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Debate on parking mandate removal and concerns about negotiating power with developers

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      Council Member Brooks-Powers and Daniel Garodnick engage in a debate about the removal of parking mandates and its potential impact on transit-poor areas. The council member expresses concerns about losing negotiating power with developers if parking mandates are removed.

      • Garodnick argues that the current system is a one-size-fits-all approach, and the proposal aims to provide flexibility
      • Brooks-Powers emphasizes that communities are not the same and one size does not always fit all
      • The council member raises concerns about losing leverage in negotiations with developers for community benefits if parking is no longer a negotiating point
      • Brooks-Powers argues that removing parking mandates could further disadvantage already disadvantaged communities
      • The debate highlights the tension between providing flexibility and maintaining community leverage in development negotiations