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Appendix B: Community Input Summary Everett Housing Action Plan B-4 good affordable housing and to promote community connections could be a way to accomplish these goals. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) – June 22, 2021 Staff and the Chair of the Rethink Housing Action Plan Advisory Committee presented information about the recommended Housing Action Plan. Members were interested and would follow up with City staff. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 191 – August 11, 2021 Staff and the Chair of the Rethink Housing Action Plan Advisory Committee presented information about the recommended Housing Action Plan. Members felt that it was very important to advance these strategies. Many of the members provide labor to housing projects and know that the needs are significant. Members also expressed a desire to have the Plan reference the City’s Community Workforce commitment ordinance as a labor force supporting housing construction. Everett Rotary – August 24, 2021 Staff and the Chair of the Rethink Housing Action Plan Advisory Committee presented information about the recommended Housing Action Plan. Members agreed this was important work and expressed their concern that the community had concerns or fear around density. A comment was also made regarding the need to have a streamlined permit process. 3. COMMUNITY CHAT SESSIONS – “TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT” Community CHAT Sessions were held with the public to discuss strategies for Transit-Oriented Development. These sessions were held on February 18th at 1 PM (8 Attendees) and February 23rd at 6 PM (11 Attendees) with relatively low participation. These CHAT Sessions began with a presentation of context and background about TOD. Then participants were asked several poll questions to gauge initial opinions about proposed TOD strategies. The presentation emphasized 5 aspects of the TOD strategy: 1. Make connections across the highway barriers, Evergreen Way and in neighborhoods 2. Encourage new development on corridor sites 3. Allow more housing choices in residential areas 4. Protect existing affordable housing resources. 5. Provide needed amenities and commercial services. Then participants were asked several poll questions to gauge initial opinions about proposed TOD strategies. The survey questions asked how participants felt about different aspects of the TOD strategy, which included: 1. Overall corridor growth strategy, 2. Connecting the neighborhoods, 3 Encourage ample building heights along Evergreen Way (5 & 6 Story MF), 4. Allowing corner lot duplexes, , 5 Allowing townhouses in SDF neighborhoods, 6. Allowing courtyard homes in SF neighborhoods, 7. Providing retail and commercial amenities and services, and 8 Protecting affordable housing. . Finally, the first question was repeated to determine if participants’ attitudes changed during the polling process. The polling results are displayed below.