Remarks by Caleb Dickinson
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“I'll just offer a counter to that. I agree with everything else, but I think we have an amazing planning commission right now, and it took six years to get there. It took forever to rotate people through to get to a planning commission that actually represents the public and the elected officials. So I think those not any one individual person, but I think five year and six year terms make it. difficult for that body to then be advising this body in a way in which we're actually looking for. So I think it was problematic previously and I think terms longer than even six year term for someone…”
“Yeah, I'm fine with it coming back and we can discuss it on that day. I think my understanding is it's not so much a desire to let people speed up to 25. It's about aligning city and state and being able to deal with it in an easier way, but it has the consequence potentially of a smaller infraction. But can you help us again with the intent of allowing up to 25 to be dealt with a certain way?”
“Thank you very much Council member Dickinson Other than what you guys already presented about housing needs, is there financial, as you go for LIHTC and things, that it should be 55 and up and not just open to whomever wants. It might be most attractive to that population, but a 20-year-old single parent could also live here. So why the 55 and up? And I'm guessing at the answer.”
“Yeah, I'll try to keep briefing, throw the timer on if you want. I think this is a great concept. Obviously, I think we've been very clear as a community that we're excited for affordable housing. I think senior housing is one of the categories in which we are in need. I think the location is great. I think the concept is great. I think the three stories is reasonable. I think we've talked a lot about, you know, trying to find density and other things, height and density to, you know, allow for these projects to pencil. And 100% of the 50 units being in the affordable housing world is really,…”
“Yeah, I appreciate the work bringing it back. I understand that most of the delay is on our end slash the consultant that we hired and not a whole lot has happened since we made the agreement. I think the concerns of the residents are absolutely valid and were heard then. I think, you know, the decision for me holds, while imperfect and expensive and all those things, I still think that the decision we made was the right decision. And certainly, I don't know, what are we at, seven, eight months later, changing courses is odd without a lot of new information available. So I support moving…”
“Please do. I move to approve ordinance 1937 series 2026 as written.”
“Yeah, just on this one, I think it's a little complicated, but I think we are, you know, often looking for input and feedback from, you know, that subset of our population. It's kind of hard to get with surveys and other things, and we put a lot of work in at events and things like that. But I think there is a potential for some truly meaningful, not just, what am I trying to say? theater of bringing issues that the council is weighing or that planning commission is weighing or that parks and landscaping, like these are important issues. And can that issue be brought to that youth group to…”
“I don't think we ought to decide right now, but I would like to see The the proposals sort of fleshed out a little more and brought forward for consideration, but that says I think that's where I'm at Yeah, it's funny I kind of like no the way saying is like I'd like you to come back and show us in the 20th Why we shouldn't merge the historic boards, you know, I mean, it's like I don't think that's the right choice But actually I think we should talk about it. It's like But maybe I'm a little more supportive of parks and rec potentially.”
“Yeah, I think I think they should have, you know, sort of special treatment to, you know, not necessarily have to apply, but it might be in there. I think the problem is it might be in their benefit to actually apply so that they're getting out there. The why? But yeah. You know Board of Adjustments is not a member of Board of Adjustments isn't necessarily going to just get a vacancy in Planning Commission, right? That's a highly sought after role. And so, you know, do they have to apply or can they just inform us? Sure, but it's still going to be an application process in a selection…”
“And so, I'm assuming Planning Commission the week before 07 PPLAB is intentional versus switching that order like that is the preferred?”
“Because if it creates a three-week delay versus a one-week delay, that's a big difference, obviously. Yeah, I'll follow up on that. If I have to go to 07 and abandon commission, there's a long wait.”
“More on that. Does that include the HPC? I just, I recall being on a subcommittee often to like go to a house and those kinds of things. So is that,”
“One question there. I'm just assuming changing, you have it just as a one, not a one plus, but changing terms is kind of like a long-term process, right? Or you just sit out and say, okay, well, you have a three, a three, a two, a two, a one, and a one. so that we have regular turnover and they don't all come up, but like, do you have a plan for that to all at once or to like let a five year term be a five year term and when it expires, maybe it needs to be a two year term once to get back on cycle. Like I just, do you have a plan for that?”
