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Michael Boylan
Council Member
District 6
Jacksonville, FL
October 20, 2026
Last heard
Statements in public meetings
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at 38:21I think as we take a look and ask Mr. Ford to speak to the issues, we can ballpark them all we want.
at 38:33Be prepared to speak to those issues in particular so that we've got a starting point in the conversation
at 35:26And for us to try and interject our own personal opinions of how things should be happening simply was not the role of a liaison on that board or any board, for that matter, as my colleague probably knows well.
at 1:28:41Yet, who aspire or have the wherewithal to the experience to lead, to, to manage, uh, to put that barrier in front of people who would love to have the opportunity to work in the city in a leadership position, I think it's unfortunate.
at 2:13:24Vice President, now it's time for public hearings on land use amendments, companion resilience, and modifications to the comp plan beginning on page 20.
at 2:18:17For members of the audience, these bills have already had their public hearings with final committee reports and now ready for full council action.
at 29:29So I will support the deferral, but I hope we don't create this as a habit or as a practice that we look at given situations as making a determination as to whether or not an individual is qualified to serve on a board.
at 2:19:11I regularly ask members who are being put forward for the Cultural Council to make certain they've had a conversation with Ms. Donovan so they understand there is an expectation, but not a requirement.
at 17:15As most of my colleagues know, I've had a ringside seat to the transformation you're making over there as soon as the council liaison.
at 49:06I know it's a loaded question, and I apologize, but I think it's an important one for us to appreciate the challenges you are facing in trying to balance the budget and serve the community at the same time.
at 31:27That gives the planning department and others the opportunity to educate the retailers about what's available to them, at no charge or effort, frankly, to educate potential buyers of these e-bikes.
at 33:17But, as I heard this morning from Chris Ledoux, you know, all we are required to do, and that's the minimum, and I appreciate that, is to do it at the main entranceways into the area.
at 32:27And with respect to the name of the park, how is that going to be – what kind of signage is anything that's going to be specific to speak to James Weldon Johnson?
at 33:16And with respect to the market garden area in terms of the gaming, it kind of feels – to your point, they moved to where the shade is.
at 1:21:20My argument is saying by lowering it to 15 miles an hour, a police officer can pretty quickly and easily see if it's 28, which right now the current statute allows for Class 3 e-bikes, they could be doing 35 miles an hour.
at 1:22:23We didn't take that into account in this process, and I'd welcome the opportunity to sit down with traffic engineering and others to figure out just exactly what we're talking about in terms of the cost of that.