Planning Commission Minutes 2006 07 13

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes JULY 13, 2006 Page 4 of 13 Wood replied there were none to be reviewed at this time. He reminded the Commission that the Louisville R V and Boat Storage application had been continued and is scheduled to be reviewed at the August 10th Planning Commission meeting. Lipton asked if the Urban Renewal Plan had gone through the standard referral process. Wood stated that Ann Ricker with the Leland Consulting Group would address the referral process. Additional Staff Presentation: Mayor Charles Sisk (also Chair of the Louisville Revitalization Commission (LRC)) reviewed the formation ofLRC, the history of the HWY 42 Revitalization Area, as well as the mission and purpose of the LRC. He emphasized that the Urban Renewal Plan does not change the Comprehensive Plan. The Urban Renewal Plan is a financial mechanism to implement the Comprehensive Plan. City Manager, Bill Simmons, discussed how the community was involved through the development of the Urban Renewal Plan. The following groups were an integral part in the development process: Stakeholders, the Community-at-Iarge, the Revitalization Commission, the Planning Commission and the City Council. He stated that other agencies such as the Louisville Fire Protection District, the Boulder County Commissioners and the Boulder Valley School District were also involved through the referral process. He concluded with a review of the process that was followed to create the Urban Renewal Plan. The review included the following areas of discussion: the Boundaries, the Condition Survey, the Impact Study and the Financial Analysis. Pritchard requested a clarification of a statement made by the Mayor regarding the train station and if it is possible that Louisville will not have a station. Lipton stated that with or without a train station the Plan is still viable for the City of Louisville. Hartman asked if any number of districts had been identified. Simmons replied that they had not been determined. Simmons reminded the Commission that the Urban Renewal Plan is not a land use document. Sam Light, City Attorney, reviewed the powers and duties of the Planning Commission regarding the action they are to take during the public hearing. Those powers and duties include: 1) To make certain that the Urban Renewal Plan conforms to the adopted Comprehensive Plan 2) To take public comment 3) To pass a Resolution of Approval 4) To forward that Resolution of Approval to the City Council for their action. Members of the Public: Lipton requested that the members of public limit their comments to how the Urban Renewal Plan complies with the Comprehensive Plan. He also requested they attempt to keep their comments to no longer than 3 minutes. Jim Boyer, 537 Lincoln Ave and Joyce Groglio, 1092 E. Harper St. had completed cards to speak but declined to speak.