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>> Carey ready, Jason, you

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good. Good evening, everyone.

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I would like to read called a

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special meeting to order on

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JULY 8th 2025. And before we

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begin the roll call, I would

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like to note for record that

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commissioner has school is

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appearing by zoom today under

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exceptional circumstances.

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This meeting was called an

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emergency basis in response to

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the letter received from the

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Attorney general on JULY

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second, 2025. And therefore

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her remote attendance is

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permitted. Do I have it? Any

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objections? Hearing? No

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objections. Her remote

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participation is here by

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approved and she will be

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considered fully present for

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the purposes of this meeting.

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Kerry, can you call the roll?

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Please? Commissioner Carey

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here, commissioner Castillo

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present Commissioner Haskell.

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Commissioner Hoover here.

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Commissioner Kaufman.

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Commissioner Lee here. Mayor

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Henry gets here. Please stand

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for the Pledge of Allegiance.

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I pledge to the flat United

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States of America and to the

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Republic for which it stands.

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One nation. Got indivisible

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with liberty and justice for

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all. Approval of agenda.

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>> Are there any changes to

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the agenda? Do I have a

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motion? So moved motion by

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Commissioner Carey to have a

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second second second by

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Commissioner Lee all in favor

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say Aye. All right. Any motion

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carries. Resolutions item

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number one authorizing and

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directing the city manager to

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enter into the 28 hour.

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>> 2.87 g voluntary memorandum

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of agreement with United

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States Immigration and Customs

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Enforcement.

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>> Okay. So I am sponsoring

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this resolution to direct our

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city manager enter into the

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2.87 g voluntary memorandum of

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agreement with United States

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Immigration and Customs

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Enforcement. The 2.87 g

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Program has 3 models. The jail

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enforcement model, the task

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force model and the warrant

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service officer model. And as

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our police chief indicated at

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our last meeting, the option

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that had been signed was the

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task force model which focuses

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on immigration enforcement

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during routine policy duties.

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My vote at that time was not

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intended as a rejection of

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cooperation with United States

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immigration and collect

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Customs enforcement, nor was

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in an attempt to violate

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Florida law. Rather. My

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decision was based on guidance

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from our interim city attorney

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who determined that the

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existing agreement was not

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valid because it had been

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signed by the chief of police

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rather and the city manager

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has required under our city

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charter. I supported the vote

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to terminate the existing

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agreement so that a new valid

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to 87 agreement could be

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properly considered. And if

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approved, probably executed by

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the city manager in accordance

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to our charter requirements.

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While there are different

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views about the substance of

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the agreement itself, position

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remains focused on ensuring

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that the city of Key West

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complies with both state law

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in our own governance

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standards. So with that, too,

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we have public comments we do

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prior to Commissioner Kaufman

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has sent a statement that he'd

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like me to read. He's unable

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to based on his location.

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>> So I will his statement.

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First. Would like to say that

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I'm extremely disappointed

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that can't be there tonight.

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I'm out of the country on a

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long planned family trip. But

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this meeting, one of the most

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important we faced was

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scheduled without checking of

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all commissioners could

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attend. That's not just

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disrespectful. It's

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unacceptable. 2 of us are gone

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and the still moved forward.

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Why? How is the state chosen

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where there any discussion

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where there was there any

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discussion any transparency or

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is it another behind the

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closed door move like our

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former city manager was

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ousted? Nevertheless, let me

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be clear. I support our

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police. I fully support our

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chief and I absolutely stand

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with our immigrant community,

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our neighbors, our workforce,

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our friends. I think everyone

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showing up tonight in defense

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of human dignity and public

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safety. Unfortunately, we

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landed in this legal mess

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because we didn't get proper

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guidance before the JUNE 30th

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vote. We should have had

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expert legal counsel from the

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start. Why didn't Now instead

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of slowing down and

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considering all our options,

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including joining South South

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Miami's legal challenge, the

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mayor rushed to reverse course

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the city's expert legal

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counsel has confirmed we are

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in a strong position by doing

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nothing. We haven't entered or

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rescinded in agreement.

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There's no legal liabilities.

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So why panic? The mayor

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scheduled this meeting prior

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to discussion the legal

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options with the attorneys.

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Why not wait for the courts to

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decide whether the 2.87 g

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Agreement is mandatory or

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voluntary. Florida law does

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not require cities to sign

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2.87 g it only applies to

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sheriffs. Our police chief

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signed that agreement without

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public input or commission

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approval. That's a problem.

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And we were right to recognize

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it is void. If the mayor's

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resolution is approved, which

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I do not support to enter into

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the 2.87 agreement, that at

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least let's fight in court

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alongside South Miami. But

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make no mistake that entering

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into the 2.87 g Agreement is

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the worst option for our

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community. He depends on

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tourism. We depend on trust.

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Turning our police into ice.

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Agents erodes both. This isn't

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about politics. It's about

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public safety and economic

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survival. There are no

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sanctuary cities in Florida.

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We comply with the law. But we

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don't need to go further than

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the law requires, especially

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not when doing so makes us

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less safe and more vulnerable

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to lawsuits. We took a stand

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for our values on JUNE. 30th

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South Miami stands with us and

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we should stand with our

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Haitian neighbors now tp tps

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is at risk and this is a

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moment for more clarity.

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Please do not let fear win. Do

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not rush. We do not abandon

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the people we swore to

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protect. I respectfully urge

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my fellow commissioners to

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postpone this vote until the

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courts have determined whether

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the city is legally obligated

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to enter this agreement.

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Additionally, such an

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important decision should be

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made when the full commission

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is present approving the

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mayor's resolution at this

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time is premature and

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unnecessary and could place

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both the city and our

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residents in a disadvantage

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position. I think Kerry before

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before you get started.

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>> I like clarify 2 things

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before you get started.

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>> Number one, for the record,

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I did not know that there was

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2 commissioners that we're out

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of time when this meeting was

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called. I learned I learned

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this the win Facebook. There

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was a Facebook post that there

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was a story to write because

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of 2 commissioners being out

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of town on Saturday. I called

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you to say, are there to

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commissioners that not going

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to be present at this meeting.

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that is correct that they're

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going so join by Zoom. And I

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asked you, who are those 2

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commissioners and then you,

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Tony, so want to correct that

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record. And then the other one

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is how did you send that

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statement? Was that by the

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Internet? It was an e-mail,

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ok? Thank you. All right. Can

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you call for public comment,

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please? Yes. So prior to

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public public comment, I do

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want to read one other section

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of done this in the past from

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our resolutions. This is

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pursuant to resolution 25

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dash, 1, 4, 3,

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>> Section 4 b members of the

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public address in the City

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Commission shall observe order

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and decorum, including the

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combining confining of remarks

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to the item at hand. All

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speakers must address their

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comments to the presiding

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officer rather than individual

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commission members or staff a

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person engaged in disorderly

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conduct in the commission

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chambers pursuant to Section 2

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dash, one of the code of

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ordinances maybe removed upon

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a complaint of the presiding

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officer to the police. I'm

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going to call 3 people at a

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time. Everyone will have 3

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minutes. I'm doing 3 in case

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some of the people are out. If

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somebody could go get them, if

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call them and they're not in

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chambers, that would be great.

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So we're going to start with.

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Lucy Hawk, Chris McNulty and

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give that So if you're the

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subsequent speakers, please be

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ready. And we are going to let

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the clock the buzzer has.

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Sometimes you don't hear it.

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So we are going to have to

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keep everything to 3 minutes.

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We have many people signed up.

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Ok, thank you. I think the

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mike needs to get turned Sorry

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>> Good evening, mayor and

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commissioners. My name is Lucy

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Hawking. I'm speaking on

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behalf of 133 members of the

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community who could not be

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here tonight. You see all

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these forms. These are the

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people who speaking majority

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of the people who filled out

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these forms live in the

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Bahamas Village community

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members of that community

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spent hours over the weekend

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canvassing the neighborhood to

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spread awareness about what's

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going on and to get their

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input. We asked 3 simple yes

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or no questions based on

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tonight's agenda. There's a

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lot of those people are not

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able to be here. The questions

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that we asked where item one

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should cue spd enter into a

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2.87 g agreement. Item 2.

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Should the city see clarity

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from a court through a lawsuit

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against Governor DeSantis or

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join the city of South Miami

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said to determine the legality

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of the requirement to enter

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into 2.87 g item 3. So the

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city expressed support 4

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extend extending tps for

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Haitian community. Of the 133

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papers that I'm holding 130

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people think we should uphold

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the decision that was made

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last Monday. 127 people also

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think we should seek clarity

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through lawsuit and 130 people

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also support our Haitian

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community members. These

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numbers are not just numbers.

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These are people that live on

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this island who are not here

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to speak for a variety of

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reasons, work fear, inability

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to be public. That kind of

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thing. But most of these

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people are from the Bahamas,

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alleged community and live in

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Commissioner Castillo's

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district based on those

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opinions. We strongly urge you

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to uphold the decision that

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you made last Monday. These

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people are very proud of what

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you did last week. We hope you

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can honor that. Thank you. So

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if Chris Bentley and then Lisa

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Chronis.

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>> How America's City

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Commissioners, my name is

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Chris McNulty. I'm a resident

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of district one. I'm also the

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executive director of the

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Queer Keys Community Center.

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I'm also gay. Also queer. I'm

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also non binary and also

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Gemini. And I do understand

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that my big beautiful earrings

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might be very loud. Some will

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try to speak over them. And I

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just want to express my

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frustration as well for the

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emergency nature of this

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meeting. I do not feel that

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there is an emergency on this

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island. The only emergency

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that I'm aware of is the

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paranoid delusion of our

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PRESIDENT Who thinks there's

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something happening in this

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country. I also understand

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that based on the state

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attorney general's letter that

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you are all worried about your

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jobs and your positions here

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and I understand being worried

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about that. I but however, I

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also think that that is a moot

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point because if we do sign

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and that's to 87 g Agreement,

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I do think you your jobs are

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up for for release. Anyway.

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And I also would like to

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express on behalf of my friend

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who I mentioned last time I

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was here. She is an immigrant.

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She is here on a work permit

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and I would like to speak on

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her behalf because he's afraid

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to be here. So she says. As an

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immigrant to this country, I

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was drawn here by the promise

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of happiness, peace and

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justice that I lacked in my

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homeland. Unfortunately, after

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a decade of living here, I

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have witnessed a disturbing

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trend of racism in America get

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i remain hopeful that we can

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rise above this challenge. We

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are all immigrants to this

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country with our ancestors

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hailing from Foreign shores by

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acknowledging our shared

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heritage, we can tap into a

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deeper sense of empathy and

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understanding. I'm deeply

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concerned about my friends

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were currently incarcerated

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without just cause simply

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because of their immigration

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status. It is crucial to

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recognize that they are

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hard-working, kind and decent

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individuals who contribute

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positively to society. Well, I

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I agree that criminals and

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individuals who pose a threat

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to society should be held

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accountable. I firmly believe

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that the current system is

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unfair and disproportionately

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targets innocent people who

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among us has not inadvertently

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committed a minor infractions

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such as running a red light. I

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urge you to reflect on your

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own actions and be honest with

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yourselves. By doing so we can

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cultivate a more compassionate

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and inclusive society

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together, we can create a

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brighter future where everyone

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has the opportunity to thrive.

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If we unite and advocate for

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justice, we can bring about

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transformative change and

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there is strength in unity and

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together we can overcome even

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the most daunting challenges.

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And also like to say that I

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also support our police force

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and I am wondering how they

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feel about using our taxpayer

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dollars on their regular pay

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to support ice was getting

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bonuses through our tax

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dollars from that big focus

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with that, I will just I urge

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you to deliver us from evil.

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Thank you so much. Have to vet

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Lisa and then Madeline bomb.

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Good afternoon, MADAM Mayor

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and commissioners.

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>> My name is the baddest one,

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although Lee and I'm a 61

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year-old native of Key West.

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I'm a 4th generation Kong

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whose ancestors migrated from

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Spain, Cuba and the Bahamas. I

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attended the city commission

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special meeting 2 weeks ago in

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left feeling hopeful and so

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proud to have such courageous

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open minded individuals to

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represent this city that I

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love and call home. I'm

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fortunate enough to have

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worked with children from all

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over the world, including many

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Latin countries, Haiti, China,

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Russia, the Czech Republic.

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And is that the stand to name

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a few? I have had the

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opportunity to retool and with

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them about many things,

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including the civil rights

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movement and activists heroes

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like Martin Luther King

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Junior, Rosa Parks, Ruby

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Bridges, protest, boycott

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Siddons and how those who

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participated were simply

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asking for equal equitable

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treatment and the right to

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live a good life. Many

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students said I would have

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fought them or I would have

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said this or that.

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>> But one student looked at

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me and asked what would you

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have done? I thought for a

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moment and said I honestly

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don't know because I was not

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there, but I hope that I would

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have been brave enough to do

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the right thing. I'll never

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forget that. I never thought

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i'd have the opportunity to

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find out what I would have

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done. But here we are and I

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owe it all to to all of my

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children to stand up and speak

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out on their behalf because

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they can't do it for

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themselves to have to do the

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right thing. And yes, I said

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my children because they are

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they're all our children. I've

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had students whose parents

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were deported during the last

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Trump administration. And

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though this was traumatic for

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them, they had one parent who

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was allowed to stay behind the

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saving grace, then was that

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these family members were sent

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back to their country of

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origin and as problematic and

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dangerous as that MAY have

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been, at least it was familiar

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territory. Now people who have

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committed no crime safer,

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wanting and hoping to ensure

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safety an opportunity for

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themselves and their loved

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ones are being terrorized,

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kidnapped, shackled and

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shipped off to concentration

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camps and who loves with no

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hope of release. These people

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are not criminals. They're

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hardworking members of our

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community. Their parents,

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sons, daughters, Brothers,

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sisters, friends and

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neighbors. We cannot stand for

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this. We cannot ask our law

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enforcement officers to comply

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if the risk of becoming

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dehumanized and radicalized as

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weapons inflicting harm on our

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most vulnerable population. So

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I ask you to leave with your

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heart. The brave. Continue to

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stand with our community, our

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beloved community be on the

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right side street. Empathy is

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all that prevents us from

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becoming immune to suffering.

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Once we sacrifice our humanity

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cannot get it back together.

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We are one human family. We

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are all the same. Same for the

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circumstances and luck of our

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birth. Thank you for

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listening.

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>> Lisa Matalin and then Sarah

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did not.

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>> Good evening. Name is Lisa

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Curtis. I moved here in 1989

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at work. Is a paralegal. And

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so 2000. Then it became a

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registered nurse and took care

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of this community. Everybody

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and this community got the

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same care for me. What I'm

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watching is horrific. It's

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it's a terrific and we have

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the power because when I

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looked at the 2.87, g is a

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voluntary. It's voluntary

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cracked. So if it's voluntary

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and work us were one human

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family. Why are we voluntarily

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assisting? Why don't we join

579
00:18:07,655 --> 00:18:11,392
with MR. Huffman had said if I

580
00:18:11,392 --> 00:18:14,392
heard him correctly. Wait for

581
00:18:15,463 --> 00:18:16,697
the lawsuits filed lawsuit.

582
00:18:16,697 --> 00:18:18,299
This is a small community. I

583
00:18:18,299 --> 00:18:18,932
am begging you. These are

584
00:18:18,932 --> 00:18:21,468
people we know that we've

585
00:18:21,468 --> 00:18:24,468
worked with for 20 years. Some

586
00:18:24,839 --> 00:18:25,773
of them they're hard workers.

587
00:18:25,773 --> 00:18:26,708
It's not okay. I'm not put the

588
00:18:26,708 --> 00:18:29,108
police officers are awesome

589
00:18:30,778 --> 00:18:31,779
too. They're awesome. We love

590
00:18:31,779 --> 00:18:33,414
our police officers put their

591
00:18:33,414 --> 00:18:34,849
community police officers to

592
00:18:34,849 --> 00:18:37,952
help us. That means every one

593
00:18:37,952 --> 00:18:39,754
of us. We can't cherry pick.

594
00:18:39,754 --> 00:18:40,454
This reminds me of 1930's. I'm

595
00:18:40,454 --> 00:18:42,854
not exaggerating. Thank. They

596
00:18:44,159 --> 00:18:45,930
didn't start for the end, but

597
00:18:45,930 --> 00:18:45,961
we have the ability to make a

598
00:18:45,961 --> 00:18:48,396
little bit change right here

599
00:18:48,396 --> 00:18:50,465
in the city of Key West. We

600
00:18:50,465 --> 00:18:51,399
can show the world that we

601
00:18:51,399 --> 00:18:52,634
care. We're going to protect

602
00:18:52,634 --> 00:18:55,634
every human being no matter

603
00:18:56,671 --> 00:18:59,671
what. The criminals are in

604
00:19:00,308 --> 00:19:00,976
prison, they can send them.

605
00:19:00,976 --> 00:19:01,709
Why are they going after

606
00:19:01,709 --> 00:19:03,612
people that are taking care of

607
00:19:03,612 --> 00:19:06,448
patients? That are working in

608
00:19:06,448 --> 00:19:10,180
a nursing home? Make that make

609
00:19:10,180 --> 00:19:10,652
sense to me. But before it

610
00:19:10,652 --> 00:19:11,286
doesn't make sense to me,

611
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please do not sign up to

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624
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I crawled out of my house to

625
00:19:22,564 --> 00:19:26,764
get here to let you guys now.

626
00:19:27,970 --> 00:19:30,239
This hurts me. Hurts my heart.

627
00:19:30,239 --> 00:19:30,973
That there were watching human

628
00:19:30,973 --> 00:19:31,673
being shown. These are people.

629
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There's a 21 year-old that I

630
00:19:32,407 --> 00:19:33,475
as I understand gentleman from

631
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down here that is now.

632
00:19:34,977 --> 00:19:36,645
>> Up in the Everglades.

633
00:19:36,645 --> 00:19:38,480
>> And in it.

634
00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:40,882
>> Hence in a swamp with this

635
00:19:40,882 --> 00:19:43,882
key knows that have illnesses

636
00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:45,855
and water on the floor. We

637
00:19:45,855 --> 00:19:46,589
have to actually, I think put

638
00:19:46,589 --> 00:19:48,989
a barrier around the

639
00:19:49,224 --> 00:19:49,925
immigrants and protect them.

640
00:19:49,925 --> 00:19:53,195
For all immigrants to at the

641
00:19:53,195 --> 00:19:54,430
end of the day, I'm not an

642
00:19:54,430 --> 00:19:56,320
American Indian. I'm not going

643
00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:56,866
to tell my family came here

644
00:19:56,866 --> 00:19:59,268
from Italy to escape whatever

645
00:19:59,268 --> 00:20:00,302
they were trying to escape.

646
00:20:00,302 --> 00:20:01,437
And I'm asking for compassion

647
00:20:01,437 --> 00:20:04,874
from city. I know. Has it. You

648
00:20:04,874 --> 00:20:08,474
have it. Do the right thing.

649
00:20:16,753 --> 00:20:17,420
Please. But the law work.

650
00:20:17,420 --> 00:20:19,820
>> Madeleine Sarah and then

651
00:20:22,691 --> 00:20:24,493
Kirby Myers. I am Reverend

652
00:20:24,493 --> 00:20:26,662
Matalin, pastor of Qs, United

653
00:20:26,662 --> 00:20:28,598
Methodist Church just over a

654
00:20:28,598 --> 00:20:29,332
week ago, I left this place

655
00:20:29,332 --> 00:20:31,200
feeling great joy and pride in

656
00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:33,836
all of you for having the

657
00:20:33,836 --> 00:20:34,571
courage to take the stand for

658
00:20:34,571 --> 00:20:36,706
those in our community who are

659
00:20:36,706 --> 00:20:40,306
living in fear. Now, it seems

660
00:20:41,444 --> 00:20:42,445
for some of you, your fear is

661
00:20:42,445 --> 00:20:44,914
causing you to second guess

662
00:20:44,914 --> 00:20:47,314
the brave and morally

663
00:20:47,817 --> 00:20:48,585
admirable decision you made

664
00:20:48,585 --> 00:20:51,200
last week. Now I have to say

665
00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:51,721
that I understand fear. I do.

666
00:20:51,721 --> 00:20:53,690
I have lived a great majority

667
00:20:53,690 --> 00:20:56,690
of my life, fearful that

668
00:20:57,327 --> 00:20:58,270
people would not like me. So I

669
00:20:58,270 --> 00:20:59,929
did with the bullies and the

670
00:20:59,929 --> 00:21:02,698
people in power told me to do

671
00:21:02,698 --> 00:21:03,699
even when I knew was wrong.

672
00:21:03,699 --> 00:21:07,536
Fear is cause me to do things.

673
00:21:07,536 --> 00:21:08,271
I am not proud of one of those

674
00:21:08,271 --> 00:21:11,740
things is that I remain silent

675
00:21:11,740 --> 00:21:12,642
for many years as our

676
00:21:12,642 --> 00:21:14,642
denomination debated the

677
00:21:16,113 --> 00:21:16,813
ordination of lgbtq clergy and

678
00:21:16,813 --> 00:21:19,820
performing same sex weddings

679
00:21:19,820 --> 00:21:22,618
because I was afraid I would

680
00:21:22,618 --> 00:21:23,286
not be ordained. In other

681
00:21:23,286 --> 00:21:25,688
words, I was afraid I would

682
00:21:25,688 --> 00:21:28,392
lose my job. Fear is real. And

683
00:21:28,392 --> 00:21:31,962
I understand it. But here's my

684
00:21:31,962 --> 00:21:32,596
question for you. Has the

685
00:21:32,596 --> 00:21:34,310
entire country watches on

686
00:21:34,310 --> 00:21:36,933
which side of history. Would

687
00:21:36,933 --> 00:21:37,935
you like to be found? Do you

688
00:21:37,935 --> 00:21:40,137
want to be the people who

689
00:21:40,137 --> 00:21:41,939
allowed fear to dictate their

690
00:21:41,939 --> 00:21:43,307
actions or do you want to be

691
00:21:43,307 --> 00:21:44,708
the people who found the

692
00:21:44,708 --> 00:21:47,945
courage to do what is right,

693
00:21:47,945 --> 00:21:49,146
no matter how scary that MAY

694
00:21:49,146 --> 00:21:50,180
be last week. You are brave.

695
00:21:50,180 --> 00:21:52,490
In other words, in the words

696
00:21:52,490 --> 00:21:52,983
of the prophet Micah, you

697
00:21:52,983 --> 00:21:54,985
sought justice. You loved

698
00:21:54,985 --> 00:21:56,987
mercy and walk humbly with

699
00:21:56,987 --> 00:21:57,655
GOD. And now you are allowing

700
00:21:57,655 --> 00:22:00,557
the bullies to cause you to

701
00:22:00,557 --> 00:22:01,792
second. Guess that. I want you

702
00:22:01,792 --> 00:22:04,428
to hear this. I still often

703
00:22:04,428 --> 00:22:06,970
fear when I enter the pulpit

704
00:22:06,970 --> 00:22:08,320
to preach and even standing

705
00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:10,234
before you. But I know 2

706
00:22:10,234 --> 00:22:12,536
things being liked in staying

707
00:22:12,536 --> 00:22:13,271
in my comfort zone is far less

708
00:22:13,271 --> 00:22:15,720
important than standing up for

709
00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:16,207
those who cannot stand up for

710
00:22:16,207 --> 00:22:19,207
themselves and being silent is

711
00:22:19,943 --> 00:22:22,943
not an option. My personal

712
00:22:23,448 --> 00:22:24,916
journey I realized on JUNE 12,

713
00:22:24,916 --> 00:22:27,316
2016 when 49 people died in

714
00:22:27,385 --> 00:22:28,152
the polls. The Pulse nightclub

715
00:22:28,152 --> 00:22:28,953
massacre that I could no

716
00:22:28,953 --> 00:22:31,353
longer remain silent and

717
00:22:32,890 --> 00:22:32,757
silence is not an option. Now,

718
00:22:32,757 --> 00:22:36,357
as are our neighbors are in

719
00:22:38,229 --> 00:22:39,130
fear. I often use quotes in

720
00:22:39,130 --> 00:22:39,798
movies, firms from movies and

721
00:22:39,798 --> 00:22:42,499
my sermons. So let me leave

722
00:22:42,499 --> 00:22:46,990
you with this. This quote from

723
00:22:46,504 --> 00:22:49,730
we bought a zoo. Sometimes all

724
00:22:49,730 --> 00:22:52,100
you need is 20 seconds of

725
00:22:52,100 --> 00:22:52,877
insane courage just literally

726
00:22:52,877 --> 00:22:54,713
20 seconds of embarrassing

727
00:22:54,713 --> 00:22:55,380
bravery and I promise you

728
00:22:55,380 --> 00:22:57,780
that's something great will

729
00:22:58,250 --> 00:23:01,850
come of it. This is your 20

730
00:23:09,660 --> 00:23:12,660
seconds. Thank you. And So

731
00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:15,500
curvy and then Daniel Mothers.

732
00:23:15,500 --> 00:23:16,301
>> Hi, Good evening. My name

733
00:23:16,301 --> 00:23:18,470
is Kirby Myers. And I've been

734
00:23:18,470 --> 00:23:20,380
a key West residents since

735
00:23:20,380 --> 00:23:21,273
2012. I stand here tonight

736
00:23:21,273 --> 00:23:24,273
because like you, I'm scared

737
00:23:25,244 --> 00:23:26,845
and I'm angry. I know each of

738
00:23:26,845 --> 00:23:27,546
you have been threatened by or

739
00:23:27,546 --> 00:23:29,815
government for taking a stand

740
00:23:29,815 --> 00:23:31,160
to do the right thing. I know

741
00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:31,850
you've been told if you stand

742
00:23:31,850 --> 00:23:34,250
your ground here tonight,

743
00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:35,854
retribution will be served a

744
00:23:35,854 --> 00:23:36,955
fear tactic. Our government

745
00:23:36,955 --> 00:23:38,423
has embraced to control those

746
00:23:38,423 --> 00:23:40,592
who speak out against

747
00:23:40,592 --> 00:23:41,627
censorship, women's rights,

748
00:23:41,627 --> 00:23:44,270
minorities and others without

749
00:23:44,129 --> 00:23:46,980
a voice. So tonight with the

750
00:23:46,980 --> 00:23:47,600
understanding of the threats

751
00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:48,433
against you and at the risk of

752
00:23:48,433 --> 00:23:51,360
being a legally removed from

753
00:23:51,360 --> 00:23:51,770
this platform by our

754
00:23:51,770 --> 00:23:54,770
governor's office. I asked you

755
00:23:55,274 --> 00:23:56,175
a greater calling. And while

756
00:23:56,175 --> 00:23:57,443
it's much easier path to bend

757
00:23:57,443 --> 00:23:59,445
and to those in Washington who

758
00:23:59,445 --> 00:24:00,779
hide behind the masks and

759
00:24:00,779 --> 00:24:02,481
violence, they continue to

760
00:24:02,481 --> 00:24:04,550
unleash a their own citizens

761
00:24:04,550 --> 00:24:05,383
and neighbors. I asked you to

762
00:24:05,383 --> 00:24:08,354
be the public servants who

763
00:24:08,354 --> 00:24:09,210
were elected to be for us for

764
00:24:09,210 --> 00:24:12,210
our children. And for those

765
00:24:12,325 --> 00:24:14,594
who come after us. The world

766
00:24:14,594 --> 00:24:16,562
is watching Key West. And

767
00:24:16,562 --> 00:24:18,263
while this measure is a

768
00:24:18,263 --> 00:24:18,998
symbolic vote and perhaps a

769
00:24:18,998 --> 00:24:20,867
vote in your minds that is not

770
00:24:20,867 --> 00:24:23,267
worth losing your position

771
00:24:23,702 --> 00:24:24,971
over. I challenge that belief.

772
00:24:24,971 --> 00:24:27,340
I believe your stance against

773
00:24:27,340 --> 00:24:28,241
this evil spreading across our

774
00:24:28,241 --> 00:24:31,811
nation is exactly what you are

775
00:24:31,811 --> 00:24:33,146
called to do. Because 30 years

776
00:24:33,146 --> 00:24:33,779
from now, most of us will not

777
00:24:33,779 --> 00:24:36,779
be here. Put our children

778
00:24:37,350 --> 00:24:39,510
well. And our grandchildren.

779
00:24:39,510 --> 00:24:39,752
Well, and when they look back

780
00:24:39,752 --> 00:24:41,688
at this night, it could be a

781
00:24:41,688 --> 00:24:43,723
defining moment in our

782
00:24:43,723 --> 00:24:44,523
history. They will either look

783
00:24:44,523 --> 00:24:47,293
back at our local leaders here

784
00:24:47,293 --> 00:24:48,395
tonight who had an opportunity

785
00:24:48,395 --> 00:24:49,429
to spread a light across this

786
00:24:49,429 --> 00:24:53,290
nation and create a model for

787
00:24:53,667 --> 00:24:55,702
others to follow and fight and

788
00:24:55,702 --> 00:24:56,603
stand and look at the bullies

789
00:24:56,603 --> 00:25:00,203
in the eye with unity and

790
00:25:00,539 --> 00:25:01,174
unwavering conviction. They'll

791
00:25:01,174 --> 00:25:04,174
look back and recall the

792
00:25:05,312 --> 00:25:07,180
moment that faded as we cower

793
00:25:07,180 --> 00:25:09,149
fear and allowed those who

794
00:25:09,149 --> 00:25:09,816
rule by intimidation and

795
00:25:09,816 --> 00:25:11,684
violence to once again walk

796
00:25:11,684 --> 00:25:14,788
for those without a voice. I

797
00:25:14,788 --> 00:25:15,922
know you are scared, scared to

798
00:25:15,922 --> 00:25:18,492
lose your positions. Scared of

799
00:25:18,492 --> 00:25:19,192
the retribution, scared of the

800
00:25:19,192 --> 00:25:19,893
rhetoric hate being spread on

801
00:25:19,893 --> 00:25:21,695
social media and the violent

802
00:25:21,695 --> 00:25:22,596
acts against our communities.

803
00:25:22,596 --> 00:25:24,864
But if you don't take the

804
00:25:24,864 --> 00:25:26,800
stand tonight, Bill, I'm

805
00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:29,802
asking you to stay strong. I'm

806
00:25:29,802 --> 00:25:30,471
asking you to be brave. I'm

807
00:25:30,471 --> 00:25:31,371
asking this night to become

808
00:25:31,371 --> 00:25:33,706
something more than a symbolic

809
00:25:33,706 --> 00:25:34,708
state from a little island of

810
00:25:34,708 --> 00:25:38,780
Key West, I'm asking you to

811
00:25:38,780 --> 00:25:38,812
create a spark, a spark that

812
00:25:38,812 --> 00:25:41,582
will ignite a flame across the

813
00:25:41,582 --> 00:25:42,850
state and across this nation.

814
00:25:42,850 --> 00:25:43,550
One that calls for more

815
00:25:43,550 --> 00:25:44,318
leaders in towns like us here

816
00:25:44,318 --> 00:25:46,920
to fight back for those who

817
00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:47,621
cannot and to stand together

818
00:25:47,621 --> 00:25:51,221
because if you fight for us,

819
00:25:51,224 --> 00:25:52,250
we fight for you. As and Frank

820
00:25:52,250 --> 00:25:53,194
hid in the attic. Fearing the

821
00:25:53,194 --> 00:25:55,129
inevitable that she would be

822
00:25:55,129 --> 00:25:56,863
likely abducted by armed

823
00:25:56,863 --> 00:25:57,898
government forces attempting

824
00:25:57,898 --> 00:25:58,566
to cleanse communities of

825
00:25:58,566 --> 00:25:59,333
immigrants in minority. She

826
00:25:59,333 --> 00:26:00,267
still believed in a world. The

827
00:26:00,267 --> 00:26:03,671
pope and love and empathy. And

828
00:26:03,671 --> 00:26:04,739
during that time she wrote.

829
00:26:04,739 --> 00:26:06,540
How wonderful it is that

830
00:26:06,540 --> 00:26:08,409
nobody wait a single moment

831
00:26:08,409 --> 00:26:09,977
before starting to improve the

832
00:26:09,977 --> 00:26:11,977
world respected commissioners,

833
00:26:13,647 --> 00:26:14,615
please don't wait. Stay the

834
00:26:14,615 --> 00:26:15,316
course. Fight for your

835
00:26:15,316 --> 00:26:15,916
children, your grandchildren,

836
00:26:15,916 --> 00:26:18,916
fight for the truth and

837
00:26:26,260 --> 00:26:26,660
nothing. Let's let know.

838
00:26:26,660 --> 00:26:29,660
>> And you call the next

839
00:26:32,300 --> 00:26:33,868
Please.

840
00:26:33,868 --> 00:26:34,668
>> Can you call the next one?

841
00:26:34,668 --> 00:26:36,270
Please carry Can you call the

842
00:26:36,270 --> 00:26:39,270
next one? Please? Are you

843
00:26:42,410 --> 00:26:43,770
Sarah?

844
00:26:43,770 --> 00:26:44,612
>> So we have Sarah Daniel

845
00:26:44,612 --> 00:26:46,648
Mothers and then Aaron Stover.

846
00:26:46,648 --> 00:26:49,618
My name is Sarah Tunnel. It

847
00:26:49,618 --> 00:26:50,485
I'm a full-time resident.

848
00:26:50,485 --> 00:26:53,485
Something I think about often

849
00:26:56,624 --> 00:26:57,392
is time. Time wasted. Time

850
00:26:57,392 --> 00:26:58,920
calling my representatives who

851
00:26:58,920 --> 00:26:59,894
rarely pick up the phone. And

852
00:26:59,894 --> 00:27:03,494
if they do. Don't have any

853
00:27:04,899 --> 00:27:07,680
answers. Time we stood reading

854
00:27:07,680 --> 00:27:08,903
a report hoping that the

855
00:27:08,903 --> 00:27:10,272
public servants listed in the

856
00:27:10,272 --> 00:27:13,800
report but have the decency to

857
00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:15,210
do the right thing.

858
00:27:15,210 --> 00:27:17,210
Acknowledge their wrongdoings

859
00:27:18,546 --> 00:27:22,116
and pass the baton along to

860
00:27:22,116 --> 00:27:24,516
people with backbones. The

861
00:27:27,255 --> 00:27:28,457
time we stood by people only

862
00:27:28,457 --> 00:27:29,423
live here have time

863
00:27:29,423 --> 00:27:31,823
complaining about people who

864
00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:32,594
actually live here full time.

865
00:27:32,594 --> 00:27:34,629
The people who keep this

866
00:27:34,629 --> 00:27:37,629
island to life. Time well

867
00:27:39,334 --> 00:27:40,135
spent. Showing up. But this

868
00:27:40,135 --> 00:27:42,135
communities to support

869
00:27:43,138 --> 00:27:45,538
neighbors and insight 13, the

870
00:27:46,241 --> 00:27:46,909
reputation of a community that

871
00:27:46,909 --> 00:27:49,909
has always stood up against

872
00:27:50,646 --> 00:27:53,646
tyranny. Time lost. My friend

873
00:27:54,717 --> 00:27:57,386
at the corner store, hiding in

874
00:27:57,386 --> 00:27:58,253
the bathroom until he heard me

875
00:27:58,253 --> 00:27:58,921
announce myself and then

876
00:27:58,921 --> 00:28:01,921
walking out shaking and in

877
00:28:02,758 --> 00:28:05,294
shambles. The time my friend

878
00:28:05,294 --> 00:28:05,927
spent trying see his dying

879
00:28:05,927 --> 00:28:07,463
father in another country

880
00:28:07,463 --> 00:28:11,630
before time ran out. It ran

881
00:28:13,168 --> 00:28:15,537
out. Like to spend the rest of

882
00:28:15,537 --> 00:28:16,372
my time and our time quiet

883
00:28:16,372 --> 00:28:19,372
contemplation and to make it

884
00:28:20,643 --> 00:28:22,511
count. Whenever anyone in this

885
00:28:22,511 --> 00:28:25,214
room is ready, please raise

886
00:28:25,214 --> 00:28:26,515
your hand if you agree that

887
00:28:26,515 --> 00:28:27,183
keyword should remain a

888
00:28:27,183 --> 00:28:29,719
sanctuary, a place where a

889
00:28:29,719 --> 00:28:31,719
person.

890
00:28:32,321 --> 00:28:35,321
>> But their time is free,

891
00:28:35,758 --> 00:28:37,694
precious and protected. Except

892
00:28:37,694 --> 00:28:39,661
in the most serious of

893
00:28:39,661 --> 00:28:40,763
circumstances. And please keep

894
00:28:40,763 --> 00:28:42,565
your hands down if you think

895
00:28:42,565 --> 00:28:43,899
that key West should no longer

896
00:28:43,899 --> 00:28:46,899
be sanctuary by any definition

897
00:29:00,683 --> 00:29:02,683
of the word.

898
00:29:53,604 --> 00:29:55,604
Thank you. Daniel

899
00:30:00,177 --> 00:30:00,844
Aaron and then Abby Weiss.

900
00:30:00,844 --> 00:30:02,279
>> I imagine the job of key

901
00:30:02,279 --> 00:30:05,279
West City commissioner is a

902
00:30:05,282 --> 00:30:06,350
relatively thankless task.

903
00:30:06,350 --> 00:30:07,318
Most days are mundane filled

904
00:30:07,318 --> 00:30:10,318
with small choices about which

905
00:30:10,387 --> 00:30:11,122
the public will largely never

906
00:30:11,122 --> 00:30:11,822
be concerned. I imagine the

907
00:30:11,822 --> 00:30:13,991
moments when your duties are

908
00:30:13,991 --> 00:30:14,692
thrust into the spotlight can

909
00:30:14,692 --> 00:30:17,920
be stressful and emotionally

910
00:30:18,562 --> 00:30:19,162
draining. So I'd like to thank

911
00:30:19,162 --> 00:30:21,966
you for the courage and

912
00:30:21,966 --> 00:30:22,633
humanity you showed last week.

913
00:30:22,633 --> 00:30:23,367
I am deeply appreciative of

914
00:30:23,367 --> 00:30:25,536
your willingness to hear pleas

915
00:30:25,536 --> 00:30:27,672
from your constituents. Andrew

916
00:30:27,672 --> 00:30:29,574
in accordance both with their

917
00:30:29,574 --> 00:30:30,307
desires and with the of

918
00:30:30,307 --> 00:30:30,941
inclusivity that has long been

919
00:30:30,941 --> 00:30:34,541
the heart of the key West

920
00:30:34,578 --> 00:30:35,213
community. Unfortunately, days

921
00:30:35,213 --> 00:30:37,480
later, we find ourselves

922
00:30:37,480 --> 00:30:38,916
asking that same question, a

923
00:30:38,916 --> 00:30:39,817
question that has become a

924
00:30:39,817 --> 00:30:43,417
flash point in the battle for

925
00:30:43,721 --> 00:30:44,388
our cultural identity as we

926
00:30:44,388 --> 00:30:45,756
approach a crossroads that

927
00:30:45,756 --> 00:30:46,423
will shape the future of this

928
00:30:46,423 --> 00:30:48,192
island and be remembered by

929
00:30:48,192 --> 00:30:48,993
those who come after you. I

930
00:30:48,993 --> 00:30:51,950
want to place this moment in

931
00:30:51,950 --> 00:30:54,950
the greater context of the

932
00:30:55,499 --> 00:30:57,435
nation and of history. We MAY

933
00:30:57,435 --> 00:30:58,690
be a town of just 20,000. The

934
00:30:58,690 --> 00:31:01,272
key West is a name that's

935
00:31:01,272 --> 00:31:03,308
larger than life. Actions on

936
00:31:03,308 --> 00:31:04,743
this island. Reverberate

937
00:31:04,743 --> 00:31:07,345
across the nation in a way few

938
00:31:07,345 --> 00:31:08,790
small towns can replicate. Eu

939
00:31:08,790 --> 00:31:09,681
ruling last week made

940
00:31:09,681 --> 00:31:12,584
headlines in New York and

941
00:31:12,584 --> 00:31:13,251
California, Texas and Ohio.

942
00:31:13,251 --> 00:31:14,418
Social media accounts with

943
00:31:14,418 --> 00:31:16,818
millions of followers praised

944
00:31:19,257 --> 00:31:20,910
bravery. Your choices will be

945
00:31:20,910 --> 00:31:21,560
mourned or celebrated by far

946
00:31:21,560 --> 00:31:23,595
more than those who fill this

947
00:31:23,595 --> 00:31:25,497
room, your voices might be

948
00:31:25,497 --> 00:31:26,698
heard around the world as

949
00:31:26,698 --> 00:31:28,698
Florida boycotts explode

950
00:31:30,435 --> 00:31:31,136
across Europe and Canada. If

951
00:31:31,136 --> 00:31:33,710
the consensus you reach is in

952
00:31:33,710 --> 00:31:34,906
line with the image we strive

953
00:31:34,906 --> 00:31:37,142
to project a culture that

954
00:31:37,142 --> 00:31:37,842
embraces all regardless of

955
00:31:37,842 --> 00:31:39,744
gender, sexuality, skin color

956
00:31:39,744 --> 00:31:42,214
or place birth. Key West could

957
00:31:42,214 --> 00:31:43,148
become beacon of hope

958
00:31:43,148 --> 00:31:46,180
separated from the mainland by

959
00:31:46,180 --> 00:31:48,530
more than our bridges. This

960
00:31:48,530 --> 00:31:49,555
can be achieved by simply

961
00:31:49,555 --> 00:31:50,222
delaying a decision on the

962
00:31:50,222 --> 00:31:52,222
2.87 agreement until we're

963
00:31:53,525 --> 00:31:55,827
certain of our legal standing.

964
00:31:55,827 --> 00:31:57,228
History rarely looks kindly on

965
00:31:57,228 --> 00:31:57,829
those who see power to

966
00:31:57,829 --> 00:31:59,829
politicians seeking the

967
00:32:01,166 --> 00:32:01,834
consolidation of that power.

968
00:32:01,834 --> 00:32:03,302
We're not talking about the

969
00:32:03,302 --> 00:32:04,436
glorious actions of those who

970
00:32:04,436 --> 00:32:06,738
vowed to the wills and

971
00:32:06,738 --> 00:32:07,439
dictators or governors as they

972
00:32:07,439 --> 00:32:08,607
stripped their subordinates,

973
00:32:08,607 --> 00:32:11,477
the capacity to be more

974
00:32:11,477 --> 00:32:12,211
loving, more kind and more

975
00:32:12,211 --> 00:32:14,880
compassionate. There is a word

976
00:32:14,880 --> 00:32:17,280
for describing we're facing

977
00:32:17,683 --> 00:32:18,584
when leaders enforce their

978
00:32:18,584 --> 00:32:19,151
agendas, threats, remove duly

979
00:32:19,151 --> 00:32:20,653
elected officials for

980
00:32:20,653 --> 00:32:21,753
representing the will of their

981
00:32:21,753 --> 00:32:23,422
constituents and power in the

982
00:32:23,422 --> 00:32:23,989
hands of their chosen

983
00:32:23,989 --> 00:32:26,389
enforcers. We call it

984
00:32:27,393 --> 00:32:29,295
authoritarianism. America was

985
00:32:29,295 --> 00:32:31,264
supposed to oppose that

986
00:32:31,264 --> 00:32:33,566
ideology. We are supposed to

987
00:32:33,566 --> 00:32:34,300
fight for more freedoms, more

988
00:32:34,300 --> 00:32:36,302
equality, more distribution of

989
00:32:36,302 --> 00:32:38,302
power to municipalities,

990
00:32:39,138 --> 00:32:39,839
cities and individual voters.

991
00:32:39,839 --> 00:32:41,941
The stories we tell ourselves

992
00:32:41,941 --> 00:32:43,476
about the greatness of this

993
00:32:43,476 --> 00:32:44,143
country are filled with pave

994
00:32:44,143 --> 00:32:46,479
individuals who fought back

995
00:32:46,479 --> 00:32:48,479
against government overreach.

996
00:32:49,248 --> 00:32:49,948
Today we're asking you to find

997
00:32:49,948 --> 00:32:53,152
the courage to be the heroes

998
00:32:53,152 --> 00:32:53,786
of this particular story and

999
00:32:53,786 --> 00:32:55,722
make a choice that future

1000
00:32:55,722 --> 00:32:56,623
generations can celebrate.

1001
00:32:56,623 --> 00:33:00,223
Thank you for your time and

1002
00:33:10,350 --> 00:33:11,104
your compassion. Aaron. And

1003
00:33:11,104 --> 00:33:11,638
actually, Richard, what

1004
00:33:11,638 --> 00:33:12,372
comment called Abby

1005
00:33:12,372 --> 00:33:14,240
incorrectly, Richard. And then

1006
00:33:14,240 --> 00:33:16,240
John

1007
00:33:17,100 --> 00:33:17,610
>> MADAM Mayor commissioners

1008
00:33:17,610 --> 00:33:20,100
Stover. I'm a full-time

1009
00:33:20,413 --> 00:33:21,748
resident since 2012. I'm

1010
00:33:21,748 --> 00:33:22,882
reading a letter tonight on

1011
00:33:22,882 --> 00:33:25,282
behalf of Natalia Duke,

1012
00:33:25,519 --> 00:33:26,219
founder of the Keys,

1013
00:33:26,219 --> 00:33:26,920
Immigration Coalition is that

1014
00:33:26,920 --> 00:33:29,589
a country wanted me to share

1015
00:33:29,589 --> 00:33:30,290
her words. She writes, I've

1016
00:33:30,290 --> 00:33:32,459
never been more proud of our

1017
00:33:32,459 --> 00:33:34,270
city that I was last Monday

1018
00:33:34,270 --> 00:33:35,950
when you write leave, what are

1019
00:33:35,950 --> 00:33:36,897
the agreement that force local

1020
00:33:36,897 --> 00:33:38,897
law enforcement erratically

1021
00:33:38,999 --> 00:33:39,832
profile and detain community

1022
00:33:39,832 --> 00:33:41,168
members. I thank you for your

1023
00:33:41,168 --> 00:33:42,350
courage for doing the right

1024
00:33:42,350 --> 00:33:44,400
thing. And yet we must

1025
00:33:44,400 --> 00:33:46,973
continue the course you have

1026
00:33:46,973 --> 00:33:47,641
the privilege and duty the

1027
00:33:47,641 --> 00:33:48,409
vote on what not only will

1028
00:33:48,409 --> 00:33:52,900
make us safer, but what is

1029
00:33:52,679 --> 00:33:53,380
right. The numerous problems

1030
00:33:53,380 --> 00:33:54,140
that come with signing a 2.87

1031
00:33:54,140 --> 00:33:56,414
g Agreement were clearly

1032
00:33:57,450 --> 00:33:58,850
stated last week in addition

1033
00:33:58,850 --> 00:33:58,786
taking valuable time and

1034
00:33:58,786 --> 00:34:00,487
resources from officers doing

1035
00:34:00,487 --> 00:34:03,487
their actual job. It also

1036
00:34:03,490 --> 00:34:04,591
leads to racial profiling and

1037
00:34:04,591 --> 00:34:05,259
lack of due process, both of

1038
00:34:05,259 --> 00:34:08,259
which have been costly for

1039
00:34:08,495 --> 00:34:10,731
Monroe County in the past in

1040
00:34:10,731 --> 00:34:12,299
2018 mcso wrongfully detained

1041
00:34:12,299 --> 00:34:15,899
and handed over U.S. Citizen

1042
00:34:16,103 --> 00:34:17,400
Peter Brown to ice. The

1043
00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:20,400
lawsuit brought by splc, an

1044
00:34:20,441 --> 00:34:21,308
aclu in 2018 cost the county

1045
00:34:21,308 --> 00:34:22,977
the taxpayers hundreds of

1046
00:34:22,977 --> 00:34:25,977
thousands of dollars. Do we

1047
00:34:26,713 --> 00:34:27,248
want to be next? I ask you to

1048
00:34:27,248 --> 00:34:29,182
stay strong and not

1049
00:34:29,182 --> 00:34:31,520
voluntarily signed the

1050
00:34:31,520 --> 00:34:31,786
agreement. Let's wait to let

1051
00:34:31,786 --> 00:34:34,786
the courts decide the legality

1052
00:34:34,956 --> 00:34:35,656
of entering the agreement.

1053
00:34:35,656 --> 00:34:36,357
Furthermore, I encourage you

1054
00:34:36,357 --> 00:34:39,293
to join South Miami's lawsuit

1055
00:34:39,293 --> 00:34:40,260
against the state. Multiple

1056
00:34:40,260 --> 00:34:41,629
organizations around the state

1057
00:34:41,629 --> 00:34:44,599
have offered their pro bono

1058
00:34:44,599 --> 00:34:45,366
services to help us understand

1059
00:34:45,366 --> 00:34:47,668
and fight against this

1060
00:34:47,668 --> 00:34:49,504
massive, unconstitutional

1061
00:34:49,504 --> 00:34:50,504
overreach. Moreover, I urge

1062
00:34:50,504 --> 00:34:52,707
you to express your support

1063
00:34:52,707 --> 00:34:54,175
for extending tps for

1064
00:34:54,175 --> 00:34:57,145
Haitians. When I taught in

1065
00:34:57,145 --> 00:34:58,146
adult education in 2011, the

1066
00:34:58,146 --> 00:34:58,813
majority of my students were

1067
00:34:58,813 --> 00:35:00,281
from Haiti escaping damage

1068
00:35:00,281 --> 00:35:03,281
from the earthquake and again,

1069
00:35:03,885 --> 00:35:05,520
from the cholera epidemic. I

1070
00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:05,720
run into them weekly as they

1071
00:35:05,720 --> 00:35:08,720
are embedded in our diverse

1072
00:35:09,524 --> 00:35:11,793
community. Currently, I teach

1073
00:35:11,793 --> 00:35:12,494
yes, well, 2 key West High

1074
00:35:12,494 --> 00:35:13,161
school students and have many

1075
00:35:13,161 --> 00:35:15,630
Haitians students that have

1076
00:35:15,630 --> 00:35:17,463
escaped gang violence. They

1077
00:35:17,966 --> 00:35:19,200
long to feel safe and

1078
00:35:19,200 --> 00:35:19,901
included. Unfortunately, after

1079
00:35:19,901 --> 00:35:21,236
all, they've been doing there

1080
00:35:21,236 --> 00:35:22,537
now scared to even attend

1081
00:35:22,537 --> 00:35:26,137
summer school. We have a duty

1082
00:35:26,340 --> 00:35:27,800
to support and protect them by

1083
00:35:27,800 --> 00:35:28,760
staying strong. We have an

1084
00:35:28,760 --> 00:35:30,245
opportunity to truly show the

1085
00:35:30,245 --> 00:35:32,514
state of Florida and the

1086
00:35:32,514 --> 00:35:34,516
country. What it means to

1087
00:35:34,516 --> 00:35:37,516
actually be one human family

1088
00:35:39,587 --> 00:35:40,922
signed that all you do. Those

1089
00:35:40,922 --> 00:35:42,524
are not my words. I do

1090
00:35:42,524 --> 00:35:43,425
absolutely. Echo them agree

1091
00:35:43,425 --> 00:35:45,593
with them. And I just wanted

1092
00:35:45,593 --> 00:35:49,970
to quickly add that this feels

1093
00:35:49,970 --> 00:35:49,765
like a small boat by a small

1094
00:35:49,765 --> 00:35:52,301
group of people on a small

1095
00:35:52,301 --> 00:35:53,234
island. But you have so much

1096
00:35:53,234 --> 00:35:53,968
power to set precedent. So

1097
00:35:53,968 --> 00:35:56,368
please don't squander that.

1098
00:36:09,418 --> 00:36:13,180
Thank you. So we Richard would

1099
00:36:15,757 --> 00:36:16,458
come John and then fill er.

1100
00:36:16,458 --> 00:36:19,228
>> Hello, my name is Richard

1101
00:36:19,228 --> 00:36:20,763
would come. Iqs. Business

1102
00:36:20,763 --> 00:36:21,697
owner and I live in Old town.

1103
00:36:21,697 --> 00:36:24,697
Thank you for the opportunity

1104
00:36:26,202 --> 00:36:28,137
to speak. I'm opposed to the

1105
00:36:28,137 --> 00:36:30,439
city of Key West entering into

1106
00:36:30,439 --> 00:36:32,575
a 2.87 g agreement with ice.

1107
00:36:32,575 --> 00:36:33,141
I'm very emotional about this,

1108
00:36:33,141 --> 00:36:35,541
but I'll be speaking

1109
00:36:38,914 --> 00:36:39,648
factually. Point number one.

1110
00:36:39,648 --> 00:36:40,383
Key West law enforcement

1111
00:36:40,383 --> 00:36:42,785
acting with ice is bad for the

1112
00:36:42,785 --> 00:36:43,519
key West economy. As a

1113
00:36:43,519 --> 00:36:45,888
business owner, the labor for

1114
00:36:45,888 --> 00:36:47,890
the available labor force is

1115
00:36:47,890 --> 00:36:48,624
very tight. Many members of

1116
00:36:48,624 --> 00:36:49,826
the qs community are afraid to

1117
00:36:49,826 --> 00:36:54,260
go outside or go to church or

1118
00:36:54,797 --> 00:36:55,931
go to work. Point. Number 2,

1119
00:36:55,931 --> 00:36:57,567
agreement will damage

1120
00:36:57,567 --> 00:36:59,468
relations between U.S. Law

1121
00:36:59,468 --> 00:37:00,236
enforcement in the qs

1122
00:37:00,236 --> 00:37:02,636
community. It makes what

1123
00:37:03,339 --> 00:37:03,940
should be a co-operative.

1124
00:37:03,940 --> 00:37:05,940
Relationship. Much more

1125
00:37:07,744 --> 00:37:08,444
adversarial. We already have

1126
00:37:08,444 --> 00:37:10,130
Monroe County law enforcement

1127
00:37:10,130 --> 00:37:12,413
acting as isolations. Point.

1128
00:37:14,517 --> 00:37:16,917
Number 3. This agreement will

1129
00:37:17,187 --> 00:37:18,288
divert U.S. Law enforcement

1130
00:37:18,288 --> 00:37:20,289
resources in addition to

1131
00:37:20,289 --> 00:37:22,580
costly and time-consuming

1132
00:37:22,580 --> 00:37:22,659
training, it takes valuable

1133
00:37:22,659 --> 00:37:25,659
time away from city law

1134
00:37:25,995 --> 00:37:28,395
enforcement functions. The key

1135
00:37:28,431 --> 00:37:29,266
West City Commission should

1136
00:37:29,266 --> 00:37:31,601
protect the community and the

1137
00:37:31,601 --> 00:37:33,236
businesses of Key West by not

1138
00:37:33,236 --> 00:37:35,636
entering into an agreement.

1139
00:37:43,547 --> 00:37:44,314
With ice. Thank you. After

1140
00:37:44,314 --> 00:37:47,914
John, we have still are. And

1141
00:37:51,287 --> 00:37:51,955
then Hannah Edwards. I'm John

1142
00:37:51,955 --> 00:37:53,824
a lifelong resident of Key

1143
00:37:53,824 --> 00:37:54,390
West.

1144
00:37:54,390 --> 00:37:56,790
>> Thank you for this

1145
00:37:57,828 --> 00:37:58,562
opportunity to speak. It's

1146
00:37:58,562 --> 00:38:02,162
important that we keep our eye

1147
00:38:02,533 --> 00:38:04,000
on the issues here. Agreement

1148
00:38:04,000 --> 00:38:06,503
2.87 g it's not necessary for

1149
00:38:06,503 --> 00:38:09,439
ice to do its work here, you

1150
00:38:09,439 --> 00:38:10,941
for the local police to assist

1151
00:38:10,941 --> 00:38:11,542
them but ending Estes until

1152
00:38:11,542 --> 00:38:13,942
they can be transported

1153
00:38:15,813 --> 00:38:16,913
elsewhere. As I understand it,

1154
00:38:16,913 --> 00:38:18,816
the fact that participation is

1155
00:38:18,816 --> 00:38:20,918
not required already in the

1156
00:38:20,918 --> 00:38:23,318
title. We're at states

1157
00:38:25,389 --> 00:38:26,230
voluntary, not mandatory. So

1158
00:38:26,230 --> 00:38:27,758
as Tallahassee wanting so

1159
00:38:27,758 --> 00:38:30,627
badly to impose this sentence.

1160
00:38:30,627 --> 00:38:31,929
Not a surprise, actually, it's

1161
00:38:31,929 --> 00:38:33,697
consistent with its actions

1162
00:38:33,697 --> 00:38:34,398
across the years to squelch

1163
00:38:34,398 --> 00:38:37,398
every part of local autonomy.

1164
00:38:37,801 --> 00:38:38,402
It possibly can often in

1165
00:38:38,402 --> 00:38:40,802
violation of the powers

1166
00:38:41,238 --> 00:38:41,906
granted to local

1167
00:38:41,906 --> 00:38:44,306
municipalities by our state

1168
00:38:45,710 --> 00:38:46,377
constitution and laws. By and

1169
00:38:46,377 --> 00:38:47,440
large. Our community has a

1170
00:38:47,440 --> 00:38:48,746
favorable impression of our

1171
00:38:48,746 --> 00:38:51,146
local police department and

1172
00:38:52,583 --> 00:38:53,251
justifiably so. We are

1173
00:38:53,251 --> 00:38:54,551
fortunate the chief Brandon

1174
00:38:54,551 --> 00:38:56,200
brings a fair and reasonable

1175
00:38:56,200 --> 00:38:58,890
man. It was wrong to

1176
00:38:58,890 --> 00:38:59,790
disrespect him when he spoke

1177
00:38:59,790 --> 00:39:00,491
last week. He's on our side

1178
00:39:00,491 --> 00:39:04,910
and has the best interest of

1179
00:39:04,362 --> 00:39:05,697
our community at heart. Our

1180
00:39:05,697 --> 00:39:06,597
police, our trains to defuse

1181
00:39:06,597 --> 00:39:08,997
tense situations rather than

1182
00:39:09,934 --> 00:39:10,568
fanning the flames and

1183
00:39:10,568 --> 00:39:12,968
escalating them into more

1184
00:39:13,104 --> 00:39:15,907
newsworthy crisis. Do you have

1185
00:39:15,907 --> 00:39:19,507
the same impression of ice? If

1186
00:39:19,744 --> 00:39:20,979
anything, quite the opposite.

