Remarks by Ariel Meyer
141 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 6
- Play at 3:31:48
“It could be included under one, although I think one seems to suggest a county-wide system of connectivity, whereas we may want to have, even within Pinecrest, our own system of connectivity. Parts of it will connect to the wider system in Miami-Dade, but not all of it.”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
- Play at 3:32:43
“I don't mind tracking it. I think that's a healthy policy.”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
- Play at 3:33:56
“In general, I think what we're missing in relation to alternative mobility is a statement that quantifies an outcome. So, for example, things like you know, we will want to see x percentage of kids walk or bike to school by a certain year. Or we'll want to see x percentage of park visitors walk and bike to the park instead of drive to the park. Or we'll want to see x percentage of kids carpool to school versus whatever baseline we have now. So instead of focusing on the input, we could just maybe commit to the outcomes. And then we can arrive at the outcomes in many different ways. It may be…”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
- Play at 3:36:52
“But on the master plan, can we at least agree on what would be the metrics? We can establish the goals in a separate document, but at least here we're saying we will measure our success based on these variables. Because until we have that, it's just like it feels very, like council member Greenberg has said, very aspirational, but it's been aspirational”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
- Play at 3:37:46
“this draft can we at least have a placeholder for that and then as we work to then receive the feedback as well as incorporate our additional edits we incorporate a language that speaks to a commitment to outcomes just like we have commitments for levels of service on roads there are very specific why don't we have commitments on you know mobility percentages”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
- Play at 3:38:22
“I agree. How about if we? I agree to not establish now. It's just that I want it to be on the radar so that by the time we submit our final version six months from now, it does have that in there.”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
- Play at 3:39:37
“They were mentioned, yes, as examples, but I don't consider myself an expert in this. It's just that I think, you know, it could be those or it could be something else. And I think it leads on, because otherwise we're stuck on Our discussions are usually a lot more about the what. OK, we need a shared use path, or we need this, or we need that. And we don't always agree on those things. But I think it might be a lot easier for us to agree on the outcomes. Wouldn't we all want to see more kids bike or walk to school over the years? Wouldn't we want to see more people walk or bike to our parks…”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
- Play at 3:40:51
“Right, that could also be part of a, like, X percentage of kids go to school on a Pinecrest-provided bus. You know what I mean? It's just that these things will help us over time alleviate some of the issues that we have with traffic around the school areas, for example.”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
- Play at 3:43:52
“I have a question with regards... I don't know. I worry this could go on forever. I don't know. Okay. But I do have a question. There was a portion of the text that was removed under Policy 2-1.1.3 that spoke specifically about... The village shall establish transportation demand management programs to modify peak hour travel demand and reduce the number of vehicle miles traveled per capita within our community and so on. And that was all taken out. Is that just like it's happened with other aspects of this? Was that moved somewhere else or was this language removed entirely?”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
- Play at 3:45:03
“Okay, so is this a Miami-Dade program or was it a Pinecrest program?”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
- Play at 3:48:14
“I would change both and make it a little clearer. I think that's a fair point. And I also think it's been there for 20 years and we haven't done it, so.”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
- Play at 4:20:04
“Just in relation to parks and recreation, so I noticed in the surveys there seemed to be an over-representation of input from residents who have kids that play soccer and that say that At certain times of the year, they have to drive long distances because the village doesn't have enough space to house soccer programs at the scale that maybe the residents are expecting. Have you considered that input? And if so, where in the edits is that being considered?”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
- Play at 4:20:48
“Oh, in the comments. Yeah. It seemed to be overwhelming in the comments area.”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
- Play at 4:21:00
“But it's still a sizable number of Pinecrest residents that are asking for it. So even if somebody got word of the survey or promoted the survey so that other families responded, it seemed to be a fairly large number of families that are concerned about that. And so I'm curious if we're being reflective of that feedback. broader in terms of continuing to expand space offerings?”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
- Play at 4:23:10
“Well, I experienced that too when it happens only half in a few months of the year, which is when baseball season kicks in. And therefore, the soccer programs get pulled out of the parts that otherwise they would use when it's not baseball season. And so it's not the fault of baseball. It's just the fact that we're not solving for the fact that soccer is a year-round activity. It's not a seasonal activity. That creates the issue and I think that's the timing was just probably that that all these families that would otherwise train in Pinecrest when it's baseball season have to go outside of…”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
- Play at 4:24:50
“We need a solution for it, because otherwise there's, you know, we're, We're not fairly, I think, covering the spectrum of sports that the residents play or their children play equally throughout the year. And that creates a problem.”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
- Play at 4:26:03
“No, that's fair, but my understanding is that the leagues are not active throughout the entire year. Is that the case or not?”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
- Play at 4:26:38
“I think it's a gap that we have in the plan right now, at least because we don't have a specific policy that states how the nature of the sports has evolved and that we're not, we may need something specifically stated that helps us address the changes in demand.”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
- Play at 4:33:17
“That's relevant. You earned an extra credit.”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
- Play at 4:33:21
“I have a question. Considering what we heard from residents in the survey, that public schools or schools in general, I don't know if they were specific, or the question whether it was specifically addressed in public schools. But say the schools in general was one of the top things they mentioned that we needed to actively support. have we added anything new in our policies tied to education that helps address that? I don't know if it's a concern by residents. Are they telling us something that we don't know? Are they expecting that we have more active support in our public schools beyond…”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
- Play at 4:35:10
“Yeah, it feels, in my opinion, it feels a little bit generic language compared to the fact, I mean, in relation to the sort of relevance that our residents are telling us that this is, or that this should be given, rather. And shouldn't we be a little bit more committal than just saying we will continue to support high quality and excellence in education for Pinecrest schools?”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
- Play at 4:35:47
“That's a great question. I don't know the answer to the question. I was just maybe some of us here on the council or other members of the public have some ideas. But it just feels not very committal this way. It just feels like very generic language.”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
- Play at 4:36:38
“What do they mean by that? Are there expectations of things that we should do supporting our schools beyond what we already do? Does anybody have any insights into that?”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
- Play at 4:39:19
“I think the reference to advocacy helps.”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026
- Play at 4:40:08
“I think there is not specific to that element. But in general, and I don't know if the comprehensive installment master plan is the place to reflect this. But we learned recently, as we were facing a threat we're at the mercy of Tallahassee really. This could come back to haunt us in the future again and that our revenue source is not diversified enough and it's a vulnerability in terms of the sustainability of our village. that maybe we didn't think was something that we should proactively deal with up until recently where we thought maybe we should proactively deal with it. Because if we…”
Village Council · Apr 14, 2026