19:42:37	 From  Amanda Theunissen  to  Eamon Bencivengo(Privately) : if you click on your own name it will give you the option to range your hand
19:42:44	 From  Amanda Theunissen  to  Eamon Bencivengo(Privately) : raise your hand
19:42:59	 From  Eamon Bencivengo : -	[1] What do you want to better understand about Zoning Redesign?
19:48:21	 From  Anndy Dannenberg : I don’t understand what “urban renewal for the middle class”means.
19:49:18	 From  Hochberg : The Draft 2018 and Pattern Book are technical documents. There should be an English language, easily understood 4 page document with the specific identified. For each of these there should be a clear impact statement that reflects realistic data-driven assessment of the issue as identified 20 years from now. There should be provision of data from similar Cities that have undergone these changes. Data from Chicago and New York and Halifax are not appropriate. The data should take into account the groundshift from COVID NOT 2018. 
19:50:52	 From  susanservais : If the Single Family zoning designation of private homes is eliminated, you will be creating new housing opportunities for college students only and the goal of diversification will not be achieved!  This has been proven here in Chestnut Hill.  You will be adding housing stock for college students from BC, BU, Brandeis, Lasell, Bentley, Babson, etc.  Here in Chestnut Hill, any two family house has become a Boston College Boarding House often with 20+ residents illegally residing there.  Check out 235 Commonwealth Ave.  8 cars in the driveway, more in the backyard.  There is a process for zoning regulation but it is absolutely not enforced.  Take it from someone who tried for 5 years to close down one of these college student boarding houses. Once houses are zoned multi-family, hello college students.  They come with money and cars! Remember Mount Ida College was sold to UMass!  Good luck Village of Oak Hill with the new zoning!!
19:51:53	 From  Hochberg : Ms. Culhane clearly addresses the issue of car use which will not be affected by street parking. MBTA ridership is down 70% and their commitment to Green line is REDUCED for the future
19:52:45	 From  Jack Fucci YMCA  to  Eamon Bencivengo(Privately) : I would like a description of what our property is zoned now, what we can and cannot do, and what types of changes the board is investigating for our specific property and what that may do to our current operation, rights and future use. thank you. we current have multiple uses, housing, education, recreation. thanks
19:52:52	 From  Eamon Bencivengo : -	[2] Which of the Zoning Redesign goals feel most important to you? And why? (Remember, we’re planning for the next 50 years and beyond!)  
19:53:17	 From  Jack Fucci YMCA  to  Eamon Bencivengo(Privately) : that last comment was regarding the Y Eamon.
19:54:11	 From  Hochberg : Question 2 which are IMPORTANT and Achievable? No metrics exist for goals
19:54:48	 From  Cyrisse Jaffee  to  Eamon Bencivengo(Privately) : I heartily agree with Ms. Culhane in terms of adding housing stock will lead to density and crowding, in the schools and on the roads, and worsen climate change issues.
19:55:34	 From  Aedin Culhane  to  Eamon Bencivengo(Privately) : If you want to increase units. Keep them small to they are affordable.
19:56:39	 From  Anndy Dannenberg : What’s an accessory apartment?
19:56:39	 From  Aedin Culhane  to  Eamon Bencivengo(Privately) : The historical commission have no power.  A highly historical home by us is being knocked down. The 18 month delay is up. The developer waited it out. Now he is building 4 units.  Its a tragic lost of newton’s history.
19:56:54	 From  Hochberg : Grandmother apartment
19:57:01	 From  Anndy Dannenberg : Thanks.
19:57:33	 From  susanservais : Or college student rental apartment.
20:00:15	 From  Eamon Bencivengo  to  Jack Fucci YMCA(Privately) : -	[3] What do you hope that Zoning Redesign accomplishes?
20:00:23	 From  Hochberg : MS Jaffee's statement has been echoed by most minorities (social or racial) that have been queried
20:00:56	 From  Anndy Dannenberg : I really appreciate Ms Jaffe’s perspective. Thank you.
20:02:39	 From  Cyrisse Jaffee  to  Eamon Bencivengo(Privately) : How can I change my setting to chat to everyone rather than just to you privately?