1187
00:39:20,979 --> 00:39:22,680
They have been reports and

1188
00:39:22,680 --> 00:39:24,248
allegations that police in key

1189
00:39:24,248 --> 00:39:26,418
west of acted as de facto ice

1190
00:39:26,418 --> 00:39:27,551
agents during routine traffic

1191
00:39:27,551 --> 00:39:29,551
stops, particularly targeting

1192
00:39:31,322 --> 00:39:33,722
immigrants. By making our

1193
00:39:33,858 --> 00:39:35,360
police officers act as hit men

1194
00:39:35,360 --> 00:39:36,610
for ice. The excellent

1195
00:39:36,610 --> 00:39:38,290
community report we have had

1196
00:39:38,290 --> 00:39:41,629
with our police vanishes in an

1197
00:39:42,634 --> 00:39:43,301
instant. Once our police

1198
00:39:43,301 --> 00:39:45,301
officers become identified

1199
00:39:45,670 --> 00:39:46,705
with ice agents, they will no

1200
00:39:46,705 --> 00:39:47,406
longer be regarded with the

1201
00:39:47,406 --> 00:39:51,600
same sense of trust. We have

1202
00:39:51,743 --> 00:39:52,377
had. Is that what we want? Is

1203
00:39:52,377 --> 00:39:55,377
that even with our police

1204
00:39:56,548 --> 00:39:58,948
themselves want. And therefore

1205
00:39:59,117 --> 00:39:59,851
propose reinstating are 2.87 g

1206
00:39:59,851 --> 00:40:02,851
agreement. It is not necessary

1207
00:40:02,954 --> 00:40:03,655
for ice's work. Additionally

1208
00:40:03,655 --> 00:40:05,690
agreeing to it since the

1209
00:40:05,690 --> 00:40:07,960
message to Tallahassee that we

1210
00:40:07,960 --> 00:40:10,360
are further acquiescing as

1211
00:40:11,363 --> 00:40:12,960
they attempt to strip us more

1212
00:40:12,960 --> 00:40:14,466
and more of local control over

1213
00:40:14,466 --> 00:40:17,235
our own affairs. If you give

1214
00:40:17,235 --> 00:40:20,710
in to a bully, you just get

1215
00:40:20,710 --> 00:40:22,471
more being bullied. Listen,

1216
00:40:34,152 --> 00:40:35,870
open your eyes and see.

1217
00:40:35,870 --> 00:40:37,487
>> Phil and then Hannah

1218
00:40:39,191 --> 00:40:39,725
Edwards and many Hartman after

1219
00:40:39,725 --> 00:40:41,725
>> Good afternoon,

1220
00:40:42,161 --> 00:40:42,828
commissioners Mayor, I'm Phil

1221
00:40:42,828 --> 00:40:43,962
Air resident of Miami-Dade

1222
00:40:43,962 --> 00:40:44,664
County and the retired Navy

1223
00:40:44,664 --> 00:40:48,233
must thing here with my words

1224
00:40:48,233 --> 00:40:51,233
to serve in courage. What

1225
00:40:51,971 --> 00:40:52,672
happened last week was.

1226
00:40:52,672 --> 00:40:54,672
>> Administrative correction.

1227
00:40:55,308 --> 00:40:56,308
You corrected an error.

1228
00:40:56,308 --> 00:40:57,676
>> And the world came down

1229
00:40:57,676 --> 00:41:00,313
upon. You recognize that what

1230
00:41:00,313 --> 00:41:02,248
is coming down upon you is

1231
00:41:02,248 --> 00:41:02,882
political pressure, political

1232
00:41:02,882 --> 00:41:05,151
pressure in the form of a

1233
00:41:05,151 --> 00:41:05,985
letter from the state attorney

1234
00:41:05,985 --> 00:41:08,985
general who could who writing

1235
00:41:09,289 --> 00:41:09,956
with political politicized

1236
00:41:09,956 --> 00:41:10,656
rhetoric within his letter.

1237
00:41:10,656 --> 00:41:13,920
It's clear to see no need to

1238
00:41:13,920 --> 00:41:14,460
be a lawyer to see it. So it

1239
00:41:14,460 --> 00:41:15,828
is the political pressure that

1240
00:41:15,828 --> 00:41:18,828
you're responding to in my

1241
00:41:19,932 --> 00:41:22,332
assessment. It is the

1242
00:41:23,360 --> 00:41:24,103
political pressure also of

1243
00:41:24,103 --> 00:41:24,804
your boss. Is your residence

1244
00:41:24,804 --> 00:41:25,538
here in the chamber that you

1245
00:41:25,538 --> 00:41:27,600
responded to last week and you

1246
00:41:27,600 --> 00:41:30,600
should respond to this week

1247
00:41:31,678 --> 00:41:33,120
today. So with that. I want to

1248
00:41:33,120 --> 00:41:36,120
just encourage you to think

1249
00:41:36,549 --> 00:41:39,952
about. Whom do you work for?

1250
00:41:39,952 --> 00:41:43,990
Who do you work for? And what

1251
00:41:43,990 --> 00:41:44,991
are your core values and your

1252
00:41:44,991 --> 00:41:48,561
core values are meant to be

1253
00:41:48,561 --> 00:41:49,262
with the people. So I'd

1254
00:41:49,262 --> 00:41:51,732
encourage you stand with the

1255
00:41:51,732 --> 00:41:53,633
people. Recognize what is

1256
00:41:53,633 --> 00:41:54,767
legally required. And I think

1257
00:41:54,767 --> 00:41:55,435
the previous commissioner was

1258
00:41:55,435 --> 00:41:57,303
on commissioner coffin. Lay

1259
00:41:57,303 --> 00:42:00,903
that out very well. And what

1260
00:42:03,443 --> 00:42:04,344
is politically? Charged and go

1261
00:42:04,344 --> 00:42:07,748
with your go with your with

1262
00:42:07,748 --> 00:42:08,481
your gut and don't be bullied

1263
00:42:08,481 --> 00:42:11,481
by the the political messaging

1264
00:42:18,358 --> 00:42:19,392
from Tallahassee. Thank you.

1265
00:42:19,392 --> 00:42:22,392
>> After Hannah, we have Manny

1266
00:42:23,229 --> 00:42:23,764
and then Laura Byrne, Italy.

1267
00:42:23,764 --> 00:42:25,764
Good evening. Mayor

1268
00:42:26,299 --> 00:42:27,340
commissioners and staff. My

1269
00:42:27,340 --> 00:42:27,667
name is Hannah Edwards. And

1270
00:42:27,667 --> 00:42:30,170
I'm speaking as a private

1271
00:42:30,170 --> 00:42:30,871
citizen. I want to thank you

1272
00:42:30,871 --> 00:42:32,506
for the courage you showed in

1273
00:42:32,506 --> 00:42:34,709
the last meeting. And I want

1274
00:42:34,709 --> 00:42:35,709
to share something with you.

1275
00:42:35,709 --> 00:42:39,309
When I left that meeting, I

1276
00:42:39,313 --> 00:42:40,414
ran into a friend of mine.

1277
00:42:40,414 --> 00:42:41,215
She's from Nicaragua. And

1278
00:42:41,215 --> 00:42:41,848
though she and her family are

1279
00:42:41,848 --> 00:42:43,617
naturalized, many of her

1280
00:42:43,617 --> 00:42:45,519
friends and relatives are here

1281
00:42:45,519 --> 00:42:46,754
on visas. My friend gave me a

1282
00:42:46,754 --> 00:42:47,388
big hug. She'd watching the

1283
00:42:47,388 --> 00:42:49,788
meeting online while she

1284
00:42:50,191 --> 00:42:50,892
worked her second job. Thank

1285
00:42:50,892 --> 00:42:53,761
you. She said for standing up

1286
00:42:53,761 --> 00:42:54,761
for my community were all too

1287
00:42:54,761 --> 00:42:57,565
scared to be there to be at

1288
00:42:57,565 --> 00:42:58,266
the meetings. GOD bless you

1289
00:42:58,266 --> 00:43:02,169
and GOD bless the city of Key

1290
00:43:02,169 --> 00:43:04,710
West. I thought you should

1291
00:43:04,710 --> 00:43:04,772
hear that people who work the

1292
00:43:04,772 --> 00:43:05,439
people who are quietly behind

1293
00:43:05,439 --> 00:43:07,975
the scenes making this city

1294
00:43:07,975 --> 00:43:10,511
run. Appreciate you. You might

1295
00:43:10,511 --> 00:43:11,179
not know them all by name, but

1296
00:43:11,179 --> 00:43:13,579
they're really grateful for

1297
00:43:13,681 --> 00:43:15,750
what you did last week. Now

1298
00:43:15,750 --> 00:43:17,718
regarding the situation at

1299
00:43:17,718 --> 00:43:19,253
hand, I read the a g's letter

1300
00:43:19,253 --> 00:43:21,623
and I believe the intent is to

1301
00:43:21,623 --> 00:43:22,657
scare you. And this whole

1302
00:43:22,657 --> 00:43:23,258
situation is scary. Many, many

1303
00:43:23,258 --> 00:43:25,927
people in this town are

1304
00:43:25,927 --> 00:43:27,462
scared. I'm scared right now.

1305
00:43:27,462 --> 00:43:29,197
I remember that fear can be

1306
00:43:29,197 --> 00:43:30,398
used as a very effective tool

1307
00:43:30,398 --> 00:43:31,650
to get people to do what you

1308
00:43:31,650 --> 00:43:33,465
want, especially when your

1309
00:43:35,136 --> 00:43:35,804
argument is lacking. In his

1310
00:43:35,804 --> 00:43:36,937
letter, the ag mentions the

1311
00:43:36,937 --> 00:43:39,307
arrest of sex offenders,

1312
00:43:39,307 --> 00:43:39,941
murderers and animal abusers.

1313
00:43:39,941 --> 00:43:42,376
He makes it sound like or

1314
00:43:42,376 --> 00:43:44,679
community is unsafe. But I

1315
00:43:44,679 --> 00:43:46,214
disagree. We have excellent

1316
00:43:46,214 --> 00:43:46,915
law enforcement, including the

1317
00:43:46,915 --> 00:43:48,350
chief the Key West Police and

1318
00:43:48,350 --> 00:43:50,451
the Monroe County sheriff.

1319
00:43:50,451 --> 00:43:52,200
They do their jobs extremely

1320
00:43:52,200 --> 00:43:52,721
well. They're great stewards

1321
00:43:52,721 --> 00:43:55,824
of our tax dollars are crime.

1322
00:43:55,824 --> 00:43:57,958
Rates are very low and they

1323
00:43:57,958 --> 00:43:59,270
cooperate with all other law

1324
00:43:59,270 --> 00:43:59,961
enforcement organizations and

1325
00:43:59,961 --> 00:44:01,730
the people I says now

1326
00:44:01,730 --> 00:44:02,798
snatching from their bikes are

1327
00:44:02,798 --> 00:44:04,990
not criminals. According to

1328
00:44:04,990 --> 00:44:06,990
the transactional Records,

1329
00:44:06,501 --> 00:44:07,169
Access Clearinghouse as of

1330
00:44:07,169 --> 00:44:10,169
JUNE 15th. So it's probably

1331
00:44:10,739 --> 00:44:13,608
even more so than now or than

1332
00:44:13,608 --> 00:44:14,343
then. 71.7% of those held in

1333
00:44:14,343 --> 00:44:17,343
ice detention have no criminal

1334
00:44:18,880 --> 00:44:19,581
record. My parents were active

1335
00:44:19,581 --> 00:44:21,750
in the civil rights movement

1336
00:44:21,750 --> 00:44:23,485
in the 1960's and the kkk

1337
00:44:23,485 --> 00:44:24,453
burned across in their yard to

1338
00:44:24,453 --> 00:44:27,220
scare them. That was extremely

1339
00:44:27,220 --> 00:44:27,755
scary for them. But it didn't

1340
00:44:27,755 --> 00:44:30,759
stop them from standing up for

1341
00:44:30,759 --> 00:44:32,461
equal rights. Don't let fear

1342
00:44:32,461 --> 00:44:33,562
stop you from doing what's

1343
00:44:33,562 --> 00:44:34,229
right. We believe in you and

1344
00:44:34,229 --> 00:44:37,229
we will continue to support

1345
00:44:38,767 --> 00:44:39,535
you. My daughter's preschool

1346
00:44:39,535 --> 00:44:41,270
teacher once told me a story

1347
00:44:41,270 --> 00:44:41,904
she was in a store with their

1348
00:44:41,904 --> 00:44:43,138
own little girl who had a

1349
00:44:43,138 --> 00:44:44,106
meltdown in the middle of the

1350
00:44:44,106 --> 00:44:46,909
aisle she wanted to Dish Usher

1351
00:44:46,909 --> 00:44:48,144
in leave the store. But she

1352
00:44:48,144 --> 00:44:49,445
had a cart full of groceries

1353
00:44:49,445 --> 00:44:50,212
and she remembered how we, as

1354
00:44:50,212 --> 00:44:50,879
parents always say, I'd

1355
00:44:50,879 --> 00:44:52,748
stepped in front of a train

1356
00:44:52,748 --> 00:44:55,284
for my child and she thought

1357
00:44:55,284 --> 00:44:57,860
this is the train, these

1358
00:44:57,860 --> 00:44:59,486
tantrums these hard moments.

1359
00:45:00,290 --> 00:45:01,357
This is what we step in front

1360
00:45:01,357 --> 00:45:02,580
of. So she sat down on the

1361
00:45:02,580 --> 00:45:03,593
floor next to her daughter in

1362
00:45:03,593 --> 00:45:04,260
tow. She calmed down.

1363
00:45:04,260 --> 00:45:06,660
Commissioners. This is the

1364
00:45:07,763 --> 00:45:08,364
train. This is the hard moment

1365
00:45:08,364 --> 00:45:09,932
where you get to choose

1366
00:45:09,932 --> 00:45:10,833
whether to do it, you know, is

1367
00:45:10,833 --> 00:45:13,469
right and stand beside the

1368
00:45:13,469 --> 00:45:16,639
people of your city or to walk

1369
00:45:16,639 --> 00:45:17,573
away because this is hard. We

1370
00:45:17,573 --> 00:45:19,575
can let the courts do their

1371
00:45:19,575 --> 00:45:20,743
job. We can wait for legal

1372
00:45:20,743 --> 00:45:22,111
clarity. We can stand by our

1373
00:45:22,111 --> 00:45:22,678
values and protect trust

1374
00:45:22,678 --> 00:45:24,678
between our immigrant

1375
00:45:25,715 --> 00:45:26,382
neighbors and our police. Cbs

1376
00:45:26,382 --> 00:45:28,518
News is predicting that you

1377
00:45:28,518 --> 00:45:29,819
okay because you're afraid,

1378
00:45:29,819 --> 00:45:31,855
please show them what we all

1379
00:45:31,855 --> 00:45:32,455
know that they are on the

1380
00:45:32,455 --> 00:45:33,156
year. Strong leader has

1381
00:45:33,156 --> 00:45:35,556
nothing. Her original. What?

1382
00:45:42,799 --> 00:45:44,734
Thank you. Thank you. Laura.

1383
00:45:44,734 --> 00:45:47,504
And then just Wagner. Good

1384
00:45:47,504 --> 00:45:49,504
afternoon, everyone.

1385
00:45:50,206 --> 00:45:50,906
>> Commissioners, MADAM Mayor.

1386
00:45:50,906 --> 00:45:52,641
Thank you for allowing me to

1387
00:45:52,641 --> 00:45:54,911
come and speak. I'm a resident

1388
00:45:54,911 --> 00:45:57,911
of Miami-Dade County drove all

1389
00:46:00,383 --> 00:46:01,510
the way down from Homestead.

1390
00:46:01,510 --> 00:46:03,451
Thankless job. Every single

1391
00:46:04,287 --> 00:46:05,956
one of that. You do the right

1392
00:46:05,956 --> 00:46:08,356
thing. It's expected. Okay.

1393
00:46:09,192 --> 00:46:12,792
You do the wrong thing. You

1394
00:46:13,863 --> 00:46:14,464
get hurt. What you did 2 weeks

1395
00:46:14,464 --> 00:46:18,640
ago take took a lot of

1396
00:46:18,134 --> 00:46:21,134
courage. You're being asked to

1397
00:46:22,739 --> 00:46:23,440
do it again. It's a new. You

1398
00:46:23,440 --> 00:46:25,750
already did it once you do it

1399
00:46:25,750 --> 00:46:27,811
again. It takes a lot of

1400
00:46:27,811 --> 00:46:31,411
courage. It's easy to take the

1401
00:46:33,450 --> 00:46:34,117
easy way out. The path of

1402
00:46:34,117 --> 00:46:36,517
least resistance is always

1403
00:46:38,555 --> 00:46:40,491
there. Doing the right thing.

1404
00:46:40,491 --> 00:46:43,491
Really does take lot of

1405
00:46:47,832 --> 00:46:48,532
courage. I came here. Because

1406
00:46:48,532 --> 00:46:52,132
there's a lot of people that

1407
00:46:52,369 --> 00:46:53,370
are no longer with us.

1408
00:46:53,370 --> 00:46:55,106
Including my family that I

1409
00:46:55,106 --> 00:46:55,839
know would be wanting to come

1410
00:46:55,839 --> 00:46:57,341
and talk. So I'm here to speak

1411
00:46:57,341 --> 00:47:00,341
for the folks that cannot

1412
00:47:01,478 --> 00:47:03,247
speak that are not here. So

1413
00:47:03,247 --> 00:47:04,715
channeling their voices. And

1414
00:47:04,715 --> 00:47:07,715
channeling what they wanted to

1415
00:47:10,210 --> 00:47:12,900
say. I want to say. For voting

1416
00:47:12,900 --> 00:47:14,525
that way. Thank you. Did 2

1417
00:47:14,525 --> 00:47:15,426
weeks ago and continue to vote

1418
00:47:15,426 --> 00:47:18,762
that way for those that cannot

1419
00:47:18,762 --> 00:47:21,762
speak. For those that don't

1420
00:47:21,999 --> 00:47:22,633
have the ability and that are

1421
00:47:22,633 --> 00:47:25,633
not here and possibly in

1422
00:47:26,271 --> 00:47:26,938
another country. As a former

1423
00:47:26,938 --> 00:47:30,538
union steward, I know for a

1424
00:47:32,143 --> 00:47:35,143
fact. Having a thankless job

1425
00:47:38,116 --> 00:47:40,752
is. Appreciate you. Thank you.

1426
00:47:40,752 --> 00:47:41,919
And for allowing a Miami-Dade

1427
00:47:41,919 --> 00:47:42,587
County resident, the city

1428
00:47:42,587 --> 00:47:45,587
homestead to come and speak

1429
00:47:52,631 --> 00:47:55,631
your city of Key West.

1430
00:47:58,690 --> 00:47:58,703
>> Laura is there Laura? And

1431
00:47:58,703 --> 00:48:01,703
then just the Wagner and

1432
00:48:03,842 --> 00:48:04,543
Amanda Velazquez.

1433
00:48:04,543 --> 00:48:06,943
Commissioners, thank you for

1434
00:48:07,179 --> 00:48:09,460
letting me speak tonight. My

1435
00:48:09,460 --> 00:48:10,881
name is Laura Perez. I am a 3

1436
00:48:10,881 --> 00:48:11,583
year resident of Key West. I'm

1437
00:48:11,583 --> 00:48:14,583
in Monroe County employee the

1438
00:48:15,687 --> 00:48:16,521
public facing position which

1439
00:48:16,521 --> 00:48:17,522
as you might guess that means

1440
00:48:17,522 --> 00:48:18,190
get to interact with an

1441
00:48:18,190 --> 00:48:20,590
incredible cross section of

1442
00:48:21,660 --> 00:48:22,327
people on this island and

1443
00:48:22,327 --> 00:48:23,561
every day I am still amazed

1444
00:48:23,561 --> 00:48:24,496
not only by the mix of

1445
00:48:24,496 --> 00:48:25,664
cultures, but the absolute

1446
00:48:25,664 --> 00:48:26,331
acceptance and openness and

1447
00:48:26,331 --> 00:48:29,101
sons of unity displayed by

1448
00:48:29,101 --> 00:48:31,501
people here. Your decision

1449
00:48:31,704 --> 00:48:34,704
last week regarding the 2.87 g

1450
00:48:34,773 --> 00:48:35,941
Agreement had impact on a

1451
00:48:35,941 --> 00:48:36,875
national scale. People other

1452
00:48:36,875 --> 00:48:39,275
cities he was acceptance,

1453
00:48:40,946 --> 00:48:41,646
openness and sense of unity.

1454
00:48:41,646 --> 00:48:43,882
We show that it's possible to

1455
00:48:43,882 --> 00:48:45,500
push back against power to

1456
00:48:45,500 --> 00:48:47,450
what's right. We provide

1457
00:48:48,200 --> 00:48:48,988
example of a community can be

1458
00:48:48,988 --> 00:48:51,388
demonstrate at quality and

1459
00:48:54,126 --> 00:48:54,759
politics We know to continue

1460
00:48:54,759 --> 00:48:57,430
to lead and to do what's

1461
00:48:57,430 --> 00:49:01,434
right. And we ask you to stand

1462
00:49:01,434 --> 00:49:03,735
behind decision your decision.

1463
00:49:03,735 --> 00:49:04,470
But man paying out of city

1464
00:49:04,470 --> 00:49:06,870
budget, the federal government

1465
00:49:07,105 --> 00:49:07,840
hurt our community put our

1466
00:49:07,840 --> 00:49:10,840
neighbors and our friends, our

1467
00:49:11,911 --> 00:49:12,477
co-workers. Into a rapid

1468
00:49:12,477 --> 00:49:14,477
expanding, completely

1469
00:49:14,714 --> 00:49:15,414
unaccountable and for profit

1470
00:49:15,414 --> 00:49:17,814
detention system. And there's

1471
00:49:18,918 --> 00:49:20,353
no reason for this. Our police

1472
00:49:20,353 --> 00:49:21,200
officers are already required

1473
00:49:21,200 --> 00:49:21,720
to cooperate fully with ice

1474
00:49:21,720 --> 00:49:24,120
and expressed their intention

1475
00:49:25,290 --> 00:49:25,991
to do so. To a little rest

1476
00:49:25,991 --> 00:49:29,591
between kw pd and the people

1477
00:49:29,696 --> 00:49:30,430
of Key West citizens both

1478
00:49:30,430 --> 00:49:31,864
documented and undocumented

1479
00:49:31,864 --> 00:49:34,264
would the same racial

1480
00:49:35,340 --> 00:49:35,902
profiling and paranoia and

1481
00:49:35,902 --> 00:49:39,502
isolation has to reach out to

1482
00:49:39,838 --> 00:49:40,573
key wpd for help. Other

1483
00:49:40,573 --> 00:49:41,274
countries will be spent by the

1484
00:49:41,274 --> 00:49:43,674
threat of indiscriminate and

1485
00:49:45,478 --> 00:49:46,790
in death attention. We have to

1486
00:49:46,790 --> 00:49:48,214
and made safer by this

1487
00:49:48,214 --> 00:49:50,950
decision. Well, as you look

1488
00:49:50,950 --> 00:49:51,651
good and thoughtful people, I

1489
00:49:51,651 --> 00:49:55,251
know you don't want to being

1490
00:49:55,888 --> 00:49:56,856
part of someone sending

1491
00:49:56,856 --> 00:49:57,624
someone to a cage in the

1492
00:49:57,624 --> 00:49:58,291
Everglades. I'm comfortable

1493
00:49:58,291 --> 00:49:59,426
with the knowledge. You MAY

1494
00:49:59,426 --> 00:50:03,529
put a person who showed up for

1495
00:50:03,529 --> 00:50:04,231
immigration court. The into a

1496
00:50:04,231 --> 00:50:06,660
detention facility with more

1497
00:50:06,660 --> 00:50:07,634
familiar contact. No legal

1498
00:50:07,634 --> 00:50:09,350
counsel and will chance of

1499
00:50:09,350 --> 00:50:12,350
dying use political act. And

1500
00:50:12,838 --> 00:50:14,240
should mention there been 13

1501
00:50:14,240 --> 00:50:14,908
deaths in ice custody this

1502
00:50:14,908 --> 00:50:18,508
year alone and 5 of them in

1503
00:50:20,948 --> 00:50:23,850
Florida. Not fixed having a

1504
00:50:23,850 --> 00:50:26,250
lot is not completely

1505
00:50:27,954 --> 00:50:28,855
circumscribed, but as what is

1506
00:50:28,855 --> 00:50:29,556
helpful to building a decent

1507
00:50:29,556 --> 00:50:30,257
society, we to be says right

1508
00:50:30,257 --> 00:50:32,726
now, but it possible in just

1509
00:50:32,726 --> 00:50:35,126
to detain people indefinitely

1510
00:50:35,329 --> 00:50:36,630
without proper medical care

1511
00:50:36,630 --> 00:50:38,463
legal representation. You know

1512
00:50:38,999 --> 00:50:42,599
that to be false. That isn't

1513
00:50:43,270 --> 00:50:44,380
just matter. But says. Thank

1514
00:50:44,380 --> 00:50:45,639
you for your courage and the

1515
00:50:45,639 --> 00:50:47,207
to display courage wants more.

1516
00:50:47,207 --> 00:50:49,743
The people in this room, the

1517
00:50:49,743 --> 00:50:50,477
city of South Miami and many

1518
00:50:50,477 --> 00:50:52,477
other organizations and

1519
00:50:52,879 --> 00:50:55,480
individuals across the nation

1520
00:50:55,480 --> 00:50:57,830
have a more expansive man and

1521
00:50:57,830 --> 00:50:58,819
inclusive vision. This country

1522
00:50:58,819 --> 00:50:59,486
can be. Us in creating that

1523
00:50:59,486 --> 00:51:02,486
new reality. Thank you for

1524
00:51:09,897 --> 00:51:10,564
your time. Jesse. We have

1525
00:51:10,564 --> 00:51:14,764
Amanda and then for t s to

1526
00:51:19,874 --> 00:51:20,474
month. We're just the Wagner

1527
00:51:20,474 --> 00:51:22,874
and Jillian titan of 11

1528
00:51:23,811 --> 00:51:24,511
Kentucky.

1529
00:51:24,511 --> 00:51:25,213
>> We're going to sing you a

1530
00:51:25,213 --> 00:51:28,213
song written by Woody Guthrie

1531
00:51:40,128 --> 00:51:42,128
in 1948.

1532
00:51:48,402 --> 00:51:50,402
>> Thompson Sodium,

1533
00:51:52,173 --> 00:51:52,641
>> back up next, Campbell.

1534
00:51:52,641 --> 00:51:54,576
>> Them money.

1535
00:51:54,576 --> 00:51:56,576
>> back

1536
00:52:00,681 --> 00:52:02,681
>> Leads.

1537
00:52:08,890 --> 00:52:11,290
>> It tells you This

1538
00:52:12,760 --> 00:52:15,760
>> when you're on the big

1539
00:52:19,668 --> 00:52:21,690
>> 0.2

1540
00:52:21,690 --> 00:52:24,690
>> a father. He landed 2. All

1541
00:52:30,512 --> 00:52:32,512
the

1542
00:52:33,615 --> 00:52:35,615
>> insist is down

1543
00:53:02,111 --> 00:53:05,711
this Be. Dew. 0.2 the best way

1544
00:53:08,170 --> 00:53:08,717
best way line to Milan top

1545
00:53:08,717 --> 00:53:10,653
soil and of coal mine. Go on

1546
00:53:10,653 --> 00:53:12,653
74

1547
00:53:25,340 --> 00:53:28,634
goes. This is saying you will

1548
00:53:32,108 --> 00:53:34,508
there. The 14. The fashion

1549
00:53:36,780 --> 00:53:37,213
try. I'm saying it was on

1550
00:53:37,213 --> 00:53:40,813
track rights like the will no

1551
00:53:44,387 --> 00:53:47,357
longer Process. Then you, MAY

1552
00:53:47,357 --> 00:53:49,357
be involved

1553
00:54:03,730 --> 00:54:06,730
sneeze and it was a

1554
00:54:12,382 --> 00:54:14,382
>> Gore

1555
00:54:16,152 --> 00:54:16,786
>> We love you. Thank you to

1556
00:54:16,786 --> 00:54:19,786
the officers and the fire

1557
00:54:30,367 --> 00:54:31,670
department

1558
00:54:31,670 --> 00:54:33,671
>> After a man do we have for

1559
00:54:33,671 --> 00:54:34,471
tea? And then Jennifer Kutch.

1560
00:54:34,471 --> 00:54:38,671
That's a hard act to Not going

1561
00:54:39,309 --> 00:54:40,900
to Thank you, Mayor Henry

1562
00:54:40,900 --> 00:54:40,843
Cause and commissioner, thank

1563
00:54:40,843 --> 00:54:42,120
you for the opportunity share

1564
00:54:42,120 --> 00:54:44,281
my comments regarding the

1565
00:54:44,281 --> 00:54:46,483
proposed 2.87 g Resolution. My

1566
00:54:46,483 --> 00:54:47,117
name is Amanda An immigration

1567
00:54:47,117 --> 00:54:49,190
attorney been practicing

1568
00:54:49,190 --> 00:54:49,753
immigration law for 25 years.

1569
00:54:49,753 --> 00:54:53,290
>> And I've had my practice in

1570
00:54:53,290 --> 00:54:54,325
Key West since 2018. I see the

1571
00:54:54,325 --> 00:54:55,159
human impact everyday. What my

1572
00:54:55,159 --> 00:54:56,593
clients are experiencing as a

1573
00:54:56,593 --> 00:54:57,294
result of immigration

1574
00:54:57,294 --> 00:54:59,294
enforcement efforts happening

1575
00:55:00,664 --> 00:55:01,365
in and around Key West

1576
00:55:01,365 --> 00:55:02,320
receiving nonstop phone calls

1577
00:55:02,320 --> 00:55:03,467
from detention centers and

1578
00:55:03,467 --> 00:55:04,435
worried family members around

1579
00:55:04,435 --> 00:55:06,370
the clock. The vast majority

1580
00:55:06,370 --> 00:55:07,538
of these individuals do not

1581
00:55:07,538 --> 00:55:10,308
have criminal records. This is

1582
00:55:10,308 --> 00:55:11,174
not speculation. I know them.

1583
00:55:11,174 --> 00:55:13,430
I would be happy to share more

1584
00:55:13,430 --> 00:55:14,178
about their experiences at

1585
00:55:14,178 --> 00:55:15,513
another time. But I believe

1586
00:55:15,513 --> 00:55:16,514
that for today's meeting, it's

1587
00:55:16,514 --> 00:55:17,215
valid for you to understand

1588
00:55:17,215 --> 00:55:19,482
the legal options you have

1589
00:55:19,482 --> 00:55:21,319
with regard to the 2.87 g

1590
00:55:21,319 --> 00:55:22,886
Agreement. Allow me to share

1591
00:55:22,886 --> 00:55:23,553
my colleague Ashley sub as Lot

1592
00:55:23,553 --> 00:55:24,188
Sound legal advice that you

1593
00:55:24,188 --> 00:55:26,190
cannot be here in person

1594
00:55:26,190 --> 00:55:29,600
today. I write today to

1595
00:55:29,600 --> 00:55:30,270
respectfully urge you not to

1596
00:55:30,270 --> 00:55:32,427
move forward with the

1597
00:55:32,863 --> 00:55:33,497
resolution at this time.

1598
00:55:33,497 --> 00:55:34,232
Instead, I encourage the

1599
00:55:34,232 --> 00:55:35,633
commission to table the matter

1600
00:55:35,633 --> 00:55:36,366
into the city can obtain legal

1601
00:55:36,366 --> 00:55:38,302
clarity on its obligations

1602
00:55:38,302 --> 00:55:40,638
under chapter 908, of the

1603
00:55:40,638 --> 00:55:41,639
Florida statute on JUNE 30th,

1604
00:55:41,639 --> 00:55:43,207
this commission voted to void

1605
00:55:43,207 --> 00:55:44,275
a 2.87 g agreement that had

1606
00:55:44,275 --> 00:55:44,942
been improperly executed

1607
00:55:44,942 --> 00:55:47,342
without the legal authority

1608
00:55:47,411 --> 00:55:49,581
required under city charter.

1609
00:55:49,581 --> 00:55:50,248
Was not a rejection of federal

1610
00:55:50,248 --> 00:55:52,150
immigration enforcement. It

1611
00:55:52,150 --> 00:55:53,484
was a vote to correct a

1612
00:55:53,484 --> 00:55:54,118
procedural defect until now

1613
00:55:54,118 --> 00:55:55,620
the city has maintained a

1614
00:55:55,620 --> 00:55:58,455
strong legal position. It was

1615
00:55:58,455 --> 00:55:59,757
addressing an internal process

1616
00:55:59,757 --> 00:56:01,292
issue and preparing to seek

1617
00:56:01,292 --> 00:56:01,926
judicial guidance on whether

1618
00:56:01,926 --> 00:56:03,926
Florida actually requires

1619
00:56:04,696 --> 00:56:05,929
entry into such an agreement.

1620
00:56:05,929 --> 00:56:08,329
However, if the resolution

1621
00:56:08,766 --> 00:56:09,366
before you is either past or

1622
00:56:09,366 --> 00:56:10,602
voted down tonight, it

1623
00:56:10,602 --> 00:56:11,502
significantly increases the

1624
00:56:11,502 --> 00:56:12,337
risk that the governor and

1625
00:56:12,337 --> 00:56:14,390
attorney general will argue

1626
00:56:14,390 --> 00:56:16,141
that the city is prohibiting

1627
00:56:16,141 --> 00:56:17,842
participation and the 2.87 g

1628
00:56:17,842 --> 00:56:18,543
program precisely the conduct

1629
00:56:18,543 --> 00:56:20,943
prohibited by section 908, of

1630
00:56:21,580 --> 00:56:22,147
the Florida statute. Moreover,

1631
00:56:22,147 --> 00:56:24,547
the language of this

1632
00:56:24,683 --> 00:56:26,510
resolution appears to concede

1633
00:56:26,510 --> 00:56:27,152
without legal challenge. The

1634
00:56:27,152 --> 00:56:28,530
attorney generals assertion

1635
00:56:28,530 --> 00:56:29,721
the Key West is now a

1636
00:56:29,721 --> 00:56:31,889
sanctuary city in violation of

1637
00:56:31,889 --> 00:56:33,925
state law. That framing

1638
00:56:33,925 --> 00:56:34,593
matters it will surface in

1639
00:56:34,593 --> 00:56:36,628
pleadings press releases in

1640
00:56:36,628 --> 00:56:37,462
future legislative debates.

1641
00:56:37,462 --> 00:56:38,630
Once it's part of the public

1642
00:56:38,630 --> 00:56:41,466
record, it cannot easily be

1643
00:56:41,466 --> 00:56:43,535
undone. We do not have to make

1644
00:56:43,535 --> 00:56:45,337
that mistake. I respectfully

1645
00:56:45,337 --> 00:56:46,371
request that the commission

1646
00:56:46,371 --> 00:56:47,339
tabled the resolution and

1647
00:56:47,339 --> 00:56:48,806
direct the city attorney or

1648
00:56:48,806 --> 00:56:49,541
outside counsel to seek a

1649
00:56:49,541 --> 00:56:52,541
declaratory judgment as a city

1650
00:56:52,610 --> 00:56:53,311
of South Miami is doing let a

1651
00:56:53,311 --> 00:56:54,580
court decide whether entering

1652
00:56:54,580 --> 00:56:56,615
into this agreement is legally

1653
00:56:56,615 --> 00:56:57,349
required. That approach is not

1654
00:56:57,349 --> 00:56:59,840
only responsible and strategic

1655
00:56:59,840 --> 00:57:01,860
that it is lawful. If you

1656
00:57:01,860 --> 00:57:02,254
believe you must take some

1657
00:57:02,254 --> 00:57:03,956
action tonight at most, that

1658
00:57:03,956 --> 00:57:04,857
would encourage you to

1659
00:57:04,857 --> 00:57:05,591
consider, sir amending the

1660
00:57:05,591 --> 00:57:06,258
resolution from last Monday to

1661
00:57:06,258 --> 00:57:08,658
void the agreement without

1662
00:57:09,595 --> 00:57:10,229
prejudice. And agreement

1663
00:57:10,229 --> 00:57:12,229
requires negotiation and

1664
00:57:13,933 --> 00:57:14,566
consideration by all parties.

1665
00:57:14,566 --> 00:57:16,340
It's not an agreement. If

1666
00:57:16,340 --> 00:57:16,736
we're being told by the

1667
00:57:16,736 --> 00:57:17,436
governor and the legislature

1668
00:57:17,436 --> 00:57:19,905
that we have to enter into it

1669
00:57:19,905 --> 00:57:20,739
without negotiating the terms,

1670
00:57:20,739 --> 00:57:21,440
let's not rush into this

1671
00:57:21,440 --> 00:57:21,974
decision. Thank you for your

1672
00:57:21,974 --> 00:57:23,974
time and thoughtful

1673
00:57:31,884 --> 00:57:32,485
consideration. After for tea

1674
00:57:32,485 --> 00:57:34,885
is Jennifer and Robert

1675
00:57:36,923 --> 00:57:38,900
Milwaukee. The irony of

1676
00:57:38,900 --> 00:57:39,558
standing here before you today

1677
00:57:39,558 --> 00:57:41,861
and ask you to be brave. I am

1678
00:57:41,861 --> 00:57:42,195
actively practicing being

1679
00:57:42,195 --> 00:57:43,296
brave.

1680
00:57:43,296 --> 00:57:45,296
>> And publicly speaking

1681
00:57:45,298 --> 00:57:47,298
today, so

1682
00:57:52,138 --> 00:57:52,872
name is for on. I've been a

1683
00:57:52,872 --> 00:57:57,720
resident of to us for the past

1684
00:57:57,677 --> 00:57:59,579
15 years. Today. I come before

1685
00:57:59,579 --> 00:58:00,179
you as a community member and

1686
00:58:00,179 --> 00:58:03,179
as the child of Haitian

1687
00:58:04,684 --> 00:58:06,753
immigrant parents. My parents

1688
00:58:06,753 --> 00:58:07,454
came to this country with very

1689
00:58:07,454 --> 00:58:10,454
little. But Terry tweens, as

1690
00:58:10,724 --> 00:58:11,424
big as this island. Like many

1691
00:58:11,424 --> 00:58:13,860
immigrants, stay in the work

1692
00:58:13,860 --> 00:58:14,527
hard pay taxes and raise a

1693
00:58:14,527 --> 00:58:16,927
family rooted in resilience

1694
00:58:17,364 --> 00:58:19,299
and hope. And he did it all

1695
00:58:19,299 --> 00:58:21,340
while navigating a world that

1696
00:58:21,340 --> 00:58:23,434
often them with suspicion

1697
00:58:24,404 --> 00:58:25,505
instead of gratitude. I'm

1698
00:58:25,505 --> 00:58:27,774
standing here today because

1699
00:58:27,774 --> 00:58:28,475
they believe in the promise of

1700
00:58:28,475 --> 00:58:31,475
America, they believe that if

1701
00:58:31,845 --> 00:58:32,546
you just work hard and kept

1702
00:58:32,546 --> 00:58:35,546
heads down. They could build

1703
00:58:35,649 --> 00:58:36,383
something better. But how can

1704
00:58:36,383 --> 00:58:37,170
that promise exist if we allow

1705
00:58:37,170 --> 00:58:40,617
fear to take hold of our

1706
00:58:41,955 --> 00:58:43,523
community? Last you, MADAM

1707
00:58:43,523 --> 00:58:44,224
Mayor majority of our city

1708
00:58:44,224 --> 00:58:46,624
commissioners made the right

1709
00:58:46,726 --> 00:58:47,494
choice to reject in agreement

1710
00:58:47,494 --> 00:58:51,940
that would allow Qaida bpd to

1711
00:58:52,650 --> 00:58:53,200
collaborate with ice under the

1712
00:58:53,200 --> 00:58:55,600
2.87 g program. That decision

1713
00:58:56,736 --> 00:58:57,371
reflected the heart of West. A

1714
00:58:57,371 --> 00:59:00,307
city that has long prided

1715
00:59:00,307 --> 00:59:01,675
itself on being a place of

1716
00:59:01,675 --> 00:59:02,376
refuge, a place of compassion,

1717
00:59:02,376 --> 00:59:03,777
a place that understands that

1718
00:59:03,777 --> 00:59:05,446
community safety does not come

1719
00:59:05,446 --> 00:59:07,846
from intimidation. It comes

1720
00:59:10,117 --> 00:59:10,951
from trust. Let's be honest.

1721
00:59:10,951 --> 00:59:12,820
Programs like 2.87 g don't

1722
00:59:12,820 --> 00:59:14,488
make communities safer. They

1723
00:59:14,488 --> 00:59:16,590
make immigrants afraid to

1724
00:59:16,590 --> 00:59:19,590
report crimes, afraid to seek

1725
00:59:19,760 --> 00:59:20,795
help free to exist. And the

1726
00:59:20,795 --> 00:59:21,996
truth is when one group in our

1727
00:59:21,996 --> 00:59:24,996
community is living in fear,

1728
00:59:27,101 --> 00:59:30,701
all of us feel less safe.

1729
00:59:31,138 --> 00:59:31,806
Immigrants are not threat. The

1730
00:59:31,806 --> 00:59:32,406
threat is allowing fear and

1731
00:59:32,406 --> 00:59:34,406
misinformation to shape

1732
00:59:38,145 --> 00:59:40,515
policy. I am asking, know, I

1733
00:59:40,515 --> 00:59:43,484
urging all of you are city

1734
00:59:43,484 --> 00:59:45,153
leaders. Do not walk is back.

1735
00:59:45,153 --> 00:59:47,388
Do not trade, courage for

1736
00:59:47,388 --> 00:59:48,523
comfort. We must not allow our

1737
00:59:48,523 --> 00:59:50,291
local police force to become

1738
00:59:50,291 --> 00:59:50,992
an extension of federal

1739
00:59:50,992 --> 00:59:52,992
immigration enforcement. That

1740
00:59:54,328 --> 00:59:55,396
is not who we are. I love us

1741
00:59:55,396 --> 00:59:57,396
because we celebrate

1742
00:59:58,399 --> 00:59:59,234
differences here. We one human

1743
00:59:59,234 --> 01:00:01,200
family, but that motto might

1744
01:00:01,200 --> 01:00:02,360
mean more than a slogan on a

1745
01:00:02,360 --> 01:00:03,972
bumper sticker. It must show

1746
01:00:03,972 --> 01:00:05,340
up in our decisions and our

1747
01:00:05,340 --> 01:00:08,208
policies how we treat the most

1748
01:00:08,208 --> 01:00:08,710
vulnerable among us. Mayor and

1749
01:00:08,710 --> 01:00:10,710
weekends and city

1750
01:00:11,713 --> 01:00:14,113
commissioners. You are brave

1751
01:00:14,249 --> 01:00:17,510
ones be brave again. Do not

1752
01:00:17,510 --> 01:00:19,420
listen to vote. Stand with

1753
01:00:19,420 --> 01:00:20,121
immigrants who make this

1754
01:00:20,121 --> 01:00:22,521
island beautiful. Stand with

1755
01:00:22,991 --> 01:00:23,692
the families like mine. Stand

1756
01:00:23,692 --> 01:00:24,426
up those who still believe in

1757
01:00:24,426 --> 01:00:26,728
the dream that brought so many

1758
01:00:26,728 --> 01:00:29,531
of the year. History is

1759
01:00:29,531 --> 01:00:32,531
watching. And so we. Thank

1760
01:00:42,677 --> 01:00:43,311
you. After Jennifer's Robert

1761
01:00:43,311 --> 01:00:46,311
know Wiki and then clean

1762
01:00:49,250 --> 01:00:50,486
Lopez.

1763
01:00:50,486 --> 01:00:51,186
>> My name is Jennifer Coach.

1764
01:00:51,186 --> 01:00:53,789
And I make us PRESIDENT And I

1765
01:00:53,789 --> 01:00:56,189
fully support the decision.

1766
01:00:56,358 --> 01:00:57,893
Made last week to avoid the

1767
01:00:57,893 --> 01:00:58,460
2.87 g Agreement. I would like

1768
01:00:58,460 --> 01:00:59,127
to encourage the city

1769
01:00:59,127 --> 01:01:01,527
commissioners to stick with

1770
01:01:02,310 --> 01:01:03,231
their original decision. It

1771
01:01:03,231 --> 01:01:04,366
was one of the first mayor

1772
01:01:04,366 --> 01:01:07,350
tumors of hope. I think many

1773
01:01:07,350 --> 01:01:08,103
of us felt many months. The

1774
01:01:08,103 --> 01:01:08,871
courage that was shown

1775
01:01:08,871 --> 01:01:09,471
standing up for what you know

1776
01:01:09,471 --> 01:01:12,471
is right and humane was

1777
01:01:13,509 --> 01:01:14,209
heartening. Now is the time to

1778
01:01:14,209 --> 01:01:17,313
continue to be brave and stay

1779
01:01:17,313 --> 01:01:17,946
on the right side of history.

1780
01:01:17,946 --> 01:01:18,681
Understand the difficult

1781
01:01:18,681 --> 01:01:22,281
position this puts you its the

1782
01:01:22,752 --> 01:01:23,586
job you signed up for. Human

1783
01:01:23,586 --> 01:01:25,986
people are being racially

1784
01:01:27,220 --> 01:01:27,857
profiled and kidnapped. Then

1785
01:01:27,857 --> 01:01:29,425
being unlawfully and

1786
01:01:29,425 --> 01:01:30,125
inhumanely detained in

1787
01:01:30,125 --> 01:01:32,125
concentration camps. Trigger

1788
01:01:33,329 --> 01:01:35,729
words matter? We've heard

1789
01:01:36,298 --> 01:01:38,733
countless stories in that of

1790
01:01:38,733 --> 01:01:39,602
the terrible conditions and

1791
01:01:39,602 --> 01:01:40,203
unconstitutional detainments

1792
01:01:40,203 --> 01:01:41,704
where families and even

1793
01:01:41,704 --> 01:01:42,338
lawyers are not able to get in

1794
01:01:42,338 --> 01:01:44,738
contact with their level.

1795
01:01:45,942 --> 01:01:47,243
Clients? I heard on the news

1796
01:01:47,243 --> 01:01:48,478
this morning regarding the

1797
01:01:48,478 --> 01:01:49,979
Texas floods that people don't

1798
01:01:49,979 --> 01:01:50,646
know where their loved ones

1799
01:01:50,646 --> 01:01:53,646
are or whether their letter

1800
01:01:54,283 --> 01:01:54,917
that alive or dead. I wish the

1801
01:01:54,917 --> 01:01:55,551
government show the same

1802
01:01:55,551 --> 01:01:57,551
compassion for immigrant

1803
01:01:58,588 --> 01:01:59,489
families who are feeling

1804
01:01:59,489 --> 01:02:00,123
similarly after no contact

1805
01:02:00,123 --> 01:02:00,823
from their loved one's as

1806
01:02:00,823 --> 01:02:02,825
they're being ripped off the

1807
01:02:02,825 --> 01:02:03,526
streets out of their homes

1808
01:02:03,526 --> 01:02:07,126
away from their jobs. And so

1809
01:02:07,729 --> 01:02:09,650
on. This is the beginning.

1810
01:02:09,650 --> 01:02:09,799
This is only the beginning.

1811
01:02:09,799 --> 01:02:10,500
And while I'm not sitting here

1812
01:02:10,500 --> 01:02:12,802
because I'm worried about my

1813
01:02:12,802 --> 01:02:13,469
safety or citizenship yet

1814
01:02:13,469 --> 01:02:16,390
because I am very afraid of

1815
01:02:16,390 --> 01:02:17,600
what the future holds. You

1816
01:02:17,600 --> 01:02:17,741
must be able to see the

1817
01:02:17,741 --> 01:02:20,377
writing on the wall fully. Let

1818
01:02:20,377 --> 01:02:21,770
them get away with this. Now,

1819
01:02:21,770 --> 01:02:24,581
where next? Any one of us can

1820
01:02:24,581 --> 01:02:25,315
and will be a target and that

1821
01:02:25,315 --> 01:02:26,160
you hope someone will stand up

1822
01:02:26,160 --> 01:02:29,616
for you when your rights are

1823
01:02:29,986 --> 01:02:30,954
being violated. Please stay

1824
01:02:30,954 --> 01:02:32,880
strong and do the right thing.

1825
01:02:32,880 --> 01:02:32,789
The country is watching and

1826
01:02:32,789 --> 01:02:33,824
I'm tired of being ashamed of

1827
01:02:33,824 --> 01:02:36,224
being Florida resident, my

1828
01:02:39,128 --> 01:02:40,930
husband and I. My husband,

1829
01:02:40,930 --> 01:02:42,265
sorry, my husband and I are

1830
01:02:42,265 --> 01:02:44,265
originally from Baltimore,

1831
01:02:44,534 --> 01:02:45,202
Maryland and the governor of

1832
01:02:45,202 --> 01:02:45,935
Maryland Westmore and many

1833
01:02:45,935 --> 01:02:48,935
others in similar positions as

1834
01:02:54,978 --> 01:02:56,813
yours and as his. Have spot

1835
01:02:56,813 --> 01:02:58,315
And many others in similar

1836
01:02:58,315 --> 01:02:58,982
positions as un does him have

1837
01:02:58,982 --> 01:02:59,650
been very vocal against the

1838
01:02:59,650 --> 01:03:01,650
administration and they're

1839
01:03:03,860 --> 01:03:03,754
terrible policies. I'd like to

1840
01:03:03,754 --> 01:03:05,890
be proud of where I live in

1841
01:03:05,890 --> 01:03:06,230
the politicians that represent

1842
01:03:06,230 --> 01:03:06,724
my community. So please know

1843
01:03:06,724 --> 01:03:08,826
you are not alone in standing

1844
01:03:08,826 --> 01:03:09,560
for the right thing. Many

1845
01:03:09,560 --> 01:03:10,127
members of our community

1846
01:03:10,127 --> 01:03:12,527
support you and other

1847
01:03:13,297 --> 01:03:16,330
politicians as well. There is

1848
01:03:16,330 --> 01:03:17,134
power and standing with the

1849
01:03:17,134 --> 01:03:17,834
people. I'd also like to

1850
01:03:17,834 --> 01:03:19,336
comment says about where I'm

1851
01:03:19,336 --> 01:03:20,904
from. I come from a community

1852
01:03:20,904 --> 01:03:21,639
that is afraid to call police

1853
01:03:21,639 --> 01:03:24,740
when things are happening. And

1854
01:03:24,740 --> 01:03:25,900
I can assure you when people

1855
01:03:25,900 --> 01:03:26,911
are afraid to call the police

1856
01:03:26,911 --> 01:03:27,610
is a much more dangerous and

1857
01:03:27,610 --> 01:03:30,610
unsafe place for everyone in

1858
01:03:36,653 --> 01:03:38,653
my community.

1859
01:03:39,423 --> 01:03:42,423
>> Rob is Robert. So Robert,

1860
01:03:42,793 --> 01:03:45,793
here, Robert Clayton. And then

1861
01:03:54,771 --> 01:03:55,172
Wayne Dempster. CHAIRMAN,

1862
01:03:55,172 --> 01:03:56,941
thank you.

1863
01:03:56,941 --> 01:03:57,642
>> My name is DR. Rob Nokia

1864
01:03:57,642 --> 01:03:59,476
was here last week. Thank you

1865
01:03:59,476 --> 01:04:00,144
all again for taking the time

1866
01:04:00,144 --> 01:04:03,548
to have this meeting and to

1867
01:04:03,548 --> 01:04:06,450
listen to the public. I had a

1868
01:04:06,450 --> 01:04:07,185
whole list of talking points

1869
01:04:07,185 --> 01:04:07,886
that I wasn't trying candidate

1870
01:04:07,886 --> 01:04:09,220
3 minutes and most of them I

1871
01:04:09,220 --> 01:04:10,210
don't have to talk about

1872
01:04:10,210 --> 01:04:10,655
because they've already been

1873
01:04:10,655 --> 01:04:13,550
really eloquently said by

1874
01:04:13,992 --> 01:04:14,726
people before me. But really

1875
01:04:14,726 --> 01:04:15,393
tonight is not about these

1876
01:04:15,393 --> 01:04:18,393
facts. Anyway. We went over

1877
01:04:19,640 --> 01:04:20,130
the last week. We went over

1878
01:04:20,130 --> 01:04:20,832
the legal situation, went over

1879
01:04:20,832 --> 01:04:23,832
the moral situation, win over

1880
01:04:23,902 --> 01:04:24,636
the economic situation. Today

1881
01:04:24,636 --> 01:04:25,236
is much bigger question, which

1882
01:04:25,236 --> 01:04:28,390
is, you know, do we let

1883
01:04:28,390 --> 01:04:29,341
ourselves get bullied around?

1884
01:04:29,341 --> 01:04:30,809
And I don't know how many

1885
01:04:30,809 --> 01:04:33,612
people in this room have been

1886
01:04:33,612 --> 01:04:33,845
bullied as a child. I was it

1887
01:04:33,845 --> 01:04:33,946
s#

1888
01:04:33,946 --> 01:04:34,470
#

1889
01:04:34,470 --> 01:04:34,148
#

1890
01:04:34,148 --> 01:04:34,479
#

1891
01:04:34,479 --> 01:04:35,213
. And the thing is, as

1892
01:04:35,213 --> 01:04:38,750
other people have said, if you

1893
01:04:38,750 --> 01:04:39,518
let a bully bully, you not

1894
01:04:39,518 --> 01:04:40,218
only are they going to

1895
01:04:40,218 --> 01:04:40,952
continue to do it, they'll be

1896
01:04:40,952 --> 01:04:43,155
bold and they're gonna believe

1897
01:04:43,155 --> 01:04:43,822
other people. And sometimes

1898
01:04:43,822 --> 01:04:44,823
the other people they bully

1899
01:04:44,823 --> 01:04:47,726
are less able to defend

1900
01:04:47,726 --> 01:04:48,427
themselves. Then you are. And

1901
01:04:48,427 --> 01:04:49,361
when that happens, you have a

1902
01:04:49,361 --> 01:04:50,162
duty to do something about it.

1903
01:04:50,162 --> 01:04:53,762
And I think we're in that

1904
01:04:55,132 --> 01:04:56,340
situation tonight. Because of

1905
01:04:56,340 --> 01:04:59,340
the things that we discussed

1906
01:05:00,739 --> 01:05:01,473
last week. You know. If one of

1907
01:05:01,473 --> 01:05:04,175
the reasons why we're all here

1908
01:05:04,175 --> 01:05:07,175
tonight is to show solidarity

1909
01:05:07,646 --> 01:05:08,747
and our support for you. But

1910
01:05:08,747 --> 01:05:10,349
you just have to look at this

1911
01:05:10,349 --> 01:05:12,985
and for anybody who's looking

1912
01:05:12,985 --> 01:05:14,720
online, this room is full. The

1913
01:05:14,720 --> 01:05:17,720
upstairs room is totally full.

1914
01:05:17,856 --> 01:05:18,557
The lobby is full. They are

1915
01:05:18,557 --> 01:05:21,492
regulating who can come into

1916
01:05:21,492 --> 01:05:22,328
the city hall because it's

1917
01:05:22,328 --> 01:05:24,290
full because so many people

1918
01:05:24,290 --> 01:05:27,629
are here to support you. And

1919
01:05:27,800 --> 01:05:29,201
if you continue to stand firm,

1920
01:05:29,201 --> 01:05:31,203
we're going to need a bigger

1921
01:05:31,203 --> 01:05:33,203
city hall because

1922
01:05:35,373 --> 01:05:38,373
>> the city is weak. Your

1923
01:05:39,211 --> 01:05:39,912
constituents are with you. We

1924
01:05:39,912 --> 01:05:40,612
support you. And if you want

1925
01:05:40,612 --> 01:05:41,981
to hold another meeting next

1926
01:05:41,981 --> 01:05:44,116
week will be here next week

1927
01:05:44,116 --> 01:05:45,618
and will probably have people

1928
01:05:45,618 --> 01:05:46,319
from Collier County. You want

1929
01:05:46,319 --> 01:05:48,154
to host the 2 weeks from now.

1930
01:05:48,154 --> 01:05:50,156
We'll be reaching up to

1931
01:05:50,156 --> 01:05:50,890
Orlando. Okay. The reason

1932
01:05:50,890 --> 01:05:51,557
people are driving hundreds of

1933
01:05:51,557 --> 01:05:52,959
miles to be here tonight is

1934
01:05:52,959 --> 01:05:55,959
because they support you and

1935
01:05:56,662 --> 01:05:57,296
probably to some degree

1936
01:05:57,296 --> 01:05:57,963
because they're elected.

1937
01:05:57,963 --> 01:05:59,165
Officials aren't doing what

1938
01:05:59,165 --> 01:06:02,165
you were doing. You are

1939
01:06:02,268 --> 01:06:02,969
pulling people from elsewhere

1940
01:06:02,969 --> 01:06:04,904
because their own people are

1941
01:06:04,904 --> 01:06:06,472
not chanting them. You are do

1942
01:06:06,472 --> 01:06:10,720
not forget that we are very

1943
01:06:20,553 --> 01:06:21,187
proud of you. After after

1944
01:06:21,187 --> 01:06:24,187
Clayton is Wayne and then

1945
01:06:25,558 --> 01:06:26,659
Erica Jewel.

1946
01:06:26,659 --> 01:06:29,590
>> Good Evening. MADAM And

1947
01:06:32,866 --> 01:06:33,500
Commission is, you know me.

1948
01:06:33,500 --> 01:06:34,200
There's a claim that the

1949
01:06:34,200 --> 01:06:36,303
attorney general's letter to

1950
01:06:36,303 --> 01:06:37,300
eu states that but you didn't

1951
01:06:37,300 --> 01:06:39,572
let your last special meeting

1952
01:06:39,572 --> 01:06:42,876
on the subject was a violation

1953
01:06:42,876 --> 01:06:44,430
and make us a sanctuary city.

1954
01:06:44,430 --> 01:06:45,445
I take issue with the spin

1955
01:06:45,445 --> 01:06:47,314
that the ag is put on this

1956
01:06:47,314 --> 01:06:49,850
issue in order to pursue his

1957
01:06:49,850 --> 01:06:50,517
own violation of that higher

1958
01:06:50,517 --> 01:06:52,917
legal authority. The United

1959
01:06:57,900 --> 01:06:59,259
States Constitution. Catch a

1960
01:06:59,259 --> 01:07:01,228
last meeting. Much was raised

1961
01:07:01,228 --> 01:07:03,130
about the 14th Amendment which

1962
01:07:03,130 --> 01:07:05,331
guaranteed citizenship the by

1963
01:07:05,331 --> 01:07:07,731
birth or by naturalization.

1964
01:07:09,836 --> 01:07:10,504
There is a process due process

1965
01:07:10,504 --> 01:07:13,600
for both. That's not what's

1966
01:07:13,600 --> 01:07:16,600
happening. The people who work

1967
01:07:18,512 --> 01:07:19,279
for the city moved in next

1968
01:07:19,279 --> 01:07:21,248
door attended school with and

1969
01:07:21,248 --> 01:07:21,916
play ball with our children

1970
01:07:21,916 --> 01:07:23,916
and grandchildren. Married

1971
01:07:24,818 --> 01:07:25,853
into our families and on value

1972
01:07:25,853 --> 01:07:28,253
but contributors to our

1973
01:07:28,388 --> 01:07:30,825
society are free because they

1974
01:07:30,825 --> 01:07:31,992
have become victims. The

1975
01:07:31,992 --> 01:07:33,992
governmental overreach and

1976
01:07:37,732 --> 01:07:38,331
bullying. The very government

1977
01:07:38,331 --> 01:07:40,201
that boasts on its most

1978
01:07:40,201 --> 01:07:41,102
visible monument to freedom to

1979
01:07:41,102 --> 01:07:44,400
give me your tired, your poor,

1980
01:07:44,400 --> 01:07:44,672
your huddled masses, you're

1981
01:07:44,672 --> 01:07:47,672
running to breathe free has

1982
01:07:48,900 --> 01:07:49,643
betrayed them. I beseech you

1983
01:07:49,643 --> 01:07:50,311
to avoid succumbing to that

1984
01:07:50,311 --> 01:07:52,711
bullying by postponing the

1985
01:07:53,414 --> 01:07:55,450
vote. On your agenda. Item

1986
01:07:55,450 --> 01:07:56,617
number one, until you can

1987
01:07:56,617 --> 01:07:57,318
receive input from the city

1988
01:07:57,318 --> 01:07:59,219
attorney contracted attorney

1989
01:07:59,219 --> 01:08:02,557
or at least give yourself time

1990
01:08:02,557 --> 01:08:05,960
to find out the outcome. The

1991
01:08:05,960 --> 01:08:08,896
South Miami case are enjoying.

