Remarks by Beverly Perkins
107 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 5
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“I do. I'm trying to resolve this so we can vote, and it passed.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“You all are going back and back with this.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“All right, so, Commissioner, what is it you want to modify?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay, so can you make a motion on what you want to modify? I mean, that's a... And see if the commissioners agree or not.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“MS. MCKINNEY, CAN WE AMEND THE CRA PLAN And vote to pass the budget? No. Can't do that.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“So what part based on what commissioner was talking about, what parts can be modified where we can still pass the budget?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“So what else do we have that's not appropriated other than new TIFs?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“What's our deadline for passing the budget for the CREs?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“So September 30, if that gives staff enough time to meet with the commissioner to compromise or inform or communicate or educate”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“GOOD MORNING. OKAY, WELL, LET'S DO IT. WE CAN PROBABLY DO IT AROUND 12 NOON.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“So I feel as though we're going to be back and forth all day. It's a little bit after 6 and we're going to go back and forth. Everybody's trying to make their point. but I'm just gonna throw it out here. Yes, no, maybe so, but I'd like to make a motion that we postpone the East CRA budget till September 22nd at 1 p.m. That will give staff a little time to work with the district commissioner and perhaps work out whatever could be modified, but it's just not gonna be done here today. I don't know what can be and what cannot be.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“But if you're working with the, excuse me, Commissioner Eden. No, we can't work with... I understand that. Listen, listen, listen. So what I'm saying is, if we postpone it now, That will give you time to talk with the district commissioner, and she brings that back to us on the 22nd.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“It can't be that- Whatever it is, she'll bring it back to us on that particular date, the 22nd. We can't do that either?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“I know you can't. What I'm saying, we can modify the plan on the 22nd, right?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“No, but that's not going to happen here tonight. It's just going to be 3-3. We'll be sitting here talking to 12 midnight. Nothing is going to change tonight, so we've got to do something. Nothing is going to change the 3-3 unless you give the district commissioner a little bit of what she wants or something.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“I understand that. But what I'm saying is it's her district. And I guess we're pretty much following her district. That's her vote. It's a city-wide project. So if you said, if you came up with A and B, Commissioner Eaton going to say C&D. Rex going to say C&D. Smith going to say C&D. And we'll be at a 12 o'clock tonight.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“So is there anything we can move around for new TIF for you, Commissioner?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“Is there anything we can move around for the new TIF?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“I'm done the same way. I don't know what's and who's bidding in my district, because they don't tell me as well, but I think that's something that staff should have already been working with the district commissioner on, with the contractors with that project. Because it's time to vote, here it is.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“suggesting is that we let you see that request for proposals that we will be issuing to the universe of contractors i just had this talk with with tran similar to tran the other day um i get it i'm just saying i think it's something should be done with all the commissioners when it comes to that in their district not just when it's time to vote for the budget that's all i'm saying i don't disagree with you How do you feel about it, Commissioner?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“I know, but she just reiterated, I just asked her the question, did she go with it, and she says no, and then you make the motion.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“Claudia, let's talk about the CRE extension, because that's part of the plan. Yeah. I'm hearing 2031, and then I'm hearing 2060-something, right?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“THE REASON WE'RE SAYING 2061 JUST IN CASE THE BOND HAS TO BE EXTENDED.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“Excuse me for cutting you off. Where did the number come from, 2061?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“So who came up with 2061? If the statute allows 30 years, because I know we had... We started in what?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026