[0:13] [Laughter] [Applause]
[0:15] [Laughter] One.
[0:24] >> good morning. Good morning.
[0:26] We're getting settled for some.
[0:28] Good morning. Good morning.
[0:30] We're getting settled. Thanks.
[0:33] Well good morning everyone.
[0:35] Welcome to almost the end of
[0:38] JULY. Um, I hope between maybe
[0:40] some summer celebrations and
[0:43] summer camps and that you're
[0:46] enjoying the summer. Uh, this
[0:48] morning as we begin this
[0:50] commission meeting, we have a
[0:52] number of important
[0:55] recognitions. Uh, first, um, we
[0:57] are going. Do we have is
[0:58] commissioner gabela in the
[1:04] house? We're missing our. I
[1:05] know commissioner gabela wants
[1:07] to be here for this particular
[1:09] one, but eddie, can I start
[1:12] with the songs? [Laughter] Is
[1:14] that an option? We can go
[1:18] backwards on our agenda.
[1:24] Delightful. [Applause]
[1:33] [Applause] Eddie. Is that okay?
[1:35] [Laughter] Taylor. All right,
[1:38] so we have a couple of
[1:39] presentations this morning and
[1:40] so we're going to start off in
[1:42] a different order because I
[1:43] know commissioner gabel wants
[1:46] to be here for one but this is
[1:49] pretty exciting. We have um a
[1:52] bunch of young people who have
[1:55] competed um very capably to
[1:58] write songs about the city of
[2:01] miami. Uh this has been what's
[2:04] called the elevated tracks 305
[2:06] miami anthem contest come in
[2:10] the middle and um so this is a
[2:12] partnership. It's a partnership
[2:13] with the um frost school of
[2:15] music that's very impressive.
[2:17] Um, about all that of course
[2:19] our friends from guitars over
[2:20] guns who seem to perform
[2:22] absolutely everywhere um in
[2:24] every school and young
[2:26] musicians unite and they have
[2:27] done a global call called
[2:30] elevated tracks 305 to find the
[2:32] rhythm of our city. So today we
[2:35] have the two winners. Um
[2:37] obviously we have our young
[2:40] winner. There she is and we
[2:41] have our adult winner. I think
[2:44] you can tell by the size uh
[2:47] which one is which but um dv v
[2:50] 12 with re is the winner of the
[2:52] adult song and then soleil
[2:54] river nation [Applause] And how
[2:56] old are you soleil. I'm 12
[2:56] years old.
[2:58] >> oh [Applause] My gosh. And
[3:00] you're already writing music.
[3:02] How long have you been writing
[3:04] music? I've been writing music
[3:06] my entire life but my first
[3:08] ever release song was when I
[3:09] was nine years old. Wow.
[3:12] >> and so when did you start?
[3:14] Uh, I started making music like
[3:15] five years ago like during
[3:17] covid and here we are now.
[3:18] Okay, so every now and then
[3:19] it's another covid silver
[3:21] lining. There weren't many but
[3:24] this um this was one so I think
[3:27] we should hear a little bit of
[3:29] each song. So which one do we
[3:31] want to start with taylor
[3:37] [Music] Rumba. Pagosa [Music]
[3:39] Con voc [Music] Rumba nova
[3:44] [Music] Para yo vinnie pagosa
[3:47] [Music] El calor esta noche no
[3:53] a [Music] Baja yo la rosa don't
[3:56] ever say I don't. [Applause]
[4:03] Know your name. All right so.
[4:05] All right. So tell us where can
[4:07] we find this rumba. You can
[4:09] find you can find rumba on
[4:11] elevated tracks 305 youtube
[4:13] playlist and and and every
[4:14] platform as well.
[4:15] >> all right you got that
[4:18] elevated 305 all right and so
[4:21] now we're moving on to. [Music]
[4:23] Miami on my tongue. Miami on my
[4:24] tongue.
[4:29] >> let's go. Oh.
[4:35] >> so on my skin sand in my
[4:38] shoes lip gloss tasting like
[4:43] mango ice on the cruise. Over
[4:46] at two windows are down here
[4:49] doing whatever it wants. I'm
[4:50] running this town. [Applause]
[4:57] Oh. [Applause] All right, so.
[5:00] Slave tastic. Um, and where can
[5:02] we find this in the same spot?
[5:04] Yes, you can find it on elevate
[5:05] tracks 305 youtube account and
[5:07] also on all streaming
[5:08] platforms. All streaming
[5:10] platforms everybody we got a
[5:12] lot of talent here in the 305.
[5:13] Congratulations. Do you want us
[5:14] to take an official picture?
[5:16] What are our photographers yes
[5:20] I see we've got uh we've got
[5:21] some big cameras down there.
[5:26] All right. [Laughter] Switch
[5:29] over. Okay. Yeah. You're under
[5:36] the feel good. [Laughter] Which
[5:39] camera are we looking at? Oh,
[5:43] she's a professional. All
[5:44] [Laughter] Right everybody
[5:47] [Applause] Happy. Photographers
[5:48] everybody happy? No you're not
[5:58] okay. All right well thank you
[5:59] all for bringing [Applause] The
[6:00] rhythm of the [Laughter] Summer
[6:03] in the city to us in city hall.
[6:04] >> thank [Laughter] You.
[6:10] [Laughter] I think it's easier
[6:13] to get out this way. [Laughter]
[6:13] Great rest.
[6:15] >> of your day. Thank you.
[6:27] Thank you so much. Yeah. All
[6:38] right.
[6:54] All right so now we go from
[6:58] music to entrepreneurship. Um
[7:01] we also have a proclamation for
[7:05] MISS Angelina diaz. Uh, this is
[7:09] a woman who started her own
[7:12] business but we all talk about
[7:14] microloans and this was
[7:15] something that really just made
[7:17] a difference and enabled you to
[7:19] start your business and now
[7:21] she's I'll let her tell the
[7:22] story and commissioner gabella
[7:25] but she's now kind of a rock
[7:29] star here in uh in the city of
[7:30] miami and we're very proud of
[7:32] you, commissioner gabella let
[7:34] me turn this over to you. Yeah.
[7:36] >> no, uh, she's become famous
[7:39] in the in the, uh, the coffee
[7:41] world. Right. And we want to
[7:42] acknowledge her and
[7:43] congratulate her at such a
[7:44] young age doing this kind of
[7:46] thing. So congratulations.
[7:50] Yeah. And should I read. Do you
[7:52] want to tell us about your
[7:55] business? Yeah. Hello everyone
[8:00] .So how I started um, the
[8:02] school taught me how to make
[8:04] coffee. I would say when I was
[8:07] 13 years old and you know the
[8:10] more I learned um helping them
[8:13] do events and stuff like that
[8:15] kind of opened a new world for
[8:18] me. And when there was a
[8:20] student, uh, leandro, he went
[8:23] to an event and won the coffee
[8:26] cart and he started doing it
[8:29] and he ended up not wanting to
[8:32] do it. And that's when the
[8:33] opportunity opened for me and
[8:36] he asked me if I wanted to rent
[8:39] it from him. And of course I
[8:41] was like, uh, I was a little
[8:43] scared because I've never like
[8:45] had my own business because
[8:47] that was just a scary thought
[8:49] for me. But the more I thought
[8:52] about it and the more MISS
[8:53] Joanna my job coach told me
[8:55] that she believed in me and
[8:57] then she thought that I can do
[8:59] it. I was just I was like okay
[9:02] [Applause] Fine. And so I asked
[9:08] my sister. And uh my sister she
[9:10] didn't have the money then and
[9:12] she was like, if you think that
[9:14] this will work. I was like,
[9:16] yes. And she borrowed money
[9:19] from a friend and she handed it
[9:21] to me and that's when I paid
[9:24] the rent the the first month's
[9:27] rent and I opened with the most
[9:30] basic things and um thanks to
[9:32] the teachers also supporting
[9:34] me, they bought my coffee and
[9:36] [Applause] It just started from
[9:42] there and it was just crazy. So
[9:43] I don't know I'm hearing you.
[9:45] Do you have one word of advice
[9:47] for budding entrepreneurs I
[9:48] heard a lot about believe in
[9:51] yourself. What's your one word?
[9:54] Yeah just be believe in
[9:55] yourself. [Applause] Believe in
[9:58] yourself any colleagues, anyone
[10:01] else? I think it's wonderful
[10:04] that you are an example for
[10:05] everybody because it is scary
[10:07] to start your own business and
[10:09] everybody is not in your corner
[10:11] supporting you and you have to
[10:13] shut out the noise and just
[10:15] continue to say I can do this,
[10:17] I can do this and your hard
[10:18] work pays off. So today you
[10:33] will inspire [Applause] All
[10:36] right. Picture time. Come in.
[10:37] Photographers boss us around.
[10:40] Tell us where we need to be to
[10:53] look good in your proclamation.
[11:03] What an inspiring story. You
[11:05] have to tell me where to get
[11:06] it. All right, we gotta ask one
[11:07] more question. Where can we
[11:09] find your coffee? Uh, at my
[11:10] school easterseals, south
[11:12] [Applause] Florida. All right.
[11:15] At school. Very good.
[11:21] Congratulations. [Laughter] And
[11:22] so we've started the day with a
[11:24] little music and a little
[11:27] coffee. Um, uh, which is very
[11:30] celebratory and very, um,
[11:31] indicative I guess or symbolic
[11:34] of our city. Um, but another
[11:37] thing that is core to our
[11:40] city's operations is our miami
[11:42] police department and there is
[11:46] a division in that department,
[11:48] um, that works on internet
[11:53] crimes against children and and
[11:59] that that is hard work. Um
[12:00] these are the sorts of things
[12:03] that you and I might when we
[12:04] look at on social media or read
[12:06] about in the newspaper cringe
[12:09] and not even want to be we
[12:11] can't even read or listen to
[12:14] the kinds of things that go on
[12:17] to lure children into very
[12:20] dangerous situations. Um, today
[12:23] we are honoring miami police
[12:27] department. Hello, chief. Today
[12:28] we're honoring [Applause]
[12:30] [Laughter] Let's see you guys
[12:32] come on by then I'll explain it
[12:34] all. Congrats. Thank you.
[12:38] >> you're welcome. Good
[12:42] morning. How are you? Good
[12:43] morning.
[12:44] >> good morning. Thank you very
[12:46] much. Thanks for doing this
[12:48] important but horrible work.
[12:50] Thank you. Good morning. How
[12:53] are you? [Laughter] [Applause]
[12:59] So, um. Look at you. [Laughter]
[13:00] Everybody's coming up.
[13:05] [Laughter] Buenos dias. Split
[13:07] it up. Yeah. Good morning.
[13:07] Morning.
[13:09] >> good morning, good morning.
[13:11] Come in. Get in the middle.
[13:11] Come on.
[13:14] >> don't be shy. Don't be shy.
[13:15] Don't be shy. Guys, are we
[13:17] going? So anywhere [Laughter]
[13:18] This is your home you can be
[13:20] anywhere you want. [Laughter]
[13:28] Um um. But. Very recently this
[13:30] team and many of the members of
[13:32] this team are not here today
[13:34] because they can't be. Uh,
[13:36] because they do a lot of this
[13:39] work undercover but we wanted
[13:42] to thank them for one of the
[13:44] largest operations undercover
[13:46] operations that resulted in the
[13:49] arrest of 15 perpetrators who
[13:51] were committing crimes against
[14:00] [Applause] Children and yeah.
[14:03] And I remember the day they
[14:05] were about to go out at night
[14:08] to make the arrests and I was
[14:11] in, um the room where this work
[14:13] was done and the dedication and
[14:15] the concentration with which
[14:18] they take on what is incredibly
[14:20] emotionally challenging work to
[14:23] protect our kids is really
[14:24] inspiring. And I know you have
[14:26] some of the hardest jobs in the
[14:28] police department. So it is our
[14:30] honor today to thank you for
[14:32] that work even though for some
[14:34] members of your team we cannot
[14:37] thank them publicly. So go back
[14:39] to hq, uh, give them a hug on
[14:41] behalf of the mayor and a big
[14:43] thank you. Uh, we honor you and
[14:45] our community is better off for
[14:47] your work. Let me turn.
[14:48] [Laughter] Um. What I'm missing
[14:51] commissioner gabella where? Oh,
[14:52] there you are. Let me let me
[14:53] turn this over to you. Yeah.
[14:55] >> no, I'm just so very proud
[14:57] of you guys. We all are of what
[14:59] you do day in and day out the
[15:00] sacrifices your families make.
[15:04] So really we appreciate what
[15:05] you do for us. Thank you very
[15:06] much from the bottom of our
[15:07] hearts. Thank you very much.
[15:07] Anyone to.
[15:09] >> pass this over to
[15:13] commissioner? There's not much
[15:16] that I can say with respect to
[15:18] thank you. I can't imagine the
[15:22] atrocities that you see and we
[15:24] always support you. We support
[15:26] you. You do the work that
[15:28] nobody else wants to do. Um you
[15:31] see things that you can't unsee
[15:32] which is why I'm a big
[15:34] supporter of mental health. But
[15:36] um, thank you for having the
[15:39] courage to do this kind of
[15:42] work. It's particularly hard
[15:44] when you have children of your
[15:49] own as well. So thank you. I
[15:51] just want to say that your work
[15:53] even though it's unseen it is
[15:54] seen by many of our residents
[15:55] and you are very much
[15:56] appreciated every time a story
[15:58] comes out in the news that's
[16:00] actually appalling. They know
[16:02] that there are very good solid
[16:03] people behind [Applause] There
[16:05] doing hard work. So thank you
[16:06] very much for your service and
[16:16] work. Well I have been a police
[16:17] supporter since I came into
[16:19] city of miami, so I just want
[16:22] to thank you for the hard work
[16:24] that you do and even though you
[16:27] MAY not be seen, I want you to
[16:29] know that we know what you're
[16:31] doing and we are grateful to
[16:33] have you [Applause] In city of
[16:39] miami. Thank you. This has to
[16:41] be one of the toughest policing
[16:42] assignments anybody could take
[16:44] on. So you have from the bottom
[16:46] of my heart a tremendous
[16:47] gratitude. [Applause] Thank
[16:54] you. Thank you mayor. You know
[16:56] these two specialized units
[16:58] that work hand in hand are
[16:59] internet crime against
[17:01] children's folks and and our
[17:02] special investigation section
[17:04] they handle some of those some
[17:07] of the most sensitive cases
[17:09] loads that you can ever have in
[17:11] this assignment as the the
[17:12] leadership here team you have
[17:14] some command staff. I mean we
[17:15] talk about this amongst
[17:16] ourselves many times that we're
[17:18] so grateful that we have these
[17:19] folks that are behind the
[17:21] scenes protecting the most
[17:23] vulnerable population in our
[17:24] community. So as a police chief
[17:26] is important but more but even
[17:28] more important as a father of a
[17:30] ten and a 16 year old, I know
[17:31] the critical work that they do.
[17:33] This operation was over four
[17:35] days working with the state
[17:37] attorney's office and a host of
[17:38] other local law enforcement
[17:40] agencies and actually that
[17:42] arrest number went up to 30. It
[17:44] was 30 individuals that were
[17:45] arrested in our community that
[17:47] we posed as undercover
[17:48] operatives on chat lines and
[17:50] over other mediums to to be
[17:52] able to reach out. Uh, and this
[17:54] knows no boundaries, knows no
[17:56] jurisdictions and these folks
[17:58] go above and beyond to keep our
[18:00] community safe. So thank you
[18:01] mayor for highlighting their
[18:03] good work, all the elected
[18:04] officials as well that provide
[18:07] us the resources to be able to
[18:08] continue protecting the most
[18:09] vulnerable asset like I
[18:11] [Applause] Said. So GOD bless
[18:16] you and MAY GOD keep you safe.
[18:17] Okay.
[18:21] >> [Laughter] We need to squish
[18:26] in. Behind the switch over.
[18:37] >>
[19:00] [Applause] Thank you gentlemen.
[19:04] [Laughter] All right.
[19:05] [Applause] Can you throw that
[19:15] over there? Thank you. Thank
[19:27] you. See you later.
[19:38] Um friends and residents and
[19:42] colleagues on the the dais um
[19:46] today marks a day of transition
[19:50] um for us. Uh many of you were
[19:53] very involved in listening to
[19:56] discussions during the mayoral
[19:58] campaign about should the mayor
[20:01] participate in commission
[20:03] meetings? Should he or she lead
[20:09] commission meetings and. Today
[20:12] I will start presiding over the
[20:15] the commission meetings. But we
[20:19] have to thank christine king
[20:21] who has been one of the longest
[20:24] serving chair well, the only
[20:26] CHAIRWOMAN Of the city
[20:28] commission and one of the
[20:30] longest serving chairs of our
[20:33] city commission in our cities
[20:35] next week we turn 130. So in
[20:38] our nearly 130 year anniversary
[20:41] .Um so commissioner king, we
[20:44] wanted to present you with a
[20:46] crystal gavel to commemorate
[20:48] your five years of service and
[20:51] thank you. You served during
[20:55] some ups and downs and topsy
[20:58] turvy um, moments of conflict,
[21:00] moments of transition, moments
[21:03] of covid, uh, moments of
[21:06] rebirth for the city and we are
[21:08] forever grateful for you
[21:10] leading our city through those
[21:12] times because your time on the
[21:14] dais was tough, um, very tough
[21:16] and you did it with grace and
[21:17] you did it with courage
[21:19] [Applause] And I am very, very
[21:24] grateful to you. Thank you.
[21:34] [Applause]
[22:05] And can I just can I just say
[22:07] something? And one of the the
[22:08] gentlemen that made it a little
[22:09] bit tough for her still
[22:11] standing here but I want I want
[22:13] to congratulate you for the uh
[22:15] for tough times that you put up
[22:16] with us. So thank you very
[22:17] [Applause] Much. You have been
[22:19] a true leader and I mean that
[22:20] from the bottom of my heart.
[22:22] [Laughter] Thank. I was not
[22:25] your problem so but I have to
[22:27] say you handled everything with
[22:29] grace and challenges incredibly
[22:32] well and you're just so valued
[22:33] here and uh, you're going to
[22:34] keep doing what you're doing.
[22:38] So thank you juice. Imagine
[22:40] controlling the four of us and
[22:42] imagine how it was before.
[22:44] Listen, since I got into city
[22:46] of miami I learned so much from
[22:48] you. So thank you for all that.
[22:49] Thank you for doing what you
[22:51] did. You did a fantastic job.
[22:53] we're very [Applause] Grateful
[22:58] that you're here with us. We
[23:00] are indeed a tough little
[23:01] bunch. This has been a really
[23:02] wonderful year though where I
[23:03] think we've gotten a lot of
[23:05] good work done and much of it
[23:07] is because of your leadership
[23:08] up here keeping the
[23:09] conversation and the debate
[23:10] going in a way that is
[23:12] productive and that ultimately
[23:13] benefits the city. I'm very
[23:14] [Applause] Proud to get to
[23:15] serve with you. Thank you
[23:22] commissioner. I want to thank
[23:26] everybody. Um as you know, I am
[23:28] the longest serving chair for
[23:30] the history of the city of
[23:32] miami and the first woman and I
[23:34] can tell you that when I was
[23:36] tapped to be chair I was
[23:38] terrified. My commission looked
[23:42] a lot different and I had just
[23:44] gotten elected. I wasn't sure
[23:46] how I'm moving forward as a
[23:47] public servant, much less
[23:51] having to be chair of the
[23:54] commission. Um but my mom says
[23:57] how will you ever get to learn
[23:59] how to do something if you
[24:01] don't do it and you can't allow
[24:05] fear to hold you back? And so I
[24:08] jumped in and it's just
[24:11] instinctual. Uh be kind.
[24:13] Listen, everybody's not always
[24:15] going to agree with each other,
[24:18] but that doesn't mean that we
[24:19] can't move forward. And yes
[24:21] there were difficult times and
[24:22] yes, [Laughter] Commissioner
[24:24] gabela scared my mom to death
[24:30] once. Um but it's a journey and
[24:34] it has allowed me to grow as a
[24:37] person and every day that we
[24:40] are able to serve is a good
[24:42] day. Every day that we wake up
[24:44] and we can be of service to our
[24:47] community is a good day and I
[24:48] look forward to what the next
[24:51] chapter will be for me. And not
[24:54] one day did I ever not love you
[24:57] guys past and present because I
[25:00] know at the end of the day you
[25:01] all are here because you want
[25:03] to do the best for your
[25:05] community. So thank you. Thank
[25:07] you to the city of miami for
[25:10] allowing me the opportunity to
[25:12] really [Applause] Be of
[25:13] service. And thank you, MADAM
[25:23] Mayor.
[25:44] [Applause]
[26:19] MADAM Mayor. Yeah good morning.
[26:21] Yeah no we um well hi
[26:23] everybody. Um now that we're
[26:24] done with the presentations
[26:27] we're moving on uh to um our
[26:29] order of business and we are
[26:31] fortunate enough to have two
[26:33] pastors who are going to pray,
[26:36] uh for us and with us today. So
[26:40] pastor barbara sabo from 433
[26:42] church and then we will have
[26:44] reverend dennis jackson, um a
[26:46] long time friend of the city of
[26:48] miami after you welcome please
[26:49] we are ready to receive your
[26:51] blessing. Can we please stand
[26:53] to reverence the presence of
[26:56] GOD? Father, we thank you this
[26:58] morning. We thank you for being
[26:59] an amazing father. We thank you
[27:01] for covering us when we don't
[27:02] even know you're covering us.
[27:04] Father and father, for the
[27:06] leaders in this room father, we
[27:08] ask them to cast their crown
[27:09] today and give you full
[27:11] control, full access to their
[27:12] mind, their body and their
[27:14] spirit. And father we thank you
[27:17] for being an amazing GOD and we
[27:18] thank you for always thinking
[27:20] of us first before we think of
[27:28] you. Amen. Let us pray. Our
[27:30] father in heaven, we thank you
[27:32] for this day and for the
[27:33] privilege of gathering together
[27:36] in service to the people of the
[27:38] city of miami. We recognize
[27:39] that every position of
[27:41] leadership carries both
[27:43] responsibility and
[27:44] accountability, and we
[27:46] acknowledge our need for your
[27:48] wisdom and guidance today we
[27:50] pray for our mayor, the members
[27:53] of this city commission, the
[27:54] city manager, department
[27:57] directors, first responders and
[27:59] every public servant entrusted
[28:01] with the care of this great
[28:03] city. Grant them wisdom to make
[28:05] sound decisions. Courage to do
[28:07] what is right, integrity to
[28:09] lead with honor and compassion
[28:12] to serve every resident with
[28:14] fairness and respect. Lord
[28:16] bless the city of miami.
[28:17] Continue to strengthen our
[28:19] neighborhoods, protect our
[28:21] families, encourage our
[28:23] businesses and give hope to our
[28:25] young people. Watch over those
[28:27] who protect and serve our
[28:29] community each day and surround
[28:32] them with your grace and
[28:34] protection. Your word declares
[28:37] if any of you lack wisdom, let
[28:39] him ask of GOD that giveth to
[28:42] all men liberally james one and
[28:44] five today we ask for that
[28:47] wisdom. MAY it guide every
[28:49] conversation, every vote, every
[28:51] decision made in this chamber.
[28:53] Help us to remember that while
[28:55] we MAY hold different opinions,
[28:58] we all share a common
[29:00] responsibility to seek the
[29:02] welfare of this city and the
[29:04] well-being of its people. Let
[29:06] mutual respect prevail. Let
[29:08] truth be spoken with grace and
[29:11] let unity be found even in the
[29:12] midst of differing
[29:14] perspectives. MAY this meeting
[29:17] be conducted with order,
[29:19] purpose and a sincere desire to
[29:21] lead the city of miami stronger
[29:24] than we found it. MAY the work
[29:26] accomplish here today benefit
[29:28] not only this generation but
[29:32] those yet to come. We ask these
[29:34] blessings in your holy name. In
[29:38] jesus name I pray amen. Amen.
[29:40] Thank you very much.
[29:42] Commissioner rosado, would you
[29:47] lead us in the [Laughter] Um.
[29:49] [Laughter] Flag of the united
[29:51] states of america and to the
[29:52] republic for which it stands
[29:54] one nation under GOD,
[29:57] indivisible with liberty and
[30:08] justice for all.
[30:15] All right. Good morning
[30:19] everyone. Well welcome to the
[30:20] city of miami commission
[30:23] meeting for JULY 23rd. Um the
[30:24] procedures for public comment
[30:26] will be explained by the city
[30:28] attorney shortly um as well as
[30:30] for planning and zoning and
[30:33] quasi-judicial items for by the
[30:36] city clerk uh show all
[30:37] commissioners present um
[30:39] including city manager james
[30:41] reyes, uh city attorney george
[30:43] wysong, city clerk todd hannan
[30:47] and myself. Um, MR. City
[30:49] attorney, would you read your
[30:50] statement and procedure? Yes.
[30:52] >> thank you, MADAM Mayor. City
[30:54] attorney, city of miami
[30:55] detailed information about the
[30:56] processes order of business,
[30:57] rules of procedure and
[30:59] scheduling or rescheduling of
[31:00] city commission meetings can be
[31:01] found in chapter two article
[31:02] two of the city code, a copy of
[31:06] which is available online at
[31:07] www.Municode.Com. Any person
[31:08] who is a lobbyist pursuant to
[31:09] chapter two, article six of the
[31:10] city code must register with
[31:12] the city clerk and comply with
[31:13] related city requirements for
[31:14] lobbyists before appearing
[31:15] before the city commission. A
[31:17] person MAY not lobby a city
[31:19] official, board member or staff
[31:21] member until registering a copy
[31:22] of the code section about
[31:23] lobbyists is available in the
[31:25] city clerk's office or online
[31:28] at www.Municode.Com. Any person
[31:29] making a presentation, formal
[31:31] request or petition to the city
[31:32] commission concerning real
[31:33] property must make the
[31:34] disclosures required by the
[31:35] city code and writing a copy of
[31:36] the city code section is
[31:37] available at the office of the
[31:40] city clerk or online at
[31:41] www.Municode.Com. The city of
[31:42] miami requires that anyone
[31:44] requesting action by the city
[31:45] commission must disclose before
[31:47] the hearing any consideration
[31:48] provided or permitted to anyone
[31:49] for agreement to support or
[31:51] withhold objection to the
[31:52] requested action pursuant to
[31:54] city code section 2-8 any
[31:55] documents offered to the city
[31:56] commission that have not been
[31:58] provided seven days before the
[31:59] meeting as part of the agenda,
[32:00] materials will be entered into
[32:02] the record at the city
[32:03] commission's discretion in
[32:05] accordance with section 2-33, f
[32:06] and g of the city code. The
[32:08] agenda and the material for
[32:09] each item on the agenda is
[32:10] available during business hours
[32:12] at the city clerk's office and
[32:14] online 24 hours a day at
[32:16] www.Gov.Com. The meeting of the
[32:17] miami city commission is a
[32:19] limited public forum. Any
[32:20] person MAY be heard by the city
[32:21] commission through the chair
[32:22] for not more than two minutes
[32:23] on any proposition before the
[32:25] city commission unless modified
[32:28] by the chair. Public comment
[32:29] will begin at approximately 9
[32:30] a.M. And remain open until
[32:32] public comment is closed by the
[32:34] presiding officer. Any person
[32:35] making offensive remarks or
[32:36] becomes unruly in the city
[32:37] commission chambers will be
[32:38] barred from further attending
[32:39] city commission meetings and
[32:41] MAY be subject to arrest. No
[32:42] clapping, applauding, heckling
[32:44] or verbal outbursts in support
[32:46] or opposition to a speaker or
[32:47] his or her remarks shall be
[32:49] permitted. No signs or placards
[32:50] shall be allowed in the
[32:51] commission chambers. Persons
[32:53] exiting the commission chambers
[32:54] shall do so quietly. Members of
[32:56] the public wishing to address
[32:57] the body MAY do so by
[32:58] submitting written comments via
[33:00] the online online comment form
[33:03] .Please visit www.Miami.Com
[33:04] meeting instructions for
[33:06] detailed instructions on how to
[33:07] provide public comment using
[33:09] the online public comment form.
[33:10] The comments submitted through
[33:11] the comment form have been and
[33:12] will be distributed to the
[33:14] elected officials, their staff
[33:15] and city administration
[33:16] throughout the day so that the
[33:17] elected officials MAY consider
[33:19] the comments prior to taking
[33:21] any action. Additionally, the
[33:22] online comment form will remain
[33:23] open during the meeting to
[33:25] accept comments and distribute
[33:26] to elected officials, their
[33:27] staff and city administration
[33:29] up until the presiding officer
[33:30] closes public comment. Public
[33:32] comment MAY also be provided
[33:34] here live at city hall located
[33:35] at 3500 pan american drive,
[33:36] miami, florida subject to any
[33:38] and all city rules as they MAY
[33:39] be amended if the proposition
[33:41] is being continued or
[33:42] rescheduled, the opportunity to
[33:44] be heard MAY be at a later date
[33:45] before the city commission
[33:46] takes action on such
[33:47] proposition. When addressing
[33:48] the city commission, the member
[33:49] of the public must first state
[33:50] their name, their address and
[33:52] the item to be spoken about.
[33:54] Any person with a disability
[33:55] requiring assistance in
[33:56] auxiliary aids or auxiliary
[33:58] aids and services for this
[33:59] meeting MAY notify the city
[34:00] clerk. The city has provided
[34:01] different public comment
[34:02] methods to indicate, among
[34:03] other things, the public
[34:04] support opposition or
[34:05] neutrality on the items and
[34:06] topics to be discussed at the
[34:07] city commission meeting in
[34:10] compliance with section
[34:12] 286.01144 c of the florida
[34:13] statutes, the public has been
[34:14] given the opportunity to
[34:15] provide public comment during
[34:16] the meeting within reasonable
[34:17] proximity in time before the
[34:19] meeting. Please note
[34:19] commissioners have generally
[34:21] been briefed by city staff and
[34:22] city attorneys office on items
[34:24] on the agenda today. Anyone
[34:26] wishing a verbatim record of an
[34:27] item considered at this meeting
[34:29] MAY request it at the office of
[34:30] communications or view it
[34:34] online at www.Gov.Com for
[34:35] planning and zoning items. Pc
[34:37] items shall proceed according
[34:39] to section 7.1.4 of the miami
[34:41] 21 zoning ordinance parties for
[34:43] any pc items including any
[34:44] applicant, appellant, appellee,
[34:46] city staff and any person
[34:47] recognized by the decision
[34:48] making body as a qualified
[34:50] intervenor as well as the
[34:52] applicant's representatives in
[34:53] any experts testifying on
[34:54] behalf of the applicant.
[34:56] Appellant or appellee MAY be
[34:57] physically present at city hall
[34:58] to be sworn in by oath or
[35:00] affirmation by the city clerk.
[35:01] The members of the city
[35:03] commission shall disclose any
[35:04] ex parte communications to
[35:05] remove the presumption of
[35:06] prejudice pursuant to florida
[35:09] statute section 286.0115 and
[35:12] section 7.1.4.5 of the miami 21
[35:14] zoning ordinance, the order of
[35:15] presentation shall be as set
[35:17] forth in miami 21 and the city
[35:19] code staff will briefly present
[35:21] each item to be heard. The
[35:22] applicant will present its
[35:23] application or request to the
[35:24] city commission. If the
[35:25] applicant agrees with the staff
[35:26] recommendation, the city
[35:27] commission MAY proceed to its
[35:29] deliberation and decision. The
[35:31] the applicant MAY also waive
[35:32] the right to an evidentiary
[35:33] hearing on the record for
[35:34] appeals. The appellant will
[35:36] present its appeal to the city
[35:37] commission followed by the
[35:38] appellee staff will be allowed
[35:40] to make any recommendation they
[35:41] MAY have. Please silence all
[35:43] cell phones and other noise
[35:44] making devices. This meeting
[35:46] can be viewed live on miami tv,
[35:47] the city's facebook page, the
[35:48] city's twitter page, the city's
[35:50] youtube channel and comcast
[35:52] channel 77. The broadcast will
[35:53] also have closed captioning.
[35:56] Thank you MADAM Mayor. MR. City
[36:00] clerk. Thank you chair. The
[36:01] procedures for individuals who
[36:02] are providing testimony be
[36:04] sworn in for planning and
[36:05] zoning items and any quasi
[36:06] judicial items on today's city
[36:07] commission agenda will be as
[36:08] follows the members of city
[36:10] staff or any other individuals
[36:11] required to be sworn in who are
[36:12] currently present at city hall
[36:14] will be sworn in by me, the
[36:15] city clerk immediately after I
[36:16] finished explaining these
[36:17] procedures. Those individuals
[36:18] who are appearing remotely MAY
[36:20] be sworn in now or at any time
[36:21] prior to the individual
[36:22] providing testimony for
[36:23] planning and zoning items and
[36:24] or quasi judicial items.
[36:25] Commissioners, are you
[36:27] comfortable with all the notice
[36:27] provisions set forth in the
[36:29] uniform rules and procedures we
[36:30] have established for this
[36:32] meeting? Chair MAY administer
[36:33] the oath for the planning and
[36:34] zoning items. Yes please. Thank
[36:36] you. Good morning ladies and
[36:37] gentlemen. If you'll be
[36:38] speaking on any of today's
[36:39] planning and zoning items those
[36:42] are the items. MAY I please
[36:43] have you stand and raise your
[36:49] right hand? Do you solemnly
[36:50] swear or affirm that the
[36:51] testimony you're about to give
[36:52] at today's hearing is the
[36:53] truth, the whole truth and
[36:54] nothing but the truth? And your
[36:58] response is thank you, chair.
[37:01] All right, MR. City manager, do
[37:02] you have anything that you
[37:04] would like to withdraw or
[37:05] defer? Sure.
[37:07] >> good morning, MADAM Mayor.
[37:08] Commissioners, at this time the
[37:10] administration would like to
[37:11] defer withdrawal the following
[37:17] items fr six to be withdrawn fr
[37:21] six to be withdrawn pghs one to
[37:23] be deferred to the SEPTEMBER
[37:25] 10th meeting. Pghs one to be
[37:27] deferred to the SEPTEMBER 10th
[37:30] meeting pc six to be
[37:33] indefinitely deferred. Pc six
[37:35] indefinitely deferred and pc
[37:37] seven to be indefinitely
[37:39] deferred. Pc seven to be
[37:40] indefinitely deferred. And that
[37:42] concludes all the items. Okay
[37:45] colleagues um any other
[37:48] withdrawals deferrals okay with
[37:49] that MR. Clerk do we set the
[37:52] agenda? Yes. So you always have
[37:52] something.
[37:54] >> my apologies before you
[37:56] request a motion um for the
[37:57] items going to be withdrawn
[37:58] deferred definitely deferred.
[38:00] Uh, there's a few things that I
[38:01] need to read into the record.
[38:03] Mayor higgins will be
[38:05] co-sponsoring ph six and sr
[38:07] three. Commissioner pardo will
[38:09] be co-sponsoring pc five.
[38:11] Commissioner escalona will be
[38:12] co-sponsoring fr two
[38:14] commissioner rosado will be
[38:16] co-sponsoring ph five
[38:17] commissioner king will be
[38:19] co-sponsoring ph five and re 12
[38:21] I need to read a brief
[38:22] statement regarding the
[38:23] indefinitely deferred pc items
[38:26] pursuant to section 62-22 of
[38:27] the city code indefinitely
[38:28] deferred action initiated by
[38:30] the city will cost the city
[38:31] mail noticing advertising and
[38:32] posting of properties as
[38:34] applicable. And chair if you
[38:35] would like to request a motion
[38:37] for the withdrawals, deferrals
[38:39] and indefinite deferrals. So
[38:43] moved. Okay I have a motion. I
[38:44] have a second. All in favor.
[38:44] Aye.
[38:46] >> agenda is set. Thank you.
[38:48] Uh, time for reasonable
[38:49] opportunity to be heard in
[38:51] public hearings. Yes, MR. Clerk
[38:52] all right. Anyone that would
[38:54] like to be heard, please line
[38:58] up in on both podiums and oh, I
[39:00] see mayor lago. Vince, would
[39:03] you like to be recognized to
[39:07] speak? Yeah. Um. Sneak up.
[39:09] We'll let MR. Cruz cook his
[39:10] computer up. Will you
[39:11] [Laughter] Go over to the other
[39:14] podium? Podium. Thanks. Okay.
[39:16] Very good. Thank you mayor good
[39:18] to see you. Good morning, MADAM
[39:19] Mayor. Thank you for allowing
[39:20] me the privilege to speak. I
[39:22] have a 10:00 swearing in for a
[39:23] new police officers in the
[39:25] city. Beautiful. So I
[39:26] appreciate you allowing me the
[39:28] honor to speak for 30s. But
[39:29] before I do that, just a
[39:30] personal point of privilege,
[39:31] commissioner king, you
[39:34] epitomize elegance and grace as
[39:36] CHAIRWOMAN For five years. It
[39:38] was a true master class to
[39:40] watch you work. So I want to
[39:41] congratulate you on your five
[39:42] years of service and your
[39:43] continued service to the
[39:44] community. Thank you for
[39:45] teaching me a lot. Uh, moving
[39:47] forward very briefly I'm here
[39:48] to support commissioner
[39:51] rosado's item r 16 uh the item
[39:53] again is what I've come here
[39:55] multiple times to discuss is
[39:56] about human trafficking. I
[39:58] asked my colleagues on the
[39:59] commission to please work with
[40:01] the mayor, work with staff and
[40:02] work with your incredible
[40:04] police officers who are here to
[40:06] work together with other
[40:06] municipalities to address the
[40:08] issue of human trafficking. It
[40:10] is not going away. I was the
[40:11] elected official in miami-dade
[40:13] county in the state of florida
[40:15] that outlawed hourly motels and
[40:16] I was personally and
[40:18] professionally targeted by a
[40:19] lot of these motel owners which
[40:21] are in the city of miami and in
[40:22] the city of coral gables. And
[40:23] we signed a joint enforcement
[40:25] task force between the city of
[40:26] miami and the city of coral
[40:28] gables to eradicate this issue
[40:30] both in the city and in the
[40:31] city of miami. So I ask you to
[40:33] please support our 16 because
[40:34] everything that we do to
[40:35] support our police officers to
[40:36] address human trafficking. As a
[40:39] father of a 15 and 11 year old
[40:40] daughter, I've seen this
[40:41] personally as I've gone
[40:42] undercover with our police
[40:44] officers on 12 separate
[40:46] occasions. Human trafficking is
[40:47] alive and well in our community
[40:49] and we need to do everything in
[40:51] our power to support the police
[40:52] officers who we did this
[40:53] morning and we thank them for
[40:54] their hard work. Thank you,
[40:56] commissioner rosado. I am
[40:58] beyond grateful for our 16 and
[41:00] as a supporting member of glory
[41:02] house which is doing GOD's work
[41:03] in our community. I've been
[41:04] with him for almost ten years
[41:06] now. I ask people to get to
[41:08] know glory house. They're doing
[41:09] exceptional work transitioning
[41:10] women off the streets and
[41:13] bringing them back into the
[41:15] real world after years and
[41:16] years of trauma. So GOD bless
[41:18] you. I apologize for taking
[41:19] over a minute, but thank you
[41:20] for allowing me the privilege
[41:21] to be here and speak. Thank you
[41:22] very much.
[41:24] >> thank you, MR. Mayor. Good
[41:25] morning. My name is david
[41:26] perry. I'm the executive
[41:27] director of the florida
[41:29] coalition of racial equity.
[41:31] We're here today to speak out
[41:33] in strong opposition to sr
[41:35] four. Um this is the proposal
[41:37] to eliminate the 24 hour
[41:40] waiting period that or excuse
[41:42] me, the 24 hour warning and
[41:45] waiting period prior to police
[41:46] arresting the homeless for
[41:48] sleeping in public spaces. And
[41:50] by the way, that's the only
[41:51] place where the homeless can
[41:53] sleep given the deficit of
[41:55] shelter beds and the lack of
[41:56] affordable housing. Um, we're
[41:58] in a homelessness crisis right
[42:00] now and sr four would do
[42:02] nothing to solve it actually
[42:03] would do the exact opposite. It
[42:06] is a fiscally irresponsible and
[42:08] I would say a very dangerous
[42:10] proposal that simply flood our
[42:12] corrections system, um, with
[42:14] people whose only crime is
[42:16] being poor, whose only crime is
[42:18] that they've got no place else
[42:20] to stay. Now this comes at a
[42:22] particularly bad time. This
[42:23] proposal comes at a
[42:24] particularly bad time for the
[42:26] city of miami because we have
[42:28] two potentially game changing
[42:30] institutions that are coming
[42:32] online that that MAY increase
[42:34] shelter beds and increase
[42:35] housing. We have judge
[42:36] lippman's mental health
[42:38] facility that's coming online
[42:40] that will provide some very
[42:41] productive options for people
[42:42] suffering from mental illness
[42:45] um which by the way are not the
[42:46] majority of the homeless, the
[42:47] majority of the homeless have
[42:49] stabilizing mental illness. We
[42:50] also have the better way
[42:52] facility that's coming on
[42:53] board. It's called a navigation
[42:55] center. Now this can be a game
[42:57] changer as a low barrier
[42:59] shelter that will be much more
[43:00] attractive for the homeless to
[43:02] stay. So we urge the city
[43:04] commission to please reject
[43:06] this proposal. It will do
[43:08] nothing to solve homelessness.
[43:10] in fact it'll increase
[43:11] homelessness saddle people with
[43:13] a criminal record which makes
[43:15] it harder to get a job. It
[43:16] makes it harder to get an
[43:17] apartment. There is nothing to
[43:19] be gained by this and I'm
[43:20] accompanied by several other
[43:22] folks here who will make the
[43:23] same argument. Thank you. Thank
[43:27] you, MR. Cruz. Elvis cruz 631
[43:30] north east 57th street re seven
[43:33] more money for curtis rogers at
[43:34] alice wainwright park. They
[43:36] block the beautiful view of the
[43:37] bay from atop the silver bluff
[43:40] by planting silver sable palms
[43:42] they installed landscaping. The
[43:43] city is incapable of
[43:45] maintaining many small plants
[43:46] in a bed of mulch. Here it is
[43:48] at the ribbon cutting but city
[43:50] workers don't pick weeds they
[43:51] use weed eaters. So now the
[43:53] plants are gone. The city tried
[43:55] this in morningside park in
[43:58] 2009 where it only lasted a few
[44:00] months. I de curtis told the
[44:02] city commission that for
[44:04] morningside quote we are not
[44:06] doing any work to the loop road
[44:09] even though her plans showed
[44:11] 850ft of the loop road would be
[44:13] demolished and rebuilt without
[44:15] the elegant landscaped median
[44:17] that reflected the morningside
[44:19] historic district. Despite the
[44:21] overwhelming vote at a
[44:22] community meeting to keep the
[44:24] loop road intact, their design
[44:25] was supposed to alleviate
[44:27] flooding but instead it caused
[44:29] the worst flooding morningside
[44:31] park has ever had after
[44:33] negligent staff water salt
[44:34] water poisoning in the park,
[44:36] curtis rogers found several
[44:38] trees were recovering yet they
[44:40] still had them cut down
[44:42] including a legacy specimen
[44:44] tree saying it was a fire
[44:46] hazard when it certainly was
[44:48] not. We used to have open green
[44:49] space along the bay for
[44:51] recreation and special events
[44:52] like this wedding. Now they're
[44:54] over planted with sabal palms
[44:57] and far less useful. At a
[44:58] meeting last month I. Curtis
[44:59] said she'd been working on the
[45:01] project for six years but she
[45:03] had not yet decided what
[45:04] surface material to use on the
[45:06] baywalk that should have been
[45:08] decided before contracts were
[45:10] signed and construction began.
