REMARKS
Council Member Rivera emphasizes importance of community space
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Council Member Rivera stresses the importance of making the multipurpose space accessible to community groups and emphasizes the need for open space in the area. She also mentions the importance of housing in the adjacent areas.
- Rivera suggests that the discounted rate for community groups should ideally be free
- Emphasizes the scarcity of space, including open space, in the area
- Highlights the importance of protecting and investing in Bellevue South Park
- Mentions the need to consider housing in adjacent areas, as this site is not being used for that purpose
Carlina Rivera
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I I appreciate that.
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May I ask one more question, mister chair?
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Okay.
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So well, this the community groups, a lot of them are, they're not for profit.
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So I hope the discount is, like, free, you know.
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That would be most helpful.
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We're we're we're starved for space.
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We're even starved for open space.
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That's why the the protection and investments in Bellevue South Park are so important.
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And so, I I hope that we can come to that conclusion because that is incredibly important.
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My last question is just about and I'm sure council member Powers is gonna get to ask EDC about looking at the adjacent areas for housing since this site we were looking at for housing, it didn't become that.
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That is not the RFP, but we have
Kevin Riley
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asked quite a bit of I had to call up, EDC to come up for that question.
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Oh, I
Carlina Rivera
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don't alright.
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But I don't wanna ask them this, but they're gonna answer it when they get up there.
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I'm sure.
Kevin Riley
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Okay.
Carlina Rivera
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I wanna ask you all, when do you begin applying for the RFEI, the RFP, a little bit about the development process, and just go back to the construction timeline and completion?