Remarks by Jonathan Chesley
138 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 6
- Play at 51:07
“Yeah, that whole process. I mean, the units are ready, basically.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 51:21
“So theoretically, this whole thing is actually phase four would be almost, I mean, a large chunk of that would be finished before phase two is even like halfway kind of done, potentially.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“Work on your end, not so much work on the site.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“I mean, I'm a little torn, I guess. I think that on the one side, I think what's a little hard to know is how for us to know what will happen. I think as rightly has been pointed out, the phasing was set up to kind of stage things for the public interest, for people living around it to reduce the intensity or hold the intensity of action on the site to a certain level. And”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“well yeah so i mean this this doesn't really impact that element because there's nobody living there and there won't be anyone living there No, I mean in the units. Judy's comment was about how the phasing was established around the ability for people in the units to also be there for longer periods of time, if that's accurate. So phase four, there are no units there currently. is no one living in those units so it doesn't really play a role in this the intensity of work does i think and i just think it's hard to know what on the one hand these units seem like that should be pretty…”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“Yeah, I mean, I think that's the point, right? It's like, okay, there's less of something. The foundation system is far easier than digging a hole, forming it, pouring concrete, or putting the rebar and pouring concrete. It's still work though, so I think that's why it's not exactly. clear to me 100% what I'm yet to be convinced that we should just say yeah let's do it Do you feel like convincing him?”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“It's an interesting point, something I was kind of thinking about, but for some, I mean, and I don't know why, but for some reason the community has not noted that. That doesn't seem to be maybe as much of a value to them. And I'm not sure why. I guess we didn't. you know but for some reason because i thought that too it's like this is a this system that they're looking to use is you know it's an efficient system no matter what it's going to happen at one time or another yeah and by moving it forward you are increasing the intensity of the action for probably a few days to a couple weeks”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“get things done efficiently and that does seem to me that this refacing would do So if we directed you to prepare whatever resolution we've directed you to prepare basically then we would still have time you know we'd still come back and vote on that resolution next time Or just sign it if we direct what the resolution”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“Yeah, I mean, I think what I would just say is I think, you know, I would kind of encourage the community to think about the discussion we had tonight. I mean, we have obviously Some opinions, some questions still. I think if they could find a way to respond to some of the things that maybe we're not 100% on, that would be a useful thing between now and the next meeting when we were to vote on this resolution.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“Well, I think in particular this idea that, hey, this project might be able to be done quicker. Might that be a nice thing? And I think I'd be curious to get a response on that because to me it would be, as someone who works in this field, i think this seems does seem like a positive because you know let's say there are issues well then you're tackling those issues now and you're getting it done sooner which although i can appreciate the desire while you're in the midst of construction that you don't want it to intensify also having it done sooner it has has its has its virtue so yeah okay”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“The money goes to the tree fund, correct?”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“No, then he calculated that there's 43 boxes would make up the remaining dimension of tree diameter, and that accounts for the $8,800, which would then purchase 43, 24 inch. All right, because this was very unclear.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 1:55:40
“There we go. I don't think we talked to that person.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“You mean you'd rather see all of it go to a fund? Yes. That's for the...”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“There's some placements just to fit the nine trees on the site.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“I'm going to interpret that that is yes but there is a total there ultimately What does the code say about does the code just say that as long as the mitigation proposal utilizes I forget the acronym. The Tree Association, whatever the ISA standards to calculate the amounts. It does say the ISA standards, yeah. And so what we know is there's several ways to come to different numbers with the ISA.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“ISA standards. So whatever. I mean, there's two ways to go about it. We could say this should be, you could do another calculation, I think, which is what Teal's asking, what Katrina was asking, going from 100 and whatever it was, 119,000 to 8,000. is using two different maths, right? Like, of the 119,000, you're using one math. You're using a math that's about the diameter of the existing tree canopies and how that relates to an equation related to that. And then you're equating how much to pay based on the new trees.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“I think it'd be nice to know what it actually costs to plant one of these.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“We can, I think we can make, well I can try to make a motion. Motion to adopt the Planning Commissioner Resolution number 26 with the proposed amendments to it. Increasing the mitigation fee to double what is proposed in the mitigation plan. And requiring a replacement plan for the trees that are to be planted if they fail within five years.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:26:57
“My only concern with that is as not landscape architects or arborists. I don't really know if we should make that call.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:34:26
“He figured out that there's 94 inches remaining that needed to be. And then if you divide that by the 2.2 diameter, which he's assuming the 24-inch box, then that equals 43 boxes. And that 43 times the 205 is the 8,000. No, no, no, no.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:35:41
“Well, they're also planting the nine, so we have to... We've already deducted that.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026
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“I think it's even more complicated because that number that we're talking about, that's only for the replacement of the remaining diameters.”
Planning Commission · Sep 2, 2026