Remarks by McKenzie Fleurimond
228 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 10
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“All right, Madam Clerk, we're going to move forward to our city commission reports.”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Clerk. Thank you, everyone who has made tonight a... a night where you join us here at the city commission meeting. We appreciate it. You could have been doing anything else, but you've joined us here this evening and we are grateful for that. I'd also like to join my colleagues in sending our deepest sympathies and thoughts to Ketley Joachim and her family members on the loss of their matriarch and our thoughts and prayers from the city of North Miami Beach are with them. Aside from that, we do know that the holiday is approaching in our Jewish community. So we wish everyone…”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“They have a competition going. Okay. All right. But anyways, let's have an expedient meeting. God bless you all. Hopefully we can get through this before midnight. Thank you.”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Do we have to discuss items that were approved or no?”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“I've not spoken to anyone on this item, and I can make my decisions based on the relevant information presented this evening. Thank you.”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“On the water issue? Bus shelters. I'm sorry. Yes. of a briefing on the item.”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“All right, thank you. When it comes to the above shelters, I know we had a whole conversation about that. I won't belabor the point. I just wanted to make sure that we had an understanding of what it was, because there's a lot of things on consent today that at least the public should get some clarity on. And what I'm seeing is the bus shelters that we had that were in storage that we went out and we installed, they're all done. I like the fact that we have the glass in the back with the city logo and everything. That's beautiful. But I remember maybe a year or two ago, we had talked about…”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR. SO I PULLED THIS ITEM BECAUSE IT'S A BIT VAGUE IN ITS TRAJECTORY, AT LEAST FROM MY SEAT, RIGHT? AND I THINK THAT FROM WHAT I'M HEARING BUDGET-WISE AND WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO GO WITH THE WATER UTILITY AND THE INFORMATION THAT I'M GATHERING HERE, If it's about residents knowing about NMB water, et cetera, et cetera, at least in my seat, most of our residents know about our water utility, right? I mean, they drink the water. They use the water. They're very well aware. The direction that we're trying to go into is one of expansion, if I'm not mistaken, from what this…”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Perfect. Through the mayor. So, It talks about strategic communication and planning, branding and creative development, digital media, public relations, community engagement and outreach, events, conferences, public presence, analytics and performance reporting. What I'm not seeing is who are the deal makers, right? Who are the ones that are going to sit at the table and make sure that these deals get done outside of your office, right? To make sure that these deals are... are solidified and opportunity, because this is not telling me that we're going to, how we're going to communicate and…”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“And I appreciate that. To Commissioner John's point, I want to see the full plan.”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“What I'm saying is this highlights the fact that we need the full scope of what we're going to do. No, but do you want to add any additional amendments so it could be... This item, if it's purely an item that's about marketing, I'm not going to add a negotiating component to a marketing firm because that's not their forte, but it brings to light that we need a full plan that we're going to be able to see how this fits within that plan, right?”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“That sounds like a simplified version of the question. But when you have an opportunity, the full scope of what it's going to take for us to expand. I mean, from the presentation that I recall from the other day, what percentage of our... What percentage of... of usage do we have as far as our ability to produce water, the amount of gallons that we produce versus the usage?”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“No, I'm talking, we're on the same page. Okay. We're on the same page. Okay. I mean, we have the capacity. Yes, we do. Right? And so we need the clientele. Yes, we do. That's basically what I'm saying. Yes. And so I'd like to see what you've been doing, what your goals are, plans are. I need to see the prospectus so that we can have full and complete buy-in. I think that's- Okay, so- Can I add something to that, Mr. Mayor, through the-”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Would that be sufficient? Yes, that's fine. Last thing, I know we had some PIO dollars within your budget, no? At some point, I believe we had some PIO dollars. Communication dollars? Yes. We call it professional services, yes. So I believe, Greg, you're familiar with that funding?”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Okay, so that funding, is that what we're pulling from for this? Yes.”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“It wasn't as I made the motion for the 30 days.”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Yeah, so I think when it comes to the word subsidize, I think we also have to be mindful that Part of the reason that employees choose to work for municipalities and give their all is because municipalities are one of the few organizations that still are thoughtful when it comes to employee benefits, right? And when I say thoughtful, meaning the private sector is a bit different when it comes to the approach to benefits, but the public sector allows for employees that really give their all to at least feel like we have their back. And I think, honestly, the renewal, I think this is perhaps…”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Oh, okay. Commissioner Smith made a good point. What's before us right now is the actual contract. IT'S NOT THE DISCUSSION OF WHETHER OR NOT EMPLOYEES SHOULD OR SHOULDN'T PAY CERTAIN THINGS. SO, YEAH, SO WE CAN'T EVEN REALLY GET INTO THAT. SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT.”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Yeah, it's called UNO, that's what it's called. UNO, we'll play UNO.”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Thank you, Mister mayor so I'm looking at the the various resolutions that kind of piggyback on each other. I moved it to September. No, what I'm saying is the overall conversation about moving the city attorney's office in-house. So I know that there was a time where there was a conversation about taking it from being in-house because of cost and outsourcing. A number of years ago, that was the conversation and the thought process was that it was supposed to be more effective, saving us money on benefits, et cetera, et cetera. So now the conversation is about bringing it back in, which is…”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“I'm sorry. We didn't make a motion to approve.”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“I just want to make sure that, you know, there's no issue. Yes. Okay.”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“That's what I said. You were the first. Congrats.”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026