Remarks by Steven D. Losner
633 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 26
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“Correct me if I'm wrong. As I mentioned earlier, tonight, an affirmative vote would be to continue to go forward and the concerns, to the extent they are, remain viable, would be addressed and subject to public discussion and deliberation at such time as the contract comes before us.”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“Right. And hypothetically, I guess, a vote not to proceed, a defeat of the proposed resolution would end this discussion and there would be no improvements to Harris Field in the near future, the foreseeable future. Well, that's editorializing, but it would end this process.”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“Okay, so with that, I'd like to give the representatives of the proposer the opportunity to come to the podium. perhaps address any of the comments that have been made tonight, and on the record, provide the assurances of what will be their obligation in any contract that comes before us for approval. Good evening, gentlemen.”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“Thank you. Oh, wait a minute. No, we... The supporters of this and the proposers of this sat quietly and politely while each and every one of you spoke. And we expect and demand the same from you. And if you can't live with that, this nice police officer over here will help you find the door. And that's no joke. We will have respectful debate with everybody having the opportunity to express their opinion no matter how egregious it may be to someone else. So with that, let me open this up to counsel for any questions or comments they may have to any party. who would like to open the…”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“Thank you, Councilman Fletcher and Vice Mayor Bailey.”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“Thank you, Vice Mayor. Councilman Roth. You said you wanted to be next.”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“Thank you, and thank you to all my colleagues. First, I want to say to the athletes that are here, my first council meeting from the seat on that side was a lot more boring than you had tonight. And I know that you will remember this as your first taste of civic engagement for a very long time. But I want to say to the coaches, the parents, and the players. We hear you. But I also hear the toxicity of a very orchestrated campaign of misinformation. There is just a lot of wrong facts out there. And I know several of the speakers come here in good faith. Others don't. There are at least three…”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“which was the the the the amended circular yes the the the loose red that's not in the binder yes correct councilman all right so it's been moved the the revised version presented to us has been moved by councilman cannonball and seconded by councilman fletcher are there any final comments or questions for council yes councilwoman avila”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“I hate the word, the terms kicked out, thrown out, or that we don't have fields and that we're giving away control. It's on both sides. The issues of the impact on the leagues as well as the allegations that the city is giving away all or part control. of Harris Field with respect to control. And that control was clearly delineated in the first proposal and is very similar to what was proposed for Homestead Regional Park that we approved. I think this is a very analogous situation. So, you know, to those who think we're giving away Harris Field and throwing away the legacy of the heart of…”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“Correct. And if there's any question, Our staff and our attorneys and Sports Hub are clearly hearing that I think the preference would be going forward at the end of construction that the city is the final arbiter or the scheduling coordinator for all of those fields and times that are not allocated to the Sports Hub programming.”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“Thank you. And in that regard, something you said a moment ago reminded me, I think the last speaker tonight to the parks director, to the manager, made an allegation that some fields that his particular lead was going to be assigned were, and I think you said, unsafe, whoever the last speaker was. So we need to know those details or whether that's just bluster in a public hearing. So if the last speaker is still here or someone can have the last speaker get in touch with our parks director and clearly articulate the issues that he feels exist with that field. I mean, we don't take that…”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“Now, we all get that, you know, and that hindsight is always 20-20 that should there have even been a park there, or at least in that, but that horse left the barn a long time ago. Yes?”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“Thank you. All right, so we'll close the comments, and let's have a roll call vote on this resolution.”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“That's it. Okay. Council, any questions, comments on this one? Just so you know and your fellow artists know, at least for myself, I'm opening this for the first time. So, you know, these were circulated before the meeting. So, you know, we kind of get the wow, the surprise factor for whatever that is worth.”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“All right, thank you. Thank you, Councilman. All right. And who's supposed to be next? Alex. All right. So, like a birthday present here. I'll open up this presentation.”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“Do you guys have questions for me? I do. So clearly this is the east exposure.”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“Council, any other questions for this concept? Pretty straightforward. Thank you. Yeah, very straightforward. Thank you guys for having me. And finally, Avon Diaz and MutaVision. Thank you.”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“Council, questions for this team? Yeah, Councilwoman.”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“Yeah, and I, well, go ahead. Okay, yes. Cannonball.”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“I agree. I think we are... You know what we should do?”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“would be the wall that overlooks the playground the southern wall this top wall looks at paramount dance okay okay that's the eastern wall our performance school okay gotcha yeah but this one this wall so this wall this this picture this”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“I'll leave it at that. I think like my colleagues, when we had the choice of the huge murals that are on the Seminole Theater exposures, we liked elements from all of it. And there are elements of all of these proposals that I really like. And I'm really, you know, being the traditionalist, really drawn to the rendering that's got the tomatoes, the strawberries, and the corn, and then a nod to our history with the train. And in a perfect world, if we could get the private property owner's permission to do so, I'd like to see this on the north side of the Jacobson's building. But with the…”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“And I'm not, again, I'm not the artist guy.”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026