Remarks by Franklin H. Caplan
22 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
- Play at 33:52
“Mike Davey. Motion to adjourn. There you go.”
Village Council · Aug 25, 2026
- Play at 1:25:56
“It's not just if you're waterfront. It's if you're waterfront and grant an easement. Correct.”
Village Council · Aug 25, 2026
- Play at 1:26:09
“Have you ruled out, I mean, another possibility is that that lower FAR was actually intended. I don't know that.”
Village Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Chad, the state planning agency no longer needs to approve comp plan amendment.”
Village Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“So we don't have that affecting any comment?”
Village Council · Aug 25, 2026
- Play at 1:35:30
“The only state interest I can think of is lights out for bird protection right at the”
Village Council · Aug 25, 2026
- Play at 1:46:20
“You're still declaring 10D now that we've given an election? Yep.”
Village Council · Aug 25, 2026
- Play at 1:58:47
“We're going to dunk Ed. Excuse me. We're going to dunk Ed.”
Village Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“The idea would be to increase the slots for high school, for Key Biscayne.”
Village Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Because you still want slots to be available for kids coming out of the K-8.”
Village Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“I don't think so. You've got to ask the people to find out. I think one thing that changed was MAST was an experiment that turned out to be more successful than it might have been envisioned 13 years ago. But the other was anxiety about getting into MAST. And if you didn't take advantage of that middle school slot, you weren't going to get into high school.”
Village Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“I think these asks are really a continuation of our commitments, plural, that have persisted for a long time. And I personally am invested in what you're trying to achieve. And I'll continue to support and work. Thank you. I think these are essential ideas, not good ideas. They're essential ideas.”
Village Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Yeah, there's going to be a law of unintended consequences conversation about unintentionally depriving massed middle of its energy. Of course. We'll be careful about that. For sure.”
Village Council · Aug 25, 2026
- Play at 2:26:13
“It has to be unanimous. We don't need to consent.”
Village Council · Aug 25, 2026
- Play at 2:39:10
“We're not talking about impervious. I'm not saying pervious. I'm saying.”
Village Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Would you agree with that discount contract result in brick pavers at the end? Is that the final?”
Village Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“Is there any difference in treating this cost item as an allowance and making a selection? And that cost item is applicable to that final selection, whatever it happens to be.”
Village Council · Aug 25, 2026
- Play at 2:55:56
“Is gravel elastic enough? I mean, oyster shells, decorative pebbles?”
Village Council · Aug 25, 2026
- Play at 2:56:47
“For example, I think we were on our Zork tour and it was... what was it, Greenwood, and there's white pebbles that are aligned, you remember? That would pass muster, I would think.”
Village Council · Aug 25, 2026
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“All right, I'll just share this for the moment. I think that this is, the existing conditions are what they are. I don't think, I'll be interested in what industry feedback says. I don't see any way to avoid the burden on the neighbors. We're in a dense community, neighbors have the right to build. When they do, there's spillover. The one thing that this does that does not exist is provide for restoration And that is a continuing problem because there is degradation all the time because of all this construction. So I'm ready to go.”
Village Council · Aug 25, 2026
- Play at 3:20:59
“Well, Mr. Mayor, my presence is required somewhere. I'm going to excuse myself.”
Village Council · Aug 25, 2026
- Play at 1:09
“Despite the fact that I find this among the most incomprehensible items I've ever seen, it needs to get on the table, so I'll move it.”
Local Planning Agency · May 13, 2025