Remarks by Dr. Glen Spiritis
247 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 7 of 10
- Play at 52:33
“Yeah, OK. And the CRA district, it was included in the CRA district, correct?”
City Council · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 52:59
“OK, but it added on to those districts, right? It added on to the district where IHCPUD was already permitted, correct?”
City Council · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 54:16
“I hate to keep breaking in on this, but I want the public to understand what we're doing here and what we're voting on. How much reduction can you get on the parking?”
City Council · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 54:32
“Is there a percentage? Is it like 10%, 20%, something like that?”
City Council · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 54:46
“You can pick one, but take the IACPUD, which is where you're going to see 90% of the NEOP program being initiated.”
City Council · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 55:06
“And you can get an additional five floors, correct? Is that what you said?”
City Council · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 55:54
“So a mixed use building could get 20% reduction in parking.”
City Council · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 56:01
“So a mixed-use building can get a 20% reduction in the parking requirements?”
City Council · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 1:03:44
“So do we specifically identify these percentages for the MEOP units or for the entire project?”
City Council · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 1:04:14
“Okay. And do we have an implementation or a procedure for following up to make sure”
City Council · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 1:04:54
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City Council · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 1:13:55
“I would suggest that we take a good look at this because like you said, this goes back a long time. I would update the numbers that we're charging. I would look at the number of units that we're giving away. I would look at the number of parking spaces that we're reducing. I believe that you're gonna get the same money for less floors and for giving up less parking. I think we can do better than what we have in there. I think we're giving too much away. I think you're gonna get the same money without giving that much away. Times have changed now.”
City Council · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 1:28:24
“Can our attorney tell us whether or not this is considered contract zoning?”
City Council · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 1:38:52
“OK, so we got to wrap this up. My suggestion is that we incorporate into this ordinance the fact that you cannot use 1099 employees to meet your requirements. We want these employees to be actually hired by the company, unless of course it's a subcontractor, the employees themselves should all be salaried employees on the corporation, not 1099 employees.”
City Council · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 1:46:22
“Mr. Chair. One more question before we vote.”
City Council · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 1:46:26
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City Council · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 1:46:55
“city uh the city council would say this project is not appropriate for these reasons and at that point there's no need to go into a mehop development agreement but what if they they agree with the project they just don't agree with the meop section of the project if they don't agree with the job section can they approve these the site plan without the neop portion”
City Council · Sep 2, 2026
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“SO WE CAN DO A CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF THE SITE PLAN SUBJECT TO THINGS WITHIN THE MEEHOP. IN OTHER WORDS, WE CAN SAY INSTEAD OF FIVE FLOORS, WE'LL APPROVE TWO FLOORS. OR WE DON'T LIKE THE MEEHOP AT ALL. WE WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT.”
City Council · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 3:08:05
“I'm not sure two weeks is long enough based on what people were saying when they were coming up here. Do you think we should do three weeks maybe?”
City Council · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 3:56:54
“Chair, I make a motion that we continue the meeting until we finish business.”
City Council · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 3:58:13
“Okay, so staff, I've gone through the site plan on this and I see that the building clearly is set back. It's not really on Blue Heron, but I believe the owner has an easement or is in contract on the parcel that does go to Blue Heron. But I know that the roadway in and out is not going through Blue Heron. It's going through the local neighborhood. Was that recommended by staff? Staff, if you can answer that. We're talking about the roadway. The fact that the roadway, the entrance and exit are going to be through a local neighborhood rather than going out to Blue Heron. I know that that's the…”
City Council · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 3:59:43
“OK. Second question. I noticed that the owner is a not-for-profit, which means this property is going to be off the tax rolls. Has there been any discussion about payment in lieu of taxes? I mean, it's great that the county is providing funding and the state is providing funding and there'll be tax credits and everything else on this project, but the city of Riviera Beach is providing the services to this project. We provide the fire, the police, the water sewer, all these services come from us, not from the county. Has that come up at all, a pilot?”
City Council · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 4:01:17
“I just want to go on the record. I mean, this type of facility is well needed in the city of Riviera Beach. It's needed throughout the whole county. uh but because it's a county-wide project we can't say of course that city of riviera beach residents get priority or are going to fill the entire building we can't do that but we are providing the services to people throughout the county and of course hopefully that some of our residents are going to qualify to be in this building and it's well needed there's no question i mean it's always transitional housing which we have in spoken about yet…”
City Council · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 4:04:07
“We don't have a separate fire district or police district here. They're city departments. But regardless, we still provide a tremendous amount. Obviously, you're going to pay your water fee and your stormwater fees. We understand that. I'm concerned about the police and the fire. Now, I don't know of any prohibition from you on the state law from volunteering to pay a pilot.”
City Council · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 4:08:31
“Okay, so now in the next meeting, yes. I'd just like for... the developer to look into the pilot at the same time and have some answers for us at the next meeting, because I think that that is critical. If we're going to take on this responsibility for the county, the least we could do is get some funding to provide the services that we'll be providing for this type of development.”
City Council · Sep 2, 2026