Remarks by René Garcia
82 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 4
- Play at 5:25:43
“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate what you're trying to do here. I get this. We are in a time where we're having financial constraints, and it becomes more difficult, and we need to try to raise some monies, and I get that. That's admirable. But one of the issues that I do have is look, we still can put up banners and so forth on the sponsorships, but it's just the advertisement. We live in a world right now where it's hyper advertisement. Everywhere we go, everywhere we look, someone is shooting something at us, trying to sell something at us. I find that our parks should be our…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 5:41:52
“Mr. Chairman, before we get there, can I just recognize my interns?”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 5:41:56
“Yeah. Can we recognize all of them? We have two right here.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 5:42:03
“No, because they're leaving. They have to go back to the district and get some work done.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We'd like to recognize and thank Allison Reyes and Alain Sanchez for their help and support in our office and our internship program. So these two great kids are right back here.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 5:44:35
“Congratulations. This is a great deal, and it gets these kids involved in government understanding what they can do if they actually speak up. And I just think you want to have the best one that you have in there from District 13. District 13 is the best one. Jose Garcia, you're there. God bless you. So thank you so much, and congratulations. Take a shout out. Come on, guys.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 7:24:55
“Mr. Chairman, I think we've seen this item before, the supplement that you have. Before you was to address some of the concerns that were brought up at the last kind of commission. This has to do with the truck parking. I know commissioner has. Serious reservations for it, because it's in his district where the were. making the amendments to ensure that we don't violate the law but give flexibility to the administration to ensure that we use the connection of different parcels to meet this the letter of the law as it relates to the 10 acres and when we look back in history we look at the The…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 7:41:15
“And I appreciate the comments and concerns and Commissioner Bermudez. You're not that far off, because you know what, in your district, absolutely, there is a lot of illegal parking and there is a lot of egregious, let me say egregious. You have ace trucking that's out there, you have parking that's out there, you have the rock miners that are out there. So when we talk about wetlands, we can't talk about picking shoes where wetlands are good and wetlands are not. This parcel is between two properties, two properties that are designated the same, but They have not been able to meet the 10…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 7:42:36
“And Senator, by the way, I'm kidding, I'm kidding, it's not Senator, it has been, it is what it is. And no, it's good, we're good, we're good, you win, you win, you win, you win. But the reality is that we need more truck parking in this community, we do need it. And the truck parking that we're trying to go after is to make sure that we help the people that live in my district, the people that live in your district, the people that live in our district, to make sure that they can afford a truck parking. We have truck parkings out there that are huge, that are going to cost more money. To…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 7:46:23
“Aye. All opposed, aye. No. Can I get a roll call vote?”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 7:47:15
“No, I'm going to make a motion to reconsider. No, okay. I could do that. I second that one.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 7:47:26
“No, no, no. Give me a second to reconsider.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 7:47:59
“Guys, listen, you know how I feel about this. Either you vote your conscious vote yes or no, I don't take it personal. I think it's just a shame of what's happening here, but it is what it is. All right.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 8:26:33
“So if I may, I guess as a question, because I, I, We're all on the same page. We understand everything costs more money and we have to pay for them. And it's really a little disheartening when we hear that everything keeps on going up, but we keep everything flat and still a cost to the residents here. It's a cost to us that we have to bear. But I agree with your commissioner a lot of there is times that we need to see changes and we need to ensure that they come back with these changes. And I think that. I agree with you that we've asked the previous times to come up with certain changes to…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 8:30:36
“Well, Mr. Chairman, I appreciate it. And I said it clearly on the record that I'm willing to entertain it as long as there's changes from the administration that come to the board. That's the only way.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 9:44:33
“There may be a part in the movie where I kill someone after this. I'm going to kill you, Mr. Chairman.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 9:44:47
“I'm starving, I'm starving here, I'm starving here, I'm starving here. Mr. Chairman, this is part of the film incentive program that we've worked on. Unfortunately, last year we voted to scale back the incentives. And right now, I think I have been having conversations with these individuals at Paramount. But I don't think this is an appropriate time to move forward with this until we clarify exactly how this incentive is going to work. So I'm going to go ahead and ask Commissioner Bermudez if he can please withdraw it.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 9:45:34
“We won't we won't miss the opportunity. We've been having some conversations and I'll make sure we could we'll get this right back on track. I'm fine. I'm fine doing it with you and getting it together.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 9:46:36
“It doesn't matter who it comes to. I just appreciate it. It doesn't matter. I don't. Partake in that. It's one Miami-Dade County says we've been trying to work through some issues on this, and I just would appreciate if we can keep this until the next.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 9:46:59
“Mr. Chairman, when you talk about the high incentive film, they always have to film first, and then they get the minus. Okay, all right. I didn't know that. That's why you're my film guy.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 9:55:10
“If we don't have quorum, we don't have quorum.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 9:56:35
“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have a couple appointments and one motion. To Monaculist Chantal Brown for the Black Affairs Advisory Board. Alfredo Alcera to the International Trade Consortium Board. Bruce Oros to the Film and Entertainment Board. Christine Lemire to the Building Better Community Citizens Advisory Board. And I do have a motion that I would like to read for the Children's Trust, please.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“Please honor the flag of hope and freedom. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 1:36:20
“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate the comments and Commissioner Bermudez. The reason that we included representative from West Palm and Broward is for exactly that, is to try to bring some regional approach to the issue of solid waste. We know that Palm Beach has done a phenomenal job uh with their solid waste and trying to bring some of the expertise from up there down here to see if we can do a better job that's why i included them into the conversation there's been conversations at the south florida regional planning council as for as uh as to take a regional approach at looking at…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 2, 2026
- Play at 1:37:26
“Mr. Chairman, and if I may, just to clarify a couple of points, and I appreciate that, so I'll be happy to mend that out. But I just want you all to understand that when we, this would not be a room of lobbyists because it's all of us and need to appoint folks. We created the Behavioral Health Board that we brought in all professionals. I think Commissioner Vicky understands and knows how good that board is working. The point of this board is to make sure that we have other options. Bring experts to the table, it's taken us three years to come up with a decision. We haven't been able to do it…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 2, 2026