Good morning, everyone.
Welcome to our August Council Meeting.
Today is Wednesday, August 12.
The time is now 10:07 AM.
And I hereby call this meeting to order.
Remember to please silence your phones.
If you must take a call, we ask you
to kindly step outside so that we can maintain
a respectful atmosphere.
Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
Councilwoman Nicole Reinoso?
Present.
Councilwoman Maureen Porras?
Here.
Councilman Rafael Pineyro?
Present.
Vice-Mayor Digna Cabral?
Present.
Mayor Christi Fraga?
Present.
Mayor, you have quorum.
Please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance,
led by Councilwoman Reinoso.
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.
Before we continue, I'd like to ask you all
to join me in a moment of silence
as we remember some from our team that we have recently lost.
We honor the life of Officer Edwin--
Erwin Fernandez and thank him for his service
and his family for service and dedication to our community.
We also remember our City of Doral Public Works
employee, Carlos Cuba, who has passed away in July.
Carlos was a valued member of our city family.
And our thoughts remain with him and his loved ones
and all his colleagues.
Likely, I would like to ask for solidarity
as we stand with the people of Colombia,
as they mourn the lives of those who were lost
in the devastating earthquake.
Our hearts are with the victims and families
and all those affected during this incredibly difficult time.
Please join me in a moment of silence.
Thank you.
We now have our invocation, led by Pastor Ricky from Dios con
Nosotros.
Pastor?
Before I start, I'll start to read a Bible
verses in Jeremiah 29, verse 7.
Says, "Seek peace of the city.
And pray to the Lord for peace.
We will have overcome and will come to the city
that you live in.
Seek for peace.
Pray for the Lord and peace that surpasses all understanding."
In obedience to the word, I gather today
and give thanks to God for every moment that he gives us.
We come unto you, O, Lord, as one nation under God.
We come unto you, Father, asking and thanking you
for the privilege that we woke up today,
that we're able to breathe, that we're able to stand,
that we're able to come here today.
I pray that you bless our mayor, city councils,
and every decision they may hold with integrity.
And above all, Lord, the missed city, this community,
may receive the blessing for their needs,
for what they're about to do, for what
they're about to establish.
Today, you remind us how fragile we are.
We pray for the people in Venezuela.
We pray for the people in Colombia.
We pray for the people in the United States of America.
You know what is happening.
They were waking up this morning with a different atmosphere
as what happened two days ago.
Anywhere, anything can happen.
You hold in the palm of your hand the whole Earth.
And today, we're reminded how fragile we can be.
We thank you that this is the land of the free.
But over there, they're experimenting a very difficult
situation.
May I ask everybody here to please stand
for a moment and pray with me.
We pray for those, Lord, that lost family members.
We pray for those, Lord, that lost everything they had.
But you still, in your amazing love,
you spared a lot of lives, Lord.
We pray for those in Venezuela who lost
not only what they lost, but they lost even more
when they lost family members.
Today, we're reminded how important it
is to keep our family together.
Also, we pray for the people in Colombia
and for every aid to reach the right places.
We are here, Father, privileged and also
honored to come together as one body, one family.
We thank you for the opportunity to pray here together.
And we come as one.
Thank you, as the city has allowed us to come here
and come together to pray.
If everybody can please say these words with me.
Dear God--
--have mercy.
Bless those--
--in need.
Provide for them.
Give them peace.
In your name we pray, Lord.
Amen.
Thank you.
Thank you, Pastor, for those beautiful words.
We will now move into our Agenda/Order of Business
and go ahead and start with our City Manager's office.
Mayor, we don't have anything.
Thank you.
Mr. City Attorney?
Madam Manager, I'd like to defer item 6B.
6B, as in boy?
6B as in boy, yes.
OK.
Anything else?
That's all.
OK.
Councilman Pineyro?
I don't have anything, Mayor.
Thank you.
Vice-Mayor Cabral?
None.
Councilwoman Reinoso?
No, Mayor, nothing.
OK.
Councilwoman Porras?
None.
Madam City Clerk?
None.
All right.
So we'll go ahead and defer that.
All right, well, we'll now move into the public comments
section of our meeting.
Each speaker will have three minutes
to address any item on today's agenda
or any other matters related to the City of Doral.
Please begin by stating your name
and address for the record to ensure that you are registered
with the City Clerk's office.
We will first hear from those who are preregistered, followed
by any walk-in speakers.
Once all have spoken, I will ask if any final speakers
would like to use the reasonable opportunity time to speak.
As a reminder, in accordance with the city code of conduct,
we ask that all remarks be made in a respectful, courteous,
and orderly manner.
Personal attacks, offensive language, or disruptive behavior
will not be permitted.
Let's work together to keep this forum
productive and constructive for all.
And I'll go ahead and start with Mr. Richard Glukstad.
Excuse me.
Richard Glukstad, 4768 Northwest 114th Avenue.
All right.
Today, I brought two visual aids--
my brown belt and a jacket.
And you say, why did you bring a belt and a jacket?
So I'm going to explain.
First of all, this brown belt represents to me
my Uncle Manfred from Germany.
He was a prisoner of war of the French because he was German.
They didn't care that he was Jewish.
They still kept him as a prisoner of war.
He was a very religious Jew.
He went to Cuba first.
And then from there, he went to New York.
He lived in the Bronx.
He went to temple every Saturday.
And money, for him, was no object.
He didn't really care about it.
And one day, I stayed--
I was in his house.
And I was spending the week there.
And I brought two belts with me.
I always had two belts, a brown one and a black one.
He said, Richard, what do you need two belts for?
He said, you really only need one belt to hold up your pants.
Why spend money on another belt?
Well, this was his philosophy because showing off and having
money meant absolutely nothing to him.
He probably just died with one belt. Whereas his brother,
my father, he was all into what other people thought about him--
to make money, be a success.
He became a multimillionaire.
But you know what?
They both wound up in the same place--
6 feet under.
And they lived about the same time.
So I don't think--
actually, he was probably happier
when he died than my father.
So I just wanted to show you that the quest for money
doesn't really bring happiness.
The second thing to talk about has to do with money, too.
It's about the Vietnam War.
I was in the Army in ROTC for three years, from 1967 and 1970.
And I was getting ready to go to Vietnam as an infantry officer.
So we were basically brainwashed.
We have to go over there, fight communism,
because if we don't fight communism,
it's going to spread all over the place, yada, yada, yada.
Well, they extended the war.
They extended it.
We were losing.
But they would never admit that we were losing the war.
And they kept sending more and more people to die.
55,000 Americans died there.
But yet, I bought a jacket from the Gap.
It's made in Vietnam.
So today, we have diplomatic relations with Vietnam.
We have factories over there.
We do business with them, as usual.
And Americans go there on vacation all the time.
It's a real big vacation spot.
So why did we do this?
Well, the answer was money.
People can make money from wars.
If you support people who support wars,
don't support them anymore.
There's very few wars that are just wars.
And a war has to be a just war, according to the Catholic
Church, anyway, for you to even participate.
Thank you, Mr. Glukstad.
I know my time is over.
But please, think about it.
Don't support wars, only if it's a just war.
Thank you.
And don't look at money as your goal in life,
because it'll probably make you less happy than somebody
like-- even like my Uncle Manfred.
Thank you, Mr. Glukstad.
You're welcome.
Thank you.
All right.
I next have Maurizio Bettoli.
Hi.
Yes, I'm here to talk about Agenda Item 9A,
Vending Machine Services.
I don't like to waste anybody's time.
So we sent a letter from an attorney for you all to review.
I hope that you read it.
The items in there, I want to echo.
If you have any questions or clarifications of those issues,
I'll be sitting here.
So when you bring the item up for a vote,
I want to discuss it.
Thank you.
Just to clarify, this is the time for reasonable opportunity
if something needs to be put on the record.
We don't normally open up public comments in discussion items.
We also have Leonardo Bettoli.
Good evening, Mayor, Vice Mayor, and members of the Council.
My name is Leonardo Bettoli.
I'm here in support of Compass Group USA
through its Canteen division.
Again, thank you for the opportunity.
I respectfully ask the Council to select
Canteen for the city vendings operations and management
contract.
Canteen is ready to perform from day one.
It holds the proper business licensing for vending machines
operations in the city, county, and state, including the NAICS
Code 4542.
And its proposal satisfies the city solicitation's
requirements.
Canteen has also demonstrated its financial capability
by transparency by providing the city
with the required audited financial statements.
By doing so, Canteen gave the city the financial information
required to evaluate its strength and ability to perform
through the contract.
Canteen is not simply a local vending operator.
It is a national operator backed by Compass Group
USA with coast-to-coast capabilities.
Canteen serve clients across the country and provides food
service solutions at more than 60,000 locations.
That national scales give Doral access
to established operating systems, advanced technologies,
substantial resources, and broad organizational support,
while its local team remains accountable for responsive
day-to-day service.
Canteen also brings proven track record in Doral
and extensive experience serving municipalities, counties,
public entities, and other governmental throughout Florida.
It understands the accountability, reporting,
responsiveness, and continuity of service required
in a public-sector partnership.
Doral will also receive a mature service model supported
by dedicated account management, preventive maintenance,
real-time monitoring, extensive local staffing,
technical support, and comprehensive reporting.
Canteen smart tech service--
Canteen Connect and smart tech platforms
are designed to reduce downtime, improve inventory management,
respond quickly to service needs,
and provide the city with transparent oversight
of performance.
Canteen is also offering significant financial value--
a minimal annual guarantee of $95,000 and prepaid commissions
of $285,000 on day one.
These are concrete commitment that
provide the city with immediate value
and predictable annual revenue.
This decision is about selecting a partner with national strength
and local accountability, proper licensing,
proper financial capabilities, public-sector experience,
advanced technology, and a record of dependable service.
For those reasons, I respectfully
ask the Council to award this contract to Canteen.
Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Bettoli, for being here.
I have Alexander Recalde.
Hello.
My name is Alexander Recalde.
My address is 5670 Northwest 116th Avenue, Doral, Florida,
33178.
Good morning, Mayor, Councilmembers,
and City Administration.
My name is Alexander Recalde.
And I'm owner of Fresh Service & Repair.
First, I want to thank the evaluation committee
and the city manager for recommending our company
for this opportunity.
It truly means a lot to me.
We have experience more than 15 years in the business.
I spent more than 50 years building this company.
And I'm very proud of what we have to build.
But what makes this opportunity special
is that Doral is also my home.
I have lived here for many years.
I have invested in this community.
And I'm proud to be raising my family here.
Having the opportunity to serve my own city
would be an honor and something I will take very personally.
You won't be dealing with faraway corporate office.
You would be dealing directly with me.
My name and my reputation are behind this company.
And I will always make sure we provide the level of the service
that our community deserves.
Thank you for your opportunity and your consideration.
Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Recalde.
All right.
That is all I have for the preregistered speakers.
If anyone else would like to speak,
now would be your reasonable opportunity.
You may speak on anything on this agenda or anything that
is germane to this Council.
Being none, we will now close reasonable opportunity.
And I will take a motion on the consent agenda
once the City Clerk reads the item that has
been pulled into the record.
This will be for all the items on Section 6,
with the exception 6B.
All right.
I need a motion.
Motion.
Motion to approve by Councilwoman Reinoso.
Second.
Second by Councilman Pineyro.
All in favor say, "aye."
Aye.
OK.
Madam Clerk, let the record reflect that the consent agenda
has been approved unanimously.
I now need a motion on the minutes.
Motion.
Motion to approve by Councilwoman Reinoso.
Second.
Second by Councilman Pineyro.
All in favor say, "aye."
Aye.
Madam Clerk, let the record reflect that the minutes
have been approved unanimously.
All right, we'll now move into presentations.
Presentations item 8A, Keep Doral Beautiful Business Award.
Good morning, Honorable Mayor, Vice Mayor,
members of the Council, Madam Manager, Mr. Deputy Manager,
Mr. City Attorney, Madam Clerk.
Danny Del Toro, Code Compliance Director.
This month, we are pleased to recognize Chick-fil-A
for their outstanding commitment to keeping Doral beautiful.
The property for which they are being recognized is located
at 9815 Northwest 41st Street.
This Chick-fil-A has been in the City of Doral for two years.
The property is approximately 65,000 total square feet.
And the business has 70 employees.
Chick-fil-A is a nationally recognized restaurant
known for its diverse selection of chicken-based menu offerings.
Its menu includes a variety of options for breakfast, lunch,
and dinner, as well as salads, treats, kids meals, and more.
In 2023, Chick-fil-A made a significant investment
in the city by demolishing the previous structure
on the property and constructing the facility that exists there
today.
Since its completion, the property
has been maintained to a high standard
through daily inspections and cleaning
of the exterior, weekly landscape
inspections, and biweekly landscape maintenance services.
These ongoing efforts demonstrate
Chick-fil-A's commitment to maintaining
an attractive, clean, and well-kept property
within the city.
It is with great pleasure that we named Chick-fil-A
for the Keep Doral Beautiful Business Award
for their continued efforts to keep Doral beautiful.
Madam Mayor and Council, here to accept the award
on behalf of the businesses Operations
Director Janet [? Sedidas ?] and Marketing Director Rachel Tapia.
In behalf of Chick-fil-A, Doral, we just
want to say how honored and grateful
we are to receiving this reward.
It's the reflection of the hard work
that our team everyday puts into our restaurant.
And we are just very thankful to be
part of this wonderful and amazing community.
Thank you so much.
And Chick-fil-A always does a great job
of keeping their properties clean and wonderful service.
Please come up for a photo.
[INAUDIBLE]
Thank you so much.
Congratulations.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
OK, we move on to the next presentation.
Yes.
Good morning, Mayor.
The Chief, I think, has a few words.
We're going to do a commendation for our officers.
Madam Clerk, would you like to read the record-- read the item
into the record real quick?
Yes.
Item 8B, Special Recognition Officers Adrian Ochoa and Samuel
Guerra.
Good morning, City Manager.
Good morning, Mayor and Council.
Thank you all so much.
I want to first off say that we suffered a tragedy last week.
And we appreciate all the support
and love from the community and from your positions.
Thank you all so much.
Together, we're going to become a bigger and stronger and better
agency through this tragedy.
So I just want to say-- give you that and give you my commitment.
Now I want to pivot to a commendation that
was on April 17.
I would like to ask the two officers to step up
to the plate, Officer Adrian Ochoa and Officer Samuel Guerra.
Can you go in front?
So I want to paint the picture because I read this paper.
And I told Lauren earlier this morning, I said,
the paper doesn't do it justice.
I want you guys to actually visibly see
what these officers did.
They saved a life.
It all occurred on April 17.
And I'm going to give you the rundown of the call.
It was basically a sick or injured person.
And the call came out as a 41-year-old male who just
fainted.
And we get those calls all the time.
It's a routine call.
But this call ended up not being routine.
That's why I want to really commend these officers.
And I want to show you visually what they did.
So can you go ahead and play the video, please?
[VIDEO PLAYBACK]
- OK.
- [INAUDIBLE], 24, starting CPR.
[INAUDIBLE]
- Don't stop because [INAUDIBLE].
- [INAUDIBLE]
- Someone told me that I look so [INAUDIBLE].
- When I said, "Starting CPR, she
raised you throughout till 20 to advise you that they were--
- Yes.
All right.
[END PLAYBACK]
OK, that's enough.
So these two officers right here, they were on probation.
They were their second month as officers.
And they responded to this call of a fainted person, which
ended up being someone going through cardiac arrest.
He was purple to the touch.
And these officers, they went into action.
And it's very commendable about what they did.
They didn't hesitate.
And their performance of CPR saved this individual's life.
And they are a direct reflection of this police department
and the professionalism of this police department.
So with that said, a congratulations so much,
Officer Samuel Guerra and Officer Adrian Ochoa.
And Officer Adrian Ochoa, his father is Major Leo Ochoa.
And I would love for him to come up and present
this award to him.
A good father-son moment.
[APPLAUSE]
Congrats.
Congratulations.
You can give him a kiss.
We won't tell anybody.
We got it on camera.
You want to go first?
Yeah, I think Mayor and Council.
So actually, if you can go behind the dais.
It's a photo with Mayor and Council.
Oh, we're all going to come forward.
Thank you.
It's so cute.
I want to cry.
He's his son.
I want to cry.
Pose like a beautiful man.
There's so much space.
This is really nice.
They gave it to him.
That's mine.
Oh, that's yours?
Yeah.
I'm like, wait, I didn't know that.
Mayor, can we figure out--
Mayor, can we--
[INAUDIBLE]
Yeah.
Let's turn to you guys.
So take a step this way so you're centered with the seal.
I wanted to try to get them all.
Frank, can you come on this side?
Perfect.
[INAUDIBLE]
Oh, OK.
All right.
Everybody, look straight ahead.
Officers, are you showing your plaques?
I can't see from here.
Yes.
OK.
Did everybody get their photo?
One more.
Yes.
Monica, you got it?
Yes.
Thank you.
Thank you, Mayor.
Thank you.
Great job.
Thank you.
Congratulations.
Thanks.
[INAUDIBLE]
You know how I do [INAUDIBLE].
I know.
After you.
[INAUDIBLE]
I will.
Madam Manager-- actually, [INAUDIBLE].
OK.
Madam Clerk, next item.
Next item is item 8C, Doral International Art Fair
Presentation.
Thank you.
Good morning, Mayor Christi Fraga,
members of the City Council, City Manager,
and members of the staff of the City of Doral.
My name is Billy Garcia.
And I'm here joined by the team members of the DIAF.
It's really an honor for us to officially present
the fourth edition of Doral International Art Fair, which--
it will take place from November 12
to November 15 of this year at the Doral Cultural Arts Center.
As is well known, every year, Miami-Dade
becomes one of the leading destinations
for contemporary art.
During the arts season in South Florida,
all the galleries, artists, business leaders,
media representative, and visitors from around the world
come together, bringing economic and cultural benefits
to our community.
This year, DIAF will have the privilege
of opening the International Art Fair season
and positioning the City of Doral
as the starting point for one of South Florida
most relevant cultural events of the year.
For this fourth edition, we have already confirmed participation
from galleries and art organizations
from Houston, Ecuador, Cuba, Spain, Mexico, Colombia,
Venezuela, and more.
This shows the international reach of the fair
and reinforce Doral's position as a city
that welcome art, culture, new ideas, and business
opportunities.
We are also proud to welcome the Museum of the Americas,
MoCAA, the Biennial of Cuenca from Ecuador,
and the Spanish Cultural Center of Miami.
We expect around 3,000 visitors to attend DIAF 2026 during that
weekend.
This level of attendance will help boost the local economy,
directly supporting hotels, restaurant, shops,
transportation services, cultural venues, and businesses
across the city.
DIAF is more than an art fair.
We believe it's also a great opportunity
to promote the City of Doral.
Through this event, Doral can be presented and showcased
to the public, both locally and internationally,
as a modern, diverse, business-friendly city
in the heart of Miami-Dade.
As we prepare for this fourth edition on September 15
of this year, we will open an special exhibition called
Water Trail at the Miami Dade College West Campus gallery,
lead and curated by Félix Suazo.
