Remarks by Alex J. Fernandez
292 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 9 of 12
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“So which are the sub-consultant disciplines that have been engaged as part of your feasibility and your master planning?”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“And these sub-consultant disciplines, in addition to the public voting that showed three to one, I think it was 75 percent support for the organic path, these sub-disciplines have also endorsed the organic path? Tell me, you know, drainage is a big issue in this area today. You know, there is some storm flooding there. Explain to me, you know, what is the improvement that the organic path offers as opposed to the linear path?”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“David, let me just ask you because there's a number of items that MB&A sent over to us. We've included it as a supplement so that it travels with the item as part of the record. But some of the issues, just so that we know at what point these issues get addressed, such as the street end drop-offs and access points, Particularly those at 23rd and 29th, but also 24th 25th 26, 27, at what point do these access points get addressed?”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Is there a way that we could include the conversation regarding the shower locations as part of this The showers do directly abut this promenade. And I do believe, you know, when you look at the feedback that we received from the public, their priority is safety. And tied to that, you know, you see, you know, it's mostly used when early in the morning and in the evening. And so, of course, safety is very important. And so people are concerned about people loitering and the use of the showers and all that. It's something that we'd like us to see. Is that something that we can address? Because…”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Regarding, and it's a point that Commissioner Bond brought up in our last public meeting, SEPTED, police, you know, review of these plans. Where are we? Has police, has the consultant spoken with police? Have you shown them these sites? Have you been receiving feedback?”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“And it is part of the process for all of our projects that they get SEPTED reviews. And my last question, bollards and vehicular access. At what point do we start defining the type of bollard and the type of vehicular access?”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Thank you. So I look for the committee to entertain a motion to recommend to the commission approving concept one and directing staff to complete the master plan using this concept. I'm not able to make a motion, but if I make that motion all right, it's been moved. It's been seconded Okay, and any opposition we can show this adopted unanimously.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“And that was one of the questions that came up in the last.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 2:34:23
“That was one of the questions that came up in, in one of the meetings, David, if you wanna respond to that.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 2:34:49
“really it's an operational and a policy decision that'll be part of the creation of the project once the commission decides to establish the project and fund it we'll establish how it gets maintained and and from my perspective this is you know a capital improvement and with every capital improvement something of this nature it's almost like when you're designing a park in essence that that's kind of what this feels like you're almost designing a park so you need to budget for capital renewal and replacement you need to budget for operations Management and from my perspective once you have a…”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“So since we had deferred items three and four to later in the meeting, why don't we go back to those two items?”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Vice Mayor Dominguez, if you want to introduce your item.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay. Obviously, you know, there was a commitment that was made to the public. And all efforts must be exhausted to determine whether we can deliver that commitment. So I completely agree with you, Commissioner Dominguez. Let's give the time so we can determine that. What I don't want is for this to keep on extending beyond September, because I don't want this to be death by a thousand cuts when it comes to this project. I'm going to throw a little curveball that came to me this morning that I haven't spoken with staff about. I hate doing this. Throwing something out there without speaking to…”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Yeah, because they kind of converge. When you look at the map, they converge towards the middle.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Take a look at that for me. And that's not to say that we still wouldn't consider doing the overwater floating docks. if the original option doesn't work out, but I would love for us to consider that as well. Or see if it's even worth considering. And my apologies for this. I had that comment to me this morning. All right. Are there, Commissioner Matos-Solinas? Okay, so we're gonna continue this item, both items three and four to September?”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“I see we have members of the public wishing to speak on this item. If you're attending in person, feel free to approach the podium. Jane Newman, you've had your hand up for a while. Good morning. You have two minutes to speak.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Thank you, Jay. And I, you know, I do want the record to reflect that FPL did do a significant amount of work in the area in bringing in a new feeder line into the city. This is a major feeder line that electrifies a significant portion of our city and any potential impact to that feeder line would represent a significant public safety threat. and impact to the economy of our city. So it is, I hear everything that the speaker mentioned and he's not wrong because a public benefit was promised and a public benefit of this nature must be delivered. There's no going around the commitment that was…”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Thank you, Tim. Thank you. What is the penalty to the property upon which, you know, there is this connectivity, but they're not opening it up?”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“That doesn't sound to me to be, you know, enough of a penalty. A code compliance violation for something like that is a slap on the hand. You know, I get that, like, okay, you're not maintaining your property the way that it should be maintained. Here you are depriving your neighbors and the rest of the taxpayers who own that property, who have a right to that property, you're depriving the rest of the taxpayers from access to this infrastructure. And no one person or entity should be depriving their neighbors or the other taxpayers of the areas that they're entitled to. I want to see what…”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Thank you, David. Amy Litos, good morning. You have two minutes to speak.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you, Amy. With that, I see no other members of the public wishing to speak. We'll close with public comments. We'll show this item, continued items three and four to September. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Vice Mayor.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 2:52:29
“Let's call, and please in the future, just let us know. I'd like to take the agenda for the benefit of the public in the order in which it is printed. And I kindly just ask the committee for that deference.”
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
- Play at 2:55:43
“I only speak in layman's version anyway, so that's all good.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 2:56:28
“you know as it is we don't have enough electric charging stations in the city and the majority of the ones that we have they tend to be in private locations and the whole idea of this of this partnership that we passed with florida power and light was to identify public parking lots to test them uh and so as of what i'm hearing now is that our challenge is coming from the building department that the building department hasn't been able to approve this yet or to review this yet. I see we have Alex from the building department approaching the podium. If you could just shed some insights for us.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026