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ORDINANCE NO. 637 & 638 PUBLIC HEARING STAFF REMARKS Minutes - page 10 March 20, 1979 as a regional shopping center and ancilliary commercial site and amends one of the sections in the comp plan to provide for this use and further amend other sections to provide for. The proposed amendment was submitted to the Boulder County Planning Comtnission and the proposed amendment was defeated. Following the County meeting a hearing was held before the Boulder County Com- missioners at which time the Commissioners decided to take no legal action against what the City of Louisville could do. The State Land Use Commission decided not only to take no action, but actually stated that Louisville is in compliance with all the procedures and criteria that the City established several years ago in response to their request and demand. Based on all the information Mr. Drumm recommended to Council that the annexation and zoning be approved. Mr. Wurl, pointed out that no consideration was given to an emergency clause in the ordinance until the City of Boulder threatened the City of Louisville with acquisition of the property and or condemnation. He stated that it is his understanding that in the Colorado Daily, Councilman Danish renewed his request of the Boulder City Council to consider possible condemnation of the land, on this day, so that threat never did go away. Mr. Wurl reviewed the items of the emergency clause. Item 1. Deals with water rights and storage facilities in quantities exceeding the amount the City would normally obtain with the annexation. Staff felt that it was extremely important to the City that the Council consider that added water. It is important water, it's early Howard water. Staff feels it important for the City, as a part of the package. Item 2. Open space dedication, urban shaping and buffering in amounts of land that far exceed the City's recommended or required amount. The City requires 12% of the land