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Hello friends, Vanessa Joseph here, your
elected city clerk in the 100-year-old

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city of North Miami. As we celebrate
Black History Month, we not only take

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time to honor the legacy, the enduring
achievements and contributions of black

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leaders, families, and trailblazers who
continue to shape our community and our

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nation. But we also take time to engage
in the ongoing fight for justice for all

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and and for a future where we all can
thrive. And with that, here are a few of

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the highlights from our February 24,
2026 regular city council meeting in

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this edition of Long Meeting Short.
During the special presentations portion

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of the meeting, mayor and city council
proudly honored black excellence in

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celebration of Black History Month. A
posumous proclamation was presented to

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the family of Michael Herbert Anderson
recognizing his lasting impact and

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contributions to the community. Mr.
Anderson was the senior director of

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production services at WLRN and he was
an awardwinning filmmaker and longtime

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documentary producer, always making it
his mission to tell the inspiring

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stories of the black community. A
proclamation was also presented to

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Alfonso D. Brooks, CEO of the African
Foundation for his leadership and

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uplifting arts, culture, and the global
African diaspora. Through exhibitions,

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programs, and international cultural
initiatives, his work has positioned

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North Miami as a hub for artistic
excellence. And in addition to that,

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certificates of recognition were
presented to the dedicated members of

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the city's Black History Month committee
for their commitment to organizing

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amazing events that celebrate heritage,
unity, and progress right here in this

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city. Mayor and Council appointed Evo
Noel to the Commission for Women. And

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it's always so important to make your
voice heard. And one of the best ways to

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do that is by serving on a city board or
committee. By joining, you can help

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shape North Miami's future and be part
of the impact that is made in the

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community. Join many of our North Miami
neighbors who are already making a

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difference through public service. To
learn more, including a list of

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available boards and how to apply, visit
www.northmiami.gov/city

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clerk. An item regarding equity and
inclusion was added to the agenda. Mayor

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and council adopted a resolution
expressing strong opposition to Senate

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Bill 1134 and House Bill 1001, which
would prohibit cities and counties from

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funding or taking official action
related to diversity, equity, and

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inclusion initiatives. The city opposed
the bills because they would limit local

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government's ability to support
inclusive policies and programs that

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reflect the needs of our diverse
community. Mayor and city council

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approved the designation of Northeast
18th Avenue from Northeast 131st Street

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to Northeast 133rd Street as Joseph Joe
Flanigan Avenue. Joe Big Daddy Flanigan

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was a longtime South Florida restaurant
and community figure who built a family

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of neighborhood restaurants known for
generous portions, fair prices, and

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welcoming service. For more than 45
years, he created spaces where guests

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and employees felt like family, leaving
a truly lasting impact on the community.

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Extensions were approved for agreements
between the city of North Miami and

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Florida Atlantic University and the city
and Florida Division of Emergency

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Management for the development of the
city's watershed master plan. The new

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deadline for both of these agreements of
June 30th, 2026 provides additional time

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to complete the research and ensure that
the plan properly addresses flooding and

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drainage needs citywide. Morbility
Corporation has been authorized to

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partner with the city of North Miami to
provide bimonthly educational and

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support-based workshops at the North
Miami Public Library. The workshops will

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serve families and caregivers of
children and youth with physical,

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developmental, and intellectual
disabilities, expanding access to

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important resources, education, and
community support services. A memorandum

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of understanding or anou was approved to
allow the North Miami Police Department

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to share force metrics data with the
Miami Police Department. The agreement

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establishes secure data sharing
guidelines to support coordinated crime

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prevention and investigations while
ensuring that each agency maintains

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control of its own data and complies
with all state and federal security

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requirements.
An addendum also allows other law

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enforcement agencies to join the
partnership under the same standards.

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Approval was granted to establish a
pre-qualified pool of general

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contractors for the North Miami
residential rehabilitation construction

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program. The selected contractors will
complete home rehabilitation projects

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valued at up to $60,000 per project,
helping to improve housing conditions

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citywide. The agreement will run for an
initial three-year term with two

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additional one-year renewal options. For
more information on this program or to

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see if you qualify or information about
any other program, please contact the

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city's housing and social services
department. City Council accepted the

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evaluation committee's recommendation to
create a pre-qualified list of specialty

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trade contractors for the Housing and
Social Services Department. These

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contractors will provide HVAC,
electrical, plumbing, painting, and

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other repair services for projects up to
$10,000 each. The agreements will run

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for an initial three-year term and two
one-year renewal options, ensuring

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timely and efficient housing repairs
citywide. Ordinances were approved to

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abolish both the downtown action plan
advisory committee or DPAC and the

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community relations board by removing
the applicable sections within our city

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code. The [snorts] decision was made to
improve efficiency and simplify

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operations as these boards frequently
struggled to meet quorum requirements

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and were unable to consistently conduct
business. Our city's land development

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regulations were amended to update
provisions related to final plats to

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make it easier to implement development
projects that were awarded through a

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cityissued request for proposals or an
RFP.

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The change makes it possible for the
project to secure multiple building

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permits and temporary certificates of
occupancy before the final flat

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approval, helping projects move forward
more efficiently while still meeting

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city requirements. A new section was
added to the city code to establish

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official policies and procedures for
issuing keys to the city, proclamations,

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and certificates. The ordinance creates
clear guidelines for how city awards and

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recognitions are requested, reviewed,
and presented, ensuring consistency and

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transparency moving forward. A campus
development agreement between the city

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of North Miami and Florida International
University or FIU for its Biscane Bay

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campus was approved. As you probably
know, the Biscane Bay campus is located

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within the city of North Miami. The
agreement ensures that FIU's updated

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campus master plan aligns with the
city's comprehensive plan and it

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addresses impacts on roads, water,
sewer, drainage, parks, and transit. It

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provides a framework to manage campus
growth while meeting state and local

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requirements. And finally, a conditional
use permit was approved to convert 15

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dorm units into residential apartment
units at 1640 Northeast 127th Street and

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1605,625
and 1645 Northeast 126th Street. The

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project includes three existing
buildings, one 7UNstory

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building and two 4unit two-story
buildings with 57 parking spaces. The

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conversion allows the property to
operate as rental apartments in

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compliance with our land development
regulations. If you ever need to know

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more about what took place during any
city meeting or what discussions took

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place, feel free to stop by a council
meeting or visit our website to watch

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the entire meeting for yourself. If
there's anything that me or the office

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of the city clerk can do to better serve
you, just let me know. We can be reached

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at 3058959817
or by email at cityclerk@northmiami.gov.

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And if you're on social media, go ahead,
stop by our pages on Instagram and

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Facebook at northmiami clerk. See you at
the next meeting. North Miami Council

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meetings take [music] place at 700 p.m.
on the 2nd and fourth Tuesday of every

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month in the North [music] Miami City
Council Chambers located on the second

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floor of City Hall. If you're [music]
unable to attend a meeting in person,

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you can watch it live on channel 77, the
city of North Miami's YouTube channel,

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Facebook page, and Vimeo liveream. If
you're interested in obtaining a copy of

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the agenda, [music]
please contact the office of the city

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clerk at 3058959817

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or city clerk@northmiami.gov. [music]

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The agenda can also be found on the
city's [music] website at www.

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northmiami.gov