Remarks by Joseph Corradino
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Village Council · Jun 11, 2026
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“Anybody has comments on that? Would anybody like to speak on tab 5? Seeing none, we'll close the public hearing. All in favor? We have a motion to approve.”
Village Council · Jun 11, 2026
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“We have a motion. Do we have a second? Second. A motion and a second. All in favor? Aye. Anybody opposed? That one does pass unanimously. OK. Agenda and order of business. Nobody wants to change anything, do they?”
Village Council · Jun 11, 2026
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“Good. Special presentations. Letter A, Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Miami. Council Member? Oh, perfect time.”
Village Council · Jun 11, 2026
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“OK, that's great news. Tab 8, deferral. All right, what's the reason?”
Village Council · Jun 11, 2026
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“All right. So do we have a motion to defer? Anybody?”
Village Council · Jun 11, 2026
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“All right. July 14th. Yeah. We have a motion? I'll move it. I'll second. I'll motion a second. Do we have to voice vote or can I just call? All in favor? Aye. Aye. Anybody opposed? All right, tab eight is deferred, making this meeting even better. All right, so back to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami, Councilmember Greenberg.”
Village Council · Jun 11, 2026
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“No, you can have as much time as you want.”
Village Council · Jun 11, 2026
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Village Council · Jun 11, 2026
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“All right, on we go. Reports and recommendations, Village Council number one. What's that?”
Village Council · Jun 11, 2026
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Village Council · Jun 11, 2026
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“We did a project, I guess last year at this time, where we put some environmental stuff in the lake, floating islands, to kind of test the cleaning water quality, this, that, and the other thing. It's met with an extraordinary amount of resistance, much like any sidewalk we would ever do meets with resistance. And sometimes... you know, I mean, universally when we've done a sidewalk project or something like that, after it's built, people love it and they use it and all this stuff. But a lot of times I'm sure that if we sat on the council long enough, you feel like, why don't we just, you…”
Village Council · Jun 11, 2026
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“Well, my point would be that they would have to maintain it. If they want it, they would have to maintain it to the standards that the village does. I mean, if it's that important, I think there would be a funding mechanism. They would form a special taxing district, like the HOA, just like or whatever, Pinecrest by the Sea, or any of those things to pay for the privatization of it. And they would maintain it like we do.”
Village Council · Jun 11, 2026
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“I think that would be part of the deal. If they wanted it, they could have it.”
Village Council · Jun 11, 2026
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“Maybe we should ask them if they want it or not. Because every email I get, it's like, get out of my backyard. We can give them. Make it part of their backyard.”
Village Council · Jun 11, 2026
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Village Council · Jun 11, 2026
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Village Council · Jun 11, 2026
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“No. That's why we communicate with you offline.”
Village Council · Jun 11, 2026
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Village Council · Jun 11, 2026
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“If there's a fatal flaw, we should figure that out. Before we put any more thought into it, I'd like to know that it's possible or not possible to do. If it's impossible to do, then maybe we take option two. If we can't get along like we've been getting along for 40 years, 30 years, then... You know, I mean, we take options.”
Village Council · Jun 11, 2026
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“No, I have no problem with that. But in the interim, I'd like to explore the possibility so when we get there and if we decide we want to turn the thing over to them, let them operate and maintain it at their cost and build all the way. I mean, they've encroached on it right away already. If that's the way we want to continue, that we have a mechanism. We know if we can or we can't do it. So if you don't mind, I'd like to ask the village attorney to explore that for us. Sure. Wonderful. Thank you all very much. All right, village manager report.”
Village Council · Jun 11, 2026
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“But we have an ordinance that says don't feed the peacocks. Correct, but unfortunately. By the way, but this is, we tried for, years to figure this problem out. Until Commissioner Regalado came up with this idea that they would certify our program, we were at a dead end with this type of thing. And so I think Shannon Del Prado came up with the idea that let's do this. And anecdotally, I think they sent us an email. Somebody sent an email the other day that said there was a nest in their yard or something like that. And ultimately, nothing hatched out of the nest. At least there's a little bit…”
Village Council · Jun 11, 2026
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“I think we've got to remember is that we don't have, the county's got the animal control office or department, and we don't. So the village doesn't go out. What animals does the village go deal with on a regular basis?”
Village Council · Jun 11, 2026
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“That's about it. So the fact of the matter is that we We don't deal with any animals. So whether there's a rule on peacocks or there's not a rule on peacocks, we don't go get a raccoon out of your yard. We don't get a bee out of your yard. We don't get a possum out of your yard. That's typically the responsibility of the homeowner. The homeowner in this arena is stuck because you can't do with a peacock what you would do with an iguana. Or a raccoon or a possum. So we need to change the law.”
Village Council · Jun 11, 2026
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“Which would only make the homeowner able to deal with the peacock and we can get out of the deal altogether because it's not our job.”
Village Council · Jun 11, 2026