* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. 3, 2, 1. [CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:03] GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO OUR COMMISSION MEETING OF DECEMBER 17TH, 2025, OUR NEWLY FORMED AND ELECTED BODY OF COMMISSION. SO CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE AGAIN AND, UH, DOWN TO BUSINESS. I'LL TURN TO RAPHAEL GRANADA, OR CITY CLERK FOR ANY INSTRUCTIONS. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. THE CITY COMMISSION IS PHYSICALLY PRESIDENT AND THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS AT MIAMI BEACH CITY HALL, 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE. THIRD FLOOR. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO ATTEND EITHER IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY. IF YOU HAVE A, IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY, HERE'S HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE. YOU CAN LOG IN USING THE ZOOM APP OR VISIT THE ZOOM US ON YOUR BROWSER. YOU CAN ALSO PHONE IN AT (305) 224-1968 OR TOLL FREE 8 8 8 4 7 5 4 4 9 9. THAT'S 8 8 8 4 7 5 4 4 9 9. THE WEBINAR ID IS 8 1 3 9 2 8 5 7 6 71 POUND. AGAIN, THE WEBINAR ID IS 8 1 3 9 2 8 5 7 6 71 POUND. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM DURING THE MEETING, PLEASE CLICK THE RAISE HAND ICON IN THE ZOOM APP OR PRESS STAR NINE ON YOUR PHONE. THE ZOOM LINK WEBINAR ID AND PHONE NUMBER STAY THE SAME FOR EVERY COMMISSION MEETING. ALL LOBBYISTS MUST REGISTER WITH THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK LOCATED AT THE FIRST FLOOR OF CITY HALL. YOU DO NOT NEED TO REGISTER IF YOU'RE AN EXPERT WITNESS, GIVING ONLY TECHNICAL OR SPECIALIZED TESTIMONY, A REPRESENTATIVE OF A HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT SPEAKING WITHOUT PAY OR A PRIVATE CITIZEN SPEAKING ON YOUR OWN BEHALF WITHOUT COMPENSATION. HOWEVER, IF YOU'RE AN EXPERT WITNESS OR A NONPROFIT OR NEIGHBORHOOD REP, YOU DO NEED TO SUBMIT A WRITTEN DISCLOSURE FORM TO THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK BEFORE SPEAKING. UH, TO THE COMMISSIONER OF CITY STAFF. FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK. IF A LOBBYIST GIVES OR AGREES TO GIVE A THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE TO A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION OR ITS REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING A CITY MATTER, THAT MUST BE DISCLOSED IN WRITING TO THE CLERK. NOTE THAT CONTINGENCY FEES ARE NOT PERMITTED TO BE COMP, UH, TO, TO COMPENSATE LOBBYISTS. IF YOU PLAN TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, WE ASK YOU TO PLEASE SIGN IN. YOU CAN USE THE SIGN IN SHEETS ON THE PODIUMS, OR YOU CAN SCAN THE QR CODES ALSO LOCATED ON THE PODIUM. AND SINCE WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF QUESTIONS, WE WANNA MAKE A NOTATION THAT THE BOARD AND COMMITTEE AT LARGE APPOINTMENTS HAVE BEEN DEFERRED TO THE FIRST COMMISSION MEETING IN 2026 AS APPROVED BY THE MAYOR TO ALLOW NEWLY ELECTED COMMISSIONER MONICA MATEO SALINAS, TIME TO REVIEW CANDIDATES. AND DUE TO TODAY, TODAY'S FULL AGENDA, I HAVE SOME NOTATIONS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION ON ITEM C FOUR A Q, WHICH IS THE LOG CABIN ITEM THAT WAS MOVED TO C SEVEN BV. SO C FOUR A Q IS WAS MOVED FROM C SEVEN BV, ITEM R SEVEN AE, WHICH IS THE FIRE STATION ITEM, WAS MOVED FROM R 9:00 AM AND FINALLY, A CORRECTION ITEM C SEVEN CF EXTENT BOAT SHOW LICENSE AGREEMENT. UH, THE RESOLUTION SHOULD BE CORRECTED TO READ SEVEN ADDITIONAL DAYS COMMENCING JANUARY 26TH, 2026, INSTEAD OF 17 DAYS COMMENCING ON JANUARY 16TH, 2026. ALL THE ADDENDUM ITEMS WILL BE HEARD AFTER FIVE AT THE MAYOR'S DISCRETION. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, RALPH. IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO, UH, START OFF WITH AN INVOCATION AND I'M HAPPY. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, FATHER. FATHER ANDREW FULTON FROM ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC PARISH WILL, UH, GIVE US SOME INSPIRATION AND WORDS OF WISDOM. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. THANK YOU. ETERNAL, ETERNAL AND LOVING GOD. WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS DAY WITH, UH, GRATEFUL HEART. A WORD THAT EVERY BREATH, EVERY GIFT, AND EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE COMES FROM YOUR GENEROUS HAND. YOUR WORD IS YOUR WORD. IN THE PROPHET MICAH REMINDS US, WHAT DOES THE LORD REQUIRE OF YOU? BUT TO DO JUSTICE, TO LOVE MERCY, AND TO WALK HUMBLY WITH YOUR GOD. LORD, WE ASK YOU TO HELP US LIVE. THOSE WORDS IN ALL WE DO TODAY. GRANT US THE GRACE TO ACT JUSTLY, TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE FAIR, HONEST, AND, UH, ALWAYS MINDFUL OF THE DIGNITY OF EVERY PERSON. TEACH US TO LOVE MERCY, TO TREAT ONE ANOTHER WITH COMPASSION, PA PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING, ESPECIALLY WHEN, UH, OPINIONS DIFFER OR CHALLENGES ARISE. AND HELP US TO WALK HUMBLY WITH YOU NEVER FORGETTING THAT ALL WISDOM AND SUCCESS COME FROM YOUR HAND ALONE. SEND YOUR SPIRIT TO GUIDE OUR THOUGHTS AND WORDS DURING THIS IN THIS MEETING. LET YOUR TRUTH BE OUR LIGHT AND YOUR PEACE. BE OUR FOUNDATION. BLESS THE WORK WE UNDER UNDERTAKE [00:05:01] FOR THE GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY. AND HELP US TO SEE YOUR PRESENCE IN ONE ANOTHER. LORD OF ALL CREATION. MAKE US FAITHFUL STEWARDS OF THE MISSION YOU HAVE ENTRUSTED TO US. MAY OUR EFFORTS TODAY BIRTH ROOTED THAT ENDURES WORKS OF JUSTICE, ACTS OF KINDNESS AND DECISIONS ROOTED IN LOVE. WE ENTRUST THIS GATHERING TO YOU OR GOD AND PRAY THAT EVERYTHING WE SAY AND DO WILL BRING GLORY TO YOUR HOLY NAME AND BLESSING TO YOUR PEOPLE. WE ASK THIS WITH GRATITUDE AND TRUST NOW AND FOREVER. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, FATHER. TO FOLLOW UP ON YOUR, UH, POWERFUL WORDS, IF WE CAN JUST TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO REMEMBER THE LOSS OF LIVES IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA THIS WEEK IN THE FIRST NIGHT OF HANUKAH. AND WE PRAY FOR PEACE AND NO MORE TRAGEDY AND TERRORIST ATTACKS AGAINST INNOCENT CIVILIANS. THANK YOU. I THINK THAT'S, UH, NOW APPROPRIATE TO START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. IT'S MY HONOR TO ASK DAVID ADAMS, WHO'S BEEN SO INSTRUMENTAL IN SO MANY FACETS OF HELPING US FIGHT CRIME AND WORKING WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, YOUR CRIME AND AWARENESS GROUP, BUT ALSO I KNOW PRIVATELY WE'VE HAD SO MANY CONVERSATIONS AND, UH, APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE SAFETY OF MIAMI BEACH. THANK YOU. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE'LL [R9 D DR. STANLEY SUTNICK CITIZEN'S FORUM. (8:35 A.M./1:00 P.M.)] START WITH OUR SUT NICK CITIZENS FORUM. THERE ARE OPEN FORUM TO ALLOW ANYONE TO COME AND GIVE US, UH, THEIR OPINIONS, SUGGESTIONS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK AT SUT, I ASK YOU TO APPROACH THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES AT THIS MOMENT. PLEASE START, SIR. GOOD MORNING, MR. MAYOR. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS JOSEBA 400 WEST 41ST STREET. I AM AN ATTORNEY AND POLICY SPECIALIST WITH NA ACTION. TODAY WE HAVE AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA THAT SPEAKS TO CITY CONTRACTING AND GRANT MAKING. A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, ALONGSIDE OUR BASEL, THERE WAS AN UNFORTUNATE EVENT THAT DECIDED TO CANCEL, UH, ISRAELI AND, UH, JEWISH AMERICAN ARTISTS FROM PARTICIPATION. UNFORTUNATELY, THE CITY, UM, HAD PREVIOUSLY SPONSORED THAT EVENT AND FOUND ITSELF CAUGHT IN, UH, AN UNFORTUNATE SITUATION. THE ORDINANCE THAT YOU'LL BE HEARING TODAY IS BASED UPON A BILL THAT WAS PASSED IN TALLAHASSEE. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVE, UH, WASABI HERE TODAY. UM, HE CAN TALK A BIT MORE ABOUT IT. I DID DRAFT THAT BILL. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE CITY IS NOT IN ANY WAY OBLIGATED TO FUND THE SPEECH OF PRIVATE CITIZENS. IN NO WAY IS SPEECH IMPLICATED BY THE ORDINANCE THAT YOU WILL, UH, HOPEFULLY BE PASSING TODAY. TO THE EXTENT THAT SOMEBODY MAKES THAT SUGGESTION, IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE CITY, UM, IS NOT CON CONSTITUTIONALLY OBLIGATED TO FUND ANYBODY'S SPEECH, INCLUDING, UH, HATE SPEECH. WHAT THIS ORDINANCE WOULD DO IS MAKE SURE THAT, UM, PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO CONTRACTS OR ISSUING GRANTS OR SPONSORSHIP, THE CITY DOES RECEIVE A CERTIFICATION FROM THE FOLKS WHO WOULD BE, UH, UH, PARTICIPATING IN THOSE GRANT MAKING PROGRAMS OR CONTRACTING WITH THE CITY THAT THEY WILL NOT ENGAGE IN NATIONAL ORIGIN BASED, UH, BOYCOTTS, UH, AGAINST ISRAEL OR PEOPLE WHO, UH, ARE CONNECTED TO ISRAEL SOMEHOW. UM, SO TO THE EXTENT THAT THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HERE FOR THE NEXT FEW MINUTES. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT THIS ORDINANCE WOULD DO ALONG WITH WHAT THIS ORDINANCE WOULD NOT DO. JUST WANNA THANK YOU GUYS ONCE AGAIN, MAYOR MINOR, THANK YOU FOR THAT VERY CLASSY OPENING AND JUST REMINDING EVERYBODY THAT THERE ARE DIFFICULT THINGS HAPPENING AT A SEASON THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE DEFINED BY LIGHT. SO THANKS TO EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT, OUR FIRST VIRTUAL CALLER IS ROBERT GOLDING. DRINK STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. ROBERT, PLEASE GO AHEAD. UNMUTE YOURSELF. [00:10:03] PJ, LET'S GO TO JOHAN MOORE. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF. JOHANN MOORE, 7 1 7 JEFFERSON AVENUE, A RESIDENT OF FLAMINGO PARK NEIGHBORHOOD, A MEMBER OF FLAMINGO PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND A MEMBER OF MERIDIAN COURT COMMUNITY. BUT NOT SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF ANYONE OTHER THAN MYSELF, UH, I WOULD URGE STATE REPRESENTATIVE BAABA IN LINE, UH, WITH HIS DESIRE FOR AN AUDIT TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT CITY OF MIAMI BEACH'S CORRECTLY, UH, SPENDING ITS MONEY AND NOT MISSPENDING ANY OF IT. I WOULD THINK THAT HE WOULD, UH, ENDORSE, UH, A RECENT PROPOSAL THAT WE PUT FORWARD, EXCUSE ME, THAT WAS PUT FORWARD, UH, CALLING FOR BOND POLICY REFORM. UH, I WOULD JOIN IN THE MAYOR'S SENTIMENT HOPING FOR AN END TO MASS MURDER. UH, BUT I WOULD ADVISE THAT THAT HAS TO BE A UNIVERSAL REQUIREMENT, UH, AND THAT OUR SORROW OVER DEATHS SHOULD INCLUDE ALL DEATHS OF INNOCENCE. I WOULD ALSO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR COMMISSIONER BOT'S ITEM TO INCENTIVIZE CONVERSION OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS, UH, TO RESIDENTIAL AND ISSUE OF MUCH IMPORTANCE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I WOULD ALSO URGE THAT AS YOU CONSIDER, UH, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TO DISCUSS THE LOCATION OF THE FIRE STATION, THAT YOU NOT CONCLUDE THAT YOU NEED TO DEMOLISH OUR HISTORIC AND MUCH LOVED SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER IN ORDER TO BUILD A FIRE STATION. WHOSE PRIMARY PURPOSE AT THIS POINT IN TIME IS TO SERVE THE HIGH RISE BUILDINGS NOT LOCATED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WHICH WE IN FACT, HOPE WILL NOT IN FUTURE BE LOCATED IN OR IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I AM SUPPORTIVE OF THE RENEWAL OF THE SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER LEASE. UH, SO AS TO, UH, THWART ANY FUTURE EFFORTS, UH, AT DEMOLITION, WE APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, I SHOULD SAY. I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, UH, ITEM R NINE AK, UH, TO DISCUSS THE LOSS OF PARKING IN FLAMINGO PARK, BUT WOULD CAUTION THAT WHILE THAT IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE, PARKING CANNOT COME AT THE EXPENSE OF THE PUBLIC COMMONS, UH, AND THE DESIRE TO RECLAIM ROADS FOR PEDESTRIANS AND MICRO MOBILITY FROM V VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. THANK YOU, SIR. YOUR TIME IS UP. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD PLEASE. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JUDI BACH 500 NORTH SHORE DRIVE. TODAY I AM GONNA BE DELIVERING A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE FABIAN WASABI. THE REPRESENTATIVE IS FOCUSED ON REBUILDING AND STRENGTHENING WORKING RELATIONSHIPS IN TALLAHASSEE WITH LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP, THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, AND STATE AGENCIES. THE WORK HAS EXPANDED ACCESS TO STATE RESOURCES FOR DISTRICT 1 0 6, INCLUDING MIAMI BEACH. AS A RESULT, THE DISTRICT HAS SECURED RECORD LEVELS OF FUNDING, SUPPORTING STORM WATER AND COASTAL RESILIENCE, INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, BEACH NOURISHMENT, BISCAYNE BAY PROTECTION, PUBLIC SAFETY IN EFFORTS TO HELP RESIDENTS REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES AMID RISING COSTS. THE REPRESENTATIVE HAS ALSO DELIVERED LEGISLATIVE RESULTS, INCLUDING SUPPORT FOR DIABETES PREVENTION AND CARE, EXPANDED ACCESS TO OVERDOSE REVERSAL MEDICATION FOR FIRST RESPONDERS, AND CONSISTENT ADVOCACY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PRIORITIES. AN EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVE WASABI HAS SUPPORTED PARENTAL CHOICE, PAIRED WITH ACCOUNTABILITY, EMPHASIZING TRANSPARENCY AND MEASURABLE OUTCOMES, SO TAXPAYERS UNDERSTAND HOW EDUCATION DOLLARS ARE SPENT. AS COMMITTEE WEEKS RESUME IN MID-JANUARY, THE LEGISLATURE WILL BE BEGIN ADVANCING PROPOSALS ON EDUCATION, INSURANCE, AFFORDABILITY, HOUSING PRESSURES, INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE. REPRESENTATIVE WASABI WILL REMAIN ACTIVELY ENGAGED TO ENSURE DISTRICT PRIORITIES ARE ADDRESSED EARLY IN THIS PROCESS. AND BEFORE I CLOSE, NOW I WANNA ADD A BRIEF PERSONAL NOTE. MANY OF YOU KNOW ME, AND OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, I SPENT A SIGNIFICANT TIME HERE IN MIAMI BEACH CITY HALL LEARNING HOW STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT INTERSECT AS AN 18-YEAR-OLD AND A FIRST TIME VOTER. I'VE BEEN ESPECIALLY IMPRESSED BY REPRESENTATIVE WASABI'S COLLABORATIVE RESULT ORIENTED APPROACH, AND I'VE SEEN THAT TRANSLATE INTO TANGIBLE OUTCOMES FOR THIS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THIS UPDATE TODAY. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT VIRTUAL CALLER IS SHARON. SHARON STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. HI, THIS IS SHARON WEISS, 2 3 3 80 FIRST STREET. AND, UH, I AM CALLING TODAY, UH, REGARDING ITEM C SEVEN BW. UH, I WOULD URGE [00:15:01] THE COMMISSION TO EMBRACE REPRESENTATIVE BAA'S, UH, UH, UH, GETTING, UH, AN AUDIT, UH, OF, OF OUR OPERATIONS. UH, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT AS SOMETHING PUNITIVE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S GREAT. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AT THE STATE, UH, WAS UNANIMOUS IN AGREEING THAT, UH, AN AUDIT WAS REQUIRED. WE ARE OUTSIDE OF ORLANDO. WE ARE THE NUMBER ONE, UH, DONOR OF TAXPAYER MONEY TO THE STATE. AND, UM, WE SHOULD WELCOME THEIR AUDIT. THIS IS, UH, THIS, SHOULD WE, OUR COMMISSION NEEDS TO WORK HAND IN HAND WITH BOTH THE COUNTY AND THE STATE. UH, WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. THIS SHOULD NOT BE VIEWED AS SOMETHING THAT IS, UH, ADVERSARIAL OR PUNITIVE. UM, IN FACT, UH, UH, PERHAPS THE STATE WILL COME UP WITH IDEAS TO MAKE OUR GOVERNMENT RUN MORE EFFICIENTLY. UH, WHILE THE PLURAL OF, UM, ANECDOTE IS NOT DATA, UH, FROM MY CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THERE SEEMS TO BE UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FOR THIS. SO, UH, I WOULD URGE YOU TO HOLD OFF ON, UH, CING REPRESENTATIVE BAA. UH, UNLESS AND UNTIL THE AUDIT COMES UP THAT WE ARE PERFECTLY PERFECT, THEN I THINK THE COMMISSION COULD SAY, HEY, THIS IS PUNITIVE AND AND WRONG. BUT UNTIL THAT POINT, WE SHOULD BE WELCOMING, UM, REPRESENTATIVE BAA'S EFFORTS TO ASSIST US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS SO YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. THE YOUNG LADY. MA'AM, ARE YOU OKAY? GOOD MORNING. OKAY. FABIAN BAAA, NINE ISLAND AVENUE. I'M YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, AND I REPRESENT THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY, NOT THIS DEUS, NOT POLITICAL CAREERS, NOT INSIDER INTERESTS. BEFORE I ADDRESS THE UPCOMING AUDIT, ONE BRIEF POINT ON PUBLIC SAFETY, BECAUSE POLICY HAS REAL CONSEQUENCES. A JEWISH TEACHER WAS ATTACKED NEAR LEHMAN COMM, UH, LEHRMAN COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL BY A REPEAT HOMELESS OFFENDER. ALSO, REMEMBER, A TRANS WOMAN WAS MURDERED BY A REPEAT HOMELESS OFFENDER LIVING ON THE STREETS IN MIAMI BEACH. DIFFERENT VICTIMS, SAME FAILURE. THESE OUTCOMES WERE FORESEEABLE. THE LOCAL HOMELESS ORDINANCE WEAKENED ENFORCEMENT AND FAILED THE PUBLIC. THIS ORDINANCE SHOULD BE REPEALED. STATE LAW SHOULD BE ENFORCED, AND IF YOU DISAGREE, THEN PUT IT ON THE AGENDA FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION RIGHT HERE. LET'S DEBATE THE TWO APPROACHES. YOURS PROTECTS PRIVATE CONTRACTS AND THE STATUS QUO. MINE FOCUSES ON SOLVING HOMELESSNESS BY GETTING THE PEOPLE THAT NEED THE HELP, THE HELP THEY NEED OFF THE STREETS WITHOUT RECYCLING THEM THROUGH ARREST RELEASE. ARREST RELEASE NOW TO THE AUDIT. THIS BODY IS ATTEMPTING TO PUSH A CHALLENGE TO ME THROUGH CONSENT AGENDA FOR THE PUBLIC WATCHING. THAT MEANS NO DISCUSSION AND NO VOTE. IT'S DESIGNED TO PASS QUIETLY WITHOUT DEBATE. THAT IS NOT TRANSPARENCY, THAT IS EVASION. SEVERAL OF YOU IN FRONT OF ME TODAY HAVE PRIVATELY TOLD ME THAT THIS AUDIT WAS NEEDED, INCLUDING THE MAYOR'S MOST TRUSTED ADVISOR WITH WHOM I HAD A LONG CONVERSATION. I'M NOW TOLD THAT THAT COMMUNICATION IS NO LONGER PERMITTED. LET'S KEEP IN MIND THAT THE CITY STAFF ARE NOT PERSONAL EMPLOYEES. THEY'RE PAID BY THE TAXPAYERS. THEY WORK FOR THE RESIDENTS OF MIAMI BEACH. THEY SHOULD ANSWER, WHEN I CALL MIAMI BEACH, ALREADY PRODUCES A CA A FR, WHICH IS A COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT, WHICH IS AN ACCOUNTING DOCUMENT. IT SHOWS REVENUES AND EXPENSES. IT DOES NOT EXAMINE HOW DECISIONS ARE MADE, HOW CONTRACTS ARE AWARDED, HOW LAWSUITS ARE HANDLED, OR WHETHER TAXPAYER DOLLARS ARE SPENT WISELY. THE AUDITOR GENERAL DOES THAT. THIS AUDIT COSTS TAXPAYERS NOTHING. THE OFFICE IS FUNDED YEAR ROUND. NO NEW APPROPRIATION, NO ADDED EXPENSE. JUST ACCOUNTABILITY, SIR. THANK YOU, SIR. OUR NEXT, OUR NEXT VIRTUAL CALLER IS MARY SCHAFER. IF I CAN COMMENT AND I INVITE MY COLLEAGUES TO COMMENT. SO FIRST OF ALL, UH, REPRESENTATIVE BABI, I WELCOME THE AUDIT. I HAVE NO ISSUES WITH THE AUDIT. WE GET AUDITED ALL THE TIME. ACTUALLY, THIS, THE, THE STATE RESPOND. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. YOU, YOU SPOKE, I SPEAK, I WELCOME THE AUDIT. I HAVE NO ISSUES WITH THE AUDIT. AND IF THE A AUDIT DOES FIND SOMETHING THAT IS, I WELCOME IT. AND IF, BUT YOU HAVE MADE ACCUSATIONS AGAINST OUR CITY, AND IT'S NOT EVEN RELATING TO THE AUDIT. THE REASON WHY THIS ITEM IS ON THE AGENDA IS BECAUSE YOU MOVE FROM ISSUE TO ISSUE, SAYING THINGS THAT ARE COMPLETELY FABRICATED, UNTRUE, AND HAVE NO BASIS IN ANY EVIDENCE WHATSOEVER, THAT IS INTOLERABLE. YOU TALK ABOUT THE HOMELESS STATUTE. I'LL TALK TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY. FIRST OF ALL, OUR HOMELESS NUMBERS ARE AT HISTORIC LOWS. WE DO NOT DO THAT AUDIT OF, OF A HOMELESS CENSUS. THAT IS DONE BY THE HOMELESS TRUST OUT OF THE COUNTY, NOT US. YOU TALK ABOUT ISSUES OF PROSECUTION AND, UH, IT, IT IS AN ISSUE THAT OUR CITY COMMISSION, AND I TELL YOU, THERE'S NOT A CITY IN [00:20:01] MIAMI-DADE. THERE'S NOT A CITY THAT YOU REPRESENT THAT HAS DONE MORE FOR LAW AND ORDER AND TO HELP REDUCE CRIME CLEAN UP SPRING BREAK THAN OUR CITY. WHAT I SEE IS SOMEONE WHO, YOU HAVE DIFFICULTY WITHIN YOUR OWN PARTY IN TALLAHASSEE GETTING ITEMS PASSED. SO YOU'RE A FAILED LEGISLATOR, AND YOU HAVE USED THE FORM OF MIAMI BEACH, WHICH IS AN INTERNATIONAL CITY TO GET HEADLINES FOR YOUR OWN POLITICAL GAIN. I'M SORRY, I HAVE TO SAY WHAT I FEEL. I'VE HELD IT BACK FOR TOO LONG AND THAT'S WHY I PUT THIS ITEM ON. I GO ON AND QUOTE AND QUOTE NUMEROUS, NUMEROUS THINGS THAT YOU HAVE SAID THAT YOU HAVE NEVER BACKED UP WITH ANY BASIS OF FACT. YOU TALK ABOUT OUR HOMELESS STATUTE BEING, BEING, UH, I MEAN, YOU'VE USED TERMS OF FINANCIAL MISMANAGEMENT, INFLATED CONTRACTS, DIVERSION OF FUNDS, POOR FISCAL OVERSIGHT, CRONYISM. WHAT EVIDENCE DO YOU HAVE WHATSOEVER WANT SOME, NO. A CONTRACT THAT YOU GAVE AS COMMISSIONER, JUST SOMEONE WHO WASN'T IN GOOD STANDING. YOU ARE OUT OF WHERE, AND I IT'S IN YOUR EMAILS, AND I'M GONNA TURN TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO ADDRESS THAT. BECAUSE YOU'RE, WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS ACTUALLY, IF THIS IS GONNA BE A DEBATE, YOU SHOULD ACTUALLY, IT'S NOT A DEBATE. AN OPEN DISCUSSION. THERE'S NOT A DEBATE BECAUSE I, I, I REFUSE EVERYTHING YOU SAY. SO WHAT YOU, I AM GONNA TURN TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND TO REFUTE THE LITERALLY WRITING YOU HAVE IT IN YOUR BOX, MR. MAYOR. WE HAVE RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR CONDUCT IN THIS DAYS, AND NO MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, NO ELECTED OFFICIAL, IS ALLOWED TO BEHAVE IN A WAY THAT NO OTHER RESIDENT, NO ONE IS AFFORDED SPECIAL TREATMENT IN OUR DAYS. AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE A SERGEANT OF ARMS TO, AND THAT BEHAVIOR IS REFLECTIVE OF THE UNBECOMING BEHAVIOR. THIS IS WHAT WE DEAL WITH. LITERALLY UNBECOMING BEHAVIOR CITY THAT CHALLENGES ME. WHEN YOU'RE READY, WE SHOULD HAVE A PUBLIC DEBATE, A PUBLIC DISCUSSION. YOU AND ME. ANYTIME. NAME THE PLACE, NAME THE TIME I'LL BE THERE. MR. MAYOR'S A WASTE OF TIME. I SPENT TWO HOURS WITH A REPRESENTATIVE TRYING TO FIND PEACE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE EXTENDING ANOTHER, YET ANOTHER OLIVE BRANCH, AND IT ALL CENTERS BACK ON HIM. IT'S NOT ABOUT THE PUBLIC. IT IS ALL ABOUT HIM AND ELEVATING HIMSELF AND DEMANDING PEOPLE TO ISSUE WRITTEN STATEMENTS, USING, EXCUSE ME, I'M SPEAKING. DEMANDING. DEMANDING ME, ASKING ME TO ISSUE A WRITTEN STATEMENT ON CITY LETTERHEAD, ENDORSING HIM, SUPPORTING HIM. EXCUSE ME. YEAH, YOU SENT ME ONE FROM NORTH BAY VILLAGE. EXCUSE ME. YOU, YOU SENT ME ONE FROM VAR. SERGEANT NAVAR. LET'S NOT PHONE. I AM ASKING YOU TO CONTROL THIS MEETING. WE CANNOT HAVE THE CONSTANT INTERRUPTION. DOES THAT MEAN CONTROL THE MEETING CENSOR MY SPEECH? I'M NOT, IT'S NOT FALLING. THERE IS NO CENSORING YOU. THERE IS NO CENSORING YOU. THERE IS NO CENSORING ME. YOU KNOW THAT. SO THIS IS REFLECTIVE OF THE UNBECOMING BEHAVIOR THAT OUR RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE, DON'T FALL UNDER HIS TRAP. I'M TURNING TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE YOU JUST MENTIONED. THE COPS COME, I'M ASKING WHAT HE WANTS ME TO DO. IF HE'S GONNA KEEP TALKING, I'LL LISTEN. ARE YOU DONE ON IF THEY'RE SAYING MY NAME, I'LL BE HERE TO LISTEN AND TO RESPOND. ARE YOU DONE? I'M ASKING OUR CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE. RICK DEPE, EXPLAIN FOR ME THE CONSTITUTION. THE, UH, THE FPI, UH, SECURITY SERVICES WAS ADMINISTRATIVELY DISSOLVED ON SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2021. THE CITY, OUR CITY ATTORNEY IS SPEAKING. IF YOU CAN'T BE QUIET, PLEASE LEAVE THE ROOM. THE, THE, THE CORPORATION, FPI, SECURITY SERVICES, INC. WAS ADMINISTRATIVELY DISSOLVED ON SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2021, WHICH WAS FOUR DAYS BEFORE THEY WERE REINSTATED. AT THE TIME THAT THE CITY ENTERED INTO THE CONTRACT, THEY WERE IN GOOD STANDING. WHAT YEAR WAS THAT CONTRACT ISSUED? APRIL OF 21. APRIL OF 21. I WAS ELECTED IN NOVEMBER OF 21. THAT SOUNDS RIGHT. BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS THEY WERE, THEY WERE, THEY WERE IN GOOD STANDING AT THE TIME OF THE CONTRACT. CORRECT. GOOD STANDING WITH THE STATE MULTIMILLION DOLLAR TAX. THAT'S RIGHT. AND DO WE HAVE THAT CONTRACT WITH THAT SERVICE ANYMORE? BUT IT WELCOMES A CONVERSATION. WE, WE DO NOT ARGUING. AND I WOULD LIKE THE RECORD TO REFLECT, HEY, I'M GONNA ASK. I I, WE CANNOT CONDUCT EXCUSE, WE CANNOT CONDUCT. HAVE A DISCUSSION. ONE DAY YOU EXCUSED. OKAY. AND IF I'M WRONG, IF I'M WRONG, MR. MAYOR, NO OTHER RESIDENT, NO OTHER PUBLIC OFFICIAL WOULD BE ALLOWED TO ENGAGE IN THIS UNBECOMING CONDUCT THAT IS DISRESPECTFUL TO THE PUBLIC AND TO EVERYONE ELSE. THE TAXPAYERS WHO WE SERVE, WHO ARE IN LINE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE REAL BUSINESS OF THIS CITY AND NOT POLITICAL THEATER THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING HERE RIGHT NOW. IT IS SO UNBECOMING. THIS IS WHAT WE DEAL WITH. THIS IS WHY MIAMI BEACH DOES NOT HAVE PROPER REPRESENTATION IN THE FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN TALLAHASSEE. I AM ACTUALLY SO GRATEFUL THAT OUR NEW COUNTY COMMISSIONER, VICKI LOPEZ, IS HERE. 'CAUSE WE HAD TO KNOCK ON THAT DOOR SO MANY TIMES, REPRESENTATIVE LOOKING FOR REAL, TRUE PROFESSIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE AND REPRESENTATION FOR OUR CITY, BECAUSE [00:25:01] THE ALTERNATIVE WAS EXTREMELY UNBECOMING. SO, MR. MAYOR, AND, AND I, AND, AND I ALSO WANT THE RECORD TO REFLECT THAT AFTER I GOT TEXT MESSAGES FROM REPRESENTATIVE BAE ABOUT THAT SECURITY CONTRACT, I CALLED THE INSPECTOR GENERAL TO MY OFFICE. AND I LET THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, IF OUR CITY KNOW ABOUT THE TEXT MESSAGES THAT I RECEIVED. AND PART OF THE REASON WHY I DID THAT WAS BECAUSE I ACTUALLY FELT THAT I WAS BEING PRESSURED BY SOMEONE THAT'S SUPPOSED TO REPRESENT US. I DIDN'T FEEL THAT WAS COMING FROM A PLACE OF GOOD GOVERNMENT. I FELT I, MY INTUITION, MY GUT AT THE TIME WAS LIKE THERE WAS SOMEONE HE WAS PUSHING FOR, WHICH WAS THE REASON WHY HE WAS ADVOCATING FOR WHAT HE WAS ADVOCATING AT THAT AT THAT TIME. AND THAT CONCERNED ME AS AND I THAT TIME I REACHED OUT TO OUR INSPECTOR GENERAL, I BROUGHT HIM TO MY OFFICE AND I LET HIM KNOW ABOUT IT. THANK YOU, MR. RAY. I'M GLAD YOU REMINDED EVERYONE ABOUT OUR INSPECTOR GENERAL. MANY OF THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING, WE HAVE AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR GENERAL. I BELIEVE WE WERE THE FIRST CITY IN MIAMI-DADE TO HAVE AN INSPECTOR GENERAL VOTED IN OVERWHELMINGLY BY OUR RESIDENTS, ABOUT 80 CENT, 80% CLIP COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. THEY'RE NO LONGER ON, UH, I'M NOT GONNA MENTION NAMES, BUT THERE WAS AN EFFORT TO WEAKEN OUR INSPECTOR GENERAL. AND I WAS, TOOK A VERY STRONG STANCE THAT WE CANNOT IN ANY WAY WEAKEN THE ABILITY OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL TO CONDUCT AUDITS AND ANYTHING THAT HE AND HIS TEAM NEED TO DO, UH, TO GET PROPER TRANSPARENCY FROM, FROM OUR CITY. I WOULD LIKE TO TURN TO RICK TO ADDRESS, SINCE THE HOMELESS STATUTE WAS, WAS REFERENCED, UH, I'D LIKE YOU TO, TO ARTICULATE, UH, WHAT EXACTLY OUR HOMELESS STATUTE DOES, WHICH IS ACTUALLY QUITE STRONG. SURE. WELL, OUR, OUR ORDINANCE IS ACTUALLY STRONGER THAN THE STATE STATUTE. THE STATE STATUTE, UH, PROHIBITS CAMPING OVERNIGHT. OUR ORDINANCE PROHIBITS CAMPING AT ANY TIME DURING THE DAY. AND WOULD YOU GIVE AN ESTIMATE HOW MANY TIMES REPRESENTATIVE FASAB ZABI HAS MENTIONED WHAT HE DID TODAY ABOUT, UH, ERRONEOUSLY, ABOUT OUR STATUTE, AND THAT YOU HAVE CORRECTED HIM IN WRITING? I, I HAVE NOT KEPT TRACK OF THAT. MAYOR, I APOLOGIZE. , IS IT NUMEROUS? I BELIEVE MORE THAN ONCE. I'M NOT SURE THAT I'VE ACTUALLY, UH, CORRESPONDED WITH HIM. OKAY. I, I'VE SEEN, UH, COMMISSIONER BOTT. UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE I DON'T, UM, BOTHERED RESPONDING TO FABIAN BAA'S COMMENTS, UM, WHEN HE POSTS THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE JUST SO FALLACIOUS. UM, THEY ARE BASED IN WHO KNOWS WHAT MOTIVATION. AND IT'S REALLY DISAPPOINTING TO SEE THAT AN ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE WHO'S SUPPOSED TO REPRESENT ALL OF US, WE'RE ALL RESIDENTS HERE, UM, SPENDS HIS TIME ATTACKING THE CITY. ITS LEADERSHIP AND ITS RESIDENTS, IT'S POLICE OFFICERS, IT'S FIRE DEPARTMENT. I FIND THAT REALLY DISHEARTENING AND, AND, UM, SAD. UM, BUT I DON'T BOTHER WASTING MY TIME TRYING TO CORRECT THE RECORD BECAUSE I KNOW IT FALLS ON DEAF EARS. HE'S GOT HIS OWN AGENDA AND NOTHING WE SAY OR DO IS GOING TO CHANGE THAT, AS YOU ALL JUST SAW FIRSTHAND. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT THE MAYOR AND ECHO EVERYTHING THAT HE SAID. I TOO, AND I THINK ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES WELCOME AN AUDIT. WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO HIDE. UM, AND IF THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT, GREAT, WE WILL EMBRACE THEM. UM, WHAT IS NOT OKAY IS THE ONE-SIDED VITRIOLIC ATTACK ON OUR POLICIES, THE TRUTH INDIVIDUALS, UM, WITH NO, WITH NO BACKUP. IT'S EXHAUSTING. WE SEE IT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT UNIQUE TO US. BUT WE, YOU KNOW, GENERALLY ARE A COLLEGIAL CITY WITH COLLEGIAL REPRESENTATION UP AND DOWN THE RANKS, UM, AT ALL LEVELS. AND WE CAN DO BETTER. AND I KNOW THAT AS A COMMISSION, A UNITED BODY SITTING BEFORE YOU, WE ARE DETERMINED TO DO BETTER HERE LOCALLY IN OUR CITY. TOGETHER. WE DON'T AGREE ON EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME, BUT MOST OF THE TIME WE CAN DO IT IN A PROPER, RESPECTFUL WAY. AND IT IS REALLY SAD THAT OUR ELECTED OFFICIAL IN TALLAHASSEE DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME SKILLSET OR MORE IMPORTANTLY DESIRE. SO I WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS, UM, DIRECTLY. I'M SURE MY COLLEAGUES NOT TO SPEAK FOR THEM, BUT I WOULD IMAGINE MY COLLEAGUES WOULD WELCOME QUESTIONS AS WELL. IF YOU WANNA LEARN MORE ABOUT ANYTHING THAT YOU THINK IS, IS A, A CONCERN. UM, BUT WE'RE VERY CONFIDENT ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE, THAT WE'RE DOING THE THE BEST WE CAN TO DO THE BEST BY YOU WITH THE FACTS AND TOOLS AND RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE AT HAND. THANK YOU, PLEASE. MAYOR, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, COUPLE THINGS. I, AS CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, I WELCOME AN AUDIT. UH, IT IS GOOD FOR OUR TAXPAYERS. TRANSPARENCY IS ALWAYS GOOD. SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING I SHY AWAY FROM. AND IF THERE ARE, UH, MISSTEPS, THEN LET'S GET THEM OUT IN THE OPEN AND LET'S FIX AND ADDRESS THEM IN TERMS OF SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE. I WILL WORK WITH ANYBODY, IT DOESN'T MATTER, POLITICAL PARTY, GENDER, CREED, COLOR. I WILL WORK WITH ANYBODY. YOU KNOW WHY? 'CAUSE THIS ISN'T ABOUT ME. THIS ISN'T ABOUT [00:30:01] US. THIS IS ABOUT YOU, OUR RESIDENTS. SO THIS CAN NEVER, EVER, EVER BE PERSONAL BECAUSE THEN WE'RE PUTTING OURSELVES ABOVE THE CITY, RIGHT? AND THAT IS NOT WHY ANYBODY SHOULD BE GETTING INTO PUBLIC OFFICE. IT IS TO SERVE THE GREATER GOOD. AND SORRY IF THAT SOUNDS ALTRUISTIC, BUT THAT TRULY IS WHAT I BELIEVE. UM, IN TERMS OF THE HOMELESS ORDINANCE THAT WAS REFERENCED, I, I, I TOOK SOME OFFENSE THAT MIAMI BEACH AND OUR ORDINANCES WERE SOMEHOW, UH, RESPONSIBLE FOR ABSOLUTELY TRAGIC INCIDENTS THAT HAPPENED, UH, AS SOMEBODY WHO WAS PERSONALLY A VICTIM OF A HOMELESS REPEAT OFFENDER AND A VIOLENT CRIME WHERE I WOULD WANT PARTNERSHIP, WHERE WE COULD WORK TOGETHER. 'CAUSE LIKE I SAID, THIS IS ABOUT WORKING TOGETHER. THIS ISN'T ABOUT US. LET'S FIX, AND IT'S NOT AT THE MIAMI BEACH LEVEL. THIS IS WHERE WE CAN USE OUR PARTNERS AT THE STATE TO REVOLVING DOOR OF CRIMINALITY. THESE WERE PEOPLE THAT COMMITTED THESE ATROCITIES THAT WERE ARRESTED AND GONE THROUGH THE SYSTEM AND RELEASED NUMEROUS, NUMEROUS TIMES, PEOPLE THAT HAD NO BUSINESS WHATSOEVER BEING ON OUR STREETS. AND I DON'T MEAN IN A HOMELESS FASHION, I JUST MEAN OUTSIDE OF THE PRISON SYSTEM. 'CAUSE THESE WERE REPEAT, REPEAT VIOLENT OFFENDERS. SO IF WE WANT TO TRULY MAKE OUR CITY BETTER, IF WE WANNA MAKE OUR REGION BETTER, LET'S WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS AT THE STATE AT ALL LEVELS TO TRY AND FIX THAT BROKEN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. SO, THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. UM, I WANTED TO ECHO SOMETHING YOU SAID COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, I'M SORRY WE'RE TAKING SO MUCH TIME ON THIS, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT. AND COMMISSIONER BOT, IF IT WAS JUST, AND, AND YOU'RE RIGHT, FOR TWO YEARS, OUR, OUR CITY COMMISSION HAS PRETTY MUCH TAKEN, TAKEN THE BEATING AND THE HITS, AND WE HAVEN'T RESPONDED. THE PROBLEM IS, I CAME TO THE RECKONING AND I THOUGHT PEOPLE WILL SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? I KNOW THIS IS JUST POLITICAL THEATER, BUT I CAME TO THE REALIZATION THAT NOT EVERYONE REALIZES THAT WHEN THERE'S NO RESPONSE, WHEN PE, WHEN WE DON'T OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE TO WHAT'S BEING SAID. 'CAUSE I HEARD DURING THE CAMPAIGN SOME VERY, VERY INTELLIGENT, SMART PEOPLE THAT I RESPECT WHO ACTUALLY BELIEVED OR THOUGHT, WHY DON'T YOU GUYS EVER RESPOND TO THIS? AND I REALIZED, YOU KNOW WHAT, WITHOUT A COUNTER, PEOPLE ARE GONNA BELIEVE IT. AND IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT ABOUT ME OR ANY OF US. 'CAUSE I ACTUALLY HAVEN'T BEEN THE TARGET OF, OF, FOR PRETTY MUCH OF THE ATTACKS. BUT OUR CITY HAS. AND IN MY OPINION, IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE THIS IS DAMAGING TO MIAMI BEACH, WHICH MEANS IT'S DAMAGING TO YOU. IT'S DAMAGING TO OUR RESIDENTS. IT'S DAMAGING TO OUR BUSINESSES. WHEN YOU CONSTANTLY HEAR THESE ARGUMENTS, BY THE WAY, I WELCOME THE POLICY DEBATE. I WELCOME THE CITY AUDIT, THE AUDIT. BUT WHEN YOU HAVE COMMENTS THAT OUR STATUTE IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL, WHEN IT'S NOT, IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN UP, NOT OURS. BUT THE SIMILAR, SAME WORDING HAS BEEN UPHELD BY COURTS WHEN IT'S ACTUALLY STRONGER THAN THE STATE STATUTE, NOT WEAKER. WHEN YOU HEAR TERMS LIKE MISMANAGEMENT, CRONYISM, UH, CORRUPTION, IT'S DAMAGING TO YOU, OUR RESIDENTS, AGAIN, IF IT'S TRUE, BACK IT UP, PROVIDE SOME EVIDENCE. THE CITY OF IT IS JUST THE LATEST. AND IF THERE IS THINGS THAT WE CAN DO BETTER OR SHOULD, SHOULD DO BETTER. ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY. WE'LL DO IT. I MEAN, IF I, AGAIN, I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S TRUE, BUT IF SOMEONE DID SOMETHING THAT'S FRAUDULENT, THEY SHOULD BE ARRESTED AND GO TO JAIL AGAIN, NO EVIDENCE OF IT. BUT THE POINT THAT I'M MAKING NOW, AND THE REASON WHY I DID IT NOW, AND WE'RE DOING IT TOGETHER AS A BODY, WE'RE, WE'RE BRINGING THESE ITEMS TO THE FOR FLOOR IS, 'CAUSE THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR TWO YEARS. IT GOES ON FROM ISSUE TO ISSUE, AND THEN THERE'S NEVER ANY EVIDENCE. ZERO. AND THEN GOES ON TO THE NEXT ISSUE AND MAKES ANOTHER ACCUSATIONS, NO EVIDENCE. MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ISSUE. AND WE AS A BODY HAVE TO PROTECT MIAMI BEACH. WE HAVE TO PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS. WE HAVE TO PROTECT OUR BUSINESSES. 'CAUSE EVENTUALLY, MISREPRESENTATIONS IS FALSEHOODS, LIES GETS INTO THE CONSCIOUSNESS. THAT'S WHAT PROPAGANDA IS ABOUT. I MEAN, I DON'T WANT TO, I DON'T HAVE TO GET INTO PROPAGANDA DURING THE HOLOCAUST, OTHER THINGS, I'M STARTING TO MAKE THE ANALOGY. BUT THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CONSTANTLY HAVE A BERATING WITHOUT A COUNTER. AND NOW MIAMI BEACH IS MAKING A DECISION. WE ARE GONNA COUNTER, YOU WANNA MAKE AN ACCUSATION? BACK IT UP. MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. THANK YOU. OH, BUT BEFORE YOU GO, I'M SORRY. ONE LAST THING. I DO WANT TO ECHO WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT, UH, COUNTY COMMISSIONER VICKI LOPEZ. WE'RE GONNA HEAR FROM A MOMENT. WE ALSO HAVE COUNTY. OH, I'M, I'M SO, I'M SO HAPPY THAT YOU ARE NOW, UH, OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONER REPRESENTING US. THIS IS A BIG, BIG WIN FOR MIAMI BEACH. ALSO, I DON'T WANT TO BE, UH, REMISS IN NOT MENTIONING COMMISSIONER MICKEY STEINBERG, WHO'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR US AS WELL. WE, WE HAVE REALLY GOOD REPRESENTATION NOW IN MIAMI BEACH AND THE COUNTY. AND I'M, AND I'M VERY, I'M VERY, VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. I'M SORRY. AND, AND I'D BE REMISS NOT TO SAY AT THE STATE SENATE, UM, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S, AGAIN, IT'S NOT A PARTISAN THING. OUR REPUBLICAN STATE, SENATOR ILEANA GARCIA, WHO WE MAY DISAGREE ON SOME ISSUES ON, BUT SHE IS A PROFESSIONAL. WE GO TO TALLAHASSEE, WE KNOCK ON HER DOOR, WE SIT WITH HER, WE TALK WITH HER. [00:35:01] WE, WE BRING HER TO THE DISTRICT. SHE WALKS, SHE WALKS THE STREETS OF OUR DISTRICT WITH US. WE WORK WITH HER. IT'S NOT ABOUT PARTISANSHIP. NOT AT ALL. SHE IS A PUBLIC SERVANT WHO CARES ABOUT THE ISSUES, WHO HAS DIALOGUE WITH US. AND IT DOESN'T, AND SHE DOESN'T MAKE IT ABOUT HER. SHE DOESN'T MAKE IT ABOUT MAKING HEADLINES. SHE MAKES IT ABOUT THE ISSUES OF THE DISTRICT AND THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA. JUST AS OUR STATE SENATOR CHEVRON JONES, OUR STATE SENATOR, CHEVRON JONES, ALWAYS AN OPEN DOOR POLICY WITH, WITH US IN, IN TALLAHASSEE. HE COMES TO THE DISTRICT, HE SITS DOWN WITH US. IT'S PROFESSIONAL. IT'S NEVER THEATRICAL. IT'S NEVER CHILDISH. IT'S NEVER THESE, THESE BASELESS ALLEGATIONS, UH, THROWN AT US. AND LASTLY, I'D SAY, AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN, RIGHT AFTER MY ELECTION, I DIDN'T NEED ANYTHING FROM REPRESENTATIVE FABIAN BASA OTHER THAN A GOOD COLLEGIAL RELATIONSHIP BECAUSE WE HAVE A COMMON CONSTITUENCY. PEOPLE THAT ELECTED HIM AND PEOPLE THAT ELECTED US. AND I SAT DOWN WITH HIM FOR A LONG LUNCH AND, AND, AND HE AIRDROPPED ME A LETTER, UH, FROM AN ELECTED OFFICIAL IN ANOTHER CITY, IN OFFICIAL CITY STATIONARY. OKAY. WHICH, WHICH QUOTES, AS A COMMISSIONER OF BLANK CITY, I AM PROUD TO ENDORSE REPRESENTATIVE FABIAN BASA AND ASKING ME TO GIVE HIM A LETTER LIKE THAT FROM MY, FROM, FROM ME IN ORDER TO FIND PEACE WITH HIM. I'M SORRY, I AM NOT GOING TO USE MY OFFICIAL CITY RESOURCES. MY CITY LETTERHEAD, MY CITY SEAL, THAT REPRESENTS EVERY SINGLE RESIDENT ON THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. NUMBER ONE, FOR CAMPAIGN PURPOSES, NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER TWO, TO GO INTO A PARTISAN MATTER, THAT WHEN I REPRESENT REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS, INDEPENDENTS, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN, I DO NOT USE MY OFFICE FOR CAMPAIGN PURPOSES. THE WAY THAT I WAS BEING ASKED TO DO BY THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT ALLEGES TO BE HERE SPEAKING FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE A MISUSE, A MISUSE OF MY OFFICE RESOURCES. AND HE ASKED ME TO DO THAT, AND I DIDN'T DO THAT. AND THEN, WHAT WAS IT, A WEEK LATER OR TWO WEEKS LATER, WE'RE GETTING AUDITED BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THAT, THAT'S IT. SINK IN. THANK YOU. OKAY, I THINK WE CAN, UNLESS ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO SPEAK WITH CONTINUE, WE'RE GONNA GO NEXT TO OUR LARRY SCHAFER ON ZOOM. