PRESENTATION
Timeline of the proposal development and public review process
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Garodnick presents a detailed timeline of the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity proposal's development and public review process. He highlights key milestones and the extensive public engagement involved.
- The process began with work on the 'Where We Live NYC' plan in 2018, released in 2020
- The overarching plan to modernize zoning was announced in May 2022
- City of Yes for Housing Opportunity was announced in September 2023
- The Department of City Planning conducted extensive public information sessions and community board meetings
- Over 175 community board meetings were held to discuss the proposal
- A 15-hour public hearing was conducted with over 200 speakers, with a majority speaking in favor
- Four out of five borough presidents offered support for the proposal
- The City Planning Commission approved the proposal with limited modifications in September 2024
Daniel Garodnick
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It was released in 2020.
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As I noted a moment ago, it included strategies that are implemented here in City of Nashville housing opportunity.
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We released our overarching plan to modernize zoning back in May of 2022.
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So we didn't really spring this on anybody.
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We've been talking about this for the better part of 2 almost two and a half years.
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We announced City of Gas Housing Opportunity September of 2023.
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Of course, in December of 2023, the city council's own fair housing framework was signed into law.
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Congratulations, and thanks to all of you for recognizing that every neighborhood needs to be part of the solution to our housing crisis.
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And in this calendar year, we, Department of State Planning, began our public information sessions while we continued to shape our proposal in response to direct feedback.
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April public review began.
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We brought the proposal to over a 175 community board meetings.
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I will remind everybody there are 59 community boards.
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So we were at a 175 community board meetings.
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We held our own 15 hour public hearing.
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And I say our own, Mister Chairman, I don't mean to prescribe that that's what you will expect tomorrow, but perhaps and we had over 200 speakers, majority of whom spoke in favor.
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And 4 of the 5 borough presidents offered their support for this proposal.
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In September, the city planning commission approved the proposal with some limited modifications.
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We issued our final environmental impact statement, and, of course, Here we are at the council level for final hearing and vote.
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Next slide.
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Okay, conclusion.
