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Meeting Notes indicated that retrofitting public amenities is sometime difficult and costly creating the need for creative solutions. Committee members provided several comments about the pedestrian and bicycle mobility in this particular area. Most committee members agreed that main routes should have good pedestrian connections which should feed into the neighborhood. Coordination with the sidewalk make should be made. Comments were provided that there should be an effort to plan A connector over 526 via a station or some other amenity that would connect communities north and south as part of the Light Rail planning effort by Sound Transit. Additional comments included the need for a mix of uses including more residential to support businesses. The consultant provided a comment that generally there should be about 3,000 residents or 12/units to the acre in the near vicinity to support commercial hubs. Are there other incentives to reduce auto usage. 5. Introduction of Draft Strategy Concepts – Displacement – Staff/Consultants SHORT-TERM • Institute protections for tenants to reduce displacement. • Continue financial assistance programs for supporting affordable housing preservation. • Coordinate direct assistance to tenants and owners. MID-TERM • Include specific affordable housing targets in the Everett Comprehensive Plan. • Develop an Everett Mobile Home Park Management Policy • Promote the use of Community Land Trusts for affordable owner-occupied housing LONG TERM • Coordinate long-term monitoring of housing affordability and low-income housing production. 6. Committee Discussion – Chair Committee members recognized the TOD area discussed earlier had a number of Latinx community resources and something to consider in terms of preservation and displacement impacts. Committee members asked about maps showing population densities and whether or not there has been a community asset mapping exercise in the Casino Road area. Other comments include providing relocation assistance to members of the community who are being displaced. 7. Introduction of Draft Strategy Concepts – Funding and Incentives SHORT TERM • Strategy: Prioritize permitting for affordable housing projects. • Strategy: Expand fee waivers for affordable housing. MID-TERM • Strategy: Develop an Everett Surplus Lands Inventory and Strategy. • Strategy: Review and update the Multifamily Tax Exemption (MFTE) program. • Strategy: Review and update development height incentives program for affordable housing units. LONG TERM • Strategy: Direct Grant Resources to Affordable Housing Multifamily and homeownership programs.