[0:33] >> Carey ready, Jason, you

[0:39] good. Good evening, everyone.

[0:41] I would like to read called a

[0:44] special meeting to order on

[0:47] JULY 8th 2025. And before we

[0:50] begin the roll call, I would

[0:53] like to note for record that

[0:54] commissioner has school is

[0:57] appearing by zoom today under

[0:59] exceptional circumstances.

[1:00] This meeting was called an

[1:00] emergency basis in response to

[1:04] the letter received from the

[1:05] Attorney general on JULY

[1:08] second, 2025. And therefore

[1:09] her remote attendance is

[1:11] permitted. Do I have it? Any

[1:16] objections? Hearing? No

[1:17] objections. Her remote

[1:19] participation is here by

[1:21] approved and she will be

[1:22] considered fully present for

[1:23] the purposes of this meeting.

[1:25] Kerry, can you call the roll?

[1:26] Please? Commissioner Carey

[1:27] here, commissioner Castillo

[1:31] present Commissioner Haskell.

[1:32] Commissioner Hoover here.

[1:35] Commissioner Kaufman.

[1:35] Commissioner Lee here. Mayor

[1:37] Henry gets here. Please stand

[1:42] for the Pledge of Allegiance.

[1:44] I pledge to the flat United

[1:47] States of America and to the

[1:49] Republic for which it stands.

[1:52] One nation. Got indivisible

[1:53] with liberty and justice for

[2:06] all. Approval of agenda.

[2:07] >> Are there any changes to

[2:13] the agenda? Do I have a

[2:14] motion? So moved motion by

[2:16] Commissioner Carey to have a

[2:17] second second second by

[2:18] Commissioner Lee all in favor

[2:20] say Aye. All right. Any motion

[2:24] carries. Resolutions item

[2:25] number one authorizing and

[2:26] directing the city manager to

[2:29] enter into the 28 hour.

[2:31] >> 2.87 g voluntary memorandum

[2:32] of agreement with United

[2:33] States Immigration and Customs

[2:37] Enforcement.

[2:39] >> Okay. So I am sponsoring

[2:40] this resolution to direct our

[2:44] city manager enter into the

[2:46] 2.87 g voluntary memorandum of

[2:47] agreement with United States

[2:49] Immigration and Customs

[2:52] Enforcement. The 2.87 g

[2:54] Program has 3 models. The jail

[2:56] enforcement model, the task

[2:57] force model and the warrant

[3:01] service officer model. And as

[3:03] our police chief indicated at

[3:04] our last meeting, the option

[3:05] that had been signed was the

[3:09] task force model which focuses

[3:11] on immigration enforcement

[3:14] during routine policy duties.

[3:15] My vote at that time was not

[3:20] intended as a rejection of

[3:21] cooperation with United States

[3:23] immigration and collect

[3:23] Customs enforcement, nor was

[3:26] in an attempt to violate

[3:26] Florida law. Rather. My

[3:28] decision was based on guidance

[3:31] from our interim city attorney

[3:31] who determined that the

[3:33] existing agreement was not

[3:34] valid because it had been

[3:37] signed by the chief of police

[3:39] rather and the city manager

[3:41] has required under our city

[3:43] charter. I supported the vote

[3:45] to terminate the existing

[3:46] agreement so that a new valid

[3:49] to 87 agreement could be

[3:50] properly considered. And if

[3:51] approved, probably executed by

[3:53] the city manager in accordance

[3:56] to our charter requirements.

[3:57] While there are different

[3:58] views about the substance of

[4:01] the agreement itself, position

[4:02] remains focused on ensuring

[4:06] that the city of Key West

[4:07] complies with both state law

[4:09] in our own governance

[4:09] standards. So with that, too,

[4:13] we have public comments we do

[4:15] prior to Commissioner Kaufman

[4:17] has sent a statement that he'd

[4:17] like me to read. He's unable

[4:20] to based on his location.

[4:24] >> So I will his statement.

[4:25] First. Would like to say that

[4:26] I'm extremely disappointed

[4:28] that can't be there tonight.

[4:28] I'm out of the country on a

[4:30] long planned family trip. But

[4:32] this meeting, one of the most

[4:32] important we faced was

[4:33] scheduled without checking of

[4:35] all commissioners could

[4:35] attend. That's not just

[4:37] disrespectful. It's

[4:39] unacceptable. 2 of us are gone

[4:42] and the still moved forward.

[4:43] Why? How is the state chosen

[4:45] where there any discussion

[4:45] where there was there any

[4:47] discussion any transparency or

[4:50] is it another behind the

[4:50] closed door move like our

[4:52] former city manager was

[4:54] ousted? Nevertheless, let me

[4:55] be clear. I support our

[4:57] police. I fully support our

[4:59] chief and I absolutely stand

[5:00] with our immigrant community,

[5:01] our neighbors, our workforce,

[5:03] our friends. I think everyone

[5:03] showing up tonight in defense

[5:05] of human dignity and public

[5:06] safety. Unfortunately, we

[5:08] landed in this legal mess

[5:11] because we didn't get proper

[5:12] guidance before the JUNE 30th

[5:12] vote. We should have had

[5:13] expert legal counsel from the

[5:18] start. Why didn't Now instead

[5:19] of slowing down and

[5:20] considering all our options,

[5:21] including joining South South

[5:23] Miami's legal challenge, the

[5:26] mayor rushed to reverse course

[5:27] the city's expert legal

[5:28] counsel has confirmed we are

[5:30] in a strong position by doing

[5:30] nothing. We haven't entered or

[5:33] rescinded in agreement.

[5:33] There's no legal liabilities.

[5:37] So why panic? The mayor

[5:37] scheduled this meeting prior

[5:38] to discussion the legal

[5:40] options with the attorneys.

[5:42] Why not wait for the courts to

[5:43] decide whether the 2.87 g

[5:45] Agreement is mandatory or

[5:47] voluntary. Florida law does

[5:48] not require cities to sign

[5:51] 2.87 g it only applies to

[5:53] sheriffs. Our police chief

[5:53] signed that agreement without

[5:54] public input or commission

[5:56] approval. That's a problem.

[5:57] And we were right to recognize

[6:01] it is void. If the mayor's

[6:02] resolution is approved, which

[6:04] I do not support to enter into

[6:05] the 2.87 agreement, that at

[6:05] least let's fight in court

[6:07] alongside South Miami. But

[6:09] make no mistake that entering

[6:11] into the 2.87 g Agreement is

[6:12] the worst option for our

[6:14] community. He depends on

[6:16] tourism. We depend on trust.

[6:17] Turning our police into ice.

[6:19] Agents erodes both. This isn't

[6:20] about politics. It's about

[6:22] public safety and economic

[6:23] survival. There are no

[6:24] sanctuary cities in Florida.

[6:27] We comply with the law. But we

[6:28] don't need to go further than

[6:30] the law requires, especially

[6:30] not when doing so makes us

[6:33] less safe and more vulnerable

[6:35] to lawsuits. We took a stand

[6:36] for our values on JUNE. 30th

[6:38] South Miami stands with us and

[6:38] we should stand with our

[6:39] Haitian neighbors now tp tps

[6:43] is at risk and this is a

[6:44] moment for more clarity.

[6:45] Please do not let fear win. Do

[6:48] not rush. We do not abandon

[6:49] the people we swore to

[6:50] protect. I respectfully urge

[6:50] my fellow commissioners to

[6:53] postpone this vote until the

[6:54] courts have determined whether

[6:55] the city is legally obligated

[6:57] to enter this agreement.

[6:58] Additionally, such an

[6:58] important decision should be

[7:00] made when the full commission

[7:02] is present approving the

[7:03] mayor's resolution at this

[7:03] time is premature and

[7:04] unnecessary and could place

[7:06] both the city and our

[7:09] residents in a disadvantage

[7:10] position. I think Kerry before

[7:12] before you get started.

[7:15] >> I like clarify 2 things

[7:16] before you get started.

[7:20] >> Number one, for the record,

[7:21] I did not know that there was

[7:22] 2 commissioners that we're out

[7:23] of time when this meeting was

[7:24] called. I learned I learned

[7:27] this the win Facebook. There

[7:30] was a Facebook post that there

[7:32] was a story to write because

[7:34] of 2 commissioners being out

[7:35] of town on Saturday. I called

[7:39] you to say, are there to

[7:39] commissioners that not going

[7:41] to be present at this meeting.

[7:42] And you told me at that time

[7:45] that is correct that they're

[7:47] going so join by Zoom. And I

[7:48] asked you, who are those 2

[7:49] commissioners and then you,

[7:50] Tony, so want to correct that

[7:51] record. And then the other one

[7:53] is how did you send that

[7:53] statement? Was that by the

[7:55] Internet? It was an e-mail,

[7:59] ok? Thank you. All right. Can

[8:00] you call for public comment,

[8:01] please? Yes. So prior to

[8:03] public public comment, I do

[8:04] want to read one other section

[8:06] of done this in the past from

[8:07] our resolutions. This is

[8:08] pursuant to resolution 25

[8:09] dash, 1, 4, 3,

[8:13] >> Section 4 b members of the

[8:14] public address in the City

[8:16] Commission shall observe order

[8:17] and decorum, including the

[8:18] combining confining of remarks

[8:21] to the item at hand. All

[8:21] speakers must address their

[8:23] comments to the presiding

[8:23] officer rather than individual

[8:27] commission members or staff a

[8:27] person engaged in disorderly

[8:28] conduct in the commission

[8:29] chambers pursuant to Section 2

[8:31] dash, one of the code of

[8:33] ordinances maybe removed upon

[8:34] a complaint of the presiding

[8:36] officer to the police. I'm

[8:38] going to call 3 people at a

[8:39] time. Everyone will have 3

[8:40] minutes. I'm doing 3 in case

[8:44] some of the people are out. If

[8:45] somebody could go get them, if

[8:46] call them and they're not in

[8:47] chambers, that would be great.

[8:50] So we're going to start with.

[8:54] Lucy Hawk, Chris McNulty and

[8:55] give that So if you're the

[8:57] subsequent speakers, please be

[9:00] ready. And we are going to let

[9:01] the clock the buzzer has.

[9:02] Sometimes you don't hear it.

[9:03] So we are going to have to

[9:03] keep everything to 3 minutes.

[9:04] We have many people signed up.

[9:11] Ok, thank you. I think the

[9:11] mike needs to get turned Sorry

[9:17] perfect.

[9:18] >> Good evening, mayor and

[9:19] commissioners. My name is Lucy

[9:21] Hawking. I'm speaking on

[9:22] behalf of 133 members of the

[9:24] community who could not be

[9:26] here tonight. You see all

[9:27] these forms. These are the

[9:29] people who speaking majority

[9:30] of the people who filled out

[9:30] these forms live in the

[9:33] Bahamas Village community

[9:34] members of that community

[9:35] spent hours over the weekend

[9:38] canvassing the neighborhood to

[9:39] spread awareness about what's

[9:41] going on and to get their

[9:42] input. We asked 3 simple yes

[9:45] or no questions based on

[9:46] tonight's agenda. There's a

[9:46] lot of those people are not

[9:48] able to be here. The questions

[9:52] that we asked where item one

[9:53] should cue spd enter into a

[9:57] 2.87 g agreement. Item 2.

[9:59] Should the city see clarity

[10:00] from a court through a lawsuit

[10:00] against Governor DeSantis or

[10:02] join the city of South Miami

[10:03] said to determine the legality

[10:05] of the requirement to enter

[10:08] into 2.87 g item 3. So the

[10:12] city expressed support 4

[10:13] extend extending tps for

[10:16] Haitian community. Of the 133

[10:19] papers that I'm holding 130

[10:21] people think we should uphold

[10:24] the decision that was made

[10:26] last Monday. 127 people also

[10:28] think we should seek clarity

[10:30] through lawsuit and 130 people

[10:31] also support our Haitian

[10:34] community members. These

[10:37] numbers are not just numbers.

[10:38] These are people that live on

[10:40] this island who are not here

[10:41] to speak for a variety of

[10:45] reasons, work fear, inability

[10:47] to be public. That kind of

[10:49] thing. But most of these

[10:50] people are from the Bahamas,

[10:51] alleged community and live in

[10:53] Commissioner Castillo's

[10:55] district based on those

[10:56] opinions. We strongly urge you

[10:56] to uphold the decision that

[10:59] you made last Monday. These

[11:00] people are very proud of what

[11:01] you did last week. We hope you

[11:11] can honor that. Thank you. So

[11:12] if Chris Bentley and then Lisa

[11:16] Chronis.

[11:17] >> How America's City

[11:18] Commissioners, my name is

[11:19] Chris McNulty. I'm a resident

[11:21] of district one. I'm also the

[11:21] executive director of the

[11:24] Queer Keys Community Center.

[11:26] I'm also gay. Also queer. I'm

[11:28] also non binary and also

[11:31] Gemini. And I do understand

[11:32] that my big beautiful earrings

[11:32] might be very loud. Some will

[11:36] try to speak over them. And I

[11:38] just want to express my

[11:39] frustration as well for the

[11:41] emergency nature of this

[11:42] meeting. I do not feel that

[11:44] there is an emergency on this

[11:46] island. The only emergency

[11:47] that I'm aware of is the

[11:49] paranoid delusion of our

[11:49] PRESIDENT Who thinks there's

[11:50] something happening in this

[11:55] country. I also understand

[11:56] that based on the state

[11:57] attorney general's letter that

[12:01] you are all worried about your

[12:01] jobs and your positions here

[12:05] and I understand being worried

[12:08] about that. I but however, I

[12:09] also think that that is a moot

[12:10] point because if we do sign

[12:13] and that's to 87 g Agreement,

[12:16] I do think you your jobs are

[12:22] up for for release. Anyway.

[12:24] And I also would like to

[12:25] express on behalf of my friend

[12:27] who I mentioned last time I

[12:28] was here. She is an immigrant.

[12:31] She is here on a work permit

[12:32] and I would like to speak on

[12:33] her behalf because he's afraid

[12:38] to be here. So she says. As an

[12:39] immigrant to this country, I

[12:41] was drawn here by the promise

[12:42] of happiness, peace and

[12:42] justice that I lacked in my

[12:46] homeland. Unfortunately, after

[12:48] a decade of living here, I

[12:49] have witnessed a disturbing

[12:51] trend of racism in America get

[12:52] i remain hopeful that we can

[12:55] rise above this challenge. We

[12:56] are all immigrants to this

[12:57] country with our ancestors

[13:00] hailing from Foreign shores by

[13:01] acknowledging our shared

[13:01] heritage, we can tap into a

[13:03] deeper sense of empathy and

[13:04] understanding. I'm deeply

[13:05] concerned about my friends

[13:06] were currently incarcerated

[13:08] without just cause simply

[13:10] because of their immigration

[13:12] status. It is crucial to

[13:13] recognize that they are

[13:15] hard-working, kind and decent

[13:15] individuals who contribute

[13:18] positively to society. Well, I

[13:20] I agree that criminals and

[13:20] individuals who pose a threat

[13:22] to society should be held

[13:24] accountable. I firmly believe

[13:25] that the current system is

[13:25] unfair and disproportionately

[13:28] targets innocent people who

[13:30] among us has not inadvertently

[13:31] committed a minor infractions

[13:33] such as running a red light. I

[13:34] urge you to reflect on your

[13:36] own actions and be honest with

[13:37] yourselves. By doing so we can

[13:38] cultivate a more compassionate

[13:40] and inclusive society

[13:41] together, we can create a

[13:41] brighter future where everyone

[13:44] has the opportunity to thrive.

[13:46] If we unite and advocate for

[13:47] justice, we can bring about

[13:47] transformative change and

[13:49] there is strength in unity and

[13:50] together we can overcome even

[13:54] the most daunting challenges.

[13:54] And also like to say that I

[13:56] also support our police force

[13:58] and I am wondering how they

[14:01] feel about using our taxpayer

[14:04] dollars on their regular pay

[14:05] to support ice was getting

[14:05] bonuses through our tax

[14:08] dollars from that big focus

[14:12] with that, I will just I urge

[14:13] you to deliver us from evil.

[14:21] Thank you so much. Have to vet

[14:24] Lisa and then Madeline bomb.

[14:27] Good afternoon, MADAM Mayor

[14:27] and commissioners.

[14:28] >> My name is the baddest one,

[14:29] although Lee and I'm a 61

[14:33] year-old native of Key West.

[14:33] I'm a 4th generation Kong

[14:34] whose ancestors migrated from

[14:38] Spain, Cuba and the Bahamas. I

[14:38] attended the city commission

[14:39] special meeting 2 weeks ago in

[14:41] left feeling hopeful and so

[14:44] proud to have such courageous

[14:45] open minded individuals to

[14:46] represent this city that I

[14:48] love and call home. I'm

[14:49] fortunate enough to have

[14:50] worked with children from all

[14:52] over the world, including many

[14:56] Latin countries, Haiti, China,

[14:56] Russia, the Czech Republic.

[14:59] And is that the stand to name

[15:00] a few? I have had the

[15:01] opportunity to retool and with

[15:02] them about many things,

[15:04] including the civil rights

[15:06] movement and activists heroes

[15:07] like Martin Luther King

[15:09] Junior, Rosa Parks, Ruby

[15:11] Bridges, protest, boycott

[15:12] Siddons and how those who

[15:13] participated were simply

[15:16] asking for equal equitable

[15:16] treatment and the right to

[15:20] live a good life. Many

[15:20] students said I would have

[15:21] fought them or I would have

[15:22] said this or that.

[15:23] >> But one student looked at

[15:24] me and asked what would you

[15:28] have done? I thought for a

[15:30] moment and said I honestly

[15:31] don't know because I was not

[15:32] there, but I hope that I would

[15:32] have been brave enough to do

[15:35] the right thing. I'll never

[15:38] forget that. I never thought

[15:38] i'd have the opportunity to

[15:39] find out what I would have

[15:42] done. But here we are and I

[15:43] owe it all to to all of my

[15:44] children to stand up and speak

[15:45] out on their behalf because

[15:47] they can't do it for

[15:49] themselves to have to do the

[15:51] right thing. And yes, I said

[15:52] my children because they are

[15:56] they're all our children. I've

[15:56] had students whose parents

[15:58] were deported during the last

[15:58] Trump administration. And

[16:00] though this was traumatic for

[16:01] them, they had one parent who

[16:04] was allowed to stay behind the

[16:05] saving grace, then was that

[16:06] these family members were sent

[16:09] back to their country of

[16:11] origin and as problematic and

[16:12] dangerous as that MAY have

[16:14] been, at least it was familiar

[16:15] territory. Now people who have

[16:16] committed no crime safer,

[16:19] wanting and hoping to ensure

[16:20] safety an opportunity for

[16:21] themselves and their loved

[16:25] ones are being terrorized,

[16:26] kidnapped, shackled and

[16:27] shipped off to concentration

[16:27] camps and who loves with no

[16:29] hope of release. These people

[16:31] are not criminals. They're

[16:33] hardworking members of our

[16:34] community. Their parents,

[16:35] sons, daughters, Brothers,

[16:37] sisters, friends and

[16:39] neighbors. We cannot stand for

[16:41] this. We cannot ask our law

[16:43] enforcement officers to comply

[16:44] if the risk of becoming

[16:46] dehumanized and radicalized as

[16:48] weapons inflicting harm on our

[16:50] most vulnerable population. So

[16:52] I ask you to leave with your

[16:56] heart. The brave. Continue to

[16:58] stand with our community, our

[16:58] beloved community be on the

[17:02] right side street. Empathy is

[17:03] all that prevents us from

[17:06] becoming immune to suffering.

[17:07] Once we sacrifice our humanity

[17:10] cannot get it back together.

[17:13] We are one human family. We

[17:14] are all the same. Same for the

[17:16] circumstances and luck of our

[17:16] birth. Thank you for

[17:27] listening.

[17:27] >> Lisa Matalin and then Sarah

[17:28] did not.

[17:32] >> Good evening. Name is Lisa

[17:35] Curtis. I moved here in 1989

[17:35] at work. Is a paralegal. And

[17:38] so 2000. Then it became a

[17:39] registered nurse and took care

[17:40] of this community. Everybody

[17:42] and this community got the

[17:44] same care for me. What I'm

[17:48] watching is horrific. It's

[17:49] it's a terrific and we have

[17:52] the power because when I

[17:53] looked at the 2.87, g is a

[17:56] voluntary. It's voluntary

[17:59] cracked. So if it's voluntary

[18:01] and work us were one human

[18:04] family. Why are we voluntarily

[18:06] assisting? Why don't we join

[18:07] with MR. Huffman had said if I

[18:11] heard him correctly. Wait for

[18:15] the lawsuits filed lawsuit.

[18:16] This is a small community. I

[18:18] am begging you. These are

[18:18] people we know that we've

[18:21] worked with for 20 years. Some

[18:24] of them they're hard workers.

[18:25] It's not okay. I'm not put the

[18:26] police officers are awesome

[18:30] too. They're awesome. We love

[18:31] our police officers put their

[18:33] community police officers to

[18:34] help us. That means every one

[18:37] of us. We can't cherry pick.

[18:39] This reminds me of 1930's. I'm

[18:40] not exaggerating. Thank. They

[18:44] didn't start for the end, but

[18:45] we have the ability to make a

[18:45] little bit change right here

[18:48] in the city of Key West. We

[18:50] can show the world that we

[18:51] care. We're going to protect

[18:52] every human being no matter

[18:56] what. The criminals are in

[19:00] prison, they can send them.

[19:00] Why are they going after

[19:01] people that are taking care of

[19:03] patients? That are working in

[19:06] a nursing home? Make that make

[19:10] sense to me. But before it

[19:10] doesn't make sense to me,

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[19:22] get here to let you guys now.

[19:27] This hurts me. Hurts my heart.

[19:30] That there were watching human

[19:30] being shown. These are people.

[19:31] There's a 21 year-old that I

[19:32] as I understand gentleman from

[19:33] down here that is now.

[19:34] >> Up in the Everglades.

[19:36] >> And in it.

[19:38] >> Hence in a swamp with this

[19:40] key knows that have illnesses

[19:44] and water on the floor. We

[19:45] have to actually, I think put

[19:46] a barrier around the

[19:49] immigrants and protect them.

[19:49] For all immigrants to at the

[19:53] end of the day, I'm not an

[19:54] American Indian. I'm not going

[19:56] to tell my family came here

[19:56] from Italy to escape whatever

[19:59] they were trying to escape.

[20:00] And I'm asking for compassion

[20:01] from city. I know. Has it. You

[20:04] have it. Do the right thing.

[20:16] Please. But the law work.

[20:17] >> Madeleine Sarah and then

[20:22] Kirby Myers. I am Reverend

[20:24] Matalin, pastor of Qs, United

[20:26] Methodist Church just over a

[20:28] week ago, I left this place

[20:29] feeling great joy and pride in

[20:31] all of you for having the

[20:33] courage to take the stand for

[20:34] those in our community who are

[20:36] living in fear. Now, it seems

[20:41] for some of you, your fear is

[20:42] causing you to second guess

[20:44] the brave and morally

[20:47] admirable decision you made

[20:48] last week. Now I have to say

[20:51] that I understand fear. I do.

[20:51] I have lived a great majority

[20:53] of my life, fearful that

[20:57] people would not like me. So I

[20:58] did with the bullies and the

[20:59] people in power told me to do

[21:02] even when I knew was wrong.

[21:03] Fear is cause me to do things.

[21:07] I am not proud of one of those

[21:08] things is that I remain silent

[21:11] for many years as our

[21:12] denomination debated the

[21:16] ordination of lgbtq clergy and

[21:16] performing same sex weddings

[21:19] because I was afraid I would

[21:22] not be ordained. In other

[21:23] words, I was afraid I would

[21:25] lose my job. Fear is real. And

[21:28] I understand it. But here's my

[21:31] question for you. Has the

[21:32] entire country watches on

[21:34] which side of history. Would

[21:36] you like to be found? Do you

[21:37] want to be the people who

[21:40] allowed fear to dictate their

[21:41] actions or do you want to be

[21:43] the people who found the

[21:44] courage to do what is right,

[21:47] no matter how scary that MAY

[21:49] be last week. You are brave.

[21:50] In other words, in the words

[21:52] of the prophet Micah, you

[21:52] sought justice. You loved

[21:54] mercy and walk humbly with

[21:56] GOD. And now you are allowing

[21:57] the bullies to cause you to

[22:00] second. Guess that. I want you

[22:01] to hear this. I still often

[22:04] fear when I enter the pulpit

[22:06] to preach and even standing

[22:08] before you. But I know 2

[22:10] things being liked in staying

[22:12] in my comfort zone is far less

[22:13] important than standing up for

[22:15] those who cannot stand up for

[22:16] themselves and being silent is

[22:19] not an option. My personal

[22:23] journey I realized on JUNE 12,

[22:24] 2016 when 49 people died in

[22:27] the polls. The Pulse nightclub

[22:28] massacre that I could no

[22:28] longer remain silent and

[22:32] silence is not an option. Now,

[22:32] as are our neighbors are in

[22:38] fear. I often use quotes in

[22:39] movies, firms from movies and

[22:39] my sermons. So let me leave

[22:42] you with this. This quote from

[22:46] we bought a zoo. Sometimes all

[22:49] you need is 20 seconds of

[22:52] insane courage just literally

[22:52] 20 seconds of embarrassing

[22:54] bravery and I promise you

[22:55] that's something great will

[22:58] come of it. This is your 20

[23:09] seconds. Thank you. And So

[23:14] curvy and then Daniel Mothers.

[23:15] >> Hi, Good evening. My name

[23:16] is Kirby Myers. And I've been

[23:18] a key West residents since

[23:20] 2012. I stand here tonight

[23:21] because like you, I'm scared

[23:25] and I'm angry. I know each of

[23:26] you have been threatened by or

[23:27] government for taking a stand

[23:29] to do the right thing. I know

[23:31] you've been told if you stand

[23:31] your ground here tonight,

[23:34] retribution will be served a

[23:35] fear tactic. Our government

[23:36] has embraced to control those

[23:38] who speak out against

[23:40] censorship, women's rights,

[23:41] minorities and others without

[23:44] a voice. So tonight with the

[23:46] understanding of the threats

[23:47] against you and at the risk of

[23:48] being a legally removed from

[23:51] this platform by our

[23:51] governor's office. I asked you

[23:55] a greater calling. And while

[23:56] it's much easier path to bend

[23:57] and to those in Washington who

[23:59] hide behind the masks and

[24:00] violence, they continue to

[24:02] unleash a their own citizens

[24:04] and neighbors. I asked you to

[24:05] be the public servants who

[24:08] were elected to be for us for

[24:09] our children. And for those

[24:12] who come after us. The world

[24:14] is watching Key West. And

[24:16] while this measure is a

[24:18] symbolic vote and perhaps a

[24:18] vote in your minds that is not

[24:20] worth losing your position

[24:23] over. I challenge that belief.

[24:24] I believe your stance against

[24:27] this evil spreading across our

[24:28] nation is exactly what you are

[24:31] called to do. Because 30 years

[24:33] from now, most of us will not

[24:33] be here. Put our children

[24:37] well. And our grandchildren.

[24:39] Well, and when they look back

[24:39] at this night, it could be a

[24:41] defining moment in our

[24:43] history. They will either look

[24:44] back at our local leaders here

[24:47] tonight who had an opportunity

[24:48] to spread a light across this

[24:49] nation and create a model for

[24:53] others to follow and fight and

[24:55] stand and look at the bullies

[24:56] in the eye with unity and

[25:00] unwavering conviction. They'll

[25:01] look back and recall the

[25:05] moment that faded as we cower

[25:07] fear and allowed those who

[25:09] rule by intimidation and

[25:09] violence to once again walk

[25:11] for those without a voice. I

[25:14] know you are scared, scared to

[25:15] lose your positions. Scared of

[25:18] the retribution, scared of the

[25:19] rhetoric hate being spread on

[25:19] social media and the violent

[25:21] acts against our communities.

[25:22] But if you don't take the

[25:24] stand tonight, Bill, I'm

[25:26] asking you to stay strong. I'm

[25:29] asking you to be brave. I'm

[25:30] asking this night to become

[25:31] something more than a symbolic

[25:33] state from a little island of

[25:34] Key West, I'm asking you to

[25:38] create a spark, a spark that

[25:38] will ignite a flame across the

[25:41] state and across this nation.

[25:42] One that calls for more

[25:43] leaders in towns like us here

[25:44] to fight back for those who

[25:46] cannot and to stand together

[25:47] because if you fight for us,

[25:51] we fight for you. As and Frank

[25:52] hid in the attic. Fearing the

[25:53] inevitable that she would be

[25:55] likely abducted by armed

[25:56] government forces attempting

[25:57] to cleanse communities of

[25:58] immigrants in minority. She

[25:59] still believed in a world. The

[26:00] pope and love and empathy. And

[26:03] during that time she wrote.

[26:04] How wonderful it is that

[26:06] nobody wait a single moment

[26:08] before starting to improve the

[26:09] world respected commissioners,

[26:13] please don't wait. Stay the

[26:14] course. Fight for your

[26:15] children, your grandchildren,

[26:15] fight for the truth and

[26:26] nothing. Let's let know.

[26:26] >> And you call the next

[26:32] Please.

[26:33] >> Can you call the next one?

[26:34] Please carry Can you call the

[26:36] next one? Please? Are you

[26:42] Sarah?

[26:43] >> So we have Sarah Daniel

[26:44] Mothers and then Aaron Stover.

[26:46] My name is Sarah Tunnel. It

[26:49] I'm a full-time resident.

[26:50] Something I think about often

[26:56] is time. Time wasted. Time

[26:57] calling my representatives who

[26:58] rarely pick up the phone. And

[26:59] if they do. Don't have any

[27:04] answers. Time we stood reading

[27:07] a report hoping that the

[27:08] public servants listed in the

[27:10] report but have the decency to

[27:13] do the right thing.

[27:15] Acknowledge their wrongdoings

[27:18] and pass the baton along to

[27:22] people with backbones. The

[27:27] time we stood by people only

[27:28] live here have time

[27:29] complaining about people who

[27:31] actually live here full time.

[27:32] The people who keep this

[27:34] island to life. Time well

[27:39] spent. Showing up. But this

[27:40] communities to support

[27:43] neighbors and insight 13, the

[27:46] reputation of a community that

[27:46] has always stood up against

[27:50] tyranny. Time lost. My friend

[27:54] at the corner store, hiding in

[27:57] the bathroom until he heard me

[27:58] announce myself and then

[27:58] walking out shaking and in

[28:02] shambles. The time my friend

[28:05] spent trying see his dying

[28:05] father in another country

[28:07] before time ran out. It ran

[28:13] out. Like to spend the rest of

[28:15] my time and our time quiet

[28:16] contemplation and to make it

[28:20] count. Whenever anyone in this

[28:22] room is ready, please raise

[28:25] your hand if you agree that

[28:26] keyword should remain a

[28:27] sanctuary, a place where a

[28:29] person.

[28:32] >> But their time is free,

[28:35] precious and protected. Except

[28:37] in the most serious of

[28:39] circumstances. And please keep

[28:40] your hands down if you think

[28:42] that key West should no longer

[28:43] be sanctuary by any definition

[29:00] of the word.

[29:53] Thank you. Daniel

[30:00] Aaron and then Abby Weiss.

[30:00] >> I imagine the job of key

[30:02] West City commissioner is a

[30:05] relatively thankless task.

[30:06] Most days are mundane filled

[30:07] with small choices about which

[30:10] the public will largely never

[30:11] be concerned. I imagine the

[30:11] moments when your duties are

[30:13] thrust into the spotlight can

[30:14] be stressful and emotionally

[30:18] draining. So I'd like to thank

[30:19] you for the courage and

[30:21] humanity you showed last week.

