Remarks by Steven Meiner
128 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 6
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“R5G. That was R5G. That was R9. R5G, sorry. R5G, yeah.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Let me hear from Vice Mayor Dominguez. Vice Mayor Dominguez.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“I'm looking at our communications department.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“And by the way... So let's go to the next... Yeah, I mean, these have to be vetted, obviously, because we can't just allow the videos to go up without knowing what its content could be.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Okay. So discuss an important item now. We'll call them together. R7A, R7B, R7C, and R9D. Oh, you even brought your bow tie for today, John, huh? So R7A, it is”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Commissioner Magazine, and then Commissioner Bott, then Commissioner Fernandez. Thank you, everybody, for this.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Thank you, Commissioner Magazine. Commissioner Bob, then Commissioner Fernandez.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Well, first we got Commissioner Suarez. Did you raise your hand?”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“We'll get back to it. Commissioner Suarez, Commissioner Bott, Commissioner Fernandez.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“We're going to the second round of comments. So let's try to, my goal is to finish and vote on this item by 1230. So please keep that in mind. Commissioner Bott. Thank you, Commissioner Fernandez.”
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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“Let me summarize where we're at. I think we'll finish up Commission Magazine, then I'll summarize. And I think this is a good policy discussion. I don't think anybody has to get upset about anything. This is what we do as legislators. We go through the different options. I'll summarize the three options we have on the table. First of all, we have a motion and a second on the city recommendation for a combination, a hybrid model, stormwater, geobond, along with water sewer rate increases. I'm sorry? Well, the problem with deferring that motion is if we're going to get it on the ballot, it's…”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“model we also have a motion and a second for the geo bond and that is to the mayor's discretion of which item do you want to call first I don't know I'm happy to make that decision but we doesn't go in the order of when the motion was made it would go in the order that the motion was made I just need understanding and then and then Commissioner Vice Mayor Dominguez has a question and so”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“I tried. I do. John is saying that you're going to have debt even when the projects are done, so you're going to have this debt living on, and then you're going to have to redo new projects and bring on debt on top of the debt you still owe. But how long does that project live for?”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Okay, again, three options. The hybrid model, stormwater, GEO bond with the water sewer rate increase. We have a motion and a second. Just the GEO bond, I believe we have a motion and a second. That's the Suarez model. Then we have the magazine model. I don't think we have a motion and a second. But we're going to go in order anyway. Are we all ready to vote?”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“I figure everyone will get hungry eventually if we get a vote. Usually I'd force it into the vote, but this is a very important decision, so if somebody is asking for a little more time.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Eric, looking at the magazine model, what's your thoughts on rate and sewer increases without doing the geobond at this time?”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“When would you estimate those debates will start to happen? Because what I'm hearing from Commissioner Magazine is those debates are going to happen seven, eight, ten years from now. Is that?”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“No, but the point is, assuming today we approve, well, first of all, we won't even know until November if we go that route, whether the GO bond is approved or not. But just based on the rate increase, let's say we approve that today, can you break down for how many years you will have projects funded based on that rate increase?”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“I'd like to turn it for a moment to Eric to respond to that, but I guess my question wasn't so much winners and losers, but how long are we funding the projects in the pipeline? And I guess I'm sort of trying to get answers to what Commissioner Magazine. Thank you, by the way, to I think you're Miami Beach Senior High students who are interning for the Washington Avenue bid. Thank you for joining us for the meeting. It's always good to see our young generation participating in the civic process. So I'm just trying to get a good understanding. But I'd like to hear an answer to what…”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“I'd like to hear from Commissioner Matea Salinas.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Okay. Here's where we're at. We, stormwater, geobond, the hybrid model needs five, seven vote. We have a moratorium right now. So those, the hybrid model and the magazine model.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Let's call the vote. We had a motion and a second. The first motion and a second we had was on the hybrid model. It needs a 5-7 vote since we currently have the moratorium in place. So this is option one, item R7B, correct? What happens if... Then we have a motion to second another.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“I mean, I usually, I like to, but we, this item's been going, this item's been going, and we've also, we had a conversation last time.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Just to make clear, we're talking about the hybrid model. That's B. I just asked.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026