Remarks by Fernando A. Vazquez
140 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 6 of 6
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“Okay. That's why I'm saying, I mean, there's a track to get there. And I think that the standard progressive design build process is going to take longer than what you actually want to have. I'm telling you. It'll be likely longer. So which way should we go? I am only saying that if it's a condition that warrants it because of the flood extent in that area, I think it could be procured as an emergency package. I think. I'm asking. That's what I want to know from the attorney. That would be the case. I don't want to put you on the spot.”
Village Council · May 14, 2026
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“I'm not trying to cut. I want to be specific. I'm not trying to cut corners in anything. I mean, engineering is engineering. Construction is construction. It has to be done. It has to be done right. But what worries me is the procurement process. And at this point, if we need to do something that hurricane season is coming up, is there a way to do all of that with an emergency approach?”
Village Council · May 14, 2026
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“School zone that's been floating for a while. Anyway, I get you.”
Village Council · May 14, 2026
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“My question, my only question is does it fit within the procurement framework of having a consultant hired to do a conceptual and then moving into a DCP? That's a legal question. I'm all for moving forward. I'm all for getting it done. I'm even suggesting an emergency contract.”
Village Council · May 14, 2026
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“I just want to know that we're doing the right thing from a procurement standpoint.”
Village Council · May 14, 2026
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“So I don't know if we're pushing the envelope or not.”
Village Council · May 14, 2026
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“That's why, okay, before we say that, let me just, I think that I'm inclining more towards an emergency type of structure because it addresses one specific component, which is the school flooding. I understand the administration's concern of looking at the whole thing, making sure that it works on the level of service, I am looking at the framework of something that needs to be done right away because the kids need to get flooded. I've even taken my own daughter, I said before, carried her to school. We're done with that. We need to fix that. So I think that we need to kind of change. If…”
Village Council · May 14, 2026
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“I don't really see the real difference, Mayor. The only thing where I see where the needle moves is more on the mobilization of the contractor. Obviously we get better economies of scale, if we get one contractor that does the six pump stations. In this particular case, I think that the cost will generate far better returns when we get that area dry for the kids. So I think I'm not, I am obviously fiscally concerned that we may have an additional mobilization cost, an additional contractor, but I'm not civically concerned because I think that we'll do a great favor to that place that's been…”
Village Council · May 14, 2026
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“Yeah, I mean, I don't know. I don't think we should... I don't know that that's hypothetics and that's what gets us in trouble, but let's take care of the school. Let's do it. Let's get that moving and let's take care of the rest.”
Village Council · May 14, 2026
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“Like I said, if we can just separate the school.”
Village Council · May 14, 2026
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“I don't know why, but I get a hunch that if we can legally, I mean, the area gets flooded, the kids need to get to school. I don't know what the, you know, I let the attorneys figure that out, but I asked for a legal framework to understand whether we can do that so we solve that problem for once and for all. Then we take care of the rest that we need to do. Clearly, we're moving in a different direction, but let's be responsible about the kids. Let's take care of that now. That's all I put on the table.”
Village Council · May 14, 2026
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“Cities at start, this is a common, I want everybody to know, this is a common transition. Sometimes villages, in the past we didn't engage in a lot of infrastructure. Now we're engaging in infrastructure. It makes sense to have a city engineer or a village engineer on board. Not to say that we don't have a great public works department. We do, but we do need somebody that's a register P that can actually understand the infrastructure of the city and plan accordingly. There's nothing wrong with that. Let's look into it.”
Village Council · May 14, 2026
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“that doesn't take away the fact that we are running large programs. So please bear that in mind. The fact, I mean, I don't think one thing eliminates the other. If we are committed by our vision plan and by other elements to run and to have infrastructure develop in the city, I think it's important to think from a programmatic standpoint. And that's why I think that having a program manager is nothing wrong to have that. I think it's important, I think it makes sense. I think it also makes sense to have an engineer on board the city that speaks and plans in the best interest of the vision of…”
Village Council · May 14, 2026
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“From the 26th to the 30th, I'm off. I can do June, early June, but I can't do late May.”
Village Council · May 14, 2026
- Play at 2:50:14
“Is it two days? Could we do it on the 25th? Memorial Day.”
Village Council · May 14, 2026