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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes May 9, 2024 Page 3 of 6 Garrow said that EPS did factor in some industry trends, particularly related to major employers in the City, like those involved in aerospace technologies. Bangs asked about the timeline for "future" growth, and whether it assumed that there would be changes to the existing zoning code. Garrow said that the analysis was looking towards 2045, and that this was based off of an analysis of existing trends. The right -sizing of the projections would be part of the scenario planning. Choi asked whether the transportation analysis would look at changes to the transportation network to areas outside the 3 mile or 20 minute driving radius, given that most Louisville residents did not work in the City, and most who worked in Louisville did not live in the City. He also asked whether RTD had been or would be part of this conversation. Cotey answered Mihaly's earlier question about the open space risk assessment, and said that the analysis factored in the burn probability based off of the types of vegetation present in each open space. She said that they also looked at the potential risk of wildfire damage to human structures, and whether fire mitigations measures, like fuel reduction, had been implemented. Brauneis asked how Louisville's aging population compared to other cities. Garrow said that this directly impacted the availability of housing, and that the associated increases in housing costs has contributed to the nationwide decline in birth rates. Brauneis asked about the end -point of the long-term trend towards an aging population, and whether it could contribute to only the very wealthy being able to afford to live in cities like Louisville. Garrow said that this was the trajectory the City was currently on, and that they were looking to further engage with the community about changes that could help address this. Baskett asked what the open space target for Louisville would be, and whether the City would need to acquire more land for open space. Hirt said that the Parks Department would be starting their master plan later in the year, and that they would sequence it with the Comprehensive Plan. Baskett said that she was trying to correlate the vacant parcels with their proposed land uses, and wondered whether they would need to dedicate some of those vacant parcels to open space. Brauneis noted that the transportation section of the presentation did not mention the Flatiron Flyer bus service on US-36, even though it did service Louisville. Choi said that it was not technically in Louisville. He added that the Flatiron Flyer service lacked last -mile connections to the rest of Louisville. Brauneis also noted that RTD operated a FlexRide service in Louisville that was not included. He wondered whether the City could consider making the FlexRide service free, similar to what was operating in Lafayette. Garrow said that they had included these services in their analysis, and added that their community surveys had found a desire for increased transit and more last mile