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[CALL TO ORDER]
MORNING AND WELCOME TO OUR MAY 21ST COMMISSION MEETING.I'M GONNA ASK RALPH, OUR CITY CLERK TO GIVE ANY, UH, INSTRUCTIONS.
DURING THIS HYBRID COMMISSION MEETING, THE CITY COMMISSION IS PHYSICALLY PRESENT IN THE COMMISSION CHAMBER AT MIAMI BEACH CITY HALL, 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE THIRD FLOOR.
THE PUBLIC MAY ATTEND A MEETING VIRTUALLY, HOWEVER, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO ATTEND THE MEETING OR PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENTS IN PERSON MAY APPEAR AT THE COMMISSION CHAMBER TO PARTICIPATE OR PROVIDE COMMENTS VIRTUALLY DURING THE COMMISSION MEETING.
THE PUBLIC MAY JOIN THE MEETING BY VISITING THE ZOOM APP ON THEIR SMART DEVICE, OR ON THE, OR ON THE WEB AT ZOOM US OR BY TELEPHONE AT (305) 224-1968.
THE TOLL FREE NUMBER IS 8 8 8 4 7 5 4 4 9 9.
THE WEBINAR ID IS 8 1 3 9 2 8 5 7 6 70.
AGAIN, THE WEBINAR ID IS 8 1 3 9 2 8 5 7 6 71.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WANTING TO SPEAK VIRTUALLY ON AN ITEM DURING THE MEETING MUST CLICK THE RAISE HAND ICON IF USING THE ZOOM APP, OR PRESS STAR NINE ON THE TELEPHONE TO RAISE THEIR HAND.
THE ZOOM LINK WEBINAR ID AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS PROVIDED FOR THIS COMMISSION MEETING ARE STATIC AND DO NOT CHANGE FROM MEETING TO MEETING.
AND NOW, UH, IT'S MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO ASK, UH, ONE OF OUR RELIGIOUS LEADERS AND A FRIEND, PASTOR VICTOR PALACIO, THE, UH, THE PASTOR OF PATISTA PADIS, TO, UH, LEAD US WITH SOME WORDS OF WISDOM AND, UH, STRENGTH.
THERE'S A, MY HONOR, TO COME OVER HERE AND AND PRAY FOR YOU.
THAT'S A BLESSING WITH, UH, CITY LOOKING FOR, UH, BLESSING FOR THE LORD.
AND, UM, THAT'S WHAT WE DO, THAT WE GOING TO DO.
THANK GOD FOR EVERYTHING, FOR LIFE, FOR EVERYTHING WE DO, FOR FAMILIES, AND FOR EVERYBODY WORKING IN THE CITY HALL.
EVERY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU IN THIS DAY, FATHER, TO GRATITUDE TO OUR HEART, TO THE MEETING IN THIS CITY HALL.
AND WOMENS TO INTEGRITY AND LEAD THE CITY AND WISDOM.
THE LORD BLESS THE MAYOR, THE COMMISSIONERS, THE CITY MANAGER, THE CITY ATTORNEY, THE CITY CLERK, AND THIS FAMILY ALSO.
FATHER, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO SO FAR IN THE CITY.
WE PRAY FOR ALL GOVERNMENT AGENCY, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE SCHOOLS, THE HOSPITALS, THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY, THE CHURCHES, THE SYNAGOGUES.
POLICE HELP THE CITY TO BE A MODEL FOR OTHER CITIES IN THIS COUNTRY.
SPECIAL IN THIS STATE, WE DECLARE FATHER THIS CITY BELONG TO YOU ALSO.
WE PRAY FOR OTHER FAMILIES IN THIS MEETING.
ALL THE FAMILIES, FATHER IN THIS CITY, THANK YOU FOR SO FAR.
THANK YOU, LORD, BECAUSE YOU'RE THE KING OF THE KING.
WE PRAY IN YOUR NAME AND WE ASK YOU, FATHER, TO BLESS THE CITY, THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH, TO EAST, TO THE WEST.
WE IN YOUR HAND, YOU DO IT, YOU WILL IN THE NAME JESUS.
COME UP AND LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.
YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE, UH, DON'T WORRY, WE'LL SAY IT ALONG WITH YOU.
I ALWAYS LOOK AROUND AND, UH, MIAMI BEACH HAS BECOME, UH, REALLY A, A HEALTH AND WELLNESS.
UH, WE'RE REALLY BECOMING, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE ELEVATING OUR GAME.
AND YOU WERE AHEAD OF YOUR TIME, UH, SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN WE FIRST MET.
AND I THINK A LOT, A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH WHAT YOU WERE, HAVE BEEN DRIVING.
SO WHY DON'T YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE TODAY.
WE DO STOOD BACK OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MY NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY JUSTICE.
IF YOU'RE IN THE, IF YOU'RE IN THE CHAMBERS HERE, BE READY TO KNOW THE PLEDGE.
'CAUSE I MAY CALL ON YOU AT ANY TIME.
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STARTED WITH SUT, THE SUT FORUM.STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.
UH, STEVE BUBBA COHEN, 11 ISLAND AVENUE, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA.
UH, UH, WHEN I FIRST STARTED IN TELEVISION, WE, MY LATE
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BROTHER, JOEY CARR AND MYSELF BOUGHT A LOT OF LOW BUDGET TELEVISION COMMERCIALS, AND WE WERE ACCUSED OF SPONSORING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND THE INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE, UH, WHEN THE TELEVISION STATIONS WOULD SIGN OFF.THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE I'M ACTUALLY FOLLOWING AN INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE.
SO, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S AN HONOR TO DO THAT.
UM, LAST TIME I WAS HERE, IT WAS A PRETTY WILD MEETING WITH, UH, OUR ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTORS AND THANK ALL OF YOU ON THE DAY FOR, UH, HAVING THE STRENGTH TO, UH, STAND UP AND NOT TAKE THEIR GUFF, AS WE WOULD SAY IN THE STREETS.
UH, SO I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO, UH, TALK ABOUT WHAT I WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT TODAY.
UH, I HAVE A HANDICAP PARKING PERMIT.
I HAVE BOTH KNEES, BOTH ANKLES, UH, WITH MAJOR ORTHOPEDIC PROBLEMS, YET I KEEP GRINDING IT OUT.
AND, UH, I WAS DISAPPOINTED, UH, IN THE, YOU HAVE HANDICAP ZONES, AND I'M JUST CURIOUS IN THE WISDOM UP ON THE DAIS AND IN OUR PARKING DEPARTMENT AND ADMINISTRATION, HOW DO THEY JUSTIFY ME BEING HANDICAPPED IN THE ZONE I'M ENTITLED TO AND NOT BEING HANDICAPPED IN OTHER PARTS OF THE ZONE? I KNOW I'M FOLLOWING AN INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE, BUT NO ONE IN THIS ROOM.
AND, UH, I JUST THINK IF, UH, IF YOU'RE LEGALLY HANDICAPPED, PERMITTED IN ONE ZONE IN THE CITY, THAT SHOULD APPLY TO ALL ZONES.
AND, AND STEVE, I, I'VE HAD SOME, SOME FOLKS REACH OUT TO ME.
I SEE SOME NODS FROM, FROM MY COLLEAGUES AS WELL.
SO I, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE REALLY TIME NOW FROM OUR COMMISSION AGENDA, BUT I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO, TO ADDRESS.
WE SHOULD REFER SOMETHING TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.
'CAUSE IT WAS DONE, THE PROGRAM WAS DONE OUT OF A NECESSITY AT THE TIME, BUT I FEEL THE NECESSITY MAY HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED AND MIGHT BE TIED TO RECONSIDER THAT POLICY JOINT.
AND I'M, I'M AWARE OF THE FORCES.
I'M AWARE OF THAT HISTORY, AND IT WAS NEEDED BECAUSE I SEE EVERY DAY THE ABUSE IS THERE.
BUT NOW THAT YOU HAVE TO REGISTER, I MEAN, YOU'RE, YOU'RE VALID AT THAT POINT.
COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ AND I JUST, UH, AGREED TO, UH, I, WE HAVE COMMISSIONER ABOUT, I HAVE A FEELING IT'LL BE, UH, IT BE ALL MYSELF.
GO THANK YOU, AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
SO, WOW, PEOPLE ARE GONNA KEEP COMING TO SUT NOW.
THEY, THEY JUST GOT AN ITEM ON, JUST FOR THE RECORD, WE'RE REFERRING, UH, HANDICAPPED PARKING ISSUES TO THE NEXT IS TO THE NEXT ONE, I'M SORRY, TO THE NEXT TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY NETWORK, QUALITY OF COMMITTEE BY ACCLIMATION.
SO OUR NEXT PUBLIC SPEAKER IS JOHAN MOORE.
MR. MOORE, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND TWO MINUTES PLEASE.
JOHANN MOORE, 7 1 7 JEFFERSON AVENUE.
UH, I AM CALLING TO, UH, OBJECT TO R FIVE V, WHICH REMAINS ON YOUR AGENDA, UH, TO INCREASE WATER AND SEWER RATES.
AND I ENCOURAGE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO OBJECT TO THAT TO ATTEND.
NEXT WEDNESDAYS, THE 28TH OF MAY, UH, FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING, THE FERC MEETING, UH, WHERE ITEM F 11, FORMERLY R NINE A, UH, UTILITY RELIEF, I BELIEVE THAT IS COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ ITEM WILL BE DISCUSSED, UH, WHICH WE HOPE CAN ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.
I ALSO CALL TO OBJECT TO ITEM C FOUR F, UH, TO, UH, PLACE A PRIVATE CHARTER SCHOOL WITHIN A PUBLIC FACILITY.
AND I OBJECT TO ITEM C TWO A TO HIRE XIDF TRAINED KILLERS TO PROVIDE SECURITY ALLEGEDLY FOR OUR CITY.
I WILL SIGN BACK IN AT 9 35 AT THE TIME, CERTAIN FOR THE SIXTH STREET OVERLAY TO SUBMIT COMMENTS ON THAT TOPIC, ON THAT ITEM.
NEXT, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS.
HI, I'M ROGER OLA, 1750 JAMES AVENUE.
I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T CATCH YOUR NAME.
UH, IT ISN'T OFTEN WE COME HERE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR CERTAIN THINGS.
UH, THREE YEARS AGO, THE MURALS, UH, THE ENZO GALLO MURALS AND OFTEN WERE ALMOST GONNA BE DESTROYED.
UH, THANKS TO MITCH OUT HERE, AND, UH, ALEX AND A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE, UH, ON THE COMMISSION, THEY'VE BEEN SAVED, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE FINALLY FINDING A HOME, UH, 72ND
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STREET COMMUNITY CENTER.I HOPE, UH, MDPL WAS VERY, UH, INSTRUMENTAL IN THIS.
AND PEOPLE SAY, HOW COME IT'S NOT REALLY HIS, IT'S NOT ART DECO OR WHATEVER, IT'S HISTORY.
IT'S SOMETHING PEOPLE PASSED EVERY DAY FOR 50 YEARS.
MAJOR INTERSECTION, MADE THEM SMILE AND MADE THEM THINK, I'M COMFORTABLE THAT THAT'S WHAT HISTORY IS TO US.
ANYWAY, THE NEW FACE OF MDPL, HAVE A GOOD DAY.
OUR NEXT VIRTUAL SPEAKER IS JUDITH SMIGEL.
PLEASE STATE YOUR FULL NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
I'M A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF MIAMI BEACH.
I AM IMPRESSED WITH THE CARE THAT'S GIVEN TO ONE GROUP IN THE CITY, AND MY QUESTION IS, HOW DO THE PUBLIC, HOW DO I RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT SEEMS TO BE SPECIAL TREATMENT FOR JEWISH PEOPLE AND NOT FOR OTHER GROUPS SUCH AS HISPANICS DEVELOPING LABELED AS HATE SPEECH, ANTI-SEMITIC, AND BEING SHUT DOWN.
I, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE WAS A, A, A RICH TRAINING SET UP FOR ANTI-JEWISH RY AT MOUNT SINAI, THE CCA STAND US.
NOW, I AM SURE THERE IS ANTISEMITISM AT MOUNT SINAI, BUT I THINK HISPANICS MAY DESERVE THE SAME KIND OF ATTENTION.
MAYBE THE DISABLED BLACKS IMMIGRANTS.
WHY IS IT THAT JEWISH PEOPLE ARE GIVEN SPECIAL CARE? WHY IS IT THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A JEWISH CHARTER SCHOOL NOW WITHIN THE 72ND STREET COMMUNITY CENTER? WHY IS IT THAT THE 40TH STREET RELIGIOUS OVERLAY EXPANSION, WHICH WAS CRITICIZED HERE, SEEMS TO HAVE PASSED SOMETHING BY SOMETHING? I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA.
I APPRECIATE, I HAVEN'T BEEN INTERRUPTED, AND I'M, I'M SAYING THIS IS ALL SINCERELY, MAYOR, YOU AND THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE DONE WONDERFUL PLANNING, BUT IT NEEDS TO EXPAND TO OTHER GROUPS WHO ARE ALSO NEED OF, NEED OF PROTECTION AND PERHAPS UNDERSERVED IN THE CITY.
THERE WAS A PLAN, I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT WENT, TO ENCOURAGE MORE JEWISH OWNED BUSINESSES HERE.
WELL, WHAT ABOUT THIS BACKBONE BLACK OWNED L-G-B-T-Q OWNED? THOSE ARE ALL WORTHY.
GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.
MY NAME IS PATRICIA AGLO, 25 55 COLLINS AVENUE, AND I STRONGLY OPPOSE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AT THE DOVALE SITE.
THIS PROPOSAL REWARDS YEARS OF BAD FAITH CONDUCT.
THE MURILLO FAMILY KNOWINGLY ALLOWED A HISTORIC LANDMARK TO DETERIORATE, IGNORING CODE VIOLATIONS, CREATING PUBLIC SAFETY RISKS, AND RACKING UP MORE THAN $6 MILLION IN UNPAID FINES.
IT WAS DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT DESIGNED TO CLEAR THE WAY FOR SOMETHING FAR MORE PROFITABLE.
NOW THEY WANT A MASSIVE UP ZONING, 2 380 FOOT TOWERS AND 166,000 SQUARE FOOT PODIUM FAR BEYOND WHAT OUR ZONING CODE ALLOWS.
THIS IS NOT A FAIR DEAL FOR MIAMI BEACH.
THIS IS A GIVEAWAY, AND IT WOULD SET A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT THAT YOU CAN VIOLATE THE RULES, ERASE THE PAST, AND BE REWARDED WITH EVEN MORE HEIGHT, DENSITY, AND ENTITLEMENT.
THE PODIUM IS ESPECIALLY CONCERNING.
ITS SCALE IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR A HOTEL.
AND GIVEN THE MORELO GROUP'S DEEP GAMING TIES, IT'S REASONABLE TO QUESTION WHETHER THIS IS A SETUP FOR FUTURE CASINO USE.
IF WE IGNORE THAT RISK NOW, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO UNDO IT LATER.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT OPPOSING DEVELOPMENT, IT'S ABOUT INSISTING ON ACCOUNTABILITY.
A PROJECT OF THIS SCALE WOULD PERMANENTLY ALTER THE CHARACTER OF NORTH BEACH, OPENING THE FLOOD GATES FOR MORE OVERSIZED BUILDINGS AND UNCHECKED SPECULATION, ESPECIALLY UNDER THE LIVE LOCAL ACTS.
WE MUST NOT LET NORTH BEACH BECOME THE NEXT SUNNY ISLES.
OUR ZONING CODE EXISTS TO PROTECT THE CITY'S LIVABILITY HISTORY AND RESIDENCE, NOT TO SERVE AS A BARGAINING CHIP FOR POLITICALLY CONNECTED DEVELOPERS.
I URGE YOU TO REJECT THIS PROPOSAL AS WRITTEN AND REQUIRE THE DEVELOPERS TO RETURN WITH A PLAN THAT RESPECTS EXISTING ZONING, REFLECTS THE SCALE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND OFFERS TRUE COMMUNITY BENEFIT.
FOR EVERYONE OUT THERE, THE DOVAL ITEM HAS BEEN OPEN AND CONTINUED, SO IT'S NOT GONNA BE HEARD TODAY.
OUR NEXT PUBLIC SPEAKER VIA ZOOM IS MARK NEY.
MR. NEY, STATE YOUR FULL NAME ADDRESS AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
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GO AHEAD, SIR.I'M SORRY, BUT WE CANNOT HEAR YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO GO THEN TO TIM CARR.
I'M CALLING TODAY IN REFERENCE TO ITEM R FIVE L AND R 5K.
THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO A SMALL BUSINESS, UH, THAT WE'D LIKE TO SUPPORT FOR LIMITED BEER AND WINE SALES LOCATED BEHIND THE ALTON NURSERY ON ALTON ROAD.
AND AGAIN, THIS WAS APPROVED, UH, UNANIMOUSLY BY THE PLANNING BOARD.
SO APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS IMPORTANT MATTER.
SECONDLY, 1250 WEST AVENUE WILL BE DISCUSSED TODAY, AND WE WOULD JUST LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU, UH, FOR THE LARGE RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT,
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? ANYONE ELSE ON THE, NO.
OKAY, SO WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE.
IF YOU DO WISH TO SPEAK, APPROACH THE PODIUM AND WE'LL CALL ON YOU.
THE NEXT PERSON VIA ZOOM IS VALERIE OWEN.
VALERIE STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
UH, VALERIE OWEN 1580 BAY ROAD.
I HAVE, UM, I WANNA ADDRESS TO, TO SUPPORT THE 1239 ALTON ROAD, THE GAR, THE, UM, CAFE BEHIND THE GARDEN SHOP.
UM, I'M VERY MUCH OPPOSED TO ALL OF THIS SPOT ZONING AND SMALL BUSINESSES.
THEY NEED A HAND, AND YOU CANNOT SURVIVE WITHOUT A BEER AND WINE LICENSE FOR A SMALL CAFE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO DO SPOT ZONING IN THE AREA.
THE AVERAGE RESIDENTS
AND ALSO, UM, I JUST WANNA SAY I AM OPPOSED TO THE MOORING PROJECT BEHIND THE FLAMINGO.
WE HAVE DOLPHINS AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS THERE.
AND, YOU KNOW, MANATEES STINGRAYS A A HUGE PROJECT LIKE THAT IS JUST TOO MUCH.
OUR NEXT VIRTUAL SPEAKER IS ROBIN JACOBS.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS.
GOOD MORNING, I'M ROBIN JACOBS, CHAIR OF THE CONVENTION CENTER ADVISORY BOARD, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, A CONCERNED RESIDENT MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER.
I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT PRIDE PARK AND THE PROPOSAL TO PLACE A PERMANENT CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND NEAR THE CONVENTION CENTER, AN AREA THAT EXPERIENCES HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC DURING EVENTS.
THIS GOES AGAINST BASIC URBAN PLANNING PRINCIPLES, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY, HEALTH, AND ENJOYMENT OF CHILDREN.
AS A MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER, I BELIEVE CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND SHOULD BE SHIELDED FROM VEHICLE CONGESTION.
AS A MIAMI BEACH RESIDENT, A CONTRIBUTOR TO THE 640 MILLION INVESTMENTS MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER AND THE CHAIR OF THE CONVENTION CENTER BOARD, I URGE YOU TO STRIKE A BALANCE BETWEEN THE DESIRE FOR A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND AND THE BROADER NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, WHICH WHO ARE LOOKING FOR A REAL RETURN ON THE MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER INVESTMENT PRIDE PARK IS A CITY ASSET, AND ITS IMPACT GOES BEYOND JUST THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
IT INFLUENCES TRAFFIC BUSINESS AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
THE SUCCESS OF THE CONVENTION CENTER RELIES ON ITS ACCESSIBILITY.
LIMITING USAGE COULD HURT ITS COMPETITIVENESS.
TAKE THE RECENT ADOBE CONVENTION, WHICH GENERATED $23 MILLION IN DIRECT ECONOMIC IMPACT.
WE NEED TO MAKE MAYAN VISION ATTRACTIVE, ACCESSIBLE LOCATION FOR HIGH VALUE FLYING CONVENTIONS LIKE ADOBE.
IF WE DON'T, WE RISK LOSING OUT TO COMPETING REGIONS WITH MORE FLEXIBLE VENUES.
RESTRICTING PIE PARKS USED TO LIMIT OUR ABILITY TO ATTRACT THESE LARGE SCALE EVENTS IN TURN HURT OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES.
THE 650 MILLION CONVENTIONS DOLLAR CONVENTION CENTER IS A COMMUNITY ASSET VOTED ON BY RESIDENTS, AND WE NEED TO ENSURE IT'S BEING USED WITH FULL POTENTIAL.
THAT'S WHY WE BELIEVE, WE BELIEVE A COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS IS NECESSARY TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF ANY DECISIONS MADE HERE.
THIS IS ABOUT MORE THAN TODAY.
IT'S ABOUT SHAPING THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY.
IN CLOSING, WE PROPOSE A COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN FOR PRIDE PARK WITH A PAUSE ON FURTHER DEVELOPMENT TO WE ADDRESS THE ECONOMIC AND USAGE CONCERN.
WAIT, I JUST, I JUST WANNA LET, THANK YOU ROBIN.
KNOW I'VE PULLED THE ITEM AND I'VE REFERRED IT TO THE CONVENTION CENTER COMMITTEE.
ARE IT SEEING NO ONE? OKAY, GO AHEAD PLEASE.
UH, MR. MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, MIKE ANTE, 3,800 NORTHEAST FIRST AVENUE REPRESENTING SECURITY ALLIANCE.
THE VERY FIRST ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA TODAY, C TWO A IS DEEPLY CONCERNING AND HERE'S WHY.
BECAUSE WE'RE PROPOSING TAKING AN IMPORTANT SECURITY CONTRACT AWAY
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FROM A LOCAL COMPANY WITH 1000 SECURITY GUARDS AND GIVING IT TO TWO NON-LOCAL COMPANIES WITH VIRTUALLY ZERO SECURITY GUARDS IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY.ONE OF THOSE COMPANIES APPEARS TO HAVE NO CONTRACTS, NO PERSONNEL, NO SECURITY GUARDS IN FLORIDA.
THE OTHER COMPANY APPEARS TO BE A SMALL COMPANY WITH NO MUNICIPAL EXPERIENCE AND VERY FEW, IF ANY, SECURITY GUARDS IN FLORIDA.
SO, AT A TIME WHERE THIS COMMISSION IS MAKING TREMENDOUS PROGRESS IN RESTORING LAW AND ORDER, IT'S TROUBLING THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TRANSITIONING THIS IMPORTANT SECURITY CONTRACT FROM A WELL-KNOWN, WELL-STAFFED LOCAL COMPANY TO TWO COMPANIES WITH VIRTUALLY NO PRESENCE IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY.
WHAT WILL THESE COMPANIES DO WHEN THE CITY ASKS THEM TO DOUBLE OR TRIPLE THEIR PRESENCE IN THE CITY FOR SPECIAL EVENTS SECURITY ALLIANCE? YOUR INCUMBENT VENDOR DOES THAT ALL THE TIME.
THIS COMING WEEKEND, THEY WILL INCREASE FROM 50 SECURITY GUARDS TO 80 FOR MEMORIAL DAY.
A COUPLE MONTHS AGO FOR SPRING BREAK, THEY INCREASED TO 130 SECURITY GUARDS AT THE CITY'S REQUEST.
THESE OTHER COMPANIES, THE TWO RECOMMENDED FIRMS WITH VIRTUALLY NO PRESENCE IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, SIMPLY CANNOT DO THIS.
SECURITY ALLIANCE IS NOT ONLY A HIGH PERFORMING, UH, INCUMBENT VENDOR, BUT THEY ALSO SCORED VERY WELL.
THEY WERE THE NEXT RANKED FIRM OUT OF 19, CLUSTERED UP THERE AT THE TOP WITH THE TWO RECOMMENDED VENDORS.
THEY OFFER DEPTH EXPERIENCE FLEXIBILITY THAT THE TWO RECOMMENDED VENDORS CANNOT.
AND SO WE URGE YOU RESPECTFULLY IN THE NAME OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO PULL ITEM C TWO A AND AND KEEP SECURITY ALLIANCE ON AS A CONTRACTED VENDOR.
OUR NEXT VIRTUAL SPEAKER IS MIKE.
MIKE STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
I'M A 13 YEAR RESIDENT AT 1330 WEST AVENUE.
I'M HERE TO COMMENT ABOUT R SEVEN A, THE 1250 WEST, UH, OVERLAY AT BAYFRONT, AN OVERLAY.
UH, I HAVE TIME CONSTRAINTS TODAY THAT PROHIBITED ME FROM BEING AT TODAY'S SESSION IN PERSON, BUT I HOPE THE COMMENTS I DELIVERED IN WRITING YESTERDAY AND THOSE, AND I'M GONNA SAY NOW HAVE THE SAME GRAVITAS AS THOSE MADE DURING THE HEARING.
UM, I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS AN ISSUE NOT IN MY EMAIL YESTERDAY, AND THAT'S THE BONUS.
FAR I'M NOT SURE HOW THESE BONUS FOR FORMULAS AROSE, BUT THEY'RE PERILOUS AND NOT WELL CONSIDERED.
THE DEVELOPER LIKES TO CITE THEM AS THEIR AS OF RATE DEPICTIONS TRYING TO SHOW THEY ALLOW THEM TO BUILD A BIG FAT SQUAT, A UGLY BUILDING.
UM, THEY SAY THAT SUCH A BUILDING LIKE THAT, UM, IS HIDEOUS AND ARGUE THE HEIGHT RESTRICTION SHOULD BE REMOVED INSTEAD SO THAT THAT MONSTROSITY ISN'T BUILT.
WELL FIRST, NO ONE SAYS THEY NEED TO BUILD A BIG, FAT, UGLY BUILDING.
I'M SURE KOBE CARP CAN COME UP WITH A MORE CREATIVE DESIGN THAN WHAT'S DEPICTED IN THEIR ILLUSTRATIONS.
SECOND, I DON'T SEE ANYWHERE THAT BONUS FAR OVERRIDES HEIGHT REGULATIONS.
THIRD, UM, I'D SAY, UH, LET THEM BUILD AS OF RIGHT.
MAYBE THAT WOULD CAUSE THEM TO BUILD 250 SMALLER UNITS THAT MIGHT BE AFFORDABLE TO THE AVERAGE CITIZEN RATHER THAN A HIGH COST LUXURIOUS TOWER THAT ELIMINATES, UM, RESIDENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR SMALL BUSINESS.
BOUNCING THOSE 238 AFFORDABLE UNITS IN EXCHANGE FOR A HUNDRED HIGH RISE, UM, UNITS ISN'T EXACTLY WHAT ZONING REGULATIONS SHOULD I THINK, OR INTENDED TO DO, UH, TO ENCOURAGE.
LASTLY, IF THIS PROJECT IS APPROVED, YOU COMMISSIONERS WILL HAVE FAILED IN YOUR JOBS BY NOT ENFORCING OUR REGULATIONS AND THE WILL OF MIAMI BEACH CITIZENS.
NOT A SINGLE ONE OF YOU WILL EVER RECEIVE MY VOTE AGAIN, AND I HOPE ALL MY WEST END NEIGHBORS ACT IN SIMILAR FASHION.
NEXT, PLEASE, MR. MAYOR COMMISSIONERS BARRY CHEVLIN, 1111 KING CONCOURSE BAY, HARBOR ISLANDS, FLORIDA.
ON BEHALF OF DYNAMIC INTEGRATED SECURITY, THIS IS A RECOMMENDED BIDDER ON FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
THERE HASN'T BEEN A BID PROTEST BY THIS GENTLEMAN OR HIS FIRM, SO THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR HIM TO SPEAK AGAINST MY CLIENT'S AWARD IS RIDICULOUS TO BEGIN WITH.
THERE ARE VERY HIGH QUALIFIED DEPLOYING OVER 275 SECURITY GUARDS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND ELSEWHERE.
IN FACT, YOU KNOW, 98% OF ALL OUR SECURITY GUARDS DEPLOYED ARE RETIRED VETERANS OR POLICE OFFICERS, AND WE HAVE A, YOU KNOW, EXTREMELY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
WE'RE ABLE TO DEPLOY 50, A HUNDRED AS MANY GUARDS AS NECESSARY FOR ANY SPECIAL EVENT WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH.
AND THAT'S WHY WE QUALIFIED AS THE HIGHEST AND BEST VENDOR FOR THIS COMMISSION.
I URGE YOU GUYS TO, YOU KNOW, GO THROUGH WITH THE CITY'S RECOMMENDATION AND, UH, AWARD THE CONTRACT TO DYNAMIC INTEGRATED SECURITY.
OUR NEXT PUBLIC SPEAKER IS D WEBB JR.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE
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TWO MINUTES.NATALIE STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
GOOD MORNING, MR. MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.
I'M A NEIGHBOR IN THE WEST AVENUE NEIGHBORHOOD AT 1450 LINCOLN ROAD.
I'VE COMMUNICATED WITH YOU BEFORE, THIS IS ON THE MATTER OF 1250 WEST, AND TODAY I'M THINKING ABOUT JANE JACOBS.
SHE WAS A RESIDENT OF THE WEST VILLAGE IN NEW YORK CITY IN THE 1960S, AND SHE ORGANIZED HER NEIGHBORS TO FIGHT A PROPOSED PLAN TO BRING A HIGHWAY STRAIGHT THROUGH THE WEST VILLAGE.
AND I KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MIAMI BEACH TODAY, BUT SHE SAW WHAT WE SEE AND SHE SAW THE POTENTIAL OF HER COMMUNITY BEING DESTROYED, THE CHARACTER OF HER COMMUNITY BEING DESTROYED, THE WALKABILITY, THE NEIGHBORLINESS.
AND I JUST WANNA EXPRESS THAT THAT'S WHY WE'VE SPENT THE LAST SIX PLUS MONTHS OPPOSING THE PROPOSAL THAT IS BEFORE US FOR A TOWER AT 1250 WEST.
WE HAVE LAWS IN PLACE TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE, AND ALL WE'RE ASKING IS THAT YOU, COMMISSIONERS AND MR. MAYOR, THAT YOU PRESERVE WHAT'S ON THE BOOKS AND YOU PRESERVE THE MAGIC OF MIAMI BEACH.
THERE ARE NOT MANY COMMUNITIES THAT ARE SO WALKABLE AND SO BIKEABLE AND LOW RISE AND HUMAN SCALE WITH SUNSHINE WITHOUT SHADOWS, WITHOUT THE WIND TUNNELS OF TOWERS.
AND WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU GO BACK AND INSIST THAT THIS DEVELOPER ADHERE TO OUR LAWS AND OUR HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS.
NEXT, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS.
GOOD MORNING, MATTHEW HANOFF, 1 25 JEFFERSON AVENUE.
I WANNA SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF ITEM R NINE A AND I WANT TO, UH, I WANNA ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM, UH, AND TO SUPPORT SAFER, UH, FAMILY CONDITIONS FOR CHILDREN.
IT'S GOOD POLICY AND I THINK THAT, UH, THIS WARRANTS MORE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMISSION.
OUR NEXT VIRTUAL SPEAKER IS JUST REAL QUICK, UM, UH, MATTHEW, JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW I HAVE CHANGED THAT ITEM TO A REFERRAL TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS MEETING FOR JUNE 3RD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER.
THANK YOU FOR BEING A SUPPORTER OF THIS ITEM.
I THINK IT'LL BE A, A ROBUST AND PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATION THERE.
OUR NEXT PUBLIC SPEAKER VIA ZOOM IS ZACH ADA, ADA STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, SO YOU HAVE FEW MINUTES PLEASE.
HI, THIS IS SARAH DE LOS SENSOR HARBOR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
UM, PLEASE, UH, SUPPORT AND PASS ITEM R FIVE AL, UH, ANCHORING OF COMMERCIAL VESSELS AND FLOATING STRUCTURES USED TO RENT, STORED AND OTHERWISE SECURE VESSELS PROHIBITED.
THIS ITEM WOULD HELP TO KEEP OUR WATER CLEAN AND ATTRACT AND GROW MORE MARINE LIFE.
OUR NEXT VIRTUAL SPEAKER IS KATRINA ERALDO, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF.
HELLO? HELLO, MY NAME'S KATRINA ERALDO.
I LIVE AT 1000 WEST AVENUE, UM, MIAMI BEACH.
AND, UM, I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE, UM, 1250 WEST PROJECT.
UH, I ECHO THE CONCERNS OF OTHERS OF MY NEIGHBORS ABOUT THE CHARACTER OF MIAMI BEACH AND THE IMPACT ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, AND I STRONGLY, UH, DO NOT WANT THIS TOWER IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND I'M VERY OPPOSED TO THE USING AND THE VILLAINIZING OF PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT ARE TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS BY PROVIDING SHELTER.
I'VE TALKED TO MANY PEOPLE WHO, YOU KNOW, WORK IN MY OWN BUILDING.
WERE JUST A FEW, UH, DOORS DOWN FROM 1250 WEST WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS THEMSELVES.
AND SO IT'S VERY DISRESPECTFUL TO, UM, PEOPLE WHO MAKE MIAMI BEACH WHAT IT IS, WHO WORK HERE, WHO MAY LIVE HERE, WHO REALLY CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE HERE.
UM, AND, AND SO I JUST WANT TO REALLY TRY TO ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC OFFICIALS OF MIAMI BEACH TO RESPECT THE HUMANITY OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
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I DO NOT THINK IT'S A GOOD USE OF, UM, UH, PUBLIC DOLLARS TO HAVE A POLICE CAR WITH THE LIGHTS ON 24 7 OUTSIDE OF BIKINI HOSTEL.PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ARE NOT CRIMINALS.
THEY'RE LOW INCOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN PRICED OUT OF HOUSING.
AND, UM, UH, BENDING TOWARDS THE WILLS OF THESE DEVELOPERS AT THE EXPENSE OF AFFORDABILITY FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOODS IS, UH, A BIG MISTAKE AND IT'S VERY DEHUMANIZING.
UM, UH, SO I OPPOSE THE 1250, UM, PROJECT AS IT IS AND I STRONGLY URGE PEOPLE TO THINK ABOUT AFFORDABILITY FOR RESIDENTS OF MIAMI BEACH, PEOPLE WHO MAKE US WHAT IT IS.
AND I ALSO DIS THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OKAY, OUR NEXT PUBLIC SPEAKER IS PETER FELIX.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
PETER, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF.
LET'S GO THEN PJ TO DEBORAH LEBOWITZ.
UM, THANK YOU ALL FOR, FOR HAVING THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I AM A FULL-TIME RESIDENT PROPERTY OWNER IN MIAMI BEACH FOR 35 YEARS, AND I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE VILLE PROPERTY.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS YOU PROBABLY ARE NOT GONNA SPEAK ABOUT IT TODAY.
UM, BUT I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROJECTS.
WELL, I THINK IT'S GREAT TO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL NEW HOTEL IN MIAMI BEACH.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE CITY STAND UP TO DEVELOPERS AND AND DO NOT ALLOW A PROPERTY LIKE THIS TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF SCALE.
THE PODIUM HAS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY BY THE SPEAKER MUST BE REMOVED, YOU KNOW, SO PHYSICALLY RULING OUT ANY POSSIBILITY OF A CASINO AT THIS SITE AT ANY TIME IN THE FUTURE.
THERE'S LOTS OF OTHER PROPERTIES, PROJECTS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT COULD BE BETTER UTILIZED WITH THE $200 MILLION THAT, THAT PART OF THE PROJECT COSTS.
AND AGAIN, WHILE, WHILE I'M ALL FOR IMPROVING NORTH BEACH, I THINK THAT ANY TYPE OF DEAL THAT THE CITY NEGOTIATES WITH ANY PROPOSED DEVELOPERS INCLUDES SPECIFIC WORDING THAT SAYS NO CASINO, NO OVERSIZED REPLICA, NO GIVEAWAYS TO BAD NEIGHBORS AND DEVELOPERS.
WE DO NOT WANT TO LIVE IN SUNNY ISLES.
WE DO NOT WANT GAMBLING, AND WE DO NOT WANT THE POSSIBILITY OF IT IN OUR OVERDEVELOPED CITY.
SO PLEASE STAND UP FOR THE RESIDENTS, NOT JUST THE DEVELOPERS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
I'M AT 1 4 0 1 SOUTHWEST 17 TERRACE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE, UH, COMMISSIONERS.
MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS MORNING.
UH, YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO, MY COMMENTS IN REFERENCE TO, UH, UH, ITEM R SEVEN A, UH, SPECIFICALLY THE PROPERTY AT 1247 WEST.
UH, I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS THAT IT, UH, THAT IT IS A SHAME, UH, THAT THIS PROPERTY, AKA THE BIKINI HOST IS GOING AWAY AS IT REPRESENTS A SUCCESS STORY.
SOMETHING THAT MIAMI BEACH CAN TAKE PRIDE IN, UH, REGARDING ITS, UH, SUCCESS IN MOVING DEATHS FROM PEOPLE OFF OF HOMELESSNESS.
I UNDERSTAND THIS DEAL WILL LIKELY GO THROUGH, BUT, UH, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE THAT SUCCESS STORY IN OTHER WAYS, UH, TO, IT HAS A REMARKABLE RATE OF MOVING DESPERATE PEOPLE OFF OF HOMELESSNESS.
SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO AT LEAST PRESERVE THE DIGNITY OF THESE INDIVIDUALS IN OTHER WAYS.
AND SO YOU CAN AT LEAST FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE OF YOUR SISTER CITY IN SWITZERLAND, BESSEL THAT HAS A HOUSING FIRST POLICY, AND FOLLOW THESE, THE, THE EXAMPLE OF LOW BARRIER SHELTERS THAT HAVE A BETTER SUCCESS RECORD THAN REGULAR HOMELESS SHELTERS.
I JUST HAVE TO SAY, BECAUSE THE NARRATIVE HAS BEEN SET OUT THERE ON PURPOSE ABOUT MIAMI BEACH, WE ACTUALLY OFFERED, UH, I, UH, OUR COMMISSION APPROVED A RESOLUTION THAT WE WOULD HELP SUPPLEMENT THE FUNDING.
EVEN THOUGH THE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE COMING HERE ARE BEING SENT TO THE BIKINI HOSPITAL ARE NOT MIAMI BEACH HOMELESS.
THEY'RE COMING FROM, WELL, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN, SIR? MIAMI BEACH HOME? LEMME JUST FINISH.
WE, THIS IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE FACILITY FOR THEM.
WHY NOT? BECAUSE YOU LITERALLY HAVE, YOU HAVE THE SERVICES BEING PROVIDED ON A SIDEWALK WITH A, A RICKETY TABLE.
THERE IS ALCOHOLIC, I'VE SEEN IT MYSELF.
I'VE GONE TO MANY TIMES TO OBSERVE THE PROPERTY.
THE CAMILLA'S HOUSE HAS SERVICES.
IT IS A HOMELESS SHELTER AND WE'VE OFFERED TO SUPPLEMENT THE FUNDING 'CAUSE THERE IS A DIFFERENCE.
BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED THAT THE CAMILLA'S HOUSE IS AN APPROPRIATE FACILITY IF YOU WANT TO CARE FOR THESE PEOPLE, THAT'S WHERE THESE INDIVIDUALS NEED TO GET THE CARE, NOT NOT IN A BAR, WHICH IS WHAT THE BIKINI HOSTEL IS.
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IT.WE STILL HAVE SEVEN MORE SPEAKERS.
UH, DO YOU WANNA DO ONE MINUTE EACH? SURE.
SO DAVID, I'M GONNA PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF.
STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE PLEASE.
DAVID WALLACH 900 OCEAN DRIVE.
THERE IS A, UM, A TIME CERTAIN FOR AN ITEM FROM COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ REGARDING PRESSURE CLEANING.
UH, I'M NOT QUITE CLEAR ON WHETHER, UH, THAT MEANS THAT BUSINESSES CAN PRESSURE CLEAN ONLY ONCE A MONTH AND IT GOES TO LIKE 11 O'CLOCK, 1159 AT NIGHT.
UH, NOBODY PRESSURE CLEANS, UH, AT LEAST IN A BUSINESS AT NIGHT.
UH, THE CONFUSION THAT I HAVE IS, DOES IT MEAN THAT WE CANNOT PRESSURE CLEAN EVERY DAY? UH, A RESTAURANT THAT IS VERY ACTIVE WITH A LOT OF, UH, CUSTOMERS, UH, NEEDS TO BE CLEAN EVERY DAY.
AND I KNOW THAT FOR 30 YEARS, MANGOES HAS PRESSURE CLEANED AROUND.
ITS BUILDING VIRTUALLY EVERY DAY IN THE MORNING THOUGH, NEVER AT NIGHT.
I'M NOT QUITE, I'M QUITE CLEAR ON THAT, BUT I DO KNOW THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO PRESSURE CLEAN DAILY.
OUR NEXT VIRTUAL SPEAKER IS DANIEL'S IPHONE.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE PLEASE.
HI, DANIEL ERALDO, UH, SEVEN 30 10TH STREET.
FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW ME, I'M THE FORMER ALONE TIME DIRECTOR OF MIAMI DESIGN PRESERVATION LEAGUE.
I STEPPED DOWN IN MARCH TWO, RUN FOR CITY COMMISSION GROUP ONE.
YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT DANIEL FOR MIAMI BEACH.ORG.
I WANTED TO TOUCH ON TWO TOPICS.
THE CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND IN PRIDE PARK IS AN EXCELLENT IDEA.
I WAS VERY DISTURBED TO GET THE EMAIL YESTERDAY FROM THE CONVENTION ADVISORY GROUP THAT THEY NEED A MASTER PLAN AND A TRAFFIC STUDY AND GOD KNOWS HOW MANY MORE MILLIONS BEFORE WE HAVE ANOTHER FAMILY FRIENDLY AMENITY.
I URGE A COMMISSION TO PLEASE SPEND A LITTLE TIME ON THINGS THAT AREN'T JUST FOR ULTRA MILLIONAIRES LIKE THE VILLE OR 1250 WEST.
AND THEN SECONDLY, I WANNA THANK YOU ALL FOR THE ENZO GALLO.
WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THAT FOR A LONG TIME.
WE WORKED VERY HARD TO SAVE THAT.
I THINK 72ND STREET IS A GREAT PLACE.
I WOULD JUST ADD TO THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN MURAL STAYS SOMEWHERE NEAR LINCOLN ROAD AND I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO FOLLOWING THAT AS WELL.
OUR NEXT PUBLIC SPEAKER IS D WEBB JR.
STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS US.
CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? WE CANNOT HEAR YOU.
SO WE'RE GONNA GO TO GAIL DURHAM.
CAN I, HELLO? UH, MY NAME IS GAIL DURHAM.
I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT FOR 20 YEARS.
UM, I HOPE YOU DO NOT VOTE FOR ALCOHOL AT THE NURSERY ON ALTON ROAD.
IT'S ALREADY A NON-CONFORMING USE AND THIS JUST MAKES IT EVEN MORE NON-CONFORMING.
UM, IT'S DEFINITELY SPOT ZONING THAT FINANCIALLY BENEFITS ONE PROPERTY OWNER.
I'M WONDERING, DID ANYBODY KNOCK ON THE DOOR OF THE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES THAT ARE LOCATED RIGHT NEXT DOOR? THIS OPENS UP A PANDORA'S BOX.
WE'RE TRYING TO TAP DOWN ALCOHOL IN THE WEST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD, NOT RAMP IT UP.
AND THE SECOND ISSUE IS I WANNA THANK COMMISSIONER DAVID SUAREZ FOR INSISTING ON THE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS FOR THE DEVELOPER PROFITS FOR EXTRA HEIGHT AND FAR AT THE VILLE AND 1250 WEST AT, UM, THIS IS A MOMENT FOR MORAL CLARITY.
THE REPORT EXPOSES THE INTENSE IMBALANCE BETWEEN THE DEVELOPER'S PROFIT VERSUS COMMUNITY BENEFITS.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE SAY 10 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR, LIKE, LIKE THANK A CLICHE LIKE EXAGGERATION.
BUT THIS IS LITERALLY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OUR NEXT VIRTUAL CALLER IS JOHN K.
THIS IS JOHN COURTNEY, 10 26 18TH STREET.
I JUST WANNA SAY, I THINK THE COMMISSION, UH, A LOT OF TIMES WONDERS WHY WE HAVE ALL THESE VACANCIES, WHY SO MANY PARTS OF THE CITY JUST ARE LACKING VITALITY RIGHT NOW.
AND I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO READ THE WORK OF EDWARD GLASER AND, AND WHAT HE SAYS, UH, ABOUT THE IMPACT OF SPECIAL GIVEAWAYS, UH, ON CITIES AND DEVELOPMENT GIVEAWAYS.
AND ULTIMATELY WHAT IT DOES IS IT DISTORTS THE MARKET SO THAT THE VALUE OF PROPERTIES IS IN THEIR REDEVELOPMENT AND NOT IN THEIR OPERATION.
AND YOU END UP WITH A CITY LIKE MIAMI BEACH.
SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE VILLE AND THE 1250, UH, PROJECT, I JUST HOPE THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS DEAL MAKING.
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CALLER IS PETER FELIX.UM, PETER PEL, UH, 8 0 1 SOUTH POINT DRIVE.
I JUST WANTED TO, UH, SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ INITIATIVES TO REDUCE NOISE, UM, IN, UH, VEHICLE NOISE.
UH, PARTICULARLY IN THE, UH, SOUTH, UH, BEACH AREA, UM, SOUTH OF FIFTH.
WE CAME HERE A YEAR AGO FROM LONDON, WHICH HAS ALSO HAD ISSUES OF, UH, NOISE ABUSE, WHICH THEY HAVE DEALT WITH IN THAT PARTICULAR INSTANCE BY INSTALLING, UH, SPECIAL NOISE CAMERAS.
UM, I FULLY SUPPORT, UH, COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE EGREGIOUS AND ABUSIVE BREACH OF THE NOISE ABATEMENT REGULATIONS BY, UH, MOTORCYCLES AND SPORTS CARS.
UM, REVVING OF ENGINES AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT IS EXTREMELY DISTURBING, AND I THINK IN THE LONG RUN WILL SERIOUSLY AFFECT THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF THIS DELIGHTFUL AREA.
AND YEAH, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ FOR BRINGING THAT ITEM.
I'M, I'M ALSO SPONSORING WITH HER, UH, TOTALLY AGREE THAT IT'S A, IT'S A MAJOR ISSUE.
OUR NEXT VIRTUAL SPEAKER IS ALICE NASSAR.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, GO AHEAD PLEASE.
IT SEEMS LIKE THE COMMISSION IS INCREASINGLY FOCUSED ON OPTICS VERSUS ACTUAL LIVABILITY.
THE, THE BIKINI HOSTEL HAS IS A LEGITIMATE SOLUTION FOR HOUSELESSNESS.
AND INSTEAD OF, INSTEAD OF PRIORITIZING THIS AND LOOKING AT THE ROOT CAUSE, WE'RE EXACERBATING THE PROBLEM BY INCENTIVIZING ANOTHER LUXURY DEVELOPMENT.
AND I JUST WANNA ASK THE COMMISSION WHY WE'RE PRIORITIZING ONE-TIME LUXURY PURCHASES VERSUS LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY.
THE FROM PEOPLE THAT LIVE WORK AND, AND ARE ENGAGING WITH SMALL BUSINESSES.
WE'RE HERE EVERY DAY, AND THIS, THAT NEIGHBORHOOD IS STARTING TO BECOME A SHELL OF ITSELF.
WE'RE ALL ONE STEP AWAY FROM THIS, AND IF YOU CAN'T SEE IT NOW, THEY'RE GONNA COME FOR YOU NEXT.
SO I JUST WANNA URGE THE COMMISSION TO THINK ABOUT THIS AND LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY WHO HAS BEEN PUSHING BACK ON THIS FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS.
OUR NEXT PUBLIC SPEAKER VIA ZOOM IS ERIC MARSHALL.
GOOD MORNING MAYORS AND COMMISSIONERS.
AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME.
AND I, I ALMOST ECHOED THE LAST CALLER SENTIMENT.
JUST WITH REGARDS TO THE BIKINI HOSTEL HAVING A PRIVATE DEVELOPER SOLVE A PUBLIC ISSUE.
I'M, I'M HOPING THAT THE PRECEDENT YOU SAID HERE YOU LOOK AT IS YOU'RE GONNA APPROVE A HEIGHT RESTRICTION AND WA FOR INCENTIVES TO SOLVE A PUBLIC ISSUE.
AGAIN, IT WAS ALWAYS APPRECIATE THE TIME.
MARIANA STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.
I LIVE IN THE 1504 BAY ROAD, AND I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO ENFORCE TO THE COMMISSIONER THAT I SUPPORT AND I APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LUXURY BUILDING THAT WE'RE TALKING HERE BECAUSE HAVING A HOMELESS SHELTER IS NOT SAFE.
WE HAVE RESTAURANTS, WE HAVE MARKET AROUND THE AREA, AND LITERALLY I'M NOT WALKING THERE AT NIGHT.
EVEN IF I'M LIKE A FIVE MINUTES WALK, 10 MINUTES WALK, I NEED UBER TO LIVE THERE.
I FEEL IT BRINGS A LOT OF DANGERS AND PEOPLE LIKE DRINKING AND JUST IN UNSAFE MANNER.
AND I REALLY, I'M CONSIDERING TO REALLY MOVE TO EDGEWATER IF THE SITUATION, THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S NOT TAKEN CARE OF.
EVERYONE WHO WAS ORIGINALLY IN LINE AND VICE MAYOR, EVERYONE WHO WAS ORIGINALLY IN LINE HAS BEEN CALLED.
THERE ARE, THERE ARE FOUR MORE SPEAKERS.
DO YOU WANNA CONTINUE FOR THE FOUR MORE OR DO YOU WANT TO JUST DO IT AT ONE O'CLOCK? VICE MAYOR? SORRY, JUST CALL HIM.
UH, LUCAS SCOTT, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE PLEASE.
LUCAS, UNMUTE YOURSELF THEN LET'S GO TO DEWE JR PLEASE.
HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YEAH, WE COULDN'T HEAR HIM BEFORE.
UM, WITH ALL WEBS ENTERPRISES OUTTA JUPITER, FLORIDA, WERE WELL DRILLING CONTRACTOR.
UM, WE BID FOR THE WELL, UH, CLEANING FOR THE DRAINAGE WELLS THAT HELP WITH THE FLOODING AND THE TOWN.
WE PROTESTED BASED ON RULES AND REGULATIONS AND LICENSURE, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO GET A LITTLE MORE, UM, CLARITY ON HOW THINGS ARE GOING FORWARD.
SO WE ASK THAT YOU JUST NOT APPROVE THAT YET AND LET US TALK
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ABOUT HOW TO MAKE SURE THE RULES ARE BEING FOLLOWED BEFORE YOU TAKE THAT STEP.OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JESSICA DAVIS.
HI, THIS IS JESSICA DAVIS, 1228 WEST AVENUE.
UM, I AM HERE IN SUPPORT OF, UH, HAVE ALLOWING, UH, THE CAFES OR RESTAURANTS BETWEEN 12TH AND 14TH ON ALTON, UH, TO HAVE WINE AND BEER.
THEY STRUGGLE, THEY CERTAINLY STRUGGLE DURING THE SUMMER.
AND I DON'T SEE, UH, THESE ARE NOT PARTY PLACES.
THEY'RE SIMPLY RESTAURANTS THAT WANNA ADD TO THEIR BOTTOM LINE BY OFFERING A GLASS OF WINE, A GLASS OF BEER, UH, WITH A MEAL.
QUITE FRANKLY, UH, THERE I DON'T SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THAT.
UM, IS CERTAINLY DOESN'T CREATE A NOISE, UH, PROBLEM OR ANYTHING ELSE.
AND AGAIN, UH, A LOT OF SMALL BUSINESSES ARE CLOSING.
UM, AND WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO SUPPORT THESE BUSINESSES BECAUSE A LOT OF LOCALS THANK YOU.
I APOLOGIZE, BUT YOUR TIME IS UP.
THE NEXT VIRTUAL SPEAKER HAS A SCREEN NAME OF MIAMI BEACH.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.
THIS IS WANDA JAMIN 83 0 5 CRESTY BOULEVARD.
I'M CALLING TO OPPOSE ITEM CA FOUR.
THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE BYRON CARLISLE THEATER.
I'M OPPOSING ANY FUNDING TO NORTH BEACH CRA FOR THIS PROJECT, WHICH ENTAILS THE MILITIAN AND HOUSING IN TOP OF THE THEATER ITSELF.
UM, I THINK WE SHOULD DO MORE STUDIES ON THIS.
I BELIEVE THAT THEY COULD BE SALVAGEABLE.
I DON'T, I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY ENGINEERING REPORTS.
I AND I UNDERSTAND ENGINEERING ALSO.
SO I URGE THE COMMISSIONERS TO PLEASE, UH, DEFER THIS UNTIL WE HAVE FURTHER, UM, FURTHER STUDIES.
UH, AND, UM, AS A FAR AS THE HOUSING ON TOP OF THE THEATER, THAT DEFINITELY SHOULDN'T GO BECAUSE WE DO HAVE ENOUGH HOUSING IN MIAMI BEACH.
OUR NEXT PUBLIC SPEAKER HAS A SCREEN NAME OF IPHONE 12.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF.
MY NAME IS MARTIN MOELLER AND I'M A YEAR-ROUND RESIDENT OF 1330 WEST AVENUE.
SHORTLY AFTER THE COMMISSION'S LAST VOTE ON 1250 WEST AVENUE, A DEVELOPER I KNOW SAID, AND I QUOTE, WELL, NOW WE KNOW THAT MIAMI BEACH ZONING IS FOR SALE TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER END QUOTE.
NOW, I'M SURE THAT THAT WAS NOT THE COMMISSION'S INTENTION, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S THE MESSAGE THAT'S BEING HEARD.
IF YOU DRILL DOWN INTO THE PROPOSED PROJECT AND ALL IT REPRESENTS, YOU'LL SEE THAT IT IS A THREAT TO THE ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER OF SOUTH BEACH.
THE DEVELOPERS PLEASED FOR RELIEF DUE TO INCREASED CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE A SMOKESCREEN.
ANY EXPERIENCED DEVELOPER KNOWS TO WORK BACKWARDS TO DETERMINE AN APPROPRIATE SITE ACQUISITION COST.
IF JDS FAILED TO DO THIS PROPERLY, THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM OF THE CITIZENS OF MIAMI BEACH.
JDS IS USING THE UNFORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCES OF BIKINI HOSTEL AS A BACKDOOR MEANS OF FORCING THIS PROJECT THROUGH.
DO NOT LET THEM GET AWAY WITH THIS.
ALLOWING A TALL TOWER AT 1250 WEST WOULD BE A PERMANENT IRREVOCABLE OVERREACTION TO A TEMPORARY PROBLEM THAT CAN BE SOLVED BY THANK SIR.
I APOLOGIZE FOR YOUR TIME IS UP.
OUR LAST CALLER IS ZALMAN FEIG.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE CALL.
HOW IS EVERYBODY TODAY? I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, BE CLEAR THAT, UM, AS MUCH AS PEOPLE THINK THE THE BIKINI HOSTEL IS GOING TO GO AWAY BY ITSELF, IT'S JUST NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
I WISH THAT THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE MAYOR WOULD'VE CAME UP WITH SOMETHING, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE DEVELOPER IS OFFERING US SOMETHING, A GIFT, AND THE HOMELESS COULD FINALLY FIND THEIR RIGHT HOME.
SUNSET HARBOR, UH, HAS BEEN, I SENT PICTURES AROUND TO THE, SOME OF THE COMMISSIONERS TO THE DEPUTY MAYOR OF HOMELESS RIGHT IN FRONT OF PUBLIX, MAKING THEMSELVES COMFORTABLE THERE WITH THE SUITCASES AND LYING DOWN THERE.
AND THEY ALL COME FROM BIKINI HOSPITAL HOSTEL.
I HAD, I SENT A VIDEO AROUND, IT
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WENT VIRAL OF, UH, THE, THE, UH, HOMELESS RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE.AND ON VIDEO HE SAID HE CAME FROM THE BIKINI HOSTEL.
I'M, THIS IS STUFF, THIS IS FACTUAL.
SO IF EVERYBODY YOU KNOWS, LIKE NO ONE'S BLOWING THIS OUT OF PROPORTION, IT'S JUST A FACT.
SO I HOPE THAT THE COMMISSION DOES NOT PUSH IT OFF TODAY.
I HOPE THAT THEY HAD DEAL WITH 1250 WEST AVENUE.
AND WE MOVE FORWARD LIKE WE DID LAST TIME.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
THE, UH, CONSENT AGENDA.I HAVE SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS IF I MAY.
UH, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN SEPARATED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.
COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ IS SEPARATING C TWO A COMMISSIONER.
FERNANDEZ IS SEPARATING C SEVEN K AND C TWO A.
COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE IS SEPARATING C TWO A COMMISSIONER ROSEN GONZALEZ IS SEPARATING C FOUR J, C SEVEN P, C SEVEN K AND C TWO.
AND I'M SORRY, THOSE ARE THE THREE C FOUR JC SEVEN P AND C SEVEN K VICE MAYOR SUAREZ IS SEPARATING C TWO A.
THE LIST IN FRONT OF YOU IS CORRECT.
UH, SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS JUST FOR THE RECORD ITEM R SEVEN B, WHICH IS A SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING OF THE NORTH BEACH OCEANSIDE DISTRICT VILLE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED TO BE OPEN AND CONTINUED TO JUNE 25TH, 2005.
AT 9:22 AM THE HEARING WILL BE HELD IN THE COMMISSION CHAMBER THIRD FLOOR, 1700 CONVENTION CONVENTIONAL CENTER DRIVE.
SO AGAIN, R SEVEN B OPEN AND CONTINUED TO JUNE 25TH AT 9:22 AM THERE IS AN ADDENDUM.
ADDENDUM FOUR IS A HANDOUT ON THE DAYS YOU HAVE A RESOLUTION THAT WAS HANDED OUT.
IT IS URGE GOVERNOR TO VETO THE LI THE LIVE LOCAL SENATE BILL 1730.
IT IS SPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.
THE MAYOR HAS NOT APPROVED ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS TO BE ADDED TO THE AGENDA.
SO THEY WILL BE HEARD AT 5:00 PM UH, ONE NOTATION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM R NINE AC, WHICH WAS A DISCUSSION, TAKE ACTION.
ELECTRIC BICYCLES IN CERTAIN AREAS UNDER SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCE CIRCUMSTANCES, WHICH WAS, WHICH IS AN ITEM FROM COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ.
SHE HAS REQUESTED TO, INSTEAD OF A DISCUSSION TO HAVE THIS ITEM AS A REFERRAL TO PUBLIC SAFETY NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE AT THEIR JUNE 3RD MEETING, THAT ITEM WILL BECOME C FOUR X.
SO THAT WILL BE INCLUDED WHEN WE VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
MAYOR, THOSE ARE ALL THE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA EXCLUDING THE ITEMS THAT WERE APPALL I HEARD COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, I'LL SECOND MAYOR MINOR.
THE CONSENT AGENDA, EXCLUDING THE ADDENDUMS OR THE, UH, PULLED ITEMS ARE APPROVED.
LET'S GO THROUGH THE, UH, PULLED ITEMS. ANYONE IN PARTICULAR OR YOU WANT ME TO JUST GO DOWN? GO DOWN.
I'M GONNA DO THE DIFFICULT ONE FIRST, THEN C TWO A SIR.
[C2 A A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY MANAGER PURSUANT TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NO. 2024-277-KB, FOR SECURITY OFFICER SERVICES; AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS AND THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT TO DYNAMIC INTEGRATED SECURITY, INC., THE SECOND-RANKED PROPOSER, AS THE PRIMARY CONTRACTOR AND TO GOOD GUARD FLORIDA, INC., THE THIRD-RANKED PROPOSER, AS THE SECONDARY CONTRACTOR; FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENTS AFTER THE ADMINISTRATION HAS CONCLUDED NEGOTIATIONS. (POLICE)]
C TWO A AWARD.RFP 20 24 2 7 7 KB SECURITY OFFICER SERVICE THAT WAS SEPARATED BY COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, AND VICE MAYOR.
COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ WAS THE FIRST ONE ON THE VIS MR. MAYOR.
UM, WHICH ONE OF US IS RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM, MR. FERNANDEZ? SURE.
I, I'D LIKE JUST TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT PERHAPS WE SEND THIS ITEM TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE SO THAT IT CAN BE DISCUSSED THERE.
UM, I WANNA BE ABLE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH STAFF AT COMMITTEE AS TO THE LOCAL STAFFING OF EACH ONE OF THE COMPANY'S LOCAL PERFORMANCE.
I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS STRONG RETENTION LANGUAGE IN THE EVENT IT IS, UH, GOING TO, TO TO, TO THE RECOMMENDED VENDOR.
UH, I ALWAYS BELIEVE IN PROTECTING OUR WORKFORCE AND PROTECTING, UH, THOSE WHO SERVE OUR COM, OUR COMMUNITY, EVEN IN A CONTRACTED CAPACITY AND HAVING GOOD RETENTION OF THOSE EMPLOYEES SO THAT THEY DON'T LOSE THEIR JOBS.
BUT IN GENERAL, SOME CONCERNS WERE STATED ON THE RECORD THAT RESONATED WITH ME.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO PROPOSE THAT WE MAKE A MOTION TO REFER THIS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, IF THAT'S OKAY.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE C TWO A TO REFER C TWO A TO FINANCE ANY OBJECTIONS? DOES IT DECIDE TO CAUSE ANY ISSUES TO THE ADMINISTRATION? DO DO WE HAVE
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A DEADLINE BY WHICH WE NEED TO APPROVE THIS CONTRACT? ARE WE ON A MONTH TO MONTH? UH, WHAT IMPLICATIONS COULD COME FROM THIS REFERRAL? THE CURRENT AGREEMENT IS ON A MONTH TO MONTH EXTENSION AT THIS TIME.UM, WE ARE UNDER THE CO OF SILENCE, RICK, SO I DEFER TO BUT WE ARE IN THE SUNSHINE, CORRECT? SO, OKAY.
JUST WANT TO STATE IT JUST IN CASE.
ARE ARE WE FINE TO DISCUSS IN THE SUNSHINE? YES, YOU ARE.
SO, UM, SO YEAH, SO A MOTION TO REFER TO FINANCE.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE REFERRAL TO THE FINANCE OF C TWO A.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ.
[C4 J REFERRAL TO THE FINANCE AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCY COMMITTEE – DISCUSS MAINTENANCE OF THE PEDRA PORTUGUESA SIDEWALK ON THE 1100 BLOCK OF LINCOLN ROAD.]
ITEM IS EXCUSE C FOUR J.C FOUR J IS A REFERRAL TO FERC MAINTENANCE OF
C FOUR JC FOUR J WAS SEPARATED BY COMMISSIONER ROSE GONZALEZ.
UM, THE REASON WHY I SEPARATED THIS ITEM IS BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S A SIMPLE MAINTENANCE, UM, ITEM OF THE PETRA PORTA.
IF YOU SEE AT THE 1100 BLOCK OF LINCOLN ROAD, IT'S VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER BLOCKS.
AND, UM, I WOULD LIKE THIS TO SOMEHOW IN, LIKE, IF IT GOES TO FINANCE, I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY.
I DON'T WANNA PUT INTO THE 2026 FINANCIAL CYCLE BECAUSE THIS IS AN ACID WASHING AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE THAT WE SIMPLY HAVEN'T DONE AND IT DOESN'T LOOK GREAT.
AND ROBERT WINT AND HIS GROUP DID A T TREMENDOUS JOB WITH THIS BLOCK.
AND SINCE WE TURNED IT OVER TO THE CITY, IT JUST, WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE MAINTENANCE.
SO, UM, I'M WONDERING, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE HAVE AN ESTIMATE WHERE IS BRAD? 'CAUSE WE DID A MEET, WE DID A MEETING, BRAD, WE HAD AN ESTIMATE FROM ROBERT WINNET TO ACID WASH AND SEAL THE ENTIRE BLOCK.
UH, THEIR ESTIMATE WAS, I BELIEVE 130 SOMETHING THOUSAND IN CHANGE.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK EVERYBODY TODAY IS IF THIS ITEM, AND I, I KNOW THAT GOING TO FERC IS VERY IMPORTANT, BUT THIS MAINTENANCE ALSO COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE IS VERY IMPORTANT.
SO MY ASK WOULD BE, WHEN WE DO THE BUDGET AMENDMENT LATER ON TODAY, IF WE COULD ADD THIS SIMPLE MAINTENANCE, WHICH IS AN ACID WASH CLEANING, IT'S, IT HAS TO BE DONE.
I DON'T WANNA PUT IT OFF FOR MONTHS OR EVEN A YEAR.
BUT GOING TO FINANCE, GETTING INTO A DIFFERENT BUDGET CYCLE.
DO WE HAVE THE FUNDING AND PUBLIC WORKS TO DO THIS? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN ASKING TO DO THIS FOR MONTHS, WHICH IS WHY I PULLED THE ITEM IN THE FIRST PLACE.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT A BUDGETED ITEM.
WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AND SEE IF WE CAN FIND AVAILABLE FUNDING, BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S CERTAINLY IN OUR BUDGET RIGHT NOW.
HOW WOULD MY COLLEAGUES FEEL ABOUT ADDING THIS TO TODAY'S BUDGET AMENDMENT? WOULD THAT BE A POSSIBILITY? IT NEEDS TO GET DONE.
THIS IS JUST A ACID WASHING AND A CLEANING OF THE 1100 BLOCK OF LINCOLN ROAD WHERE YOU HAVE THOSE STONES AND UM, IT'S GONNA GO TO FERC, THEN IT'S GONNA GO TO, YOU KNOW, A TWO, A 20, 26 BUDGET CYCLE AND IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE.
AND I WENT AND I WALKED THE BLOCK WITH ROBERT WINT, HIS ENTIRE GROUP.
THEY'VE BEEN SPENDING THEIR OWN MONEY TO TRY TO, YOU KNOW, TO TRY TO MAINTAIN IT.
AND FRANKLY, THIS IS WHY LINCOLN ROAD IS JUST LOOKING AWFUL
WE HAVE AN ESTIMATE FROM A VENDOR, UM, THAT THEY WERE USING THAT WOULDN'T AND HIS GROUP WERE USING.
SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK IS IF WE CAN FOLD IT IN TO THIS, PLEASE.
IT IT THE 1100 BLOCK, THIS IS WHERE THE BLACK AND WHITE TILE STRETCH ARE, RIGHT? YES.
UM, SO BRAD, I ASKED YOU ABOUT THIS, THE PRESSURE WASH, WE CAN'T PRESSURE WASH IT BECAUSE IT'LL CHIP OFF THE TILES.
IT'S DIFFICULT, IT NEEDS SPECIALIZED CLEANING.
I I WANNA POINT OUT A COUPLE THINGS.
IT IS, UM, IT WAS ORIGINALLY INSTALLED IN 2010, SO IT'S ABOUT 15 YEARS OLD.
SO IT'S, IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THE LIFESPAN OF THESE THINGS, YOU KNOW, GETS TO A POINT.
AND NOW WE'VE BEEN SPENDING, IN PREVIOUS YEARS, I BELIEVE IT WAS OVER 200 SOMETHING THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT WAS PUT INTO IT A COUPLE YEARS AGO.
UM, BUT UM, IT JUST, IT'S NOT THE EASIEST THING TO MAINTAIN AND, AND CERTAINLY, UM, REQUIRES A SPECIALTY TYPE OF, UM, UH, WASHING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT, UM, BECAUSE WAIT, I GO BY THERE AND IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT IS BAD.
YEAH, I I IT IS, IT'S PRETTY BAD.
UM, SO CAN WE, NO, HOW, HOW MUCH IS AN, HOW MUCH IS AN ACID WASH THAT IS GOING TO MAKE TO CLEAN THAT AREA? THEY,
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THEY, YOU KNOW, THE, THEY PROVIDED A QUOTE.UM, WE PROVIDED, WE, OUR RECOMMENDATION WAS TO REDO THE WHOLE THING
THEY WANT TO ONLY DO, UM, JUST, YOU KNOW, A REPAIR EFFORT AND IT'S, IT'S JUST DIFFERENT.
CAN I, CAN I EXPLAIN? GO AHEAD.
WHAT'S HAPPENING? OKAY, SO IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE MATERIAL.
IT, YOU KNOW, THIS PIERA PORTA AND UM, THE WINNICK GROUP SINCE THEY BUILT IT WAS MAINTAINING IT AND THEY TURNED IT OVER TO THE CITY HOW LONG AGO? A FEW YEARS AGO, CORRECT.
SIX, I THINK IT WAS ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN YEARS AGO.
AND WHAT THEY SAID IS, IT'S FIRST OF ALL OUR ESTIMATE, WE WENT TO WALK THE AREA AND ALL THAT.
THE WINK GROUP IS ASKING IS THAT YOU HAVE TO DO THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE, WHICH IS AN ACID WASH AND A SEAL.
AND THAT HAS TO BE DONE EVERY OTHER YEAR.
AND WHAT HAPPENED WAS THERE WAS A MISCOMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC WORKS THOUGHT THAT THEY WANTED TO REPLACE ALL OF THE MATERIAL, WHICH IS NOT WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO.
THEY JUST WANTED THE SIMPLE MAINTENANCE.
SO THE AREA NEEDS TO BE, UM, ACID WASHED AND SEALED.
IT'S, IT'S NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL IF WE DO THIS NOW.
AND BY THE WAY, WE HAD GOTTEN AN ESTIMATE FOR MUCH HIGHER THAN THIS.
THE VENDOR THAT THEY'VE BEEN USING TO MAINTAIN IT SINCE THEY BUILT IT CHARGES $130,000 FOR THE ENTIRE BLOCK.
BUT THE ENTIRE BLOCK IS GOING TO SHINE AND LOOK BEAUTIFUL AFTER THE VENDOR WHO HAS BEEN MAINTAINING IT ALL OF THESE YEARS DOES THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO GET DONE.
SO I REALLY THINK I, I'M, I'M IN FAVOR.
I'M, I'M, I'M A CLEAN KIND OF GUY.
I'D LIKE TO
YOU KNOW, WE GOT THE GUM OUT OF THE MIAMI BEACH.
IT IT IS ONE OF THE MOST PRECIOUS PARTS OF LINCOLN ROAD AND IT IS A SHAME THAT IT'S JUST SO LIKE DIRTY.
IF, IF IT WAS REFERRED TO FERC, 'CAUSE THERE'S STILL A LOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE IT IN THE 2020.
NOT WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
I I MEAN WE'RE DOING BUDGET AMENDMENTS EVERY MONTH, SO WE COULD CERTAINLY HAVE A REFERRAL TO FERC AND DISCUSS IT AND BRING IT BACK AS PART OF NEXT MONTH'S YEAH.
AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE DOING, COMMISSIONER AND I, AND I APPRECIATE IT.
BUT WHAT I'M HEARING FROM BRAD ALSO IS THAT THEY'RE STILL NEGOTIATING WITH THE, WITH THE VENDOR ABOUT HOW MUCH IT IS.
WE'RE NOT NEGOTIATING WITH THE VENDOR ABOUT HOW MUCH IT IS.
WE GOT A DIFFERENT PRICE FROM SOMEONE ELSE.
AND REALLY WE HAVE THE BUDGET AMENDMENT TODAY.
I MEAN, ONCE WE PASS IT, IT'S STILL GONNA TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS TO DO IT DOESN'T LOOK GREAT RIGHT NOW.
AND, AND, AND THE PEOPLE WHO, YOU KNOW, BUILT IT AND TURNED IT OVER TO US AND GOODWILL ARE, ARE VERY UPSET 'CAUSE THEY'RE WATCHING THIS VERY EXPENSIVE CAPITAL INVESTMENT.
UM, YOU KNOW, FALL INTO KIND OF RUIN.
'CAUSE WE'RE NOT MAINTAINING IT.
SO IF YOU COULD FOLD IT IN TODAY.
SO MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ROSA GONZALEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ.
THIS IS TO INCLUDE THIS IN THE BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED LATER ON TODAY.
UH, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
HEARING NO ONE OPPOSED THE ITEM IS APPROVED.
[C7 K A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCY COMMITTEE, AT ITS OCTOBER 18, 2024 MEETING, TO INSTALL A CHILDREN‘S PLAY AREA ON THE WEST SIDE OF PRIDE PARK.]
THE NEXT ITEM IS C SEVEN K.C SEVEN K IS ACCEPT, UH, INSTALL, ACCEPT RECOMMENDATION, INSTALL CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA ON WEST SIDE OF PRIDE PARK.
IT WAS SEPARATED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ AND COMMISSIONER ROSEN GONZALEZ.
I'M PULLING THIS ITEM BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO REFER IT TO THE CONVENTION CENTER ADVISORY.
IS THAT OKAY WITH EVERYONE? SECOND.
SO IF NO DISCUSSION, THIS IS A REFERRAL TO CONVENTION CENTER ADVISORY BOARD MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ROSA GONZALEZ, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER.
AND CAN I JUST MAKE ONE COMMENT ON THIS? I URGE THE CONVENTION CENTER ADVISORY BOARD TO WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UH, WE'RE BEING THRUST IN THE MIDDLE.
THESE TWO SIDES AREN'T TALKING TO EACH OTHER.
AND WE'RE JUST BEING ASKED HERE, EITHER CHOOSE THIS OR CHOOSE THAT.
UH, THESE TWO SIDES NEED TO COME TOGETHER.
WE NEED TO TALK, UH, WE NEED TO FIND OUT HOW TO THREAD THIS NEEDLE.
IT CAN'T JUST BE TWO DIFFERENT SIDES WITH THEIR HEELS DUG IN.
AND US, WE CAN'T EVEN TALK TO EACH OTHER ABOUT THIS EXCEPT FOR UP HERE.
SO I ASK THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, REPRESENTATIVES TO WORK WITH THE CONVENTION CENTER ADVISORY BOARD.
I THINK THAT WE CAN DO SOMETHING PRODUCTIVE HERE THAT'S GOOD FOR OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
I ASK THOSE TWO GROUPS TO COME TOGETHER AND TALK B AND IF I MAKE THROUGH THE VICE MAYOR, IF YOU DON'T, IF YOU DON'T MIND, COMMISSIONER, UH, ROSA GONZALEZ, WHY IT'S YOUR ITEM, WHY ARE YOU, WHY, WHY REFER TO I WAS IN FAVOR OF IT? WELL, THE REASON THAT I'M REFERRING IT IS BECAUSE THE COMMITTEE HAS SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROGRAMMING OF PRIDE PLAYGROUND AND PRIDE PARK IN GENERAL.
SO, AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO POSSIBLY TAKE THAT FUNDING AND USE THE PLAYGROUND FOR SOMETHING MORE ICONIC, YOU KNOW, AND, AND HONESTLY, IF THEY HAVE AN OBJECTION, IT'S ONE MONTH.
I'M GOING TO REFER IT TO THE COMMITTEE.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A ROBUST DISCUSSION AT COMMITTEE AND SEE IF WE CAN COME TO SOME SORT OF WIN-WIN SITUATION WHERE WE INSTALL THIS PLAYGROUND RIGHT NOW AND THEN POSSIBLY GET FUNDING FOR A FUTURE ICONIC PLAYGROUND.
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AND I JUST WANNA ALSO SAY THAT A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, THIS BODY, UH, TOGETHER CREATED A SEAT, UM, A NON-VOTING SEAT FOR THE PALM VIEW NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, ON THE CONVENTION CENTER ADVISORY, UH, BOARD.AND SO IT IS A GREAT VENUE FOR THEM WHERE THE CONVENTION CENTER CAN, CAN PRESENT THESE CONCERNS.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD CAN EXPRESS, UH, ITS INTEREST.
AND, UH, AND THE ONLY THING THAT I'D ENCOURAGE IS THAT, UM, WHEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHEN PALM VIEW IS WORKING AND ADVOCATING ON ISSUES RELATING TO THIS SHARED COMMUNITY ASSET THAT IS PRIDE PARK, UM, THAT, THAT SEAT BE USED TO BRING THOSE TOPICS FORWARD FOR DIALOGUE, CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE TWO PARTIES, BETWEEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE, AND THE CONVENTION CENTER.
BUT, UM, BUT I SECOND YOUR, YOUR MOTION.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE REFERRAL TO CONVENTION CENTER.
ADVISORY BOARD FOR ITEM C SEVEN K.
HEARING NO ONE OPPOSED THE ITEM IS APPROVED.
[C7 P A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCY COMMITTEE, AT ITS MARCH 26, 2025 MEETING TO CONSIDER FUNDING AS PART OF THE FY 2026 BUDGET PROCESS, THE INSTALLATION OF WRAP-AROUND PALM TREE LIGHTS ON 71ST STREET, FROM EAST OF THE NORMANDY FOUNTAIN TO COLLINS AVENUE, WITH A BID WAIVER.]
THE LAST ITEM IS C SEVEN P.C SEVEN P IS ACCEPT RECOMMENDATION FUND WRAPAROUND PALM TREE LIGHTS IN NORTH BEACH.
THIS WAS SEPARATED BY COMMISSIONER ROSE GONZALEZ, C SEVEN P.
SO I, I SEE THAT IT'S SPONSORED BY EVERYBODY AND I'M ALSO IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM, BUT WHAT I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF IS THAT WE CONTINUE TO SPEND, WHICH ARE SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL EXPENDITURES ON WRAPPING THE TREES AND LIGHTING WITHOUT PUTTING THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS INTO THE GROUND.
SO YOU CREATE THIS KIND OF THIRD WORLD ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU HAVE THIS HANGING CORD FROM TREE TO TREE.
SO WHAT I WANTED TO DISCUSS WITH YOU GUYS AND THE ADMINISTRATION IS AS WE CONTINUE TO WRAP THE TREES, SHOULDN'T WE START DOING IT THE RIGHT WAY AND PUTTING THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS INTO THE GROUND? BECAUSE TO CONTINUE TO SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON, YOU KNOW, TEMPORAL, YOU KNOW, FLEETING, LIKE, LIKE IT'S NOT A PERMANENT SOLUTION.
SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS, AND I I I'M NOT, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO DEFER IT FOR A MONTH AND SEE LIKE WHAT IS THE COST TO ACTUALLY GET THE ELECTRICITY INTO THE GROUND SO THAT WE'RE NOT SWAGING THESE ELECTRICAL CORDS THROUGH YET ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS, BUT I THINK THIS IS, IT'S A SMART THING TO DO, TO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY.
SO, UM, WE CAN, WE CAN COME BACK NEXT MONTH AND PROVIDE THAT FOR THIS PARTICULAR AREA AS A SAMPLE WITH THE IDEA OF BE LIKE, EVERY TREE HAS ITS OWN PLUG.
WELL, IT'S ELECTRIC IN THE GROUND.
AND THEN WE CAN USE IT FOR WHATEVER IN, IN THE FUTURE.
OR YOU CAN UPLIGHT TREES, YOU COULD DO WHATEVER YOU WANT, BUT TO CONTINUE TO, SO HOW, IF IT WAS TO MICKEY MOUSE IT, IF IT WAS, LET'S SAY IT WAS TO MOVE FORWARD, WHAT, HOW WOULD IT LOOK NOW? WOULD IT, WOULD IT BE LIKE A, A HANGING LIGHT? YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'LL WORK WITH OUR CONTRACTOR ON THAT, OUR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR AND COME UP WITH THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT.
AND THEN COME BACK WITH SOME NUMBERS.
AND, AND, AND ONCE WE FIGURE IT OUT AND WE DO IT WITH THESE LIGHTS, THEN WE KIND OF NEED TO CIRCLE BACK AND START TO DO IT WITH THE OTHER AREAS THAT WE'VE WRAPPED.
IF YOU WANT THE WRAP PERMANENTLY, BECAUSE IN SOME AREAS IT JUST DOESN'T LOOK THAT GREAT.
'CAUSE YOU CAN SEE THIS ELECTRICAL SWAG AND IT LOOKS KIND OF THIRD WORLD.
SO LET'S GET IT DONE RIGHT ONCE AND THEN ROLL IT OUT IN, IN OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND I, AND I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT UP.
ALTHOUGH I, I WALK THESE NEIGHBORHOODS ALL THE TIME.
I, IT HAS NEVER, I DON'T SEE IT THAT AS, AS MUCH AS, AS THAT MUCH, IT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD TO ME.
SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM, IMPROVING THE ITEM, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, RESPECTFULLY REQUEST OF MY COLLEAGUES THAT WE EXTEND THIS UP TO 74TH STREET SO THAT THE PARK IN ADJACENT TO UNIDAD AND, AND THE HEL, UM, COULD BENEFIT FROM THIS AS WELL.
IT SEEMS CRAZY TO HAVE THIS GOING AND NOT HAVE ONE OF THE PREEMINENT DESTINATIONS IN NORTH BEACH INCLUDED.
SO MY MOTION WOULD BE TO COME BACK NEXT MONTH WITH AN ESTIMATE TO ACTUALLY HAVE, UH, PERMANENT ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS FOR THIS.
IS THAT OKAY WITH EVERYONE WITH AT LEAST AN ESTIMATE WITH 74TH STREET? YEAH.
I'LL SECOND, LET'S CALL THE VOTE.
SO COMMISSIONER SUAREZ SECONDED MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ROSE GONZALEZ IS THIS, UH, A DEFERRAL TO, TO NEXT MONTH? UM, I, I GUESS WE'RE DEFERRING IT.
WE'LL COME BACK WITH THE ESTIMATE OF WHAT IT COSTS, AND AT THAT POINT WE CAN SAY, OKAY, WE WANNA DO IT LIKE THIS, OR WE WANT TO KEEP SWAGING IT.
SO C SEVEN P IS BEING REQUESTED TO BE DEFERRED TO JUNE 25TH OF A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ROSA GONZALEZ, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ.
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BUT THAT INCLUDES GOING UP TO 74TH STREET, CORRECT.SO THE FIFTH, THE TWO S, THE TWO AMENDMENTS THAT 75TH ARE GOING TO BE, SORRY, 75TH STREET.
THE TWO AMENDMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE NEXT MONTH WOULD BE THE ESTIMATE FOR THE PERMANENT ELECTRICAL AND AN EXTENSION TO 75TH STREET.
SO, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
THE ITEM IS DEFERRED TO JUNE 25TH AS AMENDED.
[C4 W REFERRAL TO THE FINANCE AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCY COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS THE SUSPENSION OF THE ANNUAL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX INCREASE TO RESIDENTIAL PARKING RATES AND EVALUATE THE POSSIBILITY OF A CASHLESS OPTION AT ALL CITY OWNED GARAGES.]
[C7 AI A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCY COMMITTEE, AT ITS MAY 7, 2025, MEETING, TO IMPLEMENT A PARKING HOLIDAY DURING SLOWER MONTHS OF THE YEAR.]
[C7 AJ A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING FLORIDA GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS TO VETO SENATE BILL 1730 (2025), WHICH AMENDS THE LIVE LOCAL ACT, DUE TO THREATS POSED BY THE BILL TO EXISTING NATURALLY OCCURRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN MIAMI BEACH, THE POTENTIAL DISPLACEMENT OF CITY RESIDENTS, AND THE PROSPECTIVE DEMOLITION OF THE CITY’S HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND NEIGHBORHOODS; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE GOVERNOR.]
THERE WERE THREE CONSENT ITEMS THAT WERE SUBMITTED VIA ADD-ON.UM, ONE IS C FOUR W, WHICH IS TO SUSPEND THE ANNUAL CPI INCREASES ON THE RESIDENTIAL PARKING RATES.
THE OTHER ONE WAS CAI, UH, TO IMPLEMENT THE PARKING HOLIDAY TO HELP BUSINESSES IN THE MONTH OF JUNE AND JULY, I MEAN JULY AND AUGUST AND C SEVEN A J, WHICH WAS URGING THE GOVERNOR TOTO TO LIVE LOCAL SENATE BILL 1730.
UH, THEY WERE ADD ON ITEMS, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR GETTING THEM LAID, BUT IF YOU CONTEMPLATE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THEM, I APPRECIATE IT.
I MEAN, USUALLY WE DO THAT AFTER 5:00 PM BUT, UH, YOU'RE ASKING NICELY, UH, ANYBODY, UH, IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION.
SO WE'RE GOING TO ADD 'EM TO THE AGENDA AND THEN I'LL NEED, THAT WAS THE VOTE THAT WE JUST DID, AND NOW WE NEED A VOTE TO APPROVE THOSE THREE ITEMS. OKAY.
SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS C FOUR W, C SEVEN A I AND C SEVEN AJ ALL IN, UH, I NEED A SECOND PLEASE.
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ.
THOSE THREE ITEMS ARE APPROVED.
[R7 A ALTON BEACH BAYFRONT OVERLAY - DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTA RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING, FOLLOWING FIRST READING/PUBLIC HEARING, OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, AS AUTHORIZED UNDER SECTION 2.11.1 OF THE MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE, AND SECTIONS 163.3220 – 163.3243, FLORIDA STATUTES, BETWEEN THE CITY AND WEST HOSPITALITY OWNER LLC AND 1250 WEST AVE OWNER LLC (COLLECTIVELY THE “DEVELOPER”), WHICH DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT DELINEATES THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1250 WEST AVENUE (THE “DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY”) AND 1247, 1255 WEST AVENUE AND 1234 13 STREET (THE “HOSTEL PROPERTY”) LOCATED IN MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA CONSISTING OF (1) A MAXIMUM OF 125 RESIDENTIAL UNITS AT THE DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY, (2) GROUND FLOOR RETAIL/COMMERCIAL AT THE DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY, AND (3) ACCESSORY USES; AND (4) A PUBLIC PARK AT THE HOSTEL PROPERTY (THE “PROJECT”); AND MEMORIALIZES CERTAIN PUBLIC BENEFIT COMMITMENTS MADE BY THE DEVELOPER, INCLUDING ACQUISITION OF THE HOSTEL PROPERTY AND CONVEYANCE TO THE CITY, AMONG OTHER PUBLIC BENEFITS; AND FURTHER, SETTING THE DAY, TIME, AND PLACE FOR THE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.]
ON ITEM R SEVEN A, WHICH HAD A NINE 17, UH, TIMES PUBLIC HEARING TIME, THAT ITEM IS BEING REQUESTED TO BE OPEN AND CONTINUED TO A SPECIAL MEETING TO AT A DATE AND LOCATION AND TIME TO BE DETERMINED.SO IF ALL ARE IN FAVOR OF DEFERRING THAT TO A SPECIAL MEETING, I NEED A MOTION.
AND I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA BECAUSE IF WE, IT'S GOOD TO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING ON THESE ISSUES SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A REAL ROBUST, SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSION THAT'S NOT RUSHED AND THAT DOESN'T TAKE AWAY FROM ALL THE OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
SO I SECOND THAT AND FOR THE RECORD, OH, I'M SORRY.
LET'S TAKE A VOTE ON THAT PLEASE.
SO, UH, THIS IS UNDER REFERRAL TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED.
LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED IN A TIME TO BE DETERMINED ON R SEVEN A.
[R5 A ALTON BEACH BAYFRONT OVERLAY DISTRICT - COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH YEAR 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PURSUANT TO THE SMALL SCALE PROCEDURES IN SECTION 163.3187, FLORIDA STATUTES, BY AMENDING GOAL RLU 1, “LAND USE,” OBJECTIVE RLU 1.1, “ESTABLISHMENT OF FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORIES,” POLICY 1.1.7, “HIGH DENSITY MULTI FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (RM-3),” TO CREATE THE ALTON BEACH BAYFRONT OVERLAY LAND USE CATEGORY, PROVIDING FLOOR AREA RATIO BONUSES FOR DEVELOPMENTS THAT INCLUDE CERTAIN PUBLIC BENEFITS; AND PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, TRANSMITTAL, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
[R5 B ALTON BEACH BAYFRONT OVERLAY DISTRICT – LDR AMENDMENTS AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE RESILIENCY CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 7, “ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS,” ARTICLE II, “DISTRICT REGULATIONS,” SECTION 7.2.6, “RM-3 RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY, HIGH INTENSITY,” SUBSECTION 7.2.6.3, “DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS (RM-3),” TO REFERENCE MODIFIED DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS FOR THE ALTON BEACH BAYFRONT OVERLAY, FURTHER AMENDING ARTICLE III, “OVERLAY DISTRICTS,” BY CREATING SECTION 7.3.12, ENTITLED “ALTON BEACH BAYFRONT OVERLAY DISTRICT,” TO CREATE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS THAT INCENTIVIZE NON-TRANSIENT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON LOT 3, BLOCK 80 OF BAY GARDEN MANOR CONDO, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 6, PAGE 12 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
R FIVE A, WHICH WAS THE SECOND READING.ALTON BEACH BAYFRONT OVERLAY DISTRICT PLAN AMENDMENT AND R FIVE B, WHICH WAS THE SECOND READING.
ALTON BEACH BAYFRONT OVERLAY DISTRICT LDR AMENDMENTS.
THOSE WERE BEING REQUESTED TO BE OPENED ORIGINALLY TO JUNE 25TH.
I THINK WE COULD STILL DO THAT AND HAVE THE MEETING BEFORE SINCE THAT'S ALREADY BEEN ADVERTISED AND MAILED TO THE, TO THE PUBLIC.
SO, ALL IN FAVOR OF, BUT CAN WE, CAN WE, CAN WE OPEN AND CONTINUE R FIVE A AND B ACCLIMATION TO JUNE 25TH? THANK YOU.
SO, ALL IN FAVOR OF OPENING AND CONTINUED R FIVE A AND R FIVE B PLEASE SAY AYE.
BEFORE WE GET ON IT, I MEAN, CAN WE HAVE, I KNOW WE'RE GONNA ACT IN GOOD FAITH, BUT IT, IT, IT IS OPEN-ENDED AND A BIT AMBIGUOUS GIVEN THAT THERE'S NO TIME, NO DATE, CAN WE SAY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IT BEFORE A CERTAIN DATE JUST SO WE CAN BE SURE THAT IT'S HEARD, SO NOW, YES, ABSOLUTELY.
SO MY SUGGESTION IS TO DO IT BEFORE THE JUNE, 2015.
SO THAT'S, I, I MEAN, SO THE DIRECTION IS TO HAVE THAT BEFORE SO YOU CAN STILL HEAR THE OTHER TWO ITEMS ON JUNE 25TH.
SO THAT'S THE DIRECTION YOU GUYS, THE COMMISSION IS GIVING US? YES.
