Remarks by Angelo Castillo
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“Thank you, one and all. Thank you so very, very much for being here. And welcome all to the October 7, 2026 Pembroke Pines City Commission meeting. And Mr. Clerk, if you would, please call the roll.”
City Commission · Oct 7, 2026
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“Thank you very much. I invite you all to please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, which will be led by Commissioner Tom Good. And please remain standing for the National Anthem.”
City Commission · Oct 7, 2026
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“Thank you very much. Couple of items before we get started. Sadly, today is the third anniversary of the attacks of October 7 in Israel, where 1,200 people lost their lives, including 360 who were attending a music festival. 251 hostages were taken. It was a very, very sad day and continues to be a very, very sad day. And we join in sympathy for all those who lost loved ones. And we pray and hope for peace around the world and that all of God's children will find a way to honor the Almighty by getting along and by creating wars No more. Additionally, I'm very, very happy to say that…”
City Commission · Oct 7, 2026
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“Item number five, without objection. Let's see. Item number five. Hold on one second. Item number five is pulled from the agenda. OK. We now have a number of presentations that I will come now to do. And the first is the announcement of the District One Natalie Balmonte Great Yard Award. Commissioner, would you join me please? You know, we've been doing this for a while now. If you have a beautiful yard in Pembroke Pines, we're gonna find you. We're going to find you, and we're going to give you an award, and we're going to showcase your home so that everyone knows how proud we are of you.…”
City Commission · Oct 7, 2026
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“Well, it shows. Commissioner Good, if you would make this presentation.”
City Commission · Oct 7, 2026
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“Thank you. And we have our terrific code enforcement officers here. And the code enforcement officers are the unofficial sponsors of the Natalie Belmonte Award. And I just wanted to ask you, so what's your secret?”
City Commission · Oct 7, 2026
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“Well, you do a great job. So who's going to get the 50 bucks? Is it you or your wife?”
City Commission · Oct 7, 2026
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“She's probably getting it. Okay, fantastic. I can't thank you so much, and thank you for being a great citizen. Thank you very much. Thank you. All right, let's take a photo.”
City Commission · Oct 7, 2026
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“All right. Thank you very much. I have a special super secret presentation to make. Commissioner Good and I have kept this secret for quite a while. And the person that's going to get it doesn't even know it's coming. So this is a Pembroke Pines proclamation, a proclamation of the city of Pembroke Pines honoring Sylvia Georgina Roscoe. Commissioner, will you read?”
City Commission · Oct 7, 2026
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“Now, therefore, I, Angelo Castillo, Mayor of the greatest city in the world, Pembroke Pines, Florida, at the request of Commissioner Thomas Goode, Jr., and on behalf of the City Commission, do hereby recognize and honor Sylvia Georgina Roscoe on the joyous occasion of her 100th birthday, celebrating a century of life, love, family, community, cherished memories, and extend our warmest congratulations and best wishes for continued happiness and many more wonderful years. This is for you. All right, now, Georgina, I got to tell you a story. So Tom wanted to do this last year when you were 99.…”
City Commission · Oct 7, 2026
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“200 is right. God bless you. We love you. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. OK. Thank you, Commissioner. Okay, and now I get to call up the incomparable Lourdes Diaz. Where is she? There she is. And her friends. Come on up. Oh, just them? Just her? Oh, you're the photographer? Come on, come on, come on.”
City Commission · Oct 7, 2026
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“OK, this is a proclamation of the city of Pembroke Pines, Florida, declaring Hispanic Heritage Month. Whereas Hispanic Heritage Month, designated by the 100th Congress in 1988, is observed annually from September 15 through October 15 and provides an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the rich history, culture, traditions, and contributions of Hispanics and Latino Americans whose heritage and achievements have helped shape the United States and strengthen communities throughout our nation. And whereas the Florida legislature recognized September 15, 2026 through October 15 of the same…”
City Commission · Oct 7, 2026
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“Vice Mayor, welcome. OK. Now we have the winners of the annual Fire Prevention Week poster contest. They draw posters and we give them awards. Not bad, right?”
City Commission · Oct 7, 2026
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City Commission · Oct 7, 2026
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“OK. All right, if you could all keep it down a little bit and let the senator speak. Thank you so very, very much. Senator, the floor is yours.”
City Commission · Oct 7, 2026
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City Commission · Oct 7, 2026
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“Mayor. Commissioner. Commissioner Rodriguez, are you on the line, ma'am? She was just on the line a second ago. Let me see if we can't get her back on.”
City Commission · Oct 7, 2026
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“Sorry about that. Go right ahead, ma'am.”
City Commission · Oct 7, 2026
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“We're allowed to have those kinds of sessions. Unlike Americans in other states, their cities must be quiet with respect to positions they take on issues. And I just find that quintessentially un-American, especially when state officials are exempt from that and can do whatever the hell they want.”
City Commission · Oct 7, 2026
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“There's only one reason. Authoritarianism. That's the only reason. Wanting to push a narrative that shouldn't be debated. I mean, that's possible. I can't say for sure. I really don't know what the motivation is. I just know that it's un-American. And we should put a stop to that in the great state of Florida, because it puts a barrier in the sunshine.”
City Commission · Oct 7, 2026
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“Thank you. Okay. Now we have... A commission order to report. Welcome.”
City Commission · Oct 7, 2026
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“There's one thing that I wanted to say about recruitment and retention practices, especially in the uniformed forces. There has been recruitment and retention concerns that have been raised within the community. There are officers and firefighters who are leaving. They're being replaced, but they're leaving and they're taking the training, which is substantial in Pembroke Pines, with them and making more money elsewhere or moving to other places where housing is less expensive and taking their training with them. And it is a frustration, I know, for both of the chiefs. And I think that if we…”
City Commission · Oct 7, 2026
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“Let's go through, and then we'll make amendments to the item. Commissioner Rodriguez.”
City Commission · Oct 7, 2026
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“Commissioner, it wasn't about friction. I want to correct any misimpression. Hold on. I want to correct any misimpression. It wasn't friction. It was a lack of communication as management was struggling to figure out how best to handle a situation. It was an inadvertent, honest error. There isn't any friction. So I just wanted to make sure that you understood the context in which that occurred. Because when I read it, just like you did, I made a phone call. I don't know if you did. I made a phone call and I inquired. Staff are busy working on finding the best answer, and there was a…”
City Commission · Oct 7, 2026
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“I just want to make sure that we're clear. We are not in a fractious situation with the auditor.”
City Commission · Oct 7, 2026