Remarks by Jeffrey Barrett
12 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
- Play at 41:44
“um as we're having this conversation i'm sort of recalling my comments in the previous meeting and so i'll i'll go over a couple of those again so i do think that you know we've got newer city plans focused on housing and other things general plans that are newer than the west side master plan but the west side master plan is still the plan that the neighborhood AND THE NEIGHBORS WHO ARE OPPOSED TO THIS PROJECT, AND IT'S THE NEIGHBORS WHO ARE OPPOSED TO THIS PROJECT, AND IT'S MOST OF THEM, AS FAR AS WE CAN MOST OF THEM, AS FAR AS WE CAN TELL FROM THE PUBLIC COMMENT, TELL FROM THE PUBLIC…”
Planning Commission · Sep 9, 2026
- Play at 47:19
“JUST A QUICK FOLLOW-ON TO THAT. I APPRECIATE THE POINT THAT YOU I APPRECIATE THE POINT THAT YOU COULD IMAGINE LARGER LOTS WITH COULD IMAGINE LARGER LOTS WITH LARGER HOMES, FEWER LARGER HOMES, FEWER LARGER HOMES, FEWER LARGER HOMES THAT WOULD FEEL LESS LARGER HOMES THAT WOULD FEEL LESS CONSISTENT WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONSISTENT WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH IS GENERALLY A PRETTY WHICH IS GENERALLY A PRETTY SMALL HOME AND SMALL FOOTPRINT SMALL HOME AND SMALL FOOTPRINT HOME NEIGHBORHOOD. HOME NEIGHBORHOOD. I THINK IN SOME WAYS THIS WOULD I THINK IN SOME WAYS THIS WOULD FEEL MORE that that i want…”
Planning Commission · Sep 9, 2026
- Play at 49:41
“WHAT DO WE DO IF I VOTE NO? WE'LL HAVE THREE TO THREE. HOW DOES THAT WORK? HOW DOES THAT WORK?”
Planning Commission · Sep 9, 2026
- Play at 3:19:34
“So I have a couple of comments. I'm broadly supportive of the EHO proposal. And I think my comments will reflect that. You know, first off, I guess a question before I get into my comments, which is, do you guys feel that the decision to keep the small lot dwelling or to attach the small lot dwelling to the other changes that you've made to the zones around setbacks and other things, do you think that that was the right decision? Because I feel like, you know, in terms of sort of I'M GOING TO JUMP IN HERE TOO. THAT DECISION WAS MADE FOR US BY THAT DECISION WAS MADE FOR US BY THE CITY COUNCIL…”
Planning Commission · Sep 9, 2026
- Play at 3:20:45
“HAD SORT OF A MOMENT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WHEN I WAS HAD SORT OF A MOMENT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WHEN I WAS ANTICIPATING TONIGHT WHERE I HAD ANTICIPATING TONIGHT WHERE I HAD SORT OF A CONCERN ABOUT TARED SORT OF A CONCERN ABOUT TARED DOWN RISK AND HOW THIS COULD DOWN RISK AND HOW THIS COULD AFFECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AFFECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE NEIGHBORHOODS GENERALLY AND AND I WENT BACK TO THE STAFF REPORT AND SPENT SOME TIME I WENT BACK TO THE STAFF REPORT AND SPENT SOME TIME THINKING ABOUT IT. THINKING ABOUT IT. I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF COMFORT THERE.…”
Planning Commission · Sep 9, 2026
- Play at 7:12
“THAT'S A QUORUM. THAT'S A QUORUM. ALL RIGHT.”
Planning Commission · Aug 26, 2026
- Play at 8:35
“I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR AUGUST 12, 2026. GOT A MOTION, ANY SECOND? GOT A MOTION, ANY SECOND? GOT A MOTION, ANY SECOND? I WASN'T HERE.”
Planning Commission · Aug 26, 2026
- Play at 8:47
“I THINK EVEN IF YOU'VE READ I THINK EVEN IF YOU'VE READ I THINK EVEN IF YOU'VE READ THEM, THEN YOU CAN STILL. THEM, THEN YOU CAN STILL.”
Planning Commission · Aug 26, 2026
- Play at 21:15
“I don't have a lot to say except that I think that it makes sense to approve this application. I don't see any reason why we wouldn't do it. And it sounds like there may be some judgment by the community that more needs to be done. I don't pretend to completely understand that issue, but I'd be happy to learn more in future. But I think that I don't see any reason why we wouldn't approve this application as made today. Curious to hear from others.”
Planning Commission · Aug 26, 2026
- Play at 33:52
“When you say to suggest that, do you mean make it a condition of our... We can't make it a... I just want to understand what you mean by that. Go ahead. It wouldn't be a condition of our approval. It would just be a recommendation to the council.”
Planning Commission · Aug 26, 2026
- Play at 40:36
“THIS IS BAD. I WANT TO TAKE OFF MY GLASSES. BASED ON THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THE DISCUSSION, I MOVE THAT THE COMMISSION RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THIS PETITION.”
Planning Commission · Aug 26, 2026
- Play at 41:37
“LET'S TALK ABOUT IT AND THEN WE'LL MAKE A MOTION MAYBE. WE'LL MAKE A MOTION MAYBE.”
Planning Commission · Aug 26, 2026