[45:11] So now there's a six week
[45:14] delay. Here's the 55th terrace
[45:16] seawall before with very pretty
[45:18] grass. Now it's one big trip
[45:20] hazard kids are going to love
[45:21] throwing all those loose rocks
[45:23] into the bay, making the trip
[45:26] hazard even worse after all
[45:27] those undeniable unforced
[45:30] errors I urge you to not hire
[45:31] curtis rogers anymore. Thank
[45:35] you. Good morning, MADAM Mayor
[45:37] and commissioners. My name is
[45:38] camilo mejia and I'm the senior
[45:40] policy and advocacy director at
[45:42] catalyst miami. I'm here, as my
[45:44] colleague said to urge you to
[45:47] vote no on ordinance 19457. I
[45:50] am a combat war veteran of the
[45:53] iraq war and many of us come
[45:54] home with post-traumatic stress
[45:56] disorder, moral injury really
[45:58] really bad situation. We wake
[46:00] up in a nightmare scenario that
[46:01] we cannot tell apart from
[46:03] reality. Many of us are
[46:05] homeless. 30 of us commit
[46:08] suicide every single day. Are
[46:10] you going to really put people
[46:12] from my population in the same
[46:14] shelter as a child? We have ten
[46:16] 000 school children in
[46:17] miami-dade county public
[46:22] schools 10,000 that is children
[46:24] who live in a car at a friend's
[46:26] house, on a couch, at a
[46:29] cheap hotel or at a shelter.
[46:31] You do not want to mix those
[46:33] two populations. It's not as
[46:34] simple as having available
[46:36] beds. It's a lot more
[46:38] complicated than that and I'm
[46:40] just throwing one scenario at
[46:42] you of many potentially tragic
[46:45] scenarios who are you going to
[46:46] hold accountable when tragedy
[46:49] strikes? Not the police
[46:51] officer, not the shelter, not
[46:53] the perpetrator, not the victim
[46:55] but yourselves. If you vote yes
[46:58] on this, the ordinance would
[47:00] not create a single bed a
[47:01] single unit of housing, a real
[47:04] path, a path off the street. It
[47:08] also makes a bad situation even
[47:11] worse. This is a really really
[47:13] really bad judgment call. This
[47:15] is a potential tragedy
[47:16] happening do right by the city,
[47:18] do right by houseless people,
[47:20] do right by all of us and vote
[47:22] no on this item please. Thank
[47:29] you. Um elena casparis 1155
[47:32] brickell bay drive. Um I'll be
[47:33] speaking against passing pf
[47:34] three regarding the future of
[47:36] the jackson cottage which I
[47:37] actually live across the street
[47:38] from and in doing so I will be
[47:40] reading a special message from
[47:41] the great granddaughter of mary
[47:43] and william brickell retired
[47:45] lawyer beatrice brickell. Only
[47:46] this week did I learn that
[47:47] miami commissioners are
[47:49] expected to vote on a complex
[47:50] real estate transaction
[47:51] involving the citadel group. I
[47:53] believe the transaction is
[47:54] rushed without proper open
[47:57] debate. We myself and the board
[47:59] of directors from the mary
[48:00] brickell foundation think that
[48:01] the most appropriate site for
[48:03] the jackson cottage would be
[48:04] mary brickell park, a place
[48:05] rich in heritage with ample
[48:06] space, our historic mausoleum
[48:08] on the national register and
[48:09] thousands of visitors because
[48:11] time and distance add not only
[48:13] to the cost but to the fragile
[48:14] nature of moving a 100 year
[48:16] plus building. Now for the
[48:18] second time, mary brickell park
[48:19] is the ideal relocation site is
[48:20] less than a quarter of a mile
[48:22] from its current location and
[48:23] it has a reverter clause to
[48:25] protect from future movement.
[48:26] There are very few historical
[48:28] sites left in brickell. It is
[48:29] imperative that the jackson
[48:30] home not disappear from
[48:32] brickell. I understand that a
[48:33] deal has been made with a site
[48:35] of choice without any
[48:36] involvement or public comment
[48:38] on this process. Even though
[48:40] mary brickell was donated in
[48:42] 1922 on two occasions over the
[48:44] last 40 years we were able to
[48:46] defend the park when we believe
[48:48] the rehoming of the doctor
[48:48] jackson cottage is the
[48:50] challenge of today and all of
[48:52] this is best done within a
[48:54] public open forum. We are open
[48:56] to that path especially if the
[48:57] park was not looked into from
[48:59] the get go. Doctor james
[49:00] jackson opened his practice in
[49:02] miami in 1917 and he was truly
[49:04] a doctor for all and kindred
[49:06] spirit of mary brickell. He
[49:08] served all his patients without
[49:09] distinction people of color,
[49:10] the poor and those who could
[49:11] not pay. This was the
[49:13] foundation that helped make
[49:14] miami the magic welcoming city
[49:15] it is today in a place that I
[49:17] call home. Respectfully
[49:18] submitted beatrice brickell,
[49:20] great granddaughter of william
[49:24] and mary brickell. Good morning
[49:26] commissioners. Good morning
[49:28] mayor good morning staff
[49:30] chaplain stanley young freedom
[49:33] prison and jail ministry 500
[49:38] northwest second avenue. Today
[49:41] presents me a very awkward and
[49:45] a very uh indifferent the first
[49:46] time I'm standing at this
[49:48] podium out of three years I
[49:52] stand here to oppose something
[49:53] I've never opposed anything
[49:56] that came out of this diocese
[50:00] until today until I read re4.
[50:03] It's nothing about
[50:04] criminalizing homelessness.
[50:07] That's all it's about. Miami
[50:10] should not be criminalizing
[50:12] homeless people for being
[50:15] homeless. Homelessness is not a
[50:17] crime. Being on someone's
[50:20] private property is not a crime
[50:24] until that owner says so we I
[50:26] have talked with numerous
[50:29] homeless people in the city of
[50:31] miami who told me they have
[50:34] been harassed by the police
[50:36] officers and I like to think
[50:40] that's not true, but I have
[50:41] spoken with commander williams
[50:44] .He promised me he told me
[50:47] that no just last night that
[50:49] they are not arresting homeless
[50:51] people until they commit a
[50:54] crime. So that comfort my heart
[50:57] uh that they are not you are
[50:59] not criminalizing homelessness
[51:01] in the city of miami. City of
[51:04] miami got all the shelters good
[51:06] 90% of the shelters the the
[51:08] beds that the homeless people
[51:11] need we need to continue to and
[51:13] you have been building more
[51:14] property. You have been
[51:16] reaching out to these people
[51:18] who are disadvantaged than we
[51:21] are to have a bed to sleep in,
[51:23] a shower to take a bath and
[51:25] other things that we have just
[51:27] a refrigerator and a stove to
[51:30] to do our food. Thank you and I
[51:31] thank you that you'll do the
[51:34] right thing and kill this bill.
[51:39] MISS Rob. Good morning mayor
[51:40] good morning commissioners
[51:42] chris rob executive director,
[51:43] dade heritage trust 190
[51:46] southeast 12th terrace, miami
[51:48] 33131 always a pleasure to be
[51:49] here. See all of you. I'm
[51:52] speaking today um to encourage
[51:55] you to pass item ff three we
[51:57] support it as an organization
[51:58] the board of directors staff
[52:00] we're all in this together. The
[52:02] approval of the item will
[52:04] ensure a long term preservation
[52:05] plan for the historic jackson
[52:07] office, which has served as dhs
[52:10] headquarters since 1978. We've
[52:12] been there a bit. In addition,
[52:14] as a result of the approval of
[52:16] this item, dht will own the
[52:17] jackson medical office and the
[52:19] land on which it sits
[52:22] establishing a permanent wholly
[52:23] owned headquarters something
[52:25] we've never had. We are
[52:28] thrilled to have found a long
[52:30] term solution to preserve our
[52:31] 121 year old historic
[52:33] headquarters building, which
[52:35] was actually moved to its
[52:37] current location in 1917. It
[52:39] should be known that doctor
[52:40] jackson never practiced
[52:41] medicine in this current
[52:44] location. It was turned into a
[52:46] residence once it was moved to
[52:47] that location and then turned
[52:50] over to dade heritage trust in
[52:53] 1978. So we are grateful to ken
[52:55] griffin for his generosity and
[52:56] the opportunity to establish
[52:59] dht on its own property for the
[53:02] very first time in our history,
[53:04] ensuring we continue our
[53:05] stewardship and community
[53:06] engagement well into the
[53:09] future. We're thrilled to have
[53:11] the pleasure to be working with
[53:14] an engaged, informed group of
[53:15] professionals with knowledge
[53:17] and vision how we take this
[53:19] forward and ensure dht s
[53:21] presence in miami. So thank you
[53:22] very much for your
[53:26] consideration. Good morning.
[53:28] Debbie dolson 4205 lennox
[53:31] drive, coconut grove. Um what
[53:33] she said I am here to support
[53:37] pf three I think I remember
[53:38] when this was an agenda item
[53:40] years ago and there was a
[53:42] proposal to turn this property
[53:44] into a dog park and at that
[53:47] time I was very happy to see
[53:49] the commissioners protect the
[53:51] lease for dade heritage trust
[53:53] and allow them to remain. I
[53:55] think that this is a win for
[53:57] historic preservation in miami.
[54:00] I think it is a win for dade
[54:03] heritage trust and I look
[54:06] forward to welcoming dade
[54:08] heritage trust hopefully to
[54:11] coconut grove historic coconut
[54:13] grove where it belongs. Thank
[54:18] you. Good morning, CHAIRMAN
[54:20] Higgins. Mayor and
[54:21] commissioners my name is
[54:24] alejandro martinez and am I a
[54:26] district three resident? I want
[54:28] to express my support for the
[54:30] proposed sidewalk safety
[54:32] protection structures in
[54:34] neighborhoods like brickell
[54:36] where construction is constant
[54:38] and thousands of people walk
[54:40] every day. Protecting
[54:42] pedestrians should always be a
[54:44] priority. I believe this is a
[54:47] positive step toward making our
[54:50] sidewalks safer. I also
[54:51] appreciate the conversation
[54:54] around the proposed hydration
[54:57] station pilot with the summer
[54:58] heat and so many people
[55:01] walking, biking and using
[55:03] transit, increasing access to
[55:05] drinking water is a worthwhile
[55:09] goal like in europe. As this
[55:11] pilot moves forward, I simply
[55:13] encourage the city to ensure
[55:15] that any installations
[55:16] complement the pedestrian
[55:18] experience by maintaining
[55:21] clear, accessible sidewalks and
[55:23] thoughtfully selecting
[55:25] locations that minimize impact
[55:28] to walkability. Thank you for
[55:30] your service and for your
[55:31] continued commitment to making
[55:34] miami a safer and more walkable
[55:38] city. Thank you. Good morning.
[55:41] John dolson 4205 lennox drive,
[55:43] coconut grove. We dodged a
[55:45] bullet today and I also want to
[55:47] congratulate you for your years
[55:48] of service and teaching us
[55:50] [Laughter] To do this instead
[55:51] of shouting, although sometimes
[55:54] we do that anyway um we dodged
[55:55] a bullet if you approve pf
[55:57] three which we support dade
[55:59] heritage trust deserves a
[56:01] permanent home. I was in this
[56:03] room a number of years ago when
[56:04] commissioner croyle proposed
[56:06] getting rid of it and making it
[56:08] a dog park. I can't think of a
[56:11] worse use for a conservation
[56:12] organization than being a dog
[56:15] park. Uh, that's kind of a bad
[56:17] deal anyway, we support it. Uh,
[56:19] glad you're working out a deal
[56:20] to get it moved and give them a
[56:21] permanent home. They deserve
[56:23] it. They do a lot for
[56:28] community. Thank you very much.
[56:29] Michael j.
[56:30] >> langley, executive director
[56:32] of florida justice institute,
[56:33] 40 northwest third street,
[56:36] suite 200 I again rise in
[56:37] staunch opposition of the
[56:38] proposed ordinance sr four last
[56:41] time I appeared before you I
[56:42] called this both a moral stance
[56:44] and an economic imperative.
[56:45] Let's dive deeper into the
[56:47] economics, shall we? Just this
[56:49] week there are a slew of
[56:50] articles published citing
[56:53] miami's affordability crisis.
[56:54] Bloomberg wrote that south
[56:55] florida's consumer price index
[57:00] has jumped 36% since 2019,
[57:01] outpacing every metro area
[57:04] except tampa over that span. As
[57:06] fortune put it to cover the
[57:08] mortgage of a typical miami
[57:09] house. It's estimated buyers
[57:11] will need an annual income of
[57:15] between 160 to 215,000, which
[57:17] put the dream out of reach for
[57:19] 80 to 85% of americans. Again
[57:21] quoting directly from the
[57:23] article in miami-dade county,
[57:26] homes priced below 400,000 made
[57:28] up just 2% of active single
[57:31] family listings as of early
[57:32] 2025, according to the miami
[57:34] association of realtors, and
[57:36] only 14% of renters could
[57:38] actually afford to buy a single
[57:41] family home or condo. Renters
[57:43] need to earn 4356 in district
[57:48] one, 5895 in district two, 4683
[57:50] in district four and in
[57:53] district 36154 so residents
[57:56] must earn a whopping 5146 per
[57:58] hour between those districts to
[58:00] afford the average two bedroom
[58:02] market rate unit, according to
[58:03] the national low income housing
[58:05] coalition. How can you expect
[58:07] the average person to do that
[58:08] when everything costs over
[58:10] three times more let alone our
[58:11] neighbors experiencing
[58:13] homelessness? So this isn't
[58:15] intended to be personal, but I
[58:16] need you to understand how
[58:18] profoundly unproductive and
[58:20] ineffective this approach is.
[58:23] Time to use evidence over
[58:23] ideology to solve problems.
[58:28] Thank you. Good morning. My
[58:30] name is peter rubino 10725
[58:33] southwest 73rd court. I ask
[58:34] that you pass resolutions sr7
[58:38] and z4I represent friends of
[58:40] ludlam trail. Ludlam trail is a
[58:42] linear park starting at
[58:44] dadeland north station running
[58:45] straight through the heart of
[58:48] miami up to the airport one day
[58:49] it's going to be an iconic
[58:51] linear park in the heart of our
[58:53] city. Ludlam trail is
[58:54] happening. Two days ago the
[58:55] county approved funding for
[58:56] design and project management
[59:00] management. Now this is the
[59:01] city's chance to ensure trail
[59:03] development is properly funded
[59:04] and adheres to the highest
[59:06] design standards to enable a
[59:08] world class trail. I want to
[59:10] thank commissioner rosado for
[59:11] his leadership on bringing
[59:13] resolutions sr seven and prs
[59:15] for that create a path for
[59:16] developers near the greenway to
[59:18] pay for the greenways. The
[59:20] planning and zoning appeals
[59:22] board already voted 8 to 0 in
[59:24] favor. Both items passed
[59:26] unanimously in their JUNE 3rd
[59:27] meeting. That kind of consensus
[59:30] is rare and reflects the strong
[59:31] technical and community
[59:32] foundation behind this
[59:34] legislation. The commission
[59:36] should follow that lead. Pg
[59:38] four establishes mandatory
[59:39] clear design standards for
[59:42] every new greenway segment.
[59:43] Transparency and accountability
[59:47] are built in uh the resolution
[59:49] requires the city to publish an
[59:51] annual corridor level report
[59:52] showing how much money was
[59:53] collected near each greenway
[59:55] and how it was spent that keeps
[59:56] these funds from disappearing
[59:58] into the general budget and
[1:00:00] gives residents a way to hold
[1:00:01] accountable. Friends of ludlam
[1:00:03] trail will be watching and
[1:00:04] keeping all parties
[1:00:05] accountable. We urge the
[1:00:07] commission to pass resolutions
[1:00:09] sr seven and prs four. Thank
[1:00:15] you. Good evening, MADAM Mayor
[1:00:17] and commissioners. My name is
[1:00:19] amalia knoll 3058 southwest
[1:00:21] 19th terrace and I will be
[1:00:23] speaking on re 16 this summer.
[1:00:25] I've been interning and
[1:00:26] commissioner ralph rosado's
[1:00:28] office studying policy and
[1:00:29] legislation under deputy chief
[1:00:31] of staff cristian molina. Early
[1:00:33] on my internship came with a
[1:00:34] real assignment dig into an
[1:00:36] issue our community is facing,
[1:00:37] look at what the city has
[1:00:38] already done about it and
[1:00:39] propose something new that
[1:00:41] continue to move the needle.
[1:00:43] That research led me to human
[1:00:44] trafficking and the city's
[1:00:45] human trafficking task force,
[1:00:47] which has been in place since
[1:00:49] 2021. I identified a chance to
[1:00:50] build on it keeping the task
[1:00:52] force front and center as a
[1:00:53] city priority, tightening
[1:00:54] coordination with the state
[1:00:55] attorney's office and other
[1:00:57] agencies and adding a dedicated
[1:00:59] task force coordinator to give
[1:01:00] the effort some staying power.
[1:01:02] That project, which began as
[1:01:04] internship homework, is now rb
[1:01:06] 16 on your agenda today. Along
[1:01:08] the way I found out that
[1:01:09] turning an idea into law isn't
[1:01:11] just about having a good idea
[1:01:12] it takes digging into existing
[1:01:14] policy, working with different
[1:01:16] offices and figuring out how to
[1:01:17] translate a concept into
[1:01:18] something the city can
[1:01:19] realistically carry out. I want
[1:01:21] to thank commissioner rosado
[1:01:22] and his team for the chance to
[1:01:23] do this work, and especially
[1:01:25] for trusting a student to
[1:01:26] provide input on something that
[1:01:28] could genuinely help people in
[1:01:29] our community. There is one
[1:01:30] piece of this process I have
[1:01:32] yet to experience and that's
[1:01:33] why I'm here this morning my
[1:01:35] internship was actually set to
[1:01:36] wrap up before now, but I asked
[1:01:38] to stay on longer because as I
[1:01:39] have learned from commissioner
[1:01:40] rosado, we need to see our work
[1:01:42] through to the end. I wanted to
[1:01:43] be in the room when this
[1:01:45] finally reached the commission
[1:01:46] and to help push it across the
[1:01:48] finish line. So I'm asking you
[1:01:50] respectfully to support rb 16
[1:01:52] with a yes vote. This isn't
[1:01:54] just a policy position for me
[1:01:55] it's personal. As a young woman
[1:01:57] I'm part of the age group most
[1:01:59] often targeted by traffickers.
[1:02:00] I also grew up knowing someone
[1:02:02] who opened up to me about how
[1:02:03] deeply trafficking can reshape
[1:02:06] a person's life. That taught me
[1:02:07] this isn't some far off problem
[1:02:09] it's real and the harm it
[1:02:11] causes is lasting. I hope
[1:02:12] you'll join me in supporting
[1:02:15] this. Thank you so much. Well
[1:02:17] that's the definition of an
[1:02:18] internship I think.
[1:02:19] Congratulations. Good morning.
[1:02:24] Go ahead. Um good. Morning
[1:02:27] commissioners. Um my name is
[1:02:29] deborah stander and I live at
[1:02:31] 830 northeast 74th street in
[1:02:34] district five. I'm also a
[1:02:36] retired certified paralegal
[1:02:38] with many years of experience
[1:02:40] working in the legal field. I'm
[1:02:42] here today because the proposed
[1:02:43] amendment to the restrictive
[1:02:45] covenant for the adela two mimo
[1:02:50] bay project agenda item pz8
[1:02:52] includes a 1 million cash
[1:02:55] payment described as a public
[1:02:57] benefit to be paid directly to
[1:02:59] commissioner king's district
[1:03:02] five office. Miami 21 already
[1:03:05] provides a clear, regulated and
[1:03:06] transparent mechanism for
[1:03:07] receiving and administering
[1:03:09] public benefit contributions.
[1:03:12] That mechanism includes defined
[1:03:14] custody accounting expenditure
[1:03:17] auditing and public oversight
[1:03:19] requirements. It exists to
[1:03:21] protect public assets and to
[1:03:23] ensure that public benefit
[1:03:25] funds are handled lawfully and
[1:03:28] transparently. The arrangement
[1:03:30] proposed in the restrictive
[1:03:32] covenant bypasses that
[1:03:34] framework entirely under
[1:03:37] chapter 119 florida statutes,
[1:03:39] the public has a legal right to
[1:03:41] know how public funds are
[1:03:43] received, held, accounted for
[1:03:45] and spent and chapter 112
[1:03:48] florida statutes requires that
[1:03:50] public officers handle funds
[1:03:52] and benefits only through
[1:03:53] established legal frameworks to
[1:03:56] ensure transparency and prevent
[1:03:59] misuse of public position.
[1:04:03] Before approving this covenant
[1:04:04] commissioners and this payment
[1:04:06] which is included in the
[1:04:09] covenant, the commission must
[1:04:11] identify the specific legal
[1:04:13] authority that governs its
[1:04:16] receipt and expenditure and I'm
[1:04:17] asking that that legal
[1:04:19] authority be made a part of the
[1:04:21] official record of this hearing
[1:04:23] today. A payment of this size
[1:04:25] labeled as a public benefit
[1:04:27] must be safeguarded through a
[1:04:28] clear legal structure. For
[1:04:30] these reasons I respectfully
[1:04:32] request that when this item
[1:04:34] comes before you you pull it
[1:04:36] for discussion. I will ask.
[1:04:38] Staff sergeants thank you.
[1:04:39] Everybody gets two minutes. We
[1:04:43] appreciate you. Go ahead. Good
[1:04:45] morning, MADAM Mayor and
[1:04:46] commissioners. My name is
[1:04:48] shayna strauss. I'm a student
[1:04:49] at the university of
[1:04:52] pennsylvania. I live at 111515
[1:04:54] sam ramos avenue and I'm here
[1:04:57] to talk about re 16 this summer
[1:04:58] I've had the privilege of
[1:05:01] serving as a legislator intern
[1:05:02] in the office of commissioner
[1:05:04] ralph rosado under the
[1:05:06] mentorship of deputy chief of
[1:05:08] staff cristian molina. First I
[1:05:10] want to thank commissioner
[1:05:12] rosado for giving me firsthand
[1:05:13] insight into how local
[1:05:14] government turns community
[1:05:16] needs into effective solutions.
[1:05:18] When he learned of my interest
[1:05:19] in legislative drafting, he
[1:05:21] didn't tell me how policy is
[1:05:23] made. He gave me the
[1:05:24] opportunity to be part of the
[1:05:26] process. Human trafficking is a
[1:05:27] crime that's hidden in plain
[1:05:29] sight. Yet behind that
[1:05:30] invisibility are real victims
[1:05:31] whose lives are forever
[1:05:34] changed. I began to research
[1:05:35] prior legislation and learned
[1:05:37] that the city of miami had
[1:05:39] already established a human
[1:05:40] trafficking task force in 2021,
[1:05:42] however, I saw an opportunity
[1:05:46] to strengthen it. Leading to
[1:05:49] the creation of ri 16 the
[1:05:51] agenda item before you today
[1:05:52] which will improve coordination
[1:05:54] with the state attorney's
[1:05:55] office and other partner
[1:05:57] agencies and create a dedicated
[1:05:59] task force coordinator to
[1:06:01] ensure that combating human
[1:06:02] trafficking remains a permanent
[1:06:04] priority rather than a passing
[1:06:06] concern. Through this
[1:06:07] internship I learned what it
[1:06:09] truly takes to turn a good idea
[1:06:10] into legislation researching
[1:06:12] existing policy, coordinating
[1:06:14] across multiple offices,
[1:06:16] understanding the successes and
[1:06:18] failures of past legislation
[1:06:22] and navigating a tight budget
[1:06:23] through all these hurdles, I
[1:06:27] can assure you that this ri 16
[1:06:29] is practical and capable of
[1:06:30] creating real and meaningful
[1:06:33] change with ri 16 I believe
[1:06:35] miami can be the model for
[1:06:37] other cities leading the way on
[1:06:38] combating human trafficking.
[1:06:40] The last step of seeing this
[1:06:41] policy through is today I want
[1:06:43] to thank commissioner rosado
[1:06:45] for allowing me to be part of
[1:06:46] the legislative process and
[1:06:48] experience that reinforced my
[1:06:50] desire to pursue a career in
[1:06:51] public service and motivated me
[1:06:53] to extend my internship so I
[1:06:55] can see this resolution today.
[1:06:59] Thank you, thank you. MISS
[1:07:01] Burton. Good morning, MADAM
[1:07:03] Mayor, MR. Manager and all
[1:07:04] commissioners. My name is truly
[1:07:06] burton and I represent the
[1:07:07] builders association of south
[1:07:09] florida with address at 1111
[1:07:11] north s 1/83 street in the city
[1:07:13] of miami gardens. I'm here to
[1:07:15] express support for not one but
[1:07:19] two items sr1 substitute and
[1:07:20] sr2. You'll hear those items
[1:07:23] later on in your agenda as to
[1:07:25] one as to sr one substitute. I
[1:07:27] want to thank the city
[1:07:28] manager's office especially
[1:07:30] deputy director ace marrero and
[1:07:32] director santana. They were
[1:07:34] flexible with their time and
[1:07:37] their expertise um and hearing
[1:07:38] our concerns they've
[1:07:39] incorporated updated statutes
[1:07:41] and very important case law
[1:07:42] that govern capital
[1:07:43] improvements that the builders
[1:07:45] have to pay for that that the
[1:07:47] city also needs, but also it
[1:07:48] makes the builders requirements
[1:07:51] more predictable which makes
[1:07:54] costs of housing a drop less
[1:07:56] expensive. So that goes to the
[1:07:57] housing affordability piece as
[1:07:59] to sr two it's a process
[1:08:01] streamlining issue issue that
[1:08:02] would eliminate the previous
[1:08:04] requirement for literally two
[1:08:06] duplicate traffic studies. Why
[1:08:08] that happened I remember but
[1:08:09] it's not important for this
[1:08:10] conversation. Meantime it
[1:08:12] increased delays and it was the
[1:08:13] same identical information for
[1:08:15] the same applicant meantime and
[1:08:17] it provided no new information.
[1:08:18] So we are happy today to
[1:08:20] support both sr one substitute
[1:08:23] and on sr two and again
[1:08:25] trending toward reducing
[1:08:27] housing affordability I have I
[1:08:29] am submitting this our comment
[1:08:31] our copy of the letter that you
[1:08:32] all received to the clerk thank
[1:08:35] you. Thank you. Go ahead. Good
[1:08:36] morning, MADAM Mayor. Members
[1:08:37] of the commission nicholas.
[1:08:39] Rodriguez, 200 south biscayne
[1:08:40] boulevard representing mimo bay
[1:08:42] apartments two we're here in
[1:08:44] support of item z nine it's the
[1:08:46] proposed down zoning of the
[1:08:47] property in accordance with the
[1:08:49] covenant that we proffered. And
[1:08:50] with that rezoning that was
[1:08:52] approved, we are submitting a
[1:08:54] letter for the record simply
[1:08:55] confirming that we are in
[1:08:57] support of that down zoning
[1:08:59] because it is our our agreed
[1:09:00] upon a commitment with the
[1:09:01] community and with the
[1:09:03] commission that we agreed upon
[1:09:04] in 2024 when that rezoning was
[1:09:05] passed. Thank you very much.
[1:09:06] I'll submit the letter for the
[1:09:08] record and thank you for your
[1:09:12] time. Thank you. Good morning.
[1:09:16] I'm becky roper, um, a past
[1:09:18] executive director of dade
[1:09:21] heritage trust for 18 years and
[1:09:23] a member of the villagers for
[1:09:26] 30 years. And I am speaking on
[1:09:28] behalf of the villagers today
[1:09:31] with our statement from the
[1:09:33] organization, which is miami's
[1:09:35] oldest historic preservation
[1:09:39] organization. In 1972, villager
[1:09:41] members dolly mcintyre and
[1:09:44] sally jude founded the dade
[1:09:46] heritage trust and therefore
[1:09:48] the villagers have a vested
[1:09:50] interest in the future of the
[1:09:53] property of this building. In
[1:09:55] addition to serving as the dade
[1:09:57] heritage trust headquarters and
[1:10:01] official visitor center, this
[1:10:04] small wooden house has been the
[1:10:07] heart of historic preservation
[1:10:09] .For over 100 years it has
[1:10:11] stood as this at this same
[1:10:14] location resisting the advance
[1:10:19] of predatory developers. This
[1:10:22] 1905 cottage is a rare
[1:10:25] surviving example of miami's
[1:10:28] earliest beginnings. Its
[1:10:31] presence remains a symbol of
[1:10:34] historic miami and it is now
[1:10:38] owned by you the public as
[1:10:40] advocates for historic
[1:10:43] preservation. We request
[1:10:45] transparency regarding the long
[1:10:47] term plans of the prospective
[1:10:51] owner. Dht just yesterday
[1:10:52] announced it has an agreement
[1:10:54] with the developer to relocate
[1:10:56] the building to a more
[1:10:58] sustainable site in coconut
[1:11:00] grove which the organization
[1:11:03] will own. This appears to be an
[1:11:05] excellent deal for dade
[1:11:08] heritage trust, but the public
[1:11:11] is still entitled to hear
[1:11:15] details of how this plan will
[1:11:16] ensure the building's
[1:11:19] structural safety prior to and
[1:11:21] during the relocation. Thank
[1:11:23] you. Appreciate it. Please
[1:11:25] defer this until more. Thank
[1:11:27] you ma'am. Appreciate it.
[1:11:28] testing.
[1:11:30] >> good morning, MADAM Mayor.
[1:11:32] Commissioners city manager. I
[1:11:34] think I saw him leave. My name
[1:11:36] is george richardson. 3131
[1:11:38] northeast first avenue. I'm the
[1:11:39] founder and ceo of hope
[1:11:41] hydration and I'm here today in
[1:11:43] support of pf five. I don't
[1:11:44] have to tell you all this but
[1:11:46] heat is the deadliest weather
[1:11:48] in america. Unlike other cities
[1:11:49] around the country, miami
[1:11:50] doesn't deal with the heat for
[1:11:52] three, four, five weeks at a
[1:11:54] time. We live in it year round.
[1:11:56] Um and when I think about heat
[1:11:58] I think about the worker in
[1:11:59] miami, the kid walking back
[1:12:02] from school that needs water
[1:12:04] and they're walking and it's
[1:12:05] hot and they have really two
[1:12:06] options right now they can
[1:12:07] either buy a bottled water or
[1:12:09] they can go without. That's why
[1:12:10] we started hope hydration
[1:12:11] because we wanted to bring free
[1:12:13] water to the people. Water is a
[1:12:16] human right. Um when we started
[1:12:18] hope we actually started in an
[1:12:19] apartment not too far from here
[1:12:21] we kept hearing paris have you
[1:12:22] seen paris? Have you heard
[1:12:24] about paris? They have this
[1:12:25] free water fountain network.
[1:12:26] There's free water everywhere.
[1:12:28] And so paying homage to the
[1:12:30] people who led before us and
[1:12:31] built it, we learned a lot and
[1:12:33] we said this is going to be our
[1:12:34] mission. We're going to take
[1:12:36] what people have done in paris
[1:12:37] and in other cities, but we're
[1:12:38] going to bring free water
[1:12:39] within a five minute walk to
[1:12:41] every major city around the
[1:12:43] world. So now let's talk about
[1:12:45] miami. Miami is a leader. Miami
[1:12:46] was is a city that was built on
[1:12:48] a swamp. Miami has turned into
[1:12:50] this gateway for the entire
[1:12:53] americas. Miami is the first I
[1:12:54] think it's the first major
[1:12:56] city, uh to be founded by a
[1:12:59] woman we lead. And so today I
[1:13:00] ask you all to be a leader
[1:13:03] again, uh, with ph five uh, one
[1:13:05] so that we can continue being a
[1:13:07] leader I ask you all to lead so
[1:13:09] that that school kid and those
[1:13:10] workers can have free water.
[1:13:12] And then finally I ask you to
[1:13:14] lead because in ten years my
[1:13:15] dream is that the next crazy
[1:13:17] water entrepreneur is hearing
[1:13:19] miami, miami, miami. Have you
[1:13:20] heard about miami? They got
[1:13:22] free water everywhere and it
[1:13:23] didn't cost the city a cent.
[1:13:30] Thank you. Hi my name is teresa
[1:13:33] weintraub and I'm here to speak
[1:13:37] in support of ri 11 ruth shack
[1:13:39] renaming ruth shack way. And
[1:13:41] thank you to commissioner pardo
[1:13:44] for suggesting this. Ruth shack
[1:13:46] is an icon to this community
[1:13:48] and for those of you who don't
[1:13:52] know her, she not only worked
[1:13:55] uh for years and years to
[1:13:59] champion every community, every
[1:14:02] group in this city from women's
[1:14:05] rights to the rights of the
[1:14:08] lgbt community to the rights of
[1:14:12] the poor. And she created so
[1:14:15] many organizations that we now
[1:14:19] take for granted. I just can't
[1:14:21] think of a better person for
[1:14:24] the future citizens of this
[1:14:27] community to see her name in
[1:14:31] lights on the street to say who
[1:14:34] was ruth shack and to thank her
[1:14:36] for everything that she did to
[1:14:39] build this community. So I hope
[1:14:42] that you will support this
[1:14:50] resolution. Thank you. Good
[1:14:52] morning. Henrietta schwartz
[1:14:54] 2627. South bayshore drive.
[1:14:56] Today's agenda contains two
[1:14:58] different. Items but they share
[1:15:01] something in common secrets and
[1:15:04] loopholes for ph three. Doctor
[1:15:05] jackson's cottage residents
[1:15:07] have been left with more
[1:15:08] questions than answers. Public
[1:15:11] trust depends on transparency,
[1:15:13] yet too much about this
[1:15:15] transaction has remained behind
[1:15:18] closed doors when the public is
[1:15:19] left to speculate, confidence
[1:15:22] in government suffers. The
[1:15:25] second is for sr three. The
[1:15:27] proposed pedestrian shed
[1:15:30] ordinance and its impractical
[1:15:32] exception. If a developer can
[1:15:34] simply claim it is impractical
[1:15:35] to provide a pedestrian path
[1:15:38] during construction, then the
[1:15:40] public safety and accessibility
[1:15:43] become negotiable. To quote
[1:15:45] chris lunding, a far better
[1:15:47] approach would have been to
[1:15:48] limit exceptions to
[1:15:50] circumstances where a shed over
[1:15:52] a sidewalk would create a
[1:15:53] dangerous or hazardous
[1:15:56] condition that endangers life
[1:15:58] or property. Copying the
[1:16:00] exception from the city's own
[1:16:02] noise ordinance commissioners
[1:16:05] and esteemed mayor please fix
[1:16:08] this loophole secrets erode
[1:16:11] trust loopholes erode
[1:16:13] accountability. The people
[1:16:14] walking our sidewalks are not
[1:16:16] an inconvenience to be worked
[1:16:19] around. They are residents,
[1:16:20] seniors, children and people
[1:16:22] with disabilities trying to
[1:16:24] move safely through their own
[1:16:26] neighborhoods. Today you have
[1:16:28] an opportunity to reject both
[1:16:31] secrecy and unnecessary
[1:16:33] loopholes and remember that
[1:16:34] every exception you create
[1:16:36] today becomes a precedent
[1:16:39] someone else will rely on
[1:16:41] tomorrow. Please put the
[1:16:42] public's trust and the public's
[1:16:45] safety ahead of convenience.
[1:16:47] Please follow the process for
[1:16:49] public notice. Thank you and
[1:16:52] thank you CHAIRMAN Commissioner
[1:16:54] king for all your work as a
[1:16:58] chair. Good morning, richard
[1:17:02] milstein 99 excuse me, 98 south
[1:17:07] east seventh street. Uh, mayor
[1:17:09] commissioners uh and CHAIRWOMAN
[1:17:11] Emeritus thank you very much.
[1:17:13] And in particular CHAIRMAN Uh
[1:17:15] excuse me, commissioner pardo
[1:17:20] for bringing resolution re11 to
[1:17:23] designate co designate the ruth
[1:17:25] shack way. Let me add just a
[1:17:27] few words to what was already
[1:17:30] been submitted stated today
[1:17:33] shack is an icon. Um she lived
[1:17:37] in 94 years but those 94 years
[1:17:39] will live on in history in
[1:17:41] miami-dade county. Let me tell
[1:17:43] you a little bit about and add
[1:17:44] to some of the things that have
[1:17:47] been said. Ruth transformed
[1:17:49] miami-dade county in myriad of
[1:17:51] ways. We'll start with the
[1:17:52] beginning when time magazine
[1:17:56] declared miami paradise lost in
[1:17:59] 1986 and proposed that miami
[1:18:01] was a wasteland in many ways
[1:18:04] ruth said no, we're paradise
[1:18:06] found. She then proposed and
[1:18:08] worked with christo to wrap the
[1:18:11] islands of miami in the area in
[1:18:14] pink and we became a cultural
[1:18:15] international cultural center
[1:18:18] of miami. She and her husband
[1:18:22] richard helped found art miami
[1:18:25] uh and that has now become art
[1:18:27] basel and art week and the
[1:18:28] cultural community has
[1:18:30] benefited from that without
[1:18:33] knowing we have the she was
[1:18:35] elected a city excuse me,
[1:18:36] county commissioner for three
[1:18:38] three terms. She proposed the
[1:18:41] first ordinance in 1976 to
[1:18:43] award equal rights and to all
[1:18:45] residents of miami dade county
[1:18:47] including those of the lgbt
[1:18:49] community and which was became
[1:18:51] a final ordinance about 20
[1:18:53] years later in 1998 she
[1:18:55] sponsored the first ordinance
[1:18:56] for historic preservation in
[1:18:58] miami dade county. She chaired
[1:19:00] the dade community foundation,
[1:19:01] which is now named miami
[1:19:04] foundation. MR. Milstein, I
[1:19:07] thank you. I know it probably
[1:19:08] takes [Laughter] Three hours to
[1:19:09] go through everything that.
[1:19:12] Thank you mayor. Thank you all
[1:19:13] for taking care of me. Two
[1:19:15] minutes is a [Laughter] Hard
[1:19:17] time period to describe MISS
[1:19:20] Shack so. But thank you. Go
[1:19:20] ahead please.
[1:19:22] >> good morning, MADAM Mayor
[1:19:24] and commissioners. My name is
[1:19:26] mariana, 4250 biscayne
[1:19:28] boulevard. I am here today in
[1:19:29] support of hope hydration's
[1:19:32] pilot program ph five in a city
[1:19:34] as hot as miami, access to
[1:19:36] clean drinking water shouldn't
[1:19:37] be a luxury. It should be
[1:19:39] something that's available to
[1:19:40] everyone whether someone is
[1:19:42] walking to work, exercising or
[1:19:45] simply spending time outdoors,
[1:19:47] staying hydrated is essential
[1:19:49] for health and safety. By
[1:19:51] providing free refillable water
[1:19:53] stations, our city would be
[1:19:54] reducing plastic waste and
[1:19:56] creating a cleaner, more
[1:19:58] sustainable community. I'm also
[1:20:00] proud that hope hydration is a
[1:20:02] local miami company bringing an
[1:20:04] innovative solution to the city
[1:20:06] supporting local innovation
[1:20:08] improve um while improving
[1:20:10] public health and protecting
[1:20:12] our environment is exactly the
[1:20:14] kind of forward thinking miami
[1:20:16] should embrace. I ask you to
[1:20:18] support this pilot program and
[1:20:20] vote yes to ph five. Let's show
[1:20:23] that miami is a city that cares
[1:20:24] about its people, supports
[1:20:26] local businesses and is
[1:20:28] committed to building a
[1:20:29] healthier and more sustainable
[1:20:35] future. Thank you. Good morning
[1:20:37] commissioners. MADAM Mayor, my
[1:20:39] name is owen. I live at 488
[1:20:42] north east 18th street. I live
[1:20:43] in edgewater and I'm advocating
[1:20:46] for ph five to have more access
[1:20:47] to free cold filtered water
[1:20:49] especially where I live near
[1:20:51] margaret pace park. As we all
[1:20:54] know miami is hot especially
[1:20:56] this time of year. Myself and
[1:20:57] many others walk our dogs
[1:20:58] through this park many times a
[1:21:00] day. I can't emphasize enough
[1:21:02] how important it is to have
[1:21:04] access to cold, clean free
[1:21:07] water for both the city and our
[1:21:09] communities. Living where I do
[1:21:11] I see two things every day
[1:21:13] first, new buildings are going
[1:21:15] up everywhere. You probably see
[1:21:18] this around miami left and
[1:21:21] right. Um second I see plastic
[1:21:24] waste primarily bottles piled
[1:21:25] up along the banks of the bay.
[1:21:27] The reality is these are likely
[1:21:30] connected in the miami heat.
[1:21:31] It's no surprise that people
[1:21:32] reach for a cold bottle of
[1:21:36] water, but that shouldn't mean
[1:21:38] having to buy a plastic bottle
[1:21:39] every time you leave your
[1:21:41] house. Margaret pace park is
[1:21:42] one of edgewater's greatest
[1:21:44] assets and as a growing
[1:21:46] community filled with young
[1:21:48] families, pet owners and active
[1:21:49] residents, it's imperative we
[1:21:51] invest in our water
[1:21:52] infrastructure. Right now the
[1:21:54] easiest option for people is to
[1:21:56] buy cold plastic bottles. Let's
[1:21:58] change that. Let's make the
[1:21:59] sustainable choice the easy
[1:22:01] choice. Let's continue to put
[1:22:03] miami ahead of the curve when
[1:22:05] it comes to innovation and to
[1:22:06] green initiatives. Let's say
[1:22:08] yes to provide free and
[1:22:10] accessible drinking water.
[1:22:13] Thank you. Good morning. My
[1:22:15] name is betty lara and address
[1:22:18] is 6701 sunset drive.
