PRESENTATION
Support for City of Yes and public review timeline
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The City of Yes economic opportunity proposal has received broad support from business groups and stakeholders who helped shape it:
- The public review process started in June 2022 with information sessions.
- Community boards were given 5 months to provide feedback.
- The City Planning Commission approved the proposal 11-1 in January 2023.
This brings us to April 8th, today, the city council hearing. The city council has 50 days for its consideration for approval, disapproval, or modification within scope.
Dan Garodnick
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Next slide.
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We have seen a lot of support for City of Yes, for economic opportunity.
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Ranging from business improvement districts, chambers, industrial service providers, small businesses, civic institutions, freelancers.
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They they have come out to support the proposal, but perhaps more importantly, they also helped us to shape it.
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We have been talking about this proposal for a couple of years now.
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We have worked to incorporate the very serious needs that have been expressed to us about how our zoning is limiting business growth and opportunity.
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And so we are very, very honored to have lots of support for this proposal.
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From the very people that our zoning is affecting.
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Next slide.
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Let's talk about the public review timeline.
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I hope this is a good pace.
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I understand you all have a long day ahead, and I have been in your shoes before, so I'm gonna try to keep it snappy.
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We started with public information sessions last June July, as well as September.
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Referred this out to community boards on October 30th.
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I will note that the typical time period for a community board is 60 days.
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We referred for an additional month in advance and then didn't give just 60 days.
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We gave 5 months worth of time for community boards.
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To be able to come back to us and give feedback.
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We accepted comments right up to the vote of the city planning commission.
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We had a hearing at the city planning commission on January 24th.
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It was approved by the city planning commission by a vote of 11 to 1.
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Which brings us to today, April 8th, the city council hearing, and, of course, the council has 50 days for its consideration.
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For approval, disapproval, or modification within scope.
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That puts you to around the end of May.