Remarks by René Garcia
82 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 4 of 4
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“Madam Chair, what the report does with the amendment? It really is listing out all the vendors by price points and comparing them so we could compare apples to apples. And that's what the actual amendment will be doing. So yes, and it includes Commissioner Cohen-Higgins' inclusion of all the vendors that did the RFP.”
Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · May 13, 2026
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“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I do have a question on this. By understanding how the bus shelter, we recently gave a bus shelter, bus bench contract to, I guess, Out Front Media. Now I'm seeing that we are coming back to ask for more additional dollars. Aren't they responsible for the building of these shelters? Because now we're giving them more money to, they're going to use county dollars to build these shelters?”
Transportation Committee · May 12, 2026
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“Jimmy? Mr. Chairman, if I may, can you just explain the program to me? Because I remember a couple of years, I think it was last year, there was a contract that was awarded. And we make money off the advertising. I know they make money off their advertisements. My understanding, I think Hialeah had a program and sold it to the city of Dorau a couple of years back. My understanding how the systems work is that these bus shelters are are placed there by the actual company that's going to make the money off of the advertisement, and then we split whatever advertisement sales are there. How is…”
Transportation Committee · May 12, 2026
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“We're funding the installation and the maintenance and they make money off the advertisement. Shouldn't they be also responsible for the maintenance of these shelters?”
Transportation Committee · May 12, 2026
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“They're responsible for the maintenance. We install and they maintain?”
Transportation Committee · May 12, 2026
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“And what is the profit sharing that we have with them now?”
Transportation Committee · May 12, 2026
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“I don't have to apologize. I got it. Cause this is sprung into you right now. I will, I have a couple of other questions, but I guess we'll, we'll let, let's have a conversation as we, this moves forward before the, the full board. I'm just not beating a hundred percent comfortable with happy to do so. Thank you. Appreciate you.”
Transportation Committee · May 12, 2026