Remarks by Stephen Gray
131 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 6 of 6
- Play at 2:23:24
“Okay. So the idea is that same staffing or those appointed people for that commission?”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
- Play at 2:40:01
“ARE YOU WEIGHING IN ON THIS, STEPHEN? TWO COMMENTS. FIRST FOR VICE CHAIR CHAMPAGNE, ON PAGE 52 OF 97, A PRIMARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT, IT LISTS WATER RATES FOR A NUMBER OF MUNICIPALITIES. He was asking about knowing comparatives. And so I just know that that page is in there. It was useful. That's all. The noise ordinance, you hit me. That was a nerve ending. Because that 9,700 didn't include my effort. It wasn't meant to be insulting. They're just numbers. That's all right. You can't hurt my one feeling. It's hidden pretty hard. The idea is... That is to be done. The notion of what you were…”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
- Play at 2:43:54
“MR. It was shot down maybe. Maybe I wasn't getting the right feedback. I presented it the way it was, and the negotiations started. And I wasn't interested in negotiating because I went through a very disciplined process with the community to arrive at those metrics. And it was very thoughtful. And so why would I want to negotiate against myself?”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
- Play at 2:44:24
“Well, the draft that came forward was good. But you might want to know that one of our residents just sold his house because he gave up on the noise. So people vote with their feet. This is not a laid back casual conversation. And it is still very much of a burning issue. And the point was I put forth a very honorable set of numbers that after a great deal of effort and research with the community, which wasn't in that 9,700, I got road rash on my back for that journey. I'd rather bring it back as it is in the next council and see how that plays because we do have a noise problem on this…”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
- Play at 2:59:57
“Steven, anything from Florida League? I could throw out a couple comments. First, I love those people. They're very home rule oriented. They've been very frustrated with a number of the thought processes coming out of Tallahassee. They joined the, here's the punchline. The handicapping in my last meeting was particularly with Governor DeSantis not affirming the Homestead endorsement. The best guess right now, the debate over the referendum language itself is still going through a legal process and actually will be decision by the end of August. And there's a decent chance that that wording of…”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026
- Play at 3:01:46
“They need 60. They're handicapping it at 58.5.”
City Council · Aug 3, 2026