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Mayer stated, for those who think things have gone too far, there is still a lot of land in the southern end of Louisville, approximately 1,200 acres. Some of that land will be developed. Some will be preserved. He stated that Louisville has had its growth cycle and now is the time to wind down in a manner that is financially responsible, which he felt this growth resolution does. Levihn was disappointed with the 6% response rate to the survey. He stated that when he was campaigning, he found very few people who were absolutely no growth. Most people where saying that Co~.ncil needed to look at each individual parcel and area of Lo=isville and approve it or disapprove it. He felt Council should not. make promises in the future for future lands, as in Sled Hill. He felt there should be a good balance of business, so people will shop in Louisville for the tax base. Keany felt there would have been a better response rate, if people were given more than two days to respond to the survey. Concerning the south sub-area, he wondered, if Council passes this resolution, wh~.ch will tie the City's hands as to how many permits they will iss,ue, will the City be telling anyone wanting to annex to the City soY.th of Louisville that the City doesn't want them. They would then annex to other communities, with Louisville losing control of that area. He questioned the verbiage in No. 6 of the Resolution, as it applies to Boulder Valley schools. He was concerned about the cost of housing in Louisville. Davidson commented that the developers were the ones setting the pr~.ce of housing in Louisville and when it's resold, the citizen sets the price of the house. He stated that over half of the ex~sting homes in Louisville are of the small to medium size homes. He was interested in the quality of the future growth of Louisville. He preferred the single family homes to multi-family ho=.sing in Louisville, as he felt that was Louisville's identity. He felt Resolution No. 36 set goals for Louisville and a policy for the Council to follow. He commented about the importance of commercial growth and a balance to growth. Lathrop stated that item No. 5 in Resolution 36 discouraged affordable housing in Louisville. He proposed that item No. 5 read in the last sentence, "The Comprehensive Plan shall be a guide for res.idential density of new annexations and enclaves." Davidson disagreed because there are 70+ undeveloped acres zoned fox' high density development, so enclaves need not be zoned for hi?h density development. Also, an enclave means that it's surrounded by other people, so there is a responsibility to those people for them to expect the same kind of development that exists in their neighborhood. Lathrop didn't necessarily disagree with Davidson on enclaves. was. concerned with residential annexations. He 9