Remarks by Rafael Pineyro
205 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 9
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“Please don't go. Yes. I just want to make a quick comment. First of all, I want to thank you for your time. We had a nice conversation in my office. And as I said to you, I was going to put community first. I mean, despite any political difference in the past, you have done great things for our community. And I believe this event, as you mentioned in the past, was a great success. It's something that people really like. And I know this time is going to be even bigger and better. We'll try. Yes, I know you will. And we're here to support you all the way and to be present too. So I just want to…”
City Council · Aug 13, 2025
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“JUST HAVE A QUICK COMMENT. I'LL BE IN FAVOR. but miss lopez can i know we had the conversation about 95th avenue yes it tends to you know when it rains a lot all that section tends to be under pretty much underwater uh and it's a private road and i know each business owner has been trying to take care of their section yes outside in the 95th avenue are we doing the same with the applicant is there”
City Council · Aug 13, 2025
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“Thank you, Mayor. As some of you might know, the last time that we actually had a revision on the telecommunication on rights away ordinance was back in 2008. In 2019, the state of Florida passed legislation that removed many of the rights of local governments to regulate telecommunication infrastructure on rights of way. However, this legislation, this prescribed the manner in which local governments through local legislation could regulate distance placement, permit process, application, and something that is very important and is one of the reasons why I decided to bring this forward is…”
City Council · Aug 13, 2025
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“Thank you, Mayor. I'm just going to keep it short. Just for clarification, since I like numbers. So based on the presentation, I mean, we're looking at, first of all, just to be clear, I mean, we're just setting the ceiling for the military. We're not doing anything else today because of, obviously, we haven't seen the budget.”
City Council · Jul 30, 2025
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“Right. And based on the presentation, and I believe this is important for residents to always understand because You know, every time that you're out there and every time that you get a phone call or email, there is this perception that the general comment, which sometimes I make as well, you know, we paid a lot in taxes. I mean, that's the general comment, which I agree. We do pay a lot. But sometimes people forget that most of the taxes, they actually go to the county. According to your presentation, and it has been always the same, It's only about $600 what Doral residents pay to the city…”
City Council · Jul 30, 2025
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“Thank you, Mayor. As you all know, the City of Doral CBO's grant program has been instrumental in supporting non-for-profit and grassroots organizations that deliver essential services and programming to our residents for so many years. However, the current structure present, in my humble opinion, challenges, especially when we talk about smaller or newer organizations. The once per year grant cycle and reimbursement only funding model certainly exclude organizations that lack sufficient liquidity to front expenses. As you know, this was modified, revised a couple of years ago. And I believe…”
City Council · Jun 4, 2025
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“Thank you, Mayor. First of all, the reason why I decided to bring this forward is because, as we all know as residents, the road work performed by Miami-Dade County on municipal roads within Doral frequently leads to traffic disruptions and resident inconvenience. I mean, it's not a secret that sometimes you're driving around and suddenly you see a lane closure and you don't know what's going on and we don't even know what's going on. And unfortunately, this is something that the county passed back in 2021, where pretty much take all that power from municipalities or actually communication,…”
City Council · May 14, 2025
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City Council · May 14, 2025
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“Thank you, Mayor. This is another issue that has been certainly, you know, caught my attention, especially in the last year. Sometimes you're You know, you're driving around and you see a new cell tower being put outside a community or or in the right away section without anyone knowing. So the most recent is well. A complaint that I received was from the Grand Bay area where a cell tower was installed just right outside the community. So now you have residents inside their community facing a cell tower on the other side of the backyard. So this is, for me, it's something that... I will ask,…”
City Council · May 14, 2025
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City Council · May 14, 2025
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“I think this is great, so a motion to approve.”
