Remarks by Vince C. Lago
518 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 15 of 21
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“Well. Just very briefly, I think that the concept and idea of garbage management and- There it is.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 7:53:07
“That's it? Yeah. All right, well, first I want to congratulate you. Thank you for embarking on this process over the summer. I think that this is something that, again, I'm very interested in also, and so is the commission. The manager, we brought forth a plan of action to address litter. Even though I think we're pretty clean compared to other cities, we can always be better. The manager right now is working with an outside consultant that he's in the process of, I think, signing a procurement agreement with. where we're gonna find ways to clean the sidewalks more efficiently instead of…”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“I want to congratulate both of you. Again, you did an incredible job on all three presentations. And I want to just give you kudos and a little bit of testament and congratulations. Because if you noticed, the manager, when you were giving your final presentation, he was taking notes on the Apple Pay. And it's something that, again, maybe it's in the works, maybe it's not. But having all these young individuals in the room gives you a completely different perspective. Like my 15-year-old daughter pays with Apple Pay. I don't have Apple Pay on my phone. I never even thought about it. So, you…”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 8:12:58
“Great job, gentlemen. Robert Mirena, Jacob Deza, and Charlotte Rutkins, Lucas Manzano, Community Recreation. How are you? Happy to have you guys.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 8:13:14
“All right, gentlemen. Ladies and gentlemen, go ahead.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 8:19:40
“Well done, well done. Thank you very much. Welcome to the city. Gabby Vides, and then we have one more. Development Services. Gabby, welcome.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Thank you for joining us this summer, and it really excites me to know that this opportunity only strengthened your opinion in regards to what do you want to chase professionally. So we're excited that you're here, and hopefully one day you'll become part of the team.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Thank you. Have a wonderful summer. Thank you for being here with us. And the last one is Maria Benitez, and she had the honor of working with the finance department. Last but not least, we saved the best for last.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Are you going to be joining us tomorrow for the meeting?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 8:29:57
“You're not gonna be late tomorrow, right?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 8:29:59
“You're not gonna be late tomorrow, right? You know what time it starts tomorrow?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 8:30:07
“Be here at 845. Be here at 845. Yes, okay. Congratulations. Thank you. Let me tell you, what you just talked about right now is incredibly complicated.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“And you have an amazing handle on that and we should use that cheat sheet across the board to explain to people because.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Sometimes people don't understand. Sometimes people don't understand and they ask you and it's okay. You don't expect people to understand a millage rate. You know, people ask you, what are my taxes? What are my taxes? So what you explained right there, you did it with grace. You did it, you know, you simplified it. And I want to tell you that I'm very proud of you for getting up there and doing a great job.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“No, please. In closing, I'd like to thank Laura. for her hard work. She's amazing and we're blessed to have her in the commission office. She is an amazing, an amazing individual who always makes me look good. I want to also thank Nora, Gabby, and Gabriel, Gabriel who's here, the rest of the staff members in the commission who have done also a great job. And I'd like to take a picture with the pages if I possibly can. Can we get you guys up here really quick for a picture? Awesome.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“All right. Moving on, we have our mayor here. So time to serve on item F8 and G3.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Mayor Selesnyk, I apologize for running a little late, but thank you for your patience.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Mayor, we've been doing this, I think it's been like five or six years that we've been doing the page program, and steadily it's growing and growing and growing. And one of the interesting things that you heard was one of the individuals mentioned very clearly, she said that, I think it was a young lady that said, my counselor told me to join this program.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“And I think that to me, That to me verifies that what we're doing here as a city and bringing this program together makes sense. You know, it's not too long and it's not too short. Three weeks, four weeks is right about the right time and you culminate it with having them come before the commission. I think it just builds, it's character building and I think it's just huge.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Mayor, if I may, first and foremost, thank you for always saying yes. When I called you, you have a million things going on. You're running your law career. You're engaged in a lot of philanthropy. Throughout the state, you're traveling for a lot of gator causes, a lot of philanthropy causes, philanthropic causes, excuse me. But you said, if you need me, if the city needs me, I'd be honored to serve. You've served for two years with incredible distinction. You've been through the roller coaster over the last two years, and you came out the other side, and we've accomplished a lot. The…”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“We're right there, right? We're in the procurement process So it's taken a lot of heavy lifting, and I want to thank you for that. I thank everybody in the Senate.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“I will see you in the movies. And at the polls. Yes, at the polls. Can I have a motion to accept F8?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“Yes. Mayor, thank you so much. We're eternally grateful as always. God bless you.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“We're going to take items E12. and E13, which I think are related? Yes. I'll take it after the timeshare.”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026
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“I will close up on the comment. Any comments from the Commission?”
City Commission · Jul 7, 2026