ENA LUTC Meeting Minutes: April 11, 2022

• Present at tonight’s meeting (non-presenters)
  • Brad Baker
  • Andrew Champion
  • Mike Warwick
  • Jason Cohen
• Bureau of Environmental Services Presentation on Irving Park Stormwater Project
  • Presented by BES Public Involvement Representative Matt Gough
  • BES background
  • Nature patches throughout park already there
  • Problem with stormwater runoff going into streets on the NW corner of park, sogging ball fields
  • BES installing rain gardens in addition to the nature patches
  • Rain gardens look similar to the ones we see on the side of streets to collet stormwater—green street planters
    • Will be installed throughout the park
  • Additional green street planters will be installed on 7^th Ave north of San Rafael to address flooding which happens there; part of the project
• Does LUTC want to write a letter of support re: Residential Infill Project 2?
  • Cottage clusters, six unit townhouses, four units in lower density area lots.
  • Hasn’t been looked at in detail yet by committee
  • RIP is being changed to align with new state laws
  • Seems to generally align with LUTC values—increasing affordable housing
  • Concerns:
    • Will this drive up value of land?
    • Increased property taxes?
      • New construction has higher property taxes; will that impact affordability when passed on to residents?
    • Perhaps not affordable, but more affordable than it would be otherwise
      • Can people living on the streets afford these new units?
  • Will write a letter in support—aligns with our overall values