Remarks by Oliver G. Gilbert, III
209 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 9
- Play at 3:49:01
“Mr. Chairman, okay. If that's the option, then I'd rather just stay with five members. Because what you're saying is, is that if there's an outlier, We asked them about it and they can explain it. They can stick to their core score that they can't. I mean, these are people's business. It takes a lot to actually submit these proposals. So the reason why it's in there is for a reason. So like you really don't want those scores that are significantly below to be counted because that one person. can tank somebody's entire submittal. And the reason why it exists is because we saw it happening.…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 3:52:17
“Thank you for the question, Mr chairman and thank you all indulgence on this. I was very interested in what you just said, because you said it would remove it. From you'd be dropping the 3rd 1 and you couldn't just have it. based on the two, but even under that scenario, if it were larger and you'd be dropping the fifth one, you would still be having it just on four. It's still an average of those scores. So that in and of itself, while you stated it as though it was a fait accompli, that it was some unfairness, it really didn't actually change anything. It's still significant. And let me…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 3:56:09
“Mr. Chairman, that is substantially better. I just want us always to remember that also they're looking at categories here. And some things, like what I've noticed about one of our procurements that actually I'm paying attention to right now, is that there shouldn't be that type of deviation in certain categories. So for instance, if price is a category, if cost is a category, so if you are the cheapest, then you get all the points. If you are the next cheapest, then you get less points, but people getting the same amount of points for instance for cost because the other stuff is also a…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Because what you're saying, I follow what you say, Commissioner Regalado, but the chairman's point is well taken because what you're saying is any other, that would just be cosmetic because we could still always consider and any other thing would be a limitation on our ability to take whatever comes into purview into making our decisions. And we have that discretion unless it's like quasi judicial. So I think it's just cosmetic.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 4:35:36
“Yeah, but that's why it's cosmetic, because it doesn't actually change anything. It doesn't change anything, that's almost the definition of cosmetic. So it doesn't change anything. So what they can say, what we can actually- I hope it de-incentivizes them.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 4:35:54
“Okay, so it's like lip gloss and not lipstick? I mean, I don't get that. Okay, but whatever. Chairman, you accepted it. You accepted it.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 5:02:45
“All right. Mr. Chair, could you show me this co-sponsor on 7A, please?”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“So I asked about that solution and they had a problem with it. So I just want to make sure we're clear. And then I don't know whether the part of the language they read didn't say there was, we were preempted, but we're being told that we are preempted. So is there a general preemption with regard to fireworks or what is the preemption? So there is a preemption or preemptive language somewhere. Where is the preemptive language? Because then I'm pretty sure they're not just making it up.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“I am, I am, I am. Thank you, Commissioner Lopez. Okay. That's not a preemption. Right. That's not a preemption to record. That's not a preemption to record keeping. So let's just be, that's not a preemption to record keeping. The sale, that is not a preemption to record keeping. That shouldn't be acknowledged as a preemption. So I think that we add it back in.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 5:31:23
“Commissioner Gilbert, do you still want to? At the risk of being like a psychic here. Not that of a party. Yeah, they're going to take all input and it's going to come back and say exactly what you think it's going to say. This is going to be like written by termites. So I just want to be clear about what I know what's about to happen here. But this is one of those times when I can see it coming and it's completely fine. That's what's going to happen. I'm going to miss you. It's going to happen. JC, you're trying to guard against it. And by the way, I actually believe you, Lourdes. I actually…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 5:53:27
“I want to echo everybody's sentiment on Manolo Reyes. He may have been like a resident of seven and eight, but he drove through district one once or twice. So, but he's. He's a good guy. He's a good guy. Good public servant. Definitely worth it. I hope we get invited to the street naming. I appreciate it. So thank you for allowing me to be a co-primer, whatever it is. But definitely a good dude. And so that's one thing. And the second thing is, I know the county attorney said that there's a hold on this. But I think that that that decision probably needs to be something that comes from the…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 6:16:01
“While we're waiting for Lourdes to come to the podium. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I was kind of there with Representative, I mean, Commissioner Gonzalez. The reason why is, I don't know that excluding is the answer, but if some things aren't compatible, it should say that it's not compatible considering cost, it's less compatible than others. If you start excluding geographic areas, Because before they even do the study, we determine it's not compatible. Then you're saying to the rest of us, they can only do it in our areas. So if we, I think it's probably a better practice for us to make them…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 6:32:39
