1 01:02:27,753 --> 01:02:28,353 please invest $20 million for 2 01:02:28,353 --> 01:02:30,353 fiscal year 2026 and 2027. 3 01:02:32,580 --> 01:02:32,725 Thank you. 4 01:02:32,725 --> 01:02:34,725 >> good evening. 5 01:02:42,534 --> 01:02:46,134 >> good evening. I am here to 6 01:02:52,377 --> 01:02:53,440 represent a trailer park. My 7 01:02:53,440 --> 01:02:54,450 address is 8050 northwest. 8 01:02:54,450 --> 01:02:57,450 Miami ct. My address is 8050 9 01:02:57,749 --> 01:03:00,749 northwest. Miami ct. Zip code 10 01:03:13,863 --> 01:03:15,863 33150. With our representative 11 01:03:22,471 --> 01:03:23,405 from district 2. We have 12 01:03:23,405 --> 01:03:24,390 attended two budget hearings 13 01:03:24,390 --> 01:03:27,639 but we have not received an 14 01:03:37,719 --> 01:03:39,220 answer yet. The county knows 15 01:03:39,220 --> 01:03:39,754 we are here but our family 16 01:03:39,754 --> 01:03:42,154 remain at risk for 17 01:03:47,940 --> 01:03:49,940 displacement. 18 01:03:51,832 --> 01:03:52,733 >> we will not be calling out 19 01:03:52,733 --> 01:03:54,100 names. Please, thank you so 20 01:03:54,100 --> 01:03:56,100 much. 21 01:04:03,543 --> 01:04:04,410 >> we would like to have a 22 01:04:04,410 --> 01:04:06,410 meeting with some 23 01:04:08,347 --> 01:04:10,347 representatives. And the 24 01:04:18,590 --> 01:04:21,590 residents. We would also like 25 01:04:24,496 --> 01:04:25,330 to know if regulatory economic 26 01:04:25,330 --> 01:04:26,331 resources department and 27 01:04:26,331 --> 01:04:28,331 housing and community 28 01:04:34,605 --> 01:04:35,305 development department could 29 01:04:35,305 --> 01:04:36,340 name people who are responsible 30 01:04:36,340 --> 01:04:39,940 and present a clear plan to 31 01:04:44,914 --> 01:04:45,849 prevent displacement. We are 32 01:04:45,849 --> 01:04:49,449 not asking more for silence, we 33 01:04:52,989 --> 01:04:53,756 are asking for a specific date. 34 01:04:53,756 --> 01:04:54,523 And we would like an answer on 35 01:04:54,523 --> 01:04:55,491 our behalf. Thank you. 36 01:04:55,491 --> 01:04:58,594 >> thank you so much. As a 37 01:04:58,594 --> 01:04:59,561 matter fact someone is here and 38 01:04:59,561 --> 01:05:00,596 it will meet you in the back. 39 01:05:00,596 --> 01:05:03,799 To address that concern and I 40 01:05:03,799 --> 01:05:04,766 do believe others you made 41 01:05:04,766 --> 01:05:05,734 request to meet with. Staff 42 01:05:05,734 --> 01:05:07,402 will be in the back waiting for 43 01:05:07,402 --> 01:05:10,402 you. Thank you so much. 44 01:05:18,946 --> 01:05:21,346 Daniel, andy, sophia, maria, 45 01:05:24,751 --> 01:05:26,751 daniela, andrew, daniel, 46 01:05:29,889 --> 01:05:32,289 isabel, rachel, taylor, please 47 01:05:42,501 --> 01:05:43,135 come to the podium. 48 01:05:43,135 --> 01:05:44,136 >> good evening. 49 01:05:44,136 --> 01:05:45,136 >> good evening how are you? 50 01:05:45,136 --> 01:05:48,136 >> I'm doing great thank you 51 01:05:53,545 --> 01:05:54,479 so much. My name is andy 52 01:05:54,479 --> 01:05:54,879 allen. I am the state director 53 01:05:54,879 --> 01:05:55,680 for best study. 54 01:05:55,680 --> 01:05:56,614 > hold on andy, we have to 55 01:05:56,614 --> 01:05:57,315 make sure everybody is giving 56 01:05:57,315 --> 01:05:58,116 you their full attention. 57 01:05:58,116 --> 01:05:58,516 >> I love that. I will 58 01:05:58,516 --> 01:06:00,516 wait. 59 01:06:03,787 --> 01:06:04,688 >> thank you. Let's go. 60 01:06:04,688 --> 01:06:05,589 >> okay. Best buddies is 61 01:06:05,589 --> 01:06:07,925 located at 100 se. 2nd st. In 62 01:06:07,925 --> 01:06:10,925 miami. Best buddies is a 63 01:06:15,432 --> 01:06:16,966 501(C)(3) Nonprofit that 64 01:06:16,966 --> 01:06:17,967 provides friendship, leadership 65 01:06:17,967 --> 01:06:18,968 development, and supported 66 01:06:18,968 --> 01:06:19,702 employment opportunities for 67 01:06:19,702 --> 01:06:21,370 individuals with intellectual 68 01:06:21,370 --> 01:06:22,380 and develop mental abilities. 69 01:06:22,380 --> 01:06:22,672 Through our partnership with 70 01:06:22,672 --> 01:06:25,720 miami-dade county, we serve 71 01:06:25,374 --> 01:06:27,774 more than 2000 county residents 72 01:06:29,511 --> 01:06:30,790 annually. Our cbo funding 73 01:06:30,790 --> 01:06:31,813 helps individuals with 74 01:06:31,813 --> 01:06:32,814 disabilities develop the social 75 01:06:32,814 --> 01:06:35,214 skills and workplace skills 76 01:06:36,618 --> 01:06:38,153 they need to obtain employment, 77 01:06:38,153 --> 01:06:40,922 be palm more independent and 78 01:06:40,922 --> 01:06:43,322 participate actively in their 79 01:06:43,925 --> 01:06:44,892 communities. We are grateful 80 01:06:44,892 --> 01:06:46,794 that cbo funding remains in the 81 01:06:46,794 --> 01:06:49,194 proposed budget and we 82 01:06:53,533 --> 01:06:54,368 respectfully ask the board of 83 01:06:54,368 --> 01:06:55,369 county commissioners to 84 01:06:55,369 --> 01:06:56,636 preserve this critical funding. 85 01:06:56,636 --> 01:07:00,674 I am joined by daniel of best 86 01:07:00,674 --> 01:07:01,708 buddies participant who will 87 01:07:01,708 --> 01:07:02,208 share what the program means to 88 01:07:02,208 --> 01:07:03,676 him. 89 01:07:03,676 --> 01:07:06,676 >> thank you so much. Daniel? 90 01:07:08,514 --> 01:07:10,816 >> greetings. My name is 91 01:07:10,816 --> 01:07:11,450 daniel and I live at 10951 92 01:07:11,450 --> 01:07:14,450 greetings. My name is daniel 93 01:07:14,653 --> 01:07:15,354 and I live at 10951 84th st. 94 01:07:15,354 --> 01:07:16,321 Greetings. My name is daniel 95 01:07:16,321 --> 01:07:17,189 and I live at 1095 184th st. In 96 01:07:17,189 --> 01:07:17,890 miami, fl. I was diagnosed 97 01:07:17,890 --> 01:07:20,926 with autism when I was three 98 01:07:20,926 --> 01:07:21,560 years old. Growing up I found 99 01:07:21,560 --> 01:07:24,560 it difficult to make friends 100 01:07:27,650 --> 01:07:30,650 and I was -- [Indiscernible]. 101 01:07:30,368 --> 01:07:31,680 i believe that would never live 102 01:07:31,680 --> 01:07:32,670 independently or achieve my 103 01:07:32,670 --> 01:07:35,670 dreams. My friends used to 104 01:07:36,640 --> 01:07:37,608 tell me, don't say you can't do 105 01:07:37,608 --> 01:07:40,608 something just because you have 106 01:07:45,480 --> 01:07:45,950 autism. I search for answers 107 01:07:45,950 --> 01:07:46,917 until I found best buddies. 108 01:07:46,917 --> 01:07:47,651 Best buddies change my life 109 01:07:47,651 --> 01:07:48,519 forever. Through best buddies 110 01:07:48,519 --> 01:07:52,719 I have been able to build lots 111 01:07:53,324 --> 01:07:54,359 of friendship, work travel and 112 01:07:54,359 --> 01:07:55,326 advocate for inclusion for 113 01:07:55,326 --> 01:07:58,596 others as an ambassador I am 114 01:07:58,596 --> 01:07:59,463 proud of the community thanks 115 01:07:59,463 --> 01:08:00,831 to best buddies. I am asking 116 01:08:00,831 --> 01:08:05,310 you to retain the same level of 117 01:08:06,704 --> 01:08:07,472 funding for community-based 118 01:08:07,472 --> 01:08:08,372 organizations. Organizations 119 01:08:08,372 --> 01:08:10,740 like best buddies can continue 120 01:08:10,740 --> 01:08:10,374 to help people like me thrive. 121 01:08:10,374 --> 01:08:12,374 Thank you. 122 01:08:20,285 --> 01:08:20,651 >> thank you. So awesome. 123 01:08:20,651 --> 01:08:21,554 Yes, ma'am. 124 01:08:21,554 --> 01:08:22,555 >> my name is sophia. My 125 01:08:22,555 --> 01:08:23,389 address is 3235 southwest. 59th 126 01:08:23,389 --> 01:08:24,550 avenue, miami, fl 33155. I 127 01:08:24,550 --> 01:08:27,655 live in district 6. I am here 128 01:08:28,160 --> 01:08:28,994 to speak about funding septic 129 01:08:28,994 --> 01:08:29,661 to sewer conversions. My 130 01:08:29,661 --> 01:08:32,231 neighborhood shall be park is 131 01:08:32,231 --> 01:08:32,931 only one that was receiving 132 01:08:32,931 --> 01:08:36,531 funding this year. I urge you 133 01:08:40,371 --> 01:08:41,390 to increase funding for these 134 01:08:41,390 --> 01:08:42,410 conversions. We still have 135 01:08:42,410 --> 01:08:44,441 about 120,000 septic systems in 136 01:08:46,612 --> 01:08:47,479 the county. Many of them are 137 01:08:47,479 --> 01:08:48,547 vulnerable or touching ground 138 01:08:48,547 --> 01:08:49,148 water, yards flushing back into 139 01:08:49,148 --> 01:08:50,716 people's homes and biscayne 140 01:08:50,716 --> 01:08:51,651 bay. The county promised in 141 01:08:51,651 --> 01:08:55,251 the 1970s to phase out septic 142 01:08:57,423 --> 01:08:58,324 tanks. So please fulfill this 143 01:08:58,324 --> 01:08:58,958 promise. I'm also here to talk 144 01:08:58,958 --> 01:08:59,992 to you about urging you to 145 01:08:59,992 --> 01:09:01,828 allocate $20 million for the 146 01:09:01,828 --> 01:09:03,828 management restoration, 147 01:09:07,200 --> 01:09:08,167 acquisition, and maintenance of 148 01:09:08,167 --> 01:09:08,801 land. You mention parks as a 149 01:09:08,801 --> 01:09:10,670 priority this year so please 150 01:09:10,670 --> 01:09:10,870 uphold that for ill. Thank 151 01:09:10,870 --> 01:09:12,870 you. 152 01:09:16,409 --> 01:09:17,444 >> thank you. 153 01:09:17,444 --> 01:09:18,378 >> good afternoon my name is 154 01:09:18,378 --> 01:09:20,778 maria. My address is 1095 155 01:09:22,249 --> 01:09:23,250 raven avenue as they reside in 156 01:09:23,250 --> 01:09:24,510 district 6. I'm here today as a 157 01:09:24,510 --> 01:09:26,820 citizen to talk about the 158 01:09:26,820 --> 01:09:29,220 program. This program protect 159 01:09:32,920 --> 01:09:32,760 treat canopies, wildlife. This 160 01:09:32,760 --> 01:09:33,627 program protect all of our 161 01:09:33,627 --> 01:09:36,270 well-being since they protect 162 01:09:36,960 --> 01:09:37,970 sensitive lands that absorb 163 01:09:37,970 --> 01:09:39,970 floodwater. Scientists have 164 01:09:43,737 --> 01:09:46,874 warned us that money -- miami 165 01:09:46,874 --> 01:09:47,808 -- [Indiscernible]. It will 166 01:09:47,808 --> 01:09:51,408 cost us over $5 billion to come 167 01:09:52,580 --> 01:09:53,314 by flooding and long-term 168 01:09:53,314 --> 01:09:56,314 resiliency. In light of this 169 01:10:01,823 --> 01:10:02,757 we cannot mismanage lands that 170 01:10:02,757 --> 01:10:03,758 absorb this flooding. The 171 01:10:03,758 --> 01:10:04,492 continued investment in this 172 01:10:04,492 --> 01:10:05,393 program now is a concrete step 173 01:10:05,393 --> 01:10:06,261 the commissioners can take to 174 01:10:06,261 --> 01:10:06,894 protect us. While I am only 175 01:10:06,894 --> 01:10:07,862 mentioning flooding because 176 01:10:07,862 --> 01:10:08,796 over time the everglades, reefs 177 01:10:08,796 --> 01:10:09,564 and biscayne bay has benefits 178 01:10:09,564 --> 01:10:10,531 to the population. 179 01:10:10,531 --> 01:10:12,931 Contributing to the well 180 01:10:18,273 --> 01:10:21,410 billion -- being in many ways. 181 01:10:21,410 --> 01:10:23,810 >> thank you so much. 182 01:10:31,687 --> 01:10:32,388 >> district 5. As community 183 01:10:32,388 --> 01:10:33,222 liaison as transit alliance 184 01:10:33,222 --> 01:10:35,357 miami I along with my 185 01:10:35,357 --> 01:10:36,570 colleagues and volunteers spent 186 01:10:36,570 --> 01:10:36,992 AUGUST talking with 5:00 A.M. 187 01:10:36,992 --> 01:10:37,759 Bus riders. I invite you to 188 01:10:37,759 --> 01:10:40,962 join one of these rides to 189 01:10:40,962 --> 01:10:43,362 really understand just how 190 01:10:44,299 --> 01:10:45,301 packed these buses are while 191 01:10:45,301 --> 01:10:48,303 the rest of the county sleeps. 192 01:10:48,303 --> 01:10:49,337 It would be a tremendous and 193 01:10:49,337 --> 01:10:51,737 disrespectful disservice to cut 194 01:10:55,778 --> 01:10:56,746 early morning bus service. 195 01:10:56,746 --> 01:10:57,680 Riders are shocked and have no 196 01:10:57,680 --> 01:10:58,614 idea how they are supposed to 197 01:10:58,614 --> 01:10:59,281 get to work otherwise. Some 198 01:10:59,281 --> 01:11:01,681 reactions adventure with me 199 01:11:01,685 --> 01:11:05,885 since the county is taking a my 200 01:11:14,320 --> 01:11:14,497 way to work that is 1 and a 201 01:11:14,497 --> 01:11:14,965 half b 202 01:11:14,965 --> 01:11:15,965 two hours of wages each 203 01:11:15,965 --> 01:11:16,566 way. I don't feel safe walking 204 01:11:16,566 --> 01:11:17,434 in the dark for 30 minutes. 205 01:11:17,434 --> 01:11:18,134 The county functions on the 206 01:11:18,134 --> 01:11:20,534 surface of the 6868 workers. 207 01:11:21,472 --> 01:11:22,472 We owe them our respect, we owe 208 01:11:22,472 --> 01:11:23,273 them dignified and dependable 209 01:11:23,273 --> 01:11:25,273 transportation. Therefore, I 210 01:11:25,342 --> 01:11:28,942 urge you to restore the to 211 01:11:30,346 --> 01:11:31,314 restore the $12.4 million 212 01:11:31,314 --> 01:11:31,882 funding needed for early 213 01:11:31,882 --> 01:11:32,820 morning bus service. Thank 214 01:11:32,820 --> 01:11:32,783 you. 215 01:11:32,783 --> 01:11:35,183 >> thank you so much. 216 01:11:47,464 --> 01:11:48,165 >> hello my name is -- 22. -- 217 01:11:48,165 --> 01:11:49,166 [Indiscernible]. Being from 218 01:11:49,166 --> 01:11:50,000 south florida mean the outdoors 219 01:11:50,000 --> 01:11:51,100 is a part of who you are. It 220 01:11:51,100 --> 01:11:51,636 is the reason people move here 221 01:11:51,636 --> 01:11:52,503 and reason those of us born 222 01:11:52,503 --> 01:11:55,173 here stay. But the natural 223 01:11:55,173 --> 01:11:56,730 spaces we love are not protect 224 01:11:56,730 --> 01:11:56,774 themselves. That is what the 225 01:11:56,774 --> 01:11:58,420 environment silly endangered 226 01:11:58,420 --> 01:12:01,642 land program is for. The lands 227 01:12:02,280 --> 01:12:04,680 absorb floodwater, they give 228 01:12:05,583 --> 01:12:06,551 space for wildlife to thrive. 229 01:12:06,551 --> 01:12:09,551 These lands are essential for 230 01:12:10,121 --> 01:12:10,855 miami-dade to thrive. If we do 231 01:12:10,855 --> 01:12:14,225 not leave room for our original 232 01:12:14,225 --> 01:12:15,259 lands to thrive how can we 233 01:12:15,259 --> 01:12:17,659 expect the environment around 234 01:12:20,665 --> 01:12:21,366 us to keep working for us? We 235 01:12:21,366 --> 01:12:22,234 are between two national parks. 236 01:12:22,234 --> 01:12:23,101 We have biscayne bay and the 237 01:12:23,101 --> 01:12:25,501 everglades. You cannot cut 238 01:12:27,205 --> 01:12:28,390 this program by the 54%. And 239 01:12:28,390 --> 01:12:28,739 expect our great spaces to 240 01:12:28,739 --> 01:12:30,800 survive. I'm asking you to 241 01:12:30,800 --> 01:12:33,800 fund the $20 million for the 242 01:12:33,780 --> 01:12:33,412 fiscal year 2026 b 243 01:12:33,412 --> 01:12:34,179 2027. 244 01:12:34,179 --> 01:12:35,647 Protect the places that make us 245 01:12:35,647 --> 01:12:38,647 who we are. Thank you. 246 01:12:42,655 --> 01:12:44,655 >> thank you. 247 01:12:47,459 --> 01:12:50,459 >> good evening. I reside at 248 01:12:55,434 --> 01:12:57,434 50 district 6. Between 5:56 am 249 01:13:00,672 --> 01:13:01,340 is for miami working people. 250 01:13:01,340 --> 01:13:02,341 The early shifts and nursing 251 01:13:02,341 --> 01:13:04,741 jobs, construction, school and 252 01:13:07,413 --> 01:13:08,314 daily life. Cutting them hurts 253 01:13:08,314 --> 01:13:08,948 riders and makes it harder to 254 01:13:08,948 --> 01:13:09,982 live and work in miami. 255 01:13:09,982 --> 01:13:10,850 Transit line spoke to hundreds 256 01:13:10,850 --> 01:13:13,850 of riders on these early 257 01:13:14,387 --> 01:13:15,255 morning buses and I don't know 258 01:13:15,255 --> 01:13:20,550 what I am going to do if this 259 01:13:22,963 --> 01:13:23,730 passes. I'm no other option. 260 01:13:23,730 --> 01:13:24,498 I spoke to an exhausted woman 261 01:13:24,498 --> 01:13:25,198 on her way home from her 262 01:13:25,198 --> 01:13:26,990 overnight shift at burger king. 263 01:13:26,990 --> 01:13:26,933 You should've seen her face 264 01:13:26,933 --> 01:13:30,533 when she heard this news at 265 01:13:32,339 --> 01:13:33,173 5:30 A.M.. This is our only way 266 01:13:33,173 --> 01:13:34,174 home from work and she had to 267 01:13:34,174 --> 01:13:34,941 make ends meet. What does the 268 01:13:34,941 --> 01:13:35,909 county expect workers to do? 269 01:13:35,909 --> 01:13:36,743 Pay for an expensive rideshare 270 01:13:36,743 --> 01:13:37,711 to work every day to mac be in 271 01:13:37,711 --> 01:13:39,246 the dark on unprotected rows? 272 01:13:39,246 --> 01:13:41,246 Please restore the $12.4 273 01:13:44,285 --> 01:13:45,252 million to keep early morning 274 01:13:45,252 --> 01:13:46,286 service running. If you don't 275 01:13:46,286 --> 01:13:46,820 use the service your neighbor 276 01:13:46,820 --> 01:13:47,321 does. Thank you. 277 01:13:47,321 --> 01:13:49,321 >> thank you. 278 01:13:51,224 --> 01:13:53,224 >> hi commissioners matta 279 01:13:55,629 --> 01:13:56,530 mayor, CHAIRMAN, good evening. 280 01:13:56,530 --> 01:14:00,730 Thank you so much for having me 281 01:14:02,303 --> 01:14:03,170 here. My address is 2867 282 01:14:03,170 --> 01:14:05,570 southwest. 38th avenue, miami, 283 01:14:11,312 --> 01:14:12,447 fl 33134. My name is b 284 01:14:12,447 --> 01:14:13,415 I.[Indiscernible]. I think you 285 01:14:13,415 --> 01:14:14,315 are probably here on what I am 286 01:14:14,315 --> 01:14:15,283 going to talk about. I have a 287 01:14:15,283 --> 01:14:15,983 confession to make. I grew up 288 01:14:15,983 --> 01:14:17,852 here in miami. While I was 289 01:14:17,852 --> 01:14:19,654 there, I hated miami. I can 290 01:14:19,654 --> 01:14:22,958 wait to leave. And when I left 291 01:14:22,958 --> 01:14:24,726 , I realized that this place my 292 01:14:24,726 --> 01:14:27,726 hometown is the only place 293 01:14:28,960 --> 01:14:28,730 where you can go kayaking and 294 01:14:28,730 --> 01:14:31,332 mangroves, you can go on a 295 01:14:31,332 --> 01:14:32,434 swamp walk, and you can see 296 01:14:32,434 --> 01:14:35,434 dozens of wild flowers blooming 297 01:14:35,904 --> 01:14:39,841 in a pine rock all in one day. 298 01:14:39,841 --> 01:14:40,808 If you haven't done that, I'll 299 01:14:40,808 --> 01:14:41,477 invite you to come out with me. 300 01:14:41,477 --> 01:14:45,914 I will to take you out to do 301 01:14:45,914 --> 01:14:46,548 any of those things. Miami 302 01:14:46,548 --> 01:14:50,148 nature is what made me come 303 01:14:56,458 --> 01:14:56,992 back and why I'm here. What 304 01:14:56,992 --> 01:14:57,860 this is about is the 305 01:14:57,860 --> 01:14:58,560 environment silly endangered 306 01:14:58,560 --> 01:14:59,561 lands program. I'm asking you 307 01:14:59,561 --> 01:15:00,562 to please fund the program at 308 01:15:00,562 --> 01:15:01,764 $20 million. It is what allows 309 01:15:01,764 --> 01:15:05,364 the program to london -- run. 310 01:15:05,835 --> 01:15:06,435 Do all of the incredible 311 01:15:06,435 --> 01:15:08,435 services. Thank you. 312 01:15:09,572 --> 01:15:10,239 >> thank you so much. We 313 01:15:10,239 --> 01:15:14,439 almost made it. I saw it and 314 01:15:14,611 --> 01:15:15,878 it was coming. 315 01:15:15,878 --> 01:15:16,745 >> good evening commissioners 316 01:15:16,745 --> 01:15:20,345 my name is amanda. I'm the 317 01:15:33,297 --> 01:15:34,298 director of zero waste cultural 318 01:15:34,298 --> 01:15:35,265 change at the oceans. I reside 319 01:15:35,265 --> 01:15:36,166 at 11319 southwest. 248 terrace 320 01:15:36,166 --> 01:15:37,167 in district 8. Briefly ocean 321 01:15:37,167 --> 01:15:38,134 works to build the cultural and 322 01:15:38,134 --> 01:15:38,802 infrastructural capacity for 323 01:15:38,802 --> 01:15:39,736 transition from a linear to 324 01:15:39,736 --> 01:15:40,670 circular economy so that all 325 01:15:40,670 --> 01:15:41,639 can have access to clean water 326 01:15:41,639 --> 01:15:42,406 and healthy environments. We 327 01:15:42,406 --> 01:15:43,207 are asking you to fully fund 328 01:15:43,207 --> 01:15:43,507 the zero waste master plan in 329 01:15:43,507 --> 01:15:43,841 year 2026 b 330 01:15:43,841 --> 01:15:45,841 2027 budget. We 331 01:15:49,779 --> 01:15:50,547 leave -- lead more than 150 332 01:15:50,547 --> 01:15:51,382 members who have helped shape 333 01:15:51,382 --> 01:15:52,160 this plan. Initiatives that 334 01:15:52,160 --> 01:15:52,983 are aligned in the plans are 335 01:15:52,983 --> 01:15:53,784 with the miami-dade community 336 01:15:53,784 --> 01:15:54,485 wants and we are eager for 337 01:15:54,485 --> 01:15:55,919 implementation to begin. I'm 338 01:15:55,919 --> 01:15:56,887 joined by my colleague isabella 339 01:15:56,887 --> 01:15:58,288 who will tell you why the plan 340 01:15:58,288 --> 01:16:00,288 is so awesome. 341 01:16:11,536 --> 01:16:12,237 >> resident -- 342 01:16:12,237 --> 01:16:14,237 [Indiscernible]. Funding the 343 01:16:19,310 --> 01:16:20,411 master plan and create 344 01:16:20,411 --> 01:16:21,312 healthier communities for all. 345 01:16:21,312 --> 01:16:22,848 There were zero waste master 346 01:16:22,848 --> 01:16:25,500 plan will be more efficiently 347 01:16:25,500 --> 01:16:25,850 conserve natural resources 348 01:16:25,850 --> 01:16:28,250 lower greenhouse gas emission, 349 01:16:28,519 --> 01:16:31,519 reduce waste by attacking waste 350 01:16:32,324 --> 01:16:33,224 at its source. Fully 351 01:16:33,224 --> 01:16:36,224 implementing the plan allow us 352 01:16:48,306 --> 01:16:48,640 to increase the rate from its 353 01:16:48,640 --> 01:16:49,700 current 36% b 354 01:16:49,700 --> 01:16:49,908 77%. This will 355 01:16:49,908 --> 01:16:51,900 reduce 1.7 million metric tons 356 01:16:51,900 --> 01:16:51,877 of co2 equivalent. Funding the 357 01:16:51,877 --> 01:16:52,845 zero waste master plan is 358 01:16:52,845 --> 01:16:53,545 integral to ensuring a more 359 01:16:53,545 --> 01:16:54,446 resilient and sustainable 360 01:16:54,446 --> 01:16:55,314 future for miami-dade county 361 01:16:55,314 --> 01:16:57,714 and our communities. Thank 362 01:16:58,217 --> 01:16:59,184 you. 363 01:16:59,184 --> 01:17:00,185 >> good evening MR. Vice 364 01:17:00,185 --> 01:17:00,852 CHAIRMAN, MR. CHAIRMAN, county 365 01:17:00,852 --> 01:17:01,721 commissioners and of course 366 01:17:01,721 --> 01:17:05,321 matta mayor. My name is -- 367 01:17:07,793 --> 01:17:08,661 [Indiscernible]. My address is 368 01:17:08,661 --> 01:17:10,661 5530 sunset DR., miami 33133. 369 01:17:10,863 --> 01:17:11,564 Like many of the others that 370 01:17:11,564 --> 01:17:15,501 are here today, I am here to 371 01:17:15,501 --> 01:17:16,536 talk about the land. I am here 372 01:17:16,536 --> 01:17:20,136 to emphasize a letter that was 373 01:17:20,940 --> 01:17:21,942 sent to all of you on behalf of 374 01:17:21,942 --> 01:17:23,430 several organizations from 375 01:17:23,430 --> 01:17:25,278 across our community urging the 376 01:17:25,278 --> 01:17:25,979 funding of $20 million to the 377 01:17:25,979 --> 01:17:27,513 environment silly endangered 378 01:17:27,513 --> 01:17:28,481 lands program. We recognize 379 01:17:28,481 --> 01:17:31,551 that this is a difficult budget 380 01:17:31,551 --> 01:17:32,552 cycle. But eo is more 381 01:17:32,552 --> 01:17:35,552 conservation. As many of the 382 01:17:40,460 --> 01:17:41,362 post before he has said, it is 383 01:17:41,362 --> 01:17:42,196 natural infrastructure. These 384 01:17:42,196 --> 01:17:42,963 lands reduce flooding in 385 01:17:42,963 --> 01:17:44,300 extreme heat, protect drinking 386 01:17:44,300 --> 01:17:44,765 water, preserve biodiversity 387 01:17:44,765 --> 01:17:45,766 and strengthen climate 388 01:17:45,766 --> 01:17:48,670 resilience. These benefits are 389 01:17:48,670 --> 01:17:50,870 exactly why the ill program was 390 01:17:50,870 --> 01:17:51,605 approved by miami-dade county 391 01:17:51,605 --> 01:17:54,500 voters in the 1990 referendum. 392 01:17:54,541 --> 01:17:58,141 The people want to protect the 393 01:18:02,149 --> 01:18:03,150 most environmentally sensitive 394 01:18:03,150 --> 01:18:03,784 lands for present and future 395 01:18:03,784 --> 01:18:04,652 generation. I urge you to 396 01:18:04,652 --> 01:18:05,319 honor that commitment and 397 01:18:05,319 --> 01:18:07,719 increase funding for ill. 398 01:18:08,989 --> 01:18:09,890 Delaying these acquisitions and 399 01:18:09,890 --> 01:18:10,557 management will only make them 400 01:18:10,557 --> 01:18:11,425 more expensive and increase 401 01:18:11,425 --> 01:18:12,930 risk of losing these lands 402 01:18:12,930 --> 01:18:12,426 forever. Thank you for your 403 01:18:12,426 --> 01:18:14,426 time. 404 01:18:15,196 --> 01:18:17,596 >> thank you so much. 405 01:18:26,374 --> 01:18:28,774 >> good afternoon. I come 406 01:18:31,450 --> 01:18:34,450 from miami workers center. My 407 01:18:35,183 --> 01:18:37,583 address is lotus house. 217 408 01:18:41,557 --> 01:18:43,557 northwest. 15th 217 northwest. 409 01:18:58,340 --> 01:18:59,740 15th st., miami, fl 33136. My 410 01:18:59,740 --> 01:18:59,908 -- I'm a mother fighting for 411 01:18:59,908 --> 01:19:04,108 her son but a voice to be 412 01:19:12,880 --> 01:19:12,822 listened to. I am a single 413 01:19:12,822 --> 01:19:15,190 mother and my son shares this 414 01:19:15,190 --> 01:19:19,390 world with me. I am living at 415 01:19:25,735 --> 01:19:26,602 the lotus house. But today 416 01:19:26,602 --> 01:19:29,872 fear is reaching us again. We 417 01:19:29,872 --> 01:19:33,472 need to find more empathy for 418 01:19:39,215 --> 01:19:41,615 people with autism disorder. 419 01:19:44,420 --> 01:19:45,421 For someone in the autistic 420 01:19:45,421 --> 01:19:48,421 spectrum, the world is already 421 01:19:50,325 --> 01:19:51,930 very hard. Being unable to 422 01:19:51,930 --> 01:19:51,893 navigate the situation that 423 01:19:51,893 --> 01:19:54,893 most people don't have to 424 01:19:59,200 --> 01:20:01,600 navigate. Building a routine 425 01:20:04,439 --> 01:20:05,139 safe space and being able to 426 01:20:05,139 --> 01:20:07,539 have emotional development for 427 01:20:18,251 --> 01:20:21,354 me and my son. Having lost our 428 01:20:21,354 --> 01:20:25,554 home it is meant for us to 429 01:20:38,737 --> 01:20:39,738 break the stability and health. 430 01:20:39,738 --> 01:20:42,738 >> thank you so much. I 431 01:20:50,414 --> 01:20:52,814 appreciate it. Kathy, sharon 432 01:21:07,330 --> 01:21:08,131 frazier, paul, monica, patrice, 433 01:21:08,131 --> 01:21:11,131 please come forward to the 434 01:21:14,604 --> 01:21:15,538 podium. Thank you. 435 01:21:15,538 --> 01:21:17,938 >> good evening matta mayor 436 01:21:20,509 --> 01:21:21,210 and commissioners my name is 437 01:21:21,210 --> 01:21:22,440 marianna. 11 3180 core weight 438 01:21:22,440 --> 01:21:24,279 33145. I am here tonight to 439 01:21:24,279 --> 01:21:24,980 ask you to rapidly fund the 440 01:21:24,980 --> 01:21:26,815 environment silly endangered 441 01:21:26,815 --> 01:21:29,815 lands program. With the full 442 01:21:31,853 --> 01:21:32,987 20 million, he needs to 443 01:21:32,987 --> 01:21:34,987 properly upgrade. Endangered 444 01:21:38,225 --> 01:21:41,825 lands are not just pretty, they 445 01:21:43,530 --> 01:21:44,864 -- [Indiscernible]. The budget 446 01:21:44,864 --> 01:21:45,866 has dropped dramatically over 447 01:21:45,866 --> 01:21:46,667 the years. Land costs keep 448 01:21:46,667 --> 01:21:48,368 climbing. It is considering 449 01:21:48,368 --> 01:21:50,768 waiving the 10 million legal 450 01:21:52,939 --> 01:21:53,840 minimum fee that the management 451 01:21:53,840 --> 01:21:54,640 trust requires according to the 452 01:21:54,640 --> 01:21:57,400 code. There is currently 453 01:21:59,545 --> 01:22:00,446 34,000 acres in the acquisition 454 01:22:00,446 --> 01:22:03,446 base. We defund this program 455 01:22:05,551 --> 01:22:06,451 every year we lose land forever 456 01:22:06,451 --> 01:22:07,520 an important ecosystem 457 01:22:07,520 --> 01:22:07,786 services. I respectfully ask 458 01:22:07,786 --> 01:22:08,353 you to fund ill at $20 million. 459 01:22:08,353 --> 01:22:10,353 Thank you. 460 01:22:12,924 --> 01:22:15,259 >> thank you so much. 461 01:22:15,259 --> 01:22:16,794 >> good afternoon my name is 462 01:22:16,794 --> 01:22:18,794 geraldine and 4298 geraldine 463 01:22:20,431 --> 01:22:21,132 and 4298 southwest ter. 464 01:22:21,132 --> 01:22:22,660 Geraldine and 4298 southwest 465 01:22:22,660 --> 01:22:23,340 ter., miami in district 6. I am 466 01:22:23,340 --> 01:22:25,690 here today to speak against the 467 01:22:25,690 --> 01:22:28,669 early bus and late -- I'm 468 01:22:32,375 --> 01:22:33,310 sorry. Last year I joined the 469 01:22:33,310 --> 01:22:34,277 transit alliance 24 hour 470 01:22:34,277 --> 01:22:36,479 transit marathon across the 471 01:22:36,479 --> 01:22:37,480 county. At 4:30 A.M. As we are 472 01:22:37,480 --> 01:22:39,549 standing in homestead one of 473 01:22:39,549 --> 01:22:43,149 the bus stops most of the 474 01:22:50,392 --> 01:22:51,393 people at that stop were from 475 01:22:51,393 --> 01:22:51,960 jackson, u health and other 476 01:22:51,960 --> 01:22:52,661 hospitals in miami. I was 477 01:22:52,661 --> 01:22:53,562 surprised to see that. And it 478 01:22:53,562 --> 01:22:54,429 also meant that those badges 479 01:22:54,429 --> 01:22:55,330 were deeply familiar to me 480 01:22:55,330 --> 01:22:58,330 because in 2017, I spent almost 481 01:22:58,633 --> 01:23:00,535 a month in icu at the trauma 482 01:23:00,535 --> 01:23:04,135 center cared by those very same 483 01:23:09,776 --> 01:23:10,678 essential workers. I saw them 484 01:23:10,678 --> 01:23:11,278 arriving at 6:00 am shift and 485 01:23:11,278 --> 01:23:12,179 leaving at 11:00 pm shift 486 01:23:12,179 --> 01:23:15,779 taking care of me day after 487 01:23:16,616 --> 01:23:17,417 day. These workers are there 488 01:23:17,417 --> 01:23:18,185 for us when we are most 489 01:23:18,185 --> 01:23:19,119 vulnerable. In many rely on 490 01:23:19,119 --> 01:23:19,953 these early and long distance 491 01:23:19,953 --> 01:23:22,353 buses. Please restore the 492 01:23:24,560 --> 01:23:24,691 $12.4 million that keep 493 01:23:24,691 --> 01:23:25,792 early-morning buses running. 494 01:23:25,792 --> 01:23:26,759 These routes are lifelines for 495 01:23:26,759 --> 01:23:27,427 the people who keep miami-dade 496 01:23:27,427 --> 01:23:29,427 running. 497 01:23:30,429 --> 01:23:32,829 >> thank you so much. 498 01:23:49,800 --> 01:23:49,714 >> -- [Indiscernible]. The 499 01:23:49,714 --> 01:23:51,714 taxpayer causing us $1.2 500 01:23:58,122 --> 01:23:59,123 million every day. Florida tax 501 01:23:59,123 --> 01:24:01,523 was.1 $0.2 million. We spent 502 01:24:03,727 --> 01:24:04,728 $5 million a year for mental 503 01:24:04,728 --> 01:24:08,328 health on 22nd which would cost 504 01:24:11,133 --> 01:24:13,533 the taxpayers 115. We spent 505 01:24:15,138 --> 01:24:18,138 and we just proved $21 million 506 01:24:21,777 --> 01:24:22,745 for performing arts center in 507 01:24:22,745 --> 01:24:23,712 miami gardens. That should 508 01:24:23,712 --> 01:24:24,279 have kept the workers on the 509 01:24:24,279 --> 01:24:27,482 job when you come to our 510 01:24:27,482 --> 01:24:28,683 community talking about laying 511 01:24:28,683 --> 01:24:32,283 off. You gave yourself a raise 512 01:24:32,387 --> 01:24:33,354 three years ago without the 513 01:24:33,354 --> 01:24:36,354 voters. You are changing the 514 01:24:44,265 --> 01:24:45,200 name -- [Indiscernible]. We 515 01:24:45,200 --> 01:24:46,201 never voted on this. The $21 516 01:24:46,201 --> 01:24:46,935 million can be helping 517 01:24:46,935 --> 01:24:47,869 employees that you're trying to 518 01:24:47,869 --> 01:24:51,469 put out. You all are taking 519 01:24:53,808 --> 01:24:55,877 money. I have your package. 520 01:24:55,877 --> 01:24:58,277 >> thank you so much. 521 01:25:00,348 --> 01:25:01,650 >> good evening. Monica, the 522 01:25:01,650 --> 01:25:04,650 ceo of greater miami 43 forgery 523 01:25:10,592 --> 01:25:14,192 flag that that turn into. -- 524 01:25:17,499 --> 01:25:18,133 [Indiscernible]. With eviction 525 01:25:18,133 --> 01:25:19,100 diversion funding we have 526 01:25:19,100 --> 01:25:21,401 conducted dozens of outreach 527 01:25:24,974 --> 01:25:26,800 events across all 13 districts 528 01:25:26,800 --> 01:25:27,420 and provided legal assistance 529 01:25:27,420 --> 01:25:27,976 to more than 3000 households in 530 01:25:27,976 --> 01:25:28,810 the county. Not only providing 531 01:25:28,810 --> 01:25:29,945 greater stability to these 532 01:25:29,945 --> 01:25:30,612 families but in many cases 533 01:25:30,612 --> 01:25:31,481 saving critical county 534 01:25:31,481 --> 01:25:32,315 resources that would have 535 01:25:32,315 --> 01:25:34,715 otherwise been utilized in 536 01:25:41,257 --> 01:25:41,992 addressing the potential 537 01:25:41,992 --> 01:25:42,926 homelessness. We respectfully 538 01:25:42,926 --> 01:25:43,893 ask for your continued support 539 01:25:43,893 --> 01:25:44,894 and urge you to vote in favor 540 01:25:44,894 --> 01:25:45,895 of the proposed level funding 541 01:25:45,895 --> 01:25:48,895 for the program. Thank you. 542 01:25:51,568 --> 01:25:52,690 >> thank you. Go ahead, thank 543 01:25:52,690 --> 01:25:54,690 you. 544 01:25:54,304 --> 01:25:55,539 >> good afternoon. 545 01:25:55,539 --> 01:25:58,539 >> good evening, how are you? 546 01:25:58,975 --> 01:26:01,375 >> good evening vice chair, 547 01:26:02,179 --> 01:26:04,579 commissioners and mayor. I 548 01:26:05,248 --> 01:26:07,648 live at 6560 northwest. 12th 549 01:26:10,987 --> 01:26:11,856 avenue miami, fl 33150. In the 550 01:26:11,856 --> 01:26:12,590 complex of liberty square 551 01:26:12,590 --> 01:26:13,690 housing. As you guys can see 552 01:26:13,690 --> 01:26:14,491 I'm still in a wheelchair and I 553 01:26:14,491 --> 01:26:18,691 am in a walker because I fell 554 01:26:20,630 --> 01:26:21,499 in the complex. Number two, I 555 01:26:21,499 --> 01:26:22,166 am going to make it quick 556 01:26:22,166 --> 01:26:25,166 because I told the CHAIRMAN 557 01:26:28,205 --> 01:26:29,206 That I would be less than a 558 01:26:29,206 --> 01:26:29,707 minute. Mme. Mayor, please we 559 01:26:29,707 --> 01:26:30,707 need a roundtable. 560 01:26:30,707 --> 01:26:33,107 Commissioner, please tell the 561 01:26:34,112 --> 01:26:35,460 people stop intimidating me. 562 01:26:35,460 --> 01:26:35,746 Retaliation is happening at 563 01:26:35,746 --> 01:26:38,146 liberty square against me 564 01:26:39,984 --> 01:26:40,618 because I am the crime watch 565 01:26:40,618 --> 01:26:44,218 person. I need to talk to 566 01:26:46,958 --> 01:26:48,426 rosie. I need the roundtable 567 01:26:48,426 --> 01:26:50,826 mayor. Commissioner Mcgee told 568 01:26:52,364 --> 01:26:54,764 him with representative lopez 569 01:26:56,101 --> 01:26:58,569 and all the ones that sit. He 570 01:26:58,569 --> 01:27:01,105 said do not retaliate against 571 01:27:01,105 --> 01:27:02,708 your constituents. That is why 572 01:27:02,708 --> 01:27:05,708 you cannot get any volunteers. 573 01:27:08,246 --> 01:27:08,747 Because they target us 574 01:27:08,747 --> 01:27:10,682 commissioners. 575 01:27:10,682 --> 01:27:11,416 >> thank you and let's refrain 576 01:27:11,416 --> 01:27:13,816 from naming the commissioners 577 01:27:17,122 --> 01:27:19,122 at this time. 578 01:27:21,827 --> 01:27:22,828 >> matta mayor, I'm going to 579 01:27:22,828 --> 01:27:26,428 address two things. Can we get 580 01:27:28,834 --> 01:27:29,501 some want to speak to MRS. 581 01:27:29,501 --> 01:27:30,402 Frazier? And secondly if we 582 01:27:30,402 --> 01:27:34,602 have a cell phone go off my 583 01:27:38,544 --> 01:27:39,512 only request is the cbo's are 584 01:27:39,512 --> 01:27:40,412 in need of extra funding and we 585 01:27:40,412 --> 01:27:41,748 will pass around a hat that you 586 01:27:41,748 --> 01:27:42,382 can make a donation if you hear 587 01:27:42,382 --> 01:27:43,649 your cell phone go off. If you 588 01:27:43,649 --> 01:27:47,587 can do a huge favor for the 589 01:27:47,587 --> 01:27:49,254 next three seconds look at your 590 01:27:49,254 --> 01:27:53,454 phone to make sure it is on 591 01:28:06,572 --> 01:28:07,507 silent. 592 01:28:07,507 --> 01:28:09,907 >> there is at least $12.4 593 01:28:15,482 --> 01:28:16,830 missing from this budget. We 594 01:28:16,830 --> 01:28:17,510 need to keep 47 early bus 595 01:28:17,510 --> 01:28:18,840 routes running. This budget 596 01:28:18,840 --> 01:28:20,484 currently leaves behind almost 597 01:28:23,524 --> 01:28:24,391 7000 daily riders who need the 598 01:28:24,391 --> 01:28:25,125 6:00 am bus. They need it and 599 01:28:25,125 --> 01:28:25,993 the writers like MISS Rosa who 600 01:28:25,993 --> 01:28:26,994 ride the 37, seven and 103. 601 01:28:26,994 --> 01:28:30,594 have no alternative it is to 602 01:28:31,632 --> 01:28:35,232 get cuts. And would have to 603 01:28:35,670 --> 01:28:36,570 take a $25 over daily. Both 604 01:28:36,570 --> 01:28:39,139 her and her daughter rely on 605 01:28:39,139 --> 01:28:40,740 the tree to get to work and to 606 01:28:40,740 --> 01:28:44,274 get to school. This is not the 607 01:28:51,152 --> 01:28:51,887 full stack. This is their 608 01:28:51,887 --> 01:28:52,787 livelihood and we need them to 609 01:28:52,787 --> 01:28:53,654 get to work. Because not there 610 01:28:53,654 --> 01:28:54,356 miami runs on the work. These 611 01:28:54,356 --> 01:28:55,256 cuts mean that we will have 612 01:28:55,256 --> 01:28:56,657 delayed construction sites no 613 01:28:56,657 --> 01:28:59,570 housekeeping hotels and get 614 01:28:59,594 --> 01:29:00,595 into their shifts late. Is 615 01:29:00,595 --> 01:29:03,980 this the miami-dade that we are 616 01:29:03,980 --> 01:29:06,980 striving for? Stop the cuts. 617 01:29:06,701 --> 01:29:08,701 >> thank you kathy. 618 01:29:09,904 --> 01:29:12,904 >> it is an honor and 619 01:29:13,750 --> 01:29:16,750 privilege to come before the 620 01:29:16,845 --> 01:29:19,213 board. I come with no malice 621 01:29:19,213 --> 01:29:21,613 towards anyone. There is 622 01:29:22,251 --> 01:29:23,185 something going on -- 623 01:29:23,185 --> 01:29:25,754 >> did you give me your 624 01:29:25,754 --> 01:29:26,889 address? 625 01:29:26,889 --> 01:29:28,889 >> 2100 northwest. 192nd? 626 01:29:29,124 --> 01:29:30,726 >> 2100 northwest. 192nd ter. 627 01:29:30,726 --> 01:29:34,926 Last year I came here with my 628 01:29:36,298 --> 01:29:36,732 boots on. This year I am here 629 01:29:36,732 --> 01:29:37,766 with my heart. 630 01:29:37,766 --> 01:29:38,000 >> did you give your name 631 01:29:38,000 --> 01:29:40,000 also? 632 01:29:45,975 --> 01:29:49,575 >> it is hebrew. I am here 633 01:29:52,820 --> 01:29:53,490 because of a nonprofit and the 634 01:29:53,490 --> 01:29:55,785 people I met today. I'm 635 01:29:55,785 --> 01:29:57,287 fascinated with the use but I 636 01:29:57,287 --> 01:30:00,287 am fascinated with what GOD 637 01:30:00,923 --> 01:30:05,123 told me to do. It is the 638 01:30:06,563 --> 01:30:07,296 museum and the afro american 639 01:30:07,296 --> 01:30:10,296 negro, collard or whatever you 640 01:30:10,767 --> 01:30:12,369 want to call us. It was 500 641 01:30:12,369 --> 01:30:15,969 years of slavery and I'm here 642 01:30:16,106 --> 01:30:20,306 to save my parents was a slave. 643 01:30:24,281 --> 01:30:25,883 >> is nexus to the budget? I 644 01:30:25,883 --> 01:30:27,684 appreciate you. 645 01:30:27,684 --> 01:30:30,840 >> $31,000 grant that I want 646 01:30:30,587 --> 01:30:34,187 you all to address. I died 647 01:30:34,191 --> 01:30:38,391 this year. I went into a coma. 648 01:30:42,734 --> 01:30:43,901 >> thank you. 649 01:30:43,901 --> 01:30:44,235 >> can I speak on behalf of my 650 01:30:44,235 --> 01:30:44,969 other half? 651 01:30:44,969 --> 01:30:45,837 >> that would kick off a wave 652 01:30:45,837 --> 01:30:46,704 of follow-up to do the same 653 01:30:46,704 --> 01:30:50,107 thing. Thank you so much. I 654 01:30:50,107 --> 01:30:52,107 appreciate you. 655 01:31:08,259 --> 01:31:09,930 >> I do not want to go. 656 01:31:09,930 --> 01:31:09,761 >> here's an update. 657 01:31:09,761 --> 01:31:12,761 Everything appeared and we do 658 01:31:25,611 --> 01:31:26,345 normally something we are 659 01:31:26,345 --> 01:31:27,312 seeing from you. The response 660 01:31:27,312 --> 01:31:28,280 is whatever you give us we give 661 01:31:28,280 --> 01:31:29,114 you back. The only thing we 662 01:31:29,114 --> 01:31:30,115 are asking for this particular 663 01:31:30,115 --> 01:31:30,715 moment is that each and every 664 01:31:30,715 --> 01:31:31,617 last one of you respect each 665 01:31:31,617 --> 01:31:32,318 other. Because what ends up 666 01:31:32,318 --> 01:31:33,119 happening is the longer you 667 01:31:33,119 --> 01:31:34,153 take at the podium, you're 668 01:31:34,153 --> 01:31:34,754 basically forcing someone else 669 01:31:34,754 --> 01:31:35,287 to wait behind you. That 670 01:31:35,287 --> 01:31:36,155 forces them to have to 671 01:31:36,155 --> 01:31:38,155 rearrange their calendar 672 01:31:39,358 --> 01:31:40,258 schedule to pick up their kids, 673 01:31:40,258 --> 01:31:40,893 go to work or do something that 674 01:31:40,893 --> 01:31:41,861 are very important to the 675 01:31:41,861 --> 01:31:42,829 quality of life. Someone asked 676 01:31:42,829 --> 01:31:43,496 that you respect one another by 677 01:31:43,496 --> 01:31:44,463 simply number understanding 678 01:31:44,463 --> 01:31:45,264 when you are -- going over your 679 01:31:45,264 --> 01:31:48,264 time, you are holding someone 680 01:31:50,236 --> 01:31:51,170 else up of things that they 681 01:31:51,170 --> 01:31:55,370 need to be doing. Thank you so 682 01:31:59,778 --> 01:32:00,846 much. 683 01:32:00,846 --> 01:32:04,446 >> good evening I will be as 684 01:32:07,320 --> 01:32:10,656 quick as possible. I am from 685 01:32:10,656 --> 01:32:11,625 240 e. I am from 240 e. 1st 686 01:32:11,625 --> 01:32:14,625 avenue highly of florida. I'm 687 01:32:14,795 --> 01:32:15,295 here representing community 688 01:32:15,295 --> 01:32:17,295 coalition nonprofit 689 01:32:17,697 --> 01:32:18,698 organization. We support the 690 01:32:18,698 --> 01:32:21,980 elderly population. On behalf 691 01:32:22,236 --> 01:32:23,237 of of the organization I would 692 01:32:23,237 --> 01:32:25,906 like to sincerely thank you for 693 01:32:25,906 --> 01:32:26,673 your continued support of 694 01:32:26,673 --> 01:32:27,507 community-based organizations 695 01:32:27,507 --> 01:32:31,107 an important work that we do 696 01:32:33,140 --> 01:32:33,780 every day. We are especially 697 01:32:33,780 --> 01:32:34,648 grateful for you mme. Mayor for 698 01:32:34,648 --> 01:32:36,250 your commitment to including 699 01:32:36,250 --> 01:32:37,184 ceos in this budget. By 700 01:32:37,184 --> 01:32:38,385 providing these services at the 701 01:32:38,385 --> 01:32:40,587 community level, we save 702 01:32:40,587 --> 01:32:42,857 taxpayers money and making a 703 01:32:42,857 --> 01:32:45,257 meaningful difference in the 704 01:32:46,927 --> 01:32:47,128 lives of the people we serve. 705 01:32:47,128 --> 01:32:48,610 . 706 01:32:48,610 --> 01:32:49,960 We are proud to be a part of 707 01:32:49,960 --> 01:32:51,960 the collaborative working 708 01:32:51,465 --> 01:32:53,865 alongside our other community 709 01:32:56,704 --> 01:32:57,705 organizations to strengthen and 710 01:32:57,705 --> 01:33:00,105 service and maximize our 711 01:33:15,390 --> 01:33:16,958 impacts. I want to thank you 712 01:33:16,958 --> 01:33:17,592 for believing in our 713 01:33:17,592 --> 01:33:18,360 communities, listening to her 714 01:33:18,360 --> 01:33:18,960 needs and recognizing that 715 01:33:18,960 --> 01:33:19,860 investing in cbo's as an 716 01:33:19,860 --> 01:33:20,861 investment in a stronger and 717 01:33:20,861 --> 01:33:21,563 healthier miami-dade county. 718 01:33:21,563 --> 01:33:22,464 We appreciate your partnership 719 01:33:22,464 --> 01:33:22,664 and continued support. Thank 720 01:33:22,664 --> 01:33:24,664 you. 721 01:33:24,833 --> 01:33:26,134 >> thank you so much. 722 01:33:26,134 --> 01:33:26,901 >> good evening my name is 723 01:33:26,901 --> 01:33:27,902 beatrice. I am the director of 724 01:33:27,902 --> 01:33:28,470 advocacy of pro bono legal 725 01:33:28,470 --> 01:33:30,710 services located at 2400 s. 726 01:33:30,710 --> 01:33:30,605 Dixie hwy. On behalf of our 727 01:33:30,605 --> 01:33:31,874 team, thank you for your 728 01:33:31,874 --> 01:33:32,474 support in this year's budget 729 01:33:32,474 --> 01:33:33,750 including funding to the cbo 730 01:33:33,750 --> 01:33:36,750 grant program and support of 731 01:33:39,381 --> 01:33:40,649 our landlord-tenant eviction 732 01:33:40,649 --> 01:33:41,316 program. Our legal services b 733 01:33:41,316 --> 01:33:44,316 s transforms lives. It reaches 734 01:33:45,988 --> 01:33:48,988 survivors of human tracking -- 735 01:33:57,300 --> 01:33:58,000 trafficking, children in foster 736 01:33:58,000 --> 01:33:58,868 care, tenants facing eviction 737 01:33:58,868 --> 01:33:59,969 and more. With the growing 738 01:33:59,969 --> 01:34:01,438 team of more than 40 employees 739 01:34:01,438 --> 01:34:02,720 including more than 20 740 01:34:02,720 --> 01:34:03,273 attorneys on staff, we provide 741 01:34:03,273 --> 01:34:04,700 free legal representation to 742 01:34:04,700 --> 01:34:04,941 more than 5000 clients every 743 01:34:04,941 --> 01:34:05,775 year. Thank you for standing 744 01:34:05,775 --> 01:34:06,876 with us in protecting children 745 01:34:06,876 --> 01:34:07,343 and families in miami-dade 746 01:34:07,343 --> 01:34:09,343 county. 747 01:34:10,613 --> 01:34:12,613 >> thank you. 748 01:34:12,849 --> 01:34:15,849 >> good afternoon. My name is 749 01:34:16,586 --> 01:34:19,586 paul. I represent the family 750 01:34:21,859 --> 01:34:22,493 with less charisma than the 751 01:34:22,493 --> 01:34:23,360 three young ladies use our 752 01:34:23,360 --> 01:34:25,760 earlier. Our address is 84 753 01:34:26,830 --> 01:34:29,230 street. 39 we are -- 754 01:34:33,904 --> 01:34:34,838 [Indiscernible]. Families come 755 01:34:34,838 --> 01:34:35,673 to us with multiple challenges 756 01:34:35,673 --> 01:34:38,730 as one. Housing, food, 757 01:34:45,490 --> 01:34:45,983 employment, transportation and 758 01:34:45,983 --> 01:34:46,717 other basic needs. The case 759 01:34:46,717 --> 01:34:47,551 manager help consultative 760 01:34:47,551 --> 01:34:48,585 system and connect them to the 761 01:34:48,585 --> 01:34:49,486 right resources. Some time 762 01:34:49,486 --> 01:34:50,154 with family need is not another 763 01:34:50,154 --> 01:34:51,880 program someone who will sit 764 01:34:51,880 --> 01:34:52,230 with them and understand their 765 01:34:52,230 --> 01:34:54,423 situation. Can investment and 766 01:34:58,329 --> 01:34:59,363 case management allows 767 01:34:59,363 --> 01:35:00,300 organizations provide critical 768 01:35:00,300 --> 01:35:01,365 one-on-one support. We ask you 769 01:35:01,365 --> 01:35:02,660 to recognize case management as 770 01:35:02,660 --> 01:35:03,670 an essential part of miami-dade 771 01:35:03,670 --> 01:35:03,835 county safety net and continue 772 01:35:03,835 --> 01:35:04,369 funding services that help 773 01:35:04,369 --> 01:35:06,769 families move from b 774 01:35:10,141 --> 01:35:10,875 testability. These are crucial 775 01:35:10,875 --> 01:35:13,275 resources. We dedicate the 776 01:35:13,445 --> 01:35:14,646 last 10 seconds to the memory 777 01:35:14,646 --> 01:35:17,646 who fought for empowerment and 778 01:35:23,388 --> 01:35:25,388 opening 779 01:35:26,858 --> 01:35:27,492 entered. 780 01:35:27,492 --> 01:35:28,593 Would you like to have the 781 01:35:28,593 --> 01:35:31,593 podium at this time, sir? 782 01:35:33,980 --> 01:35:35,980 >> good evening sir. 783 01:35:35,567 --> 01:35:37,335 >> good evening. 784 01:35:37,335 --> 01:35:38,870 CHAIRMAN, commissioners, thank 785 01:35:38,870 --> 01:35:40,870 you so much. 786 01:35:44,430 --> 01:35:44,577 It is an honor to be here again 787 01:35:44,577 --> 01:35:46,977 in the budget process. 788 01:35:48,346 --> 01:35:50,582 As you know, we are really 789 01:35:50,582 --> 01:35:52,418 already sent our budget to the 790 01:35:52,418 --> 01:35:55,418 dor and it was approved. 791 01:35:56,555 --> 01:35:59,555 Wttw.Com/comments this year- 792 01:36:07,466 --> 01:36:08,201 >> hold on one 2nd, please. 793 01:36:08,201 --> 01:36:10,201 >> it wasn't me! 794 01:36:11,872 --> 01:36:12,905 [Laughter] 795 01:36:12,905 --> 01:36:13,105 >> I know it wasn't you go 796 01:36:13,105 --> 01:36:14,400 ahead. 797 01:36:14,400 --> 01:36:16,209 >> the budget for the coming 798 01:36:16,209 --> 01:36:17,443 year was approved by the dor. 799 01:36:17,443 --> 01:36:18,678 We had a great meeting with the 800 01:36:18,678 --> 01:36:21,780 mayor, several weeks ago. 801 01:36:21,782 --> 01:36:23,782 with our budget. 802 01:36:23,984 --> 01:36:27,584 And, we reduced it from the 803 01:36:29,220 --> 01:36:29,255 original proposal of $4 804 01:36:29,255 --> 01:36:31,255 million. 805 01:36:31,825 --> 01:36:36,290 So, we are a part of the whole 806 01:36:36,290 --> 01:36:36,563 reduction issue. 807 01:36:36,563 --> 01:36:38,563 In our county. 808 01:36:39,566 --> 01:36:43,166 So, I thank you so much. 809 01:36:44,710 --> 01:36:44,305 And, have a great, great 810 01:36:44,305 --> 01:36:44,738 meeting. 811 01:36:44,738 --> 01:36:45,305 Thank you. 812 01:36:45,305 --> 01:36:46,940 >> thank you so much. 813 01:36:46,940 --> 01:36:50,540 I do so para, veronica brown, 814 01:36:51,780 --> 01:36:53,478 angelina evans, rachel s 815 01:36:55,415 --> 01:36:57,815 aloneness, ebony felton, semi 816 01:37:00,653 --> 01:37:03,653 and wade, pasta.Cn, stephanie 817 01:37:05,591 --> 01:37:07,991 gomez, sarah marino, breanna 818 01:37:11,196 --> 01:37:13,596 joseph, katrina cvila, sharon 819 01:37:14,399 --> 01:37:14,800 springer, please approach the 820 01:37:14,800 --> 01:37:16,800 podium, the well. 821 01:37:21,305 --> 01:37:22,600 Thank you. 822 01:37:22,600 --> 01:37:22,473 >> hay. 823 01:37:22,473 --> 01:37:25,473 Who wants to go first? 824 01:37:29,180 --> 01:37:29,946 >> good evening my name is ida 825 01:37:29,946 --> 01:37:31,215 with cap upon a legal services 826 01:37:31,215 --> 01:37:31,448 at 2400 s. Dixie florida miami 827 01:37:31,448 --> 01:37:32,316 florida. 828 01:37:32,316 --> 01:37:34,451 I am here today regarding your 829 01:37:34,451 --> 01:37:35,519 investment in cbo's. 830 01:37:35,519 --> 01:37:36,853 More than half million children 831 01:37:36,853 --> 01:37:39,890 call our community home. 832 01:37:39,890 --> 01:37:39,723 Applying cc estimate that one 833 01:37:39,723 --> 01:37:42,123 in 6 children have a 834 01:37:44,827 --> 01:37:45,661 developmental disability and 835 01:37:45,661 --> 01:37:46,429 that means nearly 100,000 836 01:37:46,429 --> 01:37:48,564 children in our county with a 837 01:37:48,564 --> 01:37:50,564 developmental disability. 838 01:37:51,200 --> 01:37:52,301 Tiffany is one of them. 839 01:37:52,301 --> 01:37:53,669 As she approached adulthood, 840 01:37:53,669 --> 01:37:53,902 her family feared for her 841 01:37:53,902 --> 01:37:55,902 future. 842 01:37:56,205 --> 01:37:58,473 Through legal support made 843 01:37:58,473 --> 01:38:00,873 possible by your investment, 844 01:38:01,943 --> 01:38:02,844 tiffany found her voice and her 845 01:38:02,844 --> 01:38:03,744 family found the legal 846 01:38:03,744 --> 01:38:04,979 protection to honor it. 847 01:38:04,979 --> 01:38:08,579 Her mother told us simply, we 848 01:38:09,517 --> 01:38:09,783 really appreciate you being 849 01:38:09,783 --> 01:38:11,783 involved. 850 01:38:12,119 --> 01:38:13,587 On behalf of kappa pro bono 851 01:38:13,587 --> 01:38:14,488 legal services, I am here today 852 01:38:14,488 --> 01:38:15,589 to thank you for your 853 01:38:15,589 --> 01:38:16,390 consideration and the sears 854 01:38:16,390 --> 01:38:17,858 county budget. 855 01:38:17,858 --> 01:38:20,858 Because of your investment we 856 01:38:23,497 --> 01:38:24,131 are providing free legal 857 01:38:24,131 --> 01:38:24,698 assistance to children and 858 01:38:24,698 --> 01:38:25,898 family is in need. 859 01:38:25,898 --> 01:38:26,899 Thank you for making meaningful 860 01:38:26,899 --> 01:38:27,900 difference in the lives of the 861 01:38:27,900 --> 01:38:28,100 children and families that we 862 01:38:28,100 --> 01:38:30,100 serve. 863 01:38:32,205 --> 01:38:33,105 >> think you so much. 864 01:38:33,105 --> 01:38:35,105 >> good evening CHAIRMAN, 865 01:38:36,375 --> 01:38:37,342 vice-CHAIRMAN, commissioners, 866 01:38:37,342 --> 01:38:39,845 MADAM Mayor my name is angelina 867 01:38:39,845 --> 01:38:40,813 evans 1300 sw. 120th st. 868 01:38:40,813 --> 01:38:44,413 District 7. I am here on behalf 869 01:38:47,719 --> 01:38:48,619 of ywca south florida which has 870 01:38:48,619 --> 01:38:49,540 served miami-dade county for 871 01:38:49,540 --> 01:38:49,287 over 107 years. 872 01:38:49,287 --> 01:38:50,188 E think the 873 01:38:50,188 --> 01:38:51,122 mayor for proposing a budget 874 01:38:51,122 --> 01:38:53,522 that maintains funding for 875 01:38:55,993 --> 01:38:56,994 community-based organizations 876 01:38:56,994 --> 01:38:57,595 including ywca south florida's 877 01:38:57,595 --> 01:38:58,495 economic prosperity work. 878 01:38:58,495 --> 01:38:59,330 Every day we and our fellow 879 01:38:59,330 --> 01:38:59,897 studios work alongside mandated 880 01:38:59,897 --> 01:39:02,297 residents who are working, 881 01:39:02,533 --> 01:39:03,500 raising families and striving 882 01:39:03,500 --> 01:39:04,368 for financial stability and to 883 01:39:04,368 --> 01:39:07,368 thrive here in our beautiful 884 01:39:07,570 --> 01:39:08,105 community but we don't do it 885 01:39:08,105 --> 01:39:08,238 alone and we can't. 886 01:39:08,238 --> 01:39:10,238 S the 887 01:39:10,440 --> 01:39:11,308 strength of the entire network 888 01:39:11,308 --> 01:39:14,308 of ceos in partnership with 889 01:39:20,215 --> 01:39:21,500 your offices which supports 890 01:39:21,500 --> 01:39:21,717 residents and families with 891 01:39:21,717 --> 01:39:22,551 services like financial 892 01:39:22,551 --> 01:39:23,552 coaching, education and youth 893 01:39:23,552 --> 01:39:24,553 services, entrepreneurship, 894 01:39:24,553 --> 01:39:25,530 health, transportation and 895 01:39:25,530 --> 01:39:27,530 other resources. 896 01:39:32,627 --> 01:39:33,628 Investment in cbo isn't just 897 01:39:33,628 --> 01:39:34,629 supporting individuals, it 898 01:39:34,629 --> 01:39:35,296 strengthens families, 899 01:39:35,296 --> 01:39:35,630 neighborhoods and our local 900 01:39:35,630 --> 01:39:36,297 economy. 901 01:39:36,297 --> 01:39:37,298 we recognize the difficult 902 01:39:37,298 --> 01:39:38,266 choices involved in balancing 903 01:39:38,266 --> 01:39:39,167 this year's budget and my ask 904 01:39:39,167 --> 01:39:40,201 is that you preserve the 905 01:39:40,201 --> 01:39:42,536 proposed full investment in cbo 906 01:39:42,536 --> 01:39:43,537 so organizations like all of 907 01:39:43,537 --> 01:39:44,372 ours can continue delivering 908 01:39:44,372 --> 01:39:44,638 results for your miami-dade 909 01:39:44,638 --> 01:39:45,372 residence. 910 01:39:45,372 --> 01:39:47,772 >> thank you so much. 911 01:39:48,909 --> 01:39:49,843 >> good evening mayor in 912 01:39:49,843 --> 01:39:50,644 distinguished members of the 913 01:39:50,644 --> 01:39:52,450 county commission my name is 914 01:39:52,450 --> 01:39:54,450 rachel representing family 915 01:39:55,248 --> 01:39:56,716 action network movement on 916 01:39:56,716 --> 01:39:58,716 184th street. 917 01:40:00,219 --> 01:40:01,187 Fund is a larger part of 918 01:40:01,187 --> 01:40:02,522 community based organization 919 01:40:02,522 --> 01:40:02,789 serving miami-dade residence 920 01:40:02,789 --> 01:40:04,789 everyday. 921 01:40:14,433 --> 01:40:15,367 Our message today is simple. 922 01:40:15,367 --> 01:40:16,101 Please continue investing in 923 01:40:16,101 --> 01:40:16,935 the community organizations 924 01:40:16,935 --> 01:40:17,102 that residence trust and depend 925 01:40:17,102 --> 01:40:17,903 on. 926 01:40:17,903 --> 01:40:18,803 Whether a family needs food, 927 01:40:18,803 --> 01:40:19,404 childcare, transportation, 928 01:40:19,404 --> 01:40:20,305 housing assistance, case 929 01:40:20,305 --> 01:40:23,305 management, work or support or 930 01:40:25,943 --> 01:40:26,677 help navigating a difficult 931 01:40:26,677 --> 01:40:27,645 system community organizations 932 01:40:27,645 --> 01:40:27,979 are often the first door they 933 01:40:27,979 --> 01:40:28,512 knock on. 934 01:40:28,512 --> 01:40:30,512 Ee the challenges 935 01:40:30,648 --> 01:40:31,148 our residents face but we also 936 01:40:31,148 --> 01:40:31,315 see the resilience. 937 01:40:31,315 --> 01:40:32,283 Ith the 938 01:40:32,283 --> 01:40:33,350 right resource and support 939 01:40:33,350 --> 01:40:35,750 families can overcome barriers 940 01:40:38,855 --> 01:40:39,790 and build stronger futures. 941 01:40:39,790 --> 01:40:40,757 County funding allows us to 942 01:40:40,757 --> 01:40:41,391 meet people where they are and 943 01:40:41,391 --> 01:40:42,392 provide services before a 944 01:40:42,392 --> 01:40:43,259 crisis becomes an emergency. 945 01:40:43,259 --> 01:40:44,127 Thank you mayor and 946 01:40:44,127 --> 01:40:44,828 commissioners for your 947 01:40:44,828 --> 01:40:46,128 leadership and for recognizing 948 01:40:46,128 --> 01:40:48,128 that supporting community 949 01:40:49,365 --> 01:40:50,266 organizations is an investment 950 01:40:50,266 --> 01:40:51,233 in strength, stability and 951 01:40:51,233 --> 01:40:51,567 future of miami-dade county. 952 01:40:51,567 --> 01:40:52,234 Thank you. 953 01:40:52,234 --> 01:40:54,234 >> thank you. 954 01:40:59,700 --> 01:40:59,841 >> hello, my name is ebony 955 01:40:59,841 --> 01:41:02,241 felton my address is 7432 956 01:41:05,130 --> 01:41:05,246 northwest 3rd court miami 957 01:41:05,246 --> 01:41:06,810 florida. 958 01:41:06,810 --> 01:41:06,781 I reside in district 2 and my 959 01:41:06,781 --> 01:41:08,781 commissioner being marlene 960 01:41:13,754 --> 01:41:14,355 bessie yan and I am 961 01:41:14,355 --> 01:41:15,289 representing hd miami. 962 01:41:15,289 --> 01:41:15,956 I am here today to express my 963 01:41:15,956 --> 01:41:18,356 concerns about the eviction 964 01:41:20,727 --> 01:41:21,361 diversion program and the 965 01:41:21,361 --> 01:41:22,262 potential 50% cut that is 966 01:41:22,262 --> 01:41:22,496 outlined in the proposed 967 01:41:22,496 --> 01:41:23,263 budget. 968 01:41:23,263 --> 01:41:23,897 I see the struggles of trying 969 01:41:23,897 --> 01:41:24,831 to ensure you have a roof to 970 01:41:24,831 --> 01:41:27,334 sleep under every single month 971 01:41:27,334 --> 01:41:28,234 every and with assistance, if 972 01:41:28,234 --> 01:41:29,135 it is inadequate it does not 973 01:41:29,135 --> 01:41:31,370 offer relief as people are 974 01:41:31,370 --> 01:41:31,570 making sacrifices to make ends 975 01:41:31,570 --> 01:41:32,505 meet. 976 01:41:32,505 --> 01:41:34,507 This is important to me because 977 01:41:34,507 --> 01:41:35,241 I believe that housing is a 978 01:41:35,241 --> 01:41:38,241 right that everyone should have 979 01:41:38,344 --> 01:41:40,344 access to. 980 01:41:40,512 --> 01:41:41,513 Our-should have a place to 981 01:41:41,513 --> 01:41:42,470 rest and to see their kids and 982 01:41:42,470 --> 01:41:44,470 grandkids. 983 01:41:48,620 --> 01:41:52,220 Children should had not -- have 984 01:41:53,425 --> 01:41:54,260 to see them fight for basic 985 01:41:54,260 --> 01:41:56,426 roofs over their head. 986 01:41:59,831 --> 01:42:00,565 Even shelters and advocacy 987 01:42:00,565 --> 01:42:01,534 program shelters are full and 988 01:42:01,534 --> 01:42:02,835 have weightless and because of 989 01:42:02,835 --> 01:42:05,835 the increase of homelessness it 990 01:42:05,838 --> 01:42:06,380 continues to rise in miami. 991 01:42:06,380 --> 01:42:06,605 Sorry. 992 01:42:06,605 --> 01:42:07,172 >> don't be. 993 01:42:07,172 --> 01:42:09,410 Thank you so much. 994 01:42:09,410 --> 01:42:10,800 Great job. 995 01:42:10,800 --> 01:42:12,408 >> good evening MR. Chair, 996 01:42:14,747 --> 01:42:15,348 vice chair, commissioners and 997 01:42:15,348 --> 01:42:16,282 MADAM Mayor, my name is 998 01:42:16,282 --> 01:42:16,882 veronica brown I am the coo and 999 01:42:16,882 --> 01:42:19,151 interim coo of ywca south 1000 01:42:19,151 --> 01:42:22,151 florida located at 351 nw. 5th 1001 01:42:23,890 --> 01:42:24,657 st. Strict 3. For 107 years 1002 01:42:24,657 --> 01:42:25,291 ywca has served miami-dade 1003 01:42:25,291 --> 01:42:27,291 county families through 1004 01:42:28,261 --> 01:42:29,796 programs like or care. 1005 01:42:29,796 --> 01:42:33,396 Court care is a unique program 1006 01:42:34,567 --> 01:42:35,268 our community safety net. 1007 01:42:35,268 --> 01:42:36,169 For more than 25 years, ywca 1008 01:42:36,169 --> 01:42:38,371 and the county have partnered 1009 01:42:38,371 --> 01:42:41,371 to provide free, safe, trauma 1010 01:42:43,430 --> 01:42:43,644 informed childcare inside our 1011 01:42:43,644 --> 01:42:44,578 county courthouse is so 1012 01:42:44,578 --> 01:42:47,180 children don't have to sit in 1013 01:42:47,180 --> 01:42:50,180 court or be exposed to 1014 01:42:52,753 --> 01:42:53,420 traumatic proceedings while 1015 01:42:53,420 --> 01:42:53,787 there parents access to 1016 01:42:53,787 --> 01:42:54,521 justice. 1017 01:42:54,521 --> 01:42:55,488 Over the past year we've seen a 1018 01:42:55,488 --> 01:42:56,923 25% increase in the families we 1019 01:42:56,923 --> 01:42:57,858 have served to that combination 1020 01:42:57,858 --> 01:42:59,590 of child protection, family 1021 01:42:59,590 --> 01:43:00,260 support and access to justice 1022 01:43:00,260 --> 01:43:02,426 sets miami-dade county court 1023 01:43:03,970 --> 01:43:03,597 care program apart. 1024 01:43:03,597 --> 01:43:04,999 We think the mayor for 1025 01:43:04,999 --> 01:43:07,234 maintaining this funding in the 1026 01:43:07,234 --> 01:43:09,360 proposed budget and 1027 01:43:09,360 --> 01:43:12,360 respectfully urge the board to 1028 01:43:12,507 --> 01:43:13,140 protect this critical 1029 01:43:13,140 --> 01:43:13,508 investment as you adopt the 1030 01:43:13,508 --> 01:43:15,309 county budget. 1031 01:43:15,309 --> 01:43:16,310 Thank you for your partnership. 1032 01:43:16,310 --> 01:43:18,310 >> thank you. 1033 01:43:18,779 --> 01:43:20,779 >> hi. 1034 01:43:29,230 --> 01:43:30,240 So maia wade 1-800, 10800 1035 01:43:30,240 --> 01:43:30,691 biscayne blvd., district 3 keon 1036 01:43:30,691 --> 01:43:31,125 hardeman and I am a member of 1037 01:43:31,125 --> 01:43:32,600 engage miami. 1038 01:43:32,600 --> 01:43:33,280 I am here to speak on our 1039 01:43:33,280 --> 01:43:33,295 environmental resiliency 1040 01:43:33,295 --> 01:43:35,295 programs. 1041 01:43:38,666 --> 01:43:39,234 We faced 2 choices today and 1042 01:43:39,234 --> 01:43:39,534 how we invest in our 1043 01:43:39,534 --> 01:43:39,834 communities. 1044 01:43:39,834 --> 01:43:40,735 O or do not. 1045 01:43:40,735 --> 01:43:41,637 I stand here is a fifth 1046 01:43:41,637 --> 01:43:43,637 generation floridian in 1047 01:43:43,872 --> 01:43:44,673 solidarity with all that have 1048 01:43:44,673 --> 01:43:45,107 called our stay home today and 1049 01:43:45,107 --> 01:43:46,410 here thereafter. 1050 01:43:46,410 --> 01:43:49,410 Every department in our county 1051 01:43:50,678 --> 01:43:51,646 is worthy of adequate funding 1052 01:43:51,646 --> 01:43:52,247 but unfortunately we have 1053 01:43:52,247 --> 01:43:52,581 neglected the land that we 1054 01:43:52,581 --> 01:43:53,549 stand on. 1055 01:43:53,549 --> 01:43:54,183 Our region is in the worst 1056 01:43:54,183 --> 01:43:54,516 drought we have seen in 1057 01:43:54,516 --> 01:43:55,250 decades. 1058 01:43:55,250 --> 01:43:56,451 This AUGUST we saw the hottest 1059 01:43:56,451 --> 01:43:56,651 day recorded in miami since 1060 01:43:56,651 --> 01:43:58,520 1942. 1061 01:43:58,520 --> 01:44:01,520 This year the counties decrease 1062 01:44:05,940 --> 01:44:05,961 54% of the programs funding 1063 01:44:05,961 --> 01:44:06,962 compared to last fiscal year is 1064 01:44:06,962 --> 01:44:07,663 it really unfortunate and we 1065 01:44:07,663 --> 01:44:08,730 are just asking for 20 million 1066 01:44:08,730 --> 01:44:09,631 in this year's proposed budget 1067 01:44:09,631 --> 01:44:12,631 and the final budget which 1068 01:44:15,838 --> 01:44:16,505 should be allocated to 1069 01:44:16,505 --> 01:44:17,339 managing, restoring and the 1070 01:44:17,339 --> 01:44:17,573 acquisition of land in our 1071 01:44:17,573 --> 01:44:19,573 county. 1072 01:44:21,644 --> 01:44:22,645 There's no guarantee that we 1073 01:44:22,645 --> 01:44:23,412 can so into our everglades 1074 01:44:23,412 --> 01:44:24,213 everything she has provided to 1075 01:44:24,213 --> 01:44:28,384 us but a just effort can be 1076 01:44:28,384 --> 01:44:29,850 made. 1077 01:44:29,850 --> 01:44:29,518 They'll program deserves 1078 01:44:29,518 --> 01:44:29,919 funding. 1079 01:44:29,919 --> 01:44:30,920 Thank you so much. 1080 01:44:30,920 --> 01:44:31,922 >> Chair: thank you and you do 1081 01:44:31,922 --> 01:44:32,589 know that your commissioner is 1082 01:44:32,589 --> 01:44:33,489 super happy for you now he is 1083 01:44:33,489 --> 01:44:33,890 looking over there smiling at 1084 01:44:33,890 --> 01:44:35,890 you. 1085 01:44:39,629 --> 01:44:40,529 [Chuckle] We are ready. 1086 01:44:40,529 --> 01:44:41,330 >> hello my name is sarah 1087 01:44:41,330 --> 01:44:42,399 marino and my address is 1271 1088 01:44:42,399 --> 01:44:45,399 ne. 159th st. North miami 1089 01:44:47,370 --> 01:44:48,271 beach, fl 33162. 1090 01:44:48,271 --> 01:44:48,905 I reside in district 2 and my 1091 01:44:48,905 --> 01:44:50,905 commissioner is marlene 1092 01:44:51,442 --> 01:44:51,976 bastian. 1093 01:44:51,976 --> 01:44:52,843 I represent engage miami. 1094 01:44:52,843 --> 01:44:53,510 I am here today to express my 1095 01:44:53,510 --> 01:44:55,910 concern about the potential 1096 01:44:56,980 --> 01:44:57,447 percent cut to the eviction 1097 01:44:57,447 --> 01:44:58,782 diversion program. 1098 01:44:58,782 --> 01:44:59,583 I recently experienced a 1099 01:44:59,583 --> 01:45:01,840 difficult and stressful since 1100 01:45:01,840 --> 01:45:01,919 the situation where my landlord 1101 01:45:01,919 --> 01:45:04,919 projected to provide safe and 1102 01:45:05,823 --> 01:45:06,724 sanitary living conditions 1103 01:45:06,724 --> 01:45:07,292 despite regulations. 1104 01:45:07,292 --> 01:45:08,158 Fortunately I was able to 1105 01:45:08,158 --> 01:45:10,158 relocate within 2 weeks. 1106 01:45:11,696 --> 01:45:12,663 However we know not everyone is 1107 01:45:12,663 --> 01:45:16,263 as lucky in such situations are 1108 01:45:22,140 --> 01:45:23,107 far too common. 1109 01:45:23,107 --> 01:45:24,800 As a matter of fact we found 1110 01:45:24,800 --> 01:45:24,709 50% of miami is our renters. 1111 01:45:24,709 --> 01:45:25,543 Miami-dade needs adequately 1112 01:45:25,543 --> 01:45:26,143 funded and fully staffed 1113 01:45:26,143 --> 01:45:27,440 housing programs to ensure 1114 01:45:27,440 --> 01:45:27,278 residence against secure 1115 01:45:27,278 --> 01:45:29,278 housing. 1116 01:45:29,780 --> 01:45:30,681 I respect we urge you to vote 1117 01:45:30,681 --> 01:45:31,382 against cuts to the program. 1118 01:45:31,382 --> 01:45:32,617 Your decision will make a real 1119 01:45:32,617 --> 01:45:32,918 difference to the people in 1120 01:45:32,918 --> 01:45:34,619 miami-dade. 1121 01:45:34,619 --> 01:45:34,886 The key for your time and 1122 01:45:34,886 --> 01:45:36,886 decision. 1123 01:45:44,295 --> 01:45:45,960 >> thank you. 1124 01:45:45,960 --> 01:45:45,964 >> hi my name is stephanie and 1125 01:45:45,964 --> 01:45:46,865 my address is 10800 biscayne 1126 01:45:46,865 --> 01:45:47,565 blvd., miami, fl I reside in 1127 01:45:47,565 --> 01:45:48,299 district 3 and my commissioner 1128 01:45:48,299 --> 01:45:51,299 is keon hardeman and I 1129 01:45:51,704 --> 01:45:52,438 represent engage miami. 1130 01:45:52,438 --> 01:45:53,105 >> your last name? 1131 01:45:53,105 --> 01:45:53,872 >> stephanie gomez. 1132 01:45:53,872 --> 01:45:54,640 >> thank you. 1133 01:45:54,640 --> 01:45:55,340 >> have a dear friend who was 1134 01:45:55,340 --> 01:45:56,274 previously incarcerated. 1135 01:45:56,274 --> 01:46:00,474 He is a hard worker a believer 1136 01:46:01,613 --> 01:46:02,314 in democracy yet these spaces 1137 01:46:02,314 --> 01:46:03,215 misrepresent him by only seeing 1138 01:46:03,215 --> 01:46:03,849 him as a mistake he made a long 1139 01:46:03,849 --> 01:46:04,160 long time ago. 1140 01:46:04,160 --> 01:46:04,816 Reentry 1141 01:46:04,816 --> 01:46:07,816 programs grant people like my 1142 01:46:07,852 --> 01:46:08,787 friend a new beginning. 1143 01:46:08,787 --> 01:46:09,821 This issue is important to me 1144 01:46:09,821 --> 01:46:12,580 and my community because humans 1145 01:46:12,580 --> 01:46:13,580 are deserving of 2nd chances. 1146 01:46:13,580 --> 01:46:16,658 This impacts not only him but 1147 01:46:18,697 --> 01:46:20,320 also his family and those who 1148 01:46:20,320 --> 01:46:21,330 will soon reenter our society. 1149 01:46:21,330 --> 01:46:21,702 Exploitation fractures the 1150 01:46:21,702 --> 01:46:22,768 strength of our workforce. 1151 01:46:22,768 --> 01:46:25,404 a dedicated effort must be made 1152 01:46:25,404 --> 01:46:25,838 so we break the cycle of 1153 01:46:25,838 --> 01:46:27,838 reincarnations. 1154 01:46:28,700 --> 01:46:31,700 County investment and this can 1155 01:46:31,878 --> 01:46:32,912 lead to family sustaining 1156 01:46:32,912 --> 01:46:33,579 careers for formally 1157 01:46:33,579 --> 01:46:34,614 incarcerated residents. 1158 01:46:34,614 --> 01:46:35,548 I respectfully urge you to vote 1159 01:46:35,548 --> 01:46:36,415 in favor of the reentry 1160 01:46:36,415 --> 01:46:36,916 programs that will lead to 1161 01:46:36,916 --> 01:46:37,583 economic stability. 1162 01:46:37,583 --> 01:46:39,583 Hank you. 1163 01:46:46,126 --> 01:46:46,826 >> Chair: thank you. 1164 01:46:46,826 --> 01:46:47,794 >> good evening my name is 1165 01:46:47,794 --> 01:46:50,794 rihanna joseph and my address 1166 01:46:52,866 --> 01:46:56,136 is 1450 nw. 73rd st., miami, fl 1167 01:46:56,136 --> 01:46:58,136 33147 district 3. [Chuckle] 1168 01:47:00,707 --> 01:47:01,709 When I was 8 years old my mom 1169 01:47:01,709 --> 01:47:01,909 was working 2 jobs to make ends 1170 01:47:01,909 --> 01:47:03,909 meet. 1171 01:47:04,110 --> 01:47:05,446 I guess this one time the ants 1172 01:47:05,446 --> 01:47:07,446 the 1173 01:47:11,251 --> 01:47:12,319 ends just didn't eat. 1174 01:47:12,319 --> 01:47:13,287 No, unfortunately as hard as 1175 01:47:13,287 --> 01:47:13,988 she was trying she fell short 1176 01:47:13,988 --> 01:47:16,456 in our family ended up having 1177 01:47:16,456 --> 01:47:16,757 to live out of a motel for 2 1178 01:47:16,757 --> 01:47:17,257 months. 1179 01:47:17,257 --> 01:47:18,592 Remember being 1180 01:47:18,592 --> 01:47:20,592 nervous and scared. 1181 01:47:20,927 --> 01:47:23,970 And the room being dim, damp 1182 01:47:23,970 --> 01:47:25,970 and moist. 1183 01:47:27,835 --> 01:47:28,836 Most of all I was ashamed. 1184 01:47:28,836 --> 01:47:29,336 Emotions an 8-year-old should 1185 01:47:29,336 --> 01:47:31,736 never have to feel. 1186 01:47:34,676 --> 01:47:35,176 Please do not cut the eviction 1187 01:47:35,176 --> 01:47:35,843 diversion program. 1188 01:47:35,843 --> 01:47:36,811 A program like that could have 1189 01:47:36,811 --> 01:47:37,745 helped keep us in our apartment 1190 01:47:37,745 --> 01:47:38,679 until my mom could get back up 1191 01:47:38,679 --> 01:47:39,280 to her feet and help somebody 1192 01:47:39,280 --> 01:47:41,650 families across our county. 1193 01:47:41,650 --> 01:47:42,417 Around that same time and age I 1194 01:47:42,417 --> 01:47:43,840 was learning about how 1195 01:47:43,840 --> 01:47:43,318 different friends got to 1196 01:47:43,318 --> 01:47:45,318 school. 1197 01:47:46,870 --> 01:47:47,880 I was dropped off, someone took 1198 01:47:47,880 --> 01:47:47,956 the school bus others took the 1199 01:47:47,956 --> 01:47:50,956 county bus with the proposed 1200 01:47:51,727 --> 01:47:52,361 transit cut students and the 1201 01:47:52,361 --> 01:47:54,496 workforce that powers our 1202 01:47:54,496 --> 01:47:55,464 county will suffer. 1203 01:47:55,464 --> 01:47:55,697 Please do not cut or reduce the 1204 01:47:55,697 --> 01:47:56,198 routes. 1205 01:47:56,198 --> 01:47:58,198 Thank you. 1206 01:48:00,935 --> 01:48:03,935 >> Chair: thank you so much. 1207 01:48:05,240 --> 01:48:06,275 >> good evening commissioners 1208 01:48:06,275 --> 01:48:09,875 name is katrina kabila I reside 1209 01:48:11,914 --> 01:48:12,848 at 330 catalonia avenue 33134 1210 01:48:12,848 --> 01:48:13,415 in district 7. I am a member of 1211 01:48:13,415 --> 01:48:14,783 engage miami. 1212 01:48:14,783 --> 01:48:15,551 There's a bus route three 1213 01:48:15,551 --> 01:48:15,718 minutes to my front door route 1214 01:48:15,718 --> 01:48:17,718 32. 1215 01:48:18,453 --> 01:48:19,154 I really read it because I've 1216 01:48:19,154 --> 01:48:22,291 never been able to count on it. 1217 01:48:22,291 --> 01:48:23,259 This budgets answer isn't to 1218 01:48:23,259 --> 01:48:24,193 fix that, it is to illuminate 1219 01:48:24,193 --> 01:48:25,861 the route along with 11 others 1220 01:48:25,861 --> 01:48:26,862 while draining from the 1221 01:48:26,862 --> 01:48:28,862 transportation infrastructure 1222 01:48:32,836 --> 01:48:33,570 improvement district the 1223 01:48:33,570 --> 01:48:34,336 reserve fund meant to build the 1224 01:48:34,336 --> 01:48:35,337 future transit corridors. 1225 01:48:35,337 --> 01:48:36,305 My best friend lives in liberty 1226 01:48:36,305 --> 01:48:37,306 city now seeing her use a card 1227 01:48:37,306 --> 01:48:40,906 or rideshare I can imagine what 1228 01:48:41,711 --> 01:48:42,445 it would look like if we 1229 01:48:42,445 --> 01:48:43,379 actually build up our corridors 1230 01:48:43,379 --> 01:48:44,214 the way we say were going to. 1231 01:48:44,214 --> 01:48:45,214 Where is that happening when 1232 01:48:45,214 --> 01:48:46,816 this budget is cutting what we 1233 01:48:46,816 --> 01:48:49,618 already have before our final 1234 01:48:49,618 --> 01:48:50,586 vote, protect the reserve and 1235 01:48:50,586 --> 01:48:51,870 fix these routes instead of 1236 01:48:51,870 --> 01:48:51,989 cutting them. 1237 01:48:51,989 --> 01:48:53,989 Thank you. 1238 01:48:54,391 --> 01:48:55,592 >> thank you. 1239 01:48:55,592 --> 01:48:57,992 >> good evening everyone my 1240 01:48:59,629 --> 01:49:00,696 name is. 1241 01:49:00,696 --> 01:49:04,234 [Name] I reside in 529 sw. 10th 1242 01:49:04,234 --> 01:49:05,169 st., miami, fl district 3. 1243 01:49:05,169 --> 01:49:05,869 I am here today to speak about 1244 01:49:05,869 --> 01:49:08,400 the proposed funding cuts to 1245 01:49:08,400 --> 01:49:09,500 the miami-dade public library 1246 01:49:09,500 --> 01:49:10,774 system and I understand the 1247 01:49:10,774 --> 01:49:11,609 county is facing a significant 1248 01:49:11,609 --> 01:49:12,976 budget cut and difficult 1249 01:49:12,976 --> 01:49:13,677 decisions do have to be made 1250 01:49:13,677 --> 01:49:16,246 but I grew up in a family with 1251 01:49:16,246 --> 01:49:18,382 6 siblings under one income. 1252 01:49:18,382 --> 01:49:20,782 So obviously couldn't afford 1253 01:49:24,221 --> 01:49:24,855 internet access or computers 1254 01:49:24,855 --> 01:49:25,823 and I relied on public 1255 01:49:25,823 --> 01:49:26,724 libraries which I imagine many 1256 01:49:26,724 --> 01:49:30,924 of us did when we were younger. 1257 01:49:31,261 --> 01:49:34,861 The libraries that we count on 1258 01:49:38,200 --> 01:49:38,535 not only was it free but a safe 1259 01:49:38,535 --> 01:49:38,736 space for children. 1260 01:49:38,736 --> 01:49:39,637 Was able 1261 01:49:39,637 --> 01:49:40,537 to focus on education, do my 1262 01:49:40,537 --> 01:49:41,238 homework and finish projects. 1263 01:49:41,238 --> 01:49:44,238 When I hear about potentially 1264 01:49:50,314 --> 01:49:50,948 cutting funding for our 1265 01:49:50,948 --> 01:49:51,916 libraries I can't help but 1266 01:49:51,916 --> 01:49:52,884 think about families who are in 1267 01:49:52,884 --> 01:49:53,218 the same position I was in when 1268 01:49:53,218 --> 01:49:53,552 I was younger. 1269 01:49:53,552 --> 01:49:54,486 Ith the cost 1270 01:49:54,486 --> 01:49:55,420 of living especially with the 1271 01:49:55,420 --> 01:49:56,321 economy we are in now I respect 1272 01:49:56,321 --> 01:49:57,322 we urge you to reject any 1273 01:49:57,322 --> 01:49:57,922 rejections to miami-dade public 1274 01:49:57,922 --> 01:49:58,823 library operating hours, 1275 01:49:58,823 --> 01:49:59,457 staffing ordinance and to 1276 01:49:59,457 --> 01:50:00,358 protect the funding needed to 1277 01:50:00,358 --> 01:50:00,825 keep the services available to 1278 01:50:00,825 --> 01:50:01,459 our residents. 1279 01:50:01,459 --> 01:50:01,794 Thank you so much for your 1280 01:50:01,794 --> 01:50:02,394 time. 1281 01:50:02,394 --> 01:50:04,696 >> thank you so much. 1282 01:50:04,696 --> 01:50:07,960 Vivian pacheco, sheila womble, 1283 01:50:10,635 --> 01:50:11,236 alexa cuvc 1284 01:50:11,236 --> 01:50:13,236 jules schwartz, 1285 01:50:15,700 --> 01:50:17,407 miriam singer, doctor helen 1286 01:50:20,120 --> 01:50:22,412 chassis, amanda altman, is 1287 01:50:23,749 --> 01:50:26,749 this natalie girl, tara kit, 1288 01:50:27,653 --> 01:50:29,321 olga tomasello. 1289 01:50:29,321 --> 01:50:32,592 You can get me at the podium 1290 01:50:32,592 --> 01:50:34,992 for butchering your name. 1291 01:50:35,928 --> 01:50:37,928 Gladys, margaret ledford, 1292 01:50:42,235 --> 01:50:43,236 please come to the podium. 1293 01:50:43,236 --> 01:50:43,436 Not everybody at once, walked 1294 01:50:43,436 --> 01:50:44,237 down. 1295 01:50:44,237 --> 01:50:44,604 Come on, we've got it, almost 1296 01:50:44,604 --> 01:50:45,738 there. 1297 01:50:45,738 --> 01:50:47,738 Thank you. 1298 01:50:52,212 --> 01:50:53,113 >> hi, good evening my name is 1299 01:50:53,113 --> 01:50:54,481 sheila womble my address is 1300 01:50:54,481 --> 01:50:54,681 1635 sw. 18th ave., miami, fl, 1301 01:50:54,681 --> 01:50:56,681 33145. 1302 01:50:58,184 --> 01:50:58,985 I am the executive director of 1303 01:50:58,985 --> 01:51:02,585 arts miami where every day we 1304 01:51:06,426 --> 01:51:07,940 build brilliance by turning our 1305 01:51:07,940 --> 01:51:07,994 neighborhood to creative 1306 01:51:07,994 --> 01:51:08,195 studios for our children and 1307 01:51:08,195 --> 01:51:09,950 youth. 1308 01:51:09,950 --> 01:51:09,696 We serve more than 5000 1309 01:51:09,696 --> 01:51:10,563 children youth and hire more 1310 01:51:10,563 --> 01:51:11,431 than 70 professional teaching 1311 01:51:11,431 --> 01:51:12,990 artist to make sure those 1312 01:51:12,990 --> 01:51:12,566 children have a chance to 1313 01:51:12,566 --> 01:51:13,434 create. 1314 01:51:13,434 --> 01:51:14,670 In addition where the county's 1315 01:51:14,670 --> 01:51:15,235 leading partner for the all 1316 01:51:15,235 --> 01:51:16,102 kids included program and also 1317 01:51:16,102 --> 01:51:19,102 a proud founding member of 1318 01:51:23,377 --> 01:51:23,978 access miami and incredible 1319 01:51:23,978 --> 01:51:24,879 collaboration among arts 1320 01:51:24,879 --> 01:51:25,979 education organizations 1321 01:51:25,979 --> 01:51:26,647 dedicated to ensuring all of 1322 01:51:26,647 --> 01:51:27,514 mandy's children have access to 1323 01:51:27,514 --> 01:51:27,981 the power of learning in the 1324 01:51:27,981 --> 01:51:28,482 arts. 1325 01:51:28,482 --> 01:51:31,853 I know all of you have 1326 01:51:31,853 --> 01:51:32,754 supported the arts in the past. 1327 01:51:32,754 --> 01:51:33,755 I has to date you please 1328 01:51:33,755 --> 01:51:34,489 consider making sure the arts 1329 01:51:34,489 --> 01:51:35,422 remain intact for this budget 1330 01:51:35,422 --> 01:51:35,957 year and I think the mayor for 1331 01:51:35,957 --> 01:51:36,357 putting that forth in the 1332 01:51:36,357 --> 01:51:38,357 proposed budget. 1333 01:51:39,930 --> 01:51:39,960 Thank you. 1334 01:51:39,960 --> 01:51:41,960 >> thank you. 1335 01:51:47,402 --> 01:51:47,602 >> alexa cuba coral way cables 1336 01:51:47,602 --> 01:51:49,270 33134. 1337 01:51:49,270 --> 01:51:51,270 MADAM Mayor's, commissioners 1338 01:51:52,974 --> 01:51:53,775 imagine cassandra the greek 1339 01:51:53,775 --> 01:51:56,775 prophetess imagined her at the 1340 01:51:59,880 --> 01:52:00,715 father of fiction here strongly 1341 01:52:00,715 --> 01:52:01,783 to tell her tragedy in a 1342 01:52:01,783 --> 01:52:04,860 foreign language imagine carlos 1343 01:52:04,860 --> 01:52:04,886 cuba's national award winner 1344 01:52:04,886 --> 01:52:09,860 reading us the story of a woman 1345 01:52:10,325 --> 01:52:11,326 in a square waiting for the 1346 01:52:11,326 --> 01:52:12,895 husband who commanded her to 1347 01:52:12,895 --> 01:52:13,595 become a famous writer. 1348 01:52:13,595 --> 01:52:17,195 Imagine death of a salesman in 1349 01:52:19,300 --> 01:52:20,301 spanish directed by mila lutes 1350 01:52:20,301 --> 01:52:21,269 pulitzer prize winner sharing 1351 01:52:21,269 --> 01:52:25,469 one stage all of this and much 1352 01:52:26,976 --> 01:52:28,100 more has happened right here in 1353 01:52:28,100 --> 01:52:28,644 miami at the cultural arts 1354 01:52:28,644 --> 01:52:29,578 center and thanks to the 1355 01:52:29,578 --> 01:52:31,978 department of cultural affairs 1356 01:52:33,490 --> 01:52:34,783 in miami at they come to you 1357 01:52:34,783 --> 01:52:34,983 commissioners and to you MADAM 1358 01:52:34,983 --> 01:52:36,983 Mayor. 1359 01:52:37,853 --> 01:52:38,287 This was only part of the 1360 01:52:38,287 --> 01:52:39,821 season. 1361 01:52:39,821 --> 01:52:42,221 Hank you and please 1362 01:52:43,793 --> 01:52:44,494 allow us to continue bringing 1363 01:52:44,494 --> 01:52:45,728 first-class theater to our city 1364 01:52:45,728 --> 01:52:46,429 and protect our venues. 1365 01:52:46,429 --> 01:52:46,596 Hank 1366 01:52:46,596 --> 01:52:48,263 you. 1367 01:52:48,263 --> 01:52:50,263 >> Chair: thank you. 1368 01:52:53,236 --> 01:52:54,904 >> good evening I am george 1369 01:52:54,904 --> 01:52:56,904 schultz miami beach 33140. 1370 01:52:57,640 --> 01:52:58,374 Good evening MADAM Mayor and 1371 01:52:58,374 --> 01:53:00,774 members of the board. 1372 01:53:03,180 --> 01:53:04,114 I am a volunteer board director 1373 01:53:04,114 --> 01:53:05,181 at jewish community services of 1374 01:53:05,181 --> 01:53:07,181 south florida. 1375 01:53:08,510 --> 01:53:09,520 Thank you MADAM Mayor for 1376 01:53:09,520 --> 01:53:11,420 recommending full funding for 1377 01:53:11,420 --> 01:53:13,420 miami-dade county's community 1378 01:53:13,924 --> 01:53:15,924 based organizations, cvo's. 1379 01:53:16,159 --> 01:53:19,159 107 years jcs has been a 1380 01:53:20,764 --> 01:53:23,164 trusted partner helping older 1381 01:53:25,302 --> 01:53:25,936 adults age safely and 1382 01:53:25,936 --> 01:53:26,837 independently through 1383 01:53:26,837 --> 01:53:28,837 nutritious meals case 1384 01:53:28,872 --> 01:53:29,139 management and critical support 1385 01:53:29,139 --> 01:53:31,139 services. 1386 01:53:34,845 --> 01:53:35,546 Today, these services are more 1387 01:53:35,546 --> 01:53:36,514 important than ever as seniors 1388 01:53:36,514 --> 01:53:37,515 on a fixed income face growing 1389 01:53:37,515 --> 01:53:38,949 food insecurity and isolation. 1390 01:53:38,949 --> 01:53:41,786 As a proud member of the 1391 01:53:41,786 --> 01:53:44,186 advocacy collective, we ask 1392 01:53:46,891 --> 01:53:47,910 that you continue investing in 1393 01:53:47,910 --> 01:53:48,250 cvo's. 1394 01:53:48,250 --> 01:53:49,326 Ollectively our 1395 01:53:49,326 --> 01:53:51,326 organizations leverage money. 1396 01:53:55,332 --> 01:53:56,300 The average more than one but 1397 01:53:56,300 --> 01:53:58,168 15.2 million in additional 1398 01:53:58,168 --> 01:54:00,871 funding from federal, state and 1399 01:54:00,871 --> 01:54:01,171 private organizations. 1400 01:54:01,171 --> 01:54:01,838 Thank you. 1401 01:54:01,838 --> 01:54:04,238 >> thank you so much. 1402 01:54:10,120 --> 01:54:11,480 Thank you. 1403 01:54:11,480 --> 01:54:12,180 >> good evening MADAM Mayor, 1404 01:54:12,180 --> 01:54:13,115 commissioners and everyone 1405 01:54:13,115 --> 01:54:14,116 present my name is natalia earl 1406 01:54:14,116 --> 01:54:15,170 with urban partnerships at 1800 1407 01:54:15,170 --> 01:54:17,253 sw. 1st ave., miami 33139 where 1408 01:54:17,253 --> 01:54:18,186 community health nonprofit. 1409 01:54:18,186 --> 01:54:21,786 I serve as a program manager 1410 01:54:22,958 --> 01:54:23,959 for the miami-dade county 1411 01:54:23,959 --> 01:54:25,260 initiative and we thank you for 1412 01:54:25,260 --> 01:54:25,593 supporting including funding in 1413 01:54:25,593 --> 01:54:26,494 the budget for this 1414 01:54:26,494 --> 01:54:28,894 collaborative effort to create 1415 01:54:30,398 --> 01:54:31,132 committees where older adults 1416 01:54:31,132 --> 01:54:34,132 can remain active, engaged and 1417 01:54:35,636 --> 01:54:36,503 age with dignity. 1418 01:54:36,503 --> 01:54:37,171 Nearly one in 4 miami-dade 1419 01:54:37,171 --> 01:54:38,500 residents is age 60 and older 1420 01:54:38,500 --> 01:54:40,405 and that population will 1421 01:54:40,974 --> 01:54:41,775 continue to grow and are among 1422 01:54:41,775 --> 01:54:42,509 our most vulnerable. 1423 01:54:42,509 --> 01:54:44,909 Since 2012 the initiative has 1424 01:54:44,978 --> 01:54:45,979 brought local government, 1425 01:54:45,979 --> 01:54:46,613 community organizations and 1426 01:54:46,613 --> 01:54:49,130 residents together to make 1427 01:54:53,520 --> 01:54:53,753 miami-dade more accessible, 1428 01:54:53,753 --> 01:54:54,587 supportive and livable for 1429 01:54:54,587 --> 01:54:55,554 people as they age while 1430 01:54:55,554 --> 01:54:56,155 improving quality of life for 1431 01:54:56,155 --> 01:54:58,555 residents of all ages. 1432 01:54:59,158 --> 01:55:00,159 As you finalize the budget, we 1433 01:55:00,159 --> 01:55:00,859 ask that you continue to 1434 01:55:00,859 --> 01:55:02,859 maintain the county's 1435 01:55:03,795 --> 01:55:03,999 investment in this important 1436 01:55:03,999 --> 01:55:04,930 work. 1437 01:55:04,930 --> 01:55:05,597 And on behalf of urban health 1438 01:55:05,597 --> 01:55:07,432 partnerships and our partners 1439 01:55:07,432 --> 01:55:07,732 we thank you for your continued 1440 01:55:07,732 --> 01:55:08,233 support. 1441 01:55:08,233 --> 01:55:10,233 >> thank you. 1442 01:55:13,605 --> 01:55:15,605 >> helen tassel 21845 e. 1443 01:55:16,274 --> 01:55:18,274 Country club drive. 1444 01:55:19,176 --> 01:55:19,644 >> I thought it was doctor? 1445 01:55:19,644 --> 01:55:20,244 All right. 1446 01:55:20,244 --> 01:55:22,644 Let's try that again. 1447 01:55:23,547 --> 01:55:24,515 >> doctor helen chappell. 1448 01:55:24,515 --> 01:55:24,815 >> there you go that sounds 1449 01:55:24,815 --> 01:55:26,815 much better. 1450 01:55:27,451 --> 01:55:28,352 >> good evening MADAM Mayor 1451 01:55:28,352 --> 01:55:31,952 and members of the board, my 1452 01:55:33,757 --> 01:55:34,657 name is doctor helen chassis 1453 01:55:34,657 --> 01:55:35,625 and I am proud to serve on the 1454 01:55:35,625 --> 01:55:35,858 board of jewish committee south 1455 01:55:35,858 --> 01:55:37,858 florida. 1456 01:55:38,127 --> 01:55:39,128 I want to share one client 1457 01:55:39,128 --> 01:55:41,296 story that shares how county 1458 01:55:41,296 --> 01:55:42,297 government and county 1459 01:55:42,297 --> 01:55:42,932 investment and community-based 1460 01:55:42,932 --> 01:55:43,966 organizations matter. 1461 01:55:43,966 --> 01:55:45,934 Our client 13-year-old daughter 1462 01:55:45,934 --> 01:55:47,934 became paraplegic following 1463 01:55:49,471 --> 01:55:51,471 spinal surgery in 2003. 1464 01:55:54,375 --> 01:55:55,277 Most recently the family spent 1465 01:55:55,277 --> 01:55:56,311 2 weeks at hope's children's 1466 01:55:56,311 --> 01:55:57,110 hospital while their daughter 1467 01:55:57,110 --> 01:55:57,812 underwent another surgery to 1468 01:55:57,812 --> 01:55:58,313 help regain greater 1469 01:55:58,313 --> 01:55:59,947 independence. 1470 01:55:59,947 --> 01:56:00,948 During this difficult time jcs 1471 01:56:00,948 --> 01:56:03,948 helped with their electric bill 1472 01:56:04,518 --> 01:56:04,785 and provided public cards for 1473 01:56:04,785 --> 01:56:05,519 groceries. 1474 01:56:05,519 --> 01:56:07,955 Our client told us this 1475 01:56:07,955 --> 01:56:10,955 assistance came when her family 1476 01:56:14,261 --> 01:56:14,961 direly needed the help. 1477 01:56:14,961 --> 01:56:15,829 It was her breathing room. 1478 01:56:15,829 --> 01:56:16,930 It lifted a burden and reminded 1479 01:56:16,930 --> 01:56:17,130 her that someone was there to 1480 01:56:17,130 --> 01:56:17,931 help. 1481 01:56:17,931 --> 01:56:18,832 That is what county investment 1482 01:56:18,832 --> 01:56:19,799 makes possible. 1483 01:56:19,799 --> 01:56:22,134 These continue fully funding 1484 01:56:22,134 --> 01:56:24,134 the- 1485 01:56:26,171 --> 01:56:26,639 >> thanks so much doctor. 1486 01:56:26,639 --> 01:56:27,707 Thank you. 1487 01:56:27,707 --> 01:56:28,507 >> good evening MADAM Mayor 1488 01:56:28,507 --> 01:56:31,507 and commissioners my name is 1489 01:56:31,844 --> 01:56:32,744 tara load out and I worked at 1490 01:56:32,744 --> 01:56:34,744 urban health partnership 1800 1491 01:56:36,782 --> 01:56:39,782 sw. 1st avenue miami, fl 33139. 1492 01:56:40,850 --> 01:56:40,719 I serve as a community liaison 1493 01:56:40,719 --> 01:56:43,119 with the miami-dade county 1494 01:56:45,657 --> 01:56:46,424 initiative and I'm sorry I am 1495 01:56:46,424 --> 01:56:47,391 there-I am here tonight to ask 1496 01:56:47,391 --> 01:56:50,391 for your continued support for 1497 01:56:51,228 --> 01:56:51,595 the initiative in the year's 1498 01:56:51,595 --> 01:56:53,595 budget. 1499 01:56:54,298 --> 01:56:55,466 Miami-dade is home to nearly 1500 01:56:55,466 --> 01:56:57,401 half familiar adults 65 and 1501 01:56:57,401 --> 01:57:00,401 older and that number is 1502 01:57:01,238 --> 01:57:04,238 growing older and face real 1503 01:57:04,507 --> 01:57:05,175 challenges with things like 1504 01:57:05,175 --> 01:57:07,175 transportation, social 1505 01:57:09,479 --> 01:57:10,780 isolation and the rising cost 1506 01:57:10,780 --> 01:57:12,615 of labor the initiative gives 1507 01:57:12,615 --> 01:57:13,649 older adults like myself a 1508 01:57:13,649 --> 01:57:14,316 voice and a decisions that 1509 01:57:14,316 --> 01:57:15,384 affect our daily lives and 1510 01:57:15,384 --> 01:57:18,384 helps to make sure communities 1511 01:57:18,520 --> 01:57:19,188 are connected, accessible and 1512 01:57:19,188 --> 01:57:19,955 responsive to their needs as 1513 01:57:19,955 --> 01:57:21,590 they age. 1514 01:57:21,590 --> 01:57:24,892 We ask that you maintain the 1515 01:57:24,892 --> 01:57:25,494 current funding amount for the 1516 01:57:25,494 --> 01:57:26,194 initiative in the budget. 1517 01:57:26,194 --> 01:57:29,194 We are grateful for the 1518 01:57:30,310 --> 01:57:30,999 county's continued support of 1519 01:57:30,999 --> 01:57:31,266 older adults to do this work. 1520 01:57:31,266 --> 01:57:32,934 Thank you. 1521 01:57:32,934 --> 01:57:34,934 > thank you. 1522 01:57:36,871 --> 01:57:37,838 >> good evening. 1523 01:57:37,838 --> 01:57:42,380 My name is miriam singer and I 1524 01:57:42,676 --> 01:57:43,510 serve as PRESIDENT Seo jewish 1525 01:57:43,510 --> 01:57:44,278 community services of south 1526 01:57:44,278 --> 01:57:44,778 florida. 1527 01:57:44,778 --> 01:57:47,178 I live in district 6 1528 01:57:48,140 --> 01:57:50,140 represented by commissioner 1529 01:57:51,984 --> 01:57:53,520 natalie and MR. Vice chair and 1530 01:57:53,520 --> 01:57:54,200 distinguished members who 1531 01:57:54,200 --> 01:57:56,420 really appreciate your support 1532 01:57:58,570 --> 01:57:58,557 and championing cvo services in 1533 01:57:58,557 --> 01:58:00,259 our community. 1534 01:58:00,259 --> 01:58:01,961 Thank you MADAM Mayor for your 1535 01:58:01,961 --> 01:58:03,162 leadership for the monthly 1536 01:58:03,162 --> 01:58:05,230 meetings, for your investment 1537 01:58:05,230 --> 01:58:07,650 throughout the year in 1538 01:58:07,650 --> 01:58:07,799 supporting cbo's and addressing 1539 01:58:07,799 --> 01:58:09,799 our issues. 1540 01:58:14,539 --> 01:58:15,173 We are hopeful that this 1541 01:58:15,173 --> 01:58:16,400 commissioner will try to 1542 01:58:16,400 --> 01:58:17,410 continue to fund 1543 01:58:17,410 --> 01:58:19,410 community-based organizations. 1544 01:58:19,610 --> 01:58:20,611 There are 66 safety net service 1545 01:58:20,611 --> 01:58:22,213 providers that serve frail and 1546 01:58:22,213 --> 01:58:22,480 vulnerable members of our 1547 01:58:22,480 --> 01:58:24,480 community. 1548 01:58:27,384 --> 01:58:28,180 Thank you for engagement and 1549 01:58:28,180 --> 01:58:28,819 for your leadership. 1550 01:58:28,819 --> 01:58:29,853 We are the bridge to 1551 01:58:29,853 --> 01:58:31,355 self-sufficiency and improved 1552 01:58:31,355 --> 01:58:34,355 quality of life from residents 1553 01:58:38,961 --> 01:58:39,696 throughout every zip code in 1554 01:58:39,696 --> 01:58:40,630 every district in our community 1555 01:58:40,630 --> 01:58:40,997 we are proud to be of service 1556 01:58:40,997 --> 01:58:41,497 to you. 1557 01:58:41,497 --> 01:58:42,198 Thank you for your 1558 01:58:42,198 --> 01:58:43,466 consideration and if there's 1559 01:58:43,466 --> 01:58:44,266 any opportunity or an increase 1560 01:58:44,266 --> 01:58:44,800 of 3% we would really 1561 01:58:44,800 --> 01:58:46,800 appreciate it. 1562 01:58:46,969 --> 01:58:47,903 Thank you. 1563 01:58:47,903 --> 01:58:48,837 >> thank you meriam can you 1564 01:58:48,837 --> 01:58:49,772 place your address on the 1565 01:58:49,772 --> 01:58:50,439 record, please? 1566 01:58:50,439 --> 01:58:51,600 >> the address is 12000 1567 01:58:51,600 --> 01:58:53,600 biscayne blvd. 1568 01:58:53,409 --> 01:58:54,310 Miami florida. 1569 01:58:54,310 --> 01:58:56,710 >> thank you so much. 1570 01:58:58,447 --> 01:59:00,847 >> good evening MADAM Mayor 1571 01:59:01,751 --> 01:59:02,652 and commissioners my name is 1572 01:59:02,652 --> 01:59:03,753 olga tomasello with urban 1573 01:59:03,753 --> 01:59:05,753 partnerships located at 1800 1574 01:59:07,357 --> 01:59:09,757 sw. 1st avenue miami 33139. 1575 01:59:11,828 --> 01:59:12,462 Support the miami-dade age 1576 01:59:12,462 --> 01:59:13,330 friendly initiative and I'm 1577 01:59:13,330 --> 01:59:14,331 here to ask for your continued 1578 01:59:14,331 --> 01:59:15,832 support of age friendly work in 1579 01:59:15,832 --> 01:59:16,666 this year's budget. 1580 01:59:16,666 --> 01:59:19,660 Our growing older adult 1581 01:59:20,136 --> 01:59:21,437 population is significant. 1582 01:59:21,437 --> 01:59:22,390 One in 5 live in poverty nearly 1583 01:59:22,390 --> 01:59:24,439 100,000 live alone and many 1584 01:59:25,642 --> 01:59:26,510 live with disabilities that can 1585 01:59:26,510 --> 01:59:28,812 make it harder to access 1586 01:59:28,812 --> 01:59:29,579 services and support. 1587 01:59:29,579 --> 01:59:31,347 Initiative helps address these 1588 01:59:31,347 --> 01:59:32,349 needs by supporting older 1589 01:59:32,349 --> 01:59:33,350 adults to age in place, stay 1590 01:59:33,350 --> 01:59:35,352 connected and remain active in 1591 01:59:35,352 --> 01:59:36,530 their communities. 1592 01:59:36,530 --> 01:59:38,453 Through this work miami-dade 1593 01:59:39,156 --> 01:59:40,424 has become a leader in age 1594 01:59:40,424 --> 01:59:42,960 friendly efforts in a model 1595 01:59:42,960 --> 01:59:43,194 within the age from the 1596 01:59:43,194 --> 01:59:45,194 network. 1597 01:59:46,263 --> 01:59:46,963 We are gratefully fully 1598 01:59:46,963 --> 01:59:48,899 grateful for your continued 1599 01:59:48,899 --> 01:59:49,833 support we ask for funding for 1600 01:59:49,833 --> 01:59:52,833 this initiative as its current 1601 01:59:56,908 --> 01:59:57,975 level. 1602 01:59:57,975 --> 01:59:58,676 Additionally accessible 1603 01:59:58,676 --> 01:59:59,176 transportation is also in each 1604 01:59:59,176 --> 02:00:00,430 family priority. 1605 02:00:00,430 --> 02:00:00,978 We urge you to restore the 12.4 1606 02:00:00,978 --> 02:00:01,680 billion for early-morning 1607 02:00:01,680 --> 02:00:02,614 transit services and protect 1608 02:00:02,614 --> 02:00:03,548 the routes proposed reduction 1609 02:00:03,548 --> 02:00:03,948 many residents depend on these 1610 02:00:03,948 --> 02:00:05,316 routes. 1611 02:00:05,316 --> 02:00:06,283 Thank you. 1612 02:00:06,283 --> 02:00:06,451 >> thank you. 1613 02:00:06,451 --> 02:00:08,451 Hey. 1614 02:00:08,753 --> 02:00:10,788 >> good evening my name is 1615 02:00:10,788 --> 02:00:14,250 amanda altman and I'm the ceo 1616 02:00:14,250 --> 02:00:14,525 of christie house miami 1617 02:00:14,525 --> 02:00:16,525 florida, 33136. 1618 02:00:20,665 --> 02:00:21,700 Christie house is a nationally 1619 02:00:21,700 --> 02:00:22,234 accredited children's advocacy 1620 02:00:22,234 --> 02:00:22,801 center serving all of 1621 02:00:22,801 --> 02:00:24,200 miami-dade county. 1622 02:00:24,200 --> 02:00:24,736 We are a member of the cvo 1623 02:00:24,736 --> 02:00:25,637 collaborative we are grateful 1624 02:00:25,637 --> 02:00:26,938 to have been included in the 1625 02:00:26,938 --> 02:00:28,239 mayor's proposed budget and we 1626 02:00:28,239 --> 02:00:28,473 ask for the sports continued 1627 02:00:28,473 --> 02:00:30,473 support. 1628 02:00:33,412 --> 02:00:34,446 On monday fernando cristiano 1629 02:00:34,446 --> 02:00:37,446 received a life sentence for 1630 02:00:46,492 --> 02:00:47,325 heinous crimes he committed 1631 02:00:47,325 --> 02:00:48,260 against children. 1632 02:00:48,260 --> 02:00:48,961 Thankfully he will never again 1633 02:00:48,961 --> 02:00:49,527 have the opportunity to hurt a 1634 02:00:49,527 --> 02:00:50,528 child in our community. 1635 02:00:50,528 --> 02:00:51,363 That outcome was achieved 1636 02:00:51,363 --> 02:00:51,864 because of a coordinated 1637 02:00:51,864 --> 02:00:52,965 approach by a 1638 02:00:52,965 --> 02:00:53,966 multi-disciplinary team of 1639 02:00:53,966 --> 02:00:54,967 agencies led by christie house. 1640 02:00:54,967 --> 02:00:55,968 Christie house facilitates that 1641 02:00:55,968 --> 02:00:56,969 coordinated approach bringing 1642 02:00:56,969 --> 02:00:57,636 together partners every week to 1643 02:00:57,636 --> 02:00:58,571 ensure children and families 1644 02:00:58,571 --> 02:01:01,507 get the services and support 1645 02:01:01,507 --> 02:01:01,741 they need to heal and to pursue 1646 02:01:01,741 --> 02:01:02,675 justice. 1647 02:01:02,675 --> 02:01:05,144 So as you work towards adopting 1648 02:01:05,144 --> 02:01:06,120 a budget that makes public 1649 02:01:06,120 --> 02:01:07,846 safety the top priority i 1650 02:01:07,846 --> 02:01:10,246 encourage you to continue 1651 02:01:11,216 --> 02:01:11,785 funding for cbo's who work 1652 02:01:11,785 --> 02:01:12,419 hand-in-hand with law 1653 02:01:12,419 --> 02:01:13,453 enforcement and each other 1654 02:01:13,453 --> 02:01:13,620 every day. 1655 02:01:13,620 --> 02:01:14,220 ;-). 1656 02:01:14,220 --> 02:01:16,220 >> thank you. 1657 02:01:16,622 --> 02:01:18,558 >> good evening my name is 1658 02:01:18,558 --> 02:01:20,558 gladys ramirez 3558 magellan 1659 02:01:20,726 --> 02:01:22,726 circle 33180 district 4. 1660 02:01:23,197 --> 02:01:24,798 Thank you mayor for keeping 1661 02:01:24,798 --> 02:01:27,198 arts funding intact and 1662 02:01:27,300 --> 02:01:27,901 appointing ashley thomas to 1663 02:01:27,901 --> 02:01:29,736 lead cultural affairs. 1664 02:01:29,736 --> 02:01:32,136 Last year's arts nonprofit 1665 02:01:32,405 --> 02:01:33,730 survived cut through a 1666 02:01:33,730 --> 02:01:35,730 last-minute scramble. 1667 02:01:35,309 --> 02:01:37,811 This year we are buoyed by the 1668 02:01:37,811 --> 02:01:38,450 mayor's budget but that is not 1669 02:01:38,450 --> 02:01:40,450 a plan. 1670 02:01:40,380 --> 02:01:40,714 Arts nonprofits employ your 1671 02:01:40,714 --> 02:01:42,714 constituents. 1672 02:01:43,551 --> 02:01:46,551 They bring arts to public 1673 02:01:47,321 --> 02:01:48,188 schools in your districts. 1674 02:01:48,188 --> 02:01:49,156 They fill our county's 1675 02:01:49,156 --> 02:01:50,123 facilities, generate revenue 1676 02:01:50,123 --> 02:01:50,657 and create the culture that 1677 02:01:50,657 --> 02:01:53,570 bring the world here. 1678 02:01:54,328 --> 02:01:55,329 A plan for sustainability 1679 02:01:55,329 --> 02:01:57,729 funding for cultural affairs 1680 02:02:00,334 --> 02:02:00,967 has to come from you. 1681 02:02:00,967 --> 02:02:01,836 Unfortunately, most of you 1682 02:02:01,836 --> 02:02:02,337 haven't met with us despite 1683 02:02:02,337 --> 02:02:03,710 requests from arts 1684 02:02:03,710 --> 02:02:03,905 organizations in your district. 1685 02:02:03,905 --> 02:02:05,440 The cultural facilities the 1686 02:02:05,440 --> 02:02:07,840 county owns are either 1687 02:02:09,643 --> 02:02:09,977 underfunded or under 1688 02:02:09,977 --> 02:02:10,811 construction. 1689 02:02:10,811 --> 02:02:11,746 And not one of you has proposed 1690 02:02:11,746 --> 02:02:13,247 a permanent dedicated source 1691 02:02:13,247 --> 02:02:13,848 for arts funding. 1692 02:02:13,848 --> 02:02:16,551 Work with us on that. 1693 02:02:16,551 --> 02:02:17,852 Many with the arts sector funds 1694 02:02:17,852 --> 02:02:19,754 the facilities and spots are a 1695 02:02:19,754 --> 02:02:20,154 permanent plan for miami 1696 02:02:20,154 --> 02:02:20,955 cultural affairs. 1697 02:02:20,955 --> 02:02:21,489 Thank you. 1698 02:02:21,489 --> 02:02:23,489 >> thank you. 1699 02:02:25,894 --> 02:02:27,228 >> good evening everyone. 1700 02:02:27,228 --> 02:02:28,496 i'm name is margaret ledford 1701 02:02:28,496 --> 02:02:30,496 lee 351 sw. 1702 02:02:30,498 --> 02:02:32,498 District 5. 1703 02:02:38,573 --> 02:02:39,607 Thank you MADAM Mayor. 