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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />January 10, 2023 <br />Page 5of8 <br />Councilmember Most stated it is a beautiful building and she appreciates the applicant's <br />efforts to address the issues raised at the Planning Commission. <br />Councilmember Brown stated he feels the application meets the code and the <br />landscaping deficiencies are offset in other areas. He supports the application. <br />Councilmember Dickinson concurred that this will be a great addition to the CTC and <br />that it meets the code with the waivers. <br />Councilmember Leh stated he agrees the application meets the code and the new <br />larger lot will create a better use of the space. He stated he appreciates the design. <br />Mayor Maloney stated he appreciates that staff worked with the applicant to meet the <br />intention of a code that was created in the 1990s but now has different needs. He also <br />noted that combining the two parcels is a better use of the land. <br />MOTION: Mayor Pro Tem Fahey made a motion to approve Resolution No. 3; <br />seconded by Councilmember Most. <br />Mayor Maloney closed the public hearing. <br />VOTE: Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. <br />DISCUSSION/DIRECTION/ACTION — PROPOSED MARSHALL FIRE SCULPTURE <br />"RESILIENCE" <br />Mayor Maloney introduced the item. <br />Arts & Cultural Events Manager Schmitt reviewed the Public Art Process for this item. In <br />2022, the Louisville Cultural Council (LCC) commissioned a sculpture to commemorate <br />the Marshall Fire. A public "call for entry" was sent out asking for a new sculpture to be <br />located in the downtown area. 16 unique entries received. A jury composed of Louisville <br />residents including business owners, artists, law enforcement, and fire survivors <br />reviewed the entries and unanimously selected this sculpture, titled "Community <br />Resilience." <br />Public notice signs were posted at two possible locations in downtown and the LCC <br />Public Art Subcommittee met at the end of the public notice period and voted in favor of <br />the location outside of City Hall. Per City process, the City Council called up this item for <br />review this evening. <br />Public Comments <br />Keely Taylor, member of the LCC Public Art Subcommittee, stated the process to get <br />here was a thoughtful one that included many residents. The sculpture is meant to help <br />