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5, 4, 3, 2, 1.[CALL TO ORDER]
YOU EVERYBODY TO OUR AUDIENCE, UH, THOSE HERE IN ATTENDANCE, I GUESS, UH, WE HAVE OUR COMMISSION MEETING.UM, APOLOGIES FOR THOSE THAT WANTED, UH, A BIG FULFILLMENT OUT OF THEIR EVENING AND SOMETHING TO DO ALL EVENING.
THIS WILL BE SHORT AND QUICK AND TO THE POINT.
THIS IS RATHER AN ADMINISTRATIVE TYPE THING.
I'M GONNA KICK IT OVER TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY, RICK.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO DO SUT, NICK, AND, UH, HOPEFULLY WE'RE GONNA BE WRAPPING UP THE NEXT FEW MINUTES.
UM, SO UNDER SECTION 38 C FOUR OF OUR CODE, ANY COMMISSION MEETING THAT OCCURS BETWEEN THE GENERAL ELECTION AND THE RUNOFF, UH, IS LIMITED IN SCOPE ONLY TO PURPOSES OF ACCEPTING ELECTION RESULTS, WHICH WE DID, UH, LAST WEEK.
BUT, UH, WE WILL DO IT AGAIN DECEMBER 15TH OR TO ADDRESS EMERGENCIES AND DUE TO THE DEADLINE IMPOSED BY THE STATE IN ORDER THAT THE CITY BE COMPLIANT WITH, UH, STATE STATUTES.
UH, WE ARE, WE, WE HAVE DEEMED THIS AN EMERGENCY.
SO, UH, THE, THIS, THE, THE MEETING CAN ONLY BE ABOUT THE MATTERS RELATING TO THE BUDGET.
[R9 A DR. STANLEY SUTNICK CITIZENS’ FORUM. (5:00 P.M.)]
SUT, NICK, IF, UH, IF THERE'S ANYBODY THAT HAS ANYTHING TO SAY, AND ABSENT THAT, WE'RE GONNA HAND IT OVER TO OUR CFO AND FINANCE STAFF, UM, LOOKING AROUND THE AUDIENCE.UH, MR. CLERK, IS THERE ANYBODY ONLINE? YES, SIR.
WE HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS A SCREEN NAME OF IPHONE 42.
IF YOU CAN PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND UNMUTE YOURSELF, PLEASE.
AND I WAS ONLY UP TO 17 THE EXPENSE.
MY ADDRESS IS 24 63 PINE TREE DRIVE.
UM, YEAH, ANYTHING ELSE? GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
YEAH, I'M, UH, I CAME TO SPEAK ABOUT, UH, THE LACK OF CROSSWALKS AT BAYSHORE PARK.
UM, I LIVE, I LIVE IN THE AREA.
I'VE SPOKEN TO A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE AREA.
UM, I KNOW THAT THE SPACE SHORE PARK HAS PROBABLY BEEN IN PLANNING FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS AND BROKE GROUND OVER TWO YEARS AGO, OPENED UP THREE MONTHS AGO.
AND THERE'S NO SAFE WAYS FOR PEDESTRIANS TO, TO ENTER AND EXIT THE PARK, UM, ON, ON BOTH SIDES.
AND I THINK IT'S A TRAGEDY THAT'S, THAT'S BOUND TO HAPPEN.
I, UH, I'VE HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS.
I'VE WATCHED OTHERS HAVE SOME REALLY CLOSE CALLS, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME, YOU KNOW, BUREAUCRACY ISSUES AND, YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY AND THE CITY HAVE TO COME TOGETHER ON THE PINE TREE SIDE.
BUT SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE, EVEN IF IT'S TEMPORARY, UH, TO, YOU KNOW, MITIGATE THIS, UH, THIS TRAGEDY THAT'S, THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
I MEAN, IF YOU, IF YOU GUYS COME, COME BY AND STAND OUTSIDE AND SEE WHAT I SEE EVERY DAY, YOU'LL, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE IS A TRAGEDY THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IF NOTHING IS DONE.
