Remarks by Javier Fernández
827 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 4 of 34
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“Seeing no one online and no one in the chamber, we will close the public hearing. Colleagues, any final questions or comments? Okay, is there a motion to adopt item 10 as presented? Don't all jump in at the same time.”
City Commission · Aug 18, 2026
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“You move, is there a second? I'll second it. Okay, I have a motion by Commissioner Kaye, a second by Vice Mayor Corey. Madam Clerk, please call the roll.”
City Commission · Aug 18, 2026
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City Commission · Aug 18, 2026
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“Okay, questions, colleagues? Yes, sir, you're recognized.”
City Commission · Aug 18, 2026
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“What's the consequence of a defect in their execution of the compliance of the notice provision?”
City Commission · Aug 18, 2026
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“What if they are mistakenly heard and no member of the public shows?”
City Commission · Aug 18, 2026
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“So that means that if a third party proves that they're an affidavit was improperly presented, they take a big risk if they do not do it correctly. They risk their, they risk the entitlements that were approved.”
City Commission · Aug 18, 2026
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“Thank you for the question. Further questions? Okay. This is not a public hearing item, so if everyone's satisfied with the item as presented, is there a motion to adopt it? I'll move it. Is there a second?”
City Commission · Aug 18, 2026
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“We have a motion by Commissioner Kaye, a second by Commissioner Bonich. Madam Clerk, if you can call the roll on first reading.”
City Commission · Aug 18, 2026
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City Commission · Aug 18, 2026
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“JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THEIR ONLY OFFENSE IS THEIR PRESENCE?”
City Commission · Aug 18, 2026
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“Colleagues, any further questions? Yes, sir, you're recognized.”
City Commission · Aug 18, 2026
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“You can't prohibit the sale of firearms at a public forum or a public building if it's open to the general public.”
City Commission · Aug 18, 2026
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“OK. OK. Further questions? Is there a motion?”
City Commission · Aug 18, 2026
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“You'll second it? Second, sir. Okay. We have a motion by Commissioner Moniz, a second by Commissioner Kaye. Madam Clerk, please call the roll.”
City Commission · Aug 18, 2026
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City Commission · Aug 18, 2026
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“ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL? ANY COMMENTS? So I should start with the manager. I don't particularly think it's, I think we should retain the maintenance obligation for the trees. I think it's just going to impede our ability to kind of plant trees in the right of way, particularly since people will object, they object pretty regularly, even though they say they want them, but they do object to placement trees in Swale. And I think if we add the maintenance burden, it's going to make that deployment, which I think we all want, more challenging. But again, if the board thinks this is the best policy,…”
City Commission · Aug 18, 2026
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“I think we should retain the maintenance of trees planted within the swale. But we're not currently doing that. Well, I think that it's being clarified because it's arguably a gray area. It's arguably a gray area. I'm just suggesting that if we're going to clarify it, that we clarify and retain the maintenance responsibility just so that we can further induce people to not object to us planting trees in the swale, which I think is something that we've wanted to do as part of our efforts to green the city. So that's my thought. Yes, let's just go down the row since everybody wants to jump in.…”
City Commission · Aug 18, 2026
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“We've already lived that experience recently on near Manor Lane where we had a tree on someone's, I would say in someone's yard. It fell, and we ended up removing it or undertaking the removal ourselves. So, again. That shouldn't be standing practice.”
City Commission · Aug 18, 2026
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“Understood. Understood. But again, I'm just highlighting the fact that this becomes a nettlesome issue for us to resolve. So again, I don't recognize the manager. I think he wants to say something.”
City Commission · Aug 18, 2026
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“uh just want to be mindful that there's you know pre pre to today and how we handle that yeah and and and moving forward so if i could just suggest i think again if the if the balance of the board is similarly aligned in the way i'm thinking i was just we just adopt the item as it's presented my first reading and then have the manager come back with a suggested modification i think we should go prospectively on the maintenance obligation, not, you know, because I'm not sure we have an inventory of what trees are in the right of way today, but we certainly will have an inventory of what we've…”
City Commission · Aug 18, 2026
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“In my experience working, Chip and I worked in the city of Miami, when we had trees that people were required to maintain, often they would ask us to call them out and trim them in the right of way. I think the same has been true in Coral Gables. Maybe Sarami can give us some background on that. But I think let's just take all the comments and concerns. And if you guys can kind of help, you know, illuminate us with respect to these various scenarios so we can kind of consider it on final adoption, that would be great. So if you can address how we can apportion or if someone wants to take the…”
City Commission · Aug 18, 2026
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“OK. So is there a motion to adopt the item as presented?”
City Commission · Aug 18, 2026
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“Okay, we have a motion by Commissioner Kai, a second by Commissioner Rodriguez. Madam Clerk, please call the roll on item 13, please.”
City Commission · Aug 18, 2026
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“Thank you. If you could read item 14, please.”
City Commission · Aug 18, 2026