Q&A
Council member summarizes community board's stance on public space
0:29:28
ยท
77 sec
Council Member Julie Won summarizes the community board's position on the public space and clarifies the applicant's motivation for acquiring the land.
- Won states that the community board wants to work with the community and agencies to maintain the public space as green space
- She emphasizes that the applicant's primary motivation is business growth and profit opportunities, not maintenance issues
-
The council member concludes her questioning, and Council Member Riley dismisses the panel
-
No further questions are asked by other council members
Julie Won
0:29:28
I just want to make it clear that the community board wants to work with the community and the agencies to maintain and keep the public space green and want to use it.
0:29:40
What you have been saying is that you need to acquire for because of the lack of maintenance, but it's clear that it's not for maintenance issues, but it's for your own business growth and your profit opportunities that you want to acquire the land.
Steven Bari
0:29:53
If I can just speak to the concept.
0:29:57
Van Damme Street and Borden Avenue is probably 1 of the most high frequent areas by cars.
0:30:02
It's highly visible, and anybody who's coming into the city is passing by Borden Avenue and Van Damme.
0:30:08
So, naturally, it has a lot of just self marketing from that perspective.
0:30:12
So any space there is going to bring in attention.
0:30:17
So creating a space, an event space, a restaurant space there and utilizing that back, lot area, which we refer to it as, for outdoor dining would, not only facilitate that, but really bring something to the area that would be appealing to, customers.
Julie Won
0:30:32
I don't have any other further questions.
Kevin Riley
0:30:35
Thank you, council member Juan.
0:30:37
Are there any more council members with questions for this panel?
0:30:42
There'd be no more questions for this panel.
0:30:43
This panel is excused.