Remarks by Rachel Streitfeld
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“Yeah, I don't really feel strongly one way or another. So I welcome, you know, someone to make a motion on my side.”
“You did forward it to me and I did read it and I did think to myself, that's really not accurate.”
“Their position is that they've like lost the fair market value of being able to lease land. And I just take issue with that because, you know, they have they have held those properties for like a decade. And that's not me making that up. That is Louise telling that to me in person when he was, you know, when I first sat down with him.”
“So the motion is to offer one TDR, and if they say no, to offer two TDRs?”
“Okay. All right. The question is called. We have a motion and a second on the table, Madam Clerk.”
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“okay i pulled this because i still think this is a really bad idea and i don't think we should spend the money to do this and the reason why is because it is going to be incredibly disruptive i think managing a project like this is going to pull our staff away from all of the other things that we need to be focused on our treasure island stormwater project is delayed we have to go out for a new rfp We need to figure out what's going on with North Bay Island so that we can build our pump station. There are countless other public works projects that are mission critical. And I know for a fact…”
“The contract is for design of milling and repaving. Yeah.”
“We did. It passed, and we were lied to over and over and over again by the village administration.”
“Does the money for the project come from CITT?”
“Roger, if this work order is approved, how quickly can we start actually milling and repaving the roads? That's what he asked.”
“Frank, I've been asking our staff through you for my entire life, basically, to show me a rendering or a conceptual or some type of schematic for Treasure Island Roads. We're not there yet. hypothetically yeah the ball the ball bouts would be removed in a treasure island roadway redesign scenario the roads i think those trees are planted at the park at the entrance that sounds like a great idea no i mean Okay, the Treasure Island bulb outs are part of the Treasure Island roadway redesign and and the full scope of the right of way is is open to be redesigned, because if we're raising streets,…”
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“Sorry to interrupt you. I need a motion to extend the meeting until 1 o'clock in the morning.”
“And second? No. Any? Yes. Madam Clerk, call the roll, please.”
“Guys, let's move on. 14A, discussion and possible action regarding the June commission meeting schedule and selection of the summer recess month. So I emailed everyone asking, or well, I think I emailed everyone letting you know that I am... like getting crazy and taking off 10 days in the middle of June to go to a wedding in Alaska. I will be in Alaska from June 12th to June 22nd. I have never missed a village commission meeting since I was elected in 2020. I do not want to miss a village commission meeting. I have all the confidence in the world that the vice mayor will run a great meeting,…”
“Yeah, I would like to move the commission meeting to Tuesday, June 9th. And I'd be happy to sign proclamations or, you know, get everything prepped and ready for June 17th, which commissioner, I really am devastated that I'm not going to be able to attend the event. There's just nothing I can do about it, obviously. But look, Commissioner, not to say I'm more important than you, but I am still in your absence. I really would appreciate it if I could chair the June meeting. There are issues that are coming before us that I want to weigh in on, and I would really appreciate your guys'…”
“Well, all right. So I'm going to make a motion to move the June meeting to June 9th. As far as the summer recess month, I mean, I don't know what staff is planning for our budget conversations. I mean, we, you know, budget workshops need to happen, and I don't know when they're planning to be scheduled.”
“Missing a budget workshop is not great, but it's not as consequential as missing a commission meeting.”
“Well, I'm leaving June 12. And I'm not coming coming back until June 22.”
“I'm fine with that. The 23rd. June 23rd. Yeah, we need to reschedule sustainability, but that's fine with me.”
“Yeah, it's after midnight. And frankly, like people lose steam, lose focus. It's like, I don't think it's great for staff morale, no matter what food we order. And, you know, I appreciate the public. But yeah, June 23rd and June 25th would be great.”
“Yeah. Motion to move the June commission meeting to the 23rd and the first budget workshop to June 25th.”
“Thank you, everyone. Commissioner Acosta, no disrespect. 14B, discussion and possible action regarding the designation.”
“Right, the recess. What does that do to me? Oh, the whole, I'm, you know, you missing it versus me missing it. No, no.”