Remarks by Luis Prieto y Muñoz
433 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 12 of 18
- Play at 3:37:55
“I had some points that I wish to bring up. Okay. And I think that other members may have a question or two, so why don't we read it in that manner. So Jordan, since it was your brilliant idea, why don't you lead us off?”
Historic and Environmental Preservation Board · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 3:40:13
“Thank you. Good catch, Jordan. That's a good addition. There's also, I mean, in the same vein of Florida laws that might impact the powers of a historic district, there was something some years ago as well with regard to properties within a coastal flooding zone and whether a property that is within a coastal flooding zone that is historically designated could potentially be demolished to be brought into compliance with the FEMA flood restrictions. So I'd be curious if we could maybe add that to the same conversation. I believe that there may be additional interpretations there.”
Historic and Environmental Preservation Board · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 3:43:33
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Historic and Environmental Preservation Board · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 3:43:58
“Do you want to wait until I... Yeah, let's finish the public hearing and then we'll come back to that.”
Historic and Environmental Preservation Board · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 3:44:46
“Yes, please proceed with item number eight.”
Historic and Environmental Preservation Board · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 3:45:26
“Thank you. Is the applicant present? Come on and give us your name and address for the record. You look remarkably dry from...”
Historic and Environmental Preservation Board · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 3:45:51
“Very good. Please proceed with the staff report.”
Historic and Environmental Preservation Board · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 3:51:14
“Is there anything you wish to add to the staff report?”
Historic and Environmental Preservation Board · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 3:51:17
“Sorry, is there anything you would like to add to the staff report or anything you disagree with?”
Historic and Environmental Preservation Board · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 3:53:42
“Thank you. Is there anybody from the public who wishes to speak? You seem like you got very wet to be here, so please come and give your name and address to the record. I think there's only a cable on that side. Would you mind? I think you might need to take your laptop out as well so he can plug in. I mean, considering how many times you've been here.”
Historic and Environmental Preservation Board · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 4:02:13
“Thank you. Does anybody else wish to speak on SIDEM? Please come on up. And while you do, I do want to point out, I think, just to dispel something, the HEP does not approve these items. The HEP simply recommends to the director of planning. And there were a number, I think, of the four that you cite, I think, if I remember correctly, the HEP rejected quite a number of them that were approved anyways. So I think just for the sake of clarity, the guidelines of this board and the powers that we have with regard to Charles Avenue are somewhat limited. Indeed. Please name an address for the…”
Historic and Environmental Preservation Board · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 4:03:46
“Thank you so much. Anyone else who wishes to speak? Seeing no one, I'll close the public comments and open to the board for questions, comments.”
Historic and Environmental Preservation Board · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 4:04:46
“I can go while you guys have your further deliberations. I will start by saying while I do appreciate in regard to some of the structures that have come to us previously in Charles Avenue, I very much feel that this structure is a contemporary house with Bahamian ornamentation. I think that you put a lot of effort into it, and I appreciate your comment about the owner's wishes to have larger openings and what have you, and I feel very much that the property that you designed here is in keeping with whatever guidelines you were given for your design. But when we consider this through the prism…”
Historic and Environmental Preservation Board · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 4:07:38
“Actually, yeah, let's pause there for a moment. I saw in the street view in Adrian's presentation that there, I think there may have been a mature oak tree in the front layer.”
Historic and Environmental Preservation Board · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 4:07:52
“Could you pull up your architectural plans? Sorry, your landscape plans.”
Historic and Environmental Preservation Board · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 4:08:41
“You want to go over the existing or the... Yeah, let's start with the existing. So I saw from the... That's slightly different to the... Oh, no. No, yeah, it's a little different from what we have in our set. This is... Is that L-1.00 or is that a different page?”
Historic and Environmental Preservation Board · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 4:09:44
“Okay. Yeah, it looks slightly different to what I have in the packet, which shows...”
Historic and Environmental Preservation Board · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 4:09:56
“No, no. The one I'm looking at, which is labeled L-1.00, it does include... So, for example, it's the same plan as you have open, but it shows a number of additional trees being removed, or at least the Xs are a different color. I will have a look there as well. But I'm trying to first understand what they're proposing to do as far as those trees. So...”
Historic and Environmental Preservation Board · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 4:11:07
“This is the plan we have, so it's showing a lot more tree removal. No, look up on the screen. It's a little bit. See, there are a few trees. Right, but, oh, I see what you're saying. But I'm saying, like, these trees are shown as being removed, whereas in the plan you have up, they're not. Correct. So it's a little confusing there.”
Historic and Environmental Preservation Board · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 4:14:08
“Thank you, Ken. I appreciate the clarification. Go on, Chris.”
Historic and Environmental Preservation Board · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 4:16:11
“Yeah, I mean, I will point out for the record, from what I can tell from this plan of the 27 trees that are currently on site, you're keeping five. And I don't know if I mean realize that's not germane to this review, but that is disappointing”
Historic and Environmental Preservation Board · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 4:16:36
“Just relaying my disappointment in the amount of tree removal.”
Historic and Environmental Preservation Board · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 4:30:20
“We have three options. I think we can approve with conditions, we can deny, or we can defer, I think.”
Historic and Environmental Preservation Board · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 4:30:45
“But for reference, were we to recommend denial, we could do so with findings, despite the fact that we can't condition...”
Historic and Environmental Preservation Board · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 4:31:14
“And for clarity, Ken, we can make a dozen conditions on our recommendation for approval, and the planning director is not beholden to observe them.”
Historic and Environmental Preservation Board · Jun 2, 2026