[1:22:20] Commissioner rosado, I'm so
[1:22:22] grateful that you've invited me
[1:22:23] here. It's really an honor to
[1:22:27] speak on resolution 16. I have
[1:22:29] been serving survivors of human
[1:22:31] trafficking for 14 years in
[1:22:34] miami we have a nonresidential
[1:22:37] and residential program. It is
[1:22:40] imperative that we would have a
[1:22:42] task force and police officers
[1:22:45] dedicated to this as these
[1:22:48] survivors get raped possibly
[1:22:50] five times a day and when they
[1:22:53] call the police it is an
[1:22:55] emergency. They need to help
[1:22:58] right away. Thank you for doing
[1:23:00] this and we certainly needed
[1:23:03] sex trafficking in miami is not
[1:23:05] going away is actually
[1:23:07] increasing. So anything that we
[1:23:09] can do to make our city better
[1:23:11] and to set these women free I
[1:23:13] really appreciate it. GOD bless
[1:23:17] you. Good morning commissioners
[1:23:19] mayor my name is maria lopez
[1:23:21] delbert 661 north east 68th
[1:23:23] street. I would like to thank
[1:23:24] the commissioner for all these
[1:23:26] years for her service being a
[1:23:27] CHAIRWOMAN, being very fair and
[1:23:29] just and very professional I
[1:23:31] will continue. Okay. I'm here
[1:23:34] to talk about a memo adela bay
[1:23:36] and as my other neighbor stated
[1:23:38] before, uh chapter 19 really
[1:23:40] does say that we have to have
[1:23:42] transparency when we are going
[1:23:43] to allocate this kind of money
[1:23:45] at such a big amount, which is
[1:23:47] $1 million. We need to
[1:23:48] establish the public service.
[1:23:50] The donation must serve a
[1:23:51] broader documented public
[1:23:53] service such as public park
[1:23:54] integration, citywide water and
[1:23:57] public access roadway. If it's
[1:23:58] private entity donation only
[1:24:01] benefits a private property of
[1:24:03] a specific hoa. The city cannot
[1:24:05] legally act as a pass through
[1:24:06] of clearinghouse. The city
[1:24:08] finance department must isolate
[1:24:10] the donation into restricted
[1:24:12] agency fund or dedicated trust
[1:24:15] agency account. It must never
[1:24:16] enter the general fund. The
[1:24:18] logistic separation guarantees
[1:24:20] that if the project runs over
[1:24:22] budget, the city cannot
[1:24:23] automatically pull from the
[1:24:24] taxpayer funded revenue to
[1:24:27] stream the bridge of gap. So I
[1:24:29] respectfully also ask that when
[1:24:30] you hear this item later today,
[1:24:32] you put it in for full
[1:24:33] discussion and ask staff to
[1:24:35] identify the specific legal
[1:24:36] authority that permits this
[1:24:38] alternative payment mechanism
[1:24:40] and explain what rules will
[1:24:41] govern the custody, accounting
[1:24:43] expenditure auditing and public
[1:24:45] oversight for these funds so it
[1:24:47] remains transparent and fair
[1:24:48] when it is distributed. Thank
[1:24:52] you. Good morning. My name is
[1:24:55] victor williams, 66 west
[1:24:59] flagler street miami, florida
[1:25:01] 33130. Um I am the vice chair
[1:25:03] of the miami-dade human
[1:25:04] trafficking coalition and the
[1:25:06] founder and ceo of cuesta
[1:25:08] freedom, which is an anti-human
[1:25:10] trafficking organization based
[1:25:12] here in miami. I'm here to
[1:25:15] support commissioner rosado's
[1:25:18] um resolution 16 any time we're
[1:25:19] talking about human trafficking
[1:25:22] is education we do not know
[1:25:24] enough. Um at minimum it would
[1:25:27] be nice if everybody knew the
[1:25:28] basics of human trafficking
[1:25:30] which are the elements of
[1:25:32] force, fraud or coercion. If we
[1:25:34] all know the elements of human
[1:25:36] trafficking, we can then see it
[1:25:38] and address it as we go. Human
[1:25:40] trafficking is the result of a
[1:25:42] lot of things that have already
[1:25:43] gone wrong in somebody's life.
[1:25:45] These are the things that we
[1:25:47] should be addressing family
[1:25:49] issues issues like trauma
[1:25:51] unresolved trauma creates
[1:25:52] vulnerability to become a
[1:25:54] victim or a predator of this
[1:25:56] crime. But the solution is this
[1:25:59] the solution is all of us. The
[1:26:01] solution is everybody in this
[1:26:03] room can do something about
[1:26:05] human trafficking basically
[1:26:07] just educating yourself the
[1:26:09] more we know the better we do.
[1:26:11] I'll leave with this we talk
[1:26:12] about human trafficking. We
[1:26:14] talk a lot about sex
[1:26:15] trafficking, but labor
[1:26:18] trafficking is 60 to 70% of all
[1:26:19] trafficking. And what does that
[1:26:21] mean to everybody in this room?
[1:26:23] If you own a cell phone you
[1:26:25] have the ability to buy food.
[1:26:27] You have the ability to buy
[1:26:29] clothes. We all have a minimum
[1:26:31] of 40 to 60 slaves working for
[1:26:34] us. So thank you sir for this
[1:26:36] resolution. Continue to educate
[1:26:38] ourselves so we can do better
[1:26:40] at this horrible crime. Thank
[1:26:46] you. Good morning commission
[1:26:48] and mayor my name is bill
[1:26:51] mattison. I live at 770 north
[1:26:53] east 69th street. I've been a
[1:26:54] proud resident of the city of
[1:26:57] miami since that time I had had
[1:26:58] the opportunity to work with
[1:27:00] commissioner king regarding the
[1:27:01] matter concerning legion park.
[1:27:04] I'm here today to discuss that.
[1:27:05] I'm here to help represent
[1:27:07] legion park. As a friend of
[1:27:09] legion park, I've helped start
[1:27:11] the first green market with our
[1:27:12] commissioner sarnoff a few
[1:27:14] years ago and I've continued to
[1:27:16] watch over legion park and try
[1:27:17] to wish the best and work the
[1:27:19] best for legion park and I'm
[1:27:21] here today to discuss the
[1:27:23] million dollar fee that is
[1:27:25] going to be paid by adela that
[1:27:28] somehow at the end of the first
[1:27:31] 500 000 was was gained by the
[1:27:33] access of the neighborhood
[1:27:36] groups pine palm grove um
[1:27:38] bayside residents and so forth.
[1:27:40] At the very end commissioner
[1:27:42] king stuck in the request of
[1:27:45] another $500,000 on behalf of
[1:27:47] this situation that was going
[1:27:50] on with adela two and I would
[1:27:52] kindly request that that second
[1:27:56] portion of this money $500,000
[1:27:58] be set aside to also include
[1:28:00] specifically legion park who is
[1:28:03] not here obviously to represent
[1:28:04] itself and that's why we are
[1:28:06] here as friends of legion park
[1:28:07] to represent and that's why I'm
[1:28:09] speaking today is to try to
[1:28:11] look at that extra money that
[1:28:13] was gained at the last moment
[1:28:15] on behalf of legion park on
[1:28:16] with the request of
[1:28:18] commissioner king and be used
[1:28:20] for specific purposes of legion
[1:28:25] park. Thank you. Good morning
[1:28:27] commissioners. My name is trey
[1:28:28] santorini. I live at 223
[1:28:30] cedonia avenue in coral gables
[1:28:33] and 2025. I was lucky to
[1:28:34] receive a grant from the
[1:28:35] national alliance to end
[1:28:36] homelessness to study florida
[1:28:38] statewide camping ban. We
[1:28:40] collected more than 600 surveys
[1:28:42] ,430 of them from unsheltered
[1:28:44] people half of those almost 220
[1:28:46] in miami. That means that we
[1:28:48] surveyed almost a fifth of the
[1:28:49] unsheltered population of
[1:28:50] miami-dade. And I wanted to
[1:28:52] share some statistics about
[1:28:54] this in regards to sr for sorry
[1:28:56] for not saying that. So the
[1:28:57] arrest rate that we found was
[1:29:00] 32%. Um so 32% the unsheltered
[1:29:01] population has already been
[1:29:03] arrested for those with serious
[1:29:05] mental illness it was 47% so
[1:29:07] almost half said a different
[1:29:09] way. The odds of being arrested
[1:29:10] for those experiencing serious
[1:29:13] mental illness symptoms was 2.5
[1:29:15] to 1. The median number of
[1:29:16] arrests for those who was
[1:29:18] arrested was three. So many
[1:29:19] most people were arrested
[1:29:20] multiple times. A number of
[1:29:22] people were arrested more than
[1:29:25] 20 times. 34% of unsheltered
[1:29:26] people described having
[1:29:27] belongings destroyed by the
[1:29:29] police 60% of the time. That
[1:29:32] included ids another 42% of the
[1:29:35] time medications another 20% of
[1:29:37] the time that included work
[1:29:39] related uh work related items.
[1:29:42] Most importantly, 90% of people
[1:29:44] who were arrested said that
[1:29:45] they returned directly to the
[1:29:48] streets 90% when they were
[1:29:50] released, only 18% were offered
[1:29:52] any kind of assistance usually
[1:29:55] a pamphlet or information. Um
[1:29:58] the human cost of this proposal
[1:30:00] is high, but I want to point
[1:30:01] out that the financial cost is
[1:30:03] even higher. The department of
[1:30:05] corrections in miami-dade cites
[1:30:08] $30,000 a year per inmate at
[1:30:10] miami miami-dade county jails.
[1:30:12] But judge steven leifman this
[1:30:14] year in an interview with nbc
[1:30:17] six cited a number of 325. When
[1:30:18] you include mental health and
[1:30:20] medical services, meaning it
[1:30:22] can be more than $100,000 a
[1:30:25] year. Um I will also point out
[1:30:27] to the commission or remind
[1:30:29] them about the lawsuits and
[1:30:30] settlements that they paid out
[1:30:32] in 2024 for $350,000.
[1:30:33] >> we appreciate all the
[1:30:35] information. Thank you. Uh good
[1:30:37] morning. My name is francesca.
[1:30:39] I'm the ceo at survivors
[1:30:42] pathway and the CHAIRMAN Of the
[1:30:43] domestic violence and sexual
[1:30:45] assault council of greater
[1:30:47] miami. I'm here supporting uh,
[1:30:51] sa16 and, uh and thank you, uh,
[1:30:53] commissioner rosado, for this
[1:30:55] invitation. Uh, so human
[1:30:57] trafficking, uh, miami is
[1:30:59] ranking number three in the
[1:31:01] nation in cases of human
[1:31:03] trafficking and we're number
[1:31:06] one in the state of florida in
[1:31:07] cases of human trafficking,
[1:31:10] which is a a really horrible
[1:31:12] number. For 16 years we've been
[1:31:14] working serving victims of
[1:31:17] human trafficking and we have
[1:31:20] seen how devastating this is.
[1:31:22] This crime is for vulnerable
[1:31:24] communities and especially
[1:31:27] today we continue seeing this
[1:31:30] very tragic amount of people
[1:31:32] coming to survivors pathway
[1:31:34] being victims of of of human
[1:31:36] trafficking. But more than that
[1:31:37] we need to understand the
[1:31:38] complexities of it. That's
[1:31:40] that's why having a task force
[1:31:42] is so important because human
[1:31:44] because this crime is not just
[1:31:46] human trafficking, it's all the
[1:31:47] consequences that comes along
[1:31:49] with it. For instance, just one
[1:31:53] example uh, hiv we in miami
[1:31:55] here in miami were the number
[1:31:57] one city county, uh, leading
[1:31:59] the numbers of new infections
[1:32:02] of hiv in my medical program at
[1:32:03] survivors pathway. We are
[1:32:06] seeing the correlation among
[1:32:08] those victims of human
[1:32:09] trafficking and the infection
[1:32:14] of hiv. So by stopping this
[1:32:17] crime we also affecting other
[1:32:19] type of social issues and
[1:32:21] medical issues as as we have.
[1:32:23] So thank you, uh, commissioner
[1:32:25] rosado for this initiative.
[1:32:28] thank you. Hello my name is
[1:32:29] casey paquette 951 brickell
[1:32:33] avenue. I'm a brickell
[1:32:34] resident. I'm also an
[1:32:35] avocational historian to talk
[1:32:38] about ph three. Uh, initially I
[1:32:39] was going to come in and just
[1:32:41] voice my opinion about where
[1:32:42] context matters around historic
[1:32:44] assets in miami there's not
[1:32:46] many left. Uh, however, I think
[1:32:47] the decision seems to already
[1:32:49] be made and I think people have
[1:32:50] already discussed the process
[1:32:52] not being all that transparent
[1:32:54] or it could be better. Uh,
[1:32:56] however I would like to
[1:32:57] advocate I would like to
[1:32:59] advocate as this city
[1:33:00] commission is approached on a
[1:33:02] deal similar to this for the
[1:33:04] next historic asset in miami in
[1:33:05] particular in brickell which
[1:33:08] has very few left. I want you
[1:33:09] to remember that brickell at
[1:33:12] one time had a very, uh,
[1:33:13] interesting history that people
[1:33:15] really do care about. Uh, as
[1:33:17] somebody who writes full time
[1:33:19] on on south florida history and
[1:33:20] researches and shares it, I
[1:33:22] hear from a lot of people that
[1:33:23] are very discouraged about
[1:33:25] really progress. I understand
[1:33:28] progress happens, but I would
[1:33:30] advocate that the next time a
[1:33:32] historic asset is uh is looked
[1:33:34] at as something to be moved, I
[1:33:35] do want to point out that
[1:33:37] they're just not hot potatoes.
[1:33:38] They actually mean something in
[1:33:40] the space that they're in. The
[1:33:42] second thing I'd like to
[1:33:44] advocate for is the tree canopy
[1:33:45] right around dade heritage
[1:33:47] trust. So I realized that after
[1:33:49] this deal is consummated that
[1:33:51] it's going to be between dht
[1:33:53] and ken griffin to decide what
[1:33:55] happens to the building. But
[1:33:56] the tree canopy there is
[1:33:58] probably the only, uh, dense
[1:34:00] tree space that's that's on
[1:34:02] that block. And as that gets
[1:34:03] redeveloped, I hope you hold,
[1:34:06] um, the developer accountable
[1:34:07] for making sure there is tree
[1:34:09] canopy. We need it and also to
[1:34:11] move those trees as it's being
[1:34:13] redeveloped. There's plenty of
[1:34:14] places trees can go and lord
[1:34:16] knows we can use more shade
[1:34:17] cover. So thank you for giving
[1:34:23] me an opportunity to speak.
[1:34:24] Hello thank you for having me
[1:34:25] here today. My name is lindsey
[1:34:28] kane. I'm at 333 north east
[1:34:29] 24th street. I would like to
[1:34:31] quickly say I oppose sr 24 as
[1:34:33] we need a more humane approach
[1:34:34] to homelessness and in regard
[1:34:36] to item three I appreciate the
[1:34:38] conservation effort but would
[1:34:39] like to support more public
[1:34:41] engagement in the issue. I'm
[1:34:43] similarly fighting to save a
[1:34:44] historic site in brickell and
[1:34:45] hope similar conservation
[1:34:47] efforts can be made and I
[1:34:48] appreciate the attention
[1:34:49] commissioner escalona office
[1:34:51] has given the matter. It would
[1:34:52] be alarming for a foreign
[1:34:54] development group to to destroy
[1:34:56] historic archeological site
[1:34:57] representing the indigenous
[1:34:59] history of brickell effectively
[1:35:01] erasing it all over the city
[1:35:02] litigation there is litigation
[1:35:04] of residents versus developers
[1:35:06] and I truly ask myself why does
[1:35:08] it have to be this way? In
[1:35:09] edgewater our community is
[1:35:11] suffering from a loss of a tree
[1:35:13] cut by developers without a
[1:35:14] permit stop work orders are
[1:35:15] supposed to be issued in this
[1:35:16] case but once again developers
[1:35:18] are given unbridled grace. A
[1:35:20] community cafe was removed. Now
[1:35:21] we're surrounded by constant
[1:35:23] construction. This week we
[1:35:24] residents had to fight to
[1:35:26] figure out how to save
[1:35:27] residents, save animals cruelly
[1:35:29] left behind and locked in a
[1:35:30] construction zone after their
[1:35:32] habitat was destroyed this
[1:35:33] tuesday I was at a hearing
[1:35:35] where this room was completely
[1:35:36] filled with citizens trying to
[1:35:38] save over 100 trees, and the
[1:35:40] city attorney and board members
[1:35:41] made a last minute
[1:35:42] determination that certain
[1:35:43] groups didn't have standing
[1:35:45] which the code was so confusing
[1:35:46] that the first hour was spent
[1:35:48] trying to understand it.
[1:35:49] However, the city gladly
[1:35:51] accepted the filing fees from
[1:35:52] citizens and now will not
[1:35:54] return it. We are all aggrieved
[1:35:55] parties when it comes to the
[1:35:56] removal of trees, especially
[1:35:58] the granted removal of 100 year
[1:36:00] old oaks which are supposed to
[1:36:01] be protected. Citizens
[1:36:03] shouldn't have to pay to do the
[1:36:04] job of environmental
[1:36:06] preservation which should fall
[1:36:07] on city officials per the city
[1:36:09] charter. Wanting to honor
[1:36:10] history and the environment is
[1:36:12] not resistance to change.
[1:36:13] Progress and legacy should and
[1:36:15] can exist side by side as it
[1:36:17] does in many other cities.
[1:36:18] Additionally, development
[1:36:19] should come in phases.
[1:36:21] Currently the city is in such a
[1:36:22] rush that so much so no matter
[1:36:23] what neighborhood you're in
[1:36:25] you're at risk of living in an
[1:36:26] active construction zone. Thank
[1:36:28] you to the mayor. Residents are
[1:36:29] asking for a direct response
[1:36:30] about the aggressive.
[1:36:34] >> thank you very much. Hi good
[1:36:35] morning everyone. Folks just
[1:36:38] when I say thank you everybody
[1:36:41] here gets two minutes. So it's
[1:36:43] just kind of a nice way of
[1:36:44] saying two minutes are are up.
[1:36:46] Thank you. Good morning abby go
[1:36:48] hi. Good morning everyone. My
[1:36:50] name is abby. Abby I'm a
[1:36:52] district district two resident.
[1:36:53] Thank you all for this agenda.
[1:36:55] It's very tremendous. It's full
[1:36:57] and that's why I'm here today.
[1:36:58] I'd like to start by expressing
[1:37:00] my support for sr three, the
[1:37:02] proposed sidewalk safety
[1:37:03] protection structure. I've
[1:37:05] lived in the urban core since I
[1:37:07] was 21 years old and I've
[1:37:09] experienced our sidewalks as a
[1:37:10] young professional and more
[1:37:12] recently as a mom pushing our
[1:37:14] our strollers. So please vote
[1:37:16] yes to sr three. Speaking of
[1:37:19] strollers sr four our sidewalks
[1:37:21] should be safe and clean
[1:37:22] accessible for everyone
[1:37:24] including people with
[1:37:26] disabilities and parents
[1:37:28] pushing strollers at the same
[1:37:30] time. We should continue
[1:37:32] connecting and supporting those
[1:37:34] who are experiencing
[1:37:36] homelessness allowing unhoused
[1:37:38] neighbors to remain on the
[1:37:39] streets indefinitely. It's not
[1:37:41] mercy and it's not the standard
[1:37:44] of care that they deserve. True
[1:37:45] compassion is helping people
[1:37:47] move towards stability, not
[1:37:49] allowing them to remain in
[1:37:51] crisis. We must do something.
[1:37:53] Not doing nothing is not okay
[1:37:57] now ph five I appreciate the
[1:37:59] discussion of the proposed
[1:38:01] hydration pilot station. Miami
[1:38:03] is extremely hot. Our kids are
[1:38:05] always outdoors and we should
[1:38:07] do something to create
[1:38:09] hydration stations like they do
[1:38:10] in europe. I would just ask
[1:38:12] that you all would consider it
[1:38:14] making it beautiful and not
[1:38:16] ugly. I'd also like to mention
[1:38:21] our e to rt to the miami dda um
[1:38:23] discussion. It's something that
[1:38:25] our community continues to talk
[1:38:26] about transparency and we'd
[1:38:28] like to have the long term best
[1:38:31] interest of our city on pz3. We
[1:38:33] would like to have more
[1:38:34] information on that. I think
[1:38:35] having open and transparent
[1:38:37] discussion and more details is
[1:38:38] helpful for our entire
[1:38:40] community when it comes to our
[1:38:42] e 16 christie house is an
[1:38:43] amazing program that works with
[1:38:45] survivors of sex trafficking
[1:38:46] something I would encourage
[1:38:48] everyone to look into. Again,
[1:38:50] thank you for your service and
[1:38:52] leadership and everything you
[1:38:55] do. Thank you. Good morning,
[1:38:57] MADAM Mayor commissioners my
[1:38:57] name is miriam zahra.
[1:39:00] >> I'm a resident at 7440 north
[1:39:02] kendall drive. While I MAY not
[1:39:03] be a resident of the city of
[1:39:05] miami, I do spend most of my
[1:39:06] time in downtown miami and
[1:39:08] coconut grove where I love
[1:39:09] supporting local businesses um
[1:39:10] experiencing everything that
[1:39:12] just makes the city so vibrant.
[1:39:14] I am here today in support of
[1:39:15] the hope hydration station
[1:39:17] pilot program. This program is
[1:39:19] a simple idea with a powerful
[1:39:21] impact in a city like miami
[1:39:23] where the heat and humidity are
[1:39:25] part of our everyday lives. Um
[1:39:27] staying hydrated is not just
[1:39:28] about comfort it's essentially
[1:39:30] about staying healthy, safe and
[1:39:32] a part of our well-being.
[1:39:33] Beyond hydration this
[1:39:35] initiative is about creating a
[1:39:37] culture of kindness. It shows
[1:39:38] that miami is a city that cares
[1:39:40] for its people and invests in
[1:39:41] its actions that make a big
[1:39:43] difference. It's a practical,
[1:39:44] innovative partnership that
[1:39:47] expands access to clean,
[1:39:48] accessible drinking water
[1:39:50] without placing a financial
[1:39:52] burden on the city by making
[1:39:53] hydration more accessible.
[1:39:55] We're not just meeting an
[1:39:57] immediate need we're helping
[1:39:59] building healthier and safer
[1:40:00] communities. Sometimes the
[1:40:02] smallest investments have the
[1:40:04] greatest impact and a simple
[1:40:06] drink of clean water can really
[1:40:07] help someone stay healthy,
[1:40:09] continue their day safely and
[1:40:11] truly show that the city cares
[1:40:12] about them. With that being
[1:40:14] said, thank you for your time
[1:40:15] and I respectfully ask for your
[1:40:16] support of the hydration
[1:40:20] station program. Thank you.
[1:40:22] Good morning. I'm michelle
[1:40:23] swift, I'm the movement
[1:40:25] building coordinator for a
[1:40:26] nonprofit organization that
[1:40:29] helps the population in miami.
[1:40:31] Um I want to start off with a
[1:40:33] quote the moral test of a
[1:40:34] government is how the
[1:40:36] government treats those who are
[1:40:37] in the dawn of life the
[1:40:40] children, those who are in the
[1:40:41] twilight of life, the elderly
[1:40:42] and those who are in the shadow
[1:40:44] of life the sick, the needy and
[1:40:46] the handicapped I am I'm
[1:40:48] against making homelessness
[1:40:51] illegal and it says that um the
[1:40:54] goal is not to arrest anybody
[1:40:56] but the resources are being
[1:40:58] provided. I want to believe
[1:40:59] that but organization
[1:41:00] participants call the homeless
[1:41:02] trust hotline and sit on for
[1:41:04] hours. They get waitlisted for
[1:41:05] shelter beds even with peer
[1:41:07] support intervention and the
[1:41:09] phrase we are providing the
[1:41:10] resources rings hollow when
[1:41:11] resources are gutted in real
[1:41:13] time. Kamila's house, one of
[1:41:15] our country's largest homeless
[1:41:16] service providers, entered this
[1:41:18] fiscal year with at least one
[1:41:19] program having zero funding.
[1:41:21] The trump administration budget
[1:41:25] proposes cutting hud by 44%,
[1:41:28] which would eliminate 3.7
[1:41:30] billion in continuum of care
[1:41:31] programs that directly fund
[1:41:33] miami-dade's homeless trust and
[1:41:35] prove that and could put over
[1:41:37] 4000 disabled residents at risk
[1:41:39] of losing housing. So when the
[1:41:40] county says we're providing
[1:41:42] resources, those resources are
[1:41:43] being pulled out from under us.
[1:41:45] Meanwhile, samhsa, the agency
[1:41:47] responsible for addiction and
[1:41:48] mental health services, has
[1:41:50] been gutted. Staff cut by more
[1:41:52] than half harm reduction
[1:41:54] programs formally ended $2
[1:41:55] billion in grants were
[1:41:57] terminated and then partially
[1:42:00] reversed after backlash for
[1:42:01] people experiencing
[1:42:02] homelessness who are struggling
[1:42:03] with substance abuse, the
[1:42:06] lifeline is fraying and section
[1:42:08] 504 and 88 protections the
[1:42:10] legal framework that ensures
[1:42:11] disabled people can access
[1:42:12] shelter, service and community
[1:42:14] based living are under legal
[1:42:16] and regulatory attack.
[1:42:17] Florida's literally one of the
[1:42:19] states weakening them. You
[1:42:21] cannot simultaneously say go to
[1:42:23] the shelter while shelters have
[1:42:26] waitlists. Thank you. Thank you
[1:42:30] very much please. Joseph madera
[1:42:33] civil court trailer park, 3170
[1:42:36] southwest eighth street I'm
[1:42:38] here because we are facing
[1:42:43] displacement. Marquis powerful
[1:42:45] developer wants to shut us
[1:42:50] down. We need your support. We
[1:42:53] need your help. How is that to
[1:42:55] be achieved that when the
[1:42:57] developer comes here with his
[1:43:03] plans you that have the power
[1:43:07] side with us that you will not
[1:43:11] approve his plans unless he
[1:43:17] helps us. We need your help. We
[1:43:19] have a legal case but that's
[1:43:23] not it's not enough. What can
[1:43:26] you do for us? Think about
[1:43:30] that. How can you support us in
[1:43:36] civil court trailer park from
[1:43:40] 220 trailers. A vast amount
[1:43:43] took a meager a miserable
[1:43:49] package. Is this what. Is to
[1:43:52] become of us? You have the
[1:43:56] power you can side with us. The
[1:43:59] pastor gave a beautiful prayer
[1:44:01] but jesus also said if you're
[1:44:04] not with us, you're against us.
[1:44:08] Be with us when they come here
[1:44:10] to ask for their permits, their
[1:44:12] plans, whatever they need to do
[1:44:15] when they appear before you
[1:44:18] vote no say no demand from them
[1:44:21] to give us people. The
[1:44:23] remaining residents at silver
[1:44:25] court something more than
[1:44:27] camillus house, something more
[1:44:28] than the homeless trust is that
[1:44:31] it? I'm willing to end up
[1:44:34] homeless. Thank you very much.
[1:44:36] We appreciate it. Um,
[1:44:37] commissioner rosado, this item
[1:44:39] is not on the agenda but it's
[1:44:41] okay with me if we hear a few
[1:44:42] people out as long as it's okay
[1:44:44] with you. Okay. Thank you.
[1:44:47] Please go ahead. Uh, hello? Um,
[1:44:49] mayor higgins, commissioner
[1:44:51] rosado, how are you? Um, my
[1:44:53] name is carlos macias. I'm also
[1:44:55] speaking on the issue. I, uh
[1:44:57] I'm a veteran, a member of dsa.
[1:44:59] I live in um I live in the
[1:45:02] city. Um I don't necessarily
[1:45:03] live in silver court but I'm
[1:45:07] there with them. Um the um we
[1:45:10] are here uh, the related point
[1:45:13] is homelessness is the uh the
[1:45:15] camping ban. Um, the reality is
[1:45:17] that a lot of these people that
[1:45:18] live in silver core might end
[1:45:22] up homeless and miami is now
[1:45:24] rated as the city with the
[1:45:28] highest, uh, like the highest
[1:45:30] cost of living or at least um
[1:45:32] as far as rent goes. Right.
[1:45:33] That's a pretty powerful
[1:45:35] headline and I don't think that
[1:45:37] headline is going to go away
[1:45:41] with a homeless ban. Um, I
[1:45:43] think that uh, you know, under
[1:45:45] every system of government, uh,
[1:45:47] we have a duty like, um, like
[1:45:49] the lady before said, uh, we
[1:45:51] have a duty to nurture the
[1:45:53] young and take care of care of
[1:45:55] our elderly. Um, it is in the
[1:45:56] social contract that we provide
[1:45:58] the means to do so it's the
[1:45:59] reason we provide roads,
[1:46:00] firefighters and other social
[1:46:03] services. If we as a city, as a
[1:46:05] society refuse to acknowledge
[1:46:06] the very obvious role that
[1:46:10] housing plays on our um on our
[1:46:11] capacity to contribute to
[1:46:13] society, then we must at the
[1:46:15] very least act when
[1:46:18] opportunists like us like
[1:46:20] opportunists attempt to unhouse
[1:46:22] literally hundreds of our
[1:46:23] fellow men like it has happened
[1:46:25] in sweetwater like it's
[1:46:28] happening now in silver court.
[1:46:32] Um. Uh we have heard uh we we
[1:46:33] have heard and we will heard
[1:46:35] more people speak to the
[1:46:38] morality of the situation. Um
[1:46:40] the the the war against
[1:46:42] homeless hit especially close
[1:46:43] to me when I first came from
[1:46:45] cuba. Uh, I'm trying to make
[1:46:46] this quick. When I first came
[1:46:47] from cuba I was living in a
[1:46:48] trailer park. It was difficult.
[1:46:49] I was barely making enough
[1:46:52] money to pay the rent and uh, I
[1:46:53] was not making enough money.
[1:46:55] Thank you very much for coming.
[1:46:57] appreciate all your insights.
[1:46:59] Go ahead. Good morning. My name
[1:47:01] is james cromer. I'm a resident
[1:47:02] and owner at 900 biscayne. I
[1:47:04] have lived in miami for the
[1:47:06] last ten years and for the last
[1:47:08] 25 years I've been working with
[1:47:10] local agencies in broward at
[1:47:12] the city, county and mpo level
[1:47:14] and for the last four years my
[1:47:15] focus has been roadway safety.
[1:47:17] Also let me say hello to the
[1:47:18] mayor commissioners, thank you
[1:47:19] and thank you for your
[1:47:20] sponsorship. I want to speak on
[1:47:22] on item sr three. It's dealing
[1:47:23] with pedestrian safety and
[1:47:25] access during construction and
[1:47:26] I've been working for the last
[1:47:28] four years focusing on roadway
[1:47:30] safety. And as you all MAY be
[1:47:31] aware, florida and south
[1:47:32] florida are among the worst
[1:47:34] places in the nation for
[1:47:35] bicyclists and pedestrian
[1:47:36] safety. And so there are many
[1:47:37] things that we can do and many
[1:47:39] angles we can can touch on. I
[1:47:41] do want to hit on the idea of
[1:47:43] the cost of death and serious
[1:47:45] injury on our roadways. There
[1:47:46] are statistics for the state of
[1:47:48] florida that a death results in
[1:47:49] an economic cost to our society
[1:47:52] of $10 million and a serious
[1:47:54] injury is almost $1 million.
[1:47:56] And so as we consider providing
[1:47:58] space for pedestrians and
[1:48:00] bicyclists around construction
[1:48:01] zones, keep in mind that there
[1:48:03] MAY be a cost to the developer
[1:48:04] but there's a greater cost to
[1:48:06] society when these death and
[1:48:07] serious injuries occur at the
[1:48:10] local level. I did work in in
[1:48:11] city permitting and I know
[1:48:12] sometimes the city staff wants
[1:48:14] to do good work and sometimes
[1:48:16] needs the tool to do it. So I
[1:48:17] think this ordinance provides
[1:48:18] the tool that will require
[1:48:20] pedestrian access during
[1:48:21] construction through
[1:48:23] construction zones and give our
[1:48:25] our staff the ability to to
[1:48:26] make the requirements to make
[1:48:27] our roadways safer. So I thank
[1:48:29] you for your support and speak
[1:48:34] in favor of of item sr three.
[1:48:36] Good morning. My name is awilda
[1:48:41] suriel. I am a resident and
[1:48:45] home owner and homeowner
[1:48:46] association member of silver
[1:48:49] trail park court park. We're in
[1:48:51] a fighting battle with the park
[1:48:52] property owners so that we will
[1:48:54] not be thrown out of the
[1:48:55] premises. We're asking you to
[1:48:58] vote against the 19457
[1:48:59] ordinance. It is inhumane.
[1:49:01] After SEPTEMBER 30th we will
[1:49:03] probably be victims of this
[1:49:05] ordinance. I came to this great
[1:49:07] country 14 years ago along with
[1:49:09] my children. I have worked very
[1:49:11] hard to build our lives
[1:49:12] together and give them a good
[1:49:15] education. I was able to buy my
[1:49:16] trailer with my savings because
[1:49:18] I didn't qualify to buy a home
[1:49:20] due to my low income. Today my
[1:49:22] children are grown. The oldest
[1:49:23] is in college. She's going to
[1:49:24] school with awarded
[1:49:26] scholarships and the younger
[1:49:28] ones are still going to school.
[1:49:30] On MARCH 11th we got an
[1:49:31] eviction letter. We will be
[1:49:33] evicted. We can't afford the
[1:49:35] expensive rents out there.
[1:49:36] We're asking commissioner
[1:49:38] rosado to vote against the
[1:49:39] ordinance and we invite him to
[1:49:41] our meetings and to revisit the
[1:49:43] streets of the community that
[1:49:44] bring him childhood memories.
[1:49:46] Thank you for the opportunity
[1:49:49] to be here and talk about our
[1:49:54] situation. Good morning. My
[1:49:56] name is rochelle vargas. I live
[1:50:00] at 2012 southwest 24th. Um and
[1:50:02] I'm here on behalf of transit
[1:50:03] alliance miami to support pcie
[1:50:05] four. I'm happy it passed
[1:50:06] unanimously in JUNE and I'm
[1:50:08] here again today to continue
[1:50:10] showing support until now a new
[1:50:12] development next to a trail had
[1:50:14] no obligation to build. It pays
[1:50:16] for changes that when a
[1:50:17] property next to a greenway is
[1:50:19] developed it will have to build
[1:50:21] the adjacent trail segment.
[1:50:23] Developers near greenway can
[1:50:25] also earn bonus building height
[1:50:26] by constructing trail segments
[1:50:28] or paying into that trail
[1:50:29] corridor. Another reason we
[1:50:32] support prs four is it also
[1:50:33] keeps money. Local fees
[1:50:35] collected near greenway used to
[1:50:36] be spendable anywhere in the
[1:50:38] city. Now they stay in the
[1:50:40] corridor where they were
[1:50:41] raised. This covers greenways
[1:50:43] across the city including the
[1:50:44] underlying the commodore trail,
[1:50:46] the miami river greenway and
[1:50:48] the heritage trail. Prs four
[1:50:50] also sets design standards for
[1:50:53] every new segment minimum 14
[1:50:55] foot paths, canopy trees,
[1:50:57] lighting seating, bike racks
[1:50:59] and ada compliant crossings.
[1:51:01] The same quality applies across
[1:51:04] the whole network. About 58% of
[1:51:05] the miami loop is already
[1:51:06] built, and most of the land it
[1:51:08] needs is already publicly
[1:51:09] owned. When it's finished, it
[1:51:10] will connect neighborhoods to
[1:51:12] parks, museums, transit and the
[1:51:14] coast, opening up safe ways to
[1:51:16] get around for the many
[1:51:17] miamians who don't or can't
[1:51:20] drive. What a dream. A dream
[1:51:22] that can and will become
[1:51:24] reality with prs for each new
[1:51:25] project will help bring the
[1:51:27] miami loop closer to
[1:51:29] completion. Thank you for your
[1:51:36] continued support of prs for.
[1:51:39] Good morning is my name elvin
[1:51:46] arevalo. My address is 3170
[1:51:48] southwest eighth street. Good
[1:51:50] morning also to the children
[1:51:51] who are here today and to the
[1:51:54] city police. I am a resident
[1:51:55] and homeowner association
[1:51:57] member of silver court trailer
[1:51:59] park. We are in the process of
[1:52:00] fighting against the property
[1:52:02] owners of the trailer park.
[1:52:04] We're being thrown out on the
[1:52:06] streets. We're asking that you
[1:52:09] vote against this ordinance
[1:52:11] 194257 it's inhumane that after
[1:52:13] SEPTEMBER 30th we will be a
[1:52:14] victim of this ordinance. We're
[1:52:17] asking commissioner rosado to
[1:52:18] be against this ordinance and
[1:52:20] we also ask him to go to one of
[1:52:21] our meetings. The first two
[1:52:23] meetings that we had with the
[1:52:25] commissioner did not result in
[1:52:27] positive outcomes. We're asking
[1:52:29] for police security during the
[1:52:30] day and night because we're
[1:52:32] vulnerable to delinquency and
[1:52:34] we have an elderly population.
[1:52:36] We're hard working and low
[1:52:38] income people. The eviction
[1:52:40] notice was given to us from one
[1:52:42] day to the next. We weren't
[1:52:43] ready neither mentally or
[1:52:45] emotionally. For those of us
[1:52:46] who have lived at this trailer
[1:52:49] park for over 50 years, one of
[1:52:50] our residents was severely
[1:52:52] affected by the news and passed
[1:52:54] away the following day.
[1:52:56] Commissioner rosado, please
[1:52:58] remember that you told us that
[1:53:00] your grandparents once lived at
[1:53:01] this park and you would visit
[1:53:03] them. Thank you for your
[1:53:09] attention to this matter.
[1:53:11] Morning MR. Torres. Thank you.
[1:53:12] Good morning commissioners
[1:53:14] mayor, my name is james torres,
[1:53:15] president of downtown neighbors
[1:53:18] alliance on re2 today you're
[1:53:20] asking downtown residents to
[1:53:22] keep paying the dda hostage
[1:53:24] tax. Let's call it what it is.
[1:53:25] Downtown residents are the only
[1:53:27] individuals in miami who pay an
[1:53:29] extra tax to fund separate
[1:53:31] bureaucracies. Then after
[1:53:33] paying millions every year we
[1:53:34] have to come here and beg for
[1:53:36] public safety. After last
[1:53:38] month's brutal attack on a
[1:53:40] downtown residents we simply
[1:53:42] made a request of $2 million to
[1:53:43] go to police officers. That's
[1:53:49] just 7.8% of the ddas20 $5.5
[1:53:51] million budget for fiscal year
[1:53:54] 2027. And what do we get? Not a
[1:53:55] clear answer. Not a commitment,
[1:53:57] not a dedicated line item.
[1:53:59] Instead the money is still
[1:54:00] buried under enhancement
[1:54:02] services sanitation security
[1:54:04] and lighting while we're
[1:54:06] stalled on drones, license
[1:54:08] plate readers cameras and
[1:54:10] opinion editorial boards by the
[1:54:13] dda boss rosado downtown
[1:54:14] residents aren't asking for
[1:54:15] another gadget. We're asking
[1:54:18] for every neighborhood what we
[1:54:19] deserve which is police
[1:54:21] officers walking the beat bike
[1:54:23] patrols and visible police
[1:54:24] presence to prevent crime
[1:54:26] before it happens. If you're
[1:54:28] going to keep forcing downtown
[1:54:30] residents to pay the dda
[1:54:32] hostage tax, then at least you
[1:54:34] can show us exactly where the
[1:54:36] $2 million in this budget is
[1:54:38] going to be allocated for
[1:54:40] enough of the buzzwords, enough
[1:54:41] of the excuses. Put police
[1:54:43] officers on the streets for
[1:54:46] everybody an item pf five this
[1:54:48] is really a water fountain
[1:54:51] dressed up as a billboard. We
[1:54:53] don't want any more
[1:54:54] advertisement if you're going
[1:54:55] to go to london or paris look
[1:54:56] at the fountains. That's how
[1:54:58] they should be set up. But
[1:55:00] instead we're asking for more
[1:55:01] billboards for five. The
[1:55:04] community is a hard no as it
[1:55:06] relates to the fencing
[1:55:07] billboards that you guys want
[1:55:09] to put. We've talked about this
[1:55:10] a thousand times. We're asking
[1:55:12] for the d2 commissioner to
[1:55:13] support this and anyone else
[1:55:15] that really wants to step up to
[1:55:16] the plate. Thank you. Thank you
[1:55:20] appreciate it MR. Piper. Good
[1:55:22] morning. MADAM Mayor.
[1:55:24] Commissioners, I'm rob piper, a
[1:55:26] candidate for miami-dade county
[1:55:27] commission district five. I
[1:55:30] live at 1401 southwest 17th
[1:55:32] terrace. And I'm here to speak
[1:55:35] out against sr four because you
[1:55:37] could put bacon, lettuce and
[1:55:40] tomato on a sandwich but that
[1:55:42] doesn't make it a blt and even
[1:55:44] without with the modifications
[1:55:47] this ordinance is still a
[1:55:49] sandwich and it shouldn't come
[1:55:51] as any surprise to just about
[1:55:52] every homeless advocacy
[1:55:54] organization has come out
[1:55:56] against this ordinance this sr
[1:55:58] four well, all but one as I
[1:56:01] understand it and I hear all
[1:56:03] the talk about how this
[1:56:05] ordinance is compassionate and
[1:56:07] so much has been done to be
[1:56:09] compassionate. We've added
[1:56:10] shelter beds, we've done this,
[1:56:12] we've done that. But if that's
[1:56:14] the case, if all this if all
[1:56:16] these items are in place, why
[1:56:17] is there a need to bring the
[1:56:19] arrest piece into it, the law
[1:56:21] enforcement piece into it? So I
[1:56:23] would urge you please do the
[1:56:25] actual compassionate thing and
[1:56:27] vote to withdraw this
[1:56:34] ordinance. Thank you. Good
[1:56:35] evening, MADAM Mayor. Good
[1:56:36] morning commissioners. My name
[1:56:38] is amanda de santa with a
[1:56:40] business address of 19 west
[1:56:43] flagler street, miami 33130 and
[1:56:45] I am here today to speak in
[1:56:47] support of the cottage housing
[1:56:49] amendment. I think too often
[1:56:50] when we talk about affordable
[1:56:52] housing we talk about large
[1:56:53] scale development which can
[1:56:56] take years to come online and
[1:56:58] we often forget to look around
[1:57:00] and see the small. So this
[1:57:02] amendment would allow for
[1:57:04] faster production of infill
[1:57:06] housing to help the alleviate
[1:57:09] the affordability crisis we are
[1:57:10] facing. The amendment would
[1:57:11] also allow for thoughtful
[1:57:13] preservation, preservation of
[1:57:16] neighborhood context as well as
[1:57:18] create small houses that would
[1:57:20] sit well on the lot and create
[1:57:22] a walkable, pleasant and more
[1:57:24] welcoming neighborhood
[1:57:26] landscape with rising costs of
[1:57:29] land. This amendment presents
[1:57:31] an alternative to overbuilding
[1:57:33] overcrowding and reduced green
[1:57:35] space. As an active developer
[1:57:37] who is building large scale
[1:57:39] affordable units as well as
[1:57:42] small scale infill units, I
[1:57:43] would welcome the ability to
[1:57:45] build cottages in the city of
[1:57:47] miami for affordable housing.
