Remarks by Ronald L. Book
33 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
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“I got the peanut gallery out here. I got my son here. I got to make it seem official. Can I get a motion on the minutes, please? Got a motion, got a second. Any comments, questions, or changes? Scrivener, errors. Seeing none, all in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion's adopted. Reasonable opportunity to be heard the floor is open anybody wishing to be heard on any item on the agenda Can be heard at the present time Anybody wishing to be heard? Yes, ma'am.”
Homeless Trust Board · Jun 26, 2026
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“But look, at the end of the day, There's never for women Thank you so much Anybody else? So, at the start of every meeting, we always start with minutes, we always start with . And then what we do occasionally are . Thank you. My voice is so loud, I just figured everybody could hear. And the peanut gallery over here on the left, who I tell all the time to bring it down just a bit, played right to it. But we do something called Good of the Order where we recognize folks that have been with us for a long time. We recognize people who really make a difference in our community and the work that…”
Homeless Trust Board · Jun 26, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you. OK, Rosetta, you're on. And for two seconds worth, I don't know that anybody's ever taken the time to explain to you all the significance of the Galaxies. The uniqueness of the food and beverage tax is we get to move the money where the need is greatest. We get a HUD grant. We need it. We get a state grant, we need it. We get a legislative grant, we need it. But it always comes with strings. You gotta spend it here, you gotta spend it there, you gotta do it this way. The uniqueness of what it is and the resources you provide allow us to do what needs to be done to really…”
Homeless Trust Board · Jun 26, 2026
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“It lets us stop what we're doing, like I did downstairs, and addressing High Life Acts concerns. Thank you.”
Homeless Trust Board · Jun 26, 2026
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Homeless Trust Board · Jun 26, 2026
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Homeless Trust Board · Jun 26, 2026
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“That was a yes, that was a no, that was a two-sided answer. The answer to the question is the chair never asks questions he doesn't know the answer to. The answer is the litigation did not initiate in Miami-Dade County and the trust is not a plaintiff in the lawsuit. And it was simply an identification that there is litigation pending somewhere in the United States, not in our community, challenging the no-fault. With that explanation, any questions or comments? Seeing none, all in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion is adopted. We are on to numbers to 4C. Car 4 needs to leave…”
Homeless Trust Board · Jun 26, 2026
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“I also want to mention Commissioner Bastian as this is a time-sensitive item has agreed to be the prime sponsor of this item before the Board of County Committee a motion to adopt please got a motion by Judge Lightman got a second by Esther questions comments questions comments See none all in favor signify by saying I saw your lips moving Esther All in favor signify by saying aye Opposed motion is adopted. We're on to 4D please”
Homeless Trust Board · Jun 26, 2026
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“Motion, please. Got a motion, got a second, got a third and a fourth. Floor is open for questions or comments. I just simply want to reiterate to everybody, you've heard my excitement since we first got the initial reach out that we were going to be included in the right at home opportunity. I remind each of you and those that may have missed a meeting or two that this fits right into where we are. We are the poster child for what these folks are doing. This is about how we prevent homelessness from growing once we solve the problem. This is about how you find it, meet it at its location, and…”
Homeless Trust Board · Jun 26, 2026
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“I did as well. Moving on. And before you go, Chief, it's really an example of of an employee who works in the county who had no obligation, no responsibility to advance us and did it. So when, when you all on the 29th floor do employee or violent, you know, employee recognitions, I would certainly from the chair like to recognize her. If there's any opportunity in your office to recognize her, I would simply encourage it. So Vicki, go ahead please.”
Homeless Trust Board · Jun 26, 2026
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“Would you remind the board what the 1.1 was to go for, please?”
Homeless Trust Board · Jun 26, 2026
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“Need a motion? Got a motion. Got a second. Carlos, you're recognized.”
Homeless Trust Board · Jun 26, 2026
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“Okay. So got a motion, got a second. Judge, you're recognized.”
Homeless Trust Board · Jun 26, 2026
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“Your Honor, thank you. I'm proud to call you my friend. I'm proud to call you my partner. You know, it's interesting. because by the look around the room, there are only two of us here that were here when Charlie Crist signed that thing and converted it from a fee simple interest to a dollar a year deal. You will remember I was somewhat on point on that, and here we are almost, not quite 20 years later, but pretty damn close. I think we're butting up on 18, so thank you for your leadership. I'm remiss, Judge, if I don't recognize Scott Hansel and the Chapman board in particular. When we were…”
Homeless Trust Board · Jun 26, 2026
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“You got that right. Hear, hear. See no further comments or questions. All in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion is adopted. On with the next item is 4F, which is the Camillus House restructuring. You're recognized, Vicki.”
Homeless Trust Board · Jun 26, 2026
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“Give me one second, please. Biggie. I need a motion to adopt first.”
Homeless Trust Board · Jun 26, 2026
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Homeless Trust Board · Jun 26, 2026
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“To Vicki and Shannon, not to me, if that's okay. And I don't want anybody to think that was adversarial. That is our effort to always protect on the conflict side. We have providers on our board. We dismiss you from the room for a reason, and we side on the side of caution, and I completely defer to our lawyer. I try not to play lawyer on this. So with that, Scott, if you want to go and get whatever Carlos's question is, I would recognize you as a non-member of the board from the out of order, even though we're beyond reasonable opportunity to be heard, I would recognize you from the podium…”
Homeless Trust Board · Jun 26, 2026
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“And look, you know, we've been in business 35 years, folks. Every now and then over the 35-year history, we've had a provider that had challenges. Camillus' challenges are unique to them at the present time. They have been extended. It's unproductive to be critical, as it would have been on any other provider along the way over the 35 years that may have had some struggles. We're working through it. I assure you that this memo, the substance of the memo, the components of the memo, have eaten up an inordinate amount of Vickie's and our team's time over the last six months. I think we're…”
Homeless Trust Board · Jun 26, 2026
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Homeless Trust Board · Jun 26, 2026
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“Okay, so this is a unique motion. This is because the governor has not acted on the budget yet. The governor will not act on the budget until probably Monday. I know a lot of people think he's acting today. He is not. So this is a, what I would almost consider to be a pre-approval, if you will, motion of an item to be awarded. The chair is comfortable enough that these amounts will be approved by the governor. I've had direct conversations with the governor and his staff multiple times as recently as yesterday afternoon with a direct conversation with the chief executive officer of the state…”
Homeless Trust Board · Jun 26, 2026
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“Very good. On to system performance measures, please.”
Homeless Trust Board · Jun 26, 2026
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“You are recognized. Good morning. Good morning.”
Homeless Trust Board · Jun 26, 2026
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“All right, questions or comments? You're welcome. Please, microphone.”
Homeless Trust Board · Jun 26, 2026
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“Very good. See no further questions. We'll move on. Point in time, please.”
Homeless Trust Board · Jun 26, 2026