Remarks by Marleine Bastien
167 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 4 of 7
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Housing Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Thank you so much. So deferred to the October. We have two committees. October, what is the date, please?”
Housing Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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Housing Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you so much. We're going to start with the presentations. I'm going to start with the Community Services Department. Please approach the well. I'd like to know how much time do you need to present at, you know,”
Housing Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Five minutes. Sounds good to me. Excellent. Are you going to time me? Well. Maybe. Maybe.”
Housing Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Thank you so much. Any questions from our colleagues? Good job. Thank you.”
Housing Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Thank you, Commissioner. So we all had the same observations, no numbers. Maybe there is a strategy behind it, but... It is what it is. Thank you so much for a nice presentation. All right. Anything, Vice Chair? Okay. All right. Now we are calling on the Department of Public Housing.”
Housing Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“You did. You did. You did. You did. You took a couple more minutes, but you're forgiven because I think you won the most dynamic presentation award this afternoon. I know my colleagues agree. And you also spoke my language when you talked about streamlining the process. I think this is something that we really, really need to work on. It's unacceptable for things to take so long. And so I'd like to commend you and your team for a great job. Nathan is out here. No, he's not. He's on vacation. But I really would like to commend the team because I know your job is not easy. But I agree. We need…”
Housing Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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Housing Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Thank you so much for your presentation. Any comments or questions from my colleagues?”
Housing Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Yeah, great job. Great presentation. And let me state that your job is not easy. It is the most difficult job, especially in these days where we are seeing new breeds of homelessness. no longer are the homeless, those who are unemployed or mentally challenged. We have families now who have two jobs and cannot afford housing. So your job is not easy and yet you do it every day. You have a great team. My team works perfectly well with you. And then kudos to you and the team, and then kudos to your visionary leader, one book, who is not here, but I want him to know that we appreciate your work.…”
Housing Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“All right. I'm not going to ask you who you're rooting for. In terms of the soccer game.”
Housing Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Yes. For that, Mr. Chair, I'd like to move the item.”
Safety and Health Committee · Jul 13, 2026
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Safety and Health Committee · Jul 13, 2026
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“Mr. Chair, I see Director Daniels here. I don't know if she'd like to add anything.”
Safety and Health Committee · Jul 13, 2026
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“So I'd like to thank the department for the presentation, but instead of reading the whole presentation- Absolutely, I was about to say that. We have access to, can you focus on what's important?”
Safety and Health Committee · Jul 13, 2026
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“Thank you, Mr. Chair. First, I'd like to thank Commissioner Gilbert for this item. And I heard you clearly. You were right then and you are right now. As a mental health professional, we are taught to make the decisions that are important now. We could have done so many things. We could have taken so many decisions. Hard, but we could have taken different decisions that would prevent us from being where we are right now. But we are here. What do we do? I'd like to thank Commissioner Gonzalez for his line of questioning, and then a couple of my questions were answered. But we all agree,…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 16, 2026
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“Thank you for clarifying that. As I indicated, some of the questions have already been asked and answered. Has the county received any proposal to build a fuel facility on the port? In the past, has the county received any proposal to build a fuel facility on the port?”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 16, 2026
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“All right. So it is important that the administration is confident about its position on eminent domain. However, there are risks, right? What are the risks for the Port of Miami if the request for eminent domain is rejected?”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 16, 2026
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“Thank you so much, Mr. Chair. First, I'd like to thank the maker, the sponsor of this item, Commissioner Regalado. I know all the hard work that you've put to get us here, so I commend you for that. I thank you and commend you for that. Mr. Chair, thank you. I've listened to you with a lot of attention. All the amendments that you brought into this item strengthens it. Strengthen it beyond measure. It changed it into like what we would do as a piecemeal approach to a more comprehensive approach, which really brought a lot of strength to the item. So thank you for your leadership on that. I…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 16, 2026
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“We've heard so many praises for Judge Leifman. Now I'm talking to all the young leaders who are watching this morning, this afternoon rather. How did he do it? How did he do it? I've known him since I was in graduate school. at FIU, 1987, that's when I graduated, and then I followed his parkour, French, or path, over the years. And in terms of this item, Imagine you've had most of the important stakeholders in this community calling you. I know, colleagues, you've experienced it, right? You have business people calling you. You have mental health professionals calling you. You have other…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 16, 2026
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“Please, Mr. Chair, first of all, I'm going to support this, but can you give some details about the World Expo? What would it consist of and benefit to the county? And number two, how much money, maybe this is for the administration, how much money is there in the TDT?”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 16, 2026
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“As we speak, there are two millions in the TDT tax fund. Is that what I'm hearing?”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 16, 2026
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“All right. Mr. Chair, just for the clarification purpose, so you said that it will last six months. Is this the infrastructure or there will be six months activities?”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 16, 2026
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Board of County Commissioners · Jun 16, 2026