[2:07] really

[2:08] >>.

[2:11] >> you have the addition above

[2:15] item at 2b, has a scriveners

[2:19] error and in addition there is

[2:20] an amendment the administration

[2:24] needs to make to item 3a.

[2:25] The second bullet and the

[2:30] mayor's memo on mdc 002 should

[2:35] be deleted in its entirety.

[2:37] >>chair: all right, so do we

[2:51] have someone moving the rest?

[2:53] >>commissioner regalado: MADAME

[2:54] Chair, I am pulling 3a.

[2:56] >>chair: anyone else.

[2:58] >>commissioner bermudez: I want

[2:58] to speak on 3a also.

[3:00] >>chair: do I have a motion.

[3:03] >> second.

[3:04] >>chair: all in favor.

[3:06] MR. Attorney.

[3:10] >> MADAME Chair you're going to

[3:15] have a motion to approve the

[3:17] remainder of that agenda other

[3:19] than item 3a.

[3:20] >>commissioner mcghee: I

[3:22] thought we just did that but we

[3:31] will do it again.

[3:32] , motion to move the remainder

[3:33] of the agenda.

[3:35] >>chair: all in favor.

[3:36] So now we take 3a.

[3:38] Let's start with commissioner

[3:39] regalado.

[3:41] >>commissioner regalado: thank

[3:42] you.

[3:46] So I'm concerned about the

[3:56] items specifically since the

[3:57] city of hialeah has plans for

[3:59] the highline they've been

[4:01] working on this for some time.

[4:03] I know every time we have an

[4:04] opportunity to do affordable

[4:06] housing we should take it but

[4:20] in this case it's going to

[4:22] impact a plan they've been

[4:23] working on for some time.

[4:25] I wanted to hear from the

[4:27] administration as to their

[4:28] communications with the city of

[4:30] hialeah and their plans for the

[4:32] highline because this breaks

[4:33] up, yes.

[4:35] >>chair: anyone from the

[4:36] administration?

[4:38] Director, you are recognized.

[4:40] >> stacy miller, ceo of the

[4:41] department of transportation

[4:43] and public works through the

[4:44] chair.

[4:46] There are provisions in the

[4:48] ground lease and development

[4:51] agreement that protect the

[4:52] highline from any interference

[4:55] with the project so it requires

[4:57] collaboration and assurance

[4:58] that the highline is available

[5:09] through the parcel.

[5:10] >>commissioner regalado: will

[5:12] is in part help fund the

[5:13] highline so for those of us

[5:15] that do development for the

[5:16] underlined part of what we do

[5:22] is use those impact fees.

[5:24] We've used those impact fees to

[5:25] build the underlined.

[5:27] Has there been a conversation

[5:29] with a developer about their

[5:31] sensual contribution to the

[5:32] highline because they're going

[5:34] to benefit from it.

[5:36] >> I'm not cognizant of whether

[5:38] we've had that conversation yet

[5:40] as this is an active in force,

[5:42] that will be part of the

[5:44] development agreement when we

[5:50] finalize our negotiations.

[5:51] >>commissioner regalado: this

[5:53] is unsolicited comment will

[5:55] this be a unsolicited that is

[5:56] open for an rfp like the state

[5:58] one or is straight up

[5:59] unsolicited?

[6:00] >> this is a straight

[6:01] unsolicited as the state law

[6:03] allows for this to move forward

[6:05] because it is associated with

[6:05] housing.

[6:07] >> and this is for nathan,

[6:08] where's nathan.

[6:10] who's here representing

[6:13] housing?

[6:15] How are you.

[6:17] >>commissioner bastien: you are

[6:21] recognized sir.

[6:23] >>commissioner regalado: we

[6:24] recently received a letter from

[6:32] hud about unsoliciteds and we

[6:34] might consider moving forward

[6:44] instead of doing a unsolicited

[6:46] that closes the door on

[6:47] everyone when there is hud

[6:49] financing involved we would

[6:52] open up a rfp period so it

[6:54] could be competitive under the

[6:55] hud rules.

[7:01] I understand that before we

[7:02] had, hud had not sent us this

[7:04] letter but now that hud has

[7:05] sent us this letter are we

[7:07] going to do something or are we

[7:08] going to continue with the

[7:10] prior practice post hud letter?

[7:12] >> thank you for that question.

[7:21] What we've learned from hud and

[7:23] I believe we've had two

[7:25] conversations is it depends on

[7:25] the route.

[7:27] For example if it's a typical

[7:29] public housing site where

[7:30] you're trying to do development

[7:32] using housing funds then hud is

[7:34] saying clearly it needs to be a

[7:41] competitive solicitation if

[7:42] it's a typical ragged deal we

[7:44] are believing hud is saying you

[7:45] do not have to.

[7:55] You can negotiate that lease.

[7:56] >>commissioner regalado: so

[7:58] this is a property that is

[8:00] owned by dpw so I will ask the

[8:01] question again for this

[8:03] property what is our stance on

[8:04] you know, using this vehicle,

[8:06] with that limit the ability to

[8:11] get hud housing.

[8:13] >> this is not a rad deal,

[8:14] there's no hud deal so there

[8:16] are no implications in this

[8:22] transaction, none whatsoever

[8:24] yes and no, because the

[8:25] developer is saying they are

[8:27] going to do affordable units so

[8:30] they will get affordable money.

[8:32] >> they are using this statute

[8:33] which allows them to do

[8:35] affordable housing, it has

[8:38] nothing to do with hud.

[8:40] >> will they be prohibited from

[8:42] coming back and asking us?

[8:44] We all know how this works.

[9:00] Are we missing something here?

[9:03] >> I am a little uncomfortable

[9:04] speaking on that there

[9:06] transaction I had a part in but

[9:07] if they were to seek a surtax

[9:09] which is not hud funding they

[9:11] would be eligible for a surtax.

[9:14] >>commissioner regalado: just

[9:15] wanted to get that on the

[9:17] record because we know how it

[9:18] goes, we started one department

[9:20] and then they call, so we're

[9:22] all clear everybody knows how

[9:23] the game goes so we are all on

[9:24] the same page as to that is

[9:26] your opinion that this would

[9:28] not, the fact it is not

[9:29] competitively bid would not

[9:30] prevent them from receiving

[9:32] surtax funding, that's your

[9:33] position.

[9:34] Okay.

[9:35] And then let me know about

[9:37] hialeah and contribute into the

[9:39] highline because I think.

[9:40] >> my team has informed me

[9:42] there is no contribution to the

[9:44] highline in the current

[9:45] development agreement.