The exhibition will be on display
during September and October and will explore the theme of water
through photography and painting.
This project reflects our ongoing support for the arts
and our collaboration with educational and cultural
organizations.
Each edition, DIAF gives another opportunity
to place Doral among the major events that
make Miami-Dade special.
Our goal is for the city to play an active role while welcoming
visitors, supporting cultural tourism,
creating new opportunities for local businesses,
and celebrating the cultural richness of our community.
Finally, we want to say thank you, Mayor Fraga.
Thank you, member of City Council, City Manager as well.
Thank you to all the members of the staff
of the City of Doral for your support and commitment
to this event.
We kindly ask you for your continued partnership
so we can keep bringing artists, galleries, media,
visitors from around the world to visit Doral.
We are sure that together, we can continue building Doral
as an important destination for culture, art,
and economic growth in South Florida.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
I just want to congratulate you guys for the work
that you've done, the entire team.
Every year, it's been an improvement, more visitors,
and exceptional artists and galleries.
So thank you for your commitment to the city.
We really value the partnership.
I think it's brought a true meaning to what the Cultural
Center was supposed to really be for for our community.
Art and culture is definitely something
that we, as a community, cherish and our community
enjoys and value.
And so I think that the Art Festival has really
brought significance to that in our community.
And it's been recognized not just countywide but regionally.
And that's a testament to your work, dedication,
and professionalism.
So we appreciate it.
And we look forward to this year's festival.
We know that it'll be a great success once again.
So thank you for your presentation.
If there's any additional comments or questions--
I have a comment.
Thank you.
Councilwoman Reinoso.
Hold on.
There's a comment.
Yes?
DIAF, I'm really proud of all the work
that you have done throughout the years.
I value the continued effort of making it better every year
and to include art that is diverse, that is unique.
And it's really adding to what the cultural diversity of Doral
is and really bringing up what-- art and the meaning of keeping
that alive and present within our community
and the importance of doing so.
So I'm glad that you all have been tasked to do that.
It's a big responsibility because art and culture
is something that if we don't do as a city,
it's going to be hard for anyone else to do.
So thank you for your efforts.
Thank you for the diversity that you bring to the community
and for keeping art alive.
Thank you.
I have some comments, Mayor.
Councilwoman Porras?
I want to thank you guys.
I can't believe it's already the fourth edition.
And since the beginning, I've always been supportive.
It's something that you guys have always
done with professionalism.
You've given a lot of local artists, as well, opportunities.
And to reiterate the comments that my colleagues have made,
you really have elevated our culture and our art,
which is something that residents really wanted
to see here in our community.
So I want to thank you for that great work.
And hopefully, we can continue this.
And wishing you a lot of great success
and to continue expanding and making our city proud.
Thank you.
Councilman Pineyro, you had a comment?
Thank you, Mayor.
I also just want to say congratulations because I
always--
there has been a before and after when
it comes to art in Doral.
And you guys, as a group, have accomplished that.
I always like to say this is like our mini
Art Basel or our Art Basel of the year.
So I see the excitement, the opportunities,
and the collaboration from a lot of the local businesses
and other businesses from other places as well.
So I just want to say thank you for everything
you guys are doing as a group, because it's also your time.
And we also have to recognize that.
I mean, you're putting a lot of hours every year
into this great, great event.
And it's not that you guys are getting paid for this.
So you do it because you love art, you love what you do.
We have local business owners here.
We have residents as well as part of the organization.
So congratulations because you're-- and let me say this
as well-- we also have to recognize that art is a way
of moving the city, financially speaking.
It's an economic engine.
And if we don't see it that way, then, certainly, we
don't know anything about art.
But that's why you also have actually created
that sense of mobility around the city
when it comes to people visiting Doral, people
after the fair staying in downtown Doral or other places
around the city also spending money here.
So I just want to say congratulations
because every year is more and more participation.
And I certainly look forward to be there this year once again.
Thank you.
Thank you, Councilman Pineyro.
Thank you all again.
Thank you.
Best of luck.
All right.
We're going to move into our discussion items.
Madam Clerk?
Discussion item 9A, A resolution of the Mayor the City Council
of the City of Doral, Florida, awarding invitation to negotiate
ITN 2026-11 "Vending machines operation and management"
to Fresh Service & Repair Corporation;
authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with
Fresh Service & Repair Corporation for a period
of three years, with an option to renew for two one-year
periods; authorizing the City Manager to execute
the agreement; providing for implementation and incorporation
of recitals and an effective date.
All right.
Madam City Manager, it's your item.
Good morning, Mayor and Council, again.
I just have a few words with respect to this item.
So this ITN was issued on April 1, 2026.
And the city received three responsive proposals.
The procurement consisted of four phases--
the evaluation and ranking, the presentations
and the question and answer, the negotiations,
and the final evaluation recommendation.
On May 12, 2026, the evaluation committee
unanimously advanced all three proposals to phase 2.
Following presentations and question and answers,
two finalists, Canteen and Fresh Service,
were selected to proceed to negotiations.
Negotiations with the two finalists
were held on June 2, 2026.
And on June 8, 2026, the evaluation committee
completed its final evaluation and unanimously ranked
the proposals as follows.
Number one, Fresh Service & Repair Corporation
with 91 points.
And number two, Canteen with 82.67.
The difference between the two finalists
was an 8.33 points difference, resulting in the committee's
recommendation to award the ITN to Fresh Service & Repair Corp.
The city's intent to award was signed and announced
on June 9, 2026.
On June 12, 2026, a bid protest was filed with the City Clerk.
On June 22, the Procurement and Asset Manager Director
submitted a written decision to the City Manager.
On July 27, 2026, the City Manager, I,
issued a decision resolving the protest and affirming the ITN
2026-11 award to Fresh Service & Repair Corp.,
with headquarters in the City of Doral.
The final decision was emailed to the protesting party on July
27, 2026 at 3:52 PM.
Pursuant to Section 2-338 of the City Municipal Code,
any appeal was required to be filed within five calendar days
of that notice.
Accordingly, the appeal deadline was August 1, 2026.
The protesting parties submitted their appeal two days late,
on Monday, August 3, at 5:03 PM.
All actions related to this bid protest, appeal,
and resolution were conducted pursuant to Section 2-338
of the City Municipal Code.
The code also provides that the protesting party must first
follow the established protest and appeal procedures
before seeking judicial relief.
I want to just state that I stand
by the decision and the recommendation
I've made to Council.
And I would ask for you to uphold that recommendation
and select Fresh Service & Repair Corp. for this contract.
Thank you.
Thank you, Madam City Manager.
Before we open to any questions or discussion,
I think the City Attorney also has--
go ahead, Mr. City Attorney.
And then I'll ask for any ex parte communication
before we discuss.
Thank you, Madam Mayor, Council.
The job of the Council today is twofold.
First, you're treating this protest that we received.
It's before you.
You've received in the-- in your agenda and in other documents
that we forwarded to you the letters that were submitted
by Canteen by their council, the different protest
letters that they forwarded, and including the August 3, which
was untimely, but it is before you.
And I think you should consider it and, in your determination,
take that into account.
You've also listened to the testimony
that's been presented by the Canteen and also by the awardee.
And so your job today is to take all this evidence into account
and weigh that and make a decision
first on whether to uphold the protest,
and then what would happen is that the item would be rebidded,
or to uphold the manager's decision
and move forward with the awarding.
OK.
Thank you, Mr. City Attorney.
At the advice of the City Attorney,
he's asked me to ask for ex parte communication,
as the protester has taken a litigious approach.
So we're going to ask if there's been any ex parte
communications at this time before there's any comments
or questions and a motion.
There's been communication with my office.
But it will not influence my decision.
I also have been contacted by the protesting party.
And it should not have any effect on my decision.
Mayor, I've also had ex parte communication.
And it will not affect my decision.
Likewise here.
None.
OK.
All right.
Is there any comments, questions, or a motion
based on the recommendation?
Motion to approve.
Motion to approve by Councilman Pineyro.
Second.
Second by Councilwoman Reinoso.
Based on the recommendation-- yes?
Madam Mayor, so is the motion to approve--
is the motion to uphold the Manager's decision, Councilman?
Yes.
Any comments or questions before we call the question?
OK.
Madam Clerk, please call the question.
Motion to approve the Manager's recommendation
made by Councilman Pineyro, seconded
by Councilwoman Reinoso.
Councilman Pineyro?
Yes.
Councilwoman Reinoso?
Yes.
Councilwoman Porras?
Yes.
Vice Mayor Cabral?
Yes.
Mayor Fraga?
Yes.
Motion passes.
All right.
Thank you very much for your time and consideration.
All right, we move on to the next item.
Item 9B, A resolution of the Mayor and the City Council
of City of Doral, Florida, adopting a fiscal transition
policy for Council office budgets,
providing for applicability, implementation,
incorporation of recitals, and an effective date.
OK.
Thank you very much, Madam Clerk.
This is my item.
Councilmembers, the item that is before you is something that
has come to my attention in the past,
not just at the School District.
I ran into this issue.
I know Councilwoman Reinoso ran into this issue
when she was elected here.
And what I have experienced and what
we have discussed through the administration
is, in preparation for the budget,
it's come to our attention that there
is no policy or no, really, way for there
to be a barrier for a Council member
that is outgoing or termed out or in an election process
to expend their office's budget in one month for the full year,
leaving the potentially incoming Council member,
if it's a termed-out person, or if someone is up for reelection
and doesn't succeed, then that coming-- incoming person would
basically be left with zero budget, which is what happened
to Councilwoman Reinoso.
In one month, the former Council member
expended the entire budget.
And she was basically left with almost nothing.
Happened to me at the School District also.
You remember because you were with me at the time.
We came in.
And basically, the person before me,
knowing they were on their way out, expended all the funds.
And so taxpayers are basically double-burdened because it's
unfair for that person coming in to not
have the funding that is intended for that person
to do their job.
And so funds have to be replenished in some cases.
And so this policy, well, it does assess a strict fiscal
responsibility and transparency, as well as a policy that
basically prorates those funds into 1/12.
So you will be able to continue doing your job by the time
you're there, but you're not allowed
to expend over the prorated amount for that month
that you are there.
There are exemptions such as you should not
be ordering logo wear or cards or anything like that
if you are termed out.
So this just creates a standard procedure and policy
to be followed so that there is no questions, and there's no--
it's not abused from the office of the person sitting there,
leaving that other person basically helpless when
they come in with no funding.
I think it's pretty self-explanatory.
If there's any questions, I'm happy to answer them.
The City Attorney has reviewed this for legal sufficiency.
And the policy is before you.
I have some quick questions, Mayor.
Yes, Councilwoman Porras.
I get the intent.
And I do agree with it.
I mean, I've heard this happening
at the county level and different governments--
levels of government.
What was done in Councilwoman Reinoso's case,
was her budget replenished?
I don't remember, actually.
Councilwoman, you remember?
No.
No?
No.
I think you had to wait for the new fiscal year.
Whatever was spent-- through the Mayor.
Whatever was spent was spent.
And then I don't remember having funds.
Yeah, it was, I think, promotional items, memberships,
and journals.
I don't remember.
But I know that it was spent.
Got it.
And there was no money to replenish that account.
Yeah.
No, I agree with the policy.
Again, I've seen it happen and--
in different offices.
My only question is I don't see it including the mayor's office.
Is that something that we can add as well?
It is included.
Oh, is it?
Yes.
Because it just says--
I'm considered a Council member, too, as far as--
OK.
Yeah.
OK.
I just wanted to clarify that.
It is included.
OK.
All right.
Motion to approve.
Motion to approve by Councilman Pineyro.
Second.
Second by Councilwoman Reinoso.
If there's no further questions, Madam Clerk,
please call the roll.
Motion to approve moved by Councilman Pineyro, seconded
by Councilwoman Reinoso.
Councilman Pineyro?
Yes.
Councilwoman Reinoso?
Yes.
Councilwoman Porras?
Yes.
Vice Mayor Cabral?
Yes.
Mayor Fraga?
Yes.
Motion passes.
Thank you for your support.
We'll move on to the next item.
Item 9C, A resolution of the Mayor and the City Council
of the City of Doral, Florida, directing the City Manager
to establish a "Doral Ready Squad"
Hurricane Preparedness Volunteer Program in conjunction with
the Parks and Recreation Department's Silver Club
and the Military Affairs Advisory Board,
pairing veterans, high school student volunteers teams through
our Student Volunteer Program, providing for implementation,
incorporation of recitals, and an effective date.
Councilwoman Reinoso, this is your item.
Thank you, Mayor.
So this item would already use an established volunteer program
that we do have through our parks, I believe.
And it would be using our Military Affairs Advisory Board
to lead the Doral squad in events of emergency,
particularly a hurricane.
So during the time of a hurricane warning,
I would like-- because our community is so strong,
and we're so united for even a time of need,
such as a hurricane-- to be able to establish an emergency
team based of volunteers, led by the Military Advisory Board,
to dispatch within our different communities,
particularly to our Silver Club and our Special Needs group,
help during a hurricane, whether it be setting up shutters, maybe
bringing in groceries.
But it's just a neighborly initiative.
And the idea behind it is for the Military Advisory Board
to essentially break the city into separate sections.
And they would lead a certain section of the city.
And my hope is to have enough volunteers registered
that each community has at least two volunteers in case
of emergency.
Now, this could very well be seen as a pilot program.
And it could turn into something greater.
But I think it's a beautiful thing when
we have a community that is so united
and to extend that neighborly help in a time of need.
So this item sets some parameters to do that.
And I hope that I can have the support of my colleagues.
Thank you, Councilwoman Reinoso.
Any comments or questions for the Councilwoman?
Motion to approve.
Motion to approve by Councilman Pineyro.
Second.
Second by Councilwoman Porras.
Finished it?
Yeah.
Thank you.
All right.
If there's no other comments or questions,
Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
Motion to approve moved by Councilman Pineyro, seconded
by Councilwoman Porras.
Councilman Pineyro?
Yes.
Councilwoman Porras?
Yes.
Councilwoman Reinoso?
Yes.
Vice Mayor Cabral?
Yes.
Mayor Fraga?
Yes.
The motion passes.
All right.
Next item, Madam Clerk.
Next item, 9D, A resolution of the Mayor and the City Council
of the City of Doral, Florida, directing the City Manager
to explore mental health options for City of Doral employees,
providing for implementation, incorporation of recitals,
and an effective date.
All right.
Councilwoman Reinoso, this is also your item.
Yes.
So the City of Doral has had some hard last couple of months.
But we are resilient.
We are a community with heart.
The reason why things affect us so closely
is because of the close relationship
that our employees have with each other,
our community has with us.
And it's a bittersweet thing.
But again, it shows what a great job we are doing as a city
that all these different people and events intertwine us,
keep us connected.
So mental health needs to be our priority.
I know that the city has been doing things.
But we need to do more.
And we need to do better.
So public service can be demanding.
And we must ensure our employees have ample resources to address
and discuss challenges that may be
affecting them, both personally and professionally.
While the city currently provides support,
I believe we should educate and give this area the attention
and funding it deserves.
I ask the City Manager to look into the different programs
that may be available and, if it is within her budget,
to move forward, and if it is not,
to bring it back to Council.
I am requesting, therefore, the City Manager to work with staff
and the experts needed to develop
a comprehensive mental health program for all
of our employees, every single one.
The goal is to provide resources, private help,
anonymous private help, and reduce the stigma
behind mental health.
I believe, as the leaders that we are, sitting up here,
it is our role to call attention to these things.
And it needs to be done.
It needs to be done.
And it needs to be a conversation that
is comfortable, a conversation that
needs to be had because grief is normal.
It is an extension, a different phase, of love.
Life can be overwhelming and demanding.
But you're not alone.
You're loved.
There's resources.
And we need to be able-- as Council, as staff,
as administration, we need to be able to provide that resource.
So supporting the mental health of our employees
is an investment in their well-being
and the continued strength within our city.
God bless the staff.
God bless our city.
And I hope to have the support from my colleagues
as well to pass this along.
Our employees are our top priority.
And we love you.
And mental health needs to be discussed.
And you all need the resources available to help
you do the best for our city and to help
do the best for yourselves.
Thank you, Councilwoman.
I couldn't agree more.
And I would like to co-sponsor this item if possible.
And I think it's an extremely sensitive item.
So I really appreciate your approach on it,
because I know that it's something that is extremely,
deeply personal to people.
And so we want to be able to extend
that help and that resource.
But it is extremely personal.
And so I think that we should absolutely
have the experts look into it and see how we can continue
to improve and be better and continue to grow and learn
from these circumstances.
So thank you for bringing this forward.
I also want to just piggyback off of it
and mention I have been having conversations
right after learning about this with the Manager and our Parks
Director to include a monthly mental health
emotional intelligence support or--
we're calling it-- what was the word I used?
Not a support group, but a come-together group
through our parks in our monthly programming.
So not just sports and art and all these great things
that we do, but also to have one programming a month
in our parks, a public opportunity for people
to either come to a workshop, a class,
a motivational speaker, a group of colleagues that get together.
So we will be starting to incorporate some of that
into our monthly programming.
So I just wanted to mention that as well.
And I think it's extremely valuable for our community, not
just our employees.
So thank you for bringing this forward.
You have my full support.
And I look forward to working with all of you
to improve this in our-- amongst our community.
Motion to approve.
Motion to approve by Vice Mayor Cabral.
Second.
Second by Councilman Pineyro.
And Councilman Pineyro?
Sure.
Comment?
Thank you, Mayor.
And thank you, Councilwoman Reinoso,
for bringing this forward.
And I would love to co-sponsor as well this item.
Thank you.
But I also want to mention just an idea as well,
because I think we did something similar
when it came to the discussion about the domestic violence
as well, that we included a section on our website
about services, local providers, or approved institutions that
provide these type of services, not only for staff, but also
for residents as well.
So maybe we can look into that option
as well, that we can provide information
in our website about mental health.
And, as a matter of fact, we--
I have been working on hosting--
next week-- I believe it's the 22nd--
at Albizu University a workshop conference about mental health.
We have been working on this for the past almost two months.
So I'm going to pass the information to you
as well so you can attend and speak about it because it's
something that certainly is needed to speak and to--
and for residents to know what type of resources are available.
So I'm going to be sharing that information as well.
And speaking of Albizu University, it's here in Doral.
And they do provide a lot of these services.
So just for you to keep that in mind as well.
And we can work with them in a lot of these initiatives.
So thank you.
Absolutely.
Thank you, Councilman.
Yes, absolutely.
So all right.
Mayor?
Yes.
So I just wanted to make a quick comment.
So we have been already--
we have already started conversations and meetings.
I've met with the HR Director, the Chief of Police,
I also met with Councilwoman Reinoso
to get some guidance on what it is that we wanted to see.
And we are putting together some proposals.
If we can do it under my threshold, which
I would hope we could, then I'll go ahead and do that.
But I will update Council.
And also, if it does exceed, then we
can examine those as well.
But we are coming up with specific programs tailored
to specific populations and also to--
but it will cover all of our employees.
Thank you.
