Local Planning Agency - Regular Meeting

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

The Doral Local Planning Agency met to consider three items, including the annual Capital Improvements Element update, a zoning map amendment, and a process for special exceptions. All items were moved forward to the City Council without a recommendation from the agency, and no public comments were received.

About this meeting

Government Body
Local Planning Agency
Meeting Type
Local Planning Agency
Location
Doral, FL
Meeting Date
August 13, 2025

Transcript

37 sections

0:04 – 0:15Christi Fraga

Good evening, everyone. We are officially calling this meeting to order. This is our local planning agency. The time is now 6 p.m. and it is August 13th. Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

0:15Speaker 2

Councilman Nicole Reynoso is not present. Councilman Rafael Pinero?

0:18Speaker 2

Councilman Digna Cabral? Here. Vice Mayor Maureen Porras is not present. Mayor Christy Fraga? Present. Mayor Hapkorn?

0:24Christi Fraga

Please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance led by Councilman Cabral.

0:29 – 0:43Nicole Reinoso

Okay, I don't believe there's any changes to the agenda order of business.

0:44Christi Fraga

So we will go ahead and move into public comments. I'm going to go ahead and open up the public comments portion of the LPA meeting if you would like to speak to anything on this.

0:54 – 1:41Speaker 2

agenda or anything to remain to this council this would be the time to do it i have no comment cards being none public comments is now closed and we will move into the public hearing items please swear in the witnesses yes thank you if you'll be presenting any testimony in any of the lpa items please stand up raise your right hand and repeat after me i'll just solemnly swear that the information i'm about to present shall be the truth and nothing but the truth thank you item 5a A resolution of the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Doral, Florida, sitting as a local planning agency, recommending approval, denial of, or going forward without a recommendation to the local governing body, the adoption of the annual update to the capital improvement CIE of the city's comprehensive plan for 2025, and the five-year schedule of capital improvements for fiscal years 25, 26, and 29, 30, pursuant to section 163.31773B, Florida statutes, and providing for an effective date.

1:42 – 2:02Christi Fraga

Okay. Thank you very much. I'm going to go ahead and open up public hearing for this one as well. This is public hearing for 25-6257. Anyone who would like to speak, please approach the podium. Seeing none, closing the public comments. And I would need a motion to move this to the City Council without a recommendation.

2:03Speaker 1

Just disclosing any export take for the communication.

2:06 – 2:22Christi Fraga

Disclosing of any export take for the capital improvements. Yeah, this capital improvements. All right. Motion without a recommendation to the City Council. Is there a second? Second by Councilman Cabral. Madam Chair, please call the roll.

2:23Speaker 2

Motion to transmit without a recommendation by Councilman Pinedo, seconded by Councilman Cabral. Councilman Pinedo?

2:27Speaker 2

Councilman Cabral? Mayor Fraga?

2:29 – 2:50Speaker 2

Motion passes. Item 5B. A resolution of the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Doral, Florida, sitting as a local planning agency, recommending approval, denial of, or going forward without a recommendation to the local governing body, an amendment to the City's official zoning map from Industrial Commercial I.C. to Industrial I. for plus or minus 1.8 acres of the property located at 7775 through 7785 Northwest 48th Street, Providing for an effective date.

2:51 – 3:06Christi Fraga

Okay, thank you very much. Opening up public comments for item 25-6258. Anyone who would like to speak on this item and this item alone, please approach the podium. Being none, we will close the public hearing and yes, I will take any expert take communication.

3:07Christi Fraga

Being none. Don't think there's any. Okay, I will entertain a motion to move without a recommendation.

3:14Speaker 2

Motion to move without a recommendation.

3:15Christi Fraga

Sorry, Councilman Pinedo. I need a second. Second. Second by Councilwoman Cabral. Please let the record reflect that Councilwoman Reynoso has now joined us for the meeting.

3:25Speaker 2

And you can call the roll, please, Madam Clerk. Motion to address May without a recommendation. May by Councilman Pinedo. Seconded by Councilman Cabral. Councilman Pinedo.

3:32 – 3:52Speaker 2

Councilman Cabral. Yes. Councilman Reynoso. Yes. Mayor Farraga. Yes. Motion passes. Item 5C. A resolution of the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Draft Florida, sitting as a local planning agency, recommending approval, denial of, or going forward without a recommendation to the local governing body, and amendment to Chapter 53, Administration, to establish a process for review and approval of special exceptions and providing for an effective date.

3:53 – 4:08Christi Fraga

Okay. I'm opening up public comments for item 25-6269. Anyone who would like to speak, please approach the podium. Seeing none, we're closing public comments and I'll entertain a motion.

4:09Speaker 1

Motion to move forward without recommendation.

4:11Christi Fraga

Motion to move forward without recommendation to the city council. Second by Councilwoman Cabral.

4:19Speaker 2

Motion to trust me without a recommendation by Councilman Pinedo. Seconded by Councilman Cabral. Councilman Pinedo.

4:24Speaker 2

Councilman Cabral. Councilman Reynoso.

4:27Speaker 2

Mayor Fraga. Yes.

4:27Christi Fraga

Motion passes. Okay. I need a motion to adjourn the LPA.

4:32Christi Fraga

Motion to adjourn by Councilman Pinedo. Second by Councilwoman Reynoso. All in favor say aye.

4:36Christi Fraga

Meeting is adjourned. Give us 10 minutes to open up our regular scheduled council meeting. Thank you very much.

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