OR AT LEAST ME, THERE IS AN AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS MEETING ON MAY 28TH IF THAT'S, I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S TOO FAST TO, BUT JUST AS A SUGGESTION, KEEP THAT IN MIND HERE.
SO DIRECTION HAS BEEN GIVEN ON R FIVE A B, AND R SEVEN A.
SO HOW ARE WE GONNA DETERMINE JUST EMAIL OR WE'LL HAVE THE CLERK? YEAH, WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE, UH, ERIC'S TEAM AND MY CHIEF OF STAFF, OBVIOUSLY.
WE'LL, WE'LL COORDINATE R TWO A.
[R2 A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO AWARD A CONTRACT PURSUANT TO INVITATION TO BID (ITB) 2025-008-MP, FOR PRESSURE WASHING SERVICES. (FACILITIES AND FLEET MANAGEMENT)]
YES, SIR.R TWO A IS AWARD ITB 2 20 25 8.
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PLEASE.GOOD MORNING, CHRISTIE BALA, CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER.
UM, THIS ITEM WAS DEFERRED FROM THE MARCH 19 COMMISSION MEETING AS IT WAS REQUESTED TO, UM, FOLLOW THE FOLLOWING DIRECTIVES, AND IT WAS TO CONDUCT AN INSPECTION OF THE RECOMMENDED AWARDEE BLUE ADONIS AND THE FACILITIES THAT THEY CURRENTLY MAINTAIN AT THE CITY OF MIRAMAR AND DELRAY BEACH.
IT WAS ALSO ASKED FOR US TO INVITE, UM, LOU ADONIS TO BE PRESENT TODAY.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE PARKING AND SHOULD BE ABOUT TO WALK IN IF THEY'RE NOT ALREADY HERE.
AND, UM, ALSO TO PRESENT AN UPDATED BUDGET TRANSFER RELATED TO IN-HOUSE OUTSOURCING FOR THE PARKING DEPARTMENT AND TO INITIATE STAIRWELL PAINTING AT CERTAIN GARAGES.
UM, SINCE THE MARCH 19 COMMISSION MEETING, THE FACILITIES AND FLEET DEPARTMENT DID VISIT, UM, AND INSPECT THE WORK OF BLUE ADONIS AT MIRAMAR AND DELRAY, AND WERE SATISFIED WITH THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE VENDOR IN THOSE, UM, CITIES.
AND, UM, WE'RE HERE TODAY FOR YOUR APPROVAL ON THE ITEM AS, UH, INTENDED TO AWARD BLUE ADONIS AS THE PRIMARY VENDOR TO PROVIDE PRESSURE WASHING SERVICES.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER SUAREZ.
UH, AND I'LL, AND I'LL SECOND THAT IS THE, UH, PROPOSED VENDOR, UH, IN THE CHAMBERS TODAY.
UM, YEAH, I, I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR TO THIS VENDOR, THE LEVEL OF EXPECTATION THAT THIS COMMISSION HAS ON CLEANLINESS.
UH, THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE, IN THE PAST, UH, WITH THE CLEANLINESS OF OUR GARAGES, WHAT OUR CLEANLINESS INDEX TELLS US, UH, THAT OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, UH, RATHER THAN IMPROVING, WE'VE SEEN A DECLINE OF WHERE WE WANT TO BE.
UM, AND SO THE HIGH EXPECTATIONS THAT WE HAVE, BECAUSE OTHERWISE OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR VISITORS WON'T WANT TO USE OUR PARKING GARAGES.
AND SO I WANTED THEM TO HEAR IT DIRECTLY FROM THE CITY COMMISSION, UH, BEFORE WE APPROVED THIS, THIS CONTRACT.
AND, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE AND THEY'RE NOT HERE YET.
AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR, FOR, FOR MONTHS NOW.
UM, AND SO, YEAH, HOW MUCH IS THIS CONTRACT? IT'S 200 AND 260, APPROXIMATELY 268,000.
SO, UM, I I JUST WANT TO PLACE THAT ON, ON THE RECORD.
AND, UH, WHAT'S OUR CANCELLATION MECHANISM OF WE'RE NOT SATISFIED WITH WHAT, WITH THE SERVICES WE'RE GETTING.
WE HAVE A TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE OR A TERMINATION FOR DEFAULT AS STANDARD IN ALL OF OUR CONTRACTS.
UM, I'M SURE THAT THE FACILITIES AND FLEET DEPARTMENT CAN SPEAK TO IT, BUT I'M SURE THAT THEY WILL MANAGE THE CONTRACT AND ENSURE THAT THE CLEANLINESS EXPECTATIONS ARE MET THROUGHOUT THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT.
AND, UM, MR. MANAGER, THE, UM, THE CLEANLINESS INDEX ARE, ARE WE GONNA BE TRACKING THE, THE, UH, PERFORMANCE OF THE GARAGES AND THE CLEANLINESS INDEX, UM, FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CONTRACT? ABSOLUTELY.
ALRIGHT, SO I'LL SECOND THE, UH, MOTION.
MOTION TO SECOND, LET'S CALL THE VOTE.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CHORA, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ ON R TWO A.
YOU WANT OPPOSED? HEARING NONE.
[R2 B A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY MANAGER, PURSUANT TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) NO. 2024-210-DF, FOR SPEED DETECTION CAMERA SYSTEM FOR SCHOOL ZONES; AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH JENOPTIK NORTH AMERICA, INC. AS THE TOP-RANKED PROPOSER; FURTHER, IF THE ADMINISTRATION IS NOT SUCCESSFUL IN NEGOTIATING AN AGREEMENT WITH JENOPTIK NORTH AMERICA, INC., AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH REDSPEED FLORIDA LLC., AS THE SECOND RANKED PROPOSER; FURTHER, IF THE ADMINISTRATION IS NOT SUCCESSFUL IN NEGOTIATING AN AGREEMENT WITH REDSPEED FLORIDA LLC., AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH MODAXO TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT USA INC., AS THE THIRD RANKED PROPOSER; AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT UPON CONCLUSION OF SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATIONS BY THE ADMINISTRATION. (POLICE)]
R TWO BR TWO B ACCEPT RECOMMENDATION RFP 20 24 2 74 DF SPEED DETECTION CAMERA SYSTEMS FOR SCHOOLS.UM, THIS IS THE AWARD FOR THE SPEED DETECTION CAMERA SYSTEM FOR SCHOOL ZONES, UM, AS YOU HAVE RECEIVED IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET.
UM, WE ARE RECOMMENDING NEGOTIATIONS WITH GEN OBJECT NORTH AMERICA AS A TOP RANKED PROPOSER.
UM, AND IF NEGOTIATIONS ARE UNSUCCESSFUL TO NEGOTIATE WITH RED SPEED, UM, AS THE SECOND RANKED PROPOSER AND IF NEGOTIATIONS ARE UNSUCCESSFUL, RED SPEED TO NEGOTIATE WITH MADO TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, USA, MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ? SO I HAVE A QUESTION.
UM, SO I, I HAD SPONSORED THE INITIAL LEGISLATION CREATING, UH, THE SPEED DETECTION CAMERA SYSTEM PROGRAM HERE FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH.
CLEARLY IT'S THE STATE OF FLORIDA THAT HAS EMPOWERED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO, TO DO THIS.
AND WE'RE ALWAYS GRATEFUL TO THE LEGISLATURE, UH, FOR, FOR, FOR GIVING US THESE, THESE LOCAL ABILITIES AND
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THIS LOCAL DECISION MAKING ON THESE MATTERS.UM, AND SO OF THE TWO RESPONDENTS, UM, WHAT IS THEIR LOCAL, WHAT, WHAT IS THEIR WORK LOCALLY? THE, UH, NUMBER ONE RECOMMENDED VENDOR.
IT'S SYNOPTIC, CORRECT? IT'S SYNOPTIC.
AND NUMBER TWO IS RENT SPEED, RED SPEED? YES.
WHAT, WHAT OTHER WORK DO THEY DO IN THIS, UH, IN THIS AREA, IN THE SPEED DETECTION SYSTEM, UH, WITHIN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY? OH, GENO WITHIN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY HAS RED LIGHT CAMERAS IN THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD, AND THEY HAVE OUTSIDE OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY IN QUINCY, FLORIDA, THE SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS.
AND THEY ALSO HAVE OTHER AREAS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ALSO GLOBALLY WHERE THEY PROVIDE SERVICES.
SO IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, THEY ONLY HAVE HOMESTEAD FOR LIGHT CAMERAS? YES.
SO NOT FOR SCHOOL ZONE SPEED DETECTION.
NOT FOR SCHOOL ZONE, BUT FOR RED LIGHT CAMERA.
AND, BUT AS IT RELATES TO SPEED DETECTION, THEY DON'T DO ANY SPEED DETECTION IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY? NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF.
I BELIEVE THEY HAVE SOME OTHER CONTRACTS WITHIN OTHER STATES.
HOW ABOUT THE SECOND RANKED VENDOR? RED SPEED.
THE SECOND RANKED VENDOR DOES HAVE SEVERAL CONTRACTS IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND FLORIDA.
THEY HAVE A VENTURA, UH, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, UM, MIAMI GARDENS, PINECREST, SOME OTHER CITIES LOCAL FOR THE SPEED DETECTION SYSTEM.
CAMERAS FOR SCHOOL ZONES? YES, FOR THE SCHOOL ZONES.
SO THE SECOND RANKED VENDOR IS THE ONE THAT DOES IT FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FOR AVENTURA AND SEVERAL OTHER CITIES? CORRECT.
AND WHY WOULDN'T WE THEN, IF THAT IS THE COMPANY THAT THE REST OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY IS USING IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS, AND THEN SEVERAL OF THE, OF THE OTHER CITIES ARE, ARE USING THAT COMPANY, WHY, WHY WOULDN'T WE USE THAT COMPANY THAT IT SEEMS LIKE SEVERAL OF THE OTHER CITIES ARE ALREADY USING FOR THIS SAME PURPOSE? WELL, THIS WAS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, WHICH EVALUATES BOTH, UM, THEIR EXPERIENCE AND COST.
OP IS PROVIDING ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO THE CITY IN COMPARISON TO THAT OF RED SPEED.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, THE OP, UM, IS APPROXIMATELY AN ADDITIONAL $9 TO THE CITY PER CITATION.
HOW MUCH, I'M SORRY? HOW MUCH ADDITIONAL $9.
SO WITH RED SPEED, THE CITY WOULD BE RECEIVING $39 PER CITATION.
AND FOR OP, THE CITY WILL BE RECEIVING $48 PER CITATION.
AND SO IT'S, SO HOW MUCH IS THE CITATION THAT THE RESIDENT GETS WHEN THE, THE CITATION IS A HUNDRED DOLLARS AND THE CITY RECEIVES $60 FROM THE CITATION? SO THE VENDOR THAT WOULD BE PROVIDING THE SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS TAKES A PORTION OR WE KEEP A PORTION AND THE VENDOR, IT'S A REVENUE SHARE BETWEEN THE $60.
AND, AND WHEN, WHEN THESE CITATIONS GO OUT, IS IT THE COMPANY THAT IS SENDING THE CITATION OR IS IT THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH THAT'S SENDING THE CITATION OR IS IT THE COUNTY THAT'S SENDING THE CITATION? IT'S, I BELIEVE, I DON'T KNOW, I BELIEVE IS HERE.
I BELIEVE IT IS THE VENDOR THAT WILL BE SENDING THE VENDORS SENDING THE, THE VENDOR, YES, THE VENDOR SENDING THE CITATION.
UH, AND I SEE THE CHIEF IS COMING FORWARD.
I'M SO SORRY TO STEP OUT TO DEAL WITH URGENT MATTER WAYNE JONES, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UM, COMMISSIONER, WOULD YOU TELL YOU MIND REPEATING THE QUESTION FOR ME? WITH, UH, WITH THE SPEED DETECTION, UH, SYSTEM WITH THE CAMERAS FOR THE SCHOOL ZONES, WHO SENDS THE CITATION? IS IT THE VENDOR? IS IT THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH? YEAH.
OR IS IT THE COUNTY WHO SENDS WELL FOR THE RED LIGHT CAMERA, UH, PROGRAM WE HAVE, AND THAT'S BEEN ESTABLISHED IN FOR QUITE SOME TIME, THE VENDOR A CITATION ONLY AFTER THE INFRACTIONS BEEN REVIEWED AND SIGNED OFF BY, BUT THE VENDOR SEND A CITATION.
IS THAT WHAT WE ANTICIPATE WILL HAPPEN, UH, IN THIS, WITH THIS PROGRAM? WITH THE SCHOOL DETECTION? YES.
IF WE, IF WE ARE USING A DIFFERENT VENDOR THAN THE REST OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, AND WE ARE IN ESSENCE THE ONLY CITY OUT OF THE 34 CITIES AND THE, AND THE 2000 SQUARE MILES OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, THAT WE ARE THE ONLY ONE, UH, USING THIS ONE OTHER VENDOR FOR THIS PURPOSE.
I THINK WHEN PEOPLE GET CITATIONS IN THE MAIL, THEY EXPECT A CERTAIN LEVEL OF PARODY OF UNIFORMITY, UH, IN CITATIONS.
AND FOR ME, IT CREATES A, A CONCERN EVEN RIGHT NOW, LIKE PEOPLE GET A LOT OF SCAMS, UM, A LOT OF SCAMS OF PEOPLE TRYING TO IMPERSONATE EVEN CITATIONS.
THEY TRY TO IMPERSONATE THE CLERK OF THE COURTS.
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THEY TRY TO IMPERSONATE POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO, TO SCAM PEOPLE.SO FOR, I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A CERTAIN LEVEL OF PARITY, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
AND IF THE REST OF THE COUNTY IS, IS USING THIS, WHY, WHY WOULDN'T ME? WHY WOULDN'T US? AND, AND I GET WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT THE DOLLARS, UM, BUT PERHAPS, YOU KNOW, WE CAN SEND THIS TO FINANCE, WE CAN, WE CAN, WE CAN DISCUSS THIS WITH, WITH WITH THE RESPONDENTS BECAUSE CLEARLY, UM, THE GOAL HERE IS SAFETY.
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY TO GENERATE PROFIT.
THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE PURPOSE HERE.
UH, SO, SO I DON'T WANT US TO BE THE ODD DUCK, UH, IN, IN THE COUNTY OVER DOLLARS AND CENTS.
IF YOU ALLOW ME, I CAN SPEAK TO THE FORMAT OF THE CITATION.
IT'S ACTUALLY GOVERNED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY MOTOR VEHICLES.
EVERY VENDOR THAT DOES PROVIDE THESE SERVICES DOES HAVE TO HAVE THE CITATION FORMAT APPROVED BY THE STATE.
AND BOTH VENDORS ARE APPROVED BY THE STATE CURRENTLY.
SO THE FORMAT IS CONSISTENT ACROSS THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
I'M ACTUALLY GONNA GIVE YOU GUYS A SHOUT OUT AND IT REALLY APPLIES TO ALL STAFF.
I DON'T SAY THIS OFTEN, BUT YOU KNOW, YOU GET UP HERE, YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT QUESTIONS WE'RE GONNA ASK, RIGHT? FOR THE MOST PART.
SO KUDOS, KUDOS TO ALL OF YOU.
COME PREPARED AND, AND READY TO ANSWER ALL THIS.
NO PRESSURE FOR EVERYBODY ELSE.
YEAH, NO PRESSURE, RIGHT? EXACTLY.
UH, IS THAT A MOTION? UM, I, I MEAN I'D LOVE TO KNOW, SEE WHERE EVERYONE ELSE, UH, STANDS ON THIS.
I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION.
IT CHANGED, RIGHT? ERIC? IT, THIS CHANGED FROM THE LAST, SO IF YOU RECALL, THERE WAS A PRIOR PROCUREMENT PROCESS THAT THE DIRECTION WAS GIVEN TO, UM, THROW OUT THAT PROCESS AND START OVER THE, UM, THE NUMBER ONE AND TWO RANKED FIRMS. WHY, WHY WAS IT THROWN OUT? UM, IT WAS DIRECTED BY COMMISSION TO, DID WE, WE I'M SURE THERE WAS A REASON, RIGHT? WE GAVE, THERE WERE BID PROTESTS.
AND SO THE ORIGINAL NUMBER ONE, UH, RECOMMENDATION IS NOT THE SAME ONE AS TODAY.
WHAT, WHY DID IT CHANGE? SO YOU HAD MULTIPLE THINGS IN PLAY.
YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT PROCESS, YOU HAD DIFFERENT PROPOSALS SUBMITTED AND YOU HAD, UM, AN EVALUATION COMMITTEE THAT WAS EVALUATING THESE NEW PROPOSALS.
THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME CHANGES IN THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE.
UM, SO THOSE ARE THE MULTIPLE REASONS WHY YOU COULD HAVE HAD A DIFFERENT OUTCOME.
WHY DID IT, I I DON'T REMEMBER AT THE LAST MEETING OF, OF CHANGING THE PARAMETERS OR THE, UM, I'M JUST TRYING TO GET AT WHAT, WHY DID IT CHANGE? YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I YOU SAY THERE'S A DIFFERENT PROCESS.
WHAT, WHY WAS THE PROCESS CHANGED THEN? I MEAN, THE MOST COMPELLING REASON THAT I CAN THINK OF IS IF YOU LOOKED AT BACK AT THE LAST PROPOSALS THAT WERE SUBMITTED, THERE'S PROBABLY DIFFERENT PRICING, CORRECT.
THAT WAS SUBMITTED BY AT LEAST THE NUMBER ONE PROPOS.
SO THEY GOT MORE AGGRESSIVE ON THEIR REVENUE SHARE WITH THE CITY AND THAT BUMPED THEM UP IN THE EVALUATION COMMITTEES EVALUATION.
SO WHY DON'T WE, WITH THAT LOGIC, SHOULDN'T WE HAVE TWO ROUNDS OF PROCUREMENT? TWO ROUNDS OF PROCUREMENT? YOU MEAN YOU WANT TO BID ALL ITEMS TWICE? YEAH, I MEAN, YOU GOT OBVIOUSLY A BETTER DEAL THE SECOND TIME BECAUSE WE WENT THROUGH A PROCUREMENT PROCESS LIKE TWICE.
I, I WOULD SAY THAT THAT WAS CERTAINLY THE CASE THIS TIME.
I DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT EACH TIME BECAUSE YOU'RE RISKING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL STAFF EXPENDITURE AND TIME AND THAT HAS A COST ASSOCIATED WITH IT ALSO.
AND SO WHAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE IN, IN VALUE TO US NINE? I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE LOW SIGNIFICANT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROPOSER HAD LAST TIME AS FAR AS THE REVENUE SHARE, BUT WE COULD CERTAINLY LOOK AT THAT AND GET BACK TO YOU.
I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MANY VIOLATIONS ARE GONNA BE ISSUED.
THIS IS A BRAND NEW NO, NO, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE.
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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO AND, AND PERCENTAGE WISE, WHAT, WHAT WAS THE INITIAL BASELINE? SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT COUNTYWIDE, A LOT OF THE FIRMS ARE RETAINING TWO THIRDS OF NO, NO, NO.OKAY, SO IT'S $9 YOU SAY, RIGHT? APPROXIMATELY $9 PER TICKET.
WHAT, WHAT'S IT GOING FROM? IS IT GOING FROM 40 TO 49? WHAT, WHAT IS THE 39 TO 48? 39 TO 48 ARE THE TWO TOP TWO VENDORS ON THIS PROPOSAL.
UM, AND, AND I'M NOT TRYING TO DERAIL THIS, BUT I, I THINK THAT IT'S JUST CRAZY TO ME THAT WE WENT THROUGH TWO PROCUREMENT PROCESSES AND WE GOT A BETTER DEAL FOR, FOR THE CITY.
AND THE ONLY REASON I BRING THIS UP IS BECAUSE WHEN, WHEN I, YOU KNOW, WE DID A SHADE STRUCTURE FOR OMI PARK, UM, AND IT CAME IN REALLY HIGH, BUT THEN THE, THE, THE HIGH SCHOOL PTA WAS ABLE TO FIND A CONTRACT THAT DID IT FOR LIKE, AT LEAST HALF.
MAYBE IF WE DID IT AGAIN, WE WOULD HAVE AN EVEN BETTER DEAL.
UH, I WELL COMMISSIONER, I THINK YOU'RE RAISING SOME GOOD ISSUES, BUT PERHAPS THAT'S ANOTHER ITEM.
LET'S, LET'S TRY TO CLOSE THIS ITEM OUT.
UM, I, COMMISSIONER ROSE GONZALEZ, I READ SOMETHING RECENTLY.
UM, WASN'T THIS SUSPENDED BY MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BECAUSE THERE WERE ALL SORTS OF ISSUES WITH THE CITATIONS.
THEY SUSPENDED THE BUS, UM, CAMERA PROGRAM.
NOT BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE IN PUBLIC SAFETY AND SCHOOL ZONES, BUT HOW MUCH ARE THE CITATIONS THAT WOULD BE ISSUED BY EACH OPERATOR? THE CITATION IS GOVERNED BY THE STATE AND IT'S A HUNDRED DOLLARS, A HUNDRED DOLLARS.
UM, YOU VOTED AGAINST THIS LAST TIME.
WHAT ABOUT, I MEAN, I'M NOT A BIG, IT'S A SCHOOL ZONE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S THE SCHOOL ZONE.
UM, I JUST FEEL THAT THESE, THERE'S A LOT OF MISTAKES INVOLVED.
THERE'S A REASON THAT THE SHERIFF SUSPENDED SOME OF THIS COUNTYWIDE.
UM, YOU KNOW, I'LL GO WITH WHAT, WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS IF THAT'S WHERE, WHERE WE'RE GOING.
I, I, WE, IF YOU WANNA GO THROUGH AN ADDITIONAL PROCUREMENT PROCESS, I'M ALL FOR THAT TOO.
'CAUSE I DON'T, IT'S ALL, I'M, I'M NOT ARE YOU MOVING THE ITEM OUT? SO, SO I JUST, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION.
I UNDERSTAND THAT, UH, THE CITATIONS, CERTAIN FORMATTING IN THE CITATION IS GOVERNED BY THE STATE.
AND MY CONCERN IS WHEN PEOPLE GET THESE CITATIONS IN THE MAIL, UM, IS IS EVEN, YOU KNOW, THE APPEARANCE OF IT, ARE THEY THE SAME? UH, IS IT THE SAME? IS IT, WILL PEOPLE BE ABLE TO TELL THAT THIS IS A, UH, SPEED DETECTION CAMERA CITATION, UH, FOR SCHOOL ZONES REGARDLESS OF WHICH THE VENDOR IS? YES, IT HAS THE DETAIL OF, UM, THE TICKET, THE INFORMATION OF THE PRICE THAT THEY HAVE TO PAY AND THEY, IT'S HONESTLY GOVERNED BY FLORIDA HIGHWAY MOTOR VEHICLE.
AND THEY GIVE THEM THE TEMPLATE TEMPLATE THAT THEY HAVE TO ALL ABIDE BY.
IF THEY'RE, IF THEY'RE, IF THEY'RE EXACTLY THE SAME.
UH, AND THE ONLY DIFFERENCE THAT WOULD BE THE CITY, IF ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE LOGO OF THE CITY AND THINGS LIKE THAT WOULD CHANGE.
AND SO, AND SO IT'S OUR BRANDING ON IT.
UH, THEY WOULD SAY CITY OF MIAMI BEACH.
SO IN THAT, IN IN THAT CASE, IT'S, IT'S, UM, IT'S CLEAR THAT, THAT THE RECOMMENDED VENDOR OFFERS A BETTER, BETTER BENEFIT, UH, TO, TO, TO THE CITY.
SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION THE VOTE.
I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION ON R TWO B FROM COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.
THAT WAS ITEM R TWO BR SEVEN JR
[R7 J A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY’S FINANCE AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCY COMMITTEE AT ITS MARCH 26, 2025 MEETING, AND APPROVING, IN SUBSTANTIAL FORM, A LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY (“LANDLORD”) AND MIAMI BEACH POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE, INC. (“PAL” OR “TENANT”), FOR USE OF A BUILDING HAVING APPROXIMATELY 13,367 SQUARE FEET, LOCATED WITHIN FLAMINGO PARK, AT 999 11TH STREET (“PREMISES”), FOR A PERIOD OF NINE (9) YEARS AND THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FOUR (364) DAYS, COMMENCING ON JULY 1, 2025 AND EXPIRING ON JUNE 29, 2035; AND WAIVING, BY 5/7TH VOTE, THE FORMAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENT IN SECTION 82-39(A) OF THE CITY CODE, FINDING SUCH WAIVER TO BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY; AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO FINALIZE AND EXECUTE THE LEASE AGREEMENT.]
SEVEN J IS ACCEPT RECOMMENDATION APPROVED LEASE AGREEMENT WITH POWELL.THE ITEM REQUIRES A FIVE SEVEN VOTE.
VERY NICE TO SEE EVERYBODY THIS MORNING.
UM, YEAH, THE, UH, PE WE'RE LOOKING TO RENEW THE EXISTING LEASE WITH POWELL, UM, FOR NINE YEARS, 364 DAYS.
UM, IF APPROVED, I'LL MOVE IT SECOND.
AND I, I KNOW THE ANSWER TO IT, BUT SINCE, UH, THERE'S PROBABLY SOME PEOPLE SITTING OUT THERE, WHY THAT? SO PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY THAT AMOUNT? UH, I THINK, UH, MAYBE LIZ, I'M SORRY, TRYING TO FIGURE THAT OUT MYSELF TOO, HONESTLY.
UM, I THINK ALL THE, UH, AGREEMENTS ARE LESS THAN 10 YEARS, IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AT, UH, COMPLETING.
IS THAT BECAUSE OF, IS THERE A VOTER REFERENDUM THAT WOULD KICK IN? YES.
ANYTHING BEYOND, UH, 10 YEARS DOES REQUIRE A VOTER REFERENDUM.
WHAT WOULD BE THE REASON NOT TO DO A VOTER REFERENDUM
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OPPORTUNITY? EXPENSIVE.UM, COST BECAUSE IT'S A NON-FOR-PROFIT.
AND WHY MAKE THEM RUN A CAMPAIGN WHEN WE'RE ALREADY GIVING THEM FUNDING AND WHY PUT THEM THROUGH? YEAH, I AGREE.
I JUST, I, ONCE YOU SAID IT, I I, I COULD SEE THE QUESTIONS POPPING UP IN PEOPLE'S HEADS, SO, UH, WHICH JUSTIFIABLY, RIGHT.
I WANTED IT OUT IN THE OPEN WHY WE'RE DOING IT THAT WAY.
I'LL RUN DOWN THE STAIRS THIS MORNING.
I'M HERE TO DISCUSS THE
UM, IF I MIGHT BRING, DISCUSS SOMETHING, UH, EVERY YEAR WE HAVE ACQUIRED FOR AN AUDIT.
UM, THE AUDITS HAVE BECOME VERY EXPENSIVE.
IT'S ABOUT $7,500 PER YEAR FOR THE AUDIT, IN ADDITION TO, UM, THE ACCOUNTANTS AND ALL OF THE ABOVE.
AND EVERYBODY KNOW NONPROFIT TIME IS TOUGH RIGHT NOW.
UM, SO ANY ASSISTANCE, WE APPRECIATE WITH THAT.
BUT, UH, WE'RE READY TO GO AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE RENEWAL.
UM, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEW BUILDING WHEN THAT IS ALL SET.
BUT, UH, WE ARE, WE ARE READY.
AND AS WE VOTE ON THIS, WE'RE THINKING OF ART.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I MADE A MOTION.
ALL IN FAVOR? AND I HEARD THE, SORRY, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.
I HEARD THE SECOND WAS, UH, COMMISSIONER SUAREZ.
UH, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOT.
[R7 M A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING (A/E) DESIGN SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA AND CALVIN, GIORDANO AND ASSOCIATES, INC., FOR THE OCEAN DRIVE CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS AND LUMMUS PARK ENHANCEMENT PROJECT, IN THE NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $540,907.54, FOR ADDITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES RELATED TO INCREASED SCOPE RESULTING FROM CHANGES TO AGENCY REQUIRED ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC STUDY METHODOLOGY AND ADDITIONAL SERVICES RESULTING FROM RESOLUTION 2024-33337, DIRECTING THE ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE THE NEXT STEPS TO IMPLEMENT LIGHTING AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF A FUTURE CAPITAL BUDGET AMENDMENT TO THE FY 2025 CAPITAL BUDGET.]
IN MICHAEL, R SEVEN M IS AMENDMENT ONE, AE SERVICES FOR OCEAN DRIVE CORRIDOR.DAVID THOMAS, DIRECTOR OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.
UM, THIS ITEM, UH, IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE DESIGN CONTRACT FOR OCEAN DRIVE AND LOOMIS PARK.
AS YOU ALL WILL REMEMBER, THERE WAS A CONSIDERABLE PUSH AND PULL BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE STATE REGARDING THE METHODOLOGY USED FOR THE TRAFFIC STUDY.
UH, AND THAT REQUIRED SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL EFFORT ON BEHALF OF THE CONSULTANT TO PREPARE THOSE STUDIES.
UH, THE SECOND ITEM IN THE AMENDMENT IS, UH, RELATED TO A MOTION PASSED BY THE COMMISSION IN OCTOBER TO INVESTIGATE AND PREPARE PLANS, EXCUSE ME, TO BEGIN IMPLEMENTING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE WEST SIDE OF OCEAN DRIVE, UH, BETWEEN FIFTH AND 15TH STREET.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY CONCERNS, ISSUES? JUST THE MIC.
SECOND
UH, THERE COMMISSIONER, UH, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.
SIX ZERO I I DON'T SEE COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, SO I'M GONNA GO ABSENT AT THIS TIME.
[R7 V A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING A GRANT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,900,000 TO NEW WORLD SYMPHONY, INC. (“GRANTEE”), FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SOUND SYSTEM AT SOUNDSCAPE PARK; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH GRANTEE FOR THE FOREGOING PURPOSE (GRANT AGREEMENT); AND FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE GRANT AGREEMENT ACCORDINGLY.]
V AS IN VICTOR, R SEVEN V IS APPROVED GRANT TO NEW WORLD SYMPHONY REPLACE SOUNDSCAPE PARK SOUND SYSTEM R SEVEN V, ERIC R SEVEN V.SO THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IS FOR SOUNDSCAPE PARK.
UM, WE ARE CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED TO MAINTAIN THE SOUND SYSTEM AT SOUNDSCAPE PARK WHILE THE NEW WORLD SYMPHONY IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THE AUDIO VISUAL SYSTEM, UH, SORRY, NOT THE AUDIO VISUAL, THE VISUAL DISPLAY FOR THE, UH, WALL CAST.
AND SO UNFORTUNATELY THE SOUND SYSTEM, WE'VE DONE SOME TESTING AND IT'S ONLY FUNCTIONING AT ABOUT 40% OF ITS INTENDED, UM, PERFORMANCE.
AND IT IS IN ITS 14TH YEAR OF OPERATION.
AND SO WE BELIEVE THAT THE TIME HAS COME TO REPLACE THE SYSTEM.
THERE'S A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY WHERE THE WALL CASTS ARE GONNA BE DARK FOR THE SUMMER, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT A GRANT TO NEW WORLD SYMPHONY TO WORK WITH THE VENDOR TO REPLACE THE AUDIO SYSTEM.
UM, WE'VE IDENTIFIED $1.6 MILLION IN INTEREST INCOME FROM THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND FOR THE PARKS.
AND WE BELIEVE THAT THIS WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE TIME AND AN APPROPRIATE FUNDING STREAM TO BE ABLE TO EXECUTE THIS REPLACEMENT OF
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THE HIGH END AUDIO SYSTEM IN SOUNDSCAPE PARK.JUST A QUESTION ON THIS, ARE WE GONNA HAVE THEM MANAGE THE PROJECT? YES, IT WILL BE.
YES, THEY'RE GONNA MANAGE IT DIRECTLY.
I I JUST HAD ONE COMMENT IF I COULD, ARE THERE ANY REPRESENTATIVES FROM, UH, NEW WORLD SYMPHONY HERE? ONE THING THAT, UH, IT WAS ACTUALLY NOT RELATED, UH, TO THIS, UM, BUT OUR OFFICE IN RECENT WEEKS REACHED OUT TO THEM IN PREPARATION FOR THE 2026 WORLD CUP, WHICH I THINK IS JUST GOING TO BE, OH YEAH.
THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME, THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME FOR MIAMI BEACH TO REALLY SHOWCASE OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD.
SORRY FOR THE SOCCER PUN, UH, TO THE WORLD.
UM, AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE SCENES FROM ANY LARGE CULTURAL OR SPORT VENUE FROM AROUND THE WORLD, IT'S PEOPLE GATHERED, RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT A COMMUNITY IS GATHERING PEOPLE.
AND WHAT BETTER EVENT THAN WHERE MIAMI IS ON THE GLOBAL STAGE FOR THE WORLD CUP? AND THIS IS IN OUR CORE DOWNTOWN URBAN AREA, RIGHT BY CITY HALL, RIGHT BY LINCOLN ROAD.
AND TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A VIEWING OPPORTUNITIES ON THAT SPECTACULAR THING THAT THE TAXPAYERS FUNDED FOR THE WORLD CUP JUST SEEMS LIKE SUCH A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
AND, UH, OUR OFFICE REACHED OUT, HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FUNDING HERE, BUT WE ACTUALLY GOT SOME PUSHBACK.
SO I'M REALLY RELAYING THIS THIRD HAND THAT A VIEWING PARTY LIKE THAT WASN'T KIND OF ALIGNED WITH THE CULTURAL DIRECTION THAT THE NEW WORLD SYMPHONY WAS GOING IN.
I COULD UNDERSTAND IF THIS WAS INSIDE, BUT THIS IS OUTSIDE IN A PARK ON A WALL WITH THE AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT THAT THE TAXPAYERS HAVE FUNDED.
UM, NI IF YOU'RE A REPRESENTATIVE THERE, CAN WE BE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THAT VENUE, UH, FOR VIEWING PARTIES FOR CULTURAL MOMENTS LIKE THE WORLD CUP COMMISSIONER? I'M NOT HERE OFFICIALLY, BUT I, UH, WAS A PAST CHAIR.
I'M A BOARD MEMBER OF THE NEW WORLD SYMPHONY ON THE BUILDING COMMITTEE AS WELL.
I WAS CHAIR WHEN WE BUILT THE PARK AND THE HALL.
UM, THE, THERE IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE NEW WORLD SYMPHONY IN TERMS OF THE CITY HAS RIGHTS TO USE IT AND IN TERMS OF WHAT THINGS CAN BE DONE.
SO I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'LL BRING UP IN DISCUSSION TO SEE IF IT'S WITHIN THAT.
UH, AND, YOU KNOW, TO THE EXTENT IT COULD BE ACCOMMODATED, I UNDERSTAND IT MAKES SENSE.
COMMISSIONER ROSE GONZALEZ JUST MAKE THIS CONTINGENT ON THAT.
I DON'T THINK IT'S THAT SIMPLE.
I, BECAUSE I RAISED THE SAME ISSUE AGREEMENT, NOT FIFA SPECIFICALLY, BUT I, BECAUSE WE HAD RAISED SOME, SOME, UH, SOME EVENTS AND, AND WE WERE TOLD THAT IF IT'S NOT SPECIFICALLY ART RELATED THAT WE COULDN'T DO IT.
YOU WANNA EXPLAIN THAT, ERIC? AND THAT WAS THE CITY'S PROVISION.
AND I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, I HAVE NOT READ THAT AGREEMENT.
I WOULD HAVE TO DIG INTO THAT A LITTLE DEEPER TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ARE THE, YOU KNOW, THE GUARDRAILS SO TO SPEAK.
UM, DO, DO YOU WANNA BRING MAYBE A SEPARATE ITEM? MY MY WHAT? 'CAUSE I RAISED THIS, UH, THIS, THE, AGAIN, NOT WITH FIFA SPECIFICALLY, BUT WHAT, BUT BASICALLY THE ADMINISTRATION TOLD ME THAT WE ARE CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED TO DO THIS ENHANCEMENT.
SO I'M NOT SURE WE CAN TIE ONE TO THE OTHER.
UM, YOU ARE, AND, AND, AND, AND OF COURSE THIS IS A PHENOMENAL BENEFIT FOR THE PUBLIC.
THOUSANDS GO SEE THE WALL CASTS.
UH, IT'S ONE OF THE GREAT FEATURE PUBLIC FEATURES IN THIS CITY.
THERE IS AN AGREEMENT, UH, AS THE MANAGER HAS MENTIONED, UH, WHICH THE CITY WANTED AS WELL AS THE NEW WORLD SYMPHONY REGARDING THE PROGRAMMING OF THAT.
CERTAINLY HAPPENED TO, HAPPY TO LOOK AT IT.
AND BY THE WAY, I THINK WHAT YOU'RE HEARING HERE IS, UH, REALLY NOT A, A COMPLAINT PER SE.
IT SHOWS THE SUCCESS THAT THE NEW WORLD SYMPHONY AND THE WALL CAST HAS HAD THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING TO AMPLIFY NEW NO, IT'S A, IT'S A NEAT IDEA.
AND IT'S, UH, THAT'S IN THE, IN THE SUMMER AS WELL, RIGHT? YEAH.
SO, UH, YOU KNOW, LET'S HAVE THAT DISCUSSION.
SO THIS ITEM MENTIONED, UM, FOR THE CITY TO NEGOTIATE A GRANT AGREEMENT, BUT I ALSO SAW THAT THE GEO BOND COMMITTEE HAS SUBMITTED A MOTION TO SUPPORT ALLOCATING 1.6 MILLION OF ACCRUED EARNED INTEREST FROM THE 2019 PARKS GEO BOND FOR THE PLACE REPLACEMENT OF SOUNDSCAPE PARK SOUNDS SYSTEM.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE? THIS IS ONE AND THE SAME.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL THE VOTE.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER UH FERNANDEZ.
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ.
I'M NOT SURE IF COMMISSIONER SUAREZ IS HERE.
SO SIX ZERO WITH COMMISSIONER SUAREZ ABSENT.
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THANK YOU.OKAY, LET'S, UM, LET'S HANDLE SOME BUDGET ITEMS. WE'LL
[R7 D A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE BY THE MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF NOT TO EXCEED $267,000,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL OF TAX INCREMENT REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 2025 (CITY CENTER/HISTORIC CONVENTION VILLAGE), IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 163, PART III, FLORIDA STATUTES, AS AMENDED; AUTHORIZING OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
CALL THE R SEVEN D AS IN DAVID.UH, MAYOR, WE FIRST HAVE TO DO THE RDA ITEMS 'CAUSE THEY'RE CONNECTED.
[RDA-1. A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF THE MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $267,000,000 IN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY TAX INCREMENT REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 2025 (CITY CENTER/HISTORIC CONVENTION VILLAGE), FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFUNDING A PORTION OF THE OUTSTANDING SERIES 2015A BONDS, FUNDING ANY NECESSARY DEPOSIT TO THE DEBT SERVICE RESERVE ACCOUNT AND PAYING COSTS OF ISSUANCE AND REFUNDING, ALL PURSUANT TO SECTION 304(H) OF RESOLUTION NO. 619-2015 ADOPTED BY THE AGENCY ON OCTOBER 14, 2015; PROVIDING THAT SAID SERIES 2025 BONDS AND INTEREST THEREON SHALL BE PAYABLE SOLELY FROM PLEDGED FUNDS; PROVIDING CERTAIN DETAILS OF THE SERIES 2025 BONDS; DELEGATING OTHER DETAILS AND MATTERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE SERIES 2025 BONDS AND THE REFUNDING OF THE SERIES 2015A BONDS TO BE REFUNDED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING WHETHER TO SECURE A CREDIT FACILITY AND/OR A RESERVE ACCOUNT INSURANCE POLICY, WITHIN THE LIMITATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS STATED HEREIN; AUTHORIZING A BOOK-ENTRY REGISTRATION SYSTEM FOR THE SERIES 2025 BONDS; AUTHORIZING THE NEGOTIATED SALE AND AWARD OF THE SERIES 2025 BONDS TO THE UNDERWRITERS WITHIN THE LIMITATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS STATED HEREIN; APPROVING THE FORM OF AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT; APPROVING THE FORM OF AND DISTRIBUTION OF A PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT; PROVIDING FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE SERIES 2025 BONDS AND CREATING CERTAIN FUNDS AND SUBACCOUNTS; AUTHORIZING THE REFUNDING, DEFEASANCE AND REDEMPTION OF THE SERIES 2015A BONDS TO BE REFUNDED; APPROVING THE FORM OF AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF AN ESCROW DEPOSIT AGREEMENT AND APPOINTING AN ESCROW AGENT; COVENANTING TO PROVIDE CONTINUING DISCLOSURE IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERIES 2025 BONDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION RULE 15c2-12 AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A CONTINUING DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT THERETO AND APPOINTING A DISCLOSURE DISSEMINATION AGENT; APPOINTING A PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR FOR THE SERIES 2025 BONDS; AUTHORIZING OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE AGENCY TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE SERIES 2025 BONDS AND THE REFUNDING OF THE SERIES 2015A BONDS TO BE REFUNDED AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
RDA.SO WE'RE RECESSING AS A COMMISSION MEETING.
WE'RE OPENING UP AS THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING.
WE'RE GOING TO DO RDA ONE FIRST.
THESE ARE PUBLIC HEARINGS ISSUE.
MIAMI BEACH, RDA TAX INCREMENT REVENUE, UH, REFUNDING BOND SERIES 2025.
SO R SEVEN WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW, RRDA ONE.
JASON GREEN, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
UH, THANK YOU MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.
UH, WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU IS A JOINT ITEM BETWEEN THE CITY AND RDA, WHICH IS A REFUNDING OF THE OUTSTANDING 2015 A, UH, BONDS.
THIS ITEM STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO.
UH, IT REQUIRE, IT'S TAKEN A LONG AND WINDING, UH, PATH, UH, THROUGH THE COUNTY.
UH, THE SIXTH AMENDMENT TO THE RDA AND A FEW STOPS ALONG THE WAY.
UH, BUT HERE WE ARE FINALLY, UH, THIS FINANCING DOES NOT EXTEND THE, THE LENGTH OF THE BONDS.
THEY STILL WOULD, UH, BE COMPLETELY PAID OFF BY FEBRUARY OF 2044.
UH, AND THE CURRENT, UH, VALUE NET PRESENT VALUE IS AROUND, UH, $10.3 MILLION IN SAVINGS BY DOING THIS TRANSACTION RIGHT NOW ABOUT 4%.
BUT AS WE KNOW, UH, YOU KNOW THAT THAT'S THE, THE ESTIMATE AS OF TODAY AND IT CHANGES EVERY DAY.
BUT, UH, STILL THIS WORKS OUT TO AROUND $830,000 PER YEAR AND EARN INTEREST IN INTEREST SAVINGS, UH, FOR THE RDA AND WOULD HELP TO EXPEDITE THE, UH, PAYING OFF OF THE DEBT EARLY AS ALSO IS REQUIRED BY ONE OF THE AMENDMENTS.
UH, SO WE WE'RE STILL PROJECTING TO BE ABLE TO PAY OFF ALL OF THE DEBT SOMEWHERE IN THE 2 30, 34 TO 36 TIMEFRAME.
THIS JUST HELPS TO THAT I MOVE IT SECOND CALL THE VOTE THE SECOND VICE COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.
I SEE NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING SUE SPEAK IF THERE IS NO DISCUSSION.
ALL IN FAVOR? UH, PLEASE SAY AYE.
NO ONE OPPOSED THE ITEM APPROVED.
COMMISSIONER SU SUAREZ IS ABSENT.
RDA TWO IF I MAY, I'M THE JOINT ITEM HAS TO BE APPROVED.
AND, AND FOR THE RECORD, COMMISSIONER HIGGINS IS ABSENT.
SO THE NEXT ITEM THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS A JOINT ITEM RELATED TO THIS.
IT IS ALSO ISSUED MIAMI BEACH RDA TAX INCREMENT REVENUE, UH, REFUNDING BONDS.
IT IS THE SAME ITEM BUT FROM THE CITY SIDE.
I'M JUST SAYING HELLO CAME OUT
AFTER THIS WE'LL BE, WE'LL JUMP RIGHT INTO THE BUDGET ITEMS. SO MAY I HAVE A MOTION ON R SEVEN D? MOTION BACK COMMISSION THAT, OKAY, I'M SORRY.
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOT SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.
UH, ALL IN FAVOR OF R SEVEN D.
COMMISSIONER SUAREZ IS ABSENT.
WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK AS THE RDA SINCE WE'RE BEEN JUMPING AROUND.
[RDA-2. A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, ADOPTING THE THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 OPERATING BUDGETS FOR THE CITY CENTER REDEVELOPMENT AREA, THE ANCHOR SHOPS AND PARKING GARAGE, THE PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SHOPS AND PARKING GARAGE, AND THE COLLINS PARK PARKING GARAGE.]
NOW RDA TWO, WHICH IS ADOPT THIRD AMENDMENT TO CITY CENTER RDA OPERATING BUDGET.TAMIKA STEWART, BUDGET DIRECTOR.
AND THIS IS TO APPROVE THE FUNDING OF THE $12 MILLION FOR THE GRANT FOR THE CONVENTIONS.
UM, THE CITY, THE CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL.
SO WE HAVE A ONE YEAR PAYMENT FOR 2025 OF $12 MILLION.
SO WE'RE REQUESTING APPROVAL TO TRANSFER FUNDS TO THAT LINE ITEM TO ALLOW FOR THE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS THIS YEAR, WHICH WE HAD A VERY NICE GROUNDBREAKING ON FRIDAY.
MOTION COMMISSIONER BOT, I HEAR I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ SECONDING.
COMMISSIONER SUAREZ IS ABSENT.
COMMISSIONER HIGGINS IS ABSENT.
THAT CONCLUDES THE RDA ITEMS. LET'S GO TO THE,
[CRA-1. A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, ADOPTING THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA. JOINT CITY COMMISSION AND NBCRA]
LET'S GO TO THE CRA.THIS IS NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
WE'RE FIRST GOING TO DO CRA ONE, WHICH IS JOINT ADOPT SECOND AMENDMENT TO NORTH BEACH CRA OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025.
IT IS A JOINT ITEM WITH R SEVEN G, ADOPT SECOND AMENDMENT, NORTH BEAT CRA OPERATING BUDGET.
BUT FIRST LET'S DO THE CA ONE.
OKAY, SO THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT IS TO APPROPRIATE $1.5 MILLION FOR THE BISQUE BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YEAR PROJECT.
AND THIS WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION AT THE
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APRIL 23RD CITY COMMISSION MEETING.SO THIS JUST ALLOWS US TO TRANSFER $1.5 MILLION FROM THE AR THE CITY CENTER, I'M SORRY, THE NORTH BEACH CRE OPERATING BUDGET TO THE CAPITAL FUND.
AND THE NEXT ITEM, WE'RE GONNA ACTUALLY APPROPRIATE THOSE IN THE CAPITAL BUDGET.
YOU HAVE A MOTION? I MAKE A MOTION.
MOTION A COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ SECOND, IT'S CALL THE VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR OF CA ONE, PLEASE SAY AYE.
COMMISSIONER SUAREZ IS ABSENT.
COMMISSIONER STEINBERG IS ABSENT.
AND WE'RE GONNA MOVE BACK TO THE COMMISSION SIDE NOW.
[R7 G A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA. JOINT CITY COMMISSION AND NBCRA]
G.AND THIS IS THE SAME ITEM AS THE CRA ITEM.
SECOND COMMISSIONER BOT MOVES IT.
COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ SECONDS.
COMMISSIONER SUAREZ IS ABSENT.
[CRA-2. A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (NBCRA), ADOPTING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA CAPITAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025, AS SET FORTH IN ATTACHMENTS A, "PROJECTS"; B "SOURCE OF FUNDS"; AND C "PROGRAMS." JOINT CITY COMMISSION AND NBCRA]
IS CRA TWO, WHICH IS JOINT WITH SEVEN H.IT IS ADOPT FIRST N-B-C-R-A CAPITAL BUDGET AMENDMENTS WE'RE DOING FIRST CRA TWO.
AND THIS ITEM ACTUALLY TAKES THE 1.5 THAT WAS APPROVED TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CAPITAL FUND TO FUND THE CAPITAL PROJECT IN THE CRE BUDGETS HEARINGS.
THOSE ARE NOT PUBLIC HEARINGS.
OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER BOT SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.
SO THIS IS ON ITEM, UH, CRA TWO.
COMMISSIONER, THE ITEM IS APPROVED.
COMMISSIONER SCHWARZ IS ABSENT.
COMMISSIONER STEINBERG IS ABSENT.
AND WE'RE GONNA DO COMPANION ITEM R SEVEN H, WHICH IS THE SAME ITEM ON THE CITY SIDE JOINT ADOPT FIRST N-B-C-R-A CAPITAL AMENDMENT.
[R7 H A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA CAPITAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025, AS SET FORTH IN ATTACHMENTS A, "PROJECTS"; B "SOURCE OF FUNDS"; AND C "PROGRAMS." JOINT CITY COMMISSION AND NBCRA]
NO, I'M SORRY.SO I NEED A MOTION ON R SEVEN H, WHICH IS THE COMPANION ITEM.
COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ SECONDS.
COMMISSIONER SUAREZ IS ABSENT.
[CRA-3. A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND BOARD MEMBERS OF THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (NORTH BEACH CRA), ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE NORTH BEACH CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS APRIL 8, 2025 MEETING, AND APPROVING, PURSUANT TO CITY COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2024-33640, THE USE OF NORTH BEACH CRA FUNDS TO ENHANCE THE PERMANENT ELECTRICAL SERVICE TO ALTOS DEL MAR PARK.]
IS CA THREE.NORTH BEACH CRA FUNDS ENHANCE ELECTRICAL SERVICES TO ALTO STILL MART PARK.
GOT A MOTION? I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER B.
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ ON CA THREE.
UH, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
COMMISSIONER SUAREZ IS ABSENT.
HEATHER, BEFORE YOU GO HEATHER, JUST IF I MAY THROUGH THE MAYOR QUICK QUESTION.
UM, THE SUNSHADE SA UM, SALES FOR NORMANDY PLAZA.
WHERE'S THAT IN THE CRA DISCUSSION PROCESS? I'M HEATHER SHAW, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
UM, THE SHADE STRUCTURE FOR NORMANDY FOUNTAIN IS, UH, WE JUST, UH, SENT OUT AN A LETTER TO THE COMMISSION YESTERDAY TALKING ABOUT THAT IT WAS APPROVED BY THE, UH, NORTH BEACH CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE, UM, AT THEIR LAST MEETING.
SO IT CAN'T BE ADDED TO THIS, CAN IT BE ADDED TO THE, THE ALTOOMA ITEM? WELL, TO THE CRA? WELL, THE FUNDING OF THINGS, IT HAS TO, WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL JUNE.
SO WE CAN FLUSH OUT THE, THE YEAH.
AND THE, THE DETAILS OF, OF OKAY.
I I HAD AN EXTENSIVE CONVERSATION WITH ERIC, UH, ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY.
YEAH, UNFORTUNATELY WE DON'T EVEN HAVE THE NUMBERS OKAY.
SO I THINK IT'S A LITTLE PREMATURE TO ADD IT TODAY.
AND YOU MENTIONED IT'S GOTTA GO OUT TO BID AS WELL, RIGHT? SO THERE'S YEAH, IT'S GOT, IT'S OKAY.
WE'LL EXPEDITE IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
NO, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER MAYOR.
[R7 E A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL FUND, ENTERPRISE FUNDS, INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS, AND SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS BUDGETS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 AS SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION AND IN THE ATTACHED EXHIBIT "A."]
WE CAN DO NOW.R SEVEN ER SEVEN E IS THE FIRST ONE.
IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING ADOPT FIFTH AMENDMENT TO FISCAL YEAR 2025 OPERATING BUDGET R SEVEN E.
SO THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT CONTAINS SIX ITEMS. IT PROPOSES AN INCREASE OF 628,000 IN THE OPERATING BUDGET.
THE FIRST IS A POLICE STORAGE FACILITY LEASE AGREEMENT.
UH, THIS LEASE WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION AT THE APRIL 23RD MEETING, AND THIS ONE 58,000 IS RECOMMENDED TO BE APPROPRIATED FROM GENERAL FUND RESERVES TO COVER THE TWO MONTHS OF FY 25 UNDER THIS LEASE AGREEMENT.
THE SECOND ITEM IS A STYLE STAYS INC.
FEE WAIVER AND GRANT, UH, RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROPRIATE $58,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND RESERVES.
42,000 WILL BE A FEE WAIVER FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER, UH, CENTER, UM, HALLS.
THE THIRD IS A SIX MONTH GRANT TO THE E COUNCIL INC.
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$12,000 THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON MARCH 19TH.THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROPRIATE THIS $12,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND RESERVES.
THE FOURTH ITEM IS A ONE-TIME MATCHING GRANT TO THE LINCOLN ROAD BID FOR THE MIAMI BEACH PRIDE ACTIVATIONS THAT TOOK PLACE IN MARCH AND APRIL.
AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROPRIATE $20,000 FOR THIS GRANT FROM RESORT TAX RESERVES.
THE NEXT ITEM IS A MIAMI BEACH PET PARADE SPONSORSHIP IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000.
THIS WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION AT THE MARCH 19TH COMMISSION MEETING.
AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROPRIATE THIS FROM THE RESORT TAX RESERVES.
AND THE FINAL ITEM IS A RETRIP AND PAINTING OF GREEN BIKE LANE CITYWIDE IN THE AMOUNT OF 375,000.
THIS WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION AT THE MARCH, 2025 COMMISSION MEETING.
AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROPRIATE THIS FROM THE TRANSPORTATION FUND RESERVES.
AND WE'RE ADDING IN THE ONE 30 FOR THE PHF AS OF ONE TIME FROM RESORT TAX.
AND, UM, ALSO, IF I COULD AMEND THE A OF COUNSEL IN GRANT FROM 12 TO $20,000.
THE, UM, A OF GRANT, UM, FROM 12,000 TO 20,000 POSSIBLE, IT WAS A REQUEST.
MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.
I I I HAD ORIGINALLY SPONSORED THAT ITEM A FEW, A FEW MONTHS AGO.
I I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS AN EMAIL TO CIRCULATED IN, IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE NEEDS OF THE, OF THE ERA.
BUT I'VE DEFERRED TO, TO, TO YOU, I'M NOT A MEMBER OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY, THOUGH SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE I AM BY EXTENSION
BUT UNFORTUNATELY THERE'S BEEN, IT'S ACTUALLY SOME OF THE VANDALISM HAS HAPPENED OUTSIDE OF MIAMI BEACH, BUT WE'VE HAD SOME INCIDENCES, I KNOW OUR CHIEF AND OTHERS HAVE, UH, ARE, ARE ON IT AND MAKING SURE THAT WE, WE KEEP THE, THE AIR OF INTACT BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN UNFORTUNATELY VANDALISM, BUT, UH, I, I'M SUPPORTIVE.
I, WHAT, WHAT I'D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE IS BECAUSE THE A OF IS SO IMPORTANT NOT JUST TO MIAMI BEACH, BUT TO OUR, OUR BARRIER ISLAND BEYOND OUR MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES.
UH, SO MANY OF OUR KOSHER RESTAURANTS ARE IN SURFSIDE, UH, A LOT OF ACTIVITY IN BALL HARBOR AND IN THE, IN THE BARRIER ISLANDS.
UM, WE SHOULD URGE THOSE, THOSE GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT, UH, THE ERA AS WELL AND TRY TO, TO MATCH OUR CONTRIBUTIONS AS WELL.
UH, BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT, UH, TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, REGARDLESS OF OUR MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES.
UH, IT'S ONE LARGER COMMUNITY.
AND SO I THINK WE SHOULD URGE, UM, BAR HARBOR, BAY HARBOR SURFSIDE, UH, TO, TO SUPPORT THE AIR OF AS WELL.
ERIC, IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN SEND OUT TO INFORMING THEM OF, OF OUR ACTIONS? IT ABSOLUTELY.
SO IF I CAN, SO THE, IT AMENDS THE AMENDMENT AND THAT THE 12,000 HAS INCREASED TO ONE TO 20,000 AND WE'RE ADDING AN ITEM 120,000 ACTUALLY FROM THE GENERAL FUND OR A ONE TIME BASIS FOR THE, UH, THE, THE CLEANING THAT WE DISCUSSED THAT WAS DISCUSSED, YOU COULD POSSIBLY TAKE IT FROM TOURISM TAXES REALLY, BECAUSE IF NOT FOR THE ARAB, WE WOULD NOT GET A LOT, A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TOURISTS HERE.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT COULD, THERE'S A JUSTIFICATION IF YOU WANTED TO TAKE IT OUT OF TOURISM TAXES, IF THE COMMISSION WANTED TO TAKE IT FROM THE RESERVES OF THE RESORT TAX, THEY COULD DO THAT.
SO WE'LL HAVE AN ISSUE WITH, ESPECIALLY IF ACTUALLY I'VE BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS, UH, WITH THE G-N-C-V-B, UH, SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I THINK WE, WE PROMOTE L-G-B-T-Q TOURISM, WE, WE, WE PROMOTE HISPANIC CULTURE AS PART OF OUR TOURISM EFFORTS.
I THINK THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE SHOULD BE PROMOTING OUR JEWISH CULTURE, THE FACT THAT WE ARE A SAFE DESTINATION FOR JEWISH PEOPLE AND ORTHODOX PEOPLE.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ATTRACT THEM TO OUR REGION IS THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THIS, UH, THIS ERA OF IN MIAMI BEACH.
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE G-N-C-V-B, UH, SHOULD BE, SHOULD BE TAPPING FOR, FOR, UH, JEWISH TOURISM.
SO IT'S, UH, AS, AS IT RELATES TO USING RESORT FUNDS.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA, THE AREA IS SO INSTRUMENTAL FOR SHABBAT.
IT BASICALLY, YOU CAN'T CARRY ANYTHING WITHOUT THE A OF, SO PEOPLE ARE NOT GONNA WANT TO VISIT MIAMI BEACH IF THEY CAN'T ACTUALLY TAKE THEIR LITTLE KIDS OUTSIDE OR, OR CARRY ANYTHING.
UM, SO IT, IT'S ANY, ANY GROWING JEWISH COMMUNITY HAS TO HAVE, UH, AN A OF SO, UH, POINT WELL TAKEN.
AGAIN, I'M SORRY, JUST TO, TO CLARIFY THE INTERVIEW, 20,000 WOULD BE GENERAL FUND.
WE DON'T THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE NECESSARILY ELIGIBLE RESORT TAX, BUT THE PRESSURE WASHING IS WHAT I THOUGHT I WAS SPEAKING ABOUT, WHICH IS ACTUALLY ONE 40.
SO WE WOULD RECOMMEND THE 20 BEING FROM THE GENERAL FUND.
AND IF THE COMMISSION WANTED THE ONE, UH, THE ONE 40, UH, ONE TIME ADJUSTMENT, UH, FOR RESORT TAX, UH, WE CAN, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.
IF, IF THAT'S THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT, THAT'S FINE.
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LET'S CALL THE VOTE.IF I COULD NOT TO PROLONG THIS, UH, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, YOU HAD AN ITEM IN THERE ON STYLE SAVES AND, UH, I WANNA COMMEND YOU ON THAT.
THIS IS AN ORGANIZATION I GOT INVOLVED WITH LAST YEAR, UH, AND JUST GOING TO HIGHLIGHT IT FOR THE REST OF THE GROUP.
UM, MR. MAYOR, I, I KNOW YOU ATTENDED THIS YEAR.
IT, IT'S A DAY THAT WILL REMAIN WITH ME FOREVER.
IT HAPPENS AT OUR CONVENTION CENTER.
UH, THE ORGANIZATION IS PUT ON BY A FABULOUS, UH, GROUP OF LADIES THAT ARE MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS.
AND ON THIS WEEKEND THERE ARE TENS OF THOUSANDS, 25,000 TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY FROM MIAMI BEACH TO ALL ACROSS MIAMI-DADE, UH, THAT COME HERE FOR CRITICAL BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES THAT OTHERWISE THEY, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET.
AND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT GETTING THE SUPPLIES, YOU SEE THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND, AND THE HAPPINESS ON THESE PE UH, CHILDREN'S FACES, THE FAMILY'S FACES.
UM, YOU KNOW, SO JUST FROM A POLITICS, SOCIETY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH OUR POSITION.
E EVEN IF YOU JUST ATTEND AND GIVE OUT, UH, FOOD OR CANDY OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE, IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE WEEKENDS, UH, THAT, THAT I'VE HAD, UH, SINCE LIVING IN MIAMI BEACH.
AND, UH, KUDOS TO YOU FOR BEING INVOLVED IN THAT.
I WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, NOT NOT JUST SCHOOL SUPPLIES, BUT CLOTHING, UH, AS WELL.
IT'S, IT, YOU ALMOST, YOU HAVE TO SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT.
THE VOLUME OF MERCHANDISE THAT THEY GIVE OUT.
UM, COMPLETELY FREE FOR, LIKE YOU SAID, 25,000 PEOPLE.
AND I SEE NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE.
I MOVE THE AYE NOTE AS AMENDED.
COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ MOVED IT.
COMMISSIONER SUAREZ IS ABSENT.
[R5 F C-PS2 DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS - 6TH STREET OVERLAY AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE RESILIENCY CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 7, ENTITLED “ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS, ARTICLE II, ENTITLED “DISTRICT REGULATIONS,” SECTION 7.2.15, ENTITLED “PERFORMANCE STANDARD DISTRICT (PS),” AT SUB-SECTION 7.2.15.3, ENTITLED “COMMERCIAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS DISTRICTS (C-PS),” TO AMEND THE PERMITTED, CONDITIONAL AND SUPPLEMENTAL USE REGULATIONS, AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, INCLUDING MAXIMUM PERMITTED BUILDING HEIGHT, WITHIN THE C-PS2 ZONING DISTRICT; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
FIVE F.IT IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR OF CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE RESILIENCY CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH BY AMENDING CHAPTER SEVEN ENTITLED ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS.
ARTICLE TWO ENTITLED DISTRICT REGULATIONS SECTION 7.2 POINT 15 ENTITLED PERFORMANCE STANDARD DISTRICTS AT SUBSECTION 7.2, POINT 15.3 ENTITLED COMMERCIAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS CPS TO AMEND THE PERMITTED CONDITIONAL AND SUPPLEMENTAL USE REGULATIONS AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS INCLUDING MAXIMUM PERMITTED BUILDING HEIGHT RIGHT WITHIN THE CCPS TWO ZONING DISTRICT AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION REPEAL SERVICEABILITY ON AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
R FIVE F IS A SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING.
THE ITEM REQUIRES FIVE SEVEN'S VOTE.
UM, I ORIGINALLY SPONSORED THIS ITEM AT THE, UH, AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FLAMINGO PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
I SEE MARK NEEDLE HERE, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
UM, WORKED HARD ON THIS, AND THEN COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ THEN, UH, ADDED ON AS A CO-SPONSOR.
BUT REALLY MORE THAN THAT, YOU REALLY, UM, TOOK, TOOK, UH, A VERY ACTIVE ROLE.
SO, UH, GREAT TEAMWORK ALL AROUND.
UM, I WILL LET TOM MOONEY TEE IT UP AND I THINK THERE MAY BE SOME, UM, MODIFICATIONS THAT WE NEED TO ADD, UM, NOW ON THE FLOOR, BUT TOM, IF YOU WANNA TAKE IT AWAY.
UM, COMMISSIONER, THE ORDINANCE ITSELF, UM, WAS APPROVED AT FIRST READING, UM, AND IT WAS APPROVED AT FIRST READING ON MARCH 19TH.
SUBSEQUENT TO FIRST READING AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ADMINISTRATION, WE MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FLAMINGO PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION REGARDING SOME OF THE HEIGHT LIMITS, PROPOSED FOR LOT AGGREGATIONS THAT WERE LESS THAN FOUR LOTS, AND WE CAME UP WITH SOME ADDITIONAL TEXTS THAT WE BELIEVE ADDRESSES THE SMALLER LOTS.
UM, IT HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE REVISED ORDINANCE FOR SECOND READING, AND SO THE ADMINISTRATION IS RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE AS DRAFTED.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT SOME MEMBERS OF THE FLAMINGO PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE SOME ADDITIONAL MODIFIED TEXT AS IT PERTAINS TO OUTDOOR SPEAKERS WITHIN A VERY LIMITED AREA AT SIXTH STREET, UM, AND JEFFERSON AVENUE.
UM, MYSELF AND NICK CLAIRE JUST HAVE LOOKED AT THAT REVISED TEXT.
WE DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH IT, AND SO IF THAT IS ACCEPTABLE, YOU COULD INCLUDE THAT IN YOUR MOTION, UH, TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE.
HI, IT'S MARK NEEDLE, UM, SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF FLAMINGO.
I'M GONNA HAND THIS OVER TO, UH, MICKEY MARRERO TO INTRODUCE AN, UM, ANOTHER AMENDMENT, WHICH WAS, UH, SOMETHING WE HAD TALKED ABOUT BEFORE.
UM, AND WE WORKED OUT AN AGREEMENT, BASICALLY, UH, I'LL LET HIM DESCRIBE IT TO YOU, BUT WE'RE OKAY WITH THIS AS WELL, SO WE WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE.
IT'S PART OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IN TERMS
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OF BRINGING EVERYONE TOGETHER IN A CONSENSUS WAY.UH, SO AS, AS MARK SAID, WE, I REPRESENT THE AEF ON ENTERPRISES.
IT'S KIND OF A UNIQUE RESTAURANT USE THAT EVERYBODY WANTS TO KEEP AND MAINTAIN, AND IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT VIABLE, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH NOT ONLY TOM AND, AND NICK, BUT ALSO THE COMMISSIONER AND LINGO PARK VERY CLOSELY TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT LANGUAGE IS ACCEPTABLE.
I WILL READ IT INTO THE RECORD.
UM, AND AGAIN, IT RETAINS, IT, IT PERTAINS TO THAT EXISTING BUILDING.
THE LANGUAGE IS ANY EXISTING BUILDING WITH AN EXISTING OUTDOOR SEATING AREA, FRONTING JEFFERSON AVENUE AND SIXTH STREET IS PERMITTED TO HAVE OUTDOOR SPEAKERS SO LONG AS THE EXISTING OUTDOOR SEATING AREA AND EXISTING BUILDING ARE RETAINED, ANY MUSIC PLAYED FROM THESE OUTDOOR SPEAKERS MAY NOT EXCEED AN AMBIENT VOLUME LEVEL IE VOLUME THAT DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH NORMAL CONVERSATION AND SHALL NOT BE AUDIBLE BEYOND THE CENTER LINE OF ANY ADJACENT ROAD.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY'S IN AGREEMENT WITH THE, YEAH, NO, I'LL, I'LL MOVE THE ITEM WITH THAT AMENDMENT.
THIS IS A, UH, PUBLIC HEARING.
RALPH, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NEED TO OPEN IT.
OKAY, MITCH, YOU'RE NEXT, THEN.
MITCH NOVIK, FOR THE LAST 33 YEARS, I'VE MANAGED A BUILDING AT SIXTH AND JEFFERSON, UH, AT THE PERIPHERY AND, UH, NEAR THE ESTEFAN PROPERTY.
WANNA THANK TOM AND, AND MICKEY FOR, UH, IRONING OUT THE, UH, UH, LITTLE HICCUP WE HAD.
AND I COMMEND, UH, THOSE COMMISSIONERS WHO, UH, UH, LAURA AND CERTAINLY THE MAYOR WHEN HE WAS A COMMISSIONER, UH, FOR TAKING THIS ITEM AND ITEM UP.
OUR NEXT PUBLIC SPEAKER IS ON ZOOM.
MR. MOORE, YOU HAVE, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
JOHAN MOORE, 7 1 7 JACKSON AVENUE FOR MERIDIAN COURT COMMUNITY.
UH, WE, UH, CONSISTENTLY ACT IN SUPPORT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND I'VE BEEN PRIVILEGED TO BE A PART OF THE DISCUSSIONS AND THE, UH, FPNA LAND USE SUBCOMMITTEE THAT HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW.
WE ARE FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS AND MCC EXPRESSLY.
THANKS, UH, BOTH COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ AND THE MAYOR, UH, FOR THEIR SUPPORT FOR THIS ITEM.
AND WE URGE THAT YOU SUPPORT IT.
UH, AT THE RISK OF BEING, UH, OF THE FOLLOWING COMMENT BEING RULED OUT OF ORDER, THERE IS STILL, UH, AN OUTSTANDING ISSUE NEEDED TO PROTECT THE SIXTH STREET CORRIDOR, AND THAT IS IN FACT, UH, AN ANTICIPATED VOTE BEFORE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD TO DESIGNATE THE SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER, UH, A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED THAN WE HAD HOPED.
UH, I'LL LEAVE MY COMMENTS AT THAT AND THANK YOU ALL AGAIN.
UH, AGAIN, MARK NEEDLE, UH, SPEAKING FOR FLAMINGO PARK, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
AND IN ADDITION TO THANKING THE MAYOR AND, UH, COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, I ACTUALLY WANT TO THANK, UH, EACH OF YOU WHO HAS AT DIFFERENT POINTS GIVEN, UH, ADVICE TO US, UH, BOTH BEFORE WHEN WE WERE STARTING TO FORMULATE THIS, UH, PLAN, WHICH IS A RESPONSE TO INTEGRATE THE COMMERCIAL AND THE RESIDENTIAL IN A LOW SCALE AREA AT THE EDGE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UH, AND ALSO WHEN IT CAME FORWARD IN A KIND OF A DILUTED FASHION.
AND, UH, AND SEVERAL OF YOU, UH, MET WITH US AND TALKED ABOUT HOW TO, UH, STRENGTHEN THAT.
AND, UH, THIS COMMISSION REALLY HAS ACTED, UH, IN GREAT, UH, GOOD FAITH, UH, TO IMPLEMENT THE, THE PROTECTIONS THAT THE RESIDENTS THOUGHT WERE REALLY IMPORTANT, UH, AND TO DO, WE'VE DONE SO IN A WAY THAT ACCOMMODATES THE OTHER INTERESTS INVOLVED.
AND NOW THIS COMPLETES, UH, THREE, UH, WE HAVE THE INTERIOR INFILL THAT'S BEEN DONE.
WE HAVE THE ALTON ROAD OVERLAY THAT'S BEEN DONE.
WE HAVE THE FIFTH STREET AND WE'RE GONNA START TALKING, UH, ABOUT, UH, WASHINGTON AVENUE AS WELL.
AND WE HOPE TO BRING THAT SAME APPROACH FORWARD, BUT IT STARTS WITH, UH, RESPECTING THE, THE CONTEXTUAL, UH, AND USE PROTECTIONS THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, NEEDS TO SEE SO THAT NEW DEVELOPMENTS DO NOT OVERWHELM THE EXISTING HISTORIC AND LOW SCALE FABRIC.
AND I HOPE WE BRING THAT SAME SPIRIT INTO THE, THE, THE NEXT AND FINAL EDGE OF THE FLAMINGO PARK NEIGHBORHOOD.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
AND THANK YOU FOR STARTING THIS.
SEEING IT THROUGH FRUITION, YOU AND FLAMINGO PARK IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS REALLY MAKE OUR CITY SO MUCH THE, THE CITY, THE GREAT CITY THAT WE ARE.
I MEAN APART, APART FROM THE SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER.
I PRACTICE YOGA THERE NEARLY EVERY SINGLE DAY.
IT IS SUCH A THRIVING COMMUNITY THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT ALL OF THOSE BUSINESSES ARE OCCUPIED.
THERE'S NO VACANCIES ON SIXTH STREET.
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REALLY IS AN EXAMPLE.IT MIGHT NOT BE EVERYONE'S CUP OF TEA, BUT IT IS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, A VERY, VERY THRIVING, HEALTHY, SUCCESSFUL STREET.
SO I WANTED TO SEE IT, YOU KNOW, REMAIN THE WAY IT IS IN CONTEXT.
AND, YOU KNOW, AND I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE THE SOUTHSHORE COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH WE DID SAY WE WERE GONNA PAINT.
THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN PAINTED.
WELL, WE WON'T GO THERE, BUT
AND, UM, I'M SURE I'LL BE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME ON SIXTH STREET OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
I JUST WANT TO JUST PUT ON THE RECORD WITH THE SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER, I DON'T, THAT STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE I DON'T THINK SHOULD BE PAYING PAINT.
IT'S A BRUTALLY STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE'S BEST.
WELL, WE CAN JUST, AND IT'S MONOCHROMATIC, UH, STYLE AND, YOU KNOW, WELL, I DON'T WANNA GET OFF THE TOPIC OF THIS ITEM.
I KNOW, BUT WE COULD JUST REPAINT IT AS IS.
I JUST WANNA SEE IT FRESHLY PAINTED.
THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE SHOW THAT WE CARE ABOUT, THAT COMMUNITY CENTER, THE SENIOR LUNCHROOM IS REOPENING THERE.
WE'RE GETTING A POLICE TRAINING FACILITY ON THE SECOND FLOOR, WHICH I DIDN'T REALLY, UH, WANT THERE, BUT WE'RE GETTING IT.
AND WE GOT IT FUNDED ACTUALLY BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
SO IT IS WHAT IT'S, BUT GO, I SUPPORT THIS ITEM, COMMISSIONER BOT.
SO, UM, JUST TO QUICKLY FOLLOW UP ON SOMETHING YOU JUST SAID, COMMISSIONER ROSEN GONZALEZ.
AND THE COMMENT I WANTED TO MAKE, UM, THIS MIGHT SOFTEN THE BLOW FOR THE POLICE TRAINING FACILITY, UM, THE PAL BOXING CLASSES THAT NOW HAVE TO GO OFF THE ISLAND.
'CAUSE THERE'S NO PLACE TO DO THEM, CAN BE DONE THERE.
SO, UM, I THINK IT'S GONNA BE GREAT.
SO, UM, PAL BOXING, UM, WOMEN'S SELF-DEFENSE CLASSES, ALL THAT KIND OF GOOD STUFF.
SO, BUT WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY WAS FOR COMIC RELIEF, MARK, YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS GOING BACK SO FAR THAT ALEX AND I WERE ON THE PLANNING BOARD WORKING ON THIS WITH YOU.
I MEAN, THIS IS LIKE, WHAT, FOUR YEARS NOW MAGAZINE AND THAT'S RIGHT.
SO THIS IS A, A SERIOUS COMMUNITY-WIDE LABOR OF LOVE.
I KNOW YOU'VE PUT A HEART AND SOUL INTO IT.
IS THERE A MOTION? THERE IS A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SECOND IT? I'LL SECOND IT.
SINCE THERE'S NO MAYOR VICE MAYOR SCHOOL VOTE.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ AND SECOND IT BY COMMISSIONER BOT.
THAT WAS ITEM R FIVE F DOESN'T COME OFF AMENDED, BY THE WAY.
[R7 F A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE SIXTH AMENDMENT TO THE CAPITAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 AS SET FORTH IN ATTACHMENTS A, “PROJECTS”; B, “SOURCE OF FUNDS”; AND C “PROGRAMS."]
UM, THERE'S ACTUALLY ONE, UH, BUDGET ITEM.WE STILL HAVE TO CALL R SEVEN F.
R SEVEN F IS A PUBLIC HEARING ADOPT SIX AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025.
UH, THIS IS THE SIXTH AMENDMENT.
IT CONTAINS TWO ITEMS, UH, PROPOSES AN INCREASE OF $1.5 MILLION AND THE REALIGNMENT OF 382,000 FROM EXISTING PROJECTS TO ONE NEW PROJECT.
SO THE FIRST PROJECT IS A BISQUE BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLYARD PROJECT THAT WE JUST APPROVED IN THE NORTH BEACH CRE BUDGET.
THIS WOULD JUST INCLUDE IT IN THE CITY'S OVERALL CAPITAL BUDGET.
UH, THE SECOND ITEM IS A BEACH VIEW PARK IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.
SO THIS IS A NEW PROJECT THAT IS TO REPLACE EXISTING PLAYGROUND AND FIT FITNESS EQUIPMENT AND ALSO SOME UPGRADES THROUGHOUT THE PARK.
JUST WANNA MAKE, SO THE REC THE ESTIMATED COST IS 1.5 MILLION APPROXIMATELY.
THE CITY HAS GARNERED $1 MILLION IN DONATIONS AND GRANTS.
AND ALSO WE HAVE ADDITIONAL $200,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND PARKS BUDGETS.
AND SO THERE'S A FUNDING GAP OF $382,642.
SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO TRANSFER FUNDING FROM SIX EXISTING CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT EITHER HAVE BEEN COMPLETED WITH SAVINGS OR ARE WITHIN THE, WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE EXISTING PROJECT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO FUND, UM, IN ORDER TO FULLY FUND THIS GAP.
UH, SO THIS SIX AMENDMENT FOR, FOR 2025, I BELIEVE ON PAGE THREE STATES, THE FUNDS FOR PARKVIEW ISLAND ANNEX STOCK PARK OF 37 30 $4,000 IS BEING RETURNED TO THE GENERAL BUDGET OR TO THE PEGO FUND.
UH, AND I'VE RECEIVED CONCERNS, UH, FROM THE PARKVIEW ISLAND SUSTAINABLE ASSOCIATION REGARDING THIS, THIS RECOMMENDATION.
CLEARLY THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE FUNDS REMAIN WITH THE COMMUNITY.
UM, IF ONE SUGGESTION THAT THEY THREW OUT, UH, WAS TO INVEST IN THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY GARDEN, UM, JUST WONDERING, IS THERE AN AVENUE THROUGH, THROUGH, THROUGH
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WHICH, UH, WE WOULD NOT ALLOW THE TRANSFER OF THE UNUSED FUNDS AND INSTEAD IDENTIFY AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT LIKE THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY GARDEN, UM, IN OUR FISCAL YEAR 2026, UH, CIP BUDGET, UM, TO FUND, UM, TO FUND USING THESE, THESE ACCESS DOLLARS? UH, TO ANSWER THAT, I, I WOULD HAVE CONCERN.I I AM AWARE OF THAT COMMUNICATION.
UM, THERE'S ONE THING, IF THEY WANTED TO, UH, WITHHOLD THAT FROM THE BEACH, UH, BERE PROJECT AND TO KEEP IT IN THAT, WHAT, I'M SORRY.
IF YOU WANTED TO WITH, UH, KEEP THAT MONEY FROM THE BERE PROJECT AND TO KEEP IT IN THE PARK VIEW, UH, I THINK THE ONLY ELEMENT IS THAT THERE'D BE CONCERN THAT, UH, A GRANT OR, OR, OR SUCH WOULD, UM, TO A COMMUNITY GARDEN WOULD BE MORE OF AN OPERATING EXPENSE.
UH, SO I THINK THAT, THAT THOSE FUNDS WOULD PROBABLY NOT BE ELIGIBLE, BUT IF THERE WAS AN INTEREST IN KEEPING THAT, THOSE MONIES IN THE, IN THAT AREA, WE COULD IDENTIFY ANOTHER, UH, CAPITAL PROJECT THAT MIGHT, UH, NEED THOSE FUNDING.
I'M GONNA HAVE A SUGGESTION IF, IF, IF, UH, BECAUSE YOU'RE, BECAUSE YOU'RE SUGGESTING THAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE SAYING THESE ARE CAPITAL DOLLARS, THEY'RE CAPITAL DOLLARS AND SO AND SO, SO TO USE CAPITAL DOLLARS FOR OPERATING, WOULDN'T WE? THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CANNOT DO, RIGHT? ACTUALLY THESE WERE, THESE PEGO DOLLARS ARE CITYWIDE, UH, PROPERTY TAXES THAT ARE COLLECTED SPECIFICALLY FOR CITYWIDE CAPITAL PROJECTS, FOR SPECIFICALLY FOR CAPITAL.
AND SO WE HAVE TO KEEP THESE DOLLARS FOR CAPITAL, BUT WE CAN IDENTIFY AN APPROPRIATE, UH, CAPITAL PROJECT IN PARKVIEW ISLANDS, UM, UM, THAT WE CAN USE AS PART OF THE FISCAL YEAR 26 CIP BUDGET WHERE WE CAN REINVEST THESE $34,000 BACK INTO THAT COMMUNITY.
WE, WE CAN, IF THAT'S THE DIRECTION, UH, I KNOW I SPOKE TO THE, THE, THE PARKS DIRECTOR ABOUT THAT, THE, THE, THE BEACH VIEW PROJECT.
I, I BELIEVE, UH, THIS 34,000, UH, IS FINE IF THAT DOESN'T GET OVER TO THAT PROJECT.
AND IF THE DIRECTION IS TO AMEND THE AMENDMENT TO REMOVE THAT 34,000, AND THEN THROUGH THE 26 BUDGET PROCESS FOR US TO IDENTIFY A PARKVIEW ISLAND AREA, UH, COMMUNITY, UH, CAPITAL PROJECT, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.
AND I SEE THE MANAGER ALSO WANTS TO CHIME THAT.
SO I, I, I WAS ACTUALLY SPEAKING WITH, UH, OUR CITY MANAGER YESTERDAY ABOUT THIS, AND I ALSO WANNA KEEP THE 34 GRAND IN PARKVIEW AND THE WAY WE JUST DID WITH THE CRA, WE MOVED A BUDGET, A CHUNK OF BUDGET MONEY FROM CAPITAL TO OPERATING.
COULD WE NOT DO THAT WITH THIS? AND THEREFORE, UM, SPEND IT ON EXPANDING THE, NOT AN OPERATIONAL GRANT TO RUN THE COMMUNITY GARDEN, BUT IT MAYBE EXPANDING THE FOOTPRINT OF THE GOOD COMMUNITY GARDEN? I, I THINK THAT WOULD TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE.
WE HAVE TO LOOK AT RESEARCH SCOPE.
I, I, WE DON'T, WE JUST WANNA BE CAREFUL BECAUSE THERE ARE CERTAIN DOLLARS THAT ARE ALLOCATED TO CAPITAL.
WE COULD FIND A WAY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
IT JUST MIGHT NOT BE EXACTLY THE WAY YOU'RE DESCRIBING.
AND, AND JUST TO CLARIFY, WE MOVED FUNDS FROM THE OPERATING TO CAPITAL, NOT VICE VERSA, NOT, YOU KNOW, ONE DIRECTION, THE OTHER DIRECTION.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? YEAH, THESE, THESE ARE DOLLARS THAT WE TAX OUR RESIDENT CITYWIDE SPECIFIC FOR CAPITAL PRESSURE.
SO THAT COULD CREATE A PROBLEM.
BUT, SO I, I WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT MY COLLEAGUE, UM, AND SUPPORT THE NEIGHBORS ON PARKVIEW ISLAND.
KEEP THE MONEY WHERE IT'S WAS ALLOCATED TO GO.
AND FIND A WAY TO IDEALLY EXPAND THE SCOPE OF THE COMMUNITY GARDEN, BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S A WAITING LIST THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A BLUE ZONES PRIORITY TO INCREASE, UH, COMMUNITY GARDEN.
SO IF THERE IS A MECHANISM THAT YOU GUYS COME UP WITH, MY, MY WISH WOULD BE TO MAKE THAT THE PRIORITY FOR THAT WAS $34,000.
SO WE'LL SHOW THE, UH, THE BUDGET AMENDMENT AMENDED, UH, WHICH WOULD REMOVE THAT 34,000 281 79 FROM THAT PROJECT.
AND THEN THROUGH THE 26TH BUDGET PROCESS, WE'LL IDENTIFY A PARKVIEW ISLAND CAPITAL PROJECT WITH THE NUMBER ON PRIORITY TO TRY TO FIND, I GUESS A NEW, PERHAPS IF THERE'S A SCOPE OF A NEW CAPITAL PROJECT PARKS CAN COME UP WITH FOR THOSE DOLLARS RELATED TO THAT COMMUNITY GUARD, IF NOT TO FIND ANOTHER ELIGIBLE PROJECT.
IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING OR HAVE SOMEONE, NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE, BUT I HAVE ONE.
HEY, MAYOR, AS LONG AS YOU DON'T TAKE MONEY FROM ANOTHER PROJECT AND ANOTHER COMMUNITY, THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS DOING.
BEFORE WE DO THAT, UH, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
WE HAVE, UH, ONE INDIVIDUAL LARRY SCHAFER ON ZOOM.
MR. SCHAFER, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES, MR. SCHAFER, GO AHEAD PLEASE.
THERE'S NO ONE ELSE ON ZOOM AND I SEE NO ONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE.
WE'RE CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING.
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SEVEN F AS AMENDED PLEASE AS AMENDED.MOVED, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BOT.
ANYONE OPPOSED? I SEE COMMISSIONER SUAREZ IS ABSENT AND AYE.
SO IT'S SEVEN ZERO, IT'S APPROVED, UH, UNANIMOUSLY.
[R5 E HOTEL USE APPROVAL CLARIFICATION – LDR TEXT AMENDMENT AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 7, ENTITLED “ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS,” ARTICLE II, ENTITLED “DISTRICT REGULATIONS,” BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2.4, ENTITLED “RM-1 RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY LOW INTENSITY,” AT SUBSECTION 7.2.4.2, ENTITLED “USES (RM-1),” AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2.5, ENTITLED “RM-2 RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY, MEDIUM INTENSITY,” AT SUBSECTION 7.2.5.2, ENTITLED “USES (RM-2),” AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2.6, ENTITLED “RM-3 RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY, HIGH INTENSITY,” AT SUBSECTION 7.2.6.2, ENTITLED “USES (RM-3),” AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2.10, ENTITLED “CD-1 COMMERCIAL, LOW INTENSITY DISTRICT,” AT SUBSECTION 7.2.10.2, ENTITLED “USES (CD-1),” AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2.11, ENTITLED “CD-2 COMMERCIAL, MEDIUM INTENSITY DISTRICT,” AT SUBSECTION 7.2.11.2, ENTITLED “USES (CD-2),” AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2.12, ENTITLED “CD-3 COMMERCIAL, HIGH INTENSITY DISTRICT,” AT SUBSECTION 7.2.12.2, ENTITLED “USES (CD-3),” AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2.13, ENTITLED “MIXED USE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT,” AT SUBSECTION 7.2.13.2, ENTITLED “USES (MXE),” AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2.14, ENTITLED “NORTH BEACH TOWN CENTER-CORE DISTRICT (TC),” AT SUBSECTION 7.2.14.2, ENTITLED “USES (TC-1, TC-2),” AND BY AMENDING SUBSECTION 7.2.14.3, ENTITLED ‘USES (TC-3),” AND BY AMENDING SUBSECTION 7.2.14.6, ENTITLED “TOWN CENTER-CENTRAL CORE (TC-C) DISTRICT,” AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2.15, ENTITLED “PERFORMANCE STANDARD DISTRICT (PS),” AT SUBSECTION 7.2.15.2, ENTITLED “RESIDENTIAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS DISTRICTS (R-PS),” AND BY AMENDING SUBSECTION 7.2.15.3, ENTITLED “COMMERCIAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS DISTRICTS (C-PS),” BY REFERENCING THE HOTEL APPROVAL PROCESS ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 2.7.2, AND CONFORMING THE REGULATIONS FOR EACH RESPECTIVE ZONING DISTRICT TO REFLECT THAT THE APPROVAL OF A WARRANT BY THE CITY COMMISSION SHALL BE REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE REVIEW OF A LAND USE BOARD APPLICATION OR BUILDING PERMIT FOR A HOTEL, SUITE HOTEL, APARTMENT HOTEL, OR HOSTEL, SUBJECT TO EXCEPTIONS, AND SUBJECT TO THE PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS AND REVIEW CRITERIA IN SECTION 2.7.2; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, APPLICABILITY; AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
FIVE E IS IN ORDER TO THE MAYOR OF CITY COMMISSION OF STATE OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA AMENDING MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE BY AMENDING CHAPTER SEVEN ENTITLED ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS.ARTICLE TWO ENTITLED DISTRICT REGULATIONS BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2 0.4 ENTITLED RM ONE RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY LOW INTENSITY AT SUBSECTION SEVEN ENTITLED USES RM ONE AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2 POINT ENTITLED RM TWO RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY MEDIUM INTENSITY AT SUBSECTION 7.2 ENTITLED USES RM TWO BY AMENDING SECTION 7.6 ENTITLED RM THREE RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY HIGH INTENSITY AT SUBSECTION SEVEN ENTITLED USES RM THREE AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2 POINT ENTITLED CD ONE, COMMERCIAL LOW INTENSITY DISTRICT AT SUBSECTION SEVEN ENTITLED USE OF CD ONE AND BY AMENDING SECTION SEVEN POINT 11 ENTITLED CD TWO COMMERCIAL MEDIUM INTENSITY AT SUBSECTION 7.2.
11.2 ENTITLED USES CD TWO AND RECOMMENDING SECTION 7.2 POINT 12 ENTITLED CD THREE COMMERCIAL HIGH INTENSITY DISTRICT AT SUBSECTION 7.2 POINT ENTITLED USE OF CD THREE AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2 0.3 ENTITLED MIXED USE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT AT SUBSECTION 7.2, 13.2 ENTITLED USES MXE AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2 14 ENTITLED NORTH BEACH SOUND CENTER CORE DISTRICT AT SUBSECTION SEVEN, SORRY, AT SUBSECTION 7.2 POINT ENTITLED, IT'S PRETTY TC TWO.
AND BY AMENDING SUBSECTION 7 2 14 ENTITLED USES TC THREE.
AND BY AMENDING SUBSECTION 7.2 14 ENTITLED TOWN CENTER CENTRAL COURT, TCC DISTRICT BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2 POINT 15 ENTITLED PERFORMANCE STANDARD DISTRICT, A SUBSECTION 7.2 POINT ENTITLED RESIDENTIAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS DISTRICT BY AMENDING SUBSECTION 7.2 POINT 15, ENTITLED COMMERCIAL PERFORMANCE STANDARD DISTRICT CPS BY REFERRING THE HOTEL APPROVAL PROCESS ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 7.2 AND CONFORMING THE REGULATIONS FOR EACH RESPECTIVE ZONING DISTRICT TO REFLECT THAT THE APPROVAL OF A WARRANTY BY A WARRANT BY THE CITY COMMISSION SHALL BE REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE REVIEW OF A LAND USE BOARD APPLICATION OR BUILDING PERMIT FOR A HOTEL SUITE, HOTEL, APARTMENT, HOTEL OR HOSTEL, SUBJECT TO EXEMPTIONS AND SUBJECT TO THE PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS OF REVIEW CRITERIA OF SECTION 2.7 0.2 AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, UH, SEVERABILITY REPEAL, APPLICABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THIS IS A SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING.
