DMP020305

Lexington Downtown Master Plan Public Meeting

Thursday, February 3, 2005

9:00 a.m.

Phoenix Building Third Floor Community Room

101 East Vine Street

Lexington, KY 40507

Attendees

Steering Committee Members: George Brown, Clayton Chambliss, Jim Clark, Terry Garcia Crews, Sarah Emmons, Lillian Gentry, Pat Gerhard, Bret Goode (representing Chief Anthany Beatty), Steve Grossman, Phil Holoubek, Bill Johnston, Tim Kelly, Rachel Kennedy (representing David Morgan), Amy Lett, Grant Phelps, Becky Reinhold, Tom Sheeran, Mac Stone, and Bob Wiseman

Consultants: Tom Creasey, Kevin Peterson, and Dhiru Thadani,

Lexington Downtown Development Authority Staff: Harold Tate and Joan Terry

Other Attendees: Ali Baker, Tom Blues, Sheri Capes, John Clements, Philip DeAngelis, Tim Douglas, Fatemah Ebramm, Rob Franklin, Dal Harper, Doug Greene, John Hackworth, Justin Hutton, Douglas Ingram, Henry Jackson, DeAnna LaPlaca, Steven Mazurka, Keith McCullum, Jim McKeighen, Win Meeker, Andrew Moore, Dave Norat, Ali Qabazard, Kelle Parker, Van Meter Pettit, Lee Thomas, Kyle Wade, William Wharton, and Wayne Wilson

Meeting Summary

I. Welcome

A. Meeting brought to order (Chairman Tim Kelly)

B. Introduction of University of Kentucky College of Design students (Dean David Mohney)

II. Review of December 1, 2004 minutes (Chairman Tim Kelly)

A. Motion for acceptance (Doug Greene) and second (Bill Johnston)

B. Unanimous approval of minutes.

III. Consultant presentation (Dhiru Thadani)

A. Consultants received planning summary for LFUCG Division of Planning.

B. Areas for small interventions are being studied.

C. Consultants working with neighborhoods conducting audits and identifying neighborhood centers.

D. Study area divided in three zones

1. Downtown core (tall buildings/density)

2. Mixed-use zone( 4-5 story buildings)

3. Neighborhoods ((residential)

E. New plan will simplify zoning and be sensitive to historic areas.

F. Landscape issues still being studied, but do not advocate blanket landscaping.

G. Issue of one-way versus two-way streets is being studied.

H. Need to determine boundaries and gateways.

IV. Downtown Traffic Analysis (Tom Creasey)

A. In process of data selection

1. February/March- current traffic issues

2. April/May- future traffic issues

3. June/July- final plan

B. Consultants will work with LexTran and Traffic Center.

C. Separate meeting to discuss traffic issues should be held.

V. The meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m. (Tim Kelly)