[9:47] >>commissioner regalado: that's

[9:48] problematic.

[9:56] >>chair: commissioner bermudez

[9:57] you are recognized.

[9:59] >>commissioner bermudez: I'm

[10:01] coming at it from the same

[10:03] perspective but a little bit

[10:05] different, the mayor of hialeah

[10:10] has indicated to me.

[10:12] >>chair: can you get to the

[10:12] mic?

[10:13] >>commissioner bermudez: I

[10:15] spoke to the mayor of hialeah

[10:17] which is one of the cities I

[10:18] represent and he is not aware,

[10:20] nobody spoke to him from the

[10:21] county on this issue and I

[10:23] think the proper policy should

[10:27] be for the administration or

[10:28] whoever is there representative

[10:31] to talk to the mayor of that

[10:31] municipality.

[10:33] This MAY have started with a

[10:35] prior mayor was honest dais but

[10:36] at that point there is a new

[10:38] mayor and he correctly or he

[10:39] indicated to me and I agree

[10:41] that the courtesy should be too

[10:41] him.

[10:43] This is something that does

[10:45] impact the highline.

[10:46] That for hialeah MAY be

[10:48] something that would be

[10:49] beneficial.

[10:51] I don't have enough clarity on

[10:53] it in the sense of, and I know

[10:54] this has been sitting around

[10:55] for a while apparently.

[10:56] Nless

[10:57] I'm mistaken.

[11:01] But I can't in good conscience

[11:03] unless somebody sits down and

[11:21] tells the mayor of that

[11:22] municipality, at least talk to

[11:24] them and at least reach out to

[11:24] them.

[11:26] If in the end there is no

[11:27] contribution we can debate

[11:27] that.

[11:29] There are other issues to

[11:30] obviously, we want to make sure

[11:32] these things get done.

[11:33] I've been adamant from my

[11:35] position when we are dealing

[11:36] with housing in my district or

[11:38] anybody else's I want to see

[11:40] people who can get things done.

[11:42] And not because we've had

[11:44] situations where some of these

[11:45] things have not been done in

[11:47] this particular case in

[11:49] speaking to the mayor I was

[11:50] actually kind of, because I

[11:52] thought he knew and when I

[11:53] spoke to him I said I haven't

[11:54] spoken to anyone.

[11:55] It's not about you.

[11:57] It could be anyone else.

[11:59] >> we had spoken to the prior

[12:03] administration claps the former

[12:04] commissioner, mayor bobo as

[12:06] you're talking about.

[12:08] I got it but now there's a new

[12:09] mayor.

[12:11] And I know his name is mayor

[12:12] calvo.

[12:12] I got it.

[12:14] I grew up in hialeah and I

[12:16] understand how things work but

[12:17] there's a new layer.

[12:19] And the new mayor needs to be

[12:19] talked to.

[12:28] I know that it's, he needs to

[12:29] look at it doesn't mean we will

[12:31] agree on everything with any

[12:33] particular cities mayor but the

[12:35] importance is that the courtesy

[12:36] should be given to that.

[12:37] New mayor.

[12:38] Even if this began with during

[12:51] the time of mayor bobo.

[12:53] And maybe a good idea, maybe

[12:54] anything else but we still need

[12:56] to talk to the new mayor so I

[12:58] am good conscience obviously

[13:00] will not be supportive moving

[13:02] it forward until the new mayor

[13:02] is spoken to.

[13:04] And that's where I'm coming

[13:05] from.

[13:10] >>chair: director.

[13:12] >> be spoken with the

[13:13] ministration of the city they

[13:15] were in favor of the project

[13:17] knowingly included provisions

[13:19] to assure the highline would be

[13:21] incorporated but I understand

[13:23] commissioner bermudez request

[13:24] that we the current

[13:25] administration.

[13:27] >>commissioner bermudez: for me

[13:29] the matter of courtesy, there's

[13:30] a new administration that's

[13:31] talked to them.

[13:33] And that's where I'm coming

[13:33] from.

[13:35] I was very surprised when they

[13:42] told me.

[13:43] All right, are you willing to

[13:46] send a new administration.

[13:48] >> from my understanding the 36

[13:55] units are workforce housing.

[13:58] Claps they are affordable,

[13:59] workforce.

[14:00] When we talk about workforce we

[14:02] are talking about people making

[14:04] at least $70-$100,000 a year.

[14:06] How many people, how many

[14:10] residents in hialeah can afford

[14:11] to pay that amount.

[14:15] Because I see the six units at

[14:19] 120% ami.

[14:20] It's senior housing.

[14:25] There is a discrepancy here

[14:26] director miller.

[14:36] How do you justify that.

[14:37] >> I will look into that.

[14:39] I don't have the parameters in

[14:42] front of me, I apologize.

[14:44] >>chair: 130% ami, how much

[14:46] with the resident be making to

[14:57] qualify for the so-called

[14:57] affordable?

[15:02] A year.

[15:04] , how many residents in

[15:04] hialeah.

[15:10] Can afford that because when we

[15:20] talk about affordable, my

[15:22] question is has always been

[15:23] affordable for whom.

[15:25] And if it's not affordable for

[15:26] the residents, who live in

[15:31] hialeah, who is it affordable

[15:31] for.

[15:33] >> is not senior housing, it is

[15:35] based on the parameters of our

[15:40] affordable housing.

[15:42] >> commissioner would you like

[15:43] to be recognized?

[15:56] Go ahead.

[15:58] >> the application on page 201

[16:00] as it asked hialeah senior

[16:01] living red that's the project

[16:03] name throughout it talks about

[16:04] hialeah.

[16:06] About senior housing which is

[16:07] why we are confused by the name

[16:09] of the application and the

[16:10] hundred 20 like ami which is

[16:12] why I was asking about surtax

[16:13] and what's the next step.

[16:14] This seems like a flip.

[16:22] It smells like a flip.

[16:24] Claps happy to address the

[16:25] question.

[16:26] It was originally proposed as

[16:28] senior during the development

[16:30] discussion it was changed to

[16:31] affordable and again falls

[16:33] within that parameter.

[16:35] Claps so it started off as a

[16:36] conversation about affordable

[16:38] and it ended up being a

[16:39] conversation about workforce.

[16:41] >> it started off as senior and

[16:42] then went to.

[16:44] Claps for the price point we

[17:04] are talking about there should

[17:05] be contributions.

[17:07] There should be some sort of

[17:08] community benefit.

[17:09] This is a county property.

[17:11] They are not building low

[17:12] income senior housing.