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. LARRY SCHAFER, 2 3 3 80 FIRST STREET. GOOD MORNING. I, I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND IF I TRY TO LOWER THE TEMPERATURE IN THE ROOM BY STARTING BY SAYING CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THAT WERE ELECTED. AND SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW COMMISSIONER AND VICE MAYOR, MY FRIEND MONICA MATEO SALINAS. I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO RECENTLY APPOINTED MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COMMISSIONER VICKI LOPEZ, AND I HOPE WE CAN DEVELOP A BETTER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COUNTY. I'M CALLING TO COMMENT ON THE SAME ITEM BEING DISCUSSED ABOUT MR. BASA. UH, ON MONDAY, MAYOR MINOR IN HIS INAUGURATION SPEECH SAID THAT HE DOESN'T GET COMPLAINTS, HE GETS SUGGESTIONS. AND THAT WAS PRETTY FUNNY. AND I THINK IF WE CAN JUST KIND OF MAYBE TONE THINGS DOWN AND SAY, HEY, MR. BEBE HAS MADE SUGGESTIONS HERE AND ACTUALLY FOLLOWED THROUGH WITH AN AUDIT, JUST LOOKING AT IT A DIFFERENT, MORE SOFTER WAY. UM, MAYOR MINOR AND THE COMMISSIONERS ALSO AGREED TO PLACE THE WORDS IN GOD WE TRUST PROMINENTLY NEAR THE CEILING OF THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS, WELL IN GOD WE TRUST, BUT EVERYONE ELSE SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO AN AUDIT, INCLUDING THE CITY. INSTEAD OF PASSING THIS RESOLUTION, I SUGGEST THE COMMISSION CONSIDER REFERRING THIS TO FERC, WHERE MANY OF THE ITEMS ARE RELATED TO CITY FINANCES, THAT MR. STATE REP CAN BRING EVIDENCE, SUBSTANTIATING THE COMPLAINT COMPLAINTS, AND THE PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS. OR WE CAN HAVE A TOWN HALL WITH CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. CITIZEN MAG, UH, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, THE CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, HAS ADVANCED ITEMS RELATED TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY. IN FACT, HE HAS EXCELLENT ITEMS ON THE AGENDA IN FRONT OF YOU ABOUT REQUIRING LINE ITEM BUDGET NEXT YEAR. WITH OR WITHOUT THIS RESOLUTION, THE STATE AUDIT IS HAPPENING. PERHAPS THE COMMISSION COULD DEFER THIS ITEMS UNTIL THE RESULTS OF THE AUDIT COME BACK. IF THERE'S EVIDENCE TO CORRUPTION MISMANAGEMENT, THE RESOLUTION IS NOT NEEDED BECAUSE THERE ARE MULTIPLE OPTIONS HERE. I THINK THAT MAYBE ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS COULD PULL THIS CONSENT AGENDA ITEM IF IT HASN'T BEEN ALREADY DISCUSSED SO MUCH ALREADY. UM, AND THEN TO SEE IF IT SHOULD BE DISCUSSED, REFERRED OR DEFERRED. FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND IN THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON OF LOVE AND LIGHT, CAN WE TRY TO RECONCILE OUR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE STATE REP AND THIS COMMISSION SO THAT WE CAN FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF THE CITY AND ITS PEOPLE. THANK YOU, SIR. INSTEAD OF POLITICAL AND PARTISAN ARGUMENTS. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. OKAY. SAY YOUR NAME, ADDRESS YOU FEW MINUTES. HI, MY NAME IS LINDA KOCO. I'M A RESIDENT OF COLLINS PARK AND A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER. I DO WANNA THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR WHAT YOU SAID JUST NOW, AND THANK YOU FOR THE MOMENT OF SILENCE. [00:40:02] OKAY. I'D LIKE TO START OFF WITH C FOUR TC FOUR AP, C SEVEN BX AND R SEVEN AC. AND I WANNA EXPRESS MY SUPPORT OF THESE RESOLUTIONS TO BRING BACK THE RAINBOW COLORS IN OUR CITY ON BIKE RACKS, PLAQUES, FOREVER PROUD LIKE POLE BANNERS, AND A REPLICA OF OUR RAINBOW CROSSWALK. WE ARE A WELCOMING CITY. AND REMEMBER, THE L-G-B-T-Q ANNUAL PURCHASING POWER IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY IS $15 BILLION. OKAY, C SEVEN JI REQUEST A SIX. I REQUEST THAT YOU APPROVE THE SIX MONTH EXTENSION OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE MIAMI DESIGN PRESERVATION LEAGUE FOR THE OPERATION OF THE OCEANFRONT, UM, AUDITORIUM, 1001 OCEAN DRIVE. IT'S A POPULAR RESOURCE FOR OUR TOURISTS AND OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE INTERESTED IN OUR ART DECO HISTORY. THEY HOST WONDERFUL, INFORMATIVE FREE LECTURES. IN FACT, THERE'S ONE TONIGHT AND THEY RUN A TERRIFIC ART DECO STORE. I ALSO SUPPORT OUR, LET ME SEE, R NINE H EIGHT TO NEGOTIATE A THREE YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH MDPL FOR THE SAME LOCATION. 1001 OCEAN DRIVE. NOW R SEVEN Y BYRON CARLISLE, I AM SURPRISED WE ARE AGAIN, DISCUSSING WHAT TO DO WITH THE BYRON CARLISLE. SINCE THE COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED THE THRIVING CULTURAL COMMUNITY CENTER, INCLUDING THREE MOVIE THEATERS WITH ACTIVATIONS THAT APPEAL TO ALL AGES. THE PROJECT WHICH HAS BEEN CREATED WITH INPUT FROM RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY ARTS ORGANIZATIONS ENVISIONS A MULTIFACETED COMMUNITY ARTS COMPLEX THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE THREE MOVIE THEATERS, ART STUDIOS, AND GALLERY SPACE RECORDING STUDIO FREE TO STUDENTS CLASSROOM SPACE, REHEARSAL SPACE. LET'S KEEP THE ORIGINAL PLAN SUPPORTED BY OUR COMMISSION. THANKS. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT VIRTUAL CALLER HAS A SCREEN NAME OF RE PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS SO YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. HI, THIS IS WAYNE ROBERTS. THAT'S MY JOKE OF THE MORNING. I'M, UH, I DON'T KNOW, SO GOOD MORNING. UM, I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT, UH, UH, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE'S ANY, ANY, UH, ELE UH, LEGAL ISSUES FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH RELATIVE TO THEIR CONTRACT, BUT IT IS MISSPENT. I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. UH, RECENTLY, MOST OF YOU IN A DAYS, UH, RECOMMENDED AND, AND SUPPORTED, UH, A FIRE DEPARTMENT CONTRACT WHERE THE AVERAGE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND EMS EMPLOYEE MAKES $350,000 A YEAR WITH BENEFITS. UH, THAT, THAT'S EQUIVALENT TO WHAT OUR CITY MANAGER EARNS. UH, IT'S FOUR TIMES WHAT, UH, THE AVERAGE RESIDENT EARNS IN THE CITY. UM, UH, WE'RE BUILDING A FIREHOUSE THAT, THAT LOOKS LIKE A TAJ MAHAL, UH, WHERE, UM, I DON'T THINK THAT'S NEEDED. I THINK THEY NEED A NEW FIREHOUSE, BUT IT CERTAINLY SHOULDN'T BE TO THE SIZE AND, AND ACCOMMODATIONS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. UM, IT SHOULD BE PLACED WHERE IT EXISTS TODAY, SO YOU DON'T IN INTERFERE WITH THE LIVES OF PEOPLE THAT BOUGHT OR BUILT COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, UH, IN NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE, UH, YOU'RE PLANNING TO PUT IT NOW, WAR CITY PROPERTY, OTHERWISE, UM, THAT'S BEEN THERE A HUNDRED YEARS. UH, IF THERE'S A SEWER PROBLEM, FIX THE SEWER PROBLEM. UH, BUT YOU'RE MISMANAGING MONEY BY, BY, AND IT'S POLITICAL. THESE, THESE FIRE PEOPLE ARE AT OUR POLLS. THEY'RE CALLING OUR RESIDENTS FOR, FOR YOU GUYS THAT, THAT WERE ELECTED, UH, DURING ELECTIONS, WHICH IS INAPPROPRIATE AND IT SHOULD BE A POLICY WITHIN THE CITY, THEY CANNOT DO SO. UM, THAT'S THE CRUX OF THE PROBLEM. IT'S NOT CORRUPTION. WELL, IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT A LEGAL CORRUPTION. IT'S, IT'S LOBBYING BY, AND, AND, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT MAKES UP OVER A QUARTER OF OUR BUDGET. UH, WE HAVEN'T HAD A DEATH FROM A FIRE SINCE. THANK YOU, SIR. SINCE 1977, SIR, STATE YOUR NAME. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. I'M SORRY, RALPH MAY, UM, MR. MANAGER, BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE TODAY AND A LOT OF PEOPLE LISTENING, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THAT, UM, STATEMENT THAT THE AVERAGE FIREFIGHTER MAKES OVER $300,000 A YEAR IS ACCURATE. COULD YOU PLEASE ADDRESS THAT? UH, THAT NUMBER CERTAINLY IS NOT ACCURATE. UM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE EXACT NUMBER IS, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S LESS THAN HALF THAT. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD SIR. GOOD MORNING. MORNING. MY NAME IS STEWART BLUMBERG, 75 32 CUTLASS AVENUE, NORTH BAY VILLAGE, FLORIDA. AND IT'S THE FIRST TIME I'M BACK IN HERE IN 16 YEARS. WELCOME. IT'S CHANGED A LOT, UH, INCLUDING US. I'M HERE TO [00:45:01] TALK IN SUPPORT OF THE NAMING OF THE BASEBALL FIELD AT FLAMINGO PARK FOR SKIP BURMAN. UM, I WANNA THANK COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. I WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ FOR THEIR HELP IN MOVING THIS FORWARD. UM, IT'S LONG OVERDUE. UM, I'VE BEEN A FRIEND OF SKIP'S FOR OVER 70 YEARS. UH, HE HAS BROUGHT GREAT HONOR TO THIS COMMUNITY WHERE HE WAS RAISED, WENT TO THE SCHOOL HERE, WENT TO BEACH HIGH, WAS AN ALL CITY CATCHER, WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI WHERE HE WAS AN ALL AMERICAN CATCHER, CAME BACK HERE TO BEACH HIGH, TAUGHT FOR 11 YEARS, COACHED THE BASEBALL TEAM TO A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, AND THEN WENT ON TO LSU WHERE HE IS NOW THE LEGEND BY WINNING FIVE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND IN THE HALL OF FAME, UH, AT THE COLLEGE BASEBALL. UM, THIS HONOR FOR HIM IS WELL DESERVED. UH, HE COACHED MANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT IN THE ROOM TODAY, BUT ARE, UH, IN THIS COMMUNITY. UM, HE IS A CREDIT TO THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AND TO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT TO HAVE THE FIELD NAME FOR HIM, UH, IT'S AN HONOR FOR ME TO STAND HERE BEFORE YOU, UH, AND ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. WE HAVE ELAPSED THE, THE TIME FOR SUT IF WISH TO PROCEED. MAY I GIVE ONE MINUTE? YES. SO NEXT CALLER IS DAVID SIMON. MR. SIMON STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS THAT YOU HAVE. ONE MINUTE PLEASE. PERFECT. MR. SIMON, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. PJ, LET'S GO TO LAST NAME. KENNY, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS YOU. ONE MINUTE. HI, MY NAME IS NOELLE KENNY AND I'M AT ONE 10 WASHINGTON AVENUE AND I STRONGLY OPPOSE THE FIRE STATION BEING BUILT SOUTH OF FIFTH, SPECIFICALLY AT COMMERCE STREET AND ONE OCEAN. THIS AREA IS ALREADY EXTREMELY CONGESTED AND IT IS A RESIDENTIAL AREA THAT WOULD BE VERY DISRUPTED BY THE ADDITIONAL NOISE AND LIGHTS. AND SOMETHING ABOUT SOUTH OF FIFTH THAT MAKES IT SO SPECIAL IS THE COMMUNITY AROUND HERE. SO, UM, I'M HOPING THAT YOU GUYS WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE LOCATION ON SIXTH STREET AS IT'S ALREADY LOGISTICALLY AND FINANCIALLY A MUCH BETTER OPTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR, GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, MIAMI BEACH. GOOD MORNING. CONGRATULATIONS. COMMISSIONER EZ. CONGRATULATIONS. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. CONGRATULATIONS. VICE MAYOR MATEO SALINAS. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. WELCOME. SO I JUST WANT TO OFFICIALLY STATE FOR THE RECORD THAT I DO ACCEPT THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION. LET'S TAKE A DEEP BREATH. LET'S TALK IT OUT. I DO HAVE, AS A MATTER OF RECORD, MY POSITION IS FOR THE AUDIT. UH, BEYOND THAT, I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO CONTINUE TO DO WHAT YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO DO. I MADE A LOT OF PROMISES ON ABOUT IMMEDIATE IMPACT ON DAY ONE, AND EVEN THOUGH THAT I WAS NOT VICTORIOUS, WE'VE CONTINUED WITH THAT. WE ARE ALREADY GOING ON THE FIFTH WEEK OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP ACADEMY. WE'RE MOVING FORWARD. WE'RE STILL TALKING TO THE BUSINESS OWNERS, SO LET'S CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD, SUPPORT EACH OTHER, WORK TOGETHER. THANK YOU, SIR. AND STAND BY YOUR WORD, MR. MAYOR. YEAH, LUIGI, THE MAYOR ALSO WON YOU TO CONGRATULATE ELECTED OFFICIALS. OF COURSE. ABSOLUTELY. OF COURSE. IT WAS ABBREVIATED FOR, UH, FOR, UH, WITH RESPECT FOR TIME. IT'S ALL GOOD. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER FE, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, AND THANK YOU LOUIS GIAN. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. AND YOU DID WIN BECAUSE WHENEVER WE RUN FOR OFFICE, WE STRENGTHEN OUR DEMOCRACY. YOU HELP OUR COMMUNITY BY RUNNING FOR OFFICE. YOU, YOU FOSTER GOOD DEBATES. YOU PUT OUT SOME GOOD IDEAS OUT THERE AND, AND YOU ARE MORE ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY NOW. SO EVEN THOUGH YOU DIDN'T WIN ELECTORALLY, YOU DID WIN IN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE ALWAYS WIN WHEN WE RUN FOR OUR OFFICE. WE, WE MEET NEIGHBORS, WE GET MORE INVOLVED, WE OFFER GOOD IDEAS. AND YOU DID GOOD BY RUNNING AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING HAD THE COURAGE TO STAND UP AND TO DO IT, I THINK. THANK YOU. I THINK THAT'S WHERE, THAT'S COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ'S WAY OF INVITING AN OPPONENT THE NEXT TIME YOU RUN. SO, UH, . THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER HAS A EJ, THE, THE PHONE NUMBER, PLEASE CALL THAT PERSON NEXT. UH, ONE FIVE IS THE LAST NUMBER. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. [00:50:01] UM, NICE TO MEET YOU. I'M SORRY, I'M NOT THERE IN PERSON. MY NAME IS LISA GARCIA AND I'M THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MIAMI-DADE LGBTQ PLUS AND ALLIED CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. I AM HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE RESOLUTION C SEVEN BX, UM, FOR THE FOREVER PROUD BANNER INITIATIVE. UM, THIS IS A VISIBLE, FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WAY TO AFFIRM INCLUSION AND RECOGNIZE THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITIES ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS. AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, IT'S IN THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND UM, I'M JUST HERE IN SUPPORT OF THAT. SO I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND HAPPY, HAPPY HOLIDAYS. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD SIR. MITCH USED TO BE THE FIRST ONE OF THE DAY SLACKING. I'M SLACKING. THAT'S CORRECT. WELL, GOOD TO, GOOD TO SEE YOU THOUGH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MITCH. GO AHEAD. CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD MORNING, MITCH NOVIK. UH, HIDING IN THE CONSENT AGENDA. I FOUND 800,000 TO PLAYBOY, 600,000 TO ANOTHER WELLNESS ORGANIZATION, INCREASES IN OUR WATER RATES. I WOULD ASK YOU TO PUT THIS INTO THE LIGHT. UH, AS THE BUDGET CONSCIOUS COMMISSION, YOUR OBJECTIVE SHOULD BE, UH, REDUCING OUR BUDGET, WHICH HAS DOUBLED, UH, IN THE LAST DOZEN YEARS, REDUCING OUR STAFFING, WHICH IS INCREASED BY 500 EMPLOYEES. IN THAT TIME. IN OCTOBER, WE HAD UTILITY BILLING WATER RATE INCREASES, WHICH WERE NOT REFLECTED ON OUR NOVEMBER, UH, AND, AND OCTOBER, UH, UTILITY BILLING STATEMENTS. APPARENTLY THE CITY MOVED OVER TO A NEW SYSTEM. UH, DO WE REALLY NEED A GLOSSY MAGAZINE? CAN I HAVE 30 SECONDS? PLEASE GO AHEAD, MITCH. THANK YOU. DO WE REALLY NEED A GLOSSY MAGAZINE? DISTRIBUTED QUARTERLY AT A COST OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, UH, BY THE OFFICE OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION, OUR TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY DEPARTMENT HAS DECIMATED THE HISTORIC CHARACTER OF JEFFERSON AVENUE WITHOUT PROPER BOARD REVIEW. THANK YOU, MR. ICK. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT VIRTUAL CALLER IS BARBIE MARTINEZ. STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS BARBARA MARTINEZ. I LIVE AT 400 SOUTH POINT DRIVE. ALSO WANT TO REJECT PLANS TO FIRE STATION SOUTH OF FIFTH. AS WAS ALREADY STATED, THIS IS A VERY BUSY AREA. IT'S ALREADY HIGH TRAFFIC. THERE ARE DAYS WHEN YOU CANNOT EVEN GET FROM SOUTH POINT DRIVE TO FIFTH STREET WITHOUT 30 TO 45 MINUTES OF TRAFFIC. IT WOULD REQUIRE CROSSING FIFTH STREET FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF CALLS. SO IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO PUT A FIRE STATION AT THE VERY SOUTHERNMOST POINT OF ITS SERVICE AREA. ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL BE IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS HAVING CONSTRUCTION AT ONE OCEAN, WHAT HAS BEEN THE PIER PARK, NOW KNOWN AS NIKKI BEACH PROJECT. AND TO HAVE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC IN THAT AREA, WHICH WHEN IT'S COMPLETED, IS EXPECTED TO HOST UP TO 1000 GUESTS PER DAY WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR EVERYONE. FINALLY, IT'S ALSO A TRANSPORTATION HUB RIGHT OFF AS A JOE'S. YOU HAVE THE MIAMI, IT'S THE SOUTH BEACH TROLLEY. YOU HAVE THE THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APOLOGIZE. UH, MR. NAVARETTE, GO AHEAD PLEASE. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. UH, MIAMI BEACH. I'M VALERIE NAVARETTE WITH FAVELA MIAMI FOR THE PAST 34 YEARS. AS A VOLUNTEER, I DO HOMELESS OUTREACHING, HELPING THEM TO GET OFF THE STREETS FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. I HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY, A PROGRAM THAT I WAS CREATED BY OUR MAYOR, WHICH THE SOLELY PURPOSE IS TO GET OUR SHELTERED INDIVIDUALS TO FIND JOBS AND REBUILD THEIR LIVES AND EVENTUALLY MOVE FROM SHELTER TO, UM, THEIR OWN HOUSING. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE, MOST OF YOU ALREADY KNOW, BUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE IS THAT NATIONWIDE, THE PEOPLE THAT DOES THAT DO WHAT I DO HERE, THEY SUCCESS RATE IS BETWEEN 30 AND 70%. AND I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU THAT YOUR TRULY OVER HERE, MY SUCCESS RATE HAS BEEN 78.79%, WHICH IS HUGE. YOU GUYS CAN CLAP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, YES, SO I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE, THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT PROGRAM AND I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE THAT YOU GUYS RENEWED THE CONTRACT. THANK YOU MR. AND RENEW SOME DATA. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT VIRTUAL CALLER IS DAVID SIMON, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE, SIR. DAVID, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. LET'S GO THEN TO THE NEXT PERSON ON THE PODIUM. GO AHEAD PLEASE. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, MR. MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS PATRICIA AGLO, 25 55 COLLINS [00:55:01] AVENUE, AND I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN STRONG SUPPORT OF RESTORING AND PRESERVING THE BYRON CARLISLE THEATER. THE BYRON CARLISLE IS ONE OF THE LAST REMAINING HISTORIC LANDMARKS IN NORTH BEACH, A PLACE FILLED WITH MEMORIES AND MEETINGS FOR GENERATIONS OF MY MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS. WE ALREADY HAVE THE FUNDING TO BRING IT BACK, $30 MILLION IN VOTER APPROVED JAIL BOND FUNDS AND SEVEN AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE DOVELL PUBLIC BENEFIT. THAT'S MORE THAN ENOUGH TO RENOVATE AND REOPEN IT AS A FIRST RUN MOVIE THEATER AND FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, SOMETHING THAT SERVES FAMILIES, SENIORS, AND VISITORS ALIKE, ALL WHILE STAYING WITHIN BUDGET. BUT INSTEAD OF MOVING FORWARD WITH RESTORATION, THE CITY IS CONSIDERING A PLAN TO DEMOLISH THE THEATER AND REPLACE IT WITH A SO-CALLED CULTURAL CENTER STACKED UNDER HOUSING. THAT PLAN WOULD COST ABOUT $20 MILLION MORE, REQUIRE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A YEAR TO OPERATE AND IS BASED ON A FUNDING MODEL THAT EVEN THE ADMINISTRATION ADMITS IS UNCERTAIN. MAY I PLEASE HAVE 30 SECONDS MORE. GO AHEAD. PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. WE'VE SEEN THIS STORY BEFORE, PROJECTS THAT PROMISE COMMUNITY BENEFIT, BUT ENDED UP SERVING DEVELOPERS AND INSIDERS. INSTEAD. NORTH BEACH DOES NOT NEED ANOTHER HIGH RISE OR ANOTHER BROKEN PROMISE. WHAT WE NEED IS TO PRESERVE OUR HISTORY AND BRING BACK A GATHERING PLACE FOR EVERYONE. RESTORING THE BYRON CARLISLE KEEPS OUR HISTORY ALIVE, STRENGTHENS OUR COMMUNITY, AND USES PUBLIC MONEY RESPONSIBLY. IT'S A PROJECT THAT MAKES SENSE FINANCIALLY, CULTURALLY, AND MORALLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. PLEASE VOTE TO SAVE THE BAR IN CARLISLE AND HELP US PROTECT A VITAL PIECE OF MIAMI BEACH SOUL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT, PLEASE. HI, MY NAME IS DAVID SEXTON. I AM THE CHAIR OF THE CULTURAL ARTS COUNCIL AND 30 YEAR PLUS RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. I'M HERE TODAY TO DO SOMETHING I NEVER THOUGHT I'D HAVE TO DO, AND THAT'S TO DEFEND ARTS FUNDING IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF ART IN THIS PLACE, I'VE TWO WORDS FOR YOU. ART WEEK, YES, THE CITY SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TO BRING IN ORGANIZATIONS AND ARTS ACTIVATION FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, BUT IT BROUGHT IN OVER HALF A BILLION DOLLARS TO THIS ECONOMY. AND MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE HALF A BILLION DOLLARS TO ME WAS THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH WAS FOR ONE WEEK THE CENTER OF THE WORLD IN THE MOST POSITIVE WAY. THIS ANTI-ART FUNDING IS AT THE HEART OF THE ITEM THAT WANTS TO REVERT THE BYRON CARLISLE BACK TO A COMMERCIAL USE MULTIPLEX CINEMA. THAT IS A PURPOSE THAT HAD FAILED 10 YEARS AGO IN THAT SAME LOCATION THAT HAD JUST FAILED ON LINCOLN ROAD THAT IS UNFORTUNATELY FAILING ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IT IS NO LONGER A VIABLE BUSINESS MODEL. WHY DON'T WE SPEND $30 MILLION TO TURN IT INTO A BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO? THANK YOU. IT'S NOT, CAN I HAVE 30 MORE SECONDS? IT IS NOT A GOOD USE OF OUR MONEY. WE NEED TO SUPPORT ARTS AND CULTURE. THE EXISTING PLAN WOULD HAVE THREE MOVIE THEATERS IN IT, IN ADDITION TO A, A BLACK BOX PERFORMANCE THEATER, AN ART GALLERY, A A FREE TO USE RECORDING STUDIO. IT WOULD HAVE MULTIPLE USES THAT WOULD BE TRANSFORMATIVE TO NORTH BEACH AND MIAMI BEACH. I ASK THAT YOU SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD WITH THE ITEM THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR TWO YEARS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HI EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE SEASON OF LIGHT. MY NAME IS BRENDA JORDAN. I'M A RESIDENT 2316 BAY DRIVE AND I'M HERE AGAIN AS AN ARTIST. AND WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THE ARTS. ARTS. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM ART BASEL IS A VERY BIG BUSINESS. AND FOR A PROGRAM TO BE SET UP FOR ARTISTS WITH NO ARTIST INVOLVEMENT, YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU'RE TRYING TO DO YOUR BEST, BUT IT'S NOT BEST. WE ARE ARTISTS. WE HAVE TO BE INVOLVED IN SETTING UP A PROGRAM. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE BEING DISPLACED THAT HAVE BEEN IN THIS PROGRAM. AND I THINK THE IDEA WAS TO NOT HAVE SLOPPY TABLES LOOKING LIKE JUNK, YOU KNOW, PLACES. AND I GET THAT, YOU KNOW, AS AN ARTIST, IT'S DISRESPECTFUL TO ME. BUT WHAT I'M ASKING IS THAT WE SET UP A REAL PROGRAM. THE FIRST PROGRAM DIDN'T WORK BECAUSE IT DIDN'T INVOLVE A ARTIST. AND THIS ONE DOES NOT INVOLVE ARTISTS. THE WHAT IS ART AND WHAT IS NOT ART IS BEING DICTATED BY A, A LAWYER, WHICH GREAT YOU ARE. YOU ARE HIS CLIENT. SO HE'S GOING TO NARRATE THANK YOU SO MUCH AND DIRECT THE CONSTITUTION ACCORDING TO HOW HE SEES IT. BUT I HAVE CASE IN POINT, I HAVE LETTERS FOR EVERYONE. IT'S NOT FAIR TO ME. IT'S NOT FAIR FOR REAL ARTISTS. THANK YOU. IM AN ARTIST AND A BE TRUSTED. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. IT'S YOUR TURN. HI. WELCOME MR. MAYOR. HOW YOU DOING? CONGRATULATIONS ON YOU WIN. I DID TELL YOU THAT YOU WOULD WIN AND I DID ASK YOU THAT AS SAY YOUR NAME PLEASE. MY NAME IS JANET FIGUEROA AND I DID ASK YOU THAT WE WANT EQUALITY FOR [01:00:01] ALL THE ARTISTS. I'M ONE OF THE ARTISTS THAT DO NOT LIVE IN MIAMI BEACH AND WAS LEFT OUT NOT TO PARTICIPATE. I DID AN EVALUATION AND THEY CONSIDERED MY ART NON EXPRESSIVE ENOUGH. OKAY. NOW, AS AN ARTIST, I WILL ASK YOU, AND AS THE MAYOR OF MIAMI BEACH, I DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN MIAMI BEACH TO BE PART OF MIAMI BEACH. OKAY. BUT I DO COME HERE EVERY DAY FOR ONE HOUR AND A HALF OF DRIVING TO BE HERE IN THIS CITY AND BE PART OF IT. OKAY. AND I FEEL AS THE MAYOR THAT YOU ARE AND ALL THE COMMISSIONERS HERE THAT HAVE BEEN REELECTED, YOU ALMOST FELT WHAT IT IS TO BE UNEMPLOYED BY YAY MUCH. RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEAH. GIMME A COUPLE OF SECONDS. I'M GOING TO RELEASE MYSELF. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. I FEEL THAT MR. SUAREZ, WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO THIS OFTEN OPTIMIST AND THE NEW WRITING IS BIASED, IT'S DISCRIMINATIVE. YOU'RE ONLY CHOOSING IT FOR THE RESIDENTS OF MIAMI BEACH. MIAMI BEACH DOES NOT LIVE ON RESIDENCE ONLY. MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT COME HERE TO WORK IN THIS CITY COME FROM DIFFERENT BOROUGHS AND DIFFERENT AREAS TO MAKE THIS CITY A WHOLE TO BE OPERATION EQUALITY FOR ALL. MR. MAYOR, THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MADAM. OUR NEXT VIRTUAL CALLER IS MICHAEL GRECO. MR. GRECO, GO AHEAD PLEASE. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? YES. OKAY, GREAT. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS MICHAEL BRICO, YOUR MOST RECENT FORMER, FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE. AND I GOTTA TELL YOU, I WASN'T GONNA CALL IN TODAY, BUT I WAS PRETTY, PRETTY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE EXCHANGE THIS MORNING. I WAS TEXTING WITH A FEW OF YOU UP IN THE DAYS. I GOTTA TELL YOU, MR. GUYS THIS ISSUE. I THINK WE LOST YOU. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY NOW? YES. OKAY, GREAT. SORRY. THE REASON I'M CALLING IN IS GUYS, YOU'VE BEEN TREATING OUR FIREFIGHTERS IS ESPECIALLY THE ONE THAT SERVE AT A STATION LIKE POLITICAL PONDS FOR 15 YEARS. IT'S TIME TO LET THE RUBBER MEET THE ROAD. SIXTH STREET IS THE PLACE TO PUT THIS THING. LET'S DO IT. IT'S 80, 90% DESIGN. THE MONEY'S THERE AS SOMEBODY WHO'S NOW AN EMT AND HAS ACTUALLY DONE SHIFTS OVER IN STATION ONE, NOT AS A TOURIST. I CAN TELL YOU THESE GUYS NEED TO BE CREATED, LIKE THE SERVICE THAT THEY PROVIDE. I KNOW A LOT OF THEM ARE IN THERE TODAY. SO GUYS, TODAY'S THE DAY. LET'S, LET'S, LET'S DO THIS. I'M GONNA COME INTO THE, INTO THE CHAMBERS IN A LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANT, I WANNA STAY THERE. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. UH, GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS VIVIAN MARTEL. UM, I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING AND KEEPING THE BARRING CARLISLE AS A PERMANENT ARTS COMMUNITY ASSET FOR MIAMI BEACH AND FOR NORTH BEACH. SPECIFICALLY. NORTH BEACH HAS INCREDIBLE DIVERSITY, HISTORY AND CREATIVE TALENT, BUT AS LONG, UH, IT HAS BEEN UNDERSERVED WHEN IT COMES TO ACCESSIBLE ART SPACES, THE BYRON CARLISLE IS MORE THAN A BUILDING. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN THE COMMUNITY CONNECTION AND CREATIVITY AND YOUNG TALENT AS AN ARTS VENUE. THE BYRON CARLISLE CAN PROVIDE AFFORDABLE PERFORMANCE SPACES FOR LOCAL ARTISTS, CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND, UM, UH, AND IT CAN ACTIVATE NEIGHBORHOODS, YEAR ROUND PROGRAMMING SUPPORT WITH, UH, WE'LL SUPPORT LOCAL ECONOMIES, CREATING CULTURAL ANCHOR, UM, THAT WOULD ADD AN ARTS COMMODITY AND, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR EVERY DOLLAR SPENT TO THE ARTS, 42 COMES BACK. THANK YOU. NEXT, PLEASE. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR, CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL YOUR RECENT ELECTIONS. UM, VERY QUICK COMMENTS THIS MORNING IN SUPPORT OF R FIVE AG AND C SEVEN BS BROUGHT BY COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. THANK YOU. UM, THESE ARE SOME MEANINGFUL FIRST STEPS IN TREASURING OUR MARINE ASSETS RIGHT OFF OF OUR COAST. I THINK WE SAW THE POWER OF WHAT RECLINE WAS ABLE TO BRING OUT THIS LAST WEEKEND OR THIS WEEKENDS AGO. UM, DURING OUR BASEL, THERE'S A LOT OF EXCITEMENT OUT THERE, AND WE WERE SEEING PEOPLE EXPLORE THIS NEW SPACE AND THEN MOVE ON TO THE JETTY AND MOVE ON TO OUR NATURAL REEF TRACK AND REALLY START TO SEE THIS AS A TOURIST AND CONSERVATION PROJECT THAT COULD BRING SO MUCH VALUE TO THE CITY. UM, AS SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN HOOKED BY, BY, UM, FISHING EQUIPMENT OUT THERE, UM, THAT IS ALREADY ACTUALLY AGAINST THE LAW TO FISH IN THAT MANNER WHERE THIS IS, THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. UM, AND THE RESTRICTIONS ON THE LAND-BASED, UM, SHARK FISHING EQUIPMENT. UM, I BELIEVE SOMEONE'S GOING TO SHOW YOU WHAT THAT HOOK LOOKS LIKE IN A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. SO THANK YOU ALL AND HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME OUT. YEAH, THANK YOU. I'M SORRY I DIDN'T CATCH YOUR NAME. DAVID GREER, 1754 MERIDIAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DAVID. UM, WE'RE GONNA TAKE A [R9 E INTRODUCTION AND REMARKS BY THE HONORABLE VICKI L. LOPEZ, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 5.] [01:05:01] TIME OUT FROM THE, UH, FROM THE OPEN FORUM 'CAUSE UH, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, VICKI LOPEZ AND COUNTY COMMISSIONER MICKEY STEINBERG, WHO ARE, ARE, UH, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE COUNTY, UH, NEED TO GO TO ANOTHER MEETING, SO I'M GONNA GIVE YOU THE FORM AND THEN WE'LL CONTINUE. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THIS INCREDIBLY ESTEEMED GROUP OF CITY COMMISSIONERS. IT IS SUCH AN HONOR TO FINALLY SAY I REPRESENT MIAMI BEACH OFFICIALLY. I HAVE WORKED SO CLOSELY WITH SO MANY OF YOU, CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN REELECTED AND ELECTED. UM, I, I AM, AS YOU ALL KNOW, I SPENT THREE AND A HALF YEARS AS A STATE REPRESENTATIVE. AND EVEN THOUGH, UH, I DID NOT REPRESENT MIAMI BEACH IN DISTRICT ONE 13, I ALWAYS FELT LIKE I DID . UM, AND I, IT WAS SUCH A, A PRIVILEGE, UH, TO BE ABLE TO WORK INDIVIDUALLY WITH EACH ONE OF YOU TO NOT ONLY BRING HOME TO YOU ALL AND YOUR RESIDENTS, UH, APPROPRIATIONS THAT YOU REALLY NEEDED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND FOR NONPROFITS, BUT ALSO JUST TO BE THERE TO LISTEN TO WHAT WAS THE, FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER HERE IN MIAMI BEACH. AND SO IT IS WITH AN ESTEEMED HONOR THAT I NOW AM YOUR COUNTY COMMISSIONER, AND THAT I CAN OFFICIALLY SAY MIAMI BEACH IS HOME TO VICKI LOPEZ AS WELL AS THE MAINLAND. AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. COMMISSIONER BOTS ALREADY REACHED OUT TO ME. WE'RE GONNA WORK ON MICRO MOBILITY DEVICES, WHICH WAS A, A REALLY BIG, UH, ISSUE THAT I WORKED ON, UH, AS A STATE REP, UH, COMMISSIONER FERNAND. AND I'VE BEEN WORKING ON HOUSING FOR, IT SEEMS LIKE A DECADE, . AND I'M SO GRATEFUL, COMMISSIONER FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, UH, IN WHAT I KNOW IS PROBABLY THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE WE'RE ALL FACING, WHICH IS, UH, AFFORDABILITY FOR HOUSING. AND I JUST AM EXCITED TO WORK WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU AND AS A BODY COLLECTIVELY. UM, I KNOW, UM, THAT THERE IS DIFFERENT NEEDS HERE. UH, IT IS AS DIVERSE IN MIAMI BEACH AS IT IS ON THE MAINLAND IN MY DISTRICT. AND I KNOW THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU REPRESENTS EVERY LITTLE POCKET OF, OF RESIDENTS THAT YOU ARE CLOSE TO. AND I VERY MUCH AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING YOU CONNECT ME TO THOSE WHO YOU ARE VERY CLOSE TO, SO WE CAN COLLECTIVELY BEGIN TO REPRESENT THE BEACH IN A MANNER IN WHICH IT DESERVES. AND SO YOU HAVE MY COMMITMENT TO BE THERE FOR YOU. I HOPE THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE LISTENING TODAY AND THOSE THAT ARE HERE KNOW, UM, THAT THAT IS MY COMMITMENT TO EVERYONE. AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK TO THE BEACH. I'VE BEEN HERE SEVERAL, I'VE BEEN A COUNTY COMMISSIONER FOR 28 DAYS, I BELIEVE I'VE SPENT AT LEAST 10 OF THOSE HERE ON MIAMI BEACH, AND I'M GRATEFUL, I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT. AND SO, UH, I'M WISHING EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS, A HAPPY HANUKKAH, HAPPY KWANZA, AND LET'S HIT THE GROUND RUNNING, UM, RIGHT AFTER THE NEW YEAR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYONE. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU. AND I'LL CONFIRM THAT I FEEL LIKE, UH, COMMISSIONER, UH, LOPEZ, I FEEL LIKE EVERYWHERE I GO I SEE YOU. SO I THINK IT'S EVEN MORE THAN 10 DAYS . AND NOT TO LOBBY FROM THE DESK, BUT I'LL THROW IN, UH, HELP WITH FUNDING THE WATER TAXI. BUT, UH, TIME FOR THAT. MR. MAYOR. I, I'D BE REMISS NOT TO SAY, BECAUSE YOU, YOU MENTIONED YOUR WORK IN TALLAHASSEE ON BEHALF OF MIAMI BEACH AND IN THE HOUSE WHEN WE NEEDED A SPONSOR FOR, FOR OUR LANDMARK PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO REVITALIZE THE EAST END OF LINCOLN ROAD. YOU WERE THE ONE THAT HELPED US GET THE PUBLIC FUNDS WE NEED TO REVITALIZE, TO BRING NEW LIFE, TO IMPROVE OUR BEAUTIFUL JEWEL OF LINCOLN ROAD. SO YOU'RE NOW OFFICIALLY REPRESENTING US, BUT AS A PUBLIC SERVANT, YOU'VE ALWAYS HAD MIAMI BEACH IN YOUR HEART AND IS, I'M SO PROUD TO CALL YOU OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. UM, RALPH, UH, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA TURN FOR A MOMENT, UH, UH, TO THE NORTH BEACH CRA. AND BEFORE WE DO THAT, MAYOR, I'M NOT SURE IF COMMISSIONER LOPEZ CAN SIT FOR THE RDA ALSO. YES. OKAY. WE OFFICIALLY OKAY THEN THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE A FULL QUO ON THAT. YEAH. SO IF, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANNA JOIN US UP HERE FOR A MINUTE, PLEASE. [RDA-1. A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (RDA), APPROVING, IN SUBSTANTIAL FORM, AMENDMENT NO. 3 (AMENDMENT) TO THE LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE RDA (LANDLORD), AND CUBICHE 105, LLC (TENANT), FOR USE OF APPROXIMATELY 7,130 SQUARE FEET OF GROUND FLOOR RETAIL SPACE AT THE ANCHOR SHOPS AND GARAGE, LOCATED AT 1555 WASHINGTON AVE, SUITE NOS. 1-3 (PREMISES), AS A FULL SERVICE RESTAURANT, SAID AMENDMENT ADJUSTING TENANT’S RENT SCHEDULE TO TEN PERCENT (10%) OF GROSS SALES IN LIEU OF THE CURRENT TRIPLE NET RENTS FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR (4) YEARS, FROM JANUARY 1, 2026 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2029, WITH ALL OTHER LEASE TERMS TO REMAIN IN EFFECT, TO ADDRESS TENANT’S FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS AND TO FACILITATE PLANNED RENOVATIONS; AND CLARIFYING THAT TENANT’S RENEWAL OF THE LEASE TERM AS OF JANUARY 1, 2026 IS CONTINGENT UPON APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED PERCENTAGE RENT STRUCTURE; AND FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO FINALIZE THE AMENDMENT; AND FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY TO EXECUTE THE AMENDMENT.] UH, SO WE'RE GOING TO, UH, RECESS AS A CITY COMMISSION MEETING AND WE WILL BE DOING THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ITEM. IT IS ITEM ONE. IT IS AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE TO THE CHE 1 0 5 AT 1555 WASHINGTON AVENUE. ADJUST RENT OF 10% RDA ONE. SORRY. WE'RE DOING THE KISSING KISSES TO DO THE OFFICIAL WELCOME, WELCOME ABOARD. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. [01:10:02] GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR CITY COMMISSIONERS OZZY DOMINGUEZ, UH, DIVISION DIRECTOR OF ASSET MANAGEMENT FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. UH, WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT ITEM, UM, THE KCHE ITEM, WHICH IS A PERCENTAGE RENT REQUEST. THE KCHE HAS BEEN A LONG-TERM TENANT OF ANCHOR SHOPS ON WASHINGTON AVENUE. UH, THIS AREA OF THE PROPERTY ITSELF HAS STRUGGLED WITH TRAFFIC, UH, AND THEY ARE REQUESTING A RENT REDUCTION, UH, PERCENTAGE RENT OF 10% OF SALES WITH OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS. UH, ADMINISTRATIVE IS SUPPORTIVE OF THIS WITH THE EXPECTATIONS THAT WE HAVE, THE TAX COLLECTOR'S OFFICE WITH OPENING UP VERY SOON, BRINGING UP A LOT OF TRAFFIC TO THIS AREA. THEY'RE RIGHT NEXT TO THEM, UH, AND ALSO WITH THE HOPES THAT THE LUNCHTIME TRAFFIC WILL PICK UP FOR THEM. DO HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANNA MOVE THE ITEM? YES, I'LL MOVE THE ITEM THAT IS NOT ON. OH, SORRY. EXCUSE ME. I'LL MOVE THE ITEM. I'LL SECOND IF I MAY. MR. MAYOR OZZIE, AM I CORRECT THAT IT ACTUALLY TOOK SOME TIME FOR THIS RESTAURANT TO OPEN? UH, YES. ACTUALLY THE RESTAURANT WAS UNDER A FULL RENOVATION. THEY SPENT PROBABLY ABOUT $3 MILLION ON THEIR RENOVATION IN 2019 THEY OPENED AND THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER SHUT DOWN DUE TO COVID-19. SO THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH A SERIES OF STRUGGLES, UH, TO GET UP, BUT IT'S A BEAUTIFUL RESTAURANT. AND I DO WANT TO SAY I BELIEVE THAT THERE WERE SOME PERMITTING ISSUES AS WELL THAT PROLONGED THEIR OPENING. CORRECT. AND WHILE WE HAVE FOCUSED, WE'VE BEEN STEADFAST IN REFORMING OUR PERMITTING PROCESS. UH, YOU, YOU TALK ABOUT THE CRUEL IRONY THAT BUSINESS IN OUR OWN CITY OWNED BUILDING HAS PERMITTING ISSUES. WHAT DOES THAT SAY OUT THERE FOR THE MOM AND POP? SO WHILE THIS COMMISSION HAS BEEN VERY STEADFAST IN MOVING OUR PERMITTING PROCESS FORWARD, UH, THAT REALLY SPEAKS TO THE HELP THAT WE CONTINUE TO NEED FROM STAFF, UH, TO REALLY FINE TUNE THIS. THANK YOU. LET'S CALL A VOTE. UH, ALL IN FAVOR OF ITEM RDA ONE. PLEASE SAY AYE. A AYE, AYE. HEARING. NO ONE OPPOSED THE ITEM PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER MAYOR. WE ARE NOW. WE ARE NOW CONVENING AS A NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY. WE DEVELOP AN AGENCY AND WE WELCOME COMMISSIONER STEINBERG TO THE DAY. [CRA-1. A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (NORTH BEACH CRA) AMENDING THE COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TO: (I) EXPAND THE CURRENT BOUNDARIES OF THE PROGRAM TO MAKE ALL COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE NORTH BEACH CRA ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE; (II) PERMIT MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS BY A PROPERTY OWNER OR TENANT WITH INTERESTS IN MORE THAN ONE ELIGIBLE PROPERTY; AND (III) AUTHORIZE THE CRA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR HIS/HER DESIGNEE TO MAKE NONSUBSTANTIAL CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM GUIDELINES, AS NEEDED.] THE FIRST ITEM IS NORTH BEACH CCRA ONE. IT IS AMEND NORTH BEACH CRA COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. GOOD MORNING ALL. STEVEN ANTHONY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. UM, THIS ITEM IS REALLY JUST TO EXPAND OUR CURRENT, UH, COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. UH, WHAT WE'VE GOTTEN IS THE FEEDBACK FROM BUSINESS OWNERS, UH, THROUGHOUT NORTH BEACH THAT SAYS, HEY, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM, BUT WE'D LIKE IT. INITIALLY, THE PILOT WAS REALLY FOCUSED AROUND THE NORMANDY FOUNTAIN AREA. AND SO WE FIGURE HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY NOW TO EXPAND IT WITHIN ALL OF THE NORTH BEACH CRA, UM, AREA. AND SO THAT, THAT WAY WE CAN OPEN THE, OPEN THE PROGRAM UP. I'LL MOVE THE ITEM. I HAVE A QUESTION. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT WE SLIGHTLY AMEND THIS ITEM. I THINK IT'S A GREAT ITEM, BUT I THINK WE SHOULD ALLOW FOR THE EXPANSION, BUT ACTUALLY HAVE IT SO THAT WE REVISIT IT IN ABOUT 18 MONTHS, 24 MONTHS, ENGAGE ITS SUCCESS. ARE YOU GUYS OKAY WITH THAT? YEP. I THINK THAT'S GREAT. SO ACCEPT THE MOTION COMMISSIONER BOT YES. AS AMENDED. YEP. COMMISSIONER STOMBERG, YOU SECONDING? IF SO, MAY I CALL THE ROLL? YES. ALL IN FAVOR OF NORTH BEACH CA ONE AS AMENDED, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. HEARING NO ONE OPPOSED THE ITEM IS APPROVED. WE HAVE [CRA-2. A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (NORTH BEACH CRA) AMENDING THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TO EXPAND THE CURRENT BOUNDARIES OF THE PROGRAM TO MAKE ALL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE NORTH BEACH CRA ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE, SUBJECT TO OTHER PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.] A COMPANION ITEM ITEM TWO IS AMEND NORTH BEACH CRA RESIDENTIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. AND THAT WOULD BE THE SAME KIND OF RECOMMENDATION. I'LL SECOND YOUR MOTION. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, MAY I HAVE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. A ONE OPPOSED? THE ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER STEINBERG. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. DID YOU BRING CHOCOLATES FOR EVERYBODY LIKE YOU USED TO WHEN YOU WERE A CITY COMMISSIONER? THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY. OTHER, THEY'RE ON THE WAY. LOOK AT THAT MOTION TO RECONVENE AS A MIAMI BEACH CITY COMMISSION. SECOND BY ACCLIMATION. WE'RE RECONVENED. IT IS NOW 9 49. THANK YOU FOR BEARING WITH US. THANK YOU. AYE, UH, YES PLEASE. NEXT STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS. WE HAVE ONE MINUTE. GOOD MORNING, MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONER, CITY MANAGER AND STAFF NAME JOSE FRIS, 90 ALTON ROAD. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE MAYOR MINOR [01:15:01] ON YOUR SECOND TERM. NOW YOU CAN CONTINUE AND FINISH WHAT YOU STARTED. MAY MIAMI PEACE, THE BEST CITY OF THE COUNTRY. THANK YOU. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE LAURA DOMINGUEZ, AS WELL AS OUR NEW COMMISSIONER, MONICA MATTEL SALINAS. IT TRULY MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO HAVE A COMMISSIONER WHO LIVES SOUTH OF FIFTH AND WALK AROUND THE MARINA AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD ALMOST EVERY DAY. SECONDLY, I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE AND THANKS TO ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER MARK TAXI, COURT ENFORCEMENT DIRECTOR HERNAN CARLOS AND HIS ENTIRE TEAM. I'M MIAMI BEACH POLICE CHIEF JOHN WAYNE AND CAPTAIN LOSANO AND LOSANO AND HIS DEPARTMENT, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT WE HAVE COMMUNITY POLICE POLICING, AND THAT, AND THANK YOU TO ALL GOD FINISH AND THANK YOU YOU TO ALL OF YOU, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER. THE IMPROVEMENT WE HAVE SEEN AT THE MARINE REGARDING SAFETY AND QUALITY OF FLIGHT, PARTICULARLY WITH THE PREVIOUSLY AUTO CONTROLLED SHUTTLE VESSELS, IS A CONTROL ADDED SHUTTLE VESSEL. OVER THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS, WE CAN CLEARLY SEE A REAL AND POSITIVE DIFFERENCE. AT THE SAME TIME, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF NO LOWER YOUR GUARDS. THANK YOU, SIR. CONTINUE AND CONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT, IT'S ESSENTIAL TO PROCEED THIS GAME. ALSO, I'D LIKE TO SUPPORT MR. MAYOR R FIVE H TO ROLL BACK THE, OUR OPERATION ON THE CHARTER, UH, VESSEL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT VIRTUAL CALLER IS JOHN PORTER. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE, SIR. HI, GOOD MORNING. UH, MY NAME IS JOHN PORTER. I'M THE GENERAL MANAGER FOR ONE OCEAN CONDOMINIUM, UM, LOCATED AT ONE COLLINS AVENUE. UM, I'M, UH, SPEAKING REGARDING THE, THE FIRE STATION. UH, ONE OCEAN IS SUPPORTING THE SIXTH STREET LOCATION. UM, AND THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GO AHEAD SIR. HELLO, MY NAME IS PATRICK RESICK. I LIVE AT 1754 MERIDIAN AVENUE. UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE WHO WAS REELECTED OR REELECTED FOR THE FIRST TIME. I'M HERE ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR R UH, FIVE AG G, THE RESTRICTIONS ON LAND-BASED FISHING GEAR AND RE RESOLUTION C SEVEN BS, WHICH IS THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE ALREADY EXISTING RULES ON SPEARFISH NEXT TO THE JETTY. I'VE BEEN HOOKED BY FISHING GEAR. MY MOM, WHO'S 67, HAS BEEN HOOKED BY FISHING GEAR OUT THERE. SO VOTING YES ON THESE RESOLUTIONS AND CONTINUING THE PROGRESS ON OUR MARINE PARK WILL ONLY MAKE THIS A BETTER PLACE FOR ECOTOURISM FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR VISITORS ALIKE. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROGRESS ON THIS AND CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT, PLEASE. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS TOM HAWKINS. I LIVE AT 1300 MONAD TERRA. FIRST I WANNA CONGRATULATE EVERYONE WHO RAN IN THE ELECTION ON THEIR RESOUNDING ELECTION RESULTS. REALLY IS. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. UH, AND I, I'D LIKE TO THANK, UH, REPRESENTATIVE WASABI FOR CUTTING IN LINE EARLY THIS MORNING AND HIJACKING OUR SUT HOUR AND HARMING OUR RESIDENTS BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE A FEW SECONDS TO SPEAK NOW. SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO URGE THE COMMISSION TODAY TO PLEASE VOTE FOR THE MOTION THAT RECONSIDERS, UH, OUR FIVE P, WHICH IS THE ORDINANCE REGULATING, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND CONDOMINIUM BOARDS. THE, UH, THE COMMISSION SHOULD BE COMMENDED FOR MAKING THE CHANGES IT DID AT THE SECOND READING TO SHIFT DISCLOSURE FROM THE RESIDENTS TO THE DEVELOPERS THAT MADE PERFECT SENSE. HOWEVER, THERE WERE OTHER AMENDMENTS THAT STAYED IN THAT, UH, THAT, UH, SECOND READING THAT ARE HARMFUL TO CIVIC PARTICIPATION. I'VE WRITTEN YOU ALL BEFORE ABOUT THIS. I THINK YOU KNOW HOW I STAND. PLEASE DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TODAY. THANK YOU, RECONSIDER THAT. THANK YOU. NEXT PLEASE. GOOD MORNING. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ELECTIONS. SPENCER ROBERTS FOUR 11 NORTHWEST 43RD. I'M A MARINE ECOLOGIST AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI. HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, ORDINANCE R FIVE AG AND RESOLUTION C SEVEN BS. LAND-BASED SHARK FISHING INVOLVES THE USE OF DRONES AND COMMERCIAL FISHING GEAR TO BAIT SHARKS NEAR TO SHORE WHERE THEY ARE THEN HOOKED AND THEN DRAGGED ONTO THE BEACH. SMALLER, UH, HARVESTABLE SPECIES ARE TYPICALLY KILLED FOR A JAW TROPHY OR USED AS BAIT FOR BIGGER SHARKS. THESE LARGER PROHIBITED SPECIES ARE OFTEN ILLEGALLY HELD FOR SOCIAL MEDIA PHOTO SHOOTS. TRACKING STUDIES ESTIMATE THAT ROUGHLY A QUARTER OF THESE SHARKS DIE WITHIN A MONTH. UM, ON, IN APRIL, A CRITICALLY ENDANGERED GREAT HAMMERHEAD WAS FOUND DEAD ON MIAMI BEACH WITH A HOOK JUST LIKE THIS. UM, THIS LAND-BASED SHARK FISHING RIG WAS FOUND BY MERLA, A SWIMMER OFF, UH, THE REEF LINE. IT, UH, INCLUDES 300 FEET OF BRAIDED THREAD, 300 MORE OF THICK MONOFILAMENTS, AND THIS TWO INCH WIDE HOOK. 30 SECONDS PLEASE. BETA WITH THE HEAD OF A BLACK TIP SHARK INDICATING THE INTENT TO ATTRACT [01:20:01] A LARGER PR, UH, PREDATORY SPECIES LIKE A PROTECTED LEMON, A ENDANGERED HAMMERHEAD, OR EVEN A GREAT, GREAT WHITE. YOU SHOULDN'T BE AFRAID OF SHARKS, THOUGH. UH, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COEXIST WITH SCORES OF SHARKS EVERY DAY OFF THE, UH, OFF OUR COAST OF THE BEACH. BUT THIS PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE CAN CHANGE INTO A CHAOTIC FRENZY WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF BAIT AND THE KILLING OF SHARKS PREY. I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT C SEVEN BS AND HAVE A PETITION OF OVER 1200 PEOPLE SUPPORTING THE SHARK YEAR PROHIBITIONS IN R FIVE AG. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME, RALPH. YOU COULD ADD ME AS A CO-SPONSOR TO THAT SAME HERE, PLEASE. OKAY. AND ME, ME AS WELL, EVERYONE OR? SURE. OKAY. SO R FIVE AC AND C SEVEN BS. GOT IT. NEXT PLEASE. ALRIGHT. HI, MY NAME IS GRACE. I LIVE AT 4 1 1 NORTHWEST 43RD STREET. UM, MY INTRODUCTION TO THE UNDERWATER WORLD NEAR MY HOME WAS MIAMI BEACH AT SOUTH BEACH. WHEN I FIRST MOVED HERE, I WAS AFRAID THAT I WAS GONNA HAVE TO DRIVE TO THE KEYS OR UP TO WEST PALM BEACH TO BE ABLE TO EXPLORE THE OCEAN. BUT I HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN VERY EXCITED TO FIND THAT I CAN BRING ALL OF MY FRIENDS AND FA FAMILY WHO VISIT HERE TO THE SOUTH POINT JETTY. I FEEL THAT IT IS A SAFE AND EASY PLACE FOR ME TO BRING SEASONED SWIMMERS OR BRAND NEW DIVERS. THE ONLY CONCERN I HAVE, HOWEVER, IS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET ENTANGLED. I MYSELF HAVE BEEN ENTANGLED AND I ALWAYS CARRY A KNIFE, BUT I BELIEVE THAT MOST TOURISTS DON'T, INCLUDING PEOPLE WHO BRING SMALL CHILDREN. AND SIMPLY WHEN YOU FLY ON A PLANE, IT'S NOT EASY TO BRING A KNIFE. THE SHARK FISHING GEAR THAT WAS SHOWN EARLIER IS IN A MAJOR CONCERN AS WELL, BECAUSE EVEN THOSE OF US WHO CARRY KNIVES MAY NOT HAVE A STRONG ENOUGH KNIFE TO QUICKLY CUT THE METAL LEADERS THAT CAN TANGLE UPON US. I URGE THE COMMISSION TO HELP IN STATE LAWS THAT KEEP PEOPLE SAFE AND PROTECT OUR OCEAN TO TRY AND PREVENT BRINGING IN MORE SHARK FISHING AND ALSO TO ENFORCE SPEARFISHING BANS AND IDEALLY TO CONTINUE TO PUT PRESSURE ON THE LOCAL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. NEXT PLEASE. GOOD MORNING, SANITA 2,900 NORTHEAST SEVENTH AVENUE. UM, I ASK WHY DO WE ALLOW FISHING WHERE OUR CHILDREN ARE YOUNGSTERS ARE EITHER JUMPING WAVES OR JUST SUNBATHING. MY DAUGHTER, WHO IS A TEACHER IN NEW JERSEY, WAS VISITING, WAS JUMPING WAVES AND GOT ENTANGLED IN THIS FISH HOOK. SHE BENT DOWN TO DE ENTANGLE HERSELF. HER BIG TOE WAS ENTANGLED IN THIS HOOK, AND THEN HER MIDDLE FINGER GOT ENTANGLED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS FISH HOOK. SHE WOULD'VE DROWNED THAT DAY. MY OTHER DAUGHTER AND MY HUSBAND WERE IN THE WATER. THEY CARRIED HER OUT. SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THEY HAD TO SURGICALLY REMOVE THE HOOK FROM HER TOE AND HER MIDDLE FINGER. MY QUESTION IS, WHY DO WE ALLOW FISHING WHERE PEOPLE ARE JUST HAVING A GOOD TIME? ISN'T THAT WHAT MIAMI IS FAMOUS FOR? WHY CAN'T WE JUST ALLOCATE A SPECIAL PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO GO FISHING? THANK YOU SO MUCH SO THAT WE ARE NOT STUCK WITH THESE HOOKS. THANK YOU. I URGE YOU TO PLEASE PAY ATTENTION. THANK YOU. NEXT, PLEASE. HI, KYLE FTE, RESIDENT AT 2,900 NORTHEAST SEVENTH AVENUE. I WANNA SPEAK UP IN SUPPORT OF THE BAN ON SPEARFISHING AT THE JETTY, AS WELL AS SUPPORT, UH, FOR ELIMINATING SHARK BAITING, UM, ALONG THE SHORELINES OF MIAMI BEACH. I'M AN AVID OPEN WATER SWIMMER. I'VE BEEN SWIMMING IN MIAMI BEACH FOR MANY YEARS, AND THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS INSTANCES, UH, VERY MUCH RECENTLY AS WELL WHEN SPEAR FISHERS HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY FISHING IN THE WATERS NEAR OPEN WATER SWIMMERS. ON SUNDAYS, WE HAVE GROUPS OF UP TO 150 SWIMMERS SWIMMING IN THE MORNING, TRIATHLETES, UH, SUN BATHERS FAMILIES ON THE BEACH. AND IT IS EXTREMELY IRRESPONSIBLE AND DANGEROUS TO HAVE SPEARFISHING GEAR, UH, IN VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE BEACH AND SWIMMERS. SO I URGE THE COMMISSION TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE SAFE AND, UM, FAMILY FRIENDLY BEACH ACTIVITIES THAT WE'VE ALL COME TO LOVE IN MIAMI. THANKS SO MUCH. NEXT PLEASE. I PROBABLY NEED A MINUTE, AN EXTRA 30 SECONDS. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME'S DAVE DOER AND I LIVE AT 8,000 WEST DRIVE. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT COMMISSIONER SUAREZ'S, ITEM C SEVEN BC AND R SEVEN T. I'VE BEEN WORKING ON STORMWATER AND POLLUTION IN MIAMI BEACH SINCE 2010. WHEN I FIRST STUMBLED ACROSS THE MARINE DEBRIS CRISIS WHILE KAYAKING IN BISCAY BAY, WHAT I DISCOVERED WAS SIMPLE AND ALARMING. TRASH FROM OUR STREETS WAS FLOWING STRAIGHT INTO THE BAY BECAUSE WE WERE FAILING BOTH ON UPGRADES AND MAINTENANCE OF OUR POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEMS. IN MANY WAYS, EVERY PLASTIC REDUCTION POLICY I'VE HELPED CRAFT OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS EXISTS BECAUSE OUR STORMWATER SYSTEMS WERE NEVER UPGRADED TO KEEP TRASH [01:25:01] OUTTA THE BAY IN THE FIRST PLACE. IN 2013 WHEN THE CITY INSTALLED ITS FIRST PUMP STATIONS, WE WERE TOLD THE VORTEX, HYDRODYNAMIC SEPARATORS WERE THE SOLUTION TO TRASH AND POLLUTION. BUT EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN OTHERWISE. THEY DO REMOVE SOME TRASH AND SEDIMENT, BUT THEY DON'T CAPTURE THE MOST POLLUTED RUNOFF, THE FIRST FLUSH. UH, THINK ABOUT WHAT THAT ACTUALLY WASHES OFF OUR STREETS DURING THE FIRST RAIN TIRE PARTICLES, OIL, DOG WASTE, FERTILIZERS, BACTERIA, THE POLLUTANTS YOU CAN'T SEE, BUT TO DO THE MOST DAMAGE. SO DOUG, I NEED YOU TO WRAP IT UP. SORRY. WRAP IT UP PLEASE. YES. UM, THE TRUTH IS THAT THE REAL SOLUTION WAS NOT VORTEX OR INJECTION. IT'S BOTH. UM, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WHILE THE CITY HAS 49 PUMP STATIONS, THERE ARE 367 OUTFALLS BY ANY REASONABLE MEASURE. THE MAJORITY OF OUR OUT OF OUR SYSTEM IS STILL LEGACY GRAVITY BASED AND STILL NEEDS MODERNIZATIONS. THEY CAN BARELY CAPTURE TRASH AND WERE NEVER BILLED FOR TODAY'S LOADS. THANK SIR. IF WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT PROTECTING BISCAYNE BAY, I'M SORRY. UH, WE WERE, I WAS I PREPARED FOR TWO MINUTES. THIS IS WHAT I EXPECTED IN THAT DEBACLE THIS MORNING. THANK YOU. IF WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT PROTECTING BISCAYNE BAY, WE MUST PRIORITIZE FIRST FLUSH CAPTURE AT EVERY OUTFALL USING A LAYERED APPROACH. IF WE CONTINUE TO DISCHARGE UNTREATED FIRST FLUSH STORMWATER INTO BISCAYNE BAY, THAT IS NOT A LACK OF KNOWLEDGE, THAT IS A POLICY CHOICE. THANK YOU. NEXT, PLEASE. THANK YOU DAVE. AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, THE GENTLEMAN IN THE WHITE SHIRT BEHIND MR. UH MOHAMMED IS THE LAST PERSON SPEAKING. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS MATTHEW HANOFF AND I LIVE AT 1 2 5 JEFFERSON AVENUE. I WANNA SPEAK THIS MORNING ON C TWO C, WHICH IS THE TROLLEY CONTRACT. MANY PEOPLE HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME CONCERNED ABOUT PROPOSED SERVICE REDUCTIONS, AND I URGE THAT THIS BE CONSIDERED TODAY. THANK YOU. AND ALSO, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT, UH, THE SLOW STREETS. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU ALL. THEY ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. I WANT TO THANK FOR THE FUNDING THAT THIS COMMISSION HAS ALLOCATED OR THE PREVIOUS COMMISSION HAS ALLOCATED. THIS IS THE KIND OF THING THAT MOVES A CITY FORWARD. IT'S FORWARD THINKING, IT'S VISIONARY, AND MANY PEOPLE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT COMPLETELY FINISHED, HAVE REACHED OUT AND ARE USING IT AND HAVE SAID HOW WONDERFUL IT IS. SO I ALSO WANT TO INVITE ANY OF YOU ON THE TO, UH, WALK, BIKE, ROLL, OR DRIVE ALONG THERE. I'D BE HAPPY TO GIVE YOU A TOUR AND TO TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE PROJECT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT, PLEASE. