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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes November 9, 2023 Page 2 of 6 Hirt summarized the staff presentation from the October meeting, and explained the strategies that were included in the proposed framework. He noted that Baskett and Krantz previously provided written comments on the plan. Baskett said she wanted to recap the high points of the housing needs assessment. She noted its importance in setting the stage for the comprehensive plan. She also noted the findings of the assessment regarding the number of new housing units that would be needed to accommodate the City's projected population growth. Krantz said she appreciated the detail of the report. She noted she had spoken to other residents who questioned whether the projected population growth was inevitable or necessary for the City. She asked Baskett whether she accepted the methodology and growth metrics in the report. Baskett said that she did accept them, but questioned whether the City would need to change its planning policies to accommodate the full population growth projected in the report. Krantz said that she felt the Commission should question the conclusions of the report as they evaluate the proposed strategies. Zuccaro added that the pro-rata share of growth was a factual number from the State. He said that the proposed policies would all still be applicable and useful regardless of any housing unit target the City may set. He noted that State law had recently changed to prohibit population caps and growth limits. He asked the Commission to consider whether these were good policies regardless of the pro-rata share number. Brauneis said that he agreed with Zuccaro. Choi said he also agreed with Zuccaro. He noted that the projections are for the whole County, and that the data is presented to show Louisville working in conjunction with neighboring cities. He would like to be able to focus exclusively on the actions Louisville can take, and not compare it to the other cities. However, he noted that it was important to take this into consideration and said that this should be expanded to include Broomfield. Brauneis said the Commission would have to consider whether the draft strategies would be good approaches for the City. Moline said that he appreciated Choi's comments, and that the lack of affordability in Louisville stood out to him. He was concerned about how the City's character would change if people who worked in Louisville could no longer afford to live there. He said that the report's detailing of the percentage of current residents who could not afford to buy their current properties today was of particular concern. He added that affordability affected every part of the City and was an important issue to address. Brauneis asked whether there were any specific strategies Commissioners wanted to discuss. City of Louisville Community Development 749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 303.335.4592 www.LouisvilleCO.gov