Remarks by Phyllis Smith
334 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 6 of 14
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“Number one, most important of all is when you talk about districting, what a joke. especially for me, in my seat, to hear somebody say that if you live in Eastern Shores, you get everything instantly. I've been living next door to a vacant house, the grass is up to my knees, the rats, the black pool, the mosquitoes, for four years, actually four and a half, who's counting? I've been on the phone with the attorney, send pictures, been on the phone with the manager, the previous manager, the previous everything, I am still with the rats. And guess what we have now? A little baby raccoon. You…”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“I want you to know, do not blame North Miami Beach. Please don't blame North Miami Beach. It's the sewer that they raised from Dade County. Dade County raised their sewer costs, and they're going to do it again. 17%. Manager and I discussed it. They want to raise it another 12%. So the only thing I can tell you is watch what happens. Watch what we're voting on. Septic tank to sewer. What a sticker shock that will be for people that have a septic tank now. So with that, I want to close by saying good things. good things, North Miami Beach is going to have a wonderful celebration. I wish we…”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“You can go to Greenland's Park, we can go to Alida.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“My little dog comes and takes care of us.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“I'll look into it. Remember, there wasn't enough money, so it was like first-come, first-served, and we said, no, we wanted everybody to get free swimming lessons, so I appreciate you bringing that up. Yeah, and I'd like to... Can I chime in just real quick?”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“You know Highland Village, when we had no electricity, we brought an emergency vehicle to Highland Village just so people could come, elderly especially, and cool off for an hour. just so people could come and cool off for an hour. And I remember we brought ice at the time, Commissioner Hayman brought ice. So this is an excellent program. But the county does use North Miami Beach when there's a hurricane coming, North Miami Beach High School. so my question is does the liability insurance that we carry for the children after school would that cover this as well that everybody's coming in when…”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“Okay? All the parks that you'll utilize as that kind of thing, just to make sure our insurance doesn't need to be upgraded.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“And take it into the schools. We want to take it into schools in the fall.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“Okay, I just see here now. I just open it. I'm not reading it, but trying to see what it was involved and tells me a payment of $52,091.03 to one party payment of 90,000 payable another a payment of a 111,883 due by October 3rd 2031. And then put you into for statue 626 $992.96. The total cost to the North Miami Beach. For the payments, I don't want to go into detail because I'm not sure what the number is when I try to read. That's why I need to digest it.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“Well, I wasn't going to say that it was pediatric and all those things because I don't want to, it also says confidential.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“So we're not paying 142. We're going to pay 200 and 50. No, ma'am. Three.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“When he's 18 years old and he gets the second amount.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“But you understand as a commissioner, and I understand it, and I'm kind of reading it and seeing it. I didn't even open up the second one. But I'm taking what you tell me is how I'm voting. and I would rather vote on what's written on the paper because that's what's gonna be the resolution or the law or however it is. That's what's gonna be. That's why I read it because when there's mistakes, it say on line 12, 50,000 and on line 14 for the same thing, it says 64,000. That goes into the record and in the end, you don't know if you voted for 50,000 or 64,000.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“It was probably one of the 11 times I said I can't read it and pay attention to the public at the same time. Thank you.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“So I want to see what I'm voting for prior to sitting in this chair.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“no executive session there either mr attorney no executive session there either mr attorney the mayor gave me the floor to inject something if i may there's three things that are going to be involved here very important things number one i'll make the motion to stay an extra hour so we can really do the agenda number two my all my years all my years prior to this we had a preliminary meeting, they have it in Aventura, you wanna compare us to Aventura, you wanna compare us to Sunny Isles, you have a meeting with all the department heads to answer questions, and you go over the agenda a week…”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“I didn't say that. I'm talking about what is in front of me that I haven't read.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“With respect, you'd have to get the majority vote to agree, and I think you or somebody from your firm would have to be there because we like you. Of course.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“They're discussed. You're answering me with all respect. That executive session wasn't my issue. I didn't need an executive session.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“We recognize tonight each one was very deserving. I understand.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“I'm trying to look back. I was on two charter things. I don't think the attorney charged us ever. I think they made that part of their.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026