[1:57:51] Thank you. Good morning
[1:57:53] commissioners MADAM Mayor city
[1:57:55] manager my name is jeanette
[1:57:57] paulino and I'm at 3635
[1:57:59] northeast first avenue. I'm
[1:58:01] here on behalf of hope
[1:58:02] hydration to voice my support
[1:58:05] for the pilot initiative to
[1:58:06] provide hydro stations across
[1:58:08] the city. Now I'm a miami
[1:58:10] native and I've lived in many
[1:58:11] and worked in many different
[1:58:13] cities around the world and
[1:58:14] what I've learned from the
[1:58:15] cities that are leading the
[1:58:17] future are three things they
[1:58:20] think long term. They embrace
[1:58:21] partnerships with the private
[1:58:23] public and private sector that
[1:58:25] are innovative and different
[1:58:27] and they provide solutions that
[1:58:31] address multiple problems and
[1:58:32] challenges simultaneously for
[1:58:33] the community and the
[1:58:35] environment. Now these last few
[1:58:36] weeks I've been spending a lot
[1:58:38] of time in different city
[1:58:40] properties and parks to see
[1:58:41] where we can house some of
[1:58:42] these hydro stations. And I
[1:58:44] went to one of the parks the
[1:58:46] other day to test out the
[1:58:48] water. Some of the outdoor
[1:58:50] water fountains dispense
[1:58:54] extremely hot water. I actually
[1:58:56] was very curious and I took a
[1:58:58] thermometer and I measured the
[1:59:01] temperature of that water 97
[1:59:02] f
[1:59:05] 97. That's what some of our
[1:59:07] folks are drinking. And so
[1:59:09] these hydro stations have the
[1:59:11] opportunity to provide cold
[1:59:13] filtered water and make that
[1:59:14] better. They also have the
[1:59:16] opportunity to address some of
[1:59:18] the city goals, beat heat
[1:59:20] resilience by providing
[1:59:21] hydration and keeping people
[1:59:24] cool. They also are supporting
[1:59:26] the initiative to reduce
[1:59:29] plastic waste by encouraging
[1:59:31] people to use the refillable
[1:59:33] water bottles and this is going
[1:59:34] to generate revenue for the
[1:59:37] city through responsible brand
[1:59:38] partnerships. And I know
[1:59:40] everyone in this room would
[1:59:42] like for this not to cost the
[1:59:43] taxpayer anything and it
[1:59:46] doesn't. So with that being
[1:59:47] said I'd love to thank
[1:59:48] especially commissioner rosado,
[1:59:50] commissioner king and gabella
[1:59:52] for co-sponsoring this
[1:59:53] initiative. You all have the
[1:59:56] power to vote yes and make
[1:59:57] miami healthier, more resilient
[1:59:58] and forward thinking. Thank
[2:00:03] you. Thank you. Good morning
[2:00:09] everyone. I'm. My name is
[2:00:12] victoria and I live at 3170
[2:00:14] southwest eighth street. I'm
[2:00:17] part of the civil court team
[2:00:21] here today. I'm opposed to the
[2:00:24] sr4 as we could see is not
[2:00:26] doing anything putting people
[2:00:28] in prison for every little
[2:00:30] thing they'll come out they'll
[2:00:33] still homeless. They go in and
[2:00:35] out. Right now we're facing a
[2:00:38] position that we MAY be the
[2:00:42] next people homeless. I've been
[2:00:44] living at that trailer park for
[2:00:49] 25 years. The stability I ever
[2:00:55] had and although we have had
[2:01:01] some talks with commissioner
[2:01:04] rosado, we're still a far away
[2:01:07] from, you know, getting what we
[2:01:10] really need when they bought
[2:01:13] the trailer park in 2021, why
[2:01:15] they did not notify us that
[2:01:18] they were going to sell people
[2:01:19] continue to buy for large
[2:01:23] amounts of money $100,000,
[2:01:26] $60,000 plus the ones that were
[2:01:29] there already had invested to
[2:01:31] fix their places. Why did they
[2:01:34] not notify us then they come
[2:01:36] out of california with the high
[2:01:38] life and the deep pockets to
[2:01:43] step on the people here that
[2:01:45] don't have the same amount of
[2:01:49] money power very unfair. Please
[2:01:59] vote no as our form. Hi there
[2:02:01] I'm ashley lucio north east
[2:02:04] 90th street in el puerto. Um
[2:02:05] and I came here today
[2:02:07] originally to oppose page
[2:02:10] three. Um and after hearing
[2:02:12] chris rupp speak and others in
[2:02:15] favor of it um in the fact that
[2:02:17] it grants a permanent site for
[2:02:21] the dade heritage trust. Um I
[2:02:23] think that's a great thing for
[2:02:26] them. Um so I'm a bit on the
[2:02:28] fence now and I just want to
[2:02:29] read my original statement for
[2:02:31] your consideration and maybe
[2:02:34] what I'm asking is for a
[2:02:35] broader public hearing about
[2:02:38] this, um and consideration of
[2:02:41] delaying it in in favor of
[2:02:43] ensuring that if this building
[2:02:46] is relocated it can be done so
[2:02:48] in a way that does not damage
[2:02:50] it. Um and we don't lose kind
[2:02:52] of the the historical or
[2:02:54] environmental fabric that um
[2:02:56] small footprint that now exists
[2:02:58] in brickell. So I'll read my
[2:02:59] original statement and try to
[2:03:00] stay under two minutes or I
[2:03:03] will. Okay. So um dade heritage
[2:03:06] trust uh, and the former office
[2:03:07] of doctor james jackson,
[2:03:09] miami's first physician is a
[2:03:11] role model for historians and
[2:03:12] preservationists throughout our
[2:03:14] city. And this peaceful and
[2:03:16] beautiful little cottage set
[2:03:17] off to the side of chaotic
[2:03:20] brickell is a monument to the
[2:03:22] success of their efforts to see
[2:03:25] it moved would be a significant
[2:03:26] marker that local
[2:03:28] preservationists have lost the
[2:03:30] war against development over
[2:03:32] what remains of our most
[2:03:33] historic spaces and the
[2:03:36] original miami and we
[2:03:38] desperately need this not to
[2:03:40] happen right now because we're
[2:03:42] being overtaken by developers
[2:03:43] who only see progress as
[2:03:45] concrete, glass and
[2:03:48] displacement. They say history
[2:03:50] rhymes and here we are again
[2:03:52] where miami officials just like
[2:03:53] joe carollo are weighing
[2:03:56] relocation of a historical
[2:03:57] treasure in favor of
[2:03:59] development the miami circle a
[2:04:02] tequesta ruin which is the
[2:04:03] oldest permanent settlement on
[2:04:05] the east coast, was almost lost
[2:04:07] to a tower had it not been
[2:04:09] purchased by the state thanks
[2:04:10] to the initial injunction
[2:04:12] filed. Oh sorry no no thank
[2:04:15] you. We it's hard you were
[2:04:17] reading your two minutes but it
[2:04:19] was actually very nice to for
[2:04:21] all of you that are here at
[2:04:22] public comment to hear that
[2:04:23] you're not only are we
[2:04:24] listening but your neighbors
[2:04:26] are listening too and sometimes
[2:04:27] it does open our minds a little
[2:04:29] bit. So thanks so much for
[2:04:30] being here and sharing that
[2:04:31] with us. Actually it was very
[2:04:33] insightful. Thank you. Okay. Go
[2:04:36] ahead. Hi my name is mariana
[2:04:39] ochoa. I am a neighbor of the
[2:04:42] silver court residents and uh,
[2:04:44] ralph rosado, you are my
[2:04:46] commissioner. Um, good morning
[2:04:48] to the commissioners. I and
[2:04:50] major higgins. Um, I'm here
[2:04:53] today to ask you to vote no on
[2:04:55] sr four, which would make it
[2:04:57] easier to arrest people for
[2:04:59] simply not having a place to
[2:05:01] sleep to arrest people without
[2:05:04] even issuing a warning first is
[2:05:06] beyond harmful, unbelievably
[2:05:09] inhumane and needlessly
[2:05:11] expensive for this city. I'm
[2:05:13] also here in support of the
[2:05:14] residents of silver court
[2:05:16] trailer park who are seeking to
[2:05:18] meet with their commissioner
[2:05:22] commissioner rosado. Um it face
[2:05:24] to face at silver court where
[2:05:27] we meet wednesdays and sundays.
[2:05:29] In MARCH, silver court
[2:05:31] residents received a surprise
[2:05:33] eviction and were told that
[2:05:36] they had to be out by
[2:05:37] SEPTEMBER. Since then residents
[2:05:40] have joined together to fight
[2:05:43] displacement. They have an hoa.
[2:05:44] i've had the pleasure of
[2:05:46] speaking to the residents and
[2:05:48] hearing their stories. We're
[2:05:50] missing you rosado, because I
[2:05:52] as a neighbor to the community
[2:05:53] I'm there every wednesday and
[2:05:55] sunday. I haven't seen you but
[2:05:56] I know you've been invited
[2:05:59] multiple times. Um families
[2:06:01] have grown up in this trailer
[2:06:04] park and are now home. The
[2:06:07] homeowners are being offered
[2:06:09] $10,000 to leave the trailer
[2:06:11] park and their community while
[2:06:14] when we are all well aware of
[2:06:16] the rising housing costs in
[2:06:19] this city, um their trailers
[2:06:21] are cemented to the ground. Uh,
[2:06:24] they rent the land and so when
[2:06:25] they leave the land they have
[2:06:26] to leave their trailers that
[2:06:27] they have spent their their
[2:06:29] life savings on. There's people
[2:06:31] that are have been there for
[2:06:33] over 20 years. There's a 90
[2:06:34] year old resident there who
[2:06:36] lives on her own. Uh,
[2:06:38] homeowners are fighting for
[2:06:39] more time. Thank you, thank
[2:06:44] you. Appreciate you being here.
[2:06:45] Good morning commissioners.
[2:06:48] Good morning mayor. Uh, my name
[2:06:49] is antonio perez. I'm a member
[2:06:51] of dsa and I'm standing in
[2:06:52] solidarity with the silver
[2:06:54] court residents united. Um
[2:06:56] we're here to petition the city
[2:06:59] against ordinance 419457 sr
[2:07:01] four uh as it currently stands,
[2:07:03] miami is one of the most
[2:07:04] expensive housing markets in
[2:07:06] the country. Um, one that
[2:07:08] doesn't need to be that way
[2:07:10] might I add. Um and people
[2:07:11] can't afford rent sometimes
[2:07:13] with two jobs let alone even
[2:07:17] one. Um every day prices rise
[2:07:19] and more and more families are
[2:07:21] priced out of their homes that
[2:07:22] they've had for years,
[2:07:24] sometimes decades. This in
[2:07:26] combination with poor social
[2:07:27] safety nets and social
[2:07:28] infrastructure results in many
[2:07:30] in the city being unhoused. And
[2:07:31] this ordinance would further
[2:07:33] criminalize not having anywhere
[2:07:34] to sleep. The ordinance
[2:07:36] eliminates the current 24 hour
[2:07:38] written warning the bare
[2:07:40] minimum to allow a person
[2:07:41] breathing room to get connected
[2:07:43] with social workers or shelters
[2:07:45] or find a place to stay in
[2:07:46] general um before being
[2:07:48] punished by law enforcement
[2:07:50] replacing with undefined quote
[2:07:52] unquote reasonable amount of
[2:07:53] time which can literally mean
[2:07:55] anything depending on the
[2:07:56] officer. Additionally, it
[2:07:57] eliminates the officer's
[2:07:59] discretion to hand out fines or
[2:08:01] arrests and instead makes it
[2:08:03] mandatory that discretion is
[2:08:04] what allows an officer to
[2:08:05] choose whether they approach
[2:08:07] the situation as helping
[2:08:10] someone who needs that help
[2:08:11] versus just closing another
[2:08:13] case. All of a sudden police
[2:08:15] encounters become a lot more
[2:08:16] volatile and unpredictable and
[2:08:18] that's not to anyone in the
[2:08:21] public's benefit resident or
[2:08:23] officer alike. Um, not for our
[2:08:25] safety or for the taxpayer's
[2:08:27] wallet. The ordinance does
[2:08:29] nothing to solve the actual
[2:08:31] persons unhoused situation and
[2:08:33] if anything simply exacerbates
[2:08:34] it by putting more financial
[2:08:37] and physical strain for simply
[2:08:38] existing. Therefore, we
[2:08:40] struggle to find a clear
[2:08:42] example of a more fiscally and
[2:08:43] morally irresponsible
[2:08:45] legislation and we call on the
[2:08:47] city to miami to reject
[2:08:51] ordinance 1947. Thank you. Good
[2:08:53] morning commissioners mayor. My
[2:08:55] name is daniel mendoza. 2419
[2:08:58] northwest 11th street 21 d I'm
[2:08:59] here with dsa and the silver
[2:09:00] court residents and I'm here to
[2:09:02] speak out against sr four. We
[2:09:04] can start with the obvious
[2:09:05] cruelty of jailing a person who
[2:09:07] is so poor they have to sleep
[2:09:09] in makeshift housing in one of
[2:09:10] the rainiest, most humid and
[2:09:12] hottest cities in the united
[2:09:13] states. This cruelty will
[2:09:15] create further distrust between
[2:09:17] the unhoused and police as
[2:09:19] first responders police who
[2:09:21] arrived to a medical emergency
[2:09:23] for an unhoused person MAY end
[2:09:24] up neglecting that person's
[2:09:25] ailment and instead incarcerate
[2:09:28] them for the crime of existing.
[2:09:29] This ordinance is not only
[2:09:31] cruel and immoral but it is
[2:09:33] simply bad policy. According to
[2:09:35] the seattle school of law, each
[2:09:37] jailed on house person cost the
[2:09:41] taxpayer $80,000 a year.
[2:09:43] Incarceration does not end
[2:09:44] homelessness. It actually
[2:09:45] increases the likelihood of
[2:09:47] homelessness which in turn
[2:09:49] increases rates of recidivism.
[2:09:52] With average rents in miami
[2:09:54] exceeding $3,000 a month in the
[2:09:55] midst of a cost of living
[2:09:57] crisis, many housed people are
[2:09:58] one accident, one missed
[2:10:00] paycheck or one divorce away
[2:10:02] from homelessness. Are we
[2:10:04] really so eager to jail our
[2:10:05] veterans, grandparents, parents
[2:10:08] and children for their poverty?
[2:10:10] I encourage the commission to
[2:10:11] consider programs such as
[2:10:13] housing first that have shown
[2:10:14] to reduce homelessness in ways
[2:10:15] that are not only humane but
[2:10:17] also save money. A 2009 study
[2:10:19] by the american medical
[2:10:21] association found that housing
[2:10:23] first policies saved 2.5 k per
[2:10:25] person per year more compared
[2:10:27] to traditional city shelters.
[2:10:29] Los angeles saved $80,000 a
[2:10:31] year by permanently housing
[2:10:33] just for chronically unhoused
[2:10:35] people. In conclusion, this sr
[2:10:37] does not solve homelessness it
[2:10:39] is expensive and we pay for it
[2:10:40] with our tax money, the lives
[2:10:41] of the unhoused and the
[2:10:43] goodwill of our city as the
[2:10:44] governing body of this city you
[2:10:45] have a responsibility to take
[2:10:47] care of its people, not to
[2:10:48] punish them for the ways the
[2:10:49] city has already failed them.
[2:10:51] Throwing them in jail does not
[2:10:52] meet that responsibility. It
[2:10:54] evades it. Love thy neighbor.
[2:10:56] Vote no on sr four. Thank you
[2:11:00] very much. Good morning
[2:11:04] commissioner mayor higgins. My
[2:11:06] name is saturn fay. I'm also a
[2:11:08] candidate in house district
[2:11:10] 109. I'm your neighbor. I live
[2:11:13] at 1476 northwest 57th street
[2:11:15] miami, florida 33142. I'm
[2:11:18] asking that you vote no on sr
[2:11:21] four as an inhumane response to
[2:11:22] homelessness and the city of
[2:11:23] miami should not rely on
[2:11:25] criminalization displacement as
[2:11:28] a substitute for real solutions
[2:11:29] communities like liberty square
[2:11:31] now unfortunately parks like
[2:11:33] silvercorp my comrades back
[2:11:35] here from dsa are at risk of
[2:11:38] being displaced, rising housing
[2:11:40] costs, limited access to living
[2:11:41] wage jobs with approximately
[2:11:43] 50% 56% of miami-dade
[2:11:46] households living below the
[2:11:48] alice which is asset limited,
[2:11:49] income constrained and
[2:11:52] employed. Many families are the
[2:11:54] only are only one emergency
[2:11:55] away from homelessness. The
[2:11:57] city should invest in
[2:11:58] affordable supportive housing,
[2:11:59] rental assistance, mental
[2:12:01] health services along with
[2:12:03] advocating for living wage
[2:12:04] jobs, not punishing people
[2:12:06] simply because they have
[2:12:08] nowhere else to go is inhumane
[2:12:10] and I am asking that you please
[2:12:21] vote no on sr four. Thank you.
[2:12:24] Good morning major. Um my name
[2:12:27] is elliot leyba. I'm a retired
[2:12:30] employee of the city of miami.
[2:12:33] I came six months ago looking
[2:12:35] for your help through your
[2:12:38] staff also with commissioner
[2:12:40] rosado staff and code
[2:12:42] enforcement supervisor ricardo
[2:12:44] franco staff and I was
[2:12:46] rejected. I was trying to avoid
[2:12:48] this land eviction that we're
[2:12:50] facing at silver court trailer
[2:12:53] park. I also reached out to
[2:12:55] commissioner of ethics and
[2:12:56] florida state attorney general
[2:12:59] because of this city of miami
[2:13:01] rejection, a city where I grew
[2:13:03] up also foster care programs
[2:13:06] within the city of miami. So I
[2:13:08] love my city and I've been 20
[2:13:10] years living in this trailer
[2:13:12] park also while working for the
[2:13:13] city of miami and I didn't know
[2:13:15] that we were going to be facing
[2:13:17] this today and I came out
[2:13:19] looking for help to my city and
[2:13:21] I was rejected. So I'm asking
[2:13:23] you to please give us some kind
[2:13:25] of help in this. Uh you know,
[2:13:30] I'm nervous land eviction and
[2:13:33] to stop the homeless arresting
[2:13:36] and we don't have we don't even
[2:13:38] have in our house. MR. Rosado
[2:13:40] promised to give us on our toes
[2:13:42] at night and there's no
[2:13:45] supervision. I appreciate your
[2:13:50] help. Thank you so much. And
[2:13:52] the only person that helped me
[2:13:54] was chief raul ramos from the
[2:13:56] building department. He knows
[2:14:00] me personally. Thank you. Thank
[2:14:01] you very much. Thank you so
[2:14:02] much.
[2:14:04] >> good morning. Commissioner
[2:14:06] higgins. Uh, excuse me, I
[2:14:08] apologize, mayor higgins. Mayor
[2:14:10] long. Too long. Too long. Young
[2:14:14] lady. Mayor higgins, uh, former
[2:14:17] chair christine king and, uh,
[2:14:19] chair commissioners horacio
[2:14:21] stuart aguirre here today as
[2:14:23] CHAIRMAN Of the miami river
[2:14:24] commission, a state agency
[2:14:26] tasked with the oversight of
[2:14:28] the miami river. We're here in
[2:14:30] support of various items pc
[2:14:33] four and sr seven. The river
[2:14:34] commission strongly recommends
[2:14:36] including the miami river
[2:14:37] greenway in the open space
[2:14:39] trust fund subject to the
[2:14:41] following three conditions.
[2:14:42] First of all that you increase
[2:14:44] the cost for a developer to buy
[2:14:46] the additional height. Second,
[2:14:48] that funds collected from
[2:14:49] developments or from subject
[2:14:51] properties be used specifically
[2:14:53] for the adjacent greenways
[2:14:56] where the money will be used to
[2:14:58] the areas benefit that is most
[2:15:00] affected and thirdly that the
[2:15:03] available incentives in no way
[2:15:05] displace or disrupt marine
[2:15:08] industrial uses. With respect
[2:15:10] to our re seven the river
[2:15:11] commission strongly supports
[2:15:13] commissioner corona's efforts
[2:15:16] to improve jose marti park, one
[2:15:18] of the most important parks on
[2:15:21] the banks of the miami river on
[2:15:22] the south shore. Highly used,
[2:15:24] highly enjoyed and much
[2:15:26] supported by the adjacent
[2:15:28] community with respect to ph
[2:15:30] six, river commission supports
[2:15:32] commissioner gabriela's efforts
[2:15:34] to create the allapattah cra.
[2:15:36] Commissioner we truly believe
[2:15:38] that the creation of an
[2:15:39] allapattah cra would greatly
[2:15:42] enhance the river district. We
[2:15:44] support outdoor dining with no
[2:15:47] reduction to the riverwalk and
[2:15:49] we request that that continue
[2:15:51] to require a warrant to all of
[2:15:53] you. Thank you for your
[2:15:58] support. Thank you. Good
[2:16:00] morning, honorable
[2:16:02] commissioners. MISTER City
[2:16:04] attorney, MISTER Manager and
[2:16:07] MADAM Mayor. My name is louis
[2:16:09] marshall, vice PRESIDENT Of the
[2:16:10] miami association of
[2:16:12] firefighters local 587 located
[2:16:15] at 2980 northwest south river
[2:16:17] drive. I'm here to read a
[2:16:19] statement on behalf of our
[2:16:20] PRESIDENT Alex cardenas, who is
[2:16:22] out of town and unable to join
[2:16:25] us today to speak on our e 12.
[2:16:28] The statement reads as follows
[2:16:31] honorable commissioners rt 12
[2:16:33] underscores the gravity of our
[2:16:36] current situation. The
[2:16:37] resolution would greatly assist
[2:16:39] the department in returning our
[2:16:41] dilapidated stations into
[2:16:42] workplaces that can further
[2:16:45] facilitate the ability of our
[2:16:47] firefighters and paramedics to
[2:16:48] continue carrying out our
[2:16:51] mission. I cannot stress that
[2:16:54] point enough. Rt 12 shows the
[2:16:57] brave men and women of our fire
[2:16:58] department that the city
[2:17:00] acknowledges the need to
[2:17:02] swiftly act and efficiently,
[2:17:05] efficiently to address the
[2:17:07] effects of deferred maintenance
[2:17:09] so that our members can focus
[2:17:11] on saving lives and protecting
[2:17:13] property while giving them
[2:17:14] respectable and appropriate
[2:17:16] working conditions to operate
[2:17:19] from. I would like to
[2:17:20] personally thank commissioner
[2:17:22] pardo for sponsoring this
[2:17:24] resolution and commissioner
[2:17:27] king for co-sponsoring. As I've
[2:17:29] mentioned before, let's pull
[2:17:31] off. Let's put away the
[2:17:33] band-aids and patches and
[2:17:35] approve the real solution to
[2:17:37] this ever growing problem. The
[2:17:39] need was yesterday but the
[2:17:40] moment to act is today. We
[2:17:42] cannot risk allowing these
[2:17:44] subpar working conditions to
[2:17:46] persist. Commissioners, I
[2:17:48] strongly urge your full support
[2:17:50] and unanimous unanimous consent
[2:17:54] on re12. It's a win win for the
[2:17:55] citizens and our firefighter
[2:17:57] paramedics just like our
[2:17:59] citizens deserve nothing but
[2:18:01] the gold standard when it comes
[2:18:02] to expecting top notch
[2:18:04] emergency response.
[2:18:05] >> thank you very much.
[2:18:06] Appreciate it. Thank you.
[2:18:08] >> good morning, MADAM Mayor
[2:18:09] and commissioners thank you for
[2:18:10] the opportunity. My name is
[2:18:12] francois. He is with offices at
[2:18:14] 333 northeast 23rd street and
[2:18:15] I'm here on behalf of new
[2:18:16] tradition media and independent
[2:18:17] out-of-home advertising company
[2:18:19] and a blackstone portfolio
[2:18:21] company. When I addressed the
[2:18:22] commission in JANUARY reference
[2:18:24] item fr5I raised concerns
[2:18:26] regarding the policy design,
[2:18:27] enforcement and long term
[2:18:28] impact of advertising on
[2:18:30] construction fencing. Those
[2:18:31] concerns remain important,
[2:18:33] particularly the need for
[2:18:34] appropriate design standards,
[2:18:35] maintenance requirements and
[2:18:37] effective oversight. Today,
[2:18:38] however, I'm not asking the
[2:18:40] commission to reject the pilot
[2:18:41] program. I'm asking that it be
[2:18:43] structured fairly and that all
[2:18:44] qualified companies be allowed
[2:18:47] to participate. Item fr5
[2:18:49] designates the astros the only
[2:18:50] eligible operator even though
[2:18:51] construction fencing
[2:18:54] advertising is unique nor
[2:18:56] proprietary. It is a part of
[2:18:57] the broader portfolio of
[2:18:58] services offered by new
[2:19:00] tradition and other experienced
[2:19:01] out-of-home advertising
[2:19:02] companies. Many of these
[2:19:04] companies are already in
[2:19:05] partner with the city through
[2:19:06] its mural program, billboard
[2:19:08] settlements and other outdoor
[2:19:10] advertising activities. They
[2:19:11] understand the miami market and
[2:19:13] have established experience in
[2:19:14] advertising sales permitting,
[2:19:16] installation, maintenance,
[2:19:17] regulatory compliance and
[2:19:18] working with national and local
[2:19:20] advertisers. If the city wants
[2:19:22] this pilot to succeed, generate
[2:19:24] meaningful revenue and maintain
[2:19:25] appropriate standards it should
[2:19:27] welcome participation from all
[2:19:28] qualified operators.
[2:19:30] Competition will provide the
[2:19:31] city with stronger financial
[2:19:32] terms, greater accountability
[2:19:34] and access to a broader
[2:19:35] advertising base. I
[2:19:36] respectfully ask this
[2:19:38] commission to amend this item
[2:19:40] by establishing a transparent
[2:19:41] qualification process open to
[2:19:43] every company that satisfies
[2:19:45] the city's objective standards.
[2:19:51] Thank you. Good morning. Good
[2:19:53] morning. My name is emily
[2:19:54] valladares. Good morning. I
[2:19:56] want to move the mic down a
[2:19:59] little. Sorry.
[2:20:00] >> oh no.
[2:20:02] >> now we hear you well. All
[2:20:04] right. Good morning. My name is
[2:20:06] emily valladares and my address
[2:20:10] is 2727 northwest 17th terrace.
[2:20:12] Homeowners are fighting for
[2:20:14] more time and more money to
[2:20:15] have an opportunity to to make
[2:20:18] in their city. I'm here to ask
[2:20:19] commissioner rosenthal to meet
[2:20:20] with families of silver court
[2:20:22] and support their incredible
[2:20:23] fight from displacement.
[2:20:25] Residents have invested their
[2:20:28] life savings in their homes and
[2:20:30] they know that what they're
[2:20:32] being offered will not allow
[2:20:33] them to successfully,
[2:20:34] successfully move on with
[2:20:36] dignity. If this ordinance goes
[2:20:38] through, residents of silver
[2:20:40] court are displaced. They are
[2:20:42] in danger of being arrested for
[2:20:43] not having a place to sleep.
[2:20:45] I've lived here all my life. I
[2:20:47] was born and raised here in
[2:20:50] miami. I watched um people in
[2:20:54] retirement. [Laughter] Work
[2:20:56] very hard and still lose our
[2:20:58] homes. I don't want to watch my
[2:21:00] grandparents, aunts and uncles
[2:21:02] [Laughter] Lose their place
[2:21:04] here in miami because I don't
[2:21:06] have the power to help them.
[2:21:10] But you do. So please I don't
[2:21:12] want to watch my elderly be
[2:21:15] homeless. Thank you for.
[2:21:24] >> hello my name is grimsley
[2:21:27] makhov 6335 southwest one tenth
[2:21:29] street. I'm speaking on behalf
[2:21:30] of the villagers regarding ph
[2:21:33] three. We believe that rushing
[2:21:34] the sale with less than seven
[2:21:36] days notice does not allow for
[2:21:38] adequate time for meaningful
[2:21:40] discussion or community input.
[2:21:42] Such a compressed timeline
[2:21:44] should raise serious concerns
[2:21:45] about the integrity of the
[2:21:48] process. We request the city of
[2:21:50] miami commission to postpone
[2:21:51] this item until after a
[2:21:53] thorough public hearing that
[2:21:54] allows the opportunity to
[2:21:56] understand more details about
[2:21:57] the plans for this community
[2:22:04] treasure. Thank you. Good
[2:22:05] morning commissioners. My name
[2:22:07] is adela skier 4343 west
[2:22:08] flagler street. I'm with the
[2:22:10] aclu of florida speaking on re
[2:22:11] three. Appreciate the
[2:22:12] commission's recognition that
[2:22:14] keeping cities safe requires a
[2:22:16] holistic community approach.
[2:22:17] Unfortunately the reality is
[2:22:19] that is not possible so long as
[2:22:21] the city has a 287 agreement
[2:22:23] with ice commissioner king.
[2:22:24] Thank you so much for bringing
[2:22:25] forward that discussion item
[2:22:26] last month. It was really
[2:22:28] appreciated as well as mayor
[2:22:30] higgins damian, commissioner
[2:22:32] pardo, commissioner king, your
[2:22:33] continued opposition to this
[2:22:34] agreement and commissioner
[2:22:36] escalona it was really
[2:22:38] appreciated how you talked
[2:22:40] about how this issue has
[2:22:41] affected you and your family
[2:22:43] and commissioner named it
[2:22:44] perfectly when he stated the
[2:22:46] fear that this agreement has
[2:22:48] created in our communities. Um
[2:22:50] and so I just wanted to raise
[2:22:52] since there were questions last
[2:22:53] month about whether the city
[2:22:54] could lawfully exit this
[2:22:55] agreement, it is totally within
[2:22:57] the city's rights to do so.
[2:22:59] State law does not require
[2:23:01] cities to enter these
[2:23:02] agreements, nor does it
[2:23:04] preclude cities from exiting
[2:23:06] these agreements. And we can
[2:23:08] cite that those statutes. We
[2:23:09] really hope to meet with each
[2:23:10] and every one of you to discuss
[2:23:12] the city's options for exiting
[2:23:13] this agreement. Uh, and
[2:23:15] appreciate your time. As we've
[2:23:16] seen across the country, ice is
[2:23:17] acting lawlessly and
[2:23:20] endangering and ending human
[2:23:21] lives. So this truly is an
[2:23:23] issue of public safety. Thank
[2:23:26] you. Come on.
[2:23:28] >> line up closer to the podium
[2:23:30] folks so I know who's in line
[2:23:32] and versus who's just standing
[2:23:33] up. Thank you. Go ahead. Good
[2:23:38] morning everyone. Um I was
[2:23:41] trying. To sr sr. For where.
[2:23:42] >> does. It say that we're.
[2:23:44] Going to arrest people um and
[2:23:47] be hostile to people. We have a
[2:23:49] problem with our sidewalks and
[2:23:53] our parks. We don't want
[2:23:55] signage. We don't want
[2:23:56] construction blocking our
[2:23:58] sidewalks. Downtown's having a
[2:24:00] problem with homeless. The
[2:24:03] grove has homeless. MISS King's
[2:24:05] district has homeless. We need
[2:24:06] to do something about it.
[2:24:08] Nobody's. I don't see anywhere
[2:24:09] where we're talking about
[2:24:11] arresting people. When I read
[2:24:12] the ordinance it talks about
[2:24:14] teaching people skills and
[2:24:16] having them learn how to do
[2:24:19] things. We have restaurants
[2:24:21] closing all over the city and
[2:24:22] the county because it's slow
[2:24:25] season. Um these issues are
[2:24:28] hurting businesses. Um I don't
[2:24:30] see anything wrong with ph
[2:24:31] three and dade heritage trust
[2:24:33] being on board with moving that
[2:24:35] house. It's unusual for them to
[2:24:37] be so so willing to work with
[2:24:39] us so quickly. So I don't have
[2:24:42] a problem with that. Rt 16 the
[2:24:45] task force um we do have a
[2:24:48] problem a serious problem and
[2:24:50] um I don't know how many of you
[2:24:52] all are aware of this and thank
[2:24:54] you for bringing up the 287 g
[2:24:58] on JANUARY 18th, 2025. I live
[2:24:59] in the last block of coconut
[2:25:02] grove, coral gables police had
[2:25:05] detained a van that had the
[2:25:08] windows boarded over with 12
[2:25:10] chinese immigrants who were
[2:25:11] brought here illegally who were
[2:25:14] coming up the ramp in a gated
[2:25:16] neighborhood on old cutler. Ten
[2:25:17] days later they got another van
[2:25:19] and by the way, city of miami
[2:25:21] police were not called in. I
[2:25:23] was blocked in my neighborhood.
[2:25:24] I contacted chief morales.
[2:25:26] Chief morales was out of town.
[2:25:28] They never contacted city of
[2:25:30] miami. It was miami dade
[2:25:31] county. It was homeland
[2:25:33] security and it was coral
[2:25:34] gables police. City of miami
[2:25:36] police were not even engaged in
[2:25:37] any of this. This went on
[2:25:39] twice. At the end of my street.
[2:25:41] Thank you so much. Thank you.
[2:25:42] We also missed your name and
[2:25:43] address for the record. Kathy
[2:25:45] park suarez, 4035 battersea
[2:25:48] road, miami. 33133. Thank you,
[2:25:50] MR. Trainer. I see you there.
[2:25:52] Are you here for public
[2:25:56] comment? Would you like to
[2:25:57] speak on one of the items?
[2:26:01] Monte we. We do. Um
[2:26:03] commissioner we thought we had
[2:26:04] more time later when the item
[2:26:06] was going to be discussed but.
[2:26:10] This item all of the items it's
[2:26:12] a public comment on all items
[2:26:14] now so each speaker has two
[2:26:15] minutes but. We if our five can
[2:26:17] we speak at that time? Uh no
[2:26:19] we're taking all comments on
[2:26:21] all items. MADAM Mayor. Thank
[2:26:21] you.
[2:26:23] >> and everyone has two you
[2:26:24] have two minutes. Thank you.
[2:26:25] MADAM Mayor commissioners
[2:26:28] rosario kennedy with offices at
[2:26:30] 2645 south bayshore drive here
[2:26:32] today on the graffiti abatement
[2:26:34] program. For the past nine
[2:26:36] years we've worked thoroughly
[2:26:38] through countless meetings and
[2:26:40] legal issues. We started at the
[2:26:42] county where we had to create a
[2:26:44] pathway for the city to opt out
[2:26:46] of the pilot of the county sign
[2:26:48] code. Once that ordinance was
[2:26:50] approved by the board of county
[2:26:52] commissioners, then we came
[2:26:54] back to the city and worked
[2:26:56] with the commission. At the
[2:26:58] time we actually worked through
[2:27:00] two administrations mayor
[2:27:04] regalado and uh suarez to get
[2:27:08] this approved. Um because the
[2:27:09] program was conceived and
[2:27:11] developed by a client client
[2:27:13] over the past nine years, we
[2:27:15] respectfully request that it be
[2:27:17] implemented as a one year pilot
[2:27:19] program so that we can
[2:27:21] demonstrate its value and then
[2:27:22] let the results speak for
[2:27:25] themselves. Um, we are here
[2:27:28] today one second one second
[2:27:31] because I'm not we're here
[2:27:33] today proposing a one year
[2:27:35] pilot program that can make a
[2:27:37] meaningful difference in the
[2:27:38] appearance, safety and vibrancy
[2:27:41] of our city. It is called the
[2:27:43] graffiti abatement program or
[2:27:46] gap because the program was
[2:27:47] conceived we're asking for the
[2:27:49] two minute two for the um for
[2:27:52] the pilot program. The goal of
[2:27:54] the graffiti abatement program
[2:27:56] is simple it helps eliminate
[2:27:58] graffiti on construction
[2:28:00] fences. It improves the
[2:28:01] appearance of neighborhoods and
[2:28:03] addresses the safety concerns
[2:28:05] that come with neglected
[2:28:07] construction sites. Let's face
[2:28:09] it we all recognize that
[2:28:10] construction fences are
[2:28:13] necessary to our city's growth.
[2:28:14] Unfortunately, they often
[2:28:16] become unsightly canvases for
[2:28:17] graffiti. They accumulate trash
[2:28:19] and detract from the character
[2:28:21] and pride of our neighborhoods
[2:28:23] unless they are properly
[2:28:24] maintained, they create an
[2:28:26] environment that invites
[2:28:28] vandalism, illegal dumping.
[2:28:30] >> and if the. Thank you and
[2:28:31] the commission has questions
[2:28:33] during the item should they
[2:28:35] decide on first reading? Yes
[2:28:37] also thank you. Thank you. With
[2:28:39] us is monty trainer who drove
[2:28:41] through downtown with me one
[2:28:43] day and asked me to get
[2:28:44] involved in the program.
[2:28:44] Wonderful.
[2:28:46] >> thanks, monty. We're happy
[2:28:49] to see you. All right, let's go
[2:29:05] ahead here. Sure. Go ahead.
[2:29:06] Unaccustomed as I am to public
[2:29:09] speaking, I would like to say a
[2:29:10] few words to the audience and
[2:29:13] to the especially to the
[2:29:15] commission and our new
[2:29:17] commissioners. Uh, nice to see
[2:29:20] you. Rolando. Ralph, nice to
[2:29:22] see you. It's nice I haven't
[2:29:24] had a chance to speak to to the
[2:29:26] new commission yet, but it's
[2:29:28] nice and it's always nice to
[2:29:31] see our CHAIRMAN And all our
[2:29:33] all our commissioners that we
[2:29:35] have that have done so much for
[2:29:38] the city. But let me tell you I
[2:29:42] just I just left a rehab center
[2:29:45] and I came down here to speak
[2:29:50] and uh it to see what I've seen
[2:29:54] in the city. I think it's it's
[2:29:56] a blight with the new
[2:29:57] construction that's going on
[2:30:00] and everything is going going
[2:30:03] all all all all over the city
[2:30:04] where there's construction,
[2:30:07] there's all this blight and I
[2:30:08] wish there's something we could
[2:30:11] do about it and I know there is
[2:30:13] there's a pilot program going
[2:30:15] on that rosario kennedy has
[2:30:18] started and I think it's got
[2:30:20] started and if we can get it if
[2:30:22] we can get it going it would be
[2:30:27] nice. It'd be be a pleasant
[2:30:29] surprise if we could if I could
[2:30:33] come back out and and and no
[2:30:37] more no more blight. But anyway
[2:30:38] we have some blight some
[2:30:41] pictures for you and I don't
[2:30:43] want to I don't want to be too
[2:30:45] much but uh it's it's a it's a
[2:30:47] terrible sight and all the
[2:30:49] stuff that's going on downtown
[2:30:51] when I'd like to see it cleaned
[2:30:54] up a little bit and uh, welcome
[2:30:57] welcome to the welcome to the
[2:30:58] dais. I think you guys are
[2:31:02] going to make a nice uh, it's
[2:31:04] going to be a nice creation for
[2:31:07] us and I want to show you the
[2:31:10] pictures. Who was that you.
[2:31:13] Christine? Was that you? Did
[2:31:15] you did you mayor. [Laughter]
[2:31:17] He heard the bell. He heard
[2:31:21] the. Who hit the buzzer? It's
[2:31:22] our clerk. We have to blame
[2:31:25] you, todd, [Laughter] Listen.
[2:31:27] You promised me you [Applause]
[2:31:29] Never again a buzzer. No, I
[2:31:31] would not. It wasn't me. Was it
[2:31:35] you, todd? No. Monte it is. It
[2:31:37] is great to see you and
[2:31:38] commissioner kennedy here
[2:31:40] today. I'm so glad you're out
[2:31:43] of rehab too. And thank you and
[2:31:45] welcome. Nice to have you. And
[2:31:46] they're going to have a little
[2:31:49] picture taken here. Excellent.
[2:31:56] >> all right to do we want to
[2:31:57] go to this podium and do you
[2:31:59] want to speak you've been
[2:32:01] standing patiently okay go
[2:32:03] ahead please. Sorry. Thank you
[2:32:03] for your patience.
[2:32:05] >> no problem. Good morning,
[2:32:07] MADAM Mayor. MR. City manager
[2:32:09] and commissioners my name is
[2:32:11] christina henoko. I'm the
[2:32:14] co-founder and ceo of hope
[2:32:16] hydration. But before any of
[2:32:17] that I am a resident of miami
[2:32:19] and I am a committed citizen
[2:32:21] who believes that access to
[2:32:23] free clean drinking water is a
[2:32:27] human right. We live in one of
[2:32:28] the hottest cities in america.
[2:32:30] Every summer gets hotter every
[2:32:31] year we talk about more
[2:32:33] resilience, public health and
[2:32:35] climate adaptation but
[2:32:36] sometimes the best solutions
[2:32:38] are the simplest ones free
[2:32:40] water not bottled water not
[2:32:42] another expense for families
[2:32:44] just clean drinking water where
[2:32:46] people need it most. What makes
[2:32:47] hope different is that we're
[2:32:49] not using taxpayer dollars to
[2:32:51] fund it. Our advertising model
[2:32:52] allows us to provide this
[2:32:54] public service at no cost to
[2:32:56] the city while creating a new
[2:32:57] way to communicate with
[2:32:58] residents and visitors. We've
[2:33:01] heard concerns that no one
[2:33:02] wants more billboards neither
[2:33:04] do we. We didn't build an
[2:33:06] advertising company. We built a
[2:33:07] public hydration network that
[2:33:10] uses advertising to pay for
[2:33:11] itself and to reinvest revenue
[2:33:14] share into the community. Every
[2:33:15] advertisement helps provide
[2:33:17] another refill another person
[2:33:19] drinking free water in this
[2:33:21] community. That's the model. As
[2:33:23] someone who has spent the last
[2:33:24] several several years building
[2:33:26] this company here locally in
[2:33:28] miami, I truly believe our city
[2:33:30] has an opportunity to lead not
[2:33:32] just by preparing for hot
[2:33:34] summers but making sure every
[2:33:35] resident, every worker, every
[2:33:37] visitor has access to free
[2:33:39] drinking water. Let's set the
[2:33:40] standard for what a resilient
[2:33:41] forward thinking city looks
[2:33:43] like. I respectfully ask for
[2:33:45] your support and for the
[2:33:46] opportunity to take a
[2:33:48] meaningful step forward towards
[2:33:50] a future with free drinking
[2:33:53] water across miami. Thank you.
