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City Council Meeting Minutes December 6, 2017 Page 4of20 Councilmember Loo asked Fulton to expound on the difference of neighborhood and community. She stated her concern we are setting up enclaves of neighborhoods that may be detracting from the larger value of the entire community of Louisville. It concerns her seeing this happening. It feels like we are dividing into neighborhoods and don't care about the rest of town. He stated there are distinct personalities to neighborhoods in this community. The opportunity to communicate with residents is important. The elected body sometimes doesn't have a good understanding of issues in each neighborhood. My history is that we have annual or semi-annual neighborhood meetings so we know what their issues are and also so we can get people the information they need. It is a chance to hear from neighborhoods, exactly what it is that affects their day to day lives. It helps the Council make better decisions. Councilmember Loo asked what you do if some neighborhoods are more engaged than others He stated it doesn't matter, what you need is engagement You will get those who are inclined to come to a meeting, many people won't come It doesn't take away from the value of the input from those who do show up. Councilmember Loo stated she is concerned about the inequality for the neighborhoods that don't show up. It will be unequal if we only listen to the people who are involved. We need to make it easy for folks to get involved; have meetings on the weekends; be creative to get people involved. Councilmember Maloney asked in the time you spent here what challenges and opportunities have you identified and how would you address them. For housing affordability it is key to engage with Boulder County. There are development pressures versus open space and l need to learn more about. To preserve that space, find opportunities to do infill or denser development, also integrate more affordable housing. I would try to build a stronger property tax base. How redevelop Sam's Club and economic development for the property tax base Economic sustainability is important to the community; also need to recognize the importance of sustainability and reducing the community's carbon foot pnnt. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton asked about the process of establishing a community vision Perhaps we don't have a community shared vision, so how do we do that. Once done how to align that with the budget process. Successful communities know where they want to be five years down the road. Need to know where we want to go. I won't be successful if I don't implement your vision Need to take the time to have a good dialogue with the community on where they want to be