HomeMy WebLinkAbout2 - PUBLIC COMMENT_DrexlerFrom:Sean Drexler
To:eComment; New General Plan
Subject:general plan
Date:Monday, November 09, 2020 3:46:43 PM
Hi,
My name is Sean Drexler. I am emailing to ask that you delay the general plan
process until appropriate community outreach is conducted and the community’s
concerns are fully addressed. Here are a few things that concern me with the current
proposed General Plan update:
There needs to be more community engagement, especially in the neighborhoods
deemed “disadvantaged communities.” The City needs to develop a Public Health
Action Plan to properly address the urgent issue of toxic lead exposures in the City. It
must ensure tenant protections for residents who seek action on toxic lead
exposures. There must be free blood testing for residents who might have been
exposed to lead. Additionally, the City should prioritize preserving existing open
space and NOT development that does not provide direct benefits to the existing
residents, like market-rate housing, hotels, big corporate business, should not be
allowed on current open space. Please delay the adoption of the General Plan until
these concerns are addressed and more and better community engagement is
conducted.
Sean