THE ITEM REQUIRES FIVE SEVEN'S VOTE.
RAFAEL, DID THAT MEAN THAT YOU TOOK LONGER THAN TWO MINUTES TO READ THAT TITLE? YES, I DID.
MR. MOONEY HAS TO START SHORTEN THEM UP A LITTLE BIT.
UM, THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE WAS APPROVED AT FIRST READING ON, UH, FEBRUARY 26TH, 2025.
AND WHAT IT DOES IS IT PROVIDES MORE OF AN UPDATE TO THE ORDINANCE THAT WAS ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION ON FEBRUARY 3RD.
THAT'S SET UP THE REQUIREMENT FOR A COMMISSION WARRANT FOR ANY NEW HOTEL DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY, INCLUDING CONVERTING EXISTING BUILDINGS TO A HOTEL OR NEW HOTEL CONSTRUCTION OR ADDITION TO BUILDING, BUILDING HOTEL UNITS.
THE ONLY EXCEPTION WOULD BE OCEAN FRONT PROPERTIES.
WHEN THE COMMISSION ADOPTED THAT ORDINANCE CREATING THE WARRANT PROCESS, THERE WERE THREE EXCEPTIONS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THAT ORDINANCE FOR THREE DIFFERENT PROPERTIES.
THE CLARIFICATION ORDINANCE, WHICH BASICALLY, UM, NOTES THE WARRANT PROCESS WITHIN THE DIFFERENT ZONING DISTRICT TABLES, BUT DOES NOT SUBSTANTIVELY MODIFY THE PROCESS.
ALSO AT THE REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION AT FIRST READING INCLUDED THOSE THREE PROPERTY EXCEPTIONS WHEN THE ORDINANCE CAME BEFORE THE COMMISSION LAST MONTH FOR SECOND READING ADOPTION.
THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS EXPRESSED WITH REGARD TO SOME OF THOSE EXCEPTIONS AND THE COMMISSION DEFERRED ACTION AT SECOND.
READING TO TODAY'S MEETING, UH, NOTHING HAS CHANGED SUBSTANTIVELY IN THE ORDINANCE, UH, SINCE THE LAST MEETING, AND THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS ADOPTION AT SECOND READING.
HA, HAPPY TO KICK THIS OFF IF I CAN.
UM, JUST, UH, KIND OF RECAP, UH, WHERE THIS ORIGINATED FROM, UM, OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
I THINK ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES THAT HAS IMPACTED OUR CITY HAS BEEN THE OVERABUNDANCE OF HOTELS.
UM, SPECIFICALLY IN INFILL AREAS WHERE WE LOOK, WE ARE FACING HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS, AND HOW I LOOK AT THINGS IN EVERY AREA WHERE WE'RE BUILDING INFILL HOTELS IS SOMEWHERE WHERE WE ARE NOT MOVING FORWARD WITH, UH, SOME SORT OF ATTAINABLE HOUSING PROJECT.
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PROVIDES AN EXTRA, UH, ADDED BURDEN ON BUILDING MORE HOTELS, UH, IN LIEU OF RESIDENTIAL HOUSING.ADDITIONALLY, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS PLAGUED OUR CITY AND HAS HURT HOUSING AFFORDABILITY BECAUSE IT'S REMOVED, HOUSING SUPPLY IN FAVOR OF TRANSIENT USAGES ARE SOME OF OUR TYPICALLY OLDER MULTI-FAMILY BUILDINGS THAT HOUSE SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS, UH, HAVE BEEN ESSENTIALLY CLEARED OR VACATED IN LIEU OF, UH, TRANSIENT NATURE ACCOMMODATIONS, WHETHER THAT THAT BE SHORT TERM RENTALS, HOTELS.
IN FACT, THERE'S A FOUR SALE SIGN ON A PROPERTY RIGHT ACROSS FROM CITY HALL, ACTUALLY RIGHT NOW THAT WE ALL WALK BY EVERY SINGLE DAY.
UH, WHEN I WAS CAMPAIGNING A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, UH, I STILL REMEMBER THE LADY'S APARTMENT WHOSE DOOR I KNOCKED ON.
SHE WAS ACTUALLY A CITY HALL EMPLOYEE.
AND SHE GOES, I LIVE HERE WITH MY FAMILY.
UH, OUR BUILDING IS GOING TO BE FOR SALE AND IT'S BEING MARKETED FOR A SHORT TERM RENTAL OR HOTEL DEVELOPMENT.
I CAN REMEMBER BEING AT A, UH, UH, HOUSING COMPLEX IN NORTH BEACH, ANOTHER IN COLLINS PARK, AGAIN, LONG TERM RESIDENCE, AND THEY'RE BEING KICKED OUT OF THEIR HOMES TO TURN, UH, MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS IN OUR RESIDENTIAL AREAS TO HOTELS.
SO THIS, UH, WHILE WE ARE PRECLUDED FROM PREVENTING THAT, UH, I WORKED WITH LEGAL TO DO, TO PLACE ANY TYPE OF ADDED LAYER, UM, TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING FROM DISPLACING LONG-TERM VULNERABLE RESIDENTS AND EXACERBATING OUR HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS, WHICH IF WE DON'T DO THINGS FOR, WE SAW THE STATE KIND OF STEP IN AND LOOK TO FILL THOSE SHOES IN A WAY THAT SWUNG THE PENDULUM WAY TOO FAR TO THE OTHER DIRECTION.
SO THAT'S WHERE THIS ENTIRE ORDINANCE IS GOING.
I THINK, UH, WE'RE ALL SUPPORTIVE OF THIS, UM, BUT I THINK SOME OF THE, UH, DISCUSSION HERE TODAY WILL, UH, CENTER ON THE EXCEPTIONS THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED.
UH, I'VE MET WITH, UH, MR. LESER, HIS, UH, UH, ATTORNEY, MR. BERKOW.
UM, I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE GOING FROM.
I I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM AND I DON'T THINK IT'S UNIQUE TO YOU.
I THINK THE ISSUE THAT YOU'VE PRESENTED TO US, THAT THE BUILDING THAT YOU'RE, YOU OWN AND OPERATE DOES NOT HAVE THE ECONOMIC OR FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY TO CONTINUE FORWARD BECAUSE OF YOUR INCREASED INSURANCE COSTS, YOUR INCREASED CARRYING COSTS, THE LACK OF PRICE ELASTICITY FOR, UH, KEEPING AS A RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT.
UM, SO THAT'S NOT UNIQUE TO YOU, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ALL GOING TO HAVE TO SIT HERE AND HAVE LONG AND HARD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW TO FIGURE OUT.
UM, I, I'M GOING TO BE AGAINST THAT, UH, SPECIFIC EXCEPTION.
I'M NOT GOING TO BEGRUDGE ANYBODY, UH, THAT DOES, UH, I'VE SAID MY PIECE OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MEETINGS.
UM, SO I'LL JUST PUT THAT OUT THERE AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR, UH, THEIR COMMENTARY.
SO, UH, FOR THE EXCEPTION, W WHY IS STAFF RECOMMENDING THIS EXCEPTION? THE EXCEPTION WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL, UH, ORDINANCE THAT CREATED THE WARRANT PROCESS THAT WAS ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION ON FEBRUARY 3RD.
SINCE THIS IS A CLARIFICATION OF THAT ORDINANCE, IN ORDER TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE EXCEPTIONS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED, UM, WE HAD RECOMMENDED IN FAVOR OF INCLUDING THESE EXCEPTIONS OF THIS.
SO IF WE, IF WE, IF THEY DO NOT, IF, IF THE EXCEPTIONS DO NOT GET THE VOTES, UM, WHAT HAPPENS IF THE COMMISSION WAS TO REMOVE ANY OF THE EXCEPTIONS IN THIS ORDINANCE, THEY WOULD STILL TECHNICALLY BE IN EFFECT BY VIRTUE OF THE FACT THAT THEY ARE ATTACHED TO ORDINANCE 2025 DASH 4 6 9 4, WHICH WAS ADOPTED ON FEBRUARY 3RD.
IN ORDER TO PERMANENTLY REMOVE THOSE EXCEPTIONS, YOU WOULD HAVE TO, UM, BRING BACK THAT ORDINANCE AND MODIFY THAT ORDINANCE SEPARATELY AS A SEPARATE ITEM.
IT WOULD HAVE TO BE RE-REFERRED, I BELIEVE, TO THE PLANNING BOARD.
THE PLANNING BOARD WOULD THEN HAVE TO TRANSMIT IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION WITH THOSE AMENDMENTS.
SO, MR. CITY CLERK, IF YOU CAN PREPARE OR MR. CITY ATTORNEY, IF YOU CAN PREPARE SOMETHING FOR ME TO REMOVE THOSE EXCEPTIONS FROM THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE, I THINK WE WOULD START WITH A REFERRAL TO LAND USE, UM, AND START THE PROCESS AGAIN.
AND SO WE CAN BRING A REFERRAL PRIME SPONSOR.
I, I, AGAIN, I, I DON'T, UM, I KNOW MR. LESER HERE AND HE'S HIRED JEFF AU, A VERY HIGH PROFILE ATTORNEY, HIS ZONING ATTORNEY IN MIAMI BEACH.
UM, I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE, UH, IN A SENSE GIVING EXCEPTIONS TO, TO PEOPLE WHO ARE POLITICALLY CONNECTED.
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THINK IT'S WRONG.UM, AND THE WHOLE INTENT OF THIS ORDINANCE IS TO, UM, PREVENT THIS EXACT THING FROM HAPPENING.
AND AGAIN, THIS DOESN'T NECESSARILY STOP MR. SCHLESINGER FROM TURNING INTO A HOTEL.
IT, IT BASICALLY COMES BACK TO US, UM, AS A, AS A COMMISSION TO VOTE ON.
AND I, I, I DON'T SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.
ULTIMATELY, WE'RE GONNA BE THE ONES TO DECIDE IF, UH, A HOTEL CAN BE THERE OR NOT.
UH, MAY I RESPOND TO YES, YOU MAY.
MY NAME IS SCH LESSER, NOT SCHLESINGER.
UH, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH POLITICAL CONNECTIONS.
I FRANKLY, UNTIL THIS ISSUE CAME UP, I KNEW AND, AND CORRESPONDED AND DEALT WITH.
NONE OF YOU ON THE COMMISSION.
I SERVED MY TIME HERE, UH, VERY INVOLVED IN THE CIVIC NATURE OF THIS CITY.
I WAS CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING BOARD.
I WAS ON THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, AND I ALSO WAS ONE OF THE CREATORS OF THE LINCOLN ROAD, UH, THE LINCOLN ROAD BID.
BUT I DID NOT ENGAGE IN POLITICS.
AND QUITE FRANKLY, COMMISSIONER, I'M QUITE INSULTED THAT YOU THINK THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE OF POLITICS WHEN IT'S AN ISSUE OF EQUITY.
THE ALAMAC WAS A HOTEL WHEN IT WAS BUILT.
IT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN MXC DISTRICT.
I RELIED ON THE CREATION OF AN NMXC DISTRICT TO CHANGE IT TO A HOTEL, TO CHANGE IT TO A APARTMENTS, WHILE THAT APARTMENTS WOULD BECOME VIABLE.
THE FOLKS THAT LIVE IN OUR BUILDING DO NOT STAY FOREVER.
THEY ARE GENERALLY YOUNGER PEOPLE.
AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT THIS POINT TO MAINTAIN IT.
I HAVE NO INTEREST OR DESIRE AT THIS POINT TO CHANGE IT TO A HOTEL AT ALL.
AND AGAIN, I JUST WANNA POINT THIS OUT VERY SERIOUSLY TO ALL OF YOU.
SO IF I, AND I CONSULTED THAT, IF I TELL ME HERE THAT THIS IS A POLITICAL ISSUE AND I, THAT I HAVE ENGAGED IN SOME SORT OF POLITICAL WORK IN ORDER TO GET THE EXCEPTION, THE EXCEPTION WAS GIVEN.
AND I ASSUME BY EVERY ONE OF THE, YOUR COLLEAGUES WHO VOTED FOR IT, NOT BECAUSE I'M POLITICALLY CONNECTED, BUT BECAUSE IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
SO YOU MENTIONED THE WORD EQUITY.
WHY SHOULD WE MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR YOU AND NOT ANYONE ELSE? BECAUSE I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MXE DISTRICT.
IT'S A HISTORIC BUILDING THAT I TOOK MY MONEY AND CONVERTED INTO APARTMENTS BECAUSE THAT WAS THE, THE NATURE OF THE, OF THE, UH, REQUIREMENTS AT THE TIME.
BUT HOW IS THAT EQUITABLE? BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT THAT IT WAS A HOTEL AND IT SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN AWAY FROM ME.
THE RIGHT TO DO THAT SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN AWAY.
AND QUITE FRANKLY, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE WAS VERY CLEAR WHEN HE SAID THE PURPOSE OF THIS, THIS, UH, UM, WARRANT PROCESS IS IN ORDER TO STOP THE CONVERSION TO HOTELS.
SO YOU ARE, UH, PUTTING IN FACT A BLOCKADE OF A BUILDING THAT WAS ORIGINALLY HOTEL IN THE MIDDLE OF A, OF A MIXED USE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT WHERE THE NOISE IS OVERWHELMING AT CERTAIN TIMES, THE TENANTS WILL COMPLAIN.
SO SOMETIMES IT JUST DOESN'T WORK.
SO YOU'RE TAKING AWAY A RIGHT, TAKING AWAY A RIGHT IN AN APPROPRIATELY DESIGNED AND APPROPRIATELY ZONED AREA.
BUT WE'RE DOING IT TO EVERYONE ELSE.
ISN'T THAT THE MOST EQUITABLE THING? WELL, I, I DON'T KNOW OF ANY OTHER RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS THAT LIKE MINE IN THE SAME AREA THAT CERTAINLY DIRECTLY NOT NEAR ME.
THERE ARE SEVERAL CONDOMINIUMS, BUT A VAST MAJORITY OF THE BUILDINGS ALL AROUND ME ARE HOTELS.
THE BUILDING WAS DESIGNED AS A HOTEL.
AS COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE STATED, WE WANNA MOVE AWAY FROM HOTELS.
AND THEN THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT.
LET ME FINISH MEL COMMISSIONER'S THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS LEGISLATION, COMMISSIONER, I UNDERSTAND THAT AND I RESPECT, THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS LEGISLATION IS TO REALLY PREVENT ANY MORE HOTELS BECAUSE WE DO HAVE AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS.
AND FOR YOU TO THERE AND TELL ME THAT YOU WANT TO BE EXEMPT FROM THIS PROCESS, WHILE EVERYONE ELSE ISN'T EXEMPT, I DON'T THINK IT'S EQUITABLE.
AND SO, LOOK, I I, AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF YOU DO DECIDE YOU WANNA TURN IT INTO A HOTEL, THEN GO AHEAD AND THEN WE WILL, WE'LL COME BEFORE US.
BUT IF YOU'RE SITTING THERE SAYING YOU'RE NOT GONNA TURN IT INTO A HOTEL, THEN WHY ARE YOU THERE RIGHT NOW AT THE, THE PODIUM SAYING THAT YOU WANNA BE EXEMPT? 'CAUSE IT, IT, IT'S A RIGHT THAT WAS THERE.
SHOULD IN THE FUTURE, IT WANT TO BECOME A HOTEL, WHETHER IT BY ME OR SOMEONE ELSE.
IT'S, IT'S A SIGNIFICANT RIGHT.
AND A SIGNIFICANT VALUE THAT YOU ARE, FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES TAKING AWAY.
AND WHEN, BUT WHEN YOU TAKE AWAY A RIGHT, YOU TAKE AWAY VALUE.
WE'RE DOING THAT TO A LOT OF OTHER PROPERTIES IN THE, BUT THEY'RE NOT LOCATED, THEY'RE NOT ORIGINAL HISTORIC BUILDINGS.
IT'S A HISTORIC BUILDING THAT I CONVERTED FROM A HOTEL INTO THE APARTMENTS.
I SHOULD BE ABLE TO, WE HAVE, WE HAVE LEGISLATION THAT WE'VE, COMMISSIONER LEMME JUST ONE LAST POINT.
I I'M NOT, THIS IS, THIS IS NOT A BACK AND FORTH YES.
THAT I, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SPEAK.
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THIS IS BECOMING A Q AND A.AND THEN COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ LA LAST THING, WE, WE'VE PASSED THIS COMMISSION, THIS CURRENT COMMISSION HAS PASSED LEGISLATION, YOU KNOW, INCENTIVIZING THE CHANGE FROM TRANSIENT TO RESIDENTIAL.
WE'VE EVEN PASSED LEGISLATION TRYING TO CHANGE FROM, UH, AN OFFICE BUILDING TO RESIDENTIAL.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE GOING.
AND, AND TO SAY THAT BECAUSE THEY'VE CHANGED FROM TRANSIENT TO RESIDENTIAL, THEY SHOULD STILL HAVE THAT ABILITY TO CHANGE BACK.
I, I, I'M, I DIDN'T SIGN ON THAT.
I I, I CERTAINLY DIDN'T WANT TO GO BACK AND FORTH, BUT I, I THINK THAT THIS IS, UH, THAT BAD PRECEDENT AND, YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA WANNA BE PUTTING SOMETHING TOGETHER TO REMOVE THAT, UH, EXEMPTIONS THAT WE PASSED.
COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ AND COMMISSIONER B.
AND, UM, I WANNA COMMEND COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE FOR BRINGING FORWARD, UH, THIS ITEM THAT CREATES AN APPROVAL PROCESS FOR, FOR HOTEL USES BECAUSE WE HAVE SEEN, UH, INDIVIDUALS BEING DISPLACED FROM WHERE THEY LIVE, INDIVIDUALS IN FIXED INCOMES, UH, WITH LITTLE TO PRETTY MUCH NO NOTICE.
UM, AND THAT'S HOW THE FABRIC OF THE COMMUNITY GETS ERODED.
AND THIS IS A REALLY GOOD, UH, PIECE OF LEGISLATION TO PROTECT THE IDENTITY OF MIAMI BEACH AND THOSE WHO CALL IT HOME.
SO THANK YOU, UH, FOR, FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
UM, AND I, I UNDERSTAND HERE TWO SITUATIONS.
THE UNIQUE NATURE OF THE, OF THE PROPERTY OWNER BEFORE US, WHO HAS A HISTORIC PROPERTY, A HISTORIC PROPERTY THAT THE UNDERLINING ZONING FOR IT, AND THE ORIGINAL USE OF THIS PROPERTY WAS HOTEL.
IS THAT CORRECT? UH, MR. DIRECTOR? YES.
THE UNDERLYING ZONING IS, UH, MXC.
IT'S BEEN MXC SINCE, UH, AT LEAST 1989.
AND THAT DISTRICT DID PERMIT HOTELS.
SO, SO, SO, SO THIS IS NOT A SITUATION WHERE, WHERE, YOU KNOW, AN APARTMENT BUILDING WAS, WAS CONSTRUCTED AND COULD POTENTIALLY BECOME A HOTEL.
THIS IS A PROPERTY THAT IN ITS HISTORIC AND AUTHENTIC USE WAS A HOTEL OVER TIME BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMICS OF THE SITUATION, IT MADE SENSE FOR IT TO THEN BE AN APARTMENT BUILDING.
UH, BUT THE TRUE AUTHENTIC USE WAS A HOTEL USE? THAT'S CORRECT.
AND THAT'S, AND THAT'S WHERE I THINK THAT THIS IS A MORE UNIQUE SITUATION.
NOW I AM VERY EMPATHETIC TO TO, TO THE SITUATION OF THE HOUSING NEED AND THE INDIVIDUALS, HOW MANY UNITS ARE THERE IN THIS BUILDING? THERE ARE 45 APARTMENT UNITS.
AND TO THOSE 45 INDIVIDUALS, THAT IS THE ONLY HOME THAT THEY KNOW AND AND WE ARE THE, WELL, DON'T, I DON'T KNOW OF THAT.
I WHO, WHO HAVE SECOND ONE? I I HAVE THE FLOOR.
IF YOU, IF YOU'RE NOT SPEAKING, PLEASE BE SEATED.
THE INTENT OF THE POLICY, THE INTENT OF THE POLICY IS TO PROTECT INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR HOMES FROM DISPLACEMENT.
AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HERE IS A MIDDLE GROUND, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE AFFECTING PEOPLE'S PROPERTY VALUES.
PROPERTY VALUES NEED TO BE RESPECTED, PROPERTY RIGHTS NEED TO BE RESPECTED.
BUT SO, SO THOSE PEOPLE'S RIGHTS TO THEIR HOMES, CAN SOMETHING BE DONE ACTUALLY COME BACK TO THE PODIUM? I TAKE IT BACK,
THAT'S WHAT I WAS WAITING FOR.
COULD SOMETHING BE DONE TO, TO, TO HELP THE INDIVIDUALS THAT LIVE THERE? I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE, IT'S NOT YOUR INTENT TO CONVERT THE BUILDING FROM APARTMENT TO HOTEL, BUT WE HAVE TO LEGISLATE IN THE PRESENT.
THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE, WHAT IF SOMEONE COMES AFTER YOU AND BUYS A PROPERTY AND INTENDS TO CONVERT IT INTO A HOTEL, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO ADOPT SOME SORT OF COVENANT WHERE YOU WOULD GIVE THESE RESIDENTS THREE MONTHS, FOUR MONTHS NOTICE, A FAIR, DECENT NOTICE SO THAT THEY HAVE TIME IN THE MIAMI BEACH HOUSING MARKET TO FIND A NEW PLACE TO LIVE? YES, I WOULD.
AND IN OUR DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD RECENTLY, UH, I INDICATED THAT, THAT, UH, ACTUALLY SPECIFICALLY WE AGREE, I AGREED THAT, UH, IF IT IS CHANGED INTO A CONVERTED INTO A HOTEL, OR IF THERE IS SOME WAY THAT IT COULD BE PROTECTED IN LEGISLATION, I WOULD AGREE TO AT LEAST FOUR MONTHS.
UH, NOTICE BEFORE ANYBODY, ANYONE WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE.
WE AGREED, OF COURSE, TO RETURN THE SECURITY DEPOSIT, OF COURSE, AND TO GIVE THE PERSONS, UH, THE FOLKS WHO, WHO ARE GOING TO BE, HAVE TO LEAVE AT LEAST A ONE MONTH, UH, FREE RENT.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH.UH, WHEN I ASK A QUESTION, PLEASE BE DIRECT ON YOUR ANSWER.
SO I'M SORRY, DID I, DID I SAY SOMETHING THAT WAS, UH, I'M, I'M ASKING QUESTIONS AND SO I JUST NEED YOU TO BE DIRECT IN YOUR, IN, IN YOUR ANSWER.
YOU ARE AGREEING TO FOUR MONTHS.
AND YOU'RE AGREEING TO PROVIDE IN YOUR TENANTS WITH TENANT RELIEF IF IT EVER OCCURS THAT, UH, THAT THE PROPERTY IS CONVERTED FROM APARTMENT TWO NOW? YES.
AND WOULD YOU AGREE TO PROVIDE THEM IN ADDITION TO RETURNING THEIR SECURITY DEPOSIT WITH AT LEAST ONE OR TWO MONTHS, THREE MONTHS OF, OF ASSISTANCE FOR MOVE OUT? I WOULD.
AND, AND, AND IF, AND, AND LET ME ASK OUR, OUR CHIEF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY, NICKS URGS, HOW COULD WE MEMORIALIZE THAT? BECAUSE THIS IS A UNIQUE SITUATION HERE, BECAUSE IF SOMEONE COMES THROUGH THE WARRANT PROCESS, LET'S SAY THIS VERY SAME PROPERTY OWNER, THEY COULD COME THROUGH THE WARRANT PROCESS, THE CITY COMMISSION COULD APPROVE THIS.
THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE IN THOSE UNITS WHO WERE TRYING TO PROTECT, THEY WOULDN'T BE ENTITLED TO THE FOUR MONTH NOTICE, AND THEY WOULDN'T BE ENTITLED TO THE FINANCIAL RELIEF THAT THIS PROPERTY OWNER'S OFFERING HERE.
SO HOW COULD WE MEMORIALIZE THIS? BECAUSE WE ARE IN FACT GUARANTEEING FOR, FOR THESE TENANTS MORE PROTECTIONS THAN WHAT THEY WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE.
SO HOW CAN WE MEMORIALIZE THAT COMMISSIONER? WE COULD MEMORIALIZE THIS WITH A, WITH A COVENANT, IT WOULD RUN WITH THE LAND.
SO IF, UH, IF MR. SCH LESSER SOLD THE PROPERTY TO SOMEBODY ELSE, THE SAME REQUIREMENTS WOULD APPLY TO THE NEW OWNER.
AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO MEMORIALIZE THAT COVENANT BECAUSE WE ARE IN FACT, GIVING THESE TENANTS MORE PROTECTION TODAY IF WE DO THAT COVENANT THAN WHAT THEY WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE.
BECAUSE THROUGH THE WARRANT PROCESS, ALL THAT SAYS IS, WELL, THE CITY COMMISSION HAS TO APPROVE CONVERTING YOUR PROPERTY FROM APARTMENT TWO HOTEL.
BUT WE ARE PREEMPTED IN, UH, IN, IN, IN, IN FAIR NOTICE.
UH, WE HAD OUR 60 DAY FAIR, FAIR NOTICE TO TENANTS WHEN THEY HAVE TO MOVE OUT, AND WE GOT PREEMPTED BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA, BUT NOW WE HAVE A PROPERTY OWNER THAT IS SAYING, I WON'T GIVE THEM TWO MONTHS.
I'M GONNA GIVE THEM FOUR MONTHS.
AND THAT IS GIVING THEM ALSO FINANCIAL RELIEF.
SO I THINK IN THIS SITUATION, THE TENANTS IN THIS BUILDING WILL BE BETTER PROTECTED AT THE END OF THE DAY THAN WHAT THEY ARE ORIGINALLY.
SO, SO IF, SO, I, THIS IS WHERE I STAND ON, ON THIS ITEM.
I'M GONNA SUPPORT THE, THE, THE ITEM AS, AS IT IS PRESENTED.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, IF YOU JOIN ME, UH, IN THIS COVENANT, UM, THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER IS PROPOSING, THAT WOULD IN FACT GIVE THEM EVEN MORE PROTECTIONS THAN WHAT THEY HAVE TODAY.
AND, AND I THINK, UH, MR. BRA, IF I COULD, I I THINK THAT'S FABULOUS BECAUSE I, I KNOW YOUR HEART'S IN THE RIGHT PLACE AND YOU'RE LOOKING OUT.
UH, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A WAY, NICK, MAYBE YOU COULD CONFIRM THIS, WHERE I COULD VOTE.
I'LL STILL VOTE NOTE FOR THE EXCEPTION, BUT IF IT DOES PASS, OF COURSE, I BACK, UH, YOUR COVENANT COMMISSIONER BOT AND COMMISSIONER ROSE GONZALEZ.
ONE IS, NICK, IS IT, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE AS PART OF THE WARRANT PROCESS TO REQUIRE ANY, UM, PROPOSAL TO CONVERT FROM RESIDENTIAL REGARDLESS OF FOOD PROPERTY OWNER IS IN THE FUTURE, UM, TO OFFER THE SAME SORTS OF PROTECTIONS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FOR MR. SCHLESHER? I I'M NOT GONNA GET IT RIGHT.
NO, IT'S CALL ME MILL SCH LESSER'S BUILDING, UM, AS A MATTER OF, OF FORM GOING FORWARD, AS UNFORTUNATELY NOT, NO.
THE SECOND QUESTION IS, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER OR MAYBE TOM REMEMBERS, BUT WHEN THIS ITEM ORIGINALLY CAME BEFORE US IN FEBRUARY, THE OTHER TWO, UM, EXCEPTIONS, I THINK THE ONE, UM, THAT WAS PRIOR TO JULY 1ST, 2024, AND THE ONE THAT WAS PRIOR TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2024, WERE THOSE ORIGINALLY IN THE WARRANT AS IT WAS VOTED ON? YES.
AND WERE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THOSE TWO AT THE TIME? I DON'T BELIEVE SO.
AND, OKAY, SO I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO WHY ALL OF A SUDDEN, UM, ONE PROPERTY IS STIRRING UP THE IRE OF SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES WHEN THE TWO THAT HAVE BEEN HERE AS PART OF THE ENTIRE PROCESS HAVE NOT, UM, HAVE THERE BEEN ANY CONVERSATIONS I CAN SPEAK TO THAT I'M, I'M SORRY, I'M SPEAKING TO THE, TO THE FOLKS AT THE PODIUM.
HAVE THERE BEEN ANY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT, UM, ABOUT THE OTHER TWO PROPERTIES BEING, UM, PRECLUDED FROM THE EXEMPTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN OFFERED HERE? NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NO.
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OKAY.I THINK THE OTHER TWO PROPERTIES HAD A PENDING APPLICATION, UM, ALREADY SUBMITTED FOR, UM, FOR A HOTEL USE.
RIGHT? AND SO THEY'RE ALREADY IN THE PROCESS.
I, I BELIEVE MEL SCH LESSER'S PROPERTY HAD HAD NOT SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION.
UH, HE SIMPLY JUST WANTS TO BE EXCLUDED AS AN EXEMPTION FROM, FROM THIS PROPERTY.
UH, AND SO AT THE TIME I RECALL, I, I GENERALLY, IF THERE'S SOMEONE ALREADY IN THE PROCESS, I'M NOT, I'M NOT GONNA STOP THEM FROM MOVING FORWARD, UH, ON, UH, ON WHAT THEY BELIEVE WAS THE RIGHT THING THAT WAS THEIR RIGHT AT THE TIME.
UH, SO, BUT CONSIDERING THAT MEL HASN'T SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION, UM, THIS IS WHY THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY IS WHERE IT'S AT.
AND SO I, I ALSO WANTED TO, TO DISCUSS, UM, FOR MY COLLEAGUE, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, LOOK, YOU KNOW, FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS IS GREAT, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE DON'T WANT TO DECREASE OUR HOUSING SUPPLY, RIGHT? I MEAN, I THINK WE LOST 10,000 RESIDENTS, UH, IN THE LAST CONSENSUS.
WE'RE THE ONLY CITY IN FLORIDA THAT HAS LOST RESIDENTS.
IT'S BECAUSE LITTLE BY LITTLE, WE REMOVE HOUSING FROM, UH, WHATEVER LITTLE HOUSING WE HAVE FOR THAT, THAT IS AFFORDABLE TO HOTELS.
AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHY THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION WAS, WAS, WAS PUT FORWARD.
SO, UH, FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS IS NICE, UH, AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, UH, A GIFT TO THE PEOPLE THAT LIVING THERE.
BUT I, I, I THINK THEY, THEY WOULD MUCH RATHER BE ABLE TO LIVE THERE FOR AS LONG AS THEY WANT TO, UM, IN MIAMI BEACH AT WHATEVER RATE THAT THEY'RE PAYING, UM, THEN BE GIVEN A FOUR MONTH NOTICE WITH A SECURITY DEPOSIT BACK.
I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S VERY SMALL COMPARED TO LIVING, COMPARED TO WHAT THEY REALLY DO WANT IS, IS TO STAY WHERE THEY'RE AT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY KNOW AND THAT'S THEIR HOME.
AND SO, UM, AGAIN, WE WANT TO CONSERVE OUR HOUSING SUPPLY, NOT REPLACE IT WITH, WITH TRANSIENT USES.
UH, SO I'M GONNA BE A, A STAUNCH NOTE ON THIS.
COMMISSIONER ROSA GONZALEZ, UM, I HAD A FEW QUESTIONS FOR JASON.
CAN YOU COME UP HERE? UM, I'M FINE WITH SUPPORTING THE AMENDMENT, BY THE WAY.
AND, UM, I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF ANYBODY BEING DISPLACED, BUT I WANNA UNDERSTAND THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF WHAT WE'RE DOING, BECAUSE I THINK THAT SOME OF THIS GETS A LITTLE SKEWED.
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF OUR OVERALL TAXES COME FROM COMMERCIAL USES VERSUS RESIDENTIAL? OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER.
I HAVE TO GO BACK AND SAY, YOU KNOW, LIKE 20 SPLIT OR SOMETHING.
UH, BUT I HAVE I'D, IF YOU GIMME A FEW MINUTES, I CAN RUN AND GO CHECK.
BECAUSE WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND FROM A FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE IS IF AS WE CONVERT SOMETHING THAT'S A HOTEL TO A RESIDENTIAL USE, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE PROPERTY VALUE? WOULD IT IN, WOULD IT INCREASE, WOULD IT DECREASE? HOW WOULD THIS OVERALL AFFECT OUR, UM, FINANCES? DID, DID WE DO ANY OF THESE STUDIES? JUST TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS CON CONSERVING HOUSING, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT THERE'S A, A, WE HAVE A, ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS TOURISM INDUSTRIES IN THE WORLD, AND YOU KNOW, AND I KNOW THAT EVERYBODY WANTS US TO BECOME, YOU KNOW, A HEALTH AND WELLNESS SLEEPY COMMUNITY.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, AMY BEACH IS AVAILABLE TO EVERYBODY.
THE MXC DISTRICT, I KNOW HAS GONE THROUGH A HARD TIME, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IT HAD A MANAGED DECLINE.
BUT AS WE MAKE THESE MOVES, WE COULD BE DOING TREMENDOUS DAMAGE TO OUR GENERAL FUND.
AND WE HAVEN'T DONE ANY FINANCIAL ANALYSIS.
HAVE WE, UH, TO ANSWER YOUR PRIOR QUESTION, TAMIKA WAS LISTENING, UH, 18.6%, UH, OF OUR PROPERTY TAX VALUE, UH, PROPERTY VALUE IS COMMERCIAL, NON-RESIDENTIAL.
18.66 IS COMMERCIAL AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS BASED ON RESIDENTIAL.
WOULD RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL, I THINK IT'S THE OPPOSITE, ISN'T IT? NO, NO.
ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT? OKAY.
I THOUGHT, I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMEWHERE IN THE 20%.
18.6 IS WHAT, SO THEN IF THERE IS NO EFFECT BASED ON THAT, THEN I THEN WELL, TO YOUR QUESTION OF IF YOU CONVERT A BUILDING FROM A, FROM A HOTEL TO A RESIDENTIAL OR BACK AND FORTH, YOU LOOKED UP PROPERTY TAXES.
THE LARGEST AMOUNTS CAME FROM LARGE COMMERCIAL OCEAN FRONT HOTELS, CORRECT? NO, ONLY OUT BLUE.
WHAT YOU MAY BE THINKING IS A SINGLE FAMILY HOME VERSUS MULTI-FAMILY, UH, BUT ARE ALL, ALL THOSE ARE CONSIDERED RESIDENTIAL.
AND I, I CAN'T SPEAK THAT, I'M NOT A THE PROPERTY APPRAISER, UH,
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ON THAT.SO I, IF YOU'RE, THE QUESTION IS, IF, IF A HOTEL GETS CONVERTED TO A RESIDENTIAL USE OR RESIDENTIAL USE BACK, UH, DOES THE VALUE CHANGE? I WOULD ASSUME THERE'D BE SOME VALUE CHANGE.
I JUST, I JUST DON'T KNOW, UM, TYPICALLY WHAT THAT PERCENTAGE WOULD BE.
I, I THINK IT, IT DEPENDS ON A LOT, YOU KNOW, UH, NUMBER OF UNITS, YOU KNOW, UH, ARE YOU GOING FROM UH, UH, A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING OF 80 UNITS AND YOU'RE CONVERTING INTO A HOTEL OF DIFFERENT UNITS? I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF PIECES TO THAT.
UH, RIGHT NOW YOU DON'T KNOW THE FUNCTION.
I WOULD KNOW WHAT THE IMPACT OF MOVING FROM COMMERCIAL TO RESIDENTIAL IS SOMETHING I'M ABOUT.
I JUST THINK THAT WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL SO THAT WE MAY LIKE, WELL, WE'RE BUILDING HOW MANY ROOMS ARE IN THE CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL? 800.
WE'RE ADDING IN AN ADDITIONAL 800.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE NOT GETTING RID OF HOTELS.
I'M WILLING TO, YOU KNOW, SUPPORT THIS TODAY.
UM, I DON'T LIKE ANY TENANTS BEING DISPLACED, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT THAT WAS THE INTENTION HERE AT ALL.
I THINK THAT MEL JUST WANTED TO CONSERVE HIS ADDITIONAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
YOU HAVE NO INTENTION OF REMOVING ANYONE.
I WOULD JUST ASK A QUESTION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY.
THE PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION IS NOT TO SAY WE ARE PROHIBITING THE CONVERSION OF APARTMENTS TO HOTELS.
CAN WE LEGALLY DO THAT? I MEAN, CAN WE, CAN WE SAY, IF, IF YOU CANNOT CONVERT FROM APARTMENT TO HOTEL, YOU COULD, UM, AND COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE AT ONE POINT HAD AN ITEM THAT WENT TO LAND USE.
YOU COULD AMEND THE DISTRICT REGULATIONS TO, FOR A PARTICULAR DISTRICT TO PROHIBIT HOTELS IN THAT DISTRICT.
WHAT YOU CANNOT PROHIBIT IS SHORT TERM RENTALS IN ANY DISTRICT WHERE, UH, SHORT TERM RENTALS ARE CURRENTLY ALLOWED.
BUT UNDER THIS LEGISLATION, IT ESTABLISHES REVIEW CRITERIA, CORRECT? YES.
SO, SO, SO WE CAN'T UNIFORMLY SAY, OH, WE'RE GONNA, YOU KNOW, PROHIBIT THIS ABSOLUTELY.
LIKE WE HAVE TO REVIEW THIS IN A QUASI JUDICIAL CAPACITY AGAINST REVIEW CRITERIA.
WHEN, WHEN YOUR FIRST WARRANT APPLICATION IS PRESENTED TO YOU, YOU'LL HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION ON THAT APPLICATION BASED ON THE REVIEW CRITERIA IN THE ORDINANCE.
AND I THINK, AND, AND, AND SO AND SO, I JUST WANT US TO BE AWARE OF, OF WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE APPROVING, BECAUSE YES, OUR INTENT IS TO PRESERVE HOUSING, BUT WE CAN'T SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO BLANKET PRESERVE ALL THE HOUSING BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO VET IT AGAINST CODIFIED REVIEW CRITERIA THROUGH, UH, A DUE PROCESS.
'CAUSE OTHERWISE WE'RE OPENING THE DOOR TO LITIGATION.
SO I JUST WANT, I JUST WANT JUST TO, FOR US TO UNDERSTAND THE FRAMEWORK UNDER WHICH THIS POLICY IS GOING TO BE OPERATED IN.
BECAUSE THE POLICY, YES, OUR INTENT, WE WANT TO PRESERVE HOUSING.
THAT IS OUR, THAT IS A, A BIG, UH, POLICY GOAL AND WE WANT TO CREATE MORE, MORE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES.
BUT YOU PRESERVE HOUSING THROUGH A REVIEW PROCESS.
AND THAT'S THE, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO JUST, YOU KNOW, KEEP IN MIND HERE, THERE IS A REVIEW PROCESS AND THERE'S, AND THERE'S, AND THERE'S A REVIEW CRITERIA THAT'S, THAT'S IN PLACE.
UH, BUT WE CAN'T SAY THAT WE'RE GONNA UNIFORMLY, YOU KNOW, DENY ALL THE APPLICATIONS BECAUSE THEN WE'RE NOT AFFORDING PEOPLE THEIR DUE PROCESS.
AND COULD MR. ME JUST 10 SECONDS BEFORE COMMISSIONER ROSE GONZALEZ? TEN SECOND, JUST TO CONFIRM, THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND IN LARGE PART THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ'S LEADERSHIP HOUSING IMPACT STATEMENT WILL ACTUALLY BE PART OF THAT REVIEW CRITERIA.
IS THAT CORRECT? THE H THE HOUSING IMPACT STATEMENT IS NOW A RE IS WILL BE A REQUIREMENT FOR THANK YOU FOR THAT COMMISSION.
FOR ALL BOARD APPLICATIONS, YES.
COMMISSIONER ROSE GONZALEZ, AND, UH, LET'S BRING THIS HOME.
UM, JASON, THE RESORT TAXES ARE A HUNDRED MILLION.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE NOT ADDING INTO THE WHOLE EQUATION? 'CAUSE FOR SOME REASON, THAT CALCULATION SEEMS SO DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOU SAID A WHILE AGO, WHICH IS WHY I WAS INQUIRING.
SO WHEN YOU ADD IN TOTAL RESORT TAXES, WHAT PERCENTAGE OF YEAH.
THE, THE BUDGET THAT, YEAH, THE PRIOR QUESTION I THINK WAS REALLY ON PROPERTY VALUE ON THAT.
AND I DO BELIEVE THAT, YOU KNOW, HOTEL USED PROBABLY WOULD HAVE A, A HIGHER VALUE.
BUT THAT IS A GOOD POINT THAT, UH, WHEN YOU HAVE A, A PROPERTY EQUAL BEING EQUAL, THAT UM, NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE THE PROPERTY TAX VALUE, A HOTEL GENERATES A BED, AND MORE THAN LIKELY A FOOD AND BEVERAGE TAX.
SO, UH, ANY COMPONENT THERE WOULD, WOULD BE A LOST REVENUE, EITHER LOSS OR, YEAH, LOST REVENUE COMMISSIONER.
MY, MY, I I, LISTEN, I UNDERSTAND THE INTENT OF THIS, AND I'M, AND YOU KNOW, AND I'M WILLING TO SUPPORT THIS WITH THE AMENDMENT.
I'M JUST SAYING THAT AS WE DO THIS, YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
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AND WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T DONE THEM.AND, UM, OUR FINANCIAL OFFICER KIND OF HAS SOME RUDIMENTARY CALCULATIONS, BUT NOTHING FIXED.
SO, UM, WE CAN MOVE THIS TODAY, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOME FINANCIAL ANALYSIS DONE BECAUSE JASON, HOW ARE YOU GONNA MAKE UP AS, UM, HOTELS GET CONVERTED TO RESIDENTIAL AND WE HAVE THAT GAP IN TOURISM TAXES, HOW WILL WE MAKE THAT UP? AND THAT'S, THAT'S AN IMPORTANT QUESTION FOR ALL OF US TO CONSIDER, BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT THE ITEM DOES.
SORRY, MR. NO, I, I UNDERSTAND THAT.
BUT YOU, THERE'S NOTHING IN HERE THAT'S ACTUALLY FACILITATING THE CONVERSION FROM HOTELS TO RESIDENTIAL.
IT'S JUST THE, PERHAPS PROHIBIT IT'S THE OPPOSITE.
BUT IF A HOTEL IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT WANTED ALL OF A SUDDEN TO RENOVATE AND THE 50% RULE KICKED IN, WOULD THEY BECAME, WOULD THEY NOW NOT BE ABLE TO BE A HOTEL? BECAUSE WHAT YOU COULD IN ESSENCE BE DOING IS, UH, THAT GOES THIS, NOT BECAUSE OF THIS, THIS WOULD NOT AFFECT IT AT ALL.
IT'S WHAT THE COMMISSION COULD CONSIDER AS FAR AS THE REVIEW PROCESS AND THE WARRANTS YOU CAN CONSIDER.
SO, BUT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS IF YOU OWN A HOTEL NOW IN A HISTORIC DISTRICT AND YOU WANT TO IMPROVE THAT HOTEL, THESE HOTELS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SAVE, THESE HOTELS THAT ARE THE ICONIC HOTELS, IF SOMEBODY GOES IN AND WANTS TO SERIOUSLY IMPROVE THE HOTEL NOW IN ADDITION TO EVERYTHING, THEY'LL HAVE TO GO THROUGH A WARRANT PROCESS, WHICH MIGHT DISCOURAGE INVESTMENT IN THIS HISTORIC DISTRICT.
AND SO NOTHING EXISTS IN A VACUUM.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS WELL INTENTIONED.
I JUST THINK THAT WHY WOULD WE WANT TO DISCOURAGE INVESTMENT IN THESE SMALLER HOTEL PROPERTIES THAT ARE SO ICONIC AND HISTORIC? I WOULD WANT PEOPLE TO INVEST MONEY IN THESE HOTELS.
AND THIS IS GOING TO DO THE OPPOSITE.
LIKE THAT'S, I'M JUST, I JUST ASKED THE CITY ATTORNEY, IF THEY DID DO A 50%, UM, RENOVATION, THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH A WARRANT PROCESS BECAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY A HOTEL.
COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ COMMERS KNOW THAT COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, COMMISSIONER SUAREZ AND COMMISSIONER BOT, I THINK WE'VE HEARD ALL THE ISSUES.
SO I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THIS ITEM WITH THE AMENDMENTS.
UM, ONE THING THAT WE'VE GONE OVER A FEW TIMES IS THE INITIAL INTENT OF, OF THE RIGHTS OF THE PROPERTY OWNER, UM, OF WHAT THEY HAD.
UM, I LIKE COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ'S, UH, COMMENTS ABOUT GETTING A COVENANT TO PROTECT PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE DISPLACED SHOULD ANYTHING EVER CHANGE.
BUT THIS IS THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT AND NORTH AND SOUTH THERE ARE HOTELS.
AND IT'S JUST SHOCKING TO ME THE HARD TIME THAT WE'RE GIVING THIS PROPERTY OWNER OVER THAT BUILDING, LIKE WE'RE JUST, UH, GOING OVER AND OVER.
BUT, UM, IT'S IN THE HEART OF MXC NORTH AND SOUTH.
AND THAT'S THE ECONOMIC DRIVER OF OUR CITY.
UM, AND IT WOULD CHANGE RESORT TAXES AND OTHER TAXES THAT WE GET IN THE FUTURE.
UM, SO I AM SUPPORTIVE WITH THE AMENDMENTS.
COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, THANK YOU, UH, MR. MAYOR.
SO YOU LOOK I WITH THAT SORT OF LINE OF LOGIC WHERE, YOU KNOW, WHY DON'T WE JUST TURN EVERYTHING INTO A HOTEL AND THEN WE WILL GET ALL SORTS OF INCREASED VALUE IN, IN RESORT TAXES.
THAT I, I DON'T THINK THAT MAKES ANY SENSE.
I MEAN, I THINK IF WE'RE GONNA BE SERIOUS ABOUT HOUSING IN MIAMI BEACH, I THINK WE NEED TO HOLD A LINE.
OBVIOUSLY THE STATE OF FLORIDA'S LOOKING AT US, THEY USE US AS A POSTER CHILD FOR LIVE LOCAL.
AND YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS JUST GIVES MORE FUEL TO THE FIRE, UH, OF, OF, OF TALLAHASSEE HANDING DOWN PREEMPTIONS ON US WHERE WE'RE, WE'RE GIVING PASSES TO, TO TRANSIENT USES WHEN WE SHOULD BE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO DISCOURAGE, UM, THE, THE, THE REMOVAL OF, OF JUST ATTAINABLE HOUSING ON MIAMI BEACH.
AND SO, UM, I DON'T WANNA BELABOR THIS TOO MUCH, BUT I, I THINK WE'RE BELABOR YEAH, THAT, I THINK THAT LOGIC OF, I THINK THAT LOGIC OF, OF, OF STAYING, YOU KNOW, WELL, WE'LL GET, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY INTO THE CITY IF WE REPLACE THIS HOUSING INTO HOTEL USE.
I, WE, WE CAN, EVERYTHING SHOULD BE A HOTEL THEN.
AND THEN WE'LL BE IN EVEN RICHER CITY, BUT WE WON'T BE A CITY.
WE'LL JUST BE A SHELL OF A CITY COMMISSIONER BOT AND THEN COMMISSIONER ROSE, THINK WE'RE SORRY TO BE FRANK, BUT WE'RE STARTING TO HEAR THE SAME.
I MEAN, THEY'RE ALL GOOD POINTS, BUT WE'RE STARTING TO HEAR REPETITIVE, SO LET'S TRY TO CALL THE VOTE.
UM, I HAVE A QUESTION ON A COMMENT, RALPH.
THE AMENDMENT WOULD ELIMINATE ALL THREE OF THESE EXCEPTIONS.
NO, I DON'T BELIE WELL, I DON'T THINK THERE'S A MOTION YET
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ON THE FLOOR, BUT I, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT WOULD ELIMINATE ONLY THE THIRD, UM, CARVE OUT, WHICH IS FOR MR SCH LESSER'S PROPERTY.I MEAN, THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM, AND THIS IS WELL INTENDED, AND I SUPPORT THIS IDEA OF A WARRANT TO EVALUATE THE BENEFITS OF A HOTEL REPLACING A RESIDENTIAL UNIT.
SO I'M SUPPORTIVE WITH THIS, OF THIS IN GENERAL, BUT THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM IS SOMETHING THAT THIS DOESN'T ADDRESS.
AND SPEAKING OF STATE PREEMPTIONS, IT'S THE FACT THAT OUR CITY IS, UM, OVERRUN WITH SHORT-TERM RENTALS, WHETHER THEY ARE LEGAL OR ILLEGAL.
I MEAN, TALK TO ANY OF THE FULL-TIME RESIDENTS IN THE ROY PALACE WHO HAVE PEOPLE BUYING 200 GUEST CARDS A YEAR TO GIVE THEIR GUESTS ACCESS TO, TO THE POOL FACILITIES.
AND UNTIL WE ADDRESS THAT IN SOME WAY, WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW, STATEWIDE LEGISLATION OR WE FIGURE OUT HOW TO, TO MONITOR THAT BETTER, THIS WILL HELP A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO SIGNIFICANTLY ADDRESS OUR HOUSING ISSUE, WHICH IS A VERY REAL HOUSING ISSUE.
I MEAN, ANYBODY TRYING TO LOOK FOR A, AN AFFORDABLE APARTMENT, UH, GOOD LUCK.
IT'S EITHER SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T HAVE CENTRAL AC OR, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT, THE PERFECT APARTMENT IS A CURRENT SHORT-TERM RENTAL.
SO, UM, I, I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE AMENDMENT, BUT I, I DO SUPPORT THE GENERAL, UM, UH, INTENT OF THIS.
AND I THANK YOU, JOE FOR BRINGING IT.
COMMISSIONER ROSA GONZALEZ, WHAT I DIDN'T GET CLARIFICATION ON, FOR EXAMPLE, TAKE A HOTEL LIKE THE TIDES, RIGHT? IT'S SITTING THERE, IT'S BEEN ABANDONED NOW FOR A FEW YEARS.
SOMEBODY COMES IN AND THEY WANT TO RENOVATE IT AND THEY HIT A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE THRESHOLD.
IS THAT NOW A COM NON-CONFORMING USE? OR, AND DO THEY HAVE TO APPLY FOR A WARRANT OR IS IT STILL A HOTEL? I THINK IT'S GONNA DEPEND ON THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE, WHICH I WOULD NEED TO PULL WHETHER THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE SPECIFICALLY CARVED OUT ALL EXISTING HOTELS.
UM, OTHERWISE IT IT MIGHT BECOME, IT MIGHT BECOME NONCONFORMING.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT THAT IF A HOTEL IS CURRENTLY A HOTEL, AND THAT THERE SHOULD BE, THAT THEY CAN REMAIN A HOTEL EVEN IF THEY HIT A THRESHOLD IN TERMS OF RENOVATION.
BECAUSE WHAT WE'LL DO IS COMPLETELY KILL THE HISTORIC HOTEL IF WE DO THIS.
BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT THOSE BUILDINGS, I MEAN, DO WE HAVE, FOR EXAMPLE, LET'S SAY THAT YOU TAKE ONE OF THOSE HOTELS AND YOU MAKE IT RESIDENTIAL, WHICH WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO DO.
'CAUSE THOSE ROOMS ARE VERY SMALL.
THEY COULD BECOME SHORT TERM RENTALS AT THIS POINT.
BUT NOBODY IS GOING TO CONVERT THIS TO BECOME A SHORT TERM RENTAL.
SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE, BECAUSE WHAT THIS WILL DO RIGHT NOW IS CONVERT, LIKE WE, FOR EXAMPLE, DOES ALAN LIEBERMAN, WHO OWNS 1500 ROOMS THERE, DOES HE KNOW THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO DO THIS? BECAUSE WHAT IF HE WANTED TO MAKE AN INVESTMENT AND HIT A CERTAIN THRESHOLD AND THEN HE LOSES ALL OF HIS HOTEL LICENSES AND HE HAS TO APPLY FOR ALL OF THESE WARRANTS.
LIKE HE DOESN'T REALIZE THAT WE'RE DOING THIS RIGHT NOW.
SO I, I, I UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH THIS.
I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT ALL OF THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS ARE AND WHAT, HOW MUCH THE RESORT TAX IS GOING TO REPRESENT AS THESE BUILDINGS.
AND WILL THIS ENCOURAGE OR DISCOURAGE INVESTMENT BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T DONE ANY STUDIES.
OKAY, MR. AND THEN AFTER COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE GOES, LET'S BRING UP, WE ACTUALLY, WELL, WE DON'T KNOW.
HOW CAN WE VOTE ON SOMETHING IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GONNA DO TO PROPERTY OWNERS DON'T VOTE FOR IT.
IF THERE'S A MOTION TO SECOND WE VOTE.
I UNDERSTAND, BUT DON'T YOU THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON? CAN YOU CONFIRM? IF YOU'RE A HOTEL, YOU ONLY NEED, WELL, THE ONLY REASON YOU WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE APPROVAL PROCESS IS IF YOU'RE BUILDING A NEW HOTEL, YOU HAVE NO HOTEL LICENSE.
WHY WOULD YOU EVER HAVE TO COME TO THIS, GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS IF YOU ARE JUST RENOVATING A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE? BECAUSE WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU HIT A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE THRESHOLD CONSIDERED NEW, IT, IT IS CONSIDERED NEW.
SO IF IT WAS NEW, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULD SUPPORT IT IF IT DOESN'T HAVE SOME SORT OF PROTECTION, UM, IN IT SO THAT PEOPLE WOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO INVEST.
SO THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE, WHICH CREATED THE, THE HOTEL WARRANT REQUIREMENT, UM, SPECIFICALLY APPLIES TO APPLICATIONS, UM, THAT INCLUDE NEW CONSTRUCTION AND OR THE CONVERSION TO TRANSIENT HOTEL USE OF EXISTING FLOOR AREA THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH NON-TRANSIENT USE.
SO THAT MEANS BY IMPLICATION THAT IT WOULD NOT APPLY TO AN EXISTING HOTEL AS OF THE DATE OF THAT ORDINANCE.
AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT INVESTMENT THEY WANNA DO, 30, 40, 50%, IT WOULD NOT AFFECT THEIR LICENSE.
THEY WOULD NOT NEED A WARRANT UNLESS THEY WERE DOING NEW CONSTRUCTION.
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IF I MAY, THROUGH THE MAYOR, WHAT HAPPENS TO A, A HOTEL BUILDING AND THAT'S EMPTY, LIKE THE EXAMPLE OF THE TIDES.THE TIDES HASN'T BEEN OPERATIONAL, PROBABLY DOESN'T HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF USE.
UM, WHAT HAPPENS IN A SITUATION LIKE THAT? WE WOULD GO AND THEY GO IN, LET'S SAY THEY DO A RENOVATION.
SO YOU KNOW, IT'S WHERE YOU WANT HOTELS.
UM, AND THEY DO A 50% RENOVATION.
SO IT'S CONSIDERED NEW CONSTRUCTION, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF USE.
DO, DO THEY HAVE TO APPLY FOR WARRANTS? WE, WE WOULD GO BY THE LAST, UH, LICENSE USE, WHICH WAS HOTEL.
IT MAY HAVE BEEN SHUTTERED FOR FIVE YEARS, BUT FROM A USE STANDPOINT, IT WOULD STILL BE CONSIDERED IN AN EXISTING HOTEL.
SO EVEN IF THEY WENT OVER THE 50% RULE, IT WOULDN'T BE CONSIDERED NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A HOTEL OR CONVERSION OF A HOTEL.
UM, AND SO, AND, AND SO I THINK I, I THINK THIS IS, THIS IS WHERE OUR ZONING MAPS AND I, AND SO MANY OF THE ARGUMENTS THAT WERE, THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED AND SO MANY OTHER CONCERNS RESONATE.
UM, BUT, UM, BUT WE JUST CAN'T TURN EVERYTHING INTO HOTELS.
THIS IS WHY WE HAVE A ZONING MAP.
THIS IS WHY WE HAVE ZONING DISTRICTS, AND THIS IS WHY WE HAVE AREAS THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE RESIDENTIAL AREAS, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE UNDERLINING, UH, HOTEL USES BECAUSE THEY ARE IN AREAS OF OUR CITY WHERE WE HAVE TRADITIONALLY ENCOURAGED MORE OF OUR, OF THE TRANSIENT USE IS THAT ALSO HELPS SUSTAIN OUR ECONOMY.
AND THEN WE HAVE OTHER AREAS OF OUR CITY, LIKE OUR ARM ONE DISTRICTS IN FLAMINGO PARK, UH, WHERE YOU HAVE MULTIFAMILY THAT CAN'T BE CONVERTED, UH, TO, TO, TO, TO HOTEL USES.
AND THAT'S WHERE THE COMPLEXITIES OF OUR ZONING ALSO HELP PROTECT OUR, OUR RESIDENTS.
YEAH, I WAS ABOUT TO SAY, IT'S BEEN A GREAT DISCUSSION.
WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH EMOTIONS.
WELL, I THINK PROCEDURALLY WE WOULD NEED A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE TO AMEND, TO REMOVE IF, I MEAN, IF, IF THIS IS WHAT YOU STILL WISH TO DO.
'CAUSE YOU WERE THE FIRST TO SPEAK AND YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO REMOVE THAT EXCEPTION.
YES, THOUGH, READING THE TEA LEAVES, I DON'T THINK THAT'LL, THAT'LL HAVE SUPPORT.
BUT EVEN IF THE AMENDMENT DOESN'T, UH, HAVE SUPPORT, YOU STILL WANNA MOVE FORWARD WITH, UH, THE BROAD.
SO YOU DO NOT WISH TO MAKE A MOTION TO NO, SURE I DO.
I MEAN, WE COULD CALL THE VOTE, UM, BUT READING THE TEA LEAVES, I DON'T THINK THAT'LL HAVE SUPPORT.
SO MAYBE IF I MAY, UH, THROUGH, THROUGH THE MAYOR, MAYBE THE, THE MOTION THE COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE SHOULD MAKE WOULD BE A MOTION TO AMEND THIS ITEM TO REMOVE THE PROTECTION, SEE IF HE HAS SUPPORT FOR THAT, AND SEE IF THAT AMENDMENT IS, IS ADOPTED OR NOT, IS A SUGGESTION.
SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO REMOVE THE EXCEPTIONS.
AND THEN IF THAT DOES NOT PASS, THEN WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE VOTE.
THAT IS, THAT IS WHAT I WAS SUGGESTING.
ARE YOU REMOVING ALL THREE EXCEPTIONS? NO, NO, I'M SORRY.
THIS ONE, UH, THE AMOUNT AND, UH, CLARIFY WHAT COMMISSIONER BA WAS SAYING.
IN ADDITION TO WHAT COMMISSIONER SUAREZ SAID, WHERE THERE WERE ACTIVE APPLICATIONS, THE ONE IN NORTH BEACH SPECIFICALLY STOOD OUT TO ME BECAUSE, UH, THAT WAS JUST A SINGLE FAMILY, A SINGLE UNIT ENTITY RIGHT NOW WHERE THE OWNER WAS ACTUALLY OCCUPYING IT.
SO THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY TYPE OF DISPLACEMENT.
AND THERE'S NO REAL HOUSING INVENTORY THAT'S THERE NOW.
WHAT'S THE MOTION? I THINK THE FIRST MOTION IS TO A MOTION TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE TO REMOVE THE THIRD CARVE OUT.
UM, AND THEN YOU TAKE A VOTE ON THAT, AND THEN IF THAT FAILS, YOU WOULD TAKE A MO UH, A WELL, I THINK COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ WANTED TO INCLUDE A COVENANT, SO HE WOULD NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADD THE COVENANT, AND THEN YOU WOULD TAKE A VOTE ON THAT.
BUT THAT'S ONLY IF IT OH MY GOD, PAT, IF IT, IF THE FIRST MOTION FAILED, CORRECT.
SO LET'S, LET'S GO FIRST WITH THE, UM, FIRST.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? WE'RE FINE.
SINCE THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, UH, WE HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL REQUESTING TO SPEAK.
HI, DANIEL SERAL, CANDIDATE FOR COMMISSION CREW ONE.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE, THIS ITEM MAKING COMMISSIONERS FURTHER GATEKEEPERS ON OUR CITY ZONING.
WE SAW RECENTLY THE COMMISSION VOTED FIVE TWO TO STRIP AWAY COMMUNITY DESIGN REVIEW BOARD PROCESS FOR SPEC HOMES WITH UNDERST STORIES EXACERBATING THE PROBLEM OF THE COST OF HOUSING IN OUR CITY EVEN MORE.
THE 1250 WEST AVENUE PROJECT IS ALSO POTENTIALLY BEING VOTED ON BY THE SEVEN COMMISSIONERS, NOT THE PUBLIC, BECAUSE THE REFERENDUM ABILITY WAS REMOVED IN SPITE OF VOTERS CONSISTENTLY VOTING AGAINST FAR
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INCREASES IN OUR CITY.THERE ARE LOBBYISTS RIGHT NOW IN THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS THAT WERE A PART OF THE STATE PREEMPTIONS, OR WHOSE CLIENTS ARE BENEFITING FROM THEM.
AND THEY WILL DO WHATEVER THEY CAN TO DESTROY OUR CITY AND MAXIMIZE THEIR OWN PROFITS, EVEN IF THEIR OWN CHILDREN WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO LIVE ON MIAMI BEACH AGAIN BECAUSE OF THIS AFFORDABILITY.
SO I DO THANK THE SPONSOR FOR THIS ITEM.
I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, BUT I APPRECIATE THE IDEA OF TRACKING THE NUMBER OF HOMES VERSUS HOTEL ROOMS. IN CONCLUSION, THOUGH, FOR BUILDINGS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY HOTELS, I DON'T SEE A LEGAL WAY TO PROHIBIT THEIR CONVERSION OR ADAPTIVE REUSE.
THE FIRST MOTION IS BY COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, WHICH IS TO EXCLUDE, UH, MR. SCH LESSER'S BUILDING FROM THE CARVES THAT NEEDS A SECOND.
WE HAVE, WE HAVE ANOTHER PUBLIC, UH, SPEAKER MIKE, PLEASE STATE YOUR FULL NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES, PLEASE.
UH, I'M MIKE DORSCH, UH, AT THE WAVERLY.
I FIND THIS CONVERSATION DISINGENUOUS FROM MANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS WHO ARE ADVOCATING FOR THE LOSS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THIS TOWN.
WHEN YOU'RE READILY, UH, SET TO APPROVE THE LOSS OF 238 UNITS AT 1250 TO REPLA BE REPLACED BY A HUNDRED UNITS OFTU LUXURY HOUSING.
I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND HOW INCONSISTENT YOUR ARGUMENTS ARE WHEN YOU'RE, UM, TALKING ABOUT ONE PROJECT VERSUS ANOTHER.
PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED SINCE I SEE NO ONE.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE? MITCH IS THE LAST.
MY BUILDING, UH, UH, OPENED IN 1948, UH, AS A HOTEL, APARTMENT BUILDING IN 1960.
UH, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I CAME IN IN THE, UH, UH, IN THAT BUILDING IN THE EARLY NINETIES.
UH, NOW I OWN ROUGHLY 80% OF THE BUILDING KNOWN AS THE SHERBROOK HOTEL.
UH, SO I ESSENTIALLY CONVERTED WHAT WERE RESIDENCE, FORMALLY HOTEL APARTMENTS INTO RESIDENCE, BACK TO A HOTEL USE FOR MY SHERRA UNITS.
UM, YOU KNOW, I I I SHARE MEL OR MR. SCH LESSER'S CONCERN.
UH, UH, IT, IT'S, THE MXC IS A DIFFERENT WORLD.
UH, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING, THERE'S THIS EBB AND FLOW THAT, THAT, THAT, THAT CHANGES DAILY.
UH, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, OF, I, I WOULD SUPPORT THIS, UH, EXCEPTION BASED ON MEL'S RICH HISTORY.
HE WAS, UH, AN EARLY PIONEER WHO REALLY, UH, FOUGHT AND MADE A DIFFERENCE AND MADE THE COMMUNITY FOR WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT WAS.
OKAY, RICK, ONCE MORE, ONE MORE TIME.
THE MOTION IS TO ACCEPT THE AMENDMENT THAT WAS PROPOSED BY COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE TO REMOVE THE EXCEPTION FOR MR. SCH LESSER'S PROPERTY THAT IS IN THE CURRENT LEGISLATION THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING.
COMMISSIONER SCH SUAREZ SECONDED.
AND HOW MANY VOTES DO YOU NEED? FIVE.
WE NEED, UH, FOUR VOTES TO AMEND.
LET'S CALL VOTE SO AS AMENDED.
WHAT WHAT DOES IT MEAN? FOUR TO AMEND.
SO A MOTION TO AMEND ONLY NEEDS A MAJORITY VOTE.
NOW, ULTIMATELY YOU'LL NEED FI FIVE VOTES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PASS YEAH.
EITHER VERSION OF THE ORDINANCE.
SO WE'RE NOT VOTING ON THE ORDINANCE RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE VOTING TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE THAT'S BEFORE US TO REMOVE THE PROTECTION THAT THIS PROPERTY OWNER HAS REQUESTED.
THE, THE, THE MOTION IS TO AMEND THE ITEM.
WE'RE VOTING ON THE AMENDMENT RIGHT NOW.
COMMISSIONER ROSE GONZALEZ? NO.
I WOULD NEED A, ANOTHER MOTION.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, UH,
WELL, I THINK COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ WANTED TO MAKE ANOTHER MOTION TO AMEND TO, UH, THE COVENANT.
I WANNA MAKE A MOTION TO, TO ADD
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THE COVENANT, AND I'M GONNA, UH, DEFER TO OUR CHIEF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY TO PROPERLY STATE THE MOTION ON MY BEHALF.SO, SO THE MOTION WOULD BE TO ACCEPT THE, THE, THE PROFFER OF, OF THE COVENANT, UH, THAT, THAT MR. SCH LESSER AGREED TO, WHICH WOULD PROVIDE FOR AT LEAST FOUR MONTHS NOTICE, UH, PRIOR TO ANY TENANT NEEDING TO VACATE, UH, ONE MONTH'S RENT IF THE, IF, IF AT NO COST TO THE TENANT.
WAS IT TWO MONTHS? WELL, WE SAID ONE, BUT I'LL DO
SEE THAT, MEL? THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM.
AND I UNDERSTOOD A FEW MONTHS OF, UH, OF ASSISTANCE WITH, WITH MOVING COSTS.
CAN WE BE VERY SPECIFIC? I THINK, I THINK IT WAS TWO MONTHS OF, OF, OF ASSISTANCE.
WAIT, IT WAS, WAS IS IT WAS TWO MONTHS.
IS THAT ONE THE SAME OF RENT? AND, UH, AND YOU KNOW, OF COURSE THE SECURITY DEPOSIT AND ALL THAT.
AGAIN, WE, WE CAN'T AGREE ON SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T HAVE NUMBERS.
IN OTHER WORDS, WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT A, A MOVING ASSISTANCE, I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M AGREEING TO.
IF WE COULD TALK ABOUT WAIVING RENT.
WELL, I MAY HAVE, I MAY HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD.
SO, SO MAYBE, SO IT IS FOUR MONTHS NOTICE AND, AND TWO MONTHS RENT.
SO BE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THAT, THAT PROFFER OF A COVENANT AND TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE AT AT SECOND READING.
AND THAT COVENANT MOVES WITH THE PROPERTY, AS YOU SAID, RIGHT? CORRECT.
SO WE'RE GONNA VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT NOW, THIS IS A NEW AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE.
WE'RE NOT VOTING ON THE ENTIRE ORDINANCE.
WE'RE ADDING, WE'RE DOING AN AMENDMENT TO ADD THIS TO THE ORDINANCE.
IT WON'T BE IN THE TEXT OF THE ORDINANCE.
IT'S A, IT'S A MOTION ACCEPTING THE PROFFER OF THE COVENANT.
AND THE COVENANT WILL BE IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, LIKE ALL OF OUR COVENANTS.
UM, AND ADOPTING THE ORDINANCE AT SECOND READING.
WELL, THIS IS, AGAIN, THIS IS, CAN YOU ALSO INCLUDE A WAIVER OF THE ZONING CYCLE SINCE WE'RE TECHNICALLY ADOPTING THIS OUTSIDE OF THE NORMAL ZONING CYCLE? IT'S JUST A PROCEDURAL.
SO THIS IS AS IS THE ORDINANCE AND ACCEPTING THE COVENANT.
AND WAIVING THE, I'M WAIVING THE ZONING CYCLE.
AND THAT'S A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.
NO, THIS IS THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE.
THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED WITH THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE COVENANT AND THE WAIVING OF THE CYCLE.
AND COULD WE, THE MAYOR, COULD THE LANGUAGE OF THE COVENANT COME TO US WITH THE SECOND READING? THIS IS SECOND READING.
OH, THIS IS THE SECOND READING.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK CHIEF DEPUTY COLER TO, TO PROVIDE, UM, AN UPDATE ON SOME LEGISLATION THAT WE MIGHT WISH TO ACT UPON.
MA MAYOR, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'LL BE VERY BRIEF.
WE LEARNED A FEW DAYS AGO OF A LAST MINUTE AMENDMENT SENATE BILL 180, WHICH APPLIED TO PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTIES IN HURRICANE DISASTER ZONES.
THE AMENDMENT, UM, HAS SOME VERY BROAD LANGUAGE THAT PROHIBITS ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENT INITIATED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS OR LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION AMENDMENTS, UH, THAT ARE, THAT ARE MORE RESTRICTIVE OR MORE BURDENSOME THAN WHAT WAS IN EFFECT AT THE TIME.
UM, THAT BILL HAS NOT YET BEEN TRANSMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR FOR HIS SIGNATURE, BUT I THINK IT MAY BE A GOOD IDEA IF THE COMMISSION IS SO INCLINED TO TAKE A POSITION ON THAT BILL, IT WOULD IMPACT REGULATIONS LIKE THIS ONE THAT IMPOSE NEW STRICTER OR MORE BURDENSOME REQUIREMENTS THAN WHAT WE'RE IN EFFECT AS OF AUGUST ONE 20.
IT WOULD PREEMPT US IF, IF IT WOULD TAKE AWAY OUR ABILITY TO ENACT THIS.
IF, IF I MAY, I THINK WE NEED TO STUDY THAT.
BUT IT COULD, IT COULD TAKE AWAY THAT ABILITY.
IT, IT WOULD, IT COULD IMPACT REGULATIONS LIKE THESE.
I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE STARTED WITH THAT.
I, I, I, UH, I, I SPOKE WITH RICK AND I, I THOUGHT IT IMPORTANT ENOUGH, I, I HATE TO BRING THINGS UP ON THE FLY LIKE THIS, BUT I, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.
AND IF THE COMMISSION IS SO INCLINED, WE COULD DRAFT AN AFTER THE FACT RESOLUTION, UM, URGING THE, THE GOVERNOR TO, TO VETO BECAUSE IT, IT, IT WOULD APPLY TO, TO MIAMI BEACH.
SO IF I MAY, THROUGH THE MAYOR, SO MORE RESTRICTIVE COMP PLAN AMENDMENTS.
SO EXPLAIN WHAT MORE RESTRICTIVE IS EE EXPLAIN.
EXPLAIN WHAT THIS, DOES IT APPLY TO OUR LDRS OR JUST TO THE COMP PLAN? BOTH.
EXPLAIN, LIKE, GIVE US EXAMPLES.
THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE, BUT WHAT ELSE COULD THIS APPLY TO? LIKE, LET'S SAY LIKE OUR NUISANCE USE ORDINANCES
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WHERE WE TRY TO REGULATE, LET'S SAY LIKE LIQUOR STORES AND, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE THINGS AND WE SAY, OKAY, WE WANNA CREATE AN OVERLAY WHERE WE WANNA CREATE DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS, UM, BETWEEN CERTAIN USES.LET'S SAY, YOU KNOW, ONE OF OUR MOST RECENT FAVORITE CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES ON THE DAY IS, UH, ADULT MATERIAL.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE WANNA MAKE IT MORE RESTRICTIVE.
UH, WOULD, WOULD THIS STATUTE POTENTIALLY PROHIBIT US FROM DOING THAT? THIS STATUTE COULD IMPLICATE THO EXACTLY.
WELL, IF, I MEAN THE, THE STATUTE REFERS TO MORE RESTRICTIVE OR BURDENSOME PROCEDURES CONCERNING REVIEW, APPROVAL, OR ISSUANCE OF A SITE PLAN.
CAN I MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, GUYS? LET, LET'S DISCUSS THIS OVER LUNCH.
AND THEN WE CAN COME BACK AND, WELL, LET'S FIGURE OUT WHAT THIS STATUTE SAYS.
I NEED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS ATLAN USE.
[R5 G AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 58 OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE, ENTITLED "HOUSING," BY AMENDING ARTICLE III, ENTITLED “PROPERTY MAINTENANCE STANDARDS,” BY AMENDING SECTION 58-298 THEREOF, ENTITLED “RESPONSIBILITIES OF OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS,” TO REQUIRE PROPERTY OWNERS OF HOUSES AND BUILDINGS WITHIN THE CITY TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF ANIMAL TRAPPING OR EXTERMINATION SERVICES; AND, PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ]
AND NO ONE TOLD THIS HOUSE.R 5G IS NOTICE OF THE MAYOR OF CITY COMMISSION, UH, THE CITY OF MIAMI TO AMENDING CHAPTER 58 OF CITY CODE OF TA HOUSING BY AMENDING ARTICLE THREE ENTITLED PROPERTY MAINTENANCE SANDERS BY AMENDING SECTION 58 DASH 2 98 THEREOF, ENTITLED, RESPONSIBILITIES OF OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS, THE REQUIRE PROPERTY OWNERS OF HOUSES AND BUILDINGS WITHIN THE CITY TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF ANIMAL TRAPPING OR EXTERMINATION SERVICE AND PROVIDING FOR RE REPEATABILITY, CALCIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
R 5G IS A SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING, SORRY.
WELL, I DON'T THINK THAT THIS, UM, IS VERY CONTROVERSIAL.
IT'S PROVIDING NOTICE IF THERE IS SOME SORT OF, UH, TRAPPING HAPPENING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE CATS HAVE BEEN, UH, YOU KNOW, TAKEN OR STOLEN, UM, FROM CERTAIN HOMES.
SO IT'S JUST PROVIDING A NOTICE FOR ANIMALS.
UM, I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS.
COULD YOU JUST ADDRESS HOW THE NOTICE WOULD BE PROVIDED? WOULD IT BE INCUMBENT ON THE RESIDENT WHO IS USING TRAPPING SERVICES, OR IS IT A CITY SERVICE? HOW'S THAT GONNA WORK? ROB, I'M GONNA LET YOU ANSWER IN THE NOTICE DETAILS.
HI, ROB ROSE, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
UM, IT IS, THE ORDINANCE CALLS FOR THE, UH, PROPERTY OWNER TO PROVIDE NOTICE BY HAND DELIVERY OR US MAIL TO EVERY RESIDENCE WITHIN 500 FEET.
AND IF I, IF I MAY, HOW WILL THAT RESIDENT, UM, IF THEY CHOOSE OR NOT ABLE TO DO HAND DELIVERY, HOW WILL THEY GET THE MAILING ADDRESS? IS IT SOMETHING THAT THE CITY IS GONNA FACILITATE OR THAT THE CITY COULD CHARGE BACK? LIKE HOW, OR IS IT JUST POPPING NOTES INTO MAIL? LIKE HOW DOES THIS WORK? UH, THE ORDINANCE DOES NOT, UH, PROVIDE FOR THAT, BUT THE CITY COULD CERTAINLY PROVIDE IT ADMINISTRATIVELY IF THEY, IF THE ADMINISTRATION SO CHOOSE.
YOU WANNA GET THE CITY BE INVOLVED IN IT.
I THINK WE NEED TO BE PRECISE IN, IN HOW THAT GETS NOTICED.
BECAUSE OTHERWISE SOMEBODY COULD SAY, WELL, YOU KNOW, I, I LEFT A NOTE IN EVERYONE'S MAILBOX AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST, I, I DON'T WANNA, I THE DEVIL'S IN THE DETAILS.
I LIKE THE NOTICE REQUIREMENT.
I JUST THINK WE NEED TO SPELL OUT WHAT THE NOTICE REQUIREMENT ACTUALLY MEANS TO THE RESIDENTS.
AND MR. MAYOR, YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE ON THE COMMERCIAL.
UM, WELL, THE RESIDENT WHO'S PULLING A PERMIT FOR THIS TYPE OF SERVICE, OR THE COMPANY THAT'S DOING IT, I THOUGHT THAT THEY WERE GOING TO PROVIDE THE NOTICE.
I'LL JUST TELL YOU THE CONCERN THAT I HAVE.
AND IT'S SIMILAR TO THE CONCERN THAT COMMISSIONER BOT HAS.
I'M THINKING, LET'S SAY BEHIND ME THERE'S A NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, AND THERE WAS AN EMPTY PARCEL WHERE 4,000 ALTON ROAD IS BEING BUILT.
THAT'S A BIG APARTMENT BUILDING.
IF YOU'RE THE HOME ACROSS THE STREET, AND LET'S SAY YOU NEED TO TEND TO YOUR HOME NOW YOU NEED TO SEND A NOTICE TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THAT BUILDING, THAT THAT, THAT YOU'RE GONNA TEND TO YOUR HOME.
AND, AND THAT CAN BE CONSTANTLY AND BURDENSOME TO HOMEOWNERS.
AND ALSO, IF YOU HAVE A SMALL APARTMENT BUILDING, I THINK OF VALERIE OWNS, VALERIE OWNS, SHE ACTUALLY BOUGHT FROM US 1580 BAY ROAD RIGHT NEXT TO THE FLAMINGO.
UM, LET'S SAY SHE NEEDS TO TENT 1580 BAY ROAD.
NOW SHE NEEDS TO SEND A NOTICE TO EVERYONE AT THE FLAMINGO.
THAT'S A LOT OF UNITS, AND TO THE CAPRI AND TO, YOU KNOW, 1621 BAY ROAD ACROSS THE STREET AND TO 1605 BAY ROAD, ACROSS THE STREET, AND TO ALL THESE OTHER BUILDINGS IN THEIR, IN THEIR VICINITY.
AND SO I THINK THAT THERE'S, THERE SHOULD BE SOME STREAMLINING.
NUMBER ONE, IF, IF, UM, IF YOU'RE A HOMEOWNER, A PROPERTY OWNER, PAY IT TO THE CITY.
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DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS, UNLIKE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WHERE AN APPLICANT IS COMING AND THEY COME WITH ATTORNEYS AND LOBBYISTS AND SURVEYORS AND ARCHITECTS, THEY EASILY HIRE THESE COMPANIES THAT DO THE RADIUS, THE DISTANCE RADIUS, AND GET THE LABELS AND SEND IT OUT IN, IN, IN THE MAIL.IT'S EASY WHEN YOU'RE A BIG DEVELOPER TO SEND THESE MAILED NOTICES.
BUT WHEN YOU ARE A LITTLE GUY THAT OWNS A PROPERTY, HAVING TO FIGURE OUT THE 1000 ADDRESSES YOU NEED TO MAIL TO, THAT CAN BE QUITE COMPLEX.
SO I ALMOST RATHER THE PERSON PAY THE CITY, HAVE THE CITY SEND IT ON THE PROPERTY OWNER'S BEHALF.
UM, BUT THEN SEPARATE THAN THAT, APART FROM THAT, MAYBE JUST NOTIFY THE PROPERTY MANAGERS AND THE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATIONS RATHER THAN HAVING TO NOTIFY EACH INDIVIDUAL, UH, UNIT.
BECAUSE THAT ALSO BECOMES VERY BURDENSOME.
FIRST OF ALL, MAYBE JUST A POSTING.
I MEAN, THE WHOLE IDEA BEHIND THIS IS THAT WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE'S CATS GETTING TRAPPED OR TAKEN AWAY.
SO MAYBE YOU JUST POST SOMETHING IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE.
LOOK, I'M GONNA HAVE A TRAPPER OUT HERE.
PLEASE MAKE, PLEASE SECURE YOUR ANIMALS SO THAT WE DON'T COME AND, YOU KNOW, STEAL YOUR ANIMAL.
WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENED THAT I THINK IS MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE, JUST A POSTING.
WHAT HAPPENED WAS, NO, MADDIE, THE REASON WE, UH, DID THIS ORDINANCE IS, IS ACTUALLY ALEX DOD, WHO NOW PASSED, THERE WAS A TRAPPER IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
THEY, UH, HIS CAT WAS REMOVED FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEY, AND IT WAS HORRIBLE.
OKAY? AND HE COULD NOT GET HIS CAT BACK.
AND HE EMAILED ALL OF US AND HE WAS EXTREMELY UPSET ABOUT THIS.
AND THIS, UM, ORDINANCE IS REALLY, UH, WAS FOR HIM.
AND HE'S NOT HERE, BUT HE WOULD BE VERY HAPPY THAT WE'RE PASSING IT.
'CAUSE WE DON'T WANT IT TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE'S ANIMAL.
BUT WE DO WANNA MAKE IT AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE.
SO I SUPPOSE THAT A SIMPLE, UM, POSTING, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANNA MAKE IT, YOU KNOW, IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE, THERE'S GONNA BE A TRAPPER ON THESE DAYS.
I THINK THAT'S A SENSIBLE AMENDMENTS.
JUST MAKE THAT AMENDMENT, ROB.
IT FITS WITHIN THE TITLE SO WE COULD MAKE THAT AMENDMENT.
SO SIMPLE POSTING IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE THAT THERE WILL BE A TRAPPER AREA.
IT'S FOR YOU, FOR ALL THE, OUR LEGGED FRIENDS OUT THERE.
CAN WE RENAMED THIS THE GOT A MOTION? ALEX DOUD, UH, THE DOUD NOTICE THE DOWD NOTICE.
HE WOULD ACTUALLY, HE LOVED ANIMALS.
AND SO WOULD GINA, HIS PARTNER AND HIS FAMILY.
SO IS THAT, THERE'S TWO AMENDMENTS.
NOTICE WE'RE GOING TO POST THE NOTICE AND WE'RE GOING TO CALL IT THE, UM, THE ALEX DOWD NOTICE.
I SEE NO ONE IN ZOOM, NO ONE, OH, NO, MR. NO.
I MANAGE TWO PROPERTIES ON THE BEACH.
I'VE, UH, TENTED AND FUMIGATED.
UH, IT SEEMS EVERY DECADE, UH, UH, TERMITES APPEAR, AND IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN.
UH, YOU CERTAINLY DON'T WANT ANY ANIMALS OR CRITTERS, UH, TRAPPED UNDER A BUILDING.
UH, THE FIRST TIME I TENTED THE BUILDING ON JEFFERSON, IF YOU COULD BELIEVE THIS, EVERY UNIT WAS BURGLARIZED.
UH, I GUESS PEOPLE WENT IN WITH MASKS AND, UH, A RESPIRATOR BREATHING APPARATUS.
AND IT WAS, UH, REALLY, UH, DISAPPOINTING.
UH, BUT WHAT THAT EXTERMINATOR DID, HE SPRAYED TEAR GAS UNDER THE BUILDING.
UH, NO CRITTERS CAME OUT, OR AT LEAST NOTHING THAT I SEE.
I'VE ALWAYS MAINTAINED MY ACCESS, UH, UH, DOORS AND, UH, FEMUR, BLOOD FLOOD, BLA UH, FEMUR FLOOD VENTS PROPERLY SCREENED ON THE INSIDE.
UH, I LIKE THE NOTICE IDEA, THE LA MAIL, LA LABELS THAT WOULD BE EXPONENTIALLY MORE THAN THE, UH, FUMIGATION ITSELF.
UH, BUT AGAIN, I LOVE THE INTENT OF THIS.
UH, YOU DON'T WANT, UH, ANY, UH, PREACHERS GETTING, UH, LOOK, I, I DON'T LOVE THE IDEA OF NOTIFYING PEOPLE.
LOOK, THERE'S GONNA BE NOBODY ON THE PREMISES THREE DAYS PRIOR.
I, I DO THINK THAT THAT'S NOT SMART EITHER.
THAT'S WHY WE HAD A MAILED NOTICE.
BUT IF IT WAS JUST A LETTER TO THE CONDO ASSOCIATION, AND I DON'T THINK IT'S REALLY MEANT FOR, YOU KNOW, WELL, I GUESS IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT, IT WOULD DEFINITELY AFFECT, UM, BUILDINGS.
SO LOOK FINE WITH THE AMENDMENT.
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THAT.YOU GOT THE VOTES? WE'LL CALL THE VOTE.
COMMISSIONER ROSA GONZALEZ? YES.
ITEM R 5G IS APPROVED AS AMENDED.
[R7 P A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING AN INCREASE IN FUNDING TO UNIDAD OF MIAMI BEACH, INC., IN THE AMOUNT OF $70,000 FOR SENIOR MEAL SERVICES IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, BRINGING THE TOTAL CITY FUNDING SUPPORT FOR UNIDAD TO $350,000 FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN SERVICE LEVELS OF 140 MEALS PER DAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2025.]
GONNA HEAR TWO MORE ITEMS BEFORE LUNCH.R SEVEN P INCREASED FUND BY 70,000 TO UNAD SENIOR MEAL SERVICES.
I HAVE A FEELING, VICTOR AND MATT, YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? SO I WILL GIVE YOU THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO FOR OUR SENIORS.
I'VE INSTRUCTED HER, SHE CANNOT SPEAK.
UH, MARY VICTOR, DO YOU THINK THAT'S GONNA STOP HER? VICTOR DIAZ 400 ALTON ROAD, SUITE 1 0 6.
I AM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND THE FOUNDER OF UNIDAD WITH ME IS THE OTHER CO-FOUNDER, MAYOR MATTIE HERRERA BAUER, AND OUR BOARD PRESIDENT MARIA SAVOIA.
I EYES IN SUPPORT OF, UH, RESOLUTION R SEVEN P FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO CONTINUE TO FEED OUR SENIORS AT THE MIAMI BEACH SENIOR CENTER.
I WANNA THANK COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ FOR HER LEADERSHIP IN SPONSORING THIS ITEM.
AND I WANNA THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR YOUR CO-SPONSORSHIP OF THIS ITEM.
IN FACT, I, I WANNA THANK ALL OF YOU, I HOPE FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM.
MIAMI BEACH IS HOME TO THE FINEST SENIOR CENTER IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
ACCORDING TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ELDER OUTDOOR AFFAIRS, UH, WHO HAS VISITED ALL OF THE SENIOR CENTERS IN THIS STATE AND HAS REPEATEDLY VISITED OUR CENTER, IT IS LOCATED AT 72 51 COLLINS AVENUE.
IT IS OPEN TO EVERY MIAMI BEACH RESIDENT WHO WISHES TO REGISTER WITH EITHER THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT OR, OR UNIDA.
AND WE OFFER A FULL PROGRAM OF SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES MOST POPULAR OF WHICH IS OUR SENIOR MEAL PROGRAM.
UM, THANKS TO YOUR SUPPORT THIS YEAR, THE MIAMI BEACH SENIOR CENTER CELEBRATES 10 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE.
AND THANKS TO YOUR SUPPORT, THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, WE ARE FEEDING 140 SENIORS A DAY WITH A HOT MEAL.
THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SEEN A SPIKE IN NEED AND THAT WE HAVE SEEN AND HAD TO TURN AWAY HUNGRY SENIORS IN THIS SEAT CITY, IT'S SAD, BUT IT IS A TESTAMENT TO THE FACT THAT MIAMI BEACH IS NOT IMMUNE TO THE CRISIS OF FOOD INSECURITY IN OUR COUNTRY.
ACCORDING TO FEEDING AMERICA, ONE IN FIVE SENIORS IN THE UNITED STATES SUFFERS FROM FOOD INSECURITY.
AND I CAN TELL YOU FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE SPEAKING TO THE SENIORS WHO WE FEED AT THE SENIOR CENTER, THAT MANY OF THEM ARE SHUT-INS.
THEY DON'T HAVE FAMILY, THEY LIVE IN SMALL UNITS.
AND THEY TELL US, THEY REPORT TO US THAT THE HOT MEAL THAT THEY RECEIVE AT THE SENIOR CENTER IS THE ONLY FULL BALANCED, NUTRITIOUS MEAL THAT THEY RECEIVE THE ENTIRE DAY.
SO, AS MOHAM G GANDHI SAID, THE TRUE MEASURE OF A SOCIETY CAN BE FOUND IN HOW IT TREATS ITS MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS.
AND WITH YOUR VOTE TODAY, YOU'RE DEMONSTRATING ONCE AGAIN THAT THIS IS A GREAT COMMUNITY AND THAT WE CARE ABOUT OUR SENIORS.
AND SO I THANK YOU ON THEIR BEHALF.
I THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF WHEN HE DIED OF MIAMI BEACH.
I THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF, OF ALL 800 REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS OF THE MIAMI BEACH SENIOR CENTER, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR CITY.
I DON'T NEED, I REALLY DON'T NEED TO SAY ANYTHING.
I JUST CAME HERE TO LOOK PRETTY
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR OUR, FOR OUR SENIORS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
ALL IN FAVOR OF R SEVEN PS R SEVEN P.
COMMISSIONER SUAREZ IS AT COMMISSIONER HERE.
[R7 C OCEAN TERRACE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT - AMENDMENT A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, APPROVING, FOLLOWING SECOND READING/PUBLIC HEARING, A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, DATED JULY 31, 2019, CURRENTLY AMONG THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH ("CITY"), 7450 OCEAN TERRACE LLC, OCEAN TERRACE TRUSTEE LLC, OCEAN TERRACE RESIDENTIAL LLC, OCEAN TERRACE SHARED FACILITIES LLC, AND OCEAN TERRACE RETAIL LLC (COLLECTIVELY, "PROJECT DEVELOPER"), AND 0TH STREETSCAPE, LLC ("PARK DEVELOPER"), FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE OCEAN TERRACE PROPERTY, GENERALLY LOCATED AT 7409, 7421, 7433, 7435, 7437, 7439, 7441, AND 7449 COLLINS AVENUE, AND 7400, 7410, 7420, 7430, 7436, AND 7450 OCEAN TERRACE ("DEVELOPMENT SITE"), AS AUTHORIZED UNDER SECTION 2.11.1 OF THE MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE (FORMERLY SECTION 118-4 OF THE CITY CODE), AND SECTIONS 163.3220 - 163.3243, FLORIDA STATUTES, WHICH FIRST AMENDMENT ELIMINATES THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE PROJECT INCLUDE AT LEAST 75 HOTEL UNITS.]
