Remarks by Andy Daro
113 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 5
- Play at 2:57:58
“No. Okay. So we agree we should follow site plans. There was a A poll, a survey that was put out on the Facebook page with like 160 participants that was over 80% of residents in favor of the island walk. Does anyone think that that poll is not an accurate representation? No. Okay. So we would agree that at least 80% of our residents at least want to see the island walk and we agree that site plans should not be optional. Okay. So, and we also, does anyone think that the island walk would not be in the best interest of North Bay Village? Okay, I'll take that as another no. Okay, so in the…”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 2:59:24
“So in 360's site plan, in their condo docs, it's recorded as a public... It's a public walkway, public access. To my understanding, they were even granted a piece of that extended park in front of what is now the allot property because it was supposed to be in the best interest and public park for the community. So they were given additional benefits, which they have since closed to the community. You know, I think it's clearly in the best interest of the community and the vast majority of residents want to see the island walk. and the site plan calls for an island walk. So I think it's a…”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 3:04:09
“I mean, dog poop is not the largest issue that we have to deal with here, you know?”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 3:06:02
“I mean, it's just, it opens it up like, does Continuum not have to open then until NG Prosper Sites gets built? Andy, I appreciate the point that you are making. It's logical.”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 3:08:13
“I have no problem. In 360, I would love to come to the next board meeting if I could be invited. I mean, this is fine. I think the island walk is by far in the best interest of our community. And there was nothing, there was no single one issue in North Bay Village that could elevate the image of North Bay Village more than the island walk. That's an opinion, but that is my opinion.”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 3:08:37
“I think it is the most desired thing, and I think it's what the vast majority of our community want to see. It's in the best interest of our village. It creates better property values. It creates a more livable. It's healthy. We want to share everything. I mean, I don't see that the one down is the only reason, and it's not the dog poop. It's not insecure. It's just the desire to keep poop. property privatized the fortress correct it's just that they want it private they want it forded in it's you know that's the real thing that we're talking about and that wasn't the design or the intent and…”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 3:10:30
“would be happy to work with 360 to see if we can come up with an amicable solution here to open the island walk in any of the condos that oppose this i would like to to speak with um now i mean that doesn't sure i mean let's just get a date a date to open so sometimes they're talking deadlines i mean we can we can put a uh a future date in test but again you know if nothing gets done by then Then what?”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 3:16:30
“Yeah, I mean, I'm having a tough time making a specific, like, emotion or direction to carry out here, though. I mean, I'm listening, like I said. I do think it would be in the best interest to go the whole nine yards, go loss and open up the iron market. That's what we have to do. You know, is there a better solution though, that we can come to this agreement? I don't know.”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 3:18:06
“I have no problems with the second road. Commissioner Schiavone, am I missing something that that second road can't?”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 3:19:43
“I can talk. I can also get on... with the court enforcement, but I have to say I'm a little ignorant on the process. I'm listening to you explaining both roads that could eventually lead to the same solution. I don't understand the timelines really of either.”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 3:22:55
“Okay, I would, as of tomorrow, be happy to try to get into... If 360 has monthly meetings, I don't know, but I would like to be before the next commission meeting. Our board doesn't meet every month at my condo.”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 3:23:28
“i mean doris richard i could get on board with the code enforcement just because i think it moves it a step in the right direction so then tell so then when you have the discussion you could say no you're at the when you have the discussion with them you could tell them that there are enough votes to move forward with a code violation okay i mean i i uh”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 3:24:19
“Yeah, so let's send an offer that I would be happy, I mean, I will attend.”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 3:24:24
“So you can send out the notice and I would attend and in the meantime, be happy to start with the code violation.”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 3:29:13
“And I appreciate it because I think you are right, but we need a majority. And I do want to say the last part on it is that 360 actually I was at the property this week with a friend. They do have a fence between their Island walk and their property. So it's not even open, right? So, I mean, they have their property privatized on the, on the opposite side of the Island walk, which Moda doesn't even have. So they have the full capability. They already have it with fobs and gates. It exists, uh, to have the Island walk open from both streets, um, and connect, you know, from East drive to West…”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 3:30:30
“And there's plants that are on it. That gate is actually there on both sides. One goes into the allot and one the planters roll so you can't even tell it's a gate. They put plants all over the thing.”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 3:30:50
“We requested 30 days, right? Before the next commission meeting, ideally.”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 3:34:32
“No, I mean, with anybody that wants to have the conversation, the Highland Walk is in the best interest of North Bay Village and keeping it private is only in the best interest of a few. I mean, it's not in the best interest of our community. It's in the select interest in a couple of a few, which isn't even probably even the majority of their building doesn't care. So. we'll take the baby steps i guess so we'll take that step on 360. um but we will have this conversation again next month there are other associations that we need to respond to and follow up with would you like anybody who…”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 3:36:12
“We'll be at the meetings, hopefully. Hopefully we get the meetings. And you'll send out the notice and let me know. We will coordinate it. The next one I'll take right into with the electric charging stations. I was just currently even considering electric vehicles myself, got the plug-in app. I know we've discussed this before. I saw that we don't have a single public use charger in North Bay Village, except for the two, maybe at Vogel, which get tied up for our community car. I was approached by a company, Chargers To Go, who offered to install the electrical vehicles at zero cost to the…”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 3:37:05
“It runs a similar thing where they could install the chargers and then give us a minimal profit share to the village. So instead of having, then I was talking with Frank, the logistics of multiple locations, I would... I think there's also a power issue. this is what we were saying so that he's thought that, you know, bringing FPL to it, you know, so it wouldn't be, in my opinion, we're going to have one on treasure Island or one here. I think, you know, the best interest would try to be if you could pick one general location, whether downstairs at the, you know, the building here or at our…”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 3:38:15
“It was explained to me. I'll try to bring this back or send more information to the commission.”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 3:41:13
“Correct. There's a charge. And then the company, at least in this case, they have the model that is they charge you zero dollars to bring the charger in. And then they take like 90 percent of the revenue. I mean, they have different models where you can pay for the charger and get a higher charge.”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
- Play at 52:18
“Yeah, for me, I think, uh, a 10 X overnight in community contribution fees, uh, it doesn't protect the city. I think it would, I think it would stall our progress. I think we've been, you know, having a lot of momentum with what's, with what's going on. I don't think, you know, I think this sends a message not to build here that, you know, that we're, that we're out for, um, everything we can. And, you know, I, uh, I'm with you. I don't want to leave any, you know, I think we need to make fair agreements, um, I think based on what Tony was saying, if we're at $32 a foot in our calculation and…”
Village Commission · Apr 21, 2026
- Play at 1:10:57
“that you know reason i think you're all up here i think we want to see a fair value and a fair deal for all but i you know my concern is that the 2x putting us at 32 a foot is way over the average and i think it stunts growth you know i think if we're if we're even doubling or tripling that's that's a substantial increase that puts us in line with that 10 to 19 a foot Miami average. And, you know, I think that is a fair base to study. But, you know, on that, I still think, you know, if we're deferring the item to later, to get more information on this, I think that's, I think it's a big…”
Village Commission · Apr 21, 2026
- Play at 1:21:18
“I'd still be open to hearing the item, and there's always the option to approve with conditions.”
Village Commission · Apr 21, 2026