Remarks by Danielle Cohen Higgins
389 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 4 of 16
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“Thank you, Mr. Chair to the attorneys. Are they actually doing work on the property already? And if so, if this is deferred to mid October, right? I mean, I'm not sure that they're doing the construction appropriately, but what I don't want, especially if this gets appealed. is for them to incur expenses and then come back to us and have an issue created there without getting into those details. So is it appropriate for them to have began construction on this property? That's question number one.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Yeah, at the tentative plat stage, that's required. Okay, so can we enforce that so that further construction does not commence in order to preserve the status quo? Thank you, Mr. Chair.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“And it substitute in the removal of 5F, 9, 10, and 11.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just want to be brief in my remarks in thanking you for your leadership on this. It wasn't but a few years ago when I was running my first campaign that I think the business community's loudest complaint to me was procurement. We need to get procurement in order in Miami-Dade County over and over again. And when Ambassador and my friend and former Commissioner Cabrera was here, we took a stab at it. I mean, this is an issue that we have dealt with in Miami-Dade County for a very, very long time. And I am very grateful to you, Mr. Chair, for your leadership in putting…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Yeah, I move 5E and any supplements and agreed upon amendments. It's been, well-”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“5F, it's substitute and any agreed upon amendments.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“I move 5 G it substitute and agreed upon amendments.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“I move five, age substitute and any agreed upon amendments.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you, Mr. Chair. When was the last time that we did a wetland study in Miami-Dade County?”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Yeah, I think considering that we either haven't had one done or haven't had one done in the recent history, I'm not sure why there's so much pushback on getting informational reports on the current status of wetlands in Miami-Dade County. We are flanked by the Everglades and Biscayne Bay. These decisions directly affect our drinking water and flooding in our county, of which many of our residents complain to us all the time, and yet we continue to pave and pave and pave. And so I would like to see a wetland study done just so that we can have the information since we haven't done one in…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“I'm not talking about sidewalks. I'm talking about surfaces. That's why we passed the improvements ordinance. Thank you so much.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you very much. I move 885 in its supplement.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you. I have a couple of motions on behalf of Chairman Rodriguez. Chairman Rodriguez moves to amend resolution R6-3226 relating to fiscal year 2026 action plan funding recommendations for funding from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to increase the funding recommendation on page MDC. 018 in exhibit A from $198,501 to $198,560 for Miami-Dade County Housing and Community Development, Economic Development, Housing, Public Facilities, and Capital. Improvement if I read that correctly, it's a motion, I guess, to correct the scrivener's error for a difference of a…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you, Madam Mayor, and welcome. Thank you. And congratulations on the appointment. I just want to say a few words regarding your role and the size of it and the magnitude of the work that you're going to do here for us in the community. Not only focusing on passenger volume and those numbers, but with a particular emphasis on the amazing community that you are now a key member of and the over 300,000 jobs. that rely on Port Miami every day to feed their families. And so I know that you are equipped and experienced. We all certainly look forward to working with…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“I'll entertain a motion on the fives that were not bifurcated. Excuse me? Yes, Commissioner Seinberg.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“5D is also bifurcated. A motion on the items not bifurcated. It's been moved.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“It's been moved. It's been seconded. Clerk, please call the roll.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“Thank you, Mr. Chair. Is there a sister or a mirrored ordinance within our code related to micromobility devices that is not specific to Key Biscayne? Or is this the only ordinance in Miami-Dade County that specifically speaks to micromobility devices, electric bicycles, and motorized scooters?”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“Okay, so if another, how many municipalities do we have in Miami-Dade County, 32, 34? So if any of the 32 or 34 municipalities within Miami-Dade County want to avail themselves of this ordinance that we just spoke to, we have deaths, God forbid. Any other municipality suffers the way that key Biscayne has, we are not prepared to create some sort of an agreement to help them opt into this more easily. I'm confused as to the position that's currently being taken by the board. Why wouldn't we allow our municipalities to avail themselves to an ordinance that saves lives, that had a ton of work,…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“Thank you for that. To the attorneys, what would be the difficulty of the ordinance as it's written now allowing our municipalities to avail themselves via an opt-in or whatever the proper legal language is the way that Commissioner Steinberg just requested?”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“Okay, it would need to be amended to expand the applicability countywide or simply speak to the opportunity for existing municipalities to opt in should they desire to do so? I'm not trying to expand it countywide. That wasn't the question. The question was specific to what Commissioner Steinberg requested multiple times rather clearly.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“So it wouldn't apply countywide unless municipalities elected to enter into some sort of interlocal agreement opting in, correct?”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026