ONE LAST ITEM BEFORE LAUNCH.R SEVEN C IS OCEAN TERRACE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT.
IT'S NOT A PUBLIC HEARING, RIGHT? UH, IT'S, IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
I SEE NO ONE ON ZOOM AND I SEE NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK.
UH, I HEARD A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, BUT I DIDN'T HEAR THE SECOND.
IS IT, IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, MAY CALL THE VOTE.
UH, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? THE ITEM IS APPROVED SEVEN ZERO.
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THANK YOU.JUST LIKE MADDIE BEFORE ME, I'M JUST HERE TO LOOK FOR
YOU HAVE TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE SHADE SESSION.
YOU MIGHT LOOK PRETTIER THAN MADDIE TODAY.
SO WE ARE NOW DOING, LET'S GIMME ONE SECOND.
AFTER R NINE C, WE ARE HAVING A COMMITTEE OF THE HALL FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY, CITY CLERK, AND INSPECTOR GENERAL.
THE MEETING WILL BE HELD IN THE CITY MANAGER'S LARGE CONFERENCE ROOM.
WE'LL BE BACK AT ONE 15, PLEASE STAND BY.
WE ARE GOING ON AIR IN 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
WELCOME BACK TO THE, UH, AFTERNOON SESSION OF OUR COMMISSION MEETING.
WE, UH, CONTINUE WITH CNIK HOUR.
IF ANYONE WANTS TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION DURING THE NIK, UH, 30 MINUTES NOW.
IN THE MEANTIME, I'LL BE CALLING, UH, ONE OF THE ZOOM SPEAKERS, OMAR JIMENEZ.
MR. JIMENEZ, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
MY NAME, MY NAME IS OMAR OMAR JIMENEZ, UH, FOUNDER OF THE PARKVIEW ISLAND SUSTAINABLE ASSOCIATION.
I'M HERE TO EXPRESS OUR COMMUNITY'S GRATITUDE TO THE CITY COMMISSION AND ADMINISTRATION FOR THE SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF OPERATION CLEAN WATER THIS PAST MONDAY AT THE PARKVIEW ISLAND KAYAK LAUNCH.
AND ONCE AGAIN, REAFFIRMING YOUR DEDICATION AND SUPPORT FOR OUR COMMUNITY THIS MORNING BY VOTING TO REVISE THE BUDGET AMENDMENT TO ALLOW THE UNUSED DOG PARK FUNDS RE TO REMAIN FOR USE WITHIN THE PARKVIEW ANNEX PARK TO PROVIDE EXPANDED ASSISTANCE AND RESOURCES FOR EXPANSION OF THE NOVI COMMUNITY GARDEN IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENTS, UNITED LEADERSHIP AND PERSISTENCE IN RESOLVING THE DIFFICULT ISSUES FACING THE PARKVIEW CANAL.
PLEASE GO AHEAD, STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
UH, COMMISSIONERS, UH, ERIC AND ATTORNEYS.
UM, I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING I'VE BEEN, UH, ALREADY EXPOSING HERE, WHICH IS THE ELECTRICAL BICYCLES AND THE ELECTRICAL AND, UH, SCOOTERS.
I ALWAYS HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THE DANGERS OF THEM OUTSIDE ON THE BOARDWALK.
THEY DON'T STOP IN THE STOP SIGNS AND REALLY THEY'RE DANGEROUS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY IN GARDENS ON THE BAY, AGAIN,
IT MUST BE CONSIDERED LIKE A PROBLEM INSIDE THE ASSOCIATION, BUT I THINK NOBODY KNOWS ENOUGH ABOUT THE, THE DANGERS OF KEEPING A BICYCLE OR AN SCOOTER INSIDE OF AN UNIT.
UNFORTUNATELY, LAST SUNDAY, ONE OF THOSE BATTERIES, THE KID THAT OWNS THE THE BICYCLE WENT ON A TRIP, LET IT PLUG IT OVERCHARGE AND EXPLODED IT.
WE PRACTICALLY LOST ONE UNIT COMPLETELY, AND WE WERE SUPER LUCKY NOBODY GOT HURT AND THAT THE LA UH, THE SIDE UNITS WERE SLIGHTLY DAMAGED, BUT THAT UNIT WAS TOTAL LOSS.
SO I KNOW IT'S INTERNALLY IN ASSOCIATIONS, BUT YOU GO TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS ASSOCIATIONS AND MAYBE IT'S TIME TO BRING IN THE DANGERS OF HAVING THOSE, UH, SCOOTERS OR ELECTRICAL BIKES INSIDE OF AN APARTMENT.
AND, UH, I KNOW MOST OF THE BUILDINGS, WE DO NOT HAVE A SPACE TO PUT THEM, BUT INSIDE IS NOT AN OPTION.
I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD HAPPEN AS IT HAPPENED TO US ON THAT SUNDAY.
SO IT WOULD BE VERY NICE IF SOMETHING COULD BE DONE.
AND I JUST WANT TO COMMENT SOMETHING ABOUT WHAT JOE MAGAZINE, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE SAID ABOUT THE FOOTBALL IN THE PARK IN FRONT OF THE NEW WORLD SYMPHONY.
I HAVE SEEN THE WORK UP IN VERY HISTORIC PLACES LIKE, UH, THE F IN ROME.
OUR NEXT PUBLIC SPEAKER IS LARRY SCHAFER.
MR. SCHAFER, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
HELLO, THIS IS LARRY SCHAEFER, 2 3 3 80 FIRST STREET IN NORTH BEACH.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSION FOR PAYING MORE ATTENTION TO NORTH BEACH, ESPECIALLY, UH, ISSUES OF CLEAN WATER.
AS I'VE, UH, RAISED, UH, AWARENESS FOR SURF RIDER AND THEIR WATER TESTING LAB AT BETSY PEREZ'S, UH, OLD HOME, UM, IT'S WATER QUALITY'S CRUCIAL AND IMPORTANT FOR
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EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IN MIAMI BEACH.WE'RE SURROUNDED BY WATER, SO IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT PROJECT GOING.
I ALSO WANT TO ENCOURAGE THE COMMISSION TO LOOK AT POSSIBLY DOING AN ADDITIONAL, UH, COMMUNITY GARDEN ON THE WEST.
THIS IS REALLY A FUN THING FOR NEIGHBORS TO DO TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER.
IT'S COMMUNITY ORIENTED, I'M SURE IT'S BLUE ZONES ORIENTED FOR TANYA, AND I KNOW THAT TANYA'S ALSO WORKING ON A FARMER'S MARKET, UM, UH, IDEA FOR THE WEST LOTS, AND I ENCOURAGE THAT AS WELL.
AND I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT THE OLD LOG CABIN SITE BE CONSIDERED FOR THESE THINGS AS WE USED TO HAVE A NURSERY THERE WITH THE LOG CABIN SELLING PLANTS.
SO HAVING A A COMMUNITY GARDEN THERE AND MAYBE HAVING THAT SITE BE USED FOR FARMER'S MARKET SEEMS VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH, WITH WHAT WE USED TO HAVE.
AND IF WE COULD HAVE THESE KINDS OF THINGS, UM, IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.
BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO NORTH BEACH AND I'LL LEAVE THE REST OF THE TIME FOR THE NEXT CALLER.
I VIVO IN 9 2 0 MERIDIAN AVENUE, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA THREE THREE ONE THREE NINE.
MY TELEPHONE NUMBER IS PLUS +1 917-994-4648.
ADVOCATING FOR POTENTIALLY CONSIDERING STOPPING RIGHT ON REDS AT CERTAIN INTERSECTIONS SUCH AS WASHINGTON AVENUE AND FIFTH STREET.
THIS IS A SCRAMBLE INTERSECTION WHERE ALL ELEMENTS GET THE WALK AT THE SAME TIME.
CAUSING PEOPLE TO DO RIGHT ON RED IS A SAFETY CONCERN.
WITH REGARDS TO THE LAST COMMENT ABOUT THE FOOTBALL IN SOUNDSCAPE PARK, PLEASE CONSIDER OPENING THOSE RESTROOMS. I MENTIONED SOMETHING LAST MONTH AND I'M JUST FOLLOWING UP.
I REPEAT A HERO IF THOSE BATHROOMS GET OPEN.
ALSO, ADVOCATING FOR A CROSSWALK RENDERING AUTOMATICALLY ON MERIDIAN AVENUE AT INTERSECTIONS SUCH AS 16TH STREET, 15TH STREET, EVEN CROSSING CITY HALLT ACROSS 17TH STREET, WE HAVE TO CLICK A BUTTON.
I KNOW THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MOBILITY FOR THIS CITY PRIORITIZES THE PEDESTRIAN.
AND I BELIEVE THAT TO ENHANCE SAFETY FOR ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE WALKING AROUND THE CITY AND WHEELING AROUND THE CITY, THAT PEDESTRIAN FIRST INTERSECTIONS WILL BE BETTER FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO CROSS.
ALSO PUTTING FORWARD TO CONSIDER RESIDENTIAL PARKING SPACES TURNING INTO PICNIC TABLES.
I KNOW THAT THERE IS A PARKING HOLIDAY TO BE DISCUSSED, OR IT HAS ALREADY BEEN CONFIRMED.
HOWEVER, THESE PICNIC TABLES IN PARKING SPACES COULD BECOME ART ZONES.
GATHERING PLACES TO ENJOY LEISURE AND PLAY BOARD GAMES WITH NEIGHBORS OUTSIDE OF INVITING SOMEBODY INTO THEIR OWN HOME, BUT INSTEAD GOING TO A GATHERING PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO WITHOUT AN INVITATION, I THINK IS CRITICAL.
AS MUCH AS PEOPLE HAVE BEGUN TO WORK FROM HOME MORE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2020, PEOPLE NOW HAVE LESS TIME FOR LEISURE AND LESS ROOM FOR LEISURE IN THEIR HOMES.
AND WE SHOULD BE PUTTING THAT INTO THE, THE STREETS.
AND I'M ADVOCATING FOR IT OUTSIDE AROUND THE 11TH STREET AND MERIDIAN AVENUE INTERSECTION IN ZONE TWO PARKING.
FINALLY, PLEASE, TO ALL PEOPLE LISTENING AND ALL PEOPLE WHO MAY BE GOING FORWARD FOR YE, THE, THE, THE DOUBLE YELLOW LINES DO NOT PASS CYCLISTS WHEN THEY'RE IN THAT ZONE.
AND ALSO, CAN WE PLEASE JUST START TO CONSIDER FOR MANY YEARS IN THE FUTURE, RIDESHARE PICKUP AND DROP OFFS? WE NEED TO BE EDUCATING THESE UBER AND LYFT DRIVERS AND MAYBE HAVE REQUIREMENTS FOR THEM TO START DRIVING IN OUR CITY.
YOU GOT A LOT OF INFORMATION IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE ON THE DO PLEASE GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
HI, JULIE BASNER, 59 31 NORTH BAY ROAD.
TODAY I AM HERE WITH MY PTSA HAT ON AGAIN.
AS YOU KNOW, OUR PTSA HAS REQUESTED THAT THE COMMISSION CONSIDER A CONTRIBUTION TO OUR SHAPE, TO THE SHADE STRUCTURE AT UM, BEACH HIGH.
BUT I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE I REALIZE THAT THIS IS CONTINGENT UPON ANTICIPATED BUDGET CONSTRAINTS AND THAT YOU'LL BE FACED WITH MAKING DIFFICULT DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT TO PRIORITIZE.
UM, WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT TO THE ONLY PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL THAT WE HAVE HERE IN MIAMI BEACH, AND IT WOULD BE A PRUDENT LONG-TERM INVESTMENT.
IT IS WHERE WE HOPE TO CONTINUE TO APPEAL TO, UM, OUR OWN RESIDENTS AND THEIR TEENS FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION, AS WELL AS NEWCOMERS TO MIAMI BEACH AND THE GREATER COMMUNITY.
UM, JUST AS A REMINDER, OUR ATHLETIC FIELD IS CURRENTLY UTILIZED FOR PE CLASSES, ATHLETIC EVENTS, PRACTICES, AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.
AND WE HOPE THAT IT WILL ALSO SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR RESIDENTS.
THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES A SERIOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERN FOR OUR STUDENTS.
GOD BLESS YOU, STUDENTS, STAFF, AND VISIT VISITORS.
AS EXTREME HEAT, AS WE ALL KNOW IS MORE FREQUENT, ENTER A SHADE STRUCTURE, THE SHADE STRUCTURE WOULD SPAN A, UH, FOUR SETS OF BLEACHERS THAT CAN HOLD 125 STUDENTS AT A TIME.
IT WOULD COMPLIMENT THE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE PLAN TO MAKE TO THE FIELD.
IN FACT, SINCE THE FIRST TIME THAT I CAME TO THE COMMISSION, UM, I CAME WITH A MUCH GREATER
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MONETARY ASK.BUT SINCE THEN, WE'VE RECEIVED A COMMITMENT FROM THE SCHOOL TO FUND SEVERAL ITEMS THAT WERE PART OF THE INITIAL REQUEST.
AND OUR PTSA HAS COMMITTED TO CONTRIBUTING AS WELL.
OUR NEXT PUBLIC SPEAKER IS CARMEN PAGE.
STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
I LIVE IN 1200 WEST AVENUE, APARTMENT IN OH ONE.
UH, UM, I AM HERE ABDICATING FOR THE USE OF AI TO, UH, GIVE US AN ACCURATE ESTIMATE OF WHAT IS NEEDED IN TERMS OF REPAIRS IN OUR BUILDINGS.
I DID SEND, UH, AN EMAIL WITH THE PROPOSAL TO EVERY COMMISSIONER AND THE, AND THE MAYOR.
AND, UM, AND THIS IS BECAUSE, UH, WE GET ESTIMATES, UH, FOR, FOR REPAIRS IN OUR BUILDING BASED ON BIG, UM, ESTIMATES THAT DON'T, AND THEY COLLECT THE MONEY, THEY DON'T DO THE REPAIRS, AND THEN THEY, UM, THEY COME BACK AGAIN WITH THE NEXT REPAIR, WITH DOUBLE THE AMOUNT.
AND, AND THEN THEY TELL US, OH, BECAUSE WE COULDN'T, WE, THERE'S NO WAY TO SEE IN BETWEEN THE WALLS.
AND SO AND SO, SO I THINK THIS, THIS, UM, NEW, UH, AI, UH, DRUM, UH, 3D UH, UH, WAY OF CHECKING THE, THE STATUS OF THE BUILDING WILL BE A BETTER USE USAGE FOR GIVING US, UH, A BETTER ESTIMATES OF OUR, OF OUR, UH, WHAT'S WRONG WITH OUR BUILDINGS.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE ON IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? SEEING NONE, THERE'S NONE ON ZOOM.
AND BEFORE WE GO TO OUR ITEMS, I ACTUALLY WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, WE HAVE OUR NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, STEVE ANTHONY HERE.
I'D LOVE TO CALL YOU UP AND, UH, INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
ALL OF US KNOW YOU, BUT TO OUR RESIDENTS.
BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, I WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE ERIC, UH, I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN FILLING A LOT OF POSITIONS LATELY.
THIS POSITION IN PARTICULAR HAS BEEN VACANT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
SO KUDOS TO YOU, ERIC, FOR, UH, FOR REALLY THIS IS SO IMPORTANT TO OUR CITY, UH, THIS POSITION AND OTHERS THAT YOU'RE FILLING.
SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT, STEVE.
I APPRECIATE THAT INTO THE COMMISSION.
GOOD AFTERNOON, ALL FOR THOSE THAT HADN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET IN PERSON.
I MET ON ZOOM FOR A FEW OF YOU.
UM, IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL IN PERSON.
UM, IT'S, THIS HAS BEEN A PLEASURE.
THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER FOR, FOR THE SELECTION.
UM, THIS IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE FOR ME COMING FROM KANSAS CITY TO BE IN HERE IN, IN MIAMI BEACH.
UM, SO NOW I KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS.
UM, BUT NO, THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A PLEASURE AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EACH OF YOU ON REALLY HOW DO WE ENHANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT LOOK LIKE, UM, FOR YOU ALL? WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FOR THE COMMUNITY? UM, SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO GET, TO GET HANDS IN AND, AND REALLY GET TO UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT, UM, WHAT EACH OF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR, WHAT THE CITY IS LOOKING FOR, AND HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO GROW, GROW MIAMI BEACH.
AND I, AND I, YOU, YOU MADE THE JOKE ABOUT THIRD DAY AND YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING.
BUT WHEN WE MET A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, UH, IN PREPARATION FOR YOU COMING HERE, UH, I, I HAVE TO SAY IT WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE.
I WAS VERY IMPRESSED BY YOU HOW MUCH YOU KNEW ABOUT MIAMI BEACH, UH, EVEN BEFORE YOU HAD STARTED, SO ABSOLUTELY.
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
[R5 K RO DISTRICT REGULATIONS FOR ALCOHOL SALES IN NONCONFORMING USES – COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH YEAR 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, BY AMENDING GOAL RLU 1: LAND USE; OBJECTIVE RLU 1.1: ESTABLISHMENT OF FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORIES; POLICY RLU 1.1.11: RESIDENTIAL / OFFICE (RO), TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR NONCONFORMING CAFES SERVING ALCOHOL AND LOCATED ON ALTON ROAD; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; TRANSMITTAL; REPEALER; SEVERABILITY; AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
[R5 L RO DISTRICT REGULATIONS FOR ALCOHOL SALES IN NONCONFORMING USES – LDR AMENDMENTAN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, SUBPART B, ENTITLED, "LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS," BY AMENDING CHAPTER 2 ENTITLED “ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES”, ARTICLE XII, ENTITLED “NONCONFORMITIES,” BY AMENDING SECTION 2.12.5, ENTITLED “NONCONFORMING USE OF BUILDINGS,” TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR NONCONFORMING CAFES SERVING ALCOHOL AND LOCATED ON ALTON ROAD; BY AMENDING CHAPTER 7 ENTITLED, “ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS”, ARTICLE II, ENTITLED, “GENERAL TO ALL ZONING DISTRICTS”, DIVISION 7.2.9 ENTITLED, “RO RESIDENTIAL/OFFICE DISTRICT,” BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2.9.2, ENTITLED “ USES (RO),” TO ALLOW ALCOHOL SALES IN EXISTING CAFES; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; REPEALER; SEVERABILITY; AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
OKAY, LET'S GO TO, UM, LET'S GO TO R 5K AND R FIVE L COMPANION ITEMS. R 5K IS A, AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR, CITY COMMISSION CITY, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA.AMENDING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH YEAR 2040.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BY AMENDING GOAL RLU ONE LAND USE OBJECTIVE, RLU 1.1.
ESTABLISHMENT OF FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORIES, POLICY RU 1.1, POINT 11 RESIDENTIAL OFFICE RO TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR NONCONFORMING CAFES, SERVING ALCOHOL AND LOCATED ON ALTERNATE ROAD, PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TRANSMITTAL
R 5K IS THE FIRST READING, PUBLIC HEARING.
THE ITEM REQUIRES FOUR SEVEN'S VOTE.
R FIVE L IS THE COMPANION ITEM.
IT'S IN ORDER TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI V BEACH, FLORIDA AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH SUB PART B ENTITLED LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS BY AMENDING CHAPTER TWO ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION REVIEW PROCEDURES.
ARTICLE 12 ENTITLED NONCONFORMITIES BY AMENDING SECTION TWO POINT 12.5 ENTITLED NONCONFORMING USES OF THINGS TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-CONFORMING CAFES.
SERVING ALCOHOL LOCATED ON ALTERNATE ROAD BY AMENDING CHAPTER SEVEN ENTITLED ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS.
ARTICLE TWO ENTITLED GENERAL TO ALL ZONING DISTRICTS, DIVISION 7.2 0.9 ENTITLED RO RESIDENTIAL OFFICE DISTRICT BY AMENDING SECTION 7.9 0.2 ENTITLED USES RO TO ALLOW ALCOHOL SALES IN EXISTING CAFES PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION REPEAT SERVICEABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
THAT WAS ITEM UH, R FIVE L IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING.
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ITEM REQUIRES FIVE SEVEN'S VOTE.OKAY, UH, SO THIS PROPERTY IS A NURSERY THAT'S ON ALTERNATE ROAD AND IT'S BEEN THERE FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS THROUGHOUT, UH, ITS TIME THERE.
THE ZONING HAS CHANGED, CHANGED, UM, IN A VARIETY OF DIRECTIONS AND CURRENTLY, UM, ALCOHOL IS PERMITTED TWO BLOCKS NORTH AND IT'S ALSO PERMITTED SOUTH OF WHERE THEY'RE LOCATED.
THIS NURSERY IS OPEN DURING THE DAYTIME.
THEY HAVE A LITTLE CAFE IN THE BACK, UH, THAT SERVES SALADS AND SANDWICHES AND THEY WANNA BE ABLE TO SERVE BEER AND WINE.
I TOOK A FIELD TRIP WITH A FORMER PLANNING BOARD, UH, PERSON WHO DRAFTED THE LANGUAGE AND THEN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT NARROWLY TAILORED IT SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.
PEOPLE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
AND I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM SEVEN, CALL THE VOTE MOTION.
I SEE NO ONE ON ZOOM AND I SEE NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE.
IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, I'LL CALL THE ROLL ON BOTH ITEMS. ON THIS IS R 5K AND R FIVE L.
SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING ON BOTH ITEMS WILL BE JULY 23RD, 2025.
[R5 T DISTANCE SEPARATION EXEMPTIONS FOR ADULT MATERIAL IN RETAIL COSMETICS STORES AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE RESILIENCY CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 1, ENTITLED “GENERAL PROVISIONS,” ARTICLE II, ENTITLED “DEFINITIONS,” SECTION 1.2.2, ENTITLED “USE DEFINITIONS,” BY ADDING A DEFINITION FOR ‘COSMETICS STORE’, AND BY AMENDING CHAPTER 7, ENTITLED “ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS,” ARTICLE V, ENTITLED “SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS,” SECTION 7.5.5, ENTITLED “SUPPLEMENTARY USE REGULATIONS,” SECTION 7.5.5.2, ENTITLED “ADULT ENTERTAINMENT”, BY CREATING EXEMPTIONS FROM THE DISTANCE SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS FOR COSMETIC STORES, WHERE ADULT MATERIAL CONSTITUTES LESS THAN 20% OF THE FLOOR AREA OF THE ESTABLISHMENT; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
TR FIVE T IS IN ORANGE OF THE MAYOR AND BLESS YOU.AND NORTH OF MAYOR CITY, COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MAY BEACH BOARD AMENDING THE RESILIENCY CODE OF THE CITY OF MAY BEACH BY AMENDING CHAPTER ONE ENTITLED GENERAL PROVISIONS ARTICLE TWO ENTITLED DEFINITIONS SECTION 1.2 0.2 ENTITLED, USE DEFINITIONS BY ADDING A DEFINITION FOR COSMETIC STORE AND AMENDING.
CHAPTER SEVEN, ENTITLED ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS.
ARTICLE FIVE ENTITLED SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS SECTION 7.5 0.5 ENTITLED SUPPLEMENTARY USE REGULATIONS SECTION 7.5 0.5 0.2 ENTITLED ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BY CREATING EXEMPTIONS FROM THE DISTANCE SEPARATION REQUIREMENT FOR COSMETIC STORES WHERE ADULT MATERIAL CONSTITUTES LESS THAN 20% OF THE FLOOR AREA OF ESTABLISHMENT AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION REPEALS OF ABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
THIS IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING.
THE ITEM REQUIRES FIVE SEVENTHS VOTE.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MOVE THIS ITEM.
ANY COMMENTS? WE'LL CALL THE VOTE.
I SEE NO ONE IN ZOOM AND I SEE NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ROSA GONZALEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BOT ON ITEM R FIVE T.
SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 25.
IS THAT CORRECT, TOM? ACTUALLY, UH, YES, BECAUSE THEY, THE WAIVER OF THE ZONING CYCLE IS INCLUDED IN THE MEMO.
SO SECOND READING WOULD BE JUNE 25TH.
[R5 V AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 110 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH ENTITLED "UTILITIES," AMENDING ARTICLE IV, ENTITLED "FEES, CHARGES, RATES AND BILLING PROCEDURE," BY AMENDING SECTION 110-167 THEREOF, ENTITLED "WATER IMPACT FEE"; BY AMENDING SECTION 110-169 THEREOF, ENTITLED "SEWER IMPACT FEE"; AND FURTHER, AMENDING APPENDIX A OF THE CITY CODE, ENTITLED "FEE SCHEDULE," TO INCREASE THE WATER IMPACT FEES AND SEWER IMPACT FEES IMPOSED BY THE CITY PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 110-167, 110-169, AND APPENDIX A; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; REPEALER; SEVERABILITY; AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
R FIVE V AS IN, UH, VERONICA.R FIVE V IS AN ORDER, AN ORDER TO THE MAYOR OF CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA.
AMEND CHAPTER ONE 10 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH ENTITLED UTILITIES AMENDING ARTICLE FOUR ENTITLED FEES, CHARGES, RATES AND BILLING PROCEDURES BY AMENDING SECTION ONE 10 DASH 1 67 THEREOF ENTITLED WATER IMPACT FEE BY AMENDING SECTION ONE 10 DASH 1 69 THEREOF ENTITLED SEWER IMPACT FEE AND FURTHER AMENDING APPENDIX A OF THE CITY CODE ENTITLED FEE SCHEDULED TO INCREASE THE WATER IMPACT FEES AND SEWER IMPACT, IMPACT FEES IMPOSED BY THE CITY PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE 10 DASH 1 67 1 10 DASH 1 69 ON APPENDIX A PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION RE REPEAT OBSERVABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THIS IS A FIRST MEETING, PUBLIC HEARING.
THE ITEM REQUIRES A FOUR SEVENTH VOTE.
SO I THIS IS A PRETTY SIMPLE ITEM FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS.
THE IMPACT FEES FOR, UM, UH, WATER AND SEWER HAVE NOT BEEN ADJUSTED.
I CANNOT FOR THE LIFE OF ME THINK WHY FOR THREE DECADES NO COMMISSION BEFORE US HAS SEEN FIT TO ADJUST THESE.
UM, SO I AM MOVING THIS ITEM TO ADJUST IT AND KEEP IT CURRENT GOING FORWARD.
AND BRAD, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COMMENT ANY FURTHER? NO, I MEAN, JUST TO SAY THAT, THAT THIS IS ABSOLUTELY SOMETHING THAT'S NEEDED.
IT'S BEEN LIKE, AS YOU JUST MENTIONED, IT'S BEEN 30 YEARS SINCE THERE'S BEEN ANY INCREASE IN THIS AND IT BASICALLY JUST AFFECTS, UM, NEW DEVELOPMENT AND ARE TYPICALLY PAID BY DEVELOPERS.
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WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.IS THERE A PUBLIC HEARING? THERE IS NO ONE ON ZOOM AND I SEE NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK VICE MAYOR, WOULD YOU CALL THE VOTE? VOTE? YES, SIR.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOT AND I HEARD A SECONDER BY VICE MAYOR SUAREZ.
NEXT UP, COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ.
WELL THAT WOULDN'T BE RANDOM THEN.
BECAUSE I KNOW HOW MANY TIMES PEOPLE ARE SO I KNOW HE'S NOT NEXT.
[R5 W AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 102 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ENTITLED "TAXATION," BY AMENDING ARTICLE IV, ENTITLED "LOCAL BUSINESS TAX," BY AMENDING SECTION 102-368 THEREOF, ENTITLED "POSTING OF BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT AND DECAL; DISPLAY OF BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT NUMBER IN ADVERTISEMENTS," BY REQUIRING THAT COMMERCIAL VESSEL-RELATED BUSINESSES PROMINENTLY DISPLAY A CITY-ISSUED BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT DECAL ON EACH COMMERCIAL VESSEL IN THEIR FLEET; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
R FIVE W.UH, R FIVE W IS AN ORDER TO THE MAYOR OF CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA.
AMENDING CHAPTER 1 0 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA ENTITLED, TAXATION BY AMENDING ARTICLE FOUR ENTITLED LOCAL BUSINESS TAX BY AMENDING SECTION 1 0 2 DASH 360 8 THEREOF ENTITLED, POSTING OF BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT AND DECAL DISPLAY OF BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT NUMBERS AND ADVERTISEMENTS BY REQUIRING THAT COMMERCIAL VESSELS RELATED TO BUSINESSES PROMINENTLY DISPLAY A CITY ISSUED BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT DECAL ON EACH COMMERCIAL VESSEL IN THEIR FLEET AND PROVIDING FOR REPEATS OF ABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THIS IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING.
THE ITEM REQUIRES FOUR SEVEN'S VOTE.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COMMISSION.
MANNY MARK IS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.
THE ITEM YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID RECENTLY WITH OUR C PS REQUIRING BUSINESSES TO PLACE A DECAL UNDER ESTABLISHMENT.
IN THIS CASE IT WOULD BE ON, ON A CHARTER BOAT.
UH, THIS WOULD AFFECT APPROX APPROXIMATELY 90, UH, ALMOST A HUNDRED BTRS, UH, REQUIRING THEM TO HAVE A DECAL THAT CO COMPLIANCE OR POLICE CAN SCAN AND THAT SCAN WILL TELL 'EM IF IT'S A LEGITIMATE BUSINESS OR NOT.
BEFORE I EVEN LOOKED AT THE SPONSOR, I KNEW IT WAS FROM COMMISSIONER SUAREZ.
YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING? I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM.
I SEE NO ONE ON ZOOM AND NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING US TO SPEAK IF NO DISCUSSION.
FERNANDEZ COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE? YES.
SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 25TH.
[R5 Z AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 102 OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE, ENTITLED “TAXATION,” BY AMENDING ARTICLE IV, ENTITLED “RESORT TAX,” BY AMENDING DIVISION 4, ENTITLED “TAX,” BY AMENDING SECTION 102-306 THEREOF, ENTITLED “DEFINITIONS,” AMENDING THE DEFINITION OF A RESPONSIBLE PERSON; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
R FIVE Z IS AN ORDINANCE OF MAYOR CITY COMMISSIONER OF CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA.AMENDING CHAPTER 1 0 2 OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE ENTITLED, TAXATION BY AMENDING ARTICLE FOUR ENTITLED RESORT TAX BY AMENDING DIVISION FOUR ENTITLED TAX BY AMENDING SECTION 1 0 2 DASH 3 0 6 0 ENTITLED DEFINITIONS AMENDING THE DEFINITION OF A RESPONSIBLE PERSON I'M PROVIDING FOR A REPEAL OR OBSERVABILITY CLARIFICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
THIS IS A FIRST MEETING PUBLIC HEARING.
JUST A CLEANUP ITEM I BELIEVE.
I SEE NO ONE ON ZOOM AND I SEE NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE.
[R5 J INCREASED AND ENHANCED POROUS SURFACE REQUIREMENTS AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, SUBPART B, ENTITLED “MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE,” BY AMENDING CHAPTER 5, ENTITLED “OFF-STREET PARKING,” ARTICLE III, ENTITLED “DESIGN STANDARDS,” SECTION 5.3.11, ENTITLED “PARKING LOT DESIGN STANDARDS,” BY MODIFYING THE POROUS PAVEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR SURFACE PARKING LOTS; BY AMENDING CHAPTER 7, ENTITLED “ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS,” ARTICLE II, ENTITLED “DISTRICT REGULATIONS,” SECTION 7.2.2, ENTITLED “RS-1, RS-2, RS-3, RS-4 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS,” BY MODIFYING THE MINIMUM OPEN SPACE AND PERVIOUS AREA REQUIREMENTS IN SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICTS; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
R FIVE J IS THE NOTICE OF THE MAYOR OF CITY COMMISSION OF CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH.SO PART B ENTITLED MAMEE BEACH RESILIENCY CODE BY AMENDING CHAPTER FIVE ENTITLED OFF STREET PARKING.
ARTICLE THREE ENTITLED DESIGN STANDARDS SECTION 5.3 POINT 11 ENTITLED PARKING LOT DESIGN STANDARDS BY MODIFYING THE POOREST PAVEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR SURFACE PARKING LOTS BY MANY.
CHAPTER SEVEN ENTITLED ZONING DISTRICTS REGULATIONS ARTICLE TWO ENTITLED DISTRICT REGULATIONS SECTION 7.2 0.2 ENTITLED RS ONE RS TWO RS THREE RS FOUR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.
SO I MODIFYING THE MINIMUM OPEN SPACE AND PREVIOUS AREA AND PREVIOUS AREA REQUIREMENTS OF SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICTS AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION RE REPEAT OF ABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
THIS IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING.
THE ITEM REQUIRES FIVE SEVEN'S VOTE.
IT IS ITEM R FIVE J, COMMISSIONER BOT.
UM, I'LL LET TOM, I'LL LET TOM DO THE
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HEAVY LIFTING ON THIS, BUT BASICALLY ANY STEP WE CAN MAKE IN THE CITY TO HELP WITH OUR RESILIENCY EFFORTS IS A GOOD STEP.AND WITH THAT, TOM, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
UM, THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE ACTUALLY DOES TWO THINGS.
ONE, IT EXPANDS OUR PERVIOUS AREA REQUIREMENTS AND OUR POORER SURFACE REQUIREMENTS, UM, TO BE A MORE EFFECTIVE MECHANISM WITH REGARD TO, UH, OUR LONG-TERM GOALS OF BEING ABLE TO, UM, WITHSTAND THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH EXTREME RAIN EVENTS AND TIDAL FLOODING.
BUT IT ALSO, UM, ALLOWS OUR LDRS TO BECOME COMPLIANT WITH A RECENTLY ADOPTED LEGISLATIVE CHANGE TO THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CODE, WHICH INCREASES MINIMUM, UM, PERVIOUS AREA REQUIREMENTS ON PROPERTIES.
UM, WITHOUT THESE CHANGES, UH, APPLICATIONS WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH A SEPARATE REVIEW BY THE COUNTY AND THEY WOULD STILL BE SUBJECT TO THOSE REGULATIONS.
UM, THE ORDINANCE ITSELF AMENDS TWO MAIN SECTIONS.
THE FIRST IS UNDER PARKING LOT DESIGN STANDARDS.
IT REQUIRES THAT EITHER A HIGH AL BETO SURFACE, UM, BE UTILIZED FOR THOSE AREAS THAT DO NOT CONTAIN POROUS PAVEMENT.
SO IF YOU'RE NOT USING A HIGH AL BETO SURFACE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE POROUS PAVEMENT.
UM, WITHIN SURFACE PARKING LOTS.
ALSO A MINIMUM OF 60% OF ALL NON LANDSCAPE SURFACES IN AREAS MUST CONSIST OF POROUS PAVEMENT.
SO WE NOW HAVE A MINIMUM POROUS PAVEMENT REQUIREMENT.
WITH REGARD TO THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS IN THE SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICTS, UM, WE HAVE EXPANDED THE MINIMUM IMPERVIOUS AREA REQUIREMENTS AND PROBABLY THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IS THAT, UM, IF A SWIMMING POOL, UH, OR OTHER WATER FEATURE IS LOCATED, UM, WITHIN A SIDE YARD FACING A STREET OR WITHIN A REAR YARD, THAT AREA WOULD NO LONGER BE ABLE TO COUNT TOWARD PERVIOUS OR FOREST AREAS.
UM, AND THAT'S BECAUSE THESE, THESE TYPES OF, UM, FEATURES ARE TYPICALLY CONCRETE AND THEY DON'T ALLOW THE PERCOLATION OF WATER SO CONSISTENT WITH THE COUNTY CODE, THOSE WOULD NO LONGER BE ABLE TO COUNT TOWARD PERVIOUS AREA.
UM, THE PLANNING BOARD, UH, DID ENDORSE THIS, UH, PROPOSAL, UM, BY A VOTE OF SEVEN ZERO AND THEY HAD SOME, UM, RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE IN THE ORDINANCE.
UM, THE ADMINISTRATION IS SUPPORTIVE OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH SOME ADDITIONAL MODIFICATIONS AS NOTED.
UM, AND BASICALLY WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS RECOMMENDA IS RECOMMENDING IS THAT THE APPLICABILITY PROVISION BE LIMITED IF IT'S GOING TO BE INCLUDED, THAT THE PREDICT THE APPLICABILITY PROVISION BE LIMITED TO APPLICATIONS THAT WERE IN PROCESS PRIOR TO THE TRANSMITTAL DATE OF THE ORDINANCE BY THE PLANNING BOARD.
AND THAT THIS PROVISION BE CLARIFIED SO THAT IT DOES NOT SUPERSEDE COUNTY REQUIREMENTS.
AND SECONDLY, UM, THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL TEXTS BE ADDED TO SECTION 7.3 TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL OPTION FOR ADDRESSING PERVIOUS SURFACE AREA IN THE REAR YARDS.
AND IT STATES THE FOLLOWING, THE AFOREMENTIONED SAWED OR LANDSCAPE PERVIOUS OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENT MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 70%, BUT SHALL BE NO LESS THAN 50%, PROVIDED THAT ADDITIONAL SO, OR LANDSCAPE PERVIOUS AREA IS INCLUDED ALONG AN INTERIOR OR STREET SIDE ELEVATION.
THE AREA OF WHICH IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE DEFICIENCY IN THE 70% REAR YARD REQUIREMENT.
SO THE ADMINISTRATION IS RECOMMENDING, UH, UH, APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE AT FIRST READING WITH THE TWO CHANGES THAT I HAD JUST MENTIONED.
UH, THE, BOTH THE APPLICABILITY SECTION MODIFICATIONS, AS WELL AS THAT ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE ON THE REAR YARD.
AND IF THAT IS ACCEPTABLE AND IS INCLUDED IN THE APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE AT FIRST READING, WE WILL MODIFY THE ORDINANCE FOR SECOND READING ADOPTION TO INCLUDE THAT.
SOMEBODY HAS A CONCRETE BACKYARD WITH A POOL ONTO THIS LEGISLATION, WHAT HAPPENS? THEY CAN KEEP WHAT THEY HAVE.
UM, BUT IF THEIR HOME RENOVATION EVER EXCEEDED THE 50% RULE, THEY WOULD EITHER HAVE TO SEEK A VARIANCE TO RETAIN A NON-CONFORMITY, OR THEY WOULD NEED TO MODIFY IT.
SO AS LONG AS THEY DON'T DO THE 50% CORRECT, THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.
AND THIS IS A COUNTY RULE AND WE'D BE SUBJECT TO COUNTY REVIEW.
SO BY AMENDING OUR LDRS, WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO SEND THOSE PLANS TO THE COUNTY.
WE COULD JUST REVIEW THEM HERE.
BUT IF OUR, UM, REGULATIONS ARE NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE MINIMUM COUNTY STANDARDS, WHICH APPLY TO MUNICIPALITIES, THEN A SEPARATE REVIEW BY THE COUNTY WOULD BE REQUIRED AND THOSE CONDITIONS WOULD BE ENFORCED ANYWAY.
SO WE'RE JUST MATCHING WHAT THE COUNTY IS REQUIRING.
WITH REGARD TO THE, THE, THE PERVIOUS SURFACE AREA IN RS DISTRICTS, THE PARKING LOT STANDARDS THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED IN CHAPTER SIX ARE, ARE SEPARATE AND APART FROM
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THAT COMMISSIONER ROSE GONZALEZ, MY ONLY QUESTION IS, UM, IS POROUS CONCRETE READILY AVAILABLE? AND IS IT MORE EXPENSIVE? THAT WOULD BE MY ONLY QUESTION.IS IT READILY AVAILABLE, TOM? I KNOW, UH, PAVERS ARE READILY AVAILABLE AND THOSE ARE THE MOST COMMON FORM.
A POROUS MATERIAL, POROUS CONCRETE, I'M NOT AS FAMILIAR WITH OR POROUS ASPHALT.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE AVAILABILITY OF THOSE PARTICULAR MATERIALS ARE AND, AND HOW THEY, THEY COULD BE USED OR NOT.
SO IF SOMEBODY OWNS A PARKING LOT, THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE, WITH PAVERS.
IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO CREATE A NEW PARKING LOT, THEN THAT NEW SURFACE PARKING LOT WOULD EITHER HAVE TO HAVE PAVERS OR A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF POROUS MATERIAL.
I MEAN, JUST TO, THERE ARE, THERE ARE MULTIPLE TYPES OF POROUS MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON A COMMERCIAL LEVEL.
I DON'T HAVE THEM AT MY FINGERTIPS, BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T EXIST.
AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T AFFECT, LIKE, MAKE IT MORE EXPENSIVE FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMEOWNER.
HOW MUCH MORE I'M OKAY WITH THAT.
HOW MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE IS IT? THE, THE PAVERS? UM, I DON'T, IT DEPENDS UPON THE, THE OVERALL SIZE OF THE, OF THE PROJECT.
BUT JUST SPEAKING FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE, IT WAS CHEAPER FOR ME TO DO A PAVER SET IN SAND DRIVEWAY THAN IT WAS TO DO AN ASPHALT DRIVEWAY BECAUSE NOBODY WANTED TO COME OUT AND DO ASPHALT WITHIN A SMALL AREA.
AND THEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT OVER TIME, I PUT IN MY PAVER DRIVEWAY 23 YEARS AGO AND IT'S PERFECT.
WHEREAS NEIGHBORS WHO I'VE HAD ASPHALT HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IT PROBABLY EVERY 10 TO 12 YEARS.
AND THESE ARE THE PAVERS WITH LIKE THE HOLES IN IT THAT LOOK NICE.
THEY, THESE ARE THE PAVERS THAT THEY'RE SMALL CONCRETE PAVERS, BUT THE WAY THAT THEY'RE INSTALLED, THEY'RE INSTALLED IN COMPACTED SAND WITH GAPS THAT ALLOW FOR THE PERMEABILITY.
I MOVE THE ITEM SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SU SUAREZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.
TOM TOM, A KICKER FOR ME HERE IS THE COUNTY REQUIREMENT.
UM, I'M GONNA WANNA FOLLOW UP WITH YOU BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND REASON TO MAKE SURE.
BUT HEY, MATT, IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
THERE'S NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, MAY I CALL THE ROLE? YES.
SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 23RD.
[R5 M SETBACK REGULATIONS FOR AC UNITS AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE RESILIENCY CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 7, ENTITLED “ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS,” ARTICLE V, ENTITLED “SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS,” SECTION 7.5.3, ENTITLED “SUPPLEMENTARY YARD REGULATIONS,” BY AMENDING THE ALLOWABLE SETBACK ENCROACHMENTS FOR AIR CONDITIONING UNITS; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
FIVE MR FIVE M IS A NORTH MAYOR CITY COMMISSION OF CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA.AMENDING THE RESILIENCY CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH BY AMENDING CHAPTER SEVEN, ENTITLED ZONING DISTRICT AND REGULATIONS.
ARTICLE FIVE, ENTITLED SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS SECTION 7.5 0.3 ENTITLED SUPPLEMENTARY YARD REGULATIONS BY AMENDING THE ALLOWABLE SETBACK ENCROACHMENT FOR AIR CONDITIONING UNITS AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEAL, OBSERVABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THIS IS A FIRST READING, PUBLIC HEARING.
THE ITEM REQUIRES A FIVE SEVENS VOTE.
IT IS ITEM R FIVE M, COMMISSIONER ROSA GONZALEZ.
SO IN THE SPIRIT OF SIMPLIFYING OUR BUILDING CODE AND MAKING IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO CHANGE OUT ACS OR GET BUILDING PERMITS AND GET THEIR STUFF DONE, I WENT TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT 'CAUSE SOME STUFF GETS STUCK IN PLANNING.
AND I SAID, WHAT ARE THE TOP ISSUES THAT ARE KIND OF TYING PEOPLE UP? AND, UM, ACCORDING TO MR. MOONEY, ONE OF THEM WAS THIS SETBACK THAT WE HAVE FOR THE WALL AC UNITS THAT YOU WOULD SEE IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.
AND CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING UNITS AND PTAC UNITS.
SO, SO AND SO PEOPLE GET STUCK WHEN THEY NEED TO REPLACE AN AC UNIT.
SO IT'S KIND OF A SIMPLIFICATION OF OUR BUILDING CODE TO MAKE THINGS EASIER FOR PEOPLE THAT, UM, NEED TO REPLACE THEIR AC UNITS.
SO WITH THAT, I'D MOVE THE ITEM EXACTLY.
NOT TO PROLONG THIS, BUT, UH, THERE WAS A SCHOOL DOWN SOUTH OF FIFTH, A PRIVATE SCHOOL BASE ACADEMY.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER, IT WAS THE MARCH, LIKE 2022, UH, HPB MEETING WHERE THIS SCHOOL CAME THIS CLOSE TO NOT BEING BUILT BECAUSE THE HPB DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE A VARIANCE SETBACK FOR AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT TO AN ALLEYWAY, NOT TO THE STREET, TO AN ALLEYWAY.
AND IN FACT, THEY, THEY KIND OF RECESSED THE PROJECT 'CAUSE IT WASN'T GOING TO MOVE FORWARD.
AND, UH, I, I GUESS FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WERE MADE, BUT IT WAS THE MOST RIDICULOUS THING THAT, THAT I'VE EVER HEARD.
UM, SO TO KIND OF GIVE SOME, UH, FLEXIBILITY HERE, IT WAS GREAT.
AND I SEE NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK.
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ROSA GONZALEZ.
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.
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YES.SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 23RD.
I DID SEE VINCE SAJA, OUR BUILDING DIRECTOR.
UH, WE ARE MAKING SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PERMANENT PROCESS, WHICH OUR COMMISSION HAS, UH, MANDATED AS OUR RESIDENTS HAVE.
SO, ERIC, KEEP, KEEP IT UP, KEEP PUSHING, BUT WE'RE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
[R5 N VARIANCE FEE WAIVERS FOR BUILDING RECERTIFICATION AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, SUBPART B, ENTITLED, "LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS," BY AMENDING CHAPTER 2 ENTITLED “ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES,” ARTICLE ENTITLED “GENERAL DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION AND HEARING PROCEDURES,” BY AMENDING SECTION 2.2.3, ENTITLED “DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION SUBMISSION AND REVIEW,” BY MODIFYING THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS FOR LAND USE BOARD APPLICATION FEES AND ESTABLISHING A PROCESS AND CRITERIA FOR THE CITY COMMISSION TO CONSIDER A WAIVER OF REQUIRED FEES FOR VARIANCE APPLICATIONS RELATED TO COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE BUILDING RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; REPEALER; SEVERABILITY; AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
R FIVE NN AS IN NANCY.N AS IN NORTH OF THE MAYOR OF CITY, COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH ARE PART B ENTITLED LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS BY AMENDING CHAPTER TWO, ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES.
ARTICLE ENTITLED GENERAL DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION AND HEARING PROCEDURES BY AMENDING SECTION 2.2 0.3 ENTITLED DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION SUBMISSION AND REVIEW BY MODIFYING THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS FOR LAND USE BOARD APPLICATION FEES, AND ESTABLISHING A PROCESS AND CRITERIA FOR THE CITY COMMISSION TO CONSIDER A WAIVER OF REQUIRED FEES FOR VARIANCE APPLICATIONS RELATED TO COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE BUILDING RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION RE REPEATS OF ABILITY ON AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THIS IS THE FIRST READING, PUBLIC HEARING.
THE ITEM REQUIRES FIVE SEVENS VOTE IS ITEM R FIVE N.
THIS IS AN ITEM I'M PROUD TO SPONSOR.
PROPOSALS COMMON SENSE REFORM THAT PUTS RESIDENTS FIRST, IT ALLOWS, UH, THE CITY COMMISSION TO WAIVE APPLICATION FEES FOR VARIANCES WHEN THOSE VARIANCES ARE NECESSARY, UM, TO COMPLETE CRITICAL REPAIRS IDENTIFIED IN A 40 YEAR, UH, RECERTIFICATION.
NOT WELL, IT'S NO LONGER A 40 YEAR, BUT IN A BUILDING RECERTIFICATION PROCESS.
UM, WE ALL KNOW HOW BURDENSOME AND COSTLY THE RECERTIFICATION PROCESS CAN BE, ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL CONDOMINIUMS AND LONGTIME OWNERS LIVING IN FIXED INCOMES.
UM, USUALLY THESE ARE NOT LUXURY RENOVATIONS.
THEY ARE LIFE SAFETY REPAIRS REQUIRED BY LAW AND OFTEN ESSENTIAL TO MAINTAINING THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF OUR RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS WHERE OUR RESIDENTS LIVE.
SO THIS ORDINANCE BUILDS ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE, FROM THE LAND USE COMMITTEE AND INCLUDES IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS.
FIRST, THE WAIVER WOULD ONLY BE AVAILABLE WHEN A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IS DEMONSTRATED.
AND SECOND, IT PRIORITIZES THESE LIFE SAFETY RELATED VARIANCES.
SO RESIDENTS ARE IN STOCK WAITING MONTHS FOR APPROVALS IN THE, UH, VARIANCE PROCESS.
I BELIEVE THAT THE PLANNING BOARD UNANIMOUSLY, UH, SUPPORTED THIS POLICY.
AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT TODAY, UH, WE WILL DO THE SAME.
UM, AND IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE WHEN IT COMES TO REGULATIONS, UM, THESE REGULATIONS SHOULD BE FOR BUILDING SAFETY.
UH, BUT WE CAN'T LET COST, UH, COST OF THE PROCESS GET IN THE WAY OF THAT, UH, SAFETY.
SO WITH THAT, I MOVE MY ITEM THAT'S CALLED A VOTE.
I SEE NO ONE ON ZOOM, NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK.
I HAVE A MOTION FOR COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ.
[R7 I A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE, AT ITS MAY 14, 2025 MEETING, AND APPROVING BY 5/7TH VOTE, FOLLOWING A DULY NOTICED HEARING, THE CO-NAMING OF THE PORTION OF 28TH STREET FROM SHERIDAN AVENUE TO PRAIRIE AVENUE AS "RABBI YISROEL GROSZ WAY," SUBJECT TO FINAL APPROVAL OF THE CO-NAMING BY MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 201, RULE 9.02 OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CODE.]
SEVEN I IS A PUBLIC HEARING EXCEPT CONA 28TH STREET, SHERIDAN AND PRAIRIE RABBI GROSS WAY.UM, I'M BRINGING, UM, BEFORE YOU AN ITEM THAT CARRIES, UH, DEEP MEANING FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, IT'S NOT JUST DEEP MEANING FOR A CONGREGATION.
A LOT OF TIMES WHEN YOU SEE A RENAMING OF A STREET AFTER A RELIGIOUS LEADER, OFTENTIMES IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO A CONGREGATION OR TO OR TO A PARISH.
UH, THIS IS OF MEANING FOR OUR ENTIRE CITY.
UH, BECAUSE TODAY WE ARE CONSIDERING THE CONA OF 28TH STREET, UH, FROM SHERIDAN AVENUE, TWO PRAIRIE AVENUE AS RABBI ISRAEL GROSS, UH, WAY.
AND I HAD THE HONOR OF ATTENDING THE SHIVA FOR RABBI GROSS.
AND I WAS PROFOUNDLY MOVED BY WHAT I WITNESSED THERE.
UH, IT WAS A HOME FILLED WITH SO MUCH LOVE, SO MUCH COMMUNITY, PEOPLE FROM EVERY WALK OF LIFE WHO HAD BEEN TOUCHED BY THE RABBI'S KINDNESS, BY HIS GUIDANCE, BY HIS STRENGTH.
AND AT THE HEART OF IT ALL WAS THE SSON, UM, WHOSE, WHOSE DIGNITY AND WHOSE STRENGTH AND, AND, AND HER PIECE RADIATED IN EVERY CORNER OF THE ROOM.
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UM, IT, IT TOLD YOU SOMETHING YOU NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT THE LIFE THAT THEY BUILT TOGETHER AND THE LEGACY THAT THEY HAVE LEFT BEHIND.UM, AND I'M JUST GONNA GO BACK TO SOMETHING THAT I EXPERIENCED BECAUSE A FEW YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A CONTROVERSY IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND AT A TIME OF DIVISION WHEN THERE WERE A LOT OF EMOTIONS, THERE WAS ONE UNIFYING THING THAT, THAT, THAT EVERYONE AGREED ON WAS THE RESPECT AND THE HONOR THAT RABBI GROSS DESERVED.
AND THAT MOMENT REMINDED US THAT NO MATTER OUR DIFFERENCES, WE CAN STILL UNITE AROUND CHARACTER, AROUND DECENCY, ABOUT, AROUND MORAL CLARITY.
UM, AND THAT'S THE POWER OF A RIGHTEOUS LEADER.
UM, RABBI GROSS WAS MORE THAN A SP SPIRITUAL GUIDE.
HE WAS A SURVIVOR, A SURVIVOR OF THE HOLOCAUST, A TEACHER, A BUILDER OF BRIDGES, A MAN WHO LIVED THROUGH THE DARKEST CHAPTER OF HUMAN HISTORY AND CHOSE TO RESPOND NOT WITH BITTERNESS, BUT BY PLANTING SEEDS OF FAITH, OF HOPE, OF KINDNESS RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY, IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH.
AND THAT SEED HAS BECOME A TREE OF LIFE, UH, THAT, UH, THAT HAS SUPPORTED PEOPLE SEEKING WISDOM AND SEEKING, SEEKING STRENGTH.
SO TODAY, UH, WE WANT TO HONOR THAT LEGACY.
WE WANNA HONOR THE GENERATIONS THAT HE HAS TOUCHED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS MEMORIALIZED.
THAT OUR CITY TODAY IS MORE COMPASSIONATE, THAT OUR CITY TODAY IS MORE FAITHFUL AND MORE UNITED BECAUSE OF RABBI GROSS.
THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO MEMORIALIZE THAT BY DEDICATING 28TH STREET IN HIS HONOR.
COULD I SAY A FEW WORDS? YES, PLEASE.
MY HUSBAND IS ISRAELI, OF COURSE.
HE WAS THE RABBI OF THE SHUL ON 34TH STREET FOR MANY, MANY YEARS BEFORE, WAS HIS BROTHER AND HIS FATHER.
AND WE ARE, WE WERE REALLY THE FIRST PART OF, UH, SYNAGOGUES HERE IN MIAMI BEACH.
UH, WE CAME TO MY, I CAME WITH MY HUSBAND, UH, 1960 ALREADY.
IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE CITY AND I KNEW I'M GONNA END UP OVER HERE.
AND WHEN WE HAD THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE, WE BOUGHT THE HOUSE MANY YEARS AGO.
AND THEN WHEN WE SOLD OUR PROPERTY IN NEW YORK, WE MOVED RIGHT AWAY TO MIAMI BEACH.
BUT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT MY HUSBAND.
MY HUSBAND WAS, LIKE YOU SAID, THE COMMISSIONER SAID HE WAS A SURVIVOR.
A SURVIVOR, HIS WHOLE FAMILY, THE MOTHER AND FATHER AND CHILDREN SURVIVED, WAS A BIG MIRACLE BECAUSE HIS GRANDFATHER, GRAND GRANDFATHER WAS CALLED A MIRACLE MAN.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE SAW OVER HERE IN MIAMI BEACH ALL THE TIME.
AND HE DID SO MIRACLES TO SO MANY PEOPLE BECAUSE HE HAD THE POWER FOR HIS GRAND GRANDFATHER.
AND, UH, HE HELPED PEOPLE NOT JUST MIAMI BEACH, BUT ALL OVER THE WORLD.
THEY USED TO CALL US TO CALL THEM TWO O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, FIVE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, ONE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.
HE USED TO CALL, SOMEBODY NEEDS A, UH, TO GET WELD.
THEY, THEY LOST THEIR BUSINESS.
ALL KINDS OF, ANYTHING THAT YOU THINK WHO WRITTEN AND THE BOOK.
ANY, JUST, HE WAS AMAZING, AMAZING FOR EVERYONE.
THEY CAME TO HIM, SO HUNDRED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHEN IT WAS THE MEMORIAL DAY OF HIS GREAT-GRANDFATHER, WHICH IS IN HUNGARY.
AND THEY WERE THERE, UH, THIS YEAR WAS A HUNDRED YEARS SINCE HE DIED.
IT WAS A HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE CAME OVER THERE.
SO I, I THOUGHT WHEN THE CITY OFFERED US TO NAME HIS STREET A STREET AND HIS NAME, I THOUGHT IT'S SOME KIND, A SMALL THING TO REMEMBER HIM, TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT WAS A BIG, JUST A MAN THAT WAS UNBELIEVABLE.
AND, UH, I, I, I KNOW THAT EVERYBODY THAT WILL WALK IN THIS STREET WILL FEEL THE HOLINESS FROM THIS MAN AND THE SPIRITUAL, WHAT HE HAD.
AND NOT JUST THAT, BUT THE HOMELESS, UH, CITY OF MIAMI BEACH WILL BE BLESSED BECAUSE OF THAT.
SO I KNOW THAT I SAW A NAME OF
HE WAS A MAN FOR THE PEOPLE TO HELP THEM, TO HELP EVERYONE.
NO MATTER IF JEWISH OR NOT JEWISH, THEY, THE PEOPLE FROM THE TOWN WHERE HE WAS BORN, HE, THE PEOPLE OVER THERE, THEY ALL CAME OVER
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TO GET A BLESSING FOR HIM.SO HE WAS REALLY A MIRACLE MAN.
SO I WILL APPRECIATE IF YOU DO WHAT THEY, THEY FIND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY TO HAVE ALSO LITTLE HOLIDAYS, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET.
I'LL JUST, UH, ECHO WHAT COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ SAID, AND KNOWING YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND, I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA ACTUALLY INCLUDE YOU IN, IN MY COMMENTS ABOUT YOUR HUSBAND.
'CAUSE YOU WERE A TEAM, UH, AND STILL ARE.
'CAUSE EVERY TIME I SEE YOU, YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR HUSBAND, UH, RABBI YAEL YAKO GROSS.
AND WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT HIM IS LIKE WE'VE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE, YOU REALIZE YOU'RE, YOU'RE IN THIS PRESENCE OF A VERY SPECIAL PERSON HOLINESS SPIRITUALITY, BUT ALSO A GLIMPSE INTO LIFE IN EUROPE, A SURVIVOR.
SO YOU SAW A PERSON AND, AND IT'S SPECIAL.
WE CAN LEARN SO MUCH ABOUT WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE IN EUROPE, IN THE, IN THE THIRTIES AND FORTIES, BUT LIFE MO LIFE DIDN'T END THERE FOR HIM.
CERTAINLY A SURVIVOR JUST DOESN'T MEAN SURVIVING PHYSICALLY.
HE WAS, AND YOU ARE VERY WORLDLY PEOPLE, VERY INTELLECTUAL, SOPHISTICATED, AND CAN USE THAT EXPERIENCE.
AND RELATING TO YOUNG PEOPLE, EVERY TIME I HEARD YOUR HUSBAND SPEAK, MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN THAT ROOM WERE A THIRD OR A QUARTER OF HIS AGE.
BUT YET PEOPLE WERE MESMERIZED BY WHAT HE WAS SAYING BECAUSE IT WAS SO RELATABLE TO THEIR LIVES.
AND THAT'S, UH, THAT'S A UNIQUE CHARACTER AND UNIQUE EXPERIENCE.
SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR, FOR WHAT YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND BROUGHT.
AND, UH, I THINK WE'RE, WE'RE ALL HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM.
AND I THINK IT'S JUST BEAUTIFUL THAT HE BELIEVED THAT MIAMI BEACH COULD BE A PLACE OF HOLINESS.
AND I THINK OUT OF EVERYONE WHO I'VE SPOKEN WITH ABOUT RABBI GROSS, THEY ALL AGREED WITH THAT.
AND THEY FELT THAT, THAT HE TOUCHED THEIR LIVES.
AND SO HOPEFULLY 28TH STREET WILL REMAIN AS A TESTAMENT OF THE ENDURING LIGHT THAT HE BROUGHT INTO OUR COMMUNITY.
AND REVSON, IF SPENDING SOME TIME WITH YOU DURING SHIV, I KNOW IT WAS SUCH A DIFFICULT MOMENT FOR YOU.
UH, BUT YOUR ENERGY, THE, THE LOVE THAT YOU EVEN GAVE ME, YOU KNOW, NOT BEING JEWISH, BUT, BUT YOUR LOVE AND YOUR ENERGY AND YOUR STORY REALLY WAS VERY INSPIRING.
AND SO IT IS REALLY AN HONOR TO AND GRACE TO SPONSOR THIS.
I SEE NO ONE IN ZOOM, NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR SUAREZ.
ITEM PASSES SEVEN ZERO, I THINK.
HI, MY NAME IS MARSHA SCHWARTZ.
I LIVE ON 42 0 1 COLLINS AVENUE IN MIAMI BEACH.
I AM THE VICE PRESIDENT OF MY ASSOCIATION.
I HAD THE BIG HONOR OF GOING TO RABBI GROSS, SITTING WITH HIM AND TALKING ABOUT MY PROBLEMS TO HIM.
HE ALWAYS LOOKED WITH HIS BIG, BEAUTIFUL BLUE EYES WITH LOVE AND CARE.
HE HAD SO MUCH LOVE IN HIM TO EVERYONE.
IT DIDN'T MATTER WHERE YOU ARE, WHERE YOU COME FROM.
I DO KNOW ABOUT HIS FAMILY ALSO, HIS MOTHER, HIS GRANDFATHER, HOLY PEOPLE THAT ALWAYS HELPED THE COMMUNITY.
HIS MOTHER WOULD BAKE CAKES AND, UH, HALAT FOR SHABBAT, FOR EVERYBODY, FOR NEEDED IT.
THEY WOULD COME OVER TO HER AND SHE WITH OPEN HANDS WOULD GIVE IT TO ANYONES THAT NEEDED IT.
THEY WERE JUST AMAZING, WONDERFUL, UNBELIEVABLE PEOPLE.
SO FOR ME, AS A RESIDENT OF THIS COMMUNITY, TO GO OVER TO 28TH STREET, AND WE DON'T HAVE RABBI GOES HERE WITH US, BUT I KNOW HE'S WATCHING OVER US.
AND TO COME TO THE STREET AND SEE HIS NAME.
MAYBE I'LL STOP BY AND SAY A LITTLE, PRAY FOR MYSELF, FOR MY FAMILY, FOR MY BUILDING, FOR MY COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MAYOR AND THE COMMISSIONERS.
AND THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.
R FIVE AB R FIVE AB IS NOTICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONER CITY, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA.
[R5 AB AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 58 OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE, ENTITLED "HOUSING," BY AMENDING ARTICLE I, ENTITLED “IN GENERAL,” BY CREATING SECTION 58-2, THEREOF, TO BE ENTITLED "FAIR APPROVAL PROCESS” REQUIRING CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATIONS TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE AN APPLICATION FROM A POTENTIAL RESIDENT WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) BUSINESS DAYS; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH.CODE ENTITLED HOUSING BY AMENDING ARTICLE ONE ENTITLED IN GENERAL BY CREATING SECTION 58.2.
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SORRY.I SEE SECTION 58 DASH TWO THEREOF TO BE ENTITLED, FAIR APPROVAL PROCESS REQUIRING CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATIONS TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE AN APPLICATION FROM A POTENTIAL RESIDENT WITHIN 15 BUSINESS DAYS.
AND PROVIDING FOR REPEATERS OF ABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THIS IS A FIRST MEETING PUBLIC HEARING.
IT IS ITEM R FIVE, AB COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ CO-SPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER B.
UH, AND TODAY I'M PROUD TO BRING FORWARD AN ORDINANCE THAT ADDRESSES BARRIERS, UM, THAT ADDRESSES A REAL AND OFTEN OVERLOOKED BARRIER, UH, TO HOUSING, UH, ACCESSIBILITY IN OUR CITY.
AND, UM, AND SO WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD THE FAIR APPROVAL PROCESS ORDINANCE THAT SETS A SIMPLE BUT IMPORTANT STANDARD.
IF YOU'RE APPLYING TO LIVE IN A CONDOMINIUM IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, YOU DESERVE A TIMELY ANSWER.
AND WE'VE HEARD FROM TOO MANY INDIVIDUALS, WORKING FAMILIES, SENIORS, PEOPLE WHO ARE RE, WHO ARE RELOCATING INTO OUR CITY, THAT THEY'VE OFTENTIMES BEEN LEFT IN LIMBO FOR WEEKS OR EVEN MONTHS WAITING FOR A DECISION FROM A BOARD OR FROM A MANAGEMENT COMPANY.
UM, AND IN TIGHT TIMES AND OFTEN AN UNFORGIVING HOUSING MARKET LIKE OURS.
THESE KINDS OF DELAYS ARE MORE THAN AN INCONVENIENCE.
THEY'RE DISRUPTIVE, AND SOMETIMES THEY ARE EVEN DISQUALIFYING SOMEONE ENDS UP LOSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR, FOR HOUSING BECAUSE OF IT.
SO THIS ORDINANCE SETS A, A BASIC EXPECTATION.
A CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION MUST APPROVE OR DENY AN APPLICATION WITHIN 15 DAYS.
NO INTERFERENCE WITH THEIR SCREENING AUTHORITY.
JUST A FAIR, PREDICTABLE TIMELINE THAT RESPECTS THE NEEDS OF THE APPLICANTS.
UM, THIS IS ABOUT PROTECTING ACCESS TO HOUSING AND PROMOTING GOOD GOVERNANCE IN OUR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS.
UM, IT'S ALSO ABOUT BEING A CITY THAT REMAINS WELCOMING, THAT BECAME, THAT REMAINS FAIR, THAT REMAINS RESPONSIVE.
UM, AND I KNOW THAT A LOT OF TIMES CONDOMINIUMS ASSOCIATIONS MIGHT ALREADY ADDRESS THIS IN THEIR DOCKS.
IF THEY ALREADY HAVE BYLAWS THAT ADDRESS THIS, THEN IT DOESN'T APPLY TO THEM.
BUT IN THOSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATIONS WHERE THERE ISN'T A SAFEGUARD FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER THAT'S ENGAGING IN THIS TRANSACTION OR THE PROSPECTIVE, UH, TENANT, WELL THEN NOW THIS IS THAT LAYER OF PROTECTION SO THAT THEY DON'T END UP WAITING A MONTH ON SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE A RELATIVELY, UH, SIMPLE DECISION.
AND I, I'D ALSO LIKE TO NOTE, UM, THAT THIS PROPOSAL HAS EARNED THE FORMAL SUPPORT OF THE MIAMI ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS, WHICH REPRESENTS OVER 60,000 REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, THEIR LETTERS ATTACHED, UH, TO, TO THIS ITEM.
AND IT RECOGNIZES THAT DELAYED CONDO APPROVALS HAVE A REAL COST FOR FAMILIES AND FOR THE BROADER HOUSING MARKET.
AND SO I'M THANKFUL TO COMMISSIONER TANYA BO FOR CO-SPONSORING, UH, WITH ME AND TO ALL OF YOU FOR CONSIDERING IT.
I URGE YOU RESPECTFULLY TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM IN FIRST READING.
AND WITH THAT, I MOVE MY ITEM SECOND.
IT, IT IS A PUBLIC, IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
WE HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL REQUESTED TO SPEAK.
I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM.
I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL ITEM THAT CONTRIBUTES TO HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.
UM, IT'S FOR TENANTS AND LANDLORDS AND, AND SELLERS OF CONDOMINIUMS WAITING FOR DECISIONS.
UM, THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT ARE DIFFICULT ABOUT TODAY'S CONDOMINIUM MARKET AND TODAY'S HOUSING MARKET TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF PROGRESS LIKE THIS COMING FROM.
UH, THE, THIS GROUP IS WONDERFUL.
MY, MY ONLY THOUGHT IS TO, UH, JUST MAKE SURE THAT MR. DICO, THE CITY ATTORNEY, UH, CHECKS OUT, UM, LAWS AT THE, AT THE COUNTY AND STATE LEVEL TO MAKE SURE THAT AN ADJUSTMENT IN THIS AREA IS NOT PREEMPTED BY THE STATE, UH, ONCE AGAIN IN FULL SUPPORT.
WE'VE CAREFULLY CRAFTED THIS TO MAKE SURE IT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE AND, AND COUNTY LAWS.
AND I WANT TO THANK, UH, YOU, MR. ATTORNEY AND YOUR CHIEF DEPUTY ROBERT, UH, ROSENWALD THAT, UH, THAT, THAT MET WITH ME MULTIPLE TIMES WITH ME, WITH STAKEHOLDERS, UH, FROM DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES AND THAT WE DID GO BACK AND LOOK AT DIFFERENT LAWS.
AND LARRY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT, UH, AND FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
OH, UH, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ FOR RINGING IT LOCALLY.
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BLANCA OCTAGON TOWERS GARDENS ON THE BASE.UH, NO, I WAS SAYING I'M VERY HAPPY THAT YOU'RE BRINGING LOCALLY BECAUSE ALSO TENANT APPROVE AND USE, UH, BY THE ASSOCIATION AS RETALIATION WHEN YOU EITHER ASK TOO MANY EXPLANATIONS OR THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND IF A TENANT HAS TO WAIT MORE THAN TWO WEEKS, NOW THAT'S THE AVERAGE.
OBVIOUSLY THE TENANT IS GOING TO BE SOMEWHERE ELSE.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, I HAD TO PUT A COMPLAINT IN THE DVPR AND THE DVPR IS SUPPOSED TO BE MORE, UH, ENGAGED, MORE ACTIVE.
SO IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL THAT WE COULD BRING A REPRESENTATIVE AS WE DID WITH THE DMB OF THE DVPR HERE TO MIAMI BEACH, EVEN IF IT'S ONCE A MONTH TO LISTEN TO THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE.
BECAUSE TRUST ME, THE, THE ASSOCIATIONS IN MIAMI BEACH ARE ONE OF THE MOST COMPLICATED ONES.
AND, AND ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT THIS IS THAT, YOU KNOW, OTHERWISE, WHEN OUR CODE IS SILENT ABOUT THIS, THE ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF THIS, AS YOU WELL MENTIONED, GOES TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATIONS, UH, BY HAVING THIS CODIFIED IN OUR CODE, UH, WHICH AGAIN, I THINK WE ARE ONE OF THE FIRST CITIES TO, UH, CODIFY THIS IN THIS MANNER.
UM, WE PUT THE ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY LOCALLY IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND SO I THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK.
THERE IS NO ONE, ONE ELSE REQUESTING TO SPEAK.
SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 25TH,
[R5 AC AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 58 OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE, ENTITLED "HOUSING," BY CREATING ARTICLE VII, ENTITLED “CONSUMER PROTECTION OF OWNERS OF RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY,” BY CREATING SECTION 58-600 THEREOF, TO BE ENTITLED “DEFINITIONS,” TO ADOPT CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS; CREATING SECTION 58-602 THEREOF, TO BE ENTITLED "NOTICE TO ASSOCIATIONS,” REQUIRING PROSPECTIVE BULK OWNERS OF RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM UNITS TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF THEIR ACQUISITION OF INTERESTS IN CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY; CREATING SECTION 58-610 THEREOF, TO BE ENTITLED “CIVIL PENALTIES,” TO PROVIDE FOR PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT; AND PROVIDING FOR REFERENCES TO FLORIDA STATUTES, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
R FIVE AC.R FIVE AC IS THE NOTICE OF THE MAYOR CITY COMMISSION OF CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, MIAMI CHAPTER 58 OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE IN TALLAH HOUSING BY CREATING ARTICLE SEVEN AND ENTITLED, CONSUMER PROTECTION OF OWNERS OF RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY BY CREATING SECTION 58 DASH 600 THEREOF TO BE ENTITLED DEFINITION TO ADOPT CERTAIN DEFINITION TERMS CREATING SECTION 58 DASH 6 0 2 THEREOF TO BE ENTITLED, NOTICE TO ASSOCIATIONS REQUIRING PROSPECTIVE BULK OWNERS OF RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM UNITS TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF THEIR ACQUISITION OF INTEREST AND CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY.
CREATING SECTION 58 DASH SIX 10 THEREOF TO BE ENTITLED, CIVIL PENALTIES TO PROVIDE FOR PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT AND PROVIDE YOU FOR REFERENCES, UH, TO FLORIDA STATUTES RE REPEATERS OF ABILITY, CLARIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THIS IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING.
MR. MAYOR, WOULD YOU ALLOW FOR THE COMPANION ITEM R FIVE AD TO BE CALLED TO, TO GO WITH THIS ITEM? WE CAN, WE CAN KNOCK OFF TWO AT ONE TIME.
[R5 AD AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 58 OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE, ENTITLED "HOUSING," BY CREATING ARTICLE VII, ENTITLED “CONSUMER PROTECTION OF OWNERS OF RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY,” BY CREATING SECTION 58-600 THEREOF, TO BE ENTITLED "DEFINITIONS,” TO ADOPT CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS; CREATING SECTION 58-601 THEREOF, TO BE ENTITLED "PROHIBITED CONTACTS FOR SOLICITATIONS,” TO ADOPT REGULATIONS PROHIBITING CERTAIN PREDATORY SOLICITATIONS TO RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM UNIT OWNERS; CREATING SECTION 58-610 THEREOF, TO BE ENTITLED “CIVIL PENALTIES,” TO PROVIDE FOR PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT; AND PROVIDING FOR REFERENCES TO FLORIDA STATUTES, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
R FIVE AD IS AN ORDER TO THE MAYOR OF CITY, COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OF AMENDING CHAPTER 58 OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE ENTITLED HOUSING BY CREATING ARTICLE SEVEN ENTITLED CONSUMER PROTECTION OWNERS OF RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY BY CREATING SECTION 58 600 THEREOF TO BE ENTITLED, DEFINITION TO ADOPT CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS, CREATING SECTION 58 DASH 6 0 1 THEREOF TO BE ENTITLED, PROHIBITED CONTACTS FOR SOLICITATION TO ADOPT REGULATIONS PROHIBITING CERTAIN PREDATORY SOLICITATIONS TO RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM UNIT OWNERS CREATING SIX SECTION 58 DASH SIX SENT THERE OUT TO BE ENTITLED CIVIL PENALTIES TO PROVIDE OR PENALTIES ON ENFORCEMENT AND PROVIDING FOR REFERENCES TO FLORIDA STATUTES RE REPEAT OF ABILITY, CATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE.THIS IS THE FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING.
IT IS ITEM R FIVE AD COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.
UH, SO TODAY I'M BRINGING FORWARD TWO ORDINANCES UNDER THE BROADER BANNER OF CONSUMER PROTECTIONS, UH, FOR OWNERS OF CONDOMINIUMS, BOTH ROOTED IN OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT RESIDENTS AND PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF, OF OUR CITY'S RESIDENTIAL FABRIC.
FIRST ITEM R FIVE A C UH, ADDRESSES A GROWING CONCERN FLAGGED ACTUALLY BY OUR OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.
AND THAT IS THE QUIET AND SOMETIMES COVERT ACCUMULATION OF CONDOMINIUM UNITS BY PROSPECTIVE BULK, UH, BUYERS, OFTEN WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF LONG-TERM RESIDENTS WHO FIND THEMSELVES ULTIMATELY OUTNUMBERED AND OUTMANEUVERED BEFORE THEY'RE, BEFORE THEY EVEN REALIZE A BUYOUT IS UNDERWAY RIGHT WHERE THEY LIVE.
AND SO THIS ORDINANCE REQUIRES TRANSPARENCY.
UH, ONCE A BUYER REACHES A 30% THRESHOLD OF OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN A CONDOMINIUM, THEY MOST, THEY, THEY, THEY MUST NOTIFY EVERY, UH, UNIT OWNER, THE PROPERTY MANAGER, AND THE ASSOCIATION.
AND THAT NOTICE, UH, MUST INCLUDE WHO THEY ARE, HOW MANY UNITS THEY'VE ACQUIRED, AND HOW TO CONTACT THIS OWNER.
AND THIS NOTICE MUST ALSO BE UPDATED AS CHANGES OCCUR.
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TRANSPARENCY SHOULD NOT BE CONTROVERSIAL.THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT'S KIND OF A NO-BRAINER, IS FOUNDATIONAL, UH, TO PROTECTING THE PEOPLE WHO CALL OUR CITY HOME, WHO LIVE IN CONDOMINIUMS, SENIORS, FAMILIES, AND THE CHARACTER OF THE CITY'S CHERISHED, UH, BUILDINGS.
MANY, UM, MANY OF WHICH OFFER SOME OF OUR MOST AFFORDABLE AND ATTAINABLE HOUSING IN MIAMI BEACH.
THE SECOND ITEM IS ITEM R FIVE A D.
AND IT BUILDS UPON THAT FOUNDATION BY PROHIBITING CERTAIN PREDATORY SOLICITATIONS, UH, FROM, FROM TAKING PLACE PREDATORY SOLICITATION PRACTICES.
AND WE'VE OFTEN HEARD FROM RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY ELDERLY RESIDENTS AND RESIDENTS ON FIXED INCOMES WHO'VE RECEIVED HARASSING OR EVEN THREATENING CALLS, PRESSURING THEM TO SELL THEIR UNITS.
AND THIS ORDINANCE GIVES 'EM THE RIGHT TO SAY NO AND TO BE LEFT ALONE.
UH, IF A RESIDENT DECLINES A SOLICITATION OR REQUESTS NOT TO BE CONTACTED, AGAIN, DEVELOPERS MUST RESPECT THAT THEY SHOULDN'T BE HARASSING THESE INDIVIDUALS TO FORCE THEM TO SELL THEIR, THEIR, THEIR UNITS.
UM, AND IF THEY DON'T, THE CITY CAN ENFORCE, UH, CIVIL PENALTIES.
AND IN FACT, AS PART OF A SEPARATE ITEM THAT I AM WORKING ON, UH, THAT SAID, THE LAND USE COMMITTEE, A VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE COULD LEAD, UM, TO THE DEVELOPER BEING CLASSIFIED AND AS AN HABITUAL OFFENDER, UH, TO KIND OF PUT A MORE STRICT, UH, DELAY ON, ON THE DEVELOPER, UH, AS OPPOSED TO, UM, AS OPPOSED TO SIMPLY A CIVIL FINE.
BOTH OF THE, BOTH OF THESE ITEMS STEM FROM CONCERNS RAISED, UH, BY THE PUBLIC AND DOCUMENTED BY THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.
THEY REFLECT COMMON SENSE CONSUMER PROTECTIONS THAT PRESERVE BOTH DIGNITY AND TRANSPARENCY IN OUR REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS IN MIAMI BEACH.
UM, I WANNA THANK THE CITY ATTORNEY, UH, OUR CHIEF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY, NICK ES, WHO, WHO REALLY SPENT, I WOULD SAY MONTHS RESEARCHING WHAT OTHER JURISDICTIONS ARE DOING, RESEARCHING WHAT WE COULD DO LOCALLY TO PROTECT OUR CONDO OWNERS, UH, FROM FALLING VICTIMS OF PREDATORY BUYOUTS, AND TO THE INSPECTOR GENERAL WHO, UM, WHO LOOKED INTO A COMPLAINT THAT I RECEIVED IN MY OFFICE FROM THE SEACOAST TOWERS.
AND, UH, TOOK A DEEP DIVE INTO THE, INTO THE ISSUE, FOUND WAYS THAT WE COULD PROTECT OUR, OUR OWNERS, AND FOUND WHAT OTHER JURISDICTIONS IN OTHER STATES HAVE DONE AND MADE VERY VALUABLE RECOMMENDATIONS.
WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR CHIEF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY NICK ALLEGES TO PROVIDE FURTHER CLARITY OR ANY FURTHER EXPLANATION THAT MAY BE NECESSARY.
I I THINK YOU'VE, YOU'VE COVERED ALL THE, THE MAIN POINTS OF THE ORDINANCE.
I WOULD JUST, UH, THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD IS TO SAY THAT, UM, THAT EACH, EACH SEPARATE VIOLATION, EACH FAILURE TO, TO NOTIFY, UM, OR EACH, UH, UH, UNWANTED CONTACT IS A SEPARATE VIOLATION AND WILL GIVE RISE TO, TO A SEPARATE FINE.
AND IF, AND, AND WITH, WITH THE ITEM THAT WE HAVE GOING THROUGH THE LAND USE COMMITTEE.
'CAUSE MY CONCERN IS THAT A VIOLATION OF THIS, OF THE REPEATED CONTACT IS A CIVIL FINE.
SOMETIMES CIVIL FINES IS JUST A SLAP ON THE HAND AND THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS, OKAY, I'LL PAY A $1,000 FINE, OR I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FINE IS, WHAT'S A FINE, I DON'T REMEMBER IT, IT DEPENDS ON WHICH ONE.
BUT FOR THE CONTACTS, IT STARTS AT AT 500.
AND I BELIEVE FOR THE FAILURE TO NOTIFY, I BELIEVE IT'S A THOUSAND, OKAY, IF I'M GONNA BE MAKING A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS, I, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS A $500 VIOLATION? BUT WITH THE ITEM THAT WE HAVE GOING THROUGH, THROUGH THE LAND USE COMMITTEE, A VIOLATION OF OF, OF THIS ORDINANCE COULD LEAD TO A REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER BEING DEEMED AS AN HABITUAL OFFENDER, WHICH COULD DELAY THEIR ABILITY TO SEEK LEGISLATIVE APPROVALS, TO SEEK LDR AMENDMENTS, TO SEEK AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
AND THAT RIGHT THERE IS THE BIGGEST PENALTY THAT WE CAN PUT ON PREDATORY BUYOUTS.
THAT IF YOU ARE PREYING ON OUR RESIDENT, IT'S NOT JUST A VIOLATION, BUT IT COULD POTENTIALLY DELAY YOUR ABILITY TO GET ZONING ENTITLEMENTS THAT TODAY YOU'RE NOT ENTITLED TO AND ARE WORTH HUNDREDS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
AND SO IF YOU COME TO PREY ON OUR RESIDENTS, YOU REALLY RUN THEM THE RISK OF PROFITING OFF OUR COMMUNITY ON, ON ASKS AND REQUESTS THAT THEY'RE NOT ENTITLED TO.
AND I'M VERY PROUD, UH, NICK, OF THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE AND TO THE SUPPORT OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL IN CRAFTING THIS LEGISLATION THAT REALLY PLACES RESONANCE FIRST AND BEING THE FIRST CITY
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IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA ADVANCING THIS TYPE OF PROTECTION FOR THE CONDOMINIUM OWNERS WHO RESIDE IN OUR CITY.IT'S A PUBLIC, IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING, AND I SEE, UH, DANIEL IS ON THE LINE.
DANIEL STATE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
DANIEL ERALDO, CANDIDATE FOR MIAMI BEACH COMMISSION, SEVEN 30 10TH STREET.
UH, I WANNA THANK THE COMMISSIONER FOR SPONSORING THIS.
BACK WHEN I WORKED AT MDPL, WE WERE CONTACTED BY RESIDENTS OF THE SEACOAST TOWERS, AND WE WORKED WITH THE INSPECTOR GENERAL AS WELL AS THE RESIDENTS LEARNING ABOUT HORRIBLE PREDATORY ACTS, ESPECIALLY BY THE WAY, AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE RESILIENCE AND UNSAFE STRUCTURES ACT, WHICH THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH HAS YET TO, UH, TRY TO OVERTURN IN COURT, BUT WHICH I'M COMMITTED TO WORKING TO FIGHT THAT.
HOWEVER, IN THE MEANTIME, AS THESE PREDATORY ACTORS ARE INVADING OUR HISTORIC DISTRICTS, DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT AND UPZONING, THIS SORT OF ORDINANCE IS A GOOD MEASURE TO, UH, TO HAVE SOME PROTECTIONS.
I SEE NO ONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK AND THERE'S NO ONE IN ZOOM.
ON BOTH ITEMS R FIVE A AND AD COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ? YES.
SEVEN ZERO SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING FOR BOTH ITEMS. R FIVE AC AND AD IS JUNE 25TH.
[R5 P AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 78 OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE, ENTITLED "PERSONNEL," BY CREATING ARTICLE VII, ENTITLED “CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES’ SALARY ORDINANCE,” BY CREATING SECTIONS 78-321 THROUGH 78-330 THEREOF, TO CODIFY AS PART OF THE CITY CODE, AND ADOPT AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY’S CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES’ SALARY ORDINANCE (NO. 789), WHICH ORDINANCE ESTABLISHES THE PAY PLAN FOR CLASSIFIED CITY EMPLOYEES, FOR PURPOSES OF CLARITY AND EASE OF REFERENCE, TO DELETE AND/OR REVISE OUTDATED PROVISIONS, AND TO CODIFY EXISTING ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE; AND FURTHER, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
[R5 Q AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 78 OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE, ENTITLED "PERSONNEL," BY CREATING ARTICLE VI, ENTITLED “UNCLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES’ SALARY ORDINANCE,” BY CREATING SECTIONS 78-310 THROUGH 78-320 THEREOF, TO CODIFY AS PART OF THE CITY CODE, AND ADOPT AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY’S UNCLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES’ SALARY ORDINANCE (NO. 1605), WHICH ORDINANCE ESTABLISHES THE PAY PLAN FOR UNCLASSIFIED CITY EMPLOYEES, FOR PURPOSES OF CLARITY AND EASE OF REFERENCE, TO DELETE AND/OR REVISE OUTDATED PROVISIONS, AND TO CODIFY EXISTING ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE; AND FURTHER, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
CALL R FIVE P AND R FIVE Q SIR.R FIVE P IS NOR TO THE MAYOR OF CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 78 OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE ENTITLED PERSONNEL BY CREATING ARTICLE SEVEN ENTITLED CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE SALARY ORDINANCE BY CREATING SECTION 78 DASH 3 21 THROUGH 78 DASH THREE 30 THEREOF TO CODIFY AS PART OF THE CITY CODE AND ADOPT AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY'S CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE SALARY ORDINANCE NUMBER 7 89, WHICH ORDINANCE ESTABLISHES A PAY PLAN FOR CLASSIFIED CITY EMPLOYEES FOR PURPOSES OF CLARITY AND EASE OF REFERENCE TO DELETE AND OR REVISE OUTDATED PROVISIONS, AND TO CODIFY EXISTING ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES, REPEATING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE, AND FURTHER PROVIDING FOR FAVORABILITY CLASSIFICATION ON AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THAT WAS ITEM R FIVE P, WHICH IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING.
R FIVE Q IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR OF CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA.
AMENDING CHAPTER 78 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH ENTITLED PERSONNEL BY CREATING ARTICLE SIX ENTITLED UNCLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE SALARY ORDINANCE BY CREATING SECTION 78 DASH THREE 10 THROUGH 78 DASH THREE 20, THEY'RE OUT TO CODIFY AS PART OF THE CITY CODE AND ADOPT AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY UNCLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE SALARY.
ORDINANCE NUMBER 1605, WHICH ORDINANCE ESTABLISHES A PAY PLAN FOR UNCLASSIFIED CITY EMPLOYEES FOR PURPOSES OF CLARITY AND EASE OF REFERENCE TO DELETE AND OR REVISE OUTDATED PROVISIONS, AND TO CODIFY EXISTING ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE, AND FURTHER PROVIDING FOR FAVORABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THIS IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING THAT WAS ITEM R FIVE Q, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE.
MAR, CAN I HAND IT OVER TO CITY STAFF TO PRESENT THE ITEM? THANK YOU.
UH, COMMISSIONER TO THE CHAIR.
UM, TODAY WE ARE BRINGING BEFORE YOU, UH, WITH THE, UM, ASSISTANCE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WHO WAS TREMENDOUSLY HELPFUL IN ASSISTING HR.
UH, WE HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD THE CODIFICATION OF OUR MANY, MANY, MANY HISTORY, UH, YEARS OF HISTORY OF SALARY ORDINANCES FOR BOTH UNCLASSIFIED STAFF AND CLASSIFIED STAFF.
WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS A CODIFICATION, UH, AT A CLEANUP LANGUAGE.
THERE IS ONE, UH, MAJOR CHANGE AND THAT IS THAT, UH, IF YOU ALL APPROVE THIS ON FIRST AND SECOND READING THAT ANY FUTURE, UH, COLAS FOR EITHER CLASSIFIED OR UNCLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES WOULD BE, UM, APPROVED THROUGH A RESOLUTION RATHER THAN THROUGH AN ORDINANCE.
THEY ARE A PUBLIC HEARING AS YOU NO ONE IN ZOOM AND NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE.
IF SO, IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, MAY I CALL THE ROLL? THAT'S VICE MAYOR.
THAT THE ITEM, UH, THE SALARY ORDINANCES CALL THE ROLL.
COMMISSIONER ROSE, VICE MAYOR IS RIGHT THERE.
UH, SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING FOR BOTH R FIVE P AND R FIVE Q IS JUNE 25TH.
[R5 H AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 10 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ENTITLED "ANIMALS," BY CREATING SECTION 10-20 THEREOF, ENTITLED “CONFINEMENT OF ANIMALS WITHOUT SUFFICIENT FOOD, WATER, OR EXERCISE; ABANDONMENT OF ANIMALS”; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
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HR FIVE H IS AN NOTICE OF MAYOR CITY COMMISSION OF CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA.AMENDING CHAPTER 10 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI V.
BEACH, FLORIDA ENTITLED ANIMALS BY CREATING SECTION 10 20 THEREOF ENTITLED, CO CONFINEMENT OF ANIMALS WITHOUT SUFFICIENT FOOD, WATER, OR EXERCISE, ABANDONMENT OF ANIMALS, AND PROVIDING FOR RE REPEATS OF ABILITY, MODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THIS IS A SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING.
IT IS ITEM R FIVE H, COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ CO-SPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ MAGAZINE AND B.
SO THIS, UH, ITEM EVOLVED FROM THE ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE AND THEY WANTED TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY MIRRORED THE SAME LAWS, UH, AT THE STATE TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR PROSECUTIONS FOR US WITHOUT A MOVE.
THE ITEM SECOND RO, IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
I SEE NO ONE ON ZOOM AND NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ.
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SUPERVISOR MAYOR SUAREZ.
