Remarks by Rhonda Anderson
124 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 5
- Play at 10:18:02
“So I think the first part of the question needs to ask, when is the actual day we're going to be closing down garage one for available parking?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 10:22:20
“Let me see if I can put my concerns in a nutshell. This proposal runs the pilot program, which we're evaluating numbers through January. And hypothetically, let's say we break ground in October. So it's going to skew the results. So really the analysis gets altered. And from what I'm hearing, you're still working on trying to figure out where to put people. I'm sorry, what did you say? You're trying to figure out where to put people. You're 150 cars short. Right, at certain times. So my suggestion, at least to keep this moving for right now, is to instead of pick picking January, pick a date…”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 10:24:30
“So going back to my question, that's January 27. Okay. And we're going to aesthetically break ground in October. I'd like to get a clean set of numbers to be able to show this is how many people are participating. This is how many more people were drawing that in.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 10:24:51
“So really, the discount is resulting in additional revenue as opposed to being impacted by the fact that we've broken ground on a parking garage. And then we can reset the study after that to have a clean set of numbers.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 10:25:19
“I'll second a motion, but you understand your amendment. I mean so is It correct to say hypothetically that we're gonna break ground on October some sometime this year.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 10:26:48
“So I'm going to second the motion. I think it's real important for this to run, especially during the hot summer months, get more people downtown. And it'll just sit extended until the month before you're ready to break ground, whether that's the end of September, October. The language would cover it just by saying the month before you're ready to break ground. We'll stop the program there, and then we can discuss what to do with it after.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 10:27:28
“July, August, September. Unless there's another month.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 10:44:10
“I fully support it and it gives me peace to know that when I finish my time here that the hard work that's been done by this commission to secure these properties is not going to be unraveled by a future commission. Okay? Or by a board with a reverter clause that decides to have a litigation case and spend a lot of taxpayer money in court and WITH WHETHER OR NOT PARTICULAR ACTIONS DO OR DO NOT VIOLATE THE REVERTER. SO I'LL MOVE IT.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 10:45:48
“Mayor, I did cover that with the city attorney and about transfers and land swaps and all that, and no, it's covered. It's covered perfectly. I did that also.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 10:55:16
“You have a motion. Okay. I have a second.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 11:00:18
“And to the record, shall the city charter be amended to require the sale of city-owned park, recreational facility, golf course, or open park space be approved by the city electors, which means our voters, with the requirement to be further outlined in an ordinance adopted by the city commission? The word sale. means actual transaction or transfer of a piece of property. This is something I discussed with the city attorney ahead of time, so no land swaps, no other types of means of sale could occur.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 11:01:10
“Right, and we're limited to 75 words on ballot language.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 11:01:15
“So this particular question fits within the box, covers this particular issue. If there's additional issues that other people want to put another item on the ballot for, we can have that discussion at the next meeting.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 11:11:07
“So, I'm going to make a suggestion. Pass this now. If we can find that we can add more to it within 75 words, fine. But it might be clear if we break it down into more than one question.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 11:11:32
“And it would be less confusing for the voters. And think about whether we should call voters electors or voters.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 11:17:34
“Through the mayor. I mean, we have a country called Prado. We have lots of green space that makes this city special. And no, I don't want to have to worry about what happens after I leave.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 11:19:59
“I withdraw the motion. We'll enjoy budget tomorrow morning bright and early at 9 o'clock.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 11:22:53
“Yeah, I think we have, what, two other items left?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 11:27:19
“Mayor yes, I agree. It's a no-brainer. You want a second? Let's go. Okay.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 11:29:12
“I was wondering if we had any staff input.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 11:29:54
“It's 12 to 13 miles away. It's not like...”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 11:31:44
“I don't this doesn't make sense to me It's 12 or 13 miles away It's not adjacent. There's a lot of people from South Miami that come in here every single day, which is why, with staff, we've been working on developing a plan to have trolley services eventually that'll facilitate people moving to and from South Miami to decrease traffic and make it much easier for UM students to come here and downtown and patronize our stores.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 11:39:09
“My comment was going through the chambers I think is the appropriate route.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 11:54:52
“It was that and the heat. So, I mean, it turned out fantastic.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026