1992
01:08:08,896 --> 01:08:10,980
That's the fear of the people.

1993
01:08:10,980 --> 01:08:10,731
All it takes for evil to exist

1994
01:08:10,731 --> 01:08:14,202
is for good people to do

1995
01:08:14,202 --> 01:08:16,602
nothing. I understand the

1996
01:08:17,104 --> 01:08:19,139
issues of not wanting

1997
01:08:19,139 --> 01:08:20,275
criminals, then seek out the

1998
01:08:20,275 --> 01:08:21,709
criminals as had been done in

1999
01:08:21,709 --> 01:08:22,376
the past and stop seeking

2000
01:08:22,376 --> 01:08:25,976
quotas for the sake of the

2001
01:08:31,686 --> 01:08:34,860
numbers. One final thought

2002
01:08:35,390 --> 01:08:36,910
each of you on the Dias was I

2003
01:08:36,910 --> 01:08:38,160
the ball on came here seeking

2004
01:08:38,160 --> 01:08:40,929
something to Key West offer

2005
01:08:40,929 --> 01:08:41,829
too. Some your grandparents

2006
01:08:41,829 --> 01:08:42,564
and great grandparents came

2007
01:08:42,564 --> 01:08:44,432
from islands from all over the

2008
01:08:44,432 --> 01:08:47,432
Caribbean. Do you see the

2009
01:08:49,204 --> 01:08:49,905
correlation? It's no different

2010
01:08:49,905 --> 01:08:50,705
than those people who risked

2011
01:08:50,705 --> 01:08:53,642
their lives. Many of them

2012
01:08:53,642 --> 01:08:54,276
seeking a better life, not for

2013
01:08:54,276 --> 01:08:56,676
themselves, but for their

2014
01:08:58,914 --> 01:08:59,548
children. Many of those people

2015
01:08:59,548 --> 01:09:01,750
are your current business

2016
01:09:01,750 --> 01:09:02,517
owners, employers and labor

2017
01:09:02,517 --> 01:09:05,517
U.S. Today. Again, please

2018
01:09:06,455 --> 01:09:07,189
postpone is item. You've had

2019
01:09:07,189 --> 01:09:09,589
other success. The suggestions

2020
01:09:10,250 --> 01:09:10,625
presented to you. I also ask

2021
01:09:10,625 --> 01:09:12,594
that you draft a letter

2022
01:09:12,594 --> 01:09:14,530
demonstrating support for the

2023
01:09:14,530 --> 01:09:15,264
extension, the temporary

2024
01:09:15,264 --> 01:09:18,264
status, not just for patients,

2025
01:09:18,499 --> 01:09:19,134
but for all its intended. When

2026
01:09:19,134 --> 01:09:20,469
this is all over with our

2027
01:09:20,469 --> 01:09:23,469
model still be one human

2028
01:09:35,417 --> 01:09:35,851
family.

2029
01:09:35,851 --> 01:09:38,251
After Wayne is Erica.

2030
01:09:42,791 --> 01:09:43,426
And then Zach Forward.

2031
01:09:43,426 --> 01:09:46,426
>> My name is Wayne dab,

2032
01:09:49,298 --> 01:09:49,932
resident of Key West. I am a

2033
01:09:49,932 --> 01:09:51,299
U.S. Navy officer with 28

2034
01:09:51,299 --> 01:09:53,699
years of commission service

2035
01:09:54,300 --> 01:09:54,770
currently retired. I'm a

2036
01:09:54,770 --> 01:09:57,170
practicing attorney for the

2037
01:09:57,272 --> 01:10:00,272
past 40 years. The last 25 in

2038
01:10:01,176 --> 01:10:01,810
Key West. I represent

2039
01:10:01,810 --> 01:10:03,810
individuals and families

2040
01:10:04,147 --> 01:10:06,315
before the immigration courts,

2041
01:10:06,315 --> 01:10:07,583
the immigration Service,

2042
01:10:07,583 --> 01:10:08,183
deportation offices and U.S.

2043
01:10:08,183 --> 01:10:10,583
Department of State and

2044
01:10:12,789 --> 01:10:13,855
consulates. I estimate I

2045
01:10:13,855 --> 01:10:15,855
represented between 5 7,000

2046
01:10:17,160 --> 01:10:17,827
persons here in Key West. I'm

2047
01:10:17,827 --> 01:10:19,162
considered to be one of the

2048
01:10:19,162 --> 01:10:21,562
experts immigration law in

2049
01:10:25,301 --> 01:10:26,302
South Florida. As a lawyer, I

2050
01:10:26,302 --> 01:10:27,360
represent individuals are

2051
01:10:27,360 --> 01:10:30,360
pulling their rights under the

2052
01:10:30,206 --> 01:10:32,876
Constitution and U.S. Laws.

2053
01:10:32,876 --> 01:10:35,276
The 2.87 agreement he's being

2054
01:10:37,580 --> 01:10:38,682
asked Key West to sign but key

2055
01:10:38,682 --> 01:10:41,317
wpd under the direction and

2056
01:10:41,317 --> 01:10:41,985
supervision of ice in the

2057
01:10:41,985 --> 01:10:43,985
performance of immigration

2058
01:10:45,755 --> 01:10:47,755
duties. The interpretation

2059
01:10:47,791 --> 01:10:50,594
actions by ice of the laws of

2060
01:10:50,594 --> 01:10:52,462
Florida. And of the Aqsa laws

2061
01:10:52,462 --> 01:10:56,620
of the U.S. In mortar

2062
01:10:56,532 --> 01:10:58,932
situations. Are in direct

2063
01:10:59,503 --> 01:11:00,136
contradiction to those laws.

2064
01:11:00,136 --> 01:11:03,136
And the night the actual

2065
01:11:04,941 --> 01:11:06,709
facts. Florida Law says that

2066
01:11:06,709 --> 01:11:09,109
police must have reasonable

2067
01:11:09,246 --> 01:11:09,913
suspicion of a crime in order

2068
01:11:09,913 --> 01:11:11,913
to ask immigration-related

2069
01:11:13,884 --> 01:11:17,484
questions. I says they do not

2070
01:11:18,210 --> 01:11:18,721
need to follow that law. When

2071
01:11:18,721 --> 01:11:21,625
a person arrives the southern

2072
01:11:21,625 --> 01:11:24,250
border there legally outside

2073
01:11:24,294 --> 01:11:25,429
the U.S. Until interviewed and

2074
01:11:25,429 --> 01:11:28,298
approved and then issued a

2075
01:11:28,298 --> 01:11:31,298
parole to enter. Is illegal

2076
01:11:36,506 --> 01:11:37,141
entry. Yet ice claims without

2077
01:11:37,141 --> 01:11:40,244
That is a crime to act to

2078
01:11:40,244 --> 01:11:43,844
enter that way. And thus they

2079
01:11:44,114 --> 01:11:45,950
can arrest someone any time.

2080
01:11:45,950 --> 01:11:48,350
Despite having a pending

2081
01:11:49,530 --> 01:11:50,855
asylum case. Court hearing

2082
01:11:50,855 --> 01:11:51,588
scheduled pending benefit

2083
01:11:51,588 --> 01:11:53,988
applications. Our legal status

2084
01:11:55,260 --> 01:11:58,260
to be here. No criminal

2085
01:12:00,131 --> 01:12:02,131
record. These allegations

2086
01:12:02,699 --> 01:12:04,168
about act, ice's actions and

2087
01:12:04,168 --> 01:12:05,200
interpretations should be

2088
01:12:05,200 --> 01:12:07,402
examined and documented before

2089
01:12:07,405 --> 01:12:09,974
any decision is made. On the

2090
01:12:09,974 --> 01:12:12,374
cooperation with ice in

2091
01:12:15,813 --> 01:12:16,714
enforcement operations.

2092
01:12:16,714 --> 01:12:19,114
Currently in cooperation with

2093
01:12:20,718 --> 01:12:22,720
the fhp. Is continuing to stop

2094
01:12:22,720 --> 01:12:25,189
and take into custody citizens

2095
01:12:25,189 --> 01:12:28,789
of Key West as recently as

2096
01:12:29,127 --> 01:12:31,527
this morning. Despite the

2097
01:12:31,662 --> 01:12:34,620
citizens having lawful status.

2098
01:12:34,898 --> 01:12:36,768
This forces the the clients to

2099
01:12:36,768 --> 01:12:38,768
expend significant resources

2100
01:12:39,904 --> 01:12:41,806
in time and money. To obtain

2101
01:12:41,806 --> 01:12:43,410
their release from lawfully

2102
01:12:43,410 --> 01:12:46,410
tension. I pose a significant

2103
01:12:54,419 --> 01:12:55,687
bonds of ice to the court.

2104
01:12:55,687 --> 01:12:57,589
After Erica. We have Zach

2105
01:12:57,589 --> 01:13:00,589
Forward and then Bird that

2106
01:13:04,229 --> 01:13:04,996
foster.

2107
01:13:04,996 --> 01:13:08,596
>> My name is Erika Jewel and

2108
01:13:08,800 --> 01:13:09,735
I live in District 5. I was

2109
01:13:09,735 --> 01:13:10,902
born and raised in Key West

2110
01:13:10,902 --> 01:13:11,603
and I love the cosmopolitan

2111
01:13:11,603 --> 01:13:14,603
and open-minded nature of our

2112
01:13:15,240 --> 01:13:15,974
small town. Not only do we

2113
01:13:15,974 --> 01:13:18,143
play host to tourists from all

2114
01:13:18,143 --> 01:13:18,877
over the world, our community

2115
01:13:18,877 --> 01:13:22,477
is composed of a diverse group

2116
01:13:22,648 --> 01:13:24,116
of outsiders who we welcome I

2117
01:13:24,116 --> 01:13:25,751
know a bit about what being an

2118
01:13:25,751 --> 01:13:26,452
outsider and immigrant feels

2119
01:13:26,452 --> 01:13:28,754
like to the 13 years I lived

2120
01:13:28,754 --> 01:13:29,620
outside of the states,

2121
01:13:29,620 --> 01:13:30,321
although other countries treat

2122
01:13:30,321 --> 01:13:31,690
Americans much better than we

2123
01:13:31,690 --> 01:13:33,690
treat anyone edition,

2124
01:13:35,194 --> 01:13:35,928
different nationality. I'm

2125
01:13:35,928 --> 01:13:38,430
ashamed of the PRESIDENT Of

2126
01:13:38,430 --> 01:13:39,865
the Mast ice agents I see on

2127
01:13:39,865 --> 01:13:40,565
our streets and I'm ashamed

2128
01:13:40,565 --> 01:13:43,469
that my immigrant friends are

2129
01:13:43,469 --> 01:13:44,370
afraid to be out in public.

2130
01:13:44,370 --> 01:13:47,370
But last week's decision made

2131
01:13:47,739 --> 01:13:48,274
me so proud to be key West.

2132
01:13:48,274 --> 01:13:49,800
Our city is making

2133
01:13:49,800 --> 01:13:50,676
international news by standing

2134
01:13:50,676 --> 01:13:51,377
for what is right. My friends

2135
01:13:51,377 --> 01:13:54,146
across the world have reached

2136
01:13:54,146 --> 01:13:54,880
out to tell me that they've

2137
01:13:54,880 --> 01:13:57,880
had about last week's decision

2138
01:13:58,718 --> 01:13:59,351
in their media. Although I

2139
01:13:59,351 --> 01:14:00,520
find it shameful that in

2140
01:14:00,520 --> 01:14:01,487
America we make decisions

2141
01:14:01,487 --> 01:14:04,487
based on the economic rather

2142
01:14:04,724 --> 01:14:05,357
than human costs of our laws.

2143
01:14:05,357 --> 01:14:06,250
The economic cost of this

2144
01:14:06,250 --> 01:14:08,425
agreement have already been

2145
01:14:09,600 --> 01:14:10,296
made clear. Certainly we're

2146
01:14:10,296 --> 01:14:12,310
not even discussing opposing

2147
01:14:12,310 --> 01:14:12,699
the presence of ice in our

2148
01:14:12,699 --> 01:14:13,399
community and this needing

2149
01:14:13,399 --> 01:14:16,235
simply whether we want local

2150
01:14:16,235 --> 01:14:16,869
police to act as ice. Let use

2151
01:14:16,869 --> 01:14:19,869
its own massive budget to

2152
01:14:20,720 --> 01:14:20,906
train its own officers. Please

2153
01:14:20,906 --> 01:14:21,474
don't cave to the attorney

2154
01:14:21,474 --> 01:14:23,474
generals attempts to

2155
01:14:25,440 --> 01:14:26,512
intimidate you. We support you

2156
01:14:26,512 --> 01:14:28,810
and I hope they'll continue to

2157
01:14:28,810 --> 01:14:31,317
make us proud by voting no to

2158
01:14:31,317 --> 01:14:32,951
entering into it to 87 g

2159
01:14:32,951 --> 01:14:33,853
Agreement. Joining South

2160
01:14:33,853 --> 01:14:34,787
Manny's lawsuit and yes to

2161
01:14:34,787 --> 01:14:37,187
extending tps for Haitian

2162
01:14:43,696 --> 01:14:46,696
community. Thank you. And sack

2163
01:14:47,330 --> 01:14:47,900
here safc Forward.

2164
01:14:47,900 --> 01:14:50,900
>> And about Foster and then

2165
01:14:51,671 --> 01:14:52,405
Elizabeth through us. Forgive

2166
01:14:52,405 --> 01:14:53,106
me for speaking extemporaneous

2167
01:14:53,106 --> 01:14:56,706
Lee. I thought it was signing

2168
01:14:58,645 --> 01:14:59,379
up just to be here.

2169
01:14:59,379 --> 01:15:00,981
>> It's true. I'm sure you can

2170
01:15:00,981 --> 01:15:02,115
feel proud everyone is for how

2171
01:15:02,115 --> 01:15:02,816
you voted last week you can

2172
01:15:02,816 --> 01:15:05,552
feel it in your hearts. But I

2173
01:15:05,552 --> 01:15:09,589
have to say the fact that we

2174
01:15:09,589 --> 01:15:09,689
are all here today p#

2175
01:15:09,689 --> 01:15:09,785
#

2176
01:15:09,785 --> 01:15:09,880
#

2177
01:15:09,880 --> 01:15:09,979
#

2178
01:15:09,979 --> 01:15:10,740
#

2179
01:15:10,740 --> 01:15:10,173
#

2180
01:15:10,173 --> 01:15:11,725
you

2181
01:15:11,725 --> 01:15:12,392
not to go full, not see is a

2182
01:15:12,392 --> 01:15:15,392
little bit I hope everyone

2183
01:15:15,762 --> 01:15:16,430
knows what that word means. It

2184
01:15:16,430 --> 01:15:18,830
means reprehensible. And I

2185
01:15:19,899 --> 01:15:19,998
know how much your jobs s#

2186
01:15:19,998 --> 01:15:20,990
#

2187
01:15:20,990 --> 01:15:21,680
#

2188
01:15:21,680 --> 01:15:23,103
because I was also a political

2189
01:15:23,103 --> 01:15:23,804
candidate. A few years ago, I

2190
01:15:23,804 --> 01:15:26,173
ran for mayor of my hometown

2191
01:15:26,173 --> 01:15:26,906
and skin Alice, New York. The

2192
01:15:26,906 --> 01:15:29,906
lake was getting polluted. I

2193
01:15:30,311 --> 01:15:31,780
stood up against homophobia

2194
01:15:31,780 --> 01:15:34,678
and racism and they tried to

2195
01:15:35,549 --> 01:15:36,116
run me out of town. I lost the

2196
01:15:36,116 --> 01:15:38,516
vote. The police were

2197
01:15:39,486 --> 01:15:41,288
weaponized against me. The ecl

2198
01:15:41,288 --> 01:15:43,423
you gave me a lawyer's pro

2199
01:15:43,423 --> 01:15:46,192
bono, the editorial board at

2200
01:15:46,192 --> 01:15:47,395
the Syracuse Post champion Me.

2201
01:15:47,395 --> 01:15:48,695
I think the first rate white

2202
01:15:48,695 --> 01:15:49,530
guy that the aclu or give

2203
01:15:49,530 --> 01:15:52,299
lawyers to that's have bad

2204
01:15:52,299 --> 01:15:54,969
things are getting in the

2205
01:15:54,969 --> 01:15:56,937
United States. But I just

2206
01:15:56,937 --> 01:15:59,730
wanted to say if I rebound

2207
01:15:59,730 --> 01:16:00,140
handwriting, you guys are

2208
01:16:00,140 --> 01:16:00,940
doing the right thing. But if

2209
01:16:00,940 --> 01:16:02,176
you're worried about losing

2210
01:16:02,176 --> 01:16:04,345
your jobs and un is coming

2211
01:16:04,345 --> 01:16:06,113
here, we will simply out vote.

2212
01:16:06,113 --> 01:16:06,780
You and you will not be

2213
01:16:06,780 --> 01:16:09,180
renewing longer anyway. You

2214
01:16:10,518 --> 01:16:11,519
can feel how galvanize we are.

2215
01:16:11,519 --> 01:16:12,186
And I will personally run for

2216
01:16:12,186 --> 01:16:15,186
mayor and my parents might

2217
01:16:15,422 --> 01:16:17,422
hear a

2218
01:16:18,126 --> 01:16:19,227
>> I think playing pretty

2219
01:16:19,227 --> 01:16:21,227
already.

2220
01:16:22,163 --> 01:16:24,165
>> My parents I here in the

2221
01:16:24,165 --> 01:16:27,165
1970's. I was conceived here.

2222
01:16:27,168 --> 01:16:29,170
That makes my skin my

2223
01:16:29,170 --> 01:16:31,206
spiritual home Didi. You know

2224
01:16:31,206 --> 01:16:31,905
me. I'm the one who

2225
01:16:31,905 --> 01:16:32,574
interviewed you about and one

2226
01:16:32,574 --> 01:16:35,574
is for the Oxford American

2227
01:16:38,546 --> 01:16:39,180
icon to you, humorously as

2228
01:16:39,180 --> 01:16:39,881
slippery in basin because

2229
01:16:39,881 --> 01:16:42,417
you're not immune opinion and

2230
01:16:42,417 --> 01:16:43,651
whether you hated or loved one

2231
01:16:43,651 --> 01:16:47,251
is please keep that tongue in

2232
01:16:48,156 --> 01:16:49,623
cheek. Journalist equip,

2233
01:16:49,623 --> 01:16:52,623
humorous prove wrong that you

2234
01:16:53,661 --> 01:16:54,496
will do the right thing in

2235
01:16:54,496 --> 01:16:54,729
white. I know how much it

2236
01:16:54,729 --> 01:16:54,832
s#

2237
01:16:54,832 --> 01:16:54,927
#

2238
01:16:54,927 --> 01:16:55,250
#

2239
01:16:55,250 --> 01:16:57,250
#

2240
01:16:57,766 --> 01:17:00,100
to fight, but you. Do.

2241
01:17:00,100 --> 01:17:00,735
And I just moved back to

2242
01:17:00,735 --> 01:17:04,335
Florida. Like woman said, I do

2243
01:17:06,241 --> 01:17:07,750
not want to be to the from

2244
01:17:07,750 --> 01:17:08,110
Florida. I don't even tell

2245
01:17:08,110 --> 01:17:08,977
people I want to go to New

2246
01:17:08,977 --> 01:17:09,644
York and Ali that I live

2247
01:17:09,644 --> 01:17:12,581
Florida on the dating apps.

2248
01:17:12,581 --> 01:17:13,281
They keep off the dating apps.

2249
01:17:13,281 --> 01:17:16,881
But please do the right Thank

2250
01:17:22,757 --> 01:17:25,757
you. After her best is

2251
01:17:26,328 --> 01:17:28,430
Elizabeth. And most a leak.

2252
01:17:28,430 --> 01:17:29,531
>> Good evening, mayor and

2253
01:17:29,531 --> 01:17:30,465
commissioners. My name is

2254
01:17:30,465 --> 01:17:32,865
private Foster and I'm

2255
01:17:33,235 --> 01:17:33,902
attorney with the community

2256
01:17:33,902 --> 01:17:36,471
Justice Project. We are at

2257
01:17:36,471 --> 01:17:38,106
with firm in Miami and we have

2258
01:17:38,106 --> 01:17:41,977
come to talk to you tonight in

2259
01:17:41,977 --> 01:17:42,678
support your constituents. We

2260
01:17:42,678 --> 01:17:45,678
have litigated on the very

2261
01:17:48,150 --> 01:17:50,252
issues of sanctuary bands and

2262
01:17:50,252 --> 01:17:53,252
best effort provisions in the

2263
01:17:54,223 --> 01:17:55,291
past. We've also over the last

2264
01:17:55,291 --> 01:17:56,240
decade represented local

2265
01:17:56,240 --> 01:17:57,225
governments to vindicate their

2266
01:17:57,225 --> 01:17:59,128
rights to make sure that the

2267
01:17:59,128 --> 01:18:02,980
state is not engaging in

2268
01:18:02,980 --> 01:18:02,832
overreach. And so in 2019,

2269
01:18:02,832 --> 01:18:05,232
specifically, we represent the

2270
01:18:05,434 --> 01:18:06,802
city South Miami in a federal

2271
01:18:06,802 --> 01:18:07,503
case challenging the very

2272
01:18:07,503 --> 01:18:10,503
provisions that are at issue

2273
01:18:10,773 --> 01:18:12,141
today. Office has been

2274
01:18:12,141 --> 01:18:14,541
tracking the enactment of 2 87

2275
01:18:15,477 --> 01:18:16,780
g in the legislature. We've

2276
01:18:16,780 --> 01:18:16,712
also been tracking its

2277
01:18:16,712 --> 01:18:18,414
implementation across the

2278
01:18:18,414 --> 01:18:21,414
state. It's important to make

2279
01:18:22,170 --> 01:18:22,984
clear in hopefully this

2280
01:18:22,984 --> 01:18:25,984
echoing of legal analysis will

2281
01:18:26,589 --> 01:18:27,290
ring true with you all. 2.87 g

2282
01:18:27,290 --> 01:18:29,690
agreements are not mandatory

2283
01:18:30,593 --> 01:18:31,294
in the state. It's clear based

2284
01:18:31,294 --> 01:18:34,894
on the plain language of the

2285
01:18:35,798 --> 01:18:37,834
statute. Legal key west as

2286
01:18:37,834 --> 01:18:39,569
well as any city in the state

2287
01:18:39,569 --> 01:18:41,471
of Florida does not have an

2288
01:18:41,471 --> 01:18:43,673
obligation to enter into this

2289
01:18:43,673 --> 01:18:45,575
agreement. So instead, what

2290
01:18:45,575 --> 01:18:46,309
we're seeing is the governor

2291
01:18:46,309 --> 01:18:47,510
and the attorney general using

2292
01:18:47,510 --> 01:18:49,910
fear and intimidation to 4

2293
01:18:51,381 --> 01:18:52,815
cities across the state to

2294
01:18:52,815 --> 01:18:53,450
engage in conduct that far

2295
01:18:53,450 --> 01:18:55,850
exceeds Florida state law

2296
01:18:56,553 --> 01:18:58,553
requirements. Nonetheless, to

2297
01:18:58,555 --> 01:19:01,558
let you know, you are not

2298
01:19:01,558 --> 01:19:02,759
alone. Less than half of all

2299
01:19:02,759 --> 01:19:03,960
Florida law enforcement

2300
01:19:03,960 --> 01:19:06,960
agencies have signed on to

2301
01:19:08,310 --> 01:19:09,332
2.86 to 87 g Agreement. And in

2302
01:19:09,332 --> 01:19:11,702
fact, nationally we're seeing

2303
01:19:11,702 --> 01:19:12,836
a vanishing number of cities

2304
01:19:12,836 --> 01:19:15,236
fewer than 35 across the

2305
01:19:15,605 --> 01:19:17,140
country outside the state that

2306
01:19:17,140 --> 01:19:18,542
have taken steps to deputize

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01:19:18,542 --> 01:19:20,542
their law enforcement

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01:19:21,110 --> 01:19:23,847
agencies. You are not alone.

2309
01:19:23,847 --> 01:19:24,448
Qs. We applaud this

2310
01:19:24,448 --> 01:19:25,820
commission's clear and

2311
01:19:25,820 --> 01:19:27,482
measured approach to the

2312
01:19:27,718 --> 01:19:30,718
issues before you. You all

2313
01:19:31,721 --> 01:19:33,824
have entered and resolved a

2314
01:19:33,824 --> 01:19:36,224
thoughtful and legally sound

2315
01:19:36,526 --> 01:19:37,194
resolution that you passed on

2316
01:19:37,194 --> 01:19:39,594
JUNE 30th. There's nothing

2317
01:19:41,365 --> 01:19:42,232
there that probably key West

2318
01:19:42,232 --> 01:19:42,865
Police Department, any

2319
01:19:42,865 --> 01:19:44,865
prohibition with federal

2320
01:19:45,680 --> 01:19:47,680
immigration authorities there

2321
01:19:48,172 --> 01:19:49,173
is no sanctuary policy here

2322
01:19:49,173 --> 01:19:52,173
and there's no violation of

2323
01:19:53,677 --> 01:19:54,345
the best efforts clause which

2324
01:19:54,345 --> 01:19:56,546
is mischaracterized by the

2325
01:19:56,546 --> 01:19:58,946
attorney general in his

2326
01:19:59,617 --> 01:20:01,718
letter, what you all did is

2327
01:20:01,718 --> 01:20:02,553
clear. It was simply a

2328
01:20:02,553 --> 01:20:03,688
correction of the void

2329
01:20:03,688 --> 01:20:06,688
contracts signed by the chief

2330
01:20:07,892 --> 01:20:08,625
of police. That's all. It is

2331
01:20:08,625 --> 01:20:11,250
our analysis, actually, that

2332
01:20:12,630 --> 01:20:13,397
key West at this time

2333
01:20:13,397 --> 01:20:14,264
currently sits in the

2334
01:20:14,264 --> 01:20:16,664
strongest legal standing of

2335
01:20:17,768 --> 01:20:18,369
any city in the state to

2336
01:20:18,369 --> 01:20:20,638
vindicate the rights of

2337
01:20:20,638 --> 01:20:21,539
municipalities to govern

2338
01:20:21,539 --> 01:20:25,139
themselves as they see fit and

2339
01:20:25,276 --> 01:20:26,577
as their constituents desire.

2340
01:20:26,577 --> 01:20:27,178
Key West has the opportunity

2341
01:20:27,178 --> 01:20:30,178
here to ensure that all

2342
01:20:37,588 --> 01:20:38,256
cities. Kerry, can you call

2343
01:20:38,256 --> 01:20:41,256
the next one. Please. Thank

2344
01:20:50,769 --> 01:20:51,403
you. After Elizabeth is Emma

2345
01:20:51,403 --> 01:20:53,738
and then Heather Swift Co

2346
01:20:53,738 --> 01:20:54,506
Bathurst.

2347
01:20:54,506 --> 01:20:56,875
>> Good evening, MADAM Mayor

2348
01:20:56,875 --> 01:20:57,875
and the Commission. My name is

2349
01:20:57,875 --> 01:20:59,100
Elizabeth Threes.

2350
01:20:59,100 --> 01:20:59,777
>> I am currently a law

2351
01:20:59,777 --> 01:21:01,946
student working over the

2352
01:21:01,946 --> 01:21:02,847
summer on the rights of cities

2353
01:21:02,847 --> 01:21:03,781
and participating with the

2354
01:21:03,781 --> 01:21:04,482
2.87 g Agreement and the

2355
01:21:04,482 --> 01:21:06,882
impact of its implementation

2356
01:21:06,918 --> 01:21:08,753
in our communities. I am in

2357
01:21:08,753 --> 01:21:10,355
Miami-Dade County resident. I

2358
01:21:10,355 --> 01:21:12,523
had the ability to drive for

2359
01:21:12,523 --> 01:21:15,293
hours to speak. Before I

2360
01:21:15,293 --> 01:21:16,270
speak, what I prepared, I want

2361
01:21:16,270 --> 01:21:19,931
to take a moment to tell you

2362
01:21:19,931 --> 01:21:21,733
what I hope you already know.

2363
01:21:21,733 --> 01:21:23,802
You have an incredible

2364
01:21:23,802 --> 01:21:25,804
community here. Words spoken

2365
01:21:25,804 --> 01:21:27,606
from your constituents are so

2366
01:21:27,606 --> 01:21:29,106
moving, you can feel the

2367
01:21:29,106 --> 01:21:31,106
kindness, integrity and

2368
01:21:32,844 --> 01:21:33,611
empathy of these key West

2369
01:21:33,611 --> 01:21:34,279
residents. There's something

2370
01:21:34,279 --> 01:21:34,946
beautiful that you all have

2371
01:21:34,946 --> 01:21:36,981
here that I have never seen

2372
01:21:36,981 --> 01:21:39,381
before. That should mean

2373
01:21:40,152 --> 01:21:42,421
something to you. Service

2374
01:21:42,421 --> 01:21:43,155
community in an era of

2375
01:21:43,155 --> 01:21:43,789
loneliness where you have here

2376
01:21:43,789 --> 01:21:46,789
is worth being brave and

2377
01:21:52,630 --> 01:21:53,365
courageous for. Many of us

2378
01:21:53,365 --> 01:21:54,800
here are deeply concerned with

2379
01:21:54,800 --> 01:21:55,466
how far the state's executive

2380
01:21:55,466 --> 01:21:57,670
body is willing to go in

2381
01:21:57,670 --> 01:21:59,371
taking the rights of local

2382
01:21:59,371 --> 01:21:59,971
authority. This executive

2383
01:21:59,971 --> 01:22:00,672
overreach would like to

2384
01:22:00,672 --> 01:22:04,272
determine what is in the best

2385
01:22:05,143 --> 01:22:05,811
interest of your community.

2386
01:22:05,811 --> 01:22:07,346
Has duly elected officials.

2387
01:22:07,346 --> 01:22:10,820
You took an oath to faithfully

2388
01:22:10,820 --> 01:22:10,783
perform the duties of this

2389
01:22:10,783 --> 01:22:13,352
office with this. It is your

2390
01:22:13,352 --> 01:22:15,352
responsibility to represent

2391
01:22:15,387 --> 01:22:16,289
your constituents in a matter

2392
01:22:16,289 --> 01:22:19,289
that protects and defends the

2393
01:22:20,459 --> 01:22:22,940
autonomy of the city. With

2394
01:22:22,940 --> 01:22:23,162
cities are not required to

2395
01:22:23,162 --> 01:22:25,562
enter into the 2.87 g

2396
01:22:26,990 --> 01:22:26,798
Agreement. It is a choice and

2397
01:22:26,798 --> 01:22:27,466
one that would be in Key

2398
01:22:27,466 --> 01:22:30,466
West's best interest to not

2399
01:22:30,903 --> 01:22:33,303
support. There's immense power

2400
01:22:34,600 --> 01:22:34,706
and local government. The

2401
01:22:34,706 --> 01:22:37,106
governor and attorney general

2402
01:22:38,210 --> 01:22:38,878
are utilizing fear tactics to

2403
01:22:38,878 --> 01:22:39,545
force the beautiful city of

2404
01:22:39,545 --> 01:22:41,480
Key West to enter into this

2405
01:22:41,480 --> 01:22:43,880
agreement under duress. There

2406
01:22:44,117 --> 01:22:47,860
are other routes available. We

2407
01:22:47,860 --> 01:22:50,230
the people implore you to

2408
01:22:50,230 --> 01:22:50,724
utilize any and all resources,

2409
01:22:50,724 --> 01:22:53,724
especially the voice of your

2410
01:22:58,264 --> 01:22:59,966
constituents. This commission

2411
01:22:59,966 --> 01:23:02,102
is in a unique position to

2412
01:23:02,102 --> 01:23:05,102
retain its power support the

2413
01:23:05,305 --> 01:23:07,340
needs of the community. If you

2414
01:23:07,340 --> 01:23:09,309
stand for nothing. What will

2415
01:23:09,309 --> 01:23:12,909
you fall for? Thank you for

2416
01:23:19,786 --> 01:23:22,786
our time. After Emma is

2417
01:23:23,560 --> 01:23:25,225
Heather and then Tessa Pettit.

2418
01:23:25,225 --> 01:23:26,260
Good evening Commissioners.

2419
01:23:26,260 --> 01:23:27,600
Hello. My name is Emma failing

2420
01:23:27,600 --> 01:23:30,229
and I'm a proud member of they

2421
01:23:30,229 --> 01:23:30,998
key West Immigrant support

2422
01:23:30,998 --> 01:23:32,900
network.

2423
01:23:32,900 --> 01:23:34,835
>> I'm expert excerpts from a

2424
01:23:34,835 --> 01:23:35,936
letter from the aclu of

2425
01:23:35,936 --> 01:23:37,804
Florida. This letter was sent

2426
01:23:37,804 --> 01:23:40,474
to all of you via e-mail

2427
01:23:40,474 --> 01:23:42,709
yesterday, the American Civil

2428
01:23:42,709 --> 01:23:43,677
Liberties Union, Florida is a

2429
01:23:43,677 --> 01:23:45,512
non-partisan organization

2430
01:23:45,512 --> 01:23:46,580
whose mission is to protect,

2431
01:23:46,580 --> 01:23:48,449
defend, strengthen and promote

2432
01:23:48,449 --> 01:23:50,718
the constitutional rights and

2433
01:23:50,718 --> 01:23:52,719
liberties of all people in

2434
01:23:52,719 --> 01:23:53,520
Florida. We write to you

2435
01:23:53,520 --> 01:23:55,122
regarding the attorney

2436
01:23:55,122 --> 01:23:55,789
General. James Uthmeier is

2437
01:23:55,789 --> 01:23:58,189
correspondence to the city

2438
01:23:59,326 --> 01:24:00,226
Commission dated JULY 2nd. The

2439
01:24:00,226 --> 01:24:01,295
attorney general claims that

2440
01:24:01,295 --> 01:24:02,263
the commission's JUNE 30th

2441
01:24:02,263 --> 01:24:05,263
vote to avoid the city's

2442
01:24:05,266 --> 01:24:06,433
existing 2.87 g Agreement with

2443
01:24:06,433 --> 01:24:08,169
ice violates Florida statute

2444
01:24:08,169 --> 01:24:10,204
and refers to the possibility

2445
01:24:10,204 --> 01:24:12,373
of suspension from office as

2446
01:24:12,373 --> 01:24:13,106
consequence. But the attorney

2447
01:24:13,106 --> 01:24:15,506
general's arguments and threat

2448
01:24:16,744 --> 01:24:18,479
rely on false premises. First,

2449
01:24:18,479 --> 01:24:19,147
the attorney general claims

2450
01:24:19,147 --> 01:24:21,716
that when a city terminates

2451
01:24:21,716 --> 01:24:22,383
the 2 nd 87 g Agreement, the

2452
01:24:22,383 --> 01:24:23,170
city of violates Florida's

2453
01:24:23,170 --> 01:24:25,170
prohibition on sanctuary

2454
01:24:25,686 --> 01:24:26,387
policies. But the plain text

2455
01:24:26,387 --> 01:24:29,987
of the statute makes it makes

2456
01:24:29,990 --> 01:24:30,791
no such a leap. The relevant

2457
01:24:30,791 --> 01:24:33,260
statutes are Florida statute

2458
01:24:33,260 --> 01:24:35,260
sections. 908, 0.1, 0, 3, and

2459
01:24:36,397 --> 01:24:37,650
908, 0.1, 0, 2, neither of

2460
01:24:37,650 --> 01:24:40,650
which are violated when the

2461
01:24:40,234 --> 01:24:41,268
city avoid the 2.87 g

2462
01:24:41,268 --> 01:24:43,268
Agreement. Second, the

2463
01:24:43,270 --> 01:24:43,971
attorney general asserts that

2464
01:24:43,971 --> 01:24:44,671
Key West avoiding its 2.87 g

2465
01:24:44,671 --> 01:24:46,671
agreement violates Florida's

2466
01:24:47,775 --> 01:24:48,409
best efforts clause. The

2467
01:24:48,409 --> 01:24:50,444
statute does not require

2468
01:24:50,444 --> 01:24:51,545
cities to undertake 2.87 g

2469
01:24:51,545 --> 01:24:53,414
agreements, nor does it

2470
01:24:53,414 --> 01:24:55,417
prohibit them from voiding

2471
01:24:55,417 --> 01:24:56,518
such agreements. There are

2472
01:24:56,518 --> 01:24:57,185
numerous ways that local law

2473
01:24:57,185 --> 01:24:57,852
enforcement agencies could

2474
01:24:57,852 --> 01:25:00,252
comply with this obligation

2475
01:25:02,570 --> 01:25:04,570
without. Implementing 2.87 g

2476
01:25:04,191 --> 01:25:05,930
agreements. Additionally,

2477
01:25:05,930 --> 01:25:05,760
Governor Ron DeSantis has no

2478
01:25:05,760 --> 01:25:07,428
constitutional authority to

2479
01:25:07,428 --> 01:25:09,828
suspend municipal off airs

2480
01:25:10,932 --> 01:25:11,533
under these circumstances that

2481
01:25:11,533 --> 01:25:12,267
that's the governor and

2482
01:25:12,267 --> 01:25:14,667
attorney general are willfully

2483
01:25:15,570 --> 01:25:16,138
misreading Florida law at

2484
01:25:16,138 --> 01:25:16,838
worst, their delivery

2485
01:25:16,838 --> 01:25:17,439
deliberately distorting it in

2486
01:25:17,439 --> 01:25:19,839
order to bully locally

2487
01:25:20,175 --> 01:25:22,575
elected. Officials using the

2488
01:25:23,711 --> 01:25:24,412
threat of retaliation to be

2489
01:25:24,412 --> 01:25:25,647
clear under Florida law. The

2490
01:25:25,647 --> 01:25:27,916
city of Key West is not

2491
01:25:27,916 --> 01:25:30,916
required to enter or maintain

2492
01:25:31,887 --> 01:25:34,189
2.87 g agreement with ice. No

2493
01:25:34,189 --> 01:25:35,189
state or federal law requires

2494
01:25:35,189 --> 01:25:37,993
any law enforcement agency to

2495
01:25:37,993 --> 01:25:38,726
transform its employees into

2496
01:25:38,726 --> 01:25:41,126
another agency's officers just

2497
01:25:41,831 --> 01:25:43,431
to participate in an operation

2498
01:25:43,431 --> 01:25:44,299
yet to the attorney General's

2499
01:25:44,299 --> 01:25:45,166
Strange logic, any local

2500
01:25:45,166 --> 01:25:46,468
government entity in Florida

2501
01:25:46,468 --> 01:25:48,403
could be required to turn over

2502
01:25:48,403 --> 01:25:49,271
the entirety of its law

2503
01:25:49,271 --> 01:25:51,271
enforcement resources to

2504
01:25:51,440 --> 01:25:52,141
federal immigration efforts.

2505
01:25:52,141 --> 01:25:55,978
This makes no sense and it is

2506
01:25:55,978 --> 01:25:56,645
not the law. A free state

2507
01:25:56,645 --> 01:25:57,346
respects local officials to

2508
01:25:57,346 --> 01:26:00,346
make choices that make sense

2509
01:26:00,683 --> 01:26:01,316
for their communities. It does

2510
01:26:01,316 --> 01:26:01,950
not weaponized the law to

2511
01:26:01,950 --> 01:26:03,180
punish those who disagree

2512
01:26:03,180 --> 01:26:06,180
with. But the political agenda

2513
01:26:06,788 --> 01:26:08,490
of state officials, we urge

2514
01:26:08,490 --> 01:26:09,190
you to resist authoritarian

2515
01:26:09,190 --> 01:26:12,428
threats and to listen to the

2516
01:26:12,428 --> 01:26:13,361
constituents who you serve.

2517
01:26:13,361 --> 01:26:15,330
2.87 g programs, transform

2518
01:26:15,330 --> 01:26:16,310
local law enforcement into

2519
01:26:16,310 --> 01:26:18,300
immigration agents and sit at

2520
01:26:18,300 --> 01:26:19,969
the significant local cost.

2521
01:26:19,969 --> 01:26:21,871
They also lead to illegal

2522
01:26:21,871 --> 01:26:23,372
racial profiling. Other civil

2523
01:26:23,372 --> 01:26:24,720
rights abuses, local officials

2524
01:26:24,720 --> 01:26:26,720
fulfill their responsibility

2525
01:26:37,520 --> 01:26:39,920
by thinking. After Heather's

2526
01:26:40,356 --> 01:26:42,991
Tessa and then Erica Rose.

2527
01:26:42,991 --> 01:26:43,660
>> How there's the about

2528
01:26:43,660 --> 01:26:45,660
there's 14, 17 e street, 15

2529
01:26:46,628 --> 01:26:47,864
years. Fresh water conch

2530
01:26:47,864 --> 01:26:49,650
mother of a 2 and a half year

2531
01:26:49,650 --> 01:26:52,650
old salt water. Calm point

2532
01:26:52,101 --> 01:26:52,902
here in Key West Hospital. I'm

2533
01:26:52,902 --> 01:26:55,902
meeting today op-ed written by

2534
01:26:56,439 --> 01:26:57,106
Javier Fernandez, former state

2535
01:26:57,106 --> 01:26:58,375
representative and current

2536
01:26:58,375 --> 01:26:59,420
mayor of South Miami in

2537
01:26:59,420 --> 01:27:02,642
support of the city of Key

2538
01:27:02,979 --> 01:27:04,681
West. This week, this Key West

2539
01:27:04,681 --> 01:27:05,682
City Commission voted 6 to one

2540
01:27:05,682 --> 01:27:08,417
to avoid its 2.87 g Agreement

2541
01:27:08,417 --> 01:27:10,252
with U.S. Immigration.

2542
01:27:10,252 --> 01:27:12,288
>> And Customs Enforcement has

2543
01:27:12,288 --> 01:27:13,589
an attorney and the mayor of

2544
01:27:13,589 --> 01:27:14,291
South Miami who recently took

2545
01:27:14,291 --> 01:27:14,891
the state of Florida to court

2546
01:27:14,891 --> 01:27:17,861
over this very issue. I

2547
01:27:17,861 --> 01:27:20,261
applaud their decision. Other

2548
01:27:20,830 --> 01:27:21,965
local governments should take

2549
01:27:21,965 --> 01:27:24,334
note Florida law requires

2550
01:27:24,334 --> 01:27:25,680
local jailers to enter into

2551
01:27:25,680 --> 01:27:25,635
2.87 g agreements to

2552
01:27:25,635 --> 01:27:27,635
facilitate and honor

2553
01:27:29,139 --> 01:27:29,906
immigration detainer requests.

2554
01:27:29,906 --> 01:27:31,842
It does not compel cities to

2555
01:27:31,842 --> 01:27:32,843
deputize local police as

2556
01:27:32,843 --> 01:27:34,477
immigration agents. That

2557
01:27:34,477 --> 01:27:35,911
distinction is at the heart of

2558
01:27:35,911 --> 01:27:38,911
the lawsuit. South Miami filed

2559
01:27:39,216 --> 01:27:39,783
in circuit earlier this year.

2560
01:27:39,783 --> 01:27:41,783
Key West's commission

2561
01:27:43,253 --> 01:27:44,188
understood that distinction.

2562
01:27:44,188 --> 01:27:46,560
The agreement, its chief of

2563
01:27:46,560 --> 01:27:46,789
police signed in MARCH also

2564
01:27:46,789 --> 01:27:49,189
never received community input

2565
01:27:49,592 --> 01:27:50,560
or legislative approval by

2566
01:27:50,560 --> 01:27:52,960
rescinding it. The city

2567
01:27:53,497 --> 01:27:55,299
reaffirmed 2 principles,

2568
01:27:55,299 --> 01:27:57,299
procedural transparency and

2569
01:27:57,433 --> 01:28:00,404
community trust tourism is the

2570
01:28:00,404 --> 01:28:01,138
lifeblood of the key pushing

2571
01:28:01,138 --> 01:28:02,106
immigrant workers and visitors

2572
01:28:02,106 --> 01:28:02,806
into the shadows makes

2573
01:28:02,806 --> 01:28:05,806
everyone less safe and hurts

2574
01:28:06,643 --> 01:28:07,511
the local economy. As mayors,

2575
01:28:07,511 --> 01:28:08,178
we are sworn to protect all

2576
01:28:08,178 --> 01:28:10,181
who reside and work in and

2577
01:28:10,181 --> 01:28:12,581
visit our cities affected

2578
01:28:14,500 --> 01:28:14,985
policing depends on trust.

2579
01:28:14,985 --> 01:28:15,686
Victims reporting crimes.

2580
01:28:15,686 --> 01:28:16,320
Witnesses coming forward.

2581
01:28:16,320 --> 01:28:18,320
Parents trusting officers

2582
01:28:18,555 --> 01:28:19,690
stationed outside schools

2583
01:28:19,690 --> 01:28:20,658
turning local police into

2584
01:28:20,658 --> 01:28:21,325
proxy ice agents chills that

2585
01:28:21,325 --> 01:28:23,725
trust and undermines public

2586
01:28:25,263 --> 01:28:26,697
safety. Key West's decision

2587
01:28:26,697 --> 01:28:27,331
also exposes the hollowness of

2588
01:28:27,331 --> 01:28:29,567
the do it or else threats

2589
01:28:29,567 --> 01:28:31,680
coming from Tallahassee. If

2590
01:28:31,680 --> 01:28:32,904
the state really wanted to a

2591
01:28:32,904 --> 01:28:33,604
70 to be mandatory for

2592
01:28:33,604 --> 01:28:36,400
municipalities, it would have

2593
01:28:36,700 --> 01:28:37,809
made it law during this year's

2594
01:28:37,809 --> 01:28:39,809
special session. Instead,

2595
01:28:39,877 --> 01:28:42,460
lawmakers rejected that very

2596
01:28:42,460 --> 01:28:42,880
proposal. Q s commissioner

2597
01:28:42,880 --> 01:28:44,715
showed courage and fidelity to

2598
01:28:44,715 --> 01:28:46,750
the rule of law and to their

2599
01:28:46,750 --> 01:28:47,818
constituents. South Miami

2600
01:28:47,818 --> 01:28:49,787
stands with us in our legal

2601
01:28:49,787 --> 01:28:50,455
challenge will continue

2602
01:28:50,455 --> 01:28:51,155
because the rule of law and

2603
01:28:51,155 --> 01:28:53,240
our oath office constituents

2604
01:28:53,240 --> 01:28:54,591
should carry more weight. The

2605
01:28:54,591 --> 01:28:56,194
political intimidation from

2606
01:28:56,194 --> 01:28:58,960
Tallahassee. This is my

2607
01:28:58,960 --> 01:28:59,997
personal note. Commissioners.

2608
01:28:59,997 --> 01:29:00,665
Are up urge you to uphold the

2609
01:29:00,665 --> 01:29:01,966
decision you made last week

2610
01:29:01,966 --> 01:29:04,966
and postpone the resolution in

2611
01:29:05,503 --> 01:29:07,338
front of you today. Let the

2612
01:29:07,338 --> 01:29:09,474
courts decide in South Miami v

2613
01:29:09,474 --> 01:29:11,209
DeSantis, we are in an

2614
01:29:11,209 --> 01:29:12,770
incredibly fragile legal

2615
01:29:12,770 --> 01:29:14,477
situation currently. But right

2616
01:29:14,813 --> 01:29:16,140
now the law is on our side.

2617
01:29:16,140 --> 01:29:17,849
Remember, we never entered

2618
01:29:17,849 --> 01:29:18,483
into a 2.87 g agreement.

2619
01:29:18,483 --> 01:29:20,483
Something you yourselves

2620
01:29:21,519 --> 01:29:23,321
confirmed last week and that's

2621
01:29:23,321 --> 01:29:25,590
have not effectively exited

2622
01:29:25,590 --> 01:29:26,958
one either. It is an

2623
01:29:26,958 --> 01:29:27,692
incredibly subtle this

2624
01:29:27,692 --> 01:29:30,962
distinction, but it is also an

2625
01:29:30,962 --> 01:29:31,730
incredibly clever one. The

2626
01:29:31,730 --> 01:29:32,431
threats and it was Meyers

2627
01:29:32,431 --> 01:29:34,831
letter are that's incredible.

2628
01:29:35,667 --> 01:29:36,735
As of now that being said,

2629
01:29:36,735 --> 01:29:38,737
voting on this agreement

2630
01:29:38,737 --> 01:29:39,705
tonight, regardless of the way

2631
01:29:39,705 --> 01:29:41,340
that the vote goes, moves

2632
01:29:41,340 --> 01:29:41,974
those threats from empty to

2633
01:29:41,974 --> 01:29:42,708
ballot. I urge you please

2634
01:29:42,708 --> 01:29:45,108
postpone the resolution. Thank

2635
01:29:51,150 --> 01:29:53,252
you. So test to Erica and then

2636
01:29:53,252 --> 01:29:55,652
share the Patton. Good

2637
01:29:57,456 --> 01:29:58,356
afternoon. And this

2638
01:29:58,356 --> 01:30:00,756
opportunity speaking on behalf

2639
01:30:01,727 --> 01:30:02,127
of the Florida immigrant

2640
01:30:02,127 --> 01:30:04,127
coalition.

2641
01:30:04,330 --> 01:30:04,996
>> And a resident of mandate

2642
01:30:04,996 --> 01:30:07,396
and advocate for immigrants

2643
01:30:08,967 --> 01:30:09,702
rights. Mayor and

2644
01:30:09,702 --> 01:30:11,170
commissioners that the city of

2645
01:30:11,170 --> 01:30:11,804
Key West first and foremost,

2646
01:30:11,804 --> 01:30:14,804
thank you for bravery in

2647
01:30:16,242 --> 01:30:16,942
voting. Against having a city

2648
01:30:16,942 --> 01:30:19,612
of Key West enter into a 2.87

2649
01:30:19,612 --> 01:30:20,546
g agreement last week. You

2650
01:30:20,546 --> 01:30:22,682
gave hope 2 immigrants in

2651
01:30:22,682 --> 01:30:23,816
these dark times reminding us

2652
01:30:23,816 --> 01:30:27,416
that for some people we do

2653
01:30:27,886 --> 01:30:28,587
matter. Know that we are

2654
01:30:28,587 --> 01:30:31,587
grateful for you setting the

2655
01:30:31,691 --> 01:30:33,426
example for other CDs in the

2656
01:30:33,426 --> 01:30:33,992
state. It made a difference to

2657
01:30:33,992 --> 01:30:37,592
me because I am to an

2658
01:30:37,596 --> 01:30:38,230
immigrant. We're here to

2659
01:30:38,230 --> 01:30:41,230
confirm that you are not

2660
01:30:41,300 --> 01:30:43,803
required to sign into a 2.87

2661
01:30:43,803 --> 01:30:44,436
g. The Florida legislature

2662
01:30:44,436 --> 01:30:46,436
introduced making 2.87 g

2663
01:30:46,839 --> 01:30:47,506
mandatory for local

2664
01:30:47,506 --> 01:30:48,808
municipalities in the 2025

2665
01:30:48,808 --> 01:30:50,808
special Legislative session.

2666
01:30:51,978 --> 01:30:52,679
And again, during regular

2667
01:30:52,679 --> 01:30:54,613
session. And in both times it

2668
01:30:54,613 --> 01:30:57,450
did not pass all the efforts

2669
01:30:57,450 --> 01:30:58,150
of the attorney general to

2670
01:30:58,150 --> 01:31:01,750
strong arm you to go against

2671
01:31:02,221 --> 01:31:02,955
the will of the people. Our

2672
01:31:02,955 --> 01:31:05,240
state overreach and the use of

2673
01:31:05,240 --> 01:31:06,760
fear and intimidation against

2674
01:31:06,760 --> 01:31:07,627
people that the community and

2675
01:31:07,627 --> 01:31:11,227
elected to be their voice on

2676
01:31:15,235 --> 01:31:15,835
the dice. Back in 2012. The

2677
01:31:15,835 --> 01:31:16,569
Department of Homeland

2678
01:31:16,569 --> 01:31:19,569
Security cancel the task force

2679
01:31:20,306 --> 01:31:20,974
model because it encourage

2680
01:31:20,974 --> 01:31:23,374
racial profiling and civil

2681
01:31:24,411 --> 01:31:26,279
rights concerns. 2.87 g do

2682
01:31:26,279 --> 01:31:27,247
nothing more than divide

2683
01:31:27,247 --> 01:31:30,247
communities. Create a state of

2684
01:31:31,510 --> 01:31:31,885
fear in our communities. We

2685
01:31:31,885 --> 01:31:34,870
immediately see a reduction in

2686
01:31:34,870 --> 01:31:36,355
crimes being reported and

2687
01:31:36,355 --> 01:31:38,524
increase in domestic violence

2688
01:31:38,524 --> 01:31:40,924
increase in health issues,

2689
01:31:42,950 --> 01:31:42,762
reduce access to health care.

2690
01:31:42,762 --> 01:31:45,162
It destroys businesses and

2691
01:31:45,866 --> 01:31:46,567
therefore the economy and

2692
01:31:46,567 --> 01:31:47,968
gives the past the people to

2693
01:31:47,968 --> 01:31:50,968
openly and shame of the

2694
01:31:52,390 --> 01:31:52,739
exercise their racism. The

2695
01:31:52,739 --> 01:31:55,139
immigrants in your community

2696
01:31:58,450 --> 01:31:58,612
are not criminals. Patients.

2697
01:31:58,612 --> 01:32:00,514
And added yesterday,

2698
01:32:00,514 --> 01:32:02,514
Nicaraguans Hondurans and

2699
01:32:03,160 --> 01:32:06,160
Venezuelans on tps will soon

2700
01:32:06,860 --> 01:32:07,354
be added to the long list of

2701
01:32:07,354 --> 01:32:08,555
targets that you will be

2702
01:32:08,555 --> 01:32:10,824
giving to a police officers

2703
01:32:10,824 --> 01:32:13,224
and soon enough, the

2704
01:32:13,260 --> 01:32:15,260
naturalized citizens.

2705
01:32:17,497 --> 01:32:18,198
Suffering from being targeted,

2706
01:32:18,198 --> 01:32:20,198
feeling unwanted constantly,

2707
01:32:21,302 --> 01:32:23,671
unsure about how day will end.

2708
01:32:23,671 --> 01:32:24,338
Every police will become a

2709
01:32:24,338 --> 01:32:27,338
hunter after them and their

2710
01:32:28,242 --> 01:32:29,543
children. You have the people

2711
01:32:29,543 --> 01:32:32,747
support and the Vigo right to

2712
01:32:32,747 --> 01:32:35,747
not enter into a 2.87 g

2713
01:32:35,883 --> 01:32:38,283
agreement in 24 hours over 420

2714
01:32:38,653 --> 01:32:39,353
people set to your inbox

2715
01:32:39,353 --> 01:32:41,753
letters confirming support to

2716
01:32:42,223 --> 01:32:45,223
you? You have heard from

2717
01:32:46,160 --> 01:32:46,894
lawyers and committee members

2718
01:32:46,894 --> 01:32:47,628
since there are doubts on your

2719
01:32:47,628 --> 01:32:48,263
rights and to make sure you do

2720
01:32:48,263 --> 01:32:51,263
not pay into the state's

2721
01:32:51,399 --> 01:32:53,201
efforts to set precedents that

2722
01:32:53,201 --> 01:32:53,835
would allow them to every

2723
01:32:53,835 --> 01:32:55,536
municipalities power and

2724
01:32:55,536 --> 01:32:57,936
eventually the people's rights

2725
01:33:02,376 --> 01:33:05,976
do not vote on this. Thank

2726
01:33:15,156 --> 01:33:15,824
you.

2727
01:33:15,824 --> 01:33:18,224
>> After Erica, it's Sheila

2728
01:33:19,828 --> 01:33:22,828
Patton and then Daria would.

2729
01:33:23,164 --> 01:33:24,320
Good morning.

2730
01:33:24,320 --> 01:33:25,767
>> I've been living and

2731
01:33:25,767 --> 01:33:26,534
working Key West for about 7

2732
01:33:26,534 --> 01:33:27,135
years now and at the

2733
01:33:27,135 --> 01:33:29,535
philosophy of one human

2734
01:33:29,971 --> 01:33:32,971
family. 2 years ago, I stood

2735
01:33:33,575 --> 01:33:34,875
in this spot when the city was

2736
01:33:34,875 --> 01:33:36,277
going to pass a resolution

2737
01:33:36,277 --> 01:33:38,460
defending our cities tracked

2738
01:33:38,460 --> 01:33:40,446
cleans trans neighbors and

2739
01:33:42,500 --> 01:33:42,717
clear citizens. I asked the

2740
01:33:42,717 --> 01:33:44,553
question, what is the city

2741
01:33:44,553 --> 01:33:45,820
going to do? What action are

2742
01:33:45,820 --> 01:33:48,820
they going to take? Because

2743
01:33:50,358 --> 01:33:51,260
words are cheap. Vice mayor

2744
01:33:51,260 --> 01:33:53,862
cough and listen to me and

2745
01:33:53,862 --> 01:33:56,862
address those concerns. One of

2746
01:33:56,998 --> 01:33:57,766
our commissioners blamed their

2747
01:33:57,766 --> 01:34:00,269
constituents to just lay down

2748
01:34:00,269 --> 01:34:02,971
and let DeSantis walk over us.

2749
01:34:02,971 --> 01:34:05,730
Some know me as Michael but

2750
01:34:05,730 --> 01:34:06,775
globally on known as Erica

2751
01:34:06,775 --> 01:34:08,677
Rose, the Drag Queen who ran

2752
01:34:08,677 --> 01:34:10,345
for your state representative

2753
01:34:10,345 --> 01:34:11,130
last year under the platform

2754
01:34:11,130 --> 01:34:14,130
of human rights and homer,

2755
01:34:17,190 --> 01:34:19,754
all. And here we are facing a

2756
01:34:19,754 --> 01:34:21,857
situation that endangers both.

2757
01:34:21,857 --> 01:34:23,659
I was unable to attend last

2758
01:34:23,659 --> 01:34:24,359
week's meeting because living

2759
01:34:24,359 --> 01:34:28,559
in Key West, you have to work

2760
01:34:28,731 --> 01:34:29,732
3 full time But there are few

2761
01:34:29,732 --> 01:34:30,499
things I wanted to say. Some

2762
01:34:30,499 --> 01:34:34,990
of them you MAY have already

2763
01:34:34,603 --> 01:34:35,671
heard deserve to hear again.

2764
01:34:35,671 --> 01:34:36,672
There's a difference between

2765
01:34:36,672 --> 01:34:38,700
standing aside and letting the

2766
01:34:38,700 --> 01:34:38,908
federal law enforcement do

2767
01:34:38,908 --> 01:34:41,308
their job and actively

2768
01:34:41,310 --> 01:34:43,913
standing in their way. We are

2769
01:34:43,913 --> 01:34:46,149
not a sanctuary city. A

2770
01:34:46,149 --> 01:34:48,284
resident is caught allegedly

2771
01:34:48,284 --> 01:34:50,119
committing a crime, they go

2772
01:34:50,119 --> 01:34:53,119
through the court system. If

2773
01:34:53,389 --> 01:34:56,359
they are found guilty and then

2774
01:34:56,359 --> 01:34:57,260
it has discovered they are

2775
01:34:57,260 --> 01:34:57,927
undocumented. We hand them

2776
01:34:57,927 --> 01:34:58,594
over to the appropriate

2777
01:34:58,594 --> 01:35:01,594
authorities to let them be

2778
01:35:01,864 --> 01:35:03,366
deported. However, entering

2779
01:35:03,366 --> 01:35:06,366
the country on documented as

2780
01:35:07,203 --> 01:35:07,937
not a crime. It is that of a

2781
01:35:07,937 --> 01:35:10,173
civil offense. Very much

2782
01:35:10,173 --> 01:35:11,541
similar to a parking ticket

2783
01:35:11,541 --> 01:35:14,777
and you generally don't get a

2784
01:35:14,777 --> 01:35:16,460
rested for a parking ticket.

2785
01:35:16,460 --> 01:35:18,446
However, racial profiling is

2786
01:35:19,616 --> 01:35:20,316
illegal and unethical. The

2787
01:35:20,316 --> 01:35:22,716
kidnapping and trafficking of

2788
01:35:24,387 --> 01:35:25,210
our citizens. Regardless of

2789
01:35:25,210 --> 01:35:27,210
their immigration status

2790
01:35:27,858 --> 01:35:28,792
without being proven guilty of

2791
01:35:28,792 --> 01:35:30,293
a crime, it's also illegal and

2792
01:35:30,293 --> 01:35:32,293
against City resolution. 17

2793
01:35:34,364 --> 01:35:35,980
Dash one, 50. Florida Senate

2794
01:35:35,980 --> 01:35:38,980
bill 4 see passed earlier this

2795
01:35:38,535 --> 01:35:41,437
year. Would make entering our

2796
01:35:41,437 --> 01:35:42,105
state undocumented a crime.

2797
01:35:42,105 --> 01:35:44,505
However, that is currently

2798
01:35:46,309 --> 01:35:47,577
being blocked by federal.

2799
01:35:47,577 --> 01:35:48,178
Judges and attorney general.

2800
01:35:48,178 --> 01:35:48,812
Meyer has been found in

2801
01:35:48,812 --> 01:35:51,212
contempt for filing this

2802
01:35:52,816 --> 01:35:54,618
ruling. The defense of the

2803
01:35:54,618 --> 01:35:55,351
Nuremberg defense or I was

2804
01:35:55,351 --> 01:35:57,788
just following orders is shaky

2805
01:35:57,788 --> 01:35:59,923
at best and dangerous at

2806
01:35:59,923 --> 01:36:01,792
worst. Trump will not stay in

2807
01:36:01,792 --> 01:36:03,693
office for ever and neither

2808
01:36:03,693 --> 01:36:04,327
will DeSantis when they're

2809
01:36:04,327 --> 01:36:05,280
asked writing the history

2810
01:36:05,280 --> 01:36:08,165
books I ask, How do you want

2811
01:36:08,165 --> 01:36:08,898
to be remembered? So

2812
01:36:08,898 --> 01:36:10,133
personally, I tell you, please

2813
01:36:10,133 --> 01:36:12,133
reject this resolution

2814
01:36:12,669 --> 01:36:13,337
professionally. I say postpone

2815
01:36:13,337 --> 01:36:16,937
it and see what the courts

2816
01:36:17,440 --> 01:36:19,760
have to say. As a community.

2817
01:36:19,760 --> 01:36:19,910
And as a culture, it doesn't

2818
01:36:19,910 --> 01:36:22,910
belong in our streets belongs

2819
01:36:33,457 --> 01:36:34,580
in our cocktails.

2820
01:36:34,580 --> 01:36:36,458
>> Shana Daria and Mark

2821
01:36:37,828 --> 01:36:40,228
Watson. MADAM Mayor and

2822
01:36:40,464 --> 01:36:41,165
commissioners, thank you so

2823
01:36:41,165 --> 01:36:41,866
much. My name is Sheila and I

2824
01:36:41,866 --> 01:36:44,835
have luckily called que home

2825
01:36:44,835 --> 01:36:46,737
for most of my life. I sat in

2826
01:36:46,737 --> 01:36:47,738
this meeting last week

2827
01:36:47,738 --> 01:36:48,405
completely in all and inspired

2828
01:36:48,405 --> 01:36:49,730
by everyone who spoke. And

2829
01:36:49,730 --> 01:36:50,708
although this kind of thing

2830
01:36:50,708 --> 01:36:51,909
really terrifies me, what

2831
01:36:51,909 --> 01:36:52,643
scares me more is the blind

2832
01:36:52,643 --> 01:36:54,780
eye that people are willing to

2833
01:36:54,780 --> 01:36:56,114
turn about this very real

2834
01:36:56,114 --> 01:36:56,881
issue. More than that actually

2835
01:36:56,881 --> 01:36:58,816
have watched as people

2836
01:36:58,816 --> 01:37:00,218
gleefully cheered the

2837
01:37:00,218 --> 01:37:01,520
kidnapping of people by masked

2838
01:37:01,520 --> 01:37:02,319
men, many of whom refused to

2839
01:37:02,319 --> 01:37:03,200
identify themselves. People's

2840
01:37:03,200 --> 01:37:04,388
rights being stripped away as

2841
01:37:04,388 --> 01:37:06,757
if that could mean any of us

2842
01:37:06,757 --> 01:37:08,459
are next. I've read all of

2843
01:37:08,459 --> 01:37:09,694
these violent and hateful

2844
01:37:09,694 --> 01:37:10,328
comments on our local Facebook

2845
01:37:10,328 --> 01:37:11,950
page is people literally

2846
01:37:11,950 --> 01:37:12,730
talking about running folks

2847
01:37:12,730 --> 01:37:13,898
over in their trucks and

2848
01:37:13,898 --> 01:37:15,990
assaulting women and some of

2849
01:37:15,990 --> 01:37:16,434
the worst things that I have

2850
01:37:16,434 --> 01:37:17,101
ever seen and holla can think

2851
01:37:17,101 --> 01:37:19,403
of is that that is not the

2852
01:37:19,403 --> 01:37:20,572
spirit of Key West. And while

2853
01:37:20,572 --> 01:37:22,306
they hide behind keyboards to

2854
01:37:22,306 --> 01:37:23,274
spew their vitriol, those of

2855
01:37:23,274 --> 01:37:24,241
us with love and hope and

2856
01:37:24,241 --> 01:37:24,842
bravery in our hearts are here

2857
01:37:24,842 --> 01:37:27,842
in this room right now

2858
01:37:28,790 --> 01:37:29,447
fighting for its right. And

2859
01:37:29,447 --> 01:37:30,348
this is the spirit of to us.

2860
01:37:30,348 --> 01:37:32,384
This is one human family. How

2861
01:37:32,384 --> 01:37:34,486
many of us are in Qs because

2862
01:37:34,486 --> 01:37:36,540
we are lucky enough to have

2863
01:37:36,540 --> 01:37:36,955
family members who were

2864
01:37:36,955 --> 01:37:38,190
immigrants themselves,

2865
01:37:38,190 --> 01:37:41,190
including myself. I was not

2866
01:37:41,259 --> 01:37:42,270
born here. I was brought here

2867
01:37:42,270 --> 01:37:43,829
as a kid. I was raised by my

2868
01:37:43,829 --> 01:37:45,664
uncle who was a Cuban

2869
01:37:45,664 --> 01:37:46,531
immigrant. His family fled

2870
01:37:46,531 --> 01:37:47,966
Cuba in the 50's to build a

2871
01:37:47,966 --> 01:37:49,901
life here in South Florida.

2872
01:37:49,901 --> 01:37:52,771
And luckily for me here in

2873
01:37:52,771 --> 01:37:54,600
West, I remember sitting in

2874
01:37:54,600 --> 01:37:55,730
classic U.S. High school

2875
01:37:55,730 --> 01:37:55,874
learning of all the atrocities

2876
01:37:55,874 --> 01:37:57,576
of World War, 2 asking myself

2877
01:37:57,576 --> 01:37:58,277
how people could possibly

2878
01:37:58,277 --> 01:38:00,546
stand by and do nothing while

2879
01:38:00,546 --> 01:38:01,580
their neighbors and loved ones

2880
01:38:01,580 --> 01:38:02,314
and their friends were taken.

2881
01:38:02,314 --> 01:38:03,915
And I see it happening in real

2882
01:38:03,915 --> 01:38:05,784
time and I refuse to be

2883
01:38:05,784 --> 01:38:06,484
silent. Our key West High

2884
01:38:06,484 --> 01:38:07,953
school mascot, cheesy as this

2885
01:38:07,953 --> 01:38:08,954
might sound is the fighting

2886
01:38:08,954 --> 01:38:10,856
Kong. Right now I feel like

2887
01:38:10,856 --> 01:38:11,590
all of us need to channel that

2888
01:38:11,590 --> 01:38:12,858
fighting and fight for what we

2889
01:38:12,858 --> 01:38:14,926
know in our hearts to be

2890
01:38:14,926 --> 01:38:15,894
right. I've also spent the

2891
01:38:15,894 --> 01:38:17,863
last 3 years working for a

2892
01:38:17,863 --> 01:38:18,563
local tour company taking

2893
01:38:18,563 --> 01:38:19,732
immense pride in the culture

2894
01:38:19,732 --> 01:38:20,466
of this island. And really

2895
01:38:20,466 --> 01:38:23,168
deeply into the entire history

2896
01:38:23,168 --> 01:38:23,736
of que estan discovering how

2897
01:38:23,736 --> 01:38:24,436
crucial the immigrant

2898
01:38:24,436 --> 01:38:26,438
immigrant community has been

2899
01:38:26,438 --> 01:38:27,106
in shaping island, the

2900
01:38:27,106 --> 01:38:29,341
resilience and vibrancy of

2901
01:38:29,341 --> 01:38:31,577
this island would not exist

2902
01:38:31,577 --> 01:38:32,244
without immigrants. There is a

2903
01:38:32,244 --> 01:38:33,913
minority group here in Key

2904
01:38:33,913 --> 01:38:35,147
West that is possibly making

2905
01:38:35,147 --> 01:38:36,315
the island a little bit worse

2906
01:38:36,315 --> 01:38:38,985
for wear because none of us

2907
01:38:38,985 --> 01:38:40,218
can afford to live here. But

2908
01:38:40,218 --> 01:38:41,954
those entirely different

2909
01:38:41,954 --> 01:38:42,588
discussion. I know that it's

2910
01:38:42,588 --> 01:38:43,689
scary to stand up to this

2911
01:38:43,689 --> 01:38:44,357
increasingly fascist

2912
01:38:44,357 --> 01:38:45,157
administration, but we all

2913
01:38:45,157 --> 01:38:47,893
know that they are on the

2914
01:38:47,893 --> 01:38:48,728
wrong side of history already.

2915
01:38:48,728 --> 01:38:49,395
It's often these little

2916
01:38:49,395 --> 01:38:50,997
pockets of resistance that

2917
01:38:50,997 --> 01:38:52,310
gives strength to the hole and

2918
01:38:52,310 --> 01:38:52,865
we cannot back down now. So

2919
01:38:52,865 --> 01:38:55,801
urge you not to be coward

2920
01:38:55,801 --> 01:38:56,836
cowed by these heartless

2921
01:38:56,836 --> 01:38:57,603
police. We can't passions. And

2922
01:38:57,603 --> 01:38:58,704
when we have a chance to

2923
01:38:58,704 --> 01:38:59,705
inspire even more cities to

2924
01:38:59,705 --> 01:39:03,305
stand up and do what's right

2925
01:39:10,817 --> 01:39:11,550
Thank you very much. After

2926
01:39:11,550 --> 01:39:15,150
Daria is Mark and then Jeffrey

2927
01:39:17,157 --> 01:39:19,157
Segal.

2928
01:39:19,225 --> 01:39:21,127
>> MADAM Mayor Commissioners,

2929
01:39:21,127 --> 01:39:21,828
neighbors, friends as a

2930
01:39:21,828 --> 01:39:22,495
privilege to stand here today

2931
01:39:22,495 --> 01:39:23,863
as we work together to make

2932
01:39:23,863 --> 01:39:24,530
our city a better place. You

2933
01:39:24,530 --> 01:39:25,599
know, given me hope that we

2934
01:39:25,599 --> 01:39:26,332
really can make a difference.

2935
01:39:26,332 --> 01:39:29,436
And for now, at least we still

2936
01:39:29,436 --> 01:39:31,203
have a voice. What concerns me

2937
01:39:31,203 --> 01:39:31,938
is that our leaders and

2938
01:39:31,938 --> 01:39:32,672
Tallahassee are trying to take

2939
01:39:32,672 --> 01:39:35,750
up a ways away and yet somehow

2940
01:39:35,750 --> 01:39:37,770
plan that we are free. And

2941
01:39:37,770 --> 01:39:37,743
agreement by definition, some

2942
01:39:37,743 --> 01:39:38,478
very site is a negotiation

2943
01:39:38,478 --> 01:39:39,946
between 2 parties to come

2944
01:39:39,946 --> 01:39:42,346
together in a harmonious

2945
01:39:43,250 --> 01:39:44,851
arrangement, decided by both

2946
01:39:44,851 --> 01:39:45,519
sides cheaper was told and

2947
01:39:45,519 --> 01:39:46,152
sincerely believe that this

2948
01:39:46,152 --> 01:39:47,621
was mandatory and that he

2949
01:39:47,621 --> 01:39:48,421
could lose his job he didn't

2950
01:39:48,421 --> 01:39:51,191
sign it. What we were entered

2951
01:39:51,191 --> 01:39:51,858
into was a coercion thinly

2952
01:39:51,858 --> 01:39:54,828
veiled as an agreement and

2953
01:39:54,828 --> 01:39:55,528
built upon fear and threats

2954
01:39:55,528 --> 01:39:56,196
choosing to not only tolerate

2955
01:39:56,196 --> 01:39:56,797
but enable those who abuse

2956
01:39:56,797 --> 01:39:58,832
their elected power to

2957
01:39:58,832 --> 01:40:00,734
threaten us, threaten your

2958
01:40:00,734 --> 01:40:01,969
jobs, threaten to withhold

2959
01:40:01,969 --> 01:40:02,969
funding. That's a corruption

2960
01:40:02,969 --> 01:40:03,937
and abuse of power for That's

2961
01:40:03,937 --> 01:40:06,673
how we turned a blind eye to

2962
01:40:06,673 --> 01:40:07,608
bullies. That's how fear grows

2963
01:40:07,608 --> 01:40:08,308
the privilege of living in

2964
01:40:08,308 --> 01:40:08,976
this great city because of my

2965
01:40:08,976 --> 01:40:12,146
dad who served in the Navy

2966
01:40:12,146 --> 01:40:13,113
here during Vietnam. My dad

2967
01:40:13,113 --> 01:40:13,947
loved his country and his

2968
01:40:13,947 --> 01:40:14,614
neighbors. He was a man of

2969
01:40:14,614 --> 01:40:15,281
faith who was kind to

2970
01:40:15,281 --> 01:40:16,850
everyone. And one thing he

2971
01:40:16,850 --> 01:40:20,120
always told my brothers and me

2972
01:40:20,120 --> 01:40:20,855
fear is the opposite of love.

2973
01:40:20,855 --> 01:40:21,521
When we make decisions out of

2974
01:40:21,521 --> 01:40:23,323
fear, we leave ourselves a

2975
01:40:23,323 --> 01:40:25,920
stray from our higher calling

2976
01:40:25,920 --> 01:40:25,860
this world a calling to be

2977
01:40:25,860 --> 01:40:26,527
brave and just and honorable

2978
01:40:26,527 --> 01:40:30,127
to be the best versions of

2979
01:40:30,497 --> 01:40:31,198
ourselves. I understand that

2980
01:40:31,198 --> 01:40:31,898
you're under immense pressure

2981
01:40:31,898 --> 01:40:32,599
and that people are trying to

2982
01:40:32,599 --> 01:40:34,368
politicize this issue so they

2983
01:40:34,368 --> 01:40:36,336
can manipulate it to serve

2984
01:40:36,336 --> 01:40:37,104
their agendas. Do not going to

2985
01:40:37,104 --> 01:40:38,172
did this is not about

2986
01:40:38,172 --> 01:40:39,973
politics. And we saw last week

2987
01:40:39,973 --> 01:40:41,241
has business owner set up and

2988
01:40:41,241 --> 01:40:43,210
explained how is affecting all

2989
01:40:43,210 --> 01:40:45,512
of a simple financial

2990
01:40:45,512 --> 01:40:46,246
logistics alone. This is about

2991
01:40:46,246 --> 01:40:46,914
taking our hard working police

2992
01:40:46,914 --> 01:40:47,582
force and turning them into

2993
01:40:47,582 --> 01:40:48,816
puppets for department that

2994
01:40:48,816 --> 01:40:49,883
already has their own funding

2995
01:40:49,883 --> 01:40:50,551
and manpower. It's putting

2996
01:40:50,551 --> 01:40:52,619
them in an unfair position

2997
01:40:52,619 --> 01:40:53,320
with their community, taking

2998
01:40:53,320 --> 01:40:54,721
them away from valuable time

2999
01:40:54,721 --> 01:40:55,789
protecting and serving and

3000
01:40:55,789 --> 01:40:59,930
forcing us to put a foot. The

3001
01:40:59,930 --> 01:41:00,940
if I'm not mistaken, the House

3002
01:41:00,940 --> 01:41:01,529
just passed a big beautiful

3003
01:41:01,529 --> 01:41:02,130
bill to triple funding for

3004
01:41:02,130 --> 01:41:03,764
immigration and custom.

3005
01:41:03,764 --> 01:41:04,498
Important for cement. If I'm

3006
01:41:04,498 --> 01:41:06,234
not mistaken, that funding

3007
01:41:06,234 --> 01:41:08,234
totals around 100 billion

3008
01:41:10,271 --> 01:41:12,500
dollars. All said so why do we

3009
01:41:12,500 --> 01:41:13,208
need to do their jobs for

3010
01:41:13,208 --> 01:41:13,875
them? Exactly. Why are we

3011
01:41:13,875 --> 01:41:16,275
being threatened? I'll tell

3012
01:41:16,644 --> 01:41:17,445
you why. Peak Hawking power

3013
01:41:17,445 --> 01:41:19,845
wielding bullying, trying to

3014
01:41:20,381 --> 01:41:21,549
take away your rights as a

3015
01:41:21,549 --> 01:41:22,183
governing body and send us the

3016
01:41:22,183 --> 01:41:22,883
message. You don't have a

3017
01:41:22,883 --> 01:41:25,220
choice in matters of defense

3018
01:41:25,220 --> 01:41:25,921
in your own city. A mandatory

3019
01:41:25,921 --> 01:41:28,321
agreement that's literally an

3020
01:41:29,491 --> 01:41:31,491
oxymoron. Silencing overriding

3021
01:41:31,693 --> 01:41:32,694
and coercion. That's not

3022
01:41:32,694 --> 01:41:34,694
democracy. Commissioners,

3023
01:41:34,729 --> 01:41:35,797
that's not democracy. That's

3024
01:41:35,797 --> 01:41:36,865
dictatorship. Ice is going to

3025
01:41:36,865 --> 01:41:37,499
continue about their mask

3026
01:41:37,499 --> 01:41:38,199
mission without

3027
01:41:38,199 --> 01:41:39,968
accountability. Transparency,

3028
01:41:39,968 --> 01:41:40,668
Art Harris, to due process,

3029
01:41:40,668 --> 01:41:42,638
you might be tempted to go to

3030
01:41:42,638 --> 01:41:43,338
the attorney general's threats

3031
01:41:43,338 --> 01:41:45,707
because they do. They want to

3032
01:41:45,707 --> 01:41:46,274
financially penalize us. But

3033
01:41:46,274 --> 01:41:47,800
are we already being

3034
01:41:47,800 --> 01:41:49,478
financially penalize if we pay

3035
01:41:49,478 --> 01:41:50,212
for their work? They want to

3036
01:41:50,212 --> 01:41:53,115
fire you, but they didn't hire

3037
01:41:53,115 --> 01:41:55,450
you. We did. We are standing

3038
01:41:55,450 --> 01:41:56,830
behind you. I chose last week

3039
01:41:56,830 --> 01:41:56,751
when Commissioner Leon's

3040
01:41:56,751 --> 01:41:58,253
moment of bravery is former

3041
01:41:58,253 --> 01:41:59,721
chief and current

3042
01:41:59,721 --> 01:42:00,355
commissioner. His decision to

3043
01:42:00,355 --> 01:42:01,550
fall for what he felt his

3044
01:42:01,550 --> 01:42:02,490
heart was right. Even though

3045
01:42:02,490 --> 01:42:04,760
it was hard inspired all of

3046
01:42:04,760 --> 01:42:06,595
us. So then at threats, I will

3047
01:42:06,595 --> 01:42:07,296
happily pay more taxes. If

3048
01:42:07,296 --> 01:42:07,863
that means I can go to sleep

3049
01:42:07,863 --> 01:42:08,530
at night with a clear

3050
01:42:08,530 --> 01:42:10,599
conscience. Knowing that I

3051
01:42:10,599 --> 01:42:13,402
made my decisions logic and

3052
01:42:13,402 --> 01:42:14,670
fairness and honor and love,

3053
01:42:14,670 --> 01:42:15,437
not fear. Thank you for

3054
01:42:15,437 --> 01:42:16,171
continuing to defend us and

3055
01:42:16,171 --> 01:42:19,771
our police and for making your

3056
01:42:27,682 --> 01:42:30,682
decisions today. After Mark is

3057
01:42:31,120 --> 01:42:34,120
Jeff and then Angela Hankins.

3058
01:42:34,122 --> 01:42:34,757
>> Now mayor commissioners. We

3059
01:42:34,757 --> 01:42:37,757
have to stop meeting like

3060
01:42:38,794 --> 01:42:39,395
this. Come to my bar. I'd

3061
01:42:39,395 --> 01:42:42,395
rather see you there of

3062
01:42:43,165 --> 01:42:45,267
waiting on some of the before

3063
01:42:45,267 --> 01:42:46,168
the world's in chaos right

3064
01:42:46,168 --> 01:42:46,902
now. Every day I wake up and I

3065
01:42:46,902 --> 01:42:51,600
try to find some shred of good

3066
01:42:51,600 --> 01:42:52,410
in my fellow humans. Being a

3067
01:42:52,410 --> 01:42:52,674
bartender in a tourist town,

3068
01:42:52,674 --> 01:42:55,674
you can imagine just how

3069
01:42:55,711 --> 01:42:56,979
daunting a task that is when

3070
01:42:56,979 --> 01:42:58,548
you deal with trunks all day

3071
01:42:58,548 --> 01:43:02,148
long. But last week you did

3072
01:43:02,385 --> 01:43:03,485
something good. You did

3073
01:43:03,485 --> 01:43:04,220
something brace. You gave us

3074
01:43:04,220 --> 01:43:09,200
hope a light at the end of the

3075
01:43:09,292 --> 01:43:10,159
tunnel. If you can go back on

3076
01:43:10,159 --> 01:43:12,328
that, you're going to destroy

3077
01:43:12,328 --> 01:43:12,996
the island's economy. It's

3078
01:43:12,996 --> 01:43:14,897
Morales, humanity. We went

3079
01:43:14,897 --> 01:43:17,833
over this last week and that's

3080
01:43:17,833 --> 01:43:19,435
what this is. It's humanity.

3081
01:43:19,435 --> 01:43:20,270
Get rid of the political. This

3082
01:43:20,270 --> 01:43:22,400
is not about being a Democrat.

3083
01:43:22,400 --> 01:43:23,873
This is not about being

3084
01:43:23,873 --> 01:43:24,573
Republican. This is good

3085
01:43:24,573 --> 01:43:26,475
versus bad. This is right

3086
01:43:26,475 --> 01:43:28,111
versus wrong. It's the golden

3087
01:43:28,111 --> 01:43:31,111
roles. It's being human. It's

3088
01:43:31,415 --> 01:43:32,150
having compassion. And

3089
01:43:32,150 --> 01:43:33,316
speaking of compassion,

3090
01:43:33,316 --> 01:43:34,985
something I didn't get to last

3091
01:43:34,985 --> 01:43:35,585
week have a lot of compassion

3092
01:43:35,585 --> 01:43:36,253
for the key West Police

3093
01:43:36,253 --> 01:43:39,853
Department. I have a lot of

3094
01:43:47,798 --> 01:43:48,465
compassion. Compassion. I have

3095
01:43:48,465 --> 01:43:51,167
for them. I don't want them

3096
01:43:51,167 --> 01:43:51,868
brought into this. They

3097
01:43:51,868 --> 01:43:53,703
deserve better. We deserve

3098
01:43:53,703 --> 01:43:54,538
better. It's a hollow report.

3099
01:43:54,538 --> 01:43:56,938
Stealing not recognizing your

3100
01:43:57,307 --> 01:43:59,309
country down right now. Don't

3101
01:43:59,309 --> 01:44:00,900
make it a hard feeling. Not

3102
01:44:00,900 --> 01:44:02,579
recognizing the town you call

3103
01:44:02,579 --> 01:44:03,714
home and the town that you

3104
01:44:03,714 --> 01:44:06,714
live. Good people ready stand

3105
01:44:15,158 --> 01:44:18,758
up to bullies. After Jeff is

3106
01:44:19,329 --> 01:44:20,300
Angela and then Ricky Arnold.

3107
01:44:20,300 --> 01:44:22,300
Jeffs Eagleson 27 Washington

3108
01:44:22,320 --> 01:44:24,320
street. I'm representing

3109
01:44:24,268 --> 01:44:26,202
myself tonight last week at

3110
01:44:26,202 --> 01:44:27,710
the meeting I rewatched

3111
01:44:27,710 --> 01:44:28,238
witness something that I think

3112
01:44:28,238 --> 01:44:29,372
was one of the best things

3113
01:44:29,372 --> 01:44:31,750
I've ever seen in local

3114
01:44:31,750 --> 01:44:31,742
government. And I don't mean

3115
01:44:31,742 --> 01:44:34,142
to make feel uncomfortable

3116
01:44:34,778 --> 01:44:35,446
that a bit. Commissioner Lee

3117
01:44:35,446 --> 01:44:37,481
came in to that meeting and

3118
01:44:37,481 --> 01:44:39,350
said you know, I felt I was

3119
01:44:39,350 --> 01:44:41,118
going to vote a certain way.

3120
01:44:41,118 --> 01:44:44,540
But and he mentioned heart

3121
01:44:44,540 --> 01:44:47,540
multiple times that his heart

3122
01:44:47,323 --> 01:44:50,323
was swayed by this community.

3123
01:44:50,861 --> 01:44:51,461
That is the basis of democracy

3124
01:44:51,461 --> 01:44:52,830
that works. And then he

3125
01:44:52,830 --> 01:44:54,465
switched his vote because of

3126
01:44:54,465 --> 01:44:56,800
that. We found a commissioner

3127
01:44:56,800 --> 01:44:57,768
who who found his heart and in

3128
01:44:57,768 --> 01:45:01,720
all sincerity, I think was the

3129
01:45:01,720 --> 01:45:01,806
best thing I've ever seen.

3130
01:45:01,806 --> 01:45:03,708
Similarly. And the mayor and I

3131
01:45:03,708 --> 01:45:05,710
disagree on variety of issues.

3132
01:45:05,710 --> 01:45:06,443
But she demonstrated the

3133
01:45:06,443 --> 01:45:08,843
ability to demonstrate courage

3134
01:45:09,547 --> 01:45:10,181
last week and I and and I

3135
01:45:10,181 --> 01:45:11,683
would get on the highest

3136
01:45:11,683 --> 01:45:14,683
mountain proclaim that. So we

3137
01:45:17,880 --> 01:45:17,789
had a commissioner, the foun.

3138
01:45:17,789 --> 01:45:18,523
Found his heart be found at a

3139
01:45:18,523 --> 01:45:21,523
member of the found their

3140
01:45:22,326 --> 01:45:24,128
courage in this Wizard of Oz

3141
01:45:24,128 --> 01:45:26,964
Moment. What we need to find

3142
01:45:26,964 --> 01:45:28,800
this week is wisdom and the

3143
01:45:28,800 --> 01:45:31,870
wisdom that we need to realize

3144
01:45:31,870 --> 01:45:32,871
is that you did not void the

3145
01:45:32,871 --> 01:45:33,905
agreement last week as was

3146
01:45:33,905 --> 01:45:34,639
reported by the press in so

3147
01:45:34,639 --> 01:45:36,240
many places as worries

3148
01:45:36,240 --> 01:45:38,640
reported by the attorney

3149
01:45:38,710 --> 01:45:41,790
general. You did not avoid it

3150
01:45:41,790 --> 01:45:43,348
as You found it voided you

3151
01:45:43,348 --> 01:45:45,116
founded void as an adjective,

3152
01:45:45,116 --> 01:45:47,485
which means that it never

3153
01:45:47,485 --> 01:45:51,850
existed. We are in the exact

3154
01:45:51,289 --> 01:45:51,956
same spot as South Miami. And

3155
01:45:51,956 --> 01:45:54,826
we really can't vote you if

3156
01:45:54,826 --> 01:45:57,162
you vote up to if you vote to

3157
01:45:57,162 --> 01:45:57,863
approve first agenda item,

3158
01:45:57,863 --> 01:46:01,133
you're going to create a lot

3159
01:46:01,133 --> 01:46:02,233
of hate here because no one

3160
01:46:02,233 --> 01:46:03,835
wants this. If you vote no on

3161
01:46:03,835 --> 01:46:04,802
it because of the way it's

3162
01:46:04,802 --> 01:46:07,202
worded. You're putting your

3163
01:46:07,639 --> 01:46:08,740
your own seats in jeopardy. We

3164
01:46:08,740 --> 01:46:11,743
don't want you to do that

3165
01:46:11,743 --> 01:46:12,644
either. What we want you to do

3166
01:46:12,644 --> 01:46:14,412
is postponed this Let's wait

3167
01:46:14,412 --> 01:46:16,882
and use some wisdom. Find out

3168
01:46:16,882 --> 01:46:19,882
what happens with South Miami.

3169
01:46:19,919 --> 01:46:21,119
So again, the thing to do is

3170
01:46:21,119 --> 01:46:23,489
right before you vote, please.

3171
01:46:23,489 --> 01:46:25,424
3 times. Click your heels

3172
01:46:25,424 --> 01:46:26,492
together say there's no place

3173
01:46:26,492 --> 01:46:30,920
like home and vote to postpone

3174
01:46:36,669 --> 01:46:39,669
Thank you. After Angela is

3175
01:46:41,406 --> 01:46:42,740
Ricky and then Lori Kelly.

3176
01:46:42,740 --> 01:46:45,740
Joining all the other folks

3177
01:46:45,311 --> 01:46:45,911
who did this scared. So.

3178
01:46:45,911 --> 01:46:47,911
>> Good evening. Mayor

3179
01:46:48,414 --> 01:46:50,283
commissioners and staff. My

3180
01:46:50,283 --> 01:46:50,983
name is Angela Hankins Service

3181
01:46:50,983 --> 01:46:53,983
community as an educator for

3182
01:46:54,186 --> 01:46:54,920
over 20 years in the

3183
01:46:54,920 --> 01:46:56,689
classroom. I teach students to

3184
01:46:56,689 --> 01:46:58,457
think critically to listen.

3185
01:46:58,457 --> 01:47:01,227
Respectfully and to engage in

3186
01:47:01,227 --> 01:47:01,927
dialogue even when it's hard.

3187
01:47:01,927 --> 01:47:04,327
Because that's how democracy

3188
01:47:05,898 --> 01:47:06,832
works. That's how we solve

3189
01:47:06,832 --> 01:47:09,832
problems. That's how we grow

3190
01:47:10,690 --> 01:47:11,103
stronger as a community. What

3191
01:47:11,103 --> 01:47:13,306
we're witnessing now in

3192
01:47:13,306 --> 01:47:15,608
response to your decision to

3193
01:47:15,608 --> 01:47:16,376
avoid participation void,

3194
01:47:16,376 --> 01:47:18,376
adjective physician

3195
01:47:18,578 --> 01:47:20,978
participation and 2.87 g is

3196
01:47:22,480 --> 01:47:22,715
not democracy. Its bullying.

3197
01:47:22,715 --> 01:47:24,817
And as an educator, I know

3198
01:47:24,817 --> 01:47:25,451
bullying when I see it, the

3199
01:47:25,451 --> 01:47:26,319
threats and intimidation

3200
01:47:26,319 --> 01:47:28,354
coming from the governor and

3201
01:47:28,354 --> 01:47:29,756
the attorney general are

3202
01:47:29,756 --> 01:47:32,156
designed not to foster

3203
01:47:34,460 --> 01:47:35,161
dialogue but to silence it.

3204
01:47:35,161 --> 01:47:35,895
They're attempting to punish

3205
01:47:35,895 --> 01:47:37,831
this body for engaging in a

3206
01:47:37,831 --> 01:47:40,600
very kind of public discourse

3207
01:47:40,600 --> 01:47:41,334
that democracy demands. I want

3208
01:47:41,334 --> 01:47:44,471
to thank you for your original

3209
01:47:44,471 --> 01:47:45,171
decision. By avoiding that

3210
01:47:45,171 --> 01:47:47,571
agreement to participate in

3211
01:47:48,108 --> 01:47:50,944
the 2.87 g program was a

3212
01:47:50,944 --> 01:47:52,345
lawful valujet and choice that

3213
01:47:52,345 --> 01:47:52,979
reflected a commitment to

3214
01:47:52,979 --> 01:47:54,847
local control and public

3215
01:47:54,847 --> 01:47:57,247
safety. I believe our

3216
01:47:57,250 --> 01:47:58,185
neighbors and local business

3217
01:47:58,185 --> 01:48:01,185
owners, the people who spoke

3218
01:48:02,389 --> 01:48:02,955
last week. They highlighted

3219
01:48:02,955 --> 01:48:04,191
how this program has

3220
01:48:04,191 --> 01:48:06,191
contributed to racial

3221
01:48:07,600 --> 01:48:08,127
profiling, unjust detentions

3222
01:48:08,127 --> 01:48:08,829
and a breakdown of the trust

3223
01:48:08,829 --> 01:48:10,829
between immigrant communities

3224
01:48:12,980 --> 01:48:13,901
and law enforcement. You stood

3225
01:48:13,901 --> 01:48:15,902
up to the people who live and

3226
01:48:15,902 --> 01:48:16,603
work here and you did so

3227
01:48:16,603 --> 01:48:18,906
within the full scope of your

3228
01:48:18,906 --> 01:48:20,173
legal authority. But police

3229
01:48:20,173 --> 01:48:23,173
don't care about law or

3230
01:48:23,777 --> 01:48:24,611
nuance. They care about

3231
01:48:24,611 --> 01:48:27,147
control. And right now the

3232
01:48:27,147 --> 01:48:30,147
pressure you're facing is not

3233
01:48:30,184 --> 01:48:31,151
just about immigration policy.

3234
01:48:31,151 --> 01:48:32,553
It is also about whether

3235
01:48:32,553 --> 01:48:33,320
locally elected officials will

3236
01:48:33,320 --> 01:48:35,589
be allowed to make decisions

3237
01:48:35,589 --> 01:48:36,257
for their own communities

3238
01:48:36,257 --> 01:48:38,657
without being threatened or

3239
01:48:41,362 --> 01:48:42,630
silenced. If that precedent is

3240
01:48:42,630 --> 01:48:45,630
set the damage to democracy

3241
01:48:47,735 --> 01:48:48,435
won't stop here. This

3242
01:48:48,435 --> 01:48:49,837
commission has the support of

3243
01:48:49,837 --> 01:48:50,904
the people. If Key West and a

3244
01:48:50,904 --> 01:48:51,672
dedicated team of pro bono,

3245
01:48:51,672 --> 01:48:54,720
legal advocates ready to

3246
01:48:54,241 --> 01:48:54,875
defend your First Amendment

3247
01:48:54,875 --> 01:48:56,610
rights and your authority

3248
01:48:56,610 --> 01:48:58,946
under the law. You do not

3249
01:48:58,946 --> 01:49:01,346
stand alone. Your constituents

3250
01:49:01,682 --> 01:49:04,251
are asking you, please do not

3251
01:49:04,251 --> 01:49:07,251
see your authority as locally

3252
01:49:08,856 --> 01:49:10,758
elected officials. And finally

3253
01:49:10,758 --> 01:49:11,325
and my work. We tell our

3254
01:49:11,325 --> 01:49:12,627
students that healthy

3255
01:49:12,627 --> 01:49:15,270
democracy relies on reasoned

3256
01:49:15,596 --> 01:49:17,996
debate, not coercion. On

3257
01:49:18,866 --> 01:49:19,800
courage, not fear. So I urge

3258
01:49:19,800 --> 01:49:22,837
you to hold the line to show

3259
01:49:22,837 --> 01:49:24,272
our young people and the

3260
01:49:24,272 --> 01:49:26,975
entire state that in Key West,

3261
01:49:26,975 --> 01:49:28,276
we believe and to mock the

3262
01:49:28,276 --> 01:49:28,944
Democratic process. And we do

3263
01:49:28,944 --> 01:49:31,944
not allow police to govern

3264
01:49:32,113 --> 01:49:34,115
with fear. Please post on this

3265
01:49:34,115 --> 01:49:36,351
item and allow the courts.

3266
01:49:36,351 --> 01:49:39,951
Thank you for your time. Your

3267
01:49:46,995 --> 01:49:48,950
leadership and your integrity

3268
01:49:48,950 --> 01:49:51,532
so after Ricky, we have Lori

3269
01:49:51,532 --> 01:49:52,367
and then Lola Cook. Was a

3270
01:49:52,367 --> 01:49:53,101
timer. It's on the lectern to

3271
01:49:53,101 --> 01:49:56,701
see the order to get that.

3272
01:49:58,730 --> 01:50:00,473
Good. Rookie Arnold. 4 Bay

3273
01:50:02,711 --> 01:50:06,581
Drive q a I'm here to. Tell

3274
01:50:06,581 --> 01:50:07,215
ya, I come. From here. I'm 5

3275
01:50:07,215 --> 01:50:08,750
generations. I married to

3276
01:50:08,750 --> 01:50:09,350
wife.

3277
01:50:09,350 --> 01:50:11,750
>> There has come from

3278
01:50:13,221 --> 01:50:15,257
communism. I want to go

3279
01:50:15,257 --> 01:50:16,157
through the citizenship

3280
01:50:16,157 --> 01:50:16,858
process becoming U.S. Citizen.

3281
01:50:16,858 --> 01:50:18,360
I've watched her family come

3282
01:50:18,360 --> 01:50:19,600
over and vote been with her

3283
01:50:19,600 --> 01:50:21,764
watched you. Her family come

3284
01:50:21,764 --> 01:50:23,499
over the border. I've watched

3285
01:50:23,499 --> 01:50:24,233
the one from both have to a

3286
01:50:24,233 --> 01:50:27,233
setback. Not sure where sister

3287
01:50:27,369 --> 01:50:28,370
is gone. The problem, I think

3288
01:50:28,370 --> 01:50:31,674
the key West is facing as a

3289
01:50:31,674 --> 01:50:34,109
whole. Is we have a lot of

3290
01:50:34,109 --> 01:50:37,109
rare e very good aggressive.

3291
01:50:37,146 --> 01:50:37,746
Come here even to America as a

3292
01:50:37,746 --> 01:50:40,515
whole. There's a lot of

3293
01:50:40,515 --> 01:50:43,515
hardworking people. And I take

3294
01:50:44,553 --> 01:50:45,221
nothing from. To get up to

3295
01:50:45,221 --> 01:50:45,854
work hard every day to take

3296
01:50:45,854 --> 01:50:47,356
because it's cooler to do

3297
01:50:47,356 --> 01:50:50,356
everything supposed to do. My

3298
01:50:50,426 --> 01:50:52,428
problem comes in. Is when I

3299
01:50:52,428 --> 01:50:53,950
see New York and California

3300
01:50:53,950 --> 01:50:55,765
and I see these other blue

3301
01:50:55,765 --> 01:50:59,365
states. That if we listen and

3302
01:51:00,703 --> 01:51:01,637
I'm not going to try not to

3303
01:51:01,637 --> 01:51:03,105
There's a lot of people in

3304
01:51:03,105 --> 01:51:03,739
this room that have come from

3305
01:51:03,739 --> 01:51:06,750
other states. The reason

3306
01:51:06,750 --> 01:51:06,808
they're coming here. It's

3307
01:51:06,808 --> 01:51:10,408
because we have control of our

3308
01:51:11,460 --> 01:51:14,460
island. The moment this island

3309
01:51:15,618 --> 01:51:16,286
becomes a sanctuary state. We

3310
01:51:16,286 --> 01:51:17,860
won't be having to be have

3311
01:51:17,860 --> 01:51:18,521
safe. Think we are going to

3312
01:51:18,521 --> 01:51:19,188
have to try and figure out how

3313
01:51:19,188 --> 01:51:21,257
to protect the very people

3314
01:51:21,257 --> 01:51:21,958
that are in here defending

3315
01:51:21,958 --> 01:51:25,558
people that are here when the

3316
01:51:26,462 --> 01:51:28,264
bad ones come. I'm saying.

3317
01:51:28,264 --> 01:51:28,965
Sign it back of the federal

3318
01:51:28,965 --> 01:51:30,499
government. And let's figure

3319
01:51:30,499 --> 01:51:31,968
out a way to fight and have

3320
01:51:31,968 --> 01:51:33,836
the immigration corrected. But

3321
01:51:33,836 --> 01:51:36,439
as for now, we need to protect

3322
01:51:36,439 --> 01:51:38,400
home. First. And then help

3323
01:51:38,400 --> 01:51:40,440
with immigration law. Second.

3324
01:51:48,318 --> 01:51:51,918
We come first. After Lori is

3325
01:51:59,129 --> 01:51:59,830
Lola and then Julie Hill.

3326
01:51:59,830 --> 01:52:02,830
>> I'm Lauren Kelly and I'm

3327
01:52:02,866 --> 01:52:03,567
here as a member of the Key

3328
01:52:03,567 --> 01:52:05,635
West Immigrant coalition and

3329
01:52:05,635 --> 01:52:08,350
the Immigrant Support Network.

3330
01:52:09,806 --> 01:52:10,139
And just because I love this

3331
01:52:10,139 --> 01:52:11,241
island.

3332
01:52:11,241 --> 01:52:13,143
>> And I gotta say I am

3333
01:52:13,143 --> 01:52:14,244
surprisingly in agreement with

3334
01:52:14,244 --> 01:52:15,379
MR. Arnold.

3335
01:52:15,379 --> 01:52:17,130
>> I think he's right. We need

3336
01:52:17,130 --> 01:52:17,681
to protect our island first

3337
01:52:17,681 --> 01:52:20,810
and deal with immigration.

3338
01:52:22,419 --> 01:52:25,956
Second. So I would like you

3339
01:52:25,956 --> 01:52:27,157
listen my beginning statement,

3340
01:52:27,157 --> 01:52:30,757
which is a quote from an

3341
01:52:31,729 --> 01:52:34,729
auspicious age who once said

3342
01:52:34,765 --> 01:52:37,100
slow down this ain't the

3343
01:52:37,100 --> 01:52:40,237
>> Last week you took a stand

3344
01:52:40,237 --> 01:52:43,730
to support our police chief by

3345
01:52:43,730 --> 01:52:45,175
agreeing to submit the 2.87

3346
01:52:45,175 --> 01:52:47,411
agreement to your thorough

3347
01:52:47,411 --> 01:52:49,280
review to ensure that the

3348
01:52:49,280 --> 01:52:51,680
police officers can continue

3349
01:52:53,490 --> 01:52:54,518
to keep our community safe.

3350
01:52:54,518 --> 01:52:57,518
Without exposing him to extra

3351
01:52:59,560 --> 01:52:59,757
costs or liability. When faced

3352
01:52:59,757 --> 01:53:01,858
with an immediate threat from

3353
01:53:01,858 --> 01:53:02,492
the state officials.

3354
01:53:02,492 --> 01:53:04,892
Understand why the mayor

3355
01:53:05,229 --> 01:53:05,895
called this meeting and she

3356
01:53:05,895 --> 01:53:08,199
acted quickly to bring this

3357
01:53:08,199 --> 01:53:10,101
item to the commission. And we

3358
01:53:10,101 --> 01:53:11,902
appreciate that. You're

3359
01:53:11,902 --> 01:53:12,637
allowing us to deliberate this

3360
01:53:12,637 --> 01:53:15,572
together. We want you to

3361
01:53:15,572 --> 01:53:17,972
protect us. But thankfully

3362
01:53:18,809 --> 01:53:21,809
your decision last week allows

3363
01:53:22,479 --> 01:53:24,582
us to work at our island pace

3364
01:53:24,582 --> 01:53:25,616
and avoid rushing this

3365
01:53:25,616 --> 01:53:28,160
decision. You've given a

3366
01:53:28,786 --> 01:53:31,786
strong legal back up for

3367
01:53:33,324 --> 01:53:35,560
postponing item. One. Wow.

3368
01:53:35,560 --> 01:53:37,960
Approving items too, which

3369
01:53:38,996 --> 01:53:41,131
give us the backup of kind of

3370
01:53:41,131 --> 01:53:44,131
hiding behind South Miami to

3371
01:53:44,836 --> 01:53:47,672
wait and see what the

3372
01:53:47,672 --> 01:53:50,720
legislation and the judiciary

3373
01:53:50,740 --> 01:53:53,674
decide. And then we can also

3374
01:53:55,647 --> 01:53:57,148
agree on item 3. Which is just

3375
01:53:57,148 --> 01:53:57,849
simply to support the

3376
01:53:57,849 --> 01:53:58,716
extension that is already on

3377
01:53:58,716 --> 01:54:01,716
the books going through the

3378
01:54:03,155 --> 01:54:04,855
courts for Haitian tps. I

3379
01:54:04,855 --> 01:54:07,359
would encourage you to just

3380
01:54:07,359 --> 01:54:09,270
slow this down a bit for 2

3381
01:54:09,270 --> 01:54:11,427
reasons. We can avoid

3382
01:54:12,431 --> 01:54:13,980
significant litigation costs.

3383
01:54:13,980 --> 01:54:14,932
Administration has made the

3384
01:54:14,932 --> 01:54:17,236
claim that ice agents do not

3385
01:54:17,236 --> 01:54:18,302
need to follow due process.

3386
01:54:18,302 --> 01:54:21,302
But this claim not been

3387
01:54:22,207 --> 01:54:23,410
settled in court and directing

3388
01:54:23,410 --> 01:54:25,310
our Key West pd officers to

3389
01:54:25,310 --> 01:54:27,379
participate in actions like

3390
01:54:27,379 --> 01:54:30,214
that leaves us open to

3391
01:54:30,214 --> 01:54:32,383
judgments like the 2018 Peter

3392
01:54:32,383 --> 01:54:35,353
Brown case when Monroe County

3393
01:54:35,353 --> 01:54:36,321
paid out hundreds of thousands

3394
01:54:36,321 --> 01:54:37,623
of dollars in fines for

3395
01:54:37,623 --> 01:54:39,623
improperly detaining one

3396
01:54:41,927 --> 01:54:44,730
person. So the people who

3397
01:54:44,730 --> 01:54:46,650
litigated that case, Natalia

3398
01:54:46,650 --> 01:54:48,465
Duke, the PRESIDENT Took

3399
01:54:48,867 --> 01:54:51,867
immigration. The aclu, both of

3400
01:54:52,471 --> 01:54:53,205
them have given new statements

3401
01:54:53,205 --> 01:54:57,143
that gives you a clear path to

3402
01:54:57,143 --> 01:54:57,843
avoid this in the future. The

3403
01:54:57,843 --> 01:54:59,711
second is that when you took

3404
01:54:59,711 --> 01:55:03,311
the time to move it, Island

3405
01:55:12,792 --> 01:55:13,426
pace, you allow us.

3406
01:55:13,426 --> 01:55:14,930
>> So after Lolo, we have

3407
01:55:14,930 --> 01:55:17,930
Julie Hill and then Maggie

3408
01:55:18,997 --> 01:55:20,990
would Good evening.

3409
01:55:20,990 --> 01:55:21,200
>> My name is Lola Cook. And

3410
01:55:21,200 --> 01:55:22,835
today I'm speaking for myself

3411
01:55:22,835 --> 01:55:23,603
as well as on behalf of my

3412
01:55:23,603 --> 01:55:25,237
mother, Sarah Compton, a local

3413
01:55:25,237 --> 01:55:27,407
business owner who couldn't be

3414
01:55:27,407 --> 01:55:28,107
here tonight. We reside in our

3415
01:55:28,107 --> 01:55:30,343
register to vote in 19, 0, 1,

3416
01:55:30,343 --> 01:55:32,743
South Roosevelt Boulevard. I'm

3417
01:55:32,778 --> 01:55:33,479
speaking today with urgency

3418
01:55:33,479 --> 01:55:35,180
and heartbreak because I know

3419
01:55:35,180 --> 01:55:38,584
why we're here. And I know

3420
01:55:38,584 --> 01:55:39,352
what you think you have to do.

3421
01:55:39,352 --> 01:55:40,190
A few days ago, this

3422
01:55:40,190 --> 01:55:42,322
commission made a brave and

3423
01:55:42,322 --> 01:55:44,557
morally sound decision. You

3424
01:55:44,557 --> 01:55:45,291
voted to end a voluntary

3425
01:55:45,291 --> 01:55:45,959
agreement that made our police

3426
01:55:45,959 --> 01:55:48,940
department part of the fear

3427
01:55:48,940 --> 01:55:48,995
driven machinery of ice. You

3428
01:55:48,995 --> 01:55:50,263
did that knowing the attorney

3429
01:55:50,263 --> 01:55:53,263
general would come after you.

3430
01:55:54,133 --> 01:55:54,834
And now here we are. I want to

3431
01:55:54,834 --> 01:55:56,836
remind everyone in this room

3432
01:55:56,836 --> 01:55:58,672
that what you did was not

3433
01:55:58,672 --> 01:56:00,740
illegal. You are not violating

3434
01:56:00,740 --> 01:56:02,175
the law. You are not declaring

3435
01:56:02,175 --> 01:56:05,175
a sanctuary city. You simply

3436
01:56:05,578 --> 01:56:06,280
chose not to voluntarily

3437
01:56:06,280 --> 01:56:06,980
participate in a program that

3438
01:56:06,980 --> 01:56:09,349
has led to people being taken

3439
01:56:09,349 --> 01:56:11,551
from their jobs off our

3440
01:56:11,551 --> 01:56:13,551
streets and disappearing.

3441
01:56:13,553 --> 01:56:15,122
People who have done nothing

3442
01:56:15,122 --> 01:56:17,157
wrong. Many of whom are

3443
01:56:17,157 --> 01:56:18,125
working through legal

3444
01:56:18,125 --> 01:56:18,758
immigration channels. You did.

3445
01:56:18,758 --> 01:56:20,460
What Key West has always

3446
01:56:20,460 --> 01:56:23,460
claimed to do you protected

3447
01:56:23,830 --> 01:56:25,132
your people? And because of

3448
01:56:25,132 --> 01:56:27,532
that, you're being threatened

3449
01:56:28,100 --> 01:56:29,200
with removal with punishment,

3450
01:56:29,200 --> 01:56:30,370
with political violence

3451
01:56:30,370 --> 01:56:31,380
disguised as legal

3452
01:56:31,380 --> 01:56:33,438
consequence. Let's call it

3453
01:56:35,709 --> 01:56:36,410
what it is. Intimidation. And

3454
01:56:36,410 --> 01:56:37,311
if it works, if you back down

3455
01:56:37,311 --> 01:56:39,120
now than the message that you

3456
01:56:39,120 --> 01:56:40,414
send to your community is this

3457
01:56:40,414 --> 01:56:44,140
when the state comes for you?

3458
01:56:45,786 --> 01:56:46,554
We'll let them. And I got it.

3459
01:56:46,554 --> 01:56:47,210
You're tired. You've been

3460
01:56:47,210 --> 01:56:47,120
through h#

3461
01:56:47,120 --> 01:56:47,219
#

3462
01:56:47,219 --> 01:56:49,219
#

3463
01:56:49,223 --> 01:56:50,857
with internal

3464
01:56:50,857 --> 01:56:51,592
investigations. Indictments,

3465
01:56:51,592 --> 01:56:52,326
power, struggles. Maybe you're

3466
01:56:52,326 --> 01:56:54,562
wondering if you have anything

3467
01:56:54,562 --> 01:56:55,262
left to fight with, but I'm

3468
01:56:55,262 --> 01:56:58,466
here to tell you this is the

3469
01:56:58,466 --> 01:57:00,333
fight worth having. If you're

3470
01:57:00,333 --> 01:57:01,268
going to spend political

3471
01:57:01,268 --> 01:57:01,969
capital spending on protecting

3472
01:57:01,969 --> 01:57:03,704
the people who live and work

3473
01:57:03,704 --> 01:57:04,405
in this community, if you're

3474
01:57:04,405 --> 01:57:07,274
going to stand for something,

3475
01:57:07,274 --> 01:57:08,975
let it be for dignity. Not

3476
01:57:08,975 --> 01:57:09,576
compliance. Let it be for

3477
01:57:09,576 --> 01:57:11,576
humanity, not political

3478
01:57:12,513 --> 01:57:13,247
safety. You gave this

3479
01:57:13,247 --> 01:57:15,647
community something we haven't

3480
01:57:17,752 --> 01:57:18,586
had a long time. And if you

3481
01:57:18,586 --> 01:57:19,253
undo that boat now you don't

3482
01:57:19,253 --> 01:57:22,853
just a policy you undo that

3483
01:57:23,291 --> 01:57:23,992
hope. You proved to the state

3484
01:57:23,992 --> 01:57:25,759
that a little pressure is all

3485
01:57:25,759 --> 01:57:27,795
it takes to crack key west.

3486
01:57:27,795 --> 01:57:29,697
But if you stand firm, you

3487
01:57:29,697 --> 01:57:31,499
send a different message that

3488
01:57:31,499 --> 01:57:34,502
we are not afraid of. Police,

3489
01:57:34,502 --> 01:57:35,436
that we are not pawns and that

3490
01:57:35,436 --> 01:57:36,804
this commission will not be

3491
01:57:36,804 --> 01:57:37,438
used to prop up an

3492
01:57:37,438 --> 01:57:39,438
authoritarian governor's

3493
01:57:39,573 --> 01:57:40,408
agenda, fear and division.

3494
01:57:40,408 --> 01:57:41,509
Stand up, only want to see z

3495
01:57:41,509 --> 01:57:44,178
and it's not a stand at all.

3496
01:57:44,178 --> 01:57:46,481
It's just survival. What you

3497
01:57:46,481 --> 01:57:48,650
did last week was bold. It was

3498
01:57:48,650 --> 01:57:51,418
rare and it was good. Please

3499
01:57:51,418 --> 01:57:53,654
don't undo it. Now, don't

3500
01:57:53,654 --> 01:57:55,657
trade courage for comfort. The

3501
01:57:55,657 --> 01:57:57,392
leaders we hope to wear key

3502
01:57:57,392 --> 01:58:00,992
West. The state needs to see

3503
01:58:11,390 --> 01:58:12,307
and be the line that doesn't

3504
01:58:12,307 --> 01:58:15,907
After Julie is Maggie and then

3505
01:58:16,311 --> 01:58:17,179
hurts us.

3506
01:58:17,179 --> 01:58:17,879
>> Hi, my name is Julie. Houma

3507
01:58:17,879 --> 01:58:20,348
resident, a key I want to

3508
01:58:20,348 --> 01:58:21,490
sincerely thank you.

3509
01:58:21,490 --> 01:58:24,490
>> For the decision you made

3510
01:58:24,453 --> 01:58:26,200
on JUNE 30 s we recognize the

3511
01:58:26,200 --> 01:58:26,722
immense pressure you face and

3512
01:58:26,722 --> 01:58:29,122
the serious threats directed

3513
01:58:30,392 --> 01:58:31,930
at you. Your courage in that

3514
01:58:31,930 --> 01:58:31,760
moment did not go unnoticed.

3515
01:58:31,760 --> 01:58:35,360
And we are here to support

3516
01:58:36,465 --> 01:58:37,532
you. We are urging you once

3517
01:58:37,532 --> 01:58:38,133
again not to allow our police

3518
01:58:38,133 --> 01:58:40,533
department to enter any

3519
01:58:40,836 --> 01:58:42,371
partnership with ice. We do

3520
01:58:42,371 --> 01:58:43,500
not want or local law

3521
01:58:43,500 --> 01:58:43,539
enforcement aligned with

3522
01:58:43,539 --> 01:58:45,539
federal immigration

3523
01:58:46,700 --> 01:58:46,642
enforcement. The choice you

3524
01:58:46,642 --> 01:58:49,642
make now will define your

3525
01:58:51,460 --> 01:58:52,114
leadership. If you give in to

3526
01:58:52,114 --> 01:58:53,749
the governor's pressure, you

3527
01:58:53,749 --> 01:58:54,450
turn away from the very people

3528
01:58:54,450 --> 01:58:55,830
who elected you are pleading

3529
01:58:55,830 --> 01:58:58,683
with you not to take this

3530
01:58:59,855 --> 01:59:00,756
pass. The nation is watching.

