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City Council Meeting Minutes February 7, 2017 Page 7 of 15 Councilmember Maloney asked if TOD is really going to be a financial benefit if more money is generated by leaving the area zoned commercial and retail. Director Zuccaro stated TOD would bnng more people in who might use businesses and create a population that stays and shops in this area 24 hours rather than just daytime employees. Mayor Muckle asked if the proposal would allow for increases in the building heights. Director Zuccaro stated there is no increase proposed. Mayor Muckle asked for public comments. Curtis Paxton, 383 Meeker Court, thanked the Council for not including residential east of McCaslin Boulevard He stated the TOD area is really not helpful if you can't reach good shopping choices. He would like to see a population target number added to the document so that more residential is not considered with each development. He added the City needs to prioritize completing first and final mile solutions to the transit center Camilla Donnelly, 2366 Senator Court, would like to see the area left for commercial and retail so as not to damage the ability of the area to generate sales tax revenue. She would like the Special Review Use option to be removed. Kathrine Herron, 1053 West Century Dnve, #302, has seen a great deal of development in the McCaslin Boulevard area and much of that development is still not filled. Don't build new buildings until the existing ones are full She doesn't support changing Centennial Parkway to two lanes Chuck Stout, 1169 Hillside Lane, asked what the total build out population goal of Louisville is We should understand that before approving any new housing. There is no new housing for seniors downsizing or millennials upsizing from apartments. We need more options in housing and more affordable housing. Jerome McQuie, 972 St Andrews Lane, stated he is concerned about the economic impact of the Transit Oriented Development. He is not sure it will work here; people are too car oriented for it to be successful. John Leary, 1116 Lafarge Avenue, stated most residents would prefer the retail uses to high-density housing in this area, we should preserve these land uses. We don't know what the market conditions will be in the future and we shouldn't presuppose redevelopment in this area. The fiscal analysis does not include the cost of infrastructure needed in this area and it could be very expensive. Bamey Funk, 1104 Hillside Lane, doesn't support the TOD as they have a history of not working in other areas. The taxpayers of Louisville don't want high-density housing. What we do want is housing that is reasonable. He would like to see affordable housing or single family homes in the area near his home on Centennial Parkway