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City Council Meeting Minutes December 20, 2016 Page 6 of 11 Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated he is uncomfortable about the value of the land exchange and the parking fee is too low at $5000 He is also uncomfortable about how the $35,000 fee will be paid, it should come from the General Fund Councilmember Keany noted the fee could be paid from the General Fund He stated it is not fair to make changes tonight in the meeting as this is a negotiated number and both sides should get time to renegotiate He sees value in the exchange as presented as we need the area for a parking structure, he supports this exchange Mayor Muckle stated he shares some concems about this, but he supports it as presented for its long-term benefit to downtown He felt perhaps additional negotiations are needed Councilmember Leh wanted to see the City's options for a parking structure to remain alive, but sees the concerns in the valuation He would like to see further negotiations before approval Public Comments Michael Menaker, 1827 West Chokecherry, stated his support for the proposal, it creates a viable footprint for a parking garage which the City needs The City didn't purchase the property when it was available and now the City is asking a favor of the land owner to go with this proposal The City needs to make it worth it to them He urged approval tonight Enc Fowles, noted he and his wife want to make this work, but time is of the essence He can't wait and negotiate for long as it increases their costs Councilmember Keany moved to continue Ordinance No 1729 public heanng and Resolution No 73, Senes 2016 to January 3, 2017 Mayor Pro Tem Lipton seconded the motion Councilmember Leh offered a fnendly amendment to direct staff to continue negotiations Councilmember Keany asked the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem to be included in the negotiations to help bnng this to conclusion All in favor The public hearing will stay open and be continued to January 3, 2017 RESOLUTION NO 76, SERIES 2016 — A RESOLUTION APPROVING A SPECIAL REVIEW USE (SRU) TO ALLOW FOR AN APPROXIMATELY 720 SQUARE -FOOT OUTDOOR PATIO SEATING AREA ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPOSED CRYSTAL SPRINGS BREWING COMPANY TAPROOM AT 600 MAIN STREET (LOT 7, BLOCK 4, LOUISVILLE OLD TOWN) Planning and Building Safety Director Zuccaro stated this is a request for a Special Review Use to allow outdoor patio space to go with a renovated garage space at 600