Remarks by Marcos Villanueva
188 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 7 of 8
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“As far those are the improvements. What does the code say that you have to do with traffic impact?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“So they're short roughly 3 million or 2.9 million. Is that accurate?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“So it's my understanding that there are $38 million in traffic improvements. Is that accurate?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“So the $38 million surpasses the $15.7 million required by the code. Is that accurate? Okay. So we have $38 million. So we're looking at an excess of $23 million.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“I agree. I misstated. We're getting an additional $23 million in improvements to our roads.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Excellent. That's number one. I keep hearing that we're commingling police impact and government impact. Why is that?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“So I remember specifically stating in that meeting, before I voted upon it, we can go back, that I didn't want to commingle those funds. I wanted police impact to be police impact and government impact to stay government impact. Now, if we voted upon that, and it is what it is, I don't like to use those funds. I like for police to be police and government to be government. Now, that's for us to debate and dialogue. The reason why I asked that question, what is the police slash government impact fee for this project?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Um, one acre where for the pre negotiations of the park, it was something like $7.5 million per acre.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“I understand. So based on this project, they have to give us $7.9 million for police slash government impact. Is that accurate?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Thank you, Scott. I don't have any more questions for you. So we have 105 dwelling units per acre. How many acres of undeveloped land do you currently have?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Okay. You guys have a survey obviously, right? And so you, based on the survey, you don't know how many acres of undeveloped land you currently have.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“How many acres was the project? Is it 105 including the three current buildings?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Okay, got it. So that's where I was at. So now 94 times 105 dwelling units. So you're looking at having roughly 10,000 dwelling units.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Give me one second because I want to do some math here. So we have 105 acres times 94 acres is 9870 units. So do it again. 105 acres 105 units per acre times 94 acres is 9870 units. Say that again. We'll do it again. 105 units per acre.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“It's 105 minus the units. Now it's 94. 94. So 105 units, dwelling units times 94 acres is 9,870 units.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“That's what we're at. It says 9,870 units. Is it the intent of the developer to build 9,870 units? No. Got it. So the developer's only going to build capped at 6,000.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“I just wanted to get it on the record for a reason. Understood. You guys, how much in... Aside from the 100,000 conceptual square feet of, I don't know what space, how much retail space are you guys looking at? Is it like 335?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Okay, so 282,000 in commercial retail, and that includes restaurants, bars?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“I understand. And you guys are looking at a hotel, correct?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“How many? And you're looking at 350 feet. What is that? Like 20 something stories?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“3030 are you guys going 30 feet high I I don't think anything is anticipated to be 30 feet high right now do you guys have a guest summit or less or I don't okay and then the convention center is going to be a component within within the hotel the idea is I will bring both so I'm assuming you're going to have several floors with a convention center and it caters of course to FIU the concept is to have you know that kind of rapport and it's also my understanding that each building is going to have its own silo parking is that accurate”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Got it. And then the school, how many students for this conceptual school?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“And have you been able to look at the design of the actual school? No. Um, Alex, have you been able to look at the design of the school? So the last time that I spoke to the developer, I wanted to reiterate the importance of having a perimeter road for traffic purposes. If you have, if you just look at that design there and you can think of 114th Avenue, if you force all the parents to go into a shoot around the school, now you minimize traffic. I think that's very important because traffic in that area is going to be ridiculous during.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“I agree. Uh, what about the hospital? Is that still on the table?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026