Mayor?
Yes, Councilwoman.
And I would like for mandatory sessions
to be included in whatever the program is because I think
if everybody needs to go to a session, whether it's a workshop
or whatever it may be, it starts to break down the stigma.
It also becomes an avenue that if somebody
does need that extra help, they can
go through that under the radar and seek that help that they
may be needing without a worry of maybe somebody noticing.
We just want to be able to provide that resource of help
when needed.
And to the Mayor's point, I love the now
extending this to the community--
perhaps on a monthly basis, is what I'm hearing?
Yeah, once a month.
We did have tragedies at our local school.
And I think it would be nice to also have a component
for students, parents, and families that may have gone
through some things recently to have some source--
some resource that they can seek guidance or--
we can't prevent tragedies from happening.
We have to be ready for when they do happen.
And again, these are things that happen within our life.
There's a way to prevent the really, really terrible stuff.
And I think that's what we're trying
to do with this opportunity.
But when things do happen, there's
people that are heartbroken, that are hurt,
that are left over.
And they also need help too.
So yes, it's a very delicate topic.
I don't want to speak more about it.
I think enough has been said.
But I appreciate that just how we
plan parties and feel-good events, that, as a city,
we also deal with the harder topics
and provide those resources as well.
Thank you.
All right.
If there's no additional comments or questions,
Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
Motion to approve by Vice Mayor Cabral,
seconded by Councilman Pineyro.
Vice Mayor Cabral?
Yes.
Councilman Pineyro?
Yes.
Councilwoman Porras?
Yes.
Councilwoman Reinoso?
Yes.
Mayor Fraga?
Yes.
Motion passes.
All right.
Thank you very much for your support.
Item 9E, Discussion-- Employee Salary Public Search Portal.
OK.
Councilwoman Porras, this is your item.
Thank you, Mayor.
This is just a very, very brief discussion
on the implementation of a search tool that's
going to allow the public to access and view employee
salaries for the city.
When I was looking into this, after the City of Miami
Beach and the City of Miami passed their own,
I-- and I emailed the City Manager's office about it,
she informed me that the city was already
working on something like this.
And so I just wanted to let residents know that it
is going to be happening.
And also, it is going to be something
that new state law is going to require
of cities and municipalities.
So I wanted to just very quickly have the City Attorney just
explain what the city-- what the new law requires
and then just, Manager, what you told me
so that the residents can know what's
going to be implemented later on.
Through the Mayor.
Councilwoman, so the new law that's
going to effect at the beginning of this year
basically requires that all local governments
post salaries of their employees and updated
on a quarterly basis.
OK, thank you.
So, Mayor and Council, since the law was passed,
we have been discussing implementing
that, which the timeline for that is January 1 of 2027.
We are speaking with our vendors--
our Paycom vendor.
I'm trying to be able to make that an efficient process
because I don't want something that has to be manually done
and inputted all the time.
So we are working on that.
Because I like to keep things clear, I want to understand--
I want to just state that, yes, we have been working on it.
It is an administrative policy.
I did ask the Attorney if I was required
to ask Council for action on that, and I'm not.
So I am going to be handling this in an administrative policy
manner.
And I will update Council accordingly
once we come up with the system.
But absolutely, it will be up and running to meet--
to be compliant with state law.
Thank you very much.
All right.
Another--
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
All right.
No action is required.
We'll move on to the next item, Item 9F.
Item 9F, Discussion-- Advisory Boards, Committees,
and Commissions Member Nomination.
Mayor and Council, I did receive one nomination
from the office of Councilwoman Porras, which
is attached here in for the commission on status of women.
Do we have a motion?
Motion.
Motion to approve by Councilwoman Porras.
Second.
Second by Councilwoman Reinoso.
All in favor say, "aye."
Aye.
Sorry, do we need a full roll call?
That's fine, no.
OK.
Mayor's Report.
All right, Mayor's Report.
Give me one second.
Sorry.
So, first, I'd like to thank our Parks and Recreation Department
and our Doral Police Department for a great National Night Out
event.
It was a success.
People were happy, very well organized,
every year better and better.
So thank you to the entire team--
it was a wonderful evening--
and to the Police Department that
always does a great job with their National Night Out event.
And I think our families truly enjoy it.
As our students head back to school tomorrow,
I want to wish all our students a very successful, safe,
and educational school year, creating new memories.
I just want to mention on that, too, I did ask--
I know every year, first week of school
is tough with some traffic delays.
And so every year, we've gotten, I
think, a little bit better and not just
implementing more police officers around the schools
to help the flow of traffic.
[PHONE RINGS]
Silence your phones.
No, I'm just kidding.
So not just on helping with the flow of traffic
and making sure that people have an easier route
and that they feel and see the presence of our police officers.
And we get to engage with the kids and things.
So it's always wonderful to see our men and women in uniform
out there supporting families.
But this year, actually with the help of Public Works,
we requested all active MOTs to be delayed
and not obstruct the flow of traffic.
And so Carlos and his team did a great job of speaking with
the County and making sure that there was no MOTs that had been
approved through the County that we hadn't seen that would affect
the traffic flow, because we know that it's-- it can always
be a challenge in the mornings and in the afternoons.
So I can't promise there will be no traffic to the residents.
But we're going to make it as an easy process
and as a safe process as possible.
A quick reminder to our city offices that--
I mean, to our city that the offices will be closed in--
for Labor Day in recognition of-- observance
of Labor Day on September 7.
Obviously, we don't have a Council meeting until then,
so I just wanted to mention that.
And it will take place on Tuesday, September 8.
And then, of course, we have some birthdays this month--
our Director of IT, Eylin Fernandez, on August 13.
So tomorrow is your birthday.
I forgot what day it was.
Our Director of-- our Building Official, I'm sorry,
Linda Blanco, on August 26.
Happy birthday.
And we have a very special birthday.
Also, on Monday, August 17, our City Manager
will be celebrating her birthday.
Happy birthday.
Cake.
(SINGING) Happy birthday to you
(SPEAKING) We sing here.
(SINGING) Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday, dear Zeida
Happy birthday to you
(SPEAKING) It looks like a Game of Thrones cake.
Thank you, everybody.
All right, that concludes my Mayor's comments.
Thank you very much.
All right, the next item is Advisory Board Comments,
Special Needs Advisory Board for August 2026.
We do have Mr. Trevor Cunningham here
to present the report, Mayor.
Thank you.
Thank you for your patience.
Yeah, absolutely.
And thank you for singing.
That gives me a little lightheartedness to do this.
As mentioned, my name is Trevor Cunningham.
And I am the Chair of the City of Doral Special Needs
Advisory Board.
I just want to quickly thank my fellow board members
for bringing this opportunity to my attention, the Department
of Public Works here at the City of Doral
for answering many of our questions
about this, and Madam City Clerk and Miss Juanita Cruz
for welcoming me this morning.
This is my first City Council meeting,
so I'm really happy to be here and be with you all.
Our Advisory Board is asking to expand ridesharing options
to individuals with disabilities,
specifically at free or low cost,
specifically looking at providing services
for individuals to travel to medical appointments or job
opportunities as city residents to city places.
These are not necessarily meant to replace the Doral Trolley
system or the Special Transportation Services.
Both services are great.
As someone who has a visual impairment, I use both of them.
Every single day, I use the Trolley to get to the Metrorail.
And I use my STS card to use the Metrorail.
However, both have limitations.
The [? Doral ?] Trolley has specific routes
that can't go everywhere.
And the STS service that is meant to go to door to door
is constantly delayed and constantly has
its own challenges.
And for someone trying to get to a job or a medical appointment
and being several hours delayed, you
can only imagine how challenging that could be.
Our simple ask here is that we ask that the City of Doral
explore opportunities to expand the Freebee ridesharing
program to people with disabilities
and specifically look at opportunities for demand,
operational feasibility, and long-term sustainability,
specifically long-term cost.
We know that this could be an expensive program.
But we want to make sure that the demand is there,
that the opportunity to make this a successful program
would be there as well.
So that is our proposal at this moment.
And happy to answer any questions.
Thank you, Trevor.
Just to give some information on this-- so we have--
I've been working with Public Works on this.
And we have had discussions about expanding it.
The question that hasn't been answered,
and what we're trying to understand better,
is to what level of capabilities we would allow,
whether the rider will be by themselves, accompanied
with someone, because we understand the request of going
to work and things like that.
That's someone who's a little more independent.
But we have no way of limiting someone
putting someone with less capabilities in a vehicle
on their own to go somewhere.
So we're trying to figure out how to best service and serve
those with the independence that they would be able to.
We're working with Freebee on what the disability allow--
what they would allow as a disability for a person
to be alone, or if they would have to say
you have to be accompanied.
So it is something that's being looked at.
And then, obviously, the funding is the biggest issue.
It is very costly.
And it does cost us a lot right now even for the seniors.
So we are currently reviewing that and seeing how we can best
fund the program and expand it.
We do subsidize a lot of special needs programming now.
There's a lot of changes potentially coming down
from Tallahassee on our revenue structures.
So we are looking into all those capabilities, advertising,
so on.
So it is something that has been in discussion for some time.
And I know that we would all be very supportive of it.
We're just looking at what's the best model forward
to be able to provide some expansion to the program.
Great.
Any additional questions?
We'll let you all know very soon.
Hopefully, there'll be a response.
But I know Public Works is actively working on it.
And they did hear your request that would be coming forward
as part of the agenda.
Excellent.
We really appreciate it.
Madam Manager, anything you would like to add on that?
No?
OK.
All right.
Thank you, Trevor.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
We'll keep you up to date.
All right.
Move on to the next item.
City Manager's Report.
Madam City Manager?
Hi.
Yes.
Good morning.
So I wanted to just bring a few-- a couple things
to the Council's attention.
It's with great honor that I report that the City of Doral
is in receipt of the prestigious Government Finance Officers
Association Triple Crown Award for 2024.
So the 2024 Triple Crown Award recognizes
governments that have achieved the following GFOA awards.
The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial
Reporting for the FY 2023 ACFR, the Popular Annual Financial
Reporting Award, and the Distinguished Budget
Presentation Award for FY '25/'26 budget.
So Doral is just one of 441 governments
to achieve this special recognition
for fiscal year ending 2024.
The Triple Crown designation represents
a significant achievement.
To qualify, each entity must meet
the high standards of all three separate award programs.
Each award program recognizes governments
that produce reports which communicate
their financial stories in a transparent manner
and meet applicable standards.
So I would like to take this opportunity
to express my gratitude to the entire Finance
team for their hard work and dedication.
We have commended them for these awards before.
[APPLAUSE]
In addition to that, I'm also pleased to share
that Doral Central Park project has officially earned the Gold
certification from the Florida Green Building Coalition.
Although the project was originally
designed to achieve only the Silver certification,
the dedication and collaborative efforts
of the City of Doral team followed us to exceed that goal.
Through strategic coordination, careful planning,
and strong commitment to sustainable design
and construction practices, the project
achieved the higher Gold certification.
This recognition is a significant accomplishment
for the city and reflects the hard work
of everyone involved in delivering
a high-quality, environmentally responsible project that
will benefit our community for years to come.
I'd like to congratulate and thank
Lazaro Quintero and the entire project team
for this outstanding achievement.
They do have an award that was sent to them,
so I'd like for them to come and take a picture with you
if possible.
Of course.
Thank you.
Please come up.
[APPLAUSE]
We'll do it right when we wrap up-- let's finish the reports.
Yes.
Anything else, City Manager?
No, that's it, Mayor.
Thank you.
OK.
Madam City Clerk, next item.
City Attorney's Report.
City Attorney.
Mr. City Attorney?
Nothing to report, Madam Mayor.
OK, no sessions to call.
No sessions to call.
OK.
Madam City Clerk, your report's always so--
It's very lengthy.
It's attached.
OK, perfect.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
All right.
That exhausts our morning council meeting agenda.
Do I have a motion to recess?
Motion.
Motion to recess by Councilman Pineyro.
Second.
Second by Councilwoman Reinoso.
All in favor say, "aye."
Aye.
We'll see you back here for our protocol hour.
And then our Council meeting OPA, 5:30.
Thank you very much.
See you later.
All right.
Good evening, everyone.
Welcome to our regular scheduled Council meeting.
Today is Wednesday the 12th.
The time is now 6:09 PM.
I hereby call this meeting to order.
Please remember to silence your phones.
And if you must take a call, please step
outside so that we can keep an orderly and respectful
atmosphere while we have our meeting.
All right.
Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
Councilwoman Nicole Reinoso?
Present.
Councilwoman Maureen Porras?
Here.
Councilman Rafael Pineyro?
Present.
Vice Mayor Digna Cabral?
Here.
Mayor Christi Fraga?
Present.
Mayor, we have quorum.
Please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance,
led by Councilwoman Porras.
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.
OK.
Agenda/Order of Business.
Madam City Manager, Mr. City Attorney, any changes from you?
No, Mayor, we're fine.
No, Mayor.
Thank you.
I have had some requests to make some arrangements in the Agenda
since it is a long one.
So if you all will indulge some of our requests.
We have been asked to hear item 20G,
which is the City's Comprehensive Plan,
first reading again.
As our first item, should be very quick.
So we'll hear that first.
And then we're going to move item 20Q right after 20E since
the applicant has several items and would like to have them all
taken up right after the other.
If there's no objections to that,
those will be the changes to the Agenda/Order of Business.
Is everyone OK with that?
Yup.
Yes?
OK.
Madam Clerk, make the notes on the Agenda, please.
Yes, ma'am.
All right.
And we will go ahead and move into Public Comments.
We will now open the floor for public comments.
Each speaker will have three minutes
to address any item on today's agenda
or any matter related to the City of Doral.
Please begin by stating your name
and address for the record to ensure that you're
registered with the City Clerk.
We'll first hear from those who have preregistered with our City
Clerk, followed by any walk-in speakers.
Once all of the preregistered speakers have spoken,
I will mention that this is your final reasonable opportunity,
and you can approach the podium.
As a reminder, in accordance with City Code of Conduct,
we ask that you make all remarks in a respectful, courteous,
and orderly manner.
Personal attacks, offensive language,
disruptive behavior will not be permitted.
Please, let's work together to maintain a productive forum that
is constructive for all.
I will go ahead and open up the floor
to preregistered speakers, which I believe
we have none at this time.
So anyone who would like to speak on any item related
to the City Council, germane to the city, or on this agenda,
please approach the podium.
Being none, Public Comments is now closed.
Madam Clerk, let the record reflect
no one has chosen to speak at this time.
And we'll go ahead and move into our Public Hearing items.
Madam Mayor, may I please swear in all the witnesses
for all the public hearings?
Yes, ma'am.
If you are presenting testimony in any of the public hearings
tonight, please stand up, raise your right hand,
and repeat after me.
I do solemnly swear that the information that I'm
about to present shall be the truth and nothing but the truth.
Thank you very much.
Item 20G, Ordinance Number 2026-20,
Comprehensive Plan Update.
An ordinance of the Mayor and the City Council of the City
of Doral, Florida, adopting evaluation and appraisal report
EAR-based amendments to the comprehensive plan by amending
the resiliency element, future land use element,
transportation element, housing element, infrastructure element,
conservation element, parks and recreation element,
educational facilities element, intergovernmental coordination
element, and capital improvements element by creating
new private property rights element and economic development
element and updating the water supply facilities work plan
pursuant to Sections 163.3191, 163.3184, and 163.3177(6)(C),
Florida Statutes, providing for transmittal to the State Land
Planning Agency, Florida Department of Commerce,
providing for conflicts, severability,
inclusion in the Comprehensive Plan, and an effective date.
OK.
Opening up the public hearing for Item 20G,
also known as 26-6715.
Anyone who would like to speak on this item, please
approach the podium.
Showing no interest, Public Comments is now closed.
Madam Clerk, let the record reflect
no one has chosen to speak at this time.
And we'll now hear from staff, or, I believe,
Ms. Michelle Lopez is here visiting us?
Welcome.
Thank you, Mayor.
Always nice to be back in your chambers.
Good evening, Mayor, Council, and--
I'm sorry, Mayor, Vice Mayor, and members of the City Council.
Tonight, we're presenting the ordinance
for the City's Evaluation and Appraisal Report
of the Comprehensive Plan.
It's a required, state-mandated update.
I'll walk you through what the year is,
what changed in your Comp Plan, and how we engage the community
and what happens after tonight.
So two terms that you're going to hear
throughout this presentation, I'm
going to define them up front.
The first is the comprehensive plan.
That's the City's long-range policy document.
It sets the city's goals, objectives, and policies
and its growth pattern.
Every land development regulation and every development
order has to be consistent with your Comprehensive Plan.
The second is the Evaluation and Appraisal Report,
which is a periodic checkup of that plan.
State law requires that it's done at least every seven years.
We evaluate whether the plan still reflects the current state
law and the local conditions, notify the state,
and then adopt whatever amendments are required.
In short, the Comp Plan is the document.
And the EAR review tells us what we need
to update every seven years.
Your last Comp Plan update was in 2016, a holistic Comp Plan
update.
You've done minor updates since then.
But the EAR process and the last major Comp Plan update
was done in 2016.
So that's 10 years of development pattern
that has changed.
It's a decade of growth, development, and infrastructure
demand.
And we just need to catch up through the policy document
and update that and then have a 25-year projection forward.
So the purpose of the ordinance is
to amend the Comp Plan so it stays consistent
with local state requirements and reflects where
the City is actually at today.
And so through this effort, we're
updating every element, objective,
policy in the Plan that was reviewed and required updating.
So we updated or amended your 10 core elements,
which is resiliency, your land use-- future land use policy,
transportation, housing, infrastructure, conservation,
parks and recs, education, intergovernmental coordination,
and capital improvements.
There are two new elements as part
of the Comp Plan, which is your economic development policy.
Several years ago, FIU conducted a project
where they looked at potential economic development policies
that the City could pursue.
And so we're rolling that into the Comprehensive Plan.
And then the property rights element
was adopted by reference in 2022.
Through this effort, we're incorporating the property
rights element into the larger document, as well as the data
and analysis that goes with it.
We've also taken the Water Supply Plan,
the 10-year horizon, and brought it up to date.
So through this process, there was community engagement,
which is also required.
The first was a community workshop held
at Doral Central on January 20.
The second was a tabling event at the Farmers Market
at Doral Central again.
That one had a little bit more interaction and activity
from the residents.
And we really appreciated their input.
And then the third, we had QR codes at both events
and then also posted throughout city facilities,
City Hall, at your parks departments
so that the community can engage from a remote setting
on their cell phones.
So we took all of that engagement and commentary,
and we rolled it into the document
as we looked at the policies and objectives to update.
So this all probably sounds a little bit familiar.
I was here on April 10, doing a very similar presentation.
At that time, the document was adopted.
We transmitted to the state.
The state came back.
They wanted some changes and requested that we go back
to first reading in LPA.
So we're doing so.
Where we land next is after tonight,
if we have your support to proceed,
we'll go ahead and retransmit to the state again.
They'll go through a 30-day review cycle, submit comments.
