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Davidson called for the applicant's presentation. <br />Lou Dellacava, Erik Hartronft's partner in the project, spoke of the faith they had in Downtown <br />Louisville. <br />Hartronft pointed out that the esthetics of the building would remain essentially them same with the <br />addition of the dormers and the historic State Mercantile signage. There are five parking spaces in <br />essentially the same orientation that they are today to the curb cut on Spruce Street, with three spaces <br />off of the alley. It was their intent that the alley spaces would be reserved for building tenants, most <br />likely the office tenants and that the spaces facing Spruce Street would be for the retail tenants on the <br />first floor. They will be donating two street trees for Spruce with a bench. <br />Davidson called for Council comments. <br />Mayer was concerned about the (lack of) parking issue. He stated that the City had spent a lot of <br />money on parking lots. He felt that redevelopment and new development should take up the slack. <br />Sisk was concerned about the lighting. He preferred the eight parking spots with a mix of a little,' <br />streetscaping to break up the entry. <br />Keany felt the metal chimney detracted from the character of the building and recommended its <br />deletion. He did not want the signs to be garish. <br />Levihn liked the project. <br />Lathrop liked the project, but pointed out that an office /retail mix would dictate about 30 parking <br />spaces and they are providing just eight. He wanted to know what they planned on doing. <br />Hartronft did not feel the parking problem could be addressed on a site -by -site basis. He suggested <br />a downtown parking structure would be a good investment for the City. He pointed out that if there <br />were parking downtown, retailers would be attracted to the downtown area. <br />Davidson stated that the City had not spent a dime on McCaslin. It had all been paid for by the <br />developers. They even paid $5 million toward the interchange out there. All if the money the City <br />had spent to keep business alive and vibrant had been spent downtown. He stated that the City would <br />probably look for some kind of shared funding for downtown parking. <br />Howard moved that Council approve Resolution No. 29, Series 1997, Final PUD Plan <br />801 Main Street, as amended, eliminating condition No. 3, with the additional amendment that the <br />signage go back to staff for final approval, seconded by Mayer. <br />6 <br />