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Planning Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />May 20, 2021 <br />Page 7 of 13 <br />developing the area, he had agreed to work with them. He noted that no longer worked on the <br />project, and he had not heard anyone talk about equity in this discussion. He stated that <br />Louisville had been equitable to him and this site offered jobs, which was important for future <br />generations and people like the next Carlos Hernandez in a STEM program nearby. He noted <br />that the sample of commenters over -selected for affluence, including people who owned homes <br />and who already had jobs or who were retired. He stated that the task was to listen to staff, who <br />were trained to address these kinds of projects. In the face of racial equity, he said, we need to <br />think beyond open space. <br />Isaac Putney, student at Louisville Middle School, 691 West Street, stated that he would go to <br />Monarch High School soon and he didn't want to go to a school near a giant construction site <br />and the world needed more open space and fewer buildings. <br />Rice moved to enter the additional comments into the record and Moline seconded. Motion <br />approved unanimously by voice vote. <br />Radoff addressed LEED and net zero energy and offered to share their LEED Silver scorecard. <br />He emphasized that they did not want to use LEED as a placeholder in lieu of focusing on <br />things that would have more impact. He agreed with the desire for net -zero buildings and he <br />believed that their plans were in line with that and that they were heading in the direction of <br />facilitating a zero carbon economy. There were pieces missing that affected their ability to know <br />what would be available in the future, such as whether they would be able to work with <br />mechanisms like community solar gardens. He did not want to give the impression that their <br />approach was not consistent with climate mitigation. <br />Baukol added that they appreciated the passion in the community and they had absorbed a lot <br />of that feedback. He hoped that the Commission saw that it was a reimagined concept and that <br />they had listened and made significant and positive changes. This plan was aligned with the <br />Comprehensive Plan and as proposed these were leading -edge commitments. The goal for all <br />of this was something that the community and the Commission would be proud of. <br />Zuccaro summarized the traffic plan and pointed out that there were two sections — 3.5 and 3.6 <br />— that address those commitments from the applicant. He summarized that staff recommended <br />approval with four conditions that were clarifications and public works technical items before a <br />City Council hearing. <br />Moline asked if city and county open space staff were comfortable with the publically dedicated <br />and privately held open space land. <br />Zuccaro replied that the Open Space Board and the Parks Board reviewed the parks and open <br />space proposals and they had discussed the clustering concept. They voted to endorse the <br />public land dedication. <br />Moline asked if there was value in the common open space even though it was not publicly <br />owned. <br />Zuccaro responded that staff worked with the applicant to develop the concept and they asked <br />the applicant to make it contiguous with the current open space and that came with a list of <br />guidelines and allowances. <br />Moline asked how to respond to the comments about maintaining an open space in the city. <br />