Remarks by Michael Boutzoukas
136 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 6
- Play at 2:15:19
“Thank you. I appreciate clarifying that so we all kind of know where we stand. So a condition, and that's a question we would have to ask, I think, of staff more specifically than you, but the condition of doing some traffic calming type something in the street as a condition, that's something that we would, I don't know to what extent we can add that as a condition or not. I don't either.”
Community Development Board · Aug 20, 2026
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“Okay. Would you like a clarification from that on whether that would be a permissible condition for us to add that there needs to be some traffic calming in the streets abutting it so that way as they go north on that street and they go into that there is not, it adds an element of safety for the pedestrians and so on.”
Community Development Board · Aug 20, 2026
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“feedback from these two gentlemen. I think I'm going to come to you last because you have some good stuff. Not that you don't, but I really started to hear what you had to say, so I think that would be impactful. That way you hear all of our comments, and then we'll take a brief recess, and then we'll come back to it. Aubrey, did you have any...”
Community Development Board · Aug 20, 2026
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“Thank you. One comment I have on what you just said, though, is I'm looking at the rule maps image, which is not that old because it looks the property has not it's not really being used in this picture. There are no curb cuts on the present. Correct. So. Well, I understand that, but I'm saying on this property, they're not giving up a curb. There is no curb cut on Gulf today. They would be applying for a new one, just so we're... Correct. Okay. Okay. I'm just... It sounded like you were saying they were... No, there's not one now. Okay.”
Community Development Board · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 2:20:37
“That's all I wanted to clarify. So the question is whether we can add a condition, and we'll take a brief recess, maybe five minutes, maybe get drinks of water for staff to confer, and maybe confer with the applicant about whether... there could be a condition added. There would be consideration being given to condition added for traffic calming and or sidewalks.”
Community Development Board · Aug 20, 2026
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“I don't want to limit the options. If they're going to have to talk about it, let's give them all the options they've got.”
Community Development Board · Aug 20, 2026
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“Yeah, I mean, if it's traffic coming, it clearly would be on Saturn Avenue and Mars Avenue. And if it's a sidewalk, I don't know how far. They already got sidewalks on what they're proposing, so I don't know that there's much more that we could do there. But since it was brought up by one of the board members, I wanted to address it and leave it. Since you're going to talk anyways, tell me what you think is feasible. If you can have a conversation with the applicant.”
Community Development Board · Aug 20, 2026
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“Okay. On Mars and Saturn. Gulf to Bay, they're wadding the sidewalk already. The plan is there. There's no curb cut on Gulf to Bay. I think the pedestrian issue is more and the safety issue for the folks who are maybe not in vehicles on those roadways is going to be on Saturn and Mars.”
Community Development Board · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 2:22:41
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Community Development Board · Aug 20, 2026
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“So particularly that third one then, the last condition that was added. That one is really subject to whether it can be done more than anything else. The other ones, there's degrees of what can be done. The third one is there might be utilities there. There might not be enough right of way between the curb and the lot line to allow for a sidewalk and those kinds of things.”
Community Development Board · Aug 20, 2026
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“And the applicant accepts those conditional conditions?”
Community Development Board · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 2:26:26
“Thank you. All right. Thanks. Then I'm going to go ahead and close the public part.”
Community Development Board · Aug 20, 2026
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“So the parties who had party status, there's two, three, four here still. Do you have any conditions or questions on these conditions that were just mentioned? address. If you do, you have to come to the microphone so we can hear you. If not, you can just shake it.”
Community Development Board · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 2:26:57
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Community Development Board · Aug 20, 2026
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“Motion made and seconded. Do we have any further discussion amongst the board on that motion?”
Community Development Board · Aug 20, 2026
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“All right. Then there are no further discussion. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed? Motion carries. All right. That concludes that matter. Next on our agenda for today are the director's items.”
Community Development Board · Aug 20, 2026
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“Just curious about where we're timing on that. Yes. It will be here, so by then we should be in a new city hall. You've got to get the bugs worked out, the technology set up and everything. I get it. Okay. And we definitely don't want to see anybody get a bug.”
Community Development Board · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 2:32:44
“Thank you. Thank you. Very nice to hear all that.”
Community Development Board · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 2:32:59
“So before we adjourn, usually be board members. One thing I wanted to bring up to the board and also for you, Lauren, in case there's any feedback or input, your information materials, you want to give me the, um, the Clearwater neighborhood coalition asked me to present on what we do as a board at their September meeting. And so far, I don't have any conflicts. I told them, yes, I blocked it off. But here's a closing I might have to go to Atlanta for. So if that happens, I may end up missing it. But at the end of the day, it sounds like it's going to be brief, and they want to know a few…”
Community Development Board · Aug 20, 2026
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“I agree, and that's why I kind of welcome the opportunity to speak. And so I thought I'd share with you all that I'm going to be doing that, but if anybody has any input they want me to share or if staff thinks it's not a good idea, let me know. You can hold my own, but it should be interesting to do. And it would be great to kind of share my perspective of what we do on the board as compared to their conversations they have with staff.”
Community Development Board · Aug 20, 2026
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“a good practice if you don't already do it would be that if you get an email like in this one we heard today without talking about the facts of the case there were emails from at least two people that i saw and i saw them early on because i was copied on them that the first communication you get from somebody in the neighborhood objecting to it they should be sent the pdf of that understand, is that something that's happening? It's probably a worthwhile thing to do, because all of a sudden, you've given them a tool that they don't need. Just because it's on a website somewhere doesn't mean…”
Community Development Board · Aug 20, 2026
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“But as long as they're getting access, they're being told, directed someplace where they can see it as compared to saying there's resources available to understand how this works.”
Community Development Board · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 2:37:59
“I haven't been to one of the meetings before, so I'm looking forward to things a lot.”
Community Development Board · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 2:38:20
“I'll say it now so we'll be on the record. Pretty certain I put it on my calendar. Someone help me.”
Community Development Board · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 2:38:26
“It should be on my work calendar right now. To add into that, maybe your IT department can just automatically. Monday, September 14th.”
Community Development Board · Aug 20, 2026