We'll address the comments, then we come back for second reading,
and then we retransmit again for another 30-day review.
We had a significant engagement between our staff
at Corradino and the City.
And so I just want to give a brief acknowledgment.
The Corradino Project Manager was Kathryn Lyon.
And we had Madison Hermida supporting on data analysis
and collection.
Your land use special counsel Valerie
Vicente looked at the document.
She did her legal sufficiency review.
And then, of course, most importantly is your departments.
Guillermo De Nacimiento, the Assistant Director
of Planning and Zoning, was the City's project manager,
shepherding this process, coordinating
between departments.
And then we had significant feedback from your Planning
and Zoning team, Public Works, Parks and Recs, Capital
Improvements, Economic Development, and Public Affairs
helping us with the notices and the social media posts
for those community workshops that we discussed.
So I just want to say thank you to all of those departments
and participation.
We couldn't do it without you.
And with that, thank you for your time.
I ask for a recommendation of approval.
And then we can proceed with transmittal.
OK.
Do you have any comments?
Madam Manager, I have a quick question.
Sure.
Are we required to do all of the public engagement stuff again?
Is that not--
No, it's--
It's not being affected?
Yeah, it's not being affected.
So the language that's being updated or changed
was more based on what exactly?
Yeah, there were technical nuances
that the state felt were maybe a little bit more
restrictive or burdensome.
I had an in-depth conversation with the Manager's office
and your legal team.
We determined collectively none of those policies we were
willing to die on the hill for.
We can always come back later.
We roll them back?
Yeah.
But not detrimental to the changes to the Comp Plan?
Not at all.
And we're certain that the state will be--
I mean, it was in line with what they recommended we review?
Yes.
We took all their recommendations.
And we just went line by line and accepted
what they asked for.
[INAUDIBLE]
It was a little bit of an overreach, but--
do you have any other questions?
No?
All right.
Motion.
Motion to approve by Councilwoman Reinoso.
Second.
Second by Councilman Pineyro.
Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
Motion to approve Ordinance Number 2026-20 on first reading
made by Councilwoman Reinoso, seconded by Councilman Pineyro.
Councilwoman Reinoso?
Yes.
Councilman Pineyro?
Yes.
Councilwoman Porras?
Yes.
Vice Mayor Cabral?
Yes.
Mayor Fraga?
Yes.
Motion passes.
Thank you.
See you soon.
All right.
Next item, Madam Clerk.
We're going back to item 20A, A resolution of the Mayor
and the City Council of the City of Doral, Florida,
approving the site plan and special exception use permit
for plus or minus 8,000-square-foot fitness/sports
facility and outdoor soccer fields located on a vacant
parcel in the City of Doral, Florida,
identified with a Miami-Dade Folio Number 35-3022-000-0981,
pursuant to Section 68-849(B)(5) of the City's Land Development
Code and providing for an effective date.
All right.
Let me go ahead and do the Public Hearing first.
Mr. Magrisso, thank you.
Opening up Public Comments for item 20A, also known as 26-6681.
Anyone who would like to speak on this item, and this item
alone, please approach the podium.
Seeing no public comments for this item,
we are now closing the Public Comments portion.
Madam Clerk, let the record reflect
no one has chosen to speak at this time.
And I will take any ex parte communications on this item.
No.
No?
I did have some ex parte communication
during the workshop.
I happened to walk in and meet the applicant.
And I know that they've worked hard on this.
It will not affect my decision on it.
And we're happy that we're here today.
Let's move forward.
Mr. Magrisso?
OK.
Good evening, Mayor, Vice Mayor, Council, Madam Manager.
I think I have a presentation.
Perfect OK, so this is a fitness/sports facility.
It is located right back here on 56th Street,
on the corner of Northwest 82nd Avenue.
And it's approximately 0.86 acres.
The land use around it and the zoning districts are pretty much
all industrial districts and future land use categories.
These are a couple of renderings of the proposal pursuant
to 53-128, a Special Exception is required for this use
in the location.
And they're coming in for site plan approval as well.
So you can see that there are two pitches on the proposed site
plan, accompanied by a facility--
training facility in the back of the pitch.
Currently, it's a vacant lot.
So this will all be incorporated within that vacant lot.
They went to workshop, as the Mayor said, on March 25.
The site plan evaluation standards,
we have compliance with all relevant standards
and the standards for the Special Exception
saying all are approved of the relevant ones.
So with that, the staff recommends
approval of the proposed Special Exception and approval
of the site plan.
I haven't seen the applicant.
I don't know if the applicant's here.
I think they are here.
The applicant is here if you have any further questions
or if I can answer any questions you might have.
Thank you, Mr. Magrisso.
Would the applicant like to present
or have any comments to add?
You're not required to, but--
I wish I can present the project.
If not--
We'll leave it up to our colleagues.
Is there any comments or questions
about this project for the applicant?
No.
All right.
I think you're good.
If there's no more comments or questions,
I need a motion to approve.
Motion.
Motion to approve by Councilman Pineyro, seconded
by Councilwoman Reinoso.
If there's no more debate, Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
Motion to approve moved by Councilman Pineyro, seconded
by Councilwoman Reinoso.
Councilman Pineyro?
Yes.
Councilwoman Reinoso?
Yes.
Councilwoman Porras?
Vice Mayor Cabral?
Yes.
Mayor Fraga?
Yes.
Motion passes.
All right.
Thank you very much.
Move on to the next item.
Item 20B, A resolution of the Mayor and City Council
of the City of Doral, Florida, approving a site plan for 8300
Invest LLC, for the property located at 8335 Northwest 56th
Street in the City of Doral, Florida,
pursuant to Section 53-184(F) of the City's Land Development Code
and providing for an effective date.
All right.
I'm going to go ahead and do Public
Hearing first, Mr. Magrisso.
Opening up Public Hearing for item 20B, also known as 26-6682.
Anyone who would like to speak on this item, and this item
alone, please approach the podium.
Showing no interest, I am closing the Public Hearing
portion for this item.
Madam Clerk, let the record reflect
no one has chosen to speak at this time.
And I will take any ex parte communication.
Has there been any ex parte communication?
Uh-uh.
No?
All right.
Mr. Magrisso?
OK.
The presentation.
OK, so this is known as Mediterranea Center II.
They are here for a site plan approval.
It is located at 8335 Northwest 56th Street.
And it is approximately 0.926 acres.
They went to workshop on February 24, 2025.
I think that is 6.
So this is pretty much located in a completely industrial
district.
All the surrounding areas north, south, east and west
have a future land use category of Industrial.
And they accompany a zoning district of Industrial as well.
This is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and the Land
Development Code.
These are the existing conditions as you see them now.
It is located adjacent to what is
known as Mediterranea I. They're just
building a pretty much mirror image of what is currently there
on this vacant lot.
Here's the site plan you see.
Like I said, it's approximately one acre.
It's going to have a modern architectural design
for warehouse buildings with 24 parking spaces, landscaping,
bicycle areas.
These are elevations from the east and the west
and the south and the north.
The site plan evaluation standards--
complies with all relevant site plan evaluation standards.
And the staff is recommending approval of the proposed site
plan.
If you have any further questions,
I'm happy to answer it at this time.
Is the applicant present, wanting to make any comments?
It's not required, but if you're present-- if there's
any questions for the applicant or for Mr. Magrisso,
now would be your time.
If there's no comments, questions, or debate,
I need a motion.
Motion.
Motion to approve by Councilwoman Reinoso.
Second.
Second by Councilman Pineyro.
No more comments or questions.
Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
Motion to approve moved by Councilwoman Reinoso,
seconded by Councilman Pineyro.
Councilwoman Reinoso?
Yes.
Councilman Pineyro?
Yes.
Councilwoman Porras?
Yes.
Vice Mayor Cabral?
Yes.
Mayor Fraga?
Yes.
Motion passes.
OK, thank you very much.
We move on to the next item.
Item 20C, A resolution of the Mayor and the City Council
of the City of Doral, Florida, approving a site plan for CEDECO
41, LLC for a commercial development featuring
a pharmacy, retail storefronts, and a gas station with
an associated convenience store on a plus or minus 7.57-acre
vacant parcel, generally located on Northwest 41st Street between
Northwest 114th and 112th Avenue in the City of Doral, Florida,
identified with Miami-Dade Folio Number 35-3019-001-0370 pursuant
to Section 53-184(F) of the City's Land Development Code
and providing for an effective date.
Thank you, Madam Clerk.
We're going to go ahead and open Public Comments for item 20C,
also known as 26-6693.
Anyone who would like to speak on this item, and this item
alone, please approach the podium.
Please remember that the three minutes
do apply for the public hearing items as well.
State your name and address for the record.
Yes.
Good evening.
My name is Orietta Carvalho.
My address, 11360 Northwest 42nd Terrace in Doral.
And I'm opposing about having a gas
station and a big convenience store there.
I'm not against about development.
But I would prefer office or something more
low-impact for the community.
I've been living there since 1997.
I do have a lot of health issues.
And having a gas station, the fume, the smell, and the noise
is giving you more stress.
[CRYING]
Sorry.
And then I did my research behind the Navarro.
And you can smell the odours.
I have photo of those big dumped garbage can.
And that will bring more water, rodent, rats coming over
to our community.
And we have 10 houses which the master bedroom
will be facing the community.
Even if they want to do 20-feet--
how you say that?
20-feet--
Trees?
--trees, it will not be enough.
They need to have big walls.
And what we going to be seeing are garbage can.
And then the gasoline, they're going to be open 24 hours.
We have the turnpike people going north and south.
There's going to be a busy place.
We get already a lot of traffic on 41 and 114,
112 because there's a school there.
So I don't know if when they did the measuring was
during no school time or after traffic time.
So I request the City to do the inspection
to see how bad the traffic is there
a lot of the time and people trying to cut to go faster.
Another thing is our community has a lot of children.
We have the pool will be facing to that side.
So the safety, there's so much concern.
And I'm opposed of that and have the City
to do the inspection about the smell and the garbage cans.
So thank you so much.
OK, thank you very much.
Anyone else who would like to speak, please
approach the podium.
Good evening.
My name is Werner Vonblon.
I'm at 11244 Northwest 42nd Terrace in Doral,
the Hawksnest community there.
Just picking up on the point of the previous speaker.
Right now, the understanding is that they
want to put a chain-link fence between ourselves
and the new development.
So from what I've seen along 41st Street,
there's walls behind each commercial center
that's developed.
So I would ask the developers to look at that and for yourselves
to, let's say, put some interest in putting a wall versus that.
That also addresses the issues of rodents and so
on versus a chain-link fence.
It's generally understood that the owner
or the owners of the property can develop that.
That's well understood.
But there will be a large impact on traffic.
Now, I'm not sure when they're doing the studies they're taking
into account the huge complex that's been built on the other
side of 41st Street, which is basically vacant right now.
So once that's developed, we're going
to have that additional traffic moving through that--
specifically 112th and 41st Street.
The entrance to the gasoline station, one entrance.
So let's say vehicles coming on 112th heading north will have
to make a turn.
And they'll have to go across three lanes
to make-- take the right into the gasoline station.
So that corner's had a lot of accidents in the past.
Maybe look at that history as well.
With additional traffic, with the additional street lanes
going through, it would be something
of interest in your studies.
Yeah, nobody wants a gasoline station next to the community.
Speaking for the community, that's understood there.
Car washes, timing of deliveries of gasoline
and all that will be of interest for us
as far as trying to mitigate the timing of that
if it's late night and so on.
If there's a gas station, if it's
placed near the back towards where the community is,
they'll be heard constantly.
Having talked a little bit to the lawyers of the developers,
they have mentioned the tree covers and bushes,
et cetera, et cetera.
That seems harmful.
Hopefully, the trees do grow up to 20, 30 feet and the bushes
as well.
But we would like to see the wall.
Again, it's not something you don't see throughout Doral
as far as the 41st Street commercial development.
And thank you very much.
Thank you, sir.
Thank you.
Any other comments?
This is the only reasonable opportunity for this item.
So if you'd like to speak, please come up to the podium.
Good evening, Mayor, Vice Mayor, Councilmembers.
My name is Richard Rios.
I'm a resident of Doral since 1997.
They used to have horses going by that area.
And adding to the comments from the other residents,
we understand that, yes, there is authority to-- or zoning
for a commercial location.
We would like to see some type of mitigation,
particularly regards to noise.
If the car wash is located towards the rear,
then if there was some type of limitation like hours--
because car washes, especially when they're blow drying,
the cars are very loud.
The other areas of concern would be any type of traffic going
northbound from 41st Street up to 112th.
We have an exit in our community on 112th Avenue.
And if cars are making a left turn to go into the gas station
while we're coming out--
there was one resident here who almost had an accident recently
when she was leaving our community,
and there was a truck barreling down 112th Avenue.
So we'd like to see some type of, maybe, agreements with code
enforcement that we would have some sort of guarantees
as far as no late-night deliveries,
overnight deliveries, any type of big gas trucks
coming in at odd hours of the night.
We understand that, yes, there's a business.
There's going to be a 24-hour convenience store.
Hopefully, they won't have that much traffic.
But during the day, it's a concern for us.
And we hope that you'll look into that
or at least be able to come to some agreement,
maybe have us included in some future discussions
with the developers on that.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Anyone else who would like to speak?
Good afternoon, Mayor.
Good afternoon.
My name is Maria Pazos.
I am a resident of Doral since 2004 and a resident of Hawksnest
at Doral 4227 Northwest 112th Court since 2006.
My major concern is the health of our community,
of our children, of all our Hawksnest community.
I'm going to read why the gasoline component warrants
a special scrutiny.
It says, "Gasoline is a source of benzene and other air
pollutants.
ATSDR states that benzene is released to the environment
through the operation of gasoline stations,
and that people may be exposed by breathing contaminated air
around gasoline stations.
ATSDR also explains that long-term benzene exposure can
affect blood cells and bone marrow
and can cause bone marrow cancers, including
acute leukemia.
ATSDR notes that the US Department of Health and Human
Services and the US EPA classify benzene
as a known human carcinogen. EPA, likewise,
regulates benzene as a mobile source of air toxic and notes
that gasoline contains benzene.
EPA identifies benzene and other hydrocarbons
among air pollutants associated with gasoline and vehicle
emissions.
Also, a gasoline station creates multiple potential emission
points--
vehicle fueling and displacement of gasoline vapors
during the refueling, underground storage tanks
and their vent pipes, bulk fuel delivery operations, including
tanker trunk unloading and fuel connections, equipment leaks,
spills, and losses, additional vehicle traffic
associated with the use.
EPA also recognizes petroleum vapor intrusion
as a pathway in which vapors from petroleum hydrocarbons,
such as gasoline, can mitigate from subsurface sources
into buildings, creating potential safety and health
concerns.
[? These are ?] the main vapor intrusion
will occur at this site.
It is a recognized pathway that supports careful siting,
monitoring, and leak prevention."
So this is my main concern.
Obviously, traffic and all the other things we've stated.
And if the gas station is already been approved,
at least we need to-- as a community,
we would like to be informed of-- or at least
taking into account of where are they going to place it.
Because on 114th Avenue, we have a lake.
So maybe that would be the best place for it to be.
But that's my main concern.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Anyone else who would like to speak?
Yes.
Good afternoon.
My name is Ileana Cernuda.
I also lived in Doral.
We can't hear you.
Can you hear me now?
There you go.
OK.
I'm also a resident of Doral, 11220 Northwest 42nd Terrace.
Your name, I'm sorry, again?
Because we couldn't hear.
Ileana Cernuda.
I would be exactly behind of the proposed service station-- gas
station.
So in addition to all of the other residents' concerns
and the gas, I believe that if it has to be another gas
station-- because then you would be placing--
there's one in 109th and 107th.
So I would think that it would be better to have it on 114th
Avenue, as my previous person-- resident said,
because it would be-- the back part would be on the lake
instead of directly behind my house.
And I'm deeply concerned about all the rest--
the noise, the gas, the traffic.
But we understand that-- as you said, that they have the right
to do it.
So if they at least could put the place in 114th.
You already have two other gas stations on 109th and 107th.
Thank you.
Any other comments?
Good evening.
Sorry, I speak Portuguese in English.
I make my English, no--
Portuguese, Spanish.
I make my best new English.
My name is Miriam Goncalves.
I live in 1997 in Hawksnest.
I am a resident and a member of this community.
We are not against development or progress.
But I am concerned about indirect impact
on your community, especially traffic, safety, tranquility,
and the quality of life.
We want to make sure that the residents' concern are
heard and carefully considered before a final decision is made.
We are not here to create confrontation.
We are here to cooperate, work together.
We respectful-- I don't know, so respectful autocorrect--
ask this City and everyone involved with this project
to consider the families who already live in this community.
You believe developing and the quality of life
can coexist when there is responsibility planning.
We are not against progress.
We are asking for responsible developing, respect
to the safely, tranquility, and quality of life
of your community.
This is community, the Hawksnest.
Everybody could stay here.
Everybody put vote for us.
Please, can you help the Hawksnest at Doral?
Thank you so much.
Thank you very much.
Any other comments at this time?
Hi.
Good evening.
My name is Eda Tinoco.
I live in--
Please get a little bit closer to the microphone
so that we can hear you--
There you go.
--clearly.
Now?
Yes.
My name is Eda Tinoco.
I live in 11261 Northwest on Hawksnest since 20 years ago.
I just retired from Eugenia B. Thomas
after 25 years of working there.
My concern is about the same of my people
that we live in the same complex,
but more is about the pedestrians.
And I see that the traffic now, now they open the 112 and how
it's so difficult to cross, just to walk and pass by the 41st
Street is terrible.
I mean, as an adult, I have to be really, really careful.
And after 25 years seeing the kids, I mean, after dismissal,
trying to buy and crossing and buy to McDonald's or going--
just passing by to street, it's really difficult
to see them and the buses and all that.
My concern is about the children,
how they're going to be safe.
I mean, having a gas station in one corner and a building
is in the other one in Navarra in the middle one,
and then the new development, that is--
I mean, by the way, it's really nice now.
It's really nice.
And, believe me, I love my city.
It was like Publix, Where Shopping is a Pleasure.
Doral is a pleasure to live in.
It's really nice.
But, I mean, I think there is a point where
the progress and the development is a conflict with the people
that we live here, that we're resident.
We're not in the-- any business.
We live in the city.
And that's what I'm thinking about-- the children,
how they're going to pass by, how the kids, the middle ones,
the kids that are coming from middle school that--
those groups of children that are going and passing
from McDonald's or going to any--
and now that we have, I mean, Whole
Foods and all the coffees and all the places,
it's really difficult to cross--
to pass that 112th.
And 41st is really hectic.
The traffic is like you are risking your life every time
that you want to pass in by.
But afternoons, I try to walk by and because it's really nice,
but it's really difficult to pass.
My concern, besides all that my neighbors are expressing,
is the safety.
I don't want to see any accident regarding
any children passing by.
And that's my concern having a gas station.
How are they going to cross?
If I must feel that now there's no gas station there,
it's hard for me to pass.
And I'm an adult. How about children?
That's going to mean that teenagers,
they're going to pass that--
and there's a school right there.