City Council · Apr 16, 2025
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“Thank you, Mayor. I also want to thank you, Chief, for clarifying and for your statement, because I think that it really answer a lot of the concerns out there and I want to start by saying that because unfortunately I think that for the past couple of weeks have been a lot of misinformation out there and especially from not only from certain part of the media but so-called community leaders that start spreading some rumors and things that we're not planning to certainly we have never done it in Doral and I'm sure that we're not going to do it now. And that's why I want to say that I trust in…”
City Council · Apr 16, 2025
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“And I trust in all the men and women behind you. And I do say that we do have the best police department in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida. And that is recognized by other agencies. And the numbers that we have, since we had the lowest crime rate in Miami-Dade County, So I want to thank you for that. And I know that we're going to make sure that it continues to be that way. You have built that community policing that we have been talking about for a year, two years, and you have done an incredible work on that. But I also want to use this time as the only Venezuelan American of…”
City Council · Apr 16, 2025
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“Thank you, Mayor. I also want to echo what you just mentioned about the Tallahassee trip. I think that was a very productive trip to Tallahassee, very positive comments. THAT WE HEARD FROM LEGISLATORS OVER THERE, ESPECIALLY OUR REPRESENTATIVE, THEY'RE ALL HAPPY THAT THE RIDE IS BACK ON TRACK AND THEY LOOK FORWARD TO HAVE A GREAT YEAR, ESPECIALLY TO HELP US, TO CONTINUE TO HELP US IN OUR CITY. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THE CHANCE TO ALSO RECOGNIZE and say thanks to Miami Dade College West Campus. As you know, towards the end of March, my office hosted a job fair, which we call Empleate 2025. We had,…”
City Council · Apr 16, 2025
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“And if you don't mind, I would like to co-sponsor as well.”
City Council · Mar 12, 2025
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“Thank you, Mayor. The reason of moving forward with this resolution urging the Florida State to amend Florida Statutes 316.2128 and 316.2065 is number one, first of all, because we recognize that the route keeps growing and expanding, connecting, and a lot of people use micromobility devices to get to one place to another, especially when it comes to work or school. So at the same time, we keep receiving, I'm sure you as well, some concerns about these micro mobility devices around the city when it comes to especially safety gears and depending on the hour that they're used, especially during…”
City Council · Mar 12, 2025
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“THANK YOU, MAYOR. AS YOU ALREADY KNOW, THIS RESOLUTION ORIGINALLY WAS PASSED IN JUNE OF 2023, WHICH WOULD ADOPT THE RESOLUTION 23111. AT THAT MOMENT, THAT RESOLUTION REAFFIRMS THE CITY'S SUPPORT FOR THE VENEZUELAN ADJUSTMENT ACT which is a bipartisan legislation that will allow eligible Venezuelans national to adjust their immigration status to lawful permanent residency, offering then stability and legal protections. Two, at that moment, we urge federal action. The resolution calls on a federal representative to advocate for policies that provide legal stability and pathways to permanent…”
City Council · Mar 12, 2025
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“Thank you, Mildred. And since you're here, I know you're getting more support now than before, especially from 2023. Now there are more congressional members reaching out to you and getting more information from you as well, right?”
City Council · Mar 12, 2025
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“Thank you. I just want to thank you one more. Yes, please. Sorry.”
City Council · Mar 12, 2025
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City Council · Mar 12, 2025
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“Just for the record, it's the same address for Mildred as well, right?”
City Council · Mar 12, 2025
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“Thank you so much. Thank you to my colleagues as well.”
City Council · Mar 12, 2025
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“Thank you. I just want to say, first of all, happy birthday to Eduardo.”
City Council · Mar 12, 2025
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“Yes. And second, I spoke to the city manager and the administration to see if it's possible to waive the process of every year of the organization coming to apply for these permits since this is the third year that they hosted in the city. I think that numbers have been increasing every year. We all participate. We hope that we can actually improve our mark this year, right? Our time. But I think that it's becoming more like a signature event for the city than anything else without waiving any fees or anything like that, but at least to expedite the process so they don't have to come back for…”
City Council · Mar 12, 2025
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“Thank you, Mayor. I also agree with you. I mean, I was not sitting here, but I was part of the staff when this was approved back in 2015, and I believe the current city manager was part of the staff too, so I know it has been going around for 10 years at least. And I do remember it's exactly what we're seeing today. I mean, so this conversation has been going on for the last 10 years. And I do agree with Councilwoman Reynoso. I mean, I know it's expensive now, but I mean, unfortunately, and I mean, I like to call it how it is. I mean, we're having the conversation again is because of lack of…”
City Council · Mar 12, 2025