3531
01:59:00,756 --> 01:59:03,426
This is a crucial moment for

3532
01:59:03,426 --> 01:59:05,826
both principal leadership. We

3533
01:59:07,163 --> 01:59:07,862
want you to be brave. I urge

3534
01:59:07,862 --> 01:59:09,832
you to stand up and meet this

3535
01:59:09,832 --> 01:59:12,340
moment with decisive legal

3536
01:59:12,340 --> 01:59:12,701
action. We have the right to

3537
01:59:12,701 --> 01:59:15,101
self-govern without fear of

3538
01:59:16,538 --> 01:59:17,473
intimidation. And while the

3539
01:59:17,473 --> 01:59:19,508
governor MAY be applying

3540
01:59:19,508 --> 01:59:21,977
pressure, I ask you to remain

3541
01:59:21,977 --> 01:59:23,446
steadfast. This is not just a

3542
01:59:23,446 --> 01:59:24,460
local issue. It's part of a

3543
01:59:24,460 --> 01:59:26,446
much larger pattern of

3544
01:59:26,983 --> 01:59:28,983
overreach. Communities across

3545
01:59:30,420 --> 01:59:31,120
the country are facing. You

3546
01:59:31,120 --> 01:59:31,821
have the opportunity to lead

3547
01:59:31,821 --> 01:59:34,221
with strength, integrity and

3548
01:59:35,491 --> 01:59:38,491
courage. The decision you make

3549
01:59:38,728 --> 01:59:39,429
today will have real economic

3550
01:59:39,429 --> 01:59:41,429
consequences. People across

3551
01:59:42,365 --> 01:59:43,466
the country in the world are

3552
01:59:43,466 --> 01:59:45,466
already reconsidering travel

3553
01:59:46,135 --> 01:59:47,203
to Florida due to harmful and

3554
01:59:47,203 --> 01:59:48,304
dangerous policies. But you

3555
01:59:48,304 --> 01:59:50,540
have the power to show them

3556
01:59:50,540 --> 01:59:53,143
that we don't bow to unlawful

3557
01:59:53,143 --> 01:59:54,110
threats that we stand up for.

3558
01:59:54,110 --> 01:59:54,777
What's right. That's the key

3559
01:59:54,777 --> 01:59:58,377
West. We want the world to

3560
02:00:00,450 --> 02:00:02,618
see. I police support first

3561
02:00:02,618 --> 02:00:03,720
extending tps for a Haitian

3562
02:00:03,720 --> 02:00:06,720
community. It pains me deeply

3563
02:00:07,490 --> 02:00:08,191
that we have to have to frame

3564
02:00:08,191 --> 02:00:08,791
this conversation in terms of

3565
02:00:08,791 --> 02:00:11,191
numbers to justify the

3566
02:00:12,610 --> 02:00:13,163
protection of human lives.

3567
02:00:13,163 --> 02:00:14,865
Still, if you must talk in

3568
02:00:14,865 --> 02:00:17,834
terms impact, the data is

3569
02:00:17,834 --> 02:00:19,869
clear in 2022 Haitian tps

3570
02:00:19,869 --> 02:00:20,570
holders and those eligible

3571
02:00:20,570 --> 02:00:22,573
from the program contributed

3572
02:00:22,573 --> 02:00:24,973
estimated 222, but I'm sorry.

3573
02:00:25,542 --> 02:00:28,378
22 billion in wages to the

3574
02:00:28,378 --> 02:00:30,513
U.S. Economy. They filled over

3575
02:00:30,513 --> 02:00:31,114
600,000 jobs. Many of them in

3576
02:00:31,114 --> 02:00:32,416
industries are already

3577
02:00:32,416 --> 02:00:34,384
struggling with labor

3578
02:00:34,384 --> 02:00:35,853
shortages in key West. We

3579
02:00:35,853 --> 02:00:37,354
simply cannot afford to lose

3580
02:00:37,354 --> 02:00:39,690
this hardworking and the vital

3581
02:00:39,690 --> 02:00:40,290
work force. But beyond the

3582
02:00:40,290 --> 02:00:42,290
economic argument, it's

3583
02:00:43,694 --> 02:00:45,829
something far more important.

3584
02:00:45,829 --> 02:00:47,331
Human reality, he still

3585
02:00:47,331 --> 02:00:49,333
remains under us travel

3586
02:00:49,333 --> 02:00:51,101
advisory due to extreme an

3587
02:00:51,101 --> 02:00:51,768
ongoing instability. Those

3588
02:00:51,768 --> 02:00:54,768
returned to Haiti face not

3589
02:00:54,938 --> 02:00:55,639
only economic collapse and a

3590
02:00:55,639 --> 02:00:57,808
humanitarian crisis, but also

3591
02:00:57,808 --> 02:00:58,609
widespread gang violence,

3592
02:00:58,609 --> 02:01:00,609
including the terrifying

3593
02:01:00,778 --> 02:01:02,460
threat of rape and

3594
02:01:02,460 --> 02:01:03,130
persecution. Protecting

3595
02:01:03,130 --> 02:01:05,515
Haitian tps holders isn't just

3596
02:01:05,515 --> 02:01:06,216
the right thing to do

3597
02:01:06,216 --> 02:01:08,616
economically. It's the moral

3598
02:01:14,925 --> 02:01:16,928
thing to do. Thank you.

3599
02:01:16,928 --> 02:01:19,928
Banking is Maggie here. It

3600
02:01:21,298 --> 02:01:24,298
will go. Yeah. Okay. That's

3601
02:01:26,170 --> 02:01:26,871
fun. And then Stacy Stall. I'm

3602
02:01:26,871 --> 02:01:30,471
so proud of everybody in this

3603
02:01:30,541 --> 02:01:32,941
room tonight. Good evening.

3604
02:01:33,945 --> 02:01:36,345
Commissioners and city staff.

3605
02:01:37,214 --> 02:01:38,150
I want to thank you for

3606
02:01:38,150 --> 02:01:40,251
providing the documents on the

3607
02:01:40,251 --> 02:01:40,952
city's website regarding the

3608
02:01:40,952 --> 02:01:43,321
2.87 g agreements. I've been

3609
02:01:43,321 --> 02:01:44,855
doing some reading.

3610
02:01:44,855 --> 02:01:46,991
>> I also want to thank you

3611
02:01:46,991 --> 02:01:47,692
for listening to your

3612
02:01:47,692 --> 02:01:50,920
constituents and boarding the

3613
02:01:51,950 --> 02:01:52,864
agreement at our last meeting.

3614
02:01:52,864 --> 02:01:53,598
However, I think you're wrong

3615
02:01:53,598 --> 02:01:56,598
to consider to reconsider. And

3616
02:01:57,268 --> 02:01:59,938
here is why. What kind of

3617
02:01:59,938 --> 02:02:00,572
state to we live in where a

3618
02:02:00,572 --> 02:02:01,272
governor and his attorney

3619
02:02:01,272 --> 02:02:02,874
general who's in contempt of

3620
02:02:02,874 --> 02:02:06,474
court, by the way, think they

3621
02:02:06,678 --> 02:02:07,412
have the right to threaten us.

3622
02:02:07,412 --> 02:02:11,120
With facts that are not really

3623
02:02:13,485 --> 02:02:14,119
that impressive. If even true,

3624
02:02:14,119 --> 02:02:15,587
anyone who checks out the

3625
02:02:15,587 --> 02:02:16,254
sheriff's office arrest log

3626
02:02:16,254 --> 02:02:16,955
everyday knows that we have

3627
02:02:16,955 --> 02:02:20,555
citizens of our own that are

3628
02:02:22,260 --> 02:02:22,761
doing the same thing. We still

3629
02:02:22,761 --> 02:02:26,361
live in one of the safest

3630
02:02:26,998 --> 02:02:27,799
counties in the state. On top

3631
02:02:27,799 --> 02:02:31,370
of that, they expect us to

3632
02:02:31,370 --> 02:02:32,203
trust a man who continues to

3633
02:02:32,203 --> 02:02:32,871
pass laws that strip people of

3634
02:02:32,871 --> 02:02:35,774
their rights and the courts

3635
02:02:35,774 --> 02:02:36,508
have to remind him they are

3636
02:02:36,508 --> 02:02:38,908
unconstitutional and shut them

3637
02:02:41,213 --> 02:02:42,113
down. And he's a lawyer. We

3638
02:02:42,113 --> 02:02:43,849
should have known what to

3639
02:02:43,849 --> 02:02:46,485
expect from a former jag

3640
02:02:46,485 --> 02:02:47,218
officer at who was somewhat

3641
02:02:47,218 --> 02:02:50,818
Lucy Goose see with the Geneva

3642
02:02:51,323 --> 02:02:53,323
Convention. Is immigration

3643
02:02:55,327 --> 02:02:57,396
policy broken? Yes, but that

3644
02:02:57,396 --> 02:02:58,970
blame rests on the federal

3645
02:02:58,970 --> 02:02:58,764
government who refuses to fix

3646
02:02:58,764 --> 02:03:02,364
it. And the donors who own

3647
02:03:02,401 --> 02:03:06,100
them. Let's get real. So now

3648
02:03:06,172 --> 02:03:08,600
we're being asked or coerced

3649
02:03:08,600 --> 02:03:08,707
to help with a policy that is

3650
02:03:08,707 --> 02:03:10,976
cruel on American racist and

3651
02:03:10,976 --> 02:03:13,376
wrong-headed. At some point,

3652
02:03:13,579 --> 02:03:16,749
the governed. Need to stand up

3653
02:03:16,749 --> 02:03:20,319
and say no. They don't really

3654
02:03:20,319 --> 02:03:21,190
need our help. They're

3655
02:03:21,190 --> 02:03:23,388
building a massive ice force

3656
02:03:23,388 --> 02:03:24,900
or police state from the

3657
02:03:24,900 --> 02:03:26,425
funding they got in their new

3658
02:03:26,425 --> 02:03:26,537
budget. The h#

3659
02:03:26,537 --> 02:03:26,651
#

3660
02:03:26,651 --> 02:03:27,159
#

3661
02:03:27,159 --> 02:03:29,128
with poor

3662
02:03:29,128 --> 02:03:29,862
folks, veterans the sick and

3663
02:03:29,862 --> 02:03:32,262
disabled much less the

3664
02:03:33,799 --> 02:03:35,935
undocumented. They are bullies

3665
02:03:35,935 --> 02:03:38,437
and cowards. Does it really

3666
02:03:38,437 --> 02:03:39,138
take 8 armed masked men and 3

3667
02:03:39,138 --> 02:03:41,574
police dogs to grab one woman

3668
02:03:41,574 --> 02:03:44,770
off the street and separate

3669
02:03:44,770 --> 02:03:47,447
her from her child. They don't

3670
02:03:47,447 --> 02:03:50,447
really want our help. They

3671
02:03:51,517 --> 02:03:55,117
want to subjugate Make us. He

3672
02:03:55,154 --> 02:03:59,354
used to living in fear. Are we

3673
02:04:00,126 --> 02:04:01,394
brave enough to draw the line?

3674
02:04:01,394 --> 02:04:02,562
I urge you to join the lawsuit

3675
02:04:02,562 --> 02:04:04,300
with South Miami. We are not

3676
02:04:04,300 --> 02:04:06,699
the only city in Florida who

3677
02:04:06,699 --> 02:04:10,299
has said no. We must continue

3678
02:04:10,903 --> 02:04:11,570
to say no. This might just

3679
02:04:11,570 --> 02:04:14,107
give others the balls to do

3680
02:04:14,107 --> 02:04:17,707
the same thing. We the people

3681
02:04:28,588 --> 02:04:29,322
say no. So after Maggie, we

3682
02:04:29,322 --> 02:04:32,922
have Stacy and then Tyler that

3683
02:04:34,427 --> 02:04:35,762
are sure. Good afternoon,

3684
02:04:35,762 --> 02:04:36,596
MADAM. MADAM, Mayor, City

3685
02:04:36,596 --> 02:04:38,996
commissioners and staff. My

3686
02:04:39,666 --> 02:04:40,366
name is Maggie come.

3687
02:04:40,366 --> 02:04:43,966
>> I live and own a business

3688
02:04:45,438 --> 02:04:46,720
and district one. 3 weeks ago.

3689
02:04:46,720 --> 02:04:48,472
Through a simple Internet

3690
02:04:48,909 --> 02:04:50,743
search that anyone could have

3691
02:04:50,743 --> 02:04:53,143
done. I discovered agreements,

3692
02:04:54,648 --> 02:04:55,348
but Sheriff Ramsey and chief

3693
02:04:55,348 --> 02:04:57,748
Brandenburg signed to partner

3694
02:05:01,288 --> 02:05:01,989
with ice. It was me. I

3695
02:05:01,989 --> 02:05:02,689
probably couldn't those

3696
02:05:02,689 --> 02:05:05,689
documents be hard share that

3697
02:05:06,560 --> 02:05:08,428
with Commissioner Kaufman.

3698
02:05:08,428 --> 02:05:11,428
Shockingly neither nor the was

3699
02:05:12,800 --> 02:05:13,566
aware of these agreements.

3700
02:05:13,566 --> 02:05:15,566
Simultaneously. Community

3701
02:05:16,570 --> 02:05:18,639
advocates had already begun to

3702
02:05:18,639 --> 02:05:19,440
organize good people with

3703
02:05:19,440 --> 02:05:21,840
limited time and resources

3704
02:05:22,509 --> 02:05:25,378
sprang into action. We started

3705
02:05:25,378 --> 02:05:26,580
sharing information or that

3706
02:05:26,580 --> 02:05:28,982
became clear, but at least

3707
02:05:28,982 --> 02:05:31,982
eyes activity on the island.

3708
02:05:32,420 --> 02:05:33,540
Listen to violation of the

3709
02:05:33,540 --> 02:05:35,454
civil rights standards to

3710
02:05:39,427 --> 02:05:41,827
Britain 37 itself. They were

3711
02:05:43,264 --> 02:05:45,664
violating policies. By taking

3712
02:05:51,390 --> 02:05:52,107
have legal. I-30 to be here.

3713
02:05:52,107 --> 02:05:52,941
Reports of serious misconduct

3714
02:05:52,941 --> 02:05:55,941
and violations were coming out

3715
02:05:57,244 --> 02:05:57,912
and they still come out. Week

3716
02:05:57,912 --> 02:06:00,912
ago yesterday I walked into

3717
02:06:01,449 --> 02:06:02,117
this room. Thankful to be

3718
02:06:02,117 --> 02:06:04,753
sitting on this side of the

3719
02:06:04,753 --> 02:06:07,550
diocese and not yours. But at

3720
02:06:07,550 --> 02:06:09,691
the end of that meeting, I was

3721
02:06:09,691 --> 02:06:12,126
envious of you what you need

3722
02:06:12,126 --> 02:06:14,429
place in time. A pivotal

3723
02:06:14,429 --> 02:06:17,429
moment our history. We find

3724
02:06:18,132 --> 02:06:20,132
ourselves. Opportunities of

3725
02:06:21,737 --> 02:06:22,804
this importance are rare. And

3726
02:06:22,804 --> 02:06:25,804
the people take them make

3727
02:06:27,709 --> 02:06:30,780
history. Like most of last

3728
02:06:30,780 --> 02:06:30,779
week. I listened intently to

3729
02:06:30,779 --> 02:06:33,779
every speaker like you doing

3730
02:06:34,649 --> 02:06:36,651
tonight. I was particularly

3731
02:06:36,651 --> 02:06:37,318
impressed by the genuine

3732
02:06:37,318 --> 02:06:39,821
compassion on most of your

3733
02:06:39,821 --> 02:06:42,821
faces. About the speakers and

3734
02:06:44,920 --> 02:06:45,160
their concerns. I was equally

3735
02:06:45,160 --> 02:06:45,827
impressed with not just what

3736
02:06:45,827 --> 02:06:48,227
our community members said,

3737
02:06:49,631 --> 02:06:52,631
but how they spoken. Sensibly.

3738
02:06:53,235 --> 02:06:55,537
Calmly and respectively. You

3739
02:06:55,537 --> 02:06:56,238
have been given than enough

3740
02:06:56,238 --> 02:06:58,874
justification to opt out of a

3741
02:06:58,874 --> 02:07:01,874
partnership. I that this time.

3742
02:07:05,547 --> 02:07:07,350
Legal all ethical. Actions on

3743
02:07:07,350 --> 02:07:10,350
JUNE. 30th reinforced my in

3744
02:07:12,788 --> 02:07:13,422
this extraordinary island.

3745
02:07:13,422 --> 02:07:15,822
Without 2 passes and the

3746
02:07:17,859 --> 02:07:20,596
defense of basic human rights.

3747
02:07:20,596 --> 02:07:21,230
Simpkins are safer in West.

3748
02:07:21,230 --> 02:07:23,630
Human beings born outside

3749
02:07:26,636 --> 02:07:29,380
country. There's no crisis of

3750
02:07:29,380 --> 02:07:31,438
conscience here. Crisis of

3751
02:07:32,208 --> 02:07:34,608
identity, mask. Rest areas.

3752
02:07:46,289 --> 02:07:47,389
This is a crisis of courage.

3753
02:07:47,389 --> 02:07:50,225
After Stacy is Tyler and then

3754
02:07:50,225 --> 02:07:50,927
Theresa, She's I might

3755
02:07:50,927 --> 02:07:53,327
mispronounce that excuse make

3756
02:07:59,369 --> 02:08:00,300
of that. New Michael police

3757
02:08:00,300 --> 02:08:00,670
think killed there. It is

3758
02:08:00,670 --> 02:08:03,670
sorry about that. That was

3759
02:08:03,873 --> 02:08:05,775
stolen. Good evening, mayor

3760
02:08:05,775 --> 02:08:06,542
and commissioners. I am Stacy

3761
02:08:06,542 --> 02:08:09,145
Stall and I am a full-time

3762
02:08:09,145 --> 02:08:10,800
resident in District 4.

3763
02:08:10,800 --> 02:08:12,348
>> I'm speaking tonight as a

3764
02:08:12,348 --> 02:08:13,382
citizen of Key West whose

3765
02:08:13,382 --> 02:08:16,486
proud to live in a place that

3766
02:08:16,486 --> 02:08:18,655
values fairness process and

3767
02:08:18,655 --> 02:08:21,655
standing up to pressure even

3768
02:08:21,657 --> 02:08:22,592
if it's uncomfortable. Let's

3769
02:08:22,592 --> 02:08:25,295
not lose sight of what

3770
02:08:25,295 --> 02:08:26,429
happened here on JUNE. 30th.

3771
02:08:26,429 --> 02:08:29,299
This commission did the right

3772
02:08:29,299 --> 02:08:29,933
thing by avoiding the 2.87 g

3773
02:08:29,933 --> 02:08:30,500
agreement that was signed

3774
02:08:30,500 --> 02:08:32,500
without the authority

3775
02:08:33,737 --> 02:08:34,438
required. That vote was a

3776
02:08:34,438 --> 02:08:37,438
correction of a process that

3777
02:08:37,907 --> 02:08:38,475
was ignored. It was about

3778
02:08:38,475 --> 02:08:39,209
upholding the law and

3779
02:08:39,209 --> 02:08:42,790
protecting the city from legal

3780
02:08:42,790 --> 02:08:43,946
exposure. But now under

3781
02:08:43,946 --> 02:08:44,815
political pressure from

3782
02:08:44,815 --> 02:08:46,316
Tallahassee, we're being

3783
02:08:46,316 --> 02:08:47,617
pushed to reverse that

3784
02:08:47,617 --> 02:08:51,217
decision. And I'm here to say,

3785
02:08:52,890 --> 02:08:54,625
don't do it. You the attorney

3786
02:08:54,625 --> 02:08:56,794
general or the governor blind

3787
02:08:56,794 --> 02:08:57,427
obedience. You this committee

3788
02:08:57,427 --> 02:08:59,827
sound judgment and legal

3789
02:09:01,498 --> 02:09:03,167
clarity? If you vote to either

3790
02:09:03,167 --> 02:09:04,134
approve or reject this

3791
02:09:04,134 --> 02:09:06,300
resolution. Tonight, you risk

3792
02:09:06,300 --> 02:09:08,372
giving them exactly what they

3793
02:09:08,372 --> 02:09:09,730
want. Ammunition to claim that

3794
02:09:09,730 --> 02:09:12,730
Key West is violating Florida

3795
02:09:13,277 --> 02:09:14,245
statutes. Even if that's not

3796
02:09:14,245 --> 02:09:16,180
your intent, they will twist

3797
02:09:16,180 --> 02:09:19,149
your vote and say it is. And

3798
02:09:19,149 --> 02:09:20,384
as you've already heard, if

3799
02:09:20,384 --> 02:09:22,850
this resolution goes on the

3800
02:09:22,850 --> 02:09:23,688
record with the language

3801
02:09:23,688 --> 02:09:24,355
that's currently in it

3802
02:09:24,355 --> 02:09:26,900
conceding their claim that

3803
02:09:26,900 --> 02:09:28,490
were so-called sanctuary city.

3804
02:09:30,270 --> 02:09:30,695
That language will haunt us in

3805
02:09:30,695 --> 02:09:32,729
court filings in media

3806
02:09:32,729 --> 02:09:35,129
coverage political arenas. We

3807
02:09:35,733 --> 02:09:36,634
shouldn't fall into that trap.

3808
02:09:36,634 --> 02:09:38,803
We don't need to hand our city

3809
02:09:38,803 --> 02:09:40,671
over to Tallahassee spin

3810
02:09:40,671 --> 02:09:43,541
machines. What we need is to

3811
02:09:43,541 --> 02:09:46,377
do what South Miami is doing.

3812
02:09:46,377 --> 02:09:47,412
C could judgment from the

3813
02:09:47,412 --> 02:09:50,412
courts. Let them decide what

3814
02:09:50,615 --> 02:09:51,315
chapter 9 actually requires.

3815
02:09:51,315 --> 02:09:54,315
That's not defiance. It's due

3816
02:09:54,585 --> 02:09:56,520
process. I've also watched

3817
02:09:56,520 --> 02:09:58,223
this spin into a partisan

3818
02:09:58,223 --> 02:09:58,957
issue. That kind of politics

3819
02:09:58,957 --> 02:10:02,193
MAY play in state capitals are

3820
02:10:02,193 --> 02:10:03,127
on the news, but it doesn't

3821
02:10:03,127 --> 02:10:03,828
serve the people of Key West.

3822
02:10:03,828 --> 02:10:06,131
And right now this commission

3823
02:10:06,131 --> 02:10:08,366
needs to focus what's right

3824
02:10:08,366 --> 02:10:09,200
for all our consists

3825
02:10:09,200 --> 02:10:11,600
constituents and not on

3826
02:10:11,736 --> 02:10:14,390
scoring any more political

3827
02:10:14,390 --> 02:10:16,174
points. The city never been a

3828
02:10:16,174 --> 02:10:17,808
sanctuary city. Please follow

3829
02:10:17,808 --> 02:10:19,543
the law. They cooperate with

3830
02:10:19,543 --> 02:10:21,680
federal agencies would legally

3831
02:10:21,680 --> 02:10:23,810
required and that hasn't

3832
02:10:23,810 --> 02:10:26,810
changed. What has changed is

3833
02:10:26,684 --> 02:10:27,619
that we're being bullied. And

3834
02:10:27,619 --> 02:10:30,619
this commission has the power

3835
02:10:31,523 --> 02:10:32,691
and the responsibility to say

3836
02:10:32,691 --> 02:10:35,893
not here, not in Key West, not

3837
02:10:35,893 --> 02:10:37,763
when the stakes are this high.

3838
02:10:37,763 --> 02:10:39,497
I urge you to table this

3839
02:10:39,497 --> 02:10:40,165
resolution don't play into

3840
02:10:40,165 --> 02:10:42,565
their narrative. Don't hand

3841
02:10:43,135 --> 02:10:45,137
them the headline. Let the

3842
02:10:45,137 --> 02:10:46,704
courts decide what the law

3843
02:10:46,704 --> 02:10:49,104
actually says, not the

3844
02:10:49,208 --> 02:10:50,410
Tallahassee, politicians with

3845
02:10:50,410 --> 02:10:52,110
an agenda and your

3846
02:10:52,110 --> 02:10:52,911
constituents will stand with

3847
02:10:52,911 --> 02:10:56,511
you. Thank you so much for

3848
02:11:04,957 --> 02:11:05,658
your time and consideration.

3849
02:11:05,658 --> 02:11:08,760
So after Tyler is Theresa and

3850
02:11:08,760 --> 02:11:09,895
then Golden Isles. Good

3851
02:11:09,895 --> 02:11:12,631
evening. My name is Tyler.

3852
02:11:12,631 --> 02:11:13,798
You're a share. I live in

3853
02:11:13,798 --> 02:11:14,433
district 4 and the criminal

3854
02:11:14,433 --> 02:11:16,402
defense attorney and I'm

3855
02:11:16,402 --> 02:11:18,371
speaking as a private citizen.

3856
02:11:18,371 --> 02:11:20,305
Asking the city to postpone

3857
02:11:20,305 --> 02:11:21,273
resolution. One and

3858
02:11:21,273 --> 02:11:22,575
declaratory judgment regarding

3859
02:11:22,575 --> 02:11:25,575
our city's obligation to enter

3860
02:11:26,780 --> 02:11:27,113
into a 2.87 g agreement.

3861
02:11:27,113 --> 02:11:27,813
>> In 18, 0, 3, The Supreme

3862
02:11:27,813 --> 02:11:31,284
Court declared that it is, in

3863
02:11:31,284 --> 02:11:31,851
leave the province and the

3864
02:11:31,851 --> 02:11:34,251
duty of the judicial

3865
02:11:34,487 --> 02:11:37,323
Department to say what the law

3866
02:11:37,323 --> 02:11:38,570
is on the anniversary of our

3867
02:11:38,570 --> 02:11:38,758
independence. Our Attorney

3868
02:11:38,758 --> 02:11:41,158
General James Uthmeier seeks

3869
02:11:41,928 --> 02:11:44,363
to usurp the role from our

3870
02:11:44,363 --> 02:11:46,990
courts and Ben reality to his

3871
02:11:46,990 --> 02:11:46,766
political convenience. His

3872
02:11:46,766 --> 02:11:49,166
royal proclamation does not

3873
02:11:50,203 --> 02:11:50,970
override the text of the law.

3874
02:11:50,970 --> 02:11:52,905
Both Meyer writes that the

3875
02:11:52,905 --> 02:11:55,700
city of Key West as a

3876
02:11:55,700 --> 02:11:55,575
sanctuary city because we

3877
02:11:55,575 --> 02:11:57,575
recognized our 2.87 g

3878
02:11:58,770 --> 02:12:01,677
agreement as void. This has no

3879
02:12:01,681 --> 02:12:03,349
basis in law. The city

3880
02:12:03,349 --> 02:12:05,385
commission is responsible for

3881
02:12:05,385 --> 02:12:07,353
making policy, not the chief

3882
02:12:07,353 --> 02:12:09,321
of police. The previous 2.87 g

3883
02:12:09,321 --> 02:12:11,657
Agreement was never in

3884
02:12:11,657 --> 02:12:13,159
forcible. The alternative is

3885
02:12:13,159 --> 02:12:13,826
to allow the chief of police

3886
02:12:13,826 --> 02:12:15,929
to enter agreements that he

3887
02:12:15,929 --> 02:12:16,930
has no authority to make

3888
02:12:16,930 --> 02:12:20,530
because we are afraid of being

3889
02:12:20,901 --> 02:12:21,601
labeled a sanctuary city.

3890
02:12:21,601 --> 02:12:24,690
Sanctuary policies to find a

3891
02:12:24,690 --> 02:12:25,639
908, 0.1 0, 3, as a policy

3892
02:12:25,639 --> 02:12:26,640
that prohibits or impedes

3893
02:12:26,640 --> 02:12:29,400
immigration law enforcement or

3894
02:12:29,442 --> 02:12:31,442
prohibits cooperation. Take

3895
02:12:31,911 --> 02:12:34,815
Key West Police Department has

3896
02:12:34,815 --> 02:12:35,916
supported ice and Border

3897
02:12:35,916 --> 02:12:38,916
Patrol before 2.87 g and will

3898
02:12:38,918 --> 02:12:41,880
continue to do so. This is not

3899
02:12:41,880 --> 02:12:43,257
the same as affirmatively

3900
02:12:43,257 --> 02:12:45,191
deputizing officers to enforce

3901
02:12:45,191 --> 02:12:47,361
immigration law. In fact, the

3902
02:12:47,361 --> 02:12:49,361
Florida Legislature has

3903
02:12:51,765 --> 02:12:52,399
expressly rejected sb and hb

3904
02:12:52,399 --> 02:12:54,660
which would have required

3905
02:12:54,660 --> 02:12:55,200
municipalities to adopt 2.87 g

3906
02:12:55,200 --> 02:12:57,204
further evidence that this is

3907
02:12:57,204 --> 02:13:00,204
a voluntary agreement, not a

3908
02:13:01,342 --> 02:13:02,800
sanctuary city policy. The

3909
02:13:02,800 --> 02:13:05,512
courts have the duty to say

3910
02:13:05,512 --> 02:13:06,379
what the law Declaratory

3911
02:13:06,379 --> 02:13:07,147
judgment clarifies the legal

3912
02:13:07,147 --> 02:13:10,840
rights and obligations of the

3913
02:13:10,840 --> 02:13:13,840
parties in dispute. Let a

3914
02:13:14,210 --> 02:13:14,655
judge decide who is right? The

3915
02:13:14,655 --> 02:13:16,560
Trump administration has

3916
02:13:16,560 --> 02:13:18,456
declared war against tps

3917
02:13:18,993 --> 02:13:20,993
holders vawa petitioners,

3918
02:13:21,228 --> 02:13:23,290
asylum seekers and

3919
02:13:23,290 --> 02:13:23,697
undocumented immigrants

3920
02:13:23,697 --> 02:13:24,831
affirmatively joining their

3921
02:13:24,831 --> 02:13:27,702
efforts will not remove the

3922
02:13:27,702 --> 02:13:28,436
target that's been placed on

3923
02:13:28,436 --> 02:13:29,737
Key West. The PRESIDENT Of the

3924
02:13:29,737 --> 02:13:31,138
United States has made his

3925
02:13:31,138 --> 02:13:33,538
racism and hatred against

3926
02:13:34,241 --> 02:13:35,409
Haitian people abundantly

3927
02:13:35,409 --> 02:13:36,877
clear deputizing law, local

3928
02:13:36,877 --> 02:13:37,445
law enforcement will only

3929
02:13:37,445 --> 02:13:39,380
bring more chaos and

3930
02:13:39,380 --> 02:13:41,482
heartbreak to our community.

3931
02:13:41,482 --> 02:13:43,651
There is no reward for

3932
02:13:43,651 --> 02:13:45,486
cowardice. Appeasement will

3933
02:13:45,486 --> 02:13:46,988
not save our community

3934
02:13:46,988 --> 02:13:47,689
solidarity will please be

3935
02:13:47,689 --> 02:13:51,289
brave again and stand up for

3936
02:13:59,434 --> 02:14:00,101
what is right. Thank you. So

3937
02:14:00,101 --> 02:14:02,501
after Theresa and Buildable

3938
02:14:04,371 --> 02:14:05,306
have Monica ca Cereus. Hi, I'm

3939
02:14:05,306 --> 02:14:07,475
Theresa Khaki and I've had the

3940
02:14:07,475 --> 02:14:08,543
privilege to call myself a key

3941
02:14:08,543 --> 02:14:10,645
West local for 6 years. And

3942
02:14:10,645 --> 02:14:11,346
there are many aspects of Qs

3943
02:14:11,346 --> 02:14:14,616
culture that make me proud to

3944
02:14:14,616 --> 02:14:15,316
be a part of this community.

3945
02:14:15,316 --> 02:14:17,385
>> From our inclusivity, the

3946
02:14:17,385 --> 02:14:18,860
way we stand up for

3947
02:14:18,860 --> 02:14:18,786
marginalized communities and

3948
02:14:18,786 --> 02:14:22,257
taking care of each other in

3949
02:14:22,257 --> 02:14:22,990
times of hardships and nothing

3950
02:14:22,990 --> 02:14:23,658
may be prouder to be a part of

3951
02:14:23,658 --> 02:14:26,627
this one human family. And

3952
02:14:26,627 --> 02:14:28,697
then on JUNE, 30th with the

3953
02:14:28,697 --> 02:14:30,332
decision made to avoid the

3954
02:14:30,332 --> 02:14:31,660
2.87 g Agreement. To me, this

3955
02:14:31,660 --> 02:14:33,668
was a prime example of what it

3956
02:14:33,668 --> 02:14:34,336
means to be a key West are

3957
02:14:34,336 --> 02:14:37,139
going against the grain to

3958
02:14:37,139 --> 02:14:39,374
stand up for what is right. A

3959
02:14:39,374 --> 02:14:41,343
lot of people my age feel

3960
02:14:41,343 --> 02:14:42,277
abandoned by our government.

3961
02:14:42,277 --> 02:14:43,979
Many of my peers don't vote

3962
02:14:43,979 --> 02:14:44,880
because they feel their voices

3963
02:14:44,880 --> 02:14:46,748
don't matter. But JUNE 30th

3964
02:14:46,748 --> 02:14:49,685
was a testament to the fact

3965
02:14:49,685 --> 02:14:50,619
that our voices do hold power.

3966
02:14:50,619 --> 02:14:52,287
My community came out voiced

3967
02:14:52,287 --> 02:14:55,287
our concerns and you listened.

3968
02:14:56,424 --> 02:14:59,227
I thank you for that. I thank

3969
02:14:59,227 --> 02:15:00,129
you for the tremendous,

3970
02:15:00,129 --> 02:15:01,196
tremendous bravery

3971
02:15:01,196 --> 02:15:02,598
demonstrated by the city to

3972
02:15:02,598 --> 02:15:06,198
stand up for and represent the

3973
02:15:06,301 --> 02:15:06,969
voices of their constituents.

3974
02:15:06,969 --> 02:15:08,870
I beg you to show that same

3975
02:15:08,870 --> 02:15:11,173
bravery again because our

3976
02:15:11,173 --> 02:15:12,374
resistance against falling in

3977
02:15:12,374 --> 02:15:13,108
line with fascism and

3978
02:15:13,108 --> 02:15:16,108
xenophobia will only grow more

3979
02:15:16,145 --> 02:15:16,845
and more crucial. All eyes are

3980
02:15:16,845 --> 02:15:20,445
in Key West. Now. History is

3981
02:15:21,250 --> 02:15:23,285
watching. No one is saying to

3982
02:15:23,285 --> 02:15:23,986
let violent criminals lives in

3983
02:15:23,986 --> 02:15:25,321
Key West. What I'm saying is

3984
02:15:25,321 --> 02:15:27,556
that it is ridiculous to

3985
02:15:27,556 --> 02:15:30,226
target an entire population of

3986
02:15:30,226 --> 02:15:32,161
people labeling them all as

3987
02:15:32,161 --> 02:15:33,462
potential criminals. The vast

3988
02:15:33,462 --> 02:15:35,364
majority of those detained

3989
02:15:35,364 --> 02:15:36,650
this year are not violent

3990
02:15:36,650 --> 02:15:36,699
criminals and more than half

3991
02:15:36,699 --> 02:15:39,699
of them have no criminal

3992
02:15:40,136 --> 02:15:42,205
record at all. If government

3993
02:15:42,205 --> 02:15:43,339
is really targeting those who

3994
02:15:43,339 --> 02:15:44,273
are a drain on our resources,

3995
02:15:44,273 --> 02:15:45,107
not contributing to society,

3996
02:15:45,107 --> 02:15:47,844
then why are we going after

3997
02:15:47,844 --> 02:15:49,111
them at their places of work?

3998
02:15:49,111 --> 02:15:50,379
If we are after people not

3999
02:15:50,379 --> 02:15:51,247
following the law, why are we

4000
02:15:51,247 --> 02:15:52,815
detaining those in the legal

4001
02:15:52,815 --> 02:15:55,215
process of seeking asylum?

4002
02:15:55,518 --> 02:15:56,819
We're becoming a citizen if

4003
02:15:56,819 --> 02:15:57,920
we're truly targeting the

4004
02:15:57,920 --> 02:16:00,989
worst of the worst, why are we

4005
02:16:00,989 --> 02:16:02,692
going after children? I'm not

4006
02:16:02,692 --> 02:16:03,393
asking you to enable

4007
02:16:03,393 --> 02:16:05,662
criminals. I'm not asking you

4008
02:16:05,662 --> 02:16:07,630
to break the law, but I am

4009
02:16:07,630 --> 02:16:09,566
asking you to continue to

4010
02:16:09,566 --> 02:16:10,300
represent our voices and to

4011
02:16:10,300 --> 02:16:13,300
protect those in our community

4012
02:16:21,100 --> 02:16:23,947
most indeed. Thank you. Bill

4013
02:16:23,947 --> 02:16:26,947
to Monica and then Marlene.

4014
02:16:26,983 --> 02:16:29,786
>> somebody let me wonder your

4015
02:16:29,786 --> 02:16:31,654
brain shirts

4016
02:16:31,654 --> 02:16:32,122
>> commissioners.

4017
02:16:32,122 --> 02:16:34,122
>> MADAM Mayor.

4018
02:16:38,628 --> 02:16:40,300
>> Members of audience. I came

4019
02:16:40,300 --> 02:16:43,630
from Cuba in 1967. As a Cuban

4020
02:16:47,400 --> 02:16:47,704
refugee. So the subject of

4021
02:16:47,704 --> 02:16:48,372
immigration and immigrants is

4022
02:16:48,372 --> 02:16:51,972
very close to me. And I've

4023
02:16:53,177 --> 02:16:53,876
been involved. Every 10 years

4024
02:16:53,876 --> 02:16:56,876
and one, form of immigration

4025
02:16:58,150 --> 02:16:58,849
or another. I actually very

4026
02:16:58,849 --> 02:17:01,849
impressed by all the people

4027
02:17:02,586 --> 02:17:04,986
talking Very appreciative of

4028
02:17:08,759 --> 02:17:10,260
so much compassion. However.

4029
02:17:10,260 --> 02:17:12,229
Really strongly feel that this

4030
02:17:12,229 --> 02:17:14,640
whole issue here today, the

4031
02:17:14,640 --> 02:17:16,640
size immigration. Is

4032
02:17:18,235 --> 02:17:20,635
political. It's obvious by

4033
02:17:21,671 --> 02:17:23,541
everybody speak in. They hate

4034
02:17:23,541 --> 02:17:26,541
precedent, drum and then they

4035
02:17:27,578 --> 02:17:30,414
hate Ron DeSantis. That is

4036
02:17:30,414 --> 02:17:31,415
issue. Bill Clinton departed

4037
02:17:31,415 --> 02:17:33,815
people. George Bush deported

4038
02:17:34,986 --> 02:17:37,386
people. Barack Obama was

4039
02:17:38,289 --> 02:17:41,289
called the deporter in chief.

4040
02:17:42,393 --> 02:17:45,993
And I never ever heard Such

4041
02:17:48,599 --> 02:17:50,868
gatherings against it. So.

4042
02:17:50,868 --> 02:17:51,669
Appreciate it. But I don't

4043
02:17:51,669 --> 02:17:52,804
think they understand they

4044
02:17:52,804 --> 02:17:54,838
don't. They don't go to

4045
02:17:54,838 --> 02:17:57,475
Hialeah. They don't go to

4046
02:17:57,475 --> 02:17:58,509
Winn-Dixie. These are really

4047
02:17:58,509 --> 02:18:00,678
good. The bull was really good

4048
02:18:00,678 --> 02:18:03,470
intentions, but I don't think

4049
02:18:03,470 --> 02:18:03,748
any of them have lived.

4050
02:18:03,748 --> 02:18:06,148
immigrant and the immigration

4051
02:18:09,287 --> 02:18:12,490
issue. I don't I don't I don't

4052
02:18:12,490 --> 02:18:14,659
know what to say except. You

4053
02:18:14,659 --> 02:18:17,328
guys know what's right. You

4054
02:18:17,328 --> 02:18:20,198
guys know the law. I'm just a

4055
02:18:20,198 --> 02:18:22,598
citizen. I'm an immigrant.

4056
02:18:22,967 --> 02:18:23,668
Today. I'm an American citizen

4057
02:18:23,668 --> 02:18:26,668
for years that have followed

4058
02:18:27,639 --> 02:18:28,306
every law. That's what I was

4059
02:18:28,306 --> 02:18:29,700
taught when I came from q a

4060
02:18:29,700 --> 02:18:32,607
that was for things that had

4061
02:18:34,813 --> 02:18:36,181
to do. I had to learn English.

4062
02:18:36,181 --> 02:18:39,517
I had to get my immigration. I

4063
02:18:39,517 --> 02:18:40,351
had to vote and I had to pay

4064
02:18:40,351 --> 02:18:43,351
taxes and that's how you

4065
02:18:44,355 --> 02:18:45,991
become a good American a good

4066
02:18:45,991 --> 02:18:48,360
American and to as an American

4067
02:18:48,360 --> 02:18:51,360
here to protect my children

4068
02:18:51,463 --> 02:18:53,565
and my grandchildren. And

4069
02:18:53,565 --> 02:18:55,934
unfortunately, for the past 4

4070
02:18:55,934 --> 02:18:56,634
years, there's been lot of

4071
02:18:56,634 --> 02:18:58,904
people coming to America that

4072
02:18:58,904 --> 02:19:00,710
we didn't know who they were.

4073
02:19:00,710 --> 02:19:01,974
And today, yes, there's a lot

4074
02:19:01,974 --> 02:19:04,309
of good people paying the

4075
02:19:04,309 --> 02:19:05,778
consequences. But they made

4076
02:19:05,778 --> 02:19:06,478
that decision and their home

4077
02:19:06,478 --> 02:19:08,213
country when they decided to

4078
02:19:08,213 --> 02:19:10,613
come here illegally. And

4079
02:19:12,283 --> 02:19:13,180
PRESIDENT Trump. Ran on on

4080
02:19:13,180 --> 02:19:17,218
that issue and he won on that

4081
02:19:17,790 --> 02:19:18,424
issue. And you can debate that

4082
02:19:18,424 --> 02:19:22,240
you MAY not like it. I'm

4083
02:19:22,895 --> 02:19:24,797
sorry. Don't like it. As

4084
02:19:24,797 --> 02:19:27,366
immigrant and a sick American

4085
02:19:27,366 --> 02:19:30,468
citizen. I am here to stand

4086
02:19:30,468 --> 02:19:31,604
with the police and with ice.

4087
02:19:31,604 --> 02:19:35,804
And I hope you vote the right

4088
02:19:40,212 --> 02:19:43,212
way. Thank you. After Monica

4089
02:19:43,950 --> 02:19:47,550
is Marlene and then Nick. Doll

4090
02:19:48,588 --> 02:19:49,255
that looks like. Sorry, short

4091
02:19:49,255 --> 02:19:51,655
short people problems over

4092
02:19:51,791 --> 02:19:53,860
here. Good evening, all and

4093
02:19:53,860 --> 02:19:55,628
thank you for having me.

4094
02:19:55,628 --> 02:19:59,228
>> My name is Monica and I

4095
02:19:59,299 --> 02:20:00,320
think since I was a year old.

4096
02:20:00,320 --> 02:20:01,801
Actually attended Glenn Archer

4097
02:20:01,801 --> 02:20:03,703
Elementary School within these

4098
02:20:03,703 --> 02:20:04,337
very walls. I receive school

4099
02:20:04,337 --> 02:20:06,773
awards right on the very

4100
02:20:06,773 --> 02:20:10,373
stage. You are sitting on. I

4101
02:20:10,944 --> 02:20:12,412
am a mother of 2, 2 boys. One

4102
02:20:12,412 --> 02:20:13,112
who is a type one diabetic.

4103
02:20:13,112 --> 02:20:16,490
I'm a daughter of immigrants

4104
02:20:16,490 --> 02:20:17,483
of Mexico. First off, I want

4105
02:20:17,483 --> 02:20:18,418
to thank you for your courage

4106
02:20:18,418 --> 02:20:20,687
on JUNE 30th. We put we

4107
02:20:20,687 --> 02:20:22,389
support and have your back

4108
02:20:22,389 --> 02:20:24,290
tonight. I come to give you

4109
02:20:24,290 --> 02:20:25,892
grace. You're standing at

4110
02:20:25,892 --> 02:20:27,627
threshold. The nation is

4111
02:20:27,627 --> 02:20:29,629
watching. Fear is thick in the

4112
02:20:29,629 --> 02:20:30,830
air. People have spoken with

4113
02:20:30,830 --> 02:20:33,830
fire with reason with urgency

4114
02:20:34,134 --> 02:20:34,935
and all of it matters. But

4115
02:20:34,935 --> 02:20:35,802
from my time, I want to offer

4116
02:20:35,802 --> 02:20:38,202
something that might matter

4117
02:20:39,720 --> 02:20:40,272
even more. Still a mess right

4118
02:20:40,272 --> 02:20:41,975
now before you vote. I want to

4119
02:20:41,975 --> 02:20:42,843
give you a moment to sit in

4120
02:20:42,843 --> 02:20:43,543
your own thought to not just

4121
02:20:43,543 --> 02:20:45,943
think like commissioner, but

4122
02:20:46,460 --> 02:20:50,150
feel like a human. I bring GOD

4123
02:20:50,150 --> 02:20:50,751
into this not to judge, but

4124
02:20:50,751 --> 02:20:51,652
her mind is that these

4125
02:20:51,652 --> 02:20:52,786
decisions echo. And to remind

4126
02:20:52,786 --> 02:20:56,386
you that GOD also has your

4127
02:20:57,230 --> 02:20:57,691
back and supports you. This

4128
02:20:57,691 --> 02:20:58,858
folk carries real wait for

4129
02:20:58,858 --> 02:20:59,593
children, for our neighbors,

4130
02:20:59,593 --> 02:21:01,327
for the feature of the island,

4131
02:21:01,327 --> 02:21:05,399
we call home and yes for your

4132
02:21:05,399 --> 02:21:08,340
own soul. So pause to sit with

4133
02:21:08,340 --> 02:21:08,701
GOD to ask what is right. As

4134
02:21:08,701 --> 02:21:08,804
for me, I've been through h#

4135
02:21:08,804 --> 02:21:08,908
#

4136
02:21:08,908 --> 02:21:10,837
#

4137
02:21:10,837 --> 02:21:13,837
and back and I'm still

4138
02:21:14,307 --> 02:21:15,142
standing because of my So I

4139
02:21:15,142 --> 02:21:17,177
say in the words of the

4140
02:21:17,177 --> 02:21:18,512
singer, songwriter, Rod Wave,

4141
02:21:18,512 --> 02:21:21,512
I'm not scared aware where

4142
02:21:23,250 --> 02:21:23,951
Wolves vampires, but man, I'd

4143
02:21:23,951 --> 02:21:27,870
always lose sleep when I can

4144
02:21:27,870 --> 02:21:29,890
set my people free and neither

4145
02:21:29,890 --> 02:21:30,291
should you be scared. So be

4146
02:21:30,291 --> 02:21:30,957
brave again tonight. Be brave

4147
02:21:30,957 --> 02:21:33,957
and choose love when power

4148
02:21:34,595 --> 02:21:35,796
would be easier if this is the

4149
02:21:35,796 --> 02:21:37,631
only moment I'm ever given in

4150
02:21:37,631 --> 02:21:40,901
a room like this, let it be

4151
02:21:40,901 --> 02:21:41,968
known. I used it to him by GOD

4152
02:21:41,968 --> 02:21:43,471
And also if you happened to

4153
02:21:43,471 --> 02:21:45,373
attend Saint Mary star of the

4154
02:21:45,373 --> 02:21:47,575
Sea, here is some fun facts

4155
02:21:47,575 --> 02:21:48,309
for you when you're sitting in

4156
02:21:48,309 --> 02:21:49,676
that church, you're sitting in

4157
02:21:49,676 --> 02:21:51,679
a skate, sacred space that

4158
02:21:51,679 --> 02:21:53,781
doesn't pray for protection

4159
02:21:53,781 --> 02:21:54,515
from hurricanes but also pays

4160
02:21:54,515 --> 02:21:56,915
for protection over migrate

4161
02:21:57,685 --> 02:21:58,419
migrants crossing oceans,

4162
02:21:58,419 --> 02:22:00,588
children, fleeing violence and

4163
02:22:00,588 --> 02:22:02,900
families searching for safety.

4164
02:22:02,900 --> 02:22:05,459
So with all of that being

4165
02:22:05,459 --> 02:22:06,127
said, GOD bless Key West, GOD

4166
02:22:06,127 --> 02:22:08,527
bless America. The greatest

4167
02:22:08,730 --> 02:22:10,431
country of all time. Be a part

4168
02:22:10,431 --> 02:22:14,310
of this next chapter and love

4169
02:22:14,502 --> 02:22:16,571
and justice encourage to one

4170
02:22:16,571 --> 02:22:17,972
human future. The grace of the

4171
02:22:17,972 --> 02:22:18,639
Lord be with GOD's people. A

4172
02:22:18,639 --> 02:22:21,639
man police said in silence

4173
02:22:34,422 --> 02:22:36,822
with me for 30 2 seconds.

4174
02:22:52,140 --> 02:22:55,740
Thank you all. Have a great

4175
02:23:02,184 --> 02:23:05,784
night. So we have Marlene Neck

4176
02:23:07,122 --> 02:23:07,856
and then Joanna Andra sec. And

4177
02:23:07,856 --> 02:23:10,859
Dr Marling College I am a

4178
02:23:10,859 --> 02:23:11,126
full-time resident of district

4179
02:23:11,126 --> 02:23:11,860
4.

4180
02:23:11,860 --> 02:23:12,560
>> nice thing about going so

4181
02:23:12,560 --> 02:23:15,564
late in the evening as I can

4182
02:23:15,564 --> 02:23:18,100
cut off half of my my speech

4183
02:23:18,100 --> 02:23:21,700
here. It won't be too long.

4184
02:23:21,703 --> 02:23:23,500
You know, as we had 70 Elkann

4185
02:23:23,500 --> 02:23:24,839
speakers tonight telling us

4186
02:23:24,839 --> 02:23:26,875
why we should postpone the

4187
02:23:26,875 --> 02:23:28,811
2.87 g Agreement. Let the

4188
02:23:28,811 --> 02:23:29,645
courts decide our next steps

4189
02:23:29,645 --> 02:23:32,645
that not entering into this

4190
02:23:33,282 --> 02:23:35,317
agreement. Absolves all of us,

4191
02:23:35,317 --> 02:23:36,180
the potential liability in the

4192
02:23:36,180 --> 02:23:37,586
fiscal responsibility should

4193
02:23:37,586 --> 02:23:38,354
an issue occur while engage

4194
02:23:38,354 --> 02:23:40,122
our police department is

4195
02:23:40,122 --> 02:23:41,891
engaged in supporting ice

4196
02:23:41,891 --> 02:23:42,591
activities. So we all know on

4197
02:23:42,591 --> 02:23:44,991
JUNE 30th Commissioner Carey

4198
02:23:44,993 --> 02:23:46,262
was a lone dissenting vote.

4199
02:23:46,262 --> 02:23:48,897
When all of you supported to

4200
02:23:48,897 --> 02:23:51,897
void the 2.87 g agreement. And

4201
02:23:51,968 --> 02:23:52,668
I want to remind all of us

4202
02:23:52,668 --> 02:23:53,402
that our district consists of

4203
02:23:53,402 --> 02:23:57,200
members from all walks of life

4204
02:23:57,907 --> 02:23:58,641
and that voting to appease the

4205
02:23:58,641 --> 02:24:01,410
Tallahassee conservatives is a

4206
02:24:01,810 --> 02:24:03,145
disservice to everyone in our

4207
02:24:03,145 --> 02:24:06,145
districts because we are all

4208
02:24:06,482 --> 02:24:07,550
all sides of the spectrum

4209
02:24:07,550 --> 02:24:08,618
here. Ronald Reagan is

4210
02:24:08,618 --> 02:24:10,787
conservative and he addressed

4211
02:24:10,787 --> 02:24:12,755
immigration extensively during

4212
02:24:12,755 --> 02:24:13,623
his presidency and through the

4213
02:24:13,623 --> 02:24:15,457
Immigration and Reform Control

4214
02:24:15,457 --> 02:24:16,125
Act worked to create a balance

4215
02:24:16,125 --> 02:24:18,128
by welcoming immigrants all

4216
02:24:18,128 --> 02:24:20,263
while maintaining control over

4217
02:24:20,263 --> 02:24:21,330
our borders and the importance

4218
02:24:21,330 --> 02:24:22,798
and I quote of a reasonable,

4219
02:24:22,798 --> 02:24:23,700
fair, orderly and secure

4220
02:24:23,700 --> 02:24:26,100
system of immigration. Rca

4221
02:24:27,436 --> 02:24:28,370
also granted amnesty and legal

4222
02:24:28,370 --> 02:24:29,406
status to millions of

4223
02:24:29,406 --> 02:24:30,106
immigrants who entered the

4224
02:24:30,106 --> 02:24:33,643
U.S. Prior to JANUARY. First

4225
02:24:33,643 --> 02:24:35,110
of 1982, in his city on the

4226
02:24:35,110 --> 02:24:35,678
Hill. Farewell speech from

4227
02:24:35,678 --> 02:24:38,248
JANUARY of 89. He said that

4228
02:24:38,248 --> 02:24:39,950
America was a beacon, still a

4229
02:24:39,950 --> 02:24:42,152
magnet for all who must have

4230
02:24:42,152 --> 02:24:45,152
freedom. He believed in that

4231
02:24:46,890 --> 02:24:47,570
immigration was noble. That

4232
02:24:47,570 --> 02:24:48,910
America was a nation of

4233
02:24:48,910 --> 02:24:50,910
immigrants transformative and

4234
02:24:50,327 --> 02:24:52,295
a shining light for all

4235
02:24:52,295 --> 02:24:53,263
nations. All that being said,

4236
02:24:53,263 --> 02:24:54,697
there's been a massive shift

4237
02:24:54,697 --> 02:24:56,599
in the arrest made between

4238
02:24:56,599 --> 02:24:59,599
Customs and Border Patrol and

4239
02:25:00,270 --> 02:25:01,338
ice prior to JANUARY of 25,

4240
02:25:01,338 --> 02:25:03,738
most immigrant arrests ribeye

4241
02:25:03,941 --> 02:25:05,750
cpb at the borders. But now

4242
02:25:05,750 --> 02:25:08,675
most arrests by ice inside the

4243
02:25:09,613 --> 02:25:13,683
U.S. In our own house. In

4244
02:25:13,683 --> 02:25:14,284
JANUARY. 25 62% of immigrant

4245
02:25:14,284 --> 02:25:14,952
arrests were criminals

4246
02:25:14,952 --> 02:25:15,652
criminals. But last month,

4247
02:25:15,652 --> 02:25:17,354
only 30's put 6% of immigrant

4248
02:25:17,354 --> 02:25:18,922
arrests were classified as

4249
02:25:18,922 --> 02:25:19,656
criminals. Ice also assigns

4250
02:25:19,656 --> 02:25:21,525
levels to their arrest with

4251
02:25:21,525 --> 02:25:23,594
level one being the most

4252
02:25:23,594 --> 02:25:25,762
severe. And according to data

4253
02:25:25,762 --> 02:25:27,970
published by ice themselves as

4254
02:25:27,970 --> 02:25:30,970
of last month, only 7% of

4255
02:25:31,901 --> 02:25:32,602
arrests for level one. The

4256
02:25:32,602 --> 02:25:33,337
remaining 83% of all arrests

4257
02:25:33,337 --> 02:25:35,737
were classified by ice

4258
02:25:36,606 --> 02:25:37,708
themselves as no threat level.

4259
02:25:37,708 --> 02:25:39,342
None of this is a conservative

4260
02:25:39,342 --> 02:25:42,446
or liberal issue. It's a human

4261
02:25:42,446 --> 02:25:43,848
issue. The bulk of the ice or

4262
02:25:43,848 --> 02:25:44,548
for non criminals. These non

4263
02:25:44,548 --> 02:25:45,782
criminal arrests continue to

4264
02:25:45,782 --> 02:25:46,684
harm the good people of our

4265
02:25:46,684 --> 02:25:48,586
community and the immigrants

4266
02:25:48,586 --> 02:25:50,821
in which our country was

4267
02:25:50,821 --> 02:25:52,557
founded, most of whom believe

4268
02:25:52,557 --> 02:25:53,624
that the U.S. Remains as

4269
02:25:53,624 --> 02:25:56,394
Reagan begin still a magnet

4270
02:25:56,394 --> 02:25:57,628
for all who must have freedom.

4271
02:25:57,628 --> 02:25:58,362
You are volunteering our

4272
02:25:58,362 --> 02:26:00,970
police department to coast

4273
02:26:00,970 --> 02:26:00,897
side. All that's wrong with

4274
02:26:00,897 --> 02:26:03,301
how isis treating are law

4275
02:26:03,301 --> 02:26:05,301
abiding immigrant community

4276
02:26:05,302 --> 02:26:06,738
and placing our city in

4277
02:26:06,738 --> 02:26:07,338
physical danger. The brain do

4278
02:26:07,338 --> 02:26:08,506
not support signing the

4279
02:26:08,506 --> 02:26:10,506
voluntary to 87 agreement.

4280
02:26:19,984 --> 02:26:23,584
Thank Is here. That will move

4281
02:26:25,156 --> 02:26:25,623
to Joanna. Joanna and then

4282
02:26:25,623 --> 02:26:26,291
Michael Berman.

4283
02:26:26,291 --> 02:26:28,691
>> Followed by Roberts and

4284
02:26:30,595 --> 02:26:32,595
John.

4285
02:26:33,798 --> 02:26:34,966
>> My name is Joanna under And

4286
02:26:34,966 --> 02:26:35,934
I've lived here full-time for

4287
02:26:35,934 --> 02:26:38,934
the past 5 years. But my

4288
02:26:39,300 --> 02:26:42,507
family is called a the Keys

4289
02:26:42,507 --> 02:26:43,207
home since I was 14. Last

4290
02:26:43,207 --> 02:26:45,607
week. Those communities cries

4291
02:26:46,645 --> 02:26:47,445
did not fall on deaf ears.

4292
02:26:47,445 --> 02:26:49,513
Commissioners, you brought a

4293
02:26:49,513 --> 02:26:51,783
smile to all our faces. Are

4294
02:26:51,783 --> 02:26:54,783
nearly unanimous vote to avoid

4295
02:26:55,287 --> 02:26:57,121
2.87 g. Speaking with those

4296
02:26:57,121 --> 02:26:58,156
who attended the meeting that

4297
02:26:58,156 --> 02:27:00,158
day. I can see that this

4298
02:27:00,158 --> 02:27:02,270
decision brought hope to

4299
02:27:02,270 --> 02:27:02,694
people who have been feeling

4300
02:27:02,694 --> 02:27:05,940
that democracy in America,

4301
02:27:06,798 --> 02:27:08,533
frankly. Was dying. If you go

4302
02:27:08,533 --> 02:27:09,167
back on last week's decision,

4303
02:27:09,167 --> 02:27:12,167
you will be crushing that

4304
02:27:13,838 --> 02:27:17,743
hope. Every day. We wake up to

4305
02:27:17,743 --> 02:27:18,744
news of mask, ice troops

4306
02:27:18,744 --> 02:27:19,378
rolling up to neighborhood

4307
02:27:19,378 --> 02:27:20,120
parks and Ali and armored

4308
02:27:20,120 --> 02:27:22,412
vehicles in full tactical

4309
02:27:22,548 --> 02:27:25,548
gear. Spreading fear in the

4310
02:27:27,586 --> 02:27:28,487
hearts of this nation. 2 new

4311
02:27:28,487 --> 02:27:30,487
merchandise promoting the

4312
02:27:30,890 --> 02:27:31,590
conversion of our conservation

4313
02:27:31,590 --> 02:27:34,590
lands in the Everglades into

4314
02:27:34,793 --> 02:27:36,495
Alligator Alcatraz to our

4315
02:27:36,495 --> 02:27:37,730
friends still trapped in

4316
02:27:37,730 --> 02:27:38,597
detention centers where they

4317
02:27:38,597 --> 02:27:40,997
are starved and mistreated

4318
02:27:43,680 --> 02:27:44,200
with no end in sight. How can

4319
02:27:44,200 --> 02:27:45,571
ask our local police? Many of

4320
02:27:45,571 --> 02:27:49,609
whom grew up here to be a part

4321
02:27:49,609 --> 02:27:51,110
of this. We cannot let them be

4322
02:27:51,110 --> 02:27:52,345
used as a weapon of an

4323
02:27:52,345 --> 02:27:54,345
authoritarian regime.

