Remarks by Joseph Corradino
550 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 12 of 22
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“All right, excellent. Any questions on that? Village Attorney?”
Village Council · Jun 11, 2026
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Village Council · Jun 11, 2026
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“Good afternoon, everybody. It's Tuesday, May 5th. It's exactly 6 p.m., and this is our meeting. that we don't get through the 16 issues. All right, so what we'll do is I've called the meeting to order. I will have the clerk call a roll of the members.”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“All right, does anybody wanna pull anything on the consent agenda? Hearing none.”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“Does anybody want to speak? Does anybody else want to pull anything on the consent rejection? Hearing none. I'll ask if anybody wants to speak on anything else on the consent agenda, tabs one or two. We'll open up the public comment for tabs one or two on the consent agenda. Seeing none, we will close the public comment on that, and we will take a motion on tabs one and two. I'll move. Oh, by the way, I want to introduce everybody. I forgot. This is a blast from the past. Council Member Jim McDonald is back after how many years?”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“2020, so you were first put on in 2012, and you were honorably discharged in 2012. That is true. Right?”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“That's okay. It's a limited engagement for six months. It's residency like in Las Vegas. There you go. Welcome back. Good to be here. All right, don't mess it up. I'll coach you through it. There you go. Okay, we have a motion on tabs. We have a second?”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“Okay, great. Anybody wanna make any other comments on this item? All right, seeing none, we'll open the public hearing. Does anybody want to speak on this item? We'll close the public hearing. We'll take a motion. Okay, motion and second? All second. Okay, motion and second. All in favor? Aye. Anybody opposed? Number three passes. So we'll go to the agenda and order of business. Does anybody mind if we pull out a special request to take tab 16 and do it after the proclamation presentations? Does anybody hate that idea?”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“Right, okay. Perfect, we'll do that. Okay, so with that, we have our special presentations. Back after a year's absence, we have the Teacher of the Year and the Rookie Teacher of the Year recognitions, and Councilmember Greenberg is gonna do the honors tonight because you're so involved with the teaching stuff.”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“We have the names. They're all pronounceable. Thank you.”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“If they're not here, ask them to raise their hand.”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“I know, what a great. Really good seeing you. It's so good to see you here. Is anyone from the school? We'll get the other one. For some?”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“Okay, our next item of business is a, Priscilla, it's a proclamation, correct? Yes. Okay, we have a proclamation here, and this is for the Miami Villagers, and Alana, you will be receiving the proclamation?”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“can make you wait. We probably won't get done until midnight, 1 o'clock.”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“Okay, you can take it now or you can take it behind what's door number three.”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“You're there? All the villagers are here. Well, I want to read the proclamation first. I want to read the for the Miami villagers on the occasion of its 60th anniversary. So it says here that whereas 2026 marks the 60th anniversary of the villagers, Miami's oldest historic preservation organization, obviously founded in 1966 with a mission to protect, preserve, and promote the rich architectural and cultural heritage of our community. For six decades, they've played a vital role in safeguarding historic landmarks throughout Miami-Dade County, ensuring that future generations may experience…”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“It's an encore performance. All right, is the applicant for tab 16 in the building? Let's do it. They wanted me to do it now. There's an issue with doing it. Let's do tab 16. Let's see what happens.”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“Yeah, should we wait on Mayor Greer? She wanted to be done early. Did she say she was coming in person? It sounded like it.”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“You know, I think they're probably anticipating more close to seven. If the mayor walks in the door, we'll do her. Let's go to tab four and just start knocking these babies out. Tab four. These are all second reading.”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“Got it. And you can tell the difference, obviously.”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“But the major difference is the speed, the ultimate speed of it.”
Village Council · May 5, 2026
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Village Council · May 5, 2026
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“Seeing none, we'll open the public hearing. Would you like to comment?”
Village Council · May 5, 2026