Remarks by Oliver G. Gilbert, III
209 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 9
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“Yeah, there's no prohibition against telling me what the amendment is in a properly noticed meeting at my committee. So what's the amendment? Yeah. Because I can make the amendment for her. Right. Yeah.”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“All right, let's roll this item. Let's not. Let's push to the end of the agenda. Now to the end of the agenda. To the end of the agenda. Then someone talk to the commissioner. All right, let's go to the next item.”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Public hearing on this item is open. Public hearing on this item is closed. Move it. It's been moved by Commissioner Regalado. Vice Chair has been seconded by Bastien. It's an ordinance. Any questions? Anything the administration wants to add? Hearing nothing, call the roll.”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“I'm hearing on this item is open, 1G3 is open. Public hearing on 1, 2, 3 is open. No one's approaching. Public hearing on 1, 2, 3 is closed. Administration, I guess this is your item.”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Well, first you asked for us to pass it.”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“I don't necessarily have a problem, but somebody help me with this. There's like a new procedure for waiving something, right?”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“So I don't mind signing the memo, but you're asking to waive it, so you actually have to prepare the memo for us to forward it. So we have to provide an explanation. And I think the explanation probably has to be not only why it needs to advance, but why It's just coming now. I think that's what it has to be. So it's not as easy as it was before. But I don't mind that. But let's get through passing it first. Yeah. No questions? I'm moving. It's been moved. It's been seconded. Call the roll.”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Yeah, there's one thing. Where's that item that I, where's Stacy at? Stacy, what's the item that I added on for you? The underline. The underline. Yeah, we can take everything together. I just want to be shown no on that. I added on.”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Yeah, but I'm going to be shown no on that one. So we'll take the balance of that, I guess the agenda without that, and then- I'll move the balance of the agenda with the exception of 3K. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Those opposed? All right, so that passing and now moving- 3K. It's been moved by and it's been seconded by- All those in favor, signify by saying aye.”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Sure, sure we can do that. Is someone actually calling the commissioner's office? I'm just out of an abundance of curiosity.”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Director, hold on for a second. Let's stop here for a second. You talked about a shortfall. And I appreciate describe for us exactly what you mean by shortfall. Because the way I understand our transit system right now we're not we don't have a shortfall we were designed in a way that requires us to supplement from the general fund transportation shortfall seems to indicate that there's something we could do to make that up. And I don't know that there there is SOMETHING THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY DO TO MAKE IT UP. I THINK OUR SYSTEM AND PUBLIC TRANSIT GENERALLY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY IS NOT…”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“That's great. You know, it's interesting, the memo the administration produced about I think the funding possibilities, that's something I requested for rapid mass transit is an interesting thing. It's especially interesting when we compare it with the possibility, well, we analyze it under the context of how much we supplement transit through the general fund. And then we add in the possibility of reducing the general fund with property tax reform. So we've been thinking about this from the perspective of rapid mass transit. The question isn't going to be rapid mass transit alone. The…”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“THEY'RE PAYING 11 CENTS TO 12 CENTS. LET'S SAY 12. THEY'RE PAYING 12. 12 CENTS OF EVERY DOLLAR IT TAKES TO ACTUALLY RIDE THAT BUS. So this board and this administration is not recommending an increase in the rate right now. But in truth, we're going to need to find what we believe to be the appropriate balance. So we know it can never be 100%. We know that. Is it 50 cents on every dollar? Is it 60 cents on every dollar? Is it 70 cents on every dollar that we're going to supplement it? So in other words, the people who are using it, and just whatever it is, it is. But the conversation needs to…”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Okay. Okay, hold on. It's not super quick. Bermuda, is it going to be super quick what she says? Does anybody think it's going to be super quick? Anybody? Bueller, Bueller?”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Okay, thank you. well we need to have this conversation okay hold on all right so my turn uh i i agree that we need to i think they called the golden passport for the seniors um we need to keep this it free we we still have golden yeah i know i know 40 of our patrons pay either nothing or half price fares So I know that's why I was in the middle of a sentence, but it's thank you. Yeah, I think we need to keep that in place, but then you probably need to look at raising the rate on other people. So you probably need to look at a 50% increase. I mean, we're going to keep it. It is not a free…”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Let me ask you a question. On the TED, you were all rating the TED. Why wouldn't it just be a loan?”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Now, we've never talked about it being alone. Because you did that Alabama thing where you didn't actually answer the question. And so because former trial attorney over here, I'd like you to answer the question first. Then you can go into the soliloquy. why is the rating of the TID not a loan from the TID to the general fund? So right now, like last year, you just took the money. It's like strong arm robbery. But the loan is like you borrow the money. So you can, over time... Pay it back. I know when I was in Miami gardens at one point before I got all the development kicking, the general…”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Well, but then you also don't know what happens, right? So the RTZ eventually... So the challenge with the RTZ, and when she talks about we need to look at it, what can we do with it, we understand what the challenge is, is that the people along the corridor in the south don't actually want to build density. And so we've left the option for us to come back as a county and impose it if we want to. So future boards can actually impose that, because zoning is our right. We believe that. But we haven't gone that route. But things will happen, and there will be... more money that comes in. The…”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“All right. To the attorney. Do we have language from the commissioner that we can read to us? You can read to us, see if we can amend the item, get it out.”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Show the item amended. Okay. And then I'll need a motion on the item.”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Moved by Regalado. As amended. As amended, seconded by Bermudez. All those in favor, signify by, is it an ordinance resolution?”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Really credit Stacey with this. She called at 7.41 in the morning.”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“I did. It's called caller ID. She calls a lot less frequently than you do. So you can wait until 10. If she's calling at 741, it is a pressing issue. I might have a bus on fire. Something might be going on if she called at 741. So I guess we'll move it ahead. Thank you. You got to draft a memo and the chairman has to.”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Happy birthday. Thank you. But let's remember the chairman's office has to approve this. I am not. I'm just recommending it to. All right. Thank you all. Yeah. So anything additional? All right. Need a motion to adjourn? So moved. Show us adjourn. Thank you.”
Transportation Committee · Jul 14, 2026