Remarks by Rachel Streitfeld
749 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 30
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“It's so, so wonderful to meet you. Let's take a picture welcoming you to the village. Is that, are you with that? Yes. Okay.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“Okay, do we have a motion on the consent agenda?”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“And is there a second? Second. All right, perfect. Madam Clerk, will you call the roll on consent? Commissioner Cervantes.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“Excellent. Thank you, everyone. Let's take 13A. This is a quasi-judicial variance hearing. Yes. Madam Clerk, will you read the resolution and then we'll turn it over to our village attorneys to introduce the quasi-judicial hearing?”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“Let's go down the dais, starting with Commissioner Darrow. Did you speak to any?”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“Okay. Let's have staff's presentation and then we'll turn it over to the applicant.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“Well, there's a motion to approve with conditions on the table. Why don't we get some questions from the rest of the dais and then see if there's a, if there's a motion, I'll go last. You don't have questions for staff? Okay. Vice Mayor?”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“Okay. There's a motion and a second to approve with conditions. Commissioner Ciarpone.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“Okay. Before we take a vote, I think there are persuasive arguments that the property does meet the criteria, one, as far as uniqueness, two, as far as it not being created by the applicant. I mean, I understand that he put up a carport without a permit, and obviously that was his fault. But he is living in a pre-existing home. He's not redeveloping. The driveway is located where the driveway is. is located it's the only place for a car to be parked on that property and if anyone which I think it's completely reasonable would want to cover their car we live in a very hot place and the…”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“No, but it's important when we vote on a variance for there to be competent substantial evidence on the record. So I just want to be clear about how I perceive this case and the facts.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“You're entitled to your opinion. I think the residents generally appreciate having a mayor that's also a lawyer. I think it's probably in the best interest of the community. So with that, let's go ahead and take the vote. Madam Clerk, you want to call the roll?”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“Thank you. Yeah, I think our residents want us to stand up for their ability to shelter their cars and keep them cool in the summer. So let's hear 14C. Yes. This is a resolution of the mayor and commission of North Bay Village, Florida, approving an updated fee schedule for administrative services, building fees and zoning fees, providing for implementation, providing for an effective date. So this is an effort that was started by Commissioner Trevone and myself. I think we agreed several months ago that we needed to update and modify the village's fee schedule for things like TDRs, density,…”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“Okay, well, I really appreciate that presentation. Let's take questions and comments from the dais, starting with Commissioner Darrow and working our way down toward Commissioner Trevoni, and then I'll reserve myself to go last. Commissioner Darrow.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“So you would support staff's recommendations across the board?”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“I want it to go, instead of $200,000, I would like that to go as high as $300,000.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“Okay. So you're proposing 300. I understand your concern. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. And then on the additional height for RM70, staff is recommending $10,000 per vertical foot. It needs to go higher, too.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“I appreciate you guys want to go back and forth. And I think at some point we will. Let's sort of just see where folks are. You want to go up, not dramatically, but dramatically. Oh, yes. Okay. Vice Mayor.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“Both in height and TDRs. So when you said use them or lose them, you're speaking with respect to the TDRs that you purchased or the entitlements that you paid for, the height and the density? Basically, your site plan would no longer be valid.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“Hang on, just one second. Totally agree with you. we want to have a scheme that incentivizes people to build and to build relatively quickly. And we also don't want to be in a position where we're fighting with someone over money and they're holding it over our head, but they're not going to pull a building permit until we resolve the fight over the money. Right? That's the situation you're trying to avoid as well? Yeah. Yeah. Okay. So... I think the proposal is 50% within 90 days, as is stated on our code today, but the remaining 50%, 120 or 180 days after that. And once you've paid those…”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“Yeah, no, I agree. I mean, can we add a provision that site plan approvals expire after two years unless a master building permit is pulled?”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“It's actually a total of up to 48 months. You can extend up to 48 months under this.”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026
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“Yeah, no, the frustration about that is very real. And I think we all want to make sure that we're incentivizing serious developers, not people who are going to destabilize a condominium association just to get a cheap entitlement and flip the property. That's really not what we're trying to do here. So we already agreed that there needs to be ordinances, right? Is it one ordinance or do we need multiple to really bring everything, to update everything? Like, I think we can agree on prices for things tonight. And I think we definitely wanna give you clear direction in terms of what we wanna…”
Village Commission · Jul 28, 2026