Remarks by Genevieve Adair
58 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 3
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“Hi, can we go back a slide? So Northwest Contemporary, is it allowed in both traditional Issaquah and urban core or only? Okay, so the other six, are they allowed in urban core or is only Northwest Contemporary?”
Planning Commission · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 11:41
“So urban court can only have Northwest contemporary or Northwest revival. Correct. But none of the others. Correct. Thank you.”
Planning Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“So this is actually directed towards Morgan and Brennan, and something you guys said earlier, and I just want to clarify about when we were originally putting these standards into play and getting the consultant, which was, did I hear correctly that the developers wanted more strict was it that they wanted less flexibility so they knew what to expect or so they could get more certainty? Because I just don't want to go back too far the other direction and wind up, you know, there's kind of a push and pull here, right, as Michael said, and, sorry, as Commissioner Britton said, and I just don't…”
Planning Commission · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 49:20
“Just to kind of build off of what Katja and Eric and Sandra and Commissioner Matthews were saying, sorry. I like the idea of having... I will go against the grain. I do like the idea of having styles because I do think it points people in a direction of like, this is the feel and the vibe we want. However, I don't think they need to be super prescriptive. I think we can say your building should be inspired by styles such as craftsman, Northwest traditional, et cetera. you know, so that we don't get some awful brutalist Bauhaus thing, right? Sorry, that's my personal taste. I know some people…”
Planning Commission · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 50:31
“Yeah, sorry to go off of what you said. Yeah, if we're very clear, this is what our intent is, but you can get there multiple ways.”
Planning Commission · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 1:00:37
“Yeah, I kind of touched on this earlier. I think keep them as inspiration style guides, but make them less prescriptive. So kind of put them in an intent. We would like you to be inspired by some of these styles.”
Planning Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“I defer to Eric. No, I don't have a lot to say that's different. I agree those six categories make sense. And I think pulling them out as separate from the style as the developers mentioned and making specific rules about them, but not being too prescriptive.”
Planning Commission · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 1:41:27
“So these 1,060 units are units that will be built on Raleigh properties or are currently existing on Raleigh properties?”
Planning Commission · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 1:41:49
“They're kind of saying, yes, we intend to build these, but we're not required to, but this is what our intent is. Right.”
Planning Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“So my question is, in the proposed, you have two Bs. So would it include one secure room or enclosed area as well as the two B, or would it just be the two B that you have there?”
Planning Commission · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 1:55:52
“So the requirement would be the secure room or enclosed area with a locked gate, limited access, within a field of view security system, and within 100 feet of a building's primary pedestrian, correct?”
Planning Commission · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 1:57:09
“Can you put the proposed code on the screen so we can look at it? Is that right? Okay.”
Planning Commission · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 1:57:23
“Oh, so we're only talking about numbers right now.”
Planning Commission · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 1:57:35
“I think I'm confused because of what's in the packet.”
Planning Commission · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 1:59:48
“To throw you a curveball, grass style, can you explain the logic behind having showers provided for cyclists? And is that strictly necessary?”
Planning Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“Oh, so it's like if someone bikes to Costco so they can shower when they get there? If they work at Costco, they can bike there and shower? I'm trying to understand the logic.”
Planning Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“Yeah, I'm open if you guys have any wording you'd like to add. I kind of wanted to take a very straightforward approach and not try and ascribe any motives or speculation to what they were doing or why they chose it. I think one of the things we should be concerned about, or not concerned as in upset, but one thing we should keep in mind is that the PDE will be presenting their side at council, and we'll have the opportunity to explain, whereas we might not necessarily have that opportunity for rebuttal.”
Planning Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“15% Yeah, I think the issue is that they're gonna be voting on it at the time So there's not going to be an opportunity for us to like change our arguments. Do you know what I'm saying? Based on what they say, I mean so I see what you're saying I could offer my opinion and why they chose what they chose based on what I've seen in but Which is I just think they think less regulation will lead to more building and”
Planning Commission · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 2:10:55
“Um, it's one way to put it, but yeah, if you have some phrases or ideas, we can workshop it. Yeah. Let's throw it in. See how it sounds.”
Planning Commission · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 2:16:35
“I think they're probably gonna sort of gravitate towards a compromise. I mean, I would think most people on their own. Yeah.”
Planning Commission · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 2:16:49
“And I really appreciate the comments. Like, I am open to, like, if we have a stronger conclusion, you know, we want to do, but I'm, it's late at night, my brain broken.”
Planning Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“Yeah, I'm very happy. Thank you, guys. I appreciate all of your input, and I know we've all worked really hard on this, and so thank you for that. And, Kristen, thank you for all of your hard work and your guidance. And do you want it in a document like Doc X?”
Planning Commission · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 41:21
“Hi, Commissioner Adair. Thanks for this great presentation. If you could scroll back a couple of slides, I have a question about the savings for the MFTE of the eight year versus 10 year, I think it was forward. Okay, so this one, when you're looking at these total costs of $4 million and $6 million, does that include for the eight-year MFTE any affordability requirements, or is that without affordability requirements?”
Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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“Hi. Would a potential option be removing affordability requirements but not providing an MFTE? Does that make sense? Because it looks like if you even reduce the affordable housing requirements to 5% at 60% AMI, the developers are getting a savings that is similar to the eight-year tax relief, correct? Am I understanding that correctly?”
Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 49:49
“So if you got rid of affordable housing requirements, that wouldn't be beneficial? Am I understanding that correctly?”
Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026