[30:22] I am deeply appreciative of

[30:23] your willingness to hear pleas

[30:25] from your constituents. Andrew

[30:27] in accordance both with their

[30:29] desires and with the of

[30:30] inclusivity that has long been

[30:30] the heart of the key West

[30:34] community. Unfortunately, days

[30:35] later, we find ourselves

[30:37] asking that same question, a

[30:38] question that has become a

[30:39] flash point in the battle for

[30:43] our cultural identity as we

[30:44] approach a crossroads that

[30:45] will shape the future of this

[30:46] island and be remembered by

[30:48] those who come after you. I

[30:48] want to place this moment in

[30:51] the greater context of the

[30:55] nation and of history. We MAY

[30:57] be a town of just 20,000. The

[30:58] key West is a name that's

[31:01] larger than life. Actions on

[31:03] this island. Reverberate

[31:04] across the nation in a way few

[31:07] small towns can replicate. Eu

[31:08] ruling last week made

[31:09] headlines in New York and

[31:12] California, Texas and Ohio.

[31:13] Social media accounts with

[31:14] millions of followers praised

[31:19] bravery. Your choices will be

[31:20] mourned or celebrated by far

[31:21] more than those who fill this

[31:23] room, your voices might be

[31:25] heard around the world as

[31:26] Florida boycotts explode

[31:30] across Europe and Canada. If

[31:31] the consensus you reach is in

[31:33] line with the image we strive

[31:34] to project a culture that

[31:37] embraces all regardless of

[31:37] gender, sexuality, skin color

[31:39] or place birth. Key West could

[31:42] become beacon of hope

[31:43] separated from the mainland by

[31:46] more than our bridges. This

[31:48] can be achieved by simply

[31:49] delaying a decision on the

[31:50] 2.87 agreement until we're

[31:53] certain of our legal standing.

[31:55] History rarely looks kindly on

[31:57] those who see power to

[31:57] politicians seeking the

[32:01] consolidation of that power.

[32:01] We're not talking about the

[32:03] glorious actions of those who

[32:04] vowed to the wills and

[32:06] dictators or governors as they

[32:07] stripped their subordinates,

[32:08] the capacity to be more

[32:11] loving, more kind and more

[32:12] compassionate. There is a word

[32:14] for describing we're facing

[32:17] when leaders enforce their

[32:18] agendas, threats, remove duly

[32:19] elected officials for

[32:20] representing the will of their

[32:21] constituents and power in the

[32:23] hands of their chosen

[32:23] enforcers. We call it

[32:27] authoritarianism. America was

[32:29] supposed to oppose that

[32:31] ideology. We are supposed to

[32:33] fight for more freedoms, more

[32:34] equality, more distribution of

[32:36] power to municipalities,

[32:39] cities and individual voters.

[32:39] The stories we tell ourselves

[32:41] about the greatness of this

[32:43] country are filled with pave

[32:44] individuals who fought back

[32:46] against government overreach.

[32:49] Today we're asking you to find

[32:49] the courage to be the heroes

[32:53] of this particular story and

[32:53] make a choice that future

[32:55] generations can celebrate.

[32:56] Thank you for your time and

[33:10] your compassion. Aaron. And

[33:11] actually, Richard, what

[33:11] comment called Abby

[33:12] incorrectly, Richard. And then

[33:14] John

[33:17] >> MADAM Mayor commissioners

[33:17] Stover. I'm a full-time

[33:20] resident since 2012. I'm

[33:21] reading a letter tonight on

[33:22] behalf of Natalia Duke,

[33:25] founder of the Keys,

[33:26] Immigration Coalition is that

[33:26] a country wanted me to share

[33:29] her words. She writes, I've

[33:30] never been more proud of our

[33:32] city that I was last Monday

[33:34] when you write leave, what are

[33:35] the agreement that force local

[33:36] law enforcement erratically

[33:38] profile and detain community

[33:39] members. I thank you for your

[33:41] courage for doing the right

[33:42] thing. And yet we must

[33:44] continue the course you have

[33:46] the privilege and duty the

[33:47] vote on what not only will

[33:48] make us safer, but what is

[33:52] right. The numerous problems

[33:53] that come with signing a 2.87

[33:54] g Agreement were clearly

[33:57] stated last week in addition

[33:58] taking valuable time and

[33:58] resources from officers doing

[34:00] their actual job. It also

[34:03] leads to racial profiling and

[34:04] lack of due process, both of

[34:05] which have been costly for

[34:08] Monroe County in the past in

[34:10] 2018 mcso wrongfully detained

[34:12] and handed over U.S. Citizen

[34:16] Peter Brown to ice. The

[34:17] lawsuit brought by splc, an

[34:20] aclu in 2018 cost the county

[34:21] the taxpayers hundreds of

[34:22] thousands of dollars. Do we

[34:26] want to be next? I ask you to

[34:27] stay strong and not

[34:29] voluntarily signed the

[34:31] agreement. Let's wait to let

[34:31] the courts decide the legality

[34:34] of entering the agreement.

[34:35] Furthermore, I encourage you

[34:36] to join South Miami's lawsuit

[34:39] against the state. Multiple

[34:40] organizations around the state

[34:41] have offered their pro bono

[34:44] services to help us understand

[34:45] and fight against this

[34:47] massive, unconstitutional

[34:49] overreach. Moreover, I urge

[34:50] you to express your support

[34:52] for extending tps for

[34:54] Haitians. When I taught in

[34:57] adult education in 2011, the

[34:58] majority of my students were

[34:58] from Haiti escaping damage

[35:00] from the earthquake and again,

[35:03] from the cholera epidemic. I

[35:05] run into them weekly as they

[35:05] are embedded in our diverse

[35:09] community. Currently, I teach

[35:11] yes, well, 2 key West High

[35:12] school students and have many

[35:13] Haitians students that have

[35:15] escaped gang violence. They

[35:17] long to feel safe and

[35:19] included. Unfortunately, after

[35:19] all, they've been doing there

[35:21] now scared to even attend

[35:22] summer school. We have a duty

[35:26] to support and protect them by

[35:27] staying strong. We have an

[35:28] opportunity to truly show the

[35:30] state of Florida and the

[35:32] country. What it means to

[35:34] actually be one human family

[35:39] signed that all you do. Those

[35:40] are not my words. I do

[35:42] absolutely. Echo them agree

[35:43] with them. And I just wanted

[35:45] to quickly add that this feels

[35:49] like a small boat by a small

[35:49] group of people on a small

[35:52] island. But you have so much

[35:53] power to set precedent. So

[35:53] please don't squander that.

[36:09] Thank you. So we Richard would

[36:15] come John and then fill er.

[36:16] >> Hello, my name is Richard

[36:19] would come. Iqs. Business

[36:20] owner and I live in Old town.

[36:21] Thank you for the opportunity

[36:26] to speak. I'm opposed to the

[36:28] city of Key West entering into

[36:30] a 2.87 g agreement with ice.

[36:32] I'm very emotional about this,

[36:33] but I'll be speaking

[36:38] factually. Point number one.

[36:39] Key West law enforcement

[36:40] acting with ice is bad for the

[36:42] key West economy. As a

[36:43] business owner, the labor for

[36:45] the available labor force is

[36:47] very tight. Many members of

[36:48] the qs community are afraid to

[36:49] go outside or go to church or

[36:54] go to work. Point. Number 2,

[36:55] agreement will damage

[36:57] relations between U.S. Law

[36:59] enforcement in the qs

[37:00] community. It makes what

[37:03] should be a co-operative.

[37:03] Relationship. Much more

[37:07] adversarial. We already have

[37:08] Monroe County law enforcement

[37:10] acting as isolations. Point.

[37:14] Number 3. This agreement will

[37:17] divert U.S. Law enforcement

[37:18] resources in addition to

[37:20] costly and time-consuming

[37:22] training, it takes valuable

[37:22] time away from city law

[37:25] enforcement functions. The key

[37:28] West City Commission should

[37:29] protect the community and the

[37:31] businesses of Key West by not

[37:33] entering into an agreement.

[37:43] With ice. Thank you. After

[37:44] John, we have still are. And

[37:51] then Hannah Edwards. I'm John

[37:51] a lifelong resident of Key

[37:53] West.

[37:54] >> Thank you for this

[37:57] opportunity to speak. It's

[37:58] important that we keep our eye

[38:02] on the issues here. Agreement

[38:04] 2.87 g it's not necessary for

[38:06] ice to do its work here, you

[38:09] for the local police to assist

[38:10] them but ending Estes until

[38:11] they can be transported

[38:15] elsewhere. As I understand it,

[38:16] the fact that participation is

[38:18] not required already in the

[38:20] title. We're at states

[38:25] voluntary, not mandatory. So

[38:26] as Tallahassee wanting so

[38:27] badly to impose this sentence.

[38:30] Not a surprise, actually, it's

[38:31] consistent with its actions

[38:33] across the years to squelch

[38:34] every part of local autonomy.

[38:37] It possibly can often in

[38:38] violation of the powers

[38:41] granted to local

[38:41] municipalities by our state

[38:45] constitution and laws. By and

[38:46] large. Our community has a

[38:47] favorable impression of our

[38:48] local police department and

[38:52] justifiably so. We are

[38:53] fortunate the chief Brandon

[38:54] brings a fair and reasonable

[38:56] man. It was wrong to

[38:58] disrespect him when he spoke

[38:59] last week. He's on our side

[39:00] and has the best interest of

[39:04] our community at heart. Our

[39:05] police, our trains to defuse

[39:06] tense situations rather than

[39:09] fanning the flames and

[39:10] escalating them into more

[39:13] newsworthy crisis. Do you have

[39:15] the same impression of ice? If

[39:19] anything, quite the opposite.

[39:20] They have been reports and

[39:22] allegations that police in key

[39:24] west of acted as de facto ice

[39:26] agents during routine traffic

[39:27] stops, particularly targeting

[39:31] immigrants. By making our

[39:33] police officers act as hit men

[39:35] for ice. The excellent

[39:36] community report we have had

[39:38] with our police vanishes in an

[39:42] instant. Once our police

[39:43] officers become identified

[39:45] with ice agents, they will no

[39:46] longer be regarded with the

[39:47] same sense of trust. We have

[39:51] had. Is that what we want? Is

[39:52] that even with our police

[39:56] themselves want. And therefore

[39:59] propose reinstating are 2.87 g

[39:59] agreement. It is not necessary

[40:02] for ice's work. Additionally

[40:03] agreeing to it since the

[40:05] message to Tallahassee that we

[40:07] are further acquiescing as

[40:11] they attempt to strip us more

[40:12] and more of local control over

[40:14] our own affairs. If you give

[40:17] in to a bully, you just get

[40:20] more being bullied. Listen,

[40:34] open your eyes and see.

[40:35] >> Phil and then Hannah

[40:39] Edwards and many Hartman after

[40:39] >> Good afternoon,

[40:42] commissioners Mayor, I'm Phil

[40:42] Air resident of Miami-Dade

[40:43] County and the retired Navy

[40:44] must thing here with my words

[40:48] to serve in courage. What

[40:51] happened last week was.

[40:52] >> Administrative correction.

[40:55] You corrected an error.

[40:56] >> And the world came down

[40:57] upon. You recognize that what

[41:00] is coming down upon you is

[41:02] political pressure, political

[41:02] pressure in the form of a

[41:05] letter from the state attorney

[41:05] general who could who writing

[41:09] with political politicized

[41:09] rhetoric within his letter.

[41:10] It's clear to see no need to

[41:13] be a lawyer to see it. So it

[41:14] is the political pressure that

[41:15] you're responding to in my

[41:19] assessment. It is the

[41:23] political pressure also of

[41:24] your boss. Is your residence

[41:24] here in the chamber that you

[41:25] responded to last week and you

[41:27] should respond to this week

[41:31] today. So with that. I want to

[41:33] just encourage you to think

[41:36] about. Whom do you work for?

[41:39] Who do you work for? And what

[41:43] are your core values and your

[41:44] core values are meant to be

[41:48] with the people. So I'd

[41:49] encourage you stand with the

[41:51] people. Recognize what is

[41:53] legally required. And I think

[41:54] the previous commissioner was

[41:55] on commissioner coffin. Lay

[41:57] that out very well. And what

[42:03] is politically? Charged and go

[42:04] with your go with your with

[42:07] your gut and don't be bullied

[42:08] by the the political messaging

[42:18] from Tallahassee. Thank you.

[42:19] >> After Hannah, we have Manny

[42:23] and then Laura Byrne, Italy.

[42:23] Good evening. Mayor

[42:26] commissioners and staff. My

[42:27] name is Hannah Edwards. And

[42:27] I'm speaking as a private

[42:30] citizen. I want to thank you

[42:30] for the courage you showed in

[42:32] the last meeting. And I want

[42:34] to share something with you.

[42:35] When I left that meeting, I

[42:39] ran into a friend of mine.

[42:40] She's from Nicaragua. And

[42:41] though she and her family are

[42:41] naturalized, many of her

[42:43] friends and relatives are here

[42:45] on visas. My friend gave me a

[42:46] big hug. She'd watching the

[42:47] meeting online while she

[42:50] worked her second job. Thank

[42:50] you. She said for standing up

[42:53] for my community were all too

[42:54] scared to be there to be at

[42:57] the meetings. GOD bless you

[42:58] and GOD bless the city of Key

[43:02] West. I thought you should

[43:04] hear that people who work the

[43:04] people who are quietly behind

[43:05] the scenes making this city

[43:07] run. Appreciate you. You might

[43:10] not know them all by name, but

[43:11] they're really grateful for

[43:13] what you did last week. Now

[43:15] regarding the situation at

[43:17] hand, I read the a g's letter

[43:19] and I believe the intent is to

[43:21] scare you. And this whole

[43:22] situation is scary. Many, many

[43:23] people in this town are

[43:25] scared. I'm scared right now.

[43:27] I remember that fear can be

[43:29] used as a very effective tool

[43:30] to get people to do what you

[43:31] want, especially when your

[43:35] argument is lacking. In his

[43:35] letter, the ag mentions the

[43:36] arrest of sex offenders,

[43:39] murderers and animal abusers.

[43:39] He makes it sound like or

[43:42] community is unsafe. But I

[43:44] disagree. We have excellent

[43:46] law enforcement, including the

[43:46] chief the Key West Police and

[43:48] the Monroe County sheriff.

[43:50] They do their jobs extremely

[43:52] well. They're great stewards

[43:52] of our tax dollars are crime.

[43:55] Rates are very low and they

[43:57] cooperate with all other law

[43:59] enforcement organizations and

[43:59] the people I says now

[44:01] snatching from their bikes are

[44:02] not criminals. According to

[44:04] the transactional Records,

[44:06] Access Clearinghouse as of

[44:07] JUNE 15th. So it's probably

[44:10] even more so than now or than

[44:13] then. 71.7% of those held in

[44:14] ice detention have no criminal

[44:18] record. My parents were active

[44:19] in the civil rights movement

[44:21] in the 1960's and the kkk

[44:23] burned across in their yard to

[44:24] scare them. That was extremely

[44:27] scary for them. But it didn't

[44:27] stop them from standing up for

[44:30] equal rights. Don't let fear

[44:32] stop you from doing what's

[44:33] right. We believe in you and

[44:34] we will continue to support

[44:38] you. My daughter's preschool

[44:39] teacher once told me a story

[44:41] she was in a store with their

[44:41] own little girl who had a

[44:43] meltdown in the middle of the

[44:44] aisle she wanted to Dish Usher

[44:46] in leave the store. But she

[44:48] had a cart full of groceries

[44:49] and she remembered how we, as

[44:50] parents always say, I'd

[44:50] stepped in front of a train

[44:52] for my child and she thought

[44:55] this is the train, these

[44:57] tantrums these hard moments.

[45:00] This is what we step in front

[45:01] of. So she sat down on the

[45:02] floor next to her daughter in

[45:03] tow. She calmed down.

[45:04] Commissioners. This is the

[45:07] train. This is the hard moment

[45:08] where you get to choose

[45:09] whether to do it, you know, is

[45:10] right and stand beside the

[45:13] people of your city or to walk

[45:16] away because this is hard. We

[45:17] can let the courts do their

[45:19] job. We can wait for legal

[45:20] clarity. We can stand by our

[45:22] values and protect trust

[45:22] between our immigrant

[45:25] neighbors and our police. Cbs

[45:26] News is predicting that you

[45:28] okay because you're afraid,

[45:29] please show them what we all

[45:31] know that they are on the

[45:32] year. Strong leader has

[45:33] nothing. Her original. What?

[45:42] Thank you. Thank you. Laura.

[45:44] And then just Wagner. Good

[45:47] afternoon, everyone.

[45:50] >> Commissioners, MADAM Mayor.

[45:50] Thank you for allowing me to

[45:52] come and speak. I'm a resident

[45:54] of Miami-Dade County drove all

[46:00] the way down from Homestead.

[46:01] Thankless job. Every single

[46:04] one of that. You do the right

[46:05] thing. It's expected. Okay.

[46:09] You do the wrong thing. You

[46:13] get hurt. What you did 2 weeks

[46:14] ago take took a lot of

[46:18] courage. You're being asked to

[46:22] do it again. It's a new. You

[46:23] already did it once you do it

[46:25] again. It takes a lot of

[46:27] courage. It's easy to take the

[46:33] easy way out. The path of

[46:34] least resistance is always

[46:38] there. Doing the right thing.

[46:40] Really does take lot of

[46:47] courage. I came here. Because

[46:48] there's a lot of people that

[46:52] are no longer with us.

[46:53] Including my family that I

[46:55] know would be wanting to come

[46:55] and talk. So I'm here to speak

[46:57] for the folks that cannot

[47:01] speak that are not here. So

[47:03] channeling their voices. And

[47:04] channeling what they wanted to

[47:10] say. I want to say. For voting

[47:12] that way. Thank you. Did 2

[47:14] weeks ago and continue to vote

[47:15] that way for those that cannot

[47:18] speak. For those that don't

[47:21] have the ability and that are

[47:22] not here and possibly in

[47:26] another country. As a former

[47:26] union steward, I know for a

[47:32] fact. Having a thankless job

[47:38] is. Appreciate you. Thank you.

[47:40] And for allowing a Miami-Dade

[47:41] County resident, the city

[47:42] homestead to come and speak

[47:52] your city of Key West.

[47:58] >> Laura is there Laura? And

[47:58] then just the Wagner and

[48:03] Amanda Velazquez.

[48:04] Commissioners, thank you for

[48:07] letting me speak tonight. My

[48:09] name is Laura Perez. I am a 3

[48:10] year resident of Key West. I'm

[48:11] in Monroe County employee the

[48:15] public facing position which

[48:16] as you might guess that means

[48:17] get to interact with an

[48:18] incredible cross section of

[48:21] people on this island and

[48:22] every day I am still amazed

[48:23] not only by the mix of

[48:24] cultures, but the absolute

[48:25] acceptance and openness and

[48:26] sons of unity displayed by

[48:29] people here. Your decision

[48:31] last week regarding the 2.87 g

[48:34] Agreement had impact on a

[48:35] national scale. People other

[48:36] cities he was acceptance,

[48:40] openness and sense of unity.

[48:41] We show that it's possible to

[48:43] push back against power to

[48:45] what's right. We provide

[48:48] example of a community can be

[48:48] demonstrate at quality and

[48:54] politics We know to continue

[48:54] to lead and to do what's

[48:57] right. And we ask you to stand

[49:01] behind decision your decision.

[49:03] But man paying out of city

[49:04] budget, the federal government

[49:07] hurt our community put our

[49:07] neighbors and our friends, our

[49:11] co-workers. Into a rapid

[49:12] expanding, completely

[49:14] unaccountable and for profit

[49:15] detention system. And there's

[49:18] no reason for this. Our police

[49:20] officers are already required

[49:21] to cooperate fully with ice

[49:21] and expressed their intention

[49:25] to do so. To a little rest

[49:25] between kw pd and the people

[49:29] of Key West citizens both

[49:30] documented and undocumented

[49:31] would the same racial

[49:35] profiling and paranoia and

[49:35] isolation has to reach out to

[49:39] key wpd for help. Other

[49:40] countries will be spent by the

[49:41] threat of indiscriminate and

[49:45] in death attention. We have to

[49:46] and made safer by this

[49:48] decision. Well, as you look

[49:50] good and thoughtful people, I

[49:51] know you don't want to being

[49:55] part of someone sending

[49:56] someone to a cage in the

[49:57] Everglades. I'm comfortable

[49:58] with the knowledge. You MAY

[49:59] put a person who showed up for

[50:03] immigration court. The into a

[50:04] detention facility with more

[50:06] familiar contact. No legal

[50:07] counsel and will chance of

[50:09] dying use political act. And

[50:12] should mention there been 13

[50:14] deaths in ice custody this

[50:14] year alone and 5 of them in

[50:20] Florida. Not fixed having a

[50:23] lot is not completely

[50:27] circumscribed, but as what is

[50:28] helpful to building a decent

[50:29] society, we to be says right

[50:30] now, but it possible in just

[50:32] to detain people indefinitely

[50:35] without proper medical care

[50:36] legal representation. You know

[50:38] that to be false. That isn't

[50:43] just matter. But says. Thank

[50:44] you for your courage and the

[50:45] to display courage wants more.

[50:47] The people in this room, the

[50:49] city of South Miami and many

[50:50] other organizations and

[50:52] individuals across the nation

[50:55] have a more expansive man and

[50:57] inclusive vision. This country

[50:58] can be. Us in creating that

[50:59] new reality. Thank you for

[51:09] your time. Jesse. We have

[51:10] Amanda and then for t s to

[51:19] month. We're just the Wagner

[51:20] and Jillian titan of 11

[51:23] Kentucky.

[51:24] >> We're going to sing you a

[51:25] song written by Woody Guthrie

[51:40] in 1948.

[51:48] >> Thompson Sodium,

[51:52] >> back up next, Campbell.

[51:52] >> Them money.

[51:54] >> back

[52:00] >> Leads.

[52:08] >> It tells you This

[52:12] >> when you're on the big

[52:19] >> 0.2

[52:21] >> a father. He landed 2. All

[52:30] the

[52:33] >> insist is down

[53:02] this Be. Dew. 0.2 the best way

[53:08] best way line to Milan top

[53:08] soil and of coal mine. Go on

[53:10] 74

[53:25] goes. This is saying you will

[53:32] there. The 14. The fashion

[53:36] try. I'm saying it was on

[53:37] track rights like the will no

[53:44] longer Process. Then you, MAY

[53:47] be involved

[54:03] sneeze and it was a

[54:12] >> Gore

[54:16] >> We love you. Thank you to

[54:16] the officers and the fire

[54:30] department

[54:31] >> After a man do we have for

[54:33] tea? And then Jennifer Kutch.

[54:34] That's a hard act to Not going

[54:39] to Thank you, Mayor Henry

[54:40] Cause and commissioner, thank

[54:40] you for the opportunity share

[54:42] my comments regarding the

[54:44] proposed 2.87 g Resolution. My

[54:46] name is Amanda An immigration

[54:47] attorney been practicing

[54:49] immigration law for 25 years.

[54:49] >> And I've had my practice in

[54:53] Key West since 2018. I see the

[54:54] human impact everyday. What my

[54:55] clients are experiencing as a

[54:56] result of immigration

[54:57] enforcement efforts happening

[55:00] in and around Key West

[55:01] receiving nonstop phone calls

[55:02] from detention centers and

[55:03] worried family members around

[55:04] the clock. The vast majority

[55:06] of these individuals do not

[55:07] have criminal records. This is

[55:10] not speculation. I know them.

[55:11] I would be happy to share more

[55:13] about their experiences at

[55:14] another time. But I believe

[55:15] that for today's meeting, it's

[55:16] valid for you to understand

[55:17] the legal options you have

[55:19] with regard to the 2.87 g

[55:21] Agreement. Allow me to share

[55:22] my colleague Ashley sub as Lot

[55:23] Sound legal advice that you

[55:24] cannot be here in person

[55:26] today. I write today to

[55:29] respectfully urge you not to

[55:30] move forward with the

[55:32] resolution at this time.

[55:33] Instead, I encourage the

[55:34] commission to table the matter

[55:35] into the city can obtain legal

[55:36] clarity on its obligations

[55:38] under chapter 908, of the

[55:40] Florida statute on JUNE 30th,

[55:41] this commission voted to void

[55:43] a 2.87 g agreement that had

[55:44] been improperly executed

[55:44] without the legal authority

[55:47] required under city charter.

[55:49] Was not a rejection of federal

[55:50] immigration enforcement. It

[55:52] was a vote to correct a

[55:53] procedural defect until now

[55:54] the city has maintained a

[55:55] strong legal position. It was

[55:58] addressing an internal process

[55:59] issue and preparing to seek

[56:01] judicial guidance on whether

[56:01] Florida actually requires

[56:04] entry into such an agreement.

[56:05] However, if the resolution

[56:08] before you is either past or

[56:09] voted down tonight, it

[56:10] significantly increases the

[56:11] risk that the governor and

[56:12] attorney general will argue

[56:14] that the city is prohibiting

[56:16] participation and the 2.87 g

[56:17] program precisely the conduct

[56:18] prohibited by section 908, of

[56:21] the Florida statute. Moreover,

[56:22] the language of this

[56:24] resolution appears to concede

[56:26] without legal challenge. The

[56:27] attorney generals assertion

[56:28] the Key West is now a

[56:29] sanctuary city in violation of

[56:31] state law. That framing

[56:33] matters it will surface in

[56:34] pleadings press releases in

[56:36] future legislative debates.

[56:37] Once it's part of the public

[56:38] record, it cannot easily be

[56:41] undone. We do not have to make

[56:43] that mistake. I respectfully

[56:45] request that the commission

[56:46] tabled the resolution and

[56:47] direct the city attorney or

[56:48] outside counsel to seek a

[56:49] declaratory judgment as a city

[56:52] of South Miami is doing let a

[56:53] court decide whether entering

[56:54] into this agreement is legally

[56:56] required. That approach is not

[56:57] only responsible and strategic

[56:59] that it is lawful. If you

[57:01] believe you must take some

[57:02] action tonight at most, that

[57:03] would encourage you to

[57:04] consider, sir amending the

[57:05] resolution from last Monday to

[57:06] void the agreement without

[57:09] prejudice. And agreement

[57:10] requires negotiation and

[57:13] consideration by all parties.

[57:14] It's not an agreement. If

[57:16] we're being told by the

[57:16] governor and the legislature

[57:17] that we have to enter into it

[57:19] without negotiating the terms,

[57:20] let's not rush into this

[57:21] decision. Thank you for your

[57:21] time and thoughtful

[57:31] consideration. After for tea

[57:32] is Jennifer and Robert

[57:36] Milwaukee. The irony of

[57:38] standing here before you today

[57:39] and ask you to be brave. I am

[57:41] actively practicing being

[57:42] brave.

[57:43] >> And publicly speaking

[57:45] today, so

[57:52] name is for on. I've been a

[57:52] resident of to us for the past

[57:57] 15 years. Today. I come before

[57:59] you as a community member and

[58:00] as the child of Haitian

[58:04] immigrant parents. My parents

[58:06] came to this country with very

[58:07] little. But Terry tweens, as

[58:10] big as this island. Like many

[58:11] immigrants, stay in the work

[58:13] hard pay taxes and raise a

[58:14] family rooted in resilience

[58:17] and hope. And he did it all

[58:19] while navigating a world that

[58:21] often them with suspicion

[58:24] instead of gratitude. I'm

[58:25] standing here today because

[58:27] they believe in the promise of

[58:28] America, they believe that if

[58:31] you just work hard and kept

[58:32] heads down. They could build

[58:35] something better. But how can

[58:36] that promise exist if we allow

[58:37] fear to take hold of our

[58:41] community? Last you, MADAM

[58:43] Mayor majority of our city

[58:44] commissioners made the right

[58:46] choice to reject in agreement

[58:47] that would allow Qaida bpd to

[58:52] collaborate with ice under the

[58:53] 2.87 g program. That decision

[58:56] reflected the heart of West. A

[58:57] city that has long prided

[59:00] itself on being a place of

[59:01] refuge, a place of compassion,

[59:02] a place that understands that

[59:03] community safety does not come

[59:05] from intimidation. It comes

[59:10] from trust. Let's be honest.

[59:10] Programs like 2.87 g don't

[59:12] make communities safer. They

[59:14] make immigrants afraid to

[59:16] report crimes, afraid to seek

[59:19] help free to exist. And the

[59:20] truth is when one group in our

[59:21] community is living in fear,

[59:27] all of us feel less safe.

[59:31] Immigrants are not threat. The

[59:31] threat is allowing fear and

[59:32] misinformation to shape

[59:38] policy. I am asking, know, I

[59:40] urging all of you are city

[59:43] leaders. Do not walk is back.

[59:45] Do not trade, courage for

[59:47] comfort. We must not allow our

[59:48] local police force to become

[59:50] an extension of federal

[59:50] immigration enforcement. That

[59:54] is not who we are. I love us

[59:55] because we celebrate

[59:58] differences here. We one human

[59:59] family, but that motto might

[1:00:01] mean more than a slogan on a

[1:00:02] bumper sticker. It must show

[1:00:03] up in our decisions and our

[1:00:05] policies how we treat the most

[1:00:08] vulnerable among us. Mayor and

[1:00:08] weekends and city

[1:00:11] commissioners. You are brave

[1:00:14] ones be brave again. Do not

[1:00:17] listen to vote. Stand with

[1:00:19] immigrants who make this

[1:00:20] island beautiful. Stand with

[1:00:22] the families like mine. Stand

[1:00:23] up those who still believe in

[1:00:24] the dream that brought so many

[1:00:26] of the year. History is

[1:00:29] watching. And so we. Thank

[1:00:42] you. After Jennifer's Robert

[1:00:43] know Wiki and then clean

[1:00:49] Lopez.

[1:00:50] >> My name is Jennifer Coach.

[1:00:51] And I make us PRESIDENT And I

[1:00:53] fully support the decision.

[1:00:56] Made last week to avoid the

[1:00:57] 2.87 g Agreement. I would like

[1:00:58] to encourage the city

[1:00:59] commissioners to stick with

[1:01:02] their original decision. It

[1:01:03] was one of the first mayor

[1:01:04] tumors of hope. I think many

[1:01:07] of us felt many months. The

[1:01:08] courage that was shown

[1:01:08] standing up for what you know

[1:01:09] is right and humane was

[1:01:13] heartening. Now is the time to

[1:01:14] continue to be brave and stay

[1:01:17] on the right side of history.

[1:01:17] Understand the difficult

[1:01:18] position this puts you its the

[1:01:22] job you signed up for. Human

[1:01:23] people are being racially

[1:01:27] profiled and kidnapped. Then

[1:01:27] being unlawfully and

[1:01:29] inhumanely detained in

[1:01:30] concentration camps. Trigger

[1:01:33] words matter? We've heard

[1:01:36] countless stories in that of

[1:01:38] the terrible conditions and

[1:01:39] unconstitutional detainments

[1:01:40] where families and even

[1:01:41] lawyers are not able to get in

[1:01:42] contact with their level.

[1:01:45] Clients? I heard on the news

[1:01:47] this morning regarding the

[1:01:48] Texas floods that people don't

[1:01:49] know where their loved ones

[1:01:50] are or whether their letter

[1:01:54] that alive or dead. I wish the

[1:01:54] government show the same

[1:01:55] compassion for immigrant

[1:01:58] families who are feeling

[1:01:59] similarly after no contact

[1:02:00] from their loved one's as

[1:02:00] they're being ripped off the

[1:02:02] streets out of their homes

[1:02:03] away from their jobs. And so

[1:02:07] on. This is the beginning.

[1:02:09] This is only the beginning.

[1:02:09] And while I'm not sitting here

[1:02:10] because I'm worried about my

[1:02:12] safety or citizenship yet

[1:02:13] because I am very afraid of

[1:02:16] what the future holds. You

[1:02:17] must be able to see the

[1:02:17] writing on the wall fully. Let

[1:02:20] them get away with this. Now,

[1:02:21] where next? Any one of us can

[1:02:24] and will be a target and that

[1:02:25] you hope someone will stand up

[1:02:26] for you when your rights are

[1:02:29] being violated. Please stay

[1:02:30] strong and do the right thing.

