Remarks by Alison Fournier
93 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 4
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“Thank you. So this is a 3.59% increase over the rollback rate, which would be if we were collecting the same amount of ad valorem property taxes as we collected last year. Correct. And that's how you look at it and how the trim notices and how this is written. But the general operating millage rate which is what we spend most of our time on here, we did decrease by half a percent this year, half a percent last year, and half a percent the year before. So, yes, this slide. So that, combined with our GeoBond debt service being spread over a larger tax base each year as the tax base grows,…”
City Commission · Sep 23, 2026
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“Thank you. So this is a 3.59% increase over the rollback rate, which would be if we were collecting the same amount of ad valorem property taxes as we collected last year. Correct. And that's how you look at it and how the trim notices and how this is written. But the general operating millage rate which is what we spend most of our time on here, we did decrease by half a percent this year, half a percent last year, and half a percent the year before. So, yes, this slide. So that, combined with our GeoBond debt service being spread over a larger tax base each year as the tax base grows,…”
City Commission · Sep 23, 2026
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“All right, thank you. Thank you so much for that.”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“I have a follow up question. So if someone is in receipt of information and had concerns about the residency of someone who was qualifying, what should they do? What should that resident or commissioner do with that information?”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“Okay, so would you recommend if someone was in receipt of that information or had concerns about whether someone actually qualified that that person sit on that information for seven months?”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“I guess my question is, is there some obligation to bring forth this information expediently?”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“I think it was admittedly sat on for seven months. So you're saying that there is no obligation to bring that information forward?”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“i'm not talking about that case i'm talking about what i was following about commissioner perkins comments about uh you know what happens during qualifying and and if someone had information that they believed proved someone didn't live in the district that they were on the ballot for do they have an obligation to bring that forward that was my question”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“So it's just a question of your personal values and whether a person wants to bring that forward and when, not a legal obligation.”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“Thank you. I just want to read from our rules of conduct to remind people that comments shall be directed to the Commission as a body and not to individual Commission members to avoid those types of exchanges. And that's not just Commissioner Fezzik. All of us are. It should go to the chair and the Commission as a whole. Thank you.”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“Okay. Thank you. I assume, well, so, I mean, this is a tough one to talk about, but it happens, I guess. But it's relatively rare, so it won't impact the pension assumptions. So I just wanted to make sure we were comprehensive in how we looked at this and any potential impacts. Thank you.”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“I WANT TO TALK ABOUT FAIRNESS QUICKLY ALSO. IN THE PAST OUR PIO SANDRA KING HAS TOLD ME THAT IF THERE IS A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST RELATED TO ONE OF US ON THE COMMISSION HERE FROM THE MEDIA THAT SHE WOULD ALERT US JUST AS A FYI SO THAT YOU KNOW THAT THE CITY IS RELEASING INFORMATION ABOUT YOU. AND IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION That is not happening, at least for some of us. So I would request that if that is the policy, that we see that in writing and that it is followed in a fair way. With respect to things going on in District 3, there's a lot. So Circuit is coming to District 3 starting…”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“Thank you. I have some concerns with this because at prior meetings we've talked about code compliance issues and ensuring that we don't have those issues for this grant money. And it just seems like this entire process is a little nontraditional. Do we have any precedent where we have done it like this, given or approved the grant money to a property that is not in compliance on the contingency that it will come into compliance?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“It seems to me like a little more time might make sense here for them to get everything in order. I'm worried about setting a precedent in doing this.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay, and I appreciate the amount of work that it must take when you purchase a property like this to deal with the tenant issues, the code issues, and that they are trying to improve it. This grant money is, I mean, something that we have set parameters around for what is required. And I'm just worried about the precedent this sets here. So my concern is that maybe just if they have a little more time, we would feel more comfortable doing this. But the recommendation of the advisory committee is to just make it contingent on the code cases being resolved.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. So I'm happy to support these funds to renovate and modernize this building and for this business to double their space. The only disappointment, obviously, is it's going from District 3 to District 1. I'll take it. That's okay. But this really is an example of how these... SMALL GRANT PROGRAMS CAN, I THINK MS. VESCA SAID REUSE TOO, LIKE ENABLE THESE BUILDINGS TO BE UPGRADED, MAKE OUR CITY LOOK BETTER IN SMALL WAYS AND FACILITATE GROWTH AND RETENTION OF LONGSTANDING BUSINESSES. SO HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS EVEN THOUGH WE'RE LOSING MINIMUM PRESS IN DISTRICT THREE. THANK YOU.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. I have a couple questions also. So we have heard about the conditions of these buildings. I've heard everything from hermit damage that was almost unfixable, or I've heard tear down. I've heard a lot about these buildings. So I just want to ensure we're not throwing good money after bad, right? So what exactly, and this is probably the next item with the interior, but what is your assessment of the condition obviously you when you purchased it you probably did an inspection you have a pretty good idea of what this is going to take what can you give me an idea of what the condition…”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“As long as I share the reservations of my fellow commissioners about the chain of custody here, but that is not your problem.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“And what type of business do you think you will end up with? You talked about going and talking to businesses. Is this going to be a full build-out?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“There's a lot in this amendment, so I want to go through it because we are effectively changing the rules of the game here. You haven't closed on any yet, but it is a different... Structure and what you're contemplating is different than what was approved before it.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“I want to speak Okay, and then I'm good. I have some questions for you and I'm sure but I there's there's a lot in here so Initially or prior to the amendments that we're looking at today. It was a five-year It's all All the units are for sale, only for sale, no rentals to start out with, and it was a five-year restriction on renting a property, correct? Okay, so in here, we're being asked to go from a five-year rental restriction to a two-year rental restriction on ownership, on people who purchase the units. They have to owner-occupy it for two years, not five, correct? so if you really…”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“So I am trying to get my head around what this will look like for people who live there relative to what we thought it was going to be, which was all units would be purchased and you had to live there for five years. Now it is going to be a very hybrid. where we will have people who purchase outright, if they can, and they have a two-year restriction before they can rent it, but after two years they could rent the units. And that applies if they sell it, so if there's a resale, it resets the clock and there's a two-year restriction again? Okay, so that's one of the things in here, going from…”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“The 5 for a 3-2, and you're giving... And for the 2-2s, it's $469,000.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“So the net there would be $475,000 on a 3-2. No. It's a $500,000 purchase price. It's a $500,000 purchase price. Remember, it was $550,000. So what is the $25,000 in here then? This is what we include...”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026