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in addition to a $30 permit fee for the same space. He questioned the estimate of $30 per space to <br />cover administrative costs and suggested allowing a private entity to operate the downtown <br />parking lots and pay a portion of the proceeds to the City. He suggested that the funds collected <br />for parking be managed by a task force made up of downtown business people and City staff. <br />David Miller. 820 Main Street, #109. Louisville. Colorado. stated he believes that businesses <br />should provide parking for their employees, however, $5.000 per space is a significant cost. He <br />stated that some customers of his salon could require parking for up to three hours and suggested <br />that businesses be allowed to validate parking tickets issued to customers parking over the two <br />hour limit. <br />Mayer stated that the $5,000 impact fee would not apply to existing businesses. It is intended <br />only for building expansions. <br />Miller stated that his employees are also concerned that they will not be able to continue parking <br />right next to where they work, as they have done for many years. <br />Nancy Love, 841 Front Street, Louisville, Colorado, agreed with Arlin Lehman. She asked for; <br />clarification that. if she expands her building, she will only pay an impact fee on the expanded <br />square footage. She questioned the need for landscaping around parking spaces and why the <br />ordinance is considered an emergency ordinance. She felt that the $5.000 impact fee was too <br />high. She suggested that Council also consider how to address special circumstances, such as <br />expanding an office space to provide retail space. She requested that the parking information <br />recently collected by the City be provided to downtown business owners. <br />Cheri Ruskus, 728 Main Street, Louisville, Colorado. stated that she is the President of the <br />Downtown Business Association (DBA) and their board has had many discussions on parking. <br />The DBA felt that the Downtown Design Guidelines were the beginning of a plan for downtown <br />Louisville and now those plans have been pushed aside. She stated that this ordinance would <br />prevent small 'mom- and -pop' businesses from expanding as only major developers could afford <br />to expand their building. She stated that in several conferences she has recently attended. there <br />was a strong emphasis to not build your downtown around your parking but building your <br />parking around your downtown. She believes that a master plan should be developed for <br />downtown Louisville before any other steps are taken. She stated that downtown business owners <br />have many questions regarding parking and how it will affect their businesses. <br />Sally Janover, 820 Main Street, Louisville. Colorado, stated that she is speaking as an individual <br />retailer, and not as a board member of the Downtown Business Association. She expressed her <br />support for the ordinance as it will help to prevent downtown Louisville from becoming a <br />parking lot to accommodate all -day parking for employees of larger and larger businesses that are <br />moving in. She also believes it will help to maintain and encourage downtown Louisville to <br />continue to be a small -town commercial center that serves the mixed business and social needs of <br />its adjoining, historic, residential area. as well as the newer Louisville residential areas. She feels <br />9 <br />