[R5 I COMMERCIAL USE OF SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE, ENTITLED "ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS," BY AMENDING ARTICLE Il, ENTITLED "DISTRICT REGULATIONS," BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2.2, ENTITLED “RS-1, RS-2, RS-3, RS-4 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS” BY AMENDING SUBSECTION 7.2.2.2, ENTITLED “USES (RS)” TO CLARIFY AND AMEND REGULATIONS ON THE COMMERCIAL USE OF SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES; AND, PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
FIVE I IS AN OR TO THE MAYOR OF CITY COMMISSIONER CITY MIAMI BEACH, UH, FLORIDA.AMENDING CHAPTER SEVEN OF THE MAY REACH BRAZILIAN CODE ENTITLED ZONING DISTRICTS OR REGULATIONS BY AMENDING ARTICLE TWO ENTITLED DISTRICT REGULATIONS BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2 0.2 ENTITLED RS ONE RS TWO RS THREE RS FOUR, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS BY AMENDING SUBSECTION 7.2 0.2, UH, ENTITLED USES RS TO CLARIFY AND AMEND REGULATIONS ON THE COMMERCIAL USE OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL SERVICEABILITY CLARIFICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THIS IS A SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING.
THE ITEM REQUIRES FIVE SEVENS VOTE.
SPONSOR BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, CO-SPONSOR BY COMMISSIONER BOT DOMINGUEZ AND MAGAZINE, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.
UM, SO TODAY WE'RE VOTING ON THE SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE THAT I'VE PROUDLY SPONSORED ALONGSIDE COMMISSIONER BOND COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ AND MAGAZINE TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY AND PROTECT THE TER THE TRANQUILITY OF OUR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.
THIS LEGISLATION DRAWS A CLEAR LINE, UM, THAT OUR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, THAT THEY ARE NOT COMMERCIAL VENUES, THAT THEY ARE NOT NIGHTCLUBS, THAT THEY'RE NOT EVENT HALLS.
UH, THESE ARE THE PLACES WHERE OUR FAMILIES LIVE, WHERE NEIGHBORS BUILD COMMUNITY, WHERE PEACE AND QUIET SHOULD NOT BE LUXURIES.
PEACE AND QUIET ARE THE EXPECTATION OF OUR SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND FOR TOO LONG, WE'VE SEEN CERTAIN BAD ACTORS SKIRT THE RULES, UH, EXPLOITING LOOPHOLES TO CONVERT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES INTO PROFIT DRIVEN PARTY HOUSES, UH, SOMETIMES UNDER THE GUISE OF DONATIONS FOR, FOR NONPROFIT.
AND ULTIMATELY, THESE ABUSES JUST ERODE AND CHIP AWAY FROM THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT OUR RESIDENTS DE DESERVE.
THEY THREATEN PUBLIC SAFETY AND THEY UNDERMINE THE VERY CHARACTER OF OUR RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.
SO THIS ORDINANCE BEFORE US TODAY IN SECOND READING, CLOSES THESE LOOPHOLES.
IT ESTABLISHES FORCIBLE GUARDRAILS THAT DEFINE WHAT IS AND WHAT IS NOT ALLOWED.
AND IT ENSURES THAT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL GATHERINGS CAN CONTINUE TO, TO TO OCCUR AS THEY ALWAYS HAVE, BUT MAKES UNEQUIVOCALLY CLEAR THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, THAT THEY'RE NOT FOR RENT AS COMMERCIAL VENUES.
THAT'S WHAT WE'VE SEEN HAPPEN IN SO MANY AREAS THROUGHOUT OUR CITY.
I WANT TO, UH, THANK, UH, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR, FOR, FOR WORKING CLOSELY WITH US TO THE PLANNING DIRECTOR.
UH, THE ITEM WAS CONSIDERED AT THE PLANNING BOARD.
I BELIEVE IT GOT A SEVEN ZERO, UH, VERBAL RECOMMENDATION.
AND SO I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT TODAY, UH, SO THAT WE CAN SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE IN MIAMI BEACH THAT, THAT WE PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND WE WON'T ALLOW THEM TO BECOME COMMERCIALIZED BY BAD ACTORS.
NO ONE IN ZOOM, NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK.
UH, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOT, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR SUAREZ.
[R7 X A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO INCREASE THE BUDGET LINE ITEM FOR THE JOB CREATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM BY $400,000 IN THE FY 2026 BUDGET TO ATTRACT NEW BUSINESSES TO THE CITY.]
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X IS FUNDING INCREASED JOB CREATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM.IT IS SPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE.
AND THE MAYOR, MAYOR MINOR HAS REQUESTED TO BE A CO-SPONSOR.
THAT'S R SEVEN X COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE.
UH, REALLY PROUD OF THIS AND PERHAPS HEATHER, UH, IF YOU CAN COME UP, AND STEVE, IF YOU WANNA COME UP AS WELL FOR A, A QUICK INTRODUCTION, UM, SOMETHING I'M VERY EXCITED FOR HERE.
WE HAVE COLLECTIVELY ALL DECIDED WHO MIAMI BEACH DOES NOT WANT TO BE AS A CITY.
WE DO NOT WANT TO BE THAT PARTY TILL YOU DROP ANYTHING GOES SPRING BREAK DESTINATION.
BUT WE ALSO NEED TO DECIDE COLLECTIVELY WHAT WE DO WANT TO BE AS A CITY AND WE CAN BE A SERIOUS PLACE FOR SERIOUS PEOPLE TO DO SERIOUS BUSINESS.
WE SEE SOME OF THE LEADING COMPANIES IN THE ENTIRE WORLD BEING ATTRACTED TO SOUTH FLORIDA.
AND AS TIME MIAMI BEACH STARTS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT, ONE OF THE WAYS, UH, THAT A LOT OF ENTITIES IN OUR SURROUNDING AREAS HAVE DONE SO IS THROUGH THE CREATION OF FINANCIAL JOB INCENTIVES.
WHILE MIAMI BEACH HAS THESE IN PLACE, UH, REALLY THE AMOUNTS THAT YOU WOULD, UH, GIVE TO ATTRACT COMPANIES TO BRING VERY HIGH PAYING JOBS TO OUR CITY ARE, ARE VERY SMALL IN COMPARISON WITH SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
UH, WHILE THERE'S SOME NUANCE IN THERE, YOU KNOW, UH, THAT ARE CONTINGENT, REALLY, IF YOU WOULD BRING HIGH PAYING JOBS WELL ABOVE THE AVERAGE MEDIAN, UH, A COMPANY WOULD ONLY GET $600, UH, PER JOB THAT'S CREATED IN MIAMI BEACH.
UH, THAT PALES IN COMPARISON TO SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES THAT CO COULD GO UP TO $5,000 PER JOB.
UH, SO I THINK WE WANT TO ESSENTIALLY FIRMLY PLANT A FLAG IN THE SAND AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT MIAMI BEACH IS LOOKING TO DO.
WE ARE OUT THERE LOOKING TO, UH, HAVE COMPANIES AND ENTITIES INVEST IN MIAMI BEACH, INVEST IN OUR RESIDENTS, BRING THE HIGH PAYING JOBS THAT ALLOW US TO DIVERSIFY OUR ECONOMY AWAY FROM A DANGEROUS CONCENTRATION ON, ON HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM.
AND I THINK IT'S NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER.
IT'S IRONIC THAT WE HAVE OUR, UH, YOU KNOW, LONG AWAITED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, UH, MOVING HERE.
BUT THIS IS ONE OF, UH, THE ITEMS THAT I THINK I'M MOST PROUD TO SPONSOR, HAVE SUPPORT, UH, FROM MY COLLEAGUES.
WE DISCUSSED THIS AT FERC WHERE IT SEEMED LIKE WE WERE ALL UNIFORMLY ALIGNED.
I'LL HAND IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUES, ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO MAKE COMMENTS.
UM, BUT THIS IS REALLY LOOKING TO PIVOT MIAMI BEACH INTO A DIRECTION THAT WE'RE ALL PROUD OF.
IS THAT A MOTION, UH, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE? YES.
UH, UM, AND RICK, WE, WE DID DISCUSS YESTERDAY, UH, A SLIGHT, UH, CHANGE FROM HOW THIS WAS ACTUALLY WORDED.
THE FUNDING INCREASE WILL BE PUT IN THE, UH, 2026 BUDGET.
UM, BUT THE INCENTIVES WILL GO INTO PLACE IMMEDIATELY SO A COMPANY WOULD BE ABLE TO, UH, TAKE ADVANTAGE.
HOWEVER, THE INCREASE IN FUNDING WILL BE PART OF THE 2026 BUDGET PROCESS.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S RIGHT.
SO THE, UH, FOLKS WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR THESE INCENTIVES EFFECTIVE AFTER THIS RESOLUTION BECOMES EFFECTIVE.
SO AS AMENDED? AS AS AMENDED? CORRECT.
SO, UH, I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE SECONDED BY BAY OR MINOR AS AMENDED ON R SEVEN X IF NO DISCUSSION.
ANY, ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE.
THE ITEM IS APPROVED SEVEN ZERO AS AMENDED.
[R7 L A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING FLORIDA SENATORS ASHLEY MOODY AND RICK SCOTT, AS WELL AS HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE MARIA ELVIRA SALAZAR, TO ADVOCATE FOR THE IMMEDIATE REVIEW, REEVALUATION, AND REINSTATEMENT OF THE LAID-OFF NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) SCIENTISTS AND STAFF TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF MILLIONS OF FLORIDIANS WHO DEPEND ON NOAA'S WORLD-CLASS HURRICANE TRACKING AND WEATHER FORECASTING SYSTEMS.]
LR SEVEN L IS URGE FLORIDA SENATORS HOUSE REP TO ADVOCATE FOR NOAA WORKFORCE COMMISSIONER BOT.YEAH, THIS IS, UM, TO ME A, A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.
UH, WE ARE INCREDIBLY DEPENDENT AS A CITY, AS A COMMUNITY, AS A REGION OF SOUTH FLORIDA, AND FRANKLY THE ENTIRE STATE OF FLORIDA, UM, ON, UH, THE SERVICES AND SKILLS OF, OF NOAH AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND THE, THE EMPLOYEES WHO WORK THERE TO HELP PROTECT US AND WARN US IN DUE TIME TO, UH, ALERT US TO ONCOMING STORMS AND RAIN BOMBS AND HURRICANES AND EVEN OCCASIONALLY TORNADOES.
AND AS WE ARE FACING ON A NATIONAL LEVEL, UM, QUITE SIGNIFICANT CUTS.
UM, POTENTIALLY I WOULD JUST LIKE TO URGE OUR STATE LEGISLATURE WHO IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK OUT TO THE RESIDENT FOR THE RESIDENTS, UM, FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND, UM, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF US ON THE COAST TO ADVOCATE FOR KEEPING, UM, NOAH WELL FUNDED AND WELL STAFFED SO THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THE WEATHER, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOESN'T HAVE TO CLOSE OVERNIGHT AS IS BEING REPORTED IN SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
AND, UM, WE DON'T MISS ANY ADVISORIES BECAUSE IT ISN'T FULLY STAFFED.
AND I WOULD HOPE TO HAVE THE FULL SUPPORT OF MY COLLEAGUES ON THIS.
ILL SECOND IT'S CALL THE VOTE.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOT SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ.
ANYONE OPPOSED? UH, ONE NOTE BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, THE ITEM IS PASSED.
[R7 N A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LAND USE AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE AT ITS APRIL 15, 2025 MEETING (1) TO DIRECT THE ADMINISTRATION TO IDENTIFY, AS PART OF THE FY 2026 BUDGET PROCESS, LEGALLY AVAILABLE FUNDING SOURCES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE GENERAL FUND, TO ENABLE THE CITY TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7605 COLLINS AVENUE (PROPERTY) FOR $6.53 MILLION FROM THE CITY’S BUILDING FUND, WHICH ORIGINALLY ACQUIRED THE PROPERTY, TO CREATE A MARINE SCIENCE EDUCATION CENTER AND MUSEUM AT THE PROPERTY INSTEAD OF A SATELLITE BUILDING DEPARTMENT OFFICE AS ORIGINALLY CONTEMPLATED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE AND (2) TO DIRECT THE ADMINISTRATION TO SEEK A UNIVERSITY PARTNER TO FUND THE RENOVATION AND OPERATION OF THE FACILITY.]
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R SEVEN NR SEVEN N IS ACCEPT RECOMMENDATION CONVERT 76 0 5 COLLINS AVENUE, MARINE SCIENCE EDUCATION CENTER AND MUSEUM VICE SUAREZ.THE ITEM WE HAVE BEFORE YOU IS RETURNING, UH, ITEM FROM FERC.
THE FERC MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO, UH, CONVERT THE, WAS 4 MILLION KNOWN AS THE BETSY PEREZ HOME, WHICH WAS PURCHASED WITH BUILDING DEPARTMENT FUNDS OF ABOUT $6.53 MILLION.
UH, TO INSTEAD HAVE IT PURCHASED BY THE CITY'S, UH, GENERAL FUND.
I THINK IT'S LISTED TO BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE 26TH BUDGET.
AND ALSO ATTACHED TO THIS IS TO DIRECT THE ADMINISTRATION, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, TO REACH OUT TO SEE IF THEY CAN LOCATE A UNIVERSITY TYPE PARTNER TO, UH, RENOVATE AND OPERATE, UH, SAID FACILITY SO THAT THE EFFECTUATION OF THIS RESOLUTION, IF IT GETS PASSED, WOULD, UH, WE WOULD CREATE A, UH, GENERAL FUND CAPITAL BUDGET, UH, ITEM FOR THE 26TH BUDGET PROCESS TO SEE IF THE COMMISSION WOULD, UH, BE FUNDING THAT.
AND THEN IF THAT PASSES ON, THEN AGAIN IT WOULD, IT WOULD EFFECTUATE, UH, PARKS TO REACH OUT AND FUND A UNIVERSITY PARTNER FOR THAT.
OBVIOUSLY THE ADMINISTRATION HAS CONCERNS THAT IT'S A, YOU KNOW, A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY.
THIS WAS AN ITEM WE DISCUSSED WHEN IT WAS FIRST PURCHASED ABOUT A YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF AGO.
UH, THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN READY TO MOVE FORWARD AND RENOVATE THAT INTO THE, THE NORTH BEACH PROCESSING GOVERNMENT CENTER, BUT I KNOW THE COMMISSION HAS, UM, AND A FEW DIFFERENT ITEMS OVER THE, OVER THE PAST YEAR TO DISCUSS, YOU KNOW, PERHAPS DIFFERENT USES OF THIS.
BUT THIS ITEM ACTUALLY, IT WASN'T FERC, I'M SORRY, THIS WAS A LAND USE ITEM, UH, THAT CAME THROUGH.
SO, UH, LAND USE DISCUSSED THAT AND THEY'RE RECOMMENDING THAT THE, UH, COMMISSION, UM, BASICALLY BUY IT BACK FROM THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.
IT'S CALL THE VOTE I A QUESTION.
UM, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE JUST 'CAUSE WE DO WANT GENERAL FUNDS TO BUY THIS SO THAT WE HAVE MORE FLEXIBILITY BECAUSE THE ONE THING WE'VE HEARD OVER AND OVER AGAIN IS WE DO NOT WANT A BUILDING DEPARTMENT OFFICE, UH, AT 76 0 5 COLLINS AVENUE.
IS THERE A MECHANISM, JASON, BY WHICH THE GENERAL FUND CAN BUY THIS BACK, UM, FROM, FROM THE ENTERPRISE FUND OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL FISCAL YEARS? OR DOES IT HAVE TO BE ALL IN ONE FISCAL YEAR? 'CAUSE BECAUSE PERHAPS WE CAN ABSORB THE IMPACT OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL FISCAL YEARS, WE CAN REPAY OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL FISCAL YEARS.
I, I'M NOT, TO BE HONEST, I'M NOT SURE OF THE LEGALITIES OF THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT EX EXTENDING A LOAN EFFECTIVELY.
I THINK THERE, THERE MIGHT BE SOME CONCERNS WITH THAT.
I, I'M NOT SURE I BROUGHT THIS UP IN MY BRIEFING.
UH, AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, BECAUSE THAT WAY WE DON'T CREATE A $6 MILLION IMPACT.
IF WE HAVE TO DO THAT, THEN WE'LL DO THAT BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THE SAVINGS FROM THE TAX COLLECTOR THAT WAS GOING TO IMPOSE A MUNICIPAL FEE.
UH, BUT IF WE HAVE THE WAY OF DOING THIS BY FISCAL YEAR, UH, SO MR. ATTORNEY SURE.
ALLOW US TO LOOK INTO THAT SO THAT WE CAN BRIEF YOU DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS AS TO WHAT THE POSSIBILITIES ARE.
SO BECAUSE IT STILL HAS TO COME TO US BACK THROUGH BUDGET, THIS IS GONNA GO THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS.
PLEASE LIST ME AS A CO-SPONSOR WITH COMMISSIONER SUAREZ.
UM, SO IS THIS NOT GOING TO FERC, THIS ITEM WAS, WAS SIX AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS? IT SEEMS CORRECT.
THAT'S WHY IT'S NOT ON A, A CONSENT ITEM AS BY THE NEW ORDINANCE THAT WAS PASSED.
ANY, ANY NON ANY FINANCIAL IMPACT ITEMS THAT'S HEARD BY A NON, UH, FERC COMMITTEE LIKE LAND USE OR NEIGHBORHOODS WOULD COME BACK, UH, REQUIRING, UH, UH, AN R SEVEN DISCUSSION? WELL, AND IF NO, IF I MAY, THIS IS ALSO NOT AN EXPENDITURE AT THIS STAGE.
THIS IS GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS.
SO ITEMS THAT GO THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS CAN GO TO FERC, BUT DON'T HAVE TO GO TO FERC.
SO I, I HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THIS.
THIS IS NOT WHAT WE ORIGINALLY AGREED TO.
UM, AND WE HAVE THE, UM, SURF RIDER WATER KEEPERS WHO HAVE GRANTS, THEY HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY HAVE, ARE PERMITTED TO USE, UM, THOSE SORT OF OUT PAR, IT'S NOT AN OUT PARCEL, BUT IT'S AN, AN EXTERIOR SET OF ROOMS THAT NEED VERY LITTLE RETROFITTING AND THEY NEED TO GET GOING ON THAT.
OTHERWISE THEY RISK THEIR GRANTS.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN AMEND THIS OR I WOULD LIKE TO, REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, HAVE THEM BE ABLE TO PROCEED, UM, SO THAT THEY DON'T LOSE THEIR GRANTS.
WHAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT GONNA BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC COMING
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IN AND OUT.IT'S A DIFFERENT TYPE OF FACILITY WHERE PEOPLE ARE COMING IN WHO ARE TRAINED AND MEMBERS OF THE, OF THE ORGANIZATION TO DO THE WATER TESTING, SAMPLING OR WATER SAMPLE TESTING.
AND THEN
BUT THERE, THIS, THEY'RE, THEY'RE CHOMPING AT THE BIT AND THEIR GRANTS ARE EXPIRING BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DECIDE AND IN A, YOU KNOW, A MORE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE CONVERSATION THAT NEEDS TO BE HAD.
WE HAVE, UM, THE LOG CABIN, WHICH IS, HAS BEEN THANKS TO COMMISSIONER ROSEN.
GONZALEZ BEEN, UM, ELEVATED IN THE PRIORITY LIST OF GEO BOND FUNDING PROJECTS.
AND IT'S, IT'S SLATED TO GET GOING VERY SOON, WHICH SEEMS TO BE AN EXCELLENT FACILITY FOR THIS SORT OF A, A, A MARINE LIFE, UM, EDUCATION CENTER, WHICH WOULD NOT COST SIX AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS PLUS THAT WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE.
UM, I THINK THERE'S A LOT THAT WE NEED, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A HUGE INFRASTRUCTURE GAP FOR SEWER AND, AND STORM WATER REPAIRS THAT COULD CERTAINLY USE SIX AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS OF A SHOT IN THE ARM THAT ISN'T GOING TO THE TAX, YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR.
SO I'M, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THIS.
I LOVE THE IDEA OF A MARINE SCIENCE EDUCATION CENTER.
I AM CONCERNED ABOUT IT BEING IN THIS FACILITY FOR AN EXTRA, I GUESS $7.53 MILLION, UM, WHEN WE HAVE ANOTHER FACILITY THAT'S LOOKING FOR A, A PURPOSE IN, YOU KNOW, ADJACENT TO THIS AND, AND, YOU KNOW, THE DELAYS THAT THIS WOULD CAUSE, THE, THE CONFLAGRATION WITH THE, WITH THE, UM, WATERKEEPERS TESTING FACILITY AND THEIR GRANTS EXPIRING.
I, I'VE GOT, I I THINK THERE'S, THIS IS PROBLEMATIC IF I CAN OH, SORRY, GO AHEAD JASON.
UH, JUST ADDRESS, UH, A COUPLE OF THINGS THERE IN THE, UH, LAND USE ITEM THAT WAS THE, THE, UM, ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATION THAT IF THERE WAS AN INTEREST FROM THE COMMISSION TO ENGAGE TO HAVE A, UH, MARINE SCIENCE TURTLE REHAB TYPE MUSEUM, THAT WE THOUGHT THAT THE, THE LOG CABIN MIGHT BE A GOOD UTILIZATION OF THAT.
IT WOULD, MY UNDERSTANDING IN TALKING IN THE PARKS AND GEO BOND, THAT THAT WAS A FACILITY THAT WOULD GET DONE BUT DOESN'T, ISN'T TERRIBLY PROGRAMMED, YOU KNOW, HAS A PURPOSE.
SO THAT WOULD BE, SO TO ADDRESS THAT, THAT WAS, WAS ONE OF THE IDEAS THE ADMINISTRATION HAVE, WHICH WOULD SAVE THAT MONEY.
SO YOU COULD STILL HAVE THIS PURPOSE, BUT HAVE IT, UH, FROM A DIFFERENT AREA ON THAT.
UM, AND THEN FOR THE, FOR THE SURF RIDER, UH, YES, I KNOW THAT'S BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR, FOR OVER A YEAR AND I KNOW TALKING WITH BUILDING, THE IDEA WAS THAT THE BUILDING, THE WHOLE BUILDING WILL BE RAN BECAUSE THERE'S STRUCTURAL ISSUES.
SO WE WOULD HOPE THAT IT STARTED THIS WORK BACK IN OCTOBER, BUT IT'S ALL BEEN ON PAUSE WHILE THIS ISSUE'S BEEN WORKING ITS WAY IN VARIOUS ITERATIONS.
UH, BUT YEAH, THE, THE HOPE WAS THAT THE WHOLE BUILDING WOULD BE RENOVATED AND THEN SURF RIDER WOULD BE ABLE TO MOVE IN, BUT, SO WE'VE BEEN THAT WHOLE THING'S WRONG.
BUT IF I MAY JUST, VINCE, SINCE YOU'RE STANDING RIGHT HERE, I, I MEAN, PEOPLE WERE LIVING IN THIS HOUSE UP UNTIL A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
HOW SO? HOW, I MEAN, IS IT ABOUT TO FALL DOWN? IS IT, CAN WE NOT HAVE SURF RIDER IN THERE WHILE YOU DO THE REMAINING STRUCTURAL REPAIRS? THE STRUCTURAL REPAIRS THAT NEED TO BE EXECUTED AT THE HOUSE ARE FOR THE LONGEVITY OF THE HOUSE GOING FORWARD.
THEY WERE FOR ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS THAT I BELIEVE HAVE ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED, UH, BY STAFF AND, AND THE MAINTENANCE, UH, CREW HERE.
HOWEVER, UH, GOING FORWARD, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'D HAVE TO ENTERTAIN WITH LEGAL BEING THAT IT'S A PARCEL WHERE THERE ARE NO STAFF PERMANENTLY THERE FROM THE CITY, AND YET WE'RE GONNA SUBLEASE A PORTION TO AN OUTSIDE AGENCY.
SO AGAIN, A LOT OF THE THINGS WE HAVE TO DO, WE'RE NOT JUST STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, BUT ACCESSIBILITY CONCERNS, UH, AS FAR AS A DA PARKING SPOTS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT THAT'S, THAT'S SEPARATE FROM WHAT THE SURF RIDER NEEDS ARE? YEAH, IT'S A SEPARATE ACCESSORY.
IT'S LIKE AN ACCESSORY WELLING, GET DIRECTION FROM THE OUTSIDE.
AND AGAIN, THOSE, THOSE ISSUES WITH LEASES AND, AND THINGS OF THAT.
I'M, I'M A REGULATOR, I'M A BUILDER.
I'M, I'M NOT A A A LANDLORD PER SE.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD DEFER TO, TO LEGAL, TO STRUCTURE SET UP, FIGURE OUT A WAY.
BUT REGARDLESS OF THE LEASE, AND I UNDERSTAND THERE MIGHT BE SOME LAND USE CONCERNS THAT NEED TO BE ADJUSTED AS WELL, REGARDLESS OF THE LEASE.
IT IS, THE CONFIGURATION IS IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE HOUSE FROM THE FRONT, YOU KNOW, WITH, WITH YOUR BACK TO COLLINS, IF YOU, ALONG THE LEFT HAND SIDE, THERE IS A LITTLE DOOR THAT GOES INTO JUST THIS LITTLE SUITE OF ROOMS, WHICH IS WHAT SURF RIDER NEEDS.
SO ONCE WE GET THE LAND USE SORT, UM, REGULATIONS SORTED OUT, IF THAT'S NECESSARY AND THE LEASING IS ALL SQUARED AWAY, COULD THEY NOT START USING THAT SPACE RIGHT AWAY WHILE THE COMMISSION FIGURES OUT WHAT THE FUTURE OF THIS BUILDING IS AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MAKE IT AADA A COMPLIANT AND ALL THAT STUFF AGAIN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD HAVE TO, BEFORE WE, BEFORE WE GET TO OFF TOPIC, I, I THINK THE CONCERN IS THAT THEY WANT, SURF RIDER NEEDS A SPACE FOR GRANTS.
I DON'T IF THIS TURNS INTO A MARINE SCIENCE MUSEUM THAT DOESN'T PRECLUDE THEM FROM HAVING THAT.
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UM, THAT LOCATION I THINK WOULD BE RIDICULOUS FOR ANYTHING.I DON'T THINK THERE SHOULD BE A PUBLIC BUILDING THERE OR, OR, UM, A BUILDING DEPARTMENT FACILITY.
UH, IT IS IN PART THE, THE MOST BEST, UH, LOCATION FOR A MARINE SCIENCE OR PERHAPS A TOTAL SEA TURTLE REHABILITATION CENTER.
UM, I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE LOCK CABIN.
I'M SURE THE LOCK CABIN HAS A, A MUCH SMALLER FOOTPRINT.
UM, YOU KNOW, PERHAPS LONG TERM.
THAT'S WHERE SURF RIDER CAN, CAN, CAN BE.
UM, BUT I, I THINK IF, IF WE WANT TO, UM, HAVE A REAL BENEFIT TO NORTH BEACH AND, AND TO SIGNS AND, AND, AND TO TURTLES, WHICH I'M A BIG FAN OF SEA TURTLES, UH, THIS IS THE PERFECT LOCATION.
UM, AND SO I I UNDERSTAND THAT WE PAID SIX AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS FOR THIS HOUSE.
UM, AND I THINK THE WAY WE, AT THE TIME WE RATIONALIZED IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS, THE BILLING DEPARTMENT WAS, WAS PAYING FOR IT.
UM, AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S TAXPAYER MONEY AND WHETHER IT'S BILLING DEPARTMENT OR IT'S COMING FROM ANOTHER FUND, IT'S STILL WITHIN, UH, IT, IT, WE STILL OWN IT.
SO I DUNNO IF WE'RE JUST SPLITTING HAIRS HERE, BUT, UM, I THINK THIS IS A GREAT ITEM TO, TO, TO HAVE A, A GREAT EDUCATIONAL CENTER FOR FAMILIES AND, AND, AND NATURE AND SCIENCE AND, UH, NORTH BEACH, MR. MAYOR, MR. FERNANDEZ.
SO I THINK THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ITEM, UH, JUST BECAUSE BACK IN FEBRUARY OF 2024, UM, WHEN WE LOOKED AT POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES, WE HAD MANY DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES THAT, THAT, THAT WE COULD CONSIDERED.
WE HAD PAYGO CAPITAL FUNDS THAT WE COULD HAVE USED FOR THIS, THAT HAD, UH, PARKING FUNDS THAT WE COULD HAVE USED FOR THIS ONE.
WE EVEN HAD GENERAL FUND RESERVE FUNDS.
WE DECIDED TO USE, UH, BUILDING DEPARTMENT FUNDS.
AND WHEN WE DID THAT, IT WAS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE PROPERTY WOULD BE FOR BUILDING DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES FOR THE POSSIBILITY, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT SOME SMALL OTHER USES BY OTHER DEPARTMENTS, BUT IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE BUILDING, IF WE USED THE BUILDING ENTERPRISE FUNDS, WOULD BE TO, TO DO, UH, BUILDING RELATED ACTIVITIES THERE.
IT'S CLEAR THAT THAT'S NOT THE DIRECTION THAT, THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS TO GO IN.
SO THE ONLY WAY THAT WE GO AWAY FROM THAT DIRECTION OF USING IT AS AN OFFICE FOR THE BUILDING DEPARTMENTS IS NOT BY GOING INTO THE PARKING ENTERPRISE FUND, BECAUSE THEN YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO USE IT FOR PARKING PURPOSES.
THE ONLY WAY THAT YOU CAN OPEN THIS UP TO A WIDER USE IS BY GOING BACK AND, AND USING GENERAL FUNDS, UH, FOR, FOR THIS PROPERTY.
NOW, WHAT I NEED CLARITY ON THE ITEM THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US TODAY, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LAND USE COMMITTEE, DOES THAT CONTRADICT OR PROHIBIT SURF RIDER FROM GOING INTO THE PROPERTY? NO, IT DOESN'T CONTRADICT OR DO AWAY WITH.
UM, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT IN ORDER TO MOVE SURF RIDER INTO THE PROPERTY, WE WILL NEED TO DO A COMP PLAN AMENDMENT.
SO AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME, IF SOMEONE WOULD BE WILLING TO, UM, MAKE A REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE FOR THAT DISCUSSION, THAT WOULD BE, UH, A GOOD THING.
BUT THIS DOES NOT PROHIBIT THEM FROM BEING ABLE TO DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
AND SO, AND SO, I JUST, SO I THINK, SO I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN.
UH, COMMISSIONER BO, IF I MAY, THROUGH THE VICE MAYOR, I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, BECAUSE I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ON, ON THE SAME PAGE.
THE CONCERN THAT YOU HAD IS THAT SURF RIDER WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GO IN THERE BECAUSE OF THIS ITEM.
I, I'M CONCERNED THAT, UM, I, I WAS NOT ABLE TO BE AT THE LAND USE COMMITTEE.
THAT I WAS NOT PART OF THE CONVERSATION THEN.
I'M CONCERNED THAT, UM, I'M CONCERNED THAT WE HAVE A DIFFERENT FACILITY THAT NEEDS A A, A PROGRAM, WHICH COULD BE THE GEO, THE BLOCK CABIN.
I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS GETTING TURNED INTO A THING.
I MEAN, WE ALSO HAVE ISSUES WITH, UM, MR.
'CAUSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION, I'M CONCERNED THAT, UM, THIS IS NOW MOVING TOWARDS EIGHT PARTICULAR
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USE AS OPPOSED TO A MULTIPLE USES.I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE $7.3 MILLION TO PURCHASE AND PARTIALLY FUND RENOVATIONS.
AND I'M CONCERNED THAT SURF RIDER HAS BEEN WAITING AND WAITING AND WAITING AND THEIR GRANTS ARE ABOUT TO RUN OUT AND, UM, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN GET IN HERE ASAP.
SO AS IT RELATES, UH, TO THE GRANTS, HOW WOULD THIS, AND I NEED STAFF TO GUIDE ME, HOW WOULD THE ACTION THAT WE'RE TAKING TODAY AFFECT THE GRANTS WITH SURF RIDER? 'CAUSE I WANNA MAKE SURE I LIKE THE IDEA OF SURF RIDER GOING IN THERE.
I'VE, I'VE, I'VE MADE THAT PUBLIC COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT SURF RIDER OCCUPYING THIS SPACE, UH, TO SUPPORT THEIR, THEIR, THEIR WATER, UH, TESTING.
AND SO HOW DOES THIS ACTION THAT WE'RE TAKING TODAY AFFECT THEIR GRANTS? THEIR, THEIR GRANT, I BELIEVE THEIR GRANT WAS FOR 15,000 FOR THEIR CERTIFICATION.
IT DIDN'T COVER ANY MOVE IN COSTS, ET CETERA, FOR THAT.
THE, THE HOME ITSELF IS LISTED AS RESIDENTIAL, NOT COMMERCIAL.
SO THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST THING THAT WE WOULD NEED TO ADDRESS IS, IS TRANSITIONING THAT RESIDENTIAL HOME ZONE IT AS A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY BEFORE WE COULD GET THEM MOVED IN.
BUT, BUT I GUESS AS IT RELATES TO THE CONCERN WITH THE GRANTS, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE WITH THE ACTION FOR THE VOTE THAT I'M GOING TO MAKE TODAY.
DOES MY VOTE TODAY IN ANY WAY AFFECT SURF RIDER'S ABILITY TO GET GRANTS, UH, FOR THEIR PURPOSE IN THIS FACILITY? IF ANYTHING, IT SHOULD HELP.
RIGHT? I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.
I I MEAN, IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CITY OF MIAMI BEACH GRANT DOLLARS, THEN NO, IT WOULDN'T HAVE ANY IMPACT.
I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT OTHER GRANTS THEY MAY BE APPLYING FOR.
AND SO I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT OTHER POTENTIAL IMPACTS THERE COULD BE.
BUT I'M AS SPECIFICALLY TO THE GRANTS THAT WE'VE PROVIDED THEM.
SO IT'S, IF, IF, IF, EXCUSE ME, IF IF ANYTHING, IT SHOULD HELP BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, MARINE SCIENCE EDUCATION, I THINK THAT FALLS SQUARELY UNDER SURF RIDER, UM, UH, MISSION STATEMENT.
AND SO IF IT'S A BUILDING DEPARTMENT FACILITY, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A SURF RIDER WOULD BE ABLE TO OPERATE THERE BECAUSE THERE'S A PART OF THE BUILDING THAT FITS THEIR NEEDS PERFECTLY.
WE, BUT THAT CAN ALSO BE UNDER A MARINE SCIENCE EDUCATION SCIENCE.
THEY CAN BE, BUT, BUT THE FACT THAT THIS IS NOW SEVEN AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS IS A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION.
WELL, THAT'S A DIFFERENT TOPIC.
I, IF I MAY, THERE, THERE, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY CONCERN THAT WHETHER IT WAS A, UH, NORTH BEACH GOVERNMENT CENTER AS ORIGINALLY INTENDED, OR, UH, THIS MARINE SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL CENTER, I DON'T THINK IT WOULD IMPACT THE OPERATIONS OF SURF RIDER IN THAT LOCATION WITH AN EXTERNAL ACCESS.
SO THOSE ARE TWO MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE CONCERNS.
SO I GUESS WHAT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, COMMISSIONER BOT IS I GUESS YOUR, YOUR, YOUR BROADER CONCERN IS NOW PUTTING THIS UNDER THE GENERAL FUND AS OPPOSED TO HAVING IT PAID BY THE BUILDING ENTERPRISE.
YEAH, THAT, THAT'S ONE OF THEM.
AND AGAIN, THE, THE FACT THAT FRI IS SITTING ON, YOU KNOW, THE POSSIBILITY OF LOSING, AND I KNOW IT'S, IT'S A TINY AMOUNT OF MONEY TO US AND BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET, BUT FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT, $15,000 TO GET THEMSELVES SQUARED AWAY FOR TESTING IS NOT TRUMP CHANGE.
SO I'M VERY MINDFUL OF THAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, PARKVIEW ISLAND, UM, THE BEACHES ALL UP AND DOWN NORTH BEACH AND OTHER POINTS ALONG MIAMI BEACH ARE DEPENDENT ON THE, THE WATER QUALITY TESTING THAT SURF RIDER DOES FOR US.
BUT THIS ITEM DOESN'T AFFECT THAT, AND IT HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO PROGRESS.
IF I COULD FINISH MY THOUGHT, BECAUSE THIS ITEM HAS BEEN KICKING AROUND AS OPPOSED TO LETTING SURF RIDER GET IN THERE AND GET GOING.
SO I, IT WAS NEWS TO ME IN, IN MY MOST RECENT BRIEFING THAT, UM, THERE HAD TO BE A LAND USE CHANGE.
SO I'M WORKING ON THAT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY.
UM, BUT I DON'T WANT THAT, LIKE THAT'S MY FIRST PRIORITY TO GET THEM GOING.
A-S-A-P-I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SEVEN AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS, UM, SIX AND A HALF, WELL, IT SAYS 7.53 MILLION TO PURCHASE AND PARTIALLY FUND RENOVATIONS, INCLUDING STRUCTURAL REPAIRS.
I DON'T WANT SURF RIDER TO BE DELAYED BY ANY STRUCTURAL REPAIRS.
AND I WOULD IMAGINE RETROFITTING SOMETHING TO BECOME A MARINE, UM, SCIENCE EDUCATION CENTER IS A LOT MORE INVOLVED THAN JUST PUTTING IN A DA HANDICAP PARKING AND, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER ELSE, YOU KNOW.
SO I JUST, I DON'T WANT SIR RYDER TO BE DELAYED.
LOOK, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, I THINK THIS WAS PASSED FROM LAND USE MONTHS AGO, I THINK THREE, FOUR MONTHS AGO WE WERE THERE.
AND WE'VE NEVER HEARD ANY SORT OF ISSUE FROM SURF RIDER.
I HAVE A REALLY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH MIKE ALDI FROM SURF RIDER.
NEVER CAME TO ME WITH A CONCERN, UH, UH, ABOUT THIS.
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AND, UM, LOOK, I, I THINK, YOU KNOW, I, THIS FACILITY IS FOR THE GREATER GOOD OF MIAMI BEACH.IT'S NOT FOR THE GREATER GOOD OF SURF RIDER, YOU KNOW, RESPECTFULLY.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOT LOSE SIGHT OF THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL VOTE.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER, UH, VICE MAYOR SUAREZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.
WE, WE DID OUR FIVE Z ALREADY, DIDN'T WE? YES, YES.
[R5 AE AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE CITY CODE, ENTITLED “ADMINISTRATION,” ARTICLE V, ENTITLED “FINANCE,” BY CREATING SECTION 2-280 THEREOF, ENTITLED “USE OF RENT PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY THE CITY FROM CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL LEASE,” TO DEDICATE, PURSUANT TO THE BALLOT MEASURE APPROVED BY THE CITY’S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 6, 2018, THE GUARANTEED RENT PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY THE CITY FROM THE CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL LEASE TO ENHANCE FUNDING FOR STORMWATER PROJECTS (IN LIEU OF RATE INCREASES), TRAFFIC REDUCTION MEASURES, AND EDUCATION; AND REQUIRE A 5/7TH VOTE OF THE CITY COMMISSION TO ADOPT ANY FUTURE AMENDMENT TO THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
R FIVE AE R FIVE AE IS AN NOR OF THE MAYOR, CITY COMMISSIONER OF CITY MIAMI BEACH BOARD ON AMEN.CHAPTER TWO OF IT MIGHT BE CITY CODE ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION.
ARTICLE FIVE, ENTITLED FINANCE BY CREATING SECTION TWO DASH TWO 80 THEREOF ENTITLED, USE OF RENT PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY THE CITY FROM CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL LEASE TO DEDICATE PURSUANT TO THE BALLOT MEASURE APPROVED BY THE CITY'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 6TH, 2018, THE GUARANTEED RENT PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY THE CITY FROM CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL LEASE TO ENHANCE FUNDING FOR STORMWATER PROJECTS IN LIEU OF RATES, INCREASES TRAFFIC REDUCTION MEASURES AND EDUCATION THAT REQUIRE A FIVE SEVENS VOTE OF THE CITY COMMISSION TO ADOPT ANY FUTURE AMENDMENTS TO THE ORDINANCE OF PROVIDING FOR REPE CLARIFICATION, SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
THIS IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING AT ITS ITEM R FIVE AE MY ITEM WITH COMMISSIONER SUAREZ IS REALLY AN ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM.
THE ITEM BEFORE YOU JUST REALLY CODIFIES, UH, WHAT WAS THE VOTERS VOTED ON BACK IN 2018 AS IT RELATES TO A PART OF THOSE RENT PAYMENTS HAS NO EFFECT ON THE OTHER ITEM THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH A COMMITTEE, UH, RELATED TO THE VARIABLE PORTION.
THIS JUST DEALS WITH THE FIXED, WHICH IS WHAT THE VOTERS VOTED ON.
SO IT JUST CODIFIES THAT AS WE GET CLOSER NOW WITH THE, UH, HOTEL ACTUALLY BEING BUILT QUESTION.
SO THE AMOUNT, THE AMOUNT THAT GOES, THE AMOUNT THAT GOES TO RESILIENCY IS FROM THE VARIABLE, NOT THE FIX.
THE, THIS DEALS WITH WHAT WE VOTED ON, WHICH WAS ONE, UH, I BELIEVE IT'S ONE THIRD, ONE THIRD, ONE THIRD, WHICH IS RESILIENCY, TRANSPORTATION, EDUCATION ON THE FIXED RENT.
THE OTHER PORTION, UH, THE VARIABLE PORTION, I BELIEVE THERE'S AN ITEM, A COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS, UH, SOME USES OF THAT.
BUT THIS ITEM JUST CODIFIES WHAT THE VOTERS ALREADY VOTED ON AND THE ONE HE'S WOULD ALREADY DIRECTED ON.
SO I WASN'T THERE A RESILIENCY COMPONENT? THAT'S, THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE $666,000.
THE ONE THIRD OF THE 2 MILLION FIXED, UM, IS ADAPTATION.
SO THIS JUST, YES, THIS UNIFIES WHAT WE VOTED ON BACK IN 2018.
ONE THIRD RESILIENCY, ONE THIRD TRANSPORTATION.
AND ONE THIRD, UH, FOR EDUCATION.
IT'S, I WOULD CONSIDER THIS VERY MUCH A HOUSEKEEPING ITEM.
I ALWAYS, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE PRIVATE PROPERTY ADAPTATION.
AND ENSURING THAT WHAT MARK SAMUEL HAD, HIS INTENTIONS WERE TO HAVE IT FUNDED FROM THAT.
UM, SO THAT'S WHY I'M BRINGING UP THESE QUESTIONS.
WHO MADE THE MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
THERE'S NO ONE ON ZOOM, NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK.
SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 25.
THAT WAS ITEM R FIVE AE THANK YOU.
[R5 O VOTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RELEASE OF COVENANTS REQUIRING NON-TRANSIENT USES AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 7, ENTITLED “ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS,” ARTICLE I, ENTITLED “GENERAL TO ALL ZONING DISTRICTS,” BY CREATING SECTION 7.1.12 THEREOF, ENTITLED “AMENDMENT OR RELEASE OF COVENANTS RESTRICTING TRANSIENT USES SUBMITTED BY PROPERTY OWNERS,” TO ESTABLISH A MINIMUM VOTING THRESHOLD FOR THE RELEASE OF A COVENANT RESTRICTING TRANSIENT USES; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
OR FIVE O IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE MAMEE BEACH RESILIENCY CODE BY AMENDING CHAPTER SEVEN, ENTITLED ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS, OR ARTICLE ONE ENTITLED GENERAL 12 ZONING DISTRICTS BY CREATING SECTION SEVEN POINT 12 THEREOF ENTITLED AMENDMENT OR RELEASE OF COVENANTS RESTRICTING TRANSIENT USES SUBMITTED BY PROPERTY OWNERS WHO ESTABLISH A MINIMUM VOTING THRESHOLD FOR THE RELEASE OF A COVENANT RESTRICTING TRANSIENT USES AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION[05:20:01]
THIS IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING.
THE ITEM REQUIRES FIVE SEVEN'S VOTE.
COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ CO-SPONSOR BY COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE.
AND, UM, THIS ITEM BEFORE US IS ONE THAT I'VE BEEN PROUD TO ADVANCE WITH THE SUPPORT OF COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE.
I THINK COMMISSIONER SU SUAREZ IS ALSO A CO-SPONSOR OF THIS.
SORRY, IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT ON MY LIST.
AND IT PROPOSES, UM, A, A POWERFUL REFORM ESTABLISHING A SIXTH SEVENTH VOTING THRESHOLD TO RELEASE ANY FUTURE COVENANT THAT DRAKE TRANSIENT USES ON A PROPERTY.
AND WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? BECAUSE WHEN WE GRANT DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES IN EXCHANGE FOR A COMMITMENT TO MAINTAIN NON-TRANSIENT RESIDENTIAL USES, UH, THAT PROMISE MEANS SOMETHING.
AND THESE COVENANTS, THERE, THEY ARE LEGAL COMMITMENTS, UH, THEY MADE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
AND IF WE MAKE IT TOO EASY TO UNWIND THEM LATER, WE RISK ERODING THE VERY HOUSING STABILITY WE'RE TRYING TO PROTECT.
AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IN THE FUTURE, FUTURE COMMISSIONS DON'T START TAKING AWAY, UH, THESE, UH, PROTECTIONS FROM TRANSIENT USES THAT WE'VE, UH, BAKED INTO THESE COVENANTS.
AND SO THAT'S ALL THAT THIS IS.
IF YOU'RE COMMITTING TO, UH, NOT DO SHORT-TERM RENTAL ON A PROPERTY, UH, THEN IF YOU TRY TO UNDO THAT COMMITMENT IN THE FUTURE, IT'S GONNA TAKE A SIXTH, SEVENTH VOTE OF THE CITY COMMISSION TO UNDO THAT COMMITMENT AND THAT PROMISE THAT WAS MADE TO THE PUBLIC AND TO THE RESIDENCE.
AND WITH THAT, I MOVE THE ITEM, MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, IS IT POSSIBLE DO A, A UNANIMOUS VOTE REQUIRE A UNANIMOUS VOTE? IT'S POSSIBLE, BUT I, I DON'T KNOW THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THAT MAY MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE.
ANY, ANY APPETITE FOR A UNANIMOUS VOTE? I THINK, UM, LET'S EXPLORE THAT BETWEEN AND SECOND, LET, UH, LET'S EXPLORE THAT BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING.
THIS IS FIRST READING, AND I JUST WANNA SEE WHAT, IT SOUNDS GOOD TODAY.
I DON'T KNOW IF IN THE FUTURE, YOU KNOW, SO LET'S EXPLORE IT.
I'LL, I'LL MOVE THE ITEM SECOND.
AND IT REMINDS ME A LITTLE BIT WHEN I, WHEN THIS COMMISSION PASSED AN ITEM I HAD BROUGHT ABOUT THE FAR INCREASES, I HAD SIX SEVENTHS, AND SOME PEOPLE HAD SAID, WELL, WHY NOT MAKE IT SEVEN SEVENTHS? AND, AND A LOT OF THE CONCERNS, I THINK THAT RICK IS SORT OF JUST HIGHLIGHTING IN A BIG PICTURE WERE RAISED.
IS THAT PUBLIC HEARING? IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
I SEE NO ONE IN ZOOM AND NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE.
SO THE VOTE, UH, COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ? YES.
SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR JULY 23RD.
[R5 R AD HOC HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ENTITLED “ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES,” ARTICLE XIII, ENTITLED “HISTORIC PRESERVATION,” BY AMENDING SECTION 2.13.2, ENTITLED “HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEW OF PROJECTS,” TO REMOVE THE SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR APPLICATIONS CONTINUED BY THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD, BY AMENDING SECTION 2.13.7, ENTITLED “ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS/CERTIFICATE TO DIG/CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR DEMOLITION,” TO INCREASE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE THRESHOLD FOR THE TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS AND MITIGATION PLAN REQUIREMENT, TO CLARIFY THE TWO-STEP REVIEW PROCESS, AND TO CONSOLIDATE AND OTHERWISE AMEND THE APPLICABLE REVIEW CRITERIA, BY AMENDING SECTION 2.13.8, ENTITLED “SPECIAL REVIEW PROCEDURE,” TO EXPAND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AUTHORITY FOR THE REVIEW OF ADDITIONS TO SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES LOCATED WITHIN LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICTS, BY AMENDING SECTION 2.13.9, ENTITLED “HISTORIC DESIGNATION” TO INTRODUCE PROCEDURES FOR THE REPEAL OF HISTORIC DESIGNATIONS AS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CODE SECTION 16A-3.1, AND BY AMENDING SECTION 2.13.10, ENTITLED “SINGLE-FAMILY AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTION,” TO EXPAND THE TYPES OF PROPERTIES THAT QUALIFY FOR THE EXEMPTION IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH SECTION 196.1997, FLORIDA STATUTES; BY AMENDING CHAPTER 7, ENTITLED “ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS,” BY AMENDING ARTICLE II, ENTITLED “DISTRICT REGULATIONS,” SECTION 7.2.2, ENTITLED “RS-1, RS-2, RS-3, RS-4 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS,” SUBSECTION 7.2.2.4, ENTITLED “ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS (RS),” BY EXPANDING THE APPLICABILITY OF ZONING INCENTIVES TO INCLUDE CONTRIBUTING SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES LOCATED WITHIN LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICTS; BY AMENDING ARTICLE V, ENTITLED “SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS,” SECTION 7.5.1, ENTITLED “GENERALLY (SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS),” SUBSECTION 7.5.1.5, ENTITLED “ROOF REPLACEMENTS AND NEW ROOFS,” TO EXPAND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AUTHORITY FOR SUSTAINABLE ROOFS; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
FIVE RR FIVE R IS THE ORDER OF THE MAYOR, CITY COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BE FLORIDA, AMENING THE MAY, MAY BE RESILIENCY CODE BY AMENDING CHAPTER TWO ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES ARTICLE, ARTICLE 13 ENTITLED HISTORIC PRESERVATION BY AMENDING SECTION TWO DASH TWO 13.2 ENTITLED, HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEW OF PROJECTS REMOVED THE SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATIONS CONTINUED BY THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD BY AMENDING SECTION TWO POINT 13.7 ENTITLED ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS CERTIFICATE TO DIG, UH, CERTIFICATE, CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR DEMOLITION TO INCREASE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE THRESHOLD FOR THE TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS AND MITIGATION PLAN REQUIREMENTS TO CLARIFY THE TWO STEP REVIEW PROCESS AND TO CONSOLIDATE AND OTHERWISE AMEND THE APPLICABLE REVIEW CRITERIA BY AMENDING SECTION TWO POINT 13.8 ENTITLED SPECIAL REVIEW PROCEDURES TO EXPAND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AUTHORITY FOR REVIEW OF ADDITIONS TO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES LOCATED WITH THE LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICTS BY AMENDING SECTION TWO POINT 13.9 ENTITLED HISTORIC DESIGNATION TO INTRODUCE PROCEDURES FOR REPEAL OF HISTORIC DESIGNATION AS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CODE SECTION 16 A DASH 3.1.AND BY AMENDING SECTION TWO POINT 13 POINT 10 ENTITLED SINGLE FAMILY AND VELO TAX EXEMPTIONS TO EXPAND THE TYPES OF PROPERTIES THAT QUALIFY FOR THE EXEMPTIONS IN A MATTER CONSISTENT WITH SECTION 1 96 POINT 1997 FLORIDA STATUTE BY AMENDING CHAPTER SEVEN ENTITLED ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS BY AMENDING ARTICLE TWO ENTITLED DISTRICT REGULATIONS SECTION 7.2 0.2 ENTITLED RS ONE RS TWO RS THREE RS FOUR, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, SUBSECTION SEVEN ENTITLED ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS RS BY EXPANDING THE APPLICABILITY OF ZONING INCENTIVES TO INCLUDE CONTRIBUTING SINGLE FAMILY HOMES LOCATED WITHIN THE LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICTS BY AMENDING ARTICLE FIVE ENTITLED SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS SECTION 7.5 ENTITLED GENERALLY SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICTS REGULATIONS, SUBSECTION SEVEN ENTITLED ROOF REPLACEMENTS
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AND NEW ROOFS TO EXPAND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AUTHORITY FOR SUSTAINABLE ROOFS AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION RE REPEATABILITY ON AN EFFECTIVE DATE.THIS IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING.
THE ITEM REQUIRES A FIVE SEVENS VOTE.
AND THIS IS AN ITEM I'M VERY PROUD, UH, TO, TO BRING FORWARD.
IT'S BEEN REALLY MONTHS PRO POSSIBLY YEARS, UH, IN, IN THE MAKING, AND I BRING IT FORWARD, UH, IN FACT WITH DEEP APPRECIATION, UH, FOR OUR CITY'S HERITAGE.
UM, IT'S THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE TO OUR HISTORIC PRESERVATION REGULATIONS, I WOULD SAY IN FOUR DECADES.
IS THAT CORRECT, TOM? THAT'S CORRECT.
AND THIS INITIATIVE BEGAN WITH A REFERRAL I SPONSORED TO FORM AN AD HOC HISTORIC PRESERVATION CODE REVIEW COMMITTEE.
UM, IT, AND IT WAS, UH, AN AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT WE CREATED TO THOUGHTFULLY MODERNIZE OUR FRAMEWORK IN A WAY THAT RESPECTS BOTH ARCHITECTURAL LEGACY, THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OF MIAMI BEACH, AND THE REALITIES OF RESIDENTS WHO CALLED THESE HISTORIC DISTRICTS, THEIR, THEIR, THEIR HOMES.
AND THIS COMMITTEE OF PROFESSIONALS, RESIDENTS, AND PRESERVATION STAKEHOLDERS THAT WE CONVENED MET FIVE TIMES IF THEY ALL MET, UH, LATE IN THE AFTERNOONS, EARLY EVENINGS TO MAXIMIZE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.
UM, AND THERE ARE FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS, UH, WHERE WE'RE ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY, UH, BY THE COMMITTEE.
UH, AND THAT FORMS THE BACKBONE OF THIS ORDINANCE THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US.
AND, AND SO JUST TO, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF, OF THE, THE CALIBER OF INDIVIDUALS THAT SAT IN THIS COMMITTEE.
WE HAD ATTORNEYS, WE HAD INDIVIDUALS, UH, FROM THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, UM, WE HAD BANKERS, UH, WE HAD CONTRACTORS TO SPECIALIZE IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
WE HAD REPRESENTATIVES FROM NDPL, WE HAD REPRESENTATIVES FROM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS LIKE FLAMINGO PARK.
SO IT WAS A DIVERSE, UH, GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS, PROFESSIONAL RESIDENTIAL AND PRESERVATION, UH, STAKEHOLDERS.
AND WHAT WE BRING FORWARD TODAY, UM, DEFINES, UH, THE TOOLS THAT WE USE FOR PRESERVATION.
UH, IT CLARIFIES AND CONSOLIDATES, UH, THE PROCESS FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS CRITERIA, UH, IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE SECRETARY OF INTERIOR STANDARDS, REMOVING SOME DUPLICATIVE LANGUAGE AND VAGUE, UH, THRESHOLDS THAT HAVE, UH, LONG LED TO INCONSISTENT INTERPRETATIONS.
IT UPDATES THE TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS REQUIREMENTS, SHIFTING THE FOCUS TO PROJECTS OVER 50,000 SQUARE FEET, UH, SO THAT WE'RE NOT OVERBURDENING, UH, SMALL SCALE RESTORATIONS WITH EXPENSIVE STUDIES, UH, BETTER SUITED FOR LARGER DEVELOPMENTS.
AND THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE SOME OF THE MOST COSTLY AND TIME CONSUMING PROCESS THAT THESE SMALLER RESTORATION PROJECTS DEAL WITH HAS TO DO SPECIFICALLY WITH TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS.
AND THAT'S BEST, UH, RESERVED NOT FOR SMALL PRESERVATION PROJECTS, BUT THAT'S BETTER SUITED FOR THE LARGER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT CREATE BIGGER IMPACTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
IT ALSO, UM, INTRODUCES A VOLUNTARY TWO-STEP PROCESS FOR APPLICANTS, UH, WHICH PRESENTS A SMARTER, MORE TRANSPARENT PATHWAY FOR COMPLEX PROPOSALS WHEN THEY'RE GOING, UH, BEFORE THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD.
UH, RIGHT NOW, WHEN YOU GO TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD, YOU HAVE TO COME FORWARD WITH THIS THICK, UH, PACKET OF DRAWING DRAWINGS AND ALL SORTS OF STUDIES AND THINGS THAT YOU MIGHT NOT NEED FOR YOUR FIRST APPEARANCE WHEN YOU'RE REALLY LOOKING AT HEIGHT AND MASSING, KIND OF WHAT THE ENVELOPE OF THIS BUILDING IS GOING TO BE.
AND WE STREAMLINED THE PROCESS BY SAYING, OKAY, YOUR FIRST HEARING, LET'S HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW BIG, HOW WIDE YOUR BUILDING IS GOING TO BE BEFORE YOU GO FORWARD, CREATING A THICK SET OF PLANS THAT'S GONNA COST YOU HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, UH, TO CREATE.
SO THAT RIGHT THERE IS AN IMPORTANT VOLUNTARY, UH, PROCESS THAT WE'RE GIVING APPLICANTS.
IT ALSO EXPANDS THE ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCESS FOR MINOR ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS LIKE FENCES, LIKE SUSTAINABLE ROOFS, UM, ARCHITECTURAL FEATURE, UH, RE RECONSTRUCTIONS, AND ESPECIALLY THINGS THAT ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM THE STREET OR ADHERE, UH, TO ALREADY ADOPTED DESIGN GUIDELINES.
ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS, UH, PERHAPS MOST NOTABLY, UH, IT BRINGS PARITY, UH,
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TO CONTRIBUTING HOMES, UH, WITHIN LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICTS, EXTENDING ZONING INCENTIVES, UM, THAT PREVIOUSLY APPLIED TO HOMES OUTSIDE OF HISTORIC DISTRICTS.AND WE'RE DOING THIS, UM, TO ENCOURAGE THE PRESERVATION OF, OF THESE, OF THESE HOMES.
THERE'S A, THERE'S A FEW OTHER THINGS THAT ARE IN HERE.
SO IF YOU INDULGE ME, MR. MR. MAYOR, THERE, JUST ONE OTHER THING THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO FOR DECADES, AND THAT WE'RE FINALLY AT ADVANCING, WHICH IS THE EXPANSION OF THE AVALOR TAX EXEMPTION PROGRAM, UH, BEYOND SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE THE TAX EXEMPTION PROGRAM FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
WHEN YOU GO THROUGH HISTORIC PRESERVATION EFFORTS IN YOUR HOMES, YOU DON'T GET TAXED ON THAT INCREMENTAL VALUE THAT'S CREATED.
WE'RE NOW EXTENDING THAT, UH, TO ALL ELIGIBLE HISTORIC PROPERTIES, UH, INCLUDING COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, INCLUDING MULTI-FAMILY PROPERTIES, SO THAT WE TRULY INCENTIVIZE PRESERVATION AND WE DON'T PENALIZE PRESERVATION BY TAXING ON THOSE, ON THOSE, UH, INVESTMENTS.
UM, SO THIS ORDINANCE REALLY HAS BEEN MONTHS IN, IN, IN THE MAKING.
I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR CHIEF PRESERVATION OFFICER, DEBBIE TACKETT, WHO HAS, UH, BEEN HANDS ON IN THIS ORDINANCE.
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOU, TOM, AND OUR CHIEF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY, NICK URGS, WHO, WHO HAS BEEN WORKING HARD ON THIS, AND EVERY MEMBER OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT WE CONVENED FOR THEIR TIME AND FOR THEIR PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE IN CRAFTING THESE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT, AGAIN, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 40 YEARS, WE'RE DOING A SUBSTANTIVE AND ROBUST UPDATE TO OUR HISTORIC PRESERVATION CODE.
SO WITH THAT, I WANNA RECOGNIZE OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR IN CASE THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU WEREN'T EVEN BORN YET, COMMISSIONER.
UM, 38, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.
AND I THINK YOUR EXPLANATION WAS SPOT ON.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT.
UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS.
UM, AND THEN ALSO DEBBIE, UH, WOULD LOVE TO BE HERE IN PERSON.
UNFORTUNATELY, SHE WAS NOT FEELING WELL THIS MORNING.
UM, BUT SHE'LL DEFINITELY BE HERE FOR SECOND READING WHEN THIS COMES BACK FOR THE CITY TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR ADOPTION.
AND I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE TAX EXCEPTION THAT'S GONNA BE BIG.
I MEAN, FOR DECADES WE HAVE WANTED TO GIVE HISTORIC PROPERTIES A TAX EXCEPTION ON THEIR, ON THEIR, ON THEIR PROJECTS.
UM, ALSO, UH, FOR CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATIONS, SO MANY CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATIONS WHEN THEY'RE DEALING WITH THESE CONCRETE BALCONIES, WHEN IT COMES TIME TO REPLACE THESE CONCRETE BALCONIES, THEY GO THROUGH THESE COSTLY PROCESSES GOING THROUGH BOARDS AND JUST PROCEDURE, AFTER PROCEDURE AFTER PROCEDURE.
WE'RE CUTTING THE RED TAPE FOR THEM.
UH, AND WE'RE ALLOWING CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVALS, UH, SO THAT WE DON'T COST BURDEN.
THESE ASSOCIATIONS, THERE'S JUST SO MUCH GOOD POLICY, NERDY POLICY, UH, BUT GOOD POLICY THAT'S IN HERE.
AND I JUST WANT TO ALSO PUT FOR THE RECORD, WHEN TALLAHASSEE SAYS THAT WE HAVE A DIFFICULT PROCESS, WE HURT THEM.
AND IT'S WHY I CONVENED WITH ALL OF YOU THIS COMMITTEE, TO LOOK AT OUR PROCESS SO NO ONE CAN SAY THAT WE'RE NOT UPDATING, THAT WE'RE NOT STREAMLINING, THAT WE'RE NOT FACILITATING.
WE HEARD THE MESSAGE FROM TALLAHASSEE, AND WE'RE TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO STREAMLINE THESE PROCESSES IN A WAY THAT IS PROFESSIONAL, BUT WHERE WE UPKEEP THE PRESERVATION VALUES THAT REALLY DEFINE AND MAKE US A VERY UNIQUE COASTAL DESTINATION.
HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER BT.
AND I HEARD A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ.
READING, PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR JULY 23RD.
[R7 O A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE, AT ITS APRIL 9, 2025 MEETING, DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO IMPLEMENT A BLUE LIGHT SAFETY AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM ALONG THE BEACHWALK ON A TEMPORARY, PILOT PROGRAM BASIS AND TO PRIORITIZE THIS PROGRAM IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET.]
R SEVEN OR SEVEN O IS ACCEPT RECOMMENDATION.PILOT BLUE LIGHT SAFETY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS ON BEACH WALK.
R SEVEN O COMMISSIONER BOT CO-SPONSOR BY COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE.
UM, I'M NOT SURE IF POLICE CHIEF JONES IS STILL HERE.
UM, WELL, THIS IS AN ITEM THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME
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ABOUT SPONSORING, UM, A PILOT PROGRAM FOR BLUE LIGHT SAFETY LIGHTS, UM, ON FOUR AT FOUR KEY LOCATIONS ALONG THE, UM, THE BOARDWALK.UM, WE WENT OUT WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND LOOKED AT DIFFERENT, UM, APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS, BOTH IN TERMS OF CALLS FOR SERVICE AND, AND WHERE THERE MIGHT BE SOME WEAKNESSES AND ALSO, UM, WHERE WE COULD DO THE, UH, INSTALLATION OF, OF THE DEVICES WITH MINIMAL, UM, ADDITIONAL COST.
AND SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE CHIEF, UM, WHO CAN HOPEFULLY TELL US WHY YOU SUPPORT THIS.
UH, GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU COMMISSIONER WAYNE JONES.
UH, YOU KNOW, UH, UM, WE'VE HAD ISSUES IN THE PAST BEACH WALK BOARDWALK AND THE BEACH ITSELF WHERE PEOPLE NEEDED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH COMMUNITY SER UH, EMERGENCY SERVICES, BE IT POLICE DEPARTMENT, BE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR HOST REASONS, DIDN'T HAVE A CELL PHONE AT THE READY, UM, TO INCLUDE FOLKS GOING OUT THERE PARTICULARLY LATE AT NIGHT, UH, HAVING THEIR, THEIR PROPERTY, INCLUDING CELL PHONES AND CLOTHING STOLEN, UM, EATING POLICE AND HAVE TO, UH, WANDER AROUND AND TELL SOMEONE COULD SAMARITAN SORT OF STUMBLED ACROSS THEM AND CALL POLICE, UM, ON THEIR BEHALF.
AND SO HAVING A PRODUCT PROGRAM LIKE THIS, I THINK SOLVES THOSE, THOSE TYPE OF PROBLEMS. UM, MAJOR GARCIA AND HIS TEAM HAS DONE SOME RESEARCH AS TO WHAT WOULD MAY BE THE BEST FIT FOR US, UM, IN THE ENVIRONMENT.
AND SO HE CAN ANSWER ALL THE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS AND HOW THINGS WOULD WORK.
BUT I CAN TELL YOU, HAVING THE ABILITY FOR A PERSON IN NEED FIRE POLICE TO JUST TOUCH A BUTTON AND WE KNOW WHERE THEY ARE AND WHERE TO SEND EMERGENCY SERVICE SERVICES IMMEDIATELY, I THINK CAN BE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
AND, AND TO THAT DEGREE, IT'S, UH, THEY CAN ALSO HELP IDENTIFY IF THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH A HOMELESS PERSON OR CAMPING OR, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S A FULL SERVICE SYSTEM.
YEAH, THOSE ARE SOME OF THE ANCILLARY, I THINK, BENEFITS TO IT.
BUT FOR ME, I THINK, I DON'T WANNA SPEAK FOR THE FIRE CHIEF, BUT I THINK FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, UM, HAVING THE ABILITY TO IMMEDIATELY SEND POLICE, SEND FIRE, SEND WHATEVER'S NEEDED AT ANY GIVEN TIME, IS THE BIGGEST BENEFIT TO THIS, UH, PRODUCT PROGRAM.
I, I JUST WANNA RAISE AN ISSUE.
I REMEMBER A COUPLE YEARS AGO WHEN WE HAD DISCUSSED SOMETHING SIMILAR.
THERE WAS A CONCERN RAISED ABOUT FALSE, FALSE REPORTS AND FALSE ALARMS, JUST YES.
AND, AND THAT REMAINS A CONCERN.
AND, UH, MAJOR GARCIA WILL BE ABLE TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THAT.
YOU MAY GET SOME KIDS WHO JUST MAY PUSH A BUTTON OR MAKE CALLS TO EMERGENCY SERVICES JUST TO SEE THE REACTION OF, UM, POLICE AND FIRE.
UM, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF WE CAN SAVE ONE LIFE, WE CAN, YOU KNOW, IT'S A WIN.
MR. ROSA GONZALEZ, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER THIS, BUT DO YOU REMEMBER THE WOMAN WHO WAS ON THE BEACH WALK NEAR THE W HOTEL AND HER FACE WAS CUT BY BOX CUTTERS, IT WAS THE MOST HORRIFIC SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND HER FACE WAS MUTILATED FROM IT.
AND YOU DO REMEMBER THAT? IT WAS A FEW YEARS AGO.
AND, UM, SINCE THAT POINT IN TIME, I'VE ALWAYS CAUTIONED WOMEN, YOU KNOW, ANY, ANYBODY DO NOT WALK ON THAT BEACH WALK, UH, ALONE AT NIGHT, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, I HATE TO TELL PEOPLE, BUT WHEN YOU SEE THE REPORTS THAT WE GET, AND WHEN I'VE SEEN SOME OF THE ASSAULTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED, SOME OF WHICH ARE SO VIOLENT, AND WHAT HAPPENS IS, UM, PEOPLE ARE RELEASED FROM THE JAIL AND THEY GO DIRECTLY TO THE BEACH AND THEY'RE ON THE BEACH WALK.
AND, UM, SO I, YOU KNOW, I, I SUPPORT THIS BECAUSE I, THE IDEA OF POSSIBLY SAVING SOMEONE, UM, WITH THIS PROGRAM IS SOMETHING THAT I COULD NEVER VOTE AGAINST.
SO I, I DO NEED TO ADD, THOUGH, IN THE INCIDENT YOU JUST POINTED OUT, WE DID MAKE AN ARREST IN THE CASE.
NO, I, I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW WE DID.
BUT I'LL NEVER FORGET HEARING THAT WOMAN'S STORIES AND SEEING THE BOX CUTTERS.
HE, HER WHOLE FACE WAS BOX CUT AND IT WAS A HORRIFIC ASSAULT.
AND WHEN WAS THIS? I DON'T REMEMBER WHO, WHEN WAS THIS? HOW MANY YEARS AGO? I CAN'T TELL, HAVE TOP OF MY HEAD.
I CAN DO THE RESEARCH, GET BACK TO ME.
I WANNA SAY LIKE 20, I DO REMEMBER THE INCIDENT.
IT WAS A FEW YEARS AGO, BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE TIME.
NO, I'M JUST TRYING TO REMEMBER.
I GO ON THAT PORTION OF THE BEACH WALK.
I CAN'T GET THAT VISUALIZATION OUT OF, OUT OF MY HEAD.
SO IT'S, IT'S DANGEROUS OUT THERE.
AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE DUNES AT NIGHT, SO MR. MR. MAYOR, ANYTHING YOU CAN DO.
AND, AND, UM, CHIEF OBVIOUSLY CAUTION IS ALWAYS, UH, WARRANTED AND, AND, BUT I, I KNOW IN CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD AND, AND, AND WITH YOUR COMMAND STAFF THAT THE, UH, I'VE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HAVING ENHANCED POLICE, AND ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE HEARD ABOUT IS THAT THERE'S ACTUALLY VERY LITTLE CRIME ON THE BEACH WALK, WHICH SOMETIMES, UH, DOESN'T WARRANT, UH, ENHANCED STAFFING.
SO, UM, BASED ON OUR DATA, I THINK THE BUG CALLS TO SERVICE ON THE BEACH WALK HAPPENED ANYWHERE
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FROM AROUND 11:00 AM IN THE MORNING TO LIKE NINE O'CLOCK AT NIGHT.THERE ARE TIMES OF COURSE, WHEN, UM, LATE HOURS THINGS HAPPEN ON, ON THE BEACH WALK, BUT WE STAFF BASED ON WHERE THE BCCA CALLS, WHEN THE BCCA CALLS THE SERVICE COME IN.
MR. MAYOR, I'LL JUST TO ASK, I I'LL ASK STRAIGHT OUT.
DO YOU, DO YOU THINK THE BEACH WATCH IS GENERALLY SAFE? I MEAN, EVERYONE SHOULD ALWAYS BE OFFICE.
AND CERTAINLY, AND I THINK THE, THERE'S OBVIOUSLY PARK RANGER, WHEN I GO OUT THERE, I DO SEE THE PARK RANGERS, I SEE POLICE STAFF, OBVIOUSLY, UH, ALWAYS PROMOTING THAT.
I THINK PEOPLE F FIRST OF ALL THE, FROM THE SAFETY STANDPOINT THAT THE COMMISSIONER'S MENTIONING, BUT ALSO, UH, THE ENFORCEMENT OF, UH, ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND WHICH IS, UH, SOMETHING THAT WE HEAR ABOUT A LOT.
I DID A TOWN HALL LAST NIGHT IN PERSON IN NORTH BEACH, SO THAT'S, IT'S IT, I KEEP HEARING THAT.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE BROUGHT UP IS AS WELL.
AND OFFICER BLANCO WAS THERE, UM, TO ADDRESS SOME OF IT AS WELL.
COMMISSIONER SUAREZ? UH, SO THE, I THE PILOT PROGRAM IS FOR FOUR, FOUR BLUE LIGHTS.
UM, YEAH, MAJOR, MAJOR GARCIA.
UH, HOW MUCH IS EACH LIGHT OR EACH STATION? UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONER, MR. MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER IS ERIC GARCIA, UH, FOR POLICE TECHNICAL SERVICES.
UH, SO IN, IN THE, UH, IN THE MEMO, WE HAVE THREE OPTIONS OPTION, AND IT'S A TIERED OPTION, RIGHT? SO WE'RE, WE'RE SUGGESTING OPTION A, B, AND C, ALL THREE OF THEM, UH, THAT ENCOMPASSES ALL FOUR, UH, SITES.
SO THE, THE SITES THAT DO NOT REQUIRE THAT, UH, HOW MUCH IS IT? EACH SITE IS APPROXIMATELY $30,000.
HOW MUCH IS IT? HOW MUCH IS IT TO MAINTAIN A YEAR? MAINTENANCE IS, UH, I THINK $1,500 A MONTH.
AND THEY DO, UH, PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AS WELL AS, UH, TESTING OF THE NINE ONE ONE, UH, OF THE CALL BOXES.
HOW WOULD YOU MEASURE SUCCESS? SUCCESS I THINK WOULD BE MEASURED BY VERY LITTLE USE OF THESE CALL BOXES, MEANING THAT THE BOARDWALK IS SAFE.
UH, I WANT TO BRING UP SOME STATS.
UM, I PULLED UP ABOUT THIS, UM, AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY FOR THESE BLUE LIGHT POLES.
UH, ACTIVATIONS DROPPED FROM 819 OR 809 IN 2012 TO 17 IN 2020, UH, AND 98% DECLINE LARGELY DUE TO THE MOBILE SAFETY APPS.
UH, AS YOU KNOW, UM, THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, MY ALMA MATER, UH, REPORTED THAT ONLY 2.7 OF THE 508 ACTIVATIONS BETWEEN 2017 AND 2019 REQUIRED POLICE ACTION, UH, WITH MOST BEING PRANKS OR NON-EMERGENCY REQUESTS.
SO I'M ASSUMING THERE'S REALLY NO WAY TO, TO STOP A PRANK, UM, FROM BEING USED ON IT.
UH, THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER REMOVED ALL BLUE LIGHT POLES IN 2016 AFTER YEARS OF MINIMAL LEGITIMATE EMERGENCY CALLS WITH OVER 90% BEING PRANKS OR HANGUPS.
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN SPENT 1.7 ON ITSY, 1.7 MILLION ON ITS SYSTEM BEFORE REMOVING MOST UNITS IN 2017 DUE TO LOW USAGE AND HIGH COST.
UM, IF WE'RE SPENDING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 30 TO $40,000 FOR ONE OF THESE UNITS, WOULDN'T IT MAKE SENSE TO USE THOSE FUNDS TO MAYBE HIRE AN EXTRA POLICE OFFICER TO PATROL THAT AREA? UM, THEN HAVE, YOU KNOW, A SYSTEM THAT LARGELY SEEMS TO BE ANTIQUATED.
I MEAN, LOOK, IT'S A GOOD IDEA IN THEORY, BUT AT WHAT COST? RIGHT? AND I THINK IF WE'RE GONNA BE SPENDING THAT KIND OF MONEY, WOULDN'T IT MAKE SENSE TO HIRE A COUPLE POLICE OFFICERS FOR THAT STRETCH OF LAND, UM, WHERE, YOU KNOW, ACTION CAN ACTUALLY BE PROACTIVELY TAKEN? YES, COMMISSIONER? SO WE'VE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS AND REMEMBER, THIS IS A PILOT PROGRAM, AND, UH, THE LOCATIONS THAT WE SELECTED, UM, COME WITH A LOT OF THOUGHT.
AND WE THOUGHT ABOUT FALSE ALARMS. AND IN ORDER TO, IN ORDER TO GET A TRUE GAUGE OF THIS PILOT PROGRAM TO MAKE SURE WHETHER THEY'RE IT'S GONNA BE USED OR NOT, WE THOUGHT VERY HARD ABOUT WHERE WE SHOULD PUT THESE FIRST FOUR, UH, SITES.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID WAS WE PUT 'EM IN LOCATIONS WHERE, UH, AN OFFICER CAN QUICKLY GET TO THE SITE TO CHECK WHETHER IT'S A FALSE ALARM OR NOT.
IT'S ALWAYS GONNA BE A CONCERN.
FALSE ALARMS ARE OBVIOUSLY GONNA BE A CONCERN.
UH, BUT IN ORDER TO GET THE BEST RESULT OUT OF A PILOT, WE THOUGHT THAT THE THING TO DO WOULD BE TO PUT 'EM IN A LOCATION WHERE WE COULD QUICKLY GET TO, UH, WHERE THE, WHERE THE ACTIVATIONS WOULD BE SO THAT WE COULD CHECK.
YEAH, I'M JUST SAYING THAT AT 30 TO
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30, HOW WAS IT? 35,000? UH, IT'S ABOUT 30 FOR EACH SITE.30,000 AND THEN $18,000 A YEAR, UH, FOR MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP.
SO THAT'S ALMOST $50,000 A YEAR PER LOCATION.
THAT'S $200,000 FOR JUST FOUR.
I MEAN, I'D, I'D RATHER USE THAT MONEY TOWARD A LIVE POLICE OFFICER FOR THOSE LOCATIONS, UM, PERHAPS ON OVERTIME.
UM, AND, AND I THINK IT'LL BE A LOT MORE EFFECTIVE THERE, BECAUSE IF THIS IS JUST A PILOT PROGRAM, AND WE WILL, AND, AND AGAIN, I DON'T THINK YOU GAVE ME A, A, A CONCRETE ANSWER OF WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE AND IF WE WANNA START ROLLING OUT BEYOND FOUR, AND THAT'S GONNA BE VERY COST PROHIBITIVE, UH, FOR, AND FOR, ESPECIALLY FOR SOMETHING THAT'S KIND OF GETTING PHASED OUT.
UM, I DON'T KNOW HOW MY COLLEAGUES FEEL ABOUT THAT, BUT I, I CERTAINLY WOULD RATHER USE THOSE FUNDS FOR A MORE PROACTIVE APPROACH WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I THINK IT'S JUST FUNDS BETTER USED COMMISSIONER BOT, COMMISSIONER ROSE GONZALEZ, AND THEN COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, I THINK WANTS TO SPEAK.
YEAH, SO I THINK, UM, COMPARING A, AN OCEAN FRONT BEACH WALK WHERE WE HAVE A HIGH POPULATION OF TOURISTS WHO MAY NOT EVEN SPEAK ENGLISH, UM, WHERE PEOPLE MIGHT LEAVE THEIR PHONE IN THEIR HOTEL AND GO OUT FOR A MIDNIGHT SWIM, OR, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW OFFICIALLY THE BEACHES ARE CLOSED, BUT IT'S, YOU KNOW, THE BEACH IS RIGHT THERE.
WHY WOULDN'T YOU GO FOR A MIDNIGHT SWIM? UM, PEOPLE MIGHT NOT SPEAK ENGLISH PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, THERE, IT'S NOT THE SAME AS THE COLLEGE CAMPUS WHERE EVERYBODY HAS A PHONE AND YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT DROPPING ALL YOUR STUFF TO GO JUMP INTO A NICE WARM OCEAN AT ALL TIMES OF DAY OR NIGHT.
I, I CANNOT, FOR THE LIFE OF ME UNDERSTAND WHY WE WOULD NOT WANT TO TRY A PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE OUR SAFETY.
IF WE GET ONE BAD HEADLINE ABOUT, UM, A VICIOUS CRIME ON NORTH, UH, ON, ON OCEAN DRIVE, UH, OR ANYWHERE ALONG OUR OCEAN, IT IS, IT'S, YOU KNOW, NEWS HEARD AROUND THE WORLD.
SO I, YOU KNOW, I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO ADD POLICE STAFF IF, IF IT'S WARRANTED.
UM, BUT I THINK IN THIS CASE, I THINK IT'S, UM, CUTTING OFF OUR NOSE DESPITE OUR FACE TO NOT TRY A PILOT PROGRAM THAT ADDRESSES ISSUES THAT ARE DIFFERENT FROM ADDITIONAL POLICE STAFF.
BY THE WAY, IT DOESN'T ADD TO OUR PENSION, IT DOESN'T ADD TO OUR ACCRUING COSTS.
IF, IF THEY WORK GREAT, WE MIGHT NOT EVEN NEED THAT MANY MORE OF THEM.
IT MIGHT BE A HANDFUL OF OTHER, UM, PARTICULAR LOCATIONS THAT DON'T GET REGULAR POLICING.
IT MIGHT JUST BE THOSE FOUR POLICE, UH, THOSE FOUR LOCATIONS.
UM, BUT, YOU KNOW, TO, TO SAY NO TO SOMETHING BEFORE WE, WE, UM, WE EVALUATE THEM FOR OURSELVES RATHER THAN RELYING ON SOMEBODY'S STATISTICS ABOUT A COLLEGE CAMPUS DOESN'T SEEM TO MAKE SENSE TO ME.
COMMISSIONER ROSE GONZALEZ, UM, I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS.
WE HAVE THE CAMERAS ON THE BEACH WALK, CORRECT? MM-HMM
YOU KNOW, WE COULD, I MEAN, I, I'LL BE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS TODAY, COMMISSIONER BOB, BUT WE COULD, AS WOULD THIS NEW TECH EXPERT PROGRAM, OUR REALTIME CRIME CENTER TO NOTICE LIKE VIOLET TYPES OF BEHAVIOR.
YOU DON'T WHAT? UM, WELL, WE DO HAVE CAMERAS LIT, LITTERING THE, THE BEACH WALK AND THE NUMBERS GROWING EXPONENTIALLY, UM, EVERY DAY.
UM, MAJOR GARCIA SORT EXPLAIN TO YOU THE WAY THAT THOSE CAMERAS WORK, THOUGH.
I, I, I THINK THOUGH FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PILOT PROGRAM, IF THERE IS A BUTTON PRESS AT ONE OF THE LOCATIONS, WE CAN VERY EASILY, UM, HAVE THAT, UM, PULLED UP ON A, ON A VIDEO SCREEN WHERE FOLKS IN ARCTIC CAN SEE THIS HAPPENING REAL TIME DISPATCH, POLICE OFFICERS, UM, FIRE PERSONNEL AS NECESSARY, AND PROBABLY DISCERN WHETHER OR NOT IT'S A, IT'S A PRANK OF HOAX.
YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER ROSE GONZALEZ BRINGS UP AN EXCELLENT POINT, YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, ONE SEC.
I JUST WANNA LET COMMISSIONER ROSE GONZALEZ, LET ME, LET ME JUST FINISH.
I LOOK, I, I WANNA, I WANNA BE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS, BUT I ALSO DO THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY HERE TO EXPLORE THIS AI SOFTWARE WITH FLOCK.
AND FIND OUT YOU, NOT NODDING YOUR HEAD, BUT LIKE THE, THE EXPERTS THAT I SPOKE TO SAID THAT ABSOLUTELY WE CAN PROGRAM FLOCK THROUGH, YOU KNOW, SEE CERTAIN BEHAVIORS AND ALERT THE POLICE OFFICERS, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY THAT, WELL THE, THE CAMERAS ARE NOT SOUND SENSITIVE, CORRECT.
BUT THEY COULD BE PROGRAMMED FOR CERTAIN, YOU KNOW, VIOLENT TYPES OF MOVEMENTS BECAUSE WE HAVE THAT CAPABILITY THAT WE NEVER HAD BEFORE.
NOW WITH THIS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE GENERATIVE AI, BEFORE WE JUST HAD TONS OF DATA AND WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT.
UM, SO I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BOTH, YOU KNOW, WE CAN DO THIS PILOT PROGRAM, BUT AT THE SAME TIME WITH THE NEW TECH EXPERT, YOU KNOW, LOOK TOWARD PROGRAMMING THIS DATA SO WE CAN ACTUALLY MAKE SOMETHING, UM, INTERESTING OUT OF THE BEACH WALK.
AND THAT WAY, YOU KNOW, THAT IF SOMEBODY IS GETTING ATTACKED AT THE BEACH WALK, OUR OFFICERS SHOULD GET AN AUTOMATIC ALERT FROM, YOU KNOW, FROM AN AI PROGRAM SYSTEM.
SO I DO THINK THAT THIS TECHNOLOGY IS
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AVAILABLE.CAN I ASK MR. MAYOR, WHAT, WHAT HAPPENS IF SOMEBODY'S COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ IS THE NEXT ONE? I'M SORRY.
AND THEN COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK MR. SORE AND LET'S VOTE.
UM, YOU KNOW, I, THE PROPOSAL I KNOW IS COMING WITH GOOD INTENTIONS, I THINK IS A, IT'S, I THINK WE ALL BELIEVE IN MAKING THE AREA SAFER, MAKING IT SAFER FOR PEDESTRIANS, FOR PEOPLE ENJOYING THE OUTDOORS.
BUT I THINK WITHOUT CLEAR PERFORMANCE METRICS OR THRESHOLDS FOR WHAT CONSTITUTES A SUCCESSFUL PILOT, IT'S HARD TO JUSTIFY THE EXPENSE OR THE POTENTIAL SCALE UP OF THIS, UM, OF THIS, OF THIS PROJECT.
UM, AND I, I, I, I THINK IT'S, IT ALMOST OFFERS A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY THAT IF YOU SEE, UH, IF YOU, IF YOU, IF YOU, IF YOU SEE THIS LIGHT THERE, THAT IT'S SAFE OR DOES IT SIGNAL PERHAPS THE OPPOSITE, IF YOU SEE THIS LIGHT, THERE IS THIS, UH, THIS BLUE LIGHT HERE, IT DID, THEY HAVE TO PUT THIS HERE BECAUSE THE AREA'S NOT SAFE.
YOU KNOW, IT JUST, I, I DON'T KNOW IF IT, IF IT STARTS TO SEND MIXED MESSAGES, AND I, LIKE, I, I, I'M REALLY PAINED IN, IN HAVING TO HAVE THESE, THESE CONCERNS BECAUSE I KNOW MY COLLEAGUE CARES VERY MUCH ABOUT THIS AND IS TRYING TO DO SOMETHING REALLY GOOD.
BUT, YOU KNOW, PERHAPS MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE PROGRAM'S COST $130,000 FOR FOUR COMP BOX LOCATIONS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1500 PER MONTH.
IS THAT PER LOCATION? I WANNA SAY THAT'S TOTAL.
FOR THE MAINTENANCE COST? WHAT'S THAT? FOR THE MAINTENANCE, RIGHT.
UM, THAT'S EACH, NO, I, I THINK THE, I THINK THAT'S TOTAL MAINTENANCE IS 1500 MONTH TOTAL FOR FOUR, ALL TOGETHER FOR FOUR.
I STILL THINK FOR THIS PRICE POINT, I JUST THINK IT'S, IT'S A LOT.
I THINK IT'S A LOT AT A TIME WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS KIND OF LIKE LEGACY TECHNOLOGY.
I FEEL EVERYONE CARRIES A SMARTPHONE AT THIS POINT.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A SMARTPHONE, THERE'S LIKELY SOMEONE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY THAT HAS A SMARTPHONE.
AND FOR, I ALMOST FEEL LIKE FOR THIS TECHNOLOGY TO REALLY BE EFFECTIVE, YOU NEED TO BE RIGHT THERE WHERE THE INCIDENT IS.
LIKE IT HAS TO BE RIGHT THERE WHERE THE INCIDENT IS OCCURRING.
BECAUSE IF YOU AREN'T RIGHT THERE AT 22ND STREET OR AT 36TH STREET, OR AT 79TH STREET, THEN IS IT GOING TO BE EFFECTIVE? YEAH.
AND SO, AND SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, I, I DON'T WANNA SOUND CRITICAL OF THE ITEM BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S A VERY, IT COMES FROM A REALLY GOOD PLACE TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT FOR CRYING A LOT, A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, I MEAN, IT IS CHEAPER TO BUY A CELL PHONE AND PLACE IT ON A STICK IN THERE, YOU KNOW,
IT'S, IT'S A MAYOR COMM, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, AND THEN COMMISSIONER BOT.
HOW DOES THIS THEORETICALLY WORK? IF, IF ONE OF THESE BOXES ARE PRESSED OR ACTIVATED, THEN WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP? DO THE POLICE HAVE TO RESPOND? DO YOU SIT THERE AND, AND IT'S ALMOST LIKE A WALKIE TALKIE WHERE YOU SAY, HELLO, WE JUST GOT AN ALERT.
HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? SO I'LL LET, UM, MAJOR GARCIA WALK YOU THROUGH THE TECHNOLOGY, UH, PART OF IT.
UM, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING OF OF THIS IS THE WAY IT WOULD WORK FOR US, GIVEN THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF SO MANY CAMERAS WE HAVE ON BEACH, BEACH, WALK, BOARDWALK AREAS, THAT ONCE THAT BUTTON IS DEPRESSED, WE'VE GOT CAMERAS THAT WE CAN FOCUS ON THOSE SPECIFIC LOCATIONS.
THEY'LL BE ABLE TO TELL US RATHER QUICKLY WHETHER OR NOT IT'S A PRIME HOAX BEING DONE BY A KID.
WHETHER OR NOT IT'S LEGITIMATE, UM, THING HAPPENING AT THE TIME THAT REQUIRES EMERGENCY SERVICES.
I'LL LET, UH, MAJOR GARCIA SORT OF DESCRIBE THE TECHNOLOGY BEHIND IT.
YEAH, COMMISSIONER, IT'S BASICALLY A, A RUGGEDIZED, HARDENED CELL PHONE THAT ONLY REQUIRES A PUSH BUTTON TO GET IN COMMUNICATION WITH OUR, UH, DISPATCH CENTER.
AND THEY WOULD HAVE AN INTERACTION WITH, JUST LIKE, IF YOU CALL 9 1 1 AND, AND LET'S SAY I AM A LADY FLEEING FROM SOMEBODY THAT IS CREEPY OR AN ATTACK.
YOU, YOU GO AND YOU, YOU PRESS THAT BUTTON, BUT YOU DON'T WANNA JUST STAY THERE AND SAY, YOU KNOW, IT IS ALMOST LIKE YOU'RE RUNNING AND YOU PRESS IT.
DO POLICE RESPOND OR DO YOU JUST SIT THERE AND SAY, HELLO, HELLO, HELLO.
WELL, THAT'S, THEREIN LIES ONE OF OUR, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY, UH, WE WANT TO TRY THIS IN A PILOT SO WE CAN GET, UH, DATA AND, UH, KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT IS REALLY
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GONNA HAPPEN WITH THESE, WITH THESE CALL BOXES.SO YEAH, NORMALLY IN, IN ANY 9 1 1 HANGUP, WE RESPOND.
AND I, I ASSUME THAT NORMALLY UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES FOR EVERY, UH, ACTIVATION WHERE THERE'S NO RESPONSE, WE WOULD HAVE TO, WE WOULD RESPOND AS WE DO FOR ANY NORMAL NINE 11 HANGUP.
