Business Retention and Development Committee Agenda and Packet 2019 02 04

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Business Retention and Development Committee Meeting Minutes January 15, 2019 Page 2 of 3 1. Review City Council 2019 Goals / Topics List: The Committee reviewed the Draft 2019 City Council Work Plan — Recommended by Staff and provided the following direction / comments to Aaron DeJong to relay to the Council at its Study Session January 15: • Program (Community Design) / Issue (Height Calculations) — BRaD Position (High Priority). BRaD recommended Council pursue this issue to reduce confusion / increase land use applicant certainty. • Program (Economic Prosperity) / Issue (McCaslin Redevelopment Study — BRaD Position (High Priority). BRaD recommended Council move forward with the recommendations of the McCaslin Redevelopment Study, including Council consideration of appropriate mixed use residential to leverage the McCaslin area access to the US 36 Bus Rapid Transit corridor. • Program (Economic Prosperity) / Issue (Conoco Phillips Property Redevelopment) — BRaD Position (High Priority). BRaD recommended that Council include the Conoco Phillips Redevelopment as a specific 2019 work plan and that Council entertain redevelopment proposals that include a mix of zoning uses that leverage the property's adjacency to the US 36 transportation corridor. • Program (Economic Prosperity) / Issue (BAP Policies) — BRaD Position (High Priority). BRaD recommended that Council continue the Business Assistance Program, with updates / process modifications to facilitate transparency and utilization of the program consistent with City of Louisville economic goals. • Program (Economic Prosperity) / Issue (Downtown Parking) — BRaD Position (High Priority). BRaD recommended that Council take affirmative action to move forward with parking improvements for Old Town Louisville, including active steps toward construction of a downtown parking facility. • Request inclusion of a Concept/Sketch plan review process as a discussion item in the 2019 Council workplan. The Committee requested that City Staff provide / include the following for future BRaD meetings: Include with the BRaD Committee packet an agenda item allowing the Council liaisons to update the Committee of coming City Council goals / topics / action items under consideration by Council 2. Discussion of 2019 BRaD Topics or Initiatives. The Committee deferred discussion of 2019 BRaD Topics or Initiatives to the February meeting. VII. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS. None. VIII. POTENTIAL DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING. The Committee identified the following topics for potential discussion at the meeting to be held on February 4, 2019: