Remarks by Angelo Castillo
502 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 9 of 21
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“Thank you very much. Anything further? Any from the public? Seeing none, all those in favor say aye. Any opposed? Joe passes unanimously.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“OK. Anything else on this item? OK, this budget hearing is closed and we will now open our regular City Commission meeting of September 3rd, 2026. Mr. Clerk, if you please call the roll.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Thank you very much. Would you please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance and remain standing for the National Anthem?”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Thank you very much. Please be seated. Mr. Clerk, announcements of items to be pulled from the agenda?”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“OK. Under presentations today, the first will be the Fire Rescue Department will formally introduce to the commission and to the public a new sponsorship program. that allows for the hiring of non-certified individuals as city employees while they complete the required training and certifications to become sworn firefighters. Chief Rodriguez, you are recognized.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Chief, I want to thank you for your presentation, and I want to commend your staff for their creativity in finding new ways to... to produce an even better fire department than we have now. And I really, really appreciate that. And my understanding is that Labor has reviewed this and they're on board with it as well. So we have a full labor management partnership on this item.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“OK, thank you very much. Any questions, commissioners?”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Thank you very much. This is a proclamation of the city of Pembroke Pines, Florida, declaring National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Is there a group here that's coming forward? Come on up. Just stand here. How are you? Good to see you again. How are you? Where September has been designated National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month to honor the children whose lives have been lost and those whose lives have been irrevocably impacted by this devastating illness, while strengthening our nation's resolve to find cures. And whereas cancer remains the leading cause of death by disease among…”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Yeah, let's take a photo, and then you can pass those out. Wonderful.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Thank you very much. Thank you all so very much.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Okay, now we have... Our commission auditor, who's here to present the completed audit plan for 2026. If you would draw near, please, and your name and affiliation for the record, please. You're on.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Can you pull that down just a little bit? Thank you. Thank you.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Anything, commissioners? Thank you so very, very much for your presentation and for the work that you do. You are the internal audit arm of the city. Separate and apart from you, we also have the year-end audit, And I know that you're in contact with them as well. We also, as we mentioned before, have the Citizens Budget Council here in Pembroke Pines. That's not something every city has. The money in this city is looked at, as you can tell from our budget discussion, with a great deal of scrutiny and a great deal of interest. It is for that reason that the city has kept not only its…”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Any announcements of board and committee appointments?”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Thank you very much. Today's consent agenda consists of items 1 through 13. Commissioners, what is your pleasure? Any polls? Seeing none. Any from the public? Seeing none. Can I have a motion, please?”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Moved by the Vice Mayor, seconded by... Seconded by Commissioner Good. Any discussion?”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Also, happy birthday to you, Commissioner Good. There you go. In fact, happy birthday to all of us. Go right ahead. Don't worry about it. We don't fill out every survey. It happens. We're all very, very busy people. And we all do the best that we can. And I know all of us do.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Okay. So the first item is, how much time should firms be provided to submit proposals following the advertisement of the RFP? Two people said eight weeks. I said four. Eight sounds fine to me. Anybody object to eight? I would agree with eight.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“No, sir. We're going to go through this list because we've had two workshops. No, we actually had three. And you didn't respond to the survey. So we're going to go one at a time, and we're going to nail this down.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“OK. Well, happy birthday. The question before us is number one.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“All right, so the question now is eight weeks. I got four people who are happy with eight weeks. You good?”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Honestly, I put down four weeks because I feel if they can't do it in four weeks, they don't know what they're doing. But if we want to go to eight weeks, I'm not going to object.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026