4324
02:27:55,515 --> 02:27:56,148
Hell-bent on imposing their

4325
02:27:56,148 --> 02:27:59,148
twisted vision of a white

4326
02:28:00,252 --> 02:28:03,356
washed America. I urge you to

4327
02:28:03,356 --> 02:28:05,958
continue to hold your ground

4328
02:28:05,958 --> 02:28:07,827
on recognizing 2.87 g as void

4329
02:28:07,827 --> 02:28:09,996
and to join the city of South

4330
02:28:09,996 --> 02:28:11,640
Miami and its case against the

4331
02:28:11,640 --> 02:28:14,640
state's position on what is

4332
02:28:15,668 --> 02:28:16,435
voluntary agreement? Please

4333
02:28:16,435 --> 02:28:18,437
stand with the people who make

4334
02:28:18,437 --> 02:28:20,573
this community a vibrant and

4335
02:28:20,573 --> 02:28:22,973
resilient help continue the

4336
02:28:23,760 --> 02:28:23,776
great tradition of Key West as

4337
02:28:23,776 --> 02:28:26,776
this seat of the southernmost

4338
02:28:28,148 --> 02:28:30,884
resistance. As it was during

4339
02:28:30,884 --> 02:28:31,517
the Civil war. For the 1982

4340
02:28:31,517 --> 02:28:32,184
roadblock, they gave this

4341
02:28:32,184 --> 02:28:35,784
place its name as the Conch

4342
02:28:36,689 --> 02:28:38,457
Republic. I want to leave you

4343
02:28:38,457 --> 02:28:41,894
all of the It's an oldie but a

4344
02:28:41,894 --> 02:28:42,996
goodie by the German Lutheran

4345
02:28:42,996 --> 02:28:43,730
Pastor Martin, you know,

4346
02:28:43,730 --> 02:28:46,130
Mueller written in 1946, after

4347
02:28:47,701 --> 02:28:48,401
World War, 2. First, they came

4348
02:28:48,401 --> 02:28:49,769
for the communists and I did

4349
02:28:49,769 --> 02:28:53,369
not speak out because I was

4350
02:28:53,973 --> 02:28:55,142
not a communist. Then they

4351
02:28:55,142 --> 02:28:56,476
came for the Socialists and I

4352
02:28:56,476 --> 02:28:59,913
did not speak out because I

4353
02:28:59,913 --> 02:29:01,480
was not a socialist. Then they

4354
02:29:01,480 --> 02:29:02,281
came for the trade union. Us

4355
02:29:02,281 --> 02:29:02,916
and I did not speak out

4356
02:29:02,916 --> 02:29:06,286
because I was not a trade

4357
02:29:06,286 --> 02:29:07,487
unionist. Then they came for

4358
02:29:07,487 --> 02:29:09,223
the Jews and I did not speak

4359
02:29:09,223 --> 02:29:12,359
out because I was not a ju.

4360
02:29:12,359 --> 02:29:13,960
Then they came for me. And

4361
02:29:13,960 --> 02:29:18,160
there was no one left to speak

4362
02:29:18,232 --> 02:29:21,680
out for me. Please let us not

4363
02:29:21,680 --> 02:29:24,680
repeat that mistake. Speak out

4364
02:29:33,847 --> 02:29:35,182
for your community. Thank you.

4365
02:29:35,182 --> 02:29:38,782
So after Michael is Robert and

4366
02:29:38,985 --> 02:29:39,687
then Brailey Prescott, Aruba.

4367
02:29:39,687 --> 02:29:41,989
>> Good evening. I'm Adam Air

4368
02:29:41,989 --> 02:29:44,389
and the commission. I'm

4369
02:29:44,391 --> 02:29:46,193
Michael Berman are Member of

4370
02:29:46,193 --> 02:29:48,593
this community for over 40

4371
02:29:51,765 --> 02:29:52,600
years. I'm gonna keep my

4372
02:29:52,600 --> 02:29:54,602
remarks brief because most of

4373
02:29:54,602 --> 02:29:55,636
what I wanted to say has been

4374
02:29:55,636 --> 02:29:58,636
said more eloquently than I

4375
02:29:59,507 --> 02:30:02,507
could possibly put it. 2.87 g

4376
02:30:06,414 --> 02:30:08,583
is a voluntary. Commitment. We

4377
02:30:08,583 --> 02:30:09,350
are not under constitutional

4378
02:30:09,350 --> 02:30:12,553
imperatives to do the job of

4379
02:30:12,553 --> 02:30:14,355
the federal government. We

4380
02:30:14,355 --> 02:30:16,691
have just had the opinions

4381
02:30:16,691 --> 02:30:18,560
tonight. Several attorneys,

4382
02:30:18,560 --> 02:30:20,560
including experts in

4383
02:30:20,895 --> 02:30:22,897
immigration law and the aclu

4384
02:30:22,897 --> 02:30:25,897
of Florida, the entering into

4385
02:30:27,135 --> 02:30:27,835
2.87 g Agreement is not only

4386
02:30:27,835 --> 02:30:28,536
voluntary, but it is in fact,

4387
02:30:28,536 --> 02:30:31,372
in contradiction to the laws

4388
02:30:31,372 --> 02:30:33,307
of the state of Florida. There

4389
02:30:33,307 --> 02:30:36,177
is an active ongoing lawsuit,

4390
02:30:36,177 --> 02:30:37,245
but the city of South Miami

4391
02:30:37,245 --> 02:30:38,120
joined by multiple legal and

4392
02:30:38,120 --> 02:30:40,120
other organizations against

4393
02:30:40,815 --> 02:30:42,717
the governor and attorney

4394
02:30:42,717 --> 02:30:44,386
general of Florida. Why not

4395
02:30:44,386 --> 02:30:47,986
join this lawsuit in order to

4396
02:30:49,240 --> 02:30:49,857
stand up? For the role of law.

4397
02:30:49,857 --> 02:30:52,857
Not for the politicians in

4398
02:30:53,461 --> 02:30:55,461
Tallahassee. Along with

4399
02:30:55,497 --> 02:30:57,866
Commissioner Kalfin. I ask the

4400
02:30:57,866 --> 02:31:00,266
commission to postpone any

4401
02:31:00,836 --> 02:31:03,836
decision tonight on 2.87 g and

4402
02:31:04,706 --> 02:31:08,306
to legal advice. I support the

4403
02:31:08,376 --> 02:31:09,211
Key West Police and their

4404
02:31:09,211 --> 02:31:11,513
mission to maintain peace and

4405
02:31:11,513 --> 02:31:15,217
safety in our city. Not to do

4406
02:31:15,217 --> 02:31:17,753
the dirty work of ice agents

4407
02:31:17,753 --> 02:31:18,453
who work in disguise because

4408
02:31:18,453 --> 02:31:21,453
they know they are committing

4409
02:31:22,958 --> 02:31:24,393
evil. I only ask that you,

4410
02:31:24,393 --> 02:31:26,261
MADAM Mayor and you

4411
02:31:26,261 --> 02:31:27,696
commissioners fulfill the

4412
02:31:27,696 --> 02:31:28,797
expressed will the

4413
02:31:28,797 --> 02:31:31,197
overwhelming majority of your

4414
02:31:39,375 --> 02:31:40,241
constituents. Thank you. Can

4415
02:31:40,241 --> 02:31:43,241
use that after Robert and

4416
02:31:43,279 --> 02:31:43,979
bravely to be Caitlin Fuller.

4417
02:31:43,979 --> 02:31:46,979
Thank you very much, Robert.

4418
02:31:50,486 --> 02:31:51,153
Centrum. I'm here in a

4419
02:31:51,153 --> 02:31:53,189
different role tonight. In

4420
02:31:53,189 --> 02:31:54,490
last time I was here.

4421
02:31:54,490 --> 02:31:55,657
>> And that's to speak on

4422
02:31:55,657 --> 02:31:58,657
behalf of our 2 ministers at

4423
02:31:59,495 --> 02:32:00,596
the church that I attend

4424
02:32:00,596 --> 02:32:01,697
Covenant Presbyterian. They

4425
02:32:01,697 --> 02:32:04,533
couldn't be here because of

4426
02:32:04,533 --> 02:32:05,535
medical issues that they're

4427
02:32:05,535 --> 02:32:07,336
dealing with. The good is they

4428
02:32:07,336 --> 02:32:08,704
had 2 pages. They want me to

4429
02:32:08,704 --> 02:32:10,372
read. I'm only going to read

4430
02:32:10,372 --> 02:32:13,372
one paragraph because I think

4431
02:32:14,110 --> 02:32:16,846
it's most appropriate. And I'm

4432
02:32:16,846 --> 02:32:18,881
going to read it verbatim. As

4433
02:32:18,881 --> 02:32:19,582
the Co Pastors of Peace

4434
02:32:19,582 --> 02:32:21,582
Covenant Presbyterian Church

4435
02:32:24,454 --> 02:32:25,880
in Key West. Rest assured that

4436
02:32:25,880 --> 02:32:26,589
the good people of fees,

4437
02:32:26,589 --> 02:32:28,589
Covenant Presbyterian Church

4438
02:32:32,228 --> 02:32:32,896
are praying for you. To remain

4439
02:32:32,896 --> 02:32:35,896
steadfast and not sway from

4440
02:32:36,933 --> 02:32:39,302
what is just and right. We are

4441
02:32:39,302 --> 02:32:42,939
so very proud of your. Vote on

4442
02:32:42,939 --> 02:32:46,539
JUNE 30 s and we stand with

4443
02:32:47,143 --> 02:32:47,811
you in that position. We

4444
02:32:47,811 --> 02:32:50,380
covenant not to abandon you

4445
02:32:50,380 --> 02:32:52,282
and your position to stand the

4446
02:32:52,282 --> 02:32:54,517
test. Indeed. We believe GOD

4447
02:32:54,517 --> 02:32:57,517
will give you the endurance

4448
02:32:57,521 --> 02:32:58,588
and courage to stand the test.

4449
02:32:58,588 --> 02:33:00,891
The same endurance and courage

4450
02:33:00,891 --> 02:33:04,491
that Jesus used to stand the

4451
02:33:06,229 --> 02:33:07,497
test for us. So that

4452
02:33:07,497 --> 02:33:08,164
summarizes the position of our

4453
02:33:08,164 --> 02:33:11,164
2 pastors are newly here in

4454
02:33:13,170 --> 02:33:15,272
Key West from from Colorado.

4455
02:33:15,272 --> 02:33:16,539
And they are so impressed with

4456
02:33:16,539 --> 02:33:18,675
what the city commission did

4457
02:33:18,675 --> 02:33:20,477
just a few weeks ago that they

4458
02:33:20,477 --> 02:33:23,981
felt the need to speak out.

4459
02:33:23,981 --> 02:33:24,648
And in closing, I made a

4460
02:33:24,648 --> 02:33:27,480
comment after meeting last

4461
02:33:30,854 --> 02:33:34,291
week. And the comment was the

4462
02:33:34,291 --> 02:33:36,760
little mouse that roared. And

4463
02:33:36,760 --> 02:33:37,461
that's what with this

4464
02:33:37,461 --> 02:33:39,861
commission did this little

4465
02:33:40,331 --> 02:33:43,331
town To the bullies in

4466
02:33:44,134 --> 02:33:45,101
Tallahassee. And did what was

4467
02:33:45,101 --> 02:33:48,372
right in your minds. And I

4468
02:33:48,372 --> 02:33:50,207
just to see chew to stand the

4469
02:33:50,207 --> 02:33:53,343
test and do what you know is

4470
02:33:53,343 --> 02:33:53,944
right. And I want to thank all

4471
02:33:53,944 --> 02:33:54,644
of the people that are

4472
02:33:54,644 --> 02:33:58,244
speaking is I've never in my

4473
02:33:59,316 --> 02:34:00,551
life. Seeing such eloquence

4474
02:34:00,551 --> 02:34:01,252
and civility in the meeting

4475
02:34:01,252 --> 02:34:03,387
such as this. And I thank all

4476
02:34:03,387 --> 02:34:04,589
of you all for taking the

4477
02:34:04,589 --> 02:34:08,189
patients to listen to us. Have

4478
02:34:17,301 --> 02:34:17,969
a good evening.

4479
02:34:17,969 --> 02:34:19,771
>> After bravely to Caitlin

4480
02:34:19,771 --> 02:34:22,171
and then Max Pezzetti.

4481
02:34:23,730 --> 02:34:24,876
>> Hey, how are ya? MADAM

4482
02:34:24,876 --> 02:34:27,145
Henry cause want visit for a

4483
02:34:27,145 --> 02:34:28,120
formal here? My name is

4484
02:34:28,120 --> 02:34:28,680
Bradley Press got a rude. I've

4485
02:34:28,680 --> 02:34:30,381
been a resident of Key West

4486
02:34:30,381 --> 02:34:33,381
for 10 years now. Time has

4487
02:34:34,190 --> 02:34:36,354
flown by. I am originally from

4488
02:34:36,354 --> 02:34:37,889
Massachusetts, which means I

4489
02:34:37,889 --> 02:34:38,623
was raised with one of the

4490
02:34:38,623 --> 02:34:41,292
best education say you can get

4491
02:34:41,292 --> 02:34:42,393
in the United States. That

4492
02:34:42,393 --> 02:34:43,940
didn't mean that I wasn't a

4493
02:34:43,940 --> 02:34:46,694
part of systems that made it

4494
02:34:47,564 --> 02:34:48,266
hard to come up. I never

4495
02:34:48,266 --> 02:34:48,900
thought that I would be able

4496
02:34:48,900 --> 02:34:50,936
to go to college. I never

4497
02:34:50,936 --> 02:34:54,536
thought I'd be a person that

4498
02:34:55,306 --> 02:34:56,173
owned expensive car or Holden

4499
02:34:56,173 --> 02:34:58,209
American Express or even leave

4500
02:34:58,209 --> 02:34:59,100
the United States and travel

4501
02:34:59,100 --> 02:34:59,945
out. It's never something that

4502
02:34:59,945 --> 02:35:03,545
I thought would be afforded to

4503
02:35:03,548 --> 02:35:04,249
me. But here I am. I have

4504
02:35:04,249 --> 02:35:07,249
graduated college. I hold an

4505
02:35:07,953 --> 02:35:09,321
American Express. I drive a

4506
02:35:09,321 --> 02:35:12,230
car that old. Dude's ask me.

4507
02:35:12,230 --> 02:35:15,623
Did Eddie Buy that for you?

4508
02:35:18,797 --> 02:35:19,798
I'm mommy. I bought it for

4509
02:35:19,798 --> 02:35:20,833
>> I have traveled over 40

4510
02:35:20,833 --> 02:35:21,700
countries. Now I jump out of

4511
02:35:21,700 --> 02:35:25,900
planes. I write a kite and I

4512
02:35:26,238 --> 02:35:26,938
have. Written across countries

4513
02:35:26,938 --> 02:35:30,275
by myself on a motorcycle. I

4514
02:35:30,275 --> 02:35:32,778
couldn't even pick up. I'm

4515
02:35:32,778 --> 02:35:35,814
here and my heart is racing as

4516
02:35:35,814 --> 02:35:39,385
I'm sure yours is too. This

4517
02:35:39,385 --> 02:35:40,190
country is one that I am

4518
02:35:40,190 --> 02:35:42,419
really proud of. Reading

4519
02:35:42,688 --> 02:35:45,357
textbooks growing up. I was

4520
02:35:45,357 --> 02:35:46,525
always like I would be her in

4521
02:35:46,525 --> 02:35:48,794
that situation. Didi, I voted

4522
02:35:48,794 --> 02:35:50,629
for you because I wanted to be

4523
02:35:50,629 --> 02:35:53,332
you in this situation. Have

4524
02:35:53,332 --> 02:35:55,401
the ability to make the right

4525
02:35:55,401 --> 02:35:56,435
choice. Last week I was at

4526
02:35:56,435 --> 02:35:57,103
work. I had to make money

4527
02:35:57,103 --> 02:35:57,803
because I got to make rent

4528
02:35:57,803 --> 02:36:00,803
because just take care, man.

4529
02:36:02,442 --> 02:36:03,476
Take care of my mom, too. I'm

4530
02:36:03,476 --> 02:36:07,760
here. This week. I signed a

4531
02:36:08,460 --> 02:36:08,748
couple days ago. Dined at my

4532
02:36:08,748 --> 02:36:09,982
honestly, I hope that you do

4533
02:36:09,982 --> 02:36:12,982
the right thing here tonight.

4534
02:36:13,850 --> 02:36:15,387
It scares me that this is the

4535
02:36:15,387 --> 02:36:16,322
person sitting to your right

4536
02:36:16,322 --> 02:36:16,989
because I know that that does

4537
02:36:16,989 --> 02:36:18,858
Sheehan's stand for what I

4538
02:36:18,858 --> 02:36:22,595
stand for. But I have we hope

4539
02:36:22,595 --> 02:36:23,229
that you do. We traveled to

4540
02:36:23,229 --> 02:36:25,330
Cuba together on a unesco

4541
02:36:25,330 --> 02:36:27,730
World Conference together. I

4542
02:36:28,340 --> 02:36:29,969
know you know what is right? I

4543
02:36:29,969 --> 02:36:30,803
know that you were put into

4544
02:36:30,803 --> 02:36:33,203
office because there are

4545
02:36:34,374 --> 02:36:35,740
people here just like you that

4546
02:36:35,740 --> 02:36:35,742
have families for generations

4547
02:36:35,742 --> 02:36:37,760
after generations that work

4548
02:36:37,760 --> 02:36:40,646
there passes off to get where

4549
02:36:40,646 --> 02:36:41,447
we are today to have something

4550
02:36:41,447 --> 02:36:43,349
that our grandparents and

4551
02:36:43,349 --> 02:36:45,585
their parents before them.

4552
02:36:45,585 --> 02:36:46,152
Think they would never have.

4553
02:36:46,152 --> 02:36:49,152
And now we have that

4554
02:36:49,222 --> 02:36:51,458
opportunity. And as for our

4555
02:36:51,458 --> 02:36:53,125
police, we love you guys. I

4556
02:36:53,125 --> 02:36:54,961
serve you breakfast too.

4557
02:36:54,961 --> 02:36:57,961
>> I love the cause the

4558
02:36:59,231 --> 02:37:00,333
horses. Forces. We love them

4559
02:37:00,333 --> 02:37:02,402
that we don't want to look at

4560
02:37:02,402 --> 02:37:03,700
you guys differently. We want

4561
02:37:03,700 --> 02:37:05,872
to be on your side. We want

4562
02:37:05,872 --> 02:37:08,742
you to be on our side. 2.87 g

4563
02:37:08,742 --> 02:37:12,342
does not reflect that and it

4564
02:37:13,914 --> 02:37:15,349
reflects. It reflects fascism,

4565
02:37:15,349 --> 02:37:16,490
unfortunately. And you don't

4566
02:37:16,490 --> 02:37:19,649
have to succumb to that. You

4567
02:37:19,753 --> 02:37:23,353
have power. Spiegel. So do it.

4568
02:37:31,731 --> 02:37:32,532
Speak for us.

4569
02:37:32,532 --> 02:37:36,132
>> So we have Caitlin Max and

4570
02:37:38,639 --> 02:37:39,273
then rob Plumber. Hello and

4571
02:37:39,273 --> 02:37:42,273
thank you for being here

4572
02:37:44,245 --> 02:37:44,945
today. My name is Kate. When I

4573
02:37:44,945 --> 02:37:48,282
first moved to q when I first

4574
02:37:48,282 --> 02:37:49,316
came us 19 years ago, I was a

4575
02:37:49,316 --> 02:37:51,118
teenager and I came from a

4576
02:37:51,118 --> 02:37:51,851
small town with one red light.

4577
02:37:51,851 --> 02:37:53,687
35 kids in my graduating class

4578
02:37:53,687 --> 02:37:54,754
and little to no diversity.

4579
02:37:54,754 --> 02:37:56,157
The only people in my

4580
02:37:56,157 --> 02:37:59,157
community back did not look

4581
02:37:59,259 --> 02:37:59,960
like me migrant workers. Who

4582
02:37:59,960 --> 02:38:02,162
kept our farms and our

4583
02:38:02,162 --> 02:38:03,597
extremely rural area running.

4584
02:38:03,597 --> 02:38:05,599
And as I grew older, I realize

4585
02:38:05,599 --> 02:38:07,635
how important they were to our

4586
02:38:07,635 --> 02:38:08,768
community. Not only on a

4587
02:38:08,768 --> 02:38:09,769
personal level because over

4588
02:38:09,769 --> 02:38:12,769
the years they became close

4589
02:38:13,373 --> 02:38:14,308
friends and even like family.

4590
02:38:14,308 --> 02:38:15,209
But on a level of the highest

4591
02:38:15,209 --> 02:38:16,177
importance without them, we

4592
02:38:16,177 --> 02:38:16,911
didn't have the manpower or

4593
02:38:16,911 --> 02:38:18,580
the man willing to do the work

4594
02:38:18,580 --> 02:38:20,915
that they were doing day in

4595
02:38:20,915 --> 02:38:23,284
and day out. Happily and more

4596
02:38:23,284 --> 02:38:25,520
importantly, they were safe,

4597
02:38:25,520 --> 02:38:26,200
welcomed and loved by our

4598
02:38:26,200 --> 02:38:28,420
community and respected as

4599
02:38:29,924 --> 02:38:30,625
human beings. I remember

4600
02:38:30,625 --> 02:38:31,459
coming us for the first time

4601
02:38:31,459 --> 02:38:33,610
in meeting so many different

4602
02:38:33,610 --> 02:38:34,362
people from all over the

4603
02:38:34,362 --> 02:38:35,290
world. And I don't know how to

4604
02:38:35,290 --> 02:38:37,164
describe it because if you

4605
02:38:37,164 --> 02:38:38,866
know, you know, but I knew

4606
02:38:38,866 --> 02:38:39,601
that I was if I was lucky

4607
02:38:39,601 --> 02:38:43,201
enough, one day I could call

4608
02:38:43,570 --> 02:38:44,305
this place my home. The one

4609
02:38:44,305 --> 02:38:45,640
human family motto wasn't even

4610
02:38:45,640 --> 02:38:46,841
something I had known about

4611
02:38:46,841 --> 02:38:48,609
back then. But it is something

4612
02:38:48,609 --> 02:38:49,911
that I truly felt on a deep

4613
02:38:49,911 --> 02:38:50,611
level. Now, I have been a

4614
02:38:50,611 --> 02:38:53,110
permanent resident here for 4

4615
02:38:53,180 --> 02:38:53,848
years. And though short but

4616
02:38:53,848 --> 02:38:56,848
beautiful for years that I

4617
02:38:57,319 --> 02:38:57,985
have spent here, everything

4618
02:38:57,985 --> 02:39:00,155
that I fell and experience

4619
02:39:00,155 --> 02:39:01,756
back then all started to make

4620
02:39:01,756 --> 02:39:02,457
complete sense. The community

4621
02:39:02,457 --> 02:39:04,920
that welcomed me, the friends

4622
02:39:04,920 --> 02:39:04,826
that became family, the

4623
02:39:04,826 --> 02:39:07,162
coworkers, it became a part of

4624
02:39:07,162 --> 02:39:08,863
my everyday life from all

4625
02:39:08,863 --> 02:39:09,930
walks of life from all over

4626
02:39:09,930 --> 02:39:11,732
the world. It embody that

4627
02:39:11,732 --> 02:39:13,100
feeling that I had as a young

4628
02:39:13,100 --> 02:39:15,100
woman experiencing the

4629
02:39:15,370 --> 02:39:16,972
diversity and magic of this

4630
02:39:16,972 --> 02:39:18,106
island when our political

4631
02:39:18,106 --> 02:39:19,941
climate started to change, I

4632
02:39:19,941 --> 02:39:20,608
remember flying back to the

4633
02:39:20,608 --> 02:39:21,577
mainland here and there and

4634
02:39:21,577 --> 02:39:22,344
every single time I did that,

4635
02:39:22,344 --> 02:39:24,947
I remember feeling like I

4636
02:39:24,947 --> 02:39:25,914
could not wait to come back

4637
02:39:25,914 --> 02:39:27,282
home here to Key West because

4638
02:39:27,282 --> 02:39:29,918
no matter what was going on up

4639
02:39:29,918 --> 02:39:31,860
there, I knew that Qs was

4640
02:39:31,860 --> 02:39:31,787
organically protected because

4641
02:39:31,787 --> 02:39:35,224
of the one human family model

4642
02:39:35,224 --> 02:39:37,459
that we truly look by. And now

4643
02:39:37,459 --> 02:39:38,127
here we making national news,

4644
02:39:38,127 --> 02:39:41,727
which by the way means it's

4645
02:39:42,130 --> 02:39:43,999
working. Fighting a fight,

4646
02:39:43,999 --> 02:39:46,235
begging for human rights for

4647
02:39:46,235 --> 02:39:48,635
our neighbors, friends and

4648
02:39:49,238 --> 02:39:51,173
families. When the 2.87 g

4649
02:39:51,173 --> 02:39:52,400
Agreement was signed up on by

4650
02:39:52,400 --> 02:39:52,641
our police department, it was

4651
02:39:52,641 --> 02:39:53,375
done. So without clear

4652
02:39:53,375 --> 02:39:56,975
knowledge of what was legal or

4653
02:39:57,179 --> 02:39:59,115
not. And to be frank, what

4654
02:39:59,115 --> 02:40:00,316
even is legal versus not

4655
02:40:00,316 --> 02:40:01,160
anymore when our own federal

4656
02:40:01,160 --> 02:40:03,850
government isn't even abiding

4657
02:40:03,850 --> 02:40:05,287
by the laws by not allowing

4658
02:40:05,287 --> 02:40:05,988
due process and changing laws

4659
02:40:05,988 --> 02:40:08,570
to better fit their agenda so

4660
02:40:08,570 --> 02:40:09,258
that they can legally enforce

4661
02:40:09,258 --> 02:40:09,959
their narrative. How are we

4662
02:40:09,959 --> 02:40:12,261
supposed to even know what is

4663
02:40:12,261 --> 02:40:13,610
real and what isn't, which is

4664
02:40:13,610 --> 02:40:13,696
why I don't condemn our law

4665
02:40:13,696 --> 02:40:15,696
enforcement agencies for

4666
02:40:16,799 --> 02:40:19,602
agreeing to that. Clearly we

4667
02:40:19,602 --> 02:40:20,302
all love and support and more

4668
02:40:20,302 --> 02:40:21,300
importantly trust our police

4669
02:40:21,300 --> 02:40:23,873
department. And I would love

4670
02:40:23,873 --> 02:40:24,507
to keep it that way. But that

4671
02:40:24,507 --> 02:40:25,141
is why our government is

4672
02:40:25,141 --> 02:40:26,809
equipped with a system of

4673
02:40:26,809 --> 02:40:27,810
checks and balances to ensure

4674
02:40:27,810 --> 02:40:29,946
that even opposing political

4675
02:40:29,946 --> 02:40:30,647
parties or not overreaching to

4676
02:40:30,647 --> 02:40:33,983
ensure that all of our voices

4677
02:40:33,983 --> 02:40:36,190
are heard. And that is what we

4678
02:40:36,190 --> 02:40:37,520
saw last Monday when you as

4679
02:40:37,520 --> 02:40:38,354
our commissioners voted to end

4680
02:40:38,354 --> 02:40:39,890
this agreement, that is a

4681
02:40:39,890 --> 02:40:40,256
democracy. And that is working

4682
02:40:40,256 --> 02:40:42,656
for your constituents. Thank

4683
02:40:56,873 --> 02:40:58,800
you. Max. Is there. Max, The

4684
02:40:58,800 --> 02:40:58,741
move to rob Plumber, Keenan

4685
02:40:58,741 --> 02:41:01,741
Morrison and then Aaron Street

4686
02:41:04,281 --> 02:41:07,281
back. Parents not hear Keenan.

4687
02:41:07,383 --> 02:41:10,383
You're gonna pass rob Plumber.

4688
02:41:14,791 --> 02:41:17,191
Carter Nasser. Joey Phillips.

4689
02:41:26,103 --> 02:41:28,238
Saw him there. He is okay.

4690
02:41:28,238 --> 02:41:29,506
>> My name is Sherry Phillips.

4691
02:41:29,506 --> 02:41:30,173
I'm here representing myself

4692
02:41:30,173 --> 02:41:33,173
today. Good evening that a

4693
02:41:33,343 --> 02:41:34,178
mayor commissioners, staff

4694
02:41:34,178 --> 02:41:37,778
people with Key West. Good to

4695
02:41:38,248 --> 02:41:40,551
Well, holy cow. I'm filled

4696
02:41:40,551 --> 02:41:41,185
with a little regret. They

4697
02:41:41,185 --> 02:41:41,818
asked called up for work

4698
02:41:41,818 --> 02:41:42,786
early. Sorry, co-workers,

4699
02:41:42,786 --> 02:41:44,154
thanks for covering. I totally

4700
02:41:44,154 --> 02:41:47,154
couldn't waited because of how

4701
02:41:48,259 --> 02:41:49,393
many people came to speak. I

4702
02:41:49,393 --> 02:41:51,940
haven't lived on the island

4703
02:41:51,940 --> 02:41:52,563
for very long, but I fell in

4704
02:41:52,563 --> 02:41:55,232
love with Key West really

4705
02:41:55,232 --> 02:41:55,899
fast. And I think will I know

4706
02:41:55,899 --> 02:41:56,500
the reasons I fell in love

4707
02:41:56,500 --> 02:41:58,402
with that so quickly is

4708
02:41:58,402 --> 02:41:59,403
because of its community. It's

4709
02:41:59,403 --> 02:42:02,403
what the community does for

4710
02:42:03,107 --> 02:42:03,807
Key West that I think what

4711
02:42:03,807 --> 02:42:05,760
makes it really special worth

4712
02:42:05,760 --> 02:42:05,809
living. So I play a small role

4713
02:42:05,809 --> 02:42:08,479
in trying to preserve and play

4714
02:42:08,479 --> 02:42:09,714
my part in doing that. And I

4715
02:42:09,714 --> 02:42:10,481
can say in the short time that

4716
02:42:10,481 --> 02:42:12,383
I've been here, I've never

4717
02:42:12,383 --> 02:42:15,186
felt more proud to be a key

4718
02:42:15,186 --> 02:42:16,453
West citizen. Then on JUNE

4719
02:42:16,453 --> 02:42:18,322
30th, when we set up to

4720
02:42:18,322 --> 02:42:19,123
fascism, I mean, that's how I

4721
02:42:19,123 --> 02:42:19,824
see it. You know, people

4722
02:42:19,824 --> 02:42:20,725
smarter than me can label it

4723
02:42:20,725 --> 02:42:24,325
what they will. But one key

4724
02:42:24,796 --> 02:42:25,996
West. I feel like truly stood

4725
02:42:25,996 --> 02:42:28,499
up for the motto that it totes

4726
02:42:28,499 --> 02:42:29,200
defending one human family was

4727
02:42:29,200 --> 02:42:32,703
the first time I felt like I

4728
02:42:32,703 --> 02:42:33,438
lived in a city that put its

4729
02:42:33,438 --> 02:42:34,272
money where its mouth was. And

4730
02:42:34,272 --> 02:42:36,507
it was really awesome. And now

4731
02:42:36,507 --> 02:42:38,209
less than a week later. Here

4732
02:42:38,209 --> 02:42:41,809
we are. I feel jumping the

4733
02:42:42,280 --> 02:42:43,548
gun. You know. I don't know

4734
02:42:43,548 --> 02:42:44,282
for what reason. I think a lot

4735
02:42:44,282 --> 02:42:47,585
of people smarter than me have

4736
02:42:47,585 --> 02:42:48,286
shown us avenues has to how we

4737
02:42:48,286 --> 02:42:51,689
can, you know, postpone it or

4738
02:42:51,689 --> 02:42:52,656
not. Enter to agreement. They

4739
02:42:52,656 --> 02:42:53,591
do want to take a second to

4740
02:42:53,591 --> 02:42:54,892
try to do away with this false

4741
02:42:54,892 --> 02:42:57,292
narrative that the urgency

4742
02:42:58,950 --> 02:42:59,230
that ice is, you know, needs

4743
02:42:59,230 --> 02:43:00,465
to be in our community. Why

4744
02:43:00,465 --> 02:43:01,299
they need why we need to

4745
02:43:01,299 --> 02:43:03,699
corroborate them is cooperate

4746
02:43:05,170 --> 02:43:05,936
with them. So thoroughly. Is

4747
02:43:05,936 --> 02:43:06,638
because there's a threat, you

4748
02:43:06,638 --> 02:43:08,606
know, to people's public

4749
02:43:08,606 --> 02:43:10,242
safety, their violent illegal

4750
02:43:10,242 --> 02:43:11,276
immigrants here that is

4751
02:43:11,276 --> 02:43:13,676
utterly false. The only

4752
02:43:13,979 --> 02:43:15,180
immigrants that I know are MAY

4753
02:43:15,180 --> 02:43:17,149
are my neighbors are my

4754
02:43:17,149 --> 02:43:17,815
coworkers are our mothers, our

4755
02:43:17,815 --> 02:43:19,251
daughters, our fathers, our

4756
02:43:19,251 --> 02:43:19,885
sisters, our brothers.

4757
02:43:19,885 --> 02:43:21,885
>> And they're kidnapping

4758
02:43:23,422 --> 02:43:26,422
those people. Who are here

4759
02:43:27,725 --> 02:43:28,359
legally. And Sort of a little

4760
02:43:28,359 --> 02:43:31,950
move that you think it's

4761
02:43:31,950 --> 02:43:31,797
crazy. I feel like the key

4762
02:43:31,797 --> 02:43:34,797
West community is truly under

4763
02:43:35,601 --> 02:43:37,635
attack. And I feel really

4764
02:43:37,635 --> 02:43:38,303
proud that the city stood up

4765
02:43:38,303 --> 02:43:38,904
for its community and it's

4766
02:43:38,904 --> 02:43:42,504
done its part to try to

4767
02:43:42,541 --> 02:43:43,174
protect. You know, it's it's

4768
02:43:43,174 --> 02:43:43,876
community its people, the

4769
02:43:43,876 --> 02:43:45,678
people, you know, it's life.

4770
02:43:45,678 --> 02:43:46,312
Everyone who lives here. So

4771
02:43:46,312 --> 02:43:49,312
thank you for letting us

4772
02:43:49,882 --> 02:43:50,683
today. Thank you for. Being

4773
02:43:50,683 --> 02:43:54,190
brave on JUNE 30th. And I hope

4774
02:43:54,190 --> 02:43:56,389
that you will do what I think

4775
02:43:56,389 --> 02:43:58,491
is not a radical action is all

4776
02:43:58,491 --> 02:44:01,260
at all. We're simply asking

4777
02:44:01,260 --> 02:44:01,960
for you to postpone the item

4778
02:44:01,960 --> 02:44:04,129
and to let us see how it will

4779
02:44:04,129 --> 02:44:05,300
play out in the courts. It's

4780
02:44:05,300 --> 02:44:07,800
not a radical action. It's not

4781
02:44:07,800 --> 02:44:08,768
crazy. It's not a declaration

4782
02:44:08,768 --> 02:44:12,171
of war. Just playing it safe.

4783
02:44:12,171 --> 02:44:12,905
Your listening to your to the

4784
02:44:12,905 --> 02:44:14,307
community. You're listening to

4785
02:44:14,307 --> 02:44:17,907
Key West by doing this and

4786
02:44:24,750 --> 02:44:28,350
yeah, thank you for your time.

4787
02:44:28,555 --> 02:44:30,555
>> Daniela Valdez. Daniela

4788
02:44:39,599 --> 02:44:40,767
Valdez and then Genovese Sapa.

4789
02:44:40,767 --> 02:44:43,167
Good evening, Mayor. Good

4790
02:44:44,903 --> 02:44:45,638
evening Commission. I did not

4791
02:44:45,638 --> 02:44:46,339
right anything for this

4792
02:44:46,339 --> 02:44:48,875
because I didn't think I was

4793
02:44:48,875 --> 02:44:50,750
going to speak today. But as

4794
02:44:50,750 --> 02:44:50,743
somebody that was born and

4795
02:44:50,743 --> 02:44:54,943
raised in Qs, I felt like I

4796
02:44:56,383 --> 02:44:57,830
needed to. There is a lot of

4797
02:44:57,830 --> 02:45:00,420
unjust things going on in our

4798
02:45:00,420 --> 02:45:02,454
country right now. Like Mister

4799
02:45:02,454 --> 02:45:05,454
Arnold did state earlier. We

4800
02:45:06,760 --> 02:45:07,260
do have to keep. Key West

4801
02:45:07,260 --> 02:45:09,660
first and I agree

4802
02:45:10,263 --> 02:45:10,931
wholeheartedly on that. I was

4803
02:45:10,931 --> 02:45:12,265
born and raised here. I've

4804
02:45:12,265 --> 02:45:13,933
been here. 22 years of my

4805
02:45:13,933 --> 02:45:16,335
life. I love this town. I love

4806
02:45:16,335 --> 02:45:18,735
these people. My co-workers,

4807
02:45:18,972 --> 02:45:21,372
my classmates, everybody. Just

4808
02:45:23,443 --> 02:45:25,279
coming here for a better life.

4809
02:45:25,279 --> 02:45:27,247
And people are being

4810
02:45:27,247 --> 02:45:29,650
kidnapped. We don't know where

4811
02:45:29,650 --> 02:45:30,316
they are. They're not here. We

4812
02:45:30,316 --> 02:45:32,716
don't know anything that's

4813
02:45:34,870 --> 02:45:34,688
happening. Certain people that

4814
02:45:34,688 --> 02:45:37,688
have been out there for

4815
02:45:40,294 --> 02:45:41,528
months. And that's not ok. And

4816
02:45:41,528 --> 02:45:42,162
you guys did a very, very

4817
02:45:42,162 --> 02:45:42,763
brave thing last week. I

4818
02:45:42,763 --> 02:45:45,763
couldn't be here. I was

4819
02:45:46,166 --> 02:45:47,901
working. But you did very,

4820
02:45:47,901 --> 02:45:48,502
very brave thing and they are

4821
02:45:48,502 --> 02:45:50,502
listening. Everybody's

4822
02:45:51,972 --> 02:45:54,972
listening right now. And we

4823
02:45:55,709 --> 02:45:57,440
need to continue being brave.

4824
02:45:57,440 --> 02:45:59,444
It's point blank period.

4825
02:46:00,130 --> 02:46:01,982
That's it. We have to for our

4826
02:46:01,982 --> 02:46:02,683
community, for our economy

4827
02:46:02,683 --> 02:46:05,830
because that's very important

4828
02:46:06,220 --> 02:46:10,420
to us. We have just be brave.

4829
02:46:16,296 --> 02:46:18,696
Thank you. Genevieve still

4830
02:46:28,709 --> 02:46:31,109
here? Okay. Carter Nassar.

4831
02:46:33,481 --> 02:46:34,182
>> I have never then front of

4832
02:46:34,182 --> 02:46:37,850
anybody to publicly speak or

4833
02:46:37,850 --> 02:46:40,850
anything like that. Sorry from

4834
02:46:41,588 --> 02:46:44,588
little bit nervous for shaky.

4835
02:46:44,658 --> 02:46:45,894
But to start off my name is

4836
02:46:45,894 --> 02:46:46,594
Carter Nassar and where the

4837
02:46:46,594 --> 02:46:47,228
cameras hello world. I got 3

4838
02:46:47,228 --> 02:46:49,628
minutes to say something

4839
02:46:52,933 --> 02:46:53,601
that's really important. Key

4840
02:46:53,601 --> 02:46:56,601
West is unfortunately not a

4841
02:46:57,138 --> 02:46:58,600
sanctuary more. We used to

4842
02:46:58,600 --> 02:47:01,606
take care of the people who

4843
02:47:02,110 --> 02:47:02,744
came here. Go. On a

4844
02:47:02,744 --> 02:47:04,744
life-threatening mission.

4845
02:47:07,415 --> 02:47:11,150
Cross the ocean. And this was

4846
02:47:11,180 --> 02:47:12,454
a place of opportunity for

4847
02:47:12,454 --> 02:47:14,454
>> There's co-worker's family

4848
02:47:15,924 --> 02:47:16,525
members. There's people who

4849
02:47:16,525 --> 02:47:19,525
are trying to support a

4850
02:47:21,162 --> 02:47:21,763
family. Try not to come at

4851
02:47:21,763 --> 02:47:22,496
this with an emotional

4852
02:47:22,496 --> 02:47:23,131
standpoint. And instead I want

4853
02:47:23,131 --> 02:47:25,531
to try comes factual

4854
02:47:28,736 --> 02:47:29,471
standpoint. About 93% of all

4855
02:47:29,471 --> 02:47:30,939
people who have been picked up

4856
02:47:30,939 --> 02:47:33,375
by ice so far they have not

4857
02:47:33,375 --> 02:47:35,544
been convicted of a felony.

4858
02:47:35,544 --> 02:47:37,546
The people who put out a post

4859
02:47:37,546 --> 02:47:38,847
publicly to the key West

4860
02:47:38,847 --> 02:47:39,548
public, they decided net pick

4861
02:47:39,548 --> 02:47:40,516
in that early find the needle

4862
02:47:40,516 --> 02:47:42,151
in the haystack.

4863
02:47:42,151 --> 02:47:44,551
>> Of people who committed.

4864
02:47:47,156 --> 02:47:47,756
Crimes that are not worth

4865
02:47:47,756 --> 02:47:48,723
saying publicly because

4866
02:47:48,723 --> 02:47:49,491
unfortunately depict the

4867
02:47:49,491 --> 02:47:51,659
sharpest tool and this battle,

4868
02:47:51,659 --> 02:47:54,229
it's not fair because what the

4869
02:47:54,229 --> 02:47:54,930
vast amount of them being safe

4870
02:47:54,930 --> 02:47:56,698
supporting each other, trying

4871
02:47:56,698 --> 02:47:59,969
to help each other being. A

4872
02:47:59,969 --> 02:48:01,403
safe citizen Key West. I think

4873
02:48:01,403 --> 02:48:02,710
it's our job to protect those

4874
02:48:02,710 --> 02:48:04,471
people. Fortunately for you

4875
02:48:05,808 --> 02:48:07,420
guys. You have the power to do

4876
02:48:07,420 --> 02:48:09,578
that. You have the voice. I

4877
02:48:09,578 --> 02:48:10,212
have 3 minutes and I

4878
02:48:10,212 --> 02:48:12,612
appreciate the effort us

4879
02:48:14,850 --> 02:48:16,719
taken. It is bravery as cliche

4880
02:48:16,719 --> 02:48:17,420
as it sounds stand up for

4881
02:48:17,420 --> 02:48:19,820
yourself. That's the hardest

4882
02:48:20,990 --> 02:48:21,657
thing to do. And stand up for

4883
02:48:21,657 --> 02:48:23,693
the people who stand behind

4884
02:48:23,693 --> 02:48:24,426
you. That's even harder

4885
02:48:24,426 --> 02:48:27,864
because to find the courage to

4886
02:48:27,864 --> 02:48:30,864
defend people. That takes a

4887
02:48:31,167 --> 02:48:31,868
lot of work and you guys have

4888
02:48:31,868 --> 02:48:33,836
done the work and got to the

4889
02:48:33,836 --> 02:48:34,770
position where you guys are.

4890
02:48:34,770 --> 02:48:36,505
All right. Thank you for all

4891
02:48:36,505 --> 02:48:37,940
that you've done. I thank you

4892
02:48:37,940 --> 02:48:40,940
for giving me these these

4893
02:48:43,346 --> 02:48:44,800
minutes. Ands. I want to try.

4894
02:48:44,800 --> 02:48:47,616
I know that sounds way too far

4895
02:48:47,616 --> 02:48:48,184
fetched, but it's already too

4896
02:48:48,184 --> 02:48:48,851
late. This is already

4897
02:48:48,851 --> 02:48:49,519
happened. People have been

4898
02:48:49,519 --> 02:48:50,819
picked up. People have been

4899
02:48:50,819 --> 02:48:53,550
getting deported. And I think

4900
02:48:53,550 --> 02:48:54,790
and that to find a solution

4901
02:48:54,790 --> 02:48:55,491
that's that's that's where it

4902
02:48:55,491 --> 02:48:56,426
is to find a solution find an

4903
02:48:56,426 --> 02:48:59,829
in-between to say, hey, we can

4904
02:48:59,829 --> 02:49:00,763
figure out. What to do from

4905
02:49:00,763 --> 02:49:02,766
here. If we take care of

4906
02:49:02,766 --> 02:49:04,367
what's already happened,

4907
02:49:04,367 --> 02:49:06,403
addressing what's happened in

4908
02:49:06,403 --> 02:49:08,438
the past and coming to an

4909
02:49:08,438 --> 02:49:09,672
agreement can help shape the

4910
02:49:09,672 --> 02:49:10,374
future of fair future.

4911
02:49:10,374 --> 02:49:11,400
Something where everybody can

4912
02:49:11,400 --> 02:49:14,400
live in and where everybody

4913
02:49:15,145 --> 02:49:16,746
can just. Saying live in

4914
02:49:16,746 --> 02:49:17,447
pieces as way too far. But

4915
02:49:17,447 --> 02:49:20,417
we're all humans. And I think

4916
02:49:20,417 --> 02:49:21,510
that to be. Treated this way

4917
02:49:21,510 --> 02:49:24,510
because of where you came

4918
02:49:24,821 --> 02:49:26,155
from. I don't think that's

4919
02:49:26,155 --> 02:49:26,823
fair. I think we should be

4920
02:49:26,823 --> 02:49:27,491
protecting the people risk

4921
02:49:27,491 --> 02:49:31,910
their lives to get to this

4922
02:49:36,833 --> 02:49:37,534
point. Thank you.

4923
02:49:37,534 --> 02:49:40,503
>> a first floor just like to

4924
02:49:40,503 --> 02:49:43,503
say everyone here for Kamin

4925
02:49:43,674 --> 02:49:44,508
and participating and having a

4926
02:49:44,508 --> 02:49:45,209
voice. So would you like to

4927
02:49:45,209 --> 02:49:47,210
read the resolution one more

4928
02:49:47,210 --> 02:49:50,210
time and then lost for

4929
02:49:51,581 --> 02:49:52,282
emotion? Just the title?

4930
02:49:52,282 --> 02:49:53,160
Authorizing yes, authorizing

4931
02:49:53,160 --> 02:49:56,160
and directing the city manager

4932
02:49:57,655 --> 02:49:59,220
to enter into into the 2.87 g

4933
02:49:59,220 --> 02:49:59,623
voluntary memorandum of

4934
02:49:59,623 --> 02:50:00,591
agreement United States

4935
02:50:00,591 --> 02:50:01,959
Immigration and Customs

4936
02:50:01,959 --> 02:50:02,292
Enforcement. Do I have a

4937
02:50:02,292 --> 02:50:04,292
motion?

4938
02:50:06,396 --> 02:50:07,264
>> air MADAM Mayor and

4939
02:50:07,264 --> 02:50:09,264
commissioner Commissioner and

4940
02:50:13,471 --> 02:50:14,171
then Commissioner Haskell.

4941
02:50:14,171 --> 02:50:15,606
>> For over 25 years, I serve

4942
02:50:15,606 --> 02:50:16,374
this community as a police

4943
02:50:16,374 --> 02:50:19,374
officer, 10 of them as the

4944
02:50:19,644 --> 02:50:21,278
chief of police. During that

4945
02:50:21,278 --> 02:50:21,879
time, there were laws that

4946
02:50:21,879 --> 02:50:24,279
weren't clear or needed

4947
02:50:25,316 --> 02:50:27,485
interpretation. We often saw

4948
02:50:27,485 --> 02:50:28,252
attorney general opinions to

4949
02:50:28,252 --> 02:50:31,252
help us guide us on

4950
02:50:31,822 --> 02:50:32,557
enforcement actions. Well, not

4951
02:50:32,557 --> 02:50:33,925
binding on the courts. They're

4952
02:50:33,925 --> 02:50:36,325
highly persuasive. And often

4953
02:50:37,762 --> 02:50:40,162
followed. The current attorney

4954
02:50:41,199 --> 02:50:42,660
general has opined that

4955
02:50:42,660 --> 02:50:44,660
Florida statute 908, requires

4956
02:50:45,169 --> 02:50:45,869
municipal police departments

4957
02:50:45,869 --> 02:50:48,439
to enter in 2 to 8 ec. 2.87 g

4958
02:50:48,439 --> 02:50:50,839
agreements. Or they're deemed

4959
02:50:51,809 --> 02:50:52,477
sanctuary cities. Further. The

4960
02:50:52,477 --> 02:50:54,778
governor and most recently,

4961
02:50:54,778 --> 02:50:55,413
the speaker of the House have

4962
02:50:55,413 --> 02:50:58,413
stated that the intent of

4963
02:50:58,916 --> 02:50:59,651
Florida statute 908. Was that

4964
02:50:59,651 --> 02:51:00,385
municipal police departments

4965
02:51:00,385 --> 02:51:03,154
are mandated to enter into the

4966
02:51:03,154 --> 02:51:05,554
agreements. During my tenure

4967
02:51:05,622 --> 02:51:06,725
as a police officer. There

4968
02:51:06,725 --> 02:51:07,892
were times that I didn't agree

4969
02:51:07,892 --> 02:51:10,629
with the law but had to

4970
02:51:10,629 --> 02:51:14,229
enforce it. This appears to be

4971
02:51:15,566 --> 02:51:17,636
one of them today. That the

4972
02:51:17,636 --> 02:51:20,360
pending did declaratory relief

4973
02:51:21,106 --> 02:51:21,840
action filed by the city of

4974
02:51:21,840 --> 02:51:23,508
Miami soon provides answers to

4975
02:51:23,508 --> 02:51:24,175
missus to municipalities,

4976
02:51:24,175 --> 02:51:26,575
legal requirements on this

4977
02:51:27,446 --> 02:51:29,814
issue. Until that time. I

4978
02:51:29,814 --> 02:51:31,782
believe we must follow the law

4979
02:51:31,782 --> 02:51:32,950
and require the Key West

4980
02:51:32,950 --> 02:51:34,719
Police Department to enter

4981
02:51:34,719 --> 02:51:37,719
into the 2.87 g agreement. So

4982
02:51:38,390 --> 02:51:41,990
tonight. I will vote with my

4983
02:51:42,460 --> 02:51:45,970
head and not my heart. So

4984
02:51:45,970 --> 02:51:45,697
MADAM Mayor, I move to approve

4985
02:51:45,697 --> 02:51:48,970
the resolution with the

4986
02:51:51,703 --> 02:51:53,703
following friendly amendments.

4987
02:51:56,400 --> 02:52:00,240
In the header. I would ask to

4988
02:52:02,248 --> 02:52:05,248
strike the word voluntary. The

4989
02:52:06,418 --> 02:52:08,818
3rd, whereas section. After

4990
02:52:09,155 --> 02:52:11,190
whereas on JUNE 30th 2025, he

4991
02:52:11,190 --> 02:52:12,558
city commission, voted to

4992
02:52:12,558 --> 02:52:15,127
avoid. Is this sting 2.87 g

4993
02:52:15,127 --> 02:52:17,527
agreement. I would suggest

4994
02:52:22,234 --> 02:52:24,634
striking the rest. Including.

4995
02:52:26,872 --> 02:52:29,140
That had. Been improperly

4996
02:52:29,140 --> 02:52:29,842
executed without the legal

4997
02:52:29,842 --> 02:52:32,242
authority required under the

4998
02:52:33,512 --> 02:52:36,512
city charter. The last whereas

4999
02:52:38,484 --> 02:52:40,884
section. I would suggest

5000
02:52:41,254 --> 02:52:43,254
striking reinstating. And

5001
02:52:45,358 --> 02:52:48,358
entering into. Because of my

5002
02:52:54,434 --> 02:52:55,134
minutes. Do I have a second?

5003
02:52:55,134 --> 02:52:57,103
Second by commissioner to see

5004
02:52:57,103 --> 02:52:58,537
any discussion.

5005
02:52:58,537 --> 02:53:00,937
>> I believe commissioner has

5006
02:53:01,730 --> 02:53:02,750
school. Would like to speak.

5007
02:53:02,750 --> 02:53:05,750
Thank you so much, MADAM

5008
02:53:05,712 --> 02:53:07,712
Mayor.

5009
02:53:08,815 --> 02:53:10,283
>> I

5010
02:53:10,283 --> 02:53:13,283
>> to postpone the building on

5011
02:53:15,210 --> 02:53:15,855
this resolution. And I motion

5012
02:53:15,855 --> 02:53:18,255
postpone takes precedence over

5013
02:53:19,859 --> 02:53:20,493
a regular motion.

5014
02:53:20,493 --> 02:53:24,930
>> so we have a motion to

5015
02:53:25,664 --> 02:53:27,533
postpone. Do I have a second?

5016
02:53:27,533 --> 02:53:29,933
Commissioner Gruber? I just

5017
02:53:30,437 --> 02:53:31,104
that. It might come please.

5018
02:53:31,104 --> 02:53:34,104
>> I would suggest that we

5019
02:53:35,108 --> 02:53:37,108
move to table.

5020
02:53:37,244 --> 02:53:38,178
>> Under Robert's rules. So I

5021
02:53:38,178 --> 02:53:41,140
have a motion to postpone

5022
02:53:41,140 --> 02:53:41,648
heard. We actually want to

5023
02:53:41,648 --> 02:53:42,349
use. Commissioner Hoover

5024
02:53:42,349 --> 02:53:43,550
postponed table would be for

5025
02:53:43,550 --> 02:53:43,817
the same session. So we want

5026
02:53:43,817 --> 02:53:45,817
to

5027
02:53:46,619 --> 02:53:47,220
>> use You want to clarify and

5028
02:53:47,220 --> 02:53:49,620
say postpone to another

5029
02:53:53,761 --> 02:53:55,596
meeting. It's me talking

5030
02:53:55,596 --> 02:53:56,263
carrier the correct word if

5031
02:53:56,263 --> 02:53:56,997
we're going postpone it to

5032
02:53:56,997 --> 02:53:59,397
another meeting is postponed

5033
02:54:00,000 --> 02:54:04,710
table would be too table it to

5034
02:54:04,710 --> 02:54:05,172
later in the session. Mayor

5035
02:54:05,172 --> 02:54:07,172
MAY I clarify?

5036
02:54:09,610 --> 02:54:10,277
>> Yes, ma'am. So as a maker,

5037
02:54:10,277 --> 02:54:11,979
the motion, I would like to

5038
02:54:11,979 --> 02:54:12,413
clarify that. I would like

5039
02:54:12,413 --> 02:54:14,413
postpone it.

5040
02:54:15,182 --> 02:54:17,351
>> Living on this resolution

5041
02:54:17,351 --> 02:54:18,719
until we obtain some legal

5042
02:54:18,719 --> 02:54:21,719
clarity based on the outcome

5043
02:54:21,756 --> 02:54:22,589
of the South Miami case.

5044
02:54:22,589 --> 02:54:26,189
>> Okay. So we have a motion

5045
02:54:30,630 --> 02:54:30,764
have a second.

5046
02:54:30,764 --> 02:54:33,764
>> MADAM Mayor, I would like

5047
02:54:35,136 --> 02:54:35,869
to comment on that. What I

5048
02:54:35,869 --> 02:54:39,173
learned over the course of the

5049
02:54:39,173 --> 02:54:41,209
week that we've had aside from

5050
02:54:41,209 --> 02:54:42,109
that this really emotional

5051
02:54:42,109 --> 02:54:45,613
subject, is that right now? We

5052
02:54:45,613 --> 02:54:47,715
don't know what we don't know.

5053
02:54:47,715 --> 02:54:48,416
We have not learned all of the

5054
02:54:48,416 --> 02:54:51,190
aspects of the law that that

5055
02:54:51,190 --> 02:54:52,787
pertain to this because we

5056
02:54:52,787 --> 02:54:55,787
haven't really had any access

5057
02:54:56,157 --> 02:54:56,823
to someone who is an expert

5058
02:54:56,823 --> 02:54:59,930
immigration law. And that's

5059
02:54:59,930 --> 02:55:01,796
something I think as the

5060
02:55:01,796 --> 02:55:02,396
commission we owe ourselves

5061
02:55:02,396 --> 02:55:05,396
order to make this kind

5062
02:55:08,236 --> 02:55:11,836
decision. So is that a second?

5063
02:55:13,241 --> 02:55:14,909
Motion to commissioner school?

5064
02:55:14,909 --> 02:55:15,776
I think I said that well. You

5065
02:55:15,776 --> 02:55:16,744
just wanted to clarify. Okay.

5066
02:55:16,744 --> 02:55:20,849
So it's we have a first in a

5067
02:55:20,849 --> 02:55:21,515
second. Any discussion. Can

5068
02:55:21,515 --> 02:55:22,650
you call the Roll, Please?

5069
02:55:22,650 --> 02:55:23,919
Commissioner Carey Bill

5070
02:55:23,919 --> 02:55:25,919
Commissioner Casteel know

5071
02:55:26,421 --> 02:55:28,356
Commissioner Haskell. Yes,

5072
02:55:28,356 --> 02:55:30,356
commissioner Hoover. Yes.

5073
02:55:30,559 --> 02:55:32,959
Commissioner now mayor in

5074
02:55:36,965 --> 02:55:38,900
Vegas now. Motion fails. Okay.

5075
02:55:38,900 --> 02:55:39,868
So now we have a motion is

5076
02:55:39,868 --> 02:55:43,468
second on the floor motion by

5077
02:55:43,605 --> 02:55:44,305
Commissioner Lee second by.

5078
02:55:44,305 --> 02:55:46,305
>> Commissioner Castillo. But

5079
02:55:46,407 --> 02:55:49,407
we have amendments which you

5080
02:55:49,511 --> 02:55:52,511
can incorporate all if it's 7.

5081
02:55:53,549 --> 02:55:55,983
2, we have. MADAME Mayor, if I

5082
02:55:55,983 --> 02:55:58,921
yes, go ahead. I would just

5083
02:55:58,921 --> 02:56:01,230
like to make the comment that.

