Remarks by Ian Holzhauer
32 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
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City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. Actually, I think the Mayor's point is exactly why I'm going to support number six. I mean, I think Councilman Jane was very clear that the intent is not for one of these to stand out as a priority. I understand the Mayor's argument, but I think the Mayor's argument essentially is we are setting aside and agreeing to set aside affordability over the other four. And I think that overlooks some of the interconnectedness part of this. So if we lack flexibility and local control, as an example, we lack the ability, even under a current contract, we lack the ability to purchase…”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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“COUNCILMAN HOLZER, SECOND ROUND. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND JUST FOLLOWING UP ON THAT POINT, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MR. GROTH AND WITH HIS RECOVERY I HOPE HE'S DOING WELL. HE'S DONE A WONDERFUL JOB LEADING HIS TEAM. AND ALSO THE FACT THAT WE ARE FOCUSING ON OPTIONS ONE AND THREE I THINK IS A TESTAMENT TO THE ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT AND THE FAITH WE HAVE IN OUR EMPLOYEES THAT THAT OPTION ISN'T WHAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THEY'RE OUT THERE LISTENING, THEY KNOW THAT WE UP HERE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THE DEPARTMENT DOES EVERY DAY AND WHAT AN AMAZING COMMUNITY WE…”
City Council · Sep 28, 2026
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City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. AND THEN, MAYOR, IF I MAY ASK MS. WOOD. but some questions. And then anyone else in the group who spoke about the parking deck, feel free to say anything that's responsive to what I'm going to ask about. So as I understood it, the asks were keep Nichols design moving forward, readjust priorities of the streetscape if necessary, and reconsider our use of the downtown parking dollars to the municipal deck. Is that correct?”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“Okay. And I will say generally, I'm fairly sympathetic to those three asks. I mean, a big thing that I've I'VE VOTED ON NUMEROUS CIP'S IN THE LAST FEW YEARS WHERE THIS WAS KIND OF ANTICIPATED AND IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF LAST MINUTE CHANGES. MUNICIPAL DECK HAS BEEN PRIORITIZED. I WILL SAY THOUGH THAT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT NEW ASK IN THE LETTER THAT I SAW AND MAYBE IN SOME OF THE DISCUSSIONS WE HAD AT DNA WHICH IS THAT WE'RE NOW LOOKING TO HAVE THE HIGHEST CAPACITY GARAGE POSSIBLE. CAN YOU PROVIDE ANY MORE COMMENTARY ON WHAT THE THINKING IS THERE?”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“That's extremely helpful. So I would just, for my one council member speaking for myself, like I said, I'm sympathetic to the three asks. They're in line with what was in the CIP before in prior years. A couple of things that are just kind of must-haves for me are bikeability, walkability in downtown, right? Because if we get a customer in downtown on a bike path or, you know, feeling more safe to walk, that is just as valuable as having someone park downtown. We want shoppers downtown or, you know, people downtown, not just drivers downtown. So that's one thing that's like we absolutely have…”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“SURE. CHRIS, DID YOU HAVE FOLLOW-UP TO WHAT MS. WOOD JUST SAID?”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“COUNCILMAN HOLZAR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. ANOTHER QUESTION FOR DIRECTOR MANN AS A FOLLOW-UP TO COUNCILMAN GIBSON'S QUESTION. I KNOW THAT ONE OF THE DEVELOPMENTS THAT WAS CONTEMPLATED LAST YEAR WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR POWER USER RIGHT BY I-88, SO THE CARUS PROJECT, AND THAT ENDED UP NOT HAPPENING. Had that gone through, how would that have impacted the I-88 substation and what changes now that it's a residential neighborhood there that's using a significantly different amount of energy?”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“And then can you flip to the slide that shows the overhead view of the map? Okay, so if you can see the Dunkin' Donuts on the right side of that screen. Okay, correct me if I'm wrong, but Dunkin' invested funds in building a retaining wall with that Riverwalk Trail, basically the city made them do that for the Riverwalk, correct?”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“Okay, so just to be clear, we're not just talking about FUNDS THAT EDWARD HAS INVESTED IN THIS OR THAT REPRESENTATIVE YANG ROAR HAS SECURED FOR THE CITY. BUT PRIVATE BUSINESSES RELYING ON THE CITY'S MANDATE ALSO INVESTED FUNDS IN THIS RIVERWALK EXTENSION. