Remarks by Andy Daro
113 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 5
- Play at 2:36:02
“Can I first say, so the height increase is going to cost you an additional 1.5, about 1.5 million, right? Right. And the TDRs are going to cost you an extra 1.25 million. So it's the same. I mean, it's similar when you're saying the height is detrimental to your project, but you can absorb the TDR costs. I don't understand that because that's an equivalent value to me. What am I missing?”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 2:36:51
“I just wanted to make sure I understood it right. Because I'm like, these costs are the same. Yeah.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 2:37:42
“I think that's a good idea to raise money. If you want them, here's your chance. If not, they're going up. I disagree.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 2:45:58
“I think tonight we made the decision to raise our fees. So unless somebody would like to reconsider, we should stick by the fees. Unfortunately, they're the first ones that come across these fees. But everybody is going to have to face the same decision. And it wasn't unsolicited. I don't think we should be. No, we don't negotiate our fees. They're 250. We set the minimum. That's what you just did. So it's no longer negotiable. We set a height fee. It's not negotiable.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 2:47:52
“When we do call it a discounted rate, it is the highest in Miami-Dade County. It is the highest, I think, in Broward and up to Palm Beach. I don't think anybody charges this much for TPR. It's not a discount.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 2:51:58
“Does that proposal stay open? I can support it. Does it have a finite period?”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 2:54:08
“I think there needs to be a finite period and then it has to default to what's been decided tonight for sure.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 2:54:29
“You were going to vote for the 200, right?”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 2:55:15
“And I think it will be a great money raise for the city and it will be successful.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 2:58:06
“Yes. Okay. 60 days at 200 and then it goes to 250.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 2:59:29
“I also can second that. And the other half at receivable when it's been awarded.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 3:00:16
“Yep. Schedule's good. I second the schedule.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 3:58:17
“All right. Okay. Number five seems like the one thing to me. Also, we only have one person in our IT department, and I think it's mandatory that we pass on this in the past.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 3:58:37
“Yeah. I think having a second person in our IT department is...”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 3:59:24
“After that, I'd like to see the 3% COLA across the board.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 3:59:37
“That would be- I'd call it, I'll start with that. That's my priorities.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
- Play at 58:07
“I can go first. I'd like to start by congratulating Pagani Residences on their groundbreaking ceremony this week. They are now joining the likes of Shoma Bay, Continuum, and Tula Residences. Now we have four major projects actively coming out of the ground. I see that as a major milestone for our city and the momentum for our future. I'd also like to congratulate the Lido on receiving its historical designation, preserving it as an important piece of our community and history. Secondly, I've been working closely with our public's director, Steve, as we're working to improve the north side of…”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 1:37:25
“I'd like to backtrack a little bit on the accommodations of our recreational soccer program here. So as the current program is twice a week, they have practice and then once on the weekends as well, correct?”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 1:37:40
“So when I look at the 11 by 11 field, if that's what's necessary, there is openings on the weekend. So right now I see the problem being during the week where we do have a 5v5 field available, but not the 11 fields.”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 1:37:56
“There is, however, a possibility that I think, so this is assuming that first AFA, I mean, it is written into the schedule that they're running Academy Monday through Friday. I would question that to see if that is first we can speak with AFA to see if they really are having Academy as drawn out five days a week. If not, there's also rental periods that North Bay Village could rent and include our program.”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 1:38:30
“I'll find one. So the rental field's on the other. So really we're looking, the issue is coming during the week to accommodate two weeknights on what we need as the 11, the 11. There's really no issue on the weekend. Yeah. There's really...”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 1:41:17
“If we don't have the 11v11 field on the weekend in the morning, we do have both of the small 5v5 fields on the weekend. So, I mean, two 5v5 fields is a full field, essentially, right? Wow. There's two that are both four and all the fields, actually four of the fields, 5v5 fields are open on the weekend. So I don't see the weekends are an issue. The weekends are not an issue. There's only one field. NBVU's field one, two, three, and four, the 5v5. I'm not talking about the 11v11 field. I think all four of the small fields are open on the weekend. All right. So I'm starting at eight to noon. It…”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 2:49:29
“When do we get to demolition? Do we have a permit for such?”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 2:57:29
“All right. It's become a hot one for some reason, but we want to kind of look at this. Is there anybody up here that thinks that North Bay Village shouldn't respect its site plans?”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 2:57:48
“Correct. Site plans in... Original agreements. Yeah. Does anyone think site plans should be optional?”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026