Remarks by Daniel Dietch
240 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 10
- Play at 35:00
“Yep. Same thing with the improvement of the walking path. That did not come to us.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 35:09
“It's been happening for a long time. Because I just came back and it's been a while. Has the town ever submitted comments to the Corps of Engineers about additional requirements or additional terms that they would want to see?”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 35:47
“Once it left this committee as a recommendation, it's really the commission's responsibility. But you're right, re-featuring it doesn't happen by itself.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Aug 20, 2026
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“There was a feature in 1999, 2000, somewhere in that timeframe. It's challenging to find a funding source. It was Mayor Levine at the time, we convened a mayor's alliance, had a press conference in Miami Beach. All of a sudden, Mayor Jimenez, out of time, said, oh, I think I found someone. Because Surfside doesn't pay for it, it's a state, it's federal, state, and county. But yeah, so to the point of, we should be looking for opportunities to coordinate with our neighbors. Yeah. But our voice only has so much impact, whereas speaking with multiple voices. That's true. Okay, good to know.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 38:47
“Another example of intergovernmental coordination, Miami Beach wanted to move the buoy line to create a larger swim zone. keep motorized vessels away from the near shore reefs and but we have not carried that forward they were going to go through the permitting process governmental process but that's something that we should pick up again as I mentioned reef line is eager to extend world class installation consciousness raising installation”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 41:18
“So if you haven't spoken to the folks at Prefine, I encourage you to, because they have gone through all the requisite, not just permitting, but investigation of the impact of the material substrate. But by all accounts, it has been just a wild success in terms of attracting the foreign law that was intended to raise income.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 42:05
“We will send out the list, and it really has a point of reference, but please don't be Please talk to your neighbors, talk to your friends. You are the conduit for the community source.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 42:28
“So that's... Because I don't think they do. This is the world that I live in every day. And that's why I say the town is fun-sized and we're fortunate. So years ago, the town, we used to outsource the collection of recyclables where we all... I'm going to say always, but in the 20-something years that I've been here, we have collected our own waste in packer trucks.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 42:55
“They converted one for the recycling range. So it's dedicated for recycling. But what that means is that our staff are walking to the sides of homes, physically bringing the cart. even though a lot of people leave it at the curb themselves, they don't need to. It's disgusting the way they do it. This is an opportunity to educate.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 43:23
“We'll deal with solid waste later. But when the cart is brought, they have to flip the lid before it goes into the vehicle. It gives them an opportunity to see what's inside the container. And that's where we have the opportunity So we have the sticker, so we're engaging people with the information, but then in real time, we have the opportunity to engage, whether it's taking a photograph and leaving a note or knocking on the door, saying, hey, we found this non-recyclable material in your cart. Do you know what that means for the town's recycling program? Because we're backcharged for…”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 44:44
“And neighbors don't want to report their neighbors, and I get that, but that's why the town has the function of a code compliance group to be aware of that.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 45:12
“You're right. If it is placed on the road... And there's a rain event.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 46:46
“Don't forget, politics is a popularity contest. Sure, sure. Nobody wants... I've witnessed it. Electeds don't want to be seen as being punitive. So the goal should always be compliance. But there shouldn't be a law that's not going to be enforced.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 47:05
“That can be a voice. If you're not going to enforce this, then get rid of them all.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 47:54
“Perfect segue to at least, I think, the last point that I read today. We have been granted space in the Gazette. to write a thought piece. So you've probably seen the sustainability forum. We have a volunteer, but she's not at this meeting. And she's still going to do it. I can check with her. But she's not a resident. She may not be a citizen, which affects her ability to serve on this committee. She has been great at putting items together. But I want to challenge all of you and encourage you. this privilege um it's an opportunity to share your thoughts much like the commission corner you…”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 49:42
“So that, that is another opportunity, right? Again, we're a fun sized community.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 49:49
“We could have a, you know, a neighborhood cleanup that is championed by this, by this committee. We don't have to do all the work. We find block captains. And then we just make it. Adopt a street.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 50:09
“So again, bring it forward as a discussion item.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 51:57
“Thank you for picking them up. So, for example, the sustainability corner. Did you know the town still provides street sweeping? Did you know that it's less effective when you don't move your car on the day that it's...”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 52:24
“That's a separate issue. But these are all components.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 53:56
“It's a sacred cow. Like when I was six days a week, I went to five days. No, just these five. There was outreach.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 54:16
“What we can do, or I'm going to challenge you, put a discussion item together. I'm going to. And then we can discuss it.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 54:42
“that describes what goes where on the form. So it's a template. Think of it as a template.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 55:42
“It's going to be a bit more structured in our next meeting. Anything else that anybody would like to raise?”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Aug 20, 2026
- Play at 57:25
“So, this is what I would suggest. A discussion item that says we should be revisiting our solid waste collection program and see if there's appetite from the commission to empower us to... provide our insights and recommendations to them. All of this sort of hinges on policy direction. The manager, and we're in an inward manager status, only has so much capacity. So the commission sets policy. There's the town manager and then all of the administrative staff. So the town manager takes direction from the commission, not from this committee. So that's why when I talk about policy direction,…”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Aug 20, 2026