Votes at a glance: Doral approves shopping‑cart and hotel‑signage ordinances, adopts budget amendment
May 14, 2026 | Doral, Miami-Dade County, Florida
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Doral City Council approved three measures on May 13: a first‑reading amendment requiring businesses to install cart‑control measures and allowing cost recovery/citations for carts recovered from public property (Ordinance No. 2026006), a first‑reading ordinance codifying required hotel signage to raise public awareness of human trafficking (Ordinance No. 2026008), and a second‑reading adoption of a fiscal year 2025‑26 budget amendment (Ordinance No. 2026005).
Danny Del Toro, the city's code compliance director, told the council the shopping‑cart amendment would require businesses to install disabling devices, remove the city's storage burden and allow enforcement without a five‑day storage requirement. "This amendment will have the two key changes we're proposing are to make requirements for the business to install cart disabling devices and secondly, to remove the storage burden from the city," Del Toro said. The ordinance includes a two‑month outreach period and an effective date of Aug. 3 for voluntary compliance.
On the human‑trafficking signage item, councilmembers said the ordinance codifies an existing resolution and follows state statute by requiring approved awareness signs at hotels; staff will deliver signs to establishments and perform outreach for compliance.
The FY 25/26 budget amendment had no changes between first and second reading, the clerk said, and the council approved it on second reading. Each ordinance vote was recorded and the motions passed as read in the meeting.
What passed:
- Ordinance No. 2026006 (shopping carts) — first reading approved; directs businesses to install cart‑disabling devices and allows enforcement/cost recovery; effective date and outreach period provided.
- Ordinance No. 2026008 (no hourly room signage) — first reading approved; codifies required human‑trafficking awareness signage for lodging establishments and includes outreach and delivery of approved signs.
- Ordinance No. 2026005 (FY 25/26 budget amendment) — second reading approved; no substantive changes since first reading.
Council indicated outreach and implementation steps will follow the votes; no additional public hearings for these items were scheduled at the meeting.
Danny Del Toro, the city's code compliance director, told the council the shopping‑cart amendment would require businesses to install disabling devices, remove the city's storage burden and allow enforcement without a five‑day storage requirement. "This amendment will have the two key changes we're proposing are to make requirements for the business to install cart disabling devices and secondly, to remove the storage burden from the city," Del Toro said. The ordinance includes a two‑month outreach period and an effective date of Aug. 3 for voluntary compliance.
On the human‑trafficking signage item, councilmembers said the ordinance codifies an existing resolution and follows state statute by requiring approved awareness signs at hotels; staff will deliver signs to establishments and perform outreach for compliance.
The FY 25/26 budget amendment had no changes between first and second reading, the clerk said, and the council approved it on second reading. Each ordinance vote was recorded and the motions passed as read in the meeting.
What passed:
- Ordinance No. 2026006 (shopping carts) — first reading approved; directs businesses to install cart‑disabling devices and allows enforcement/cost recovery; effective date and outreach period provided.
- Ordinance No. 2026008 (no hourly room signage) — first reading approved; codifies required human‑trafficking awareness signage for lodging establishments and includes outreach and delivery of approved signs.
- Ordinance No. 2026005 (FY 25/26 budget amendment) — second reading approved; no substantive changes since first reading.
Council indicated outreach and implementation steps will follow the votes; no additional public hearings for these items were scheduled at the meeting.
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