5084
02:56:01,230 --> 02:56:02,157
It appears in this room that

5085
02:56:02,157 --> 02:56:02,758
we are one human family unless

5086
02:56:02,758 --> 02:56:05,758
we have a difference of

5087
02:56:08,230 --> 02:56:09,431
opinions. And that doesn't

5088
02:56:09,431 --> 02:56:12,368
seem that doesn't seem quite

5089
02:56:12,368 --> 02:56:13,101
We we have a motion. We have

5090
02:56:13,101 --> 02:56:17,301
we have a motion in the second

5091
02:56:17,906 --> 02:56:18,473
on the floor. Is there any

5092
02:56:18,473 --> 02:56:20,473
other discussion? Can

5093
02:56:23,111 --> 02:56:23,745
amendment cities? Let America,

5094
02:56:23,745 --> 02:56:25,648
can you give us Clarity?

5095
02:56:25,648 --> 02:56:26,315
Commissioner Lee played right?

5096
02:56:26,315 --> 02:56:29,915
Thank you. Okay. So in the

5097
02:56:30,385 --> 02:56:32,785
header. The word voluntary

5098
02:56:36,358 --> 02:56:39,358
strike. It. In the 3rd,

5099
02:56:42,865 --> 02:56:44,000
whereas. It says, whereas on

5100
02:56:44,000 --> 02:56:45,835
JUNE 30th 2025, to Key West

5101
02:56:45,835 --> 02:56:46,803
City Commission voted to

5102
02:56:46,803 --> 02:56:47,603
avoid.

5103
02:56:47,603 --> 02:56:50,603
>> The existing to 80's 7 g

5104
02:56:51,207 --> 02:56:53,207
agreement, comma. Strike

5105
02:56:56,445 --> 02:56:57,413
everything there. And then

5106
02:56:57,413 --> 02:56:57,713
that the end to the and and

5107
02:56:57,713 --> 02:56:59,713
then

5108
02:57:01,851 --> 02:57:02,585
>> insert. That had been

5109
02:57:02,585 --> 02:57:04,585
improperly executed without

5110
02:57:04,721 --> 02:57:07,121
the legal authority required

5111
02:57:13,396 --> 02:57:16,396
under the city charter. That

5112
02:57:16,833 --> 02:57:17,600
had been improperly executed

5113
02:57:17,600 --> 02:57:18,201
without the legal authority

5114
02:57:18,201 --> 02:57:20,601
required under the city

5115
02:57:26,843 --> 02:57:29,843
charter. And the last whereas

5116
02:57:30,680 --> 02:57:33,800
section. Striking the word

5117
02:57:33,216 --> 02:57:35,216
reinstating. And adding

5118
02:57:44,828 --> 02:57:45,495
entering into.

5119
02:57:45,495 --> 02:57:48,495
>> Okay. Is there any other

5120
02:57:51,968 --> 02:57:53,937
discussion? Commissioner.

5121
02:57:53,937 --> 02:57:55,139
Commissioner tearing up I just

5122
02:57:55,139 --> 02:57:58,739
need some clarity. I have some

5123
02:58:01,110 --> 02:58:01,845
questions Missus, Harden.

5124
02:58:01,845 --> 02:58:04,845
Since we have these amendments

5125
02:58:06,490 --> 02:58:09,490
that were discussing. Also was

5126
02:58:09,286 --> 02:58:10,621
this resolution, in fact, I

5127
02:58:10,621 --> 02:58:11,222
know it. Commissioner Lee is

5128
02:58:11,222 --> 02:58:13,223
proposing that had been

5129
02:58:13,223 --> 02:58:15,223
improperly executed. Without

5130
02:58:18,228 --> 02:58:21,132
the legal authority. That is

5131
02:58:21,132 --> 02:58:23,968
in that city charter. But I

5132
02:58:23,968 --> 02:58:27,171
need some clarity as to. First

5133
02:58:27,171 --> 02:58:29,306
of all, we have said that. The

5134
02:58:29,306 --> 02:58:31,642
chief enters into Emily Hughes

5135
02:58:31,642 --> 02:58:34,642
often. Is that correct? So

5136
02:58:35,579 --> 02:58:36,280
that's different in others,

5137
02:58:36,280 --> 02:58:37,648
other agreements and what the

5138
02:58:37,648 --> 02:58:38,816
statutes, there's specific

5139
02:58:38,816 --> 02:58:39,650
statutes for certain w's in

5140
02:58:39,650 --> 02:58:42,500
different agreements for law

5141
02:58:44,489 --> 02:58:45,656
enforcement and duties. But

5142
02:58:45,656 --> 02:58:47,191
again, specifically, I don't

5143
02:58:47,191 --> 02:58:48,590
know statute the time had it

5144
02:58:48,590 --> 02:58:52,259
does say to be signed by the

5145
02:58:52,330 --> 02:58:53,310
executive of enforcement

5146
02:58:53,310 --> 02:58:53,731
agency. I read that as being

5147
02:58:53,731 --> 02:58:56,731
the city manager, though, as

5148
02:58:57,868 --> 02:59:01,468
well. Okay. So so that i

5149
02:59:01,606 --> 02:59:02,273
understand. The chief of

5150
02:59:02,273 --> 02:59:04,542
police does enter into and

5151
02:59:04,542 --> 02:59:05,509
we'll use. Maybe not

5152
02:59:05,509 --> 02:59:07,909
regularly. But that has

5153
02:59:09,914 --> 02:59:12,914
occurred. Yes, does sign. Use.

5154
02:59:14,850 --> 02:59:14,786
I can't speak to previously.

5155
02:59:14,786 --> 02:59:15,453
One has not come in front of

5156
02:59:15,453 --> 02:59:16,888
me since I've been in this

5157
02:59:16,888 --> 02:59:19,991
position. If it were, I would

5158
02:59:19,991 --> 02:59:20,392
it suggests with the

5159
02:59:20,392 --> 02:59:22,392
authority.

5160
02:59:22,927 --> 02:59:23,961
>> In our charter and in the

5161
02:59:23,961 --> 02:59:24,662
think resolutions there hasn't

5162
02:59:24,662 --> 02:59:26,230
been delegated authority due

5163
02:59:26,230 --> 02:59:27,232
specifically for that.

5164
02:59:27,232 --> 02:59:29,701
>> We asked the chief of

5165
02:59:29,701 --> 02:59:33,301
police That's put on the spot.

5166
02:59:33,438 --> 02:59:35,438
Chief. MADAM Mayor.

5167
02:59:37,275 --> 02:59:38,309
Commissioner see finished. No,

5168
02:59:38,309 --> 02:59:40,780
no. I'd like to get an answer

5169
02:59:40,780 --> 02:59:42,647
on that first. If that's ok

5170
02:59:42,647 --> 02:59:45,647
with you, MR. City manager.

5171
02:59:45,984 --> 02:59:46,685
MADAM Mayor. Yes,

5172
02:59:46,685 --> 02:59:47,352
commissioner, it's absolutely

5173
02:59:47,352 --> 02:59:50,952
ok that you get the answers

5174
02:59:59,365 --> 03:00:02,167
you as Commissioner Lee stated

5175
03:00:02,167 --> 03:00:04,202
our last meeting. And I also

5176
03:00:04,202 --> 03:00:06,572
stated in our last meeting

5177
03:00:06,572 --> 03:00:07,406
with the city manager

5178
03:00:07,406 --> 03:00:10,108
approval, there are Mo using a

5179
03:00:10,108 --> 03:00:11,243
moist that I do sign some of

5180
03:00:11,243 --> 03:00:12,811
them. We add a line for the

5181
03:00:12,811 --> 03:00:14,312
city manager and I both to

5182
03:00:14,312 --> 03:00:14,947
sign. But most of the month,

5183
03:00:14,947 --> 03:00:17,347
the chief law enforcement

5184
03:00:17,949 --> 03:00:18,750
officer. The top police

5185
03:00:18,750 --> 03:00:21,750
officer to sign them. That's

5186
03:00:26,926 --> 03:00:27,893
me, Anderson. It. And so. If

5187
03:00:27,893 --> 03:00:29,428
that is a common practice in

5188
03:00:29,428 --> 03:00:30,363
does take place here at the

5189
03:00:30,363 --> 03:00:33,963
city in has happened in the

5190
03:00:38,237 --> 03:00:41,237
past. Why was that agreement?

5191
03:00:44,110 --> 03:00:44,944
Not proper? I want I don't

5192
03:00:44,944 --> 03:00:46,178
want to speak to other

5193
03:00:46,178 --> 03:00:46,879
agreements, but I would

5194
03:00:46,879 --> 03:00:48,281
ultimately say without seeing

5195
03:00:48,281 --> 03:00:51,170
them that could be they could

5196
03:00:51,170 --> 03:00:51,717
be unenforceable as well.

5197
03:00:51,717 --> 03:00:54,117
Ultimately, that would again

5198
03:00:54,420 --> 03:00:55,540
depend on the nature of it.

5199
03:00:55,540 --> 03:00:57,900
But if he's here to sign

5200
03:00:57,900 --> 03:00:57,757
individually without the

5201
03:00:57,757 --> 03:00:58,790
delegated authority or the

5202
03:00:58,790 --> 03:01:00,894
authority under our charter.

5203
03:01:00,894 --> 03:01:03,294
And those the invalid

5204
03:01:06,132 --> 03:01:06,766
contracts as well. Does the

5205
03:01:06,766 --> 03:01:08,835
city manager have the

5206
03:01:08,835 --> 03:01:09,868
authority and Mahe delegate

5207
03:01:09,868 --> 03:01:13,305
that authority to the chief of

5208
03:01:13,305 --> 03:01:14,808
police to sign a document. I

5209
03:01:14,808 --> 03:01:15,975
think the delegation we need

5210
03:01:15,975 --> 03:01:16,709
to come for the commission and

5211
03:01:16,709 --> 03:01:18,310
in a resolution that says they

5212
03:01:18,310 --> 03:01:20,313
have that specific authority

5213
03:01:20,313 --> 03:01:21,581
to sign the charter specific,

5214
03:01:21,581 --> 03:01:22,282
too. The city manager doesn't

5215
03:01:22,282 --> 03:01:25,510
state in there that his power

5216
03:01:25,510 --> 03:01:25,652
is to delegate. That

5217
03:01:25,652 --> 03:01:27,870
specifically there are

5218
03:01:27,870 --> 03:01:29,422
delegations as to the chief of

5219
03:01:29,422 --> 03:01:30,156
police and to the chief of the

5220
03:01:30,156 --> 03:01:31,790
fire department. But that

5221
03:01:31,790 --> 03:01:33,794
specifically to this sign

5222
03:01:33,794 --> 03:01:35,996
minutes of the duties of their

5223
03:01:35,996 --> 03:01:36,629
officers. So it's not specific

5224
03:01:36,629 --> 03:01:40,229
as to what they have the

5225
03:01:40,333 --> 03:01:42,169
authority to side. Is it

5226
03:01:42,169 --> 03:01:45,169
specific to the city manager?

5227
03:01:45,973 --> 03:01:47,708
I'm Thank you, MADAM Mayor, is

5228
03:01:47,708 --> 03:01:48,875
it specific to the city

5229
03:01:48,875 --> 03:01:49,943
manager not being able to

5230
03:01:49,943 --> 03:01:50,744
delegate to the chief of

5231
03:01:50,744 --> 03:01:53,580
police, the authority to sign

5232
03:01:53,580 --> 03:01:54,213
an agreement such as this one.

5233
03:01:54,213 --> 03:01:54,781
It's it doesn't have any

5234
03:01:54,781 --> 03:01:56,781
authority and silent

5235
03:02:08,610 --> 03:02:11,610
ultimately. And then I think

5236
03:02:11,980 --> 03:02:11,765
my final question was. Maybe

5237
03:02:11,765 --> 03:02:14,765
not the final question. But

5238
03:02:19,206 --> 03:02:22,443
for this round would have. We

5239
03:02:22,443 --> 03:02:23,177
have would we have been able

5240
03:02:23,177 --> 03:02:24,779
retroactively approved that at

5241
03:02:24,779 --> 03:02:27,779
the last meeting? Yes, you

5242
03:02:28,349 --> 03:02:29,160
could have ratified ratified

5243
03:02:29,160 --> 03:02:30,417
the agreement that the last

5244
03:02:30,417 --> 03:02:32,817
meeting stated. Just for

5245
03:02:35,757 --> 03:02:38,157
clarity. That. So ultimately

5246
03:02:38,759 --> 03:02:40,270
you ratifying if you were to

5247
03:02:40,270 --> 03:02:40,694
ratify that contracts, you've

5248
03:02:40,694 --> 03:02:41,362
been saying that he had the

5249
03:02:41,362 --> 03:02:42,363
authority to sign that you

5250
03:02:42,363 --> 03:02:43,970
would be giving him the

5251
03:02:43,970 --> 03:02:46,970
authority once you're out of 5

5252
03:02:47,935 --> 03:02:50,335
that time. All right,

5253
03:02:54,308 --> 03:02:56,308
Commissioner Christina. I

5254
03:03:01,683 --> 03:03:02,349
don't I mainly. Supported

5255
03:03:02,349 --> 03:03:05,349
because not only talking to

5256
03:03:05,620 --> 03:03:06,321
the sheriff.

5257
03:03:06,321 --> 03:03:09,321
>> They haven't made any ice

5258
03:03:10,240 --> 03:03:13,624
raids. Anything that I know of

5259
03:03:14,863 --> 03:03:18,232
that. I 2 to the fact that

5260
03:03:18,232 --> 03:03:18,833
it's going to change the

5261
03:03:18,833 --> 03:03:19,534
character of our police

5262
03:03:19,534 --> 03:03:22,437
department. We know chief, we

5263
03:03:22,437 --> 03:03:24,139
know his guys. We know I'll

5264
03:03:24,139 --> 03:03:27,750
share of and we know pretty

5265
03:03:27,750 --> 03:03:30,750
much the offices, however. I

5266
03:03:34,883 --> 03:03:35,584
was. So moved. We will be in

5267
03:03:35,584 --> 03:03:37,984
racially profiled. And that's

5268
03:03:42,891 --> 03:03:47,910
not so. I spoke the chief. I

5269
03:03:47,129 --> 03:03:48,463
spoke to sheriff and again. I

5270
03:03:48,463 --> 03:03:49,164
think we come from a tight

5271
03:03:49,164 --> 03:03:52,134
knit community and we needed

5272
03:03:52,134 --> 03:03:53,100
to put this to bed. I mean,

5273
03:03:53,100 --> 03:03:54,303
just keep going over and over.

5274
03:03:54,303 --> 03:03:57,706
We have to comply with the

5275
03:03:57,706 --> 03:04:00,706
law. Anyway, am I correct?

5276
03:04:03,110 --> 03:04:03,711
Assistant? Ow. Ice,

5277
03:04:03,711 --> 03:04:05,711
immigration, Customs, Border

5278
03:04:06,247 --> 03:04:08,247
Patrol.

5279
03:04:09,117 --> 03:04:09,418
>> Yes, ultimately chapter

5280
03:04:09,418 --> 03:04:10,151
908.

5281
03:04:10,151 --> 03:04:10,885
>> And I believe they would do

5282
03:04:10,885 --> 03:04:12,721
that. You know, in a in a case

5283
03:04:12,721 --> 03:04:16,292
that is needed. But if we kept

5284
03:04:16,292 --> 03:04:19,892
this going. This is going to

5285
03:04:24,599 --> 03:04:25,267
be okay. Never end. And I feel

5286
03:04:25,267 --> 03:04:27,402
really and truly it's it's

5287
03:04:27,402 --> 03:04:31,200
gotten really out of hand. To

5288
03:04:31,807 --> 03:04:32,508
the point where Chief Bratton,

5289
03:04:32,508 --> 03:04:36,108
the bird, like he lost about

5290
03:04:42,510 --> 03:04:43,485
10 pounds. Excuse me, well,

5291
03:04:43,485 --> 03:04:44,152
anyway, I'm sorry, chief. It

5292
03:04:44,152 --> 03:04:47,457
took this long to get this

5293
03:04:47,457 --> 03:04:48,124
preshow few. But

5294
03:04:48,124 --> 03:04:50,124
>> all right. Commissioner

5295
03:04:56,165 --> 03:04:56,866
Hoover, had a comment. When we

5296
03:04:56,866 --> 03:04:59,266
talking about the memorandum

5297
03:05:00,136 --> 03:05:00,803
of understanding.

5298
03:05:00,803 --> 03:05:02,939
>> I don't think that this

5299
03:05:02,939 --> 03:05:05,939
commission can afford to not

5300
03:05:08,511 --> 03:05:10,546
have some say so over sight of

5301
03:05:10,546 --> 03:05:12,582
something that is a philosophy

5302
03:05:12,582 --> 03:05:13,216
like this. It's one thing to

5303
03:05:13,216 --> 03:05:15,251
talk about buying a truck

5304
03:05:15,251 --> 03:05:17,651
because we have some

5305
03:05:19,122 --> 03:05:19,822
arrangement with one of other.

5306
03:05:19,822 --> 03:05:22,910
She entities, whether it's a

5307
03:05:22,910 --> 03:05:22,791
state or county or whatever.

5308
03:05:22,791 --> 03:05:26,391
But this is way too important

5309
03:05:27,497 --> 03:05:28,198
to just say that's we always

5310
03:05:28,198 --> 03:05:29,165
do it that way. It's

5311
03:05:29,165 --> 03:05:31,165
memorandum understanding. It's

5312
03:05:32,502 --> 03:05:34,904
not. This is something that

5313
03:05:34,904 --> 03:05:38,504
was obviously at the heart our

5314
03:05:38,742 --> 03:05:39,443
city and people and to say so.

5315
03:05:39,443 --> 03:05:42,779
And we had to listen to that

5316
03:05:42,779 --> 03:05:43,580
before. We can't what somebody

5317
03:05:43,580 --> 03:05:44,313
make a decision like this

5318
03:05:44,313 --> 03:05:46,150
without us knowing about this.

5319
03:05:46,150 --> 03:05:48,170
When I was trying to say.

5320
03:05:48,170 --> 03:05:50,170
Commissioner school. Thank

5321
03:05:51,855 --> 03:05:53,790
you, MADAM Mayor.

5322
03:05:53,790 --> 03:05:55,920
>> We did not believe that we

5323
03:05:55,920 --> 03:05:57,227
were breaking the law on JUNE

5324
03:05:57,227 --> 03:06:00,227
30th when we passed that

5325
03:06:00,263 --> 03:06:02,833
resolution and we are not. We

5326
03:06:02,833 --> 03:06:03,901
are not breaking the law now.

5327
03:06:03,901 --> 03:06:06,901
If we let that resolution

5328
03:06:09,373 --> 03:06:11,408
stand many well informed

5329
03:06:11,408 --> 03:06:13,808
citizens. An excellent lawyers

5330
03:06:14,445 --> 03:06:18,450
agree that U.S. Has obligation

5331
03:06:18,649 --> 03:06:19,350
to enter into a 2.87 g

5332
03:06:19,350 --> 03:06:21,118
agreement. I'm like a sheriff

5333
03:06:21,118 --> 03:06:23,187
who has entered into it

5334
03:06:23,187 --> 03:06:25,587
municipal police chief. That's

5335
03:06:25,922 --> 03:06:27,591
not what you're into it. There

5336
03:06:27,591 --> 03:06:30,591
is requirement in federal law

5337
03:06:30,695 --> 03:06:32,362
to sign such an agreement.

5338
03:06:32,362 --> 03:06:34,465
There's no requirement in

5339
03:06:34,465 --> 03:06:37,465
state law for a municipality

5340
03:06:38,690 --> 03:06:38,736
to sign such an agreement.

5341
03:06:38,736 --> 03:06:41,706
Congress, the U.S. Congress

5342
03:06:41,706 --> 03:06:44,706
and the state legislature have

5343
03:06:44,875 --> 03:06:45,876
both declined to create such a

5344
03:06:45,876 --> 03:06:46,944
requirement. They have the

5345
03:06:46,944 --> 03:06:47,578
opportunity to create such a

5346
03:06:47,578 --> 03:06:49,814
requirement and they have

5347
03:06:49,814 --> 03:06:50,414
declined to do so. Neither the

5348
03:06:50,414 --> 03:06:52,814
governor nor the state

5349
03:06:54,986 --> 03:06:55,920
attorney can override

5350
03:06:55,920 --> 03:06:58,920
legislature and enact such a

5351
03:07:03,928 --> 03:07:04,529
requirement on own. We're the

5352
03:07:04,529 --> 03:07:05,196
ideal opinion that the

5353
03:07:05,196 --> 03:07:07,596
attorney general offered in

5354
03:07:08,990 --> 03:07:10,499
his letter. Commissioner Lee,

5355
03:07:11,269 --> 03:07:11,970
that was not a formal legal

5356
03:07:11,970 --> 03:07:12,636
opinion, as you might request

5357
03:07:12,636 --> 03:07:15,360
from the attorney general.

5358
03:07:16,106 --> 03:07:16,841
That was a statement he made

5359
03:07:16,841 --> 03:07:17,342
you know, in a letter which

5360
03:07:17,342 --> 03:07:19,742
is, you know, his

5361
03:07:19,744 --> 03:07:21,312
interpretation at the time.

5362
03:07:21,312 --> 03:07:24,912
But it does not follow state

5363
03:07:25,830 --> 03:07:25,817
law or or federal law. So if

5364
03:07:25,817 --> 03:07:28,217
unconvincing, anyone who voted

5365
03:07:30,955 --> 03:07:33,625
on the winning side of the

5366
03:07:33,625 --> 03:07:35,727
previous motion and and to to

5367
03:07:35,727 --> 03:07:36,862
not postpone, you would have

5368
03:07:36,862 --> 03:07:38,630
the opportunity right now to

5369
03:07:38,630 --> 03:07:41,630
ask that that motion be

5370
03:07:42,267 --> 03:07:45,170
reconsidered because of if we

5371
03:07:45,170 --> 03:07:45,871
follow the lead of the city of

5372
03:07:45,871 --> 03:07:47,873
South Miami and we have that

5373
03:07:47,873 --> 03:07:50,275
this is no harm done. We're

5374
03:07:50,275 --> 03:07:52,675
not doing anything extra

5375
03:07:52,977 --> 03:07:53,845
anything different. As I said,

5376
03:07:53,845 --> 03:07:57,445
we did not believe we breaking

5377
03:07:57,915 --> 03:08:00,452
the law. Then if we passes

5378
03:08:00,452 --> 03:08:01,153
this current resolution had a

5379
03:08:01,153 --> 03:08:01,854
rolling over and playing dead

5380
03:08:01,854 --> 03:08:03,588
and said, yeah, we I guess we

5381
03:08:03,588 --> 03:08:06,125
didn't break the law, but we

5382
03:08:06,125 --> 03:08:07,759
did not. And we should stand

5383
03:08:07,759 --> 03:08:11,959
for what is true and what is

5384
03:08:13,999 --> 03:08:16,999
just postpone this. Motion get

5385
03:08:17,870 --> 03:08:18,537
some more legal clarity.

5386
03:08:18,537 --> 03:08:19,271
>> MADAM Mayor Commissioner

5387
03:08:19,271 --> 03:08:21,600
Commission asked if you if you

5388
03:08:21,600 --> 03:08:22,608
listen carefully to what I

5389
03:08:22,608 --> 03:08:23,242
said, I said that the attorney

5390
03:08:23,242 --> 03:08:25,642
general's opinion is not

5391
03:08:26,979 --> 03:08:27,646
binding. It's highly

5392
03:08:27,646 --> 03:08:30,460
persuasive. Excuse me. And

5393
03:08:33,252 --> 03:08:33,920
it's what. Often. Use to take

5394
03:08:33,920 --> 03:08:35,920
enforcement actions. That's

5395
03:08:37,656 --> 03:08:40,656
what I said. Any other

5396
03:08:41,160 --> 03:08:43,160
discussion. Commissioner Jerry

5397
03:08:45,297 --> 03:08:47,990
Clerk if I would like to make

5398
03:08:47,990 --> 03:08:47,767
a motion to pass a resolution,

5399
03:08:47,767 --> 03:08:49,969
as is we would have to take

5400
03:08:49,969 --> 03:08:51,360
the vote on this first. Is

5401
03:08:51,360 --> 03:08:54,360
that correct? What we can

5402
03:08:55,175 --> 03:08:56,442
break out the amendments. I

5403
03:08:56,442 --> 03:08:57,876
mean, he's he's made a motion

5404
03:08:57,876 --> 03:08:59,878
with 3 amendments. So you can

5405
03:08:59,878 --> 03:09:00,546
either break them out.

5406
03:09:00,546 --> 03:09:03,682
>> Or you can vote on this.

5407
03:09:03,682 --> 03:09:05,682
And then.

5408
03:09:06,786 --> 03:09:07,860
>> I would prefer because of

5409
03:09:07,860 --> 03:09:07,787
that.

5410
03:09:07,787 --> 03:09:09,880
>> The motion to amend higher

5411
03:09:09,880 --> 03:09:12,688
than the main motion. So he's

5412
03:09:12,892 --> 03:09:14,961
essentially amended. So we

5413
03:09:14,961 --> 03:09:15,861
would take each of the

5414
03:09:15,861 --> 03:09:17,697
amendment separately and then

5415
03:09:17,697 --> 03:09:18,397
vote on the resolution as

5416
03:09:18,397 --> 03:09:19,320
whatever amendment had passed

5417
03:09:19,320 --> 03:09:22,320
with the attached to the

5418
03:09:22,268 --> 03:09:22,969
resolution wrecked.

5419
03:09:22,969 --> 03:09:26,206
>> I would like to that way,

5420
03:09:26,206 --> 03:09:26,773
if that's okay. I would like

5421
03:09:26,773 --> 03:09:29,173
to take the amendment

5422
03:09:32,212 --> 03:09:32,878
separately. Okay. Okay. So the

5423
03:09:32,878 --> 03:09:33,580
first one would be we don't

5424
03:09:33,580 --> 03:09:35,615
need to first and second for

5425
03:09:35,615 --> 03:09:36,616
this because we're we've

5426
03:09:36,616 --> 03:09:39,160
already established to strike

5427
03:09:40,352 --> 03:09:42,752
voluntary from the MADAM.

5428
03:09:44,224 --> 03:09:44,891
We're going to the amendment

5429
03:09:44,891 --> 03:09:47,294
now. Yes, because I need to

5430
03:09:47,294 --> 03:09:49,262
axe to chief. One final

5431
03:09:49,262 --> 03:09:51,662
question. Discussion and the

5432
03:09:53,320 --> 03:09:56,320
city attorney. Based on the

5433
03:09:58,638 --> 03:10:01,638
amendments. It's based on. The

5434
03:10:05,245 --> 03:10:07,245
whole. 2.87 Staff recommend

5435
03:10:08,849 --> 03:10:13,490
this. I guess is what I'm You

5436
03:10:16,924 --> 03:10:18,626
as the attorney. Could give

5437
03:10:18,626 --> 03:10:19,226
advice on, I guess the

5438
03:10:19,226 --> 03:10:19,893
legality of what you're

5439
03:10:19,893 --> 03:10:20,561
looking to do. Can be more

5440
03:10:20,561 --> 03:10:20,994
specific and want get your

5441
03:10:20,994 --> 03:10:22,162
question is.

5442
03:10:22,162 --> 03:10:24,162
>> Well,

5443
03:10:24,531 --> 03:10:26,931
>> I'm reading the attorney

5444
03:10:28,602 --> 03:10:31,602
general's so. Do you follow

5445
03:10:32,339 --> 03:10:34,739
the attorney general's letter?

5446
03:10:35,242 --> 03:10:35,909
To entirety?

5447
03:10:35,909 --> 03:10:38,309
>> So the attorney General

5448
03:10:38,546 --> 03:10:42,146
states that. If they are of

5449
03:10:43,917 --> 03:10:44,718
the position that by not or

5450
03:10:44,718 --> 03:10:45,386
disagreeing in are prohibiting

5451
03:10:45,386 --> 03:10:46,721
not entry into this of law

5452
03:10:46,721 --> 03:10:49,121
enforcement wants to be

5453
03:10:49,590 --> 03:10:51,526
entered by us voided by you

5454
03:10:51,526 --> 03:10:52,259
avoiding the JUNE 30th meeting

5455
03:10:52,259 --> 03:10:52,927
that creates a sanctuary

5456
03:10:52,927 --> 03:10:53,593
policy and they're claiming

5457
03:10:53,593 --> 03:10:57,970
that that is a violation of

5458
03:10:57,970 --> 03:10:59,467
chapter 908, there is no

5459
03:10:59,467 --> 03:11:00,234
precedent. That's established.

5460
03:11:00,234 --> 03:11:02,270
So I don't disagree that it

5461
03:11:02,270 --> 03:11:04,305
could be argued either way,

5462
03:11:04,305 --> 03:11:06,473
but that is the attorney

5463
03:11:06,473 --> 03:11:07,108
general's position. And if you

5464
03:11:07,108 --> 03:11:09,244
know, there's there is an

5465
03:11:09,244 --> 03:11:11,110
enforcement provision in

5466
03:11:11,110 --> 03:11:11,646
there. So with the

5467
03:11:11,646 --> 03:11:12,313
determination on how to

5468
03:11:12,313 --> 03:11:13,448
proceed would be up to, you

5469
03:11:13,448 --> 03:11:15,283
know, it's kind of a judgment

5470
03:11:15,283 --> 03:11:19,483
call on that one on what is.

5471
03:11:19,921 --> 03:11:20,655
It is that? An actual, you

5472
03:11:20,655 --> 03:11:21,789
know, is it Lauren And I think

5473
03:11:21,789 --> 03:11:24,189
as Commissioner Lee stated,

5474
03:11:25,759 --> 03:11:27,594
you know, they make opinions.

5475
03:11:27,594 --> 03:11:28,663
It's not binding until a court

5476
03:11:28,663 --> 03:11:29,564
decides. So as of right now,

5477
03:11:29,564 --> 03:11:30,265
the court hasn't decided. And

5478
03:11:30,265 --> 03:11:30,965
that's what the city of South

5479
03:11:30,965 --> 03:11:34,565
Miami is looking for them to

5480
03:11:46,214 --> 03:11:49,818
do. Then opinion as a of the

5481
03:11:49,818 --> 03:11:52,218
2.87 with the amendments. As

5482
03:11:52,520 --> 03:11:53,488
Commissioner Lee said, we

5483
03:11:53,488 --> 03:11:56,488
frequently reach out to the

5484
03:11:56,691 --> 03:11:57,392
attorney general for his

5485
03:11:57,392 --> 03:11:59,792
opinion, they're not binding,

5486
03:12:00,195 --> 03:12:00,896
but we generally follow those.

5487
03:12:00,896 --> 03:12:03,296
>> For enforcement, you have

5488
03:12:03,966 --> 03:12:04,933
the attorney general's letter.

5489
03:12:04,933 --> 03:12:08,203
It's on its for you determine

5490
03:12:08,203 --> 03:12:08,871
what that letter means. Okay.

5491
03:12:08,871 --> 03:12:12,107
>> And the same as what the

5492
03:12:12,107 --> 03:12:15,707
sheriff say it. I mean, they

5493
03:12:17,120 --> 03:12:20,120
have enter into the 2.87 g.

5494
03:12:20,150 --> 03:12:21,250
It's voluntary. What ow. But

5495
03:12:21,250 --> 03:12:22,184
how do you feel about it is

5496
03:12:22,184 --> 03:12:24,850
going to change out department

5497
03:12:24,850 --> 03:12:26,789
into ice agents? I guess is

5498
03:12:26,789 --> 03:12:27,490
what I'm trying to.

5499
03:12:27,490 --> 03:12:28,390
>> We are not conducting any

5500
03:12:28,390 --> 03:12:31,990
raids of any kind. Okay. Thank

5501
03:12:35,297 --> 03:12:37,999
you. All right. So where so

5502
03:12:37,999 --> 03:12:38,667
we're now voting on just

5503
03:12:38,667 --> 03:12:39,368
striking voluntary from the

5504
03:12:39,368 --> 03:12:41,904
title, correct? Can you call

5505
03:12:41,904 --> 03:12:42,538
the roll? Please, Commissioner

5506
03:12:42,538 --> 03:12:44,538
Carey? Yes. Commissioner

5507
03:12:46,409 --> 03:12:48,409
Castillo. Commissioner

5508
03:12:51,914 --> 03:12:53,914
Haskell. Commissioner Hoover's

5509
03:12:53,950 --> 03:12:56,350
now commissioner Yes, Mayor

5510
03:12:56,752 --> 03:12:59,152
Henry guess? Yes, motion

5511
03:12:59,689 --> 03:13:02,689
passes. Now voting on strike

5512
03:13:04,794 --> 03:13:05,494
taking 3rd, whereas. Leaving

5513
03:13:05,494 --> 03:13:07,163
first part of first sentence

5514
03:13:07,163 --> 03:13:10,163
up to agreement striking the

5515
03:13:11,000 --> 03:13:11,800
rest and inserting that had

5516
03:13:11,800 --> 03:13:12,468
been improperly executed

5517
03:13:12,468 --> 03:13:14,868
without the legal authority

5518
03:13:17,540 --> 03:13:18,240
under the city charter. Okay.

5519
03:13:18,240 --> 03:13:19,142
Can you call the Roll? Police

5520
03:13:19,142 --> 03:13:21,142
Commissioner Carey know

5521
03:13:21,845 --> 03:13:23,845
Commissioner Castillo.

5522
03:13:25,548 --> 03:13:27,548
Commissioner Haskell.

5523
03:13:27,650 --> 03:13:29,650
Commissioner Hoover. Yes,

5524
03:13:30,190 --> 03:13:32,122
commissioner Lee. Yes, mayor

5525
03:13:32,122 --> 03:13:34,522
Henry guess yes. Motion

5526
03:13:36,593 --> 03:13:38,661
passes. And then finally in

5527
03:13:38,661 --> 03:13:41,610
the last, whereas section

5528
03:13:41,264 --> 03:13:43,664
striking reinstating an a

5529
03:13:45,201 --> 03:13:47,300
inserting entering into.

5530
03:13:47,300 --> 03:13:48,471
Commissioner Carey know

5531
03:13:48,471 --> 03:13:50,471
Commissioner Castillo know

5532
03:13:52,442 --> 03:13:54,442
Commissioner Haskell.

5533
03:13:55,445 --> 03:13:55,779
>> Could you repeat that?

5534
03:13:55,779 --> 03:13:56,380
Please?

5535
03:13:56,380 --> 03:13:57,790
>> Yeah. The very last.

5536
03:13:57,790 --> 03:14:00,679
Whereas before we get to now,

5537
03:14:01,617 --> 03:14:02,319
therefore. Near the end of the

5538
03:14:02,319 --> 03:14:05,319
sentence, he wants to strike

5539
03:14:06,355 --> 03:14:08,592
reinstating. Change that to

5540
03:14:08,592 --> 03:14:10,992
entering into the 87 g

5541
03:14:13,864 --> 03:14:15,864
agreement. Note.

5542
03:14:17,400 --> 03:14:19,202
>> Commissioner Hoover Snow,

5543
03:14:19,202 --> 03:14:20,700
Commissioner Lee. Yes, mayor

5544
03:14:20,700 --> 03:14:23,670
guess yes. Okay. So that did

5545
03:14:24,640 --> 03:14:27,760
not pass. The only changes

5546
03:14:27,760 --> 03:14:27,745
that that's moving actually to

5547
03:14:27,745 --> 03:14:30,145
changes are moving forward.

5548
03:14:32,160 --> 03:14:33,500
Striking voluntary. And And

5549
03:14:33,500 --> 03:14:34,117
were inserting the language

5550
03:14:34,117 --> 03:14:34,785
that had been improperly

5551
03:14:34,785 --> 03:14:35,419
executed without the legal

5552
03:14:35,419 --> 03:14:37,819
authority under the city

5553
03:14:38,221 --> 03:14:41,559
charter. So now we're going to

5554
03:14:41,559 --> 03:14:42,126
take a vote.

5555
03:14:42,126 --> 03:14:44,526
>> a proven I offered

5556
03:14:47,865 --> 03:14:50,265
amendment. Open amendment just

5557
03:14:51,836 --> 03:14:55,406
like an a. Amendment to the

5558
03:14:55,406 --> 03:14:56,574
existing motion yet I would

5559
03:14:56,574 --> 03:14:58,750
like to add the whereas

5560
03:14:58,750 --> 03:14:58,776
clauses that would say that

5561
03:14:58,776 --> 03:15:01,176
whereas the commission acted

5562
03:15:01,179 --> 03:15:04,779
in good faith. As you MAY

5563
03:15:05,817 --> 03:15:08,817
either. Only 5 hits either the

5564
03:15:09,453 --> 03:15:11,853
plain text Florida statute

5565
03:15:12,357 --> 03:15:13,240
908, nor standing judicial

5566
03:15:13,240 --> 03:15:15,393
agreements state excuse me

5567
03:15:15,393 --> 03:15:16,930
standing judicial rulings

5568
03:15:16,930 --> 03:15:17,928
require participating in any

5569
03:15:17,928 --> 03:15:20,365
program or the Mont authorized

5570
03:15:20,365 --> 03:15:22,534
under section 2.87 of the

5571
03:15:22,534 --> 03:15:24,534
immigration and Nationality

5572
03:15:28,405 --> 03:15:30,805
Act. 8 usc as 1, 3, 5, 7, you

5573
03:15:31,241 --> 03:15:34,241
could find that language on.

5574
03:15:35,714 --> 03:15:37,348
Page 2 of. The resolution that

5575
03:15:37,348 --> 03:15:39,348
we previously passed

5576
03:15:43,540 --> 03:15:43,688
resolution number, 25 1.61

5577
03:15:43,688 --> 03:15:44,356
With that. The verbatim?

5578
03:15:44,356 --> 03:15:46,358
Because I'm gonna probably

5579
03:15:46,358 --> 03:15:47,250
need that. Yeah. Okay.

5580
03:15:47,250 --> 03:15:49,250
>> Did everybody understand

5581
03:15:49,861 --> 03:15:52,664
the spirit of what she would

5582
03:15:52,664 --> 03:15:53,198
you repeating that

5583
03:15:53,198 --> 03:15:54,465
commissioner? Sure.

5584
03:15:54,465 --> 03:15:57,465
>> like on Yeah, let's states

5585
03:15:59,538 --> 03:16:01,938
let's look. Point is

5586
03:16:06,780 --> 03:16:07,913
>> We we acted in good faith

5587
03:16:07,913 --> 03:16:08,547
that last weekend to suggested

5588
03:16:08,547 --> 03:16:10,947
amendment is whereas the

5589
03:16:11,182 --> 03:16:12,384
commission acted in good faith

5590
03:16:12,384 --> 03:16:15,754
has neither the plane tax of

5591
03:16:15,754 --> 03:16:17,754
Florida statute 908, nor

5592
03:16:18,791 --> 03:16:19,491
standing judicial rulings

5593
03:16:19,491 --> 03:16:21,891
require participating in any

5594
03:16:22,560 --> 03:16:24,330
program or agreement

5595
03:16:24,330 --> 03:16:25,531
authorized under section 2.87,

5596
03:16:25,531 --> 03:16:26,365
the Immigration and

5597
03:16:26,365 --> 03:16:29,365
Nationality Act and then the

5598
03:16:37,276 --> 03:16:38,100
citation follows.

5599
03:16:38,100 --> 03:16:38,577
>> Yes, I'm good. I'm actually

5600
03:16:38,577 --> 03:16:41,577
going to pull up the

5601
03:16:43,949 --> 03:16:44,683
resolution. From last time.

5602
03:16:44,683 --> 03:16:46,419
Can you tell me what page that

5603
03:16:46,419 --> 03:16:49,419
was on commissioner? Yeah is

5604
03:16:51,590 --> 03:16:54,590
on page 2 the resolution with

5605
03:16:54,894 --> 03:16:56,620
the underlines and straight

5606
03:16:56,620 --> 03:16:59,662
through what was added at that

5607
03:17:00,799 --> 03:17:01,367
meeting. What was added I

5608
03:17:01,367 --> 03:17:03,767
think that's what the

5609
03:17:03,936 --> 03:17:04,937
resolution as it was finally

5610
03:17:04,937 --> 03:17:05,638
adopted. Okay. It was

5611
03:17:05,638 --> 03:17:06,706
different than the resolution

5612
03:17:06,706 --> 03:17:09,106
let me pull Several

5613
03:17:21,621 --> 03:17:23,621
amendments. Yeah.

5614
03:17:24,157 --> 03:17:25,692
>> and

5615
03:17:25,692 --> 03:17:29,162
>> my point is that there is

5616
03:17:29,162 --> 03:17:31,163
and a legal support that not

5617
03:17:31,163 --> 03:17:33,563
entering into a 2.87 g

5618
03:17:33,800 --> 03:17:34,501
Agreement is permissible for a

5619
03:17:34,501 --> 03:17:37,501
municipality. So I don't want

5620
03:17:39,405 --> 03:17:40,390
to. You know, put the city on

5621
03:17:40,390 --> 03:17:40,707
the record, even though I

5622
03:17:40,707 --> 03:17:42,608
don't agree with approving

5623
03:17:42,608 --> 03:17:45,440
this resolution at all, if

5624
03:17:45,440 --> 03:17:47,380
you're going to approve it, I

5625
03:17:47,380 --> 03:17:50,650
don't want to put us on the

5626
03:17:50,650 --> 03:17:51,384
record saying that saying

5627
03:17:51,384 --> 03:17:53,784
something that's that's that's

5628
03:17:57,390 --> 03:17:57,923
not true.

5629
03:17:57,923 --> 03:17:59,923
>> Terribly. Sorry,

5630
03:18:01,228 --> 03:18:01,961
commissioner, I can't find the

5631
03:18:01,961 --> 03:18:02,562
language you're talking about.

5632
03:18:02,562 --> 03:18:03,263
This is in the amended

5633
03:18:03,263 --> 03:18:05,499
resolution. We passed on the

5634
03:18:05,499 --> 03:18:07,499
30th. Resolution number. 25

5635
03:18:11,304 --> 03:18:14,304
1.61 a second page. Kerry, I

5636
03:18:15,475 --> 03:18:16,577
believe, 3 whereas on a second

5637
03:18:16,577 --> 03:18:19,179
date yet, whereas neither the

5638
03:18:19,179 --> 03:18:21,800
plain text of Florida statute

5639
03:18:21,800 --> 03:18:22,382
908, nor standing judicial

5640
03:18:22,382 --> 03:18:24,382
rulings require participating

5641
03:18:24,418 --> 03:18:25,118
in any program or agreement

5642
03:18:25,118 --> 03:18:25,719
authorized under section 2.87

5643
03:18:25,719 --> 03:18:28,119
of the Immigration and

5644
03:18:29,890 --> 03:18:31,890
Nationality Act.

5645
03:18:32,826 --> 03:18:33,930
>> So it's what she just read.

5646
03:18:33,930 --> 03:18:33,894
But

5647
03:18:33,894 --> 03:18:34,628
>> with a little bit before

5648
03:18:34,628 --> 03:18:36,463
that, that says the commission

5649
03:18:36,463 --> 03:18:37,363
acted in good faith.

5650
03:18:37,363 --> 03:18:40,363
>> Yeah. Oh, yeah. I added

5651
03:18:42,200 --> 03:18:43,737
those words. You. Because I

5652
03:18:43,737 --> 03:18:46,574
want to say we did something

5653
03:18:46,574 --> 03:18:47,274
that was or illegal because

5654
03:18:47,274 --> 03:18:49,409
that could be used against us

5655
03:18:49,409 --> 03:18:51,311
in the future. So I'm saying

5656
03:18:51,311 --> 03:18:54,948
we acted in good faith on JUNE

5657
03:18:54,948 --> 03:18:56,584
30th, which we did. So that's

5658
03:18:56,584 --> 03:18:58,586
the amendment. That's a

5659
03:18:58,586 --> 03:18:59,253
motion. Need a second. You

5660
03:18:59,253 --> 03:19:02,253
have any problem with that

5661
03:19:04,124 --> 03:19:04,759
done. So I haven't.

5662
03:19:04,759 --> 03:19:05,360
>> Kamau shouldn't have a

5663
03:19:05,360 --> 03:19:07,360
motion by Commissioner

5664
03:19:15,102 --> 03:19:18,702
Haskell. Do have a second. And

5665
03:19:20,308 --> 03:19:23,908
motion fans. So now we're back

5666
03:19:23,978 --> 03:19:24,645
to the main motion approving

5667
03:19:24,645 --> 03:19:25,280
this resolution as amended

5668
03:19:25,280 --> 03:19:28,280
with the 2 changes. You a

5669
03:19:29,350 --> 03:19:30,180
great too. Do we still have an

5670
03:19:30,180 --> 03:19:32,180
opportunity for discussion,

5671
03:19:34,990 --> 03:19:38,493
MADAM, you? Yes. Can't I would

5672
03:19:38,493 --> 03:19:39,194
just like make a couple of

5673
03:19:39,194 --> 03:19:42,194
statements here. So bear with

5674
03:19:43,397 --> 03:19:46,868
me. Number one, just so that

5675
03:19:46,868 --> 03:19:49,537
the residents of the city of

5676
03:19:49,537 --> 03:19:51,973
Key West understand I am the

5677
03:19:51,973 --> 03:19:52,707
daughter of a legal immigrant

5678
03:19:52,707 --> 03:19:54,976
and mother came here from Cuba

5679
03:19:54,976 --> 03:19:56,511
at the age of 7 with her

5680
03:19:56,511 --> 03:19:59,511
mother and father and her 2

5681
03:20:01,182 --> 03:20:01,917
siblings. And so I do support

5682
03:20:01,917 --> 03:20:02,517
immigration. Legal immigration

5683
03:20:02,517 --> 03:20:04,586
is what I support. Also

5684
03:20:04,586 --> 03:20:08,186
support the laws of our state

5685
03:20:09,391 --> 03:20:10,920
and federal government. And I

5686
03:20:10,920 --> 03:20:10,792
think it's very important for

5687
03:20:10,792 --> 03:20:13,295
me to have the opportunity to

5688
03:20:13,295 --> 03:20:16,295
say that. Also the statement

5689
03:20:17,466 --> 03:20:21,336
of be brief I I applaud you

5690
03:20:21,336 --> 03:20:23,138
guys for being breeze. I asked

5691
03:20:23,138 --> 03:20:23,772
Yuletide others for also being

5692
03:20:23,772 --> 03:20:25,306
breathed, even when their

5693
03:20:25,306 --> 03:20:28,306
opinion MAY not match yours.

5694
03:20:29,211 --> 03:20:29,879
That is what's fair and just.

5695
03:20:29,879 --> 03:20:33,415
On the comment of one human

5696
03:20:33,415 --> 03:20:35,451
family. MAY we all consider

5697
03:20:35,451 --> 03:20:36,986
each other one human family

5698
03:20:36,986 --> 03:20:37,653
again, we don't have to agree.

5699
03:20:37,653 --> 03:20:40,653
Let's be respectful of each

5700
03:20:41,757 --> 03:20:42,691
other. You know how

5701
03:20:42,691 --> 03:20:43,659
hypocritical to say one human

5702
03:20:43,659 --> 03:20:46,328
family only if you agree with

5703
03:20:46,328 --> 03:20:47,897
opinion. So I just wanted to

5704
03:20:47,897 --> 03:20:50,897
make those statements and, you

5705
03:20:51,566 --> 03:20:52,301
know, as far I rode on a lot

5706
03:20:52,301 --> 03:20:55,901
of notes when when people were

5707
03:20:55,905 --> 03:20:56,605
speaking here today and saying

5708
03:20:56,605 --> 03:20:59,605
things like, you know, don't

5709
03:20:59,975 --> 03:21:02,440
be bullied you know, speaking

5710
03:21:02,440 --> 03:21:03,212
against hatred, a lot of those

5711
03:21:03,212 --> 03:21:04,780
names that signed up and we're

5712
03:21:04,780 --> 03:21:07,830
speaking today, not very

5713
03:21:07,830 --> 03:21:08,551
hateful statements on social

5714
03:21:08,551 --> 03:21:11,420
media. So let us all consider

5715
03:21:11,420 --> 03:21:14,420
each other with respect. You

5716
03:21:15,570 --> 03:21:16,592
know, I Commissioner Lopez

5717
03:21:16,592 --> 03:21:19,280
when he came into the chambers

5718
03:21:19,280 --> 03:21:19,996
even know he and I have very

5719
03:21:19,996 --> 03:21:22,996
opposing views. And I just

5720
03:21:23,199 --> 03:21:24,333
think it's important for us

5721
03:21:24,333 --> 03:21:25,301
let's support one human

5722
03:21:25,301 --> 03:21:26,902
family. And let's be brief.

5723
03:21:26,902 --> 03:21:27,570
Let's allow everybody to to

5724
03:21:27,570 --> 03:21:31,170
stand up and speak for what

5725
03:21:31,841 --> 03:21:34,841
they believe. Are there any

5726
03:21:36,245 --> 03:21:38,247
other comments or discussion?

5727
03:21:38,247 --> 03:21:39,148
Kerry, can you call the Roll?

5728
03:21:39,148 --> 03:21:39,815
Please, Commissioner Carey.

5729
03:21:39,815 --> 03:21:41,317
Yes, commissioner Castillo.

5730
03:21:41,317 --> 03:21:43,317
Yes. Commissioner Haskell.

5731
03:21:44,587 --> 03:21:46,155
Know Commissioner Hoover

5732
03:21:46,155 --> 03:21:48,155
Commissioner Lee. Rodriguez,

5733
03:21:51,928 --> 03:21:52,662
yes, motion passes. Item

5734
03:21:52,662 --> 03:21:55,620
number 2, authorizing the city

5735
03:21:55,498 --> 03:21:56,399
attorney to file a

5736
03:21:56,399 --> 03:21:57,467
declaration.

5737
03:21:57,467 --> 03:21:58,635
>> Declan Tory judgment,

5738
03:21:58,635 --> 03:21:59,402
action against the governor,

5739
03:21:59,402 --> 03:22:01,370
Ron DeSantis and all necessary

5740
03:22:01,370 --> 03:22:03,140
parties are joining the

5741
03:22:03,140 --> 03:22:03,740
action. The city of South

5742
03:22:03,740 --> 03:22:05,876
Miami to determine the

5743
03:22:05,876 --> 03:22:08,211
legality of the requirement to

5744
03:22:08,211 --> 03:22:09,790
enter into 2.87 g agreement

5745
03:22:09,790 --> 03:22:11,314
authorizing the city attorney

5746
03:22:11,314 --> 03:22:11,981
to take all necessary actions

5747
03:22:11,981 --> 03:22:14,451
to effectuate the intent of

5748
03:22:14,451 --> 03:22:17,451
this resolution. I have a

5749
03:22:19,890 --> 03:22:20,457
motion? Oh, gosh, no, I'm

5750
03:22:20,457 --> 03:22:21,291
sorry. We have we do have

5751
03:22:21,291 --> 03:22:23,291
speakers accounts. Apologies

5752
03:22:25,796 --> 03:22:26,430
for pick. Yes. The first is

5753
03:22:26,430 --> 03:22:29,430
Lucy Hawk and then Chris

5754
03:22:39,476 --> 03:22:40,144
McNulty.

5755
03:22:40,144 --> 03:22:43,144
>> Thank you for letting me

5756
03:22:45,482 --> 03:22:46,217
speaking I understand that you

5757
03:22:46,217 --> 03:22:48,284
guys feel the to sign the 2.87

5758
03:22:48,284 --> 03:22:48,986
g, although I do not agree

5759
03:22:48,986 --> 03:22:52,123
that this was the best thing

5760
03:22:52,123 --> 03:22:52,790
for the city. You are the ones

5761
03:22:52,790 --> 03:22:53,723
who are supposed to speak.

5762
03:22:53,723 --> 03:22:56,600
Resident respect your position

5763
03:22:56,600 --> 03:22:58,795
as leaders, although we very

5764
03:22:58,795 --> 03:22:59,463
much do not see eye to eye on

5765
03:22:59,463 --> 03:23:01,932
this. But now I'm gonna ask

5766
03:23:01,932 --> 03:23:04,101
you to also fight. We just

5767
03:23:04,101 --> 03:23:06,101
particularly just protected

5768
03:23:07,370 --> 03:23:09,774
ourselves from the state, from

5769
03:23:09,774 --> 03:23:10,507
their threats from them

5770
03:23:10,507 --> 03:23:11,309
telling you that you need to

5771
03:23:11,309 --> 03:23:13,878
do this. You guys decided you

5772
03:23:13,878 --> 03:23:15,613
want to do that. But that

5773
03:23:15,613 --> 03:23:17,470
doesn't mean we can't also

5774
03:23:17,470 --> 03:23:19,317
joined the lawsuit. The South

5775
03:23:19,317 --> 03:23:22,553
Miami, we can do both. It's

5776
03:23:22,553 --> 03:23:23,254
not a one or the other. And a

5777
03:23:23,254 --> 03:23:25,489
lot of attorneys were in this

5778
03:23:25,489 --> 03:23:26,658
room that are way smarter than

5779
03:23:26,658 --> 03:23:30,728
me. That said, you guys have a

5780
03:23:30,728 --> 03:23:33,464
really strong case. I'm not an

5781
03:23:33,464 --> 03:23:35,566
attorney. I don't know, is

5782
03:23:35,566 --> 03:23:36,834
passing a resolution just past

5783
03:23:36,834 --> 03:23:37,902
makes your case weaker. But I

5784
03:23:37,902 --> 03:23:38,670
think you deserve it to all of

5785
03:23:38,670 --> 03:23:41,206
the people that were in this

5786
03:23:41,206 --> 03:23:43,174
room to find out. And that is

5787
03:23:43,174 --> 03:23:43,975
not something that's going to

5788
03:23:43,975 --> 03:23:46,975
happen overnight. And urge you

5789
03:23:47,812 --> 03:23:50,212
to really consider the

5790
03:23:50,782 --> 03:23:51,649
obligation to hear all of your

5791
03:23:51,649 --> 03:23:52,383
constituents.

5792
03:23:52,383 --> 03:23:54,485
>> Because there were 2 people

5793
03:23:54,485 --> 03:23:54,819
who spoke tonight favor of

5794
03:23:54,819 --> 03:23:56,819
2.87 g.

5795
03:23:57,789 --> 03:23:59,858
>> And a lot more that did it.

5796
03:23:59,858 --> 03:24:01,292
I don't know where your moral

5797
03:24:01,292 --> 03:24:02,270
bounds are on what you need to

5798
03:24:02,270 --> 03:24:05,270
follow in percentages of who

5799
03:24:05,630 --> 03:24:06,465
supports showing who doesn't.

5800
03:24:06,465 --> 03:24:07,699
But that seems a little off

5801
03:24:07,699 --> 03:24:10,568
balance. So maybe as a way let

5802
03:24:10,568 --> 03:24:13,568
you know, redeem everybody who

5803
03:24:14,272 --> 03:24:14,973
spoke and could fight.

5804
03:24:14,973 --> 03:24:16,774
>> And I really encourage you

5805
03:24:16,774 --> 03:24:17,442
to do that. And I mean that

5806
03:24:17,442 --> 03:24:19,100
respectfully and all of the

5807
03:24:19,100 --> 03:24:20,946
people who spoke tonight.

5808
03:24:20,946 --> 03:24:23,115
>> We'll have your back.

5809
03:24:23,115 --> 03:24:25,284
Still. I will have your backs.

5810
03:24:25,284 --> 03:24:25,984
So if you decide to join the

5811
03:24:25,984 --> 03:24:27,386
fight and if you decide and I

5812
03:24:27,386 --> 03:24:29,354
don't even know that it's a

5813
03:24:29,354 --> 03:24:30,889
fight really, if you're asking

5814
03:24:30,889 --> 03:24:34,489
for clarity, clearly to me is

5815
03:24:34,860 --> 03:24:36,428
not a Clarity is clarity. We

5816
03:24:36,428 --> 03:24:37,950
just want to know for doing

5817
03:24:37,950 --> 03:24:38,130
something illegal. I don't

5818
03:24:38,130 --> 03:24:41,100
want you to do anything

5819
03:24:41,100 --> 03:24:42,334
illegal. I don't support. You

5820
03:24:42,334 --> 03:24:43,680
doing anything illegal? And I

5821
03:24:43,680 --> 03:24:44,903
don't know that a lot of

5822
03:24:44,903 --> 03:24:47,172
people in this room do, but we

5823
03:24:47,172 --> 03:24:49,742
do need to take the time to

5824
03:24:49,742 --> 03:24:50,408
find out if this is wrong or

5825
03:24:50,408 --> 03:24:53,813
right. And I think you have

5826
03:24:53,813 --> 03:24:54,580
the chance now to do both. I

5827
03:24:54,580 --> 03:24:56,980
hope you'll really consider

5828
03:24:58,350 --> 03:25:00,553
that option. Thank you.

5829
03:25:00,553 --> 03:25:03,553
>> Is Chris. Is Chris still

5830
03:25:04,690 --> 03:25:06,690
here? Is Chris.

5831
03:25:08,294 --> 03:25:10,694
>> Okay. Madalyn bomb. And

5832
03:25:13,733 --> 03:25:14,400
then fill are here. That will

5833
03:25:14,400 --> 03:25:18,000
go to many Hartman if he's

5834
03:25:25,511 --> 03:25:27,413
here. MAY just a second chair.

5835
03:25:27,413 --> 03:25:31,117
>> I am not an expert in the

5836
03:25:31,117 --> 03:25:34,717
law. However, I am a pretty

5837
03:25:35,521 --> 03:25:36,556
pretty good with the Bible.

5838
03:25:36,556 --> 03:25:39,580
And anyone who tells you that

5839
03:25:39,580 --> 03:25:39,759
there is only way one way to

5840
03:25:39,759 --> 03:25:42,159
interpret scripture is pretty

5841
03:25:44,197 --> 03:25:45,799
sadly mistaken. In seminary.

5842
03:25:45,799 --> 03:25:48,799
We learned that because GOD

5843
03:25:50,300 --> 03:25:50,769
speaks to every person through

5844
03:25:50,769 --> 03:25:52,769
scripture interpretations MAY

5845
03:25:54,307 --> 03:25:55,410
definitely very there are

5846
03:25:55,410 --> 03:25:57,441
thousands of biblical scholars

5847
03:25:57,843 --> 03:26:00,843
and theologians. Who are much

5848
03:26:01,114 --> 03:26:01,847
smarter than me who debate the

5849
03:26:01,847 --> 03:26:04,847
meaning of scripture for their

5850
03:26:05,218 --> 03:26:05,852
whole lives. Scriptures, a

5851
03:26:05,852 --> 03:26:07,420
living word of GOD. So we

5852
03:26:07,420 --> 03:26:08,121
cannot ever just read a

5853
03:26:08,121 --> 03:26:11,721
sentence and take it at face

5854
03:26:13,260 --> 03:26:14,727
value. There is context,

5855
03:26:14,727 --> 03:26:15,562
historical meaning intent.

5856
03:26:15,562 --> 03:26:17,962
Translation issues and many

5857
03:26:18,198 --> 03:26:19,666
other things to consider. When

5858
03:26:19,666 --> 03:26:20,533
looking for the true meaning

5859
03:26:20,533 --> 03:26:23,536
of scripture. And this is why

5860
03:26:23,536 --> 03:26:25,572
I get frustrated with people

5861
03:26:25,572 --> 03:26:27,307
who and isolate one line of

5862
03:26:27,307 --> 03:26:29,643
scripture and use it as a

5863
03:26:29,643 --> 03:26:30,444
weapon to attack others are

5864
03:26:30,444 --> 03:26:33,444
hammer home their own warped

5865
03:26:34,915 --> 03:26:37,915
agendas. I believe. That the

5866
03:26:37,951 --> 03:26:38,519
law is very much the same.

