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Votes at a glance — Miami Lakes Town Council, March 18, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal actions and votes taken by the Town Council at its March 18 meeting.
This summary lists the formal votes recorded at the March 18, 2025 Miami Lakes Town Council meeting, including ordinance readings, procedural waivers and selected motions. Where the transcript recorded a roll call, tallies are shown; where the meeting used a voice vote or did not provide a roll‑call transcript tally, the result is listed with the clerk’s recorded outcome.
- Ordinance (First reading) — FY 2024‑25 budget amendment (Item 13a): Adopted on first reading as amended. (Clerk: roll call recorded; ordinance passed first reading.)
- Ordinance (Second reading) — Short‑term rental ordinance (Item 14a): Adopted on second reading as amended. Roll call (final): Herzberg — Yes; Sanchez — Yes; Council member Garcia — Yes; Cuadra Garcia — Yes; Fernandez — Yes; Vice Mayor Moreira — Yes; Mayor Dieguez — Yes. Outcome: Approved.
- Waiver (Rule 7.4) — School renaming letter (Item 16L): Motion to waive the rule passed by voice vote to allow consideration of a request to the School Board. Outcome: Waiver approved; council authorized a letter to the school board requesting renaming of Miami Lakes K‑8 for Perla Tavares Hamptman.
- Appointment/waiver — Allow former vice mayor Nelson Rodriguez to serve on Planning & Zoning despite not meeting a stated professional eligibility requirement: Waiver and appointment approved by voice vote. Outcome: Approved; Mr. Nelson Rodriguez to be sworn in to Planning & Zoning.
- Committee rules (Item 16F): Council adopted revised committee rules covering attendance, remote appearance limits and a committee code of conduct (amended to confirm quorum/remote participation rules). Outcome: Roll call recorded; motion passed.
- Removal from Capital Projects list (Item 16H): Council moved to remove the Veterans Park bike/trail project from the capital projects list (freeing funds for other priorities). Outcome: Approved by voice vote.
- Other procedural and consent motions: The consent calendar and various appointments were approved by voice vote; multiple proclamations and recognitions were presented (no formal roll‑call required).
Notes: Several items were approved by voice vote or unanimous consent and recorded in the meeting minutes as “the ayes have it.” Where the clerk recorded roll‑call votes in the transcript those tallies are noted above. For any item where the transcript did not print a full roll‑call tally, the recorded meeting outcome (approved/denied/waived) is shown as recorded in the minutes.
The council directed staff to implement adopted ordinances and return with implementing procedures or further details where required (for example, enforcement protocols for the short‑term rental ordinance and implementation detail for budget amendments).
