Remarks by Steve Calle
169 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 7
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“I thought the easement was at least five feet or something like that. You could fit something on there.”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. What do you mean by that's wrong?”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“I hadn't really thought about that. I was thinking about the whole side.”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“Okay. More mature trees on the east side, right?”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“Mayor, did you want to have the attorney just give a quick synopsis on it?”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“Yeah, that's number one for me. Okay. Yeah.”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“Do we have any leases that are 50 years? Not leases. I'm sorry. Franchises. Franchises that are 50 years. Franchise agreements. Not land leases that we have. Is there any franchise?”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“Because, you know... Well, you can come back and extend it to 50 years on the referendum if they want to.”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“I have a counter on number two. On number two, yes, sir. I don't see why we'd want to do this. It gives the perception that we don't want to work anymore.”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“But we're going on our fourth year. We haven't had a problem with it. No. And I don't think people will have a problem.”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“or limiting to our operations. So can we all say that we agree with 1, 7, 13, and 14? And then if there's one that we need to add, that we can just talk about it?”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“People vote on that? Sure. I don't think it's on the board, though.”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“No disrespect to Danny. We've already voted on this before. We don't need to go through this, all right? Okay, well, I mean- In my opinion, let's just move forward on it.”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“no okay i do hold on i want to say something um it's real quick i'm sorry uh having all these kids coming in the last couple of days and weeks i think it's beneficial um i was encouraged that we contributed i'm talking to everybody on the board as well because we're all contributing i think it's been really cool i think the kids are really appreciative of what we're trying to do i would encourage us to continue to do that and figure out not only columbus or other schools but mayor for the day she was amazing she's a great girl yeah fantastic So I think it's a good way of giving back to the…”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“Mayor, to add to that, is that something that we want to encourage our staff to do, really start pointing to the importance of what our taxes do? Maybe a marketing campaign. Oh, he already left. Marketing campaign, start emphasizing what the actual tax dollars are being used for, like just maybe a campaign.”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“Thank you. Commissioner, there's also two parks on one side, right? There's a Veterans Park on the south side, and there's Vance Smith Park on the north side.”
City Commission · May 19, 2026
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“to put your name on a building means a lot and it was a decision that we all took and we we understood what it meant and in your career what you've done for the city for the people for the community for all the mayors all the commissioners the staff the presence that you have in the city is by far something that's felt not only seen but loved and it's an honor for us to decide that and and for future and forever wherever the building is and how soon we can get that thing built so it'll be such an honor to have your name on there representing what we appreciate and all the guys that are and…”
City Commission · May 19, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Commission · May 19, 2026
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“Great. Thank you. I, too, spoke with the Developers Council. That's all. Great. Thank you.”
City Commission · May 19, 2026
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“One of the things that we spoke about in the last meeting was the allocation or Keeping of the current trees. Is that still correct?”
City Commission · May 19, 2026
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“Okay Yeah, and I think the only other concern I had was the left turn. I think that's a big deal in the future reference colleagues I think that as as this building goes up and then we have the one railroad coming railroad Commons The cross streets of and what we're seeing with with the underlying activation I do foresee a lot of people from the community and from these students crossing that street on 57th a lot more. So I urge us to really look at the crosswalk sections along 57 corridor as we proceed with this new implementation.”
City Commission · May 19, 2026
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“Have you guys decided on the contractor as of yet?”
City Commission · May 19, 2026
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“I would like to work with the developers and the JMA with the help with finding contractors, setting up the career fairs and everything that we can do to help out. It's been successful in the past, and I would just like to keep on doing that, so I appreciate that.”
City Commission · May 19, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Commission · May 19, 2026
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“And it's still, I mean, if it's, sorry, Mayor. If they would go, if they would do it later, does it still have to go through DRB or just? It would not have to go through DRB. so Sorry, it's just that we've been through this process where like you know the hand doctor that's on us one They came back through the DRB It was not approved through the ERP because of the signage being too too big we've also had through the DRB different scenarios where art or signage has been too big and it's been also Deemed not acceptable by the DRB now obviously they can bypass that going through the Commission…”
City Commission · May 19, 2026