Remarks by Nikki Shaw
26 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
- Play at 1:19:01
“So just to be clear, this property is already zoned for apartments. So it can either be at market or affordable housing.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“So we're waiving impact fees through MBU, 500,000.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Is this something that we could take back to the EDC to cover those costs as opposed to waiving the fees? Because we waive fees, we still have the taxpayers then take that burden. Is that something that we could take back and ask the EDC maybe to cover those instead of waiving those fees?”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“I struggle with waiving, after we raise our MBU rates, then waiving fees. That kind of gives me the ick. So if there's an alternate method of covering those fees, because we're still gonna have to offset the infrastructure, the roadways, the sewage, all that stuff that's gonna go with development is still gonna be paid for. So if there is a way of taking it back to EDC and having that covered through that avenue, I would be more, this is in District 6, that's why I'm addressing this. That's why I'd be more inclined to be supportive of it going that avenue than just waiving the fees. Okay,…”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“If there's no more discussion, I'd like to make a motion.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Okay. Thank you. I'd like to make a motion that we disapprove this item as is with guidance to staff to look at the EDC and any other budgetary avenues to fund this program.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“I will leave that on the staff because I'm not sure what their boundaries are. If 500,000 is all that they can, I'll leave that on staff to come back with the best way forward with that.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“The impact fees, does that primarily come from development? Yes. It's not the citizens paying, this is all through development?”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“And then do the areas correlate with the districts? You say District 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Is that the districts as well? Does that correlate?”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
- Play at 2:47:27
“Thank you for getting ahead of this. I think if I recall correctly, meetings passed, we've been going back and adding these kinds of things to projects and neighborhoods and kind of doing retrospect. So I really appreciate, as a city, we get ahead of this. So it's being put in place as we're building. So we don't have to retro react. So I really appreciate you being proactive. Thank you.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“So for clarification, just for the public's knowledge, when you do eminent domain for this project, they'll still have access to that land. You're just gonna refine the structure that's there and upgrade that sewage lift, correct?”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
- Play at 3:02:56
“I live right over there, so I can attest to the smell.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Can you go back to that slide for the process, just for the public's awareness? We approved this today. That doesn't mean it's automatically complete. It still has to go through the judicial phase.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Okay, I just wanna make it really clear, because eminent domain is a very scary thing to a lot of people. It's approved and you're just gonna have your land taken away from you with no voice. I just wanna make it clear that there's still this process and the landowner will still have that chance to have their voice heard through that judicial phase.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Okay, I just want to make that clear for the public because it's a scary term. So thank you for clearing that up. Thank you.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
- Play at 3:29:24
“I'm going to assume the $140,000 was factored into this current budget that we've already been talking about.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“So just for clarification, this is for moving forward, right? Like for future projects within those districts?”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“In those first couple slides you showed, like the areas that were not developed in each district, that's what you're talking about, that land? Those first few slides had like the color schematics, like the red areas were undeveloped.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
- Play at 1:34:29
“So I think we should probably be careful deferring because we'll set a new expectation. And when you talk about next year's budget being different or tighter or whatever, we don't know what the future's gonna be. If we start deferring those costs now, is that gonna be the new expectation and standard? And then I think it'd also be helpful to run the comparison if you went to just private compensation for your... just to see what that difference is. Because I think sometimes when people see them side by side, it is a little bit enlightening. But I think we need to be careful with starting the…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
- Play at 1:40:04
“First, I want to say thank you for your patience. I know I was the cause of some of the heartburn because I asked the same questions and took a lot of your time. And I'm really grateful and appreciative of your time. I'm a favor of the tiered. way of doing the COLA, but I'm also not one to do knee-jerk jump into something without the research. So I really think we should look at other cities that may have done that and look at their lessons learned and if it was successful and what the pros and cons of that approach was so that we don't make those same mistakes. I'm also a believer that just…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
- Play at 1:55:48
“We're not taking a vote tonight, right? It's not a vote. I think we have a general consensus and direction for the staff to move forward before we do the first read. That's kind of the way forward with scenario one.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“I just wanna echo what Councilman Capizzi said. I drive by that almost every day when I go to the gym and those buildings have been empty, empty, empty. And I think it would be a great opportunity to bring additional revenue and businesses into District 6. So I hope for support as well.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
- Play at 1:48:17
“I have a mic. So I know that the chief of police has left, but we did also talk about with school starting tomorrow and an increased presence out there as school is in session, making sure that cars are slow as the kids are getting back to school and getting back into routine.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
- Play at 1:48:40
“And you also said quickly after it's approved, they'll get out there to put the signs in as quickly like in a week or a month.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
- Play at 3:40:01
“Is this vehicle fully outfitted for each of those departments? Thank you.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026