It's a charter school.
Thank you, ma'am.
And the traffic right there is terrible.
Well, thank you so much.
Thank you so much.
Any additional comments?
Good evening.
My name is Jorge Mauricio Salas.
I have been resident of Doral for the last--
Address please?
Sorry?
Address for the record.
4267 Northwest 112th Court, Doral, Florida, 33178.
Thank you.
My fellows here, residents, we are just
concerned with the health issues that
can be aroused from the development of the gas station.
We understand that the progress is good for everyone.
But we're just concerned about the health
of our kids, our community.
Just a few months ago, the new project
for the warehouses in front was finished.
And we have been dealing with a lot of noise.
And now with the gas station, it's
not only going to be noise but health concerns.
So we really are against that project.
And if you can help us out, that will be really great.
Thank you.
All right.
Any other comments or questions?
All right.
Being no more public comments, we
will close the Public Comments portion.
And we will hear from our staff and then the applicant.
OK.
So this is a site plan coming forward from CEDECO 41, LLC.
It is in-- a commercial corridor--
commercial retail plaza.
And it is located on 41st Street and is bound by Northwest 114th
Avenue and Northwest 112th Avenue to the east and the west.
It is approximately 7 and 1/2 acres.
And it was-- went to workshop in June of 2025.
So the surrounding land, it is a vacant land.
And it's pretty landscaped.
To the north, you have multifamily residential.
And to the south, you have office buildings.
The east is vacant.
And to the west, you have a retail outlet,
which is where the current Navarro currently sits.
These are the existing views of how it looks currently.
And these are the renderings that
are going to be on the site.
If you can see the site plan at the bottom, we have a--
two anchors.
On the west, you have the Navarro
with the parking in the back and to the side.
On the east side, you have the other anchor, which
is going to be the gas station.
And in between the two anchors, you
have a commercial retail component with multiple shops
with parking to the rear of the property.
So this was determined by the Doral Master Plan Boulevard
and where it says that you cannot have any parking fronting
the Doral Boulevard.
So all the parking will be to the back along Doral Boulevard.
You'll have a 35-foot setback with landscaping and pedestrian
path with benches, bike racks, and trash receptacles.
This project is in compliance with all of our site plan
evaluation standards that are applicable.
And based on that, staff is recommending
approval of the site plan.
With that, I am here to answer any questions that you may have.
And I think Melissa is also here.
Thank you, Mr. Magrisso.
Ms. Tapanes?
Good evening, Madam Mayor, Madam Vice Mayor,
honorable Councilmembers.
My name is Melissa Tapanes, with law offices at 200 South
Biscayne Boulevard, Miami.
I do have a presentation.
Ms. Diaz, if you'll play it.
Let's see, do I get--
[INAUDIBLE]
Oh, thank you.
Excellent.
Wonderful.
Thank you.
So the property is 7 and 1/2 acres,
located on Doral Boulevard, just between 112th Avenue and 114th
Avenue.
I should mention before I get started that I'm joined here
by Marcos Puentes with the applicant, our architect, Terry
Runyan, our traffic engineer, Natalia
Lercari, and my colleagues, Rob Alvarez and Tom Robertson.
In case we have any specific questions,
I'll submit that we have expert witnesses to add
to any of the substantial competent evidence
in the record.
So we're here today seeking site plan approval.
This property is vacant.
It consists of poor-quality wetlands
of mostly invasive species.
And we're here to request the site plan approval
to allow for neighborhood-serving commercial
development fully in compliance with the City Code.
We're pleased to have worked with
and collaborated with both the community as well as
your professional staff, who is recommending
in favor of this application.
So the criteria for approval of site plans
include consistency with the Comprehensive Plan,
compatibility with the surrounding corridor,
high-quality site design, traffic, access, circulation,
and, very importantly, health, safety, and welfare.
The property is designated Business in the Land Use
Comprehensive Plan, as well as Commercial Corridor
in your zoning code, and has the overlay of the Doral Boulevard
Master Plan.
These allow for the full mixed-use developments.
And you can see that the Doral Boulevard
contacts from the Florida Turnpike to our east
has your hotel uses, your mixed uses, your commercial uses,
as well as gas stations, automotive uses, and, of course,
the new bridge industrial site to our south.
What we're proposing are neighborhood-serving uses,
including the relocation of the existing Navarro Pharmacy that
is on the south side of Doral Boulevard,
as well as about 27,000 square feet of neighborhood-serving
retail storefronts and a Shell gasoline station that will be
developed by Sunshine, which is a Doral business.
The proposal includes a high-quality design.
Specifically, the development includes that 15,000-square-foot
Navarro, as well as that 27,000-square-foot commercial.
The convenience store is only 3,000 square feet.
And the canopied area of the Shell gas station is about 7,900
square feet.
Very importantly, there is no car wash at the site.
And the hours of operation are consistent with that
of the Doral Boulevard.
The Doral Boulevard Master Plan proposes
significant restrictions and encourages urban design
along the Boulevard.
Specifically, this project complies and provides
specifically with stuccoed concrete block
and horizontal wood slats along the Doral Boulevard
to cover the 13 parking spaces.
And the remainder is open plazas,
both in the central focal courtyard along the commercial
storefronts, as well as plazas along 112th Avenue.
You can see here that the Doral Boulevard Master Plan provides
for 10 feet of front buffering.
And we're providing 25 feet.
Onto the proposed site plan and specific access and circulation.
The Navarro Pharmacy is at the corner of 114th and Doral
Boulevard.
There is a drive-through with limited hours of operation.
So we have placed it on 114th Avenue in order to be part
of the open space feature to the rear of the property
and the Hawksnest community.
You can see that, based on the Mayor's
and other Councilmembers' comments,
we have worked with CVS and modified
the color scheme of the Navarro Pharmacy
to provide for the traditional brands of Bahamian yellow only
as an accent feature and to be more
compatible with the surrounding Doral Boulevard color schemes.
As it relates to the proposed site plan,
and specifically the 27,000 square feet of new retail
storefronts, there is a central courtyard perfect for outdoor
dining or food and beverage opportunities.
And the Shell gas station, notably,
does not have a car wash.
Very important, there is no left in or left out on either 112th
Avenue or 114th Avenue.
This plan provides for specific 35% open space where only 17%
is required.
Notably, the commercial corridor zoning district
allows for up to six stories of height, 0.5 FAR, as well
as 50% lot coverage, and again, only 17% open space.
The front setback required is 20 feet.
We're providing over 25 feet.
And the rear setback minimum is 15 feet.
And we're providing not only a 20-foot buffer yard,
but we'll show you in detail how our rear setback is from 90
to 140 feet.
But before we get there, gas station,
I understand that that is a concern of the community.
So we have gone through the Miami-Dade County Environmental
Resource Management process, specifically
appearing before the County's Environmental Quality Control
Board.
And they found that the establishment of the proposed
gas station will not be detrimental
to the public health, welfare and safety,
will not create a nuisance, and will not materially
increase the level of pollution in the overall county.
Specifically, conditions for the gas station
are those that are consistent with federal, state,
and local regulations.
The fuel systems will incorporate multiple
state-of-the-art safety measures,
including double-wall tanks and piping,
spill containment systems, overfill protection,
leak detection, and continuous monitoring.
Employees will be required to complete all necessary training
to become Underground Storage Class C Operators
and maintain certification through the compliance courses.
This gas station, as I mentioned,
will be developed by Sunshine, which is headquartered here
in the City of Doral and owns and operates numerous gas
stations throughout the City and Miami-Dade County.
Most importantly, before any installation
and the operation of this gas station
and specifically the storage tanks,
the County must approve all engineering
plans demonstrating compliance with
all environmental regulations.
That, of course, is in addition to the City of Doral Building
Department, City of--
Miami-Dade County Fire Department as they
review these plans and, of course,
enforce these plans into the future.
The gas station use is allowed as of right within the zoning
district.
The property fronts Northwest 41st Street,
which is an arterial roadway.
It's designed and constructed in full compliance with the City's
Fire Prevention Code.
The attendant-control area will have clear visibility
with-- to all pumps with no attraction
signs on the windows in compliance
with Doral regulations dealing with aesthetics.
We're providing over the minimum required parking
spaces at the gas station.
And it meets the minimum building square footage
and all applicable land development regulations.
We went through both the City of Doral and the Miami-Dade County
Traffic Engineering process.
All of the sites for driveway connections
are expected to operate at level of service
A. The development of this site will
continue the City's overall level of service standards.
There will be no changes.
And the queues are generally consistent with all background
conditions as they exist today.
The projected traffic pattern reflects
just the commercial developments designed
to serve the immediate neighborhood and passerbys.
The pharmacy will provide sufficient on-site stacking
for vehicles.
And that has been reviewed by both County Traffic Engineering
as well as the City of Doral.
As part of our traffic analysis, we've been asked to implement
the City of Doral's Master Plan, which provides for, notably,
dedicated right-turn lanes into the property the site proposes
and is required to provide three--
one on 114th Avenue that will be right-in, right-out only,
no left turns.
We are also providing an exclusive right-turn lane on--
entering both the Navarro entrance as well as
the gas station entrance.
And again, the retail storefronts are in the center.
I'll go through these in a little bit more detail.
We're also relocating the Doral Trolley stop to 41st Street from
114th Avenue.
It will be upgraded with the modern shelter
for enhanced transit access and rider convenience.
We're also installing special emphasis marked crosswalks
to create pedestrian safety along 112th and 114th Avenues.
In addition, we are improving the Doral Boulevard right of way
by not only increasing-- by dedicating private land
for those exclusive right-turn lanes,
but we're also increasing the storage to accommodate more
vehicles as they travel eastbound and make lefts
at 109th Avenue.
The 112th and 114th intersections are fully built
out, with the exception that the site to our east is currently
vacant and will be dedicating additional right of way,
just like we are dedicating right of way towards 112th
Avenue and likely on 41st Street as well.
I mentioned the exclusive right-turn lanes.
There are three.
And we think that this slide is very important.
As we work to provide the highest-quality design
and consistent with Doral aesthetics,
we did not build a six-story building only 15--
with 15 feet of setback.
We have planned for a 20-foot buffer yard that will be
of dense vegetation and trees.
We'll get into those details.
But most importantly, in extending that 15-foot rear
setback, we are extending it at the Navarro site to over 90
feet.
That building is approximately 30 feet to the parapet.
And along the gas station, it is over 140 feet.
And that height is 19 feet.
The buffer yard is over 6,000 square feet of landscape
planting areas.
We had it proposed as the same treatment
as Hawksnest, which is a green chain-link fence and cocoplum
shrubs.
We are creating a full buffer utilizing buttonwood trees at 14
feet at the time of planting.
We were able to be at the Hawksnest site
and be able to see exactly what that height would be,
which is over the one-story buildings, which
are about 10 to 12 feet.
And these are at 14 feet.
We're also including as specimen trees for both color
and aesthetics Queen's crape myrtle trees as focal points
throughout the buffer yard, as well as 6-foot-tall pitch apple
trees.
We understand that there has been some discussion
as to a 6-foot concrete masonry wall or panel system.
We are open for the Council to choose what kind of feature
they would like.
Our initial discussions were that we would match Hawksnest.
But again, we leave that up to the will of the Council.
Regarding impact fees, this project
will generate over $2.1 million in impact fees, notably
almost $1.2 million to the Doral road impact fee specifically.
The goal is that in addition to us not-- or this project
not impacting the level of service
and creating additional right-of-way improvements
and dedicating additional right-of-way
for the public good, we are also contributing
to the future traffic impact of this project
and the other projects along Doral Boulevard
through that Doral City road impact fee.
We had the opportunity to meet Mr. Rios
at the City of Doral workshop.
We followed up with a virtual meeting,
where we had over 20 residents from Hawksnest.
We took their comments.
We did our very best to address their concerns and comments.
They asked for an in-person meeting, which we had on Monday.
It was very hot.
Their clubhouse did not have power,
so we had a good time by their pool,
enjoying a very breezy afternoon.
We were able to answer many of their questions
and continue-- want to continue our relationship
as good neighbors as we're committed to continue
to work with them not only through this entitlement
and permitting process, but most importantly through construction
and as we co-exist as neighbors.
I did want to mention also the vehicular trips,
since that was brought up as far as traffic goes.
Specifically, our project-- you can see on the screen
the AM and PM vehicle trips.
Some mentioned, "You could build an office."
Well, medical office at the site is 90,000 square feet versus
our site, which is significantly less than that.
And you can see that the traffic associated with an office
building, even just a couple of fast-food restaurants,
a coffee shop with a drive-through,
you can see that the traffic is significantly more
than the neighborhood-serving retail
that the project proposes.
And I think that that is all for my presentation.
I'm available for any questions, as is our team.
And we thank you and the neighbors for meeting with us
and continuing to work with us on this project.
Thank you.
Thank you, Ms. Tapanes.
All right.
I need to ask for ex parte communication.
And then we can open up to questions, comments, and debate.
Yes, Councilman.
I met with the applicant.
But it wouldn't affect my decision.
OK.
Thank you very much.
Same.
Thank you.
Councilwoman?
Mayor, yes, same.
Ex parte won't affect my decision.
And same here.
OK.
Thank you very much.
I also had communications, not just with the residents
but with the applicant.
And that will not affect the outcome of my decision.
All right.
We can go ahead and open up to any questions or comments
from the Council at this time.
OK.
I have a few to the Mayor.
Yes, Councilwoman Reinoso?
OK.
I have a question for the applicant.
After listening through-- to the residents' concerns,
I want to address this.
I didn't see it this way when I first met with the applicant,
so I want to see what the thought process behind this was.
We have lot 1 to the west.
And we have lot 3 to the east.
Is there a reason why that wasn't considered
to put the gas station more towards the west
and maybe switch the Navarro property with the gas station?
There were several thoughts as part of that decision-making.
First, the Navarro Pharmacy already
exists across the street, so if we're existing patrons,
we wanted to keep it as close as possible.
But I think, most importantly, there
is-- the only drive-through associated with the entire site
plan is at the Navarro.
And you can see through--
if I can go back to the aerial.
Just to the north at Hawksnest, that's where you would have--
you can see it here.
Let's see.
The Hawksnest has its entrance feature,
which includes a stormwater retention pond.
And our thought was that the neighbors would prefer to be
buffered by the drive-through from--
in that direction.
So that was the choice.
I'm just going through the aerials so you can see.
I guess you can see it best right here.
You can see it.
So on 114th Avenue, where the Navarro is located,
you can see that Hawksnest has their entrance feature
and stormwater retention ponds.
So when we were thinking about queuing and having
that pharmacy, that made the most sense to us for placement.
Also, the Navarro Pharmacy is, as I mentioned,
30-feet tall to the parapet, which is more equivalent
to their two-story townhomes, which are usually about 30 to 35
feet.
And the gas station is-- the Navarro
is 90 feet away, whereas the gas station is 140 feet away
and is only 19 foot in height to the canopy.
The convenience store is even lower and only 3,000 square
feet.
So what we were trying to do was ensure
that the least amount of construction and the largest
setback would be where the neighbors were, which
is at the center of the site, as well as the gas station parcel.
And then my next question is-- let's see.
I see the buffer.
And that's been intentional to keep the most distance apart
from the property and the residence.
I would like to discuss the possibility of having a stone
wall versus the chain link.
Hearing the residents today, the same--
Concrete.
I'm sorry, the concrete.
Concrete wall versus a chain link.
I believe there's more proper privacy, more protection
to them, and if that's something that could be discussed.
We are open to the Council's will and happy to make any
of the reasonable concessions, including a 6-foot wall
at the location.
And we just want to be sure that Hawksnest understands
that their-- they have a chain-link fence, and our wall
would be against it.
So we won't be able to maintain necessarily
their side of the wall.
But we can continue having communications
through the process as well as once the property is fully
developed to make sure that that wall is maintained on their side
as well.
OK.
I mean, other than these two questions, which, again,
have been brought through our residents,
which I appreciate their input, I
think the project is thoughtful towards the community.
And there are property rights that we need
to respect from both parties.
Those are my questions for now.
Thank you.
I have some comments, Mayor.
Councilwoman Porras.
Thank you.
I'm also in agreement with my colleague.
Well, first of all, I want to thank the residents.
Thank you guys for showing up.
Thank you for coming.
It takes a lot of courage.
It takes a lot of organizing.
But obviously, you're showing that you really
care about your community.
Many of you have been living there over two decades.
And so it's always unfortunate when
we have these cases because we're
faced with a community that wants
to protect their residents and their people.
And then you're also dealing with property owners.
And so the best way to really balance it
is what what's happening now.
And I do want to thank the applicant, Melissa.
She's someone I truly do respect.
Thank you having those conversations with the residents
and getting their feedback.
And that's really the point where we both converge,
the residents and the owners.
And we try to negotiate.
We try to come to an agreement.
And I think that, as my colleague Councilwoman
Reinoso mentioned, we heard from you guys
right now, the two things that were just mentioned.
I know that I would be in agreement with making sure
that there is a concrete wall if that's
what the residents desire.
The other thing is, as far as the gas station,
I know that it was taken into consideration.
And there were a lot of-- there was an evaluation done
on different things.
But is it still a possibility, something
that you can consider, moving it to the other side where there's
a lake?
It sounds like the residents believe
that's where it would have the least impact.
Let me see.
And, I mean, it sounds like you're not
going to have-- the gas station is not going
to have a car wash, right?
No car wash, correct.
Because I think I had heard that previously from--
I think they were very concerned about the car wash.
But now seeing that it's 140 feet,
the concern is moving the Navarro
and then having the queuing for the pharmacy at the rear
at a lesser setback.
We've already gone through the Miami-Dade County DERM
process for this site.
And we would respectfully ask for it
to be preserved at this location since all the fire, county
traffic, city traffic is all accommodated for that location.
And just to know, would it be completely detrimental
and a big delay to reevaluate that
and look at the position of the gas station even--
It has been evaluated.
And this is the best location for it
as it relates to traffic, environmental, as well
as the distance from the rear property line.
OK.
Yeah, I mean, I think those were the two--
and again, personally, if I were living there,
I would also want the gas station on the other side
as well.
Again, I don't know when discussions took place
or when the meeting with the residents
happened, whether it was before the site plan was done or after.
But that would have been something
that I would have also suggested as well.
That's all the questions I have.
Councilman Pineyro?
Thank you, Mayor.
First of all, I also want to thank the residents
because, as we just heard, it is important for you guys
to get engaged, to participate.
We're talking about your community.
It's next door to this property.
So the fact that you're here is not
only because you care about your community,
but you also care about the City as well.
So I want to thank you for being here and for raising your voice.
Because at the end of the day, in my case,
I always try to do what is best for the residents
and for the community as well.
To the applicant, thank you so much for your time.
I know that we have been discussing
this different occasions.
Just for-- more for educational component or learning process,
especially for-- not only for the residents that
are here for-- but overall.
Looking at this particular site, can you
tell us what other type of project
can be built on this particular site other than the one
that you're proposing?
Absolutely.
As we mentioned in the-- in our presentation, what you're
allowed to do is 50% lot coverage,
where-- which is significant.
