Q&A
Concerns about accountability for developers and administration
5:34:28
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Council Member Lee expresses concerns about accountability for developers and the administration if parking mandates are completely removed. She emphasizes the need for council oversight and the challenges of enforcing existing policies.
- Lee mentions difficulties in getting agencies to report on their 5-year disability plans, highlighting concerns about policy enforcement.
- She fears that removing parking mandates entirely would give developers too much control.
- The council member points out that in her area, developers would likely choose more units over parking, despite the lack of public transit.
- Lee stresses the need for more infrastructure, noting that existing buses are already overwhelmed.
Linda Lee
5:34:28
And the reason why that's concerning for me is because I think as a council, we need to hold the administration accountable.
5:34:35
And even, for example, in some of the legislation that we've passed, I can't even get agencies to report on what their 5 year disability plans are.
5:34:43
And those laws and policies we put into place for the accountability factor.
5:34:48
So my fear is is that if we completely get rid of those parking mandates, as some others have alluded to, you know, it does seem like the developers have a lot more control and say, And as council member, Brooks Powers mentioned earlier, I know developers in my area also would choose for more units versus parking, but we have no transit.
5:35:10
And the buses are overwhelmed.
5:35:12
We need more infrastructure.
5:35:13
We've been asking for it, and we haven't gotten it.
