Remarks by Phyllis Smith
334 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 8 of 14
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“Excuse me. What we're saying, what I think we're saying is when you said that we're already part of an ordinance in our city, we don't need that. We still don't need that one. Why do we have nine?”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“But the ones when you said earlier... to Commissioner Smucker had something that she wanted. You said that's already in an ordinance. What was it? No, what I said was that no, there was he when the city attorney said that the minor ones weren't going to go on the ballot because they were already part of an ordinance.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“No, I mean, but it didn't pass the other day. Okay.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“I'm going to add from now on when we donate anything from the city when we get to the events that they invite the mayor and the commission to everything that we participated because we did not get invited. And we did give them the auditorium, not the auditorium. We gave them the amphitheater and we gave them the generator. And they did not include us on an invitation to be there.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“But I'm talking about an email to invite you so you know what time, where are you going to be on stage? Is there a run of the, you're going to give the key.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“I only think the key is an unusual thing. I think it should be a very limited, very, very limited... I think it's for extreme, but there might be some time that there will be 2 very important people come in a year.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“And could you add to that, that a table is not purchased just by somebody saying, I want to purchase a table. It has to come out of their contingency, or that's the way it has to be. Or voted on by the council. Or it's in the budget. I agree.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“Next is event cost, Commissioner Smith. What was it?”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“Oh, it's right, what I was going to ask. All right. Oh. So the event, here's my question. I looked at the tape.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“in reference to the orchestra coming. So we were told, we voted on it, that it would be sponsored 100%. And I wanted to know how much does it cost and how close the sponsor is. And I spoke to the manager, and right now there's $9,000, am I correct?”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“There's $9,000. So what happened to the mayor? Yeah, that's you. What happened to the mayor with his Juneteenth? I don't want to happen again, that we don't have the money and we have to cancel this concert. I'm going to add to the event when that comes a couple friendly amendments. And one of them is gonna be that if you're gonna get sponsor help for an event, you have to have the money in place before we start advertising it. Because if we don't have the money, and we don't have the money of what it's gonna cost between the concert and what we have, then it has to be canceled, or you have…”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“The sponsorship money without it being CRA money or at which I ask on the tape. It was not CRA money. It was not money from the police department or the water plan. So do we have that money?”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“Okay. I had calls on the concert. That's why I'm questioning and making sure because these people that are buying tickets for $100, Juneteenth, when it came, unfortunately, There was no, not the funds. So right before it happened, it was canceled.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“It all goes together, because we're voting on a lot of things. We've got to get it going. Yes, we've got to get it going. But I'll just tell you, it all goes together, because when it comes to the budget, and it comes to the millage rate, and it comes to what the public... and what they're going to get based on our deficit. I just want to make sure, and I use the example of the concert, because I don't want you to be surprised, but I don't want my residents to call me. I've already had, and they don't live here. They live in the county and they bought the tickets.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“12.14. Tell me tell me by the consent agenda number and the number and I'll read them 12.14 12.14.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“The Economic Development Committee voted for this because it's been very successful going down 164th Street in front of the library when they had all of the trees. decorated when they had the umbrellas up. And the word got out and people came from Broward County, other areas of Dade County just to see it. And they want to continue that. They're working on a beautiful project now where they're going to cover a police car for breast cancer, I'm covering it in pink, and the committee voted unanimously to go down 164th Street, including the amphitheater, so there will be art where it could be…”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“I cannot find my, I don't know why it must be still in my house. I will say this to you.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“I think they were asking for $2,500. I think, I don't know if it applied to that, but that money would be covered either way because it maybe could come out of my contingency.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“I think your suggestion is wonderful, and I'd like to defer this till the next meeting.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“What they have to say through the mayor and I would like to add 2 things I like to with the permission of the sponsor and that all sponsored events must have the money prior to any advertising. And the advertising or reserving of rooms, et cetera, anything like that, that the money we, so I just don't want a last minute cancellation. Um, and I wanted that when the city shares in anything that we get an invitation as the mayor, whatever we, whether we give material, whether we give the room, whether we donate money. And I think it's in there, but I want that, um, No vote up here. The gentleman…”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“Didn't we say the problem with adding the name was because there's only a 2 or 3 committees right that have that really have events when that's the reason that becomes very.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“Well, what happened was, unfortunately, there was a commission up here that abused it. The newsletter? There was commissioners up here that abused the privilege. That's not what we're talking about.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“The tents were $1,100 each. We had a commissioner who had to have two.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“You also, if it passes, should add that police coverage should be part of H1. I'm sorry? B1 should have police coverage if this passes. It should also be added to the list.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“Well, that's what it says, that you'll pay.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026