AND I THINK THE CITY, THE CITY HAS FAILED, UH, ITS RESIDENTS BY NOT, BY NOT CREATING ANY KIND OF CROSSWALKS HERE.
AND SOMETIMES IT IS JUST BRINGING TO OUR ATTENTION.
SO, UH, OUR STAFF IS, UH, HERE LISTENING.
ALL OF US IS LEGISLATORS AND POLICY MAKERS ARE HERE LISTENING.
UM, SO, UH, I'M CONFIDENT THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO EXPLORE.
OUR NEXT VIRTUAL CALLER IS, HAS A SCREEN NAME OF IPHONE.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW I'M HERE.
VIRTUAL, CAN WE NOT, UH, DECLINE WHO WE GET PUBLIC COMMENT FROM.
MR. CITY CLERK
UH, THE NEXT INDIVIDUAL HAS A SCREEN NAME OF MIAMI BEACH.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
MY NAME IS WANDA JAMIE, 83 0 5 CRESPI BOULEVARD.
AND I'M CALLING TODAY TO, UH, I KNOW THIS IS A BUDGET MEETING.
UH, HAVE SPOKEN TO A COUPLE OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS REGARDING, UH, BLOATED BUDGET.
UH, I SUGGESTED GOING LINE BY LINE, SHAVING OFF COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS HERE AND THERE.
BUT OVERALL, MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE WATER QUALITY.
THE CITY MUST TAKE VERY, VERY PRECISE ACTIONS IN MAKING SURE THAT OUR LIFE, FOOT AND SAFETY IS THEIR PRIORITY.
UH, WE HAVE THIS OVERFLOW OF POOP, THE WATER, MOST
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PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.I LOOK AT MY BALCONY, CHILDREN, ADULTS BATHING.
I DON'T THINK THE CITY HAS TAKEN ENOUGH, UM, ACTIONS TO ADVISED WITH SIGNAGE.
UM, WITH THAT SAID, I BE, UH, ANOTHER THING WITH THAT SAID, I, I THINK OVER DEVELOPMENT, YOU GUYS GOT ENOUGH CALLS TO GO TO TALLAHASSEE.
UH, INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOT IN THE BEST MANNER.
MANNERS, AND YOU COULD FIGHT THE LIVE LOCAL ACT ON THOSE GROUNDS.
I COULD, AND I'M NOT ELECTED OFFICIALS.
IT'S A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE, UH, THROUGH THE MAYOR AND THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER THAT COULD CALL.
AND I BELIEVE YOU SHOULD BE CALLING A STATE OF EMERGENCY.
I HAVE GOTTEN SICK PERSONALLY.
I HAVE MANY DOCTOR'S RECORDS TO INDICATED AND A LOT OF MY FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS.
UH, AND IT BOILS DOWN TO THIS NONSENSE OF THE WATER.
SO WITH THAT SAID, ALL YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF BUILDINGS AND PERMITS AND SO FORTH AND SO ON, ON DEVELOPMENT THAT SHOULD BE PAUSED UNTIL YOU GUYS REALLY GET THIS INFRASTRUCTURE DONE.
ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOU WEIGHING IN.
MR. CITY CLERK, MR. VICE MAYOR, THAT CONCLUDES
THEN GOING TO KICK IT OVER TO YOU AND, UH, HOPEFULLY GET US ON OUR WAY FOR THE EVENING.
UH, THANK YOU, UH, VICE MAYOR.
UH, COMMISSIONERS, UH, AS THE VICE MAYOR STATED, THIS SHOULD BE A PRETTY QUICK MEETING.
THIS IS A, A HOUSEKEEPING ITEM THAT WE DO ANNUALLY EVERY MUNICIPALITY DOES BY STATE STATUTE TO KIND OF CLOSE OUT THE, THE LAST FISCAL YEAR TO ROLL FORWARD INTO THE NEW YEAR.
