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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes October 11, 2018 Page 11 of 17 Howe asked if there would be additional need for water detention. Ritchie stated that Public Works had confirmed that the offsite, shared detention pond for the site was adequate for the proposal. Moline asked if an escrow for the parking could work for parking enforcement. Zuccaro replied that since it was open-ended from a time standpoint they did not want to use that as a tool. Brauneis asked the applicant to present. Amanda Johnson, Oz Architecture, 8657 Skyland Drive in Niwot, stated that CTC was full of a variety of different building types. On the issue of parking, she informed the Commission that the seven-year employment projection was for 170 people, of which 25% would be offsite any given day meaning that 127 spaces per day was the projected required number even though they were building for 170. She described the architectural plans, showing the attempt to make a welcoming facade to the street on the western side. They moved their parking away from their access point for that purpose. They also wanted to increase walkability and space for other employee activities. She described the architectural design as a merging of Coloradan and Finnish styles, since the company was from Finland. They were also trying to meet Vaisala sustainability initiatives in choosing their material and in other designs, such as geothermal initiatives, and solar panels. She presented samples of other wood -look metal paneling options. She read a statement from TJ Mattimore, President of Vaisala: Greetings to all and my apologies for not being able to attend this meeting in person. Everyone at Vaisala is very excited about this construction project we are delighted to be staying in Louisville and in the Colorado Tech Center. Our campus on South Taylor Avenue has been our home since 2004 and this investment reinforces Vaisala's commitment to the region. I'm extremely proud of the design of our new building and know it will be a welcomed addition to the city and to the CTC. When we were in the early planning stages of this project, we instructed Oz Architecture to come with a design that reflected Colorado with a Finnish flair. The exposed wood -based aesthetic and extended roof surpassed my lofty expectations. I believe the design compliments the property surrounding our campus as well as the entire CTC. note that the CTC Owners Association and its architectural review committee just let us know this week that they are objecting to our use of metal panels as part of the exterior of the building. As you can see in the rendering of the building and the materials brought here by Oz Architecture, the metal panels we plan to use actually give the appearance of wood and not metal, and the exterior of the building is well within the spirit of the CTC regulations. Given that the CTC OA's recent approval of Pearl iZumi and EVO Rock + Fitness buildings, which both have a metal -dominant aesthetic, I am a bit confused why they are taking issue with our planned utilization of the panels. That said I am confident that we can work with the CTC OA to quickly come up with a mutually agreeable solution to this issue. I hope the Planning Board will approve our project and allow us to work with the CTC OA to come to a solution on the metal -panel issue so we can stay on our time table. Thank you to everyone on our project and we look forward to moving ahead. Very truly yours, TJ Mattimore 13