Remarks by Christi Fraga
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“Okay, we will now have our invocation led today by Pastor Eduardo Key from the Keys of Heaven Church. Welcome. Thank you for joining us.”
City Council · May 13, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you for being here. All right. We move on to the agenda order of business, starting with the manager's office.”
City Council · May 13, 2026
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“There's nothing else. We'll move into the public comments portion. We'll now open the floor for public comments. Each speaker will have three minutes to address any item on today's agenda or any matters related to the city of Doral. Please begin with stating your name and address for the record to ensure you are registered with the city clerk. We will first hear from those who have pre-registered. I have a list of names, followed by any walk-in speakers. Once all the registered speakers have spoken, I will invite any walk-in speakers to have final public comments. As a reminder, in accordance…”
City Council · May 13, 2026
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“I have no more registered speaker at this time. Would anyone else like to speak? This would be your reasonable opportunity.”
City Council · May 13, 2026
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“Okay. Public comments is now closed. Madam Clerk, I'd like the worker to reflect. Anyone else choose to speak at this time? We'll move into the consent agenda. Madam Clerk, can you read the items that were pulled and the consent agenda?”
City Council · May 13, 2026
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“All in favor, say aye. Aye. Aye. All right. Let the minutes and the consensus then be reflected as passing unanimously. We'll now move into presentations.”
City Council · May 13, 2026
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City Council · May 13, 2026
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“Thank you so much for your investment in our community and for keeping it beautiful.”
City Council · May 13, 2026
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City Council · May 13, 2026
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“Thank you, Jean. I just have a quick question. Did we print enough of these to have them on the second floor?”
City Council · May 13, 2026
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“OK, I'd get some more printed and put them around the city or maybe not just your office, but even with constituent services. We're doing constituent services days again. So I think it would be extremely helpful and a way to get the information out. We've had the conversation several times of you guys are extremely responsive. and diligent in your work. And I have talked to people throughout the county that say that we're one of the best departments to work with. So we're always happy to see that promoted and boasted about because we know how much work you guys put into it. So I think that…”
City Council · May 13, 2026
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“Thank you. All right one move on Madam clerk discussion item 9a a resolution of the mayor in the City Council of the City of Doral for approving a tuition reimbursement benefit policy for the mayor members of the City Council providing for implementation incorporation recitals and an effective date all right, so this is my item so pretty self-explanatory the city has already a policy for tuition reimbursement for professional development and for our employees. So this extends it also to elected officials. The only difference between the city's employee policy and ours is that we have to be in…”
City Council · May 13, 2026
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“So a couple of things. It's not a full reimbursement. It's a partial, same as the employee's benefits are. And we spend a lot of money on, I think, a lot of things that are more wasteful. For example, we spend a lot of money going to events. And sometimes some of us don't even show up after we spend the money to go to these events, which are taxpayer dollars. And that's in the thousands of dollars. And I don't necessarily think that it's unbeneficial. We're networking and promoting the city, and it's part of our role. I think all professional development provides a benefit. Like I said, I did…”
City Council · May 13, 2026
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“But if not, the other one on the boulevard will be just fine. But the new one is... extraordinary. It's going to be a great asset to our community. All right. Madam Clerk, please call the roll.”
City Council · May 13, 2026
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“Awesome. Thank you. Please extend our gratitude to Commissioner Milian Orbis and our congratulations as well for coming up with this initiative. Thank you. Thank you.”
City Council · May 13, 2026
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“Thank you. Yes, this is a wonderful item. We're happy to support it and promote it within the city. And we are working on several 4th of July initiatives coming up for the summer. that will celebrate the 250 year anniversary and this will just be another thing that we can continue to enhance and promote throughout the city So Thank You councilman Reynoso and thank you to the commissioners office.”
City Council · May 13, 2026
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“Yes. Mayor Fraga. Yes. Motion passes. All right. I think we have item 6A.”
City Council · May 13, 2026
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“Thank you. So just some clarity over the last two years. The last workshop we had was overwhelmingly attended with residents in that area and the boards. You didn't go to that one. But the boards were extremely engaged in wanting to get this done. And they've shown interest in trying to get this done for years. And unfortunately, the city just didn't provide an avenue to do so until We pushed. And honestly, their attorneys pushed back. I actually attended the meetings with Lorenzo. And the attorneys pushed back. And the reason we ended up at M&A Domain was because it's really the only legal…”
City Council · May 13, 2026
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“All right. I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day. I would like to thank Public Affairs Team and the Parks Department for their hard work and dedication in making National Day of Prayer a meaningful and successful event. You all know that that's one of my favorite events of the year. And it's such a great opportunity for us to come together as a family and praise. So thank you very much for joining us and for staying and for just making it so special. It really is a fabulous night. I have two requests. We need to change the October council meeting to October 7 because it will conflict…”
City Council · May 13, 2026
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“So we're going to sing happy birthday to everyone who's Birthdays are here. Join me. Ready? Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday, dear Connie. Happy birthday to you. Thank you, IT.”
City Council · May 13, 2026
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“You're welcome. Appreciate you. Have a great one. God bless you. All right. That exhausts our morning agenda. I need a motion to recess, and we'll be back at 6 p.m. Motion. Motion to recess by Councilman Reynoso, second by Councilman Pinedo. All in favor say aye. Aye. All right. We'll see you back here for protocol hour, and then our 6 o'clock meeting.”
City Council · May 13, 2026
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“Good evening, everyone. Welcome to our May Council evening session. Today is Wednesday the 13th. The time is now 6.11 p.m. Hereby call this meeting to order. Reminder, please silence your phones. And if you need to take a call, we kindly ask that you step outside to maintain a respectful atmosphere. Madam Clerk, please call the roll.”
City Council · May 13, 2026
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“Present. Mayor McCormick. Please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance led by Councilman Pinedo.”
City Council · May 13, 2026
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“All right, I don't believe there's any changes to the agenda order of business. I know that earlier today we pulled off item 20D. Correct. It was deferred to the next council meeting in June. We'll move into public comments. All right. We will now open the public comments portion of this meeting. Each speaker will have three minutes to speak and address any issue on this agenda or any matter related to the city of Doral. Please begin by stating your name and address for the record to ensure that you are registered with the city clerk. We will first hear from those who are pre-registered to…”
City Council · May 13, 2026
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“Thank you. We moved on to, the only thing it says is Giova, Jovu, Jovu? It only says G-I-O-V-U, Jovu. OK, sorry. That's all it says on the registration.”
City Council · May 13, 2026