Remarks by Neil C. Kerch
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“Cancer sucks. I'm so happy that I'm standing here with my colleague as she battled through it. The message is to get tested as you have the opportunity to go see your doctors. Medicine is advancing at a lightning rate during this period of time with the help of super intelligence, invasive surgeries with robotic surgeries. They can go in and diagnose cancers at a very small nodule level. And I believe within the next 10 years, we're going to make such enormous strides in battling and defeating cancer for everyone. So until then, make sure you get tucked, make sure you see your doctors, and…”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“Come forward, come forward. Don't hide in the back.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“6B, presentation of the Youth Athletes of the Month Awards for October 2026 to Jazia Daga and Zariel Chabal from the Sunrise Recreational Basketball Program.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“6G, proclamation proclaiming October 13th, 2026 as Knights of Columbus Council 5971 Day in City of Sunrise. Mayor Michael J. Ryan, Deputy Mayor Jacqueline A. Guzman, Assistant Deputy Mayor Latoya S. Clark, Commissioner Joseph A. Scudo, Commissioner Neal C. Kirch.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“6E, Proclamation Proclaiming the Month of October 2026 Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Mayor Michael J. Ryan, Deputy Mayor Jacqueline A. Guzman, Assistant Deputy Mayor Latoya S. Clark, Commissioner Joseph A. Scudo, Commissioner Neal C. Kirch.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“All right, folks, what do you want to do? I nominate myself as second alternate. Okay. Way down the list. All right.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“Yeah, thank you. I think this is going to be a wonderful collaboration. Been up here for a while, and when we first started talking about the redevelopment ideas in East Sunrise, and it was important to the commission that we do it in a way that doesn't change the character of the neighborhood. I'm proud that we've invested hundreds of millions of dollars in there with the city park, redoing the complete streets, infrastructure improvements, accumulating the properties along City Park and units where you're going to be at. And I just think things happen for the right reasons. I mean, I was a…”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“And I say to myself, why would somebody offer to give two security guards and be wandering?”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“We approved a brother's liquor store until midnight.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“Do you have an answer on calls for service? Let's finish up with Shannon, and then we'll have the chief sworn. Yeah, so no noise complaints or no pending?”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“Commissioner Kirch. I've obviously heard the question. Any calls for service through that plaza?”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“I know we had a... Quasi-judicial hearing with, like I said, the Brothers Market and concerns about loud noise, them loitering, being out there.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“One at a time. One at a time. Let him finish the question. Go ahead. Nothing to report on that.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“No neighbors have called and complained regarding those concerns that were raised at that quasi-judicial hearing.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“What kind of experience do you have running events?”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“Only going to be staffed when you're doing events and it'll be closed?”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“What is your business model suggesting how many events you plan on doing on average a week or a month?”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“So you understand that these are your neighbors. I understand, yes. much better to give him your number so if that music or that door opens up they call you before they call us don't you agree so we should start to build that relationship tonight that works let me ask you and again you're doing great i mean don't be nervous we're just asking questions to make sure we understand okay What was the reason you offered the security guards and the wanting based on what you learned had happened in the past with businesses that were there? Is that why you're trying to make us feel more comfortable?”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“So you're just trying to be proactive to make sure that this goes through.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“And if we were going to do security guards, you're not calling Cousin Joe to come put a security shirt on?”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“Real security guards, right? And do you think with your business model, you're going to need security guards?”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“I mean, I want to make sure you're not planning... This is the type of establishment where I got to have two security guards and one people. Yeah. Because, I mean, that kind of raises a red flag with everyone. Like, no one else does that. But I appreciate you offering.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“But I want to make sure that you and I have an understanding that we're not looking for businesses like that. You're not proposing to be a business like that. I don't want you to have to pay all those extra expenses to take them on.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“I want to make sure that you and I have that understanding.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026