Planning Commission Minutes 2010 12 09

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes December 9, 2010 Page 2 of 9 Staff Presentation McMillan reviewed the staff report dated December 9, 2010 with the following points of discussion: The Downtown Parking and Pedestrian Action Plan is the result of five  months of work with staff, advisory committee members and numerous City Boards and Commission. The plan addresses three key changes to downtown Louisville.  Increasing the cap on development of the westerly portion of o downtown from 354,000 SF to 475,000 SF (excluding City-owned buildings). Reducing the amount of parking required for new development o downtown from 1 space per 400 feet of development to 1 space per 500 feet of development for all uses except for residential and adopted specific residential parking requirements for the downtown area. The popularity of Downtown Louisville has continued to increase. o Plan objective: to better maximize the utilization of on-street and off-street  parking, public and private parking resources, using both short and long term solutions focused on creating a vibrant, walkable and economically vital Downtown Louisville. Thirty-three projects have been selected to address the objective. The list  of projects included three (3) columns which indicated when the project could be constructed (0-5, 5-10, or 10-20 years). The list also reflects the effect the project has on parking supply. Six measures of success have been established to determine if a project  effectively enhances the downtown pedestrian environment: accessible, comfortable, convenient, connected, engaging and vibrant. Commission Questions / Discussion with Staff Lipton asked for commission questions or comments. Loo discussed the six (6) measures of success. She stated she would like to see a little more friendly layman’s terms being used. Russell discussed with staff what criteria was used to determine what year the project activity would be addressed McMillan stated there had been no specific criteria; however, the project activity timing would most likely depend on the availability of monies. Lipton requested a clarification of the shared parking at the County Annex. McMillan stated fifteen (15) parking spaces had been identified off the alley behind the County Annex and they could be utilized in the evening. Lipton identified several less expensive projects that might be moved to the 0-5 year grouping. Pritchard stated he supports the Plan.