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City Council Meeting Minutes February 7, 2012 Page 10 of 16 • Parks, Recreation, Trail and Open Space: A connection of trails east and west, as well as on-street connection from north to south. Both of these trail connections are considered necessary to connect existing trails into a regional trail system. The Parks and Recreation Department and the Open Space Advisory Board support the trail connection within this open space area. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on January 12, 2012 and supported the proposed Preliminary Plat and PUD. Their concern centered on the design options for a north/south trail connection along Steel Street. Staff presented four alternative options and bike lane options and recommended an on-street bike lane with an extruded gutter pan. The Planning Commission approved the request 4-3, which only reflected the trail design concerns and not the entire submittal. Staff recommended the following conditions of approval: 1. The applicant shall continue to work with the Public Works Department on alternative design considerations for intersection turning radii of Steel Street and Luke Street prior to the Final Plat and PUD submittal. 2. The applicant shall continue to work with the Parks and Recreation Department to finalize the public land dedication prior to Final Plat and PUD submittal. 3. The applicant shall continue to work with the Davidson Highline and Goodhue Ditch companies on the required ditch easements and design. Final acceptance of the easements will be required prior to final submittal. APPLICANT PRESENTATION Rick Brew, RMCS, LLC, 950 Spruce Street, Suite 2A, Louisville, CO introduced his partners Justin McClure and David Waldner. He explained this development will bring a new housing type unique to Louisville of apartments and either duplexes or townhomes. He presented slides of the development, which illustrated the assemblage of land which will connect to downtown and the north Steel Ranch development. He reviewed the north/south trail corridors, the multi-modal street design and the land dedication to the City, including Cowboy Park. He requested Council approval of the preliminary subdivision plat and planned unit development plan for the Steel Ranch South Development PUBLIC COMMENT Ken Gambon, 607 Augusta Drive, Louisville, CO inquired whether there will be a berm to mitigate the railway noise. Mr. Brew explained the berm idea was used to the north and works well in large urban area, but they do not work in small areas. Noise mitigation will be built into the architecture, such as solid core doors, triple pane windows and construction will be to a higher noise coefficient. COUNCIL COMMENT