1704 02:02:39,607 --> 02:02:40,308 Representing a budget that 1705 02:02:40,308 --> 02:02:41,109 maintains the same level of 1706 02:02:41,109 --> 02:02:42,780 funding as last year for arts 1707 02:02:42,780 --> 02:02:43,179 and culture and obviously my 1708 02:02:43,179 --> 02:02:44,813 request commissioners is for 1709 02:02:44,813 --> 02:02:45,514 you to also maintain this 1710 02:02:45,514 --> 02:02:46,548 funding for arts and culture. 1711 02:02:46,548 --> 02:02:48,116 As you know every dollar you 1712 02:02:48,116 --> 02:02:48,884 invest in the cultural grants 1713 02:02:48,884 --> 02:02:51,884 program returns $42-$43 back to 1714 02:02:52,188 --> 02:02:54,588 the community and economic 1715 02:02:54,857 --> 02:02:55,257 value to the tune of $2 1716 02:02:55,257 --> 02:02:57,257 billion. 1717 02:02:58,427 --> 02:02:59,228 Think how much more we could do 1718 02:02:59,228 --> 02:03:02,650 we could return to our 1719 02:03:02,650 --> 02:03:05,650 community if you invested more. 1720 02:03:06,536 --> 02:03:07,203 Imagine if you could identify a 1721 02:03:07,203 --> 02:03:09,603 steady, sustainable stream of 1722 02:03:13,576 --> 02:03:14,770 funding for cultural 1723 02:03:14,770 --> 02:03:14,744 institutions. 1724 02:03:14,744 --> 02:03:15,678 I hazard to guess you encounter 1725 02:03:15,678 --> 02:03:16,913 arts and culture in your daily 1726 02:03:16,913 --> 02:03:17,813 life, today even. 1727 02:03:17,813 --> 02:03:19,820 A piece of music, a book a 1728 02:03:19,820 --> 02:03:22,682 painting on your wall heck, we 1729 02:03:28,570 --> 02:03:29,580 also partner with the theater 1730 02:03:29,580 --> 02:03:29,792 where they all stood up on cue. 1731 02:03:29,792 --> 02:03:30,727 These visionary leaders that 1732 02:03:30,727 --> 02:03:31,528 cement a sustainable ecosystem 1733 02:03:31,528 --> 02:03:32,196 for the arts and artists. 1734 02:03:32,196 --> 02:03:34,596 >> thank you so much. 1735 02:03:37,701 --> 02:03:38,835 That was a lot of great energy. 1736 02:03:38,835 --> 02:03:40,835 [Chuckle] Louisiana martinez, 1737 02:03:43,207 --> 02:03:45,207 jane doe. 1738 02:03:46,510 --> 02:03:49,510 Yes, jane doe number 61 kelsey 1739 02:03:50,480 --> 02:03:52,880 dixon, barry bogle, heather 1740 02:03:53,417 --> 02:03:55,817 jones, rosea hayes, renee 1741 02:03:58,122 --> 02:04:00,522 smith, stanley young, nicholas 1742 02:04:00,890 --> 02:04:02,890 osterman, elizabeth estrada, 1743 02:04:07,130 --> 02:04:09,530 valerie rea doughnut, catherine 1744 02:04:10,601 --> 02:04:13,100 lebo, deborah webb, please 1745 02:04:16,641 --> 02:04:18,641 approach the well. 1746 02:04:21,411 --> 02:04:22,380 >> good evening. 1747 02:04:22,380 --> 02:04:24,380 MADAM Mayor, CHAIRMAN, 1748 02:04:26,184 --> 02:04:28,786 commissioners, my name is lisa 1749 02:04:28,786 --> 02:04:32,324 salazar martin is my address is 1750 02:04:32,324 --> 02:04:33,892 1 42nd ter., miami, fl 1751 02:04:33,892 --> 02:04:34,126 representing young stations 1752 02:04:34,126 --> 02:04:36,126 tonight. 1753 02:04:36,894 --> 02:04:39,631 Picture a child walking into a 1754 02:04:39,631 --> 02:04:42,401 classroom for the first time to 1755 02:04:42,401 --> 02:04:44,401 learn music. 1756 02:04:45,671 --> 02:04:48,373 Quiet, uncertain, unsure of he 1757 02:04:48,373 --> 02:04:50,108 is and what he is good at. 1758 02:04:50,108 --> 02:04:53,108 Then they receive an instrument 1759 02:04:53,512 --> 02:04:54,513 and they find the rhythm they 1760 02:04:54,513 --> 02:04:55,481 are confidence and eventually 1761 02:04:55,481 --> 02:04:57,481 their voice. 1762 02:04:57,549 --> 02:04:59,549 That transformation happens 1763 02:05:00,819 --> 02:05:03,890 every day through young 1764 02:05:03,890 --> 02:05:05,489 stations unite free music 1765 02:05:07,259 --> 02:05:08,160 programs serving more than 1766 02:05:08,160 --> 02:05:10,160 60,000 children across 106 1767 02:05:12,232 --> 02:05:13,132 schools in miami-dade county. 1768 02:05:13,132 --> 02:05:13,800 But that opportunity doesn't 1769 02:05:13,800 --> 02:05:15,468 happen without investment. 1770 02:05:15,468 --> 02:05:17,868 Cvo funding helps organizations 1771 02:05:18,104 --> 02:05:20,504 like ours bring life-changing 1772 02:05:22,342 --> 02:05:23,376 programs directly to the 1773 02:05:23,376 --> 02:05:23,710 children and families who need 1774 02:05:23,710 --> 02:05:25,710 them the most. 1775 02:05:26,379 --> 02:05:27,413 We thank you for your 1776 02:05:27,413 --> 02:05:28,130 leadership in prioritizing and 1777 02:05:28,130 --> 02:05:28,414 strengthening cvo funds. 1778 02:05:28,414 --> 02:05:30,414 Thank you. 1779 02:05:31,585 --> 02:05:33,585 >> Chair: thank you. 1780 02:05:34,354 --> 02:05:36,354 >> hi. 1781 02:05:41,461 --> 02:05:42,162 My name is kelsey dixon and I 1782 02:05:42,162 --> 02:05:43,300 am here on behalf of hope and 1783 02:05:43,300 --> 02:05:43,964 relief food bank located at 1784 02:05:43,964 --> 02:05:44,164 6025 nw. 6th ct., miami, fl 1785 02:05:44,164 --> 02:05:46,164 33127. 1786 02:05:46,700 --> 02:05:47,634 First I want to say thank you, 1787 02:05:47,634 --> 02:05:48,235 thank you MADAM Mayor and 1788 02:05:48,235 --> 02:05:49,703 commissioners for your 1789 02:05:49,703 --> 02:05:52,106 continued support of our senior 1790 02:05:52,106 --> 02:05:54,106 program. 1791 02:05:56,210 --> 02:05:57,211 Currently we are a 501(C)(3) 1792 02:05:57,211 --> 02:05:57,911 Nonprofit based in the heart of 1793 02:05:57,911 --> 02:06:01,511 liberty city with a very simple 1794 02:06:02,851 --> 02:06:03,351 mission to feed hungry and 2 1795 02:06:03,351 --> 02:06:03,617 ways awareness without 1796 02:06:03,617 --> 02:06:04,485 judgment. 1797 02:06:04,485 --> 02:06:05,519 I am here today because our low 1798 02:06:05,519 --> 02:06:07,288 income seniors are in crisis 1799 02:06:07,288 --> 02:06:10,124 every day in our program I have 1800 02:06:10,124 --> 02:06:10,857 seniors on fixed income who are 1801 02:06:10,857 --> 02:06:11,659 forced to make the impossible 1802 02:06:11,659 --> 02:06:12,827 choice whether to eat or 1803 02:06:12,827 --> 02:06:15,827 whether to pay their bills. 1804 02:06:18,566 --> 02:06:20,566 Find medicine. 1805 02:06:21,936 --> 02:06:23,936 Groceries. 1806 02:06:24,138 --> 02:06:26,538 Tonight we are respectfully 1807 02:06:26,908 --> 02:06:28,943 requesting additional funds to 1808 02:06:28,943 --> 02:06:29,176 aid and to continue our 1809 02:06:29,176 --> 02:06:31,176 program. 1810 02:06:33,181 --> 02:06:34,382 Thank you. 1811 02:06:34,382 --> 02:06:35,584 >> thank you. 1812 02:06:35,584 --> 02:06:38,584 >> good evening my name is 1813 02:06:39,287 --> 02:06:40,488 barry bogle and I represent 1814 02:06:40,488 --> 02:06:42,888 easter field south florida 1475 1815 02:06:43,458 --> 02:06:45,858 northwest 14th avenue miami 1816 02:06:48,430 --> 02:06:49,531 florida 331 through 5. MR. Vice 1817 02:06:49,531 --> 02:06:50,432 chair, commissioners, MADAM 1818 02:06:50,432 --> 02:06:51,990 Mayor, thank you very much for 1819 02:06:51,990 --> 02:06:53,499 having us here today. 1820 02:06:55,637 --> 02:06:56,105 I am also part of the advocacy 1821 02:06:56,105 --> 02:06:56,772 collaborative. 1822 02:06:56,772 --> 02:06:59,341 Mayor, I would like to thank 1823 02:06:59,341 --> 02:07:01,143 you for including continued 1824 02:07:01,143 --> 02:07:03,543 funding for the community-based 1825 02:07:05,881 --> 02:07:06,115 organizations in the proposed 1826 02:07:06,115 --> 02:07:06,949 budget. 1827 02:07:06,949 --> 02:07:07,883 I would encourage all of the 1828 02:07:07,883 --> 02:07:08,484 members of the commission to 1829 02:07:08,484 --> 02:07:09,417 continue to support that. 1830 02:07:09,417 --> 02:07:10,386 Easter seals provides services 1831 02:07:10,386 --> 02:07:12,388 for people with disabilities 1832 02:07:12,388 --> 02:07:15,570 for the last 85 years in 1833 02:07:15,570 --> 02:07:17,360 miami-dade county ranging from 1834 02:07:17,360 --> 02:07:17,526 3 months of age all the way to 1835 02:07:17,526 --> 02:07:19,526 105. 1836 02:07:20,662 --> 02:07:21,496 The services that we are able 1837 02:07:21,496 --> 02:07:22,899 to provide because of the 1838 02:07:22,899 --> 02:07:25,101 funding we get through these 1839 02:07:25,101 --> 02:07:28,701 grants allows us to enhance and 1840 02:07:33,243 --> 02:07:33,844 extend the service day for 1841 02:07:33,844 --> 02:07:34,844 these clients which allows 1842 02:07:34,844 --> 02:07:35,845 their caregivers, their loved 1843 02:07:35,845 --> 02:07:36,713 ones, to continue to work and 1844 02:07:36,713 --> 02:07:39,713 contribute to the community and 1845 02:07:40,683 --> 02:07:40,883 live a full and productive 1846 02:07:40,883 --> 02:07:41,718 life. 1847 02:07:41,718 --> 02:07:42,453 If there is additional funds 1848 02:07:42,453 --> 02:07:44,921 available like you have heard 1849 02:07:44,921 --> 02:07:45,622 from some of our colleagues, we 1850 02:07:45,622 --> 02:07:45,956 would appreciate an increase as 1851 02:07:45,956 --> 02:07:47,560 well. 1852 02:07:47,560 --> 02:07:47,557 Thank you. 1853 02:07:47,557 --> 02:07:49,492 >> thank you. 1854 02:07:49,492 --> 02:07:51,996 >> thank you good evening my 1855 02:07:51,996 --> 02:07:52,963 name is kathy left and I'm here 1856 02:07:52,963 --> 02:07:55,265 on bigger complex 561 ne. 30 1857 02:07:55,265 --> 02:07:57,100 seconds st. District 3 thank 1858 02:07:57,100 --> 02:07:59,100 you commissioner hardeman. 1859 02:08:01,973 --> 02:08:03,700 I would like to thank you for 1860 02:08:03,700 --> 02:08:03,707 supporting the cultural 1861 02:08:03,707 --> 02:08:06,477 institutions of the past years. 1862 02:08:06,477 --> 02:08:07,444 And also thank the mayor for 1863 02:08:07,444 --> 02:08:10,444 continuing to maintain us on 1864 02:08:11,114 --> 02:08:13,351 the proposed budget this year. 1865 02:08:13,351 --> 02:08:15,152 I know you all appreciate how 1866 02:08:15,152 --> 02:08:15,920 must artist and cultural 1867 02:08:15,920 --> 02:08:17,421 institutions, they create the 1868 02:08:17,421 --> 02:08:19,421 conditions to make 1869 02:08:21,859 --> 02:08:22,694 neighborhoods desirable, 1870 02:08:22,694 --> 02:08:23,194 attract towns, and generate 1871 02:08:23,194 --> 02:08:25,129 long-term value. 1872 02:08:25,129 --> 02:08:26,998 Some of the things that are and 1873 02:08:26,998 --> 02:08:28,998 cultural generally aren't 1874 02:08:29,634 --> 02:08:32,634 measured by certain kept on 1875 02:08:33,405 --> 02:08:35,640 impact on jobs, tourism but we 1876 02:08:35,640 --> 02:08:36,608 failed to measure the ink pack 1877 02:08:36,608 --> 02:08:39,711 that art and culture has played 1878 02:08:39,711 --> 02:08:42,481 in the real estate appreciation 1879 02:08:42,481 --> 02:08:43,381 and tax base that we all enjoy. 1880 02:08:43,381 --> 02:08:46,981 I want to thank you for 1881 02:08:48,860 --> 02:08:48,753 reinvesting part of that tax 1882 02:08:48,753 --> 02:08:49,788 base back into arts and culture 1883 02:08:49,788 --> 02:08:50,588 so we continue to grow and be 1884 02:08:50,588 --> 02:08:50,855 productive members of the 1885 02:08:50,855 --> 02:08:52,691 community. 1886 02:08:52,691 --> 02:08:54,691 Thank you. 1887 02:08:55,294 --> 02:08:56,495 >> good afternoon. 1888 02:08:56,495 --> 02:08:58,495 Good evening. 1889 02:08:58,496 --> 02:09:00,232 To everybody here. 1890 02:09:00,232 --> 02:09:03,232 My name is jane doe. 1891 02:09:05,137 --> 02:09:06,938 My address 2818 nw. 22nd avenue 1892 02:09:06,938 --> 02:09:08,938 miami, fl 33142. 1893 02:09:11,577 --> 02:09:12,878 I am with the career of loving 1894 02:09:12,878 --> 02:09:15,278 you from the heart. 1895 02:09:16,816 --> 02:09:20,185 I am here on behalf of the 1896 02:09:20,185 --> 02:09:20,853 homelessness, what's going on, 1897 02:09:20,853 --> 02:09:23,253 I defend the homelessness. 1898 02:09:23,323 --> 02:09:26,793 I almost went to jail to defend 1899 02:09:26,793 --> 02:09:27,660 to homelessness so they won't 1900 02:09:27,660 --> 02:09:31,260 go to jail because that is 1901 02:09:31,565 --> 02:09:32,232 something that they want to put 1902 02:09:32,232 --> 02:09:35,832 3 days in jail and then look 1903 02:09:36,736 --> 02:09:37,670 for shelter. 1904 02:09:37,670 --> 02:09:38,404 With that going on, that is why 1905 02:09:38,404 --> 02:09:40,973 I'm here to see if we can give 1906 02:09:40,973 --> 02:09:41,307 some help with the 1907 02:09:41,307 --> 02:09:42,976 homelessness. 1908 02:09:42,976 --> 02:09:44,344 It's not the proper way of 1909 02:09:44,344 --> 02:09:46,479 putting people in jail. 1910 02:09:46,479 --> 02:09:49,479 So that is my offer. 1911 02:09:51,451 --> 02:09:53,451 Thank you. 1912 02:09:54,521 --> 02:09:55,522 >> good evening. 1913 02:09:55,522 --> 02:09:59,250 While it is getting closer to 1914 02:09:59,250 --> 02:10:01,425 my bedtime, good evening 1915 02:10:01,629 --> 02:10:03,629 commissioners, chair, vice 1916 02:10:04,231 --> 02:10:06,631 chair, commissioners, staff and 1917 02:10:09,136 --> 02:10:09,702 those who are coming out to the 1918 02:10:09,702 --> 02:10:10,637 budget hearing. 1919 02:10:10,637 --> 02:10:14,237 I want to thank you personally 1920 02:10:18,979 --> 02:10:22,483 my district to who went above 1921 02:10:22,483 --> 02:10:23,984 and above. 1922 02:10:23,984 --> 02:10:24,152 The chaplain jail ministry 500 1923 02:10:24,152 --> 02:10:25,853 nw. 1924 02:10:25,853 --> 02:10:27,853 2nd avenue. 1925 02:10:30,357 --> 02:10:30,891 >> can we get your name and 1926 02:10:30,891 --> 02:10:32,891 address, please? 1927 02:10:35,620 --> 02:10:35,730 >> I want to let you know that 1928 02:10:35,730 --> 02:10:36,697 freedom ministry is there to 1929 02:10:36,697 --> 02:10:37,665 help and assist inmates who are 1930 02:10:37,665 --> 02:10:41,265 coming out of prisons and jails 1931 02:10:43,271 --> 02:10:43,472 to let them know that there is 1932 02:10:43,472 --> 02:10:43,972 hope. 1933 02:10:43,972 --> 02:10:44,873 There is new direction. 1934 02:10:44,873 --> 02:10:48,473 There are some new things that 1935 02:10:49,110 --> 02:10:49,377 they can do and produce in our 1936 02:10:49,377 --> 02:10:50,144 community. 1937 02:10:50,144 --> 02:10:50,511 We been doing it for 6 years 1938 02:10:50,511 --> 02:10:52,911 and we love it. 1939 02:10:58,786 --> 02:10:59,386 I want to support the 1940 02:10:59,386 --> 02:11:00,454 miami-dade 's epo fund. 1941 02:11:00,454 --> 02:11:00,788 Let's support it, let's keep it 1942 02:11:00,788 --> 02:11:01,288 going. 1943 02:11:01,288 --> 02:11:02,322 Let's develop it. 1944 02:11:02,322 --> 02:11:02,756 Thank you and GOD bless. 1945 02:11:02,756 --> 02:11:04,756 >> thank you. 1946 02:11:04,791 --> 02:11:07,191 >> good evening MS. Ea 1637 1947 02:11:09,796 --> 02:11:13,396 south st. Thank you mayor, for 1948 02:11:13,800 --> 02:11:14,433 proposing a budget that 1949 02:11:14,433 --> 02:11:15,301 supports arts and culture 1950 02:11:15,301 --> 02:11:16,301 funding for previous years as 1951 02:11:16,301 --> 02:11:17,690 to before you all talking about 1952 02:11:17,690 --> 02:11:18,337 emphasizing the economic impact 1953 02:11:18,337 --> 02:11:20,372 of the art talking about the 1954 02:11:20,372 --> 02:11:21,340 $2.1 billion impact of the art 1955 02:11:21,340 --> 02:11:24,940 here in miami and how every 1956 02:11:28,647 --> 02:11:29,514 dollar invested bring back $41 1957 02:11:29,514 --> 02:11:30,248 invested into the economy. 1958 02:11:30,248 --> 02:11:31,149 The numbers are important but 1959 02:11:31,149 --> 02:11:31,783 today I want to talk about 1960 02:11:31,783 --> 02:11:32,617 what's harder to measure and 1961 02:11:32,617 --> 02:11:34,180 that is what makes miami miami. 1962 02:11:34,180 --> 02:11:35,153 Miami doesn't stand out because 1963 02:11:35,153 --> 02:11:38,422 were the only town with beaches 1964 02:11:38,422 --> 02:11:40,422 skylines and skyscrapers. 1965 02:11:45,695 --> 02:11:46,696 Our community above artists and 1966 02:11:46,696 --> 02:11:47,331 organizations is given miami 1967 02:11:47,331 --> 02:11:47,497 the language entirely of its 1968 02:11:47,497 --> 02:11:48,332 own. 1969 02:11:48,332 --> 02:11:51,401 This is one that the rest of 1970 02:11:51,401 --> 02:11:51,701 the world recognizes and 1971 02:11:51,701 --> 02:11:52,569 celebrates. 1972 02:11:52,569 --> 02:11:53,436 As we continue to grow into a 1973 02:11:53,436 --> 02:11:56,436 cultural capital we need to 1974 02:11:57,507 --> 02:11:57,740 continue to grow our arts and 1975 02:11:57,740 --> 02:11:58,708 culture. 1976 02:11:58,708 --> 02:11:59,542 This is continuing investment 1977 02:11:59,542 --> 02:12:00,209 in the very identity and 1978 02:12:00,209 --> 02:12:01,143 community that has made the 1979 02:12:01,143 --> 02:12:01,544 world look our way in the first 1980 02:12:01,544 --> 02:12:02,378 place. 1981 02:12:02,378 --> 02:12:03,546 Commissioners I urge you 1982 02:12:03,546 --> 02:12:04,246 please, please commissioners I 1983 02:12:04,246 --> 02:12:05,715 urge you to approve this budget 1984 02:12:05,715 --> 02:12:07,550 and ensure the miami we love 1985 02:12:07,550 --> 02:12:10,550 today will be here tomorrow. 1986 02:12:12,120 --> 02:12:13,540 Thank you. 1987 02:12:13,540 --> 02:12:14,220 >> my name is nicholas 1988 02:12:14,220 --> 02:12:16,422 ahlstrom address is 31 6 north 1989 02:12:16,791 --> 02:12:20,391 42nd st. And I reside in 1990 02:12:20,494 --> 02:12:21,495 commissioner hardeman's 1991 02:12:21,495 --> 02:12:22,229 district that evening 1992 02:12:22,229 --> 02:12:22,696 commissioners I am here because 1993 02:12:22,696 --> 02:12:23,364 I am scared. 1994 02:12:23,364 --> 02:12:24,265 I am scared that a budget 1995 02:12:24,265 --> 02:12:24,932 decision made in this room can 1996 02:12:24,932 --> 02:12:27,332 cost me my job. 1997 02:12:28,469 --> 02:12:31,469 I take route 32 every morning 1998 02:12:32,206 --> 02:12:34,808 at 6 A.M. To get to work. 1999 02:12:34,808 --> 02:12:35,750 It's not a convenience it's my 2000 02:12:35,750 --> 02:12:37,750 lifeline. 2001 02:12:39,512 --> 02:12:44,312 If that first bus is cut I have 2002 02:12:47,487 --> 02:12:48,221 no backup plan. 2003 02:12:48,221 --> 02:12:48,654 Right share isn't an option I 2004 02:12:48,654 --> 02:12:49,555 can afford. 2005 02:12:49,555 --> 02:12:50,322 That money would come straight 2006 02:12:50,322 --> 02:12:50,689 out of my rent, medication and 2007 02:12:50,689 --> 02:12:51,690 my groceries. 2008 02:12:51,690 --> 02:12:52,625 I am already stretched thin. 2009 02:12:52,625 --> 02:12:53,892 I am one of the 14,000 working 2010 02:12:53,892 --> 02:12:55,227 residents who will be pushed to 2011 02:12:55,227 --> 02:12:58,227 the edge by these cuts. 2012 02:13:00,832 --> 02:13:01,566 People go to work, to doctor 2013 02:13:01,566 --> 02:13:02,533 appointments, to school every 2014 02:13:02,533 --> 02:13:02,701 single day because they have 2015 02:13:02,701 --> 02:13:04,701 to. 2016 02:13:05,670 --> 02:13:08,940 Because we don't have a choice. 2017 02:13:08,940 --> 02:13:09,941 Please, I am asking you as 2018 02:13:09,941 --> 02:13:10,841 someone whose livelihood is 2019 02:13:10,841 --> 02:13:13,144 directly on the line. 2020 02:13:13,144 --> 02:13:14,478 Vote against these bus cuts. 2021 02:13:14,478 --> 02:13:16,478 Thank you. 2022 02:13:20,817 --> 02:13:21,551 >> heaven jones 1637 sw. 8th 2023 02:13:21,551 --> 02:13:23,551 st. 33135. 2024 02:13:23,820 --> 02:13:26,820 Thank you members of the 2025 02:13:28,891 --> 02:13:29,926 commission and mayor cava for 2026 02:13:29,926 --> 02:13:30,593 giving me the opportunity to 2027 02:13:30,593 --> 02:13:31,828 speak once again on behalf of 2028 02:13:31,828 --> 02:13:34,228 our olson culture community. 2029 02:13:35,865 --> 02:13:36,632 The arts in miami-dade are more 2030 02:13:36,632 --> 02:13:37,866 than cultural institutions. 2031 02:13:37,866 --> 02:13:38,867 They create jobs and give our 2032 02:13:38,867 --> 02:13:41,267 communities something to lean 2033 02:13:41,270 --> 02:13:42,137 on beyond basic needs. 2034 02:13:42,137 --> 02:13:43,438 These same organizations rely 2035 02:13:43,438 --> 02:13:46,438 on public funding to provide 2036 02:13:48,576 --> 02:13:49,277 free and low-cost programs that 2037 02:13:49,277 --> 02:13:49,810 educate, uplift and engage our 2038 02:13:49,810 --> 02:13:50,745 diverse communities. 2039 02:13:50,745 --> 02:13:51,790 I am a product of the arts and 2040 02:13:51,790 --> 02:13:52,246 culture. 2041 02:13:52,246 --> 02:13:54,646 A young girl from 2042 02:13:56,417 --> 02:13:57,418 unincorporated miami-dade who 2043 02:13:57,418 --> 02:13:58,419 spent summers at the african 2044 02:13:58,419 --> 02:14:00,588 cultural arts center is now an 2045 02:14:00,588 --> 02:14:01,155 arts administer, artist and 2046 02:14:01,155 --> 02:14:02,122 artist featuring. 2047 02:14:02,122 --> 02:14:05,122 The introduction into arts and 2048 02:14:09,729 --> 02:14:10,597 culture completely influence my 2049 02:14:10,597 --> 02:14:11,310 life and that's why I'm here 2050 02:14:11,310 --> 02:14:11,798 today. 2051 02:14:11,798 --> 02:14:12,632 Keeping full funding of arts 2052 02:14:12,632 --> 02:14:13,266 and culture budget is an 2053 02:14:13,266 --> 02:14:14,330 investment in miami-dade's 2054 02:14:14,330 --> 02:14:14,767 future and identity. 2055 02:14:14,767 --> 02:14:15,601 Without we are excluding the 2056 02:14:15,601 --> 02:14:16,335 very things that make our 2057 02:14:16,335 --> 02:14:17,136 counties thrive. 2058 02:14:17,136 --> 02:14:17,737 We are economic drivers and 2059 02:14:17,737 --> 02:14:19,380 community builders. 2060 02:14:19,380 --> 02:14:19,338 Thank you mayor cava and the 2061 02:14:19,338 --> 02:14:19,639 commission. 2062 02:14:19,639 --> 02:14:20,140 Thank you. 2063 02:14:20,140 --> 02:14:22,140 >> thank you. 2064 02:14:23,142 --> 02:14:25,878 >> good evening I'm a member 2065 02:14:25,878 --> 02:14:28,800 of catalyst miami at 3550 2066 02:14:28,800 --> 02:14:30,800 southwest ave., miami. 2067 02:14:30,982 --> 02:14:31,683 I am here today to express my 2068 02:14:31,683 --> 02:14:33,684 concern about the proposed cuts 2069 02:14:33,684 --> 02:14:36,321 to the public library system. 2070 02:14:36,321 --> 02:14:37,121 As an emergency management 2071 02:14:37,121 --> 02:14:38,220 practitioner I see libraries as 2072 02:14:38,220 --> 02:14:40,422 a trusted community resource 2073 02:14:41,580 --> 02:14:41,359 that supports residents during 2074 02:14:41,359 --> 02:14:43,359 emergencies. 2075 02:14:47,731 --> 02:14:48,732 As extreme heat becomes a 2076 02:14:48,732 --> 02:14:49,733 chronic public health challenge 2077 02:14:49,733 --> 02:14:50,367 many of our libraries serve as 2078 02:14:50,367 --> 02:14:52,367 cooling centers providing 2079 02:14:53,700 --> 02:14:56,700 access to ac for residents 2080 02:14:59,241 --> 02:14:59,943 seeking relief from dangerous 2081 02:14:59,943 --> 02:15:00,877 temperatures and for those who 2082 02:15:00,877 --> 02:15:01,310 might not have adequate cooling 2083 02:15:01,310 --> 02:15:02,244 a home. 2084 02:15:02,244 --> 02:15:03,245 For older adults and other 2085 02:15:03,245 --> 02:15:05,245 vulnerable populations these 2086 02:15:05,248 --> 02:15:05,715 spaces can help prevent heat 2087 02:15:05,715 --> 02:15:07,715 related illness. 2088 02:15:09,752 --> 02:15:10,619 Reducing library hours or 2089 02:15:10,619 --> 02:15:11,553 services would limit access to 2090 02:15:11,553 --> 02:15:12,921 a resource that residents 2091 02:15:12,921 --> 02:15:13,555 increasingly rely on during 2092 02:15:13,555 --> 02:15:14,589 extreme heat events. 2093 02:15:14,589 --> 02:15:17,589 I respectfully urge you to 2094 02:15:19,427 --> 02:15:20,428 prohibit reductions to library 2095 02:15:20,428 --> 02:15:20,662 hours, staffing and maintenance 2096 02:15:20,662 --> 02:15:21,463 funding. 2097 02:15:21,463 --> 02:15:22,197 Thank you for your time and 2098 02:15:22,197 --> 02:15:24,197 consideration. 2099 02:15:24,832 --> 02:15:25,733 >> yes? 2100 02:15:25,733 --> 02:15:27,733 >> hello. 2101 02:15:34,908 --> 02:15:35,109 Renee pesci smith 1637 sw. 83 2102 02:15:35,109 --> 02:15:35,842 3135. 2103 02:15:35,842 --> 02:15:36,810 I am here is the executive 2104 02:15:36,810 --> 02:15:37,644 director of arts and business 2105 02:15:37,644 --> 02:15:38,645 council but today I'm also 2106 02:15:38,645 --> 02:15:40,279 speaking as a mother supporting 2107 02:15:40,279 --> 02:15:41,314 the arts. 2108 02:15:41,314 --> 02:15:43,917 When my daughter was very young 2109 02:15:43,917 --> 02:15:46,917 her father passed away and 2110 02:15:54,600 --> 02:15:54,327 theater and dance became her 2111 02:15:54,327 --> 02:15:55,950 lifeline. 2112 02:15:55,950 --> 02:15:55,762 Looking for a safe space to 2113 02:15:55,762 --> 02:15:56,830 belong, mentors who believed in 2114 02:15:56,830 --> 02:15:57,797 her inner way to express grief 2115 02:15:57,797 --> 02:15:58,397 when she didn't have the words 2116 02:15:58,397 --> 02:15:59,232 and yes they helped keep her 2117 02:15:59,232 --> 02:16:00,300 out of a lot of trouble. 2118 02:16:00,300 --> 02:16:01,200 As an adult she is building a 2119 02:16:01,200 --> 02:16:02,536 career in the arts when we talk 2120 02:16:02,536 --> 02:16:03,537 about the arts and culture 2121 02:16:03,537 --> 02:16:04,204 grant not just talking about 2122 02:16:04,204 --> 02:16:05,205 numbers and a budget. 2123 02:16:05,205 --> 02:16:07,341 We are talking about children, 2124 02:16:07,341 --> 02:16:07,807 families, jobs and lives 2125 02:16:07,807 --> 02:16:08,808 changed forever. 2126 02:16:08,808 --> 02:16:10,877 Somewhere in miami-dade there's 2127 02:16:10,877 --> 02:16:11,511 another child who needs what 2128 02:16:11,511 --> 02:16:14,315 the arts gave to my daughter 2129 02:16:14,315 --> 02:16:14,982 and that child, please give 2130 02:16:14,982 --> 02:16:17,982 them the same chance my 2131 02:16:20,920 --> 02:16:21,889 daughter had. 2132 02:16:21,889 --> 02:16:22,523 Dq mayor for proposing full 2133 02:16:22,523 --> 02:16:23,491 funding for the arts and 2134 02:16:23,491 --> 02:16:24,959 culture grants and this budget 2135 02:16:24,959 --> 02:16:25,959 and we urge all of you 2136 02:16:25,959 --> 02:16:26,627 commissioners to please vote to 2137 02:16:26,627 --> 02:16:28,429 fully fund arts and culture 2138 02:16:28,429 --> 02:16:29,630 grants in the fy 27 budget and 2139 02:16:29,630 --> 02:16:30,300 please help us work on long 2140 02:16:30,300 --> 02:16:30,430 term sustainable funding for 2141 02:16:30,430 --> 02:16:32,430 the arts. 2142 02:16:32,433 --> 02:16:34,635 Thank you very much. 2143 02:16:34,635 --> 02:16:35,903 >> good evening numbers of the 2144 02:16:35,903 --> 02:16:38,903 commission MADAM Mayor my name 2145 02:16:41,943 --> 02:16:42,843 is gloria and my address is sw. 2146 02:16:42,843 --> 02:16:45,880 67th avenue and today I am 2147 02:16:45,880 --> 02:16:46,814 speaking on behalf of friends 2148 02:16:46,814 --> 02:16:49,814 of biscayne bay are slickly 2149 02:16:52,200 --> 02:16:53,210 asked the commission to name 2 2150 02:16:53,210 --> 02:16:53,622 successful investments in 2151 02:16:53,622 --> 02:16:54,689 miami-dade's future. 2152 02:16:54,689 --> 02:16:55,690 First the proposed 6% increase 2153 02:16:55,690 --> 02:16:57,659 in rate adjustment we cannot 2154 02:16:57,659 --> 02:16:59,460 protect biscayne bay without 2155 02:16:59,460 --> 02:17:01,563 -while underfunding the system 2156 02:17:01,563 --> 02:17:01,963 that sewage out of the public 2157 02:17:01,963 --> 02:17:03,963 waterways. 2158 02:17:05,834 --> 02:17:06,535 For the average customer it is 2159 02:17:06,535 --> 02:17:08,503 approximately $0.12 per day and 2160 02:17:08,503 --> 02:17:09,403 the adjustment is necessary for 2161 02:17:09,403 --> 02:17:11,390 the infrastructure to reduce 2162 02:17:11,390 --> 02:17:12,441 sewage spills and complete 2163 02:17:12,441 --> 02:17:14,441 utterly mandated improvements. 2164 02:17:14,977 --> 02:17:17,779 During this work it will not 2165 02:17:17,779 --> 02:17:18,814 eliminate the cost but instead 2166 02:17:18,814 --> 02:17:21,684 reduce the likelihood of system 2167 02:17:21,684 --> 02:17:22,918 failures and more expensive 2168 02:17:22,918 --> 02:17:25,918 projects in the future 2nd 2169 02:17:26,855 --> 02:17:27,522 replaced 20 million for the 2170 02:17:27,522 --> 02:17:29,922 meal program the proposed 2171 02:17:30,425 --> 02:17:32,825 budget provides 6.5 million for 2172 02:17:32,829 --> 02:17:35,229 roughly 3500 acres these are 2173 02:17:37,320 --> 02:17:39,320 not simply underdeveloped 2174 02:17:39,568 --> 02:17:41,968 parcels, these are GOD-given 2175 02:17:42,805 --> 02:17:43,706 natural infrastructure that 2176 02:17:43,706 --> 02:17:46,106 protects our drinking water 2177 02:17:47,210 --> 02:17:47,910 supply, and dangerous feces and 2178 02:17:47,910 --> 02:17:48,277 protects floodwaters. 2179 02:17:48,277 --> 02:17:49,780 Thank you. 2180 02:17:49,780 --> 02:17:49,845 >> thank you. 2181 02:17:49,845 --> 02:17:51,380 Thank you county commissioners 2182 02:17:51,380 --> 02:17:55,580 and thank you mayor, for all of 2183 02:17:55,652 --> 02:17:56,519 your support and including 2184 02:17:56,519 --> 02:17:56,886 critical funding for the cvo 2185 02:17:56,886 --> 02:17:58,886 for miami-dade. 2186 02:18:00,857 --> 02:18:01,825 I am deborah webb the ceo of 2187 02:18:01,825 --> 02:18:04,225 key clubhouse south florida 2188 02:18:07,964 --> 02:18:08,932 located northside 301 nw. 2189 02:18:08,932 --> 02:18:10,533 27th avenue and now in west 2190 02:18:10,533 --> 02:18:11,568 kendall at 9000 sw. 137th 2191 02:18:11,568 --> 02:18:14,568 avenue I believe district 2 and 2192 02:18:15,572 --> 02:18:16,273 district 11 but I do live in 2193 02:18:16,273 --> 02:18:16,540 aventura the beautiful 2194 02:18:16,540 --> 02:18:18,540 aventura. 2195 02:18:19,900 --> 02:18:21,409 We are an international 2196 02:18:24,810 --> 02:18:25,150 accredited program operating a 2197 02:18:25,150 --> 02:18:25,616 proven recovery through work 2198 02:18:25,616 --> 02:18:28,160 model serving adults living 2199 02:18:30,530 --> 02:18:30,286 with serious persistent mental 2200 02:18:30,286 --> 02:18:31,287 illness. 2201 02:18:31,287 --> 02:18:35,487 In the last 2 years between r b2 2202 02:18:36,894 --> 02:18:37,527 2 locations we placed 90 people 2203 02:18:37,527 --> 02:18:38,662 with mental illness back to 2204 02:18:38,662 --> 02:18:39,129 work and 25 went back to 2205 02:18:39,129 --> 02:18:41,129 school. 2206 02:18:42,734 --> 02:18:43,334 Every day I hear families like 2207 02:18:43,334 --> 02:18:45,536 you must also that are 2208 02:18:45,536 --> 02:18:47,238 desperate for help for loved 2209 02:18:47,238 --> 02:18:47,471 ones living with mental 2210 02:18:47,471 --> 02:18:48,372 illness. 2211 02:18:48,372 --> 02:18:50,372 Our outcome? 2212 02:18:51,710 --> 02:18:54,110 90% report that overall quality 2213 02:18:54,245 --> 02:18:55,790 of life has improved and they 2214 02:18:55,790 --> 02:18:57,148 are more positive about the 2215 02:18:57,148 --> 02:18:58,916 future, not contemplating 2216 02:18:58,916 --> 02:19:00,916 ending it all. 2217 02:19:02,487 --> 02:19:03,288 94% report needing fewer or no 2218 02:19:03,288 --> 02:19:05,288 hospitalizations. 2219 02:19:07,826 --> 02:19:08,726 Thank you so much. 2220 02:19:08,726 --> 02:19:09,727 >> all right will the 2221 02:19:09,727 --> 02:19:12,970 following residents please come 2222 02:19:12,970 --> 02:19:13,980 up. 2223 02:19:13,980 --> 02:19:16,234 I apologize ahead of time if I 2224 02:19:16,234 --> 02:19:18,234 mispronounce your name. 2225 02:19:19,938 --> 02:19:21,273 Deborah cox robert ryle natalie 2226 02:19:21,273 --> 02:19:24,273 herod don, pedro deas, don 2227 02:19:25,644 --> 02:19:28,440 david harrison, richard lemond 2228 02:19:28,646 --> 02:19:30,782 and, or rate should money and 2229 02:19:30,782 --> 02:19:31,183 camille munguia. 2230 02:19:31,183 --> 02:19:33,183 Yes. 2231 02:19:36,355 --> 02:19:37,289 Thank you. 2232 02:19:37,289 --> 02:19:39,689 >> alice malin 6240 sw. 33rd 2233 02:19:45,980 --> 02:19:46,320 st. Miami, fl 33155. 2234 02:19:46,320 --> 02:19:46,965 I am the executive director of 2235 02:19:46,965 --> 02:19:47,667 adults mankind organization and 2236 02:19:47,667 --> 02:19:48,634 first I would like to thank 2237 02:19:48,634 --> 02:19:49,335 MADAM Mayor for your support 2238 02:19:49,335 --> 02:19:52,335 and leadership this year and 2239 02:19:53,640 --> 02:19:54,730 for working hard to include us 2240 02:19:54,730 --> 02:19:55,675 in the budget. 2241 02:19:55,675 --> 02:19:56,442 I hope the rest of the 2242 02:19:56,442 --> 02:19:57,176 commission will also support 2243 02:19:57,176 --> 02:19:59,176 these programs because 2244 02:20:00,146 --> 02:20:03,146 investing in our safety net 2245 02:20:05,552 --> 02:20:05,785 organization has a significant 2246 02:20:05,785 --> 02:20:06,553 impact. 2247 02:20:06,553 --> 02:20:08,888 Not only on the lives of our 2248 02:20:08,888 --> 02:20:09,122 residents but also on our local 2249 02:20:09,122 --> 02:20:09,923 economy. 2250 02:20:09,923 --> 02:20:10,689 we provide workforce 2251 02:20:10,689 --> 02:20:12,689 development services focusing 2252 02:20:13,360 --> 02:20:13,994 on work readiness skills and 2253 02:20:13,994 --> 02:20:15,994 employment assistance. 2254 02:20:18,331 --> 02:20:19,432 We help residents develop the 2255 02:20:19,432 --> 02:20:20,000 skills and confidence they need 2256 02:20:20,000 --> 02:20:21,234 to secure and maintain 2257 02:20:21,234 --> 02:20:23,634 employment so they become 2258 02:20:26,806 --> 02:20:27,740 productive members of the 2259 02:20:27,740 --> 02:20:27,774 workforce. 2260 02:20:27,774 --> 02:20:27,909 And I know you like data. 2261 02:20:27,909 --> 02:20:28,341 O 2262 02:20:28,341 --> 02:20:29,276 let me tell you. 2263 02:20:29,276 --> 02:20:31,210 This year we served over 329 2264 02:20:31,210 --> 02:20:33,610 miami-dade residents from all 2265 02:20:34,448 --> 02:20:35,816 13 districts. 2266 02:20:35,816 --> 02:20:37,217 We placed 125 in subsidized 2267 02:20:37,217 --> 02:20:39,953 employment and that, if you use 2268 02:20:39,953 --> 02:20:42,353 a conservative estimate at $14 2269 02:20:43,925 --> 02:20:45,126 per hour, $35 per week that is 2270 02:20:45,126 --> 02:20:45,359 2.45 that is back in the 2271 02:20:45,359 --> 02:20:47,359 economy. 2272 02:20:49,663 --> 02:20:51,980 So much. 2273 02:20:51,980 --> 02:20:52,467 >> good evening I am fernanda 2274 02:20:52,467 --> 02:20:56,670 jorgensen I am the director of 2275 02:20:56,904 --> 02:20:57,171 philanthropy miami biscayne 2276 02:20:57,171 --> 02:20:59,171 boulevard. 2277 02:20:59,941 --> 02:21:00,641 First I would like to extend my 2278 02:21:00,641 --> 02:21:02,744 gratitude to mayor cava and 2279 02:21:02,744 --> 02:21:03,845 county commissioners for your 2280 02:21:03,845 --> 02:21:06,245 commitment throughout this past 2281 02:21:07,480 --> 02:21:07,482 year to work alongside our 2282 02:21:07,482 --> 02:21:08,149 cpus. 2283 02:21:08,149 --> 02:21:10,149 Philanthropy miami strongly 2284 02:21:14,689 --> 02:21:15,690 supports this budget and they 2285 02:21:15,690 --> 02:21:16,191 continued investment in these 2286 02:21:16,191 --> 02:21:17,192 organizations. 2287 02:21:17,192 --> 02:21:18,193 It's a smart investment and now 2288 02:21:18,193 --> 02:21:18,860 have the data to back it up. 2289 02:21:18,860 --> 02:21:19,861 Independent study recently 2290 02:21:19,861 --> 02:21:20,728 conducted by the health council 2291 02:21:20,728 --> 02:21:21,429 of south florida showed that 2292 02:21:21,429 --> 02:21:22,765 for every dollar the county 2293 02:21:22,765 --> 02:21:25,765 invest in cbo's save $10 from 2294 02:21:25,801 --> 02:21:28,201 expenditures from hired systems 2295 02:21:29,710 --> 02:21:30,500 of care. 2296 02:21:30,500 --> 02:21:33,605 See po's are more than just 2297 02:21:35,410 --> 02:21:36,178 recipients of county funds they 2298 02:21:36,178 --> 02:21:36,979 are essential infrastructure 2299 02:21:36,979 --> 02:21:37,913 and community partners and 2300 02:21:37,913 --> 02:21:38,614 philanthropy miami stands ready 2301 02:21:38,614 --> 02:21:40,480 to work with our nonprofit 2302 02:21:40,480 --> 02:21:40,749 partners, our philanthropic 2303 02:21:40,749 --> 02:21:42,118 community and government to 2304 02:21:42,118 --> 02:21:44,860 make sure that these investment 2305 02:21:44,860 --> 02:21:44,353 remain beneficial to our 2306 02:21:44,353 --> 02:21:45,788 community. 2307 02:21:45,788 --> 02:21:48,188 Thank you very much. 2308 02:21:48,190 --> 02:21:49,225 >> thank you. 2309 02:21:49,225 --> 02:21:50,959 >> good evening MADAM Mayor 2310 02:21:50,959 --> 02:21:52,959 commissioners debbie cox 2311 02:21:53,896 --> 02:21:55,798 christie house nw. 12th ave., 2312 02:21:55,798 --> 02:21:57,798 miami, fl. 2313 02:21:58,701 --> 02:21:59,602 First, thank you MADAM Mayor 2314 02:21:59,602 --> 02:22:01,938 for keeping the nonprofit 2315 02:22:01,938 --> 02:22:02,171 community in your heart and 2316 02:22:02,171 --> 02:22:03,773 budget. 2317 02:22:03,773 --> 02:22:06,773 We very much appreciate that. 2318 02:22:07,810 --> 02:22:10,790 Your support recognizes that 2319 02:22:10,790 --> 02:22:12,616 strong public systems depend on 2320 02:22:12,616 --> 02:22:13,583 strong committee centers 2321 02:22:13,583 --> 02:22:15,983 christie house provides hope 2322 02:22:18,655 --> 02:22:19,288 and justice for people 2323 02:22:19,288 --> 02:22:20,957 subjected to sexual abuse, 2324 02:22:20,957 --> 02:22:21,659 human trafficking and sexual 2325 02:22:21,659 --> 02:22:24,659 trauma every day our team 2326 02:22:25,629 --> 02:22:26,763 brings together child 2327 02:22:26,763 --> 02:22:27,664 protection professionals, child 2328 02:22:27,664 --> 02:22:29,664 support, medical providers, 2329 02:22:30,000 --> 02:22:30,834 therapist and advocate so the 2330 02:22:30,834 --> 02:22:31,702 child can tell their story once 2331 02:22:31,702 --> 02:22:32,403 in a safe and supportive 2332 02:22:32,403 --> 02:22:34,803 environment rather than relive 2333 02:22:35,506 --> 02:22:35,706 that trauma over and over 2334 02:22:35,706 --> 02:22:37,641 again. 2335 02:22:37,641 --> 02:22:39,276 Behind every budget line there 2336 02:22:39,276 --> 02:22:43,476 is a child who can begin to 2337 02:22:44,810 --> 02:22:47,681 feel safe, a caregiver who can 2338 02:22:48,652 --> 02:22:50,453 receive support had a family. 2339 02:22:50,453 --> 02:22:51,923 Your investment helps make this 2340 02:22:51,923 --> 02:22:53,858 all possible. 2341 02:22:53,858 --> 02:22:56,127 You for your leadership thank 2342 02:22:56,127 --> 02:22:56,794 you all for your partnership 2343 02:22:56,794 --> 02:22:59,194 and your commitment to 2344 02:23:02,634 --> 02:23:04,200 miami-dade 's children. 2345 02:23:04,200 --> 02:23:06,402 >> good evening at noon. 2346 02:23:11,408 --> 02:23:12,110 My name is estella velasquez I 2347 02:23:12,110 --> 02:23:13,110 am 15 years old and remember 2348 02:23:13,110 --> 02:23:13,712 had the honor of singing the 2349 02:23:13,712 --> 02:23:14,446 national anthem for all of you 2350 02:23:14,446 --> 02:23:15,447 at the board of county 2351 02:23:15,447 --> 02:23:16,147 commissioners inauguration 2 2352 02:23:16,147 --> 02:23:20,347 years ago and I am here today 2353 02:23:23,322 --> 02:23:24,223 because I found young musicians 2354 02:23:24,223 --> 02:23:25,190 tonight when I was 6 years old 2355 02:23:25,190 --> 02:23:29,293 and I found a group of talented 2356 02:23:29,293 --> 02:23:30,261 rock stars and I was like wow! 2357 02:23:30,261 --> 02:23:30,762 I want to be like that when I 2358 02:23:30,762 --> 02:23:31,329 grow up. 2359 02:23:31,329 --> 02:23:32,264 And I am proud to say that 2360 02:23:32,264 --> 02:23:33,632 almost a decade later I am a 2361 02:23:33,632 --> 02:23:35,267 recording artist thanks to 2362 02:23:35,267 --> 02:23:37,267 young musicians unite. 2363 02:23:42,410 --> 02:23:42,708 Free songwriting program at 2364 02:23:42,708 --> 02:23:43,676 ymca studio and I was able to 2365 02:23:43,676 --> 02:23:44,510 join my first ever band called 2366 02:23:44,510 --> 02:23:48,110 the lounge band where I with 2367 02:23:48,314 --> 02:23:49,140 hundreds if not thousands of 2368 02:23:49,140 --> 02:23:51,183 students were able to perform 2369 02:23:51,183 --> 02:23:52,218 at venues across miami-dade 2370 02:23:52,218 --> 02:23:53,586 county and meet amazing people. 2371 02:23:53,586 --> 02:23:56,586 Young musicians unite is not 2372 02:23:58,890 --> 02:23:59,825 just a place where you can 2373 02:23:59,825 --> 02:24:00,492 learn to play music, it is a 2374 02:24:00,492 --> 02:24:01,293 voice, a community where you 2375 02:24:01,293 --> 02:24:02,940 can achieve what you thought 2376 02:24:02,940 --> 02:24:04,940 was once impossible. 2377 02:24:06,766 --> 02:24:07,433 Fund the arts and fund these 2378 02:24:07,433 --> 02:24:08,301 organizations that are helping 2379 02:24:08,301 --> 02:24:09,235 us shape the minds of the 2380 02:24:09,235 --> 02:24:09,769 future of miami-dade county! 2381 02:24:09,769 --> 02:24:11,769 Thank you. 2382 02:24:12,380 --> 02:24:14,380 >> thank you. 2383 02:24:14,507 --> 02:24:16,507 [Applause] 2384 02:24:18,511 --> 02:24:18,845 >> tough act to follow. 2385 02:24:18,845 --> 02:24:20,845 >> yes. 2386 02:24:22,349 --> 02:24:23,383 >> good evening mattmadam 2387 02:24:23,383 --> 02:24:26,983 mayor and members of the board 2388 02:24:28,922 --> 02:24:29,489 my name is natalie herod and 2389 02:24:29,489 --> 02:24:30,490 12000 biscayne blvd. 2390 02:24:30,490 --> 02:24:31,524 I have the privilege of serving 2391 02:24:31,524 --> 02:24:33,627 our community through jewish 2392 02:24:33,627 --> 02:24:33,861 committee services of south 2393 02:24:33,861 --> 02:24:34,628 florida. 2394 02:24:34,628 --> 02:24:35,295 Thank you mayor cava for 2395 02:24:35,295 --> 02:24:36,763 recommending full funding for 2396 02:24:36,763 --> 02:24:38,763 our cbo. 2397 02:24:45,105 --> 02:24:45,772 For 107 years jcs is help 2398 02:24:45,772 --> 02:24:46,840 seniors age with dignity 2399 02:24:46,840 --> 02:24:47,641 through meals, case management 2400 02:24:47,641 --> 02:24:48,342 and critical support. 2401 02:24:48,342 --> 02:24:49,143 Today as seniors face raising 2402 02:24:49,143 --> 02:24:49,810 costs, food insecurity and 2403 02:24:49,810 --> 02:24:50,377 isolation, these services 2404 02:24:50,377 --> 02:24:52,777 matter more than ever. 2405 02:24:56,183 --> 02:24:57,184 As a proud member of the 2406 02:24:57,184 --> 02:24:57,985 advocacy collectively urge you 2407 02:24:57,985 --> 02:24:58,719 to fully fund the cbo. 2408 02:24:58,719 --> 02:24:59,353 Together we leverage more than 2409 02:24:59,353 --> 02:25:01,353 15 million in additional 2410 02:25:03,240 --> 02:25:03,691 federal and state private 2411 02:25:03,691 --> 02:25:04,658 funding as evinced by the 2412 02:25:04,658 --> 02:25:05,693 health council pro bono study 2413 02:25:05,693 --> 02:25:06,694 previously shared your 2414 02:25:06,694 --> 02:25:08,694 investment strengthens our 2415 02:25:08,996 --> 02:25:09,864 entire committee and project 2416 02:25:09,864 --> 02:25:11,900 services for our most 2417 02:25:11,900 --> 02:25:12,400 vulnerable neighbors and what 2418 02:25:12,400 --> 02:25:13,468 they depend on. 2419 02:25:13,468 --> 02:25:15,468 Thank you. 2420 02:25:16,537 --> 02:25:17,672 >> good evening MADAM Mayor 2421 02:25:17,672 --> 02:25:20,720 MR. Vice chair, commissioners 2422 02:25:20,875 --> 02:25:23,912 my name is pedro deas 6251 n. 2423 02:25:23,912 --> 02:25:25,912 Waterway doctor. 2424 02:25:25,914 --> 02:25:29,514 I stand here today not only 2425 02:25:31,185 --> 02:25:31,920 representing young students 2426 02:25:31,920 --> 02:25:32,788 unite as her chief officer but 2427 02:25:32,788 --> 02:25:33,489 as a father and someone who 2428 02:25:33,489 --> 02:25:34,856 benefited from arts education 2429 02:25:34,856 --> 02:25:35,624 and as a fierce advocate for 2430 02:25:35,624 --> 02:25:36,958 investing in the arts. 2431 02:25:36,958 --> 02:25:40,558 Because I have seen what the 2432 02:25:43,833 --> 02:25:44,833 arts can do, they give young 2433 02:25:44,833 --> 02:25:45,467 people a voice, they create 2434 02:25:45,467 --> 02:25:47,467 community, they build 2435 02:25:48,237 --> 02:25:48,803 confidence, discipline and most 2436 02:25:48,803 --> 02:25:49,710 importantly a sense of 2437 02:25:49,710 --> 02:25:49,972 belonging. 2438 02:25:49,972 --> 02:25:51,674 The arts are the expression of 2439 02:25:51,674 --> 02:25:52,374 what we are. 2440 02:25:52,374 --> 02:25:54,443 They tell our stories, carry 2441 02:25:54,443 --> 02:25:57,443 our culture and connect one 2442 02:25:57,513 --> 02:25:59,913 generation to the next. 2443 02:26:00,783 --> 02:26:01,383 When we invest in the arts and 2444 02:26:01,383 --> 02:26:03,920 culture we are not just 2445 02:26:03,920 --> 02:26:04,787 investing in musicians, dancers 2446 02:26:04,787 --> 02:26:08,387 or artists, we are investing in 2447 02:26:09,759 --> 02:26:10,626 human beings. 2448 02:26:10,626 --> 02:26:10,926 We are investing in our 2449 02:26:10,926 --> 02:26:11,828 communities. 2450 02:26:11,828 --> 02:26:12,362 we are investing in our future. 2451 02:26:12,362 --> 02:26:14,362 Arts change lives. 2452 02:26:15,365 --> 02:26:17,365 Arts save lives. 2453 02:26:20,690 --> 02:26:21,605 Arts need your support please 2454 02:26:21,605 --> 02:26:22,338 get back to the funding for the 2455 02:26:22,338 --> 02:26:22,606 miami-dade cultural. 2456 02:26:22,606 --> 02:26:24,606 Thank you. 2457 02:26:24,841 --> 02:26:27,841 >> hi good evening MADAM Mayor 2458 02:26:28,511 --> 02:26:29,445 and members of the board of 2459 02:26:29,445 --> 02:26:31,845 county commissioners, my name 2460 02:26:35,719 --> 02:26:38,719 is rachel -- south florida 2461 02:26:42,726 --> 02:26:43,294 12000 biscayne blvd., miami 2462 02:26:43,294 --> 02:26:44,228 33181 thank you for your 2463 02:26:44,228 --> 02:26:44,861 continued commitment for the 2464 02:26:44,861 --> 02:26:45,729 healthy one being of our 2465 02:26:45,729 --> 02:26:48,129 community and recognizing the 2466 02:26:49,232 --> 02:26:49,499 essential role of nonprofit 2467 02:26:49,499 --> 02:26:50,333 partners. 2468 02:26:50,333 --> 02:26:51,234 Today I am speaking not only on 2469 02:26:51,234 --> 02:26:52,690 behalf of jewish community 2470 02:26:52,690 --> 02:26:55,690 services of south florida but 2471 02:26:56,730 --> 02:26:56,707 as part of the advocacy 2472 02:26:56,707 --> 02:26:57,674 collective of more than 60 2473 02:26:57,674 --> 02:26:58,943 social service agencies that 2474 02:26:58,943 --> 02:27:00,210 depend on county cbo funding. 2475 02:27:00,210 --> 02:27:03,948 If the camera wants to zoom in 2476 02:27:03,948 --> 02:27:08,148 on this all the people in the 2477 02:27:09,153 --> 02:27:09,787 community here that support the 2478 02:27:09,787 --> 02:27:10,688 miami-dade county residents. 2479 02:27:10,688 --> 02:27:10,955 We are the safety net for the 2480 02:27:10,955 --> 02:27:12,690 community. 2481 02:27:12,690 --> 02:27:13,692 We feed families and seniors. 2482 02:27:13,692 --> 02:27:15,927 People struggling with mental 2483 02:27:15,927 --> 02:27:17,927 health and vulnerable 2484 02:27:19,196 --> 02:27:19,797 individuals facing 2485 02:27:19,797 --> 02:27:20,364 circumstances they never 2486 02:27:20,364 --> 02:27:22,364 imagine what happened. 2487 02:27:22,734 --> 02:27:23,802 The county funding is not 2488 02:27:23,802 --> 02:27:27,972 simply a line in the budget it 2489 02:27:27,972 --> 02:27:28,739 keeps doors open and services 2490 02:27:28,739 --> 02:27:30,508 available and keeping people 2491 02:27:30,508 --> 02:27:32,908 fall from the cracks. 2492 02:27:36,140 --> 02:27:37,150 Please gas to keep the cbo's 2493 02:27:37,150 --> 02:27:37,782 funding thank you for your 2494 02:27:37,782 --> 02:27:38,149 partnership and investment in 2495 02:27:38,149 --> 02:27:40,149 our community. 2496 02:27:40,518 --> 02:27:42,455 Thank you. 2497 02:27:42,455 --> 02:27:44,455 >> thank you. 2498 02:27:47,392 --> 02:27:47,960 Good evening CHAIRMAN And 2499 02:27:47,960 --> 02:27:51,560 members MADAM Mayor I am jd 2500 02:27:52,431 --> 02:27:52,665 harrison 176 25th st. Miami 2501 02:27:52,665 --> 02:27:54,665 florida. 2502 02:27:55,969 --> 02:27:57,200 Jake was program MAY manager 2503 02:27:57,200 --> 02:27:59,271 for the outgoing legislation 2504 02:27:59,271 --> 02:28:02,871 program jacob served laws be as 2505 02:28:04,143 --> 02:28:05,440 program manager since 2014. 2506 02:28:05,440 --> 02:28:05,878 And from this perspective we 2507 02:28:05,878 --> 02:28:08,278 have seen tremendous progress 2508 02:28:09,381 --> 02:28:10,382 made in reducing ocean 2509 02:28:10,382 --> 02:28:12,382 discharges, expanding water 2510 02:28:12,886 --> 02:28:15,286 reuse and improving treatment 2511 02:28:15,688 --> 02:28:18,880 capacity and strengthening the 2512 02:28:19,759 --> 02:28:20,580 reliability and resiliency of 2513 02:28:20,580 --> 02:28:20,960 wastewater. 2514 02:28:20,960 --> 02:28:21,661 The county is now very close to 2515 02:28:21,661 --> 02:28:24,610 completing this important work. 2516 02:28:25,765 --> 02:28:26,800 6 active construction projects 2517 02:28:26,800 --> 02:28:28,701 valuing approximately 840 2518 02:28:28,701 --> 02:28:31,101 million are underway with 4 2519 02:28:31,772 --> 02:28:32,239 additional projects in design 2520 02:28:32,239 --> 02:28:34,239 for 450 million. 2521 02:28:37,877 --> 02:28:38,812 Slowing down and stopping no 2522 02:28:38,812 --> 02:28:39,479 would not eliminate the need 2523 02:28:39,479 --> 02:28:40,513 for these projects, it would 2524 02:28:40,513 --> 02:28:41,314 cause escalations, contractor 2525 02:28:41,314 --> 02:28:43,314 claims, regulatory risks, 2526 02:28:44,718 --> 02:28:45,819 jeopardize ability to the 2527 02:28:45,819 --> 02:28:48,219 statutory commitments and delay 2528 02:28:50,190 --> 02:28:50,857 critical improvements and 2529 02:28:50,857 --> 02:28:52,226 supporting alliance. 2530 02:28:52,226 --> 02:28:54,626 6% adjustment is necessary and 2531 02:28:55,262 --> 02:28:56,620 responsible investment. 2532 02:28:56,620 --> 02:28:56,330 Jacob respectfully urges 2533 02:28:56,330 --> 02:28:56,630 approval. 2534 02:28:56,630 --> 02:28:57,130 Thank you. 2535 02:28:57,130 --> 02:28:58,298 >> thank you. 2536 02:28:58,298 --> 02:29:00,698 >> good evening mayor and 2537 02:29:07,441 --> 02:29:08,342 commissioners my name is -- 2538 02:29:08,342 --> 02:29:08,909 thank you mayor for restoring 2539 02:29:08,909 --> 02:29:11,309 the 2 million for the 2540 02:29:13,248 --> 02:29:14,150 enrichment diversion program. 2541 02:29:14,150 --> 02:29:16,150 Commissioners, municipalities 2542 02:29:16,170 --> 02:29:17,218 that have eviction levers 2543 02:29:17,218 --> 02:29:19,720 program see a drop of 98% in 2544 02:29:19,720 --> 02:29:20,454 legal addictions. 2545 02:29:20,454 --> 02:29:22,657 It's really crucial you 2546 02:29:22,657 --> 02:29:22,891 continue supporting this 2547 02:29:22,891 --> 02:29:24,891 program. 2548 02:29:25,627 --> 02:29:26,628 Also the office of housing 2549 02:29:26,628 --> 02:29:29,628 efficacy needs added staff to 2550 02:29:30,832 --> 02:29:31,934 track and monitor residents who 2551 02:29:31,934 --> 02:29:32,401 are being displaced from county 2552 02:29:32,401 --> 02:29:34,401 housing. 2553 02:29:38,106 --> 02:29:38,974 You all remember the mess that 2554 02:29:38,974 --> 02:29:39,574 the house of lies revealed. 2555 02:29:39,574 --> 02:29:40,475 We could have a similar 2556 02:29:40,475 --> 02:29:41,109 situation if we don't keep 2557 02:29:41,109 --> 02:29:42,511 track of residents who are 2558 02:29:42,511 --> 02:29:46,111 given vouchers and are not able 2559 02:29:48,550 --> 02:29:51,988 to return once the project has 2560 02:29:51,988 --> 02:29:54,256 been rebuilt or renovated. 2561 02:29:54,256 --> 02:29:58,293 Also I remember when I was in 2562 02:29:58,293 --> 02:29:59,270 university I had to go away to 2563 02:29:59,270 --> 02:30:01,960 sunny tables I would not be 2564 02:30:01,960 --> 02:30:02,640 able to make it on time if not 2565 02:30:02,640 --> 02:30:04,166 for the early morning service. 2566 02:30:04,166 --> 02:30:07,670 Later on in life I worked at 2567 02:30:07,670 --> 02:30:08,537 the casino in hollywood. 2568 02:30:08,537 --> 02:30:10,639 I lived in north miami and I 2569 02:30:10,639 --> 02:30:10,839 had to take a bus from there 2570 02:30:10,839 --> 02:30:11,641 also. 2571 02:30:11,641 --> 02:30:12,242 It's really crucial that you 2572 02:30:12,242 --> 02:30:14,110 keep the service going. 2573 02:30:14,110 --> 02:30:16,110 Thank you. 2574 02:30:22,850 --> 02:30:22,985 >> miami florida 33233. 2575 02:30:22,985 --> 02:30:23,720 Good evening MADAM Mayor 2576 02:30:23,720 --> 02:30:26,120 commissioners and county staff 2577 02:30:28,910 --> 02:30:28,758 my name is richard lemond and I 2578 02:30:28,758 --> 02:30:29,625 am a business owner and father 2579 02:30:29,625 --> 02:30:30,493 in miami-dade and also I will 2580 02:30:30,493 --> 02:30:31,560 be your next state senator and 2581 02:30:31,560 --> 02:30:32,229 district 38. 2582 02:30:32,229 --> 02:30:33,497 Throughout the campaign I've 2583 02:30:33,497 --> 02:30:35,765 heard from thousands across our 2584 02:30:35,765 --> 02:30:36,990 community and tonight I speak 2585 02:30:36,990 --> 02:30:37,330 for them. 2586 02:30:37,330 --> 02:30:39,269 Our seniors and workers depend 2587 02:30:39,269 --> 02:30:40,102 on bus routes. 2588 02:30:40,102 --> 02:30:42,239 Our kids to learn to read in 2589 02:30:42,239 --> 02:30:42,439 our libraries and enjoy our 2590 02:30:42,439 --> 02:30:43,407 parks. 2591 02:30:43,407 --> 02:30:45,807 Small business owners drowning 2592 02:30:46,510 --> 02:30:47,343 in costs they can't control. 2593 02:30:47,343 --> 02:30:48,440 The young people who did 2594 02:30:48,440 --> 02:30:49,379 everything right and still 2595 02:30:49,379 --> 02:30:50,380 can't afford to stay in the 2596 02:30:50,380 --> 02:30:50,981 firefighters, police and nurses 2597 02:30:50,981 --> 02:30:53,951 wondering if this budget will 2598 02:30:53,951 --> 02:30:55,951 have their back. 2599 02:30:57,621 --> 02:30:58,822 A budget of what we find is 2600 02:30:58,822 --> 02:30:59,489 what we believe in but right 2601 02:30:59,489 --> 02:31:01,458 now tallahassee is stripping 2602 02:31:01,458 --> 02:31:02,326 our local government of their 2603 02:31:02,326 --> 02:31:04,962 tools that we need to serve. 2604 02:31:04,962 --> 02:31:07,362 Preemption from 500 miles away 2605 02:31:07,731 --> 02:31:10,731 and decision after decision has 2606 02:31:10,867 --> 02:31:11,869 resulted in this community and 2607 02:31:11,869 --> 02:31:12,370 budget being smaller than it 2608 02:31:12,370 --> 02:31:14,370 should be. 2609 02:31:16,240 --> 02:31:18,640 Miami-dade deserves a center 2610 02:31:20,611 --> 02:31:21,378 who resources home and protects 2611 02:31:21,378 --> 02:31:22,247 your authority to govern and I 2612 02:31:22,247 --> 02:31:22,881 will do that as your next 2613 02:31:22,881 --> 02:31:23,648 senator and I will say thank 2614 02:31:23,648 --> 02:31:26,480 you and good luck. 2615 02:31:26,150 --> 02:31:26,317 >> all right. 2616 02:31:26,317 --> 02:31:28,317 Yes? 2617 02:31:31,588 --> 02:31:32,591 >> my name is catherine leyba 2618 02:31:32,591 --> 02:31:33,258 and I am the executive director 2619 02:31:33,258 --> 02:31:33,825 of engage miami located at 2620 02:31:33,825 --> 02:31:34,759 108000 biscayne blvd. 2621 02:31:34,759 --> 02:31:37,759 I reside in district 3 and 2622 02:31:38,929 --> 02:31:39,831 appointed to the miami-dade 2623 02:31:39,831 --> 02:31:40,732 county commission for women. 2624 02:31:40,732 --> 02:31:44,332 I am here today to speak 2625 02:31:45,737 --> 02:31:46,738 against the proposed removal of 2626 02:31:46,738 --> 02:31:47,572 the early morning bus service I 2627 02:31:47,572 --> 02:31:48,139 was able to attend my high 2628 02:31:48,139 --> 02:31:49,641 school because of the 2629 02:31:49,641 --> 02:31:51,641 long-standing partnership that 2630 02:31:51,644 --> 02:31:54,440 miami-dade transit and mcps 2631 02:31:56,248 --> 02:31:56,948 have to allow the students get 2632 02:31:56,948 --> 02:31:57,783 to school by the first bell. 2633 02:31:57,783 --> 02:32:01,385 I am the leader I am today 2634 02:32:01,385 --> 02:32:02,387 because of my education but 2635 02:32:02,387 --> 02:32:02,622 first I actually had to get to 2636 02:32:02,622 --> 02:32:03,489 school. 2637 02:32:03,489 --> 02:32:04,389 School of choice has made miami 2638 02:32:04,389 --> 02:32:05,391 home to the largest public 2639 02:32:05,391 --> 02:32:08,391 magnet school district in the 2640 02:32:08,394 --> 02:32:09,361 nation and ending early service 2641 02:32:09,361 --> 02:32:10,228 would disconnect students from 2642 02:32:10,228 --> 02:32:10,996 schools that sit on routes 2643 02:32:10,996 --> 02:32:12,996 including miami northwestern 2644 02:32:16,402 --> 02:32:17,303 miami central miami senior, 2645 02:32:17,303 --> 02:32:18,637 southwest mamie senior, kylie a 2646 02:32:18,637 --> 02:32:19,538 lakes american senior high, 2647 02:32:19,538 --> 02:32:22,538 coral gables, booker t and 2648 02:32:23,843 --> 02:32:24,430 miami-dade senior just to name 2649 02:32:24,430 --> 02:32:24,944 a few. 2650 02:32:24,944 --> 02:32:25,878 these routes make school of 2651 02:32:25,878 --> 02:32:28,878 choice possible and fuels our 2652 02:32:33,190 --> 02:32:33,887 future in this county. 2653 02:32:33,887 --> 02:32:34,888 My ask is simple please 2654 02:32:34,888 --> 02:32:35,889 preserve the early morning bus 2655 02:32:35,889 --> 02:32:36,656 services so our students can 2656 02:32:36,656 --> 02:32:37,900 actually get the education they 2657 02:32:37,900 --> 02:32:37,557 want and deserve. 2658 02:32:37,557 --> 02:32:38,424 Thank you. 2659 02:32:38,424 --> 02:32:39,920 >> thank you will the 2660 02:32:39,920 --> 02:32:40,760 following residents please get 2661 02:32:40,760 --> 02:32:43,463 in the queue you are up next. 2662 02:32:43,463 --> 02:32:45,863 Joseph delia, fred christian, 2663 02:32:48,134 --> 02:32:50,134 devorah siegelman, vivian 2664 02:32:53,874 --> 02:32:54,742 esther gonzalez, anna ruth so 2665 02:32:54,742 --> 02:32:55,676 lush and apologize if I 2666 02:32:55,676 --> 02:32:58,760 mispronounce of his name. 2667 02:33:01,181 --> 02:33:02,283 Jamie lee parris ceuta, mila 2668 02:33:02,283 --> 02:33:04,683 cabrera mercedes cabrera susan 2669 02:33:11,558 --> 02:33:12,529 holtzman laura nicholson. 2670 02:33:12,529 --> 02:33:13,427 >> good evening I am deborah 2671 02:33:13,427 --> 02:33:14,428 spiegelman ceo of the miami 2672 02:33:14,428 --> 02:33:16,428 children's museum 980 macarthur 2673 02:33:18,299 --> 02:33:19,133 parkway good evening mayor and 2674 02:33:19,133 --> 02:33:20,134 members of the county 2675 02:33:20,134 --> 02:33:23,134 commission thank you for your 2676 02:33:24,472 --> 02:33:25,730 continuing support of the 2677 02:33:25,730 --> 02:33:26,140 cultural arts in miami. 2678 02:33:26,140 --> 02:33:26,407 Mamie welcomes 400,000 visitors 2679 02:33:26,407 --> 02:33:28,407 each year. 2680 02:33:29,176 --> 02:33:31,176 E serve over 600 2681 02:33:32,470 --> 02:33:32,581 children every afternoon in the 2682 02:33:32,581 --> 02:33:34,581 community through our 2683 02:33:36,384 --> 02:33:37,318 afterschool programs in our 8 2684 02:33:37,318 --> 02:33:39,318 partner schools. 2685 02:33:42,858 --> 02:33:43,825 Many in underserved immunities. 2686 02:33:43,825 --> 02:33:44,860 In a time of a growing mental 2687 02:33:44,860 --> 02:33:47,260 health crisis these programs 2688 02:33:48,730 --> 02:33:49,230 fred children with state 2689 02:33:49,230 --> 02:33:49,898 consisted nurturing 2690 02:33:49,898 --> 02:33:50,831 environments where they can 2691 02:33:50,831 --> 02:33:51,650 learn, express themselves and 2692 02:33:51,650 --> 02:33:53,650 thrive. 2693 02:33:53,769 --> 02:33:56,769 The cost is sustaining this 2694 02:33:58,673 --> 02:33:59,774 work continues to rise. 2695 02:33:59,774 --> 02:34:01,420 Our security cost become one of 2696 02:34:01,420 --> 02:34:01,677 the most critical and costly 2697 02:34:01,677 --> 02:34:02,812 responsibilities. 2698 02:34:02,812 --> 02:34:04,880 Yet, it is essential to protect 2699 02:34:04,880 --> 02:34:05,380 the children and families and 2700 02:34:05,380 --> 02:34:07,349 staff who serve. 2701 02:34:07,349 --> 02:34:09,985 As the final adjustment are 2702 02:34:09,985 --> 02:34:11,190 made if at all possible the 2703 02:34:11,190 --> 02:34:13,422 aspr funding to help us 2704 02:34:13,422 --> 02:34:15,822 maintain these vital programs, 2705 02:34:17,493 --> 02:34:18,930 meet critical security cost. 2706 02:34:18,930 --> 02:34:18,961 >> thank you so much. 2707 02:34:18,961 --> 02:34:19,161 >> I'm sorry thank you so 2708 02:34:19,161 --> 02:34:21,161 much. 2709 02:34:26,969 --> 02:34:27,669 >> good evening commissioners, 2710 02:34:27,669 --> 02:34:28,537 MADAM Mayor, staff, my name is 2711 02:34:28,537 --> 02:34:30,105 joseph delia 6355 nw. 36th st., 2712 02:34:30,105 --> 02:34:33,105 virginia gardens 33136 I am the 2713 02:34:33,810 --> 02:34:34,811 PRESIDENT Of transfer union 391 2714 02:34:34,811 --> 02:34:36,811 representing more than 2500 2715 02:34:39,715 --> 02:34:42,115 miami-dade transit workers and 2716 02:34:44,354 --> 02:34:44,588 working people who use public 2717 02:34:44,588 --> 02:34:45,422 transit. 2718 02:34:45,422 --> 02:34:46,356 These cuts will eliminate 12 2719 02:34:46,356 --> 02:34:49,325 routes and 4 million rides per 2720 02:34:49,325 --> 02:34:50,326 year including early morning 2721 02:34:50,326 --> 02:34:51,193 and what every speaker hasn't 2722 02:34:51,193 --> 02:34:52,162 mentioned is late-night service 2723 02:34:52,162 --> 02:34:53,363 that working people depend on. 2724 02:34:53,363 --> 02:34:55,763 Every commissioner sitting here 2725 02:34:57,367 --> 02:34:58,335 has constituent will be hurt. 2726 02:34:58,335 --> 02:34:59,669 Worker schedules and life don't 2727 02:34:59,669 --> 02:34:59,836 change because of bus route was 2728 02:34:59,836 --> 02:35:00,837 cut. 2729 02:35:00,837 --> 02:35:03,237 Before cutting routes essential 2730 02:35:04,410 --> 02:35:04,975 to citizens and the ministries 2731 02:35:04,975 --> 02:35:07,975 they serve maybe start looking 2732 02:35:08,450 --> 02:35:08,612 at consultants and other 2733 02:35:08,612 --> 02:35:09,446 unnecessary spending. 2734 02:35:09,446 --> 02:35:10,781 Instead we look at how 2735 02:35:10,781 --> 02:35:11,514 top-heavy the department is. 2736 02:35:11,514 --> 02:35:12,817 There's plenty of areas where 2737 02:35:12,817 --> 02:35:15,186 you can trim the budget, 2738 02:35:15,186 --> 02:35:15,886 transit routes are not it. 2739 02:35:15,886 --> 02:35:18,286 County dollars should serve 2740 02:35:19,323 --> 02:35:19,990 county residents. 2741 02:35:19,990 --> 02:35:22,990 Transit is just an essential 2742 02:35:23,294 --> 02:35:23,528 service as every constitutional 2743 02:35:23,528 --> 02:35:25,528 office. 2744 02:35:25,563 --> 02:35:26,364 For some citizens transit is 2745 02:35:26,364 --> 02:35:27,798 the only means of 2746 02:35:27,798 --> 02:35:28,799 transportation and it is there 2747 02:35:28,799 --> 02:35:29,700 most important service you 2748 02:35:29,700 --> 02:35:30,433 provide. 2749 02:35:30,433 --> 02:35:31,602 Commissioners these writers are 2750 02:35:31,602 --> 02:35:31,803 your constituents and work 2751 02:35:31,803 --> 02:35:33,803 horse. 2752 02:35:34,906 --> 02:35:36,906 >> thank you. 2753 02:35:38,342 --> 02:35:39,760 >> should I go? 2754 02:35:39,760 --> 02:35:40,678 Hi I am vivian gonzalez my 2755 02:35:40,678 --> 02:35:42,678 address is 6601 sw. 2756 02:35:44,449 --> 02:35:46,449 16th ct., apt. 108. 2757 02:35:46,885 --> 02:35:49,885 I'm the executive director of 2758 02:35:50,822 --> 02:35:51,355 grader at mama symphony and we 2759 02:35:51,355 --> 02:35:53,659 serve the students of 2760 02:35:53,659 --> 02:35:56,590 miami-dade county from public, 2761 02:35:56,428 --> 02:35:57,395 charter and homeschools and 2762 02:35:57,395 --> 02:35:57,662 from every commissioners 2763 02:35:57,662 --> 02:35:59,662 district. 2764 02:36:00,431 --> 02:36:01,332 Our students have gone on to 2765 02:36:01,332 --> 02:36:02,670 prestigious universities 2766 02:36:02,670 --> 02:36:04,467 throughout the nation, state 2767 02:36:07,139 --> 02:36:07,773 and internationally. 2768 02:36:07,773 --> 02:36:08,640 Our alumni include grammy 2769 02:36:08,640 --> 02:36:09,641 winners esteemed residence 2770 02:36:09,641 --> 02:36:10,642 throughout miami-dade county 2771 02:36:10,642 --> 02:36:13,712 thank you for your support, for 2772 02:36:13,712 --> 02:36:14,680 continued full arts funding and 2773 02:36:14,680 --> 02:36:15,381 for your efforts to ensure 2774 02:36:15,381 --> 02:36:17,616 funding well into the future as 2775 02:36:17,616 --> 02:36:18,217 arts especially music is 2776 02:36:18,217 --> 02:36:18,584 fundamental to the human 2777 02:36:18,584 --> 02:36:20,151 experience. 2778 02:36:20,151 --> 02:36:22,151 Thank you. 2779 02:36:22,889 --> 02:36:25,289 >> cuda from north county 2780 02:36:25,324 --> 02:36:27,827 commissioners my name is fred 2781 02:36:27,827 --> 02:36:29,827 christian address 20733 nw. 2782 02:36:33,600 --> 02:36:34,634 Miami gardens florida and here 2783 02:36:34,634 --> 02:36:36,634 representing my organization # 2784 02:36:36,869 --> 02:36:37,737 impact/at mpeg media ink and on 2785 02:36:37,737 --> 02:36:40,339 behalf of my friends at calyx 2786 02:36:40,339 --> 02:36:40,539 miami and support what you said 2787 02:36:40,539 --> 02:36:42,539 today. 2788 02:36:43,900 --> 02:36:43,743 As a person who advocate who is 2789 02:36:43,743 --> 02:36:45,345 disabled and advocates for 2790 02:36:45,345 --> 02:36:47,680 those with disabilities and the 2791 02:36:47,680 --> 02:36:50,680 elderly unmasking new to please 2792 02:36:51,818 --> 02:36:52,520 retain funding at current 2793 02:36:52,520 --> 02:36:52,853 levels. 2794 02:36:52,853 --> 02:36:53,520 Where I live is a senior 2795 02:36:53,520 --> 02:36:56,990 community which is able be the 2796 02:36:56,990 --> 02:36:57,791 fire department to respond on 2797 02:36:57,791 --> 02:36:58,491 time we need the police 2798 02:36:58,491 --> 02:36:59,359 department and we commend you 2799 02:36:59,359 --> 02:37:00,527 for the great responses you do 2800 02:37:00,527 --> 02:37:01,160 for the miami gardens police 2801 02:37:01,160 --> 02:37:04,160 department for what they do. 2802 02:37:04,465 --> 02:37:05,980 We ask you also to please, 2803 02:37:05,980 --> 02:37:06,833 maintain the evictions 2804 02:37:06,833 --> 02:37:08,902 diversion program to seniors 2805 02:37:08,902 --> 02:37:09,703 and the disabled do not deserve 2806 02:37:09,703 --> 02:37:12,103 to lose their homes. 2807 02:37:12,940 --> 02:37:13,841 Please do this. 2808 02:37:13,841 --> 02:37:14,842 Finally, please keep the bus 2809 02:37:14,842 --> 02:37:16,410 routes because seniors and 2810 02:37:16,410 --> 02:37:17,411 disabled depend on them at the 2811 02:37:17,411 --> 02:37:18,245 same time do not eliminate 2812 02:37:18,245 --> 02:37:20,645 anything to not change 2813 02:37:20,713 --> 02:37:22,713 anything. 2814 02:37:24,510 --> 02:37:27,651 Please find a way keep the 2815 02:37:28,422 --> 02:37:29,230 disabled services and for the 2816 02:37:29,230 --> 02:37:31,423 hospital, too. Thank you. 2817 02:37:31,792 --> 02:37:34,792 >> I am mercedes call vieira. 2818 02:37:36,731 --> 02:37:37,431 [Address] Good evening 2819 02:37:37,431 --> 02:37:38,432 commissioners and mayor as a 2820 02:37:38,432 --> 02:37:39,734 survivor of domestic violence 2821 02:37:39,734 --> 02:37:40,434 of stocking and getting a 2822 02:37:40,434 --> 02:37:40,968 restraining order was not the 2823 02:37:40,968 --> 02:37:42,971 end of my nightmare. 2824 02:37:42,971 --> 02:37:44,500 It was just the beginning. 2825 02:37:44,500 --> 02:37:45,740 While my stocker is currently 2826 02:37:45,740 --> 02:37:47,709 in custody a cycle of abuse 2827 02:37:47,709 --> 02:37:47,909 does not stop with a piece of 2828 02:37:47,909 --> 02:37:49,909 paper. 2829 02:37:55,116 --> 02:37:55,584 For my family the abuse has 2830 02:37:55,584 --> 02:37:56,317 persisted. 2831 02:37:56,317 --> 02:37:58,686 When abusers and enablers are 2832 02:37:58,686 --> 02:37:59,687 not held accountable they are 2833 02:37:59,687 --> 02:38:00,188 emboldened to continue their 2834 02:38:00,188 --> 02:38:02,188 torment. 2835 02:38:04,920 --> 02:38:07,920 Right now the system most 2836 02:38:07,763 --> 02:38:08,596 crucial resource is equal 2837 02:38:08,596 --> 02:38:10,596 representation survivors are 2838 02:38:11,132 --> 02:38:11,801 left alone to navigate in this 2839 02:38:11,801 --> 02:38:13,801 court battles, safety 2840 02:38:14,803 --> 02:38:15,471 violations against dangerous 2841 02:38:15,471 --> 02:38:16,538 abusers with zero counsel. 2842 02:38:16,538 --> 02:38:19,308 I urge this board to allocate a 2843 02:38:19,308 --> 02:38:19,942 look funding for legal 2844 02:38:19,942 --> 02:38:21,942 representation to support 2845 02:38:23,246 --> 02:38:23,446 survivors beyond the initial 2846 02:38:23,446 --> 02:38:25,446 order. 2847 02:38:25,681 --> 02:38:26,148 Survivors need safety not just 2848 02:38:26,148 --> 02:38:28,148 a temporary fix. 2849 02:38:29,651 --> 02:38:30,386 Thank you. 2850 02:38:30,386 --> 02:38:30,919 >> thank you. 2851 02:38:30,919 --> 02:38:32,919 >> hi good evening 2852 02:38:33,623 --> 02:38:34,290 commissioners my name is 2853 02:38:34,290 --> 02:38:36,392 andrea's latte and I live at 2854 02:38:36,392 --> 02:38:38,392 776 ne. 2855 02:38:42,265 --> 02:38:43,266 Tranny unmasking the county to 2856 02:38:43,266 --> 02:38:43,933 restore 12.4 million in funding 2857 02:38:43,933 --> 02:38:44,400 for early-morning transit 2858 02:38:44,400 --> 02:38:45,680 service. 2859 02:38:45,680 --> 02:38:45,768 These routes are not just 2860 02:38:45,768 --> 02:38:49,368 numbers on a budget they are 2861 02:38:50,473 --> 02:38:51,507 the lifeline for more than 6000 2862 02:38:51,507 --> 02:38:52,475 workers and families every 2863 02:38:52,475 --> 02:38:53,510 single week including nurses, 2864 02:38:53,510 --> 02:38:54,477 construction workers and school 2865 02:38:54,477 --> 02:38:55,445 staff who depend on reliable 2866 02:38:55,445 --> 02:38:58,445 transportation to get to work. 2867 02:38:58,714 --> 02:38:59,715 11% reduction in transit 2868 02:38:59,715 --> 02:39:00,550 service means cutting 2869 02:39:00,550 --> 02:39:02,550 approximately 31.5 million in 2870 02:39:03,487 --> 02:39:04,454 services and eliminating 12 2871 02:39:04,454 --> 02:39:06,230 routes while reducing service 2872 02:39:06,230 --> 02:39:08,230 on dozen more. 2873 02:39:09,526 --> 02:39:13,126 We would be making these cuts 2874 02:39:13,263 --> 02:39:15,990 to most cost effective transit 2875 02:39:15,990 --> 02:39:15,899 services which costs around 2876 02:39:15,899 --> 02:39:17,899 $6.30 per ride. 2877 02:39:26,430 --> 02:39:26,777 Saving. 2878 02:39:26,777 --> 02:39:27,645 Saving money I cutting routes 2879 02:39:27,645 --> 02:39:28,545 that working families rely on 2880 02:39:28,545 --> 02:39:29,246 to get to work is not okay. 2881 02:39:29,246 --> 02:39:30,470 I urge the county to restore 2882 02:39:30,470 --> 02:39:31,148 the full 12.4 million and 2883 02:39:31,148 --> 02:39:31,548 protect early-morning transit 2884 02:39:31,548 --> 02:39:31,816 service. 2885 02:39:31,816 --> 02:39:32,283 Thank you. 2886 02:39:32,283 --> 02:39:32,516 >> thank you. 2887 02:39:32,516 --> 02:39:32,784 Yes. 2888 02:39:32,784 --> 02:39:33,217 Thank you. 2889 02:39:33,217 --> 02:39:33,517 >> my turn? 2890 02:39:33,517 --> 02:39:34,152 Okay. 2891 02:39:34,152 --> 02:39:36,120 Hello my name is alana 2892 02:39:36,120 --> 02:39:36,954 scarborough is a local resident 2893 02:39:36,954 --> 02:39:38,622 affected by the proposed 2894 02:39:38,622 --> 02:39:40,391 transit changes I strongly urge 2895 02:39:40,391 --> 02:39:42,270 you to reject the proposed 2896 02:39:42,270 --> 02:39:44,270 elimination of prop 57. 2897 02:39:46,640 --> 02:39:46,931 Residence along this quarter 2898 02:39:46,931 --> 02:39:51,131 bus 57 is not an option it is 2899 02:39:54,238 --> 02:39:55,106 our soul lifeline. 2900 02:39:55,106 --> 02:39:55,707 removing the service creates a 2901 02:39:55,707 --> 02:39:56,574 total transit desert. 2902 02:39:56,574 --> 02:39:57,809 Cutting off residence while 2903 02:39:57,809 --> 02:39:58,643 access to private vehicles from 2904 02:39:58,643 --> 02:40:01,430 jobs, school, healthcare and 2905 02:40:01,179 --> 02:40:02,181 essential services. 2906 02:40:02,181 --> 02:40:03,810 This route is double impacted 2907 02:40:03,810 --> 02:40:05,984 as changes from the federal bus 2908 02:40:05,984 --> 02:40:08,530 network increase wait times to 2909 02:40:08,530 --> 02:40:10,453 90 minutes and reduce eating 2910 02:40:13,259 --> 02:40:13,927 opacity to a 16 seat tiny bus 2911 02:40:13,927 --> 02:40:16,327 with broken pass counters. 2912 02:40:17,933 --> 02:40:18,630 Public transportation is a 2913 02:40:18,630 --> 02:40:21,366 fundamental public good and we 2914 02:40:21,366 --> 02:40:23,802 cannot leave an entire quarter 2915 02:40:23,802 --> 02:40:25,237 completely unserved. 2916 02:40:25,237 --> 02:40:25,904 Residents who receive safe 2917 02:40:25,904 --> 02:40:27,904 reliable transmission. 2918 02:40:32,312 --> 02:40:33,246 Thank you. 2919 02:40:33,246 --> 02:40:34,213 >> thank you good evening 2920 02:40:34,213 --> 02:40:34,947 commissioners MADAM Mayor and 2921 02:40:34,947 --> 02:40:35,848 fellow residents of miami-dade 2922 02:40:35,848 --> 02:40:39,285 county thank you all for being 2923 02:40:39,285 --> 02:40:40,286 here tonight and for this 2924 02:40:40,286 --> 02:40:41,200 opportunity to speak my name is 2925 02:40:41,200 --> 02:40:41,688 susan holtzman and I reside at 2926 02:40:41,688 --> 02:40:43,688 9 055. 2927 02:40:54,167 --> 02:40:55,168 [Address] I represent the 2928 02:40:55,168 --> 02:40:55,902 miami-dade affiliate for the 2929 02:40:55,902 --> 02:40:56,703 national alliance of mental 2930 02:40:56,703 --> 02:40:57,637 illness I am the PRESIDENT And 2931 02:40:57,637 --> 02:41:00,873 ceo and we want to commend the 2932 02:41:00,873 --> 02:41:01,841 mayor on funding cbo and urge 2933 02:41:01,841 --> 02:41:05,450 you to continue to fund the 2934 02:41:05,450 --> 02:41:05,812 work we are at nami providing 2935 02:41:05,812 --> 02:41:07,470 education support and advocacy 2936 02:41:07,470 --> 02:41:07,914 to people who live with mental 2937 02:41:07,914 --> 02:41:10,160 health conditions and their 2938 02:41:10,160 --> 02:41:10,917 loved ones. 2939 02:41:10,917 --> 02:41:11,685 In the past year we have 2940 02:41:11,685 --> 02:41:13,887 reached thousands of residents 2941 02:41:13,887 --> 02:41:16,887 and hundreds of thousand of 2942 02:41:17,691 --> 02:41:19,292 county employees through the 2943 02:41:19,292 --> 02:41:20,260 mayors stigma free workplace 2944 02:41:20,260 --> 02:41:21,610 initiative giving that one in 4 2945 02:41:21,610 --> 02:41:24,610 people live with a mental 2946 02:41:25,266 --> 02:41:26,233 health that's nearly 700,000 2947 02:41:26,233 --> 02:41:27,200 people in miami-dade county so 2948 02:41:27,200 --> 02:41:27,701 if it isn't you, it is someone 2949 02:41:27,701 --> 02:41:30,101 that you care for. 2950 02:41:31,400 --> 02:41:34,642 the work is great and nami is 2951 02:41:34,642 --> 02:41:35,710 the voice of those people. 2952 02:41:35,710 --> 02:41:39,310 We are making a big difference. 2953 02:41:39,513 --> 02:41:40,381 Our participants report 2954 02:41:40,381 --> 02:41:41,150 increase awareness of mental 2955 02:41:41,150 --> 02:41:42,160 health conditions and the 2956 02:41:42,160 --> 02:41:42,650 resources available to address 2957 02:41:42,650 --> 02:41:43,985 those conditions. 2958 02:41:43,985 --> 02:41:46,385 >> thank you so much. 2959 02:41:46,920 --> 02:41:47,355 Thank you. 2960 02:41:47,355 --> 02:41:48,550 >> while. 2961 02:41:48,550 --> 02:41:51,550 >> good evening my name is 2962 02:41:53,595 --> 02:41:55,995 jamie set up, [Address]. 2963 02:41:56,364 --> 02:41:57,532 I am the founder and executive 2964 02:41:57,532 --> 02:41:59,367 director of local youth miami 2965 02:41:59,367 --> 02:42:01,767 an organization that raises 2966 02:42:02,370 --> 02:42:02,604 empathic and creative leaders 2967 02:42:02,604 --> 02:42:04,604 through vocal music. 2968 02:42:09,177 --> 02:42:10,444 I am also here representing 2969 02:42:10,444 --> 02:42:11,145 arch access mammy a collective 2970 02:42:11,145 --> 02:42:12,800 organization that last year 2971 02:42:12,800 --> 02:42:12,948 served more than 12,000 student 2972 02:42:12,948 --> 02:42:14,948 across 57 locations providing 2973 02:42:17,719 --> 02:42:18,653 30,000 are of arts instruction. 2974 02:42:18,653 --> 02:42:20,422 I see the young people behind 2975 02:42:20,422 --> 02:42:21,423 those numbers. 2976 02:42:21,423 --> 02:42:23,292 It's a child who wants to come 2977 02:42:23,292 --> 02:42:25,194 to school because they have 2978 02:42:25,194 --> 02:42:28,194 choir, a teenager who finds 2979 02:42:28,597 --> 02:42:29,431 their people, a student who 2980 02:42:29,431 --> 02:42:30,399 once could not imagine 2981 02:42:30,399 --> 02:42:33,399 themselves on a major stage 2982 02:42:34,537 --> 02:42:35,438 performing at carnegie hall. 2983 02:42:35,438 --> 02:42:36,138 That's what investments in the 2984 02:42:36,138 --> 02:42:39,241 arts makes possible and why am 2985 02:42:39,241 --> 02:42:40,410 so grateful for your support of 2986 02:42:40,410 --> 02:42:41,878 the arts and culture in this 2987 02:42:41,878 --> 02:42:42,812 proposed budget and I ask you 2988 02:42:42,812 --> 02:42:43,513 to please protect this 2989 02:42:43,513 --> 02:42:45,848 investment as you finalize it. 2990 02:42:45,848 --> 02:42:47,650 Thank you. 2991 02:42:47,650 --> 02:42:50,650 >> my name is laura nicholson 2992 02:42:54,491 --> 02:42:54,757 my address is 2212. 2993 02:42:54,757 --> 02:42:56,757 [Address] 2994 02:42:57,393 --> 02:42:59,393 >> residing district 6 with 2995 02:43:01,898 --> 02:43:04,298 commissioner natalie orbison I 2996 02:43:06,303 --> 02:43:07,170 am with miami water keepers. 2997 02:43:07,170 --> 02:43:07,870 I know we were talking about 2998 02:43:07,870 --> 02:43:09,720 the eel program but I'm going 2999 02:43:09,720 --> 02:43:12,776 to run it back and talk about 3000 02:43:12,776 --> 02:43:13,744 an ecosystem that they help 3001 02:43:13,744 --> 02:43:15,145 protect which is mangroves. 3002 02:43:15,145 --> 02:43:18,145 Mangroves are nature but also 3003 02:43:18,181 --> 02:43:20,350 the best infrastructure against 3004 02:43:20,350 --> 02:43:20,550 our homes flooding. 3005 02:43:20,550 --> 02:43:22,550 Right? 3006 02:43:23,654 --> 02:43:24,388 I mean, thank you mangroves but 3007 02:43:24,388 --> 02:43:26,256 they also don't send an invoice 3008 02:43:26,256 --> 02:43:29,659 to us a while our efforts go 3009 02:43:29,659 --> 02:43:31,940 pretty invisible to us when we 3010 02:43:31,940 --> 02:43:33,494 stop funding the organizations 3011 02:43:34,650 --> 02:43:37,650 that manage to restore them 3012 02:43:37,635 --> 02:43:40,270 that's when we risk losing that 3013 02:43:40,270 --> 02:43:41,271 flood buffer for our homes. 3014 02:43:41,271 --> 02:43:42,307 Every dollar we don't spend 3015 02:43:42,307 --> 02:43:45,907 protecting the lands now is the 3016 02:43:47,278 --> 02:43:50,878 dollar we will have to spend 3017 02:43:54,152 --> 02:43:54,786 tenfold right, recovering from 3018 02:43:54,786 --> 02:43:56,540 the flood damage later. 3019 02:43:56,540 --> 02:43:57,121 I urge you commissioners to 3020 02:43:57,121 --> 02:43:57,822 restore the eel program because 3021 02:43:57,822 --> 02:43:59,900 this money will be spent either 3022 02:43:59,900 --> 02:43:59,590 way whether it's prevention or 3023 02:43:59,590 --> 02:44:01,590 damage recovery. 3024 02:44:01,860 --> 02:44:02,861 Thank you. 3025 02:44:02,861 --> 02:44:03,895 >> thank you so much with the 3026 02:44:03,895 --> 02:44:06,295 following residence please line 3027 02:44:10,435 --> 02:44:12,835 uphelen quinn cynthia brown, 3028 02:44:15,600 --> 02:44:16,407 freddie of ia, claudia carr 3029 02:44:16,407 --> 02:44:18,807 marco, andy arthur, emily 3030 02:44:20,979 --> 02:44:23,379 cardenas, elaine lynn, michael 3031 02:44:27,819 --> 02:44:28,530 rosenberg and rachel presse 3032 02:44:28,530 --> 02:44:29,754 kpeenu. 3033 02:44:29,754 --> 02:44:32,291 I apologize if I didn't 3034 02:44:32,291 --> 02:44:32,692 pronounce your name correctly. 3035 02:44:32,692 --> 02:44:34,692 Thank you. 3036 02:44:39,310 --> 02:44:40,650 >> good evening. 3037 02:44:40,650 --> 02:44:43,650 I am emily cardenas executive 3038 02:44:49,740 --> 02:44:50,750 director of cqo infusion. 3039 02:44:50,750 --> 02:44:52,512 [Address] Our offices are in 3040 02:44:52,512 --> 02:44:53,679 district 11. 3041 02:44:53,679 --> 02:44:56,679 But we represents concerts from 3042 02:44:58,317 --> 02:44:58,951 aventura to palmetto bay and 3043 02:44:58,951 --> 02:45:01,687 our piano slam arts education 3044 02:45:01,687 --> 02:45:02,321 program that many of you 3045 02:45:02,321 --> 02:45:04,721 continue to support service 3046 02:45:04,790 --> 02:45:07,190 more than 1000 public school 3047 02:45:10,629 --> 02:45:11,296 students annually from miami 3048 02:45:11,296 --> 02:45:13,296 gardens to homestead. 3049 02:45:15,366 --> 02:45:16,670 As parts of the arts action 3050 02:45:16,670 --> 02:45:18,200 alliance I want to thank you, 3051 02:45:18,200 --> 02:45:21,200 thank you, thank you for 3052 02:45:21,172 --> 02:45:23,107 recognizing our value and what 3053 02:45:23,107 --> 02:45:25,507 we collectively represent in 3054 02:45:25,609 --> 02:45:27,609 this community. 3055 02:45:27,944 --> 02:45:30,344 Economically and culturally as 3056 02:45:30,914 --> 02:45:31,148 the heart and soul of the 3057 02:45:31,148 --> 02:45:32,115 people. 3058 02:45:32,115 --> 02:45:35,115 So please, pass this thoughtful 3059 02:45:37,820 --> 02:45:39,550 and balanced budget that 3060 02:45:39,550 --> 02:45:41,455 supports arts and culture. 3061 02:45:41,991 --> 02:45:42,992 Together with our cherished 3062 02:45:42,992 --> 02:45:45,392 department of cultural affairs 3063 02:45:48,797 --> 02:45:49,531 and arts council please know we 3064 02:45:49,531 --> 02:45:51,166 are looking for an alternative 3065 02:45:51,166 --> 02:45:51,366 to a dependency of the general 3066 02:45:51,366 --> 02:45:52,167 fund. 3067 02:45:52,167 --> 02:45:52,901 It is however a slow and 3068 02:45:52,901 --> 02:45:54,901 grinding process. 3069 02:45:55,237 --> 02:45:56,171 We support us. 3070 02:45:56,171 --> 02:45:58,571 >> thank you very much. 3071 02:45:59,474 --> 02:46:02,474 >> hello good evening I am 3072 02:46:02,510 --> 02:46:02,744 here as a county employee bus 3073 02:46:02,744 --> 02:46:04,744 driver. 3074 02:46:04,745 --> 02:46:05,646 I feel like you all need to 3075 02:46:05,646 --> 02:46:09,246 hear what the bus driver seat 3076 02:46:11,318 --> 02:46:12,286 every day. 3077 02:46:12,286 --> 02:46:12,653 We've got the best in our 3078 02:46:12,653 --> 02:46:14,653 transit system. 3079 02:46:14,955 --> 02:46:16,823 The residence of miami-dade 3080 02:46:16,823 --> 02:46:19,626 county and I ask you all to 3081 02:46:19,626 --> 02:46:22,260 reconsider the reasonable fair. 3082 02:46:26,599 --> 02:46:27,100 The fair bus we have and do not 3083 02:46:27,100 --> 02:46:28,167 take those calls. 3084 02:46:28,167 --> 02:46:31,767 We need to update the box. 3085 02:46:32,304 --> 02:46:33,205 I think the gas tax adding 3086 02:46:33,205 --> 02:46:34,106 $0.02 to the gas tax that will 3087 02:46:34,106 --> 02:46:38,306 help us out a lot and mainly 3088 02:46:38,677 --> 02:46:39,378 y'all need to go back to the 3089 02:46:39,378 --> 02:46:40,378 revision of healthcare. 3090 02:46:40,378 --> 02:46:42,800 I don't know how you do it but 3091 02:46:42,800 --> 02:46:43,480 you need to revisit it and make 3092 02:46:43,480 --> 02:46:46,451 it a full penny and I think you 3093 02:46:46,451 --> 02:46:47,385 will double your income that we 3094 02:46:47,385 --> 02:46:47,685 have coming into miami-dade 3095 02:46:47,685 --> 02:46:49,685 county. 3096 02:46:49,687 --> 02:46:50,188 Thank you. 3097 02:46:50,188 --> 02:46:51,489 >> thank you. 3098 02:46:51,489 --> 02:46:53,190 >> good evening I name is 3099 02:46:53,190 --> 02:46:55,190 freddie by 8 3100 02:46:59,897 --> 02:47:00,631 . 3101 02:47:00,631 --> 02:47:01,431 [Address] I am representing 3102 02:47:01,431 --> 02:47:04,431 silver court trailer park and 3103 02:47:04,901 --> 02:47:05,802 its residents here for the last 3104 02:47:05,802 --> 02:47:06,770 6 months we've been facing an 3105 02:47:06,770 --> 02:47:07,470 eviction forcing hundreds of 3106 02:47:07,470 --> 02:47:08,738 residents out of the home and 3107 02:47:08,738 --> 02:47:09,720 many teetering on the verge of 3108 02:47:09,720 --> 02:47:11,720 homelessness. 3109 02:47:13,709 --> 02:47:14,476 I speak for the elderly in my 3110 02:47:14,476 --> 02:47:15,277 community who live on a fixed 3111 02:47:15,277 --> 02:47:18,277 income and cannot afford the 3112 02:47:19,248 --> 02:47:19,615 ever increased income raising 3113 02:47:19,615 --> 02:47:20,449 housing prices. 3114 02:47:20,449 --> 02:47:24,649 I am here for my mother who 3115 02:47:29,124 --> 02:47:29,991 works multiple jobs who survive 3116 02:47:29,991 --> 02:47:30,958 on my support for rent as rent 3117 02:47:30,958 --> 02:47:31,960 prices continue to balloon many 3118 02:47:31,960 --> 02:47:33,127 miami communities are being 3119 02:47:33,127 --> 02:47:33,728 displaced to make room for 3120 02:47:33,728 --> 02:47:34,529 luxury apartments and luxury 3121 02:47:34,529 --> 02:47:35,430 condos here the reason silver 3122 02:47:35,430 --> 02:47:39,300 court has a fighting chance is 3123 02:47:39,967 --> 02:47:40,701 because the help of e arp and 3124 02:47:40,701 --> 02:47:41,468 eviction services and attorneys 3125 02:47:41,468 --> 02:47:42,303 that have been funded to 3126 02:47:42,303 --> 02:47:42,503 represent us and keep us a 3127 02:47:42,503 --> 02:47:43,203 flow. 3128 02:47:43,203 --> 02:47:46,203 I'm asking you continue to 3129 02:47:46,240 --> 02:47:46,840 fully fund these programs in 3130 02:47:46,840 --> 02:47:49,209 order to protect hard work, 3131 02:47:49,209 --> 02:47:49,475 working miami resident facing 3132 02:47:49,475 --> 02:47:49,943 eviction. 3133 02:47:49,943 --> 02:47:52,343 Thank you so much. 3134 02:47:53,546 --> 02:47:54,313 Good night. 3135 02:47:54,313 --> 02:47:55,810 >> thank you, next? 3136 02:47:55,810 --> 02:47:56,683 >> hello my name is andy 3137 02:47:56,683 --> 02:47:58,683 arthur. 3138 02:48:02,421 --> 02:48:03,255 [Address] District 7. Thank you 3139 02:48:03,255 --> 02:48:04,190 for continuing to fund the 3140 02:48:04,190 --> 02:48:06,425 department of cultural affairs. 3141 02:48:06,425 --> 02:48:07,226 I am speaking as a playwright 3142 02:48:07,226 --> 02:48:07,993 in arts and minister and 3143 02:48:07,993 --> 02:48:08,360 teacher at new world school of 3144 02:48:08,360 --> 02:48:10,360 the arts. 3145 02:48:11,997 --> 02:48:12,630 The art are a vital part of our 3146 02:48:12,630 --> 02:48:13,598 economic ecosystem in the 3147 02:48:13,598 --> 02:48:14,532 department and organizations of 3148 02:48:14,532 --> 02:48:18,732 artists that it fun are a large 3149 02:48:19,937 --> 02:48:22,937 part of what make miami's 3150 02:48:25,376 --> 02:48:26,770 magnificent city. 3151 02:48:26,770 --> 02:48:27,770 Fosters emotional resilience 3152 02:48:27,770 --> 02:48:27,678 and protects people through all 3153 02:48:27,678 --> 02:48:28,912 types of differences. 3154 02:48:28,912 --> 02:48:29,880 I know those very many were the 3155 02:48:29,880 --> 02:48:31,181 programs that deserve your 3156 02:48:31,181 --> 02:48:33,784 support but please keep funding 3157 02:48:33,784 --> 02:48:36,184 the department of cultural 3158 02:48:36,786 --> 02:48:36,987 affairs and widen the community 3159 02:48:36,987 --> 02:48:38,987 vibe. 3160 02:48:45,795 --> 02:48:48,195 Thank you so much. 3161 02:48:56,238 --> 02:48:56,363 >> 3162 02:48:56,363 --> 02:48:56,972 . 3163 02:48:56,972 --> 02:48:58,972 [Speaking spanish] 3164 02:48:59,340 --> 02:49:01,340 >> good evening everybody. 3165 02:49:06,214 --> 02:49:06,481 My name is javess the 70 and. 3166 02:49:06,481 --> 02:49:07,415 [Address] 3167 02:49:07,415 --> 02:49:07,515 >> 3168 02:49:07,515 --> 02:49:09,515 . 3169 02:49:11,218 --> 02:49:13,218 [Speaking spanish] 3170 02:49:13,220 --> 02:49:16,220 >> I have lived in silver 3171 02:49:17,570 --> 02:49:18,825 court for 7 years and on MARCH 3172 02:49:18,825 --> 02:49:19,593 11th 2026 we received an 3173 02:49:19,593 --> 02:49:21,993 unexpected eviction notice that 3174 02:49:22,529 --> 02:49:24,430 we had to vacate our homes. 3175 02:49:24,430 --> 02:49:24,531 >> 3176 02:49:24,531 --> 02:49:26,531 . 3177 02:49:30,403 --> 02:49:32,403 [Speaking spanish] 3178 02:49:36,410 --> 02:49:37,609 >> since then my neighbors and 3179 02:49:37,609 --> 02:49:39,344 myself we have been fighting 3180 02:49:39,344 --> 02:49:40,779 against this eviction notice. 3181 02:49:40,779 --> 02:49:40,879 >> 3182 02:49:40,879 --> 02:49:42,879 . 3183 02:49:47,520 --> 02:49:49,520 [Speaking spanish] 3184 02:49:50,622 --> 02:49:51,489 >> for the situation, the 3185 02:49:51,489 --> 02:49:53,190 eviction wouldn't situation 3186 02:49:53,190 --> 02:49:56,790 that we are living, I encourage 3187 02:50:02,199 --> 02:50:05,199 our mayor trauba and the 3188 02:50:07,137 --> 02:50:08,538 commissioner. 3189 02:50:08,538 --> 02:50:10,938 >> to assign 1.5 million of 3190 02:50:12,541 --> 02:50:13,176 public funds to increase the 3191 02:50:13,176 --> 02:50:14,777 production of renters in 3192 02:50:14,777 --> 02:50:15,611 miami-dade county. 3193 02:50:15,611 --> 02:50:15,711 >> 3194 02:50:15,711 --> 02:50:17,711 . 3195 02:50:22,851 --> 02:50:24,851 [Speaking spanish] 3196 02:50:31,393 --> 02:50:32,360 >> through the program e arp 3197 02:50:32,360 --> 02:50:32,927 and the eviction diversion 3198 02:50:32,927 --> 02:50:35,262 programs because thanks to 3199 02:50:35,262 --> 02:50:35,530 these programs we are being 3200 02:50:35,530 --> 02:50:35,897 benefited. 3201 02:50:35,897 --> 02:50:35,997 >> 3202 02:50:35,997 --> 02:50:37,997 . 3203 02:50:42,369 --> 02:50:43,337 [Speaking spanish] 3204 02:50:43,337 --> 02:50:46,306 >> I appreciate ahead of time 3205 02:50:46,306 --> 02:50:49,900 your time and I trust that our 3206 02:50:49,900 --> 02:50:51,409 voice has been heard. 3207 02:50:59,552 --> 02:51:00,553 >> good evening I am rachel 3208 02:51:00,553 --> 02:51:01,420 presse kpeenu I am here today 3209 02:51:01,420 --> 02:51:02,121 with catalyst miami at 3250 sw. 3210 02:51:02,121 --> 02:51:03,220 3rd avenue I hold in my hand 3211 02:51:03,220 --> 02:51:06,220 very crumpled copy of the 3212 02:51:10,229 --> 02:51:10,429 analysis from our bus drivers 3213 02:51:10,429 --> 02:51:11,330 union. 3214 02:51:11,330 --> 02:51:11,964 Of the cuts and the effects 3215 02:51:11,964 --> 02:51:12,897 from each of your districts and 3216 02:51:12,897 --> 02:51:13,298 you haven't taken a look at 3217 02:51:13,298 --> 02:51:14,980 this. 3218 02:51:14,980 --> 02:51:14,299 Please take a look. 3219 02:51:14,299 --> 02:51:16,299 Think it 3220 02:51:19,671 --> 02:51:20,672 is notable that the most cuts 3221 02:51:20,672 --> 02:51:21,505 in terms of weekday ridership 3222 02:51:21,505 --> 02:51:22,573 are from districts 2 and 3. 3223 02:51:22,573 --> 02:51:23,474 It is unfortunate to see when 3224 02:51:23,474 --> 02:51:26,644 there is this much of a 3225 02:51:26,644 --> 02:51:29,440 distortion it aspect from 3226 02:51:30,180 --> 02:51:30,780 historically black districts. 3227 02:51:30,780 --> 02:51:31,715 Please take a look at it 3228 02:51:31,715 --> 02:51:32,583 because it affects your 3229 02:51:32,583 --> 02:51:35,583 district and your workers that 3230 02:51:36,219 --> 02:51:37,154 are writing every single day. 3231 02:51:37,154 --> 02:51:40,590 I also want to shout out the 3232 02:51:40,590 --> 02:51:41,558 office of the housing advocate. 3233 02:51:41,558 --> 02:51:42,425 Of course for the eviction 3234 02:51:42,425 --> 02:51:43,126 diversion program which you 3235 02:51:43,126 --> 02:51:43,960 have heard about tonight but 3236 02:51:43,960 --> 02:51:46,280 also the resident relocation as 3237 02:51:46,280 --> 02:51:48,300 we privatize public housing all 3238 02:51:48,300 --> 02:51:48,998 those resident have the right 3239 02:51:48,998 --> 02:51:52,167 to return but the right really 3240 02:51:52,167 --> 02:51:53,102 only works when the staff get 3241 02:51:53,102 --> 02:51:54,103 to contact them and help 3242 02:51:54,103 --> 02:51:55,304 relocate them. 3243 02:51:55,304 --> 02:51:55,804 There are some severely 3244 02:51:55,804 --> 02:51:57,804 underfunded. 3245 02:51:58,600 --> 02:51:59,274 Please support the funding of 3246 02:51:59,274 --> 02:51:59,674 the office of the housing 3247 02:51:59,674 --> 02:52:01,674 advocate. 3248 02:52:02,243 --> 02:52:02,677 Thank you so much. 3249 02:52:02,677 --> 02:52:04,677 >> hi. 3250 02:52:08,490 --> 02:52:08,749 michael rosenberg. 3251 02:52:08,749 --> 02:52:10,749 [Address] When amendment 3 3252 02:52:10,985 --> 02:52:13,985 passes the county loses nearly 3253 02:52:15,655 --> 02:52:16,357 $400 million in property tax 3254 02:52:16,357 --> 02:52:17,791 revenue but I have a solution, 3255 02:52:17,791 --> 02:52:18,458 it is called GOD. 3256 02:52:18,458 --> 02:52:20,458 Government on-demand. 3257 02:52:22,963 --> 02:52:23,896 You pay for what the user needs 3258 02:52:23,896 --> 02:52:24,631 to call the police $100 burglar 3259 02:52:24,631 --> 02:52:26,631 inside this 250. 3260 02:52:28,768 --> 02:52:31,768 Each one is $2000 per hour 3261 02:52:33,390 --> 02:52:33,972 house is on fire that's $300 3262 02:52:33,972 --> 02:52:35,508 county parks $15 admission you 3263 02:52:35,508 --> 02:52:38,508 go down the slide at $3, 3 3264 02:52:42,247 --> 02:52:42,814 slides for 5. Mosquito 3265 02:52:42,814 --> 02:52:44,814 complaints 125 and each 3266 02:52:46,418 --> 02:52:46,618 mosquito that you kill is $25 3267 02:52:46,618 --> 02:52:47,986 each. 3268 02:52:47,986 --> 02:52:49,387 If you want to complain to your 3269 02:52:49,387 --> 02:52:51,787 commissioners $25 for the first 3270 02:52:52,323 --> 02:52:52,991 minute for $5 a 2nd minute 3271 02:52:52,991 --> 02:52:55,391 commissioners I have the 3272 02:52:56,827 --> 02:52:57,728 complete GOD fee schedule and 3273 02:52:57,728 --> 02:52:59,163 when this passes you call you 3274 02:52:59,163 --> 02:52:59,864 paid to the service but don't 3275 02:52:59,864 --> 02:53:02,766 worry your property taxes will 3276 02:53:02,766 --> 02:53:03,801 be lower. 3277 02:53:03,801 --> 02:53:05,368 When 3 passes it's okay because 3278 02:53:05,368 --> 02:53:07,570 in GOD we trust. 3279 02:53:07,570 --> 02:53:07,738 Coming soon to a county near 3280 02:53:07,738 --> 02:53:09,172 you. 3281 02:53:09,172 --> 02:53:10,507 >> Chair: thank you thank you 3282 02:53:10,507 --> 02:53:12,507 MR. Rosenberg. 3283 02:53:13,877 --> 02:53:17,477 I'm calling the next list of 3284 02:53:18,213 --> 02:53:20,349 names maria claudia schubert z 3285 02:53:20,349 --> 02:53:22,349 shyster, mercedes acosta, 3286 02:53:23,218 --> 02:53:26,218 daniela said casey, joe 5th 3287 02:53:27,589 --> 02:53:30,589 from madera, leah list tovar, 3288 02:53:30,692 --> 02:53:33,920 john dixon, elvin, giovanni 3289 02:53:35,463 --> 02:53:36,898 martinez, nicole hayes, carlos 3290 02:53:36,898 --> 02:53:38,898 and stephanie brown. 3291 02:53:43,170 --> 02:53:44,400 >> what happened to 3292 02:53:44,400 --> 02:53:44,638 commissioner steinberg? 3293 02:53:44,638 --> 02:53:45,339 She was doing so well. 3294 02:53:45,339 --> 02:53:46,206 >> she was doing amazing she 3295 02:53:46,206 --> 02:53:47,207 went to grab something to eat. 3296 02:53:47,207 --> 02:53:47,574 >> she does not want to chair 3297 02:53:47,574 --> 02:53:49,574 anymore? 3298 02:53:50,677 --> 02:53:51,378 >> please say your name. 3299 02:53:51,378 --> 02:53:54,978 You will have one minute and 3300 02:53:56,160 --> 02:53:56,616 when the speaker finishes 3301 02:53:56,616 --> 02:53:57,517 please proceed to begin 3302 02:53:57,517 --> 02:53:57,817 speaking immediately 3303 02:53:57,817 --> 02:53:58,651 thereafter. 3304 02:53:58,651 --> 02:54:00,987 >> good evening my name is 3305 02:54:00,987 --> 02:54:01,421 maria claudia I reside at. 3306 02:54:01,421 --> 02:54:02,870 [Address]. 3307 02:54:02,870 --> 02:54:04,690 I'm here today with catalyst 3308 02:54:04,690 --> 02:54:08,890 miami and I wanted to share a 3309 02:54:09,828 --> 02:54:10,529 story I'd joint climate 3310 02:54:10,529 --> 02:54:14,729 alliance and we rode on a bus 3311 02:54:17,268 --> 02:54:18,203 at 5 A.M. We rode 107 tubercle 3312 02:54:18,203 --> 02:54:19,104 throughout my ride I spoke with 3313 02:54:19,104 --> 02:54:19,904 construction workers, nurses, 3314 02:54:19,904 --> 02:54:21,904 domestic workers, small 3315 02:54:23,508 --> 02:54:23,775 business owners and high school 3316 02:54:23,775 --> 02:54:24,675 students. 3317 02:54:24,675 --> 02:54:27,545 One woman I spoke with works as 3318 02:54:27,545 --> 02:54:28,445 an at home health aide. 3319 02:54:28,445 --> 02:54:29,446 She wakes up at 4 him every 3320 02:54:29,446 --> 02:54:31,810 single morning to make 3321 02:54:31,810 --> 02:54:31,815 breakfast for her family and 3322 02:54:31,815 --> 02:54:34,585 then she walks or stop along 3323 02:54:34,585 --> 02:54:35,452 82nd and 8th street. 3324 02:54:35,452 --> 02:54:37,487 She needs to arrive tubercle 3325 02:54:37,487 --> 02:54:38,121 before the family she works for 3326 02:54:38,121 --> 02:54:40,521 lease to their workplaces. 3327 02:54:40,624 --> 02:54:42,525 During our conversation she 3328 02:54:42,525 --> 02:54:45,495 said this cut will cost her job 3329 02:54:45,495 --> 02:54:49,950 because she does not make a 3330 02:54:49,365 --> 02:54:49,632 afford to take a rideshare 3331 02:54:49,632 --> 02:54:50,433 everyday. 3332 02:54:50,433 --> 02:54:53,736 And over at 5 A.M. Cost $35 and 3333 02:54:53,736 --> 02:54:54,937 that 6 P.M. When she is getting 3334 02:54:54,937 --> 02:54:57,937 out of work around $45-$60. 3335 02:55:00,275 --> 02:55:01,176 For working-class miami and's 3336 02:55:01,176 --> 02:55:01,676 spending $75 for transit is 3337 02:55:01,676 --> 02:55:03,440 beyond attainable. 3338 02:55:03,440 --> 02:55:04,790 We are asking the county to 3339 02:55:04,790 --> 02:55:05,246 stop cuts for nighttime and 3340 02:55:05,246 --> 02:55:07,246 early-morning transit. 3341 02:55:10,718 --> 02:55:12,718 >> d spicer, [Address]. 3342 02:55:14,588 --> 02:55:15,489 For the folks behind me please 3343 02:55:15,489 --> 02:55:19,890 raise your hand if the extreme 3344 02:55:21,561 --> 02:55:22,462 heat affected your summer? 3345 02:55:22,462 --> 02:55:23,960 Yeah, right, superhot. 3346 02:55:23,960 --> 02:55:23,963 Now raise your hand if you 3347 02:55:23,963 --> 02:55:24,631 think the county is doing 3348 02:55:24,631 --> 02:55:25,632 enough to protect us from 3349 02:55:25,632 --> 02:55:26,166 extreme heat. 3350 02:55:26,166 --> 02:55:27,670 that's what I thought. 3351 02:55:27,670 --> 02:55:29,836 It MAY feel impossible but I 3352 02:55:29,836 --> 02:55:30,837 think you all can manage a 3353 02:55:30,837 --> 02:55:31,637 budget that reflects the 3354 02:55:31,637 --> 02:55:32,472 priorities of the public and 3355 02:55:32,472 --> 02:55:33,906 not those with the biggest 3356 02:55:33,906 --> 02:55:35,906 wallets and weapons. 3357 02:55:37,760 --> 02:55:38,100 Budget the best of everyday it 3358 02:55:38,100 --> 02:55:40,579 might not be $14 million but we 3359 02:55:40,579 --> 02:55:42,614 know ends meet is difficult. 3360 02:55:42,614 --> 02:55:43,749 All we ask is that you put 3361 02:55:43,749 --> 02:55:46,149 people's first when deciding 3362 02:55:46,218 --> 02:55:47,686 where our money goes or finally 3363 02:55:47,686 --> 02:55:51,723 pivot to troop which is of the 3364 02:55:51,723 --> 02:55:52,290 tory budget paid we need more 3365 02:55:52,290 --> 02:55:54,993 bus lines and more bus 3366 02:55:54,993 --> 02:55:55,860 frequency not less. 3367 02:55:55,860 --> 02:55:57,428 The extreme heat marketing 3368 02:55:57,428 --> 02:55:58,462 initiative should never have 3369 02:55:58,462 --> 02:56:01,432 been defended last year and our 3370 02:56:01,432 --> 02:56:01,665 library should never be in 3371 02:56:01,665 --> 02:56:03,665 danger. 3372 02:56:05,350 --> 02:56:06,350 Truly, truly, truly take some 3373 02:56:06,350 --> 02:56:06,803 time and think about how this 3374 02:56:06,803 --> 02:56:07,537 budget reflects you and how you 3375 02:56:07,537 --> 02:56:10,537 want it to reflect the 3376 02:56:10,874 --> 02:56:11,107 priorities of our community and 3377 02:56:11,107 --> 02:56:12,108 public. 3378 02:56:12,108 --> 02:56:12,476 At this moment it definitely 3379 02:56:12,476 --> 02:56:13,876 does not. 3380 02:56:13,876 --> 02:56:15,876 Thank you. 3381 02:56:18,815 --> 02:56:19,782 >> good evening MADAM Mayor 3382 02:56:19,782 --> 02:56:20,616 and commissioners my name is 3383 02:56:20,616 --> 02:56:23,616 mercedes acosta and I am 3384 02:56:26,555 --> 02:56:28,555 attending miami-dade county, 3385 02:56:33,795 --> 02:56:34,796 [Address] This is district 7 in 3386 02:56:34,796 --> 02:56:37,796 my commissioner, thank you for 3387 02:56:40,340 --> 02:56:42,434 your continued work supporting 3388 02:56:44,739 --> 02:56:45,706 the eviction project. 3389 02:56:45,706 --> 02:56:49,576 It is an honor to be in front 3390 02:56:49,576 --> 02:56:49,843 of the people who make these 3391 02:56:49,843 --> 02:56:50,711 projects. 3392 02:56:50,711 --> 02:56:51,578 It is so important because of 3393 02:56:51,578 --> 02:56:52,279 the eviction diversion project 3394 02:56:52,279 --> 02:56:54,414 my daughter and I are able to 3395 02:56:54,414 --> 02:56:55,349 stay housed. 3396 02:56:55,349 --> 02:56:57,617 In 2024 and officer from the 3397 02:56:57,617 --> 02:56:57,817 program came to knock on my 3398 02:56:57,817 --> 02:56:59,652 door. 3399 02:56:59,652 --> 02:57:01,652 It felt right. 3400 02:57:01,921 --> 02:57:02,522 it felt like an angel came. 3401 02:57:02,522 --> 02:57:04,900 I was disoriented. 3402 02:57:04,900 --> 02:57:08,290 I was facing a problem to have 3403 02:57:09,962 --> 02:57:11,300 a roof over my head. 3404 02:57:11,300 --> 02:57:14,300 We respectfully urge you to 3405 02:57:15,670 --> 02:57:15,701 increase the funds for the 3406 02:57:15,701 --> 02:57:16,568 eviction diversion project. 