Remarks by Qwendolyn N. Brown
253 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 8 of 11
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“I was going to do that, but I think we have to wait for a second. Okay. Did you second, Commissioner Ross?”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay. The first motion to approve Zoning Tax Amendment DPA 2026-00006 has been made by Commissioner Scheifler and seconded by Commissioner, I'm Chair Justice and now we have a friendly amendment to that approval and the friendly amendment was to extend the 90 day timeframe to 180 days by Commissioner Landry and properly seconded by Vice Chair Justice. Madam chair, can we, uh, madam clerk, can we take a vote?”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Can I speak? OK. Vice Chair Justice, go ahead.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Yeah, and I just want to echo what Vice Chair Justice said. I'm just thinking about not just... the data center developers, but the land owners, as well as the Office of Planning staff, as well as other stakeholders that may want to find out more information. I just think that the time is a little too quick, and I think extending it would benefit I understand from you guys' perspective, you want to basically put the ax down on the industry. And I can understand that. But there's more stakeholders than just the data center developers. And so that is why, for that reason, I think it just would…”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay. Did you want to respond to that or director Washington?”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Commissioner Scheifler, any comments or questions?”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay. All right. All right, Commissioner Landrum.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay. Well, I echo what Commissioner Landrum is saying, and I don't really know what the percentage is that we have for buy-right data centers, but I just know that since I've been on the Planning Commission, we've reviewed a whole lot of applications because there's a whole lot of modifications that data center developers want. So I would go out on a limb and say they're far, far fewer buy-write data centers than we have that come to us for some sort of modification. So in any event, that's just kind of my spiel.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“okay thank you commissioner ross um seeing that there are no other questions and then i'll go back one last time to commissioner scheifler because we want you to know you're included any comments or questions thanks chair uh”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Thank you very much. All right. So we will now take a vote on the original.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Commissioner Scheifler, do you accept Commissioner Landrum's friendly amendment? Since there's been dissent on the amendment, I do not accept it. Say that again. I couldn't hear you. Since there's been dissent on the amendment, I do not accept it. Okay.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay. Okay. We will now, do you want to, do, Ali, do you need him to say it again? Or you, you have it.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“All right, so we have the friendly amendment on the table now for vote. The friendly amendment is to approve the zoning text amendment with the extension of the 90-day timeframe to 180 days.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay, so it's been, the Friendly Amendment has been properly made by Commissioner Landrum and properly seconded by Vice Chair Justice. Correct. Can we now have a vote?”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“And so taking a vote on the original amendment which was made by Commissioner Scheifler to approve zoning tax amendment DPA 2026-00006 for the data center opportunity zone overlay district. And I said it's been seconded by Vice Chair Justice, right? Yes. Okay. Madam Clerk, can we now take the vote?”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Except the 180. Plus the 180. Plus the 180. So then my vote would be yes. You're welcome. Thank you.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Thank you. If anyone wants to exit the chambers, you may do so at this time. We will now be moving on to item number 11, planning commission procedures. Anyone have old business and or new business? I'm going to start with Commissioner Justice. I mean, Vice Chair Justice, old business or new business?”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Commissioner Scheifler, old business or new business?”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay. I will have a little bit of a new business, and this is because Commissioner Ross did so well with the expedited agenda cases. I wanted to know if Commissioner Ross would, from now on, do the motion for our combined expedited agenda. Okay.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“So I think what we discussed before, and correct me if I'm wrong, Director Washington, but if there's any kind of special conditions that needs to be attached to something on the expedited agenda, then we would take, it would still be expedited, but we would pull it out of the bigger, yes.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Yes, and is that correct, Director Washington? Yes. Okay. All right. All right, great. Okay, so we got that out the way. Now moving on to Item 12, Commissioner Member's Time. Wait a minute. I did ask Commissioner Scheifler before, right? Commissioner Scheifler, did I ask you if you had any old business or new business?”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay. All right, Commission Member's Time. Going back to Commissioner Scheifler, you have anything to say for Commissioner Member's Time?”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay. Don't know what you said, but you can say it. Can you repeat that, please?”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“All right. Thank you very much. Same to you, Commissioner Sherman.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026