Ken Russell

but this is really hard i'm i'm not willing to say that you were all right i can't i can't do it i can't say billy corvin was right well billy could do it for you he says it every day but he always says wait a few years and i always say that if you think if when it comes to politics if you think i'm wrong just wait two years sometimes you only have to wait two days or two weeks but in this case i'm almost like almost spot on and i'm not trying to be funny you were right because

but this is really hard i'm i'm not willing to say that you were all right i can't i can't do it i can't say billy corvin was right well billy could do it for you he says it every day but he always says wait a few years and i always say that if you think if when it comes to politics if you think i'm wrong just wait two years sometimes you only have to wait two days or two weeks but in this case i'm almost like almost spot on and i'm not trying to be funny you were right because

I put all of the legal teeth into a vote that would hold the public benefits that kept this from being a bad deal, in my opinion. You may still disagree with even what I was able to extract being the swing vote and having that leverage, but it was everything from living wages for every single person that worked there, from the ticket takers to the person at McDonald's.

I put all of the legal teeth into a vote that would hold the public benefits that kept this from being a bad deal, in my opinion. You may still disagree with even what I was able to extract being the swing vote and having that leverage, but it was everything from living wages for every single person that worked there, from the ticket takers to the person at McDonald's.

It was full cost for remediation of all the contamination, and this is a very contaminated site. And a big part for you was that since it was a no-bid deal, that there was no competition in the pricing. Correct.

It was full cost for remediation of all the contamination, and this is a very contaminated site. And a big part for you was that since it was a no-bid deal, that there was no competition in the pricing. Correct.

amending the charter to say these guys could get right no way when it came down to the lease I was able to use my leverage to take the highest possible assessment of that land valuing it not on the contaminated value but after they cleaned it and paid for it what was the true value of that land and people could argue whether or not the three appraisals were impartial or correct but we took the highest of the highest one

amending the charter to say these guys could get right no way when it came down to the lease I was able to use my leverage to take the highest possible assessment of that land valuing it not on the contaminated value but after they cleaned it and paid for it what was the true value of that land and people could argue whether or not the three appraisals were impartial or correct but we took the highest of the highest one

But the big thing for me was about the green space that was going to be lost there. Even though this is an artifact, it's a golf course, really. And the pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers that are put right there on the Miami River aren't great. The actual landfill that's under it was never properly remediated, and that's not great. But I was okay with this deal if it made sense financially.

But the big thing for me was about the green space that was going to be lost there. Even though this is an artifact, it's a golf course, really. And the pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers that are put right there on the Miami River aren't great. The actual landfill that's under it was never properly remediated, and that's not great. But I was okay with this deal if it made sense financially.

And then any green space lost there, we'd make it up in new green space around the city. You were hearing yourself, right? Yeah. Yes, I'm taking you back to that time.

And then any green space lost there, we'd make it up in new green space around the city. You were hearing yourself, right? Yeah. Yes, I'm taking you back to that time.

Thank you for that benefit of the doubt. But Even in hindsight, I don't look at my intention as ludicrous. And I believe if we're scared of corruption, we'll never do anything big and we'll never get anything done. Good. But wouldn't that save the taxpayers a whole lot of money and heartache? I really believe that if they had held to the public benefit tenets that I was able to negotiate.

Thank you for that benefit of the doubt. But Even in hindsight, I don't look at my intention as ludicrous. And I believe if we're scared of corruption, we'll never do anything big and we'll never get anything done. Good. But wouldn't that save the taxpayers a whole lot of money and heartache? I really believe that if they had held to the public benefit tenets that I was able to negotiate.

and they were honoring those today, and we'll get to that because you haven't gotten there yet, what's happening now to it, that it would have been a good deal. And I could leave that vote sleeping well at night and watching it come to fruition.

and they were honoring those today, and we'll get to that because you haven't gotten there yet, what's happening now to it, that it would have been a good deal. And I could leave that vote sleeping well at night and watching it come to fruition.

He's just a hater, bro. No, I thought you were very passionate on your position that Miami shouldn't get involved in stadium deals and that this was another Marlins Park deal. But I believed it wasn't Marlins Park, and in its form as it was heading to ballot and then heading to lease, it wasn't what it should be.

He's just a hater, bro. No, I thought you were very passionate on your position that Miami shouldn't get involved in stadium deals and that this was another Marlins Park deal. But I believed it wasn't Marlins Park, and in its form as it was heading to ballot and then heading to lease, it wasn't what it should be.

But I knew I had the leverage to demand not promises or handshakes or bro slaps, but actual amendments to legislation that would result in a better deal through public benefits. And I was able to get it. And so even for this last two years, and this is where we're gonna come to the present. Able to get it? You weren't able to get it.

But I knew I had the leverage to demand not promises or handshakes or bro slaps, but actual amendments to legislation that would result in a better deal through public benefits. And I was able to get it. And so even for this last two years, and this is where we're gonna come to the present. Able to get it? You weren't able to get it.