Remarks by Lisa Bonich
216 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 9 of 9
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“It's like, to me, it's as tone deaf as Marie Antoinette letting me cake.”
City Commission · May 5, 2026
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“Well, think about it. Think about it. You're getting, you know what? You're getting it here, and then you're getting it here.”
City Commission · May 5, 2026
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“There's one thing that if we talked about it, I missed it. It says, specific to TDRs, the revision proposes to clarify that eligible properties may consist of portions outside of the Sunset Drive buffer area. What does that mean?”
City Commission · May 5, 2026
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“Yes, ma'am, you recognize, can you give examples of who this could be? What buildings?”
City Commission · May 5, 2026
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“How are we going to deal with that when it comes to electricity? Because they have to plug in.”
City Commission · May 5, 2026
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“Okay. So as it stands right now, I just am trying to visualize it. Ground to fourth floor, just changing the verbiage, we can have something long and the floor plate smaller when you get to the top, you know, five, six, seven, whatever it is.”
City Commission · May 5, 2026
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“Okay. The second thing that we're saying is, hey, forget this now. We already know what that means. If you want a bigger floor plate, then we're going to make you give the 10 feet all the way down to the ground.”
City Commission · May 5, 2026
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“I just keep thinking about the conversation we just had of the 300 feet. We're looking at a regular block at being 300 feet, and I get that. But in a regular block, you have so many changes happening. Think of how many storefronts fit on 300 feet. So I think that to say if you've got a contiguous block that's more than 300 feet, you have 300 feet to make the break, I don't think that that's really getting you guys where I think you want to be. I think if you're saying, hey, you've got 550, you've got 600, then you've got to see a break, I think, before the 300, because if not, then you've got…”
City Commission · May 5, 2026
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“I'm not necessarily, I think, the right person to make that decision because I think you guys have a different vision than what I would.”
City Commission · May 5, 2026
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“I know. No, I just... I don't have anything that would be constructive other than this dance that you all already know that I have on this.”
City Commission · May 5, 2026
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“There you go. Yeah, there you go. So, you know, they have a right to exist. we need to make it so that that is possible. They've been a business here for many years. They pay their taxes. Their employees pay their taxes.”
City Commission · May 5, 2026
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“I think, you know what, make it so that they can actually find a spot. Because if not, we'll be having this conversation next year.”
City Commission · May 5, 2026
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“Yes, Commissioner. I have no idea what property they would be interested in. I don't even remember. But let's say that you're worried about the corner. So if it was a corner and the signage said, you know, parking, blah, blah, blah. Would that be offensive or is it visual offense? Like, I think that what you're saying makes a lot of sense. I just think that we need to be a little clearer on, you know, because we can't say you can't operate on the corners.”
City Commission · May 5, 2026
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“I'm going to use BTs as an example because they're literally across the street. If you didn't know what BTs was, you're not going, oh yeah, that's it. So I think when it comes to innocuous signage, I think we're essentially there. I wouldn't venture to say that they're going to put Hooters on the middle of the signage.”
City Commission · May 5, 2026
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“So maybe we take whatever that verbiage was and add it to adult entertainment instead of making it signage for the entire city. Can't we do it youth specific?”
City Commission · May 5, 2026
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“Okay. And then second, if we were to keep the corners, I'm not saying we should or shouldn't, but if we were to keep... Corners that wouldn't be obviously forward-facing Could we make them cover it so you don't necessarily see it? I'm trying to find a way to address what the vice mayor is saying and Well, at the same time, not reducing the possible footprint. So we end up in more trouble.”
City Commission · May 5, 2026