[2:33:56] All right, so you've got a lot
[2:33:58] of boards. I see three people
[2:34:00] do you want to present for all
[2:34:02] three or everyone's going to do
[2:34:03] two minutes. I'll give you a
[2:34:07] little extra time. Two minutes
[2:34:09] okay I'm just saying if one
[2:34:12] person. Yeah we just need to
[2:34:13] make sure that your every
[2:34:14] comment you make is on the
[2:34:15] microphone.
[2:34:15] >> I'm so sorry. Yeah.
[2:34:16] >> okay.
[2:34:20] >> good morning, MADAM Mayor.
[2:34:21] Honorable commissioners. Name
[2:34:23] and address for the record
[2:34:25] please. Thanks. John del mastro
[2:34:28] 1717 north bayshore drive.
[2:34:30] Thank you for allowing us to
[2:34:32] speak today. I stand before you
[2:34:34] with both a professional
[2:34:36] commitment and a personal one.
[2:34:37] Our company believes that every
[2:34:39] great city is remembered not
[2:34:41] only for its skyline, for its
[2:34:42] beauty and its public spaces.
[2:34:44] Buildings define a city but
[2:34:46] parks, streetscapes, gathering
[2:34:47] spaces and thoughtfully
[2:34:49] designed outdoor environments
[2:34:50] define the experience of living
[2:34:52] here we are a company that
[2:34:53] believes in community. We
[2:34:55] believe in beautification. Most
[2:34:56] important, we believe that
[2:34:57] every resident deserves to feel
[2:34:58] proud of the neighborhood they
[2:35:00] call home. This project is
[2:35:02] deeply, deeply personal for me.
[2:35:04] Miami especially edgewater
[2:35:06] formerly known as the omni, has
[2:35:07] been my second home for nearly
[2:35:09] 40 years. When we first moved
[2:35:10] to this neighborhood, we can
[2:35:11] only stay within the confines
[2:35:13] of our building and the
[2:35:14] adjacent hotel because the
[2:35:15] neighborhood was unsafe. When
[2:35:16] we first had an apartment here,
[2:35:18] I went for a run in the park
[2:35:19] next to our building. My father
[2:35:20] told me he was horrified and
[2:35:22] said you cannot go there. Just
[2:35:24] run over the venetian causeway.
[2:35:26] That dangerous park is now the
[2:35:29] amazing margaret pace park.
[2:35:30] Edgewater has become a
[2:35:31] thriving, beautiful, upscale,
[2:35:33] desirable neighborhood to live.
[2:35:34] thank you for commissioner
[2:35:36] pardo for your continued
[2:35:38] support. However, with all this
[2:35:39] amazing growth comes a lot of
[2:35:40] construction and unsightly
[2:35:42] construction sites. Ten years
[2:35:44] ago my father who sadly passed
[2:35:46] from covid in the very very
[2:35:47] beginning went to rosario with
[2:35:49] an idea that helps make not
[2:35:50] only our neighborhood but all
[2:35:52] of miami beautiful and safe
[2:35:53] while miami is building these
[2:35:55] amazing buildings. As you can
[2:35:57] see from these photos, these
[2:35:59] construction sites look awful
[2:36:00] and more important they are
[2:36:02] unsafe and have been issues for
[2:36:03] decades. Anyone can enter these
[2:36:04] dangerous sites. As you are
[2:36:06] aware people already entered
[2:36:09] where those giant arches are
[2:36:12] and graffiti them it is. They
[2:36:14] do not yet reflect the quality,
[2:36:16] beauty and pride this
[2:36:17] neighborhood deserves. Today I
[2:36:18] have the privilege of
[2:36:20] continuing something my father
[2:36:22] began his vision inspired me
[2:36:24] through my life completing this
[2:36:25] work. Thank you thank you.
[2:36:33] Appreciate it. Good morning
[2:36:36] MADAM Mayor and commissioners.
[2:36:37] My name is chris carr. My
[2:36:40] address is 1717 north bayshore
[2:36:43] drive in miami. I am the chief
[2:36:45] operating officer for del
[2:36:47] mastro outdoor and I know one
[2:36:48] of the issues and questions
[2:36:50] that have come up about the
[2:36:55] this gap program is the sole
[2:36:57] proprietorship for the one year
[2:36:59] term. Our goal is to make this
[2:37:02] process in one year which is a
[2:37:04] very limited time to operate
[2:37:06] and to for the city to be able
[2:37:08] to evaluate this program for
[2:37:10] what we believe will be a win
[2:37:12] win for not only for the city
[2:37:14] but the community and in which
[2:37:17] the construction sites, as you
[2:37:20] know, for decades has been an
[2:37:21] issue with the city of miami
[2:37:23] from a safety perspective, from
[2:37:26] a visual blight perspective and
[2:37:28] from the cleanliness or the or
[2:37:30] the lack of cleanliness that
[2:37:31] has been able to have been
[2:37:35] maintained by the city. A
[2:37:36] single operator for this one
[2:37:38] year provides the city with a
[2:37:41] very intimate, controlled
[2:37:43] measure of the success and the
[2:37:46] concerns that MAY happen during
[2:37:48] this year. So the program can
[2:37:50] be tweaked and then opened up
[2:37:52] to whatever competitors
[2:37:54] qualified competitors that
[2:37:57] there are uh, that want to
[2:38:05] participate in this program. As
[2:38:08] previously stated, we have been
[2:38:11] working with the county with
[2:38:13] multiple mayors and
[2:38:14] commissioners over the past
[2:38:17] nine plus years. We have
[2:38:18] committed a tremendous amount
[2:38:20] of resource for this. And I
[2:38:22] would ask the question for any
[2:38:24] of our competitors who are out
[2:38:27] there where were you? What were
[2:38:29] you doing? We invested the
[2:38:31] time, the effort and the
[2:38:32] determination to get this
[2:38:35] program to work with the city
[2:38:37] administrators as well as
[2:38:39] elected officials to come up
[2:38:42] with a ordinance. Thank you.
[2:38:44] That works. We appreciate it. I
[2:38:45] really appreciate. Your time
[2:38:47] and effort. Thank you for your
[2:38:50] vote. Is that everyone on this
[2:38:51] item or we have one more
[2:38:52] speaker I can't see with the
[2:38:55] sign so no you can leave them
[2:38:57] up. I just go ahead. Okay.
[2:38:59] >> we're signing it right now.
[2:39:02] Um, jennifer del mastro
[2:39:05] jennifer del mastro 1717 north
[2:39:07] bayshore drive miami florida
[2:39:09] 33132. Thank you guys for
[2:39:12] allowing us to speak. I come in
[2:39:14] very quickly just to add as uh
[2:39:16] my sister dawn had spoken
[2:39:19] before please mind the emotions
[2:39:22] okay? We have the privilege of
[2:39:24] continuing something our father
[2:39:26] began ten years ago. We were
[2:39:29] with him every step of the way.
[2:39:30] So what an honor and a
[2:39:32] privilege as a family it would
[2:39:34] be to take his vision and bring
[2:39:36] it to life. He thought of this
[2:39:38] a long time ago. His vision
[2:39:39] inspired us throughout our
[2:39:41] lives. Completing his work
[2:39:42] would mean more than any other
[2:39:44] project we've been on. It would
[2:39:45] be the fulfillment of a dream
[2:39:47] that began long before many of
[2:39:49] these buildings existed. We
[2:39:50] respectfully ask that you
[2:39:52] approval of del mastro outdoor
[2:39:54] to be the sole company to test
[2:39:56] this idea to make miami look
[2:39:58] beautiful while it continues to
[2:40:00] grow in the most desirable city
[2:40:02] to live. Thank you very much
[2:40:04] for considering our family.
[2:40:06] Please I apologize about my
[2:40:08] emotions but anyone who knows
[2:40:09] the del mastro's I'm the one
[2:40:11] that cries the most in the
[2:40:12] family. Anyway, thank you for
[2:40:14] your time. Thank you for
[2:40:16] coming. All right. [Laughter]
[2:40:18] Um, I have one last public
[2:40:20] speaker. All right. Welcome.
[2:40:22] Good morning, MADAM Mayor. City
[2:40:24] commission. My name is. Anabel
[2:40:26] urrea. I am here as a municipal
[2:40:28] partner not as a resident. I am
[2:40:30] from miami dade county mayor's
[2:40:31] office daniella levine cava
[2:40:32] office. I just wanted to
[2:40:34] introduce myself as your new ig
[2:40:37] liaison. Um, your previous one
[2:40:40] david vidal was promoted so
[2:40:41] they have assigned to me this
[2:40:42] beautiful city. So just wanted
[2:40:44] to introduce myself, put the
[2:40:45] name behind the emails that you
[2:40:46] will be receiving and if you
[2:40:48] have any questions or need
[2:40:50] anything with the county or our
[2:40:51] mayor I'm your girl. Thank you
[2:40:53] very much. Well thank you for
[2:40:55] coming. This is the first this
[2:40:56] is a nice in-person
[2:40:58] introduction. We appreciate you
[2:40:59] and congratulations to daniel.
[2:41:01] All right. I don't see any more
[2:41:04] speakers. So public comment is
[2:41:08] closed. Um all right colleagues
[2:41:10] I guess we'll try to do the
[2:41:12] MADAM Mayor. Yes sir I did have
[2:41:13] a I did have a few minutes that
[2:41:15] I wanted to be able to just use
[2:41:17] a point of personal privilege
[2:41:19] to discuss an item that is for
[2:41:21] the public benefit. What item
[2:41:24] is that? It is about uh canopy
[2:41:26] and tree basically. Okay.
[2:41:28] >> um we'll we'll do that I'll
[2:41:30] put that on the list. Okay. Um,
[2:41:31] one of the things I was
[2:41:33] thinking we should do first is
[2:41:35] our 11 uh, the designation of
[2:41:37] the street for ruth shack. I
[2:41:40] think she probably deserves to
[2:41:43] have a a separate vote given
[2:41:46] her long history, um, in this
[2:41:48] city and if it's possible, I
[2:41:49] would love to co-sponsor that
[2:41:51] item. I'm not sure if others
[2:41:53] are interested in that too. I
[2:41:54] really appreciate you bringing
[2:41:55] that. Commissioner pardo. Sure
[2:41:57] was the sponsor of the item.
[2:41:59] Obviously I have a few words
[2:42:00] that I'd like to share.
[2:42:02] >> I figured you would so go
[2:42:04] ahead. Um, a lot of people
[2:42:06] spoke about ruth shack and what
[2:42:08] she's done for the arts for
[2:42:10] culture, how christo's islands
[2:42:12] were wrapped at a moment where
[2:42:14] the city was paradise lost. She
[2:42:15] made it paradise found what
[2:42:18] she's done with art miami art
[2:42:19] basel I'm not going to talk
[2:42:20] about any of that. I'm going to
[2:42:22] talk about myself. When I was a
[2:42:25] very young man, pretty insecure
[2:42:27] and very worried because I was
[2:42:30] openly gay and it was a moment
[2:42:32] in miami where hiv was killing
[2:42:33] a lot of people. Nobody knew
[2:42:36] why hiv was killing a lot of
[2:42:39] people. And um and here was
[2:42:44] this woman who on tv on camera
[2:42:48] in the community stood up in a
[2:42:50] very unique way, very
[2:42:52] courageous way people spit at
[2:42:54] her. Her kids were threatened.
[2:42:56] Uh, that was the climate in
[2:42:57] this community at that time.
[2:42:59] But as a young person to be
[2:43:03] able to see that meant so much
[2:43:05] because it meant that there was
[2:43:09] some kind of space for me and
[2:43:11] over time I was able to work
[2:43:13] with her. Uh, we did one of the
[2:43:14] first fundraisers with an
[2:43:15] organization called network. We
[2:43:18] raised about $90,000 in those
[2:43:21] times which is probably 19. I
[2:43:23] don't even know how far back it
[2:43:26] was a long time ago. And uh,
[2:43:29] ruth and the reason I wanted to
[2:43:31] say my personal story is
[2:43:34] because I am just one of
[2:43:37] thousands of people that she
[2:43:39] touched in that way and I am
[2:43:41] convinced that in our community
[2:43:43] there are so many underserved
[2:43:44] people, there are so many
[2:43:46] minorities and so many
[2:43:47] separated people especially in
[2:43:50] today's world that someone who
[2:43:52] fought hard to bring them
[2:43:55] together to start small
[2:43:56] nonprofits that listen to
[2:43:58] people that really made a
[2:44:00] difference in miami. I am
[2:44:02] convinced that this city would
[2:44:04] not be this city without ruth
[2:44:06] shack. And so I find it
[2:44:08] incredibly fitting that we're
[2:44:10] naming a street that wraps
[2:44:12] around the old southeast
[2:44:14] financial center because those
[2:44:16] were her offices for decades
[2:44:18] where she sat as the PRESIDENT
[2:44:20] Of the dade community
[2:44:21] foundation. Today it's called
[2:44:23] the miami foundation and where
[2:44:26] they gave out tons of grants to
[2:44:28] all of these small nonprofits
[2:44:30] that made a difference for
[2:44:32] every every part of this
[2:44:35] community. So obviously from a
[2:44:36] personal level, uh, it's
[2:44:38] somebody that that I can you
[2:44:40] know, I there's not enough
[2:44:42] words I could possibly say to
[2:44:44] what she meant to me, but also
[2:44:46] keep in mind how many thousands
[2:44:48] of people are in miami that she
[2:44:49] impacted the same way.
[2:44:52] [Laughter] I take that that's a
[2:44:56] motion for r 11 na do I have a
[2:44:57] second. Commissioner I'd like
[2:44:59] to second I'd also like to be
[2:45:01] added as a co-sponsor the the
[2:45:03] miami foundation is an
[2:45:05] organization that's been very
[2:45:07] special to me. Uh and I'm happy
[2:45:09] to support you on this. Thank
[2:45:11] you, MR. Clark. Yes thank you,
[2:45:13] thank you. Commissioner king
[2:45:14] would also like to be shown as
[2:45:15] a co-sponsor for r 11. Okay.
[2:45:16] >> delightful perfect
[2:45:18] colleagues any other comments
[2:45:21] if that that's all in favor say
[2:45:24] I I show ruth shack having her
[2:45:26] own street passed unanimously.
[2:45:28] Thank you for bringing that.
[2:45:31] MADAM Mayor. Yes commissioner
[2:45:32] rosado.
[2:45:33] >> could I take a moment of
[2:45:35] personal privilege as well? I
[2:45:36] would love to address the
[2:45:38] silver court residents that are
[2:45:38] here. Okay.
[2:45:40] >> quickly and then we'll um
[2:45:43] set. I have one. Yeah we yeah
[2:45:45] we have the we have the two of
[2:45:48] that before and for from your
[2:45:49] perspective since folks are
[2:45:51] here, I think we will
[2:45:52] absolutely do that. Um
[2:45:54] colleagues, you know we're
[2:45:56] coming up on noon. My thought
[2:45:59] is uh, we continue trying to
[2:46:00] get through a few of the items.
[2:46:02] Do you agree? So okay. All
[2:46:04] right. So um why don't we start
[2:46:05] with commissioner carter since
[2:46:06] he has first then we'll go to
[2:46:07] you commissioner rosado.
[2:46:08] Commissioner pardo, you again.
[2:46:11] It's really quick. Um first of
[2:46:13] all I want to yeah I want to
[2:46:15] thank everybody that has been
[2:46:17] engaged on tree and canopy
[2:46:19] issues. I think it's fantastic.
[2:46:21] We had a full house here for
[2:46:22] the head board meeting. There's
[2:46:24] a lot of feedback and a lot of
[2:46:25] people engaged and the more
[2:46:27] eyes on anything I think the
[2:46:29] better it is for us as a
[2:46:33] community. Even so, I want to
[2:46:35] explain to people some of the
[2:46:36] context of things that are
[2:46:37] happening because I've never
[2:46:38] seen this really happening
[2:46:40] before so far in my term in
[2:46:42] office. So alex, if you can put
[2:46:45] on the there you go. So this is
[2:46:47] a new organization that popped
[2:46:49] up miami canopy watch this is
[2:46:51] their comment bs you sound like
[2:46:53] donald trump now everyone knows
[2:46:54] you ordered the falsification
[2:46:57] of those permits to cut down
[2:46:58] your own neighbors 100 year old
[2:47:00] oak tree for destructive
[2:47:01] sidewalks. We have the records.
[2:47:03] It's on our page. Your district
[2:47:05] has the most tree removals by
[2:47:08] far than any other. This is an
[2:47:11] incredibly serious legal false
[2:47:13] allegation and I just want
[2:47:15] residents to understand that we
[2:47:17] are here in our office. We are
[2:47:18] passionate about trees. Our
[2:47:20] staff in the city is passionate
[2:47:22] about trees. We are here for
[2:47:24] you. We want you to come to us,
[2:47:27] talk to us and let us show you
[2:47:29] what we do, how we do it and
[2:47:30] the information and what the
[2:47:32] facts are. If you can go to the
[2:47:36] next one, here is an image
[2:47:39] before and after pardo paved
[2:47:40] paradise. This is a doctored
[2:47:43] image you can see on the right
[2:47:44] hand side. And then if you go
[2:47:45] to the next slide, the area
[2:47:48] that we pointed out what was
[2:47:50] just taken out to make a
[2:47:51] convenient argument in the
[2:47:53] moment and I'm going to go to
[2:47:54] the next one and I'll make
[2:47:56] those points on the next slide.
[2:47:58] And this was put which is not
[2:48:00] great to put these on trees.
[2:48:01] You're harming the tree when
[2:48:04] you do this but this was put in
[2:48:07] edgewater and it says save
[2:48:09] edgewater call damian pardo
[2:48:11] developers mellow group and our
[2:48:12] commissioner damian pardo are
[2:48:14] destroying edgewater demand a
[2:48:15] community meeting to end the
[2:48:16] overdevelopment and it gives
[2:48:18] you all of this stuff with a qr
[2:48:21] code so that you can give money
[2:48:23] to be able to support this
[2:48:25] movement. Uh, currently that
[2:48:27] we're we're looking play out
[2:48:28] here. It's important to
[2:48:30] understand that as a
[2:48:32] commissioner, not any
[2:48:34] commissioner and not the mayor
[2:48:36] has I've never seen a tree
[2:48:37] permit. I don't give any
[2:48:39] direction when it comes to
[2:48:40] trees. There's nothing we are
[2:48:43] separated by charter from the
[2:48:44] city manager. The city manager
[2:48:47] and the administration run the
[2:48:49] city. We are here to represent
[2:48:51] you. We are here to interact
[2:48:53] with you and we are here to set
[2:48:55] policy that helps govern what
[2:48:57] happens in administration. So
[2:48:59] that's a very, very important
[2:49:00] distinction. When somebody is
[2:49:03] pointing to someone it likely
[2:49:05] has nothing to do with the
[2:49:06] actual thing you care about
[2:49:08] which is tree and canopy. And
[2:49:09] then if you can go to the next
[2:49:12] one. So here I guess this is
[2:49:14] the gofund me where that qr
[2:49:16] code takes people and it says
[2:49:17] thank you for the recent
[2:49:19] donations. We have successfully
[2:49:21] filed the appeal from margaret
[2:49:23] pace park continue to share
[2:49:25] future removals. There are no
[2:49:28] appeals for margaret pace park
[2:49:31] there is nothing to file so I
[2:49:32] want people to be careful, to
[2:49:35] be cautious, to have eyes wide
[2:49:37] open and to please contact our
[2:49:38] office. Thank you for your
[2:49:39] time. Thank you mayor.
[2:49:40] >> all right. Thank you
[2:49:42] commissioner and you and I have
[2:49:44] spent many a day hot day under
[2:49:45] trees and sometimes planting
[2:49:48] trees together. So I can attest
[2:49:50] to your commitment, uh, to
[2:49:52] greening greening folks.
[2:49:54] Commissioner rosado, you're a
[2:49:55] few of your residents were here
[2:49:56] today. Thank you.
[2:49:58] >> thank you, MADAM Mayor. Uh,
[2:50:00] I think the folks in silver
[2:50:02] court know that it is a place
[2:50:04] that is important to me
[2:50:06] essentially my entire life my
[2:50:07] grandmother and my step
[2:50:08] grandfather lived in silver
[2:50:10] court in throughout the 70s and
[2:50:11] the 1980s I had several
[2:50:13] relatives that lived there. In
[2:50:14] fact I grew up playing hide and
[2:50:16] go seek there. When we learned
[2:50:18] some months back that the
[2:50:20] developer was going to sell the
[2:50:22] property, we told him
[2:50:24] immediately two things number
[2:50:26] one, you need to give the folks
[2:50:28] that live there more time than
[2:50:29] you are required to and you
[2:50:30] need to give them more money.
[2:50:32] Our state standards for these
[2:50:34] things they're not nearly as
[2:50:35] high as they as they should be.
[2:50:37] So I do know that they have
[2:50:38] given more time and more money,
[2:50:40] but we recognize that it's it's
[2:50:43] not enough. Okay. We when we
[2:50:45] received a copy of the eviction
[2:50:46] notice on the same day that you
[2:50:47] all received it because we
[2:50:49] found out when you found out we
[2:50:50] immediately did two things
[2:50:52] right. We organized two housing
[2:50:54] resource fairs at coral gate
[2:50:56] park which is walking distance
[2:50:57] from silver court we had there
[2:50:59] with the support of mayor
[2:51:01] higgins and mayor levine cava
[2:51:02] at the county level and a
[2:51:04] number of nonprofits. We
[2:51:06] organized a fair to explain to
[2:51:07] everybody here are the city,
[2:51:09] the county and the nonprofit
[2:51:10] resources available to
[2:51:11] everybody in the trailer park.
[2:51:13] We then went door to door and
[2:51:14] personally invited everybody.
[2:51:16] Doesn't mean everybody was
[2:51:17] home, but we made sure that
[2:51:19] every household received a
[2:51:20] notification for both of the
[2:51:22] events that we had, which were
[2:51:23] pretty well attended. We have
[2:51:25] gone trailer to trailer a
[2:51:26] number of times since then to
[2:51:27] make sure that anybody who
[2:51:29] wasn't at the meeting received
[2:51:30] the same information that that
[2:51:33] we have. Because of that we
[2:51:35] have helped a number of
[2:51:36] families to relocate. And so we
[2:51:39] know that today 84% of the
[2:51:41] trailer park has relocated. So
[2:51:44] we understand how unaffordable
[2:51:46] miami is and we are here to do
[2:51:48] whatever we can. I have said it
[2:51:49] on the record multiple times
[2:51:50] and I've said it on the
[2:51:52] news and I'm going to say it
[2:51:54] until everything is resolved
[2:51:56] but not one person or one
[2:51:58] household residing in silver
[2:52:00] court that is willing to accept
[2:52:02] relocation assistance will end
[2:52:03] up on the street. Doesn't
[2:52:05] matter what agenda item is on
[2:52:06] this agenda or any other
[2:52:09] agenda. If anybody in silver
[2:52:11] court wants assistance, we are
[2:52:13] here to help. We are going to
[2:52:14] be bringing the developers who
[2:52:16] live across the country to the
[2:52:18] table to meet with you all as
[2:52:19] well within the next few weeks
[2:52:21] they have agreed to that we're
[2:52:22] locking in a date. We want them
[2:52:24] to hear from you personally but
[2:52:27] as I sit here no one in silver
[2:52:31] court will end up homeless.
[2:52:33] Thank you commissioner. All
[2:52:35] right MADAM. MADAM Chair.
[2:52:36] Mayor. Yes.
[2:52:36] >> okay.
[2:52:40] >> so I reserve the right to do
[2:52:42] what I just did when I feel
[2:52:43] that something is falsehood
[2:52:44] like there's a lot of
[2:52:45] falsehoods out there. All
[2:52:45] right.
[2:52:46] >> all right, let me finish.
[2:52:48] Ma'am, please. I reserve the
[2:52:49] right to do the same thing that
[2:52:50] he's doing. It's not going to
[2:52:52] be today but it might be next
[2:52:53] commission meeting so I just
[2:52:54] want to put that on the record.
[2:52:56] >> thank you. Yes. I think what
[2:52:57] I will do next time is when
[2:52:59] anyone feels they need to
[2:53:00] defend themselves, we'll do it
[2:53:01] at the end of the meeting
[2:53:03] colleagues. So just to be clear
[2:53:05] we'll do it at the end not at
[2:53:07] the beginning. Um all right
[2:53:09] consent agenda let's try to
[2:53:11] move as quickly through what is
[2:53:14] simple to do. Um c one two and
[2:53:16] three. Does anyone want to
[2:53:17] bifurcate any of [Laughter]
[2:53:19] those. All right I'll entertain
[2:53:22] a motion motion. And MR. Clark
[2:53:24] for the interruption. For the
[2:53:25] record c two will be amended
[2:53:27] pursuant to a substitution memo
[2:53:29] dated JULY 21st 2026. Thank you
[2:53:31] chair. Thank you and also
[2:53:32] colleagues as it's written
[2:53:34] today it doesn't include our
[2:53:36] new ordinance on um minimizing
[2:53:38] single use plastics, but the
[2:53:39] administration assured me that
[2:53:40] it will by the time it signed
[2:53:42] okay motion on the consent
[2:53:43] items as amended. So moved.
[2:53:44] Second.
[2:53:44] >> second.
[2:53:46] >> second all in favor say aye.
[2:53:50] Aye show those passed um public
[2:53:52] hearing items. We can take all
[2:53:54] items except for ph six which
[2:53:57] must be heard after the cra
[2:53:57] meeting.
[2:53:59] >> I'd like to pull page three.
[2:54:01] Page three. All right. We'll
[2:54:05] pull ph. And I'd like to pull
[2:54:08] ph five. Ph five so we have the
[2:54:10] dade heritage trust the hope
[2:54:12] hydration be pulled and then
[2:54:14] the allapattah cra has to we
[2:54:16] have to wait on that. All right
[2:54:18] so I will accept a motion on ph
[2:54:24] one ph 2ph4. So moved. Second
[2:54:27] all in favor say aye. Aye any
[2:54:29] opposed. So that's passed
[2:54:31] unanimously I think if if it's
[2:54:33] okay with you all I'll just
[2:54:34] MARCH to the agenda on the
[2:54:35] things that we have consent on
[2:54:36] and then we'll go back this
[2:54:38] way. If folks are here just for
[2:54:39] one item they'll they'll get
[2:54:41] those out of the way. Um all
[2:54:43] right. We'll move to
[2:54:44] resolutions. Are there items
[2:54:47] you would like to bifurcate on
[2:54:54] our resolutions list. I'd like
[2:55:01] ru4rere4re12. Re12 and re14. Re
[2:55:05] 14. Which I guess goes with 15.
[2:55:06] Probably 15. We need to
[2:55:08] bifurcate as well. Um any any
[2:55:09] others colleagues.
[2:55:11] >> could you give me a. Minute
[2:55:22] of course yeah.
[2:55:33] Did somebody put pull. R12r12
[2:55:38] has been pulled. Yes okay.
[2:55:42] Anyone else. I believe um
[2:55:45] district three wanted to have a
[2:55:51] substitution of re 17. And
[2:55:54] basically ra 17 relates to
[2:55:57] district four. Re three wanted
[2:55:59] to add themselves to your
[2:56:01] resolution so. Sponsor as well.
[2:56:06] Okay is that clear to everyone
[2:56:08] okay all right so colleagues
[2:56:10] from the resolutions the ones
[2:56:14] that I show as pulled are
[2:56:16] e4re12r14 and its companion re
[2:56:20] 15 is that it? All right I'll
[2:56:22] entertain a message on the
[2:56:23] remaining items. Do you have
[2:56:25] any amendments or substitutions
[2:56:25] MR. Clerk.
[2:56:27] >> thank you chair I believe in
[2:56:28] addition to the amendment that
[2:56:30] the city attorney stated for re
[2:56:32] 17 it needs to be amended
[2:56:34] pursuant to a substitution memo
[2:56:37] dated JULY 15th, 2026. Okay.
[2:56:39] >> we will take a motion with
[2:56:41] that amendment. So moved.
[2:56:41] Second.
[2:56:43] >> all right. All in favor say
[2:56:44] aye. Aye aye.
[2:56:47] >> any opposed show those items
[2:56:50] passed. All right. If with your
[2:56:52] permission we'll do the same
[2:56:54] thing on second readings. Are
[2:56:55] there any of the second
[2:56:57] readings that people would like
[2:57:03] to bifurcate sr3sr3. Anything
[2:57:13] else? Sir for. Okay sr4
[2:57:17] colleagues anything else? All
[2:57:20] right I will entertain okay. Oh
[2:57:22] I forgot I'm doing I forgot to
[2:57:23] let you do your job george.
[2:57:25] There you go. Let's read sr one
[2:57:29] sr 2sr5sr6 and sr seven and
[2:57:30] we'll do the others when we
[2:57:30] come back to.
[2:57:34] >> them okay um sr1 second
[2:57:35] reading ordinance an ordinance
[2:57:36] of the miami city commission
[2:57:38] amending chapter 54 article two
[2:57:40] section 54-56 of the code of
[2:57:42] the city of miami, florida as
[2:57:43] amended city code titled
[2:57:44] streets and sidewalks
[2:57:46] construction excavation and
[2:57:47] repair construction
[2:57:48] reconstruction or repair of
[2:57:50] street improvements required
[2:57:51] when adjacent property is
[2:57:53] improved by construction of
[2:57:55] $100,000 or more in value or
[2:57:57] exceeding 1000ft2 in floor area
[2:58:00] restriction to provide for the
[2:58:01] increase of the construction
[2:58:03] value threshold that triggers
[2:58:04] required street improvements
[2:58:05] reducing the maximum percentage
[2:58:07] of required right of way
[2:58:08] improvement costs for property
[2:58:10] owners and requiring compliance
[2:58:11] with americans with
[2:58:13] disabilities act ada and life
[2:58:15] safety requirements pursuant.
[2:58:17] And life safety requirements
[2:58:19] prior to the issuance of
[2:58:20] certificates of occupancy
[2:58:22] containing severability clause
[2:58:23] and providing for an effective
[2:58:27] date sr2 second reading
[2:58:28] ordinance an ordinance of the
[2:58:30] miami city commission amending
[2:58:32] chapter 62 article one section
[2:58:34] 62-2.1 of the code of the city
[2:58:35] of miami, florida as amended
[2:58:37] titled planning and zoning in
[2:58:38] general independent traffic and
[2:58:40] environmental impact studies by
[2:58:42] updating traffic statement and
[2:58:43] traffic impact study
[2:58:45] requirements containing
[2:58:46] severability clause providing
[2:58:52] for an effective date sr5 an
[2:58:54] ordinance of the miami city
[2:58:55] commission amending chapter two
[2:58:57] article 11 division two of the
[2:58:58] code of the city of miami,
[2:58:59] florida as amended city code
[2:59:01] titled administration boards
[2:59:02] committees commission standards
[2:59:03] for creation and review of
[2:59:04] boards generally or
[2:59:05] specifically by amending
[2:59:08] section 2-885 titled terms of
[2:59:09] office term limit waiver to
[2:59:11] provide that a board member who
[2:59:12] has completed eight consecutive
[2:59:14] years MAY be permitted to serve
[2:59:15] additional terms upon a
[2:59:16] unanimous vote of the members
[2:59:17] of the city commission
[2:59:18] containing a severability
[2:59:21] clause and providing for an an
[2:59:25] immediate effective date sr6 an
[2:59:27] ordinance of the miami city
[2:59:28] commission amending chapter 38
[2:59:29] article one of the code of the
[2:59:30] city of miami, florida as
[2:59:32] amended total parks and
[2:59:33] recreation in general by
[2:59:36] creating section 38-43 titled
[2:59:37] naming of shenandoah dog park
[2:59:39] to provide for the naming of
[2:59:40] the property consisting of
[2:59:42] approximately 10,710ft2 located
[2:59:45] at 2293 north southwest 17
[2:59:47] terrace miami, florida as
[2:59:48] shenandoah dog park further
[2:59:49] directing the city manager to
[2:59:51] take any and all action
[2:59:52] necessary to effectuate the
[2:59:54] naming of the park containing a
[2:59:55] severability clause and
[2:59:56] providing for an immediate
[3:00:00] effective date. And we have
[3:00:01] sr7sr7 an ordinance of the
[3:00:02] miami city commission amending
[3:00:04] chapter 62 article 12 of the
[3:00:05] code of the city of miami,
[3:00:06] florida as amended city code
[3:00:07] titled planning and zoning
[3:00:09] parks and open space trust fund
[3:00:11] to clarify the public benefits
[3:00:13] contribution and expenditure
[3:00:14] process for properties near a
[3:00:15] greenway containing a
[3:00:16] severability clause and
[3:00:19] providing for an effective
[3:00:20] date. That concludes the second
[3:00:22] reading. Thank you. MR. Clark.
[3:00:24] Do you have any clarifications
[3:00:25] or amendments? Thank you.
[3:00:27] >> chair sr7 will be amended
[3:00:29] pursuant to a substitution memo
[3:00:31] dated JULY 17th, 2026. Thank
[3:00:32] you chair. Thank you. All
[3:00:34] right. So the ones that have
[3:00:36] not been bifurcated sr1, two,
[3:00:40] five six and seven as amended
[3:00:42] entertain a motion. Motion
[3:00:44] second. All in favor say aye
[3:00:46] aye. Any opposed show those
[3:00:49] carrying unanimously okay get
[3:00:51] ready to read again george um
[3:00:53] we'll do the first reading once
[3:00:55] um does anyone want to
[3:00:57] bifurcate any of the first
[3:01:03] reading items. Frfr5fr5. Anyone
[3:01:07] else? All right, MR. Attorney,
[3:01:09] if you could read fr one
[3:01:10] through four into the record
[3:01:10] please.
[3:01:13] >> thank you, MADAM Mayor. Um
[3:01:14] fr1 first reading ordinance an
[3:01:16] ordinance of the miami an
[3:01:18] ordinance of the miami city
[3:01:19] commission amending chapter 23
[3:01:20] article one of the code of the
[3:01:21] city of miami, florida as
[3:01:22] amended titled historic
[3:01:23] preservation historic
[3:01:24] preservation by amending
[3:01:27] section 23-6.1 titled waivers
[3:01:28] exceptions and exclusions for
[3:01:30] locally designated historic
[3:01:31] resources to provide for an
[3:01:33] exception to permit event
[3:01:34] venues in historically
[3:01:35] designated structures
[3:01:36] containing a severability
[3:01:38] clause providing for an
[3:01:41] effective date fr2 an ordinance
[3:01:42] of the miami city commission
[3:01:44] amending chapter 19 section
[3:01:46] 19-2.1 of the code of the city
[3:01:47] of miami, florida as amended
[3:01:49] titled fire safety permit
[3:01:51] required issuance fees, annual
[3:01:53] renewal revocation and
[3:01:54] penalties use of fees to create
[3:01:56] subsection g to require the
[3:01:57] electronic submission of fire
[3:01:59] protection and life safety
[3:02:00] system inspection, testing and
[3:02:01] maintenance reports through a
[3:02:03] web based system including a
[3:02:04] third party system design
[3:02:06] designated by the city
[3:02:07] containing a severability
[3:02:09] clause and providing for an
[3:02:10] immediate effective date. Fr3
[3:02:12] an ordinance of the miami city
[3:02:13] commission amending chapter 20
[3:02:14] of the code of the city of
[3:02:15] miami, florida as amended
[3:02:17] titled flood damage prevention
[3:02:18] providing guidelines and
[3:02:20] timelines for recertification
[3:02:22] of existing drainage systems
[3:02:24] amending related fee provisions
[3:02:25] provided that applicable fee
[3:02:27] shall be set by resolution
[3:02:28] establishing reporting criteria
[3:02:30] for compliance and aligning
[3:02:31] drainage recertification
[3:02:33] requirements with the city of
[3:02:34] miami's building certification
[3:02:36] recertification program
[3:02:37] containing a severability
[3:02:38] clause and providing for an
[3:02:40] effective date. Fr4 an
[3:02:42] ordinance of the miami city
[3:02:43] commission amending chapter 54
[3:02:44] article five of the code of the
[3:02:45] city of miami, florida as
[3:02:47] amended titled base building
[3:02:48] lines to include an
[3:02:49] encroachment on the ninth
[3:02:51] street mall containing a
[3:02:52] severability clause and
[3:02:53] providing for an immediate
[3:02:55] effective date. That concludes
[3:02:57] the f. All right, MR. Clark,
[3:02:59] over to you. Any changes,
[3:03:03] amendments or. At the moment
[3:03:04] no. There will just be an
[3:03:06] amendment for fr5 once it's
[3:03:06] addressed. Okay.
[3:03:08] >> all right so um colleagues
[3:03:11] any comments or I'll entertain
[3:03:13] a motion I'm. Sorry I have one
[3:03:15] comment for fr4. Okay I'd like
[3:03:18] to exempt d five from this
[3:03:20] legislation because there are
[3:03:22] so many historical areas in
[3:03:24] district five that I wouldn't
[3:03:26] want an unintended consequence
[3:03:29] of just a blanket legislation
[3:03:31] for historically designated
[3:03:33] structures. If we could exempt
[3:03:37] d five from this legislation
[3:03:42] fr1I. Would add district two.
[3:03:49] Fr1fr1 okay. I'm sorry that is.
[3:03:51] Fr4fruzfr1 okay yeah you
[3:03:53] mentioned fr4 so fr1. I'm just
[3:03:55] going to count that one as
[3:03:58] pulled and let's we'll do so
[3:04:00] fr1 and fr5 are both for
[3:04:02] discussion later. Let's take a
[3:04:06] motion fr23 and four. So moved.
[3:04:08] Okay all in favor say aye. Aye
[3:04:12] okay show those passed. Um I
[3:04:14] want to MARCH through the
[3:04:15] things that we can get done so
[3:04:17] if folks have items and they
[3:04:20] can they can go home um we'll
[3:04:22] go forward to the planning and
[3:04:27] zoning items. Colleagues any of
[3:04:29] these would you like to
[3:04:31] bifurcate for further
[3:04:35] discussion. Pzpz8 and nine. All
[3:04:38] right pz8 and nine have been
[3:04:40] bifurcated others. I'd just
[3:04:43] like to co-sponsor pz5 if I'm
[3:04:45] not already on their tod.
[3:04:45] Absolutely.
[3:04:49] >> thank you. Any other
[3:04:51] changes, MR. Clark, do you have
[3:04:53] any changes for us on the items
[3:04:55] that have not been bifurcated?
[3:04:57] Um only for pz8 and nine so
[3:04:58] we're good to go right? Okay
[3:04:59] I'll entertain a motion on all
[3:05:01] of those. Oh MR. City attorney
[3:05:04] yes. Um okay. Would you read
[3:05:05] the ones that need to be read.
[3:05:07] >> please z one is a resolution
[3:05:10] pz2 um second reading ordinance
[3:05:11] an ordinance of the miami city
[3:05:12] commission with attachments
[3:05:14] amending ordinance number 10544
[3:05:15] as amended the future land use
[3:05:17] map of the miami comprehensive
[3:05:18] neighborhood plan pursuant to
[3:05:19] small scale amendment
[3:05:22] procedures subject to section
[3:05:23] 163.3187 florida statutes by
[3:05:24] changing the future land use
[3:05:26] designation from single family
[3:05:27] residential to major
[3:05:28] institutional public
[3:05:29] facilities, transportation and
[3:05:31] utilities of the acreage
[3:05:32] described herein of real
[3:05:34] property at 770 north west 41
[3:05:36] avenue miami, florida as more
[3:05:37] particularly described in the
[3:05:38] attached and incorporated
[3:05:40] exhibit a making findings
[3:05:41] containing a severability
[3:05:43] clause and providing for an
[3:05:45] effective date pz3 second
[3:05:46] reading ordinance an ordinance
[3:05:47] of the miami city commission
[3:05:48] with attachments amending the
[3:05:50] zoning atlas of ordinance
[3:05:52] number 1311 for the zoning code
[3:05:53] of the city of miami, florida
[3:05:55] as amended miami 21 code by
[3:05:56] changing the zoning
[3:05:57] classification from t3r
[3:05:59] suburban transect zone
[3:06:02] restricted to c I civic
[3:06:03] institution transect zone for
[3:06:05] the property generally located
[3:06:07] at 770 north west 41 avenue
[3:06:09] miami, florida as more
[3:06:10] particularly described in the
[3:06:11] attached and incorporated
[3:06:13] exhibit a making findings
[3:06:14] containing severability clause
[3:06:16] and providing for an effective
[3:06:21] date s r I'm sorry pz4 um an
[3:06:22] ordinance of the miami city
[3:06:24] commission amending ordinance
[3:06:26] number 13114 the zoning
[3:06:27] ordinance of the city of miami,
[3:06:29] florida as amended miami 21
[3:06:30] code specifically by amending
[3:06:31] article one titled definitions
[3:06:34] to introduce new definitions
[3:06:35] and clarify definitions related
[3:06:37] to greenways by amending
[3:06:39] article three titled general to
[3:06:41] zones specifically by amending
[3:06:43] section 3.14 to introduce a
[3:06:45] greenway public benefits
[3:06:46] program to allow development
[3:06:47] benefits for eligible sites
[3:06:51] within a half mile of a
[3:06:53] greenway and by adding section
[3:06:55] 3.20 titled greenway standards
[3:06:56] to establish criteria and
[3:06:57] regulations for developments
[3:06:59] fronting a greenway and by
[3:07:00] amending article four titled
[3:07:03] standards and tables to clarify
[3:07:05] the greenway civic space type
[3:07:07] making making findings
[3:07:08] containing a severability
[3:07:10] clause and providing for an
[3:07:13] effective date. Pz5 an
[3:07:15] ordinance of the miami city
[3:07:16] commission amending ordinance
[3:07:18] number 13114 the zoning
[3:07:19] ordinance of the city of miami,
[3:07:20] florida as amended miami 21
[3:07:22] code by amending article one of
[3:07:24] the miami 21 code titled
[3:07:25] definitions to introduce a
[3:07:26] definition for cottage housing
[3:07:28] and to update the definition of
[3:07:30] lot coverage and by amending
[3:07:32] article five section 5.3 of the
[3:07:34] miami 21 code titled suburban
[3:07:36] transit zones t three to allow
[3:07:38] for a new housing typology
[3:07:41] within t3o transect zones and
[3:07:43] on t three nonconforming lots
[3:07:45] and to update the porticos and
[3:07:46] porches regulations making
[3:07:47] findings containing a
[3:07:48] severability clause and
[3:07:50] providing for an effective
[3:07:53] date. Six was indefinitely
[3:07:56] deferred z seven was
[3:07:57] indefinitely deferred. That
[3:08:00] leaves us with p z ten first
[3:08:01] reading ordinance an ordinance
[3:08:03] of the miami city commission
[3:08:04] amending ordinance number 13114
[3:08:05] the zoning ordinance of the
[3:08:07] city of miami, florida as
[3:08:09] amended miami 21 code by
[3:08:10] amending article six titled
[3:08:11] supplemental regulations
[3:08:13] specifically section 6.1 titled
[3:08:16] intent and exclusions table 13
[3:08:19] to modify the permitting
[3:08:21] process for food service
[3:08:22] establishments and to clarify
[3:08:24] the permitting process for
[3:08:25] alcohol service establishments
[3:08:26] and by amending section 6.3
[3:08:28] titled commercial uses to
[3:08:29] clarify and update outdoor
[3:08:31] dining regulations and to allow
[3:08:33] outdoor dining by right and
[3:08:35] specified locations and when
[3:08:37] scale and design criteria are
[3:08:39] met, making findings containing
[3:08:40] a severability clause and
[3:08:42] providing for an effective date
[3:08:46] that concludes the items. All
[3:08:51] right um MR. City clerk any
[3:08:52] amendments substitutions
[3:08:55] comments on those. Not not at
[3:08:56] the moment no. Okay.
