City Council Minutes 1983 05 18 - Laserfiche WebLink

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~~LL SEADER, 146 Jackson Circle PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUED COUNCIL REMARKS Councilman Leary Staff's Comments 5/18/83 Page -19- Stated Dick Biella has lived in this com- munity all his life. He goes to Church in Louisville; has been educated in the local schools. He had known him for 36 years; and he is a hard-working and honest citizen of this community. He had treated the City of Lousiville fairly in all his dealings with the City and felt the City should reciprocate. Also felt that the people of the City of Louisville should be allowed to vote on this annexation. Another thing he wished to com- ment on was the fact that he kept hearing the City was over-zoned commercially. If this is so, why did he have to be spending his tax money in Boulder, Longmont, and Northglenn? Why couldn't he spend it here? Mayor pro-tern Fauson thanked all the speakers for coming before Council, and continued the public hearing - questions from Council. None Mayor pro-tern then closed the public hearing. Requested staff comments. Director Rupp advised that he didn't have a presentation, but would be happy to answer any questions. Councilman Leary then inquired if staff's position remained the same on the annexation. Rupp advised at the time the annexation was considered in December of 1981 it was pre- mature. There were a number of issues that had not been settled relative to the Mall site, interchange issue, etc. We did not have a process for the comprehensive plan amendment. At that time the basic posture the staff made and continues to stand on is the issue that if there is a comprehensive plan amendment process that that process should likely be followed. And before we would be of the opinion to recommend for commercial zoning, there should be a formal process to the amend- ment in the plan awarded, or reviewed before that posture is taken by the City, and that has not taken place.