Remarks by Rachel Streitfeld
749 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 4 of 30
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“No, the site plan approval is the thing that's going to come before us, where we either give them the height and the density, or we don't. they pay for it.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“The TDR is different, right? You asked me not to lawyer from the dais, so I'm going to defer these questions to staff.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“If you're... If the density and the height that you need to realize your project on paper costs $2 million, what this would do is it basically would mean that the developer needs to raise that $2 million, knowing that they're going to have to pay it to the village more than likely before they have construction financing. And we're going to be clear about when we expect the money. We're also going to be clear about the fact that like the money comes as soon as the site plan is approved and if it's not a matter of whether or not you actually build the thing you owe the money you have to pay the…”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 1:36:52
“Let me take a stab at this because I think I've been, I initially was pushing for very high fees that elicited a very strong reaction from several of you. And since staff's presentation and walking through it in great detail and sharing the the sense of urgency that you have um in terms of having clarity so that we can have real conversations and so that we can continue to accept applications and live in a world where everyone knows what things cost and what the rules are i think it's very important because as you said We have an obligation to build this building, and we need to be able to…”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 1:45:34
“Can we, I don't mean to interrupt you. I want to try to advance the item. There's, I think the timing question and then there's the actual fee amounts, right? So how, I'm trying to see whether or not I have three votes for my middle of the road proposal.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 1:47:27
“Yes. So can we meet halfway at 250? She's at 300. Staff is at 200.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“I'm willing to accept staff's recommendation on this.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 1:49:55
“When you say higher, are you at 250 or 300? Well, I don't have a comp, but I'm at 300.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“So we've got two votes for 200 and two votes for 300. And the mayor in the middle is proposing 250.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 1:50:57
“I'm really not inclined to allow it just because you have an item that's coming up. You have like a vested interest in what these things cost. And I want to make sure that the conversation on the dais is a little bit more pure than having a stakeholder have the opportunity to weigh in when other stakeholders don't. You know, there are other property owners in the village who I think might want to have an opportunity to weigh in. So I'm not going to allow you to speak on this item. I think we need to figure this out amongst ourselves. We're arguing over $40,000 at this point.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“Ending the conversation means that we're going to 200 instead of two people coming up to 250 with me. That's going to be on you guys. That's going to be on you guys.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“Yeah, I mean, if it's going to end up being $200,000 as the cost of the TDR, then yes, I want to have the second tier...”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“it would get you to $2.7 million to get the entire- Yeah, but my proposal at 250 doesn't have the second tier. No, look, I take this very seriously, which is why I've forced us to have this conversation so many times. I don't want to get it wrong. I also don't want to sell out residents of Harbor Island. Look, I was on the losing end of vote after vote after vote after vote. But there's something about being in this position. You realize you have to make compromises on these things. And you've got to be able to talk to people about it. So the point that he's making, where we have a sense of…”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“Are you coming down to 250 also? No. without the $25,000 square foot?”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“$250 is fine, but can we keep the $25,000?”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“It's a very real cost. And I think, and again, this is just like me from a policy standpoint and someone who understands zoning. We weren't charging for the 240 to 312 because it's in our interest for people to provide the parking that they're going to need to provide so that people want to buy the units. And so that's what we were doing. We were making it a little bit easier. So that's my thought is that the TDRs are finite. There's only so many of them. They should cost more. And if you want to provide parking on your site, we're going to give you the benefit of the doubt.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 1:56:37
“I don't know that I have a third vote yet. And we're still talking this through.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“So it's 80,000 per units on the T6. RM70 RTDRs are 250K. There is a $10,000 per vertical foot of additional height to go from 150 to 240. And then your additional height from 240 to 312 comes with...”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 1:57:41
“Okay. Will you, a UAS vote for $20,000 for a linear foot of- I'd like to hear from Commissioner Adaro.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 1:58:27
“I want to make sure that the dialogue that we have on the day, especially amongst ourselves, is productive. We know where you are.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“Right. And to increase TDRs to 250 to not to continue not charging for height between 240 and 312. So just we're charging for the height increase from 150 to 240. Right. Which is the day you're going to invest in additional density. You're certainly going to meet additional height. This is the total of what that level of development is going to cost you. Right. And I'm proposing I'm trying to get clarity on whether or not I have three votes for a ten thousand dollar for linear foot. vertical foot versus $20,000 for vertical foot, knowing that we're not doing this $25,000 second tier? I mean,…”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“I don't know where he got. He wanted to hear from you.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“Okay, thank you. All right, so the motion is T6 units are $80,000 a piece. Our height bonuses in RM70, it costs $20,000 per vertical foot of additional height from 150 to 240. And if you would have purchased TDRs, which costs $250,000 a piece as a base, you do not pay for the additional height to go from 240 to 312. correct okay those are answers to all of the questions that have been on the table is that correct yes okay yes and there's no that's what the price is”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“And then I think we should have a second discussion about timing and consequences so that we can get that right. Okay. All right. So that's the motion. Who would like to second?”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 2:01:16
“Thank you, Commissioner Acosta. Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll?”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026