City Council Agenda and Packet 2021 11 16 SP

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2022 Planning Commission Page 2 of 3 MCityof Louxsvxlle COLORADO • SINCE 1878 3. What is your vision for Louisville as it relates to land use/development and maintaining Louisville's small town character? I'd like to see Louisville grow and become even more vibrant. The downtown is great, and there are plenty of commercial units that could become just as engaging for the town. Particularly as the recovery from COVID progresses, we'll be able to engage developers and business owners to reinvigorate existing commercial areas. Encouraging new and exciting uses of aged, now -vacant, or underutilized commercial zones could help Louisville become an even more exciting place. On the residential side, we'll have to allow for renovation and expansion of homes in the downtown and along major roads. Deliberate review of these proposals will help us guide residents and developers in ensuring that the feel of Lousiville is preserved, while ensuring that Lousiville is still welcoming to new residents and their families. This will require balancing multiple interestes, exposing us to criticism, and we'll do our best and evolve as we look to the long-term health of Louisiville. 4. How can Louisville achieve economic sustainability through zoning and land use planning? We can do this by looking for new opportunities for businesses as we recover from the COVID epidemic. There are opportunities to update and reuse existing commercial space. As businesses have adjusted their business model, new opportunities become available for new or returning businesses. As business models have changed, people have reevaluated how residential and commercial spaces interact. We'll have to look at new impacts to the immediate spaces, the roads and their traffic, and the overall feel of the town. We'll need to preserve an overall feel for the town, while accomodating change. Some experimentation will be needed, with guard rails in place for limiting negative impact. With this experimention though, we'll make Louisville a place for people to live, work, and enjoy life. 5. What do you think are the most important planning issues facing the City? What insights could you bring to the Commission's deliberations and recommendations? These are the important issues and challenges that I see: 1. Encouraging investment by businesses, particularly by local owners 2. Rejuvanating under -used commercial spaces 3. Encouraging updates and renovations to ensure residential areas and structures are good homes for people 4. Preserving and using parks and open spaces 5. Though all of this, maintaining the charm and feel of Louisville, making it a desired place to raise a family. I bring in an understanding of what businesses need from my MBA curriculum, particularly when looking at how to support small businesses and entrepreneurs. Also, from my roles at Google and in the US Navy, I bring in an eye for balancing short- and long-term interests, as well as an understanding of both regulations and precedence. This will help me guide decisions that could both shape the town and could shape future plans and requests.