Remarks by Rick Bertrand
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Counted those out with those with this ordinance. We're passing today. You're telling me those signs would have went up. They would not have gone. They would not have went up. No, no, no new players. What I'm saying is that they would have presented you to get the same result, right? I'm sorry, maybe we're talking about two different things.
What I'm saying is right now it's got to go through the variance process. The mayor's right on this one. There's a standard that they don't care if it's a new standard or not. I mean, I'm just afraid if we pass this thing today as is, we're closing down the billboard industry.
I like you guys. You guys are huge for the community. I'm not saying that. But I would also think there's a place for...
Where are you at on this, Julie? Are you good with bringing on an individual or not?
You want to go through the variance process.
So if we pass this, are you going to apply for a variance tomorrow? Well, I mean, I think if let's test the hypothesis.
That's what I'm asking. I'm asking is it so if we pass this today, are you going to apply for a variance tomorrow? Am I allowed?
Yeah, that's what they're saying. That's what we're saying now is that you're allowed to play.
So gonna call can it can I can I run an amendment right now on the floor just asking for that all boards. They would come and let's vote it up or down if it goes down then it goes down then I could put it to bed and I will but I give it a fair shot. I'd like to say that every board should have a today in front of the Council individually. How would I do that?
And that option is clean. It basically says... When you mean site plan, can it be scratched on a napkin? Do they got to go out and spend three grand?
Which is what they, do they turn them in for boards?
So we can add that to this language? So if we pass this today?
Direction and we would bring that back at a later date that you could that you could just that every board is going to come in front of the council we could do that and it's not a hardship it's not any of that stuff that we've talked about before it could be well the legislation defines what the standard is
And that would change the existing one that we would pass today? Yes. Or would the thing we're bringing be in conflict of the one we're passing today? Are we cutting ourselves off at the knees by passing this today?
But this ordinance wouldn't trip up that approval process? Because they bring the site plan, he brings the site plan and everything, and then all of a sudden it's like, well, yeah, but we have cap in place, cap and replace in place, so it trumps it. Am I missing something here?
You guys didn't take into effect at all that this shuts down any growth?
But he's saying that they already do a site plan for a normal billboard anyway.
Double dipping on the cost is what I was thinking.
I respect what Julie's done. I just don't want... We're going to revisit this, Julie.
Bring it back next week, put that other language on it.
I don't want the cap replaced. I completely want what Julie wants. I don't want billboards on the Viaduct. I don't want billboards all scattered all over the place and have complete control of where we get to put them. But I think there's a better way to do it other than just creating a monopoly for you. That's being blunt.
I still don't understand. You didn't get the fee, so you should be happy about that. You made your point there. Also, you can build as many boards or not many boards. You can replace. You said it yourself. This should not affect your business.
Well, the best part is all 364, if this gets through, are going to have to come through the city. Maybe. Yeah, because we get to choose if we want a big monster on 75. I mean, that's kind of the whole point of this.
I think that's why they're building the facility that they're doing. I think they would have been excited to kind of stay with the investment that they'd already made. But they started to realize when they started to shop these tournaments and the quality and where the dollars come, they needed this type of facility. So to make a $5 to $8 million investment, And then I think the carryover is the hotel side of it. Another thing, I got about a 50-50 split from people that called me and really some good people that have supported me in the past. They're like, why are you thinking about another…
Yeah, and I think that's the intent of what this is kind of in that area is it's not just, oh, we're sticking another one down by the ballpark. And think of staycation in your mind or kind of more as an amenity type thing. And I appreciate your passion because there's a lot of good people on it's cutting lines. I mean, it's really some of the people that objected. I'm like, why are you objecting this? And other people are like, you know, we're for it.