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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes May 13, 2021 Page 5 of 10 Zuccaro noted that the Longmont fee -in -lieu was in the ordinance and before Council's second reading they planned to do a calculation based on Louisville data. Howe stated that he hoped to prove to the county that Louisville affordable housing was not an oxymoron. He wanted to address affordability but he noted that developments under this ordinance would be limited. He wondered if the proposal went far enough, and asked if the City should aim for higher than 12%, if the City should focus on incentivizing developments, and how the City could avoid increasing housing costs overall. Hoefner stated that it was important to make Louisville affordable to people who worked here or wanted to work here. He thought this policy would affect a relatively small number of middle - and low-income residents while denying many more who would qualify. He addressed the Lincoln Institute study, which neglected the limitations of housing stock. He noted that in the examples from that study the prices of housing overall increased. He might support it if the proposal looked at policies to allow more density, but as drafted it was well-intentioned but maybe not the right fit. Diehl stated that this was a band -aid on the issue given the lack of housing, and acknowledge that the community had spoken about the importance of following the Comprehensive Plan and providing more open space previously, which constrained what they could do, but he was generally in support of the fee -in -lieu clause and of supporting affordability in future projects. Moline stated that this was a first foray into inclusionary housing that they could forward to Council. He questioned how much impact it would have and was interested in looking at lots of other methods, but supported it as the beginning measure for that process. Rice stated that philosophically he did not believe in regulating the housing market in this way because it always led to unintended consequences and did not meet the intended result. Brauneis stated that it didn't seem like it would have a major impact, providing only a couple dozen units. He thought it was a start and one that acknowledges that this is a regional issue and recognizes what others have done in the area. He was more excited to see what Phase II held to achieve affordable housing. Howe asked if Phase II would be additive or would make changes to the proposal. Brauneis replied that that was unknown. Diehl made a motion to approve Resolution 5, Series 2021. Moline seconded. Motion passed 4- 2, with Commissioners Rice and Hoefner voting nay. Redtail Ridge General Development Plan Amendment: A request for an Amendment to the ConocoPhillips Campus General Development Plan (Redtail Ridge Master Plan) to allow a mixed industrial, office and commercial development with up to 3,115,000 gross square feet of building area on a 389.10 acre property (Resolution 6, Series 2021). o Applicant: Bruce Baukol o Case Manager: Rob Zuccaro, Director of Planning and Building Safety Hoefner recused himself due to conflict of interest and Commissioner Moline stated that he was an employee of Boulder County Parks and Open Space and Boulder County had provided referral comments for the proposal but he had not been involved in making those comments and was not unduly motivated by them.