The following background information for the Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday, October 12th was shared with the Davisite yesterday:
The following is my position on the Paths:
“Why am I requesting reconsideration of path Map Conditions?
Staff’s insistence on wide concrete paths destroys the character of Bretton Woods. It will have both physical and mental negative ramifications on its residents.
This is not the pedestrian path design that I campaigned on and that went to the voters for approval. It’s not the path concept envisioned by the Development Agreement nor the one that the Planning Commission and City Council approved to be submitted to voters nor is it the plan the voters thought they would be getting when they voted yes on the project.”
Cordially,
Dave Taormino
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October 3, 2022
Dear members of the Planning Commission:
At your Commission hearing next week, October 12, you will be presented with a request for reconsideration of a handful of conditions that were imposed on the Bretton Woods tentative maps after the Development Agreement was executed. In some cases, we are requesting reconsideration because the staff interpretation of the conditions at the design level exceeded the condition, and in others, because the condition imposed is the opposite of what was presented to the public from 2016-2020, as well as the Development Agreement and Preliminary Planned Development. After two years of thoughtful consideration talking to future residents, working on engineering, and computing the cost of implementation we have reached the conclusion that these particular conditions, as imposed, are either infeasible or do not align with the vision for Bretton Woods or are contrary to specific Development Agreement negotiated terms.
A table is included in the front of your binders, which provides evidence that the requested revised conditions are consistent with the commitments that were made by the Applicant in the Development Agreement, comply with the Bretton Woods PD zoning, and are consistent with the baseline project features approved by the electorate. We are merely requesting that you revise map conditions to better reflect the project as it was supported by the citizens of Davis and to benefit future Bretton Woods residents. This binder also includes extensive background materials supporting the requested revisions.
Given the materials presented to you herein, we hope that you concur that what we are asking for today is consistent with what we presented to the voters, and helps to achieve the overarching vision of Bretton Woods.
We appreciate your time and attention to these Bretton Woods details. We look forward to enjoying this new neighborhood with you in the near future.
Sincerely,
David Taorino [sic]
Download Reconsideration Binder_Front Pocket Documents
Download Reconsideration Binder_Table of Contents through Exhibit D-10.07.2022
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