Remarks by George Burch
186 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 6 of 8
- Play at 1:38:15
“Can we call a question? We've kind of discussed this. We have a motion and a second.”
Village Council · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 1:46:32
“Well, and I would add to that, perhaps if you look at the other boards where we have a lot of vacancies, find something that you would be able to help that particular area with. We're trying to build our rec center. We're trying to do our parks plan, our planning and zoning board. You know to find something that where you have some area of expertise because we could sure use your help this council depends on these committees to advise us we are certainly not experts in all these areas and we depend on our committee structure to come forward and and give us Some informed advice on what should…”
Village Council · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 1:49:18
“This is an item that we have discussed several times and I'm hoping that this evening we can come to some kind of consensus for this widow that everyone feels would be a fair and just resolution of this situation. At the current time, she has only received the insurance from the death benefit. As far as the contributions at 3%, she's not taking those because if the pension plan becomes involved. If she removes that money, then she's no longer eligible for that at this particular point. So this has dragged on for quite a long time. I know Jerome at the last meeting had some recommendations. I…”
Village Council · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 1:56:53
“I don't mind deferring this to the next meeting if that's what you all want to do.”
Village Council · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 1:57:50
“The only thing I was trying to do is I don't think we can lay this 100% on staff. Again, as a council, it is our responsibility to represent the taxpayers and the money here. And so with what gets brought forward, we need to We need to discuss this with the different ideas, but again, I would move then to defer this to the next meeting and we'll go that way.”
Village Council · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 1:59:14
“Two things, then, Elizabeth. Let me ask you a couple of questions. Were either of those people, had they reached their retirement age?”
Village Council · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 1:59:23
“Right. So that really doesn't affect the conversation.”
Village Council · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 1:59:28
“Again, I did the best I could with old residents and with the previous village manager. I questioned as many people as I could. It's good to get that additional information. Another thing I forgot to bring up, the vote with the pension board was not four to three. The vote with the Pension Board was four to two. Esmond had another obligation and was not at that meeting. There were only six individuals at the meeting. But none of that's important. What's important is that we, after a year, resolve this. So again, I move to defer this item until the next meeting.”
Village Council · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 2:05:46
“Can you give us that list again, please?”
Village Council · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 2:08:43
“I'd just like to say I think that's a great idea. And I hope that when we bring this forward that those other items that Jerome just brought up our part of that discussion. It might not be you.”
Village Council · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 2:09:35
“So you all remember... When I first got elected, one of the first things I wanted was an ad hoc traffic committee, which met for over a year. At the end, their conclusion was that we needed a new traffic study and couldn't really do any more with the old one that we had. I still get constant complaints from residents on traffic and speeding as recently as this morning. And so my concern was that when we dropped this committee, that that subject would disappear, which at least looking back at our recent agendas, it pretty much has. And I don't really know what to tell these people now that…”
Village Council · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 2:15:25
“Let's hope the residents are watching. Yes.”
Village Council · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 2:17:11
“Quickly, as you all know from reading the paper, we have constant alerts now, don't swim in the bay. That's due to coliform bacteria, which basically comes from sewerage. And it's certainly not Miami Shores that's responsible for that. It's any of the cities and municipalities that are along our waterway and then the ones that dump into our drainage canals like the C8 canal. But right now we've got over 8 million, Esmond, allotted, what is it, 8 million? 8.7. 8.7 million allotted for our next sewer project and You know, back in 2015, Coastal Risk Management did the study for flooding here in…”
Village Council · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 2:37:58
“The other thing to add is this. I did a little math on that. It looks like it'll cost the village a little over a million dollars the first year this is instituted. However, the assessed value of of homes from Dade County went up 5%, which pretty much cancels that out. So as far as at least the first year, it's not gonna have a lot of effect on us. By the time the average home in Miami Shores now is a million and a quarter. When it gets to 500,000, obviously it's gonna affect us, but it isn't gonna affect us much at the 150.”
Village Council · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 2:46:12
“That's come up for vote three times, or it did come up for vote three times, whether or not We should even have a metropolitan Dade County. And of course the cities opposed it on one of the votes. It was less than a thousand votes that decided the outcome. When I was young, This village had its own fire department. It had its own judges. It had its own, well, we still have our own police department. But we were a totally self-sufficient, independent city. And Tallahassee is constantly, and the county, doing what they can to take that power away from us. And the farther that you get from the…”
Village Council · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 2:50:17
“And if you're talking about birds... And I'm talking about new residents, Jerome.”
Village Council · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 2:50:42
“We have more than one problem, I'll say that. We've had several complaints from residents which you know about. Well, they're visiting my house.”
Village Council · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 1:59
“three employee representatives that want each of each level of employment in the village, stating that it is more likely not and where that came from I have no idea but as far as the rest of my counsel but in fact that's”
General Employee Pension Board · Jan 27, 2026
- Play at 4:16
“That's all I recall. Well, I think you're absolutely right. The vote was that that was what they wanted, but it was not a vote on an ordinance. You're correct about that. But I think it's something, I believe it's imperative that that is something that we still think it's a great injustice I know mr. McCoy came to the meeting but That's not what we're talking about. Go ahead, the minutes.”
General Employee Pension Board · Jan 27, 2026
- Play at 11:43
“It says the following day. It's in the ordinance now. I've got that section I just quoted.”
General Employee Pension Board · Jan 27, 2026
- Play at 12:17
“Well, it's not that it doesn't make sense. It's just that I don't understand what's wrong with what we have now. It does, in fact, say, and I hope you'll hear that again, that the...”
General Employee Pension Board · Jan 27, 2026
- Play at 16:54
“Yes, sir. Okay. And normally the village attorney would be the attorney, but the board was allowed, if it decided to, to hire a different attorney just to represent this board, and that's what was done. How long have you done that assignment for us?”
General Employee Pension Board · Jan 27, 2026
- Play at 17:43
“I agree right with those six. not the original ordinance? MR.”
General Employee Pension Board · Jan 27, 2026
- Play at 18:32
“I guess what I was trying to get at is your job then is to work for this board.”
General Employee Pension Board · Jan 27, 2026
- Play at 39:45
“And what's there makes a lot of sense. It's been very effective. If you want to do that, that's fine. But what are we writing this new legislation for? I mean, I think what we really need to do and what the council wants to do is to address this specific situation. No one on the council was happy with simply returning the money. So that's not”
General Employee Pension Board · Jan 27, 2026