COMMISSIONER SUAREZ AND COMMISSIONER BOT.
I MEAN, LOOK, I, IT APPEARS THAT IT WAS PRETTY ANTIQUATED CONSIDERING WE ALL HAVE CELL PHONES NOW, AND I KNOW, UM, COMMISSIONER BOT BROUGHT UP AN IDEA OF YOU, YOU GO SWIMMING ON THE BEACH, THIS ISN'T GONNA BE ON THE BEACH, THIS IS GONNA BE ON THE BEACH WALK, WHICH COULD BE VERY FAR FROM THE BEACH, CONSIDERING THERE'S SAND IN BETWEEN.
UM, BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, AND COMMISSIONER ROSE AL'S BROUGHT UP A, A GREAT POINT.
YOU KNOW, THERE IS NOW TECHNOLOGY WHERE, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN EITHER HEAR A SOUND OF A SCREAM.
WE NOW HAVE A REAL TIME INTELLIGENCE CENTER.
I THINK THE FUNDS WOULD BE BETTER USED FOR SOMETHING THAT WE CAN EXPAND WITH, UM, AND, AND SCALE WITH, AS OPPOSED TO SOMETHING THAT'S OBVIOUSLY ANTIQUATED, WHERE MANY, YOU KNOW, PLACES THAT THIS HAS BEEN USED.
AND, AND, AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THERE'S A LOT OF CRIMES ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES, YOU KNOW, RAPE, UM, BEATINGS, UM, ANTISEMITISM.
AND SO THE FACT THAT THESE THINGS HAVE BASICALLY BEEN GONE BY THE WAYSIDE AND THEY'RE NOT USED ANYMORE, JUST SHOWS THAT IT'S, UH, IT'S KIND OF A THING OF A PAST.
I MEAN, YOU SAID IT YOURSELF, IT'S JUST A, A GLORIFIED CELL PHONE.
IT'S LIKE A RUGGED CELL PHONE THAT'S GONNA COST, YOU KNOW, $40,000 A YEAR, UM, TO, TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN.
BUT I THINK THESE FUNDS WOULD BE MUCH BETTER USED TOWARD AI SOFTWARE, OUR REAL TIME IN, UH, INTELLIGENCE CENTER, UH, CAMERAS, UH, THAT'S NOT A PILOT.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW WORKS.
YOU GUYS ARE GONNA HAVE REAL PEOPLE ALL THE TIME WATCHING THESE CAMERAS TO DETERMINE, HEY, LOOK, THIS IS A REAL THREAT HERE.
AND, UM, IT COVERS A, A MUCH MORE WIDER AREA, UM, AND, AND BETTER USE OF FUNDS.
SO, YOU KNOW, I, I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS BECAUSE ULTIMATELY THIS IS A PILOT PROGRAM, AND THE IDEA OF A PILOT PROGRAM IS WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE, WE WANT TO, WE WANT TO, WE WANT TO HAVE GOOD FAITH THAT IT'S GOING TO WORK.
UH, GIVEN WHAT I'VE HEARD TODAY AND, AND, AND THE DATA THAT I'VE SEEN, I THINK THOSE FUNDS SHOULD BE BETTER USED FOR, UM, INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE KNOW WORKS.
COMMISSIONER BACH, UM, I, I REALLY AM FLABBERGASTED AT THE CONVERSATION TODAY.
IT'S A PILOT PROGRAM TO DETERMINE IF IT WORKS, WHAT OUR WEAK SPOTS ARE.
DO WE NEED IT ELSEWHERE? MAYBE WE DON'T NEED IT.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE HAVE TO PLAN TO SCALE UP.
WE'RE NOT BASING EVALUATING WHETHER OR NOT TO LAUNCH A PILOT PROGRAM ON THE PRESUMPTION THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO FIND FUNDS TO SCALE UP IN A SIGNIFICANT WAY.
WE MIGHT FIND THAT OUT OF THE FOUR SPOTS, TWO OF THEM WERE VERY WELL USED AND THEY WERE GREAT, AND THE OTHER TWO DIDN'T NEED TO BE THERE AT ALL.
BUT WE'RE MAKING ALL THESE GRAND ASSUMPTIONS WITH NO DATA.
WE ARE COMPARING DATA THAT IS NOT RELEVANT TO THIS SITUATION.
WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO TRAVEL, WHETHER OR NOT WE LIKE IT, WE ARE A GLOBAL TOURIST DESTINATION, WHICH MEANS THAT PEOPLE HAVE CELL PHONES, WHICH THEY MIGHT NOT BOTHER TO LEARN HOW TO CALL FOR HELP IF THEY NEED IT, BECAUSE THEY DON'T ANTICIPATE BEING MUGGED ON THE BEACH WALK.
THEY DON'T KNOW THAT NINE ONE ONE IS HOW TO CALL FOR HELP.
THERE ARE A LOT OF ASSUMPTIONS BEING MADE, AND I AM, YOU KNOW, WOE ON ALL OF US.
SHAME ON ALL OF US IF WE DON'T HAVE THE FORESIGHT AND THE COMPASSION FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING.
OR LET'S TALK ABOUT THE, THE FOLKS WHO DON'T HAVE CELL PHONES BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD THEM, WHICH BY THE WAY IS NOT A, A MYTH, IT IS AN ISSUE FOR PARKING.
WHEN, WHEN PEOPLE TRY TO PAY FOR PARKING, IF THEY DON'T HAVE A CELL PHONE, THEY CAN'T PAY FOR THEIR PARKING EASILY.
RIGHT? IF THEY HAVE A CELL PHONE FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY, WE ARE MAKING THESE ASSUMPTIONS AND WE ARE BEING PENNYWISE AND POUND FOOLISH.
AND IF, IF MY COLLEAGUES CHOOSE TO VOTE DOWN A PILOT PROGRAM, I REALLY HOPE THAT IN THE NEXT YEAR THERE ISN'T SOME TERRIBLE HEADLINE THAT WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PREVENT BY TRYING A PILOT PROGRAM TRYING TO, TO BOLSTER OUR SECURITY OR PUBLIC SAFETY WHERE WE KNOW WE HAVE SOME WEAK SPOTS BECAUSE WE'RE USING, UM, DATA THAT IS IRRELEVANT.
UM, WE MIGHT NOT CARE FOR THE PERSON SPONSORING THE, THE, THE PROGRAM.
WE MIGHT BE WORRIED ABOUT WHAT, UM, WHAT THE COST MIGHT BE TWO YEARS DOWN THE ROAD.
WE TRY THINGS ALL THE TIME IN THE CITY, WE THROW THE SPAGHETTI
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AGAINST THE WALL TO SEE IF IT WILL STICK ALL THE TIME ON ALL KINDS OF ISSUES.AND FOR PEOPLE TO SAY, NOT ON THIS ONE, NOT ON PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES, NOT WHEN WOMEN OR THE, OR THE PREDOMINANT, UM, PEOPLE GETTING MUGGED AND HARASSED AND MADE TO FEEL UNSAFE ON THE BEACH WALK.
IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO, THAT'S ON YOU.
COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, I'M CALLING THE VOTE.
UM, AND, AND COMMISSIONER BOT, I THINK IT'S JUST, IT'S, IT'S OUR JOB.
UM, IT'S A BIG PRICE TAG FOR FOUR, FOR FOUR PIECES OF COMMUNICATION.
AND SO I UNDERSTAND THE PASSION AND YOU KNOW, MY APOLOGIES TO YOU THAT THE QUESTIONS SEEM OFFENSIVE.
BY THE WAY, WE'VE HAD L-G-B-T-Q INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT WOMEN BE ATTACKED ON OUR BEACHES.
MEN BE ATTACKED IN OUR BEACHES ON, ON, ON HATE CRIMES.
IT'S NOT JUST, UH, WOMEN, THERE'S OTHER SEGMENTS OF OUR POPULATION.
WE'VE HAD TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS, UH, GET ATTACKED EVEN OUTSIDE OF OUR, OF OUR BEACH WALKS.
SO IT'S, IT'S A, UM, IT'S, IT'S A BIGGER CONCERN.
UM, I THINK I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT BETTER, BECAUSE IF WE'RE GOING TO BE MAKING THIS INVESTMENT, I WANNA HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF INFORMATION.
WHEN THEY PRESS THIS BUTTON, DOES SOMEONE RESPOND ON THE TELEPHONE OR DOES SOMEONE NOT RESPOND ON THE TELEPHONE? YES, IT'S A CALL BOX.
SOMEONE RESPONDS IF THE PERSON IS FLEEING.
GOING BACK TO COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE'S QUESTION, UH, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T GET A DIRECT ANSWER ON THAT.
IF SOMEONE PRESSES THE BUTTON, THE OFFICER ANSWERS OR SOMEONE AT THE REAL TIME INTELLIGENCE CENTER ANSWERS THAT, CALL DISPATCH, IT'S DISPATCH TAKE.
THEN SOMEONE AT DISPATCH ANSWERS THAT CALL AND THE PERSON THAT PRESSED THE BUTTON IS NO LONGER THERE BECAUSE THEY'RE FLEEING.
WHAT HAPPENS AT THAT POINT? DO YOU ME TO TAKE THAT? SURE.
SO, SO WE HAVE THE ABILITY, BECAUSE AGAIN, THE CAMERA INFRASTRUCTURE, THAT'S, UM, THAT'S ON THE BEACH BOARDWALK.
WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO TRACK A PERSON FROM POINT A TO POINT B TO POINT C WHEREVER THEY, THEY TRAVEL, UH, AFTER PRESSING THAT, THAT CALL BOX.
BUT THEY DON'T COME OUT IMMEDIATELY IF COMMISSIONER NO.
SO THE WAY IT WOULD, THE WAY I THINK IT WOULD WORK WOULD BE WE'LL GET A CALL, WE'LL, THERE'LL BE NO RESPONSE BECAUSE THE PERSON IS, IS NO LONGER THERE.
THE P THE, THE CALL WOULD COME OUT AS A NINE ONE ONE HANGUP FROM A CALL BOX, AND THEN YOU HAVE TO RESPOND.
WE, WE WOULD SEND AN OFFICER TO RESPOND, RESPOND, RESPOND.
BUT ALSO PEOPLE IT, IF IT HAPPENS DURING A TIME THAT THE ARCTIC IS ACTIVATED, THE ARCTIC WILL, THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE DESIGNED FOR
THEY'RE DESIGNED TO HELP THE OPERATIONAL, UH, COMPONENTS OF OUR DEPARTMENT.
SO THEY WOULD TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO START LOOKING AT CAMERAS IN THAT AREA TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING RIGHT.
FOR ANY REASON FOR US TO RESPOND.
BUT WHILE ASK, ASK THE POLICE IS RESPONDING.
YEAH, IT WON'T BE FIRST THEY GO SEARCH THE CAMERAS AND THEN RESPOND, BUT THE CALL IS DROPPED.
LET'S SAY THE POLICE IS DISPATCHED AND SIMULTANEOUSLY THE UH, REAL TIME INTELLIGENCE CENTER SHOULD BE THE REAL TIME CRIME CENTER.
UM, IS, IS LOOKING AT THE CAMERAS.
IN FACT, THAT HAPPENS NOW TODAY.
ON A DROP NINE ONE ONE CALL FOR SERVICE TO DISPATCH.
WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENS? THE SAME SCENARIO HE JUST POINTED OUT WHERE, SO IF I CALL 9 1 1, I DON'T ANSWER.
YOU'RE GONNA SEND A POLICE OFFICER.
WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ON THIS SIDE? I'M SORRY? WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS IT RELATES TO THIS ITEM? UH, WE SUPPORT IT.
SO COMMISSIONER, IF I MAY ADD, AS FAR AS, UH, DICK NA'S FIRE CHIEF, CURRENTLY ALL THE FIRE STATIONS HAVE A CALL BAR.
SO THINK OF IT LIKE AN INTERCOM.
WHEN YOU PRESS THE BUTTON, THERE'S A, YOU KNOW, THE DISPATCHERS ON THE OTHER SIDE AND AUTOMATICALLY WHETHER YOU TELL US WHAT THE ISSUE IS OR YOU HANG UP, WE HAVE TO ATTEMPT A CALLBACK AND AUTOMATICALLY SIMULTANEOUSLY PARALLEL RESPOND TO THE INCIDENT LOCATION.
SO IF YOU WERE TO PRESS THE CALL BOX IN THE FIRE STATION, THE INTERCOM, IF THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE NOT AT THE STATION, THEY CALL US ON DISPATCH.
HEY, YOU HAVE SOMEONE AT THE DOOR IN THE FRONT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S CALLING 9 1 1.
SO, SO IT'S AN AUTOMATIC IF SOMEONE CALLS THE BUTTON AND THEN IT'S A PRANK OR NO ONE'S THERE, OR PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, A KID PRESSES IT AND DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, YOU GUYS SEND AN OFFICER.
ISN'T IT TAKING BANDWIDTH AWAY FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT? TO SOME EXTENT IT DOES, BUT WITH THE ABILITY TO SEE AND,
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AND TRACK A POSITION POINT OF POINT B, WE CAN DISCERN RATHER QUICKLY WHETHER OR NOT IT'S SUPREME CALL OR NOT.YEAH, I'M JUST SAYING, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF HINGES ON THIS PRESSING THIS BUTTON.
UM, WHEN YOU'RE TELLING ME SOMEONE PRESSES A BUTTON AND WE HAVE CAMERAS MM-HMM
AND I, AND I THINK WHAT I'M TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO MY COLLEAGUES IS THAT WHY DON'T WE JUST INVEST IN MORE CAMERAS THAT HAS SOFTWARE AND USE THAT MONEY TO, TO DETECT WHEN THERE'S A A, AN ACTUAL CRIME AS IT IS, IS HAPPENING, NOT AS IT HAPPENS.
AND THEN SOMEONE MIGHT BE ABLE TO RUN TO A ONE OF THESE BOXES IF THEY DON'T SOMEHOW HAVE A CELL PHONE, UM, AND, AND PRESS IT.
I I'M JUST SAYING, I THINK I, I'M, I'M NOT, NOT AGAINST THE IDEA OF HAVING MORE OF A POLICE PRESENCE OR PROACTIVENESS, I JUST DON'T THINK THAT HAVING A GLORIFIED CELL PHONE ON A, ON A BEACH WALK IS GONNA WORK BECAUSE, I MEAN, THE DATA SHOWS THAT IT, IT DOESN'T WORK IN, IN, I I KNOW A LOT OF COLLEGE CAMPUSES AREN'T ALONG THE BEACH FRONT, BUT, UM, THERE ARE PLENTY OF CRIME, THE SAME TYPES OF CRIME THAT HAPPENED ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES THAT HAPPEN ON, ON, ON BEACH, ON BEACH WALKS.
I DUNNO, I, I, AGAIN, I, I'M JUST, I'M JUST HAVING A, A, A TAR A HARD TIME JUSTIFYING THIS BECAUSE A PILOT PROGRAM MEANS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WANNA ROLL OUT WITH MORE LOCATIONS.
AND, AND, AND I THINK THE BIGGEST ISSUE FOR ME WAS WHEN I ASKED YOU WHAT IS THE MEASURE FOR SUCCESS? AND, AND YOU TELLING ME THAT, WELL, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS UNTIL WE ROLL IT OUT.
I, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A A, A PROPER ANSWER.
IT'S SORT OF, AS I RAISED EARLIER WHEN I HAD DISCUSSED IT, AND IT PROBABLY WAS WITH YOUR PREDECESSOR 'CAUSE IT WAS SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THE, THE CONCERN ABOUT FALSE ALARMS. DO, DO YOU HAVE ANY DATA OR SENSE OF, OR ESTIMATE AS TO HOW MUCH OF THIS WOULD BE SUBJECT TO FALSE ALARMS? WHEN WE FIRST STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS, I, I DID READ A PIECE, I CAN'T REMEMBER.
IT WAS A SUMMARY PROVIDED TO ME BY MAJOR GARCIA OR NOT.
IT DID BE THE PIECE THAT THERE IS SIGNIFICANT FALSE ALARMS, UM, AT SOME OF THE PLACES THAT THIS DEVICE CALL BOXES HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED.
I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THE DA WHAT THE DATA HAVE SAID, THOUGH.
I THINK THIS IS A HEALTHY DISCUSSION.
SO I JUST WANT TO KNOW, UM, ONCE THIS IS IMPLEMENTED, IF THERE IS A HIGH AMOUNT OF, UM, FALSE ALARMS WITH THIS, HOW WILL THAT BE ADDRESSED? 'CAUSE MY CONCERN IS, FOR EXAMPLE, I KNOW AT LEAST THREE LOCATIONS ARE IN MID BEACH AND AREA TWO THREE OF THOSE LOCATIONS.
SO THERE IS A HIGH INCIDENT OF FALSE ALARMS WITH THIS, WE'RE TAKING AWAY RESOURCES FROM THE LARGER AREA.
TWO, SENDING THEM OVER TO THE BEACH WALK, UM, TO THE COLLINS AVENUE CORRIDOR, WHICH MIGHT BE GOOD.
BUT YOU ALSO HAVE THE RESIDENTIAL CORRIDOR ON THE OTHER SIDE OF INDIAN CREEK.
AND AGAIN, IT GOES BACK TO MY CONCERN WITH AREA TWO.
YOU HAVE LIMITED ACCESS POINTS FOR AREA TWO.
YOUR TWO ACCESS POINTS FOR AREA TWO MAINLY ARE 41ST STREET, UM, AND GUESS 63RD STREET.
IT'S VERY LIMITED THE ACCESS POINT UNLESS YOU GO FURTHER SOUTH THROUGH, THROUGH COLLINS AVENUE.
AND SO THEN, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE HIGH INCIDENCE OF FALSE ALARMS, NOW YOU'RE TAKING AWAY RESOURCES AWAY FROM THE OTHER MID BEACH AREA.
AND SO IF WE DO COME ACROSS HIGH AMOUNTS OF FALSE ALARMS, HOW WOULD THAT BE SOLVED? WELL, WELL, I, I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE METRICS TO BE USED TO MEASURE WHETHER OR NOT THE PROGRAM, THE PILOT PROGRAM IS A SUCCESS OR NOT, UM, MAY THEN BE PART OF THE DETERMINING FACTOR TO END THE PILOT EARLY.
UM, IF IT'S NOT BEING USED SUFFICIENTLY TO JUSTIFY THE IT EXISTENCE, I, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE WE HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT AS, AS WE GET THERE.
SO I'M GONNA, IM GONNA SUPPORT THIS.
UM, I, I GOT, I GOT A TEXT MESSAGE, UH, FROM, FROM A, UM, FROM A LADY, UH, THAT TOLD ME HOW, HOW, HOW MUCH SAFER SHE WOULD FEEL, UH, HAVING THIS OUT THERE AND ON.
DID YOU ASK HER TO SEND THAT TEXT? I'M KIDDING.
WHAT'S THAT? I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY LADIES
UH, AND I DON'T EXPERIENCE THINGS THAT WOMEN MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED ON THE BEACH WALK, AND I HAVE TO BE SENSITIVE TO THAT.
UM, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AND RESPONSIBLE TO CONSIDER THAT AS MUCH AS WE ALSO HAVE TO CONSIDER THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS.
AND SO I JUST EXPECT FURTHER TO BE AN UPDATE TO US GIVEN, UH, TO MEASURE THE SUCCESS OR UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.
AND BY, I, I DID NOT GET THAT TAX COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, BUT THAT'S EXACTLY THE REASON I'M GONNA SUPPORT THIS ITEM TODAY.
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I'LL MOVE IT.SECOND, UH, ALL IN FAVOR OF R SEVEN L.
ANYONE OPPOSED? A HEARING? 1 6 1, UH, ITEM PASSES.
[R5 S MINIMUM LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOME RENOVATIONS EXCEEDING THE 50% RULE AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF THE MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE, ENTITLED "LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS," BY AMENDING ARTICLE I, ENTITLED "INTENT AND APPLICABILITY," BY AMENDING SECTION 4.1.2, ENTITLED “SHORT TITLE AND APPLICABILITY,” BY MODIFYING THE MINIMUM LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOME PROJECTS EXCEEDING THE 50% RULE; PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
OKAY.R FIVE SR FIVE S IS A NORS OF THE MAYOR OF CITY COMMISSION OF CITY MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER FOUR, MIAMI BE BEACH RESILIENCY CODE ENTITLED LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS BY AMENDING ARTICLE ONE, ENTITLED INTENT AND APPLICABILITY BY AMENDING SECTION 4.1 0.2 ENTITLED SHORT TITLE AND APPLICABILITY BY MODIFYING THE MINIMUM LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOME PROJECTS, EXCL EXCEEDING THE 50% RULE, PROVIDING FOR REPEAT REPEATER, OBSERVABILITY, CLARIFICATION, AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
THIS IS A FIRST READING, PUBLIC HEARING.
THE ITEM REQUIRES A FIVE SEVEN ITEM.
SO THIS IS A PRETTY SIMPLE ITEM BECAUSE, BECAUSE WHAT I ASKED OUR BUILDING AND PLANNING OFFICIALS TO DO IS TO STRIP AWAY ANY REQUIREMENTS THAT WERE NOT REQUIRED BY THE STATE OR THE COUNTY TO MAKE BUILDING PROCESSES AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE.
RIGHT NOW, IF YOU WANNA RENOVATE, YOU KNOW, YOUR GARAGE, LET'S SAY, AND CONVERT IT INTO A BEDROOM, ALL OF THESE NEW LANDSCAPING REGULATIONS KICK IN, WHICH WHILE IT MIGHT BE OKAY FOR, YOU KNOW, CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS IN MIAMI BEACH, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T LIKE, I WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO F FOLLOW THE COUNTY CODE, WHICH I THINK IS A LITTLE BIT MORE AFFORDABLE AND I THINK IS A LITTLE BIT MORE REALISTIC.
WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, WE REQUIRE TREES THAT ARE A CERTAIN HEIGHT, BUT WE COULD REQUIRE PEOPLE TO PLANT TREES THAT ARE A LITTLE SHORTER, SAVE THEM A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY, AND A LITTLE BIT OF RED TAPE IN TERMS OF THE LANDSCAPING REGULATIONS.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, I MEAN, IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT THAT DRAMATIC, YOU KNOW, UH, I'M JUST, I WANNA FOLLOW THE COUNTY CODE INSTEAD OF THE CITY CODE.
AND I THINK THAT THIS WILL GO A LONG WAY, ESPECIALLY IN CERTAIN, YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY WORKING CLASS NEIGHBORHOODS OR EVEN SOMEBODY LIKE MYSELF THAT WANTED TO DO A RENOVATION AND MY 50% KICKED IN AT SOME POINT BECAUSE I NEEDED TO CHANGE MY, LET'S SAY THAT I WAS JUST CHANGING DOORS AND WINDOWS AND PUTTING ON A NEW ROOF.
I COULD POTENTIALLY GET HIT THAT 50%.
ALL THESE LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS THEN KICK IN.
SO WHAT THIS DOES IS IT JUST MINIMIZES THAT JUST BY A LITTLE BIT.
AND, UM, AND I, I THINK IT'S SOLID POLICY.
IT MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER.
AND WITH THAT, I WOULD, UM, UH, MOVE MY ITEM.
THE ADMINISTRATION IS SUPPORTIVE.
I'M SORRY, WHO SECONDED IT? SECOND.
SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR JULY 23RD.
[R5 U WEBSITE ADVERTISING FOR LDR AMENDMENTS AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, SUBPART B, ENTITLED “MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE,” CHAPTER 2, ENTITLED “ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES,” ARTICLE IV, ENTITLED “AMENDMENTS TO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND TO THE TEXT OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS,” SECTION 2.4.2, ENTITLED “AMENDMENT TO THE TEXT OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS,” BY MODIFYING THE PUBLISHED NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CITY CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
R FIVE UR FIVE U IS THE ORDER OF THE MAYOR OF CITY, COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH.SUBPART B ENTITLED MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE CHAPTER TWO, ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION REVIEW PROCEDURES.
ARTICLE FOUR, ENTITLED AMENDMENTS TO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO THE TEXT OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS SECTION 2.4 0.2, ENTIT AMENDMENTS TO THE TEXT OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, BUT MODIFYING PUBLISH NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR AMENDMENTS TO LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CITY CODE AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEAL, OBSERVABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
THIS IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING.
THE ITEM REQUIRES FIVE SEVENTH VOTE.
IT IS R FIVE U COMMISSIONER SUAREZ.
THIS IS ACTUALLY A PRETTY SIMPLE AMENDMENT.
AS THE COMMISSION MAY RECALL, A FEW MONTHS AGO, YOU ADOPTED AN ORDINANCE THAT ALLOWED FOR REQUIRED PUBLISHED NOTICES TO BE ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE IS NOW PERMITTED UNDER STATE LAW.
THIS IS A COMPANION AMENDMENT THAT WOULD NOW ALLOW FOR LDR AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE TO GO TO THE PLANNING BOARD AND THEN COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR TWO HEARINGS TO ALSO HAVE ANY PUBLISHED NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FACILITATED ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE.
UM, THE ADMINISTRATION IS SUPPORTIVE AND WE WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL AT FIRST READING AND THAT THE ZONING CYCLE BE WAIVED SO THAT ADOPTION COULD OCCUR AT THE JUNE MEETING.
RALPH, DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING? YEAH, JUST, JUST FOR THE RECORD, THIS IS ON OUR SIDE, NOT COUNTING TOM'S SIDE.
SINCE SEPTEMBER 7TH, WE HAVE NOT SPENT $96,000 ON THE ADS.
WHAT WE HAVE SPENT THOUGH IS 42,123 THAT I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD, OR THE CITY WOULDN'T HAVE HAD SUSPEND IF WE HAD THIS SO EASY ENOUGH.
I'D LIKE TO MOVE MY OWN, AND THAT'S FOR ME NOT INCLUDING WHAT TOM, IN ADDITION TO WOULD BE SAVED.
I'LL SECOND COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER ROSE GONZALEZ.
WOULD THIS JUST JUST BE MY, WE'RE ALREADY DOING WEB ONLY WEBSITE OR ARE WE DOING ANY RIGHT NOW WHAT WE'RE DOING IS FOR LAND USE MM-HMM
WE DO THE, THE NEWSPAPER, UH, FOR EVERYTHING ELSE WE'RE DOING THE WEBSITE, HOWEVER WE ARE, WE HAVE, WE TAKE EVERYTHING THAT WE PUBLISH ON THE WEBSITE AND
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EVERYTHING THAT WE PUBLISH ON THE NEWSPAPER.NOT ONLY DO WE PUT IT ON OUR WEBSITE ALSO, BUT WE HAND DELIVER TO THE ELDERLY HOUSING FACILITIES.
WE, WE, UH, THE SENIOR CENTERS, THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND CITY HALL.
CAN WE, I SUPPORTED THE OTHER ITEM, YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT TOOK AWAY REVENUE FROM, FROM THE MIAMI HERALD WE'RE NORMALLY LIKE ADVERTISING IN THE HERALD, CORRECT? YES.
I JUST FEEL LIKE IF CITIES PULL REVENUE FROM THE INDEPENDENT LOCAL MEDIA, WILL WE HAVE ANY COVERAGE AT ALL? AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT THIS, WHAT, WHAT TYPE OF REVENUE SPEND IS THIS ANNUALLY? I'M NOT, I'M NOT OPPOSED, I UNDERSTAND SHIFTING TO A WEBSITE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I, I, I LIKE HAVING A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MEDIA THAT COVERS MIAMI BEACH, AND I FEEL THAT MCCLATCHY IS ALREADY HAVING SO MANY, LIKE, FINANCIAL ISSUES.
AND I, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IF NOT, WHAT, WHO WILL COVER MIAMI BEACH? WELL, IS IT JUST US AS INDEPENDENT INFLUENCERS? UM, YOU KNOW, WILL WE HAVE INDEPENDENT MEDIA? I MEAN, I LIKE, I KNOW THIS, FOR ME, THE WHOLE IDEA OF THE ATTACK ON THIS QUOTE UNQUOTE LEGACY MEDIA IS NOT A, A POSITIVE THING.
THERE'S, THEY'RE STILL FREE TO FOR SOCIETY.
THEY'RE STILL FREE TO COVER THE, OUR, OUR CITY.
NO ONE I UNDERSTAND, BUT NO ONES, I DO THINK THAT CITIES SHOULD SUPPORT INDEPENDENT MEDIA TO SOME EXTENT.
WHAT, WHAT REVENUE LOSS WOULD IT BE, RALPH? WELL, FOR RIGHT NOW WE HAVE SAVED $96,000.
SO WE COULD HAVE SAVED $42,000 FOR CLEANLINESS, SANITATION, ANYTHING.
YOU KNOW, MIAMI BEACH TAXPAYERS PEOPLE, MAYBE WE CAN ASK US, SUSAN, ASK YOU TO COME BACK.
FOR RAY MIAMI BEACH, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK THE MIAMI BEACH TAXPAYERS ARE SUPPOSED TO SUBSIDIZE FOR PROFIT ENTITIES.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHY THE LOGOUT PASSED SO THAT WE CAN HAVE, UM, RELIEF FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO USE TAXPAYER DOLLARS ON, ON THINGS THAT MATTER, QUALITY OF LIFE.
SO, UM, IT CERTAINLY DOESN'T PRECLUDE ANY, UH, OUTLETS INDEPENDENT TO COVER THE BEACH.
I STILL THINK THEY, THEY SHOULDN'T DO THAT.
COULD I ASK THAT WE, UH, PUBLISH THOSE ONLINE IN THE ONLINE MIAMI HERALD SO THAT AT LEAST WE'RE, IT'S IT'S A A THERE'S, WE, AS FAR AS I KNOW, YOU CAN'T JUST DO IT ON THE ONLINE, BUT THE ACTUAL SAVINGS AND WHERE THE PUBLIC HAS BEEN INDICATED TO GO, AND ALL CITIES ARE DOING THIS, INCLUDING THE COUNTY IS GOING TO THIS ONE PARTICULAR WEBSITE.
SO THE PUBLIC IS BEING TRAINED TO, TO LOOK AT ONE LOCATION.
WE'VE ALREADY, THIS, I, IF I MAY MAYOR, MR. MAYOR, IF I, WE'VE ALREADY DONE THIS, LIKE SINCE OUR FIRST MEETING IN NOVEMBER AFTER THE ELECTIONS, UM, WE'VE BEEN DOING THESE ITEMS MONTH AFTER MONTH AFTER MONTH AT THIS POINT TO STOP.
IT'S GONNA CREATE A REAL INCONSISTENCY WITH THE POLICIES THAT WE'VE ADOPTED.
UH, RALPH, I MEAN, AT THIS POINT WE HAVE ALMOST EVERYTHING ALREADY TRANSFERRED.
EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND THE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE DO, UH, THE BALLOTS, ELECTION BALLOTS STILL IN THE NEWSPAPER.
SO THAT'S, SO THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO THINGS THAT WE'RE NOT DOING.
AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THERE WAS A CHARTER REFERENDUM QUESTION.
THAT WAS THE VOTERS APPROVED TO SAVE MONEY ON SPECIFICALLY THIS EXACT SORT OF SAVINGS THAT PASSED, I BELIEVE 76%.
AND SO, AND SO THAT'S, SO WHEN, WHEN THESE ITEMS FIRST CAME FORWARD, I WAS VOTING AGAINST THEM.
UM, THEN THERE WAS, THERE WAS A CHARTER QUESTION.
UH, AND, AND THE REASON WHY I WAS VOTING AGAINST 'EM WAS BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A SEGMENT OF OUR POPULATION THAT DOES STILL GET THE PRINT NEWSPAPER, OR THEY SEE THE PRINTED VERSION ONLINE, THE DIGITAL EDITION OF THE NEWSPAPER.
AND I'VE HAD RESIDENTS THAT HAVE COME TO ME, UH, TO PARTICIPATE AND SPEAK ON ITEMS BECAUSE THEY HAVE SEEN THE PUBLIC NOTICES ON, ON THE NEWSPAPER.
SO I DON'T LIKE THIS CHANGE, BUT THE VOTERS DID SPEAK ON THIS.
UH, AND SO, YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA JUST STAY CONSISTENT BECAUSE AT THIS POINT IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO START REVERSING.
AND HOW MANY SUBSCRIBERS DOES THE MIAMI HERALD HAVE? LAST TIME I ASKED WAS IN OCTOBER AND IT WAS 3,300.
CAN I AND THAT'S BETWEEN MIAMI BEACH? THAT'S BETWEEN PRINT AND ONLINE.
BUT MY RECOLLECTION, MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT I COULD BE WRONG.
I CAN I, WHEN WE PUBLISH THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, DO THEY GO ONLY IN PRINT OR DO THEY GO PRINT AND ONLINE? IS
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IT RIGHT NOW I'M USING BOTH BECAUSE YEAH, BOTH TO ME IT'S FREE.I, I, I SUPPORTED, UM, SOME OF THE OTHER ONES, BUT NOT, I'M NOT GONNA SUPPORT THIS TODAY.
AND FRANKLY, I WAS GONNA GO IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION AND SAY THAT WE SHOULD ACTUALLY ALLOCATE FUNDING FOR WLRN AND PBS BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN, UM, INDEPENDENT MEDIA SOURCES.
AND I FEEL LIKE MUNICIPALITIES AT SOME JUNCTURE, IF THEY'RE LOSING, YOU KNOW, FEDERAL FUNDING, THEN WE SHOULD STEP IN ON SOME LEVEL BECAUSE I THINK THAT THEY'RE NECESSARY.
SO, UM, PROBABLY GONNA LOSE THIS VOTE TODAY.
BUT I MEAN, IT'S, I, I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE GOING.
I JUST BELIEVE THAT NUMBER ONE, THERE ARE 3,300 PEOPLE THAT ARE STILL GETTING THE PRINT VERSION.
SHE GETS THE MIAMI HERALDS EVERY MORNING, SO, YOU KNOW, AND READS IT.
SO, I MEAN, I THINK EVERYBODY, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DON'T GO ONLINE AND AT A CERTAIN AGE YOU JUST REALLY CAN'T, YOU CAN'T EVEN READ IT, YOU KNOW, ON YOUR PHONE IF THEY'RE GETTING IT, YOU KNOW? 'CAUSE IT'S TOO SMALL.
SO RAFAEL, I MIGHT BE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO YOU GO, IF YOU DON'T MIND, CAN YOU GO OVER THE TIME IT TAKES TO PREPARE THIS? BECAUSE I REMEMBER YOU SAYING THAT IT'S VERY CUMBERSOME ON THE CLERK'S SIDE.
SO, SO A COUPLE OF THINGS HAVE HAPPENED SINCE WE LAST, SINCE I LAST BRIEF YOU ON THIS.
UH, I DON'T RECALL IF I HAD TOLD YOU, BUT THE HAROLD WENT FROM FOUR NEIGHBOR SECTIONS TO THREE TO NOW TWO.
NOW, THE ISSUE THAT WE'RE HAVING WITH THE HAROLD IS THAT THEY HAVE SET EVEN STRICTER DEADLINES.
SO IF THERE IS AN ISSUE, WHETHER IT'S A MISTAKE ON OUR PART OR A MISTAKE ON THEIR PART, THEY'RE MAKING IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO CORRECT.
SO IT USUALLY TAKES US TWO WEEKS AHEAD OF TIME.
THIS IS WHEN WE SEND THEM OUT.
AND THIS IS HOPING THAT THE HERALD PUBLISHES IT.
'CAUSE THERE'S BEEN TIMES WHERE WE'VE BEEN, WHERE THEY HAVEN'T PUBLISHED IT, JUST, IT'S A MISTAKE.
OR THEY PUBLISH IN THE, IN THE WRONG SECTION.
THE BENEFITS OF THIS IS THAT THE, THE MINUTE I, WE PUT THIS ON, IT'S LIVE, ANY MISTAKES CAN BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY.
AND YOU CAN GO AT ANY TIME AND LOOK AT THESE ADS IN A NEWSPAPER.
ONCE THAT DAY'S, NEWSPAPER IS GONE.
YOU'RE DONE WITH THE NEWS, YOU'RE DONE WITH THE AD.
SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE BENEFITS.
PLUS FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE, WE'RE HAND DELIVERING TO ALL THESE, YOU KNOW, ENTITIES.
UM, I VOTED FOR SOME OF THE OTHER MIGRATIONS.
WHAT WERE THE OTHER ONES THAT WE MIGRATED OVER? SO WE MIGRATED THE PUBLIC NOTICES, WHICH IS THE WEEKLY NOTICES.
WE'VE, AFTER THE VOTERS, UH, THAT'S ALL WE WERE DOING AT FIRST.
THEN, UH, AFTER THE VOTERS APPROVED IT, WE STARTED DOING ORDINANCES MM-HMM
AND NOW THE ONLY ONE PENDING IS, UH, HAVING TO DO, UH, THE LAND USE ITEMS. SO SOMEBODY WHO GETS A NEWSPAPER WHO DOESN'T GO ON A WEBSITE COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE SOMETHING THAT WOULD AFFECT THEM AND NOT SEE IT BECAUSE WE PULLED THIS OR PUT IT ON A WEBSITE AND THEY WOULDN'T SEE IT IN MIAMI HERALD.
SO EVERY TIME YOU THINK THIS COMMISSION HAS TAKEN ACTION, WE'VE ADVERTISED IN THE MIAMI HERALD IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH TO LET THEM, TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW WHERE THEY CAN FIND THIS INFORMATION.
AND WE WILL DO THAT EVERY YEAR.
AND WE PLAN TO DO IT IN AUGUST, AND WE PLAN TO DO IT AGAIN IF THIS HAS PASSED.
SO EVERY TIME SOMETHING HAS PASSED, I'VE ADVERTISED TWICE ENGLISH AND SPANISH.
AND EVERY YEAR I HAVE TO ADVERTISE LETTING THE PUBLIC KNOW THIS IS WHERE THEY ARE.
IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING, AS YOU KNOW.
ONE ON ZOOM, NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE.
UH, I HAVE A MOTION FROM VICE MAYOR SUAREZ.
READING, PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 25TH.
[R5 X AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, ENTITLED “ADMINISTRATION,” ARTICLE III, “AGENCIES, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES,” DIVISION 1, “GENERALLY,” BY AMENDING SECTION 2-22, “GENERAL REQUIREMENTS,” TO REQUIRE THAT ALL APPLICANTS FOR APPOINTMENT TO A CITY AGENCY, BOARD, OR COMMITTEE SUBMIT A RÉSUMÉ OR CURRICULUM VITAE (CV), AS WELL AS A STATEMENT OF INTEREST, AND THAT APPLICANTS FOR POSITIONS WITH PROFESSIONAL OR EMPLOYMENT QUALIFICATIONS SUBMIT EVIDENCE OF LICENSURE OR OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
XR FIVE X IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR OF CITY, COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA.AMENDING CHAPTER TWO OF THE MIGHT BE CITY CODE, UH, TITLE ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE THREE AGENCIES, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES.
DIVISION ONE GENERALLY BY AMENDING SECTION TWO DASH 22.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS TO REQUIRE THAT ALL APPLICANTS FOR APPOINTMENT TO A CITY AGENCY BOARD COMMITTEE SUBMIT A RESUME OR CURRICULUM,
THIS IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING.
YEAH, I JUST THINK, UM, THAT THESE BOARDS DESERVE PEOPLE ON THEM WHO ARE, UM, SERIOUS ENOUGH ABOUT THE APPLICATION OF THEIR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE, UM, WHO ARE NOT LOOKING TO JUST GET A PARKING TICKET THAT THEY WOULD TAKE THE FIVE MINUTES TO WRITE A SHORT STATEMENT AS TO WHY THEY
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WANNA BRING THEIR SKILLS TO THE BOARD AND PROVIDE A CV OR A RESUME, WHATEVER THEY HAVE.UM, SO THAT WHEN WE REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS, WE HAVE COMPLETE, UM, PICTURES OR RELATIVELY COMPLETE PICTURES OF THE APPLICANT BEFORE US FOR CONSIDERATION, I'D MOVE THE ITEM MI MR. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, I, I'D LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR AND I'LL SECOND OUR MOTION CALL THE VOTE.
NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK.
UH, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOT, UH, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER VA SUAREZ.
COMMISSIONER SUAREZ IS BEING LISTED AS A CO-SPONSOR.
SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 25TH.
[R5 Y AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, ENTITLED, “ADMINISTRATION,” BY AMENDING ARTICLE III, ENTITLED “AGENCIES, BOARDS, AND COMMITTEES,” BY AMENDING SECTION 2-22(5)(B) THEREOF, ENTITLED “GENERAL REQUIREMENTS,” TO REMOVE THE MANDATORY TWO-YEAR HIATUS PRIOR TO REAPPOINTMENT TO ANOTHER AGENCY, BOARD, OR COMMITTEE, EXCEPT FOR MEMBERS OF LAND USE BOARDS, WHO SHALL CONTINUE TO OBSERVE SUCH HIATUS; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
YR FIVE WAS IN ORDER TO MAYOR CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH BOARD AMENDING CHAPTER TWO OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION BY AMENDING ARTICLE THREE ENTITLED AGENCIES, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES BY AMENDING SECTION TWO DASH 22 5 B THEREOF ENTITLED GENERAL REQUIREMENTS TO REMOVE THE MANDATORY TWO YEAR HIATUS PRIOR TO REAPPOINTMENT TO ANOTHER AGENCY, BOARD COMMITTEE EXCEPT FOR MEMBERS OF LAND USE BOARD WHO SHALL CONTINUE TO OBSERVE SUCH HIATUS AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALS OF ABILITY CLARIFICATION ON AN EFFECTIVE DATE.THIS IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING.
COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, I MOVE THE ITEM.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I JUST COMMISSIONER BOT SECONDS.
EZ, CAN YOU JUST GIMME A QUICK ELEVATOR SPEECH ON THIS? UM, UNDER THE CURRENT PROVISIONS OF SECTION 2022 OF THE CITY CODE AT LARGE APPOINTEES, UH, WHO HAVE SERVED THE MAXIMUM TERM LIMIT ON A BOARD OF OR COMMITTEE MUST SERVE A TWO YEAR HIATUS.
UM, BEFORE THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR REAPPOINTMENT TO A DIFFERENT BOARD.
AND I THINK IT'S WELL INTENTIONED, BUT SOMETIMES IT LIMITS OUR ABILITY.
IF SOMEONE SERVED ON THE PLANNING BOARD, WHY WOULDN'T WE BE ABLE TO APPOINT THEM TO THE CULTURAL ARTS COUNCIL? OH, YOU ARE NOT PUTTING WE'RE NOT PUTTING, YOU'RE NOT THE SAME BOARD THAT THEY SERVE ON, NOT THE SAME BOARD.
AND SO, AND SO, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WE HAVE MANY PEOPLE, MANY QUALIFIED PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SERVE ON BOARDS AND COMMITTEES, AND SOMETIMES WE DON'T.
AND SOMETIMES IT'S DIFFICULT TO FILL SOME OF THESE, UH, POSITIONS.
AND THEN WE PUT THIS RESTRICTION IN THE CODE IN PLACE.
SO THIS GIVES, OPENS TO PULL UP A LITTLE BIT MORE.
I HAVE NO ONE IN ZOOM, NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE.
I HAVE A MOTION FOR COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.
SECOND ABOUT COMMISSIONER BOT.
PUBLIC HEARING IS JUNE 20 FIFTHS.
[R5 AF SCHOOL USE INCENTIVES – COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTAN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH YEAR 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, PURSUANT TO THE EXPEDITED STATE REVIEW PROCESS OF SECTION 163.3184(3), FLORIDA STATUTES, BY AMENDING THE “RESILIENT LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT,” GOAL RLU 1, ENTITLED “LAND USE,” OBJECTIVE RLU 1.1, ENTITLED “ESTABLISHMENT OF FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORIES,” AT TABLE RLU 1.1 TO PROVIDE FLOOR AREA RATIO (F.A.R.) INCENTIVES THROUGH THE CITY COMMISSION WARRANT REVIEW PROCESS; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, TRANSMITTAL AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
[R5 AG SCHOOL USE INCENTIVES – LDR AMENDMENTS AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ENTITLED “ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES”, ARTICLE V ENTITLED “REZONINGS AND DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS”, SECTION 2.5.3 ENTITLED “DESIGN REVIEW”, SUBSECTION 2.5.3.3 ENTITLED “ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGN REVIEW”; CHAPTER 2 ENTITLED “ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES”, AND BY AMENDING ARTICLE XIII ENTITLED “HISTORIC PRESERVATION”, SECTION 2.13.7 ENTITLED “ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS/ CERTIFICATE TO DIG/CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR DEMOLITION”, SUBSECTION C ENTITLED “REVIEW PROCEDURE” TO EXPAND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AUTHORITY FOR SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT; BY AMENDING CHAPTER 2 ENTITLED “ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES”, ARTICLE VII ENTITLED “COMMISSION WARRANT” TO SECTION 2.7.1 ENTITLED “REVIEW PROCEDURE” TO ALLOW FAR WARRANT REQUESTS FOR SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT; BY AMENDING CHAPTER 5, ENTITLED “OFF-STREET PARKING,” ARTICLE II, ENTITLED “VEHICLE PARKING, BICYCLE PARKING AND OFF-STREET LOADING REQUIREMENTS,” AT SECTION 5.2.4, ENTITLED “VEHICLE OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS,” BY AMENDING THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN PARKING TIER 1 TO ELIMINATE THE PARKING REQUIREMENT FOR SCHOOL USE; BY CHAPTER 7, ENTITLED “ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS,” ARTICLE I, ENTITLED “GENERAL TO ALL ZONING DISTRICTS,” BY CREATING SECTION 7.1.12, ENTITLED “SCHOOL USE INCENTIVES,” TO ESTABLISH NEW ZONING INCENTIVES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, FLOOR AREA RATIO) SPECIFIC TO PROPERTIES PROPOSED TO BE DEVELOPED WITH A SCHOOL USE, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 7, ENTITLED “ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS,” ARTICLE II, ENTITLED “DISTRICT REGULATIONS,” BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2.4, ENTITLED “RM-1 RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY LOW INTENSITY,” AT SUBSECTION 7.2.4.2, ENTITLED “USES (RM-1),” AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2.5, ENTITLED “RM-2 RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY, MEDIUM INTENSITY,” AT SUBSECTION 7.2.5.2, ENTITLED “USES (RM-2),” AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2.6, ENTITLED “RM-3 RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY, HIGH INTENSITY,” AT SUBSECTION 7.2.6.2, ENTITLED “USES (RM-3),” AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2.10, ENTITLED “CD-1 COMMERCIAL, LOW INTENSITY DISTRICT,” AT SUBSECTION 7.2.10.2, ENTITLED “USES (CD-1),” AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2.11, ENTITLED “CD-2 COMMERCIAL, MEDIUM INTENSITY DISTRICT,” AT SUBSECTION 7.2.11.2, ENTITLED “USES (CD-2),” AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2.12, ENTITLED “CD-3 COMMERCIAL, HIGH INTENSITY DISTRICT,” AT SUBSECTION 7.2.12.2, ENTITLED “USES (CD-3),” AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2.14, ENTITLED “NORTH BEACH TOWN CENTER-CORE DISTRICT (TC),” AT SUBSECTION 7.2.14.2, ENTITLED “USES (TC-1, TC-2),” AND BY AMENDING SUBSECTION 7.2.14.3, ENTITLED ‘USES (TC-3),” AND BY AMENDING SUBSECTION 7.2.14.6, ENTITLED “TOWN CENTER-CENTRAL CORE (TC-C) DISTRICT,” AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2.15, ENTITLED “PERFORMANCE STANDARD DISTRICT (PS),” AT SUBSECTION 7.2.15.2, ENTITLED “RESIDENTIAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS DISTRICTS (R-PS),” AND BY AMENDING SUBSECTION 7.2.15.3, ENTITLED “COMMERCIAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS DISTRICTS (C-PS),” AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2.18, ENTITLED “SPE SPECIAL PUBLIC FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL DISTRICT,” AT SUBSECTION 7.2.18.2, ENTITLED “USES (SPE)” BY REFERENCING THE SCHOOL USE INCENTIVES ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 7.1.12, AND CONFORMING THE REGULATIONS FOR EACH RESPECTIVE ZONING DISTRICT TO REFLECT THE INCENTIVES AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
R FIVE AF.R FIVE AF IS IN ORDINANCE TO THE MAYOR, CITY COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA.
AMENDING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH YEAR 2040.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PURSUANT TO EXPEDITED STATE REVIEW PROCESS OF SECTION 1 63 0.3 180 4 SUBSECTION THREE, FLORIDA STATUTES BY AMENDING RESILIENT LAND USE AND REDEVELOPMENT ELEMENT GOAL R-L-R-L-U ONE ENTITLED LAND USE SUBJECTIVE, R-U-R-L-U 1.1 ENTITLED ESTABLISHMENT OF FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORIES OF TABLE RLU 1.1 TO PROVIDE FLOOR AREA RATIO FAR INCENTIVES THROUGH THE CITY COMMISSION WARRANT REVIEW PROCESS.
PROCESS AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION REPEAT OUR CIVIL ABILITY TRANSMITTAL AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
THIS IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING.
COULD WE ALSO CALL R FIVE AG G, WHICH IS A COMPANION? YES, SIR.
FIVE AG IS A LONG ONE IN ORDER OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA AMENDING THE MAMEE BEACH RESILIENCY CODE AMENDING CHAPTER TWO ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION FOR REVIEW PROCEDURES.
ARTICLE FIVE ENTITLED REZONING IS DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL SECTION 2.53 ENTITLED DESIGN REVIEW SUBSECTION 2.5 0.3 ENTITLED ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGN REVIEW CHAPTER TWO ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION OF REVIEW PROCEDURES AND BY AMENDING ARTICLE 13 ENTITLED HISTORIC PRESERVATION SECTION TWO POINT 13.7 ENTITLED, ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS, CERTIFICATE TO DIG, CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR DEMOLITION.
SUBSECTION C ENTITLED REVIEW PROCEDURE TO EXPAND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AUTHORITY FOR SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT BY MANY.
CHAPTER TWO ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION OF REVIEW PROCEDURES.
ARTICLE SEVEN ENTITLED COMMISSION WARRANT TO SECTION 2.7 0.1 ENTITLED REVIEW PROCEDURES TO ALLOW FAR WARRANT REQUEST FOR SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT BY AMENDING CHAPTER FIVE ENTITLED OFF STREET PARKING.
ARTICLE TWO ENTITLED VEHICLE PARKING, BICYCLE PARKING AND OFF STREET LOADING REQUIREMENTS ON SECTION 5.2 0.4 ENTITLED VEHICLE OFF STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS WHILE AMENDING THE PARKING REQUIREMENT AND PARKING TIER ONE TO ELIMINATE THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL USE BY CHAPTER BY CHAPTER SEVEN ENTITLED ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS ARTICLE ONE ENTITLED GENERAL TO ALL ZONING DISTRICTS BY CREATING SECTION 7.1 POINT 12 ENTITLED SCHOOL USE INCENTIVE TO ESTABLISH
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NEW ZONING INCENTIVES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION OF FLOOR AREA RATIO SPECIFIC TO, TO PROPERTIES PROPOSED TO BE DEVELOPED WITH A SCHOOL USE BY AMEND CHAPTER SEVEN ENTITLED ZONING DISTRICT DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS.ARTICLE TWO ENTITLED DISTRICT REGULATIONS BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2 0.4 ENTITLED RM ONE RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY LOW INTENSITY AT SUBSECTION SEVEN ENTITLED USES RM ONE AND BY AMENDING SECTION SEVEN ENTITLED R ONE RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY MEDIUM INTENSITY AT SUBSECTION SEVEN POINT, I'M SORRY, 7.2 ENTITLED USES RM TWO BY AMENDING SECTION 7.26 ENTITLED RM THREE RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY HIGH INTENSITY AND SUBSECTION SEVEN ENTITLED USES RM THREE AND BY AMENDING SECTION SEVEN ENTITLED CD ONE, COMMERCIAL LOW INTENSITY DISTRICT AT SUBSECTION 7.2 ENTITLED USES AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2 11 ENTITLED CD TWO COMMERCIAL MEDIUM INTENSITY DISTRICT AT SUBSECTION SEVEN ENTITLED USE OF CD TWO AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2 POINT ENTITLED CD THREE COMMERCIAL HIGH INTENSITY DISTRICT AT SUBSECTION 7.2 0.2 ENTITLED USE OF CD THREE AMENDING SECTION 7.2 14 ENTITLED NORTH BEACH TOWN CENTER COURT DISTRICT AT SUBSECTION 0.2 14 ENTITLED 0.2 ENTITLED USES TC ONE, TC TWO AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2 14.3 ENTITLED USES TC THREE AND BY AMENDING SUBSECTION 7.2, 14.6 ENTITLED TOWN CENTER CENTRAL CORE TCC DISTRICT DONE BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2 POINT 15 ENTITLED PERFORMANCE STANDARDS DISTRICTS PS AT SUBSECTION 7.2 POINT 15 ENTITLED RESIDENTIAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS DISTRICT RPS AND BY AMENDING SUBSECTION 7.2 POINT ENTITLED COMMERCIAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS DIS DISTRICT CPS AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2 18 ENTITLED SPE SPECIAL PUBLIC FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL DISTRICT THAT SUBSECTION SEVEN 18 ENTITLED USES SPE BY REF BY REFERRING BY REFERENCING THE SCHOOL USE INCENTIVE ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 7.1 POINT 12, AND CONFIRMING THE REGULATIONS FOR EACH PER RESPECTIVE ZONING DISTRICT TO REFLECT THE INCENTIVES AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEAL, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THIS ITEM IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING.
IT REQUIRES FIVE SEVENTH VOTE.
THAT WAS R FIVE AG WITH COMPANION ITEM R FIVE AF.
COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ CO-SPONSOR BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ.
UM, MR. MAYOR, I'M PROUD TO BRING FORWARD ITEM.
I THINK WE'RE R FIVE A-F-A-F-S IN ALEX FERNANDEZ
I THINK WE'RE PRIME SPONSORS ON THIS.
WHAT'S THAT? I THINK WE'RE PRIME SPONSORS ON THIS.
AND WE, SO WE SHOULD MAKE IT R FIVE, A F AND R FIVE DS
UM, BUT THESE ARE TWO VERY, UH, CAREFULLY CRAFTED ORDINANCES THAT ADVANCE OUR LONG-TERM VISION OF MAKING MIAMI BEACH A MORE RESIDENT FRIENDLY COMMUNITY.
AND TO BE A MORE RESIDENT FRIENDLY COMMUNITY, UH, THAT MEANS WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT OUR PLANNING TO ATTRACT MORE HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR THE CHILDREN OF, OF OUR RESIDENTS.
AND THESE TWO ITEMS, UM, STEM FROM A VERY BASIC PREMISE THAT SCHOOLS SHOULDN'T FACE THE SAME TYPES OF ZONING BARRIERS AS LARGE SCALE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPERS WHEN TRYING TO, TO FACILITATE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO WITH THESE AMENDMENTS, WE'RE MAKING IT EASIER FOR SCHOOLS TO ESTABLISH THEMSELVES OR EXPAND, UH, BY OFFERING MODEST FLOOR AREA BONUSES THROUGH COMMISSION WARRANTS.
UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT REMOVING CERTAIN MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS, UM, AS, AS WELL, UM, AND ALLOW FOR STAFF LEVEL REVIEW FOR SMALLER PROJECTS UNDER 25,000 SQUARE FEET AND 50 FEET IN HEIGHT.
IN OTHER WORDS, WE'RE CUTTING SOME RED TAPE SO THAT WE CAN ALLOW AND ATTRACT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, UM, INTO, INTO OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, I WANNA PASS IT OVER TO, UM, MY CPRIME SPONSOR, VICE MAYOR SUAREZ, UH, TO CHIME IN AS WELL.
I THINK THE LAST TIME THANK COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.
I, I'M, I'M HAPPY TO BE WORKING WITH YOU ON THIS.
I KNOW WE HAD A SUNSHINE MEETING AND WE PUT SOME TIME AND EFFORT INTO THIS AND WE WANT TO INCENTIVIZE MORE SCHOOLS.
UM, AND I THINK THE LAST TIME, TOM, YOU CAME BEFORE US, THE BODY DIDN'T FEEL THAT IT WAS ENOUGH OF AN INCENTIVE.
SO WHAT HAVE YOU, WHAT'S, WHAT HAVE YOU COME BACK WITH TO, TO REALLY MOVE THE NEEDLE? WHAT WE'VE COME UP WITH, UH, AS YOU MAY RECALL, THIS WAS IN COMMITTEE FOR A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AND WE CAME BACK WITH SOME MORE SUBSTANTIVE INCENTIVES AND, UH, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ WENT OVER A LOT OF THOSE.
BUT THOSE INCLUDE THROUGH THE WARRANT PROCESS, GETTING RELIEF FROM FAR, GETTING RELIEF FROM HEIGHT, NOT REQUIRING EVERY TYPE OF SCHOOL TO GO THROUGH A REGULATORY REVIEW PROCESS, EITHER AT THE CUP LEVEL OR THE HPB LEVEL.
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COULD POTENTIALLY MOVE THE NEEDLE IN TERMS OF INCENTIVIZING SCHOOLS.I, I'D LIKE TO MOVE, UM, UH, COMMISSIONER ROSE GONZALEZ.
UM, I JUST WANNA ADD THAT I THINK THAT THESE SCHOOL INCENTIVES AND THE ITEM THAT YOU HAD FOR A POTENTIAL CHARTER SCHOOL, AND I RECENTLY HAD A FRENCH LEASEE REACH OUT TO ME AND A ANOTHER PRIVATE SCHOOL WHO WANTED AN EARLY CHILDCARE FACILITY.
I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
'CAUSE ONE OF THE REASONS WHY PEOPLE, UH, DO NOT WANNA MOVE HERE AND THEY'RE MOVING OTHER PLACES OR COMPANIES MIGHT NOT WANNA MOVE HERE IS BECAUSE THEY WOULD LIKE A SCHOOL, THEY WOULD LIKE MORE SCHOOL OPTIONS, UM, ON MIAMI BEACH, YOU KNOW, AND I THINK WE'RE VERY GOOD WITH OUR COMMITTEE OF QUALITY EDUCATION.
WE HAVE PRIVATE SCHOOLS, WE HAVE CHARTER SCHOOLS ON IT, WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WE'RE DOING A LOT FOR THEM.
BUT I DO THINK THAT MORE SCHOOLS ARE SOMETHING REALLY NECESSARY.
AND I WOULD HOPE, AS I SEE OUR NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, THAT, UH, SCHOOL INITIATIVES, ESPECIALLY EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING, UM, WOULD BE PART OF, YOU KNOW, THE PACKAGE DEAL, SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO DO.
AND I'D BE WILLING TO, YOU KNOW, GO TO, YOU KNOW, GREAT LANES, NOT JUST FOR, YOU KNOW, THE 72ND STREET POTENTIAL, WHICH I SAW A PRESENTATION ON THE OTHER DAY, AND I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, IT WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A, A LARGER, UM, EARLY CHILDCARE, UH, OPTION HERE ON MAYBE BEACH TOO.
SO I THINK WE HAVE A LOT OF ROOM FOR, FOR GROWTH, AND I THINK IT'S REALLY POSITIVE FROM, FROM AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE.
SO, AND MR. MAYOR, IF I, IF, IF I MAY, WE, UM, LIKE EVERY GREAT CITY WE INVEST IN EDUCATION, WE ALREADY PAY TAXES TO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, BUT MIAMI BEACH IS THE ONLY CITY IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY THAT REINVESTS IN EDUCATION THE WAY THAT, UH, THAT WE DO.
SO WE KNOW EVERY GREAT CITY INVESTS IN EDUCATION, AND THESE ORDINANCES SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE THAT WE WELCOME INSTITUTIONS THAT INVEST IN THE CHILDREN OF MIAMI BEACH AND IN OUR FUTURE.
AND SO WE'RE VERY PROUD TO BRING THIS FORWARD AND THANK YOU, UH, STAFF FOR HELPING US MAKE IT MORE ROBUST.
IF, IF I COULD, MR. MAYOR, UH, COMMISSIONER ROSE WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE, UH, LONG HELD THAT BELIEF THAT, UH, IT IS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE.
IN FACT, THAT I THINK THAT WAS EVEN PART OF, UM, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHERE WE DID, UH, PRE-K FUNDING WHERE WE WANTED TO ATTRACT MORE FAMILIES AND COMPANIES THAT WORK HERE.
UH, I I'M SHOCKED THAT I'M NOT ALREADY, I I REMEMBER GOING TO SUNSHINE MEETING, BUT IF YOU COULD ADD ME AS A CO-SPONSOR OF THIS, I'D BE HONORED.
I JUST ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR AS WELL.
IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND THERE'S NO ONE ON ZOOM AND NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE.
THE ITEM HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
I HAVE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, SECONDED BY, UH, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ BACK HALL THE ROLL.
ON BOTH ITEMS. R FIVE AF AND A G COMMISSIONER ROSEN GONZALEZ.
AND YOU CAN ADD MS. A CO-SPONSOR TO BOTH PLEASE.
MOTION PASSES BOTH ITEMS R FIVE AF AND AG WILL HAVE A SECOND MEETING, PUBLIC HEARING ON JULY 23RD.
WE'RE LISTING THE MAYOR, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE AND COMMISSIONER BOT AS CO-SPONSORS TO THE CO PRIME SPONSORSHIPS OF COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ AND EZ.
[R5 AH AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 70 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, ENTITLED “MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES,” BY AMENDING ARTICLE III, ENTITLED “GRAFFITI,” BY AMENDING DIVISION 1, ENTITLED “GENERALLY,” BY AMENDING SECTION 70-123 THEREOF, ENTITLED “PROHIBITIONS; ENFORCEMENT; AND PENALTIES,” TO DOUBLE THE CIVIL FINES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
R FIVE A.R FIVE AH, IS THE NORTH OF MAYOR CITY COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA.
AMENDING CHAPTER 70 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH ENTITLED MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES BY AMENDING ARTICLE THREE ENTITLED, GRAFFITI BY AMENDING DIVISION ONE ENTITLED GENERALLY BY AMENDING SECTION 70 DASH 1 23 THEREOF ENTITLED PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES TO DOUBLE THE CIVIL FINES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION AND PROVIDING FOR REPEATERS, OBSERVABILITY, IFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THIS IS A FIRST MEETING, PUBLIC HEARING IT ITEM R FIVE A H.
AND WE'RE LISTING MAYOR MINOR AS A CO-SPONSOR OF THIS ITEM, COMMISSIONER ROSEN GONZALEZ.
RECENTLY WE'VE SEEN A PROLIFERATION OF, NOT NECESSARILY GRAFFITI, BUT STICKERING OF OUR RIGHTS OF WAY BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE TAKING THE QR CODE, PROMOTING THEIR BUSINESSES AND THEY'RE STICKING THEM ON OUR POLLS, UM, ON ANY ALL OVER THE RIGHTS OF WAY.
AND IT, AND WE'RE NOT CHARGING, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OF A FINE NOW BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE PROMOTING THEIR BUSINESSES AND ACTUALLY PUTTING UP A QR CODE.
UM, WHAT WE WOULD BE DOING IS DOUBLING THE FINES.
THEY'RE GONNA GO FIRST OFFENSE, AND I DON'T EVEN THINK THIS IS ENOUGH, TWO 50 TO 500.
THE SECOND OFFENSE WOULD BE A THOUSAND, AND THE THIRD OFFENSE WOULD BE A 2000.
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PROBABLY BE A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST EVENTS BECAUSE, BUT, BUT WHATEVER.WE'RE DOUBLING THE FINES RIGHT NOW, AND I WOULD REALLY LIKE CODE COMPLIANCE TO, YOU KNOW, STOP THE STICKERING PHENOMENON BECAUSE IT'S OUT OF CONTROL.
AND THE SAME WOULD HAPPEN FOR, FOR GRAFFITI, BUT ESPECIALLY THE STICKERING BECAUSE IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT FOR US TO GET OFF.
AND, UM, IT'S HAPPENING ON THE BRIDGES AND SOMETIMES THEY REMOVE ALL THE STICKERS AND THEN THE NEXT DAY THEY'RE BACK AGAIN.
SO, UM, AND YOU KNOW, IT'S STICKER POLLUTION, SO
SO WITH THAT, I WOULD, UM, MOVE MY ITEM.
THAT'S WHY I, UM, SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING, THAT'S WHY I ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR.
IT, IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT ISSUE.
A COUPLE YEARS AGO, THIS COMMISSION SUPPORTED AN ITEM I BROUGHT TO, UM, USED TO BE YOU HAD A PRIVATE OPERATOR 10 DAYS TO REMOVE GRAFFITI.
AND THEN THIS, UH, THIS LEGISLATION THAT I BROUGHT THAT OUR COMMISSION PASSED, UM, SAYS THE CITY CAN STEP IN AFTER TWO DAYS AND DO IT IF THEY DON'T, IF THE PRIVATE OPERATOR DOESN'T DO IT, AND THEN THEY'LL, THE CITY WILL CHARGE THEM FOR IT.
UM, BECAUSE I THINK AS YOU'RE RECOGNIZING COMMISSIONER, WHEN WE HAVE THIS, IT JUST, IT, IT'S A BLIGHT AND IT, UH, IT, IT JUST RUINS THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR, FOR ALL OF US HERE AND CAN LEAD TO, TO WORSE OFFENSES WHEN, UH, GRAFFITI IS ACCEPTED.
SO THANK YOU AND HAPPY TO, HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ.
UM, ONE THING THAT I'VE OBSERVED, PARTICULARLY ON ALTON ROAD, UM, WHERE THE EPICURE USED TO BE, IT HAS, UH, THE BLACK, UM,
I'VE SENT IT, AND ON THE DAILY, THE GRAFFITI COMES BACK DAILY.
UM, SO IT IS PRETTY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE, UM, IT MAKES THAT AREA LOOK WORSE.
WELL, THIS IS GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT MORE PAINFUL AND WE'LL SEE IF WE SEE ANY IMPROVEMENT WITH THIS.
I MEAN, AT LEAST WITH THE QR CODE AND THE STICKERING, WE CAN GO AFTER PEOPLE.
THE, THE GROUP GRAFFITI IS, IS IS HARDER, BUT YEAH, IT'S HAPPENING.
AND BY THE WAY, SOMEBODY WHO HAD MOVED HERE FROM LA SAID TO ME, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE REASONS I LEFT LOS ANGELES IS BECAUSE THERE WAS GRAFFITI EVERYWHERE YOU LOOKED, AND IT JUST SET THE TONE THAT NOBODY CARED, YOU KNOW? SO I THINK ALSO, YOU KNOW, YOUR ITEM ABOUT CLEANING UP GRAFFITI WAS A, WAS A VERY SOLID POSITIVE ITEM.
AND, UM, NOW THAT WE HAVE THESE AREA MANAGERS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY HAVE TO DO IS GO AROUND AND REPORT THE GRAFFITI, REPORT, THE STICKERING, UM, WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH CODE COMPLIANCE TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE THINGS ARE CLEANED UP.
AS SOON AS, AS SOON AS WE SEE THAT, AND THEN I SEE CODE BACK THERE.
AND YES, ERIC, I, AND I APPRECIATE THIS ITEM COMING FORWARD BECAUSE THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT ITEM FOR THE CITY.
THIS IS LIKE THE BROKEN WINDOW THEORY.
IF WE DON'T ADDRESS THINGS QUICKLY, THEY'D GET WORSE.
UM, AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO REPORT AND, UH, A BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, UM, ONE OF THE MOST EGREGIOUS STICKER ARTISTS.
WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO MAKE AN ARREST LAST WEEK.
SO, UM, VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
AND, AND I AM, I WANT MAKE SURE THAT OUR TEAM UNDERSTANDS THAT BEING PROACTIVE ON THESE THINGS, AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN A POUND OF CURE JUST TO THE RESIDENTS.
IF YOU SEE THIS AROUND TOWN, TAKE A PICTURE OF IT, PLEASE UPLOAD IT TO THE APP, TELL US WHERE IT IS, AND WE ARE GOING TO GO AFTER IT.
BECAUSE I THINK ONCE PEOPLE LEARN THAT WE REALLY ARE GOING TO ENFORCE THE FINES AND STOP IT, WE'LL SEE A, A, A CHANGE AND THE STICKERING WILL STOP.
CAN YOU ADD ME AS A CO-SPONSOR, PLEASE? AND WE'RE AT, YES, SIR.
THERE IS NO ONE REQUESTING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM IN THE AUDIENCE OR VIA ZOOM.
UH, UH, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ROSE GONZALEZ.
SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR SUAREZ.
COMM? UH, I HAVE VICE MAYOR SUAREZ? UH, YES.
DID I SKIP SOMEONE? COMMISSIONER BOT? YES.
VERY HAPPY THAT YOU DID THAT BECAUSE IN SUNSET HARBOR ON THE COVER TO THE PUMP, THEY PUT TWO STICKERS AND THEY, THE CITY TOOK IT OFF.
AND BY THE TIME THEY PAINT YELLOW, THE YELLOW DOESN'T MATCH THE YELLOW THAT WE HAD.
SO YES, I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC.
[R5 AI AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 46 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ENTITLED "ENVIRONMENT," BY AMENDING ARTICLE IV, ENTITLED "NOISE," BY AMENDING SECTION 46-152 THEREOF, ENTITLED "NOISES; UNNECESSARY AND EXCESSIVE PROHIBITED,” TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION ALLOWING COMMERCIAL ENTITIES TO UTILIZE CERTAIN OUTDOOR MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT AT SPECIFIED TIMES IN ORDER TO ENHANCE SANITATION AND CLEANLINESS IN THE CITY; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
R FIVE AI.FIVE AI IS NOR OF THE MAYOR OF CITY COMMISSIONER, CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
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FORUM AMENDING CHAPTER 46 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ENTITLED ENVIRONMENT BY AMENDING ARTICLE FOUR, ENTITLED, NOISE BY AMENDING SECTION 46 1 52 ENTITLED THEREOF, ENTITLED, NOISE UNNECESSARY AND EXCESSIVE PROHIBITED TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION, ALLOWING COMMERCIAL ENTITIES TO UTILIZE CERTAIN OUTDOOR MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT AND SPEC AT SPECIFIED TIMES IN ORDER TO ENHANCE SANITATION AND CLEANLINESS IN THE CITY, AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL DURABILITY, CLARIFICATION, AND AN REFLECTIVE DATE.IT IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, SO THIS IS AN ITEM THAT I PLACE ON THE AGENDA, UH, TO AMEND OUR NOISE REGULATIONS TO ALLOW COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, THE ABILITY, UH, TO, TO SPECIFICALLY PRESSURE WASH, UH, ONCE A MONTH, UH, THE FIRST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH UNTIL 1159, UH, PM AND THIS IS A LIMITED AND VERY TARGETED, UH, EXTENSION TO SUPPORT A CLEANER, A MORE INVITING, UH, MIAMI BEACH, ESPECIALLY IN OUR COMMERCIAL AREAS WHERE WE HAVE, UH, SUPERMARKETS.
UM, THIS INITIATIVE ACTUALLY CAME FORWARD AFTER HEARING DIRECTLY FROM PUBLIX'S GOVERNMENT RELATIONS TEAM.
AND IT REFLECTS A VERY BALANCED APPROACH, APPROACH, UH, GIVING THE BUSINESS ENOUGH FLEXIBILITY TO IMPROVE THEIR SANITATION WHILE AT THE SAME TIME, UH, PRESERVING, UH, THE PEACE AND QUIET THAT OUR RESIDENTS TO SERVE.
WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO MOVE THE ITEM SECOND.
I MEAN, OF COURSE I LIKE THIS ITEM IF IT MEANS THE PUBLIX CAN FINALLY PRESSURE WASH THEIR STORE FRIENDS WHEN THEY COULDN'T BEFORE.
BUT I WANTED TO PROPOSE SOMETHING.
AND I DON'T KNOW, ERIC, THIS WOULD BE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
YOU KNOW, IN OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, THEY REQUIRE STORE OWNERS TO PRESSURE CLEAN THEIR OWN, LIKE THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THEIR BUSINESS.
AND RIGHT NOW WE ARE, WE'RE ON IT.
WE'RE GETTING MUCH BETTER ABOUT CLEANING THE STREETS, THE GUM REMOVAL.
I'VE SEEN SIDEWALKS BECOME CLEANER, BUT DO WE HAVE ANYTHING LIKE ON THE BOOKS OR ANY REGULATION WHEREBY WE COULD REQUIRE, UM, STORE OWNERS TO MAINTAIN THEIR SIDEWALKS SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE IN CHARGE OF THESE SIDEWALKS ALL THE TIME BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A, IT'S A HUGE LIFT FOR US.
SO, COMMISSIONER AND, AND I WOULD WELCOME OUR CODE FOLKS TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM ALSO, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE HAVE TWO PROVISIONS IN THE CODE TODAY.
ONE IS THE, UM, LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE IS THE RESPONDENT, THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER UP TO THE EDGE OF PAVEMENT.
UM, AND THAT THE SIDEWALKS JUST NEED TO BE SWEPT AND PASSABLE.
UM, WE DO HAVE A PRESSURE WASHING REQUIREMENT UNDER OUR SIDEWALK CAFE AGREEMENTS.
UM, BUT ANYTHING ELSE, RYAN, THAT I MAY HAVE MISSED? NO, THAT'S IT.
AND THE SWEEPING SECTION IS ONLY WHEN THE BUSINESS IS OPEN SO THAT THEY'RE NOT HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HOMELESS AFTER HOURS.
SO YEAH, WE DO HAVE A SWEEPING ORDINANCE AS WELL, BUT WE WOULD WELCOME, IF THE COMMISSION WANTS TO, YOU KNOW, I WOULD CONSIDER PUTTING FORWARD AN ORDINANCE WHERE STORE OWNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE THAT THEIR SIDEWALKS ARE CLEAN, GUM FREE.
AND I THINK THAT IT MIGHT TAKE THE ONUS OFF OF SOME OF THE PRESSURE WASHING THAT WE NEED TO CONSTANTLY DO.
SO, UM, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT.
YES, COMMISSIONER, BUT VICE MAYOR OR HERE.
UM, SINCE WE'RE IN A STATE OF CHAOS, UM, I WOULD ACTUALLY BE HAPPY TO CO-SPONSOR AN ITEM ALONG THOSE LINES WITH YOU.
I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE FOLKS AT, UM, ON THE 100 BLOCK OF LINCOLN.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT OUR, OUR TEAMS HERE.
UM, BRAD AND HIS STAFF ARE OUT THERE TRYING TO, TO CLEAN ON A FAIRLY REGULAR BASIS.
BUT THERE'S THIS ONE PARTICULAR BLOCK THAT IS LIKE A, YOU KNOW, A DROP IN MOTEL FOR HOMELESS FOLKS.
AND IT EVERY DAY, MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY, PEOPLE USE IT AS A, AS A BATHROOM.
AND THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY, WHETHER THEY'RE ACTIVE RETAIL STORES OR PROPERTY OWNERS WHO ARE, HAVE AT LEAST SET THEIR SPACE, SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR NOT, UM, HAVING ANY KIND OF SENSE OF OWNERSHIP OVER WHAT HAPPENS ON THEIR PROPERTY.
WE HAVE BEEN ISSUING VIOLATIONS TO THOSE FOLKS, UH, FOR SANITATION ISSUES.
ON THE PRIVATE PROPERTY, WE ISSUE SANITATION VIOLATION AND THEN WE GET SANITATION TO CLEAN IT, AND THEN WE CHARGE THE OWNER FOR IT.
SO IN ADDITION, I KNOW THIS IS NOT YOUR, THE, THE ITEM IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, BUT RICK, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING FORWARD AN ITEM IF POSSIBLE, THAT IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, STORE OWNERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE MOVING FORWARD FOR THE PRESSURE CLEANING AND CLEANLINESS OF THE SIDEWALKS ADJACENT TO THEIR BUSINESSES.
AND I THINK THAT ONCE WE DO THIS, YOU'RE GONNA SEE AN IMMEDIATE DIFFERENCE
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IN SOME SIDEWALKS.SOMETIMES I, LIKE I WAS SOUTH OF FIFTH, AND I'M NOT GONNA MENTION THE RESTAURANT'S NAME 'CAUSE IT'S A REALLY BEAUTIFUL RESTAURANT, BUT I WALKED OUT OF IT, IT WAS FILTHY.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO KEEP THINGS CLEAN, BUT I THINK THIS WOULD GO A LONG WAY.
AND SANITATION DOES HAVE A SCHEDULE THAT THEY, WE DO HAVE A SCHEDULE, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, IN ADDITION TO OUR GUM REMOVAL AND PRESSURE CLEANING, WOULDN'T THIS TAKE A LOT OF THE ONUS OFF OF US, BRAD, IF ALL OF A SUDDEN STORE OUR OWNERS HAD TO PRESSURE CLEAN? I, I JUST, MR. MAYOR, JUST POINT ORDER BECAUSE IT'S NOT AN EXPENSIVE, IT'S COMPLETELY UNRELATED TO THIS.
SO I'M PUTTING ALL, BRING SOMETHING OUT.
THIS IS TAKING MY ITEM TO, TO VERY DIFFERENT DIRECTION.
'CAUSE FRANKLY, I THINK OUR BUSINESSES ARE SUFFERING AT THE MOMENT.
I THINK ADDING MORE ONEROUS, MORE COST, MORE RESPONSIBILITY ON OUR BUSINESSES WILL DO A DISSERVICE TO OUR BUSINESSES AND EXPOSING THEM TO MORE VIOLATIONS WHEN IN FACT, WE NEED TO BE SUPPORTING OUR SMALL BUSINESSES.
AND PROVIDING FOR A CLEAN CITY IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CITY TO WHICH THEY PAY TAXES TO.
AND NOW THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE IN OUR ENVIRONMENTS, AND ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HEAD INTO THE SUMMER MONTHS.
WE JUST APPROVED A PARKING HOLIDAY TODAY TO HELP OUR SMALL BUSINESSES.
WHY? BECAUSE THERE ARE PERIODS OF THE TIME OF THE CITY WHEN WE HAVE SLOW MONTHS WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW DO WE SUPPORT THESE BUSINESSES.
WE'RE WAIVING, UH, SIDEWALK CAFE FEES IN THIS AGENDA FOR CERTAIN BUSINESSES.
WHY? BECAUSE WE REALIZE IT'S HARD FOR BUSINESSES TO, TO SURVIVE IN CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTS.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN THE PAST, WE'VE SPOKEN ABOUT HOW DO WE GIVE BACK TO BUSINESSES AFTER SPRING BREAK WHEN THEY FORCED TO, TO, TO ENDURE CERTAIN CLOSURES.
WHY? BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THAT BUSINESSES ARE STRUGGLING.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO SAY BY ONE SIDE OF OUR MOUTH THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVING TO SUBSIDIZE BUSINESSES, UH, BECAUSE THEY'RE STRUGGLING WHILE THE OTHER SIDE, PUTTING ON THEM THE OWNERS OF A CLEAN CITY? THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A CLEAN CITY IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT.
AND WE SHOULDN'T BE PASSING THAT TO THE BUSINESSES THAT TODAY ARE STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE.
AND I'M SORRY THAT I'M GETTING PASSIONATE ABOUT IT.
I MEAN, I THINK CLOSING DOWN YOUR SIDEWALK IS THAT ONE RACE.
I THINK MAKING SURE YOUR SIDEWALK IS CLEAN WOULD GO A LONG WAY IN IMPROVING BUSINESSES.
BUT ANYWAY, WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THAT ARGUMENT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE CAN HAVE IT NEXT MONTH.
WELL,
LET'S SAVE THAT ARGUMENT FOR NEXT MONTH.
AND RICK, I'M GONNA BRING THAT ITEM, CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATION WITH COMMISSIONER BOUGHT, YOU KNOW, AND, AND, AND I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM, BUT ALSO THERE ARE A LOT OF BUSINESSES THAT AREN'T DOING THEIR PART.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S ASKING A LOT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SIDEWALKS ARE, YOU KNOW, CLEAN.
SO STAY TUNED, STAY TUNED TO EVERYONE FOR THAT, UH, DEBATE NEXT MONTH.
IT'S A WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE 100 BLOCK OF LINCOLN ROAD.
WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE? IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
NO ONE ON ZOOM, NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK, HAVE MOTION.
UH, BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.
SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR SUAREZ.
MOTION, CARRIE SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING, SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 25TH, R FIVE AJ,
[R5 AJ AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE, ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION," BY AMENDING ARTICLE III, ENTITLED “AGENCIES, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES,” BY CREATING DIVISION 35, BY CREATING SECTIONS 2-190.157 THROUGH 2-190.160 TO ESTABLISH THE “ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE,” TO PROVIDE THE ADMINISTRATION AND CITY COMMISSION WITH RECOMMENDATIONS AND IDEAS TO BETTER SUPPORT AND EXPAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH; AND, PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
R FIVE.AJ IS THE NOR MAYOR CITY COMMISSIONER OF CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA.
AMENDING THE CHAPTER TWO OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION BY AMENDING ARTICLE THREE, ENTITLED AGENCY BOARD AND COMMITTEES BY CREATING DIVISION 35 BY CREATING SECTIONS TWO DASH 1 9 0 7 THROUGH TWO DASH 1 9 0 0.60 TO ESTABLISH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE THE ADMINISTRATION AND CITY COMMISSION WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND IDEAS TO BETTER SUPPORT AND EXPAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH.
AND PROVIDING FOR REPEATERS CLARIFICATION, REPEAT OBSERVABILITY CLARIFICATION.
THIS IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING.
THIS ITEM REQUIRES FIVE SEVENTHS VOTE BECAUSE IT'S THE CREATION OF A NEW COMMITTEE.
WELCOME AGAIN, HEATHER, WELCOME AGAIN.
UM, GETTING SOME GOOD TRACTION HERE.
COMMISSIONER LING GONZALEZ, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE GONNA SAY THIS, BUT I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU BROUGHT UP THAT EDUCATION IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, RIGHT? BECAUSE IT'S EASY TO SAY, WELL, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS JUST BRING JOBS, GO OUT, BRING JOBS.
THERE'S SO MUCH MORE THAT GOES INTO IT, RIGHT? WHETHER IT BE SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION, THERE'S A, A VERY PROMINENT MIAMI BEACH RESIDENT THAT EVERY TIME HE GOES ON CNBC, WHICH IS QUITE FREQUENT, HE SAYS EDUCATION IS MIAMI'S ACHILLES HEEL.
TALKING ABOUT OUR, OUR REGION AS A WHOLE.
I KNOW BUSINESS PEOPLE THAT HAVE TRIED MOVING COMPANIES HERE WHERE THEY ACTUALLY SEND EMPLOYEES BACK TO NEW YORK BECAUSE OF THE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THAT IS JUST ONE PILLAR THAT GOES INTO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, RIGHT? THERE'S THINGS LIKE LAND USE, URBAN PLANNING, TRANSPORTATION, WE BROUGHT YOU ON.
'CAUSE YOU, YOU'RE THE EXPERT AT IDENTIFYING THOSE PILLARS.
AND WHAT YOU'LL COME TO APPRECIATE IS MIAMI BEACH IS SO UNIQUELY POSITIONED BECAUSE WE ARE THE EPITOME ACROSS THE WORLD OF A LIVE WORK PLAY ENVIRONMENT,
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THAT WE HAVE SOME OF THE MOST WELL-RESOURCED PEOPLE IN THE ENTIRE BUSINESS WORLD HERE.RIGHT? PEOPLE THAT ARE APPEARING ON CNBC, CEOS, UH, TITANS OF THEIR INDUSTRIES.
IT WOULD BE A DERELICTION OF DUTY IF WE DO NOT LEVERAGE THEIR EXPERTISE TO HELP US MOVING OUR CITY FORWARD.
THERE'S NOT MANY CITIES IN THE COUNTRY AND NOT MANY CITIES IN THE WORLD THAT HAVE THOSE PRIVATE CITIZENS THAT ARE LIVING IN MIAMI BEACH THAT COULD HELP US.
SO, UM, I, I KNOW THE ARGUMENT THAT WE'VE HAD ABOUT THE RESOURCES, UH, STAFF RESOURCES THAT COULD GO INTO STAFFING ANOTHER BOARD.
I DON'T WANT THIS JUST TO BE ONE OF THOSE, OKAY.
MEET EVERY MONTH, SEND US A LTC AND YOU GET YOUR FREE PARKING PASSES, RIGHT? I WANT WHEN THIS BOARD IS FILLED, THE NAMES THAT ARE ON HERE, YOUR TEAM TO BE SO EXCITED, YOU'RE, YOU'RE JUMPING OVER YOURSELVES JUST BECAUSE YOU WANNA WORK WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS, RIGHT? AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE AT OUR, AT OUR FINGERTIPS.
IF WE APPOINT THE RIGHT TYPE OF PEOPLE THAT CAN TRULY SERVE AS A GUIDING HAND, NOT ONLY TO US, BUT TO YOU AS YOU'RE GETTING UP AND ON BOARD IN YOUR ROLE.
SO, UM, THIS IS TO ESTABLISH, UH, ANOTHER BOARD.
UM, BUT I THINK ONE THAT'S VERY CRITICAL IN PLOTTING OUT A PATH FORWARD BECAUSE LIKE I OPENED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS NOT JUST BRINGING BUSINESSES TO A CITY, RIGHT.
THAT, THAT'S A GOOD TALKING POINT.
IT'S WHAT MAKES UP, WHAT ARE SOME OF OUR ACHILLES HEELS ABOUT WHAT WE NEED TO FIX.
SOME OF THESE PEOPLE ON THIS BOARD, THEY'LL BE ACTING AS AMBASSADORS TO OUR CITY, RIGHT? WHEN THEY GO ON CNBC, WHEN THEY GO TO THESE PROMINENT CONFERENCES IN NEW YORK CITY OR IN SHANGHAI OR OTHER PLACES, THEY WILL BE SITTING THERE AS ADVOCATES FOR MIAMI BEACH AND AMBASSADORS FOR US.
SO, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING, NOT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT.
NO, I, I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE.
AND I THINK WHEN I HEARD FROM COMMISSIONER ROSE GONZALEZ EARLIER THAT EDUCATION IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, IT REALLY STRUCK A CHORD WITH ME.
I ALWAYS, THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS VERY HOLISTIC.
YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT MULTIPLE PIECES.
YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT PUBLIC SAFETY, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT TRANSPORTATION.
YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT EVERY AREA THAT STAKEHOLDERS REALLY NEED IN ORDER TO HELP A COMMUNITY THRIVE.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT I LOOK AT WHEN I SEE THIS, THIS, UM, THIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
YOU LOOK AT AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE YOU HAVE REAL STAKEHOLDERS THAT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO FILL THE GAPS, RIGHT? YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO IDENTIFY GAPS THAT ARE, THAT ARE IN THE, THE COMMUNITY AND FIGURE OUT HOW DO WE DRIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FORWARD.
AND SO THAT'S WHY I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING, UH, BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
UM, IT DOES BRING A MORE HOLISTIC APPROACH, IS SOMETHING I WILL ALWAYS CHAMPION.
SO DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THAT.
AND, AND IN TERMS OF STAFF RESOURCES, MY OFFICE IS HAPPY TO SERVE AS A LIAISON AND I, I THINK WITH THE CALIBER OF PEOPLE WE'LL BE ABLE TO PUT ON THIS BOARD, I I THINK YOU'LL BE, UH, JUMPING UP AND DOWN TO GET INVOLVED AS WELL.
UH, SO YEAH, I'M GONNA, CERTAINLY, YOU'RE THE CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, SO YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB AND I'M GONNA SUPPORT IT.
YOU GOT ME EXCITED WITH THE PEOPLE GONNA BE ON THIS COMMITTEE.
I DO GET CONCERNED THOUGH, AND THIS IS AGAIN, A DIFFERENT ITEM, SO I WON'T SPEND TOO MUCH TIME, BUT I DO GET CONCERNED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF STAFF TIME AND RESOURCES THAT ARE SPENT ON THESE COMMITTEES.
THIS IS GONNA BE THE SEVENTH COMMITTEE WE'VE ADDED IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF THAT, SO NOW WE, WE HAVE ABOUT 50 COMMITTEES.
UM, AND, AND I'M CONCERNED THAT THERE'S SO MUCH WORK THAT OUR CITY REQUIRES AND SITTING IN A MEETING WHILE CERTAINLY HAVING GOOD IDEAS.
SO I'M ACTUALLY GONNA TRY TO WORK WITH THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND RICK TO TRY TO MAYBE STREAMLINE SOME OF THE STAFF RESOURCES THAT ARE BEING DEDICATED TO THESE, TO THESE COMMITTEES.
UH, BUT I AM, I AM SUPPORTIVE.
I ALSO WANT TO COMMENT, AND I AGREE WITH THE COMMENTS MADE ABOUT EDUCATION, BUT I DO WANNA HIGHLIGHT THAT, UH, SOME OF OUR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ARE ACTUALLY, UH, VERY MUCH ON THE RISE.
AND WE, WE SHOULD, WE SHOULD HIGHLIGHT THAT.
NAUTILUS MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHICH I THINK SOMETIMES HAD GOTTEN, UH, AND MAY MAYBE NOT SPOKEN ENOUGH THE WAY IT SHOULD, IS REALLY MOVING UP IN THE, IN THE, IN THE RANKINGS, DOING INCREDIBLY WELL WITH THE NEW PRINCIPAL.
SO I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD IN, IN HIGHLIGHTING THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS THAT WE DO HAVE.
UM, I SAY THAT AS A PROMOTIONAL PIECE IF FAMILIES ARE LOOKING TO MOVE HERE, AND CERTAINLY TO STAY HERE THAT WE HAVE A LOT TO OFFER, UH, PUBLIC SCHOOLWISE AND, AND PRIVATE SCHOOL WISE.
NO, I THINK WE HAVE SOME OF THE BEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN MIAMI DADE COUNTY AND NOBODY FUNDS EDUCATION LIKE MIAMI BEACH.
WE HAVE A FEEDER PATTERN, AND YOU WILL SEE THIS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DEGREE.
WE PROVIDE LESLIE, HOW, HOW MUCH WE HAVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
WE HAVE FREE TEST PREPARATION, WE HAVE FREE TUTORING.
I MEAN, WE GO, WE HAVE NURSES IN ALL THE SCHOOLS.
WE GO ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
BUT THIS IS SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
I MEAN, I THINK THAT, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, THIS FRENCH ESE THAT REACHED OUT TO ME THE OTHER DAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, THAT'S ATTRACTIVE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A HUGE FRANCO FILE POPULATION THAT LIVES HERE ON MIAMI BEACH.
