Remarks by Tanya K. Bhatt
109 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 4 of 5
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“different type of pathogen whatever existing there it does a water quality then deteriorate so I just you know I'm gonna be very deferential to no of course but this is just to have that conversation because this isn't something that I would want the team to answer on the fly here today I'd like you guys to go back take a look at it take a look at how long it would take to get permitted because you know if it's gonna be a year and a half will we do anticipate that the results will be good enough in a year and a half to reopen the permanent kayak launch? You know, like I want to I just want to…”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 1:13:05
“So again, out of deference to the rest of the agenda, I don't think this is the time and place to have a robust conversation. And I would like you guys to put some thought into it. And let's just come back and hear what you have to say and see if it makes sense. Or if it doesn't make sense, then that's fine.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“I'm sure about, um, a couple of questions. The transportation committee, I don't see that in here or am I missing it? It's likely that I'm missing it.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 1:44:48
“Okay, perfect. I would like to request my colleague's support to keep the North Beach CRA Advisory Committee intact.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 1:44:59
“I am very okay with it meeting quarterly unless there's something pending that needs to be addressed. But there is going to be an enormous amount of money coming into the CRA, and I think there is, a very vital role for this advisory committee to sort of screen the projects and be the voice of the neighborhood to funnel information up to the dais in order to best steer this influx of capital. Ten percent of it by law has to go to affordable housing, so that's good. We know where that ten percent is going, but there's going to be hundreds of millions of dollars coming into North Beach And we…”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 1:46:35
“So, Maria and Ralph, when you prepare this for next week, can you make that amendment, please?”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Yeah. Back when I was on the board of Miami Beach United, we advocated for a different way to conduct commission meetings. Part of it was driven by the desire to get residents more involved, so the idea was potentially to start later so that more people would not have to take time off of a workday. I know some municipalities do it that way, but the other part of it was to sort of lessen the impact of what was at the time 12 hours plus for a single commission meeting. I mean, we don't have that anymore, but that means that we don't get through our items. So I'm very open to discussing really…”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 2:07:49
“Right. But but to Ralph's point to the chair, if I may, the clerk's office does the follow up, the minutes, the after action. So now instead of doing that for one long meeting, There will be two meetings plus the workshop. So it's something that we can work through.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Yeah, I'm very excited to see this come to life. I just want to, I know that septet is always a part of the procedure. I get that. But we're working so hard to make sure that we don't have homeless encampments in the dunes. I don't want them thinking that this is a cute new place to upgrade their neighborhood with a beautiful sort of wavy path. So let's make sure we just have a really good eye to that when you do go through that process. Thank you.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 2:59:05
“What hasn't been contemplated is the fact that we are about to open 150 parking spots in the Deauville Garage on Friday. That is 150 spots that will be permanently managed by the city. That is a built parking garage, and I would imagine that there's an opportunity to put on the second or third floor some charging stations.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 3:25:26
“So I'll let Jose do the heavy lifting on this, but we have all kinds of traffic issues up in North Beach specifically, but not exclusively. The intersection from Indian Creek to 71st Street and then north to Dickens and then also some of the side streets just south of that going from east to west. It can take 20 minutes going from the Carillon to Indian Creek. And so we have all hands on deck. trying to find resources and solutions to ameliorate that, not just for North Beach, but also what we can learn and institute there could potentially be implemented throughout the rest of the city where…”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 3:27:05
“I'd like to correct the record. It's not very affectionately called that at all. We call it that, but it's not affectionate.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 3:32:54
“And if I can add on that, if they're being damaged or broken irreparably by construction, shouldn't it be the responsibility of whoever's doing the construction? The contractor. so that if it's, you know, and it's not the hotel, I'm just saying, for example, if the Grand Hyatt had broken some, wouldn't it be incumbent on them to replace it, thereby circumnavigating the county backlog? That's correct. There are so many issues that I hear, you know, we want to get the green backlit signs that, you know, saying what the street numbers are replaced because there are plenty of them all over the…”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 3:36:18
“But through the chair, if I might. Yes, of course. So we're looking at working with University of Texas at Austin to do a sort of holistic reimagining of how all those streets converge and what the behavior is and how we can make them more passable. So as part of that, could we not incorporate investigating that as well?”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 3:36:39
“So once we get that ironed out, because I think there's an FDOT grant to cover, or a federal grant, actually, to cover... that cost from UT Austin, once they come on board, we can make sure that that is covered as part of the scope.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 3:36:59
“MS. Does the police have an update on anything at this point, or parking, or is it just transportation? No? Okay. No police. And Will is gone, I think. So, okay. I guess we can continue for now. Yeah.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 3:37:21
“Well, and I will say it's not just for North Beach because people circumnavigate the whole city going from north to south and get stuck there and so it backs up to Alton down 63rd, it backs up to Collins at 41st, so it's a whole drama citywide.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 3:42:29
“So just to clarify, even the amber lights are too illuminated? Even the amber lights have to be covered?”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 3:42:46
“Yeah, because I went out there also in the same area looking at different things for that park. And it seemed like, and clearly I'm not the expert, but it seemed like the vast majority of it was not visible from the beach. So hopefully that's what you'll find as well. Right.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 3:45:06
“So this is a long-standing item. There's good news. There's slightly less good news. But overall, it's better than we had anticipated, which is happy-making. There had been a reforestation effort, and there is one ongoing. And we've learned a lot. We've tested a few things. And I think we have a direction in which we can proceed. So with that, Lindsay, I'll let you do all the heavy lifting. Thank you.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 3:47:32
“Am I completely making this up? Did we talk at one point about extending the warranty to two years? And if we did, where are we on that?”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“I want to say, though, however, I think the prudent way to proceed going forward is to fold this into the reimagining of the West Lots into a full blown park where part of the scope would be to improve micromobility and alternate access. But one might take less time than the other. I would just want to make sure that whatever we do for the alley does not become something that can't be reused as we reimagine the park. So let's hear this item, then we can discuss it on the other side.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 3:51:25
“And what is the amount that has been granted?”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 3:52:41
“You're saying without the feasible study, just make this improvement.”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 3:53:21
“Hopefully, in next week's meeting, the mayor will call an item that's been on the agenda. This will be the third month to approve Savino Miller as the landscape architect who will start the process of imagining what the West Lots could be as a park. That is going to be a time-consuming task. project, even if we get the green light next week. I think it will probably dovetail a little bit. So I do like this idea of let's at least get mirrors in there and signage because that's inexpensive. I'm not even sure. I was just up there looking at some parking issues. I'm not even sure that we need to…”
City Commission · Jul 15, 2026