[17:14] If you are saying we are

[17:16] building thirtysomething units

[17:17] of low income senior housing

[17:19] the county will take a wash.

[17:21] $37,000 a year is nothing but

[17:23] your building workforce housing

[17:24] at the top of the market.

[17:26] Either there has to be a bigger

[17:27] contribution to the county.

[17:29] We have to figure out where is

[17:31] that money going to go,

[17:32] transit, will they make a

[17:34] contribution to the highline.

[17:35] It should have a community

[17:37] benefits package at this price

[17:37] point.

[17:39] at this price point in my

[17:40] district and it jaycees

[17:42] district, and you know, it

[17:44] would have a community benefits

[17:45] agreement and we would be

[17:47] asking for community benefits.

[17:48] >>chair: would you like to say?

[17:50] I do have the plan in front of

[17:51] me director miller.

[17:51] Ither

[17:55] 120% ami for a family of four,

[17:57] one person you have to be

[18:01] making 114,000 and $480 per

[18:01] year.

[18:06] To qualify.

[18:08] Two people have to make at

[18:11] least 130,000 a year.

[18:12] And so on and so forth.

[18:14] For a family of 4 they have to

[18:20] be making 163,000 448 dollars a

[18:24] year to qualify.

[18:35] So the maker, sponsor of the

[18:37] item is not here so I don't

[18:38] feel comfortable.

[18:39] I would like to hear the

[18:41] position of my colleagues.

[18:45] Okay, so I have a proposal to

[18:52] defer, do we have a second?

[18:54] >>commissioner lopez: I do have

[18:56] a comment, the discussion we

[18:57] are having always begs the

[18:59] question about these ami charts

[18:59] we got.

[19:01] For me as we've said in this

[19:09] committee before our seniors

[19:10] are not 30% ami, 20% ami.

[19:17] Our working-class is at 50 and

[19:17] 60% ami.

[19:19] It so the county has somehow in

[19:21] its inevitable way said

[19:23] workforce is between 60 and

[19:23] 140.

[19:29] Hich does not encompass

[19:31] the true picture of miami-dade

[19:32] county.

[19:33] And either we start talking

[19:39] about that because that is why

[19:40] everyone thinks it's not

[19:42] affordable even though we say

[19:43] it is, we all know it's not.

[19:45] the people we represent, the

[19:47] vast majority of the workers

[19:49] who provide central services

[19:51] are not at that level at all.

[19:53] So either we start to look

[19:55] outside the box and say maybe

[20:09] we have to reevaluate what we

[20:11] call affordable and workforce

[20:12] because when you look at this

[20:14] chart most people I represent

[20:15] do not fall even in that chart

[20:17] at the 60 to 140 or the 60 to

[20:18] 120 and that's probably

[20:20] happening in all your

[20:21] districts, not just mine.

[20:24] So I think it's a disservice to

[20:26] the people we represent to

[20:27] continue to say this is

[20:29] affordable or this is workforce

[20:30] when in fact it's not.

[20:32] I think we have to maybe

[20:44] conceptually change the way we

[20:45] operate because it's exactly

[20:47] what happened at the state when

[20:49] we thought we would solve the

[20:51] housing crisis and we passed

[20:53] live local and the city 80 to

[20:54] 120, that didn't tell anybody

[20:56] and it was meant to help the

[20:58] essential services personnel

[21:00] which were the teachers, the

[21:01] firefighters and police who at

[21:03] the time that bill was passed

[21:05] it was during the pandemic and

[21:06] they had to go to work and we

[21:08] were trying to help them find

[21:09] places to live close to where

[21:11] they worked and it ended up not

[21:13] helping anyone that needed to

[21:13] help.

[21:20] I think to commissioner

[21:21] regalado's point it's well

[21:23] taken that they need to provide

[21:24] community benefits.

[21:26] We would never allow anything

[21:28] at that level in our districts

[21:30] not to come with a full

[21:31] community benefits package of

[21:33] which this has zero.

[21:35] That's why I'm seconding the

[21:36] deferral.

[21:39] >>chair: thank you, vice chair.

[21:41] >>commissioner mcghee: ditto to

[21:43] both of the commissioners that

[21:44] have spoken about this.

[21:45] I think the problem is the ami.

[21:47] He new name should be add

[21:48] more income.

[21:54] That's honestly think about it.

[21:56] The chair has said it best, he

[21:58] said you're asking the great

[22:00] *phone* hialeah to meet this

[22:00] threshold.

[22:02] I don't know if that many

[22:04] people in miami-dade county can

[22:06] meet that threshold so we say

[22:07] what is the area median income,

[22:09] essentially what we are saying

[22:11] is if you have more income, we

[22:13] will classify it as affordable

[22:15] and you get to run around town

[22:25] simply saying you support

[22:27] affordability, the

[22:28] affordability regime that we

[22:30] are putting forth to make

[22:31] miami-dade county more

[22:32] affordable.

[22:34] In fact you are really not,

[22:35] let's be clear and call it what

[22:35] it is.

[22:37] It's giving more opportunities

[22:39] or more of those bad actors

[22:41] because we have good developers

[22:43] in this county, let's be clear

[22:44] who have contributed more to

[22:48] the community benefits than

[22:49] most developers and other

[22:51] counties in other states but

[22:52] there are those developers who

[22:54] are simply using the ami model

[22:56] to shakedown the residents who

[22:58] are feeling the pinch and we

[23:00] come in and say wait, it's

[23:00] affordable.

[23:02] It's not affordable.

[23:03] You cannot tell me the same

[23:05] $163,000 could be used and

[23:07] showcased as affordable for a

[23:08] family of over four when in

[23:10] fact there are people in all

[23:15] our districts who are not even

[23:16] going to be able to see

[23:17] $100,000 on their taxes.

[23:24] It's just ridiculous to suggest

[23:24] that.

[23:26] So again I think we should

[23:27] declare, and I'm going to use

[23:33] this word very strongly, we

[23:34] should declare war on this ami

[23:36] idea that they should be the

[23:38] driving force as it relates to

[23:39] affordability.

[23:41] It we should classify it as add

[23:43] more income because that's its

[23:53] real name and anytime we speak

[23:54] in terms of the ami we should

[23:56] talk about healthy community

[23:57] benefits agreement packages

[23:58] that the community could

[23:59] benefit from.

[24:00] Hose are my two

[24:02] cents and I do support the

[24:03] deferral.

[24:05] >>chair: thank you vice chair

[24:07] and we are all in agreement and

[24:09] that's why I sponsored this

[24:11] legislation to reassess because

[24:13] there is this disconnect.

[24:15] There is clearly a disconnect.

