Remarks by Kionne L. McGhee
166 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 7
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“Not a second, but I have some questions.”
Housing Committee · Sep 9, 2026
- Play at 24:13
“Second the motion, but I'll second when it comes down to questions.”
Housing Committee · Sep 9, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. I guess this question is for Nathan. Director, if you can answer a few questions. I do notice on MDC 002, discuss the ideas of utilizing this newly established Miami-Dade Attainable Housing Corp Inc, the 501c3, into becoming a developer arm of Miami-Dade County Housing. My question to you is, how many meetings have you had and how many people actually turned out at these meetings to hear of the new plan?”
Housing Committee · Sep 9, 2026
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“So the public was never aware or notified of this outside of the legislative process?”
Housing Committee · Sep 9, 2026
- Play at 25:31
“Got it. Next question is, as it relates to the five year plan. Two public meetings. Two public meetings. How many people turned out?”
Housing Committee · Sep 9, 2026
- Play at 25:54
“And when you say not many, are we talking about 2, 3, 4, 100, 500?”
Housing Committee · Sep 9, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Housing Committee · Sep 9, 2026
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“That is correct, right? Is there a is there a reason why there is? Almost as if there's a. a time, certain date that you have to have the Miami-Dade Attainable Housing Corp Inc. created now? Is there a reason why it came now as opposed to working more with the community leaders and commissioners to see exactly”
Housing Committee · Sep 9, 2026
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“We're particular in this Miami-Dade attainable program that it requires you to give notice to the district commissioners about particular lots that would be developed by this newly formed corporation.”
Housing Committee · Sep 9, 2026
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“So correct me if I'm wrong, so am I hearing you telling me there are going to be four entities part of this shared agreement? We're talking about potentially HUD, HCD, the board, and this newly created vehicle, this 501c3?”
Housing Committee · Sep 9, 2026
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“And I'm not trying to trip you up, Nathan. So I'm just trying to make sure I'm clear when I'm understanding this. The attainable, newly created vehicle, the instrumentality that you mentioned earlier, that would be one. vehicle the second vehicle will be hcd the third share part of the shared agreement would be with the commissioners and the fourth would be hud am i reading that correctly or am i misreading what i'm reading help me understand i'm not trying to trap you i'm just trying to get clarity here”
Housing Committee · Sep 9, 2026
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“I guess you see where I'm going, right? Because you're going to get into the developing world, but then there's also a reality that you're going to bring forth other developers to develop. So am I anticipating that you're gonna tell me at some point the economy of this is where you're going to take a percentage of future developers portion of their pie in lieu of you building out these parcels that you laid out as part of this new mechanism to develop housing for Miami-Dade County?”
Housing Committee · Sep 9, 2026
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“All right. And final question, um, as it relates to this item, uh, you're not proposing that the county create a, a general contracting team. Uh, you're just saying that you want the county to, you want this vehicle to serve as the developer only, like a name and not in a process, and then not the reality of actually constructing and being part of the general contracting team.”
Housing Committee · Sep 9, 2026
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“So the intent is just for this vehicle to serve as a developer.”
Housing Committee · Sep 9, 2026
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“No, I'll just say my comments are the same as I've said before. I'm very skeptical about government getting into the business of developing housing. And the reason why is because history has shown, especially where I grew up, that any time you have government actually building homes, normally they'll build it. Everything is great. They'll cut the ribbon. The resources really never stay there. It really never stays there to do the upkeep and the management portion of these homes, i.e., they become housing projects. And let's be absolutely clear, when it comes down to certain communities, and…”
Housing Committee · Sep 9, 2026
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“And this is why, again, for the record, I love this guy. By the way, this is my guy. This is my director, right? And we go back and forth like this. But is there a world where we can ensure that If the county does get into the business of developing, that the county has an A1 management company pool that they can choose from. And that we have the notification early on as to who you're potentially going to choose and whether or not we're going to have a say in it before I put forth any language. I just want to see if you have it that you can give to us and we can work that out.”
Housing Committee · Sep 9, 2026
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“happy to move it thank you um thank you mr vice chair uh thank you thank you madam chair i do have a few questions and i would love to also be considered uh co-sponsor the item this is a really good item um so my question is to mr director nathan so the mobile home preservation program is that what we're talking about do we have one that's already etched out because from my understanding senate bill 594 did two things right it removed the 20 cap and also delegated the responsibility of creating protection for mobile home tenants and land owners it gave us the opportunity to create a mechanism…”
Housing Committee · Sep 9, 2026
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“All right. And if that is accurate, then is there a world where if our mobile home preservation program isn't, as we heard from Commissioner Regalado, the City of Miami has one on deck, is there a world where we can mirror that but at the same time analyze the number of mobile homes that are inside of the unincorporated area and use that number and have it as a basis for the amount of money that you have left over in this this stash this pot this one to two million dollars and make a calculation as to how much of the county can afford for the unincorporated area”
Housing Committee · Sep 9, 2026
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“And instead of bill 594, actually. In a sense, it gives you a wide latitude to come up with a game plan that would be beneficial and advantageous to the current mobile homeowners and renters who are actually experiencing the setbacks that they're experiencing today due to owners selling properties for a higher rate. Is there something that we can find, and I think Commissioner Lopez said it earlier, maybe we go towards the best practice and look at other counties and cities and find out what can we borrow from them so that we can speed this up so that they don't have to find themselves in…”
Housing Committee · Sep 9, 2026
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“I think west of us there are, we have like the St. Pete area, the Tampa area, they have a lot of mobile homes. Jefferson County, and I think we can look at those areas And see what they're talking about over there, and I think that would give us a nice guidance. Because if I'm looking at this correctly, they're equally situated as far as opportunities for hurricanes, the amount of hurricanes, the fact that the market is actually changing as it relates to real estate value. And I think they'll give us a great indicator of what we can do and what we can't do.”
Housing Committee · Sep 9, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair, to respond. Also, in agreement with Commissioner Regalado, I do believe Senate Bill 594 actually provides for that six month window, that 180 day window. Right, so is there a world, and again, I'm talking out loud before I'm actually thinking about the answer. And I know as a lawyer, we should never ask the question we don't know the answer to, but I'm thinking out loud here. Is there a world, since we have broader control, since the state gave it to us, is there a world where everything can literally start at the 181st day as it relates to support of those who are…”
Housing Committee · Sep 9, 2026
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“Yeah, yeah. Is there a world where we can do that? Maybe that's a question to the attorney. Is there a world where we can do that? If it starts at 181, let's start at 181. If we only have 180, let's look and see if we can somehow expand so that we can benefit them more.”
Housing Committee · Sep 9, 2026
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“But we can combine programs. So when it stops at 180, we can pick up another one.”
Housing Committee · Sep 9, 2026
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“Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and Senator, let me just take my hat off to you because I know and everyone else knows that this information was already made public knowledge. Individuals had access to the very knowledge that we've actually discussed today at this particular meeting. And I agree with my colleagues to take this particular item to raise a political position in order to do what I believe is the act of engaging into click bake is, in my humble opinion, one of the most disgraceful things we can do.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and look, I believe if I'm hearing Commissioner Oberst's position, if I'm hearing this correctly, two things happened. A decision was made, number one, and number two, notice was never given to her to have input. And I'm wondering to the county attorney as it relates to because it seems that it will now apply or it has always applied to all the commissioners district, especially when we are making the attempt to honor the wishes of a particular commissioner for a particular district. Is there a way where we can mandate notice to be given to the particular commissioner…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026