Remarks by Reinaldo Borges
341 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 8 of 14
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“I second. Okay. All right. So. Now vote. All those in favor, say aye. Aye.”
Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026
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“All right. So we got three votes out of three members today. You have an approval. Thank you for tolerating us, and we'll see you soon.”
Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026
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“We do it a week after is, oh, shucks. I'm in San Diego with that AIA conference.”
Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026
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“I'll call them up and just... Do you want to test both the 18th and the 25th?”
Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026
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“Thank you. Well, we bring the meeting to closure then.”
Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026
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“to order, and I don't have the agenda here to guide me. Oh, OK. We'll call. We'll call. Chair Renaud, the board is present. Amanda Barton.”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
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“Very well. So we do pledge allegiance. We have some minutes for approval from December Move to approve”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
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“Very well. And the applicant has been in contact and dialoguing with all the conditions and has been”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
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“Very well. So is the applicant ready to present? All right. Come up to the podium and state your name for the record and show us how this has evolved.”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
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“Could you, just for the record, give us the lot size and how much air conditioned space the house is proposing?”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
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“You got to share. I guess maybe it hasn't been shared. I wish you could easily zoom into these PDFs so we could all see what I'm seeing, because I'm looking at the lot coverage and building area calculation. It's kind of interesting to kind of understand, you know, the neighborhood, the community is concerned about bulk size of these homes, right? So that's why I'm bringing it up, because there's some comments from neighbors about that, and I'm looking at your lot area is $27,999, almost $28,000, right? That seems to be it. Yeah, and then, you know, this has been reviewed by the zoning…”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
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“One-car parking garage. And you have how many bedrooms in the house?”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
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“You got public transportation service to the site? Yeah, one of the comments here from one of the sensitive neighbors is really these houses are large, and how do they accommodate for parking? That's always a concern that the community has been sharing with us through time, and I need to put that on the record. But again, you're designing for a client who is okay with this programming of one car garage, On the outdoor driveway area. In the driveway area.”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
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“Right. I don't think the code says for a house of this size you need to have X amount of interior car garages, right?”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
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“So my recollection, and members of the committee could clarify if I'm wrong, but the main concern that we had, which we wanted you to come back, was I think the way the glazing was applied and the double layering of glazing and the integration of sort of like a nano wall type of thing with a sliding glass door type of thing. Right. You've come back to us to show us how you've resolved that, and you'll make your presentation. But I believe that that was the main concern that the committee had here, having to do with something that's so important to the House, right, because the House is sort…”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
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“There's a darkness in the front facade. What is that material that creates that darkness? Is that stone?”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
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“So that panel is acting like a screen. It has glazing behind it?”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
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“Okay. Got it. I thought the perforation was to see through, but you're seeing through to something opaque. Correct.”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
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“I see. So there's lighting behind it, so you'll appreciate that at night. Exactly.”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
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“You've got that detailed in your package?”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
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“Behind the cladding that you're describing is just a stucco mass, right? Solid. Right, exactly. Okay. That seems to kind of see that. It would be like a similar concrete gray look if you're using a static color. All right. Continue, please.”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
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“I think you mentioned the width of the panels is about eight feet.”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
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“In height? Yes. With the same width as these, so the lines are matching.”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
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“This elevator that you're using is a commercial hydraulic?”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026
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“You can almost see it on that bottom one there.”
Architectural Review Board · Feb 5, 2026