Six stories of height uses, all commercial office
uses, hotel uses, automotive uses, et cetera.
The reason why I ask you the question--
and I have mentioned it to you before-- is because--
and I want for the residents to understand this as well--
when we make these type of decisions, at least in my case,
I always try to go with what is going
to be the best for the City and for the residents.
So obviously, having a hotel right behind the property,
I would say no.
Well, you have the right to do it.
But I would say no.
But even with this particular project
that I'm 100% satisfied--
of course, I like to--
always to listen to the residents.
And I have to say no.
But I always going to look for the best interests of the City
and the residents as well.
So my point, especially to the residents that are here,
is that know that this particular proposal or site
plan that you're looking at so far
is the best that we can have for this particular section.
Again, that I like it 100%.
I mean, I'm honest.
I mean, it's not 100%.
But it's going to be the best of what we have so far, especially
in that particular area.
The concerns that the residents have-- and I
agree with Councilwoman Reinoso as well-- if the wall
is something that they ask for, I know you already said yes,
so absolutely, I'll be in favor of that.
But I think it's important to understand, even if we say no--
and I'm going to ask this to my City Attorney--
even if we say no to the gas station as part of this project,
what would be the consequences?
Through the Mayor, Councilman, the issue
is the applicant has a property right and to be able to build
whatever the area is zoned for.
And as she stated, they can build a hotel.
They can build an office building 6 feet.
They can build entertainment establishments.
And they can build a whole host.
It's within our commercial corridor section of the City.
So if we were to decide today that a hard no on the gas,
then we might be exposing the City to some litigation.
Why?
Because that gas station produces a certain amount
of money.
It's a certain use.
That is a benefit to the landowner.
And by us saying no, then that could
be perceived as a possible taking of their rights
on the property.
Of course, we would defend that vigorously.
But it could happen.
Thank you.
And again, the reason why I ask these--
I like sparring with you, Lorenzo.
But the reason why I ask these questions is especially
for the residents to understand when we make
or when I make a decision, it's based
on what is actually best for us as a City overall.
I don't take it slightly.
I obviously always like to listen from legal.
But again, out of all the options,
certainly, this is the one that--
it makes sense.
Let's put it that way.
Now, I just want to clarify a few points that were actually
brought up because-- since we have the residents here.
When we speak about our children--
and I heard about the school across the street--
right now, we have-- finally, we have traffic lights in 112, 109.
We didn't have traffic lights before
in those particular sections.
When we speak about safety, we have our police officers here.
We have a great Police Department, by the way.
We have the lowest crime rate in Miami-Dade County as a city.
So we should be proud of our Police Department, which
I know we are.
But I just want to leave it on the record
because these are things that sometimes are not
actually mentioned when we talk about safety, for example.
Traffic, it's a reality that we're all facing.
Unfortunately, we have-- well, unfortunately for some.
Fortunately for businesses, we have over 120,000 vehicles
Monday through Friday coming, passing Doral, coming to work.
So we have a lot of cars Monday through Friday that, obviously,
having this particular project or adding this project
to the Doral Boulevard at this point is not going to make any
other difference since we already have 120,000 vehicles
coming into the city every day.
So the city is growing.
I mean, we're thinking about the city-- the future.
We're thinking about our children
when we make-- at least as a father, when
I make these decisions.
And when we speak about quality of life,
I certainly rather to have something like this than a hotel
or a medical building right behind this community.
So I just wanted to mention those comments.
And I also heard about rats behind one
of the shopping centers.
If that happens, now that we know,
I'm sure the City Manager heard that.
So Code Compliance will be there tomorrow morning, I guess.
Yeah.
Because I hope that's not the case, by the way
because we take this very seriously.
But I want to-- again, and to conclude my comments,
I just want to make sure the residents understand
that when we make these decisions,
it's thinking about everything that was mentioned-- quality
of life, traffic, safety, and certainly
the future of our city.
So I just want to thank the residents once again.
The applicant, thank you for listening to the residents.
And hopefully, this is something that--
it will move forward with the residents' satisfaction.
And again, it's not going to be 100%.
Because in my case, it's not 100%.
I'm sure in your case, it's not going to be 100%.
But hopefully, we can make it happen.
Thank you.
If I may.
Yes.
Vice Mayor Cabral?
Thank you for the presentation and for explaining
the changes and-- that you have implemented
after meeting with the residents and also reflecting
that only 40% compared to the 50% that is the maximum that
can be permit by code and also the setback on the property.
I do also understand as a resident.
And I know many of them for many years,
that they lived there for over two decades,
that it will be a great impact for them,
an area that is being vacant for so many years and an area that
is going to turn from being an empty lot into a commercial one.
And I also understand that many of them rather--
even though you explain about the impact of having something
residential than having something commercial--
moving along the day and part of the night
too, that for them is a disruption for what they already
have or having a residential there.
I really would like to see.
But you explained already that it cannot be and having it
instead on the other side.
Because that area--
I know the area very well.
So having it on the other side, just
for them-- to the traffic coming in and out from the community
will make a difference.
So that's the part that I'm disappointed that it cannot be
accomplished, because that will make a less impact on them
at the time that they are going to return or coming out from
their communities--
their community during the day.
So that's all that I have to say, really, about the project.
I do understand the rights that it has.
But I also understand the impact on the day-to-day
on the quality of life of the most
residents of the City for over two decades
before the city was even incorporated.
Thank you, Vice Mayor.
So thank you.
So I have a couple of comments and questions.
And first, I also want to thank the residents
for coming out and for--
I actually joined the first Zoom meeting that you all had--
I was there for a little while because I
had something to get to as well-- and heard some of it
and just wanted to hear the concerns from the residents.
I did respond to the emails that I received.
And I actually responded to all of you
that signed the petition today.
And so I thank you for your involvement and your input.
I think it's really valid when we have the opportunity
to listen to it.
I also want to put on the record that as elected officials,
we have a responsibility to protect the interests
and quality of life of our residents, while also
respecting the legal property rights of those who own
and develop land in our city.
The Council cannot deny or-- otherwise permitted uses solely
because there's opposition to it.
Actually, there's laws that completely protect us-- protect
the landowners from that.
At the same time, a property owner's rights to develop
does not exempt them or a project
from the City's requirements or from rigorous standards intended
to protect the surrounding communities.
And I believe that that's what our code does.
And so I want to address some of those comments
because I heard them here today.
And so I have many notes and questions that I'd like to ask.
And I am going to ask to go back to the site plan for a second.
And I heard the comments and concerns
of where the gas station is located.
And I know that the request has already
been made to potentially look at the changes to that.
And I know it's very late to do that at this point.
This project, before getting here,
has to go through several departments, state,
especially when you're talking about a gas station
and building things that have a lot of oversight.
Because there is state, federal, and local agencies
that will look at the compliance for something
like a gas station.
So I think it is unreasonable at this time to go back
and say, redo your entire site plan.
I also understand the process that's
put into place when looking at a site plan and the best way
to meet concurrences and circulation of the property
and all of that.
And so I'd like to go back to the site plan
to point out a couple of things and see
if there is any abilities to-- if there's
room for improvements, that we look at those,
and addressing some of those concerns.
So to my--
If I may, one thing about the gas station location is that,
as was mentioned, 114th is the main entrance to Hawksnest.
So the idea that anybody would want a gas
station at their main entrance just seems a little irrational.
Yes.
And I want to also ask because I didn't see it
when I saw the photo with the Hawksnest and the site plan.
Is there an exit of Hawksnest on 112th?
Yes.
There is an exit--
That's the secondary exit--
Is there an entrance there as well?
Yes.
That's the secondary-- the main entrance--
It's the second entrance and exit?
Correct.
So the idea being that a gas station
wouldn't be at the main entrance where they have their landscape.
So I'm assuming one of the main reasons
this was considered, after listening to some of the input
that you made and that your experts look
at when developing a site plan, is the line of sight
of the building for the pharmacy for Navarro
is higher than the gas station.
So if we're concerned about building
and from second stories, trees being higher
so that you can see, putting a higher line of sight
on an area that doesn't have homes directly behind it, where
there's a water and a buffer, makes sense to the experts
and to the engineers, which is what they've done.
They put your highest line of sight
on the section that doesn't have a direct line of sight
from your second homes.
So I understand that coming from the architects and the engineers
that are looking at-- and we look at that too when we're--
staff is looking at that when they are developing this.
By the way, just to understand this process, while they're
going to Miami-Dade and State and all these things that
have to get done for these approvals, DERM,
it's also going through our departments.
And it goes back and forth with comments
to make sure that they're meeting our Master Doral
Boulevard Plan, that they're meeting our codes, our setbacks,
which I'm grateful that your setbacks are triple what we're
required by code.
I think that that's very intentional because you
want to be good neighbors.
Now, understanding that this will have a drive-through,
as the Navarro will, I'd like to understand
where that drive-through goes through.
And can you explain to me the flow
of traffic for the property?
Because I think that also makes a big point
to why the Navarro is where it is
and the gas station is where it is.
Because the connectivity is also important for that flow
and the stacking.
Absolutely.
So you can see here the traffic improvements.
There is an exclusive right-turn lane into the Navarro Pharmacy
from the rear-- that's only right in, right out--
as well as the entrance, the exclusive right turn
that's marked as number 2, where anyone coming westbound on 41st
Street would enter the Navarro site.
At that entrance is where they would
enter going through the site.
So the actual drive-through area is to the rear of that site.
So it goes from right to-- into the site.
So right in from 114th out through the westbound.
So the stacking for the drive-through
which is on the rear of the Navarro, correct?
Yes.
Can you zoom in on the Navarro one?
I'm going to zoom in.
Yeah, I've got a better one.
Sorry, that was the gas station.
That one.
There we go.
So the stacking comes from the east to west?
Correct.
And then they go back out, and there's only right turn?
Correct.
So if you were to do that on the other side,
you would have the problem--
Exactly.
--of the stacking--
And the queuing.
--over-- right, and the queuing onto 112th?
Arguably, yes.
Internalize the [? sound. ?]
Engineering wise, I think it would be very difficult
unless you were to stick it in the middle of the property,
which would really disrupt.
Right.
The goal is for the Navarro and the gas station to--
Anchor.
--anchor the 27,000 square feet of food, beverage,
neighborhood-style uses.
And that central courtyard is intended
to be the outdoor dining associated
with those food and beverage.
And I can go to this site so you can see that there.
I did want to mention, also, just as we're on the topic here,
there was comments and concerns about noise
and odors and all these things.
I want to reiterate that we have protections of quality
of life for all of you on that.
We have current code that protects for noise.
We actually have even code that doesn't allow for dump trucks
to come into residential areas to pick up trash
at certain hours so you don't hear
the beeping of the car-- of the trucks
to back up into your areas at certain times.
So all of those things are already
built into our code to protect quality of life
for our residents.
So understand that there is protections
built in that if you run into these issues,
you can call Code Compliance, and they will be enforced.
I want to point out that just down the street-- and, look,
I-- we see this all the time-- two gas stations and one corner.
So I understand the theory of, "why is there another gas
station there?"
I can't answer that.
I don't own a gas station.
I can only imagine the competition
and so on and so forth.
And so to my understanding, the operator of this is Sunshine
Gas, which is not only a local resident--
the family lives in Doral-- but they also own--
they own several properties in Doral.
They operate most of the gas stations in Doral.
And their headquarter is in Doral.
So I know they will be thoughtful operators.
And they're not going to want to cause issues.
So I'm glad that there's no car wash.
And I want to point out that there
is no anticipated future car washes being put.
And I'd like to make sure that that's stated here.
Because we did have a situation down the road
where the gas station that was there later
came and added a car wash.
And the residents behind were very concerned
that there would be noise.
And we have had no noise complaints from them.
I also want to point out that it's a very similar situation
in that lot.
And I actually sent you all an email today
with the-- my own little site plan.
I'm not an engineer.
But I drew up my own little site plan
and showed you all that this is very consistent.
It's not only consistent throughout the county.
It's consistent throughout our city.
May not be what we absolutely love and think that
is the best solution.
And I understand some of us may not want
to live near a gas station.
But we already have this exact situation.
So there's precedence set that a gas
station is consistent near a residential community.
As a matter of fact, the residential community
that is behind the gas station is an apartment complex,
so it's actually taller than what your homes are.
We've never had complaints, to my understanding, for noise.
They operate a car wash.
And they're actually much closer.
They have a much smaller setback than what they
are proposing here for you all.
And they don't have the buffering that you all have.
So I don't think it's going to be as much of a nuisance
as you're anticipating.
And I understand living by an area that
was not developed for a very long time, we would all love--
I miss the cows.
Truly, I do.
But we have to understand that it's just the progress--
the natural progress and progression of our city.
So it's very difficult for us to deny the progress
that Doral is experiencing.
We can do our best to protect the quality of life
by enhancing our Comprehensive Plan, which
is what you saw us do earlier today, that's going back
to the State and continuing to make sure Doral evolves
to be the place and protect its natural characteristics
in our neighborhoods, which, I think, we've done very well.
So when I met with the applicant,
I did see a lot of the intention put behind this
and making sure by putting mature vegetation.
You don't see that from developers.
They don't put mature vegetation.
They put the bare minimum many times.
So I do think that there was a lot of thought.
And I do want to thank the developers for that.
And they took back a lot of our feedback,
understanding that you're going from a very-- from a vacant land
to a development.
But I think that there will be--
I think you'll be pleased to see that it won't be as harsh as it
may seem, at the same time, understanding that there will
be a difference, and there will be an impact to the communities.
And so I want to make sure all concurrences
have been met with traffic.
When we look at traffic, it's not just
what's captured on site.
They also look at the surrounding properties.
And that's why you see off-site improvements
not in front of their development, but down the road.
Can you talk a little bit about the concurrences
in the traffic studies?
Natalia?
Yeah, go ahead.
We have our traffic engineer.
She's here.
Go ahead.
Thank you.
Natalia Lercari with Bowman.
So when we do the traffic studies,
they were required to go out there and collect the existing
traffic that's on the road.
And so for this particular project,
we looked at all the intersections
all the way from the Turnpike to 107.
So we go out there.
We collect existing counts, the worst times of the day.
So you're collecting in the morning rush
hour, when everyone goes to work,
when the kids go to school.
We collect it in the midday and in the afternoon, when the most
traffic is on the road.
And to answer one of the resident questions,
we did include all the community developments that
are in the surrounding area.
So it included Bridge Point, which is across from us,
and four or five other developments
that are not yet built but that have been approved by the City.
So all of that gets included in our study.
And then we add our project on top of that.
And we look at all those intersections.
And this also includes the improvements
for pedestrian crosswalks?
Correct.
I heard earlier there's concerns there--
this is now a vacant land that will have not only
sidewalk built so it creates connectivity,
and there's now ability to walk safer,
but it will include crosswalks.
It will.
It'll include, by requirement by the City of Doral and Miami-Dade
County, special emphasis crosswalks across our driveways.
And I believe at 112 and 114 or 112,
Bridge Point is already upgrading
that entire intersection, if not already,
with special emphasis crosswalks and [INAUDIBLE].
And those crosswalks have the-- where you can push for walking,
and it'll have--
At the signalized intersection, yes.
At the driveways, where it's unsignalized, no.
Right, not the driveways.
But I think the concern was the crossing of 41st Street.
Yes, of course.
All of that is updated when they were-- they're
updating 112 through-- now with Bridge Point.
And if our staff wants to address this concern as well--
we also look at the traffic analysis.
Our team looks at--
Public Works look at the traffic analysis.
We don't just take the applicant's traffic studies
word for it.
We also take a look at the impacts
from going from a vacant land to going to its uses and--
Yeah, absolutely.
So it goes through County Traffic.
And then we have our own analysis within the city
to determine whether or not it is
viable for the city's purposes.
There are comments that come back.
We send the comments to the applicant.
And the applicant addresses their--
the comments that the city has, if any.
So it's analyzed in the county and in the city.
OK, perfect.
Going through some of my notes because there
was a lot of comments put.
And so I want to make sure we address everything
that the residents have stated.
I'll go back just real quick before I close to things--
to the health concerns.
The gas stations would not be allowed in a residential area
if the transmissions-- and I understand
that there's particles and things that are transmitted
when there's gas.
It's the same as our cell phones.
We know our cell phones radiate-- have radiation.
And we still use them.
We don't get rid of them.
Our microwaves-- we don't stop using microwaves
because we know that there's radiation.
And we're all impacted in different ways
and impacts our lives.
However, there is certain EPA standards.
And if those standards are met and the safety measures
are implemented, there's no opposition
that can be stated for a legal sufficient argument
that a gas station is not-- would not be allowed, correct?
Yes, correct.
OK.
Have the residents put any legal sufficient evidence
on the record that you feel that we would be able to--
I mean, the residents' testimony is something
that you need to weigh in conjunction
with the presentation, everything that you've heard.
There's nothing they've cited that would
make me give the opinion that this is something
we need to reconsider that is imminent danger to the health
safety of the residents of Doral.
So to our staff that has recommended for approval,
the applicant has met all legal requirements, concurrences,
and code requirements for land use and Comprehensive Plan
within its zoning and land use rights?
That is correct, Mayor.
OK.
All my questions have been answered.
Again, I want to thank the residents for coming out.
I know it takes a lot to be out here and discussing.
I know we all care about the community.
I live right down the street.
So we want to make sure that the best is
being done for our community.
And we try and work with these applicants as best as possible.
And I want to thank them because they
did incorporate the comments that I made
in concerns to the property.
And I do think that it has been done with all the thought
process.
It was not trying to shove sardines in a sardine can.
There's a lot of open space, extra parking, which we-- we're
always concerned about.
And there's always a push and a shove
there with the developments, sufficient setbacks
and landscaping.
So with all that in mind, I'm satisfied
with the responses and also the residents' concerns being met.
I'm in favor of the wall if that is
the will of the Council as-- which I think
we're all in favor of that.
I believe our-- does our code prohibit a--
do you need something from us in addition to being able to allow
the 6-foot wall?
So you can go up to 8 feet in the district between the buffer.
So if Melissa wants to proffer specific footage right now
to proffer on the record.
Are we OK with 6 feet?
Do we want 8 feet?
Are we OK with-- you want taller?
[INAUDIBLE]
So can we go to 8 feet?
Are you all OK with that?
I would recommend 6 feet because when-- the site currently
is undeveloped.
So it will be filled because it's all invasive wetlands.
So it's going to be higher.
So my concern is you're going to have a very tall wall.
And what they have today is, I would say, a 4,
5-foot chain-link fence with, I think,
6-foot pillars on their side.
So an 8-foot fence would be double.
It may not be as aesthetically pleasing as they may think.
So I would suggest a 6-foot fence because once we elevate
our site, that will be sufficient.
And you think your elevation's going to be 2 feet, 3 feet once
you fill?
3 feet?
4 feet, we're being told.
Huh?
I'm being told 4 feet.
4 feet?
Yeah.
4 feet?
OK.
So I just think that we should be careful with that.
So we'll stay with 6 feet.
