Remarks by Javier Fernández
827 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 16 of 34
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“Okay, good evening, everyone. It is now 7.15 and we will call to order this meeting of the South Miami City Commission. Today is Tuesday, June 9th, 2026. Again, please silence or turn off your cell phones. We appreciate it. Madam Clerk, if you could please call the roll.”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Clerk. Let's rise for a moment of silence and then followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Would one of our scouts like to lead the Pledge of Allegiance?”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“Did you get a public speaking credit? There you go. Come on up.”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“Come up to that microphone right there. I'll tell you when to get started, okay?”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“Okay, before you sit down, can you give us your names, please?”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“Andrew, what's your last name? Do you have one? Torrea. Torrea? Great. Where do you live, Andrew?”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“Carlos, and where do you live? How old are you guys and what grade are you just finished?”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“Awesome. And how about you? What badge have you earned so far? Are you guys bears or what are you now in the scouting process?”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“Second class. Okay. Awesome. Thank you guys. Appreciate your help. Okay, we're going to move on to public remarks. If you have not registered for public remarks, there is a list available up front. Please come up and register. On the list first is Joel Valdez, Master Road. Sir, good evening. You're recognized.”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“Great. Just name and address for the record, please.”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“Just to clarify, you're here on item two?”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“We appreciate your comments. What I'll do is, since it's an item on the agenda, when it comes up, it's not a public hearing item, but since you're here, if you wait, once staff makes their presentation, if you want to add something else into the record by way of clarifying remarks, we can have some more conversation on that time. Okay? Thank you. Thank you for coming. Elizabeth Holtz, you're up next. Good evening.”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“I'm sorry to interrupt. What is the address you're referring to again?”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“Yeah, no problem. So let me clarify. So we all level set. The property across the street, as you know, is owned by the county. It's been a public housing site historically. The building that's being built, unfortunately, it's not being approved by us. The county has the authority to take preempt our zoning powers, and in this case they have, and they've designated part of the rapid transit zone corridor, and so they have assigned the zoning to that site, and they are approving the project that's going on there. So with this board, we approve the first phase, right, under our rules, which is…”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“We'd have to direct you to the county, your county mayor and your county commissioner.”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“It's the gym. Somi or the gym? I'm sorry, that's why I'm confused.”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“The gym and the school are not at all related. Yes, the clinic, yes.”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“On the south side? Yeah. Okay, so you're at 5871.”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“Okay, so the next block down is the school you're referring to.”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“No, we understand it, and I will say we have another conflict like this that's being created on 62nd Avenue, and we've decided individually that we want to jump in and work with the development team to make sure that we don't have the same imbalance on that side. Unfortunately, this one, quite honestly, my understanding, it's already been approved at the county administratively, so I don't want to make any promises that we can do anything here really to intervene.”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“And that we've been working on because that is something we've been managing. We created no parking area on the west side and started to clamp down on the enforcement there and on the northern street, I think, where you live. So hopefully that situation has gotten better over the last year or so.”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ON 67th STREET? YES. WE CAN WORK WITH YOU AND MR. RIVERALE TO SET UP A RESIDENT PARKING AREA THERE AND HELP MANAGE THAT WITH, YOU KNOW, YOU ALL GETTING, YOU KNOW, ALFREDO DECALS. THANK YOU FOR THE WORD. DECALS SO THAT WE KNOW WHO LIVES THERE, RIGHT? AND WE CAN ENFORCE THE CARS THAT ARE JUST PARKING ON THE STREET WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION.”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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“Well, your house looks immaculate, so thank you for that.”
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Commission · Jun 9, 2026