[3:08:58] >> all right we'll take a
[3:09:00] motion on those items accepting
[3:09:04] pz8 and pz9. So moved. Second
[3:09:07] all in favor say I. I show
[3:09:10] those items passed unanimously.
[3:09:12] Um I think we have one other
[3:09:15] item MR. Clerk that uh the
[3:09:16] boards and committees miami
[3:09:17] tree ordinance advisory
[3:09:19] committee you want to read that
[3:09:22] for us? Thank you chair a bc1
[3:09:24] miami tree ordinance advisory
[3:09:25] committee commissioner king
[3:09:26] would like to appoint aaron
[3:09:28] demaio to the at large seat
[3:09:30] designated for a member of the
[3:09:33] climate resilience committee.
[3:09:35] Second all in favor say aye.
[3:09:37] Aye aye show that unanimously
[3:09:41] passed. Okay. Um we have just
[3:09:43] about 8 or 9 items to get
[3:09:45] through. Do we want to power
[3:09:47] through or. MADAM MADAM mayor,
[3:09:50] can we come from the items and
[3:09:51] work our way back to the top?
[3:09:54] All right. So let us um and
[3:09:56] then here's one of the things I
[3:09:57] would like to do. I'd like to
[3:09:59] do your items and then
[3:10:00] commissioner gabel if you could
[3:10:01] prepare to do the allapattah
[3:10:03] cra right after that because we
[3:10:06] cannot do ph six until that
[3:10:08] meeting is over and the other
[3:10:09] cras we don't have any items on
[3:10:11] this agenda. Just one. Just
[3:10:14] after the. Item I thought that
[3:10:16] everybody be handed one of
[3:10:17] these the commissioners and the
[3:10:20] mayor for the area. I'm sorry
[3:10:22] sir. But everybody be handed
[3:10:25] one of these for the area
[3:10:26] because the CHAIRWOMAN. Agenda
[3:10:29] agenda. Um an agenda yeah I can
[3:10:29] certainly provide an agenda.
[3:10:30] Yes sir. Yeah. Thanks.
[3:10:32] >> okay so you let me know when
[3:10:33] you're ready but we've got to
[3:10:35] get that one done or we can't
[3:10:35] get through the commission
[3:10:36] agenda. We'll do all right
[3:10:37] commissioner king over to you
[3:10:39] for pz8 and nine. Um, MR. City
[3:10:41] attorney, do you want to read
[3:10:42] those in since we didn't read
[3:10:43] those in I think one of them
[3:10:45] has to be read in. Yes MADAM
[3:10:47] Mayor, I believe pz8 the
[3:10:49] resolution pz9 is an ordinance
[3:10:51] pz9 first reading ordinance an
[3:10:52] ordinance of the miami city
[3:10:53] commission with attachments
[3:10:54] amending the zoning atlas of
[3:10:56] ordinance number 1311 for the
[3:10:57] zoning ordinance of the city of
[3:10:58] miami, florida as amended miami
[3:11:00] 21 code by changing the zoning
[3:11:02] classification from t68l urban
[3:11:05] core transect zone limited to t
[3:11:07] five zero urban core transit
[3:11:08] zone open for the properties
[3:11:14] generally located at
[3:11:16] 625645675685650640630 and 626
[3:11:24] northeast 64 terrace and
[3:11:25] 629635645655669 and 685 north
[3:11:27] east 64th street and the east
[3:11:30] portion of 610 northeast 64
[3:11:31] terrace, miami, florida more
[3:11:32] particularly described in
[3:11:34] exhibit a attached and
[3:11:35] incorporated making findings
[3:11:36] containing a severability
[3:11:37] clause and providing for an
[3:11:40] effective date. Thank you. All
[3:11:42] right commissioner king. Okay
[3:11:44] so I just want for
[3:11:45] administration the city
[3:11:47] attorney's office to put on the
[3:11:50] record where this community
[3:11:52] benefit of $1 million will be
[3:11:55] deposited that make sure that
[3:11:57] my neighbors know it will not
[3:12:00] end up in a general fund. It
[3:12:03] will park itself in a district
[3:12:07] five account which could live
[3:12:09] beyond me um depending on when
[3:12:11] we get to distributing and for
[3:12:15] the record, allocating these
[3:12:17] funds is predicated on
[3:12:19] community meetings for the
[3:12:23] community and the different
[3:12:25] areas that MAY be adversely
[3:12:27] impacted by this development.
[3:12:30] The community decides not the
[3:12:32] district five commissioner in a
[3:12:34] in a vacuum. So I want to make
[3:12:36] sure that they are assured that
[3:12:38] this money is going into a pot
[3:12:41] for district five specific for
[3:12:44] this project to address issues
[3:12:47] that will stem from this
[3:12:49] development. That is correct
[3:12:51] MADAM Chair. Um the money is
[3:12:53] just basically being placed in
[3:12:55] a bucket for the district five.
[3:12:58] Um in order to spend that money
[3:13:00] you'll have to come back to the
[3:13:01] city commission for approval
[3:13:02] for any use of that funds.
[3:13:04] they'll be treated like any
[3:13:06] other uh, funds that the city
[3:13:09] has. So yeah, there is not a
[3:13:10] special account for the
[3:13:11] district five. It's just a
[3:13:13] place to put the monies so that
[3:13:14] then they can be appropriately
[3:13:16] spent for public. I just wanted
[3:13:17] to make that clear on the
[3:13:19] record so that the community
[3:13:21] understands that this money is
[3:13:24] specific for this project and
[3:13:26] the money is parked in a
[3:13:27] district five account that it
[3:13:30] will not be sent to general
[3:13:32] funds or used for any other
[3:13:34] purpose than what is intended
[3:13:36] in the covenant. And that was
[3:13:37] that was it. I just wanted to
[3:13:38] get that on the record. All
[3:13:39] right.
[3:13:40] >> I will entertain a motion.
[3:13:43] Motion okay on pc seven and pc
[3:13:46] I'm sorry pc eight and pc nine
[3:13:48] chair MR. Clark. My apologies.
[3:13:50] I do apologize for the
[3:13:53] interruption. Um so for pc, pc
[3:13:54] eight will be amended pursuant
[3:13:56] to a substitution memo dated
[3:13:58] JULY 17th, 2026 for pc nine. It
[3:14:00] will be amended to add a piece
[3:14:01] of information in the body of
[3:14:02] the legislation. All right
[3:14:04] moved as amended by
[3:14:06] commissioner king. Second
[3:14:08] second by commissioner. All in
[3:14:09] favor say aye. Aye.
[3:14:11] >> any opposed? No. Those
[3:14:12] passed unanimously.
[3:14:14] Commissioner gable, are you
[3:14:16] ready to do the allapattah cra.
[3:14:19] I am okay show this meeting
[3:14:21] recessed for just a few minutes
[3:14:23] and commissioner gabel let's
[3:14:25] open the cra. I know you have a
[3:14:27] little tape changing sorry but.
[3:14:29] Thank you thank you mayor just.
[3:14:30] >> we can stretch our legs for
[3:14:35] a minute, okay? Flip the tape.
[3:14:36] I've heard the.
[3:14:48] >> what you have is a script.
[3:16:47] Cra. Thank you everyone for
[3:16:50] being here. All right. Changing
[3:17:01] of the tape.
[3:17:16] Mayor higgins we're good to go.
[3:17:18] All right. We have a new tape.
[3:17:21] Um so we are reconvening um
[3:17:22] today's commission meeting. I
[3:17:24] think we are starting back at
[3:17:26] the top of the public hearing
[3:17:28] items. Page three was
[3:17:29] bifurcated. Um, commissioner
[3:17:31] pardo, that's the dade heritage
[3:17:33] trust site. Would you like to
[3:17:35] take the lead on that? I would
[3:17:36] I just want to respond to some
[3:17:37] issues the residents had
[3:17:39] brought up. Uh some folks
[3:17:41] thought that the amount was low
[3:17:43] or not correct, but there is an
[3:17:45] appraisal behind that and there
[3:17:47] was uh that's followed all the
[3:17:49] rules we used to establish the
[3:17:51] value. There was also a lot of
[3:17:52] public comment about not being
[3:17:55] sufficient engagement and not
[3:17:56] really being a public process.
[3:17:57] Totally agree with that. We
[3:17:59] have talked about this with
[3:18:01] dade heritage trust and they
[3:18:02] have assured that they will
[3:18:04] have a public engagement
[3:18:06] process around this whole
[3:18:08] thing. Also remember that
[3:18:09] there's a board meeting so this
[3:18:11] has to go before the headboard
[3:18:12] which is another public hearing
[3:18:14] and everyone will have an
[3:18:16] opportunity to engage at the
[3:18:17] board as well. Those are all
[3:18:18] the comments I wanted to give.
[3:18:20] Thank you for working on this.
[3:18:22] You and I collaborated on that
[3:18:24] when I was still at the
[3:18:26] commission and if you don't
[3:18:28] mind, I might also want to put
[3:18:29] some comments on the record
[3:18:30] because there were some
[3:18:32] misleading newspaper articles.
[3:18:36] Um but I remember you and i
[3:18:38] talking it was MARCH of 2025
[3:18:40] because I was going over to
[3:18:42] visit with the board of dade
[3:18:45] heritage trust and we delivered
[3:18:46] that message together that
[3:18:48] whatever dade heritage trust
[3:18:49] wanted to do with that site if
[3:18:50] they wanted to stay there, they
[3:18:52] were going to have a county and
[3:18:53] a city that supported that. And
[3:18:55] if they thought there was
[3:18:56] another path for them to
[3:18:59] preserve this piece of history,
[3:19:02] this amazing building and more
[3:19:06] robustly build visitorship um
[3:19:08] to their headquarters, we would
[3:19:10] be supportive of that but that
[3:19:11] they were always going to be in
[3:19:13] the driver's seat. And I think
[3:19:15] all of our residents know that
[3:19:17] dade heritage trust, uh, is one
[3:19:19] of the most transparent
[3:19:20] organizations about what they
[3:19:22] do with our treasured buildings
[3:19:25] and resources here and um, so
[3:19:27] happy to hear of all the public
[3:19:29] input that will be coming in
[3:19:30] the future. Thank you for
[3:19:32] supporting that. So we have a
[3:19:33] motion from commissioner pardo.
[3:19:34] >> can I just say something on
[3:19:35] the record? Commissioner gabel
[3:19:37] is in my district at the end of
[3:19:39] the day and I just want to
[3:19:40] concur with what you guys have
[3:19:41] just said. I was shown the
[3:19:42] documents, I asked the
[3:19:44] questions and I believe that
[3:19:46] MR. Griffin has always been a
[3:19:47] good corporate citizen and is a
[3:19:49] man of his word. So I feel
[3:19:50] comfortable in voting with you
[3:19:51] guys for this. Thank you very
[3:19:52] much. Other comments colleagues
[3:19:56] .MR. City clerk. Uh thank you
[3:19:58] chair page three will be
[3:20:00] amended pursuant to a
[3:20:01] substitution memo dated JULY
[3:20:04] 17th, 2026. All right. Show
[3:20:06] that item moved by commissioner
[3:20:08] prado as amended seconded by I
[3:20:10] can no longer remember the
[3:20:12] second commissioner king. All
[3:20:14] in favor say aye. Aye show that
[3:20:16] item passed unanimously.
[3:20:20] Congratulations. All right ph5
[3:20:23] our hope hydration commissioner
[3:20:27] .I I think commissioner king
[3:20:28] you but we can have any
[3:20:29] discussion that's. Needed I
[3:20:30] pulled it I'm also a sponsor of
[3:20:32] this. I'm a big proponent for
[3:20:34] our parks and our kids. My
[3:20:38] concern is the advertisements
[3:20:40] and the fees that we are going
[3:20:42] to get for the advertisements
[3:20:46] staff did do um as I requested
[3:20:49] all of the fees for each
[3:20:51] district park will remain in
[3:20:54] that district for that park.
[3:20:56] But I do believe that we could
[3:20:58] do a little better with the
[3:20:59] advertising fees. It is
[3:21:02] advertising and um that's a
[3:21:04] huge source of revenue. So I
[3:21:08] would like to negotiate a bit
[3:21:09] more with the fees. I think we
[3:21:11] I think the administration
[3:21:13] could do a little better but I
[3:21:16] am completely in support of
[3:21:20] this pilot program bringing
[3:21:22] fresh cold water and I don't
[3:21:25] know if everyone got that that
[3:21:28] it's going to be cold filtered
[3:21:30] clean water for our communities
[3:21:33] and for me who I use a brita
[3:21:36] filter bottle, um reusable
[3:21:38] bottle I travel with it out of
[3:21:40] the country and I fill it up
[3:21:42] with when I'm out of the
[3:21:43] country bottled water and even
[3:21:46] have that filtered so I am in
[3:21:48] support of it. But I do think
[3:21:50] that administration can tweak
[3:21:54] this a bit with respect to the
[3:21:55] advertisements and the fees
[3:21:56] that the city would get. I
[3:21:59] agree um. MR. City manager
[3:22:01] would you or resiliency officer
[3:22:03] have done all the work on this?
[3:22:04] i want to comment. Sure.
[3:22:06] >> so commissioner obviously
[3:22:07] this gives me the opportunity
[3:22:09] to further negotiate the
[3:22:10] contract so I'm more than
[3:22:12] willing to work with your
[3:22:14] office as well as I've spoken
[3:22:15] to d2 and some of the concerns
[3:22:17] in terms of placement and where
[3:22:19] you all would like to see these
[3:22:20] across your districts. So
[3:22:22] moving forward, uh, I look
[3:22:24] forward to working with both
[3:22:25] your office to make sure that
[3:22:28] the expectation is met and the
[3:22:29] language that we're going to be
[3:22:31] negotiating with hope and also
[3:22:33] as it relates to the locations
[3:22:36] of said um dispensers, we we
[3:22:37] all work together
[3:22:39] collaboratively to make sure
[3:22:42] that your needs are met. So
[3:22:43] would you please include my
[3:22:46] office also in. Folks
[3:22:48] commissioner king you have the
[3:22:49] floor. So I just want to make
[3:22:51] sure in passing this you still
[3:22:53] have an opportunity to
[3:22:54] negotiate the fees. I don't
[3:22:56] want to pass it and then the
[3:22:58] contract is as it is. Um my
[3:23:01] colleague here feels the same
[3:23:02] way so I want to I want to make
[3:23:04] sure on the record that we have
[3:23:07] an opportunity to negotiate the
[3:23:09] fees that we would get from the
[3:23:10] advertisement. That is correct.
[3:23:10] Okay.
[3:23:13] >> I'll make the motion. Okay.
[3:23:14] >> I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm
[3:23:15] sorry. Okay.
[3:23:17] >> um we'll go to you,
[3:23:18] commissioner bell then we'll go
[3:23:19] to commissioner prado. Thank
[3:23:19] you. Okay.
[3:23:21] >> so I you know when this came
[3:23:23] to me. I was a bit surprised
[3:23:25] that everybody here, you know,
[3:23:27] went along with it because I've
[3:23:28] been hearing that people are
[3:23:30] you know the advertisement and
[3:23:32] this is the the voodoo man you
[3:23:33] know what I mean? But but you
[3:23:34] know this everybody seems to be
[3:23:35] this is strange. We're living
[3:23:37] in a strange world. I don't
[3:23:38] know I don't know [Laughter]
[3:23:39] What's going on here you know
[3:23:41] but you haven't spoken yet but
[3:23:42] I'm going along with it. I'm
[3:23:43] going to go along with it
[3:23:45] because of the benefits that I
[3:23:46] think that it will provide to
[3:23:48] our citizens. However, I also
[3:23:50] share your concern, MADAM Chair
[3:23:51] and your concern, commissioner,
[3:23:54] that I think the fees can be
[3:23:55] negotiated maybe on a scale
[3:23:57] than on the first year it's on
[3:23:59] the second year of successful
[3:24:00] is this and something like that
[3:24:01] that we can get something a
[3:24:03] little bit more for the
[3:24:05] residents in lieu of the
[3:24:06] advertising dollars that they
[3:24:07] are going to make. And we want
[3:24:09] to be fair with you guys also.
[3:24:10] So that's that's my piece.
[3:24:12] >> thank you. Okay. I also
[3:24:13] agree that we should defer by
[3:24:15] the way. Commissioner pardo.
[3:24:17] Yeah, my my main issue was
[3:24:19] being able to have control over
[3:24:22] location and site because it is
[3:24:24] visual pollution, you know in a
[3:24:26] park it depends with placement
[3:24:28] and site and how that that
[3:24:30] whole issue works. So as long
[3:24:31] as it's flexible with our
[3:24:32] district and we can choose to
[3:24:34] do it or not or to do it here
[3:24:36] or not there that's really what
[3:24:38] what we're asking for of course
[3:24:40] we're in favor of nice cold
[3:24:42] filtered water not only for us
[3:24:45] but and dogs you know dog parks
[3:24:46] all of all of the things. It's
[3:24:48] a great idea. I want to commend
[3:24:49] the founders and the people
[3:24:50] that have put this forward.
[3:24:51] it's exciting that you're
[3:24:53] coming here with great ideas
[3:24:55] and I think you're right as
[3:24:56] your great idea takes off in
[3:24:57] this pilot, other people are
[3:24:59] going to be coming to miami. So
[3:25:01] thank you for that and that's
[3:25:03] it. That's all I wanted on the
[3:25:05] record. Um excellent. Um to the
[3:25:08] city attorney it's clear that
[3:25:11] um commissioner prado wants to
[3:25:13] have a little bit of yes no
[3:25:14] maybe so on the locations that
[3:25:15] are recommended do we need to
[3:25:18] put a caveat in here or do we
[3:25:20] just need a gentleman's
[3:25:21] agreement with hope that you
[3:25:22] will make sure that
[3:25:23] commissioner prado is happy?
[3:25:25] Please say that loudly and into
[3:25:28] the microphone on the record.
[3:25:30] I'm on the record. I'm george
[3:25:31] richardson, I'm the founder ceo
[3:25:34] of hope hydration. Uh, this is
[3:25:36] the kind of discussion we we've
[3:25:37] always dreamed of. We don't
[3:25:38] want to put water in places
[3:25:39] that people aren't going to use
[3:25:41] and people don't want it. Uh,
[3:25:42] it's led from the ground up. So
[3:25:45] okay. So that's a yes you will.
[3:25:47] On the record. Thank you. Okay.
[3:25:49] All right. So we have a motion
[3:25:50] for the item we know the
[3:25:51] manager is going to negotiate.
[3:25:52] He's put that on the record. We
[3:25:53] know you're going to work with
[3:25:55] commissioner prado and others.
[3:25:56] Um is there a second.
[3:25:58] >> no. We're deferring it.
[3:26:01] That's what. We said I don't.
[3:26:02] Know nobody wants to defer this
[3:26:05] before we negotiate. No I'd
[3:26:07] like commissioner to negotiate.
[3:26:09] That's that's me I mean. MR..
[3:26:10] >> I'd like to negotiate. MR.
[3:26:12] City manager. Commissioner,
[3:26:15] this is a pilot program so.
[3:26:17] That's my that's where I'm at
[3:26:18] I, I vote yes if you're going
[3:26:19] to come back and all these
[3:26:21] things are are met if not I'm
[3:26:22] voting no today. That's my
[3:26:24] thing okay. Doesn't [Laughter]
[3:26:25] Matter if somebody comes along
[3:26:31] and that's where I'm at. Yeah.
[3:26:34] >> um this this item is a pilot
[3:26:35] program even if we negotiate a
[3:26:37] lot more for the you know, an
[3:26:38] extra percentage point whether
[3:26:40] it's five percentage, 10% we're
[3:26:41] still talking in year one very,
[3:26:43] very low dollars. I think it is
[3:26:44] worth moving this forward in
[3:26:46] the summer to get these things
[3:26:49] open because we will be able to
[3:26:51] negotiate the full agreement
[3:26:53] should we like it and like how
[3:26:55] it looks and like how it
[3:26:57] physically works um as well.
[3:26:59] Maybe we will and I'm probably
[3:27:01] going to like it but so what?
[3:27:02] So let's do it real quick a
[3:27:04] motion to defer if there's
[3:27:05] nobody with me it does and you
[3:27:07] guys make the motion to move
[3:27:12] motion to defer. No motion. My
[3:27:13] motion dies. Now we can take
[3:27:15] the vote. Okay um. Motion
[3:27:16] commissioner king. Motion to
[3:27:20] defer. Okay so the motion to
[3:27:22] defer. I don't take issue with
[3:27:24] deferring it. I don't I don't
[3:27:26] if he's not ready.
[3:27:28] >> I'm not ready. I believe
[3:27:31] that administration has
[3:27:33] satisfied that they will
[3:27:35] negotiate everything that you
[3:27:36] want to do. So but it's
[3:27:38] whatever the body wants. How
[3:27:39] long is the pilot program for?
[3:27:43] Is it a year. It's it's it's
[3:27:45] one it's one year. Um if we
[3:27:47] like it and we renew and we
[3:27:49] decide to expand, um if we
[3:27:51] defer we are deferring until
[3:27:52] SEPTEMBER 9th. So we would
[3:27:53] delay starting this about two
[3:27:53] months.
[3:27:55] >> and I would I would rather
[3:27:56] given that we're in the summer
[3:27:57] and it's so incredibly hot, I'd
[3:27:59] love for us to be able to
[3:28:00] provide free water sooner
[3:28:02] rather than later, but I hope
[3:28:04] we keep this sentiment in mind
[3:28:05] when we get to another pilot
[3:28:07] program later in the agenda
[3:28:08] because what we're basically
[3:28:09] saying is that this isn't a
[3:28:10] permanent yes, this is a let's
[3:28:12] test the waters. Yes, literally
[3:28:15] test the waters and we could
[3:28:17] come back and amend the terms.
[3:28:18] So I I'll support moving this
[3:28:24] forward at this time. Okay.
[3:28:29] >> is there a motion? MR.
[3:28:29] Clerk.
[3:28:32] >> so commissioner my
[3:28:33] apologies. I thought there was.
[3:28:35] >> a motion commissioner had
[3:28:37] made a motion at 12:48 P.M. To
[3:28:40] defer ph5 but there was no
[3:28:42] second. So then that motion is
[3:28:44] going to die for a second and
[3:28:45] now a new motion can be
[3:28:47] entertained. I move to move the
[3:28:48] item with the understanding
[3:28:49] that additional negotiations
[3:28:51] will take place and that the
[3:28:52] manager will speak to each of
[3:28:53] us about placements in our
[3:28:54] districts. Okay.
[3:28:57] >> is there a second okay. All
[3:29:00] in favor say aye. Aye no. Show
[3:29:02] that item passed 4 to 1 with
[3:29:04] MR. Gavala MR. Chair. Just for
[3:29:07] the record as is as. Is as is
[3:29:09] with all the comments on the
[3:29:11] record noting that those will
[3:29:13] become part of the long term
[3:29:17] agreement. Thank you. All
[3:29:21] right. Ph six we can now take
[3:29:22] up I believe um, MR. Clerk,
[3:29:24] since we've had the allapattah
[3:29:26] cra meeting which is the
[3:29:27] approval of the cra
[3:29:29] redevelopment is do I have.
[3:29:30] That is correct. So moved.
[3:29:31] >> second.
[3:29:34] >> all right. And so. Yes
[3:29:35] MADAM.
[3:29:36] >> chair, just for the record.
[3:29:36] MR..
[3:29:38] >> MR. Carswell just a. Second,
[3:29:40] MR. Clark. Thank you.
[3:29:42] >> um, so ph six is going to be
[3:29:44] amended to add an allapattah
[3:29:46] cra meeting date and allapattah
[3:29:47] a resolution number to the body
[3:29:48] of the legislation.
[3:29:49] Additionally submittal of
[3:29:51] backup documents into the
[3:29:51] record consisting of the
[3:29:53] letters and certified mail
[3:29:54] receipts associated with the
[3:29:55] letters that were sent to the
[3:29:56] taxing authorities which is
[3:29:58] what um MR. Carswell is going
[3:30:00] to state on the record right
[3:30:01] now. All right, MR. Carswell,
[3:30:03] welcome. It's an exciting day
[3:30:07] for the cra. Uh, good afternoon
[3:30:09] commissioners MADAM Chair keith
[3:30:11] carswell um, supplemental
[3:30:12] information. This is just
[3:30:13] notices to the taxing
[3:30:15] authorities that went out in
[3:30:17] support of the process for the
[3:30:19] cra. So this is just
[3:30:20] supplemental information and I
[3:30:22] think the council says that
[3:30:25] it's not substantive. Correct
[3:30:28] motion. Second all in favor say
[3:30:31] aye. Aye aye. Show that item
[3:30:33] passed unanimously. As amended.
[3:30:38] >> as amended okay. Are re4I
[3:30:40] believe is the next one MR.
[3:30:42] Clerk that we have yet to do
[3:30:43] this. That is correct. Great.
[3:30:46] >> um colleagues, when I
[3:30:48] arrived here one of the first
[3:30:52] things I did um was actually go
[3:30:54] out to our sanitation
[3:30:56] facilities and and met with
[3:31:01] dale and learned that four out
[3:31:04] of every ten of our sanitation
[3:31:07] trucks are broken and unusable
[3:31:09] every day because our fleet is
[3:31:12] so old. Um, we also have aging
[3:31:14] police vehicles. We have aging
[3:31:16] fire vehicles and I asked
[3:31:19] myself the question, you know,
[3:31:20] all all municipalities have to
[3:31:22] save money, but how can we be
[3:31:24] in a predicament where where
[3:31:25] our vehicles are so much older
[3:31:27] than anyone else's? And the
[3:31:29] manager and I began discussions
[3:31:31] on what were alternative ways
[3:31:33] of financing other than
[3:31:36] purchasing. Um and how do you
[3:31:38] do that and do what we had done
[3:31:40] in the county and what other
[3:31:41] big counties in florida have
[3:31:43] done and also other large
[3:31:45] buying groups. And I just want
[3:31:48] to thank erica and barbie, uh,
[3:31:50] because as you know, there
[3:31:51] there's are two busy ladies
[3:31:52] doing all kinds of stuff for
[3:31:55] us, but they took on the task
[3:31:56] of analyzing very quickly what
[3:31:59] were some alternative ways that
[3:32:02] we could make sure that we are
[3:32:04] dealing with our aging fleet,
[3:32:06] uh, begin to improve standards
[3:32:08] reduce in the case of
[3:32:10] sanitation, if we improve our
[3:32:11] sanitation vehicles, we reduce
[3:32:12] overtime because we're not
[3:32:14] having to wait on on trucks.
[3:32:17] And so I'm I'm very grateful to
[3:32:19] particularly erica and barbie
[3:32:20] for all the work they've
[3:32:24] they've done on this. Um, MR.
[3:32:25] City manager, do you want to
[3:32:27] say I believe um commissioner
[3:32:28] pardo you've pulled this item.
[3:32:28] Yes I.
[3:32:30] >> did yeah. Okay.
[3:32:31] >> so we'll start with you if
[3:32:32] you don't mind.
[3:32:34] >> no not at all. Can we have
[3:32:35] the appropriate staff person
[3:32:45] that can answer?
[3:32:52] Good afternoon. Uh, some I
[3:32:55] wanted to understand this is
[3:32:57] $150 million obligation and it
[3:32:58] went before the finance
[3:33:00] committee. So there's a couple
[3:33:01] of things I'm interested in the
[3:33:03] relationship with the finance
[3:33:05] committee and this, uh be
[3:33:07] helpful for people to
[3:33:08] understand that this falls
[3:33:10] under the non-ad valorem bucket
[3:33:12] of what we can issue as debt.
[3:33:14] There are two kinds of buckets
[3:33:16] the ad valorem which taxpayers
[3:33:19] their costs increase and then
[3:33:21] there's none valorem which is
[3:33:23] not handled in the same way. So
[3:33:26] uh, how did it work with the
[3:33:27] finance committee in this
[3:33:30] specific case? Good afternoon,
[3:33:34] erica darling, cfo any debt
[3:33:37] that the city embarks upon it
[3:33:39] has to be presented and
[3:33:40] reviewed by the finance
[3:33:42] committee prior to bringing it
[3:33:45] to the commission. But the $450
[3:33:49] million bond was not. We would
[3:33:53] bring the $450 million when we.
[3:33:56] If we get approved first and
[3:33:58] foremost if we get approved and
[3:34:01] then when we reach the time
[3:34:02] that we're going to actually go
[3:34:06] out and sell, we would get um
[3:34:08] proposals back and they would
[3:34:11] review the bond structure. The
[3:34:13] issue I have is that in the
[3:34:15] debt management policy of the
[3:34:16] city which you correctly stated
[3:34:18] it should go before issuance
[3:34:19] because otherwise it kind of
[3:34:22] defeats the purpose of having
[3:34:23] advisors advise us as a
[3:34:25] commission on the best
[3:34:28] practice. So you know, that's
[3:34:30] that's kind of like one big
[3:34:32] thing. Uh, the other big thing
[3:34:34] is the capacity that we have.
[3:34:36] How much capacity do we have on
[3:34:40] the non-ad valorem bucket?
[3:34:42] Meaning we're using 150 now if
[3:34:44] we went up to our full
[3:34:45] capacity, how much more could
[3:34:48] we use? I think I believe the
[3:34:51] analysis showed maybe 250
[3:34:52] million after the. Another 250
[3:34:54] yes. So potentially we could
[3:34:56] have taken that from the 450
[3:34:58] that we're putting on the
[3:35:00] taxpayer and we could have
[3:35:02] financed that in this bucket of
[3:35:05] non ad valorem correct?
[3:35:07] Potentially yes potentially.
[3:35:09] And that's kind of what I'm
[3:35:11] what I'm gearing toward. I
[3:35:13] think that this should have
[3:35:16] absolutely gone to the finance
[3:35:18] committee. I'm in the world of
[3:35:19] finance. Finance is very
[3:35:22] specific very difficult. You
[3:35:24] know if that's what you're in
[3:35:25] if that's what you studied, if
[3:35:26] that's what you got your
[3:35:27] master's and that's what it's a
[3:35:29] different story. But for a
[3:35:30] regular resident or a
[3:35:32] commissioner or anyone to try
[3:35:34] to understand this in the same
[3:35:35] way and vote on it without it
[3:35:36] first having gone to the
[3:35:39] finance committee is really not
[3:35:41] the best practice for
[3:35:42] transparency or fiscal
[3:35:43] responsibility. And I hear
[3:35:45] those words a lot lately but
[3:35:46] that's not what we're doing.
[3:35:48] And so it concerns me and while
[3:35:50] I support this item I agree
[3:35:52] that we have I think you guys
[3:35:54] did a very good job in
[3:35:55] separating this into tranches.
[3:35:57] I think that that really we
[3:35:59] should reconsider this item
[3:36:00] actually as a bond as a
[3:36:02] commission and take it back
[3:36:04] until it does go to the finance
[3:36:06] committee, until we do public
[3:36:08] engagement, until we have the
[3:36:10] kind of process that gives
[3:36:12] confidence. That's why people
[3:36:14] don't have confidence in us or
[3:36:16] in the city because something
[3:36:18] that's in our policy, it's in
[3:36:20] our finance committee
[3:36:22] legislation as well. Every debt
[3:36:23] issuance is going to go to the
[3:36:25] finance committee and we
[3:36:28] haven't done any of that.
[3:36:31] Through the chair let me get
[3:36:33] this straight because there
[3:36:34] were guidelines and rules put
[3:36:37] in place when we passed the 450
[3:36:39] million bond supposedly that
[3:36:40] we're going to ask the voter
[3:36:42] and it was strictly said and I
[3:36:43] think that's what we agreed to
[3:36:45] that the money can only be used
[3:36:46] for the police headquarters and
[3:36:48] the for the repairing the fire
[3:36:49] stations. Right. Am I missing
[3:36:51] something here that now we're
[3:36:52] taking the 150 and can somebody
[3:36:54] explain to me what what I'm
[3:36:57] hearing. Um perhaps um our
[3:36:59] finance chair could talk about
[3:37:01] what this is. This is a
[3:37:02] different way of buying
[3:37:04] vehicles. We can purchase the
[3:37:06] vehicles and own them forever
[3:37:07] in which case. No I know but.
[3:37:09] >> I know that that's not. How
[3:37:10] we finance but these are
[3:37:12] totally different sources. Yeah
[3:37:14] they're different sources. Um
[3:37:17] the $150 million you would not
[3:37:18] go out and issue bonds just
[3:37:20] because of the average life of
[3:37:21] the vehicles that we're
[3:37:23] purchasing. Bond deals are
[3:37:25] usually 25 to 30. Years
[3:37:26] opposite of when he. Well no
[3:37:28] she's she's correct. It's five
[3:37:30] years. So they they finance it
[3:37:31] that way. But she also said
[3:37:33] there's another 250 million
[3:37:35] available for long term finance
[3:37:35] where you can.
[3:37:37] >> no no but but we made it
[3:37:39] simple. We said wait a minute.
[3:37:39] Wait a minute.
[3:37:41] >> we're not going to okay
[3:37:44] we're going to talk one at a
[3:37:47] time commissioner gabala or
[3:37:49] commissioner are you finished?
[3:37:50] You sounded like you were
[3:37:52] finished and passed on. Okay so
[3:37:54] commissioner belly you have the
[3:37:55] floor. If anyone else raised
[3:37:56] the floor you raise your hand
[3:37:57] and then I'll let.
[3:37:59] >> you in. In layman's terms
[3:38:01] very simple. We said that the
[3:38:03] $450 million bond which we
[3:38:05] approved to go in front of the
[3:38:06] voter was only going to be used
[3:38:07] for the police headquarters.
[3:38:10] Okay. And the fire stations to
[3:38:12] build some of them and repair
[3:38:13] them whatever you want to call
[3:38:14] it. Right. But it was never
[3:38:16] going to go for anything else.
[3:38:18] Okay. That's still the case.
[3:38:20] Yes. Why why are we talking
[3:38:22] about the 150 mil in the bond?
[3:38:24] Can somebody explain that. The
[3:38:27] 150 million is strictly for
[3:38:29] light and heavy fleet vehicles?
[3:38:30] >> got it. But but that's not
[3:38:32] the question. Okay okay let's
[3:38:34] make it simple. Is this the 150
[3:38:36] this year has nothing to do
[3:38:37] with that $450 million bond,
[3:38:38] correct? Correct.
[3:38:39] >> correct.
[3:38:40] >> no.
[3:38:41] >> but it does have one thing
[3:38:43] to do. It's using up our
[3:38:48] capacity. Folks folks.
[3:38:50] Everybody's going to get to
[3:38:52] talk mostly as much as they
[3:38:54] want. Okay I'll take.
[3:38:56] >> notes right. So we are all
[3:38:57] going to get our opinions out
[3:38:59] but we're not just going to
[3:39:02] randomly interrupt any of our
[3:39:04] colleagues. So commissioner.
[3:39:04] Parker.
[3:39:06] >> we're having a conversation
[3:39:07] we're having I mean I don't
[3:39:08] think we have to be so harsh
[3:39:09] with each other. We're just
[3:39:10] having a conversation.
[3:39:10] Commissioner.
[3:39:11] >> commissioner, commissioner
[3:39:14] gabella do you yield the floor
[3:39:14] to commissioner prado?
[3:39:16] >> I do. All right,
[3:39:17] commissioner prado, go ahead.
[3:39:18] Thank you mayor.
[3:39:20] >> you're welcome. So so the
[3:39:23] issue here is debt issuance
[3:39:25] correct? Right. The 150 is
[3:39:28] short term lease arrangements
[3:39:32] etc. The 450 is long term. 250
[3:39:34] of the 450 could have been
[3:39:36] issued in this manner as long
[3:39:38] term debt without increasing
[3:39:40] taxpayer taxes. And the issue I
[3:39:42] have is when you read the
[3:39:44] ballot language that voters are
[3:39:45] going to have the voters have
[3:39:47] been given in my opinion what's
[3:39:50] a false choice? You have to
[3:39:52] increase your taxes to feel
[3:39:54] safe. If I read the question it
[3:39:56] says to enhance citywide public
[3:39:58] safety by improving critically
[3:40:00] deteriorating facilities for
[3:40:01] firefighters and paramedics
[3:40:03] through renovations,
[3:40:04] modernization and new
[3:40:06] construction and by building a
[3:40:07] modern mission ready public
[3:40:08] safety headquarters for police
[3:40:10] and first responders. Shall the
[3:40:12] city of miami issue 450 million
[3:40:14] in general obligation bonds
[3:40:15] within maximum lawful interest
[3:40:17] rates payable from an ad
[3:40:19] valorem taxes with no increase
[3:40:21] to the current capital projects
[3:40:25] debt millage rate of 0.5935 and
[3:40:26] an independent annual audit.
[3:40:28] But this doesn't say we're
[3:40:30] increasing taxes and that's
[3:40:32] that's the bigger issue I have.
[3:40:34] If we could have done this in a
[3:40:36] way that doesn't increase taxes
[3:40:38] and it hasn't been explored, it
[3:40:40] begs the opinion of the finance
[3:40:41] committee why didn't we why
[3:40:43] don't we allow the finance
[3:40:45] committee the people who know
[3:40:47] about this to give us a
[3:40:48] recommendation about what is
[3:40:50] the best way to handle it?
[3:40:54] That's really where I was born.
[3:40:54] Commissioner.
[3:40:56] >> all right. Any more
[3:40:58] discussion on this item? Do I
[3:40:59] have a motion on the fleet
[3:41:15] items re four. Oh MR. Clerk.
[3:41:18] I still fail to see what we're
[3:41:21] all thinking. I still fail to
[3:41:23] see why we're we're we're
[3:41:24] mixing things up. We're
[3:41:27] muddying the waters. I feel.
[3:41:28] >> why are we doing that. For
[3:41:29] now I think commissioner
[3:41:31] cavallo we've finished the
[3:41:34] discussion and so now we're
[3:41:35] just looking at the fleet
[3:41:37] purchases which will save us
[3:41:38] $3.5 million over our
[3:41:40] alternative next year. So if
[3:41:42] someone would like to make a
[3:41:43] motion I would entertain a
[3:41:46] motion. So moved. Is there a
[3:41:48] second there's a motion second.
[3:41:50] All in favor say aye. Aye.
[3:41:52] >> any opposed? So I am going
[3:41:55] to go reluctantly alone okay.
[3:41:58] And I still hold by what I
[3:42:00] voted on that the 450 let me
[3:42:02] make it clear in layman's term
[3:42:04] is not going to be used for
[3:42:06] anything other than the police
[3:42:09] headquarters and the fire. The
[3:42:10] fire that's it. It's not going
[3:42:12] to be used for vehicles not
[3:42:13] going to be used for any
[3:42:15] however you want to write okay.
[3:42:18] Hundred percent. So show that.
[3:42:20] Item passed unanimously with
[3:42:23] one reluctant yes thank you
[3:42:30] commissioner. Commissioner king
[3:42:34] I know you need to head out
[3:42:36] shortly there. I think there
[3:42:38] are items did you you pulled
[3:42:40] fr5I hate to skip around but
[3:42:42] are there items that you want
[3:42:44] to. Take fr5fr5? I felt like
[3:42:46] you'll have to read that if you
[3:42:48] don't mind. Um to the city
[3:42:52] attorney please. If our five
[3:42:53] first reading ordinance an
[3:42:55] ordinance of the miami city
[3:42:56] commission amending chapter 62
[3:42:58] article 13 division seven of
[3:42:59] the code of the city of miami,
[3:43:01] florida as amended entitled
[3:43:02] planning and zoning planning
[3:43:03] and zoning approval for
[3:43:05] temporary uses and occupancies
[3:43:07] permit required reserved more
[3:43:07] particularly by amending
[3:43:09] division seven to be titled
[3:43:10] temporary off site commercial
[3:43:11] advertising on construction
[3:43:13] fencing to allow a pilot
[3:43:15] program for off site commercial
[3:43:16] advertising signage on a
[3:43:18] temporary basis for certain
[3:43:19] situated construction site
[3:43:21] fencing within the city of
[3:43:22] miami urban core containing a
[3:43:23] severability clause and
[3:43:25] providing for an effective
[3:43:27] date. All right commissioner
[3:43:30] king. For me my issue um I'd
[3:43:34] like to exempt d five from this
[3:43:37] legislation. I will address
[3:43:40] this legislation separately for
[3:43:41] the southeast overtown park
[3:43:47] west cra area. But it as a
[3:43:49] whole I'd like to exempt
[3:43:51] district five. I have too many
[3:43:53] historic neighborhoods the
[3:43:54] design district and the like
[3:43:57] that I would not like this
[3:43:59] blanket legislation to apply to
[3:44:04] district five. And I feel the
[3:44:06] same way for district two they
[3:44:08] should just come up the way
[3:44:09] they normally come up. The
[3:44:11] public can engage and that's a
[3:44:13] better process for us. Okay.
[3:44:16] >> any other comments and then
[3:44:17] commissioner gabel? Yes ma'am.
[3:44:20] Uh so uh originally when the
[3:44:21] you know, when I heard of this
[3:44:23] I'm for it by the way, the only
[3:44:25] problem that I have is the
[3:44:27] exclusion that they have
[3:44:29] exclusivity for one year. But
[3:44:30] you know, because others have
[3:44:32] come to my office explaining
[3:44:35] expressing a concern and and
[3:44:36] then one side says, well, we
[3:44:38] spent a lot of time on this and
[3:44:39] resources developing this on
[3:44:40] the other side came and says
[3:44:42] no, that's not true. That was
[3:44:44] done in 2011 2010 before you
[3:44:46] know, so who do I believe right
[3:44:47] at the end of the day, you
[3:44:49] know, so I would like to do it
[3:44:51] but you got to include
[3:44:52] everybody and if you want to
[3:44:54] give them a little you know, a
[3:44:56] a lesser fee or something of
[3:44:58] that nature, that's okay with
[3:45:00] me but you can't I just don't
[3:45:01] feel right doing
[3:45:02] anti-competition for one year.