“Okay. Yeah, I don't think it was either, Mr. Chair. But let me just say, we can't decide when doing reports and the human resource function of what we do is an extra allocation or not. And I'm just thinking back to the CRA meeting when we talked about, well, when I asked the question about whether those people would have to come to work anyway, we pay their salaries anyway. And you were like, yeah. And so, okay, so if it is, it is. It's a human cost, it's a human cost. If it's not a human cost, it isn't. But independent of that, this does not apply because it is by our vote that this is…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 6:35:04
“I know it's an expense in their budget, but when we go out and we buy vehicles, we're accounting for it in our budget. So what we were doing was we were accounting for it on our side, but it wasn't reflective of this money that was being used for them. If we're doing something for them, it needs to be, and it might just be a difference between the sheriff's budget is 900 million and 970 million. But that 70 million, I understand it all comes from the general fund, but it needs to be accurately reflected. That's for our law enforcement function.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
- Play at 6:35:45
“to support the sheriff that would be above and beyond the money that's actually in their budget and that is an excellent example yes so i just want to make sure that we're doing that from a financial perspective and i'm okay with the the item i'm supportive of the item i just want us to make sure when we identify these real properties we keep in mind that you ought to be indexing how much it's going to cost us to the best extent possible to actually maintain build Because the sheriff doesn't own real property and the sheriff has a checkbook that's written out of the general fund. So if we're…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Okay, motion Commissioner Gilbert. Thank you, the county attorney has two motions for me. One is an appointment of Jessica Meyer Turner, Esquire to Commissioner of Human Rights. And the other is an urging to the Florida legislature to convey real property that's in Opelika to the county so that we could see if we can work with their CRA for redevelopment. If you could read those motions please.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“I move to appoint Jessica Meyer Turner, Esquire, to the Commission on Human Rights.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Good, good. Well, this is the presentation portion of the agenda. I am Commissioner Oliver Gilbert. Our chairman, Anthony Rodriguez, is approaching. Our mayor, Daniela Levine-Cava, is on her way down. We have presentations today. Now, what we do in these presentations is we recognize extraordinary people, extraordinary organizations at times who've done things that go above and beyond. Today, we have some presentations. First, I give the microphone to the chairman. You all give him a round of applause, Anthony Rodriguez. Oh, I mean, yeah, thank you, guys.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“Commissioner? Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'll be very brief. One of the things that's really special about our interaction with the rest of the world is the consular core here in Miami-Dade County. It's a very large consular core. And it's kind of symbolic of the idea that we are an international city. We're an international city in every way. 53% of the people who live here were born in a different country. We're international in the sense that we are the gateway to the Americas and to South and Central America and the Caribbean. We're the first people they see when they come to their country.…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“Do you want to present it to me? THIS CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION IS PRESENTED TO THE HONORABLE SYLVIA CECERATO, THE COUNCIL GENERAL OF CANADA IN MIAMI. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 1:11:47
“I'll reiterate what my colleague said. Listen, you're what American exceptionalism actually looks like when folks really need us. When folks really need us, you're an amber hope, a flicker of light to someone who's trapped under something. to someone who just needs something to hang on to, someone to pull them out back into a world that might not be perfect, but it's a world of the living. What you do is exceptional. You leave your homes and your family, you put yourselves at risk, you go into situations that we could never imagine, and you do it in the name of this county, all of us great…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 1:58:00
“Chair, point of order. If we could just have the chambers be quiet while she's speaking.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 2:19:55
“Commissioner Gilbert, you're recognized for a point of discomfort. A point of discomfort. I refuse to believe that we pulled this entire agenda.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 2:20:06
“I just refuse to believe that there are that many controversial things on this agenda. I went through this agenda. There's not, but we're politicians. We like to hear ourselves talk. Oh, my God.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 2:32:47
“I just want to say that. That's the difference between, see, she's from here. She knew to say something real quick and sit down. She knew exactly what to do.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026