[24:17] We cannot continue to pretend

[24:23] that we are building affordable

[24:25] housing and then we call it

[24:26] affordable when most of the

[24:28] residents in my district, in

[24:30] his district, in commissioner

[24:32] regalado's district cannot

[24:33] afford it so there is a

[24:35] disconnect so I have an item

[24:37] that will pass committee

[24:39] already as you know that will

[24:42] be coming to hopefully the next

[24:44] bcc for us to tackle this

[24:45] because we cannot be living in

[24:46] this lala land, voting on

[24:50] projects that will exclude the

[24:52] residence access to truly

[24:55] affordable housing at this

[24:59] level, even our police

[25:02] officers, our surgeons, our

[25:04] teachers, essential workers

[25:09] will not be able to qualify to

[25:10] access while we are supporting

[25:18] housing that are workers aren't

[25:19] able to afford.

[25:21] That doesn't make any sense.

[25:25] It really really irks me beyond

[25:27] measure that our teachers have

[25:30] to move to broward to further

[25:32] notice that our police officers

[25:39] aren't able to work, to live in

[25:39] miami dade county.

[25:42] That's not the vision we should

[25:44] support so commissioner

[25:45] regalado.

[25:47] >>commissioner regalado: I

[25:48] completely agree with you all

[25:50] and I will add one more thing

[25:52] read a while back I brought an

[25:53] item to safeguard water and

[25:55] sewer properties that was not

[25:55] done for transit.

[25:58] So separate and apart from the

[25:59] conversation we are having

[26:01] about the true affordability of

[26:03] units, this is a transit public

[26:06] works asset.

[26:11] This is a transit public works

[26:12] asset and we are giving that

[26:14] asset for free in exchange for

[26:16] units that do not match up with

[26:17] the need.

[26:19] Because if you were giving away

[26:25] a transit asset and you were

[26:26] getting the price point of 20

[26:28] or 30 you said we are giving

[26:30] away a transit asset but we are

[26:32] getting housing that we

[26:35] absolutely need and it is a rad

[26:36] program.

[26:37] That's what we would be doing

[26:40] is saying this is a transit

[26:41] property property but we want

[26:43] it to become part of the

[26:44] housing portfolio so we can

[26:55] have a project and stacked the

[26:56] financing so that we can get to

[26:58] that 25, 35, 45, 50% we need

[26:59] but to poach a transit asset to

[27:01] no benefit to transit, to then

[27:03] create workforce units without

[27:05] a community benefit as transit

[27:06] is on its knees is just

[27:06] irresponsible.

[27:08] T's just

[27:08] irresponsible.

[27:14] So and listen, you are

[27:16] suffering the request.

[27:18] Statutorily you have to respond

[27:19] to the request.

[27:21] But that's why I think in a

[27:23] situation like this, if we are

[27:26] going to take a transit asset,

[27:28] then it should be an open and

[27:30] competitive process so we can

[27:31] get the best deal.

[27:52] Where we are in transit right

[27:53] now, it doesn't make any sense

[27:55] to do this unless they are

[27:57] coming with something that is

[27:57] so compelling.

[27:59] If it's so compelling for

[28:01] seniors, if it's so compelling

[28:02] that we are like we are going

[28:04] to do this because it's so

[28:05] compelling, this is not

[28:07] compelling under any scenario.

[28:08] T's actually kind of

[28:09] offensive.

[28:10] Because of the area and they

[28:11] need in that area.

[28:13] And the fact that transit is

[28:14] not being made whole.

[28:16] It is where treating it as a

[28:17] housing project as if this was

[28:19] part of the housing portfolio.

[28:21] We should have a community

[28:23] benefit, there should be a

[28:24] benefit to transit.

[28:24] Here

[28:26] needs to be some accounting as

[28:28] to why this high price point so

[28:32] I think we defer it and ask the

[28:32] major.

[28:34] >>chair: you are moving to

[28:35] differ, do we have a second and

[28:37] do have a date to next

[28:38] committee meeting, is that

[28:39] okay?

[28:40] >>commissioner regalado: when

[28:43] is the next committee meeting.

[28:44] >>chair: SEPTEMBER?

[28:48] Please check the date.

[28:50] >>commissioner regalado: we are

[28:52] dealing with the budget is my

[28:54] only thing because everyone is

[29:00] busy grid the clerk is saying

[29:01] SEPTEMBER 9. I don't know if we

[29:03] are going to have time from now

[29:05] till then with the budget so

[29:13] definitely push it out till

[29:13] OCTOBER.

[29:15] That way we have time to bring

[29:17] it back and talk about it and

[29:19] meet with housing and meet with

[29:20] transit but this is one of

[29:22] those situations we need to

[29:23] have a meeting of those two

[29:25] departments to figure out a

[29:26] path forward.

[29:28] >> I would say to commissioner

[29:30] bermudez point talking to them

[29:33] eight new mayor under the new

[29:34] administration they MAY have

[29:35] another idea.

[29:36] He the mayor MAY already begin

[29:38] to see where the needs are

[29:39] that's a long time from the

[29:41] last administration.

[29:43] I'd would be welcome to hear

[29:45] what he thinks so certainly

[29:46] moving it to OCTOBER gives

[29:48] everybody plenty of time to

[29:49] meet with the right people but

[29:59] I like commissioner regalado

[30:01] think we are giving up

[30:03] something, we've got to get

[30:04] something and if it had been

[30:06] senior housing I would have

[30:07] been ecstatic even if it

[30:09] weren't in my district because

[30:11] that's what we need across the

[30:12] county is more senior housing

[30:14] but she is right, we are

[30:15] getting nothing.

[30:17] And I think it's important that

[30:19] we wait and also here from the

[30:21] sponsor of the item so OCTOBER

[30:21] sounds great.

[30:23] >> so deferred till OCTOBER.

[30:25] What is the date please?

[30:26] >> it will be OCTOBER 14.

[30:27] >> all in favor.

[30:30] Any opposed.

[30:31] All right.

[30:37] So there is a request that 2 a

[30:39] is moved to the next bcc.

[30:41] To the JULY 18.

[30:45] JULY 21.

[30:46] All right.

[30:49] Anything else MR. Attorney?

[30:51] >> MADAM Chair you just have

[31:04] the budget presentations.

[31:05] >>chair: I will start with

[31:07] presentations, starting with

[31:08] the community services

[31:10] department, please approach the

[31:11] well.

[31:12] I'd like to know how much time

[31:14] do you need to present.

[31:16] >> however much time you need,

[31:18] five minutes.

[31:19] >>chair: five minutes sounds

[31:20] good to me.