[3:45:04] You know, I think it should be
[3:45:05] you know whoever wants to do it
[3:45:07] they can do it. Maybe they get
[3:45:08] something a little bit more
[3:45:09] than the others because of
[3:45:10] their time that they put into
[3:45:12] it. But by the way I'm in the
[3:45:13] middle. You guys said one thing
[3:45:14] to me the other side said
[3:45:15] something else I'm in the
[3:45:16] middle here you know? So that's
[3:45:18] all I'm saying. I don't have a
[3:45:19] problem with it. I think it's a
[3:45:20] good idea in the sense that you
[3:45:21] know, you see when there's
[3:45:22] construction going on you see
[3:45:24] all these you know, meshing
[3:45:25] green meshing and then they
[3:45:27] break and then there's graffiti
[3:45:28] on them. So I think it's a
[3:45:29] great idea honestly speaking.
[3:45:31] Right. And and it's safe
[3:45:32] because it's you know, it's
[3:45:34] made out of a you've got a very
[3:45:36] solid support for for that, you
[3:45:37] know, for the for what you're
[3:45:39] doing. So I think that all in
[3:45:41] all, my only issue is is just
[3:45:43] that that's my only issue.
[3:45:45] Commissioner through the chair.
[3:45:46] yes, commissioner..
[3:45:48] >> would it be okay? Would you
[3:45:50] would any of you entertain this
[3:45:56] if we modified. Well I mean yes
[3:45:58] commissioner. What I would add
[3:46:00] is that because especially in
[3:46:01] the areas of our district where
[3:46:03] you have a lot of development
[3:46:05] the urban core edgewater,
[3:46:07] downtown brickell people are
[3:46:09] are done. They already had the
[3:46:10] enormous billboard at pam the
[3:46:12] other billboards on the street.
[3:46:14] They're very they don't want
[3:46:16] more advertising period when
[3:46:17] they're walking on a sidewalk
[3:46:19] or they're walking in a public
[3:46:20] space that's not what they
[3:46:22] want. So our thinking was like,
[3:46:23] well, let's allow the other
[3:46:25] folks who feel comfortable to
[3:46:27] do this and that gives us the
[3:46:29] opportunity to watch and to try
[3:46:31] to bring our folks along if
[3:46:32] they like it, if they don't
[3:46:34] like it, our district isn't
[3:46:34] going to do it.
[3:46:37] >> through the chair. But don't
[3:46:38] you think that that looks
[3:46:40] better that you know when you
[3:46:41] have the mesh and they put all
[3:46:43] the graffiti, don't you believe
[3:46:44] this looks better than all the
[3:46:46] graffiti on the mesh? I
[3:46:48] personally think it does but
[3:46:49] that's not what the residents
[3:46:51] that I'm speaking with tell me.
[3:46:53] They tell me they're just
[3:46:54] tired. They don't want to see a
[3:46:55] car. They don't want to see a
[3:46:58] they're done with that
[3:47:00] experience. You know and I can
[3:47:01] understand that because you
[3:47:02] have different residents that
[3:47:04] for example than I do in
[3:47:05] different neighborhood. But you
[3:47:06] know, when I'm mostly concerned
[3:47:08] about is is the safety also the
[3:47:10] safety component of this that
[3:47:11] when when something when one of
[3:47:12] these measures and we've seen
[3:47:13] it before that they have a
[3:47:15] whole yeah. Where somebody try
[3:47:17] to get in this is a safe way to
[3:47:19] keep people out to keep people
[3:47:20] safe, you know, and you know, I
[3:47:21] really don't see you know, a
[3:47:23] problem with it. But I respect
[3:47:25] your point of view and and the
[3:47:27] the CHAIRWOMAN's point of view.
[3:47:31] Uh, CHAIRWOMAN. So sorry. Yeah.
[3:47:33] Um commissioner.
[3:47:33] >> king. No it's.
[3:47:34] >> fine I apologize. No.
[3:47:36] >> don't apologize at all.
[3:47:37] >> no pun intended.
[3:47:40] >> so. Commissioner. So so um
[3:47:41] that's where we're at. So
[3:47:43] commissioner this is this is
[3:47:45] your item um two of your
[3:47:46] colleagues would like to be
[3:47:48] exempted out so we could make
[3:47:49] that. That's fine with.
[3:47:50] >> me if the other
[3:47:51] commissioners are willing to
[3:47:52] go. Commissioner gabriela do
[3:47:55] you believe we can would you be
[3:47:56] okay if we defer this to the
[3:47:57] next meeting so I can.
[3:47:58] >> I don't have. A problem.
[3:47:59] >> I want to support it. Yeah,
[3:48:01] I need to go a little bit
[3:48:01] deeper.
[3:48:02] >> no, you guys got to be
[3:48:03] comfortable. You guys have to
[3:48:03] be comfortable what you're
[3:48:04] doing I.
[3:48:05] >> want to support you but I
[3:48:06] need you to go a little bit
[3:48:07] deeper into a couple of
[3:48:09] details. Okay so motion to.
[3:48:10] Defer motion to defer.
[3:48:12] >> the next. Meeting and it
[3:48:13] will.
[3:48:14] >> be the. First meeting in
[3:48:14] SEPTEMBER.
[3:48:16] >> is SEPTEMBER 10th. SEPTEMBER
[3:48:16] 10th.
[3:48:18] >> okay. All right. Show that
[3:48:19] item deferred. Commissioner
[3:48:21] king, was there anything else a
[3:48:31] priority to you before we. For
[3:48:35] one there were two. Oh okay MR.
[3:48:39] Manager. Okay after the input
[3:48:42] from d5 and d2 we're going to
[3:48:44] go ahead and withdraw the item.
[3:48:47] So todd can we show fr one
[3:48:49] being withdrawn please? We just
[3:48:53] need a motion. Motion is it fr
[3:48:58] one or fr5. Fr one. Fr five. We
[3:49:00] deferred. For one.
[3:49:03] >> fr one yeah.
[3:49:05] >> oh okay so. That's right
[3:49:07] because I want to exempt d5 and
[3:49:08] commissioner pardo wants to
[3:49:10] exempt yeah okay so. Withdraw
[3:49:11] and does that mean it's
[3:49:13] withdrawn withdrawn or it just
[3:49:14] shows up every six months. It
[3:49:15] is withdrawn withdrawn.
[3:49:16] Withdrawn permanently deferred.
[3:49:18] But what am I what am I motion
[3:49:19] for withdrawn. Okay. Withdrawal
[3:49:21] motion to withdraw. Motion.
[3:49:22] >> second.
[3:49:23] >> second.
[3:49:25] >> all right. All in favor? Aye
[3:49:28] aye. Show that item with drawn.
[3:49:33] Um okay let's go back to re 12
[3:49:34] commissioner can we've gotten
[3:49:37] all the things that are am I
[3:49:38] I'm happy to go out of
[3:49:40] priority. I think commissioner
[3:49:42] pardo pulled re 12. Okay but
[3:49:44] the other things are okay if we
[3:49:46] just go in order for you. Um if
[3:49:50] we can take sr four okay just
[3:49:52] you know okay I'm I'm a no vote
[3:49:53] on that.
[3:49:55] >> all right sr four will take
[3:49:57] sr four colleagues any other
[3:50:00] comments other than. MR. King's
[3:50:03] .Uh can. We talk? Yes yeah um
[3:50:05] let the city attorney will
[3:50:06] read. Go ahead and read it into
[3:50:07] the record sr four second
[3:50:08] reading ordinance an ordinance
[3:50:09] of the miami city commission
[3:50:11] amending chapter 37 of the code
[3:50:13] of the city of miami, florida
[3:50:14] as amended city code titled
[3:50:16] offenses miscellaneous more
[3:50:17] particularly by amending
[3:50:19] section 37-16 of the city code
[3:50:20] titled encampments on public
[3:50:21] property prohibited providing
[3:50:23] for revised procedures of
[3:50:25] enforcement of violations
[3:50:26] containing a severability
[3:50:27] clause and providing for an
[3:50:30] effective date. Okay
[3:50:31] colleagues, any other
[3:50:31] discussion? Commissioner
[3:50:33] gabella. Yes, ma'am. Thank you.
[3:50:37] So I was I think um
[3:50:38] commissioner kelowna I think
[3:50:40] has the right idea I think
[3:50:41] because there is a this is a
[3:50:42] problem in the neighborhood.
[3:50:44] It's it's you know, safety
[3:50:45] their safety also by the way,
[3:50:47] not only you know versus you
[3:50:49] know, the liabilities you know,
[3:50:50] involved in this right. You
[3:50:52] know, and I think he revised it
[3:50:53] this has been revised from the
[3:50:55] last time right. You know, um,
[3:50:57] but I understand some of my
[3:50:58] colleagues have concerns but I
[3:50:59] I'm a I'm a go for this, you
[3:51:00] know, I mean as long as we
[3:51:02] don't get into any more, you
[3:51:03] know, liabilities other than
[3:51:05] what we need to. And through
[3:51:07] the chair I would like to
[3:51:08] clarify that a lot of people
[3:51:10] came here today and expressed
[3:51:11] the concern and we understand
[3:51:14] that. But what they said was
[3:51:15] not accurate. We're not taking
[3:51:18] anybody to jail. City attorney
[3:51:22] can you explain what this does.
[3:51:24] Right in simple terms? All
[3:51:26] right. The first thing I want
[3:51:28] to mention is there was a
[3:51:30] previous previously existing
[3:51:31] prohibition on encampments
[3:51:32] already in the city code. So
[3:51:34] this is nothing new. What what
[3:51:37] is essentially changing here is
[3:51:38] the requirement for a law
[3:51:40] enforcement officer to provide
[3:51:43] a written notice. The former
[3:51:45] code would say a written
[3:51:47] warning required by subsection
[3:51:48] MAY be accompanied by written
[3:51:51] information. So now this was
[3:51:54] amended to or is being amended
[3:51:55] to remove the written warning.
[3:51:57] But you added at the last
[3:51:59] meeting a section that says
[3:52:01] prior to the enforcement of the
[3:52:03] provisions in subsection c1ac
[3:52:05] above, a police officer shall
[3:52:07] issue a verbal warning to a
[3:52:09] person maintaining a
[3:52:10] maintaining an encampment in
[3:52:11] violation of this section to
[3:52:13] inform that a failure to comply
[3:52:14] with the city's prohibition
[3:52:16] against encampments MAY result
[3:52:18] in the person's arrest and
[3:52:19] provide a reasonable amount of
[3:52:20] time for the person to abate
[3:52:22] his or her encampment. But also
[3:52:25] included in this ordinance is
[3:52:29] the fact that. Notwithstanding
[3:52:30] the foregoing, nothing herein
[3:52:32] shall be construed to prevent
[3:52:33] or otherwise prohibit a police
[3:52:34] officer from arresting a person
[3:52:35] in violation of the section who
[3:52:37] is ineligible for shelter
[3:52:38] placement. There's a
[3:52:39] requirement in the code that
[3:52:41] the officer must first
[3:52:42] ascertain whether there's a
[3:52:44] shelter space available so if
[3:52:46] there is no shelter space
[3:52:47] available then the officer does
[3:52:50] not take action. Um so. What
[3:52:51] you're telling me right now if
[3:52:53] I understood you correctly is
[3:52:55] that if there is no shelter,
[3:52:58] police officers cannot arrest
[3:53:00] anybody the person right?
[3:53:01] Correct.
[3:53:03] >> okay, perfect. But MAY I
[3:53:06] through the chair that's why I
[3:53:07] stress the last time that we
[3:53:09] had this conversation, uh, is
[3:53:13] was that we need to find the
[3:53:14] funding to make sure that we
[3:53:16] have the beds. So then the
[3:53:18] officer is not put in that
[3:53:19] situation. Right. And that's
[3:53:20] what I think now I don't know
[3:53:21] if we addressed that issue. I
[3:53:24] think I said when we had the
[3:53:25] last year the the the crisis
[3:53:27] with the camillus house that
[3:53:28] they had raised, you know, the
[3:53:30] the bed price on us and then
[3:53:31] all of a sudden we went out we
[3:53:33] went out we went with it for a
[3:53:34] couple of months I believe or
[3:53:35] more than a couple of months
[3:53:36] without some of the beds.
[3:53:38] Right. But then we I think I
[3:53:41] asked last time had we resolved
[3:53:42] that situation and I think the
[3:53:43] answer was yes. Is that correct
[3:53:44] that we resolved that
[3:53:46] situation? Yes. So now we do
[3:53:48] have the beds right. The the
[3:53:51] officers want gilbert. Well
[3:53:52] before he speaks I just want to
[3:53:54] say in the actual ordinance it
[3:53:55] says an arrest MAY not be made
[3:53:57] if the police officer has
[3:53:59] verified that a shelter bed or
[3:54:00] other available government
[3:54:02] assistance that would result in
[3:54:03] immediate housing is not
[3:54:04] available. That's in the
[3:54:08] ordinance. MADAM David gilbert,
[3:54:10] director, human services the
[3:54:12] chair yes we have a shelter
[3:54:14] that's getting ready to come up
[3:54:15] at the end of the month with an
[3:54:17] additional 80 beds. It's the
[3:54:19] navigation center and it is in
[3:54:20] unincorporated miami-dade. But
[3:54:22] we just hope that just because
[3:54:24] you're here did we ever go back
[3:54:26] to the numbers that we we had
[3:54:27] in contract with camillus. By
[3:54:29] the end of the year will be
[3:54:30] will be equal. Okay.
[3:54:32] >> thank you. Through the chair
[3:54:35] george. What after the officer
[3:54:39] gives a verbal warning you said
[3:54:41] reasonable time. What what is
[3:54:45] that? Define that for me. Um
[3:54:47] it's difficult to define the
[3:54:48] word reasonable as you know um
[3:54:50] but like for example um the
[3:54:52] ordinances and provide a
[3:54:53] reasonable amount of time for
[3:54:54] the person to abate his or her
[3:54:55] encampment. So I guess it would
[3:54:57] depend on the amount of stuff
[3:54:58] they have because if you only
[3:55:00] have a few items, a reasonable
[3:55:03] amount of time to move um would
[3:55:05] be uh to collect those items.
[3:55:06] But if you had a lot of items
[3:55:08] or or things like that, it
[3:55:10] could be more difficult. I just
[3:55:11] also wanted to mention um.
[3:55:15] George yes. Sorry you can you
[3:55:18] give me some kind of parameter
[3:55:20] because how are the officers
[3:55:21] going to know what is
[3:55:24] reasonable? Would I give you a
[3:55:26] verbal notice and ten minutes
[3:55:29] later is that reasonable? Is it
[3:55:31] 24 hours? What is what is
[3:55:34] reasonable. Mhm. Well so. Did
[3:55:35] the written notice.
[3:55:36] >> what we're talking about is
[3:55:38] the encounter right. So would
[3:55:39] it be a verbal warning. The
[3:55:40] officer walks up to a person
[3:55:42] who is in camping blocking the
[3:55:44] sidewalk um and says all right,
[3:55:45] there's a shelter space
[3:55:47] available. Do you want the
[3:55:48] shelter space? The person says
[3:55:49] no, I don't want the shelter
[3:55:51] space. Then the officer says,
[3:55:52] all right, you need to remove
[3:55:54] yourself and then gives them a
[3:55:56] reasonable time from that
[3:55:57] moment to remove themselves.
[3:56:00] It's not a 24 hour period. It
[3:56:01] says as quickly as they can
[3:56:03] remove themselves from the
[3:56:04] sidewalk and remove the
[3:56:06] obstruction at that time. Now
[3:56:09] what I was going to add was the
[3:56:10] policies of the miami police
[3:56:12] department indicate that the
[3:56:14] the officers and or the
[3:56:16] greenshirts cannot just throw
[3:56:17] persons property away. They
[3:56:19] have to go through the stuff
[3:56:21] that the person has to
[3:56:22] determine if there's things
[3:56:24] like eyeglasses or important
[3:56:25] documents, medication, cell
[3:56:27] phones and stuff like that. So
[3:56:28] that would build into the
[3:56:29] reasonable amount of time to
[3:56:32] ascertain that none of their
[3:56:34] personal items would be thrown
[3:56:37] out upon their evacuation of
[3:56:41] the space. Um officers are
[3:56:43] required to have body camera on
[3:56:44] when they are interacting with
[3:56:45] somebody, right? Correct.
[3:56:48] >> they wear the body camera
[3:56:50] and um I don't yes I'll leave
[3:56:50] it.
[3:56:51] >> at that.
[3:56:53] >> so so what what step are we
[3:56:55] saving to because I imagine you
[3:56:57] know the whole key here is to
[3:56:59] you know, to to to have a
[3:57:01] balance where you know, you
[3:57:02] can't have them there forever,
[3:57:03] right? You got to maintain the
[3:57:04] safety of your, you know,
[3:57:06] community. So the use of the
[3:57:07] way all of us up here but but
[3:57:09] we also have to guarantee their
[3:57:10] safety the human beings. Right.
[3:57:12] Okay. So so that's what I want
[3:57:14] to know. She's right because I
[3:57:15] still don't have the answer by
[3:57:17] the way it's what the. Are you
[3:57:19] saying? What's the difference.
[3:57:20] Exactly exactly the difference
[3:57:23] here like I said earlier is the
[3:57:24] old ordinance or the current
[3:57:26] ordinance says the officer must
[3:57:27] provide a written warning. So
[3:57:30] okay so that's it that now he
[3:57:32] can do it verbally and he's not
[3:57:33] doesn't have to produce the
[3:57:34] document. The paper. Doesn't
[3:57:35] have to create. The step that
[3:57:37] we're making it easier for the
[3:57:38] officer. Correct.
[3:57:38] >> okay.
[3:57:40] >> all right. I'm willing to go
[3:57:41] along. Motion to move. Wait a
[3:57:43] second. I do have something to
[3:57:44] say. No it's okay. First of
[3:57:47] all, I know all of the
[3:57:48] intentions and I know all the
[3:57:50] work that has been done behind
[3:57:52] this and I have utmost
[3:57:54] confidence in the body cams and
[3:57:56] the police force and a lot of
[3:57:58] the people doing this work. But
[3:58:03] for me there is this slippery
[3:58:06] that I'm not comfortable with
[3:58:08] full respect I'm not uh but in
[3:58:10] my case I'm going to I'm going
[3:58:13] to be on the no side for this.
[3:58:15] There's a lot of sensitivity
[3:58:17] around this and I can
[3:58:18] appreciate both perspectives.
[3:58:20] Why would we consider doing
[3:58:22] this as a pilot perhaps and
[3:58:24] bring it back in a few months
[3:58:26] and gauge where we are on this?
[3:58:27] I mean the devil's in the
[3:58:28] details with regard to
[3:58:29] implementation. I'm okay with
[3:58:31] that. But you know, I want to
[3:58:32] be honest about something as
[3:58:34] well. You know what's not fair
[3:58:35] either. We don't represent one
[3:58:37] community. We represent city of
[3:58:39] miami and you know what's not
[3:58:41] fair that I have a business? I
[3:58:43] don't for instance that I have
[3:58:45] a business that you pass by
[3:58:47] and. 12 and that looks horrible
[3:58:50] and you have 20 people sleeping
[3:58:51] outside your business and we
[3:58:53] are getting calls every single
[3:58:55] day because they don't live.
[3:58:56] That is not fair. That is not
[3:58:58] fair to the businesses. That is
[3:59:00] not fair to the residents that
[3:59:02] I have a lady calling my office
[3:59:04] because she's afraid to pass by
[3:59:06] flagger and 12 that is not fair
[3:59:07] and we especially you
[3:59:09] commissioner pardo, you have
[3:59:11] that issue in downtown a lot.
[3:59:13] You know I've been talking
[3:59:14] about that since I got here. We
[3:59:15] you're correct. We have to
[3:59:17] understand that we represent a
[3:59:18] whole community. I agree not
[3:59:22] only one and 24 hours warning
[3:59:24] what happens is stay they move
[3:59:27] from here to here from here to
[3:59:30] here. That is not fair and we
[3:59:32] cannot we cannot arrest a
[3:59:35] person if we do not have the
[3:59:37] beds. I wanted to get that very
[3:59:40] clear out there. We you
[3:59:42] commissioner pardo in your
[3:59:43] district you saw what happened
[3:59:44] the other day with the lady,
[3:59:46] right? Yeah of course. I just
[3:59:48] want to get it out and I'm
[3:59:49] very. Grateful that the mental
[3:59:51] health center is actually
[3:59:52] opening because that's what
[3:59:54] that was about. But what I'm
[3:59:56] concerned about here is please
[3:59:58] make the connection for me of
[3:59:59] your example where they're
[4:00:00] sleeping outside the business.
[4:00:03] What would happen? Well right
[4:00:05] now jorge, to my knowledge a
[4:00:06] police officer can go right now
[4:00:08] to that business and say sir,
[4:00:10] you have to move right? We
[4:00:12] offer you shelter if they want
[4:00:14] to go to shelter, the police
[4:00:15] officer will take that person
[4:00:18] to shelter. Is that right? Um,
[4:00:19] I didn't hear commissioner
[4:00:22] carter's question. His example
[4:00:23] of where there are a lot of
[4:00:25] unhoused people in front of a
[4:00:26] business and they're all on the
[4:00:27] street and the owners don't
[4:00:29] feel safe and it's and it is it
[4:00:31] is a reality and I think all of
[4:00:33] our districts uh, what does
[4:00:35] this change for for that
[4:00:37] situation? What's different
[4:00:39] from what we're doing now to
[4:00:42] just, you know, getting rid of
[4:00:45] that warning paper.?
[4:00:47] >> essentially nothing is
[4:00:49] really changing other than the
[4:00:50] requirement for a written
[4:00:51] warning. I also wanted to point
[4:00:53] out that um under the existing
[4:00:55] ordinance the officers had to
[4:00:57] provide when they gave a
[4:00:58] written warning to the person,
[4:00:59] they had to provide a
[4:01:00] reasonable time for the person
[4:01:02] to pick up their belongings and
[4:01:04] comply with the prohibition. So
[4:01:05] they previously had a
[4:01:07] reasonable time standard. They
[4:01:08] currently have a reasonable
[4:01:10] time standard. The thing I was
[4:01:11] uncomfortable answering about
[4:01:13] your question was um when the
[4:01:14] officer encounters a person on
[4:01:16] the public right of way they
[4:01:18] can take action. Um if it's on
[4:01:20] private property then
[4:01:21] oftentimes we need authority
[4:01:23] from the property owner to say
[4:01:25] please have that person
[4:01:26] removed. Officers won't
[4:01:28] necessarily go on to private
[4:01:29] property and remove people
[4:01:33] absent a um a person asking for
[4:01:34] assistance or something like
[4:01:35] that. So we respect private
[4:01:37] property. Can I can I just add
[4:01:38] you know, last year the year
[4:01:41] before uh so the key is number
[4:01:42] one. So the only difference is
[4:01:43] that you know, the officer
[4:01:45] doesn't have to hand out the
[4:01:46] document the paper that's the
[4:01:47] step that we're saving here.
[4:01:50] But I'd like to say that last
[4:01:51] year I remember correctly or
[4:01:53] the year before I gave the
[4:01:54] salvation army I can't remember
[4:01:56] how much it was 70 or 80 grand
[4:01:57] or 100 grand. So the key here
[4:01:59] is for us to be able to
[4:02:00] negotiate with these people to
[4:02:02] keep to have beds because if
[4:02:03] they don't have beds on the
[4:02:04] officer is forced into that
[4:02:06] situation which we don't want
[4:02:07] to put them in because look
[4:02:08] what we're doing. Right? So I'm
[4:02:09] with you commissioner kelowna
[4:02:11] like my my you know, when I ran
[4:02:13] for office one of my first
[4:02:15] things is is to to assure the
[4:02:17] public safety and I've got that
[4:02:18] corridor of seventh avenue
[4:02:20] where I absorb a lot of
[4:02:22] everybody else's problem. So I
[4:02:24] am fully on board with you on
[4:02:26] on this. I would like to make a
[4:02:28] motion as. Is second second.
[4:02:30] All right. We have a motion and
[4:02:31] a second. Any more discussion
[4:02:33] colleagues? All right let's
[4:02:34] move to a vote. All in favor
[4:02:37] say aye aye. Any opposed. No
[4:02:39] no. Show two knows you have
[4:02:41] them. Okay. Thank you very
[4:02:43] much. Um, why don't we finish
[4:02:44] with the second reading items?
[4:02:46] That way you won't have to
[4:02:47] remember and I won't have to
[4:02:49] remember that we have one more
[4:02:50] to read. It's our.
[4:02:51] >> three. Sr three. Thank you,
[4:02:53] MADAM Mayor sr three second
[4:02:54] reading ordinance an ordinance
[4:02:56] of the miami city commission
[4:02:57] amending chapter 54 article one
[4:02:59] of the code of the city of
[4:03:00] miami, florida as amended city
[4:03:01] code titled streets and
[4:03:02] sidewalks in general more
[4:03:03] particularly by amending
[4:03:05] section 54-1 of the city code
[4:03:07] titled definitions and section
[4:03:09] 54-3 of the city code titled
[4:03:11] permit required for work that
[4:03:12] obstructs or closes a street
[4:03:14] sidewalk or impedes traffic
[4:03:16] fees waiver of fees to require
[4:03:18] sidewalk safety and temporary
[4:03:19] pedestrian protection
[4:03:21] structures containing a
[4:03:22] severability clause and
[4:03:23] providing an effective date.
[4:03:25] Thank you. All right.
[4:03:27] >> I can't remember who put
[4:03:30] that. Commissioner pardo, you
[4:03:32] give us your thoughts. No.
[4:03:34] >> actually what I'd like to do
[4:03:35] is have administration answer.
[4:03:37] We received feedback from
[4:03:39] residents as to our
[4:03:40] modifications and our
[4:03:42] substitution and why were we
[4:03:43] adding a general contractor.
[4:03:45] And the whole kind of narrative
[4:03:47] was us being about
[4:03:49] pro-development. And I think it
[4:03:51] really lost what you were
[4:03:52] trying to do and that item. So
[4:03:54] I'd like you if you could speak
[4:03:58] to that. Good afternoon, MADAM
[4:03:59] Mayor. Manager commissioners
[4:04:01] which which area in particular?
[4:04:03] Uh commissioner, would you like
[4:04:05] me to. Address the sidewalk
[4:04:06] safety uh, with the
[4:04:08] modification. So we added we
[4:04:10] added a a a modification in
[4:04:11] terms of in practice
[4:04:13] impracticability because there
[4:04:15] are circumstances in which uh,
[4:04:17] the protection of the sidewalk
[4:04:20] is just not adequate or it's
[4:04:24] infeasible. Um, I, I can, you
[4:04:28] know, to to um instances come
[4:04:29] to mind right now for example,
[4:04:31] one where you having demolition
[4:04:33] very adjacent to that sidewalk.
[4:04:34] There's no level of protection
[4:04:36] that you can actually add that
[4:04:37] will make it safe for someone
[4:04:38] to circulate, you know,
[4:04:42] circulate through that sidewalk
[4:04:44] safely so it's impractical to
[4:04:45] do it in that particular
[4:04:47] situation. Also when you're
[4:04:49] when you have deep foundations
[4:04:51] that are being excavated, that
[4:04:53] MAY be a a situation where it
[4:04:56] MAY be impractical as well to
[4:04:56] utilize that level of
[4:04:57] protection. So we want to make
[4:04:59] sure that we have an
[4:05:00] opportunity for staff to
[4:05:02] evaluate when it MAY be
[4:05:03] impractical for that to be
[4:05:04] provided.
[4:05:05] >> but I believe a general
[4:05:07] contractor was added to. The
[4:05:08] general contractor was added
[4:05:10] because the general contractor
[4:05:13] is the one that has the ability
[4:05:15] to dictate means and methods of
[4:05:17] construction. So so it's it's
[4:05:19] it's always good to evaluate
[4:05:20] what are those means and
[4:05:22] methods of of of construction,
[4:05:25] uh, that MAY determine the
[4:05:26] sidewalk protection to be
[4:05:28] impractical. And what are the
[4:05:29] three parties that you need in
[4:05:31] order for that to be to come
[4:05:32] true to happen? Correct.
[4:05:35] >> and then we want an engineer
[4:05:36] to also evaluate what those
[4:05:38] means of methods that are being
[4:05:40] proposed by the you know, to
[4:05:42] vet those means and methods of
[4:05:43] construction and concur
[4:05:45] essentially. And so there's
[4:05:46] there's that check and balance
[4:05:47] in place. Engineer, general
[4:05:48] contractor and who else I
[4:05:49] thought there were three
[4:05:50] parties. The city the city
[4:05:52] staff and. The city staff.
[4:05:54] Yeah. So and you have to have
[4:05:55] all three concur.
[4:05:57] >> that is correct. Okay that's
[4:05:58] that's what I wanted on the
[4:06:01] record. Thank you. Any other
[4:06:02] comments or would you like to
[4:06:03] move your item commissioner
[4:06:06] pardo. So moved. Second all
[4:06:08] right we have a motion and a
[4:06:09] second all in favor say aye.
[4:06:09] Aye.
[4:06:12] >> any opposed? Motion passes
[4:06:14] unanimously. As a downtown
[4:06:15] resident I thank you very much
[4:06:18] for this. It's going to make a
[4:06:19] big difference in walking
[4:06:24] around. All right um re 12. I
[4:06:25] pulled re12.
[4:06:27] >> yeah I think you and
[4:06:32] commissioner gabella also.
[4:06:33] Would you like. Go ahead
[4:06:36] commissioner. So re 12 is just
[4:06:38] kind of makes sense it's $10
[4:06:40] million it's not a big amount
[4:06:44] of money. It's 0.03% of our $3
[4:06:45] billion budget. This is
[4:06:46] critical. This is desperately
[4:06:49] needed. It came before us. This
[4:06:51] doesn't need to wait for a bond
[4:06:52] or it doesn't need to wait for
[4:06:54] procurement. It doesn't need to
[4:06:55] wait six months, eight months.
[4:06:57] This is stuff that could be
[4:06:58] handled immediately especially
[4:06:59] especially looking at the
[4:07:01] videos that were presented
[4:07:02] about the conditions in which
[4:07:03] firefighters are living in and
[4:07:06] the risks involved. Uh I think
[4:07:08] this is an easy immediate
[4:07:10] relief [Laughter] That is much
[4:07:13] needed. All right. Commissioner
[4:07:15] gamble. Yes, ma'am.
[4:07:18] >> thank you. So the my concern
[4:07:19] that I have when I hear your
[4:07:21] you know, you make some good
[4:07:24] points but the only concern
[4:07:26] that I have is number one can
[4:07:27] we legally do this? And number
[4:07:28] two where is the money coming
[4:07:30] out of. Okay. If you didn't we
[4:07:32] didn't budget for this you know
[4:07:33] and I've asked that question
[4:07:34] I've asked that question where
[4:07:35] is the money coming from
[4:07:37] because I don't want to I don't
[4:07:38] want any surprises down the
[4:07:40] road that oh this happened you
[4:07:41] know, the the moon was blue
[4:07:43] today and we didn't know no
[4:07:45] we're tell me so I can vote on
[4:07:47] it where commissioner where the
[4:07:48] money's coming from.
[4:07:49] Absolutely.
[4:07:50] >> first of all I would remind
[4:07:51] you that when you and I first
[4:07:53] came here in our first meeting
[4:07:56] we lowered the rate and that
[4:07:58] was a $25 million difference
[4:08:00] and the city manager turned to
[4:08:01] us and said, okay, you know,
[4:08:03] like [Laughter] Because it's a
[4:08:05] $3 billion budget. But if they
[4:08:06] if they didn't let me finish
[4:08:09] let me. Let me just gentlemen.
[4:08:10] Let me finish because what I'm
[4:08:11] trying to say is when you have
[4:08:14] such a large budget, there are
[4:08:16] multiple multiple options of
[4:08:17] where you can pull this money.
[4:08:19] I have focused I have focused
[4:08:23] on the reserves because uh, and
[4:08:25] and we know we had a discussion
[4:08:26] maybe you could help explain
[4:08:28] that as well. The assigned uh,
[4:08:30] the unassigned you know, my
[4:08:32] understanding you can jump in
[4:08:34] is that we have a $5 million
[4:08:35] contingent reserve. Then we
[4:08:37] have the next bucket which is
[4:08:40] about $100 million. Correct.
[4:08:44] >> erika pascal darling cfo um,
[4:08:46] the city's financial integrity
[4:08:47] ordinance requires us to
[4:08:50] maintain a 20% reserve amount
[4:08:52] and it's based off the prior
[4:08:54] three years revenues. So for
[4:08:59] fiscal year SEPTEMBER 20th
[4:09:00] SEPTEMBER 30th 2025 our
[4:09:05] requirement was 201 million. We
[4:09:07] finalized our financials with a
[4:09:11] fund balance of 237 million.
[4:09:16] However, 136 million of that
[4:09:20] monies were restricted and are
[4:09:22] assigned non spendable and the
[4:09:26] other 100 million which met our
[4:09:29] requirement um was was
[4:09:33] categorized as unassigned. So
[4:09:34] that would have been free
[4:09:36] money. However we would have
[4:09:40] had to have fallen above that
[4:09:43] 100.8 under unassigned in order
[4:09:45] to transfer monies to the
[4:09:46] [Laughter] General fund.
[4:09:48] Through the sheriff. So was
[4:09:51] that clear? Kind of there's the
[4:09:53] last time I was at least from
[4:09:54] what I got from the briefing
[4:09:56] was that there were two levels
[4:09:57] the first 100 million
[4:09:59] unassigned, second 100 million
[4:10:00] and there was 30 million above
[4:10:03] that which was not restricted.
[4:10:08] The the balance was 236 100 and
[4:10:10] for us to meet financial
[4:10:11] integrity principles we would
[4:10:14] have had to have had 100.8
[4:10:17] under unassigned as well as
[4:10:20] 100.8 under designated. We
[4:10:26] finished with 236 only 101 101
[4:10:29] million were considered
[4:10:31] unassigned and that is that was
[4:10:33] where that was our requirement.
[4:10:37] The other 136 million was
[4:10:39] listed as non spendable are
[4:10:41] restricted funds which means
[4:10:43] those funds had a specific
[4:10:45] purpose right. And on the
[4:10:46] unassigned can you read the
[4:10:47] instances where you're allowed
[4:10:51] to spend it. Whenever we close
[4:10:54] out the year we close out
[4:10:57] SEPTEMBER 30th 2025 we do the
[4:10:58] hard close by the end of
[4:11:00] OCTOBER budget will go in and
[4:11:02] do the analysis to determine if
[4:11:05] we had any revenue shortfalls.
[4:11:08] Once we determined are we plug
[4:11:10] that hole of revenue
[4:11:11] shortfalls, we look at our
[4:11:13] balances and determine if some
[4:11:14] of those monies are restricted
[4:11:16] or if they're just available
[4:11:18] general fund dollars and then
[4:11:20] we could determine if it's able
[4:11:22] to be used. But there was a
[4:11:24] criteria that said for man
[4:11:27] made, uh kind of urgent
[4:11:29] situations. Can you read it's a
[4:11:31] specific phrase I'm trying to
[4:11:33] look for it but such reserves
[4:11:34] MAY only be used for offsetting
[4:11:37] an unexpected mid-year revenue
[4:11:39] shortfall or for funding an
[4:11:41] emergency such as man made
[4:11:42] disaster which threatens the
[4:11:44] health safety welfare of the
[4:11:46] city's residents, businesses or
[4:11:49] visitors. Uh, anything that we
[4:11:51] would consider like an
[4:11:53] emergency um could be used out
[4:11:55] of that fund and has been in
[4:11:58] the past correct. But that we
[4:12:01] only we would only look at that
[4:12:04] requirement if we don't meet
[4:12:07] the stated requirement of our
[4:12:08] financial integrity. If we
[4:12:10] don't meet that 20%, we would
[4:12:13] need to abide by that sentence
[4:12:16] .If we have fluff over that
[4:12:18] requirement, we would bring
[4:12:19] that to commission and they
[4:12:21] would determine how we spend.
[4:12:24] So you're saying that given
[4:12:26] this criteria there is no way
[4:12:28] to take these 10 million out of
[4:12:30] any of these buckets? Not at
[4:12:33] this time. I would recommend us
[4:12:34] waiting to the fiscal year and
[4:12:36] doing the analysis. I was going
[4:12:37] to recommend exactly that. What
[4:12:40] we did five now and five in the
[4:12:42] next budget cycle so that at
[4:12:43] least we know that it's
[4:12:45] happening. Five is an
[4:12:47] incredibly small amount for a
[4:12:51] $3 billion budget. We would
[4:12:53] have to determine if there are
[4:12:54] other priorities that would
[4:12:56] have to be defunded to
[4:13:00] reallocate to that specific
[4:13:03] project. Yeah, well obviously I
[4:13:05] don't agree. I think the funds
[4:13:06] are there. I think the
[4:13:08] administration does not want to
[4:13:09] find it. And you know, I mean I
[4:13:11] think if if I were in
[4:13:13] leadership I would question an
[4:13:15] administration that cannot find
[4:13:17] $5 million for this which we
[4:13:19] have identified as a critical
[4:13:21] priority of the city, we have
[4:13:22] put videos out there showing
[4:13:24] what fire stations look like
[4:13:25] the emergency needs and now
[4:13:27] we're sitting back and saying I
[4:13:29] don't know. We can't find
[4:13:31] money. We have $3 billion but
[4:13:32] we can't find that money. Okay.
[4:13:35] >> can I interject here? Yes,
[4:13:38] sure. I mean. I'm hearing what
[4:13:39] you're saying and you're kind
[4:13:40] of writing on some of the
[4:13:41] things you're saying. However,
[4:13:43] when I asked the legal experts
[4:13:44] or the financial experts the
[4:13:46] question hey, where's the money
[4:13:47] going to come from? And then we
[4:13:48] learn it's going to come from
[4:13:49] the reserves. But what I heard
[4:13:51] from you today here is that
[4:13:53] still out of the reserves, even
[4:13:54] if we take that money we will
[4:13:57] still be okay. Not a problem.
[4:13:58] The problem is are the
[4:13:59] guidelines that you're not
[4:14:01] supposed to use that money for
[4:14:03] that right? That's the thing.
[4:14:05] Okay then then when I get to
[4:14:06] that bridge I don't know how
[4:14:07] many days or whenever we had
[4:14:09] the briefing whatever then I
[4:14:10] said okay, so here's the
[4:14:12] problem. Okay? I'm like you I
[4:14:13] want to help the firemen. I
[4:14:15] want to help you know, until we
[4:14:16] get you know, the until it
[4:14:17] passes or doesn't pass in
[4:14:19] NOVEMBER, right? The voters are
[4:14:21] going to decide that right? So
[4:14:23] I'm willing to sacrifice and
[4:14:24] help on the five mil. Okay.
[4:14:27] What I'm not willing to do is
[4:14:28] go on something like this and
[4:14:29] then get ourselves into trouble
[4:14:32] because then this is the the
[4:14:33] question I asked where's it
[4:14:35] coming from? Nobody can answer
[4:14:36] because we can't. So then later
[4:14:38] on down the road then we start
[4:14:39] you know, arguing over here oh
[4:14:40] because you took away from this
[4:14:42] fund and this and the other one
[4:14:43] didn't like this and and so on
[4:14:44] and so forth. So so that's why
[4:14:46] i want to be clear before we do
[4:14:47] anything and so the public can
[4:14:48] understand what we're doing
[4:14:50] exactly where are these funds
[4:14:52] coming from? So the only way
[4:14:53] really that I'm what again that
[4:14:55] I'm saying is that we have to
[4:14:56] make if we want to do this, we
[4:14:58] have to make some sacrifices
[4:14:59] within the general fund. Am I
[4:15:02] correct on that? Okay, so you
[4:15:05] guys tell me what. MADAM Mayor,
[4:15:06] the city manager looks like
[4:15:07] he's been chomping at the bit
[4:15:09] to. Are you ready? Would you
[4:15:10] like to comment, MR. Manager? I
[4:15:11] just have to comment because I
[4:15:13] think it's important for
[4:15:14] transparency and accountability
[4:15:16] at the city of miami we
[4:15:18] maintain and operate off of a
[4:15:21] line item budget. There is no
[4:15:22] fluff. There is no
[4:15:24] discretionary line items. There
[4:15:26] are line items that are funded
[4:15:29] if the commission if their will
[4:15:32] is to cut or reallocate line
[4:15:35] items from their respective
[4:15:37] lines or wherever they would
[4:15:39] like to recommend, that is the
[4:15:41] will of the commission but it
[4:15:43] will come from cuts. There is
[4:15:48] no uh fluff in terms of the the
[4:15:49] budget as it stands, the
[4:15:51] operating budget and the
[4:15:52] general fund today they are
[4:15:53] allocated to specific line
[4:15:56] items be it personnel, be it
[4:15:58] projects and whatnot. So what
[4:16:01] you heard today is and I did
[4:16:03] get some feedback obviously
[4:16:05] observing the dais is that
[4:16:07] after the close out of the
[4:16:09] year, if there's rollover
[4:16:10] dollars that perhaps we could
[4:16:12] look to those rollover dollars
[4:16:14] as spending, but those are the
[4:16:16] same rollover dollars that this
[4:16:17] body in the past has looked up,
[4:16:20] looked at to accomplish other
[4:16:23] goals. So ultimately it's up to
[4:16:27] the body. But I would cordially
[4:16:28] disagree that it is
[4:16:30] mismanagement in any other way.
[4:16:32] The payroll cycle of the city
[4:16:36] of miami is upwards of $22
[4:16:38] million. So when you're talking
[4:16:42] about a rollover perhaps of $10
[4:16:44] million while $10 million
[4:16:46] commissioner might sound like a
[4:16:48] big number, it's less than half
[4:16:50] of our payroll and we're
[4:16:51] running a projected budget here
[4:16:54] .So we are one hurricane one
[4:16:57] bad event away from exhausting
[4:16:59] half of the value of our
[4:17:01] projected budget for one
[4:17:04] payroll cycle. So while a $5
[4:17:06] million figure in such a large
[4:17:08] budget might sound minuscule
[4:17:12] once again $22 million is one
[4:17:14] payroll cycle for the city of
[4:17:15] miami. So I just wanted to
[4:17:17] provide that context as to
[4:17:19] exactly how large our operating
[4:17:23] budget is, but how close to
[4:17:25] breaking even we are every
[4:17:26] year. Mhm.
