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Louisville City Council Meeting June 1, 2004 Page 8 of 12 Laura Page, 920 Rex Street, Louisville, CO, voiced her appreciation for all the work put into developing the community park. She voiced her opposition of the interior parking in the middle of the park and the dog park. Amanda Thompson, 211 Roosevelt Avenue, Louisville, CO, thanked the City Staff and the public for their input on the park. She voiced her support of centralized parking and the dog park. Dennis Rickman, 301 Chestnut Street, Louisville, CO, voiced his support of the dog park portion of the Community Park plan. He explained his home backs up to Coal Creek Trail, and he and his neighbors utilize that area as a dog park. He suggested making the dog park smaller. Rob Lathrop, 601 Johnson Avenue, Louisville, CO stated he has used the location for the Community Park daily for six years. He stated when the park was dedicated as a dog off- lease area its uses and the social aspects increased dramatically. He voiced his belief the Planning Commission was not aware there are many dog park supporters. He supported the dog park and urged Council to approve the plan as presented. Carolyn Markham, 1315 Franklin Avenue, Louisville, CO, stated she would like to see the City keep some of the City sponsored events at Memory Square. Axel Bishop, Design Concepts, 211 S Public Road, Lafayette, CO, stated he has designed public parks for 25 years. He noted there is always some factor of controversy in the design of parks. He stated a dog park, which is a large issue in the development of this park, is only 10% of the entire park. He addressed the parking and noted the parking has been reduced from 125 spaces to 75 spaces. COUNCIL COMMENT Council member Levihn stated he attended all the meetings on the Community Park and noted the plan has changed significantly since the first meeting. Council member Van Pelt concurred that the plan has changed significantly and stated Design Concepts has done a commendable job of balancing all the public comment into the development of the plan. She addressed the dog park and voiced her belief of its value to the City. There was Council discussion relative to the addition of the dirt hill, the Coal Creek Trail connection, plans to keep the dog park green, and verification that the park would be irrigated by the reuse water line. Council member Keany voiced his concem with the Front Street connection and the right-of-way issue identified by Ms. Ehrmann. Planning Director Wood stated there is no documentation of the vacation of the right-of-way. Mayor Sisk stated that 10% of the park would be dedicated to the dog park and voiced his