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Hialeah City Council meeting — May 12, 2026: appointments, procurements, and zoning actions approved

HialeahMay 12, 20263 min read

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Council convened May 12, 2026; approved a mayoral board appointment, multiple consent items including vehicle and police equipment purchases, several ordinances and variances, postponed one zoning item, and scheduled follow-up hearings. Meeting adjourned at 6:32 p.m.

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Appointed Andrea Ramos to the Cultural Affairs Committee (Mayor Bryan Calvo's appointment) for a two-year term beginning May 12, 2026 and ending May 11, 2028 — APPROVED 6-0-1 (Council Member Luis Rodriguez absent).
Approved Consent Agenda (with separate discussion requested for item F); minutes of April 28, 2026 approved — APPROVED 6-0-1 (Council Member Luis Rodriguez absent).
Authorized piggyback purchase from Alan Jay Fleet Sales for one (1) 2024 Ford Edge AWD SE vehicle in an amount not to exceed $38,912 — APPROVED 6-0-1 (Council Member Luis Rodriguez absent).
Waived competitive bidding and authorized purchase order to Lou's Police Distributors, Inc. for one hundred and fifteen (115) Glock 47 MOS pistols with Aimpoint COA optics for the Hialeah Police Department in an amount not to exceed $89,355 — APPROVED 6-0-1 (Council Member Luis Rodriguez absent).
Approved Ordinance No. 2026-039 — APPROVED 6-0-1 (Council Member Luis Rodriguez absent).
Approved Ordinance No. 2026-040 (second reading/public hearing) granting variances for a property (including reduced parking and pervious area requirements) — APPROVED 6-0-1 (Council Member Luis Rodriguez absent).
Approved Ordinance No. 2026-041 — APPROVED 6-0-1 (Council Member Luis Rodriguez absent).
Postponed First Reading item F (variances for a freestanding LED pylon sign) to the City Council meeting of June 23, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. — POSTPONED.
Scheduled second reading and public hearing for a referenced ordinance for May 26, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.
Presented a Report of Scrivener's Error related to Resolution No. 2026-109 per Section 30-31 of the City Code (corrections to be made by City Clerk).
Adjourned meeting at 6:32 p.m.; next City Council meeting scheduled for May 26, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

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City Council Meeting on May 12, 2026

May 12, 2026, 12:00 AMcompleted

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