5867
03:26:38,519 --> 03:26:40,887
Laws are meant to be

5868
03:26:40,887 --> 03:26:41,588
interpreted by the courts. And

5869
03:26:41,588 --> 03:26:44,858
that is how we do things here

5870
03:26:44,858 --> 03:26:45,559
in the U.S. Law is written,

5871
03:26:45,559 --> 03:26:48,963
but then there can be various

5872
03:26:48,963 --> 03:26:50,730
interpretations of that law.

5873
03:26:50,730 --> 03:26:51,365
So the courts are charged with

5874
03:26:51,365 --> 03:26:53,566
interpreting laws. So why

5875
03:26:53,566 --> 03:26:56,470
would we not want to challenge

5876
03:26:56,470 --> 03:26:58,539
the attorney general and the

5877
03:26:58,539 --> 03:27:00,539
governor's interpretation of

5878
03:27:00,975 --> 03:27:01,709
the law instead of simply

5879
03:27:01,709 --> 03:27:04,109
taking their interpretation at

5880
03:27:04,445 --> 03:27:05,779
face value especially when

5881
03:27:05,779 --> 03:27:08,179
many other smart people

5882
03:27:09,717 --> 03:27:10,351
interpret it differently. I'm

5883
03:27:10,351 --> 03:27:12,253
really tired of the ugly

5884
03:27:12,253 --> 03:27:15,253
rhetoric on social media. From

5885
03:27:16,490 --> 03:27:18,792
many people. Because they have

5886
03:27:18,792 --> 03:27:19,493
read one sentence in a letter

5887
03:27:19,493 --> 03:27:22,230
from Attorney general are one

5888
03:27:22,230 --> 03:27:23,865
sentence of scripture and they

5889
03:27:23,865 --> 03:27:26,265
decide to verbally attack

5890
03:27:26,566 --> 03:27:27,468
other people who have

5891
03:27:27,468 --> 03:27:29,337
different interpretations.

5892
03:27:29,337 --> 03:27:31,472
It's really not acceptable any

5893
03:27:31,472 --> 03:27:33,541
longer. So I ask you to

5894
03:27:33,541 --> 03:27:34,676
consider on item number 2,

5895
03:27:34,676 --> 03:27:35,310
which is what I hope are still

5896
03:27:35,310 --> 03:27:38,310
on because I was outside

5897
03:27:38,546 --> 03:27:40,682
praying with some people. And

5898
03:27:40,682 --> 03:27:41,616
I ask you to see an answer

5899
03:27:41,616 --> 03:27:44,519
from the courts and the

5900
03:27:44,519 --> 03:27:45,720
questions around 2.87 g,

5901
03:27:45,720 --> 03:27:47,155
whether we do it in our own or

5902
03:27:47,155 --> 03:27:50,155
in conjunction with the city

5903
03:27:58,199 --> 03:28:01,199
of South Miami. Thank you.

5904
03:28:02,770 --> 03:28:03,671
Hello again.

5905
03:28:03,671 --> 03:28:04,405
>> money is because we

5906
03:28:04,405 --> 03:28:07,275
resident district one. I'm the

5907
03:28:07,275 --> 03:28:09,311
executive director of the

5908
03:28:09,311 --> 03:28:11,346
Community Center. I didn't

5909
03:28:11,346 --> 03:28:13,515
actually prepare statement for

5910
03:28:13,515 --> 03:28:14,749
and my heart is racing. So I'm

5911
03:28:14,749 --> 03:28:15,350
just going to speak from my

5912
03:28:15,350 --> 03:28:15,984
heart because when it's

5913
03:28:15,984 --> 03:28:18,384
racing, it's speaking the

5914
03:28:18,753 --> 03:28:20,722
truth. I don't even know if

5915
03:28:20,722 --> 03:28:21,757
this resolution is even

5916
03:28:21,757 --> 03:28:23,559
something that makes sense

5917
03:28:23,559 --> 03:28:26,559
anymore. Now that we've signed

5918
03:28:27,528 --> 03:28:28,597
with the 2.87 g Agreement, I

5919
03:28:28,597 --> 03:28:30,766
do want to say that I do

5920
03:28:30,766 --> 03:28:31,633
believe that you've now forced

5921
03:28:31,633 --> 03:28:32,801
a lot of people on this island

5922
03:28:32,801 --> 03:28:33,468
to do illegal things because

5923
03:28:33,468 --> 03:28:36,705
we are going to protect our

5924
03:28:36,705 --> 03:28:39,705
neighbors and our friends. So

5925
03:28:40,375 --> 03:28:41,110
that's rough. And I'm

5926
03:28:41,110 --> 03:28:43,510
incredibly disappointed in the

5927
03:28:46,181 --> 03:28:49,781
city that I call home. I

5928
03:28:49,952 --> 03:28:50,585
really hope that you take a

5929
03:28:50,585 --> 03:28:54,185
lot of time in 9 to think

5930
03:28:54,757 --> 03:28:55,490
through the decision that you

5931
03:28:55,490 --> 03:28:58,490
make yourselves right with And

5932
03:29:01,329 --> 03:29:01,930
that's all I have to say.

5933
03:29:01,930 --> 03:29:04,330
>> So is there Manning

5934
03:29:06,202 --> 03:29:08,602
apartment? How Joanna entre

5935
03:29:11,700 --> 03:29:13,700
Zach? Brailey, Prescott,

5936
03:29:15,878 --> 03:29:18,878
Aruba. Wayne Dumpster. Erik, a

5937
03:29:20,649 --> 03:29:23,490
jewel. Genevieve, don't think

5938
03:29:31,593 --> 03:29:33,593
Julie Brown.

5939
03:29:35,531 --> 03:29:36,599
>> Hello Commissioners, I did

5940
03:29:36,599 --> 03:29:37,767
not also plan to speak on

5941
03:29:37,767 --> 03:29:38,501
this. I signed up become the

5942
03:29:38,501 --> 03:29:40,769
first one and I was skipped. I

5943
03:29:40,769 --> 03:29:43,540
understand was a mistake. Had

5944
03:29:43,540 --> 03:29:45,708
a good one for you. I'm very

5945
03:29:45,708 --> 03:29:47,708
disheartened and disappointed

5946
03:29:48,778 --> 03:29:49,479
that you just voted to ignore

5947
03:29:49,479 --> 03:29:51,915
legal advice and not seek

5948
03:29:51,915 --> 03:29:53,915
additional legal information

5949
03:29:54,784 --> 03:29:58,384
that is what year role is

5950
03:29:58,788 --> 03:29:59,456
here. You should be getting

5951
03:29:59,456 --> 03:30:02,456
legal information to make a

5952
03:30:03,660 --> 03:30:04,561
factual and legal decision. So

5953
03:30:04,561 --> 03:30:05,228
I do ask that you join this

5954
03:30:05,228 --> 03:30:08,828
lawsuit to see can get that

5955
03:30:10,333 --> 03:30:11,434
clarity. I'm afraid of what

5956
03:30:11,434 --> 03:30:12,135
this community has ahead of

5957
03:30:12,135 --> 03:30:15,735
them based on the decision to

5958
03:30:16,390 --> 03:30:16,706
enter the 2.87 g I'm afraid of

5959
03:30:16,706 --> 03:30:19,509
what is going to do to our

5960
03:30:19,509 --> 03:30:22,509
community members who are in

5961
03:30:23,579 --> 03:30:24,281
fear now, people who are

5962
03:30:24,281 --> 03:30:25,140
friends and support the local

5963
03:30:25,140 --> 03:30:29,186
police source as we most of us

5964
03:30:29,186 --> 03:30:29,987
do not just conservatives. And

5965
03:30:29,987 --> 03:30:33,156
it's at their members of our

5966
03:30:33,156 --> 03:30:36,260
community to so this is going

5967
03:30:36,260 --> 03:30:37,161
to put everybody in a really

5968
03:30:37,161 --> 03:30:38,729
difficult position. The best

5969
03:30:38,729 --> 03:30:39,363
thing you can do now is to

5970
03:30:39,363 --> 03:30:41,431
join this lawsuit and get

5971
03:30:41,431 --> 03:30:44,431
clarity and to fight for

5972
03:30:47,337 --> 03:30:49,840
humanity. My mom sent me. The

5973
03:30:49,840 --> 03:30:50,507
text tonight and said

5974
03:30:50,507 --> 03:30:52,907
>> Praying for humanity to

5975
03:31:00,650 --> 03:31:01,285
prevail. Sorry, mom.

5976
03:31:01,285 --> 03:31:03,685
>> For this foster. Still

5977
03:31:07,158 --> 03:31:07,925
here. Or Julie Hill. Or Bert

5978
03:31:07,925 --> 03:31:10,925
Weiss much the that Stacy

5979
03:31:16,666 --> 03:31:17,368
Stall. Killed in Niles.

5980
03:31:17,368 --> 03:31:18,690
>> I think that's it. Anyone

5981
03:31:18,690 --> 03:31:21,669
else want to speak on number

5982
03:31:26,610 --> 03:31:29,279
2. All right. Thank you. So do

5983
03:31:29,279 --> 03:31:32,879
we have a motion? Can I 0.1

5984
03:31:32,984 --> 03:31:34,218
thing out? Yeah.

5985
03:31:34,218 --> 03:31:35,953
>> Actually a colleague of

5986
03:31:35,953 --> 03:31:36,554
mine e-mailed me and I asked

5987
03:31:36,554 --> 03:31:37,221
Commissioner Coffin for

5988
03:31:37,221 --> 03:31:37,822
clarity. But I think in the

5989
03:31:37,822 --> 03:31:40,222
lot very last, whereas

5990
03:31:41,826 --> 03:31:42,694
section. It says it's in the

5991
03:31:42,694 --> 03:31:44,620
best interest of the city of

5992
03:31:44,620 --> 03:31:44,728
South Miami. And I think that

5993
03:31:44,728 --> 03:31:48,328
needs to be changed to key

5994
03:31:56,707 --> 03:31:57,342
West. Just to make that. I

5995
03:31:57,342 --> 03:32:00,342
think it's just a script

5996
03:32:05,917 --> 03:32:06,518
scrivener's error. So.

5997
03:32:06,518 --> 03:32:08,119
>> with that Correction

5998
03:32:08,119 --> 03:32:10,119
Commissioner Haskell.

5999
03:32:12,457 --> 03:32:13,991
>> Thank you, MADAM Mayor, in

6000
03:32:13,991 --> 03:32:16,361
the interest of compromise,

6001
03:32:16,361 --> 03:32:18,597
like to move to approve this

6002
03:32:18,597 --> 03:32:20,310
resolution with a an important

6003
03:32:20,310 --> 03:32:23,602
change that would be to delete

6004
03:32:23,602 --> 03:32:25,336
in the heading to delete the

6005
03:32:25,336 --> 03:32:27,272
part that authorizes the city

6006
03:32:27,272 --> 03:32:29,240
attorney to file a declaratory

6007
03:32:29,240 --> 03:32:30,574
judgment action against the

6008
03:32:30,574 --> 03:32:33,574
governor, Ron DeSantis and all

6009
03:32:34,346 --> 03:32:35,647
necessary parties soaps. Get

6010
03:32:35,647 --> 03:32:37,683
that far because it's kind

6011
03:32:37,683 --> 03:32:38,317
either or situation. So skip

6012
03:32:38,317 --> 03:32:40,717
that part, no declaratory

6013
03:32:42,220 --> 03:32:43,922
judgment. But agreed to join

6014
03:32:43,922 --> 03:32:45,560
in the action of the city of

6015
03:32:45,560 --> 03:32:46,958
South Miami to determine the

6016
03:32:46,958 --> 03:32:48,260
legality of requirement to

6017
03:32:48,260 --> 03:32:50,260
enter into this 2.87

6018
03:32:51,300 --> 03:32:52,930
agreement. So that's I'm

6019
03:32:52,930 --> 03:32:55,330
suggesting that support the

6020
03:32:55,968 --> 03:32:59,568
efforts of the city of Miami.

6021
03:33:00,390 --> 03:33:00,639
And we do not request attorney

6022
03:33:00,639 --> 03:33:03,390
to file the declaratory

6023
03:33:07,847 --> 03:33:08,580
judgment.

6024
03:33:08,580 --> 03:33:12,180
>> With that, we have a second

6025
03:33:12,718 --> 03:33:13,552
on her emotion. Show second by

6026
03:33:13,552 --> 03:33:15,952
Commissioner Gruber. Any other

6027
03:33:17,990 --> 03:33:20,390
discussion questions? Let's go

6028
03:33:24,290 --> 03:33:26,432
back the studio. That's going

6029
03:33:26,432 --> 03:33:29,368
to costs us money in city of

6030
03:33:29,368 --> 03:33:32,368
Key West. Joining this little

6031
03:33:34,941 --> 03:33:35,641
so. It would depend if we

6032
03:33:35,641 --> 03:33:36,175
joined in how that would work

6033
03:33:36,175 --> 03:33:39,175
if it was just too.

6034
03:33:40,460 --> 03:33:40,713
>> Take that out. Have to look

6035
03:33:40,713 --> 03:33:41,813
to see what the language of

6036
03:33:41,813 --> 03:33:44,213
the actual section say

6037
03:33:44,416 --> 03:33:46,719
regarding that. If we joined

6038
03:33:46,719 --> 03:33:47,453
into their lawsuit to it, more

6039
03:33:47,453 --> 03:33:49,853
cost-effective than filing our

6040
03:33:54,994 --> 03:33:58,594
own. Just going to have an

6041
03:34:08,740 --> 03:34:08,908
opinion from you. I know. But

6042
03:34:08,908 --> 03:34:11,308
>> the motion I mean,

6043
03:34:11,911 --> 03:34:12,645
agreement that we teach this

6044
03:34:12,645 --> 03:34:15,582
have any bear on the agreement

6045
03:34:15,582 --> 03:34:19,452
that we just pass. I would I

6046
03:34:19,452 --> 03:34:20,587
would defer can attorney I. I

6047
03:34:20,587 --> 03:34:24,560
don't have an opinion on this.

6048
03:34:24,560 --> 03:34:27,560
What was the question? The

6049
03:34:29,296 --> 03:34:31,696
2.87 g agreement and us.

6050
03:34:33,600 --> 03:34:34,835
Joining know though,

6051
03:34:34,835 --> 03:34:35,535
Miami-Dade in the lawsuit

6052
03:34:35,535 --> 03:34:38,535
against DeSantis and Gov. The

6053
03:34:39,372 --> 03:34:40,730
governor.

6054
03:34:40,730 --> 03:34:40,707
>> Would it have any effect?

6055
03:34:40,707 --> 03:34:42,509
Yes, it wouldn't have any

6056
03:34:42,509 --> 03:34:43,176
effect until a decision was

6057
03:34:43,176 --> 03:34:43,810
made and then it would come

6058
03:34:43,810 --> 03:34:44,777
back to the commission to

6059
03:34:44,777 --> 03:34:46,980
decide if you want to

6060
03:34:46,980 --> 03:34:47,581
terminate it based on what the

6061
03:34:47,581 --> 03:34:49,316
decision is, if it is a

6062
03:34:49,316 --> 03:34:51,151
requirement is it's a law and

6063
03:34:51,151 --> 03:34:52,386
that would be something that

6064
03:34:52,386 --> 03:34:53,120
we would term. And at that

6065
03:34:53,120 --> 03:34:55,355
point, once the decisions made

6066
03:34:55,355 --> 03:34:58,355
by the court commission them

6067
03:34:59,226 --> 03:34:59,960
in.

6068
03:34:59,960 --> 03:35:02,360
>> I'm not necessarily opposed

6069
03:35:07,500 --> 03:35:10,500
to. Joining. The dec action.

6070
03:35:11,906 --> 03:35:15,506
With South Miami. But I'm not

6071
03:35:16,510 --> 03:35:20,110
sure. I'm not sure doing it.

6072
03:35:20,681 --> 03:35:23,884
Spending money to do it. The

6073
03:35:23,884 --> 03:35:24,517
end result is. My aunt South.

6074
03:35:24,517 --> 03:35:28,117
Miami is going to get an

6075
03:35:29,190 --> 03:35:32,190
answer. One way or another.

6076
03:35:33,494 --> 03:35:34,161
The judge is going either so

6077
03:35:34,161 --> 03:35:34,895
way I see it and correct me

6078
03:35:34,895 --> 03:35:37,765
over the judge is either going

6079
03:35:37,765 --> 03:35:38,466
to say. I'm not giving you an

6080
03:35:38,466 --> 03:35:41,466
answer because you don't have

6081
03:35:42,303 --> 03:35:43,104
standing. Or the judge is

6082
03:35:43,104 --> 03:35:43,737
going to answer the questions

6083
03:35:43,737 --> 03:35:46,137
that Miami South Miami's

6084
03:35:47,574 --> 03:35:48,309
already asked.

6085
03:35:48,309 --> 03:35:48,976
>> Correct. So, yes, they did.

6086
03:35:48,976 --> 03:35:50,780
They'd have to get past the

6087
03:35:50,780 --> 03:35:51,145
motion to dismiss on the

6088
03:35:51,145 --> 03:35:52,947
standing portion and then

6089
03:35:52,947 --> 03:35:55,316
before they could get to those

6090
03:35:55,316 --> 03:35:56,160
on specific dec actions that

6091
03:35:56,160 --> 03:35:58,353
they're asking for the court

6092
03:35:58,353 --> 03:35:59,754
to decide on. So therefore.

6093
03:35:59,754 --> 03:36:03,354
>> We we would only be joining

6094
03:36:03,625 --> 03:36:06,625
this dec action. As moral

6095
03:36:09,663 --> 03:36:12,660
support. To get the same

6096
03:36:12,660 --> 03:36:14,102
answers and well into complete

6097
03:36:14,102 --> 03:36:14,736
honesty are facts would be a

6098
03:36:14,736 --> 03:36:15,436
little different, I think

6099
03:36:15,436 --> 03:36:18,436
because I think the argument

6100
03:36:18,873 --> 03:36:20,975
in the motion to dismiss is

6101
03:36:20,975 --> 03:36:22,176
that they don't have standing

6102
03:36:22,176 --> 03:36:22,844
because there was no threat

6103
03:36:22,844 --> 03:36:25,844
for moving or suspension of

6104
03:36:26,140 --> 03:36:27,615
the mayor and that nature. As

6105
03:36:27,615 --> 03:36:29,500
the city, it could be argued

6106
03:36:29,500 --> 03:36:29,718
that we might have a better

6107
03:36:29,718 --> 03:36:30,352
chance at standing on that

6108
03:36:30,352 --> 03:36:33,352
because there has been a

6109
03:36:34,156 --> 03:36:35,457
threat as a threat in acted

6110
03:36:35,457 --> 03:36:37,250
upon. Not at this time. So

6111
03:36:37,250 --> 03:36:38,930
again, that would be something

6112
03:36:38,930 --> 03:36:40,829
to argue have been vetted.

6113
03:36:40,829 --> 03:36:41,530
Those arguments fully. But as

6114
03:36:41,530 --> 03:36:42,697
to standing, I mean, it could

6115
03:36:42,697 --> 03:36:45,697
be argued again, either way.

6116
03:36:46,802 --> 03:36:48,203
But I woods date that we would

6117
03:36:48,203 --> 03:36:48,936
have we potentially have that

6118
03:36:48,936 --> 03:36:51,306
are standing just based on the

6119
03:36:51,306 --> 03:36:52,875
letter we did receive in our

6120
03:36:52,875 --> 03:36:55,875
resolution. We passed on the

6121
03:36:57,913 --> 03:36:59,982
25th. And the resolution we.

6122
03:36:59,982 --> 03:37:03,582
In that resolution. We we gave

6123
03:37:04,653 --> 03:37:05,420
our support. We voted to

6124
03:37:05,420 --> 03:37:08,420
support South Miami in their

6125
03:37:09,191 --> 03:37:12,191
efforts. I'm just not sure

6126
03:37:13,863 --> 03:37:14,563
whether it's not sure doing

6127
03:37:14,563 --> 03:37:16,310
this in spending the money. I

6128
03:37:16,310 --> 03:37:20,231
mean, if if my if if, indeed,

6129
03:37:21,670 --> 03:37:22,370
South Miami. If the judge says

6130
03:37:22,370 --> 03:37:24,373
you don't have standing, then

6131
03:37:24,373 --> 03:37:26,142
night.

6132
03:37:26,142 --> 03:37:28,110
>> I could see supporting us

6133
03:37:28,110 --> 03:37:29,845
saying, ok, they didn't have

6134
03:37:29,845 --> 03:37:30,546
standing. We should go in now

6135
03:37:30,546 --> 03:37:31,714
and give it a shot and 6. See

6136
03:37:31,714 --> 03:37:33,449
if we have standing and get

6137
03:37:33,449 --> 03:37:35,840
the answers. But I'm not sure.

6138
03:37:35,840 --> 03:37:38,840
Joining them right now. Kind

6139
03:37:39,155 --> 03:37:40,990
of makes sense. This point.

6140
03:37:40,990 --> 03:37:43,920
>> And I would suggest a

6141
03:37:43,920 --> 03:37:43,693
potential would be you do. As

6142
03:37:43,693 --> 03:37:44,694
you stated, there is a

6143
03:37:44,694 --> 03:37:45,461
resolution that states that

6144
03:37:45,461 --> 03:37:47,663
you have support for South

6145
03:37:47,663 --> 03:37:50,663
Miami and what they're doing

6146
03:37:51,401 --> 03:37:52,100
potentially maybe if you it

6147
03:37:52,100 --> 03:37:52,735
could be postponed to say

6148
03:37:52,735 --> 03:37:54,537
until maybe the motion to

6149
03:37:54,537 --> 03:37:55,271
dismiss is determined. That's

6150
03:37:55,271 --> 03:37:57,373
something you want to consider

6151
03:37:57,373 --> 03:37:59,373
based on that.

6152
03:38:05,582 --> 03:38:06,282
>> you know, bring it back.

6153
03:38:06,282 --> 03:38:07,950
>> All right. So right now we

6154
03:38:07,950 --> 03:38:08,551
have motion and second, any

6155
03:38:08,551 --> 03:38:10,586
other discussion on her

6156
03:38:10,586 --> 03:38:12,586
amendment. Commissioner

6157
03:38:14,900 --> 03:38:15,258
Haskell's amendment. You want

6158
03:38:15,258 --> 03:38:15,959
to say the amendment one more

6159
03:38:15,959 --> 03:38:17,860
time? I think this would be

6160
03:38:17,860 --> 03:38:18,528
the whole thing because it is

6161
03:38:18,528 --> 03:38:20,896
either or so. This would be

6162
03:38:20,896 --> 03:38:21,864
the motion is to prove this

6163
03:38:21,864 --> 03:38:23,330
resolution.

6164
03:38:23,330 --> 03:38:23,667
>> But with choosing join in

6165
03:38:23,667 --> 03:38:26,536
the action of the city of

6166
03:38:26,536 --> 03:38:27,570
South Miami to determine the

6167
03:38:27,570 --> 03:38:28,472
legality, the requirement to

6168
03:38:28,472 --> 03:38:31,472
enter into the 2.87 g instead

6169
03:38:32,108 --> 03:38:34,477
the first part. Authorizing

6170
03:38:34,477 --> 03:38:36,346
the city attorney to Tafolla

6171
03:38:36,346 --> 03:38:38,746
attack critics Any other

6172
03:38:42,118 --> 03:38:42,719
discussion. Kerry, can you

6173
03:38:42,719 --> 03:38:44,955
call the Roll, Please?

6174
03:38:44,955 --> 03:38:46,955
Commissioner Carey know

6175
03:38:47,900 --> 03:38:48,492
Commissioner Castillo,

6176
03:38:48,492 --> 03:38:49,126
Commissioner Haskell. Yes,

6177
03:38:49,126 --> 03:38:51,126
commissioner Hoover, yes.

6178
03:38:52,662 --> 03:38:55,620
Commissioner Lee. Mayor Henry

6179
03:38:59,102 --> 03:38:59,803
get Snow. Okay. Motion fails.

6180
03:38:59,803 --> 03:39:02,803
They could be another motion

6181
03:39:06,810 --> 03:39:11,610
or we can move on. We can move

6182
03:39:18,555 --> 03:39:19,190
could be another. Go ahead.

6183
03:39:19,190 --> 03:39:20,657
Item number 3, expressing

6184
03:39:20,657 --> 03:39:21,826
support for extending

6185
03:39:21,826 --> 03:39:23,930
temporary protected status.

6186
03:39:23,930 --> 03:39:23,794
Tps for Haitians. And again,

6187
03:39:23,794 --> 03:39:27,394
we do have a public comment.

6188
03:39:30,134 --> 03:39:32,534
Okay. Seahawk. Chris McNulty.

6189
03:39:41,546 --> 03:39:43,946
And Madeline Ball. Good

6190
03:39:48,520 --> 03:39:49,820
evening I have a really nice.

6191
03:39:49,820 --> 03:39:52,222
City reaffirming thing to say.

6192
03:39:52,222 --> 03:39:53,991
But really, why don't you

6193
03:39:53,991 --> 03:39:54,926
>> do want to just throw it

6194
03:39:54,926 --> 03:39:57,595
all in. Do want to support

6195
03:39:57,595 --> 03:39:58,630
anyone in this community.

6196
03:39:58,630 --> 03:40:01,630
That's really like kind of

6197
03:40:02,233 --> 03:40:04,301
where we're at now. In 2022.

6198
03:40:04,301 --> 03:40:05,570
Mayor Johnson and the

6199
03:40:05,570 --> 03:40:07,805
commission proclaimed MAY as

6200
03:40:07,805 --> 03:40:08,473
Haitian Heritage Month.

6201
03:40:08,473 --> 03:40:10,341
>> But it doesn't seem like

6202
03:40:10,341 --> 03:40:12,310
any information we get the

6203
03:40:12,310 --> 03:40:12,977
matters. So I'm really not

6204
03:40:12,977 --> 03:40:14,946
going to even waste my time

6205
03:40:14,946 --> 03:40:15,647
reading this because obviously

6206
03:40:15,647 --> 03:40:18,647
you guys don't actually care

6207
03:40:26,291 --> 03:40:28,291
about your constituents.

6208
03:40:33,798 --> 03:40:34,498
>> I second Lucy Hawk. And

6209
03:40:34,498 --> 03:40:37,498
then Abby Weiss. She's still

6210
03:40:41,206 --> 03:40:43,206
here.

6211
03:40:43,642 --> 03:40:44,910
>> Love the Lord. Your GOD,

6212
03:40:44,910 --> 03:40:45,610
with all your heart with all

6213
03:40:45,610 --> 03:40:48,747
your soul. And with all your

6214
03:40:48,747 --> 03:40:50,349
strength. And the second is

6215
03:40:50,349 --> 03:40:53,949
like it, love your neighbor as

6216
03:40:54,386 --> 03:40:55,860
yourself. I just want to end

6217
03:40:55,860 --> 03:40:57,256
with words of scripture. The

6218
03:40:57,256 --> 03:41:00,125
words of Jesus, because that's

6219
03:41:00,125 --> 03:41:01,580
how I live my life. And I know

6220
03:41:01,580 --> 03:41:03,962
I know that. That's how all of

6221
03:41:03,962 --> 03:41:05,998
you want to live your lives.

6222
03:41:05,998 --> 03:41:07,366
And I don't have any idea why

6223
03:41:07,366 --> 03:41:09,635
we would not support the

6224
03:41:09,635 --> 03:41:12,635
extension of tps for Haitian

6225
03:41:16,542 --> 03:41:18,542
neighbors. Thank you.

6226
03:41:21,647 --> 03:41:24,647
>> And the Julie Hill to

6227
03:41:25,618 --> 03:41:27,720
determine if she is here. My

6228
03:41:27,720 --> 03:41:29,655
name is Abby Weiss regarding

6229
03:41:29,655 --> 03:41:30,455
items 3, I'd like to share a

6230
03:41:30,455 --> 03:41:31,220
firsthand experience with the

6231
03:41:31,220 --> 03:41:33,422
Haitian member of our

6232
03:41:33,526 --> 03:41:34,559
community.

6233
03:41:34,559 --> 03:41:36,229
>> I'm a volunteer with keys

6234
03:41:36,229 --> 03:41:36,929
to be the change and read with

6235
03:41:36,929 --> 03:41:39,329
several Haitian students at

6236
03:41:39,898 --> 03:41:40,733
Point Sienna Elementary. A few

6237
03:41:40,733 --> 03:41:43,302
months ago. One of the

6238
03:41:43,302 --> 03:41:45,238
students and I discussed the

6239
03:41:45,238 --> 03:41:46,338
words. Optum, este and

6240
03:41:46,338 --> 03:41:48,738
pessimist. How to spell

6241
03:41:49,442 --> 03:41:50,342
pronounce and a fine. Every

6242
03:41:50,342 --> 03:41:52,344
time we met, I started our

6243
03:41:52,344 --> 03:41:55,344
conversation with our u n

6244
03:41:55,380 --> 03:41:56,490
Optimist or a pessimist today.

6245
03:41:56,490 --> 03:41:59,649
All refer to this child has

6246
03:42:01,120 --> 03:42:01,954
optimist. Optimists will begin

6247
03:42:01,954 --> 03:42:02,822
be in the fall and in an

6248
03:42:02,822 --> 03:42:05,525
effort to ensure they are as

6249
03:42:05,525 --> 03:42:06,226
prepared as possible. We

6250
03:42:06,226 --> 03:42:06,959
agreed we would like to

6251
03:42:06,959 --> 03:42:09,359
continue reading together over

6252
03:42:11,130 --> 03:42:11,931
the summer. I work with kids

6253
03:42:11,931 --> 03:42:13,933
to be the change and the

6254
03:42:13,933 --> 03:42:16,350
Pointe Sienna parent educator

6255
03:42:16,350 --> 03:42:18,171
to schedule reaching kids over

6256
03:42:18,171 --> 03:42:20,390
the summer is difficult. So I

6257
03:42:20,390 --> 03:42:20,739
was excited JUNE 24th. When I

6258
03:42:20,739 --> 03:42:21,408
heard when I learned we had a

6259
03:42:21,408 --> 03:42:23,808
meeting scheduled for JUNE

6260
03:42:25,178 --> 03:42:26,412
30th. Optimist wants to be a

6261
03:42:26,412 --> 03:42:27,447
cardiologist and I was ready

6262
03:42:27,447 --> 03:42:30,150
with materials to learn about

6263
03:42:30,150 --> 03:42:33,150
how the heart works. New

6264
03:42:33,619 --> 03:42:34,320
vocabulary and and and help

6265
03:42:34,320 --> 03:42:37,920
bring that dream a tiny step

6266
03:42:38,892 --> 03:42:39,526
closer to reality. I want to

6267
03:42:39,526 --> 03:42:41,494
help optimist see that. A

6268
03:42:41,494 --> 03:42:42,796
career as a cardiologist is a

6269
03:42:42,796 --> 03:42:43,530
possibility and there are

6270
03:42:43,530 --> 03:42:46,530
invested partners to help make

6271
03:42:47,000 --> 03:42:49,469
that happen. On JUNE. 27th the

6272
03:42:49,469 --> 03:42:51,738
secretary of Homeland Security

6273
03:42:51,738 --> 03:42:53,240
announced hemp very protected

6274
03:42:53,240 --> 03:42:53,874
status designated for Haitians

6275
03:42:53,874 --> 03:42:56,874
would be terminated as of

6276
03:42:58,111 --> 03:42:59,613
SEPTEMBER seconds. On JUNE

6277
03:42:59,613 --> 03:43:00,314
30th, I sat in the Pointe

6278
03:43:00,314 --> 03:43:03,314
Sienna office waiting for up

6279
03:43:03,650 --> 03:43:05,119
to mess to arrive. The parent

6280
03:43:05,119 --> 03:43:06,920
educator called both parents

6281
03:43:06,920 --> 03:43:07,620
several times. The phones

6282
03:43:07,620 --> 03:43:11,220
rang. Then calls were sent to

6283
03:43:11,624 --> 03:43:12,259
voicemail. Optimist lives,

6284
03:43:12,259 --> 03:43:14,659
walking distance from the

6285
03:43:15,662 --> 03:43:18,662
school. I waited patiently but

6286
03:43:19,800 --> 03:43:20,501
optimists never showed. Was it

6287
03:43:20,501 --> 03:43:23,501
possible they were too scared

6288
03:43:23,704 --> 03:43:24,904
to come to their own school?

6289
03:43:24,904 --> 03:43:26,507
Could their parents have

6290
03:43:26,507 --> 03:43:27,241
deemed it too unsafe to let up

6291
03:43:27,241 --> 03:43:31,441
to Mets walk a few blocks from

6292
03:43:31,645 --> 03:43:32,780
home. Do they feel that this

6293
03:43:32,780 --> 03:43:33,480
community and the only

6294
03:43:33,480 --> 03:43:35,820
elementary school this child

6295
03:43:35,820 --> 03:43:38,682
has ever known are now a

6296
03:43:39,153 --> 03:43:39,820
threat to their family. These

6297
03:43:39,820 --> 03:43:40,620
questions raced through my

6298
03:43:40,620 --> 03:43:41,322
mind, then gave way to the

6299
03:43:41,322 --> 03:43:43,722
most frightening question of

6300
03:43:44,392 --> 03:43:46,792
all. If they rescinded

6301
03:43:47,495 --> 03:43:48,829
designation remains in effect,

6302
03:43:48,829 --> 03:43:51,229
has optimists public school

6303
03:43:51,699 --> 03:43:53,699
education ceased altogether.

6304
03:43:55,269 --> 03:43:58,500
Is a 5th grade education. All

6305
03:43:58,500 --> 03:43:58,740
this child so full of

6306
03:43:58,740 --> 03:44:01,140
potential interest and empathy

6307
03:44:02,877 --> 03:44:04,112
will receive from Key West.

6308
03:44:04,112 --> 03:44:05,146
Commissioners. I encourage you

6309
03:44:05,146 --> 03:44:08,820
to support Optum Este and the

6310
03:44:08,820 --> 03:44:08,849
other 5,000 Haitian Members of

6311
03:44:08,849 --> 03:44:11,849
our community by voting in

6312
03:44:12,860 --> 03:44:14,822
support of this resolution to

6313
03:44:14,822 --> 03:44:16,691
extend temporary protected

6314
03:44:16,691 --> 03:44:17,926
status. Let's ensure safety,

6315
03:44:17,926 --> 03:44:18,860
security and access to a

6316
03:44:18,860 --> 03:44:21,260
public school education for

6317
03:44:25,199 --> 03:44:28,799
all children in Key West. Want

6318
03:44:30,405 --> 03:44:31,406
to go So I don't think other

6319
03:44:31,406 --> 03:44:32,106
people are here to say is

6320
03:44:32,106 --> 03:44:33,410
there anyone else that would

6321
03:44:33,410 --> 03:44:36,641
like to speak on this item?

6322
03:44:46,855 --> 03:44:48,490
Please come up. Thank you take

6323
03:44:48,490 --> 03:44:49,157
the time again. I have some

6324
03:44:49,157 --> 03:44:51,557
questions about this. A

6325
03:44:51,593 --> 03:44:51,994
meeting last week. We talked

6326
03:44:51,994 --> 03:44:52,661
about him.

6327
03:44:52,661 --> 03:44:55,263
>> The number of members of

6328
03:44:55,263 --> 03:44:56,498
our community who are Haitian.

6329
03:44:56,498 --> 03:44:58,266
This is not just here in

6330
03:44:58,266 --> 03:44:59,000
Monroe County are Qs a South,

6331
03:44:59,000 --> 03:45:02,103
Florida. I mean, this is a lot

6332
03:45:02,103 --> 03:45:02,938
of the state of Florida you

6333
03:45:02,938 --> 03:45:05,600
know, we heard a lot of

6334
03:45:05,600 --> 03:45:06,175
arguments about what we lose

6335
03:45:06,175 --> 03:45:08,310
by not extending this. What do

6336
03:45:08,310 --> 03:45:10,846
we lose by extending it? But

6337
03:45:10,846 --> 03:45:13,480
what is the harm voting to

6338
03:45:13,480 --> 03:45:14,249
extend this? Are we might

6339
03:45:14,249 --> 03:45:15,451
aggravate some politicians. Is

6340
03:45:15,451 --> 03:45:18,353
that the risk that we're on

6341
03:45:18,353 --> 03:45:21,257
our we putting the city on the

6342
03:45:21,257 --> 03:45:21,991
line by doing this? I

6343
03:45:21,991 --> 03:45:23,993
struggling to understand where

6344
03:45:23,993 --> 03:45:27,593
the hesitancy is here. I can

6345
03:45:28,597 --> 03:45:31,700
tell you, you know. It's not

6346
03:45:31,700 --> 03:45:32,401
just the things that we have

6347
03:45:32,401 --> 03:45:35,137
here in the city that rely on

6348
03:45:35,137 --> 03:45:35,738
these these folks, its county

6349
03:45:35,738 --> 03:45:37,738
services, its regional

6350
03:45:38,240 --> 03:45:38,941
services. I mean, go look at

6351
03:45:38,941 --> 03:45:41,941
where recycling gaps and his

6352
03:45:42,678 --> 03:45:44,460
process. It. A lot of the

6353
03:45:44,460 --> 03:45:45,314
functions of the city either

6354
03:45:45,314 --> 03:45:48,914
direct or indirect rely on on

6355
03:45:49,584 --> 03:45:52,455
these folks. Hawaii, is this

6356
03:45:52,455 --> 03:45:53,822
such a conundrum? And we've

6357
03:45:53,822 --> 03:45:54,656
already talked about the moral

6358
03:45:54,656 --> 03:45:55,357
stuff and everything else. And

6359
03:45:55,357 --> 03:45:57,757
that's really important. But

6360
03:45:58,294 --> 03:45:58,828
I'm not gonna late bloomer

6361
03:45:58,828 --> 03:46:01,228
again. I just don't

6362
03:46:02,565 --> 03:46:04,600
understand. What the risk is

6363
03:46:04,600 --> 03:46:07,600
to extending I'd love some

6364
03:46:10,440 --> 03:46:13,440
clarity on that. Thank you.

6365
03:46:15,311 --> 03:46:16,513
Yes, go ahead.

6366
03:46:16,513 --> 03:46:17,213
>> Jaime, again, Heather's

6367
03:46:17,213 --> 03:46:19,213
look about there's 14, 17, 18

6368
03:46:21,751 --> 03:46:22,485
street district, 4. I just

6369
03:46:22,485 --> 03:46:26,523
want to say, I've got a couple

6370
03:46:26,523 --> 03:46:26,990
phone calls this week from

6371
03:46:26,990 --> 03:46:28,824
city employees.

6372
03:46:28,824 --> 03:46:31,194
>> Who are the directors?

6373
03:46:31,194 --> 03:46:33,194
>> Or at or

6374
03:46:34,130 --> 03:46:34,863
>> directly in charge with

6375
03:46:34,863 --> 03:46:37,863
various members of the Haitian

6376
03:46:38,401 --> 03:46:39,636
community that fall under tps

6377
03:46:39,636 --> 03:46:41,270
asking my organization that

6378
03:46:41,270 --> 03:46:41,972
literally I created a month

6379
03:46:41,972 --> 03:46:44,972
ago with several other people

6380
03:46:45,175 --> 03:46:47,175
in this.

6381
03:46:48,611 --> 03:46:49,546
>> Hall to actively try to

6382
03:46:49,546 --> 03:46:50,313
help our immigrant community

6383
03:46:50,313 --> 03:46:52,148
members. Literally. I've been

6384
03:46:52,148 --> 03:46:54,548
doing this activism work.

6385
03:46:55,819 --> 03:46:57,530
>> This round for one month.

6386
03:46:57,530 --> 03:46:59,890
>> And your people are calling

6387
03:46:59,890 --> 03:47:02,192
me and my people asking for

6388
03:47:02,192 --> 03:47:03,961
help and guidance and asking

6389
03:47:03,961 --> 03:47:05,280
them asking us for pro bono

6390
03:47:05,280 --> 03:47:07,428
lawyers because they're about

6391
03:47:07,998 --> 03:47:09,165
to lose no less than 8

6392
03:47:09,165 --> 03:47:10,200
employees. Regardless of how

6393
03:47:10,200 --> 03:47:10,934
you vote today, tps is ending.

6394
03:47:10,934 --> 03:47:11,668
We're kicking all the Haitians

6395
03:47:11,668 --> 03:47:11,902
out of the country. It's a big

6396
03:47:11,902 --> 03:47:12,300
f#

6397
03:47:12,300 --> 03:47:12,980
#

6398
03:47:12,980 --> 03:47:12,195
#

6399
03:47:12,195 --> 03:47:12,290
#

6400
03:47:12,290 --> 03:47:12,385
#

6401
03:47:12,385 --> 03:47:12,489
#

6402
03:47:12,489 --> 03:47:14,489
mad.

6403
03:47:16,473 --> 03:47:17,574
>> Excuse my language. Your

6404
03:47:17,574 --> 03:47:18,642
people are calling my people

6405
03:47:18,642 --> 03:47:19,343
asking for help because they

6406
03:47:19,343 --> 03:47:22,943
don't know what to Clean your

6407
03:47:27,751 --> 03:47:29,751
house.

6408
03:47:30,154 --> 03:47:32,890
>> That's it. That's it. All

6409
03:47:32,890 --> 03:47:33,623
right. Do we have a motion

6410
03:47:33,623 --> 03:47:35,392
motion to approve motion to

6411
03:47:35,392 --> 03:47:36,827
approve to have a second

6412
03:47:36,827 --> 03:47:39,830
check. It. I have a second by

6413
03:47:39,830 --> 03:47:41,632
Commissioner casino. Any

6414
03:47:41,632 --> 03:47:42,299
discussion Commissioner Carey

6415
03:47:42,299 --> 03:47:44,368
just for clarity. We don't

6416
03:47:44,368 --> 03:47:46,368
have the authority.

6417
03:47:46,503 --> 03:47:47,304
>> The city does not have the

6418
03:47:47,304 --> 03:47:50,304
authority to extend this. But

6419
03:47:50,608 --> 03:47:51,843
we are urging and asking for

6420
03:47:51,843 --> 03:47:54,243
to think it's quite

6421
03:47:55,980 --> 03:47:56,814
appropriate that we do so it

6422
03:47:56,814 --> 03:48:00,414
is truly have a large Haitian

6423
03:48:00,450 --> 03:48:01,152
community here and the thought

6424
03:48:01,152 --> 03:48:03,788
original date was in FEBRUARY

6425
03:48:03,788 --> 03:48:07,225
of 2026. And backing it up so

6426
03:48:07,225 --> 03:48:07,925
quickly. Now to AUGUST 3rd

6427
03:48:07,925 --> 03:48:10,925
with the termination date of

6428
03:48:11,963 --> 03:48:12,830
SEPTEMBER second seems. Very,

6429
03:48:12,830 --> 03:48:13,664
very quickly that these

6430
03:48:13,664 --> 03:48:16,664
families would have to make

6431
03:48:17,769 --> 03:48:18,503
arrangements. So it does seem

6432
03:48:18,503 --> 03:48:19,690
quite appropriate that we that

6433
03:48:19,690 --> 03:48:19,938
we just ask for this

6434
03:48:19,938 --> 03:48:22,338
consideration that just for

6435
03:48:22,706 --> 03:48:24,843
clarity one gentleman was

6436
03:48:24,843 --> 03:48:26,744
asking the city has absolutely

6437
03:48:26,744 --> 03:48:27,379
no authority to to make this

6438
03:48:27,379 --> 03:48:29,214
decision only to urge the

6439
03:48:29,214 --> 03:48:31,614
government to do The

6440
03:48:32,650 --> 03:48:33,384
supporting Any other

6441
03:48:33,384 --> 03:48:35,384
discussion. Commissioner Yeah,

6442
03:48:37,622 --> 03:48:40,492
MADAM Mayor. Think some other

6443
03:48:40,492 --> 03:48:40,992
language should be added to

6444
03:48:40,992 --> 03:48:41,659
this here.

6445
03:48:41,659 --> 03:48:44,659
>> Be in not only Haitians

6446
03:48:45,829 --> 03:48:48,829
should extend till. The people

6447
03:48:49,534 --> 03:48:53,704
that will be sent back and in

6448
03:48:53,704 --> 03:48:56,704
the situation. I mean, it

6449
03:48:57,943 --> 03:48:58,644
singles out just Haitian.

6450
03:48:58,644 --> 03:48:59,712
>> I believe that's what it's

6451
03:48:59,712 --> 03:49:02,712
reference to for the. But

6452
03:49:11,924 --> 03:49:12,590
here's other. Hundreds is one.

6453
03:49:12,590 --> 03:49:13,325
And don't get me wrong. I'm

6454
03:49:13,325 --> 03:49:17,290
I'm I'm in full support of it.

6455
03:49:17,290 --> 03:49:19,230
So. It's not like I'm I just

6456
03:49:19,230 --> 03:49:19,865
don't want to leave anybody

6457
03:49:19,865 --> 03:49:23,465
out that some of the same

6458
03:49:28,841 --> 03:49:29,542
sanctions is. My fellow Okay.

6459
03:49:29,542 --> 03:49:30,843
We don't know what they are,

6460
03:49:30,843 --> 03:49:34,379
but we'll have to bring him

6461
03:49:34,379 --> 03:49:36,114
back. Well, I guess the

6462
03:49:36,114 --> 03:49:37,883
question this is specific

6463
03:49:37,883 --> 03:49:38,317
program, temporary protected

6464
03:49:38,317 --> 03:49:39,180
status under.

6465
03:49:39,180 --> 03:49:41,180
>> The former administration.

6466
03:49:41,386 --> 03:49:42,121
I don't know if are there

6467
03:49:42,121 --> 03:49:45,721
other groups under their own I

6468
03:49:48,460 --> 03:49:50,860
don't know. Commissioner has

6469
03:49:50,930 --> 03:49:52,930
school.

6470
03:49:53,232 --> 03:49:55,632
>> I believe this humanitarian

6471
03:49:56,335 --> 03:49:57,503
parole program primarily

6472
03:49:57,503 --> 03:49:59,503
effects nationals from 4

6473
03:50:00,540 --> 03:50:01,374
countries like Commissioner

6474
03:50:01,374 --> 03:50:03,774
Casteel said Cuba, Haiti,

6475
03:50:08,715 --> 03:50:09,215
Nicaragua and Venezuela.

6476
03:50:09,215 --> 03:50:09,882
Commissioner Lee.

6477
03:50:09,882 --> 03:50:10,717
>> We're talking about tps

6478
03:50:10,717 --> 03:50:13,717
with a parole program month.

6479
03:50:15,788 --> 03:50:16,189
This is just temporary

6480
03:50:16,189 --> 03:50:18,189
protection.

6481
03:50:19,759 --> 03:50:20,126
>> Jennifer Haitian sea well

6482
03:50:20,126 --> 03:50:20,860
could be.

6483
03:50:20,860 --> 03:50:23,329
>> I don't know. We might want

6484
03:50:23,329 --> 03:50:24,630
to postpone this Commissioner

6485
03:50:24,630 --> 03:50:27,300
Kaufman be back and

6486
03:50:27,167 --> 03:50:27,466
participate. We can bring him

6487
03:50:27,466 --> 03:50:28,167
back.

6488
03:50:28,167 --> 03:50:29,769
>> so we can go ahead and go

6489
03:50:29,769 --> 03:50:32,769
with the resolution we have

6490
03:50:32,806 --> 03:50:34,400
now, since we we got a

6491
03:50:34,400 --> 03:50:34,874
commission are you sense of

6492
03:50:34,874 --> 03:50:35,508
putting it on hold? You're

6493
03:50:35,508 --> 03:50:39,108
making a motion for as is

6494
03:50:41,581 --> 03:50:42,249
right Ok? Yeah, we have I

6495
03:50:42,249 --> 03:50:42,849
second the motion. Oh, I'm

6496
03:50:42,849 --> 03:50:45,849
sorry. We have make has

6497
03:50:45,951 --> 03:50:46,820
discussions and it's not okay.

6498
03:50:46,820 --> 03:50:49,856
Okay. So in speaking with our

6499
03:50:49,856 --> 03:50:52,826
hr director today, we do have

6500
03:50:52,826 --> 03:50:55,596
to follow the federal law. The

6501
03:50:55,596 --> 03:50:56,228
city could be exposed to

6502
03:50:56,228 --> 03:50:57,697
hundreds of thousands of

6503
03:50:57,697 --> 03:50:59,733
dollars in civil fines per

6504
03:50:59,733 --> 03:51:02,302
worker as well as criminal

6505
03:51:02,302 --> 03:51:04,304
penalties, including fines and

6506
03:51:04,304 --> 03:51:04,905
imprisonment. And then as your

6507
03:51:04,905 --> 03:51:07,305
mayor, I cannot support

6508
03:51:09,760 --> 03:51:09,910
putting City Hall and this

6509
03:51:09,910 --> 03:51:11,144
position. So and we do have

6510
03:51:11,144 --> 03:51:13,346
some employees that it could

6511
03:51:13,346 --> 03:51:16,946
affect. But we have to follow

6512
03:51:17,551 --> 03:51:18,685
the federal law. Not a mission

6513
03:51:18,685 --> 03:51:20,520
or Kerry. Just for clarity.

6514
03:51:20,520 --> 03:51:21,387
We're just urging the

6515
03:51:21,387 --> 03:51:23,389
government right? It's just

6516
03:51:23,389 --> 03:51:25,789
asking them to support.

6517
03:51:28,295 --> 03:51:29,530
Changing the tea. Correct?

6518
03:51:29,530 --> 03:51:31,132
It's ultimately I I don't want

6519
03:51:31,132 --> 03:51:31,998
to speak for Commissioner

6520
03:51:31,998 --> 03:51:35,369
Hough and but my impression of

6521
03:51:35,369 --> 03:51:37,138
it is just expressing support

6522
03:51:37,138 --> 03:51:38,710
that we earns right to

6523
03:51:38,710 --> 03:51:40,107
continuing it as it's not that

6524
03:51:40,107 --> 03:51:40,808
we're implementing anything

6525
03:51:40,808 --> 03:51:42,810
that we support extension of

6526
03:51:42,810 --> 03:51:43,477
that. Ok, thank you. All

6527
03:51:43,477 --> 03:51:47,770
right. We have a motion is

6528
03:51:47,515 --> 03:51:48,915
second, any other discussion?

6529
03:51:48,915 --> 03:51:49,450
Can you call the Roll, Please?

6530
03:51:49,450 --> 03:51:51,450
Commissioner Kerry

6531
03:51:51,685 --> 03:51:53,685
commissioner Castillo. Yes,

6532
03:51:54,555 --> 03:51:55,189
Commissioner Haskell. Yes.

6533
03:51:55,189 --> 03:51:55,890
Commissioner Hoover. Yes.

6534
03:51:55,890 --> 03:51:58,290
Commissioner Lee. Yes. Mayor

6535
03:52:00,361 --> 03:52:00,895
Enrique Snow. Motion passes.

6536
03:52:00,895 --> 03:52:02,829
Okay. Item number 4

6537
03:52:02,829 --> 03:52:04,932
ordinances. First reading. An

6538
03:52:04,932 --> 03:52:07,100
ordinance of the city of Key

6539
03:52:07,100 --> 03:52:07,735
west of the city commission of

6540
03:52:07,735 --> 03:52:10,700
Key West, Florida, pursuant to

6541
03:52:10,700 --> 03:52:12,600
Section 8.0 1 of the Key West

6542
03:52:12,600 --> 03:52:14,406
Charter and that Nick

6543
03:52:14,842 --> 03:52:15,576
ordinance, number 25, Dash 11

6544
03:52:15,576 --> 03:52:16,244
changing the election date for

6545
03:52:16,244 --> 03:52:18,179
the proposed amendments to

6546
03:52:18,179 --> 03:52:18,880
section 3.0 1, a.

6547
03:52:18,880 --> 03:52:21,816
>> And b of the city charter

6548
03:52:21,816 --> 03:52:23,284
to be placed up for referendum

6549
03:52:23,284 --> 03:52:23,918
on the NOVEMBER. 3rd, 2026

6550
03:52:23,918 --> 03:52:25,520
general election ballot

6551
03:52:25,520 --> 03:52:27,520
clarifying the proposed

6552
03:52:28,388 --> 03:52:30,240
amended amending language in

6553
03:52:30,240 --> 03:52:30,859
Section 3.0 changing the term

6554
03:52:30,859 --> 03:52:33,859
of future mayors from 2 years

6555
03:52:34,529 --> 03:52:35,229
to 4 years clarifying the

6556
03:52:35,229 --> 03:52:37,231
proposed amending language in

6557
03:52:37,231 --> 03:52:39,670
Section 3.0 1 b changing the

6558
03:52:39,670 --> 03:52:42,670
term limits for future mayors

6559
03:52:42,570 --> 03:52:43,238
from 8 12 years providing for

6560
03:52:43,238 --> 03:52:43,972
severability, providing for

6561
03:52:43,972 --> 03:52:45,707
fielding consistent provisions

6562
03:52:45,707 --> 03:52:46,700
providing for an effective

6563
03:52:46,700 --> 03:52:46,675
date.

6564
03:52:46,675 --> 03:52:50,275
>> And I do have Chris nasa

6565
03:52:54,916 --> 03:52:55,517
Coats signed up. Hello, Mayor

6566
03:52:55,517 --> 03:52:57,517
and commissioners Chris

6567
03:52:58,386 --> 03:52:59,154
mascot, 16, 15 Laird Street. I

6568
03:52:59,154 --> 03:53:02,154
had requested that election be

6569
03:53:04,293 --> 03:53:05,227
postponed to save $72,000 in

6570
03:53:05,227 --> 03:53:05,894
city funds. So I really

6571
03:53:05,894 --> 03:53:08,294
appreciate you guys putting

6572
03:53:09,830 --> 03:53:11,866
this on the ballot. I

6573
03:53:11,866 --> 03:53:12,567
encourage you to put this on

6574
03:53:12,567 --> 03:53:13,235
AUGUST election because that

6575
03:53:13,235 --> 03:53:15,635
is when municipal elections

6576
03:53:16,805 --> 03:53:18,607
here in Key West happen. And I

6577
03:53:18,607 --> 03:53:19,775
think it's healthy for us to

6578
03:53:19,775 --> 03:53:20,509
have that debate during the

6579
03:53:20,509 --> 03:53:22,909
municipal elections. That will

6580
03:53:25,380 --> 03:53:26,810
happen in AUGUST. But I do

6581
03:53:26,810 --> 03:53:27,650
support this this movement to

6582
03:53:27,650 --> 03:53:28,684
make so that we can save some

6583
03:53:28,684 --> 03:53:32,884
money. But I do want to point

6584
03:53:33,789 --> 03:53:34,457
out one more thing is that we

6585
03:53:34,457 --> 03:53:35,190
redesigned City government.

6586
03:53:35,190 --> 03:53:38,127
The idea for the mayor to only

6587
03:53:38,127 --> 03:53:39,828
have 2 terms was so that every

6588
03:53:39,828 --> 03:53:41,463
2 years we could throw out the

6589
03:53:41,463 --> 03:53:42,365
entire the majority of the

6590
03:53:42,365 --> 03:53:45,365
commission, if the city, if

6591
03:53:46,268 --> 03:53:47,303
the city voters wanted to. I

6592
03:53:47,303 --> 03:53:50,903
think that a lot voters might

6593
03:53:53,476 --> 03:53:55,411
want to do that. Thank you.

6594
03:53:55,411 --> 03:53:56,511
>> Thank you. I did sponsor

6595
03:53:56,511 --> 03:53:57,179
this ordinance and I

6596
03:53:57,179 --> 03:53:58,481
previously requested that I

6597
03:53:58,481 --> 03:54:01,117
would like to see the mayor's

6598
03:54:01,117 --> 03:54:02,852
term change from 2 years to 4

6599
03:54:02,852 --> 03:54:03,719
years. However, I have since

6600
03:54:03,719 --> 03:54:06,719
asked that it be postponed

6601
03:54:08,558 --> 03:54:09,258
until the 2026 election. This

6602
03:54:09,258 --> 03:54:11,561
is the right and responsible

6603
03:54:11,561 --> 03:54:13,662
thing to do. So I'm asking for

6604
03:54:13,662 --> 03:54:14,630
the commission's support in

6605
03:54:14,630 --> 03:54:16,933
moving this forward. Do I have

6606
03:54:16,933 --> 03:54:17,633
a motion approve? Have a

6607
03:54:17,633 --> 03:54:18,301
motion by Commissioner Lee a

6608
03:54:18,301 --> 03:54:20,636
second by Commissioner Any

6609
03:54:20,636 --> 03:54:22,636
other discussion. Commissioner

6610
03:54:25,541 --> 03:54:27,377
Haskell.

6611
03:54:27,377 --> 03:54:28,770
>> When a similar ordinance

6612
03:54:28,770 --> 03:54:29,445
came before us earlier, that

6613
03:54:29,445 --> 03:54:32,445
was putting the election date

6614
03:54:32,916 --> 03:54:35,585
in 2025. For first reading and

6615
03:54:35,585 --> 03:54:36,419
never came up for second

6616
03:54:36,419 --> 03:54:39,419
reading. That also, I do

6617
03:54:39,422 --> 03:54:40,890
remember did that also change

6618
03:54:40,890 --> 03:54:42,258
the term limits for future

6619
03:54:42,258 --> 03:54:43,930
mayors from 8 years to 12

6620
03:54:43,930 --> 03:54:46,693
years or is that on this

6621
03:54:47,264 --> 03:54:48,231
version?

6622
03:54:48,231 --> 03:54:49,566
>> know that America MAY

6623
03:54:49,566 --> 03:54:50,300
commissioner Haskell, that was

6624
03:54:50,300 --> 03:54:52,302
a change that was already done

6625
03:54:52,302 --> 03:54:52,969
and approved previously. So

6626
03:54:52,969 --> 03:54:53,537
the only change that we're

6627
03:54:53,537 --> 03:54:56,537
making to this one is

6628
03:54:57,174 --> 03:54:59,800
specifically the election date

6629
03:54:59,800 --> 03:54:59,709
changing from special election

6630
03:54:59,709 --> 03:55:02,579
to the election and a general

6631
03:55:02,579 --> 03:55:05,149
election in Thank you. Any

6632
03:55:05,149 --> 03:55:08,149
other discussion. Can you call

6633
03:55:08,585 --> 03:55:09,319
the roll? Please, commissioner

6634
03:55:09,319 --> 03:55:11,719
Carey s commissioner Castillo.

6635
03:55:12,355 --> 03:55:13,624
Yes, commissioner Haskell.

6636
03:55:13,624 --> 03:55:14,491
Yes, commissioner Hoover. Yes.

6637
03:55:14,491 --> 03:55:16,891
Commissioner Lee. Yes. Mayor

6638
03:55:18,950 --> 03:55:18,695
Henry gets yes. Motion passes.

6639
03:55:18,695 --> 03:55:21,000
>> And at this time our