I'm OK with the wall-- with the concrete wall
if the residents are OK and understand what that is.
I think--
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
Absolutely.
The trees that they're putting are mature trees.
And they have to grow.
You're not going to get fully--
you're not going to get full 20-foot trees.
That's impossible.
But you will get, I think, plenty of buffer and vegetation.
And then the trees will grow.
And we don't allow them to have dead trees on their property.
They will enforce.
We will come and fine them for that.
Absolutely.
So don't worry.
The trees will survive.
And they will grow.
And the City makes sure of that.
So yeah, if we having our best.
Also, the other change from what was submitted
is the change to the elevation of the Navarro
to incorporate the Bahamian yellow just as accent.
So if that's OK for modification on the record--
That's fine.
--that would be wonderful.
We'll memorialize that.
All right.
Thank you very much.
Again, I'm satisfied with the responses.
I think that we have been able to, as much as possible,
come to a consensus and place of understanding.
And I know you all will be happy Navarro shoppers.
No?
[INAUDIBLE]
Oh, I wish.
They're long gone.
Maybe a small independent bookshop in those 27,000
square--
Maybe a small independent bookshop in the retail, yes.
We're hopeful for that.
All books are books.
And again, we don't engage in the back-and-forth debate.
So if some of you felt that you came up and we didn't respond,
understand it's our practice and policy not
to go back and forth in that because it just
opens up the door to a lot.
So we don't conduct in that.
But thank you very much for being here once again.
And I know we can't always make everybody happy.
But we do our best to try and listen to our residents
and comply within the law.
We do sit as a quasi-judicial board up here.
So thank you.
All right.
I need a motion to approve.
A motion.
But I have a comment.
Motion to approve by Councilwoman Reinoso.
And you're on the floor for a comment.
Thank you.
And also, one of the conversations
that I was having with the applicant's counsel
was about our children.
I wanted to make sure that the property was safe for them.
And they did tell me that they did consider 41st and having
ample space between 41st and the property.
I'm a mother of three.
And that's imperative.
I mean, all of us care about that.
So that was part of my conversations with them.
So they did take that into consideration--
the safety of our children and the community
that is going to visit that area.
And I do want to echo what Councilmember Pineyro said
as far as looking into what is going to be the least
impact to your community.
Because your community is our community.
And we're here for you.
Well, we're here because of you.
So I definitely do appreciate all the comments today.
I really did take it to heart.
It did open another perspective for me as well.
And I hope that I did a good job representing
the needs and the questions that you had today.
And I believe the applicant's counsel is very professional.
She's been doing this for a very, very long time.
She is an adversary.
And I know that she takes into consideration-- their team takes
into consideration the community that we represent
and the needs of the community in balance with their client.
So I appreciate everybody that came out today.
So thank you.
Thank you.
All right.
And we have a motion to approve.
We need a second.
Second.
Second by Councilman Pineyro.
Madam Clerk, please read the--
please call the roll.
Motion to approve moved by Councilwoman Reinoso,
seconded by Councilman Pineyro.
Councilwoman Reinoso?
Yes.
Councilman Pineyro?
Yes.
Councilwoman Porras?
Yes.
Vice Mayor Cabral?
No.
Mayor Fraga?
Yes.
Motion passes.
All right.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
All right.
We move on to the next item.
Thank you.
Next item, Item 20D, A resolution of the Mayor
and the City Council of the--
[INAUDIBLE], thank you so much.
A resolution of the Mayor and the City Council of the City
of Doral, Florida, approving a site plan modification for Royal
Atlantic Realty, Inc., located at 2020 Northwest 89th Place
in the City of Doral, Florida, pursuant to Section 53-184(F)
of the City's Land Development Code and providing
for an effective date.
All right.
I'm going to go ahead and open up Public Hearing.
Public Hearing is now open for item 20D, 26-6694.
Anyone who would like to speak on this item, please
approach the podium.
OK.
Seeing no comments, the Public Comments is now closed.
Madam Clerk, let the record reflect
no one has chosen to speak at this time.
And we will take any ex parte communication
before we hear from the staff.
Any ex parte communication on this one?
OK.
Being none, go ahead--
Thank you.
--Mr. Magrisso.
OK.
So this is Royal Atlantic Realty,
Inc. They are coming for an industrial warehouse site plan
modification.
It is located at 2020 Northwest 89th Place,
close proximity to the Fingerlakes.
It's approximately total acreage of 2.3 acres.
The entire area is surrounded by Industrial future land use
categories and zoning districts.
These are the existing conditions.
If you see the top-right picture on the right,
you'll have the existing warehouses.
And to the east of that--
I mean, the west of that, you see the existing
three-story office building that they
are proposing to demolish and replace
by expanding the warehouses into the office space.
Here is the site plan.
As I said, that three-story office building
will be demolished.
It was developed in 1985.
And it's going to be redeveloped by more warehouses totaling
17,000, approximately, square feet.
You'll have 41 parking spaces.
And it'll be a modern look.
This is the landscape plan.
You'll see it's surrounded by trees and shrubs.
Here are the elevations.
These are the renderings of the proposed site.
It complies with all of our site plan
evaluation standards that are applicable.
And based on that, staff recommends
that you approve the modification of the site plan.
If you have any questions, I'm here to answer anything.
And Joe is also here for any questions that you may have.
Thank you, Mr. Magrisso.
Do we need to hear from the applicant?
No, Madam Mayor.
We agreed.
Just one correction.
That building has been demolished.
Has been?
The office.
Yeah.
So it was just, I guess, in between.
But the proposed construction is the new construction
on what is currently vacant.
OK.
Perfect.
Thank you very much.
I need a motion to approve if there's no--
Motion to approve.
Motion to approve by Councilman Pineyro.
Second.
Second by Councilwoman Reinoso.
All right.
Madam Clerk?
Motion to approve made by Councilman Pineyro, seconded
by Councilwoman Reinoso.
Councilman Pineyro?
Yes.
Councilwoman Reinoso?
Yes.
Councilwoman Porras?
Yes.
Vice Mayor Cabral?
Yes.
Mayor Fraga?
Yes.
Motion passes.
All right.
Thank you very much.
We'll move on to the next item, going to First Reading.
First Reading.
Ordinance Number 2026-18, Fourth Amendment to Downtown Doral MDA
and Pattern Book.
An ordinance of the Mayor and the City Council
of the City of Doral, Florida, approving the Fourth Amendment
to the Downtown Doral Master Development Agreement
and modifications to the Downtown Doral Urban
Regulations, Pattern Book, providing for recordation,
implementation, severability, conflicts,
and an effective date.
All right.
Thank you very much.
I'm going to go ahead and open up to Public Comments for this
Item 20E, also known as 26-6698.
Anyone who has any comments, please approach the podium.
OK.
Being none, Public Comments is now closed.
And I will take any ex parte communication.
I did meet with the applicant for a brief discussion.
And it will not affect my decision.
All right.
Mr. Magrisso.
So we don't have a presentation for this one.
I'll just explain what the modifications of the MDA are.
As the Mayor mentioned, this is the fourth modification
of the MDA.
The first thing the modification does
is reallocate the square footage that is allotted
throughout Downtown Doral.
Specifically, it's removing 100,000 square feet from
the retail allocation.
And it is being granted to the new hotel use.
So that's going to generate about 213 rooms.
So there's not an increase in square footage.
It's just, like I said, a reallocation
of what was already approved.
Additionally, the height that you
are allowed to build in Downtown Doral is being changed.
Currently, the city has matched the Miami-Dade County standards
of height.
Recently, Miami-Dade County shifted its standard
to match what the FAA standard is.
So we are moving to the new FAA standard,
which is going to match Miami-Dade County's.
The other thing that the amendment does
is it caps the total dwelling unit allotment
that you are allowed to have to 35 units an acre.
So they will not be-- that's where they're capped at.
So you can't go above or below that number.
And the last thing it does is amends the Pattern Book.
The Pattern Book never contemplated single-family homes
within the Downtown Doral area.
You have a new development here that has single-family homes.
And the Pattern Book will now have design criteria
for single-family homes.
Other than that, unless I missed anything, that is the amendment.
And Joe is here if you have any questions.
Motion to approve.
Motion to approve by Councilwoman Cabral.
Second.
Second by Councilman Pineyro.
Is there any other additional questions, comments?
No.
All mine were addressed when we talked.
Motion to approve Ordinance Number 2026-18 on first reading
made by Vice Mayor Cabral, seconded by Councilman Pineyro.
Vice Mayor Cabral?
Yes.
Councilman Pineyro?
Yes.
Councilwoman Reinoso?
Yes.
Councilwoman Porras?
Yes.
Mayor Fraga?
Yes.
Motion passes.
All right.
We're going to hear item 20Q now since we moved it.
Item 20Q, Second Reading.
Ordinance Number 2026-07, Vacation of Street--
La Joya.
An ordinance of the Mayor and the City Council of the City
of Doral, Florida, approving a public right-of-way vacation
of Northwest 52nd Terrace in Downtown Doral,
adjacent to the properties with Folio Numbers 35-3022-018-0010,
35-3022-018-0020, 35-3022-018-0030,
and 35-3022-018-0040 for the proposed housing development
named La Joya, authorizing the City Manager to execute any
necessary documents for this provision upon approval
of a second reading by the City Council,
providing for implementation and providing for an effective date.
This was approved on first reading on April 8.
OK.
I'm opening up Public Comments for Item 20Q,
also known as 26-6570.
Anyone who would like to speak on this item, and this item
alone, please approach the podium.
Public Comments is now closed on this item.
And we will hear from staff.
Or second reading.
Oh, it's second reading.
It's second reading, Mayor.
We've got everything we needed, right?
I think that's the--
Yes, we did.
And we have no changes between first and second.
The applicant received all the approvals
they needed to from the County and their process,
so we're good.
All right.
Motion to approve.
Motion to approve by Councilwoman Cabral.
Second.
Second by Councilman Pineyro.
Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
Motion to approve Ordinance Number 2026-07 on second reading
made by Vice Mayor Cabral, seconded by Councilman Pineyro.
Vice Mayor Cabral?
Yes.
Councilman Pineyro?
Yes.
Councilwoman Reinoso?
Yes.
Councilwoman Porras?
Yes.
Mayor Fraga?
Yes.
Motion passes.
All right.
Thank you very much.
We'll go back now to item--
20F.
--20F.
20F, Ordinance Number 2026-19, Emre Tuna Investment,
LLC Rezoning.
An ordinance of the Mayor and the City Council of the City
of Doral, Florida, approving an amendment to the City's Official
Zoning Map from Industrial, I, to Corridor Commercial, CC,
for plus or minus 1.5 acres for the property located at 2500
Northwest 107th Avenue, providing for severability,
conflicts, and an effective date.
OK, I'm going to go ahead and open up Public Comments for item
20F, also known as 26-6703.
Anyone who would like to speak at this time, please
approach the podium.
Being none, Public Comments is now closed.
And I will take any ex parte communication.
All right.
I don't believe there's been any.
Mr. Magrisso, the floor is yours.
So this is Emre Tuna Investment.
It's a rezoning.
The property is located on 107th Avenue.
It's approximately 1.5 acres.
They are looking to rezone from Industrial
to Corridor Commercial.
A quick background.
When the City incorporated in 2003,
the City adopted Miami-Dade County's Zoning and Future Land
Use Maps.
When the City created its own Future Land Use Map and Zoning
Code, the original Zoning and Future Land Use
were incompatible with the two, that
being Business and Industrial.
In our code, those are incompatible uses,
so we are here to correct that to rezone the property so it's
compatible with your Comprehensive Plan.
The site, like I said, is Business.
The zoning district is Industrial.
To the north, you have Business and Industrial as well.
And to the south, it is not within the city limits.
These are the existing views of what is there now.
The rezoning is to Corridor Commercial from Industrial.
It's a permitted use for what is used currently
so they can continue operating with no issues.
This is just a cleanup for the City
to be compatible with one another.
The land use designation, like I said, is Business.
And based on this, staff recommends
to right the wrong that is currently
being done and approve the rezoning to Corridor Commercial.
And the applicant is here if you have any questions.
I just want to clarify that there's no proposed
development or anything.
This was just--
Correct, Mayor.
--a correction on--
Correct, Mayor.
--compatible uses--
Yes.
--within the area?
Yes.
Motion to approve.
Motion to approve by Vice Mayor Cabral.
Do we have a second?
Second.
Second by Councilwoman Reinoso.
If there's no additional comments or questions,
Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
Motion to approve Ordinance Number 2026-19 on first reading
made by Vice Mayor Cabral, seconded by Councilwoman
Reinoso.
Vice Mayor Cabral?
Yes.
Councilwoman Reinoso?
Yes.
Councilman Pineyro?
Yes.
Councilwoman Porras?
Yes.
Mayor Fraga?
Yes.
Motion passes.
All right.
We're now going to go to item 20H since we've already
exhausted 20Q.
20H, Ordinance Number 2026-21, Restating and Reaffirming Repeal
of Ordinance 2023-15.
An ordinance of the Mayor and the City Council of the City
of Doral, Florida, reaffirming and restating Ordinance Number
2023-15, providing for findings regarding pending litigation
concerning the retroactive application of Ordinance Number
2023-15, reaffirming the City's position that the retirement
system for elected officials was canceled and is no longer active
upon adoption of Ordinance Number 2023-15,
affirming the repeal of Ordinance 2021-02,
affirming the repeal of Article IX,
"Retirement System for Elected Officials"
of Chapter 2 of the City of Doral Code of Ordinances,
providing for severability, repealing all ordinances
or parts of ordinances in conflict,
and providing for an effective date.
All right.
I'm going to go ahead and open up Public Comments for Item 20H
or also known as 26-6724.
Anyone who would like to speak on this item, and this item
alone, please approach the podium.
Showing no interest, we will close Public Comments.
And we will hear from staff.
Or I think it's legal that will address this item.
Yes, Mayor.
Madam Mayor, Council, so back in 2023, the Council
repealed a pension program that had
been authorized through an ordinance established in 2021.
That repeal was subsequently a subject
of litigation, which is currently
before the third DCA on a rehearing.
The purpose for this is just to make sure
that there's no doubt that in 2023,
when that 2021 ordinance-- that pension program was repealed,
it was repealed properly.
And so it's just reaffirming that.
There was a question of whether its application was
retroactive or not.
But regardless of its retroactive applicability,
what this is stating-- that on 2023, as of that date,
the pension program no longer exists in the City of Doral
as it relates to its elected officials.
All right.
Is there any comments or questions?
I have a quick question, Mayor.
Yes.
I'm sorry, Councilwoman Porras?
Yeah, I just want to confirm that there will not
be anyone that's going to receive the pension moving
forward even if they acquire the age required
under the original pension because they were just not
vested.
I just wanted to confirm that this-- that's it.
Yeah.
Through the Mayor, Councilwoman, that is correct.
The pension program as of 2023 was no longer in existence,
so there's no one that can benefit from it.
OK.
Thank you.
OK.
Perfect.
All right, I need a motion.
Motion.
Motion to approve by--
Second.
--Councilwoman Reinoso, second by Councilman Pineyro.
Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
Motion to approve Ordinance Number 2026-21 on first reading
made by Councilwoman Reinoso, seconded by Councilman Pineyro.
Councilwoman Reinoso?
Yes.
Councilman Pineyro?
Yes.
Councilwoman Porras?
Yes.
Vice Mayor Cabral?
No.
Mayor Fraga?
Yes.
Motion passes.
All right.
Move on to the next item.
Oh, so for now, these items--
so everyone follows along.
20I to 20N will be under one presentation as they are all
related.
We will incorporate all the comments that will be made under
20I from the-- and into the-- from the first reading
to the second reading into the record.
The first reading was on June 10.
So we'll have a brief presentation from you
all if there's any or just let us know
if there's been any changes.
And then we will take up the item
and open up Public Comments.
Let me open up Public Hearing first.
Let me open up Public Hearing for Item 20I,
also known as 26-6615.
Anyone that would like to speak on this item, please
approach the podium.
Mayor, can I read it into the record?
Yes, sorry.
Ordinance Number 2026-09, Greystar Comprehensive Plan
Amendment.
An ordinance of the Mayor and the City Council of the City
of Doral, Florida, amending the City of Doral Comprehensive Plan
Future Land Use element by creating the "Mall Mixed Use,
MMU" Future Land Use designation,
establishing purpose and intent, applicability,
and development parameters for regional shopping mall
properties 15 acres or greater currently designated as Future
Land Use Map as Business and providing for residential
development opportunities within qualifying developments,
authorizing the transmittal of the text amendment adoption
package to the State Land Planning Agency and other
required governmental reviewing agencies pursuant
to the provisions of Section 163.3184, Florida Statutes,
providing for conflicts, severability,
authorization and adoption, and an effective date.
This was approved on first reading on June 10.
Public Comments are open for Item 20I, 26-6615.
Anyone who would like to speak, please approach the podium.
OK.
Being none, Public Comments is now closed.
And we will take any ex parte communications.
I did have some communications with the applicant, nothing
that will affect my decision.
Is there any other one?
OK.
Mr. Magrisso, do you want to put anything
on the record, any changes from first to second?
The only change that we made was to the Land Development
Code for all the items.
I'll just put it on the record now.
It is that we defined what open space is.
We said that there is a minimum of 20% open space.
And then of that 20% open space, 15% of that
has to be dedicated to landscape.
That's the only change that we made within the Land Development
Code creation between first and second reading.
Other than that, all the items remain the same.
OK.
Is there any comments or questions
for the applicant at this time?
Motion to approve.
Motion to approve by Vice Mayor Cabral.
Second.
Second by Councilman Pineyro.
Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
Motion to approve Ordinance Number 2026-09 on second reading
made by Vice Mayor Cabral, seconded by Councilman Pineyro.
Vice Mayor Cabral?
Yes.
Councilman Pineyro?
Yes.
Councilwoman Porras?
Yes.
Councilwoman Reinoso?
Yes.
Mayor Fraga?
Yes.
Motion passes.
All right.
We move on to Item 20J.
Madam Clerk, please read it into the record.
Item 20J, Ordinance Number 2026-10,
Greystar LDC Text Amendment.
An ordinance of the Mayor and the City Council of the City
of Doral, Florida, amending Chapter 68,
"Land Uses and Zoning Districts," Article V,
"Mixed Use Districts" of the City of Doral Land Development
Code by creating a Division 6, "Mall Mixed Use District, MMU"
zoning district, establishing a purpose and intent,
applicability, permitted and prohibited uses,
development standards, design criteria,
and development review procedures for regional shopping
mall properties 15 acres or greater,
providing for the integration of residential units within
qualifying developments, providing for incorporation
of the Land Development Code, severability, conflicts,
and an effective date.
This was approved on first reading on June 10.
OK.
I'm going to go ahead and open up for Public Comments on 20J,
also known as 26-6616.
Again, all comments from the first reading on June 10
will be incorporated into the record.
Showing no interest, Public Comments is now closed.
And we will take any ex parte communication.
Again, I did have some communication
with the applicant.
And it will not affect my decision.
Motion.
Motion to approve--
Second.
