Remarks by Christi Fraga
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“Second by Councilwoman Reynoso. Madam Clerk, do you want to just read the item one more time, each one individually?”
“Motion passes. All right. I need another motion for item 20J.”
“Motion to approve by Vice Mayor Porras? Second. Second by Councilwoman Reynoso. Madam Clerk, please read the item one more time.”
“Second by Councilman Reynoso. Sorry, I got ahead of myself.”
“Mayor Fraga? Yes. Motion passes. Okay. Thank you very much.”
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“She asked for it right before the budget item, so let's just go ahead and go in order.”
“Yes, let's take them up together. Thank you.”
“Okay, I think we're gonna hear from planning and zoning. Actually, sorry, we need to do public hearing, yes. Public comments is now open for item 20B and 20C, also known as item 25-5973 and 25-5974. Anyone who would like to speak on these items and these items specifically, please approach the podium. You have three minutes to speak in a respectful manner towards this council. I have no comment cards. Public hearing is now closed. Let the record reflect that no one has chosen to speak at this time. And I will now take ex parte communication. There's been any ex parte communication on this…”
“Thank you very much. I don't know if we need to hear from the applicant. Do you want to make a, you don't need to, but no.”
“Okay, thank you very much. All right, is there any questions for staff? Otherwise, I need a motion.”
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“Motion to approve by Councilman Pinedo. Second. Second by Councilman Reynoso.”
“THIS IS AN, THIS IS, SORRY, THIS IS THE CITY ATTORNEY'S ITEM.”
“All right, I need a motion to approve. Motion. Motion to approve by Councilman Pinedo. Second by Councilman Reynoso. Madam Clerk, please call the roll.”
“All right. Council and Vice Mayor Boas, this is your item.”
“THANK YOU VERY MUCH, VICE Great initiative, great idea. I think that now with the budget amendment that we're taking up next and second reading coming up on the following Monday, not this coming Monday, but the following Monday gives us an opportunity to think about this and see how it affects each and every single one of us independently and how we use our stipends. I think deferral would be necessary to be able to evaluate this further and have a better understanding of how the implications will affect us. Is there any comments? Yes, Council Member Pinero.”
“Okay, I have a motion on the table to defer. I need a second. Second. All right, we have a motion to defer and a second.”
“Mayor Fraga? Yes. Motion passes. Okay, thank you very much. We'll now move into the budget amendments. Yes.”
“I think we have a finance here, as well as the city manager's office.”
“Thank you very much, Sol. All right. We have this item. I don't know if there's any other additional comments. I do have one. I have some comments. Okay, go ahead.”
“So the positions will come back to us. We're really right now just creating headcount and allocating funds. The positions will come back at the January 27th council meeting, and there will be a description there of each position and what they'll do and how they report.”
“I think that each of us are going to review and consider, and it'll come back when we're ready. I do plan to possibly bring it back at the next council meeting.”
“If there's no other questions, I do have one clarification. I want to make sure that the funds that are being reallocated from the Doral Contemporary Art Museum are being allocated now to the DF, the Doral International Art Fair, because it does say Doral Art Fair. So I want to make sure it's Doral International Art Fair.”
“Yeah. And the other thing is, I think it was 15,000. It should have been 50. So I just want to make, yeah.”