Remarks by Roberto J. Gonzalez
253 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 6 of 11
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“Thank you, sir. To the attorneys, I just have two questions. And again, stop me if we shouldn't get into this, but can you explain the procedural difference between a quick taking and a slow taking?”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 16, 2026
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“In reference to an imminent domain process.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 16, 2026
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“Thank you. That was a great answer. Mike, my next question is geared towards you. Just for clarification purpose, because this is what I'm getting, but I'd like for you to clarify. Specifically in a quick taking, the county's obligated to compensate the affected party at the value of the property determined by the jury. Is that correct?”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 16, 2026
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“So the biggest difference here is that there's no opportunity for the county to go back or to back out if it disagrees with the valuation of the jury.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 16, 2026
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“Thank you, Mr. Chair. And, man, I just want to say I'm so happy we're here. I'm so happy we're here because this is bigger than one facility, okay? This is what America needs. Because what we're seeing right now is we're seeing unity. This is not a left thing, it's not a right thing. It's just a good thing to do. And Judge, you know this has been a mountain to climb. And I want to talk about how we got here, because it hasn't been easy. But many times, the things that are the most difficult to accomplish are the things that are most worth doing. Some of our most vulnerable residents are…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 16, 2026
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“I will second that and I'd like to co-sponsor that. That is awesome, Chair. That is awesome.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 16, 2026
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“Commissioner Gonzales, you're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Chair. And I want to thank Commissioner Cohen-Higgins, not only for going through the line of questioning, but for bringing the item originally. And I was actually going to call Director Green because I don't think enough is said about the wonderful work that has been done and is being done by our corrections department. These folks don't get enough credit because they are part of public safety. And so I don't want them to get a lesser radio. That's what I'm going to get at. i do want to be able to save money if it is in the best…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 16, 2026
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“Thank you, Director. And look, we just came out of a consent decree. This is why I want to make sure that we're all being clear. My question was, and I don't know if it's best suited for the gentleman from Motorola. can these radios do everything that we discussed including but not limited to being able to communicate with police officers outside the reason that that's important is because of custody and i'm sure that the director can elaborate or the chief can elaborate but when when you're bringing an inmate into a facility You have to be able to communicate from outside the facility to…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 16, 2026
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“And as for the functions, like for example, there's a function that we discussed where these radios have screens and they can, for lack of a better word, be able to communicate via, I guess, messaging, which is important because if they're in front of 32 inmates and they say something on the radio and now the inmates know, that could be a problem whereas if they're able to communicate via text message not everybody else hears it and now we can make sure that the situation becomes safe so all of the all of the bells and whistles that are necessary to keep folks alive are all of these included…”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 16, 2026
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“Thank you, Mr. Chair, and quick question to the administration. This would not include the PBA and the fire union, is that correct?”
Board of County Commissioners · Jun 16, 2026
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“Thank you, Chairwoman. Please bow your heads. Dear Lord, thank you for this wonderful day. Thank you for blessing each and every person in Miami-Dade County. Thank you for guiding us. Lord, we ask that your will be done, that every decision that we make, that everything that we say be for your will and your glory, now and always. In your holy name we pray. Amen.”
Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. And I certainly echo a lot of the sentiments from both the co-chairs, Chair Lopez and Chair Maliana-Orbis. But I want to start on a high note. I do want to say that I commend the administration and I commend Chief Carla Denise and Chief Coley for taking the approach that you're taking, which is to go back to this procurement process. I think that the bigger conversation here is really what happened. And I know that you're working on the report and I'm looking forward to see the report. I do have a line of questions that I'd like to get answered just so that we can be…”
Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“Director, how many proposers advance to oral presentations, the total?”
Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“Right. So five proposals, five proposers advance. So I'd like for you to just clarify, because I'm hearing one thing from one side, I'm hearing things from other sides. So I'd like for you to just clarify, if the RFP states the competitive selection committee will conduct oral presentations with the three highest ranked proposers, why were five invited to the oral presentation? Does this happen often?”
Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“So my question is, and there's no right or wrong answer, right? Just be honest. Did anybody within the department think to consult with the county attorney's office as to the interpretation before we move forward with the five presentations?”
Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“And so to the county attorney's office, and I think the director has already stated that she had a conversation with you folks afterwards. But my question to you, just to put it on the record, is what is your interpretation of the language within the RFP that states that the highest ranked proposers will advance to orals? Do you interpret that as at least three, or do you interpret that at Do you interpret that as three are the ones that are going to advance?”
Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“And you see, this is where I commend the administration and the director and the chiefs for wanting to go back to this RFP process. Because let me ask this, because I think this is the elephant in the room. Where did vendors four and five end up in the rankings after the oral presentation?”
Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“So we had three, and then those three, according to the county attorney's office, had to move forward to the oral presentations. Four and five would not have moved forward. But once the oral presentations were had, where in the ranking did four and five, who were not supposed to be presenting orally, where did they move to in the ranking?”
Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“And you see, so this is the big issue here, right? Because someone or a company who, according to the language of the RFP and the opinion of the county attorney's office, should not have been invited to the oral presentations, jumped to first place, right? And so this makes me feel like And I'm going to date myself here, but there used to be reruns of a cartoon in the 90s called Peanuts, right? And they had a character called Charlie Brown. And there's another character called Lucy. And so Charlie Brown's mission in life is to be able to kick a football according to the rules of the game. But…”
Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“Of course, Chief. So I was alluding to the fact that in the memorandum, the original memorandum, it stated that the RFP with the modifications of the address ambiguities would be advertised expeditiously. But just to be clear, so we don't have to go through this line of questioning, we're not going down that route anymore. Is that correct?”
Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“Of course, please, you're the chair. Thank you. You can always.”
Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“Yeah, I mean, I think I understand I understand where you guys are coming from so we don't have to go through the expedited scenario because we're going to get a recommendation correct through the chair that is correct.”
Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“Thank you, Chief. And so I still have just a few more questions, very, very quickly, but this is specifically towards the company that went to first place. When was the solicitation initially put out, Director?”
Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“May of 2025. So this procurement took a year. Is that correct?”
Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · Jun 10, 2026
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“So a lot has been said about the incumbent company. So Why was the possibility of working with the current vendor not explored prior to issuing the solicitation? Is there a reason for fixing the issues?”
Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · Jun 10, 2026