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Committee seeks clear values for RFQ: affordability, sustainability, connectivity
Summary
Committee members recommended explicitly adding values—affordability, sustainability, connectivity and people‑first design—into the RFQ and agreed to reserve time at the next meeting to review the community-authored hundred‑year vision before finalizing language for developers.
Committee members spent a significant portion of the meeting identifying the values they want to see reflected in the RFQ and subsequent negotiations. Multiple members said affordability, sustainability and connectivity (movement) should anchor the committee’s guidance to developers. One member suggested compiling images and inspirational projects so prospective developers better understand local character.
There was debate about whether to include the community-authored 'hundred‑year vision' in the RFQ. One member said the vision requires additional review and edits before inclusion; others said the vision provides a community voice that should inform the RFQ’s values and goals. Committee members agreed to dedicate 30 minutes at the next meeting to review the vision and to circulate the vision document for comment in advance.
The committee also discussed drafting a list of disallowed uses for the site (members raised no industrial uses, single‑story strip malls, big-box stores and drive‑through restaurants), and suggested emphasizing pedestrian‑centered design (sidewalks, bike lanes, tree‑lined streets) and a mix of housing types.