[1:02:32] The country is watching and

[1:02:32] I'm tired of being ashamed of

[1:02:33] being Florida resident, my

[1:02:39] husband and I. My husband,

[1:02:40] sorry, my husband and I are

[1:02:42] originally from Baltimore,

[1:02:44] Maryland and the governor of

[1:02:45] Maryland Westmore and many

[1:02:45] others in similar positions as

[1:02:54] yours and as his. Have spot

[1:02:56] And many others in similar

[1:02:58] positions as un does him have

[1:02:58] been very vocal against the

[1:02:59] administration and they're

[1:03:03] terrible policies. I'd like to

[1:03:03] be proud of where I live in

[1:03:05] the politicians that represent

[1:03:06] my community. So please know

[1:03:06] you are not alone in standing

[1:03:08] for the right thing. Many

[1:03:09] members of our community

[1:03:10] support you and other

[1:03:13] politicians as well. There is

[1:03:16] power and standing with the

[1:03:17] people. I'd also like to

[1:03:17] comment says about where I'm

[1:03:19] from. I come from a community

[1:03:20] that is afraid to call police

[1:03:21] when things are happening. And

[1:03:24] I can assure you when people

[1:03:25] are afraid to call the police

[1:03:26] is a much more dangerous and

[1:03:27] unsafe place for everyone in

[1:03:36] my community.

[1:03:39] >> Rob is Robert. So Robert,

[1:03:42] here, Robert Clayton. And then

[1:03:54] Wayne Dempster. CHAIRMAN,

[1:03:55] thank you.

[1:03:56] >> My name is DR. Rob Nokia

[1:03:57] was here last week. Thank you

[1:03:59] all again for taking the time

[1:04:00] to have this meeting and to

[1:04:03] listen to the public. I had a

[1:04:06] whole list of talking points

[1:04:07] that I wasn't trying candidate

[1:04:07] 3 minutes and most of them I

[1:04:09] don't have to talk about

[1:04:10] because they've already been

[1:04:10] really eloquently said by

[1:04:13] people before me. But really

[1:04:14] tonight is not about these

[1:04:15] facts. Anyway. We went over

[1:04:19] the last week. We went over

[1:04:20] the legal situation, went over

[1:04:20] the moral situation, win over

[1:04:23] the economic situation. Today

[1:04:24] is much bigger question, which

[1:04:25] is, you know, do we let

[1:04:28] ourselves get bullied around?

[1:04:29] And I don't know how many

[1:04:30] people in this room have been

[1:04:33] bullied as a child. I was it

[1:04:33] s#

[1:04:33] #

[1:04:34] #

[1:04:34] . And the thing is, as

[1:04:35] other people have said, if you

[1:04:38] let a bully bully, you not

[1:04:39] only are they going to

[1:04:40] continue to do it, they'll be

[1:04:40] bold and they're gonna believe

[1:04:43] other people. And sometimes

[1:04:43] the other people they bully

[1:04:44] are less able to defend

[1:04:47] themselves. Then you are. And

[1:04:48] when that happens, you have a

[1:04:49] duty to do something about it.

[1:04:50] And I think we're in that

[1:04:55] situation tonight. Because of

[1:04:56] the things that we discussed

[1:05:00] last week. You know. If one of

[1:05:01] the reasons why we're all here

[1:05:04] tonight is to show solidarity

[1:05:07] and our support for you. But

[1:05:08] you just have to look at this

[1:05:10] and for anybody who's looking

[1:05:12] online, this room is full. The

[1:05:14] upstairs room is totally full.

[1:05:17] The lobby is full. They are

[1:05:18] regulating who can come into

[1:05:21] the city hall because it's

[1:05:22] full because so many people

[1:05:24] are here to support you. And

[1:05:27] if you continue to stand firm,

[1:05:29] we're going to need a bigger

[1:05:31] city hall because

[1:05:35] >> the city is weak. Your

[1:05:39] constituents are with you. We

[1:05:39] support you. And if you want

[1:05:40] to hold another meeting next

[1:05:41] week will be here next week

[1:05:44] and will probably have people

[1:05:45] from Collier County. You want

[1:05:46] to host the 2 weeks from now.

[1:05:48] We'll be reaching up to

[1:05:50] Orlando. Okay. The reason

[1:05:50] people are driving hundreds of

[1:05:51] miles to be here tonight is

[1:05:52] because they support you and

[1:05:56] probably to some degree

[1:05:57] because they're elected.

[1:05:57] Officials aren't doing what

[1:05:59] you were doing. You are

[1:06:02] pulling people from elsewhere

[1:06:02] because their own people are

[1:06:04] not chanting them. You are do

[1:06:06] not forget that we are very

[1:06:20] proud of you. After after

[1:06:21] Clayton is Wayne and then

[1:06:25] Erica Jewel.

[1:06:26] >> Good Evening. MADAM And

[1:06:32] Commission is, you know me.

[1:06:33] There's a claim that the

[1:06:34] attorney general's letter to

[1:06:36] eu states that but you didn't

[1:06:37] let your last special meeting

[1:06:39] on the subject was a violation

[1:06:42] and make us a sanctuary city.

[1:06:44] I take issue with the spin

[1:06:45] that the ag is put on this

[1:06:47] issue in order to pursue his

[1:06:49] own violation of that higher

[1:06:50] legal authority. The United

[1:06:57] States Constitution. Catch a

[1:06:59] last meeting. Much was raised

[1:07:01] about the 14th Amendment which

[1:07:03] guaranteed citizenship the by

[1:07:05] birth or by naturalization.

[1:07:09] There is a process due process

[1:07:10] for both. That's not what's

[1:07:13] happening. The people who work

[1:07:18] for the city moved in next

[1:07:19] door attended school with and

[1:07:21] play ball with our children

[1:07:21] and grandchildren. Married

[1:07:24] into our families and on value

[1:07:25] but contributors to our

[1:07:28] society are free because they

[1:07:30] have become victims. The

[1:07:31] governmental overreach and

[1:07:37] bullying. The very government

[1:07:38] that boasts on its most

[1:07:40] visible monument to freedom to

[1:07:41] give me your tired, your poor,

[1:07:44] your huddled masses, you're

[1:07:44] running to breathe free has

[1:07:48] betrayed them. I beseech you

[1:07:49] to avoid succumbing to that

[1:07:50] bullying by postponing the

[1:07:53] vote. On your agenda. Item

[1:07:55] number one, until you can

[1:07:56] receive input from the city

[1:07:57] attorney contracted attorney

[1:07:59] or at least give yourself time

[1:08:02] to find out the outcome. The

[1:08:05] South Miami case are enjoying.

[1:08:08] That's the fear of the people.

[1:08:10] All it takes for evil to exist

[1:08:10] is for good people to do

[1:08:14] nothing. I understand the

[1:08:17] issues of not wanting

[1:08:19] criminals, then seek out the

[1:08:20] criminals as had been done in

[1:08:21] the past and stop seeking

[1:08:22] quotas for the sake of the

[1:08:31] numbers. One final thought

[1:08:35] each of you on the Dias was I

[1:08:36] the ball on came here seeking

[1:08:38] something to Key West offer

[1:08:40] too. Some your grandparents

[1:08:41] and great grandparents came

[1:08:42] from islands from all over the

[1:08:44] Caribbean. Do you see the

[1:08:49] correlation? It's no different

[1:08:49] than those people who risked

[1:08:50] their lives. Many of them

[1:08:53] seeking a better life, not for

[1:08:54] themselves, but for their

[1:08:58] children. Many of those people

[1:08:59] are your current business

[1:09:01] owners, employers and labor

[1:09:02] U.S. Today. Again, please

[1:09:06] postpone is item. You've had

[1:09:07] other success. The suggestions

[1:09:10] presented to you. I also ask

[1:09:10] that you draft a letter

[1:09:12] demonstrating support for the

[1:09:14] extension, the temporary

[1:09:15] status, not just for patients,

[1:09:18] but for all its intended. When

[1:09:19] this is all over with our

[1:09:20] model still be one human

[1:09:35] family.

[1:09:35] After Wayne is Erica.

[1:09:42] And then Zach Forward.

[1:09:43] >> My name is Wayne dab,

[1:09:49] resident of Key West. I am a

[1:09:49] U.S. Navy officer with 28

[1:09:51] years of commission service

[1:09:54] currently retired. I'm a

[1:09:54] practicing attorney for the

[1:09:57] past 40 years. The last 25 in

[1:10:01] Key West. I represent

[1:10:01] individuals and families

[1:10:04] before the immigration courts,

[1:10:06] the immigration Service,

[1:10:07] deportation offices and U.S.

[1:10:08] Department of State and

[1:10:12] consulates. I estimate I

[1:10:13] represented between 5 7,000

[1:10:17] persons here in Key West. I'm

[1:10:17] considered to be one of the

[1:10:19] experts immigration law in

[1:10:25] South Florida. As a lawyer, I

[1:10:26] represent individuals are

[1:10:27] pulling their rights under the

[1:10:30] Constitution and U.S. Laws.

[1:10:32] The 2.87 agreement he's being

[1:10:37] asked Key West to sign but key

[1:10:38] wpd under the direction and

[1:10:41] supervision of ice in the

[1:10:41] performance of immigration

[1:10:45] duties. The interpretation

[1:10:47] actions by ice of the laws of

[1:10:50] Florida. And of the Aqsa laws

[1:10:52] of the U.S. In mortar

[1:10:56] situations. Are in direct

[1:10:59] contradiction to those laws.

[1:11:00] And the night the actual

[1:11:04] facts. Florida Law says that

[1:11:06] police must have reasonable

[1:11:09] suspicion of a crime in order

[1:11:09] to ask immigration-related

[1:11:13] questions. I says they do not

[1:11:18] need to follow that law. When

[1:11:18] a person arrives the southern

[1:11:21] border there legally outside

[1:11:24] the U.S. Until interviewed and

[1:11:25] approved and then issued a

[1:11:28] parole to enter. Is illegal

[1:11:36] entry. Yet ice claims without

[1:11:37] That is a crime to act to

[1:11:40] enter that way. And thus they

[1:11:44] can arrest someone any time.

[1:11:45] Despite having a pending

[1:11:49] asylum case. Court hearing

[1:11:50] scheduled pending benefit

[1:11:51] applications. Our legal status

[1:11:55] to be here. No criminal

[1:12:00] record. These allegations

[1:12:02] about act, ice's actions and

[1:12:04] interpretations should be

[1:12:05] examined and documented before

[1:12:07] any decision is made. On the

[1:12:09] cooperation with ice in

[1:12:15] enforcement operations.

[1:12:16] Currently in cooperation with

[1:12:20] the fhp. Is continuing to stop

[1:12:22] and take into custody citizens

[1:12:25] of Key West as recently as

[1:12:29] this morning. Despite the

[1:12:31] citizens having lawful status.

[1:12:34] This forces the the clients to

[1:12:36] expend significant resources

[1:12:39] in time and money. To obtain

[1:12:41] their release from lawfully

[1:12:43] tension. I pose a significant

[1:12:54] bonds of ice to the court.

[1:12:55] After Erica. We have Zach

[1:12:57] Forward and then Bird that

[1:13:04] foster.

[1:13:04] >> My name is Erika Jewel and

[1:13:08] I live in District 5. I was

[1:13:09] born and raised in Key West

[1:13:10] and I love the cosmopolitan

[1:13:11] and open-minded nature of our

[1:13:15] small town. Not only do we

[1:13:15] play host to tourists from all

[1:13:18] over the world, our community

[1:13:18] is composed of a diverse group

[1:13:22] of outsiders who we welcome I

[1:13:24] know a bit about what being an

[1:13:25] outsider and immigrant feels

[1:13:26] like to the 13 years I lived

[1:13:28] outside of the states,

[1:13:29] although other countries treat

[1:13:30] Americans much better than we

[1:13:31] treat anyone edition,

[1:13:35] different nationality. I'm

[1:13:35] ashamed of the PRESIDENT Of

[1:13:38] the Mast ice agents I see on

[1:13:39] our streets and I'm ashamed

[1:13:40] that my immigrant friends are

[1:13:43] afraid to be out in public.

[1:13:44] But last week's decision made

[1:13:47] me so proud to be key West.

[1:13:48] Our city is making

[1:13:49] international news by standing

[1:13:50] for what is right. My friends

[1:13:51] across the world have reached

[1:13:54] out to tell me that they've

[1:13:54] had about last week's decision

[1:13:58] in their media. Although I

[1:13:59] find it shameful that in

[1:14:00] America we make decisions

[1:14:01] based on the economic rather

[1:14:04] than human costs of our laws.

[1:14:05] The economic cost of this

[1:14:06] agreement have already been

[1:14:09] made clear. Certainly we're

[1:14:10] not even discussing opposing

[1:14:12] the presence of ice in our

[1:14:12] community and this needing

[1:14:13] simply whether we want local

[1:14:16] police to act as ice. Let use

[1:14:16] its own massive budget to

[1:14:20] train its own officers. Please

[1:14:20] don't cave to the attorney

[1:14:21] generals attempts to

[1:14:25] intimidate you. We support you

[1:14:26] and I hope they'll continue to

[1:14:28] make us proud by voting no to

[1:14:31] entering into it to 87 g

[1:14:32] Agreement. Joining South

[1:14:33] Manny's lawsuit and yes to

[1:14:34] extending tps for Haitian

[1:14:43] community. Thank you. And sack

[1:14:47] here safc Forward.

[1:14:47] >> And about Foster and then

[1:14:51] Elizabeth through us. Forgive

[1:14:52] me for speaking extemporaneous

[1:14:53] Lee. I thought it was signing

[1:14:58] up just to be here.

[1:14:59] >> It's true. I'm sure you can

[1:15:00] feel proud everyone is for how

[1:15:02] you voted last week you can

[1:15:02] feel it in your hearts. But I

[1:15:05] have to say the fact that we

[1:15:09] are all here today p#

[1:15:09] #

[1:15:10] #

[1:15:10] you

[1:15:11] not to go full, not see is a

[1:15:12] little bit I hope everyone

[1:15:15] knows what that word means. It

[1:15:16] means reprehensible. And I

[1:15:19] know how much your jobs s#

[1:15:19] #

[1:15:20] #

[1:15:21] because I was also a political

[1:15:23] candidate. A few years ago, I

[1:15:23] ran for mayor of my hometown

[1:15:26] and skin Alice, New York. The

[1:15:26] lake was getting polluted. I

[1:15:30] stood up against homophobia

[1:15:31] and racism and they tried to

[1:15:35] run me out of town. I lost the

[1:15:36] vote. The police were

[1:15:39] weaponized against me. The ecl

[1:15:41] you gave me a lawyer's pro

[1:15:43] bono, the editorial board at

[1:15:46] the Syracuse Post champion Me.

[1:15:47] I think the first rate white

[1:15:48] guy that the aclu or give

[1:15:49] lawyers to that's have bad

[1:15:52] things are getting in the

[1:15:54] United States. But I just

[1:15:56] wanted to say if I rebound

[1:15:59] handwriting, you guys are

[1:16:00] doing the right thing. But if

[1:16:00] you're worried about losing

[1:16:02] your jobs and un is coming

[1:16:04] here, we will simply out vote.

[1:16:06] You and you will not be

[1:16:06] renewing longer anyway. You

[1:16:10] can feel how galvanize we are.

[1:16:11] And I will personally run for

[1:16:12] mayor and my parents might

[1:16:15] hear a

[1:16:18] >> I think playing pretty

[1:16:19] already.

[1:16:22] >> My parents I here in the

[1:16:24] 1970's. I was conceived here.

[1:16:27] That makes my skin my

[1:16:29] spiritual home Didi. You know

[1:16:31] me. I'm the one who

[1:16:31] interviewed you about and one

[1:16:32] is for the Oxford American

[1:16:38] icon to you, humorously as

[1:16:39] slippery in basin because

[1:16:39] you're not immune opinion and

[1:16:42] whether you hated or loved one

[1:16:43] is please keep that tongue in

[1:16:48] cheek. Journalist equip,

[1:16:49] humorous prove wrong that you

[1:16:53] will do the right thing in

[1:16:54] white. I know how much it

[1:16:54] s#

[1:16:54] #

[1:16:55] #

[1:16:57] to fight, but you. Do.

[1:17:00] And I just moved back to

[1:17:00] Florida. Like woman said, I do

[1:17:06] not want to be to the from

[1:17:07] Florida. I don't even tell

[1:17:08] people I want to go to New

[1:17:08] York and Ali that I live

[1:17:09] Florida on the dating apps.

[1:17:12] They keep off the dating apps.

[1:17:13] But please do the right Thank

[1:17:22] you. After her best is

[1:17:26] Elizabeth. And most a leak.

[1:17:28] >> Good evening, mayor and

[1:17:29] commissioners. My name is

[1:17:30] private Foster and I'm

[1:17:33] attorney with the community

[1:17:33] Justice Project. We are at

[1:17:36] with firm in Miami and we have

[1:17:38] come to talk to you tonight in

[1:17:41] support your constituents. We

[1:17:42] have litigated on the very

[1:17:48] issues of sanctuary bands and

[1:17:50] best effort provisions in the

[1:17:54] past. We've also over the last

[1:17:55] decade represented local

[1:17:56] governments to vindicate their

[1:17:57] rights to make sure that the

[1:17:59] state is not engaging in

[1:18:02] overreach. And so in 2019,

[1:18:02] specifically, we represent the

[1:18:05] city South Miami in a federal

[1:18:06] case challenging the very

[1:18:07] provisions that are at issue

[1:18:10] today. Office has been

[1:18:12] tracking the enactment of 2 87

[1:18:15] g in the legislature. We've

[1:18:16] also been tracking its

[1:18:16] implementation across the

[1:18:18] state. It's important to make

[1:18:22] clear in hopefully this

[1:18:22] echoing of legal analysis will

[1:18:26] ring true with you all. 2.87 g

[1:18:27] agreements are not mandatory

[1:18:30] in the state. It's clear based

[1:18:31] on the plain language of the

[1:18:35] statute. Legal key west as

[1:18:37] well as any city in the state

[1:18:39] of Florida does not have an

[1:18:41] obligation to enter into this

[1:18:43] agreement. So instead, what

[1:18:45] we're seeing is the governor

[1:18:46] and the attorney general using

[1:18:47] fear and intimidation to 4

[1:18:51] cities across the state to

[1:18:52] engage in conduct that far

[1:18:53] exceeds Florida state law

[1:18:56] requirements. Nonetheless, to

[1:18:58] let you know, you are not

[1:19:01] alone. Less than half of all

[1:19:02] Florida law enforcement

[1:19:03] agencies have signed on to

[1:19:08] 2.86 to 87 g Agreement. And in

[1:19:09] fact, nationally we're seeing

[1:19:11] a vanishing number of cities

[1:19:12] fewer than 35 across the

[1:19:15] country outside the state that

[1:19:17] have taken steps to deputize

[1:19:18] their law enforcement

[1:19:21] agencies. You are not alone.

[1:19:23] Qs. We applaud this

[1:19:24] commission's clear and

[1:19:25] measured approach to the

[1:19:27] issues before you. You all

[1:19:31] have entered and resolved a

[1:19:33] thoughtful and legally sound

[1:19:36] resolution that you passed on

[1:19:37] JUNE 30th. There's nothing

[1:19:41] there that probably key West

[1:19:42] Police Department, any

[1:19:42] prohibition with federal

[1:19:45] immigration authorities there

[1:19:48] is no sanctuary policy here

[1:19:49] and there's no violation of

[1:19:53] the best efforts clause which

[1:19:54] is mischaracterized by the

[1:19:56] attorney general in his

[1:19:59] letter, what you all did is

[1:20:01] clear. It was simply a

[1:20:02] correction of the void

[1:20:03] contracts signed by the chief

[1:20:07] of police. That's all. It is

[1:20:08] our analysis, actually, that

[1:20:12] key West at this time

[1:20:13] currently sits in the

[1:20:14] strongest legal standing of

[1:20:17] any city in the state to

[1:20:18] vindicate the rights of

[1:20:20] municipalities to govern

[1:20:21] themselves as they see fit and

[1:20:25] as their constituents desire.

[1:20:26] Key West has the opportunity

[1:20:27] here to ensure that all

[1:20:37] cities. Kerry, can you call

[1:20:38] the next one. Please. Thank

[1:20:50] you. After Elizabeth is Emma

[1:20:51] and then Heather Swift Co

[1:20:53] Bathurst.

[1:20:54] >> Good evening, MADAM Mayor

[1:20:56] and the Commission. My name is

[1:20:57] Elizabeth Threes.

[1:20:59] >> I am currently a law

[1:20:59] student working over the

[1:21:01] summer on the rights of cities

[1:21:02] and participating with the

[1:21:03] 2.87 g Agreement and the

[1:21:04] impact of its implementation

[1:21:06] in our communities. I am in

[1:21:08] Miami-Dade County resident. I

[1:21:10] had the ability to drive for

[1:21:12] hours to speak. Before I

[1:21:15] speak, what I prepared, I want

[1:21:16] to take a moment to tell you

[1:21:19] what I hope you already know.

[1:21:21] You have an incredible

[1:21:23] community here. Words spoken

[1:21:25] from your constituents are so

[1:21:27] moving, you can feel the

[1:21:29] kindness, integrity and

[1:21:32] empathy of these key West

[1:21:33] residents. There's something

[1:21:34] beautiful that you all have

[1:21:34] here that I have never seen

[1:21:36] before. That should mean

[1:21:40] something to you. Service

[1:21:42] community in an era of

[1:21:43] loneliness where you have here

[1:21:43] is worth being brave and

[1:21:52] courageous for. Many of us

[1:21:53] here are deeply concerned with

[1:21:54] how far the state's executive

[1:21:55] body is willing to go in

[1:21:57] taking the rights of local

[1:21:59] authority. This executive

[1:21:59] overreach would like to

[1:22:00] determine what is in the best

[1:22:05] interest of your community.

[1:22:05] Has duly elected officials.

[1:22:07] You took an oath to faithfully

[1:22:10] perform the duties of this

[1:22:10] office with this. It is your

[1:22:13] responsibility to represent

[1:22:15] your constituents in a matter

[1:22:16] that protects and defends the

[1:22:20] autonomy of the city. With

[1:22:22] cities are not required to

[1:22:23] enter into the 2.87 g

[1:22:26] Agreement. It is a choice and

[1:22:26] one that would be in Key

[1:22:27] West's best interest to not

[1:22:30] support. There's immense power

[1:22:34] and local government. The

[1:22:34] governor and attorney general

[1:22:38] are utilizing fear tactics to

[1:22:38] force the beautiful city of

[1:22:39] Key West to enter into this

[1:22:41] agreement under duress. There

[1:22:44] are other routes available. We

[1:22:47] the people implore you to

[1:22:50] utilize any and all resources,

[1:22:50] especially the voice of your

[1:22:58] constituents. This commission

[1:22:59] is in a unique position to

[1:23:02] retain its power support the

[1:23:05] needs of the community. If you

[1:23:07] stand for nothing. What will

[1:23:09] you fall for? Thank you for

[1:23:19] our time. After Emma is

[1:23:23] Heather and then Tessa Pettit.

[1:23:25] Good evening Commissioners.

[1:23:26] Hello. My name is Emma failing

[1:23:27] and I'm a proud member of they

[1:23:30] key West Immigrant support

[1:23:30] network.

[1:23:32] >> I'm expert excerpts from a

[1:23:34] letter from the aclu of

[1:23:35] Florida. This letter was sent

[1:23:37] to all of you via e-mail

[1:23:40] yesterday, the American Civil

[1:23:42] Liberties Union, Florida is a

[1:23:43] non-partisan organization

[1:23:45] whose mission is to protect,

[1:23:46] defend, strengthen and promote

[1:23:48] the constitutional rights and

[1:23:50] liberties of all people in

[1:23:52] Florida. We write to you

[1:23:53] regarding the attorney

[1:23:55] General. James Uthmeier is

[1:23:55] correspondence to the city

[1:23:59] Commission dated JULY 2nd. The

[1:24:00] attorney general claims that

[1:24:01] the commission's JUNE 30th

[1:24:02] vote to avoid the city's

[1:24:05] existing 2.87 g Agreement with

[1:24:06] ice violates Florida statute

[1:24:08] and refers to the possibility

[1:24:10] of suspension from office as

[1:24:12] consequence. But the attorney

[1:24:13] general's arguments and threat

[1:24:16] rely on false premises. First,

[1:24:18] the attorney general claims

[1:24:19] that when a city terminates

[1:24:21] the 2 nd 87 g Agreement, the

[1:24:22] city of violates Florida's

[1:24:23] prohibition on sanctuary

[1:24:25] policies. But the plain text

[1:24:26] of the statute makes it makes

[1:24:29] no such a leap. The relevant

[1:24:30] statutes are Florida statute

[1:24:33] sections. 908, 0.1, 0, 3, and

[1:24:36] 908, 0.1, 0, 2, neither of

[1:24:37] which are violated when the

[1:24:40] city avoid the 2.87 g

[1:24:41] Agreement. Second, the

[1:24:43] attorney general asserts that

[1:24:43] Key West avoiding its 2.87 g

[1:24:44] agreement violates Florida's

[1:24:47] best efforts clause. The

[1:24:48] statute does not require

[1:24:50] cities to undertake 2.87 g

[1:24:51] agreements, nor does it

[1:24:53] prohibit them from voiding

[1:24:55] such agreements. There are

[1:24:56] numerous ways that local law

[1:24:57] enforcement agencies could

[1:24:57] comply with this obligation

[1:25:02] without. Implementing 2.87 g

[1:25:04] agreements. Additionally,

[1:25:05] Governor Ron DeSantis has no

[1:25:05] constitutional authority to

[1:25:07] suspend municipal off airs

[1:25:10] under these circumstances that

[1:25:11] that's the governor and

[1:25:12] attorney general are willfully

[1:25:15] misreading Florida law at

[1:25:16] worst, their delivery

[1:25:16] deliberately distorting it in

[1:25:17] order to bully locally

[1:25:20] elected. Officials using the

[1:25:23] threat of retaliation to be

[1:25:24] clear under Florida law. The

[1:25:25] city of Key West is not

[1:25:27] required to enter or maintain

[1:25:31] 2.87 g agreement with ice. No

[1:25:34] state or federal law requires

[1:25:35] any law enforcement agency to

[1:25:37] transform its employees into

[1:25:38] another agency's officers just

[1:25:41] to participate in an operation

[1:25:43] yet to the attorney General's

[1:25:44] Strange logic, any local

[1:25:45] government entity in Florida

[1:25:46] could be required to turn over

[1:25:48] the entirety of its law

[1:25:49] enforcement resources to

[1:25:51] federal immigration efforts.

[1:25:52] This makes no sense and it is

[1:25:55] not the law. A free state

[1:25:56] respects local officials to

[1:25:57] make choices that make sense

[1:26:00] for their communities. It does

[1:26:01] not weaponized the law to

[1:26:01] punish those who disagree

[1:26:03] with. But the political agenda

[1:26:06] of state officials, we urge

[1:26:08] you to resist authoritarian

[1:26:09] threats and to listen to the

[1:26:12] constituents who you serve.

[1:26:13] 2.87 g programs, transform

[1:26:15] local law enforcement into

[1:26:16] immigration agents and sit at

[1:26:18] the significant local cost.

[1:26:19] They also lead to illegal

[1:26:21] racial profiling. Other civil

[1:26:23] rights abuses, local officials

[1:26:24] fulfill their responsibility

[1:26:37] by thinking. After Heather's

[1:26:40] Tessa and then Erica Rose.

[1:26:42] >> How there's the about

[1:26:43] there's 14, 17 e street, 15

[1:26:46] years. Fresh water conch

[1:26:47] mother of a 2 and a half year

[1:26:49] old salt water. Calm point

[1:26:52] here in Key West Hospital. I'm

[1:26:52] meeting today op-ed written by

[1:26:56] Javier Fernandez, former state

[1:26:57] representative and current

[1:26:58] mayor of South Miami in

[1:26:59] support of the city of Key

[1:27:02] West. This week, this Key West

[1:27:04] City Commission voted 6 to one

[1:27:05] to avoid its 2.87 g Agreement

[1:27:08] with U.S. Immigration.

[1:27:10] >> And Customs Enforcement has

[1:27:12] an attorney and the mayor of

[1:27:13] South Miami who recently took

[1:27:14] the state of Florida to court

[1:27:14] over this very issue. I

[1:27:17] applaud their decision. Other

[1:27:20] local governments should take

[1:27:21] note Florida law requires

[1:27:24] local jailers to enter into

[1:27:25] 2.87 g agreements to

[1:27:25] facilitate and honor

[1:27:29] immigration detainer requests.

[1:27:29] It does not compel cities to

[1:27:31] deputize local police as

[1:27:32] immigration agents. That

[1:27:34] distinction is at the heart of

[1:27:35] the lawsuit. South Miami filed

[1:27:39] in circuit earlier this year.

[1:27:39] Key West's commission

[1:27:43] understood that distinction.

[1:27:44] The agreement, its chief of

[1:27:46] police signed in MARCH also

[1:27:46] never received community input

[1:27:49] or legislative approval by

[1:27:50] rescinding it. The city

[1:27:53] reaffirmed 2 principles,

[1:27:55] procedural transparency and

[1:27:57] community trust tourism is the

[1:28:00] lifeblood of the key pushing

[1:28:01] immigrant workers and visitors

[1:28:02] into the shadows makes

[1:28:02] everyone less safe and hurts

[1:28:06] the local economy. As mayors,

[1:28:07] we are sworn to protect all

[1:28:08] who reside and work in and

[1:28:10] visit our cities affected

[1:28:14] policing depends on trust.

[1:28:14] Victims reporting crimes.

[1:28:15] Witnesses coming forward.

[1:28:16] Parents trusting officers

[1:28:18] stationed outside schools

[1:28:19] turning local police into

[1:28:20] proxy ice agents chills that

[1:28:21] trust and undermines public

[1:28:25] safety. Key West's decision

[1:28:26] also exposes the hollowness of

[1:28:27] the do it or else threats

[1:28:29] coming from Tallahassee. If

[1:28:31] the state really wanted to a

[1:28:32] 70 to be mandatory for

[1:28:33] municipalities, it would have

[1:28:36] made it law during this year's

[1:28:37] special session. Instead,

[1:28:39] lawmakers rejected that very

[1:28:42] proposal. Q s commissioner

[1:28:42] showed courage and fidelity to

[1:28:44] the rule of law and to their

[1:28:46] constituents. South Miami

[1:28:47] stands with us in our legal

[1:28:49] challenge will continue

[1:28:50] because the rule of law and

[1:28:51] our oath office constituents

[1:28:53] should carry more weight. The

[1:28:54] political intimidation from

[1:28:56] Tallahassee. This is my

[1:28:58] personal note. Commissioners.

[1:28:59] Are up urge you to uphold the

[1:29:00] decision you made last week

[1:29:01] and postpone the resolution in

[1:29:05] front of you today. Let the

[1:29:07] courts decide in South Miami v

[1:29:09] DeSantis, we are in an

[1:29:11] incredibly fragile legal

[1:29:12] situation currently. But right

[1:29:14] now the law is on our side.

[1:29:16] Remember, we never entered

[1:29:17] into a 2.87 g agreement.

[1:29:18] Something you yourselves

[1:29:21] confirmed last week and that's

[1:29:23] have not effectively exited

[1:29:25] one either. It is an

[1:29:26] incredibly subtle this

[1:29:27] distinction, but it is also an

[1:29:30] incredibly clever one. The

[1:29:31] threats and it was Meyers

[1:29:32] letter are that's incredible.

[1:29:35] As of now that being said,

[1:29:36] voting on this agreement

[1:29:38] tonight, regardless of the way

[1:29:39] that the vote goes, moves

[1:29:41] those threats from empty to

[1:29:41] ballot. I urge you please

[1:29:42] postpone the resolution. Thank

[1:29:51] you. So test to Erica and then

[1:29:53] share the Patton. Good

[1:29:57] afternoon. And this

[1:29:58] opportunity speaking on behalf

[1:30:01] of the Florida immigrant

[1:30:02] coalition.

