Wow, good to know. Thank you for clearing that up! I find it interesting how their staff recommendation language varies so much depending on the project, which makes it hard to decipher if a project actually got the recommendation of approval or not.
Do you know if many people turned up from the Folwell Neighborhood Association?
It was actually a weird discussion between the board and the city rep. They weren't sure what they were suppose to vote on. Approval or Denial, or something else. The city rep said they couldn't approve the project, but they were voting on whether to recommend approval to the city council. At that point, a motion was made to recommend approval of the project, but not after Commissioner Meeks made some effort to remove verbiage regarding fire department requirements. Every meeting i have been to, she seems to just talk for the sake of talking, and never makes sense. She even suggested the developer include a crosswalk at mid street to St Mary's. City staff had to remind her about 5 times that the development does not include the street, and the city is in charge of that. Sorry to ramble.
There were a few rows of people who I assume where from Falwell, as they all left after the approval. Wasn't a public meeting, so no opportunity for them to argue a high density development on one of the busiest streets in town surrounded by a huge hospital and many good size hotels.