[4:17:28] >> so thank you. Uh, MR. City
[4:17:30] manager and with all due
[4:17:32] respect, I do disagree and part
[4:17:33] of the reason I disagree is
[4:17:35] because I have run budgets and
[4:17:37] I do know that there is a lot
[4:17:39] of flexibility. I'm not privy
[4:17:42] to your line items I am not. So
[4:17:44] to me knowing what I know with
[4:17:45] budgets that have been managed
[4:17:47] fiscally with auditor review
[4:17:49] and these kinds of things have
[4:17:52] come up in our past on this
[4:17:53] dais where we've been asked for
[4:17:56] these kind of uh changes and
[4:17:58] modifications, they have been
[4:18:00] relatively easy to do. I think
[4:18:02] that this is not wanting to
[4:18:04] touch it because it has to do
[4:18:06] with the bond and I think it's
[4:18:08] not wanting to touch it because
[4:18:09] it has to do with a narrative
[4:18:11] that floats with that bond. And
[4:18:12] I think those are all the wrong
[4:18:14] reasons not to take care of
[4:18:16] these essential which we have
[4:18:18] defined as essential, critical
[4:18:21] and urgent needs. That's just
[4:18:23] my opinion on the issue. So let
[4:18:25] me just put on the record that
[4:18:26] I am not doing this because it
[4:18:28] is related to the bond or not
[4:18:30] me personally. Okay because at
[4:18:32] the end of the day we did say
[4:18:34] let the voters vote on it in
[4:18:35] NOVEMBER. So at the end of the
[4:18:37] day commissioner, with all due
[4:18:38] respect the voters will be
[4:18:39] voting on this whether they
[4:18:40] want it or not. And I'm not I'm
[4:18:42] not going to I'm not going to
[4:18:43] argue I'm not going to you
[4:18:45] know, push one way or the
[4:18:47] other. I've done my part what I
[4:18:48] think is important for the city
[4:18:49] of miami and the voter now has
[4:18:51] to choose if he wants to pay
[4:18:53] for that police headquarters
[4:18:55] which is badly needed for the
[4:18:57] fire or if they don't and if
[4:18:58] they don't with me I'm fine
[4:18:59] with it. I don't have you know,
[4:19:00] in that way I just you know,
[4:19:02] try to do the fair thing for
[4:19:04] me. I agree with you that I
[4:19:06] want to help fire but I'm
[4:19:07] asking the the legitimate
[4:19:08] question at the end of the day
[4:19:09] where are we going to take the
[4:19:10] money from from and if you guys
[4:19:11] want to sit down and you want
[4:19:13] to explore where we can take
[4:19:14] the money from, that's fine
[4:19:15] with me. I don't I don't have a
[4:19:16] problem. I believe that the
[4:19:17] service that they provide to
[4:19:18] the community is very
[4:19:20] important. So for me I can tell
[4:19:22] you that for me this is no
[4:19:23] relationship whether the bond
[4:19:26] passes or does not plan pass.
[4:19:28] I'm doing strictly what I think
[4:19:30] my duty is fiduciary here to
[4:19:32] ask the question and if you
[4:19:33] want to explore like I said
[4:19:34] earlier hey, let's see where
[4:19:36] where where we can find those 5
[4:19:38] million or 10 mil and if
[4:19:39] everybody wants to make a
[4:19:42] sacrifice I'm down.
[4:19:42] Commissioner.
[4:19:46] >> but well first of all we're
[4:19:48] talking about fiduciary but we
[4:19:49] just added $600 million in
[4:19:52] debt. So on the one side we
[4:19:53] talk about fiduciary and then
[4:19:55] on the other side where we have
[4:19:56] 12 stations with critical needs
[4:20:00] and a sum of money that's $10
[4:20:00] million, we're saying no,
[4:20:02] that's got to wait. We can't
[4:20:04] we've got to wait on that
[4:20:05] something that we have
[4:20:07] identified as a necessity, as
[4:20:09] urgent and as incredibly
[4:20:11] important that does not make at
[4:20:13] least to me that doesn't make
[4:20:13] any sense.
[4:20:15] >> you said we can explore if
[4:20:17] the will of the body is to
[4:20:19] explore where we can find the
[4:20:21] money. I am willing to do that.
[4:20:22] However what I will not be
[4:20:23] doing is voting for something
[4:20:25] until you guys tell me where
[4:20:27] the $10 million is going to be
[4:20:28] found and like again I don't
[4:20:31] have a dog in the fight whether
[4:20:32] the voter approves it or does
[4:20:34] not approve it. As a matter of
[4:20:36] fact, when this came up I was
[4:20:37] the guy that said I'm not going
[4:20:39] to do it. Nobody has my vote
[4:20:40] until NOVEMBER. Why? Because I
[4:20:42] wanted a true reading I didn't
[4:20:44] I didn't want to ram this up to
[4:20:46] to the taxpayer that's going to
[4:20:47] have to decide whether they're
[4:20:48] going to foot the bill or not.
[4:20:49] I always said it's got to be in
[4:20:50] NOVEMBER because that's when
[4:20:51] everybody goes out and that's
[4:20:53] the only way I'll do it. And
[4:20:55] with these guys for me that was
[4:20:57] for me. So if you guys again
[4:20:58] the will of this body is to
[4:20:59] explore where we can find the
[4:21:01] money and we're willing to make
[4:21:03] sacrifices. Commissioner does
[4:21:05] not have a problem in doing
[4:21:07] that. I am for fire. I am for
[4:21:09] what they do. But on the other
[4:21:10] hand we have to, you know, play
[4:21:14] our role. So commissioners. The
[4:21:16] question. I have well, we have
[4:21:18] three we have three suggestions
[4:21:20] on the table as far as I can
[4:21:21] ascertain. One is the actual
[4:21:23] item on the agenda um which we
[4:21:25] don't have a motion on that
[4:21:27] yet. The other was a separate
[4:21:29] amendment from commissioner
[4:21:31] pardo to move that dollar
[4:21:34] amount to $5 million for this
[4:21:36] fiscal year there seem maybe
[4:21:39] there's four items. There's um
[4:21:41] the thought that this would
[4:21:43] only be able to come back after
[4:21:44] the reserves, right? Rather
[4:21:46] than cutting projects, if
[4:21:47] you're going to take $5
[4:21:48] million, you could say where
[4:21:49] it's going to come from and
[4:21:50] what's going to stop or you
[4:21:52] wait for the reserves and then
[4:21:54] you commissioner gabelli you're
[4:21:56] saying kind of let's wait and
[4:21:58] see. So y'all need to fuss with
[4:22:01] the motion of of what you would
[4:22:03] like to see going forward with
[4:22:05] this item. I, I for one would
[4:22:07] like to have further discussion
[4:22:08] because there are a number of
[4:22:10] options that I don't think I
[4:22:11] had foreseen. Could could we
[4:22:13] defer this to the next meeting
[4:22:14] and flesh out the discussion
[4:22:15] further at that point? Second.
[4:22:17] >> I go along.
[4:22:20] >> with it is motion. All
[4:22:20] right.
[4:22:21] >> so we have a motion to
[4:22:24] defer. Second second to the
[4:22:25] SEPTEMBER 10th I think meeting.
[4:22:28] Okay. All in favor say aye. Aye
[4:22:30] aye. Any opposed? All right
[4:22:33] show that passed. All right I
[4:22:35] think we're ready 14 and 15
[4:22:38] which kind of go together um
[4:22:42] commissioner rosado and. Sure
[4:22:44] and somebody else had pulled it
[4:22:46] up. I actually pulled the item.
[4:22:49] Okay yeah because this is a
[4:22:51] charter amendment and we
[4:22:52] already have a finance
[4:22:54] committee and the finance
[4:22:56] committee does what this
[4:22:58] there's a big overlap between
[4:23:01] the two. There's also the use
[4:23:02] of the word audit in this which
[4:23:04] we have an independent auditor
[4:23:07] and we have an independent um
[4:23:11] inspector general. So this item
[4:23:13] as is I wouldn't support and
[4:23:15] this item would actually show
[4:23:18] up on the same ballot as the
[4:23:20] bond and part of me was hoping
[4:23:22] that maybe you know because
[4:23:23] when you read this item it's
[4:23:24] all about fiscal
[4:23:26] responsibility. It's about it's
[4:23:27] kind of like all the right
[4:23:29] things in that world, but it's
[4:23:31] all after after the issuance of
[4:23:34] the bond and I was hoping we
[4:23:35] would recognize that we haven't
[4:23:37] done that for the issuance of
[4:23:39] the bond where it's going to
[4:23:41] the voters. So I can appreciate
[4:23:42] your perspective, commissioner,
[4:23:45] but I think this is good policy
[4:23:47] regardless of how folks vote on
[4:23:49] the bond itself. So I was
[4:23:50] surprised to learn I know we
[4:23:52] have a finance committee but we
[4:23:54] typically also have a citizens
[4:23:55] committee. But I was surprised
[4:23:56] to learn that it's not embedded
[4:23:57] in our charter. It was actually
[4:23:59] adopted by by ordinance. This
[4:24:01] should absolutely be part of
[4:24:03] our city constitution for how
[4:24:04] we operate, right? So that
[4:24:06] we're never stuck asking if if
[4:24:07] the public is aware or not
[4:24:09] aware of the way we're spending
[4:24:10] our dollars. It's also
[4:24:12] concerning to me that we don't
[4:24:14] have naturally a dashboard and
[4:24:16] we have to essentially put in
[4:24:17] public records request to find
[4:24:19] out about our expenditures. The
[4:24:20] public has the right to be able
[4:24:22] to go on right now and look at
[4:24:23] how we're spending our miami
[4:24:24] forever bond dollars like this
[4:24:26] should be a way we just
[4:24:27] naturally operate. So whether
[4:24:29] somebody supports the $450
[4:24:31] million bond or not, this is
[4:24:32] good policy, good practice,
[4:24:35] good procedure and it should be
[4:24:36] naturally a way that we operate
[4:24:39] as a city. Well I mean we
[4:24:40] definitely have a disagreement
[4:24:41] all all in with the dashboard
[4:24:43] and all that stuff and you can
[4:24:45] do all of that as a part of the
[4:24:46] finance committee which is
[4:24:48] already set up and it's an
[4:24:49] advisory committee but you're
[4:24:51] changing the charter for this.
[4:24:53] That's not that's not where
[4:24:56] this kind of structural change
[4:24:57] really should belong. This
[4:25:00] should be an advisory committee
[4:25:03] role. And when you're using the
[4:25:05] word like audit, it's who
[4:25:07] audits who's auditing what and
[4:25:09] what are the overlaps? What is
[4:25:10] the finance committee do now
[4:25:12] and what is this relative to
[4:25:13] the finance? We're required to
[4:25:15] have an oversight committee for
[4:25:17] a bond. Obviously we did it for
[4:25:18] miami forever. Look at what
[4:25:19] happened with miami forever
[4:25:21] people didn't show up things
[4:25:23] and so it looks really nice. It
[4:25:25] sounds really beautiful but in
[4:25:27] operations it doesn't really
[4:25:28] work over time we have a
[4:25:29] finance committee that's
[4:25:31] charged with this work where we
[4:25:33] should be sending things to
[4:25:35] just like we did with the $150
[4:25:37] million lease this first of
[4:25:38] all, I don't think this should
[4:25:40] be an item that's just brought
[4:25:41] like this to a vote. I think it
[4:25:43] should have been a discussion
[4:25:44] item because it impacts the
[4:25:45] charter. It impacts the way we
[4:25:47] function. It impacts an
[4:25:48] existing committee and I think
[4:25:50] you know if you'd like to defer
[4:25:52] it I'd certainly be. A
[4:25:54] discussion. We're discussing it
[4:25:55] now. We're discussing it right
[4:25:57] now and here's what my $0.02
[4:25:59] is. Number one they're an
[4:26:01] advisory board because I asked
[4:26:02] are there an advisory board or
[4:26:04] are they an executive board?
[4:26:05] They're an advisory board. So
[4:26:06] at the end of the day it's
[4:26:08] going to be whatever we
[4:26:09] determine up here. So I don't
[4:26:11] really see any teeth you know
[4:26:12] and I'm not saying I'm not
[4:26:13] arguing against it but that's
[4:26:14] the fact of the matter. You
[4:26:17] know I mean. I don't have an
[4:26:18] issue with removal of the word
[4:26:20] audit. I understand that has
[4:26:21] sort of additional sort of
[4:26:22] legal consequences to it. The
[4:26:24] rest of it stands perfectly
[4:26:26] fine without it. I find it kind
[4:26:28] of embarrassing that right now
[4:26:29] if somebody were sitting in the
[4:26:30] audience and they said, well
[4:26:32] how much have you spent on x, y
[4:26:34] and z, it would take us a while
[4:26:35] to sort that out. I'm not
[4:26:37] suggesting that money has been
[4:26:38] misspent. I'm suggesting that
[4:26:40] we are not as transparent as we
[4:26:42] should be for our taxpayers and
[4:26:43] our residents. But that's.
[4:26:45] >> going to go on our website
[4:26:47] right now and figure out for
[4:26:49] every single project where we
[4:26:50] are status wise. So it isn't
[4:26:51] just dollars it's literally
[4:26:53] like what is designed, what is
[4:26:55] permitted, what is constructed
[4:26:56] ?Where are they in
[4:26:57] construction? Are they at 25%,
[4:27:00] 50%, 75%? It's way too
[4:27:01] elaborate to pull this
[4:27:03] information. I think I don't I
[4:27:04] don't need to defer this to
[4:27:05] think about this further. I
[4:27:06] think this should be a way that
[4:27:08] we operate on a daily basis.
[4:27:09] Somebody should be able to wake
[4:27:10] up in the middle of the night
[4:27:11] and figure out exactly where
[4:27:12] our project stands.
[4:27:13] >> I don't disagree with any
[4:27:15] single thing you've said other
[4:27:16] than where you're making this
[4:27:18] change, which is at the charter
[4:27:20] level. I think that is bad
[4:27:22] policy. I think it sets us up
[4:27:24] in a bad direction. And I think
[4:27:25] you know, I think even somebody
[4:27:27] in my office had chatgpt this
[4:27:29] and they're like oh my GOD,
[4:27:30] there are all these issues. So
[4:27:32] I do think there are issues
[4:27:35] with this policy if if you guys
[4:27:36] are prepared to vote, I'm
[4:27:37] certainly going to go with the
[4:27:37] with.
[4:27:39] >> the motion to approve.
[4:27:40] Second.
[4:27:44] >> if I if I MAY, um because I,
[4:27:47] I heard a possible amendment.
[4:27:52] Uh, I also when I read this um
[4:27:54] commissioner rosado I had
[4:27:55] similar thoughts to
[4:27:57] commissioner prado when we put
[4:27:59] in the charter we're putting in
[4:28:02] our constitution right. Um and
[4:28:03] it basically there's no
[4:28:07] flexibility forever and the
[4:28:08] auditing requirements versus
[4:28:11] having our city audit worried
[4:28:12] me. The other thing that
[4:28:14] worried me is this committee
[4:28:17] was tasked with developing and
[4:28:20] managing our dashboard in the
[4:28:22] language, right? They are
[4:28:24] supposed to develop and publish
[4:28:27] that's in the language the
[4:28:29] language says to audit, monitor
[4:28:31] publicly report on and develop
[4:28:33] and publish a publicly
[4:28:35] accessible dashboard which puts
[4:28:37] them in the role of it without
[4:28:39] sort of the cyber security
[4:28:42] constraints. Um so I think this
[4:28:46] is a great idea. Um I also
[4:28:49] think parts of this item could
[4:28:51] come out of this board as a
[4:28:52] directive that any time we
[4:28:55] issue making it up here on the
[4:28:58] fly debt over x millions of
[4:29:00] dollars that must be disclosed
[4:29:01] on a publicly publicly
[4:29:03] available dashboard that we
[4:29:04] direct. And by the way, in next
[4:29:05] year's budget fund the
[4:29:08] administration to build on that
[4:29:10] and that we perhaps on our
[4:29:12] audit and finance committee be
[4:29:14] more clear. So this is one this
[4:29:16] is I think a great idea. We've
[4:29:18] learned that through miami
[4:29:19] forever, right? I mean we
[4:29:21] learned this the hard way. Um
[4:29:24] this thing has been out there
[4:29:25] long before any of us were
[4:29:27] involved. Nobody wrote down
[4:29:28] what we were doing. Nobody
[4:29:29] shared with it. We all know
[4:29:31] this money today we we just
[4:29:32] approved tons of little miami
[4:29:33] forever projects that are going
[4:29:35] to be built in our parks and
[4:29:36] help our streets from flooding
[4:29:37] and you know, all kinds of
[4:29:40] great things but we don't have
[4:29:41] that clearly displayed. And
[4:29:43] barbie, I know you're behind me
[4:29:44] and her trustee team are
[4:29:46] building out that dashboard.
[4:29:47] Um, but it's a little like
[4:29:48] forensic science. They got to
[4:29:50] go back in time to do it and
[4:29:52] and I do think this board could
[4:29:54] give direction to the
[4:29:56] administration that they must
[4:30:00] always do that. And I'm not
[4:30:02] positive it needs to be in our
[4:30:05] charter when you put it in the
[4:30:07] charter like whatever the time
[4:30:11] we have for lunch. Those kinds
[4:30:13] of things in the future can
[4:30:15] become so restrictive that
[4:30:17] we're not able to add and
[4:30:19] subtract. So I leave it to you
[4:30:20] all to decide.
[4:30:22] >> what to do. Can I. Ask can I
[4:30:24] interject you for very quickly?
[4:30:27] So you're talking about an
[4:30:29] audit right? Well I don't know
[4:30:30] if you knew or not because I
[4:30:32] asked the question the the new
[4:30:33] inspector general which is
[4:30:35] supposed to be independent we
[4:30:36] don't have money to fund them
[4:30:37] is what I've been told. He's a
[4:30:39] he's a and he's come to my
[4:30:41] office uh in previous months
[4:30:42] you know and I asked him about
[4:30:44] the budget this and that and
[4:30:46] and I my understanding is that
[4:30:47] he's a am I not correct you and
[4:30:49] I had this conversation MR.
[4:30:51] City manager right. So talking
[4:30:52] about audit, you know, if we
[4:30:54] were going to go to what are we
[4:30:56] going to because I hear this
[4:30:58] and you know, we don't have I
[4:31:00] was told that we were that the
[4:31:02] the the new inspector general
[4:31:04] that's taking over for for uh I
[4:31:05] think it was his name. Right.
[4:31:07] And the lake monroe race had
[4:31:08] had you know, put that forward
[4:31:10] and then it passed and finally
[4:31:11] did and then the gentleman is
[4:31:13] now in existence but he he's
[4:31:14] short because he's underfunded.
[4:31:18] I think he asked for no
[4:31:20] commissioner. His budget for
[4:31:22] this fiscal year has been fully
[4:31:24] funded. Fully funded. He does
[4:31:26] have he does have some
[4:31:27] vacancies uh, that he hasn't
[4:31:29] filled as of yet. But those
[4:31:31] vacancies are funded. What
[4:31:33] we're currently discussing is
[4:31:36] additional uh, positions that
[4:31:38] is being requested by that
[4:31:40] office for the next fiscal
[4:31:41] year. I got it so how much is
[4:31:42] that going to cost for him to
[4:31:44] be fully funded with the
[4:31:45] additional officers? Because
[4:31:46] you turn the question around
[4:31:48] what you did was what you did
[4:31:51] was I know what I heard what I
[4:31:52] asked you guys and you guys
[4:31:53] said no, he needs more
[4:31:55] positions. So in other words
[4:31:56] you have a certain amount of
[4:31:57] money but you don't have the
[4:31:59] whole money that the man wants.
[4:32:00] That's what I was told by you
[4:32:03] guys 2 or 3 days ago. Again we
[4:32:05] we spoke about two fiscal years
[4:32:07] this fiscal year he's fully
[4:32:07] funded.
[4:32:08] >> he's fully funded with all
[4:32:09] the decisions that he wanted.
[4:32:09] Correct?
[4:32:10] >> absolutely.
[4:32:12] >> so then how did we get into
[4:32:14] the conversation of. Because we
[4:32:15] presented it as one of the
[4:32:16] difficult decisions that this
[4:32:18] body will be having going into
[4:32:21] the 2627 fiscal year because he
[4:32:24] is requesting additional fte at
[4:32:25] an additional cost that we do
[4:32:27] not have funding for. So if if
[4:32:30] the if the the uh the audit
[4:32:31] would take place this year he
[4:32:32] would be able to complete that
[4:32:35] audit. Yes or no. I'm not the
[4:32:37] oig sir. I would I would defer
[4:32:38] to oig. What about next year?
[4:32:40] Safe to say the next year he
[4:32:42] might not have the funds to to
[4:32:44] conduct it. No but. Can I just
[4:32:45] if you don't mind, MR.
[4:32:48] Commissioner, about the team
[4:32:50] that is conducting the audits
[4:32:53] of our finances is funded.
[4:32:58] Correct. And so we already have
[4:33:00] a certified auditor going
[4:33:02] through not just our city
[4:33:04] finances but obviously all of
[4:33:05] our associated organizations
[4:33:08] and all of our bonds. And so
[4:33:09] that is funded in our budget
[4:33:11] and will be funded next year
[4:33:13] because otherwise we don't have
[4:33:14] a bond rating. We don't have
[4:33:15] any kind of fiscal rating
[4:33:18] nationally to allow us to to do
[4:33:21] business. So you know, should
[4:33:24] right now our bonds are
[4:33:25] audited, right? They are
[4:33:27] audited what I think and
[4:33:29] they're auditing at the at a
[4:33:30] cost of a neutral cost in the
[4:33:31] budget, right? Just like
[4:33:33] everything else we do is
[4:33:34] audited, right? And they write
[4:33:35] an audit report and they tell
[4:33:36] us what we're doing fabulously
[4:33:38] what we're doing okay on are we
[4:33:39] in compliance? And you know,
[4:33:40] here are a couple things you
[4:33:42] could improve so that we
[4:33:44] already pay for right? This
[4:33:46] item would create a whole other
[4:33:47] audit structure that we would
[4:33:49] have to fund, which is fine if
[4:33:51] we choose to do that we just
[4:33:53] have to fund that. So we have
[4:33:56] the money for the audit. I
[4:33:58] think what commissioner rosado
[4:34:02] is trying to say is we have not
[4:34:04] when it comes to bond projects
[4:34:06] and bond projects are different
[4:34:07] from our regular stuff like
[4:34:09] picking up the garbage right?
[4:34:10] People see the sanitation guys
[4:34:13] on their street, but bond
[4:34:14] projects are a list of things
[4:34:16] we're going to do over a long
[4:34:18] period of time and we don't do
[4:34:19] them all in one year, right? It
[4:34:21] takes a while to plan a
[4:34:23] flooding project. And so we MAY
[4:34:25] have said in year one we're
[4:34:26] doing flooding but really
[4:34:27] they're not going to see the
[4:34:28] construction until year three.
[4:34:31] And so we have not created a
[4:34:34] robust area for them to look at
[4:34:35] what's happening in their
[4:34:37] neighborhood and with their
[4:34:39] projects and with their money
[4:34:42] and and so there is a question
[4:34:44] this is an implicit in this
[4:34:46] item. There is an I.T and cyber
[4:34:48] security component that
[4:34:50] requires deep funding and
[4:34:52] staffing and there is an audit
[4:34:53] component which requires
[4:34:54] probably not you know, probably
[4:34:56] probably just hiring someone
[4:34:57] from the outside but still
[4:35:00] money and both of those things
[4:35:03] can be accomplished by this
[4:35:06] body directing the
[4:35:08] administration to do that
[4:35:10] moving forward without
[4:35:12] necessarily confusing folks
[4:35:13] with another charter amendment
[4:35:15] and without embedding something
[4:35:17] that becomes immobilized
[4:35:19] because when we try to change
[4:35:20] that, let's say we make one
[4:35:24] mistake in the word right, we
[4:35:25] have to go back for the voters
[4:35:28] to change that word. And so
[4:35:31] it's this is a really good
[4:35:32] idea, commissioner rosado, but
[4:35:34] I'm not sure we need a charter
[4:35:36] amendment. So but you all I'll
[4:35:36] I'll let you all make.
[4:35:38] >> a motion. Commissioner just
[4:35:40] to just to um another aspect of
[4:35:43] that is that the powers in the
[4:35:44] charter of this committee would
[4:35:46] actually be directing
[4:35:47] administration. So there is
[4:35:50] supposed to be a clear division
[4:35:52] and I think this blurs that
[4:35:53] kind of activity as well. So
[4:35:55] commissioner prado and MADAM
[4:35:56] Mayor, if I could I could
[4:35:57] clarify a couple things. I'm
[4:36:00] happy to drop the word audit. I
[4:36:01] understand the sort of
[4:36:02] additional legal consequences
[4:36:04] there. I am not to create like
[4:36:06] a super audit structure. I know
[4:36:07] that we are already legally
[4:36:09] required to audit our finances
[4:36:10] so I'm happy to drop the word
[4:36:12] what I'm getting at more more
[4:36:15] globally is a future commission
[4:36:17] could remove the requirement
[4:36:19] that we have a citizen body
[4:36:20] overseeing our bond
[4:36:21] expenditures. I don't think
[4:36:23] they should have that right. I
[4:36:25] think that should absolutely be
[4:36:26] part of our city constitution.
[4:36:28] Our finance committee is only
[4:36:29] required to meet twice a year.
[4:36:31] I don't think that's an
[4:36:32] acceptable substitute for
[4:36:34] citizens being able to watch
[4:36:36] the progress of our projects
[4:36:39] and the way the money is spent.
[4:36:41] I sat on the miami forever bond
[4:36:43] board for a number of years to
[4:36:46] get information is way more
[4:36:47] complex than it needs to be. I
[4:36:50] think it is good for the city
[4:36:51] on a permanent basis to ensure
[4:36:53] that we have that citizen
[4:36:54] oversight built in. I would not
[4:36:56] want to see this move forward
[4:36:57] as an ordinance that can then
[4:36:59] be undone next year, five years
[4:37:01] from now, ten years from now.
[4:37:02] This should be a part of the
[4:37:04] way that we permanently
[4:37:05] function. I am not suggesting
[4:37:08] that citizens be in charge of
[4:37:10] our our I t processes, so I'm
[4:37:12] happy if we need to massage the
[4:37:13] the description of that I'm
[4:37:15] happy to support that. That is
[4:37:16] an administrative function but
[4:37:18] it doesn't exist right now and
[4:37:20] I think that's really
[4:37:21] problematic. Again, if somebody
[4:37:22] wanted to find out where we are
[4:37:24] on any of our bond projects,
[4:37:25] best of luck to you to sort
[4:37:27] that out. Best of luck. There's
[4:37:29] a question on the on the floor.
[4:37:30] Yes. Right. I called the
[4:37:33] question. But I'm fine with
[4:37:34] dropping the audit word I
[4:37:35] understand. I have one the rest
[4:37:37] of it I had one thing to
[4:37:39] clarify it's not the audit
[4:37:40] word, it's that you're amending
[4:37:42] the charter and the things that
[4:37:45] go with that. And while you're
[4:37:46] highlighting that and
[4:37:47] everything you have said I'm
[4:37:49] fully supportive of and the
[4:37:50] finance committee meets more
[4:37:51] than twice a year, that's a
[4:37:52] minimum requirement that they
[4:37:55] can meet as much as as as we
[4:37:57] need them to meet and we can
[4:37:59] and we can make reforms in the
[4:38:01] finance committee, which is
[4:38:03] what's looking at our debt
[4:38:04] issuances. This is a standalone
[4:38:06] committee for a standalone bond
[4:38:09] and that just should not. I'm
[4:38:11] saying for all our bonds are
[4:38:12] capital bonds should absolutely
[4:38:14] have committees. We could in
[4:38:15] the same way that we've
[4:38:17] dissolved a series of boards in
[4:38:18] the past, the finance committee
[4:38:19] could just be dissolved right
[4:38:21] now at the next meeting if we
[4:38:22] felt like it. That is
[4:38:24] problematic. We should have
[4:38:27] built in citizen oversight over
[4:38:29] hundreds of millions of dollars
[4:38:30] of expenditure and the
[4:38:32] information should be updated
[4:38:34] on a very regular basis. We
[4:38:35] need to operate transparently.
[4:38:37] I don't understand why we would
[4:38:39] try to undo something like this
[4:38:41] or why we we don't think that
[4:38:42] this is somehow good practice
[4:38:44] that should be this is sacred.
[4:38:45] We're not doing anything like
[4:38:47] this. In fact we can. Be
[4:38:49] undone. We can do all of this.
[4:38:51] But going to the charter and
[4:38:53] going to the voters with
[4:38:54] another issue where there's a
[4:38:56] small change or a small
[4:38:57] modification over and over
[4:38:59] again is not the format where
[4:39:01] this can best be housed,
[4:39:02] especially when you're giving
[4:39:05] powers to this entity that
[4:39:07] really kind of crosses the line
[4:39:08] between what administration
[4:39:10] does and our body does. So I
[4:39:13] think I think this should best
[4:39:14] be deferred because I think
[4:39:15] there's more here. I'm happy to
[4:39:16] work with you and look at the
[4:39:17] language in the finance
[4:39:19] committee. I don't know how
[4:39:20] much you've read through all of
[4:39:21] that. I've studied it a lot.
[4:39:22] That's just my recommendation
[4:39:24] and again it's what the body
[4:39:25] wants. I'm comfortable with the
[4:39:27] way this stands. I think this
[4:39:28] should be part of what we vote
[4:39:30] on in NOVEMBER. I think voters
[4:39:33] who are supportive will say
[4:39:34] this is an additional
[4:39:35] safeguard. I think voters who
[4:39:36] are opposed to the bond
[4:39:37] referendum will say this is a
[4:39:38] safeguard we should have
[4:39:40] already had. So I think it's
[4:39:41] something that everybody should
[4:39:43] agree upon. I'm very
[4:39:44] comfortable moving as it is
[4:39:46] again dropping just the word
[4:39:47] audit and ensuring if we need
[4:39:48] to modify the language to make
[4:39:50] it clear that it's the
[4:39:51] administration that needs to
[4:39:52] create the dashboard, it's not
[4:39:53] citizens, it's the
[4:39:55] administration. If there's any
[4:39:56] confusion about that, I'm happy
[4:39:57] to modify that.
[4:39:58] >> and maybe some language that
[4:40:00] makes it clear that they cannot
[4:40:02] tell the administration what to
[4:40:03] do. Sure. Which is. And I
[4:40:05] worked with the deputy city
[4:40:07] attorney on this if he's got a
[4:40:08] revised version that we could
[4:40:10] read. Let me just ask a
[4:40:11] question. There's so many good
[4:40:15] things in here. Right. Um
[4:40:19] which. We're up against a shot
[4:40:21] clock like basically if we
[4:40:23] don't deliver this to the
[4:40:24] supervisor of election tomorrow
[4:40:26] it can't be on the NOVEMBER
[4:40:27] ballot. But there's another
[4:40:29] election right around the
[4:40:35] corner and. No I there's this
[4:40:37] publish a publicly you know, to
[4:40:40] develop and publish a publicly
[4:40:41] accessible dashboard showing
[4:40:43] the status cost. I mean that
[4:40:45] could be in complete conflict
[4:40:47] with what we're doing and they
[4:40:49] are going to have access in
[4:40:51] order to do that to our city's
[4:40:52] raw data. Exactly.
[4:40:57] >> and without cybersecurity
[4:40:58] protections around that there
[4:41:00] are so many good things in
[4:41:04] here. For me. So but
[4:41:06] colleagues, I'll take I'll take
[4:41:08] a. I don't I don't think this
[4:41:09] needs to be deferred. I think
[4:41:11] it is very much in line with
[4:41:13] the question we've already put
[4:41:14] forth that's going to be on the
[4:41:15] NOVEMBER ballot and it is
[4:41:17] letting voters know that we're
[4:41:20] the item to pass. We have their
[4:41:22] backs. Okay, so there's an item
[4:41:24] on the floor I call the
[4:41:25] question let's vote it up or
[4:41:26] down. We've beaten this horse
[4:41:28] to death. As amended.
[4:41:29] >> as amended with removing.
[4:41:31] >> the. Word audit. And if we
[4:41:33] need javier do we need to
[4:41:34] clarify? I'm not trying to
[4:41:36] suggest that citizens create a
[4:41:37] dashboard. That's the
[4:41:37] administrative responsibility.
[4:41:39] I didn't find it confusing but
[4:41:40] if there's any doubt I'm happy
[4:41:42] to see the language massaged.
[4:41:44] well how about if I make a
[4:41:46] suggestion and with the
[4:41:48] authority to get rid of the
[4:41:50] word audit monitor publicly
[4:41:54] report and publicly report on
[4:41:55] projects including the status
[4:41:57] cost timeline and remaining at
[4:41:59] funds. It doesn't say the
[4:42:01] dashboard and then we just make
[4:42:03] sure we do some other item that
[4:42:04] says sorry james, you got to
[4:42:05] create a dashboard. Anytime we
[4:42:09] do this. I accept. And then I
[4:42:11] think we you know, we.
[4:42:12] [Laughter] My attorney has to
[4:42:15] look at that. Mine does to our
[4:42:18] attorney can look at it harvey
[4:42:20] does that work for you? So I
[4:42:22] just want to clarify what the
[4:42:23] amendment would be would be to
[4:42:25] remove the audit language. So
[4:42:26] anywhere here that mentions
[4:42:27] that the board can do an audit
[4:42:29] that would be removed. So for
[4:42:31] example under uh it would be
[4:42:36] section 47 d um subsection b
[4:42:38] would be just monitor all
[4:42:39] active projects funded by geo
[4:42:41] bonds and in regards to
[4:42:45] subsection e which is the um
[4:42:47] publicly accessible dashboard
[4:42:48] we'll just change it to I
[4:42:50] believe what you had said was
[4:42:53] to say. And publicly report. On
[4:42:57] it shall be the goboc to
[4:42:59] publicly report on to monitor
[4:43:02] and publicly report on. All
[4:43:04] projects. Yes all projects.
[4:43:04] Showing the.
[4:43:07] >> status cost timeline and
[4:43:08] remaining or available funds
[4:43:09] for all active capital projects
[4:43:11] funded with geo bonds. And
[4:43:12] that's it. Then remove that
[4:43:14] last sentence there saying that
[4:43:15] they will do all best efforts
[4:43:17] for the dashboard to be
[4:43:19] accessible. Yeah. And then um
[4:43:21] the only other one was the I
[4:43:22] guess clarification that this
[4:43:25] would be an advisory body. So I
[4:43:27] mean we can add that um in the
[4:43:29] powers and duties it says the
[4:43:32] um goboc shall act in an
[4:43:33] advisory capacity. We could add
[4:43:35] that in there to to clarify
[4:43:39] that. I accept. Um and then
[4:43:41] what do we do to get the exact
[4:43:43] 75 words. We've cut a lot
[4:43:44] [Laughter] Of words so we
[4:43:46] should still be good I think
[4:43:49] todd help us. Oh no I just want
[4:43:51] to make sure we're we're clear
[4:43:53] on the amendments and the
[4:43:54] deputy city attorney mentioned
[4:43:56] three amendments which will
[4:43:58] amend re 14 and 15. But then
[4:44:00] there are some non-substantive
[4:44:01] amendments that are going to
[4:44:03] mend re 15 and so for a. 15
[4:44:06] will be amended to add two city
[4:44:07] commission resolution numbers
[4:44:08] and the city commission meeting
[4:44:10] date to the body of the
[4:44:13] legislation. Non-substantive.
[4:44:14] All right.
[4:44:16] >> so you know what to do to
[4:44:19] make the referendum item. Yes,
[4:44:20] ma'am. Okay.
[4:44:22] >> so commissioner rosado as
[4:44:24] amended as amended as amended.
[4:44:26] Okay. Show that moved.
[4:44:27] Seconded. Police commissioner
[4:44:29] gabel, how about all in favor
[4:44:30] say aye. Aye.
[4:44:32] >> any opposed? No.
[4:44:32] >> just one?
[4:44:36] >> no. Um, todd this has to be
[4:44:37] delivered tomorrow so I'll
[4:44:39] you'll work to get my signature
[4:44:41] on that today. Yes, ma'am. Okay
[4:44:42] thank you. Thank you folks.
[4:44:43] Yeah.
[4:44:45] >> um I'm sure I've forgotten
[4:44:47] something. What have I missed
[4:44:50] todd? Um oh here we have b one
[4:44:51] the budget. I think you all
[4:44:53] received a budget report. Would
[4:44:54] you like to accept that report
[4:44:56] or discuss it? Have questions?
[4:44:56] no.
[4:44:57] >> okay.
[4:44:59] >> yes todd. And then um chair,
[4:45:02] if I MAY um and I apologize for
[4:45:03] the interruption but I would
[4:45:05] like to to request direction
[4:45:07] from the commission um through
[4:45:09] the chair uh so at the JULY 9th
[4:45:11] meeting, um I was given
[4:45:12] direction that two bond
[4:45:14] questions in the order I'm
[4:45:15] sorry two ballot questions in
[4:45:16] the order those questions um
[4:45:17] the first ballot question would
[4:45:19] be the general obligation bond.
[4:45:21] The second question is to enter
[4:45:22] into a lease agreement with
[4:45:24] virginia llc. Would the
[4:45:27] commission um if it's the will
[4:45:28] the commission would the
[4:45:29] general obligation bond
[4:45:31] oversight committee be the
[4:45:33] third question on the ballot in
[4:45:35] the order the third question or
[4:45:36] would you like that to be
[4:45:36] second?
[4:45:37] >> the second fine. Understood.
[4:45:39] >> so the general obligation
[4:45:41] bond first general obligation
[4:45:42] bond oversight committee second
[4:45:44] and the lease agreement with
[4:45:46] llc will be third if there is
[4:45:48] no um and there's unanimous
[4:45:51] consent there's no objection.
[4:45:52] Understood. Thank you
[4:45:53] commissioners thank you chair
[4:45:53] okay.
[4:45:55] >> all right so back to you one
[4:45:57] on the budget report everyone
[4:45:59] received. All right. Can I have
[4:46:00] a motion to accept that. Report
[4:46:03] motion. All in favor say aye. I
[4:46:06] show that accepted um other
[4:46:08] than our the shade meaning are
[4:46:10] we complete. Yes ma'am.
[4:46:13] >> you're correct. Um so MR.
[4:46:15] Attorney are we able to adjourn
[4:46:16] this meeting or. Well we would
[4:46:18] recess the meeting until um
[4:46:20] after the shade meeting and
[4:46:21] then come back and gavel it
[4:46:23] out. All right. Um you can come
[4:46:25] fetch me and I'm happy to gavel
[4:46:26] it out since I have to wait for
[4:46:27] todd to send me everything I
[4:46:29] need to sign so we can get it
[4:46:31] to the supervisor of elections
[4:46:33] today. Um, or. Are we doing.
[4:46:35] We're doing lunch. Yes. You all
[4:46:37] are the only ones in the shade
[4:46:38] so you all decide. Let's do.
[4:46:40] >> lunch lunch. So 3:00 shade
[4:46:41] meeting or is that too soon?
[4:46:46] That's 33333 30 all right.
[4:46:47] >> let me. Just if you don't
[4:46:48] mind let me. Just read the
[4:46:50] script so then we can all meet
[4:46:53] up upstairs. MADAM CHAIRWOMAN
[4:46:55] and members of the commission
[4:46:56] pursuant to my request to the
[4:46:57] city commission at the city
[4:46:58] commission meeting of JULY 9th,
[4:47:00] 2026, the below listed attorney
[4:47:01] client session closed to the
[4:47:02] public is scheduled for JULY
[4:47:03] 23rd, 2026 city commission
[4:47:05] meeting at 10 A.M. Pursuant to
[4:47:07] section 286.011 parentheses
[4:47:08] eight florida statutes for
[4:47:10] purposes of discussing the
[4:47:10] pending litigation matter in
[4:47:12] the city of miami versus miami
[4:47:17] dade county case number
[4:47:19] 2023-028335ca02 pending in the
[4:47:21] in the 11th judicial circuit of
[4:47:22] miami-dade county to which the
[4:47:23] city is presently a party
[4:47:25] subject of the meeting will be
[4:47:26] confined to settlement
[4:47:27] negotiations or strategy
[4:47:28] sessions related to limit
[4:47:29] litigation expenditures. This
[4:47:31] private meeting will begin at
[4:47:33] approximately 3:30 P.M. Or as
[4:47:34] soon as the commissioners
[4:47:35] schedule sprint and conclude
[4:47:36] approximately one hour later.
[4:47:37] The session will be attended by
[4:47:38] the members of the city
[4:47:39] commission which include
[4:47:41] commissioners christine king,
[4:47:43] miguel angel gabella, damian
[4:47:45] porto, rolando escalona and
[4:47:47] ralph rafael rosado, city
[4:47:48] manager jim reyes, city
[4:47:50] attorney george k weisman,
[4:47:51] deputy city attorney kevin r
[4:47:53] jones, deputy city attorney
[4:47:54] xavier alban, litigation
[4:47:55] appeals division chief eric
[4:47:56] eaves, land use division chief
[4:47:58] amber carter and assistant city
[4:47:59] attorney maggie snyder, a
[4:48:01] certified court reporter, will
[4:48:02] be present to ensure that the
[4:48:03] session is fully transcribed
[4:48:04] and the transcript will be made
[4:48:06] available upon the conclusion
[4:48:07] of the litigation. At the
[4:48:08] conclusion of the attorney
[4:48:09] client session, the the regular
[4:48:11] city commission meeting will be
[4:48:12] reopened and the person
[4:48:13] chairing the commission meeting
[4:48:14] will announce the termination
[4:48:15] of the attorney client session.
[4:48:17] See you at 330. Thank you
[4:48:18] george. Colleagues, could we
[4:48:20] meet at three instead of 330?
[4:48:21] Is that possible? Okay with
[4:48:22] that?
[4:48:23] >> that gives you 50 minutes.
[4:48:27] Everybody is three okay. Yeah
[4:48:29] your your friends are asking
[4:48:31] you. For it could be earlier
[4:48:33] than 330. Sorry I'm sorry.
[4:48:34] >> what could it be earlier
[4:48:38] than 330 could we do closer to
[4:48:39] 3315315. All right. We'll
[4:48:42] reconvene at 315. Todd MR. City
[4:48:44] attorney, um, in the recess can
[4:48:45] the commissioners just go
[4:48:47] upstairs to the client session?
[4:48:47] Yes.
[4:48:50] >> now once they come back from
[4:48:51] their break. We just need
[4:48:52] understood. I just want to make
[4:48:53] sure that in recess no one has
[4:48:55] to come back. They can just go
[4:48:56] [Laughter] Up. At 3:00. The
[4:48:57] attorney. Can come down and
[4:48:57] gavel.
[4:48:58] >> out, right? Yes, ma'am.
[4:48:59] Okay.
[4:49:00] >> and only three of you need
[4:49:01] to come and gavel out. So if
[4:49:18] somebody needs to. Yep. [Music]
[4:51:43] Are we?
[4:51:45] >> are we ready. The meeting.
[4:51:48] All right. The, um the attorney
[4:51:50] client session um, regarding
[4:51:52] the city of miami versus miami
[4:51:53] dade county has concluded.
[4:51:55] Therefore I we are turning back
[4:51:56] to the regular meeting. Regular
[4:51:59] meeting is now open. There. I
[4:52:00] do not believe, MR. Clerk we
[4:52:02] have any other business. No,
[4:52:03] ma'am. You're correct. Do we
[4:52:04] need a motion to adjourn? No,
[4:52:05] ma'am.
[4:52:06] >> we just need to adjourn.
[4:52:08] >> yes, ma'am. All right, so be
[4:52:14] it. Thanks. Oh.