[1:30:04] >> And a resident of mandate

[1:30:04] and advocate for immigrants

[1:30:08] rights. Mayor and

[1:30:09] commissioners that the city of

[1:30:11] Key West first and foremost,

[1:30:11] thank you for bravery in

[1:30:16] voting. Against having a city

[1:30:16] of Key West enter into a 2.87

[1:30:19] g agreement last week. You

[1:30:20] gave hope 2 immigrants in

[1:30:22] these dark times reminding us

[1:30:23] that for some people we do

[1:30:27] matter. Know that we are

[1:30:28] grateful for you setting the

[1:30:31] example for other CDs in the

[1:30:33] state. It made a difference to

[1:30:33] me because I am to an

[1:30:37] immigrant. We're here to

[1:30:38] confirm that you are not

[1:30:41] required to sign into a 2.87

[1:30:43] g. The Florida legislature

[1:30:44] introduced making 2.87 g

[1:30:46] mandatory for local

[1:30:47] municipalities in the 2025

[1:30:48] special Legislative session.

[1:30:51] And again, during regular

[1:30:52] session. And in both times it

[1:30:54] did not pass all the efforts

[1:30:57] of the attorney general to

[1:30:58] strong arm you to go against

[1:31:02] the will of the people. Our

[1:31:02] state overreach and the use of

[1:31:05] fear and intimidation against

[1:31:06] people that the community and

[1:31:07] elected to be their voice on

[1:31:15] the dice. Back in 2012. The

[1:31:15] Department of Homeland

[1:31:16] Security cancel the task force

[1:31:20] model because it encourage

[1:31:20] racial profiling and civil

[1:31:24] rights concerns. 2.87 g do

[1:31:26] nothing more than divide

[1:31:27] communities. Create a state of

[1:31:31] fear in our communities. We

[1:31:31] immediately see a reduction in

[1:31:34] crimes being reported and

[1:31:36] increase in domestic violence

[1:31:38] increase in health issues,

[1:31:42] reduce access to health care.

[1:31:42] It destroys businesses and

[1:31:45] therefore the economy and

[1:31:46] gives the past the people to

[1:31:47] openly and shame of the

[1:31:52] exercise their racism. The

[1:31:52] immigrants in your community

[1:31:58] are not criminals. Patients.

[1:31:58] And added yesterday,

[1:32:00] Nicaraguans Hondurans and

[1:32:03] Venezuelans on tps will soon

[1:32:06] be added to the long list of

[1:32:07] targets that you will be

[1:32:08] giving to a police officers

[1:32:10] and soon enough, the

[1:32:13] naturalized citizens.

[1:32:17] Suffering from being targeted,

[1:32:18] feeling unwanted constantly,

[1:32:21] unsure about how day will end.

[1:32:23] Every police will become a

[1:32:24] hunter after them and their

[1:32:28] children. You have the people

[1:32:29] support and the Vigo right to

[1:32:32] not enter into a 2.87 g

[1:32:35] agreement in 24 hours over 420

[1:32:38] people set to your inbox

[1:32:39] letters confirming support to

[1:32:42] you? You have heard from

[1:32:46] lawyers and committee members

[1:32:46] since there are doubts on your

[1:32:47] rights and to make sure you do

[1:32:48] not pay into the state's

[1:32:51] efforts to set precedents that

[1:32:53] would allow them to every

[1:32:53] municipalities power and

[1:32:55] eventually the people's rights

[1:33:02] do not vote on this. Thank

[1:33:15] you.

[1:33:15] >> After Erica, it's Sheila

[1:33:19] Patton and then Daria would.

[1:33:23] Good morning.

[1:33:24] >> I've been living and

[1:33:25] working Key West for about 7

[1:33:26] years now and at the

[1:33:27] philosophy of one human

[1:33:29] family. 2 years ago, I stood

[1:33:33] in this spot when the city was

[1:33:34] going to pass a resolution

[1:33:36] defending our cities tracked

[1:33:38] cleans trans neighbors and

[1:33:42] clear citizens. I asked the

[1:33:42] question, what is the city

[1:33:44] going to do? What action are

[1:33:45] they going to take? Because

[1:33:50] words are cheap. Vice mayor

[1:33:51] cough and listen to me and

[1:33:53] address those concerns. One of

[1:33:56] our commissioners blamed their

[1:33:57] constituents to just lay down

[1:34:00] and let DeSantis walk over us.

[1:34:02] Some know me as Michael but

[1:34:05] globally on known as Erica

[1:34:06] Rose, the Drag Queen who ran

[1:34:08] for your state representative

[1:34:10] last year under the platform

[1:34:11] of human rights and homer,

[1:34:17] all. And here we are facing a

[1:34:19] situation that endangers both.

[1:34:21] I was unable to attend last

[1:34:23] week's meeting because living

[1:34:24] in Key West, you have to work

[1:34:28] 3 full time But there are few

[1:34:29] things I wanted to say. Some

[1:34:30] of them you MAY have already

[1:34:34] heard deserve to hear again.

[1:34:35] There's a difference between

[1:34:36] standing aside and letting the

[1:34:38] federal law enforcement do

[1:34:38] their job and actively

[1:34:41] standing in their way. We are

[1:34:43] not a sanctuary city. A

[1:34:46] resident is caught allegedly

[1:34:48] committing a crime, they go

[1:34:50] through the court system. If

[1:34:53] they are found guilty and then

[1:34:56] it has discovered they are

[1:34:57] undocumented. We hand them

[1:34:57] over to the appropriate

[1:34:58] authorities to let them be

[1:35:01] deported. However, entering

[1:35:03] the country on documented as

[1:35:07] not a crime. It is that of a

[1:35:07] civil offense. Very much

[1:35:10] similar to a parking ticket

[1:35:11] and you generally don't get a

[1:35:14] rested for a parking ticket.

[1:35:16] However, racial profiling is

[1:35:19] illegal and unethical. The

[1:35:20] kidnapping and trafficking of

[1:35:24] our citizens. Regardless of

[1:35:25] their immigration status

[1:35:27] without being proven guilty of

[1:35:28] a crime, it's also illegal and

[1:35:30] against City resolution. 17

[1:35:34] Dash one, 50. Florida Senate

[1:35:35] bill 4 see passed earlier this

[1:35:38] year. Would make entering our

[1:35:41] state undocumented a crime.

[1:35:42] However, that is currently

[1:35:46] being blocked by federal.

[1:35:47] Judges and attorney general.

[1:35:48] Meyer has been found in

[1:35:48] contempt for filing this

[1:35:52] ruling. The defense of the

[1:35:54] Nuremberg defense or I was

[1:35:55] just following orders is shaky

[1:35:57] at best and dangerous at

[1:35:59] worst. Trump will not stay in

[1:36:01] office for ever and neither

[1:36:03] will DeSantis when they're

[1:36:04] asked writing the history

[1:36:05] books I ask, How do you want

[1:36:08] to be remembered? So

[1:36:08] personally, I tell you, please

[1:36:10] reject this resolution

[1:36:12] professionally. I say postpone

[1:36:13] it and see what the courts

[1:36:17] have to say. As a community.

[1:36:19] And as a culture, it doesn't

[1:36:19] belong in our streets belongs

[1:36:33] in our cocktails.

[1:36:34] >> Shana Daria and Mark

[1:36:37] Watson. MADAM Mayor and

[1:36:40] commissioners, thank you so

[1:36:41] much. My name is Sheila and I

[1:36:41] have luckily called que home

[1:36:44] for most of my life. I sat in

[1:36:46] this meeting last week

[1:36:47] completely in all and inspired

[1:36:48] by everyone who spoke. And

[1:36:49] although this kind of thing

[1:36:50] really terrifies me, what

[1:36:51] scares me more is the blind

[1:36:52] eye that people are willing to

[1:36:54] turn about this very real

[1:36:56] issue. More than that actually

[1:36:56] have watched as people

[1:36:58] gleefully cheered the

[1:37:00] kidnapping of people by masked

[1:37:01] men, many of whom refused to

[1:37:02] identify themselves. People's

[1:37:03] rights being stripped away as

[1:37:04] if that could mean any of us

[1:37:06] are next. I've read all of

[1:37:08] these violent and hateful

[1:37:09] comments on our local Facebook

[1:37:10] page is people literally

[1:37:11] talking about running folks

[1:37:12] over in their trucks and

[1:37:13] assaulting women and some of

[1:37:15] the worst things that I have

[1:37:16] ever seen and holla can think

[1:37:17] of is that that is not the

[1:37:19] spirit of Key West. And while

[1:37:20] they hide behind keyboards to

[1:37:22] spew their vitriol, those of

[1:37:23] us with love and hope and

[1:37:24] bravery in our hearts are here

[1:37:24] in this room right now

[1:37:28] fighting for its right. And

[1:37:29] this is the spirit of to us.

[1:37:30] This is one human family. How

[1:37:32] many of us are in Qs because

[1:37:34] we are lucky enough to have

[1:37:36] family members who were

[1:37:36] immigrants themselves,

[1:37:38] including myself. I was not

[1:37:41] born here. I was brought here

[1:37:42] as a kid. I was raised by my

[1:37:43] uncle who was a Cuban

[1:37:45] immigrant. His family fled

[1:37:46] Cuba in the 50's to build a

[1:37:47] life here in South Florida.

[1:37:49] And luckily for me here in

[1:37:52] West, I remember sitting in

[1:37:54] classic U.S. High school

[1:37:55] learning of all the atrocities

[1:37:55] of World War, 2 asking myself

[1:37:57] how people could possibly

[1:37:58] stand by and do nothing while

[1:38:00] their neighbors and loved ones

[1:38:01] and their friends were taken.

[1:38:02] And I see it happening in real

[1:38:03] time and I refuse to be

[1:38:05] silent. Our key West High

[1:38:06] school mascot, cheesy as this

[1:38:07] might sound is the fighting

[1:38:08] Kong. Right now I feel like

[1:38:10] all of us need to channel that

[1:38:11] fighting and fight for what we

[1:38:12] know in our hearts to be

[1:38:14] right. I've also spent the

[1:38:15] last 3 years working for a

[1:38:17] local tour company taking

[1:38:18] immense pride in the culture

[1:38:19] of this island. And really

[1:38:20] deeply into the entire history

[1:38:23] of que estan discovering how

[1:38:23] crucial the immigrant

[1:38:24] immigrant community has been

[1:38:26] in shaping island, the

[1:38:27] resilience and vibrancy of

[1:38:29] this island would not exist

[1:38:31] without immigrants. There is a

[1:38:32] minority group here in Key

[1:38:33] West that is possibly making

[1:38:35] the island a little bit worse

[1:38:36] for wear because none of us

[1:38:38] can afford to live here. But

[1:38:40] those entirely different

[1:38:41] discussion. I know that it's

[1:38:42] scary to stand up to this

[1:38:43] increasingly fascist

[1:38:44] administration, but we all

[1:38:45] know that they are on the

[1:38:47] wrong side of history already.

[1:38:48] It's often these little

[1:38:49] pockets of resistance that

[1:38:50] gives strength to the hole and

[1:38:52] we cannot back down now. So

[1:38:52] urge you not to be coward

[1:38:55] cowed by these heartless

[1:38:56] police. We can't passions. And

[1:38:57] when we have a chance to

[1:38:58] inspire even more cities to

[1:38:59] stand up and do what's right

[1:39:10] Thank you very much. After

[1:39:11] Daria is Mark and then Jeffrey

[1:39:17] Segal.

[1:39:19] >> MADAM Mayor Commissioners,

[1:39:21] neighbors, friends as a

[1:39:21] privilege to stand here today

[1:39:22] as we work together to make

[1:39:23] our city a better place. You

[1:39:24] know, given me hope that we

[1:39:25] really can make a difference.

[1:39:26] And for now, at least we still

[1:39:29] have a voice. What concerns me

[1:39:31] is that our leaders and

[1:39:31] Tallahassee are trying to take

[1:39:32] up a ways away and yet somehow

[1:39:35] plan that we are free. And

[1:39:37] agreement by definition, some

[1:39:37] very site is a negotiation

[1:39:38] between 2 parties to come

[1:39:39] together in a harmonious

[1:39:43] arrangement, decided by both

[1:39:44] sides cheaper was told and

[1:39:45] sincerely believe that this

[1:39:46] was mandatory and that he

[1:39:47] could lose his job he didn't

[1:39:48] sign it. What we were entered

[1:39:51] into was a coercion thinly

[1:39:51] veiled as an agreement and

[1:39:54] built upon fear and threats

[1:39:55] choosing to not only tolerate

[1:39:56] but enable those who abuse

[1:39:56] their elected power to

[1:39:58] threaten us, threaten your

[1:40:00] jobs, threaten to withhold

[1:40:01] funding. That's a corruption

[1:40:02] and abuse of power for That's

[1:40:03] how we turned a blind eye to

[1:40:06] bullies. That's how fear grows

[1:40:07] the privilege of living in

[1:40:08] this great city because of my

[1:40:08] dad who served in the Navy

[1:40:12] here during Vietnam. My dad

[1:40:13] loved his country and his

[1:40:13] neighbors. He was a man of

[1:40:14] faith who was kind to

[1:40:15] everyone. And one thing he

[1:40:16] always told my brothers and me

[1:40:20] fear is the opposite of love.

[1:40:20] When we make decisions out of

[1:40:21] fear, we leave ourselves a

[1:40:23] stray from our higher calling

[1:40:25] this world a calling to be

[1:40:25] brave and just and honorable

[1:40:26] to be the best versions of

[1:40:30] ourselves. I understand that

[1:40:31] you're under immense pressure

[1:40:31] and that people are trying to

[1:40:32] politicize this issue so they

[1:40:34] can manipulate it to serve

[1:40:36] their agendas. Do not going to

[1:40:37] did this is not about

[1:40:38] politics. And we saw last week

[1:40:39] has business owner set up and

[1:40:41] explained how is affecting all

[1:40:43] of a simple financial

[1:40:45] logistics alone. This is about

[1:40:46] taking our hard working police

[1:40:46] force and turning them into

[1:40:47] puppets for department that

[1:40:48] already has their own funding

[1:40:49] and manpower. It's putting

[1:40:50] them in an unfair position

[1:40:52] with their community, taking

[1:40:53] them away from valuable time

[1:40:54] protecting and serving and

[1:40:55] forcing us to put a foot. The

[1:40:59] if I'm not mistaken, the House

[1:41:00] just passed a big beautiful

[1:41:01] bill to triple funding for

[1:41:02] immigration and custom.

[1:41:03] Important for cement. If I'm

[1:41:04] not mistaken, that funding

[1:41:06] totals around 100 billion

[1:41:10] dollars. All said so why do we

[1:41:12] need to do their jobs for

[1:41:13] them? Exactly. Why are we

[1:41:13] being threatened? I'll tell

[1:41:16] you why. Peak Hawking power

[1:41:17] wielding bullying, trying to

[1:41:20] take away your rights as a

[1:41:21] governing body and send us the

[1:41:22] message. You don't have a

[1:41:22] choice in matters of defense

[1:41:25] in your own city. A mandatory

[1:41:25] agreement that's literally an

[1:41:29] oxymoron. Silencing overriding

[1:41:31] and coercion. That's not

[1:41:32] democracy. Commissioners,

[1:41:34] that's not democracy. That's

[1:41:35] dictatorship. Ice is going to

[1:41:36] continue about their mask

[1:41:37] mission without

[1:41:38] accountability. Transparency,

[1:41:39] Art Harris, to due process,

[1:41:40] you might be tempted to go to

[1:41:42] the attorney general's threats

[1:41:43] because they do. They want to

[1:41:45] financially penalize us. But

[1:41:46] are we already being

[1:41:47] financially penalize if we pay

[1:41:49] for their work? They want to

[1:41:50] fire you, but they didn't hire

[1:41:53] you. We did. We are standing

[1:41:55] behind you. I chose last week

[1:41:56] when Commissioner Leon's

[1:41:56] moment of bravery is former

[1:41:58] chief and current

[1:41:59] commissioner. His decision to

[1:42:00] fall for what he felt his

[1:42:01] heart was right. Even though

[1:42:02] it was hard inspired all of

[1:42:04] us. So then at threats, I will

[1:42:06] happily pay more taxes. If

[1:42:07] that means I can go to sleep

[1:42:07] at night with a clear

[1:42:08] conscience. Knowing that I

[1:42:10] made my decisions logic and

[1:42:13] fairness and honor and love,

[1:42:14] not fear. Thank you for

[1:42:15] continuing to defend us and

[1:42:16] our police and for making your

[1:42:27] decisions today. After Mark is

[1:42:31] Jeff and then Angela Hankins.

[1:42:34] >> Now mayor commissioners. We

[1:42:34] have to stop meeting like

[1:42:38] this. Come to my bar. I'd

[1:42:39] rather see you there of

[1:42:43] waiting on some of the before

[1:42:45] the world's in chaos right

[1:42:46] now. Every day I wake up and I

[1:42:46] try to find some shred of good

[1:42:51] in my fellow humans. Being a

[1:42:52] bartender in a tourist town,

[1:42:52] you can imagine just how

[1:42:55] daunting a task that is when

[1:42:56] you deal with trunks all day

[1:42:58] long. But last week you did

[1:43:02] something good. You did

[1:43:03] something brace. You gave us

[1:43:04] hope a light at the end of the

[1:43:09] tunnel. If you can go back on

[1:43:10] that, you're going to destroy

[1:43:12] the island's economy. It's

[1:43:12] Morales, humanity. We went

[1:43:14] over this last week and that's

[1:43:17] what this is. It's humanity.

[1:43:19] Get rid of the political. This

[1:43:20] is not about being a Democrat.

[1:43:22] This is not about being

[1:43:23] Republican. This is good

[1:43:24] versus bad. This is right

[1:43:26] versus wrong. It's the golden

[1:43:28] roles. It's being human. It's

[1:43:31] having compassion. And

[1:43:32] speaking of compassion,

[1:43:33] something I didn't get to last

[1:43:34] week have a lot of compassion

[1:43:35] for the key West Police

[1:43:36] Department. I have a lot of

[1:43:47] compassion. Compassion. I have

[1:43:48] for them. I don't want them

[1:43:51] brought into this. They

[1:43:51] deserve better. We deserve

[1:43:53] better. It's a hollow report.

[1:43:54] Stealing not recognizing your

[1:43:57] country down right now. Don't

[1:43:59] make it a hard feeling. Not

[1:44:00] recognizing the town you call

[1:44:02] home and the town that you

[1:44:03] live. Good people ready stand

[1:44:15] up to bullies. After Jeff is

[1:44:19] Angela and then Ricky Arnold.

[1:44:20] Jeffs Eagleson 27 Washington

[1:44:22] street. I'm representing

[1:44:24] myself tonight last week at

[1:44:26] the meeting I rewatched

[1:44:27] witness something that I think

[1:44:28] was one of the best things

[1:44:29] I've ever seen in local

[1:44:31] government. And I don't mean

[1:44:31] to make feel uncomfortable

[1:44:34] that a bit. Commissioner Lee

[1:44:35] came in to that meeting and

[1:44:37] said you know, I felt I was

[1:44:39] going to vote a certain way.

[1:44:41] But and he mentioned heart

[1:44:44] multiple times that his heart

[1:44:47] was swayed by this community.

[1:44:50] That is the basis of democracy

[1:44:51] that works. And then he

[1:44:52] switched his vote because of

[1:44:54] that. We found a commissioner

[1:44:56] who who found his heart and in

[1:44:57] all sincerity, I think was the

[1:45:01] best thing I've ever seen.

[1:45:01] Similarly. And the mayor and I

[1:45:03] disagree on variety of issues.

[1:45:05] But she demonstrated the

[1:45:06] ability to demonstrate courage

[1:45:09] last week and I and and I

[1:45:10] would get on the highest

[1:45:11] mountain proclaim that. So we

[1:45:17] had a commissioner, the foun.

[1:45:17] Found his heart be found at a

[1:45:18] member of the found their

[1:45:22] courage in this Wizard of Oz

[1:45:24] Moment. What we need to find

[1:45:26] this week is wisdom and the

[1:45:28] wisdom that we need to realize

[1:45:31] is that you did not void the

[1:45:32] agreement last week as was

[1:45:33] reported by the press in so

[1:45:34] many places as worries

[1:45:36] reported by the attorney

[1:45:38] general. You did not avoid it

[1:45:41] as You found it voided you

[1:45:43] founded void as an adjective,

[1:45:45] which means that it never

[1:45:47] existed. We are in the exact

[1:45:51] same spot as South Miami. And

[1:45:51] we really can't vote you if

[1:45:54] you vote up to if you vote to

[1:45:57] approve first agenda item,

[1:45:57] you're going to create a lot

[1:46:01] of hate here because no one

[1:46:02] wants this. If you vote no on

[1:46:03] it because of the way it's

[1:46:04] worded. You're putting your

[1:46:07] your own seats in jeopardy. We

[1:46:08] don't want you to do that

[1:46:11] either. What we want you to do

[1:46:12] is postponed this Let's wait

[1:46:14] and use some wisdom. Find out

[1:46:16] what happens with South Miami.

[1:46:19] So again, the thing to do is

[1:46:21] right before you vote, please.

[1:46:23] 3 times. Click your heels

[1:46:25] together say there's no place

[1:46:26] like home and vote to postpone

[1:46:36] Thank you. After Angela is

[1:46:41] Ricky and then Lori Kelly.

[1:46:42] Joining all the other folks

[1:46:45] who did this scared. So.

[1:46:45] >> Good evening. Mayor

[1:46:48] commissioners and staff. My

[1:46:50] name is Angela Hankins Service

[1:46:50] community as an educator for

[1:46:54] over 20 years in the

[1:46:54] classroom. I teach students to

[1:46:56] think critically to listen.

[1:46:58] Respectfully and to engage in

[1:47:01] dialogue even when it's hard.

[1:47:01] Because that's how democracy

[1:47:05] works. That's how we solve

[1:47:06] problems. That's how we grow

[1:47:10] stronger as a community. What

[1:47:11] we're witnessing now in

[1:47:13] response to your decision to

[1:47:15] avoid participation void,

[1:47:16] adjective physician

[1:47:18] participation and 2.87 g is

[1:47:22] not democracy. Its bullying.

[1:47:22] And as an educator, I know

[1:47:24] bullying when I see it, the

[1:47:25] threats and intimidation

[1:47:26] coming from the governor and

[1:47:28] the attorney general are

[1:47:29] designed not to foster

[1:47:34] dialogue but to silence it.

[1:47:35] They're attempting to punish

[1:47:35] this body for engaging in a

[1:47:37] very kind of public discourse

[1:47:40] that democracy demands. I want

[1:47:41] to thank you for your original

[1:47:44] decision. By avoiding that

[1:47:45] agreement to participate in

[1:47:48] the 2.87 g program was a

[1:47:50] lawful valujet and choice that

[1:47:52] reflected a commitment to

[1:47:52] local control and public

[1:47:54] safety. I believe our

[1:47:57] neighbors and local business

[1:47:58] owners, the people who spoke

[1:48:02] last week. They highlighted

[1:48:02] how this program has

[1:48:04] contributed to racial

[1:48:07] profiling, unjust detentions

[1:48:08] and a breakdown of the trust

[1:48:08] between immigrant communities

[1:48:12] and law enforcement. You stood

[1:48:13] up to the people who live and

[1:48:15] work here and you did so

[1:48:16] within the full scope of your

[1:48:18] legal authority. But police

[1:48:20] don't care about law or

[1:48:23] nuance. They care about

[1:48:24] control. And right now the

[1:48:27] pressure you're facing is not

[1:48:30] just about immigration policy.

[1:48:31] It is also about whether

[1:48:32] locally elected officials will

[1:48:33] be allowed to make decisions

[1:48:35] for their own communities

[1:48:36] without being threatened or

[1:48:41] silenced. If that precedent is

[1:48:42] set the damage to democracy

[1:48:47] won't stop here. This

[1:48:48] commission has the support of

[1:48:49] the people. If Key West and a

[1:48:50] dedicated team of pro bono,

[1:48:51] legal advocates ready to

[1:48:54] defend your First Amendment

[1:48:54] rights and your authority

[1:48:56] under the law. You do not

[1:48:58] stand alone. Your constituents

[1:49:01] are asking you, please do not

[1:49:04] see your authority as locally

[1:49:08] elected officials. And finally

[1:49:10] and my work. We tell our

[1:49:11] students that healthy

[1:49:12] democracy relies on reasoned

[1:49:15] debate, not coercion. On

[1:49:18] courage, not fear. So I urge

[1:49:19] you to hold the line to show

[1:49:22] our young people and the

[1:49:24] entire state that in Key West,

[1:49:26] we believe and to mock the

[1:49:28] Democratic process. And we do

[1:49:28] not allow police to govern

[1:49:32] with fear. Please post on this

[1:49:34] item and allow the courts.

[1:49:36] Thank you for your time. Your

[1:49:46] leadership and your integrity

[1:49:48] so after Ricky, we have Lori

[1:49:51] and then Lola Cook. Was a

[1:49:52] timer. It's on the lectern to

[1:49:53] see the order to get that.

[1:49:58] Good. Rookie Arnold. 4 Bay

[1:50:02] Drive q a I'm here to. Tell

[1:50:06] ya, I come. From here. I'm 5

[1:50:07] generations. I married to

[1:50:08] wife.

[1:50:09] >> There has come from

[1:50:13] communism. I want to go

[1:50:15] through the citizenship

[1:50:16] process becoming U.S. Citizen.

[1:50:16] I've watched her family come

[1:50:18] over and vote been with her

[1:50:19] watched you. Her family come

[1:50:21] over the border. I've watched

[1:50:23] the one from both have to a

[1:50:24] setback. Not sure where sister

[1:50:27] is gone. The problem, I think

[1:50:28] the key West is facing as a

[1:50:31] whole. Is we have a lot of

[1:50:34] rare e very good aggressive.

[1:50:37] Come here even to America as a

[1:50:37] whole. There's a lot of

[1:50:40] hardworking people. And I take

[1:50:44] nothing from. To get up to

[1:50:45] work hard every day to take

[1:50:45] because it's cooler to do

[1:50:47] everything supposed to do. My

[1:50:50] problem comes in. Is when I

[1:50:52] see New York and California

[1:50:53] and I see these other blue

[1:50:55] states. That if we listen and

[1:51:00] I'm not going to try not to

[1:51:01] There's a lot of people in

[1:51:03] this room that have come from

[1:51:03] other states. The reason

[1:51:06] they're coming here. It's

[1:51:06] because we have control of our

[1:51:11] island. The moment this island

[1:51:15] becomes a sanctuary state. We

[1:51:16] won't be having to be have

[1:51:17] safe. Think we are going to

[1:51:18] have to try and figure out how

[1:51:19] to protect the very people

[1:51:21] that are in here defending

[1:51:21] people that are here when the

[1:51:26] bad ones come. I'm saying.

[1:51:28] Sign it back of the federal

[1:51:28] government. And let's figure

[1:51:30] out a way to fight and have

[1:51:31] the immigration corrected. But

[1:51:33] as for now, we need to protect

[1:51:36] home. First. And then help

[1:51:38] with immigration law. Second.

[1:51:48] We come first. After Lori is

[1:51:59] Lola and then Julie Hill.

[1:51:59] >> I'm Lauren Kelly and I'm

[1:52:02] here as a member of the Key

[1:52:03] West Immigrant coalition and

[1:52:05] the Immigrant Support Network.

[1:52:09] And just because I love this

[1:52:10] island.

[1:52:11] >> And I gotta say I am

[1:52:13] surprisingly in agreement with

[1:52:14] MR. Arnold.

[1:52:15] >> I think he's right. We need

[1:52:17] to protect our island first

[1:52:17] and deal with immigration.

[1:52:22] Second. So I would like you

[1:52:25] listen my beginning statement,

[1:52:27] which is a quote from an

[1:52:31] auspicious age who once said

[1:52:34] slow down this ain't the

[1:52:37] >> Last week you took a stand

[1:52:40] to support our police chief by

[1:52:43] agreeing to submit the 2.87

[1:52:45] agreement to your thorough

[1:52:47] review to ensure that the

[1:52:49] police officers can continue

[1:52:53] to keep our community safe.

[1:52:54] Without exposing him to extra

[1:52:59] costs or liability. When faced

[1:52:59] with an immediate threat from

[1:53:01] the state officials.

[1:53:02] Understand why the mayor

[1:53:05] called this meeting and she

[1:53:05] acted quickly to bring this

[1:53:08] item to the commission. And we

[1:53:10] appreciate that. You're

[1:53:11] allowing us to deliberate this

[1:53:12] together. We want you to

[1:53:15] protect us. But thankfully

[1:53:18] your decision last week allows

[1:53:22] us to work at our island pace

[1:53:24] and avoid rushing this

[1:53:25] decision. You've given a

[1:53:28] strong legal back up for

[1:53:33] postponing item. One. Wow.

[1:53:35] Approving items too, which

[1:53:38] give us the backup of kind of

[1:53:41] hiding behind South Miami to

[1:53:44] wait and see what the

[1:53:47] legislation and the judiciary

[1:53:50] decide. And then we can also

[1:53:55] agree on item 3. Which is just

[1:53:57] simply to support the

[1:53:57] extension that is already on

[1:53:58] the books going through the

[1:54:03] courts for Haitian tps. I

[1:54:04] would encourage you to just

[1:54:07] slow this down a bit for 2

[1:54:09] reasons. We can avoid

[1:54:12] significant litigation costs.

[1:54:13] Administration has made the

[1:54:14] claim that ice agents do not

[1:54:17] need to follow due process.

[1:54:18] But this claim not been

[1:54:22] settled in court and directing

[1:54:23] our Key West pd officers to

[1:54:25] participate in actions like

[1:54:27] that leaves us open to

[1:54:30] judgments like the 2018 Peter

[1:54:32] Brown case when Monroe County

[1:54:35] paid out hundreds of thousands

[1:54:36] of dollars in fines for

[1:54:37] improperly detaining one

[1:54:41] person. So the people who

[1:54:44] litigated that case, Natalia

[1:54:46] Duke, the PRESIDENT Took

[1:54:48] immigration. The aclu, both of

[1:54:52] them have given new statements

[1:54:53] that gives you a clear path to

[1:54:57] avoid this in the future. The

[1:54:57] second is that when you took

[1:54:59] the time to move it, Island

[1:55:12] pace, you allow us.

[1:55:13] >> So after Lolo, we have

[1:55:14] Julie Hill and then Maggie

[1:55:18] would Good evening.

[1:55:20] >> My name is Lola Cook. And

[1:55:21] today I'm speaking for myself

[1:55:22] as well as on behalf of my

[1:55:23] mother, Sarah Compton, a local

[1:55:25] business owner who couldn't be

[1:55:27] here tonight. We reside in our

[1:55:28] register to vote in 19, 0, 1,

[1:55:30] South Roosevelt Boulevard. I'm

[1:55:32] speaking today with urgency

[1:55:33] and heartbreak because I know

[1:55:35] why we're here. And I know

[1:55:38] what you think you have to do.

[1:55:39] A few days ago, this

[1:55:40] commission made a brave and

[1:55:42] morally sound decision. You

[1:55:44] voted to end a voluntary

[1:55:45] agreement that made our police

[1:55:45] department part of the fear

[1:55:48] driven machinery of ice. You

[1:55:48] did that knowing the attorney

[1:55:50] general would come after you.

[1:55:54] And now here we are. I want to

[1:55:54] remind everyone in this room

[1:55:56] that what you did was not

[1:55:58] illegal. You are not violating

[1:56:00] the law. You are not declaring

[1:56:02] a sanctuary city. You simply

[1:56:05] chose not to voluntarily

[1:56:06] participate in a program that

[1:56:06] has led to people being taken

[1:56:09] from their jobs off our

[1:56:11] streets and disappearing.

[1:56:13] People who have done nothing

[1:56:15] wrong. Many of whom are

[1:56:17] working through legal

[1:56:18] immigration channels. You did.

[1:56:18] What Key West has always

[1:56:20] claimed to do you protected

[1:56:23] your people? And because of

[1:56:25] that, you're being threatened

[1:56:28] with removal with punishment,

[1:56:29] with political violence

[1:56:30] disguised as legal

[1:56:31] consequence. Let's call it

[1:56:35] what it is. Intimidation. And

[1:56:36] if it works, if you back down

[1:56:37] now than the message that you

[1:56:39] send to your community is this

[1:56:40] when the state comes for you?