[31:22] >> are you going to tie me.

[31:23] >>chair: maybe.

[31:25] >> good afternoon everyone,

[31:33] kathy burgos, director of the

[31:35] community services department.

[31:38] Thank you chair, commissioners,

[31:40] chief for your continued

[31:41] leadership and partnership.

[31:43] Your support ensures every day

[31:46] across this county children and

[31:47] families older adults,

[31:49] vulnerable residents can turn

[31:50] to us and find a place for

[31:53] help, healing and hope.

[32:01] Our vision, a thriving

[32:03] resilient miami-dade where

[32:04] every individual and family has

[32:06] the opportunity to reach their

[32:09] full potential in a safe,

[32:10] healthy and supportive

[32:10] community.

[32:21] Our mission, to deliver a

[32:23] comprehensive continuum of care

[32:25] that supports miami-dade

[32:26] residents from birth through

[32:28] older adulthood, ensuring

[32:29] access to essential services

[32:31] that promote safety, state

[32:32] ability and emotional

[32:37] well-being at every stage of.

[32:39] Our major functions, we provide

[32:42] a nationally accredited

[32:44] services that address social

[32:47] educational economic behavioral

[32:47] needs.

[32:50] We are serving the family

[32:53] entirely.

[32:55] Including vulnerable adults as

[33:04] well as children, older adults.

[33:06] We are in line with many of our

[33:08] mayor's priorities including

[33:10] promoting economic opportunity

[33:17] through self-sufficiency

[33:19] programming, advancing health

[33:21] and safety communities through

[33:23] violence intervention and

[33:24] prevention.

[33:26] Ensuring fiscal responsibility

[33:28] by maximizing grant funding and

[33:30] leveraging partnerships,

[33:31] reducing outreach at risk

[33:33] behaviors by providing

[33:34] wraparound services and

[33:36] expanding medical services

[33:38] through our no wrong door

[33:39] community centers.

[33:40] Our customers.

[33:44] We provide a client centered

[33:45] model that includes

[33:59] individualized case management

[34:01] assessment, wraparound services

[34:03] to deliver a range of external

[34:04] and internal customers.

[34:04] E

[34:06] deliver, my apologies, the

[34:08] services to internal and

[34:09] external customers.

[34:09] He

[34:11] populations we serve member

[34:19] miami-dade's most urgent needs

[34:21] including families in crisis,

[34:22] homebound seniors, survivors of

[34:24] violence, youth at risk of

[34:30] entering our juvenile services

[34:32] department and veterans seeking

[34:33] stability.

[34:34] Our external customers, we

[34:35] wouldn't be able to do this

[34:37] work without them.

[34:38] It includes all our law

[34:40] enforcement agencies, our

[34:42] estate county federal partners,

[34:44] our funders, our school system

[34:48] community-based organizations.

[34:49] Accomplishments.

[34:51] I am excited to report we have

[34:53] successfully emerged 2 legacy

[34:53] departments.

[35:02] Our community action and

[35:04] juvenile services department

[35:06] and have created our community

[35:07] services department aligning

[35:08] all our services and practices

[35:10] and delivering a continuum of

[35:11] care.

[35:13] We've also earned a new five

[35:15] year reaccreditation which

[35:17] shows the ability to really

[35:24] provide oversight to the

[35:25] services that are provided to

[35:26] our residents.

[35:28] We have many licensed mental

[35:30] health professionals ensuring

[35:32] the care and services provided

[35:32] to our residents.

[35:34] We've also been able to secure

[35:40] new funding to strengthen

[35:41] social safety net programs

[35:44] including housing safety,

[35:46] nutrition, transitional housing

[35:48] and headstart family

[35:48] engagement.

[35:49] Key issues.

[35:52] In many of our directors have

[35:57] already stated this MADAM Chair

[36:05] as well as commissioners.

[36:07] The reduction of funding.

[36:09] And we're looking at reductions

[36:11] within the federal state local

[36:11] funding.

[36:13] Flat allocations and unfunded

[36:16] mandates potentially creating

[36:22] some gaps in services but we

[36:24] understand that the needs of

[36:25] our residents are increasing.

[36:27] We also have aging

[36:28] infrastructure which causes a

[36:31] lot of complex maintenance that

[36:32] needs to occur.

[36:39] These are not just structure in

[36:39] nature.

[36:41] These are facilities that are

[36:42] aging population or older

[36:46] adults depend on as well as

[36:47] children.

[36:48] And many of our services are

[36:51] provided within these centers.

[36:55] And our last piece, our key

[37:01] issue is we do have a many

[37:02] database systems and we have

[37:06] the need to streamline

[37:08] processes within some of our

[37:12] protocols we have manual

[37:14] processes so technology needs

[37:14] to be key.

[37:16] We have to focus on really

[37:18] establishing a continuum of

[37:28] care that digitized.

[37:31] Our priority initiatives are in

[37:32] line with our key issues.

[37:34] The first one focuses on really

[37:36] continuing our relationship and

[37:37] enhancing that relationship

[37:39] with our office and management

[37:40] and budget.

[37:42] In pursuing funding.

[37:44] Also we have a five-year plan,

[38:03] as I mentioned with our

[38:05] facilities deploying annual

[38:06] facility review processes to

[38:08] ensure that we are taking some

[38:10] preventative measures to

[38:11] address these concerns and also

[38:13] the digitizing of our case

[38:14] management systems.

[38:14] T's

[38:16] important to understand that

[38:17] when clients are served in

[38:19] different parts of our

[38:20] department that we are able to

[38:22] really not only connect those

[38:24] services but make operational

[38:25] decisions according to the

[38:27] reports that we are able to

[38:28] generate.

[38:28] Our future outlook.

[38:30] We are evolving, evolving

[38:32] federal and state policies

[38:36] continue to reshape program

[38:37] requirements and funding

[38:39] requiring our department to

[38:49] remain flexible, agile and

[38:49] responsive.

[38:51] Also miami dade's aging

[38:52] population is projected to

[38:54] reach 25% of residents by 2050,

[38:59] increasing demand in services

[39:00] for the older adult population.

[39:02] Rising housing costs and cost

[39:04] of living pressures coupled

[39:06] with poverty among young

[39:07] children and older adults are

[39:10] driving greater demand for

[39:12] prevention, stabilization and

[39:14] basic needs services.

[39:16] We have to continue investing

[39:19] in prevention technology and

[39:20] integrated service delivery

[39:23] will position our department to

[39:24] meet growing community needs

[39:31] while maximizing resources,

[39:33] improving outcomes and reducing

[39:39] long-term costs.

