Remarks by Anthony Rodriguez
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“Commissioner Regalado moves 5M. Seconded by Commissioner Lopez. Clerk, please call the roll.”
“All right. All right. Let's take, all right. Can I take, I didn't, I didn't point out the ones that all the ones that were bifurcated except for five M five Oh five P, but all the non bifurcated items, can we have a motion to move them? Gonzalez moves the non bifurcated items seconded by commissioner Bastian, commissioner Hardiman, you wish to bifurcate an item?”
“A clerk can provide that. I voted no, but it passed.”
“Is that, okay. All right, it's been moved, it's been seconded by Commissioner Bastien. Clerk, please call the roll.”
“All right. So, 5, N is moved by. I'll entertain a motion on 5, N. It's been moved by Commissioner Cohen-Higgins, seconded by Commissioner Bermudez. Clerk, please call the roll.”
“All right, 5-0. I'll entertain a motion on 5-0. It's been moved by Commissioner Lopez, seconded by- Second. By Commissioner Regalado. Clerk, please call the roll.”
“All right. And then the last one is 5. S right. I want to take a motion on 5 s moved by commissioner busty and seconded by commissioner Bermudez. And I believe this is a voice vote, right? Yep. There's a result. Yes. Uh, all in favor of five S signify by saying, aye, aye, all opposed. No. All right, show the item passed with one no. All right, is that the last bifurcated item of public hearings? Yes. All right, I'm moving to second reading at this time. If any of my colleagues wish to bifurcate any of the second reading items, any bifurcations on second reading?”
“All right, go ahead and read the titles at this time.”
“All right, that's all. All right. I'll entertain a motion on. Oh, actually, they're all different. They were all bifurcated. So the other ones were deferred already and pass on. All right. Uh, commissioner Bermudez on 70, you're recognized.”
“All right. Senator Garcia, you're recognized as this is your item.”
“All right, so Senator Garcia moves his item as amended. Seconded by Commissioner Lopez. And clerk, please call the roll.”
“Congrats. Good work, Senator Garcia. Flipped the vote on the days. I mean, very senator of you. I like that. Commissioner Orbis, you're recognized on 7B.”
“The administration and or the lawyers are recognized to, I guess she said administration.”
“How is this different than. Because I'm following your, your, your line of questioning. I get it. So how is this different than. How it is today right like today you enter into a covenant with the applicant and when you the item comes to us it already comes with a recommended. Accepted covenant by the administration that then we vote on is this a different.”
“Chair? You're recognized for an event-flowing Q&A.”
“Okay, thank you. So, to clarify director, just from my understanding too is so, if I understand correctly from commissioner, a lot of explanation and what the attorneys said is. Today, absent this item. You cannot, we cannot enter into a covenant with said gap set properties. We don't have jurisdiction to enter into a covenant today based on live local. That's what I understood from commissioner. A lot of explanation. I guess will give us the vehicle to to be able to even enter into a covenant today. We cannot do that. It's literally what she what commissioner just said on the record. So…”
“Okay, that's not the question. So I'll repeat the question. The question is, today, absent this item that Commissioner Regalado has sponsored, 7B, the administration and or this body cannot enter into a covenant with those properties.”
“Okay. And with this, it could be entered into without a special exception hearing?”
“Okay. All right. Fair. Now, second question is, why not, and maybe to the maker of the item, Why not so that that covenant comes to this board and why accept it and enact it administratively? Which I think is where some of my colleagues were going, so I'm just trying to say it out loud.”
“So would you be open to a friendly amendment of somewhat mirroring the CDMP process, where the administration can enter into the agreement, but it be ratified by the board?”
“So to the lawyers then, is how is it that there's a disconnect for me? How is it that the administration can, like we're a government, right? The way that the statute, unless the statute is written very specific, which I'm sure it might be, but we're a government body. So how is it that the administration can enter into a covenant, but the board cannot?”
“Okay, but can it come to the board for ratification?”
“I'm good with it, with that light. Okay, go ahead, Commissioner Steinberg.”
“So I thought... to the attorney. I mean, I don't, I think we just, I think that's what my amendment does to the extent that the law allows, right?”
“So it's either we got it to us for as far as the law allows or we just don't do this. But to the attorneys and I'll recognize you, madam mayor, you can while the attorneys kind of gather their thoughts on that, you have, you recognize”