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Planning Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />August 13, 2015 <br />Page 13 of 22 <br />understanding is that it can always be taken back. My thought on this is if these "parade of <br />horribles" truly develop, there are two ways we can deal with it. <br />1. We create additional development standards that need to be adhered to. <br />2. If it really is a problem, then we can pull the use and don't have to approve it in <br />perpetuity. <br />My thought is the best way is to let these folks, who have obviously put a lot of thought into this, <br />give it a try, see how it works out (and my expectation is it's going to work out great), and if it <br />doesn't, this is what the PC is here for, to hear those issues. I am in support of it for those <br />reasons. <br />Tengler says one of the things I asked the question about is, are these lots effectively granted in <br />perpetuity? I think one of the things Russell brought up is this notion of privatizing for the <br />benefit of a relatively small number of folks, 45 people/organizations. I would like to consider a <br />term limit on these so there is some turnover, and it gives other people an opportunity to take a <br />stake in this. You stagger it the first year where we give 3, 2, 1 year terms and those things roll <br />over into a 3 year term. There is some sense of permanence that when you get it, you're not <br />granted that for life. That would seem to make it a little more available, much like our term limits <br />on Planning Commission. I would like the gardening board to consider this. I don't know if it <br />should be made a condition, but it should be considered. <br />Pritchard says I look at this from the use of the park. I have coached baseball for over 10 years <br />and that park is used quite extensively during the spring and summer months (which happens to <br />be planting season). I have concerns about parking. In one of the emails submitted and put into <br />the record, parking was brought up as an issue. There have been a number of issues with <br />parking in Old Town. This area is part of, or close enough to, Old Town. I live near open space <br />and I have a number of concerns. Any given night I can look out my window and see raccoons, <br />deer, coyotes, chipmunks, and you name it. We have a home garden and they eat from it. We <br />may be bringing forth a silent animal population that, right now, is skirting under long grass. <br />Public land for private use has been mentioned, and I have a hard time with it. I can overlook <br />parking and a lot of things, but this is still public land. It may have been purchased with public <br />funds. If this garden is for Louisville residents, I am in favor. I hear Sister Carmen but that is not <br />a Louisville organization, but located in Lafayette. Are we growing food in Louisville for a <br />Louisville foodbank or the Sister Carmen foodbank? Is this Louisville private or public property? <br />I have concerns about where that food is going. I believe it should start at home. We say we can <br />bring it up under SRU but it is easier said than done. We can do it but you have to go through <br />the whole process. Enforcement becomes a concern. <br />Tengler says relative to Pritchard's last comment, I think it is totally legitimate. We may want to <br />consider is a condition saying this is Louisville property and it should be used for Louisville <br />residents and/or Louisville -based organizations. There are other organizations that benefit the <br />citizens of Louisville, but this is a unique case. This is not shared property like Harney-Lastoka. <br />This is Louisville property. I am okay with putting a restriction for Louisville organizations or <br />residents only. <br />O'Connell says she thinks it has been mentioned that it would be only for Louisville residents. <br />The whole idea of the privatization of the public land also goes to my question about access. It <br />would irk me if there were a fence put up and this was only accessible to those who had keys, <br />not a fence for the sake of someone going in and stealing tomatoes. I like plants and like looking <br />around gardens, and as a resident of Louisville, I would make a point of walking through the <br />garden to see what is going on. I think I would like to see it remain an "open space" accessible <br />to all, not those who have plots and paid for them. I can get past the privatization issue if it is a <br />