20:04:13	 From  Christine McDaniel  to  Eamon Bencivengo(Privately) : Agree with Martina 100%
20:04:23	 From  Aedin Culhane  to  Eamon Bencivengo(Privately) : Ms Jackson’s porint is valid and important.  New developments are  mostly luxury expensive condos that will not expand affordability or racial diversity. Even the affordable units are beyond reach of people on lower incomes
20:04:49	 From  Eamon Bencivengo  to  Cyrisse Jaffee(Privately) : There should be a drop down arrow next to "to
 if you click that you should be able to chat with everyone. Hopefull that works
20:05:58	 From  Cyrisse Jaffee  to  Eamon Bencivengo(Privately) : For some reason that option doesn’t appear. I’ve used it before in other ZOOM meetings.
20:06:42	 From  Eamon Bencivengo  to  Cyrisse Jaffee(Privately) : -	[4] What concerns you about Zoning Redesign?
20:09:40	 From  Jenna Wang : I do not want to urbanize Newton (so it would look more like Brookline) - more people, more traffic, insufficient train capacity, crowded schools. Increasing density should only occur around the train stations and city centers; the rest of Newton should not be rezoned to multi-unit. 
20:11:14	 From  Hochberg : Please provide data obtained from one analogous City that has experienced zoning changes.
20:12:29	 From  Shari Goldin  to  Eamon Bencivengo(Privately) : I’m unable to respond on a chat to everyone.  I disagree with Jenna Wang’s comment (see above).  I don’t believe “city centers” should be zoned as much as proposed.  I see this as a big problem in density and it will actually “limit” people from developing their homes or people living in certain centers would have to limit their sizes of lots when people living in other areas have been able to develop.  Large, huge homes, yes. And large townhomes, yes, but there’s an issue with city center proposals.  Sorry.  I do not wish to speak tonight….
20:13:22	 From  Pat Irwin : @Aedin: I totally agree with you. Sorry for creating another impression :/
20:14:02	 From  Christine McDaniel  to  Eamon Bencivengo(Privately) : That is exactly what has happened to Oak hill Park. No longer remotely affordable and increased density by size of the homes
20:16:48	 From  Anndy Dannenberg : Extremely few of my colleagues at NNHS can afford to live in this City unless they bought in decades ago. And on teachers’ salaries, they never will be able to afford to live here in the current housing situation.
20:21:01	 From  Eamon Bencivengo : 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
-	Surveys
-	facilitated debates
-	presentations by outside community groups who have experienced zoning re-write in their cities
-	Social Media (Instagram, Facebook)

20:21:40	 From  Aedin Culhane  to  Eamon Bencivengo(Privately) : Data.. we need evidence based design
20:22:02	 From  Bonnie Carter : thank you, Randall, for mentioning accessory apartments
20:22:42	 From  Christine McDaniel  to  Eamon Bencivengo(Privately) : Why are affordable units in the new developments not based on a percentage of the renter’s income instead of median income of Newton?
20:23:22	 From  Pat Irwin : I recommend a city-wide referrrendum.
20:24:09	 From  Anndy Dannenberg : What would the referendum be? On what would the community be voting at this point?
20:25:15	 From  Pat Irwin : What's the rush?!
20:25:57	 From  Martina Jackson : It would be useful to hear from people engaged in development or representing developers
20:29:09	 From  Cyrisse Jaffee  to  Eamon Bencivengo(Privately) : Eamon, I will send my comments to you since I can’t access the group chat. I would like to emphasize the need for the City to wait on this issue until we understand and study the effects of the pandemic on living and working and how it impacts housing needs. I think this is the absolutely wrong time to make such huge decisions that impact everyone in the city.
20:30:37	 From  Cyrisse Jaffee  to  Eamon Bencivengo(Privately) : In addition, I would like to see evidence-based data on whether or not changes in zoning would actually achieve the stated goals. And what the impact of Riverside, Northland, and other recent developments have on housing needs.
20:30:56	 From  Anndy Dannenberg : There are almost 1 million more people in metro Boston area now that there were in 1985.