UH, SO THERE'LL BE A NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT TAMIKA WILL KIND OF GO THROUGH.
MOST OF 'EM ARE RELATED TO ROLLOVER REQUESTS, WHICH ARE, UH, ITEMS THAT WERE INITIATED, UH, IN THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR BUT HAVEN'T BEEN COMPLETED AND WILL BE COMPLETED IN THE NEW FISCAL YEAR.
THE MAIN TOPIC THAT COULD COME UP IS REALLY THE FIRST ITEM IS RELATED TO THE GENERAL FUND SURPLUS.
UH, WE WILL BE RECOMMENDING THE WAIVING OF THE EXISTING POLICY, WHICH WOULD SET EVERYTHING ON THE CAPITAL RESERVE AND JUST TO SET IT ASIDE AS A GENERAL RESERVE UNTIL THE DECEMBER COMMISSION MEETING, WHEN THERE'S A NUMBER OF RESOLUTIONS DEALING WITH EXPENDITURES AND THE, THE USE OF THAT FUND BALANCE.
SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT AND KNOW THIS, THIS WOULD NOT BE THE MEETING THAT WE'LL BE DISCUSSING, THE USE OF THAT, WE'LL BE SETTING THAT ASIDE AND ALL OF THOSE RESOLUTIONS AND EVERYTHING WE DEALT WITH IN DECEMBER.
AND THEN WE'LL KIND OF LET THE DUST CLEAR AND HANDLE THAT.
BUT I'D LIKE TO LET TAMIKA, WE'RE ESSENTIALLY RECOGNIZING WHAT THAT SURPLUS IS ENROLLING OVER.
SO I'LL LET TAMIKA GO THROUGH.
I WILL, I GUESS WE'LL CALL THE FIRST ITEM R
[R7 A A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE NINTH 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."]
SEVEN A.R SEVEN A IS A PUBLIC HEARING ADOPT NINTH AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 OPERATING BUDGET.
SO AS JASON MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE A SURPLUS AND AS A MEMO SAYS THE SURPLUS IS $28 MILLION.
UH, OF THAT WE'RE RECOMMEND ROLLING OVER 9.9 MILLION OF THAT OF EXPENDITURES THAT WERE BUDGETED IN FY 25, NOT COMPLETED PROJECTS OVER TO THE FY 26 BUDGET.
WE'RE ALSO RECOMMENDING, SETTING ASIDE 3.45 FOR GENERAL FUND RESERVES.
WE DID SET ASIDE SOME AS PART OF THE 26 BUDGET, BUT THIS WOULD FULLY FUND THE 26TH GENERAL FUND RESERVES.
AND THEN WE'RE ALSO RECOMMENDING, SETTING ASIDE AN ADDITIONAL $1.18 MILLION OF PARKS, UH, SURPLUS THAT WAS, IS SUPPOSED TO BE SET ASIDE FOR THE GOLF COURSE RENOVATION.
SO THAT'S JUST FOR THE GOLF COURSES AND THAT WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO THE PEGO FUND TO FUND THEIR PROJECT IN THE FUTURE.
AND, UM, THE REMAINDER, AS JASON MENTIONED, OF $13.4 MILLION WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO WAIVE THE CITY'S POLICY OF TRANSFERRING THE FINAL SURPLUS OVER TO CAPITAL INSTEAD TO JUST SET IT ASIDE IN THE GENERAL FUND RESERVES.
AND THEN WE COULD DEAL WITH THAT LATER ON IN THE YEAR.
MOTION TO APPROVE R SEVEN EIGHT SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
I SEE NO ONE ON ZOOM, NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK.