3407 02:57:16,568 --> 02:57:19,237 As part of a community of 3408 02:57:19,237 --> 02:57:19,871 miami-dade, thank you MADAM 3409 02:57:19,871 --> 02:57:21,406 Mayor for the support. 3410 02:57:21,406 --> 02:57:23,406 Thank you all. 3411 02:57:25,343 --> 02:57:26,577 [Speaking spanish] 3412 02:57:26,577 --> 02:57:29,577 >> good evening my name is 3413 02:57:31,415 --> 02:57:34,415 john dixon and tonight rings 3414 02:57:38,589 --> 02:57:39,589 back sorry, [Address] Tonight 3415 02:57:39,589 --> 02:57:40,257 brings back memories as a 3416 02:57:40,257 --> 02:57:42,657 retired department director of 3417 02:57:43,927 --> 02:57:45,695 miami-dade county, thank GOD I 3418 02:57:45,695 --> 02:57:47,697 don't have to do this again. 3419 02:57:47,697 --> 02:57:48,564 But I appreciate the 3420 02:57:48,564 --> 02:57:50,564 opportunity to speak. 3421 02:57:51,801 --> 02:57:56,100 My current life I'm a jazz dj 3422 02:57:57,472 --> 02:57:57,806 with w dna and I hope you are 3423 02:57:57,806 --> 02:57:59,806 listening in. 3424 02:58:01,743 --> 02:58:02,210 I'm also a board member. 3425 02:58:02,210 --> 02:58:02,878 For jazz manny. 3426 02:58:02,878 --> 02:58:03,645 You guys need to listen. 3427 02:58:03,645 --> 02:58:06,547 If you don't, w dna is a 3428 02:58:06,547 --> 02:58:09,547 community of radio station we 3429 02:58:11,119 --> 02:58:11,819 play main street jazz and 3430 02:58:11,819 --> 02:58:14,522 creole jazz on behalf of our 3431 02:58:14,522 --> 02:58:15,256 board of directors and general 3432 02:58:15,256 --> 02:58:16,123 manager I want to thank you 3433 02:58:16,123 --> 02:58:19,723 guys for your past funding for 3434 02:58:21,228 --> 02:58:22,162 w dna and the funding comes 3435 02:58:22,162 --> 02:58:22,462 from the cultural affairs 3436 02:58:22,462 --> 02:58:23,330 department. 3437 02:58:23,330 --> 02:58:26,330 We encourage you to continue 3438 02:58:27,200 --> 02:58:28,201 that funding to enrich the 3439 02:58:28,201 --> 02:58:28,868 culture here in miami to enjoy 3440 02:58:28,868 --> 02:58:29,769 music and keep listening. 3441 02:58:29,769 --> 02:58:31,838 Thank you very much. 3442 02:58:31,838 --> 02:58:33,973 >> I move to cut the funding 3443 02:58:33,973 --> 02:58:34,841 [Laughter] 3444 02:58:34,841 --> 02:58:35,141 >> go ahead you are 3445 02:58:35,141 --> 02:58:36,475 recognized. 3446 02:58:36,475 --> 02:58:39,475 >> my name is joseph madera 3447 02:58:46,419 --> 02:58:47,552 and my address is. 3448 02:58:47,552 --> 02:58:50,552 [Address] I reside in district 3449 02:58:54,250 --> 02:58:54,325 7 and my commissioner is raquel 3450 02:58:54,325 --> 02:58:56,325 rogge lotto. 3451 02:58:57,295 --> 02:58:57,995 Am a member and 3452 02:58:57,995 --> 02:58:58,296 PRESIDENT Of the silver park 3453 02:58:58,296 --> 02:59:00,197 hoa. 3454 02:59:00,197 --> 02:59:03,300 I am here to speak about the 3455 02:59:03,300 --> 02:59:04,235 eviction diversion program and 3456 02:59:04,235 --> 02:59:06,336 to express my support for the 3457 02:59:06,336 --> 02:59:08,736 eviction diversion program and 3458 02:59:09,339 --> 02:59:11,339 its absolute necessity. 3459 02:59:12,542 --> 02:59:14,911 We, the remaining residents of 3460 02:59:14,911 --> 02:59:19,111 the park are in a legal battle 3461 02:59:19,282 --> 02:59:21,282 with the owner, 3462 02:59:24,520 --> 02:59:25,621 and as a result the eviction 3463 02:59:25,621 --> 02:59:28,210 diversion program is a 3464 02:59:29,458 --> 02:59:30,659 frontline necessity for us. 3465 02:59:30,659 --> 02:59:32,628 This issue is important to me 3466 02:59:32,628 --> 02:59:35,628 and my community because the 3467 02:59:36,765 --> 02:59:38,767 future MAY depend on these 3468 02:59:38,767 --> 02:59:39,767 programs such as the eviction 3469 02:59:39,767 --> 02:59:40,901 diversion program. 3470 02:59:40,901 --> 02:59:42,770 I respectfully urge you to 3471 02:59:42,770 --> 02:59:43,805 support the eviction diversion 3472 02:59:43,805 --> 02:59:45,805 program, thank you. 3473 03:00:04,590 --> 03:00:06,590 >> beuna noches. 3474 03:00:09,762 --> 03:00:11,762 [Speaking spanish] 3475 03:00:17,502 --> 03:00:19,404 >> I reside at silver court 3476 03:00:19,404 --> 03:00:20,405 trailer park, 3170 southwest. 3477 03:00:20,405 --> 03:00:21,306 Eighth street. 3478 03:00:21,306 --> 03:00:23,306 >>. 3479 03:00:25,810 --> 03:00:27,745 [Speaking spanish] 3480 03:00:27,745 --> 03:00:30,145 >>translator: we received an 3481 03:00:33,584 --> 03:00:35,984 advection notice MARCH 11no 3482 03:00:38,355 --> 03:00:38,589 mercy, no previous notice, 3483 03:00:38,589 --> 03:00:40,589 nothing. 3484 03:00:42,125 --> 03:00:45,125 We are facing this situation, 3485 03:00:47,430 --> 03:00:49,265 we have no place to go. 3486 03:00:49,265 --> 03:00:49,498 We are working low income 3487 03:00:49,498 --> 03:00:51,498 people. 3488 03:00:56,872 --> 03:00:57,172 We are hoping for some kind of 3489 03:00:57,172 --> 03:00:59,172 assistance. 3490 03:01:02,177 --> 03:01:03,345 And we are here advocating for 3491 03:01:03,345 --> 03:01:06,381 you not to cut the eviction 3492 03:01:06,381 --> 03:01:08,381 diversion program. 3493 03:01:12,553 --> 03:01:16,153 We are hoping for your help. 3494 03:01:16,256 --> 03:01:19,256 And congratulations to all you 3495 03:01:21,395 --> 03:01:24,995 brave women and men like me, 3496 03:01:52,890 --> 03:01:53,158 thank you very much. 3497 03:01:53,158 --> 03:01:55,158 >>. 3498 03:01:56,995 --> 03:01:58,995 [Speaking spanish] 3499 03:01:58,996 --> 03:02:00,130 >>translator: good evening 3500 03:02:00,130 --> 03:02:02,130 commissioners and mayor. 3501 03:02:19,384 --> 03:02:20,852 My name is. 3502 03:02:20,852 --> 03:02:24,452 Name] And I live at 175 ne. 3503 03:02:32,264 --> 03:02:34,366 55th street, zip code 33137. 3504 03:02:34,366 --> 03:02:35,200 >> I forget what I'm speaking 3505 03:02:35,200 --> 03:02:36,202 in. 3506 03:02:36,202 --> 03:02:37,469 [Speaking spanish] 3507 03:02:37,469 --> 03:02:39,869 >>translator: I am representing 3508 03:02:41,372 --> 03:02:43,772 the miami worker center. 3509 03:02:48,914 --> 03:02:51,160 I am here to express my 3510 03:02:51,160 --> 03:02:53,180 concerns regarding the proposed 3511 03:02:53,180 --> 03:02:56,180 budget cuts to our essential 3512 03:02:57,957 --> 03:02:59,192 public services. 3513 03:02:59,192 --> 03:03:02,792 As an activist, I've been out 3514 03:03:03,729 --> 03:03:05,664 in the streets importing the 3515 03:03:05,664 --> 03:03:08,768 majority of you and knocking on 3516 03:03:08,768 --> 03:03:10,536 doors face-to-face. 3517 03:03:10,536 --> 03:03:14,736 I am here to ask you for 3518 03:03:21,281 --> 03:03:23,149 something simple. 3519 03:03:23,149 --> 03:03:25,549 Don't speak values but 3520 03:03:29,489 --> 03:03:31,489 demonstrate those values. 3521 03:03:36,330 --> 03:03:36,597 >> thank you so much. 3522 03:03:36,597 --> 03:03:38,597 >>. 3523 03:03:41,468 --> 03:03:43,437 [Speaking spanish] 3524 03:03:43,437 --> 03:03:44,671 >>translator: good evening all, 3525 03:03:44,671 --> 03:03:47,710 commissioners and good evening 3526 03:03:50,711 --> 03:03:52,711 MADAME Mayor. 3527 03:03:52,713 --> 03:03:55,713 My name is on martinez, 76 00 3528 03:04:02,356 --> 03:04:02,556 northwest. 27th avenue. 3529 03:04:02,556 --> 03:04:04,425 33917. 3530 03:04:04,425 --> 03:04:08,250 And I am from district 2, for 3531 03:04:13,501 --> 03:04:15,501 marlene bastien. 3532 03:04:17,405 --> 03:04:18,640 As a member of miami workers 3533 03:04:18,640 --> 03:04:20,542 center and my community we 3534 03:04:20,542 --> 03:04:23,542 thank you for the eviction 3535 03:04:26,214 --> 03:04:28,214 diversion program. 3536 03:04:29,184 --> 03:04:33,540 But I want to remind you our 3537 03:04:33,540 --> 03:04:35,454 community needs that program. 3538 03:04:35,791 --> 03:04:39,391 So that many families do not 3539 03:04:39,661 --> 03:04:42,230 end up on the street. 3540 03:04:42,230 --> 03:04:45,830 That's why I'm asking you to 3541 03:04:51,640 --> 03:04:54,400 allocate to this program. 3542 03:05:00,783 --> 03:05:02,651 $3 million, so I request those 3543 03:05:02,651 --> 03:05:04,586 of us who MAY lose our homes 3544 03:05:04,586 --> 03:05:06,556 tomorrow will not end up on the 3545 03:05:06,556 --> 03:05:08,570 street. 3546 03:05:08,570 --> 03:05:12,428 So I am asking for help for a 3547 03:05:12,428 --> 03:05:14,428 family relocation program. 3548 03:05:18,768 --> 03:05:20,768 For trailer parks. 3549 03:05:23,306 --> 03:05:27,277 I thank you in advance for your 3550 03:05:27,277 --> 03:05:27,477 help commissioners and MADAME 3551 03:05:27,477 --> 03:05:29,413 Mayor. 3552 03:05:29,413 --> 03:05:31,748 Because this way we won't feel 3553 03:05:31,748 --> 03:05:34,748 abandoned, thank you very much. 3554 03:05:36,453 --> 03:05:38,453 >> thank you. 3555 03:05:40,991 --> 03:05:42,991 >> good afternoon all. 3556 03:05:45,294 --> 03:05:47,297 My name is nicole hayes, 20138 3557 03:05:47,297 --> 03:05:49,697 northwest. 36th avenue miami 3558 03:05:53,971 --> 03:05:55,940 gardens florida 33169. 3559 03:05:55,940 --> 03:05:57,410 I am speaking on behalf of 3560 03:05:57,410 --> 03:05:59,410 county employees. 3561 03:06:04,181 --> 03:06:04,381 I've been a county employee 20+ 3562 03:06:04,381 --> 03:06:06,184 years. 3563 03:06:06,184 --> 03:06:06,484 I was born and raised in miami 3564 03:06:06,484 --> 03:06:08,286 dade county. 3565 03:06:08,286 --> 03:06:10,154 I've spent the majority of my 3566 03:06:10,154 --> 03:06:11,289 year as a county employee in 3567 03:06:11,289 --> 03:06:13,157 one impacts us the most is 3568 03:06:13,157 --> 03:06:14,325 balancing a budget on the back 3569 03:06:14,325 --> 03:06:15,392 of county employees I don't 3570 03:06:15,392 --> 03:06:17,261 think is the answer. 3571 03:06:17,261 --> 03:06:18,463 I've seen budgets go out and 3572 03:06:18,463 --> 03:06:20,231 I've seen them come crumbling 3573 03:06:20,231 --> 03:06:24,431 down know I ask you that we 3574 03:06:26,772 --> 03:06:27,973 please find a solution, a 3575 03:06:27,973 --> 03:06:29,874 positive solution that we all 3576 03:06:29,874 --> 03:06:32,874 can benefit from, thank you. 3577 03:06:33,440 --> 03:06:35,440 >> thank you nicole. 3578 03:06:35,460 --> 03:06:38,460 >> my name is stephanie brown, 3579 03:06:38,684 --> 03:06:40,684 853 northwest. 35th street. 3580 03:06:40,786 --> 03:06:44,386 Good evening not a mayor, vice 3581 03:06:50,295 --> 03:06:51,530 chair and commissioners, I'm 3582 03:06:51,530 --> 03:06:53,532 once again my name is stephanie 3583 03:06:53,532 --> 03:06:55,434 brown and I'm vice PRESIDENT Of 3584 03:06:55,434 --> 03:06:57,370 local 3292 speaking on behalf 3585 03:06:57,370 --> 03:06:59,305 of the dedicated employees of 3586 03:06:59,305 --> 03:07:00,306 miami-dade county solid waste 3587 03:07:00,306 --> 03:07:01,574 management. 3588 03:07:01,574 --> 03:07:03,442 Eliminating this position they 3589 03:07:03,442 --> 03:07:05,376 look like a cost-saving measure 3590 03:07:05,376 --> 03:07:06,412 on paper but the reality is it 3591 03:07:06,412 --> 03:07:08,314 could create a major 3592 03:07:08,314 --> 03:07:10,382 interruption to the services 3593 03:07:10,382 --> 03:07:11,617 miami-dade residents depend on. 3594 03:07:11,617 --> 03:07:14,286 Our employees are the backbone 3595 03:07:14,286 --> 03:07:15,554 of this operation, they collect 3596 03:07:15,554 --> 03:07:17,954 garbage operate heavy equipment 3597 03:07:18,324 --> 03:07:18,591 and keep our communities clean 3598 03:07:18,591 --> 03:07:20,326 and safe. 3599 03:07:20,326 --> 03:07:22,726 When you eliminate the 3600 03:07:26,266 --> 03:07:27,400 workforce responsible for 3601 03:07:27,400 --> 03:07:29,236 providing these essential 3602 03:07:29,236 --> 03:07:30,336 services you don't eliminate 3603 03:07:30,336 --> 03:07:32,238 the need for the work. 3604 03:07:32,238 --> 03:07:34,240 You simply shift the burden 3605 03:07:34,240 --> 03:07:35,441 somewhere else potentially at a 3606 03:07:35,441 --> 03:07:36,410 higher cost to the county and 3607 03:07:36,410 --> 03:07:38,410 its residents. 3608 03:07:38,478 --> 03:07:40,414 Our members and employees MAY 3609 03:07:40,414 --> 03:07:42,249 not wear bulletproof vests but 3610 03:07:42,249 --> 03:07:43,382 they perform an equally 3611 03:07:43,382 --> 03:07:44,383 essential service to our 3612 03:07:44,383 --> 03:07:46,383 community. 3613 03:07:46,387 --> 03:07:47,554 >>vice chair mcghee: thank you 3614 03:07:47,554 --> 03:07:48,388 so much, heard you loud and 3615 03:07:48,388 --> 03:07:50,388 clear. 3616 03:08:31,766 --> 03:08:33,768 William buie, [Reading names] 3617 03:08:33,768 --> 03:08:35,360 Please line up in the process 3618 03:08:35,360 --> 03:08:38,360 the podium, name and address. 3619 03:08:56,525 --> 03:08:58,527 >> my name is william boyd. 3620 03:08:58,527 --> 03:08:59,628 On coming up on local 3292 3621 03:08:59,628 --> 03:09:01,530 PRESIDENT For solid waste. 3622 03:09:01,530 --> 03:09:03,599 I come here to say sometimes 3623 03:09:03,599 --> 03:09:05,534 people say sometimes you've got 3624 03:09:05,534 --> 03:09:06,669 to let stuff fall for people to 3625 03:09:06,669 --> 03:09:08,504 open their eyes and realize 3626 03:09:08,504 --> 03:09:09,705 what solid waste stands for. 3627 03:09:09,705 --> 03:09:11,640 I hear you every day talking 3628 03:09:11,640 --> 03:09:13,542 about essential workers and not 3629 03:09:13,542 --> 03:09:14,677 one time, not one time will I 3630 03:09:14,677 --> 03:09:15,644 hear you say solid waste are 3631 03:09:15,644 --> 03:09:17,546 essential workers. 3632 03:09:17,546 --> 03:09:18,715 What needs to happen? 3633 03:09:18,715 --> 03:09:19,815 The garbage go on the ground 3634 03:09:19,815 --> 03:09:21,583 for a week or two. 3635 03:09:21,583 --> 03:09:23,519 Let the garbage stay on the 3636 03:09:23,519 --> 03:09:24,720 ground a week or two, it's a 3637 03:09:24,720 --> 03:09:26,590 shame our director has to come 3638 03:09:26,590 --> 03:09:28,525 up before you explain the 3639 03:09:28,525 --> 03:09:29,759 importance of what the 3640 03:09:29,759 --> 03:09:31,594 environment is really about. 3641 03:09:31,594 --> 03:09:33,529 It's a shame we have to go 3642 03:09:33,529 --> 03:09:34,697 through when she's coming up 3643 03:09:34,697 --> 03:09:36,600 here asking for a flat rate 3644 03:09:36,600 --> 03:09:37,801 when she should be asking for 3645 03:09:37,801 --> 03:09:40,336 the same thing fire asks for, 3646 03:09:40,336 --> 03:09:40,503 the same thing the police asked 3647 03:09:40,503 --> 03:09:42,338 for. 3648 03:09:42,338 --> 03:09:43,506 Because you all do not take 3649 03:09:43,506 --> 03:09:45,341 solid waste serious until you 3650 03:09:45,341 --> 03:09:46,510 see the garbage sitting in 3651 03:09:46,510 --> 03:09:48,345 front of your house when you 3652 03:09:48,345 --> 03:09:49,413 come home from work and it 3653 03:09:49,413 --> 03:09:51,347 shouldn't be that way. 3654 03:09:51,347 --> 03:09:52,449 Solid waste should be treated 3655 03:09:52,449 --> 03:09:54,417 fair everybody else. 3656 03:09:54,417 --> 03:09:55,452 >>vice chair mcghee: thank you 3657 03:09:55,452 --> 03:09:57,452 so much. 3658 03:09:57,555 --> 03:09:59,323 >> david diaz, 425 northwest. 3659 03:09:59,323 --> 03:10:01,323 128 street north miami. 3660 03:10:01,725 --> 03:10:02,927 Iami-dade county solid waste 3661 03:10:02,927 --> 03:10:05,327 employee employed now for 29 3662 03:10:05,797 --> 03:10:05,997 years miami-dade county solid 3663 03:10:05,997 --> 03:10:07,798 waste. 3664 03:10:07,798 --> 03:10:08,966 I want to piggyback on 3665 03:10:08,966 --> 03:10:11,966 something my vice PRESIDENT And 3666 03:10:23,147 --> 03:10:24,381 the CHAIRMAN Said when he 3667 03:10:24,381 --> 03:10:26,217 mentioned when you cut the lawn 3668 03:10:26,217 --> 03:10:27,719 to make sure there is no 3669 03:10:27,719 --> 03:10:29,320 illegal dumping someone has to 3670 03:10:29,320 --> 03:10:31,255 pick up that illegal dumping. 3671 03:10:31,255 --> 03:10:33,191 That's the men and women of 3672 03:10:33,191 --> 03:10:34,325 miami-dade county solid waste 3673 03:10:34,325 --> 03:10:36,194 but how can they do that if 3674 03:10:36,194 --> 03:10:37,428 people are getting laid off? 3675 03:10:37,428 --> 03:10:38,396 That's the threat hovering over 3676 03:10:38,396 --> 03:10:40,365 our department. 3677 03:10:40,365 --> 03:10:42,167 When our men and women at all 3678 03:10:42,167 --> 03:10:44,202 times before during and after 3679 03:10:44,202 --> 03:10:46,205 any type of hurricane, storm or 3680 03:10:46,205 --> 03:10:48,173 any type of storm are there to 3681 03:10:48,173 --> 03:10:51,173 service the community and it's 3682 03:10:53,645 --> 03:10:55,645 not right. 3683 03:10:55,647 --> 03:10:57,549 Once again I have to explain to 3684 03:10:57,549 --> 03:10:58,783 all the commissioners 3685 03:10:58,783 --> 03:11:00,619 miami-dade county solid waste 3686 03:11:00,619 --> 03:11:02,554 is the only one that deals not 3687 03:11:02,554 --> 03:11:03,755 just with collecting but 3688 03:11:03,755 --> 03:11:05,657 disposing of our garbage and 3689 03:11:05,657 --> 03:11:07,626 waste, thank you very much. 3690 03:11:07,626 --> 03:11:09,628 >>vice chair mcghee: thank you. 3691 03:11:09,628 --> 03:11:11,563 >> cc brown, PRESIDENT Of sp 3692 03:11:11,563 --> 03:11:12,765 local 109 and I'm here to talk 3693 03:11:12,765 --> 03:11:14,766 about the impact this budget 3694 03:11:14,766 --> 03:11:17,469 has on the illegal services or 3695 03:11:17,469 --> 03:11:17,670 illegal dumping folks in my 3696 03:11:17,670 --> 03:11:19,405 unit. 3697 03:11:19,405 --> 03:11:21,407 This budget is slated to 3698 03:11:21,407 --> 03:11:22,641 eliminate nine illegal dumping 3699 03:11:22,641 --> 03:11:24,577 positions, we are talking about 3700 03:11:24,577 --> 03:11:27,577 nine families impacted in these 3701 03:11:42,762 --> 03:11:44,762 hard economic times. 3702 03:11:44,830 --> 03:11:46,800 The answer to finding solutions 3703 03:11:46,800 --> 03:11:48,668 to financial problems should 3704 03:11:48,668 --> 03:11:49,970 not be the answer of cutting 3705 03:11:49,970 --> 03:11:51,672 employees or cutting services 3706 03:11:51,672 --> 03:11:53,673 at our employees, the 3707 03:11:53,673 --> 03:11:54,841 constituents depend on so much. 3708 03:11:54,841 --> 03:11:56,677 Illegal dumping for each and 3709 03:11:56,677 --> 03:11:57,845 every one of you is something 3710 03:11:57,845 --> 03:11:59,680 you need, that you request, 3711 03:11:59,680 --> 03:12:00,914 that you look to have done 3712 03:12:00,914 --> 03:12:02,849 regularly in your districts and 3713 03:12:02,849 --> 03:12:04,684 the folks that need it the most 3714 03:12:04,684 --> 03:12:05,853 need these services and the 3715 03:12:05,853 --> 03:12:07,688 people that provide them are 3716 03:12:07,688 --> 03:12:08,923 essential and we shouldn't be 3717 03:12:08,923 --> 03:12:10,758 taking away these functions or 3718 03:12:10,758 --> 03:12:12,826 the people that perform the 3719 03:12:12,826 --> 03:12:13,761 task are constituencies depend 3720 03:12:13,761 --> 03:12:15,761 on, thank you. 3721 03:12:15,763 --> 03:12:17,765 >>vice chair mcghee: thank you. 3722 03:12:17,765 --> 03:12:18,899 >> good evening not a mayor and 3723 03:12:18,899 --> 03:12:20,901 commissioners, thank you for 3724 03:12:20,901 --> 03:12:22,669 the opportunity to speak as a 3725 03:12:22,669 --> 03:12:23,804 partner in the budgetary 3726 03:12:23,804 --> 03:12:25,705 process, I live at 10740 3727 03:12:25,705 --> 03:12:26,875 southwest 1/24 street in 3728 03:12:26,875 --> 03:12:27,908 kendall pines area represented 3729 03:12:27,908 --> 03:12:29,844 in district 7. 3730 03:12:29,844 --> 03:12:31,846 I'm on the board of directors 3731 03:12:31,846 --> 03:12:33,814 for the south florida society 3732 03:12:33,814 --> 03:12:35,683 for the prevention of cruelty 3733 03:12:35,683 --> 03:12:36,170 to animals known as the south 3734 03:12:36,170 --> 03:12:37,752 florida s cpa. 3735 03:12:37,752 --> 03:12:38,920 The south florida scb a is 3736 03:12:38,920 --> 03:12:41,920 miami's partner in caring for 3737 03:12:43,925 --> 03:12:45,126 the counties abandoned horses 3738 03:12:45,126 --> 03:12:46,929 and livestock and I'm here to 3739 03:12:46,929 --> 03:12:48,630 express my gratitude to 3740 03:12:48,630 --> 03:12:49,931 miami-dade county for its 3741 03:12:49,931 --> 03:12:51,660 support of the south florida 3742 03:12:51,660 --> 03:12:51,266 spca and the vital work it 3743 03:12:51,266 --> 03:12:53,266 does. 3744 03:12:53,301 --> 03:12:54,302 That partnership matters 3745 03:12:54,302 --> 03:12:55,537 deeply, I'm here to 3746 03:12:55,537 --> 03:12:57,306 respectfully request the 3747 03:12:57,306 --> 03:12:58,440 correct level of support we 3748 03:12:58,440 --> 03:13:00,375 maintain within the budget 3749 03:13:00,375 --> 03:13:02,310 currently under discussion, the 3750 03:13:02,310 --> 03:13:03,478 south florida spca depends on 3751 03:13:03,478 --> 03:13:05,313 this partnership to continue 3752 03:13:05,313 --> 03:13:06,515 providing critical care for 3753 03:13:06,515 --> 03:13:08,384 miami-dade's large animals to 3754 03:13:08,384 --> 03:13:09,551 benefit the south florida s cpa 3755 03:13:09,551 --> 03:13:11,420 has been doing extraordinary 3756 03:13:11,420 --> 03:13:13,322 work in care of animals that 3757 03:13:13,322 --> 03:13:14,323 have nowhere to go lighting 3758 03:13:14,323 --> 03:13:14,589 rescue response. 3759 03:13:14,589 --> 03:13:16,459 Thank you. 3760 03:13:16,459 --> 03:13:20,659 >> my name is anna and I reside 3761 03:13:27,904 --> 03:13:29,138 at 9660 w. Bay harbor drive, 3762 03:13:29,138 --> 03:13:31,538 bay harbor island 32194, thank 3763 03:13:31,907 --> 03:13:33,108 you MADAM Mayor and county 3764 03:13:33,108 --> 03:13:35,770 commissioners for recognizing 3765 03:13:35,770 --> 03:13:35,912 the importance of the cultural 3766 03:13:35,912 --> 03:13:37,147 sector. 3767 03:13:37,147 --> 03:13:38,882 In my role as ceo of the miami 3768 03:13:38,882 --> 03:13:41,282 music project and miami 3769 03:13:48,658 --> 03:13:49,659 coalition I represent a 3770 03:13:49,659 --> 03:13:51,659 collective of arts 3771 03:13:51,661 --> 03:13:52,962 organizations, schools founders 3772 03:13:52,962 --> 03:13:54,830 and community partners working 3773 03:13:54,830 --> 03:13:56,734 to expand critical access to 3774 03:13:56,734 --> 03:13:58,668 arts education across miami 3775 03:13:58,668 --> 03:13:59,703 dade county and instead of 3776 03:13:59,703 --> 03:14:01,638 reading the rest of my 3777 03:14:01,638 --> 03:14:02,772 statement I want to read a text 3778 03:14:02,772 --> 03:14:03,840 message I received and the 3779 03:14:03,840 --> 03:14:05,742 timing is remarkable. 3780 03:14:05,742 --> 03:14:07,645 Hi anna, it's sylvia, miami 3781 03:14:07,645 --> 03:14:08,712 music project class of 2026 3782 03:14:08,712 --> 03:14:10,647 alumni, how are you? 3783 03:14:10,647 --> 03:14:11,915 I wanted to write a message to 3784 03:14:11,915 --> 03:14:13,717 see how you are doing and thank 3785 03:14:13,717 --> 03:14:15,652 you for the gift cards and 3786 03:14:15,652 --> 03:14:16,821 everything you've done for me. 3787 03:14:16,821 --> 03:14:18,789 Was able to use the gift 3788 03:14:18,789 --> 03:14:19,790 cards to get the items I needed 3789 03:14:19,790 --> 03:14:21,659 for my dorm at fsu. 3790 03:14:21,659 --> 03:14:22,926 I need the program so much, 3791 03:14:22,926 --> 03:14:23,660 thank you for everything you 3792 03:14:23,660 --> 03:14:25,660 do. 3793 03:14:25,662 --> 03:14:26,630 I am rooting am supporting the 3794 03:14:26,630 --> 03:14:28,630 program from afar. 3795 03:14:44,482 --> 03:14:47,452 >>vice chair mcghee: thank you. 3796 03:14:47,452 --> 03:14:48,587 >> good evening not a mayor, 3797 03:14:48,587 --> 03:14:50,555 commissioners, I'm teresa 3798 03:14:50,555 --> 03:14:52,555 rhodes, 13350 southwest. 57th 3799 03:14:52,624 --> 03:14:54,459 avenue district 7, a long-term 3800 03:14:54,459 --> 03:14:55,526 volunteer with the south 3801 03:14:55,526 --> 03:14:56,662 florida society for the 3802 03:14:56,662 --> 03:14:58,463 prevention of cruelty to 3803 03:14:58,463 --> 03:15:00,465 animals or spca who is 3804 03:15:00,465 --> 03:15:02,634 miami-dade's partner to take 3805 03:15:02,634 --> 03:15:04,635 care of miami-dade's abandoned 3806 03:15:04,635 --> 03:15:06,471 and abused horses and livestock 3807 03:15:06,471 --> 03:15:07,672 and I'm here to request 3808 03:15:07,672 --> 03:15:09,474 miami-dade does not reduce the 3809 03:15:09,474 --> 03:15:10,576 spca budget allocation. 3810 03:15:10,576 --> 03:15:12,577 Miami-dade funding is a 3811 03:15:12,577 --> 03:15:14,646 critical component to the spca 3812 03:15:14,646 --> 03:15:16,646 financial operations regardless 3813 03:15:16,682 --> 03:15:18,651 of mental intake levels the 3814 03:15:18,651 --> 03:15:20,619 spca must cover its fixed cost 3815 03:15:20,619 --> 03:15:22,454 for ranch operations, rain or 3816 03:15:22,454 --> 03:15:23,655 shine eight or nine holiday or 3817 03:15:23,655 --> 03:15:25,457 not sba staff will be there to 3818 03:15:25,457 --> 03:15:26,726 answer the call. 3819 03:15:26,726 --> 03:15:28,528 Miami-dade needs this service 3820 03:15:28,528 --> 03:15:30,463 365 days a year 25 days and 3821 03:15:30,463 --> 03:15:31,630 seven days a week and spca 3822 03:15:31,630 --> 03:15:33,565 delivers year after year and 3823 03:15:33,565 --> 03:15:35,534 from my experience they been 3824 03:15:35,534 --> 03:15:35,767 fiscally responsible with its 3825 03:15:35,767 --> 03:15:37,604 funding. 3826 03:15:37,604 --> 03:15:39,472 They use volunteers as much as 3827 03:15:39,472 --> 03:15:40,673 possible to offset costs and we 3828 03:15:40,673 --> 03:15:42,474 appreciate all the support and 3829 03:15:42,474 --> 03:15:43,543 look forward to the 3830 03:15:43,543 --> 03:15:45,543 partnership, thank you. 3831 03:15:45,544 --> 03:15:46,579 >> good evening not a mayor and 3832 03:15:46,579 --> 03:15:48,481 commissioners, hannah 3833 03:15:48,481 --> 03:15:49,682 baumgartner, coag director of 3834 03:15:49,682 --> 03:15:52,285 dance miami 900 bay drive miami 3835 03:15:52,285 --> 03:15:54,285 beach florida. 3836 03:15:56,256 --> 03:15:59,856 [Humming] We all know what that 3837 03:16:13,673 --> 03:16:15,509 song is and I think we all know 3838 03:16:15,509 --> 03:16:16,777 the value of arts and culture 3839 03:16:16,777 --> 03:16:18,712 from the most destitute child 3840 03:16:18,712 --> 03:16:20,614 to the wealthiest billionaire 3841 03:16:20,614 --> 03:16:21,782 who lives in miami-dade county 3842 03:16:21,782 --> 03:16:23,650 so I want to thank the mayor 3843 03:16:23,650 --> 03:16:25,519 for her tremendous budget, 3844 03:16:25,519 --> 03:16:26,754 maintaining arts and culture, 3845 03:16:26,754 --> 03:16:28,555 thank the commissioners. 3846 03:16:28,555 --> 03:16:30,491 We understand you have our 3847 03:16:30,491 --> 03:16:31,759 backs and you support the arts 3848 03:16:31,759 --> 03:16:33,494 and culture and every aspect of 3849 03:16:33,494 --> 03:16:34,628 our lives in enriches. 3850 03:16:34,628 --> 03:16:35,864 i want to leave you with a 3851 03:16:35,864 --> 03:16:36,970 little time, see you next 3852 03:16:36,970 --> 03:16:37,998 meeting? 3853 03:16:37,998 --> 03:16:39,833 >> don't want to take up her 3854 03:16:39,833 --> 03:16:41,869 time, my name is kevin 3855 03:16:41,869 --> 03:16:43,104 representing captains clean 3856 03:16:43,104 --> 03:16:44,872 water out of fort myers, thank 3857 03:16:44,872 --> 03:16:46,107 you commissioners. 3858 03:16:46,107 --> 03:16:48,576 >>vice chair mcghee: did you 3859 03:16:48,576 --> 03:16:50,440 put your address on the record? 3860 03:16:50,440 --> 03:16:51,980 >> 990 north olmsted boulevard 3861 03:16:51,980 --> 03:16:53,881 homestead florida 33030. 3862 03:16:53,881 --> 03:16:55,884 I'm working on some water 3863 03:16:55,884 --> 03:16:58,284 quality projects reducing the 3864 03:17:02,223 --> 03:17:03,391 microbial levels and increasing 3865 03:17:03,391 --> 03:17:05,392 microbial levels of soil with 3866 03:17:05,392 --> 03:17:07,229 the microbes and all the golf 3867 03:17:07,229 --> 03:17:08,430 courses and plantations. 3868 03:17:08,430 --> 03:17:09,665 It's a big project but the 3869 03:17:09,665 --> 03:17:12,433 commissioners have to make sure 3870 03:17:12,433 --> 03:17:13,340 we quit using insecticides and 3871 03:17:13,340 --> 03:17:14,936 pesticides for our food and 3872 03:17:14,936 --> 03:17:17,336 water, fruits and vegetables 3873 03:17:28,117 --> 03:17:29,318 and everybody here we all come 3874 03:17:29,318 --> 03:17:30,118 from GOD and we are made in his 3875 03:17:30,118 --> 03:17:31,287 image. 3876 03:17:31,287 --> 03:17:33,222 I'm here to restore paradise 3877 03:17:33,222 --> 03:17:35,290 and make sure everybody knows 3878 03:17:35,290 --> 03:17:37,126 there is a way and the solution 3879 03:17:37,126 --> 03:17:38,328 to these insecticides and 3880 03:17:38,328 --> 03:17:40,263 pesticides killing our fruits 3881 03:17:40,263 --> 03:17:42,265 and vegetables that are hurting 3882 03:17:42,265 --> 03:17:44,233 our children but we all have to 3883 03:17:44,233 --> 03:17:46,136 make sure we are doing our part 3884 03:17:46,136 --> 03:17:47,404 and the commissioners are 3885 03:17:47,404 --> 03:17:49,339 making sure the money is going 3886 03:17:49,339 --> 03:17:49,539 to the right spot, love never 3887 03:17:49,539 --> 03:17:51,374 fails. 3888 03:17:51,374 --> 03:17:53,774 >vice chair mcghee: never 3889 03:17:59,282 --> 03:18:01,251 does, thank you. 3890 03:18:01,251 --> 03:18:03,386 >> good evening not a mayor and 3891 03:18:03,386 --> 03:18:05,254 county commissioners, my name 3892 03:18:05,254 --> 03:18:06,423 is beth boone and I'm the 3893 03:18:06,423 --> 03:18:08,392 artistic director of miami 3894 03:18:08,392 --> 03:18:10,260 light project 9806 ne. Seventh 3895 03:18:10,260 --> 03:18:11,395 avenue miami shores 33138 3896 03:18:11,395 --> 03:18:13,496 district 3 is my address. 3897 03:18:13,496 --> 03:18:17,960 As evidenced by my designer bag 3898 03:18:17,835 --> 03:18:18,869 I am an arts voter. 3899 03:18:18,869 --> 03:18:19,136 We are legion. 3900 03:18:19,136 --> 03:18:20,737 make note. 3901 03:18:20,737 --> 03:18:21,939 'm here 3902 03:18:21,939 --> 03:18:23,807 representing one of the 32,000 3903 03:18:23,807 --> 03:18:25,742 people employed in the art and 3904 03:18:25,742 --> 03:18:27,745 culture sector in miami-dade 3905 03:18:27,745 --> 03:18:29,745 county delivering world-class 3906 03:18:29,747 --> 03:18:31,182 programs every single day. 3907 03:18:31,182 --> 03:18:32,916 Collectively we impact the 3908 03:18:32,916 --> 03:18:34,952 lives of hundreds of thousands 3909 03:18:34,952 --> 03:18:36,855 of county residents generating 3910 03:18:36,855 --> 03:18:37,855 a $2.1 billion economic impact 3911 03:18:37,855 --> 03:18:39,855 in our county. 3912 03:18:39,957 --> 03:18:41,892 Miami has staked its reputation 3913 03:18:41,892 --> 03:18:43,728 on being a world-class cultural 3914 03:18:43,728 --> 03:18:45,729 capital to attract new 3915 03:18:45,729 --> 03:18:45,997 residents and businesses to 3916 03:18:45,997 --> 03:18:47,766 relocate. 3917 03:18:47,766 --> 03:18:49,734 They do so because there is a 3918 03:18:49,734 --> 03:18:51,736 vibrant and diverse cultural 3919 03:18:51,736 --> 03:18:52,360 community and offerings in 3920 03:18:52,360 --> 03:18:53,938 miami-dade. 3921 03:18:53,938 --> 03:18:55,840 We are an essential service and 3922 03:18:55,840 --> 03:18:57,943 vital public benefit, we merit 3923 03:18:57,943 --> 03:18:59,744 a robust budgetary investment 3924 03:18:59,744 --> 03:19:00,912 in thank you for maintaining 3925 03:19:00,912 --> 03:19:02,747 the department of cultural 3926 03:19:02,747 --> 03:19:04,749 affairs, thank you a lot. 3927 03:19:04,749 --> 03:19:06,752 >>vice chair mcghee: thank you. 3928 03:19:06,752 --> 03:19:07,853 >> brenda betancourt, 4236 3929 03:19:07,853 --> 03:19:09,755 southwest. 6th street. 3930 03:19:09,755 --> 03:19:12,324 Today is a special day, all of 3931 03:19:12,324 --> 03:19:13,291 you are here together listening 3932 03:19:13,291 --> 03:19:15,291 to our concerns. 3933 03:19:19,698 --> 03:19:20,666 And hopefully actually you are 3934 03:19:20,666 --> 03:19:22,666 listening to us. 3935 03:19:25,805 --> 03:19:27,600 Because sometimes you are 3936 03:19:27,600 --> 03:19:28,974 wondering a lot around this 3937 03:19:28,974 --> 03:19:30,876 dais and it feels like you guys 3938 03:19:30,876 --> 03:19:32,911 aren't actually listening but 3939 03:19:32,911 --> 03:19:34,446 remember elections always have 3940 03:19:34,446 --> 03:19:36,382 consequences as I say. 3941 03:19:36,382 --> 03:19:40,582 I want to make sure you guys 3942 03:19:41,920 --> 03:19:44,920 understand we have the biggest 3943 03:19:46,126 --> 03:19:46,359 port around the state of 3944 03:19:46,359 --> 03:19:48,359 florida. 3945 03:19:48,595 --> 03:19:52,795 How embarrassed is it to go to 3946 03:19:52,965 --> 03:19:54,200 any crews and people who 3947 03:19:54,200 --> 03:19:56,600 supposedly are directing the 3948 03:20:02,842 --> 03:20:04,843 port are actually don't 3949 03:20:04,843 --> 03:20:06,847 understand what it means like a 3950 03:20:06,847 --> 03:20:08,115 resident like myself goes to a 3951 03:20:08,115 --> 03:20:09,783 cruise and the nightmare to go 3952 03:20:09,783 --> 03:20:11,718 in and out. 3953 03:20:11,718 --> 03:20:12,952 I hope you have the answer, 3954 03:20:12,952 --> 03:20:14,854 same way with the flamingos if 3955 03:20:14,854 --> 03:20:16,690 the elevators are not working 3956 03:20:16,690 --> 03:20:18,692 in the airport, thank you. 3957 03:20:18,692 --> 03:20:20,694 >>vice chair mcghee: thank you. 3958 03:20:20,694 --> 03:20:24,294 >> how are you doing, my name 3959 03:20:32,405 --> 03:20:34,341 is eddie oh, 8255 northwest. 3960 03:20:34,341 --> 03:20:36,210 22nd avenue miami florida 3961 03:20:36,210 --> 03:20:37,412 33147, here on behalf of 3962 03:20:37,412 --> 03:20:39,213 families carwash located in 3963 03:20:39,213 --> 03:20:40,381 district 2. Me and my father 3964 03:20:40,381 --> 03:20:42,282 have been going to deal with 3965 03:20:42,282 --> 03:20:44,284 district 2 to get some help and 3966 03:20:44,284 --> 03:20:47,884 also an official date when the 3967 03:21:03,438 --> 03:21:04,639 rural construction will be 3968 03:21:04,639 --> 03:21:06,608 finished so they can open up 3969 03:21:06,608 --> 03:21:08,443 the main room which is the main 3970 03:21:08,443 --> 03:21:08,710 entrance to my place of 3971 03:21:08,710 --> 03:21:10,579 business. 3972 03:21:10,579 --> 03:21:12,447 This rural construction project 3973 03:21:12,447 --> 03:21:13,648 has been an ongoing problem. 3974 03:21:13,648 --> 03:21:15,516 District to has been fixing 3975 03:21:15,516 --> 03:21:17,453 this road on and off for the 3976 03:21:17,453 --> 03:21:18,854 past three years without 3977 03:21:18,854 --> 03:21:20,455 notifying us each time. 3978 03:21:20,455 --> 03:21:21,623 When the road was open my 3979 03:21:21,623 --> 03:21:23,658 business was doing well, the 3980 03:21:23,658 --> 03:21:25,493 only thing I want district 2 to 3981 03:21:25,493 --> 03:21:27,463 do is keep their promises and 3982 03:21:27,463 --> 03:21:28,664 help us with the losses we've 3983 03:21:28,664 --> 03:21:31,433 been dealing with on and off 3984 03:21:31,433 --> 03:21:31,767 these past few years without 3985 03:21:31,767 --> 03:21:33,569 notification. 3986 03:21:33,569 --> 03:21:35,570 I don't want to put on a 3987 03:21:35,570 --> 03:21:37,440 racecar because I'm more humble 3988 03:21:37,440 --> 03:21:38,708 but we know what's going on 3989 03:21:38,708 --> 03:21:39,641 with any type of neighborhoods, 3990 03:21:39,641 --> 03:21:41,443 have a good day. 3991 03:21:41,443 --> 03:21:43,443 >> my address is 8319 3992 03:21:43,445 --> 03:21:44,446 northwest. 22nd avenue, I own a 3993 03:21:44,446 --> 03:21:46,446 convenience store. 3994 03:21:46,449 --> 03:21:46,649 Again, going to district 2, no 3995 03:21:46,649 --> 03:21:48,451 help. 3996 03:21:48,451 --> 03:21:50,853 I don't know who else to go to 3997 03:21:50,853 --> 03:21:51,920 if I can't go to my own 3998 03:21:51,920 --> 03:21:53,890 district but excuse me? 3999 03:21:53,890 --> 03:21:55,859 I don't know who to go to. 4000 03:21:55,859 --> 03:21:56,860 the traffic, my main source of 4001 03:21:56,860 --> 03:21:59,860 income comes from the main 4002 03:22:01,640 --> 03:22:03,640 street, 22nd avenue. 4003 03:22:03,650 --> 03:22:03,933 It's been shut down for months 4004 03:22:03,933 --> 03:22:05,101 and months. 4005 03:22:05,101 --> 03:22:07,300 I tried to contact them, no 4006 03:22:07,300 --> 03:22:08,404 answer, I go to the office two 4007 03:22:08,404 --> 03:22:10,400 days ago and I can't get a 4008 03:22:10,400 --> 03:22:10,940 phone call back, I don't know 4009 03:22:10,940 --> 03:22:12,942 who to go to. 4010 03:22:12,942 --> 03:22:14,944 >>vice chair mcghee: we have 4011 03:22:14,944 --> 03:22:15,244 somebody in the back waiting to 4012 03:22:15,244 --> 03:22:17,470 assist you. 4013 03:22:17,470 --> 03:22:18,949 Just take a step back to your 4014 03:22:18,949 --> 03:22:21,949 right and somebody will meet 4015 03:22:25,688 --> 03:22:25,890 you back there, thank you so 4016 03:22:25,890 --> 03:22:27,890 much. 4017 03:23:07,666 --> 03:23:09,534 [Reading names] Please come to 4018 03:23:09,534 --> 03:23:13,734 the well to the podium if you 4019 03:23:14,638 --> 03:23:16,642 heard your name called. 4020 03:23:16,642 --> 03:23:18,643 And if it's not the same can't 4021 03:23:18,643 --> 03:23:19,745 name your parents gave you and 4022 03:23:19,745 --> 03:23:21,546 I butchered it, I apologize. 4023 03:23:21,546 --> 03:23:21,780 Let's go, I'm ready, good 4024 03:23:21,780 --> 03:23:23,780 evening. 4025 03:23:31,423 --> 03:23:33,423 Great, let's go. 4026 03:23:33,458 --> 03:23:35,326 >> good afternoon sharon mehta 4027 03:23:35,326 --> 03:23:36,562 mayor, I reside at west 7940 4028 03:23:36,562 --> 03:23:38,431 northwest. Clerk miami gardens 4029 03:23:38,431 --> 03:23:39,532 read 3055, I was born and 4030 03:23:39,532 --> 03:23:41,500 raised here in miami-dade 4031 03:23:41,500 --> 03:23:43,402 county and I love this place. 4032 03:23:43,402 --> 03:23:45,671 One of the reasons why we are 4033 03:23:45,671 --> 03:23:47,671 here, I'm sorry. 4034 03:23:47,707 --> 03:23:51,307 I am employed by miami dade 4035 03:24:00,886 --> 03:24:01,860 county as well for the last 23 4036 03:24:01,860 --> 03:24:03,560 years. 4037 03:24:03,560 --> 03:24:04,890 Can't forget that as a records 4038 03:24:04,890 --> 03:24:06,590 specialist 2 and one of the 4039 03:24:06,590 --> 03:24:07,994 reasons we are here is to let 4040 03:24:07,994 --> 03:24:09,128 you guys know that what we do 4041 03:24:09,128 --> 03:24:11,300 in the streets does matter. 4042 03:24:11,300 --> 03:24:11,998 We are out in the streets 4043 03:24:11,998 --> 03:24:13,966 getting it done. 4044 03:24:13,966 --> 03:24:15,768 And basically, what we do 4045 03:24:15,768 --> 03:24:17,380 matters and when we hear things 4046 03:24:17,380 --> 03:24:18,705 like cutting our jobs as a 4047 03:24:18,705 --> 03:24:22,305 quick fix for the budget you 4048 03:24:22,942 --> 03:24:24,911 are creating a problem, I want 4049 03:24:24,911 --> 03:24:26,800 to be explicit down the road. 4050 03:24:26,800 --> 03:24:27,948 the services we provide are 4051 03:24:27,948 --> 03:24:32,148 here to help people get by and 4052 03:24:39,926 --> 03:24:41,926 help families. 4053 03:24:41,928 --> 03:24:43,960 Survive in this world today and 4054 03:24:43,960 --> 03:24:45,650 it's a very hard time for us. 4055 03:24:45,650 --> 03:24:47,101 We are trying to ask for it so 4056 03:24:47,101 --> 03:24:48,936 these services being caught the 4057 03:24:48,936 --> 03:24:50,904 way they are we are creating a 4058 03:24:50,904 --> 03:24:52,500 problem we MAY not be able to 4059 03:24:52,500 --> 03:24:54,108 bounce back from korea. 4060 03:24:54,108 --> 03:24:55,977 >>vice chair mcghee: you've got 4061 03:24:55,977 --> 03:24:57,145 to open up the door to ask for 4062 03:24:57,145 --> 03:25:00,681 one more thing and that's a 4063 03:25:00,681 --> 03:25:02,681 bunch of things. 4064 03:25:02,683 --> 03:25:03,884 >> my address is 260 ne. 169th 4065 03:25:03,884 --> 03:25:05,887 street north miami beach 33162. 4066 03:25:05,887 --> 03:25:07,688 Like the gentleman before me I 4067 03:25:07,688 --> 03:25:08,857 was born and raised in 4068 03:25:08,857 --> 03:25:09,791 miami-dade and I'm proud to 4069 03:25:09,791 --> 03:25:11,791 call it home. 4070 03:25:11,859 --> 03:25:14,859 Arts and culture is important 4071 03:25:20,602 --> 03:25:22,470 to me, it's a personal passion 4072 03:25:22,470 --> 03:25:23,705 as well as a professional one, 4073 03:25:23,705 --> 03:25:25,540 I've been a staff member of the 4074 03:25:25,540 --> 03:25:25,740 new world symphony for 18 4075 03:25:25,740 --> 03:25:27,543 years. 4076 03:25:27,543 --> 03:25:29,478 My colleagues join me in 4077 03:25:29,478 --> 03:25:31,480 thanking mehta mayor for 4078 03:25:31,480 --> 03:25:33,481 preserving arts funding at its 4079 03:25:33,481 --> 03:25:36,519 previous level and we urge the 4080 03:25:36,519 --> 03:25:38,487 commission through this funding 4081 03:25:38,487 --> 03:25:41,390 read fact of the county support 4082 03:25:41,390 --> 03:25:43,358 on the local arts ecosystem and 4083 03:25:43,358 --> 03:25:45,360 impact of that ecosystem on our 4084 03:25:45,360 --> 03:25:45,694 residents and visitors couldn't 4085 03:25:45,694 --> 03:25:47,529 be overstated. 4086 03:25:47,529 --> 03:25:49,432 To quote MADAME Mayor arts have 4087 03:25:49,432 --> 03:25:50,633 an important economic and 4088 03:25:50,633 --> 03:25:52,468 social impact on the lives of 4089 03:25:52,468 --> 03:25:54,369 our residents reading more 4090 03:25:54,369 --> 03:25:55,570 connected communities 4091 03:25:55,570 --> 03:25:57,473 solidifying our status as a 4092 03:25:57,473 --> 03:25:57,674 global center of culture, well 4093 03:25:57,674 --> 03:25:59,542 said. 4094 03:25:59,542 --> 03:26:01,377 I understand the counties 4095 03:26:01,377 --> 03:26:02,578 department of cultural affairs 4096 03:26:02,578 --> 03:26:04,346 will be working on the street 4097 03:26:04,346 --> 03:26:05,647 you plan to assess the next 4098 03:26:05,647 --> 03:26:07,484 five years and consider steps 4099 03:26:07,484 --> 03:26:07,717 for securing long-term arts 4100 03:26:07,717 --> 03:26:09,486 funding. 4101 03:26:09,486 --> 03:26:11,354 I hope the department has the 4102 03:26:11,354 --> 03:26:12,588 support of this community 4103 03:26:12,588 --> 03:26:14,423 creating this plan and I look 4104 03:26:14,423 --> 03:26:16,360 forward to hearing about it. 4105 03:26:16,360 --> 03:26:18,361 >>vice chair mcghee: thank you. 4106 03:26:18,361 --> 03:26:20,361 >> good evening commissioners, 4107 03:26:23,425 --> 03:26:23,511 mayor, staff. 4108 03:26:23,511 --> 03:26:23,595 Boy you have a tough job, thank 4109 03:26:23,595 --> 03:26:23,680 you for your service. 4110 03:26:23,680 --> 03:26:24,767 My name is augustine, a 4111 03:26:24,767 --> 03:26:26,369 principal with a local 4112 03:26:26,369 --> 03:26:28,369 headquarter engineering firm 4113 03:26:28,371 --> 03:26:29,372 located at 1000 northwest. 57th 4114 03:26:29,372 --> 03:26:30,573 court suite 100. 4115 03:26:30,573 --> 03:26:32,475 I'm here to express our strong 4116 03:26:32,475 --> 03:26:34,377 support for the proposed water 4117 03:26:34,377 --> 03:26:36,377 wastewater rate adjustment 4118 03:26:37,448 --> 03:26:39,316 coming up on the budget. 4119 03:26:39,316 --> 03:26:40,517 Having had the privilege of 4120 03:26:40,517 --> 03:26:43,687 working with w asd for 30 years 4121 03:26:43,687 --> 03:26:45,588 we can say the proposed rate 4122 03:26:45,588 --> 03:26:47,988 increase only addresses their 4123 03:26:48,292 --> 03:26:50,292 immediate needs. 4124 03:26:50,327 --> 03:26:52,229 And they will continue to play 4125 03:26:52,229 --> 03:26:53,297 catch up on their aging 4126 03:26:53,297 --> 03:26:55,297 infrastructure for years. 4127 03:26:58,350 --> 03:26:59,904 No one welcomes a rate ncrease 4128 03:26:59,904 --> 03:27:01,906 of water and wastewater 4129 03:27:01,906 --> 03:27:03,941 infrastructure is not simply a 4130 03:27:03,941 --> 03:27:05,910 consequence of growth, it's a 4131 03:27:05,910 --> 03:27:08,910 prerequisite for growth and a 4132 03:27:11,482 --> 03:27:12,683 critical service that most 4133 03:27:12,683 --> 03:27:14,485 function in perpetuity. 4134 03:27:14,485 --> 03:27:15,753 These investments are not 4135 03:27:15,753 --> 03:27:17,622 optional, this is an investment 4136 03:27:17,622 --> 03:27:19,658 in miami-dade counties future. 4137 03:27:19,658 --> 03:27:21,659 I respectfully urge the board 4138 03:27:21,659 --> 03:27:23,494 to approve the proposed 4139 03:27:23,494 --> 03:27:24,662 adjustment for wasd rates. 4140 03:27:24,662 --> 03:27:27,662 Thank you for your attention 4141 03:27:31,903 --> 03:27:33,903 and consideration,. 4142 03:27:33,905 --> 03:27:35,406 >> good evening, chanelle pugh, 4143 03:27:35,406 --> 03:27:37,806 executive director of reading 4144 03:27:39,478 --> 03:27:41,412 and math incorporated located 4145 03:27:41,412 --> 03:27:43,812 at 7900 broke lane suite 400 4146 03:27:44,649 --> 03:27:46,552 miami lakes florida 33036. 4147 03:27:46,552 --> 03:27:48,754 On behalf of reading and math 4148 03:27:48,754 --> 03:27:49,989 incorporated a community-based 4149 03:27:49,989 --> 03:27:51,757 organization you for including 4150 03:27:51,757 --> 03:27:53,757 our florida high-impact 4151 03:27:56,596 --> 03:27:58,530 tutoring program in the fy 27 4152 03:27:58,530 --> 03:27:59,498 budget and for your continued 4153 03:27:59,498 --> 03:28:01,498 support of cbo's. 4154 03:28:15,882 --> 03:28:17,717 I need remains urgent. 4155 03:28:17,717 --> 03:28:18,918 In some classrooms we serve 4156 03:28:18,918 --> 03:28:21,754 fewer than one in 10 children 4157 03:28:21,754 --> 03:28:23,756 begin the year demonstrating 4158 03:28:23,756 --> 03:28:25,756 kindergarten readiness skills. 4159 03:28:25,758 --> 03:28:27,761 The counties investment allows 4160 03:28:27,761 --> 03:28:28,962 our full-time tutors to provide 4161 03:28:28,962 --> 03:28:30,730 evidence-based early 4162 03:28:30,730 --> 03:28:32,165 intervention to 1600 of 4163 03:28:32,165 --> 03:28:33,867 miami-dade's most vulnerable 4164 03:28:33,867 --> 03:28:35,735 people vpk students helping 4165 03:28:35,735 --> 03:28:37,971 them enter ready to learn and 4166 03:28:37,971 --> 03:28:38,939 progress towards critical third 4167 03:28:38,939 --> 03:28:40,939 grade reading milestones. 4168 03:28:40,974 --> 03:28:43,374 Mehta mayor and commissioners 4169 03:28:43,743 --> 03:28:44,978 to help community organizations 4170 03:28:44,978 --> 03:28:46,747 sustain essential services and 4171 03:28:46,747 --> 03:28:48,883 rising costs we ask you to 4172 03:28:48,883 --> 03:28:50,751 provide a 3% funding increase 4173 03:28:50,751 --> 03:28:51,819 for all cbo projects, thank you 4174 03:28:51,819 --> 03:28:53,754 for investing in our 4175 03:28:53,754 --> 03:28:55,754 organizations, children and 4176 03:28:55,756 --> 03:28:57,756 miami-dade's future prosperity. 4177 03:28:57,758 --> 03:28:59,760 >>vice chair mcghee: thank you. 4178 03:28:59,760 --> 03:29:00,930 >> good evening commissioners, 4179 03:29:00,930 --> 03:29:01,895 mayor, staff. 4180 03:29:01,895 --> 03:29:04,131 My name is frank and I reside 4181 03:29:04,131 --> 03:29:05,332 at 1501 pedro vista avenue, I'm 4182 03:29:05,332 --> 03:29:07,332 PRESIDENT Of 300 engineering 4183 03:29:08,135 --> 03:29:09,336 here today to respectfully urge 4184 03:29:09,336 --> 03:29:11,138 you to approve the proposed 6% 4185 03:29:11,138 --> 03:29:12,139 water and wastewater rate 4186 03:29:12,139 --> 03:29:14,139 adjustment. 4187 03:29:14,141 --> 03:29:16,141 Miami-dade needs reliable 4188 03:29:16,177 --> 03:29:17,412 infrastructure to support new 4189 03:29:17,412 --> 03:29:19,347 housing economic development, 4190 03:29:19,347 --> 03:29:20,214 public health and our quality 4191 03:29:20,214 --> 03:29:22,214 of life. 4192 03:29:22,216 --> 03:29:24,218 As engineers we know the simple 4193 03:29:24,218 --> 03:29:26,618 truth, that progress postponing 4194 03:29:29,257 --> 03:29:31,259 becomes bigger, larger and more 4195 03:29:31,259 --> 03:29:33,659 expensive in the future. 4196 03:29:38,933 --> 03:29:40,134 Infrastructure is not just 4197 03:29:40,134 --> 03:29:41,970 about a consequence of growth 4198 03:29:41,970 --> 03:29:42,971 but it's a prerequisite of 4199 03:29:42,971 --> 03:29:44,138 growth. 4200 03:29:44,138 --> 03:29:45,400 infrastructure is the 4201 03:29:45,400 --> 03:29:46,942 foundation of which 4202 03:29:46,942 --> 03:29:47,175 miami-dade's future growth 4203 03:29:47,175 --> 03:29:48,977 depends. 4204 03:29:48,977 --> 03:29:50,979 This is not about spending 4205 03:29:50,979 --> 03:29:52,470 more, it's about investing 4206 03:29:52,470 --> 03:29:53,480 reasonably today so our 4207 03:29:53,480 --> 03:29:55,480 residents don't pay 4208 03:29:56,886 --> 03:29:58,886 considerably more tomorrow. 4209 03:29:58,921 --> 03:30:00,990 The choice is not whether we 4210 03:30:00,990 --> 03:30:02,858 pay for this infrastructure, 4211 03:30:02,858 --> 03:30:04,726 the choice is whether we pay a 4212 03:30:04,726 --> 03:30:04,993 little today or much more 4213 03:30:04,993 --> 03:30:06,829 tomorrow. 4214 03:30:06,829 --> 03:30:07,964 I respectfully urge you to 4215 03:30:07,964 --> 03:30:09,698 approve the 6%. 4216 03:30:09,698 --> 03:30:12,698 >>vice chair mcghee: thank you 4217 03:30:19,509 --> 03:30:21,509 so much. 4218 03:30:21,511 --> 03:30:23,513 >> my name is marcel, 1671 4219 03:30:23,513 --> 03:30:25,514 southwest. 73rd street is my 4220 03:30:25,514 --> 03:30:26,683 address, and everglades 4221 03:30:26,683 --> 03:30:28,485 organizer with sierra club 4222 03:30:28,485 --> 03:30:29,719 florida to speak against 4223 03:30:29,719 --> 03:30:31,654 multiple proposed cuts in this 4224 03:30:31,654 --> 03:30:33,523 year's budget including the $30 4225 03:30:33,523 --> 03:30:35,525 million in cuts to the 4226 03:30:35,525 --> 03:30:37,525 environmental endangered lands 4227 03:30:37,528 --> 03:30:38,729 program which through the 4228 03:30:38,729 --> 03:30:40,530 production of endangered 4229 03:30:40,530 --> 03:30:41,765 habitats combats the severe 4230 03:30:41,765 --> 03:30:43,533 heat and whether that impacts 4231 03:30:43,533 --> 03:30:44,734 our community members, 4232 03:30:44,734 --> 03:30:46,670 additionally the 21.1 million 4233 03:30:46,670 --> 03:30:48,605 in cuts to our public library 4234 03:30:48,605 --> 03:30:50,507 system which serves as free 4235 03:30:50,507 --> 03:30:52,509 cooling centers during our 4236 03:30:52,509 --> 03:30:53,643 intensifying and frequent heat 4237 03:30:53,643 --> 03:30:55,578 advisories, we are seeing 4238 03:30:55,578 --> 03:30:57,515 continued whittling away of our 4239 03:30:57,515 --> 03:30:58,649 public transit system with 47 4240 03:30:58,649 --> 03:31:00,518 routes oozing all service 4241 03:31:00,518 --> 03:31:01,719 before 6:00 A.M. And seven 4242 03:31:01,719 --> 03:31:02,519 oozing service after 10:00 4243 03:31:02,519 --> 03:31:03,820 P.M.. 4244 03:31:03,820 --> 03:31:04,755 If we neglect our 4245 03:31:04,755 --> 03:31:06,691 responsibility to our community 4246 03:31:06,691 --> 03:31:07,625 and our environment what will 4247 03:31:07,625 --> 03:31:09,527 we have left? 4248 03:31:09,527 --> 03:31:11,529 We urge the county to allocate 4249 03:31:11,529 --> 03:31:12,696 a minimum of 20 million to the 4250 03:31:12,696 --> 03:31:14,565 e.E.L. Program, guarantee 4251 03:31:14,565 --> 03:31:16,534 library staff will not be cut 4252 03:31:16,534 --> 03:31:17,702 for community sake and restore 4253 03:31:17,702 --> 03:31:19,571 the funding for nighttime 4254 03:31:19,571 --> 03:31:21,405 transit service members of our 4255 03:31:21,405 --> 03:31:23,340 working class depend on. 4256 03:31:23,340 --> 03:31:23,574 >>vice chair mcghee: thank you 4257 03:31:23,574 --> 03:31:25,443 marcel. 4258 03:31:25,443 --> 03:31:27,345 >> my name is rick cruz, 9959 4259 03:31:27,345 --> 03:31:29,614 water district drive and I'm 4260 03:31:29,614 --> 03:31:31,549 PRESIDENT Of miami amd society 4261 03:31:31,549 --> 03:31:33,485 which represents 80 firms or 4262 03:31:33,485 --> 03:31:35,119 more and as you've heard and as 4263 03:31:35,119 --> 03:31:37,789 we know if you delay any 4264 03:31:37,789 --> 03:31:40,789 services such as for the 4265 03:31:40,925 --> 03:31:42,794 infrastructure you will end up 4266 03:31:42,794 --> 03:31:44,794 paying more later. 4267 03:31:46,332 --> 03:31:49,334 I'm here to support the retail 4268 03:31:49,334 --> 03:31:51,734 rate adjustment for miami-dade 4269 03:31:54,772 --> 03:31:56,742 water and sewer department. 4270 03:31:56,742 --> 03:31:59,742 >> good evening, how are you 4271 03:32:00,813 --> 03:32:01,130 feeling tonight? 4272 03:32:01,130 --> 03:32:02,815 Good. 4273 03:32:02,815 --> 03:32:04,382 6214 northwest. Broadway 4274 03:32:04,382 --> 03:32:06,319 avenue, my name is broadway 4275 03:32:06,319 --> 03:32:09,210 harewood and I'd like to thank 4276 03:32:09,210 --> 03:32:11,421 my county commissioner kionne 4277 03:32:18,398 --> 03:32:19,632 hardemon for the work he's been 4278 03:32:19,632 --> 03:32:21,367 doing and I thank you for what 4279 03:32:21,367 --> 03:32:22,568 you all are doing. 4280 03:32:22,568 --> 03:32:24,437 Please continue to do the good 4281 03:32:24,437 --> 03:32:25,638 work and MADAME Mayor we are 4282 03:32:25,638 --> 03:32:27,440 going to have a good birthday 4283 03:32:27,440 --> 03:32:28,708 this year. 4284 03:32:28,708 --> 03:32:30,510 >>commissioner hardemon: give 4285 03:32:30,510 --> 03:32:33,510 him another minute, I was 4286 03:32:35,114 --> 03:32:37,117 thinking about another five. 4287 03:32:37,117 --> 03:32:37,451 >> good evening mehta mayor and 4288 03:32:37,451 --> 03:32:39,451 commissioners. 4289 03:32:40,120 --> 03:32:42,520 My address is 1281 rupert 4290 03:32:49,963 --> 03:32:51,980 avenue miami springs florida 4291 03:32:51,980 --> 03:32:52,966 33166 here today as a miami 4292 03:32:52,966 --> 03:32:54,670 dade county resident and 4293 03:32:54,670 --> 03:32:55,970 taxpayer but also as a 4294 03:32:55,970 --> 03:32:58,370 professional working for hvc 4295 03:33:00,107 --> 03:33:02,420 engineering who has worked in 4296 03:33:02,420 --> 03:33:04,110 the water and wastewater field 4297 03:33:04,110 --> 03:33:04,944 including working with wasd for 4298 03:33:04,944 --> 03:33:05,946 about 20 years. 4299 03:33:05,946 --> 03:33:07,114 Support the 4300 03:33:07,114 --> 03:33:09,114 proposed 6% rate increase. 4301 03:33:09,116 --> 03:33:10,951 I understand nobody wants to 4302 03:33:10,951 --> 03:33:12,953 pay higher taxes but I know 4303 03:33:12,953 --> 03:33:14,953 from experience postponing 4304 03:33:14,955 --> 03:33:16,223 necessary investments in our 4305 03:33:16,223 --> 03:33:18,223 water wastewater infrastructure 4306 03:33:25,166 --> 03:33:27,202 does not save money. 4307 03:33:27,202 --> 03:33:28,102 It only pushes the problem into 4308 03:33:28,102 --> 03:33:30,102 the future. 4309 03:33:30,205 --> 03:33:32,730 When repairs and improvements 4310 03:33:32,730 --> 03:33:34,175 would cost significantly more. 4311 03:33:34,175 --> 03:33:36,440 I have grandchildren growing up 4312 03:33:36,440 --> 03:33:37,212 here in miami-dade county I do 4313 03:33:37,212 --> 03:33:39,810 not want them to endure higher 4314 03:33:39,810 --> 03:33:40,982 costs just because we were 4315 03:33:40,982 --> 03:33:41,983 unwilling to make the necessary 4316 03:33:41,983 --> 03:33:43,983 decisions today. 4317 03:33:43,984 --> 03:33:45,153 They need is here now, the 4318 03:33:45,153 --> 03:33:46,540 responsible thing to do is 4319 03:33:46,540 --> 03:33:48,540 address it now. 4320 03:33:48,123 --> 03:33:51,123 I respectfully ask you to 4321 03:33:52,270 --> 03:33:53,929 support the 6% increase. 4322 03:33:53,929 --> 03:33:55,863 >>vice chair mcghee: thank you 4323 03:33:55,863 --> 03:33:56,932 broadway reminding us the 4324 03:33:56,932 --> 03:33:58,867 mayor's birthday is on 4325 03:33:58,867 --> 03:33:59,201 SEPTEMBER 14, her birthday is 4326 03:33:59,201 --> 03:34:01,300 SEPTEMBER 14. 4327 03:34:01,300 --> 03:34:02,304 We will be celebrating inside 4328 03:34:02,304 --> 03:34:02,504 her backyard her birthday 4329 03:34:02,504 --> 03:34:04,372 party. 4330 03:34:04,372 --> 03:34:05,574 MADAME Mayor please put your 4331 03:34:05,574 --> 03:34:07,743 address on the record, you have 4332 03:34:07,743 --> 03:34:09,712 2 minutes. 4333 03:34:09,712 --> 03:34:13,312 You're going to bring the beer. 4334 03:34:17,286 --> 03:34:19,286 Let's go. 4335 03:34:20,222 --> 03:34:21,323 >> good evening mehta mayor, 4336 03:34:21,323 --> 03:34:23,225 commissioners, I'm rick 4337 03:34:23,225 --> 03:34:25,225 tavares, 8333 northwest. 53rd 4338 03:34:25,227 --> 03:34:27,430 street, thank you for this 4339 03:34:27,430 --> 03:34:29,365 opportunity to speak. 4340 03:34:29,365 --> 03:34:30,800 Also thank you MADAME Mayor for 4341 03:34:30,800 --> 03:34:32,535 the town halls you conducted 4342 03:34:32,535 --> 03:34:33,469 prior to this first reading of 4343 03:34:33,469 --> 03:34:35,469 the budget. 4344 03:34:35,471 --> 03:34:37,307 It occurred to me we all can 4345 03:34:37,307 --> 03:34:40,907 take a deep breath right now. 4346 03:34:45,781 --> 03:34:47,840 We enjoy the sunshine of 4347 03:34:47,840 --> 03:34:48,785 miami-dade county. 4348 03:34:48,785 --> 03:34:49,986 Doesn't cost us anything but I 4349 03:34:49,986 --> 03:34:51,888 realized ever since I came here 4350 03:34:51,888 --> 03:34:53,790 in the early 90s from new york 4351 03:34:53,790 --> 03:34:55,358 city which charges a lot more 4352 03:34:55,358 --> 03:34:57,328 for water by the way, I never 4353 03:34:57,328 --> 03:34:59,196 once questioned the quality of 4354 03:34:59,196 --> 03:35:00,597 the water I used since the 4355 03:35:00,597 --> 03:35:02,232 early 90s here and I want to 4356 03:35:02,232 --> 03:35:05,232 thank the prior water sewer 4357 03:35:08,172 --> 03:35:10,172 department leadership. 4358 03:35:10,174 --> 03:35:12,176 I would imagine it took years 4359 03:35:12,176 --> 03:35:14,111 of investment and planning to 4360 03:35:14,111 --> 03:35:16,800 make sure the water I drink, my 4361 03:35:16,800 --> 03:35:17,948 family drinks, like pets drink 4362 03:35:17,948 --> 03:35:18,116 was healthy and secure so thank 4363 03:35:18,116 --> 03:35:19,484 you. 4364 03:35:19,484 --> 03:35:21,585 If you can move on the item. 4365 03:35:21,585 --> 03:35:23,985 >>vice chair mcghee: appreciate 4366 03:35:24,356 --> 03:35:27,356 you, thank you so much. 4367 03:35:32,296 --> 03:35:33,497 >> I and eric h braswell, 1197 4368 03:35:33,497 --> 03:35:34,398 southwest. 92nd lane since 4369 03:35:34,398 --> 03:35:36,301 203-3186 miami. 4370 03:35:36,301 --> 03:35:38,701 Everyone's starting working on 4371 03:35:39,671 --> 03:35:41,606 a budget in the private and 4372 03:35:41,606 --> 03:35:43,474 public sector in dade county 4373 03:35:43,474 --> 03:35:46,811 and the rest of the country. 4374 03:35:46,811 --> 03:35:47,946 While we have a string of 4375 03:35:47,946 --> 03:35:49,114 tariffs causing a severe 4376 03:35:49,114 --> 03:35:51,514 economic and financial impact 4377 03:35:56,221 --> 03:35:56,488 on dade county, the country and 4378 03:35:56,488 --> 03:35:58,488 citizens. 4379 03:35:59,157 --> 03:36:00,325 We the people should back your 4380 03:36:00,325 --> 03:36:01,460 politicians, go to congress, 4381 03:36:01,460 --> 03:36:02,627 tell them to pick up their 4382 03:36:02,627 --> 03:36:04,529 balls and not the tariffs and 4383 03:36:04,529 --> 03:36:06,165 reduce said tariffs to a saner 4384 03:36:06,165 --> 03:36:08,660 equitable and affordable rate. 4385 03:36:08,660 --> 03:36:11,660 Over the objection of an 4386 03:36:11,437 --> 03:36:13,372 ignorant PRESIDENT, that's it. 4387 03:36:13,372 --> 03:36:16,372 >>vice chair mcghee: thank you 4388 03:36:27,151 --> 03:36:28,285 so much. 4389 03:36:28,285 --> 03:36:30,154 >> you ready for me? 4390 03:36:30,154 --> 03:36:31,322 >> I believe we are. 4391 03:36:31,322 --> 03:36:32,323 >> my name is asher schaefer, 4392 03:36:32,323 --> 03:36:34,723 thank you for that. 4393 03:36:43,199 --> 03:36:45,680 650 ne. Second avenue miami 4394 03:36:45,680 --> 03:36:46,502 florida 33132, so tonight I 4395 03:36:46,502 --> 03:36:48,700 come to you as a transit 4396 03:36:48,700 --> 03:36:50,700 writer, photographer and 4397 03:36:50,720 --> 03:36:51,173 hospitality worker and I worked 4398 03:36:51,173 --> 03:36:53,108 professionally with other 4399 03:36:53,108 --> 03:36:55,210 transit agencies including the 4400 03:36:55,210 --> 03:36:57,450 metro in seattle on campaigns 4401 03:36:57,450 --> 03:36:58,180 promoting transit ridership 4402 03:36:58,180 --> 03:37:00,480 today I'm speaking from a 4403 03:37:00,480 --> 03:37:02,500 personal experience as a 4404 03:37:02,500 --> 03:37:03,251 warning to the proposed service 4405 03:37:03,251 --> 03:37:04,152 cuts to morning and late night 4406 03:37:04,152 --> 03:37:06,540 buses in miami. 4407 03:37:06,540 --> 03:37:08,560 I recently had to leave my job 4408 03:37:08,560 --> 03:37:09,157 the hotel because the transit 4409 03:37:09,157 --> 03:37:11,580 schedule I depended on no 4410 03:37:11,580 --> 03:37:12,159 longer made by community 4411 03:37:12,159 --> 03:37:14,610 sustainable and the most 4412 03:37:14,610 --> 03:37:16,630 frustrating part was I don't 4413 03:37:16,630 --> 03:37:18,640 need a huge increase in 4414 03:37:18,640 --> 03:37:19,166 service, I just need one extra 4415 03:37:19,166 --> 03:37:21,680 morning trip, one extra 4416 03:37:21,680 --> 03:37:23,360 late-night trip but that could 4417 03:37:23,360 --> 03:37:24,137 not be provided so I could not 4418 03:37:24,137 --> 03:37:24,471 continue working in that 4419 03:37:24,471 --> 03:37:26,720 establishment. 4420 03:37:26,720 --> 03:37:28,410 Hat's why am 4421 03:37:28,410 --> 03:37:29,209 asking you to restore 12.4 4422 03:37:29,209 --> 03:37:31,143 million and think carefully 4423 03:37:31,143 --> 03:37:32,245 about the proposed service cuts 4424 03:37:32,245 --> 03:37:32,478 to early and late metro 4425 03:37:32,478 --> 03:37:34,147 service. 4426 03:37:34,147 --> 03:37:36,480 Hose first and last 4427 03:37:36,480 --> 03:37:37,490 trips MAY have lower ridership, 4428 03:37:37,490 --> 03:37:39,490 thank you. 4429 03:37:39,510 --> 03:37:39,285 >>vice chair mcghee: thank you 4430 03:37:39,285 --> 03:37:41,120 so much. 4431 03:37:41,120 --> 03:37:42,121 We are going to change up the 4432 03:37:42,121 --> 03:37:44,560 program a tad bit. 4433 03:37:44,560 --> 03:37:47,656 We have about 12 to 14 of you 4434 03:37:54,365 --> 03:37:56,167 left we signed up to speak, I'm 4435 03:37:56,167 --> 03:37:57,368 going to ask you you start 4436 03:37:57,368 --> 03:37:59,303 making your way to my left and 4437 03:37:59,303 --> 03:38:01,172 also your right and come to the 4438 03:38:01,172 --> 03:38:03,140 well to begin speaking, we 4439 03:38:03,140 --> 03:38:04,374 should be done depending how 4440 03:38:04,374 --> 03:38:06,210 quickly you can speak and get 4441 03:38:06,210 --> 03:38:07,644 this out of the way and put 4442 03:38:07,644 --> 03:38:09,245 your positions on the record 4443 03:38:09,245 --> 03:38:11,381 and in the meantime while 4444 03:38:11,381 --> 03:38:13,250 you're positioning yourself I'd 4445 03:38:13,250 --> 03:38:14,384 like to ask michael rowe to 4446 03:38:14,384 --> 03:38:16,286 stand up, he's in the back. 4447 03:38:16,286 --> 03:38:18,287 Mike, is that you back there? 4448 03:38:18,287 --> 03:38:20,156 MADAME Mayor, I'm not quite 4449 03:38:20,156 --> 03:38:21,457 sure but this man has already 4450 03:38:21,457 --> 03:38:23,192 retired and you still have him 4451 03:38:23,192 --> 03:38:24,293 on the clock? 4452 03:38:24,293 --> 03:38:27,293 >>mayor cava: is an active 4453 03:38:33,301 --> 03:38:35,270 citizen, your honor. 4454 03:38:35,270 --> 03:38:36,471 >>vice chair mcghee: in that 4455 03:38:36,471 --> 03:38:37,406 case we've got to get him to 4456 03:38:37,406 --> 03:38:39,406 speak, line up. 4457 03:38:39,474 --> 03:38:41,375 If everybody could recognize 4458 03:38:41,375 --> 03:38:43,277 mike for the services is given 4459 03:38:43,277 --> 03:38:45,279 to this county for over two 4460 03:38:45,279 --> 03:38:47,281 decades, we greatly appreciate 4461 03:38:47,281 --> 03:38:48,449 it. 4462 03:38:48,449 --> 03:38:50,317 >>mayor cava: through the 4463 03:38:50,317 --> 03:38:52,319 chair, he served 37 years in 4464 03:38:52,319 --> 03:38:53,253 miami-dade county and he is the 4465 03:38:53,253 --> 03:38:54,321 longest serving 4466 03:38:54,321 --> 03:38:56,321 sergeant-at-arms in our 4467 03:39:01,293 --> 03:39:02,295 history. 4468 03:39:02,295 --> 03:39:04,295 [Applause] 4469 03:39:04,296 --> 03:39:05,464 >>vice chair mcghee: I hear a 4470 03:39:05,464 --> 03:39:07,433 plaque coming after this one, 4471 03:39:07,433 --> 03:39:09,301 announce your name and address 4472 03:39:09,301 --> 03:39:11,303 and we will be ready to go. 4473 03:39:11,303 --> 03:39:12,504 >> my name is sierra burgos, I 4474 03:39:12,504 --> 03:39:16,104 reside in little haiti and I 4475 03:39:17,976 --> 03:39:19,144 have since 2013. 4476 03:39:19,144 --> 03:39:21,120 Throughout these years I've 4477 03:39:21,120 --> 03:39:22,947 seen the changes implemented to 4478 03:39:22,947 --> 03:39:24,115 miami dade transit and how it 4479 03:39:24,115 --> 03:39:26,115 affected the community. 4480 03:39:26,117 --> 03:39:27,952 My local bus routes went from 4481 03:39:27,952 --> 03:39:29,153 being five buses that ran 4482 03:39:29,153 --> 03:39:32,153 frequently to now three, but 4483 03:39:37,461 --> 03:39:37,661 one bus that runs twice every 4484 03:39:37,661 --> 03:39:39,463 hour. 4485 03:39:39,463 --> 03:39:40,997 This has greatly affected my 4486 03:39:40,997 --> 03:39:42,566 ability to travel to certain 4487 03:39:42,566 --> 03:39:46,166 jobs I've had, forcing me to 4488 03:39:49,805 --> 03:39:51,807 pay 20 or $30 on rideshare and 4489 03:39:51,807 --> 03:39:53,800 cutting even more routes or not 4490 03:39:53,800 --> 03:39:54,977 beginning service until after 4491 03:39:54,977 --> 03:39:56,811 6:00 A.M. And stopping as early 4492 03:39:56,811 --> 03:40:00,411 as 10:00 P.M. Will impact my 4493 03:40:00,482 --> 03:40:02,417 community in a negative way. 4494 03:40:02,417 --> 03:40:03,618 I know I'm not only speaking 4495 03:40:03,618 --> 03:40:05,553 for myself when I say many of 4496 03:40:05,553 --> 03:40:07,422 us need to be at work or school 4497 03:40:07,422 --> 03:40:08,623 before 6:00 A.M. And many of us 4498 03:40:08,623 --> 03:40:09,424 don't get off until after 10:00 4499 03:40:09,424 --> 03:40:10,691 P.M.. 4500 03:40:10,691 --> 03:40:12,426 i have stood at many bus stops 4501 03:40:12,426 --> 03:40:12,827 in different areas. 4502 03:40:12,827 --> 03:40:14,827 Thank you. 4503 03:40:14,829 --> 03:40:17,829 >>vice chair mcghee: thank you 4504 03:40:24,538 --> 03:40:24,805 so much. 4505 03:40:24,805 --> 03:40:26,805 >>. 4506 03:40:32,945 --> 03:40:34,945 [Speaking spanish] 4507 03:40:37,683 --> 03:40:37,917 >>translator: my name is philip 4508 03:40:37,917 --> 03:40:39,917 morano. 4509 03:40:53,364 --> 03:40:54,399 Good evening mayor and 4510 03:40:54,399 --> 03:40:54,666 commissioners. 4511 03:40:54,666 --> 03:40:56,666 >>. 4512 03:40:57,340 --> 03:40:59,300 [Speaking spanish] 4513 03:40:59,300 --> 03:41:01,403 >>translator: I have several 4514 03:41:06,176 --> 03:41:06,443 concerns. 4515 03:41:06,443 --> 03:41:08,212 >>. 4516 03:41:08,212 --> 03:41:10,212 [Speaking spanish] 4517 03:41:11,950 --> 03:41:14,350 >>translator: my address, phone 4518 03:41:18,287 --> 03:41:19,121 number and email address. 4519 03:41:19,121 --> 03:41:21,121 >>. 4520 03:41:22,792 --> 03:41:24,760 [Speaking spanish] 4521 03:41:24,760 --> 03:41:27,760 >>translator: I am disabled and 4522 03:41:32,167 --> 03:41:32,434 am concerned. 4523 03:41:32,434 --> 03:41:34,434 >>. 4524 03:41:45,279 --> 03:41:47,248 [Speaking spanish] 4525 03:41:47,248 --> 03:41:48,416 >>translator: I'm concerned 4526 03:41:48,416 --> 03:41:51,251 because I sent out my resume 4527 03:41:51,251 --> 03:41:55,188 and nothing has come out so I'm 4528 03:41:55,188 --> 03:41:57,188 concerned. 4529 03:42:10,436 --> 03:42:12,437 I am concerned about housing. 4530 03:42:12,437 --> 03:42:17,237 There is a form where it can be 4531 03:42:41,164 --> 03:42:43,164 viewed, my information. 4532 03:42:43,166 --> 03:42:45,168 >>vice chair mcghee: thank you, 4533 03:42:45,168 --> 03:42:45,401 can we put his address on the 4534 03:42:45,401 --> 03:42:47,370 record? 4535 03:42:47,370 --> 03:42:49,305 I have one for three southwest. 4536 03:42:49,305 --> 03:42:50,306 Ninth street apartment 71130, 4537 03:42:50,306 --> 03:42:53,306 is that what you have? 4538 03:42:59,948 --> 03:43:01,948 I appreciate you. 4539 03:43:02,117 --> 03:43:03,985 >> good evening commissioners 4540 03:43:03,985 --> 03:43:05,887 and mayor, my name is mimi 4541 03:43:05,887 --> 03:43:10,870 allen and I was born and raised 4542 03:43:15,796 --> 03:43:17,665 in district 10 and quite 4543 03:43:17,665 --> 03:43:17,865 possibly the greatest place on 4544 03:43:17,865 --> 03:43:19,800 earth. 4545 03:43:19,800 --> 03:43:20,834 My address is 4901 southwest. 4546 03:43:20,834 --> 03:43:22,736 37th avenue 33175. 4547 03:43:22,736 --> 03:43:24,671 I'm here to advocate for the 4548 03:43:24,671 --> 03:43:26,606 first bus continued funding for 4549 03:43:26,606 --> 03:43:26,840 E.E.L. And our public library 4550 03:43:26,840 --> 03:43:28,840 system. 4551 03:43:33,246 --> 03:43:34,380 My love for the city and nature 4552 03:43:34,380 --> 03:43:36,215 started at a library. 4553 03:43:36,215 --> 03:43:38,217 Today I work at a local zoo 4554 03:43:38,217 --> 03:43:39,452 part-time and collect tropical 4555 03:43:39,452 --> 03:43:41,387 fruit trees on my spare time. 4556 03:43:41,387 --> 03:43:43,355 Every morning I wake up at 4:30 4557 03:43:43,355 --> 03:43:45,390 to experience my city by bike 4558 03:43:45,390 --> 03:43:47,225 bus and metro at the beginning 4559 03:43:47,225 --> 03:43:48,460 of route 40 and catching the 4560 03:43:48,460 --> 03:43:50,395 sunrise over miami beach before 4561 03:43:50,395 --> 03:43:52,630 work at 7:00 A.M.. I'm going to 4562 03:43:52,630 --> 03:43:54,990 tell you this bus is not empty. 4563 03:43:54,990 --> 03:43:55,967 I'm going to tell you a couple 4564 03:43:55,967 --> 03:43:57,135 people who ride the bus every 4565 03:43:57,135 --> 03:43:58,970 morning so we have to wilma, 4566 03:43:58,970 --> 03:44:00,171 she drops off her child and 4567 03:44:00,171 --> 03:44:02,139 goes to work at eight yet I 4568 03:44:02,139 --> 03:44:04,410 have three public workers, 4569 03:44:04,410 --> 03:44:05,142 janitors and people working on 4570 03:44:05,142 --> 03:44:07,142 construction in downtown. 4571 03:44:07,144 --> 03:44:09,112 Please advocate for florida, 4572 03:44:09,112 --> 03:44:11,480 hurricane protection, lobster. 4573 03:44:11,480 --> 03:44:12,516 >>vice chair mcghee: did you 4574 03:44:12,516 --> 03:44:14,516 say lobsters? 4575 03:44:14,517 --> 03:44:16,517 >> good evening commissioners, 4576 03:44:19,956 --> 03:44:21,824 oscar and I'm a resident do 910 4577 03:44:21,824 --> 03:44:24,224 southwest. 69th court miami 4578 03:44:25,940 --> 03:44:26,328 florida 33196 speaking in 4579 03:44:26,328 --> 03:44:28,197 opposition to the proposed cuts 4580 03:44:28,197 --> 03:44:30,199 to early morning and late 4581 03:44:30,199 --> 03:44:32,599 evening transit routes these 4582 03:44:40,575 --> 03:44:42,577 hours are when restaurant 4583 03:44:42,577 --> 03:44:43,778 employees and anyone without a 4584 03:44:43,778 --> 03:44:44,579 car depend on to get to work 4585 03:44:44,579 --> 03:44:45,713 safely. 4586 03:44:45,713 --> 03:44:47,581 His proposal shifts 4587 03:44:47,581 --> 03:44:48,749 the cost on to the people who 4588 03:44:48,749 --> 03:44:51,351 can least afford it and comes 4589 03:44:51,351 --> 03:44:52,486 as miami's cost of living keeps 4590 03:44:52,486 --> 03:44:54,321 rising riven by an influx of 4591 03:44:54,321 --> 03:44:54,655 newcomers reshaping our 4592 03:44:54,655 --> 03:44:56,490 neighborhoods. 4593 03:44:56,490 --> 03:44:58,325 The people who make this city 4594 03:44:58,325 --> 03:45:00,326 run and make a place worth 4595 03:45:00,326 --> 03:45:02,328 moving to are being priced out. 4596 03:45:02,328 --> 03:45:05,328 Cutting transit pushes them out 4597 03:45:09,101 --> 03:45:11,690 even further, right when we 4598 03:45:11,690 --> 03:45:13,380 should be investing in 4599 03:45:13,380 --> 03:45:14,390 infrastructure that's letting 4600 03:45:14,390 --> 03:45:15,207 people stay. 4601 03:45:15,207 --> 03:45:17,420 Transit exists to serve the 4602 03:45:17,420 --> 03:45:19,440 public and the public to 4603 03:45:19,440 --> 03:45:19,377 reserve the conversation about 4604 03:45:19,377 --> 03:45:21,279 alternatives. 4605 03:45:21,279 --> 03:45:23,480 I urge you to reject these cuts 4606 03:45:23,480 --> 03:45:23,381 and send staff back to find 4607 03:45:23,381 --> 03:45:25,150 another path. 4608 03:45:25,150 --> 03:45:27,184 >> good evening MADAME Mayor 4609 03:45:27,184 --> 03:45:27,352 and commissioners, my name is 4610 03:45:27,352 --> 03:45:29,153 josc 4611 03:45:29,153 --> 03:45:31,550 guzman, working for city 4612 03:45:31,550 --> 03:45:33,570 smith at 4000 ponce de leon 4613 03:45:33,570 --> 03:45:34,191 boulevard coral gables here to 4614 03:45:34,191 --> 03:45:36,600 support motion each for the 4615 03:45:36,600 --> 03:45:37,227 water sewer rate increase, we 4616 03:45:37,227 --> 03:45:39,196 as an engineering firm are 4617 03:45:39,196 --> 03:45:42,332 aware of the number of projects 4618 03:45:42,332 --> 03:45:43,333 impacted if these rates were to 4619 03:45:43,333 --> 03:45:45,235 be maintained. 4620 03:45:45,235 --> 03:45:47,103 Dade county has always been a 4621 03:45:47,103 --> 03:45:48,272 beacon for water quantity and 4622 03:45:48,272 --> 03:45:50,239 quality, example in the state 4623 03:45:50,239 --> 03:45:51,407 and nationwide and this 4624 03:45:51,407 --> 03:45:53,309 requires us to sustain the 4625 03:45:53,309 --> 03:45:56,110 level of investment so I urge 4626 03:45:56,110 --> 03:45:57,947 you to increase that 6%. 4627 03:45:57,947 --> 03:46:00,947 >>vice chair mcghee: thank you, 4628 03:46:03,180 --> 03:46:05,180 good evening. 4629 03:46:05,530 --> 03:46:06,121 >> I'm representing cv ac at 4630 03:46:06,121 --> 03:46:08,121 dixie highway 33133. 4631 03:46:08,790 --> 03:46:09,991 As a domestic violence 4632 03:46:09,991 --> 03:46:13,591 survivor, tonight I urge you to 4633 03:46:14,261 --> 03:46:16,165 expand the budget allocations 4634 03:46:16,165 --> 03:46:19,765 for dade legal aid and miami 4635 03:46:23,504 --> 03:46:24,572 bridge, I knew speaking as a 4636 03:46:24,572 --> 03:46:26,508 mother forced into an 4637 03:46:26,508 --> 03:46:27,509 unnecessarily drawn out family 4638 03:46:27,509 --> 03:46:28,677 court battle. 4639 03:46:28,677 --> 03:46:30,512 Initially I could afford a 4640 03:46:30,512 --> 03:46:32,514 lawyer but had to use my 4641 03:46:32,514 --> 03:46:34,516 newborn sons educational funds 4642 03:46:34,516 --> 03:46:34,782 and they are completely 4643 03:46:34,782 --> 03:46:36,519 depleted. 4644 03:46:36,519 --> 03:46:37,786 Along my journey I've met so 4645 03:46:37,786 --> 03:46:40,186 many parents struggling with 4646 03:46:40,723 --> 03:46:42,691 the same battle we had to 4647 03:46:42,691 --> 03:46:43,825 protect our children stay 4648 03:46:43,825 --> 03:46:45,727 ability and futures we must 4649 03:46:45,727 --> 03:46:47,697 fund dade legal aid while 4650 03:46:47,697 --> 03:46:49,697 investing in pre-court 4651 03:46:50,232 --> 03:46:50,465 stabilization like miami 4652 03:46:50,465 --> 03:46:52,268 bridge. 4653 03:46:52,268 --> 03:46:53,402 Everyone deserves an equal 4654 03:46:53,402 --> 03:46:55,270 opportunity to justice 4655 03:46:55,270 --> 03:46:56,239 regardless of the amount of 4656 03:46:56,239 --> 03:46:57,440 money they have. 4657 03:46:57,440 --> 03:46:59,242 My son and I are part of the 4658 03:46:59,242 --> 03:47:00,843 world's most vulnerable 4659 03:47:00,843 --> 03:47:02,440 population and we deserve a 4660 03:47:02,440 --> 03:47:03,913 chance I believe I was brought 4661 03:47:03,913 --> 03:47:05,814 into my circumstances to help 4662 03:47:05,814 --> 03:47:06,950 others and if I was in your 4663 03:47:06,950 --> 03:47:08,818 position I would help 4664 03:47:08,818 --> 03:47:09,180 survivors, please help us 4665 03:47:09,180 --> 03:47:10,887 re-it. 4666 03:47:10,887 --> 03:47:11,120 >>vice chair mcghee: thank you 4667 03:47:11,120 --> 03:47:13,120 so much. 4668 03:47:14,490 --> 03:47:16,426 >> my name is amy, 110th lane 4669 03:47:16,426 --> 03:47:20,260 miami florida and I'm here to 4670 03:47:20,197 --> 03:47:20,463 advocate for the $20 million 4671 03:47:20,463 --> 03:47:22,264 increase. 4672 03:47:22,264 --> 03:47:24,234 >>vice chair mcghee: can we 4673 03:47:24,234 --> 03:47:25,201 borrow your last name, I 4674 03:47:25,201 --> 03:47:26,503 promise we will give it back. 4675 03:47:26,503 --> 03:47:28,438 >> herrera. 4676 03:47:28,438 --> 03:47:32,380 I'm here to advocate for the 20 4677 03:47:50,494 --> 03:47:52,563 million increase in E.E.L. 4678 03:47:52,563 --> 03:47:54,963 Funding because the environment 4679 03:47:55,365 --> 03:47:56,367 is vital to our physical and 4680 03:47:56,367 --> 03:47:57,502 medical help. 4681 03:47:57,502 --> 03:47:59,502 There's research showing 4682 03:48:00,371 --> 03:48:02,373 connection with nature produces 4683 03:48:02,373 --> 03:48:03,540 significant reductions in 4684 03:48:03,540 --> 03:48:05,540 anxiety, blood pressure 4685 03:48:05,542 --> 03:48:06,378 cortisol and improved positive 4686 03:48:06,378 --> 03:48:07,512 effect. 4687 03:48:07,512 --> 03:48:09,380 Green spaces promote 4688 03:48:09,380 --> 03:48:10,481 development in children and 4689 03:48:10,481 --> 03:48:12,350 greenview was in your 4690 03:48:12,350 --> 03:48:14,350 children's home promote 4691 03:48:14,351 --> 03:48:15,553 self-control behaviors read the 4692 03:48:15,553 --> 03:48:17,455 environment fuels creativity 4693 03:48:17,455 --> 03:48:18,590 for the arts, provides shade 4694 03:48:18,590 --> 03:48:20,392 for commuters and provides 4695 03:48:20,392 --> 03:48:21,593 mental health walks rehab I 4696 03:48:21,593 --> 03:48:23,427 want to point out the emblem in 4697 03:48:23,427 --> 03:48:25,363 the back knowing what the 4698 03:48:25,363 --> 03:48:27,366 miami-dade county emblem is 4699 03:48:27,366 --> 03:48:28,634 showing a tree, some sort of 4700 03:48:28,634 --> 03:48:30,468 transplant, the water, the sun 4701 03:48:30,468 --> 03:48:32,470 but it is not showing kelly 4702 03:48:32,470 --> 03:48:34,372 tractor development so let's 4703 03:48:34,372 --> 03:48:36,375 support what we represent. 4704 03:48:36,375 --> 03:48:38,343 >>vice chair mcghee: thank you. 4705 03:48:38,343 --> 03:48:39,578 >> alberto gonzalez, 149th 4706 03:48:39,578 --> 03:48:41,446 avenue here as a resident to 4707 03:48:41,446 --> 03:48:42,914 urge you to prioritize the 4708 03:48:42,914 --> 03:48:45,830 protection and preservation of 4709 03:48:45,830 --> 03:48:46,152 our wetlands, glades, a and 4710 03:48:46,152 --> 03:48:48,154 this place we call home. 4711 03:48:48,154 --> 03:48:50,890 You can do that by approving 4712 03:48:50,890 --> 03:48:50,355 the 6% water and sewer rate 4713 03:48:50,355 --> 03:48:52,570 increase. 4714 03:48:52,570 --> 03:48:53,992 By increasing funding for 4715 03:48:53,992 --> 03:48:55,193 septic to sewer conversions, by 4716 03:48:55,193 --> 03:48:57,630 increasing the budget for 4717 03:48:57,630 --> 03:48:58,998 biscayne bay restoration, and 4718 03:48:58,998 --> 03:49:00,998 especially most pertinent 4719 03:49:01,000 --> 03:49:03,200 allocating 20 million for the 4720 03:49:03,200 --> 03:49:04,236 E.E.L. Program especially after 4721 03:49:04,236 --> 03:49:06,139 kelly tractor's decision and 4722 03:49:06,139 --> 03:49:08,700 the decrease of the rookery. 4723 03:49:08,700 --> 03:49:08,241 >>vice chair mcghee: good 4724 03:49:08,241 --> 03:49:10,241 evening. 4725 03:49:10,243 --> 03:49:12,178 >> good evening commissioners 4726 03:49:12,178 --> 03:49:15,778 and mayor levine cava, I reside 4727 03:49:19,452 --> 03:49:20,553 at 9731 southwest. Fifth street 4728 03:49:20,553 --> 03:49:22,322 miami florida 33174. 4729 03:49:22,322 --> 03:49:22,588 My commissioner is MR. 4730 03:49:22,588 --> 03:49:24,457 Rodriguez. 4731 03:49:24,457 --> 03:49:26,327 I'm here to express my sincere 4732 03:49:26,327 --> 03:49:27,561 support for two equally 4733 03:49:27,561 --> 03:49:29,329 important issues, the first is 4734 03:49:29,329 --> 03:49:31,329 about the environmentally 4735 03:49:31,331 --> 03:49:32,532 endangered lands program that 4736 03:49:32,532 --> 03:49:34,334 protects sensitive lands that 4737 03:49:34,334 --> 03:49:36,334 absorb floodwater, reduce 4738 03:49:36,637 --> 03:49:38,572 extreme and provide habitat for 4739 03:49:38,572 --> 03:49:39,840 wildlife, all of which protect 4740 03:49:39,840 --> 03:49:41,575 our neighborhoods, the place we 4741 03:49:41,575 --> 03:49:43,975 call home and wildlife. 4742 03:49:54,922 --> 03:49:56,891 This year the county decreased 4743 03:49:56,891 --> 03:49:58,759 a disappointing 54% of the 4744 03:49:58,759 --> 03:49:59,760 programs funding compared to 4745 03:49:59,760 --> 03:50:01,760 last fiscal year. 4746 03:50:01,762 --> 03:50:02,863 Secondly the eviction diversion 4747 03:50:02,863 --> 03:50:04,765 program is proposed at a 4748 03:50:04,765 --> 03:50:06,768 million, a 50% reduction from 4749 03:50:06,768 --> 03:50:07,769 previous years 2 million level. 4750 03:50:07,769 --> 03:50:08,937 incredible. 4751 03:50:08,937 --> 03:50:10,937 Reducing eviction mentioned 4752 03:50:12,874 --> 03:50:14,742 during a housing crisis 4753 03:50:14,742 --> 03:50:16,745 especially in miami can 4754 03:50:16,745 --> 03:50:17,712 significantly worsen the crisis 4755 03:50:17,712 --> 03:50:17,912 and it already has. 4756 03:50:17,912 --> 03:50:19,815 Live by 4757 03:50:19,815 --> 03:50:21,150 seawater and have witnessed the 4758 03:50:21,150 --> 03:50:22,950 loss of a mobile home park. 4759 03:50:22,950 --> 03:50:25,350 >>vice chair mcghee: thank 4760 03:50:35,998 --> 03:50:37,998 you so much. 4761 03:50:38,000 --> 03:50:40,200 >> good evening MADAME Mayor, 4762 03:50:40,200 --> 03:50:42,200 commissioners, rob piper, 1401 4763 03:50:42,400 --> 03:50:44,500 southwest. 17th terrace miami 4764 03:50:44,500 --> 03:50:45,207 florida, I'm a candidate for 4765 03:50:45,207 --> 03:50:47,109 commission district 5 but I am 4766 03:50:47,109 --> 03:50:49,780 here as a resident and I need 4767 03:50:49,780 --> 03:50:50,980 to ask my fellow residents, who 4768 03:50:50,980 --> 03:50:52,810 here is not familiar with the 4769 03:50:52,810 --> 03:50:54,820 process up to this point. 4770 03:50:54,820 --> 03:50:54,316 >>vice chair mcghee: sir, good 4771 03:50:54,316 --> 03:50:56,119 evening. 4772 03:50:56,119 --> 03:50:57,687 With all due respect if you can 4773 03:50:57,687 --> 03:50:59,655 address the body. 4774 03:50:59,655 --> 03:51:00,923 >> if people are not familiar 4775 03:51:00,923 --> 03:51:02,725 with the budget process up to 4776 03:51:02,725 --> 03:51:03,926 this point I'll be happy to 4777 03:51:03,926 --> 03:51:05,761 educate them but what I wanted 4778 03:51:05,761 --> 03:51:07,697 to talk about was it was 4779 03:51:07,697 --> 03:51:08,865 discussed that a budget is a 4780 03:51:08,865 --> 03:51:11,865 reflection of what is valued. 4781 03:51:13,469 --> 03:51:13,702 But also how we fund that 4782 03:51:13,702 --> 03:51:15,538 budget. 4783 03:51:15,538 --> 03:51:17,407 It's also a reflection of what 4784 03:51:17,407 --> 03:51:18,608 we value, who we value, whose 4785 03:51:18,608 --> 03:51:21,800 desire should be prioritized 4786 03:51:23,146 --> 03:51:25,114 and in a county with 25 4787 03:51:25,114 --> 03:51:26,316 billionaires and 180 sent to 4788 03:51:26,316 --> 03:51:28,318 millionaires and a gdp of 260 4789 03:51:28,318 --> 03:51:30,253 billion I have to ask why are 4790 03:51:30,253 --> 03:51:32,122 we even entertaining putting 4791 03:51:32,122 --> 03:51:35,122 garbage workers as well as 4792 03:51:36,260 --> 03:51:37,961 cutting funding. 4793 03:51:37,961 --> 03:51:39,620 >>vice chair mcghee: have a 4794 03:51:39,620 --> 03:51:39,963 great evening, thank you. 4795 03:51:39,963 --> 03:51:41,963 Yes, sir. 4796 03:51:51,575 --> 03:51:53,543 >> good evening commissioners, 4797 03:51:53,543 --> 03:51:54,578 I live at 711 southwest. 83rd 4798 03:51:54,578 --> 03:51:55,746 place miami 33143. 4799 03:51:55,746 --> 03:51:57,582 I'm speaking today in support 4800 03:51:57,582 --> 03:51:58,716 of the proposed 6% water and 4801 03:51:58,716 --> 03:52:00,716 sewer rate adjustment. 4802 03:52:01,886 --> 03:52:03,153 As a professional engineer I've 4803 03:52:03,153 --> 03:52:04,888 spent most of my career working 4804 03:52:04,888 --> 03:52:06,891 on the water and sewer 4805 03:52:06,891 --> 03:52:08,920 infrastructure projects in 4806 03:52:08,920 --> 03:52:11,920 miami-dade county and I have 4807 03:52:17,736 --> 03:52:19,771 seen firsthand the importance 4808 03:52:19,771 --> 03:52:21,539 of maintaining and investing in 4809 03:52:21,539 --> 03:52:22,740 at this critical water 4810 03:52:22,740 --> 03:52:24,675 infrastructure before they 4811 03:52:24,675 --> 03:52:26,545 become larger and more costly 4812 03:52:26,545 --> 03:52:27,646 problems but more importantly 4813 03:52:27,646 --> 03:52:29,548 today I'm speaking as a 4814 03:52:29,548 --> 03:52:31,549 resident of miami dade county 4815 03:52:31,549 --> 03:52:33,551 over the past 23 years and as a 4816 03:52:33,551 --> 03:52:34,986 father with a family who calls 4817 03:52:34,986 --> 03:52:36,554 his community home so the 4818 03:52:36,554 --> 03:52:38,557 decision on the water rate 4819 03:52:38,557 --> 03:52:40,250 adjustment will have a direct 4820 03:52:40,250 --> 03:52:41,930 impact on the reliability and 4821 03:52:41,930 --> 03:52:42,160 sustainability of the 4822 03:52:42,160 --> 03:52:44,290 infrastructure future 4823 03:52:44,290 --> 03:52:45,290 generations would inherit so 4824 03:52:45,290 --> 03:52:46,198 investing in water 4825 03:52:46,198 --> 03:52:48,598 infrastructure is not just 4826 03:52:49,340 --> 03:52:51,360 about meeting today's needs but 4827 03:52:51,360 --> 03:52:53,380 protecting the public health, 4828 03:52:53,380 --> 03:52:54,272 preserving our environment and 4829 03:52:54,272 --> 03:52:56,175 ensuring a small strong future. 4830 03:52:56,175 --> 03:52:57,420 I respectfully urge you to 4831 03:52:57,420 --> 03:52:59,420 consider. 4832 03:52:59,450 --> 03:53:00,245 >>vice chair mcghee: I greatly 4833 03:53:00,245 --> 03:53:00,479 appreciate you so much, good 4834 03:53:00,479 --> 03:53:02,247 evening. 4835 03:53:02,247 --> 03:53:04,820 >> I reside at 2401 anderson 4836 03:53:04,820 --> 03:53:06,820 road coral gables 33134. 4837 03:53:09,322 --> 03:53:11,156 Hasn't my colleague just said 4838 03:53:11,156 --> 03:53:13,158 I'm here to support the rate 4839 03:53:13,158 --> 03:53:15,160 adjustment for miami-dade water 4840 03:53:15,160 --> 03:53:17,497 and sewer on the water and 4841 03:53:17,497 --> 03:53:19,497 wastewater rates. 4842 03:53:21,934 --> 03:53:24,334 This rate of 6% represents 4843 03:53:33,546 --> 03:53:36,383 $3.77 per month for the, I'm 4844 03:53:36,383 --> 03:53:38,383 sorry. 4845 03:53:51,640 --> 03:53:53,660 So this is necessary for wasd 4846 03:53:53,660 --> 03:53:55,168 for miami-dade water and sewer 4847 03:53:55,168 --> 03:53:57,104 to fulfill the obligations on 4848 03:53:57,104 --> 03:53:58,939 the consent decree to maintain 4849 03:53:58,939 --> 03:54:00,939 compliance with regulatory 4850 03:54:00,941 --> 03:54:02,420 agencies and protect the county 4851 03:54:02,420 --> 03:54:03,343 infrastructure that is so 4852 03:54:03,343 --> 03:54:05,780 important for all of us. 4853 03:54:05,780 --> 03:54:08,678 I urge you to accept, approve 4854 03:54:09,884 --> 03:54:11,952 this increase, thank you. 4855 03:54:11,952 --> 03:54:14,352 >> good evening, jorge camacho, 4856 03:54:19,327 --> 03:54:20,495 I live in apartment 402. 4857 03:54:20,495 --> 03:54:22,530 I'm here to support the water 4858 03:54:22,530 --> 03:54:22,763 and wastewater rate adjustment 4859 03:54:22,763 --> 03:54:23,797 of 6%. 4860 03:54:23,797 --> 03:54:26,197 Miami is my home. 4861 03:54:32,106 --> 03:54:33,975 I don't want miami to go 4862 03:54:33,975 --> 03:54:35,944 through the same situation my 4863 03:54:35,944 --> 03:54:37,120 birth country of puerto rico is 4864 03:54:37,120 --> 03:54:39,140 going through right now. 4865 03:54:39,140 --> 03:54:40,949 Where poor planning and lack of 4866 03:54:40,949 --> 03:54:42,951 investment is leaving thousands 4867 03:54:42,951 --> 03:54:45,951 of residents without service of 4868 03:54:49,240 --> 03:54:50,259 water for weeks and they are 4869 03:54:50,259 --> 03:54:52,193 suffering, all my family there. 4870 03:54:52,193 --> 03:54:54,950 We need to be prepared with the 4871 03:54:54,950 --> 03:54:55,196 right infrastructure and for 4872 03:54:55,196 --> 03:54:56,198 that we need that rate 4873 03:54:56,198 --> 03:54:57,990 increase. 4874 03:54:57,990 --> 03:54:59,340 O have ability for 4875 03:54:59,340 --> 03:55:00,350 the future but that investment 4876 03:55:00,350 --> 03:55:02,435 needs to start now. 4877 03:55:06,675 --> 03:55:08,611 >> my name is kathy mack 4878 03:55:08,611 --> 03:55:08,811 ireland, 2355 to casto grove, 4879 03:55:08,811 --> 03:55:10,679 33133. 4880 03:55:10,679 --> 03:55:13,679 I'm speaking about the bus 4881 03:55:17,587 --> 03:55:19,489 routes being cut. 4882 03:55:19,489 --> 03:55:20,756 If you're on the bus at 5:00 4883 03:55:20,756 --> 03:55:22,491 A.M. Heading to work your part 4884 03:55:22,491 --> 03:55:23,659 of the hardest working 4885 03:55:23,659 --> 03:55:25,661 residents of our county. 4886 03:55:25,661 --> 03:55:27,497 These community members are the 4887 03:55:27,497 --> 03:55:28,665 people that keep our society 4888 03:55:28,665 --> 03:55:30,767 and cities running making a 4889 03:55:30,767 --> 03:55:31,801 decision to cut funding for the 4890 03:55:31,801 --> 03:55:32,702 early morning bus routes seems 4891 03:55:32,702 --> 03:55:33,569 to be elitist. 4892 03:55:33,569 --> 03:55:35,505 Thank you. 4893 03:55:35,505 --> 03:55:35,805 >> first of all thank you for 4894 03:55:35,805 --> 03:55:37,407 all you do. 4895 03:55:37,407 --> 03:55:39,442 Your dedication, I'm john 4896 03:55:39,442 --> 03:55:42,442 drake, this came boulevard, and 4897 03:55:49,586 --> 03:55:50,720 first of all on SEPTEMBER 18 4898 03:55:50,720 --> 03:55:52,722 reporting with the dda and 4899 03:55:52,722 --> 03:55:54,824 we're putting together 200 of 4900 03:55:54,824 --> 03:55:56,594 the world top cybersecurity 4901 03:55:56,594 --> 03:55:57,828 professions to sit before civic 4902 03:55:57,828 --> 03:55:59,730 cybersecurity in doing that at 4903 03:55:59,730 --> 03:56:01,765 the newly renovated first 4904 03:56:01,765 --> 03:56:03,767 church of miami so definitely a 4905 03:56:03,767 --> 03:56:06,167 sincere invitation to everyone. 4906 03:56:08,572 --> 03:56:10,908 Also we have a number of ways 4907 03:56:10,908 --> 03:56:11,775 that our communities can bring 4908 03:56:11,775 --> 03:56:12,876 in revenue. 4909 03:56:12,876 --> 03:56:14,778 A lot of times just about 4910 03:56:14,778 --> 03:56:17,810 wanting to, and not to cut but 4911 03:56:17,810 --> 03:56:18,983 we have your back and we're 4912 03:56:18,983 --> 03:56:22,583 here to explore all the options 4913 03:56:24,255 --> 03:56:26,224 we have in technology but 4914 03:56:26,224 --> 03:56:27,225 together as a community for the 4915 03:56:27,225 --> 03:56:28,293 county. 4916 03:56:28,293 --> 03:56:29,427 So once again SEPTEMBER 18 we 4917 03:56:29,427 --> 03:56:31,396 are having our civics and 4918 03:56:31,396 --> 03:56:34,396 security at first church miami, 4919 03:56:39,537 --> 03:56:41,473 thank you guys. 4920 03:56:41,473 --> 03:56:42,607 >> my name is james taurus, 4921 03:56:42,607 --> 03:56:44,442 downtown neighbors alliance 4922 03:56:44,442 --> 03:56:45,443 here to get some help on a 4923 03:56:45,443 --> 03:56:46,979 couple things. 4924 03:56:46,979 --> 03:56:48,580 Remember NOVEMBER 5, 1996 that 4925 03:56:48,580 --> 03:56:51,583 is when the miami heat came to 4926 03:56:51,583 --> 03:56:52,784 the city of miami yet we need 4927 03:56:52,784 --> 03:56:54,180 your help, there is $2 million 4928 03:56:54,180 --> 03:56:57,180 sitting in the budget to 4929 03:56:59,325 --> 03:57:01,126 allocate for parcel be plaza. 4930 03:57:01,126 --> 03:57:05,326 We like you guys to as your 4931 03:57:14,206 --> 03:57:16,175 crunching numbers not to forget 4932 03:57:16,175 --> 03:57:18,770 parcel b. The reason I say that 4933 03:57:18,770 --> 03:57:19,245 is because far too long you're 4934 03:57:19,245 --> 03:57:21,790 taking a bunch of timeouts, 4935 03:57:21,790 --> 03:57:22,314 technical files and not 4936 03:57:22,314 --> 03:57:24,183 bringing green space to life. 4937 03:57:24,183 --> 03:57:25,150 And it is important we start 4938 03:57:25,150 --> 03:57:26,586 addressing this. 4939 03:57:26,586 --> 03:57:28,254 Commissioner hardemon has been 4940 03:57:28,254 --> 03:57:30,189 a champion in trying to bring 4941 03:57:30,189 --> 03:57:31,190 this forward but we are not at 4942 03:57:31,190 --> 03:57:33,158 the finish line. 4943 03:57:33,158 --> 03:57:35,610 So I'm finally asking the kind 4944 03:57:35,610 --> 03:57:36,196 of maybe all come together as a 4945 03:57:36,196 --> 03:57:38,164 team and move this forward. 4946 03:57:38,164 --> 03:57:40,660 It is now going to be 31 years 4947 03:57:40,660 --> 03:57:42,680 before that parcel is developed 4948 03:57:42,680 --> 03:57:42,335 for everybody to enjoy not just 4949 03:57:42,335 --> 03:57:44,137 downtown. 4950 03:57:44,137 --> 03:57:45,304 i asked you to please look at 4951 03:57:45,304 --> 03:57:47,140 that allocation, move forward 4952 03:57:47,140 --> 03:57:50,243 and sit down with all the 4953 03:57:50,243 --> 03:57:52,379 parties involved, thank you. 4954 03:57:52,379 --> 03:57:54,313 >>vice chair mcghee: that's all 4955 03:57:54,313 --> 03:57:56,416 our public speakers, is there 4956 03:57:56,416 --> 03:57:57,317 anyone that did not get their 4957 03:57:57,317 --> 03:57:59,317 name called? 4958 03:57:59,319 --> 03:58:02,919 Anyone that did not get their 4959 03:58:08,395 --> 03:58:10,264 name called. 4960 03:58:10,264 --> 03:58:12,266 All right, we've gone through 4961 03:58:12,266 --> 03:58:13,433 the whole list successfully. 4962 03:58:13,433 --> 03:58:15,268 Congratulations to everybody. 4963 03:58:15,268 --> 03:58:16,471 Public hearing has now 4964 03:58:16,471 --> 03:58:17,271 concluded and is officially 4965 03:58:17,271 --> 03:58:18,506 closed. 4966 03:58:18,506 --> 03:58:19,473 MADAME Mayor, the moment you've 4967 03:58:19,473 --> 03:58:21,473 been waiting for. 4968 03:58:23,210 --> 03:58:25,179 The floor is all yours. 4969 03:58:25,179 --> 03:58:27,315 >>chair: please quiet down in 4970 03:58:27,315 --> 03:58:30,915 the chamber as the mayor makes 4971 03:58:31,886 --> 03:58:33,854 her remarks. 4972 03:58:33,854 --> 03:58:35,789 >>mayor cava: thank you to the 4973 03:58:35,789 --> 03:58:37,789 CHAIRMAN, commissioners, all 4974 03:58:39,727 --> 03:58:39,861 the residents that came tonight 4975 03:58:39,861 --> 03:58:41,696 . 4976 03:58:41,696 --> 03:58:42,830 Thank you to everyone who made 4977 03:58:42,830 --> 03:58:44,699 your voices heard, we were 4978 03:58:44,699 --> 03:58:46,735 listening and I want to begin 4979 03:58:46,735 --> 03:58:47,903 with gratitude to everyone who 4980 03:58:47,903 --> 03:58:49,738 brought us to this point which 4981 03:58:49,738 --> 03:58:50,739 is our first professional 4982 03:58:50,739 --> 03:58:52,739 budget hearing. 4983 03:58:53,708 --> 03:58:54,809 The board, we've met with you 4984 03:58:54,809 --> 03:58:56,809 multiple times, provided 4985 03:58:58,800 --> 03:59:00,810 invaluable feedback as we 4986 03:59:00,810 --> 03:59:01,116 prepare and submitted a 4987 03:59:01,116 --> 03:59:02,717 proposed budget and I 4988 03:59:02,717 --> 03:59:04,685 appreciate so much the 4989 03:59:04,685 --> 03:59:05,787 priorities and input you shared 4990 03:59:05,787 --> 03:59:08,787 on behalf of our community. 4991 03:59:11,960 --> 03:59:13,795 To our constitutional offices, 4992 03:59:13,795 --> 03:59:15,797 we've met multiple times with 4993 03:59:15,797 --> 03:59:17,800 each of our constitutional 4994 03:59:17,800 --> 03:59:19,350 offices, we've worked 4995 03:59:19,350 --> 03:59:20,350 collaboratively towards this 4996 03:59:20,350 --> 03:59:21,971 year's budget. 4997 03:59:21,971 --> 03:59:23,772 We've had to navigate together 4998 03:59:23,772 --> 03:59:27,372 because we all draw from the 4999 03:59:30,112 --> 03:59:33,810 same pot of general fund and to 5000 03:59:33,810 --> 03:59:34,116 our residents, throughout the 5001 03:59:34,116 --> 03:59:35,986 summer we traveled around the 5002 03:59:35,986 --> 03:59:37,921 county, we've had numerous in 5003 03:59:37,921 --> 03:59:38,188 person and virtual town hall 5004 03:59:38,188 --> 03:59:40,122 meetings. 5005 03:59:40,122 --> 03:59:42,522 Active participation across the 5006 03:59:54,203 --> 03:59:55,371 county and as always, we are 5007 03:59:55,371 --> 03:59:57,407 shaping our budget based on 5008 03:59:57,407 --> 03:59:59,309 your concerns and priorities 5009 03:59:59,309 --> 04:00:01,211 and at since I started as mayor 5010 04:00:01,211 --> 04:00:02,279 we've had 60 of these public 5011 04:00:02,279 --> 04:00:04,214 forums to listen to our 5012 04:00:04,214 --> 04:00:05,415 community and their priorities 5013 04:00:05,415 --> 04:00:07,218 and that has shaped the budget 5014 04:00:07,218 --> 04:00:08,385 and kept us focused on what 5015 04:00:08,385 --> 04:00:09,486 matters most to the people we 5016 04:00:09,486 --> 04:00:11,221 serve. 5017 04:00:11,221 --> 04:00:13,223 Most importantly I'd like to 5018 04:00:13,223 --> 04:00:14,458 recognize our county employees 5019 04:00:14,458 --> 04:00:17,228 who do the work with hearts, 5020 04:00:17,228 --> 04:00:19,296 they do it with dedication 5021 04:00:19,296 --> 04:00:21,398 delivering excellence every day 5022 04:00:21,398 --> 04:00:23,300 and to our office of management 5023 04:00:23,300 --> 04:00:24,501 and budget was done the hard 5024 04:00:24,501 --> 04:00:26,372 work crunching the numbers and 5025 04:00:26,372 --> 04:00:28,306 the bringing in a balanced 5026 04:00:28,306 --> 04:00:28,507 budget which we submitted in 5027 04:00:28,507 --> 04:00:30,207 JULY. 5028 04:00:30,207 --> 04:00:31,408 We know this year's budget 5029 04:00:31,408 --> 04:00:33,210 comes at a time of real stress 5030 04:00:33,210 --> 04:00:34,211 in the community, in 5031 04:00:34,211 --> 04:00:35,412 everybody's lives. 5032 04:00:35,412 --> 04:00:37,415 Our families are struggling, 5033 04:00:37,415 --> 04:00:39,550 they have difficulty paying for 5034 04:00:39,550 --> 04:00:41,219 basic needs for each of them 5035 04:00:41,219 --> 04:00:43,354 and their households and as 5036 04:00:43,354 --> 04:00:44,422 residents are watching every 5037 04:00:44,422 --> 04:00:45,222 dollar so are we end so must 5038 04:00:45,222 --> 04:00:46,358 we. 5039 04:00:46,358 --> 04:00:48,226 This is a time when we must 5040 04:00:48,226 --> 04:00:49,227 demonstrate our fiscal 5041 04:00:49,227 --> 04:00:50,228 stewardship, our 5042 04:00:50,228 --> 04:00:52,228 responsibility, our 5043 04:00:52,229 --> 04:00:53,464 transparency and residents are 5044 04:00:53,464 --> 04:00:56,201 watching and they want to know 5045 04:00:56,201 --> 04:00:56,501 we are serving them as fiscally 5046 04:00:56,501 --> 04:00:58,501 responsible. 5047 04:00:59,237 --> 04:01:00,472 So these values have guided us 5048 04:01:00,472 --> 04:01:02,440 throughout the budget process 5049 04:01:02,440 --> 04:01:04,342 and over the past several years 5050 04:01:04,342 --> 04:01:06,244 with your support we've reduced 5051 04:01:06,244 --> 04:01:07,446 the millage rate two years in a 5052 04:01:07,446 --> 04:01:10,749 row and we are at the lowest 5053 04:01:10,749 --> 04:01:12,751 level since 1982 and this year 5054 04:01:12,751 --> 04:01:13,952 we are not proposing to 5055 04:01:13,952 --> 04:01:16,220 increase it, we are continuing 5056 04:01:16,220 --> 04:01:18,422 to maintain that historically 5057 04:01:21,193 --> 04:01:23,610 low property tax millage rate. 5058 04:01:23,610 --> 04:01:24,620 At the same time we are facing 5059 04:01:24,620 --> 04:01:25,264 difficult choices. 5060 04:01:25,264 --> 04:01:27,166 This is not a year in which we 5061 04:01:27,166 --> 04:01:28,501 have new revenues, this is a 5062 04:01:28,501 --> 04:01:31,103 year in which revenue growth 5063 04:01:31,103 --> 04:01:33,105 has slowed significantly and 5064 04:01:33,105 --> 04:01:34,340 while costs continue to rise 5065 04:01:34,340 --> 04:01:37,340 for everyone cost of inflation 5066 04:01:39,545 --> 04:01:41,547 is higher than the cost of 5067 04:01:41,547 --> 04:01:42,648 growth in our property values. 5068 04:01:42,648 --> 04:01:44,550 That means along with 5069 04:01:44,550 --> 04:01:45,684 reductions in state and federal 5070 04:01:45,684 --> 04:01:47,554 funding that means we must 5071 04:01:47,554 --> 04:01:51,154 reduce our costs and so reduce 5072 04:01:56,930 --> 04:01:58,899 we did and we must continue. 5073 04:01:58,899 --> 04:02:00,133 Balancing the budget meant we 5074 04:02:00,133 --> 04:02:02,350 could not ask our taxpayers for 5075 04:02:02,350 --> 04:02:04,370 more, we had to find it within 5076 04:02:04,370 --> 04:02:05,973 our own means, we looked inward 5077 04:02:05,973 --> 04:02:07,740 through our wise through l5 5078 04:02:07,740 --> 04:02:07,942 initiatives and found $21 5079 04:02:07,942 --> 04:02:09,176 million. 