Planning Commission Minutes 2017 06 08

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes June 8, 2017 Page 10 of 27 Andren-Wise says we are sheeting for LEED gold equivalency. We have done the energy model to that effect and come up with a high performance building model. We are not certifying it officially, but it has sustainable principles and checklists. Hsu says in the material sheet, there is electrochromic glass listed. Is that going to be used somewhere? Andren-Wise says we are considering it as well as fritted glass. You will always be able to see out, but it will provide shielding needed to deflect the western sun. It is the lowest U value which is the highest value of rating you get for glare and heat absorption from the interior. Hsu asks about parking. Is 3 spaces per 1000 SF good? Andren-Wise says there is a different model for recreational facilities versus an office or retail or industrial. Recreational centers are unique in that one user goes in and uses a lot of different functions. In models, we usually see 2.5 spaces to 3.5 spaces considering the amount of trail systems and patterns and how people access the building. We feel it is an adequate ratio. For special events, shuttles can be used. This is a qualified ratio for a center of this size. Hsu asks if you are okay with the sidewalk condition to extend it to Via Appia. Andren-Wise says it will be a challenge. We have not figured out how it will happen. Public Comment: Michael Menaker, 1827 West Choke Cherry Drive, Louisville, CO I have lived in Louisville for almost 30 years and for 21 of them, I have been a minimum 5X a week user of the Rec Center. It is a project I am familiar with. I also serve on the Task Force at CC to assist Staff and the architects in designing both Memory Square, the Rec Center, and Senior Center expansions. We have a 25 year old facility of about 57,000 SF. We are going to add another 50,000 SF to it, and build a new facility that will serve this community for another 25 years. In doing that, we are extensively refurbishing the existing building, footprint, and equipment. The Task Force met 2X month from November to July. There were at least four, and probably six, public open houses. There were meetings at CC and renderings all over the Rec Center. There were extensive opportunities for public comment. When it was referred to the ballot in July, a group of citizen volunteers organized the campaign for the election which passed the two taxes necessary to construct and maintain this building. Those volunteers worked from July until November. It has a year -long public process. The ballot issue for the property tax passed 66%-34% as did the sales tax to revive the ongoing operation and maintenance. There has been a long active public process to deliver this product to the community. What we are here to do tonight is to make sure we are doing our due diligence in complying with our standards. We are also here to deliver on a promise that has been made to everybody who lives in Louisville. This is going to be a tremendous asset to the community and something everyone can enjoy. The Senior Center is being expanded and renovated with an eye to changing demographics. At the request of the Youth Advisory Board, we put attention into the indoor -outdoor pool with patios to give a place for younger people to hang out in the summer. We are providing areas for food trucks to provide concessions. It is a dazzling project and worthy of your support. Like Chairman Pritchard, I have been here a long time. I have never seen any kind of vehicular conflict where it is now proposed to be right -in, right -out across from the Fire Department. That is a problem that is nonexistent. It is solution that might create more problems than it solves. There has never been an accident there (and I checked). I have never seen anybody do anything stupid there. Rarely do people heading westbound go past the first entrance to make a left by the tennis courts, but people going out often make a left across to go to McCaslin. It is not a heavily trafficked road. There is a HAWK signal just up the hill for a pedestrian crossing. What it does is divert some traffic away from the main entrance where all the little kids are running and where the seniors are getting in and out of vans. I think it is a safety enhancement to provide a second outflow area. I wouldn't change a thing. I urge your support for this project. It will be a great gift to the community.