City Council Minutes 2009 03 10 Joint Meeting

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City Council/LRC Special Meeting Minutes March 10, 2009 Page 5 of 7 the downtown area, and the north/south expansion. Deputy City Manager Balser confirmed Staff and RTD looked at various scenarios. Commissioner Hernandez reported on the Littleton station and parking and stated commuters will park where it will be most advantageous to arrive and depart the station. He explained the parking and traffic circulation pattern in Option 2a makes more sense. Councilor Dalton agreed with Commissioner Hernandez, commuters will park where they can get in and out quickly. He addressed the issue of structured parking and noted it is very expensive and will not be built by RTD and there will probably not be enough TIF money for the City to build parking structures. Mayor Sisk voiced his belief 2a allows the project to go forward and to continue working with RTD. He addressed sales tax dollars and noted commuters parking on the west side will be more likely to frequent the downtown businesses. Councilor Sackett expressed his thanks to the City Staff. He addressed a Denver Post article, which stated the project will not go forward before 2017. He felt there is sufficient time to develop the best plan possible. He favored Option 3, which provides sufficient parking on the east side of the tracks, without utilizing the Sports Complex parking lots. Councilor Clabots favored Option 2b, but voiced his concern the parking may not be sufficient. He felt Option 3 would be cost prohibitive. Councilor Muckle preferred Option 1 and voiced his belief commuters would frequent the downtown businesses. Councilor Dalton and Mayor Sisk preferred Option 2b. Mayor Sisk stated the footprint would be compatible with the desires of the community. Commissioner Tofte favored Option 2b and asked how many parking spaces would be gained if the retail was eliminated. John Leary, 1116 LaFarge Avenue, Louisville, CO asked when the location of the station was decided. Mayor Sisk stated the location was decided when Mayor Davidson was in office. Mr. Quinn stated that the location of the rail platforms was set, and further confirmed from an engineering standpoint, the staggered platform design minimizes impacts to adjoining property interests. He noted they do not want to displace the residents in Miner's Field area. Deputy City Manager Balser explained the Framework Plan addressed the impacts to existing neighborhoods in locating the rail station.