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11/3/83 Page -7- to Louisville that is certainly their ob- jective, and also to protect the City's in- terest if there is a problem. Mayor Meier inquired of Mr. Alshuler if he felt any of the concerns expressed in the memo werE~ insurmountable. Mr. Alshuler stated he felt confident that if they can disucuss these in bonifide nego- tiations and in good faith an agreement could be reached. Councilwoman Morris Parcel B Unacceptable Commented that she wished more specifics - apprecia1:ed Mr. Alshuler r s statement that he would tighten up a few guidelines and maybe lessen some of the impacts; but on some of 1:he issues did not feel it would address the concerns. The location of parcel B was critical to the entire development and to her this parcel was unacceptable as it was a top priority as an open space buffer. Mr. Alshuler stated that he appreciated her concern and he was trying to create an oppor- tunity for the City to accept someone that is willing <'.to come in and make the commitment to the City that if they do something there it will be done in such a way that it will have minimum impact on visual sightlines. Felt that it could certainly be done in low silhouet.te landscape type arrangement. But at this time he would like to put this forth as an opportunity for them to let somebody try to meet those criteria - was willing to tighten the criteria to achieve that. Discussion by Mayor, councilmembers and Mr. Alshuler concerning permits tied to other uses. No definite commitment given by Mr. Alshuler to the City that after a certain period of time or a certain number of resi- dential units, the City could expect to see a focus on commericial development. Alshuler stated if the incentive is there which he hoped would be. Council agreed they must protect the fiscal integrity of the City, and the density issue must be resolved in con- junction with the design guidelines. Mr. Alshuler felt these could be resolved at the two study sessions.