5080 04:02:09,176 --> 04:02:11,111 And thank you to the staff, we 5081 04:02:11,111 --> 04:02:13,120 went back to our departments 5082 04:02:13,120 --> 04:02:15,181 three times to find that so we 5083 04:02:15,181 --> 04:02:15,448 could include it in our budget 5084 04:02:15,448 --> 04:02:17,840 this year. 5085 04:02:17,840 --> 04:02:18,919 We eliminated more than 400 5086 04:02:18,919 --> 04:02:20,921 general fund positions, we 5087 04:02:20,921 --> 04:02:22,921 continue to streamline 5088 04:02:29,563 --> 04:02:30,831 operations and find real cost 5089 04:02:30,831 --> 04:02:32,866 reductions but at the same time 5090 04:02:32,866 --> 04:02:34,735 we were able to protect almost 5091 04:02:34,735 --> 04:02:36,570 all the basic services that 5092 04:02:36,570 --> 04:02:37,805 matter so much to our community 5093 04:02:37,805 --> 04:02:39,640 and public safety always comes 5094 04:02:39,640 --> 04:02:42,640 first, no question about it, 5095 04:02:45,212 --> 04:02:46,416 that's what our residents 5096 04:02:46,416 --> 04:02:48,349 expect so even as departments 5097 04:02:48,349 --> 04:02:50,351 were asked to keep their growth 5098 04:02:50,351 --> 04:02:52,220 to minimum levels we've doubled 5099 04:02:52,220 --> 04:02:54,222 the amount for our public 5100 04:02:54,222 --> 04:02:55,389 safety department so general 5101 04:02:55,389 --> 04:02:57,225 fund departments were asked to 5102 04:02:57,225 --> 04:02:58,427 keep their budget within 3% 5103 04:02:58,427 --> 04:03:00,262 even though costs were in the 5104 04:03:00,262 --> 04:03:02,197 range of 8% growth and in our 5105 04:03:02,197 --> 04:03:03,364 public safety departments we 5106 04:03:03,364 --> 04:03:05,333 double that to 6% and that 5107 04:03:05,333 --> 04:03:07,202 includes not just the sheriff 5108 04:03:07,202 --> 04:03:09,202 but corrections county 5109 04:03:09,204 --> 04:03:10,405 emergency management medical 5110 04:03:10,405 --> 04:03:12,373 examiner, those are the basic 5111 04:03:12,373 --> 04:03:13,408 public safety and fire, and our 5112 04:03:13,408 --> 04:03:15,310 fire department. 5113 04:03:15,310 --> 04:03:17,246 We were able with all this 5114 04:03:17,246 --> 04:03:19,214 challenging budgeting to offer 5115 04:03:19,214 --> 04:03:20,415 the sheriff's office in our 5116 04:03:20,415 --> 04:03:22,351 proposed budget an additional 5117 04:03:22,351 --> 04:03:24,219 $55 million and that brings 5118 04:03:24,219 --> 04:03:25,387 with it approximately 200 5119 04:03:25,387 --> 04:03:27,387 additional positions. 5120 04:03:27,390 --> 04:03:29,291 And both funding and staffing 5121 04:03:29,291 --> 04:03:31,227 to their highest levels in law 5122 04:03:31,227 --> 04:03:33,627 enforcement in our counties 5123 04:03:38,201 --> 04:03:39,368 history. 5124 04:03:39,368 --> 04:03:41,203 And I want to be sure you 5125 04:03:41,203 --> 04:03:43,205 understand the contrast is 5126 04:03:43,205 --> 04:03:45,174 clear, 3% versus 6%, it's a 5127 04:03:45,174 --> 04:03:46,242 significant difference and we 5128 04:03:46,242 --> 04:03:48,178 did it because of the 5129 04:03:48,178 --> 04:03:48,411 fundamental value of public 5130 04:03:48,411 --> 04:03:50,313 safety. 5131 04:03:50,313 --> 04:03:52,281 But we were also able to 5132 04:03:52,281 --> 04:03:54,183 maintain our commitment to 5133 04:03:54,183 --> 04:03:56,219 parks, we are not proposing 5134 04:03:56,219 --> 04:03:58,254 reductions to parks, libraries, 5135 04:03:58,254 --> 04:04:00,323 housing, arts and culture and 5136 04:04:00,323 --> 04:04:00,657 community organizations in this 5137 04:04:00,657 --> 04:04:02,225 year's budget. 5138 04:04:02,225 --> 04:04:03,492 E in fact with 5139 04:04:03,492 --> 04:04:05,361 transit which is mostly general 5140 04:04:05,361 --> 04:04:08,361 fund supported only 12% of the 5141 04:04:08,699 --> 04:04:10,600 budget for transit comes from 5142 04:04:10,600 --> 04:04:10,801 passengers, the rest is general 5143 04:04:10,801 --> 04:04:12,602 fund. 5144 04:04:12,602 --> 04:04:15,602 It brings our contribution to 5145 04:04:15,605 --> 04:04:16,674 336 million, 66 million more 5146 04:04:16,674 --> 04:04:18,575 than this past year. 5147 04:04:18,575 --> 04:04:19,843 And so it's difficult choices 5148 04:04:19,843 --> 04:04:22,243 that were made, unfortunately 5149 04:04:32,456 --> 04:04:34,358 to reduce routes and hours as 5150 04:04:34,358 --> 04:04:35,459 has been mentioned and we are 5151 04:04:35,459 --> 04:04:37,428 regretting that financial 5152 04:04:37,428 --> 04:04:38,563 reality has forced us to make 5153 04:04:38,563 --> 04:04:40,364 those recommendations. 5154 04:04:40,364 --> 04:04:42,299 I want to make sure you 5155 04:04:42,299 --> 04:04:44,299 understand commissioners that 5156 04:04:44,301 --> 04:04:45,536 every dollar in this budget is 5157 04:04:45,536 --> 04:04:46,438 programmed and there are no 5158 04:04:46,438 --> 04:04:48,438 other dollars. 5159 04:04:50,875 --> 04:04:52,760 If additional programs are more 5160 04:04:52,760 --> 04:04:53,945 for any particular program are 5161 04:04:53,945 --> 04:04:58,145 in your proposal and we ask you 5162 04:04:58,183 --> 04:05:00,850 to identify what we got. 5163 04:05:00,850 --> 04:05:02,860 And this is not an argument 5164 04:05:02,860 --> 04:05:04,122 against making changes, this is 5165 04:05:04,122 --> 04:05:07,122 ultimately the budget you will 5166 04:05:09,828 --> 04:05:11,796 pass, we recognize that you 5167 04:05:11,796 --> 04:05:13,798 have opportunities to change 5168 04:05:13,798 --> 04:05:15,733 the priorities that are made in 5169 04:05:15,733 --> 04:05:17,200 my budget but it is required by 5170 04:05:17,200 --> 04:05:18,737 charter that I present a 5171 04:05:18,737 --> 04:05:19,905 balanced budget to you based on 5172 04:05:19,905 --> 04:05:24,105 my best judgment of how we can 5173 04:05:27,246 --> 04:05:29,214 spend our dollars balancing the 5174 04:05:29,214 --> 04:05:30,449 many competing needs and 5175 04:05:30,449 --> 04:05:32,217 priorities while also looking 5176 04:05:32,217 --> 04:05:34,219 to the counties long-term 5177 04:05:34,219 --> 04:05:35,387 financial stability so the 5178 04:05:35,387 --> 04:05:37,456 responsibility now lies with 5179 04:05:37,456 --> 04:05:39,225 you to review the proposal, to 5180 04:05:39,225 --> 04:05:41,227 debate it and make the 5181 04:05:41,227 --> 04:05:43,228 adjustments that you deem 5182 04:05:43,228 --> 04:05:44,430 appropriate and I respect that 5183 04:05:44,430 --> 04:05:45,464 response ability and we are 5184 04:05:45,464 --> 04:05:47,400 ready to work with you. 5185 04:05:47,400 --> 04:05:48,334 We are looking beyond a single 5186 04:05:48,334 --> 04:05:50,334 budget year. 5187 04:05:53,806 --> 04:05:54,940 We know that what we decide 5188 04:05:54,940 --> 04:05:55,808 today prepares us for the 5189 04:05:55,808 --> 04:05:57,777 long-term. 5190 04:05:57,777 --> 04:05:59,779 We are facing possibility of a 5191 04:05:59,779 --> 04:06:00,980 major decrease because of the 5192 04:06:00,980 --> 04:06:02,782 property tax reform item on the 5193 04:06:02,782 --> 04:06:04,160 ballot in NOVEMBER. 5194 04:06:04,160 --> 04:06:05,851 Amended 3, we know should not 5195 04:06:05,851 --> 04:06:07,788 pass we will be right back to 5196 04:06:07,788 --> 04:06:09,789 the drawing board and we will 5197 04:06:09,789 --> 04:06:09,990 have a lot of adjustments to 5198 04:06:09,990 --> 04:06:11,990 make. 5199 04:06:12,225 --> 04:06:13,492 We cannot wait till then to 5200 04:06:13,492 --> 04:06:15,361 become even more disciplined so 5201 04:06:15,361 --> 04:06:16,363 we are working every day to 5202 04:06:16,363 --> 04:06:18,232 find savings. 5203 04:06:18,232 --> 04:06:20,234 This is not a one time 5204 04:06:20,234 --> 04:06:21,468 activity, we've been at it for 5205 04:06:21,468 --> 04:06:23,370 several years and will continue 5206 04:06:23,370 --> 04:06:25,238 all year long whether or not 5207 04:06:25,238 --> 04:06:27,238 amendment three passes. 5208 04:06:27,241 --> 04:06:29,243 Going to continue to find 5209 04:06:29,243 --> 04:06:30,411 efficiencies, modernize 5210 04:06:30,411 --> 04:06:32,246 government, are going to 5211 04:06:32,246 --> 04:06:33,413 strengthen our reserves which 5212 04:06:33,413 --> 04:06:35,482 is our priority for any funds 5213 04:06:35,482 --> 04:06:37,882 that might become available 5214 04:06:38,319 --> 04:06:39,520 where we MAY be underestimating 5215 04:06:39,520 --> 04:06:42,323 some surplus that might come 5216 04:06:42,323 --> 04:06:44,324 back from a constitutional 5217 04:06:44,324 --> 04:06:46,327 office, our priority is 5218 04:06:46,327 --> 04:06:47,528 reserves, our reserves are low 5219 04:06:47,528 --> 04:06:49,464 and not sustainable. 5220 04:06:49,464 --> 04:06:51,332 We strongly recommend to you 5221 04:06:51,332 --> 04:06:52,500 utilizing additional dollars 5222 04:06:52,500 --> 04:06:53,501 should they become available 5223 04:06:53,501 --> 04:06:55,402 for reserves. 5224 04:06:55,402 --> 04:06:57,338 So I'm proud of the budget we 5225 04:06:57,338 --> 04:06:58,506 presented, we worked hard on it 5226 04:06:58,506 --> 04:07:00,341 and it does protect taxpayers. 5227 04:07:00,341 --> 04:07:01,642 It's a fiscally prudent 5228 04:07:01,642 --> 04:07:03,577 responsible transparent budget. 5229 04:07:03,577 --> 04:07:05,346 T prioritizes public safety 5230 04:07:05,346 --> 04:07:06,614 and preserves essential 5231 04:07:06,614 --> 04:07:09,140 services are residents depend 5232 04:07:18,627 --> 04:07:20,562 on and begins to prepare our 5233 04:07:20,562 --> 04:07:21,530 county for the financial 5234 04:07:21,530 --> 04:07:22,731 challenges ahead. 5235 04:07:22,731 --> 04:07:24,599 We MAY not agree with every 5236 04:07:24,599 --> 04:07:25,767 choice and that's part of the 5237 04:07:25,767 --> 04:07:27,636 process but we do share the 5238 04:07:27,636 --> 04:07:29,538 same response ability to make 5239 04:07:29,538 --> 04:07:31,538 these choices carefully 5240 04:07:31,573 --> 04:07:32,808 responsibly and always with the 5241 04:07:32,808 --> 04:07:34,743 best interests of the residents 5242 04:07:34,743 --> 04:07:36,646 and businesses of miami-dade 5243 04:07:36,646 --> 04:07:38,547 county so I look forward with 5244 04:07:38,547 --> 04:07:40,549 working with all of you tonight 5245 04:07:40,549 --> 04:07:41,616 and beyond to deliver the best 5246 04:07:41,616 --> 04:07:43,552 budget possible for the 5247 04:07:43,552 --> 04:07:44,887 residents of miami-dade county, 5248 04:07:44,887 --> 04:07:46,556 thank you MR. Chair. 5249 04:07:46,556 --> 04:07:47,757 >>chair: thank you for those 5250 04:07:47,757 --> 04:07:49,692 remarks and I will now engage 5251 04:07:49,692 --> 04:07:50,760 my colleagues in some debate 5252 04:07:50,760 --> 04:07:52,661 and commentary. 5253 04:07:52,661 --> 04:07:54,563 So I will go around the dais, 5254 04:07:54,563 --> 04:07:55,631 I'm sure most if not all will 5255 04:07:55,631 --> 04:07:57,567 have something to say. 5256 04:07:57,567 --> 04:07:59,569 I'll go ahead and start with my 5257 04:07:59,569 --> 04:08:00,703 friend and colleague 5258 04:08:00,703 --> 04:08:02,572 commissioner bastien. 5259 04:08:02,572 --> 04:08:06,172 I saw you raise your hand. 5260 04:08:07,310 --> 04:08:08,345 You can kick it off for us 5261 04:08:08,345 --> 04:08:09,546 commissioner. 5262 04:08:09,546 --> 04:08:11,448 >>commissioner bastien: 5263 04:08:11,448 --> 04:08:12,515 greetings MR. Chair, vice chair 5264 04:08:12,515 --> 04:08:14,515 and colleagues. 5265 04:08:15,818 --> 04:08:17,754 Excuse my voice. 5266 04:08:17,754 --> 04:08:22,554 As most of you know I've been a 5267 04:08:23,360 --> 04:08:25,361 bit under the weather so I want 5268 04:08:25,361 --> 04:08:27,364 to thank you for all your good 5269 04:08:27,364 --> 04:08:30,364 wishes, MADAME Mayor and staff. 5270 04:08:32,969 --> 04:08:33,970 First and foremost, I'd like to 5271 04:08:33,970 --> 04:08:34,905 thank mayor, and her 5272 04:08:34,905 --> 04:08:35,738 administration. 5273 04:08:35,738 --> 04:08:37,140 S well as our 5274 04:08:37,140 --> 04:08:39,140 county staff. 5275 04:08:40,377 --> 04:08:43,377 For the tremendous work that 5276 04:08:46,384 --> 04:08:46,617 you've put in to preparing this 5277 04:08:46,617 --> 04:08:48,617 budget. 5278 04:08:55,893 --> 04:08:57,829 I can imagine this to be the 5279 04:08:57,829 --> 04:08:59,664 most challenging not only for 5280 04:08:59,664 --> 04:09:00,898 the mayor but for all of you, I 5281 04:09:00,898 --> 04:09:05,980 can imagine that I know it for 5282 04:09:05,803 --> 04:09:07,639 a fact because I know the mayor 5283 04:09:07,639 --> 04:09:08,739 and we've met at least three 5284 04:09:08,739 --> 04:09:10,675 times during the process. 5285 04:09:10,675 --> 04:09:11,609 And as I note that she is met 5286 04:09:11,609 --> 04:09:14,900 with most of you. 5287 04:09:15,746 --> 04:09:18,750 So we recognize that this is a 5288 04:09:18,750 --> 04:09:20,750 challenging budget. 5289 04:09:21,219 --> 04:09:24,219 Especially now, last night I 5290 04:09:25,356 --> 04:09:26,525 was thinking about tonight and 5291 04:09:26,525 --> 04:09:30,725 I tried to put myself in the 5292 04:09:34,650 --> 04:09:34,332 shoes of the residence of my 5293 04:09:34,332 --> 04:09:36,301 district. 5294 04:09:36,301 --> 04:09:39,901 And I realized how difficult it 5295 04:09:40,390 --> 04:09:43,639 is, what the difficult time it 5296 04:09:51,784 --> 04:09:53,819 is to work on this project. 5297 04:09:53,819 --> 04:09:55,888 These choices are difficult 5298 04:09:55,888 --> 04:09:57,823 choices and the conversations 5299 04:09:57,823 --> 04:09:59,792 are also very difficult. 5300 04:09:59,792 --> 04:10:01,761 i MAY not agree and as most of 5301 04:10:01,761 --> 04:10:04,161 my colleagues with every 5302 04:10:06,600 --> 04:10:06,899 decision that is before us with 5303 04:10:06,899 --> 04:10:08,899 this budget. 5304 04:10:12,938 --> 04:10:14,774 But met him mayor and staff, I 5305 04:10:14,774 --> 04:10:15,107 assure you that I appreciate 5306 04:10:15,107 --> 04:10:16,943 the hard work. 5307 04:10:16,943 --> 04:10:20,543 I appreciate the long hours and 5308 04:10:21,848 --> 04:10:22,549 the commitment that brought us 5309 04:10:22,549 --> 04:10:24,549 here*. 5310 04:10:26,452 --> 04:10:28,220 And it is a process but it is 5311 04:10:28,220 --> 04:10:30,220 just the beginning. 5312 04:10:37,596 --> 04:10:39,598 So I speak as a county 5313 04:10:39,598 --> 04:10:40,732 commissioner for district 2. 5314 04:10:40,732 --> 04:10:42,900 District 2 and for all the 5315 04:10:42,900 --> 04:10:45,736 residents who are have waited 5316 04:10:45,736 --> 04:10:47,538 for so long. 5317 04:10:47,538 --> 04:10:51,138 They have paid into the system 5318 04:10:52,843 --> 04:10:54,843 for too long. 5319 04:10:57,681 --> 04:10:58,882 They've been asked too many 5320 04:10:58,882 --> 04:11:02,180 times to accept less and I 5321 04:11:02,180 --> 04:11:03,920 heard that most recently you 5322 04:11:03,920 --> 04:11:04,287 won't believe how many times I 5323 04:11:04,287 --> 04:11:06,287 heard it. 5324 04:11:09,692 --> 04:11:12,692 During my recent campaign trip. 5325 04:11:14,563 --> 04:11:16,599 The budget as we all know is 5326 04:11:16,599 --> 04:11:16,899 more than numbers on a 5327 04:11:16,899 --> 04:11:18,899 spreadsheet. 5328 04:11:21,870 --> 04:11:24,606 It tells us what we value, who 5329 04:11:24,606 --> 04:11:27,600 we prioritize and which 5330 04:11:28,443 --> 04:11:31,443 communities we are willing and 5331 04:11:36,416 --> 04:11:36,751 ready to invest in. 5332 04:11:36,751 --> 04:11:38,686 Consistently. 5333 04:11:38,686 --> 04:11:42,286 When I looked at the budget 5334 04:11:44,858 --> 04:11:48,458 with staff, through the eyes of 5335 04:11:49,763 --> 04:11:52,763 the district 2 residents, I see 5336 04:12:01,173 --> 04:12:03,750 many unmet needs. 5337 04:12:03,750 --> 04:12:05,750 Neglected words, families 5338 04:12:08,180 --> 04:12:08,413 struggling with transportation 5339 04:12:08,413 --> 04:12:10,248 issues. 5340 04:12:10,248 --> 04:12:10,482 Small businesses fighting to 5341 04:12:10,482 --> 04:12:12,482 survive. 5342 04:12:13,218 --> 04:12:16,218 And at residence struggling to 5343 04:12:16,588 --> 04:12:18,489 remain in affordable homes. 5344 04:12:18,489 --> 04:12:22,890 I've heard it all, and I've 5345 04:12:22,260 --> 04:12:24,195 seen it all firsthand. 5346 04:12:24,195 --> 04:12:27,795 So I know tonight you're going 5347 04:12:29,266 --> 04:12:32,866 to be looking at the cuts. 5348 04:12:36,473 --> 04:12:38,407 That are in front of us but one 5349 04:12:38,407 --> 04:12:42,700 thing we need to understand is 5350 04:12:44,947 --> 04:12:46,915 every cut as a consequence. 5351 04:12:46,915 --> 04:12:48,884 These are not abstract numbers. 5352 04:12:48,884 --> 04:12:51,520 When we are thinking tonight 5353 04:12:51,520 --> 04:12:54,222 about the cuts we need to 5354 04:12:54,222 --> 04:12:56,825 understand these are all our 5355 04:12:56,825 --> 04:12:57,910 seniors, these are our working 5356 04:12:57,910 --> 04:12:59,910 families. 5357 04:13:04,799 --> 04:13:05,733 Our children, people with 5358 04:13:05,733 --> 04:13:07,468 disabilities. 5359 04:13:07,468 --> 04:13:08,703 Small business owners and 5360 04:13:08,703 --> 04:13:09,704 residents already struggling to 5361 04:13:09,704 --> 04:13:11,704 make ends meet. 5362 04:13:19,412 --> 04:13:21,281 I want to reiterate their cases 5363 04:13:21,281 --> 04:13:22,983 of the seniors, especially 5364 04:13:22,983 --> 04:13:25,383 those on fixed income. 5365 04:13:27,720 --> 04:13:29,322 So tonight I want to focus on 5366 04:13:29,322 --> 04:13:31,722 this infrastructure and roads. 5367 04:13:35,160 --> 04:13:37,560 Illegal dumping, public safety, 5368 04:13:39,798 --> 04:13:41,798 transportation, parks, economic 5369 04:13:42,367 --> 04:13:42,600 development and affordable 5370 04:13:42,600 --> 04:13:44,600 housing. 5371 04:13:45,837 --> 04:13:49,437 Because as I know and my 5372 04:13:59,616 --> 04:14:01,752 colleagues know, excuse me. 5373 04:14:01,752 --> 04:14:03,620 Our responsibility tonight is 5374 04:14:03,620 --> 04:14:03,854 not simply to balance the 5375 04:14:03,854 --> 04:14:05,854 budget. 5376 04:14:06,556 --> 04:14:07,691 It is to ensure the people of 5377 04:14:07,691 --> 04:14:09,559 miami-dade county are not 5378 04:14:09,559 --> 04:14:10,760 paying the highest price for 5379 04:14:10,760 --> 04:14:14,360 the decisions that we make in 5380 04:14:14,597 --> 04:14:16,597 this chamber. 5381 04:14:17,466 --> 04:14:18,768 Since I became commissioner, I 5382 04:14:18,768 --> 04:14:21,768 thought to ensure that district 5383 04:14:23,839 --> 04:14:25,707 2 residents have safe decent 5384 04:14:25,707 --> 04:14:28,107 roads and infrastructure that 5385 04:14:28,777 --> 04:14:31,646 they deserve and GOD knows 5386 04:14:31,646 --> 04:14:31,846 they've been waiting a long 5387 04:14:31,846 --> 04:14:33,846 time. 5388 04:14:34,749 --> 04:14:38,349 District 2 as I say often has 5389 04:14:38,886 --> 04:14:41,286 been under resourced and 5390 04:14:42,490 --> 04:14:46,900 neglected for a long long time. 5391 04:14:46,159 --> 04:14:49,159 Our residents should not have 5392 04:14:49,762 --> 04:14:50,997 to keep asking for what other 5393 04:14:50,997 --> 04:14:53,997 communities have had for years. 5394 04:14:54,701 --> 04:14:56,701 Hey should not. 5395 04:14:58,300 --> 04:15:00,373 They deserve the same quality 5396 04:15:00,373 --> 04:15:02,773 roads, same level of 5397 04:15:02,775 --> 04:15:05,175 investments and the same 5398 04:15:08,781 --> 04:15:10,781 standard of infrastructure. 5399 04:15:12,251 --> 04:15:13,552 District 2 is not asking for 5400 04:15:13,552 --> 04:15:15,552 special treatment. 5401 04:15:21,125 --> 04:15:25,325 We are asking for a fair share. 5402 04:15:30,168 --> 04:15:32,170 I cannot accept identifying 5403 04:15:32,170 --> 04:15:34,205 hundreds of millions of dollars 5404 04:15:34,205 --> 04:15:35,306 for major government projects 5405 04:15:35,306 --> 04:15:37,176 while residents are still 5406 04:15:37,176 --> 04:15:38,410 asking for the roads and 5407 04:15:38,410 --> 04:15:38,577 systems they depend on every 5408 04:15:38,577 --> 04:15:40,577 day. 5409 04:15:48,153 --> 04:15:49,321 Before we build monuments to 5410 04:15:49,321 --> 04:15:51,156 government, we need to build 5411 04:15:51,156 --> 04:15:52,324 trust with our residents and 5412 04:15:52,324 --> 04:15:55,930 need to provide the services 5413 04:15:55,930 --> 04:15:57,493 that our residents need. 5414 04:16:06,572 --> 04:16:06,739 Got a little loyalty, excuse 5415 04:16:06,739 --> 04:16:08,739 me. 5416 04:16:12,745 --> 04:16:15,470 Let me get to illegal dumping 5417 04:16:15,470 --> 04:16:18,647 and I know efforts are being 5418 04:16:36,970 --> 04:16:38,838 made but I know it is a process 5419 04:16:38,838 --> 04:16:39,940 and we need to get there, I 5420 04:16:39,940 --> 04:16:41,875 know we need to get there. 5421 04:16:41,875 --> 04:16:43,877 Illegal dumping remains a 5422 04:16:43,877 --> 04:16:45,111 problem for district 2. Every 5423 04:16:45,111 --> 04:16:46,880 resident deserves clean streets 5424 04:16:46,880 --> 04:16:47,982 and neighborhoods. 5425 04:16:47,982 --> 04:16:49,883 That is why cutting medical 5426 04:16:49,883 --> 04:16:51,852 staff while my office continues 5427 04:16:51,852 --> 04:16:53,887 receiving calls about illegal 5428 04:16:53,887 --> 04:16:55,550 dumping is deeply concerning. 5429 04:16:55,550 --> 04:16:57,240 Eliminating these positions 5430 04:16:57,240 --> 04:16:58,993 does not eliminate the problem. 5431 04:16:58,993 --> 04:17:00,861 I am prepared to explore every 5432 04:17:00,861 --> 04:17:03,261 available budget option to 5433 04:17:08,102 --> 04:17:10,710 restore the staffing we need. 5434 04:17:10,710 --> 04:17:12,600 The commission auditor has 5435 04:17:12,600 --> 04:17:13,207 identified a potential pathway 5436 04:17:13,207 --> 04:17:15,750 to reallocate solid waste funds 5437 04:17:15,750 --> 04:17:18,675 to make the illegal dumping and 5438 04:17:21,349 --> 04:17:23,250 litter pickup units whole. 5439 04:17:23,250 --> 04:17:25,252 I also call on the department 5440 04:17:25,252 --> 04:17:27,255 of rer resources, through its 5441 04:17:27,255 --> 04:17:29,255 consumer neighborhood 5442 04:17:29,257 --> 04:17:30,425 protection divisions to also 5443 04:17:30,425 --> 04:17:31,759 consider helping us fill the 5444 04:17:31,759 --> 04:17:34,629 gaps where solid waste cannot. 5445 04:17:34,629 --> 04:17:37,629 He illegal dumping problem is 5446 04:17:40,350 --> 04:17:43,350 huge for us in district 2. 5447 04:17:47,409 --> 04:17:48,977 Public safety, last year we 5448 04:17:48,977 --> 04:17:51,377 approved a $1 billion budget 5449 04:17:51,913 --> 04:17:54,313 for our sheriff's office. 5450 04:17:55,150 --> 04:17:58,150 which I know is needed. 5451 04:17:59,721 --> 04:18:00,956 I'm looking forward to having 5452 04:18:00,956 --> 04:18:01,156 conversation with you next 5453 04:18:01,156 --> 04:18:03,156 week. 5454 04:18:07,630 --> 04:18:11,263 But I also want to bring this 5455 04:18:12,968 --> 04:18:13,969 forth that with that level of 5456 04:18:13,969 --> 04:18:14,970 investment comes 5457 04:18:14,970 --> 04:18:16,139 accountability. 5458 04:18:16,139 --> 04:18:18,740 And I'm looking forward to 5459 04:18:18,740 --> 04:18:19,976 looking to some of our grave 5460 04:18:19,976 --> 04:18:22,376 issues that district 2 is 5461 04:18:27,317 --> 04:18:28,518 facing including when they call 5462 04:18:28,518 --> 04:18:32,118 9-1-1. Having to wait for 30 5463 04:18:36,326 --> 04:18:38,328 minutes or more for a response. 5464 04:18:38,328 --> 04:18:40,230 And as we know MADAME Chair and 5465 04:18:40,230 --> 04:18:42,198 I know you know and you agree 5466 04:18:42,198 --> 04:18:43,299 30 minutes can be the 5467 04:18:43,299 --> 04:18:43,500 difference between life and 5468 04:18:43,500 --> 04:18:45,500 death. 5469 04:18:46,136 --> 04:18:48,138 I do support the office and I'm 5470 04:18:48,138 --> 04:18:49,339 looking forward to an in-depth 5471 04:18:49,339 --> 04:18:52,339 conversation about some of the 5472 04:18:56,847 --> 04:18:58,115 issues facing district 2 5473 04:18:58,115 --> 04:19:00,500 because even our own staff have 5474 04:19:00,500 --> 04:19:00,951 had to deal with that with this 5475 04:19:00,951 --> 04:19:02,853 long wait. 5476 04:19:02,853 --> 04:19:04,921 Among other issues I'm looking 5477 04:19:04,921 --> 04:19:06,858 forward to discussing with you. 5478 04:19:06,858 --> 04:19:07,992 Now, let's talk about the 5479 04:19:07,992 --> 04:19:09,960 transportation issues. 5480 04:19:09,960 --> 04:19:11,862 And I'd like to commend each 5481 04:19:11,862 --> 04:19:15,232 and every one, each and every 5482 04:19:15,232 --> 04:19:17,632 resident who came tonight. 5483 04:19:18,503 --> 04:19:19,603 To share their ideas about the 5484 04:19:19,603 --> 04:19:22,603 impact of what we are 5485 04:19:23,107 --> 04:19:25,507 contemplating with this budget. 5486 04:19:27,112 --> 04:19:28,980 Transportation is not a luxury. 5487 04:19:28,980 --> 04:19:32,580 It is a necessity and a 5488 04:19:37,789 --> 04:19:38,560 lifeline to so many in our 5489 04:19:38,560 --> 04:19:39,858 community. 5490 04:19:39,858 --> 04:19:41,893 It is a lifeline to many in my 5491 04:19:41,893 --> 04:19:43,962 district, district 2. It is how 5492 04:19:43,962 --> 04:19:45,797 most of them get to work, to 5493 04:19:45,797 --> 04:19:47,797 the school, medical 5494 04:19:47,799 --> 04:19:48,967 appointments, hospital, grocery 5495 04:19:48,967 --> 04:19:49,968 stores and other essential 5496 04:19:49,968 --> 04:19:50,802 services. 5497 04:19:50,802 --> 04:19:52,700 Nd I think we've 5498 04:19:52,700 --> 04:19:53,938 discussed that a bit during one 5499 04:19:53,938 --> 04:19:56,938 of our meetings with madame 5500 04:20:00,746 --> 04:20:01,813 mayor, many rely on public 5501 04:20:01,813 --> 04:20:02,914 transportation to buy 5502 04:20:02,914 --> 04:20:03,749 groceries. 5503 04:20:03,749 --> 04:20:05,817 They rely on public 5504 04:20:05,817 --> 04:20:06,152 transportation as a means of 5505 04:20:06,152 --> 04:20:08,152 independence. 5506 04:20:10,356 --> 04:20:11,490 For working families it can 5507 04:20:11,490 --> 04:20:13,890 mean the difference between 5508 04:20:18,964 --> 04:20:20,900 keeping a job and losing one. 5509 04:20:20,900 --> 04:20:22,340 When we cut transportation 5510 04:20:22,340 --> 04:20:23,903 routes we are not simply 5511 04:20:23,903 --> 04:20:28,410 removing a line from a map, we 5512 04:20:28,410 --> 04:20:29,976 are coming someone's connection 5513 04:20:29,976 --> 04:20:31,844 to opportunity, we are cutting 5514 04:20:31,844 --> 04:20:33,844 someone's connection to 5515 04:20:33,846 --> 04:20:34,180 employment, healthcare and 5516 04:20:34,180 --> 04:20:36,180 independence. 5517 04:20:44,524 --> 04:20:45,691 So I respectfully urge us to 5518 04:20:45,691 --> 04:20:46,593 restore bus routes 155, 203, 5519 04:20:46,593 --> 04:20:48,528 279 and 60. 5520 04:20:48,528 --> 04:20:50,530 These routes are essential to 5521 04:20:50,530 --> 04:20:51,698 residents who depend on public 5522 04:20:51,698 --> 04:20:53,566 transportation every day. 5523 04:20:53,566 --> 04:20:57,166 And it is about us too. 5524 04:21:03,577 --> 04:21:03,810 Our economy is based on 5525 04:21:03,810 --> 04:21:05,579 tourism. 5526 04:21:05,579 --> 04:21:07,581 Who powers this job? 5527 04:21:07,581 --> 04:21:09,583 The walkers and they need 5528 04:21:09,583 --> 04:21:10,751 transportation, reliable 5529 04:21:10,751 --> 04:21:13,151 transportation to get from 5530 04:21:16,391 --> 04:21:18,359 point a to point b. 5531 04:21:18,359 --> 04:21:19,526 So in addition the reduction in 5532 04:21:19,526 --> 04:21:21,495 operation hours is creating 5533 04:21:21,495 --> 04:21:23,364 even more hardships for people 5534 04:21:23,364 --> 04:21:24,665 who have no other 5535 04:21:24,665 --> 04:21:27,650 transportation options to gain, 5536 04:21:32,500 --> 04:21:32,273 to make money to support their 5537 04:21:32,273 --> 04:21:34,108 families. 5538 04:21:34,108 --> 04:21:36,900 Many residents depend on these 5539 04:21:36,900 --> 04:21:37,178 services to get to work like I 5540 04:21:37,178 --> 04:21:39,578 said, to the hospital. 5541 04:21:44,819 --> 04:21:46,819 Two essential destinations. 5542 04:21:46,822 --> 04:21:48,824 When these operating hours are 5543 04:21:48,824 --> 04:21:50,792 reduced these residents are the 5544 04:21:50,792 --> 04:21:54,392 ones who pay the highest price. 5545 04:22:03,971 --> 04:22:05,874 These workers are our best 5546 04:22:05,874 --> 04:22:07,420 assets, they are miami-dade 5547 04:22:07,420 --> 04:22:08,911 counties best assets. 5548 04:22:08,911 --> 04:22:10,879 We cannot continue to ask 5549 04:22:10,879 --> 04:22:12,114 people to rely on public 5550 04:22:12,114 --> 04:22:14,490 transportation while at the 5551 04:22:14,490 --> 04:22:15,984 same time reducing the services 5552 04:22:15,984 --> 04:22:17,190 they depend on to get to work. 5553 04:22:17,190 --> 04:22:19,210 To make a living. 5554 04:22:19,210 --> 04:22:20,923 We cannot afford that so we 5555 04:22:20,923 --> 04:22:22,124 need to find a way, and I'm 5556 04:22:22,124 --> 04:22:24,260 looking forward to engage in 5557 04:22:24,260 --> 04:22:26,426 this these conversations to 5558 04:22:26,896 --> 04:22:30,266 find a way to keep these routes 5559 04:22:30,266 --> 04:22:30,500 open, to get our workers 5560 04:22:30,500 --> 04:22:32,500 moving. 5561 04:22:38,941 --> 04:22:41,941 To get our economy moving. 5562 04:22:55,558 --> 04:22:57,461 Now, our parks. 5563 04:22:57,461 --> 04:22:58,762 District 2 parks, district 2 5564 04:22:58,762 --> 04:23:00,697 residents have waited for years 5565 04:23:00,697 --> 04:23:02,732 to see meaningful improvements 5566 04:23:02,732 --> 04:23:04,701 to our parks and facilities and 5567 04:23:04,701 --> 04:23:06,570 I wish they had something in 5568 04:23:06,570 --> 04:23:09,570 common with our chair here. 5569 04:23:10,974 --> 04:23:13,900 We are a big part of umpsa so 5570 04:23:13,900 --> 04:23:14,845 we build a pool at little river 5571 04:23:14,845 --> 04:23:16,948 park, improvements to the oak 5572 04:23:16,948 --> 04:23:17,915 grove park bathrooms, something 5573 04:23:17,915 --> 04:23:19,783 as simple as that. 5574 04:23:19,783 --> 04:23:20,851 Martin luther king park 5575 04:23:20,851 --> 04:23:22,786 beautification and the 5576 04:23:22,786 --> 04:23:23,854 improvements at the alcoa lakes 5577 04:23:23,854 --> 04:23:25,822 senior center. 5578 04:23:25,822 --> 04:23:28,822 Our park and community centers 5579 04:23:30,194 --> 04:23:31,495 are more than just facilities. 5580 04:23:31,495 --> 04:23:33,895 They provide opportunities for 5581 04:23:38,303 --> 04:23:40,304 a lot of our population, our 5582 04:23:40,304 --> 04:23:42,704 residents, for education, for 5583 04:23:46,144 --> 04:23:47,279 recreation, for health, for 5584 04:23:47,279 --> 04:23:49,114 connection and it improves 5585 04:23:49,114 --> 04:23:50,315 quality of life for residents 5586 04:23:50,315 --> 04:23:52,217 of all ages, you should have 5587 04:23:52,217 --> 04:23:55,186 seen their faces when we went 5588 04:23:55,186 --> 04:23:58,786 to inaugurate a portion of the 5589 04:24:00,291 --> 04:24:00,559 alcoa lakes senior center 5590 04:24:00,559 --> 04:24:02,427 recently. 5591 04:24:02,427 --> 04:24:04,462 Our parks and community centers 5592 04:24:04,462 --> 04:24:07,299 are more than just a facility, 5593 04:24:07,299 --> 04:24:08,801 they provide opportunities for 5594 04:24:08,801 --> 04:24:09,340 all aspects of residence 5595 04:24:09,340 --> 04:24:11,340 life's. 5596 04:24:13,205 --> 04:24:13,405 They are places where children 5597 04:24:13,405 --> 04:24:15,405 grow. 5598 04:24:23,248 --> 04:24:25,183 Families come together. 5599 04:24:25,183 --> 04:24:27,120 Seniors stay active, child care 5600 04:24:27,120 --> 04:24:28,287 is expensive, a lot of families 5601 04:24:28,287 --> 04:24:30,189 rely on these parks believe it 5602 04:24:30,189 --> 04:24:32,224 or not and communities build 5603 04:24:32,224 --> 04:24:32,424 strong connections there like I 5604 04:24:32,424 --> 04:24:34,226 said. 5605 04:24:34,226 --> 04:24:35,861 When we make commitments to our 5606 04:24:35,861 --> 04:24:37,597 communities, we need to keep 5607 04:24:37,597 --> 04:24:39,597 this commitment. 5608 04:24:40,666 --> 04:24:44,266 The promise made should be a 5609 04:24:47,741 --> 04:24:49,542 promise kept. 5610 04:24:49,542 --> 04:24:49,743 A promise made is a promise 5611 04:24:49,743 --> 04:24:51,743 kept. 5612 04:25:00,200 --> 04:25:01,921 It should be a promise kept. 5613 04:25:01,921 --> 04:25:03,921 District 2 residents deserve 5614 04:25:03,923 --> 04:25:06,923 parks, safe and well maintained 5615 04:25:07,828 --> 04:25:09,629 facilities, quality programs 5616 04:25:09,629 --> 04:25:11,631 and confidence that the 5617 04:25:11,631 --> 04:25:13,990 investments promised to our 5618 04:25:13,990 --> 04:25:15,990 neighborhoods will absolutely 5619 04:25:15,235 --> 04:25:17,235 be delivered. 5620 04:25:17,238 --> 04:25:19,306 We should not have to wait year 5621 04:25:19,306 --> 04:25:21,740 after year for improvements 5622 04:25:21,740 --> 04:25:21,341 that have already been 5623 04:25:21,341 --> 04:25:22,242 promised. 5624 04:25:22,242 --> 04:25:24,242 We should not. 5625 04:25:25,178 --> 04:25:27,578 Our residents deserve action, 5626 04:25:30,551 --> 04:25:32,551 accountability and results. 5627 04:25:33,421 --> 04:25:34,688 District 2 parks and community 5628 04:25:34,688 --> 04:25:36,491 facilities should be a priority 5629 04:25:36,491 --> 04:25:38,891 and ensure the promised 5630 04:25:45,499 --> 04:25:47,502 improvements are fully funded, 5631 04:25:47,502 --> 04:25:48,736 completed and delivered to the 5632 04:25:48,736 --> 04:25:49,604 residents who've been waiting 5633 04:25:49,604 --> 04:25:50,772 for them. 5634 04:25:50,772 --> 04:25:53,772 They've been asking for them 5635 04:25:54,174 --> 04:25:54,408 and they've been waiting and 5636 04:25:54,408 --> 04:25:56,408 waiting. 5637 04:26:00,415 --> 04:26:02,317 Economic development. 5638 04:26:02,317 --> 04:26:04,319 We celebrate miami dade 5639 04:26:04,319 --> 04:26:06,719 counties small business growth. 5640 04:26:07,156 --> 04:26:08,256 But the businesses are here 5641 04:26:08,256 --> 04:26:11,256 from every day in district 2 5642 04:26:11,459 --> 04:26:13,395 are struggling. 5643 04:26:13,395 --> 04:26:15,263 They do not need another speech 5644 04:26:15,263 --> 04:26:18,263 about how important they are. 5645 04:26:23,305 --> 04:26:25,307 Hey need real support. 5646 04:26:25,307 --> 04:26:27,309 Especially the businesses along 5647 04:26:27,309 --> 04:26:29,311 northwest 22nd avenue and 5648 04:26:29,311 --> 04:26:31,311 throughout our underserved 5649 04:26:33,449 --> 04:26:35,350 commercial corridors. 5650 04:26:35,350 --> 04:26:37,320 our small businesses are 5651 04:26:37,320 --> 04:26:38,287 working hard to survive rising 5652 04:26:38,287 --> 04:26:39,489 costs. 5653 04:26:39,489 --> 04:26:41,290 Construction impacts and 5654 04:26:41,290 --> 04:26:43,292 limited access to capital. 5655 04:26:43,292 --> 04:26:45,292 When county construction 5656 04:26:45,327 --> 04:26:46,529 projects threaten the business 5657 04:26:46,529 --> 04:26:50,990 ability to stay open we must 5658 04:26:50,990 --> 04:26:51,100 make sure that those businesses 5659 04:26:51,100 --> 04:26:53,350 are not left behind. 5660 04:26:53,350 --> 04:26:53,535 We have to find ways to help 5661 04:26:53,535 --> 04:26:55,535 them remain sustainable. 5662 04:27:00,210 --> 04:27:01,444 The northwest 79th street cra 5663 04:27:01,444 --> 04:27:03,213 has extending action, for 5664 04:27:03,213 --> 04:27:05,613 example we recently gave 5665 04:27:07,160 --> 04:27:10,616 $20,000 to a carwash and I was 5666 04:27:14,560 --> 04:27:15,258 shocked to see their short 5667 04:27:15,258 --> 04:27:17,227 memories a few minutes ago. 5668 04:27:17,227 --> 04:27:19,229 They gave them $20,000 recently 5669 04:27:19,229 --> 04:27:21,640 which was cashed and including 5670 04:27:21,640 --> 04:27:22,650 the johnson and johnson 5671 04:27:22,650 --> 04:27:24,650 learning center. 5672 04:27:26,690 --> 04:27:27,270 So to those of you at home 5673 04:27:27,270 --> 04:27:29,205 watching if your business is 5674 04:27:29,205 --> 04:27:31,740 located within the 79th street 5675 04:27:31,740 --> 04:27:34,674 cra boundary I encourage you to 5676 04:27:35,778 --> 04:27:36,778 come forward and submit your 5677 04:27:36,778 --> 04:27:38,681 application to them. 5678 04:27:38,681 --> 04:27:42,281 We are here to support you. 5679 04:27:45,520 --> 04:27:46,654 But we all also know many 5680 04:27:46,654 --> 04:27:48,523 businesses outside the cra 5681 04:27:48,523 --> 04:27:49,591 boundaries and that's why I'm 5682 04:27:49,591 --> 04:27:51,526 raising this and it is 5683 04:27:51,526 --> 04:27:52,527 important are struggling 5684 04:27:52,527 --> 04:27:53,761 especially now. 5685 04:27:53,761 --> 04:27:54,695 They do not have access to the 5686 04:27:54,695 --> 04:27:56,695 same resources. 5687 04:28:00,801 --> 04:28:02,200 That is why I'm asking for your 5688 04:28:02,200 --> 04:28:04,400 support in the budget to 5689 04:28:04,400 --> 04:28:06,400 provide meaningful assistance 5690 04:28:06,390 --> 04:28:07,908 to small businesses throughout 5691 04:28:07,908 --> 04:28:09,810 district 2 and I know we will 5692 04:28:09,810 --> 04:28:11,110 need to look at this together 5693 04:28:11,110 --> 04:28:11,177 and find them and I am all for 5694 04:28:11,177 --> 04:28:11,978 it. 5695 04:28:11,978 --> 04:28:13,813 It is a must. 5696 04:28:13,813 --> 04:28:15,813 Small business loan 5697 04:28:17,500 --> 04:28:18,985 applications tell the story. 5698 04:28:18,985 --> 04:28:20,219 We had so many qualified 5699 04:28:20,219 --> 04:28:21,187 businesses coming to apply in 5700 04:28:21,187 --> 04:28:23,187 seeking assistance. 5701 04:28:29,294 --> 04:28:29,561 More than we have funding 5702 04:28:29,561 --> 04:28:31,429 available. 5703 04:28:31,429 --> 04:28:33,365 These interpreters are ready to 5704 04:28:33,365 --> 04:28:35,266 work, invest, create jobs in 5705 04:28:35,266 --> 04:28:35,467 our county, in district 2 and 5706 04:28:35,467 --> 04:28:37,467 grow. 5707 04:28:38,836 --> 04:28:39,970 What they are missing is not 5708 04:28:39,970 --> 04:28:40,905 determination, they have it. 5709 04:28:40,905 --> 04:28:42,640 They have it. 5710 04:28:42,640 --> 04:28:45,876 They just need our support and 5711 04:28:45,876 --> 04:28:49,476 we ought to find a way. 5712 04:28:51,414 --> 04:28:53,483 We will find a way. 5713 04:28:53,483 --> 04:28:56,483 And as for affordable housing. 5714 04:28:57,787 --> 04:29:00,787 We all know miami-dade is 5715 04:29:01,391 --> 04:29:03,791 facing a crisis, and 5716 04:29:04,994 --> 04:29:06,963 affordability crisis. 5717 04:29:06,963 --> 04:29:10,932 We have to be honest about what 5718 04:29:10,932 --> 04:29:12,835 affordable means. 5719 04:29:12,835 --> 04:29:14,360 Affordable housing most be 5720 04:29:14,360 --> 04:29:15,504 affordable for the people who 5721 04:29:15,504 --> 04:29:18,504 actually live and work here, 5722 04:29:22,444 --> 04:29:23,545 our seniors, our teachers. 5723 04:29:23,545 --> 04:29:25,945 Our home health aides. 5724 04:29:26,180 --> 04:29:26,447 Our public servants, our safety 5725 04:29:26,447 --> 04:29:28,447 officers. 5726 04:29:34,521 --> 04:29:35,380 Our surgeons, our working 5727 04:29:35,380 --> 04:29:36,657 families. 5728 04:29:36,657 --> 04:29:38,525 We cannot continue approving 5729 04:29:38,525 --> 04:29:39,693 programs that look good on 5730 04:29:39,693 --> 04:29:41,595 paper but failed to reach the 5731 04:29:41,595 --> 04:29:45,195 people who need them the most. 5732 04:29:48,901 --> 04:29:50,937 Residents do not need another 5733 04:29:50,937 --> 04:29:52,171 brochure telling them where to 5734 04:29:52,171 --> 04:29:53,139 apply, they need help staying 5735 04:29:53,139 --> 04:29:54,940 in their homes. 5736 04:29:54,940 --> 04:29:56,942 They need help now. 5737 04:29:56,942 --> 04:29:57,142 They need help staying in their 5738 04:29:57,142 --> 04:29:59,142 homes. 5739 04:29:59,745 --> 04:30:01,680 When a families $500 short on 5740 04:30:01,680 --> 04:30:04,800 rent, those $500 can determine 5741 04:30:07,952 --> 04:30:09,860 whether they remain housed or 5742 04:30:09,860 --> 04:30:10,955 end up in a shelter. 5743 04:30:10,955 --> 04:30:12,223 When a senior must choose 5744 04:30:12,223 --> 04:30:15,223 between rent and education that 5745 04:30:19,330 --> 04:30:20,363 is not a budget mistake, that 5746 04:30:20,363 --> 04:30:22,299 is someone's life. 5747 04:30:22,299 --> 04:30:24,101 We need immediate assistance 5748 04:30:24,101 --> 04:30:26,103 while continuing to build 5749 04:30:26,103 --> 04:30:27,304 long-term affordable housing 5750 04:30:27,304 --> 04:30:29,205 solutions and I'm proud that 5751 04:30:29,205 --> 04:30:30,373 with your support we've been 5752 04:30:30,373 --> 04:30:32,308 able to pass legislation to 5753 04:30:32,308 --> 04:30:32,475 look at the way we assess the 5754 04:30:32,475 --> 04:30:34,475 ami. 5755 04:30:36,445 --> 04:30:38,460 In closing, how do we put 5756 04:30:38,460 --> 04:30:40,460 people first? 5757 04:30:43,685 --> 04:30:45,687 Our people, our residents, our 5758 04:30:45,687 --> 04:30:47,687 best assets. 5759 04:30:49,157 --> 04:30:52,157 Our county employees are our 5760 04:30:53,328 --> 04:30:55,328 best assets. 5761 04:30:56,531 --> 04:31:00,731 At the end of the day this 5762 04:31:00,968 --> 04:31:01,268 budget comes down to 5763 04:31:01,268 --> 04:31:03,203 priorities. 5764 04:31:03,203 --> 04:31:03,437 I understand resources are 5765 04:31:03,437 --> 04:31:05,437 limited. 5766 04:31:10,877 --> 04:31:12,120 I know it. 5767 04:31:12,120 --> 04:31:13,913 Discussed it, I know but 5768 04:31:13,913 --> 04:31:16,913 limited resources do not mean 5769 04:31:17,617 --> 04:31:19,617 limited responsibility. 5770 04:31:19,619 --> 04:31:22,154 For me, the priority is clear. 5771 04:31:22,154 --> 04:31:24,122 The people, the residence. 5772 04:31:24,122 --> 04:31:24,857 The residence driving on a 5773 04:31:24,857 --> 04:31:26,857 neglected road. 5774 04:31:28,594 --> 04:31:31,594 The family whose streets flood 5775 04:31:36,668 --> 04:31:37,769 and we saw that a year ago. 5776 04:31:37,769 --> 04:31:38,870 The senior waiting for 5777 04:31:38,870 --> 04:31:40,805 transportation, the small 5778 04:31:40,805 --> 04:31:42,807 business owner fighting to stay 5779 04:31:42,807 --> 04:31:46,407 open, the mother trying to keep 5780 04:31:47,745 --> 04:31:47,945 a roof over her children's 5781 04:31:47,945 --> 04:31:49,813 heads. 5782 04:31:49,813 --> 04:31:51,749 These are the people behind the 5783 04:31:51,749 --> 04:31:52,983 numbers and as we consider this 5784 04:31:52,983 --> 04:31:54,818 budget, these are the people we 5785 04:31:54,818 --> 04:31:56,519 need to think about when we 5786 04:31:56,519 --> 04:31:58,919 welcome these numbers tonight. 5787 04:32:02,910 --> 04:32:05,691 And in a couple of weeks. 5788 04:32:14,470 --> 04:32:14,703 District 2 has waited long 5789 04:32:14,703 --> 04:32:16,572 enough. 5790 04:32:16,572 --> 04:32:18,473 Our residents have paid their 5791 04:32:18,473 --> 04:32:20,475 taxes, raise their families, 5792 04:32:20,475 --> 04:32:20,775 opened businesses and build our 5793 04:32:20,775 --> 04:32:22,610 communities. 5794 04:32:22,610 --> 04:32:23,578 Now it's time for this county 5795 04:32:23,578 --> 04:32:25,580 to invest in them. 5796 04:32:25,580 --> 04:32:26,682 We need accountability, we need 5797 04:32:26,682 --> 04:32:28,550 investment and above all we 5798 04:32:28,550 --> 04:32:31,550 need to put people first. 5799 04:32:33,955 --> 04:32:35,924 That is a miami-dade county i 5800 04:32:35,924 --> 04:32:37,590 am fighting for, that is the 5801 04:32:37,590 --> 04:32:38,994 district 2 I am fighting for 5802 04:32:38,994 --> 04:32:40,929 and that is the miami-dade 5803 04:32:40,929 --> 04:32:41,796 county our residents reserve 5804 04:32:41,796 --> 04:32:42,997 deserve. 5805 04:32:42,997 --> 04:32:44,933 I'm looking forward to continue 5806 04:32:44,933 --> 04:32:47,933 this conversation about how to 5807 04:32:50,380 --> 04:32:51,390 our esidents, our people, our 5808 04:32:51,390 --> 04:32:53,390 families first. 5809 04:32:56,813 --> 04:32:59,148 MR. Chair, I thank you and 5810 04:32:59,148 --> 04:33:00,349 MADAME Mayor and steph, thank 5811 04:33:00,349 --> 04:33:03,949 you and I'm looking forward to 5812 04:33:04,753 --> 04:33:05,988 our continued conversation. 5813 04:33:05,988 --> 04:33:07,757 >>chair: thank you commissioner 5814 04:33:07,757 --> 04:33:08,191 for that well-rounded 5815 04:33:08,191 --> 04:33:10,159 commentary. 5816 04:33:10,159 --> 04:33:12,159 Commissioner from district 1, 5817 04:33:24,974 --> 04:33:26,243 you are recognized. 5818 04:33:26,243 --> 04:33:27,277 >>commissioner gilbert: thank 5819 04:33:27,277 --> 04:33:29,146 you MR. CHAIRMAN. 5820 04:33:29,146 --> 04:33:29,413 Let me start by saying a couple 5821 04:33:29,413 --> 04:33:31,413 of things. 5822 04:33:34,484 --> 04:33:34,717 've been homeless 5823 04:33:34,717 --> 04:33:36,587 before. 5824 04:33:36,587 --> 04:33:37,855 I've been homeless before, I've 5825 04:33:37,855 --> 04:33:39,855 been hungry before. 5826 04:33:42,659 --> 04:33:42,893 I've caught the 5:00 A.M. Bus 5827 04:33:42,893 --> 04:33:44,761 before. 5828 04:33:44,761 --> 04:33:47,761 I still remember walking down 5829 04:33:49,266 --> 04:33:51,235 175th street 17th avenue and 5830 04:33:51,235 --> 04:33:52,402 catching the 27 age of the 5831 04:33:52,402 --> 04:33:56,200 metrorail to get to law school. 5832 04:33:57,175 --> 04:33:59,575 I still remember that. 5833 04:34:00,378 --> 04:34:03,378 Look, I'm dependent on the 5834 04:34:05,150 --> 04:34:07,218 kindness of strangers and a 5835 04:34:07,218 --> 04:34:09,218 community before. 5836 04:34:09,621 --> 04:34:12,621 I've been a prosecutor before. 5837 04:34:17,662 --> 04:34:19,631 I've had to work to divide 5838 04:34:19,631 --> 04:34:21,499 people because of the things 5839 04:34:21,499 --> 04:34:23,234 they've did so I've been a part 5840 04:34:23,234 --> 04:34:23,468 of keeping a community safe 5841 04:34:23,468 --> 04:34:25,468 before. 5842 04:34:26,105 --> 04:34:26,372 I'm a homeowner in this 5843 04:34:26,372 --> 04:34:28,372 community. 5844 04:34:31,343 --> 04:34:34,546 I'm a father and a husband, son 5845 04:34:34,546 --> 04:34:38,146 and the brother and a friend. 5846 04:34:44,122 --> 04:34:46,122 In this community. 5847 04:34:46,125 --> 04:34:47,960 I say those things because I 5848 04:34:47,960 --> 04:34:49,228 want you all to appreciate I 5849 04:34:49,228 --> 04:34:51,960 understand and appreciate all 5850 04:34:51,960 --> 04:34:52,197 the comments that were made by 5851 04:34:52,197 --> 04:34:54,990 everybody who spoke up. 5852 04:34:54,990 --> 04:34:55,968 I didn't hear anybody though 5853 04:34:55,968 --> 04:34:56,202 say I want my taxes to be 5854 04:34:56,202 --> 04:34:58,370 higher. 5855 04:34:58,370 --> 04:35:01,730 You want a dedicated source for 5856 04:35:01,730 --> 04:35:04,730 cultural affairs, I do too. 5857 04:35:05,644 --> 04:35:07,947 I think that is actually is a 5858 04:35:07,947 --> 04:35:10,347 benefit to the economy. 5859 04:35:13,986 --> 04:35:15,921 I think it grows jobs and it 5860 04:35:15,921 --> 04:35:16,122 makes us stronger, I believe 5861 04:35:16,122 --> 04:35:18,122 that. 5862 04:35:21,494 --> 04:35:23,629 You want more money for law 5863 04:35:23,629 --> 04:35:26,266 enforcement, I believe that law 5864 04:35:26,266 --> 04:35:28,666 enforcement is an indispensable 5865 04:35:41,481 --> 04:35:42,682 part of any successful society, 5866 04:35:42,682 --> 04:35:43,617 period, full stop. 5867 04:35:43,617 --> 04:35:45,552 I believe first responders when 5868 04:35:45,552 --> 04:35:47,388 we call you we need you to come 5869 04:35:47,388 --> 04:35:48,522 quick because you're the 5870 04:35:48,522 --> 04:35:49,356 difference between life and 5871 04:35:49,356 --> 04:35:50,591 death. 5872 04:35:50,591 --> 04:35:52,493 Cbo's taking care of the people 5873 04:35:52,493 --> 04:35:55,762 who some of you step over in 5874 04:35:55,762 --> 04:35:57,665 the street in the real world. 5875 04:35:57,665 --> 04:35:58,833 Some of the people in this 5876 04:35:58,833 --> 04:36:00,968 audience right now step over 5877 04:36:00,968 --> 04:36:02,837 those people in the street. 5878 04:36:02,837 --> 04:36:04,471 I get the severity of what we 5879 04:36:04,471 --> 04:36:06,471 are doing. 5880 04:36:06,474 --> 04:36:10,740 But I need everybody who spoke 5881 04:36:12,180 --> 04:36:13,914 and I hope you're listening to 5882 04:36:13,914 --> 04:36:16,914 understand the balance is real. 5883 04:36:24,192 --> 04:36:26,940 We are not sitting up your same 5884 04:36:26,940 --> 04:36:27,362 we wouldn't give you $2 million 5885 04:36:27,362 --> 04:36:28,330 if you asked for it, that's not 5886 04:36:28,330 --> 04:36:30,265 what we are saying. 5887 04:36:30,265 --> 04:36:33,865 We are not saying we wouldn't 5888 04:36:37,973 --> 04:36:39,107 fund every shelter, every cbo, 5889 04:36:39,107 --> 04:36:41,507 every cultural arts program. 5890 04:36:41,943 --> 04:36:43,145 Every economic development 5891 04:36:43,145 --> 04:36:44,112 program, we are not saying any 5892 04:36:44,112 --> 04:36:46,112 of those things. 5893 04:36:46,115 --> 04:36:47,149 We are saying there's a finite 5894 04:36:47,149 --> 04:36:49,149 amount of resources. 5895 04:36:49,684 --> 04:36:53,121 And we are the 13 charged with 5896 04:36:53,121 --> 04:36:55,121 architecting the balance. 5897 04:36:56,125 --> 04:36:59,125 It's the balance that's tricky. 5898 04:37:04,633 --> 04:37:05,634 As we go through this, I have 5899 04:37:05,634 --> 04:37:07,603 questions for the 5900 04:37:07,603 --> 04:37:08,638 administration and the 5901 04:37:08,638 --> 04:37:10,638 constitution. 5902 04:37:11,474 --> 04:37:14,474 About specific requests but I 5903 04:37:22,919 --> 04:37:23,953 need you to grasp the concept 5904 04:37:23,953 --> 04:37:25,921 of the balance. 5905 04:37:25,921 --> 04:37:27,123 Because I understand wherever 5906 04:37:27,123 --> 04:37:29,125 that harold is and channel 4, 5907 04:37:29,125 --> 04:37:31,610 all those folks are there going 5908 04:37:31,610 --> 04:37:31,928 to talk about what we didn't 5909 04:37:31,928 --> 04:37:33,620 do. 5910 04:37:33,620 --> 04:37:35,980 They won't talk about what we 5911 04:37:35,980 --> 04:37:37,135 did do because every dollar we 5912 04:37:37,135 --> 04:37:38,135 didn't give you was program for 5913 04:37:38,135 --> 04:37:40,403 a kid or a senior. 5914 04:37:40,403 --> 04:37:42,339 And it's complicated. 5915 04:37:42,339 --> 04:37:45,939 And while we are all elected 5916 04:37:46,377 --> 04:37:48,777 officials it's not easily 5917 04:37:54,451 --> 04:37:54,684 discerned through public 5918 04:37:54,684 --> 04:37:56,487 opinion. 5919 04:37:56,487 --> 04:37:57,621 Because they are not really 5920 04:37:57,621 --> 04:37:59,557 getting bad, they are just 5921 04:37:59,557 --> 04:38:01,458 getting, they didn't get what 5922 04:38:01,458 --> 04:38:03,160 they wanted, what they thought 5923 04:38:03,160 --> 04:38:05,160 was important. 5924 04:38:05,195 --> 04:38:06,998 Since I was a city COUNCILMAN 5925 04:38:06,998 --> 04:38:08,132 In miami gardens as mayor of 5926 04:38:08,132 --> 04:38:10,100 miami gardens, as a county 5927 04:38:10,100 --> 04:38:12,200 commissioner and CHAIRMAN Here 5928 04:38:12,200 --> 04:38:13,203 and hopefully GOD willing in 5929 04:38:13,203 --> 04:38:16,174 congress, I will ignore that 5930 04:38:16,174 --> 04:38:18,430 and always focus on the greater 5931 04:38:18,430 --> 04:38:20,211 good for the greater number, 5932 04:38:20,211 --> 04:38:22,211 the utilitarian. 5933 04:38:23,114 --> 04:38:26,714 All to understand we are safer 5934 04:38:37,162 --> 04:38:37,396 MADAME Chair on the sides that 5935 04:38:37,396 --> 04:38:39,396 go down. 5936 04:38:40,650 --> 04:38:41,266 I value law enforcement in ways 5937 04:38:41,266 --> 04:38:43,167 you can never truly understand 5938 04:38:43,167 --> 04:38:45,690 but I understand us being safer 5939 04:38:45,690 --> 04:38:46,272 isn't just law enforcement, 5940 04:38:46,272 --> 04:38:48,206 it's parks, it's also cbo's, 5941 04:38:48,206 --> 04:38:50,175 the streets are going to eat 5942 04:38:50,175 --> 04:38:51,760 and if people are hungry they 5943 04:38:51,760 --> 04:38:52,177 commit crime. 5944 04:38:52,177 --> 04:38:54,450 If people have no other 5945 04:38:54,450 --> 04:38:57,383 recourse they do things that we 5946 04:38:57,383 --> 04:38:57,717 think and we determine are 5947 04:38:57,717 --> 04:38:59,717 unacceptable. 5948 04:39:02,321 --> 04:39:04,756 It's so easy to make life and 5949 04:39:04,756 --> 04:39:06,292 decisions linear. 5950 04:39:06,292 --> 04:39:08,292 but they aren't. 5951 04:39:09,795 --> 04:39:12,795 They aren't, and I won't 5952 04:39:12,832 --> 04:39:15,832 pretend for any of you. 5953 04:39:18,204 --> 04:39:20,206 My conversations in this last 5954 04:39:20,206 --> 04:39:23,206 of my first budget hearings, 5955 04:39:34,420 --> 04:39:35,421 I'm going to be real honest 5956 04:39:35,421 --> 04:39:36,657 conversations. 5957 04:39:36,657 --> 04:39:37,591 There are a bunch of needs that 5958 04:39:37,591 --> 04:39:39,525 have to be met. 5959 04:39:39,525 --> 04:39:40,427 There's some things I think are 5960 04:39:40,427 --> 04:39:41,595 nonstarter's. 5961 04:39:41,595 --> 04:39:43,430 Non-starters, we're going to 5962 04:39:43,430 --> 04:39:44,631 have enough to make this 5963 04:39:44,631 --> 04:39:46,600 community safe, we won't have 5964 04:39:46,600 --> 04:39:48,602 enough to allow our employees 5965 04:39:48,602 --> 04:39:52,202 to actually come to work and 5966 04:39:53,730 --> 04:39:54,942 live in dignity in this county. 5967 04:39:54,942 --> 04:39:56,760 We are going to do those 5968 04:39:56,760 --> 04:39:58,110 things, we're going to have 5969 04:39:58,110 --> 04:40:01,611 enough to ensure cbo's who are 5970 04:40:04,500 --> 04:40:04,218 taking care of the least among 5971 04:40:04,218 --> 04:40:06,520 us, 5972 04:40:06,520 --> 04:40:06,254 christian value, that's my 5973 04:40:06,254 --> 04:40:08,254 value. 5974 04:40:08,256 --> 04:40:11,856 That which you do into the 5975 04:40:13,294 --> 04:40:13,460 least of them you also do unto 5976 04:40:13,460 --> 04:40:15,295 me. 5977 04:40:15,295 --> 04:40:17,165 I don't spend a lot of time 5978 04:40:17,165 --> 04:40:18,166 quoting bible verses but that's 5979 04:40:18,166 --> 04:40:20,166 what I believe. 5980 04:40:24,710 --> 04:40:28,271 We can't be people who say that 5981 04:40:28,743 --> 04:40:31,646 we are good and we value and we 5982 04:40:31,646 --> 04:40:35,246 care about everyone and then we 5983 04:40:41,189 --> 04:40:43,580 dig deep on the programs who 5984 04:40:43,580 --> 04:40:44,959 take care of the people who 5985 04:40:44,959 --> 04:40:46,962 can't take care of themselves. 5986 04:40:46,962 --> 04:40:47,162 That was my position when we 5987 04:40:47,162 --> 04:40:49,162 voted. 5988 04:40:49,998 --> 04:40:52,998 I appreciate all the requests, 5989 04:40:55,136 --> 04:40:57,720 nobody said the pain word so 5990 04:40:57,720 --> 04:40:58,274 you're telling us you want to 5991 04:40:58,274 --> 04:41:01,543 strike a balance so be prepared 5992 04:41:01,543 --> 04:41:02,511 to take a haircut. 5993 04:41:02,511 --> 04:41:04,511 That's real. 5994 04:41:05,130 --> 04:41:08,613 There are things that we don't 5995 04:41:13,589 --> 04:41:15,524 say out loud because it's not 5996 04:41:15,524 --> 04:41:16,759 popular among us to get elected 5997 04:41:16,759 --> 04:41:18,270 when we're talking about it but 5998 04:41:18,270 --> 04:41:19,896 in the real world we are not 5999 04:41:19,896 --> 04:41:21,630 here and we haven't had a bus 6000 04:41:21,630 --> 04:41:21,864 fare increase but gas kept 6001 04:41:21,864 --> 04:41:23,864 going up. 6002 04:41:24,660 --> 04:41:27,660 And labor kept going up. 6003 04:41:28,672 --> 04:41:31,607 And insurance kept going up. 6004 04:41:31,607 --> 04:41:33,609 We artificially suppressed that 6005 04:41:33,609 --> 04:41:36,900 because we understand that 6006 04:41:36,450 --> 04:41:37,380 people don't have a lot in 6007 04:41:37,380 --> 04:41:40,380 their wages don't increase at 6008 04:41:41,518 --> 04:41:42,485 the same rate that the cost of 6009 04:41:42,485 --> 04:41:44,485 living does. 6010 04:41:45,188 --> 04:41:49,388 So we suppress that and I'm not 6011 04:41:49,526 --> 04:41:50,727 saying we shouldn't but I'm 6012 04:41:50,727 --> 04:41:52,629 saying you should acknowledge 6013 04:41:52,629 --> 04:41:54,530 that because when you talk 6014 04:41:54,530 --> 04:41:57,501 about not cutting out that 6015 04:41:57,501 --> 04:42:01,101 early bus route and I took, 6016 04:42:02,439 --> 04:42:04,708 you're also saying it's okay 6017 04:42:04,708 --> 04:42:08,308 that it's the exact same amount 6018 04:42:10,381 --> 04:42:10,614 and gas is a full two dollars 6019 04:42:10,614 --> 04:42:12,614 higher. 6020 04:42:16,621 --> 04:42:16,816 We labor in the delusions of a 6021 04:42:16,816 --> 04:42:18,816 lie. 6022 04:42:19,957 --> 04:42:22,957 And because we all agree, 6023 04:42:23,127 --> 04:42:27,327 because we all agree to it, it 6024 04:42:27,732 --> 04:42:30,132 becomes a functional truth. 6025 04:42:35,539 --> 04:42:35,772 But that doesn't make it 6026 04:42:35,772 --> 04:42:37,642 physics. 6027 04:42:37,642 --> 04:42:37,809 It just makes it an agreed upon 6028 04:42:37,809 --> 04:42:39,644 lie. 6029 04:42:39,644 --> 04:42:41,546 Unless we are willing to have 6030 04:42:41,546 --> 04:42:43,946 conversations about the actual 6031 04:42:49,754 --> 04:42:50,922 cost of things and what it 6032 04:42:50,922 --> 04:42:52,724 actually costs to do things 6033 04:42:52,724 --> 04:42:53,992 including pay our officers, 6034 04:42:53,992 --> 04:42:55,860 including pay our firefighters, 6035 04:42:55,860 --> 04:42:57,830 they are bus drivers because 6036 04:42:57,830 --> 04:42:58,197 their salaries are built into 6037 04:42:58,197 --> 04:43:00,320 those bus fares. 6038 04:43:00,320 --> 04:43:02,670 We keep giving them 6039 04:43:02,670 --> 04:43:04,467 cost-of-living increases but we 6040 04:43:04,603 --> 04:43:07,473 don't increase the bus fare. 6041 04:43:07,473 --> 04:43:07,707 The two basic ways you pay for 6042 04:43:07,707 --> 04:43:08,674 things. 6043 04:43:08,674 --> 04:43:10,674 And government. 6044 04:43:12,878 --> 04:43:15,948 User fees, which means when you 6045 04:43:15,948 --> 04:43:20,190 go to a park you pay the actual 6046 04:43:20,190 --> 04:43:23,190 cost for something or taxes. 6047 04:43:23,189 --> 04:43:26,393 Hich means we agree as a 6048 04:43:26,393 --> 04:43:27,527 collective that this is so 6049 04:43:27,527 --> 04:43:29,495 important that we will 6050 04:43:29,495 --> 04:43:30,696 subsidize it. 6051 04:43:30,696 --> 04:43:34,296 Those are the two basic ways 6052 04:43:35,434 --> 04:43:35,734 you pay for things in 6053 04:43:35,734 --> 04:43:37,734 government. 6054 04:43:38,380 --> 04:43:41,638 We are literally saying we will 6055 04:43:41,974 --> 04:43:43,974 do neither. 6056 04:43:46,413 --> 04:43:48,214 That is not real. 6057 04:43:48,214 --> 04:43:51,284 I will not lie to you, I will 6058 04:43:51,284 --> 04:43:53,684 tell you the truth. 6059 04:44:03,630 --> 04:44:05,565 User fee or tax. 6060 04:44:05,565 --> 04:44:07,568 If you want us to come 6061 04:44:07,568 --> 04:44:08,702 services, I want you all to 6062 04:44:08,702 --> 04:44:09,670 understand what cutting 6063 04:44:09,670 --> 04:44:11,572 services means. 6064 04:44:11,572 --> 04:44:12,772 It means firing people. 6065 04:44:12,772 --> 04:44:14,675 Cutting services is a nice way 6066 04:44:14,675 --> 04:44:16,711 of saying MADAME Mayor that 6067 04:44:16,711 --> 04:44:19,711 services attached to a person 6068 04:44:20,948 --> 04:44:22,490 who has a house, a mortgage, a 6069 04:44:22,490 --> 04:44:23,117 family, a car note, that 6070 04:44:23,117 --> 04:44:25,510 services your neighbor. 6071 04:44:25,510 --> 04:44:28,510 It's your cousin, it's your 6072 04:44:28,389 --> 04:44:28,656 brother, that service is this 6073 04:44:28,656 --> 04:44:30,656 community. 6074 04:44:33,527 --> 04:44:35,295 If we could, if we could have 6075 04:44:35,295 --> 04:44:37,695 an honest conversation about 6076 04:44:40,934 --> 04:44:44,534 what we want relative to what 6077 04:44:44,571 --> 04:44:48,700 we are willing to pay for, I 6078 04:44:48,700 --> 04:44:49,909 would be cool with that. 6079 04:44:49,909 --> 04:44:50,476 That's the conversation that 6080 04:44:50,476 --> 04:44:52,876 best serves this community. 6081 04:44:55,514 --> 04:44:56,682 That's the conversation that 6082 04:44:56,682 --> 04:45:00,252 even when I am no longer a 6083 04:45:00,252 --> 04:45:02,154 member of this body I value 6084 04:45:02,154 --> 04:45:06,354 because you wall, I got my tax 6085 04:45:09,527 --> 04:45:10,829 bill in the mail, where is the 6086 04:45:10,829 --> 04:45:11,629 tax collector, I didn't like it 6087 04:45:11,629 --> 04:45:13,531 at all. 6088 04:45:13,531 --> 04:45:14,532 It was like $12,000 and my 6089 04:45:14,532 --> 04:45:15,733 house is small. 6090 04:45:15,733 --> 04:45:17,534 You know what I'm going to do? 6091 04:45:17,534 --> 04:45:20,534 I'm going to pay it. 6092 04:45:26,543 --> 04:45:27,711 I'm going to pay it because I 6093 04:45:27,711 --> 04:45:29,646 understand what it pays for. 6094 04:45:29,646 --> 04:45:31,548 My next-door neighbor had a 6095 04:45:31,548 --> 04:45:32,716 fire, their house caught on 6096 04:45:32,716 --> 04:45:34,717 fire two days ago literally. 6097 04:45:34,717 --> 04:45:36,619 You came, you did a good job. 6098 04:45:36,619 --> 04:45:37,553 There was a disturbance down 6099 04:45:37,553 --> 04:45:39,553 the street. 6100 04:45:45,927 --> 04:45:46,950 you all came, you did a good 6101 04:45:46,950 --> 04:45:47,229 job. 6102 04:45:47,229 --> 04:45:49,970 I caught the bus with you all, 6103 04:45:49,970 --> 04:45:50,932 I understand what it provides 6104 04:45:50,932 --> 04:45:52,134 and while not every person 6105 04:45:52,134 --> 04:45:53,201 takes advantage of everything, 6106 04:45:53,201 --> 04:45:55,437 I need us to get this. 6107 04:45:55,437 --> 04:45:58,273 We are not, we are miami-dade, 6108 04:45:58,273 --> 04:46:00,174 we are not monticello. 6109 04:46:00,174 --> 04:46:04,374 We are not one of these small 6110 04:46:05,479 --> 04:46:05,813 places where things, you can 6111 04:46:05,813 --> 04:46:07,813 figure it out. 6112 04:46:08,648 --> 04:46:09,850 We are sophisticated urbanized 6113 04:46:09,850 --> 04:46:12,850 area that's trying to become 6114 04:46:13,987 --> 04:46:16,987 the capital of a hemisphere. 6115 04:46:18,792 --> 04:46:20,627 We need actual social services. 6116 04:46:20,627 --> 04:46:23,627 If we don't have social 6117 04:46:26,399 --> 04:46:28,367 services in two years, that 6118 04:46:28,367 --> 04:46:29,535 will be not a billion but 2 6119 04:46:29,535 --> 04:46:30,536 billion, we need a lot more 6120 04:46:30,536 --> 04:46:32,536 police officers. 6121 04:46:33,805 --> 04:46:34,500 That's the reality in which we 6122 04:46:34,500 --> 04:46:36,500 live. 6123 04:46:37,876 --> 04:46:40,876 We need to embrace that. 6124 04:46:43,247 --> 04:46:45,216 Thank you MR. CHAIRMAN. 6125 04:46:45,216 --> 04:46:47,616 >>chair: thank you, senator 6126 04:46:51,789 --> 04:46:53,789 garcia. 6127 04:46:53,857 --> 04:46:55,826 >>senator garcia: want to thank 6128 04:46:55,826 --> 04:46:56,994 the commissioners, all the 6129 04:46:56,994 --> 04:46:58,929 people who came to testify, 6130 04:46:58,929 --> 04:47:00,897 it's hard to get to downtown 6131 04:47:00,897 --> 04:47:02,765 and I appreciate you, looking 6132 04:47:02,765 --> 04:47:06,365 out in the audience is amazing 6133 04:47:06,502 --> 04:47:07,803 to see the shirts and everyone 6134 04:47:07,803 --> 04:47:09,672 advocating for their positions 6135 04:47:09,672 --> 04:47:11,540 and their organizations and the 6136 04:47:11,540 --> 04:47:12,708 things they believe in, that's 6137 04:47:12,708 --> 04:47:14,777 what democracy is about and 6138 04:47:14,777 --> 04:47:16,612 it's awesome when democracy so 6139 04:47:16,612 --> 04:47:19,612 many people around the world 6140 04:47:21,950 --> 04:47:23,218 don't have this opportunity be 6141 04:47:23,218 --> 04:47:25,119 mindful of how blessed we are 6142 04:47:25,119 --> 04:47:26,955 to testify and have a voice and 6143 04:47:26,955 --> 04:47:28,957 I want to thank you all very 6144 04:47:28,957 --> 04:47:30,958 much but thank you our first 6145 04:47:30,958 --> 04:47:32,193 responders, firefighters and 6146 04:47:32,193 --> 04:47:34,950 all our first responders I 6147 04:47:34,950 --> 04:47:35,963 think everyone in this county 6148 04:47:35,963 --> 04:47:38,963 commission can say we are 6149 04:47:41,601 --> 04:47:43,570 extremely proud of the caliber 6150 04:47:43,570 --> 04:47:44,938 and personnel of folks that 6151 04:47:44,938 --> 04:47:46,606 represent us on the street 6152 04:47:46,606 --> 04:47:48,475 every day that do the work we 6153 04:47:48,475 --> 04:47:50,477 don't want to do, that we 6154 04:47:50,477 --> 04:47:52,478 sometimes complain when we get 6155 04:47:52,478 --> 04:47:54,447 tickets, when we need you there 6156 04:47:54,447 --> 04:47:55,681 you're always there, want to 6157 04:47:55,681 --> 04:47:57,483 thank you on the response time 6158 04:47:57,483 --> 04:47:58,651 that we have, we have an 6159 04:47:58,651 --> 04:48:00,452 amazing incredible response 6160 04:48:00,452 --> 04:48:03,220 time, wish we could do better 6161 04:48:03,220 --> 04:48:04,189 but we call for an urban 6162 04:48:04,189 --> 04:48:06,925 community and the size we are 6163 04:48:06,925 --> 04:48:08,159 we are sure proud of our first 6164 04:48:08,159 --> 04:48:10,610 responders thank you very much 6165 04:48:10,610 --> 04:48:13,661 from the bottom of my heart, 6166 04:48:16,340 --> 04:48:17,969 you guys always stand with us 6167 04:48:17,969 --> 04:48:19,136 not only as elected officials 6168 04:48:19,136 --> 04:48:20,971 bus stand with our community 6169 04:48:20,971 --> 04:48:22,206 and with all our employees, 6170 04:48:22,206 --> 04:48:23,730 thank you all of you who make 6171 04:48:23,730 --> 04:48:25,730 us proud. 6172 04:48:34,818 --> 04:48:36,786 Without you this community 6173 04:48:36,786 --> 04:48:37,987 won't work and there's not one 6174 04:48:37,987 --> 04:48:38,187 area that is less than the 6175 04:48:38,187 --> 04:48:39,955 other. 6176 04:48:39,955 --> 04:48:41,791 We are all equally important 6177 04:48:41,791 --> 04:48:43,250 because we are part of that 6178 04:48:43,250 --> 04:48:44,860 spokes and wheel system and we 6179 04:48:44,860 --> 04:48:46,795 have to work together to get 6180 04:48:46,795 --> 04:48:47,996 this community to move forward 6181 04:48:47,996 --> 04:48:48,897 especially when we talk about 6182 04:48:48,897 --> 04:48:50,897 solid waste. 6183 04:48:50,999 --> 04:48:52,901 I appreciate the folks that 6184 04:48:52,901 --> 04:48:54,803 came to talk about solid waste. 6185 04:48:54,803 --> 04:48:55,300 For me it's a public health 6186 04:48:55,300 --> 04:48:56,805 issue. 6187 04:48:56,805 --> 04:48:57,806 Without you, this community 6188 04:48:57,806 --> 04:48:59,700 will fall apart. 6189 04:48:59,700 --> 04:48:59,174 And you don't have to go that 6190 04:48:59,174 --> 04:49:01,900 far. 6191 04:49:01,900 --> 04:49:02,810 Go to 90 miles away from us and 6192 04:49:02,810 --> 04:49:05,810 you see what's happening in 6193 04:49:08,382 --> 04:49:09,450 cuba, what's happening in 6194 04:49:09,450 --> 04:49:10,517 havana when we are not 6195 04:49:10,517 --> 04:49:12,386 collecting the garbage. 6196 04:49:12,386 --> 04:49:14,388 It really is very sad what is 6197 04:49:14,388 --> 04:49:15,489 happening over there because of 6198 04:49:15,489 --> 04:49:15,755 the lack of solid waste 6199 04:49:15,755 --> 04:49:17,590 personnel. 6200 04:49:17,590 --> 04:49:19,792 i want to tell you I don't know 6201 04:49:19,792 --> 04:49:21,270 how this community turned into 6202 04:49:21,270 --> 04:49:24,627 that and I've been working with 6203 04:49:25,264 --> 04:49:27,990 the administration to see what 6204 04:49:27,990 --> 04:49:29,468 we need to do to ensure we 6205 04:49:29,468 --> 04:49:31,604 don't get there but I do want 6206 04:49:31,604 --> 04:49:33,305 to thank commissioner gilbert 6207 04:49:33,305 --> 04:49:35,174 for sharing those remarks, it's 6208 04:49:35,174 --> 04:49:38,774 great we get to learn about 6209 04:49:41,914 --> 04:49:43,150 people every day more and more 6210 04:49:43,150 --> 04:49:44,916 and I'm new that about 6211 04:49:44,916 --> 04:49:46,152 commissioner gilbert being on 6212 04:49:46,152 --> 04:49:48,121 the street and we talked about 6213 04:49:48,121 --> 04:49:52,321 it, you were able to talk about 6214 04:49:56,563 --> 04:49:57,764 it earlier and it really is 6215 04:49:57,764 --> 04:49:59,532 impressive you can share such 6216 04:49:59,532 --> 04:50:00,800 personal stories with us but 6217 04:50:00,800 --> 04:50:02,702 not on mayor if I can I have a 6218 04:50:02,702 --> 04:50:02,936 couple questions on the budget 6219 04:50:02,936 --> 04:50:04,737 itself. 6220 04:50:04,737 --> 04:50:05,638 I want to thank you for working 6221 04:50:05,638 --> 04:50:07,541 with us. 6222 04:50:07,541 --> 04:50:08,709 I want to thank you for the 6223 04:50:08,709 --> 04:50:09,543 work you've done for this 6224 04:50:09,543 --> 04:50:11,543 budget. 6225 04:50:11,945 --> 04:50:13,112 It is a reflection of our 6226 04:50:13,112 --> 04:50:15,148 priorities and I'm glad this 6227 04:50:15,148 --> 04:50:17,217 budget has been implemented 6228 04:50:17,217 --> 04:50:19,860 last year so I appreciate the 6229 04:50:19,860 --> 04:50:21,955 work we've done but I have a 6230 04:50:21,955 --> 04:50:23,223 couple questions not unfamiliar 6231 04:50:23,223 --> 04:50:25,580 especially in transportation 6232 04:50:25,580 --> 04:50:26,961 and I do want to talk about 6233 04:50:26,961 --> 04:50:28,129 solid waste, I have a couple 6234 04:50:28,129 --> 04:50:28,963 questions so MADAME Director, 6235 04:50:28,963 --> 04:50:29,964 be ready. 6236 04:50:29,964 --> 04:50:30,564 Hen we look at, 6237 04:50:30,564 --> 04:50:33,564 when we talk about overtime, 6238 04:50:34,201 --> 04:50:36,300 the operational procedures that 6239 04:50:36,300 --> 04:50:37,105 you're planning on 6240 04:50:37,105 --> 04:50:39,105 implementing, going to 6241 04:50:48,616 --> 04:50:50,518 transportation first. 6242 04:50:50,518 --> 04:50:50,718 Okay MADAME Mayor, let's do 6243 04:50:50,718 --> 04:50:52,520 this. 6244 04:50:52,520 --> 04:50:53,754 If there is a reduction in bus 6245 04:50:53,754 --> 04:50:55,556 services explain why overtime 6246 04:50:55,556 --> 04:50:57,556 has increased? 6247 04:50:57,558 --> 04:50:58,660 >>vice chair mcghee: you are 6248 04:50:58,660 --> 04:51:00,660 recognized MADAME Mayor. 6249 04:51:00,662 --> 04:51:01,663 >>mayor cava: are deputy mayor 6250 04:51:01,663 --> 04:51:03,663 will start. 6251 04:51:04,565 --> 04:51:07,565 >>vice chair mcghee: you are 6252 04:51:15,977 --> 04:51:17,146 recognized collects senator 6253 04:51:17,146 --> 04:51:18,981 garcia what you'll notice in 6254 04:51:18,981 --> 04:51:20,149 that budget is we've got 6255 04:51:20,149 --> 04:51:22,984 escalating costs in both fuel 6256 04:51:22,984 --> 04:51:24,186 expenses operation maintenance 6257 04:51:24,186 --> 04:51:25,987 expenses, we have to overtime 6258 04:51:25,987 --> 04:51:27,156 because we are continuously 6259 04:51:27,156 --> 04:51:29,580 hiring bus drivers so those 6260 04:51:29,580 --> 04:51:30,192 numbers are escalating but if 6261 04:51:30,192 --> 04:51:33,792 we did not cut anything it 6262 04:51:35,797 --> 04:51:37,700 would escalate much more. 6263 04:51:37,700 --> 04:51:39,735 >>senator garcia: one of the 6264 04:51:39,735 --> 04:51:40,970 things I noticed and it happens 6265 04:51:40,970 --> 04:51:42,838 across different parts of the 6266 04:51:42,838 --> 04:51:44,600 budget with the metrics, some 6267 04:51:44,600 --> 04:51:45,774 of the metrics I see that were 6268 04:51:45,774 --> 04:51:47,710 off or we are ignoring the 6269 04:51:47,710 --> 04:51:48,945 metrics, can you explain why we 6270 04:51:48,945 --> 04:51:50,813 are doing some of those metrics 6271 04:51:50,813 --> 04:51:52,748 and a perfect example on page 6272 04:51:52,748 --> 04:51:53,883 64 you have a targeted 80% for 6273 04:51:53,883 --> 04:51:55,851 facilities meeting state of 6274 04:51:55,851 --> 04:51:56,510 good repair ranking number 6275 04:51:56,510 --> 04:51:57,821 three. 6276 04:51:57,821 --> 04:51:59,723 In previous years we've 6277 04:51:59,723 --> 04:52:00,924 achieved 90% meeting that 6278 04:52:00,924 --> 04:52:02,725 threshold, explain why we are 6279 04:52:02,725 --> 04:52:05,125 reducing that threshold, can 6280 04:52:11,434 --> 04:52:14,434 you explain, that's on page 64. 6281 04:52:15,772 --> 04:52:17,772 On transportation. 6282 04:52:21,277 --> 04:52:23,277 Volume 2. 6283 04:52:24,214 --> 04:52:26,250 >>mayor cava: stacy miller our 6284 04:52:26,250 --> 04:52:28,250 director. 6285 04:52:29,887 --> 04:52:30,200 >> good evening MADAME Director 6286 04:52:30,200 --> 04:52:32,200 . 6287 04:52:38,162 --> 04:52:38,395 Can we raise her microphone 6288 04:52:38,395 --> 04:52:40,395 please? 6289 04:52:44,601 --> 04:52:46,601 Good evening. 6290 04:52:46,604 --> 04:52:48,473 >> good evening, stacy miller, 6291 04:52:48,473 --> 04:52:50,473 ceo department of 6292 04:52:52,243 --> 04:52:52,376 transportation and public works 6293 04:52:52,376 --> 04:52:53,444 . 6294 04:52:53,444 --> 04:52:55,844 >>vice chair mcghee: the 6295 04:52:57,983 --> 04:53:00,840 senator had a question. 6296 04:53:00,840 --> 04:53:01,953 >> you mentioned metrics and in 6297 04:53:01,953 --> 04:53:03,520 metrics you have a targeted 80% 6298 04:53:03,520 --> 04:53:06,520 of cities expected fiscal year, 6299 04:53:11,296 --> 04:53:13,197 during the fiscal year meeting 6300 04:53:13,197 --> 04:53:15,660 state repair ranking greater 6301 04:53:15,660 --> 04:53:17,690 than three, we've achieved 90% 6302 04:53:17,690 --> 04:53:18,270 of facilities meeting that 6303 04:53:18,270 --> 04:53:21,270 threshold, explain why we are 6304 04:53:22,508 --> 04:53:24,508 reducing the metric. 6305 04:53:24,542 --> 04:53:26,445 >> we've always achieved higher 6306 04:53:26,445 --> 04:53:28,380 than the standard required so 6307 04:53:28,380 --> 04:53:29,515 while we are reducing it our 6308 04:53:29,515 --> 04:53:31,383 expectation is that we will 6309 04:53:31,383 --> 04:53:33,385 continue to achieve a higher 6310 04:53:33,385 --> 04:53:35,387 rate of that standard. 6311 04:53:35,387 --> 04:53:36,522 Unfortunately though given the 6312 04:53:36,522 --> 04:53:38,391 situation we are in and the 6313 04:53:38,391 --> 04:53:39,625 volume of work we have and 6314 04:53:39,625 --> 04:53:41,527 number of staff we have we want 6315 04:53:41,527 --> 04:53:43,395 to adjust that but we still 6316 04:53:43,395 --> 04:53:46,395 intend to achieve higher than 6317 04:53:49,201 --> 04:53:51,201 an 80% review. 6318 04:53:54,306 --> 04:53:56,242 >>senator garcia: when we see 6319 04:53:56,242 --> 04:53:59,278 that we are going to decrease 6320 04:53:59,278 --> 04:54:02,878 the wait time by 15% of budget, 6321 04:54:05,251 --> 04:54:06,486 how are we reaching that 15% 6322 04:54:06,486 --> 04:54:10,860 reduction in wait time when we 6323 04:54:10,557 --> 04:54:12,492 are cutting bus routes? 6324 04:54:12,492 --> 04:54:15,492 >> I'm sorry, what section is 6325 04:54:18,980 --> 04:54:20,980 that in? 6326 04:54:20,167 --> 04:54:22,102 >>senator garcia: I don't know 6327 04:54:22,102 --> 04:54:23,202 where the section is. 6328 04:54:23,202 --> 04:54:25,602 Performance of the metrics 6329 04:54:25,972 --> 04:54:27,875 metro bus to 78 on time. 6330 04:54:27,875 --> 04:54:29,875 >> 78% is our on-time 6331 04:54:34,140 --> 04:54:35,982 performance metric. 6332 04:54:35,982 --> 04:54:37,184 Our goal is to ensure we are 6333 04:54:37,184 --> 04:54:39,186 getting as close to that metric 6334 04:54:39,186 --> 04:54:40,120 as possible with the wraps that 6335 04:54:40,120 --> 04:54:41,989 we retain. 6336 04:54:41,989 --> 04:54:45,589 As part of the services we 6337 04:54:53,534 --> 04:54:54,668 continue to perform. 6338 04:54:54,668 --> 04:54:56,538 >>senator garcia: I'm not 6339 04:54:56,538 --> 04:54:58,573 trying to be adversarial, I'm 6340 04:54:58,573 --> 04:55:00,575 trying to point out there is 6341 04:55:00,575 --> 04:55:01,742 discrepancies in some of these 6342 04:55:01,742 --> 04:55:03,844 numbers and maybe we can work 6343 04:55:03,844 --> 04:55:04,780 on these numbers in the budget 6344 04:55:04,780 --> 04:55:05,546 process. 6345 04:55:05,546 --> 04:55:06,715 Ecause we are 6346 04:55:06,715 --> 04:55:07,715 starting to reduce some of 6347 04:55:07,715 --> 04:55:09,651 these bus routes. 6348 04:55:09,651 --> 04:55:11,586 I don't understand how we can 6349 04:55:11,586 --> 04:55:12,820 then come back and say we are 6350 04:55:12,820 --> 04:55:14,689 trying to reduce the wait time 6351 04:55:14,689 --> 04:55:16,758 so that to me doesn't quite 6352 04:55:16,758 --> 04:55:18,660 make sense but we will continue 6353 04:55:18,660 --> 04:55:20,563 to do that and continue to have 6354 04:55:20,563 --> 04:55:22,970 conversations from here as we 6355 04:55:22,970 --> 04:55:23,665 move forward but just increase. 6356 04:55:23,665 --> 04:55:24,866 The last thing I talked about 6357 04:55:24,866 --> 04:55:26,835 in transportation we are 6358 04:55:26,835 --> 04:55:28,837 talking about increasing fares 6359 04:55:28,837 --> 04:55:32,607 and I'll tell you this I think 6360 04:55:32,607 --> 04:55:34,609 we should have a conversation, 6361 04:55:34,609 --> 04:55:37,900 commissioner gilbert was right 6362 04:55:40,216 --> 04:55:42,150 about the fact we have not had 6363 04:55:42,150 --> 04:55:43,318 any of these fair increases 6364 04:55:43,318 --> 04:55:45,153 throughout 13 or 14 years and 6365 04:55:45,153 --> 04:55:47,957 yet costs have gone up and I 6366 04:55:47,957 --> 04:55:49,859 can have talk about fair 6367 04:55:49,859 --> 04:55:51,594 increases as long as we are 6368 04:55:51,594 --> 04:55:54,594 having a conversation we can 6369 04:55:57,967 --> 04:55:59,902 use these dollars wisely 6370 04:55:59,902 --> 04:56:01,838 because we just can't go to the 6371 04:56:01,838 --> 04:56:03,500 public and say we're going to 6372 04:56:03,500 --> 04:56:04,840 increase here and show them 6373 04:56:04,840 --> 04:56:06,750 what we are doing with the 6374 04:56:06,750 --> 04:56:08,812 dollars and say it's safe on 6375 04:56:08,812 --> 04:56:10,813 the other side so I think it's 6376 04:56:10,813 --> 04:56:13,149 important especially when we 6377 04:56:13,149 --> 04:56:15,840 look at metrorail we look at 6378 04:56:15,840 --> 04:56:16,353 metro mover, those are honest 6379 04:56:16,353 --> 04:56:17,187 conversations we need to have 6380 04:56:17,187 --> 04:56:19,890 as a board. 6381 04:56:19,890 --> 04:56:22,890 Why are we continuously having 6382 04:56:23,926 --> 04:56:25,895 metro mover and I understand 6383 04:56:25,895 --> 04:56:27,798 we're going to have metrorail 6384 04:56:27,798 --> 04:56:28,999 free or metro mover free but 6385 04:56:28,999 --> 04:56:30,867 it's gotten to the point this 6386 04:56:30,867 --> 04:56:32,769 is now a system that a lot of 6387 04:56:32,769 --> 04:56:34,170 folks with money are using on a 6388 04:56:34,170 --> 04:56:36,707 day-to-day basis and yet people 6389 04:56:36,707 --> 04:56:38,642 that live in my district have 6390 04:56:38,642 --> 04:56:40,544 to take the metrorail and still 6391 04:56:40,544 --> 04:56:45,344 have to pay for it yet we are 6392 04:56:45,849 --> 04:56:46,820 subsidizing the system for the 6393 04:56:46,820 --> 04:56:47,852 wealthy. 6394 04:56:47,852 --> 04:56:49,220 I'll go ahead and say that 6395 04:56:49,220 --> 04:56:52,220 maybe as we move forward 6396 04:56:54,124 --> 04:56:55,659 members we should explore some 6397 04:56:55,659 --> 04:56:59,259 ideas and thoughts on what is 6398 04:56:59,297 --> 04:57:00,531 and I get it mayor, we've had 6399 04:57:00,531 --> 04:57:02,366 conversations and it will take 6400 04:57:02,366 --> 04:57:04,301 time to ramp up and is not 6401 04:57:04,301 --> 04:57:06,304 necessarily going to help this 6402 04:57:06,304 --> 04:57:07,472 budget it's something that 6403 04:57:07,472 --> 04:57:09,373 folks have to do something 6404 04:57:09,373 --> 04:57:10,475 about because folks to the 6405 04:57:10,475 --> 04:57:14,675 south have to pay and the folks 6406 04:57:15,179 --> 04:57:17,820 to the north will have to pay, 6407 04:57:17,820 --> 04:57:20,820 why doesn't downtown have to 6408 04:57:20,719 --> 04:57:20,952 pay and that's the simple 6409 04:57:20,952 --> 04:57:22,821 reality. 6410 04:57:22,821 --> 04:57:24,455 MADAME Mayor I don't know if we 6411 04:57:24,455 --> 04:57:25,690 could come up with planning on 6412 04:57:25,690 --> 04:57:29,290 that and director miller if we 6413 04:57:33,164 --> 04:57:34,332 could have some elasticity 6414 04:57:34,332 --> 04:57:36,268 models when we look at these 6415 04:57:36,268 --> 04:57:38,237 rate increases because I don't 6416 04:57:38,237 --> 04:57:40,637 think necessarily because we 6417 04:57:42,174 --> 04:57:43,375 increase our freight doesn't 6418 04:57:43,375 --> 04:57:44,176 mean we will have decreased 6419 04:57:44,176 --> 04:57:45,377 users. 6420 04:57:45,377 --> 04:57:47,380 It's important to build that 6421 04:57:47,380 --> 04:57:49,181 into some of the modeling we 6422 04:57:49,181 --> 04:57:49,382 have so I would appreciate 6423 04:57:49,382 --> 04:57:50,716 that. 6424 04:57:50,716 --> 04:57:54,316 And I think for now department 6425 04:57:54,586 --> 04:57:56,589 of transportation not on mayor. 6426 04:57:56,589 --> 04:57:58,491 >>mayor cava: we did put some 6427 04:57:58,491 --> 04:58:02,910 examples in the change memo but 6428 04:58:06,310 --> 04:58:07,300 we could certainly do more 6429 04:58:07,300 --> 04:58:09,102 modeling and there MAY be other 6430 04:58:09,102 --> 04:58:11,370 ideas that emerge from the 6431 04:58:11,370 --> 04:58:12,271 discussion and we can review 6432 04:58:12,271 --> 04:58:15,271 individually as well as come 6433 04:58:16,108 --> 04:58:17,144 back to the board for more 6434 04:58:17,144 --> 04:58:19,144 details. 6435 04:58:19,145 --> 04:58:20,413 >>senator garcia: thank you for 6436 04:58:20,413 --> 04:58:22,115 working with our office, can we 6437 04:58:22,115 --> 04:58:25,115 go to solid waste now? 6438 04:58:28,388 --> 04:58:30,388 >>mayor cava: yes. 6439 04:58:30,390 --> 04:58:31,625 >>senator garcia: help me out 6440 04:58:31,625 --> 04:58:33,560 on the carry over and reserves, 6441 04:58:33,560 --> 04:58:35,560 we anticipate a $322,000 6442 04:58:37,531 --> 04:58:39,531 reserves or $322,000 reserves 6443 04:58:39,966 --> 04:58:42,366 but carryover shows 383, there 6444 04:58:43,300 --> 04:58:43,203 is the roughly 30,000 coming 6445 04:58:43,203 --> 04:58:45,203 from? 6446 04:58:47,475 --> 04:58:49,875 >>mayor cava: alicia daniels 6447 04:58:55,615 --> 04:58:57,685 will answer the question. 6448 04:58:57,685 --> 04:58:59,520 >> good evening, through the 6449 04:58:59,520 --> 04:59:02,520 chair, could you repeat the 6450 04:59:08,696 --> 04:59:10,696 question please. 6451 04:59:10,698 --> 04:59:11,866 >>senator garcia: there is a 6452 04:59:11,866 --> 04:59:13,866 discrepancy between carryover 6453 04:59:13,901 --> 04:59:15,769 and reserves, you anticipate 6454 04:59:15,769 --> 04:59:16,905 332 million reserves but 6455 04:59:16,905 --> 04:59:18,773 carryover shows 333 million. 6456 04:59:18,773 --> 04:59:21,773 There is a discrepancy of 30 6457 04:59:34,689 --> 04:59:36,592 million, can you go to the top? 6458 04:59:36,592 --> 04:59:37,860 >> that's not a discrepancy. 6459 04:59:37,860 --> 04:59:40,629 With the budget basically with 6460 04:59:40,629 --> 04:59:42,597 the reserves the reserves is 6461 04:59:42,597 --> 04:59:42,898 basically your balance but then 6462 04:59:42,898 --> 04:59:44,732 your budget. 6463 04:59:44,732 --> 04:59:46,736 So you see on 2526, you see 6464 04:59:46,736 --> 04:59:48,604 your carryover of 348 million. 6465 04:59:48,604 --> 04:59:49,805 For a total budget of the 6466 04:59:49,805 --> 04:59:51,673 hundred 35 so in order to 6467 04:59:51,673 --> 04:59:52,807 balance the budget you have to 6468 04:59:52,807 --> 04:59:54,609 322 million grid for a total 6469 04:59:54,609 --> 04:59:55,877 budget and you have your 6470 04:59:55,877 --> 04:59:56,746 carryover that grows into the 6471 04:59:56,746 --> 04:59:58,614 next year. 6472 04:59:58,614 --> 04:59:59,615 That number is not going to be 6473 04:59:59,615 --> 05:00:00,716 the same. 6474 05:00:00,716 --> 05:00:01,951 >>senator garcia: would 6475 05:00:01,951 --> 05:00:03,686 normally be the same? 6476 05:00:03,686 --> 05:00:04,620 Class not your reserves and 6477 05:00:04,620 --> 05:00:05,754 carryover. 6478 05:00:05,754 --> 05:00:07,724 >>senator garcia: in other 6479 05:00:07,724 --> 05:00:11,924 parts of the budget we see that 6480 05:00:13,929 --> 05:00:15,865 they are matching, not in the 6481 05:00:15,865 --> 05:00:18,265 enterprise, maybe from the 6482 05:00:18,668 --> 05:00:19,769 enterprise so what is that 6483 05:00:19,769 --> 05:00:22,169 difference, what is that 6484 05:00:37,187 --> 05:00:38,688 difference coming from? 6485 05:00:38,688 --> 05:00:40,390 Right, let me get back to you. 6486 05:00:40,390 --> 05:00:42,259 I'm looking at the numbers but 6487 05:00:42,259 --> 05:00:43,460 I want to make sure I get the 6488 05:00:43,460 --> 05:00:46,460 information but I'm looking at 6489 05:01:00,100 --> 05:01:01,912 the numbers here. 6490 05:01:01,912 --> 05:01:03,800 >>senator garcia: give me a 6491 05:01:03,800 --> 05:01:04,915 second here, we also have 6492 05:01:04,915 --> 05:01:06,918 targets here, percentage of 6493 05:01:06,918 --> 05:01:08,119 complaints, respondents, new 2 6494 05:01:08,119 --> 05:01:10,870 business days when action has 6495 05:01:10,870 --> 05:01:12,289 been 100% but we are proposing 6496 05:01:12,289 --> 05:01:12,523 25%, why are we changing 6497 05:01:12,523 --> 05:01:13,924 targets? 6498 05:01:13,924 --> 05:01:14,992 >> when we are putting the 6499 05:01:14,992 --> 05:01:16,962 budget together we are 6500 05:01:16,962 --> 05:01:18,929 forecasting what our goals 6501 05:01:18,929 --> 05:01:20,965 should be for the year so for 6502 05:01:20,965 --> 05:01:22,166 contingency purposes because we 6503 05:01:22,166 --> 05:01:24,350 have attrition we are looking 6504 05:01:24,350 --> 05:01:25,202 at 95% but nonetheless in the 6505 05:01:25,202 --> 05:01:27,380 past two years we've received 6506 05:01:27,380 --> 05:01:29,140 100% so we put in a goal with 6507 05:01:29,140 --> 05:01:31,750 the anticipation we could reach 6508 05:01:31,750 --> 05:01:33,770 100 but this is based on making 6509 05:01:33,770 --> 05:01:34,946 sure we could reach two days of 6510 05:01:34,946 --> 05:01:37,946 enforcement then I'm not going 6511 05:01:39,383 --> 05:01:41,285 to reach that. 6512 05:01:41,285 --> 05:01:42,486 >>senator garcia: on fuel 6513 05:01:42,486 --> 05:01:44,388 trending downward, why is that 6514 05:01:44,388 --> 05:01:46,289 because fuel is going up across 6515 05:01:46,289 --> 05:01:47,524 the boardrd because in 6516 05:01:47,524 --> 05:01:49,394 transportation there was an 6517 05:01:49,394 --> 05:01:50,760 issue with that as s well. 6518 05:01:50,760 --> 05:01:52,629 Why is that? 6519 05:01:52,629 --> 05:01:53,830 >> in my current year budget we 6520 05:01:53,830 --> 05:01:56,230 budgeted $7.5 million for all 6521 05:02:00,903 --> 05:02:02,872 our equipment. 6522 05:02:02,872 --> 05:02:04,807 We are trending over $2 million 6523 05:02:04,807 --> 05:02:05,975 in our end of year forecast for 6524 05:02:05,975 --> 05:02:06,875 fuel based on inflation and 6525 05:02:06,875 --> 05:02:08,875 cost of fuel. 6526 05:02:08,877 --> 05:02:12,477 When we looked at the numbers 6527 05:02:30,297 --> 05:02:31,498 based on the energy website, 6528 05:02:31,498 --> 05:02:33,433 the war or things were expected 6529 05:02:33,433 --> 05:02:35,368 to end in two months so based 6530 05:02:35,368 --> 05:02:37,270 on the website it showed that 6531 05:02:37,270 --> 05:02:38,404 number was going to taper out 6532 05:02:38,404 --> 05:02:40,273 so when we looked at our 6533 05:02:40,273 --> 05:02:41,508 forecast for the year we 6534 05:02:41,508 --> 05:02:43,376 forecasted the number would 6535 05:02:43,376 --> 05:02:45,378 take up but then going back 6536 05:02:45,378 --> 05:02:46,279 outward flattening out to where 6537 05:02:46,279 --> 05:02:48,279 it was. 6538 05:02:48,280 --> 05:02:49,415 You'll see my forecast for fuel 6539 05:02:49,415 --> 05:02:51,283 is somewhat in line with my 6540 05:02:51,283 --> 05:02:52,451 current budget based on the 6541 05:02:52,451 --> 05:02:54,253 fact we thought the number was 6542 05:02:54,253 --> 05:02:56,287 going to go back down but we 6543 05:02:56,287 --> 05:02:57,288 anticipate now that number MAY 6544 05:02:57,288 --> 05:02:58,790 go higher. 6545 05:02:58,790 --> 05:03:01,190 >>senator garcia: I appreciate 6546 05:03:01,259 --> 05:03:02,460 your response and you have been 6547 05:03:02,460 --> 05:03:04,395 accessible to us and we had 6548 05:03:04,395 --> 05:03:06,264 great conversations with all of 6549 05:03:06,264 --> 05:03:06,464 us I'm sure and I thank you for 6550 05:03:06,464 --> 05:03:08,266 that. 6551 05:03:08,266 --> 05:03:09,533 I was one that voted against 6552 05:03:09,533 --> 05:03:11,469 the cpi, it's something even 6553 05:03:11,469 --> 05:03:12,736 this county commission voted in 6554 05:03:12,736 --> 05:03:15,272 favor of the previous years. 6555 05:03:15,272 --> 05:03:16,473 Think it's important we try to 6556 05:03:16,473 --> 05:03:18,375 revisit that at some point 6557 05:03:18,375 --> 05:03:20,277 because my concern MADAME Mayor 6558 05:03:20,277 --> 05:03:21,478 of what you did with the budget 6559 05:03:21,478 --> 05:03:23,280 seeing some of the reductions 6560 05:03:23,280 --> 05:03:25,680 in our waste collection 6561 05:03:26,315 --> 05:03:28,184 especially illegal dumping. 6562 05:03:28,184 --> 05:03:29,385 Is there a way we have any 6563 05:03:29,385 --> 05:03:31,287 plans on trying to recoup that 6564 05:03:31,287 --> 05:03:33,220 or fix that or what does that 6565 05:03:33,220 --> 05:03:34,890 mean if we've got some of these 6566 05:03:34,890 --> 05:03:36,890 illegal dumping programs, 6567 05:03:36,893 --> 05:03:39,394 doesn't mean we cut the program 6568 05:03:39,394 --> 05:03:41,430 completely or time to respond? 6569 05:03:41,430 --> 05:03:43,331 >> it's based on the response 6570 05:03:43,331 --> 05:03:45,934 time, we had 8 million for the 6571 05:03:45,934 --> 05:03:47,836 county and the reduction of 4 6572 05:03:47,836 --> 05:03:49,437 crews will reduce the response 6573 05:03:49,437 --> 05:03:50,604 time by half so instead of it 6574 05:03:50,604 --> 05:03:54,204 taking 4 days it could take up 6575 05:03:56,678 --> 05:03:58,546 to eight days. 6576 05:03:58,546 --> 05:03:59,880 >>senator garcia: it doesn't 6577 05:03:59,880 --> 05:04:01,548 mean they're cutting the 6578 05:04:01,548 --> 05:04:02,749 program completely, it will 6579 05:04:02,749 --> 05:04:04,830 just take more time to respond. 6580 05:04:04,830 --> 05:04:05,852 We share district boundaries 6581 05:04:05,852 --> 05:04:08,252 and municipalities in ohio 6582 05:04:12,992 --> 05:04:14,861 young gardens. 6583 05:04:14,861 --> 05:04:16,862 We have an area that's 6584 05:04:16,862 --> 05:04:18,640 constantly problematic for all 6585 05:04:18,640 --> 05:04:19,965 of us with dumping and we had 6586 05:04:19,965 --> 05:04:21,867 to work together to make sure 6587 05:04:21,867 --> 05:04:23,102 we take care of that so we need 6588 05:04:23,102 --> 05:04:24,970 to focus on as we move forward 6589 05:04:24,970 --> 05:04:26,872 in the budget but I do think 6590 05:04:26,872 --> 05:04:28,874 it's important that we 6591 05:04:28,874 --> 05:04:30,942 recognize that we need to start 6592 05:04:30,942 --> 05:04:32,430 taking serious consideration on 6593 05:04:32,430 --> 05:04:33,511 some of the issues that 6594 05:04:33,511 --> 05:04:35,511 commissioner gilbert mentions. 6595 05:04:35,580 --> 05:04:38,150 But I think it's important if 6596 05:04:38,150 --> 05:04:41,152 we are going to raise any fees 6597 05:04:41,152 --> 05:04:42,286 we have to make sure we give 6598 05:04:42,286 --> 05:04:44,221 back and show how we are 6599 05:04:44,221 --> 05:04:47,221 spending those tax dollars and 6600 05:04:55,365 --> 05:04:56,499 I can tell you we talked about 6601 05:04:56,499 --> 05:04:58,334 metrorail and metro mover, 6602 05:04:58,334 --> 05:04:59,569 sport issues we need to start 6603 05:04:59,569 --> 05:05:01,471 considering if we can look at 6604 05:05:01,471 --> 05:05:02,638 those numbers and bring them 6605 05:05:02,638 --> 05:05:04,607 back I am all in ensuring that 6606 05:05:04,607 --> 05:05:06,509 we do it in a responsible way 6607 05:05:06,509 --> 05:05:08,477 and looking at how we become 6608 05:05:08,477 --> 05:05:12,770 more innovative and I hate to 6609 05:05:21,856 --> 05:05:23,157 use the word ai but using some 6610 05:05:23,157 --> 05:05:25,590 of the technology available to 6611 05:05:25,590 --> 05:05:26,961 ensure we try to streamline 6612 05:05:26,961 --> 05:05:28,863 some of the processes we have 6613 05:05:28,863 --> 05:05:30,130 but overall I want to thank you 6614 05:05:30,130 --> 05:05:31,999 MADAME Mayor and your staff and 6615 05:05:31,999 --> 05:05:33,934 your team for taking care of 6616 05:05:33,934 --> 05:05:35,902 parks, parks are important for 6617 05:05:35,902 --> 05:05:37,700 me and thank you CHAIRMAN For 6618 05:05:37,700 --> 05:05:38,370 watching the parks early on and 6619 05:05:38,370 --> 05:05:39,939 our cbo's. 6620 05:05:39,939 --> 05:05:41,841 I do want to let the cbo's and 6621 05:05:41,841 --> 05:05:43,275 messaging go out there that 6622 05:05:43,275 --> 05:05:44,944 times are getting tougher. 6623 05:05:44,944 --> 05:05:46,846 We need to figure out a way to 6624 05:05:46,846 --> 05:05:48,214 do more with less and this 6625 05:05:48,214 --> 05:05:49,949 budget right now we are fine 6626 05:05:49,949 --> 05:05:51,850 but we have to understand times 6627 05:05:51,850 --> 05:05:53,850 might get more difficult and 6628 05:05:53,850 --> 05:05:54,853 this is where I look to this 6629 05:05:54,853 --> 05:05:56,540 county commission a couple 6630 05:05:56,540 --> 05:05:57,923 years back since we've done 6631 05:05:57,923 --> 05:05:59,910 since I was elected we knew we 6632 05:05:59,910 --> 05:06:00,959 were going to be these outline 6633 05:06:00,959 --> 05:06:03,594 years where it would be more 6634 05:06:03,594 --> 05:06:05,497 difficult and more challenging 6635 05:06:05,497 --> 05:06:07,398 and this is why we are finding 6636 05:06:07,398 --> 05:06:08,566 ourselves in the situation. 6637 05:06:08,566 --> 05:06:10,535 I want to mention one issue 6638 05:06:10,535 --> 05:06:12,370 we've talked about in private 6639 05:06:12,370 --> 05:06:13,537 is the tid funding, something 6640 05:06:13,537 --> 05:06:15,606 we've got to figure out where 6641 05:06:15,606 --> 05:06:17,541 we are using, I don't blame her 6642 05:06:17,541 --> 05:06:18,742 because we have to figure out 6643 05:06:18,742 --> 05:06:20,510 how we balance this budget but 6644 05:06:20,510 --> 05:06:24,140 the reality is one of the 6645 05:06:24,140 --> 05:06:27,140 biggest problems we have is 6646 05:06:29,252 --> 05:06:31,254 give me money for the cbo. 6647 05:06:31,254 --> 05:06:34,123 It was her phone by the way not 6648 05:06:34,123 --> 05:06:35,591 mine, where is gilbert? 6649 05:06:35,591 --> 05:06:37,591 >>commissioner gilbert: she 6650 05:06:39,729 --> 05:06:41,731 need to give up 3%. 6651 05:06:41,731 --> 05:06:42,999 >>senator garcia: on the tid, I 6652 05:06:42,999 --> 05:06:46,599 understand the use of it, I'm 6653 05:06:51,474 --> 05:06:52,642 not happy with it because 6654 05:06:52,642 --> 05:06:54,611 transportation is a big problem 6655 05:06:54,611 --> 05:06:56,513 in our community and it scares 6656 05:06:56,513 --> 05:06:58,582 me to use these dollars and not 6657 05:06:58,582 --> 05:06:59,583 have these dollars to draw down 6658 05:06:59,583 --> 05:07:01,583 some federal dollars. 6659 05:07:08,920 --> 05:07:09,927 I think that's an area where we 6660 05:07:09,927 --> 05:07:11,128 do have some concern and I 6661 05:07:11,128 --> 05:07:13,290 appreciate in your change memo 6662 05:07:13,290 --> 05:07:14,965 we talked about, something I 6663 05:07:14,965 --> 05:07:16,934 talked about a couple years 6664 05:07:16,934 --> 05:07:18,350 back is making sure we use the 6665 05:07:18,350 --> 05:07:19,904 surplus dollars to put that 6666 05:07:19,904 --> 05:07:20,104 into a reserve for a rainy day 6667 05:07:20,104 --> 05:07:21,939 fund. 6668 05:07:21,939 --> 05:07:23,730 That's something important and 6669 05:07:23,730 --> 05:07:24,842 I'll be willing to make that 6670 05:07:24,842 --> 05:07:26,430 motion later on because we 6671 05:07:26,430 --> 05:07:27,946 tried to get that done and I 6672 05:07:27,946 --> 05:07:29,947 tried to do it a couple years 6673 05:07:29,947 --> 05:07:31,115 back, couldn't get the votes 6674 05:07:31,115 --> 05:07:32,950 but now it's a critical time 6675 05:07:32,950 --> 05:07:34,118 and it wasn't all of us but I 6676 05:07:34,118 --> 05:07:35,986 think we have to figure out, 6677 05:07:35,986 --> 05:07:37,389 make sure we put these dollars 6678 05:07:37,389 --> 05:07:38,789 in our reserves so we can have 6679 05:07:38,789 --> 05:07:40,458 them and make sure we balance 6680 05:07:40,458 --> 05:07:44,658 our budget so thank you but I 6681 05:07:47,532 --> 05:07:49,532 appreciate you and 6682 05:07:49,534 --> 05:07:50,702 commissioners thank you all and 6683 05:07:50,702 --> 05:07:51,770 appreciate you and everyone 6684 05:07:51,770 --> 05:07:53,705 that came out to speak. 6685 05:07:53,705 --> 05:07:55,540 We have a long road but we've 6686 05:07:55,540 --> 05:07:56,809 started on good footing and 6687 05:07:56,809 --> 05:08:00,450 it's just a matter of letting, 6688 05:08:00,450 --> 05:08:00,245 writing this ship in a couple 6689 05:08:00,245 --> 05:08:02,245 weeks. 6690 05:08:02,681 --> 05:08:05,810 >>chair: thank you senator, 6691 05:08:08,187 --> 05:08:10,890 bermudez, are you ready? 6692 05:08:10,890 --> 05:08:11,323 I'm kind of bouncing back and 6693 05:08:11,323 --> 05:08:15,523 forth and I will come this way 6694 05:08:16,940 --> 05:08:17,363 but floor is yours. 6695 05:08:17,363 --> 05:08:19,198 >>commissioner bermudez: I've 6696 05:08:19,198 --> 05:08:21,100 got mostly questions, since 6697 05:08:21,100 --> 05:08:25,300 this is a process we want to 6698 05:08:30,420 --> 05:08:32,420 finish tonight. 6699 05:08:32,440 --> 05:08:33,212 >>chair: to answer senator 6700 05:08:33,212 --> 05:08:35,140 garcia's comment in question 6701 05:08:35,140 --> 05:08:36,283 when we take up each item 6702 05:08:36,283 --> 05:08:38,180 motions will be appropriate at 6703 05:08:38,180 --> 05:08:39,185 that time for any of my 6704 05:08:39,185 --> 05:08:41,200 colleagues, it's questions 6705 05:08:41,200 --> 05:08:43,220 right now and as we take each 6706 05:08:43,220 --> 05:08:44,290 one you can make your emotions. 6707 05:08:44,290 --> 05:08:46,920 >>commissioner bermudez: I've 6708 05:08:46,920 --> 05:08:47,327 got questions mostly of the 6709 05:08:47,327 --> 05:08:49,162 administration, just going to 6710 05:08:49,162 --> 05:08:51,231 make them brief but I want to 6711 05:08:51,231 --> 05:08:53,266 thank everybody, the public for 6712 05:08:53,266 --> 05:08:55,201 being here, it's difficult to 6713 05:08:55,201 --> 05:08:57,205 be here as an elected official, 6714 05:08:57,205 --> 05:08:59,390 I can't imagine how difficult 6715 05:08:59,390 --> 05:09:01,410 it is for you so thank you to 6716 05:09:01,410 --> 05:09:03,430 the employees not only in the 6717 05:09:03,430 --> 05:09:04,177 sheriff's office but other 6718 05:09:04,177 --> 05:09:06,790 constitutional offices. 6719 05:09:06,790 --> 05:09:08,480 All our employees, I shared MR. 6720 05:09:08,480 --> 05:09:10,170 CHAIRMAN along the lines of the 6721 05:09:10,170 --> 05:09:12,619 priorities you mentioned in the 6722 05:09:12,619 --> 05:09:13,820 sentence of this budget, 6723 05:09:13,820 --> 05:09:15,722 obviously our commission 6724 05:09:15,722 --> 05:09:18,259 auditor gave us documents today 6725 05:09:18,259 --> 05:09:21,259 that require review between now 6726 05:09:24,640 --> 05:09:25,999 and the final budget meeting. 6727 05:09:25,999 --> 05:09:26,367 I agree with senator garcia on 6728 05:09:26,367 --> 05:09:28,367 the metro mover. 6729 05:09:28,870 --> 05:09:30,870 Absolutely. 6730 05:09:30,938 --> 05:09:34,408 But you know, the reality about 6731 05:09:34,408 --> 05:09:36,411 a budget and commissioner 6732 05:09:36,411 --> 05:09:38,413 gilbert talked about his 6733 05:09:38,413 --> 05:09:40,813 experience personally and most 6734 05:09:45,253 --> 05:09:47,189 of us coming from immigrant 6735 05:09:47,189 --> 05:09:49,900 families understand even when 6736 05:09:49,900 --> 05:09:49,557 things got better things were 6737 05:09:49,557 --> 05:09:51,459 not always great so. 6738 05:09:51,459 --> 05:09:52,694 >>chair: can you get a little 6739 05:09:52,694 --> 05:09:53,961 closer to the microphone. 6740 05:09:53,961 --> 05:09:55,830 >>commissioner bermudez: all of 6741 05:09:55,830 --> 05:09:57,766 us understand like a family or 6742 05:09:57,766 --> 05:10:01,203 a business we have to make 6743 05:10:01,203 --> 05:10:03,603 tough decisions and sometimes 6744 05:10:05,540 --> 05:10:07,476 you have enough money to buy 6745 05:10:07,476 --> 05:10:09,277 dairy milk, other times it got 6746 05:10:09,277 --> 05:10:10,579 to get one that is good. 6747 05:10:10,579 --> 05:10:14,179 But I've got a couple questions 6748 05:10:16,786 --> 05:10:18,788 I want to ask. 6749 05:10:18,788 --> 05:10:20,723 ask the administration, I don't 6750 05:10:20,723 --> 05:10:21,924 know if you have answers or not 6751 05:10:21,924 --> 05:10:23,826 and if you don't I understand 6752 05:10:23,826 --> 05:10:26,826 but the countywide general fund 6753 05:10:27,630 --> 05:10:27,296 moved from 8.514 million 6754 05:10:27,296 --> 05:10:29,198 surplus. 6755 05:10:29,198 --> 05:10:33,398 What it would be now I assume 6756 05:10:34,690 --> 05:10:35,304 last year to a deficit of 123 6757 05:10:35,304 --> 05:10:38,904 million in one year, tell me 6758 05:10:41,177 --> 05:10:43,212 why such a disparity or change. 6759 05:10:43,212 --> 05:10:45,714 I mean, that's a big change. 6760 05:10:45,714 --> 05:10:48,714 I understand change but that's 6761 05:10:49,118 --> 05:10:51,118 a big one. 6762 05:10:51,120 --> 05:10:54,120 >> your first number, could you 6763 05:10:55,825 --> 05:10:56,994 say it again. 6764 05:10:56,994 --> 05:10:58,962 >>commissioner bermudez: I 6765 05:10:58,962 --> 05:11:03,162 don't have the book in front of 6766 05:11:05,802 --> 05:11:05,935 me but surplus of 8.514 million 6767 05:11:05,935 --> 05:11:07,710 . 6768 05:11:07,710 --> 05:11:08,972 Basically year 2026, 2027 but 6769 05:11:08,972 --> 05:11:10,807 now as I understand it there is 6770 05:11:10,807 --> 05:11:11,800 a deficit of 123 million or 6771 05:11:11,800 --> 05:11:12,843 more. 6772 05:11:12,843 --> 05:11:15,512 Once the primary reason and we 6773 05:11:15,512 --> 05:11:19,112 know costs have gone up by 6774 05:11:20,250 --> 05:11:20,551 certain things but from your 6775 05:11:20,551 --> 05:11:22,386 perspective. 6776 05:11:22,386 --> 05:11:23,420 >> first of all, ray baker 6777 05:11:23,420 --> 05:11:25,322 budget director. 6778 05:11:25,322 --> 05:11:28,322 If you're looking at the 6779 05:11:34,310 --> 05:11:35,933 five-year plan. 6780 05:11:35,933 --> 05:11:37,168 Five-year plan on the 6781 05:11:37,168 --> 05:11:39,700 countywide and umpsa for the 6782 05:11:39,700 --> 05:11:43,270 last few years has shown we are 6783 05:11:45,943 --> 05:11:47,112 essentially projecting a 6784 05:11:47,112 --> 05:11:49,114 shortfall each year as we go 6785 05:11:49,114 --> 05:11:50,982 into it and what's driving that 6786 05:11:50,982 --> 05:11:52,884 is exactly the things we've 6787 05:11:52,884 --> 05:11:54,510 proposed in the budget, rising 6788 05:11:54,510 --> 05:11:56,200 costs, lower revenues. 6789 05:11:56,200 --> 05:11:57,889 We saw our property tax values 6790 05:11:57,889 --> 05:12:01,489 go down from 12% just a few 6791 05:12:02,827 --> 05:12:04,629 years ago on the countywide 6792 05:12:04,629 --> 05:12:05,763 increase all the way down to 6793 05:12:05,763 --> 05:12:07,633 5.4% this year and we see 6794 05:12:07,633 --> 05:12:07,868 things like transit shortfall 6795 05:12:07,868 --> 05:12:09,735 we have. 6796 05:12:09,735 --> 05:12:11,803 Trying to plug the gap on those 6797 05:12:11,803 --> 05:12:13,838 as a recurring shortfall and we 6798 05:12:13,838 --> 05:12:14,839 are trying to plug each year 6799 05:12:14,839 --> 05:12:16,839 now. 6800 05:12:16,842 --> 05:12:18,842 >>commissioner bermudez: maybe 6801 05:12:19,345 --> 05:12:21,279 that's not something we can get 6802 05:12:21,279 --> 05:12:23,181 an answer to tonight but we 6803 05:12:23,181 --> 05:12:24,349 have to close the gap and I 6804 05:12:24,349 --> 05:12:26,486 don't believe it can happen 6805 05:12:26,486 --> 05:12:28,354 dimly during the budget season. 6806 05:12:28,354 --> 05:12:29,521 There has to be real thought 6807 05:12:29,521 --> 05:12:31,824 given to this if we are going 6808 05:12:31,824 --> 05:12:33,792 to go out which we should. 6809 05:12:33,792 --> 05:12:34,759 And anticipate what can or 6810 05:12:34,759 --> 05:12:36,759 cannot change. 6811 05:12:38,197 --> 05:12:42,997 So I just want to, I'd like to 6812 05:12:45,804 --> 05:12:46,973 hear eventually how are we 6813 05:12:46,973 --> 05:12:48,741 going to close this gap and 6814 05:12:48,741 --> 05:12:49,909 have those discussions 6815 05:12:49,909 --> 05:12:51,944 constantly instead of at the 6816 05:12:51,944 --> 05:12:54,747 last moment because that's just 6817 05:12:54,747 --> 05:12:56,916 a tremendous difference, such a 6818 05:12:56,916 --> 05:12:58,885 big difference that things will 6819 05:12:58,885 --> 05:13:00,885 unless something drastic 6820 05:13:03,322 --> 05:13:04,457 changes, it's just not going to 6821 05:13:04,457 --> 05:13:06,326 be good for anybody. 6822 05:13:06,326 --> 05:13:07,494 The other thing I've got 6823 05:13:07,494 --> 05:13:09,894 questions about the reserves, 6824 05:13:12,650 --> 05:13:14,670 which is how much if any of the 6825 05:13:14,670 --> 05:13:17,670 reserves are available to close 6826 05:13:34,955 --> 05:13:37,250 the future operating budget. 6827 05:13:37,250 --> 05:13:38,893 >> currently we have about nine 6828 05:13:38,893 --> 05:13:40,610 days operating capital and 6829 05:13:40,610 --> 05:13:41,280 reserves which we think is a 6830 05:13:41,280 --> 05:13:42,830 very low amount. 6831 05:13:42,830 --> 05:13:44,832 That's basically when you 6832 05:13:44,832 --> 05:13:46,801 consider fema has changed its 6833 05:13:46,801 --> 05:13:47,969 reimbursement rules during the 6834 05:13:47,969 --> 05:13:49,804 hurricane emergency from what 6835 05:13:49,804 --> 05:13:51,500 we used to expect 90% 6836 05:13:51,500 --> 05:13:52,974 reimbursement down to 75 so we 6837 05:13:52,974 --> 05:13:53,808 think that nine days reserves 6838 05:13:53,808 --> 05:13:55,420 is low. 6839 05:13:55,420 --> 05:13:56,878 And we think we should add to 6840 05:13:56,878 --> 05:13:58,113 those reserves anyway we can 6841 05:13:58,113 --> 05:13:59,848 versus using reserves to fill 6842 05:13:59,848 --> 05:14:00,849 in the other holes. 6843 05:14:00,849 --> 05:14:02,849 >>. 6844 05:14:02,850 --> 05:14:03,851 >>commissioner bermudez: I 6845 05:14:03,851 --> 05:14:05,190 understand that. 6846 05:14:05,190 --> 05:14:06,822 And phenol we don't control, 6847 05:14:06,822 --> 05:14:08,357 but at any funds been added or 6848 05:14:08,357 --> 05:14:09,958 withdrawn from the countywide 6849 05:14:09,958 --> 05:14:10,925 or reserves during the last 6850 05:14:10,925 --> 05:14:12,925 five fiscal years? 6851 05:14:18,100 --> 05:14:20,102 Did you have those numbers? 6852 05:14:20,102 --> 05:14:21,970 >> we did add 11 million to our 6853 05:14:21,970 --> 05:14:23,105 reserves as part of the 6854 05:14:23,105 --> 05:14:25,390 proposed budget but we will 6855 05:14:25,390 --> 05:14:28,639 double check if there were any 6856 05:14:30,790 --> 05:14:32,790 in the past. 6857 05:14:32,800 --> 05:14:34,800 >>commissioner bermudez: that 6858 05:14:34,820 --> 05:14:36,840 growth of the reserves is it 6859 05:14:36,840 --> 05:14:37,253 going to deliberate annual 6860 05:14:37,253 --> 05:14:39,253 contributions or primarily 6861 05:14:39,288 --> 05:14:41,288 through departmental vacancies, 6862 05:14:42,491 --> 05:14:44,460 there could be delayed projects 6863 05:14:44,460 --> 05:14:47,460 on appropriations or in some 6864 05:14:51,234 --> 05:14:51,501 cases which I doubt higher than 6865 05:14:51,501 --> 05:14:53,336 revenues? 6866 05:14:53,336 --> 05:14:54,403 But if they maybe in some cases 6867 05:14:54,403 --> 05:14:56,373 do you know which one? 6868 05:14:56,373 --> 05:14:56,673 Have you analyzed how that's 6869 05:14:56,673 --> 05:14:58,673 coming from. 6870 05:14:59,242 --> 05:15:01,544 >> I'm not following your 6871 05:15:01,544 --> 05:15:02,745 question. 6872 05:15:02,745 --> 05:15:04,745 >>commissioner bermudez: was 6873 05:15:16,427 --> 05:15:18,395 $11 million, how are we get in? 6874 05:15:18,395 --> 05:15:20,497 >> the best answer is in the 6875 05:15:20,497 --> 05:15:22,399 lines 305 initiative we've been 6876 05:15:22,399 --> 05:15:24,401 working on our departments have 6877 05:15:24,401 --> 05:15:25,635 saved $100 million from their 6878 05:15:25,635 --> 05:15:27,571 projected budget expenditures 6879 05:15:27,571 --> 05:15:28,605 so we carry that over into this 6880 05:15:28,605 --> 05:15:29,473 year. 6881 05:15:29,473 --> 05:15:30,641 And those are based on 6882 05:15:30,641 --> 05:15:32,542 assumptions, the amount going 6883 05:15:32,542 --> 05:15:34,378 into reserves is based on the 6884 05:15:34,378 --> 05:15:35,612 assumption we finish the year 6885 05:15:35,612 --> 05:15:37,381 on the trajectory we think we 6886 05:15:37,381 --> 05:15:38,682 are and the constitutional 6887 05:15:38,682 --> 05:15:39,883 return what we projected they 6888 05:15:39,883 --> 05:15:41,986 return and if all that comes 6889 05:15:41,986 --> 05:15:43,821 out to what our assumptions are 6890 05:15:43,821 --> 05:15:45,689 we can add that much to the 6891 05:15:45,689 --> 05:15:46,891 reserves, obviously if any of 6892 05:15:46,891 --> 05:15:48,693 our assumptions are off either 6893 05:15:48,693 --> 05:15:49,961 way amount will adjust. 6894 05:15:49,961 --> 05:15:51,961 >>commissioner bermudez: we 6895 05:15:52,697 --> 05:15:53,698 need to monitor that with the 6896 05:15:53,698 --> 05:15:54,799 constitutionalist. 6897 05:15:54,799 --> 05:15:55,933 If for some reason those 6898 05:15:55,933 --> 05:15:57,869 reserves were used to close 6899 05:15:57,869 --> 05:16:00,869 this countywide gaps, you know 6900 05:16:03,374 --> 05:16:03,641 how much would remain in 6901 05:16:03,641 --> 05:16:05,509 reserves? 6902 05:16:05,509 --> 05:16:07,379 >> if we reduce the 11 million 6903 05:16:07,379 --> 05:16:08,547 that we are proposing to put in 6904 05:16:08,547 --> 05:16:11,616 this year I think you'd be 6905 05:16:11,616 --> 05:16:13,451 right around 85 million read 6906 05:16:13,451 --> 05:16:16,288 our goal has been to get 6907 05:16:16,288 --> 05:16:16,488 reserves up to the $100 million 6908 05:16:16,488 --> 05:16:18,488 level. 6909 05:16:25,463 --> 05:16:27,366 And for the county of our size, 6910 05:16:27,366 --> 05:16:29,367 generally the recommended level 6911 05:16:29,367 --> 05:16:30,602 of reserves would be around 500 6912 05:16:30,602 --> 05:16:33,602 million so we are significantly 6913 05:16:43,215 --> 05:16:44,416 below where we should be. 6914 05:16:44,416 --> 05:16:46,252 >>commissioner bermudez: I 6915 05:16:46,252 --> 05:16:47,320 guess that question is in a 6916 05:16:47,320 --> 05:16:49,188 sense nonsensical because 6917 05:16:49,188 --> 05:16:50,456 there's no way it will cover 6918 05:16:50,456 --> 05:16:52,291 the amount or what one assumes 6919 05:16:52,291 --> 05:16:53,359 would be reserves but the gaps 6920 05:16:53,359 --> 05:16:55,261 would still be a problem. 6921 05:16:55,261 --> 05:16:57,197 In this five-year forecast, at 6922 05:16:57,197 --> 05:16:58,364 any point is there any 6923 05:16:58,364 --> 05:17:00,199 assumption that the reserves 6924 05:17:00,199 --> 05:17:03,199 will be used to balance 6925 05:17:06,506 --> 05:17:08,410 projected gap difference. 6926 05:17:08,410 --> 05:17:12,241 Okay, the ceos, I don't want to 6927 05:17:12,946 --> 05:17:14,981 get too much into state and I 6928 05:17:14,981 --> 05:17:16,850 feel for the cbo's because they 6929 05:17:16,850 --> 05:17:21,500 do a great job, I still think 6930 05:17:26,827 --> 05:17:28,696 they need to be monitored. 6931 05:17:28,696 --> 05:17:30,664 In many different ways. 6932 05:17:30,664 --> 05:17:32,599 I know you've done a great job 6933 05:17:32,599 --> 05:17:34,668 and I want to thank nana mayor 6934 05:17:34,668 --> 05:17:35,802 and the administration for 6935 05:17:35,802 --> 05:17:37,605 doing that but we do have to 6936 05:17:37,605 --> 05:17:39,605 review them constantly. 6937 05:17:39,606 --> 05:17:40,807 If we know that some of these 6938 05:17:40,807 --> 05:17:42,710 issues MAY occur after JANUARY 6939 05:17:42,710 --> 05:17:44,611 1 are we making sure that those 6940 05:17:44,611 --> 05:17:44,845 funds number one that they 6941 05:17:44,845 --> 05:17:46,681 comply. 6942 05:17:46,681 --> 05:17:47,815 If we keep on giving them money 6943 05:17:47,815 --> 05:17:50,840 afterwards with the law. 6944 05:17:50,840 --> 05:17:53,684 And number two, if for some 6945 05:17:58,693 --> 05:17:59,861 reason some of those funds are 6946 05:17:59,861 --> 05:18:01,796 not able to be used because of 6947 05:18:01,796 --> 05:18:03,698 a change in the law that will 6948 05:18:03,698 --> 05:18:04,865 be effective the beginning of 6949 05:18:04,865 --> 05:18:06,701 this year are there plans to 6950 05:18:06,701 --> 05:18:07,869 reallocate some of those funds 6951 05:18:07,869 --> 05:18:08,769 back to cover some of the gaps 6952 05:18:08,769 --> 05:18:10,769 we have. 6953 05:18:12,340 --> 05:18:14,340 >> MR. CHAIRMAN. 6954 05:18:14,342 --> 05:18:16,742 Absolutely and sb 1134 you're 6955 05:18:23,418 --> 05:18:25,353 referring to the di bill and 6956 05:18:25,353 --> 05:18:27,323 we've been working closely with 6957 05:18:27,323 --> 05:18:29,258 the county attorney's office to 6958 05:18:29,258 --> 05:18:30,258 understand application of that 6959 05:18:30,258 --> 05:18:30,425 as we move forward. 6960 05:18:30,425 --> 05:18:32,425 Nd wait 6961 05:18:32,427 --> 05:18:34,262 on JANUARY 1, 2027 when the 6962 05:18:34,262 --> 05:18:35,463 bill becomes effective. 6963 05:18:35,463 --> 05:18:37,331 Yes, we will be monitoring 6964 05:18:37,331 --> 05:18:40,331 those, making sure any that 6965 05:18:40,501 --> 05:18:42,537 could not comply with the law 6966 05:18:42,537 --> 05:18:43,871 would not receive funding from 6967 05:18:43,871 --> 05:18:45,506 the county and that in turn 6968 05:18:45,506 --> 05:18:47,407 would potentially allow those 6969 05:18:47,407 --> 05:18:48,608 funds to be reallocated. 6970 05:18:48,608 --> 05:18:50,608 >>commissioner bermudez: I 6971 05:18:53,446 --> 05:18:55,315 wanted to be clear we have to 6972 05:18:55,315 --> 05:18:56,449 follow in my opinion after 6973 05:18:56,449 --> 05:18:58,385 follow-up whatever the state 6974 05:18:58,385 --> 05:19:00,286 says, is not going to be a good 6975 05:19:00,286 --> 05:19:01,487 thing for us and I want to be 6976 05:19:01,487 --> 05:19:04,290 clear on this one I agree with 6977 05:19:04,290 --> 05:19:06,258 the county attorney's office 6978 05:19:06,258 --> 05:19:08,260 interpretation but on overtime 6979 05:19:08,260 --> 05:19:09,328 questions there's significant 6980 05:19:09,328 --> 05:19:10,296 overtime in fire and 6981 05:19:10,296 --> 05:19:12,264 corrections. 6982 05:19:12,264 --> 05:19:13,465 There's also overtime in some 6983 05:19:13,465 --> 05:19:15,465 constitutionalist those three 6984 05:19:15,567 --> 05:19:17,402 and even in the collective, do 6985 05:19:17,402 --> 05:19:20,305 we have a clear number of the 6986 05:19:20,305 --> 05:19:22,640 amount overtime and overtime 6987 05:19:22,640 --> 05:19:23,842 number. 6988 05:19:23,842 --> 05:19:27,442 And to give you a simple 6989 05:19:29,446 --> 05:19:32,446 follow-up do we expect these 6990 05:19:45,395 --> 05:19:45,595 overtime numbers to continue to 6991 05:19:45,595 --> 05:19:47,595 grow? 6992 05:19:48,398 --> 05:19:49,632 >> commissioner, I don't expect 6993 05:19:49,632 --> 05:19:51,534 continued growth but one thing 6994 05:19:51,534 --> 05:19:53,402 to understand, some of this 6995 05:19:53,402 --> 05:19:55,437 overtime is built into our 6996 05:19:55,437 --> 05:19:55,738 collective bargaining 6997 05:19:55,738 --> 05:19:57,406 agreements. 6998 05:19:57,406 --> 05:19:57,539 It cannot get to zero. 6999 05:19:57,539 --> 05:19:59,408 here 7000 05:19:59,408 --> 05:20:00,609 are many provisions in the 7001 05:20:00,609 --> 05:20:02,511 agreement where they have a 7002 05:20:02,511 --> 05:20:04,412 minimum number of hours if they 7003 05:20:04,412 --> 05:20:05,647 do certain things and that's 7004 05:20:05,647 --> 05:20:07,549 normal course of business and 7005 05:20:07,549 --> 05:20:09,584 when you add to that we have a 7006 05:20:09,584 --> 05:20:11,419 very significant shortage 7007 05:20:11,419 --> 05:20:12,586 countywide of professional 7008 05:20:12,586 --> 05:20:14,489 drivers, we have a constant 7009 05:20:14,489 --> 05:20:15,957 training program where we are 7010 05:20:15,957 --> 05:20:17,591 hiring drivers, training them 7011 05:20:17,591 --> 05:20:19,559 to drive our bosses, all our 7012 05:20:19,559 --> 05:20:21,495 heavy equipment and we are 7013 05:20:21,495 --> 05:20:22,663 paying overtime because we are 7014 05:20:22,663 --> 05:20:24,464 always short a driver so 7015 05:20:24,464 --> 05:20:25,766 there's always currently a 7016 05:20:25,766 --> 05:20:28,468 demand on the drivers we have 7017 05:20:28,468 --> 05:20:29,469 so that pushes overtime 7018 05:20:29,469 --> 05:20:30,670 excessively. 7019 05:20:30,670 --> 05:20:32,672 >>mayor cava: I'd like to add 7020 05:20:32,672 --> 05:20:34,640 for example in corrections 7021 05:20:34,640 --> 05:20:36,476 where we saw a major problem a 7022 05:20:36,476 --> 05:20:36,742 few years back adjusted 7023 05:20:36,742 --> 05:20:38,611 salaries. 7024 05:20:38,611 --> 05:20:40,612 Did an aggressive hiring effort 7025 05:20:40,612 --> 05:20:41,480 and significantly reduced 7026 05:20:41,480 --> 05:20:42,481 overtime. 7027 05:20:42,481 --> 05:20:44,481 And. 7028 05:20:44,482 --> 05:20:45,651 >>commissioner bermudez: one of 7029 05:20:45,651 --> 05:20:47,619 the ways overtime could be 7030 05:20:47,619 --> 05:20:49,488 reduced is by sometimes because 7031 05:20:49,488 --> 05:20:51,490 you got to compare how much 7032 05:20:51,490 --> 05:20:53,496 does it cost to fill the open 7033 05:20:53,496 --> 05:20:55,493 position when I'm paying extra 7034 05:20:55,493 --> 05:20:55,760 because I'm not filling this 7035 05:20:55,760 --> 05:20:57,495 position. 7036 05:20:57,495 --> 05:20:59,464 That's kind of the clarity I 7037 05:20:59,464 --> 05:21:00,998 think from my perspective, I 7038 05:21:00,998 --> 05:21:02,566 can't speak for my colleagues I 7039 05:21:02,566 --> 05:21:05,566 think is beneficial that when 7040 05:21:05,936 --> 05:21:07,938 we look at a budget, 7041 05:21:07,938 --> 05:21:09,806 >>mayor cava: would you like us 7042 05:21:09,806 --> 05:21:10,907 to get history on the 7043 05:21:10,907 --> 05:21:12,907 departments that have 7044 05:21:12,910 --> 05:21:14,811 particular overtime as to what 7045 05:21:14,811 --> 05:21:15,812 we've done to address the 7046 05:21:15,812 --> 05:21:17,812 overtime concerns. 7047 05:21:17,814 --> 05:21:19,814 >>commissioner bermudez: you're 7048 05:21:19,816 --> 05:21:20,916 right on point, hiring somebody 7049 05:21:20,916 --> 05:21:22,819 sometimes is better than 7050 05:21:22,819 --> 05:21:23,953 continuing to pay more overtime 7051 05:21:23,953 --> 05:21:26,353 and better for morale. 7052 05:21:30,859 --> 05:21:32,861 And I think it's you know, 7053 05:21:32,861 --> 05:21:35,261 overtime reduction plan being 7054 05:21:36,698 --> 05:21:38,566 something that is cost savings 7055 05:21:38,566 --> 05:21:39,734 I would agree would be a 7056 05:21:39,734 --> 05:21:40,702 wonderful thing but the proof 7057 05:21:40,702 --> 05:21:42,570 is in the pudding. 7058 05:21:42,570 --> 05:21:44,572 Even though next to 7059 05:21:44,572 --> 05:21:46,807 commissioner gilbert you've got 7060 05:21:46,807 --> 05:21:47,800 me a little pudding which is 7061 05:21:47,800 --> 05:21:48,943 good. 7062 05:21:48,943 --> 05:21:50,811 But the proof is in the pudding 7063 05:21:50,811 --> 05:21:51,979 and I think that's something 7064 05:21:51,979 --> 05:21:55,579 from my perspective I went to 7065 05:21:59,786 --> 05:22:01,721 look at. 7066 05:22:01,721 --> 05:22:03,723 And I guess maybe in particular 7067 05:22:03,723 --> 05:22:04,891 in corrections because I know 7068 05:22:04,891 --> 05:22:05,391 there's legally mandated 7069 05:22:05,391 --> 05:22:07,260 staffing requirements. 7070 05:22:07,260 --> 05:22:09,161 I'm assuming we are maintaining 7071 05:22:09,161 --> 05:22:11,161 all those numbers. 7072 05:22:16,468 --> 05:22:18,437 Do you have an exact amount if 7073 05:22:18,437 --> 05:22:21,339 there's any, is there a magic 7074 05:22:21,339 --> 05:22:22,574 number overtime to maintain the 7075 05:22:22,574 --> 05:22:24,409 legally mandated staffing post 7076 05:22:24,409 --> 05:22:25,343 and inmate supervision in 7077 05:22:25,343 --> 05:22:26,544 corrections? 7078 05:22:26,544 --> 05:22:29,913 >>mayor cava: we can get you 7079 05:22:29,913 --> 05:22:31,916 more details but it would be 7080 05:22:31,916 --> 05:22:33,918 good for us to provide you more 7081 05:22:33,918 --> 05:22:37,518 information but I want you to 7082 05:22:39,223 --> 05:22:40,424 remember we were under federal 7083 05:22:40,424 --> 05:22:42,359 supervision and to solve that 7084 05:22:42,359 --> 05:22:44,227 problem which some of it was as 7085 05:22:44,227 --> 05:22:45,495 a result of being understaffed 7086 05:22:45,495 --> 05:22:49,695 we had to look at our salaries, 7087 05:22:50,500 --> 05:22:52,500 are hiring bonuses. 7088 05:22:52,568 --> 05:22:54,370 We did extensive recruitment 7089 05:22:54,370 --> 05:22:55,638 and we were able to bring 7090 05:22:55,638 --> 05:22:57,506 additional staff and now we are 7091 05:22:57,506 --> 05:22:58,374 not having such a problem 7092 05:22:58,374 --> 05:22:59,508 hiring. 7093 05:22:59,508 --> 05:23:00,909 Over time however in the 7094 05:23:00,909 --> 05:23:02,100 corrections system is now the 7095 05:23:02,100 --> 05:23:02,911 result of the very large 7096 05:23:02,911 --> 05:23:04,911 population. 7097 05:23:06,140 --> 05:23:09,614 We are at 5200 inmates which is 7098 05:23:12,887 --> 05:23:13,855 really way beyond what we would 7099 05:23:13,855 --> 05:23:15,855 prefer to manage. 7100 05:23:15,857 --> 05:23:20,570 We are managing it but we have 7101 05:23:24,431 --> 05:23:25,632 to work with our entire law 7102 05:23:25,632 --> 05:23:27,434 enforcement and courts and 7103 05:23:27,434 --> 05:23:29,436 public defender and estate 7104 05:23:29,436 --> 05:23:30,503 attorneys to resolve some of 7105 05:23:30,503 --> 05:23:32,439 those issues and we are 7106 05:23:32,439 --> 05:23:33,673 planning to convene to discuss 7107 05:23:33,673 --> 05:23:35,441 to see how we can resolve some 7108 05:23:35,441 --> 05:23:36,644 of the bottlenecks. 7109 05:23:36,644 --> 05:23:38,478 >>commissioner bermudez: I 7110 05:23:38,478 --> 05:23:40,414 think we are all happy we are 7111 05:23:40,414 --> 05:23:41,615 out of the federal mandate and 7112 05:23:41,615 --> 05:23:43,517 you guys did a good job trying 7113 05:23:43,517 --> 05:23:48,317 to get us out of there and did 7114 05:23:49,857 --> 05:23:51,725 it actually, your whole team 7115 05:23:51,725 --> 05:23:52,920 but I think it's an issue we 7116 05:23:52,920 --> 05:23:52,793 need to look at. 7117 05:23:52,793 --> 05:23:54,661 N the 7118 05:23:54,661 --> 05:23:55,862 illegal dumping, I share, 7119 05:23:55,862 --> 05:23:57,665 senator garcia and I know the 7120 05:23:57,665 --> 05:24:01,865 pain we have in an area we 7121 05:24:02,369 --> 05:24:04,438 share and commissioner bastien 7122 05:24:04,438 --> 05:24:06,407 has a problem in her district 7123 05:24:06,407 --> 05:24:08,443 and there's a number of others 7124 05:24:08,443 --> 05:24:08,643 with problems in their district 7125 05:24:08,643 --> 05:24:10,378 also. 7126 05:24:10,378 --> 05:24:12,346 The only thing I'd like to get 7127 05:24:12,346 --> 05:24:13,447 is, and I think the answer to 7128 05:24:13,447 --> 05:24:14,248 one of my questions has been 7129 05:24:14,248 --> 05:24:15,382 answered. 7130 05:24:15,382 --> 05:24:17,251 There were eight illegal 7131 05:24:17,251 --> 05:24:18,253 dumping cruise and we will 7132 05:24:18,253 --> 05:24:19,454 reduce that to 4. 7133 05:24:19,454 --> 05:24:22,454 We are tracking the complaints 7134 05:24:25,590 --> 05:24:26,962 all along? 7135 05:24:26,962 --> 05:24:28,630 One of the problems we have in 7136 05:24:28,630 --> 05:24:29,965 our district one at least 7137 05:24:29,965 --> 05:24:31,166 between senator garcia and 7138 05:24:31,166 --> 05:24:33,101 mine, one of the problems is 7139 05:24:33,101 --> 05:24:36,701 once you cite them for illegal 7140 05:24:38,807 --> 05:24:40,708 dumping MAY come back again. 7141 05:24:40,708 --> 05:24:41,877 And I think it's not even a 7142 05:24:41,877 --> 05:24:46,770 matter of the time if it's a 7143 05:24:49,518 --> 05:24:50,552 three day cleanup or a dumping 7144 05:24:50,552 --> 05:24:52,387 as in tons collected. 7145 05:24:52,387 --> 05:24:52,621 Are we reducing illegal 7146 05:24:52,621 --> 05:24:54,456 dumping? 7147 05:24:54,456 --> 05:24:54,656 In the end that has to be our 7148 05:24:54,656 --> 05:24:56,656 goal. 7149 05:25:01,797 --> 05:25:03,699 and I want to say the solid 7150 05:25:03,699 --> 05:25:04,668 waste department, she's done a 7151 05:25:04,668 --> 05:25:06,569 fantastic job. 7152 05:25:06,569 --> 05:25:10,769 She knows I can sometimes be a 7153 05:25:14,309 --> 05:25:15,577 harsh critic with tough 7154 05:25:15,577 --> 05:25:18,314 questions but I give her a line 7155 05:25:18,314 --> 05:25:20,316 of credit because she's been 7156 05:25:20,316 --> 05:25:21,517 balancing and as I saw today to 7157 05:25:21,517 --> 05:25:23,319 a certain extent I agree with 7158 05:25:23,319 --> 05:25:24,921 some of the employees that 7159 05:25:24,921 --> 05:25:26,323 spoke today and I think she has 7160 05:25:26,323 --> 05:25:27,524 done, daniel has done a 7161 05:25:27,524 --> 05:25:29,392 fantastic job but I would like 7162 05:25:29,392 --> 05:25:31,294 moving forward if we could get 7163 05:25:31,294 --> 05:25:33,296 this illegal dumping issue 7164 05:25:33,296 --> 05:25:35,331 reported by district, showing 7165 05:25:35,331 --> 05:25:37,167 complaints received, sites 7166 05:25:37,167 --> 05:25:37,401 clean, you might have this 7167 05:25:37,401 --> 05:25:39,169 already. 7168 05:25:39,169 --> 05:25:40,437 I can give you a list of 7169 05:25:40,437 --> 05:25:42,272 things, not for tonight because 7170 05:25:42,272 --> 05:25:44,174 if not we will be here until 7171 05:25:44,174 --> 05:25:45,375 whenever it's something I would 7172 05:25:45,375 --> 05:25:48,975 like to note before the second 7173 05:25:51,815 --> 05:25:53,490 budget hearing. 7174 05:25:53,490 --> 05:25:54,885 Those are most of my questions 7175 05:25:54,885 --> 05:25:56,787 and the other ones I will 7176 05:25:56,787 --> 05:25:57,988 reserved for hopefully the 7177 05:25:57,988 --> 05:25:59,890 meetings we have between now 7178 05:25:59,890 --> 05:26:04,900 and the second real I will tell 7179 05:26:05,428 --> 05:26:07,231 you look, and I know it's tough 7180 05:26:07,231 --> 05:26:08,399 but we went to the 7181 05:26:08,399 --> 05:26:10,399 constitutional officers. 7182 05:26:10,401 --> 05:26:12,336 It makes it much more difficult 7183 05:26:12,336 --> 05:26:13,337 because everybody's got their 7184 05:26:13,337 --> 05:26:15,239 point of view. 7185 05:26:15,239 --> 05:26:19,439 But to me, I do share the 7186 05:26:21,179 --> 05:26:22,312 CHAIRMAN's concern on I believe 7187 05:26:22,312 --> 05:26:23,381 that the security of the 7188 05:26:23,381 --> 05:26:25,282 community is number one. 7189 05:26:25,282 --> 05:26:26,284 That's something I feel very 7190 05:26:26,284 --> 05:26:28,284 strongly about. 7191 05:26:34,959 --> 05:26:35,860 I do believe the infrastructure 7192 05:26:35,860 --> 05:26:37,860 is important. 7193 05:26:37,863 --> 05:26:39,698 And I want to say something 7194 05:26:39,698 --> 05:26:40,966 because today we will talk 7195 05:26:40,966 --> 05:26:42,833 about our own districts which 7196 05:26:42,833 --> 05:26:44,769 is fine and I have a couple 7197 05:26:44,769 --> 05:26:46,705 things I will mention when we 7198 05:26:46,705 --> 05:26:48,707 have motions to talk about the 7199 05:26:48,707 --> 05:26:52,307 district but we've got to stop 7200 05:26:52,377 --> 05:26:53,645 assuming that the impact in one 7201 05:26:53,645 --> 05:26:55,547 district is not representative 7202 05:26:55,547 --> 05:26:57,483 of how the community perceives 7203 05:26:57,483 --> 05:26:59,385 the community as a whole 7204 05:26:59,385 --> 05:27:01,387 somewhere else and very I've 7205 05:27:01,387 --> 05:27:02,487 explained that because it's the 7206 05:27:02,487 --> 05:27:03,388 case, nobody makes this 7207 05:27:03,388 --> 05:27:05,388 distinction. 7208 05:27:09,950 --> 05:27:10,296 When there isn't a real road 7209 05:27:10,296 --> 05:27:12,131 fix in district 2 for example, 7210 05:27:12,131 --> 05:27:13,332 it's still impacts me, but 7211 05:27:13,332 --> 05:27:15,334 there's not one in district 12 7212 05:27:15,334 --> 05:27:17,770 it impacts them, that's not the 7213 05:27:17,770 --> 05:27:19,739 way people perceive it so I 7214 05:27:19,739 --> 05:27:21,641 want to make sure as we move 7215 05:27:21,641 --> 05:27:22,842 forward because this is a 7216 05:27:22,842 --> 05:27:24,777 budget as a whole, we have our 7217 05:27:24,777 --> 05:27:26,646 own interests but we have to 7218 05:27:26,646 --> 05:27:27,781 remember we are in this 7219 05:27:27,781 --> 05:27:29,649 together whether it's a 7220 05:27:29,649 --> 05:27:32,649 district that has no cities 7221 05:27:37,991 --> 05:27:39,993 like your district MR. CHAIRMAN 7222 05:27:39,993 --> 05:27:41,895 or commissioner gonzales 7223 05:27:41,895 --> 05:27:42,929 district or a district that is 7224 05:27:42,929 --> 05:27:44,831 all cities like some 7225 05:27:44,831 --> 05:27:45,831 individuals have here, not me 7226 05:27:45,831 --> 05:27:47,330 because I have an 7227 05:27:47,330 --> 05:27:48,869 unincorporated area but we are 7228 05:27:48,869 --> 05:27:50,360 all in this together with I 7229 05:27:50,360 --> 05:27:51,905 thank you, it's a tough time 7230 05:27:51,905 --> 05:27:53,974 and I think you know, now I'm 7231 05:27:53,974 --> 05:27:54,974 sad he's going to congress 7232 05:27:54,974 --> 05:27:55,175 because he's right. 7233 05:27:55,175 --> 05:27:57,770 E've got 7234 05:27:57,770 --> 05:27:58,979 to look at these things, look 7235 05:27:58,979 --> 05:28:00,800 in the mirror and say these are 7236 05:28:00,800 --> 05:28:01,982 tough decisions to make. 7237 05:28:01,982 --> 05:28:02,216 But that would happen to a 7238 05:28:02,216 --> 05:28:04,151 family. 7239 05:28:04,151 --> 05:28:06,520 It would have into a business 7240 05:28:06,520 --> 05:28:07,880 trip it would happen even to 7241 05:28:07,880 --> 05:28:09,560 some sports teams. 7242 05:28:09,560 --> 05:28:10,191 And you have to look at it and 7243 05:28:10,191 --> 05:28:14,391 say what are we going to do? 7244 05:28:17,699 --> 05:28:17,899 There is a price, there is a 7245 05:28:17,899 --> 05:28:18,900 price. 7246 05:28:18,900 --> 05:28:20,900 For good government. 7247 05:28:20,901 --> 05:28:21,702 There is a price for quality of 7248 05:28:21,702 --> 05:28:23,437 life. 7249 05:28:23,437 --> 05:28:27,370 the question that the 13 of us 7250 05:28:28,109 --> 05:28:30,440 and administration have been 7251 05:28:30,440 --> 05:28:31,145 tasked with is what is the best 7252 05:28:31,145 --> 05:28:32,513 way to do that to rid the 7253 05:28:32,513 --> 05:28:34,348 people that come here rightly 7254 05:28:34,348 --> 05:28:34,615 so are advocating for their 7255 05:28:34,615 --> 05:28:36,615 interests. 7256 05:28:38,320 --> 05:28:40,320 I love culture. 7257 05:28:52,534 --> 05:28:54,469 I love the fact that there was 7258 05:28:54,469 --> 05:28:55,603 lilo cruised at a play in the 7259 05:28:55,603 --> 05:28:57,473 westchester theater but the 7260 05:28:57,473 --> 05:28:58,707 reality is we've got to figure 7261 05:28:58,707 --> 05:29:00,675 out are these things making 7262 05:29:00,675 --> 05:29:02,611 money or not making money, are 7263 05:29:02,611 --> 05:29:04,479 we subsidizing it a certain 7264 05:29:04,479 --> 05:29:05,680 amount or not subsidizing it. 7265 05:29:05,680 --> 05:29:06,715 O we have to figure out 7266 05:29:06,715 --> 05:29:08,617 another way to do it. 7267 05:29:08,617 --> 05:29:10,486 I think there's a lot of work 7268 05:29:10,486 --> 05:29:11,720 to be done between now and the 7269 05:29:11,720 --> 05:29:12,921 second round, that is a good 7270 05:29:12,921 --> 05:29:14,823 start really having said that I 7271 05:29:14,823 --> 05:29:16,693 will tell you moving forward 7272 05:29:16,693 --> 05:29:18,794 this is not an mayor for you 7273 05:29:18,794 --> 05:29:20,696 and the administration, I think 7274 05:29:20,696 --> 05:29:21,931 this is a full year tasked 7275 05:29:21,931 --> 05:29:23,866 always with the numbers we've 7276 05:29:23,866 --> 05:29:25,734 been presented the next 3 to 4 7277 05:29:25,734 --> 05:29:26,903 years and it always should be 7278 05:29:26,903 --> 05:29:28,738 too be honest yet you have 7279 05:29:28,738 --> 05:29:29,906 budget amendments anyway, 7280 05:29:29,906 --> 05:29:31,741 that's natural so I think we 7281 05:29:31,741 --> 05:29:32,474 are going to have to if 7282 05:29:32,474 --> 05:29:34,676 depending what happens with 7283 05:29:34,676 --> 05:29:36,679 that electorate in NOVEMBER we 7284 05:29:36,679 --> 05:29:39,149 are just going to be right back 7285 05:29:39,149 --> 05:29:41,251 here, we are going to have to 7286 05:29:41,251 --> 05:29:42,850 do what commissioner gilbert 7287 05:29:42,850 --> 05:29:43,219 said. 7288 05:29:43,219 --> 05:29:45,721 We're going to have to face 7289 05:29:45,721 --> 05:29:48,121 ourselves and say somebody's 7290 05:29:49,826 --> 05:29:50,827 got to pay the pied piper, no 7291 05:29:50,827 --> 05:29:52,827 pun intended. 7292 05:29:59,200 --> 05:30:00,204 So we have to really and I know 7293 05:30:00,204 --> 05:30:02,380 commissioner lopez has seen 7294 05:30:02,380 --> 05:30:04,941 this at the state, I know he 7295 05:30:04,941 --> 05:30:06,209 talks about tallahassee, 7296 05:30:06,209 --> 05:30:08,145 everybody has to face these and 7297 05:30:08,145 --> 05:30:10,114 it just at local government 7298 05:30:10,114 --> 05:30:11,949 where the rubber meets the road 7299 05:30:11,949 --> 05:30:15,549 where they can yell at you 7300 05:30:16,320 --> 05:30:18,189 about the public's, it becomes 7301 05:30:18,189 --> 05:30:19,423 a little bit more difficult. 7302 05:30:19,423 --> 05:30:23,623 O thank you for the work you 7303 05:30:30,368 --> 05:30:30,601 put in, I hope we can get 7304 05:30:30,601 --> 05:30:32,370 answers. 7305 05:30:32,370 --> 05:30:33,571 I believe this is even no 7306 05:30:33,571 --> 05:30:36,374 matter what votes we take I'm 7307 05:30:36,374 --> 05:30:37,609 sure some will be definitely 7308 05:30:37,609 --> 05:30:38,476 indicative of the report where 7309 05:30:38,476 --> 05:30:40,378 we're going. 7310 05:30:40,378 --> 05:30:41,479 I just want to be clear that 7311 05:30:41,479 --> 05:30:43,448 from my perspective yes, 7312 05:30:43,448 --> 05:30:45,383 security infrastructure and yes 7313 05:30:45,383 --> 05:30:45,650 parks and quality of life are 7314 05:30:45,650 --> 05:30:47,650 important. 7315 05:30:48,353 --> 05:30:49,554 They are again commissioner 7316 05:30:49,554 --> 05:30:51,522 gilbert, I don't know why I 7317 05:30:51,522 --> 05:30:51,723 keep quoting him but he's been 7318 05:30:51,723 --> 05:30:53,525 right. 7319 05:30:53,525 --> 05:30:55,359 A visit to a park for a kid is 7320 05:30:55,359 --> 05:30:57,362 almost as important that the 7321 05:30:57,362 --> 05:31:00,362 fact that a firefighter could 7322 05:31:00,932 --> 05:31:02,834 be there or in my case that 7323 05:31:02,834 --> 05:31:04,350 the, our great firefighters and 7324 05:31:04,350 --> 05:31:04,970 emergency team are there when 7325 05:31:04,970 --> 05:31:06,104 it counts. 7326 05:31:06,104 --> 05:31:09,104 And you can save lives. 7327 05:31:09,308 --> 05:31:12,308 So truthfully and sometimes we 7328 05:31:19,251 --> 05:31:20,419 don't realize that and I don't 7329 05:31:20,419 --> 05:31:22,288 know if the general public 7330 05:31:22,288 --> 05:31:23,455 because nobody wants higher 7331 05:31:23,455 --> 05:31:24,389 taxes, very few people want 7332 05:31:24,389 --> 05:31:26,258 higher taxes. 7333 05:31:26,258 --> 05:31:27,493 It's like the deathknell for 7334 05:31:27,493 --> 05:31:29,893 forget about any politician, 7335 05:31:30,296 --> 05:31:31,497 you can't even, we're having a 7336 05:31:31,497 --> 05:31:33,332 dispute and I'm going to say 7337 05:31:33,332 --> 05:31:33,532 this because the sheriff is 7338 05:31:33,532 --> 05:31:35,267 here. 7339 05:31:35,267 --> 05:31:35,600 I don't have a problem with 7340 05:31:35,600 --> 05:31:37,437 flock cameras. 7341 05:31:37,437 --> 05:31:41,370 I have a problem with somebody 7342 05:31:43,576 --> 05:31:45,444 abusing it and that's a process 7343 05:31:45,444 --> 05:31:46,679 for the sheriff and her 7344 05:31:46,679 --> 05:31:47,447 leadership to say you can't do 7345 05:31:47,447 --> 05:31:49,447 that. 7346 05:31:50,517 --> 05:31:50,750 But you know how many bad guys 7347 05:31:50,750 --> 05:31:50,951 caught? 7348 05:31:50,951 --> 05:31:52,652 A lot. 7349 05:31:52,652 --> 05:31:55,721 i can tell you even when we 7350 05:31:55,721 --> 05:31:59,321 started in doral which is a 7351 05:32:02,596 --> 05:32:04,631 place where there's a lot of 7352 05:32:04,631 --> 05:32:05,598 commercial, a lot of commercial 7353 05:32:05,598 --> 05:32:06,734 thievery going on. 7354 05:32:06,734 --> 05:32:08,734 The scammers helped. 7355 05:32:09,402 --> 05:32:10,637 Now, it's become a midterm 7356 05:32:10,637 --> 05:32:12,539 issue, everybody wants to make 7357 05:32:12,539 --> 05:32:14,408 it a midterm issue, that's 7358 05:32:14,408 --> 05:32:16,410 great for the national 7359 05:32:16,410 --> 05:32:17,678 elections but truthfully I care 7360 05:32:17,678 --> 05:32:19,580 more about security. 7361 05:32:19,580 --> 05:32:21,515 And by the way as my chief of 7362 05:32:21,515 --> 05:32:22,516 staff is want to say we've got 7363 05:32:22,516 --> 05:32:22,716 cameras everywhere. 7364 05:32:22,716 --> 05:32:24,618 Get some 7365 05:32:24,618 --> 05:32:25,753 facets me all the time with 7366 05:32:25,753 --> 05:32:27,655 this new thing we created by 7367 05:32:27,655 --> 05:32:29,523 the schools there's not even a 7368 05:32:29,523 --> 05:32:32,593 school site you get a ticket. 7369 05:32:32,593 --> 05:32:33,760 And as she says there's a 7370 05:32:33,760 --> 05:32:35,596 reason why the tag is on the 7371 05:32:35,596 --> 05:32:35,829 outside of the car not the 7372 05:32:35,829 --> 05:32:37,829 inside. 7373 05:32:40,235 --> 05:32:40,568 So truthfully let's, I'm giving 7374 05:32:40,568 --> 05:32:42,370 marsha credit. 7375 05:32:42,370 --> 05:32:43,471 She is the one that came out 7376 05:32:43,471 --> 05:32:45,871 and says it truthfully. 7377 05:32:46,808 --> 05:32:48,610 And there's a reason why 7378 05:32:48,610 --> 05:32:52,210 there's a bunch of guys on 7379 05:33:01,723 --> 05:33:03,692 amazon trying to block them but 7380 05:33:03,692 --> 05:33:05,560 the problem is we are losing 7381 05:33:05,560 --> 05:33:06,829 common sense because we are 7382 05:33:06,829 --> 05:33:08,731 making decisions based on what 7383 05:33:08,731 --> 05:33:10,565 is the political whim of the 7384 05:33:10,565 --> 05:33:11,800 moment and in this body I'd 7385 05:33:11,800 --> 05:33:12,768 expect us to make decisions in 7386 05:33:12,768 --> 05:33:14,669 the long run. 7387 05:33:14,669 --> 05:33:15,737 Medium and long run not just 7388 05:33:15,737 --> 05:33:17,606 the easy ones and we're 7389 05:33:17,606 --> 05:33:19,608 partially on this problem 7390 05:33:19,608 --> 05:33:20,743 today, not a problem, we are in 7391 05:33:20,743 --> 05:33:22,743 this situation because 7392 05:33:24,346 --> 05:33:26,248 decisions were made that maybe 7393 05:33:26,248 --> 05:33:27,250 assumed, made assumptions, you 7394 05:33:27,250 --> 05:33:28,451 said it so well. 7395 05:33:28,451 --> 05:33:30,353 You said the word assumption 7396 05:33:30,353 --> 05:33:31,253 and you know what happens when 7397 05:33:31,253 --> 05:33:32,421 we assume. 7398 05:33:32,421 --> 05:33:34,423 The bottom line is thank you 7399 05:33:34,423 --> 05:33:36,292 but I have a lot more questions 7400 05:33:36,292 --> 05:33:38,261 but I'll reserve some for 7401 05:33:38,261 --> 05:33:41,861 speaking in private and with my 7402 05:33:44,800 --> 05:33:46,670 colleagues MR. CHAIRMAN I tend 7403 05:33:46,670 --> 05:33:48,538 to have those same 4 issues. 7404 05:33:48,538 --> 05:33:49,706 Those four things as the 7405 05:33:49,706 --> 05:33:51,674 primary concerns across the 7406 05:33:51,674 --> 05:33:53,509 county by the way and I want to 7407 05:33:53,509 --> 05:33:53,743 stress to all of you please 7408 05:33:53,743 --> 05:33:55,511 nobody. 7409 05:33:55,511 --> 05:33:56,747 I know when we are in an 7410 05:33:56,747 --> 05:33:59,147 election it's important but 7411 05:34:03,286 --> 05:34:05,188 after that, nobody knows. 7412 05:34:05,188 --> 05:34:06,390 They don't distinguish between 7413 05:34:06,390 --> 05:34:08,258 you know, there might be a 7414 05:34:08,258 --> 05:34:11,858 neighbor that says I'm going to 7415 05:34:15,465 --> 05:34:16,400 go to the beach but they see us 7416 05:34:16,400 --> 05:34:18,400 collectively. 7417 05:34:18,402 --> 05:34:20,404 They don't see us individually. 7418 05:34:20,404 --> 05:34:21,538 Sometimes as politicians we get 7419 05:34:21,538 --> 05:34:23,474 so excited because it's like 7420 05:34:23,474 --> 05:34:25,375 inside baseball but please when 7421 05:34:25,375 --> 05:34:26,511 we make these decisions let's 7422 05:34:26,511 --> 05:34:28,513 take that into account. 7423 05:34:28,513 --> 05:34:31,513 It's about the whole county. 7424 05:34:36,721 --> 05:34:38,723 Not just one district. 7425 05:34:38,723 --> 05:34:39,924 >>chair: I'm going to jump to 7426 05:34:39,924 --> 05:34:41,924 commissioner from district 5, 7427 05:34:46,960 --> 05:34:47,365 you are recognized. 7428 05:34:47,365 --> 05:34:49,267 >>commissioner lopez: district 7429 05:34:49,267 --> 05:34:52,267 5 is unique because the only 7430 05:34:54,472 --> 05:34:56,872 area of my district, 7431 05:35:00,212 --> 05:35:01,479 >> wait a minute, move that to 7432 05:35:01,479 --> 05:35:04,479 district 12, it's in a lawsuit, 7433 05:35:06,385 --> 05:35:08,387 don't worry about it. 7434 05:35:08,387 --> 05:35:09,588 >>commissioner lopez: I thought 7435 05:35:09,588 --> 05:35:11,390 you would find that interesting 7436 05:35:11,390 --> 05:35:12,591 so the vast majority of my 7437 05:35:12,591 --> 05:35:14,492 district is divided between the 7438 05:35:14,492 --> 05:35:15,894 city of miami and miami beach 7439 05:35:15,894 --> 05:35:17,960 and it's important that you 7440 05:35:17,960 --> 05:35:18,597 recognize because we've split 7441 05:35:18,597 --> 05:35:21,597 the mainland from the beaches 7442 05:35:21,633 --> 05:35:24,633 and it represents a community 7443 05:35:37,550 --> 05:35:37,850 of very differing economic 7444 05:35:37,850 --> 05:35:39,552 conditions. 7445 05:35:39,552 --> 05:35:41,554 I have some of the poorest 7446 05:35:41,554 --> 05:35:43,556 neighborhoods and some of the 7447 05:35:43,556 --> 05:35:44,790 wealthiest neighborhoods and 7448 05:35:44,790 --> 05:35:46,592 everything in between so 7449 05:35:46,592 --> 05:35:47,826 striking a balance for me is 7450 05:35:47,826 --> 05:35:49,695 looking at ways in which I have 7451 05:35:49,695 --> 05:35:50,596 any jurisdiction in that 7452 05:35:50,596 --> 05:35:52,596 district. 7453 05:35:52,597 --> 05:35:52,798 I'll start out clearly by miami 7454 05:35:52,798 --> 05:35:54,599 beach. 7455 05:35:54,599 --> 05:35:55,800 We together my colleagues have 7456 05:35:55,800 --> 05:35:57,836 jurisdiction over the beaches. 7457 05:35:57,836 --> 05:35:59,704 And if you look at miami beach, 7458 05:35:59,704 --> 05:36:03,304 one of the biggest issues today 7459 05:36:06,843 --> 05:36:08,779 is the issue of sargassum and 7460 05:36:08,779 --> 05:36:10,614 we have a contract for a vendor 7461 05:36:10,614 --> 05:36:12,616 to pick up the sargassum at 4 7462 05:36:12,616 --> 05:36:13,850 critical points that have been 7463 05:36:13,850 --> 05:36:15,752 identified by dep and the rest 7464 05:36:15,752 --> 05:36:18,655 of it that comes to the beaches 7465 05:36:18,655 --> 05:36:18,955 is minced by our beach 7466 05:36:18,955 --> 05:36:20,955 operations. 7467 05:36:22,458 --> 05:36:25,458 And unfortunately we've had the 7468 05:36:29,265 --> 05:36:31,233 largest, we had 9000 tons of 7469 05:36:31,233 --> 05:36:34,603 sargassum in JULY and in AUGUST 7470 05:36:34,603 --> 05:36:36,505 we had almost 7500 tons. 7471 05:36:36,505 --> 05:36:38,940 The current beach operations is 7472 05:36:38,940 --> 05:36:40,108 not cutting it and it's not 7473 05:36:40,108 --> 05:36:42,508 only impacting the residents 7474 05:36:45,479 --> 05:36:47,448 that live amongst the beaches 7475 05:36:47,448 --> 05:36:49,383 in my district because they 7476 05:36:49,383 --> 05:36:52,383 can't open their doors because 7477 05:36:54,788 --> 05:36:56,723 of the smell. 7478 05:36:56,723 --> 05:36:57,891 They can't enjoy the beach 7479 05:36:57,891 --> 05:36:59,793 because it's not only in the 7480 05:36:59,793 --> 05:37:01,695 water, it's also on the beach 7481 05:37:01,695 --> 05:37:02,962 and it's complicated by the 7482 05:37:02,962 --> 05:37:04,831 fact we have sea turtles during 7483 05:37:04,831 --> 05:37:06,699 this time we can't be raking 7484 05:37:06,699 --> 05:37:07,901 and mincing while they are 7485 05:37:07,901 --> 05:37:08,835 doing what they need to be 7486 05:37:08,835 --> 05:37:10,835 doing to harvest. 7487 05:37:11,203 --> 05:37:13,105 So I think we have to look, 7488 05:37:13,105 --> 05:37:14,173 sometimes it's difficult 7489 05:37:14,173 --> 05:37:16,750 because if you're not 7490 05:37:16,750 --> 05:37:17,309 experiencing this in your 7491 05:37:17,309 --> 05:37:20,309 district you don't know about 7492 05:37:25,170 --> 05:37:25,250 it but it's impacting our 7493 05:37:25,250 --> 05:37:27,510 tourism. 7494 05:37:27,510 --> 05:37:28,152 So I need to see in this 7495 05:37:28,152 --> 05:37:30,210 budget, I met with beach 7496 05:37:30,210 --> 05:37:31,256 operations and I was grateful 7497 05:37:31,256 --> 05:37:34,580 they were able to tell me that 7498 05:37:34,580 --> 05:37:35,293 if they had more equipment they 7499 05:37:35,293 --> 05:37:37,261 could minced more so that means 7500 05:37:37,261 --> 05:37:39,163 we would be able to get more of 7501 05:37:39,163 --> 05:37:41,310 the sargassum off the beaches 7502 05:37:41,310 --> 05:37:41,298 quickly and dispose of it 7503 05:37:41,298 --> 05:37:43,330 properly. 7504 05:37:43,330 --> 05:37:46,330 That's one of the biggest 7505 05:37:49,839 --> 05:37:51,779 issues I'm facing on the beach 7506 05:37:51,779 --> 05:37:53,900 and I know my colleague 7507 05:37:53,900 --> 05:37:54,844 commissioner steinberg is 7508 05:37:54,844 --> 05:37:56,120 facing the same situation so 7509 05:37:56,120 --> 05:37:57,780 you MAY not be talking about 7510 05:37:57,780 --> 05:37:58,948 that but that's all our 7511 05:37:58,948 --> 05:38:00,850 residents on the beach are 7512 05:38:00,850 --> 05:38:01,951 talking about particularly in 7513 05:38:01,951 --> 05:38:03,510 mid beach where we have a 7514 05:38:03,510 --> 05:38:05,451 critical crisis of this. 7515 05:38:05,787 --> 05:38:05,988 I also have few single-family 7516 05:38:05,988 --> 05:38:07,756 homes. 7517 05:38:07,756 --> 05:38:09,791 I have 825 condo associations 7518 05:38:09,791 --> 05:38:13,991 in my district and for them the 7519 05:38:17,598 --> 05:38:19,598 recertification process usually 7520 05:38:19,600 --> 05:38:19,901 brings very large special 7521 05:38:19,901 --> 05:38:21,769 assessments. 7522 05:38:21,769 --> 05:38:23,571 So I'm grateful the county has 7523 05:38:23,571 --> 05:38:24,705 what is known as that condo 7524 05:38:24,705 --> 05:38:26,705 special assessment program 7525 05:38:26,707 --> 05:38:28,575 because it's permitted people 7526 05:38:28,575 --> 05:38:29,810 who are facing very large 7527 05:38:29,810 --> 05:38:33,410 assessments to be able to apply 7528 05:38:35,114 --> 05:38:37,830 if they make up to 140% ami to 7529 05:38:37,830 --> 05:38:38,918 be able to take out an interest 7530 05:38:38,918 --> 05:38:40,530 free loan up to $50,000 which 7531 05:38:40,530 --> 05:38:41,988 will help keep many of the 7532 05:38:41,988 --> 05:38:43,155 people especially retirees in 7533 05:38:43,155 --> 05:38:44,990 their unit while they complete 7534 05:38:44,990 --> 05:38:46,926 the assessment process so 7535 05:38:46,926 --> 05:38:48,930 that's been a huge issue for us 7536 05:38:48,930 --> 05:38:50,620 and we hope we can increase 7537 05:38:50,620 --> 05:38:51,930 that because that fund has been 7538 05:38:51,930 --> 05:38:53,131 incredibly successful in 7539 05:38:53,131 --> 05:38:55,200 keeping people in their homes. 7540 05:38:55,200 --> 05:38:57,102 I also want to discuss, first 7541 05:38:57,102 --> 05:38:59,370 of all I'd like to thank our 7542 05:38:59,370 --> 05:39:00,939 police unions, the pba, fire 7543 05:39:00,939 --> 05:39:02,106 unions more importantly in the 7544 05:39:02,106 --> 05:39:05,706 last couple of days I've been 7545 05:39:11,181 --> 05:39:12,316 working with the local 199 and 7546 05:39:12,316 --> 05:39:14,184 32 and they brought to my 7547 05:39:14,184 --> 05:39:15,385 attention because it never 7548 05:39:15,385 --> 05:39:18,985 ceases to amaze me how quickly 7549 05:39:24,827 --> 05:39:25,962 we try to kind of fill a budget 7550 05:39:25,962 --> 05:39:27,830 gap by getting rid of our 7551 05:39:27,830 --> 05:39:29,831 workers, our essential workers 7552 05:39:29,831 --> 05:39:30,933 and when I look at the role of 7553 05:39:30,933 --> 05:39:32,835 government I think it's 7554 05:39:32,835 --> 05:39:34,300 important we understand first 7555 05:39:34,300 --> 05:39:35,637 priorities we have should be 7556 05:39:35,637 --> 05:39:37,606 providing essential services, 7557 05:39:37,606 --> 05:39:39,474 police, fire, water and sewer, 7558 05:39:39,474 --> 05:39:41,874 solid waste, transportation so 7559 05:39:43,411 --> 05:39:45,280 it doesn't make sense I want to 7560 05:39:45,280 --> 05:39:47,182 add a time when so many of our 7561 05:39:47,182 --> 05:39:50,182 residents are facing such an 7562 05:39:59,326 --> 05:40:00,561 affordability crisis that the 7563 05:40:00,561 --> 05:40:02,362 solution would be too put even 7564 05:40:02,362 --> 05:40:03,497 more people out of work who 7565 05:40:03,497 --> 05:40:05,432 have mortgages, who have 7566 05:40:05,432 --> 05:40:07,433 families to support so I will 7567 05:40:07,433 --> 05:40:09,302 urge the administration please 7568 05:40:09,302 --> 05:40:10,403 to find ways in which we find 7569 05:40:10,403 --> 05:40:12,304 savings somewhere else. 7570 05:40:12,304 --> 05:40:14,306 Certainly the unions are 7571 05:40:14,306 --> 05:40:15,574 concerned but management is 7572 05:40:15,574 --> 05:40:17,443 making lots of money and they 7573 05:40:17,443 --> 05:40:19,311 have expressed they need to see 7574 05:40:19,311 --> 05:40:20,512 some parity so that their 7575 05:40:20,512 --> 05:40:24,712 workers are not put out in the 7576 05:40:29,287 --> 05:40:31,289 street but in fact I think can 7577 05:40:31,289 --> 05:40:33,124 you well imagine what residents 7578 05:40:33,124 --> 05:40:34,158 would do if there are solid 7579 05:40:34,158 --> 05:40:36,930 waste is not picked up. 7580 05:40:36,930 --> 05:40:37,328 Think of the anarchy in the 7581 05:40:37,328 --> 05:40:39,263 streets so to me that's one of 7582 05:40:39,263 --> 05:40:42,263 the most important things we 7583 05:40:48,390 --> 05:40:50,107 can address and I know the 7584 05:40:50,107 --> 05:40:51,976 mayor is committed to looking 7585 05:40:51,976 --> 05:40:53,110 at ways in which to do so. 7586 05:40:53,110 --> 05:40:54,979 The other thing that is 7587 05:40:54,979 --> 05:40:56,146 important in my district, I 7588 05:40:56,146 --> 05:40:57,982 have over 70 senior buildings 7589 05:40:57,982 --> 05:40:59,830 and every time I go to visit 7590 05:40:59,830 --> 05:41:00,985 the seniors their biggest 7591 05:41:00,985 --> 05:41:01,319 complaint is the bus routes. 7592 05:41:01,319 --> 05:41:03,154 It really is. 7593 05:41:03,154 --> 05:41:04,989 If you think seniors have the 7594 05:41:04,989 --> 05:41:06,958 ability to get around without a 7595 05:41:06,958 --> 05:41:08,126 boss, you are sadly mistaken at 7596 05:41:08,126 --> 05:41:09,961 least in district 5 unit they 7597 05:41:09,961 --> 05:41:11,162 use it to go to the doctors, 7598 05:41:11,162 --> 05:41:13,131 the store, they use it to visit 7599 05:41:13,131 --> 05:41:14,966 their families and currently 7600 05:41:14,966 --> 05:41:16,200 there are complaints who will 7601 05:41:16,200 --> 05:41:19,800 imagine what will happen if in 7602 05:41:20,405 --> 05:41:21,606 my district there are 33 bus 7603 05:41:21,606 --> 05:41:23,642 routes, 2 are being eliminated, 7604 05:41:23,642 --> 05:41:25,577 25 are suffering reductions in 7605 05:41:25,577 --> 05:41:27,513 five will remain the same and 7606 05:41:27,513 --> 05:41:29,414 I'm so grateful to the mayor 7607 05:41:29,414 --> 05:41:32,414 and her leadership team and 7608 05:41:34,185 --> 05:41:36,540 director miller spent a great 7609 05:41:36,540 --> 05:41:37,560 deal of time with me talking 7610 05:41:37,560 --> 05:41:37,189 about this already. 7611 05:41:37,189 --> 05:41:39,580 He's 7612 05:41:39,580 --> 05:41:40,259 committed to going out into my 7613 05:41:40,259 --> 05:41:42,127 district to talk to people who 7614 05:41:42,127 --> 05:41:43,295 MAY not understand first of all 7615 05:41:43,295 --> 05:41:46,895 the bus routes but also that 7616 05:42:02,248 --> 05:42:04,250 they can share what they are 7617 05:42:04,250 --> 05:42:06,250 experiencing currently with 7618 05:42:06,252 --> 05:42:08,221 their bus routes and what would 7619 05:42:08,221 --> 05:42:09,489 happen if they had any further 7620 05:42:09,489 --> 05:42:11,390 reductions so we look forward 7621 05:42:11,390 --> 05:42:13,459 to hosting town hall meetings 7622 05:42:13,459 --> 05:42:15,328 in district 5 to discuss this 7623 05:42:15,328 --> 05:42:17,230 issue that is important but 7624 05:42:17,230 --> 05:42:17,464 it's not only important to 7625 05:42:17,464 --> 05:42:19,366 seniors. 7626 05:42:19,366 --> 05:42:21,368 I have people that work, people 7627 05:42:21,368 --> 05:42:21,601 think district 5 is somehow 7628 05:42:21,601 --> 05:42:23,403 immune. 7629 05:42:23,403 --> 05:42:25,338 I want you to know how many 7630 05:42:25,338 --> 05:42:27,241 people from your districts come 7631 05:42:27,241 --> 05:42:28,475 to work in district 5. A 7632 05:42:28,475 --> 05:42:30,310 financial district is located 7633 05:42:30,310 --> 05:42:31,511 in district 5, parts of 7634 05:42:31,511 --> 05:42:33,413 downtown are in district 5 and 7635 05:42:33,413 --> 05:42:35,448 the entire hospitality district 7636 05:42:35,448 --> 05:42:36,384 of miami beach is in district 5 7637 05:42:36,384 --> 05:42:38,318 in south beach. 7638 05:42:38,318 --> 05:42:40,254 They are using not only the bus 7639 05:42:40,254 --> 05:42:41,388 routes to get to work, they're 7640 05:42:41,388 --> 05:42:42,322 using the metrorail and metro 7641 05:42:42,322 --> 05:42:44,224 mover. 7642 05:42:44,224 --> 05:42:45,492 So it's not just being used by 7643 05:42:45,492 --> 05:42:47,395 wealthy people, it's being used 7644 05:42:47,395 --> 05:42:49,297 by everyday workers traveling 7645 05:42:49,297 --> 05:42:51,231 from all of your districts to 7646 05:42:51,231 --> 05:42:54,534 come into my district to work. 7647 05:42:54,534 --> 05:42:56,538 So I think it's important as 7648 05:42:56,538 --> 05:42:58,373 one of the largest complaints 7649 05:42:58,373 --> 05:43:00,307 we get is the metro mover and 7650 05:43:00,307 --> 05:43:02,343 metrorail and all its ancillary 7651 05:43:02,343 --> 05:43:04,311 services like the elevators and 7652 05:43:04,311 --> 05:43:05,513 escalators are often not 7653 05:43:05,513 --> 05:43:07,382 functioning that is creating a 7654 05:43:07,382 --> 05:43:08,549 problem for people who need to 7655 05:43:08,549 --> 05:43:10,318 get to work on time, get to 7656 05:43:10,318 --> 05:43:12,420 school on time and get to 7657 05:43:12,420 --> 05:43:13,621 doctors appointments on time 7658 05:43:13,621 --> 05:43:15,423 though I hope we will continue 7659 05:43:15,423 --> 05:43:16,591 to invest in the metro mover 7660 05:43:16,591 --> 05:43:19,761 because in my district is one 7661 05:43:19,761 --> 05:43:20,929 of the most important forms of 7662 05:43:20,929 --> 05:43:23,300 transportation that not only 7663 05:43:23,300 --> 05:43:24,766 the residents of district 5 use 7664 05:43:24,766 --> 05:43:26,769 but all your residents 7665 05:43:26,769 --> 05:43:27,360 traveling and working in my 7666 05:43:27,360 --> 05:43:29,360 district. 7667 05:43:36,712 --> 05:43:38,714 I also have experienced for the 7668 05:43:38,714 --> 05:43:39,948 first time I'm seeing elderly 7669 05:43:39,948 --> 05:43:40,983 people on fixed incomes with 7670 05:43:40,983 --> 05:43:42,951 food and securities. 7671 05:43:42,951 --> 05:43:44,953 I am bringing food every time I 7672 05:43:44,953 --> 05:43:48,553 go into a senior center, I'm 7673 05:43:51,360 --> 05:43:53,262 doing more food distributions 7674 05:43:53,262 --> 05:43:55,197 and I think the funding of ceos 7675 05:43:55,197 --> 05:43:55,464 is such an important part of my 7676 05:43:55,464 --> 05:43:57,301 district. 7677 05:43:57,301 --> 05:43:59,202 I have one senior center in 7678 05:43:59,202 --> 05:44:00,303 district 5 on miami beach and 7679 05:44:00,303 --> 05:44:02,138 that is jewish community 7680 05:44:02,138 --> 05:44:04,140 services who every day is 7681 05:44:04,140 --> 05:44:06,141 feeding elderly people and 7682 05:44:06,141 --> 05:44:08,141 providing entertainment they 7683 05:44:08,244 --> 05:44:10,279 need and socialization so thank 7684 05:44:10,279 --> 05:44:12,148 you for making sure they have 7685 05:44:12,148 --> 05:44:13,148 what they need to continue to 7686 05:44:13,148 --> 05:44:14,317 serve the elderly. 7687 05:44:14,317 --> 05:44:16,151 I also want to talk a little 7688 05:44:16,151 --> 05:44:17,353 bit about bde I bill, the 7689 05:44:17,353 --> 05:44:19,156 famous senate bill 1134 and as 7690 05:44:19,156 --> 05:44:21,240 you know I've somewhat taken a 7691 05:44:21,240 --> 05:44:22,225 leadership on this commission 7692 05:44:22,225 --> 05:44:24,160 to try to figure out ways in 7693 05:44:24,160 --> 05:44:26,280 which we are going to address 7694 05:44:26,280 --> 05:44:27,331 this we had it when I look at 7695 05:44:27,331 --> 05:44:31,531 the cbo list I already can tell 7696 05:44:35,439 --> 05:44:36,673 by glancing at it without going 7697 05:44:36,673 --> 05:44:38,642 into much detail about each of 7698 05:44:38,642 --> 05:44:40,510 the cbo programs and activities 7699 05:44:40,510 --> 05:44:42,446 that some of them will run 7700 05:44:42,446 --> 05:44:43,614 afoul to this particular bill. 7701 05:44:43,614 --> 05:44:45,582 So I talked with the mayor 7702 05:44:45,582 --> 05:44:47,451 about it, talked to the county 7703 05:44:47,451 --> 05:44:50,451 attorney's office about it and 7704 05:44:50,821 --> 05:44:51,210 it's incumbent upon us to be 7705 05:44:51,210 --> 05:44:52,823 fair. 7706 05:44:52,823 --> 05:44:53,990 When people see we are 7707 05:44:53,990 --> 05:44:55,926 allocating funds to them they 7708 05:44:55,926 --> 05:44:57,610 believe they are getting that 7709 05:44:57,610 --> 05:44:58,930 funding for an entire fiscal 7710 05:44:58,930 --> 05:45:00,998 year senate bill 1134 takes 7711 05:45:00,998 --> 05:45:02,433 effect JANUARY 1 so I think the 7712 05:45:02,433 --> 05:45:04,802 sooner we can identify those 7713 05:45:04,802 --> 05:45:07,372 agencies that we know for sure 7714 05:45:07,372 --> 05:45:11,572 will not be able to be funded, 7715 05:45:12,410 --> 05:45:14,311 we should at least start 7716 05:45:14,311 --> 05:45:15,546 telling them because what will 7717 05:45:15,546 --> 05:45:17,946 happen is many organizations 7718 05:45:18,383 --> 05:45:19,584 will hire people, they will 7719 05:45:19,584 --> 05:45:22,584 have new programs and cometh 7720 05:45:25,690 --> 05:45:27,592 JANUARY 1 you have to tell them 7721 05:45:27,592 --> 05:45:28,793 you're not able to have this 7722 05:45:28,793 --> 05:45:30,595 money thanks to senate bill 7723 05:45:30,595 --> 05:45:31,796 1134 so to be fair to those 7724 05:45:31,796 --> 05:45:33,565 cbo's doing much of the work I 7725 05:45:33,565 --> 05:45:34,832 think we have to get to work 7726 05:45:34,832 --> 05:45:37,832 quickly because there will be 7727 05:45:38,737 --> 05:45:39,972 those organizations that in 7728 05:45:39,972 --> 05:45:41,807 fact are clear of this bill and 7729 05:45:41,807 --> 05:45:42,975 then there will be those we 7730 05:45:42,975 --> 05:45:45,975 know absolutely run afoul and 7731 05:45:50,149 --> 05:45:52,510 those in the gray. 7732 05:45:52,510 --> 05:45:53,218 We have to start making 7733 05:45:53,218 --> 05:45:55,187 decisions because the cbo's 7734 05:45:55,187 --> 05:45:57,900 have to make decisions as well 7735 05:45:57,900 --> 05:45:59,250 as those who are serving our 7736 05:45:59,250 --> 05:46:00,226 residents today if they will 7737 05:46:00,226 --> 05:46:01,270 not be able to be funded then 7738 05:46:01,270 --> 05:46:02,261 what? 7739 05:46:02,261 --> 05:46:04,196 That's going to be something we 7740 05:46:04,196 --> 05:46:05,300 will need to look at as we move 7741 05:46:05,300 --> 05:46:07,300 forward. 7742 05:46:07,330 --> 05:46:10,633 And lastly if there's one thing 7743 05:46:12,405 --> 05:46:13,606 we are all facing it's an 7744 05:46:13,606 --> 05:46:15,474 affordability crisis with 7745 05:46:15,474 --> 05:46:17,410 housing and I'm so grateful to 7746 05:46:17,410 --> 05:46:19,810 the leadership of commissioner 7747 05:46:26,887 --> 05:46:27,889 bastien as our CHAIRMAN Of the 7748 05:46:27,889 --> 05:46:29,889 housing community. 7749 05:46:29,890 --> 05:46:31,900 she is leading this with her 7750 05:46:31,900 --> 05:46:33,260 initiatives on ami but we know 7751 05:46:33,260 --> 05:46:34,861 we have an affordable housing 7752 05:46:34,861 --> 05:46:36,950 trust fund, I don't think we 7753 05:46:36,950 --> 05:46:38,650 should be reading it to balance 7754 05:46:38,650 --> 05:46:39,900 the budget, the affordable 7755 05:46:39,900 --> 05:46:40,167 housing trust fund be 7756 05:46:40,167 --> 05:46:42,350 increased. 7757 05:46:42,350 --> 05:46:44,700 We need to find ways to provide 7758 05:46:44,700 --> 05:46:45,972 safe sustainable and affordable 7759 05:46:45,972 --> 05:46:47,875 housing for everyone that lives 7760 05:46:47,875 --> 05:46:49,430 and works in this community and 7761 05:46:49,430 --> 05:46:50,877 we have to look at solutions 7762 05:46:50,877 --> 05:46:52,880 for that and lastly as 7763 05:46:52,880 --> 05:46:54,810 commissioner bermudez said I 7764 05:46:54,810 --> 05:46:56,810 have extraordinary experience 7765 05:46:56,830 --> 05:46:58,190 in housing process which is 10 7766 05:46:58,190 --> 05:46:59,887 times our budget, maybe 20 and 7767 05:46:59,887 --> 05:47:02,489 the way this budget process 7768 05:47:02,489 --> 05:47:03,490 works in my opinion probably 7769 05:47:03,490 --> 05:47:03,957 should be improved. 7770 05:47:03,957 --> 05:47:05,492 F in fact 7771 05:47:05,492 --> 05:47:07,892 the constitutional amendment we 7772 05:47:12,266 --> 05:47:14,135 are facing does in fact pass we 7773 05:47:14,135 --> 05:47:16,605 will have to start budgeting 7774 05:47:16,605 --> 05:47:18,472 much sooner rather than later 7775 05:47:18,472 --> 05:47:20,872 and it's unfortunate because 7776 05:47:21,709 --> 05:47:22,910 what commissioner gilbert said 7777 05:47:22,910 --> 05:47:24,846 today is that we all enjoy a 7778 05:47:24,846 --> 05:47:28,417 quality of life that is funded 7779 05:47:28,417 --> 05:47:29,384 currently but what we collect 7780 05:47:29,384 --> 05:47:31,287 in property taxes. 7781 05:47:31,287 --> 05:47:33,855 If there's going to be such a 7782 05:47:33,855 --> 05:47:35,756 severe reduction we will have 7783 05:47:35,756 --> 05:47:37,559 to make some very hard choices 7784 05:47:37,559 --> 05:47:41,159 here and I believe that will, 7785 05:47:42,640 --> 05:47:43,398 that requires us to begin 7786 05:47:43,398 --> 05:47:46,398 budgeting much sooner so that 7787 05:47:47,436 --> 05:47:49,371 we know what we have to do and 7788 05:47:49,371 --> 05:47:52,971 what services MAY or MAY not 7789 05:47:54,409 --> 05:47:55,544 have to be eliminated but I 7790 05:47:55,544 --> 05:47:57,413 believe it will be a good 7791 05:47:57,413 --> 05:47:59,415 exercise for this commission to 7792 05:47:59,415 --> 05:48:01,283 start setting priorities and I 7793 05:48:01,283 --> 05:48:03,152 don't think we should wait 7794 05:48:03,152 --> 05:48:04,420 until JULY to get the mayor's 7795 05:48:04,420 --> 05:48:06,221 budget, we have to start sooner 7796 05:48:06,221 --> 05:48:09,821 rather than later so thank you 7797 05:48:10,993 --> 05:48:12,929 MR. CHAIRMAN. 7798 05:48:12,929 --> 05:48:14,864 I'd like to thank the mayor or 7799 05:48:14,864 --> 05:48:16,650 leadership team, constitutional 7800 05:48:16,650 --> 05:48:19,650 officers and our public safety 7801 05:48:22,305 --> 05:48:24,173 first responders, thank you so 7802 05:48:24,173 --> 05:48:25,374 much and to the residents that 7803 05:48:25,374 --> 05:48:27,311 came out tonight, if you know 7804 05:48:27,311 --> 05:48:29,279 me you know every voice matters 7805 05:48:29,279 --> 05:48:30,413 and for those of you that live 7806 05:48:30,413 --> 05:48:32,315 in my district thank you so 7807 05:48:32,315 --> 05:48:34,417 much, for those of you watching 7808 05:48:34,417 --> 05:48:35,718 from home thank you. 7809 05:48:35,718 --> 05:48:37,520 Our office is always available 7810 05:48:37,520 --> 05:48:39,423 to hear what you think about 7811 05:48:39,423 --> 05:48:41,425 this budget as we move forward 7812 05:48:41,425 --> 05:48:43,426 into our final budget hearings. 7813 05:48:43,426 --> 05:48:45,426 >>chair: commissioner from 7814 05:48:45,428 --> 05:48:46,697 district 11 you are recognized. 7815 05:48:46,697 --> 05:48:48,565 >>commissioner gonzalez: thank 7816 05:48:48,565 --> 05:48:49,799 you MR. Chair. I'd like to 7817 05:48:49,799 --> 05:48:51,702 start by saying I like the tone 7818 05:48:51,702 --> 05:48:53,636 of this conversation because 7819 05:48:53,636 --> 05:48:55,238 I've said in the past there are 7820 05:48:55,238 --> 05:48:56,807 things that are necessary and 7821 05:48:56,807 --> 05:48:57,742 then there's things that are 7822 05:48:57,742 --> 05:48:59,676 nice to have. 7823 05:48:59,676 --> 05:49:00,913 The primary function of 7824 05:49:00,913 --> 05:49:02,913 government is essential 7825 05:49:06,316 --> 05:49:06,651 services. 7826 05:49:06,651 --> 05:49:08,486 And then some. 7827 05:49:08,486 --> 05:49:10,321 So I submitted some questions 7828 05:49:10,321 --> 05:49:13,321 to the administration so I 7829 05:49:20,197 --> 05:49:22,330 won't ask them now for kionne's 7830 05:49:22,330 --> 05:49:24,101 sake and all of her sake but 7831 05:49:24,101 --> 05:49:25,970 the administration has already 7832 05:49:25,970 --> 05:49:27,238 assured me they are working on 7833 05:49:27,238 --> 05:49:29,740 the answers that I'll have them 7834 05:49:29,740 --> 05:49:30,975 by the end of the week. 7835 05:49:30,975 --> 05:49:32,210 >>mayor cava: through the 7836 05:49:32,210 --> 05:49:35,580 chair, you will have those by 7837 05:49:35,580 --> 05:49:37,549 the end of the evening, sir. 7838 05:49:37,549 --> 05:49:37,882 >>commissioner gonzalez: I 7839 05:49:37,882 --> 05:49:39,684 appreciate it. 7840 05:49:39,684 --> 05:49:40,685 I was highly critical of last 7841 05:49:40,685 --> 05:49:41,753 year's budget. 7842 05:49:41,753 --> 05:49:43,753 Especially the process. 7843 05:49:48,494 --> 05:49:50,362 This summer, when I met with 7844 05:49:50,362 --> 05:49:52,364 the mayor for our first meeting 7845 05:49:52,364 --> 05:49:56,564 and you said I could say this. 7846 05:49:59,305 --> 05:50:01,106 You said I've become more of a 7847 05:50:01,106 --> 05:50:02,174 fiscal conservative and I 7848 05:50:02,174 --> 05:50:05,744 assure you that an mayor we are 7849 05:50:05,744 --> 05:50:09,344 going to help you get there. 7850 05:50:11,150 --> 05:50:14,150 Wise 305 is a good start. 7851 05:50:16,880 --> 05:50:17,891 After last year's discussions 7852 05:50:17,891 --> 05:50:19,891 the administration took 7853 05:50:20,460 --> 05:50:20,693 vacancies and realized those 7854 05:50:20,693 --> 05:50:22,693 savings. 7855 05:50:23,529 --> 05:50:25,929 Ray, I see you. 7856 05:50:27,667 --> 05:50:27,901 Carla denise, I know you're 7857 05:50:27,901 --> 05:50:29,901 trying. 7858 05:50:30,470 --> 05:50:31,504 I see the willingness. 7859 05:50:31,504 --> 05:50:33,504 I see it. 7860 05:50:35,775 --> 05:50:38,545 But we can together and we must 7861 05:50:38,545 --> 05:50:40,545 do more. 7862 05:50:42,582 --> 05:50:44,250 Very respectfully, as of now I 7863 05:50:44,250 --> 05:50:46,250 have a philosophical 7864 05:50:51,158 --> 05:50:53,126 disagreement with the direction 7865 05:50:53,126 --> 05:50:53,993 of proposed budget is taking 7866 05:50:53,993 --> 05:50:55,161 right now. 7867 05:50:55,161 --> 05:50:56,998 Especially with the top three 7868 05:50:56,998 --> 05:50:57,598 issues at I've heard today a 7869 05:50:57,598 --> 05:51:01,198 lot of people care about and 7870 05:51:07,708 --> 05:51:07,942 what I'm hearing on the 7871 05:51:07,942 --> 05:51:09,744 streets. 7872 05:51:09,744 --> 05:51:12,646 See, this is what folks are 7873 05:51:12,646 --> 05:51:15,816 telling me when I go to publix 7874 05:51:15,816 --> 05:51:17,786 or folks that call my office. 7875 05:51:17,786 --> 05:51:20,455 They're saying the top three 7876 05:51:20,455 --> 05:51:22,855 priorities now are public 7877 05:51:23,724 --> 05:51:26,724 safety, endless traffic and the 7878 05:51:31,565 --> 05:51:33,568 high cost of living. 7879 05:51:33,568 --> 05:51:34,735 I'm worried about how this 7880 05:51:34,735 --> 05:51:36,538 budget treats each and every 7881 05:51:36,538 --> 05:51:38,473 one of these points so the 7882 05:51:38,473 --> 05:51:39,708 first and highest duty of 7883 05:51:39,708 --> 05:51:41,509 government as has been said by 7884 05:51:41,509 --> 05:51:45,109 the chair and the mayor is 7885 05:51:51,253 --> 05:51:53,880 public safety. 7886 05:51:53,880 --> 05:51:54,289 Period, full stop. 7887 05:51:54,289 --> 05:51:55,900 Everything else flows from 7888 05:51:55,900 --> 05:51:56,291 there. 7889 05:51:56,291 --> 05:51:58,193 When our children play in the 7890 05:51:58,193 --> 05:52:00,950 streets and in our parks, when 7891 05:52:00,950 --> 05:52:02,970 our spouses, parents, friends 7892 05:52:02,970 --> 05:52:03,364 drive on our streets, and 7893 05:52:03,364 --> 05:52:05,200 businesses are creating jobs, 7894 05:52:05,200 --> 05:52:06,334 when our cbo's go out to help 7895 05:52:06,334 --> 05:52:08,104 the community, when tourists 7896 05:52:08,104 --> 05:52:09,338 visit our beaches and 7897 05:52:09,338 --> 05:52:11,740 amenities, when we are proud to 7898 05:52:11,740 --> 05:52:12,975 host major events, when 7899 05:52:12,975 --> 05:52:14,676 investment flows into 7900 05:52:14,676 --> 05:52:17,760 miami-dade county, it all 7901 05:52:19,549 --> 05:52:19,749 happens because we are kept 7902 05:52:19,749 --> 05:52:21,550 safe. 7903 05:52:21,550 --> 05:52:23,586 The sheriff is asking for the 7904 05:52:23,586 --> 05:52:25,688 resources that are needed to 7905 05:52:25,688 --> 05:52:28,880 carry out this paramount 7906 05:52:29,125 --> 05:52:30,260 mission that miami-dade county 7907 05:52:30,260 --> 05:52:32,660 has for their residents. 7908 05:52:33,429 --> 05:52:36,429 To recruit and retain deputies 7909 05:52:40,570 --> 05:52:41,571 we are losing to better paying 7910 05:52:41,571 --> 05:52:42,705 jurisdictions. 7911 05:52:42,705 --> 05:52:44,574 Now, we've seen with 7912 05:52:44,574 --> 05:52:46,974 corrections what happens when 7913 05:52:48,111 --> 05:52:50,113 we don't have enough men and 7914 05:52:50,113 --> 05:52:52,749 women that are willing to risk 7915 05:52:52,749 --> 05:52:52,949 their lives to keep people 7916 05:52:52,949 --> 05:52:54,751 safe. 7917 05:52:54,751 --> 05:52:57,210 She's asking to improve 7918 05:52:57,210 --> 05:53:00,621 facilities that many of us on 7919 05:53:01,391 --> 05:53:01,658 this day us have seen are 7920 05:53:01,658 --> 05:53:03,393 outdated. 7921 05:53:03,393 --> 05:53:04,661 To bring resources closer to 7922 05:53:04,661 --> 05:53:07,661 the communities that need them 7923 05:53:13,771 --> 05:53:15,605 as commissioner regalado 7924 05:53:15,605 --> 05:53:16,807 pointed out just this week. 7925 05:53:16,807 --> 05:53:18,609 Ust now I learned one of our 7926 05:53:18,609 --> 05:53:19,430 deputies was struck by 7927 05:53:19,430 --> 05:53:21,430 lightning today. 7928 05:53:21,780 --> 05:53:23,948 We are all praying for a speedy 7929 05:53:23,948 --> 05:53:25,882 recovery and for his family but 7930 05:53:25,882 --> 05:53:28,486 folks, when you were coming 7931 05:53:28,486 --> 05:53:28,753 upstairs you saw black shirts. 7932 05:53:28,753 --> 05:53:30,753 On stands. 7933 05:53:32,757 --> 05:53:33,958 Hose black shirts 7934 05:53:33,958 --> 05:53:36,358 downstairs, these aren't just 7935 05:53:36,962 --> 05:53:38,797 empty reminders. 7936 05:53:38,797 --> 05:53:39,998 Each one of those shirts 7937 05:53:39,998 --> 05:53:43,598 represents a body, a soul that 7938 05:53:44,135 --> 05:53:46,203 was lost defending all of us 7939 05:53:46,203 --> 05:53:48,603 and keeping us safe. 7940 05:53:51,420 --> 05:53:52,210 Just this past tuesday we named 7941 05:53:52,210 --> 05:53:52,477 to streets after fallen 7942 05:53:52,477 --> 05:53:54,477 officers. 7943 05:53:56,916 --> 05:53:57,116 These men paid the ultimate 7944 05:53:57,116 --> 05:53:59,116 price. 7945 05:54:02,387 --> 05:54:03,488 And I'm willing to bet 7946 05:54:03,488 --> 05:54:05,290 everything that the green 7947 05:54:05,290 --> 05:54:07,560 shirted men and women you saw 7948 05:54:07,560 --> 05:54:09,950 earlier and tanned shirted 7949 05:54:09,950 --> 05:54:12,431 folks you see in the front and 7950 05:54:12,431 --> 05:54:15,100 in the back, all of them would 7951 05:54:15,100 --> 05:54:17,270 do the same thing. 7952 05:54:17,270 --> 05:54:20,270 Because that's what being a 7953 05:54:30,817 --> 05:54:32,718 sheriff's deputy is all about. 7954 05:54:32,718 --> 05:54:33,953 We must do everything to make 7955 05:54:33,953 --> 05:54:35,821 sure that these brave men and 7956 05:54:35,821 --> 05:54:37,724 women who wear the badge have 7957 05:54:37,724 --> 05:54:38,892 everything they need to face 7958 05:54:38,892 --> 05:54:40,693 danger and keep us all safe. 7959 05:54:40,693 --> 05:54:41,928 This is why I stress the 7960 05:54:41,928 --> 05:54:44,697 sheriff must be fully funded. 7961 05:54:44,697 --> 05:54:45,898 I know the administration is 7962 05:54:45,898 --> 05:54:47,767 working with the sheriff, we 7963 05:54:47,767 --> 05:54:49,703 are all going to roll up our 7964 05:54:49,703 --> 05:54:50,904 sleeves and make sure we can 7965 05:54:50,904 --> 05:54:52,706 get there and I expect the 7966 05:54:52,706 --> 05:54:56,306 issue to be resolved by the 7967 05:54:58,946 --> 05:55:00,814 next budget hearing. 7968 05:55:00,814 --> 05:55:02,816 Let's talk about traffic. 7969 05:55:02,816 --> 05:55:04,170 Raffic is especially bad in 7970 05:55:04,170 --> 05:55:05,885 west kendall, in south dade 7971 05:55:05,885 --> 05:55:07,788 county in the southwest but 7972 05:55:07,788 --> 05:55:09,890 it's a countywide issue. 7973 05:55:09,890 --> 05:55:11,910 In 2002 voters of this county 7974 05:55:11,910 --> 05:55:11,959 taxed themselves to expand 7975 05:55:11,959 --> 05:55:13,959 transit. 7976 05:55:15,295 --> 05:55:17,165 These resources became part of 7977 05:55:17,165 --> 05:55:18,866 the funding strategy for the 7978 05:55:18,866 --> 05:55:20,866 smart plan. 7979 05:55:20,868 --> 05:55:24,468 Yet we learned the smart plan 7980 05:55:27,800 --> 05:55:28,809 is in jeopardy and I quote from 7981 05:55:28,809 --> 05:55:29,977 a MAY memo from the 7982 05:55:29,977 --> 05:55:31,946 administration, the remaining 7983 05:55:31,946 --> 05:55:33,881 corridors of the smart program 7984 05:55:33,881 --> 05:55:36,160 cannot be implemented under the 7985 05:55:36,160 --> 05:55:37,986 current financial trajectory. 7986 05:55:37,986 --> 05:55:39,954 That's a cold dose of reality, 7987 05:55:39,954 --> 05:55:41,923 ladies and gentlemen. 7988 05:55:41,923 --> 05:55:43,891 That is why I'm greatly worried 7989 05:55:43,891 --> 05:55:46,291 this budget takes roughly 89 7990 05:55:52,500 --> 05:55:54,402 million in tid funds, tid funds 7991 05:55:54,402 --> 05:55:54,702 to plug the hole in the 7992 05:55:54,702 --> 05:55:56,605 department. 7993 05:55:56,605 --> 05:55:59,605 The herald called this the 7994 05:56:06,140 --> 05:56:07,983 latest sign miami-dade leaders 7995 05:56:07,983 --> 05:56:09,885 are moving away from efforts to 7996 05:56:09,885 --> 05:56:11,887 build new transit projects as 7997 05:56:11,887 --> 05:56:13,880 they scrambled to keep existing 7998 05:56:13,880 --> 05:56:14,189 operations afloat, that's from 7999 05:56:14,189 --> 05:56:16,189 the miami herald. 8000 05:56:17,994 --> 05:56:19,862 I want to know how this effort 8001 05:56:19,862 --> 05:56:21,864 is going to affect the north 8002 05:56:21,864 --> 05:56:23,866 corridor, a longtime promise 8003 05:56:23,866 --> 05:56:25,868 made to the residence of the 8004 05:56:25,868 --> 05:56:27,904 northern part of the county or 8005 05:56:27,904 --> 05:56:29,906 northeast corridor, the kendall 8006 05:56:29,906 --> 05:56:31,874 corridor is the least advanced. 8007 05:56:31,874 --> 05:56:33,800 Meanwhile there are efforts to 8008 05:56:33,800 --> 05:56:35,800 intensify housing, density 8009 05:56:35,578 --> 05:56:37,447 along kendall drive because 8010 05:56:37,447 --> 05:56:40,917 it's supposed to be part of the 8011 05:56:40,917 --> 05:56:42,752 smart corridor. 8012 05:56:42,752 --> 05:56:44,520 We can't increase density 8013 05:56:44,520 --> 05:56:46,489 without increasing mobility. 8014 05:56:46,489 --> 05:56:49,489 It doesn't make sense, it's 8015 05:56:49,926 --> 05:56:51,161 just not smart and we can't 8016 05:56:51,161 --> 05:56:53,496 increase mobility when we have 8017 05:56:53,496 --> 05:56:55,496 a department that's 8018 05:56:57,668 --> 05:56:59,503 structurally unsound. 8019 05:56:59,503 --> 05:57:01,380 As one of my colleagues so 8020 05:57:01,380 --> 05:57:04,638 eloquently put it not too long 8021 05:57:11,648 --> 05:57:12,649 ago there is a crash coming. 8022 05:57:12,649 --> 05:57:14,150 Dtpw is broken. 8023 05:57:14,150 --> 05:57:16,319 I cannot continue assuming that 8024 05:57:16,319 --> 05:57:19,919 it's going to keep operating in 8025 05:57:22,260 --> 05:57:24,260 the same way. 8026 05:57:24,270 --> 05:57:26,630 Some tough decisions need to be 8027 05:57:26,630 --> 05:57:28,463 made by this body. 8028 05:57:30,401 --> 05:57:30,568 And it's not increasing the gas 8029 05:57:30,568 --> 05:57:32,403 tax. 8030 05:57:32,403 --> 05:57:34,405 This is going to require 8031 05:57:34,405 --> 05:57:35,606 operational changes, folks and 8032 05:57:35,606 --> 05:57:39,806 they are not going to be easy. 8033 05:57:46,785 --> 05:57:48,653 Here's one example. 8034 05:57:48,653 --> 05:57:50,655 Dtpw has a chief internal 8035 05:57:50,655 --> 05:57:52,655 affairs officer supervising 8036 05:57:52,657 --> 05:57:53,825 communications managers who 8037 05:57:53,825 --> 05:57:55,660 supervise a graphic designer 8038 05:57:55,660 --> 05:57:56,828 supervisor and a social media 8039 05:57:56,828 --> 05:57:57,663 manager will also supervise 8040 05:57:57,663 --> 05:57:59,663 others. 8041 05:57:59,665 --> 05:58:02,650 Listen, marketing is important, 8042 05:58:07,773 --> 05:58:09,708 communication is important and 8043 05:58:09,708 --> 05:58:11,643 it's important to keep people 8044 05:58:11,643 --> 05:58:13,578 into the process and keep them 8045 05:58:13,578 --> 05:58:14,846 informed, I'm not saying 8046 05:58:14,846 --> 05:58:16,649 eliminate it completely but 8047 05:58:16,649 --> 05:58:18,584 what I'm saying is do we need 8048 05:58:18,584 --> 05:58:18,884 so many managers and 8049 05:58:18,884 --> 05:58:20,686 supervisors? 8050 05:58:20,686 --> 05:58:21,653 It's just something we need to 8051 05:58:21,653 --> 05:58:23,555 think about. 8052 05:58:23,555 --> 05:58:25,557 We do have an independent 8053 05:58:25,557 --> 05:58:27,557 communications department we 8054 05:58:31,630 --> 05:58:33,465 should consider. 8055 05:58:33,465 --> 05:58:35,465 Here's something else. 8056 05:58:35,467 --> 05:58:36,669 We've seen what happens with 8057 05:58:36,669 --> 05:58:36,869 electric buses and electric 8058 05:58:36,869 --> 05:58:38,671 cars. 8059 05:58:38,671 --> 05:58:40,707 The proposed budget includes 8060 05:58:40,707 --> 05:58:41,641 the purchase of 70 vehicles at 8061 05:58:41,641 --> 05:58:43,576 8.29 million. 8062 05:58:43,576 --> 05:58:45,511 That's a bit over 118,000 per 8063 05:58:45,511 --> 05:58:46,646 vehicle on average and I 8064 05:58:46,646 --> 05:58:48,481 understand these are not 8065 05:58:48,481 --> 05:58:49,516 necessarily 70 ordinary 8066 05:58:49,516 --> 05:58:49,682 passenger vehicles. 8067 05:58:49,682 --> 05:58:51,651 Ut are 8068 05:58:51,651 --> 05:58:53,620 there opportunities or savings? 8069 05:58:53,620 --> 05:58:56,322 Just things we need to think 8070 05:58:56,322 --> 05:58:58,326 about and work through. 8071 05:58:58,326 --> 05:58:59,393 Additionally that same fleet 8072 05:58:59,393 --> 05:59:01,610 replacement program was 8073 05:59:01,610 --> 05:59:03,461 supposed to help reduce, 8074 05:59:06,767 --> 05:59:07,340 supposed to help reduce 8075 05:59:07,340 --> 05:59:08,769 overtime. 8076 05:59:08,769 --> 05:59:09,970 The same language has been 8077 05:59:09,970 --> 05:59:10,204 included in the past two 8078 05:59:10,204 --> 05:59:12,204 budgets. 8079 05:59:13,973 --> 05:59:14,241 But overtime costs continue to 8080 05:59:14,241 --> 05:59:16,109 increase. 8081 05:59:16,109 --> 05:59:18,509 17.1 million according to the 8082 05:59:20,914 --> 05:59:22,249 commission auditor, there's an 8083 05:59:22,249 --> 05:59:24,249 overtime reduction plan. 8084 05:59:25,619 --> 05:59:29,219 But the auditor states the plan 8085 05:59:29,623 --> 05:59:31,759 has not been finalized and and 8086 05:59:31,759 --> 05:59:34,159 the anticipated savings have 8087 05:59:42,360 --> 05:59:44,500 not yet been determined. 8088 05:59:44,500 --> 05:59:45,172 Finally, this department has a 8089 05:59:45,172 --> 05:59:46,600 supervisor with 12 directory 8090 05:59:46,600 --> 05:59:47,876 reports. 8091 05:59:47,876 --> 05:59:48,430 It's got chief inflation at the 8092 05:59:48,430 --> 05:59:49,911 top. 8093 05:59:49,911 --> 05:59:51,790 Of the directors 12 direct 8094 05:59:51,790 --> 05:59:54,790 reports, five are chief or 8095 06:00:00,422 --> 06:00:01,389 advisory titles, each managing 8096 06:00:01,389 --> 06:00:03,258 1 to 3 people. 8097 06:00:03,258 --> 06:00:05,260 Less than half the directors 8098 06:00:05,260 --> 06:00:06,494 span is genuine operational 8099 06:00:06,494 --> 06:00:08,696 management, the rest is staff 8100 06:00:08,696 --> 06:00:10,498 and advisory. 8101 06:00:10,498 --> 06:00:11,700 I'm not saying this is not 8102 06:00:11,700 --> 06:00:13,602 necessary but what I am saying 8103 06:00:13,602 --> 06:00:15,503 is we can look at it and maybe 8104 06:00:15,503 --> 06:00:15,837 these roles can be 8105 06:00:15,837 --> 06:00:17,673 consolidated. 8106 06:00:17,673 --> 06:00:20,673 This brings me to housing. 8107 06:00:24,880 --> 06:00:26,716 Last year I was very critical 8108 06:00:26,716 --> 06:00:27,883 of the use of general funds to 8109 06:00:27,883 --> 06:00:29,885 pay for various positions. 8110 06:00:29,885 --> 06:00:31,820 This proposal will not have any 8111 06:00:31,820 --> 06:00:32,688 funding from the general fund. 8112 06:00:32,688 --> 06:00:33,589 I appreciate that. 8113 06:00:33,589 --> 06:00:35,491 Hcd is doing better with 8114 06:00:35,491 --> 06:00:36,325 section 8, especially with the 8115 06:00:36,325 --> 06:00:38,260 new program manager. 8116 06:00:38,260 --> 06:00:40,596 I don't know where nathan is 8117 06:00:40,596 --> 06:00:42,264 but I appreciate you. 8118 06:00:42,264 --> 06:00:45,264 Volume 2 page 81 in the budget 8119 06:00:51,274 --> 06:00:53,175 book states existing county 8120 06:00:53,175 --> 06:00:55,177 processes create delays that 8121 06:00:55,177 --> 06:00:56,178 impede efficient day-to-day 8122 06:00:56,178 --> 06:00:58,178 operations. 8123 06:00:58,582 --> 06:01:00,616 Something we need to ponder, or 8124 06:01:00,616 --> 06:01:02,385 other departments experiencing 8125 06:01:02,385 --> 06:01:02,652 these delays from other 8126 06:01:02,652 --> 06:01:04,652 processes? 8127 06:01:05,121 --> 06:01:08,121 The narrative states there is 8128 06:01:09,326 --> 06:01:10,460 insufficient and uncertain 8129 06:01:10,460 --> 06:01:13,163 funding by hud to support 8130 06:01:13,163 --> 06:01:13,463 existing programs and 8131 06:01:13,463 --> 06:01:15,331 operations. 8132 06:01:15,331 --> 06:01:15,765 But you are developing a public 8133 06:01:15,765 --> 06:01:17,765 awareness strategy. 8134 06:01:19,470 --> 06:01:22,470 When you have insufficient and 8135 06:01:23,640 --> 06:01:26,640 uncertain funding, I'd like to 8136 06:01:27,244 --> 06:01:30,244 better understand how a public 8137 06:01:32,820 --> 06:01:33,250 awareness campaign leads to the 8138 06:01:33,250 --> 06:01:35,650 construction of more housing 8139 06:01:38,222 --> 06:01:39,456 units because at the end of the 8140 06:01:39,456 --> 06:01:41,392 day I understand communication 8141 06:01:41,392 --> 06:01:43,360 is necessary but like a lot of 8142 06:01:43,360 --> 06:01:45,229 my colleagues on this day is 8143 06:01:45,229 --> 06:01:49,429 have said in the past what we 8144 06:01:49,567 --> 06:01:51,469 need is more housing. 8145 06:01:51,469 --> 06:01:52,603 There is a proposal to spend 2 8146 06:01:52,603 --> 06:01:54,438 million for the eviction 8147 06:01:54,438 --> 06:01:56,838 diversion program, just like 8148 06:02:08,419 --> 06:02:10,288 last year. 8149 06:02:10,288 --> 06:02:11,523 there is no information about 8150 06:02:11,523 --> 06:02:13,457 the organizations that receive 8151 06:02:13,457 --> 06:02:15,293 funds from this program and how 8152 06:02:15,293 --> 06:02:15,415 many clients are served. 8153 06:02:15,415 --> 06:02:17,296 'm 8154 06:02:17,296 --> 06:02:18,297 not saying it's bad, I'm not 8155 06:02:18,297 --> 06:02:19,531 saying it's good. 8156 06:02:19,531 --> 06:02:21,299 What I'm saying is I want to 8157 06:02:21,299 --> 06:02:22,534 make sure these funds go 8158 06:02:22,534 --> 06:02:24,369 towards helping residents and 8159 06:02:24,369 --> 06:02:25,436 not just outreach in the 8160 06:02:25,436 --> 06:02:27,406 administration and my 8161 06:02:27,406 --> 06:02:29,308 colleagues want to see the same 8162 06:02:29,308 --> 06:02:31,310 thing and finally this 8163 06:02:31,310 --> 06:02:32,478 department has a director and I 8164 06:02:32,478 --> 06:02:34,313 appreciate you with a deputy 8165 06:02:34,313 --> 06:02:34,579 director and five assistant 8166 06:02:34,579 --> 06:02:36,315 directors. 8167 06:02:36,315 --> 06:02:36,416 It could be top-heavy. 8168 06:02:36,416 --> 06:02:38,284 His 8169 06:02:38,284 --> 06:02:39,318 gets me to the larger 8170 06:02:39,318 --> 06:02:40,520 structural issue. 8171 06:02:40,520 --> 06:02:41,420 I've already said wise 305 is a 8172 06:02:41,420 --> 06:02:43,289 good start. 8173 06:02:43,289 --> 06:02:43,522 Last year we saw departmental 8174 06:02:43,522 --> 06:02:44,690 mergers. 8175 06:02:44,690 --> 06:02:46,526 It saved some money, maybe we 8176 06:02:46,526 --> 06:02:48,526 can consolidate more. 8177 06:02:51,998 --> 06:02:52,265 We should wherever that's 8178 06:02:52,265 --> 06:02:54,000 possible. 8179 06:02:54,000 --> 06:02:55,100 And I'm happy to help. 8180 06:02:55,100 --> 06:02:57,100 Several departments have 8181 06:02:58,705 --> 06:03:00,539 duplicated support functions. 8182 06:03:00,539 --> 06:03:03,539 Can some of these be 8183 06:03:03,843 --> 06:03:05,945 centralized, things we can ask. 8184 06:03:05,945 --> 06:03:07,914 We switch healthcare providers 8185 06:03:07,914 --> 06:03:08,781 and were promised 40+ million 8186 06:03:08,781 --> 06:03:09,782 in savings. 8187 06:03:09,782 --> 06:03:11,782 Here are these 8188 06:03:22,329 --> 06:03:24,231 savings reflected? 8189 06:03:24,231 --> 06:03:26,166 It's something we need to 8190 06:03:26,166 --> 06:03:28,166 really really understand. 8191 06:03:28,169 --> 06:03:29,302 Finally this government 8192 06:03:29,302 --> 06:03:31,171 structure needs to change. 8193 06:03:31,171 --> 06:03:31,505 P oid is 22% managerial with 8194 06:03:31,505 --> 06:03:33,340 eight layers. 8195 06:03:33,340 --> 06:03:35,175 Rer is 20% managerial with nine 8196 06:03:35,175 --> 06:03:35,709 layers, wasd is 27% with 13 8197 06:03:35,709 --> 06:03:37,709 layers. 8198 06:03:53,527 --> 06:03:54,795 Structurally, there could be a 8199 06:03:54,795 --> 06:03:55,629 tall hierarchy. 8200 06:03:55,629 --> 06:03:57,665 It elevates costs through 8201 06:03:57,665 --> 06:03:59,634 uneven managerial identity. 8202 06:03:59,634 --> 06:04:01,536 This is why I will be working 8203 06:04:01,536 --> 06:04:03,538 to have an independent firm 8204 06:04:03,538 --> 06:04:04,705 conduct a comprehensive 8205 06:04:04,705 --> 06:04:05,506 organizational efficiency 8206 06:04:05,506 --> 06:04:06,708 review. 8207 06:04:06,708 --> 06:04:07,843 And we're going to do it with 8208 06:04:07,843 --> 06:04:09,511 the private sector. 8209 06:04:09,511 --> 06:04:09,678 I will end with this. 8210 06:04:09,678 --> 06:04:11,678 Here's 8211 06:04:12,130 --> 06:04:13,147 not a single industry and 8212 06:04:13,147 --> 06:04:15,147 commissioner garcia pointed 8213 06:04:15,149 --> 06:04:16,350 this out earlier, not a single 8214 06:04:16,350 --> 06:04:18,353 industry that has not been 8215 06:04:18,353 --> 06:04:21,353 disrupted by innovation and ai. 8216 06:04:21,556 --> 06:04:23,556 Lawyers, doctors, teachers, 8217 06:04:34,702 --> 06:04:34,870 engineers, bankers, you name 8218 06:04:34,870 --> 06:04:36,705 it. 8219 06:04:36,705 --> 06:04:37,706 Everyone has had to embrace the 8220 06:04:37,706 --> 06:04:38,908 change of ai. 8221 06:04:38,908 --> 06:04:39,709 Government had remained in 8222 06:04:39,709 --> 06:04:40,910 human. 8223 06:04:40,910 --> 06:04:42,778 County government today looks 8224 06:04:42,778 --> 06:04:43,879 pretty much the same as it did 8225 06:04:43,879 --> 06:04:45,780 five, 10, 15 years ago. 8226 06:04:45,780 --> 06:04:47,684 What other industry in the 8227 06:04:47,684 --> 06:04:50,684 world can really say that? 8228 06:04:55,591 --> 06:04:57,591 Aside from government. 8229 06:04:57,594 --> 06:04:59,596 Regardless of what happens this 8230 06:04:59,596 --> 06:05:00,730 NOVEMBER with amendment three 8231 06:05:00,730 --> 06:05:02,765 because we have a lot of 8232 06:05:02,765 --> 06:05:04,667 chatter about that, the status 8233 06:05:04,667 --> 06:05:05,868 quo is not sustainable. 8234 06:05:05,868 --> 06:05:07,604 Folks, tax relief for residents 8235 06:05:07,604 --> 06:05:10,400 is going to come. 8236 06:05:12,800 --> 06:05:14,800 It's coming. 8237 06:05:14,430 --> 06:05:15,878 If it doesn't come in NOVEMBER 8238 06:05:15,878 --> 06:05:16,179 it's going to come shortly 8239 06:05:16,179 --> 06:05:17,881 after that. 8240 06:05:17,881 --> 06:05:18,115 Shout out to congressman 8241 06:05:18,115 --> 06:05:20,115 donald. 8242 06:05:20,417 --> 06:05:24,170 But right now, it doesn't seem 8243 06:05:27,491 --> 06:05:29,560 like we are ready for it. 8244 06:05:29,560 --> 06:05:31,427 I do appreciate the strides 8245 06:05:31,427 --> 06:05:32,662 we've made to try to get there 8246 06:05:32,662 --> 06:05:34,598 and you have my commitment I 8247 06:05:34,598 --> 06:05:35,765 will work with you so that we 8248 06:05:35,765 --> 06:05:37,702 can make the tough decisions 8249 06:05:37,702 --> 06:05:38,602 that need to be made so that we 8250 06:05:38,602 --> 06:05:40,602 can be there. 8251 06:05:40,671 --> 06:05:42,671 Thank you. 8252 06:05:43,907 --> 06:05:46,342 >>vice chair mcghee: thank you, 8253 06:05:46,342 --> 06:05:48,342 commissioner regalado, district 8254 06:05:51,548 --> 06:05:53,548 7, commissioner milian orbis. 8255 06:05:53,551 --> 06:05:55,551 >>commissioner bermudez: she's 8256 06:05:55,585 --> 06:05:58,585 still arriving, let me know 8257 06:06:02,593 --> 06:06:03,600 start 8258 06:06:03,600 --> 06:06:04,996 . 8259 06:06:04,996 --> 06:06:06,998 >>commissioner milian orbis: I 8260 06:06:06,998 --> 06:06:07,332 want to thank everyone who came 8261 06:06:07,332 --> 06:06:09,134 out to speak. 8262 06:06:09,134 --> 06:06:11,200 It was very moving to see the 8263 06:06:11,200 --> 06:06:13,402 testimonies especially from the 8264 06:06:16,207 --> 06:06:18,277 residents of district 6rict 6. 8265 06:06:18,277 --> 06:06:20,612 I heard you at the microphone 8266 06:06:20,612 --> 06:06:21,213 and in your neighborhoods, I 8267 06:06:21,213 --> 06:06:23,810 knocked on doors through 8268 06:06:23,810 --> 06:06:25,830 election season and through 8269 06:06:25,830 --> 06:06:27,860 this process and the number one 8270 06:06:27,860 --> 06:06:28,354 question we get is about taxes. 8271 06:06:28,354 --> 06:06:30,155 Seniors who are afraid I can't 8272 06:06:30,155 --> 06:06:31,256 stay in their homes and the 8273 06:06:31,256 --> 06:06:33,910 homes they have worked a 8274 06:06:33,910 --> 06:06:34,325 lifetime to keep and young 8275 06:06:34,325 --> 06:06:36,294 families who want to stay where 8276 06:06:36,294 --> 06:06:38,130 they were born and raised and 8277 06:06:38,130 --> 06:06:40,990 raise their families here but 8278 06:06:40,990 --> 06:06:41,166 cannot because the tax bill 8279 06:06:41,166 --> 06:06:42,368 insurance has made it 8280 06:06:42,368 --> 06:06:45,700 impossible and that is the lens 8281 06:06:45,700 --> 06:06:46,371 I always bring to these budget 8282 06:06:46,371 --> 06:06:48,340 questions, none mayor thank you 8283 06:06:48,340 --> 06:06:50,142 and your team for working with 8284 06:06:50,142 --> 06:06:52,770 my office, for holding the 8285 06:06:52,770 --> 06:06:55,677 millage flat and that is the 8286 06:06:56,315 --> 06:06:58,284 right starting point. 8287 06:06:58,284 --> 06:07:00,219 Putting public safety first and 8288 06:07:00,219 --> 06:07:02,187 putting real work into 8289 06:07:02,187 --> 06:07:04,187 efficiencies matter, I 8290 06:07:04,223 --> 06:07:05,391 appreciate that your job is to 8291 06:07:05,391 --> 06:07:08,991 propose the budget and ours is 8292 06:07:10,497 --> 06:07:12,465 to own it. 8293 06:07:12,465 --> 06:07:13,633 Every month families across 8294 06:07:13,633 --> 06:07:15,535 miami-dade county sits at the 8295 06:07:15,535 --> 06:07:17,437 kitchen table and to make hard 8296 06:07:17,437 --> 06:07:19,439 choices about what they can 8297 06:07:19,439 --> 06:07:20,641 afford and can't afford and I 8298 06:07:20,641 --> 06:07:22,442 believe county government 8299 06:07:22,442 --> 06:07:22,708 should be held to the same 8300 06:07:22,708 --> 06:07:24,544 standard. 8301 06:07:24,544 --> 06:07:26,446 We owe taxpayers the hard work 8302 06:07:26,446 --> 06:07:28,846 of finding savings, cutting 8303 06:07:29,449 --> 06:07:30,550 waste and controlling spending. 8304 06:07:30,550 --> 06:07:32,452 Protecting services their 8305 06:07:32,452 --> 06:07:33,620 families depend on korean 8306 06:07:33,620 --> 06:07:35,455 miami-dade families are not a 8307 06:07:35,455 --> 06:07:36,524 checkbook and every dollar we 8308 06:07:36,524 --> 06:07:38,425 collect belongs to them. 8309 06:07:38,425 --> 06:07:39,560 So that's the test I apply to 8310 06:07:39,560 --> 06:07:41,428 this $14.3 billion budget. 8311 06:07:41,428 --> 06:07:42,596 This plan still leans on fee 8312 06:07:42,596 --> 06:07:44,996 increases, one-time money and 8313 06:07:48,200 --> 06:07:49,236 habits this board is 8314 06:07:49,236 --> 06:07:51,380 continually warned cannot last 8315 06:07:51,380 --> 06:07:53,400 and we are doing this two 8316 06:07:53,400 --> 06:07:53,707 months before voters decide on 8317 06:07:53,707 --> 06:07:55,676 amendment 3. 8318 06:07:55,676 --> 06:07:56,878 If we want to protect our first 8319 06:07:56,878 --> 06:07:58,746 responders still stand with 8320 06:07:58,746 --> 06:07:59,814 people who pay the bills you 8321 06:07:59,814 --> 06:08:01,682 have to run a tighter 8322 06:08:01,682 --> 06:08:04,820 government now not after 8323 06:08:08,823 --> 06:08:10,725 NOVEMBER, now is the time. 8324 06:08:10,725 --> 06:08:11,959 We've heard everyone say this 8325 06:08:11,959 --> 06:08:13,961 tonight, public safety is the 8326 06:08:13,961 --> 06:08:15,863 first job of county government 8327 06:08:15,863 --> 06:08:17,732 and I fully support our sheriff 8328 06:08:17,732 --> 06:08:21,932 and the men and women out there 8329 06:08:26,207 --> 06:08:28,143 protecting us every single day. 8330 06:08:28,143 --> 06:08:29,310 And I fully believe we should 8331 06:08:29,310 --> 06:08:30,145 fully fund our sheriff's 8332 06:08:30,145 --> 06:08:32,145 office. 8333 06:08:32,146 --> 06:08:33,215 If we can't keep our people 8334 06:08:33,215 --> 06:08:34,148 safe then nothing else we do 8335 06:08:34,148 --> 06:08:35,283 matters. 8336 06:08:35,283 --> 06:08:37,186 I know it's going to take hard 8337 06:08:37,186 --> 06:08:39,121 work to make that happen but 8338 06:08:39,121 --> 06:08:40,388 I'm willing to do that work. 8339 06:08:40,388 --> 06:08:43,125 Between now and SEPTEMBER 17 on 8340 06:08:43,125 --> 06:08:45,127 how to work with this board and 8341 06:08:45,127 --> 06:08:46,328 administration to identify the 8342 06:08:46,328 --> 06:08:48,230 dollars to close the public 8343 06:08:48,230 --> 06:08:50,132 safety gap that is still open. 8344 06:08:50,132 --> 06:08:52,134 I also want the proposed cuts 8345 06:08:52,134 --> 06:08:55,734 restored for the people who use 8346 06:08:57,273 --> 06:08:59,750 those routes, our seniors, 8347 06:08:59,750 --> 06:09:01,770 workers, students, our own 8348 06:09:01,770 --> 06:09:01,310 county workers, airport 8349 06:09:01,310 --> 06:09:03,279 workers. 8350 06:09:03,279 --> 06:09:06,879 They should not lose service so 8351 06:09:08,510 --> 06:09:09,952 we can pay for structural 8352 06:09:09,952 --> 06:09:11,200 problems and I'm committed to 8353 06:09:11,200 --> 06:09:13,200 making that happen. 8354 06:09:15,390 --> 06:09:16,593 The way to do it is not a fair 8355 06:09:16,593 --> 06:09:18,428 hike, it's not a gas tax, is 8356 06:09:18,428 --> 06:09:20,429 not new parking fees, it's 8357 06:09:20,429 --> 06:09:23,429 finding the offset inside our 8358 06:09:33,430 --> 06:09:35,430 government first. 8359 06:09:35,450 --> 06:09:36,246 Department by department so we 8360 06:09:36,246 --> 06:09:38,215 can put those routes back 8361 06:09:38,215 --> 06:09:39,149 without asking working families 8362 06:09:39,149 --> 06:09:41,149 to pay more. 8363 06:09:41,251 --> 06:09:43,153 I'm concerned about repeatedly 8364 06:09:43,153 --> 06:09:44,254 dipping into the tid to cover 8365 06:09:44,254 --> 06:09:46,156 transit operations. 8366 06:09:46,156 --> 06:09:48,124 That fund exists we can cover 8367 06:09:48,124 --> 06:09:50,590 future projects and the memo 8368 06:09:50,590 --> 06:09:51,270 lists a gas tax increase and 8369 06:09:51,270 --> 06:09:52,161 new parking fees as 8370 06:09:52,161 --> 06:09:54,290 alternatives and I do not 8371 06:09:54,290 --> 06:09:55,164 accept making driver's ed 8372 06:09:55,164 --> 06:09:57,166 writers the first answer. 8373 06:09:57,166 --> 06:09:59,340 We can support transit, restore 8374 06:09:59,340 --> 06:10:00,350 service and still refused to 8375 06:10:00,350 --> 06:10:01,236 read our future. 8376 06:10:01,236 --> 06:10:03,380 What we need is a sustainable 8377 06:10:03,380 --> 06:10:04,206 plan and as some of my 8378 06:10:04,206 --> 06:10:06,141 colleagues have said to be 8379 06:10:06,141 --> 06:10:08,900 honest about cuts, honest about 8380 06:10:08,900 --> 06:10:11,900 ridership, honest how we pay 8381 06:10:15,616 --> 06:10:17,451 for service without draining 8382 06:10:17,451 --> 06:10:17,785 the tid or staffing costs on 8383 06:10:17,785 --> 06:10:19,553 our families. 8384 06:10:19,553 --> 06:10:21,455 We need to contain the parts 8385 06:10:21,455 --> 06:10:23,457 that we have and finish what we 8386 06:10:23,457 --> 06:10:24,692 started, for example in my 8387 06:10:24,692 --> 06:10:26,527 district keep the improvements 8388 06:10:26,527 --> 06:10:28,295 moving and finish the work we 8389 06:10:28,295 --> 06:10:30,163 have promised our residents and 8390 06:10:30,163 --> 06:10:33,163 that we are continually asked 8391 06:10:36,350 --> 06:10:38,700 about in our community. 8392 06:10:38,700 --> 06:10:39,338 Finally in the needs in water 8393 06:10:39,338 --> 06:10:41,274 sewer and solid waste are real, 8394 06:10:41,274 --> 06:10:42,274 our drainage collection and 8395 06:10:42,274 --> 06:10:44,276 disposal are not optional. 8396 06:10:44,276 --> 06:10:46,111 Our residents are struggling to 8397 06:10:46,111 --> 06:10:48,247 make ends meet so before we 8398 06:10:48,247 --> 06:10:49,114 raise costs we need to exhaust 8399 06:10:49,114 --> 06:10:51,114 savings. 8400 06:10:51,683 --> 06:10:53,685 The change memo states $121 8401 06:10:53,685 --> 06:10:54,686 million in the-wise 305 8402 06:10:54,686 --> 06:10:56,686 efficiencies. 8403 06:11:05,730 --> 06:11:07,598 That's good. 8404 06:11:07,598 --> 06:11:08,799 Now I would like for you to 8405 06:11:08,799 --> 06:11:10,734 show us what is left on the 8406 06:11:10,734 --> 06:11:12,603 table before another utility 8407 06:11:12,603 --> 06:11:12,870 increase it's the same 8408 06:11:12,870 --> 06:11:14,805 household. 8409 06:11:14,805 --> 06:11:16,773 Let's review the contracts, 8410 06:11:16,773 --> 06:11:19,773 rebid what can be refitted. 8411 06:11:19,976 --> 06:11:21,878 Manage our projects better 8412 06:11:21,878 --> 06:11:23,880 because our residents should 8413 06:11:23,880 --> 06:11:25,810 never be the government's first 8414 06:11:25,810 --> 06:11:26,982 answer when it needs more 8415 06:11:26,982 --> 06:11:28,851 revenue and before this board 8416 06:11:28,851 --> 06:11:30,190 approves another utility 8417 06:11:30,190 --> 06:11:31,954 increase I want to know what 8418 06:11:31,954 --> 06:11:33,855 savings were identified, what 8419 06:11:33,855 --> 06:11:35,857 contracts we can rebid or 8420 06:11:35,857 --> 06:11:37,580 renegotiate what would be the 8421 06:11:37,580 --> 06:11:38,994 combined hit if water sewer 8422 06:11:38,994 --> 06:11:39,861 solid waste all pull up in the 8423 06:11:39,861 --> 06:11:41,861 same year. 8424 06:11:41,963 --> 06:11:43,640 I've said this before every 8425 06:11:43,640 --> 06:11:44,966 commission meeting is a budget 8426 06:11:44,966 --> 06:11:45,233 meeting and this is how I treat 8427 06:11:45,233 --> 06:11:47,233 this job. 8428 06:11:47,402 --> 06:11:48,402 I have a few questions for our 8429 06:11:48,402 --> 06:11:50,402 administration. 8430 06:11:58,612 --> 06:11:59,779 The first the tax collector 8431 06:11:59,779 --> 06:12:01,748 waived $13 million in school 8432 06:12:01,748 --> 06:12:03,617 millage commissions and that is 8433 06:12:03,617 --> 06:12:05,618 not in our budget today so I 8434 06:12:05,618 --> 06:12:06,786 want to ask where is that money 8435 06:12:06,786 --> 06:12:08,788 planned to be going because I 8436 06:12:08,788 --> 06:12:10,623 believe at first and foremost 8437 06:12:10,623 --> 06:12:11,824 it should be used to fund the 8438 06:12:11,824 --> 06:12:12,825 sheriff's office or restore our 8439 06:12:12,825 --> 06:12:14,726 bus services. 