Remarks by Steven D. Losner
633 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 10 of 26
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“Thank you. Moved by Councilman Canabal, seconded by Councilman Roth. Any further from Council? Roll call, please, Madam Clerk.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“The motion carries and have 15 for backup generators.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Thank you, Vice Mayor. Okay, I think we had a motion and a second. Roll call, please.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Thank you. All right, that takes us to tab 17, a renewal of the F dot funding of some of the US one landscaping maintenance.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Do we have a motion? I move. Moved by Councilman Canabal, seconded by the Vice Mayor. Any further questions from Council? Roll call, please.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“moved by councilman roth second by councilman cannaval is there any further council question or discussion hearing none let's have a roll call vote on tab 18. councilman wrong councilwoman abula”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Just so the public realize, these sketches that are peculiar to the building we're talking about are the first time we've seen them. They're not in our package. I mean, we've seen your work and your vision and your statement here, but not these. Just so everybody understands.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“I think in our package we have samples of your work that kind of show us. Yeah, yeah, I tried to put some samples in that I think are appropriate. You've done in the past, but I really think that for us to make an informed decision, and I don't know if this is really time sensitive, you know, I know you mentioned you're on another job. What would be a timeframe that you might be able to envision and provide a first proposal a look for this project, specific to this project.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Well, that's why I'm looking to staff. I don't know that the execution of this is that time sensitive or is it?”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Now I understand that, but if the first group was in position to provide us with their preliminary vision of something they might do. Kind of mixing apples and oranges and I don't know if everybody got notice at the same time and was on the same time frame to submit a specific proposal. I know The last sketches, as I said, were not in our agenda packet. They were new for tonight.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“you know as quickly as the 204 mural went and the the one at the paseo it's not out of the realm of possibility to give everybody the same footing yeah”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“I get that, but sitting here tonight in mid to late January, I'm sorry, August, July, where are we? What kind of cushion do we have to, before we make a choice of team or artist, to put everyone on equal footing of seeing an initial vision versus other random work?”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Equal footing and the preliminary concepts to be presented and it seems we're gonna have probably a special call sometime in late August Okay for SPH. Okay, so generally speaking a 30 day period more or less whatever that regular August Meeting would be let's just say last August meeting. Okay, let's let's just say for sake of argument that would be what the night the 2026”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Pardon? Yeah, I think the League of Cities is going on. Or is that the week before? 13th. 13th, okay. So that's not in conflict with the League of Cities. Whatever it is, probably not any earlier than the 19th.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Okay. We're sitting here today at the 22nd that we would make a decision with everyone having, you know, that presentation of that site. Yep.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Okay. Absolutely. Very good. Anybody else? Anything else?”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“All right. So this is the third artist. Hi, welcome.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“So do your parents actually live in the city limits, or they just have driver's licenses and stay homestead?”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“That was my point. Close enough. Okay, second question. Yes. I didn't have my reading glasses on and I saw one of your renderings there where you had an indigenous woman and for a minute it looked like the skunk ape and I was thinking maybe we should have you incorporate the skunk ape in the bureau.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“That's an Everglades original, the skunk ape. But okay, so any counsel just to put everyone on equal footing? know and if the the first team wants to come back and make some adjustments that's fine i think we're anticipating a meeting on the 19th that we can select the artists that at that point and for me it'll be based on what your vision is for that particular building not what you've done elsewhere for sure”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“all those lines with the foliage, to staff. Kind of the big mural on the west side of the building is really obscured, and we're going to have to really think hard about how the existing landscaping may need to be realigned. to not obscure whatever's done here and really take a hard look at the big mural that faces west on the back of the Seminole Theater that's very hard to see when you're, it really is. So do we need a motion to defer this to, all right, so we need a motion to defer to the 19th. All right, it's been moved and seconded.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Thank you all, appreciate it. Okay. Moving on to tab 20.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“I think that's a wise decision rather than rejecting it out of hand. So moved by Roth, seconded by Canabal. All in favor? Any opposed? All right. That takes us to... Tab 21.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“thank you what an exciting prospect yes moved by councilman cannibal seconded by councilwoman conski any further discussion okay what a slam dunk that would be for deep south date all right let's have a roll call then that's the woman avila councilwoman avila”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026