Remarks by Audrey Fesik
186 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 8
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“Okay. Do you have or have you had any prior ties to...”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“Yeah, so my concern isn't with... I never like to punish a new property owner for the sins of a previous one, necessarily, right? I want to thank you for your investment. Anything I say further is not going to be about you. I would... agree with Commissioner Perkins that the purchase of the property from RMA ages back. And looking at how many repairs are necessary and having them make a profit and leaving so much undone, if you will, basic stuff like roof stucco repair while they were under contract to redevelop and renovate our city. That's the part that gives me heartburn. Yeah, that…”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“I think that's our purpose. So I have pain points related to them, but I do not have pain points related to you, and I wish you the best with your business.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. Looking at the program, so when you mentioned that there was five year restriction market value, but there was with the CRA a separate program, or is it linked to this? Is the program completely separate for down payment assistance?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay, we do not have it existing currently? No. Okay, and are there restrictions on those funds as per the plan for the down payment assistance?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay, I'm gonna probably ask you a lot more questions than that when it's time. Understand the concept and I and I and I also have been to the site and been to the properties and I think that they're lovely My question is how does this rent-to-own program differ from a lease purchase agreement?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“Sorry, make sure you're in the microphone so we can hear you. It's terminology.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“Right, that's what you can do. So with a standardized lease purchase agreement, you can put addendums with citing that you will work with you. You can make those addendums to a standardized Florida. The only heartache I have on this isn't, I love your intention, right? But from developer getting involved in a legal purchase process that's supported from a CRA funding mechanism, that doesn't have, like, we don't have the program right now, right? So the cleanest way to do it, even if you do remove the restrictive period and lower that, the cleanest way to do it, in my opinion, is to go with a…”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay, and with our proposed down payment assistance program, what is the cap that we're looking, what's our maximum on that, and is it a matching assistance of any kind?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“Have we looked into, in other cities, I know in Greenville, South Carolina, there's neighborhoods where their CRA has basically created these, the CRA has essentially funded neighborhoods and communities where they can offer home ownership, but the property, underlying property, is still owned by the city, or the CRA in the city, essentially. And then home ownership is actually, just like you would buy a co-op, essentially, or a condo. You own that portion, but the underlying, that holds the note to everything else. Is there an option for us to look at some of that? Because my concern is this…”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay. Do you let us know what that looks like?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“And then what happens at the three months?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“I'm just trying to understand what is the underlying thing? Would an extension of allowing a time, would that help you in any way or would that not help? Would that not satisfy your construction loan?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“Have you figured out what, I mean, well, I guess that's not. Newen, do we have, is this because it's a public property partnership kind of thing, is the cost, the build cost built into something that is public record or no?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“I... I think that the intentions are good here, do. And I love the idea of getting people into homes. And I recognize that you're trying to come up with different ways based on your, different ways to solve the problem, based on your needs also from finishing construction and then having, you know, once they're CO, there's a construction loan that needs to be paid. And your basis usually is to sell the properties in order to pay that off. At the same time, you know, having one of your proposed purchasers say that they are opposed to a rent program is concerning to me because I would hope that…”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“But legally, legally with, with you cannot be discriminatory in terms of leasing to somebody. So that sets you up for certain things, right? So you have to have the parameters or we have to know the parameters of what that rent to own program would look like before we could say, or cross check it against from like a legality standpoint before we could say that we could vote on it. Do you understand where I'm going with this? Like, cause we're held to a certain standard as well.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“Again, the intent is separate from the logistics. The intent is good. I'm on board. I fully think we need to get people into affordable homes. I'm on board with finding ways that we can make properties in our city more accessible to people who want to revitalize areas and put roots down here. I'm also on board with the two-year restriction period being less than, because I feel like there's a lot that can happen in essentially four years, right? You graduate, your high school is four years, you know, college is four years, unless you take the extended plan. You know, so those are parameters…”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thanks, just a quick question. Does that 30-day, condition need to be a motion to be part of this or not? No.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“How long does it take to close on one of your properties?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“And how long does that process take to close?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay. So you just got the CO September 3rd for all of the units or for the units that they... For the first four-unit building. Okay. And so the ones that you have, there are two that you have that are ready to purchase. What stage are they in that process? If you called your title company tomorrow and they had availability, could they close tomorrow?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay, so that's what I was trying to find out. Like, where does the timeframe look like? Is it longer than a month or is it less than a month, right? So would some of those... Okay, let me see. I guess I'll just, that's not a question. I really feel strongly, I like what you're doing, but I really feel strongly I think we should come back at this. I don't want to see this opportunity pass by because I really like this idea. I just want to see the parameters in place. And that's why I say I really would support the reduction of the timeframe because I think that's important for prospective…”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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City Commission · Sep 15, 2026