Building_development

2:01:01 - Okay, all right. Thank you very much for your testimony, Mr. Oldham. Okay, next step is it looks like Robin Oldham also has her hand up again. If there is someone else. - Yes. - All right, great. Let me swear you in real quick. Do you swear or affirm the testimony you give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. - Yes. - Okay, great. Please state your name, spell your last name. - I'm John David Oldham, I go by David and the last name is spelled O-L-D-H-A-M. I have submitted comments earlier and would like to be a-- - Party of record. - Party of record, thank you. - Yes, all right, thank you. - Yeah, I just want to have a short comment that I believe that this parcel's large size

2:01:56 over seven acres and its infill location makes up zoning to our 17 as opposed to what we've heard from some others. I believe it's incompatible with surrounding our four and our nine neighborhoods. I oppose as it will overcrowd the streets, making them dangerous for pedestrians and for motorists. And that's all I wanted to say. Thank you. - All right, thank you, Mr. Oldham. - Okay. - Okay, Stacy Peterson, you are next. Hi, let me swear you in. Do you swear or affirm the testimony you give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? - I do. - Okay, great. Ms. Peterson, please state your name, spell your last name, indicate whether you'd like to be a party of record or remain a party of record and what your interest is in the application. - My name is Stacy Peterson, last name P-E-T-E-R-S-O-N.

2:02:56 And yes, I'd like to continue to be a party of record. I have made a comment previously. And I too live in the neighborhood at 3108 Northeast, 151st Avenue. So I'm just one block over from the development on 151st Avenue. I feel like I agree with the rest of the comments that have been coming up this evening. The zoning does not match the low density residential neighborhood and will create a safety zone problem within our neighborhood. And that the city is using our existing infrastructure but not maintaining it. Based on your safety study, there was a suggestion to put a traffic light at the end of 34th Street,

2:03:54 but instead they're just blocking it so that you can only head South on 162nd as a resolution that is not safe and that does not maintain our infrastructure. Currently, a lot of the traffic comes down my street to go out to 28th and turn East up to 162nd. During peak hours, it's really difficult to make that left-hand turn onto 28th Street. And based on the traffic flow and the size of additional homes, we're really gonna have a difficult time. Those cars are gonna be headed our way and it's gonna be really difficult to turn left onto 28th.

2:04:50 I see it as a safety hazard. So I'm asking that you deny this zone change or at a very minimum request a traffic light on 34th Street with the sidewalks for safety, speed bumps in the current connecting neighborhoods all the way up to Diamond Park and more parking to maintain the current infrastructure. And maintain it. Thank you. - Thank you very much, Ms. Peterson. Okay, it looks like we've got another person that has just raised, oh, actually that was number four. Number three, Gang Liu has your hand up.

2:05:44 - Hi, yes. - Let me swear you in real quick. Do you swear or affirm the testimony you give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? - Yes, I do. - Okay, thank you. Please state your name, spell your last name and if you would like to either be or remain a party of record. - Sure, my name is Gang Liu, L-I-U. I think our church members have submitted some written documentations and communications so we want to remain on the record. Yes, my interest, I'm a member of the church in Vancouver. So our meeting hall is on the east side of the development side. We actually share the borderline or the law line.

2:06:43 So we have a lot of members with young children. So my concern is mainly about youth safety, right? Both during the construction period and after. Especially during the construction, I heard that the developer company planned to build a fence all around. But the question is, even before that fence was built, how do we ensure the safety for the children and young people? A few questions to both the city and the developer, right? Besides the fencing, is there any plan to have security personnel during busy time to make sure safety?

2:07:40 And then is there a plan for background checks for the workers, which is very common in school adjacent projects? And also, especially during the summer, there will be some activities going on in our church properties, right? Both in the front and backyard. How can we avoid or restrict the working hours during that time? Also, there's a noise and dust, right? Since we are the immediate neighbor of the construction, I think we'll be impacted quite heavily by that. So that's the main concerns I have. I support all the neighbors concerned about the zoning. So I don't think I need to repeat that. I think that's all. Thank you.

2:08:39 - Thank you, Mr. Liu. Thank you. Okay, it looks like Dan Castenson. - Yes, my name is Dan Castenson. His last name is spelled C-A-S-T-E-N-S-O-N. And I do want to be on the record. I've actually submitted a record as well, but I have some additional comments tonight. - Okay, let me swear you in real quick. All right, do you swear or affirm the testimony you give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? - I do. - Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Castenson. You may proceed. - Well, I wanna make reference in the beginning to the application that was made by the applicant back in May of 2025 and draw the attention

2:09:35 to the municipal code 20770.070.