Doral council approves senior and hardship grant policies, new senior ID cards and transparency dashboard; proposed legal settlement fails

The Doral City Council on Wednesday, Sept. 10, approved multiple resolutions that will let the city distribute two budgeted grant programs, issue upgraded senior identification cards and publish a public attendance dashboard for council members. The council also approved a special-event permit and several advisory-board nominations. One proposed legal settlement that had been pulled for an individual vote failed on a 2-2 roll call.

The decisions implement items already included in the city budget and direct staff to begin program administration. Councilman Rafael Pinedo moved to approve the Golden Heart senior support grant resolution and the Emergency Hardship Grant for Families resolution; both motions were seconded by Councilwoman Nicole Reynoso and passed on roll calls that recorded unanimous support. Council members said the policies were detailed in the meeting backup and had been discussed during earlier budget hearings.

Councilwoman Nicole Reynoso brought forward two items intended to increase services for seniors and transparency for the council. The council approved a resolution directing the parks and recreation department to create new Silver Club identification…