PUBLIC COMMENT Part 1...

There were so many GREAT Public comments, that I want to cover them ALL, so I will do it in two parts.

PART ONE:

Lord’s Place plugged a fund raiser (see my calendar and join our campaign team who will share the sky in the spirt of community.)

Resident gentleman who lives on 36th Street: (Minute Marker: 161:36) Spoke to the Immigration Resource Center being considered for Broadway and 36th St. Please watch this one if you live in the north end. He also identified Comm. Douglas as not being available to attend the neighborhood meeting to speak to this proposal. The Commission was trying to decide on a date for a public hearing

Denise Smith-Barnes /Pinewood Park community advocate and citizen of the north end: (Minute Marker: 164:55) Asked that meeting times be put back to 5:00pm. Spoke to ways we can have neighborhood collaboration and address today’s issues. Issues included code enforcement, crime, youth empowerment and the resource center. Thank you Denise for your steady presence at City Hall watching out and speaking out for our residents.

Downtown Business Owner: (168:38) Spoke to the problems they incur due to mobile vendors, such as lunch trucks. Definitely an issue for the commission to address with a mind to how it impacts local business owners.

Former City Employee with Accounting Dept. in Finance: (172:32) A smart man with wisdom to share...asked that the City consider reverse osmosis as a water plant solution. (I wish they were listening to this message.) Also spoke to a plan for switchblade grass as an environmentally consciences direction the City could go in.

Small business owner struggling with bureaucracy: (175:35) This poor guy was on the verge of tears. Please listen to his frustration. This was suppose to be a three minute comment and turned into a complete side show. The Mayor lost control of the meeting as the dialogue escalated and the audience became aggravated that the public comment time limit was being exceeded. The Commission got antsy, and the Mayor had trouble getting back to order. The "JITNEY JIVE" (my title to this story) was a sad statement of how we do business in the City; ending with the Mayor totally losing her cool.
Want a show?
Tune in to this one.

Landowner wanting to quit claim land to local church: (189:03) Thought our meeting was very entertaining. He lives in Boca. His comment: Ask the City to waive liens on property so he can gift the land to a local church. Sorry, no deal.

ME, CANDIDATE ALEX VIZOSO SAYLOR: (192:06)
Please, if you watch nothing else, watch this.
I announced my candidacy.
In a spirit of civil disclose and example setting, I tried to set the stage for a clean and healthy race.
I couldn’t believe my ears as Commissioner Douglas announced that she did not ...
Well, hear it for yourself!
PLEASE LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE 3 MINUTES.
I also requested a Channel 18 forum for ALL candidates.
We'll see on this one, I have little hope, but I had to ask...
ITS IMPORTANT TO THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY.

Public comment Part Two will follow (to be continued...)