Remarks by Rachel Streitfeld
749 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 11 of 30
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“Right. And just so you guys know, Commissioner Trevone and I had an in-person conversation with Miami-Dade County Fire Chief Ray Jadalla on Wednesday. We didn't really get into the weeds, but we assured him that we were breaking ground by August 30th and we will be.”
Village Commission · Jun 25, 2026
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“Yeah. Yeah, I think there's trending unanimity. Wow. I've been awake since 3.30. Yeah. in terms of where we're going to go.”
Village Commission · Jun 25, 2026
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“I'm sorry. Microphone is off. Thank you. I can hear him without the mic for the record. Hey, Chief.”
Village Commission · Jun 25, 2026
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“Can I ask you guys something? I appreciate this conversation, but I don't want to spend more time during a budget workshop. talking about a communication strategy per se. I think it's a very worthwhile conversation, but Commissioner Acosta, you made a really good point earlier when we were talking about the length of the meeting and whether or not residents can digest it. Let's not veer off into subjects that are not immediately relevant to the budget workshop.”
Village Commission · Jun 25, 2026
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“I think it's a worthwhile conversation, but I want to... We're not hearing you.”
Village Commission · Jun 25, 2026
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“I want to also express my gratitude to the staff, to the directors. But frankly, in this moment, I'm feeling especially grateful to the four of you on the dais for being there, for being so attentive. for being so cautious and such good stewards of the village and for helping carry this workshop this evening it really is a pleasure to work with all four of you and i'm really grateful for for everyone this evening thank you likewise enjoy your time there and hurry back okay thank you um Yeah, I don't have family in Miami anymore, so it's really important for me to be present on weekends like…”
Village Commission · Jun 25, 2026
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Village Commission · May 19, 2026
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“Yes, I'm here as well. Let's all stand and say the Pledge of Allegiance. Okay. We're going to move on to the order of business. Does anyone have any additions to the agenda? Anything they'd like to move around and any deferrals?”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
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“Great. We will add the legislative update from Representative Wasabi's office as 3D legislative update. Does anyone else have anything that they would like to move around, pull, or add?”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
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“This is item 14B. Yep. Absolutely, we can move that up to the top after we hear public comments. So for 14B, I think we'll do all four of our presentations, including the legislative update. We'll do our open forum and our reports, I think. And then we'll take 14B after that, before the consent agenda. Is that okay with everyone?”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
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“11B as in boy? Yes. 11B. 11B as in boy. All right. But 11D, we're pulling just to discuss and vote on it separately, right? Okay. Okay. Estado? Okay, can I have a motion on the revised agenda and seconded by Commissioner Acosta? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? Seeing no opposition, we have our order of business for the evening. And now we get to kick off our presentations. It's so nice to see so many people here. Thanks for joining us, everybody. We're going to kick off our presentations. This is the first of the evening. It is National Public Works Week, and as a vulnerable…”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
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“Superintendent Tim. Just short Super Tim for short. Come on up, Tim Smith. Go ahead and hang out there. Yeah, face us. and we're gonna read this proclamation. This is for you and the amazing team that you work with. Whereas public works professionals focus on the infrastructure, facilities, and services that are of vital importance to sustainable and resilient communities, and to public health, high quality of life, and the well-being of the people of North Bay Village. And whereas North Bay Village would not have infrastructure facilities or services without the dedicated efforts of public…”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
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“Tim, thank you so much. Felix, Tim, Howard, Noel. I don't know if they're here. We love you guys so much. Let's get public works up here. Let's take a picture with this proclamation.”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
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“Yeah. Okay, so I can't wait to see the Proclamation hanging in our new Public Works building, which is just over the bridge in Little River and is being renovated as we speak. It is going to be the home of our Public Works department, as well as some of our critical tools that we have. We have a vac truck, we've got generators there, All of the equipment that used to live in the parking lot over at Grove by the Bay has been relocated to our new facility. And so that was funded with stormwater bond money, and it is a critical facility for us as we continue to invest in infrastructure…”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
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“Go as high level as you possibly can. And if there are questions from the dais, we'll get into them. But as high level as you can, because we're doing another audit right now.”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
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“Thank you very, very much. Does anyone have any questions about our 23-24 audit? Our 24-25 audit is in process. And just so everyone on the dais is aware, I've asked Village staff to get me the draft audit before I leave for Alaska in June so that I can review it and redline it while I'm away. The 23-24 had some substance, not on your side of things, but on our side of the things, there were some really meaningful issues that need to be addressed in the next audit. So that's what we're doing for 24-25. questions comments from the days thank you thank you very much thank you so much yep okay…”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
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“What I would like to do photo-wise is like it's amazing to see our whole squad here to support you all. So let's get the entire PD who's here. Everybody come up front. Commissioners are going to stay back here. We're going to do it with everybody together. Okay. That's a good feeling. Yeah. We're staying here for the purposes of this photo. That way, right? Right? Can you see it? You can see us behind them, right, Christina? Yeah?”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
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“Chief, step a little bit back. Get together like you work together. Like you're in the range and you've been in the dirt and the mud. Okay. Okay. Such a good vibe. We're gonna stand on chairs back here. All right, now let's do a couple with the winners. And the families. And the families, and the families, yeah. Yes. Yes. Congratulations. Oh, no. Congratulations. Congratulations. Hey, how's it going? Thank you so much. Thank you so much.”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
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Village Commission · May 19, 2026
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Village Commission · May 19, 2026
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“Yeah. Okay. Madam Clerk, go ahead and call the first card.”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
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“Well, you got up first, buddy. That's how it works.”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
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“I'm shaking my head. There is absolutely not, no.”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
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“We can talk about it offline, but the attempts to gate Treasure Island go back to the 80s and 90s, sir, and it is completely going to fail. So thank you for your public comment, though.”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026
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“Is there anyone in the room who did not fill out a card but would like to speak during public comment? Okay. I just want to remind our MBV soccer community that 14B is a discussion item. It's not a public hearing. So we're not going to do another round of public comment on the item. So if there's something that you'd like to share with us about the community center, the soccer facilities, Pickleball, Padel, AFA, I welcome you now to provide public comment.”
Village Commission · May 19, 2026