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS CLEAR. AS FAR AS PROCESS, AND YOU CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG ON ANY OF THESE DATES. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME ON THIS COMMISSION. BUT IN 2022 AND 2023, Our consultants, architects, civil engineers came together. And we had months, if not years, of refinements to this map that came up with this final…”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“Thank you. I appreciate that. Also, I would add, if it's, hey, let's cut the ADA accessibility, or let's cut the safety with the distance to Washington, or let's no longer collect to the hospital, or let's waste the improvements that Duncan did in reliance on the city, I just don't see any of those as good options.”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN HELZER, YOU GOT A FOLLOW-UP? THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST HAD A COUPLE OF FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS FOR MR. KENNEDY. HE LOOKS EXCITED. I THINK YOU SAID IT EARLIER, MR. KENNEDY, BUT JUST WANTED TO VERIFY, HAD THIS PROJECT BEEN APPROVED IN THE, I'M SORRY, IF IT HAD BEEN, YEAH, APPROVED IN THE CIP IN THE ORIGINAL YEAR IT WAS PROPOSED, NOT DELAYED, HALF THE FUNDING FOR THE PATH WAS COVERED BY PRIVATE DONORS, CORRECT?”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“IF THIS HAD BEEN APPROVED IN THE YEAR THAT IT WAS FIRST PROPOSED. you had half, $1.5 million was half of the then cost. That's correct. We've had inflation in the cost of materials and construction. And now the Hillside Gateway has been added in, but that's tossed that out. But the actual cost of the path, the issue we now have is the inflation and the cost of goods and construction, correct? Or that's a major issue? OK. Is it fair to say it's a hard sell to go back to the donors and say we now want to maintain one half private donations and a reason for that is that we delayed the project…”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“Okay, and then just as a, you know, following up on Councilman McBroom's point, he talked about the $1 million being, or sorry, the cost being $1 million more than anticipated. I just wanted to make sure that it's clear on the record that that means $6.8 million is $1 million more than we had hoped. We had hoped for more like $5.8 million if we were using last year's numbers. But yeah, I just want to make sure that it's clear. It's not we're talking about $7.8 million or something like that. And then final QUESTION, IS FAIR TO SAY THAT IN OTHER RIVERWALK EXTENSION PROJECTS OR EXPANSION…”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“YEAH. AND THE FINAL QUESTION IS JUST TO VERIFY, THERE WERE $3.5 MILLION OF OTHER RIVERWALK PROJECTS THAT THE COMMISSION CHOSE TO DEFER INTO THE FUTURE TO PRIORITIZE THIS ONE, CORRECT?”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“Councilman Holzar. Thank you, Mayor. I was curious why grocery tax revenue wasn't listed as a revenue source on here. Did I miss it?”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“Got it. Thank you. And then just a final thing I wanted to I THOUGHT I HEARD THAT YOU SAID IT DIRECT TO MOROCCO, BUT THERE ARE NO BONDS BEING ISSUED FOR ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF UTILITIES THIS YEAR, CORRECT?”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“OKAY. SO IN OTHER WORDS, BALANCED BUDGET FOR THE CIP STUFF OUTSIDE OF UTILITIES.”
City Council · Sep 21, 2026
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“Okay, thank you. Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to highlight a few good news stories in the community. I think when people come to City Council, a lot of times they only hear about the toughest issues, the ones that we have a divided vote on. But a few things I was really proud of in the last month. One, you know, the Riverwalk Commission there, you know, It was brought up that the benches that we have on the Riverwalk are not the easiest for seniors and people with limited mobility to get out of. So there was a proposal for a new kind of bench, which aesthetically didn't look like the rest…”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Yeah, thank you, Mayor. I appreciate that we're bringing this to light. So I just want to be very clear. There's a page in the budget from last year and every other year that I've been on council. It is titled, quote, downtown parking deck maintenance. And there's a dollar figure allocated for THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND AND THE DOWNTOWN PARKING FUND. AND EVERY SINGLE YEAR THIS COUNCIL HAS VOTED IN BUDGET SEASON FOR EXACT TO THE PENNY TWO-THIRDS, ONE-THIRDS SPLIT. SO IF WE'RE DEVIATING FROM THAT OR USING CREATIVE ACCOUNTING TO GET AWAY FROM THAT, I JUST DISAGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE. I DON'T THINK…”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026