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Attachment E 1 Racelle Escolar From: Graff, Benjamin W. <Benjamin.Graff@quarles.com> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2021 9:45 AM To: RyanAndrewBoyd1@gmail.com; Racelle Escolar Subject: RE: Letter of Support on Z-55-21-8 [QBLLP-ACTIVE.FID41718443] Ryan, Thank you very much for your letter of support. We enjoyed making our presentation to the Central City Village Planning Committee. We were also happy to accommodate your request to require bicycle parking spaces and I agree it makes for a better development more in line with the City's and community's goals for this area. Ben Benjamin W. Graff / Partner Zoning and Land Use Benjamin.Graff@quarles.com / LinkedIn [linkedin.com] BIO [quarles.com] vCard [quarles.com] Quarles & Brady LLP One Renaissance Square, Two North Central Avenue, Suite 600 / Phoenix, AZ 85004-2322 Office 602-229-5683 / quarles.com Assistant Amy Gallagher (602) 229-5221 VISIT our COVID-19: Guidance for Clients page for the latest updates from Q&B attorneys [quarles.com] From: Ryan Boyd <ryanandrewboyd1@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2021 8:00 AM To: racelle.escolar@phoenix.gov Cc: Graff, Benjamin W. (PHX x3083) <Benjamin.Graff@quarles.com> Subject: Letter of Support on Z‐55‐21‐8 Good morning Racelle, I'm writing to express my personal support for case Z‐55‐21‐8 that is coming to the Planning Commission on November 4. This proposed rezoning of property near 11th Street and Washington from C‐1 TOD‐1 to WU Code T5:5 EG for the purpose of using an existing building for a test laboratory use aligns with the Eastlake‐Garfield TOD Plan. This site was recommended in that plan to be WU Code T5:5 and it is very important for the accomplishment of Reinvent Phoenix that we move toward walkable communities that are more easily built with WU Code zoning. Additionally, stipulation 1 of the staff recommendation included that if the developer actually begins construction of a new building that the new building be in full conformance with the WU Code. One concern I had before their presentation at the Central City Village Planning Committee though was that originally developers planned to have zero bicycle parking spots. While legally they may be entitled to that as the existing building 2 with the laboratory is less than 5,000 square feet, the total site measures two buildings combining to 8,000 square feet. Developers graciously agreed to a stipulation to match what would have been the required bicycle parking for the site which just adds the option that employees can actually commute by bike without having to tie a bicycle to a tree or a shade structure post. Overall, the project brings the site up to the envisioned zoning, has the backing of the neighborhood it exists in and goes above‐and‐beyond to match the spirit of the Eastlake‐Garfield TOD Plan. I would encourage the Planning Commission to recommend approval of Z‐55‐21‐8 per the stipulations recommended at the Central City VPC. I stand available if anyone has any questions. Sincerely, Ryan Boyd Mobile: 602‐799‐4478 Interim President, Urban Phoenix Project [urbanphoenixproject.org] CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This electronic mail transmission and any attachments are confidential and may be privileged. They should be read or retained only by the intended recipient. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the transmission from your system.