Remarks by Bruce Guyton
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“Did you get all of the suggestions about the budgets and bringing back what would need to be cut in order to make it happen? Yes, sir. OK, because we have to have a balanced budget. Something else is going to have to be cut. And that's just part of doing this budget session. We don't get to throw in a lot of things without realizing we got to cut something. Councilwoman Davis-Panier.”
“Oh. I always skip over legal. I don't know why. Okay. Well, we have a very competent fill-in for you here tonight. Councilwoman Miller-Anderson. She signed off. um vice chair spirited no comment chair i have no comment meeting adjourned”
“Well, OK. OK, the time is not 6 o'clock. The date is August 20th. And this is the Riviera Beach City Council budget workshop. Madam Clerk.”
“Thank you. We're now going to have a moment of silence in the Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Lawson.”
“Thank you. We're now down to introduction and purpose staff.”
“Question before we do that. We had some other department areas that we didn't complete.”
“We have another meeting to address. Yes, sir. Okay. All righty.”
“it's the cra okay and that's why so so monday the 25th is what the continuation of remember you i mean i'm sorry tuesday the 25th excuse me let the record show that councilwoman shirley lanier is president and also councilwoman um davis preneur i'm sorry um councilwoman miller anderson you were speaking”
“So Monday is when we were supposed to continue on the department. Correct. Councilwoman Miller Anderson was talking about the utility district meeting and the utility district budget hearing.”
“IF WE DO IT THE WAY YOU DO IT, WHAT WOULD BE OUR SCHEDULE? I MEAN, IF YOU DO IT THE WAY YOU'RE SUGGESTING IT.”
“IF WE DECIDE TO DO IT THE WAY YOU ARE SUGGESTING.”
“I don't mind trying it. I mean, I'd rather try that. If we start running into 10, 11 o'clock, we're going to carry it over to another day. I'm not standing here to admit that.”
“Okay. WE CAN TRY IT. AND IF THEY START RUNNING TOO LONG, WE'RE JUST CARRIED OVER TO ANOTHER DAY.”
“NEW SPEAKER OKAY. ALL RIGHTY. STAFF? NEW SPEAKER SO WE'RE GOING TO CANCEL TUESDAY. NEW SPEAKER CANCEL TUESDAY AND NEW SPEAKER SPLIT IT UP BETWEEN MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY.”
“We got it. Okay. So I understood. Understood. Okay.”
“We are following Councilwoman Miller Anderson's suggestion. And that is dangerous.”
“Yeah, that's the CRA. Okay, staff, who's leading this capital improvement presentation?”
“Chair? Councilwoman Miller-Anderson. SO ARE WE NOT FOLLOWING THE AGENDA UH YEAH THE CITY MANAGER JUST INDICATED THAT THEY WERE PREPARED TO DO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR YOU I I WANT TO MAKE SURE UM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT IS THAT SECOND YES UM MR COPPINGS UM COUNCILWOMAN MILLER-ANDERSON It says the city manager, city attorney, mayor, city council. Do you all have anything before this capital to improvement project presentation?”
“Okay. What's the city attorney? Nothing. Mayor and city council, is there anything that you have?”
“Those departments going to fall on Monday that's what we just had a discussion about because we didn't do those at the lab budget here.”
“I know I know I think that it was just on here from the lab.”
“I THINK IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PRINTED AS IT IS. I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.”
“NEW SPEAKER ALL RIGHT. NEW SPEAKER MR. SHERMAN.”
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
“arena why don't we start this is arena from leo daily in west palm beach before you start i have a quick question you just said something that piqued my interest you said that you have financing already for the project yes is that for the entire project the the sports complex city hall all is or is that just for the residential area that you have. Oh, I'm sorry.”