12:36:17	 From  Claire Rundelli : [1] Which of the Zoning Redesign goals feel most important to you? And why? (Remember, we’re planning for the next 50 years and beyond!)
For context, here are the 3 goals that the Zoning & Planning Committee straw-voted in:
(a) Housing: A zoning code more responsive to a demand for housing that serves a range of incomes and promotes sustainable community development patterns
(b) Sustainability: Environmental stewardship, fiscal strength and meeting community needs
(c) Context: Preserve and protect what we like in our neighborhoods. Encourage new development to fit in the context of our neighborhoods and villages
12:38:37	 From  Laura Foote   to   Claire Rundelli(Privately) : Could you clarify how long this session is?
12:43:47	 From  Laura Foote : Following from Myra's observation, are there incentives for preserving historic homes including accessory apts within those homes? Are there disincentives for demolition?  Right now housing demolition/dumpster debris for some reason is not counted in the City's sold waste metrics, and it should be.  The current acceleration of demolitions is not "green".
12:46:14	 From  Laura Foote : Could you please clarify if single family zoning is being eliminated as part of the proposed new zoning ordinance?
12:48:36	 From  Laura Foote : Does the planning dept have a vision on the future size of the city? It appears that the proposed zoning ordinance will lead to a steep rise in the population of the city.
12:49:38	 From  Claire Rundelli : [2] What do you hope that Zoning Redesign accomplishes?
12:52:13	 From  Myra Ferree   to   Claire Rundelli(Privately) : I hope we will increase the diversity (age, income and race) of residents and add more public transport to supplement walkability.
12:52:47	 From  Claire Rundelli   to   Myra Ferree(Privately) : Thank you Myra. These will be recorded and sent along to the Zoning Redesign staff.
12:53:23	 From  Laura Foote : 1. zoning redesign could helpfully lead to some improved efficiencies in reviewing applications and multifamily housing near transport. 2. zoning redesign should NOT lead to a tripling in the size of the city. 3. zoning redesign should not be driven by preferences and financial goals of developers. 
12:55:55	 From  Bobby Canzano : Sonia how do you know the new “houses” will be “affordable”?
12:57:13	 From  Claire Rundelli : [3] What concerns you about Zoning Redesign?
12:57:17	 From  Sonia Parisca : Smaller homes are more affordable than larger one.
12:57:33	 From  Myra Ferree   to   Claire Rundelli(Privately) : agree that we want to have more families with kids (and not more developer priorities) and more racial diversity (overall) in changing population.
12:57:46	 From  Sonia Parisca : Rental homes are more accessible than big homes for sale.
12:58:59	 From  Gabriela   to   Claire Rundelli(Privately) : My concern is that people will not be able to buy a house, because developers will always win a bid on a house for sale
13:00:01	 From  Claire Rundelli   to   Gabriela(Privately) : Hi Gabriela, Thank you for the comment! Our hope is that developers will buy homes and will turn those homes into duplexs which allow youger families who cannot afford a single-family home can purchase a renovated condo instead
13:00:57	 From  Gabriela   to   Claire Rundelli(Privately) : Yes, but when a developer builds a renovated condo, it wil be very expenssive
13:01:15	 From  Stephen Hamilton : Sonia, What you say has not been born out. On many occasions when a house is torn down and two or three units are built in it’s place,  all three new units sell for more than the original house was worth. The developer is the only one who gains.
13:01:18	 From  Claire Rundelli   to   Gabriela(Privately) : The hope, as Sonia pointed out, that smaller units will be less expensive, even renovated.
13:01:42	 From  Claire Rundelli   to   Gabriela(Privately) : A condo is usually always less expensive than a full single-family home that could fit on some of the lots in Newton.
13:02:06	 From  Claire Rundelli   to   Gabriela(Privately) : But as Stephen Hamilton just pointed out, that is often not the case.
13:02:12	 From  Claire Rundelli   to   Gabriela(Privately) : We hope that our Zoning will help control that
13:02:40	 From  Bobby Canzano : I agree Stephen - million dollar condos
13:06:11	 From  Claire Rundelli   to   Gabriela(Privately) : [4] How do you want to participate with Zoning Redesign in 2021? Here are some examples of how we can engage Newton community members:
- large city-wide events with break-out groups
- meetings by Ward or Village
- meetings by individual topics
- Office hours
- short info sheets and videos by topic
- Steward-based program (Newton community members sign up to be ‘Stewards,’ where they review material that staff creates for public education, such as flyers, educational pamphlets, or surveys and help engage Newton community members)
- Surveys
- facilitated debates
13:06:14	 From  Claire Rundelli   to   Gabriela(Privately) : - presentations by outside community groups who have experienced zoning re-write in their cities
- Social Media (Instagram, Facebook)
13:06:36	 From  Claire Rundelli : [4] How do you want to participate with Zoning Redesign in 2021? Here are some examples of how we can engage Newton community members:
- large city-wide events with break-out groups
- meetings by Ward or Village
- meetings by individual topics
- Office hours
- short info sheets and videos by topic
- Steward-based program (Newton community members sign up to be ‘Stewards,’ where they review material that staff creates for public education, such as flyers, educational pamphlets, or surveys and help engage Newton community members)
- Surveys
- facilitated debates- presentations by outside community groups who have experienced zoning re-write in their cities
- Social Media (Instagram, Facebook)
13:10:38	 From  Claire Rundelli : [5] What do you want to better understand about Zoning Redesign?
13:16:25	 From  Monika Sawicka : Education and public schools — Newton North is at capacity and will be well over capacity in next few years
13:16:55	 From  Donna : Thank you Claire - a great job moderating this session.
13:17:03	 From  Laura Foote : thanks a lot for holding this session and thanks to the working parents for making time to participate
13:17:25	 From  Gabriela   to   Claire Rundelli(Privately) : What about the amount of cars that we will have?
13:18:15	 From  Claire Rundelli   to   Gabriela(Privately) : Do please throw the question in the chat! Sorry you got cut off.
13:19:11	 From  Gabriela   to   Claire Rundelli(Privately) : I wanted to ask if there has been any data analysis about how we will deal with more traffic. More people means more cars
13:19:29	 From  Lara Kritzer : https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001JdpTMeML5NJJRN91OZKcvcBpV5zJjWHYa7PtTKTmHTU5eJUuNAik5jBdUs0q8S9Wd7kZIqqwBAaF5F_tsnUTZtsMuiQgMtzTB8Ic2B-xfGGpwbvHINekICnsKhSW5u2kodWJs1hdnVyRwKwEEIBoaN1ng0_7437c
13:19:55	 From  Monika Sawicka   to   Claire Rundelli(Privately) : The redesign decision should be a vote of the residents of the city of Newton, not in the hands of the City Council
13:20:56	 From  Lara Kritzer : The above link connects to sign up page for the Mayor's newsletter  
13:21:16	 From  Jennifer Caira : www.newtonma.gov/zoningredesign