Remarks by Michael J. Ryan
398 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 10 of 16
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“All right. We'll close public discussion. Any discussion from my colleagues on this? Go ahead and call the question.”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Yes. Item passed is 4-0. C, a resolution of the City of Sunrise, Florida relating to the parking garage assessment area and adopting the annual rate resolution for fiscal year 2026-2027. Approving the assessment role, providing for severability, providing for an effective date. City Manager Mark Lebelski, Susan Nabors, Director of Finance and Administrative Services. Can I have a motion? Motion by Commissioner Kirch, seconded by Assistant Deputy Mayor. This is a public hearing. Anyone wishing to be heard on this matter, please come forward or press five star on your phone. I see no one come…”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“I'll close the public discussion. Any discussion from my colleagues? Call the question.”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Yes, item passes 4-0. D, a resolution of the City of Sunrise, Florida, relating to the transportation assessment and adopting the annual rate resolution for fiscal year 26-2027, approving the assessment role, providing for severability, providing for a defective day sitting manager, Mark Lebelski, Susan Nabors, Director of Finance and Administrative Services. Do you have a motion? Motion by Commissioner Kirsch, seconded by Assistant Deputy Mayor. This is a public hearing. Anyone wishing to be heard on this matter, please come forward or press 5-star on your phone. I see no one come forward.…”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“All right. So once it's assessed, we're committed for the year, essentially, because we will have charged everybody for it.”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Okay. And, you know, I've talked about a number of the metrics and whether or not this has value or worth to some of the individual businesses. I understand for the overall district, but I have some concerns about that. moving from that previously this service there have been suggestions about trying to duplicate the service around the city in different areas previously when we did this it was based on an FDOT grant and we had all sorts of funds that were focused on the business district and we weren't able to replicate this what's your recommendation with the ability to replicate this in any…”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Um, it just became a real challenge and really put some guardrails on it where, where the district is great. Let's just call it central sunrise for lack of a better term for a car. Basically those businesses are paying for a car or cars in that district.”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Not to be transported elsewhere, whether it's, you know, other cities or anywhere else, it's that district. So there's a structural limitation of being able to maneuver or move people from one district to the other.”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“In addition, because it's district-based, it's the businesses in wherever that district is located that are footing the bill for those cars, correct?”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“So you looked at it, realized the cost for these individual businesses as well as the structural problems.”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Make it near impossible, certainly not the recommendation of staff.”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“I have concerns about doing this. I'm going to probably agree to do it this time, but I'm going to look really carefully at the performance and the burdens. To me, this is much more like a pilot project being funded by the individual businesses, and then we'll have to get feedback from the Chamber and otherwise. I know that these are wildly popular in other cities. There's not any doubt about it. We know that it was wildly popular when the businesses weren't funding it, but there's a difference between it being popular to go to certain locations and where we're funding it and FDOT's funding…”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“So I think it's two levels. If it's not successful or it turns out it seems too burdensome. Correct, yes. All right, that's the only comments I have. Anyone else have any comments? Call the question.”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Yes. Item passes 4-0. All right. At this time, we're going to move to 5A and 5E. 5A, a resolution of the City of Sunrise, Florida, adopting a tentative millage rate authorizing a levy of a 6.0543 mills ad valorem tax at $6.0543 per 1,000 of assessed value on all taxable real and personal property within the city, authorizing the levy of .2865 mills ad valorem. That's... 20.2865 per $1,000 of assessed value. An all-taxable real and personal property within the city for funds for the annual debt service of the City of Sunrise, Florida General Obligation Bond for fiscal year 2026-2027, providing…”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Right, this time I'm going to open up for public discussion. Anyone who wishes to be heard on any matters related to the budget, unrelated to charitable, this is the time to come forward. Please raise your hand or press five star on the phone. No hands raised. Can you confirm no hands raised online?”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“OK, thank you. I've been up here a long time, not as long as Commissioner Scudo. And I was here in 2010. when the post 2008 financial collapse presented as an existential threat to the budget, where there were concerns about having to raise taxes and cut services, cut employees. And even in that moment, it wasn't as solemn as what we're facing here. I think there's a recognition that this is different. This is not a storm that we can, simply work our way through or an economic crisis where we know we'll come back as we always have. COVID hit, deeply concerned about our ability to deliver…”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“And in order for that to be revenue neutral, it would mean raising $2 million out of the families of those who play soccer and basketball and other sports, correct?”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“We look at the summer camp program. It is short in time in terms of the overall year. Those of us up here and staff and those that stay in line for six, seven hours in order to get their spot in summer camp understand that it is a lifeline for working families. You don't have to change it. I don't know who's changing it, but you don't need to do that. It is a lifeline because the alternative of paying $5.50 for a child, if you have to go out and do it privately, is probably triple for the summer. That's real money. That's $1,000. That's per child difference. That makes the difference between…”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Still a significant reduction from where we are now.”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“But we could go to the rec centers and leave at the front desk so people can get them, that kind of way.”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“to make sure that they're getting the programs out because we need them participating as well. And other maybe major businesses where we could over time evaluate.”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“All right. I'll just go down the line. Deputy Mayor, just out of courtesy, I don't know if you have any questions that you want to raise, and then I'll go to Assistant Deputy Mayor.”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026