Remarks by Steven Meiner
128 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 6
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“Good morning. Good morning, everyone. Thanks for being here. Good morning to my colleagues as well. We'll get started. Busy day and I'll turn it over to our city clerk to give us any relevant information.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Thank you, Ralph. And before we get started with our invocation, I just wanted to give a shout-out and a thank you and a recognition of the incredible 39 days we had of World Cup. Our city really did shine in a big way worldwide. Personally, just being an American baseball, basketball, football, hockey fan, seeing the world's sport on our stage was something I personally have never witnessed. It was incredible. I tried to get to almost as many watch parties as I could, and it really took a collective effort. There was a lot of people here that my colleagues were so instrumental in bringing…”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Before we start with, thank you for being patient to our speakers who are gonna speak, but I asked Michael Rossi from the Miami Beach Classical Music Festival Youth Program to bring a couple of his students. We're celebrating America 250 this year, and I think it's been a great celebration on July 4th. You put on a wonderful show, Michael, and your Miami Beach Classical Music Festival team. I highly recommend and you do a show for the holidays at the end of the year celebrating. I highly recommend anybody who hasn't seen the show to come and see it. It is first class, it's free, and it just…”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Soleil, Maria, that was absolutely incredible. You have no idea what you just gave to all of us, so thank you. And I see some proud moms in the room, which is always great to see. Thank you, Michael. Okay, I think we've had a very inspiring morning so far, and I'd like to start our Sutnick Hour.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you. Tell Mayor Cobb what we say hello. I will. She's a friend. Thank you.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Thank you, sir. Thank you, Kevin. You've been very consistent for years. Patient. Patient in health and wellness. And you've got to feel proud that it's happening.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Great. Let's get to the consent agenda. Yes, sir.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Great. We'll get started. We've got a lot of items, but I think we can get through most of it today. So that's the challenge that I'm putting on myself and all of us. R5A.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“R5C. Ralph, just why October, not September?”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Commissioner Magazine. Second by Commissioner Fernandez. Thank you for bringing this item. I think an example, maybe not totally, is the Doval, where they put it, you actually drive by there and it looks presentable. It looks really nice. So we could really make a difference for properties that are awaiting building and development by just making it look reasonable. So thank you.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“So I'm going to call one more. I see County Commissioner Vicky Lopez here. Thank you for joining us. We're going to call the CRA items, but I can't call them until another minute. So we're going to do one more item, R5E.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Right on time. Thank you for joining us, County Commissioner Vicky Lopez. Appreciate all the hard work you've done on behalf of Miami Beach. It's a pleasure working together with you. And you want to join us up here?”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“NEW SPEAKER THANK YOU. NEW SPEAKER SHORT AND SWEET.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“The only- If we approve this, we're literally handing over any leverage we have.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Thank you. So this is what I'm going to do now. I'm going to turn it over to Commissioner Botton now. I need us to have a conversation. You've been incredible with a wealth of information, but I need us to talk because it keeps getting interrupted. I plan on reaching out to Mayor Calva. I'm concerned about giving off any leverage we have before I can have or collectively we have those conversations. Commissioner Bob.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“I'd like to call the vote, too, but Commissioner Suarez and then Commissioner Matea Salinas, and then we'll call the vote.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“I think we have a motion to defer anyway, so I think it's, I'm pretty confident it's going to pass. So, I mean, obviously, I'd love to get more information.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Thank you. Commissioner Lopez, we get to see you again at our meeting, so we'll look forward to it. I'm delighted.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“We have a motion from Commissioner Bott. Second.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Do we have a second meeting in September? It is a budget meeting. I don't know if you...”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Okay, thank you. Thank you for your expertise. Thank you. It was incredibly valuable to this discussion. Great teamwork up here on the dais. So thank you.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Yes, absolutely. Any other RDA items? RDAs conclude. Thank you, Commissioner Lopez. Thank you, Commissioner Lopez. We look forward to seeing you October 14th. I'm sure we'll see you before then now. R9G.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“So I actually pulled this item last time as Commissioner Fernandez and co-sponsored by Commissioner Mateo Salinas and Commissioner Bott. Since I pulled it, I'll just, I think you remember the discussion last time. So I'm gonna recommend referring it to the Finance Committee, which was the referral, and also the item has a slight extension, if you want to address that.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Yeah, and as I mentioned, I won't elaborate too much, but as I mentioned last time, Sodexo, they're doing a great job. They do these large scale convention events, outstanding. My issue that I'm gonna continue working on, I've asked Eric to get involved in discussions, was the smaller resident charity events that maybe 500 people or a little less. You saw a representative from the Miami Business Club came last time. They've worked it out actually since that meeting. maybe somebody wants to do a wedding there again at nights or on weekends when the convention center is not activated and…”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026