Remarks by Rhonda Anderson
124 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 5
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“You have played it before, but no one's going to be able to see it from your phone. We have another meeting coming up in a month.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Your time is up, and we have how many people waiting to speak?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“We need to move on and allow some other people to speak.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“I understand. We spoke about it. The sun is free as well. It does cost money.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 1:50:39
“Okay. Next meeting, you can have the video.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Just to the mayor, just thank you for the hard work that you do evaluating each and every one of these applications because it does take a lot of time and effort to go through them one at a time, and you bring so much back to our city, so much richness. Thank you.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“And through the mayor, I'm going to ask that between the presentations we take a five-minute restroom break.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“I just want to note for the record that the assets of Phillips Park is on Galliano, the same street that borders the east side of this property, and it's on Menores, which is a few blocks east.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Through the mayor, I do have some questions for the applicant.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Yeah, and before I begin You know, it's been a journey. It's been five years spoken to a lot of residents that have passionately come in and expressed their views and it's it's evolved this project has evolved So I do have some questions for the applicant. I I see that some of it you've done, but I need some clarity. We talked about removing earlier today the arcade. Has it been completely removed from the drawings so that we can have additional green space and setbacks that is more consistent with an MF zoning setback?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Incorporate those changes and apply them to all the different drawings that we have so with the working with a city architect is the developer agreeable to providing that additional green space yes, we are okay, so The playground area I see that in one of the drawings you've already rotated it. I think there was also an ask for a Kitchen for teaching the children has that been incorporated as well?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Talking a little bit about that area, I'm going to call it the children's park, just for a shorthand on that. What are the hours of operation of Crystal and what hours would this be open for the general public afterwards?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Okay, so for the evening hours, after school hours, you know, kids that don't go to the school can access the park after hours, is that correct?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Okay. And I'm just going to note while we're talking about access to parks and access to gardens, there was, as I recall, a resident stepped forward and explained that when he was a young man and used to go there and try to feed goldfish that faced out of the the Garden of Our Lord area, where the koi were swimming. So I don't know of any other area that has a pond in there, unless you are.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“There's only one pond. And it was before I arrived in Coral Gables, so I wouldn't have any personal knowledge of it either. The courtyard, okay, and this is not pertaining to the Crystal Academy. Mary, thank you for coming up. public access to the courtyard. Is it locked at any point in time during the day?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“What hours, to your knowledge, Locked. After dark. Is that what you're talking about?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“I would say 9 p.m. On the dusk is usually what we do.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Phoenicia, you have... the women's club in front of you. You're gonna be landscaping the south side of the street. Is the developer willing to also landscape consistently the north side of the street where the women's club is? Provide an amenity on both sides of the street?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“There has been a lot of talk about one particular oak tree on the site and where it's going to be relocated. There's a second specimen oak on site. Is the developer willing to move that specimen oak as well over to the East Ponce corridor to create that vision? future planning for Coral Gables to have a green corridor through there.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Yes, that's what I'm talking about. To create, you know, the mature canopy appearance.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“You mentioned that you're considering some other trees as well. Which trees would those have been?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 5:02:50
“Okay. Do you have details about which trees those are and what are the gumbo limbos on Phoenicia?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 5:03:24
“Okay. I Walked the property. So I know that some of the gumbos were unfortunately damaged considerably by FPNL”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 5:03:48
“Well, thank you for those details. Of course, no problem.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026