[1:56:45] We'll let them. And I got it.

[1:56:46] You're tired. You've been

[1:56:47] through h#

[1:56:47] #

[1:56:49] with internal

[1:56:50] investigations. Indictments,

[1:56:51] power, struggles. Maybe you're

[1:56:52] wondering if you have anything

[1:56:54] left to fight with, but I'm

[1:56:55] here to tell you this is the

[1:56:58] fight worth having. If you're

[1:57:00] going to spend political

[1:57:01] capital spending on protecting

[1:57:01] the people who live and work

[1:57:03] in this community, if you're

[1:57:04] going to stand for something,

[1:57:07] let it be for dignity. Not

[1:57:08] compliance. Let it be for

[1:57:09] humanity, not political

[1:57:12] safety. You gave this

[1:57:13] community something we haven't

[1:57:17] had a long time. And if you

[1:57:18] undo that boat now you don't

[1:57:19] just a policy you undo that

[1:57:23] hope. You proved to the state

[1:57:23] that a little pressure is all

[1:57:25] it takes to crack key west.

[1:57:27] But if you stand firm, you

[1:57:29] send a different message that

[1:57:31] we are not afraid of. Police,

[1:57:34] that we are not pawns and that

[1:57:35] this commission will not be

[1:57:36] used to prop up an

[1:57:37] authoritarian governor's

[1:57:39] agenda, fear and division.

[1:57:40] Stand up, only want to see z

[1:57:41] and it's not a stand at all.

[1:57:44] It's just survival. What you

[1:57:46] did last week was bold. It was

[1:57:48] rare and it was good. Please

[1:57:51] don't undo it. Now, don't

[1:57:53] trade courage for comfort. The

[1:57:55] leaders we hope to wear key

[1:57:57] West. The state needs to see

[1:58:11] and be the line that doesn't

[1:58:12] After Julie is Maggie and then

[1:58:16] hurts us.

[1:58:17] >> Hi, my name is Julie. Houma

[1:58:17] resident, a key I want to

[1:58:20] sincerely thank you.

[1:58:21] >> For the decision you made

[1:58:24] on JUNE 30 s we recognize the

[1:58:26] immense pressure you face and

[1:58:26] the serious threats directed

[1:58:30] at you. Your courage in that

[1:58:31] moment did not go unnoticed.

[1:58:31] And we are here to support

[1:58:36] you. We are urging you once

[1:58:37] again not to allow our police

[1:58:38] department to enter any

[1:58:40] partnership with ice. We do

[1:58:42] not want or local law

[1:58:43] enforcement aligned with

[1:58:43] federal immigration

[1:58:46] enforcement. The choice you

[1:58:46] make now will define your

[1:58:51] leadership. If you give in to

[1:58:52] the governor's pressure, you

[1:58:53] turn away from the very people

[1:58:54] who elected you are pleading

[1:58:55] with you not to take this

[1:58:59] pass. The nation is watching.

[1:59:00] This is a crucial moment for

[1:59:03] both principal leadership. We

[1:59:07] want you to be brave. I urge

[1:59:07] you to stand up and meet this

[1:59:09] moment with decisive legal

[1:59:12] action. We have the right to

[1:59:12] self-govern without fear of

[1:59:16] intimidation. And while the

[1:59:17] governor MAY be applying

[1:59:19] pressure, I ask you to remain

[1:59:21] steadfast. This is not just a

[1:59:23] local issue. It's part of a

[1:59:24] much larger pattern of

[1:59:26] overreach. Communities across

[1:59:30] the country are facing. You

[1:59:31] have the opportunity to lead

[1:59:31] with strength, integrity and

[1:59:35] courage. The decision you make

[1:59:38] today will have real economic

[1:59:39] consequences. People across

[1:59:42] the country in the world are

[1:59:43] already reconsidering travel

[1:59:46] to Florida due to harmful and

[1:59:47] dangerous policies. But you

[1:59:48] have the power to show them

[1:59:50] that we don't bow to unlawful

[1:59:53] threats that we stand up for.

[1:59:54] What's right. That's the key

[1:59:54] West. We want the world to

[2:00:00] see. I police support first

[2:00:02] extending tps for a Haitian

[2:00:03] community. It pains me deeply

[2:00:07] that we have to have to frame

[2:00:08] this conversation in terms of

[2:00:08] numbers to justify the

[2:00:12] protection of human lives.

[2:00:13] Still, if you must talk in

[2:00:14] terms impact, the data is

[2:00:17] clear in 2022 Haitian tps

[2:00:19] holders and those eligible

[2:00:20] from the program contributed

[2:00:22] estimated 222, but I'm sorry.

[2:00:25] 22 billion in wages to the

[2:00:28] U.S. Economy. They filled over

[2:00:30] 600,000 jobs. Many of them in

[2:00:31] industries are already

[2:00:32] struggling with labor

[2:00:34] shortages in key West. We

[2:00:35] simply cannot afford to lose

[2:00:37] this hardworking and the vital

[2:00:39] work force. But beyond the

[2:00:40] economic argument, it's

[2:00:43] something far more important.

[2:00:45] Human reality, he still

[2:00:47] remains under us travel

[2:00:49] advisory due to extreme an

[2:00:51] ongoing instability. Those

[2:00:51] returned to Haiti face not

[2:00:54] only economic collapse and a

[2:00:55] humanitarian crisis, but also

[2:00:57] widespread gang violence,

[2:00:58] including the terrifying

[2:01:00] threat of rape and

[2:01:02] persecution. Protecting

[2:01:03] Haitian tps holders isn't just

[2:01:05] the right thing to do

[2:01:06] economically. It's the moral

[2:01:14] thing to do. Thank you.

[2:01:16] Banking is Maggie here. It

[2:01:21] will go. Yeah. Okay. That's

[2:01:26] fun. And then Stacy Stall. I'm

[2:01:26] so proud of everybody in this

[2:01:30] room tonight. Good evening.

[2:01:33] Commissioners and city staff.

[2:01:37] I want to thank you for

[2:01:38] providing the documents on the

[2:01:40] city's website regarding the

[2:01:40] 2.87 g agreements. I've been

[2:01:43] doing some reading.

[2:01:44] >> I also want to thank you

[2:01:46] for listening to your

[2:01:47] constituents and boarding the

[2:01:51] agreement at our last meeting.

[2:01:52] However, I think you're wrong

[2:01:53] to consider to reconsider. And

[2:01:57] here is why. What kind of

[2:01:59] state to we live in where a

[2:02:00] governor and his attorney

[2:02:01] general who's in contempt of

[2:02:02] court, by the way, think they

[2:02:06] have the right to threaten us.

[2:02:07] With facts that are not really

[2:02:13] that impressive. If even true,

[2:02:14] anyone who checks out the

[2:02:15] sheriff's office arrest log

[2:02:16] everyday knows that we have

[2:02:16] citizens of our own that are

[2:02:22] doing the same thing. We still

[2:02:22] live in one of the safest

[2:02:26] counties in the state. On top

[2:02:27] of that, they expect us to

[2:02:31] trust a man who continues to

[2:02:32] pass laws that strip people of

[2:02:32] their rights and the courts

[2:02:35] have to remind him they are

[2:02:36] unconstitutional and shut them

[2:02:41] down. And he's a lawyer. We

[2:02:42] should have known what to

[2:02:43] expect from a former jag

[2:02:46] officer at who was somewhat

[2:02:47] Lucy Goose see with the Geneva

[2:02:51] Convention. Is immigration

[2:02:55] policy broken? Yes, but that

[2:02:57] blame rests on the federal

[2:02:58] government who refuses to fix

[2:02:58] it. And the donors who own

[2:03:02] them. Let's get real. So now

[2:03:06] we're being asked or coerced

[2:03:08] to help with a policy that is

[2:03:08] cruel on American racist and

[2:03:10] wrong-headed. At some point,

[2:03:13] the governed. Need to stand up

[2:03:16] and say no. They don't really

[2:03:20] need our help. They're

[2:03:21] building a massive ice force

[2:03:23] or police state from the

[2:03:24] funding they got in their new

[2:03:26] budget. The h#

[2:03:26] #

[2:03:27] with poor

[2:03:29] folks, veterans the sick and

[2:03:29] disabled much less the

[2:03:33] undocumented. They are bullies

[2:03:35] and cowards. Does it really

[2:03:38] take 8 armed masked men and 3

[2:03:39] police dogs to grab one woman

[2:03:41] off the street and separate

[2:03:44] her from her child. They don't

[2:03:47] really want our help. They

[2:03:51] want to subjugate Make us. He

[2:03:55] used to living in fear. Are we

[2:04:00] brave enough to draw the line?

[2:04:01] I urge you to join the lawsuit

[2:04:02] with South Miami. We are not

[2:04:04] the only city in Florida who

[2:04:06] has said no. We must continue

[2:04:10] to say no. This might just

[2:04:11] give others the balls to do

[2:04:14] the same thing. We the people

[2:04:28] say no. So after Maggie, we

[2:04:29] have Stacy and then Tyler that

[2:04:34] are sure. Good afternoon,

[2:04:35] MADAM. MADAM, Mayor, City

[2:04:36] commissioners and staff. My

[2:04:39] name is Maggie come.

[2:04:40] >> I live and own a business

[2:04:45] and district one. 3 weeks ago.

[2:04:46] Through a simple Internet

[2:04:48] search that anyone could have

[2:04:50] done. I discovered agreements,

[2:04:54] but Sheriff Ramsey and chief

[2:04:55] Brandenburg signed to partner

[2:05:01] with ice. It was me. I

[2:05:01] probably couldn't those

[2:05:02] documents be hard share that

[2:05:06] with Commissioner Kaufman.

[2:05:08] Shockingly neither nor the was

[2:05:12] aware of these agreements.

[2:05:13] Simultaneously. Community

[2:05:16] advocates had already begun to

[2:05:18] organize good people with

[2:05:19] limited time and resources

[2:05:22] sprang into action. We started

[2:05:25] sharing information or that

[2:05:26] became clear, but at least

[2:05:28] eyes activity on the island.

[2:05:32] Listen to violation of the

[2:05:33] civil rights standards to

[2:05:39] Britain 37 itself. They were

[2:05:43] violating policies. By taking

[2:05:51] have legal. I-30 to be here.

[2:05:52] Reports of serious misconduct

[2:05:52] and violations were coming out

[2:05:57] and they still come out. Week

[2:05:57] ago yesterday I walked into

[2:06:01] this room. Thankful to be

[2:06:02] sitting on this side of the

[2:06:04] diocese and not yours. But at

[2:06:07] the end of that meeting, I was

[2:06:09] envious of you what you need

[2:06:12] place in time. A pivotal

[2:06:14] moment our history. We find

[2:06:18] ourselves. Opportunities of

[2:06:21] this importance are rare. And

[2:06:22] the people take them make

[2:06:27] history. Like most of last

[2:06:30] week. I listened intently to

[2:06:30] every speaker like you doing

[2:06:34] tonight. I was particularly

[2:06:36] impressed by the genuine

[2:06:37] compassion on most of your

[2:06:39] faces. About the speakers and

[2:06:44] their concerns. I was equally

[2:06:45] impressed with not just what

[2:06:45] our community members said,

[2:06:49] but how they spoken. Sensibly.

[2:06:53] Calmly and respectively. You

[2:06:55] have been given than enough

[2:06:56] justification to opt out of a

[2:06:58] partnership. I that this time.

[2:07:05] Legal all ethical. Actions on

[2:07:07] JUNE. 30th reinforced my in

[2:07:12] this extraordinary island.

[2:07:13] Without 2 passes and the

[2:07:17] defense of basic human rights.

[2:07:20] Simpkins are safer in West.

[2:07:21] Human beings born outside

[2:07:26] country. There's no crisis of

[2:07:29] conscience here. Crisis of

[2:07:32] identity, mask. Rest areas.

[2:07:46] This is a crisis of courage.

[2:07:47] After Stacy is Tyler and then

[2:07:50] Theresa, She's I might

[2:07:50] mispronounce that excuse make

[2:07:59] of that. New Michael police

[2:08:00] think killed there. It is

[2:08:00] sorry about that. That was

[2:08:03] stolen. Good evening, mayor

[2:08:05] and commissioners. I am Stacy

[2:08:06] Stall and I am a full-time

[2:08:09] resident in District 4.

[2:08:10] >> I'm speaking tonight as a

[2:08:12] citizen of Key West whose

[2:08:13] proud to live in a place that

[2:08:16] values fairness process and

[2:08:18] standing up to pressure even

[2:08:21] if it's uncomfortable. Let's

[2:08:22] not lose sight of what

[2:08:25] happened here on JUNE. 30th.

[2:08:26] This commission did the right

[2:08:29] thing by avoiding the 2.87 g

[2:08:29] agreement that was signed

[2:08:30] without the authority

[2:08:33] required. That vote was a

[2:08:34] correction of a process that

[2:08:37] was ignored. It was about

[2:08:38] upholding the law and

[2:08:39] protecting the city from legal

[2:08:42] exposure. But now under

[2:08:43] political pressure from

[2:08:44] Tallahassee, we're being

[2:08:46] pushed to reverse that

[2:08:47] decision. And I'm here to say,

[2:08:52] don't do it. You the attorney

[2:08:54] general or the governor blind

[2:08:56] obedience. You this committee

[2:08:57] sound judgment and legal

[2:09:01] clarity? If you vote to either

[2:09:03] approve or reject this

[2:09:04] resolution. Tonight, you risk

[2:09:06] giving them exactly what they

[2:09:08] want. Ammunition to claim that

[2:09:09] Key West is violating Florida

[2:09:13] statutes. Even if that's not

[2:09:14] your intent, they will twist

[2:09:16] your vote and say it is. And

[2:09:19] as you've already heard, if

[2:09:20] this resolution goes on the

[2:09:22] record with the language

[2:09:23] that's currently in it

[2:09:24] conceding their claim that

[2:09:26] were so-called sanctuary city.

[2:09:30] That language will haunt us in

[2:09:30] court filings in media

[2:09:32] coverage political arenas. We

[2:09:35] shouldn't fall into that trap.

[2:09:36] We don't need to hand our city

[2:09:38] over to Tallahassee spin

[2:09:40] machines. What we need is to

[2:09:43] do what South Miami is doing.

[2:09:46] C could judgment from the

[2:09:47] courts. Let them decide what

[2:09:50] chapter 9 actually requires.

[2:09:51] That's not defiance. It's due

[2:09:54] process. I've also watched

[2:09:56] this spin into a partisan

[2:09:58] issue. That kind of politics

[2:09:58] MAY play in state capitals are

[2:10:02] on the news, but it doesn't

[2:10:03] serve the people of Key West.

[2:10:03] And right now this commission

[2:10:06] needs to focus what's right

[2:10:08] for all our consists

[2:10:09] constituents and not on

[2:10:11] scoring any more political

[2:10:14] points. The city never been a

[2:10:16] sanctuary city. Please follow

[2:10:17] the law. They cooperate with

[2:10:19] federal agencies would legally

[2:10:21] required and that hasn't

[2:10:23] changed. What has changed is

[2:10:26] that we're being bullied. And

[2:10:27] this commission has the power

[2:10:31] and the responsibility to say

[2:10:32] not here, not in Key West, not

[2:10:35] when the stakes are this high.

[2:10:37] I urge you to table this

[2:10:39] resolution don't play into

[2:10:40] their narrative. Don't hand

[2:10:43] them the headline. Let the

[2:10:45] courts decide what the law

[2:10:46] actually says, not the

[2:10:49] Tallahassee, politicians with

[2:10:50] an agenda and your

[2:10:52] constituents will stand with

[2:10:52] you. Thank you so much for

[2:11:04] your time and consideration.

[2:11:05] So after Tyler is Theresa and

[2:11:08] then Golden Isles. Good

[2:11:09] evening. My name is Tyler.

[2:11:12] You're a share. I live in

[2:11:13] district 4 and the criminal

[2:11:14] defense attorney and I'm

[2:11:16] speaking as a private citizen.

[2:11:18] Asking the city to postpone

[2:11:20] resolution. One and

[2:11:21] declaratory judgment regarding

[2:11:22] our city's obligation to enter

[2:11:26] into a 2.87 g agreement.

[2:11:27] >> In 18, 0, 3, The Supreme

[2:11:27] Court declared that it is, in

[2:11:31] leave the province and the

[2:11:31] duty of the judicial

[2:11:34] Department to say what the law

[2:11:37] is on the anniversary of our

[2:11:38] independence. Our Attorney

[2:11:38] General James Uthmeier seeks

[2:11:41] to usurp the role from our

[2:11:44] courts and Ben reality to his

[2:11:46] political convenience. His

[2:11:46] royal proclamation does not

[2:11:50] override the text of the law.

[2:11:50] Both Meyer writes that the

[2:11:52] city of Key West as a

[2:11:55] sanctuary city because we

[2:11:55] recognized our 2.87 g

[2:11:58] agreement as void. This has no

[2:12:01] basis in law. The city

[2:12:03] commission is responsible for

[2:12:05] making policy, not the chief

[2:12:07] of police. The previous 2.87 g

[2:12:09] Agreement was never in

[2:12:11] forcible. The alternative is

[2:12:13] to allow the chief of police

[2:12:13] to enter agreements that he

[2:12:15] has no authority to make

[2:12:16] because we are afraid of being

[2:12:20] labeled a sanctuary city.

[2:12:21] Sanctuary policies to find a

[2:12:24] 908, 0.1 0, 3, as a policy

[2:12:25] that prohibits or impedes

[2:12:26] immigration law enforcement or

[2:12:29] prohibits cooperation. Take

[2:12:31] Key West Police Department has

[2:12:34] supported ice and Border

[2:12:35] Patrol before 2.87 g and will

[2:12:38] continue to do so. This is not

[2:12:41] the same as affirmatively

[2:12:43] deputizing officers to enforce

[2:12:45] immigration law. In fact, the

[2:12:47] Florida Legislature has

[2:12:51] expressly rejected sb and hb

[2:12:52] which would have required

[2:12:54] municipalities to adopt 2.87 g

[2:12:55] further evidence that this is

[2:12:57] a voluntary agreement, not a

[2:13:01] sanctuary city policy. The

[2:13:02] courts have the duty to say

[2:13:05] what the law Declaratory

[2:13:06] judgment clarifies the legal

[2:13:07] rights and obligations of the

[2:13:10] parties in dispute. Let a

[2:13:14] judge decide who is right? The

[2:13:14] Trump administration has

[2:13:16] declared war against tps

[2:13:18] holders vawa petitioners,

[2:13:21] asylum seekers and

[2:13:23] undocumented immigrants

[2:13:23] affirmatively joining their

[2:13:24] efforts will not remove the

[2:13:27] target that's been placed on

[2:13:28] Key West. The PRESIDENT Of the

[2:13:29] United States has made his

[2:13:31] racism and hatred against

[2:13:34] Haitian people abundantly

[2:13:35] clear deputizing law, local

[2:13:36] law enforcement will only

[2:13:37] bring more chaos and

[2:13:39] heartbreak to our community.

[2:13:41] There is no reward for

[2:13:43] cowardice. Appeasement will

[2:13:45] not save our community

[2:13:46] solidarity will please be

[2:13:47] brave again and stand up for

[2:13:59] what is right. Thank you. So

[2:14:00] after Theresa and Buildable

[2:14:04] have Monica ca Cereus. Hi, I'm

[2:14:05] Theresa Khaki and I've had the

[2:14:07] privilege to call myself a key

[2:14:08] West local for 6 years. And

[2:14:10] there are many aspects of Qs

[2:14:11] culture that make me proud to

[2:14:14] be a part of this community.

[2:14:15] >> From our inclusivity, the

[2:14:17] way we stand up for

[2:14:18] marginalized communities and

[2:14:18] taking care of each other in

[2:14:22] times of hardships and nothing

[2:14:22] may be prouder to be a part of

[2:14:23] this one human family. And

[2:14:26] then on JUNE, 30th with the

[2:14:28] decision made to avoid the

[2:14:30] 2.87 g Agreement. To me, this

[2:14:31] was a prime example of what it

[2:14:33] means to be a key West are

[2:14:34] going against the grain to

[2:14:37] stand up for what is right. A

[2:14:39] lot of people my age feel

[2:14:41] abandoned by our government.

[2:14:42] Many of my peers don't vote

[2:14:43] because they feel their voices

[2:14:44] don't matter. But JUNE 30th

[2:14:46] was a testament to the fact

[2:14:49] that our voices do hold power.

[2:14:50] My community came out voiced

[2:14:52] our concerns and you listened.

[2:14:56] I thank you for that. I thank

[2:14:59] you for the tremendous,

[2:15:00] tremendous bravery

[2:15:01] demonstrated by the city to

[2:15:02] stand up for and represent the

[2:15:06] voices of their constituents.

[2:15:06] I beg you to show that same

[2:15:08] bravery again because our

[2:15:11] resistance against falling in

[2:15:12] line with fascism and

[2:15:13] xenophobia will only grow more

[2:15:16] and more crucial. All eyes are

[2:15:16] in Key West. Now. History is

[2:15:21] watching. No one is saying to

[2:15:23] let violent criminals lives in

[2:15:23] Key West. What I'm saying is

[2:15:25] that it is ridiculous to

[2:15:27] target an entire population of

[2:15:30] people labeling them all as

[2:15:32] potential criminals. The vast

[2:15:33] majority of those detained

[2:15:35] this year are not violent

[2:15:36] criminals and more than half

[2:15:36] of them have no criminal

[2:15:40] record at all. If government

[2:15:42] is really targeting those who

[2:15:43] are a drain on our resources,

[2:15:44] not contributing to society,

[2:15:45] then why are we going after

[2:15:47] them at their places of work?

[2:15:49] If we are after people not

[2:15:50] following the law, why are we

[2:15:51] detaining those in the legal

[2:15:52] process of seeking asylum?

[2:15:55] We're becoming a citizen if

[2:15:56] we're truly targeting the

[2:15:57] worst of the worst, why are we

[2:16:00] going after children? I'm not

[2:16:02] asking you to enable

[2:16:03] criminals. I'm not asking you

[2:16:05] to break the law, but I am

[2:16:07] asking you to continue to

[2:16:09] represent our voices and to

[2:16:10] protect those in our community

[2:16:21] most indeed. Thank you. Bill

[2:16:23] to Monica and then Marlene.

[2:16:26] >> somebody let me wonder your

[2:16:29] brain shirts

[2:16:31] >> commissioners.

[2:16:32] >> MADAM Mayor.

[2:16:38] >> Members of audience. I came

[2:16:40] from Cuba in 1967. As a Cuban

[2:16:47] refugee. So the subject of

[2:16:47] immigration and immigrants is

[2:16:48] very close to me. And I've

[2:16:53] been involved. Every 10 years

[2:16:53] and one, form of immigration

[2:16:58] or another. I actually very

[2:16:58] impressed by all the people

[2:17:02] talking Very appreciative of

[2:17:08] so much compassion. However.

[2:17:10] Really strongly feel that this

[2:17:12] whole issue here today, the

[2:17:14] size immigration. Is

[2:17:18] political. It's obvious by

[2:17:21] everybody speak in. They hate

[2:17:23] precedent, drum and then they

[2:17:27] hate Ron DeSantis. That is

[2:17:30] issue. Bill Clinton departed

[2:17:31] people. George Bush deported

[2:17:34] people. Barack Obama was

[2:17:38] called the deporter in chief.

[2:17:42] And I never ever heard Such

[2:17:48] gatherings against it. So.

[2:17:50] Appreciate it. But I don't

[2:17:51] think they understand they

[2:17:52] don't. They don't go to

[2:17:54] Hialeah. They don't go to

[2:17:57] Winn-Dixie. These are really

[2:17:58] good. The bull was really good

[2:18:00] intentions, but I don't think

[2:18:03] any of them have lived.

[2:18:03] immigrant and the immigration

[2:18:09] issue. I don't I don't I don't

[2:18:12] know what to say except. You

[2:18:14] guys know what's right. You

[2:18:17] guys know the law. I'm just a

[2:18:20] citizen. I'm an immigrant.

[2:18:22] Today. I'm an American citizen

[2:18:23] for years that have followed

[2:18:27] every law. That's what I was

[2:18:28] taught when I came from q a

[2:18:29] that was for things that had

[2:18:34] to do. I had to learn English.

[2:18:36] I had to get my immigration. I

[2:18:39] had to vote and I had to pay

[2:18:40] taxes and that's how you

[2:18:44] become a good American a good

[2:18:45] American and to as an American

[2:18:48] here to protect my children

[2:18:51] and my grandchildren. And

[2:18:53] unfortunately, for the past 4

[2:18:55] years, there's been lot of

[2:18:56] people coming to America that

[2:18:58] we didn't know who they were.

[2:19:00] And today, yes, there's a lot

[2:19:01] of good people paying the

[2:19:04] consequences. But they made

[2:19:05] that decision and their home

[2:19:06] country when they decided to

[2:19:08] come here illegally. And

[2:19:12] PRESIDENT Trump. Ran on on

[2:19:13] that issue and he won on that

[2:19:17] issue. And you can debate that

[2:19:18] you MAY not like it. I'm

[2:19:22] sorry. Don't like it. As

[2:19:24] immigrant and a sick American

[2:19:27] citizen. I am here to stand

[2:19:30] with the police and with ice.

[2:19:31] And I hope you vote the right

[2:19:40] way. Thank you. After Monica

[2:19:43] is Marlene and then Nick. Doll

[2:19:48] that looks like. Sorry, short

[2:19:49] short people problems over

[2:19:51] here. Good evening, all and

[2:19:53] thank you for having me.

[2:19:55] >> My name is Monica and I

[2:19:59] think since I was a year old.

[2:20:00] Actually attended Glenn Archer

[2:20:01] Elementary School within these

[2:20:03] very walls. I receive school

[2:20:04] awards right on the very

[2:20:06] stage. You are sitting on. I

[2:20:10] am a mother of 2, 2 boys. One

[2:20:12] who is a type one diabetic.

[2:20:13] I'm a daughter of immigrants

[2:20:16] of Mexico. First off, I want

[2:20:17] to thank you for your courage

[2:20:18] on JUNE 30th. We put we

[2:20:20] support and have your back

[2:20:22] tonight. I come to give you

[2:20:24] grace. You're standing at

[2:20:25] threshold. The nation is

[2:20:27] watching. Fear is thick in the

[2:20:29] air. People have spoken with

[2:20:30] fire with reason with urgency

[2:20:34] and all of it matters. But

[2:20:34] from my time, I want to offer

[2:20:35] something that might matter

[2:20:39] even more. Still a mess right

[2:20:40] now before you vote. I want to

[2:20:41] give you a moment to sit in

[2:20:42] your own thought to not just

[2:20:43] think like commissioner, but

[2:20:46] feel like a human. I bring GOD

[2:20:50] into this not to judge, but

[2:20:50] her mind is that these

[2:20:51] decisions echo. And to remind

[2:20:52] you that GOD also has your

[2:20:57] back and supports you. This

[2:20:57] folk carries real wait for

[2:20:58] children, for our neighbors,

[2:20:59] for the feature of the island,

[2:21:01] we call home and yes for your

[2:21:05] own soul. So pause to sit with

[2:21:08] GOD to ask what is right. As

[2:21:08] for me, I've been through h#

[2:21:08] #

[2:21:10] and back and I'm still

[2:21:14] standing because of my So I

[2:21:15] say in the words of the

[2:21:17] singer, songwriter, Rod Wave,

[2:21:18] I'm not scared aware where

[2:21:23] Wolves vampires, but man, I'd

[2:21:23] always lose sleep when I can

[2:21:27] set my people free and neither

[2:21:29] should you be scared. So be

[2:21:30] brave again tonight. Be brave

[2:21:30] and choose love when power

[2:21:34] would be easier if this is the

[2:21:35] only moment I'm ever given in

[2:21:37] a room like this, let it be

[2:21:40] known. I used it to him by GOD

[2:21:41] And also if you happened to

[2:21:43] attend Saint Mary star of the

[2:21:45] Sea, here is some fun facts

[2:21:47] for you when you're sitting in

[2:21:48] that church, you're sitting in

[2:21:49] a skate, sacred space that

[2:21:51] doesn't pray for protection

[2:21:53] from hurricanes but also pays

[2:21:54] for protection over migrate

[2:21:57] migrants crossing oceans,

[2:21:58] children, fleeing violence and

[2:22:00] families searching for safety.

[2:22:02] So with all of that being

[2:22:05] said, GOD bless Key West, GOD

[2:22:06] bless America. The greatest

[2:22:08] country of all time. Be a part

[2:22:10] of this next chapter and love

[2:22:14] and justice encourage to one

[2:22:16] human future. The grace of the

[2:22:17] Lord be with GOD's people. A

[2:22:18] man police said in silence

[2:22:34] with me for 30 2 seconds.

[2:22:52] Thank you all. Have a great

[2:23:02] night. So we have Marlene Neck

[2:23:07] and then Joanna Andra sec. And

[2:23:07] Dr Marling College I am a

[2:23:10] full-time resident of district

[2:23:11] 4.

[2:23:11] >> nice thing about going so

[2:23:12] late in the evening as I can

[2:23:15] cut off half of my my speech

[2:23:18] here. It won't be too long.

[2:23:21] You know, as we had 70 Elkann

[2:23:23] speakers tonight telling us

[2:23:24] why we should postpone the

[2:23:26] 2.87 g Agreement. Let the

[2:23:28] courts decide our next steps

[2:23:29] that not entering into this

[2:23:33] agreement. Absolves all of us,

[2:23:35] the potential liability in the

[2:23:36] fiscal responsibility should

[2:23:37] an issue occur while engage

[2:23:38] our police department is

[2:23:40] engaged in supporting ice

[2:23:41] activities. So we all know on

[2:23:42] JUNE 30th Commissioner Carey

[2:23:44] was a lone dissenting vote.

[2:23:46] When all of you supported to

[2:23:48] void the 2.87 g agreement. And

[2:23:51] I want to remind all of us

[2:23:52] that our district consists of

[2:23:53] members from all walks of life

[2:23:57] and that voting to appease the

[2:23:58] Tallahassee conservatives is a

[2:24:01] disservice to everyone in our

[2:24:03] districts because we are all

[2:24:06] all sides of the spectrum

[2:24:07] here. Ronald Reagan is

[2:24:08] conservative and he addressed

[2:24:10] immigration extensively during

[2:24:12] his presidency and through the

[2:24:13] Immigration and Reform Control

[2:24:15] Act worked to create a balance

[2:24:16] by welcoming immigrants all

[2:24:18] while maintaining control over

[2:24:20] our borders and the importance

[2:24:21] and I quote of a reasonable,

[2:24:22] fair, orderly and secure

[2:24:23] system of immigration. Rca

[2:24:27] also granted amnesty and legal

[2:24:28] status to millions of

[2:24:29] immigrants who entered the

[2:24:30] U.S. Prior to JANUARY. First

[2:24:33] of 1982, in his city on the

[2:24:35] Hill. Farewell speech from

[2:24:35] JANUARY of 89. He said that

[2:24:38] America was a beacon, still a

[2:24:39] magnet for all who must have

[2:24:42] freedom. He believed in that

[2:24:46] immigration was noble. That

[2:24:47] America was a nation of

[2:24:48] immigrants transformative and

[2:24:50] a shining light for all

[2:24:52] nations. All that being said,

[2:24:53] there's been a massive shift

[2:24:54] in the arrest made between

[2:24:56] Customs and Border Patrol and

[2:25:00] ice prior to JANUARY of 25,

[2:25:01] most immigrant arrests ribeye

[2:25:03] cpb at the borders. But now

[2:25:05] most arrests by ice inside the

[2:25:09] U.S. In our own house. In

[2:25:13] JANUARY. 25 62% of immigrant

[2:25:14] arrests were criminals

[2:25:14] criminals. But last month,

[2:25:15] only 30's put 6% of immigrant

[2:25:17] arrests were classified as

[2:25:18] criminals. Ice also assigns

[2:25:19] levels to their arrest with

[2:25:21] level one being the most

[2:25:23] severe. And according to data

[2:25:25] published by ice themselves as

[2:25:27] of last month, only 7% of

[2:25:31] arrests for level one. The

[2:25:32] remaining 83% of all arrests

[2:25:33] were classified by ice

[2:25:36] themselves as no threat level.