8440 06:12:14,726 --> 06:12:16,495 >>vice chair mcghee: you are 8441 06:12:16,495 --> 06:12:18,495 recognized director. 8442 06:12:18,564 --> 06:12:20,465 >> in the second change memo we 8443 06:12:20,465 --> 06:12:21,600 will come back with a full 8444 06:12:21,600 --> 06:12:24,000 reconciliation of the tax 8445 06:12:27,238 --> 06:12:28,506 collector a waiver. 8446 06:12:28,506 --> 06:12:30,375 And our first recommendation 8447 06:12:30,375 --> 06:12:32,243 will be too ensure it goes to 8448 06:12:32,243 --> 06:12:33,478 reserves unless this board 8449 06:12:33,478 --> 06:12:36,478 directs otherwise so that will 8450 06:12:41,685 --> 06:12:42,920 be our plan. 8451 06:12:42,920 --> 06:12:44,688 >>commissioner milian orbis: 8452 06:12:44,688 --> 06:12:45,889 that goes to reserves? 8453 06:12:45,889 --> 06:12:47,857 We should consider making sure 8454 06:12:47,857 --> 06:12:49,693 our sheriff's office has what 8455 06:12:49,693 --> 06:12:49,893 she needs to accomplish her 8456 06:12:49,893 --> 06:12:51,761 goals. 8457 06:12:51,761 --> 06:12:52,929 My second question is this 8458 06:12:52,929 --> 06:12:55,329 budget cuts 303 bus operation 8459 06:12:57,266 --> 06:12:57,466 positions and proposed route 8460 06:12:57,466 --> 06:12:59,301 cuts. 8461 06:12:59,301 --> 06:13:00,503 While the transit over time is 8462 06:13:00,503 --> 06:13:03,503 budgeted at 75 million and up 8463 06:13:06,975 --> 06:13:08,975 to 17 million. 8464 06:13:08,977 --> 06:13:10,846 The department says it has been 8465 06:13:10,846 --> 06:13:12,470 over time reduction plan in 8466 06:13:12,470 --> 06:13:14,480 action but the auditor says 8467 06:13:14,480 --> 06:13:15,950 that plan is not finalized and 8468 06:13:15,950 --> 06:13:17,818 the savings are in the budget 8469 06:13:17,818 --> 06:13:19,821 so why are we cutting the 8470 06:13:19,821 --> 06:13:20,955 service before cutting overtime 8471 06:13:20,955 --> 06:13:22,923 shows up in the budget? 8472 06:13:22,923 --> 06:13:25,826 >>mayor cava: through the chair 8473 06:13:25,826 --> 06:13:28,226 stacy miller will respond. 8474 06:13:30,364 --> 06:13:31,565 >> stacy miller, department of 8475 06:13:31,565 --> 06:13:34,565 public works, could you repeat 8476 06:13:35,769 --> 06:13:37,300 your question. 8477 06:13:37,300 --> 06:13:38,938 >>commissioner milian orbis: 8478 06:13:38,938 --> 06:13:41,774 why are we cutting service 8479 06:13:41,774 --> 06:13:42,775 before savings from overtime is 8480 06:13:42,775 --> 06:13:44,775 accounted for? 8481 06:13:44,776 --> 06:13:47,176 >> our primary proposal for 8482 06:13:48,213 --> 06:13:50,149 cutting overtime is associated 8483 06:13:50,149 --> 06:13:53,149 with our new scheduling system. 8484 06:13:54,152 --> 06:13:57,752 That scheduling system is an in 8485 06:13:58,723 --> 06:13:59,924 three different service ns, 8486 06:13:59,924 --> 06:14:02,924 three lineups we do annually, 8487 06:14:04,962 --> 06:14:06,897 the first is in vember, vember, 8488 06:14:06,897 --> 06:14:08,832 that's already associated so 8489 06:14:08,832 --> 06:14:09,834 all savings associated with 8490 06:14:09,834 --> 06:14:11,435 that are included. 8491 06:14:11,435 --> 06:14:12,603 The next is in is in spring, 8492 06:14:12,603 --> 06:14:12,836 MARCH and the final is in 8493 06:14:12,836 --> 06:14:14,836 summer. 8494 06:14:30,186 --> 06:14:32,121 We don't believe our plan, or 8495 06:14:32,121 --> 06:14:34,230 use of the scheduling tool will 8496 06:14:34,230 --> 06:14:35,290 be fully available to us 8497 06:14:35,290 --> 06:14:37,993 because we are still learning 8498 06:14:37,993 --> 06:14:39,261 the process until next summer. 8499 06:14:39,261 --> 06:14:41,163 unfortunately because we do 8500 06:14:41,163 --> 06:14:43,164 these three lineups we haven't 8501 06:14:43,164 --> 06:14:44,999 realized what those potential 8502 06:14:44,999 --> 06:14:46,501 savings are for the MARCH 8503 06:14:46,501 --> 06:14:48,202 lineup or summer lineup but 8504 06:14:48,202 --> 06:14:50,105 what we can do is presuppose 8505 06:14:50,105 --> 06:14:52,500 what those potential cost 8506 06:14:52,500 --> 06:14:53,174 savings will be without 8507 06:14:53,174 --> 06:14:55,800 scheduling software until we 8508 06:14:55,800 --> 06:14:56,900 actually perform the lineup 8509 06:14:56,900 --> 06:14:57,244 process. 8510 06:14:57,244 --> 06:14:59,213 >>commissioner milian orbis: 8511 06:14:59,213 --> 06:15:00,130 when did you say you would have 8512 06:15:00,130 --> 06:15:01,247 that? 8513 06:15:01,247 --> 06:15:03,216 >> by next summer we anticipate 8514 06:15:03,216 --> 06:15:04,317 fully utilizing the service of 8515 06:15:04,317 --> 06:15:06,252 our new software package. 8516 06:15:06,252 --> 06:15:07,860 >commissioner milian orbis: 8517 06:15:07,860 --> 06:15:09,220 thank you. 8518 06:15:09,220 --> 06:15:09,322 Then I have a question about 8519 06:15:09,322 --> 06:15:11,257 solid waste. 8520 06:15:11,257 --> 06:15:13,920 I know solid waste released the 8521 06:15:13,920 --> 06:15:14,193 scrap act and I wanted to ask 8522 06:15:14,193 --> 06:15:17,193 how much is the marketing 8523 06:15:18,931 --> 06:15:20,899 budget for the scrap act? 8524 06:15:20,899 --> 06:15:22,000 >>mayor cava: excuse me, 8525 06:15:22,000 --> 06:15:25,000 through the chair as I 8526 06:15:25,237 --> 06:15:27,205 suspected, zero. 8527 06:15:27,205 --> 06:15:28,406 We did some social media posts, 8528 06:15:28,406 --> 06:15:31,976 we practiced it and pretty much 8529 06:15:31,976 --> 06:15:33,211 that's how it went. 8530 06:15:33,211 --> 06:15:34,780 >>commissioner milian orbis: 8531 06:15:34,780 --> 06:15:35,980 it's zero? 8532 06:15:35,980 --> 06:15:37,615 It says if you're working on a 8533 06:15:37,615 --> 06:15:41,215 plan next year you launch an 8534 06:15:42,786 --> 06:15:44,788 app, it says it here in the 8535 06:15:44,788 --> 06:15:45,956 book, rolling out the scrap act 8536 06:15:45,956 --> 06:15:46,790 through a targeted bilingual 8537 06:15:46,790 --> 06:15:48,790 strategy. 8538 06:15:50,260 --> 06:15:51,428 >>mayor cava: are lead on 8539 06:15:51,428 --> 06:15:54,428 reducing waste overall is going 8540 06:15:56,733 --> 06:15:58,733 to approach. 8541 06:16:00,469 --> 06:16:03,272 >> I believe your name is at 8542 06:16:03,272 --> 06:16:05,841 the podium at this time. 8543 06:16:05,841 --> 06:16:08,841 >> would you mind repeating the 8544 06:16:10,678 --> 06:16:11,913 question again commissioner? 8545 06:16:11,913 --> 06:16:13,815 >>commissioner milian orbis: 8546 06:16:13,815 --> 06:16:17,415 you launched the scrap act and 8547 06:16:19,120 --> 06:16:20,188 in page 18 it says volume 3, 8548 06:16:20,188 --> 06:16:22,122 that by MARCH 2027 the 8549 06:16:22,122 --> 06:16:24,122 department through its 8550 06:16:27,561 --> 06:16:29,561 marketing budget will 8551 06:16:29,596 --> 06:16:30,764 facilitate the rollout of the 8552 06:16:30,764 --> 06:16:32,599 scrap act through a targeted 8553 06:16:32,599 --> 06:16:33,366 bilingual public education 8554 06:16:33,366 --> 06:16:35,335 strategy etc. So there is 8555 06:16:35,335 --> 06:16:37,170 mention of a marketing budget 8556 06:16:37,170 --> 06:16:40,707 here so my question is what is 8557 06:16:40,707 --> 06:16:42,707 the marketing budget? 8558 06:16:42,742 --> 06:16:44,610 >> currently the marketing 8559 06:16:44,610 --> 06:16:46,145 budget for the scrap act is 8560 06:16:46,145 --> 06:16:47,213 zero dollars. 8561 06:16:47,213 --> 06:16:48,414 Those, though scrap was 8562 06:16:48,414 --> 06:16:50,814 something where piling through 8563 06:16:51,150 --> 06:16:52,417 the innovation authority 8564 06:16:52,417 --> 06:16:54,219 challenge, if we were to expand 8565 06:16:54,219 --> 06:16:57,819 on that pilot we would use 8566 06:16:58,900 --> 06:17:00,900 existing marketing dollars 8567 06:17:00,910 --> 06:17:02,927 already in our existing budget, 8568 06:17:02,927 --> 06:17:04,161 it would not cost additional 8569 06:17:04,161 --> 06:17:06,970 dollars and its dependent on 8570 06:17:06,970 --> 06:17:09,970 the impact and how effective 8571 06:17:11,168 --> 06:17:12,336 the scrap act is so for example 8572 06:17:12,336 --> 06:17:14,505 we currently have outreach 8573 06:17:14,505 --> 06:17:16,373 dollars for other initiatives 8574 06:17:16,373 --> 06:17:18,175 like metrorail ads, things like 8575 06:17:18,175 --> 06:17:21,775 that to help us reduce our 8576 06:17:29,619 --> 06:17:31,619 recycling contamination. 8577 06:17:31,620 --> 06:17:33,555 If we are able to learn the app 8578 06:17:33,555 --> 06:17:36,392 is more effective at reducing 8579 06:17:36,392 --> 06:17:38,393 the recycling contamination we 8580 06:17:38,393 --> 06:17:39,528 would propose moving the funds 8581 06:17:39,528 --> 06:17:41,530 from the billboard ads and 8582 06:17:41,530 --> 06:17:43,398 metrorail ads to help us reduce 8583 06:17:43,398 --> 06:17:44,599 recycling more effectively 8584 06:17:44,599 --> 06:17:46,401 through that type of outreach 8585 06:17:46,401 --> 06:17:47,802 and engagement. 8586 06:17:47,802 --> 06:17:49,404 >>commissioner milian orbis: 8587 06:17:49,404 --> 06:17:49,671 how do you know if it's 8588 06:17:49,671 --> 06:17:51,405 effective? 8589 06:17:51,405 --> 06:17:52,540 >> we do an annual 8590 06:17:52,540 --> 06:17:54,408 contamination study so what 8591 06:17:54,408 --> 06:17:55,609 we're able to do is each route 8592 06:17:55,609 --> 06:17:57,511 on an annual basis each MAY we 8593 06:17:57,511 --> 06:17:59,512 have all the recycling trucks 8594 06:17:59,512 --> 06:18:00,647 go to the vendor and then they 8595 06:18:00,647 --> 06:18:02,549 take a sample and categorized 8596 06:18:02,549 --> 06:18:04,384 the materials to determine 8597 06:18:04,384 --> 06:18:05,551 what's in the trucks and most 8598 06:18:05,551 --> 06:18:07,454 importantly if the residents 8599 06:18:07,454 --> 06:18:08,588 are putting what should or 8600 06:18:08,588 --> 06:18:10,390 shouldn't be in the car and 8601 06:18:10,390 --> 06:18:12,390 that determines our 8602 06:18:12,458 --> 06:18:14,360 contamination rate. 8603 06:18:14,360 --> 06:18:16,229 With scrap because it's an act 8604 06:18:16,229 --> 06:18:18,970 we are able to have essentially 8605 06:18:18,970 --> 06:18:22,297 a gis to see where scrap has 8606 06:18:23,340 --> 06:18:24,970 been deployed so we will be 8607 06:18:24,970 --> 06:18:29,170 able to see okay, this is where 8608 06:18:32,810 --> 06:18:35,580 scrap was most downloaded and 8609 06:18:35,580 --> 06:18:36,814 to be able to crosscheck that 8610 06:18:36,814 --> 06:18:38,649 with the routes contamination 8611 06:18:38,649 --> 06:18:40,584 rate and that will help us 8612 06:18:40,584 --> 06:18:42,620 determine whether it was 8613 06:18:42,620 --> 06:18:43,587 effective in reducing recycling 8614 06:18:43,587 --> 06:18:44,855 contamination. 8615 06:18:44,855 --> 06:18:45,589 >>commissioner milian orbis: 8616 06:18:45,589 --> 06:18:46,723 okay. 8617 06:18:46,723 --> 06:18:48,591 Agree with the workers 8618 06:18:48,591 --> 06:18:50,593 that came from solid waste, 8619 06:18:50,593 --> 06:18:52,593 they matter tremendously. 8620 06:18:52,596 --> 06:18:53,797 Lucky waste got matters 8621 06:18:53,797 --> 06:18:55,765 tremendously and I definitely 8622 06:18:55,765 --> 06:18:57,600 believe they are more important 8623 06:18:57,600 --> 06:19:01,800 than an app so do you have 8624 06:19:03,306 --> 06:19:05,207 staff dedicated to doing this 8625 06:19:05,207 --> 06:19:07,209 or is it your existing social 8626 06:19:07,209 --> 06:19:09,211 media staff, are you adding 8627 06:19:09,211 --> 06:19:09,511 additional resources to make 8628 06:19:09,511 --> 06:19:11,511 this happen? 8629 06:19:13,480 --> 06:19:14,282 I don't know what that 8630 06:19:14,282 --> 06:19:16,217 effectiveness, there MAY be 8631 06:19:16,217 --> 06:19:18,520 other ways to educate folks and 8632 06:19:18,520 --> 06:19:20,540 it says marketing budget so 8633 06:19:20,540 --> 06:19:20,254 that's why I'm concerned about 8634 06:19:20,254 --> 06:19:22,890 that. 8635 06:19:22,890 --> 06:19:24,258 >>mayor cava: through the 8636 06:19:24,258 --> 06:19:25,259 chair, commissioner, recycling 8637 06:19:25,259 --> 06:19:27,259 as improved. 8638 06:19:27,261 --> 06:19:29,196 Not contaminating has approved 8639 06:19:29,196 --> 06:19:31,650 through enforcement and that's 8640 06:19:31,650 --> 06:19:33,465 overall good because our 8641 06:19:34,200 --> 06:19:37,200 landfill has limited space and 8642 06:19:46,450 --> 06:19:48,140 recycling saves us space. 8643 06:19:48,140 --> 06:19:49,948 Current recycling will be at 8644 06:19:49,948 --> 06:19:51,450 capacity in a few years and 8645 06:19:51,450 --> 06:19:53,850 anything we take out-of-town 8646 06:19:53,850 --> 06:19:54,953 costs us more money so this is 8647 06:19:54,953 --> 06:19:56,154 part of an overall approach to 8648 06:19:56,154 --> 06:19:57,656 reducing waste, not only waste 8649 06:19:57,656 --> 06:19:58,923 but our costs. 8650 06:19:58,923 --> 06:20:00,725 >>commissioner milian orbis: 8651 06:20:00,725 --> 06:20:00,926 thank you to the director as 8652 06:20:00,926 --> 06:20:02,894 well. 8653 06:20:02,894 --> 06:20:04,729 I look forward to continuing to 8654 06:20:04,729 --> 06:20:05,897 work with my colleagues and 8655 06:20:05,897 --> 06:20:07,932 administration to make sure 8656 06:20:07,932 --> 06:20:08,866 this budget stands with the 8657 06:20:08,866 --> 06:20:10,667 families of our community, 8658 06:20:10,667 --> 06:20:12,670 thank you MR. Chair. 8659 06:20:12,670 --> 06:20:13,971 >>vice chair mcghee: 8660 06:20:13,971 --> 06:20:15,672 commissioner regalado you are 8661 06:20:15,672 --> 06:20:17,107 up next. 8662 06:20:17,107 --> 06:20:19,107 >>commissioner regalado: let's 8663 06:20:22,945 --> 06:20:24,814 do it, so excited. 8664 06:20:24,814 --> 06:20:26,150 So excited, okay. 8665 06:20:26,150 --> 06:20:27,817 Just making sure I have all my 8666 06:20:27,817 --> 06:20:30,817 motions ready to go here. 8667 06:20:45,330 --> 06:20:47,680 I'm going to start with transit 8668 06:20:47,680 --> 06:20:48,200 because that's just the easiest 8669 06:20:48,200 --> 06:20:49,904 one I think. 8670 06:20:49,904 --> 06:20:50,972 I'm so excited to hear 8671 06:20:50,972 --> 06:20:52,206 commissioner garcia and 8672 06:20:52,206 --> 06:20:54,800 commissioner bermudez with me 8673 06:20:54,800 --> 06:20:55,176 on the mover so I will talk 8674 06:20:55,176 --> 06:20:57,440 about the mover. 8675 06:20:57,440 --> 06:20:58,913 You remember at last year in 8676 06:20:58,913 --> 06:21:00,114 our budget meeting I talked 8677 06:21:00,114 --> 06:21:02,820 about the mover and since then 8678 06:21:02,820 --> 06:21:03,951 I've done research on a lot of 8679 06:21:03,951 --> 06:21:05,218 the things we were told we 8680 06:21:05,218 --> 06:21:07,870 first mentioned that the mover 8681 06:21:07,870 --> 06:21:07,354 was, we will just say it's a 8682 06:21:07,354 --> 06:21:09,354 bad idea. 8683 06:21:10,123 --> 06:21:11,391 I wanted to start with the 8684 06:21:11,391 --> 06:21:13,226 mover and an explanation of 8685 06:21:13,226 --> 06:21:15,128 what we've been able to find 8686 06:21:15,128 --> 06:21:16,596 and getting writing from our 8687 06:21:16,596 --> 06:21:18,970 attorneys, metro mover was 8688 06:21:18,970 --> 06:21:19,298 opened in 1986, currently its 8689 06:21:19,298 --> 06:21:22,298 operation costs for the year 8690 06:21:24,937 --> 06:21:26,805 2025 was $38,873,953. 8691 06:21:26,805 --> 06:21:29,805 The capital program for the 8692 06:21:30,410 --> 06:21:31,910 mover is 52.682 million and it 8693 06:21:31,910 --> 06:21:35,510 has an unfunded capital need of 8694 06:21:37,915 --> 06:21:39,915 4.45 million. 8695 06:21:39,984 --> 06:21:41,786 It currently passengers 8696 06:21:41,786 --> 06:21:42,886 boarding metro mover are 8697 06:21:42,886 --> 06:21:43,120 estimated to be 7.3 million 8698 06:21:43,120 --> 06:21:45,120 people. 8699 06:22:02,905 --> 06:22:03,239 so there is a ptp, cit 8700 06:22:03,239 --> 06:22:05,141 reimbursement. 8701 06:22:05,141 --> 06:22:07,900 In year 20 it was 4081, then in 8702 06:22:07,900 --> 06:22:08,110 2022 we have 505, then 2023 8703 06:22:08,110 --> 06:22:09,912 605, 2024 605 and in this 8704 06:22:09,912 --> 06:22:11,113 current budget we have a 8705 06:22:11,113 --> 06:22:13,113 reimbursement of 3.2 million 8706 06:22:13,181 --> 06:22:14,916 but there is a discrepancy see 8707 06:22:14,916 --> 06:22:16,117 itt as to our formula. 8708 06:22:16,117 --> 06:22:19,354 That money is not lost if we 8709 06:22:19,354 --> 06:22:21,255 charge for the metro mover. 8710 06:22:21,255 --> 06:22:22,523 It can be reallocated to 8711 06:22:22,523 --> 06:22:24,392 capital for the metro mover and 8712 06:22:24,392 --> 06:22:27,392 we have a $4.4 million unfunded 8713 06:23:06,698 --> 06:23:08,666 mover plan. 8714 06:23:08,666 --> 06:23:08,866 So what should we do with the 8715 06:23:08,866 --> 06:23:10,701 mover? 8716 06:23:10,701 --> 06:23:12,603 Many years ago when a prior 8717 06:23:12,603 --> 06:23:13,738 commission tried to change the 8718 06:23:13,738 --> 06:23:15,606 way we operate the mover, 8719 06:23:15,606 --> 06:23:16,773 barbara jordan was told you 8720 06:23:16,773 --> 06:23:18,608 couldn't operate, couldn't 8721 06:23:18,608 --> 06:23:19,809 charge for the mover because 8722 06:23:19,809 --> 06:23:21,611 the mover had to be free, that 8723 06:23:21,611 --> 06:23:22,746 that was part of the 8724 06:23:22,746 --> 06:23:24,748 half-penny. That is not true. 8725 06:23:24,748 --> 06:23:26,583 The metro mover was added to 8726 06:23:26,583 --> 06:23:28,583 the ordinance, the 8727 06:23:28,585 --> 06:23:30,585 implementation ordinance 8728 06:23:30,586 --> 06:23:31,754 miami-dade county did for the 8729 06:23:31,754 --> 06:23:33,689 half-penny and that ordinance 8730 06:23:33,689 --> 06:23:35,591 can be changed by this board 8731 06:23:35,591 --> 06:23:36,559 and we have it in writing from 8732 06:23:36,559 --> 06:23:37,827 our attorneys. 8733 06:23:37,827 --> 06:23:39,795 If we change that ordinance we 8734 06:23:39,795 --> 06:23:41,830 set the fair and can charge for 8735 06:23:41,830 --> 06:23:43,665 the mover so if we charge let's 8736 06:23:43,665 --> 06:23:45,600 say $1.50 so while we are 8737 06:23:45,600 --> 06:23:46,801 talking about raising fares and 8738 06:23:46,801 --> 06:23:48,703 commissioner gilbert is 8739 06:23:48,703 --> 06:23:50,605 correct, something has to give, 8740 06:23:50,605 --> 06:23:51,773 I've always said we need to 8741 06:23:51,773 --> 06:23:53,808 start with the people not 8742 06:23:53,808 --> 06:23:55,777 paying at all and receiving a 8743 06:23:55,777 --> 06:23:58,612 service at the cost of everyone 8744 06:23:58,612 --> 06:23:59,814 else because the people's 8745 06:23:59,814 --> 06:24:01,782 transportation fund that should 8746 06:24:01,782 --> 06:24:03,717 be funding the smart plan has 8747 06:24:03,717 --> 06:24:05,619 been subsidizing the metro 8748 06:24:05,619 --> 06:24:06,686 mover since 1986 and now that 8749 06:24:06,686 --> 06:24:07,754 it is older and we are 8750 06:24:07,754 --> 06:24:09,623 refurbishing it we are 8751 06:24:09,623 --> 06:24:11,290 subsidizing it all over again 8752 06:24:11,290 --> 06:24:12,759 and as for the comments made 8753 06:24:12,759 --> 06:24:14,627 about our stations and our need 8754 06:24:14,627 --> 06:24:15,762 to fix our stations, I 8755 06:24:15,762 --> 06:24:17,597 personally have fixed my 8756 06:24:17,597 --> 06:24:18,798 stations at grand park with 8757 06:24:18,798 --> 06:24:20,733 developer money, I fixed grove 8758 06:24:20,733 --> 06:24:22,601 central with developer money, 8759 06:24:22,601 --> 06:24:23,736 not ptp, I fixed the link with 8760 06:24:23,736 --> 06:24:25,771 developer money, not ptp. 8761 06:24:25,771 --> 06:24:27,606 I'm fixing south miami with the 8762 06:24:27,606 --> 06:24:28,807 vehicle we created for that 8763 06:24:28,807 --> 06:24:30,808 development so I think this 8764 06:24:30,808 --> 06:24:32,711 idea that we are not fixing our 8765 06:24:32,711 --> 06:24:33,878 stations because we don't have 8766 06:24:33,878 --> 06:24:35,846 more ptp is an issue, we need 8767 06:24:35,846 --> 06:24:38,616 to deal with the zoning piece 8768 06:24:38,616 --> 06:24:38,816 of that when we negotiate our 8769 06:24:38,816 --> 06:24:40,585 tod's. 8770 06:24:40,585 --> 06:24:42,587 That said, let's say we lose a 8771 06:24:42,587 --> 06:24:43,754 million riders because we are 8772 06:24:43,754 --> 06:24:45,589 charging $1.50, that's $9 8773 06:24:45,589 --> 06:24:47,158 million a year we could be 8774 06:24:47,158 --> 06:24:48,726 making from metro mover and you 8775 06:24:48,726 --> 06:24:49,828 could allocate the money you're 8776 06:24:49,828 --> 06:24:51,663 getting from cit currently 8777 06:24:51,663 --> 06:24:53,640 which is 3.2 to fix some of 8778 06:24:53,640 --> 06:24:54,765 those capital projects we have 8779 06:24:54,765 --> 06:24:56,768 at the mover and as we continue 8780 06:24:56,768 --> 06:24:58,603 to redevelop around the mover 8781 06:24:58,603 --> 06:24:59,804 just be mindful we can also 8782 06:24:59,804 --> 06:25:01,773 make it a priority to include 8783 06:25:01,773 --> 06:25:03,608 that in a community benefits 8784 06:25:03,608 --> 06:25:04,842 when we approve those 8785 06:25:04,842 --> 06:25:06,812 developments which I've done in 8786 06:25:06,812 --> 06:25:08,614 my district and we should all 8787 06:25:08,614 --> 06:25:10,150 be doing every time we are 8788 06:25:10,150 --> 06:25:10,282 developing around these 8789 06:25:10,282 --> 06:25:11,816 stations. 8790 06:25:11,816 --> 06:25:13,752 I will have a motion on that, I 8791 06:25:13,752 --> 06:25:15,787 have been talking to a lot of 8792 06:25:15,787 --> 06:25:16,956 folks in downtown and in 8793 06:25:16,956 --> 06:25:18,857 brickell and a lot of people 8794 06:25:18,857 --> 06:25:20,859 want us to charge for the mover 8795 06:25:20,859 --> 06:25:22,761 because they're asking us to 8796 06:25:22,761 --> 06:25:23,928 get our act together and fix 8797 06:25:23,928 --> 06:25:25,997 the escalators and elevators. 8798 06:25:25,997 --> 06:25:27,833 I think we should definitely 8799 06:25:27,833 --> 06:25:29,768 fix the mover and then we can 8800 06:25:29,768 --> 06:25:31,303 have a real conversation about 8801 06:25:31,303 --> 06:25:32,938 the smart plan because the myth 8802 06:25:32,938 --> 06:25:34,907 we cannot charge for the mover 8803 06:25:34,907 --> 06:25:35,908 is just that, a myth and now we 8804 06:25:35,908 --> 06:25:38,308 have it in writing. 8805 06:25:40,790 --> 06:25:41,314 Moving onto different issues in 8806 06:25:41,314 --> 06:25:43,215 transit we are talking about 8807 06:25:43,215 --> 06:25:45,830 the buses, I agree we should 8808 06:25:45,830 --> 06:25:46,284 not cancel the early buses or 8809 06:25:46,284 --> 06:25:48,188 fire our employees but desire 8810 06:25:48,188 --> 06:25:49,488 is a wish unless you have a 8811 06:25:49,488 --> 06:25:51,391 plan so here's my plan. 8812 06:25:51,391 --> 06:25:54,391 Currently if you remember we 8813 06:26:18,510 --> 06:26:19,152 spent $32 million on metro 8814 06:26:19,152 --> 06:26:21,870 connect for 4 years. 8815 06:26:21,870 --> 06:26:22,289 Last year during the budget 8816 06:26:22,289 --> 06:26:24,570 process we agreed we would no 8817 06:26:24,570 --> 06:26:25,325 longer be completely 8818 06:26:25,325 --> 06:26:27,194 subsidizing what was supposed 8819 06:26:27,194 --> 06:26:29,230 to be a rideshare and ends up 8820 06:26:29,230 --> 06:26:31,232 being an independent chauffeur 8821 06:26:31,232 --> 06:26:33,200 for a small group of people. 8822 06:26:33,200 --> 06:26:35,680 Here are the numbers on what's 8823 06:26:35,680 --> 06:26:37,710 happened to metro connect since 8824 06:26:37,710 --> 06:26:38,720 we made the decision last year 8825 06:26:38,720 --> 06:26:39,307 to charge $3.75. 8826 06:26:39,307 --> 06:26:41,175 Currently metro connect up to 8827 06:26:41,175 --> 06:26:43,770 JUNE 2026 at 212,435 rides. 8828 06:26:43,770 --> 06:26:43,310 That was only 8209 unique 8829 06:26:43,310 --> 06:26:45,145 writers. 8830 06:26:45,145 --> 06:26:46,790 At the cost of $3,965,124 and 8831 06:26:46,790 --> 06:26:48,790 eight cents. 8832 06:26:48,830 --> 06:26:49,250 That means the average metro 8833 06:26:49,250 --> 06:26:51,119 connect) Miami-dade county is 8834 06:26:51,119 --> 06:26:51,319 being subsidized at $483 a 8835 06:26:51,319 --> 06:26:53,254 year. 8836 06:26:53,254 --> 06:26:55,890 The bus routes we are currently 8837 06:26:55,890 --> 06:26:57,158 talking about cutting is a 8838 06:26:57,158 --> 06:26:59,927 subsidy of $103-$113 a rider so 8839 06:26:59,927 --> 06:27:01,929 put that in perspective as to 8840 06:27:01,929 --> 06:27:03,970 how much more we are paying for 8841 06:27:03,970 --> 06:27:06,970 unique writers with the metro 8842 06:27:06,100 --> 06:27:08,700 connect system. 8843 06:27:08,700 --> 06:27:11,700 The current budget has metro 8844 06:27:20,448 --> 06:27:21,649 connect at 5.5 million with an 8845 06:27:21,649 --> 06:27:23,585 expected a million to be paid 8846 06:27:23,585 --> 06:27:25,454 by the $3.75 being paid for the 8847 06:27:25,454 --> 06:27:27,456 writers at a total cost to our 8848 06:27:27,456 --> 06:27:28,591 transportation system coming 8849 06:27:28,591 --> 06:27:30,426 straight out of the general 8850 06:27:30,426 --> 06:27:31,460 fund in the amount of 4.5 8851 06:27:31,460 --> 06:27:32,461 million. 8852 06:27:32,461 --> 06:27:34,429 So what is the proposal? 8853 06:27:34,429 --> 06:27:36,432 If I say we're going to cancel 8854 06:27:36,432 --> 06:27:37,633 metro connect you're going to 8855 06:27:37,633 --> 06:27:39,602 lose your minds and even though 8856 06:27:39,602 --> 06:27:41,437 this is popular in my district 8857 06:27:41,437 --> 06:27:42,638 so here's what I'm proposing. 8858 06:27:42,638 --> 06:27:43,672 F we flip it, if we flip the 8859 06:27:43,672 --> 06:27:46,672 dynamic and instead of the 8860 06:27:49,612 --> 06:27:50,680 writer paying $3.75 and the 8861 06:27:50,680 --> 06:27:52,615 county picking up the 8862 06:27:52,615 --> 06:27:53,783 difference for the rest of the 8863 06:27:53,783 --> 06:27:55,518 ride which in some cases is 8864 06:27:55,518 --> 06:27:58,518 very long, do the opposite. 8865 06:28:02,392 --> 06:28:03,593 The county provides a $3.75 8866 06:28:03,593 --> 06:28:05,561 credit and then the writer pays 8867 06:28:05,561 --> 06:28:07,530 the difference, they did this 8868 06:28:07,530 --> 06:28:08,365 at tri-rail for two years, 8869 06:28:08,365 --> 06:28:10,267 works very well. 8870 06:28:10,267 --> 06:28:11,501 You just have to change the 8871 06:28:11,501 --> 06:28:13,402 contract and get them to flip 8872 06:28:13,402 --> 06:28:16,406 the switch and we had people 8873 06:28:16,406 --> 06:28:18,308 using it and the people using 8874 06:28:18,308 --> 06:28:19,510 it for the first and last mile 8875 06:28:19,510 --> 06:28:21,378 that incentivizes them to use 8876 06:28:21,378 --> 06:28:21,611 the technology to get to 8877 06:28:21,611 --> 06:28:23,480 transit. 8878 06:28:23,480 --> 06:28:25,815 We should not be paying for 8879 06:28:25,815 --> 06:28:27,170 $20, $30 rides, that's not 8880 06:28:27,170 --> 06:28:28,786 equitable and for people who 8881 06:28:28,786 --> 06:28:32,386 need to get to a transit 8882 06:28:40,564 --> 06:28:40,831 station at $3.75 is a workable 8883 06:28:40,831 --> 06:28:42,733 incentive. 8884 06:28:42,733 --> 06:28:44,735 That brings us down in terms of 8885 06:28:44,735 --> 06:28:46,570 metro connect to $1 million. 8886 06:28:46,570 --> 06:28:46,905 What does that do to the rest 8887 06:28:46,905 --> 06:28:48,840 of the budget? 8888 06:28:48,840 --> 06:28:52,440 It frees up 3.5 million we can 8889 06:28:56,313 --> 06:28:56,548 then use for the 5 o'clock bus 8890 06:28:56,548 --> 06:28:58,483 routes. 8891 06:28:58,483 --> 06:29:00,385 And I think that's equitable 8892 06:29:00,385 --> 06:29:02,320 because at that point when we 8893 06:29:02,320 --> 06:29:03,554 flip it, what we are doing is 8894 06:29:03,554 --> 06:29:05,523 subsidizing metro connect users 8895 06:29:05,523 --> 06:29:09,123 at $121 per user and that means 8896 06:29:09,427 --> 06:29:11,295 the bus drivers, the bus riders 8897 06:29:11,295 --> 06:29:13,298 that we are cutting that we are 8898 06:29:13,298 --> 06:29:14,532 now removing because we are 8899 06:29:14,532 --> 06:29:16,502 saying paying 113 per writer is 8900 06:29:16,502 --> 06:29:20,102 too much so there subsidy will 8901 06:29:23,108 --> 06:29:24,976 still be less but that bus will 8902 06:29:24,976 --> 06:29:26,144 be available and those folks 8903 06:29:26,144 --> 06:29:28,800 couldn't even get a rideshare 8904 06:29:28,800 --> 06:29:29,982 at five in the morning if they 8905 06:29:29,982 --> 06:29:31,183 wanted to because it's not 8906 06:29:31,183 --> 06:29:33,118 available and it's going to be 8907 06:29:33,118 --> 06:29:34,986 too expensive so I'll have a 8908 06:29:34,986 --> 06:29:36,989 motion for that but I ask you 8909 06:29:36,989 --> 06:29:38,190 all to consider flipping the 8910 06:29:38,190 --> 06:29:40,126 dynamic on metro connect so 8911 06:29:40,126 --> 06:29:41,994 that we can help our bus riders 8912 06:29:41,994 --> 06:29:44,994 and save our county employees 8913 06:29:45,397 --> 06:29:47,233 and invest in our buses and 8914 06:29:47,233 --> 06:29:47,433 speaking of investing in our 8915 06:29:47,433 --> 06:29:49,335 buses. 8916 06:29:49,335 --> 06:29:52,935 In the current plan we still 8917 06:29:57,644 --> 06:29:59,612 have bay lake and we've reduced 8918 06:29:59,612 --> 06:30:00,713 it and thank you stacy but bay 8919 06:30:00,713 --> 06:30:02,582 link is showing up in the 8920 06:30:02,582 --> 06:30:04,550 budget for $233,000 from the 8921 06:30:04,550 --> 06:30:06,950 ptp capital expansion and 8922 06:30:12,910 --> 06:30:14,260 reserve und. 8923 06:30:14,260 --> 06:30:15,261 This is not a viable corridor. 8924 06:30:15,261 --> 06:30:17,164 You were talking earlier about 8925 06:30:17,164 --> 06:30:19,320 the smart corridor and how we 8926 06:30:19,320 --> 06:30:20,267 need to have that conversation 8927 06:30:20,267 --> 06:30:22,169 and I said this last year and 8928 06:30:22,169 --> 06:30:24,137 the year before and I said it 8929 06:30:24,137 --> 06:30:26,390 the year before that, we need 8930 06:30:26,390 --> 06:30:27,274 to stop spending money on a 8931 06:30:27,274 --> 06:30:29,143 corridor or nobody wants, miami 8932 06:30:29,143 --> 06:30:30,210 beach doesn't want it, fdo t 8933 06:30:30,210 --> 06:30:32,112 will not fund it yet we 8934 06:30:32,112 --> 06:30:33,213 continue to plan a corridor or 8935 06:30:33,213 --> 06:30:35,115 we are not going to build. 8936 06:30:35,115 --> 06:30:38,715 I have a motion hopefully, we 8937 06:30:44,240 --> 06:30:45,859 can do the right thing here and 8938 06:30:45,859 --> 06:30:47,128 direct the mayor to take 8939 06:30:47,128 --> 06:30:49,630 whatever is left when we cancel 8940 06:30:49,630 --> 06:30:50,965 the contracts out of baylink of 8941 06:30:50,965 --> 06:30:52,967 the 233,000 and use it for, 8942 06:30:52,967 --> 06:30:53,234 here is an idea, a viable smart 8943 06:30:53,234 --> 06:30:55,350 corridor. 8944 06:30:55,350 --> 06:30:56,700 I think that would be smart for 8945 06:30:56,700 --> 06:30:59,700 a not so smart plan. 8946 06:30:59,373 --> 06:31:01,373 Next up. 8947 06:31:02,776 --> 06:31:04,776 Solid waste. 8948 06:31:08,717 --> 06:31:10,618 So solid waste we have to have 8949 06:31:10,618 --> 06:31:13,180 a serious conversation about 8950 06:31:17,993 --> 06:31:18,160 what we are spending our money 8951 06:31:18,160 --> 06:31:19,995 on. 8952 06:31:19,995 --> 06:31:21,620 I understand the easiest thing 8953 06:31:21,620 --> 06:31:23,640 to do MADAME Mayor and I 8954 06:31:23,640 --> 06:31:24,966 appreciate your candor in doing 8955 06:31:24,966 --> 06:31:26,133 so is to cut the one thing most 8956 06:31:26,133 --> 06:31:27,970 politicians care about and 8957 06:31:27,970 --> 06:31:29,970 that's illegal dumping. 8958 06:31:29,972 --> 06:31:31,973 That being said I think it's an 8959 06:31:31,973 --> 06:31:33,208 opportunity for us to have a 8960 06:31:33,208 --> 06:31:35,176 conversation about what exactly 8961 06:31:35,176 --> 06:31:35,977 is coming out of the ratepayers 8962 06:31:35,977 --> 06:31:37,977 pocket. 8963 06:31:47,757 --> 06:31:48,891 The people who pay for a solid 8964 06:31:48,891 --> 06:31:50,726 waste in the most part or 8965 06:31:50,726 --> 06:31:51,961 people who have a green 8966 06:31:51,961 --> 06:31:53,862 miami-dade county trashcan and 8967 06:31:53,862 --> 06:31:55,798 the problem is we are using 8968 06:31:55,798 --> 06:31:57,330 that money to do a lot of 8969 06:31:57,330 --> 06:31:58,768 different things, not all tied 8970 06:31:58,768 --> 06:31:59,969 to that trashcan. 8971 06:31:59,969 --> 06:32:01,904 When I draw the item so we 8972 06:32:01,904 --> 06:32:03,773 would leave it flat one of the 8973 06:32:03,773 --> 06:32:04,973 things I told you all is 8974 06:32:04,973 --> 06:32:06,976 miami-dade county solid waste 8975 06:32:06,976 --> 06:32:08,778 had picked up the garbage at 8976 06:32:08,778 --> 06:32:11,347 the city of miami, fi assay 8977 06:32:11,347 --> 06:32:12,915 event at the doing of $350,000 8978 06:32:12,915 --> 06:32:13,950 because the city of miami said 8979 06:32:13,950 --> 06:32:16,950 they could not pay it. 8980 06:32:24,761 --> 06:32:26,730 That is not okay. 8981 06:32:26,730 --> 06:32:28,665 One of my motions is asking the 8982 06:32:28,665 --> 06:32:28,932 mayor to send the city of miami 8983 06:32:28,932 --> 06:32:30,667 the bill. 8984 06:32:30,667 --> 06:32:32,669 I don't care if they paid 8985 06:32:32,669 --> 06:32:33,904 through the bayfront trust or 8986 06:32:33,904 --> 06:32:35,772 the dda, I don't care if they 8987 06:32:35,772 --> 06:32:37,675 pay it from the general fund. 8988 06:32:37,675 --> 06:32:38,876 Residents of miami-dade county 8989 06:32:38,876 --> 06:32:40,711 that pay for their trash cans 8990 06:32:40,711 --> 06:32:42,813 should not be paying for the 8991 06:32:42,813 --> 06:32:44,681 city of miami, that is not fair 8992 06:32:44,681 --> 06:32:45,882 because people from everywhere 8993 06:32:45,882 --> 06:32:47,785 went to that and the city of 8994 06:32:47,785 --> 06:32:50,785 miami was supposed to cover 8995 06:32:52,122 --> 06:32:54,570 that and they called us because 8996 06:32:54,570 --> 06:32:55,225 they couldn't do it and we 8997 06:32:55,225 --> 06:32:57,610 picked it up and ate the bill 8998 06:32:57,610 --> 06:32:58,196 and that is not fair so the 8999 06:32:58,196 --> 06:33:00,970 city of miami has to pay 9000 06:33:00,970 --> 06:33:01,966 $350,000 and that can go guess 9001 06:33:01,966 --> 06:33:02,967 where, back to picking up 9002 06:33:02,967 --> 06:33:04,168 illegal garbage. 9003 06:33:04,168 --> 06:33:05,970 Which is where it should have 9004 06:33:05,970 --> 06:33:06,660 been from the beginning. 9005 06:33:06,660 --> 06:33:07,238 O 9006 06:33:07,238 --> 06:33:09,638 continuing with solid waste, 9007 06:33:14,110 --> 06:33:15,880 you all know I love zero waste, 9008 06:33:15,880 --> 06:33:19,480 I am a huge proponent of 9009 06:33:20,185 --> 06:33:20,485 recycling, a huge proponent of 9010 06:33:20,485 --> 06:33:22,253 composting. 9011 06:33:22,253 --> 06:33:25,853 I love some recycled stuff but 9012 06:33:26,290 --> 06:33:28,727 if you go to page 17, of volume 9013 06:33:28,727 --> 06:33:31,727 3 you're going to find a 9014 06:33:36,602 --> 06:33:38,537 problem and that is currently 9015 06:33:38,537 --> 06:33:40,439 funding the zero waste master 9016 06:33:40,439 --> 06:33:42,541 plan at the tune of $990,500 9017 06:33:42,541 --> 06:33:43,575 out of operating revenue. 9018 06:33:43,575 --> 06:33:45,975 Why is that wrong? 9019 06:33:48,780 --> 06:33:50,160 First of all this operating 9020 06:33:50,160 --> 06:33:53,616 revenue means we are paying it 9021 06:33:56,822 --> 06:33:58,891 out of the trashcan again so 9022 06:33:58,891 --> 06:34:00,760 even though the miami-dade 9023 06:34:00,760 --> 06:34:02,661 county zero waste master plan 9024 06:34:02,661 --> 06:34:05,610 will benefit every single 9025 06:34:06,866 --> 06:34:08,803 resident of miami-dade county, 9026 06:34:08,803 --> 06:34:09,902 not just the people who have a 9027 06:34:09,902 --> 06:34:11,838 green trashcan, again the 9028 06:34:11,838 --> 06:34:13,739 people who have the dream green 9029 06:34:13,739 --> 06:34:14,840 trash cans are the ones paying 9030 06:34:14,840 --> 06:34:15,875 for something that is a 9031 06:34:15,875 --> 06:34:17,875 countywide benefit. 9032 06:34:17,878 --> 06:34:21,478 Also, there was a bill passed 9033 06:34:24,784 --> 06:34:28,984 by senator avila and it said we 9034 06:34:29,790 --> 06:34:30,991 had to be careful spending 9035 06:34:30,991 --> 06:34:31,792 money that had to do with net 9036 06:34:31,792 --> 06:34:33,792 zero. 9037 06:34:36,630 --> 06:34:36,797 So what do I think we should 9038 06:34:36,797 --> 06:34:37,898 do? 9039 06:34:37,898 --> 06:34:39,767 I think that we should fund 9040 06:34:39,767 --> 06:34:41,635 part of this zero waste master 9041 06:34:41,635 --> 06:34:42,803 plan but we should not fund it 9042 06:34:42,803 --> 06:34:45,203 out of these revenues. 9043 06:34:47,475 --> 06:34:49,376 I have an item that moves that 9044 06:34:49,376 --> 06:34:52,976 and that we can take that 9045 06:34:55,649 --> 06:34:57,585 $990,500 and apply it to 9046 06:34:57,585 --> 06:34:58,786 picking up illegal trash. 9047 06:34:58,786 --> 06:35:01,786 Because that makes more sense. 9048 06:35:09,663 --> 06:35:11,532 That makes so much more sense. 9049 06:35:11,532 --> 06:35:12,767 i have been talking to folks 9050 06:35:12,767 --> 06:35:14,702 because obviously how do you 9051 06:35:14,702 --> 06:35:16,704 pay for the zero waste master 9052 06:35:16,704 --> 06:35:18,673 plan, you can apply for grants, 9053 06:35:18,673 --> 06:35:19,879 that's going to take time but I 9054 06:35:19,879 --> 06:35:21,742 did reach out to the goodwill 9055 06:35:21,742 --> 06:35:23,711 so goodwill is having an issue 9056 06:35:23,711 --> 06:35:25,680 finding sites because there's 9057 06:35:25,680 --> 06:35:27,582 so much development and they 9058 06:35:27,582 --> 06:35:28,183 pay $1000 per location month. 9059 06:35:28,183 --> 06:35:31,183 That would be $12,000 so they 9060 06:35:34,556 --> 06:35:36,492 are willing to partner with us 9061 06:35:36,492 --> 06:35:36,659 because they want zero waste 9062 06:35:36,659 --> 06:35:38,659 two. 9063 06:35:45,467 --> 06:35:46,636 They want people to recycle 9064 06:35:46,636 --> 06:35:48,571 clothing and to give things 9065 06:35:48,571 --> 06:35:49,738 away instead of put it in a 9066 06:35:49,738 --> 06:35:51,674 landfill so my proposal is we 9067 06:35:51,674 --> 06:35:53,475 take five solid waste sites, 9068 06:35:53,475 --> 06:35:54,643 partner with goodwill, they're 9069 06:35:54,643 --> 06:35:56,479 willing to pay us $12,000 a 9070 06:35:56,479 --> 06:35:56,913 site for five sites so that 9071 06:35:56,913 --> 06:35:58,647 $60,000 right there. 9072 06:35:58,647 --> 06:36:02,247 That we could put towards the 9073 06:36:05,521 --> 06:36:07,524 zero waste master plan and we 9074 06:36:07,524 --> 06:36:09,460 have someone at the solid waste 9075 06:36:09,460 --> 06:36:11,394 sites where people can donate 9076 06:36:11,394 --> 06:36:13,296 the stuff instead of putting it 9077 06:36:13,296 --> 06:36:13,596 in the trash so guess what, get 9078 06:36:13,596 --> 06:36:15,498 zero waste. 9079 06:36:15,498 --> 06:36:16,800 And you made money instead of 9080 06:36:16,800 --> 06:36:18,800 spending money. 9081 06:36:26,910 --> 06:36:28,910 So keep going. 9082 06:36:28,979 --> 06:36:30,880 I did want to mention something 9083 06:36:30,880 --> 06:36:34,480 before we leave solid waste and 9084 06:36:36,653 --> 06:36:36,887 that is what happened with the 9085 06:36:36,887 --> 06:36:38,722 notice. 9086 06:36:38,722 --> 06:36:39,923 At some point I don't know how 9087 06:36:39,923 --> 06:36:41,758 many of you got the call, I got 9088 06:36:41,758 --> 06:36:43,660 the call after this board 9089 06:36:43,660 --> 06:36:45,660 unanimously approved leaving 9090 06:36:48,732 --> 06:36:50,732 the rate flat. 9091 06:36:50,834 --> 06:36:52,702 The administration decided to 9092 06:36:52,702 --> 06:36:55,272 send out a notice, the cost is 9093 06:36:55,272 --> 06:36:57,410 somewhere between 350,000 up to 9094 06:36:57,410 --> 06:36:58,276 half a million, there's 9095 06:36:58,276 --> 06:37:00,311 differing numbers but the fact 9096 06:37:00,311 --> 06:37:02,746 this board took a position and 9097 06:37:02,746 --> 06:37:04,715 that then the mayor sent a 9098 06:37:04,715 --> 06:37:05,882 letter to everyone saying we 9099 06:37:05,882 --> 06:37:09,120 were going to raise the solid 9100 06:37:09,120 --> 06:37:11,550 waste fee and that cost us 9101 06:37:11,550 --> 06:37:11,689 $350,000 on the low end, half a 9102 06:37:11,689 --> 06:37:13,524 million on the high end that's 9103 06:37:13,524 --> 06:37:15,920 money that could have gone to 9104 06:37:15,920 --> 06:37:18,920 pick up the illegal waste. 9105 06:37:22,600 --> 06:37:23,801 If every time we're going to 9106 06:37:23,801 --> 06:37:25,736 have, we need to figure out 9107 06:37:25,736 --> 06:37:27,606 when we send out these notices 9108 06:37:27,606 --> 06:37:29,341 because we are wasting money, 9109 06:37:29,341 --> 06:37:30,609 not raising the rate so we sent 9110 06:37:30,609 --> 06:37:33,900 everyone that letter, sending 9111 06:37:41,353 --> 06:37:43,255 the notice costs money and we 9112 06:37:43,255 --> 06:37:45,123 sent it before so let's say we 9113 06:37:45,123 --> 06:37:46,324 send 350 so we've spent 9114 06:37:46,324 --> 06:37:48,260 $700,000 sending out letters 9115 06:37:48,260 --> 06:37:50,662 about how much we will charge 9116 06:37:50,662 --> 06:37:51,863 for solid waste when we could 9117 06:37:51,863 --> 06:37:53,665 have, I don't know used that 9118 06:37:53,665 --> 06:37:53,898 money for picking up illegal 9119 06:37:53,898 --> 06:37:55,767 dumping. 9120 06:37:55,767 --> 06:37:58,671 At some point the board needs 9121 06:37:58,671 --> 06:37:58,938 to deal with when that gets 9122 06:37:58,938 --> 06:38:00,806 triggered. 9123 06:38:00,806 --> 06:38:02,675 That's not just because someone 9124 06:38:02,675 --> 06:38:03,909 is thinking about it, it's 9125 06:38:03,909 --> 06:38:05,877 because the board has something 9126 06:38:05,877 --> 06:38:07,780 on the agenda or better yet 9127 06:38:07,780 --> 06:38:09,315 there is consensus on what that 9128 06:38:09,315 --> 06:38:11,217 would look like. 9129 06:38:11,217 --> 06:38:14,817 A few of you talked about 9130 06:38:22,361 --> 06:38:24,229 overtime in solid waste so I'm 9131 06:38:24,229 --> 06:38:26,132 not going to belabor that. 9132 06:38:26,132 --> 06:38:27,200 I will say in solid waste 9133 06:38:27,200 --> 06:38:28,401 there's a travel and 9134 06:38:28,401 --> 06:38:29,336 registration fee, that line 9135 06:38:29,336 --> 06:38:31,204 item is $145,000. 9136 06:38:31,204 --> 06:38:33,139 I get it, last year we got 9137 06:38:33,139 --> 06:38:34,340 advertising, some of the other 9138 06:38:34,340 --> 06:38:36,342 tithing is noticed but in this 9139 06:38:36,342 --> 06:38:38,111 case I think if we are going to 9140 06:38:38,111 --> 06:38:40,511 be talking about firing 9141 06:38:40,981 --> 06:38:42,215 employees and not picking up 9142 06:38:42,215 --> 06:38:45,215 trash you should probably cut 9143 06:38:45,584 --> 06:38:47,984 our travel and registrations. 9144 06:38:50,691 --> 06:38:52,559 In the terms of police, I want 9145 06:38:52,559 --> 06:38:55,762 to thank the sheriff and her 9146 06:38:55,762 --> 06:38:57,631 officers for being here. 9147 06:38:57,631 --> 06:38:58,866 Listen, I am more than happy to 9148 06:38:58,866 --> 06:39:01,402 leave it to the mayor to find 9149 06:39:01,402 --> 06:39:02,536 the money I think one of the 9150 06:39:02,536 --> 06:39:05,536 problems we have here is 9151 06:39:09,644 --> 06:39:10,440 there's a lot of 9152 06:39:10,440 --> 06:39:11,879 miscommunication. 9153 06:39:11,879 --> 06:39:13,647 >chair: I think somebody has 9154 06:39:13,647 --> 06:39:14,648 their mike on, might be 9155 06:39:14,648 --> 06:39:15,716 breathing into it. 9156 06:39:15,716 --> 06:39:19,316 We found the culprit, those are 9157 06:39:21,889 --> 06:39:23,124 little signs. 9158 06:39:23,124 --> 06:39:25,250 >>commissioner gilbert: I'm 9159 06:39:25,250 --> 06:39:26,895 going to MISS You too, let me 9160 06:39:26,895 --> 06:39:29,295 MISS You, be quiet. 9161 06:39:32,800 --> 06:39:34,668 >>commissioner regalado: if we 9162 06:39:34,668 --> 06:39:38,268 would have had a workshop, if 9163 06:39:43,378 --> 06:39:44,912 we would have had a committee 9164 06:39:44,912 --> 06:39:46,548 meeting, that's why we're here 9165 06:39:46,548 --> 06:39:48,384 now, you don't have a workshop, 9166 06:39:48,384 --> 06:39:50,385 don't have a committee, I 9167 06:39:50,385 --> 06:39:50,719 brought my breakfast, this is 9168 06:39:50,719 --> 06:39:52,487 what you get. 9169 06:39:52,487 --> 06:39:52,888 We could have solved these 9170 06:39:52,888 --> 06:39:54,556 problems before. 9171 06:39:54,556 --> 06:39:55,790 I was more than happy to solve 9172 06:39:55,790 --> 06:39:57,693 them before, you decided to do 9173 06:39:57,693 --> 06:39:57,860 it at the last minute, here we 9174 06:39:57,860 --> 06:39:59,562 are. 9175 06:39:59,562 --> 06:40:00,829 This is what we get. 9176 06:40:00,829 --> 06:40:02,765 >>commissioner gilbert: I want 9177 06:40:02,765 --> 06:40:04,833 to hear all your suggestions 9178 06:40:04,833 --> 06:40:06,703 without the editorializing. 9179 06:40:06,703 --> 06:40:08,571 I didn't want to hear theirs 9180 06:40:08,571 --> 06:40:09,538 either but just give me the 9181 06:40:09,538 --> 06:40:10,806 suggestions please. 9182 06:40:10,806 --> 06:40:13,206 >>commissioner regalado: I am 9183 06:40:22,118 --> 06:40:24,860 here solving the problems. 9184 06:40:24,860 --> 06:40:25,254 >>vice chair mcghee: point of 9185 06:40:25,254 --> 06:40:27,224 order, she deserves to finish 9186 06:40:27,224 --> 06:40:29,920 her questions, she's last or 9187 06:40:29,920 --> 06:40:31,940 latest in the discussion, she 9188 06:40:31,940 --> 06:40:32,295 is doing a good job, you didn't 9189 06:40:32,295 --> 06:40:33,396 come up with the idea so let 9190 06:40:33,396 --> 06:40:35,364 her do what she's doing. 9191 06:40:35,364 --> 06:40:37,764 >commissioner regalado: I am 9192 06:40:38,101 --> 06:40:40,103 the one with the solutions. 9193 06:40:40,103 --> 06:40:40,704 Everyone else is making, I'm 9194 06:40:40,704 --> 06:40:42,639 actually suggesting solutions. 9195 06:40:42,639 --> 06:40:44,607 The time we spend here having 9196 06:40:44,607 --> 06:40:45,742 this conversation as the last 9197 06:40:45,742 --> 06:40:48,545 time we will spend at the 9198 06:40:48,545 --> 06:40:50,414 second meeting so I think that 9199 06:40:50,414 --> 06:40:51,581 it's worth the investment and I 9200 06:40:51,581 --> 06:40:52,315 want to thank cleon for being 9201 06:40:52,315 --> 06:40:54,315 such a gentleman. 9202 06:40:57,722 --> 06:40:57,922 He's the best. 9203 06:40:57,922 --> 06:40:59,922 Heart. 9204 06:41:12,303 --> 06:41:13,404 It's a little heart. 9205 06:41:13,404 --> 06:41:15,339 There's love there. 9206 06:41:15,339 --> 06:41:17,274 So back to the sheriff. 9207 06:41:17,274 --> 06:41:18,409 All right, so last year we 9208 06:41:18,409 --> 06:41:20,378 decided to fund the sheriff 9209 06:41:20,378 --> 06:41:23,978 with the rent speed money and 9210 06:41:29,721 --> 06:41:31,656 took a portion of it for the 9211 06:41:31,656 --> 06:41:33,591 bcc aptitude of 4.5 million. 9212 06:41:33,591 --> 06:41:35,526 That's money is there, it's 9213 06:41:35,526 --> 06:41:35,826 still hasn't been allocated to 9214 06:41:35,826 --> 06:41:37,629 our offices. 9215 06:41:37,629 --> 06:41:38,730 There is an interesting cost 9216 06:41:38,730 --> 06:41:40,498 associated with red sea. 9217 06:41:40,498 --> 06:41:42,498 That is about 700,000. 9218 06:41:45,703 --> 06:41:46,905 Rated speed is administered by 9219 06:41:46,905 --> 06:41:48,840 dtpw so what we should consider 9220 06:41:48,840 --> 06:41:51,840 is giving rent speed completely 9221 06:41:57,583 --> 06:41:59,418 to the sheriff. 9222 06:41:59,418 --> 06:42:00,652 Giving the whole kit and 9223 06:42:00,652 --> 06:42:02,588 caboodle, she can administrate 9224 06:42:02,588 --> 06:42:04,423 it and you've got these people 9225 06:42:04,423 --> 06:42:05,624 running around because they 9226 06:42:05,624 --> 06:42:07,627 can't do flock, they can do 9227 06:42:07,627 --> 06:42:07,860 rent speed and that gives us 9 9228 06:42:07,860 --> 06:42:09,428 million. 9229 06:42:09,428 --> 06:42:11,428 Ust $9 million we 9230 06:42:17,470 --> 06:42:19,439 could give to the sheriff. 9231 06:42:19,439 --> 06:42:21,340 So if that's what we want to do 9232 06:42:21,340 --> 06:42:22,408 is support the sheriff absent 9 9233 06:42:22,408 --> 06:42:24,310 million right there. 9234 06:42:24,310 --> 06:42:25,611 That gets her a long way to 9235 06:42:25,611 --> 06:42:27,547 solving some of these problems. 9236 06:42:27,547 --> 06:42:29,515 I think instead of starting to 9237 06:42:29,515 --> 06:42:31,384 pull strings if we really want 9238 06:42:31,384 --> 06:42:34,384 to support the ground now 9239 06:42:35,454 --> 06:42:37,324 instead of the green then I 9240 06:42:37,324 --> 06:42:38,258 think we need to put some of 9241 06:42:38,258 --> 06:42:39,359 our money in. 9242 06:42:39,359 --> 06:42:41,294 All departments cut their 9243 06:42:41,294 --> 06:42:43,960 budgets, we have not cut our 9244 06:42:43,960 --> 06:42:44,263 budget, we have not cut the 9245 06:42:44,263 --> 06:42:46,232 money coming to the board of 9246 06:42:46,232 --> 06:42:48,101 county commissioners so giving 9247 06:42:48,101 --> 06:42:50,270 the sheriff the red speed is 9248 06:42:50,270 --> 06:42:52,205 the right thing to do. 9249 06:42:52,205 --> 06:42:55,805 so happy to present an item 9250 06:42:59,346 --> 06:42:59,546 doing that also. 9251 06:42:59,546 --> 06:43:00,347 Okay. 9252 06:43:00,347 --> 06:43:02,347 Okay, wasd. 9253 06:43:07,588 --> 06:43:09,490 So much with wasd. 9254 06:43:09,490 --> 06:43:10,691 We will get to wasd the rate 9255 06:43:10,691 --> 06:43:12,759 increase but I want to mention 9256 06:43:12,759 --> 06:43:14,628 one thing I've mentioned last 9257 06:43:14,628 --> 06:43:15,495 year that I think needs to come 9258 06:43:15,495 --> 06:43:17,495 up again. 9259 06:43:17,732 --> 06:43:17,898 That is the what we paid to the 9260 06:43:17,898 --> 06:43:19,898 ro. 9261 06:43:27,142 --> 06:43:27,375 Right now we are looking at 3.2 9262 06:43:27,375 --> 06:43:29,177 million. 9263 06:43:29,177 --> 06:43:29,877 We've been talking about 9264 06:43:29,877 --> 06:43:31,877 different options. 9265 06:43:34,982 --> 06:43:35,216 And I think we need to be 9266 06:43:35,216 --> 06:43:37,180 mindful. 9267 06:43:37,180 --> 06:43:39,418 I know there's been 9268 06:43:40,388 --> 06:43:42,788 conversations about having a 9269 06:43:43,557 --> 06:43:44,792 joint meeting with hialeah and 9270 06:43:44,792 --> 06:43:46,695 potentially either resolving it 9271 06:43:46,695 --> 06:43:48,196 with them through dispute 9272 06:43:48,196 --> 06:43:48,430 resolution or bringing a 9273 06:43:48,430 --> 06:43:50,430 lawsuit. 9274 06:43:51,700 --> 06:43:55,900 I think we need to change the 9275 06:44:09,618 --> 06:44:11,453 line item and see about holding 9276 06:44:11,453 --> 06:44:13,489 it, see if we can hold it in 9277 06:44:13,489 --> 06:44:13,755 the courts registry, see what 9278 06:44:13,755 --> 06:44:15,557 we can do. 9279 06:44:15,557 --> 06:44:16,726 I don't think we continue with 9280 06:44:16,726 --> 06:44:18,594 this contract in its current 9281 06:44:18,594 --> 06:44:20,563 form so I have an item to deal 9282 06:44:20,563 --> 06:44:22,465 with our own, we talked about 9283 06:44:22,465 --> 06:44:23,666 it the year before and as we 9284 06:44:23,666 --> 06:44:25,467 look at raising the water rates 9285 06:44:25,467 --> 06:44:26,703 and a million here and a 9286 06:44:26,703 --> 06:44:28,538 million there 3.2 million is a 9287 06:44:28,538 --> 06:44:29,672 lot of money when you look at 9288 06:44:29,672 --> 06:44:31,607 water so we need to look at 9289 06:44:31,607 --> 06:44:33,542 every single contract, that's 9290 06:44:33,542 --> 06:44:34,110 one of the contracts we need to 9291 06:44:34,110 --> 06:44:35,311 look at. 9292 06:44:35,311 --> 06:44:36,145 You move over here, you move 9293 06:44:36,145 --> 06:44:38,145 over there. 9294 06:44:41,484 --> 06:44:45,840 It doesn't bother me a bit. 9295 06:44:46,923 --> 06:44:48,191 I don't, I think it's cute. 9296 06:44:48,191 --> 06:44:50,126 >>commissioner gilbert: I've 9297 06:44:50,126 --> 06:44:52,526 been called cute before. 9298 06:44:58,969 --> 06:45:00,904 >>commissioner regalado: in 9299 06:45:00,904 --> 06:45:02,139 terms of the water I will say a 9300 06:45:02,139 --> 06:45:04,400 water rate I will say this, you 9301 06:45:04,400 --> 06:45:04,240 know I love wasd, I support 9302 06:45:04,240 --> 06:45:05,742 wasd. 9303 06:45:05,742 --> 06:45:07,645 I think six is too high. 9304 06:45:07,645 --> 06:45:11,245 We need to discuss our options 9305 06:45:16,888 --> 06:45:18,822 before we go all the way to six 9306 06:45:18,822 --> 06:45:20,910 and I'm the person that brought 9307 06:45:20,910 --> 06:45:21,992 the item that would take us to 9308 06:45:21,992 --> 06:45:24,280 six but our economic situation 9309 06:45:24,280 --> 06:45:25,963 is different and we could still 9310 06:45:25,963 --> 06:45:27,832 comply with a lot of it without 9311 06:45:27,832 --> 06:45:28,999 going all the way to six. 9312 06:45:28,999 --> 06:45:30,835 For the folks that came to 9313 06:45:30,835 --> 06:45:32,350 speak on del, it's such an 9314 06:45:32,350 --> 06:45:33,971 important program and one of 9315 06:45:33,971 --> 06:45:35,973 the things I wanted to mention 9316 06:45:35,973 --> 06:45:37,842 on E.E.L. Is after this budget 9317 06:45:37,842 --> 06:45:42,642 we go to zero on E.E.L.. 9318 06:45:51,220 --> 06:45:52,957 That's why kelly was 9319 06:45:52,957 --> 06:45:54,959 supportive, that's why we need 9320 06:45:54,959 --> 06:45:56,127 to change the conversation in 9321 06:45:56,127 --> 06:45:57,620 terms of how we protect 9322 06:45:57,620 --> 06:45:59,620 endangered lands. 9323 06:45:59,131 --> 06:46:01,990 We can't talk about wetlands, 9324 06:46:01,990 --> 06:46:03,340 we need to have people donate 9325 06:46:03,340 --> 06:46:04,235 the wetlands, pay for the 9326 06:46:04,235 --> 06:46:06,104 restoration and have been paid 9327 06:46:06,104 --> 06:46:08,400 in perpetuity through E.E.L.. 9328 06:46:08,400 --> 06:46:09,975 Kelly did that and that's a new 9329 06:46:09,975 --> 06:46:11,143 model we need to start applying 9330 06:46:11,143 --> 06:46:13,780 countywide because we do not 9331 06:46:13,780 --> 06:46:14,212 have the funds to sustain this 9332 06:46:14,212 --> 06:46:15,981 portfolio, I'm working with 9333 06:46:15,981 --> 06:46:17,116 staff to find a recurring 9334 06:46:17,116 --> 06:46:18,984 revenue stream but florida 9335 06:46:18,984 --> 06:46:20,219 makes it difficult for us to 9336 06:46:20,219 --> 06:46:22,619 have different permits, the 9337 06:46:26,240 --> 06:46:26,324 impact fee thing is 9338 06:46:26,324 --> 06:46:28,127 complicated. 9339 06:46:28,127 --> 06:46:30,290 We have several funds that 9340 06:46:30,290 --> 06:46:31,297 cover this and we've been using 9341 06:46:31,297 --> 06:46:33,650 some of the tree trust money to 9342 06:46:33,650 --> 06:46:35,340 do E.E.L. But we need a 9343 06:46:35,340 --> 06:46:36,201 long-term solution for E.E.L. 9344 06:46:36,201 --> 06:46:36,369 And I will continue working on 9345 06:46:36,369 --> 06:46:38,204 it. 9346 06:46:38,204 --> 06:46:40,139 We need to be mindful that when 9347 06:46:40,139 --> 06:46:42,800 different projects come before 9348 06:46:42,800 --> 06:46:43,209 us we also have to try to make 9349 06:46:43,209 --> 06:46:45,770 the community benefit for 9350 06:46:45,770 --> 06:46:47,280 E.E.L. So it's not as easy as 9351 06:46:47,280 --> 06:46:48,448 slopping something on something 9352 06:46:48,448 --> 06:46:50,317 else because the state has 9353 06:46:50,317 --> 06:46:51,451 preempted us when it comes to 9354 06:46:51,451 --> 06:46:53,853 this area and being able to 9355 06:46:53,853 --> 06:46:55,853 raise funds. 9356 06:47:00,894 --> 06:47:02,762 So parks, and direct. 9357 06:47:02,762 --> 06:47:06,362 I want to thank the director 9358 06:47:07,000 --> 06:47:09,000 and administration. 9359 06:47:09,360 --> 06:47:09,303 All things considered you did a 9360 06:47:09,303 --> 06:47:11,303 good job. 9361 06:47:18,846 --> 06:47:20,114 I want to moving the special 9362 06:47:20,114 --> 06:47:22,490 taxing districts out of parks 9363 06:47:22,490 --> 06:47:23,883 and into rer is a smart move so 9364 06:47:23,883 --> 06:47:25,520 I appreciate that. 9365 06:47:25,520 --> 06:47:26,954 The folks doing that have 9366 06:47:26,954 --> 06:47:28,890 always done a good job and one 9367 06:47:28,890 --> 06:47:32,490 of the things that whenever we 9368 06:47:33,960 --> 06:47:35,962 deal with special taxing 9369 06:47:35,962 --> 06:47:37,164 districts they are very well 9370 06:47:37,164 --> 06:47:39,133 administered by the county and 9371 06:47:39,133 --> 06:47:40,968 very fair but I am concerned 9372 06:47:40,968 --> 06:47:42,103 about the special taxing 9373 06:47:42,103 --> 06:47:43,971 district that have cameras. 9374 06:47:43,971 --> 06:47:45,720 There are some special taxing 9375 06:47:45,720 --> 06:47:46,942 districts that have flock 9376 06:47:46,942 --> 06:47:48,109 cameras and that have cameras 9377 06:47:48,109 --> 06:47:50,145 in the reasons they have them 9378 06:47:50,145 --> 06:47:53,745 is because they want the police 9379 06:48:03,892 --> 06:48:05,793 to be able to access them. 9380 06:48:05,793 --> 06:48:06,962 I think between now and the 9381 06:48:06,962 --> 06:48:08,931 next budget we need to figure 9382 06:48:08,931 --> 06:48:10,799 out how that will work because 9383 06:48:10,799 --> 06:48:11,933 I have some in my district and 9384 06:48:11,933 --> 06:48:13,135 there's concern as to what 9385 06:48:13,135 --> 06:48:15,803 happens now with those cameras. 9386 06:48:15,803 --> 06:48:17,500 F there's not going to be a 9387 06:48:17,500 --> 06:48:19,775 monitoring, if we don't know 9388 06:48:19,775 --> 06:48:20,776 where we are or we are putting 9389 06:48:20,776 --> 06:48:21,977 a pin in it we need to notify 9390 06:48:21,977 --> 06:48:23,879 those folks that have those 9391 06:48:23,879 --> 06:48:25,814 special taxing districts, and 9392 06:48:25,814 --> 06:48:26,983 either wind them down or figure 9393 06:48:26,983 --> 06:48:28,818 it out because they shouldn't 9394 06:48:28,818 --> 06:48:30,820 be paying for a service that 9395 06:48:30,820 --> 06:48:31,987 they are not receiving and 9396 06:48:31,987 --> 06:48:34,987 that's been a concern in 9397 06:48:35,891 --> 06:48:37,126 several parts of my district. 9398 06:48:37,126 --> 06:48:38,127 And let me see, I think that's 9399 06:48:38,127 --> 06:48:40,127 mostly it. 9400 06:48:42,398 --> 06:48:46,598 I could keep going but I've got 9401 06:48:47,300 --> 06:48:50,603 more ideas but I know oliver 9402 06:48:55,644 --> 06:48:57,647 wants to go home. 9403 06:48:57,647 --> 06:48:59,649 >>commissioner gilbert: we can 9404 06:48:59,649 --> 06:48:59,882 stay, I just want you to stop 9405 06:48:59,882 --> 06:49:01,784 talking. 9406 06:49:01,784 --> 06:49:02,752 I'm joking MR. CHAIRMAN. 9407 06:49:02,752 --> 06:49:04,752 I'm joking. 9408 06:49:10,294 --> 06:49:10,527 She can keep talking, I was 9409 06:49:10,527 --> 06:49:12,329 joking. 9410 06:49:12,329 --> 06:49:14,331 You made a good point about the 9411 06:49:14,331 --> 06:49:15,465 flock cameras though, I don't 9412 06:49:15,465 --> 06:49:17,367 know what we are doing with 9413 06:49:17,367 --> 06:49:19,270 those, that was a very good 9414 06:49:19,270 --> 06:49:20,403 point and we keep calling them 9415 06:49:20,403 --> 06:49:21,404 flock cameras, it's a brand 9416 06:49:21,404 --> 06:49:23,273 like tissues. 9417 06:49:23,273 --> 06:49:23,473 What are we going to do with 9418 06:49:23,473 --> 06:49:25,275 those? 9419 06:49:25,275 --> 06:49:26,611 That was a very interesting 9420 06:49:26,611 --> 06:49:28,612 thing and long term what 9421 06:49:28,612 --> 06:49:31,612 happens because there is a 9422 06:49:32,616 --> 06:49:33,851 personnel cost that can be 9423 06:49:33,851 --> 06:49:36,251 assigned to the investigative 9424 06:49:43,294 --> 06:49:44,295 stuff that goes with the 9425 06:49:44,295 --> 06:49:46,295 technology. 9426 06:49:46,297 --> 06:49:48,299 >>chair: thank you commissioner 9427 06:49:48,299 --> 06:49:49,467 gilbert, commissioner from 9428 06:49:49,467 --> 06:49:51,402 district 4, we want you to be 9429 06:49:51,402 --> 06:49:53,304 quiet now, commissioner from 9430 06:49:53,304 --> 06:49:55,306 district 4 you are recognized. 9431 06:49:55,306 --> 06:49:56,406 >>commissioner steinberg: I 9432 06:49:56,406 --> 06:49:58,310 apologize ahead of time. 9433 06:49:58,310 --> 06:49:59,544 A couple of interesting things 9434 06:49:59,544 --> 06:50:01,445 were said tonight so there are 9435 06:50:01,445 --> 06:50:01,613 a few things I want to hone in 9436 06:50:01,613 --> 06:50:03,314 on. 9437 06:50:03,314 --> 06:50:05,316 The first is I guess 9438 06:50:05,316 --> 06:50:07,716 commissioner regalado spoke and 9439 06:50:07,753 --> 06:50:08,987 a lot of my thoughts are 9440 06:50:08,987 --> 06:50:09,755 swimming around what you just 9441 06:50:09,755 --> 06:50:11,755 said. 9442 06:50:16,629 --> 06:50:16,929 N terms of transit it's 9443 06:50:16,929 --> 06:50:18,763 interesting. 9444 06:50:18,763 --> 06:50:20,632 There are many early bus routes 9445 06:50:20,632 --> 06:50:21,333 being cut that will be 9446 06:50:21,333 --> 06:50:23,302 detrimental for our workforce 9447 06:50:23,302 --> 06:50:26,400 so obviously I don't think any 9448 06:50:26,400 --> 06:50:26,338 of us support that 9449 06:50:26,338 --> 06:50:28,730 conceptually. 9450 06:50:28,730 --> 06:50:29,241 I want to know have we 9451 06:50:29,241 --> 06:50:32,241 explored, we are talking about 9452 06:50:47,227 --> 06:50:48,394 the fees for using these user 9453 06:50:48,394 --> 06:50:50,296 fees, customers pay fees for 9454 06:50:50,296 --> 06:50:51,530 whatever service they get and 9455 06:50:51,530 --> 06:50:53,365 have you looked at how many of 9456 06:50:53,365 --> 06:50:55,234 the people using some of our 9457 06:50:55,234 --> 06:50:56,402 transit are not necessarily 9458 06:50:56,402 --> 06:50:58,338 residents, maybe tourists, 9459 06:50:58,338 --> 06:51:00,273 people coming to visit, do we 9460 06:51:00,273 --> 06:51:01,474 have a different price point we 9461 06:51:01,474 --> 06:51:03,509 could charge, have we explored 9462 06:51:03,509 --> 06:51:05,411 how we could take advantage so 9463 06:51:05,411 --> 06:51:07,281 we don't have to keep raising 9464 06:51:07,281 --> 06:51:08,382 it on the residence but maybe 9465 06:51:08,382 --> 06:51:10,383 other users who use these 9466 06:51:10,383 --> 06:51:10,550 transit options we could look 9467 06:51:10,550 --> 06:51:12,385 at. 9468 06:51:12,385 --> 06:51:14,286 In terms of the, I don't know, 9469 06:51:14,286 --> 06:51:16,256 is there an answer? 9470 06:51:16,256 --> 06:51:17,591 >>commissioner regalado: can we 9471 06:51:17,591 --> 06:51:19,293 jump in now? 9472 06:51:19,293 --> 06:51:21,261 >>chair: I know you're the 9473 06:51:21,261 --> 06:51:22,429 smartest person sitting on this 9474 06:51:22,429 --> 06:51:24,264 dance, smarter than the mayor 9475 06:51:24,264 --> 06:51:25,465 and her administration but 9476 06:51:25,465 --> 06:51:27,268 we're not going to jump in and 9477 06:51:27,268 --> 06:51:28,469 answer all that. 9478 06:51:28,469 --> 06:51:30,370 >>mayor cava: if I can jump in 9479 06:51:30,370 --> 06:51:33,970 nobody in dtpw is losing jobs 9480 06:51:35,375 --> 06:51:37,378 as a result of this so I want 9481 06:51:37,378 --> 06:51:39,246 to clarify that because several 9482 06:51:39,246 --> 06:51:41,115 of you have mentioned it but 9483 06:51:41,115 --> 06:51:43,117 the director will the issue you 9484 06:51:43,117 --> 06:51:45,117 raised specifically. 9485 06:51:49,590 --> 06:51:50,792 >>chair: you are recognized. 9486 06:51:50,792 --> 06:51:52,760 >>commissioner steinberg: I 9487 06:51:52,760 --> 06:51:54,628 know we are talking about some 9488 06:51:54,628 --> 06:51:56,631 of the routes that might be 9489 06:51:56,631 --> 06:51:57,732 eliminated in the morning hours 9490 06:51:57,732 --> 06:51:59,701 and in my district alone we 9491 06:51:59,701 --> 06:52:01,636 have impact of about $5 million 9492 06:52:01,636 --> 06:52:03,571 cut from the transportation and 9493 06:52:03,571 --> 06:52:04,739 I also know there are about a 9494 06:52:04,739 --> 06:52:06,708 dozen routes that touch my 9495 06:52:06,708 --> 06:52:08,577 district in some capacity in 9496 06:52:08,577 --> 06:52:11,577 those early morning hours and 9497 06:52:14,582 --> 06:52:15,783 some of them are truly 9498 06:52:15,783 --> 06:52:17,652 important because they have 9499 06:52:17,652 --> 06:52:19,655 tourism as a main hub and the 9500 06:52:19,655 --> 06:52:21,122 route to get to met downtown is 9501 06:52:21,122 --> 06:52:22,757 going to be cut in the morning 9502 06:52:22,757 --> 06:52:25,600 so I was wondering if one of 9503 06:52:25,600 --> 06:52:27,830 the costs maybe solutions to 9504 06:52:27,830 --> 06:52:28,764 this issue is also trying to 9505 06:52:28,764 --> 06:52:30,599 understand that end-user. 9506 06:52:30,599 --> 06:52:32,601 How many are workforce that 9507 06:52:32,601 --> 06:52:34,503 rely on this transportation to 9508 06:52:34,503 --> 06:52:39,303 get to work and how much is not 9509 06:52:42,410 --> 06:52:43,612 a workforce end-user, maybe a 9510 06:52:43,612 --> 06:52:45,547 tourist and we can look at the 9511 06:52:45,547 --> 06:52:47,417 pricing and make sure 9512 06:52:47,417 --> 06:52:48,685 miami-dade residents get one 9513 06:52:48,685 --> 06:52:50,520 price point and maybe visitors 9514 06:52:50,520 --> 06:52:52,421 or tourists or other people 9515 06:52:52,421 --> 06:52:54,690 necessarily be not full-time 9516 06:52:54,690 --> 06:52:54,890 residents will pay a different 9517 06:52:54,890 --> 06:52:56,860 price. 9518 06:52:56,860 --> 06:52:58,828 >> thank you for that question. 9519 06:52:58,828 --> 06:53:00,697 Because of the nature of how we 9520 06:53:00,697 --> 06:53:03,697 charge we don't know the 9521 06:53:08,939 --> 06:53:10,730 location of the individual so 9522 06:53:10,730 --> 06:53:12,108 we don't know if they are a 9523 06:53:12,108 --> 06:53:13,943 miami dade county resident, a 9524 06:53:13,943 --> 06:53:14,144 tourist coming here to go to 9525 06:53:14,144 --> 06:53:15,945 work. 9526 06:53:15,945 --> 06:53:17,810 That's not incorporated in the 9527 06:53:17,810 --> 06:53:18,882 purchase of a fair ticket. 9528 06:53:18,882 --> 06:53:20,917 We only know that for 9529 06:53:20,917 --> 06:53:22,152 individuals who receive either 9530 06:53:22,152 --> 06:53:24,870 reduced fair or free fair but 9531 06:53:24,870 --> 06:53:26,560 you tap and go so I don't know 9532 06:53:26,560 --> 06:53:30,256 where you come from if you are 9533 06:53:30,527 --> 06:53:32,496 tapping a credit ard, I don't 9534 06:53:32,496 --> 06:53:34,498 know, I have no means of 9535 06:53:34,498 --> 06:53:36,500 determining your address so 9536 06:53:36,500 --> 06:53:37,734 unfortunately we would have to 9537 06:53:37,734 --> 06:53:39,704 change our process to determine 9538 06:53:39,704 --> 06:53:41,639 where you lived in conjunction 9539 06:53:41,639 --> 06:53:45,239 with how much you paid, that's 9540 06:53:48,913 --> 06:53:50,915 not part of our process today. 9541 06:53:50,915 --> 06:53:52,915 >>commissioner steinberg: it's 9542 06:53:52,917 --> 06:53:54,918 worth exploring to see if the 9543 06:53:54,918 --> 06:53:56,120 technology could be updated to 9544 06:53:56,120 --> 06:53:58,220 determine that because if 9545 06:53:58,220 --> 06:54:00,580 you're using a credit card that 9546 06:54:00,580 --> 06:54:01,960 could potentially be traced 9547 06:54:01,960 --> 06:54:03,561 back to an address of sorts, 9548 06:54:03,561 --> 06:54:05,396 it's something to explore claps 9549 06:54:05,396 --> 06:54:07,332 our current software is not 9550 06:54:07,332 --> 06:54:08,533 capable of doing that, it's 9551 06:54:08,533 --> 06:54:10,334 something we could evaluate as 9552 06:54:10,334 --> 06:54:11,569 we moved to a new fare 9553 06:54:11,569 --> 06:54:13,471 collection system but I do need 9554 06:54:13,471 --> 06:54:17,209 to be mindful of what kind of 9555 06:54:17,209 --> 06:54:19,770 information we do collect 9556 06:54:19,770 --> 06:54:19,378 regarding the use of that 9557 06:54:19,378 --> 06:54:21,378 credit card. 9558 06:54:22,470 --> 06:54:25,470 We have cash transactions as 9559 06:54:26,484 --> 06:54:28,487 well but we could evaluate it. 9560 06:54:28,487 --> 06:54:29,688 >>commissioner steinberg: it's 9561 06:54:29,688 --> 06:54:31,557 frustrating because a few years 9562 06:54:31,557 --> 06:54:33,491 ago everybody was told the 9563 06:54:33,491 --> 06:54:34,627 better bus network would be 9564 06:54:34,627 --> 06:54:36,596 more efficient and reduce 9565 06:54:36,596 --> 06:54:37,696 costs, that's what I was told 9566 06:54:37,696 --> 06:54:39,531 anyway, that's what a lot of 9567 06:54:39,531 --> 06:54:40,766 our residents were told and 9568 06:54:40,766 --> 06:54:42,501 that doesn't seem to be the 9569 06:54:42,501 --> 06:54:46,101 case and I bring that up 9570 06:54:46,272 --> 06:54:46,538 because I'm trying to find a 9571 06:54:46,538 --> 06:54:48,374 solution. 9572 06:54:48,374 --> 06:54:50,276 The reason we have metro 9573 06:54:50,276 --> 06:54:51,477 connect or those other options 9574 06:54:51,477 --> 06:54:53,379 were because we eliminated 9575 06:54:53,379 --> 06:54:54,547 those bus routes to begin with 9576 06:54:54,547 --> 06:54:56,281 realized there was a gap we 9577 06:54:56,281 --> 06:54:59,881 needed to fill so then we 9578 06:55:06,760 --> 06:55:07,828 started getting creative with 9579 06:55:07,828 --> 06:55:09,290 3d and other modes of 9580 06:55:09,290 --> 06:55:11,798 transportation to make up for 9581 06:55:11,798 --> 06:55:13,800 the routes we eliminated during 9582 06:55:13,800 --> 06:55:14,967 that better bus network of 9583 06:55:14,967 --> 06:55:16,803 transition because we found 9584 06:55:16,803 --> 06:55:18,805 there were shortcomings and we 9585 06:55:18,805 --> 06:55:19,973 found the residents were not 9586 06:55:19,973 --> 06:55:21,875 necessarily better served in 9587 06:55:21,875 --> 06:55:23,810 some capacity, maybe in some 9588 06:55:23,810 --> 06:55:24,944 areas but overall we are in 9589 06:55:24,944 --> 06:55:26,780 this position today so it's 9590 06:55:26,780 --> 06:55:28,480 funny to me that it's almost 9591 06:55:28,480 --> 06:55:29,783 costing us more now and we're 9592 06:55:29,783 --> 06:55:30,951 trying to find a way to 9593 06:55:30,951 --> 06:55:32,819 reconcile that so I wanted to 9594 06:55:32,819 --> 06:55:34,530 say I think we need to do a 9595 06:55:34,530 --> 06:55:35,956 little bit more fine tuning as 9596 06:55:35,956 --> 06:55:39,556 it relates to that because I 9597 06:55:41,128 --> 06:55:41,395 don't know that that's the 9598 06:55:41,395 --> 06:55:43,263 solution. 9599 06:55:43,263 --> 06:55:45,131 i also know as public safety, 9600 06:55:45,131 --> 06:55:46,266 there are a lot of things we 9601 06:55:46,266 --> 06:55:48,202 need to fund but we need to 9602 06:55:48,202 --> 06:55:49,403 make the hard decisions if we 9603 06:55:49,403 --> 06:55:51,305 are going to fund these, how 9604 06:55:51,305 --> 06:55:52,239 are we going to do it, what are 9605 06:55:52,239 --> 06:55:54,141 we willing to do? 9606 06:55:54,141 --> 06:55:56,110 I'm ready, I love the idea 9607 06:55:56,110 --> 06:55:58,112 maybe of the program 9608 06:55:58,112 --> 06:55:59,347 commissioner regalado brought 9609 06:55:59,347 --> 06:56:01,282 up, we could use those dollars 9610 06:56:01,282 --> 06:56:03,251 as one avenue to make up for it 9611 06:56:03,251 --> 06:56:04,118 and I agree, we are all in this 9612 06:56:04,118 --> 06:56:06,118 together. 9613 06:56:06,120 --> 06:56:07,322 In terms of the metro, not the 9614 06:56:07,322 --> 06:56:10,910 metro connect, the metro mover 9615 06:56:10,910 --> 06:56:11,993 you mentioned, what I was told 9616 06:56:11,993 --> 06:56:13,928 when I brought that up was not 9617 06:56:13,928 --> 06:56:15,930 so much that they couldn't 9618 06:56:15,930 --> 06:56:17,933 charge or the infrastructure to 9619 06:56:17,933 --> 06:56:21,533 put in the mechanism in order 9620 06:56:21,670 --> 06:56:22,604 to charge maybe two cost 9621 06:56:22,604 --> 06:56:23,805 prohibitive. 9622 06:56:23,805 --> 06:56:25,673 I'm saying that's what I was 9623 06:56:25,673 --> 06:56:28,673 told, obviously they are going 9624 06:56:35,383 --> 06:56:37,286 to look at that. 9625 06:56:37,286 --> 06:56:38,453 I don't necessarily agree 9626 06:56:38,453 --> 06:56:40,356 moving dollars from any smart 9627 06:56:40,356 --> 06:56:42,357 plan at this time because it 9628 06:56:42,357 --> 06:56:43,358 doesn't necessarily tie you to 9629 06:56:43,358 --> 06:56:44,526 a specific mode of 9630 06:56:44,526 --> 06:56:46,395 transportation, it just talks 9631 06:56:46,395 --> 06:56:49,632 about the fact those are main 9632 06:56:49,632 --> 06:56:51,633 arteries that MAY need transit 9633 06:56:51,633 --> 06:56:53,602 solutions to alleviate the 9634 06:56:53,602 --> 06:56:55,637 traffic and anything we can do 9635 06:56:55,637 --> 06:56:56,873 to alleviate traffic because 9636 06:56:56,873 --> 06:56:58,708 that's a major concern should 9637 06:56:58,708 --> 06:57:00,610 be a number one priority along 9638 06:57:00,610 --> 06:57:03,610 with public safety and parks 9639 06:57:07,984 --> 06:57:09,853 and infrastructure. 9640 06:57:09,853 --> 06:57:11,721 I do have questions for our 9641 06:57:11,721 --> 06:57:13,723 water and sewer department as 9642 06:57:13,723 --> 06:57:14,857 relates to the ocean outfalls. 9643 06:57:14,857 --> 06:57:16,793 That was brought up before, 9644 06:57:16,793 --> 06:57:18,729 ocean outfalls, where are we 9645 06:57:18,729 --> 06:57:19,963 with that, what's happening 9646 06:57:19,963 --> 06:57:21,833 because that's not just part of 9647 06:57:21,833 --> 06:57:23,800 our consent decree but part of 9648 06:57:23,800 --> 06:57:25,735 state mandates and can you 9649 06:57:25,735 --> 06:57:26,937 explain what that is and how we 9650 06:57:26,937 --> 06:57:28,872 are going to be able to fund 9651 06:57:28,872 --> 06:57:30,774 that because I know you brought 9652 06:57:30,774 --> 06:57:32,709 forward a proposal in order to 9653 06:57:32,709 --> 06:57:34,711 fund that but can you explain. 9654 06:57:34,711 --> 06:57:35,812 >> the ocean outfalls 9655 06:57:35,812 --> 06:57:37,715 legislation is a state 9656 06:57:37,715 --> 06:57:39,717 legislation that brent and 9657 06:57:39,717 --> 06:57:41,718 apart from our consent order. 9658 06:57:41,718 --> 06:57:43,720 Florida set in statute in 2008 9659 06:57:43,720 --> 06:57:45,720 directing miami-dade county 9660 06:57:45,722 --> 06:57:47,225 through its ocean outfalls 9661 06:57:47,225 --> 06:57:48,926 legislation to greatly reduce 9662 06:57:48,926 --> 06:57:50,728 its usage of ocean outfall or 9663 06:57:50,728 --> 06:57:51,862 treated wastewater effluent 9664 06:57:51,862 --> 06:57:53,797 also directed us to reduce 9665 06:57:53,797 --> 06:57:55,732 nutrients that go into our bay 9666 06:57:55,732 --> 06:57:56,834 as well as directing us to 9667 06:57:56,834 --> 06:57:58,736 reuse our drinking water. 9668 06:57:58,736 --> 06:58:01,538 When mayor levine cava came in 9669 06:58:01,538 --> 06:58:01,805 office the program was 13% 9670 06:58:01,805 --> 06:58:03,641 complete. 9671 06:58:03,641 --> 06:58:04,642 State law said it had to be 9672 06:58:04,642 --> 06:58:05,876 finished by 2025. 9673 06:58:05,876 --> 06:58:08,876 It is about 50% complete today. 9674 06:58:09,413 --> 06:58:11,282 E meet with dep on a monthly 9675 06:58:11,282 --> 06:58:14,882 basis and update them on the 9676 06:58:16,153 --> 06:58:18,190 status of the work. 9677 06:58:18,190 --> 06:58:20,570 They recognize we've done a 9678 06:58:20,570 --> 06:58:21,326 tremendous amount of work in a 9679 06:58:21,326 --> 06:58:24,926 few years after going a number 9680 06:58:25,596 --> 06:58:26,799 of years without doing much 9681 06:58:26,799 --> 06:58:28,834 work they've not proposed at 9682 06:58:28,834 --> 06:58:30,702 least at this point penalizing 9683 06:58:30,702 --> 06:58:31,903 us but if we signaled in any 9684 06:58:31,903 --> 06:58:33,605 way we were not going to finish 9685 06:58:33,605 --> 06:58:36,605 the work there would be 9686 06:58:41,480 --> 06:58:43,415 consequences to that. 9687 06:58:43,415 --> 06:58:44,516 I've gone to tallahassee myself 9688 06:58:44,516 --> 06:58:46,384 and had senator say to me why 9689 06:58:46,384 --> 06:58:47,653 would be fund anything in 9690 06:58:47,653 --> 06:58:49,488 miami-dade if you're not going 9691 06:58:49,488 --> 06:58:51,357 to comply with ocean outfall 9692 06:58:51,357 --> 06:58:52,424 legislation so we are committed 9693 06:58:52,424 --> 06:58:53,625 to finishing it but the 9694 06:58:53,625 --> 06:58:57,225 challenge to pay for it when 9695 06:59:02,334 --> 06:59:04,336 the previous board that 9696 06:59:04,336 --> 06:59:05,604 submitted the workplan to the 9697 06:59:05,604 --> 06:59:07,507 state for ocean outfall agreed 9698 06:59:07,507 --> 06:59:09,509 to do the projects said they 9699 06:59:09,509 --> 06:59:11,444 would raise the money along the 9700 06:59:11,444 --> 06:59:12,545 way which means every year when 9701 06:59:12,545 --> 06:59:14,480 you need money you have to 9702 06:59:14,480 --> 06:59:16,348 raise it and that's what we are 9703 06:59:16,348 --> 06:59:18,351 doing so we are complying with 9704 06:59:18,351 --> 06:59:19,486 the work plan approved in 2013 9705 06:59:19,486 --> 06:59:21,354 and that is to come to you 9706 06:59:21,354 --> 06:59:22,588 every year and raise the money 9707 06:59:22,588 --> 06:59:24,524 we need to pay and if you don't 9708 06:59:24,524 --> 06:59:26,359 give us the money we will not 9709 06:59:26,359 --> 06:59:28,359 do the work. 9710 06:59:28,362 --> 06:59:28,695 >>commissioner steinberg: then 9711 06:59:28,695 --> 06:59:30,564 what happens? 9712 06:59:30,564 --> 06:59:32,498 >> the state has to decide how 9713 06:59:32,498 --> 06:59:34,534 they penalize us so it's not in 9714 06:59:34,534 --> 06:59:36,369 the legislation how we would be 9715 06:59:36,369 --> 06:59:38,372 penalized, they would have to 9716 06:59:38,372 --> 06:59:40,374 come back not complying, the 9717 06:59:40,374 --> 06:59:41,541 greater consequence is it gives 9718 06:59:41,541 --> 06:59:43,377 lawmakers an excuse not to do 9719 06:59:43,377 --> 06:59:44,511 anything if we're going to 9720 06:59:44,511 --> 06:59:46,446 refuse to follow the law. 9721 06:59:46,446 --> 06:59:48,382 >>mayor cava: if I MAY add the 9722 06:59:48,382 --> 06:59:49,650 funding we received to improve 9723 06:59:49,650 --> 06:59:51,518 the bay, those dollars would be 9724 06:59:51,518 --> 06:59:53,420 at risk if we are violating 9725 06:59:53,420 --> 06:59:55,355 their directive to clean up. 9726 06:59:55,355 --> 06:59:57,358 >> these are things we have to 9727 06:59:57,358 --> 06:59:58,593 make hard decisions and the 9728 06:59:58,593 --> 07:00:00,494 opportune time we need to have 9729 07:00:00,494 --> 07:00:02,496 that conversation so we are not 9730 07:00:02,496 --> 07:00:02,696 putting ourselves at further 9731 07:00:02,696 --> 07:00:04,598 risk. 9732 07:00:04,598 --> 07:00:06,598 It's interesting commissioner 9733 07:00:11,806 --> 07:00:13,708 lopez you brought up sargassum, 9734 07:00:13,708 --> 07:00:15,709 we need to be mindful looking 9735 07:00:15,709 --> 07:00:17,679 at that which is why I passed 9736 07:00:17,679 --> 07:00:19,580 this resolution but the loan 9737 07:00:19,580 --> 07:00:21,549 assessment program that's not 9738 07:00:21,549 --> 07:00:23,949 general tax dollars, that's 9739 07:00:25,219 --> 07:00:26,387 surtax and I want you to know 9740 07:00:26,387 --> 07:00:26,554 it actually is not open right 9741 07:00:26,554 --> 07:00:28,256 now. 9742 07:00:28,256 --> 07:00:28,457 T was only they paused 9743 07:00:28,457 --> 07:00:30,258 that. 9744 07:00:30,258 --> 07:00:32,227 It was open and they had to 9745 07:00:32,227 --> 07:00:33,261 stop the program because they 9746 07:00:33,261 --> 07:00:35,129 needed to make it more 9747 07:00:35,129 --> 07:00:36,130 efficient and they did try to 9748 07:00:36,130 --> 07:00:36,297 prioritize seniors. 9749 07:00:36,297 --> 07:00:38,297 old on, 9750 07:00:40,235 --> 07:00:41,503 it reopened. 9751 07:00:41,503 --> 07:00:43,438 >>commissioner gilbert: could 9752 07:00:43,438 --> 07:00:45,339 you on the back stop talking so 9753 07:00:45,339 --> 07:00:46,508 much because the little bit or 9754 07:00:46,508 --> 07:00:48,508 you could leave. 9755 07:01:00,456 --> 07:01:01,457 But I actually want to hear the 9756 07:01:01,457 --> 07:01:03,457 conversation. 9757 07:01:03,459 --> 07:01:04,626 >>commissioner steinberg: it 9758 07:01:04,626 --> 07:01:06,628 reopened JUNE 1, it was open 9759 07:01:06,628 --> 07:01:10,228 for 30 days over the summer so 9760 07:01:16,804 --> 07:01:18,706 that they could make sure there 9761 07:01:18,706 --> 07:01:20,608 was a backlog, there were lots 9762 07:01:20,608 --> 07:01:21,776 of, this is a great program and 9763 07:01:21,776 --> 07:01:23,711 we know there's a real need 9764 07:01:23,711 --> 07:01:24,912 adjusting the 30 days 518 total 9765 07:01:24,912 --> 07:01:26,714 applications were submitted, 9766 07:01:26,714 --> 07:01:28,615 261 senior applications were 9767 07:01:28,615 --> 07:01:30,583 submitted and so there's still 9768 07:01:30,583 --> 07:01:31,818 424 total applications in 9769 07:01:31,818 --> 07:01:33,587 progress and of that 220 our 9770 07:01:33,587 --> 07:01:33,853 senior applications in 9771 07:01:33,853 --> 07:01:35,722 progress. 9772 07:01:35,722 --> 07:01:40,930 So the truth is this is such an 9773 07:01:40,930 --> 07:01:41,294 important lifeline for many 9774 07:01:41,294 --> 07:01:43,950 people that I would like to see 9775 07:01:43,950 --> 07:01:44,297 if there's any other 9776 07:01:44,297 --> 07:01:46,697 opportunity mayor to perhaps 9777 07:01:49,301 --> 07:01:50,536 continue funding that and it's 9778 07:01:50,536 --> 07:01:52,437 surtax dollars, it's part of 9779 07:01:52,437 --> 07:01:54,239 the housing program but to try 9780 07:01:54,239 --> 07:01:57,839 to help fill that necessary gap 9781 07:02:02,213 --> 07:02:04,215 so something to think about. 9782 07:02:04,215 --> 07:02:06,117 And I'll save some of my final 9783 07:02:06,117 --> 07:02:07,285 thoughts but we know our main 9784 07:02:07,285 --> 07:02:10,285 priority are to keep our 9785 07:02:17,994 --> 07:02:19,196 streets clean, to keep them 9786 07:02:19,196 --> 07:02:21,131 safe, to make sure that we are 9787 07:02:21,131 --> 07:02:23,133 doing what we can so through 9788 07:02:23,133 --> 07:02:25,100 that local lens we work through 9789 07:02:25,100 --> 07:02:26,269 so public safety or parks or 9790 07:02:26,269 --> 07:02:28,669 infrastructure needs or roads 9791 07:02:29,500 --> 07:02:31,405 or sidewalks for stormwater 9792 07:02:36,812 --> 07:02:38,714 management, flood mitigation. 9793 07:02:38,714 --> 07:02:40,649 Back to the basics, we need to 9794 07:02:40,649 --> 07:02:42,584 make sure we are looking at the 9795 07:02:42,584 --> 07:02:43,818 basics and making sure we are 9796 07:02:43,818 --> 07:02:45,720 truly looking at the needs to 9797 07:02:45,720 --> 07:02:47,588 have more so then nice to have 9798 07:02:47,588 --> 07:02:49,590 so I'm open to hearing what 9799 07:02:49,590 --> 07:02:51,592 everybody has to say, looking 9800 07:02:51,592 --> 07:02:52,860 forward to hopefully not too 9801 07:02:52,860 --> 07:02:54,662 long of a night but a lot of 9802 07:02:54,662 --> 07:02:56,597 important things were said and 9803 07:02:56,597 --> 07:02:57,831 the sentiment, we are all in 9804 07:02:57,831 --> 07:02:59,700 agreement, it's a matter of how 9805 07:02:59,700 --> 07:03:00,601 we get there and what that 9806 07:03:00,601 --> 07:03:02,601 looks like. 9807 07:03:02,602 --> 07:03:04,604 >>vice chair mcghee: thank you 9808 07:03:04,604 --> 07:03:05,772 commissioner, next up we have 9809 07:03:05,772 --> 07:03:07,607 commissioner kionne hardemon, 9810 07:03:07,607 --> 07:03:11,807 would you like a few words at 9811 07:03:12,278 --> 07:03:14,278 this moment? 9812 07:03:14,280 --> 07:03:16,148 >> thank you to all the members 9813 07:03:16,148 --> 07:03:17,283 of the public who came and 9814 07:03:17,283 --> 07:03:19,151 spoke to us, there was one 9815 07:03:19,151 --> 07:03:20,386 individual we stood out to me 9816 07:03:20,386 --> 07:03:22,154 representing the organization 9817 07:03:22,154 --> 07:03:23,355 but I thought he did a 9818 07:03:23,355 --> 07:03:26,725 beautiful job so I applaud him 9819 07:03:26,725 --> 07:03:27,892 for his bravery and to 9820 07:03:27,892 --> 07:03:29,728 everybody who came down and 9821 07:03:29,728 --> 07:03:30,895 spoke, to our mayor thank you 9822 07:03:30,895 --> 07:03:34,495 for the work you've put into 9823 07:03:37,168 --> 07:03:39,168 this budget. 9824 07:03:39,203 --> 07:03:41,105 You have scaled back, listened 9825 07:03:41,105 --> 07:03:43,400 to this board when we've said 9826 07:03:43,400 --> 07:03:45,420 find ways to find deficiencies 9827 07:03:45,420 --> 07:03:46,209 and that's reflected in this 9828 07:03:46,209 --> 07:03:48,110 budget so thank you for your 9829 07:03:48,110 --> 07:03:49,790 work and our new budget 9830 07:03:49,790 --> 07:03:50,347 director has done an 9831 07:03:50,347 --> 07:03:52,182 extraordinary job so thank you 9832 07:03:52,182 --> 07:03:54,500 to you director baker, you've 9833 07:03:54,500 --> 07:03:55,151 done great work and been a 9834 07:03:55,151 --> 07:03:57,190 pleasure to work with. 9835 07:03:57,190 --> 07:03:59,210 To all the directors that 9836 07:03:59,210 --> 07:04:00,222 scaled their budgets back and 9837 07:04:00,222 --> 07:04:02,240 did a modest 3% increase I 9838 07:04:02,240 --> 07:04:04,260 think everybody in the 9839 07:04:04,260 --> 07:04:07,260 administration, I thank you for 9840 07:04:10,331 --> 07:04:12,267 recognizing the times we are in 9841 07:04:12,267 --> 07:04:13,434 and I say the times we are in 9842 07:04:13,434 --> 07:04:14,269 because it's an important 9843 07:04:14,269 --> 07:04:15,437 caveat. 9844 07:04:15,437 --> 07:04:18,437 Only in government does the 9845 07:04:22,243 --> 07:04:23,444 budget grow by 450 not million 9846 07:04:23,444 --> 07:04:25,245 dollars and I'll repeat that, 9847 07:04:25,245 --> 07:04:27,214 only in government does a 9848 07:04:27,214 --> 07:04:28,215 budget grow by $450 million and 9849 07:04:28,215 --> 07:04:29,383 people are having a 9850 07:04:29,383 --> 07:04:30,217 conversation about difficult 9851 07:04:30,217 --> 07:04:32,217 times. 9852 07:04:32,219 --> 07:04:33,886 This is not reflective of 9853 07:04:33,886 --> 07:04:34,988 difficult times we had 9854 07:04:34,988 --> 07:04:36,889 difficult times was 2008, 9855 07:04:36,889 --> 07:04:38,900 difficult times is when you 9856 07:04:38,900 --> 07:04:39,893 cannot fund the department 9857 07:04:39,893 --> 07:04:40,893 because you don't have 9858 07:04:40,893 --> 07:04:42,862 sufficient funds. 9859 07:04:42,862 --> 07:04:44,630 Difficult times is not being 9860 07:04:44,630 --> 07:04:45,998 experienced in miami-dade 9861 07:04:45,998 --> 07:04:48,398 county government, our budget 9862 07:04:57,342 --> 07:04:59,344 has grown substantially year 9863 07:04:59,344 --> 07:05:00,545 over year, difficult times are 9864 07:05:00,545 --> 07:05:02,414 being fought by our residents, 9865 07:05:02,414 --> 07:05:04,315 by the taxpayers of miami dade 9866 07:05:04,315 --> 07:05:05,450 county and I know that 9867 07:05:05,450 --> 07:05:07,318 intimately because of the 9868 07:05:07,318 --> 07:05:08,419 thousands of doors I finished 9869 07:05:08,419 --> 07:05:10,454 knocking on and I heard 9870 07:05:10,454 --> 07:05:12,322 colleagues mentioned the number 9871 07:05:12,322 --> 07:05:13,490 one issue I heard of the doors 9872 07:05:13,490 --> 07:05:14,591 in my district is I need some 9873 07:05:14,591 --> 07:05:16,591 sort of relief. 9874 07:05:16,993 --> 07:05:18,795 Gas is extremely expensive, 9875 07:05:18,795 --> 07:05:20,797 milk is through the roof. 9876 07:05:20,797 --> 07:05:22,320 This is the feedback I got 9877 07:05:22,320 --> 07:05:23,660 repeatedly, how will you help 9878 07:05:23,660 --> 07:05:24,868 us make ends meet. 9879 07:05:24,868 --> 07:05:26,802 I think a lot of what my 9880 07:05:26,802 --> 07:05:28,300 colleagues said regarding the 9881 07:05:28,300 --> 07:05:28,704 reality of property tax relief 9882 07:05:28,704 --> 07:05:29,939 is real. 9883 07:05:29,939 --> 07:05:32,339 T whether it passes 9884 07:05:51,692 --> 07:05:53,694 in NOVEMBER or not I think is 9885 07:05:53,694 --> 07:05:55,694 completely inconsequential 9886 07:05:55,696 --> 07:05:56,931 because if it doesn't pass come 9887 07:05:56,931 --> 07:05:58,899 NOVEMBER 3 it is highly likely 9888 07:05:58,899 --> 07:06:00,901 to be back on the legislative 9889 07:06:00,901 --> 07:06:02,836 floor in the next legislative 9890 07:06:02,836 --> 07:06:03,971 session in some form or another 9891 07:06:03,971 --> 07:06:05,839 so we need to be prepared. 9892 07:06:05,839 --> 07:06:07,707 We talk about being future 9893 07:06:07,707 --> 07:06:09,709 ready, there's a lot of 9894 07:06:09,709 --> 07:06:10,944 programs and initiatives that 9895 07:06:10,944 --> 07:06:12,845 focus on future ready and as 9896 07:06:12,845 --> 07:06:14,714 much as I appreciate the budget 9897 07:06:14,714 --> 07:06:15,781 it concerns me we are not 9898 07:06:15,781 --> 07:06:17,717 fiscally future ready. 9899 07:06:17,717 --> 07:06:18,818 there is very little in our 9900 07:06:18,818 --> 07:06:19,952 reserves we talked about 9901 07:06:19,952 --> 07:06:21,820 earlier today if a storm hits 9902 07:06:21,820 --> 07:06:23,722 our county we are going to find 9903 07:06:23,722 --> 07:06:24,923 ourselves in a difficult 9904 07:06:24,923 --> 07:06:26,792 financial position so knowing 9905 07:06:26,792 --> 07:06:28,727 that we are likely to get hit 9906 07:06:28,727 --> 07:06:29,961 with hundreds of millions of 9907 07:06:29,961 --> 07:06:31,863 dollars in forced cutbacks in a 9908 07:06:31,863 --> 07:06:33,698 very short amount of time, I 9909 07:06:33,698 --> 07:06:34,866 think it would have been 9910 07:06:34,866 --> 07:06:36,734 prudent for us to have that 9911 07:06:36,734 --> 07:06:37,969 reflected in this current 9912 07:06:37,969 --> 07:06:39,971 budget showing a messaging that 9913 07:06:39,971 --> 07:06:41,939 we are not in difficult times 9914 07:06:41,939 --> 07:06:43,840 now but we are preparing for 9915 07:06:43,840 --> 07:06:45,809 what we know is likely to come 9916 07:06:45,809 --> 07:06:46,876 and if it doesn't come we have 9917 07:06:46,876 --> 07:06:48,878 a lot of money either in 9918 07:06:48,878 --> 07:06:50,714 reserves or we can do different 9919 07:06:50,714 --> 07:06:51,882 things with but if any 9920 07:06:51,882 --> 07:06:53,817 household knows that hard 9921 07:06:53,817 --> 07:06:55,718 financial times are coming they 9922 07:06:55,718 --> 07:06:56,886 immediately come back in a very 9923 07:06:56,886 --> 07:06:58,855 substantial way and I'm just 9924 07:06:58,855 --> 07:06:59,822 not entirely sure this budget 9925 07:06:59,822 --> 07:07:01,822 reflects that. 9926 07:07:01,957 --> 07:07:03,892 So in addition to reserves and 9927 07:07:03,892 --> 07:07:05,794 my concern whether or not this 9928 07:07:05,794 --> 07:07:07,830 budget is future ready for the 9929 07:07:07,830 --> 07:07:09,731 fiscal perspective I'm also 9930 07:07:09,731 --> 07:07:11,733 very concerned regarding our 9931 07:07:11,733 --> 07:07:12,934 roadways and the transportation 9932 07:07:12,934 --> 07:07:15,737 budget and frankly the future 9933 07:07:15,737 --> 07:07:17,739 it is heading in everybody 9934 07:07:17,739 --> 07:07:18,390 recognizes our budget is not 9935 07:07:18,390 --> 07:07:19,774 sustainable. 9936 07:07:19,774 --> 07:07:21,743 It is at the cliff and we are 9937 07:07:21,743 --> 07:07:23,177 standing over the edge of our 9938 07:07:23,177 --> 07:07:24,779 transportation budget and 9939 07:07:24,779 --> 07:07:26,881 whether it's reorganizing the 9940 07:07:26,881 --> 07:07:28,782 entire organizational structure 9941 07:07:28,782 --> 07:07:29,916 of that department, whether it 9942 07:07:29,916 --> 07:07:31,852 is charging fees on services 9943 07:07:31,852 --> 07:07:33,787 we've never charged before, 9944 07:07:33,787 --> 07:07:35,722 whether it's a modest raise of 9945 07:07:35,722 --> 07:07:36,956 fees to the users of that 9946 07:07:36,956 --> 07:07:38,825 service I do firmly believe we 9947 07:07:38,825 --> 07:07:40,860 have to look at ways to make 9948 07:07:40,860 --> 07:07:42,895 sure our working-class people 9949 07:07:42,895 --> 07:07:44,864 in miami-dade county which are 9950 07:07:44,864 --> 07:07:46,733 the people catching the bus at 9951 07:07:46,733 --> 07:07:48,734 four or 5 o'clock in the 9952 07:07:48,734 --> 07:07:50,200 morning are not losing service. 9953 07:07:50,200 --> 07:07:51,704 Because I talk about this all 9954 07:07:51,704 --> 07:07:53,739 the time, yes we are a 9955 07:07:53,739 --> 07:07:54,973 world-class community in 9956 07:07:54,973 --> 07:07:56,808 miami-dade mayor always on the 9957 07:07:56,808 --> 07:07:58,710 world stage but we have to be 9958 07:07:58,710 --> 07:07:59,978 world-class not just for the 9959 07:07:59,978 --> 07:08:01,846 wealthy for the working class 9960 07:08:01,846 --> 07:08:06,460 and I want to pass a budget 9961 07:08:09,753 --> 07:08:10,888 that reflects that so I look 9962 07:08:10,888 --> 07:08:11,880 forward to working with our 9963 07:08:11,880 --> 07:08:12,857 mayor. 9964 07:08:12,857 --> 07:08:13,570 I don't have a punch list of 9965 07:08:13,570 --> 07:08:15,570 ideas. 9966 07:08:15,693 --> 07:08:16,894 I appreciate my colleagues do, 9967 07:08:16,894 --> 07:08:18,762 that's the work we need to be 9968 07:08:18,762 --> 07:08:19,930 doing and I look forward to 9969 07:08:19,930 --> 07:08:21,865 working with our mayor and we 9970 07:08:21,865 --> 07:08:24,865 will continue to have meetings 9971 07:08:27,904 --> 07:08:29,872 moving into the future. 9972 07:08:29,872 --> 07:08:31,774 Any and all of these ideas need 9973 07:08:31,774 --> 07:08:33,800 at least seven votes I think in 9974 07:08:33,800 --> 07:08:34,910 order to pass so I'm not sure 9975 07:08:34,910 --> 07:08:36,450 what the procedure you plan to 9976 07:08:36,450 --> 07:08:37,913 engage in is going to be. 9977 07:08:37,913 --> 07:08:39,782 If we are throwing out motions 9978 07:08:39,782 --> 07:08:40,949 without memos and the 9979 07:08:40,949 --> 07:08:42,784 consequences being attached 9980 07:08:42,784 --> 07:08:43,952 without being fully briefed 9981 07:08:43,952 --> 07:08:45,754 memo placed in front of us 9982 07:08:45,754 --> 07:08:47,756 showing us what the 9983 07:08:47,756 --> 07:08:48,957 consequences of those decisions 9984 07:08:48,957 --> 07:08:50,859 will be, I'm not sure how I 9985 07:08:50,859 --> 07:08:52,760 will vote but I do know there 9986 07:08:52,760 --> 07:08:53,961 is I think a lot of work that 9987 07:08:53,961 --> 07:08:55,930 needs to be done between now 9988 07:08:55,930 --> 07:08:57,898 and the final hearing regarding 9989 07:08:57,898 --> 07:08:59,500 the priorities we have finding 9990 07:08:59,500 --> 07:09:01,368 a landing place safe and square 9991 07:09:01,368 --> 07:09:03,370 between now and the final 9992 07:09:03,370 --> 07:09:04,538 budget and regarding public 9993 07:09:04,538 --> 07:09:06,373 safety I've said it before and 9994 07:09:06,373 --> 07:09:08,341 I'll say it again, I don't 9995 07:09:08,341 --> 07:09:09,643 think there is a dollar our 9996 07:09:09,643 --> 07:09:11,511 residents pay more thoughtfully 9997 07:09:11,511 --> 07:09:12,378 in their taxes than to public 9998 07:09:12,378 --> 07:09:13,646 safety. 9999 07:09:13,646 --> 07:09:14,447 i've said it before, I'll say 10000 07:09:14,447 --> 07:09:16,382 it again. 10001 07:09:16,382 --> 07:09:18,383 That is the reflective and the 10002 07:09:18,383 --> 07:09:19,652 values of this budget and thank 10003 07:09:19,652 --> 07:09:21,553 you to the mayor for allowing a 10004 07:09:21,553 --> 07:09:23,553 6% increase versus 3% increase. 10005 07:09:24,423 --> 07:09:26,325 I do think there needs to be a 10006 07:09:26,325 --> 07:09:27,593 compromised position between 10007 07:09:27,593 --> 07:09:30,593 our mayor and sheriff whether 10008 07:09:38,236 --> 07:09:40,271 it that's funding at folder 10009 07:09:40,271 --> 07:09:41,405 10%, I hope a compromise can be 10010 07:09:41,405 --> 07:09:43,407 reached between now and the 10011 07:09:43,407 --> 07:09:45,476 final budget and I think that's 10012 07:09:45,476 --> 07:09:47,277 a substantial difference 10013 07:09:47,277 --> 07:09:48,478 between this year and last 10014 07:09:48,478 --> 07:09:50,480 year, last year a compromise 10015 07:09:50,480 --> 07:09:52,349 was reached, I'm not sure if it 10016 07:09:52,349 --> 07:09:53,517 will be reached this year, I'm 10017 07:09:53,517 --> 07:09:55,384 hopeful that is accomplished 10018 07:09:55,384 --> 07:09:57,253 but for my district and for my 10019 07:09:57,253 --> 07:09:58,454 priorities, I've said to the 10020 07:09:58,454 --> 07:10:00,323 mayor and I'll say it for us, 10021 07:10:00,323 --> 07:10:01,491 it's the roads in district 8, 10022 07:10:01,491 --> 07:10:03,392 it's the roads in deep south 10023 07:10:03,392 --> 07:10:05,361 dade where taxpayers find it 10024 07:10:05,361 --> 07:10:07,296 difficult to understand how the 10025 07:10:07,296 --> 07:10:08,497 $14.3 billion budget they are 10026 07:10:08,497 --> 07:10:10,897 driving through roads where 10027 07:10:13,468 --> 07:10:15,303 their meals are cracking 10028 07:10:15,303 --> 07:10:16,538 because of how deep the 10029 07:10:16,538 --> 07:10:18,306 potholes are in some of those 10030 07:10:18,306 --> 07:10:21,306 areas so I've had those 10031 07:10:23,177 --> 07:10:24,412 conversations with our mayor, I 10032 07:10:24,412 --> 07:10:26,414 hope we can find creative ways 10033 07:10:26,414 --> 07:10:28,348 to fund what I consider, we 10034 07:10:28,348 --> 07:10:30,384 talk about essential services, 10035 07:10:30,384 --> 07:10:32,386 to be one of the core functions 10036 07:10:32,386 --> 07:10:34,288 of government in addition to 10037 07:10:34,288 --> 07:10:36,189 public safety is providing safe 10038 07:10:36,189 --> 07:10:36,556 roadways for our residents to 10039 07:10:36,556 --> 07:10:38,556 traverse. 10040 07:10:40,590 --> 07:10:41,895 So I think I thank everybody 10041 07:10:41,895 --> 07:10:43,129 again for the work put into 10042 07:10:43,129 --> 07:10:45,310 this budget, it reflects the 10043 07:10:45,310 --> 07:10:46,899 values this board has echoed 10044 07:10:46,899 --> 07:10:48,834 and I thank our mayor moving in 10045 07:10:48,834 --> 07:10:50,834 the right direction. 10046 07:10:50,870 --> 07:10:52,805 I personally would like to see 10047 07:10:52,805 --> 07:10:55,805 greater funding for our roadway 10048 07:10:55,908 --> 07:10:57,910 system in the south dade and i 10049 07:10:57,910 --> 07:10:59,911 absolutely would like to see a 10050 07:10:59,911 --> 07:11:01,911 compromised position reached 10051 07:11:04,149 --> 07:11:04,316 without sheriff's office, thank 10052 07:11:04,316 --> 07:11:06,184 you. 10053 07:11:06,184 --> 07:11:08,152 >>chair: MR. Vice chair. 10054 07:11:08,152 --> 07:11:10,188 >>vice chair mcghee: I will be 10055 07:11:10,188 --> 07:11:11,255 brief, from the podium from the 10056 07:11:11,255 --> 07:11:14,255 well we've heard so many 10057 07:11:19,620 --> 07:11:20,197 different voices and I've 10058 07:11:20,197 --> 07:11:22,650 stated voices do matter. 10059 07:11:22,650 --> 07:11:23,266 Especially for those who come 10060 07:11:23,266 --> 07:11:25,168 here and wait hour after hour, 10061 07:11:25,168 --> 07:11:27,700 gave out opportunities to be 10062 07:11:27,700 --> 07:11:28,271 with their families, spend 10063 07:11:28,271 --> 07:11:30,240 hours on the road, gave up time 10064 07:11:30,240 --> 07:11:32,410 to help with their quality of 10065 07:11:32,410 --> 07:11:33,276 life so I want everyone we 10066 07:11:33,276 --> 07:11:36,276 spoke this evening and earlier 10067 07:11:39,148 --> 07:11:41,150 today to know your voices do 10068 07:11:41,150 --> 07:11:41,350 matter and we actually heard 10069 07:11:41,350 --> 07:11:43,218 them. 10070 07:11:43,218 --> 07:11:45,387 Secondly I'll say to the mayor 10071 07:11:45,387 --> 07:11:46,121 and administration thank you so 10072 07:11:46,121 --> 07:11:47,322 much. 10073 07:11:47,322 --> 07:11:50,922 You've done a great job, great 10074 07:11:58,366 --> 07:12:00,366 starting point. 10075 07:12:00,367 --> 07:12:01,535 Based on the conversations and 10076 07:12:01,535 --> 07:12:03,504 meetings we've had with you in 10077 07:12:03,504 --> 07:12:05,472 my office I want to personally 10078 07:12:05,472 --> 07:12:06,372 and publicly commend you on a 10079 07:12:06,372 --> 07:12:08,275 job well done. 10080 07:12:08,275 --> 07:12:09,276 As relates to the department 10081 07:12:09,276 --> 07:12:10,477 thank you so much. 10082 07:12:10,477 --> 07:12:12,379 I know your work is not done at 10083 07:12:12,379 --> 07:12:14,380 this particular stage, it's 10084 07:12:14,380 --> 07:12:16,282 12:13 and you're probably going 10085 07:12:16,282 --> 07:12:17,483 to be up by 7:00 A.M. Working 10086 07:12:17,483 --> 07:12:19,385 on these concerns and reality 10087 07:12:19,385 --> 07:12:21,287 checks you've heard so thank 10088 07:12:21,287 --> 07:12:22,488 you so much and I want to thank 10089 07:12:22,488 --> 07:12:23,389 my colleagues were there hard 10090 07:12:23,389 --> 07:12:24,423 work. 10091 07:12:24,423 --> 07:12:26,291 Reading every page of this 10092 07:12:26,291 --> 07:12:28,293 proposed budget ensuring it 10093 07:12:28,293 --> 07:12:29,461 meets the requirements and 10094 07:12:29,461 --> 07:12:32,461 expectation of the people of 10095 07:12:33,798 --> 07:12:35,667 this great county. 