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From YouTube: City Council Work Session - 7/21/2020
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A
So
it
sounded
very
loud.
Welcome
everybody
to
the
work
session
today,
clerk
will
you
go
ahead
and
I'm
calling
us
to
order
and
then
clerk
will
you
please
call
the
roll
patient.
C
C
Thank
you
very
much
mayor
members
of
the
council.
We
have
four
interim
budget
changes
for
your
consideration
this
afternoon.
The
first
one
is
a
funding
reallocation
to
support
the
vista
gateway,
art
public
art
project,
utilizing
percent
for
art
funds.
C
Excuse
me
that
republic
services
received
and
has
passed
along
to
the
city
proposed
use
of
those
funds
being
repairs
and
maintenance
of
our
geothermal
system.
D
D
Hearing
no
questions:
I
would
move
that
we
approve
the
interim
budget
changes
as
presented.
Second.
A
Thank
you,
and
next
up,
we
have
a
presentation
on
the
proposed
housing
bonus,
bonus,
ordinance
and
update
on
zoning
ordinance,
rewrite
darren
and
andrea.
Welcome
and
yeah
just
go
ahead
and
take
it.
This
is
I'm
excited
for
us
to
have
this
conversation
both
about
the
ordinance
the
the
housing
bonus
ordinance,
but
also
about
the
zoning
ordinance
rewrite
that
you
know.
We
put
a
pause
on
to
make
sure
that
we
are
covering
the
goals
that
we
have
and
starting
it
in
such
a
way
that
could
engage
the
public.
E
Thank
you,
madam
mayor
I'll,
start
off
and
talk
in
a
very
general
way
about
the
zoning
ordinance.
You
and
the
council
are
both
well
familiar
with,
where
we're
at
in
that
process,
and
so
I'll
give
you
just
a
high
level
rough
overview
on
that
and
where
we
intend
to
go
andre
I'll,
then
take
it
and
walk
through
in
a
little
more
detail
about
what
we're
hoping
to
do
with
the
housing
bonus.
E
Ordinance
and
I'd
also
point
out
that
we
have
maria
vega
with
us
to
talk
a
little
more
in
detail
about
public
engagement
should
should
there
be
questions
from
the
council
on
that.
So
next
slide,
please
andrea.
E
So
the
council
and
mayor
will
remember
that
the
zoning
ordinance
rewrite
is
intended
to
update
our
existing
ordinance
to
ensure
future
design
and
development
of
the
city
enables
a
more
walkable,
dynamic
city
for
everyone,
essentially,
the
ordinance
that
we
have
was
written
in
1965.
E
It's
been
amended
many
times
and
it's
resulted
in
an
ordinance
that
is
somewhat
disjointed
and
difficult
to
use
for
both
the
public,
the
city
staff
and
then
the
elected
officials
as
well.
The
new
ordinance
has
the
objectives
of
trying
to
simplify
regulations
and
the
development
review
process
to
modernize
the
zone
and
development
standards,
and
I
would
point
out
that
we
are
looking
to
streamline
the
number
of
zoning
ordinance
or
zoning
designations
that
we
have
as
well.
E
At
last
count,
I
believe
we
had
over
32
zones,
which
is
a
level
of
detail
that
just
makes
things
difficult
to
use,
and
then
we
are
really
looking
for
ways
to
incentivize
development
that
integrate
various
transportation
modes
and
mixes
of
land
uses
at
targeted
growth
locations
throughout
the
city.
I
think
you
can
think
of
that
as
getting
the
you
know,
accommodating
growth
in
the
right
places
with
the
right
mix
of
services
to
serve
the
day-to-day
needs
of
the
people
that
are
going
to
live
in
those
those
areas.
Next
slide,
please!
E
So,
just
by
way
of
a
timeline
you'll
recall,
we
started
the
process
back
in
november
of
2019.
At
that
time
we
stood
up
a
citizens
advisory
committee
that
had
13
individuals
on
it
and
we
talked
with
approximately
56
people.
