Remarks by Charles Winters
53 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 3
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“Would you mind explaining to the audience the difference between the contracted Smith & Associates versus RFQ?”
Village Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“I want people to understand but also when we are working with this if we do get a request like this where they gave us the full bid they have a map that shows where the drain is supposed to happen and it shows it very clearly on a property that has three different houses and a turnstile. They did not put it where that is. So I'm wondering if this bid is even correct. It might actually be cheaper than what they said because it might not be over there. Maybe it's right here and it's going to change the price. So I think that we need to table it and make sure the manager confirms that they gave…”
Village Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“So, yeah. So, yes, we can just table it. How do we use the verbiage for this motion to table it?”
Village Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“The manager makes sure that the bid is actually for that exact spot and not the one and fifth too.”
Village Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Hey, everyone. Can you hear me? Oh, there he goes. Thanks, everyone, for talking today. I always appreciate it. I wanted to answer some of the things that I heard, just a few of them. Denise White, I am chair of code enforcement. I'm always happy to sit down and talk with you. I hope that no one is abusing the power, and if there is, I would like to find out immediately, so please schedule to meet with me. I do regularly talk with residents about their code enforcement issues, and I always try and help resolve it in the resident's favor. And I would like to think that no one's abusing that…”
Village Council · Jun 23, 2026
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“It wasn't ready. It doesn't make a lot of sense because the manager mentioned last meeting that he negotiated the terms. So if we had this known last month, why are we waiting until the day before to ask to put it on our agenda?”
Village Council · Jun 23, 2026
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“Thank you for the information. Madam Clerk, can I ask you a question? What is the cost for us to have a meeting here? Do we have to do something with the Miami Herald? Are we supposed to notify it?”
Village Council · Jun 23, 2026
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“Now, our notice by law, do we have to put it in newspapers, or is it just standard?”
Village Council · Jun 23, 2026
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“SO SOMETHING THAT I'VE SPOKEN WITH. THE CONSENT AGENDA WAS APPROVED.”
Village Council · Jun 23, 2026
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“So I've spoken with many residents of Sherwood Forest over the last 15 years about this no right-hand turn sign. I mean, right-hand turn only sign, which basically says you can't take a left-hand turn where you're going from west side of Sherwood Forest to the east side towards 2nd Avenue on the... village maintain road northeast 86th street as far as we can tell we can't figure out the purpose for the sign i've talked with every almost every resident in sherwood forest and i 100 believe the sign either should be modified or removed If the sign actually does have an intent or a purpose, like…”
Village Council · Jun 23, 2026
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“Thank you very much. Thank you. So I had the exact same idea as you. And I went all around Miami, El Portel, and I found a sign on North Miami Avenue and 89th Street where we actually modified it ourselves. And it says school days 815 to 930, and then 330 to 430. So we have pre-done this before on others, and I understand. Thank you.”
Village Council · Jun 23, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Village Council · Jun 23, 2026
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“Okay, terms are the motion. The manager will determine whether the current left-handed restriction at 86 and second can be removed, and if it can be removed, proceed with it. But if it is determined that the restriction serves a legitimate purpose, such as school-related activity, peak traffic conditions, et cetera, then I would move that the manager coordinate with the appropriate agencies to modify the restrictions to work with those agencies so that it's not a 24 hour per day sign.”
Village Council · Jun 23, 2026
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“YES. I'D LIKE THE MOTION TO DIRECT THE VILLAGE MANAGER To determine whether the current left-hand restriction on 86th Street and Northeast 2nd Avenue, this is the current sign that is going from west to east, because there's another one going from west to, I'm sorry, east to west, because there's another one on the other side between Miami Avenue 2nd. It also says no, right internally, and we're not talking about that one, so we're not confused. We're talking about the one inside Sherwood Forest.”
Village Council · Jun 23, 2026
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“Yes, I would like to make a motion to direct the Village Manager to determine whether the current left turn restriction at Northeast 86th Street and Northeast 2nd Avenue can be removed, and if so, to proceed with its removal. If it is determined that the restriction serves a legitimate purpose, such as school-related activity or peak traffic conditions, and I would further move that the manager coordinate with the appropriate agencies to modify the restriction so that it is limited to those specific times rather than enforce 24 hours per day.”
Village Council · Jun 23, 2026
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“Before we do that, a really quick question. Go ahead. All right, so before you make a motion, I had one or two questions. Maybe one of you guys can answer this. Is there evidence that this is able to be an after the fact variance by the council or is that, because it was also an agenda item and it was published and noticed, right? If it's possible or if it's not, that's all.”
Village Council · Jun 23, 2026
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“So a variance for an eight inch ornamental wall that's six feet tall.”
Village Council · Jun 23, 2026
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“I just, you, how many emails did you send out that were not returned?”
Village Council · Jun 23, 2026
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“You would be fine waiting until September? Would that require an extension? Sorry? You just said you'd be fine waiting until September, but that requires extension, right?”
Village Council · Jun 23, 2026
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“So the next agenda item is about an initiative I'm trying to put together as a neighborhood work together. I'm addressing in this agenda item a known hazardous condition in a practical and timely manner. These are called fatigue cracks. You see them all throughout El Portal. And the fatigue cracking present is right now, I'd like to try a proof of concept in one location. So this is not resurfacing. This is not reconstruction. This is not pot over here. I'm not doing any recommendation for anything structural, something that will affect our, we're talking about limited crack filling in the…”
Village Council · Jun 23, 2026
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“I just want to repeat the first exact sentence I said is that this is throughout El Portal. I'm trying to prove a concept in Sherwood Forest. Everyone here has cracks all throughout the streets. It's all over El Portal. I can't provide with my discretionary fund to fix the streets with this, though it's an inexpensive way to do it. But luckily I am not a building expert. We have one here today. Pedro Martinez is here and he knows a little bit about the substance, which in my opinion is foolproof, but maybe Pedro can come to the stand and tell everyone what he knows about the perma patch and…”
Village Council · Jun 23, 2026
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“Pedro, would you spread any of your knowledge you might have on it?”
Village Council · Jun 23, 2026
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“I just want to fix the roads. I know it's very expensive. And Sherwood, of course, is a little thing. But all of El Portal needs it. And I'm trying to do my little part, which I appreciate you both working towards getting it done. even if it goes around me and you don't use my volunteers, fine, but it is something that we need to address.”
Village Council · Jun 23, 2026
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“Yeah, I just know it's much more unsafe right now than it would be after it's done.”
Village Council · Jun 23, 2026
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“Thank you. Lastly, the earlier on the record email from Ron Nelson, Department of Transportation and Public Works, specifically noted that 86th Street is city maintained. It's on the map down here.”
Village Council · Jun 23, 2026