10096 07:12:35,667 --> 07:12:36,835 When I told you my remarks 10097 07:12:36,835 --> 07:12:38,670 would be brief is because I 10098 07:12:38,670 --> 07:12:39,837 realized my remarks will be 10099 07:12:39,837 --> 07:12:41,672 found within two words and 10100 07:12:41,672 --> 07:12:41,906 those two words are public 10101 07:12:41,906 --> 07:12:43,808 safety. 10102 07:12:43,808 --> 07:12:45,876 Often times we think public 10103 07:12:45,876 --> 07:12:47,745 safety is just law enforcement 10104 07:12:47,745 --> 07:12:51,748 and I want to make sure we 10105 07:12:51,748 --> 07:12:53,748 correct the record. 10106 07:12:53,750 --> 07:12:55,786 Public safety includes parks, 10107 07:12:55,786 --> 07:12:56,720 public safety also includes 10108 07:12:56,720 --> 07:12:58,621 potholes. 10109 07:12:58,621 --> 07:12:59,823 Public safety includes those 10110 07:12:59,823 --> 07:13:01,624 individuals who are taking care 10111 07:13:01,624 --> 07:13:02,859 of our kids at daycare's. 10112 07:13:02,859 --> 07:13:04,827 Those things and those places 10113 07:13:04,827 --> 07:13:05,761 also should be considered 10114 07:13:05,761 --> 07:13:07,761 public safety. 10115 07:13:16,138 --> 07:13:18,600 I don't want us to lose sight, 10116 07:13:18,600 --> 07:13:19,207 we love our law enforcement, we 10117 07:13:19,207 --> 07:13:21,800 do and I don't want us to lose 10118 07:13:21,800 --> 07:13:23,100 sight of the great men and 10119 07:13:23,100 --> 07:13:24,145 women of our law enforcement 10120 07:13:24,145 --> 07:13:26,180 department because they risk 10121 07:13:26,180 --> 07:13:28,820 their lives each and every day 10122 07:13:28,820 --> 07:13:30,217 for us and I don't think but I 10123 07:13:30,217 --> 07:13:32,119 know we should do everything in 10124 07:13:32,119 --> 07:13:33,988 our power to ensure our sheriff 10125 07:13:33,988 --> 07:13:35,255 as all the resources she needs 10126 07:13:35,255 --> 07:13:37,157 for her men and women to ensure 10127 07:13:37,157 --> 07:13:39,125 we have a safe community. 10128 07:13:39,125 --> 07:13:42,725 But I can't forget the reality 10129 07:13:42,762 --> 07:13:43,964 of the parks. 10130 07:13:43,964 --> 07:13:45,765 Parks in this staff they save a 10131 07:13:45,765 --> 07:13:47,000 lot of lives and these are 10132 07:13:47,000 --> 07:13:48,835 lives you're not going to see 10133 07:13:48,835 --> 07:13:50,769 on a spreadsheet, you're not 10134 07:13:50,769 --> 07:13:51,971 going to be able to count them 10135 07:13:51,971 --> 07:13:55,571 as part of your status report 10136 07:14:02,414 --> 07:14:04,282 but you can measure them and 10137 07:14:04,282 --> 07:14:05,483 the impact they're having on 10138 07:14:05,483 --> 07:14:07,419 future generations, I'm talking 10139 07:14:07,419 --> 07:14:09,286 about kids who leave the school 10140 07:14:09,286 --> 07:14:10,488 bus and find themselves at an 10141 07:14:10,488 --> 07:14:12,423 afterschool event, am talking 10142 07:14:12,423 --> 07:14:14,392 about where kids can go and use 10143 07:14:14,392 --> 07:14:16,260 public wi-fi, on talking about 10144 07:14:16,260 --> 07:14:17,495 where they learn how to swim 10145 07:14:17,495 --> 07:14:19,396 and where they go to feel safe 10146 07:14:19,396 --> 07:14:21,364 and their parents are at work 10147 07:14:21,364 --> 07:14:23,300 so I never want anybody to feel 10148 07:14:23,300 --> 07:14:24,434 when we are speaking about 10149 07:14:24,434 --> 07:14:27,434 public safety that we are 10150 07:14:27,737 --> 07:14:28,380 relegated simply to law 10151 07:14:28,380 --> 07:14:29,839 enforcement. 10152 07:14:29,839 --> 07:14:31,708 None mayor thank you so much 10153 07:14:31,708 --> 07:14:32,976 because I understand your 10154 07:14:32,976 --> 07:14:34,811 commitment to ensuring our 10155 07:14:34,811 --> 07:14:35,945 parks will be recognized and 10156 07:14:35,945 --> 07:14:37,947 are recognized within this 10157 07:14:37,947 --> 07:14:38,848 budget based on the parameters 10158 07:14:38,848 --> 07:14:40,816 we've seen. 10159 07:14:40,816 --> 07:14:41,917 But also I have to tap into the 10160 07:14:41,917 --> 07:14:43,752 reality that essential 10161 07:14:43,752 --> 07:14:45,752 services, essential workers 10162 07:14:47,389 --> 07:14:48,623 without a doubt are the 10163 07:14:48,623 --> 07:14:50,525 backbone of this entire system 10164 07:14:50,525 --> 07:14:51,793 and without them none of this 10165 07:14:51,793 --> 07:14:55,393 stuff would work if we are 10166 07:14:55,797 --> 07:14:56,898 honest with ourselves they need 10167 07:14:56,898 --> 07:14:59,898 raises and not pay cuts. 10168 07:15:00,267 --> 07:15:01,302 Essential workers need raises. 10169 07:15:01,302 --> 07:15:03,702 And not pay cuts. 10170 07:15:06,439 --> 07:15:07,674 The service providers, we think 10171 07:15:07,674 --> 07:15:10,674 service providers are those who 10172 07:15:19,419 --> 07:15:21,220 hold a telephone often and give 10173 07:15:21,220 --> 07:15:22,321 us advice over a phone or 10174 07:15:22,321 --> 07:15:24,156 through a computer. 10175 07:15:24,156 --> 07:15:25,157 That's how we have to find 10176 07:15:25,157 --> 07:15:26,358 service providers. 10177 07:15:26,358 --> 07:15:28,260 But if you want to talk about 10178 07:15:28,260 --> 07:15:29,428 service providers, look at the 10179 07:15:29,428 --> 07:15:31,330 young men and young women who 10180 07:15:31,330 --> 07:15:33,165 get up every morning, aboard a 10181 07:15:33,165 --> 07:15:35,166 truck to come and ensure our 10182 07:15:35,166 --> 07:15:36,234 trash is picked up. 10183 07:15:36,234 --> 07:15:38,234 That's real service. 10184 07:15:38,236 --> 07:15:40,104 Or the bus drivers who have to 10185 07:15:40,104 --> 07:15:41,339 leave their homes at 3:00 A.M. 10186 07:15:41,339 --> 07:15:43,941 In the morning to ensure a 5:00 10187 07:15:43,941 --> 07:15:45,876 A.M. Bus route is active and 10188 07:15:45,876 --> 07:15:48,876 where the bus drivers will 10189 07:15:50,680 --> 07:15:51,882 greet these individuals, 10190 07:15:51,882 --> 07:15:53,884 sometimes the first ones to say 10191 07:15:53,884 --> 07:15:57,484 good morning to them which will 10192 07:15:58,221 --> 07:15:58,421 set their day off in a great 10193 07:15:58,421 --> 07:16:00,190 mood. 10194 07:16:00,190 --> 07:16:01,324 But now I want to talk about 10195 07:16:01,324 --> 07:16:02,191 the essential part of the 10196 07:16:02,191 --> 07:16:03,426 system. 10197 07:16:03,426 --> 07:16:06,426 Essential parts of the system 10198 07:16:18,507 --> 07:16:20,475 are found with those 10199 07:16:20,475 --> 07:16:21,643 community-based organizations. 10200 07:16:21,643 --> 07:16:23,477 Those are the ones I always 10201 07:16:23,477 --> 07:16:24,979 have said and I will stand by 10202 07:16:24,979 --> 07:16:25,680 it, those are the ones always 10203 07:16:25,680 --> 07:16:27,680 doing GOD's work. 10204 07:16:27,682 --> 07:16:29,550 They don't complain, they don't 10205 07:16:29,550 --> 07:16:31,485 make a lot of thoughts, a put 10206 07:16:31,485 --> 07:16:32,586 their heads down and deliver 10207 07:16:32,586 --> 07:16:34,488 results and I want us to 10208 07:16:34,488 --> 07:16:36,490 understand when we are talking 10209 07:16:36,490 --> 07:16:38,492 about essential parts we are 10210 07:16:38,492 --> 07:16:39,626 talking about people who have 10211 07:16:39,626 --> 07:16:41,494 gone to the private sector, 10212 07:16:41,494 --> 07:16:42,662 provided the same services, 10213 07:16:42,662 --> 07:16:44,631 made more money and received 10214 07:16:44,631 --> 07:16:46,466 more accolades but they didn't. 10215 07:16:46,466 --> 07:16:47,667 They chose to simply say GOD 10216 07:16:47,667 --> 07:16:49,535 work needs to be done, we're 10217 07:16:49,535 --> 07:16:52,535 going to substitute what the 10218 07:16:56,742 --> 07:16:57,876 county cannot provide an given 10219 07:16:57,876 --> 07:16:59,778 opportunity to kids who've 10220 07:16:59,778 --> 07:17:00,946 either bed molested, those who 10221 07:17:00,946 --> 07:17:02,814 have run into the criminal 10222 07:17:02,814 --> 07:17:04,783 justice system, as part of a 10223 07:17:04,783 --> 07:17:06,785 head start program, considered 10224 07:17:06,785 --> 07:17:07,919 to be elderly at this moment, 10225 07:17:07,919 --> 07:17:09,854 veterans we need a second 10226 07:17:09,854 --> 07:17:11,220 chance and those young boys and 10227 07:17:11,220 --> 07:17:11,989 young girls who feel left out 10228 07:17:11,989 --> 07:17:13,891 of the system. 10229 07:17:13,891 --> 07:17:15,793 Those are the essential parts 10230 07:17:15,793 --> 07:17:17,762 we have to tap in each and 10231 07:17:17,762 --> 07:17:19,930 every day and finally MR. 10232 07:17:19,930 --> 07:17:21,765 CHAIRMAN, commissioner regalado 10233 07:17:21,765 --> 07:17:22,966 has made some great 10234 07:17:22,966 --> 07:17:24,868 recommendations as relates to 10235 07:17:24,868 --> 07:17:25,969 the emotions I believe she's 10236 07:17:25,969 --> 07:17:27,771 going to bring forth. 10237 07:17:27,771 --> 07:17:29,773 And quite a few of them 10238 07:17:29,773 --> 07:17:30,974 actually I found to be very 10239 07:17:30,974 --> 07:17:32,800 fascinating. 10240 07:17:32,800 --> 07:17:35,608 Fascinating in the sense that a 10241 07:17:38,800 --> 07:17:39,181 few of them have given us real 10242 07:17:39,181 --> 07:17:40,150 solutions to some real 10243 07:17:40,150 --> 07:17:40,983 problems. 10244 07:17:40,983 --> 07:17:42,284 Nd I look forward 10245 07:17:42,284 --> 07:17:44,119 to hearing her motion because I 10246 07:17:44,119 --> 07:17:45,987 do believe I will rush to the 10247 07:17:45,987 --> 07:17:47,188 forefront to second quite a few 10248 07:17:47,188 --> 07:17:49,991 of them because I understand 10249 07:17:49,991 --> 07:17:51,192 that what she has proposed can 10250 07:17:51,192 --> 07:17:53,995 actually work at this moment. 10251 07:17:53,995 --> 07:17:55,997 And I do believe, I do believe 10252 07:17:55,997 --> 07:17:58,397 transportation should not and 10253 07:18:04,772 --> 07:18:06,608 cannot be on the table for cuts 10254 07:18:06,608 --> 07:18:07,776 and the reason being is this. 10255 07:18:07,776 --> 07:18:09,644 I represent the deep south. 10256 07:18:09,644 --> 07:18:09,844 I represent all of florida 10257 07:18:09,844 --> 07:18:11,714 city. 10258 07:18:11,714 --> 07:18:13,515 Exit 1 all the way up and when 10259 07:18:13,515 --> 07:18:14,616 I look at the list of bus 10260 07:18:14,616 --> 07:18:16,218 service cuts I saw 4 bus 10261 07:18:16,218 --> 07:18:19,218 numbers, each one of them 10262 07:18:28,980 --> 07:18:29,300 provides real service to people 10263 07:18:29,300 --> 07:18:31,168 who've been left out of the 10264 07:18:31,168 --> 07:18:33,104 equation not just one time, not 10265 07:18:33,104 --> 07:18:34,305 just 2 times but last time I 10266 07:18:34,305 --> 07:18:36,140 checked it seems like every 10267 07:18:36,140 --> 07:18:38,760 time we had it's difficult for 10268 07:18:38,760 --> 07:18:39,244 me to sit here and agree with 10269 07:18:39,244 --> 07:18:41,112 proposed cuts to bus 35. 10270 07:18:41,112 --> 07:18:43,820 Bus 35 is the bus that takes 10271 07:18:43,820 --> 07:18:46,185 workers out of florida city and 10272 07:18:46,185 --> 07:18:48,154 takes them to the target on 216 10273 07:18:48,154 --> 07:18:52,354 where they can get on the bart, 10274 07:18:53,127 --> 07:18:54,294 transfer to the metrorail, 10275 07:18:54,294 --> 07:18:56,229 transfer to the net over and 10276 07:18:56,229 --> 07:18:59,829 take another bus to the beach 10277 07:18:59,900 --> 07:19:01,340 to provide services to those 10278 07:19:01,340 --> 07:19:03,370 who utilize our hotels. 10279 07:19:03,370 --> 07:19:04,906 These people are not leaving 10280 07:19:04,906 --> 07:19:06,909 their homes at 6:00 A.M.. These 10281 07:19:06,909 --> 07:19:08,177 people are leaving at 4:00 A.M. 10282 07:19:08,177 --> 07:19:09,277 Because if you live in the 10283 07:19:09,277 --> 07:19:12,277 south to leave your home 10284 07:19:14,951 --> 07:19:16,788 anytime after 6:00 A.M. You're 10285 07:19:16,788 --> 07:19:17,921 dead on arrival, it's 10286 07:19:17,921 --> 07:19:19,890 impossible for you to get 10287 07:19:19,890 --> 07:19:22,660 through traffic past 6:00 A.M.. 10288 07:19:22,660 --> 07:19:26,130 Then I saw 287, 287 is a bus 10289 07:19:26,130 --> 07:19:27,398 that runs east and west. 10290 07:19:27,398 --> 07:19:30,998 It runs east and west because 10291 07:19:32,710 --> 07:19:34,973 it runs up and down. 10292 07:19:34,973 --> 07:19:36,976 And 152 for those of you who 10293 07:19:36,976 --> 07:19:39,976 know connects country walked to 10294 07:19:41,147 --> 07:19:42,490 the bart and why is that 10295 07:19:42,490 --> 07:19:44,490 important? 10296 07:19:45,518 --> 07:19:47,518 Because 287 takes richmond 10297 07:19:53,270 --> 07:19:54,962 heights workers, bus drivers to 10298 07:19:54,962 --> 07:19:56,832 give them opportunities to tap 10299 07:19:56,832 --> 07:19:58,834 into the vein of our 10300 07:19:58,834 --> 07:19:59,340 transportation system with the 10301 07:19:59,340 --> 07:20:00,902 bart. 10302 07:20:00,902 --> 07:20:01,690 And there was another one, bus 10303 07:20:01,690 --> 07:20:03,690 52. 10304 07:20:05,408 --> 07:20:10,208 How is it bus 52 can be on this 10305 07:20:10,880 --> 07:20:12,883 list when bus 52 runs down the 10306 07:20:12,883 --> 07:20:14,510 vein of not just goose but it 10307 07:20:14,510 --> 07:20:16,190 touches perrine, not only 10308 07:20:16,190 --> 07:20:19,190 perrine but south miami heights 10309 07:20:20,124 --> 07:20:22,227 not only south miami heights at 10310 07:20:22,227 --> 07:20:23,996 the outer shores of cutler bay. 10311 07:20:23,996 --> 07:20:25,197 Let's be clear, to cut the 10312 07:20:25,197 --> 07:20:29,397 services on bus 52 is to say to 10313 07:20:36,977 --> 07:20:38,979 a working community we don't 10314 07:20:38,979 --> 07:20:39,146 see you and we don't recognize 10315 07:20:39,146 --> 07:20:40,981 you. 10316 07:20:40,981 --> 07:20:42,116 Some of which I would actually 10317 07:20:42,116 --> 07:20:44,510 disagree with you and the 10318 07:20:44,510 --> 07:20:45,186 cutting of the services for bus 10319 07:20:45,186 --> 07:20:47,189 52 but here's the thing I 10320 07:20:47,189 --> 07:20:49,589 believe really sets everything 10321 07:20:55,130 --> 07:20:56,398 in motion. 10322 07:20:56,398 --> 07:20:58,301 Bus 152, bus 152 also touches 10323 07:20:58,301 --> 07:21:00,203 zoo miami on the weekends. 10324 07:21:00,203 --> 07:21:02,139 That's a bus that also runs 10325 07:21:02,139 --> 07:21:02,472 east and west, it also touches 10326 07:21:02,472 --> 07:21:04,308 country walk. 10327 07:21:04,308 --> 07:21:08,508 When you put all those bus cuts 10328 07:21:08,879 --> 07:21:10,114 together, you just alienated 10329 07:21:10,114 --> 07:21:12,514 approximately 95% of the people 10330 07:21:14,986 --> 07:21:16,187 in district 9 who take the bus 10331 07:21:16,187 --> 07:21:17,923 to provide a quality of life 10332 07:21:17,923 --> 07:21:19,158 for their families. 10333 07:21:19,158 --> 07:21:22,280 That's what it means in terms 10334 07:21:22,280 --> 07:21:23,996 of reality. 10335 07:21:23,996 --> 07:21:25,898 Taken apart, this simply looks 10336 07:21:25,898 --> 07:21:29,498 like you're cutting back two or 10337 07:21:30,770 --> 07:21:32,807 three hours per bus per round 10338 07:21:32,807 --> 07:21:34,808 but collectively when you put 10339 07:21:34,808 --> 07:21:36,678 them altogether it seems like a 10340 07:21:36,678 --> 07:21:37,946 direct attack on the great 10341 07:21:37,946 --> 07:21:40,946 people of south dade, something 10342 07:21:50,125 --> 07:21:52,620 I will not stand for the reason 10343 07:21:52,620 --> 07:21:53,997 I won't stand for it is because 10344 07:21:53,997 --> 07:21:55,898 these are the same people who I 10345 07:21:55,898 --> 07:21:57,901 interact with on a daily basis, 10346 07:21:57,901 --> 07:21:59,903 people I've represented since I 10347 07:21:59,903 --> 07:22:01,873 was in the legislature, people 10348 07:22:01,873 --> 07:22:03,107 I've represented since I was a 10349 07:22:03,107 --> 07:22:04,876 minority leader and some of the 10350 07:22:04,876 --> 07:22:07,876 people who were victims of 10351 07:22:11,884 --> 07:22:12,184 crime when I serve as a 10352 07:22:12,184 --> 07:22:14,530 prosecutor. 10353 07:22:14,530 --> 07:22:16,210 So MR. CHAIRMAN I look forward 10354 07:22:16,210 --> 07:22:18,570 to the discussion and debate, 10355 07:22:18,570 --> 07:22:20,590 the presentations of motions, 10356 07:22:20,590 --> 07:22:21,895 the appreciation of what the 10357 07:22:21,895 --> 07:22:23,897 mayor's office has done and 10358 07:22:23,897 --> 07:22:25,132 what our great men and women in 10359 07:22:25,132 --> 07:22:27,680 uniform do and the great people 10360 07:22:27,680 --> 07:22:28,903 who provide essential hearts to 10361 07:22:28,903 --> 07:22:30,104 the great people in our 10362 07:22:30,104 --> 07:22:32,700 community who need help but I 10363 07:22:32,700 --> 07:22:33,174 don't want us to leave this 10364 07:22:33,174 --> 07:22:35,110 meeting, we're not leaving in 10365 07:22:35,110 --> 07:22:37,113 the evening, this morning, I 10366 07:22:37,113 --> 07:22:39,140 don't want people to leave this 10367 07:22:39,140 --> 07:22:40,916 morning and not appreciate that 10368 07:22:40,916 --> 07:22:42,919 at the end of the day public 10369 07:22:42,919 --> 07:22:44,921 safety has many many tentacles. 10370 07:22:44,921 --> 07:22:46,188 They all include police, parks, 10371 07:22:46,188 --> 07:22:48,580 people and the public servants 10372 07:22:48,580 --> 07:22:49,993 so thank you MR. CHAIRMAN, 10373 07:22:49,993 --> 07:22:51,127 thank you to my colleagues and 10374 07:22:51,127 --> 07:22:52,897 let's get going with those 10375 07:22:52,897 --> 07:22:54,899 motions because I am very 10376 07:22:54,899 --> 07:22:56,901 interested in making sure at 10377 07:22:56,901 --> 07:22:58,903 least we have an opportunity to 10378 07:22:58,903 --> 07:23:00,171 discuss those because your 10379 07:23:00,171 --> 07:23:02,410 emotions will do what I believe 10380 07:23:02,410 --> 07:23:03,942 to be true and that is to give 10381 07:23:03,942 --> 07:23:05,143 strength and power to the 10382 07:23:05,143 --> 07:23:06,780 voices we heard earlier today 10383 07:23:06,780 --> 07:23:06,979 from the well. 10384 07:23:06,979 --> 07:23:08,979 Thank you. 10385 07:23:09,114 --> 07:23:11,830 >>chair: thank you colleagues 10386 07:23:11,830 --> 07:23:12,985 for your effusive and thorough 10387 07:23:12,985 --> 07:23:13,219 remarks, to each and every one 10388 07:23:13,219 --> 07:23:15,870 of you. 10389 07:23:15,870 --> 07:23:16,880 I do think in this is something 10390 07:23:16,880 --> 07:23:18,230 I did last year. 10391 07:23:18,230 --> 07:23:21,494 We did last year and it worked 10392 07:23:21,494 --> 07:23:25,694 out well and be not just asked 10393 07:23:25,864 --> 07:23:27,866 and I remember saying this last 10394 07:23:27,866 --> 07:23:30,866 year and I know commissioner 10395 07:23:33,390 --> 07:23:35,700 regalado said it as well, she 10396 07:23:35,700 --> 07:23:36,909 did it this year is we can't 10397 07:23:36,909 --> 07:23:38,110 just asked for money from the 10398 07:23:38,110 --> 07:23:38,343 administration but we have to 10399 07:23:38,343 --> 07:23:39,978 find it. 10400 07:23:39,978 --> 07:23:41,915 Nd I'm a believer in 10401 07:23:41,915 --> 07:23:44,315 that so I recognize 10402 07:23:47,420 --> 07:23:49,388 commissioner regalado has done. 10403 07:23:49,388 --> 07:23:51,391 I will probably support a lot 10404 07:23:51,391 --> 07:23:53,326 of those motions if I have the 10405 07:23:53,326 --> 07:23:55,726 information of what those 10406 07:23:56,829 --> 07:23:58,765 repercussions would be. 10407 07:23:58,765 --> 07:24:00,330 I will be supporting those 10408 07:24:00,330 --> 07:24:02,769 motions tonight because I need 10409 07:24:02,769 --> 07:24:03,904 the information on unintended 10410 07:24:03,904 --> 07:24:05,839 consequences, some of the 10411 07:24:05,839 --> 07:24:07,400 numbers aren't accurate, for 10412 07:24:07,400 --> 07:24:08,875 example the red speed money, is 10413 07:24:08,875 --> 07:24:10,778 not the numbers that were 10414 07:24:10,778 --> 07:24:11,779 projected, we are at a fraction 10415 07:24:11,779 --> 07:24:12,946 of that. 10416 07:24:12,946 --> 07:24:14,848 Projection for this year will 10417 07:24:14,848 --> 07:24:16,783 be maybe 4 million, four and a 10418 07:24:16,783 --> 07:24:17,170 half-million that comes to the 10419 07:24:17,170 --> 07:24:18,752 county. 10420 07:24:18,752 --> 07:24:21,689 Whereas it was projected much 10421 07:24:21,689 --> 07:24:22,857 much more in a 52, $53 million 10422 07:24:22,857 --> 07:24:24,580 deficit with the sheriff, 10423 07:24:24,580 --> 07:24:28,258 that's a drop in the bucket so 10424 07:24:30,130 --> 07:24:31,299 the numbers are not what was 10425 07:24:31,299 --> 07:24:33,267 predicted to raise from that 10426 07:24:33,267 --> 07:24:34,268 program is and what is coming 10427 07:24:34,268 --> 07:24:36,268 in, real numbers. 10428 07:24:39,306 --> 07:24:41,242 And then so on and so forth, if 10429 07:24:41,242 --> 07:24:43,144 we talk about the metro mover 10430 07:24:43,144 --> 07:24:44,679 and we're going to charge for 10431 07:24:44,679 --> 07:24:46,147 that you said you have a motion 10432 07:24:46,147 --> 07:24:48,115 for the natural mover. 10433 07:24:48,115 --> 07:24:50,115 >>commissioner regalado: I'm 10434 07:24:51,586 --> 07:24:53,655 passing them all out. 10435 07:24:53,655 --> 07:24:55,557 >>chair: there's things we need 10436 07:24:55,557 --> 07:24:56,725 to study before we vote on 10437 07:24:56,725 --> 07:24:58,660 these things but I could get 10438 07:24:58,660 --> 07:25:00,561 behind them a little, we just 10439 07:25:00,561 --> 07:25:01,797 need all information but I'm 10440 07:25:01,797 --> 07:25:03,665 not there without working with 10441 07:25:03,665 --> 07:25:05,534 the administration but with 10442 07:25:05,534 --> 07:25:08,534 that MADAM Attorney could you 10443 07:25:13,475 --> 07:25:15,377 read the first item. 10444 07:25:15,377 --> 07:25:17,379 >> yes MR. Chair, we are on 10445 07:25:17,379 --> 07:25:18,513 item a, ordinance adopting and 10446 07:25:18,513 --> 07:25:20,382 ratifying millage for the 10447 07:25:20,382 --> 07:25:22,382 countywide general fund 10448 07:25:22,551 --> 07:25:23,819 operating budget for the fiscal 10449 07:25:23,819 --> 07:25:25,721 year commencing OCTOBER 1, 2026 10450 07:25:25,721 --> 07:25:28,121 and then SEPTEMBER 30, 2027 and 10451 07:25:28,524 --> 07:25:31,524 budget director as a statement. 10452 07:25:33,396 --> 07:25:35,796 >>chair: you are recognized. 10453 07:25:40,402 --> 07:25:42,402 >> good morning. 10454 07:25:42,405 --> 07:25:44,405 The proposed countywide 10455 07:25:47,760 --> 07:25:48,310 operating millage is 4.754 10456 07:25:48,310 --> 07:25:50,790 mills, 5.63% above the rollback 10457 07:25:50,790 --> 07:25:52,790 rate of 4.3301, proposed 10458 07:25:56,653 --> 07:25:58,521 millage rate generates revenue 10459 07:25:58,521 --> 07:26:00,523 to support services and 10460 07:26:00,523 --> 07:26:02,526 programs provided by miami-dade 10461 07:26:02,526 --> 07:26:03,593 county and constitutional 10462 07:26:03,593 --> 07:26:04,661 offices included in the 10463 07:26:04,661 --> 07:26:06,530 proposed budget. 10464 07:26:06,530 --> 07:26:07,964 >>chair: I will entertain a 10465 07:26:07,964 --> 07:26:09,132 motion on item a, moved by 10466 07:26:09,132 --> 07:26:10,667 commissioner cohen higgins, 10467 07:26:10,667 --> 07:26:13,670 seconded by vice chair. 10468 07:26:16,573 --> 07:26:17,874 Clerk please call the roll. 10469 07:26:17,874 --> 07:26:19,743 >>commissioner gilbert: what 10470 07:26:19,743 --> 07:26:21,512 comes out of this budget? 10471 07:26:21,512 --> 07:26:23,981 I just wanted to make sure. 10472 07:26:23,981 --> 07:26:26,981 >>chair: please call the roll. 10473 07:26:27,184 --> 07:26:29,184 >>commissioner bastien: 10474 07:26:29,453 --> 07:26:31,422 >>commissioner bermudez: 10475 07:26:31,422 --> 07:26:31,589 >>commissioner cohen higgins: 10476 07:26:31,589 --> 07:26:33,589 for. 10477 07:26:33,791 --> 07:26:35,791 >>senator garcia: 10478 07:26:42,167 --> 07:26:44,167 >>commissioner gilbert: no. 10479 07:26:45,136 --> 07:26:47,136 >>commissioner gonzalez: no. 10480 07:26:47,438 --> 07:26:49,438 >>commissioner hardemon: 10481 07:26:49,607 --> 07:26:51,607 >>commissioner lopez: yes. 10482 07:26:52,777 --> 07:26:54,777 >>commissioner milian orbis: 10483 07:26:56,214 --> 07:26:58,490 >>commissioner regalado: yes. 10484 07:26:58,490 --> 07:27:00,490 >>commissioner steinberg: 10485 07:27:00,685 --> 07:27:03,850 >>vice chair mcghee: no. 10486 07:27:04,689 --> 07:27:07,890 >>chair: I vote yes. 10487 07:27:15,701 --> 07:27:17,701 >> motion passes 9 to 4. 10488 07:27:17,702 --> 07:27:19,671 >>chair: read the next item. 10489 07:27:19,671 --> 07:27:21,673 >> item b approves and ratifies 10490 07:27:21,673 --> 07:27:23,675 millage for countywide bounded 10491 07:27:23,675 --> 07:27:24,810 debt service for fiscal year 10492 07:27:24,810 --> 07:27:26,678 commencing OCTOBER 1, 2026 10493 07:27:26,678 --> 07:27:27,746 ending SEPTEMBER 30 27 and 10494 07:27:27,746 --> 07:27:28,130 budget director has a 10495 07:27:28,130 --> 07:27:29,815 statement. 10496 07:27:29,815 --> 07:27:31,815 >> proposed countywide debt 10497 07:27:31,817 --> 07:27:34,217 service millage is 3.937 mills, 10498 07:27:37,122 --> 07:27:38,957 .3042 mills for countywide 10499 07:27:38,957 --> 07:27:40,159 service including building 10500 07:27:40,159 --> 07:27:42,280 better communities bond program 10501 07:27:42,280 --> 07:27:43,930 and safe neighborhoods parks 10502 07:27:43,930 --> 07:27:45,980 program and.0859 mills for the 10503 07:27:45,980 --> 07:27:46,933 public health trust building 10504 07:27:46,933 --> 07:27:48,100 bond program. 10505 07:27:48,100 --> 07:27:50,690 >>chair: we have a motion to 10506 07:27:50,690 --> 07:27:52,939 entertain at this time, second 10507 07:27:52,939 --> 07:27:54,140 by commissioner bastien, any 10508 07:27:54,140 --> 07:27:55,942 amendments or discussion, 10509 07:27:55,942 --> 07:27:56,943 seeing none clerk called a 10510 07:27:56,943 --> 07:27:58,943 role. 10511 07:27:58,945 --> 07:28:00,213 >>commissioner bermudez: 10512 07:28:00,213 --> 07:28:00,379 >>commissioner cohen higgins: 10513 07:28:00,379 --> 07:28:02,379 for. 10514 07:28:02,949 --> 07:28:04,949 >>senator garcia: 10515 07:28:05,952 --> 07:28:07,952 >>commissioner gilbert: yes. 10516 07:28:07,954 --> 07:28:09,923 >>commissioner gonzalez: no. 10517 07:28:09,923 --> 07:28:11,923 >>commissioner hardemon: 10518 07:28:11,959 --> 07:28:13,927 >>commissioner lopez: yes. 10519 07:28:13,927 --> 07:28:15,927 >>commissioner milian orbis: 10520 07:28:15,930 --> 07:28:17,930 >>commissioner regalado: 10521 07:28:17,931 --> 07:28:19,990 >>commissioner steinberg: 10522 07:28:19,990 --> 07:28:21,100 >>commissioner bastien: 10523 07:28:21,100 --> 07:28:23,401 >>vice chair mcghee: yes. 10524 07:28:24,237 --> 07:28:26,637 >>chair: I vote yes. 10525 07:28:31,112 --> 07:28:32,346 >> motion passes 12 one. 10526 07:28:32,346 --> 07:28:34,249 >>chair: read the next item, 10527 07:28:34,249 --> 07:28:37,849 some of my colleagues MAY have 10528 07:28:42,156 --> 07:28:44,125 to bifurcate this item, item c. 10529 07:28:44,125 --> 07:28:45,326 >> ordinance adopting the 10530 07:28:45,326 --> 07:28:47,361 countywide general fund budget 10531 07:28:47,361 --> 07:28:49,163 for fiscal year commencing 10532 07:28:49,163 --> 07:28:50,297 OCTOBER 1, 2026 ending 10533 07:28:50,297 --> 07:28:52,133 SEPTEMBER 30, 2027, this item 10534 07:28:52,133 --> 07:28:54,135 will need to be approved as 10535 07:28:54,135 --> 07:28:55,270 amended to incorporate the 10536 07:28:55,270 --> 07:28:57,270 mayor's memorandum dating 10537 07:29:02,210 --> 07:29:04,210 SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 titled 10538 07:29:04,212 --> 07:29:05,347 information for first budget 10539 07:29:05,347 --> 07:29:07,347 hearing fiscal year 2026 27 10540 07:29:07,415 --> 07:29:09,183 proposed budget, I understand 10541 07:29:09,183 --> 07:29:10,385 you will take up various 10542 07:29:10,385 --> 07:29:12,221 motions later but for now we 10543 07:29:12,221 --> 07:29:13,388 need to bifurcate for some 10544 07:29:13,388 --> 07:29:15,190 potential conflicts. 10545 07:29:15,190 --> 07:29:16,359 Both senator garcia and 10546 07:29:16,359 --> 07:29:18,426 commissioner mcghee will need 10547 07:29:18,426 --> 07:29:20,361 to bifurcate, I believe it's 10548 07:29:20,361 --> 07:29:23,361 the non-legacy portion of the 10549 07:29:23,398 --> 07:29:25,400 attachment to the first changes 10550 07:29:25,400 --> 07:29:27,800 memo, the non-legacy cbo 10551 07:29:28,636 --> 07:29:30,638 portion so senator garcia and 10552 07:29:30,638 --> 07:29:33,638 commissioner mcghee each have a 10553 07:29:38,780 --> 07:29:40,750 statement to be. 10554 07:29:40,750 --> 07:29:42,718 >>senator garcia: I MAY have a 10555 07:29:42,718 --> 07:29:44,720 conflict of interest regarding 10556 07:29:44,720 --> 07:29:47,720 allegations of finding for the 10557 07:29:50,794 --> 07:29:52,762 nonprofit legacy cbo and it 10558 07:29:52,762 --> 07:29:54,664 should include attachment c of 10559 07:29:54,664 --> 07:29:55,798 the mayor's memorandum dated 10560 07:29:55,798 --> 07:29:57,667 SEPTEMBER 30, I sit on the 10561 07:29:57,667 --> 07:29:59,669 board of directors of the 10562 07:29:59,669 --> 07:30:00,904 behavioral health network a 10563 07:30:00,904 --> 07:30:02,672 not-for-profit organization 10564 07:30:02,672 --> 07:30:04,674 that is a beneficiary of 10565 07:30:04,674 --> 07:30:05,875 funding and an abundance of 10566 07:30:05,875 --> 07:30:07,844 caution I will abstain and 10567 07:30:07,844 --> 07:30:10,244 remove myself from chambers 10568 07:30:10,679 --> 07:30:12,683 while the matter is considered. 10569 07:30:12,683 --> 07:30:14,684 >>vice chair mcghee: I MAY have 10570 07:30:14,684 --> 07:30:16,686 a potential conflict of 10571 07:30:16,686 --> 07:30:18,421 interest in the initiatives 10572 07:30:18,421 --> 07:30:20,421 including the investment 10573 07:30:20,423 --> 07:30:22,426 memorandum and a nonprofit 10574 07:30:22,426 --> 07:30:23,627 organization and intended 10575 07:30:23,627 --> 07:30:25,529 beneficiary of funding and I 10576 07:30:25,529 --> 07:30:28,529 will be abstaining from voting 10577 07:30:28,965 --> 07:30:30,801 on this matter and will remove 10578 07:30:30,801 --> 07:30:33,801 myself from chambers, same item 10579 07:30:34,104 --> 07:30:36,730 applies to h. 10580 07:30:36,730 --> 07:30:38,750 >>chair: do I need to take a 10581 07:30:38,750 --> 07:30:39,643 voice vote on by forgetting the 10582 07:30:39,643 --> 07:30:40,878 cbo's? 10583 07:30:40,878 --> 07:30:43,878 >> not for this conflict, all 10584 07:30:44,682 --> 07:30:46,150 we need is for commissioner 10585 07:30:46,150 --> 07:30:47,785 mcghee and garcia to step out 10586 07:30:47,785 --> 07:30:51,385 and you can entertain a motion 10587 07:30:52,857 --> 07:30:54,580 to approve. 10588 07:30:54,580 --> 07:30:55,993 >>chair: I will entertain a 10589 07:30:55,993 --> 07:30:57,461 motion to remove the cbo's, 10590 07:30:57,461 --> 07:30:59,396 moved by commissioner regalado, 10591 07:30:59,396 --> 07:31:01,796 second by commissioner lopez, 10592 07:31:02,100 --> 07:31:04,500 voice vote for this? 10593 07:31:08,373 --> 07:31:09,640 Clerk please call the roll. 10594 07:31:09,640 --> 07:31:09,807 >>commissioner cohen higgins: 10595 07:31:09,807 --> 07:31:11,807 for. 10596 07:31:12,377 --> 07:31:14,377 >>commissioner gilbert: 10597 07:31:15,380 --> 07:31:17,150 >>commissioner gonzalez: no. 10598 07:31:17,150 --> 07:31:19,150 >>commissioner hardemon: 10599 07:31:19,984 --> 07:31:21,984 >>commissioner lopez: yes. 10600 07:31:21,987 --> 07:31:23,987 >>commissioner milian orbis: 10601 07:31:24,990 --> 07:31:26,990 >>commissioner regalado: yes. 10602 07:31:27,250 --> 07:31:29,250 >>commissioner steinberg: 10603 07:31:29,794 --> 07:31:31,794 >>commissioner bastien: 10604 07:31:32,397 --> 07:31:34,397 >>commissioner bermudez: 10605 07:31:36,702 --> 07:31:39,102 >>chair: I vote yes. 10606 07:31:40,907 --> 07:31:42,800 >> motion passes 8 to 3. 10607 07:31:42,800 --> 07:31:44,477 >>chair: can I have my 10608 07:31:44,477 --> 07:31:45,578 colleagues come back in? 10609 07:31:45,578 --> 07:31:47,978 All right, any other 10610 07:31:48,214 --> 07:31:50,614 bifurcations for item c? 10611 07:31:53,386 --> 07:31:55,786 We have another bifurcation? 10612 07:31:56,389 --> 07:31:57,390 On item c, any other 10613 07:31:57,390 --> 07:31:59,390 bifurcations? 10614 07:31:59,392 --> 07:32:01,792 >>commissioner regalado: I am 10615 07:32:04,864 --> 07:32:06,833 bifurcating h. 10616 07:32:06,833 --> 07:32:09,233 >>chair: motion for the 10617 07:32:11,939 --> 07:32:13,740 remainder of item c collects a 10618 07:32:13,740 --> 07:32:14,941 number of the motions your 10619 07:32:14,941 --> 07:32:17,941 colleagues wish to make would 10620 07:32:18,778 --> 07:32:21,778 be applicable to this item. 10621 07:32:24,518 --> 07:32:28,118 So for example, the ones that 10622 07:32:33,160 --> 07:32:35,129 were mentioned in the dais by 10623 07:32:35,129 --> 07:32:36,230 commissioner regalado that 10624 07:32:36,230 --> 07:32:38,131 relate to transit would 10625 07:32:38,131 --> 07:32:39,266 potentially impact item c. It 10626 07:32:39,266 --> 07:32:41,135 would be in light of the 10627 07:32:41,135 --> 07:32:42,270 breadth and scope it would be 10628 07:32:42,270 --> 07:32:44,204 beneficial to have all the 10629 07:32:44,204 --> 07:32:45,139 motions done for each of the 10630 07:32:45,139 --> 07:32:46,340 budget items. 10631 07:32:46,340 --> 07:32:48,308 This would be an appropriate 10632 07:32:48,308 --> 07:32:49,576 time to start going through. 10633 07:32:49,576 --> 07:32:51,312 >>commissioner regalado: they 10634 07:32:51,312 --> 07:32:52,847 are passing it out. 10635 07:32:52,847 --> 07:32:54,315 >>chair: is the attorney going 10636 07:32:54,315 --> 07:32:56,315 to read them? 10637 07:32:56,317 --> 07:32:57,518 >>commissioner regalado: we did 10638 07:32:57,518 --> 07:33:00,688 them all in writing so everyone 10639 07:33:00,688 --> 07:33:02,688 could read them. 10640 07:33:02,690 --> 07:33:05,690 >>chair: they can stay because 10641 07:33:08,896 --> 07:33:10,300 we've already voted on the cbo. 10642 07:33:10,300 --> 07:33:12,300 >>commissioner regalado: 10643 07:33:12,867 --> 07:33:13,769 they've printed them out for 10644 07:33:13,769 --> 07:33:15,737 everyone. 10645 07:33:15,737 --> 07:33:18,737 >> does the attorney have been 10646 07:33:20,474 --> 07:33:22,444 so they can start reading them. 10647 07:33:22,444 --> 07:33:26,644 >> would you like for us to do 10648 07:33:30,652 --> 07:33:32,652 that? 10649 07:33:32,655 --> 07:33:34,655 >>commissioner regalado: start 10650 07:33:34,689 --> 07:33:38,289 with the transit ones and start 10651 07:33:39,127 --> 07:33:41,127 bringing them out. 10652 07:33:41,230 --> 07:33:43,132 >> first transit related item 10653 07:33:43,132 --> 07:33:44,300 would be cnh, commissioner 10654 07:33:44,300 --> 07:33:46,268 regalado moves to amend the 10655 07:33:46,268 --> 07:33:48,170 2026 budget to reduce funding 10656 07:33:48,170 --> 07:33:50,570 allocated for metro connect 10657 07:33:53,810 --> 07:33:55,811 from 4.5 million to a million, 10658 07:33:55,811 --> 07:33:58,647 direct county mayor or designee 10659 07:33:58,647 --> 07:33:59,748 to negotiate and execute a 10660 07:33:59,748 --> 07:34:01,684 modification of the metro 10661 07:34:01,684 --> 07:34:04,120 connect contract to provide a 10662 07:34:04,120 --> 07:34:05,955 $3.75 credit for passengers up 10663 07:34:05,955 --> 07:34:07,122 to $1 million total for the 10664 07:34:07,122 --> 07:34:08,991 fiscal year and allocate the 10665 07:34:08,991 --> 07:34:10,927 3.5 million resulting from 10666 07:34:10,927 --> 07:34:12,195 reduced allocation to metro 10667 07:34:12,195 --> 07:34:14,970 connect to the restoration of 10668 07:34:14,970 --> 07:34:17,970 the early morning bus services 10669 07:34:21,271 --> 07:34:22,572 prior to 559. 10670 07:34:22,572 --> 07:34:24,407 >>commissioner regalado: they 10671 07:34:24,407 --> 07:34:24,741 are bringing it, I will give 10672 07:34:24,741 --> 07:34:25,542 them a second. 10673 07:34:25,542 --> 07:34:27,443 F we can have 10674 07:34:27,443 --> 07:34:29,379 the director come up I did talk 10675 07:34:29,379 --> 07:34:30,346 to her about this so we could 10676 07:34:30,346 --> 07:34:32,282 talk about it. 10677 07:34:32,282 --> 07:34:33,450 The contract has a 30 day 10678 07:34:33,450 --> 07:34:35,319 termination but we can also 10679 07:34:35,319 --> 07:34:36,520 negotiate this portion of it. 10680 07:34:36,520 --> 07:34:39,122 He director was on the board 10681 07:34:39,122 --> 07:34:40,992 when we did this at tri-rail so 10682 07:34:40,992 --> 07:34:42,793 she is well versed on how we 10683 07:34:42,793 --> 07:34:44,793 flip this switch. 10684 07:34:48,298 --> 07:34:50,300 So it's a credit. 10685 07:34:50,300 --> 07:34:51,502 We put in $1 million and 10686 07:34:51,502 --> 07:34:53,902 everyone gets $3.75 credit and 10687 07:34:54,338 --> 07:34:56,273 then they pay the rest on the 10688 07:34:56,273 --> 07:34:59,873 right so if you can explain 10689 07:35:03,147 --> 07:35:05,820 what the idea would be. 10690 07:35:05,820 --> 07:35:06,283 >> if I can through the chair. 10691 07:35:06,283 --> 07:35:08,152 While I was on the board while 10692 07:35:08,152 --> 07:35:11,752 we made those decisions, I do 10693 07:35:28,237 --> 07:35:30,172 not recall and I apologize for 10694 07:35:30,172 --> 07:35:32,700 this, it was several years ago 10695 07:35:32,700 --> 07:35:33,241 I do not recall the contract 10696 07:35:33,241 --> 07:35:35,177 that we had in place when we 10697 07:35:35,177 --> 07:35:36,780 were I think working with tmc 10698 07:35:36,780 --> 07:35:37,980 at the time. 10699 07:35:37,980 --> 07:35:39,214 and that's a very different 10700 07:35:39,214 --> 07:35:40,982 scenario working with atn see 10701 07:35:40,982 --> 07:35:41,983 in the contract we have 10702 07:35:41,983 --> 07:35:43,218 currently today. 10703 07:35:43,218 --> 07:35:45,186 The contract we have today is 10704 07:35:45,186 --> 07:35:47,880 we pay on an hourly basis, not 10705 07:35:47,880 --> 07:35:51,888 on a per ride basis so we would 10706 07:35:55,196 --> 07:35:56,430 need to have a negotiation 10707 07:35:56,430 --> 07:35:58,298 opportunity and to discuss with 10708 07:35:58,298 --> 07:36:00,200 our existing contractor to 10709 07:36:00,200 --> 07:36:01,401 determine viability of moving 10710 07:36:01,401 --> 07:36:03,403 in that direction and we also 10711 07:36:03,403 --> 07:36:05,405 want to make sure we understand 10712 07:36:05,405 --> 07:36:07,207 the current contract expires in 10713 07:36:07,207 --> 07:36:08,408 JANUARY 2028 so we have a 10714 07:36:08,408 --> 07:36:10,376 little over a year associated 10715 07:36:10,376 --> 07:36:12,211 with that contract but we would 10716 07:36:12,211 --> 07:36:14,213 need to sit down with our 10717 07:36:14,213 --> 07:36:15,514 contractor and determine the 10718 07:36:15,514 --> 07:36:17,349 viability of moving from the 10719 07:36:17,349 --> 07:36:18,217 current scenario to a subsidy 10720 07:36:18,217 --> 07:36:19,418 scenario. 10721 07:36:19,418 --> 07:36:21,386 While I was at sf rta that was 10722 07:36:21,386 --> 07:36:23,222 with tmc's and those were paid 10723 07:36:23,222 --> 07:36:24,389 on a per trip basis, not an 10724 07:36:24,389 --> 07:36:25,390 hourly basis so a slightly 10725 07:36:25,390 --> 07:36:27,325 different scenario. 10726 07:36:27,325 --> 07:36:29,194 >> that's why the item says to 10727 07:36:29,194 --> 07:36:30,462 negotiate the modification 10728 07:36:30,462 --> 07:36:32,296 which we can't, we could modify 10729 07:36:32,296 --> 07:36:34,198 the agreement for the flip. 10730 07:36:34,198 --> 07:36:35,199 >> we just have to sit down 10731 07:36:35,199 --> 07:36:37,199 with them. 10732 07:36:37,201 --> 07:36:39,201 >>chair: senator garcia. 10733 07:36:39,203 --> 07:36:40,371 >>senator garcia: first of all 10734 07:36:40,371 --> 07:36:42,273 commissioner trends 12 I can 10735 07:36:42,273 --> 07:36:43,474 support most of these but I'm 10736 07:36:43,474 --> 07:36:46,474 just getting these right now 10737 07:36:47,811 --> 07:36:49,713 and honestly it's 12:30. 10738 07:36:49,713 --> 07:36:50,880 Is there anything that 10739 07:36:50,880 --> 07:36:52,715 precludes us voting on these 10740 07:36:52,715 --> 07:36:53,850 amendments for the next budget 10741 07:36:53,850 --> 07:36:55,718 hearing and see if we can 10742 07:36:55,718 --> 07:36:57,754 analyze this and the cost 10743 07:36:57,754 --> 07:36:59,655 associated with these? 10744 07:36:59,655 --> 07:37:03,855 I get it, I understand the work 10745 07:37:06,328 --> 07:37:08,130 you put into these but I wish 10746 07:37:08,130 --> 07:37:09,331 we would have gotten these a 10747 07:37:09,331 --> 07:37:11,199 little earlier so we could at 10748 07:37:11,199 --> 07:37:12,400 least have gone back with my 10749 07:37:12,400 --> 07:37:14,135 staff and gone through some of 10750 07:37:14,135 --> 07:37:15,236 the issues with them. 10751 07:37:15,236 --> 07:37:17,138 I honestly don't feel 10752 07:37:17,138 --> 07:37:19,538 comfortable voting on these 10753 07:37:19,841 --> 07:37:21,841 right now. 10754 07:37:21,842 --> 07:37:23,842 >>commissioner regalado: MR. 10755 07:37:23,911 --> 07:37:25,813 Chair, commissioner, the issue 10756 07:37:25,813 --> 07:37:26,800 is we didn't meet on the budget 10757 07:37:26,800 --> 07:37:28,800 until now. 10758 07:37:28,849 --> 07:37:30,784 I drafted them. 10759 07:37:30,784 --> 07:37:31,985 >>chair: didn't come up with 10760 07:37:31,985 --> 07:37:34,788 this on a win, your staff could 10761 07:37:34,788 --> 07:37:37,788 have printed these hours ago. 10762 07:37:50,202 --> 07:37:52,170 >>commissioner regalado: I've 10763 07:37:52,170 --> 07:37:54,106 met with staff and we've been 10764 07:37:54,106 --> 07:37:55,340 working through it but that 10765 07:37:55,340 --> 07:37:57,209 being said if we leave it all 10766 07:37:57,209 --> 07:37:59,110 till the last meeting this 10767 07:37:59,110 --> 07:38:00,311 doesn't solve all the problems 10768 07:38:00,311 --> 07:38:01,279 but it does start allocating 10769 07:38:01,279 --> 07:38:03,181 some of the money. 10770 07:38:03,181 --> 07:38:05,116 If not the amount of money we 10771 07:38:05,116 --> 07:38:06,183 are asking the neighbor to find 10772 07:38:06,183 --> 07:38:07,385 between the police and 10773 07:38:07,385 --> 07:38:09,220 everything else is going to be 10774 07:38:09,220 --> 07:38:09,420 a 10 hour by the time we come 10775 07:38:09,420 --> 07:38:11,222 back. 10776 07:38:11,222 --> 07:38:13,123 I am proposing these two start 10777 07:38:13,123 --> 07:38:14,324 moving the needle and so you 10778 07:38:14,324 --> 07:38:16,426 know MR. Chair the feedback I 10779 07:38:16,426 --> 07:38:18,295 got from staff is there would 10780 07:38:18,295 --> 07:38:20,130 be zero interest in changing 10781 07:38:20,130 --> 07:38:21,331 anything about metro connect 10782 07:38:21,331 --> 07:38:23,266 and I don't think that's true. 10783 07:38:23,266 --> 07:38:25,101 We need to demonstrate to the 10784 07:38:25,101 --> 07:38:26,302 mayor there is an interest in 10785 07:38:26,302 --> 07:38:28,237 making this change and if not 10786 07:38:28,237 --> 07:38:30,206 she will go back to what she's 10787 07:38:30,206 --> 07:38:31,107 proposing before which was the 10788 07:38:31,107 --> 07:38:32,375 5 million. 10789 07:38:32,375 --> 07:38:34,109 >>senator garcia: MR. CHAIRMAN 10790 07:38:34,109 --> 07:38:36,111 I will leave it at this. 10791 07:38:36,111 --> 07:38:38,313 There's good proposals here, I 10792 07:38:38,313 --> 07:38:38,480 will not take that away from 10793 07:38:38,480 --> 07:38:40,115 you. 10794 07:38:40,115 --> 07:38:40,382 I like some of the things that 10795 07:38:40,382 --> 07:38:42,117 are here. 10796 07:38:42,117 --> 07:38:43,284 It's worth having a 10797 07:38:43,284 --> 07:38:45,120 conversation with the folks 10798 07:38:45,120 --> 07:38:46,454 from metro connect. 10799 07:38:46,454 --> 07:38:47,188 it's worth having a 10800 07:38:47,188 --> 07:38:48,389 conversation with the 10801 07:38:48,389 --> 07:38:50,358 department of transportation. 10802 07:38:50,358 --> 07:38:52,360 I MAY have some amendments I 10803 07:38:52,360 --> 07:38:54,262 want to have conversations 10804 07:38:54,262 --> 07:38:56,130 about but I think it's a little 10805 07:38:56,130 --> 07:38:57,364 onerous to ask me and my staff 10806 07:38:57,364 --> 07:38:59,199 to go through all this without 10807 07:38:59,199 --> 07:39:02,799 having being able to vent it 10808 07:39:04,604 --> 07:39:05,872 properly so if you would 10809 07:39:05,872 --> 07:39:07,741 indulge me at least, give us 10810 07:39:07,741 --> 07:39:09,609 the opportunity to go through 10811 07:39:09,609 --> 07:39:11,611 all this I think you will find 10812 07:39:11,611 --> 07:39:12,612 you have more support than you 10813 07:39:12,612 --> 07:39:14,612 think you have. 10814 07:39:14,647 --> 07:39:15,614 >>chair: commissioner cohen 10815 07:39:15,614 --> 07:39:17,614 higgins. 10816 07:39:17,616 --> 07:39:19,616 >>commissioner cohen higgins: 10817 07:39:19,618 --> 07:39:21,620 thank you MR. Chair. Metro 10818 07:39:21,620 --> 07:39:22,688 connect is very important in my 10819 07:39:22,688 --> 07:39:23,822 district and one of my 10820 07:39:23,822 --> 07:39:25,757 municipalities if I'm not 10821 07:39:25,757 --> 07:39:27,459 mistaken reimburses the expense 10822 07:39:27,459 --> 07:39:29,427 at 100%. 10823 07:39:29,427 --> 07:39:30,528 So that's simply one example of 10824 07:39:30,528 --> 07:39:32,497 why I would want to take a 10825 07:39:32,497 --> 07:39:34,365 closer look at this and have a 10826 07:39:34,365 --> 07:39:35,533 conversation with my 10827 07:39:35,533 --> 07:39:37,933 municipality that would be 10828 07:39:39,700 --> 07:39:40,971 heavily impacted, in addition 10829 07:39:40,971 --> 07:39:42,906 to metro connect and whether or 10830 07:39:42,906 --> 07:39:44,107 not they would be able to 10831 07:39:44,107 --> 07:39:44,908 implement the idea before us, 10832 07:39:44,908 --> 07:39:46,142 I.E. 10833 07:39:46,142 --> 07:39:48,440 Affect credit applied that 10834 07:39:48,440 --> 07:39:49,112 looks like and sounds like it 10835 07:39:49,112 --> 07:39:51,810 requires technology. 10836 07:39:51,810 --> 07:39:53,160 I don't know if they have it, 10837 07:39:53,160 --> 07:39:54,840 I'm not knocking the idea but I 10838 07:39:54,840 --> 07:39:56,840 appreciate the ideas. 10839 07:40:06,862 --> 07:40:08,864 I need time to run this by my 10840 07:40:08,864 --> 07:40:10,980 district, my affected 10841 07:40:10,980 --> 07:40:11,967 municipality and metro connect 10842 07:40:11,967 --> 07:40:13,135 to see if they can even 10843 07:40:13,135 --> 07:40:15,360 implement it, have you spoken 10844 07:40:15,360 --> 07:40:17,710 to them to see whether the idea 10845 07:40:17,710 --> 07:40:19,700 of having a credit implemented 10846 07:40:19,700 --> 07:40:20,875 on the front end by each writer 10847 07:40:20,875 --> 07:40:22,109 whether they have the 10848 07:40:22,109 --> 07:40:23,944 technology, have you spoken to 10849 07:40:23,944 --> 07:40:25,879 metro connect, this is to the 10850 07:40:25,879 --> 07:40:26,880 maker of the motion if that's 10851 07:40:26,880 --> 07:40:28,148 okay. 10852 07:40:28,148 --> 07:40:30,500 >>commissioner regalado: I've 10853 07:40:30,500 --> 07:40:31,985 not spoken to metro connect but 10854 07:40:31,985 --> 07:40:33,887 I know the modality they use, 10855 07:40:33,887 --> 07:40:34,988 we've done it with uber, we've 10856 07:40:34,988 --> 07:40:36,923 done it with other people. 10857 07:40:36,923 --> 07:40:38,910 It is not outside the scope of 10858 07:40:38,910 --> 07:40:40,260 the agreement, the agreement 10859 07:40:40,260 --> 07:40:42,280 can be canceled in 30 days but 10860 07:40:42,280 --> 07:40:42,996 that's what it says negotiate 10861 07:40:42,996 --> 07:40:44,863 and modify. 10862 07:40:44,863 --> 07:40:48,834 I have the number of users, I 10863 07:40:48,834 --> 07:40:49,101 went through the numbers with 10864 07:40:49,101 --> 07:40:51,360 everyone. 10865 07:40:51,360 --> 07:40:52,905 It's popular in my district 10866 07:40:52,905 --> 07:40:53,872 also, it's just $5.5 million is 10867 07:40:53,872 --> 07:40:55,730 a lot of money. 10868 07:40:55,730 --> 07:40:58,673 The issue is the subsidy of 10869 07:41:20,664 --> 07:41:22,664 $500 a person. 10870 07:41:22,666 --> 07:41:24,666 >>commissioner cohen higgins: 10871 07:41:24,667 --> 07:41:25,869 considering how popular metro 10872 07:41:25,869 --> 07:41:27,803 connect is making a motion like 10873 07:41:27,803 --> 07:41:29,772 this that has a fiscal impact 10874 07:41:29,772 --> 07:41:31,674 to our community I would want 10875 07:41:31,674 --> 07:41:33,676 to consult with metro connect, 10876 07:41:33,676 --> 07:41:34,910 I want to be assured by them 10877 07:41:34,910 --> 07:41:36,778 they would be able to implement 10878 07:41:36,778 --> 07:41:38,647 the idea being proposed so I am 10879 07:41:38,647 --> 07:41:39,848 not a no forever but I can't 10880 07:41:39,848 --> 07:41:41,750 support it if it's going to be 10881 07:41:41,750 --> 07:41:43,718 made at this time for a final 10882 07:41:43,718 --> 07:41:44,920 vote, it should be adopted in 10883 07:41:44,920 --> 07:41:46,854 the changes memo so we can have 10884 07:41:46,854 --> 07:41:48,656 time to review it between now 10885 07:41:48,656 --> 07:41:49,857 and the final hearing. 10886 07:41:49,857 --> 07:41:51,759 >>mayor cava: through the 10887 07:41:51,759 --> 07:41:53,795 chair, I'd appreciate being 10888 07:41:53,795 --> 07:41:55,663 asked directly as to my opinion 10889 07:41:55,663 --> 07:41:55,963 rather than it being 10890 07:41:55,963 --> 07:41:57,798 represented. 10891 07:41:57,798 --> 07:41:59,667 We are supportive of some of 10892 07:41:59,667 --> 07:42:00,801 these ideas and are grateful to 10893 07:42:00,801 --> 07:42:02,636 the commissioner for her 10894 07:42:02,636 --> 07:42:02,903 creativity putting them 10895 07:42:02,903 --> 07:42:04,671 together. 10896 07:42:04,671 --> 07:42:05,806 There is some misinformation 10897 07:42:05,806 --> 07:42:07,774 for example 0 waste and the 10898 07:42:07,774 --> 07:42:10,643 one-time study there is nothing 10899 07:42:10,643 --> 07:42:10,877 to reallocate or refund through 10900 07:42:10,877 --> 07:42:12,645 billing. 10901 07:42:12,645 --> 07:42:13,846 The city of miami cost was 10902 07:42:13,846 --> 07:42:15,748 115,000, not 350, one time we 10903 07:42:15,748 --> 07:42:17,650 thought it might be that high 10904 07:42:17,650 --> 07:42:18,818 but it turned out not to be, we 10905 07:42:18,818 --> 07:42:20,753 would be willing to submit a 10906 07:42:20,753 --> 07:42:21,820 bill to see if they would pay, 10907 07:42:21,820 --> 07:42:23,655 that would be fine and 10908 07:42:23,655 --> 07:42:24,856 obviously we are at zero hour 10909 07:42:24,856 --> 07:42:26,725 there was going to be garbage 10910 07:42:26,725 --> 07:42:27,659 before we pick up garbage for 10911 07:42:27,659 --> 07:42:28,827 the fan fest. 10912 07:42:28,827 --> 07:42:30,729 We are certainly concerned 10913 07:42:30,729 --> 07:42:32,664 about the plant in hialeah and 10914 07:42:32,664 --> 07:42:33,865 are eager to move forward and 10915 07:42:33,865 --> 07:42:35,800 that's consistent with what we 10916 07:42:35,800 --> 07:42:36,000 were planning to develop in any 10917 07:42:36,000 --> 07:42:37,868 event. 10918 07:42:37,868 --> 07:42:39,737 So those are just a few of the 10919 07:42:39,737 --> 07:42:41,672 things that I do want to say 10920 07:42:41,672 --> 07:42:42,600 folks, we need to increase the 10921 07:42:42,600 --> 07:42:43,641 transit fare. 10922 07:42:43,641 --> 07:42:43,774 That is the bottom line. 10923 07:42:43,774 --> 07:42:45,420 Hese 10924 07:42:45,420 --> 07:42:48,420 other things will help, there 10925 07:42:49,446 --> 07:42:50,613 are other things we can do to 10926 07:42:50,613 --> 07:42:52,482 help but this is a systemic 10927 07:42:52,482 --> 07:42:55,850 problem, it's not going to be 10928 07:42:55,850 --> 07:42:59,222 solved by these items so I want 10929 07:42:59,222 --> 07:43:01,324 to say that as far as transit. 10930 07:43:01,324 --> 07:43:04,324 >>chair: thank you MADAM Mayor. 10931 07:43:05,794 --> 07:43:07,620 What do you want to do? 10932 07:43:07,620 --> 07:43:09,620 >>commissioner regalado: first 10933 07:43:14,200 --> 07:43:15,904 to respond to the mayor on the 10934 07:43:15,904 --> 07:43:17,105 fifa trash I didn't respond so 10935 07:43:17,105 --> 07:43:19,600 if item has trash collection 10936 07:43:19,600 --> 07:43:20,908 insult voices whatever miami 10937 07:43:20,908 --> 07:43:23,111 owes us for fan fest is what we 10938 07:43:23,111 --> 07:43:25,120 want to be paid. 10939 07:43:25,120 --> 07:43:28,612 In terms of metro connect MR. 10940 07:43:28,649 --> 07:43:30,517 Chair if we could have a 10941 07:43:30,517 --> 07:43:34,117 stronghold of hands as to who 10942 07:43:39,580 --> 07:43:40,260 would be interested in flipping 10943 07:43:40,260 --> 07:43:42,328 it because I don't want it to 10944 07:43:42,328 --> 07:43:44,197 go back to the administration 10945 07:43:44,197 --> 07:43:46,650 and we end up with 5.5 because 10946 07:43:46,650 --> 07:43:47,333 one of the things they're 10947 07:43:47,333 --> 07:43:49,201 saying is we are not interested 10948 07:43:49,201 --> 07:43:49,435 in changing metro connect 10949 07:43:49,435 --> 07:43:51,435 period. 10950 07:44:02,614 --> 07:44:03,748 Is that a possibility? 10951 07:44:03,748 --> 07:44:05,717 >>chair: I'm not calling a 10952 07:44:05,717 --> 07:44:07,785 strong vote because there's 10953 07:44:07,785 --> 07:44:08,753 more to it than the possibility 10954 07:44:08,753 --> 07:44:10,655 of an interest. 10955 07:44:10,655 --> 07:44:12,590 What is the replacement of it, 10956 07:44:12,590 --> 07:44:13,824 what are we going to when we 10957 07:44:13,824 --> 07:44:15,726 are taking this away from the 10958 07:44:15,726 --> 07:44:17,694 users because we're making it 10959 07:44:17,694 --> 07:44:19,129 cost prohibitive so when we do 10960 07:44:19,129 --> 07:44:21,598 that you're charging them more. 10961 07:44:21,598 --> 07:44:22,866 >>commissioner regalado: we are 10962 07:44:22,866 --> 07:44:24,701 giving them a credit, what we 10963 07:44:24,701 --> 07:44:26,569 are not paying is for a 20 or 10964 07:44:26,569 --> 07:44:28,571 $30 ride because the whole 10965 07:44:28,571 --> 07:44:29,572 point was to get them to short 10966 07:44:29,572 --> 07:44:30,740 distances. 10967 07:44:30,740 --> 07:44:32,575 >>chair: the writer will pay 10968 07:44:32,575 --> 07:44:33,776 more for the ride so are we 10969 07:44:33,776 --> 07:44:35,744 giving them another bus route, 10970 07:44:35,744 --> 07:44:37,780 a trolley, what are we giving 10971 07:44:37,780 --> 07:44:39,815 them to supplement or subsidize 10972 07:44:39,815 --> 07:44:41,717 that no-cost because what I 10973 07:44:41,717 --> 07:44:43,652 heard is when I wasn't sitting 10974 07:44:43,652 --> 07:44:45,587 here I was listening when I was 10975 07:44:45,587 --> 07:44:47,589 being briefed when I heard more 10976 07:44:47,589 --> 07:44:48,757 than half were talking about 10977 07:44:48,757 --> 07:44:50,658 transit and how high the 10978 07:44:50,658 --> 07:44:53,270 transit cost was already so to 10979 07:44:53,270 --> 07:44:55,290 charge more, yes I agree MADAM 10980 07:44:55,290 --> 07:44:57,640 Mayor you said the transit fee 10981 07:44:57,640 --> 07:44:58,899 MAY need to be increased but 10982 07:44:58,899 --> 07:45:00,834 there needs to be a plan, not 10983 07:45:00,834 --> 07:45:04,434 almost one in the morning plan 10984 07:45:04,638 --> 07:45:05,872 that was given out in the last 10985 07:45:05,872 --> 07:45:07,808 minute to see a straw vote of 10986 07:45:07,808 --> 07:45:09,642 who would agree, of course we 10987 07:45:09,642 --> 07:45:10,844 want to save money and have 10988 07:45:10,844 --> 07:45:12,613 these ideas but we need to do 10989 07:45:12,613 --> 07:45:13,847 it with the right means, it 10990 07:45:13,847 --> 07:45:15,716 could be in the second change 10991 07:45:15,716 --> 07:45:19,316 memo of the mayor when it's 10992 07:45:20,955 --> 07:45:22,256 done the right way. 10993 07:45:22,256 --> 07:45:24,124 >>commissioner regalado: can we 10994 07:45:24,124 --> 07:45:26,930 at least agree we have the same 10995 07:45:26,930 --> 07:45:27,962 level of subsidy because that's 10996 07:45:27,962 --> 07:45:29,196 why I gave the numbers, the 10997 07:45:29,196 --> 07:45:31,132 subsidy per user metro connect 10998 07:45:31,132 --> 07:45:33,100 is $500 a year we had a lot of 10999 07:45:33,100 --> 07:45:34,969 love subsidy for the bus riders 11000 07:45:34,969 --> 07:45:36,237 at 5:00 A.M. Is $113 per year. 11001 07:45:36,237 --> 07:45:36,537 I'm asking for continuity, for 11002 07:45:36,537 --> 07:45:38,537 inequality. 11003 07:45:47,810 --> 07:45:48,820 I don't think the service is 11004 07:45:48,820 --> 07:45:49,250 transit. 11005 07:45:49,250 --> 07:45:51,219 >>chair: we cannot agree to 11006 07:45:51,219 --> 07:45:54,122 that because inequality has to 11007 07:45:54,122 --> 07:45:55,223 be across-the-board not just on 11008 07:45:55,223 --> 07:45:58,823 finances, it has to be what's 11009 07:46:01,130 --> 07:46:03,310 available to them as well so I 11010 07:46:03,310 --> 07:46:04,233 agree on equality 11011 07:46:04,233 --> 07:46:06,633 across-the-board, not just on 11012 07:46:07,350 --> 07:46:08,269 what the fair number is but the 11013 07:46:08,269 --> 07:46:10,271 availability of a bus route of 11014 07:46:10,271 --> 07:46:12,107 the transportation method so we 11015 07:46:12,107 --> 07:46:14,420 could agree on that but not 11016 07:46:14,420 --> 07:46:15,177 just as it pertains to the 11017 07:46:15,177 --> 07:46:17,450 fiscal number, it has to 11018 07:46:17,450 --> 07:46:18,314 pertain to how the folks will 11019 07:46:18,314 --> 07:46:20,182 get one a public transit system 11020 07:46:20,182 --> 07:46:22,151 to get to where they need to 11021 07:46:22,151 --> 07:46:24,530 get rid that we can all agree 11022 07:46:24,530 --> 07:46:26,550 on but not just on the 11023 07:46:26,550 --> 07:46:27,289 financial fiscal portion. 11024 07:46:27,289 --> 07:46:29,570 >>commissioner regalado: but 11025 07:46:29,570 --> 07:46:30,325 this is 8000 people. 11026 07:46:30,325 --> 07:46:32,610 >>chair: 8000 people is a lot 11027 07:46:32,610 --> 07:46:33,329 of lives. 11028 07:46:33,329 --> 07:46:35,640 >>commissioner regalado: they 11029 07:46:35,640 --> 07:46:37,640 will still get. 11030 07:46:37,660 --> 07:46:38,302 >>chair: do you want to do the 11031 07:46:38,302 --> 07:46:38,501 motion and see if it passes or 11032 07:46:38,501 --> 07:46:40,690 fails? 11033 07:46:40,690 --> 07:46:42,380 Ou could read the 11034 07:46:42,380 --> 07:46:43,273 room, you see what everyone's 11035 07:46:43,273 --> 07:46:45,400 said, do you want to work with 11036 07:46:45,400 --> 07:46:45,975 the administration? 11037 07:46:45,975 --> 07:46:48,778 I'm going to get to oliver and 11038 07:46:48,778 --> 07:46:51,778 before you I have commissioner 11039 07:46:52,415 --> 07:46:53,717 steinberg but. 11040 07:46:53,717 --> 07:46:56,117 >>commissioner regalado: I want 11041 07:47:04,928 --> 07:47:06,863 to hear what they have to say. 11042 07:47:06,863 --> 07:47:08,164 >>commissioner steinberg: I 11043 07:47:08,164 --> 07:47:09,966 appreciate the thought process 11044 07:47:09,966 --> 07:47:11,869 and I understand the logic 11045 07:47:11,869 --> 07:47:13,904 although I need to know what 11046 07:47:13,904 --> 07:47:15,105 that dollar amount would be per 11047 07:47:15,105 --> 07:47:16,974 passenger because we don't have 11048 07:47:16,974 --> 07:47:17,207 an actual concrete, yes, 11049 07:47:17,207 --> 07:47:19,900 figure. 11050 07:47:19,900 --> 07:47:23,209 That being said, I think one of 11051 07:47:26,817 --> 07:47:27,951 the concerns I'm trying to 11052 07:47:27,951 --> 07:47:29,953 reconcile wrapping my arms 11053 07:47:29,953 --> 07:47:31,956 around is the fact that in some 11054 07:47:31,956 --> 07:47:33,858 of our districts, in mine I can 11055 07:47:33,858 --> 07:47:35,860 speak for mine, the metro 11056 07:47:35,860 --> 07:47:37,127 connect happens to be in life 11057 07:47:37,127 --> 07:47:38,929 unincorporated because during 11058 07:47:38,929 --> 07:47:40,970 the better bus network and 11059 07:47:40,970 --> 07:47:42,000 removed routes so now this is 11060 07:47:42,000 --> 07:47:43,868 what we ended up with because 11061 07:47:43,868 --> 07:47:45,200 we realized there was still a 11062 07:47:45,200 --> 07:47:47,400 need for transit in that area. 11063 07:47:47,400 --> 07:47:48,973 So until I understand better 11064 07:47:48,973 --> 07:47:50,842 the ridership numbers in that 11065 07:47:50,842 --> 07:47:52,100 area, the cost is costing the 11066 07:47:52,100 --> 07:47:53,945 county versus what it would 11067 07:47:53,945 --> 07:47:57,545 cost the patron, I'm not going 11068 07:48:00,518 --> 07:48:02,521 to be able to just on a 11069 07:48:02,521 --> 07:48:03,755 blanket, conceptually I 11070 07:48:03,755 --> 07:48:05,590 understand where you're coming 11071 07:48:05,590 --> 07:48:07,692 from and I understand the 11072 07:48:07,692 --> 07:48:09,561 thought process, the reality I 11073 07:48:09,561 --> 07:48:11,663 need to understand better so 11074 07:48:11,663 --> 07:48:13,532 for those reasons I'm hesitant 11075 07:48:13,532 --> 07:48:15,932 today to support that. 11076 07:48:16,501 --> 07:48:17,803 >>chair: commissioner gilbert. 11077 07:48:17,803 --> 07:48:19,571 >>commissioner gilbert: thank 11078 07:48:19,571 --> 07:48:21,807 you MR. Chair. The idea is 11079 07:48:21,807 --> 07:48:22,808 innovative, I don't dislike it. 11080 07:48:22,808 --> 07:48:24,743 I don't think the 11081 07:48:24,743 --> 07:48:25,944 administration is opposed, what 11082 07:48:25,944 --> 07:48:27,445 they are saying is a need to 11083 07:48:27,445 --> 07:48:29,845 evaluate it, hold on. 11084 07:48:34,387 --> 07:48:36,322 That's not one of those things. 11085 07:48:36,322 --> 07:48:37,389 That's what the CHAIRMAN Is 11086 07:48:37,389 --> 07:48:39,225 saying also, we need to 11087 07:48:39,225 --> 07:48:41,225 evaluate it. 11088 07:48:46,232 --> 07:48:46,565 So that being said, that's on 11089 07:48:46,565 --> 07:48:48,565 metro connect. 11090 07:48:49,235 --> 07:48:51,238 The mayor's administration said 11091 07:48:51,238 --> 07:48:53,638 something that was interesting, 11092 07:48:53,907 --> 07:48:55,875 telling untruthful. 11093 07:48:55,875 --> 07:48:57,760 Whatever you all do, whatever 11094 07:48:57,760 --> 07:49:00,760 decision you make on transit, 11095 07:49:01,281 --> 07:49:06,810 if you do not fix the fair it 11096 07:49:12,920 --> 07:49:13,293 is a problem that is going to 11097 07:49:13,293 --> 07:49:14,940 reoccur every year no matter 11098 07:49:14,940 --> 07:49:16,940 what. 11099 07:49:16,960 --> 07:49:17,430 there's no way around this. 11100 07:49:17,430 --> 07:49:20,430 Unless we suddenly invent an 11101 07:49:23,370 --> 07:49:26,370 economy that's not fossil fuel 11102 07:49:28,709 --> 07:49:29,910 based, our fare will become 11103 07:49:29,910 --> 07:49:31,812 more and more out of balance 11104 07:49:31,812 --> 07:49:32,880 with what it takes to operate 11105 07:49:32,880 --> 07:49:35,280 the system every year. 11106 07:49:40,200 --> 07:49:44,220 So right now we are trying to 11107 07:49:45,893 --> 07:49:46,600 curate essentially what is a 11108 07:49:46,600 --> 07:49:47,895 lie. 11109 07:49:47,895 --> 07:49:49,960 The system is going to be 11110 07:49:49,960 --> 07:49:50,999 balanced or fair, is not, it 11111 07:49:50,999 --> 07:49:52,600 can't be because we never right 11112 07:49:52,600 --> 07:49:54,702 sized it and we haven't 11113 07:49:54,702 --> 07:49:57,102 addressed the actual fair. 11114 07:50:00,976 --> 07:50:02,244 So people don't want to hear 11115 07:50:02,244 --> 07:50:04,112 this but the fare is literally 11116 07:50:04,112 --> 07:50:05,446 the same fare I took when I 11117 07:50:05,446 --> 07:50:07,648 went to law school. 11118 07:50:07,648 --> 07:50:07,848 That's crazy, gas was like 11119 07:50:07,848 --> 07:50:09,848 $1.19. 11120 07:50:16,458 --> 07:50:18,360 That's crazy. 11121 07:50:18,360 --> 07:50:19,361 I want you all to process that 11122 07:50:19,361 --> 07:50:21,361 for a second. 11123 07:50:21,397 --> 07:50:23,397 Sometimes we overcomplicate 11124 07:50:23,866 --> 07:50:25,670 government because the numbers 11125 07:50:25,670 --> 07:50:26,902 are so much bigger but I don't 11126 07:50:26,902 --> 07:50:28,303 think about it like that, I 11127 07:50:28,303 --> 07:50:31,303 simplify things in my head. 11128 07:50:32,541 --> 07:50:32,808 I think about our bonds as car 11129 07:50:32,808 --> 07:50:34,609 payments. 11130 07:50:34,609 --> 07:50:38,209 I think about our ability to 11131 07:50:48,424 --> 07:50:50,325 operate things just how I do in 11132 07:50:50,325 --> 07:50:51,561 my house so if it takes me $85 11133 07:50:51,561 --> 07:50:53,529 to fill up my car last year and 11134 07:50:53,529 --> 07:50:55,398 it takes me $100 to fill my car 11135 07:50:55,398 --> 07:50:57,333 this year that means all our 11136 07:50:57,333 --> 07:50:57,633 officers it takes them the same 11137 07:50:57,633 --> 07:50:59,435 amount more. 11138 07:50:59,435 --> 07:51:00,536 And our buses, it takes them 11139 07:51:00,536 --> 07:51:02,506 the same amount more. 11140 07:51:02,506 --> 07:51:02,706 We never address it with the 11141 07:51:02,706 --> 07:51:04,607 fare. 11142 07:51:04,607 --> 07:51:05,675 So I get it, people struggle 11143 07:51:05,675 --> 07:51:08,750 commissioner trends bastien, I 11144 07:51:14,684 --> 07:51:16,753 hear but there's a side of 11145 07:51:16,753 --> 07:51:17,420 fiscal responsibility we never 11146 07:51:17,420 --> 07:51:18,655 address. 11147 07:51:18,655 --> 07:51:19,889 The be assumed fiscal 11148 07:51:19,889 --> 07:51:21,825 responsibility is not charging, 11149 07:51:21,825 --> 07:51:23,660 it's being responsible how much 11150 07:51:23,660 --> 07:51:24,828 money you have and what you 11151 07:51:24,828 --> 07:51:26,763 have to pay for something. 11152 07:51:26,763 --> 07:51:27,931 So right now we are debt 11153 07:51:27,931 --> 07:51:30,330 financing the system, that's 11154 07:51:30,330 --> 07:51:32,690 what we are doing. 11155 07:51:32,690 --> 07:51:34,380 We are subsidizing the system 11156 07:51:34,380 --> 07:51:35,105 with the general fund, 11157 07:51:35,105 --> 07:51:37,105 commissioner regalado. 11158 07:51:38,475 --> 07:51:40,177 And on the ballot is an issue 11159 07:51:40,177 --> 07:51:42,577 that would severely restrict 11160 07:51:45,916 --> 07:51:47,916 the general fund. 11161 07:51:49,319 --> 07:51:51,322 So what you're literally doing 11162 07:51:51,322 --> 07:51:53,558 is playing with fire. 11163 07:51:53,558 --> 07:51:57,158 When the mayor said fare needs 11164 07:52:06,370 --> 07:52:08,272 to be addressed, we can never 11165 07:52:08,272 --> 07:52:09,340 charge folks what it costs to 11166 07:52:09,340 --> 07:52:11,343 actually ride the bus. 11167 07:52:11,343 --> 07:52:13,278 That's not done anywhere in the 11168 07:52:13,278 --> 07:52:14,379 country save one place, one 11169 07:52:14,379 --> 07:52:16,447 little strip in las vegas. 11170 07:52:16,447 --> 07:52:20,470 And actually fare box they get 11171 07:52:20,551 --> 07:52:22,454 full recovery, it's like a mile 11172 07:52:22,454 --> 07:52:23,556 really everyplace else it 11173 07:52:23,556 --> 07:52:24,656 doesn't happen. 11174 07:52:24,656 --> 07:52:26,558 I'm not suggesting that, what 11175 07:52:26,558 --> 07:52:28,460 I'm suggesting is if we don't 11176 07:52:28,460 --> 07:52:29,627 take an honest look and 11177 07:52:29,627 --> 07:52:31,630 determine what our level of 11178 07:52:31,630 --> 07:52:34,630 subsidy will be for transit, 11179 07:52:41,274 --> 07:52:43,209 and keep it at that point then 11180 07:52:43,209 --> 07:52:45,770 this question will reoccur 11181 07:52:45,770 --> 07:52:46,345 every year no matter what, it 11182 07:52:46,345 --> 07:52:48,247 doesn't matter which 13 people 11183 07:52:48,247 --> 07:52:50,148 are sitting here, it's going to 11184 07:52:50,148 --> 07:52:52,850 be the same problem unless we 11185 07:52:52,850 --> 07:52:53,286 actually address a system that 11186 07:52:53,286 --> 07:52:55,154 compensates for it and we are 11187 07:52:55,154 --> 07:52:57,289 not doing that right now. 11188 07:52:57,289 --> 07:52:59,224 So commissioner regalado is 11189 07:52:59,224 --> 07:53:01,127 being very creative and that's 11190 07:53:01,127 --> 07:53:02,328 why I look at the literature 11191 07:53:02,328 --> 07:53:04,197 because you're trying to solve 11192 07:53:04,197 --> 07:53:06,899 the problem but it's like a 11193 07:53:06,899 --> 07:53:10,499 band aid for a bullet wound. 11194 07:53:12,506 --> 07:53:13,507 It's really cosmetic. 11195 07:53:13,507 --> 07:53:14,774 Lipgloss. 11196 07:53:14,774 --> 07:53:16,774 >>commissioner regalado: this 11197 07:53:17,510 --> 07:53:18,644 is my suggested amendment. 11198 07:53:18,644 --> 07:53:21,644 >>chair: you want to hear 11199 07:53:22,649 --> 07:53:23,817 everybody speak. 11200 07:53:23,817 --> 07:53:25,786 >>commissioner regalado: 11201 07:53:25,786 --> 07:53:29,386 unhappy to amend it if that's 11202 07:53:32,826 --> 07:53:34,795 what everybody say. 11203 07:53:34,795 --> 07:53:36,797 It would be directing the mayor 11204 07:53:36,797 --> 07:53:37,932 to evaluate the possibility to 11205 07:53:37,932 --> 07:53:39,799 change the metro connect 11206 07:53:39,799 --> 07:53:40,934 contract to provide a credit 11207 07:53:40,934 --> 07:53:42,837 for metro connect passengers 11208 07:53:42,837 --> 07:53:44,738 for 1,000,001.5 million and 2 11209 07:53:44,738 --> 07:53:45,906 million and provide that 11210 07:53:45,906 --> 07:53:48,306 information before the next 11211 07:53:50,945 --> 07:53:51,946 meeting so we can evaluate the 11212 07:53:51,946 --> 07:53:53,147 numbers. 11213 07:53:53,147 --> 07:53:55,490 >>chair: you've got to do that 11214 07:53:55,490 --> 07:53:56,951 across the board, are you going 11215 07:53:56,951 --> 07:54:00,788 to do it for metro mover as 11216 07:54:00,788 --> 07:54:01,956 well? 11217 07:54:01,956 --> 07:54:03,891 So that halfpenny is shared 11218 07:54:03,891 --> 07:54:04,792 with umpsa so we can have 11219 07:54:04,792 --> 07:54:06,600 trolleys? 11220 07:54:06,600 --> 07:54:08,796 Like every other city that gets 11221 07:54:08,796 --> 07:54:09,897 a piece of the half-penny but 11222 07:54:09,897 --> 07:54:11,660 umpsa doesn't? 11223 07:54:11,660 --> 07:54:13,466 You're talking about equality 11224 07:54:15,736 --> 07:54:16,737 your father is not on this 11225 07:54:16,737 --> 07:54:17,972 board. 11226 07:54:17,972 --> 07:54:19,972 >>commissioner regalado: but 11227 07:54:20,741 --> 07:54:22,210 they don't have a municipality. 11228 07:54:22,210 --> 07:54:25,210 >>chair: you brought up the 11229 07:54:27,949 --> 07:54:29,830 word equality, you've got to do 11230 07:54:29,830 --> 07:54:30,953 is equal across the board, 11231 07:54:30,953 --> 07:54:32,955 you've got to be equal across 11232 07:54:32,955 --> 07:54:34,189 the board but commissioner 11233 07:54:34,189 --> 07:54:36,958 gilbert is right, you're trying 11234 07:54:36,958 --> 07:54:37,225 to cover a bullet wound with a 11235 07:54:37,225 --> 07:54:39,225 band-aid. 11236 07:54:42,198 --> 07:54:43,498 You got to do the work fully. 11237 07:54:43,498 --> 07:54:45,333 >>commissioner regalado: I have 11238 07:54:45,333 --> 07:54:47,236 a lot of things but I am not 11239 07:54:47,236 --> 07:54:48,404 half-baked but I appreciate 11240 07:54:48,404 --> 07:54:50,205 your commitment to the subsidy 11241 07:54:50,205 --> 07:54:51,440 for 8000 people. 11242 07:54:51,440 --> 07:54:53,440 >>chair: your leaving 8000 11243 07:54:54,376 --> 07:54:55,878 people without rides. 11244 07:54:55,878 --> 07:54:57,513 >>commissioner regalado: why 11245 07:54:57,513 --> 07:54:59,381 can't we evaluate it, what is 11246 07:54:59,381 --> 07:55:01,384 the problem asking the mayor to 11247 07:55:01,384 --> 07:55:02,852 bring us the numbers. 11248 07:55:02,852 --> 07:55:04,453 >>chair: why don't you do it, 11249 07:55:04,453 --> 07:55:05,621 we've worked with her in her 11250 07:55:05,621 --> 07:55:07,490 change memo, do not meet with 11251 07:55:07,490 --> 07:55:09,392 the mayor and discuss this 11252 07:55:09,392 --> 07:55:10,392 information with her like the 11253 07:55:10,392 --> 07:55:11,595 majority of us do? 11254 07:55:11,595 --> 07:55:16,395 So then do it, put in the work 11255 07:55:21,371 --> 07:55:22,606 and do it. 11256 07:55:22,606 --> 07:55:24,474 >>commissioner regalado: the 11257 07:55:24,474 --> 07:55:26,375 mayor said is that we are doing 11258 07:55:26,375 --> 07:55:27,477 this to see if there's an 11259 07:55:27,477 --> 07:55:28,545 appetite to change metro 11260 07:55:28,545 --> 07:55:29,578 connect. 11261 07:55:29,578 --> 07:55:31,381 >>mayor cava: I don't do not 11262 07:55:31,381 --> 07:55:32,616 recall saying that. 11263 07:55:32,616 --> 07:55:34,351 >>commissioner regalado: you 11264 07:55:34,351 --> 07:55:35,552 said the board of county 11265 07:55:35,552 --> 07:55:36,486 commissioners had no appetite 11266 07:55:36,486 --> 07:55:38,486 to change. 11267 07:55:38,488 --> 07:55:40,356 >>mayor cava: I do not recall 11268 07:55:40,356 --> 07:55:42,359 that, there are several members 11269 07:55:42,359 --> 07:55:43,560 that are committed to the metro 11270 07:55:43,560 --> 07:55:45,362 connect model, we did not in 11271 07:55:45,362 --> 07:55:47,364 our meetings with the 11272 07:55:47,364 --> 07:55:48,565 commissioners have them tell us 11273 07:55:48,565 --> 07:55:50,533 affirmatively yes we are open 11274 07:55:50,533 --> 07:55:51,535 to changing metro connect, 11275 07:55:51,535 --> 07:55:53,471 that's different. 11276 07:55:53,471 --> 07:55:54,605 There's no appetite, I am open 11277 07:55:54,605 --> 07:55:57,500 to addressing metro connect. 11278 07:55:57,941 --> 07:55:59,810 If I could add one other point, 11279 07:55:59,810 --> 07:56:01,790 MR. Chair, so we don't have to 11280 07:56:01,790 --> 07:56:04,790 make all these decisions even 11281 07:56:09,219 --> 07:56:11,123 in the budget because the 11282 07:56:11,123 --> 07:56:12,230 changes would not take place 11283 07:56:12,230 --> 07:56:13,191 until MARCH. 11284 07:56:13,191 --> 07:56:15,226 I checked with the director, 11285 07:56:15,226 --> 07:56:17,562 for example if the board chose 11286 07:56:17,562 --> 07:56:18,696 to increase fares it's a six 11287 07:56:18,696 --> 07:56:20,565 week turnaround, there's 11288 07:56:20,565 --> 07:56:21,833 notices, a lot of things that 11289 07:56:21,833 --> 07:56:23,668 have to be done before it could 11290 07:56:23,668 --> 07:56:25,704 be implemented but we could 11291 07:56:25,704 --> 07:56:26,737 make changes that could affect 11292 07:56:26,737 --> 07:56:27,672 the lineup, I will just put 11293 07:56:27,672 --> 07:56:29,672 that out there. 11294 07:56:30,575 --> 07:56:32,345 >>chair: commissioner bermudez. 11295 07:56:32,345 --> 07:56:34,345 >>commissioner bermudez: I 11296 07:56:36,148 --> 07:56:38,149 think because much like senator 11297 07:56:38,149 --> 07:56:39,284 garcia I don't necessarily 11298 07:56:39,284 --> 07:56:42,284 disagree with some of the 11299 07:56:42,888 --> 07:56:44,123 things that appear to be on 11300 07:56:44,123 --> 07:56:45,924 this street but I also received 11301 07:56:45,924 --> 07:56:47,693 it right now. 11302 07:56:47,693 --> 07:56:50,693 I'd like to evaluate it. 11303 07:56:56,602 --> 07:56:58,536 I think we probably have and 11304 07:56:58,536 --> 07:57:00,405 are not here to tell you how to 11305 07:57:00,405 --> 07:57:01,607 do things because there is a 11306 07:57:01,607 --> 07:57:02,541 tactic to dropping this at the 11307 07:57:02,541 --> 07:57:04,243 last minute. 11308 07:57:04,243 --> 07:57:05,444 Also, but I think if because I 11309 07:57:05,444 --> 07:57:07,313 withdraw on the motions I was 11310 07:57:07,313 --> 07:57:08,980 going to proffer because they 11311 07:57:08,980 --> 07:57:11,380 made a good point. 11312 07:57:14,120 --> 07:57:15,988 If I'm going to ask it here we 11313 07:57:15,988 --> 07:57:18,988 should do the same memo. 11314 07:57:20,359 --> 07:57:21,561 Because it's logical, I don't 11315 07:57:21,561 --> 07:57:23,563 want commissioner regalado to 11316 07:57:23,563 --> 07:57:25,465 be treated different than I. 11317 07:57:25,465 --> 07:57:28,734 I believe, and this is my point 11318 07:57:28,734 --> 07:57:30,770 of view but I think 11319 07:57:30,770 --> 07:57:32,390 commissioner regalado you have 11320 07:57:32,390 --> 07:57:35,390 the opportunity between now and 11321 07:57:36,376 --> 07:57:38,645 I do believe absolutely you're 11322 07:57:38,645 --> 07:57:43,445 going to be able to talk to the 11323 07:57:44,170 --> 07:57:45,952 mayor and it would give me, 11324 07:57:45,952 --> 07:57:46,619 there is let's see how many are 11325 07:57:46,619 --> 07:57:48,619 there, 11. 11326 07:57:53,794 --> 07:57:53,961 We are talking about the first 11327 07:57:53,961 --> 07:57:55,796 one. 11328 07:57:55,796 --> 07:57:57,798 Some of them by the way would 11329 07:57:57,798 --> 07:57:58,865 impact our relations with the 11330 07:57:58,865 --> 07:57:59,933 city that three of the 11331 07:57:59,933 --> 07:58:01,802 commissioners here, 11332 07:58:01,802 --> 07:58:03,802 commissioner orbis, senator 11333 07:58:03,804 --> 07:58:05,720 garcia and I represent and it 11334 07:58:05,720 --> 07:58:06,940 doesn't mean I don't disagree. 11335 07:58:06,940 --> 07:58:08,842 I just like this gets dropped 11336 07:58:08,842 --> 07:58:12,442 on me at 1 o'clock in the 11337 07:58:15,490 --> 07:58:17,490 morning whatever, SEPTEMBER 4. 11338 07:58:17,510 --> 07:58:18,185 I know the hurricanes are 11339 07:58:18,185 --> 07:58:22,385 playing at nine so I want to 11340 07:58:23,157 --> 07:58:25,590 get some sleep but I think 11341 07:58:25,590 --> 07:58:26,260 commissioner regalado and it's 11342 07:58:26,260 --> 07:58:28,329 not for me to tell you how to 11343 07:58:28,329 --> 07:58:30,431 do, you are right. 11344 07:58:30,431 --> 07:58:31,266 You have a right to do whatever 11345 07:58:31,266 --> 07:58:32,400 you want. 11346 07:58:32,400 --> 07:58:34,269 I just think you have an 11347 07:58:34,269 --> 07:58:36,271 opportunity to have some 11348 07:58:36,271 --> 07:58:39,871 colleagues agree with you if we 11349 07:58:44,345 --> 07:58:46,348 discuss some of these things in 11350 07:58:46,348 --> 07:58:48,283 the second budget hearing, 11351 07:58:48,283 --> 07:58:50,184 that's what I understand from 11352 07:58:50,184 --> 07:58:51,353 some of you because I like to 11353 07:58:51,353 --> 07:58:52,354 see how it impacts, I like 11354 07:58:52,354 --> 07:58:54,354 commissioner steinberg. 11355 07:58:57,559 --> 07:58:59,460 Metro connect filled the area 11356 07:58:59,460 --> 07:59:00,629 and part of your district MR. 11357 07:59:00,629 --> 07:59:02,698 Chair that went to the area 11358 07:59:02,698 --> 07:59:03,766 that's unincorporated and my 11359 07:59:03,766 --> 07:59:05,567 district which is the area some 11360 07:59:05,567 --> 07:59:07,470 of these bus routes were 11361 07:59:07,470 --> 07:59:08,703 removed and some people said we 11362 07:59:08,703 --> 07:59:10,606 don't have that, what's going 11363 07:59:10,606 --> 07:59:12,475 on, so I would like to look at 11364 07:59:12,475 --> 07:59:13,643 it a little bit but I'm telling 11365 07:59:13,643 --> 07:59:16,643 you we're talking about the 11366 07:59:17,460 --> 07:59:18,981 first one. 11367 07:59:18,981 --> 07:59:20,115 So there's 10 more on this page 11368 07:59:20,115 --> 07:59:21,984 so you've got to make a 11369 07:59:21,984 --> 07:59:24,984 decision now because if that's 11370 07:59:29,224 --> 07:59:30,425 the case we are going to be 11371 07:59:30,425 --> 07:59:32,329 here and I do think you have a 11372 07:59:32,329 --> 07:59:33,530 chance of getting these, some 11373 07:59:33,530 --> 07:59:36,299 of these from what I hear from 11374 07:59:36,299 --> 07:59:38,234 my colleagues and what I feel, 11375 07:59:38,234 --> 07:59:39,669 you probably have a good chance 11376 07:59:39,669 --> 07:59:41,405 of getting some of these past 11377 07:59:41,405 --> 07:59:43,373 if you give us an opportunity 11378 07:59:43,373 --> 07:59:45,208 to review it if I have to do it 11379 07:59:45,208 --> 07:59:47,377 tonight my vote will be no. 11380 07:59:47,377 --> 07:59:49,279 >>chair: commissioner regalado 11381 07:59:49,279 --> 07:59:50,213 what do you wish to do, I can 11382 07:59:50,213 --> 07:59:52,213 call a vote. 11383 07:59:52,216 --> 07:59:53,283 >>commissioner regalado: the 11384 07:59:53,283 --> 07:59:55,683 motion I'm invading is 11385 07:59:58,722 --> 08:00:00,757 directing the mayor to direct 11386 08:00:00,757 --> 08:00:02,660 the possibility of changing 11387 08:00:02,660 --> 08:00:04,628 metro connect to a credit and 11388 08:00:04,628 --> 08:00:05,696 modifying the contract and 11389 08:00:05,696 --> 08:00:07,598 providing the board with 11390 08:00:07,598 --> 08:00:07,798 information on how that would 11391 08:00:07,798 --> 08:00:09,600 occur. 11392 08:00:09,600 --> 08:00:10,868 >>chair: there is a motion, 11393 08:00:10,868 --> 08:00:14,468 there is a second, motion fails 11394 08:00:15,840 --> 08:00:17,410 by lack of second. 11395 08:00:17,410 --> 08:00:18,750 >>commissioner regalado: he 11396 08:00:18,750 --> 08:00:19,977 just raised his hand. 11397 08:00:19,977 --> 08:00:22,814 A motion is directing the mayor 11398 08:00:22,814 --> 08:00:24,480 to evaluate possibility of 11399 08:00:24,480 --> 08:00:25,817 changing metro connect to a 11400 08:00:25,817 --> 08:00:27,119 credit for passengers and 11401 08:00:27,119 --> 08:00:28,853 providing that information to 11402 08:00:28,853 --> 08:00:31,253 the board of county 11403 08:00:34,425 --> 08:00:35,426 commissioners before the second 11404 08:00:35,426 --> 08:00:36,627 hearing. 11405 08:00:36,627 --> 08:00:38,596 >>chair: second by the vice 11406 08:00:38,596 --> 08:00:40,298 chair so all in favor signify 11407 08:00:40,298 --> 08:00:42,298 by saying aye. 11408 08:00:43,802 --> 08:00:46,202 Opposed, nay. Next motion. 11409 08:00:47,905 --> 08:00:49,140 Commissioner regalado. 11410 08:00:49,140 --> 08:00:51,140 >>commissioner regalado: the 11411 08:01:00,953 --> 08:01:02,154 next motion is eliminate the 11412 08:01:02,154 --> 08:01:03,956 proposed allocation of 233,000 11413 08:01:03,956 --> 08:01:05,958 of funds from ptp capital 11414 08:01:05,958 --> 08:01:07,960 expansion and reserve fund 11415 08:01:07,960 --> 08:01:09,961 designated for capital program 11416 08:01:09,961 --> 08:01:11,630 663597 titled branch transit 11417 08:01:11,630 --> 08:01:12,965 corridor beach they link 11418 08:01:12,965 --> 08:01:14,500 contained in page 104 on the 11419 08:01:14,500 --> 08:01:16,100 credit and allocate said funds 11420 08:01:16,100 --> 08:01:18,300 to the capital improvement for 11421 08:01:18,300 --> 08:01:20,300 the smart plan. 11422 08:01:20,906 --> 08:01:22,750 >>chair: motion by commissioner 11423 08:01:22,750 --> 08:01:23,909 regalado, second by the vice 11424 08:01:23,909 --> 08:01:27,509 chair, all in favor say aye, 11425 08:01:43,463 --> 08:01:45,465 opposed, nay., next motion. 11426 08:01:45,465 --> 08:01:46,666 >>commissioner regalado: direct 11427 08:01:46,666 --> 08:01:48,568 the county mayor or designee to 11428 08:01:48,568 --> 08:01:50,469 provide a report to the board 11429 08:01:50,469 --> 08:01:51,638 prior to the budget hearing 11430 08:01:51,638 --> 08:01:53,506 regarding metro mover at 11431 08:01:53,506 --> 08:01:55,442 details needed maintenance and 11432 08:01:55,442 --> 08:01:56,576 future operation cost and 11433 08:01:56,576 --> 08:01:58,478 analysis of digital fare 11434 08:01:58,478 --> 08:01:59,612 collections based on various 11435 08:01:59,612 --> 08:02:01,448 potential rates and use of 11436 08:02:01,448 --> 08:02:02,716 surtax funding for capital 11437 08:02:02,716 --> 08:02:04,551 improvements and operation cost 11438 08:02:04,551 --> 08:02:06,453 for the metro mover, such 11439 08:02:06,453 --> 08:02:08,455 report should be attached as an 11440 08:02:08,455 --> 08:02:09,456 exhibit to the mayor's second 11441 08:02:09,456 --> 08:02:11,456 change memorandum. 11442 08:02:11,459 --> 08:02:12,460 >>commissioner gilbert: I would 11443 08:02:12,460 --> 08:02:14,460 second this. 11444 08:02:14,462 --> 08:02:15,462 >>chair: second by commissioner 11445 08:02:15,462 --> 08:02:17,462 gilbert. 11446 08:02:17,464 --> 08:02:18,599 >>commissioner gilbert: just on 11447 08:02:18,599 --> 08:02:20,467 this motion and I'm all for 11448 08:02:20,467 --> 08:02:22,503 voting down raquel's motions. 11449 08:02:22,503 --> 08:02:24,503 but notwithstanding, why 11450 08:02:24,572 --> 08:02:26,474 wouldn't we? 11451 08:02:26,474 --> 08:02:27,675 So they ride this thing for 11452 08:02:27,675 --> 08:02:30,846 free, we were told for years 11453 08:02:30,846 --> 08:02:32,714 that was the only option. 11454 08:02:32,714 --> 08:02:34,715 It's not actually the only 11455 08:02:34,715 --> 08:02:35,950 option, why wouldn't we figure 11456 08:02:35,950 --> 08:02:38,419 out, try to figure out what it 11457 08:02:38,419 --> 08:02:40,321 would take for us to make them 11458 08:02:40,321 --> 08:02:43,191 pay for their free ride, no one 11459 08:02:43,191 --> 08:02:45,930 else gets if iran. 11460 08:02:45,930 --> 08:02:45,360 No one in my district gets a 11461 08:02:45,360 --> 08:02:47,360 free ride. 11462 08:02:48,796 --> 08:02:50,665 The people in this district, we 11463 08:02:50,665 --> 08:02:50,932 need the sheriff to give him a 11464 08:02:50,932 --> 08:02:52,932 free ride. 11465 08:03:06,314 --> 08:03:06,515 I second this, it's a good 11466 08:03:06,515 --> 08:03:08,317 idea. 11467 08:03:08,317 --> 08:03:09,484 >> my only concern is the 11468 08:03:09,484 --> 08:03:11,287 timeframe, the last sentence 11469 08:03:11,287 --> 08:03:12,555 said the report has to be 11470 08:03:12,555 --> 08:03:14,490 attached to the second changes 11471 08:03:14,490 --> 08:03:16,325 memo in less than two weeks we 11472 08:03:16,325 --> 08:03:18,327 had is that enough time to 11473 08:03:18,327 --> 08:03:19,528 complete the analysis included 11474 08:03:19,528 --> 08:03:21,430 in this motion and if it's not 11475 08:03:21,430 --> 08:03:23,432 enough time has this never been 11476 08:03:23,432 --> 08:03:25,434 studied before, has no one ever 11477 08:03:25,434 --> 08:03:26,335 looked at monetizing the metro 11478 08:03:26,335 --> 08:03:28,335 connect? 11479 08:03:38,800 --> 08:03:39,915 Have we never studied this and 11480 08:03:39,915 --> 08:03:40,182 considered a financial 11481 08:03:40,182 --> 08:03:41,985 analysis? 11482 08:03:41,985 --> 08:03:43,186 This is the first time this is 11483 08:03:43,186 --> 08:03:45,880 being proposed in the history 11484 08:03:45,880 --> 08:03:46,923 of miami-dade county two weeks 11485 08:03:46,923 --> 08:03:48,900 before we passed a final 11486 08:03:48,900 --> 08:03:48,357 amendment, what are we doing 11487 08:03:48,357 --> 08:03:50,357 right now? 11488 08:03:50,459 --> 08:03:53,290 >>chair: you are recognized and 11489 08:03:53,290 --> 08:03:55,310 can we be quiet in the back. 11490 08:03:55,310 --> 08:03:57,100 >> we've done a lassiter city 11491 08:03:57,100 --> 08:03:58,935 on incorporating a fair and 11492 08:03:58,935 --> 08:03:59,769 what that would result in 11493 08:03:59,769 --> 08:04:01,739 ridership. 11494 08:04:01,739 --> 08:04:02,906 And operational costs because 11495 08:04:02,906 --> 08:04:05,306 obviously currently ptp pays 11496 08:04:18,889 --> 08:04:20,891 for a portion of the costs and 11497 08:04:20,891 --> 08:04:22,727 we would move that to something 11498 08:04:22,727 --> 08:04:23,728 else but we've done some 11499 08:04:23,728 --> 08:04:24,962 analysis on that. 11500 08:04:24,962 --> 08:04:26,730 We have not fully analyzed what 11501 08:04:26,730 --> 08:04:27,898 the cost would be too 11502 08:04:27,898 --> 08:04:29,733 transition the existing 11503 08:04:29,733 --> 08:04:30,902 stations from a non-fair 11504 08:04:30,902 --> 08:04:33,902 scenario to a fare scenario. 11505 08:04:35,439 --> 08:04:37,441 That would incorporate fare 11506 08:04:37,441 --> 08:04:39,610 gates, ticket vending machines, 11507 08:04:39,610 --> 08:04:41,446 etc. There are other costs 11508 08:04:41,446 --> 08:04:42,614 associated, we've not done an 11509 08:04:42,614 --> 08:04:44,682 in-depth analysis of how we 11510 08:04:44,682 --> 08:04:46,451 would shift those stations to a 11511 08:04:46,451 --> 08:04:47,718 fare scenario. 11512 08:04:47,718 --> 08:04:49,687 >>commissioner cohen higgins: 11513 08:04:49,687 --> 08:04:50,454 when is the second changes memo 11514 08:04:50,454 --> 08:04:51,657 do? 11515 08:04:51,657 --> 08:04:53,525 >>mayor cava: through the 11516 08:04:53,525 --> 08:04:54,759 chair, we unfortunately are 11517 08:04:54,759 --> 08:04:56,561 often weaving the timeline to 11518 08:04:56,561 --> 08:04:58,563 get it to you so for example 11519 08:04:58,563 --> 08:05:00,531 when we submitted this change 11520 08:05:00,531 --> 08:05:00,731 memo to us yesterday it was 11521 08:05:00,731 --> 08:05:02,731 late. 11522 08:05:11,910 --> 08:05:13,145 We did the best we can. 11523 08:05:13,145 --> 08:05:15,800 >>commissioner steinberg: I 11524 08:05:15,800 --> 08:05:17,150 think this is a great idea just 11525 08:05:17,150 --> 08:05:18,917 in order to capture the money 11526 08:05:18,917 --> 08:05:20,185 intended to be realized is 11527 08:05:20,185 --> 08:05:22,210 would have to be brought months 11528 08:05:22,210 --> 08:05:23,923 ago, not two weeks prior so I 11529 08:05:23,923 --> 08:05:25,924 love the idea, I am concerned 11530 08:05:25,924 --> 08:05:27,159 about the timeframe and whether 11531 08:05:27,159 --> 08:05:28,993 anything will be accomplished 11532 08:05:28,993 --> 08:05:30,630 this budget cycle so to the 11533 08:05:30,630 --> 08:05:31,931 administration can you 11534 08:05:31,931 --> 08:05:33,165 accomplish what this motion is 11535 08:05:33,165 --> 08:05:36,165 asking within the timeline that 11536 08:05:37,303 --> 08:05:39,338 you have that is factual? 11537 08:05:39,338 --> 08:05:41,174 >> I don't think you would get 11538 08:05:41,174 --> 08:05:42,375 the full analysis because we 11539 08:05:42,375 --> 08:05:44,110 would have to get it done in 11540 08:05:44,110 --> 08:05:45,345 about a week. 11541 08:05:45,345 --> 08:05:47,246 >>commissioner regalado: point 11542 08:05:47,246 --> 08:05:49,215 of order quick, since you and I 11543 08:05:49,215 --> 08:05:52,815 talked about this, when did you 11544 08:05:54,254 --> 08:05:55,422 first receive in writing on 11545 08:05:55,422 --> 08:05:57,257 legal that we could actually 11546 08:05:57,257 --> 08:05:58,458 charge for this because we've 11547 08:05:58,458 --> 08:06:02,580 been talking about this a long 11548 08:06:02,362 --> 08:06:03,363 time, when did I get it in 11549 08:06:03,363 --> 08:06:04,631 writing, today. 11550 08:06:04,631 --> 08:06:06,466 I've been working on this long 11551 08:06:06,466 --> 08:06:08,401 time, legal four years the 11552 08:06:08,401 --> 08:06:11,138 opinion had been this could not 11553 08:06:11,138 --> 08:06:13,138 be done. 11554 08:06:13,307 --> 08:06:15,420 >>chair: you could get a yes, 11555 08:06:15,420 --> 08:06:16,143 do you want to amend the last 11556 08:06:16,143 --> 08:06:18,278 sentence not a one week 11557 08:06:18,278 --> 08:06:19,246 timeline essentially because 11558 08:06:19,246 --> 08:06:21,182 it's not going to make it for 11559 08:06:21,182 --> 08:06:23,500 the budget, is not even that we 11560 08:06:23,500 --> 08:06:24,284 don't want to do it, they are 11561 08:06:24,284 --> 08:06:28,922 not going to have it in a week. 11562 08:06:28,922 --> 08:06:30,922 , commissioner gilbert. 11563 08:06:30,925 --> 08:06:32,126 >>commissioner gilbert: my 11564 08:06:32,126 --> 08:06:34,610 friendly amendment as we amend 11565 08:06:34,610 --> 08:06:35,930 the motion to three months. 11566 08:06:35,930 --> 08:06:37,310 >>chair: is that more 11567 08:06:37,310 --> 08:06:38,932 reasonable MADAM Mayor? 11568 08:06:38,932 --> 08:06:41,932 >>mayor cava: yes, but to 11569 08:06:43,705 --> 08:06:45,706 clarify this would require a 11570 08:06:45,706 --> 08:06:46,807 buildout so it would affect a 11571 08:06:46,807 --> 08:06:49,207 future budget three months 11572 08:06:49,610 --> 08:06:51,579 should be accurate. 11573 08:06:51,579 --> 08:06:54,579 >>chair: is that a friendly 11574 08:06:57,850 --> 08:06:58,319 amendment? 11575 08:06:58,319 --> 08:07:00,221 >>commissioner regalado: as 11576 08:07:00,221 --> 08:07:02,900 long as it includes digital 11577 08:07:02,900 --> 08:07:04,920 fare use, you don't need fare 11578 08:07:04,920 --> 08:07:06,920 gates for everything. 11579 08:07:06,127 --> 08:07:07,128 >>commissioner gilbert: I would 11580 08:07:07,128 --> 08:07:09,128 agree with that. 11581 08:07:12,935 --> 08:07:13,680 >>chair: commissioner steinberg 11582 08:07:13,680 --> 08:07:14,169 . 11583 08:07:14,169 --> 08:07:16,710 >>commissioner steinberg: I 11584 08:07:16,710 --> 08:07:18,173 asked that this would have to 11585 08:07:18,173 --> 08:07:20,108 be something we discussed at 11586 08:07:20,108 --> 08:07:22,110 the midyear budget because I 11587 08:07:22,110 --> 08:07:23,112 want a guarantee we have one 11588 08:07:23,112 --> 08:07:24,790 this year. 11589 08:07:24,790 --> 08:07:25,914 >>chair: it's a friendly 11590 08:07:25,914 --> 08:07:27,215 amendment, accepted by the 11591 08:07:27,215 --> 08:07:29,510 maker of the motion, seconded 11592 08:07:29,510 --> 08:07:31,510 by commissioner gilbert. 11593 08:07:31,530 --> 08:07:32,989 All in favor signify by saying 11594 08:07:32,989 --> 08:07:34,190 aye, opposed, nay. And the 11595 08:07:34,190 --> 08:07:35,124 aye's have it, did you want to 11596 08:07:35,124 --> 08:07:37,124 be recognized? 11597 08:07:40,195 --> 08:07:41,431 The aye's have it, next motion. 11598 08:07:41,431 --> 08:07:43,266 >>commissioner regalado: the 11599 08:07:43,266 --> 08:07:45,301 mayor said the solid waste 11600 08:07:45,301 --> 08:07:47,470 master plan had been paid, it's 11601 08:07:47,470 --> 08:07:47,670 in the budget, it's a line 11602 08:07:47,670 --> 08:07:49,670 item. 11603 08:07:57,146 --> 08:08:00,746 This speaks to, this is 4, this 11604 08:08:06,489 --> 08:08:08,424 is five, yes, five. 11605 08:08:08,424 --> 08:08:09,558 So I'm happy to allocate this 11606 08:08:09,558 --> 08:08:11,498 money to illegal dumping. 11607 08:08:11,498 --> 08:08:12,629 If she is saying zero waste is 11608 08:08:12,629 --> 08:08:14,564 already paid but it's in the 11609 08:08:14,564 --> 08:08:16,399 budget and it has a number. 11610 08:08:16,399 --> 08:08:17,567 If they are on the record 11611 08:08:17,567 --> 08:08:19,402 saying that's not the case 11612 08:08:19,402 --> 08:08:20,537 because there is a lot of 11613 08:08:20,537 --> 08:08:22,537 questions about that. 11614 08:08:22,606 --> 08:08:24,441 >>chair: commissioner bermudez 11615 08:08:24,441 --> 08:08:26,441 you are recognized. 11616 08:08:26,443 --> 08:08:28,443 >>commissioner bermudez: I'm 11617 08:08:28,478 --> 08:08:29,646 getting tired of I allocate, we 11618 08:08:29,646 --> 08:08:31,449 allocate with all due respect. 11619 08:08:31,449 --> 08:08:32,583 If not I allocate, we 11620 08:08:32,583 --> 08:08:33,450 collective body, 13 people 11621 08:08:33,450 --> 08:08:35,450 allocate. 11622 08:08:41,250 --> 08:08:42,226 Second of all, again this is 11623 08:08:42,226 --> 08:08:44,950 something that MAY make sense 11624 08:08:44,950 --> 08:08:45,262 to me but since I got it at 11625 08:08:45,262 --> 08:08:47,164 this late time I would like to 11626 08:08:47,164 --> 08:08:50,164 know what could be allocated? 11627 08:08:50,834 --> 08:08:52,700 How can it be allocated etc.? 11628 08:08:52,700 --> 08:08:54,700 >>commissioner regalado: I'm 11629 08:08:54,839 --> 08:08:55,973 happy to leave the allocation 11630 08:08:55,973 --> 08:08:57,909 empty as long as it goes to 11631 08:08:57,909 --> 08:08:58,943 solid waste, I'm looking for 11632 08:08:58,943 --> 08:09:00,878 money for solid waste. 11633 08:09:00,878 --> 08:09:05,780 I'm trying to do zero waste and 11634 08:09:07,510 --> 08:09:08,319 put less stuff in the landfill. 11635 08:09:08,319 --> 08:09:11,560 >>chair: this is a super simple 11636 08:09:11,560 --> 08:09:12,570 one to bring to the next change 11637 08:09:12,570 --> 08:09:14,570 memo. 11638 08:09:14,192 --> 08:09:15,260 >>commissioner regalado: is 11639 08:09:15,260 --> 08:09:16,610 $60,000 that could go to solid 11640 08:09:16,610 --> 08:09:17,329 waste. 11641 08:09:17,329 --> 08:09:20,329 >>chair: why don't you work 11642 08:09:20,631 --> 08:09:21,999 with the mayor. 11643 08:09:21,999 --> 08:09:23,768 >>mayor cava: we have no 11644 08:09:23,768 --> 08:09:27,368 problem with number five to see 11645 08:09:27,671 --> 08:09:28,906 if that could be feasible. 11646 08:09:28,906 --> 08:09:30,874 >>chair: she's going to work 11647 08:09:30,874 --> 08:09:34,144 with you on this, I think it's 11648 08:09:34,144 --> 08:09:36,144 fair, number six. 11649 08:09:37,414 --> 08:09:39,414 , that was five. 11650 08:09:43,352 --> 08:09:45,221 Now we are on 6. No we didn't. 11651 08:09:45,221 --> 08:09:48,821 Submit one or more invoices to 11652 08:09:54,930 --> 08:09:56,932 the city of miami. 11653 08:09:56,932 --> 08:09:58,932 >>commissioner regalado: submit 11654 08:09:58,934 --> 08:10:00,234 one or more invoices to the 11655 08:10:00,234 --> 08:10:02,904 city of miami management trust 11656 08:10:02,904 --> 08:10:04,238 of the downtown development 11657 08:10:04,238 --> 08:10:06,107 authority for estimated amount 11658 08:10:06,107 --> 08:10:08,750 in kind trash for fifa fan fest 11659 08:10:08,750 --> 08:10:09,910 in whatever amount we are due, 11660 08:10:09,910 --> 08:10:11,912 whatever amount we are due. 11661 08:10:11,912 --> 08:10:13,113 >>chair: but no number. 11662 08:10:13,113 --> 08:10:15,150 >>commissioner regalado: 11663 08:10:15,150 --> 08:10:16,490 whatever number they owe us let 11664 08:10:16,490 --> 08:10:18,850 them pay us back. 11665 08:10:18,850 --> 08:10:19,920 >>chair: all in favor signify 11666 08:10:19,920 --> 08:10:20,821 by saying aye, the aye's have 11667 08:10:20,821 --> 08:10:22,821 it, number seven. 11668 08:10:22,823 --> 08:10:26,423 Please lower it in the back, 11669 08:10:26,859 --> 08:10:28,940 commissioner regalado. 11670 08:10:28,940 --> 08:10:29,929 >>commissioner regalado: we 11671 08:10:29,929 --> 08:10:32,929 don't need seven because we 11672 08:10:35,334 --> 08:10:37,302 just took out the number, 11673 08:10:37,302 --> 08:10:39,304 direct the mayor or designee to 11674 08:10:39,304 --> 08:10:40,505 proceed with florida statute 11675 08:10:40,505 --> 08:10:42,505 chapter 164 dispute resolution 11676 08:10:48,446 --> 08:10:50,415 process for the city of hialeah 11677 08:10:50,415 --> 08:10:52,450 inserting reverse osmosis water 11678 08:10:52,450 --> 08:10:54,318 trent treatment plan and if the 11679 08:10:54,318 --> 08:10:56,320 board decides to pursue 11680 08:10:56,320 --> 08:10:57,522 litigation relating to the plat 11681 08:10:57,522 --> 08:10:59,356 directly county attorney's 11682 08:10:59,356 --> 08:11:01,325 office to seek to petition the 11683 08:11:01,325 --> 08:11:03,393 court to have 3.2 million 11684 08:11:03,393 --> 08:11:05,295 allocated the water and sewer 11685 08:11:05,295 --> 08:11:06,463 department for payment for the 11686 08:11:06,463 --> 08:11:08,365 plant be placed in a quartz 11687 08:11:08,365 --> 08:11:10,300 registry into the resolution of 11688 08:11:10,300 --> 08:11:11,534 the dispute, we've been in 11689 08:11:11,534 --> 08:11:13,436 dispute with the city, we take 11690 08:11:13,436 --> 08:11:15,304 3.2 million every year get it 11691 08:11:15,304 --> 08:11:16,439 to them in the leo us money 11692 08:11:16,439 --> 08:11:18,441 read I want to put it in a 11693 08:11:18,441 --> 08:11:20,409 quartz registry, this doesn't 11694 08:11:20,409 --> 08:11:21,310 have to end, we do this every 11695 08:11:21,310 --> 08:11:23,310 year. 11696 08:11:23,479 --> 08:11:25,314 >>chair: commissioner bermudez 11697 08:11:25,314 --> 08:11:26,782 you are recognized. 11698 08:11:26,782 --> 08:11:28,782 >>commissioner bermudez: i 11699 08:11:29,317 --> 08:11:31,286 don't necessarily disagree with 11700 08:11:31,286 --> 08:11:32,487 commissioner fare regalado but 11701 08:11:32,487 --> 08:11:34,388 receiving these documents, 11702 08:11:34,388 --> 08:11:34,589 three of us represent the city 11703 08:11:34,589 --> 08:11:36,291 of ah. 11704 08:11:36,291 --> 08:11:38,426 And probably once I can 11705 08:11:38,426 --> 08:11:40,261 understand what's happened 11706 08:11:40,261 --> 08:11:41,462 subsequent to the time that 11707 08:11:41,462 --> 08:11:43,531 former mayor bobo appeared on 11708 08:11:43,531 --> 08:11:45,499 our screen and lest we forget 11709 08:11:45,499 --> 08:11:47,340 we had a sunshine meeting here 11710 08:11:47,340 --> 08:11:48,936 on this issue with the mayor 11711 08:11:48,936 --> 08:11:53,136 and some of the members of the 11712 08:11:56,843 --> 08:11:57,430 commission and he's out of 11713 08:11:57,430 --> 08:11:58,845 town. 11714 08:11:58,845 --> 08:11:59,450 So I'm going to repeat the same 11715 08:11:59,450 --> 08:11:59,979 thing. 11716 08:11:59,979 --> 08:12:01,614 It's the concept. 11717 08:12:01,614 --> 08:12:04,614 Why at the last second? 11718 08:12:05,451 --> 08:12:07,353 And I would agree with you 11719 08:12:07,353 --> 08:12:10,953 probably in 2 weeks once I can 11720 08:12:23,368 --> 08:12:24,502 get answers from roy and 11721 08:12:24,502 --> 08:12:26,303 everybody else but what's 11722 08:12:26,303 --> 08:12:27,504 happened in between those 11723 08:12:27,504 --> 08:12:29,407 meetings because you haven't 11724 08:12:29,407 --> 08:12:30,574 been in all the meetings and I 11725 08:12:30,574 --> 08:12:32,510 don't know if senator garcia 11726 08:12:32,510 --> 08:12:34,411 has been in those meetings, 11727 08:12:34,411 --> 08:12:36,313 some of the loss MAY have been 11728 08:12:36,313 --> 08:12:38,348 spoken to buy the new mayor of 11729 08:12:38,348 --> 08:12:39,316 hialeah, maybe not so that's my 11730 08:12:39,316 --> 08:12:41,316 problem. 