[2:25:37] None of this is a conservative

[2:25:39] or liberal issue. It's a human

[2:25:42] issue. The bulk of the ice or

[2:25:43] for non criminals. These non

[2:25:44] criminal arrests continue to

[2:25:45] harm the good people of our

[2:25:46] community and the immigrants

[2:25:48] in which our country was

[2:25:50] founded, most of whom believe

[2:25:52] that the U.S. Remains as

[2:25:53] Reagan begin still a magnet

[2:25:56] for all who must have freedom.

[2:25:57] You are volunteering our

[2:25:58] police department to coast

[2:26:00] side. All that's wrong with

[2:26:00] how isis treating are law

[2:26:03] abiding immigrant community

[2:26:05] and placing our city in

[2:26:06] physical danger. The brain do

[2:26:07] not support signing the

[2:26:08] voluntary to 87 agreement.

[2:26:19] Thank Is here. That will move

[2:26:25] to Joanna. Joanna and then

[2:26:25] Michael Berman.

[2:26:26] >> Followed by Roberts and

[2:26:30] John.

[2:26:33] >> My name is Joanna under And

[2:26:34] I've lived here full-time for

[2:26:35] the past 5 years. But my

[2:26:39] family is called a the Keys

[2:26:42] home since I was 14. Last

[2:26:43] week. Those communities cries

[2:26:46] did not fall on deaf ears.

[2:26:47] Commissioners, you brought a

[2:26:49] smile to all our faces. Are

[2:26:51] nearly unanimous vote to avoid

[2:26:55] 2.87 g. Speaking with those

[2:26:57] who attended the meeting that

[2:26:58] day. I can see that this

[2:27:00] decision brought hope to

[2:27:02] people who have been feeling

[2:27:02] that democracy in America,

[2:27:06] frankly. Was dying. If you go

[2:27:08] back on last week's decision,

[2:27:09] you will be crushing that

[2:27:13] hope. Every day. We wake up to

[2:27:17] news of mask, ice troops

[2:27:18] rolling up to neighborhood

[2:27:19] parks and Ali and armored

[2:27:20] vehicles in full tactical

[2:27:22] gear. Spreading fear in the

[2:27:27] hearts of this nation. 2 new

[2:27:28] merchandise promoting the

[2:27:30] conversion of our conservation

[2:27:31] lands in the Everglades into

[2:27:34] Alligator Alcatraz to our

[2:27:36] friends still trapped in

[2:27:37] detention centers where they

[2:27:38] are starved and mistreated

[2:27:43] with no end in sight. How can

[2:27:44] ask our local police? Many of

[2:27:45] whom grew up here to be a part

[2:27:49] of this. We cannot let them be

[2:27:51] used as a weapon of an

[2:27:52] authoritarian regime.

[2:27:55] Hell-bent on imposing their

[2:27:56] twisted vision of a white

[2:28:00] washed America. I urge you to

[2:28:03] continue to hold your ground

[2:28:05] on recognizing 2.87 g as void

[2:28:07] and to join the city of South

[2:28:09] Miami and its case against the

[2:28:11] state's position on what is

[2:28:15] voluntary agreement? Please

[2:28:16] stand with the people who make

[2:28:18] this community a vibrant and

[2:28:20] resilient help continue the

[2:28:23] great tradition of Key West as

[2:28:23] this seat of the southernmost

[2:28:28] resistance. As it was during

[2:28:30] the Civil war. For the 1982

[2:28:31] roadblock, they gave this

[2:28:32] place its name as the Conch

[2:28:36] Republic. I want to leave you

[2:28:38] all of the It's an oldie but a

[2:28:41] goodie by the German Lutheran

[2:28:42] Pastor Martin, you know,

[2:28:43] Mueller written in 1946, after

[2:28:47] World War, 2. First, they came

[2:28:48] for the communists and I did

[2:28:49] not speak out because I was

[2:28:53] not a communist. Then they

[2:28:55] came for the Socialists and I

[2:28:56] did not speak out because I

[2:28:59] was not a socialist. Then they

[2:29:01] came for the trade union. Us

[2:29:02] and I did not speak out

[2:29:02] because I was not a trade

[2:29:06] unionist. Then they came for

[2:29:07] the Jews and I did not speak

[2:29:09] out because I was not a ju.

[2:29:12] Then they came for me. And

[2:29:13] there was no one left to speak

[2:29:18] out for me. Please let us not

[2:29:21] repeat that mistake. Speak out

[2:29:33] for your community. Thank you.

[2:29:35] So after Michael is Robert and

[2:29:38] then Brailey Prescott, Aruba.

[2:29:39] >> Good evening. I'm Adam Air

[2:29:41] and the commission. I'm

[2:29:44] Michael Berman are Member of

[2:29:46] this community for over 40

[2:29:51] years. I'm gonna keep my

[2:29:52] remarks brief because most of

[2:29:54] what I wanted to say has been

[2:29:55] said more eloquently than I

[2:29:59] could possibly put it. 2.87 g

[2:30:06] is a voluntary. Commitment. We

[2:30:08] are not under constitutional

[2:30:09] imperatives to do the job of

[2:30:12] the federal government. We

[2:30:14] have just had the opinions

[2:30:16] tonight. Several attorneys,

[2:30:18] including experts in

[2:30:20] immigration law and the aclu

[2:30:22] of Florida, the entering into

[2:30:27] 2.87 g Agreement is not only

[2:30:27] voluntary, but it is in fact,

[2:30:28] in contradiction to the laws

[2:30:31] of the state of Florida. There

[2:30:33] is an active ongoing lawsuit,

[2:30:36] but the city of South Miami

[2:30:37] joined by multiple legal and

[2:30:38] other organizations against

[2:30:40] the governor and attorney

[2:30:42] general of Florida. Why not

[2:30:44] join this lawsuit in order to

[2:30:49] stand up? For the role of law.

[2:30:49] Not for the politicians in

[2:30:53] Tallahassee. Along with

[2:30:55] Commissioner Kalfin. I ask the

[2:30:57] commission to postpone any

[2:31:00] decision tonight on 2.87 g and

[2:31:04] to legal advice. I support the

[2:31:08] Key West Police and their

[2:31:09] mission to maintain peace and

[2:31:11] safety in our city. Not to do

[2:31:15] the dirty work of ice agents

[2:31:17] who work in disguise because

[2:31:18] they know they are committing

[2:31:22] evil. I only ask that you,

[2:31:24] MADAM Mayor and you

[2:31:26] commissioners fulfill the

[2:31:27] expressed will the

[2:31:28] overwhelming majority of your

[2:31:39] constituents. Thank you. Can

[2:31:40] use that after Robert and

[2:31:43] bravely to be Caitlin Fuller.

[2:31:43] Thank you very much, Robert.

[2:31:50] Centrum. I'm here in a

[2:31:51] different role tonight. In

[2:31:53] last time I was here.

[2:31:54] >> And that's to speak on

[2:31:55] behalf of our 2 ministers at

[2:31:59] the church that I attend

[2:32:00] Covenant Presbyterian. They

[2:32:01] couldn't be here because of

[2:32:04] medical issues that they're

[2:32:05] dealing with. The good is they

[2:32:07] had 2 pages. They want me to

[2:32:08] read. I'm only going to read

[2:32:10] one paragraph because I think

[2:32:14] it's most appropriate. And I'm

[2:32:16] going to read it verbatim. As

[2:32:18] the Co Pastors of Peace

[2:32:19] Covenant Presbyterian Church

[2:32:24] in Key West. Rest assured that

[2:32:25] the good people of fees,

[2:32:26] Covenant Presbyterian Church

[2:32:32] are praying for you. To remain

[2:32:32] steadfast and not sway from

[2:32:36] what is just and right. We are

[2:32:39] so very proud of your. Vote on

[2:32:42] JUNE 30 s and we stand with

[2:32:47] you in that position. We

[2:32:47] covenant not to abandon you

[2:32:50] and your position to stand the

[2:32:52] test. Indeed. We believe GOD

[2:32:54] will give you the endurance

[2:32:57] and courage to stand the test.

[2:32:58] The same endurance and courage

[2:33:00] that Jesus used to stand the

[2:33:06] test for us. So that

[2:33:07] summarizes the position of our

[2:33:08] 2 pastors are newly here in

[2:33:13] Key West from from Colorado.

[2:33:15] And they are so impressed with

[2:33:16] what the city commission did

[2:33:18] just a few weeks ago that they

[2:33:20] felt the need to speak out.

[2:33:23] And in closing, I made a

[2:33:24] comment after meeting last

[2:33:30] week. And the comment was the

[2:33:34] little mouse that roared. And

[2:33:36] that's what with this

[2:33:37] commission did this little

[2:33:40] town To the bullies in

[2:33:44] Tallahassee. And did what was

[2:33:45] right in your minds. And I

[2:33:48] just to see chew to stand the

[2:33:50] test and do what you know is

[2:33:53] right. And I want to thank all

[2:33:53] of the people that are

[2:33:54] speaking is I've never in my

[2:33:59] life. Seeing such eloquence

[2:34:00] and civility in the meeting

[2:34:01] such as this. And I thank all

[2:34:03] of you all for taking the

[2:34:04] patients to listen to us. Have

[2:34:17] a good evening.

[2:34:17] >> After bravely to Caitlin

[2:34:19] and then Max Pezzetti.

[2:34:23] >> Hey, how are ya? MADAM

[2:34:24] Henry cause want visit for a

[2:34:27] formal here? My name is

[2:34:28] Bradley Press got a rude. I've

[2:34:28] been a resident of Key West

[2:34:30] for 10 years now. Time has

[2:34:34] flown by. I am originally from

[2:34:36] Massachusetts, which means I

[2:34:37] was raised with one of the

[2:34:38] best education say you can get

[2:34:41] in the United States. That

[2:34:42] didn't mean that I wasn't a

[2:34:43] part of systems that made it

[2:34:47] hard to come up. I never

[2:34:48] thought that I would be able

[2:34:48] to go to college. I never

[2:34:50] thought I'd be a person that

[2:34:55] owned expensive car or Holden

[2:34:56] American Express or even leave

[2:34:58] the United States and travel

[2:34:59] out. It's never something that

[2:34:59] I thought would be afforded to

[2:35:03] me. But here I am. I have

[2:35:04] graduated college. I hold an

[2:35:07] American Express. I drive a

[2:35:09] car that old. Dude's ask me.

[2:35:12] Did Eddie Buy that for you?

[2:35:18] I'm mommy. I bought it for

[2:35:19] >> I have traveled over 40

[2:35:20] countries. Now I jump out of

[2:35:21] planes. I write a kite and I

[2:35:26] have. Written across countries

[2:35:26] by myself on a motorcycle. I

[2:35:30] couldn't even pick up. I'm

[2:35:32] here and my heart is racing as

[2:35:35] I'm sure yours is too. This

[2:35:39] country is one that I am

[2:35:40] really proud of. Reading

[2:35:42] textbooks growing up. I was

[2:35:45] always like I would be her in

[2:35:46] that situation. Didi, I voted

[2:35:48] for you because I wanted to be

[2:35:50] you in this situation. Have

[2:35:53] the ability to make the right

[2:35:55] choice. Last week I was at

[2:35:56] work. I had to make money

[2:35:57] because I got to make rent

[2:35:57] because just take care, man.

[2:36:02] Take care of my mom, too. I'm

[2:36:03] here. This week. I signed a

[2:36:08] couple days ago. Dined at my

[2:36:08] honestly, I hope that you do

[2:36:09] the right thing here tonight.

[2:36:13] It scares me that this is the

[2:36:15] person sitting to your right

[2:36:16] because I know that that does

[2:36:16] Sheehan's stand for what I

[2:36:18] stand for. But I have we hope

[2:36:22] that you do. We traveled to

[2:36:23] Cuba together on a unesco

[2:36:25] World Conference together. I

[2:36:28] know you know what is right? I

[2:36:29] know that you were put into

[2:36:30] office because there are

[2:36:34] people here just like you that

[2:36:35] have families for generations

[2:36:35] after generations that work

[2:36:37] there passes off to get where

[2:36:40] we are today to have something

[2:36:41] that our grandparents and

[2:36:43] their parents before them.

[2:36:45] Think they would never have.

[2:36:46] And now we have that

[2:36:49] opportunity. And as for our

[2:36:51] police, we love you guys. I

[2:36:53] serve you breakfast too.

[2:36:54] >> I love the cause the

[2:36:59] horses. Forces. We love them

[2:37:00] that we don't want to look at

[2:37:02] you guys differently. We want

[2:37:03] to be on your side. We want

[2:37:05] you to be on our side. 2.87 g

[2:37:08] does not reflect that and it

[2:37:13] reflects. It reflects fascism,

[2:37:15] unfortunately. And you don't

[2:37:16] have to succumb to that. You

[2:37:19] have power. Spiegel. So do it.

[2:37:31] Speak for us.

[2:37:32] >> So we have Caitlin Max and

[2:37:38] then rob Plumber. Hello and

[2:37:39] thank you for being here

[2:37:44] today. My name is Kate. When I

[2:37:44] first moved to q when I first

[2:37:48] came us 19 years ago, I was a

[2:37:49] teenager and I came from a

[2:37:51] small town with one red light.

[2:37:51] 35 kids in my graduating class

[2:37:53] and little to no diversity.

[2:37:54] The only people in my

[2:37:56] community back did not look

[2:37:59] like me migrant workers. Who

[2:37:59] kept our farms and our

[2:38:02] extremely rural area running.

[2:38:03] And as I grew older, I realize

[2:38:05] how important they were to our

[2:38:07] community. Not only on a

[2:38:08] personal level because over

[2:38:09] the years they became close

[2:38:13] friends and even like family.

[2:38:14] But on a level of the highest

[2:38:15] importance without them, we

[2:38:16] didn't have the manpower or

[2:38:16] the man willing to do the work

[2:38:18] that they were doing day in

[2:38:20] and day out. Happily and more

[2:38:23] importantly, they were safe,

[2:38:25] welcomed and loved by our

[2:38:26] community and respected as

[2:38:29] human beings. I remember

[2:38:30] coming us for the first time

[2:38:31] in meeting so many different

[2:38:33] people from all over the

[2:38:34] world. And I don't know how to

[2:38:35] describe it because if you

[2:38:37] know, you know, but I knew

[2:38:38] that I was if I was lucky

[2:38:39] enough, one day I could call

[2:38:43] this place my home. The one

[2:38:44] human family motto wasn't even

[2:38:45] something I had known about

[2:38:46] back then. But it is something

[2:38:48] that I truly felt on a deep

[2:38:49] level. Now, I have been a

[2:38:50] permanent resident here for 4

[2:38:53] years. And though short but

[2:38:53] beautiful for years that I

[2:38:57] have spent here, everything

[2:38:57] that I fell and experience

[2:39:00] back then all started to make

[2:39:01] complete sense. The community

[2:39:02] that welcomed me, the friends

[2:39:04] that became family, the

[2:39:04] coworkers, it became a part of

[2:39:07] my everyday life from all

[2:39:08] walks of life from all over

[2:39:09] the world. It embody that

[2:39:11] feeling that I had as a young

[2:39:13] woman experiencing the

[2:39:15] diversity and magic of this

[2:39:16] island when our political

[2:39:18] climate started to change, I

[2:39:19] remember flying back to the

[2:39:20] mainland here and there and

[2:39:21] every single time I did that,

[2:39:22] I remember feeling like I

[2:39:24] could not wait to come back

[2:39:25] home here to Key West because

[2:39:27] no matter what was going on up

[2:39:29] there, I knew that Qs was

[2:39:31] organically protected because

[2:39:31] of the one human family model

[2:39:35] that we truly look by. And now

[2:39:37] here we making national news,

[2:39:38] which by the way means it's

[2:39:42] working. Fighting a fight,

[2:39:43] begging for human rights for

[2:39:46] our neighbors, friends and

[2:39:49] families. When the 2.87 g

[2:39:51] Agreement was signed up on by

[2:39:52] our police department, it was

[2:39:52] done. So without clear

[2:39:53] knowledge of what was legal or

[2:39:57] not. And to be frank, what

[2:39:59] even is legal versus not

[2:40:00] anymore when our own federal

[2:40:01] government isn't even abiding

[2:40:03] by the laws by not allowing

[2:40:05] due process and changing laws

[2:40:05] to better fit their agenda so

[2:40:08] that they can legally enforce

[2:40:09] their narrative. How are we

[2:40:09] supposed to even know what is

[2:40:12] real and what isn't, which is

[2:40:13] why I don't condemn our law

[2:40:13] enforcement agencies for

[2:40:16] agreeing to that. Clearly we

[2:40:19] all love and support and more

[2:40:20] importantly trust our police

[2:40:21] department. And I would love

[2:40:23] to keep it that way. But that

[2:40:24] is why our government is

[2:40:25] equipped with a system of

[2:40:26] checks and balances to ensure

[2:40:27] that even opposing political

[2:40:29] parties or not overreaching to

[2:40:30] ensure that all of our voices

[2:40:33] are heard. And that is what we

[2:40:36] saw last Monday when you as

[2:40:37] our commissioners voted to end

[2:40:38] this agreement, that is a

[2:40:39] democracy. And that is working

[2:40:40] for your constituents. Thank

[2:40:56] you. Max. Is there. Max, The

[2:40:58] move to rob Plumber, Keenan

[2:40:58] Morrison and then Aaron Street

[2:41:04] back. Parents not hear Keenan.

[2:41:07] You're gonna pass rob Plumber.

[2:41:14] Carter Nasser. Joey Phillips.

[2:41:26] Saw him there. He is okay.

[2:41:28] >> My name is Sherry Phillips.

[2:41:29] I'm here representing myself

[2:41:30] today. Good evening that a

[2:41:33] mayor commissioners, staff

[2:41:34] people with Key West. Good to

[2:41:38] Well, holy cow. I'm filled

[2:41:40] with a little regret. They

[2:41:41] asked called up for work

[2:41:41] early. Sorry, co-workers,

[2:41:42] thanks for covering. I totally

[2:41:44] couldn't waited because of how

[2:41:48] many people came to speak. I

[2:41:49] haven't lived on the island

[2:41:51] for very long, but I fell in

[2:41:52] love with Key West really

[2:41:55] fast. And I think will I know

[2:41:55] the reasons I fell in love

[2:41:56] with that so quickly is

[2:41:58] because of its community. It's

[2:41:59] what the community does for

[2:42:03] Key West that I think what

[2:42:03] makes it really special worth

[2:42:05] living. So I play a small role

[2:42:05] in trying to preserve and play

[2:42:08] my part in doing that. And I

[2:42:09] can say in the short time that

[2:42:10] I've been here, I've never

[2:42:12] felt more proud to be a key

[2:42:15] West citizen. Then on JUNE

[2:42:16] 30th, when we set up to

[2:42:18] fascism, I mean, that's how I

[2:42:19] see it. You know, people

[2:42:19] smarter than me can label it

[2:42:20] what they will. But one key

[2:42:24] West. I feel like truly stood

[2:42:25] up for the motto that it totes

[2:42:28] defending one human family was

[2:42:29] the first time I felt like I

[2:42:32] lived in a city that put its

[2:42:33] money where its mouth was. And

[2:42:34] it was really awesome. And now

[2:42:36] less than a week later. Here

[2:42:38] we are. I feel jumping the

[2:42:42] gun. You know. I don't know

[2:42:43] for what reason. I think a lot

[2:42:44] of people smarter than me have

[2:42:47] shown us avenues has to how we

[2:42:48] can, you know, postpone it or

[2:42:51] not. Enter to agreement. They

[2:42:52] do want to take a second to

[2:42:53] try to do away with this false

[2:42:54] narrative that the urgency

[2:42:58] that ice is, you know, needs

[2:42:59] to be in our community. Why

[2:43:00] they need why we need to

[2:43:01] corroborate them is cooperate

[2:43:05] with them. So thoroughly. Is

[2:43:05] because there's a threat, you

[2:43:06] know, to people's public

[2:43:08] safety, their violent illegal

[2:43:10] immigrants here that is

[2:43:11] utterly false. The only

[2:43:13] immigrants that I know are MAY

[2:43:15] are my neighbors are my

[2:43:17] coworkers are our mothers, our

[2:43:17] daughters, our fathers, our

[2:43:19] sisters, our brothers.

[2:43:19] >> And they're kidnapping

[2:43:23] those people. Who are here

[2:43:27] legally. And Sort of a little

[2:43:28] move that you think it's

[2:43:31] crazy. I feel like the key

[2:43:31] West community is truly under

[2:43:35] attack. And I feel really

[2:43:37] proud that the city stood up

[2:43:38] for its community and it's

[2:43:38] done its part to try to

[2:43:42] protect. You know, it's it's

[2:43:43] community its people, the

[2:43:43] people, you know, it's life.

[2:43:45] Everyone who lives here. So

[2:43:46] thank you for letting us

[2:43:49] today. Thank you for. Being

[2:43:50] brave on JUNE 30th. And I hope

[2:43:54] that you will do what I think

[2:43:56] is not a radical action is all

[2:43:58] at all. We're simply asking

[2:44:01] for you to postpone the item

[2:44:01] and to let us see how it will

[2:44:04] play out in the courts. It's

[2:44:05] not a radical action. It's not

[2:44:07] crazy. It's not a declaration

[2:44:08] of war. Just playing it safe.

[2:44:12] Your listening to your to the

[2:44:12] community. You're listening to

[2:44:14] Key West by doing this and

[2:44:24] yeah, thank you for your time.

[2:44:28] >> Daniela Valdez. Daniela

[2:44:39] Valdez and then Genovese Sapa.

[2:44:40] Good evening, Mayor. Good

[2:44:44] evening Commission. I did not

[2:44:45] right anything for this

[2:44:46] because I didn't think I was

[2:44:48] going to speak today. But as

[2:44:50] somebody that was born and

[2:44:50] raised in Qs, I felt like I

[2:44:56] needed to. There is a lot of

[2:44:57] unjust things going on in our

[2:45:00] country right now. Like Mister

[2:45:02] Arnold did state earlier. We

[2:45:06] do have to keep. Key West

[2:45:07] first and I agree

[2:45:10] wholeheartedly on that. I was

[2:45:10] born and raised here. I've

[2:45:12] been here. 22 years of my

[2:45:13] life. I love this town. I love

[2:45:16] these people. My co-workers,

[2:45:18] my classmates, everybody. Just

[2:45:23] coming here for a better life.

[2:45:25] And people are being

[2:45:27] kidnapped. We don't know where

[2:45:29] they are. They're not here. We

[2:45:30] don't know anything that's

[2:45:34] happening. Certain people that

[2:45:34] have been out there for

[2:45:40] months. And that's not ok. And

[2:45:41] you guys did a very, very

[2:45:42] brave thing last week. I

[2:45:42] couldn't be here. I was

[2:45:46] working. But you did very,

[2:45:47] very brave thing and they are

[2:45:48] listening. Everybody's

[2:45:51] listening right now. And we

[2:45:55] need to continue being brave.

[2:45:57] It's point blank period.

[2:46:00] That's it. We have to for our

[2:46:01] community, for our economy

[2:46:02] because that's very important

[2:46:06] to us. We have just be brave.

[2:46:16] Thank you. Genevieve still

[2:46:28] here? Okay. Carter Nassar.

[2:46:33] >> I have never then front of

[2:46:34] anybody to publicly speak or

[2:46:37] anything like that. Sorry from

[2:46:41] little bit nervous for shaky.

[2:46:44] But to start off my name is

[2:46:45] Carter Nassar and where the

[2:46:46] cameras hello world. I got 3

[2:46:47] minutes to say something

[2:46:52] that's really important. Key

[2:46:53] West is unfortunately not a

[2:46:57] sanctuary more. We used to

[2:46:58] take care of the people who

[2:47:02] came here. Go. On a

[2:47:02] life-threatening mission.

[2:47:07] Cross the ocean. And this was

[2:47:11] a place of opportunity for

[2:47:12] >> There's co-worker's family

[2:47:15] members. There's people who

[2:47:16] are trying to support a

[2:47:21] family. Try not to come at

[2:47:21] this with an emotional

[2:47:22] standpoint. And instead I want

[2:47:23] to try comes factual

[2:47:28] standpoint. About 93% of all

[2:47:29] people who have been picked up

[2:47:30] by ice so far they have not

[2:47:33] been convicted of a felony.

[2:47:35] The people who put out a post

[2:47:37] publicly to the key West

[2:47:38] public, they decided net pick

[2:47:39] in that early find the needle

[2:47:40] in the haystack.

[2:47:42] >> Of people who committed.

[2:47:47] Crimes that are not worth

[2:47:47] saying publicly because

[2:47:48] unfortunately depict the

[2:47:49] sharpest tool and this battle,

[2:47:51] it's not fair because what the

[2:47:54] vast amount of them being safe

[2:47:54] supporting each other, trying

[2:47:56] to help each other being. A

[2:47:59] safe citizen Key West. I think

[2:48:01] it's our job to protect those

[2:48:02] people. Fortunately for you

[2:48:05] guys. You have the power to do

[2:48:07] that. You have the voice. I

[2:48:09] have 3 minutes and I

[2:48:10] appreciate the effort us

[2:48:14] taken. It is bravery as cliche

[2:48:16] as it sounds stand up for

[2:48:17] yourself. That's the hardest

[2:48:20] thing to do. And stand up for

[2:48:21] the people who stand behind

[2:48:23] you. That's even harder

[2:48:24] because to find the courage to

[2:48:27] defend people. That takes a

[2:48:31] lot of work and you guys have

[2:48:31] done the work and got to the

[2:48:33] position where you guys are.

[2:48:34] All right. Thank you for all

[2:48:36] that you've done. I thank you

[2:48:37] for giving me these these

[2:48:43] minutes. Ands. I want to try.

[2:48:44] I know that sounds way too far

[2:48:47] fetched, but it's already too

[2:48:48] late. This is already

[2:48:48] happened. People have been

[2:48:49] picked up. People have been

[2:48:50] getting deported. And I think

[2:48:53] and that to find a solution

[2:48:54] that's that's that's where it

[2:48:55] is to find a solution find an

[2:48:56] in-between to say, hey, we can

[2:48:59] figure out. What to do from

[2:49:00] here. If we take care of

[2:49:02] what's already happened,

[2:49:04] addressing what's happened in

[2:49:06] the past and coming to an

[2:49:08] agreement can help shape the

[2:49:09] future of fair future.

[2:49:10] Something where everybody can

[2:49:11] live in and where everybody

[2:49:15] can just. Saying live in

[2:49:16] pieces as way too far. But

[2:49:17] we're all humans. And I think

[2:49:20] that to be. Treated this way

[2:49:21] because of where you came

[2:49:24] from. I don't think that's

[2:49:26] fair. I think we should be

[2:49:26] protecting the people risk

[2:49:27] their lives to get to this

[2:49:36] point. Thank you.

[2:49:37] >> a first floor just like to

[2:49:40] say everyone here for Kamin

[2:49:43] and participating and having a

[2:49:44] voice. So would you like to

[2:49:45] read the resolution one more

[2:49:47] time and then lost for

[2:49:51] emotion? Just the title?

[2:49:52] Authorizing yes, authorizing

[2:49:53] and directing the city manager

[2:49:57] to enter into into the 2.87 g

[2:49:59] voluntary memorandum of

[2:49:59] agreement United States

[2:50:00] Immigration and Customs

[2:50:01] Enforcement. Do I have a

[2:50:02] motion?

[2:50:06] >> air MADAM Mayor and

[2:50:07] commissioner Commissioner and

[2:50:13] then Commissioner Haskell.

[2:50:14] >> For over 25 years, I serve

[2:50:15] this community as a police

[2:50:16] officer, 10 of them as the

[2:50:19] chief of police. During that

[2:50:21] time, there were laws that

[2:50:21] weren't clear or needed

[2:50:25] interpretation. We often saw

[2:50:27] attorney general opinions to

[2:50:28] help us guide us on

[2:50:31] enforcement actions. Well, not

[2:50:32] binding on the courts. They're

[2:50:33] highly persuasive. And often

[2:50:37] followed. The current attorney

[2:50:41] general has opined that

[2:50:42] Florida statute 908, requires

[2:50:45] municipal police departments

[2:50:45] to enter in 2 to 8 ec. 2.87 g

[2:50:48] agreements. Or they're deemed

[2:50:51] sanctuary cities. Further. The

[2:50:52] governor and most recently,

[2:50:54] the speaker of the House have

[2:50:55] stated that the intent of

[2:50:58] Florida statute 908. Was that

[2:50:59] municipal police departments

[2:51:00] are mandated to enter into the

[2:51:03] agreements. During my tenure

[2:51:05] as a police officer. There

[2:51:06] were times that I didn't agree

[2:51:07] with the law but had to

[2:51:10] enforce it. This appears to be

[2:51:15] one of them today. That the

[2:51:17] pending did declaratory relief

[2:51:21] action filed by the city of

[2:51:21] Miami soon provides answers to

[2:51:23] missus to municipalities,

[2:51:24] legal requirements on this

[2:51:27] issue. Until that time. I

[2:51:29] believe we must follow the law

[2:51:31] and require the Key West

[2:51:32] Police Department to enter

[2:51:34] into the 2.87 g agreement. So

[2:51:38] tonight. I will vote with my

[2:51:42] head and not my heart. So

[2:51:45] MADAM Mayor, I move to approve

[2:51:45] the resolution with the

[2:51:51] following friendly amendments.

[2:51:56] In the header. I would ask to

[2:52:02] strike the word voluntary. The

[2:52:06] 3rd, whereas section. After

[2:52:09] whereas on JUNE 30th 2025, he

[2:52:11] city commission, voted to

[2:52:12] avoid. Is this sting 2.87 g

[2:52:15] agreement. I would suggest

[2:52:22] striking the rest. Including.

[2:52:26] That had. Been improperly

[2:52:29] executed without the legal

[2:52:29] authority required under the

[2:52:33] city charter. The last whereas

[2:52:38] section. I would suggest

[2:52:41] striking reinstating. And

[2:52:45] entering into. Because of my

[2:52:54] minutes. Do I have a second?

[2:52:55] Second by commissioner to see

[2:52:57] any discussion.

[2:52:58] >> I believe commissioner has

[2:53:01] school. Would like to speak.

[2:53:02] Thank you so much, MADAM

[2:53:05] Mayor.

[2:53:08] >> I

[2:53:10] >> to postpone the building on

[2:53:15] this resolution. And I motion

[2:53:15] postpone takes precedence over

[2:53:19] a regular motion.

[2:53:20] >> so we have a motion to

[2:53:25] postpone. Do I have a second?

[2:53:27] Commissioner Gruber? I just

[2:53:30] that. It might come please.

[2:53:31] >> I would suggest that we

[2:53:35] move to table.

[2:53:37] >> Under Robert's rules. So I

[2:53:38] have a motion to postpone

[2:53:41] heard. We actually want to

[2:53:41] use. Commissioner Hoover

[2:53:42] postponed table would be for

[2:53:43] the same session. So we want

[2:53:43] to

[2:53:46] >> use You want to clarify and

[2:53:47] say postpone to another

[2:53:53] meeting. It's me talking

[2:53:55] carrier the correct word if

[2:53:56] we're going postpone it to

[2:53:56] another meeting is postponed

[2:54:00] table would be too table it to

[2:54:04] later in the session. Mayor

[2:54:05] MAY I clarify?

[2:54:09] >> Yes, ma'am. So as a maker,

[2:54:10] the motion, I would like to

[2:54:11] clarify that. I would like

[2:54:12] postpone it.

[2:54:15] >> Living on this resolution

[2:54:17] until we obtain some legal

[2:54:18] clarity based on the outcome

[2:54:21] of the South Miami case.

[2:54:22] >> Okay. So we have a motion

[2:54:30] have a second.

