Dear Mayor, Vice Mayor, Councilmembers, and honorable staff,
I’m Jenny Michel, a native living in D3, a recovering homeless teacher, and a disabled bus rider. It’s our 19th wedding anniversary and most likely cannot make the meeting in person.
Personal comments:
I suppprt the housing program H4.G without the RFP requirement with the developer paying for the replacement parking.
The YIMBY Law letter said it best. We cannot further delay moving forward with our contractually agreed to housing program, nor can we poison pill it. If we move forward with the RFP with the replacement, we guarantee no developer can say yes to our program, thereby defaulting on our housing element.
I still don’t understand how my fellow neighbors, colleagues, friends, and fellow parents keep pushing opportunity sites best suited for the 7th housing element cycle. We are locked into our affirmatively furthering fair housing West of El Camino.
The subterranean parking at Springline is under utilized and beautiful! Perhaps the neighbors reliant on car travel can walk a block now and start getting used to moving your body and letting those healthy chemicals flow through you.
Again, I also don’t understand why the business community, the community I identify with, thinks that housing in downtown would lead to business failures. I’ve done extensive research on this matter. The data overwhelmingly indicates that having more locals adds to economic growth, vibrancy, and long term economic stability. Why are you saying your business will fail if workers like our young son live nearby? The math and data isn’t there.
Having free public parking is an expensive subsidy. If the parking people want it replaced, sounds like they are happy to help pay for those costs and subsidies. Otherwise, I’m happy to take the bus with you around town. It’s super fun!
So the real question before this body tonight is: I’m okay with 39 story high rises, are you? I’m okay with loosing local control, are you?
Thanks for your consideration!
Jenny from the Coleman Place block (aka apartment row)
