Remarks by Juan Carlos "JC" Bermudez
132 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 4 of 6
- Play at 9:47:29
“Yeah, we'll bring it back for the next meeting. We'll talk before. Mr.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“We can sunshine it. We can sunshine it. We need a little sunshine in our lives. The next one I'll read. I would move that this board, this is an urging, I would move that the board urge the United States Congress and President Donald J. Trump to reinstate temporary protected status or TPS for nationals of Venezuela. Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, and any other Caribbean or Latin American country for which TPS status was recently revoked. And direct the clerk of the board to transmit a certified copy of the resolution memorializing this motion to the United States President, Speaker of the US…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 9:49:45
“I'm very honored to have a sunshine with Senator Garcia. In the sunshine. Because it's going to be wonderful. District 12 and 13 working together. All right.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“All right. Do we agree on rescheduling of the CRA?”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“Chair. I agree with you that obviously no public transportation system in this country that I know of, of major size, can operate without, it cannot break even. That's just a reality. But I want to point out something that we've talked about before, the difference between transit and traffic, and your department has to deal with both. We can argue till the end of the day about whether it should or shouldn't, but the reality is a large part of this county deals with traffic. The other part deals with transit. The issues to the east traditionally have been more referenced transit, but to the…”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Okay, I mean that's a big concern because a lot of times we're talking about things like the underline and I support it, I have no problem. large, vast part of this county, and not just my district, I'll be honest with you, going south to the west is impacted. Even in Commissioner Gilbert's district, it's a combination of both. It's not just a matter of one. So I think that that's something we need to really kind of focus on and not always make it eastern-centric as it is. And talking about these old, old, old things that have been approved and what happened to them. The bus depot on 14th and…”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Okay, perfect. I appreciate it because I look and this is not a criticism. Anybody that's been here before God bless them. I'm sure they're watching. They can enjoy it. But the reality is one of the big problems that I've seen. And now, as our chairman goes on to bigger and better things. Bigger, I don't know they're better, but they could be bigger. The reality is that a lot of times the headaches that we inherited have been around for 20 to 25 years, including the transportation plan. Because I think Chairman Gilbert remembers that we were probably both in local elected office when this…”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Just one thing. When we look at impact fees, municipalities collect impact fees too. The one we're in now collects them. So their responsibilities also have to be, you know, we've got to, it's not a one-way road for, and unfortunately to the west where we do need roads, in particular in areas that this county allowed, the city of Hialeah to annex. any growth there within the UDB. You know how I feel about the UDB. I think it's got to be looked at and we got to stop with this 52 years we can't talk about it. If it's a bad word, because everybody should be at the table. The environmentalist,…”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Mr. Chair, thank you. I totally agree with you. We have to have the discussion. You know, I... The half penny went the wrong way from the beginning. None of us here had anything to do with that. Well, we did, but we didn't. But sadly, it went the wrong way from the beginning. But I think when those decisions were made during the crisis of 2008, you know, obviously people lost confidence because when you use money that you promise for something on something else, the voter says, well, you fooled me once, you're not going to fool me again. And this is what we're talking about when we talk about…”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“No, no, no, no, no. Don't let her say that she's committed to helping transit because all of us are committed to helping transit while you're gone. She's trying to butter you up.”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Yes, yes. I'm kind of coming at it from the same perspective, but a little bit different. I spoke to the mayor of Hialeah. He's indicated to me, and he's a new mayor, by the way, and I just think that it's good.”
Housing Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Oh, yeah, I'm sorry. I spoke to the Mayor Hialeah, who is one of the cities that I represent, and he is not aware. Nobody spoke to him from the county on this issue, and I just think the proper policy should be for the administration or the administration's representatives to talk to the mayor of that municipality. This may have started. With a prior mayor, Hialeah was once on his days, but at this point there is a new mayor and he correctly. Or he indicated to me, and I agree that the courtesy should be to speak to him. This is something that does impact the Highline and that for Hialeah may…”
Housing Committee · Jul 14, 2026
- Play at 11:48
“The prior mayor. Yes. The former commissioner, Mayor Bovo, as you're talking about.”
Housing Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“I know, but his name is Brian Calvo. Mayor Calvo is the new mayor. Yes, sir. I got it. I grew up in Hialeah. I understand how things work, but there's a new mayor and the new mayor needs to be talked to. I know that it's, you know, what he needs to look and, you know, it doesn't mean that we'll agree on everything with, you know, any particular city's mayor. But the importance is that the courtesy should be given to that new mayor. Even if this began during the time period of Mayor Bovo, it may be a good idea, maybe anything else, that we still need to talk to the new mayor. So I, in good…”
Housing Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Thank you. That's all, you know, Madam Chair, for me, it's a matter of courtesy. There's a new administration. Let's talk to them. And that's where I'm coming from. And I was very surprised when he told me they had not spoken to him.”