[2:54:30] >> MADAM Mayor, I would like

[2:54:35] to comment on that. What I

[2:54:35] learned over the course of the

[2:54:39] week that we've had aside from

[2:54:41] that this really emotional

[2:54:42] subject, is that right now? We

[2:54:45] don't know what we don't know.

[2:54:47] We have not learned all of the

[2:54:48] aspects of the law that that

[2:54:51] pertain to this because we

[2:54:52] haven't really had any access

[2:54:56] to someone who is an expert

[2:54:56] immigration law. And that's

[2:54:59] something I think as the

[2:55:01] commission we owe ourselves

[2:55:02] order to make this kind

[2:55:08] decision. So is that a second?

[2:55:13] Motion to commissioner school?

[2:55:14] I think I said that well. You

[2:55:15] just wanted to clarify. Okay.

[2:55:16] So it's we have a first in a

[2:55:20] second. Any discussion. Can

[2:55:21] you call the Roll, Please?

[2:55:22] Commissioner Carey Bill

[2:55:23] Commissioner Casteel know

[2:55:26] Commissioner Haskell. Yes,

[2:55:28] commissioner Hoover. Yes.

[2:55:30] Commissioner now mayor in

[2:55:36] Vegas now. Motion fails. Okay.

[2:55:38] So now we have a motion is

[2:55:39] second on the floor motion by

[2:55:43] Commissioner Lee second by.

[2:55:44] >> Commissioner Castillo. But

[2:55:46] we have amendments which you

[2:55:49] can incorporate all if it's 7.

[2:55:53] 2, we have. MADAME Mayor, if I

[2:55:55] yes, go ahead. I would just

[2:55:58] like to make the comment that.

[2:56:01] It appears in this room that

[2:56:02] we are one human family unless

[2:56:02] we have a difference of

[2:56:08] opinions. And that doesn't

[2:56:09] seem that doesn't seem quite

[2:56:12] We we have a motion. We have

[2:56:13] we have a motion in the second

[2:56:17] on the floor. Is there any

[2:56:18] other discussion? Can

[2:56:23] amendment cities? Let America,

[2:56:23] can you give us Clarity?

[2:56:25] Commissioner Lee played right?

[2:56:26] Thank you. Okay. So in the

[2:56:30] header. The word voluntary

[2:56:36] strike. It. In the 3rd,

[2:56:42] whereas. It says, whereas on

[2:56:44] JUNE 30th 2025, to Key West

[2:56:45] City Commission voted to

[2:56:46] avoid.

[2:56:47] >> The existing to 80's 7 g

[2:56:51] agreement, comma. Strike

[2:56:56] everything there. And then

[2:56:57] that the end to the and and

[2:56:57] then

[2:57:01] >> insert. That had been

[2:57:02] improperly executed without

[2:57:04] the legal authority required

[2:57:13] under the city charter. That

[2:57:16] had been improperly executed

[2:57:17] without the legal authority

[2:57:18] required under the city

[2:57:26] charter. And the last whereas

[2:57:30] section. Striking the word

[2:57:33] reinstating. And adding

[2:57:44] entering into.

[2:57:45] >> Okay. Is there any other

[2:57:51] discussion? Commissioner.

[2:57:53] Commissioner tearing up I just

[2:57:55] need some clarity. I have some

[2:58:01] questions Missus, Harden.

[2:58:01] Since we have these amendments

[2:58:06] that were discussing. Also was

[2:58:09] this resolution, in fact, I

[2:58:10] know it. Commissioner Lee is

[2:58:11] proposing that had been

[2:58:13] improperly executed. Without

[2:58:18] the legal authority. That is

[2:58:21] in that city charter. But I

[2:58:23] need some clarity as to. First

[2:58:27] of all, we have said that. The

[2:58:29] chief enters into Emily Hughes

[2:58:31] often. Is that correct? So

[2:58:35] that's different in others,

[2:58:36] other agreements and what the

[2:58:37] statutes, there's specific

[2:58:38] statutes for certain w's in

[2:58:39] different agreements for law

[2:58:44] enforcement and duties. But

[2:58:45] again, specifically, I don't

[2:58:47] know statute the time had it

[2:58:48] does say to be signed by the

[2:58:52] executive of enforcement

[2:58:53] agency. I read that as being

[2:58:53] the city manager, though, as

[2:58:57] well. Okay. So so that i

[2:59:01] understand. The chief of

[2:59:02] police does enter into and

[2:59:04] we'll use. Maybe not

[2:59:05] regularly. But that has

[2:59:09] occurred. Yes, does sign. Use.

[2:59:14] I can't speak to previously.

[2:59:14] One has not come in front of

[2:59:15] me since I've been in this

[2:59:16] position. If it were, I would

[2:59:19] it suggests with the

[2:59:20] authority.

[2:59:22] >> In our charter and in the

[2:59:23] think resolutions there hasn't

[2:59:24] been delegated authority due

[2:59:26] specifically for that.

[2:59:27] >> We asked the chief of

[2:59:29] police That's put on the spot.

[2:59:33] Chief. MADAM Mayor.

[2:59:37] Commissioner see finished. No,

[2:59:38] no. I'd like to get an answer

[2:59:40] on that first. If that's ok

[2:59:42] with you, MR. City manager.

[2:59:45] MADAM Mayor. Yes,

[2:59:46] commissioner, it's absolutely

[2:59:47] ok that you get the answers

[2:59:59] you as Commissioner Lee stated

[3:00:02] our last meeting. And I also

[3:00:04] stated in our last meeting

[3:00:06] with the city manager

[3:00:07] approval, there are Mo using a

[3:00:10] moist that I do sign some of

[3:00:11] them. We add a line for the

[3:00:12] city manager and I both to

[3:00:14] sign. But most of the month,

[3:00:14] the chief law enforcement

[3:00:17] officer. The top police

[3:00:18] officer to sign them. That's

[3:00:26] me, Anderson. It. And so. If

[3:00:27] that is a common practice in

[3:00:29] does take place here at the

[3:00:30] city in has happened in the

[3:00:38] past. Why was that agreement?

[3:00:44] Not proper? I want I don't

[3:00:44] want to speak to other

[3:00:46] agreements, but I would

[3:00:46] ultimately say without seeing

[3:00:48] them that could be they could

[3:00:51] be unenforceable as well.

[3:00:51] Ultimately, that would again

[3:00:54] depend on the nature of it.

[3:00:55] But if he's here to sign

[3:00:57] individually without the

[3:00:57] delegated authority or the

[3:00:58] authority under our charter.

[3:01:00] And those the invalid

[3:01:06] contracts as well. Does the

[3:01:06] city manager have the

[3:01:08] authority and Mahe delegate

[3:01:09] that authority to the chief of

[3:01:13] police to sign a document. I

[3:01:14] think the delegation we need

[3:01:15] to come for the commission and

[3:01:16] in a resolution that says they

[3:01:18] have that specific authority

[3:01:20] to sign the charter specific,

[3:01:21] too. The city manager doesn't

[3:01:22] state in there that his power

[3:01:25] is to delegate. That

[3:01:25] specifically there are

[3:01:27] delegations as to the chief of

[3:01:29] police and to the chief of the

[3:01:30] fire department. But that

[3:01:31] specifically to this sign

[3:01:33] minutes of the duties of their

[3:01:35] officers. So it's not specific

[3:01:36] as to what they have the

[3:01:40] authority to side. Is it

[3:01:42] specific to the city manager?

[3:01:45] I'm Thank you, MADAM Mayor, is

[3:01:47] it specific to the city

[3:01:48] manager not being able to

[3:01:49] delegate to the chief of

[3:01:50] police, the authority to sign

[3:01:53] an agreement such as this one.

[3:01:54] It's it doesn't have any

[3:01:54] authority and silent

[3:02:08] ultimately. And then I think

[3:02:11] my final question was. Maybe

[3:02:11] not the final question. But

[3:02:19] for this round would have. We

[3:02:22] have would we have been able

[3:02:23] retroactively approved that at

[3:02:24] the last meeting? Yes, you

[3:02:28] could have ratified ratified

[3:02:29] the agreement that the last

[3:02:30] meeting stated. Just for

[3:02:35] clarity. That. So ultimately

[3:02:38] you ratifying if you were to

[3:02:40] ratify that contracts, you've

[3:02:40] been saying that he had the

[3:02:41] authority to sign that you

[3:02:42] would be giving him the

[3:02:43] authority once you're out of 5

[3:02:47] that time. All right,

[3:02:54] Commissioner Christina. I

[3:03:01] don't I mainly. Supported

[3:03:02] because not only talking to

[3:03:05] the sheriff.

[3:03:06] >> They haven't made any ice

[3:03:10] raids. Anything that I know of

[3:03:14] that. I 2 to the fact that

[3:03:18] it's going to change the

[3:03:18] character of our police

[3:03:19] department. We know chief, we

[3:03:22] know his guys. We know I'll

[3:03:24] share of and we know pretty

[3:03:27] much the offices, however. I

[3:03:34] was. So moved. We will be in

[3:03:35] racially profiled. And that's

[3:03:42] not so. I spoke the chief. I

[3:03:47] spoke to sheriff and again. I

[3:03:48] think we come from a tight

[3:03:49] knit community and we needed

[3:03:52] to put this to bed. I mean,

[3:03:53] just keep going over and over.

[3:03:54] We have to comply with the

[3:03:57] law. Anyway, am I correct?

[3:04:03] Assistant? Ow. Ice,

[3:04:03] immigration, Customs, Border

[3:04:06] Patrol.

[3:04:09] >> Yes, ultimately chapter

[3:04:09] 908.

[3:04:10] >> And I believe they would do

[3:04:10] that. You know, in a in a case

[3:04:12] that is needed. But if we kept

[3:04:16] this going. This is going to

[3:04:24] be okay. Never end. And I feel

[3:04:25] really and truly it's it's

[3:04:27] gotten really out of hand. To

[3:04:31] the point where Chief Bratton,

[3:04:32] the bird, like he lost about

[3:04:42] 10 pounds. Excuse me, well,

[3:04:43] anyway, I'm sorry, chief. It

[3:04:44] took this long to get this

[3:04:47] preshow few. But

[3:04:48] >> all right. Commissioner

[3:04:56] Hoover, had a comment. When we

[3:04:56] talking about the memorandum

[3:05:00] of understanding.

[3:05:00] >> I don't think that this

[3:05:02] commission can afford to not

[3:05:08] have some say so over sight of

[3:05:10] something that is a philosophy

[3:05:12] like this. It's one thing to

[3:05:13] talk about buying a truck

[3:05:15] because we have some

[3:05:19] arrangement with one of other.

[3:05:19] She entities, whether it's a

[3:05:22] state or county or whatever.

[3:05:22] But this is way too important

[3:05:27] to just say that's we always

[3:05:28] do it that way. It's

[3:05:29] memorandum understanding. It's

[3:05:32] not. This is something that

[3:05:34] was obviously at the heart our

[3:05:38] city and people and to say so.

[3:05:39] And we had to listen to that

[3:05:42] before. We can't what somebody

[3:05:43] make a decision like this

[3:05:44] without us knowing about this.

[3:05:46] When I was trying to say.

[3:05:48] Commissioner school. Thank

[3:05:51] you, MADAM Mayor.

[3:05:53] >> We did not believe that we

[3:05:55] were breaking the law on JUNE

[3:05:57] 30th when we passed that

[3:06:00] resolution and we are not. We

[3:06:02] are not breaking the law now.

[3:06:03] If we let that resolution

[3:06:09] stand many well informed

[3:06:11] citizens. An excellent lawyers

[3:06:14] agree that U.S. Has obligation

[3:06:18] to enter into a 2.87 g

[3:06:19] agreement. I'm like a sheriff

[3:06:21] who has entered into it

[3:06:23] municipal police chief. That's

[3:06:25] not what you're into it. There

[3:06:27] is requirement in federal law

[3:06:30] to sign such an agreement.

[3:06:32] There's no requirement in

[3:06:34] state law for a municipality

[3:06:38] to sign such an agreement.

[3:06:38] Congress, the U.S. Congress

[3:06:41] and the state legislature have

[3:06:44] both declined to create such a

[3:06:45] requirement. They have the

[3:06:46] opportunity to create such a

[3:06:47] requirement and they have

[3:06:49] declined to do so. Neither the

[3:06:50] governor nor the state

[3:06:54] attorney can override

[3:06:55] legislature and enact such a

[3:07:03] requirement on own. We're the

[3:07:04] ideal opinion that the

[3:07:05] attorney general offered in

[3:07:08] his letter. Commissioner Lee,

[3:07:11] that was not a formal legal

[3:07:11] opinion, as you might request

[3:07:12] from the attorney general.

[3:07:16] That was a statement he made

[3:07:16] you know, in a letter which

[3:07:17] is, you know, his

[3:07:19] interpretation at the time.

[3:07:21] But it does not follow state

[3:07:25] law or or federal law. So if

[3:07:25] unconvincing, anyone who voted

[3:07:30] on the winning side of the

[3:07:33] previous motion and and to to

[3:07:35] not postpone, you would have

[3:07:36] the opportunity right now to

[3:07:38] ask that that motion be

[3:07:42] reconsidered because of if we

[3:07:45] follow the lead of the city of

[3:07:45] South Miami and we have that

[3:07:47] this is no harm done. We're

[3:07:50] not doing anything extra

[3:07:52] anything different. As I said,

[3:07:53] we did not believe we breaking

[3:07:57] the law. Then if we passes

[3:08:00] this current resolution had a

[3:08:01] rolling over and playing dead

[3:08:01] and said, yeah, we I guess we

[3:08:03] didn't break the law, but we

[3:08:06] did not. And we should stand

[3:08:07] for what is true and what is

[3:08:13] just postpone this. Motion get

[3:08:17] some more legal clarity.

[3:08:18] >> MADAM Mayor Commissioner

[3:08:19] Commission asked if you if you

[3:08:21] listen carefully to what I

[3:08:22] said, I said that the attorney

[3:08:23] general's opinion is not

[3:08:26] binding. It's highly

[3:08:27] persuasive. Excuse me. And

[3:08:33] it's what. Often. Use to take

[3:08:33] enforcement actions. That's

[3:08:37] what I said. Any other

[3:08:41] discussion. Commissioner Jerry

[3:08:45] Clerk if I would like to make

[3:08:47] a motion to pass a resolution,

[3:08:47] as is we would have to take

[3:08:49] the vote on this first. Is

[3:08:51] that correct? What we can

[3:08:55] break out the amendments. I

[3:08:56] mean, he's he's made a motion

[3:08:57] with 3 amendments. So you can

[3:08:59] either break them out.

[3:09:00] >> Or you can vote on this.

[3:09:03] And then.

[3:09:06] >> I would prefer because of

[3:09:07] that.

[3:09:07] >> The motion to amend higher

[3:09:09] than the main motion. So he's

[3:09:12] essentially amended. So we

[3:09:14] would take each of the

[3:09:15] amendment separately and then

[3:09:17] vote on the resolution as

[3:09:18] whatever amendment had passed

[3:09:19] with the attached to the

[3:09:22] resolution wrecked.

[3:09:22] >> I would like to that way,

[3:09:26] if that's okay. I would like

[3:09:26] to take the amendment

[3:09:32] separately. Okay. Okay. So the

[3:09:32] first one would be we don't

[3:09:33] need to first and second for

[3:09:35] this because we're we've

[3:09:36] already established to strike

[3:09:40] voluntary from the MADAM.

[3:09:44] We're going to the amendment

[3:09:44] now. Yes, because I need to

[3:09:47] axe to chief. One final

[3:09:49] question. Discussion and the

[3:09:53] city attorney. Based on the

[3:09:58] amendments. It's based on. The

[3:10:05] whole. 2.87 Staff recommend

[3:10:08] this. I guess is what I'm You

[3:10:16] as the attorney. Could give

[3:10:18] advice on, I guess the

[3:10:19] legality of what you're

[3:10:19] looking to do. Can be more

[3:10:20] specific and want get your

[3:10:20] question is.

[3:10:22] >> Well,

[3:10:24] >> I'm reading the attorney

[3:10:28] general's so. Do you follow

[3:10:32] the attorney general's letter?

[3:10:35] To entirety?

[3:10:35] >> So the attorney General

[3:10:38] states that. If they are of

[3:10:43] the position that by not or

[3:10:44] disagreeing in are prohibiting

[3:10:45] not entry into this of law

[3:10:46] enforcement wants to be

[3:10:49] entered by us voided by you

[3:10:51] avoiding the JUNE 30th meeting

[3:10:52] that creates a sanctuary

[3:10:52] policy and they're claiming

[3:10:53] that that is a violation of

[3:10:57] chapter 908, there is no

[3:10:59] precedent. That's established.

[3:11:00] So I don't disagree that it

[3:11:02] could be argued either way,

[3:11:04] but that is the attorney

[3:11:06] general's position. And if you

[3:11:07] know, there's there is an

[3:11:09] enforcement provision in

[3:11:11] there. So with the

[3:11:11] determination on how to

[3:11:12] proceed would be up to, you

[3:11:13] know, it's kind of a judgment

[3:11:15] call on that one on what is.

[3:11:19] It is that? An actual, you

[3:11:20] know, is it Lauren And I think

[3:11:21] as Commissioner Lee stated,

[3:11:25] you know, they make opinions.

[3:11:27] It's not binding until a court

[3:11:28] decides. So as of right now,

[3:11:29] the court hasn't decided. And

[3:11:30] that's what the city of South

[3:11:30] Miami is looking for them to

[3:11:46] do. Then opinion as a of the

[3:11:49] 2.87 with the amendments. As

[3:11:52] Commissioner Lee said, we

[3:11:53] frequently reach out to the

[3:11:56] attorney general for his

[3:11:57] opinion, they're not binding,

[3:12:00] but we generally follow those.

[3:12:00] >> For enforcement, you have

[3:12:03] the attorney general's letter.

[3:12:04] It's on its for you determine

[3:12:08] what that letter means. Okay.

[3:12:08] >> And the same as what the

[3:12:12] sheriff say it. I mean, they

[3:12:17] have enter into the 2.87 g.

[3:12:20] It's voluntary. What ow. But

[3:12:21] how do you feel about it is

[3:12:22] going to change out department

[3:12:24] into ice agents? I guess is

[3:12:26] what I'm trying to.

[3:12:27] >> We are not conducting any

[3:12:28] raids of any kind. Okay. Thank

[3:12:35] you. All right. So where so

[3:12:37] we're now voting on just

[3:12:38] striking voluntary from the

[3:12:39] title, correct? Can you call

[3:12:41] the roll? Please, Commissioner

[3:12:42] Carey? Yes. Commissioner

[3:12:46] Castillo. Commissioner

[3:12:51] Haskell. Commissioner Hoover's

[3:12:53] now commissioner Yes, Mayor

[3:12:56] Henry guess? Yes, motion

[3:12:59] passes. Now voting on strike

[3:13:04] taking 3rd, whereas. Leaving

[3:13:05] first part of first sentence

[3:13:07] up to agreement striking the

[3:13:11] rest and inserting that had

[3:13:11] been improperly executed

[3:13:12] without the legal authority

[3:13:17] under the city charter. Okay.

[3:13:18] Can you call the Roll? Police

[3:13:19] Commissioner Carey know

[3:13:21] Commissioner Castillo.

[3:13:25] Commissioner Haskell.

[3:13:27] Commissioner Hoover. Yes,

[3:13:30] commissioner Lee. Yes, mayor

[3:13:32] Henry guess yes. Motion

[3:13:36] passes. And then finally in

[3:13:38] the last, whereas section

[3:13:41] striking reinstating an a

[3:13:45] inserting entering into.

[3:13:47] Commissioner Carey know

[3:13:48] Commissioner Castillo know

[3:13:52] Commissioner Haskell.

[3:13:55] >> Could you repeat that?

[3:13:55] Please?

[3:13:56] >> Yeah. The very last.

[3:13:57] Whereas before we get to now,

[3:14:01] therefore. Near the end of the

[3:14:02] sentence, he wants to strike

[3:14:06] reinstating. Change that to

[3:14:08] entering into the 87 g

[3:14:13] agreement. Note.

[3:14:17] >> Commissioner Hoover Snow,

[3:14:19] Commissioner Lee. Yes, mayor

[3:14:20] guess yes. Okay. So that did

[3:14:24] not pass. The only changes

[3:14:27] that that's moving actually to

[3:14:27] changes are moving forward.

[3:14:32] Striking voluntary. And And

[3:14:33] were inserting the language

[3:14:34] that had been improperly

[3:14:34] executed without the legal

[3:14:35] authority under the city

[3:14:38] charter. So now we're going to

[3:14:41] take a vote.

[3:14:42] >> a proven I offered

[3:14:47] amendment. Open amendment just

[3:14:51] like an a. Amendment to the

[3:14:55] existing motion yet I would

[3:14:56] like to add the whereas

[3:14:58] clauses that would say that

[3:14:58] whereas the commission acted

[3:15:01] in good faith. As you MAY

[3:15:05] either. Only 5 hits either the

[3:15:09] plain text Florida statute

[3:15:12] 908, nor standing judicial

[3:15:13] agreements state excuse me

[3:15:15] standing judicial rulings

[3:15:16] require participating in any

[3:15:17] program or the Mont authorized

[3:15:20] under section 2.87 of the

[3:15:22] immigration and Nationality

[3:15:28] Act. 8 usc as 1, 3, 5, 7, you

[3:15:31] could find that language on.

[3:15:35] Page 2 of. The resolution that

[3:15:37] we previously passed

[3:15:43] resolution number, 25 1.61

[3:15:43] With that. The verbatim?

[3:15:44] Because I'm gonna probably

[3:15:46] need that. Yeah. Okay.

[3:15:47] >> Did everybody understand

[3:15:49] the spirit of what she would

[3:15:52] you repeating that

[3:15:53] commissioner? Sure.

[3:15:54] >> like on Yeah, let's states

[3:15:59] let's look. Point is

[3:16:06] >> We we acted in good faith

[3:16:07] that last weekend to suggested

[3:16:08] amendment is whereas the

[3:16:11] commission acted in good faith

[3:16:12] has neither the plane tax of

[3:16:15] Florida statute 908, nor

[3:16:18] standing judicial rulings

[3:16:19] require participating in any

[3:16:22] program or agreement

[3:16:24] authorized under section 2.87,

[3:16:25] the Immigration and

[3:16:26] Nationality Act and then the

[3:16:37] citation follows.

[3:16:38] >> Yes, I'm good. I'm actually

[3:16:38] going to pull up the

[3:16:43] resolution. From last time.

[3:16:44] Can you tell me what page that

[3:16:46] was on commissioner? Yeah is

[3:16:51] on page 2 the resolution with

[3:16:54] the underlines and straight

[3:16:56] through what was added at that

[3:17:00] meeting. What was added I

[3:17:01] think that's what the

[3:17:03] resolution as it was finally

[3:17:04] adopted. Okay. It was

[3:17:05] different than the resolution

[3:17:06] let me pull Several

[3:17:21] amendments. Yeah.

[3:17:24] >> and

[3:17:25] >> my point is that there is

[3:17:29] and a legal support that not

[3:17:31] entering into a 2.87 g

[3:17:33] Agreement is permissible for a

[3:17:34] municipality. So I don't want

[3:17:39] to. You know, put the city on

[3:17:40] the record, even though I

[3:17:40] don't agree with approving

[3:17:42] this resolution at all, if

[3:17:45] you're going to approve it, I

[3:17:47] don't want to put us on the

[3:17:50] record saying that saying

[3:17:51] something that's that's that's

[3:17:57] not true.

[3:17:57] >> Terribly. Sorry,

[3:18:01] commissioner, I can't find the

[3:18:01] language you're talking about.

[3:18:02] This is in the amended

[3:18:03] resolution. We passed on the

[3:18:05] 30th. Resolution number. 25

[3:18:11] 1.61 a second page. Kerry, I

[3:18:15] believe, 3 whereas on a second

[3:18:16] date yet, whereas neither the

[3:18:19] plain text of Florida statute

[3:18:21] 908, nor standing judicial

[3:18:22] rulings require participating

[3:18:24] in any program or agreement

[3:18:25] authorized under section 2.87

[3:18:25] of the Immigration and

[3:18:29] Nationality Act.

[3:18:32] >> So it's what she just read.

[3:18:33] But

[3:18:33] >> with a little bit before

[3:18:34] that, that says the commission

[3:18:36] acted in good faith.

[3:18:37] >> Yeah. Oh, yeah. I added

[3:18:42] those words. You. Because I

[3:18:43] want to say we did something

[3:18:46] that was or illegal because

[3:18:47] that could be used against us

[3:18:49] in the future. So I'm saying

[3:18:51] we acted in good faith on JUNE

[3:18:54] 30th, which we did. So that's

[3:18:56] the amendment. That's a

[3:18:58] motion. Need a second. You

[3:18:59] have any problem with that

[3:19:04] done. So I haven't.

[3:19:04] >> Kamau shouldn't have a

[3:19:05] motion by Commissioner

[3:19:15] Haskell. Do have a second. And

[3:19:20] motion fans. So now we're back

[3:19:23] to the main motion approving

[3:19:24] this resolution as amended

[3:19:25] with the 2 changes. You a

[3:19:29] great too. Do we still have an

[3:19:30] opportunity for discussion,

[3:19:34] MADAM, you? Yes. Can't I would

[3:19:38] just like make a couple of

[3:19:39] statements here. So bear with

[3:19:43] me. Number one, just so that

[3:19:46] the residents of the city of

[3:19:49] Key West understand I am the

[3:19:51] daughter of a legal immigrant

[3:19:52] and mother came here from Cuba

[3:19:54] at the age of 7 with her

[3:19:56] mother and father and her 2

[3:20:01] siblings. And so I do support

[3:20:01] immigration. Legal immigration

[3:20:02] is what I support. Also

[3:20:04] support the laws of our state

[3:20:09] and federal government. And I

[3:20:10] think it's very important for

[3:20:10] me to have the opportunity to

[3:20:13] say that. Also the statement

[3:20:17] of be brief I I applaud you

[3:20:21] guys for being breeze. I asked

[3:20:23] Yuletide others for also being

[3:20:23] breathed, even when their

[3:20:25] opinion MAY not match yours.

[3:20:29] That is what's fair and just.

[3:20:29] On the comment of one human

[3:20:33] family. MAY we all consider

[3:20:35] each other one human family

[3:20:36] again, we don't have to agree.

[3:20:37] Let's be respectful of each

[3:20:41] other. You know how

[3:20:42] hypocritical to say one human

[3:20:43] family only if you agree with

[3:20:46] opinion. So I just wanted to

[3:20:47] make those statements and, you

[3:20:51] know, as far I rode on a lot

[3:20:52] of notes when when people were

[3:20:55] speaking here today and saying

[3:20:56] things like, you know, don't

[3:20:59] be bullied you know, speaking

[3:21:02] against hatred, a lot of those

[3:21:03] names that signed up and we're

[3:21:04] speaking today, not very

[3:21:07] hateful statements on social

[3:21:08] media. So let us all consider

[3:21:11] each other with respect. You

[3:21:15] know, I Commissioner Lopez

[3:21:16] when he came into the chambers

[3:21:19] even know he and I have very

[3:21:19] opposing views. And I just

[3:21:23] think it's important for us

[3:21:24] let's support one human

[3:21:25] family. And let's be brief.

[3:21:26] Let's allow everybody to to

[3:21:27] stand up and speak for what

[3:21:31] they believe. Are there any

[3:21:36] other comments or discussion?

[3:21:38] Kerry, can you call the Roll?

[3:21:39] Please, Commissioner Carey.

[3:21:39] Yes, commissioner Castillo.

[3:21:41] Yes. Commissioner Haskell.

[3:21:44] Know Commissioner Hoover

[3:21:46] Commissioner Lee. Rodriguez,

[3:21:51] yes, motion passes. Item

[3:21:52] number 2, authorizing the city

[3:21:55] attorney to file a

[3:21:56] declaration.

[3:21:57] >> Declan Tory judgment,

[3:21:58] action against the governor,

[3:21:59] Ron DeSantis and all necessary

[3:22:01] parties are joining the

[3:22:03] action. The city of South

[3:22:03] Miami to determine the

[3:22:05] legality of the requirement to

[3:22:08] enter into 2.87 g agreement

[3:22:09] authorizing the city attorney

[3:22:11] to take all necessary actions

[3:22:11] to effectuate the intent of

[3:22:14] this resolution. I have a

[3:22:19] motion? Oh, gosh, no, I'm

[3:22:20] sorry. We have we do have

[3:22:21] speakers accounts. Apologies

[3:22:25] for pick. Yes. The first is

[3:22:26] Lucy Hawk and then Chris

[3:22:39] McNulty.

[3:22:40] >> Thank you for letting me

[3:22:45] speaking I understand that you

[3:22:46] guys feel the to sign the 2.87

[3:22:48] g, although I do not agree

[3:22:48] that this was the best thing

[3:22:52] for the city. You are the ones

[3:22:52] who are supposed to speak.

[3:22:53] Resident respect your position

[3:22:56] as leaders, although we very

[3:22:58] much do not see eye to eye on

[3:22:59] this. But now I'm gonna ask

[3:23:01] you to also fight. We just

[3:23:04] particularly just protected

[3:23:07] ourselves from the state, from

[3:23:09] their threats from them

[3:23:10] telling you that you need to

[3:23:11] do this. You guys decided you

[3:23:13] want to do that. But that

[3:23:15] doesn't mean we can't also

[3:23:17] joined the lawsuit. The South

[3:23:19] Miami, we can do both. It's

[3:23:22] not a one or the other. And a

[3:23:23] lot of attorneys were in this

[3:23:25] room that are way smarter than

[3:23:26] me. That said, you guys have a

[3:23:30] really strong case. I'm not an

[3:23:33] attorney. I don't know, is

[3:23:35] passing a resolution just past

[3:23:36] makes your case weaker. But I

[3:23:37] think you deserve it to all of

[3:23:38] the people that were in this

[3:23:41] room to find out. And that is

[3:23:43] not something that's going to

[3:23:43] happen overnight. And urge you

[3:23:47] to really consider the

[3:23:50] obligation to hear all of your

[3:23:51] constituents.

[3:23:52] >> Because there were 2 people

[3:23:54] who spoke tonight favor of

[3:23:54] 2.87 g.

[3:23:57] >> And a lot more that did it.

[3:23:59] I don't know where your moral

[3:24:01] bounds are on what you need to

[3:24:02] follow in percentages of who

[3:24:05] supports showing who doesn't.

[3:24:06] But that seems a little off

[3:24:07] balance. So maybe as a way let

[3:24:10] you know, redeem everybody who

[3:24:14] spoke and could fight.

[3:24:14] >> And I really encourage you

[3:24:16] to do that. And I mean that

[3:24:17] respectfully and all of the

[3:24:19] people who spoke tonight.

[3:24:20] >> We'll have your back.

[3:24:23] Still. I will have your backs.

[3:24:25] So if you decide to join the

[3:24:25] fight and if you decide and I

[3:24:27] don't even know that it's a

[3:24:29] fight really, if you're asking

[3:24:30] for clarity, clearly to me is

[3:24:34] not a Clarity is clarity. We

[3:24:36] just want to know for doing

[3:24:37] something illegal. I don't

[3:24:38] want you to do anything

[3:24:41] illegal. I don't support. You

[3:24:42] doing anything illegal? And I

[3:24:43] don't know that a lot of

[3:24:44] people in this room do, but we

[3:24:47] do need to take the time to

[3:24:49] find out if this is wrong or

[3:24:50] right. And I think you have

[3:24:53] the chance now to do both. I

[3:24:54] hope you'll really consider

[3:24:58] that option. Thank you.

[3:25:00] >> Is Chris. Is Chris still

[3:25:04] here? Is Chris.

[3:25:08] >> Okay. Madalyn bomb. And

[3:25:13] then fill are here. That will

[3:25:14] go to many Hartman if he's

[3:25:25] here. MAY just a second chair.

[3:25:27] >> I am not an expert in the

[3:25:31] law. However, I am a pretty

[3:25:35] pretty good with the Bible.