“That's fine. Yeah, I mean, I think it's a little bit in semantics, but it matters, right? They have to advise someone and council's not in the room. So they're like sort of advising staff, but as Chris said, sort of as a conduit, like, sorry, we're meant to advise. This is our advice for the thing you're working on. Take that message to council. or if not needed, I guess we're advising you, but like I think it, It triggered me when you said, like, they should advise staff. I'm like, oh, no, they should not. Oh, I see what you're saying. But, like, yeah, I think we want to be very careful that…”
“Just one. I would encourage the data center conversation, I think there's also potential to hard pivot there and kind of, is there a super environmentally friendly data center version? And that's what we do here in Louisville. Like we are a data center magnet if you do it a certain way, right? Sort of like having your own landfill done correctly.”
“I mean, I think right at the beginning, if someone knows that I am self-described as a spiritual guru who must help people transcend the Judeo-Christian belief system, like right there, I don't work there. He hasn't even talked to me yet. But the fact that that's a known thing about my supervisor makes this a hostile work environment. I do not want to work somewhere. where that's a known thing about my supervisor before he even speaks to me.”
“Sorry. You make fun of yourself so that other people don't or that you're in on it and it doesn't feel as bad?”
“I think I'll hold it. I think it's just, it's a little too broad and too big for a quick answer. So I can get back to you. Yeah, you bet.”
“councilmember dickinson i i'm yeah i guess i'm fine with not taking it up as long as what we're saying is i think this is what i'm getting but i don't want to put words in your mouth is the answer is yes like we would like to have a con continuous some continuity from the east side to the west side and whether that not the engineer like how it works or where it goes but not saying like no we're going to leave our side exactly as it is and we're not going to match what you do on your side that wouldn't really be in support of so if the idea is that we're working with them to accomplish that…”
“Council Member Dickinson. Just curious, because I didn't see it in here, if you guys are... what role you guys might be playing in, you know, what is the revamp of front and center and what I see as sort of the outdoor library for much of the year. Like obviously street fair and farmer's market and things are known as popular events here, but I think there's a lot of intention on making that space sort of, you know, hopefully feel like the outdoor portion of the library. And I'm wondering if you guys are, involved at all in conversations in that direction, if you have excitement towards it,…”
“Yeah, I think that's my hope and concern, right? This great opportunity for more programming and like, more programming? How do we do more, you know? So I think it's, yeah, it is an opportunity and potentially a problem area as well.”
“Yeah, you know, I liken this to the comp plan. I think I said in other moments that, you know, something this big is like, it's everything and it's nothing, right? Like it's this really, really, really important document. And in the end, It isn't what we actually use on a daily basis. It's a guiding light. And so it's very important to get it right. And then there's a lot of work to do after its eventual adoption to think about like, yeah, where's the money actually coming from? Which specific project is actually being funded and when? But I think this is an awesome opportunity. draft and an…”
“Yeah, I appreciate you bringing up the sustainability questions there. I think it's one of those curiosities of what you guys are planning to do, considering you don't have to follow what was in the GDP. So I appreciate you bringing up a lot of those. And I understand that hospitals are special buildings. They are unique and have different needs than some other buildings. I appreciate you going through that. And So my understanding, the helicopter will kind of live at that hospital because its intent is to take patients that started at the hospital somewhere else if need be, is more the...…”
“Okay, so the inbound-outbound is really just a matter of curiosity because from an outside perspective, it flies in and then it flies out every time. That is valid. So, you know, the patient inside of it is what you're alluding to. But that was good information for me to understand that, you know, just when I see the helicopters, it's probably that, you know, someone's being flown to Children's or out to Denver. So I appreciate that information as well. And it sounded like you said, You're assuming less than 100 flights a year. Where are you getting that information? I just know that our…”
“Great, yeah, I appreciate that. I think the design is, well, are we on comments? The design is fantastic. I really like the front area, so I appreciate you going through. It was one thing to kind of see it here, but seeing some of those renderings of the vision of that space, I hope that comes to fruition in the way you've designed it because it is an important amenity at a hospital is being able to walk around and be in nice spaces, and some of our other hospitals around here don't really have that. I think that's a really... Lovely addition to the medical care.”