Remarks by Daniel Rodriguez
144 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 6
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“So that money that they were taking in is what another developer two blocks down would take in by putting up a 10-story building.”
City Commission · May 19, 2026
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“Sure. As a first reading, we still got to go through that one.”
City Commission · May 19, 2026
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“So I can ask Alex. How much is the grant for?”
City Commission · May 19, 2026
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“And that money is used to actually not just do studies, but also actually do implementation?”
City Commission · May 19, 2026
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“Great. I mean, the important for me was implementation. Yeah. Great.”
City Commission · May 19, 2026
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“Sorry, just, I agree with everything. I think Commissioner Gaglia made great points and I agree with what he said. I just, going a little further, We do the study. We do the great study. We do. We get the grants. We have all this money. What scares me because, you know, we've been through it or not scares me, but we're going to put all this time where Patrice is going to be working. You're going to be working. Stanton is going to be working. Do we reach a point where the county, which we have experience, says, oh, well, no, you can't do that?”
City Commission · May 19, 2026
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“Or the fact that these are already locations that have been analyzed, have been identified. We have the funds. Are we allowed to proceed to do the implementation? Or are we still going to be at the beck and call of the county?”
City Commission · May 19, 2026
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“Okay, hopefully. Hopefully we can get it all done.”
City Commission · May 19, 2026
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“All right. Thank you. So on this one, I had a meeting with a couple of the green task force members. And their feeling is that they are not really being used for what the green task force is used for. Pretty much the green task force consists of seven members. I mean, it's too late to read that. So what other suggestions are, kind of like what we did with the historical board, where we're allowing them to review certain items because it just pertains to it. In speaking with Sally and Helene, some of the buildings that are going up with the trees around it, I mean, the green task force is…”
City Commission · May 19, 2026
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“I agree with you. I'm sorry. I mentioned the trees because it was just one aspect of it. When a new project comes up, it's just, do we have enough tree coverage? As a matter of the Green Task Force just advising and recommending, look, We don't feel that there is enough coverage. We should keep the shade trees on 57th Court that are existing because they're good. Things like recommendations like that. On the other hand, I know you know a lot about composting. I know there's been talks about composting and starting that program and all that. Those are things that I think that the Green Task…”
City Commission · May 19, 2026
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“I think the manager and Commissioner Bonnich put it perfectly. Back when this was done, which was like the manager said, this was put together a long time ago, all the initiatives that are on this paper of what they're responsible for are basically about to be completed. So that leaves you with nothing really to do. So I think maybe a way of moving forward is because we all feel that we can use you and we want to hear your recommendations is set new future initiatives for the board and change. change these initiatives because they're done. The sustainability, the tree ordinance, everything…”
City Commission · May 19, 2026
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“Yeah. So, yeah, the options are have a difficult conversation and say, do we need this board anymore? Or maybe the board comes to us, the green task force comes to us and says, look, these are initiatives that we would love to work on and moving forward towards the future, you know, with the growth of the city, the growth of, you know, the streetscaping, like Commissioner Kaya said and all that. I think you guys would know more of what's important and what's coming to work on for the city and then provide that to us and then possibly change what the duties are of the task force. What do you…”
City Commission · May 19, 2026
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“Set up what initiatives you feel are important to work on for the city for for everything that's coming down the pipeline for the next few years.”
City Commission · May 19, 2026
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“To the director and the city, I'm just curious. I meant to ask you this, and I forgot. How are we going to relay this message to, do you have a campaign that's gonna relay this message to the residents?”
City Commission · May 19, 2026
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“So, question. So now that we have established that we can grandfather those two properties? Because I feel the 21 to 50, we always said, I don't think anybody here was for that. I don't think anybody was. Yeah, we weren't.”
City Commission · May 19, 2026
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“Yeah, we knew it was not doable. So now that we have that, I guess you draw up the ordinance and then bring it to us for first reading? Yeah, it'll have to be an ordinance.”
City Commission · May 19, 2026
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“I just have an announcement. Alfredo, so I was told by the Florida Beverage Association that we got $10,000 granted to us for the recycling program in our parks. So that's awesome.”
City Commission · May 19, 2026
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“So that'll bring in the recycle bins and all that. Awesome. Okay. And we're starting with South Miami Park? Awesome. Thank you, guys.”
City Commission · May 19, 2026
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“Commissioner Rodriguez, you're recognized. Really quick, regarding to the police officers, aside from the ones that are on the drop, have we lost any other or we've maintained everybody else? Nobody's left?”
City Commission · May 5, 2026
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“For July, do we just keep it to the 21st?”
City Commission · May 5, 2026
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“No. So when, and I remember because we worked on it to make these five requirements. The purpose of this was we're giving all these other blocks additional height, a ridiculous amount of height. But Sunset Drive, we wanted to keep the small town feel to it, keep it at two stories. And this was an incentive so when the eventual design of this sunset neighborhood is done or sunset drive so that place urban center whatever whatever it becomes is brand new that all these other building owners or property owners on sunset drive didn't really tell us well you didn't give us anything too bad we're…”
City Commission · May 5, 2026
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“Yes, sir. You're right. I'm sorry. And I have a question and the reason we're sending it to the planning board is for them.”
City Commission · May 5, 2026
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“Okay. With us saying we would prefer the 120 or the 90 or.”
City Commission · May 5, 2026
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“They would, they would make the recommendation. Right. Yeah, so what are we deciding? We're just deciding to send it to them?”
City Commission · May 5, 2026
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“There, that's the answer I was looking for. No problem. Okay, so we either kill it or we send it to the planet, right? Correct, yes.”
City Commission · May 5, 2026