SO HAVING A LEASE IS SOMETHING THAT IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TO ALL OF THESE OTHER EDUCATIONAL, YOU KNOW, OPTIONS.
AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT, UM, WE DO HAVE, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE SEVERAL PRIVATE SCHOOLS, BUT IN THE HIGH SCHOOL RANGE, UM, WE DON'T, AND AS TRAFFIC GETS WORSE, UM, THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT AND, AND WE
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CAN'T, YOU KNOW, AND, AND I, I DON'T WANT THE, YOU KNOW, OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL, UM, COMMUNITY TO, TO BE UPSET ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING PRIVATE SCHOOLS BECAUSE WE'RE DOING IT FROM A PERSPECTIVE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ALL OF THESE OFFERINGS.UM, AND, AND, AND THEY'RE, YOU CAN'T EVEN GET INTO, UM, MANY OF THESE PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
THE WAITING LIST ARE INCREDIBLY LONG AND IT'S IMPOSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY.
SO, I MEAN, WE ACTUALLY HAD MIAMI COUNTRY DAY COME TO US AND SAY, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD LIKE TO PUT AN EARLY CHILDHOOD FACILITY.
WE HAD A LOT OF YOUR RESIDENTS, YOU KNOW, ASK ABOUT IT.
AND SO I'VE HAD LIKE TWO SCHOOLS APPROACH ME IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS.
AND THEN, UM, ANDREAS ION CAME TO ME WITH A PROPOSITION, YOU KNOW, FOR THE SCHOOL ON 72ND STREET FOR AN ADDITIONAL CHARTER SCHOOL.
AND I JUST SAID YES, BECAUSE EVEN THREE MORE SCHOOLS WOULD JUST BE GREAT.
BECAUSE IF, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE TO HAVE BOTH TYPES OF OPTIONS.
WE DO HAVE TO HAVE THE BEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT WE POSSIBLY CAN.
AND THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH HAVING ADDITIONAL, UM, PRIVATE SCHOOLS THAT DO NOT COMPETE WITH OUR CURRENT PRIVATE SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH SCHOOL RANGE.
WE DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY PRIVATE SCHOOL ON MIAMI BEACH.
APART FROM THE HEBREW ACADEMY? CORRECT.
BASE CAMP BASE? WELL, BASE CAMP IS, IS IT A HIGH SCHOOL? WELL, WE HAVE YESHIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALSO BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS LIKE A, YOU KNOW, A, A WORLD CLASS MONTE EDUCATION, YOU KNOW, OPTION.
AND I'M NOT OPPOSED TO HELPING, HELPING OUT JUST TO HAVE A DIVERSE ARRAY OF EDUC EDUCATIONAL, UM, OFFERINGS FOR PEOPLE.
SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I THINK THAT'S A REALLY, AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF THE PUZZLE.
AND MR. MAYOR, IF I MAY, I SUPPORT YOUR IDEA OF CREATING A BOARD TO REVIEW THE AMOUNT OF BOARD.
SO WE HAVE, I'M PROPOSING THIS
IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND WE HAVE MR. LARRY SCHAFER REQUESTED TO SPEAK.
I APOLOGIZE FOR CALLING IN SO MANY TIMES.
I'M NOT TRYING TO SET A RECORD.
UM, REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, A A CHARTER SCHOOL THAT'S DEDICATED TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS WOULD BE LOVELY IN THE TOWN CENTER OF NORTH BEACH.
I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF PUTTING A, A SCHOOL INSIDE THE COMMUNITY CENTER THAT'S PRIVATE, BUT ANY PRIVATE LANDOWNER IN, UH, THE, THE TOWN CENTER CORRIDOR, UH, MIGHT DO REALLY WELL WITH A PRIVATE SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS.
AND, AND THAT COULD BE LIKE AN INCUBATOR FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.
SO I DO SUPPORT, UH, THIS ITEM FROM MR. MAGAZINE, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE FOR AN EDD, UH, COMMITTEE.
UH, AND IT MIGHT BE JUST A THING TO GET THE IDEAS IN AND GET THINGS IGNITED HERE TO ATTRACT MORE BUSINESSES TO THE CITY.
AND I SEE NO ONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE.
SO, PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED ON R FIVE.
SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 25TH.
KEEPING YOU BUSY ON YOUR, UH, FIRST WEEK.
[R7 R A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, ALLOCATING $10,000 IN SEED FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE RELAUNCH OF THE ANNUAL WOMEN’S CONFERENCE IN CELEBRATION OF WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH 2026; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO COLLABORATE WITH THE MIAMI BEACH COMMISSION FOR WOMEN TO IDENTIFY A SUITABLE VENUE FOR THE EVENT.]
R SEVEN.RR SEVEN R IS $10,000 SPEED FUNDING, SEED FUNDING SUPPORT RELAUNCH OF ANNUAL WOMEN'S CONFERENCE.
R SEVEN R, COMMISSIONER ROSA GONZALEZ AND CO-SPONSOR COMMISSIONER B AND DOMINGUEZ.
WE HAD A WOMEN'S CONFERENCE FOR MANY YEARS AND SOMETHING HAPPENED ALONG THE WAY AND IT DISAPPEARED.
AND IT IS ABOUT WOMEN SUPPORTING OTHER WOMEN AND GETTING YOUNGER WOMEN INVOLVED.
AND WE HAVE PRESENTED THIS TO THE MIAMI BEACH WOMEN'S COMMISSION, AND THEY ARE SERIOUS AND THEY WANNA PRODUCE A WORLD CLASS CONFERENCE.
AND, UH, I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO ALSO RAISE MONEY FOR THIS CONFERENCE.
AND WHAT I WAS IMAGINING IS PROBABLY SMALLER THAN WHAT THEY WERE IMAGINING, BUT LET'S SEE WHAT THEY DO WITH IT.
AND, UM, SO WE'RE GOING TO, THE PROPOSITION IS TO SEED THEM WITH $10,000, UM, IN FUNDING.
AND I, I THINK THEY'RE GONNA PUT ON SOMETHING REALLY AMAZING THAT IS GOING TO INSPIRE WOMEN.
WE'D LIKE TO GET YOUNG GIRLS FROM, UM, THE HIGH SCHOOL TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE AND REALLY PROMOTE IT AND, UH, DO SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL FOR THE WOMEN OF MIAMI BEACH COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, AND THEN COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE.
UM, I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA.
UM, I'D ALSO LIKE FOR YOU TO WORK WITH THE CITY ADMINISTRATION.
I KNOW THAT, UM, THERE'S AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CONVENTION CENTER TO HAVE EVENTS, UM, UH, EARMARKED FOR THE CITY, AND MAYBE ONE OF THE EVENTS LATER ON THIS YEAR CAN BE, UH, FOR, UH, THE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE.
AND WE CAN TELL WE HAVE TO, I KIND OF SHIFTED
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THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS TO LYNETTE LONG AND THE WOMEN'S COMMISSION.UM, BUT I WILL DEFINITELY BE INVOLVED ALONG THE WAY, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE IDEAS THAT WE CAN PRESENT THEM IN ADDITION TO THE SEED FUNDING.
AND I'M HAPPY TO SERVE AS LIAISON TO THIS CONFERENCE AS WELL.
WELL, I, SO I ACTUALLY, I WANTED TO, I WANTED TO SAY I WOULD LOVE TO JOIN AS A CO-SPONSOR BACK IN 2009, UH, WHEN MAYOR BAUER CREATED THE INITIAL CONFERENCE.
UH, I ACTUALLY, I WORKED WITH MAYOR BAUER AT THE TIME, AND I WAS THE LIAISON ASSIGNED FROM HER OFFICE THAT WORKED ON THE INITIAL WOMEN'S EXHIBIT IN 2009.
UH, AND SO IT'S, UH, I'M VERY PROUD THAT THIS COMMISSION IS NOW BRINGING IT BACK.
VERY PROUD OF THE SPONSORS, UH, WHO ARE DOING THIS.
I'M SO HAPPY TO SUPPORT YOU ALL AND TO, AND I WOULD BE HONORED TO BE A CO-SPONSOR.
AND I REMEMBER AT THE TIME IT WAS, I REMEMBER BEING IN THE MAYOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM AT THE TIME, AND IT WAS A WOMEN'S, UH, COMMISSION THAT WAS ORGANIZING IT.
AND THERE WAS DONNA ZEMO, UH, WHO WAS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE.
SHE NO LONGER LIVES IN MIAMI BEACH, AND I WAS HER TOKEN MALE IN THE ROOM, UH, BECAUSE IT WAS, YOU KNOW, THE TABLE OF ALL THE WOMEN AROUND THE TABLE.
AND THEN I WAS THE, THE, THE ONLY MAN THERE.
UM, AND I WAS THE LIAISON AT THE TIME.
UH, COLLEAGUES, UH, THIS REALLY IS SPECIAL.
AND I KNOW MAYOR BAUER IS VERY PROUD THAT, THAT THIS IS COMING BACK.
SO, UH, COMMISSIONER, IS IT GONZALEZ? I'M MOVING.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR OF R SEVEN R PLEASE SAY AYE.
[R5 AK AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 66 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ENTITLED "MARINE STRUCTURES, FACILITIES AND VESSELS," BY AMENDING ARTICLE III, ENTITLED “PIERS, DOCKS AND BOAT RAMPS,” BY AMENDING SECTION 66-116 THEREOF, ENTITLED “COMMERCIAL VESSEL ACTIVITY HOURS OF OPERATION AT PRIVATE MARINAS AND PRIVATE MARINE FACILITIES,” TO CORRECT A SCRIVENER’S ERROR IN THE DEFINITION OF A PLEASURE VESSEL; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
[R5 AM AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 82 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ENTITLED "PUBLIC PROPERTY," BY AMENDING ARTICLE III, ENTITLED “USE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY,” BY AMENDING DIVISION 1, ENTITLED “GENERALLY,” BY AMENDING SECTION 82-72 THEREOF, ENTITLED “COMMERCIAL VESSEL ACTIVITY HOURS OF OPERATION AT PUBLICLY-OWNED MARINAS,” TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITIONS SET FORTH THEREIN AND ESTABLISH LIMITATIONS FOR OWNER AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE FOR PERSONAL USE OUTSIDE OF PERMITTED HOURS OF OPERATION; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
CALL R FIVE AK AND THE COMPANION ITEM R 5:00 AM EIGHT K AND AM I BELIEVE? YEP, THEY GO TOGETHER.IT IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA.
AMENDING CHAPTER 66 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH BEACH ENTITLED MARINE STRUCTURES, FACILITIES, AND VESSELS BY AMENDING ARTICLE THREE ENTITLED PIERCE DOCKS ON BOAT, BOAT RAMPS BY AMENDING SECTION 66 DASH ONE 16 THEREOF, ENTITLED COMMERCIAL VESSEL ACTIVITY, HOURS OF OPERATION AT PRIVATE MARINAS AND PRIVATE MARINE FACILITIES TO CORRECT A SCRIBNER'S ERROR IN THE DEFINITION OF APLE PLEASURE VESSEL, AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAT OR OBSERVABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THAT WAS ITEM R FIVE A AK AT THE FIRST READING, PUBLIC HEARING.
AND THE SECOND ITEM IS R 5:00 AM IN ORDER TO THE MAYOR CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 82 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH ENTITLED PUBLIC PROPERTY BY AMENDING ARTICLE THREE ENTITLED USE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY BY AMENDING DIVISION ONE, ENTITLED GENERALLY BY AMENDING TO SECTION 82 DASH 72, THERE ARE VITAL COMMERCIAL VESSELS, ACTIVITY, HOURS OF OPERATION OF PUBLICLY OWNED MARINAS TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITIONS THAT FORTH THEREIN AND ESTABLISHED LIMITATIONS FOR OWNER AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES FOR PERSONAL USE OUTSIDE OF PERMITTED HOURS OF OPERATION, AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAT OR ACCEPTABILITY CODIFICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
R FIVE A AM IS A FIRST MEETING PUBLIC HEARING.
SO WE'RE DOING R FIVE, AK AND AM COMMISSIONER SUAREZ.
ROB, IF YOU WANNA TAKE IT AWAY.
THIS IS, UH, A, THE, THE, THE FIRST ORDINANCE, UH, R FIVE A K, UH, IS SIMPLY CORRECTING A SCRIVENER'S ERROR IN THE DEFINITION OF A PLEASURE VESSEL.
IT TAKES THE WORK NOT HOURS INAPPROPRIATELY PUT IN.
AND THE REASON WE DID THAT WAS BECAUSE IN, UH, R 5:00 AM UH, THERE'S A SIMILAR DEFINITION THAT NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED, BUT THE SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE IS GOLF CART, UH, FROM COMMERCIAL VESSELS THAT ARE BEING PUTATIVELY USED BY THEIR OWNERS AFTER THE HOURS WHEN MARINAS ARE ALLOWED TO BE OPERATED, UH, AS, AS PERSONAL VESSELS.
AND THIS ORDINANCE, UH, ALLOWS THEM TO DO THAT, BUT REQUIRES THEM TO PROVE IT AND ALSO HAS CRIMINAL PENALTIES IF THEY MAKE FALSE STATEMENTS.
I MOVE, I MOVE MY ITEM SECOND, PLEASE.
I SEE NO ONE IN ZOOM, AND I SEE NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE IF NO DISCUSSION.
COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ ON BOTH AK AND AM.
COMMISSIONER ROSE GONZALEZ? YES.
SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING FOR BOTH R FIVE AK AND AM IS JUNE 25TH.
[R5 AN AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING AND RESTATING THE MIAMI BEACH EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT PLAN CREATED BY ORDINANCE NO. 2006-3504, AS SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 5.01(b)(6) TO PROVIDE FOR A FOUR PERCENT (4%) ACCRUAL FACTOR FOR THE INSPECTOR GENERAL AND TO PROVIDE THAT, AS APPLICABLE TO THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, EARNINGS SHALL INCLUDE TOTAL W-2 COMPENSATION PLUS ANY OTHER PAYMENTS OR ALLOWANCES UP TO THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 401(a)(17) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
FIVE A N IS IN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONER OF CITY[07:10:01]
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA.AMENDING AND RESTATING THE MIAMI BEACH EMPLOYEE'S RETIREMENT PLAN, UH, CREATED BY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2006 SLASH 3 5 0 4 AS SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED BY AMENDING SECTION 5.01 B SIX TO PROVIDE FOR A 4% ACCRUAL FACTOR FOR THE INSPECTOR GENERAL AND TO PROVIDE THAT, THAT AS APPLICABLE TO THE INSPECTOR GENERAL EARNINGS SHALL INCLUDE TOTAL W2 COMPENSATION PLUS ANY OTHER PAYMENTS OR ALLOWANCES UP TO THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 4 0 1 A 17 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THERE UNDER AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, REPEATING ALL ORDINANCES AND CONFLICT THEREWITH AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THIS IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING.
ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.
SO THIS IS AN ITEM THAT I BROUGHT TO BRING FAIRNESS AND, UH, CONSISTENCY TO THE PENSION STRUCTURE, UM, BY ALIGNING THE INSPECTOR GENERAL'S BENEFITS WITH THOSE ALREADY PROVIDED, UH, FOR OUR OTHER CHARTER OFFICERS.
WHEN THE COMMISSION AMENDED THE, UH, PENSION PLAN BACK IN 2023, I THINK IT WAS, UH, TO INCREASE THE ACCRUAL FACTOR TO 4%, UH, FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CHARTER OFFICERS, THE INSPECTOR GENERAL WAS NOT INCLUDED.
UH, AND SO TODAY'S ORDINANCE CORRECTS, UH, THAT AND REFLECTS THE VALUE WE PLACE IN THE, IN, IN THE INDEPENDENCE AND THE CRITICAL OVERSIGHT ROLE THAT THE INSPECTOR GENERAL DOES, UH, IN OUR, IN OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, AND I JUST, UM, WANT TO JUST PLACE FOR THE RECORD THAT THIS CHANGE WAS SUPPORTED UNANIMOUSLY, I BELIEVE, BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, UH, AND BACKED BY ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS SHOWING, UH, THE LIMITED FISCAL IMPACT THAT IT, UH, WILL HAVE IN OUR CITY.
SO WITH THAT, I SEE WE HAVE THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, UH, JOINING US.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT NEEDS TO BE STATED FOR THE RECORD.
LORENA BRAVOS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, MS. PIAR, UM, HAD, UM, EMERGENCY MATTER SHE NEEDED TO ATTEND TO.
UM, THE ACTU THE UPDATED ACTUARIAL STATEMENT IS REQUIRED UNDER STATE LAW, AND YOU WILL RECEIVE THAT IF THIS ITEM WAS MOVED ON.
FIRST READING, UM, IN CONNECTION WITH SECOND READING.
SO YOU WILL RECEIVE AN UPDATED IMPACT STUDY AT THE TIME.
SO THIS IS JUST A MATTER OF EQUITY AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.
I SEE NO ONE ON ZOOM AND I SEE NO, WHAT IT'S CALLED.
UH, COMMISSIONER VICE MAYOR SUAREZ? YES.
DID I MISS ANYONE? COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE? I GOT YOU.
OKAY, SO WE'RE JUST MISSING COMMISSIONER WILSON GONZALEZ.
[R9 A BOARD AND COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS.]
UH, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES.THE ONES THAT ARE EXISTING AT LEAST, SO EVERYONE HAS ON THE DAY IS A YELLOW SHEET.
IF YOU DON'T, I CAN GET YOU ONE.
UH, THERE ARE TWO COMMITTEES THAT WERE BEING REQUESTED TO APPOINT.
THE FIRST ONE IS CULTURAL ARTS COUNCIL.
CAN WE DO, UH, THAT ONE? YEAH.
IT'S ONE, ONE NOMINEE ONE ONE C.
SO BRADLEY GOLDEN IS APPOINTED BY ACCLIMATION.
UH, THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD HAS A SEAT FOR MDPL AND THE MDPL IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE US THREE NAMES YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO SELECT FROM THOSE THREE NAMES.
I'D LIKE A MOTION TO SUPPORT NICK MITCH.
SO WE COULD EITHER DO IT BY BALLOT OR ANY OTHER WAY YOU WANT.
USUALLY WE DO THESE BY BALLOT.
SO EVERYONE, EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A BALLOT.
SO THESE, WE WERE DOING THE HPV.
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LET'S SEE, WHAT ELSE? THANK YOU.UH, VICE MAYOR SUAREZ IS VOTING FOR MITCH NOVIK.
UH, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ IS VOTING FOR MITCH NOVIK.
COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE IS VOTING FOR MS. MOSLEY.
COMMISSIONER KRIS ROSE GONZALEZ IS VOTING FOR MR. UH, MITCH NOVIK.
UH, MAYOR, UH, MAYOR MINOR IS VOTING FOR KATE MOSLEY.
UH, COMMISSIONER BOT IS VOTING FOR MITCH NOVIK.
AND COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ IS VOTING FOR MITCH NOVIK.
MR. NOVIK HAS THE MAJORITY OF THE VOTES.
HE IS A NEW NOMINEE OF MDPL TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD.
WHERE IS MITCH? CONGRATS MITCH.
[R7 S A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, AUTHORIZING A ONE-TIME MATCHING GRANT OF $5,000.00 TO THE SUNFLOWER SOCIETY, A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, TO SUPPORT ITS FREE AFTER-SCHOOL AND INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY ART CLASSES AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK AND CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CITY’S STANDARD GRANT AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE FOREGOING.]
RIGHT? YES, SIR.R SEVEN S AUTHORIZED GRANT FOR FUN.
UH, AUTHORIZED GRANT FOR FUN SUNFLOWER SOCIETY COMMUNITY ART CLASSES.
R SEVEN S COMMISSIONER ROSE GONZALEZ.
IT'S A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT HAS A VERY NICE IMPACT AT FEINBERG FISHER.
THESE ARE FREE ART CLASSES IN THE AFTERNOON WITH MARJORIE AND THE SUNFLOWER SOCIETY.
AND I BELIEVE THE FUNDING IS COME COMING OUT OF, UM, DID WE GET THE FUNDING FROM THE EXTRA DOLLARS THAT WE HAD LEFT OVER? SO FROM CULTURAL ARTS FUNDING? SO IT'S $5,000 AND WITHOUT IT, I'D MOVE THE ITEM SECOND.
[R7 Z A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING A GRANT TO THE LINCOLN ROAD BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (LRBID) IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000 TO SUPPORT A PERFORMANCE BY YOUNG MUSICIANS UNITE (YMU) AT THE "LA POUBELLE LINCOLN ROAD" POP-UP, CONDITIONED UPON A CONTRIBUTION BY THE LRBID OF $2,500 TO SUPPORT YMU'S PERFORMANCE, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE CITY'S STANDARD GRANT AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE FOREGOING.]
IT'S CALLED R SEVEN Z.R SEVEN Z APPROVED $5,000 GRANT TO LINK A ROAD BID TO SUPPORT PERFORMANCE BY YOUNG MUSICIANS.
WHOSE ITEM IS THAT? OH, I DIDN'T KNOW THE COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.
AND THIS IS A POPUP, UH, THAT'S GONNA BE HAPPENING ON LINCOLN ROAD, UH, UH, PRODUCT OF OUR POPUP ORDINANCE THAT, THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON HERE.
UH, AND THIS EXPANSION TO ALLOW RESTAURANT, UH, TYPE OF POPUPS.
UH, THIS IS, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THAT.
I'M VERY EXCITED, UH, TO MOVE THIS ITEM.
I'M SO GRATEFUL, COMMISSIONER BOT TO HAVE YOU CO-SPONSORING ME, UH, IN, IN, IN THIS EFFORT.
AND COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ IS A CO-SPONSOR ON AN R SEVEN Z.
ALL IN FAVOR OF, PLEASE SAY AYE.
[R9 AD DISCUSS/TAKE ACTION, ALLOCATION OF $1,500 TO FEDERATION TOWERS WEEKLY BINGO NIGHTS IN FY 2026 BUDGET.]
AD R NINE AD DISCUSS.ALLOCATE $1,500 FEDERATION TOWERS WEEKLY, BINGO NIGHTS.
AND, UH, I'M CO-SPONSORING WITH YOU.
UH, THAT DAY THAT WE HAD GONE TO FEDERATION FOR THAT EVENT FOR MOTHER'S DAY, THE UH, MANAGER THERE SAID THAT SHE, UM, ONE OF THE JOYS THAT THE SENIORS GET IN THAT BUILDING IS PLAYING BINGO.
AND THEY WERE HAVING A FUNDING SHORTAGE.
SO THAT'S WHERE THIS ITEM'S AT.
AND I'M MOVING IT SECOND IT'S CALL THE VOTE.
I WOULD LIKE COMMISSIONER, CO-SPONSOR OF THIS MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BOT CO-SPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.
AND AFTER THE FACT RESOLUTION WILL HAVE TO BE DONE.
AND JUST AS A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, YOU MISSED MY MARIACHI PERFORMANCE OF REBECCA TOWERS LAST WEEK.
I WAS THERE SORT OF, UH, I ESCAPE.
HE ESCAPED AT MY MARIACHI PERFORMANCE LAST WEEK.
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I THINK YOU NEED TO PERFORM AT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.[R7 K A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE AND RESILIENCY COMMITTEE, AT ITS JANUARY 24, 2025 MEETING, TO IMPLEMENT A ONE-YEAR LINCOLN ROAD OUTDOOR CONCESSION FEE ABATEMENT PROGRAM, PROVIDING A 100% REDUCTION FOR THE FIRST THREE (3) MONTHS FOR ANY NEW RESTAURANT AND A 50% REDUCTION FOR THE MONTHS OF AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, AND OCTOBER OF 2025 (DEEMED THE SLOWEST MONTHS OF THE YEAR); AND REQUIRING RESTAURANTS TO APPLY FOR THE ABATEMENT AND SATISFY CRITERIA APPROVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION, SUCH AS DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; AND FURTHER, PROVIDING THAT SUCH REDUCTIONS WILL BE EFFECTIVE DURING THE OCTOBER 2025-MARCH 2026 BILLING PERIOD.]
R SEVEN KR SEVEN K IS A SEPARATE RECOMMENDATION AND PREVENT ONE YEAR LINCOLN ROAD OUTDOOR CONCESSION ABATEMENT PROGRAM.WHERE DID WE LAND ON THIS, BRAD? WE HAD SO MANY DIFFERENT, THIS BECAME SO CONTROVERSIAL.
THIS WAS AN ABATEMENT FOR SIDEWALK CAFES DURING SUMMER MONTHS.
UM, DO YOU WANNA GO AHEAD, BRIAN? YEAH.
WE HAVE AN ESTABLISHED CRITERIA NOW FOR THE PROGRAM.
UM, OBVIOUSLY IT'S AN ABATEMENT SO ANYONE MEETING THE CRITERIA WOULD THEN, UM, YOU KNOW, QUALIFY FOR THAT ABATEMENT, UH, FOR THE PROGRAM.
AND I THINK THAT WHAT WE LET OUT HERE, I THINK IS A, IS A, IS A PRETTY GOOD, UM, UH, FORMAT FOR ALL THE BUSINESSES THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, WOULD BE INTERESTED IN, IN MEETING THIS CRITERIA.
BUT WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THIS.
AND IT, IT'S JUST UP TO YOU, TO YOU GUYS IF YOU AGREE.
THIS IS JUST ANOTHER ECONOMIC INCENTIVE, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESSES.
WHILE THE CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, THE LARGE HOTELS ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, SO IT'S 50%.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD TO THIS, IF YOU GUYS ARE OKAY FOR SIDEWALK CAFES THAT ARE LESS THAN EIGHT OUTDOOR SEATS, WHICH ARE LIKE VERY SMALL PLACES TO JUST WAIVE THEIR FEES COMPLETELY BECAUSE, UM, THEY'RE SO SMALL AND INSIGNIFICANT AND STRUGGLING TO GET BY PLACES LIKE ON WASHINGTON, LIKE THE LIFEGUARD, YOU KNOW, PLACE THAT HAS LIKE, HEALTH, FOOD AND STUFF.
AND SECOND FOR EIGHT, EIGHT SEATS OR TABLES? EIGHT TABLES.
IS THAT WHAT WE SAID? RICK WAS THE IT, THE SQUARE FOOTAGE? AND I'M TRYING TO FIND THAT EMAIL FROM THE, UH, UM, RIGHT OF WAY MANAGER BRAD, HAVE THAT INFORMATION.
I BELIEVE IT WAS 800 SQUARE FEET.
AND THERE WAS A VERY MINIMAL PHYSICAL IMPACT, I THINK YES.
FOR RESTAURANTS SMALLER THAN 800 SQUARE FEET.
IT WAS A VERY, IT WAS MINUSCULE.
IT WAS A, NOT A VERY, UH, LARGE ECONOMIC IMPACT.
'CAUSE THESE ARE TINY SIDEWALK CAFES.
SO, AND BY THE WAY, WE'RE ALREADY WAVING THEM ON 41ST STREET FOR SMALL CAFES LIKE THAT.
AND WE'RE DOING THE SAME ON 71ST STREET.
AND I WOULD SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, SOUTH BEACH IS, IS NOT DOING AS WELL AS IT ONCE WAS.
SO FOR THE SMALLER BUSINESSES, I WOULD JUST APPLY WHAT WE'VE APPLIED ON 41ST AND 71ST.
AND BY THE WAY, AS THINGS START TO PICK UP, WE WON'T NEED PROGRAMS LIKE THIS ANYMORE.
BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE NECESSARY.
MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, THIS IS EXACTLY WHY WE SHOULDN'T BE MAKING THESE SMALL BUSINESSES BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADDICT'S EXPENSE OF PRESSURE WASHING.
NO, I KNOW, BUT LIKE, JUST, JUST, JUST, YOU KNOW, TO YOUR POINT OF WHAT YOU WERE SAYING EARLIER HERE, WE'RE SAYING LESS CUT COST TO HELP THE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT YOU'RE, THAT WE'RE THAT STRUGGLING.
BUT THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE, NEXT MONTH, YOU WANT TO BRING AN ITEM THAT'S GONNA ADD COST TO THEM.
BY THE WAY, THEY'RE ALREADY RESPONSIBLE PER OUR CODE, EVERY SINGLE SIDEWALK FA IN MIAMI BEACH FOR PRESSURE WASHING AND MAINTAINING A CLEAN SIDEWALK.
NOT JUST SLEEPING, BUT THAT, YES.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE CONCESSION AGREEMENT.
BUT THAT'S THE EXCEPTION BECAUSE THAT'S FOOD THERE AND THEY'RE SERVING FOOD THERE, BUT IN THE OTHER BUSINESSES, AND WE'RE ACKNOWLEDGING THE FACT BUSINESSES ARE STRUGGLING, AND YET HERE WE'RE THINKING OF WAY OF PASSING MORE COSTS ONTO, SO I JUST WANTED, DID WE AGREE TO HAVE THAT DEBATE NEXT MONTH? WE DID.
SO, RICK, WHAT'S THE MOTION? HOLD MYSELF BACK.
SO THE MOTION IS TO WAIVE THEM FOR SIDEWALK FOR THE SMALLER CAFES.
FOR THE EIGHT, 800 SQUARE FEET OR LESS HUNDRED SQUARE FEET.
A HUNDRED PERCENT OR LESS ABATEMENT FOR THOSE THREE MONTHS.
HONESTLY, I HAD TO DO IT BECAUSE I'M GETTING TEXT MESSAGES FROM PEOPLE TELLING ME THEY'RE FALLING US ASLEEP BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN NO DRAMA.
I, I, I AM HAPPY YOU'RE GIVING ME THE DRAMA.
WHY DO I ALWAYS HAVE TO BE SOMEHOW INVOLVED? NO, YOU'RE MY COLLEAGUE.
I'M HAPPY TO HAVE THAT MEETING.
IT'S BEEN A CHILL MEETING, RIGHT? THANK GOD.
SO ON R SEVEN K, MAY I HAVE A MOTION? COMMISSIONER
ALL IN FAVOR OF R SEVEN KYE, PLEASE.
[R9 AE DISCUSS RECLAIMING THE CITY'S VISION FOR THE EASTERN GATEWAY OF LINCOLN ROAD (100, 200, 300 BLOCKS).]
R NINE A ER NINE AE DISCUSSED RECLAIMING CITY'S VISION FOR EASTERN GATEWAY OF LINCOLN ROAD.[07:25:01]
MR. FERNANDEZ.UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALL THIS PUBLICITY ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH LINCOLN ROAD AND I SEE PANELS AND PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY'RE GONNA GO DO WITH, UH, WITH, WITH A BEACH WALK, WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO WITH A SIDEWALK.
WELL, YOU KNOW, THESE PRIVATE ENTITIES DON'T OWN THE BEACH WALK.
AND WE'VE BEEN, AND THEY'RE HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO.
AND THEY'RE NOT INVOLVING THE CITY IN THESE CONVERSATIONS.
UM, THE TAXPAYERS WHO OWN THESE, THESE PROPERTIES, WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT FOR THREE YEARS WE'VE BEEN SUPPORTING IDEAS, PROVIDING FUNDING, ADVANCING A VISION, AND FOR THREE YEARS NOTHING HAS HAPPENED.
RESIDENTS ARE STILL DEALING WITH DIRT AND GRIME.
RESIDENTS ARE STILL DEALING WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF HOMELESSNESS THERE.
RESIDENTS ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE ISSUE OF THE BUS STOP.
THE PEDESTRIANIZATION HASN'T HAPPENED.
SO JUST, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST REFER THIS TO THE LAND USE COMMITTEE TO HAVE A BROADER CONVERSATION THERE, UH, ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE SOMETHING NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
I'VE CHAMPIONED THIS FOR THREE YEARS.
UM, AND THE TAXPAYERS, THE RESIDENTS DESERVE BETTER ON THE EAST END OF LINCOLN ROAD.
AND I, AND I JUST HEAR THE FRUSTRATION IN THE RESIDENTS OF WHAT'S, OF WHAT'S GOING ON, WHICH IS, UH, LOTS OF PUBLIC RELATIONS, BUT LOTS OF PUBLIC PROGRESS IN DELIVERING REAL RESULTS.
A CLEANER AND SAFER, UH, AREA FOR, FOR THE RESIDENTS.
SO I'D LIKE TO REFER THIS TO THE LAND USE COMMITTEE.
I'D LIKE TO ADD THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH RESIDENTS, PARTICULARLY AT THE DECO PLA FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, UM, GOING OUT AND, AND SEEING WHAT'S HAPPENING FIRSTHAND.
AND, UM, I MEAN, I WAS OUT THERE FOR 45 MINUTES.
UM, AND STAFF, A LOT OF STAFF WAS OUT THERE WITH ME.
AND IT WAS JUST, AND AS THEY WERE EXPLAINING TO US, THAT WAS A SLOW TUESDAY MORNING.
IT WAS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO WHAT IT'S LIKE.
AND THE AMOUNT OF, UM, HUMAN, UM, BODILY FLUIDS AND OTHER, AND OTHER DETRITUS CAUSED BY HUMANS IN THE DOORWAYS.
UM, AND IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE ONE OF THE NICEST ENTRANCES TO OUR BEACH WALK.
AND IT IS, YOU KNOW, RUNNING THE GAUNTLET BETWEEN DELIVERY TRUCKS, IDLING WITHIN, BACKING UP BECAUSE, UM, THERE'S INSUFFICIENT PARKING AND LOADING DOCK ACCESSIBILITY TO, UM, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE CAMPING OUT DOORWAYS AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.
IT'S REALLY, IT'S, IT'S APPALLING.
IT'S FILLED, IT'S FILLED WITH OR WITH MAKE THE MOTION GARBAGE.
IT'S NOT REALLY BEING, BEING MAINTAINED.
WELL, THERE'S, THE PAINT IS CHIPPING.
THERE'S THESE BOLLARDS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREETS THAT ARE ALL DISCOMBOBULATED.
UH, THEY'RE GETTING COMPLAINTS FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT NOISE THAT RELATES TO THE PRIVATE PROPERTIES THERE AND THE COMMERCIAL DELIVERIES.
AND WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE URINATING AND DEFECATING OUTSIDE OF WHERE PEOPLE LIVE.
THE, THE, THE, UH, PLANTS LOOK, LOOK HORRIBLE.
YET THEY WANT TO TAKE OVER THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR, FOR, FOR, FOR THIS AREA.
AND, AND ALL THAT WE'VE HAD FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS AFTER THE CITY HAS SET THE GROUNDWORK FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO HAPPEN.
ALL THAT THERE IS IS JUST PUBLIC RELATIONS, PR TALK, ARTICLES, PANELS, BUT NO REAL SUBSTANTIVE IMPROVEMENT.
I'M TIRED OF WAITING AND THEY'RE NOT, IF THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO DELIVER, THEN THIS IS GONNA GO IN A VERY DIFFERENT SITUATION BECAUSE IF I'M TIRED OF, OF WAITING, THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE DEALING WITH THIS ARE EXHAUSTED.
AND SO IT'S TIME TO MOVE FORWARD.
CAN WE, UH, UH, UH, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, CAN WE PUT THIS ON THE JUNE LAND USE COMMITTEE INSTEAD OF JUNE? ABSOLUTELY.
COMMISSIONER ROSE GONZALEZ, I HATE TO POINT THIS OUT, BUT CAN YOU IMAGINE IF WALGREENS WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PRESSURE CLEANING THEIR SIDEWALK ON THAT FILTHY CORNER? OKAY.
CAN YOU, LIKE ALL OF A SUDDEN, LIKE THEY MAINTAIN IT HORRIBLY AND WINGS.
IF YOU, IF WE MANDATED THE PRESSURE CLEANING AND MAKING SURE THAT THE BUSINESS OWNERS WERE GONNA BE RESPONSIBLE OR THE LANDLORDS OF THOSE BUILDINGS WERE RESPONSIBLE, THEN WE, THEY WOULD ALL BE IN VIOLATION RIGHT NOW.
I BET YOU WE COULD WALK OVER THERE RIGHT NOW AND VIOLATE, GIVE THEM ALL BIG VIOLATIONS, BUT THAT IS THAT WE'RE GONNA INCREASE THE FINES THIS VIOLATIONS.
BUT THAT THE POINT NO, NO, NO.
BUT THAT IS, THAT'S THE POINT.
WE PASSED A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT STIPULATES THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER THERE, WE PASSED A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER THERE WAS GOING TO BE DOING PUBLIC ENHANCEMENTS TO THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS AND
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TAXPAYERS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH THAT LIVE THERE.AND TO DATE, I THINK THAT THE SITUATION HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE.
IN FACT, THERE'S ALL THESE KIOSKS ON THE BEACH WALK, WHAT ARE THESE, THOSE KIOSKS THAT ARE ON THE BEACH WALK.
AND THERE'S THIS CIRCLE THAT LIKE, LIKE ALL OF A SUDDEN THAT THAT, THAT, UH, THAT BEACH ENTRANCE, IT USED TO BE ONE OR TWO TABLES.
NOW IT'S LIKE THEY'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF, OF, OF THE BEACH WALK.
THERE'S A BIG DISCONNECT BETWEEN WHAT THE PRIVATE PEOPLE ARE DOING THERE AND THE VISION OF THE CITY.
AND WE NEED TO HAVE A COMING TO JESUS CONVERSATION.
UH, BECAUSE IF THIS DOESN'T WORK, I'M READY TO MOVE AWAY FROM THIS.
COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, COULD YOU, UM, WOULD, DO YOU ACCEPT ME AS A CO-SPONSOR ON THAT? YES.
I JUST GOT, TEXT SAYS THERE GOES HIS HAND.
SO YOU'RE, UM, YOU MADE THE MOTION YES.
TO REFER TO THE JUNE LAND USE COMMITTEE MEETING.
SO I HAVE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, SECOND BACK COMMISSIONER BOT.
COMMISSIONER BOT IS A CO-SPONSOR LAND USE REFERRAL.
ANY OPPOSED? I'LL CO-SPONSOR TWO HEARING NO ONE OPPOSED.
COMMISSIONER STAN, WHY DON'T WE ALL CO-SPONSOR? SOUNDS GOOD.
100 AND 200 BLOCKS BEING FILTHY.
SO THIS IS HOW EVERYONE KNOWS WE'RE SERIOUS.
EVERYONE'S CO-SPONSORING THIS ITEM.
HOLOCAUST, ORAL HISTORY FILM, DOCUMENTARY.
EVERY YEAR I GO TO BEACH HIGH TO SEE THE NAMES, NOT NUMBERS.
AND FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS OR YOU HAVEN'T GONE YET TO SEE IT, UM, MR. REESE AT THIS ONE ACTUALLY IN FOUR SCHOOLS AROUND MIAMI BEACH, UM, THE STUDENTS INTERVIEW SURVIVORS OF THE HOLOCAUST, HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS.
AND THEN THEY CREATE A DOCUMENTARY FILM.
AND THEY'VE HAD A GRANT FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOR MANY YEARS.
AND WHEN I WENT THIS YEAR TO SEE THE MOVIE, UM, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE GRANT IS OVER AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA CANCELED THE GRANT.
AND I SAID, WELL, MAYBE MIAMI BEACH COULD FILL IN.
SO, UM, THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT IS JUST SO BENEFICIAL.
BY THE WAY, OUR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS, THE ARE NOT GOING TO BE, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I HOPE THEY LIVE, YOU KNOW, TO 110, BUT THEY ARE GETTING ON IN AGE.
AND AS LONG AS THEY ARE HERE TO BE INTERVIEWED, I THINK THAT THE INTERSECTION OF YOUNG STUDENTS IN MIAMI BEACH INTERVIEWING THESE HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS AND THEN CREATING THIS SURVIVE, THIS LIVING DOCUMENTARY IS A BEAUTIFUL THING.
AND, UM, CURRENTLY, I DID NOT REALIZE THIS.
I ONLY THOUGHT THAT IT WAS AT BEACH HIGH, BUT IT'S AT FOUR SCHOOLS ON MIAMI BEACH.
WHERE'S MY R SEVENS? R SEVEN G? IT'S AT, UM, UH, NOT JUST MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH, BUT FIND FEINBERG FISHER DOES IT TOO.
SO DOES NAUTILUS AND SO DOES THE HEBREW ACADEMY.
WE ALSO ACTUALLY HAD THE COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION ASK FOR MORE SCHOOLS TO BE INCLUDED.
BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, THOSE ARE THE FOUR SCHOOLS THAT, UM, HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY HAVING THIS PROGRAM THAT WOULD BE CANCELED BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
SO I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE IT WITH THOSE FOUR SCHOOLS AND I, AND PLACE AN ITEM, UM, ON THE, UM, COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION.
SO I CAN SPEAK TO THE PARENT, TO THE MEMBERS OF THAT COMMITTEE, SEE HOW MANY SCHOOLS WOULD LIKE THE PROGRAM.
SO, YOU KNOW, I WOULD LOVE TO ROLL IT OUT IN EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL, BUT FOR SCHOOLS THAT DIDN'T HAVE IT BEFORE, UM, WE WOULD HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, CONSIDER IT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY MORE YEARS WILL WE BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS PROGRAM? SO I THINK IT'S A REALLY BEAUTIFUL THING THAT WE PICK UP THE TORCH, PICK UP THE BATON, AND CONTINUE IT ALL MOVING.
AND I WAS AT, I WAS AT MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH WITH YOU AT, AT THAT EVENT.
IT'S, UM, YEAH, IT WAS VERY MOVING.
SO HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER B.
UH, INCLUDES A REFERRAL TO THE MAMIE BEACH CO UH, EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
SEVEN ZERO, INCLUDING THE REFERRAL COMMISSIONER
[R5 AL AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 66 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ENTITLED "MARINE STRUCTURES, FACILITIES AND VESSELS," BY AMENDING ARTICLE IV, ENTITLED “VESSELS,” BY CREATING SECTION 66-143 THEREOF, ENTITLED “ANCHORING OF COMMERCIAL VESSELS OR FLOATING STRUCTURES USED TO RENT, STORE, OR OTHERWISE SECURE OTHER VESSELS PROHIBITED”; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]
SUAREZ, YOU'RE DEFERRING.R FIVE AL WILL BE DEFERRED TO THE JUNE, UH, JUNE MEETING.
WE'RE GONNA GO ON TO THE DISCUSSION ITEMS. BY THE WAY, I WANT TO COMMEND EACH ONE OF YOU TODAY.
WE HAVE LITERALLY GONE THROUGH EVERY NON-DISCUSSION ITEM WE HAVE COMPLETED THAT WASN'T DEFERRED.
WE'VE FINISHED EVERY RESOLUTION, EVERY ORDINANCE, ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT, UH, IS TREMENDOUS, TREMENDOUS WORK TODAY.
I'M ACTUALLY ENDEAVORING, WE'VE GOT ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF, UH, PLUS I WOULD LIKE TO GET THROUGH EVERY DISCUSSION ITEM IF WE CAN.
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LET'S SEE IF WE CAN DO THAT.OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MOVE ALONG, BUT, UM, COUPLE THAT I'M GONNA CALL FIRST.
[R9 V DISCUSS/TAKE ACTION: UPDATE ON THE CONFIGURATION OF OCEAN DRIVE BETWEEN 5TH STREET AND 14TH PLACE.]
UH, ACTUALLY ONE OF MY ITEMS, UM, I THINK IS IMPORTANT.WE HAD A SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING ABOUT OCEAN DRIVE AND THE CONFIGURATION RR NINE V.
I'D LIKE TO GET AN UPDATE FROM THE CITY ON THAT.
R NINE V DISCUSSED, TAKE ACTION, UPDATE CONFIGURATION OF OCEAN DRIVE BETWEEN FIFTH STREET OR 14TH.
YEAH, AND I KNOW, I KNOW, UM, SOME OF THE STAKEHOLDERS, UH, RECENTLY HAD A MEETING WITH THE NEW, UH, NEW COUNTY MANAGER, UH, STACY MILLER.
I HAVE A MEETING COMING UP WITH HER AS WELL.
I CALLED R NINE V, WHICH IS THE OCEAN DRIVE CONFIGURATION.
UH, JUST WANNA GET AN UPDATE WHERE, WHERE WE'RE AT.
UH, MR. MAYOR COMMISSIONERS JOSE GONZALEZ, TRANSPORTATION AND, UH, MOBILITY DIRECTOR.
SO WE'VE BEEN, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WORKING WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TO OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR THE CURRENT CONFIGURATION OF OCEAN DRIVE, MINUS THE PROMENADE.
UM, THAT THE CONFIGURATION CONSISTS OF ONE SOUTHBOUND TRAVEL LANE FROM 15TH, UH, FROM 14TH, UH, PLACE TO FIFTH STREET AND A TWO-WAY BICYCLE CONCURRENT WITH, WE STARTED THE, WE STARTED THE PROCESS TO OBTAIN THE PERMIT WHEN, UH, THE COUNTY ADVISED US THAT WE NEEDED TO ABIDE BY A NEW STATUTORY PROCESS FOR LANE REPURPOSING PROJECTS.
THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED A LANE REPURPOSING PROJECT.
AS, AS YOU WILL RECALL, OCEAN DRIVE USED TO HAVE ONE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION.
WE REPURPOSED A NORTHBOUND TRAVEL LANE AND, UH, CON CONVERTED THAT SPACE TO THE TWO-WAY BIKE LANE.
SO, UM, THE, THE, THE COUNTY IS REQUIRING US TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
THAT PROCESS, UH, BEGAN BACK IN MARCH AND THAT TRIGGERED A 180 DAY, UH, UH, PROCESS, IF YOU WILL, WHERE, UH, WE NOTIFIED EVERY AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNER.
UH, THAT'S, AND WE DEFINED THE BOUNDARIES OF, OF THE AREA TOGETHER WITH, UM, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY.
AND, UH, OVER 5,000 LETTERS WERE MAILED TO AFFECTED RESIDENTS TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THE CITY WAS, UH, GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS TO OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR A LANE REPURPOSING, IN OTHER WORDS, THE CURRENT CONFIGURATION THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THERE TODAY.
WHAT DAY WERE THAT PROCESS? WHEN WAS THAT NOTICE ISSUED? SO THAT WAS BACK IN MARCH 20.
CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE, BUT IT WAS, IT WAS BACK IN MARCH.
I, I'M REMEMBER THE PROCESS EXPIRES IN SEPTEMBER.
WE MEET WITH THE COUNTY ON A REGULAR BASIS.
AND, UM, THEY ARE AT THIS AS WE SPEAK, THEY ARE STILL REVIEWING BOTH OUR TRAFFIC STUDY AS WELL AS THE DESIGN DRAWINGS, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH THE CURRENT CONFIGURATION.
IS THE, IS THERE A, IS THERE PROMENADE IN DISCUSSIONS AT ALL? NOT CURRENTLY, MR. MAYOR.
NO, THAT AS, AS, AS MOST OF YOU'RE AWARE, THERE WAS A COURT ORDER THAT REQUIRED THE REMOVAL OF THE PROMENADE AND THAT WAS DONE, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS DONE EXPEDITIOUSLY.
AND ALL OUR CONVERSATIONS SO FAR ARE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CURRENT CONFIGURATION AND JUST TRYING TO GET THE CURRENT CONFIGURATION PERMITTED.
YEAH, AND I'LL, I'LL, I THINK WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS BEFORE, BUT I'LL, MY OBSERVATIONS AND I THINK SHARED BY MANY IS, UH, AND THERE'S MULTIPLE REASONS FOR IT, I THINK PARTLY IS THE CONFIGURATION OF THE ROAD.
THINGS ARE MUCH BETTER ON OCEAN DRIVE, AT LEAST FROM A PEDESTRIAN STANDPOINT THAN THEY HAD BEEN.
YOU DON'T SMELL MARIJUANA NEARLY AS MUCH.
UH, UH, ACTUALLY THE LAST BUNCH OF TIMES I WENT, I HAVE NOT SMELLED IT.
WHICH USED TO BE SORT OF A, A, A CONSTANT, WHEN YOU'D GO DOWN TO OCEAN DRIVE AND YOU SEE THE PEOPLE WALKING, BICYCLING, UH, ROLLERBLADING, IT'S, UH, STROLLERS, WHICH WAS ALMOST UNTH UH, UNTHINKABLE A FEW YEARS AGO.
SO I'M, I'M ACTUALLY, I'M, I'M HAPPY WITH THE DIRECTION IT'S GONE.
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN, WE CAN CONTINUE THIS AND GET THIS DONE WITH THE COUNTY, WHICH IS INTERESTING 'CAUSE WE HAD SO MANY ISSUES.
BUT WHEN I MET WITH THE COUNTY, THEY'RE VERY, THEY'RE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS.
UM, WE ARE ALSO PLANNING ON HAVING ONE MORE COMMUNITY MEETING PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF THE 180 DAY STATUTORY PERIOD.
UH, AGAIN, JUST TO NOTIFY ALL AFFECTED, UH, RESIDENTS THAT THE CITY IS PURSUING THE PERMIT FOR THE CURRENT CONFIGURATION OF OCEAN DRIVE.
I, IT, IT'S MOSTLY COMING FROM ONE, MAYBE TWO STAKEHOLDERS, BUT THEY, THEY, THEY'VE BEEN ASKING ME A LOT, WHY COULDN'T THE CONFIGURATION BE NORTHBOUND INSTEAD OF, UH, SOUTHBOUND? SO
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BACK IN 2019, WE CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC ANALYSIS THAT LOOKED AT VARIOUS TRAFFIC FLOW CONFIGURATIONS.AND SOUTHBOUND WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE PREFERRED OPTION, UH, BECAUSE THERE'S ACTUALLY FEWER, FEWER, UH, LEFT TURNS THAT NEED TO BE MADE, PARTICULARLY IF YOU'RE COMING FROM, UH, FIT STREET, UH, THERE, IF YOU'RE WORKING YOUR WAY, THERE'S ONE LEFT TURN THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE, OBVIOUSLY TO GET TO, TO 15TH STREET.
BUT THEN BEYOND THAT, IT'S ALL RIGHT TURNS TO THEN EXIT, UH, THE, THE CITY.
SO, UH, VARIOUS, UH, TRAFFIC FLOW CONFIGURATIONS WERE EVALUATED AND SOUTHBOUND WAS, WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE, THE BEST OPTION.
CAN I ASK COMMISSIONER B, UM, BEYOND THE SCOPE OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU'RE WORKING ON WITH THE COUNTY, ARE, ARE WE AT A PLACE WHERE WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE LARGER PROJECT FOR OCEAN DRIVE IN LUM PARK? AND IS THIS GOVI PLAN AND ANY OF THAT, LIKE, IT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S JUST SORT OF OFF IN THIS NEBULOUS ETHER AND I THOUGHT WE HAD AMENDMENT, MAYBE DAVID, WE COULD CHANGE THAT CHARGED WITH THE OTHER PROJECTS, BUT WE HAD A BUDGET AMENDMENT TODAY ABOUT THAT, DIDN'T WE? WE DID.
THERE WAS A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE DESIGN, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC STUDIES, UH, AND SOME INTERIM CONDITIONS.
UH, THE ITEM YOU'RE REFERRING TO IS ACTUALLY R NINE E IS THE NEXT ITEM ON THE LIST.
SO WE CAN, I CAN GIVE YOU THE UPDATE NOW AND WE CAN ADDRESS BOTH OR UH, CAN WE DO THAT? WHICH ITEM IS THAT? I'M SORRY.
WE, WE, WE DID APPROVE A AND E SERVICES TODAY, DIDN'T WE? YOU DID, YES.
[R9 W PRESENTATION AND UPDATE ON THE OCEAN DRIVE CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS AND LUMMUS PARK ENHANCEMENT GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND (GOB) PROJECT, INCLUDING AN UPDATE ON THE TRAFFIC STUDY PROCESS, ANALYSIS AND PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FOR THE THREE OPTIONS PROPOSED IN THE ART DECO CULTURAL DISTRICT PLAN, DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS AND IMPACTS, AND NEXT STEPS.]
R WHAT NUMBER IS IT? R NINE WR NINE W IS PRESENTATION ON OCEAN DRIVE CORRIDOR, GOB PROJECT, TRAFFIC STUDY, PRELIMINARY FINDINGS.AND YOU MIGHT AS WELL CALL R NINE X BECAUSE I JUST WANT TO GET A QUICK TEMPERATURE FROM MY COLLEAGUES.
HOW DO MY COLLEAGUES FEEL ABOUT PEDESTRIANIZED? ALL OF OF OCEAN DRIVE FROM FIFTH TO 14TH? JUST 100% PEDESTRIAN.
I, I JUST, 'CAUSE I, I GENERALLY WANT TO KNOW WHERE MY COLLEAGUES FALL ON THAT.
YOU KNOW, I, BEFORE WE START TALKING ABOUT KOVICH AND PLANS, I THINK, I THINK WE JUST HAVE TO KIND OF MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL SORT OF IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT.
FOR ME, THAT THAT'S MY LONG TERM VISION, RIGHT? NOT JUST SOME BLOCKED OFF STREET THAT SOMETIMES IN THE STREET, SOMETIMES IT, I WANT THE BEST PEDESTRIAN CORRIDOR IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.
IT, IT LOOKS LIKE OUT OF THE ARCHITECTURAL GUIDES WHERE IT'S A GREEN CORRIDOR, PEOPLE ARE OUT THERE.
THAT BEING SAID, WE HAVE TO WORK ON OTHER AREAS OF THAT MXE DISTRICT TO MAKE THAT VIABLE.
RIGHT? SO THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WHERE WE'RE GONNA GET APPROVAL FOR THE COUNTY AND GO FORWARD.
BUT IF YOU ASK ME, AND, AND IT'S, IT'S TOUGH BECAUSE I, I'M, YOU KNOW, LET'S GET THINGS DONE TOMORROW.
UNDERSTANDING THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE GET DONE TOMORROW.
BUT THAT IS MY LONG-TERM VIEW FOR THAT AREA IS TO HAVE IT THE BEST GREEN PEDESTRIAN CORRIDOR IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.
AND, AND I'LL, I'LL ADD, I THINK WHAT'S GONNA EXPEDITE THAT AT SOME POINT IS RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN SETTLEMENT DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CLEVELANDER AND THEY'RE GONNA WANT THE ZONING CHANGE THAT ALL, OBVIOUSLY IT'S GONNA, IT'S GONNA DEPEND WHAT THEY PROPOSE AND WHAT THIS COMMISSION SAYS.
THERE'S THE LIVE LOCAL WHICH IS GONNA IMPACT IT.
SO I, I THINK IT'S HEADING IN THAT DIRECTION.
THE QUESTION IS, IS TIMING, UH, IF YOU DON'T MIND, COMM, UH, MR MAN, I'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT THE REST OF MY COLLEAGUES THINK ABOUT IT.
YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ AND COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ AND COMM OR ROSE GONZALEZ.
UM, THAT'S MY LONG-TERM VISION AS WELL.
I THINK THAT THERE, LIKE MY COLLEAGUES MENTIONED, THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO FIX BEFORE, UH, WE GET THAT ACCOMPLISHED.
UM, WE ADDED A PEDESTRIANIZED DURING, UM, COVID AND IT WORKED WELL FOR SOME OF THE SIDEWALK CAFES THEY WERE ABLE TO EXTEND OUT THERE.
UM, BUT IT ALSO CREATED A BLOCK PARTY AND, UM, PEOPLE WOULD COME WITH THEIR OWN BOOZE AND SOUND SYSTEM.
AND IT WAS, UM, REALLY QUITE UNRULY.
HAVING THE PROMENADE AREA WORKED WELL FOR MANY YEARS, BUT HAVING THE ENTIRE PIECE, UH, PRO UM, PEDESTRIANIZED IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK WOULD BE BEAUTIFUL FOR THE LONG TERM, BUT THINGS NEED TO GET FIXED UP IN THE MIDDLE.
THANK COMMISSIONER ROSE GONZALEZ AND THEN COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.
I MEAN, I WAS JUST IN EUROPE AND I WAS SHOCKED AT HOW WELL ORGANIZED THE PEDESTRIAN CORRIDORS WERE.
I MEAN, THEY HAD THESE BEAUTIFUL BALLARDS THAT JUST GO UP AND DOWN SO EASILY.
AND I THINK THAT EVENTUALLY WE HAVE TO GET TO A VISION WHERE,
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WHERE, I MEAN, IT'S NOT JUST CLOSED OFF, BUT IT'S PAVED AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND IT HAS BALLARDS AND PEOPLE CAN GET IN AND OUT IN CARS TO GET THEIR, UM, YOU KNOW, TO, TO GET TO THEIR HOTELS, BUT ALSO HAVE IT PEDESTRIANIZED.IT'S, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE EITHER OR, IT JUST HAS TO BE ORGANIZED.
AND THAT'S GONNA TAKE A LONG TIME.
UM, UNFORTUNATELY, I MEAN, I WISH THAT WE COULD DO IT TOMORROW.
I MEAN, THAT'S WHY I HAVE ALL THESE UPDATES ON HERE.
I WENT OUT AND I, YOU KNOW, WE HAD THIS MEETING WITH, UM, THE ART DECO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AT THE ART DECO MUSEUM, AND WE TALKED ABOUT JUST REPLACING THE SIDEWALKS AND PEOPLE IN THE AREA WERE LIKE, NO,
THEY WERE, IT WAS NOT AN EASY MEETING.
AND WE HAD DONE A LOT OF WORK TO JUST GET NEW SIDEWALKS WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL DESIGN.
AND PEOPLE OBVIOUSLY WANT THIS PLAN, THEY WANT THE FULL PLAN.
UM, BUT THE PLAN ISN'T FUNDED.
UM, BUT EVENTUALLY I THINK WE'RE GONNA GET TO A, A PLACE WHERE WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL.
AND I HEARD, UM, BERNARD KOVICH SPEAK AT THIS PANEL THAT THEY RECENTLY, THAT MAYBE BEACH UNITED RECENTLY SPONSORED.
AND HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT THERE, THERE COULD BE A VISION WITH LIKE A PEDESTRIANIZATION, A LARGER SIDEWALK AND ONE LANE FOR HOTEL DROP OFF TOO.
SO, I MEAN, IT, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE JUST EITHER OR.
AND WHEN I HEARD OF HIS HYBRID, I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA TOO.
SO THERE HAS TO BE A WAY TO FIND, YOU KNOW, TO FIND THE PERFECT PLAN.
UM, AND I ENVISIONED A DAY AS I WAS THERE IN, UM, MY DAUGHTER GOES TO SCHOOL, JUST GRADUATED FROM SCHOOL IN SWITZERLAND AND LUO.
AND GRANTED, IT'S, IT'S SWITZERLAND, BUT THEY'VE JUST GOT IT SO TOGETHER.
I MEAN, THE BALLERS GO UP AND DOWN, YOU CAN GET IN IF YOU NEED A DELIVERY, GET OUT.
I MEAN, SO YOU HAVE BOTH OPTIONS AND IT'S PEDESTRIANIZED AND IT'S SAFE, AND THEY HAVE THE BIKE LANES AND I LOOK AT IT AND I SAY, YOU KNOW, WE JUST CAN'T GET THERE.
AND WE HAVE TO BECAUSE IT'S OUR MOST ICONIC STREET.
YOU KNOW? SO I, I THINK LIKE, BUT YOU KNOW, I'LL TAKE WHATEVER WE CAN GET FOR RIGHT NOW.
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU GUYS PROPOSED WITH DOING HALF THE SIDEWALK AND THEN WE ADD ON THE OTHER HALF OF THE SIDEWALK AND MAYBE IT HAS TO BE PIECEMEALED, YOU KNOW, I, WELL, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ AND COMMISSIONER BOT.
WELL, NO, I WAS JUST RESPONDING, UM, YOU KNOW, SINCE WAY BEFORE, I DON'T KNOW WHERE COMMISSIONER SUAREZ WENT.
UM, BUT SINCE WAY BEFORE HIS ELECTION, I'VE BEEN SUPPORTING, UH, THE PEDESTRIANIZATION OF, OF OCEAN DRIVE, UH, IF YOU AREN'T ON THE DAYS YET.
BUT WE'VE BEEN VERY STRONG AND VERY VOCAL.
THOSE OF US WHO WERE HERE, UH, SUPPORTING, UM, THE, UH, PEDESTRIANIZATION, CLEARLY THE ENVIRONMENT BECAME MUCH SAFER.
UM, WE SAW, I KNOW SOME BUSINESSES HAVE SAID, UM, THAT THEIR BUSINESSES SUFFERED.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE PE TO THE PE TO THE PEDESTRIANIZATION.
UM, WHAT I SEE IS THAT AREAS SUCCEED, AREAS FLOURISH.
YOU GET BETTER COMMERCIAL TENANTS WHEN YOU'RE PEDESTRIANIZED.
'CAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO BE THERE.
AND SO, UM, I'M, I'M SORRY GUYS IN THE BACK.
I I KNOW, BUT I'M FOCUSED ON THAT CONVERSATION.
I CAN'T FOCUS ON WHAT I'M SAYING OVER HERE.
WHICH ONE'S MORE INTERESTING?
THE CONVERSATIONS BACK THERE ARE PRETTY INTERESTING.
THIS HAPPENS TO YOU GET EASILY DISTRACTED.
UM, AND SO, YEAH, SO LISTEN, I THINK I, I THINK THAT IS THE FUTURE AND IT REALLY IS THE FUTURE OF MIAMI BEACH.
ARE WE COMPLETELY THERE YET? NO, BUT I DO SEE THE DAY IN WHICH, IN AN AREA IN OUR CITY WHERE WE'RE GONNA HAVE MORE AND MORE PEDESTRIAN STREETS, THAT IS THE FUTURE OF MIAMI BEACH.
WHEN, WHEN WE HAD THE PROMENADE, YOU WOULD EXPERIENCE THE, THE BUILDINGS SO MUCH MORE.
IT WAS SUCH A BETTER EXPERIENCE OF EVEN THE ARCHITECTURE ITSELF, BEING ABLE TO, TO EXPERIENCE IT FROM THE STREETS THAN FROM A CAR THERE.
AND SO, AND SO THAT'S THE FUTURE, NOT ONLY OF OCEAN DRIVE, I THINK IT IS LONG TERM, DECADES FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD.
I THINK WE'RE GONNA SEE MORE STREETS IN SOUTH BEACH PEDESTRIAN.
SO WE THERE YET TODAY WE'RE NOT.
BUT I DO THINK IT IS THE FUTURE OF SOUTH BEACH COMMISSIONER BOT.
YEAH, I ACTUALLY TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT VIEW.
I DON'T THINK THIS HAPPENS PIECEMEAL.
I THINK WE COME TO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE HAVE A, YOU KNOW, A, A RETREAT, A STRATEGIC RETREAT ABOUT WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO.
BECAUSE I THINK THE COVID SITUATION WAS, UM, IT'S NOT, UM, IT'S NOT THE NORM.
IT WAS, THERE WERE SO MANY CONTRIBUTING FACTORS THAT MADE THAT CHAOTIC.
BUT YOU KNOW, EVERY CITY IN EUROPE, EVEN MOST SMALL TOWNS HAVE PEDESTRIANIZED, CENTRAL SQUARES, UM, AROUND THE WORLD.
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BEAUTIFUL REAL ESTATE WATERFRONT REAL ESTATE IS PEDESTRIANIZED.THERE'S JUST REAMS OF DATA, OF ECONOMIC DATA SHOWING THAT PEDESTRIANIZATION IMPROVES RETAIL SALES.
RESTAURANT SALES PEOPLE DON'T JUST WANDER IN AND OUTTA STORES IF THEY'RE DRIVING AND LOOKING FOR PARKING.
SO THERE ARE THOSE WHO ARE CLAIMING THAT BUSINESS IS DOWN BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE CRUISING ON ROLLER BLADES AND SPANDEX THE WAY WE DID IN THE NINETIES.
AND WE'RE NOT IN THAT TIME ANYMORE.
AND NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH ROLLER BLADES OR SPANDEX, BUT THAT'S NOT WHERE WE ARE ANYMORE.
AND YOU KNOW, NOBODY REALLY WANTS TO BE DOING THAT IN AND AROUND CARS.
AND SO I THINK FOR US TO SAY, WELL, IT'S GONNA BE HARD TO GET TO AND IT HAS TO BE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, I THINK WE HAVE TO SET THE TONE.
WE HAVE TO SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHY WE HAVE TO FUND IT AND WE HAVE TO MOVE ON IT NOW IN OUR LIFETIMES.
I MEAN, THERE'S NO BETTER TIME TO DO SOMETHING.
WHAT'S THE ADAGE OF THE BEST TIME TO DO SOMETHING WAS YESTERDAY? THE NEXT BEST TIME IS TODAY.
THERE'S NO REASON TO WAIT EVERY DAY THAT WE DON'T MOVE ON THIS IN A HOLISTIC WAY.
AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN SHUTTING THE HOTELS OUT AND NOT FIGURING OUT WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE TRASH DELIVERIES AND THE TAXI DROP OFFS.
BUT ALL THESE OTHER CITIES AROUND THE WORLD HAVE FIGURED OUT HOW TO DO THIS.
WE'RE NOT THE FIRST, WE'RE NOT THE ONLY.
SO MY VIEW IS LET'S MAKE OUR VISION, LET'S MAKE IT BOLD, LET'S FIGURE IT OUT AND LET'S GET IT DONE.
AND I THINK PART, I THINK LONG TERM IN SOUTH BEACH, WE NEED TO BE LOOKING NOT JUST AT A PEDESTRIAN STREET.
EVENTUALLY WE NEED TO FIND THE RIGHT PEDESTRIAN GRID ULTIMATELY.
UH, 'CAUSE WE NEED TO SEE, YOU KNOW, LIKE FLAMINGO PARK.
TO ME, FLAMINGO PARK IS KIND OF LIKE THE BEATING HEARTS OF SOUTH BEACH IS WHERE EVERYTHING RADIATES FROM.
BUT YOU HAVE CROSS STREETS THAT CROSS THERE.
YOU HAVE JEFFERSON AVENUE THAT, UH, THAT ENDS, UH, AT, AT, UH, FLAMINGO PARK.
I THINK IT'S 13TH STREET ALSO.
AND IN THE FUTURE, IT'S NOT FOR TODAY, BUT IN THE FUTURE, WE SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT A VISION IN WHICH WE HAVE NOT JUST ONLY A PEDESTRIAN LINCOLN ROAD OR A PEDESTRIAN OCEAN DRIVE, BUT HOW DO WE HAVE A PEDESTRIANIZED, UH, OR A SHARED USE 13TH STREET, A PEDESTRIANIZED OR A SHARED USE JEFFERSON AVENUE AND BUILD FROM THAT GRID.
UH, BECAUSE THAT REALLY, I THINK I IS WHAT WE SEE IN OTHER PLACES WHEN WE ALL TRAVEL.
WE'VE ALL BEEN TO PLACES WHERE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FLOURISHING AREAS WHERE PEOPLE PAY A PREMIUM TO LIVE AND WHERE WE PAY A PREMIUM TO VISIT, THOSE ARE AREAS THAT ARE PEDESTRIANIZED BECAUSE THEY CONTRIBUTE TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR, OF OUR CITY, UM, YOU KNOW, OF THOSE CITIES.
AND SO, AND SO THAT, SO SINCE YOU ASKED ME, I REALLY FEEL VERY PASSIONATELY ABOUT THIS.
I THINK ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE IS THAT WE'RE NOT THE GOVERNMENT OF JURISDICTION.
UM, THAT IS THE GREATEST CHALLENGE THAT, THAT WE HAVE.
THE GOVERNMENT OF JURISDICTION SEES THINGS VERY DIFFERENTLY, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO PEDESTRIANIZATION.
AND UNFORTUNATELY THEY'RE GOVERNING FROM, UM, FROM AN, FROM A TOWER IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI AND NOT FROM THE GROUND LEVEL EXPERIENCE WHERE, WHERE, WHERE RESIDENTS ARE SEEING THIS AND ASKING FOR THIS.
BUT IT CONTRIBUTES TO US BEING A HEALTH AND WELLNESS DESTINATION AS WELL.
AND THAT, AND THAT TIES DIRECTLY IN WITH OUR BLUE ZONE INITIATIVE THAT COMMISSIONER BOT HAS PUT FORWARD.
AND UM, AND, AND BY THE WAY, THE, THE SPEAK, THE MENTION OF A GRID, I THINK BEFORE COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE AND I GOT ELECTED, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WAS HAVING, UH, MAYBE AN AVENUE LIKE JEFFERSON AVENUE BE PEDESTRIANIZED SO THAT PEOPLE CAN WALK THEIR CHILDREN TO, TO SOUTH POINT TO THE SCHOOL AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT CARS.
UM, AND SO STEPH, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO FAST TRACK THIS? OKAY.
'CAUSE LIKE I UNDERSTAND THE ZIVICH PLAN HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE, RIGHT? YES.
WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO? LET'S, LET'S, AND LET'S PUT A FIRE UNDER SOMEONE'S BUTT.
AND YOU'VE ALL PROVIDED VERY VALUABLE INPUT JUST TODAY.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, THE KOVICH PLAN WAS THE VISION PLAN THAT WAS GENERATED A WHILE BACK.
WE HAVE SINCE, UH, HIRED OR ENGAGED, UH, CALVIN GIORDANO AND ASSOCIATES TO DO THE PLANNING AND, AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR OCEAN DRIVE AND, AND LOOMIS PARK.
WHAT ARE THEY EXPECTED TO BE BACK? THEY BEGAN COLLECTING DATA FOR THE TRAFFIC STUDIES LAST SUMMER.
THEY'VE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS OF PUTTING THAT TOGETHER AND GENERATING THEIR MODELS.
THEY'VE ALSO BEGUN NOW MEETING WITH BOTH THE COUNTY AND DOT TO GO OVER WHAT THOSE MODELS ARE SO THAT THEY CAN GO THROUGH THAT.
THEY ARE SCHEDULED TO PRESENT TO THE COMMISSION IN JULY WITH THEIR FINDINGS THIS JULY.
THEIR, THE DATA AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW WITHOUT FINAL INPUT FROM THE COUNTY AND DOT,
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IS THAT ANY OF THE THREE CONFIGURATIONS ARE VIABLE.THERE IS NO FATAL FLAW IN ANY OF THE THREE CONFIGURATIONS.
SO REALLY, WOULD WE BE ABLE TO USE GEO FUNDING FOR THIS OR THIS IS A GEO BOND FUNDED PROJECT? YES.
HOW MUCH ROUGHLY? UH, I BELIEVE IT'S 20 MILLION.
YES, THERE'S 20 MILLION FOR OCEAN DRIVE PROPERTY.
IT'S KINDA LOW FOR, I MEAN, 'CAUSE THAT'S A LOT OF, THAT'S, IT'S A LOT OF LAND TO COVER BASED ON THE ESTIMATES AND THE, THE COST ESTIMATES PREPARED DURING THE VISION PLAN.
AND THE, AND THE PRELIMINARY OF THIS DRAWING, OR EXCUSE ME, THIS EXERCISE, 20 MILLION WAS SUFFICIENT TO DO WHAT WAS SCHEDULED AT THE TIME.
SO JULY WOULD BE THE, THE FIRST JULY IS WHEN THEY WILL PRESENT.
IS THAT LIKE A RENDERING? YEAH.
UH, THE INTENT BEING THAT AT THE JULY MEETING, THE COMMISSION WILL GIVE US DIRECTION ON WHICH OPTION THEY WANT TO PROCEED WITH.
AND THEN WE DEVELOP FROM THERE.
AND THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO TO DOT AND THE COUNTY, IT WILL HAVE PRELIMINARY APPROVAL FROM THE COUNTY AND DOT FOR ANY OF THE OPTIONS UNLESS ONE OF THEM SAYS YOU CAN'T DO THIS OPTION, WHICH WE'LL KNOW IN, IN JULY.
UM, THEN IT'S REALLY UP TO US, WHICH ONE WE PURSUED.
AND THEN COMMISSIONER ROSE GONZALEZ JUST WANNA LET SHOVEL IN THE GROUND ALONG.
UM, THE INVITATION TO BID WOULD BE AT THE END OF 26 IN COMMENCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION IN THE SPRING OF 27.
COMMISSIONER ROSE GONZALEZ AND COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE.
AND IN THE INTERIM, I REALLY DO THINK, ESPECIALLY WHEN I GO DOWN AND I SEE A PLACE LIKE CALL ME CUBAN THAT HAS THIS LIKE, BEAUTIFUL BRUNCH AND YOU HAVE THE OCEAN BREEZE AND YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT PACKED LIKE IT SHOULD BE.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER CAMPAIGNS WE'RE RUNNING, WE NEED TO RUN A SERIOUS LOCAL CAMPAIGN.
I WOULD LOVE OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT TO DO IT, LIKE COME BACK TO OCEAN DRIVE, YOU KNOW, UM, JUST FOR LOCALS, I WOULD JUST LIKE POUND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY WITH THIS CAMPAIGN.
AND YOU KNOW, UM, EVEN IF YOU JUST WENT AND INTERVIEWED THE DIFFERENT BUSINESS OWNERS SHOWED THE INSIDE OF THE DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS, THE LIVE SALSA BANDS THAT WE HAVE AND SAY, COME BACK.
THE, THE ONLY PROBLEM THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING IS THAT THERE'S A PERCEPTION THAT THEY CAN'T PARK.
SO I WANNA DO, WE'RE SOLVING DEATH.
WELL, I KNOW WE'RE DOING THE VACATION OF THE HOLIDAY.
SO I THINK THAT LIKE A COMPREHENSIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN, NOT NATIONAL TO HELP THE BUSINESSES ON OCEAN DRIVE.
UM, SOMETHING REALLY LIKE, GOSH, I GET IN TROUBLE EVERY TIME I USE THE WORD SEXY, BUT LIKE SOMETHING WITH LIKE SALSA AND, YOU KNOW, FUN AND SEXY AND YOU KNOW, AND PEOPLE LIKE JUST HAVING A GOOD TIME ON OCEAN DRIVE AND, AND AND, AND TELL THEM ABOUT THE PARKING VACATION WE'VE MADE PARKING FREE.
AND THEN I THINK, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WOULD BE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
I KNOW THAT OCEAN DRIVE DOESN'T HAVE A BID RIGHT NOW, BUT IN ADDITION TO MIAMI SPICE ORGANIZED THOSE BUSINESSES TO HAVE SOME SORT OF SPECIAL IN THE MONTHS OF JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER.
WE'RE, WE'RE ON VACATION, IT'S A PARKING VACATION, PARKING IS FREE.
AND THEN, UM, YOU KNOW, I WOULD SAY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SHOULD PROBABLY REACH OUT AND TO EVERY SINGLE RESTAURANT ON OCEAN DRIVE AND SAY, WHAT SPECIAL COULD YOU DO? EVEN IF IT'S JUST LET, LET'S SAY THAT THEY DO HAPPY HOUR SPECIALS.
BECAUSE ONCE PEOPLE COME BACK AND THEY EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC OF OCEAN DRIVE, UM, NOT JUST, NOT JUST MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, BUT MIAMI BEACH PROPER ISN'T NECESSARILY GOING TO OCEAN DRIVE.
AND I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO RIGHT NOW.
IN ADDITION, I KNOW WE HAVE THESE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE GONNA START AT THE END OF 26 AND 27, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO SELL TO PEOPLE 'CAUSE THEY'RE NOT GOING AND IT'S SO SPECIAL.
IT BREAKS MY HEART SOMETIMES TO SEE IT, UM, EMPTY.
IT'S CLEAN, IT'S SAFE, IT'S FUN, YOU KNOW.
UM, SO THAT WOULD BE MY CHALLENGE.
AND I'M GONNA BRING AN ITEM, MELISSA, AND MAYBE WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO, UH, DO SOMETHING AND I'LL MEET WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BOTHER YOU GUYS TOO AND SEE WHAT WE COULD PUT TOGETHER FOR OCEAN DRIVE.
COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE FIRST AND COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.
BUNCH OF DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT I'LL MAKE IT QUICK AND GET OVER TO YOU.
UH, I THINK ONE OF THE GREAT WAYS TO ATTRACT LOCALS IN MIAMI BEACH AND THE IN MIAMI BROADER IS TO REALLY MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT HEALTH AND WELLNESS EXPANSION DOWN IN THE MUSSEL BEACH, LOOMIS PARK AREA, RIGHT? THAT BRINGS PEOPLE DOWN THERE.
THEN THEY FREQUENT THE RESTAURANTS FOR OTHER REASONS.
SO THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO GET, UH, POPULATION ACTIVATION DOWN THERE.
UM, AND THEN ALSO TO COMMISSIONER SUAREZ'S POINT ABOUT THE FINANCING.
IF, UH, WE COLLECTIVELY DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SOME RE-IMAGINATION OF WASHINGTON AVENUE, HAVING THAT A FAMILY DISTRICT HAVE A MODEST INCREASES FOR RESIDENTIAL HOUSING.
THERE'S A COM UH, UH, COMPONENT CALLED UH, A TIFF TAX INCREMENT FINANCING.
SO WE WOULD ESSENTIALLY TAKE WHAT OUR BASELINE TAXES ARE THAT WE COLLECT ON WASHINGTON AVENUE RIGHT NOW, AND THEN THE INCREMENTAL
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TAXES THAT ARE GENERATED AFTER WE DO THAT RE-IMAGINATION, THEY COULD IT BE A DEDICATED TAX SOURCE TO RESTORING AN AREA SUCH AS OCEAN DRIVE, YOU KNOW? SO WE'RE REALLY KILLING TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE.WE'RE RE-IMAGINING WASHINGTON AVENUE AND WE'RE USING THAT INCREMENTAL TAX REVENUE TO FORTIFY AND ENHANCE OCEAN DRIVE.
I HAND IT OVER TO YOU, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.
AND SO I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH US MARKETING OURSELVES.
UM, WE SHOULD, BUT I KNOW THAT WE ARE.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE CITY MANAGER, IF YOU COULD DO AN LTC OF THE DIFFERENT CAMPAIGNS WE HAVE RUNNING RIGHT NOW.
'CAUSE I KNOW LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, AFTER SPRING BREAK, UM, WE HAVE FOR, FOR EXAMPLE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE G-M-C-B-B, WE HAVE A REOPENING CAMPAIGN THAT IS ACTIVELY HAPPENING AND THERE'S BEEN A LARGE MEDIA BUY THAT'S BEEN DONE, UH, BY THE G-M-C-B-B TO INVITE PEOPLE BACK TO MIAMI BEACH, UH, AFTER, AFTER EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED.
AND A LOT OF IT IS, UM, GEARED TO PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY.
BUT THEN WE HAVE OTHER CAMPAIGNS LIKE FIND YOUR WAVE, FIND YOUR WAVE HAS A LOCAL COMPONENT TO IT THAT WE'RE GETTING.
ACTUALLY, PJ DO YOU HAVE THE SCREENSHOT I SENT YOU? NO, YOU WERE READY FOR THIS
YEAH, BUT WELL IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE, UH, THEN YOU'LL HAVE TO ZOOM INTO MY PHONE QUICKLY.
UH, I DUNNO IF YOU'RE ABLE TO, UH, ZOOM INTO MY PHONE CAMERA QUALITY NOW.
YEAH, LET'S CHECK THE, UH, THESE, THESE CAMERAS HAVE, UH, GOOD QUALITY, BUT, UH, THIS IS FROM THE MIAMI HERALD IS YOUR, IS THE FIND YOUR WAVE, UH, CAMPAIGN.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, FIND YOUR WAVE IS IS FOUND YOU, UH, THEY FOUND ME AT LEAST, AND I'M SURE THEY'RE FINDING, UH, MORE PEOPLE FROM, FROM OUR REGION.
UM, AND THEN WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, PART OF THE INVESTMENT THAT WAS DONE, I DON'T KNOW IF SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS HAVE SEEN, BUT LIKE THERE'S LIKE THESE INFLUENCER TYPE OF, UM, OF PROMOTIONS THAT WE SEE THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, MIAMI BEACH SELECTED AS THE BEST BEACH DESTINATION OR BEST RESTAURANTS AND THAT TYPE OF STUFF.
THAT COMES OUT A LOT ON, ON INSTAGRAM FROM DIFFERENT TYPES OF, UM, OF INFLUENCER, UH, TYPE OF, UH, PAGES.
THAT'S A RESULT OF A LOT OF THE INVESTMENT THAT IS BEING DONE BY OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT THAT'S BEING DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GREATER MIAMI CONVENTIONS AND VISITORS BUREAU.
AND BY THE WAY, I'D BE REMISS NOT TO HIGHLIGHT COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, UH, BECAUSE I KNOW HOW MUCH DAVID WHITAKER AND THE G-N-C-B-B BOARD APPRECIATE YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH IN PROMOTING US AS A GOOD QUALITY DESTINATION THERE.
UM, AND SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD.
'CAUSE A LOT OF TIMES WE MIGHT NOT SEE SOME OF THE PROMOTIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING, BUT THEY'RE HAPPENING.
UM, AND, UH, AND WE'VE ALREADY DIRECTED A LOT OF IT.
AND I LOVE FOR THE MANAGER TO PUT OUT AN LTC WITH A LOT OF THESE PROMOTIONS, UM, BECAUSE I THINK WE BELIEVE THEY'RE NOT HAPPENING.
BUT THERE IS A LOT OUT THERE THAT'S BEING INVESTED IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATING MIAMI BEACH AS A DESTINATION.
AND, AND I CAN SAY WITHOUT QUESTION THAT WE ARE LEVERAGING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE G-M-C-V-B BETTER THAN WE EVER HAVE BEFORE.
UM, LIKE YOU SAY, THAT'S, UH, UH, IN LARGE PART DUE TO THE COMMISSIONER'S INVOLVEMENT, UM, OUR TEAM HAS BEEN VERY INVOLVED WITH THEM ON A MARKETING SIDE, UM, AND THEY'VE BEEN VERY OPEN TO WORKING WITH US AND HELPING US GET THE WORD OUT ON THINGS, UNDERSTANDING THAT MIAMI BEACH IS A HUGE ENGINE FOR THE INDUSTRY AND HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
SO ABSOLUTELY WE CAN PUT TOGETHER AN LTC AND EXPOUND ON ALL THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING.
MELISSA'S HERE IF ANYBODY HAS ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS OR WANT TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT DEEPER DIVE ON ANY SPECIFIC ITEMS. BUT YES, WE HAVE MULTIPLE CAMPAIGNS GOING ON SIMULTANEOUSLY, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT WE'RE NOT JUST A FORMER SPRING BREAK DESTINATION, WE ARE A HUGE INTERNATIONAL TOURIST AND RESORT DESTINATION IN OUR G-M-C-V-B MEETINGS THAT WE HAD EARLIER IN THE YEAR.
THAT WAS ONE THING THAT I CONTINUED TO BRING UP, WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD A CAMPAIGN APRIL 1ST, LIKE WHAT HAPPENS? UH, RIGHT.
EVERYTHING WAS ON LOCKDOWN FOR SPRING BREAK AND THE BUSINESSES WERE REALLY HURTING DURING THE TIME OF YEAR WHEN THE WEATHER IS SUBLIME.
AND, UH, WE WEREN'T LETTING PEOPLE GO TO OCEAN DRIVE SOUTH OF FIFTH AND ALL OF THESE AREAS THAT, UM, THE BUSINESSES RELY ON.
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IT TO ISSA MANY TIMES ABOUT, UM, ADVERTISING TO COME BACK TO MIAMI BEACH, BUT TELLING PEOPLE WHERE TO PARK BECAUSE I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY PEOPLE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE, FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT I HAVE WON'T DARE COME TO THE BEACH BECAUSE THEY'RE SO AFRAID OF PARKING, UH, AS BIG AN ISSUE.UM, ONE THING THAT WE DID LAST YEAR, AND I ALREADY BROUGHT UP TO SEE IF WE COULD DO IT THIS YEAR, AND, UM, IT WAS FUNDED IN PART BY THE G-M-C-V-B, AND IT WAS FOR DURING, UM, MIAMI SPICE TO HAVE TRANSPORTATION.
SO IF SOMEBODY PARKED IN ONE OF, UH, THE GARAGES, OR IF IT WAS A LOCAL THAT WAS COMING SOUTH THE FIFTH, OR GOING TO OCEAN DRIVE, OR SOMEWHERE WHERE WE HAD RESTAURANTS THAT WERE PARTICIPATING IN, UH, SPICE, THEY WOULD GET A FREE RIDE TO THE RESTAURANT.
SO JUST AN EXTRA ADDED PERK, BUT, UM, THE MORE WE CAN DO THE BETTER AND THEN LTC WITH THE DETAILS, I THINK IS IMPORTANT.
CAN I, CAN I JUST SAY ONE FINAL THING? I I JUST THINK A LOCAL CAMPAIGN FROM SOMEBODY WHO OPENED A RESTAURANT WITH NO SIGN IN THE BACK OF A BUILDING AND FILLED IT UP BY JUST BOMBING PEOPLE WITH INSTAGRAM
AND SO OUR REST, WHAT IT'S HAPPENING, I SHOULD OPEN A BUSINESS ACTUALLY TO DO THIS.
BUT ANYWAY, SERIOUSLY, I I, I THINK WE COULD DO EVEN MORE LOCAL, YOU KNOW, JUST LOCAL AND LIKE SUPER HYPER, YOU KNOW, FOCUSED JUST LIKE EVERY, YOU KNOW, TAKE THE CREW OUT AND JUST LIKE INTERVIEW LOCAL RESTAURANT OWNERS.
AND, BUT I DO THINK THE PARKING THING IS, IS REALLY LIKE A, A PARKING CAMPAIGN AND JUST ALL OF WESTERN MIAMI DADE COUNTY AND INVITE THEM TO COME BACK.
WHY? YOU'RE GIVING ME THE LOOK? NO, YOU KNOW, WELL, WE'LL SEE THE LTC FIRST, BUT I DO ENVISION SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO REALLY SPECIAL TO HELP THE BUSINESSES.
I MEAN, LOOK, WE'RE WAIVING THE SIDEWALK CAFE FEES WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE GIVING ALL THESE OTHER INCENTIVES, BUT I DO THINK WE NEED MORE MARKETING AS MUCH AS WE HAVE.
I DON'T, I DON'T THINK ANY BUSINESS ON MIAMI BEACH SHOULD BE SO, BUT LET ME ASK YOU, YOU, THIS SHOULD BE PACKED.
I THINK YOU'RE SO ON POINT ON ON THE PARKING.
UM, AND COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ HIT ON IT TOO, BECAUSE COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, LIKE I, WE HAVE FAMILY THAT LIVE AND FRIENDS THAT LIVE OUTSIDE OF MIAMI BEACH, THE WEST PARTS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, THOSE ARE THE LOCAL TOURISTS THAT OUR ECONOMY DEPENDS ON JULY AND AUGUST WHEN OUR HOTEL ROOMS AREN'T AS BUSY.
THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT SUPPORT OUR ECONOMY.
THAT IS WHY THE G-N-C-B-B DOES.
MIAMI SPICE FOR LOCALS IS WHY IT DOES MIAMI MONT FOR LOCALS TO BRING THOSE WHO LIVE IN KENDALL, IN CORAL GABLES, IN HIALEAH, IN CUTLER BAY, UM, IN, INTO, INTO MIAMI BEACH.
IT'S WHY WE DID OUR PARKING HOLIDAY THAT WE JUST APPROVED TODAY.
I WOULD LOVE FOR US TO DO TO, TO BE ABLE TO PROMOTE $1 PARKING.
IT'S LIKE WHEN WE DO, IT'S LIKE WHEN WE DO THE $100 PARKING DURING SPRING BREAK, WHY IS THE $100 PARKING EFFECTIVE? BECAUSE IT'S EASY TO MESSAGE AND IT'S EASY TO COMMUNICATE, YOU KNOW, $100 PARKING AS OPPOSED TO SAYING, WELL, SOME GARAGES IS GONNA BE THIS AND OTHER GARAGES GONNA BE BAD.
THAT NO, THE CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION, $100 PARKING, IT WAS EFFECTIVE.
NOW FOR OUR SLOW MONTHS, I THINK WE SHOULD BE UNIFIED IN SAYING, OKAY, WE WANNA BRING YOU BACK $1 PARKING, $1 PARKING.
'CAUSE NOW THAT SETS A VERY DIFFERENT TONE AND IT'S EASY TO COMMUNICATE AS OPPOSED TO SAYING, YOU KNOW, 50% OR 75% OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
UM, BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, WE HAVE TO COMMUNICATE IT.
I THINK THEY ARE COMMUNICATING IT, AND I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO GIVE THEM ARE THE TOOLS TO ENHANCE THE COMMUNICATION.
IT'S HAPPENING, BUT MAYBE WE JUST NEED TO SUPPORT THAT COMMUNICATION THAT'S HAPPENING.
AND MR. MANAGER, DO YOU MIND IF I RECOGNIZE MELISSA BERTHE, OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, AND BY THE WAY, THEY'VE RECENT, THEY'VE RECENTLY WON AN AWARD, UM, FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO, AND IT REALLY HAS TO BE HIGHLIGHTED, UH, WHEN I GO TO, WHEN I DEAL WITH OTHER CITIES, OTHER CITIES ENVY THE WORK THAT OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT DOES.
AND, UM, AND I JUST, IF YOU COULD COME TO THE PODIUM AND JUST TELL US A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT'S BEING DONE TO PROMOTE OURSELVES, NOT JUST TO TOURISTS, BUT OUR LOCAL TOURIST FROM MIAMI-DADE COUNTY.
MELISSA BRAIER, DIRECTOR OF MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS.
UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT RECOGNITION.
HOPEFULLY YOU SAW THE LTC THAT WAS FOR THE FIND YOUR PLAY, UH, VIDEO THAT HOPE EVERYBODY HAS SEEN.
UM, BUT YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU DID THAT LAUNDRY LIST VERY WELL.
UM, AND WE ARE WORKING WITH OCEAN DRIVE SPECIFICALLY, UM, YOU KNOW, WITH THE OCEAN DRIVE ASSOCIATION TO TRY TO DO A CAMPAIGN WITH THE G-M-C-U-B SPECIFIC FOR OCEAN DRIVE.
SO WE HAVE A LOT OF CAMPAIGNS GOING ON.
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ALSO HAVE A COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR, ONE THAT WE WANT TO ACTIVATE, UH, ALL OF OUR COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS.SO NOT JUST OCEAN DRIVE, BUT LINCOLN ROAD, WASHINGTON AVENUE, NORTH BEACH, 41ST STREET.
SO WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE AGENCY, UM, TO, TO WORK ON THAT, YOU KNOW, ON THAT CAMPAIGN.
AND WHEN YOU SAY OCEAN DRIVE, THE IMPORTANT THING ABOUT OCEAN DRIVE, OCEAN DRIVE WAS SELECTED BECAUSE THAT WAS THE BRAND THAT LOCAL FOR POSTCARD, IT'S OUR POSTCARD.
