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City Council Meeting Minutes August 17, 2021 Page 8 of 12 Diane Shepard, 817 St Andrews Lane, encouraged the Council to require more open space. She asked if more office space is necessary in the post -pandemic world. She noted her concerns about construction on this property affecting her home. Matt Jones, 265 Dahlia Drive, urged Council to not allow natural gas to the property and to require LEED Gold standard of the buildings. He stated a 30% open space dedication should be required. Maxine Most, 640 West Linden Street, stated no properties should be developed in the City without knowing where the water will be coming from. She feels the development doesn't make sense for Louisville. Michiko Christianson, 543 Adams Avenue, stated the Council should require more open space and building clustering but not in exchange for taller buildings. She encouraged the Council to include equity, diversity, and inclusion in the development process. Stephanie Rowe, 631 West Street, stated she feels the habitat plan proposed by the applicant is not strong enough and isn't clear on exactly what it will do. She noted her concern for the prairie dogs on site should it be developed. John Leary, 1116 LaFarge, stated the open space dedication should be set by Council based on the criteria not just a percentage. Tess Weltzin, encouraged Council to require everything above Disk Drive for open space to preserve the environment. Cindy Bedell, 662 West Willow Street, stated sustainability should be a bigger consideration and more open space should be required. She stated the public comments are strongly in favor of denying this application as proposed. Sherry Sommer, 910 South Palisade Court, stated this proposal brings too much traffic and emissions to the community. She stated the area north of Disk Drive should be preserved. She stated she does not think this application is an improvement from the one from 2020. Tiffany Boyd, 550 Grant Avenue, stated Council should push the applicant to think about more open space and changes that would make the site more sustainable. This is a big decision; please consider the climate crisis. Tamar Krantz, 691 West Street, stated Council should use its discretion to require more open space. She stated the tax revenue is not worth the development or the additional traffic and emissions. She stated she doesn't feel it meets the code by improving the health and welfare of the community.