[R7 B A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA. JOINT CITY COMMISSION AND NBCRA]
SEVEN B IS A PUBLIC HEARING.UH, UH, THIS R SEVEN B IS A JOINT, UH, ITEM ADOPT FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE NORTH BEACH CRA OPERATING BUDGET TO FISCAL YEAR 2025.
SO YOU'LL HEAR THIS ITEM TWICE AND THIS IS YOU HEARING IT AS THE CITY COMMISSION AND THIS JUST BASICALLY TAKES ALL THE UNSPENT DOLLARS FROM THE NORTH BEACH CRE BUDGET IN FY 25 AND ROLL THAT OVER ONTO FY 26.
I HEARD MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BOT.
I SEE NO ONE ON ZOOM AND NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE ON R SEVEN B.
[R7 C A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL FUND, ENTERPRISE FUNDS, INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS, AND SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS BUDGETS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 AS SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION AND IN THE ATTACHED EXHIBIT "A."]
IS A PUBLIC HEARING ADOPT FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 OPERATING BUDGET.[00:10:01]
SO THIS ITEM TAKES ALL THE ITEMS THAT WE RECOMMENDED TO ROLL FROM FY 25 IN THE FIRST ITEM OVER TO 26, NOT JUST FOR THE GENERAL FUND, BUT FOR ALL THE SEPARATE FUNDS.AND WE ALSO HAVE A RECOMMENDED INCREASE IN OUR IT TECH FUND AND ALSO THE SANITATION FUND FROM THEIR FUND BALANCES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE ENOUGH DOLLARS TO SPEND IN FY 26.
SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, SECONDARY BY COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE.
R SEVEN C IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK.
ALL IN FAVOR OF R SEVEN C PLEASE SAY AYE.
[R7 D A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA. JOINT CITY COMMISSION AND NBCRA]
UH, IT'S, IT'S A JOINT ITEM ADOPT FIRST AMENDMENT NORTH BEACH CRA OPERATING BUDGET.IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING R SEVEN D.
SO THIS ITEM ACCEPTS THE RECOMMENDATION OR WHAT WAS APPROVED PREVIOUSLY AND TAKES THE FUNDS FROM FFY 25 TO 26 IN THE NORTH BEACH CRE FUND.
SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.
I SEE NO ONE IN ZOOM AND I SEE NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK.
MOTION TO SUSPEND THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING TO RECONVENE AS THE CITY CENTER.
UH, WE'RE ITEM ONE, WHICH IS ADOPTED.
[RDA-1. A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, ADOPTING THE FOURTH 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.]
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CENTER.IT IS COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ MUZICK.
COMMISSIONER SUAREZ SECONDS IT IF NO DISCUSSION.
[RDA-2. A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, ADOPTING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 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.]
FOR THE RDA IS ADOPT FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CENTER.RDA OPERATING BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2026.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.
IF NO DISCUSSION, UH, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
MOTION TO CONVENE AS A NORTH BEACH CRA ON THE NORTH BEACH.
[CRA-1. A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, ADOPTING THE FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA. JOINT CITY COMMISSION AND NBCRA]
MY ACCLAMATION WILL DO SO.CRA ITEM ONE IS JOINT, UH, ADOPT.
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO NORTH BEACH CRA.
OPERATING BUDGET, FISCAL YEAR 2025.
MOTION BY COMM BOUGHT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER.
I BELIEVE I HEARD COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ GOT IT.
ALL IN FAVOR OF ITEM, UH, NORTH BEACH C CCRA ONE.
[CRA-2. A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, ADOPTING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA. JOINT CITY COMMISSION AND NBCRA]
ITEM TWO IS ADOPT FIRST AMENDMENT, NORTH BEAT, CRA, OPERATING BUDGET, FISCAL YEAR 2026.MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, SECONDARY BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ.
I BELIEVE THAT COMPLETES THE MEETING'S.
MOTION TO RECONVENE AS A SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION MEETING HERE.
QUICKEST MEETING MIAMI BEACH HISTORY.