[39:40] Lastly, this is the last one.

[40:02] MADAM Chair.

[40:04] Community service departments

[40:06] outlook reinforces the core

[40:07] theme of this presentation.

[40:08] We are not simply a social

[40:10] services provider.

[40:11] We are the infrastructure that

[40:13] supports community well-being.

[40:16] Miami dade's resilience depends

[40:17] on the strength of its people

[40:19] and through a no wrong door

[40:20] approach we help residents

[40:22] access the support they need to

[40:24] thrive and reach their full

[40:25] potential.

[40:25] Thank you.

[40:27] >>chair: thank you so much, any

[40:29] questions from our colleagues?

[40:31] >>commissioner regalado: good

[40:31] job, thank you.

[40:34] >> thank you commissioner

[40:35] regalado.

[40:37] >>commissioner bermudez: a

[40:39] comment, not a question but all

[40:40] these presentations remind me

[40:42] of the simpsons where everybody

[40:44] is at the bar and when the

[40:46] world is ending they run in

[40:47] different directions.

[40:49] The bargain will go to the

[40:51] church, the church people go to

[40:53] the bar and I haven't seen any

[40:54] numbers, it's okay.

[40:58] But woe is me, the world is

[40:58] doomed.

[41:00] There is a soccer game I like

[41:07] to see in a while so thank you.

[41:09] >>chair: we all had the same

[41:10] observation, no numbers and we

[41:13] know there's a strategy behind

[41:14] it but it is what it is, thank

[41:17] you for a nice presentation,

[41:17] anything vice chair?

[41:19] Now we are calling on the

[41:22] department of public housing.

[41:35] >> good afternoon.

[41:37] >>chair: welcome.

[41:39] >> clarence brown executive

[41:41] director for housing and urban

[41:42] development representing nathan

[41:44] cogan art director who is

[41:46] enjoying time with his family.

[41:48] >>commissioner bermudez: canada

[41:49] is out of the world cup.

[41:51] >> not to disappoint I did

[41:53] bring the entire brain trust.

[41:55] Don't know why they are so far

[41:56] away but that's okay.

[41:59] >>chair: how much time you need

[42:00] clarence.

[42:02] >> less than five, I promise.

[42:23] >>chair: go ahead.

[42:25] >> our mission is housing.

[42:26] All things housing, that's what

[42:28] we do and our vision is to do

[42:30] it better than anybody else so

[42:31] we have a ways to go to get

[42:33] there but that's where we are

[42:34] striving to get to.

[42:36] Our major functions, I need for

[42:37] you all to know we are your

[42:39] public housing agency, that's

[42:41] what hud calls us, that's what

[42:42] they define us as, some people

[42:44] use housing authority, we are

[42:46] the county housing authority,

[42:47] we do section 8.

[42:49] Those core functions of a

[42:52] housing authority like any

[42:53] other in the nation but this

[42:55] government operates the housing

[42:57] authority and we are also your

[42:59] community development office.

[43:00] He community development

[43:02] office that uses programs like

[43:03] block grants, emergency

[43:05] solutions grant and the home

[43:06] program so those functions are

[43:08] all federal functions federally

[43:10] funded and that's how we get

[43:12] the work done in those two key

[43:13] areas we operate as a unit in

[43:14] this government.

[43:20] Also we are your housing

[43:21] department.

[43:22] Sometimes this board comes up

[43:24] with policies and ordinances

[43:26] outside a housing authority or

[43:28] community development office.

[43:29] Imilar to the infield program

[43:31] or developing housing.

[43:31] Id you

[43:33] all know we own and operate

[43:35] maybe about 1700 housing that's

[43:36] not public housing and that's

[43:38] something we want to be able to

[43:39] continue to do for the benefit

[43:50] of the residence at miami-dade

[43:50] county.

[43:52] Did you know all our customers

[43:54] because they call you, the

[43:55] developers call you, they all

[43:57] call you, those are our

[43:58] customers but also the

[43:59] departments.

[44:00] Two of our keys customers are

[44:02] in the room and we love them.

[44:12] The trust, when vicki comes up

[44:14] here she always has nice things

[44:16] to say and community services,

[44:18] another one of our customers,

[44:19] transportation and amazing

[44:21] customer and commissioner

[44:22] regalado we will be at the

[44:24] table to talk about that deal

[44:25] we mentioned to make sure we

[44:27] are contributing to helping

[44:29] them do the right thing for the

[44:31] benefit of the county.

[44:32] Accomplishments, because of

[44:34] your leadership thousands of

[44:36] units are in the pipeline,

[44:38] 15,000 of those are our units

[44:39] three redevelopment activities.

[44:41] There was one housing committee

[44:43] but that was about 1500 units

[44:45] was approved in one meeting.

[44:46] How amazing is that?

[44:48] With our rad redevelopment we

[44:49] are third in the nation only

[44:52] behind new york and chicago so

[44:53] hats off to you housing

[44:55] committee for the work you

[44:55] allow us to do.

[44:57] We are also able to do condo

[45:00] special assessment.

[45:02] I keep telling you hottest

[45:03] program out there.

[45:04] You know all the output and

[45:06] outreach we've done in your

[45:08] district, 2200 people that

[45:09] benefited, nearly $60 million

[45:17] out the door to help those

[45:18] families.

[45:19] 22 new projects, I believe 23rd

[45:21] there was an additional project

[45:23] from our rf eight approved by

[45:25] this very committee so thank

[45:26] you for your support.

[45:28] Key issues, this is important.

[45:29] We need more advocacy.

[45:31] The funds we receive come from

[45:40] the federal government and the

[45:41] way they fund the section 8

[45:42] program is troubling.

[45:44] They never fund the program

[45:45] fully.

[45:46] You remember the discussions

[45:48] last year about shortfall,

[45:53] guess what.

[45:55] We could potentially end up in

[45:57] a shortfall again so we are

[45:58] doing everything in our power

[46:00] to prevent that so project

[46:02] waste vouchers are at risk

[46:03] because they come out of our

[46:04] own portfolio.

[46:06] If we don't have the funding to

[46:08] support them those vouchers

[46:09] used to close the financing gap

[46:11] in a lot of these deals won't

[46:12] be available.

[46:13] Icki MAY talk

[46:14] about emergency housing

[46:15] vouchers.

[46:16] We got those powder vouchers as

[46:18] part of covid but hud is saying

[46:19] funding is done.