I
believe
you
know
about
very
high
level
questions
about
their
understanding
of
the
existing
zoning
ordinance
and
and
sort
of
their
aspirations
for
seeing
the
process
move
forward
in
december
of
19.
E
We
put
the
project
on
pause,
really
just
to
make
sure
that
the
ordinance
as
scoped
and
contracted
was
consistent
with
the
you
know,
policy
objectives
of
the
mayor's
office,
and
so
we
began
detailed
working
sessions
with
you
and
your
staff
mayor
and
out
of
that
process
came
the
idea
to
reconstruct
the
city-wide
advisory
committee
to
be
better
representative
of
the
city
and
andrea
I'll,
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
how
we
intend
to
do
that
or
I
will
maybe
that's
the
next
slide.
Sorry,
sorry,
councilmember
sanchez
did
you
have
a
question.
F
Yes,
so
I
wanted
to
ask
how
the
50-plus
people,
who
were
consulted,
how
were
they
selected
to
participate
in
this
process?.
E
The
they
were,
basically,
we
just
put
a
I'm
sorry.
A
E
Yes,
thank
you
mayor
and
council
member
sanchez.
I
I
should
have
clarified.
We
stood
up
the
committee
and
that
was
in
a
committee
of
invitation
of
people
who
were
deeply
steeped
in
zoning
law
and
and
land
use
process
and
procedures.
The
56
people
approximately
that
we
talked
to
otherwise
were
general
members
of
the
committee.
We
put
a
call
out
for
anyone
who
wanted
to
meet
with
us
at
that
time.
E
Our
consultants
were
came
to
town
and
we
did
a
citywide
tour
with
the
consultants
and
then
had
six
or
eight
meetings
with
just
a
broadly
representative
group
of
committee
or
citizens
that
self-selected
to
come
and
talk
to
us
about
the
zoning
ordinance.
E
So,
with
regard
to
the
citizen
advisory
committee,
we
have
put
a
pause
on
on
the
existing
committee
that
we
had
and
we
have
a
recruitment
out
for
new
members
at
this
time.
E
It's
on
the
city's
website
and
it
is
live,
we're
aiming
to
get
a
broad
geographic
representation
across
the
city
in
general,
we're
thinking
that
are
hoping
that
we'll
get
two
representatives
from
each
one
of
the
city's
10
planning
areas
there
by
having
20
members
on
the
committee,
with
an
emphasis
on
underserved
communities
that
aren't
typically
involved
within
the
planning
and
zoning
process,
and
then
we,
you
know
aimed
for
this
to
be
very
resident-centric
process
and
making
sure
that
we
identify
concerns
to
people
that
live
in
in
you
know
throughout
the
city
next
site,
please!
F
Go
ahead,
thank
you,
darren's,
I'm
sorry
to
keep
interrupting
you,
but
I
just
wanted
to
point
out
and
thank
you
for
being
aware
that
we
need
to
include
people
not
just
from
different
geographic
areas
but
folks
who
are
under
represented,
and
I
would
love
to
consult
with
you
and
your
team
about
how
we
can
remove
barriers
for
people
to
be
able
to
participate
fully.
So
I
just
would
like
to
thank
you
and
also
would
like
to
offer
some
guidance
on
that.
E
Duly
noted,
and
thank
you
for
that,
council
member
andrea
is
going
to
go
into
a
little
bit
more
detail
about
what
the
public
engagement
process
is
scoped
to
look
like,
and
also
maria
is
here
and
may
have
some
thoughts
on
that
as
well,
and
so
we're
definitely
going
into
the
process.
With
that
in
mind,
moving
forward
from
this
point
where
we're
at
today,
we
will
proceed
with
that
two
to
three
year.
Zoning
ordinance
rewrite
the
first
two
years.
E
There
is
very
heavy
on
public
engagement,
it's
very
heavy
on
the
technical
aspects
of
writing,
a
zoning
ordinance
and
at
the
end
of
two
years,
what
we
intend
to
have
is
a
draft
ordinance
that
we
can
then
spend
probably
that
next
year,
taking
out
to
the
city
at
large
and
getting
input
for
the
mayor
and
council's
consideration
on
what's
being
proposed
by
the
the
staff
and
our
consultants
and
the
citizen
advisory
committee,
that
we
have
at
the
same
time,
in
a
concurrent
process
that
we
will
start
at
the
close
of
this
meeting.
