City Council Agenda and Packet 2018 04 17

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City Council Meeting Minutes March 20, 2018 Page 9 of 19 Ronda Grassi, 916 Main Street, noted the process and how hard staff has worked to examine this project. She noted the parking would free up spaces downtown. She supported the project and asked Council to do the same. Larry Meyer, 1919 Quail Ct. and owns a business at 625 Main St., loves downtown and is invested and feels lucky to be here. He noted the applicant is making a further investment in Louisville and he supported the project. Jenny Hlawatsch, owner of the Singing Cook at 728 Main Street, in a building next door to this project, supports this project. The lack of retail space in downtown is a problem. She was glad to have a local business expand in the area and felt additional retail would help all thrive. Cindy Bedell, 662 W. Willow St., asked Council to not approve this application. She felt it was too big and did not fit or match the character of the downtown area. She felt the third story would be visible and suggested it be removed. She asked Council to preserve downtown by not approving this project. Liz Connor, 670 Johnson Street, owns a business at 931 Main Street. She said the downtown is not vibrant and keeping pace with the rest of the City. Her vision for Louisville is somewhere her children could live or visit. Parking is a problem and causes folks to not shop her store. She suggested the Boulder Creek employees are already working here and the parking garage will be a great addition. She supported the project. Tracy Hobbs, 2157 Wagon Way, resident and business owner found the flier interesting and noted the division of opinions. She felt the criteria had been met and did not want it to come down to emotions. The parking garage would free up parking. She did not want to see Boulder Creek go away. Jim Tienken, 404 W. Spruce Lane and owns 824 Pine Street stated his family supports downtown Louisville. He felt the flier distributed to downtown residents was fear mongering, inaccurate and fake news. He asked Council to approve the project. Chapin Diamond, 809 Pine Street thanked Council for listening. He asked if this project would open up downtown for other buildings to become three stories. He wanted enforcement of the current parking regulations as he often finds his driveway blocked. Michael Menaker, 1827 W. Chokecherry Drive stated he had read all the emails and noted this project meets our code and feared if this project was rejected who would trust us in the future. Only two minor waivers have been requested. Three-story buildings are not as jarring as might be thought and are accepted once built. Louisville is not a museum nor should it be allowed to become one. Need to be vital and communities must change over time. He urged Council to support the project. 36