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RESOLUTION NO. 30, SERIES 2005 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2005 UPDATE WHEREAS, the City of Louisville is a home rule municipal corporation organized under and pursuant to Article XX of the Colorado Constitution and the Louisville Home Rule Charter; and WHEREAS, by virtue of such authority, and as further authorized by the Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.) and the Louisville Municipal Code (L.M.C.), including but not limited to c.R.S. ~~ 31-23-206 et seq. and L.M.C. Chapters 2.60 and 17.64, the City has broad authority to make and adopt a comprehensive plan for the physical development of the municipality; and WHEREAS, pursuant to such authorities, the City has adopted a Comprehensive Plan, which Plan was last updated on a citywide basis in 1989 and which Plan serves as a guiding document containing the policy framework under which new development and redevelopment within the City will be evaluated; and WHEREAS, the City Council on April 20, 2004 formally initiated a process to review and update the Comprehensive Plan on a citywide basis, which process has consisted of several phases and included various workshops, meetings and hearings regarding the drafting and adoption of an updated citywide Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, the City conducted in May 2004 stakeholder interviews where over 140 individuals were interviewed to ascertain their vision for the Community's future; and WHEREAS, the City conducted three public workshops on June 30, September 16, and November 18,2004 where community residents and business stakeholders participated directly in the drafting of a Community Vision Statement and a proposed Framework Plan for land use as part of the elements of the Comprehensive Plan 2005 Update; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has held duly noticed public hearing sessions to review and gather public input on the Comprehensive Plan 2005 Update, which sessions were held on February 24, March 15, April 21, April 28, May 19, May 26, June 6, and June 9,2005; WHEREAS, the Planning Commission's review included extensive public comment and testimony, as well as several baseline studies of conditions and matters relevant to formation ofthe Comprehensive Plan 2005 Update, including a Housing Assessment Study prepared by McCormick and Associates, a Market Study and a Fiscal Analysis prepared by The Leland Group, and a Transportation and Utility Analysis prepared by PBS&J; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission on June 9, 2005 unanimously adopted its Resolution No. 15, Series 2005, forwarding its recommendation on the Comprehensive Plan 2005 Update, and 1