[3:25:36] And anyone who tells you that

[3:25:39] there is only way one way to

[3:25:39] interpret scripture is pretty

[3:25:44] sadly mistaken. In seminary.

[3:25:45] We learned that because GOD

[3:25:50] speaks to every person through

[3:25:50] scripture interpretations MAY

[3:25:54] definitely very there are

[3:25:55] thousands of biblical scholars

[3:25:57] and theologians. Who are much

[3:26:01] smarter than me who debate the

[3:26:01] meaning of scripture for their

[3:26:05] whole lives. Scriptures, a

[3:26:05] living word of GOD. So we

[3:26:07] cannot ever just read a

[3:26:08] sentence and take it at face

[3:26:13] value. There is context,

[3:26:14] historical meaning intent.

[3:26:15] Translation issues and many

[3:26:18] other things to consider. When

[3:26:19] looking for the true meaning

[3:26:20] of scripture. And this is why

[3:26:23] I get frustrated with people

[3:26:25] who and isolate one line of

[3:26:27] scripture and use it as a

[3:26:29] weapon to attack others are

[3:26:30] hammer home their own warped

[3:26:34] agendas. I believe. That the

[3:26:37] law is very much the same.

[3:26:38] Laws are meant to be

[3:26:40] interpreted by the courts. And

[3:26:41] that is how we do things here

[3:26:44] in the U.S. Law is written,

[3:26:45] but then there can be various

[3:26:48] interpretations of that law.

[3:26:50] So the courts are charged with

[3:26:51] interpreting laws. So why

[3:26:53] would we not want to challenge

[3:26:56] the attorney general and the

[3:26:58] governor's interpretation of

[3:27:00] the law instead of simply

[3:27:01] taking their interpretation at

[3:27:04] face value especially when

[3:27:05] many other smart people

[3:27:09] interpret it differently. I'm

[3:27:10] really tired of the ugly

[3:27:12] rhetoric on social media. From

[3:27:16] many people. Because they have

[3:27:18] read one sentence in a letter

[3:27:19] from Attorney general are one

[3:27:22] sentence of scripture and they

[3:27:23] decide to verbally attack

[3:27:26] other people who have

[3:27:27] different interpretations.

[3:27:29] It's really not acceptable any

[3:27:31] longer. So I ask you to

[3:27:33] consider on item number 2,

[3:27:34] which is what I hope are still

[3:27:35] on because I was outside

[3:27:38] praying with some people. And

[3:27:40] I ask you to see an answer

[3:27:41] from the courts and the

[3:27:44] questions around 2.87 g,

[3:27:45] whether we do it in our own or

[3:27:47] in conjunction with the city

[3:27:58] of South Miami. Thank you.

[3:28:02] Hello again.

[3:28:03] >> money is because we

[3:28:04] resident district one. I'm the

[3:28:07] executive director of the

[3:28:09] Community Center. I didn't

[3:28:11] actually prepare statement for

[3:28:13] and my heart is racing. So I'm

[3:28:14] just going to speak from my

[3:28:15] heart because when it's

[3:28:15] racing, it's speaking the

[3:28:18] truth. I don't even know if

[3:28:20] this resolution is even

[3:28:21] something that makes sense

[3:28:23] anymore. Now that we've signed

[3:28:27] with the 2.87 g Agreement, I

[3:28:28] do want to say that I do

[3:28:30] believe that you've now forced

[3:28:31] a lot of people on this island

[3:28:32] to do illegal things because

[3:28:33] we are going to protect our

[3:28:36] neighbors and our friends. So

[3:28:40] that's rough. And I'm

[3:28:41] incredibly disappointed in the

[3:28:46] city that I call home. I

[3:28:49] really hope that you take a

[3:28:50] lot of time in 9 to think

[3:28:54] through the decision that you

[3:28:55] make yourselves right with And

[3:29:01] that's all I have to say.

[3:29:01] >> So is there Manning

[3:29:06] apartment? How Joanna entre

[3:29:11] Zach? Brailey, Prescott,

[3:29:15] Aruba. Wayne Dumpster. Erik, a

[3:29:20] jewel. Genevieve, don't think

[3:29:31] Julie Brown.

[3:29:35] >> Hello Commissioners, I did

[3:29:36] not also plan to speak on

[3:29:37] this. I signed up become the

[3:29:38] first one and I was skipped. I

[3:29:40] understand was a mistake. Had

[3:29:43] a good one for you. I'm very

[3:29:45] disheartened and disappointed

[3:29:48] that you just voted to ignore

[3:29:49] legal advice and not seek

[3:29:51] additional legal information

[3:29:54] that is what year role is

[3:29:58] here. You should be getting

[3:29:59] legal information to make a

[3:30:03] factual and legal decision. So

[3:30:04] I do ask that you join this

[3:30:05] lawsuit to see can get that

[3:30:10] clarity. I'm afraid of what

[3:30:11] this community has ahead of

[3:30:12] them based on the decision to

[3:30:16] enter the 2.87 g I'm afraid of

[3:30:16] what is going to do to our

[3:30:19] community members who are in

[3:30:23] fear now, people who are

[3:30:24] friends and support the local

[3:30:25] police source as we most of us

[3:30:29] do not just conservatives. And

[3:30:29] it's at their members of our

[3:30:33] community to so this is going

[3:30:36] to put everybody in a really

[3:30:37] difficult position. The best

[3:30:38] thing you can do now is to

[3:30:39] join this lawsuit and get

[3:30:41] clarity and to fight for

[3:30:47] humanity. My mom sent me. The

[3:30:49] text tonight and said

[3:30:50] >> Praying for humanity to

[3:31:00] prevail. Sorry, mom.

[3:31:01] >> For this foster. Still

[3:31:07] here. Or Julie Hill. Or Bert

[3:31:07] Weiss much the that Stacy

[3:31:16] Stall. Killed in Niles.

[3:31:17] >> I think that's it. Anyone

[3:31:18] else want to speak on number

[3:31:26] 2. All right. Thank you. So do

[3:31:29] we have a motion? Can I 0.1

[3:31:32] thing out? Yeah.

[3:31:34] >> Actually a colleague of

[3:31:35] mine e-mailed me and I asked

[3:31:36] Commissioner Coffin for

[3:31:37] clarity. But I think in the

[3:31:37] lot very last, whereas

[3:31:41] section. It says it's in the

[3:31:42] best interest of the city of

[3:31:44] South Miami. And I think that

[3:31:44] needs to be changed to key

[3:31:56] West. Just to make that. I

[3:31:57] think it's just a script

[3:32:05] scrivener's error. So.

[3:32:06] >> with that Correction

[3:32:08] Commissioner Haskell.

[3:32:12] >> Thank you, MADAM Mayor, in

[3:32:13] the interest of compromise,

[3:32:16] like to move to approve this

[3:32:18] resolution with a an important

[3:32:20] change that would be to delete

[3:32:23] in the heading to delete the

[3:32:25] part that authorizes the city

[3:32:27] attorney to file a declaratory

[3:32:29] judgment action against the

[3:32:30] governor, Ron DeSantis and all

[3:32:34] necessary parties soaps. Get

[3:32:35] that far because it's kind

[3:32:37] either or situation. So skip

[3:32:38] that part, no declaratory

[3:32:42] judgment. But agreed to join

[3:32:43] in the action of the city of

[3:32:45] South Miami to determine the

[3:32:46] legality of requirement to

[3:32:48] enter into this 2.87

[3:32:51] agreement. So that's I'm

[3:32:52] suggesting that support the

[3:32:55] efforts of the city of Miami.

[3:33:00] And we do not request attorney

[3:33:00] to file the declaratory

[3:33:07] judgment.

[3:33:08] >> With that, we have a second

[3:33:12] on her emotion. Show second by

[3:33:13] Commissioner Gruber. Any other

[3:33:17] discussion questions? Let's go

[3:33:24] back the studio. That's going

[3:33:26] to costs us money in city of

[3:33:29] Key West. Joining this little

[3:33:34] so. It would depend if we

[3:33:35] joined in how that would work

[3:33:36] if it was just too.

[3:33:40] >> Take that out. Have to look

[3:33:40] to see what the language of

[3:33:41] the actual section say

[3:33:44] regarding that. If we joined

[3:33:46] into their lawsuit to it, more

[3:33:47] cost-effective than filing our

[3:33:54] own. Just going to have an

[3:34:08] opinion from you. I know. But

[3:34:08] >> the motion I mean,

[3:34:11] agreement that we teach this

[3:34:12] have any bear on the agreement

[3:34:15] that we just pass. I would I

[3:34:19] would defer can attorney I. I

[3:34:20] don't have an opinion on this.

[3:34:24] What was the question? The

[3:34:29] 2.87 g agreement and us.

[3:34:33] Joining know though,

[3:34:34] Miami-Dade in the lawsuit

[3:34:35] against DeSantis and Gov. The

[3:34:39] governor.

[3:34:40] >> Would it have any effect?

[3:34:40] Yes, it wouldn't have any

[3:34:42] effect until a decision was

[3:34:43] made and then it would come

[3:34:43] back to the commission to

[3:34:44] decide if you want to

[3:34:46] terminate it based on what the

[3:34:47] decision is, if it is a

[3:34:49] requirement is it's a law and

[3:34:51] that would be something that

[3:34:52] we would term. And at that

[3:34:53] point, once the decisions made

[3:34:55] by the court commission them

[3:34:59] in.

[3:34:59] >> I'm not necessarily opposed

[3:35:07] to. Joining. The dec action.

[3:35:11] With South Miami. But I'm not

[3:35:16] sure. I'm not sure doing it.

[3:35:20] Spending money to do it. The

[3:35:23] end result is. My aunt South.

[3:35:24] Miami is going to get an

[3:35:29] answer. One way or another.

[3:35:33] The judge is going either so

[3:35:34] way I see it and correct me

[3:35:34] over the judge is either going

[3:35:37] to say. I'm not giving you an

[3:35:38] answer because you don't have

[3:35:42] standing. Or the judge is

[3:35:43] going to answer the questions

[3:35:43] that Miami South Miami's

[3:35:47] already asked.

[3:35:48] >> Correct. So, yes, they did.

[3:35:48] They'd have to get past the

[3:35:50] motion to dismiss on the

[3:35:51] standing portion and then

[3:35:52] before they could get to those

[3:35:55] on specific dec actions that

[3:35:56] they're asking for the court

[3:35:58] to decide on. So therefore.

[3:35:59] >> We we would only be joining

[3:36:03] this dec action. As moral

[3:36:09] support. To get the same

[3:36:12] answers and well into complete

[3:36:14] honesty are facts would be a

[3:36:14] little different, I think

[3:36:15] because I think the argument

[3:36:18] in the motion to dismiss is

[3:36:20] that they don't have standing

[3:36:22] because there was no threat

[3:36:22] for moving or suspension of

[3:36:26] the mayor and that nature. As

[3:36:27] the city, it could be argued

[3:36:29] that we might have a better

[3:36:29] chance at standing on that

[3:36:30] because there has been a

[3:36:34] threat as a threat in acted

[3:36:35] upon. Not at this time. So

[3:36:37] again, that would be something

[3:36:38] to argue have been vetted.

[3:36:40] Those arguments fully. But as

[3:36:41] to standing, I mean, it could

[3:36:42] be argued again, either way.

[3:36:46] But I woods date that we would

[3:36:48] have we potentially have that

[3:36:48] are standing just based on the

[3:36:51] letter we did receive in our

[3:36:52] resolution. We passed on the

[3:36:57] 25th. And the resolution we.

[3:36:59] In that resolution. We we gave

[3:37:04] our support. We voted to

[3:37:05] support South Miami in their

[3:37:09] efforts. I'm just not sure

[3:37:13] whether it's not sure doing

[3:37:14] this in spending the money. I

[3:37:16] mean, if if my if if, indeed,

[3:37:21] South Miami. If the judge says

[3:37:22] you don't have standing, then

[3:37:24] night.

[3:37:26] >> I could see supporting us

[3:37:28] saying, ok, they didn't have

[3:37:29] standing. We should go in now

[3:37:30] and give it a shot and 6. See

[3:37:31] if we have standing and get

[3:37:33] the answers. But I'm not sure.

[3:37:35] Joining them right now. Kind

[3:37:39] of makes sense. This point.

[3:37:40] >> And I would suggest a

[3:37:43] potential would be you do. As

[3:37:43] you stated, there is a

[3:37:44] resolution that states that

[3:37:45] you have support for South

[3:37:47] Miami and what they're doing

[3:37:51] potentially maybe if you it

[3:37:52] could be postponed to say

[3:37:52] until maybe the motion to

[3:37:54] dismiss is determined. That's

[3:37:55] something you want to consider

[3:37:57] based on that.

[3:38:05] >> you know, bring it back.

[3:38:06] >> All right. So right now we

[3:38:07] have motion and second, any

[3:38:08] other discussion on her

[3:38:10] amendment. Commissioner

[3:38:14] Haskell's amendment. You want

[3:38:15] to say the amendment one more

[3:38:15] time? I think this would be

[3:38:17] the whole thing because it is

[3:38:18] either or so. This would be

[3:38:20] the motion is to prove this

[3:38:21] resolution.

[3:38:23] >> But with choosing join in

[3:38:23] the action of the city of

[3:38:26] South Miami to determine the

[3:38:27] legality, the requirement to

[3:38:28] enter into the 2.87 g instead

[3:38:32] the first part. Authorizing

[3:38:34] the city attorney to Tafolla

[3:38:36] attack critics Any other

[3:38:42] discussion. Kerry, can you

[3:38:42] call the Roll, Please?

[3:38:44] Commissioner Carey know

[3:38:47] Commissioner Castillo,

[3:38:48] Commissioner Haskell. Yes,

[3:38:49] commissioner Hoover, yes.

[3:38:52] Commissioner Lee. Mayor Henry

[3:38:59] get Snow. Okay. Motion fails.

[3:38:59] They could be another motion

[3:39:06] or we can move on. We can move

[3:39:18] could be another. Go ahead.

[3:39:19] Item number 3, expressing

[3:39:20] support for extending

[3:39:21] temporary protected status.

[3:39:23] Tps for Haitians. And again,

[3:39:23] we do have a public comment.

[3:39:30] Okay. Seahawk. Chris McNulty.

[3:39:41] And Madeline Ball. Good

[3:39:48] evening I have a really nice.

[3:39:49] City reaffirming thing to say.

[3:39:52] But really, why don't you

[3:39:53] >> do want to just throw it

[3:39:54] all in. Do want to support

[3:39:57] anyone in this community.

[3:39:58] That's really like kind of

[3:40:02] where we're at now. In 2022.

[3:40:04] Mayor Johnson and the

[3:40:05] commission proclaimed MAY as

[3:40:07] Haitian Heritage Month.

[3:40:08] >> But it doesn't seem like

[3:40:10] any information we get the

[3:40:12] matters. So I'm really not

[3:40:12] going to even waste my time

[3:40:14] reading this because obviously

[3:40:15] you guys don't actually care

[3:40:26] about your constituents.

[3:40:33] >> I second Lucy Hawk. And

[3:40:34] then Abby Weiss. She's still

[3:40:41] here.

[3:40:43] >> Love the Lord. Your GOD,

[3:40:44] with all your heart with all

[3:40:45] your soul. And with all your

[3:40:48] strength. And the second is

[3:40:50] like it, love your neighbor as

[3:40:54] yourself. I just want to end

[3:40:55] with words of scripture. The

[3:40:57] words of Jesus, because that's

[3:41:00] how I live my life. And I know

[3:41:01] I know that. That's how all of

[3:41:03] you want to live your lives.

[3:41:05] And I don't have any idea why

[3:41:07] we would not support the

[3:41:09] extension of tps for Haitian

[3:41:16] neighbors. Thank you.

[3:41:21] >> And the Julie Hill to

[3:41:25] determine if she is here. My

[3:41:27] name is Abby Weiss regarding

[3:41:29] items 3, I'd like to share a

[3:41:30] firsthand experience with the

[3:41:31] Haitian member of our

[3:41:33] community.

[3:41:34] >> I'm a volunteer with keys

[3:41:36] to be the change and read with

[3:41:36] several Haitian students at

[3:41:39] Point Sienna Elementary. A few

[3:41:40] months ago. One of the

[3:41:43] students and I discussed the

[3:41:45] words. Optum, este and

[3:41:46] pessimist. How to spell

[3:41:49] pronounce and a fine. Every

[3:41:50] time we met, I started our

[3:41:52] conversation with our u n

[3:41:55] Optimist or a pessimist today.

[3:41:56] All refer to this child has

[3:42:01] optimist. Optimists will begin

[3:42:01] be in the fall and in an

[3:42:02] effort to ensure they are as

[3:42:05] prepared as possible. We

[3:42:06] agreed we would like to

[3:42:06] continue reading together over

[3:42:11] the summer. I work with kids

[3:42:11] to be the change and the

[3:42:13] Pointe Sienna parent educator

[3:42:16] to schedule reaching kids over

[3:42:18] the summer is difficult. So I

[3:42:20] was excited JUNE 24th. When I

[3:42:20] heard when I learned we had a

[3:42:21] meeting scheduled for JUNE

[3:42:25] 30th. Optimist wants to be a

[3:42:26] cardiologist and I was ready

[3:42:27] with materials to learn about

[3:42:30] how the heart works. New

[3:42:33] vocabulary and and and help

[3:42:34] bring that dream a tiny step

[3:42:38] closer to reality. I want to

[3:42:39] help optimist see that. A

[3:42:41] career as a cardiologist is a

[3:42:42] possibility and there are

[3:42:43] invested partners to help make

[3:42:47] that happen. On JUNE. 27th the

[3:42:49] secretary of Homeland Security

[3:42:51] announced hemp very protected

[3:42:53] status designated for Haitians

[3:42:53] would be terminated as of

[3:42:58] SEPTEMBER seconds. On JUNE

[3:42:59] 30th, I sat in the Pointe

[3:43:00] Sienna office waiting for up

[3:43:03] to mess to arrive. The parent

[3:43:05] educator called both parents

[3:43:06] several times. The phones

[3:43:07] rang. Then calls were sent to

[3:43:11] voicemail. Optimist lives,

[3:43:12] walking distance from the

[3:43:15] school. I waited patiently but

[3:43:19] optimists never showed. Was it

[3:43:20] possible they were too scared

[3:43:23] to come to their own school?

[3:43:24] Could their parents have

[3:43:26] deemed it too unsafe to let up

[3:43:27] to Mets walk a few blocks from

[3:43:31] home. Do they feel that this

[3:43:32] community and the only

[3:43:33] elementary school this child

[3:43:35] has ever known are now a

[3:43:39] threat to their family. These

[3:43:39] questions raced through my

[3:43:40] mind, then gave way to the

[3:43:41] most frightening question of

[3:43:44] all. If they rescinded

[3:43:47] designation remains in effect,

[3:43:48] has optimists public school

[3:43:51] education ceased altogether.

[3:43:55] Is a 5th grade education. All

[3:43:58] this child so full of

[3:43:58] potential interest and empathy

[3:44:02] will receive from Key West.

[3:44:04] Commissioners. I encourage you

[3:44:05] to support Optum Este and the

[3:44:08] other 5,000 Haitian Members of

[3:44:08] our community by voting in

[3:44:12] support of this resolution to

[3:44:14] extend temporary protected

[3:44:16] status. Let's ensure safety,

[3:44:17] security and access to a

[3:44:18] public school education for

[3:44:25] all children in Key West. Want

[3:44:30] to go So I don't think other

[3:44:31] people are here to say is

[3:44:32] there anyone else that would

[3:44:33] like to speak on this item?

[3:44:46] Please come up. Thank you take

[3:44:48] the time again. I have some

[3:44:49] questions about this. A

[3:44:51] meeting last week. We talked

[3:44:51] about him.

[3:44:52] >> The number of members of

[3:44:55] our community who are Haitian.

[3:44:56] This is not just here in

[3:44:58] Monroe County are Qs a South,

[3:44:59] Florida. I mean, this is a lot

[3:45:02] of the state of Florida you

[3:45:02] know, we heard a lot of

[3:45:05] arguments about what we lose

[3:45:06] by not extending this. What do

[3:45:08] we lose by extending it? But

[3:45:10] what is the harm voting to

[3:45:13] extend this? Are we might

[3:45:14] aggravate some politicians. Is

[3:45:15] that the risk that we're on

[3:45:18] our we putting the city on the

[3:45:21] line by doing this? I

[3:45:21] struggling to understand where

[3:45:23] the hesitancy is here. I can

[3:45:28] tell you, you know. It's not

[3:45:31] just the things that we have

[3:45:32] here in the city that rely on

[3:45:35] these these folks, its county

[3:45:35] services, its regional

[3:45:38] services. I mean, go look at

[3:45:38] where recycling gaps and his

[3:45:42] process. It. A lot of the

[3:45:44] functions of the city either

[3:45:45] direct or indirect rely on on

[3:45:49] these folks. Hawaii, is this

[3:45:52] such a conundrum? And we've

[3:45:53] already talked about the moral

[3:45:54] stuff and everything else. And

[3:45:55] that's really important. But

[3:45:58] I'm not gonna late bloomer

[3:45:58] again. I just don't

[3:46:02] understand. What the risk is

[3:46:04] to extending I'd love some

[3:46:10] clarity on that. Thank you.

[3:46:15] Yes, go ahead.

[3:46:16] >> Jaime, again, Heather's

[3:46:17] look about there's 14, 17, 18

[3:46:21] street district, 4. I just

[3:46:22] want to say, I've got a couple

[3:46:26] phone calls this week from

[3:46:26] city employees.

[3:46:28] >> Who are the directors?

[3:46:31] >> Or at or

[3:46:34] >> directly in charge with

[3:46:34] various members of the Haitian

[3:46:38] community that fall under tps

[3:46:39] asking my organization that

[3:46:41] literally I created a month

[3:46:41] ago with several other people

[3:46:45] in this.

[3:46:48] >> Hall to actively try to

[3:46:49] help our immigrant community

[3:46:50] members. Literally. I've been

[3:46:52] doing this activism work.

[3:46:55] >> This round for one month.

[3:46:57] >> And your people are calling

[3:46:59] me and my people asking for

[3:47:02] help and guidance and asking

[3:47:03] them asking us for pro bono

[3:47:05] lawyers because they're about

[3:47:07] to lose no less than 8

[3:47:09] employees. Regardless of how

[3:47:10] you vote today, tps is ending.

[3:47:10] We're kicking all the Haitians

[3:47:11] out of the country. It's a big

[3:47:11] f#

[3:47:12] #

[3:47:12] mad.

[3:47:16] >> Excuse my language. Your

[3:47:17] people are calling my people

[3:47:18] asking for help because they

[3:47:19] don't know what to Clean your

[3:47:27] house.

[3:47:30] >> That's it. That's it. All

[3:47:32] right. Do we have a motion

[3:47:33] motion to approve motion to

[3:47:35] approve to have a second

[3:47:36] check. It. I have a second by

[3:47:39] Commissioner casino. Any

[3:47:41] discussion Commissioner Carey

[3:47:42] just for clarity. We don't

[3:47:44] have the authority.

[3:47:46] >> The city does not have the

[3:47:47] authority to extend this. But

[3:47:50] we are urging and asking for

[3:47:51] to think it's quite

[3:47:55] appropriate that we do so it

[3:47:56] is truly have a large Haitian

[3:48:00] community here and the thought

[3:48:01] original date was in FEBRUARY

[3:48:03] of 2026. And backing it up so

[3:48:07] quickly. Now to AUGUST 3rd

[3:48:07] with the termination date of

[3:48:11] SEPTEMBER second seems. Very,

[3:48:12] very quickly that these

[3:48:13] families would have to make

[3:48:17] arrangements. So it does seem

[3:48:18] quite appropriate that we that

[3:48:19] we just ask for this

[3:48:19] consideration that just for

[3:48:22] clarity one gentleman was

[3:48:24] asking the city has absolutely

[3:48:26] no authority to to make this

[3:48:27] decision only to urge the

[3:48:29] government to do The

[3:48:32] supporting Any other

[3:48:33] discussion. Commissioner Yeah,

[3:48:37] MADAM Mayor. Think some other

[3:48:40] language should be added to

[3:48:40] this here.

[3:48:41] >> Be in not only Haitians

[3:48:45] should extend till. The people

[3:48:49] that will be sent back and in

[3:48:53] the situation. I mean, it

[3:48:57] singles out just Haitian.

[3:48:58] >> I believe that's what it's

[3:48:59] reference to for the. But

[3:49:11] here's other. Hundreds is one.

[3:49:12] And don't get me wrong. I'm

[3:49:13] I'm I'm in full support of it.

[3:49:17] So. It's not like I'm I just

[3:49:19] don't want to leave anybody

[3:49:19] out that some of the same

[3:49:28] sanctions is. My fellow Okay.

[3:49:29] We don't know what they are,

[3:49:30] but we'll have to bring him

[3:49:34] back. Well, I guess the

[3:49:36] question this is specific

[3:49:37] program, temporary protected

[3:49:38] status under.

[3:49:39] >> The former administration.

[3:49:41] I don't know if are there

[3:49:42] other groups under their own I

[3:49:48] don't know. Commissioner has

[3:49:50] school.

[3:49:53] >> I believe this humanitarian

[3:49:56] parole program primarily

[3:49:57] effects nationals from 4

[3:50:00] countries like Commissioner

[3:50:01] Casteel said Cuba, Haiti,

[3:50:08] Nicaragua and Venezuela.

[3:50:09] Commissioner Lee.

[3:50:09] >> We're talking about tps

[3:50:10] with a parole program month.

[3:50:15] This is just temporary

[3:50:16] protection.

[3:50:19] >> Jennifer Haitian sea well

[3:50:20] could be.

[3:50:20] >> I don't know. We might want

[3:50:23] to postpone this Commissioner

[3:50:24] Kaufman be back and

[3:50:27] participate. We can bring him

[3:50:27] back.

[3:50:28] >> so we can go ahead and go

[3:50:29] with the resolution we have

[3:50:32] now, since we we got a

[3:50:34] commission are you sense of

[3:50:34] putting it on hold? You're

[3:50:35] making a motion for as is

[3:50:41] right Ok? Yeah, we have I

[3:50:42] second the motion. Oh, I'm

[3:50:42] sorry. We have make has

[3:50:45] discussions and it's not okay.

[3:50:46] Okay. So in speaking with our

[3:50:49] hr director today, we do have

[3:50:52] to follow the federal law. The

[3:50:55] city could be exposed to

[3:50:56] hundreds of thousands of

[3:50:57] dollars in civil fines per

[3:50:59] worker as well as criminal

[3:51:02] penalties, including fines and

[3:51:04] imprisonment. And then as your

[3:51:04] mayor, I cannot support

[3:51:09] putting City Hall and this

[3:51:09] position. So and we do have

[3:51:11] some employees that it could

[3:51:13] affect. But we have to follow

[3:51:17] the federal law. Not a mission

[3:51:18] or Kerry. Just for clarity.

[3:51:20] We're just urging the

[3:51:21] government right? It's just

[3:51:23] asking them to support.

[3:51:28] Changing the tea. Correct?

[3:51:29] It's ultimately I I don't want

[3:51:31] to speak for Commissioner

[3:51:31] Hough and but my impression of

[3:51:35] it is just expressing support

[3:51:37] that we earns right to

[3:51:38] continuing it as it's not that

[3:51:40] we're implementing anything

[3:51:40] that we support extension of

[3:51:42] that. Ok, thank you. All

[3:51:43] right. We have a motion is

[3:51:47] second, any other discussion?

[3:51:48] Can you call the Roll, Please?

[3:51:49] Commissioner Kerry

[3:51:51] commissioner Castillo. Yes,

[3:51:54] Commissioner Haskell. Yes.

[3:51:55] Commissioner Hoover. Yes.

[3:51:55] Commissioner Lee. Yes. Mayor

[3:52:00] Enrique Snow. Motion passes.

[3:52:00] Okay. Item number 4

[3:52:02] ordinances. First reading. An

[3:52:04] ordinance of the city of Key

[3:52:07] west of the city commission of

[3:52:07] Key West, Florida, pursuant to

[3:52:10] Section 8.0 1 of the Key West

[3:52:12] Charter and that Nick

[3:52:14] ordinance, number 25, Dash 11

[3:52:15] changing the election date for

[3:52:16] the proposed amendments to

[3:52:18] section 3.0 1, a.

[3:52:18] >> And b of the city charter

[3:52:21] to be placed up for referendum

[3:52:23] on the NOVEMBER. 3rd, 2026

[3:52:23] general election ballot

[3:52:25] clarifying the proposed

[3:52:28] amended amending language in

[3:52:30] Section 3.0 changing the term

[3:52:30] of future mayors from 2 years

[3:52:34] to 4 years clarifying the

[3:52:35] proposed amending language in

[3:52:37] Section 3.0 1 b changing the

[3:52:39] term limits for future mayors

[3:52:42] from 8 12 years providing for

[3:52:43] severability, providing for

[3:52:43] fielding consistent provisions

[3:52:45] providing for an effective

[3:52:46] date.

[3:52:46] >> And I do have Chris nasa

[3:52:54] Coats signed up. Hello, Mayor

[3:52:55] and commissioners Chris

[3:52:58] mascot, 16, 15 Laird Street. I

[3:52:59] had requested that election be

[3:53:04] postponed to save $72,000 in

[3:53:05] city funds. So I really

[3:53:05] appreciate you guys putting

[3:53:09] this on the ballot. I

[3:53:11] encourage you to put this on

[3:53:12] AUGUST election because that

[3:53:13] is when municipal elections

[3:53:16] here in Key West happen. And I

[3:53:18] think it's healthy for us to

[3:53:19] have that debate during the

[3:53:20] municipal elections. That will

[3:53:25] happen in AUGUST. But I do

[3:53:26] support this this movement to

[3:53:27] make so that we can save some

[3:53:28] money. But I do want to point

[3:53:33] out one more thing is that we

[3:53:34] redesigned City government.

[3:53:35] The idea for the mayor to only

[3:53:38] have 2 terms was so that every

[3:53:39] 2 years we could throw out the

[3:53:41] entire the majority of the

[3:53:42] commission, if the city, if

[3:53:46] the city voters wanted to. I

[3:53:47] think that a lot voters might

[3:53:53] want to do that. Thank you.

[3:53:55] >> Thank you. I did sponsor

[3:53:56] this ordinance and I

[3:53:57] previously requested that I

[3:53:58] would like to see the mayor's

[3:54:01] term change from 2 years to 4

[3:54:02] years. However, I have since

[3:54:03] asked that it be postponed

[3:54:08] until the 2026 election. This

[3:54:09] is the right and responsible

[3:54:11] thing to do. So I'm asking for

[3:54:13] the commission's support in

[3:54:14] moving this forward. Do I have

[3:54:16] a motion approve? Have a

[3:54:17] motion by Commissioner Lee a

[3:54:18] second by Commissioner Any

[3:54:20] other discussion. Commissioner

[3:54:25] Haskell.

[3:54:27] >> When a similar ordinance

[3:54:28] came before us earlier, that

[3:54:29] was putting the election date

[3:54:32] in 2025. For first reading and

[3:54:35] never came up for second

[3:54:36] reading. That also, I do

[3:54:39] remember did that also change

[3:54:40] the term limits for future

[3:54:42] mayors from 8 years to 12

[3:54:43] years or is that on this

[3:54:47] version?

[3:54:48] >> know that America MAY

[3:54:49] commissioner Haskell, that was

[3:54:50] a change that was already done

[3:54:52] and approved previously. So

[3:54:52] the only change that we're

[3:54:53] making to this one is

[3:54:57] specifically the election date

[3:54:59] changing from special election

[3:54:59] to the election and a general

[3:55:02] election in Thank you. Any

[3:55:05] other discussion. Can you call

[3:55:08] the roll? Please, commissioner

[3:55:09] Carey s commissioner Castillo.

[3:55:12] Yes, commissioner Haskell.

[3:55:13] Yes, commissioner Hoover. Yes.

[3:55:14] Commissioner Lee. Yes. Mayor

[3:55:18] Henry gets yes. Motion passes.

[3:55:18] >> And at this time our

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