E
Basically,
we
will
be
drafting
an
ordinance
to
tackle
that
more
urgent
need
for
housing
and
a
particularly
affordable
housing.
Citywide
and
that
process
will
move
in
parallel
with
the
zoning
ordinance.
E
We
have
enlisted
our
consultants
on
the
zoning
ordinance
to
help
us
draft
that
ordinance,
and
then
we
will
do
the
public
engagement
process
in-house,
while
the
consultant
continues
to
work
on
the
broader
zoning
ordinance
and
then
finally,
we'll
of
course
continue
to
work
with
housing
and
community
development
and
the
mayor's
office,
the
council
and
other
stakeholders
to
implement
the
grower
housing
initiatives
and
like
the
housing,
land,
trust
and
the
demolition
ordinance
and
other
things
that
are
currently
in
process.
E
D
Mayor
sure,
andrea,
instead
of
interrupting
you,
why
don't
I
pipe
in
here
darren
today?
You
guys
haven't.
I
know
you've
just
been
working
this
internally,
but
you
haven't
engaged
the
growth
management
team
on
the
city
council.
So
I
just
ask
that
we
be
engaged
in
this.
I
think
we'll
also
have
ideas
on
on
input
about
the
applicants
and
the
kinds
of
things
we
hope
that
that
we
get
in
terms
of
an
advisory
committee,
broadly
based
in
terms
of
policy
as
well
as
geography
and
and
under
representation.
A
We
know,
thank
you,
that's
a
great
suggestion
that
we
bring
that
there.
I
know
that
the
two
of
you
are
on
it,
and
maybe
is
there
another
council
member
as
well.
That's
on
that
committee.
No
just
okay,
yeah,
and
you
know
my
belief-
is
that
the
more
work
we
do
up
front
to
get
this
right
and
the
more
likely
it
is
that
we'll
be
able
to
work
with
the
community
and
get
to
a
product
that
the
community
embraces.
D
F
Madam
mayor,
yes,
I
just
wanted
to
follow
up
and
say
if
there
is
room
for
another
member
of
that
team,
I
would
I
would
love
to
be
a
part
of
that.
Thank
you.
G
Good
evening,
mayor
and
city
council
members
andrea
tuning
with
our
planning
and
development
division,
we
are
here
to
discuss
a
little
bit
about
some
of
those
incentive
zoning
and
that
we
can
include
within
our
housing
bonus
ordinance.
G
Ultimately,
we
have
some
potential
improvements.
The
city
could
see
such
as
affordable
or
workforce
housing,
environmental
conservation,
anything
from
pathways
to
greenways,
preservation
of
our
public
spaces
and
even
historic
preservation
as
well,
and
the
way
that
we
can
achieve
that
could
be
through
offering
particular
incentives
looking
at
density
bonuses,
perhaps
parking
requirements,
financial
incentives
like
we
have
with
the
land,
trust
or
even
streamlined,
permitting
to
help
save
time
for
developers
or
individuals
going
through
the
process.
G
So
we're
really
looking
at
the
flexibility
of
some
of
our
zoning
restrictions
in
exchange
for
some
of
those
improvements
and
needs
that
the
city
currently
has
and
one
of
those
largest
needs
that
we've
identified
through
a
number
of
means
is
housing
and
we
are
lacking
affordable
housing
as
well
as
housing
at
various
price
points,
and
so
we
would
like
to
offer
a
housing
bonus
that
would
allow
an
individual
to
increase
the
density
or
the
development.
That's
allowed
in
our
particular
process
in
exchange
for
that
benefit
to
us.
G
A
A
G
Yeah,
you
bet
so
really.
When
we
talk
about
the
creation
of
the
housing
bonus
ordinance,
we
would
identify
three
major
steps
that
we
would
go
through.
