Remarks by Joseph A. Scuotto
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“employee of Broward County, Federation of Public Employees, AFL-CIO, the Labor Day Ball. Him and Jim Silvanel were like pillars of that, and Ron passed away over the weekend, so if we could keep his daughter in our prayers.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“First of all, it's great to see you here, but it's important that we know that you're out there and we all know what you went through. We went on conferences with you, with your bandana and everything, but you were still out there promoting. But I just want to say, as far as being in the community, Broward Health, started this mobile mammogram about, I don't want to say, like 20 years ago. And they used to do it at the Sunrise Senior Center. And my mother just happened to say, all right, I'm going to go. So because she went and got this mammogram that was free through with the Sunrise…”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“C, presentation of the Teacher of the Month Award for October, 2026 to Susan Glanner-Smith, Banyan Elementary School.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“Thank God you reminded me. Proclamation proclaiming the month of October 2026 as Italian American Heritage Month in the City of Sunrise. Michael J. Ryan, Deputy Mayor Jacqueline Guzman, Assistant Deputy Mayor Latoya S. Clark, Commissioner Neil C. Kirsch, and Commissioner Joseph A. Scudo.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“I just, on behalf of the Sunrise Italian American Club that's been in existence since 1971, started by a former mayor here in Sunrise, John Lamello, we have been making this progress through the years. We have... been part of Broward County Italian American Clubs and also part of the state Florida Federation of Italian American Clubs. There are 67 counties in the state and there are clubs throughout the state. So we have annual uh... things and each club does their own thing but we have been very active in sunrise we have been doing scholarships now to kids in piper high school also to law…”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“And I would just like to turn it over to either one of you guys to say something about your family and about how you make your contributions. I'm glad you have something in your hand. But you know I've always loved you guys. If your son wants a hold, he can take it.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“No, I just tell the people exactly what it is that you do. No, what you guys do. What we do?”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“I just want to say, do you want a drink? That's a private joke. It's a private joke. No, I think there's going to be a great relationship there. way Mike said it, you're going to give people an opportunity to now put their stuff out in front of people that may have not gotten a chance to see who they are. Sometimes when you're working, as you say, you have 80 different people. They may be working just with one customer or one client or one person and doing a great job. But now to get it to individuals is something totally different. As far as with the city, we have some empty space there. You…”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“And it took time. And some fads come and go, some stay. But I just want to say that one event at the National League of Cities, the basketball player...”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“Who owns the L.A.? Magic Johnson said, I don't go into neighborhoods to start a business where there's affluent people. He said, I went and opened up Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts and other restaurants in diverse areas. And he said, the numbers that I make with my Starbucks and my restaurants do more money than ones that are in the affluent area. He said the problem is sometimes people don't want to take a chance in, say, a starting point. And now you're going to take a chance, right? And you're not just taking this chance by yourself. It's like you have 80 businesses behind you, and maybe you…”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“But then some people are like, I don't want to get to a rotten apple. But I think together you guys are going to get where you need to be. So to Danielle, to Mark, to the mayor and commission from starting this 10 years ago to figure out. And the residents telling us what it is that they want on the east side. I think this is going to be... a good start. And I remember this 11 years ago. The difference 11 years ago was the fight between brick and mortar and food trucks. That was the discussion. What you started was something different because the need for the food trucks were that they did…”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“You need that bounce off. You need that.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“First quarter of next year. So you're saying January.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“But it's only going to be for that bay, or you're going to do the whole?”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“So this, just for information purposes, you mentioned about some of the issues that we had with previous, you know, from 2020, 2021, or But originally, this Shop and Center had a bar in it called Crickets.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“Not to you, sir, that you own it now. We thank you for turning the Shop and Center around and getting some good tenants in there.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“And when we did have a problem, you stand side by side with us to get rid of the problem. Probably the reason why some of the residents are here tonight is probably because they don't want to see a repeat of what may previously have happened. And being up here for a long period of time along with Mayor Ryan and knowing some of these issues that we had in other shopping centers, and I say crickets being that shopping center, but we also have quarters in Crave and the other shopping center, which abutted to the back of a residential area where the back door was the back door of a canal that…”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“The second thing that really jumped out at me That we're going to want people. We don't want people. Signature center. We don't set up a wanding station at Nob Hill Rec Hall. Where people have parties, weddings, anniversaries. Flamingo Park. SAC Park. Willoughby Park. These are all places that you could have events. I don't know why. if I'm a catering hall, why I would want that as a condition that I'm going to want people and I'm going to offer two security guards for my kids' baptism, for my daughter's quinceanos, my mother and father's 25th anniversary. I'm just saying.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“I mean, so now if that's a condition, I'm going to a party for a kid's 10th birthday, and I bring my wife and my kids, and now I'm going to go to this event and get wanded?”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“I know when the mayor speaks first where he's going. And maybe you don't understand why the mayor goes first when something like this comes up. He's trying to tell you in every way, shape, or form That if you're planning on doing something other than a banquet hall, you're going to get caught. You're going to get shut down. And there's going to be severe repercussions. I'm not scaring you. I'm just telling you. I know when he goes first, I know exactly what he's saying and what he's saying. So if you didn't listen to him when he really spoke, he's really laying out on the line for you. But…”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“I don't know. It just catches me. If I was going to open up a banquet hall, That would be like the last thing I would think I would put in there. A couple of months ago or a month ago when this got brought up about the hours of operation, because we had a shooting at like 2.30 in the morning at a banquet hall that was probably serving liquor till four in the morning. So like my questions to this is,”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“One o'clock, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday is like extreme. I don't know why you'd want to stay open until one o'clock Sunday through Thursday. So my thing is, that's another thing that jumps out.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“Because we're operating a banquet hall ourselves. So I just, my opinion is to go to 10 o'clock during the week.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“There's bars and restaurants throughout the city. Sunday through Thursday close at 9, 10. I'm talking big chains that have national chains all over the United States and outside the country. Ones that are at the mall. Most of them close by 10 during the week.”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026
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“We're not getting into the extended hours because that's not what this is. So I just want to make sure on my own getting to what the mayor started off, you know, you go to code enforcement or you go before the magistrate and you get shut down and he imposes a $250 a day and that starts running and that clock starts ticking, you know, and I say this to the property owner. I just make sure you have the right tenant for each of your spaces because you've already got knocked down that you'll never be able to have a nightclub in your shopping center. That's pretty much what's on our books for that…”
City Commission · Oct 13, 2026