Remarks by Raquel A. Regalado
227 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 9 of 10
- Play at 2:15:38
“If they proffered, so this doesn't prevent us, again, bringing something into the RTZ is a benefit. So if they, whatever they proffer, this just allows us to do that. And by the way, it's not, it doesn't just have to be about height and density. It could be that Where that municipality is, it takes forever to effectuate live local. And they would rather do it with the county because the county is faster. So it doesn't necessarily have to be about the size of it. Sometimes it's about the speed of it or the process of it. Um, so this doesn't prevent us from doing more if everyone's okay with…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 2, 2026
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“Thank you. Madam Mayor, I appreciate that, but I've worked on this a lot with staff. And if you all want to bring an item about live local, you can. Have at it. This is about the RTZ and the nexus between the RTZ and live local. And I don't want to muddy the waters by turning it into a whole live local thing, because it's not. we are very limited in what we could do on the live local side. This is very specific about the RTZ. And to Commissioner Hardeman's point, we all bring these items. The commissioner of the district brings this item. And in that item, we get to establish what we believe…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 2, 2026
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“But I mean, if it were to be deferred, obviously to the next meeting, um, first of all, You've amended the item several times here, and I've accepted every single amendment. And the statements that have been made are in conflict with the amendments that I've accepted. So yes, we can contort the item and put it on a hinge and make it completely different. But I accepted the amendment that said that everything comes back to us if it's legally permissible. I accepted the amendment that said that no changes occur at the administrative level. So you're all still talking about issues that you have…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 2:38:01
“And then as amended, as amended and amended and amended.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 2:49:44
“So this actually, this item was very properly vetted, and we've been working on it for over three years. But at the last minute, we found out that there had been an issue between PIOD and fire. So if the attorneys could read the amendment that deals with this issue, we've spoken with the base and with everybody involved.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 2, 2026
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“And Mr. Chair and the Board, it's just fire has a warehouse there, and it's going to take them a few months to get everything out.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 2:51:31
“There hasn't been a request for the sheriff's office and there's nothing there. They don't have anything there. Did they?”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 2, 2026
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“Okay, so let me explain something. No one is giving anybody five acres. The whole idea here is that this land is going back to the federal government. So, Director Palmer, you want to speak to the request?”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 2, 2026
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“This is simply to give them full access to the runway. This has been the issue with this item is that the runway is not fully protected. And that's how we started this whole thing like three and a half years ago. So I'm happy to move it.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 2, 2026
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“Thank you. I understand. I understand the point. My concern is that I don't want us to enter into the zone where if it's a proprietary, then sole source is okay. I find that very concerning because we're constantly talking about competition and giving people opportunity, but now we're saying, oh, but if it's proprietary, just have at it. So I just want to know why we didn't consider, like, pools? Because that's my kind of in-between, right? I understand that the RFP process takes a long time. I understand that you may get a higher price because of the time that the RFP process takes. But when…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 2, 2026
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“I get that. The optics bothers me because the airport already has its own procurement. So it's already separate from the rest of the county. And now we're saying, okay, you have your own procurement. You can enter into your procurement process with flexibility that other people don't have. And now we're doubling down on that by giving you more authority for sole source. It's just, it's a very, it's a bridge, right? And I just, my concern is that under the banner of You know, expediency, we're agreeing to a lot. So that's my concern there. I get it. You want to do it. You want to do it fast.…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 3:07:40
“I understand. But the state of Florida, the statute already provides the airport with a ton of flexibility. And so, you know, this is this is just like more of that. Right. So you already have a lot of flexibility and you bring us items under the banner of we need to get this done yesterday. I this is a lot. It's a it's a lot that that's my my my hesitation is that that Just the optics of it might not might not be the best I understand the purpose of it. It's just it the breadth of it and What it's saying about sole source Every time we have a sole source here We have to be very explicit in…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 3:12:26