That
would
ultimately
be
defining
the
purpose
of
our
housing
bonus
and
really
we
have
identified
a
number
of
items
that
we'd
be
looking
for,
providing
the
affordable
housing
as
well
as
the
mixture
of
housing
product
at
various
price
points.
G
G
You
know
perhaps
looking
at
how
we
can
provide
a
bonus
or
a
parking
reduction
that
if
somebody
were
to
provide
a
number
of
units
that
serve
incomes
lower
than
80
percent
of
area,
median
income,
locating
them
at
those
regional
and
activity
centers,
so
that
we're
getting
parking
reductions
and
and
housing
exactly
where
we
want
people
to
be
near
those
goods
and
services,
jobs,
schools
parks,
all
of
those
services
where
we
want
them
to
be
located
really
looking
at
quality
design,
so
perhaps
offering
the
ability
to
rather
than
having
to
go
to
the
planning
and
zoning
commission,
as
well
as
the
design
review
committee.
H
H
Is
thank
you
andrea
on
that
piece.
These
other
four
factors
really
strike
me
as
very
important,
and
so
is
historic,
but
how
do
we
define
that?
Because
I
know
we
have
a
historic
district,
so
certainly
it
comes
into
mind
when
we're
talking
about
the
historic
district,
but
other
than
that.
How
would
we
be
able
to
determine
what
what
is
historic
and
deserve
some
sort
of
bonus?
If
it
are
we
only
talking
about
that
district?
Thank
you.
G
G
So
in
this
particular
case
when
we
reviewed
the
travis
apartments
that
could
have
been
applicable
in
that
particular
case,
where,
if
we
said
no
we're
willing
to
work
with
you,
if
you're
willing
to
preserve
this
beautiful
art
deco
building,
we
can
offer
you
additional
housing
to
be
located
behind
that.
So
now
we're
maintaining
that
affordable
housing
and
that
historic
structure,
as
well
as
providing
additional
housing
for
the
developer
as
they
move
forward.
G
You
andrea
yeah,
you
bet
you
know,
and
then
the
final
component
that
we'd
be
looking
at
is
environmental
conservation.
So
if
we
do
have
any
identified
sensitive
lands,
typically,
that
would
be
the
boise
river
or
the
foothills
we
could
offer
a
housing
bonus
if
somebody
were
to,
for
instance,
provide
an
additional
setback
for
from
the
river
or
riparian
area,
or
perhaps
they
cluster
development
in
the
foothills,
so
that
we
are
preserving
all
of
those
things
that
we
love
in
boise
and
would
like
to
preserve.
G
A
So
when
we
look
at
a
second
andrea
council
president
has
something
to
say
great.
D
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
andrea.
Just
a
couple
of
quick
points
on
the
housing
ordinance
changes
the
density,
bonus
and
and
changes
to
get
more
housing
built.
As
soon
as
we
can.
I
guess
I
have
a
couple
of
comments.
D
That's
actually
more
beneficial
to
the
existing
neighborhood
than
perhaps
a
single
family
house
that
isn't
working
anymore
as
that
and
then
finally,
I
think
we
always
need
to
be
concerned
about
those
who
are
at
80
percent
of
ami
and
below,
but
I
think
we
should
also
be
concerned
especially
coming
out
of
this
crisis,
that
we're
in
right
now
with
the
economy,
about
folks
who
are
making
a
working
wage,
but
really
not
much
above
that,
and
those
would
typically
be
in
the
80
to
120
ami
income
level,
and
I
think,
there's
a
fair
number
of
those
folks
in
our
community
who
are
having
a
difficult
time
finding
housing
and
are
being
forced
to
move
further
away
in
order
to
continue
to
live
in
this
valley.
D
So
I
guess
I'd
I'd,
hope
that
there's
time
and
room
to
maybe
expand
the
conversation
about
what
is
included
in
this
ordinance,
I'm
willing
to
be
part
of
that
and
and
willing
to
do
it
quickly.
I
know
that
we're
on
a
quick
timeline.
I
don't
want
to
slow
it
down,
but
it'd
be
great
if
we
could
at
least
have
a
conversation
about
those
extra
things.
Oh
for.
