City Council Agenda and Packet 2019 04 02

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floor in active use with people coming and going all day but that could be any number of uses. He understands the concern of the public but this project does meet the standards which are stricter in downtown than the rest of town. Councilmember Maloney noted this is a complicated item. Downtown is very eclectic and this fits our character. The design does respect the architecture downtown. It works and the mass and scale work better now. He would like the first floor to be an active use so maybe Council needs to address that another way. The design meets the downtown requirements. He supports the project. Mayor Muckle closed the public hearing. Motion: Mayor Pro Tem Lipton moved to approve Resolution No. 9, Series 2019 as presented. Councilmember Loo seconded. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated the applicant did an outstanding job to bring a design that meets our requirements. It will be an asset to the community. Councilmember Loo stated she liked both designs. She noted some of the reason people are concerned is they want things to stay the same. What we like here in Louisville, low density, is very, very expensive to build and the market won't provide the funding to do that. Then we will have complaints nothing is happening in Louisville. We don't know what the answer is, we love the low density but we need to be realistic that economically it is very difficult. She would like to keep Boulder Creek in the downtown. Councilmember Leh stated he likes the design and the changes are a good addition to downtown. He supports the plan and the criteria for the PUD and Special Review Use have been met. Mayor Muckle stated he understands changes on Main Street are hard and everyone will have opinions on design. He appreciates the concerns, but notes our framework plan calls for variability of heights and sizes of buildings so we do not end up with a canyon - like street. He thinks the design recognizes the historic character and tries to compliment other designs on Main Street. He noted the HPC feels this is a compatible design and supports this. Vote: Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. RESOLUTION NO. 10, SERIES 2019 — A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PROPERTY TAX INCREMENT REBATE AGREEMENT WITH 712 MAIN LLC AND 722 MAIN LLC PURSUANT TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE LOUISVILLE REVITALIZATION COMMISSION AND THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE Mayor Muckle reiterated Council will not take action on this tonight but will discuss it and continue the item to another meeting. 17