potential <br />buyer to address. <br />Business interests — do we want to be more regional focus? <br />McCaslin — advocate for more housing? City -wide increase development opportunities? <br />Improving transportation network <br />Council may take a position that more housing may be good for business but not small area. <br />Council will look to BRaD to make a recommendation. <br />Downtown parking — takes pressure off neighborhoods but also provides a way to solve <br />daytime population problem. No place to park employees. <br />Commissioner Reichenberg said the biggest problems in Louisville are Sam's Club and Phillips <br />66. If you solve those, you change the landscape of Louisville. <br />Commissioner Menaker said Urban Renewal process proceeding with Sam's Club. If Urban <br />Renewal is successful, then that will take care of it. <br />Commissioner Tienken said downtown parking not having significant impact on businesses <br />coming to town. Not impacting businesses coming downtown. The big picture items: Sam's <br />Club and Phillips 66 <br />Council member Loo said parking important but 2/19/2015 is the beginning of McCaslin Small <br />Area Plan. Need voices speaking out on this. Business owners need to advocate for <br />themselves. BRaD needs to be a voice for McCaslin area. With regard to Sam's Club — yes, <br />UR focuses on Sam's but will benefit entire area. Council member Loo voted to go further was <br />understanding how Urban Renewal (UR) meshes with Small Area Plan (SAP). UR will give us <br />options for what to do. <br />3 <br />