Remarks by Anthony Rodriguez
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“All right, guys, please take your seats. Find a seat. Unless you're press or law enforcement, you should not be standing up. And I need the podiums placed where they go. All right clerk, please call the roll.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“All right. I can, I can. All right, while we wait for quorum, I'm going to ask you all to please I'll stand up quietly for the invocation this morning given by Pastor Worth Carson of the Granada Church at the invitation of Commissioner Emiliano Orbis, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Commissioner Gilbert.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“You may be seated. all right welcome back guys do we have quorum now let me see before we do a whole other quorum call all right All right, clerk, please call the roll.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“All right, I'm going to go ahead and open up reasonable opportunity for the public to be heard. As you call your name, please state your name and address and the item on which you're speaking of, and you will have one minute to speak. Victor Antunez, please line up, approach the podium, and as I call your name, line up beside each aisle. Victor Antunez, Joseph Roca, Sophie Amaya, Damian DeJesus, Elio Lopez, and Nicole Lozano. None of these people are here. Okay, they're here. All right, need you guys to approach the podium.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“All right, is that it? I also had a Joseph Roca and a Victor Antunez. Joseph Roca, Victor Antunez, one once, one twice. All right, and then I have our tax collector, Daryl Fernandez, who's not able to have made it, but he prepared a video he wanted to share during reasonable opportunity. So if we can play the video, please. I guess, do you want to say something first? Yes. Go ahead.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Okay, no problem. Take your time. I also need Director Lourdes to read a statement. Does the agenda need to be set for that statement?”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Is Lourdes in the building? Director? In the chamber? Well, we have the attorneys finalize the agenda changes. Director, I know it's just a protocol statement that you need to read. If you can go ahead and put that notice on the record.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Vice Mayor. All right. I think we have another meeting before. We have the budget meeting on Thursday, so I won't. I won't get ahead of my colleague Commissioner Steinberg and wish everybody a happy Rosh Hashanah, but because I think we still have another meeting before it starts officially, right? So. Yeah, we still see each other before then so. Yes, sure. All right, Madam Clerk, if you would like to make the Valuma Award announcement at this time as we await the attorney.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“I have a motion by Commissioner Gonzales, seconded by Commissioner Steinberg. All in favor of setting the agenda with every single item being pulled, essentially. Signified by saying aye. Aye. All opposed, nay. All right, show the agenda here by set. Commissioner Gilbert.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“All right, so any bifurcations? Seeing no bifurcations, we'll have a motion to, all right, it's been moved by Commissioner Gonzalez, seconded by Commissioner Cohen-Higgins. Clerk, please call the roll.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“All right show the first reading items passed. I'm going to get into public hearing is that I'm going to take them a little bit out of order. So and we'll do public hearing has the order comes as well rather than all up front. I'm going to start. If you can. Read 5 X and 5 why.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Okay, so I will open public hearing for this specific item at this time. I don't have anyone signed up to speak in public hearing, but if the sheriff wants to say a few words.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you, David. We're good mom. Okay. All right. So public hearing is officially closed. Yes. I'm sure that several will speak. Of course, my co-sponsor and in your district, I'll recognize you in a minute. I, um, look, I just want to say, um, that Devin wasn't just, like many of us, wasn't just born here and raised here, but he ultimately gave his life protecting this community that he so very loved. Service was in his blood. As many of you know, his dad, David, he grew up in a law enforcement family and followed in the footsteps of his father, David, a retired Miami-Dade police detective.…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you, Commissioner. And with that, do you want to make the motion to move 5X and 5Y?”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“It's been moved. It's been seconded by Commissioner Steinberg. Commissioner Gonzalez, you're recognized.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“If it could be a co-prime, I'm okay with it, but I don't know that you can have more than one co-prime. I'm not sure how that works. You can? Okay, so unanimously?”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“I'm fine with it. Either way, I'm fine with it. Whatever. I mean, this is personal to the community, so this is why I think everyone wants to. So everybody wants to be a co-sponsor for sure. I know some want to be a co-prime. Okay, I'd leave it up. I'm okay with it.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“All right so having a motion and a second on the table having us all reflected as co primes all in favor of approving 5 X and 5 why which means the street and the football field at Devon Park signify by saying aye aye. All opposed, nay. Show the item passed unanimously. Congratulations. Unfortunately, this isn't something to extremely be happy about, but find happiness in knowing that this community honors Devin Jaramillo. All right. Don't leave, because I'd like to see you before you guys leave. I'll step aside, but we love you guys. All right next item that I want to call madam attorney if…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026