11731 08:12:41,318 --> 08:12:42,452 >>senator garcia: commissioner 11732 08:12:42,452 --> 08:12:45,452 regalado a regalado I support 11733 08:12:49,992 --> 08:12:51,860 this, there is a with the city 11734 08:12:51,860 --> 08:12:53,762 of hialeah as relates to the 11735 08:12:53,762 --> 08:12:55,230 water and we are constantly 11736 08:12:55,230 --> 08:12:56,765 paying the city for our old 11737 08:12:56,765 --> 08:12:57,966 plants but I can see where 11738 08:12:57,966 --> 08:12:59,868 commissioner cohen higgins is 11739 08:12:59,868 --> 08:13:01,837 and commissioner orbis is in 11740 08:13:01,837 --> 08:13:03,380 the same place, we can get them 11741 08:13:03,380 --> 08:13:07,838 to a yes but we could do this 11742 08:13:17,818 --> 08:13:19,253 at the second round. 11743 08:13:19,253 --> 08:13:20,921 >>commissioner regalado: 11744 08:13:20,921 --> 08:13:22,122 unhappy if you want to take it 11745 08:13:22,122 --> 08:13:23,924 off but here's the point I want 11746 08:13:23,924 --> 08:13:24,124 to make, this was a legal 11747 08:13:24,124 --> 08:13:25,925 point. 11748 08:13:25,925 --> 08:13:27,828 There was a determination that 11749 08:13:27,828 --> 08:13:29,290 while we had a sunshine meeting 11750 08:13:29,290 --> 08:13:30,897 all our old was not the subject 11751 08:13:30,897 --> 08:13:32,832 of the sunshine meeting so we 11752 08:13:32,832 --> 08:13:34,660 have to call another meeting 11753 08:13:34,660 --> 08:13:35,935 with the city of hialeah to be 11754 08:13:35,935 --> 08:13:37,837 able to make a decision as to 11755 08:13:37,837 --> 08:13:39,400 litigation because the two 11756 08:13:39,400 --> 08:13:40,839 things were not combined. 11757 08:13:40,839 --> 08:13:42,700 In this budget we are once 11758 08:13:42,700 --> 08:13:43,942 again another year I mentioned 11759 08:13:43,942 --> 08:13:44,976 this, we're going to be paying 11760 08:13:44,976 --> 08:13:46,976 them 3.2 million. 11761 08:13:47,120 --> 08:13:48,880 They all us money on a separate 11762 08:13:48,880 --> 08:13:50,815 issue being litigated but all 11763 08:13:50,815 --> 08:13:52,851 I'm asking to do here is start 11764 08:13:52,851 --> 08:13:54,819 that process so that we can at 11765 08:13:54,819 --> 08:13:56,820 least put it in the registry. 11766 08:13:56,820 --> 08:13:58,820 >>commissioner bermudez: 11767 08:13:58,823 --> 08:14:00,825 commissioner regalado with all 11768 08:14:00,825 --> 08:14:01,992 due respect litigation between 11769 08:14:01,992 --> 08:14:04,992 a municipality and county is 11770 08:14:05,229 --> 08:14:07,197 something I don't think, and I 11771 08:14:07,197 --> 08:14:09,980 don't necessarily disagree, I 11772 08:14:09,980 --> 08:14:11,100 will probably end up on your 11773 08:14:11,100 --> 08:14:12,202 side but the problem is it's 11774 08:14:12,202 --> 08:14:14,170 still a serious decision, I 11775 08:14:14,170 --> 08:14:16,500 asked the county attorneys 11776 08:14:16,500 --> 08:14:17,173 before if have we admitted 11777 08:14:17,173 --> 08:14:19,174 because right here if I read 11778 08:14:19,174 --> 08:14:21,177 this correctly, maybe I'm wrong 11779 08:14:21,177 --> 08:14:23,460 but if the board decides to 11780 08:14:23,460 --> 08:14:25,480 pursue litigation against the 11781 08:14:25,480 --> 08:14:26,182 city of hialeah, the one we are 11782 08:14:26,182 --> 08:14:27,150 talking now is direct the 11783 08:14:27,150 --> 08:14:29,150 layers designee. 11784 08:14:33,957 --> 08:14:35,158 We are directing, we're 11785 08:14:35,158 --> 08:14:37,940 starting this new resolution 11786 08:14:37,940 --> 08:14:38,862 process, are we in the middle 11787 08:14:38,862 --> 08:14:39,290 of dispute resolution right 11788 08:14:39,290 --> 08:14:40,865 now? 11789 08:14:40,865 --> 08:14:42,990 That's my question to the 11790 08:14:42,990 --> 08:14:45,990 county attorneys and what are 11791 08:14:45,669 --> 08:14:46,870 we actually disputing in that 11792 08:14:46,870 --> 08:14:48,738 dispute resolution process if 11793 08:14:48,738 --> 08:14:52,938 we are in the middle of the 11794 08:14:53,770 --> 08:14:55,770 dispute resolution process? 11795 08:14:55,946 --> 08:14:57,114 That's the question because the 11796 08:14:57,114 --> 08:14:59,150 attorneys I didn't think we 11797 08:14:59,150 --> 08:15:02,150 were in dispute resolution but 11798 08:15:04,722 --> 08:15:06,657 maybe we are. 11799 08:15:06,657 --> 08:15:07,792 >> we were in dispute 11800 08:15:07,792 --> 08:15:09,660 resolution on both issues. 11801 08:15:09,660 --> 08:15:10,929 We came to this board with a 11802 08:15:10,929 --> 08:15:12,831 joint meeting on the payment of 11803 08:15:12,831 --> 08:15:14,666 the water disputes but they did 11804 08:15:14,666 --> 08:15:15,833 not want to address the auto 11805 08:15:15,833 --> 08:15:16,667 plant as part of the joint 11806 08:15:16,667 --> 08:15:18,667 meeting. 11807 08:15:18,669 --> 08:15:19,670 >>commissioner bermudez: they 11808 08:15:19,670 --> 08:15:21,670 being hialeah. 11809 08:15:21,673 --> 08:15:22,975 >> there was agreement to 11810 08:15:22,975 --> 08:15:24,910 bifurcate the two issues so we 11811 08:15:24,910 --> 08:15:26,677 have to go back to mediation to 11812 08:15:26,677 --> 08:15:29,677 do the our old portion. 11813 08:15:30,648 --> 08:15:34,248 If we pass that mediation we 11814 08:15:41,293 --> 08:15:42,260 would be back on the our old 11815 08:15:42,260 --> 08:15:44,260 portion. 11816 08:15:44,262 --> 08:15:46,262 >>commissioner bermudez: that 11817 08:15:46,265 --> 08:15:47,432 meeting took place when former 11818 08:15:47,432 --> 08:15:47,632 commissioner bobo was mayor 11819 08:15:47,632 --> 08:15:49,632 bobo. 11820 08:15:49,734 --> 08:15:50,937 At this point that concerns me 11821 08:15:50,937 --> 08:15:53,337 because we've got litigation 11822 08:15:53,405 --> 08:15:56,405 that apparently is in limbo. 11823 08:15:58,443 --> 08:16:00,479 This is the problem because I 11824 08:16:00,479 --> 08:16:02,879 haven't gotten an explanation 11825 08:16:07,453 --> 08:16:07,819 from you guys or from the 11826 08:16:07,819 --> 08:16:09,621 administration. 11827 08:16:09,621 --> 08:16:11,524 I don't necessarily disagree 11828 08:16:11,524 --> 08:16:12,692 because at some point it got to 11829 08:16:12,692 --> 08:16:16,892 fish or cut bait on this issue 11830 08:16:18,263 --> 08:16:20,132 and it's going to lead to, is 11831 08:16:20,132 --> 08:16:21,401 going to lead to litigation 11832 08:16:21,401 --> 08:16:23,236 because hialeah will not agree 11833 08:16:23,236 --> 08:16:25,137 with us because they're going 11834 08:16:25,137 --> 08:16:28,700 to claim they were forced to 11835 08:16:28,700 --> 08:16:29,108 build this plant by the county 11836 08:16:29,108 --> 08:16:30,176 etc. And there are three 11837 08:16:30,176 --> 08:16:31,144 commissioners here that 11838 08:16:31,144 --> 08:16:33,113 represent hialeah. 11839 08:16:33,113 --> 08:16:34,247 Before that decision is made 11840 08:16:34,247 --> 08:16:36,249 all I'm saying is I want to 11841 08:16:36,249 --> 08:16:38,649 have a clear understanding. 11842 08:16:39,180 --> 08:16:40,253 I respect commissioner 11843 08:16:40,253 --> 08:16:42,222 regalado, that's wonderful but 11844 08:16:42,222 --> 08:16:43,900 you are the county attorneys, 11845 08:16:43,900 --> 08:16:45,900 she is not. 11846 08:16:46,893 --> 08:16:48,795 Last time I looked. 11847 08:16:48,795 --> 08:16:49,963 >>chair: it is your city and I 11848 08:16:49,963 --> 08:16:51,799 want to follow the lead of 11849 08:16:51,799 --> 08:16:53,801 those that represented by 11850 08:16:53,801 --> 08:16:54,835 commissioner gilbert has been 11851 08:16:54,835 --> 08:16:56,103 waiting. 11852 08:16:56,103 --> 08:16:57,804 Commissioner gilbert and then 11853 08:16:57,804 --> 08:16:59,804 go ahead. 11854 08:17:00,173 --> 08:17:02,760 >>commissioner gilbert: the 11855 08:17:02,760 --> 08:17:04,144 first thing is, I agree with 11856 08:17:04,144 --> 08:17:05,246 your hesitance about this. 11857 08:17:05,246 --> 08:17:08,246 I thought to myself why 11858 08:17:10,919 --> 08:17:12,530 wouldn't you just 4 day rule it 11859 08:17:12,530 --> 08:17:15,530 and I asked the county 11860 08:17:20,394 --> 08:17:21,529 attorneys and they said you 11861 08:17:21,529 --> 08:17:23,464 can't 4 day rule it because 11862 08:17:23,464 --> 08:17:24,665 it's a motion dealing with the 11863 08:17:24,665 --> 08:17:26,401 budget and is it dealing with 11864 08:17:26,401 --> 08:17:28,401 the budget? 11865 08:17:28,402 --> 08:17:30,402 Technically everything is 11866 08:17:30,404 --> 08:17:32,407 dealing with the budget so that 11867 08:17:32,407 --> 08:17:33,575 means in these meetings we can 11868 08:17:33,575 --> 08:17:35,443 make a motion about anything. 11869 08:17:35,443 --> 08:17:37,378 And it's not able to be 4 day 11870 08:17:37,378 --> 08:17:39,778 rule because I'm concocting 11871 08:17:52,995 --> 08:17:54,930 motions in my head. 11872 08:17:54,930 --> 08:17:56,131 I think that's an amazing 11873 08:17:56,131 --> 08:17:57,132 interpretation MR. Chair that 11874 08:17:57,132 --> 08:17:59,132 can't be sustainable. 11875 08:17:59,901 --> 08:18:01,137 That interpretation can't be 11876 08:18:01,137 --> 08:18:01,904 sustainable but if it is that's 11877 08:18:01,904 --> 08:18:03,390 okay. 11878 08:18:03,390 --> 08:18:03,973 I assure you I will take 11879 08:18:03,973 --> 08:18:05,908 advantage of it. 11880 08:18:05,908 --> 08:18:06,275 The other thing is this. 11881 08:18:06,275 --> 08:18:08,275 Raquel is right. 11882 08:18:08,911 --> 08:18:10,780 I mean, and I appreciate the 11883 08:18:10,780 --> 08:18:11,147 folks who represent hialeah 11884 08:18:11,147 --> 08:18:13,116 voting against it. 11885 08:18:13,116 --> 08:18:13,316 I think we ought to force the 11886 08:18:13,316 --> 08:18:15,840 issue. 11887 08:18:15,840 --> 08:18:16,919 I think we ought to force the 11888 08:18:16,919 --> 08:18:18,870 issue, I think we ought to 11889 08:18:18,870 --> 08:18:18,921 force the issue, we will vote 11890 08:18:18,921 --> 08:18:20,921 for this. 11891 08:18:20,924 --> 08:18:22,924 >>chair: commissioner cohen 11892 08:18:25,228 --> 08:18:27,163 higgins then senator garcia. 11893 08:18:27,163 --> 08:18:28,297 >>commissioner cohen higgins: I 11894 08:18:28,297 --> 08:18:30,166 get the part of the motion 11895 08:18:30,166 --> 08:18:31,368 asking us to institute the 11896 08:18:31,368 --> 08:18:33,368 dispute resolution procedures, 11897 08:18:33,403 --> 08:18:35,205 I'm trying to understand 11898 08:18:35,205 --> 08:18:37,173 whether the spirit of the 11899 08:18:37,173 --> 08:18:38,340 motion is to clawback 3.2 11900 08:18:38,340 --> 08:18:41,940 million do not have it's paid 11901 08:18:45,415 --> 08:18:47,284 to the city of hialeah, I get 11902 08:18:47,284 --> 08:18:49,152 that so I'm with you so far but 11903 08:18:49,152 --> 08:18:51,155 the balance of the motion 11904 08:18:51,155 --> 08:18:53,157 speaks to asking the county 11905 08:18:53,157 --> 08:18:54,324 attorneys to petition the court 11906 08:18:54,324 --> 08:18:56,159 to have the money deposited 11907 08:18:56,159 --> 08:18:57,327 into the water and sewer 11908 08:18:57,327 --> 08:18:59,162 department instead of at the 11909 08:18:59,162 --> 08:19:00,330 courts registry. 11910 08:19:00,330 --> 08:19:02,299 >>commissioner regalado: 11911 08:19:02,299 --> 08:19:04,168 instead of giving it to hialeah 11912 08:19:04,168 --> 08:19:05,369 is to give it to the court so 11913 08:19:05,369 --> 08:19:06,437 if we put it in the registry we 11914 08:19:06,437 --> 08:19:08,305 don't want the money. 11915 08:19:08,305 --> 08:19:10,173 If it's due to hialeah we put 11916 08:19:10,173 --> 08:19:11,376 it in the courts registry but 11917 08:19:11,376 --> 08:19:15,576 now because of the way it's in 11918 08:19:16,914 --> 08:19:17,915 the budget we pay it to 11919 08:19:17,915 --> 08:19:19,182 hialeah. 11920 08:19:19,182 --> 08:19:20,919 >>commissioner cohen higgins: 11921 08:19:20,919 --> 08:19:22,921 I'm reading it but the 11922 08:19:22,921 --> 08:19:23,221 explanation is helping me 11923 08:19:23,221 --> 08:19:25,560 understand. 11924 08:19:25,560 --> 08:19:28,560 >> contract does not have a 11925 08:19:28,425 --> 08:19:29,527 right of setoff so commissioner 11926 08:19:29,527 --> 08:19:31,429 regalado is asking us to 11927 08:19:31,429 --> 08:19:32,764 petition the court to see if 11928 08:19:32,764 --> 08:19:34,320 there's an alternative the 11929 08:19:34,320 --> 08:19:35,934 court would agree we would pay 11930 08:19:35,934 --> 08:19:37,769 the dollars into the registry 11931 08:19:37,769 --> 08:19:41,969 of the court and not be in 11932 08:19:43,740 --> 08:19:44,976 violation of our contract with 11933 08:19:44,976 --> 08:19:45,977 hialeah until we could resolve 11934 08:19:45,977 --> 08:19:47,977 this dispute. 11935 08:19:47,979 --> 08:19:50,979 Absent that payments are due 11936 08:19:58,623 --> 08:19:59,624 pursuant to the terms of the 11937 08:19:59,624 --> 08:20:00,893 contract. 11938 08:20:00,893 --> 08:20:02,893 >>commissioner cohen higgins: 11939 08:20:03,628 --> 08:20:05,631 but all that takes time, filing 11940 08:20:05,631 --> 08:20:07,633 conditioning and that is full 11941 08:20:07,633 --> 08:20:08,867 litigation so I'm assuming the 11942 08:20:08,867 --> 08:20:10,736 payment is due at some point in 11943 08:20:10,736 --> 08:20:12,738 time on a calendar and while 11944 08:20:12,738 --> 08:20:14,640 you are petitioning the court 11945 08:20:14,640 --> 08:20:16,642 waiting for an order for the 11946 08:20:16,642 --> 08:20:17,810 judge to say I order you to 11947 08:20:17,810 --> 08:20:19,778 deposit the dollars into the 11948 08:20:19,778 --> 08:20:20,779 courts registry are we going to 11949 08:20:20,779 --> 08:20:22,715 be in violation? 11950 08:20:22,715 --> 08:20:23,816 Because of the necessary time 11951 08:20:23,816 --> 08:20:25,784 this takes to accomplish. 11952 08:20:25,784 --> 08:20:27,620 >> my understanding from the 11953 08:20:27,620 --> 08:20:28,687 motion is to institute the 11954 08:20:28,687 --> 08:20:30,622 mediation process, to 11955 08:20:30,622 --> 08:20:32,726 reinstitute it because this was 11956 08:20:32,726 --> 08:20:33,626 part of the original dispute 11957 08:20:33,626 --> 08:20:33,827 resolution process. 11958 08:20:33,827 --> 08:20:35,695 Hen this 11959 08:20:35,695 --> 08:20:37,630 came to this board as part of 11960 08:20:37,630 --> 08:20:38,831 the joint meeting we were 11961 08:20:38,831 --> 08:20:40,833 instructed to not include the 11962 08:20:40,833 --> 08:20:42,836 plant as part of the resolution 11963 08:20:42,836 --> 08:20:44,637 to proceed with litigation. 11964 08:20:44,637 --> 08:20:46,639 We are in answer to 11965 08:20:46,639 --> 08:20:47,874 commissioner bermudez question 11966 08:20:47,874 --> 08:20:49,609 in litigation on the water and 11967 08:20:49,609 --> 08:20:50,777 sewer payment portions. 11968 08:20:50,777 --> 08:20:52,613 So if this motion is to be 11969 08:20:52,613 --> 08:20:53,881 approved we will immediately 11970 08:20:53,881 --> 08:20:55,716 seek to go back to mediation on 11971 08:20:55,716 --> 08:20:59,916 the our old plant, see if we 11972 08:21:02,489 --> 08:21:04,491 can reach resolution and if we 11973 08:21:04,491 --> 08:21:05,692 cannot, we would have to have a 11974 08:21:05,692 --> 08:21:07,494 joint meeting again between the 11975 08:21:07,494 --> 08:21:09,496 council and this commission 11976 08:21:09,496 --> 08:21:11,499 before we can institute 11977 08:21:11,499 --> 08:21:12,733 litigation proceedings, once 11978 08:21:12,733 --> 08:21:14,635 that plays out we will proceed 11979 08:21:14,635 --> 08:21:16,637 with petitioning the court on 11980 08:21:16,637 --> 08:21:18,572 the payments of whatever 11981 08:21:18,572 --> 08:21:22,172 amounts are due at that point 11982 08:21:27,882 --> 08:21:29,882 in time. 11983 08:21:29,883 --> 08:21:31,883 >>commissioner cohen higgins: 11984 08:21:31,886 --> 08:21:33,540 there are no payments to this 11985 08:21:33,540 --> 08:21:34,989 process legally, we won't MISS 11986 08:21:34,989 --> 08:21:37,240 Any necessary deadlines on this 11987 08:21:37,240 --> 08:21:38,860 $3.2 million payment during 11988 08:21:38,860 --> 08:21:40,940 that list of things you just 11989 08:21:40,940 --> 08:21:41,897 described that is necessary in 11990 08:21:41,897 --> 08:21:43,131 the legal process? 11991 08:21:43,131 --> 08:21:44,899 >> they are based on invoicing 11992 08:21:44,899 --> 08:21:46,167 so I'm not sure about the 11993 08:21:46,167 --> 08:21:48,903 timing, I'm not sure if ray has 11994 08:21:48,903 --> 08:21:49,303 an answer, are we going to MISS 11995 08:21:49,303 --> 08:21:51,140 Monthly payments. 11996 08:21:51,140 --> 08:21:53,908 > we will make the payments 11997 08:21:53,908 --> 08:21:55,877 until we get a court order. 11998 08:21:55,877 --> 08:21:57,879 >>commissioner cohen higgins: i 11999 08:21:57,879 --> 08:21:59,213 don't want to create additional 12000 08:21:59,213 --> 08:22:01,149 exposure, thank you. 12001 08:22:01,149 --> 08:22:02,551 >>commissioner bermudez: I know 12002 08:22:02,551 --> 08:22:04,186 we've got the attorneys 12003 08:22:04,186 --> 08:22:05,320 involved, the city of hialeah 12004 08:22:05,320 --> 08:22:07,188 is disputing a deal worth $18 12005 08:22:07,188 --> 08:22:09,157 million, we are paying $3 12006 08:22:09,157 --> 08:22:10,358 million which is part of the 12007 08:22:10,358 --> 08:22:12,161 mediation for the dispute of 12008 08:22:12,161 --> 08:22:13,462 the week thing they lost. 12009 08:22:13,462 --> 08:22:15,297 We are trying to work that part 12010 08:22:15,297 --> 08:22:17,599 out, what the county is asking 12011 08:22:17,599 --> 08:22:18,867 to do is hold off these 12012 08:22:18,867 --> 08:22:20,736 payments, the maintenance fee 12013 08:22:20,736 --> 08:22:22,671 for the plant which half if 12014 08:22:22,671 --> 08:22:24,240 that is ours and that will be 12015 08:22:24,240 --> 08:22:26,175 in dispute whether that plant 12016 08:22:26,175 --> 08:22:28,109 should be billed or not, that's 12017 08:22:28,109 --> 08:22:31,109 a whole other conversation but 12018 08:22:37,119 --> 08:22:39,550 I don't disagree. 12019 08:22:39,550 --> 08:22:40,924 To try to protect what we have 12020 08:22:40,924 --> 08:22:42,225 appear and protect my part of 12021 08:22:42,225 --> 08:22:44,127 the county is my responsibility 12022 08:22:44,127 --> 08:22:46,950 to protect taxpayers as it is 12023 08:22:46,950 --> 08:22:47,930 to protect the city of hialeah. 12024 08:22:47,930 --> 08:22:48,931 I will defer to the 12025 08:22:48,931 --> 08:22:50,399 commissioner. 12026 08:22:50,399 --> 08:22:52,936 >>chair: we have a motion, 12027 08:22:52,936 --> 08:22:53,937 second by commissioner gilbert, 12028 08:22:53,937 --> 08:22:55,205 commissioner. 12029 08:22:55,205 --> 08:22:56,940 >>commissioner bermudez: I am 12030 08:22:56,940 --> 08:22:58,410 not against again and I 12031 08:22:58,410 --> 08:22:59,750 reiterate we should have 12032 08:22:59,750 --> 08:23:00,945 included the are oh. 12033 08:23:00,945 --> 08:23:02,179 I don't know why it was 12034 08:23:02,179 --> 08:23:04,810 bifurcated, it's ridiculous we 12035 08:23:04,810 --> 08:23:05,949 did it and that time we should 12036 08:23:05,949 --> 08:23:07,217 have done it, not now but 12037 08:23:07,217 --> 08:23:09,118 that's okay. 12038 08:23:09,118 --> 08:23:13,318 My question is is it the best 12039 08:23:18,595 --> 08:23:20,595 litigation strategy. 12040 08:23:20,597 --> 08:23:21,866 >>chair: your microphone. 12041 08:23:21,866 --> 08:23:23,768 >>commissioner bermudez: is it 12042 08:23:23,768 --> 08:23:25,703 the best litigation strategy, 12043 08:23:25,703 --> 08:23:27,671 I'd like to ask the attorney is 12044 08:23:27,671 --> 08:23:29,640 the best strategy to make the 12045 08:23:29,640 --> 08:23:30,774 $3.2 million request to put in 12046 08:23:30,774 --> 08:23:32,677 the court registry or is the 12047 08:23:32,677 --> 08:23:33,845 best litigation strategy to 12048 08:23:33,845 --> 08:23:35,780 keep our end of the deal and 12049 08:23:35,780 --> 08:23:37,682 say they don't keep their end 12050 08:23:37,682 --> 08:23:39,216 of the deal because that's the 12051 08:23:39,216 --> 08:23:40,350 way I would look at it. 12052 08:23:40,350 --> 08:23:42,253 As a lawyer and a judge. 12053 08:23:42,253 --> 08:23:46,453 So I would like to know what 12054 08:23:47,225 --> 08:23:49,225 you think. 12055 08:23:49,260 --> 08:23:51,129 >> as your lawyer I'd like to 12056 08:23:51,129 --> 08:23:51,697 have that conversation in 12057 08:23:51,697 --> 08:23:53,697 private. 12058 08:24:01,440 --> 08:24:03,442 >> commissioner regalado, I see 12059 08:24:03,442 --> 08:24:05,377 where you're going and I think 12060 08:24:05,377 --> 08:24:07,311 it's a brilliant idea but it 12061 08:24:07,311 --> 08:24:09,313 does in a sense of your it runs 12062 08:24:09,313 --> 08:24:09,547 afoul of course strategy and 12063 08:24:09,547 --> 08:24:11,547 tactics. 12064 08:24:13,419 --> 08:24:15,353 But I also understand where the 12065 08:24:15,353 --> 08:24:16,522 commissioners from the city of 12066 08:24:16,522 --> 08:24:19,522 hialeah are coming from when 12067 08:24:20,920 --> 08:24:21,127 they're saying that in fact 12068 08:24:21,127 --> 08:24:22,995 they are there with us. 12069 08:24:22,995 --> 08:24:24,196 They are there but I'm 12070 08:24:24,196 --> 08:24:25,998 wondering if it would be a 12071 08:24:25,998 --> 08:24:27,933 safer approach to allow for 12072 08:24:27,933 --> 08:24:29,101 strategic conversations to 12073 08:24:29,101 --> 08:24:31,501 happen amongst the attorneys 12074 08:24:32,305 --> 08:24:34,305 and commissioners individually, 12075 08:24:37,900 --> 08:24:38,210 not on the record because I 12076 08:24:38,210 --> 08:24:40,145 don't believe at this moment 12077 08:24:40,145 --> 08:24:43,550 even if we were to proceed down 12078 08:24:43,550 --> 08:24:45,418 this route the $3.2 million 12079 08:24:45,418 --> 08:24:46,652 would make an impact on the 12080 08:24:46,652 --> 08:24:48,454 budget one way or the other but 12081 08:24:48,454 --> 08:24:49,689 then again that is my 12082 08:24:49,689 --> 08:24:52,890 interpretation of reading both 12083 08:24:52,459 --> 08:24:53,693 eight and nine and 12084 08:24:53,693 --> 08:24:55,693 incorporating the conversations 12085 08:25:00,533 --> 08:25:01,735 from the commissioners that 12086 08:25:01,735 --> 08:25:03,636 represent part of the city of 12087 08:25:03,636 --> 08:25:05,505 hialeah and putting them into a 12088 08:25:05,505 --> 08:25:06,506 position where it MAY create 12089 08:25:06,506 --> 08:25:08,506 another problem. 12090 08:25:09,809 --> 08:25:11,450 So I'm just there and putting 12091 08:25:11,450 --> 08:25:12,813 that out there to let you know 12092 08:25:12,813 --> 08:25:14,314 to see if there is a world 12093 08:25:14,314 --> 08:25:17,914 where we can honor what they 12094 08:25:18,351 --> 08:25:20,353 are asking for and to get to 12095 08:25:20,353 --> 08:25:22,356 the same destination at some 12096 08:25:22,356 --> 08:25:23,357 point and not at 1:26 in the 12097 08:25:23,357 --> 08:25:25,357 morning. 12098 08:25:25,359 --> 08:25:27,359 >>chair: commissioner orbis 12099 08:25:34,435 --> 08:25:36,435 unless your withdrawing. 12100 08:25:36,436 --> 08:25:38,439 >>commissioner milian orbis: we 12101 08:25:38,439 --> 08:25:39,707 need to withdraw this in a way 12102 08:25:39,707 --> 08:25:41,576 that's favorable for the county 12103 08:25:41,576 --> 08:25:43,444 but also the city, would it 12104 08:25:43,444 --> 08:25:44,579 make a difference if we 12105 08:25:44,579 --> 08:25:47,579 considered this at the next 12106 08:25:50,151 --> 08:25:52,153 budget hearing, would it make 12107 08:25:52,153 --> 08:25:53,354 such a big difference because 12108 08:25:53,354 --> 08:25:55,256 receiving this at 1:15 in the 12109 08:25:55,256 --> 08:25:56,391 morning and I don't think it's 12110 08:25:56,391 --> 08:25:58,159 the right time and it's not 12111 08:25:58,159 --> 08:25:59,360 good practice to do this 12112 08:25:59,360 --> 08:26:01,163 without notifying the city of 12113 08:26:01,163 --> 08:26:02,397 hialeah as to the intention 12114 08:26:02,397 --> 08:26:03,298 either, I don't think that's 12115 08:26:03,298 --> 08:26:05,233 good practice. 12116 08:26:05,233 --> 08:26:07,135 The administration with this 12117 08:26:07,135 --> 08:26:09,137 make a big difference between 12118 08:26:09,137 --> 08:26:11,140 now and 2 weeks as commissioner 12119 08:26:11,140 --> 08:26:12,374 bermudez said, does it make a 12120 08:26:12,374 --> 08:26:14,209 difference if we take this on 12121 08:26:14,209 --> 08:26:15,677 now because we do need to 12122 08:26:15,677 --> 08:26:16,411 resolve this but do we need to 12123 08:26:16,411 --> 08:26:18,413 do it right now? 12124 08:26:18,413 --> 08:26:20,282 >> from a legal perspective the 12125 08:26:20,282 --> 08:26:22,150 two weeks would not make a 12126 08:26:22,150 --> 08:26:23,151 difference, I defer as to the 12127 08:26:23,151 --> 08:26:25,151 economic impact. 12128 08:26:25,153 --> 08:26:27,154 >>chair: it doesn't make a big 12129 08:26:27,154 --> 08:26:27,554 difference other than another 12130 08:26:27,554 --> 08:26:29,390 payments perhaps. 12131 08:26:29,390 --> 08:26:31,390 >commissioner regalado: renc 12132 08:26:31,659 --> 08:26:32,293 supports it, I understand two 12133 08:26:32,293 --> 08:26:34,161 of you. 12134 08:26:34,161 --> 08:26:38,961 We can vote on it now or vote 12135 08:26:38,966 --> 08:26:40,200 on it again. 12136 08:26:40,200 --> 08:26:42,169 >>commissioner steinberg: is 12137 08:26:42,169 --> 08:26:44,360 not that we don't support it, 12138 08:26:44,360 --> 08:26:45,972 we just got this now and we are 12139 08:26:45,972 --> 08:26:47,107 expected to make a decision at 12140 08:26:47,107 --> 08:26:48,975 1:30 in the morning about a 12141 08:26:48,975 --> 08:26:50,975 city impacts three 12142 08:26:50,977 --> 08:26:52,244 commissioners on this board. 12143 08:26:52,244 --> 08:26:54,146 >>commissioner gilbert: and by 12144 08:26:54,146 --> 08:26:55,981 the only person that's going to 12145 08:26:55,981 --> 08:26:56,982 wait to be recognized, help me 12146 08:26:56,982 --> 08:26:58,250 understand. 12147 08:26:58,250 --> 08:26:59,985 >>commissioner gilbert: I held 12148 08:26:59,985 --> 08:27:01,219 my hand up. 12149 08:27:01,219 --> 08:27:02,153 >>chair: do you have a second 12150 08:27:02,153 --> 08:27:03,989 on the motion? 12151 08:27:03,989 --> 08:27:05,957 There is a motion and the 12152 08:27:05,957 --> 08:27:09,557 second, all in favor signify by 12153 08:27:11,729 --> 08:27:13,698 saying aye. 12154 08:27:13,698 --> 08:27:14,865 >>commissioner gilbert: the 12155 08:27:14,865 --> 08:27:16,734 attorney won't save us from 12156 08:27:16,734 --> 08:27:17,935 litigation anytime you owe 12157 08:27:17,935 --> 08:27:19,937 somebody money it makes them 12158 08:27:19,937 --> 08:27:21,839 more incentivized to negotiate, 12159 08:27:21,839 --> 08:27:22,739 I don't think this is a close 12160 08:27:22,739 --> 08:27:24,174 call. 12161 08:27:24,174 --> 08:27:26,574 >>commissioner bermudez: MAY I 12162 08:27:34,750 --> 08:27:36,719 respond to my friend who's an 12163 08:27:36,719 --> 08:27:37,887 attorney to my fellow attorney, 12164 08:27:37,887 --> 08:27:39,755 he's wrong because it's a 12165 08:27:39,755 --> 08:27:41,724 municipality with a county 12166 08:27:41,724 --> 08:27:43,759 government we decided not to go 12167 08:27:43,759 --> 08:27:44,590 after and it's a two week 12168 08:27:44,590 --> 08:27:45,794 difference. 12169 08:27:45,794 --> 08:27:47,729 By the way she has my vote but 12170 08:27:47,729 --> 08:27:49,731 she's going to lose my vote 12171 08:27:49,731 --> 08:27:50,932 because in two weeks she's 12172 08:27:50,932 --> 08:27:52,867 speaking for me, I don't like 12173 08:27:52,867 --> 08:27:54,736 anyone speaking for me, not her 12174 08:27:54,736 --> 08:27:56,270 or the congressman. 12175 08:27:56,270 --> 08:27:58,739 >>chair: do you want me to call 12176 08:27:58,739 --> 08:27:59,600 a vote on this commissioner 12177 08:27:59,600 --> 08:28:00,875 regalado? 12178 08:28:00,875 --> 08:28:04,475 All in favor signify by saying 12179 08:28:04,845 --> 08:28:05,450 aye, opposed, nay., the motion 12180 08:28:05,450 --> 08:28:07,450 fails. 12181 08:28:09,483 --> 08:28:11,418 She's going to bring it. 12182 08:28:11,418 --> 08:28:13,420 One of the hialeah 12183 08:28:13,420 --> 08:28:15,820 commissioners should bring it, 12184 08:28:16,856 --> 08:28:17,560 number 10, nine is the same 12185 08:28:17,560 --> 08:28:19,560 thing. 12186 08:28:24,563 --> 08:28:25,798 Eight and nine go together. 12187 08:28:25,798 --> 08:28:27,666 >>commissioner regalado: the 12188 08:28:27,666 --> 08:28:29,701 last one that's left is work 12189 08:28:29,701 --> 08:28:32,571 with the office of the sheriff 12190 08:28:32,571 --> 08:28:33,839 to negotiate assumption of 12191 08:28:33,839 --> 08:28:35,640 administrative duties related 12192 08:28:35,640 --> 08:28:37,642 to the school zone speed 12193 08:28:37,642 --> 08:28:40,642 detection program and moved to 12194 08:28:42,613 --> 08:28:44,482 amend resolution or 1099 24 to 12195 08:28:44,482 --> 08:28:45,683 transfer the schools speed and 12196 08:28:45,683 --> 08:28:47,485 enforcement penalty funds 12197 08:28:47,485 --> 08:28:49,520 retained by the county that 12198 08:28:49,520 --> 08:28:50,688 remain after deducting expenses 12199 08:28:50,688 --> 08:28:52,556 for installing the school zone 12200 08:28:52,556 --> 08:28:54,491 speed detection system to the 12201 08:28:54,491 --> 08:28:55,659 office of the sheriff, the 12202 08:28:55,659 --> 08:28:59,859 numbers I got I got from ray, 12203 08:29:00,296 --> 08:29:00,563 ray could the numbers and what 12204 08:29:00,563 --> 08:29:02,264 they are. 12205 08:29:02,264 --> 08:29:04,266 But I didn't mention the 12206 08:29:04,266 --> 08:29:05,568 numbers here, I'm talking about 12207 08:29:05,568 --> 08:29:07,503 transferring the administration 12208 08:29:07,503 --> 08:29:09,338 and funding to the sheriff's we 12209 08:29:09,338 --> 08:29:11,440 can do our part to help the 12210 08:29:11,440 --> 08:29:15,400 sheriff get to her end number. 12211 08:29:18,313 --> 08:29:20,215 >>chair: this is for me a note 12212 08:29:20,215 --> 08:29:21,316 because we're doing a 14 and a 12213 08:29:21,316 --> 08:29:23,716 half million dollar part. 12214 08:29:28,289 --> 08:29:30,191 We are doing it again this year 12215 08:29:30,191 --> 08:29:30,491 and we don't know what's coming 12216 08:29:30,491 --> 08:29:32,491 before this. 12217 08:29:33,194 --> 08:29:35,195 So this is not a little, we are 12218 08:29:35,195 --> 08:29:37,197 doing our little part from this 12219 08:29:37,197 --> 08:29:38,399 program, the sheriff and I met, 12220 08:29:38,399 --> 08:29:39,399 we've discussed it within the 12221 08:29:39,399 --> 08:29:41,468 last year as well. 12222 08:29:41,468 --> 08:29:43,170 We need to know a lot more 12223 08:29:43,170 --> 08:29:44,371 before we transfer that money 12224 08:29:44,371 --> 08:29:47,971 to the sheriff when the sheriff 12225 08:29:54,814 --> 08:29:56,150 is getting a piece of that 12226 08:29:56,150 --> 08:29:57,950 already for her employment 12227 08:29:57,950 --> 08:29:59,818 which she's using and we spoke 12228 08:29:59,818 --> 08:30:00,986 about that and we are giving 12229 08:30:00,986 --> 08:30:02,921 her an additional from the 12230 08:30:02,921 --> 08:30:04,890 counties portion 15 and a half 12231 08:30:04,890 --> 08:30:06,825 million dollars which that is 12232 08:30:06,825 --> 08:30:08,260 restricted funds to begin with 12233 08:30:08,260 --> 08:30:08,893 florida statute on what it can 12234 08:30:08,893 --> 08:30:10,829 be used for. 12235 08:30:10,829 --> 08:30:12,830 So I'm not okay with this, I'm 12236 08:30:12,830 --> 08:30:14,650 going to call the vote. 12237 08:30:14,650 --> 08:30:16,650 >>commissioner regalado: can 12238 08:30:16,667 --> 08:30:17,668 raise the numbers? 12239 08:30:17,668 --> 08:30:18,735 Projections? 12240 08:30:18,735 --> 08:30:20,104 >>mayor cava: those are 12241 08:30:20,104 --> 08:30:21,306 accurate, he says. 12242 08:30:21,306 --> 08:30:23,306 >>commissioner regalado: the 12243 08:30:24,740 --> 08:30:26,740 ones I gave. 12244 08:30:26,760 --> 08:30:28,476 >>chair: there's no numbers 12245 08:30:31,214 --> 08:30:33,214 here. 12246 08:30:33,215 --> 08:30:35,215 >>commissioner gilbert: 12247 08:30:35,417 --> 08:30:37,417 :question. 12248 08:30:37,487 --> 08:30:41,870 >> in the current year there is 12249 08:30:51,533 --> 08:30:52,667 $36 million budgeted, it was 12250 08:30:52,667 --> 08:30:54,569 estimated the first 14.5 12251 08:30:54,569 --> 08:30:55,770 million would go to the sheriff 12252 08:30:55,770 --> 08:30:57,672 and any remaining above that 12253 08:30:57,672 --> 08:30:59,607 would be retained by the board 12254 08:30:59,607 --> 08:31:00,741 for public safety purposes to 12255 08:31:00,741 --> 08:31:02,610 be divided across all 13 12256 08:31:02,610 --> 08:31:03,811 districts based on the 12257 08:31:03,811 --> 08:31:05,646 cumulative population. 12258 08:31:05,646 --> 08:31:06,847 So far the projection to the 12259 08:31:06,847 --> 08:31:08,749 end of the year is a total of 12260 08:31:08,749 --> 08:31:10,717 19 million for fy 25, 26 on the 12261 08:31:10,717 --> 08:31:12,686 portion retained by the county 12262 08:31:12,686 --> 08:31:16,286 and the sheriff so that means 12263 08:31:22,863 --> 08:31:24,731 the sheriff now going to the 12264 08:31:24,731 --> 08:31:25,932 sheriff is already fulfilled 12265 08:31:25,932 --> 08:31:27,901 out 14.5 million and there's 12266 08:31:27,901 --> 08:31:29,869 should be a remaining carryover 12267 08:31:29,869 --> 08:31:32,869 of 4.5 million to be divided 12268 08:31:33,140 --> 08:31:35,420 across the board. 12269 08:31:35,420 --> 08:31:36,210 Then for fy 26, 27 set up 12270 08:31:36,210 --> 08:31:38,178 approximately the same way, 12271 08:31:38,178 --> 08:31:40,113 14.5 million to the sheriff 12272 08:31:40,113 --> 08:31:42,490 carryover from the board to go 12273 08:31:42,490 --> 08:31:43,184 to the board for next year. 12274 08:31:43,184 --> 08:31:45,786 >>chair: the 4 and a half 12275 08:31:45,786 --> 08:31:46,987 million dollars. 12276 08:31:46,987 --> 08:31:48,756 >>commissioner regalado: but 12277 08:31:48,756 --> 08:31:49,957 it's not when you put it 12278 08:31:49,957 --> 08:31:52,357 altogether because it's across 12279 08:31:54,962 --> 08:31:56,931 two years. 12280 08:31:56,931 --> 08:31:58,980 >>chair: now you're suggesting 12281 08:31:58,980 --> 08:31:59,366 to do both years so I'll call 12282 08:31:59,366 --> 08:32:01,335 the question. 12283 08:32:01,335 --> 08:32:02,604 >>commissioner regalado: I'm 12284 08:32:02,604 --> 08:32:04,806 talking about transferring it 12285 08:32:04,806 --> 08:32:06,774 to her. 12286 08:32:06,774 --> 08:32:07,942 >>chair: some of those 12287 08:32:07,942 --> 08:32:09,942 commissioners have allocated 12288 08:32:13,515 --> 08:32:14,716 those funds so you got to talk 12289 08:32:14,716 --> 08:32:16,651 about next year's budget not 12290 08:32:16,651 --> 08:32:18,520 one we already approved because 12291 08:32:18,520 --> 08:32:19,721 some of the commissioners have 12292 08:32:19,721 --> 08:32:22,121 already committed those funds 12293 08:32:23,225 --> 08:32:25,193 so did you need to? 12294 08:32:25,193 --> 08:32:27,195 >>vice chair mcghee: as far as 12295 08:32:27,195 --> 08:32:28,363 previous allocations that's 1 12296 08:32:28,363 --> 08:32:30,465 and 2 I don't know if we 12297 08:32:30,465 --> 08:32:33,465 haven't written the checks for 12298 08:32:34,603 --> 08:32:36,400 those who have previously 12299 08:32:36,400 --> 08:32:37,706 allocated or if it's going to 12300 08:32:37,706 --> 08:32:40,909 take last year plus next year's 12301 08:32:40,909 --> 08:32:42,912 money to meet the request we 12302 08:32:42,912 --> 08:32:44,579 made as a board so those things 12303 08:32:44,579 --> 08:32:46,515 haven't been ironed out. 12304 08:32:46,515 --> 08:32:47,783 I haven't heard from anybody 12305 08:32:47,783 --> 08:32:51,155 who knows those matters so for 12306 08:32:51,155 --> 08:32:53,220 this one I'm a little weary on 12307 08:32:53,220 --> 08:32:57,222 it because part of the sale to 12308 08:33:03,666 --> 08:33:04,867 us for this was that it was 12309 08:33:04,867 --> 08:33:06,669 going to be able to help those 12310 08:33:06,669 --> 08:33:07,904 of us especially who were 12311 08:33:07,904 --> 08:33:09,805 adversely impacted within those 12312 08:33:09,805 --> 08:33:11,675 areas so now it's going to the 12313 08:33:11,675 --> 08:33:12,843 sheriff, that's another bill 12314 08:33:12,843 --> 08:33:14,777 and some sort of way those 12315 08:33:14,777 --> 08:33:18,377 people who live in those areas 12316 08:33:19,515 --> 08:33:19,682 are active, they won't have to 12317 08:33:19,682 --> 08:33:21,585 pay. 12318 08:33:21,585 --> 08:33:23,520 >>chair: I'm happy to call the 12319 08:33:23,520 --> 08:33:25,855 question, all in favor say aye, 12320 08:33:25,855 --> 08:33:27,857 all opposed, nay., no have it. 12321 08:33:27,857 --> 08:33:30,257 >>commissioner regalado: if the 12322 08:33:41,439 --> 08:33:42,390 mayor can even though it's in 12323 08:33:42,390 --> 08:33:42,640 the budget she says the zero 12324 08:33:42,640 --> 08:33:43,340 waste master plan is paid for 12325 08:33:43,340 --> 08:33:45,309 because obviously there was a 12326 08:33:45,309 --> 08:33:46,477 question about that in state 12327 08:33:46,477 --> 08:33:48,312 statute and finding money for 12328 08:33:48,312 --> 08:33:48,412 that because the budget. 12329 08:33:48,412 --> 08:33:49,479 As 12330 08:33:49,479 --> 08:33:50,314 funded out of operating 12331 08:33:50,314 --> 08:33:51,516 revenues. 12332 08:33:51,516 --> 08:33:54,516 >>mayor cava: in the current 12333 08:33:56,520 --> 08:33:58,489 year's budget. 12334 08:33:58,489 --> 08:34:01,489 >>chair: any other motions on 12335 08:34:07,365 --> 08:34:08,566 item c, commissioner gonzales. 12336 08:34:08,566 --> 08:34:10,468 >>commissioner gonzalez: so 12337 08:34:10,468 --> 08:34:10,701 county attorneys have a motion 12338 08:34:10,701 --> 08:34:12,336 I have. 12339 08:34:12,336 --> 08:34:14,338 I moved to direct the 12340 08:34:14,338 --> 08:34:15,573 administration to identify all 12341 08:34:15,573 --> 08:34:17,475 legally available funds to fund 12342 08:34:17,475 --> 08:34:19,410 the sheriff's budget request 12343 08:34:19,410 --> 08:34:21,413 and report back to the board of 12344 08:34:21,413 --> 08:34:23,348 county commissioners buyer to 12345 08:34:23,348 --> 08:34:24,516 the second budget hearing 12346 08:34:24,516 --> 08:34:26,351 SEPTEMBER 17, 2026 so we can 12347 08:34:26,351 --> 08:34:27,519 evaluate the opportunities 12348 08:34:27,519 --> 08:34:29,320 scenarios and numbers for 12349 08:34:29,320 --> 08:34:31,320 proper consideration. 12350 08:34:32,324 --> 08:34:33,325 >>chair: motion by commissioner 12351 08:34:33,325 --> 08:34:34,560 orbis. 12352 08:34:34,560 --> 08:34:36,495 >>commissioner bermudez: I'm 12353 08:34:36,495 --> 08:34:38,330 going to vote for it because I 12354 08:34:38,330 --> 08:34:38,408 agree, give me the motion. 12355 08:34:38,408 --> 08:34:39,597 F 12356 08:34:39,597 --> 08:34:40,665 you have it and your staff had 12357 08:34:40,665 --> 08:34:42,668 it unwilling to support it 12358 08:34:42,668 --> 08:34:46,268 because I agree but they should 12359 08:34:56,549 --> 08:34:58,549 just do it. 12360 08:34:58,550 --> 08:34:59,752 >>commissioner milian orbis: I 12361 08:34:59,752 --> 08:35:01,688 need clarification because it 12362 08:35:01,688 --> 08:35:04,880 says legally available funding 12363 08:35:06,225 --> 08:35:07,459 and they said there is no more 12364 08:35:07,459 --> 08:35:09,328 money so are you going to just 12365 08:35:09,328 --> 08:35:10,396 come back to us and say there 12366 08:35:10,396 --> 08:35:11,231 is no legally available 12367 08:35:11,231 --> 08:35:13,199 funding? 12368 08:35:13,199 --> 08:35:15,340 Because if that's the case, I'm 12369 08:35:15,340 --> 08:35:16,102 just trying to get 12370 08:35:16,102 --> 08:35:17,303 clarification what the 12371 08:35:17,303 --> 08:35:20,273 administration plans to do and 12372 08:35:20,273 --> 08:35:22,209 how they plan to respond. 12373 08:35:22,209 --> 08:35:24,277 >> the motion is to find the 12374 08:35:24,277 --> 08:35:26,146 money, we evaluate the numbers 12375 08:35:26,146 --> 08:35:27,347 and we will decide what's going 12376 08:35:27,347 --> 08:35:29,282 to be cut. 12377 08:35:29,282 --> 08:35:31,218 But the money would need to be 12378 08:35:31,218 --> 08:35:33,618 found by the administration. 12379 08:35:36,222 --> 08:35:38,191 >>chair: the commissioner still 12380 08:35:38,191 --> 08:35:40,126 has the floor, did you need an 12381 08:35:40,126 --> 08:35:41,228 answer from the administration? 12382 08:35:41,228 --> 08:35:43,228 Commissioner gilbert. 12383 08:35:44,864 --> 08:35:45,966 >>commissioner gilbert: 12384 08:35:45,966 --> 08:35:47,700 commissioner and to the 12385 08:35:47,700 --> 08:35:47,901 administration is the general 12386 08:35:47,901 --> 08:35:49,901 fund. 12387 08:35:50,703 --> 08:35:53,703 So the motion essentially asks 12388 08:35:58,112 --> 08:35:59,980 the administration to give them 12389 08:35:59,980 --> 08:36:03,580 their money out of the general 12390 08:36:06,754 --> 08:36:07,855 fund and find other things to 12391 08:36:07,855 --> 08:36:08,756 cut and give us those 12392 08:36:08,756 --> 08:36:10,756 scenarios. 12393 08:36:10,992 --> 08:36:11,159 Respectfully, that's just our 12394 08:36:11,159 --> 08:36:13,270 job. 12395 08:36:13,270 --> 08:36:15,290 It's the general fund the 12396 08:36:15,290 --> 08:36:18,290 legally available funds to the 12397 08:36:20,500 --> 08:36:21,369 sheriff or the general fund. 12398 08:36:21,369 --> 08:36:22,571 That's it. 12399 08:36:22,571 --> 08:36:24,472 so I appreciate the motion, the 12400 08:36:24,472 --> 08:36:25,540 motion is literally why we have 12401 08:36:25,540 --> 08:36:27,540 to budget hearings. 12402 08:36:27,541 --> 08:36:29,477 It's literally the reason we 12403 08:36:29,477 --> 08:36:31,380 are balancing equities here. 12404 08:36:31,380 --> 08:36:33,148 Somebody's going to get less 12405 08:36:33,148 --> 08:36:35,830 and they asked for. 12406 08:36:35,830 --> 08:36:38,830 Everybody's going to get less 12407 08:36:44,727 --> 08:36:45,928 and they asked for actually but 12408 08:36:45,928 --> 08:36:47,763 we could pass the motion but 12409 08:36:47,763 --> 08:36:49,664 that is literally a fools 12410 08:36:49,664 --> 08:36:51,667 errand were sending them on, 12411 08:36:51,667 --> 08:36:53,736 that's an inexhaustible task 12412 08:36:53,736 --> 08:36:54,770 because you're asking for 12413 08:36:54,770 --> 08:36:56,805 scenarios that say no to 12414 08:36:56,805 --> 08:36:58,674 cultural affairs, like you're 12415 08:36:58,674 --> 08:36:59,842 asking for scenarios that will 12416 08:36:59,842 --> 08:37:01,744 always be changing based on 12417 08:37:01,744 --> 08:37:03,646 whatever our values are so I'm 12418 08:37:03,646 --> 08:37:04,947 okay with it but commissioner, 12419 08:37:04,947 --> 08:37:06,849 what's going to happen is they 12420 08:37:06,849 --> 08:37:08,751 will come back and say it's the 12421 08:37:08,751 --> 08:37:09,840 general fund because it's the 12422 08:37:09,840 --> 08:37:11,840 general fund. 12423 08:37:14,791 --> 08:37:15,992 >chair: I respect your 12424 08:37:15,992 --> 08:37:17,826 perspective but at the same 12425 08:37:17,826 --> 08:37:18,995 time it's up to the 12426 08:37:18,995 --> 08:37:20,796 administration to figure out 12427 08:37:20,796 --> 08:37:20,896 what this cuts could be. 12428 08:37:20,896 --> 08:37:22,799 Hat 12429 08:37:22,799 --> 08:37:23,166 is literally what the mayor 12430 08:37:23,166 --> 08:37:24,401 could do. 12431 08:37:24,401 --> 08:37:26,302 If she gives us the scenarios 12432 08:37:26,302 --> 08:37:30,502 we can then decide what can be 12433 08:37:35,479 --> 08:37:37,414 cut and what won't be cut. 12434 08:37:37,414 --> 08:37:38,615 What I'm saying is find you 12435 08:37:38,615 --> 08:37:40,550 legally available funds, show 12436 08:37:40,550 --> 08:37:42,419 us those scenarios and we can 12437 08:37:42,419 --> 08:37:43,554 determine as a board whether we 12438 08:37:43,554 --> 08:37:45,756 agree, don't agree, whether 12439 08:37:45,756 --> 08:37:47,691 there's other scenarios or not. 12440 08:37:47,691 --> 08:37:48,892 We're going to look at our own 12441 08:37:48,892 --> 08:37:50,694 scenarios but I'd like to see 12442 08:37:50,694 --> 08:37:51,829 what scenarios the 12443 08:37:51,829 --> 08:37:53,697 administration can come up 12444 08:37:53,697 --> 08:37:55,699 with, what scenarios they can 12445 08:37:55,699 --> 08:37:56,900 come up with knowing that we 12446 08:37:56,900 --> 08:38:00,500 need to fully fund the sheriff 12447 08:38:05,509 --> 08:38:06,677 and we can make that decision. 12448 08:38:06,677 --> 08:38:08,512 >>chair: I agree with what 12449 08:38:08,512 --> 08:38:09,746 you're saying commissioner 12450 08:38:09,746 --> 08:38:11,649 gonzales and I would support 12451 08:38:11,649 --> 08:38:13,518 your motion but I agree and I 12452 08:38:13,518 --> 08:38:14,719 see them shaking their heads 12453 08:38:14,719 --> 08:38:16,687 and I agree with gilbert and 12454 08:38:16,687 --> 08:38:18,489 the mayor I think it needs to, 12455 08:38:18,489 --> 08:38:20,524 you need to rephrase it. 12456 08:38:20,524 --> 08:38:21,760 What you might be looking for I 12457 08:38:21,760 --> 08:38:23,595 think, don't want to put words 12458 08:38:23,595 --> 08:38:25,530 in the commissioners mouth is 12459 08:38:25,530 --> 08:38:26,764 what you did with solid waste. 12460 08:38:26,764 --> 08:38:28,699 You said if you don't approve 12461 08:38:28,699 --> 08:38:29,634 an increase this is what we are 12462 08:38:29,634 --> 08:38:31,503 going to cut. 12463 08:38:31,503 --> 08:38:33,171 We have to cut for bulky waste 12464 08:38:33,171 --> 08:38:34,272 or what not, whatever it is 12465 08:38:34,272 --> 08:38:36,207 illegal dumping, that's what 12466 08:38:36,207 --> 08:38:36,441 you're asking for is what would 12467 08:38:36,441 --> 08:38:38,441 be cut. 12468 08:38:43,148 --> 08:38:44,416 What would the mayor recommend. 12469 08:38:44,416 --> 08:38:46,251 >>commissioner gonzalez: give 12470 08:38:46,251 --> 08:38:50,451 me what we can cut to fully 12471 08:39:04,970 --> 08:39:06,905 fund the sheriff claps thank 12472 08:39:06,905 --> 08:39:08,741 you MR. CHAIRMAN, the mayor has 12473 08:39:08,741 --> 08:39:10,800 presented her budget as 12474 08:39:10,800 --> 08:39:11,878 required by the charter that is 12475 08:39:11,878 --> 08:39:13,746 her best judgment to balance 12476 08:39:13,746 --> 08:39:14,847 the needs and it's her 12477 08:39:14,847 --> 08:39:16,749 determination if this 12478 08:39:16,749 --> 08:39:18,751 commission chooses to use 12479 08:39:18,751 --> 08:39:19,819 different priorities that's 12480 08:39:19,819 --> 08:39:21,870 fine but it's up to the 12481 08:39:21,870 --> 08:39:21,755 commission to tell us what to 12482 08:39:21,755 --> 08:39:22,956 do. 12483 08:39:22,956 --> 08:39:23,923 E've presented the budget 12484 08:39:23,923 --> 08:39:25,758 that we stand by. 12485 08:39:25,758 --> 08:39:27,727 >> in other words she's 12486 08:39:27,727 --> 08:39:28,961 presented her budget and we can 12487 08:39:28,961 --> 08:39:30,763 cut it up and chop it up and we 12488 08:39:30,763 --> 08:39:32,732 decide what we cut. 12489 08:39:32,732 --> 08:39:34,732 >>commissioner gilbert: because 12490 08:39:34,768 --> 08:39:35,969 you're using the word 12491 08:39:35,969 --> 08:39:37,904 recommendations and she's never 12492 08:39:37,904 --> 08:39:39,939 going to recommend something 12493 08:39:39,939 --> 08:39:41,809 other than her recommended 12494 08:39:41,809 --> 08:39:43,744 budget, her proposed budget so 12495 08:39:43,744 --> 08:39:44,745 you're using the word 12496 08:39:44,745 --> 08:39:46,745 recommendations. 12497 08:39:46,746 --> 08:39:47,747 Just now you said identify 12498 08:39:47,747 --> 08:39:49,747 recommendations. 12499 08:39:49,749 --> 08:39:50,750 you want her to recommend 12500 08:39:50,750 --> 08:39:52,750 something. 12501 08:39:52,753 --> 08:39:53,754 >>chair: identify all legally 12502 08:39:53,754 --> 08:39:55,754 available funds. 12503 08:39:55,756 --> 08:39:57,756 >>commissioner gilbert: keep 12504 08:39:57,758 --> 08:39:58,925 going, read the rest of it. 12505 08:39:58,925 --> 08:40:00,760 >>chair: to fully fund the 12506 08:40:00,760 --> 08:40:02,760 sheriff's budget. 12507 08:40:02,763 --> 08:40:03,898 >>commissioner gilbert: they're 12508 08:40:03,898 --> 08:40:05,732 not giving her what she asked 12509 08:40:05,732 --> 08:40:06,967 for but they think they're 12510 08:40:06,967 --> 08:40:08,936 fully funding her budget now if 12511 08:40:08,936 --> 08:40:10,838 you want to get what you asked 12512 08:40:10,838 --> 08:40:12,741 for it's going to involve her 12513 08:40:12,741 --> 08:40:13,975 recommending something she's 12514 08:40:13,975 --> 08:40:15,877 never going to recommend but 12515 08:40:15,877 --> 08:40:17,911 I'm okay if you want them to 12516 08:40:17,911 --> 08:40:19,746 have alternatives, is that what 12517 08:40:19,746 --> 08:40:20,881 you're looking for? 12518 08:40:20,881 --> 08:40:22,750 >>chair: I want to make a 12519 08:40:22,750 --> 08:40:23,751 motion now to fully fund the 12520 08:40:23,751 --> 08:40:25,751 sheriff, period. 12521 08:40:25,753 --> 08:40:26,754 >>commissioner gilbert: we 12522 08:40:26,754 --> 08:40:27,955 appreciate that. 12523 08:40:27,955 --> 08:40:29,990 >>chair: the reason I say that 12524 08:40:29,990 --> 08:40:31,826 is because I know right now at 12525 08:40:31,826 --> 08:40:32,894 this hour there's no way we 12526 08:40:32,894 --> 08:40:34,763 will get to that number, 12527 08:40:34,763 --> 08:40:35,997 there's too many things to 12528 08:40:35,997 --> 08:40:37,932 consider so what I'm asking for 12529 08:40:37,932 --> 08:40:40,201 is scenarios where, scenarios 12530 08:40:40,201 --> 08:40:41,403 where they can give us what 12531 08:40:41,403 --> 08:40:43,205 they legally have found that 12532 08:40:43,205 --> 08:40:44,373 can become, make hard 12533 08:40:44,373 --> 08:40:46,274 decisions, we can then decide 12534 08:40:46,274 --> 08:40:47,409 what we can keep and don't keep 12535 08:40:47,409 --> 08:40:50,111 to fully fund the sheriff. 12536 08:40:50,111 --> 08:40:51,947 To commissioner cohen higgins's 12537 08:40:51,947 --> 08:40:53,248 point, if they're saying 12538 08:40:53,248 --> 08:40:56,848 there's nothing we can cut, we 12539 08:40:59,988 --> 08:41:01,924 can still direct them to. 12540 08:41:01,924 --> 08:41:04,590 >>chair: we could direct them 12541 08:41:04,590 --> 08:41:04,994 for sure, vice chair then I 12542 08:41:04,994 --> 08:41:07,262 will go to you. 12543 08:41:07,262 --> 08:41:09,431 >>vice chair mcghee: thank you 12544 08:41:09,431 --> 08:41:11,831 MR. Chair. Inherently found 12545 08:41:14,837 --> 08:41:16,500 within commissioner gonzales 12546 08:41:16,500 --> 08:41:17,907 motion, is his way of saying 12547 08:41:17,907 --> 08:41:19,842 that he can correct me if I'm 12548 08:41:19,842 --> 08:41:21,770 wrong on the record that is 12549 08:41:21,770 --> 08:41:23,713 motion essentially is saying we 12550 08:41:23,713 --> 08:41:25,848 don't have enough time with our 12551 08:41:25,848 --> 08:41:27,490 staff to go through all the 12552 08:41:27,490 --> 08:41:29,449 scenarios found within the 12553 08:41:32,656 --> 08:41:34,624 proposed budget, we are asking 12554 08:41:34,624 --> 08:41:35,859 for the administration to give 12555 08:41:35,859 --> 08:41:38,259 scenarios therefore at least 12556 08:41:42,432 --> 08:41:45,335 you will have a starting point 12557 08:41:45,335 --> 08:41:46,503 in understanding whether or not 12558 08:41:46,503 --> 08:41:48,903 there are legally available 12559 08:41:49,238 --> 08:41:51,208 funds, correct me if I'm wrong. 12560 08:41:51,208 --> 08:41:53,143 >>chair: what I'm looking for 12561 08:41:53,143 --> 08:41:53,410 is we will look at things to 12562 08:41:53,410 --> 08:41:54,644 cut. 12563 08:41:54,644 --> 08:41:58,844 I want them to also look at 12564 08:42:04,354 --> 08:42:05,388 things that can be cut and give 12565 08:42:05,388 --> 08:42:07,291 us those scenarios. 12566 08:42:07,291 --> 08:42:09,259 I understand this is the first 12567 08:42:09,259 --> 08:42:11,229 budget, we will have a second 12568 08:42:11,229 --> 08:42:13,130 budget hearing and I want them 12569 08:42:13,130 --> 08:42:13,430 to identify other things that 12570 08:42:13,430 --> 08:42:15,266 can be cut. 12571 08:42:15,266 --> 08:42:17,134 Then we will figure out whether 12572 08:42:17,134 --> 08:42:19,103 we can get there or not but I 12573 08:42:19,103 --> 08:42:20,304 agree with commissioner 12574 08:42:20,304 --> 08:42:22,207 bermudez that to fully start 12575 08:42:22,207 --> 08:42:25,207 saying hey, throw money this 12576 08:42:25,209 --> 08:42:25,376 way is not the right thing to 12577 08:42:25,376 --> 08:42:27,211 do. 12578 08:42:27,211 --> 08:42:28,212 >>mayor cava: respectfully, 12579 08:42:28,212 --> 08:42:29,380 through the chair. 12580 08:42:29,380 --> 08:42:31,749 As I understand it the general 12581 08:42:31,749 --> 08:42:33,718 fund is a discretionary matter. 12582 08:42:33,718 --> 08:42:34,952 It is for me to make my 12583 08:42:34,952 --> 08:42:35,186 recommendation and you to 12584 08:42:35,186 --> 08:42:37,186 decide. 12585 08:42:41,260 --> 08:42:42,461 There's nothing in that 3.4 12586 08:42:42,461 --> 08:42:44,329 billion dollars of the budget 12587 08:42:44,329 --> 08:42:46,230 that could not be cut so I am 12588 08:42:46,230 --> 08:42:50,430 not going to tell you what I 12589 08:42:53,739 --> 08:42:55,700 would rather cut because I've 12590 08:42:55,700 --> 08:42:57,742 put together a budget I think 12591 08:42:57,742 --> 08:42:59,440 is reasonable and balanced and 12592 08:42:59,440 --> 08:43:00,912 protects basic services so that 12593 08:43:00,912 --> 08:43:02,748 is why we've sent to you many 12594 08:43:02,748 --> 08:43:04,783 times and in the memo this is 12595 08:43:04,783 --> 08:43:06,718 my best recommendation, if you 12596 08:43:06,718 --> 08:43:07,886 want to do something different 12597 08:43:07,886 --> 08:43:10,789 then please tell us what you 12598 08:43:10,789 --> 08:43:12,240 would prioritize. 12599 08:43:12,240 --> 08:43:13,926 >>chair: what she is saying is 12600 08:43:13,926 --> 08:43:15,961 it's umpsa so it's parks, 12601 08:43:15,961 --> 08:43:17,896 roads, things of that nature we 12602 08:43:17,896 --> 08:43:22,960 would have to cut but you still 12603 08:43:24,403 --> 08:43:26,239 have the floor vice CHAIRMAN. 12604 08:43:26,239 --> 08:43:27,506 >>vice chair mcghee: 12605 08:43:27,506 --> 08:43:29,241 commissioner gonzales if you 12606 08:43:29,241 --> 08:43:31,243 are okay with this my 12607 08:43:31,243 --> 08:43:32,411 recommendation would be because 12608 08:43:32,411 --> 08:43:34,312 again it's 1:44 and it sounds 12609 08:43:34,312 --> 08:43:35,447 like the mayor is extending an 12610 08:43:35,447 --> 08:43:39,470 olive branch to say to you, 12611 08:43:40,919 --> 08:43:41,953 meet with me and we can go from 12612 08:43:41,953 --> 08:43:43,821 that route and have a 12613 08:43:43,821 --> 08:43:45,230 conversation and if it doesn't 12614 08:43:45,230 --> 08:43:46,924 come out the way we envision 12615 08:43:46,924 --> 08:43:48,826 what can possibly happen then 12616 08:43:48,826 --> 08:43:49,660 at the second budget hearing is 12617 08:43:49,660 --> 08:43:52,129 when you put forth your, not 12618 08:43:52,129 --> 08:43:53,330 her recommendations but your 12619 08:43:53,330 --> 08:43:55,232 recommendations as relates to 12620 08:43:55,232 --> 08:43:57,334 finding the funds to fully fund 12621 08:43:57,334 --> 08:43:59,236 what the sheriff's department 12622 08:43:59,236 --> 08:44:01,171 is asking for. 12623 08:44:01,171 --> 08:44:03,239 That's what I'm hearing and 12624 08:44:03,239 --> 08:44:04,507 that's my recommendation to you 12625 08:44:04,507 --> 08:44:04,741 if that's something you would 12626 08:44:04,741 --> 08:44:06,442 accept. 12627 08:44:06,442 --> 08:44:08,842 >>chair: commissioner, you are 12628 08:44:09,912 --> 08:44:11,800 the maker of the motion. 12629 08:44:11,800 --> 08:44:13,800 >>commissioner gonzalez: I 12630 08:44:14,950 --> 08:44:16,751 stand by my motion, if she's 12631 08:44:16,751 --> 08:44:19,751 not going to do it. 12632 08:44:20,255 --> 08:44:22,224 >>chair: commissioner regalado. 12633 08:44:22,224 --> 08:44:23,458 >>commissioner regalado: to 12634 08:44:23,458 --> 08:44:26,227 clarify something here, when we 12635 08:44:26,227 --> 08:44:29,227 are dealing with an enterprise 12636 08:44:32,166 --> 08:44:34,134 fund we are going to deal with 12637 08:44:34,134 --> 08:44:36,170 it when we do the rates, it's a 12638 08:44:36,170 --> 08:44:38,500 small universe so it's easy for 12639 08:44:38,500 --> 08:44:39,173 us to pull the strings and 12640 08:44:39,173 --> 08:44:41,800 figure out what we are doing 12641 08:44:41,800 --> 08:44:42,209 which is why earlier I was 12642 08:44:42,209 --> 08:44:44,144 trying to share some money 12643 08:44:44,144 --> 08:44:46,120 because when you say legally 12644 08:44:46,120 --> 08:44:48,412 available funds, that's the 12645 08:44:51,117 --> 08:44:53,190 entire general fund so that 12646 08:44:53,190 --> 08:44:55,210 means you can pull the strings 12647 08:44:55,210 --> 08:44:57,230 from transit, all the strings 12648 08:44:57,230 --> 08:44:59,240 from cultural, you can pull so 12649 08:44:59,240 --> 08:45:00,893 many strings she'd have to give 12650 08:45:00,893 --> 08:45:02,893 you 20 or 30 different 12651 08:45:02,895 --> 08:45:03,996 scenarios and that's what's in 12652 08:45:03,996 --> 08:45:05,897 untenable about that. 12653 08:45:05,897 --> 08:45:06,965 That's why she's pushing it 12654 08:45:06,965 --> 08:45:08,900 back to us saying the 12655 08:45:08,900 --> 08:45:11,169 priorities you make with the 12656 08:45:11,169 --> 08:45:12,370 general fund just find the 12657 08:45:12,370 --> 08:45:13,204 money, decide what you take 12658 08:45:13,204 --> 08:45:15,173 out. 12659 08:45:15,173 --> 08:45:16,374 You're not giving any guidance, 12660 08:45:16,374 --> 08:45:18,309 you're just saying anything in 12661 08:45:18,309 --> 08:45:20,278 the general fund so she can say 12662 08:45:20,278 --> 08:45:22,179 here's general fund, take out 12663 08:45:22,179 --> 08:45:23,347 as many line items as you want. 12664 08:45:23,347 --> 08:45:25,316 >>commissioner gonzalez: 12665 08:45:25,316 --> 08:45:27,184 because in two weeks we will do 12666 08:45:27,184 --> 08:45:27,383 the same thing and compare 12667 08:45:27,383 --> 08:45:29,185 notes. 12668 08:45:29,185 --> 08:45:33,985 We can vote it up or down and 12669 08:45:34,570 --> 08:45:35,291 if the board decides to vote it 12670 08:45:35,291 --> 08:45:37,226 down we vote it down, I will 12671 08:45:37,226 --> 08:45:39,280 come with my cuts, everybody 12672 08:45:39,280 --> 08:45:40,620 will come with their accounts 12673 08:45:40,620 --> 08:45:41,364 and go from there. 12674 08:45:41,364 --> 08:45:43,499 >>commissioner bermudez: I have 12675 08:45:43,499 --> 08:45:44,500 a question for the 12676 08:45:44,500 --> 08:45:45,701 administration. 12677 08:45:45,701 --> 08:45:48,101 >>chair: senator garcia has 12678 08:45:50,605 --> 08:45:52,605 joined the chat. 12679 08:45:52,674 --> 08:45:54,576 >>senator garcia: this is what 12680 08:45:54,576 --> 08:45:55,743 happens when we have these 12681 08:45:55,743 --> 08:45:58,143 budget discussions at 1:46 in 12682 08:45:59,130 --> 08:46:00,982 the morning. 12683 08:46:00,982 --> 08:46:02,950 I will not speak on behalf of 12684 08:46:02,950 --> 08:46:04,152 commissioner gonzalez but one 12685 08:46:04,152 --> 08:46:05,987 presumes that like he said, 12686 08:46:05,987 --> 08:46:09,156 some of you said and I said 12687 08:46:09,156 --> 08:46:10,324 that public safety is one of 12688 08:46:10,324 --> 08:46:11,593 the most important things if 12689 08:46:11,593 --> 08:46:15,193 not the most important thing so 12690 08:46:15,729 --> 08:46:16,960 I have a question of the 12691 08:46:16,960 --> 08:46:17,864 administration. 12692 08:46:17,864 --> 08:46:19,766 I don't want to talk about 12693 08:46:19,766 --> 08:46:21,768 general fund and all the other 12694 08:46:21,768 --> 08:46:22,969 funds, will you meet with the 12695 08:46:22,969 --> 08:46:25,271 sheriff's office between now 12696 08:46:25,271 --> 08:46:28,871 and the second reading of this 12697 08:46:34,813 --> 08:46:35,980 budget or is it your statement 12698 08:46:35,980 --> 08:46:37,849 today that you will not meet 12699 08:46:37,849 --> 08:46:39,170 with the sheriff's office on 12700 08:46:39,170 --> 08:46:42,170 whatever that delta is between 12701 08:46:52,196 --> 08:46:53,197 their request and what you've 12702 08:46:53,197 --> 08:46:55,197 budgeted. 12703 08:46:55,199 --> 08:46:57,167 >>mayor cava: through the chair 12704 08:46:57,167 --> 08:46:59,169 we've met frequently and we 12705 08:46:59,169 --> 08:47:00,404 will again and it's an ongoing 12706 08:47:00,404 --> 08:47:02,272 conversation and we are open to 12707 08:47:02,272 --> 08:47:03,173 see where there might be 12708 08:47:03,173 --> 08:47:04,374 compromised. 12709 08:47:04,374 --> 08:47:06,242 We've worked hard to identify 12710 08:47:06,242 --> 08:47:07,343 ways they can meet all the 12711 08:47:07,343 --> 08:47:09,178 needs they have expressed. 12712 08:47:09,178 --> 08:47:10,279 We are not holding back on 12713 08:47:10,279 --> 08:47:12,181 anything that has been 12714 08:47:12,181 --> 08:47:13,382 identified as a priority, we 12715 08:47:13,382 --> 08:47:15,251 simply disagree as to how much 12716 08:47:15,251 --> 08:47:17,186 money must be transferred at 12717 08:47:17,186 --> 08:47:19,188 this time to accomplish it. 12718 08:47:19,188 --> 08:47:20,389 >>commissioner bermudez: the 12719 08:47:20,389 --> 08:47:22,190 answer to my question is 12720 08:47:22,190 --> 08:47:24,192 between now and the second 12721 08:47:24,192 --> 08:47:25,293 reading whether that delta is 12722 08:47:25,293 --> 08:47:27,195 whether a change or doesn't 12723 08:47:27,195 --> 08:47:28,363 change you are not, you're 12724 08:47:28,363 --> 08:47:30,365 saying yes you will still be 12725 08:47:30,365 --> 08:47:31,332 met willing to meet with the 12726 08:47:31,332 --> 08:47:33,332 sheriff's office. 12727 08:47:42,543 --> 08:47:44,478 >>mayor cava: always. 12728 08:47:44,478 --> 08:47:46,478 >>commissioner bermudez: having 12729 08:47:46,480 --> 08:47:47,681 said that I would presume 12730 08:47:47,681 --> 08:47:49,516 commissioner galt gonzales or 12731 08:47:49,516 --> 08:47:51,518 myself which MAY meet with 12732 08:47:51,518 --> 08:47:52,752 representatives between now and 12733 08:47:52,752 --> 08:47:53,652 then would also know if there 12734 08:47:53,652 --> 08:47:55,521 was a change. 12735 08:47:55,521 --> 08:47:56,723 Let's just say some movement 12736 08:47:56,723 --> 08:47:58,490 between the meeting that would 12737 08:47:58,490 --> 08:48:00,526 take you to the top 12738 08:48:00,526 --> 08:48:00,760 administrative officer and the 12739 08:48:00,760 --> 08:48:02,494 sheriff. 12740 08:48:02,494 --> 08:48:04,530 To me I think this is more 12741 08:48:04,530 --> 08:48:05,697 about sending philosophy across 12742 08:48:05,697 --> 08:48:05,931 the board before the second 12743 08:48:05,931 --> 08:48:07,599 reading. 12744 08:48:07,599 --> 08:48:09,501 Think that's what 12745 08:48:09,501 --> 08:48:11,169 commissioner gonzalez wants to 12746 08:48:11,169 --> 08:48:12,437 accomplish and to me it's 12747 08:48:12,437 --> 08:48:14,171 really not much different than 12748 08:48:14,171 --> 08:48:15,372 one of those motions we 12749 08:48:15,372 --> 08:48:17,241 approved with the 11 motions 12750 08:48:17,241 --> 08:48:18,243 before which is hey, if the 12751 08:48:18,243 --> 08:48:20,545 answer is no or not. 12752 08:48:20,545 --> 08:48:22,480 I think it's about philosophy 12753 08:48:22,480 --> 08:48:25,616 and that's his intent and it 12754 08:48:25,616 --> 08:48:27,518 MAY be wrong and I do think 12755 08:48:27,518 --> 08:48:30,518 that was my question because 12756 08:48:37,828 --> 08:48:38,620 commissioner gilbert said 12757 08:48:38,620 --> 08:48:39,797 nothing. 12758 08:48:39,797 --> 08:48:41,320 Maybe he does change. 12759 08:48:41,320 --> 08:48:42,867 Nobody knows, we don't know if 12760 08:48:42,867 --> 08:48:44,802 the sheriff changes or the 12761 08:48:44,802 --> 08:48:45,970 mayor changes and maybe they 12762 08:48:45,970 --> 08:48:47,970 bring something different. 12763 08:48:48,806 --> 08:48:50,410 That's all I wanted to say. 12764 08:48:50,410 --> 08:48:51,809 >>chair: I can call a question 12765 08:48:51,809 --> 08:48:55,409 but we have a solution so 12766 08:49:02,387 --> 08:49:03,388 commissioner gilbert as a 12767 08:49:03,388 --> 08:49:05,388 solution. 12768 08:49:05,424 --> 08:49:06,658 >>commissioner gilbert: to the 12769 08:49:06,658 --> 08:49:08,493 mayor commissioner gonzalez and 12770 08:49:08,493 --> 08:49:09,661 chair we want to make sure 12771 08:49:09,661 --> 08:49:11,564 public safety is funded in a 12772 08:49:11,564 --> 08:49:13,432 way that provides safety, 12773 08:49:13,432 --> 08:49:15,434 that's our unified goal so if 12774 08:49:15,434 --> 08:49:16,668 that's our goal what we also 12775 08:49:16,668 --> 08:49:16,868 realize is that we have limited 12776 08:49:16,868 --> 08:49:18,470 funds. 12777 08:49:18,470 --> 08:49:19,671 Hat I've said to the 12778 08:49:19,671 --> 08:49:21,540 sheriff and the administration 12779 08:49:21,540 --> 08:49:23,575 is this, we might not be able 12780 08:49:23,575 --> 08:49:25,477 to do everything right now but 12781 08:49:25,477 --> 08:49:27,412 there are things we have to do 12782 08:49:27,412 --> 08:49:28,580 that she needs more police 12783 08:49:28,580 --> 08:49:29,481 officers and also needs to 12784 08:49:29,481 --> 08:49:30,682 increase pay. 12785 08:49:30,682 --> 08:49:32,585 She needs to increase pay to 12786 08:49:32,585 --> 08:49:34,985 get more police officers. 12787 08:49:36,822 --> 08:49:37,220 More deputies, that's just the 12788 08:49:37,220 --> 08:49:38,890 truth. 12789 08:49:38,890 --> 08:49:40,926 We just need a plan so we can 12790 08:49:40,926 --> 08:49:43,926 do it incrementally, we can't 12791 08:49:47,660 --> 08:49:48,267 do it in one year and pretty 12792 08:49:48,267 --> 08:49:50,135 tax if that passes NOVEMBER 3 12793 08:49:50,135 --> 08:49:52,710 we have other challenges but 12794 08:49:52,710 --> 08:49:53,239 based on what we know right now 12795 08:49:53,239 --> 08:49:58,390 we need a plan so I would ask 12796 08:50:00,880 --> 08:50:02,716 your motion, have them sit down 12797 08:50:02,716 --> 08:50:04,251 and come up with a plan. 12798 08:50:04,251 --> 08:50:04,718 Come up with a plan how we get 12799 08:50:04,718 --> 08:50:06,718 there. 12800 08:50:06,720 --> 08:50:07,987 Come up with a plan, give this 12801 08:50:07,987 --> 08:50:09,789 commission a timeline, have 12802 08:50:09,789 --> 08:50:11,725 this board commit to it and 12803 08:50:11,725 --> 08:50:13,727 that allows us to fiscally 12804 08:50:13,727 --> 08:50:14,928 understand whether we have to 12805 08:50:14,928 --> 08:50:15,929 attribute some, we understand 12806 08:50:15,929 --> 08:50:17,864 what we have to do. 12807 08:50:17,864 --> 08:50:19,833 It doesn't have to be, is not 12808 08:50:19,833 --> 08:50:22,833 instant coffee, it's not drive 12809 08:50:23,336 --> 08:50:24,337 through so that's a friendly 12810 08:50:24,337 --> 08:50:26,337 amendment. 12811 08:50:26,373 --> 08:50:28,342 >>commissioner gonzalez: I will 12812 08:50:28,342 --> 08:50:29,576 accept that amendment, find 12813 08:50:29,576 --> 08:50:32,576 legally available funds make a 12814 08:50:39,190 --> 08:50:41,890 plan how we get this done. 12815 08:50:41,890 --> 08:50:42,924 >>chair: motion with a friendly 12816 08:50:42,924 --> 08:50:44,924 amendment, second with 12817 08:50:44,926 --> 08:50:46,427 commissioner gilbert, all in 12818 08:50:46,427 --> 08:50:47,995 favor signify by saying aye, 12819 08:50:47,995 --> 08:50:49,960 show the motion passing, any 12820 08:50:49,960 --> 08:50:50,970 other motions on item c. 12821 08:50:50,970 --> 08:50:51,967 Vice CHAIRMAN. 12822 08:50:51,967 --> 08:50:53,902 >>vice chair mcghee: thank you 12823 08:50:53,902 --> 08:50:55,690 MR. Chair. I don't want to put 12824 08:50:55,690 --> 08:50:56,904 this in the form of a motion 12825 08:50:56,904 --> 08:50:58,106 but I will say this to the 12826 08:50:58,106 --> 08:51:00,700 administration, I don't mind 12827 08:51:00,700 --> 08:51:02,110 meeting with corrections, your 12828 08:51:02,110 --> 08:51:04,110 meal vendor contract. 12829 08:51:04,446 --> 08:51:07,315 There was I believe resolution 12830 08:51:07,315 --> 08:51:09,715 1028 25 where we approved a 12831 08:51:11,653 --> 08:51:13,653 $19.7 million under that 12832 08:51:15,157 --> 08:51:16,358 resolution but I'm looking at 12833 08:51:16,358 --> 08:51:19,358 what the auditor presented to 12834 08:51:20,762 --> 08:51:23,762 us and it shows that 2627 12835 08:51:29,204 --> 08:51:31,107 budget for the same contract 12836 08:51:31,107 --> 08:51:32,241 takes it up about 25% of cost 12837 08:51:32,241 --> 08:51:34,110 which is 27.4 million as a 12838 08:51:34,110 --> 08:51:36,612 final cost so if you can look 12839 08:51:36,612 --> 08:51:38,613 at that and I can meet with you 12840 08:51:38,613 --> 08:51:39,248 soon to make sure whatever that 12841 08:51:39,248 --> 08:51:41,250 difference is is accurate and 12842 08:51:41,250 --> 08:51:43,352 we can see what happened 12843 08:51:43,352 --> 08:51:45,752 between that resolution that 12844 08:51:49,158 --> 08:51:53,358 was had in 25 and now say it's 12845 08:51:55,965 --> 08:51:57,834 worth 27.4 billion. 12846 08:51:57,834 --> 08:51:59,935 >>mayor cava: are director 12847 08:51:59,935 --> 08:52:01,972 sharia green is coming again. 12848 08:52:01,972 --> 08:52:03,840 >>vice chair mcghee: I wanted 12849 08:52:03,840 --> 08:52:04,841 to have a meeting with you, 12850 08:52:04,841 --> 08:52:06,841 thank you. 12851 08:52:12,182 --> 08:52:14,182 >>chair: senator garcia. 12852 08:52:14,251 --> 08:52:16,153 >>senator garcia: met on mayor 12853 08:52:16,153 --> 08:52:17,354 and to the budget staff one of 12854 08:52:17,354 --> 08:52:19,155 the things we've noticed is 12855 08:52:19,155 --> 08:52:20,757 there's been an increase in 12856 08:52:20,757 --> 08:52:22,293 rental expenses. 12857 08:52:22,293 --> 08:52:23,427 Maybe one of the things we can 12858 08:52:23,427 --> 08:52:25,329 look at, I'm not going to make 12859 08:52:25,329 --> 08:52:27,531 a motion but if we could look 12860 08:52:27,531 --> 08:52:29,132 at collaborating more with the 12861 08:52:29,132 --> 08:52:30,300 school system, the school 12862 08:52:30,300 --> 08:52:32,336 system right now as a lot of 12863 08:52:32,336 --> 08:52:34,305 vacant schools and properties 12864 08:52:34,305 --> 08:52:36,240 and we MAY be able to cross use 12865 08:52:36,240 --> 08:52:38,141 I guess where they have under 12866 08:52:38,141 --> 08:52:40,143 enrollments maybe we can use 12867 08:52:40,143 --> 08:52:41,312 those properties and come to a 12868 08:52:41,312 --> 08:52:43,712 collaboration to lower our 12869 08:52:47,718 --> 08:52:49,718 rental expenses. 12870 08:52:49,720 --> 08:52:50,721 >>mayor cava: through the chair 12871 08:52:50,721 --> 08:52:52,724 we've met with our 12872 08:52:52,724 --> 08:52:53,725 superintendent about that 12873 08:52:53,725 --> 08:52:55,226 opportunity. 12874 08:52:55,226 --> 08:52:56,327 >>chair: any other motions on 12875 08:52:56,327 --> 08:52:58,296 item c. 12876 08:52:58,296 --> 08:52:59,463 >>commissioner regalado: I have 12877 08:52:59,463 --> 08:53:01,699 one comment, since palmer is 12878 08:53:01,699 --> 08:53:05,299 there on corrections, I know we 12879 08:53:05,804 --> 08:53:07,705 went 10 rounds on the meals and 12880 08:53:07,705 --> 08:53:09,240 I know there was a kitchen and 12881 08:53:09,240 --> 08:53:12,840 there wasn't a kitchen and we 12882 08:53:17,649 --> 08:53:17,882 don't know the costs of the 12883 08:53:17,882 --> 08:53:18,983 kitchen. 12884 08:53:18,983 --> 08:53:20,818 It's very confusing. 12885 08:53:20,818 --> 08:53:22,788 If you could please provide us 12886 08:53:22,788 --> 08:53:24,723 with clarity because it appears 12887 08:53:24,723 --> 08:53:26,124 we are leasing a kitchen but 12888 08:53:26,124 --> 08:53:27,759 then what's the evaluation of 12889 08:53:27,759 --> 08:53:30,629 the kitchen that wasn't ready 12890 08:53:30,629 --> 08:53:32,732 and how did that change it. 12891 08:53:32,732 --> 08:53:34,733 >> definitely let's get that. 12892 08:53:34,733 --> 08:53:36,668 Do I have a motion on the rest 12893 08:53:36,668 --> 08:53:38,737 of the items as amended, moved 12894 08:53:38,737 --> 08:53:41,137 by commissioner cohen higgins, 12895 08:53:43,809 --> 08:53:45,711 clerk please call the roll. 12896 08:53:45,711 --> 08:53:47,711 >>senator garcia: 12897 08:53:51,784 --> 08:53:53,784 >>commissioner gilbert: 12898 08:53:53,786 --> 08:53:54,787 >>commissioner gonzalez: no for 12899 08:53:54,787 --> 08:53:56,787 now. 12900 08:53:58,724 --> 08:54:00,526 >>commissioner hardemon: 12901 08:54:00,526 --> 08:54:02,526 >>commissioner lopez: 12902 08:54:06,366 --> 08:54:08,366 >>commissioner milian orbis: 12903 08:54:09,969 --> 08:54:11,969 >>commissioner regalado: yes. 12904 08:54:12,338 --> 08:54:14,338 >>commissioner steinberg: 12905 08:54:14,574 --> 08:54:16,574 >>commissioner bastien: 12906 08:54:17,377 --> 08:54:19,345 >>commissioner bermudez: yes. 12907 08:54:19,345 --> 08:54:20,480 >>commissioner cohen higgins: 12908 08:54:20,480 --> 08:54:22,449 for. 12909 08:54:22,449 --> 08:54:22,883 >>vice chair mcghee: 12910 08:54:22,883 --> 08:54:24,883 >>chair: yes. 12911 08:54:26,553 --> 08:54:28,553 >> motion passes 10 to 3. 12912 08:54:29,456 --> 08:54:31,856 >>chair: MADAM Attorney read 12913 08:54:37,998 --> 08:54:39,998 the next item. 12914 08:54:40,000 --> 08:54:42,102 >> item d ratifying millage for 12915 08:54:42,102 --> 08:54:44,102 the unincorporated municipal 12916 08:54:44,105 --> 08:54:46,139 service area operating purposes 12917 08:54:46,139 --> 08:54:48,108 for the fiscal year commencing 12918 08:54:48,108 --> 08:54:49,910 OCTOBER 1 2026 ending SEPTEMBER 12919 08:54:49,910 --> 08:54:51,910 30, 2027 and budget director 12920 08:54:57,451 --> 08:54:59,451 has a statement. 12921 08:55:00,287 --> 08:55:02,287 >> proposed unincorporated 12922 08:55:02,290 --> 08:55:04,292 service area operating millage 12923 08:55:04,292 --> 08:55:06,294 is 1.909 mills which is 6.16% 12924 08:55:06,294 --> 08:55:07,296 above the state divide rollback 12925 08:55:07,296 --> 08:55:08,763 rate of 1.7983. 12926 08:55:08,763 --> 08:55:10,464 >>chair: I will entertain a 12927 08:55:10,464 --> 08:55:12,267 motion, seconded by cohen 12928 08:55:12,267 --> 08:55:13,435 higgins, any suggestions or 12929 08:55:13,435 --> 08:55:15,270 amendments, please call the 12930 08:55:15,270 --> 08:55:17,670 roll on item d. 12931 08:55:22,144 --> 08:55:23,344 >>commissioner gilbert: 12932 08:55:23,344 --> 08:55:25,313 >>chair: you guys have to 12933 08:55:25,313 --> 08:55:26,715 follow along, it's 2 o'clock in 12934 08:55:26,715 --> 08:55:28,715 the morning. 12935 08:55:31,520 --> 08:55:33,520 >>commissioner gonzalez: no. 12936 08:55:34,323 --> 08:55:36,323 >>commissioner hardemon: 12937 08:55:37,993 --> 08:55:39,993 >>commissioner lopez: yes. 12938 08:55:40,962 --> 08:55:42,962 >>commissioner milian orbis: 12939 08:55:42,965 --> 08:55:44,500 >>commissioner regalado: 12940 08:55:44,500 --> 08:55:46,500 >>commissioner steinberg: 12941 08:55:47,302 --> 08:55:49,138 >>commissioner bastien: 12942 08:55:49,138 --> 08:55:51,138 >>commissioner bermudez: 12943 08:55:53,109 --> 08:55:55,109 >>commissioner cohen higgins: 12944 08:55:56,479 --> 08:55:58,447 >>senator garcia: 12945 08:55:58,447 --> 08:56:00,820 >>vice chair mcghee: yes. 12946 08:56:00,820 --> 08:56:02,118 >>chair: I vote yes. 12947 08:56:02,118 --> 08:56:04,118 >> motion passes 10 to 3. 12948 08:56:24,410 --> 08:56:26,900 >>chair: read the next motion. 12949 08:56:26,900 --> 08:56:27,978 >> next item is ordinance 12950 08:56:27,978 --> 08:56:29,145 adopting the unincorporated 12951 08:56:29,145 --> 08:56:30,980 municipal service area for 12952 08:56:30,980 --> 08:56:32,983 miami-dade county for the 12953 08:56:32,983 --> 08:56:34,151 fiscal year commencing OCTOBER 12954 08:56:34,151 --> 08:56:36,860 1, 2026 and ending SEPTEMBER 12955 08:56:36,860 --> 08:56:37,987 30, 2027, this item would have 12956 08:56:37,987 --> 08:56:39,222 to be approved as amended to 12957 08:56:39,222 --> 08:56:41,622 incorporate the first changes 12958 08:56:41,993 --> 08:56:43,994 memo as well as the three prior 12959 08:56:43,994 --> 08:56:45,195 emotions that I believe did get 12960 08:56:45,195 --> 08:56:47,164 approval which was the motion 12961 08:56:47,164 --> 08:56:49,132 by commissioner regalado 12962 08:56:49,132 --> 08:56:51,135 directing the mayor to provide 12963 08:56:51,135 --> 08:56:53,400 a report regarding the natural 12964 08:56:53,400 --> 08:56:55,600 mover and details on 12965 08:56:55,600 --> 08:56:56,140 maintenance and capital cost as 12966 08:56:56,140 --> 08:56:58,142 well as her motion to amend, 12967 08:56:58,142 --> 08:57:00,177 I'm sorry, to direct the mayor 12968 08:57:00,177 --> 08:57:02,146 to submit one or more invoices 12969 08:57:02,146 --> 08:57:04,480 to the city of miami bayfront 12970 08:57:04,480 --> 08:57:05,983 park family trust or dda for 12971 08:57:05,983 --> 08:57:07,985 the fifa fan festival at 12972 08:57:07,985 --> 08:57:09,987 bayfront park as well as 12973 08:57:09,987 --> 08:57:11,990 commissioner gonzalez motion to 12974 08:57:11,990 --> 08:57:13,158 direct the administration to 12975 08:57:13,158 --> 08:57:14,992 identify legally available 12976 08:57:14,992 --> 08:57:16,995 funds and come up with a plan 12977 08:57:16,995 --> 08:57:18,997 regarding the sheriff's budget, 12978 08:57:18,997 --> 08:57:20,231 we do need to bifurcate the 12979 08:57:20,231 --> 08:57:22,670 portion of the first changes 12980 08:57:22,670 --> 08:57:24,200 memo which relates to the 12981 08:57:24,200 --> 08:57:24,335 non-legacy cbo's included in 12982 08:57:24,335 --> 08:57:26,335 attachment c. 12983 08:57:26,404 --> 08:57:30,400 For purposes of the conflict so 12984 08:57:31,710 --> 08:57:32,911 if senator garcia and 12985 08:57:32,911 --> 08:57:34,746 commissioner mcghee could step 12986 08:57:34,746 --> 08:57:35,314 out you could take a vote on 12987 08:57:35,314 --> 08:57:37,314 that bifurcated piece. 12988 08:57:40,652 --> 08:57:42,488 >>chair: step out, I will 12989 08:57:42,488 --> 08:57:45,557 entertain a motion on the cbo 12990 08:57:45,557 --> 08:57:46,725 portion of item e, moved by 12991 08:57:46,725 --> 08:57:48,725 commissioner cohen higgins, 12992 08:57:53,733 --> 08:57:55,735 clerk please call the roll. 12993 08:57:55,735 --> 08:57:57,735 >>commissioner gonzalez: no. 12994 08:58:00,939 --> 08:58:02,939 >>commissioner hardemon: 12995 08:58:03,909 --> 08:58:05,909 >>commissioner lopez: yes. 12996 08:58:07,613 --> 08:58:09,613 >>commissioner milian orbis: 12997 08:58:10,583 --> 08:58:12,583 >>commissioner regalado: for. 12998 08:58:12,585 --> 08:58:14,585 >>commissioner steinberg: 12999 08:58:14,587 --> 08:58:16,322 >>commissioner bastien: 13000 08:58:16,322 --> 08:58:18,322 >>commissioner bermudez: 13001 08:58:18,724 --> 08:58:20,724 >>commissioner cohen higgins: 13002 08:58:27,767 --> 08:58:28,902 >>commissioner gilbert: 13003 08:58:28,902 --> 08:58:31,302 >>chair: I vote yes. 13004 08:58:31,438 --> 08:58:33,438 >> motion passes 8 and 3. 13005 08:58:33,440 --> 08:58:35,440 >> the statements senator 13006 08:58:39,713 --> 08:58:40,714 garcia and commissioner mcghee, 13007 08:58:40,714 --> 08:58:42,714 correct. 13008 08:58:44,351 --> 08:58:47,221 >>chair: do I have any other 13009 08:58:47,221 --> 08:58:49,621 bifurcations on item e? 13010 08:58:50,924 --> 08:58:53,361 Seeing none motion to move by 13011 08:58:53,361 --> 08:58:55,262 commissioner cohen higgins, a 13012 08:58:55,262 --> 08:58:57,662 second by commissioner lopez. 13013 08:58:59,967 --> 08:59:01,936 Any additional motions, seeing 13014 08:59:01,936 --> 08:59:02,904 none clerk please call the 13015 08:59:02,904 --> 08:59:04,904 roll. 13016 08:59:09,343 --> 08:59:10,945 >>commissioner hardemon: 13017 08:59:10,945 --> 08:59:12,914 >>commissioner lopez: 13018 08:59:12,914 --> 08:59:14,914 >>commissioner milian orbis: 13019 08:59:14,949 --> 08:59:16,949 >>commissioner regalado: 13020 08:59:18,352 --> 08:59:20,321 >>commissioner steinberg: 13021 08:59:20,321 --> 08:59:22,321 >>commissioner bastien: 13022 08:59:22,324 --> 08:59:24,324 >>commissioner bermudez: 13023 08:59:24,326 --> 08:59:26,326 >>commissioner cohen higgins: 13024 08:59:26,728 --> 08:59:28,728 >>senator garcia: 13025 08:59:28,730 --> 08:59:30,730 >>commissioner gilbert: 13026 08:59:32,234 --> 08:59:34,202 >>commissioner gonzalez: no. 13027 08:59:34,202 --> 08:59:36,602 >>vice chair mcghee: yes. 13028 08:59:39,574 --> 08:59:41,510 >>chair: no for now. 13029 08:59:41,510 --> 08:59:43,510 >> motion passes 9 to 4. 13030 08:59:47,150 --> 08:59:48,984 >>chair: read the next item. 13031 08:59:48,984 --> 08:59:50,986 >> item f is an ordinance 13032 08:59:50,986 --> 08:59:52,187 adopting and ratifying millage 13033 08:59:52,187 --> 08:59:54,560 for miami-dade fire and rescue 13034 08:59:54,560 --> 08:59:55,257 service operating purposes for 13035 08:59:55,257 --> 08:59:57,226 the fiscal year ending OCTOBER 13036 08:59:57,226 --> 08:59:59,226 1, 2026 ending SEPTEMBER 30, 13037 09:00:05,234 --> 09:00:06,235 2027 and budget director has a 13038 09:00:06,235 --> 09:00:08,235 statement. 13039 09:00:08,237 --> 09:00:08,504 >>chair: please read your 13040 09:00:08,504 --> 09:00:10,372 statement. 13041 09:00:10,372 --> 09:00:12,308 >> the fire rescue service 13042 09:00:12,308 --> 09:00:14,244 district operating millage is 13043 09:00:14,244 --> 09:00:15,778 2.369 mills which is 5.83% 13044 09:00:15,778 --> 09:00:17,313 above the rollback rate of 2.26 13045 09:00:17,313 --> 09:00:19,415 four mills, the proposed rate 13046 09:00:19,415 --> 09:00:21,218 generates revenue for services 13047 09:00:21,218 --> 09:00:23,253 provided by miami-dade fire 13048 09:00:23,253 --> 09:00:25,221 rescue in the proposed budget. 13049 09:00:25,221 --> 09:00:26,222 >>chair: motion by commissioner 13050 09:00:26,222 --> 09:00:27,223 gonzalez, second by 13051 09:00:27,223 --> 09:00:28,224 commissioner lopez. 13052 09:00:28,224 --> 09:00:29,425 Eeing no 13053 09:00:29,425 --> 09:00:31,227 amendments clerk please call 13054 09:00:31,227 --> 09:00:33,227 the roll. 13055 09:00:33,228 --> 09:00:35,228 >>commissioner lopez: yes. 13056 09:00:35,264 --> 09:00:37,232 >>commissioner regalado: 13057 09:00:37,232 --> 09:00:39,232 >>commissioner steinberg: 13058 09:00:39,234 --> 09:00:41,234 >>commissioner bastien: 13059 09:00:41,236 --> 09:00:43,236 >>commissioner bermudez: yes. 13060 09:00:43,238 --> 09:00:44,806 >>commissioner cohen higgins: 13061 09:00:44,806 --> 09:00:46,775 >>senator garcia: 13062 09:00:46,775 --> 09:00:49,175 >>commissioner gilbert: no, I'm 13063 09:00:51,646 --> 09:00:53,646 joking, yes. 13064 09:00:53,781 --> 09:00:55,650 >>commissioner gonzalez: yes. 13065 09:00:55,650 --> 09:00:58,500 >>vice chair mcghee: yes. 13066 09:01:07,327 --> 09:01:09,262 >>chair: I vote yes. 13067 09:01:09,262 --> 09:01:11,262 >> motion passes unanimously. 13068 09:01:11,297 --> 09:01:12,499 >>chair: read the next item. 13069 09:01:12,499 --> 09:01:14,300 >> item g ratifies the millage 13070 09:01:14,300 --> 09:01:15,401 for the miami-dade library 13071 09:01:15,401 --> 09:01:17,303 system for fiscal year 13072 09:01:17,303 --> 09:01:18,404 commencing OCTOBER 1 SEPTEMBER 13073 09:01:18,404 --> 09:01:19,304 26, budget director has a 13074 09:01:19,304 --> 09:01:21,273 statement. 13075 09:01:21,273 --> 09:01:21,540 >>chair: please read your 13076 09:01:21,540 --> 09:01:23,540 statement. 13077 09:01:30,150 --> 09:01:31,917 >> the proposed millage is 13078 09:01:31,917 --> 09:01:33,818 2.812 mills which is 5.71% 13079 09:01:33,818 --> 09:01:34,986 above the state rollback rate 13080 09:01:34,986 --> 09:01:36,888 of.266 mills, the proposed 13081 09:01:36,888 --> 09:01:38,822 rate generates revenue to 13082 09:01:38,822 --> 09:01:40,824 support the services and 13083 09:01:40,824 --> 09:01:42,960 programs provided by miami-dade 13084 09:01:42,960 --> 09:01:43,827 public library system in the 13085 09:01:43,827 --> 09:01:44,995 proposed budget. 13086 09:01:44,995 --> 09:01:47,831 >>chair: motion by the vice 13087 09:01:47,831 --> 09:01:48,999 chair, second by commissioner 13088 09:01:48,999 --> 09:01:51,399 gonzalez, seeing no amendments 13089 09:01:51,802 --> 09:01:53,803 or please call the roll. 13090 09:01:53,803 --> 09:01:55,803 >>commissioner milian orbis: 13091 09:01:55,839 --> 09:01:57,807 >>commissioner regalado: 13092 09:01:57,807 --> 09:01:59,807 >>commissioner steinberg: 13093 09:01:59,809 --> 09:02:01,809 >>commissioner bastien: 13094 09:02:01,811 --> 09:02:03,811 >>commissioner bermudez: yes. 13095 09:02:03,813 --> 09:02:04,814 >>commissioner cohen higgins: 13096 09:02:04,814 --> 09:02:06,814 >>senator garcia: 13097 09:02:06,816 --> 09:02:08,816 >>commissioner gilbert: yes. 13098 09:02:08,817 --> 09:02:10,817 >>commissioner gonzalez: for. 13099 09:02:10,819 --> 09:02:12,819 >>commissioner hardemon: 13100 09:02:12,821 --> 09:02:14,821 >>commissioner lopez: yes. 13101 09:02:14,822 --> 09:02:15,891 >>vice chair mcghee: yes. 13102 09:02:15,891 --> 09:02:17,825 >>chair: I vote yes. 13103 09:02:17,825 --> 09:02:19,825 >> motion passes unanimously. 13104 09:02:20,128 --> 09:02:21,829 >>chair: read the next item. 13105 09:02:21,829 --> 09:02:23,831 >> next item is ordinance 13106 09:02:23,831 --> 09:02:24,966 adopting a ratifying 13107 09:02:24,966 --> 09:02:26,801 proprietary budget special 13108 09:02:26,801 --> 09:02:28,869 assessment budget and other 13109 09:02:28,869 --> 09:02:30,804 budgets of miami-dade county or 13110 09:02:30,804 --> 09:02:32,390 fiscal year commencing OCTOBER 13111 09:02:32,390 --> 09:02:34,390 1 2026 ending SEPTEMBER 30, 13112 09:02:41,581 --> 09:02:43,483 2027, this is item h which will 13113 09:02:43,483 --> 09:02:45,485 need to be approved as amended 13114 09:02:45,485 --> 09:02:47,353 to incorporate the mayor's 13115 09:02:47,353 --> 09:02:49,353 memorandum dated SEPTEMBER 2, 13116 09:02:49,355 --> 09:02:50,622 2026 titled information for 13117 09:02:50,622 --> 09:02:52,358 first budget hearing fiscal 13118 09:02:52,358 --> 09:02:53,525 year 2627 budget and in 13119 09:02:53,525 --> 09:02:56,328 addition it we need to correct 13120 09:02:56,328 --> 09:02:58,363 a scriveners error to add pages 13121 09:02:58,363 --> 09:02:59,464 inadvertently omitted from the 13122 09:02:59,464 --> 09:03:01,333 fiscal year 26-27 plan, 13123 09:03:01,333 --> 09:03:02,467 attached with corrected copies 13124 09:03:02,467 --> 09:03:04,435 filed with the clerk. 13125 09:03:04,435 --> 09:03:05,603 We also have to bifurcate this 13126 09:03:05,603 --> 09:03:07,472 item for the same conflicts 13127 09:03:07,472 --> 09:03:09,374 that were previously read by 13128 09:03:09,374 --> 09:03:09,674 senator garcia using those 13129 09:03:09,674 --> 09:03:11,442 statements. 13130 09:03:11,442 --> 09:03:13,100 On the non-legacy portion of 13131 09:03:13,100 --> 09:03:14,110 attachment c of the changes 13132 09:03:14,110 --> 09:03:15,312 memo. 13133 09:03:15,312 --> 09:03:17,712 >>commissioner regalado: I want 13134 09:03:17,981 --> 09:03:19,483 to bifurcate section 22. 13135 09:03:19,483 --> 09:03:23,830 >>chair: do you want to move 13136 09:03:25,210 --> 09:03:26,890 the cbo portion? 13137 09:03:26,890 --> 09:03:28,910 Second by commissioner lopez, 13138 09:03:28,910 --> 09:03:29,892 clerk please call the roll of 13139 09:03:29,892 --> 09:03:31,894 the cbo portion of item h. 13140 09:03:31,894 --> 09:03:33,894 >>commissioner regalado: 13141 09:03:33,996 --> 09:03:35,898 >>commissioner steinberg: 13142 09:03:35,898 --> 09:03:37,132 >>commissioner bastien: 13143 09:03:37,132 --> 09:03:38,900 >>commissioner bermudez: yes 13144 09:03:38,900 --> 09:03:40,900 for now. 13145 09:03:41,904 --> 09:03:43,538 >>commissioner cohen higgins: 13146 09:03:43,538 --> 09:03:45,538 >>commissioner gilbert: 13147 09:03:46,508 --> 09:03:48,508 >>commissioner gonzalez: no. 13148 09:03:48,510 --> 09:03:50,510 >>commissioner hardemon: 13149 09:03:50,512 --> 09:03:52,512 >>commissioner lopez: yes. 13150 09:03:53,548 --> 09:03:55,548 >>commissioner milian orbis: 13151 09:03:59,887 --> 09:04:01,822 >>chair: I vote yes. 13152 09:04:01,822 --> 09:04:03,357 >> motion passes 9 to 2. 13153 09:04:03,357 --> 09:04:04,925 >>chair: they can come back in 13154 09:04:04,925 --> 09:04:06,894 the chamber. 13155 09:04:06,894 --> 09:04:08,895 >> I also failed to mention 13156 09:04:08,895 --> 09:04:10,930 this item needed to include the 13157 09:04:10,930 --> 09:04:12,532 amendments that have previously 13158 09:04:12,532 --> 09:04:15,532 been approved, the other three, 13159 09:04:20,406 --> 09:04:22,341 thank you. 13160 09:04:22,341 --> 09:04:24,343 >>chair: on section 22 which is 13161 09:04:24,343 --> 09:04:26,311 the water and sewer, there is a 13162 09:04:26,311 --> 09:04:27,312 motion by commissioner 13163 09:04:27,312 --> 09:04:28,480 regalado, second by 13164 09:04:28,480 --> 09:04:30,480 commissioner gilbert. 13165 09:04:36,488 --> 09:04:38,423 Clerk please call the roll. 13166 09:04:38,423 --> 09:04:41,225 You want her to bifurcate it 13167 09:04:41,225 --> 09:04:44,940 just to vote no or to amended? 13168 09:04:44,940 --> 09:04:46,494 Regalado bifurcated it, you 13169 09:04:48,465 --> 09:04:52,350 just want to devote but you 13170 09:04:52,350 --> 09:04:53,700 have an amendment on section 13171 09:04:53,700 --> 09:04:55,380 22. 13172 09:04:55,380 --> 09:04:57,438 >>commissioner gilbert: I would 13173 09:04:57,507 --> 09:04:59,476 like to adjust the rate. 13174 09:04:59,476 --> 09:05:02,476 Listen, we've heard people come 13175 09:05:03,812 --> 09:05:05,140 and talk about what needs to 13176 09:05:05,140 --> 09:05:05,815 happen and what the rate has to 13177 09:05:05,815 --> 09:05:07,160 cover. 13178 09:05:07,160 --> 09:05:09,510 We know we are not doing that 13179 09:05:09,510 --> 09:05:10,919 so we had this conversation 13180 09:05:10,919 --> 09:05:13,919 about solid waste years back 13181 09:05:18,593 --> 09:05:20,528 when we right sized it. 13182 09:05:20,528 --> 09:05:21,696 I don't know why we wouldn't 13183 09:05:21,696 --> 09:05:23,631 adjust the rate to allow for 13184 09:05:23,631 --> 09:05:25,533 the 6% increase, allow us to do 13185 09:05:25,533 --> 09:05:26,567 the projects that keep us in 13186 09:05:26,567 --> 09:05:28,502 compliance with law. 13187 09:05:28,502 --> 09:05:30,638 This is a proprietary fund. 13188 09:05:30,638 --> 09:05:31,506 We are giving service and folks 13189 09:05:31,506 --> 09:05:32,741 are paying for it. 13190 09:05:32,741 --> 09:05:34,609 We've been told previously 13191 09:05:34,609 --> 09:05:34,843 where we were doing bad, doing 13192 09:05:34,843 --> 09:05:36,843 poorly. 13193 09:05:42,284 --> 09:05:43,485 This is the rate that needs to 13194 09:05:43,485 --> 09:05:45,387 be implemented for us to keep 13195 09:05:45,387 --> 09:05:47,255 pace with what we are doing. 13196 09:05:47,255 --> 09:05:48,556 So if we are not going to do 13197 09:05:48,556 --> 09:05:50,491 that that's fine but we need to 13198 09:05:50,491 --> 09:05:52,494 be very careful because these 13199 09:05:52,494 --> 09:05:54,263 are the decisions we make at 13200 09:05:54,263 --> 09:05:55,898 2:07 in the morning that later 13201 09:05:55,898 --> 09:05:58,298 the federal government and 13202 09:06:00,268 --> 09:06:03,268 state government come in and 13203 09:06:04,540 --> 09:06:06,442 say hey, you are crazy. 13204 09:06:06,442 --> 09:06:10,420 I believe the rates should be 13205 09:06:12,815 --> 09:06:14,815 increased by 6%. 13206 09:06:20,288 --> 09:06:22,258 >>chair: deputy mayor. 13207 09:06:22,258 --> 09:06:22,525 >> it is proposed at 6% 13208 09:06:22,525 --> 09:06:24,327 increase. 13209 09:06:24,327 --> 09:06:27,927 The way it's proposed is the 13210 09:06:31,000 --> 09:06:32,335 way the commissioner wants it. 13211 09:06:32,335 --> 09:06:34,735 >>commissioner gilbert: so we 13212 09:06:34,804 --> 09:06:36,804 are going 6%. 13213 09:06:39,108 --> 09:06:40,343 >> that is the item we have. 13214 09:06:40,343 --> 09:06:42,743 >>chair: she just bifurcated 13215 09:06:43,747 --> 09:06:45,715 it, she didn't move anything. 13216 09:06:45,715 --> 09:06:47,160 We voted on water and sewer as 13217 09:06:47,160 --> 09:06:49,160 a flat rate, 6%. 13218 09:06:49,619 --> 09:06:49,852 So there's no need for a 13219 09:06:49,852 --> 09:06:51,852 motion. 13220 09:06:52,823 --> 09:06:55,823 Would you move the item? 13221 09:06:57,930 --> 09:06:58,528 Moved by commissioner gilbert. 13222 09:06:58,528 --> 09:07:03,328 Do we need to take a motion on 13223 09:07:12,209 --> 09:07:14,145 the bifurcation of section 22? 13224 09:07:14,145 --> 09:07:15,279 >> according to your new rules 13225 09:07:15,279 --> 09:07:16,146 you need to have a vote to 13226 09:07:16,146 --> 09:07:17,248 bifurcate. 13227 09:07:17,248 --> 09:07:19,149 The motion would be too 13228 09:07:19,149 --> 09:07:20,150 bifurcate section 22 and 13229 09:07:20,150 --> 09:07:22,150 attachment j. 13230 09:07:22,153 --> 09:07:24,155 >>chair: there is a second to 13231 09:07:24,155 --> 09:07:26,624 bifurcate, why do we need to 13232 09:07:26,624 --> 09:07:28,624 bifurcate? 13233 09:07:33,164 --> 09:07:35,132 >> she wants to take a separate 13234 09:07:35,132 --> 09:07:36,367 vote on that portion and your 13235 09:07:36,367 --> 09:07:38,202 rules were changed to require a 13236 09:07:38,202 --> 09:07:39,103 motion to bifurcate and a 13237 09:07:39,103 --> 09:07:41,106 motion on the item. 13238 09:07:41,106 --> 09:07:42,240 >>commissioner gilbert: it's 13239 09:07:42,240 --> 09:07:44,240 taking place before? 13240 09:07:44,309 --> 09:07:47,309 >>chair: all in favor, show 13241 09:07:49,800 --> 09:07:50,982 section 22 bifurcated. 13242 09:07:50,982 --> 09:07:53,152 Now we are on section 22, moved 13243 09:07:53,152 --> 09:07:55,870 by commissioner gilbert, second 13244 09:07:55,870 --> 09:07:57,487 by commissioner cohen higgins, 13245 09:07:59,958 --> 09:08:00,959 call the roll, commissioner 13246 09:08:00,959 --> 09:08:02,959 bermudez. 13247 09:08:06,165 --> 09:08:08,100 >>commissioner bermudez: we 13248 09:08:08,100 --> 09:08:09,334 heard some of the individuals 13249 09:08:09,334 --> 09:08:12,934 today that we've heard in the 13250 09:08:13,305 --> 09:08:14,507 past state that those projects 13251 09:08:14,507 --> 09:08:16,408 need to be done to comply with 13252 09:08:16,408 --> 09:08:16,642 a consent decree, is that 13253 09:08:16,642 --> 09:08:18,642 correct. 13254 09:08:19,311 --> 09:08:21,711 >> and the ocean outfall 13255 09:08:26,652 --> 09:08:27,886 legislation. 13256 09:08:27,886 --> 09:08:29,755 >>commissioner bermudez: in 13257 09:08:29,755 --> 09:08:31,658 your opinion we need those 13258 09:08:31,658 --> 09:08:33,660 dollars to have those projects 13259 09:08:33,660 --> 09:08:34,661 done timely to comply with both 13260 09:08:34,661 --> 09:08:36,661 those requirements. 13261 09:08:36,662 --> 09:08:37,763 >> it's my opinion as well as 13262 09:08:37,763 --> 09:08:39,665 our bond consultant that 13263 09:08:39,665 --> 09:08:41,668 without this rate increase the 13264 09:08:41,668 --> 09:08:42,935 projects can't move forward. 13265 09:08:42,935 --> 09:08:44,804 >>commissioner bermudez: it's 13266 09:08:44,804 --> 09:08:45,710 been said but now you said it, 13267 09:08:45,710 --> 09:08:46,873 thank you. 13268 09:08:46,873 --> 09:08:49,873 >>chair: I've got the vice 13269 09:08:51,745 --> 09:08:51,979 chair then commissioner cohen 13270 09:08:51,979 --> 09:08:53,847 higgins. 13271 09:08:53,847 --> 09:08:54,915 >>vice chair mcghee: what we 13272 09:08:54,915 --> 09:08:56,917 are asking is to set the 13273 09:08:56,917 --> 09:08:58,785 ceiling tonight for this and we 13274 09:08:58,785 --> 09:09:02,385 can come back at the next 13275 09:09:04,825 --> 09:09:06,590 meeting if need be and make a 13276 09:09:06,590 --> 09:09:07,961 motion to bring it back down at 13277 09:09:07,961 --> 09:09:09,196 a number we can agree upon, is 13278 09:09:09,196 --> 09:09:11,980 that what I'm hearing? 13279 09:09:11,980 --> 09:09:14,698 >> they can always do that at 13280 09:09:15,769 --> 09:09:17,737 the second meeting. 13281 09:09:17,737 --> 09:09:19,737 >>chair: commissioner cohen 13282 09:09:22,443 --> 09:09:23,678 higgins. 13283 09:09:23,678 --> 09:09:25,678 >>commissioner cohen higgins: 13284 09:09:26,413 --> 09:09:27,614 I'm trying to understand the 13285 09:09:27,614 --> 09:09:29,516 justification for bifurcating 13286 09:09:29,516 --> 09:09:29,750 the item that's not been 13287 09:09:29,750 --> 09:09:31,750 amended. 13288 09:09:38,580 --> 09:09:39,126 Why are we bifurcating? 13289 09:09:39,126 --> 09:09:41,620 >>chair: to vote no, 13290 09:09:41,620 --> 09:09:43,620 commissioner hardemon. 13291 09:09:43,640 --> 09:09:45,330 >>commissioner hardemon: the 13292 09:09:45,330 --> 09:09:47,350 reason we bifurcated was 13293 09:09:47,350 --> 09:09:48,169 someone wants to bifurcate it, 13294 09:09:48,169 --> 09:09:50,271 that's not put the rule in 13295 09:09:50,271 --> 09:09:52,740 because previously one wants to 13296 09:09:52,740 --> 09:09:53,275 bifurcate and others didn't 13297 09:09:53,275 --> 09:09:55,275 want to necessarily. 13298 09:09:55,410 --> 09:09:57,245 It gave everyone an opportunity 13299 09:09:57,245 --> 09:09:59,800 to pull out what they wanted to 13300 09:09:59,800 --> 09:09:59,314 vote for or against to make 13301 09:09:59,314 --> 09:10:01,150 points. 13302 09:10:01,150 --> 09:10:03,152 Now we have a rule to move to 13303 09:10:03,152 --> 09:10:03,352 bifurcate so people can't do 13304 09:10:03,352 --> 09:10:05,870 that. 13305 09:10:05,870 --> 09:10:06,354 So if for instance if you 13306 09:10:06,354 --> 09:10:08,423 disagree with a bifurcation you 13307 09:10:08,423 --> 09:10:10,910 can say we are not going to 13308 09:10:10,910 --> 09:10:11,326 bifurcate and move forward up 13309 09:10:11,326 --> 09:10:14,696 or down but when you bifurcate 13310 09:10:14,696 --> 09:10:17,499 it gives someone an opportunity 13311 09:10:17,499 --> 09:10:18,634 to vote, you don't have to make 13312 09:10:18,634 --> 09:10:20,502 changes, just say I want 13313 09:10:20,502 --> 09:10:24,102 everyone to know I am against 13314 09:10:26,750 --> 09:10:28,100 these rates, that's it. 13315 09:10:28,100 --> 09:10:30,112 All right, clerk please call 13316 09:10:30,112 --> 09:10:32,112 the roll. 13317 09:10:32,115 --> 09:10:34,115 >>commissioner steinberg: 13318 09:10:34,117 --> 09:10:36,117 >>commissioner bastien: 13319 09:10:36,118 --> 09:10:37,720 >>commissioner bermudez: yes. 13320 09:10:37,720 --> 09:10:37,887 >>commissioner cohen higgins: 13321 09:10:37,887 --> 09:10:39,887 for. 13322 09:10:40,756 --> 09:10:42,756 >>senator garcia: 13323 09:10:42,959 --> 09:10:44,959 >>commissioner gilbert: yes. 13324 09:10:45,929 --> 09:10:47,929 >>commissioner gonzalez: no. 13325 09:10:48,531 --> 09:10:50,531 >>commissioner hardemon: 13326 09:10:50,766 --> 09:10:52,766 >>commissioner lopez: no. 13327 09:10:55,138 --> 09:10:57,138 >>commissioner milian orbis: 13328 09:10:57,374 --> 09:10:59,374 >>commissioner regalado: no. 13329 09:10:59,775 --> 09:11:01,775 >>commissioner bastien: 13330 09:11:02,746 --> 09:11:05,115 >>vice chair mcghee: yes. 13331 09:11:05,115 --> 09:11:07,515 >>chair: I vote no. 13332 09:11:16,326 --> 09:11:18,295 >>motion passes 7 to 6. 13333 09:11:18,295 --> 09:11:19,529 >>chair: do I have a motion on 13334 09:11:19,529 --> 09:11:21,465 the remainder of item h, moved 13335 09:11:21,465 --> 09:11:23,401 by commissioner regalado, 13336 09:11:23,401 --> 09:11:25,801 second by commissioner lopez. 13337 09:11:26,303 --> 09:11:28,305 Any proposed amendments, clerk 13338 09:11:28,305 --> 09:11:30,273 please call the roll on the 13339 09:11:30,273 --> 09:11:32,310 remainder of item h. 13340 09:11:32,310 --> 09:11:34,310 >>commissioner bastien: 13341 09:11:35,980 --> 09:11:37,980 >>commissioner bermudez: 13342 09:11:38,115 --> 09:11:40,115 >>commissioner cohen higgins: 13343 09:11:40,717 --> 09:11:42,717 >>senator garcia: 13344 09:11:44,355 --> 09:11:46,355 >>commissioner gilbert: 13345 09:11:47,325 --> 09:11:49,325 >>commissioner gonzalez: no. 13346 09:11:52,130 --> 09:11:54,130 >>commissioner hardemon: 13347 09:11:55,990 --> 09:11:57,990 >>commissioner lopez: yes. 13348 09:11:57,101 --> 09:11:58,536 >>commissioner milian orbis: 13349 09:11:58,536 --> 09:12:00,536 >>commissioner regalado: 13350 09:12:05,243 --> 09:12:07,212 >>commissioner steinberg: 13351 09:12:07,212 --> 09:12:09,612 >>vice chair mcghee: yes. 13352 09:12:10,150 --> 09:12:12,415 >>chair: I vote no. 13353 09:12:13,352 --> 09:12:15,352 >> motion passes 9 to 4. 13354 09:12:21,660 --> 09:12:23,660 >>chair: senator. 13355 09:12:23,696 --> 09:12:25,697 >>senator garcia: I want to say 13356 09:12:25,697 --> 09:12:27,599 today is leonardo's last day. 13357 09:12:27,599 --> 09:12:28,634 She's going to kill me right 13358 09:12:28,634 --> 09:12:30,602 now. 13359 09:12:30,602 --> 09:12:33,200 >>commissioner regalado: she is 13360 09:12:37,342 --> 09:12:39,278 going back to the school board 13361 09:12:39,278 --> 09:12:40,479 thank you, all these years of 13362 09:12:40,479 --> 09:12:42,415 helping and we wish you nothing 13363 09:12:42,415 --> 09:12:44,284 but good at the school board, 13364 09:12:44,284 --> 09:12:44,583 she's going to kill me right 13365 09:12:44,583 --> 09:12:46,285 now. 13366 09:12:46,285 --> 09:12:47,487 >>chair: on that note while 13367 09:12:47,487 --> 09:12:49,221 it's no longer the date, guys, 13368 09:12:49,221 --> 09:12:51,124 can you exit quietly. 13369 09:12:51,124 --> 09:12:54,124 Can you exit quietly, while 13370 09:12:58,697 --> 09:13:00,499 it's no longer the date let's 13371 09:13:00,499 --> 09:13:02,502 wish our former colleague a 13372 09:13:02,502 --> 09:13:04,502 belated happy birthday, 13373 09:13:04,504 --> 09:13:05,772 ambassador cabrera's birthday 13374 09:13:05,772 --> 09:13:06,606 was yesterday so happy birthday 13375 09:13:06,606 --> 09:13:08,606 as well.