Remarks by Steven D. Losner
633 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 13 of 26
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“Okay, so because it's it's not just the lot having that lot on the right side of the table enables vacations of right away to expand the footprint of of that project. It's not just one road. It's it's it's a couple of roads to to expand your buildable.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
- Play at 5:45:12
“taking this in order with respect to the integral proposal. Your basic ask is for this board to approve a conveyance of those, whatever it is, 13 or 14 lots with no consideration for the construction of town homes reserved for people who don't have more than 80% AMI.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Those protections are almost something that need to be before us tonight rather than approving in concept. It's your pleasure board members.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
- Play at 5:46:42
“well i think it's what are you asking us for direction or a decision on whether or not in theory we would agree to convey these lots with those protections yeah i i think we're looking for direction and i would suggest if this is something that you know the board is is”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“You know, just for timing purposes, October would probably be very optimistic since there are no commission meetings in August. and to work through the county bureaucracy and get this on a commission agenda, you may be talking early next year. And I don't disagree with the proposition. I really think that somebody thinks they've got our sensitive parts in a vice over one little lot. You know, the fact that this was engineered by the former manager and director to a large extent, not only this acquisition but the advertising and the back and forth between the integral group makes me very…”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“I think my communities beyond that I really do, and you can talk all this stuff about housing and tax base in the future. Bottom line is the city has a lot of money in these lots and I know we'll never going to get it all back out, but when you stand at the podium and say yes that's the proposal to give me.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“I'm sorry? Yeah. We understand there's a consolidation of laws.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
- Play at 5:57:48
“is to defer them and have folks come back and talk about whether there is an agreement to work out that hanging chat of a lot and what a timeframe might be and who needs to do what in order to go to the county and have a realignment. First and foremost, to your earlier suggestion, or a reallocation of that one corner lot so that if everything else falls apart with respect to a conveyance of these lots to Integral for the single family, the Triangle can go forward. And I think that should be our first and foremost interest. And I don't know that anything would be ready for the workshop, but,…”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“So you would be building four town homes on the lots there that surround 11 and then would utilize 11 for a fifth town home.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Because earlier I thought I understood that everything that was in Teal was going to be multifamily.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Mayor, if I... I would think it would need to be tied to...”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“continue and build out the triangle property and we will be willing to put that into an agreement with the city of homestead that we would do that and obviously our attorneys and directors spoke earlier about an overall agreement for conveyance with protections built in for the city Correct. Whether it be one lot or 14 lots.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“with the city of homestead as well as the developers to have it conveyed for trying to work out whatever is the best way to include that parcel in that development we will make that commitment and can sign off on that i'm sure uh city attorney matt can can pay for that well and that that was my next question i know he had something in mind for a global transfer that we'll have to narrow down for this potential one transfer so i guess the direction tonight would bring to bring back a package to us along those lines for the transfer of lot 11 in exchange for, and I don't know that you can…”
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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“They would also be tied to that other law.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“so is it our direction to the attorneys to try to accomplish that and hopefully we can meet everybody's time frame and needs and if not we we tried hard all right so i think that concludes the discussion on that i have one question though yes not about that do we have capacity out there do we have sewer capacity for all this development Wasn't our action on pump station 11 tonight laying the groundwork to provide that. You may Cairo earn his money tonight and say that.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
- Play at 6:06:40
“They quit my dogs waiting on me at home.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“So that would seem to dovetail with normal construction?”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
- Play at 6:07:06
“All right, I'll be here all night. We have been here all night. We're gonna make it to tomorrow whether we want to or not. Okay, so I think you've got the direction there. I believe that would dovetail into the next conversation.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“With Triangle. Yes, sir. That will take no action, will not take up that tab tonight.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
- Play at 6:08:47
“Based on our experience with the development of the shotgun property and the failure of the award of the tax credit loan, doesn't that springboard us into the uncertainty that if it's not awarded, it may not be able to perform with respect to that portion of the project?”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“It's not tax credit, this is tax exemption.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“So the ask is, is it 120 rental units be allowed to avail themselves of an exemption from taxation?”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Yeah, we're gonna need to know what that impact is and whether or not there's the ability and the willingness on our potential partner to make a pilot to cover, to indemnify the city for its portion. school board in the county can fit in for themselves.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“So the role of the CRA is to eliminate slum and blight. And we are locking ourselves in to a demographic in several hundred units that are not above 80% AMI. Yeah, it's mixed income, 40, 60, 70, 80. While we strive to have better economic statistics, on one hand, you're asking us to cut our throats on the other with respect to economic demographics.”
City Council · Jul 22, 2026