Remarks by Daniel Dietch
240 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 9 of 10
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“You can write to, you can speak to, let them know that the seats have been vacant for a long time, or that we're waiting for someone to be available, and it's adversely impacting our ability to... Like his photo said that he's fine with her being out, but... Well, we could maybe verbalize...”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Nov 20, 2025
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“No problem. So moving on to the Sustainability and Resiliency Initiative, this is a table that you've all seen before. We don't have much time left, but there are some items that are listed as immediate priorities. We're already into the next fiscal year. The likelihood, especially with the current... The budget passed. The budget passed. But while there may have been resistance to hire the chief resilience officer in the past, I'm not sure that an acting interim town manager is going to want to carry this. We had invited him to this meeting. But we will be in this position nearly up for…”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Nov 20, 2025
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“As you know, we have changes in the Public Works Department, so I'll look into it so I can have something for you guys.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Nov 20, 2025
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“We've been talking about it for nine months. The other thing, here's an answer. Gigi has written many of the Sustainability Corner articles in the Gazette. She's not always available, but that is our platform. So looking for volunteers, it can be on any topic. We missed the opportunity to talk about America Recycles Day, which is on the 15th. This was last week. So it is an opportunity. It doesn't have to be long. As a matter of fact, you've probably seen them in the Gazette. It's a short blurb. When Gigi gets really enthusiastic and then much longer, it's available online and you can get the…”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Nov 20, 2025
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“Educational? Yeah, I think for last December we talked about be intentional about what you buy and what you dispose of and how you dispose of it. Who approves?”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Nov 20, 2025
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“Send it to the clerk. Typically, I edit. But you can't send it directly to me. Right, right. Just in case something will come before us. So just send it to the clerk, and the clerk can distribute it.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Nov 20, 2025
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“I don't know if that has, if my question, I mean, I know we talked about hire the resiliency officer and obviously things on here.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Nov 20, 2025
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“There may not be a full-time town manager until after the election. So there was discussion at the last commission meeting about whether they're going to go on a national search or not. They now have a contract person. I don't know what the title is, acting or interim town manager.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Nov 20, 2025
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“But it's month to month. And there was discussion. Are we really going to go out on a search when there may be a new commission in March? I didn't stick around long enough to know what the outcome of that discussion was. But it does create some challenges for any expenditures. At some point, I'd like to meet with the acting town manager. Yeah, he did receive this agenda package.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Nov 20, 2025
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“Okay. But think about, you know, look out over the horizon. As a committee member, what do you want to accomplish between now and next month?”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Nov 20, 2025
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“Yeah. So please come to the next meeting with the December meeting. Oh, this meeting. With your, yeah, our meeting. Proposed.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Nov 20, 2025
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“So, all right, so let's move to the walk and talk item. That's the next one.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Nov 20, 2025
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“And just make, yeah, make a motion to. Okay.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Nov 20, 2025
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“Yeah, to, I mean, through the town clerk, through the town manager, to confirm whether Parks and Recreation is going to coordinate a climate walk and talk.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Nov 20, 2025
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“So if you're okay with it, as part of the motion, that you will be this committee's liaison to whatever department ends up taking a lead with it.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Nov 20, 2025
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“You could have a new leadership, I think. Yes. Make a motion to, through the town clerk, through the town manager, To coordinate a climate walk and talk.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Nov 20, 2025
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“And you will serve as this committee liaison. And we're also looking for the support of Parks and Recreation and or the Tourism Department and the Youth Council.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Nov 20, 2025
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“No, no, that's, well, that's the motion. So it'll be. Okay, the motion is. It'll be conveyed to him. Okay. And then I would encourage you to follow up with him.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Nov 20, 2025
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“Through the motion, it'll be, if it's approved.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Nov 20, 2025
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“So this motion is second. All in favor? Aye. So, topic near and dear to your heart, legislative priorities. I don't know what the commission's schedule for this is. Do you still have lobbyists? I think so. But what I would suggest is that, well, let's go through the list and shout out any that we are specifically endorsing from sustainability and resilience. These are the legislative priorities from last year. So that's what was conveyed to our lobbyists. We did that. No, the commission. So we're at arm's length from the lobbyists. It's the commission. With Town Hall, it's the contract. They…”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Nov 20, 2025
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“What number is it? Number 8. Well, we're dealing with that now. Tallahassee is preempted. We live in a world of home rule, or we used to. Tallahassee likes to create local governments for making decisions. They passed legislation last session that essentially would repeal any land use regulations after a date certain, I think it was August of last year, which is devastating because all the changes to our zoning code since that date will be rendered null and void.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Nov 20, 2025
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“Yeah, I mean, I don't know what votes were taken when, but anything after that date is certain. The only one that doesn't make sense to me is repealing SB 1526. I just don't know if it's still on the books.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Nov 20, 2025
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“As a matter of fact, typically they provide an end-of-session report to the town for the last legislative session. If you could share a copy of that with this committee, that would be helpful. Okay. I mean, everything else I think is still... pending. So basically it will be a motion to endorse carrying forward the same legislation related to sustainability and resiliency that were advanced last year. And if you have any new ones that you would like to add, now would be the time to share.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Nov 20, 2025
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“No, I mean, as you know, they're strategic. They're looking for the sponsors and the managers.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Nov 20, 2025
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“Why don't you make a motion to see if we can have a representative from our lobbying team and the town administration in our next meeting and let's discuss this. So bring any items that are not on the list and highlight those that are related to resiliency and sustainability and let's just move it forward to next month.”
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee · Nov 20, 2025