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APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Special Council Meeting 1/27/93 & Regular Council Meeting 2/2/93) APPROVAL OF BILLS APPROVE TEMPORARY PERMIT PENDING TRANSFER - COLACCI 'S RESTAURANT AUTHORIZE TO AWARD BID - PICKUP TRUCK REQUEST FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUNDING FROM BOULDER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - CITY OF LOUISVILLE/CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PUBLIC COMMENTS - ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Davidson called for anyone in the audience who wished to speak on any items not on the Agenda. NONE REGULAR BUSINESS DISCUSSION/DIRECTIONWEST PINE STREET VILLAGE -TWOREVISED CONCEPT P~S Annette Brand, City Administrator, presented the staff introduction due to Paul Wood, Planning Director, being ill. Brand explained that in Council's packets were sketches of the two plans. Plan A reflected the general layout that Council had seen before, minus one of the units, plus including additional off-street parking. Plan B, which also proposed seven (7) units, there is hard surface access and parking in the front of the project, with lot 6 & 7 relying on the public alley for access. John Prouty (property owner), 726 Front Street, Louisville, CO, stated that Plan A shows approximately 2,000 more feet of paving coverage. He explained that Plan B, with the parking lot, has a much greater negative aesthetic impact, in terms of the aggregate amount of asphalt. In Plan A, while there is asphalt along the private drive to the south of the project, it's hidden from the streetscape. Open space, Plan B, shows 2,000 sq. ft. more. The aw~rage lot size is larger in Plan A. He stated that the guest parking on Plan A is a very attractive and successful solution, because instead of the guests parking on Pine Street, they're able to come into the project and park without getting into the private garage and resident accesses to the rear. He felt that one of the major features of this project is to be able to have very attrac- tive streetscapes and houses in the traditional style of old Louisville, with a transitional element between new and old Louisville. Mike Silver, Architect, felt that it's important to keep the garages off of the front of the elevations. Prouty commented that another question that was raised was what was the best way to deal with the existing problem with the existing alley. Their solution was to have the private drive be two-way, 2