Remarks by Christi Fraga
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“Okay, we'll move on now into our discussion items.”
“Okay, this is Councilman Pinedo's item. Councilman?”
“I think it's very important. I do have family members on the spectrum, and we are very much a family that supports anything that has inclusion from workforce to providing opportunities within the city. I wear my Autism Awareness pin the whole month of April as a sign of solidarity and that we will continue to push for our communities to be more inclusive, that they have more opportunities. And I think in the city, we've done a great job to do that. So this is just another checkbox that we get to have to show our support for our community. So absolutely, we're looking forward to supporting…”
“I believe that this is going to be taken by the administration city manager and capital improvements division”
“Just to put on the record, the presentations will be done for both 9D and 9E. We'll have to take individual votes, but the presentation and the discussion will cover both items.”
“We've gone back and forth about this quite a bit. I think that this is a very appropriate move for many reasons. One, this land that we have is land that's designated for law enforcement that was designated by the state, and we were able to get a increase in the amount of years that we have it for. So after speaking with the state, they extended the lease. As many know, land is scarce in Doral, particularly for the city of Doral, and it's important that we utilize every asset we have to the best of its capabilities. And because of the limitations of what we can do on this land, due to the…”
“The way most of these grants works that we've We've explored whether it's federal. And I've been in conversations with, as the manager said, with Congressman Díaz-Vallar's office. And with the state is you have to have ready construction documents, shovels in the ground to be able to apply. A lot of times, it's even for technology or the stuff that goes in the building. But we have been assured that there is money that can come our way and significant money, which is why we decided to proceed.”
“Thank you. I think the most important thing to remember here is that this is something that the community needs. We're going to need it today and tomorrow and the next day. It's the primary source of why we became a city. It's the safety and security. of our residents, so making sure that we have the facilities to house that and produce for infrastructure and public works are two very important departments. So I think these are justified needs for the community. With that, I think we're ready to call the roll.”
“Authorizing the city manager to expand budgeted funds and for this year off provide implementation and corporation recitals and an effective date All right We will incorporate the presentation the comments from the previous item into this item And if there's no additional questions, we need a motion to approve Motion to approve by councilman Pineda second by councilwoman Reynoso.”
“Any other questions? So I went out. I saw them. For the purposes I stated last time and what I saw from the presentations and the companies and the technology that's offered and being able to dim the lights, control the lights, see when one is off, one is not off, plus the installation and the fabrication. One company is, I think, French. The other one is American made. So my suggestion was to go with cells. I'm comfortable with moving forward with that. I like their products. I saw it, I think, for what their presentation offered as far as FDOT compliance. And I know the other company says…”
“Yes, I believe the vendors are here. Oh, okay. Yes. Yes. All right, so if there's no additional questions, Madam Clerk, call the roll.”
“Well, it says, oh, which includes a 10%.”
“You just want to have a roll call vote on it? Mm-hmm. Okay. All right, we need a motion to approve. Motion. Motion to approve by Councilman Reynoso.”
“So you already are working with Loud and Live and the location's already secured? Because this is just to use the logo.”
“Okay. So I see your flyer here. Is this the final flyer? Let me see which one you have. Yes. This is the flyer for promotion. So you're looking to put the city's logo on this?”
“OK, I also just want to confirm there will not be any other logos on there, any political logos or anything like that. It would just be the city's logo. No personal name logos to be associated with anybody. It's just the city of Doral's logo with the flyer and then on promotional items.”
“This one doesn't have the Gift of Life one. Ah, okay. But, okay, that's why I was asking. What I don't want to see is a flyer out there later with several logos that we didn't get to see who was participating there. Because it's not our event, we don't have control of the protocol. We want to help you and support as best as possible. And I'm sure all of us will go out and support you and help promote it on our social medias, our personal social medias. But what sometimes happens is they'll come here and ask for the use of our logo. And then we'll see a flyer that looks very, very different…”
“Okay, so the mayor's report. First, I want to congratulate our councilwoman, Nicole Reynoso. She was sworn into the Florida Bar yesterday. Waited two years, but she finally did it. So our newest councilwoman and attorney. All right. And also, this month is Autism Awareness Month, as we've talked about all day today. So just a reminder to be a little extra kind, to make sure that you're promoting. If you have a business, think about hiring someone with autism. And we're going to be doing a campaign about that as well. In light of National Donate Life Month, and on behalf of Legacy Donor…”
“Thank you bill so I actually met with bill last week to discuss these items. The first item which is the Memorial Day. Small but ceremony that they do with the reef. I don't think is a problem we've been doing it now for a couple of years. so I don't have an issue with that. I told them that I would do the letter, and I would do it the way we've done some of ours with all your names on it, and I'd be happy to go and take it with the Military Affairs Advisory Committee. The one we talked about was the renaming of Veterans Park, which I understand why you all feel that it should be called…”
“Yeah, so I think we can look at that as we look at, you know, the sign needing to be updated and things like that. It could be something that we can explore if everybody's okay with that.”
“So I also met or spoke with, we didn't get to meet in person, but I spoke with Nando and I spoke to, met all the members of the faith advisory committee that I could get ahold of. I think I missed one person, but, and explained to them that this is a heavy lift and we have a lot of events and that Doral Pro Health, which is still very, very active, has a big health fair in May right here at West Coast University with all the facilities available. I reached out to their organizer, and they are more than willing to take our faith-based advisory board in as a partner so that they can have a…”
“Also, I forgot, it's also Alex Migroso's birthday, Mariso's birthday, sorry, our new director. Oh, happy birthday. It was written on my thing and I forgot to mention.”
“Look at the reaction you got in the room.”
“She speaks other than reads. All right, that concludes our morning agenda. We need a motion to recess and we'll be back at six o'clock. Motion. Motion to recess by our Councilwoman Nicole Reynoso-Esquire. Second. Second by Councilman Pinedo. All in favor say aye.”
“This meeting is adjourned. Thank you. All right. Good evening, everyone, and welcome back to our evening regular council meeting session. Today is Wednesday, April 8. The time is now 6.02 PM, and I hereby call this meeting to order. A quick reminder to please keep your phones on silent. If you need to have a conversation, please step out so we maintain a respectful atmosphere.”