Remarks by Alex Lama
76 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 4
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“No, no. I mean, Commissioner Stubisant mentioned one year. So that's why I brought that up. When you're implementing systems and software, I know we've been with them for six years. And when it comes to software and systems, I don't think this is anything extraordinary, to be quite honest. Yeah.”
City Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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“Was this a bid or it was a piggyback, no? It was not a bid. It was a piggyback. Pembroke Pines. Pembroke Pines, yeah.”
City Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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“No, I think it looks great. We did receive a couple of emails. stating that they see something that I honestly don't see in the symbols. All right, let's just, no, no, please stop.”
City Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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“I just wanted to, you know, to see it again and I don't see it. I think it looks great and, you know, I thank the staff for listening to. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion. Yeah. Well, exactly. So anyhow, so yeah, good job. Thank you.”
City Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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“Hey, this is just a rendering. We haven't done it.”
City Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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“NO, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I THINK THERE'S A PERCENTAGE HERE WITHIN THE CITY THAT MAY, YEAH.”
City Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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“SO WE JUST NEED TO OBVIOUSLY CONSIDER THAT.”
City Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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“SO QUESTION. NOW GOING TO COMMISSIONER JOSEPH'S INQUIRY, CAN HE AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL talk to the city manager, or talk to, maybe have a meeting with, let's say, the building department, if we're getting some sort of, we have a bid out there for Tony Romas, and inquire about what has been presented, what the conversations have been, can he do that?”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“So let's say in that process of inquiries, we realize that, let's say, some of the vendors that we had been analyzing perhaps don't are not good. What would happen in that situation? Wait, wait, wait.”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“No, no. Let's say Jerry's meeting with Stan and some other staff.”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“No, no, because I want to know how much you could ask questions, because you wanted to know Because, you know, I don't want, like, I want the public to understand the process, okay? And I also want to understand that I think that we, as elected officials, we could go walk into the city manager's office and say, I want to have a meeting. Let's talk about this bid process. I have some questions.”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“You did not put, I'm sorry to interrupt, you did not put an amount?”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
- Play at 29:33
“So I think the question was that we put an amount when we put a bid out. And you stated that the only exception or one of the few exceptions was the holiday lights.”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“They could see it if they want to go into the budget, yeah.”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“I'd like to keep the cone of silence. I think that we could still obviously go to the city manager and have a meeting with the city manager to inquire about some of the companies that are bidding, look at the information. I do recall when we didn't have the cone of silence, We're about to vote for something, and vendors were calling me. And, yeah, I don't think that's the proper way to go about things. I think, Jerry, that you still have the ability to talk to Stan and to staff. You know, you request a meeting, you could talk to them, and you could give them, you know, your opinion. I think…”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“Yeah, because I think the cone of silence was implemented when, around the time you came in. And I did, yeah, they would call me. They would call me and I kind of... felt uncomfortable to be honest.”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So I, yeah, it's, it makes it an awkward and uncomfortable, uh, you know, moment when, when these vendors call you and you're about to vote for something. And yeah, I would refer him to, to, to staff. I'm like, listen, talk to staff, but still, you know, some of these vendors, uh, you know, or you don't want to be rude. But yeah, it's uncomfortable.”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“But I get your point. If you say, listen, you know, vendor A has got this product that's faulty or I don't think it's the proper product, I think you can meet with city staff and ask them and, you know, have a conversation with them.”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“Question for you. So how does it work with the high-rise buildings? I live in the Winston Towers. I don't know if you're familiar with 174th Street. You have seven towers there. How does it work? Is it the same setup where you have fiber and then copper going into the actual structure?”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“What was the last communication from FPL regarding this?”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“Yeah, okay. I mean, it's getting taken off from this... budget, 25-26, but it's still going to be, I mean, the next year's budget is fast approaching, so it's going to be there.”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“OK, so the question is, let's say in November of next year, no, November of this year, next year's budget, we have someone from FPL, we'll have to have a budget amendment? Or can we pull that million dollars from another account or from the general fund? Or how can we?”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“Wait, hold on a second, please. I'm trying to understand the situation.”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“So there was never that million dollars is not like an updated estimate?”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026
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“Yeah, to be honest with you, I'm not too worried about the money. I mean, I'm more concerned with the FPL side of this equation and them not getting back to us. So OK. All right.”
City Commission · Jul 16, 2026