Remarks by Bruce Rector
329 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 11 of 14
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“Okay. Does anyone want to hear from the public tonight that desires to speak to agenda item 6.20? Seeing none, is there any counsel? Council Member Albrighton.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Okay. Any other questions? If not, is there a motion?”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Second. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? Unanimous. Thank you. Agenda item 6.21.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Chair Greg Musil You won't hear from the public tonight the desire to speak to agenda item 6.21. Hearing seeing none, is there any council discussion? If not, is there a motion?”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Chair Greg Musil All those in favor? Chair Greg Musil Aye. Chair Greg Musil Opposed? Unanimous. Chair Greg Musil Thank you. Chair Greg Musil Agenda item 6.22.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Okay. Does anyone here from the public desire to speak to this agenda? Seeing none discussion, vice mayor first.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? Unanimous. Thank you. Agenda item 6.23.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Is there anyone here from the public that I desire to speak for this agenda item? Seeing none, is there any council discussion? No discussion. Is there a motion?”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Opposed? Unanimous. Thank you and welcome.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Well, we have a lot of confidence in you, and that's the reason we're entering into this. So congratulations and welcome to our team. Officially. You've been part of our team, but now officially as a city attorney. Okay, with that, we'll move to Item 7 on the agenda. Are there any citizens here tonight who want to be heard?”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Perfect timing. Yeah. Thank you for your service to our country. Okay. With that, is there anyone else to speak tonight? Okay. With that, we will move to item eight on the agenda, city manager reports.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Move to item nine. So the attorney reports. Nothing to answer. Item 10.1. Council Member Menino, I think that's.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Chair Greg Musil. I think that's a little bit where I'm lost to is what's our goal here because I think there are only 19 units unallocated currently. So we're really trying to have an impact. We're trying to anticipate that some might come back in. And having lived out there a long time, I kind of know where they've been allocated and what lots. But I think it would be good for us all to take a look at where are the units allocated, but yet construction hasn't begun on those, just to know kind of what you're looking at. To your point. I don't know how many are still along East Shore. But I…”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“I would say this, too, that we've had citizens come in and express concerns about the pool and all that. And I've had citizens, beach residents, talk to me about it. And I share with them that You know, you have to be careful that you're not asking for a consequence that you didn't intend because if your concern is hotels and unit development, what you could be is you could be incentivizing these folks to act more quickly to make sure they don't go back into the pool and to start construction faster and to increase the problem that really is your daily problem is density and the traffic…”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Well, I wouldn't disagree with it. We were doing the study with Fort Pinellas on the traffic flow on South Beach, and I've said many times that from my personal experience out there, that's the bottleneck. And so you just mentioned two, which I know there are units, significant number allocated to those two places. I mean, we'd be adding significant units onto a portion of the beach when we already have a significant traffic problem. So, you know, if we could, one of those two projects, the one you're talking about, I know the location, I mean, if we could move that to the northern part, I…”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“I guess my kind of question is, you know, one of the questions I would have is whether or not We can control them transferring to somebody else. They don't have to put them back in, do they? I mean, we can't restrict. If they have the right to transfer, they have the right to transfer, right?”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“And that's why the one we just approved tonight, that they had to apply for those units that got returned. They just knew they were there, so they got on quickly. Yes.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“It's not too hard for me. I like to see a map.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Chair Greg Musil Okay. Nothing further on that. We move to agenda item 10.2. which is discussing the canceling the work session scheduled for Monday, September 14th, 2026. I will be out that day and Council Member Teixeira will be out that day as well. And so The discussion is we could cancel it or we could move the work session. It's whatever the pleasure is of the council.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“You know, I pointed out that the county, I think the county has its work session the same day as they have their commission meetings. So if we're all available, we could have early in the day, we could have a work session prior and approve a consent agenda the same day as we have the council meetings. That would save everyone, including staff, some time at night. But we'd just be moving it from Monday to Thursday.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“I'm not, you know. entirely clear on how the county does it, but I guess, you know, arguably you could just call the agenda item and not have a presentation by staff. Automatically, I mean, they would be there to, if we had questions about an agenda item, but I mean... I'm just trying to think of a way we could potentially still have a work session to prepare like we normally do. But if it's inconvenient or it's not going to work, then that's fine too.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“I think we're just not going to have any work session.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“The Vice Mayor has something to share, so Vice Mayor.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“I would not be for three of you having a work session. anyone of the five of us can pull everything from the agenda. And I would do that just if there's only going to be three of us here at work session. I think we need to have everything on the agenda on the Thursday night. So essentially, that's asking the staff to present twice. And so I don't know what the efficiency is of having it if it's only going to be three of us. But I don't know. I'm wondering, back to my original idea of having it during the day on Thursday, I don't know when you might be able to return before then. Could we do…”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Well, I guess I understand all you're saying. I understand the history and how we've handled things and agenda items. What we have before us is discussion of the work session, whether or not to have the work session. So we're not really discussing what's going to be on the agenda on the 17th. Right now, we're just discussing whether or not to have a work session, either cancel it or reschedule it. So I think that's our discussion now. What's on that agenda for that meeting? That's really a separate conversation, I think.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026