Remarks by Raquel A. Regalado
227 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 6 of 10
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“In terms of the lawsuit, I just have some questions for our attorneys. And look, I think the disposition from the FDA is important because then we can have the secondary conversation as to what we do with those buses. Right now, without a determination from the FDA, they're just sitting there. And every day they're sitting there, we lose the opportunity to monetize them in terms of selling them for parts or scrap or whatever, or fixing them. But in terms of the lawsuit, is there, obviously a lot of people are involved. We talked about that it's a national issue. But have we looked at how…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“Okay. And in terms of the lawsuit, what are your timing predictions for that? How long is, there's a lot of people involved. That's always complicated, but.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“All right. Um, and then I, I agree that we should take some sort of policy decision again, make different mistakes. Um, and while I understand what commissioner Gilbert is saying as, as in terms of swapping out parts, I think there's two separate things going on. Number one is how long has the technology been out there and it has, was it demonstrated somewhere? And then two, does it is the technology one where we could swap out parts?”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“Thank you. Commissioner Lopez, I appreciate that there's a lot of organizations that want a declaratory judgment. We would not have standing or an injury. We just wouldn't because there's a million reasons why we would not put someone in a budget. How would you prove that it is because of this? So it's a very complex thing to throw us in the mix. I think organizations that receive government funding should challenge this law and request a declaratory judgment or clarification. I think that is the most viable path forward. To use us as a way to not pay an attorney by using our attorneys is a…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 9:41:11
“No multitasking after 5 PM. Yeah, yeah, yeah.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“Just for the Sunshine meeting, Grand Theft Auto is now going to be, the next one's going to be in Miami, so just throw that on your list of things to discuss.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“No, but really, the next Grand Theft Auto, they're picking, like, sites in Miami-Dade County. So, Renee, Grand Theft Auto, pay attention.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“Madam Chair, if I could co-sponsor 2B. Yes, of course. Thank you. I think it's a great idea.”
Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Thank you. So first and foremost, thank you to my Coconut Grove residents for coming out. I appreciate the sponsor, but I was a no on this on first reading and I'm still a no. And I respectfully disagree with a lot of the representations you've made. First of all, the way that state law and preemption works, our municipalities are not enforcing this. The city of Miami is not enforcing this. As the representative for Coconut Grove, I would respectfully ask for my district to be carved out. My district doesn't want this. They don't agree with it. And Miami-Dade County should not be bearing the…”
Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Madam Chair, I'm happy to take it up with Durham. But also, I said the City of Miami is not enforcing. The City of Miami is not enforcing. I'm not saying that they asked us to enforce. I'm saying that the City of Miami is not enforcing. And if it is a state law, why do we need to do this? So that's the issue.”
Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“And thank you. My questions through the chair were, for the pictures that were shown here of sewage spilling out, of oil spilling out, that is all currently illegal, correct?”
Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“I know. And one of the things that we've talked about is requiring people to provide a service, documenting that service permits for that. You know, when commissioner Cabrera was here, we had a whole discussion about different ways that we could regulate that so that people would comply. So that's one of the things that I know we discussed with Durham.”
Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“So how are they disposing of their, but we could require them to move. Without prohibiting them, right? Because this is a full on prohibition. We could, you know, again, we have, we could, we could require them to come in. Right.”
Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“And I don't have a problem with an item that deals with the derelict vessel. We've been working on the derelict vessels for a long time, but that's not what this does. This is a full on prohibition that also excludes residents. And I think that having that conversation without even knowing how many human beings we are displacing from their homes is irresponsible. I think that if we're going to do this, if we're going to have a full on prohibition, and look, I support Durham 100%. You guys know that I do, and I'm happy to find a solution. And I think that we can find a solution. But I don't…”
Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Happy to have that conversation with you. But I also think we need to have a conversation about moorings and about marinas and about other options. Because the issue here is we're not talking about how many humans are impacted by this, and we're also not giving them alternatives. We're happy to meet with you on that, Commissioner.”
Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Commissioner Regalado, and then we're going to bring it in. Thank you. And look, I'm happy to meet with Durham and talk about alternatives. If you want to charge people something, because at the end of the day, our biggest issue is that we don't have Marine Patrol. We don't have enough funding to have a robust Marine Patrol. And if that's the case, then why don't we talk about charging a fee so that you can fund that, so that you can make sure that people are doing the right thing. instead of just prohibiting all of it you know again my issue is the extremes my issues the extremes people have…”
Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Okay, so quick question, point of order, just quick question. I'm just concerned about the timing because we always say like, you're going to give us information before we get to the BCC. The only problem is that we have the budget and the millage and a lot of things. So I don't know if we're going to get the information in time. That's my only concern. I mean, I would feel more comfortable with a deferral. If you want to close the public hearing, you can. um and and having you guys come back to us with the information and looking at some alternatives that could provide a revenue source that…”
Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Just procedurally, how does that work? Because if it passes out of committee today, it would go to the next BCC.”
Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Yeah. Roll call. I think it should stay here until we fix it. I don't, I don't think we push it off.”
Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“We have a committee in September. I mean, I don't understand.”
Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Is it a deferral? I move for deferral, but I don't have a second.”
Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“But there isn't a second on that one either.”
Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Unanimous support from the city of Miami.”
Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Commissioner McGee, remember when we increased RER's fees last year, that included some of the Durham fees, if I'm correct, right? I think that was part of it.”
Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee · Jul 14, 2026
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“Yeah. I'm pretty sure that's how we did it, because the ones that are under RER did increase as part of that like omnibus.”
Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee · Jul 14, 2026