--by Councilwoman Reinoso, second by Vice Mayor Cabral.
There's no additional comments or questions.
Again, I don't believe there's been any changes other than what
has been put onto the record.
Madam Clerk?
Motion to approve Ordinance Number 2026-10 on second reading
made by Councilwoman Reinoso, seconded by Vice Mayor Cabral.
Councilwoman Reinoso?
Yes.
Vice Mayor Cabral?
Yes.
Councilwoman Porras?
Yes.
Councilman Pineyro?
Yes.
Mayor Fraga?
Yes.
Motion passes.
OK, we move on to item 20K.
20K, Ordinance Number 2026-11, Greystar FLUM Amendment.
An ordinance of the Mayor and the City Council of the City
of Doral, Florida, approving a small-scale land use amendment
to the City of Doral Comprehensive Plan Use of Land
to change the use of designation from Business, B,
to Mall Mixed Use, MMU, for plus or minus 25.61 acres
for the property generally located at 1625 Northwest 107th
Avenue and 1603 Northwest 107th Avenue,
providing for incorporation or recitals, severability,
conflicts, and an effective date.
This was approved on first reading on June 10.
OK.
I'm going to go ahead and open up Public Comments for item 20K,
also known as 26-6617.
Anyone who would like to speak on this item, please
approach the podium.
Being none, Public Comments is now closed.
And will take any ex parte communication.
Again, I did have communication with the applicant.
And it will not affect my decision.
Motion.
Motion to approve by Councilwoman Reinoso.
Second.
Second by Vice Mayor Cabral.
All comments will be incorporated into the record
from the June 10th Council meeting.
Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
Motion to approve Ordinance Number 2026-11 on second reading
made by Councilwoman Reinoso, seconded by Vice Mayor Cabral.
Councilwoman Reinoso?
Yes.
Vice Mayor Cabral?
Yes.
Councilwoman Porras?
Yes.
Councilman Pineyro?
Yes.
Mayor Fraga?
Yes.
Motion passes.
All right.
Next item, Madam Clerk.
20L, Ordinance Number 2026-12, Greystar Rezoning.
An ordinance of the Mayor and the City Council of the City
of Doral, Florida, approving an amendment to the City's Official
Zoning Map from Corridor Commercial district, CC,
to Mall Mixe Use, MMU, for plus or minus 25.61 acres
for the property generally located at 1625 Northwest 107th
Avenue and 1603 Northwest 107th Avenue,
providing for incorporation of recitals, severability,
conflicts, and an effective date.
This was approved on first reading on June 10.
All right.
We're going to go ahead and open up Public Comments.
Public Comments now open for Item 20L, also known as 26-6618.
Anyone who would like to speak on this item, please
approach the podium.
Being none, Public Comments is now closed.
And I will take any ex parte communication.
Same as last item, put it on the record.
And I don't believe there's been any changes.
Same comments will be incorporated from first reading.
I need a motion to approve.
Motion.
Motion to approve by Vice Mayor Cabral.
Second.
Second by Councilman Pineyro.
Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
Motion to approve Ordinance Number 2026-12 on second reading
made by Vice Mayor Cabral, seconded by Councilman Pineyro.
Vice Mayor Cabral?
Yes.
Councilman Pineyro?
Yes.
Councilwoman Reinoso?
Yes.
Councilwoman Porras?
Yes.
Mayor Fraga?
Yes.
Motion passes.
All right.
Next item, Madam Clerk?
Two more.
Item 20M, Ordinance Number 2026-14,
Greystar International Mall DRI Modification.
An ordinance of the Mayor and the City Council of the City
of Doral, Florida, approving modifications to the Miami
International Mall Consolidated Development of Regional Impact,
DRI, development order to allow residential development within
certain parcels of the DRI totaling approximately 25.612
acres for the property generally located at 1625 Northwest 107th
Avenue and 1603 Northwest 107th Avenue,
finding that such change does not require review pursuant
to Section 380.06, Florida Statutes,
providing for findings of fact and conclusions of law
and providing for an effective date.
This was approved on first reading on June 10.
All right.
I'm going to open up Public Comments for Item 20M,
also known as 26-6620.
Anyone who would like to speak on this item, and this item
alone, please approach the podium.
OK.
Being none, Public Comments is now closed.
And we'll take any ex parte communications.
I did have the same communications.
And it does not affect my decision.
Mr. Magrisso?
I have an amendment to the ordinance, Mayor.
Section 7 should read as follows, "Effective date,
this ordinance shall become effective as provided by law,
provided that Ordinance Numbers 2026-09, 2026-10, 2026-11,
2026-12, and 2026-15 become effective.
In the event of any of the foregoing ordinances do not
become effective, the ordinance shall be deemed null and void
and no further force or effect."
So you should approve that as amended.
OK.
I need a motion to approve as amended.
Motion as amended.
Motion to approve as amended by Vice Mayor Cabral, seconded
by Councilman Pineyro.
Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
Motion to approve Ordinance Number 2026-14 as amended
on second reading made by Vice Mayor Cabral,
seconded by Councilman Pineyro.
Vice Mayor Cabral?
Yes.
Councilman Pineyro?
Yes.
Councilwoman Reinoso?
Yes.
Councilwoman Porras?
Yes.
Mayor Fraga?
Yes.
Motion passes.
OK.
Madam Clerk, 20N.
N, like Nicole.
20N, Ordinance Number 2026-15, Greystar International Mall MDA.
An ordinance of the Mayor and the City Council of the City
of Doral, Florida, approving a development agreement with EWE
Retail II LTD., JCP International I, LLC,
and West Dade County Associates for a conceptual master site
plan for a residential development project with
the Miami International Mall Consolidated Development
of Regional Impact, DRI, limited to certain parcels totaling
approximately 25.612 acres of the property generally located
at 1625 Northwest 107th Avenue and 1603 Northwest 107th Avenue
in the Mall Mixed Use zoning, MMU,
providing for incorporation of recitals and providing
for an effective date.
This was approved on first reading on June 10.
OK.
Opening up Public Comments for Item 20N, also known as 26-6621.
Anyone who would like to speak on this item, please
approach the podium.
Don't all get up on one time.
Being none, Public Comments is now closed.
And I'll take any ex parte communication.
Again, I had communications with the applicant.
It will not affect my decision.
And all comments from the first section--
the first reading will be incorporated into this item Mr.
Magrisso, I do believe you have comments [INAUDIBLE].
You're getting the updated NDA.
So we kept the red line version of it
so you can see the changes that have been made.
And I do have a amendment to the ordinance.
So Section 3 should be stricken in its entirety
and replaced as follows.
Section 3 shall read, "Effectiveness
of development agreement.
The development agreement shall only become effective upon
mutual execution by the city developer and West Dade
and proper recordation of the development agreement
in the public records of Miami-Dade County pursuant
to Section 163.3239, Florida Statutes,
provided that Ordinance Number 2026-09, 2026-10, 2026-11,
2026-12, 2026-14 become effective.
And as further provided herein, within 30 days
of the adoption of this ordinance,
the applicant shall deliver to the City Clerk and the City
Attorney in recordable form the fully executed development
agreement for recordation in the public records of Miami-Dade
County, Florida, at the applicant's expense.
Failure to provide the fully executed development agreement
at the time frame set forth herein shall result
in the development agreement, the DRI modification Ordinance
Number 2026-14 and any associated site plans approved
in connection with the development agreement being
deemed null and void and no further force or effect.
This section may be modified with City Council approval.
Section 4 shall be created and read as follows--
"Severability of any section, subsection, clause,
where provision of this ordinance is held invalid,
the remainder shall not be affected in such invalidity."
Section 5 should be created and read as follows--
"Effective date this ordinance shall be effective as provided
by law."
You should approve as amended.
Thank you, Mr. Magrisso.
Do I have a motion to approve as amended?
Motion to approve as amended.
Motion to approve as amended by Vice Mayor Cabral.
Second.
Second by Councilman Pineyro.
Is there any questions about the amendments?
OK.
Being none, Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
Motion to approve Ordinance Number 2026-15 as amended
on second reading made by Vice Mayor Cabral,
seconded by Councilman Pineyro.
Vice Mayor Cabral?
Yes.
Councilman Pineyro?
Yes.
Councilwoman Reinoso?
Yes.
Councilwoman Porras?
Yes.
Mayor Fraga?
Yes.
Motion passes.
All right.
We will now take up item 20O and 20P with one presentation
of the site plan. since they are the same applicants
and addressing the same issues.
So we'll hear one presentation after we open up Public Comments
for the first item.
And then they will be incorporated
into the second item.
All right.
Madam Clerk, please read into the record.
Item 20O, A resolution of the Mayor and the City Council
of the City of Doral, Florida, approving a site plan
for Greystar Development East, LLC for plus or minus 7.33 acres
of property located at 1625 Northwest 107th Avenue
in the City of Doral, Florida, pursuant to Residential Phase I
of the Master Development Agreement with the City
and Section 53-184(F) of the City's Land Development Code
and providing for an effective date.
OK.
Opening up Public Comments for item 20O or also known
as 26-6695.
Anyone who would like to speak, please approach the podium.
Being none, Public Comments is now closed.
And I will take any ex parte communications
before we hear the presentation on the site plan.
I did, again, have discussions with the applicant-- actually,
not even about the site plan-- but will not affect my decision.
OK.
This is the Greystar Development East, LLC.
It is located, as you know, at the International Mall,
approximately 12.9 acres, 1625 Northwest 107th Avenue.
And this is, as the Mayor said, for sites 1 and 2.
The Future Land Use category and the Zoning designations
have just been changed to Mall Mixed Use and Mall Mixed Use.
To the south, east, and west, you
have Miami International Mall, where it's Business
and Commercial Corridor.
And to the north you, have warehouses,
which is the Industrial District and Corridor Commercial.
This is the existing views as you see it.
The top right is where the site 1 and 2.
You can see the division of the two sites.
This is a more conceptual site plan between sites 1 and 2.
As you can see, the unit count for site 1 is 292 total units
and for site 2 is a total of 230 units.
This is the landscape plan.
You can see that the site is filled with palm--
trees and palm trees and multiple
shrubs across both sites.
Here are the elevations from all sides.
The site plan standards-- it complies with all
of our site plan standards.
And based on this, staff recommends
the approval of site plan 1 and site plan 2 of Greystar.
OK.
Thank you very much.
If you have any questions--
Mr Magrisso, would the applicant like to make a presentation?
Are you satisfied with staff's?
Did they do a good job?
This is James Williams with Gunster Law Office, 600 Brickell
Avenue, Miami, Florida.
I had a brief 30-minute presentation.
I'm just kidding.
As always, your staff does an incredible job.
No.
I'm just kidding.
I'm happy to forego the presentation.
The only change, I think, is to the resolution on the code
enforcement for housekeeping.
But, as always, Mr. Magrisso did a fantastic job,
so I'm happy to forego.
And if you have any questions, myself and my team
are here to answer any questions.
Is there any questions for the applicant or staff
regarding the site plan?
Motion to approve.
Motion to approve by Vice Mayor Cabral.
Wait one second.
There's an amendment.
Oh, it's to this one, yes.
So sorry.
So the amendment-- Section 5 should read as follows--
"Effective date.
This resolution shall become effective upon Ordinance Number
2026-09, Ordinance Number 2026-10, 2026-11, 2026-12,
2026-14, and Ordinance 2026-15 become effective.
In the event that the development agreement approved
by Ordinance 2026-15 is deemed null and void,
in accordance with Section 3 therein,
the site plan approved herein shall be likewise deemed null
and void and no further action or effect."
All right.
Thank you so much.
Should be as amended.
Motion to approve as amended.
Again, [INAUDIBLE].
Motion, yeah, as amended.
All right.
Do I have a second?
Second.
Second by Councilman Pineyro.
There's no comments or questions or anyone who would like to hear
a 30-minute presentation.
All right.
Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
Motion to approve as amended made by Vice Mayor Cabral,
seconded by Councilman Pineyro.
Vice Mayor Cabral?
Yes.
Councilman Pineyro?
Yes.
Councilwoman Reinoso?
Yes.
Councilwoman Porras?
Yes.
Mayor Fraga?
Yes.
Motion passes.
All right.
Item 20P.
Madam Clerk, please read it into the record.
Please remember that the presentation that was just given
will be incorporated into this item as well.
A resolution of the Mayor and the City Council of the City
of Doral, Florida, approving a site plan for Greystar
Development East, LLC for plus or minus 5.55 acres of property
located at 1625 Northwest 107th Avenue in the City of Doral,
Florida, pursuant to Residential Phase 2 of the Master
Development Agreement with the City and pursuant to Section
53-184(F) of the City's Land Development Code and providing
for an effective date.
OK.
Opening up Public Comments.
Public Comments are now open for Item 20P, also known as 26-6697.
Anyone who would like to place comments on the record, now
is your opportunity.
Being none, Public Comments is now closed.
And I'll take any ex parte communication.
Again, I did have several conversations about this project
with the developer.
And it will not affect my decision.
Mr. Magrisso, would you like to put your amendment
onto the record?
I have an amendment.
Section 5 should read as follows--
"Effective date.
This resolution shall become effective upon Ordinance Number
2026-09, 2026-10, 2026-11, 2026-12, 2026-14,
and 2026-15 becoming effective.
In the event that the development agreement approved
by Ordinance Number 2026-15 is deemed null and void,
in accordance with section 3 therein,
the site plan approved herein shall likewise be deemed null
and void and no further effect or action."
OK.
I need a motion to approve as amended.
Motion to approve as amended.
Motion to approve as amended by Vice Mayor Cabral.
Do I have a second?
Second.
Second by Councilman Pineyro.
There's no additional questions.
Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
Motion to approve as amended made by Vice Mayor Cabral,
seconded by Councilman Pineyro.
Vice Mayor Cabral?
Yes.
Councilman Pineyro?
Yes.
Councilwoman Reinoso?
Yes.
Councilwoman Porras?
Yes.
Mayor Fraga?
Yes.
Motion passes.
OK, we'll move on to item 20R since we have already exhausted
20Q.
Item 20R, Ordinance Number 2026-13,
Text Amendment Digital Signs for Public Institutions.
An ordinance of the Mayor and the City Council of the City
of Doral, Florida, approving/denying a text
amendment to Chapter 80 "Sign Regulations"
of the City's Land Development Code by amending Section 80-3
"Definitions" to create a new definition for "public
institution," amending Division 4,
"Permanent Signs for Nonresidential Uses"
of Article V "Sign Standards and Requirements"
by amending Section 80-259(A)(1), "Office Signs"
and Section 80-260(A)(1) "Industrial Signs"
to provide the inclusion of a digital changeable message sign
as a detached, freestanding, or monument sign,
an allowable sign type for public institutions,
providing for conflicts and providing for an effective date.
This was approved on first reading on June 10.
All right, we're going to go ahead and open up public
comments for item 20R, are also known as 26-6619.
Anyone who would like to approach the podium regarding
this item and this item alone, now
is your reasonable opportunity.
This is second reading.
Don't believe there's been any changes.
Public comments is now closed.
Mr. [? Barmiso, ?] any changes from first to second reading?
No changes.
Being none--
Motion to approve.
Motion to approve by Vice Mayor Cabral.
Second.
Second by Councilman Pineyro.
Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
Motion to approve ordinance number 2026-13 on second reading
made by Vice Mayor Cabral.
Seconded by Councilman Pineyro.
Vice Mayor Cabral?
Yes.
Councilman Pineyro?
Yes.
Councilman Porras?
Yes.
Councilman Reinoso.
Yes.
Mayor Fraga?
Yes.
Motion passes.
Madam Clerk, Next item.
Item 20S, ordinance 2026-16 Text Amendment Nurseries.
An ordinance of the Mayor and the City Council of the City
of Doral, Florida, amending chapter 74 entitled,
"Miscellaneous and Supplementary Regulations;" Article III,
entitled "Special Setbacks and Uses;" Division III entitled,
"Regulations for Uses Under the Power Lines,"
specifically section 74-123, entitled,
"Permitted Use Conditions of the Code of Ordinances of the city
of Doral."
Adding subsection 74-123.1, entitled, "Nurseries."
74-123.2 entitled, "Definitions."
74-123.3 entitled, "Permitting and Approvals."
74-123.4, entitled, "Permitted Facilities,
Types and Portable Structures."
74-123.5, entitled, "Setbacks, Buffers,
and Street Distinctions."
74-123.6, entitled, "ADA and Accessibility Requirements."
74-123.7, entitled, "Structural Standards."
74-123.8, entitled, "Paving and Drainage Standards."
74-123.9, entitled, "Environmental and Sanitary
Requirements," and 74-123.1, entitled,
"City Inspection and Enforcement."
Providing for incorporation into the code, conflicts,
implementation, severability, and an effective date,
this was approved on first reading on June 10.
Opening up public comments for item 20S, also known as 26-6645.
Anyone who would like to speak on this item and this item
alone, please approach the podium.
Being none, public comments are now closed.
This is the second reading, and don't
believe there's been any changes from first
to second reading, Mr. Magrisso?
No changes.
Thank you very much.
I need a motion to approve.
Motion to approve.
Motion to approve by Vice Mayor Cabral.
Second.
Second by Councilman Pineyro.
Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
Sorry.
Motion to approve ordinance number 2026-16 on second reading
made by Vice Mayor Cabral, seconded by Councilman Pineyro.
Vice Mayor Cabral?
Yes.
Councilman Pineiro?
Yes.
Councilman Reinoso?
Yes.
Councilwoman.
Yes.
Councilman Porras?
Yes.
Mayor Farga?
Yes.
Motion passes.
Final item of the night.
Madam City Clerk?
Dare I put this candy in my mouth?
Ordinance number 2026-17, Adopting a Ratified Investment
Policy.
An ordinance of the City Council Of the City of Doral, Florida,
adopting a ratified investment policy for the city of Doral,
providing for severability, implementation, conflicts,
and an effective date.
This was approved on first reading on June 10.
Opening up public comments for item 20T, also known as 26-6634.
Anyone who would like to speak on this item and this item
alone, please approach the podium.
Being none, public comments is now closed.
And I don't believe that there's any changes from first
to second reading.
No, Mayor, there are no changes between
first and second reading.
We have a motion to approve.
Motion.
Motion to approve by Councilwoman Reinoso.
Second.
Second by Councilman Pineyro.
If there's no comments or questions, Madam Clerk,
please call the roll.
Motion to approve ordinance number 2026-17 on second reading
made by Councilman Reinoso, seconded by Councilman Pineyro.
Councilman Reinoso?
Yes.
Councilman Pineyro?
Yes.
Councilman Porras?
Yes.
Vice Mayor Cabral?
Yes.
Mayor Fraga?
Yes.
Motion passes.
Thank you all very much.
This exhausts our agenda for today.
We'll see you all at the next council meeting.
Have a great first day back to school tomorrow.
I need a motion to adjourn.
Motion to adjourn by Councilwoman Reinoso.
Second.
Second by Councilman Pineyro.
All in favor, say aye.
Aye.
Don't all jump at once.
This meeting is adjourned.
We'll see you all at the next council meeting.