A
Sure
for
sure
I
really
appreciate
the
feedback
now,
and
I
think
it's
important
that
as
it's
moving
forward,
that
we
do
check-ins
with
council
members,
either
through
an
official
work
session.
So
the
public
can
also
hear
it.
But,
as
you
said,
you've
got
ideas.
My
sense
of
the
recommendat.
The
examples
that
andrea
gave
were
that
they
were
examples
we're
trying
to
figure
out.
A
You
know
what
what
is
best
for
the
city
and
the
public
benefit
and
what
is
the
most
likely
to
impact
development
in
our
community
so
that
we
get
the
product
that
we
know
our
residents
need,
and
so,
if
you've
got
suggestions,
we
want
to
hear
that
from
the
public.
But
we,
of
course
want
to
hear
that
from
council
as
well
in
thinking
through
the
puzzles
super.
Thank.
D
A
F
Mayor,
yes,
I
would
just
like
to
again
amplify
what
council
president
clegg
just
pointed
out.
One
thing
that
we
discovered
in
you
know
the
last
recession
that
we
had
is
a
lot
of
the
folks
that
council
president
clegg
is
referring
to
and
it's
those
people
who,
I
guess
we
would
classify
as
the
working
poor
people
who
are
doing
everything
they
can
to
make
ends
meet,
but
they
don't
meet
those
those
low-income
guidelines.
They
fall
between
the
cracks.
F
So
it
fills
my
heart
with
joy
to
hear
a
colleague
point
that
out
that
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
that
we
are
taking
those
folks
into
consideration
as
we
move
forward
with
this
legislation.
So
thank
you.
G
All
right,
thank
you,
mayor
and
councilwoman
clegg
and
sanchez
councilmember
clegg.
We
are
actually
looking
at
form
and
setbacks
and
those
are
the
that's.
The
exact
type
of
direction
that
we
would
like
to
hear
from
the
council
and
our
public,
as
we
move
forward
is,
is
how
we
really
can
optimize
our
infrastructure,
reducing
that
use
of
cars
and
creating
opportunities
for
everybody
to
access
transportation
and
have
access
to
parks
and
open
space
schools,
those
exact
types
of
things
and
really
locating
people
in
those
ideal
locations.
A
And
andrea,
I
I
believe
that
also
in
there,
without
slowing
down
the
timing,
a
in
the
public
engagement
and
revision
recommendations,
a
work
session
with
council
would
be
great
so
that
we
can
all
hear
back
the
public.
The
public
suggestions
and
then
council
has
an
opportunity
to
weigh
in
to
make
sure
that
we
didn't
miss
anything
and
before
it's
headed
at
with
final
text
to
planning
and
zoning.
G
Mayor
mclean,
we'd
love
to
chat
with
you
guys
again
make
sure
we
are
on
the
right
direction
and
that
we're
hearing
from
the
right
populations
and
that
we're
gathering
all
the
information
that
we
can
thanks
and
so
really
once
we
get
through
that
public
adoption
process,
you
know
we're
going
to
have
a
housing
bonus,
ordinance
that
we're
hoping
that
is
truly
effective.
G
But
as
we
move
forward,
we've
talked
about
our
website,
which
is
currently
live,
and
it's
out
there
currently
and
we're
now
accepting
those
applications
for
the
citywide
advisory
committee
and
so
that'll
be
happening
throughout
july
august.
7Th
is
our
deadline
for
that,
so
we
hope
to
have
a
selected
committee
by
the
end
of
august
and
then
really
starting
the
initiation
of
the
housing
bonus.
Ordinance
we've
got.
You
know
quite
a
bit
of
work
ahead
of
us,
but
we're
excited
and
we
can't
wait
to
see
where
we
go.
I
Mayor,
yes,
thank
you,
andrea.
That
was
really
really
illuminating
and
it's
so
gratifying
to
see
this
coming
forward,
because
I
know
so
many
of
us
were
like
we
want
to
do
more.
We
want
more
to
happen,
but
at
the
same
time
we're
redoing
the
zoning
ordinance,
and
so
the
timing
didn't
really
make
a
lot
of
sense
to
wrap
it
all
together.
