Remarks by Steven D. Losner
633 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 15 of 26
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City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Well, let's take it to tab one then, and if you have an abbreviated presentation.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“the development partners here uh so we can certainly answer questions and and uh go into further discussion but that is the introduction and overview okay i'd like to give you know the principal of the proposer the opportunity to come up and and you know uh add to fill in uh give their perspective on on the proposal that's before us and then we'll open it up for questions good evening and welcome good evening mayor and vice mayor and council”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“then with that let me uh open the floor to to questions from our board members who would like to kick it off remember roth thank you mayor a couple things”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you, Board Member Fletcher.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“at refining the negotiations so i mean if we can just give direction to continue the negotiations and try to bring it back at the july second council meeting of july i think that doesn't hurt thank you so let me let me weigh in then and then you can address board member avala and my comments first i want to say to staff and i know that you are not the cra director who who proposed this acquisition, nor was this the city manager who had oversight. There's a really serious allegation here tonight that our appraiser missed the mark three years ago by a million dollars. And there may not be…”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Any further? Councilman, or Board Member Roth first, followed by Board Member Avila.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Thank you. So let me ask you this. You've heard our concerns and our questions on a lot of different levels and from different angles. Are you interested in continuing to sit down with our attorneys and the CRA staff to attempt to address those concerns, or have we come to the end of the road?”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“okay just for my a moment ago when you mentioned that you had made a cash offer but at that time you did not know some facts until you learned a couple of months ago that you didn't learn until a couple of months ago and i didn't catch what you were referring to so my original submission my unsolicited came in and”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“My question is, what did you find out recently that you didn't know then?”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Because a little different from Old City Hall, for example. Right. Psychologically, we have debt with respect to that property, but it doesn't have to be retired when we receive money with respect to the sale of a portion or portions of that parcel. Okay. I wasn't sure whether it was an actual mortgage. Yeah.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Oh, oh, I'm sorry. We're gonna work on ski.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Thank you. Okay, I don't think there's anything further for us to direct or discuss on this item. I think you all have your clear picture. Okay, moving on to tab two regarding the installation for a placemaking feature at the Paseo Park on Mowry.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“You like the first one? Yeah. As do I. My preference is the Homestead lettering at the top in white with our branded blue, the future lives here.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“I think this script of Homestead is used in the downtown through CRA, and it's on the banners.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Thank you, Deputy Manager. Vice Chair, I think later tonight you may have the opportunity to encourage another proposer to use your artistic design and maybe an entrance feature for the revitalized football stadium and practice fields.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“on our meeting for the 22nd but we could bring this back to the next meeting and with those couple options or yeah let's just see what we can do beyond that if these are our options it seems that option one wins put it in this perspective we've owned the shotgun property for 21 years what's another two weeks with a sign”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“all right so next we have before us the meeting the minutes from our meeting our last meeting we've been moved and seconded all in favor any opposed moving on to tab four and this is the potential acquisition of some real estate”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Thank you. Remember, being further to my right. But moved and seconded. My only input would be is that I'd like the resolution, if it's not clearly stated now that someone would offer an amendment, it's clearly stated that this purpose is for the purpose of creating a public parking facility. So did you move it? yes and although that is the thought that i think we all have do we want to hold ourselves to that just in case something else comes up well i do given what's been discussed about granting easements that have no basis in fact i think we need to lock it into being a parking facility or…”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“My final comment would be, as we go forward and do our due diligence, for you newcomers, that property is either adjacent or in close proximity to a former dry cleaners and two gas stations. So there will need to be...”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“But anything beyond that, if there's not going to be a restriction to a parking facility, which, by the way, I am not going to support this if it is not locked into being a parking facility.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“right so we've got a motion in a second is there anything further i don't think we need to take public comments did we have a vote on did i have an emotion to amend there was no motion to amend so this is the motion to uh to execute the agreement to to purchase as is with no restrictions so that's the case amount of court”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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City Council · Jul 7, 2026