Remarks by Rafael Pineyro
205 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 9
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“No. This one will affect just the one on the middle and high school.”
City Council · Jan 15, 2026
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“Just a quick comment, and you're right. The only thing we'll, I mean, I think this is a, and I thank you, thanks my colleagues for moving this forward. It's, at least we're showing to the residents that we care about their concern, and at the same time, let's see how that goes. I mean, once we put that sign out there, might be the first step, and we might need to take additional steps looking forward, depending how we see, how we get the report from the police department, and I'm sure we're gonna keep getting calls and pictures from residents, but hopefully this will be a relief, and we can,…”
City Council · Jan 15, 2026
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“Just a quick comment, Mayor, following up on your comments and questions. Has the staff conducted a life cycle analysis, including maintenance, replacements, comparing both companies? We have the cost. We have. Looking beyond.”
City Council · Jan 15, 2026
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“Is that a thing that that will help as well to understand the whole?”
City Council · Jan 15, 2026
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“Because regardless of what we do, it's something that has been an issue for a good number of years. So we have to certainly move forward regardless.”
City Council · Jan 15, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. The reason why, first of all, I decided to pull this item is, as you might recall, I'm the one that proposed last year to increase not only the amount, available amount per organization, from 5,000 to 7,000, but at the same time, the cycles, instead of one, to do it twice in a fiscal year. So first of all, I'm happy that the fact that we're increasing the number of, we had increased the number of organizations that apply. I know we had 14 organizations that submitted their applications. And that at least three of them are receiving above the 5,000 number for the first time.…”
City Council · Jan 15, 2026
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“I just want to say, well, happy new year to you both.”
City Council · Jan 15, 2026
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“I think it's a great project. It's something that makes sense, especially for that particular area. So I'm glad that we're moving forward on this one. So I place the motion to approve.”
City Council · Jan 15, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Dec 10, 2025
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“So I know it's up to the council and the city manager. But it's my understanding that it is something that it will be for an hour, no more than an hour, an hour and a half, one hour.”
City Council · Dec 10, 2025
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“Thank you, Mayor. Well, the reason why I'm bringing this forward is, number one, because we have been very proactive when it comes to our special needs community in the city of Doral, especially in the last in the last year, something that I take the chance to thank the mayor and the administration as well, because we have done a lot of good things for these families, especially in the last year when it comes to services and programs. So the idea is, and what I'm looking for is the support from our city manager and my colleagues to explore establishing job opportunity programs for adults on…”
City Council · Dec 10, 2025
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“Absolutely. Okay. I appreciate it. Great. Thank you.”
City Council · Dec 10, 2025
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“Any comments, any questions? No. Motion.”
City Council · Dec 10, 2025
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“Thank you, Mayor. I also wanna thank all the staff, the administration, it has been, I would say is gonna be considered one of the best years for the city of Doral. So congratulations, because it's thanks to you guys. I mean, we're here, we're just a picture, but it's thanks to the staff, it's thanks to our amazing police department, which by the way, everything that we talk about our police department, this year has been a great year for you guys. So congratulations. I'm proud to say everywhere that I go that we have the lowest crime rates in Miami-Dade County. So it's thanks to you. I'm…”
City Council · Dec 10, 2025
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“I also had conversation, but it wouldn't affect my decision either.”
City Council · Dec 10, 2025
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“Just a quick comment. First of all, hi, Tony. Good to see you again. Thank you. You know, sometimes when we have these type of, certainly, requests or presentations, for residents, especially the ones that are out there, most of them, they don't see these council meetings, so they don't know what's really going on. They just see when a new construction is start and that's it. So sometimes it's easy to hear some concerns or complaints about, oh, it's a new construction, there's gonna be more traffic in the area, for example. And sometimes people don't understand that it's actually better…”
City Council · Dec 10, 2025
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“Thank you, Mayor. As many of you know, over the past few years, we have seen an increase in the use of golf carts on our municipal streets here in the city of Doral. According to Florida Statute 316.212, give local governments the authority to regulate this activity. And with that growing demand, I believe it's our responsibility to ensure that safety remains our top priority. Therefore, the ordinance before you today creates a new article in chapter 44 of our code dedicated only to golf carts its purpose is simple to establish a clear consistent rules that allows residents to enjoy these…”
City Council · Dec 10, 2025
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“Thank you, Mayor. No changes between first and second reading.”
City Council · Dec 10, 2025
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“Thank you, Mayor. And just to share with my colleagues, in an ongoing effort to promote digital inclusion and improve technological literacy among seniors population in the city of Doral, which I think we have been doing very proactive about it, I'm seeking your support to launch a pilot program entitled Doral Seniors IT Academy. This program is inspired by the resounding success that we already have it during the community following the city's first ever senior cybersecurity seminar, which was hosted by the IT department, Doral Police Department, and the Silver Club. And by launching the…”
City Council · Nov 12, 2025
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“Thank you, Mayor. I also want to, well, first of all, I want to thank you because the fact that you mentioned about the leasing versus the capital, I think is the right way or the route to go. And I also want to thank you because you guys have been working on this for months, and I know it's a lot of work, especially for our public works department, which, by the way, I don't want to kind of blame everything on you guys because I think the blame comes to us. as elected officials and the administration, not only now, but previous administrations as well. Because when we talk about the derailed…”
City Council · Nov 12, 2025
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“No, thank you, Mayor. I just want to say thank you, Councilwoman Reynoso, for bringing this forward. I think this is great. And it's certainly needed in order to keep our quality of life and protecting our families and children. So I place a motion to approve.”
City Council · Nov 12, 2025
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“THANK YOU, MAYOR. DURING THE OCTOBER 2025 COUNCIL MEETING, The city became the first municipality in Miami-Dade County to pass legislation regulating the use of micromobility devices on cities' right of way. Subsequent to the legislation passage, the city held a regional micromobility conference workshop with local municipalities. And I want to thank Mayor Fraga, Councilwoman Reynoso, our city attorney, Lorenzo Cubiela, our city manager in the state of Sardinia, and our chief of police, Edwin Lopez, for being present, among other elected officials from different municipalities that came to…”
City Council · Nov 12, 2025
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“Thank you, Mayor. In response to increased community engagement and the growing presence of escape users, including skate clubs, inline skating races, and professional skaters on city streets and public rides right away, there is a demonstrated need for a comprehensive policy framework that ensures both public safety and equitable access for this user group. The reason of this discussion is to certainly request to our city attorney and city manager to see if we can initiate some type of joint review of the city's existing municipal status concerning to skaters. We've certainly one of the…”
City Council · Oct 8, 2025
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“Thank you, Mayor. I just want to thank you for actually making the comment. And yes, as you all know, my mom passed away last year due to cancer. And she actually was a breast cancer survivor for about 20, almost 20 years before I actually got cancer. and had lung cancer. So I just want to thank everyone that is out there helping others, raising money for families. Sometimes families, we have to keep in mind, sometimes families, they don't have not only the resources, but sometimes they don't even have health care insurance. So we're grateful and blessed that there are organizations out there…”
City Council · Oct 8, 2025
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“Thank you Thank you mayor Well, I I also had the chance to I met Edgar about ten years ago now when I actually started working here as well and and let me tell you for the same person that I met ten years ago is the same person that we have in front of us and Always very responsible, very likable. I never actually saw you with a bad face or bad attitude, regardless of the moment. So I want to congratulate you for that. I know you will do great. We're all going to miss you here, that's for sure. But as you heard from the city manager, from the mayor, you never know. It's part of life. Life is…”
City Council · Oct 8, 2025