Remarks by Scott Tate
228 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 4 of 10
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“Thank you. Before I interject, I always like to just look at the commission and see if there's any more green lights that I see. I do have a question or two for you, please. I just heard one of my questions was if we adopt this, there's less hurdles on the person trying to build their home. going forward until we can formally do it through the comp plan, if that's where we choose to go. But right now, the night would lower the hurdle on someone trying to get their home rebuilt, if you will.”
City Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“Correct? Projects that are currently underway. I mean, you mentioned three or four that are potentially there and we might have some others. Is there an impact? I'm in the middle of building my home. Is there an impact to my home right now? We have an adverse impact or a positive impact? Presumably positive as I pay less hurdles, but is there an adverse impact on people that are underway right now in their homes?”
City Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“First and foremost, we've talked about the homeowners and the trying to get back in their homes. I think anything we can do to reduce that burden, responsibly is good. Is there any impact to city operations, finance, anything that we should be aware of if we go forward with this? Any impact to the city and how we operate that would be adverse or otherwise?”
City Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“and the it's a development requirement it's not anything um that brings in revenue for the city so and just one last question i think you said it i just want to make sure we say it out loud again uh conditional use requests in the future we could be more restrictive than what we're suggesting we amend to tonight correct so it doesn't alleviate us from uh or absolve us from being able to do something in the future”
City Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“Okay. If no other questions, I think we're ready for a motion.”
City Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“Thank you. Next, ordinance B, second reading ordinance 2026-16, wastewater fees.”
City Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“This is second reading. Thank you, sir. Is there a staff report on this? Okay. Any community feedback or community comments?”
City Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“See manager, I keep seeing your green light flashing. I don't know if that's because you have something to add or just coincidentally flashing. I keep seeing it out of the side of my eye.”
City Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“Yeah, so just to restate what I think I'm hearing you say, we do have tiers on capacity, and then we have tiers on usage baked into this current set of fees as well. So we're not suggesting fixed fees, to be clear. They're baked on this one. Just to be clear on wastewater, they are tiered already.”
City Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“Okay. All right. I think the intent, to be clear, is to have a tiered structure that is based on capacity and usage. That's kind of the intent. And so if we have, you know, had a scrivener's error or something of that effect in here, then I think we'll need to correct that, but the intent is as such. We understand. Understood. I think we're acknowledging, so that's not the intent, so to be clear. So I think I will ask if that's correct, city attorney and city manager, should we try and correct now or adjust and revisit next session?”
City Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“I think we continue it and we make sure we get it right with the intent that we intend to have tiered fees based on capacity and usage.”
City Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“The motion's continued into, yes, motion carries. Continue this until next session. Okay, thank you Moving forward again and ordinance see second reading ordinance 2026 17 reclaimed water fees This is an ordinance of the city of st. Pete Beach, Florida amending the city code appendix a fee schedule providing for amendments to the city reclaimed water system fees”
City Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“Is there a staff report or anything? City Manager? Okay. Any audience comments?”
City Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“Okay. Commissioners, unless there's questions, is there a motion?”
City Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“Okay. I think that resolves the ordinances pieces of it and we're now on to action items. First item is Resolution 2026-26, Stormwater Service Assessments.”
City Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“Okay, just to restate what I think I just heard, no change at all this year. We're just kind of ratifying what's there. I think I heard, you know, given the nature of stormwater assessment is still the best recommendation of how we go about collecting this revenue. uh and I I do think you know we suggested last time I do think we should consider it for next year I'm imagining we're very late in this this cycle but uh somehow to rename those so that we know when those those end dates uh come in not just assessment one assessment two but assessment one ends 2030 assessment two ends you know…”
City Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“This restate it please Sir. I'm sure I miss on that I'm a yeah, I think.”
City Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“All good. All good. Thank you. Okay, next item, Action Item B, Resolution 2026-27, Conditional Use Permit 26069, Rehabilitation of Lift Station No. 7.”
City Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“next um i uh have seen i have attended uh prior to my tenure as mayor i've attended uh discussions by the city on um live station number seven um and have discussed with neighbors uh significantly that effort i've also received emails um i believe on let's see, station 10. But I've seen emails, but not significant on any of the other efforts.”
City Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“I do ultimately want to hear some audience comments, but let's start with commission questions to staff, and then we'll circle back around to audience comments and maybe have some more questions for you after audience comments as well. So Commissioner Causey, I see you reaching.”
City Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“Okay, I have a series of questions for, I believe you, sir, yes, you. So I'll echo what I heard from Commissioner Maldonado and Commissioner Causey. These are pretty significant structures. I think I'm kind of roughly saying 12, 13 feet above the ground. How wide are these things? Just how wide are these things and how tall are these things generally?”
City Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“Okay, it's pretty significant, right? I think I know some of these answers, but I'm just trying to get, you know, kind of just kind of walk you down a path here. What's our current infrastructure in these? Let's talk about this very specifically. I think it probably applies to most of these. What's the current infrastructure that is equivalent to what we're proposing here right now? What is currently in these properties right now?”
City Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“And of the electrical components that you're talking about, as well as you mentioned too, electrical components and the generator, can you tell me, Does one of them take up 90% of the space or 70% of the space? Which one is the one that's causing us to be 15 by 10 by 13 kind of feet? Is it the generator or is it the electrical?”
City Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“Okay. And I know we're talking about these specific three lift stations. How many total lift stations do we have in the city?”
City Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“Okay. And... Are they all ultimately proposed to become this, 15 by 12 by 13 or whatever the numbers are?”
City Commission · Sep 9, 2026