BUT THAT OCEAN DRIVE CAMPAIGN FOCUSES NOT ONLY ON OCEAN DRIVE, BUT IT ALSO SPILLS OVER TO COLLINS AVENUE AND WASHINGTON AVENUE.
AND THAT WILL BE A SEPARATE CAMPAIGN.
WE ARE GONNA DO OCEAN DRIVE COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS.
IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE FIND YOUR VIBE.
UM, AND THEN ALSO OUR ART DECO CAMPAIGN.
SO WE HAVE A LOT OF CAMPAIGNS GOING ON.
LET ME ASK YOU THIS, AS IT RELATES TO PROMOTING US AS A DESTINATION, BECAUSE TODAY WE JUST APPROVED THAT, THAT PARKING HOLIDAY.
UM, AND I JUST WANNA KNOW, A BIG PART OF DOING A PARKING HOLIDAY IS COMMUNICATING THE PARKING HOLIDAY TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS WE WANT TO BRING INTO OUR CITY.
WHAT WOULD BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE MESSAGING, DO YOU FEEL? IS IT A PERCENTAGE? IS IT A PROMO CODE? IS IT SAYING A FLAT RATE? UH, AND I KNOW I'M KIND OF PUTTING YOU, YOU ON THIS SPOT, ARE MY SPOT ARE PARKING COLLEAGUES NEARBY? I DON'T KNOW.
I MEAN,
DOLLAR PARKING, RIGHT? THAT'S FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE, RIGHT? SO, UM, YOU KNOW, NO PRESSURE MR. MANAGER, BUT I DO THINK OUR MARKETING HAS TO BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOMETHING OTHER THAN MIAMI SPICE.
LIKE WHAT ARE THE BUSINESSES LIKE? THERE'S 46 RESTAURANTS ON OCEAN DRIVE.
WHAT CAN THEY OFFER? HOW CAN YOU GET WHATEVER THEY OFFER OUT? AND ALSO, HOW CAN YOU GET IT ONTO A WEBSITE AND AGGREGATE IT? SO WHEN YOU PUT IT IN A SEARCH ENGINE, IT ALL COMES UP AND IT SHOULD BE LIKE A SUMMER SPECIAL ON OCEAN DRIVE.
AND I WOULD DO ONE FOR OCEAN DRIVE WASHINGTON.
LIKE, I, I KNOW THAT IT'S, IT'S A LOT TO DO BEYOND MIAMI SPICE, BEYOND THE MIAMI SPICE, BEYOND MIAMI SPICE, BECAUSE MIAMI SPICE IS GREAT, BUT MIAMI SPICE IS ALSO, YOU KNOW, JUST, YOU KNOW, ONE, YOU KNOW, JUST A BIG FORMAL DINNER.
WHAT COULD WE OFFER? WHAT COULD THOSE RESTAURANTS OFFER THAT WOULD BE ATTRACTIVE, YOU KNOW, TO, TO LOCALS.
I WOULD LIKE, LIKE TO DO LIKE A GREAT HAPPY HOUR FROM LIKE FIVE O'CLOCK TILL NINE O'CLOCK.
AND THEN ASK EVERY SINGLE RESTAURANT ON O DRIVE, WHAT IS, WHAT IS IT THAT YOU'RE GONNA OFFER? AND THEN GET THEIR SPECIALS.
HAVE THEM, YOU KNOW, UM, MAYBE THEY NEED HELP FORMATTING THE MENUS, GET IT ONTO A WEBSITE SO THAT YOU KNOW, IT, IT TAKES SOME WORK.
BUT YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE CSI FROM MOTION DRIVE WHO CAN ACTUALLY GO AND PROBABLY DO THAT AND HAVE EACH RESTAURANT, YOU KNOW, GIVE, GIVE YOU THE DIGITAL MENU SO THAT, YOU KNOW, SO THAT IT'S NOT, WE'RE NOT JUST SAYING COME BACK, BUT WE'RE GIVING PEOPLE A REASON TO COME BACK IN ADDITION TO THE PARKING.
SO, AND I THINK IT'S COMPREHENSIVE.
AND MELISSA, YOU'VE DONE, OBVIOUSLY WITH THE, UH, MARKETING CAMPAIGNS, YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB.
THE G-M-C-V-B, I HAVE AN ITEM TODAY THAT OUR COMMISSION PASSED ON CONSENT, AND WE'RE GONNA WORK TOGETHER CLOSELY ABOUT, LET ME REINTRODUCE MYSELF AND TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE GREAT THINGS WE HAVE GOING ON, OUR WELLNESS, UM, THAT, UH, THAT WE'RE HIGHLIGHTING THAT OUR CULTURE, EVEN TALKING ABOUT OCEAN DRIVE, THE, THE ART DECO AND OUR HERITAGE, UH, WHICH WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT THE SOPHISTICATION, THE FAMILY FRIENDLY NATURE OF OUR CITY.
UM, SO I'M, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
I THINK WE HAVE SO MUCH TO OFFER, AND I KNOW, UH, WE HAVE THE RIGHT TEAM IN PLACE TO, TO MAKE THAT MARKETING CAMPAIGN WORK.
MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, I THINK WHAT I JUST REALIZED IS EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US HAS BEEN MISPRONOUNCING YOUR LAST NAME FOR YEARS AND YEARS.
THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME I EVER HEARD YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
IT'S ACTUALLY FRENCH, SO I'M PRONOUNCING IT WRONG.
THAT'S WHY I JUST GO WITH YOUR FIRST NAME.
YEAH, JUST GO WITH THE FIRST NAME IN A, IF YOU'RE, I'VE BEEN MARRIED.
I'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS.
UM, BUT BOOYA WAS MY MAIDEN NAME, SO THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
SO THEN I'M LIKE, I, I THINK IT WAS COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ THE TOUCHED ON, OR COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ, IT TOUCHED ON THE LOCAL TOURISM.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY CHANGED IN MIAMI BEACH THROUGH SOME FAULT OF OUR OWN.
BUT THERE'S ALSO OTHER AREAS THAT HAVE REALLY ELEVATED THEIR GAME, LIKE CORAL GABLES, LIKE THE DESIGN DISTRICT, LIKE BRICKELL AND, AND MIDTOWN GROVE.
AND I ASK ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES TO LOOK AND SEE WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH BECAUSE WE HAVE TO UP OUR GAME.
AND WHERE I ASK YOU TO FOCUS YOUR ATTENTION, UH, ACTUALLY TOMORROW, MIAMI WORLD CENTER IS HAVING THEIR KICKOFF LAUNCH PARTY TO THE WORLD, RIGHT? AND, AND, AND THERE YOU'RE HAVING APPLE, YOU'RE HAVING LULULEMON, MAPLE, AND ASH.
SO INCREASE COMPETITION, EVEN LESS REASON IF WE DON'T PROVIDE A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FOR SOMEBODY FROM CORAL GABLES TO NOT MAKE THAT EXTRA TRACK TO MIAMI BEACH.
SO WHAT I'M GONNA ASK OF MY COLLEAGUES IS PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WHAT HAPPENS TOMORROW AT MIAMI WORLD CENTER.
AND YOU'LL SEE THE TYPES OF PRODUCTS THAT WE'RE HAVING TO COMPETE WITH IN, IN ESSENCE, RIGHT? WE ARE ALL ONE REGION AND A RISING
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TIDE LIFTS ALL BOATS, BUT IN SOME WAYS THEY ARE COMPETITORS FOR THAT LOCAL TOURISM.SO I ASK YOU JUST TO KIND OF KEEP AN EYE ON WHAT'S GOING ON AND SEE WHERE WE HAVE TO TAKE OUR CITY AND EVEN BEYOND.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK, MELISSA, COMMISSIONER ROSA GONZALEZ.
I WANNA FINISH WITH SAYING, I KNOW I WAS TALKING ABOUT, UM, LOCAL, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, IT COULD EVEN BE HYPER-LOCAL, JUST GETTING PEOPLE FROM FLAMINGO PARK TO WALK BACK OVER THERE.
'CAUSE THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY, AND WE HAVE TO OFFER THEM SOMETHING.
THAT'S WHY I THINK THE AGGREGATION OF THE SPECIAL HAPPY HOUR DEAL ACROSS, YOU COULD DO WASHINGTON AND OCEAN JUST TO LIKE, BRING PEOPLE BACK.
AND THAT SHOULD BE REALLY BE OUR GOAL.
'CAUSE IT'S, WE'RE IN MAY RIGHT NOW AND IT'S GONNA START, YOU KNOW, JUNE, JULY, AUGUST.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO PULL SOMETHING TOGETHER.
AND, UM, THE BIGGER THE BETTER.
YOU COULD EVEN DO A MAILER TO EVERYBODY.
I KNOW THAT DOESN'T SOUND, YOU KNOW, AND I KNOW, I KNOW.
BUT IF IT'S ONLY TO FLAMINGO PARK, YOU KNOW, WITH A SPECIALS, YOU KNOW, ACROSS THE, WITH A QR CODE, YOU KNOW THAT THAT MIGHT WORK.
BECAUSE I JUST WANNA BRING EVEN OUR RESIDENTS BACK OVER BECAUSE I THINK THEY WOULD.
AND I'D LIKE TO CLOSE THIS ITEM OUT 'CAUSE WE GOT A FEW OTHER ITEMS I THINK WE SHOULD, AND I'D BE REMISS NOT TO PUT THIS ON THE RECORD, JUST BECAUSE ALL OF OUR CREATIVITY IS FLOWING.
AND I LOVE THESE DISCUSSION ITEMS. AT SOME POINT, WE NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT MARCH FOR NEXT MONTH, UM, FOR NEXT YEAR.
UM, THERE'S SO MUCH GREAT STUFF THAT THIS COMMISSION, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, THIS COMMISSION AS A WHOLE HAS, HAS LED ON, UH, BRINGING IN HIGH ROCKS, BRINGING IN GU PALOOZA, UM, YOU KNOW, AND THEN, AND THEN WE HAVE THE, UH, MUSIC EVENTS, UH, LIKE, UH, ULTRA THAT'S GOING ON THAT DOES BENEFIT OUR, OUR CITY.
AND THERE'S A WINTER PARTY THAT HAPPENS IN MARCH AND THERE'S, UH, WINTER MUSIC, AND I THINK I'M FORGETTING SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S COMING NEXT MARCH, UH, AS IT RELATES TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS.
UM, BUT MARCH IS SLOWLY BECOMING MUSIC AND MUSCLE MONTH.
IT'S GOING FROM BEING SPRING BREAK AND THE CHAOS AND THE SHUTDOWN TO A MONTH REALLY ABOUT PEOPLE REALLY HAVING A GOOD, HEALTHY TIME.
AND, UH, AND SO I COULDN'T LET THE, THIS DISCUSSION TO GO BY WITHOUT ME PUTTING OUT THEIR, MY MUSIC AND MUSCLE MONTH IDEA FOR, UH, NEXT MONTH, BECAUSE THAT COULD BE A GOOD SEXY NEW BRANDING FOR THE, FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH.
IT'S SO ALIGNED WITH OUR BRAND IN, IN MIAMI BEACH.
IT'S, YOU KNOW, MUSCLES YOU'RE ALL WORKING OUT.
IT'S WELLNESS, BUT IT'S ALSO MUSIC.
UH, AND COULD DO AGAIN, WE HAVE THE MU RIGHT HERE ON THE DA, SO MIGHT AS WELL MAKE IT MUSSEL AND MUSIC.
YOU COULD DO A NICE TIE IN WITH THE GREEN M AND M FROM THE M AND MSM FOR M MONTH.
WHAT'S THAT? YOU COULD DO A NICE TIE IN WITH THE M AND MS AND THE GREEN M AND M.
FOR EMINEM MUSIC AND MUSCLE MONTH
I CAN I JUST ADD ONE THING AND THEN, UM, I GUESS CLOSE OUT AND GO TO THE NEXT THING.
I MEAN, IT'S IRONIC 'CAUSE WE WERE JUST TEXTING EARLIER TODAY, LIKE, DO YOU THINK YOU WANNA HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT ALL THE STUFF WE'RE WE'RE DOING? UM, LET'S NOT FORGET, THERE IS AN ENTIRE CITY NORTH OF 23RD STREET, AND ONE OF THE MOST WONDERFUL THINGS HAPPENING IN THE CITY IS THE ORGANIC GROWTH OF NORTH BEACH.
AND THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE, UM, WOULD BENEFIT OUR, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH BEACH AS WELL, WHERE WE HAVE THESE INCREDIBLE NEW RESTAURANTS THAT HAVE OPENED UP.
THERE'S A GREAT TURKISH RESTAURANT.
THERE'S, YOU KNOW, MU CHACHO IS FABULOUS.
UM, PRIMA PASTA HAS BEEN THERE FOREVER.
AND YOU KNOW, THERE'S LIKE A TON OF GREAT NEW ONES AND GREAT AND SOME GREAT OLD ONES.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THIS WHOLE SECTION THAT JUST GETS IGNORED CONSTANTLY.
SO IF WE'RE DOING STUFF TO COME BACK TO MIAMI BEACH, HOW ABOUT REDISCOVER NORTH BEACH? YOU KNOW, LIKE THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON UP THERE.
I WOULD DO THAT TOO, UM, WITH THE BAND SHELL AND, AND ALL THE PROGRAMMING THAT HAPPENS THERE.
UM, SO THERE'S GREAT, GREAT DISCUSSION.
HEY, SINCE WE CALLED, UH, R NINE V AND R NINE W, COMMISSIONER ROSE GONZALEZ, YOU ALSO HAVE R NINE X.
DISCUSS COMMUNITY INPUT AND OCEAN DRIVE IMPROVEMENTS.
UM, WAIT, R FIVE A A, I JUST GOT THIS ON MY, ON MY FACEBOOK, THIS, UH, PROMOTED AD AND PJ I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GOT IT, BUT YOU CAN DO ANOTHER ZOOM IN TO MY PHONE.
OH, LET'S, OH, PJ JUST TEXTED ME ALSO.
UH, BUT THIS IS ANOTHER SPONSORED AD BY THE CITY, UM, LOCALLY SPONSORED AD AND IT READS FROM BEACHES AND PARKS TO POOLS AND SPLASH PADS.
THIS IS YOUR PLAYGROUND IN PARADISE AND IT'S, UM, MIAMI AND THE BEACHES.
AND SO THIS IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE G-M-C-B-B AGAIN, UH, OUR LOCAL PROMOTIONS.
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IT'S A SPONSORED AD SPECIFICALLY, UH, LOCALLY HERE, UH, TO, TO OUR BACKYARD.SO JUST THE TIMING OF IT THAT IT POPPED UP ON MY PHONE JUST TELLS YOU THAT FACEBOOK IS ALWAYS LISTENING.
WE'RE WE'RE DEFERRING R FIVE DOUBLE AA AND WE'RE GONNA GO TO
[R9 P DISCUSS/TAKE ACTION: INCREASING FERRY SERVICE DURING ART WEEK AND OTHER HIGH-IMPACT EVENTS IN 2025 AND BEYOND.]
R NINE P AS IN PAUL.R NINE PR NINE P IS DISCUSSED.
IT ACTUALLY INCREASED FERRY SERVICE DURING ART WEEK AND HIGH IMPACT EVENTS.
SO, UM, THIS IS A ITEM THAT I HAD SPONSORED A BIT AGO, AND I THINK THE FERRY SERVICE THAT WE USED DURING ART WEEK WAS AMAZING.
I TOOK IT, UH, TO MIAMI AND BACK.
UM, THERE, THE PEOPLE THAT WERE ON BOARD WERE VERY HAPPY.
WE USED A SERVICE FROM FORT LAUDERDALE THAT IS USED TO USING AND BEING A WATER TAXI.
SO, UH, I'M SURE IT'S ON YOUR RADAR, BUT AS WE'RE LOOKING AHEAD TO OUR BASEL FOR THIS YEAR, UM, I'D LOVE TO SEE MORE OF, OF THE SAME OR BETTER.
THANK YOU FOR THE POSITIVE FEEDBACK.
SO AS YOU MENTIONED, FOR 2024 ART WEEK, WE DEPLOYED A WATER TAXI SERVICE FOR THE FIRST TIME BETWEEN THE VENETIAN, UM, VENETIAN MARINA AND YACHT CLUB AND, UH, THE MARIE GIBB, UH, MEMORIAL PARK.
AND IT WAS EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL.
THERE WERE OVER 14,000 PASSENGERS THAT TOOK THAT SERVICE IN A FIVE DAY PERIOD FROM, 'CAUSE WE STARTED THE WEDNESDAY OF OUR WEEK AND RAN THROUGH SUNDAY.
UM, IT WAS, IT WAS SO POPULAR THAT THE LINES WERE VERY LONG.
WE HAD FOUR VESSELS OPERATING AT 15 MINUTE FREQUENCY OF SERVICE, BUT THE LINES WERE VERY LONG AND THE CAPACITY OF THE VA OF THE VESSEL WAS CONSTRAINED TO ABOUT 50 PASSENGERS.
SO AS A RESULT OF THAT, THE, YOU KNOW, THE LINES WERE LONG AND PEOPLE HAD TO WAIT.
AND SO WE DID RECEIVE THAT CONSTRUCTIVE, UM, CRITICISM OR FEEDBACK, IF YOU WILL.
AND, UH, WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS FOR, FOR NEXT START WEEK, UH, WE'VE PREPARED A BUDGET ENHANCEMENT REQUEST THAT YOU WILL BE SEEING TO HAVE A MORE ROBUST, UH, MULTIMODAL SERVICE DURING 2025 ART WEEK CONSISTING OF BOTH SHUTTLE SERVICES AS WELL AS A, A MORE ROBUST WATER TAXI SERVICE WITH HOPEFULLY MORE VESSELS IN SERVICE AND, UM, HIGHER CAPACITY VESSELS AS AS WELL.
I THINK THAT SOUNDS FANTASTIC.
AND, UH, LET MY COLLEAGUES SPEAK ON IT AND THEN WE CAN CLOSE THE ITEM.
SO, UH, IF I MAY THROUGH THE YES, THANK YOU.
UM, SO I, I'M IN HUGE SUPPORT OF THIS.
I'M VERY EXCITED FOR THE, THE BIGGER, UM, RFP TO BE UNDERWAY FOR, FOR, UM, TAXI, THE WATER FAIRY TAXI SERVICE GOING UP AND DOWN THE ISLAND.
UM, IF I COULD USE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY, I HAD SENT AN EMAIL TO CITY MANAGER AND TO YOU, JOSE, LIKE A FEW, A FEW DAYS AGO ABOUT THIS.
THERE'S A BIG, UM, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT HAPPENING IN, IT'S, I THINK IT'S AN FPL PROJECT HAPPENING IN SOUTH BEACH ADJACENT TO MACARTHUR.
WE JUST TALKED ABOUT IT WITH, UM, WITH THE FPL FOLKS.
IS THERE A WAY, UM, TO TALK TO THE SAME FOLKS WHO DID THE ART WEEK, UM, FERRY SERVICE SO THAT WE HAVE AN OPTION TO OFFLOAD SOME OF THE CROSS ISLAND, UH, CROSS BAY TRAFFIC DURING THAT SIX WEEKS OR EIGHT WEEKS OR SIX, WHATEVER IT'S GONNA END UP BEING OF, OF, UM, OF CONSTRUCTION.
AND I KNOW IT'S NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS ITEM AND MAYBE IT NEEDS TO COME BACK AS A SEPARATE ITEM, BUT I JUST WANTED TO RAISE THIS BECAUSE I DID SEND AN EMAIL AND, AND HADN'T HEARD BACK YET.
I WANTED TO STRIKE THE IRON TALK.
UH, THERE'S ALREADY A, AN EXISTING WATER TAXI SERVICE BETWEEN THE MIAMI BEACH, MARINA AND BAYSIDE.
AND SO PERHAPS THAT THAT WATER TAXI SERVICE, WHICH EXISTS ALREADY IS PROVIDED BY WATER TAXI MIAMI, THAT'S THE NAME OF THE VENDOR.
UH, AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE HAVE A MEETING COMING UP WITH THE MARINA AND WATER TAXI MIAMI TO DISCUSS A POTENTIAL, UH, TEMPORARY WATER TAXI SERVICE DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FPL PROJECT.
AND I'LL, I'LL SEARCH, MAYBE IT IN MY JUNK FOLDER.
NO, IT MAY MAYBE CAUGHT UP IN MY DRAFTS.
I'M NOT SURE IT'S, IT'S FLOATING IN THE ETHER, BUT THANK OKAY.
SO YOU'RE ALREADY TALKING TO FOLKS ABOUT THAT? YES.
YEAH, I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE, WHEN, WHEN DOES THAT CLOSE OUT THE BIDS FOR THE WATER TAX IN GENERAL? SO IT ALREADY DID THE, UH, THE BIDS ARE IN AND THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE IS GOING TO BE MEETING VERY SOON.
HOW MANY DID WE GET? AND MY GOAL IS TO BRING, UH, AN, UH, RECOMMENDATION FOR AWARD PRIOR TO RECESS FOR THE JULY.
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THREE, OKAY.AND YOU WERE PLEASED, PLEASED
REMEMBER, MY, MY, MY GOAL AND VISION IS TO MIAMI, NORTH AND SOUTH THROUGHOUT THE, UH, THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
AND I THINK OUR WHOLE COMMISSION IS ON BOARD WITH THAT, WHICH IS GREAT.
DOWN HERE BY THE, IT'LL BE FUN.
MR. MAYOR, LET'S DO MAYOR, I HAVE A QUESTION.
I WAS ABOUT TO CALL THE NEXT ITEM, BUT, UH, YOU WITHDREW R NINE U, BUT IF WE COULD JUST DISCUSS IT BEFORE WE END, THAT'LL BE GOOD.
YEAH, BUT YOU WERE GONNA CALL ANOTHER ITEM, SO, OKAY.
LET, LEMME GET TO THE ITEM AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK TO THAT.
[R9 I DISCUSSION REGARDING LINCOLN ROAD SIDE STREET SIGNAGE PILOT.]
YOU.R NINE I IS DISCUSSED LINCOLN ROAD.
DISCUSSED LINCOLN ROADSIDE STREET SIGNAGE PILOT.
YEAH, TOM, UM, MAYBE YOU COULD TAKE IT AWAY BEFORE YOU GO TO TOM.
UM, YOU KNOW, I I, I BROUGHT THIS A LONG TIME AGO.
UH, THERE'S A, A GREAT LITTLE MILKSHAKE SPOT, THE LEGENDARY MILKSHAKE, UH, BAR JUST OFF OF LINCOLN ROAD.
THEY, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE STRUGGLING.
UH, THEY, NO ONE REALLY KNOWS THEY EXIST WHEN YOU'RE WALKING BY LINCOLN ROAD.
AND THE OWNER SAID THAT DURING ONE OF THE FAIRES ON A SUNDAY, THE ONE OF THE PARTICIPANTS ALLOWED THEM TO PUT THEIR SIGN, UH, IN, IN THEIR KIOSK AND THEY GOT FLOODED WITH, WITH FOOT TRAFFIC.
AND SO I, UH, WANT TO HELP THEM OUT.
I'D LIKE TO HELP SOME OF THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE NOT ON LINCOLN ROAD, BUT JUST OFF OF LINCOLN ROAD TO POSSIBLY GET SOME, UM, FOOT TRAFFIC.
UH, THE WAY LEGAL AND PLANNING HAS CRAFTED THIS IS I THINK VERY, UM, LET'S SAY CAREFULLY.
UH, AND IT'S NOT JUST GONNA BE YOUR TYPICAL A-FRAMES.
IT'LL BE A MUCH BETTER AND UPGRADED SIGN.
UH, SO TOM, IF YOU CAN ALSO SPEAK TO MORE ABOUT WHAT, WHAT PLANNING HAS, UH, TEED UP, THAT'D BE GREAT.
UM, THIS WAS REFERRED SOME TIME AGO.
IT WAS DISCUSSED BY THE LAND USE COMMITTEE LAST JUNE, JUNE OF, UH, JUNE 10TH, 2024.
AND THE LAND USE COMMITTEE HAD RECOMMENDED TO THE COMMISSION THAT UP TO A SIX MONTH PILOT BE AUTHORIZED FOR DIRECTIONAL SIGNAGE ON LINCOLN ROAD TO BENEFIT THOSE BUSINESSES THAT ARE ON THE SIDE STREETS AND DON'T FRONT DIRECTLY ONTO LINCOLN ROAD.
WHEN LOOKING AT THIS, UM, SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WE FACE IS THAT BOTH IN THE CITY CODE CHAPTER 82 AS WELL AS THE LDRS CHAPTER SIX, GENERAL ADVERTISING SIGNS ARE PROHIBITED.
THE ONLY TYPES OF GENERAL ADVERTISING SIGNS THAT ARE PERMITTED CURRENTLY ON LINCOLN ROAD ARE THE DIRECTORY SIGNS THAT YOU SEE.
AND SO, IN ORDER TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE CODE AMENDMENTS.
THERE WOULD ALSO BE THE NEED TO HIRE A QUALIFIED VENDOR TO ACTUALLY FABRICATE AND DESIGN THE SIGNS.
AND THERE POTENTIALLY WOULD BE A BUDGETING IMPLICATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS, WHICH MEANS WE WOULD NEED A BUDGET AMENDMENT EITHER FOR THIS YEAR OR POTENTIALLY WE COULD MAKE THIS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026.
TOM, I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT WE WOULD USE JUST A STANDARD, I THINK T FRAME SIGN.
IT WASN'T THAT WE HAD TO GET A FABRICATOR TO MAKE THIS IS, THAT'S SOMETHING THE COMMISSION COULD CONSIDER.
UM, AND ABSENT DOING IT AS PART OF A VERY LIMITED SPECIAL EVENT, THOUGH, IT WOULD REQUIRE CHANGES TO THE CODE IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR SIGNAGE LIKE THAT.
BUT TO THE EXTENT YOU WANTED TO AMEND THE CODE TO ALLOW FOR THOSE A-FRAME TYPE OF SIGNS, THEY WOULD BE LESS EXPENSIVE.
UM, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT ABSENT SOMETHING LIKE A, A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT, WE WOULD NEED SOME CODE RELIEF ON.
LOOK, I, I, YOU KNOW, I I, I KNOW THE DIRECTION OF MIAMI BEACH HAS BEEN VERY, YOU KNOW, ANTI SIGN OVER SIGN POLLUTION.
UM, BUT JUST TRADITIONALLY, I THINK A LOT OF THESE SIDE BUSINESSES OFF OF LINCOLN ROAD JUST STRUGGLE.
UM, AND WE'RE COMING UP INTO THE SUMMER AND, YOU KNOW, A PLACE LIKE THE, THE LEGENDARY MILKSHAKE BAR WOULD, WOULD CERTAINLY BENEFIT FROM, UH, PEOPLE WALKING ON LINCOLN ROAD TO, TO GET THIS, UH, UM, TO GET FOOT TRAFFIC THROUGH THE DOOR.
SO, UM, I'D LIKE TO SEE WHERE MY COLLEAGUES ARE ON THIS.
I MEAN, I, I, I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANY
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CUMBER, THE TAXPAYERS TO CREATE A, A SIGNAGE.UM, I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.
UM, IF YOU GO ON LINCOLN ROAD, IT'S HURTING ALL OVER.
I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE THE SIDE STREETS, UM, LIKE WE NEEDED TO DO THIS SIX MONTHS AGO.
SO HOW WOULD MY COLLEAGUES FEEL ABOUT NOT AN A-FRAME, 'CAUSE THAT'S KIND OF CHEAP LOOKING, BUT LIKE, I THINK THEY HAVE REALLY NICE LOOKING STANDARDIZED T FRAMES, UH, SIGNS.
UH, AND THEY COULD BE PLACED SORT OF, I, I THINK THE WAY I, I DID IT WITH ROB, IF HE'S THERE, UM, WE, WE DID MAYBE ONE BUSINESS ON EACH SIDE STREET FOR THE WEEK GETS TO PUT THEIR SIGN.
UM, AND IF THERE'S ONLY ONE BUSINESS THAT BUSINESS WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, WOULD BE THERE INDEFINITELY.
UM, BUT I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT MY COLLEAGUES FEEL ABOUT THIS.
UM, YEAH, I DON'T, I DON'T WANT TO, I DON'T WANNA COST TAXPAYERS MONEY TO, TO PUT A SIGN THERE.
UM, IT, I WOULD WANT THE OWNER OF THE, OF THE BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS TO, TO FRONT THE COST.
BUT, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING GENERALLY, UH, NICE, NICER, AND WE CAN DO THAT BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING, UM, MAYBE PERHAPS WITH THE RIGHT PRESENTATION.
UM, BUT I JUST, I REALLY NEED TO KNOW WHERE MY COLLEAGUES FEEL ON THIS.
SO I, COMMISSIONER B, SO I, I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS.
I MEAN, GOING BACK TO WHEN BROWNS WAS ON LINCOLN ROAD AND THEN THEY MOVED TO THE SIDE STREET, WHEN THEY CAME BACK FROM DESIGN DISTRICT, THEIR BUSINESS FELL OFF BY, YOU KNOW, ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE THAT ENDED UP CLOSING THEM DOWN.
UM, AND EVEN HARRY'S, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY DO AN OKAY BUSINESS, BUT NOBODY KNOWS.
AND I, YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT IT YEARS AGO ABOUT THEY'D HAVE TO DO SPECIAL OBLIGATION AND, YOU KNOW, GO GET VARIANCES AND, UM, IT WAS SOMETHING THEY DIDN'T WANNA TAKE ON AT THAT TIME.
UM, I, I MEAN, I, I KNOW IT'S A FRUSTRATION OF THEIRS AND, AND I'M SURE THAT EVERY OTHER BUSINESS SHARES IT, SO I'D BE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS AS WELL.
YEAH, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UM, KIND OF MIAMI BEACH, ESPECIALLY THE LINCOLN ROAD NEEDS TO GET BETTER AT, I WAS READING DIFFERENT URBAN PLANNING STUDIES.
THEY SAID ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT EUROPE AND IT, IT ALSO EXTENDS TO THE DESIGN DISTRICT, YOU'RE JUST ABLE TO SEAMLESSLY FLOW, RIGHT? IT'S NOT JUST ONE STRAIGHT ON STREET WHERE YOU JUST HAVE ALL THESE ARTERIES, THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO PROMOTE THAT, WHERE LINCOLN ROAD ISN'T JUST ONE HEAD ON BLOCK, UH, WHERE YOU'RE GOING FROM JUST SEAMLESSLY ON VARIOUS STREETS, I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO PROMOTE.
SO MAYBE YOU COULD USE ONE OF THE SIGNS THAT YOU USED TO CREATE FOR THE COMMISSION MEETINGS.
UM, BUT BY THE WAY, I THINK THERE IS A, ON THE AGENDA THAT'S, THAT'S BEEN STANDSTILL, RIGHT? A, AN ORDINANCE FOR THE SIGNAGE? NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF.
THIS WAS THE ONLY SIGNAGE RELATED TO SIDE STREET BUSINESSES THAT I WAS AWARE OF IS IT'S A DISCUSSION ITEM REFERRED TO.
IF, IF, IF WE WERE GONNA AMEND THE LDRS, THEN WE WOULD NEED A REFERRAL TO THE PLANNING BOARD AND WE COULD BRING BACK AN ORDINANCE FOR FIRST READING THAT WOULD AMEND CHAPTER 82.
AND DO IT HAS TO, DOES IT HAVE TO BE IN A CERTAIN CYCLE ALSO FOR THIS, YOU COULD WAVE THE CYCLE IF YOU WANTED TO EXPEDITE IT, BUT I THINK THE FIRST STEP WOULD BE TO REFER AN ORDINANCE TO THE PLANNING BOARD SO WE COULD GET THAT BACK TO YOU.
UM, WE CAN ALSO REACH OUT TO THE LINCOLN ROAD BID BECAUSE THE BID HAS THAT BLANKET SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT.
IT COULDN'T BE FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME, BUT MAYBE FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS THERE COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY.
SINCE WE'RE FOCUSED ON TRYING TO HELP THE BUSINESSES DURING THE SUMMER, MAYBE THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE BID ON THAT.
[R9 E DISCUSSION AND UPDATE ON LINCOLN ROAD PHASE 2 PROJECT.]
NINE E SINCE WE'RE ON, ON TOPIC R NINE E IS DISCUSSED.UPDATE ON THE LINKER ROAD PHASE TWO PROJECT.
DAVID GOMEZ, DIRECTOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.
UH, LAST TIME I I GAVE YOU AN UPDATE ON LINCOLN ROAD.
I WAS HAPPY TO GIVE YOU A, A, A GOOD NEWS UPDATE TODAY.
FOLLOWS SUIT, WE HAVE EXECUTED THE CONTRACT FOR BOTH, UH, DREXEL AND MERIDIAN.
AND JUST LAST WEEK WE ISSUED NTP ONE TO BEGIN THE PRE-CONSTRUCTION, UH, SERVICES.
SO THEY ARE ALREADY PUTTING TOGETHER THEIR SCHEDULES, THEIR SCHEDULE OF VALUES, THEIR SHOP DRAWING SUBMITTALS SO THAT WE CAN ISSUE NTP TWO.
THERE WERE TWO ITEMS OF CONCERN THAT DELAYED THE EXECUTION OF THE CONTRACT JUST A LITTLE BIT.
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A DISCUSSION WITH THE SUPPLIER FOR THE STREET LIGHTS.UH, THERE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT COST INCREASES DUE TO TARIFFS AND OTHER ITEMS. CONTRACTOR WAS ABLE TO LOCK IN THAT PRICING, SO THAT'S NOT AN ISSUE FOR US ANYMORE.
WE DID ISSUE THE NTP, THEY DID EXECUTE.
THE OTHER ITEM OF CONCERN WAS SOME OF THE MATERIALS SPECIFIED FOR MERIDIAN AVENUE, SPECIFICALLY A VERY LARGE VALVE HAD A 10 MONTH LEAD TIME.
WE HAVE LOOKED AT SOME SUBSTITUTIONS.
THEY'RE SUBMITTING SHOP DRAWINGS, SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CUT THAT BACK DOWN TO A MORE REASONABLE TIME.
WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO START RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE UNLIKE SOMETHING LIKE A GENERATOR, WHICH YOU WOULD NEED AT THE END OF THE PROJECT, THESE VALVES YOU NEED VERY EARLY ON.
SO THEY PROBABLY WON'T BEGIN UNTIL THEY'RE SURE THAT THEY'LL HAVE THE VALVES IN TIME.
UM, WHICH I THINK WE WERE LOOKING AT THREE MONTHS, UH, OF DELAY TO GET THE VALVES.
UH, BUT THAT'S MUCH BETTER THAN THE 10 MONTHS WE WERE LOOKING AT.
WHAT'S THE PROJECT IN? UH, OKAY.
UM, MERIDIAN AVENUE, UM, IS THE, THE REDEVELOPMENT OF MERIDIAN AVENUE FROM 17TH TO LINCOLN ROAD.
UH, IT INCLUDES WIDER SIDEWALKS, IMPROVED, UH, LANDSCAPING, LARGER SEATING AREAS, LARGER WALKING AREAS.
WE ARE ADDRESSING SOME OF THE A DA CONCERNS THAT YOU SEE NOW WHEN YOU'RE WALKING EITHER OUT OF MACY'S OR OUT OF SOME OF THE OTHER STREETS THAT THE, THE SLOPE ON THE SIDEWALK IS VERY, VERY ABRUPT.
SO WE ARE DOING A LITTLE BIT OF RAISING OF MERIDIAN BETWEEN 17TH AND LINCOLN ROAD, UM, RELATIVELY MINOR TO SOME OF THE OTHER PROJECTS THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST TO ACCOMMODATE THAT.
WE ARE REPLACING ALL OF THE MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE UNDER MERIDIAN ROAD, EXCUSE ME, MERIDIAN AVENUE, SUCH AS 30 INCH FORCE MAINS AND WATER LINES AND SEWER LATERALS.
UH, DREXEL AVENUE IS FROM, ENCOMPASSES FROM 16TH STREET TO LINCOLN LANE NORTH.
UH, AND IN INCLUDES THE PEDESTRIANIZATION OF THE INTERSECTION, DREXEL AND LINCOLN ROAD, WHERE WE'RE CREATING A NEW, UH, PSEUDO PERFORMANCE SPACE THAT IS GONNA BE PROGRAMMED TO BE USED BY THE NEW WORLD SYMPHONY AND OTHERS.
UH, AND WE'RE, WE'RE PROVIDING SOME, UH, AMPHITHEATER TYPE SEATING AND, AND SOME OTHER THINGS IN THAT AREA.
WHAT'S THE TIMING OF THESE PROJECTS? UH, THE TOTAL DURATION IS ABOUT 10 MONTHS FROM WHEN, FROM THE BEGINNING OF CONSTRUCTION, WHICH SHOULD BE IN DREXEL.
IT SHOULD BE IN THE NEXT 30 TO 60 DAYS.
THAT'S WHERE THE, THE DELAY ON THE VALVE COMES IN.
UM, BUT THE REASON THAT THAT'S CRITICAL TO US IS BECAUSE IN ORDER TO DO THAT WORK ON MERIDIAN, WE HAVE TO CLOSE MERIDIAN.
UH, SO WE'RE TRYING TO REDUCE THE DURATION OF THAT CLOSURE SO THAT IT IMPACTS TRAFFIC AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE RENOVATIONS AND REJUVENATION OF LINCOLN ROAD, THE GL BONDS, THE 65 YES OR SO MILLION.
WHEN, WHEN IS THAT? WE HAVE RECEIVED THE 90% DRAWINGS FROM THE CONSULTANT.
THOSE ARE BEING REVIEWED AND, AND FINALIZING THE PERMITTING.
UM, WE ANTICIPATE BIDDING FOR A CONTRACTOR THIS FALL WITH COMMENCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION IN, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, 2026.
AND WHAT'S THE TIMING OF THAT? UH, I'M NOT SURE THAT WE HAVE A A, A FIXED TIMEFRAME.
WE WERE LOOKING, ORIGINALLY IT WAS THREE YEARS AND MAYBE LESS THAN THAT.
IS THAT AN INSTALLMENT? SO IT'S, YEAH, IT'LL BE IN PIECES SO THAT WE'RE NOT TEARING UP THE ENTIRE ROAD AT ONCE.
YEAH, I JUST CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO GET THAT PROJECT FINALLY DONE.
YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I KNOW WE'RE WORKING ON THE SIDE STREETS, BUT ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO TO EXPEDITE IT? I MEAN, IT'S BEEN TOO LONG OR IS IT FUNDED? I MEAN, DID YOU GIVE BACK A WEIRD ESTIMATE THAT YOU'RE, WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO FUND OR IS THE ESTIMATE FINE? WE'RE NOT VALUE ENGINEERING IT.
THE, UH, THE ESTIMATE, THE LATEST ESTIMATE WE RECEIVED IS IN LINE WITH WHAT WE KIND OF EXPECTED.
UM, WE WON'T KNOW FOR SURE UNTIL A LITTLE LATER ON WHEN WE START ACTUALLY PUTTING IT OUT.
THE BID AND THE SIDE STREETS WILL BE FINISHED.
WHEN, WHEN IS THE SHOVEL GOING IN THE GROUND? UH, DEPENDING ON WHEN THEY START.
AND THEY MIGHT START WHEN DO YOU HAVE ANY IT, DREXEL MAY START AS SOON AS 30 DAYS.
MERIDIAN IS PROBABLY A LITTLE LONGER THAN THAT.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST TAKE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
I THINK IT'S CALLED TO CORRECT THE RECORD.
I DON'T KNOW IF JOSE IS STILL IN THE ROOM, BUT, UM, I HAD NOT SEEN THE EMAIL THAT HE HAD ACTUALLY SENT, SO HE DID GET BACK TO ME AND I WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR ON THE RECORD.
THIS, THIS DAY IS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER.
THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.
UM, MR. MAYOR, JUST TO CLOSE THE LOOP ON R NINE, I, I THINK THE DIRECTION WAS TO WORK WITH THE BID ON THEIR EXTENDED SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT, BECAUSE THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE FASTEST WAY OF FACILITATING THE TYPE OF SIGNAGE THAT I THINK, UM, COMMISSIONER SUAREZ WAS TALKING ABOUT.
[R9 H DISCUSS NEW STRATEGIES AND MORE EFFICIENT ALLOCATION OF POLICE RESOURCES FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL DURING PEAK TRAFFIC PERIODS.]
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R NINE.R NINE H IS DISCUSSED STRATEGIES FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL AT PEAK HOURS.
AND IT'S SUCH A, AN IMPORTANT ISSUE.
ONE WE HEAR ABOUT A LOT, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT LESS RIGHT NOW THAT WE'RE OFF PEAK, BUT CERTAINLY AN ISSUE THAT, AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, I'VE BROUGHT ITEMS ALL, ALL MY COLLEAGUES HAVE WORKED HARD ON THIS AND WE'VE, WE'VE, I THINK HELPED IN SOME RESPECTS WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT WIDENING, UH, MAKING EXTRA LANES IN CERTAIN PLACES.
CERTAINLY THE POLICE PRESENCE, UM, AND, AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY SPECIALISTS.
BUT THOUGHT WE'D GET A, I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO GET AN UPDATE FROM YOU 'CAUSE IT'S, AGAIN, IT'S, IT'S FIRST AND FOREMOST ON OUR RESIDENTS MINDS.
UH, GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR COMMISSION, UH, WAYNE JONES POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UH, I, I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR FUNDING THE PSSS THAT, UM, SAFETY ALLOWED US TO HIRE PUBLIC SAFETY SPECIALISTS, PUBLIC SAFETY SPECIALISTS AS YOU ALLOWED US TO, TO HIRE AND USE THEM, UH, TO HELP US MITIGATE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC.
ALL OF US FEEL THE PAIN ON DAILY BASIS OF TRAFFIC IN THE CITY.
WE'RE SIMPLY AT CAPACITY, QUITE FRANKLY, WITH ALL THE CARS THAT COME, UH, IN AND DRIVE THROUGHOUT OUR, OUR CITY.
WE ALL WANNA MAKE, MAKE IT BETTER.
UM, MAJOR, UH, JOHN CAMPBELL OVERSEAS OPERATIONS, UH, PATROL.
AND SO HE IS TASKED, HIM AND HIS ARMY OF POLICE OFFICERS TASKED WITH IS PUSHING TRAFFIC THROUGH THE CITY AS BEST THEY CAN.
UM, AND SO I'M GONNA LET HIM ANSWER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ON IT.
I CAN TELL YOU WE ARE DEPLOYED AND ALL OF THE MAJOR THOROUGH FISH OFFICER SEE DURING RUSH HOUR OFFICER ROAD, UH, SPECIFICALLY, UH, 41ST, 41ST STREET, AS YOU KNOW, UM, ON THE ENTRANCE TO THE TUTTLE, ANDREW MACARTHUR.
AND, UH, MOST RECENTLY HAVING PRESENCE AT SENDING FREIGHT STICK AND SENDING FIRST INDIAN CREEK.
BECAUSE WE'VE REALIZED RECENTLY THAT TOO HAS A, IS A PROBLEM WITH, UH, TRAFFIC FLOW DURING RUSH HOURS.
BUT ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS YOU HAVE WITH THE WORK WE'RE DOING, UM, UH, UH, MAJOR CAMPBELL WILL ANSWER FOR YOU.
UM, I DON'T SEE THIS EASING UP ANYTIME IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, UH, BECAUSE WE JUST CONTINUE TO, UH, INCREASE IN VOLUME OF, OF, OF CARS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
IT'S, UH, AND, AND, AND I HAVE NOTICED THE, UM, THAT YOU'VE INCREASED THE PRESENCE IN, IN INTERSECTIONS, LIKE YOU SAID ON FIFTH AND 71ST, AND OBVIOUSLY IN ADDITION TO, UH, 41ST, IT, UM, IT'S, IT STILL GETS FRUSTRATING, BUT ONE THING THAT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WE SAW INTERSECTIONS GETTING BLOCKED.
I WAS, I THINK WE WERE ALL CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL ROAD RAGE WHEN THAT HAPPENS.
TRAFFIC IS STILL THERE, BUT IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S MOVING IN A, IN A CALM WAY AND ORDERLY WAY.
UM, AND CERTAINLY THERE ARE TIMES, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTS WILL SEND US PICTURES, ALL OF US, AND WE'LL SEND THEM TO YOU.
AND THERE'S CERTAINLY IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE.
BUT IT'S DEFINITELY GOTTEN BETTER.
IS THERE ANYTHING, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU NEED FROM US OR YOU THINK THAT WE COULD DO, UM, THAT WOULD IMPROVE, UH, YOUR JOB? WELL, I'M GONNA PROBABLY DEFER TO MAJOR CAMPBELL.
I I CAN TELL YOU, UH, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR SUPPORT YOU'VE GOTTEN SO FAR AND IT'S CERTAINLY MADE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN MY OPINION.
GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, ELECTED OFFICIALS, MISS CITY MANAGER, EVERYONE WHO'S PRESENT AND LISTENING IN.
I'M MAJOR JOON CAMPBELL, MIAMI BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I'M THE COMMANDER OF THE PATROL DIVISION UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF POLICE CHIEF WAYNE JONES AND ASSISTANT CHIEF DANIEL MARGAO.
UH, I CAN TELL YOU, MR. MAYOR AND MR. UH, AND ALL COMMISSIONERS, THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC DURING THE PEAK HOURS OBVIOUSLY IS A SLOW CRAWL.
WE KNOW THAT IT'S FRUSTRATING.
UH, WE DO THE VERY BEST THAT WE CAN WITH A COMBINATION OF ANYWHERE FROM 21 TO 24 POLICE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC SAFETY SPECIALISTS TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS BY DEPLOYING THEM STRATEGICALLY THROUGHOUT 41ST STREET AS WELL AS ALTON ROAD AND THE VENETIAN CAUSEWAY.
UH, OUR OFFICERS AND PUBLIC, UH, SAFETY SPECIALISTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE OUT OF THEIR VEHICLES WITH THEIR TRAFFIC VESTS ON UNLESS THEY'RE AUTHORIZED TO TAKE A BREAK OR IF THEY'RE COMPLETING A CITATION, WHICH WE TRY TO DO AS A LAST RESORT BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO EXACERBATE ISSUES BY TAKING UP A LANE OF TRAFFIC TO, UH, WRITE A TRAFFIC CITATION.
SO THE MERE PRESENCE OUT THERE AND THE DIRECTION AND GUIDANCE OF THE OFFICERS AND THE HARDWORKING PUBLIC SAFETY SPECIALISTS THAT WE HAVE, THAT YOU ALL, UH, PROVIDED, UH, FOR US TO ENHANCE OUR STAFFING, UH, HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS HELP.
AS THE POLICE CHIEF SAID, IT IS ONLY SO MUCH THAT WE CAN DO WHEN THE TRAFFIC, UH, WITH THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC ON OUR ROADWAYS AND AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, EXTENDS BEYOND OUR CITY LIMITS FOR PEOPLE WHO TRUCK FOR DRIVERS WHO ARE TRYING TO GET ONTO I 95 AS WELL AS OTHER, UH, JOINING CAUSEWAYS WHEN THEY ARE LEAVING WORK TO GET HOME.
BUT WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, I THINK THAT ALL OF YOU ALL HAVE BEEN NOTHING BUT, UH, SUPPORTIVE AND IT'S DEFINITELY ASSISTED US IN OUR EFFORTS.
YEAH, I THINK WE HAVE TO DO IT IN EVERY LEVEL.
I MEAN, LIKE YOU SAY, GETTING THE EXTRA OFFICERS, THE PUBLIC SAFETY SPECIALISTS, UH, LOOKING AT CERTAIN LANES THAT WE CAN
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ADD.UM, THE WATER TAXIS WE TALKED ABOUT.
I HAD AN ITEM ON TODAY THAT I REFERRED TO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT THERE.
I'VE HAD TWO TIMES RECENTLY WHERE LANES WERE CLOSED AND I CALLED ERIC AND HE ANSWERED, AND IT TURNS OUT THEY WERE CLOSED IMPROPERLY OR THEY WERE, THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE TAKEN DOWN THE DAY BEFORE OR THEY DIDN'T HAVE A PERMIT AND THEY CLOSED DOWN EXTRA.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST, IT'S A MESS.
AND THE PROBLEM IS, UM, THERE'S, THERE'S LITTLE COORDINATION WHEN THAT HAPPENS.
SO YOU HAVE A BACKUP OF 30 MINUTES, 45 MINUTES FOR NO REASON AND ACTUALLY, AND THEN THERE'S NO CONSEQUENCE TO THE VENDOR WHO DID IT.
UM, AND THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE BECAUSE WE'RE SEVERELY IMPACTING PEOPLE'S LIVES WHEN THAT HAPPENS.
SO THAT'S A SEPARATE CONVERSATION.
UM, AND WE'LL HAVE THAT AT, AT COMMITTEE AND HOPEFULLY BACK TO COMMISSIONER HERE BECAUSE UH, I WANNA HAVE SOME TEETH IN IN THAT, IN THAT AS WELL.
WELL, WELL THE CITY MANAGER HAS DIRECTED HIS STAFF FOR BETTER COORDINATION, POLICE DEPARTMENT, TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, ALL IMPACTED DEPARTMENTS FOR THESE VERY SAME REASON FOR THESE ROAD CLOSURES, WHICH REALLY IMPACTS TRAFFIC, UM, NEGATIVELY.
UM, I, I, I'D LIKE TO TELL YOU, I THINK TRAFFIC HAS GOTTEN A LITTLE BETTER.
TYPICALLY WE HAVE LESS TRAFFIC, SO WE SHOULD HAVE, UH, SOME EASE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.
UM, BUT THE, THE IMPROVEMENT, WE CAN'T TAKE CREDIT.
I THINK POLICE DEPARTMENT BY OURSELVES, WE GOTTA THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR SUPPORT, BUT ALSO GOTTA THANK UH, JOSE GONZALEZ AND HIS TEAM IN TRANSPORTATION.
'CAUSE THEY HAVE WORKED, UH, WITH THE COUNTY TO SORT OF, UM, UH, USE SIGNALIZATION TO HELP US BE MORE EFFICIENT TO PUSH TRAFFIC THROUGH.
SO I GOTTA PUBLICLY THANK JOSE AS WELL.
I I HAVE A QUESTION FOR JOSE CHIEF.
YOU KNOW, WHEN WE TRAVELED OUT TO FDOT AND WE SPOKE WITH THE SECRETARY, THERE WAS SOMETHING KIND OF INTERESTING THAT SHE SAID, WHICH WAS BASICALLY THE STATE OF FLORIDA SPENDS NO MONEY MAINTAINING OUR STREETS.
AND I WAS THINKING A LOT ABOUT THIS BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE SPENT A LONG TIME BUILDING THIS INFRASTRUCTURE AROUND THE CITY TO CONNECT STUFF, RIGHT? COULD THERE BE A SCENARIO, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE IF I COULD PURSUE THIS LEGISLATIVELY RIG WHERE WE GO TO THE STATE AND WE GO TO THE COUNTY AND WE SAY, OH, WE WANNA TAKE CONTROL.
AND THEN WE JUST PUT IN THE BEST TECHNOLOGY THAT WE POSSIBLY CAN AND, YOU KNOW, USE AI AND SMART TECHNOLOGY.
WE HAVE, WE EVER TRIED TO DO THAT? AND I WOULD LOVE TO PURSUE THIS LEGISLATIVELY BECAUSE I WOULD TAKE ON, I THINK WE COULD TAKE ON THE LIABILITY AND TAKE ON THE STREETS AND THEIR MAINTENANCE IF IT MEANT THAT WE COULD FINALLY SIGNAL THE WAY THAT WE WANT TO AND IMPLEMENT OUR OWN TECHNOLOGY AND NOT HAVE TO CALL THE COUNTY AND SAY, HEY, MAKE IT GREEN OR CALL THE STATE.
YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME.
BUT IF WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE, DO, DO YOU THINK THIS IS A POSSIBILITY? AND RICK, I THINK THAT IF WE PURSUED THIS LEGISLATIVELY, THEY MIGHT SAY YES.
WE WOULDN'T SAY THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'RE TAKING THEM AND NOT, YOU KNOW, LIKE THEY COULD STILL OWN THEM.
WE COULD JUST SIGN AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY AND THE STATE AND SAY, LOOK, WE'LL TAKE THE LIABILITY.
WHAT, WE'LL TAKE THE LIABILITY, WE'LL LEASE THEM FROM YOU, WHATEVER IT IS.
MAYBE THEY DON'T WANNA SEE THE ACTUAL STREET, RIGHT? BUT LET'S TAKE THEM OVER AND THEN FINALLY IMPLEMENT THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WE CAN'T DO BECAUSE OF THE FRAGMENTATION.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, JOSE? IF I, IT'S BOLD.
IF, IF YOU DON'T MIND IF I COULD ALSO ADD, 'CAUSE I HAD BROUGHT AN ITEM ABOUT, IT'S SIMILAR, I THINK WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT CHARGING POTENTIALLY TOLLS TO NON-RESIDENTS AND, BUT I WAS, WELL THIS IS, THIS IS DIFFERENT THOUGH.
I'M SAYING THAT WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS TAKE CONTROL OF THE STREETS SO THAT WE CAN THEN CUT THEM OUT OF THE EQUATION IN TERMS OF SIGNALIZATION.
AND THEY'RE NEVER GOING TO LET US CHARGE NON-RESIDENTS.
UM, THE REPUBLICANS TOLD US, AND MAYBE YOU WERE AT THAT MEETING, I DON'T KNOW, I WAS THERE WITH COMMISSIONER SAMUEL MANY MOONS AGO WHERE THEY TOLD US YOU'RE NEVER GONNA BE ABLE TO CHARGE OR HAVE A TOLL OR A CONCESSION CONGESTION CHARGE.
I'M TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE STATE OF FLORIDA, WHEN I ASKED ABOUT COLLINS AVENUE, SAID WE'RE NOT SPENDING ANY, WE SPEND VERY LITTLE MONEY.
SO IF THEY'RE NOT SPENDING ANY MONEY, LET'S JUST TAKE THEM OVER, LET'S LEASE THE STREETS FROM THEM, TAKE OVER ANY LIABILITY AND MAINTENANCE, WHICH ALREADY WE'RE KIND OF DOING AND IS A REAL PAIN TO TRY TO KEEP THE SIDEWALKS CLEAN WHEN WE DON'T OWE THEM.
AND THEN USE THIS SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE BUILT IN TO JUST SIGNAL, I THINK THAT YOU COULD SOLVE A LOT OF OUR PROBLEMS IF WE
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GET THE BEST TECHNOLOGY POSSIBLE.AND WE, YOU KNOW, WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THAT TRAFFIC, UH, WHAT IS THAT CENTER CALLED? THE TRAFFIC CENTER? YEAH.
IS IT THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER? THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER.
AND IT'S NOT WORKING BECAUSE THE LIGHTS ARE STILL NOT SIGNAL.
SO I THINK THAT AS A BODY WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD, TAKE 'EM OVER, JUST SAY, LOOK, WE'LL TAKE IT ON.
WELL, AND THE REASON WHY I MENTIONED THAT, 'CAUSE I THINK IT IS SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
SO WHEN I BROUGHT THAT ITEM ABOUT THE CONGESTION PRICING, THE CITY, THE, I WAS TOLD THAT IF WE DID THAT, FDOT WOULD PULL OUT ALL THEIR FUNDING.
AND I WAS TOLD THAT THAT WOULD BE A COST PROHIBITIVE TO THE CITY BECAUSE WE HAVE TO TAKE OVER ALL THEIR MAINTENANCE, WHICH IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE.
AND TWO, WE DON'T HAVE THE EXPERTISE IN DOING THAT.
UM, AND WE SAID WE'D HAVE TO LITERALLY CREATE A NEW DEPARTMENT, UH, FROM SCRATCH.
SO, BUT, SO THAT'S WHY I THINK IT'S RELATED.
SO I'M, I'M I'M THROWING THAT IN THERE.
'CAUSE I THINK IT'S KIND OF ALL RELATED.
SO HERE'S THE THING, IT COULD BE WORTH IT BECAUSE WE HAVE NO MEANS OF EXPANSION.
THEY, EVERY SINGLE STREET IS AT FAILURE.
AND IF WE COULD SOMEHOW STRIKE A DEAL WITH THEM WHERE WE, WE TAKE ON THE LIABILITY, BUT THEY CONTINUE TO, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE TO CONTINUE TO FUND SOME OF THE STREETS SOMEWHAT.
WELL, I MEAN, SO YOU KNOW WHAT, SO WHAT, SO, SO WE, SO WE TAKE ON A COUPLE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT THEY'RE DOING ON ALTON ROAD.
WE COULD PROBABLY DO IT BETTER.
AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE HAVE MORE AND MORE EXPERIENCE AND, AND, AND, AND BY THE WAY, WE'VE WAITED HOW MANY YEARS TO GET SOMETHING ON COLLINS, A AVENUE JUST TO GET IT REPAVED.
AND WE CAN'T, WHEN YOU WALK COLLINS AVENUE, THE SIDEWALKS ARE BROKEN, THEY'RE FILTHY, THEY'RE, UH, DIRTY.
SO I MEAN, I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO DO A COST ANALYSIS AND SAY TO OURSELVES, WHAT IS IT GONNA COST TO TAKE THEM OVER BECAUSE IT'S THE ONLY SOLUTION THAT WE HAVE.
AND IF WE HAD TO GO OUT AND RAISE THE MONEY FROM THE RESIDENTS TO SAY, LOOK, WE'RE GONNA TAKE OVER OUR STREETS, WE'RE GONNA TAKE OVER OUR SIGNALIZATION, WE'LL BE IN CHARGE OF EVERYTHING.
WE'LL STREAMLINE IT, WE'LL IMPLEMENT THE BEST AI TECHNOLOGY.
UM, I THINK THAT IT'S THE ONLY SOLUTION THAT WE HAVE.
AND WE KNOW THAT TRAFFIC IS PROBABLY THE LARGEST COMPLAINT THAT WE HAVE AMONGST ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A CHOICE.
WELL, LET'S, LET'S HEAR FROM ERIC.
UM, BUT THE REALITY OF THE SITUATION IS THAT WE COULD DO A LOT OF THAT STUFF.
UM, THE, THE REALITY IS THAT THE STATE WOULD BE HAPPY TO GIVE US THE MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITY ON THEIR STREETS.
THEY WOULD GIVE US ALL OF THEIR STREETS THOUGH BECAUSE THEY WON'T PICK AND CHOOSE SOME OF THEM.
HOWEVER, IT'S A TWO VERY DIFFERENT DISCUSSIONS ABOUT MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROL BECAUSE THE STATE DOES NOT CONTROL THE SIGNALS ON THEIR ROADS.
IT'S CONTROLLED BY MIAMI-DADE COUNTY.
WELL, WE NEED THEM TO GIVE US THEIR STREET TOO.
AND I DON'T WE WANT PINE TREE DRIVE AND LAGO TOO.
NO, SERIOUSLY, BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE COMPREHENSIVE.
IF, IF WE DON'T CONTROL OUR TRAFFIC LIGHTS, WE WILL NEVER GET TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE.
AND SO THIS IS, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IT, I THINK IT'S THE ONLY SOLUTION AND WE'VE NEVER TRIED TO DO IT BEFORE, BUT I WOULD TAKE ON THE LIABILITY, I WOULD TAKE ON THE MAINTENANCE, I WOULD TAKE ON THE FUNDING BECAUSE IF YOU DO THAT, WE WILL FINALLY GET SOMEPLACE THAT WE'LL NEVER GET TO RIGHT NOW.
AND I HAD A, A LONG CONVERSATION WITH JOSE ABOUT WHERE THE COUNTY WAS IN TERMS OF SIGNALIZATION AND THEY'RE EONS AWAY FROM GETTING TO THE SMART TECHNOLOGY THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO TIME OUR STREETS.
BUT COULD YOU IMAGINE WE'VE BUILT THIS INFRASTRUCTURE NOW, HAVE WE NOT JOSE, OUR INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PROJECT IS, YES.
SO WE HAVE AN INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, BUT WE DON'T NECESSARILY CONTROL IT.
AND RIGHT NOW, LITERALLY WE HAVE TO CALL THE COUNTY.
DO WE NOT, DON'T WE HAVE TO CALL 'EM AND SAY, HEY, MAKE THE LAKE GREEN IN 2025, WE HAVE TO PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL THEM.
AND THAT WOULD GO A LONG WAY, ERIC.
EVERYTHING WOULD START TO FLOW NORMALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME.
AND BY THE WAY, ONCE WE IMPLEMENT THE SYSTEM, IT WOULDN'T BE THAT EXPENSIVE.
IT WOULD LIKE, I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE THAT EXPENSIVE TO, TO CONNECT ALL OF OUR TRAFFIC LIGHTS, WOULD IT? JOSE? THEY'RE ALL, THAT'S NOT, THE SOFTWARE IS NOT THE EXPENSIVE PART.
THERE IS AI TECHNOLOGY OUT THERE AND I THINK THAT IT'S THE ONLY RECOURSE WE HAVE.
I DON'T THINK IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
AND I THINK THAT IT'S, AND I THINK THAT I'M GONNA BRING AN ITEM AND I THINK THAT WE SHOULD TRY TO DO IT BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT? WE DON'T HAVE
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ANY OTHER SOLUTION.ERIC, DO YOU HAVE A COST ESTIMATE AS TO WHAT THIS, THE CITY WOULD BE TAKING ON? UM, I DON'T HAVE SOMETHING OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
UM, IF YOU ASK ME TO GUESS ON IT, I WOULD SAY IT'S IN THE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS.
BUT I WOULD WANT TO GO BACK AND, AND TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
THAT'S WHAT YOU TOLD ME WHEN I BROUGHT THE THAT UP BUY ITEM AND YOU SAID IT WOULD BE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS.
SO I DON'T BELIEVE IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE.
I DON'T THINK IT'S HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS.
WE'RE DOING A WEST AVENUE PROJECT.
WE COULD ALSO, IF WE HAD TO REMEDIATE ALTON ROAD RIGHT NOW WE'RE NOT GETTING ANY LOVE ANYWAY.
BUT COMMISSIONER, IF WE COULD, I LOOK FORWARD TO THE ITEM.
LET'S HAVE A PRELIMINARY CONVERSATION WITH THE COUNTY TO SEE IF THE COUNTY WOULD BE AMENABLE.
SIMILAR TO HOW WE'VE TAKEN ON SOME ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AS IT PERTAINS TO TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES.
THERE IS AN AGREEMENT AND INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY THAT ALLOWS US TO DO TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH.
UM, WE CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM TO SEE IF THEY WOULD BE AMENABLE TO DOING SOMETHING SIMILAR LIKE TO THAT WITH TRAFFIC SIGNALS.
AND THEN WE COULD PRICE THAT OUT.
JUST, I DON'T WANT TO COMPARE APPLES TO ORANGES.
THE MAINTENANCE IS, IS ONE PIECE OF THE PUZZLE.
THE SIGNAL OPTIMIZATION AND SIGNAL CONTROL IS SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT IN MY HUMBLE OPINION.
UM, AND I THINK THAT WE SHOULD TRY NOT TO PUT THOSE TWO TOGETHER BECAUSE ONE DOES ONE THING AND ONE DOES SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT.
SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE COULD TAKE THEM OVER, BUT ONLY FOR SIGNAL OPTIMIZATION? WE, I DON'T KNOW THAT, BUT WE CAN HAVE PRELIMINARY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COUNTY, JOSE AND I JUST CONFERRED.
WE'RE NOT AWARE OF ANY OTHER MUNICIPALITY THAT'S BEEN GIVEN THE ABILITY TO DO THAT.
BUT MIAMI BEACH IS SPECIAL AND WE MAY BE GIVEN ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION, BUT UNTIL WE HAVE THAT CONVERSATION, WE DON'T KNOW.
WELL DO WE HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION RIGHT NOW TO GIVE YOU, I I MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE OUR ADMINISTRATION GO AND SPEAK TO THE COUNTY ABOUT TAKING OVER OUR SIGNALIZATION.
BUT IT CAN'T JUST BE THE COUNTY.
YOU NEED TO GO TO THE COUNTY AND THE STATE AND ASK FOR IT.
WHO, WHO'S IT? UH, WHO CONTROLS ALTON ROAD? THE SIGNAL OPTIMIZATION.
THE COUNTY CONTROLS ALL SIGNALS COUNTYWIDE EVEN ON STATE.
LET ME TELL YOU HOW IN INSANE IT IS.
I I JUST, THIS MORNING I SAW PICTURE YOU'RE GOING NORTH ON ALTON ROAD RIGHT BY LINCOLN.
I'M IN A RED LIGHT AND YOU HAVE TO CROSSWALK FOR 25 OR 30 SECONDS AND THEN YOU HAVE TO WAIT AGAIN BEFORE IT TURNS GREEN FOR THE LEFT HAND TURN FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF ALTON ROAD.
HOWEVER, THAT LEFT HAND TURN WOULD BE GOING ONTO LINCOLN ROAD WHERE YOU CAN'T GO.
SO IF YOU'RE COMING SOUTH ON LINCOLN ROAD OR ON ALTON ROAD, WE HAVE THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC THERE.
WE HAVE A THIRD LANE, A LEFT HAND TURN LANE TO TURN ONTO A ROAD THAT IS A PEDESTRIAN ONLY ROAD THAT IS BLOCKED BY YOUR BARRICADES.
SO THEN WE'VE CLEVERLY TURNED IT INTO, WELL IF YOU WANNA MAKE A U-TURN THERE THAT YOU CAN.
SO THERE IS A GREEN TURN SIGNAL THAT TAKES 30 SECONDS THAT NOBODY HAS EVER TURNED ONTO SINCE LINCOLN ROAD HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE WHEN? MR. CITY MANAGER, 1970 SOMETHING PRO, I THINK IT WAS.
I THINK IT WAS MORE LIKE 2008.
BUT, SO I'D LIKE TO DIRECT CITY ADMINISTRATION TO CALCULATE FOR 30 SECONDS EVERY TWO MINUTES SINCE 1938.
HOW MUCH TIME THAT UNNEEDED LEFT HAND TURN, THAT'S COST.
BY THE WAY, HOW MUCH DO YOU GUYS HATE THE INTERSECTION OF ALTON AND 16TH STREET AND 17TH? IT IS A NIGHTMARE.
IT IS A NIGHTMARE FOR OUR POLICE OFFICERS.
LOOK, IF WE DON'T AT LEAST TRY, WE'LL NEVER KNOW.
I I WHY DON'T WE, I THOUGHT I HAD TRIED DIRECT THE ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE, TO GO TO THE COUNTY AND ASK IF WE CAN TAKE OVER SIGNALIZATION SO THAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT SMART TECHNOLOGY AND OWN THE TIMING OF OUR OWN LIGHTS, BECAUSE NONE OF US CAN HANDLE IT ANYMORE.
IT IS SOME OF THOSE, SOME OF THOSE INTERSECTIONS ARE SO IMPOSSIBLE.
AND IT'S ALL TIMING, I'M TELLING YOU.
I, I JUST WENT, I WENT ON MY VESPA.
I I JUST WENT, I'M SORRY, CHIEF, DO YOU HAVE VIDEO OF CAMERAS? YOU CAN, UH, NO, THERE'S A GOOD DISCUSSION AND, UH, I THINK IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'LL BE A DISCUSSION.
UH, I'D LIKE TO ACTUALLY AT THE END OF THE, UH, THE MORNING WE'RE GONNA PIVOT TO ANOTHER ITEM.
OH, WAIT, SO DOES THAT MEAN THAT WE'RE NOT TAKING ANY ACTION BECAUSE BETWEEN NOW, NEXT MONTH ITEM, I MEAN, I THINK WE SHOULD DO IT RIGHT NOW.
IT'S A DISCUSS TAKE ACTION ITEM.
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I MEAN, LET'S JUST ASK IF WE CAN TAKE OVER OUR SIGNALIZATION, ALL WE CAN DO IS ASK.AND I THINK ERIC SAID HE'S GONNA HAVE, I THINK HE SAID HE'S GONNA HAVE THAT.
DO WE HAVE TO GIVE YOU DIRECTION OR IS THIS FINE? NO, WELL, I THINK HE'S GOT THE DIRECTION.
I'VE HEARD YOU LOUD AND CLEAR.
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ASK MR. MAYOR, I WANT TO FINISH OFF.UH, NICK HAD, UH, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE POTENTIAL, UH, A NEW BILL OUT OF TALLAHASSEE PREEMPTING US ON THE LDR AMENDMENTS.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ FOR, FOR HIGHLIGHTING IT.
SO, UM, SO NICK, UM, BROUGHT IT TO, TO OUR ATTENTION SB 180.
AND PART OF THE LANGUAGE SAYS THAT MUNICIPALITIES MAY NOT PROPOSE OR ADOPT MORE RESTRICTIVE OR BURDEN AND AMENDMENTS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OR LAND DEVELOPMENT, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, OR PROPOSE OR ADOPT MORE, RESTRICT MORE RESTRICTIVE OR BURDEN BURDENSOME PROCEDURES HAVING TO DO WITH REVIEW, APPROVAL OR ISSUANCE OF SITE PLANS, DEVELOPMENT PERMITS OR DEVELOPMENT ORDERS.
UM, TO THE EXTENT THAT THOSE TERMS, UM, ARE, UM, APPLIES RETROACTIVELY TO AUGUST 1ST OF LAST YEAR.
SO IN ESSENCE, THE LDR AMENDMENTS AND THE COMP PLAN AMENDMENTS THAT WE'VE ADOPTED FROM AUGUST TO TODAY WOULD, IN ESSENCE BE PREEMPTED.
AND WE WOULD BE LIMITED FROM PASSING MORE STRICT LDR AMENDMENTS AND MORE STRICT COMP PLAN AMENDMENTS IF THIS BILL IS SIGNED INTO LAW.
AND EVEN OUR MORATORIUM ON FAR, UH, THIS, THIS HAS A PREEMPTION ON, ON MORATORIUMS AS WELL.
AND SO, UH, PART OF THE, PART OF THE ITEMS THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY BE PREEMPTED ON IS, FOR EXAMPLE, TODAY WE WERE LOOKING AT THE HOTEL APPROVAL PROCESS, UM, THAT WE VOTED ON TODAY THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE PREEMPTED THE SIXTH STREET OVERLAY THAT THE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR YEARS THAT WE, UH, CONSIDERED TODAY THAT COULD BE PREEMPTED OUR REGULATIONS ON MINIMAL HOTEL UNIT SIZE REQUIREMENTS THAT COULD BE PREEMPTED OUR HOTEL APPROVAL PROCESS.
THAT COULD BE PREEMPTED COMMISSIONER BOT'S ITEM HAVING TO DO WITH, UM, WITH HEDGES ON THE BEACH WALKS, UH, TO CREATE SAFER ACT ACCESS FOR PEDESTRIANS THAT COULD BE PREEMPTED.
THERE ARE SO MANY ITEMS THAT COULD BE PRE PREEMPTED AS, UH, AS PART OF THIS BILL, INCLUDING ITEMS, UH, LIKE COMMISSIONER, UH, SU UH, SUPPER CLUB REGULATION, UH, ORDINANCE THAT WAS PASSED LAST YEAR THAT COULD BE PREEMPTED WHEN WE ELIMINATED THE 0.5 FAR, UH, BONUS FOR HOTEL DEVELOPMENT.
THAT WOULD BE PREEMPTED THE, OUR NORTH BEACH COMPREHENSIVE USE REGULATIONS TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF NUISANCE USES THAT DETERIORATE FROM THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT COULD BE PREEMPTED.
UH, AND SO NICK, UM, WHAT IS YOUR GUIDANCE TO US AS IT RELATES TO SB 180? AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU FEEL WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS? THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.
WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS IF, GIVEN THE IMPACT THAT THE BILL WOULD HAVE ON THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, NOT JUST THAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING NOW, BUT THAT YOU'VE, THAT YOU'VE ADOPTED SINCE AUGUST 1ST, 2024, IS THAT THE COMMISSION SHOULD CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION SIMILAR TO THE RESOLUTION THAT THE, THAT THE BODY ADOPTED THIS MORNING ON SENATE BILL 1730, UM, URGING THE, THE GOVERNOR TO, TO, TO VETO THIS BILL.
IT IS NOT YET BEEN PRESENTED TO HIM, BUT IT COULD BE PRESENTED.
SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, UM, OR SIMILAR TO, TO THE ONE THAT WE DID EARLIER, URGING THE GOVERNOR TO VETO THIS BILL.
THIS CITY COMMISSION OVER THE PAST YEAR HAS PASSED A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT LAND USE REGULATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR RESIDENTS.
WE HAVE BEEN THE MOST PRO RESIDENT COMMISSION, I FEEL, UH, IN A REALLY LONG TIME.
AND IF THIS BILL GETS SIGNED, ALL THE PROTECTIONS WE HAVE PASSED OVER THE PAST YEAR GO AWAY.
AND THAT'S THE THING ABOUT THIS BILL, ANYTHING THAT'S MORE RESTRICTIVE, USUALLY THE THINGS THAT ARE MORE RESTRICTIVE ARE THE THINGS THAT BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS THAT BENEFIT SAFETY, THAT BENEFIT THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE.
AND THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WILL BE ELIMINATED.
BUT THEN THE THINGS THAT ARE MORE PRO DEVELOPMENT DON'T GET ELIMINATED.
AND SO IT'S A VERY CONCERNING, UH, BILL THAT I WOULD LIKE US TO, TO MAKE A MOTION URGING THE GOVERNOR TO VITA.
LET'S SAY THAT WE PASS THIS RESOLUTION AND WE SEND IT TO THE GOVERNOR, AND I THINK FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, YOU MIGHT GET A VETO.
IF THE GOVERNOR VETOES THE LEGISLATION, DOES IT DISAPPEAR OR CAN IT BOUNCE BACK TO THE LEGISLATURE?
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AND IF IT DOES GO BACK TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE, WHAT IS THE RULE? IS IT LIKE A TWO THIRDS MAJORITY, OR WHAT DO THEY HAVE TO DO TO OVER OVERRIDE A, A GUBERNATORIAL VITA VI VITO? I'M FAIRLY CERTAIN IT'S TWO THIRDS OF EACH HOUSE.IT TAKES TWO THIRDS OF EACH HOUSE TO OVERRIDE A VETO.
SO LISTEN, I THINK THAT WE HAVE SOME OF THE MOST POWERFUL LOBBYISTS IN TALLAHASSEE THAT, UH, THAT WE'VE HAD SINCE I'VE, YOU KNOW, SERVED IN MIAMI BEACH.
I READ, I SAW THE GOVERNOR ON TV AND HE WAS NOT VERY HAPPY WITH THE LEGISLATURE.
AND SO THIS COULD BE A POSSIBILITY, ALEX.
COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, EXCUSE ME.
I'LL SECOND YOUR MOTION TITLES COME AND GO AND, YOU KNOW, AND, UM, AND YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT GET THIS, YOU KNOW, VETOED BECAUSE MAYBE WE, YOU KNOW, OUR LOBBYISTS COULD GO AND PERSONALLY HAND IT TO HIM.
THAT'S HOW WE'VE GOT A GREAT LOBBYING TEAM.
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU KNOW BETTER THAN I DO.
COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, WHAT DO YOU THINK? YEAH, I MEAN, LOOK, I, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH A RESOLUTION IS GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
UM, YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, HA HAVE YOU TALKED TO OUR LOBBYING TEAM ON THE POSSIBILITY OF A VETO ON THIS? ON THIS? NO, WE JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS DURING OUR SHADE, UH, SESSION.
I HAVE HEARD, I MEAN, I HAVEN'T GONE INTO GREAT DETAIL WITH OUR LOBBYISTS.
WHAT I HAVE HEARD FROM OUR LOBBYISTS IS THAT IT'S LIKELY TO GET SIGNED.
UH, SO THIS IS WHY I THINK WE NEED TO BE VOCAL.
WE NEED TO RAISE THE ALARM, BECAUSE AGAIN, IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT UNDO ALL THE LDR AMENDMENTS AND THE COMP PLAN AMENDMENTS WE'VE DONE OVER THE PAST YEAR.
SO ONLY ELIMINATING THE MORE RESTRICTIVE ONES, THE ONES THAT TEND TO PROTECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR RESIDENTS.
BUT IT'S STILL SAYING, IF THEY'RE NOT RESTRICTIVE LDR AMENDMENTS AND THEY'RE EXPANSIVE AND THEY ALLOW FOR MORE DEVELOPMENT, THAT TYPE OF STUFF, THEN THAT CAN GO FORWARD.
BUT WHAT PROTECTS OUR RESIDENTS, ALL THE WORK WE HAVE DONE OVER THE PAST YEAR, INCLUDING YOUR SUPPER CLUB ORDINANCE, WE HAD SHADE AND PALM TREE, UH, ORDINANCES.
WE'VE HAD, UH, YOU KNOW, THE ISSUE WITH THE BEACH WALK, THE NORTH BEACH COMMERCIAL USE STUFF, EVEN STUFF WE'VE DONE TODAY, ALL WIPED AWAY CAN.
AND SO HOW DO YOU, DO YOU KNOW HOW, HOW MUCH IT PASSED BY THE HOUSE AND SENATE? WAS IT LIKE A MAJOR, WAS IT UNANIMOUS? ONE PERSON IN THE HOUSE, UH, OPPOSED AND UNANIMOUS IN THE SENATE? CAN DO THEY, WAS IT GANS? I'M NOT SURE, BUT CAN I ASK A QUESTION? CAN I ASK A QUESTION? MR. ROSE GONZALEZ? I MEAN, GIVEN THE FACT THAT THIS TYPE OF LAW COULD LITERALLY CAUSE CHAOS, RIGHT? GIVEN, YOU KNOW, OUR, THE LAWS THAT WE PASSED, OR LDR AMENDMENTS ACROSS THE STATE OF FLORIDA, WOULD WE HAVE A CASE IN COURT TO REVERSE SOMETHING LIKE THIS? BECAUSE IT GOES SO FAR BEYOND WORKFORCE HOUSING.
IT COMPLETELY, YOU KNOW, IT, IT, IT, IT AFFECTS EVERY, EVERY ASPECT OF THE CITY.
I, I, I, I WOULD SAY, WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL CROSS THAT BRIDGE WHEN WE GET THERE.
I MEAN, WE'LL LOOK, WE'LL LOOK AT IT CLOSELY.
I WOULDN'T WANNA HAVE THAT DISCUSSION ON THE FLY, ESPECIALLY, WE JUST NOT HAVE THIS LIKE DISCUSSION HERE.
WE'RE LISTING OFF EVERY LAW LAW THAT WE'RE, WE'VE PASSED.
IF THEY WEREN'T GONNA PREEMPT US, THEY NOW HAVE A LIST OF LAWS TO COME IN AND UNDO.
LIKE, I LOVE THE PASSION AND I ECHO THE SENTIMENTS, BUT CAN WE NOT HAVE IT TELEVISED? YOU THINK THEY'RE REALLY WATCHING ABOUT SEPARATE CLUB? OH, YEAH.
THEY, THEY, OH, BY, BY THE WAY, THEY USE OUR MEETINGS AS, AS LIKE, THEY LITERALLY PLAY THINGS TO PREEMPT US, RIGHT? OH YEAH.
THEY'RE USING OUR MEETINGS TO GO TO TALLAHASSEE AND SAY, HEY, LOOK AT MIAMI BEACH.
WE SAY, WE SAY SO MUCH ON THE RECORD THAT SHOULD NEVER BE SAID PUBLICLY.
AND IT'S A PLAYBOOK OF WHAT TO DO FIRST FOR PEOPLE WHO WANNA UNDO WHAT WE'VE, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO PROTECT HERE.
SO WITH, YOU KNOW, I LOVE YOU GUYS AND I RESPECT THE PASSION, BUT QUITE FRANKLY, COMMISSIONER BOT, I THINK, FRANKLY, I THINK THEY KNOW WHAT THESE LAWS ARE.
NO, BUT I MEAN LAWSUIT, I THINK, I MEAN LAWSUIT.
NO, HONESTLY, NO, YOU'RE CALLING ME OUT.
SO I'M JUST GONNA TELL YOU, I DON'T THINK YOU'RE ACTUALLY ACCURATE.
I, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT COULD GET UNDONE AND TO THE PUBLIC, WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE, THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO KNOW THAT WE'VE ALL DISCUSSED THESE LAWS PUBLICLY.
WE'VE DISCUSSED THEM HERE BECAUSE WE'VE PRESENTED THEM AND WE PUT THEM ON THE AGENDA.
I DON'T THINK WE HEARD OURSELVES BY SAYING WHAT THESE LAWS ARE BECAUSE THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE.
WE MIGHT, IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, WE ALSO ABOUT MY SUNSHINE STRATEGIES ON HOW TO PROCEED NEXT.
I'M JUST SAYING MAYBE WE HAVE THAT CONVERSATION NOT ON TV.
WELL ALSO, WE'RE ALSO, YOU KNOW, WE ALSO HAVE A SUNSHINE LAW, RIGHT? I MEAN, THAT'S, WE HAVE TO KIND OF FORCE, WE HAVE TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT THIS IN THE SUNSHINE
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BIG, BIG PICTURE.UH, I DON'T THINK ANY OF US GONNA TAKE THE BLAME FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE PREEMPTION.
THIS IS, THIS IS NOT, THIS IS NOT US.
WE'RE, WE'RE DOING WHAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE ASKING US TO DO.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, UM, WE'RE HAVING LAWS THAT ARE NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR RESIDENTS, UH, PREEMPTING WHAT WE, WE BELIEVE, LIKE YOU SAY, COMMISSIONER, IT'S, WE ARE, I'VE HAD PEOPLE TELL ME THAT THEY'VE LIVED IN MIAMI BEACH 30, 40 PLUS YEARS, AND THIS IS THE MOST PRO RESIDENT COMMISSION THEY'VE EVER SEEN ON EVERY ISSUE ON LAW AND ORDER ON, ON LAND DEVELOPMENT ISSUES.
AND, AND, AND FRANKLY, A LOT OF THAT'S BEING, BEING TAKEN OUT OF OUR HANDS RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS FRUSTRATING.
SO THAT BILL PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, UH, 106 YAYS IN THE HOUSE.
NO ONE VOTED NO IN THE FLORIDA HOUSE AND IN THE SENATE.
ONE PERSON VOTED NO, IT WAS SENATOR DAVIS.
EVEN IF WE GET A VETO WON'T MATTER.
YEAH, I THINK THE BILL WAS, THE BILL WAS LARGELY ADDRESSES EMERGENCIES.
AND, AND, AND THIS AMENDMENT WAS PART OF A BROADER AMENDMENT THAT ADDRESSED PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS IN THE WAKE OF, OF HURRICANE EMERGENCY.
SO I THINK THERE ARE PORTIONS OF THE BILL THAT ARE PROBABLY VERY WELL INTENTIONED.
IT'S JUST THIS LAST MINUTE AMENDMENT THAT BROADLY PREEMPTS ANY MORE RESTRICTIVE LDR COMP PLAN AMENDMENT.
THAT'S, THAT'S THE ONE THAT'S, THAT'S THE PART THAT IS, UH, EVEN IF WITH NO EMERGENCY.
WELL, IT'S IN ANY COUNTY IN THE STATE THAT WAS COVERED BY, UH, EITHER THE, THE HURRICANE MILTON, UH, DEBBIE, ISN'T THERE LIKE A, ISN'T THERE AN EXPIRATION PERIOD ON THIS, OR HELENE YES.
UM, AND IT WOULD EXPIRE IN 2027.
I MEAN, I, I, I CERTAINLY WOULDN'T WANT TO ADD, GIVE THEM AMMUNITION TO SAY, LOOK AT MIAMI BEACH.
I MEAN, IF, IF IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY IN THE HOUSE AND THEN ONLY ONE VI NOVO TO SEND OUT, I MEAN, EVEN IF YOU VETOES, IT'S STILL GONNA GET PASSED OR THEY'LL BRING IT BACK NEXT YEAR.
DO YOU GUYS REALLY WANT TO DO THAT? NO, NOT, NOT IF IT WAS UNANIMOUS.
COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, UM, I'LL POSE THIS AS A QUESTION, RIGHT? I, I'M INDIFFERENT.
DO YOU FEEL, GIVEN THE UPHILL BATTLE HERE, THIS WOULD WATER DOWN OUR URGING FOR THE LIVE LOCAL MM-HMM
AND IF YOU DON'T, THEN I'M WITH YOU AND I BACK THIS, BUT I'LL JUST POSE THAT QUESTION OUT INTO THE UNIVERSE.
I MEAN, THAT'S A, THAT'S A GOOD POINT.
I DO THINK, YOU KNOW, DO WE WANT TO, I THINK WE HAVE TO GO ON RECORD.
WE HAVE PAST COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, THE SUPPER CLUB YEAH.
BUT THAT'S, BUT, BUT THEY MAY NOT THROUGH THE MAYOR, OF COURSE.
UH, BUT THEY MAY NOT PREEMPT US ON THAT, RIGHT? I MEAN, NO, THAT'S ANYTHING.
SO NICK, IN THIS ORDINANCE, WOULD THE SUPPER CLUB ORDINANCE BE PREEMPTED TO THE EXTENT THAT THE SUPPER CLUB ORDINANCE ADOPTS MORE RESTRICTIVE REGULATIONS THAN, THAN PREVIOUSLY EXISTED? UM, IT, IT WOULD BE IMPLICATED BY THIS BILL.
EVERYTHING JUST GETS PREEMPTED.
UH, EVERYTHING JUST GETS PREEMPTED.
IF IT GOES, IF YOU CREATED SOMETHING THAT'S MORE RESTRICTED THAT NO LONGER APPLIES, OR DOES SOMEBODY HAVE TO COME IN AND ESSENTIALLY PROACTIVELY GO BILL BY BILL? WHAT IT, WHAT IT SAID, AND I DON'T WANNA CONCEDE THAT ANY OF THE ORDINANCES THAT WE'VE, THAT WE'VE, UH, THAT WE'VE LISTED ARE, YOU KNOW, ARE AUTOMATICALLY COVERED BY THIS AMENDMENT.
RIGHT? WE'LL, WE WILL LOOK AT EACH ONE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
BUT WHAT THE BILL SAYS IS, SHALL BE NULL AND VOID ABIO, AND THAT, THAT IT APPLIES RETROACTIVELY.
AND, AND IT'S FOREVER EARTH SUNSET IT'S SUNSETS IN 2027.
IT WAS DONE FOR THE PERIOD FROM, FROM AUGUST 1ST, 2024 THROUGH OCTOBER 1ST, 2027.
AND IT WASN'T CRAFTED IN A WAY THAT IT'S SPECIFIC TO EMERGENCY DISASTER RELIEF.
WELL, IT SAYS, IT SAYS IN ANY COUNTY, UM, IN, IN ANY COUNTY LISTED IN THE FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATIONS FOR HURRICANE DEBBIE, HELENE, OR MILTON, THE WHOLE STATE, IT'S ON WHOLE STATE.
IT COVERS THE ENTIRE, WE COVERS THE WHOLE STATE.
WOULDN'T, WOULDN'T IT BE BETTER? IS GONNA BE THE SAME? WOULDN'T IT BE BETTER TO, TO, I KNOW SOME OF OUR LOBBYISTS HAVE A REALLY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE GOVERNOR.
WOULDN'T IT BE PRUDENT TO URGE OUR LOBBYISTS TO AS A BODY? THAT'S WHAT THIS DOES.
WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR THE LAST, SINCE, UH, SESSION STARTED.
OUR LOBBYISTS CANNOT, UH, DO TAKE THOSE POSITIONS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY UNLESS
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WE PASS AN ITEM, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING.THEY CAN'T LOBBY ON BEHALF UNLESS WE PASS A MOTION LIKE THIS SAYING THAT THE CITY IS TAKING THIS POSITION.
THAT'S WHAT EMPOWERS 'EM TO, UH, TO, TO DO THIS.
WHO FILED THIS AMENDMENT, BY THE WAY? I HAVE NO IDEA.
IT'S A, IT'S BECAUSE IT SEEMS VERY TREACHEROUS.
UH, COULD YOU, COULD YOU SUE IN FEDERAL COURT? AND IF YOU DID, COULD YOU SUE? COULD NO, SERIOUSLY, NO, BUT WE SHOULDN'T HAVE THAT CONVERSATION ON THE RECORD.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT NICK JUST SAID.
I'M OKAY WITH MOVING FORWARD ON THIS.
YOU KNOW, I, I THINK YOU WANNA MAKE THE MOTION OUT.
UM, YEAH, LET'S, LET'S MAKE THE MOTION, UH, URGING, UH, THE, UH, GOVERNOR TO, UH, VETO THIS BILL.
SECOND, OR, OR, OR ACTUALLY, OH, HOLD ON.
HOW ABOUT TO CHANGE THAT AMENDMENT? NOT THE, NOT THE WHOLE BILL.
THEY, THEY CAN'T DO LINE ITEM AMENDMENTS OR LINE ITEM FEES? NO, NO.
THE GOVERNOR CAN, THE GOVERNOR FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA CAN CHANGE, CAN, UH, ONLY ON BUDGET ITEMS, NOT ON LEGISLATIVE ITEMS. ARE YOU? THAT'S RIGHT.
OKAY, BECAUSE I JUST GOT A CRASH COURSE ON THIS FROM OUR LOBBYIST.
AND I THINK THE GOVERNOR CAN VETO, UH, LINE ITEMS EVEN ON, I, I THINK IT'S LINE ITEMS IN THE BUDGET.
CAN YOU KNOW WHAT? CAN MAKE ONE PHONE CALL? NO, WE GOT, LET'S CALL THE VOTE.
I'LL CALL THE LOBBYIST RIGHT NOW.
AND, AND YOU HAVE TO DRAFT THE RESOLUTION ANYWAY, SO IT'LL, IT'LL 30 SECONDS CONNECTED.
WHATEVER THE LAW IS, THE RESOLUTION WILL REFLECT IT.
A MOTION, A WORSE SITUATION FROM COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, AND A SECOND FROM ROSE GONZALEZ.
ALL IN FAVOR OF URGING VETO, SB 180 DCA.
THE ITEM PASSES SEVEN ZERO AND AFTER THE FACT, RESO NEEDS TO BE DRAFTED.
I WANNA THANK EACH OF MY COLLEAGUES.
SINCERELY, I WANNA THANK EACH ONE OF YOU.
THIS WAS AN OUTSTANDING MEETING.
WE DID OUR RESIDENTS IN A TREMENDOUS SERVICE.
THANK YOU, ERIC, AND YOUR ENTIRE STAFF AS WELL.