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RECENT CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN following is a list of action items that the City Council has UPDATE The taken since the last edition of the Community Update. T this year,the City Council initiated an • Approved Resolution No. 35, Series 2004, an amendment update of the City's Comprehensive Plan to the Warembourg Conservation Agreement that allows (Plan).The Plan is a policy document that guides the expansion of the Community Park and the right-of- many of the land use,transportation,open space, way for the Bella Vista Connection street. and public facility master planning decisions for the • Approved Resolution No. 37, Series 2004, a special community.It was last updated in 1989.There will review use for the Family Recovery Centers to be located be several opportunities for community input into in the Colorado Technology Center and provide support the process and we strongly encourage you to get for teenagers recovering from substance abuse and their involved and have a hand in shaping the vision for parents. your community. • Approved Ordinance No. 1454, Series 2004, allowing for Other topics that will be covered in the Plan the name change of the Louisville Urban Renewal include housing,economic development,commu- Authority to the Louisville Revitalization Commission. nity character and urban design,public utilities,and • Approval of a water rights contract to purchase one share public facilities.The first phase of the project is of Marshall Lake. underway,and includes an assessment of existing • Approved Resolution No. 38, Series 2004, a special conditions in the City. review use for a coffee shop located in the Colorado Public input is critical in providing a sense of Technology Center. the community's vision for the future.In May,staff • Approved Resolution No. 39, Series 2004, a budget conducted a series of"stakeholder interviews" appropriation for funding for astroturf for Monarch High with over 100 members of the community.In School and Community Investment Fee Refunds. June,a public workshop was held with nearly 60 community members offering their thoughts and MCCASLIN INTERCHANGE UPDATE ideas. A second public workshop was held September Tie McCaslin Interchange improvements are scheduled to 16 where participants gathered in small groups to commence the beginning of next year! A previous delay, review and critique several alternative future land due to uncertainty regarding $3 million in federal dollars for the use scenarios for the City.Those future alternatives Interchange, has been resolved and Louisville and Superior focused on several"opportunity areas"which we should be receiving the money shortly. A contractor for the anticipate will undergo positive change in the construction project will be hired by the end of 2004 and work coming years.Those areas include Downtown,the will begin in early 2005. Construction is anticipated to be StorageTek Campus,the Centennial Valley/ complete by October 2005. McCaslin corridor,the Highway 42 corridor In early 2005, work will also begin on the Regional through the City Limits,and others. Transportation District's (RTD) Louisville/Superior Park-n-Ride. The next public workshop is scheduled for early In addition to relocating spaces on the Superior side of US 36, November.At that time,scenarios will have been 150 spaces will be leased by RTD in the Colony Square parking refined based on public comments and evaluated lot on the Louisville side of US 36. A pedestrian bridge across US regarding various impacts,including fiscal sound 36 will facilitate travel between the two areas and the eastbound ness,transportation facilities,school capacity,and and westbound bus routes. the capacity of the municipal infrastructure.Those results will be presented for public review and Additionally, a few interim improvements to the Interchange comment. will occur in October and November to help with traffic during If you would like to know more,please visit the coming holiday season. the City's website at www.ci.louisville.co.us.You Should you have any questions about the project, please may also send email comments to contact the Louisville Public Works Department at compplan@ci.louisville.co.us or telephone the 303.335.4608. Planning Department at 303.335.4592. October/November 2004 3