Item 7: Action: Ordinance on Infill Compatibility Standards Code Amendments

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November 16, 2009 Good Evening! My name is Sue Prichard. I live at 2671 Emerald, in the Amazon neighborhood. I was one of the 2 co-chairs of the Infill Compatibility Standards TT, and although the TT ing to you tonight from that perspective. I will only testify once tonight, but my comments are general in nature, and apply to all three topics. I want to thank you for the important role that you played in creating the TT and the support you have given us to this point. I had no idea we would be standing here 2 years generated. While commitment to our goal statement was unanimous, opinions on the details varied, as you can imagine. The fact that 2 years have passed and we are just beginning to bring our work to you is an indication of the challenging work we took on. The amount of work, expertise, research, discussion and meeting time spent on these topics is nothing short of astounding. So here we are with the first products of our work. They are ripe. They are ready. They have been through the mill and anticipated opposition and support have weighed in. Real, factual data has been collected in order to form a basis for the recommendations. A broad range of opinions have been considered to come to agreement on the final form And most importantly, major compromises have already been made by all sides to get to this point. I know that I am preaching to the choir, but I encourage you, and ask you, to pay attention to the facts, rather than to the emotion. When passions run high, as they do on these issues, dire predictions are thrown about by udents or the non- profit organizations. To the extent that you can use the factual data that is included in these recommendations as a basis for your decisions, we will end up with a more durable result. Thank you for giving us this opportunity.