[46:21] Housing authorities you got to

[46:22] figure it out, so we got to

[46:24] figure out 370 people that

[46:25] potentially could be impacted

[46:27] this year so we are working on

[46:29] figuring that out but we need

[46:31] for you to understand that's

[46:33] something that's critically

[46:34] important and is a key issue

[46:40] for us at the department.

[46:42] 370 individuals without voucher

[46:45] assistance that can say funding

[46:47] is no longer available so what

[46:52] we have to do is we have to

[46:53] figure out a way to absorb them

[46:55] into our program, identify

[46:57] existing funding sources so

[46:58] they do not get negatively

[47:10] impacted so we are working on

[47:11] that, putting out there as a

[47:13] key issue but do not be

[47:13] alarmed.

[47:15] The brain trust is here working

[47:17] on figuring it out.

[47:18] The miami beach portfolio some

[47:20] MAY recall 357 assets on the

[47:21] beach is coming to the county

[47:23] so there's capital needs we

[47:24] will need there so that's

[47:26] something we are working on.

[47:28] Priority initiatives, it's

[47:30] always to increase more

[47:30] housing.

[47:34] We've seen amazing projects,

[47:36] before this committee and we

[47:38] hope to continue to see those

[47:40] projects, before this committee

[47:41] to make sure we are doing the

[47:43] counties business and the

[47:45] counties work, making sure we

[47:46] continuously stay engaged with

[47:48] our residents because we

[47:50] understand it so important for

[47:53] them to participate.

[47:55] In the typical community

[47:57] meeting we tried to convey this

[47:59] is your opportunity to tell

[48:00] developers tell us what is you

[48:01] need.

[48:03] Community engagement is so

[48:04] important and we support the

[48:06] efforts of this committee that

[48:07] the board has done so far to

[48:09] make sure we are doing our

[48:09] part.

[48:10] Future outlook.

[48:21] I tell you, technology.

[48:23] We need more of it.

[48:24] You MAY recall we paused the

[48:26] condo special assessment

[48:27] program and said we wanted to

[48:29] come back with a more

[48:31] technological solution but we

[48:33] did come back with a paperless

[48:35] application but that's as far

[48:36] as we got from you what we're

[48:38] working on his actual

[48:40] technology that will help us

[48:41] process those applications so

[48:43] we don't take so long to get a

[48:45] response back to the community

[48:47] so that the key thing we are

[48:48] working on.

[48:50] It continued strengthening of

[48:51] the work we do with our

[48:53] community, making sure our

[48:55] resident councils our community

[48:57] advisory committee everyone

[48:58] feels they are participating in

[48:59] the solutions we are putting

[49:02] forth before this committee and

[49:03] our full board and of course

[49:05] the preservation and expansion

[49:07] of affordable housing, did I do

[49:09] that in less than five?

[49:11] >>chair: if you did, you took a

[49:12] couple more minutes but you're

[49:14] forgiven because I think you

[49:15] won't are one of the most

[49:17] dynamic presentation award.

[49:19] Know my colleagues agree.

[49:21] And you spoke my language when

[49:22] you talked about streamlining

[49:23] the process.

[49:25] This is something that we

[49:26] really need to work on.

[49:28] It's unacceptable for things to

[49:35] take so long.

[49:36] And so I'd like to commend you

[49:38] and your team for a great job.

[49:40] Nathan is here, he's on

[49:41] vacation but I really would

[49:43] like to comment the team

[49:44] because I know your job is not

[49:45] easy.

[49:46] But I agree, we need to do

[49:47] better.

[49:48] Need to have a strategic plan

[49:50] to see how we can make this

[49:54] process shorter.

[49:56] Class I like to remind the

[49:57] brain trust that you all do

[50:02] good work.

[50:04] Class any comments, any

[50:05] questions.

[50:05] No, okay.

[50:14] Thank you much, most dynamic.

[50:15] Thank you.

[50:16] It now final one is miami

[50:18] county homeless trust and did I

[50:19] see MISS Millett.

[50:24] How much time you need.

[50:26] Class I will take the five same

[50:27] five minutes as my

[50:28] predecessors, thank you so much

[50:39] we had on vicki millett,

[50:40] executive director of the

[50:42] homeless trust.

[50:43] Our mission is quite simple to

[50:45] prevent and end homelessness.

[50:52] We envision a community where

[50:54] no one sleeps on our streets

[50:56] and everyone has a safe and

[50:57] stable place to call home.

[50:59] who are we, we are the umbrella

[51:01] over housing and services and

[51:08] any given time we are managing

[51:10] 100+ grants with about 200

[51:12] dozen nonprofit agencies and

[51:13] municipalities to provide

[51:15] services to people experiencing

[51:16] homelessness as well as those

[51:18] at imminent risk of

[51:18] homelessness.

[51:20] We are funding things like

[51:22] street outreach, emergency

[51:22] shelters.

[51:24] Short to medium-term rental

[51:25] assistance to rent rent in

[51:26] arrears.

[51:27] And permanent supportive

[51:29] housing which is

[51:30] non-time-limited subsidies and

[51:33] we are providing transitional

[51:34] housing and support service

[51:35] only programming.

[51:37] We administer the proceeds of

[51:54] the food and beverage tax and

[51:56] that includes proceeds going to

[51:58] domestic violence centers in

[51:58] miami-dade.

[52:00] Our food and beverage tax has

[52:02] done quite well and we

[52:04] anticipate projected 43 million

[52:06] in food and beverage proceeds.

[52:08] We also serve as collaborative

[52:10] applicant for state and local

[52:12] opportunities, you as a bonnie

[52:13] approved one of our items that

[52:15] is a $63 million federal

[52:17] portfolio, I'll tell you

[52:19] compared to other large

[52:20] communities in miami-dade

[52:22] orlando and jacksonville

[52:24] drawdown nowhere close to $63

[52:25] million in federal funding.

[52:27] And we manage the homeless

[52:28] information systems so this is

[52:30] a system that allows us to see

[52:32] not only the client but the

[52:33] entire system and how

[52:35] individuals move through that

[52:37] system so we contract things

[52:39] like length of time homeless,

[52:40] successful exits from

[52:42] homelessness, returns from

[52:44] homelessness and returns from

[52:46] housing to homelessness,

[52:47] increases in income and

[52:49] employment and first time

[52:49] homeless.

[52:51] For every 16 people we house on

[52:53] any given day another 14 enter

[52:55] our system for the first time.

[52:57] Nd if we field calls every

[52:58] day from constituents in your

[53:00] districts as well as the

[53:01] sheriff's office who is often

[53:03] times serving people in the

[53:05] community, there are things put

[53:07] on the front line and they have

[53:08] no options rent one in every

[53:10] four people and it's getting

[53:12] closer to one in three people

[53:13] who enter our system as a

[53:14] senior 55+.

