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City Council Meeting Minutes June 15, 2021 Page 4 of 9 Public Comments Trudy Gygi, 1720 Eisenhower Drive, stated she supports the ordinance as a way to bring others to the community, specifically people who have lower paying jobs. She stated it is also a prudent move to keep the community as diverse as possible and have a work force who can afford to live here. Annmarie Jensen, stated she values a diverse community including both race and economic status; this ordinance helps to do that. Too many people have to drive here to work causing congestion. More people should be able to live and work in our community. She reviewed data for housing insecurity in Boulder County. Approval of this is the first step but should not be the last one to create a diverse community. Ana Silvia Avendano-Curiel, stated she supports the ordinance. Housing costs in the region are out of reach for most people. She does not want to have to move her children out of the community to buy a home. Affordable housing would allow families to create equity and stay in the community. She encouraged the council to increase the affordable percentage to 20%. Andrew Hamrick, Colorado Apartment Association, stated this ordinance could have unintended consequences including a slowing of development. This requirement will raise the cost of rentals and lower the building standards. Katie Lacz, 874 West Mulberry Street, stated she supports the ordinance. Buying a home in Louisville should be available to a broad range of people across the socio economic status. She asked council to consider raising the percentage to 20%. Errin Weller, 515 West Fir Way, stated she supports the ordinance. Louisville used to be the affordable alternative to Boulder but now housing in Louisville is limited to expensive homes and little diversity in housing options. We should value bringing other kinds of people to town. She also supported raising the percentage to 20%. Ken Wilson, 261 Short Place, also asked the council to pass this ordinance. He stated all types of workers should be able to live and work in the community. This is an important beginning to help with this issue. Councilmember Brown asked what the current amount of affordable housing is in Louisville. Director Zuccaro stated it is 3.1 %. Councilmember Brown noted all of the surrounding communities have already adopted a similar type of ordinance. Mayor Stolzmann stated she supports this ordinance as a way to help families afford to live here. She stated she would support moving the percentage to 20%.