Q&A
Environmental impacts in CPC decision-making
0:39:46
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Council Member Brannan inquires about the importance of environmental impacts in Commissioner Rampershad's decision-making process. Rampershad confirms that environmental considerations play a significant role in his evaluations of development projects.
- Rampershad emphasizes that he carefully reviews environmental reports, especially for areas prone to flooding or lacking in schools.
- He considers factors such as the number of affordable units generated in a community and the potential for certain areas to bear a disproportionate burden of development.
- Rampershad also highlights the importance of public testimony and applicant perspectives in his decision-making process.
Justin Brannan
0:39:46
Do you consider the environmental review, environmental impacts and and how that relates to a development project?
0:39:53
Is that as consequential to your decision making as the affordable component?
Oudeshram “Raj” Rampershad
0:39:58
It it it is.
0:39:59
And, you know, there have been times where I look at that and read the report.
0:40:02
Hey, you know, this funny when they give us these packages, they give us, you know, whether it's some variety of things for it.
0:40:08
It's, like, whatever it could be, each session could have a 150 pages.
0:40:12
When they look at the environmental reports on a lot of these projects, especially if I know it's an area that's whether it's flood prone or or whether it's, you know, doesn't have a lack of schools, is how many affordable units have been generated from a certain community.
0:40:26
Because I know there are certain communities that carry the weight of others, but that's that is plays a huge role along the testimony from the public as well, of course, and listening to what the applicant their perspective on a project as well.
0:40:42
So
