Remarks by Rachel Streitfeld
749 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 30
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. Good morning, Mayor. I agree with you, and I just wanted to get on record, because we've requested that in years past, and it's been very effective. So if we could continue that practice of making sure that this board is distributed with talking points and a summary of the legislative agenda, and also to prioritize connecting with you in Tallahassee, because you always have the most up-to-date information as to where things are trending and where the winds are blowing. So thanks for all the great work you do, Jess.”
Biscayne Bay Watershed Management Advisory Board · Oct 2, 2026
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“Okay. Hi, Gretchen, great presentation. I appreciated the reduction in latex glove and zip tie use comment. My question, I have two questions. One is about the consent decree and water quality issues as it relates to permitting and building moratoria and whether your office has any interchange with the county as they enforce various building moratoria around the county in both incorporated areas and unincorporated areas. And then my second question is, what is the interplay between the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve management plan and our progress in the reasonable assurance plan? Is there…”
Biscayne Bay Watershed Management Advisory Board · Oct 2, 2026
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“Are we going to be using your data to inform our progress on the RAP? Or is it completely separate? Yeah, are we going to be using state data to inform our progress on the RAP is the question.”
Biscayne Bay Watershed Management Advisory Board · Oct 2, 2026
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“I would just love for staff to follow up with a concrete answer in terms of the data sharing.”
Biscayne Bay Watershed Management Advisory Board · Oct 2, 2026
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“Thank you. Griffin, I have a follow-up question about, again, more interplay between state agencies and projects. FDOT is in its, I think, 60% planned stage for the reconstruction of State Road 934, the bridges, the flat bridges, not the basket bridges. Has your office been involved at all in reviewing those plans? Were you involved in the PD&E phase of the project? And do you think that there's an opportunity when they break ground on that bridge project for sponges or other restoration related projects that you're working on to be coordinated with FDOT so that we can maximize The…”
Biscayne Bay Watershed Management Advisory Board · Oct 2, 2026
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“So what's unique is Bay Harbor Islands owns their bridge. FDOT owns the 79th Street Bridge. So what would you recommend from, you know, we're like not involved in direct decision making. All we can do is request. So can we make sure to follow up about what is going on and what is available as far as projects going forward? And is now, I mean, it's three years from now. Is now the right time to be having that conversation? I would think yes, right?”
Biscayne Bay Watershed Management Advisory Board · Oct 2, 2026
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“Madam Chair, can I request a third update from the Durham Director? It's about a bill that has been moving through the county commission on limitation of vessel anchoring. I believe Commissioner Lopez was proposing to basically mimic the state law here at the county, and so I just wonder if we could get an update on the status of that ordinance.”
Biscayne Bay Watershed Management Advisory Board · Oct 2, 2026
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“Is it going to be scheduled in October or do you not have an estimated commission meeting for the item?”
Biscayne Bay Watershed Management Advisory Board · Oct 2, 2026
- Play at 1:48:35
“Okay. Yeah. I thought that they discussed at committee when it was supposed to come back. So I think that was the main question is what's the upstate on that. So I'll reach out to commissioner Lopez. Thank you.”
Biscayne Bay Watershed Management Advisory Board · Oct 2, 2026
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“I'm looking forward to that. So thank you, Nancy and Lauren, for the support and staff for putting together a really great meeting. I should have requested this at our last meeting, but I think it's still worthwhile for us to do in December. We have a new 2627 county budget and the county approved its capital projects plan. I would love if staff could put together a report for this board on the 2627 budget as it relates to. Biscayne Bay priorities for this board, for our priorities. And that would include, I think, Marine Patrol funding, because we do get the updates on boater safety,…”
Biscayne Bay Watershed Management Advisory Board · Oct 2, 2026
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“Madam, Madam chair, I just through you, can we direct staff to prepare a report in advance of the December meeting so that we can all review it and then have discussion or ask questions of staff on the budget in December?”
Biscayne Bay Watershed Management Advisory Board · Oct 2, 2026
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“Madam Chair, I think that I also had previously just requested a public works update. I mean, we're talking about storm water, but the waste water project as well. I mean, so it's public works on waste water and storm water, and then separately it's the subject of sewer conversion, right?”
Biscayne Bay Watershed Management Advisory Board · Oct 2, 2026
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“No, I think at the last meeting I asked for an update from public works on how it was managing stormwater improvements in its roadway plans. Great. That's, that's what we had asked for at the previous, what I had asked for at the previous meeting, in addition to the septic to sewer conversion item.”
Biscayne Bay Watershed Management Advisory Board · Oct 2, 2026
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“But yeah, I mean, there's a lot to discuss.”
Biscayne Bay Watershed Management Advisory Board · Oct 2, 2026
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“Thank you. Madam Chair, if I may. I completely agree with my colleague. Projects that are being built within the Shoreline Development Review's jurisdiction go before the Shoreline Development Review Board. There are other quasi-judicial items that come before the county commission and community zoning appeals boards. Like Spencer said, we're not a regulatory body. Respectfully, I don't want to spend two hours providing review and comment on a project that is just for the benefit of having more opportunities for the public to be heard and to provide review and comment. If it's just a…”
Biscayne Bay Watershed Management Advisory Board · Oct 2, 2026
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“Rachel Streit- happening okay. Rachel Streit- evening i'm a Rachel stripe bells, and this is the July 2026 regular village Commission meeting of the North Bay village Commission, we are going to call the role, Madam clerk.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“I'm also here. To lead us this evening in the Pledge of Allegiance is the President of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 81, Lieutenant Cesar Costa. Cesar, thanks for leading us.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“For order of business, I'm going to recommend that we take our land use and zoning items at the top of the agenda. So that would be 13A, which is a variance application, and then 14C and 14D. These are our fee discussions and a proposal to issue an RFP, I believe, or to have several TDRs. I'm proposing that we do that after the consent agenda, 13A followed by 14C and D. Does anyone have any objection to that?”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“Well, if we're doing consent and then 13A, which is the only quasi, and then 14C and D, the next thing I think after that would be 14A and B, right? Okay.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“Wait, budget as proposed, Commissioner, or agenda? Agenda. Agenda as proposed. Thank you. And we have a second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Okay, fantastic. Okay, we have an order of business established. We do not have any presentations, proclamations, or awards this evening. Although I will say I would like, and I hope the commission supports this effort, but there was an extraordinary focus philanthropic effort that happened at the community center last week with a number of community sponsors, we were able to give away over 300, 400, higher, lower, okay, hundreds of…”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“Okay, this is the opportunity for open forum. And unfortunately, if you miss it, you miss it. And we would encourage you to come back in September. We just want to keep things on a tight ship. So does anyone else have any interest in speaking?”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“Okay, if there's nothing further from the gallery, which is the room you're all in, and there's nothing further on Zoom? No. Okay, we're going to close the open forum, and we're going to move on to the approval of the minutes. We have the minutes from our June 23rd budget workshop and our May commission meeting. Commissioner Trevone, how did she do with the minutes?”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“And I'll second the motion to approve the minutes. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? Okay, we've approved the minutes. Do we have any advisory board reports this evening?”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026