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Explaining the intended impact of a Council supermajority requirement for blocking housing
2:50:44
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Commissioner Anita Laremont asks Cormac Slade Byrd how his proposed supermajority requirement for the City Council to block housing would alter current dynamics. Byrd suggests it would raise the threshold for opposition, potentially requiring near-unanimity to stop projects during a declared housing emergency, especially if combined with supportive at-large members.
Anita Laremont
2:50:44
Thank you.
2:50:44
I just had a question about your proposal to have require supermajorities of the city council because it's not clear it's not clear to me how that would change any of the the dynamics that we have today.
2:50:57
What is what is your thought on that?
Cormac Slade Byrd
2:51:00
Yeah.
2:51:01
I mean, we all know that, most things get decided in committee and then just get voted through in a large package together.
2:51:07
I mean, the the hope is that, that combined with, perhaps the, citywide at large members, if all, say, all 10 of them were in favor of all new construction, that is already almost close to the required 25, you know, the required 25%.
2:51:24
I mean, I think there's not a great answer to that.
2:51:27
You could have super majority that requires 80%.
2:51:30
You could have a super majority that requires 85%.
2:51:33
You know, I I don't, you know, have the right numbers, but you understand.