Housing Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“I'm just going to make a comment. It's not a question. All these presentations remind me of the Simpsons movie where everybody's at the bar and the other ones at the church are by each other. And the world is ending. They run the different direction. you know, the bar people go to the church, the church people go to the bar, because that's, I haven't seen any numbers or anything like that yet, but that's okay. Thank you very much. I know it's not your fault, but what was me? The world is doomed where everything's, you know, so that's what I feel. There's a soccer game that I'd like to go see…”
Housing Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Thank you, Mr. Chair. Let me just start by saying, there's a difference between being notified and being aware of something. Being notified, whether it's legally sufficient or you read it in the paper, is different from being aware. And the question I would pose, and I don't know, Roy, if it's you or the attorneys, the original lease was for 90 years, and what year did that lease really finish, so to speak? We're not aware of a 90 year lease. My understanding was that from up to the year 2015, that's what you guys said last time. There had been a lease on that property from the county side.…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 16, 2026
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“That if you ever have that opportunity again that we have an in the shade meeting, which we can legally because it was already a lawsuit. And we could all talk openly and that becomes public record after the resolution of the lawsuit. That's a lot better than having a mediator listening to, I don't know how many points of views, because I think it weakens the position. of this commission when 13 different people meet separately and give an opinion. So I would proffer it in the future. I hope that doesn't occur. I'll say two other things, on or off the port, and I'm gonna support this item…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 16, 2026
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“All right, I've said my piece and I just tell my colleagues and caution you again and to the administration, please. Go back and look at these leases. Tell them, the attorney's office, or tell all your staff. Look at all the leases that we have. Look at them now. It happens with housing. My August colleague to the left has pointed that out on many occasions. And it happens with the airport. Now it's happening, it happened here. It's not that hard. You know, I think that if you assign the right people, and now with artificial intelligence that apparently everybody's using, just run all those…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 16, 2026
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“Recognized. Thank you, Mr. Chair. My staff correctly reminded me. So everybody knows I was on medical leave, which is why I was watching Mark and Kelly because I was not able to walk at the time. It wasn't that I was skipping the meeting. Okay, we know everybody's clear and I appreciated all of your concerns at the time. All my colleagues and the mayor who were very kind, but it was because I was on medical leave. But I did switch the channel, and I admit it. Don't take it personally, guys. It was just, you know, in the afternoon I was tired. I just got out of the hospital and had to relearn…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 16, 2026
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“I'll be brief, but ditto to everything that all of you have said. First of all, I'd like to start by saying that thank you, Commissioner Gonzalez, for making a reference to Mr. T. We may never hear it again on this dais, but thank you very much. And of course, the mayor and the administration for the great job they've done pushing this item and these ideas. Commissioner Regalado, obviously for her effort to push this forward. And you, Mr. Chairman, for making sure that we codified the concerns that many had, which is important as we move forward. And the word metrics and accountability are…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 16, 2026
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“Mr. Chair. Commissioner. Can I just say something to Commissioner Steinberg because Rocky's trainer was Mickey. That's the whole point, yeah. Yeah, but I wanted her to get the recognition because she's, you know, wanted, she needs to get that. She definitely grounds me. She definitely grounds me. I'm ready to run through a door like Rocky right now for our trainer.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 16, 2026
- Play at 3:32:37
“I'm supportive of the item, but I've got a question. Because the Marlin Stadium, one of the greatest fiascos of this county's history that led to the recall, the largest recall in the nation at the time, still one of the largest, was in part from some of these dollars, was it not?”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 16, 2026
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“At some point I hope you give us a report because those of us who were not on the dais at the time but opposed. What was, I believe, a not necessary expense, and it doesn't matter to me that the person that sat in this seat or in my district seat voted for it, limits a lot of the things that we can do in the future. So I hope at some point you give us a report, especially now that times are going to be fiscally tough on where we are on repaying that ridiculous debt that ends up costing over a billion dollars for a baseball stadium. uh and i'm a big sports fan but um i think we need to know…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 16, 2026
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“Yeah, I support the motion, certainly. But can we, moving forward, as Commissioner Hardiman made reference with these last minute motions, if we know they're coming up and we know the attorneys are going to get them, can we get a copy of it before? It's nothing personal, I think it's the best way to do business on this day. And I'm supportive of the motion, but collegiality requires that we be collegial. So it would be great if we could get these things beforehand, Mr. Chair. That's the only thing I would say.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 16, 2026