Remarks by Seth Grossman
55 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 3
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“at this moment in time, that's all I can ask of you, and I appreciate that.”
Planning Commission · Jul 16, 2026
- Play at 34:37
“Okay. Which would have been, just from my own knowledge, it would have been the case had the language not been in there, it still would have not impacted any”
Planning Commission · Jul 16, 2026
- Play at 35:03
“Sure. If it clarifies the status quo. Because it was unusual, I was concerned that it was somehow granting new rights or the language was”
Planning Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“Thank you for clarifying. I have no issues. Nothing further.”
Planning Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“Thank you, Eric. It's a pleasure to see you here. I don't think we've had the pleasure of having you present before, so hopefully it's not been too difficult for all of us here. What I really want to understand is a little bit more about this ordinance. So you said it's a monthly reporting where you get from the platforms. So it just seems to me there might be a disconnect. You get the monthly report, but we're not capturing necessarily the people while they're while it's happening? Or how does the lag work if someone's using short-term rental on a Tuesday through a Thursday, but you're…”
Planning Commission · Jul 16, 2026
- Play at 52:34
“So is the citation based on the listing or is it based on the occupancy?”
Planning Commission · Jul 16, 2026
- Play at 52:54
“Okay. And you said that if they would list them on multiple platforms, those would be separate violations per platform?”
Planning Commission · Jul 16, 2026
- Play at 53:02
“That could add up rather quickly. That's quite got some teeth to it. Privacy and information protection of information is something that we're all concerned about these days. How will the city protect homeowners information received from these platforms? What safeguards will you have in place as information is exchanged electronically?”
Planning Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“And I think that I in no way want to impugn the integrity of any individuals. I believe they all are. But it would be something to look into from an IT and a systems-based point of view as you integrate this is to make sure that we have the proper safeguards from a technology point of view in place. And I understand that you're not the”
Planning Commission · Jul 16, 2026
- Play at 54:31
“I actually was more thinking of the way it's coming from the platform to the city, not necessarily once it's inside the city, but it's a new integration, it's a new approach.”
Planning Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“Backdoor, essentially. OK. And then just one last question. Procedurally, does it work for a homeowner to receive the notification? Let's say a homeowner who doesn't want to continue to get escalating notices, how actually does that process work for them? Let me just be even more clear. We have a lot of these short-term rentals are people where the homeowner is not present, often maybe even international. How do we ensure that that notification process happens so that enforcement can take place properly?”
Planning Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“Thank you. I appreciate that. That sounds like an excellent plan. I have nothing further.”
Planning Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“Just, Sherman, thank you very much. Just want to clarify, you did say that this is available for co-hosting if there was future need? Yes, that's correct. That's fantastic. I encourage us when we're doing this to make sure that we try and build that as much as possible to avoid the need for more and more towers. So thank you. You're welcome.”
Planning Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“Thank you, Tiana, for the presentation and thank you to the applicant. I just want to clarify a couple things for me is that The facility is unique because of the size. It's quite a large facility, and congratulations on the endeavor you're about to set on. The location is very straightforward, and I have no problem with that. The issue is this therapeutic movement phrase, because that could mean a lot of different things. That could be everything from one-on-one rehab Pilates, yoga, strength training. And it's kind of a vague word that I'm struggling with. Can you elaborate a little bit more…”
Planning Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“So do you envision at any point having a class that would be led by a personal trainer for a 20-person yoga class, for example.”
Planning Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“Okay. And in fact, that is one of the conditions, is that that would be prohibited. Am I correct?”
Planning Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“Okay. And then one, will this be a membership-based, or how will... How will this be set up? Yes, membership-based. Membership-based. Will you be having, like, will it have squat racks and things that you would be finding? And would people be dropping in to get their workout in before or after work?”
Planning Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“Okay. All right. I think you've assaged my concerns about this. It's just the size of it, you have quite a big, it's going to be quite a big facility, and it kind of... could look like it, but you've assured me that it's not. Thank you. I have no further questions. Thank you, Commissioner.”
Planning Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“I want to echo, Tiffany, thank you very much for the presentation. I want to echo a little bit of what Commissioner Lynn said, but I think this is just, I think it's important to highlight this really preserves our local control in a way that is important. It builds on the history and the legacy of what we've been doing for decades and gives us that operational control. I think really importantly, and I'm sure our legal counsel would concur, This keeps our standards objective. They're applied to every single developer and every single applicant. And it provides clarity, which is what every…”
Planning Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“And just for clarification, if changes are needed as you're coming to us today, when we want to add conditions to it, does that come back to the Planning Commission? Is that done at the director level? How is that done?”
Planning Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“All right. Nothing further, but thank you. Thank you for staff for looking out really here for the best interest of the city. Thank you.”
Planning Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“Do my fellow commissioners have any comments or we want to vote? Just for the record, I have had a chance to review the meeting and I will be able to vote on the consent calendar. Thank you, Commissioner Grossman. Could you please step up for the vote?”
Planning Commission · Jun 18, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Planning Commission · Jun 18, 2026
- Play at 23:41
“It's request to speak is not working today. Just two very quick questions for the applicant, if possible. And it's also a little bit for an education purpose. So this way of putting the canister, you're saying it doesn't reach, it's not for about homeowners or everything in the association. It's very tart. Can you just explain that a little bit so I can understand?”
Planning Commission · Jun 18, 2026
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“And has this been established in other locations?”
Planning Commission · Jun 18, 2026