Remarks by Danny Espino
181 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 8
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Facilities and Construction Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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Facilities and Construction Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“Can I pause? One second. Let me pause you right there for a second. So what you're saying is that without the MOU, the property that we're selling to Russell Gobbin, whatever CRA is willing to pledge, because that's a separate conversation in terms of, because it's only a portion of it, whatever incremental financing is available in the ether that they're willing to commit, whether from bond or for direct coffers that they've got, you are anticipating through Justice MOU developing that for, applying that for IPREP.”
Facilities and Construction Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“For the nine and a half acres? For the nine and a half acres. Okay, because part of the conversation is, well, we have a development agreement, or we have a sale with Russell Galveston, with Crescent Heights, right? And we can put whatever conditions we want in that agreement. And so if it's a condition on him with the CRA that those funds could be approved. What I'm seeing is this MOU is becoming like Noah's Ark, where it's supposed to carry everything, everything on it. And what I'm concerned about is that, and look, I've seen this, I've seen it happen, and by the way, Crescent Heights is…”
Facilities and Construction Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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Facilities and Construction Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“Vice Chair Colucci, do you have one or two to speak? No?”
Facilities and Construction Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“And I understand and I appreciate how complicated this is. My issue is, for example, and I know there's CRA funding to bear. If Miami goes out for its fire and police bond, there's going to be leverage, there's going to be some monies associated with that. My issue is that, for example, if you do the fire station side, you can't close down that fire station demolition until there's another one in place. Because you need a basic level of service for the area. And so, for example, if it's relying upon the future redevelopment of a building where that's gonna be incorporated in, I'm just saying,…”
Facilities and Construction Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“Forgive me. Okay. Well, there's information. There's some homework you guys have for us, and we look forward to receiving it before the board meeting.”
Facilities and Construction Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“Okay. Okay. Thank you. Thank you, everyone. F4, please.”
Facilities and Construction Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“Any other comments, colleagues? Okay, F6.”
Facilities and Construction Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“CHAIRMAN BERNANKE. Perfect. Thank you. Now F41.”
Facilities and Construction Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“I do have one comment, colleagues, if nobody else has anything. Raul, at JCB, we have the change, and again, if you don't have an answer right now, that's fine. You can get it back to me later. We had scoreboards. We had the items listed here, but there was also a conversation about inverting two rooms, the gym and the dance room, which was going to require a change to the flooring because of the way that it was poured, and that was a request from the school, and we discussed it, but Look into it and let me know.”
Facilities and Construction Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“Because I do know that the gym floor was poured, I think, like two inches lower. Yeah, there was a depression.”
Facilities and Construction Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“Okay, cool. Thank you. Colleagues, anybody else want to add 41?”
Facilities and Construction Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“Excellent. Seeing no other comments, entertain a motion for the F items. All in favor?”
Facilities and Construction Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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Facilities and Construction Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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Facilities and Construction Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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Facilities and Construction Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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Facilities and Construction Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“And by the way, I plan to do my own thing. Of course. Press releases and then push it out to the feeder pattern, which the feeder pattern has been great in supporting it, but I just want to hear from the district. Thank you, Madam Chair.”
Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“thank you madam chair remember sandals i want let me start off by it's a compliment sandwich here all right i love your process oriented items i really do i mean i think you give a tremendous amount of thought and you crystallize things very well um when when this is brought up the first time i had some consternation with it and i still do and i'll explain why i don't doubt for one second nor do i think that we should not hate for like the triple negative uh that we should be holding this superintendent, the next superintendent accountable against a strategic plan that represents the roadmap…”
Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“And as a follow-up, and that was actually going to be my next question of just to what end, right? So for example, if we are contemplating that there are performance metrics inside the next superintendent's contract that he or she has to meet in order to obtain, I don't know, merit increases or whatever else we perform, all right, I kind of get that. But then if it's simply, because again, it's a sword and a shield. It's a sword in the fact that If he or she is not performing, well, that puts pressure on him or her to advance. If he is performing and then he or she is performing and there are…”
Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. I certainly understand the concern, Madam Chair. The challenge is if we don't start this process, and I think Board Member Santos wanted to wait until the ABC had concluded to take some of their recommendations and incorporate into this item. If we don't start right away, we're going to scuttle an entire year. Because at some point, you've got to change a tire on that moving car. And if we end up starting this process in October, then we're back at where we were this year, resulting in the same June deadline. I appreciate the superintendent's disposition where it's…”
Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Jun 10, 2026