“Yeah, just a thought. Ralph, would you be open to the idea of limiting this authority a little bit so that it has to come to the full BCC? Maybe it doesn't go to committee. Maybe it just comes to the full BCC just so that we can see the numbers and just see it. Like, do we hate that idea?”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 2, 2026
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“Yeah, but I just feel like we need more information on it. And the problem is when it comes back to us, it's still a sole source, right? So we have to approve it because it's a sole source. But can you provide us with, right, it's an award, right?”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 2, 2026
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“So the process for the sole source is different than this. We are giving them authority. I just think we need more information on it because we have no way to vet what the price would be if we didn't go with the sole source. There's just a gap there. And I understand why you want to do it, and I get it. I just feel like maybe the answer is to provide the board with more information about what the market... And look, Namita does that. She gives us, like, a market, you know, kind of perspective. I mean, can you tell us in the item what... What your feelings are on on on the sole source price…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 3:14:51
“Yes. So we can't make it competitive, but at least we have an idea of what the competitive market is when we vote on it.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 2, 2026
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“Okay. I don't know if the maker is okay with that, but that would be my friendly amendment.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 3:25:39
“Thank you. I'd just like to add that we talked about this at committee, and one of the things that I proposed was changing our advertising rules for bus shelters because there are a series of restrictions that limit our ability to maximize that advertising. So the placement is an FDOT thing, but for the ones that do have advertising, we could eliminate some of the restrictions and help the Department of Transit out. So I hope at some point we consider that. Thank you.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 3:51:51
“Thank you. So I appreciate Commissioner Hardeman's opening up this conversation. We have to clean up trash in our district, too, and it's a constant thing. I can tell you one of my biggest complaints to the city of Miami, I'm a resident of the city of Miami, and every day when I go outside, I have to pick up the trash on my street. Every day. As a resident of the city of Miami, every single day I go out in the morning after I have my coffee and I pick up the trash around my street. It's exhausting. But that being said, to what's been brought up here, The mayor is correct that a portion of it…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 2, 2026
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“Thank you. And I appreciate the item, but I think it's premature, and I'll explain why. This Saturday, I spent four hours in a meeting that was hosted by Florida International University, which was the first international meeting on Cuba's future by Cuban's youth. And we actually discussed this for about an hour. And we talked about how there's over 20 different plans. And I am also very appreciative for the Cuban American Foundation and for CAVA and for the work that they've done. But we can't just add a catch-all for everyone else because this work has been going on for decades. And this is…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 4:36:30
“Yeah, just two points. Number one, La Constitución de 40 was done before Batista, and it was President Prio, which was our last president. And it was actually an amazing document that had tremendous influence, not only in Cuba, but also in Latin America. President Prio was overthrown by Batista, and then we had the Castro regime. If I think it's great that we're going to have a workshop, and I think it's great to bring people and talk about these issues, but then why are we taking a position? Then why are we going to take another position after the workshop? I don't I find that confusing…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 4:37:41
“First of all, I'm speaking, and I just want to say that I appreciate it, but for me, it's not a feel-good item. My father was a Peter Pan. He came to the United States at 11 years old, and my grandfather was a political prisoner. It's not a feel-good item. I think that we should be mindful of... About the fact that there are conflicts and all these different proposals, so I don't think you can just say it's a feel good item because we are leaving people out and they haven't had an opportunity to participate. And the whole reason why we're in exile is because we believe in inclusion and…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 4:44:50
“And we add to the item that it'll have that we're going to have a workshop and that we're going to continue discussing it.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 8:19
“Thank you. And I was going to say that because there was a whole long conversation about the trash cans that we added to them when we had that contract and how often they picked up the trash. I remember we went like two rounds on that. I know that the county has different rules for advertising. But I think that at some point we need to look at these rules again because, Senator, you mentioned Doral and obviously the City of Miami also. But City of Miami doesn't subscribe to Lady Bird, so they have a lot more flexibility than we do. But there are a lot of limitations on the types of ads that…”
Transportation Committee · May 12, 2026
- Play at 18:00
“My appropriation meeting hasn't met in three months and I'm getting a little concerned about the budget.”
Transportation Committee · May 12, 2026