The City of Doral City Council voted on multiple ordinances during its November meeting, approving measures on recovery residences, parking permits, Kava/Kratom businesses, micromobility registration, procurement thresholds and the city seal.

What passed on first reading
- Ordinance 2025‑42 (first reading): Establishes local procedures to implement Senate Bill 954 for certified recovery residences; administrative review with a 60‑day timeline and reasonable‑accommodation provisions. Motion made by Councilwoman Reynoso and seconded by Vice Mayor Cabral; roll call recorded unanimous approval.
- Ordinance 2025‑43 (first reading): Replaces the city’s $25 annual residential on‑street permit with a uniform monthly on‑street parking permit and authorizes public‑works parameters for eligibility; motion carried unanimously.
- Ordinance 2025‑44 (first reading): Creates local zoning and operating rules for Kava and Kratom establishments, including distance buffers from schools, parks and places of worship and anti‑clustering rules; motion carried on first reading.
- Ordinance 2025‑45 (first reading): Adds a registration requirement for micromobility devices operating in municipal rights‑of‑way to ensure compliance and safety; staff said there is no registration fee; council approved first reading.
- Ordinance 2025‑46 (first reading): Amends the procurement code to formalize informal‑quote thresholds (one quote under $30,000, three quotes $30,000–$50,000), clarifies food exemptions and sets a bid‑protest payment standard (up to $10,000 or 1% of contract value, whichever is lower). Motion passed with recorded dissent (two no votes reported at roll call).

Second reading and other business
- Ordinance 2025‑41 (second reading): Amends rules on use of the city seal and logo (added statutory reference to section 165.043). Council approved the second reading. After the vote staff said Miami‑Dade Elections requested permission to display the city seal in their lobby; council indicated assent for the display.

Context and quotes: Planning staff said the recovery‑residence ordinance is necessary to comply with state law. "The senate bill essentially requires municipalities to adopt local ordinances for recovery residences," planning staff told the council. Procurement staff said the higher bid‑protest fee reflects administrative costs; "the purpose of having three quotes is to check the market," procurement said.

Next steps: Items approved on first reading will return for second reading (as applicable) at future meetings per the ordinance schedule; the procurement and seal ordinances advanced immediately as noticed.