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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes August 10, 2023 Page 6 of 14 Moline asked why not reinstitute a sketch plan process with the Planning Commission. He worries that adding a City Council preliminary review could be interpreted as extending an already -lengthy process. Zuccaro explained that sketch plan and concept plan are the same concept, just at the City Council level. Zuccaro said staff could consider adding it at the Planning Commission level but thinks there is some value in going straight to City Council since they are deciding body. He noted that the cities of Boulder, Arvada and Broomfield all have a two-step process for concept plan review, Planning Commission and City Council. Baskett asked about staff will be involved. Zuccaro explained the pre-app process with staff and affected agencies and describes how it is always possible to meet prior to the pre-app informally. During the concept plan process, staff will provide documentation like relevant code sections and policies but will conduct no in-depth analysis. Baskett asked when the pre-app would happen in light of the concept plan process. Zuccaro says he can see it happen either before or after the staff pre-app. Also, there would be no requirement to have the concept plan review. Krantz said it will add a burden on the City Council and staff, though it could be beneficial to the applicants to streamline the process. She questioned whether it will actually streamline the process. Zuccaro said the concept plan review process is intended to be streamlined, and theoretically it could make the Development Review process faster, but we do not know yet. Zuccaro said it might limit continuations, and back and forth between applicants and staff. Krantz asked if staff considered making it required for certain types of applications. Zuccaro says staff spent significant time interviewing architects and developers, whose feedback was that they would prefer it not to be required as it might extend the timeline. Howe asked when development proposals will have citizen outreach in light of the concept plan, and if Council members would be able to attend as citizens. Zuccaro said typically not, due to quasi-judicial restrictions. Krantz asked how the staff feels about the change. Zuccaro says staff have been talking to the City Council about this concept for 4 or 5 years, and think it makes sense. Brauneis asked staff for recommendations about how to add new public comments received into the public record for both Concept Plan and Dark Sky. Brackett Hogstad recommended that this is done with one motion to approve packet addenda 1-5. Brauneis moves and Howe seconds a motion to enter addenda 1-5 into the public record. Public Comment: Sherry Sommer, resident, can see the reason for doing this but does not quite understand how this would achieve the goal. She wondered if it would be more relevant City of Louisville Community Development 749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 303. 335. 4592 www.LouisvilleCO.gov