I
So
I
really
applaud
darren
and
your
team
for
diving
in
and
bringing
us
something
that
will
get
us
one
of
the
tools
that
we
need
as
we
move
through
the
more
comprehensive
zoning
ordinance.
My
question
is
actually
for
community
engagement
and
council
member
sanchez
mentioned
earlier
that
we,
you
know
she
and
I
think
we
all
want
a
really
diverse
group
of
community
members
to
serve
in
this
capacity.
J
Thank
you,
council
pro
tem
whittings.
We
actually.
This
is
we're
pretty
excited
about
this
opportunity.
It's
it's
our
first
opportunity
to
really
start
rethinking
the
way,
we're
form
adding
our
advisory
committees
for
the
city.
So
we
want
to
look
for,
I
think,
as
darin
mentioned,
not
just
geographic
diversity,
diversity
of
income
and
background
and
and
folks
from
communities
that
don't
typically
get
engaged,
but
also
a
mix
of
existing
and
non-traditional
knowledge.
But
the
understanding
that
I
think
that
we'll
have
some
of
the
best
working
committees.
J
If
we
bring
together
stakeholders
that
already
come
to
the
table
with
specific
knowledge
about
land
use
and
zoning,
but
also
folks
who
have
the
ability
to
maybe
think
about
un
unintended
consequences
or
think
about
things
with
creative
approaches
or
other
kinds
of
non-traditional
knowledge
that
that
we
sometimes
miss
out
on
so
we're
taking
this
as
an
opportunity
to
be
really
broad
in
our
recruitment,
not
just
to
wait
for
folks
to
come
from
to
come
to
us
through
postings
on
social
media,
we're
using
our
network
of
liaisons
within
the
community
with
our
partner
organizations
to
really
push
this
out
and
think
proactively
about
trying
to
bring
in
a
really
diverse
group
of
applicants.
I
K
Thank
you,
madam
mayor.
It's
a
it's
a
quick
point
and
just
an
observation,
but
my
observation
and
experience
has
been
that
people
under
the
age
of
about
35
have
very
different
ideas
about
how
our
city
should
grow
and
develop
than
people
over
the
age
of,
say,
65,
and
so,
when
we're
looking
at
diverse
points
of
view,
different
background,
different
experiences,
I
would
encourage
all
of
us
to
consider
age
as
a
very
important
metric
in
that,
because
that
is,
after
all,
who
will
be
inheriting
our
city.
So
that's
just
my
observation.
F
You,
madam
mayor,
I
would
also
like
to
direct
my
my
comments
to
maria
thank
you,
maria
for
for
that
information
and
just
to
echo
what
council
pro
tem
wooding
said.
I
I
sincerely
hope
that
we're
using
that
that
list
that
we
generated
from
the
informal
community
leaders
that
we
reached
out
to
in
in
working
on
the
local
complete
count
for
the
2020
census.
F
But
again
I
would
love
to
offer
my
own
expertise
in
helping
to
not
just
identify
the
folks
in
the
community
who
would
be
good
on
this
committee,
but
also
identify
ways
that
we
can
remove
barriers,
because
there
are
a
lot
of
folks
in
our
community
who
are
are
interested
in
this,
but
they
either
have
transportation
issues
or
child
care
issues.
So
I
would
love
to
be
a
part
of
helping
you
identify
ways.
We
can
make
it
possible
for
them
to
participate.
A
Sounds
like
we're
good
here
in
chambers
andrea.
This
was
your
last
slide
correct.
It
is
all
righty.
Well
then,
I
think
we
are
good
for
now
really
look
forward
to
seeing
the
next
steps
of
both
the
rewrite
and
the
housing
bonus,
ordinance
and
appreciate
staff's
work
to
move
forward
quickly
as
quickly
as
we
can
on
the
bonus
ordinance
while
we're
doing
the
longer
work
of
the
zoning
rewrite,
just
as
the
council
president
pro
tem
pointed
out,
so
with
that
we're
adjourned
until
our
six
o'clock
schedule.