Remarks by Alex J. Fernandez
292 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 7 of 12
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“Yeah, as far as the next quarterly presentation, if you want.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“OK. No problem. Any other questions from the committee? Comments? Are there members of the public wishing to speak on this item? seeing none in person, none on Zoom with their hand raised. Amy, John, I want to thank you for how serious you all have dived into this issue. I'm so excited about the technology from the hydrodynamic separators to the nanobubbles that we're working on, the progress that we're making on the permitting with this, the funding that we have allocated with this. With Durham, we're just finalizing some minor things. It feels like we've been working on this for a year…”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“With that, we'll proceed to item... So items 3 and 4 are going to be heard after 10.30. Has a consultant arrived for... Okay, so the consultant's not here yet for item number one. So let's proceed to item number five.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Commissioner Dominguez, this is your item if you want to present.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“It's been signed? Okay. So where are we with that?”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“How many parking spaces do you have secured for your employees?”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Up to 50 monthly spaces and the ability to scale up to 350. Are you going to be able to scale up to those 350 spaces on a regular basis or is that depending on their capacity?”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay. And for your employees, is that for your employees or are those for visitors to the facility?”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“And one of the questions that Commissioner Mattel-Salinas had brought up last night was relating to the cost. As we know, the parking oftentimes, providing for parking can be expensive. At what cost is, have you guys analyzed that yet, how much you're going to charge your staff for parking?”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“I'm so grateful for the progress that this team has been making in securing additional parking. I was very concerned on the impact that this was going to have on the surrounding parking garages because I do believe once all the new retail opens up on Lincoln Road, once the new hotels end up opening up along Collins Avenue. There's just going to be a lot of extra activity coming into the area, which is going to be great for our economy, but we also want to make sure that we don't end up with a greater parking deficit than that that we already experienced. And you all have taken seriously our…”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Thank you. All right. With that, let's proceed to item number six.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Commissioner Dominguez, this is Madam Vice Mayor. This is your item. Welcome to introduce.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Thank you, and thank you, Commissioner Dominguez, for championing this. I have to say the product of this item that you've carried through has been great, and it's beautiful to see our pastel colors throughout our historic districts. So thank you for your leadership.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you. With that, we can show this item closed. We can move on to item number seven.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Good morning, Vice Mayor. You're welcome to present your item.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“How do you calculate that 20,000 number?”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“But not all of our committees achieve quorum. I'm sorry? Not all of our committees achieve quorum, and so I'm just trying to understand, you have how many committees?”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“And assuming they all meet 12 times a year, that's 576, you know, hours if they're each one hour. But, you know, let's assume each one meets, let's say, two hours. That's, you know, 1,100 hours. That's still a lot of extra work to get to 20,000 hours.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“I think we need to go back and look at that number because I'm not sure when we say 20,000 hours, I'm not saying that the intent of the item is wrong and that we shouldn't do these efficiencies. It just seems a little bit exaggerated to me.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Thank you Commissioner Vice Mayor are there additional recommendations that you have besides those presented by staff?”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“So I'll just chime in here a little bit. I'm fine with sunsetting the ad hoc iguana remediation advisory committee. I'm fine sunsetting the health advisory committee. Ralph, what policy do we have in place if committees are not meeting? If six months go by, if an entire year goes by, there's not a quorum or the committee is just simply not meeting, are we being notified of this? Because I do think, regardless of this, if a committee doesn't meet for a certain amount of time, if it cannot achieve a quorum, then just tell us and we can”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“certain period of time I think I think that that is important that perhaps we just adopt an overarching policy that committees that do not meet after a certain amount of time it gets brought to the City Commission for its sunset because I think it helps it would just create that efficiency that naturally occurring efficiency that you're that you're seeking With the 41st Street Committee, I'm going to be deferential to the mayor on this because this is the mayor's 41st Street Committee. I do think that there are a number of issues that 41st Street has relating to traffic, relating to safety,…”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Yeah. So, okay, so I would suggest that we keep the 41st Street Committee. Maria, tell me your thinking as it relates to the Convention Center Advisory Board and sunsetting that once the hotel is completed.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Yeah, and I think that's great. I mean, I just want to point out, since 1997, we have had a Miami Beach Convention Center Advisory Board. And my challenge with this recommendation, and again, Maria, I respect you tremendously, and we've worked together for a long time, but if I'm looking at the Convention Center Advisory Board just from the optics of completing the hotel, then I get, I understand how the Convention Center Advisory Board might not be needed upon the completion of the hotel. But since 1997, the Miami Beach Convention Center Advisory Board has been the resident's voice on behalf…”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026