Q&A
Discussion on infrastructure investments related to the proposal
3:05:52
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Daniel Garodnick addresses Council Member Brooks-Powers' concerns about infrastructure investments related to the City of Yes proposal. He explains the administration's stance on infrastructure needs and the impact of the proposed changes.
- Confirms support for increases in infrastructure investments, including sewers, schools, and health facilities
- Argues that the incremental increases in housing density proposed are too small to necessitate significant new infrastructure investments
- Explains that the proposal does not trigger additional infrastructure requirements under city and state environmental review laws
- Emphasizes that existing problems need to be addressed regardless of the proposal, but the changes themselves don't significantly worsen current issues
Daniel Garodnick
3:05:52
Okay.
3:05:52
Well, we should talk we should talk about that one further.
3:05:56
As it relates to supporting increases in infrastructure investment, whether it relates to sewers or schools, you know, the the short answer is, yes, we support
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
3:06:07
And health.
Daniel Garodnick
3:06:07
And health.
3:06:08
We support increases in these things as a matter, of course.
3:06:12
As it relates to this proposal, because the increments are so small, because the amount of housing created in a neighborhood is so small, it does not itself prompt the need to do more infrastructure investment there beyond what the existing processes define.
3:06:29
So if we have a problem, we need to deal with it.
3:06:32
If we have a problem today, we need to deal with it.
3:06:34
There's no question.
3:06:35
But the the change that is animated by this proposal is not the sort of thing that pursuant to city and state law makes that problem significantly worse as defined by an environmental review.
3:06:47
And so we wanna make sure that we're focusing this conversation on okay, these are incremental increases.
3:06:53
They are quite small on a neighborhood by neighborhood basis to counsel member Sanchez's point a moment ago about whether the modesty of this, on a neighborhood basis, this is a modest proposal.
3:07:03
And I think to the last point that you may oh, wait.
3:07:05
There's 22 additional points.
3:07:07
Parking, we believe that the the current dynamic is really the one size fits all dynamic here where we're defining the same counsel district exactly the same way, the same