[53:16] We also conduct to almost

[53:17] census year and in those we saw

[53:20] the increased year-over-year of

[53:21] 65 and older, 28% increase.

[53:23] So we are seeing the seniors

[53:25] being impacted in our

[53:25] community.

[53:27] Many of the people we serve

[53:28] particularly those we serve at

[53:30] our supportive housing programs

[53:32] are disabled, homeless and

[53:33] disabled they been homeless for

[53:35] a year or more and as you know

[53:37] we are up against changing

[53:45] pressures in the federal

[53:46] government.

[53:48] Shifting from permanent housing

[53:51] to a more transitional housing

[53:52] model that could impact people

[53:54] are currently in our supportive

[53:55] housing programs.

[53:57] But we are pivoting to create

[53:59] those interventions which we

[54:00] know well and have done before

[54:02] and people who seek treatment

[54:04] should get treatment, people

[54:05] who want detox to get detox

[54:07] where working with other

[54:09] systems including driving minds

[54:11] and other systems who work with

[54:12] people experiencing

[54:13] homelessness.

[54:15] Who intersect with other

[54:16] systems.

[54:17] We also as you know are dealing

[54:19] with a state law that prohibits

[54:21] overnight camping and sleeping

[54:22] and that's changed the way we

[54:23] do street outreach.

[54:24] E've

[54:26] incorporated a homeless

[54:27] reporting tool so we work with

[54:29] constituent services to field

[54:31] complaints about homelessness

[54:33] in your districts those get

[54:34] entered into the homeless

[54:36] reporting tool and that

[54:38] immediately dispatches an

[54:39] outreach team to be first on

[54:40] the scene, offer a menu of

[54:42] services, prevent arrests and

[54:44] coordinate with other

[54:45] departments be it solid waste,

[54:48] transit, code compliance to try

[54:49] to address the issue because as

[54:51] you know state law includes a

[54:53] provision that a county or any

[54:55] municipality and be sued if an

[54:56] issue isn't remediated.

[55:03] Fielded 526 reports in the last

[55:03] year.

[55:05] Obviously we are laser focused

[55:07] on using unsheltered

[55:08] homelessness.

[55:09] While we do have 25 people on

[55:11] any given day and we are

[55:13] scaling up short-term capacity

[55:15] we need to be able to exit

[55:16] people in short-term

[55:16] destinations.

[55:18] In order to keep the flow

[55:19] moving so that those

[55:21] individuals who are becoming

[55:23] homeless are returning and able

[55:25] to catch them as part of their

[55:26] safety net services.

[55:28] We need priority access for low

[55:31] income people to exit into the

[55:32] community into deeply

[55:33] affordable units.

[55:35] I talked about serving seniors

[55:37] on fixed incomes as well as

[55:39] disabled individuals who are

[55:40] getting a check for $950 a

[55:41] month.

[55:42] There's not a lot you can do

[55:44] with a one bedroom apartment at

[55:46] $1800 when your total income is

[55:47] $950 a month.

[55:49] One of the things we are trying

[55:50] to do better is work across

[55:51] with other systems.

[55:53] We have a great partnership

[55:55] going on with jackson with

[55:56] people all our high utilizers

[56:11] of their system and enter the

[56:13] hospital system, we are

[56:15] coordinating with them to try

[56:16] to triage those people who

[56:18] might just be cycling through

[56:20] our various systems, forging

[56:21] closer partnerships with

[56:22] corrections and all the

[56:24] different departments that

[56:26] intersect with homelessness

[56:28] including our investment of

[56:30] $2.4 million into the mental

[56:31] health center.

[56:32] Our goal is to add at least a

[56:34] thousand units and we are well

[56:35] on our way.

[56:36] There's some data points in the

[56:38] presentation before you.

[56:40] I think with technology I would

[56:42] echo what some of the other

[56:44] directors said, we need systems

[56:45] able to talk to each other

[56:47] because we are all working I

[56:49] think in silos but our people

[56:50] are crossing over into other

[56:52] systems so we need to be

[56:56] creating a data warehouse and

[56:58] pulling those elements we know

[57:00] are of concern and trying to

[57:01] prioritize those households.

[57:03] It's not only a financial

[57:05] savings, it's the compassionate

[57:07] thing to do for the people most

[57:09] in need and I'll wrap it up

[57:10] there MADAME Chair.

[57:12] >>chair: thank you for your

[57:14] presentation, any comments or

[57:15] questions from my colleagues?

[57:18] Vice chair you are recognized.

[57:19] >>commissioner mcghee: wanted

[57:21] to say thank you so much

[57:23] director malette for what

[57:25] you've done, full faith in you.

[57:26] Every time our office reached

[57:28] out you were always willing to

[57:30] take the call and provide

[57:31] housing for these families so

[57:33] thank you so much.

[57:34] >>chair: anyone else?

[57:35] Great job.

[57:37] Great job, great presentation

[57:40] and let me state that your job

[57:41] is not easy.

[57:42] It is most difficult job

[57:43] especially in these days where

[57:49] we are seeing new breeds of

[57:50] homelessness.

[57:53] No longer are the homeless or

[57:55] those who are mentally

[57:55] challenged.

[58:04] We have families now who have 2

[58:06] jobs and cannot afford housing

[58:08] so your job is not easy yet you

[58:09] do it every day.

[58:11] My team works perfectly well

[58:17] with you and kudos to you and

[58:19] the team had your visionary

[58:19] leader.

[58:21] One look who is not here I want

[58:24] him to know that we appreciate

[58:25] your work.

[58:28] We know it's not easy but you

[58:28] do it.

[58:33] You answer the call every time

[58:40] my district calls you.

[58:42] So thank you for your vision

[58:43] and thank you for all you do

[58:46] for the residents of miami-dade

[58:46] county.

[58:47] Anything else?

[58:52] All right, yes vice chair.

[58:53] >>commissioner mcghee: would

[58:55] like to take a personal

[58:57] privilege to recognize three of

[58:58] the strongest and

[59:00] intellectually sound college

[59:02] students in all of the united

[59:03] states who are sitting behind

[59:05] me and I have the opportunity

[59:06] to have them work in my office.

[59:13] And eli, stand up.

[59:15] I recognize them for all the

[59:16] hard work we do in the office

[59:19] so thank you so much.

[59:22] >>chair: congratulations young

[59:23] leaders.

[59:25] I'm not going to ask who you're

[59:28] rooting for.

[59:58] In terms of the soccer

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