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. ONE TO JAMON 83 0 5 CRESPI BOULEVARD. UM, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THAT WERE REELECTED AND ELECTED. I'M HERE TO SPEAK REGARDING THE BYRON CARLISLE PROJECT. I'M ALL FOR IT, ALTHOUGH I'M AGAINST THE HOUSING KIND OF COMPONENT OF IT. I'M ASKING THE COMMISSION TO PLEASE CONSIDER THIS. UM, WE HAVE AN INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEM THROUGHOUT MIAMI BEACH. NORTH BEACH IS GETTING, UH, I MEAN THE BUILDING IS JUST OUTTA HAND. SECONDLY, UM, I'M GONNA SPEAK ABOUT THE TROLLEY. UM, I THINK THERE WAS A CONSENT, SOMETHING, A CONSENT TO MINIMIZE THE HOURS AND THE FREQUENCY OF THE TROLLEY. I DON'T THINK THIS IS VERY SMART. UM, I'M FOR THE, UH, THE FERRY, BUT YOU CANNOT TAKE FROM PAUL. THANK YOU. STEAL FROM PAUL TO GO TO, TO GIVE IT TO, UM, PETER. SO PLEASE CONSIDER THE TROLLEY, UH, EXTENSIONS AND, UH, THE FERRY. I'M FOR IT. AND, UM, COMMISSIONER BAT, I KNOW THIS IS YOUR ITEM, SO, AND I KNOW YOU'RE DEAR TO THIS, BUT, UH, I'M ALL FOR IT. BUT PLEASE CONSIDER THE HOUSING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT PLEASE. GOOD MORNING ALL AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS. I MAY NEED AN EXTRA 10 SECONDS, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND. UM, MY NAME IS FRANK SEK AND I'M A 29-YEAR-OLD MEMBER OF THE CITY'S NEXT GENERATION COUNCIL. OUR MANDATE IS TO RAISE AND SUPPORT ISSUES THAT AFFECT MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS UNDER THE AGE OF 40. AFTER REBUILDING, WE ARE PROUD TO BE AN ACTIVE ORGANIZATION WITH NINE ENGAGED MEMBERS. OUR VOLUNTEER GROUP HAS BEEN MEETING CONSISTENTLY FOR THE PAST 12 MONTHS WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING THE COMMISSION'S RESPONSIVENESS TO OUR YOUNGER DEMOGRAPHIC. SO WITH THAT IN MIND, THE NEXT GENERATION COUNCIL STRONGLY ENDORSES THE COMMISSION'S INITIATIVE TO INSTITUTE A PERMANENT WATER TAXI SERVICE. AS AN INITIAL ROUTE, WE RECOMMEND CONNECTING MAURICE GIBB PARK WITH THE OMNI TERMINAL IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI. FURTHERMORE, WE ENDORSE A WATER TAXI SERVICE THAT IS COMPLIMENTARY FOR OUR MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS. WE APPLAUD THE LEADERSHIP OF COMMISSIONERS DOMINGUEZ AND NEW COMMISSIONER [01:30:01] MATEO SALINAS, AS WELL AS, UH, MAYOR MINOR IN CHAMPIONING THIS ISSUE. AND WE ARE READY TO COLLABORATE WITH THE COMMISSIONER ON FUTURE INITIATIVES THAT BENEFIT OUR YOUNG POPULATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT, THANK YOU FOR MEETING WITH ME RECENTLY ON THIS. IT'S GREAT TO SEE, UH, YOUNG LEADERS, UH, COMING TO THE FOREFRONT IN OUR CITY. THAT'S RIGHT. HELLO, MATT ROSENBERG PASS, SAY, FLAMINGO PARKS OUT BEACH TRACK CLUB PEOPLE WHO LOVE FLAMINGO PARK. IT'S JUST QUICK AND EASY AND SINCERE, WELCOMING AND CONGRATULATING ALL THE COMMISSIONERS WHO ARE JUST ELECTED, REELECTED FOR ALEX FERNANDEZ. LAURA DOMINGUEZ, CONGRATULATIONS, MONICA MATTEO SALINAS FOR YOUR FIRST ELECTION, AND OF COURSE, MAYOR MINOR FOR BRINGING IT BACK FOR ANOTHER TIME. WE JUST WANNA TO SAY ON BEHALF OF THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED YOU AND THE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS THAT USE FLAMINGO PARK. WE LOVE IT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO A GREAT FUTURE TOGETHER AND WISH YOU ALL GREAT SUCCESS FOR YOUR NEXT TERM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. NEXT, PLEASE. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. LORI BAUM, ON BEHALF OF POWER ACCESS AND THE SOUTH BEACH JAZZ FESTIVAL, FIRST OUR HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS TO COMMISSIONERS FERNANDEZ DOMINGUEZ, MATEO SALINAS AM MAYOR MINOR ON THEIR ELECTIONS. AND TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU ON THE DAIS FOR SERVING OUR COMMUNITY, MIAMI BEACH HAS EXCELLENT REPRESENTATION AND WE ALL KNOW IT AND APPRECIATE IT. I'M HERE ON COMMISSIONER BOTS, ITEM C SEVEN BJ. THIS IS WAVING SPECIAL EVENT BEES FOR THE UPCOMING SOUTH BEACH JAZZ FESTIVAL. IT IS A NONPROFIT EVENT. THESE ARE FOR OUR FREE SPACES AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. IT'S A TINY AMOUNT, BUT FOR A TINY ORGANIZATION THAT DOES BIG THINGS, IT MEANS A LOT TO US. WE ALSO WANNA INVITE EVERYONE TO THE UPCOMING 10TH ANNUAL SOUTH BEACH JAZZ FESTIVAL, JANUARY 8TH, NINTH, 10TH, AND 11TH, THROUGHOUT MIAMI BEACH, SOBE JAZZ FESTIVAL.COM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOST OF IT IS FREE. AND YES TO THE BAR BYRON CARLISLE. WE DO NEED THAT PROGRAMMING SPACE IN NORTH BEACH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT ONE, WE'LL BE THERE FOR THE SOUTH BEACH JAZZ FESTIVAL. THANK YOU. HAVEN'T MISSED ONE. IT'S GREAT, GREAT FESTIVAL. AND MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO JOIN US, A CO-SPONSOR WITH COMMISSIONER BOD. WE LOVE SUPPORTING, UH, THE JAZZ FESTIVAL AND THE GREAT WORK THAT THEY DO FOR MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WITH WITH DISABILITIES. SO PLEASE LIST ME AS A CO-SPONSOR. I THINK IT'S C SEVEN BJ, GO AHEAD PLEASE. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. CHRISTINA TZ, BELL ISLE. THANK YOU ALL AND CONGRATULATIONS. UM, TO THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE HERE. UM, SO I CAME IN TODAY FOCUSING ON, UH, C FOUR P, C FOUR I, AND R NINE K, UM, REALLY TARGETED FOR CONDOMINIUM NEIGHBORHOOD FINANCIAL IMPACT ITEMS. SO, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTS NOW AND CONDOS ARE REALLY OVERWHELMED JUST WHEN BASIC QUESTIONS ARISE, WHERE THEY CAN TURN TO FOR HELP, THAT'S NOT GONNA BE AT A A STATE LEVEL. UM, IT'S NOT A SINGLE CONDO ISSUE. THE CONDO I LIVE IN BELL ISLE, UH, IS ABOUT TO, UH, EMBARK ON A $70 MILLION. UH, PROJECT COST, BY THE WAY, WAS $30 MILLION, UH, LESS THAN HALF A YEAR AGO. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CONDO COLLAPSES IN MIAMI BEACH AND HOW MANY BEACHES REFLECTED AND WHO COMES HERE AND WHY THEY LOVE IT, UM, IT, IT NEEDS TO BE STILL A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN STAY IN THEIR HOMES. THE 70 MILLION DIDN'T GET TO 70 MILLION BASED ON INFLATION ALONE. THERE'S A LEVEL OF OVERSIGHT THAT'S, UH, NEEDED AND A LEVEL OF OVERSIGHT. AND THE ASK THAT I HAVE FOR THE, UH, COMMISSION IS TO CONSIDER APPOINTING A CONDO TASK FORCE OR MAYBE AN ADVISORY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMITTEE OF SORTS FOR CONDOMINIUMS AT SOME POINT IN TIME. UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT, PLEASE. GOOD MORNING. I MAY NEED A, A LITTLE MORE THAN A MINUTE IF POSSIBLE. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ANNA MARIE ELLO. I'M A RESIDENT HERE IN MIAMI BEACH, 4 7 7 9, AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE MID BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, WHICH INCLUDES CONDOMINIUMS AND HOTELS FROM 24TH TO 63RD STREET ALONG INDIAN CREEK DRIVE AND COLLINS AVENUE. MBNA STRONGLY SUPPORTS ITEM R FIVE Q, THE RECONSIDERATION OF THE SECOND READING OF THE ORDINANCE, REGULATING NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND CONDOMINIUM BOARDS. IT'S ESSENTIAL TO REVERSE PROVISIONS THAT DISCOURAGE RESIDENTS, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND CONDOMINIUM BOARDS FROM MEANINGFULLY PARTICIPATING IN THESE PUBLIC IN THE PUBLIC PROCESS. MBNA THANKS, THE COMMISSION FOR PULLING C SEVEN CF AND MODIFYING THE EXTENSION FROM 17 DAYS IN MID BEACH PARK AND 46TH STREET TO SEVEN DAYS, WHICH WILL REDUCE TRAFFIC AND DISRUPTIONS IN MID BEACH. RELATED TO THE BOAT SHOW, MBNA STRONGLY SUPPORTS ITEM R 70 T AND COMMENCE THE CITY FOR DIRECTING SURPLUS FUNDS TOWARD LONG-TERM PREVENTATIVE INVESTMENTS. THESE INCLUDE ADDRESSING FIRST FLUSH STORMWATER RUNOFF [01:35:01] AS A CITYWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH NECESSITY, AND ESTABLISHING A TARGETED MECHANISM TO REDUCE COSTS AND STREAMLINE PERMITTING, PARTICULARLY FOR CONDOMINIUMS NOW FACING HEIGHTENED SAFETY OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE NEW LEGISLATION. PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM THE NIST INVESTIGATION INTO THE TRAMPOLINE TOWERS SOUTH COLLAPSE INDICATE THAT THE FAILURE LIKELY INITIATED FROM A POOL DECK AND THANK YOU SO MUCH AND NOT, UM, AND THROUGH THE SEARS PROCESS AND STRUCTURAL DEFICIENCIES ARE BEING IDENTIFIED IN SPECIAL SPECIMENS, OPPOSED AND TIMELINES ARE COMPRESSED. THIS DEMAND THAT WE'RE BEING PLACED, IF WE DON'T HAVE A QUICKER PROCESS IN PERMITTING OR PROCESS THAT IS MORE EFFICIENT, WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS THAT RESIDENTS ARE HAVING TO PAY ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENTS AND ADDITIONAL FEES AND WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING FROM THE CITY. ALTHOUGH WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE CITY ADMINISTRATION SAYING THERE'S A 10 DAY TURNAROUND, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM OUR MBNA CONDOMINIUM AND PROPERTY OWNERS. AND THEY'RE, WE NEEDED SOMETHING TO FOCUS. IF WE DON'T SUPPORT THIS ITEM, PLEASE PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE FOR CONDOMINIUMS. THANK YOU WITH THE INCREASED LEGISLATION WE NEED. UM, THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, ANNAMARIE. NEXT PLEASE, MOHAMMED. WELCOME. WELCOME. GOOD MORNING, OUR COM MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, AND OUR DISTINGUISHED PERSON HERE. UH, MY NAME IS MOHAMMED ISLAM, UH, LIVING IN NORTH BEACH. UH, UH, ABOUT 30 YEARS. I WORK WITH THE CITY BOARD MEMBER. UH, TODAY I CAME FOR THE ZENDA, UH, R FIVE A, WHICH IS THE TOBACCO ISSUE. I HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS, THEY'RE OUR COMMUNITY AND THEY MAINTAIN A BUSINESS, UH, SMALL BUSINESS. UH, BUT SMALL BUSINESS CONCEPT IS SELLING TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL. THIS IS THE MAIN, UH, ITEM OF THE SELLING. SO, BUT HERE, UH, CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, SOMEHOW THEY RESTRICTED TO SELL TOBACCO SO THAT, THAT'S THE ONE PART OF THE BUSINESS IS TOTALLY OFF. SO THEY CANNOT SURVIVE BECAUSE MIAMI BEACH IS A EXPENSIVE AREA. PEOPLE PAY A LOT OF, UH, YOU KNOW, RENT, UH, UH, WHAT IS CALLED, UH, EMPLOYEE COST AND OTHER THINGS. SO I, I HAVE A HUMBLE REQUEST TO OUR COMMISSION TO APPROVE THIS, TO SELL TOBACCO TO SMALL BUSINESS TO SURVIVE HERE. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. ANTONIO MALDONADO. 1111 VENETIAN. UM, SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF ORDINANCE 20 23, 45, 50 SECTION 82, 72, HONORABLE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER. THIS ORDINANCE ALLOWS THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOISE, DISORDERLY CONDUCT CONING BEHAVIORS, NOT THE VOTING ITSELF, YET THE SOLUTION BEING PROPOSED IS NOT TARGETED, ENFORCING ITS BLANKET SHUT. IT, IT'S ONLY BLANKETING SHUT DOWN OF OUR INDUSTRY BY 7:00 PM OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE CITY'S RESTAURANTS, BARS, NIGHTCLUBS, AND VENUES ALSO HAVE DOCUMENTED NOISE VIOLATIONS ON RECORD. THEY'RE FINED, CITED AND MONITORED, BUT THEY'RE NOT BEING FORCED TO CLOSE BY THE TIME RESTRICTED ONLY THE CHARTER INDUSTRY. THIS IS AN UNEQUAL ENFORCEMENT. THE AUDIT ITSELF ALREADY PROVIDES ESCALATING FINES, BUSINESS TAX SUSPENSIONS, A REVOCATION OF AUTHORITIES. THESE TOOLS EXIST. THEY SHOULD BE USED AGAINST VIOLATORS, NOT AGAINST EVERY COMPLAINT OPERATOR. IN JULY, THE SUNS AROUND 9:00 PM THANK YOU, SIR. CAN I GET 15 MORE? GO AHEAD, SIR. JUST PLEASE THANK YOU. AT, UH, IN JULY, THE SUNS AT 9:00 PM OUR GUESTS, THEY COME FROM THE HOTEL THEY WANT TO SEE. MIAMI'S BEAUTIFUL CITY WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO DO CHARTERS AFTER 7:00 PM THE CITY ISSUES PERMITS, RESTRICTING LANDS, UH, UH, RESTRICTING LANDINGS, CREATING CONGESTIONS, AND NOW PROPOSE RESTRICTIONS ON EVERY AND ON ON VERY OPERATIONALS THAT FOLLOW THE RULES. LET'S BE CLEAR, GUYS, THE NOISE IS THE PROBLEM. ENFORCING NOISE EQUAL, UM, EQUALLY, BUT NOT SHUTTING DOWN THE WATERWAY IS WHAT I'M ASKING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT, PLEASE. GOOD MORNING, MS. MAYOR. COMMISSIONERS. UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I'M HERE TODAY TO URGE YOU TO SET ASIDE THE CONSIDERATION OF THE NEW FIRE STATION BUILDING AT THE FLAMINGO PARK WEST END OF THE TRACK. I'VE BEEN A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF MIAMI BEACH. MANY PEOPLE USE IT. UH, I'M NOT HERE TO DEBATE WHETHER WE NEED TO GIVE, THERE IS NO DEBATE ABOUT GIVING OUR FIREFIGHTERS OR PARAMEDICS OR LAW ENFORCEMENT THE BEST FACILITIES POSSIBLE. BUT THE WESTERN END OF FLAMINGO PARK TRACK IS NOT THE PLACE TO LOCATE A NEW FIRE STATION. YOU'RE GONNA TAKE A QUALITY WORLD CLASS FACILITY AND DESTROY IT BY [01:40:01] DOING SO. WE HAVE A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE ON SIXTH STREET OR MAINTAIN IT WHERE IT IS AND REBUILD THE FIRE STATION. AND, UH, THIS PROCESS COULD HAVE BEEN LONG, LONG OVER. I MEAN, WE COULD HAVE BUILT THE FIRE STATION AT THE TIME THAT IT WAS APPROVED BACK IN 2021. THANK YOU, SIR. PLEASE TABLE THIS ISSUE. YOUR NAME PLEASE. THANK YOU. HASKELL MEYER. THANK YOU. I, I AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT FLAMINGO PARK, BUT, AND WE'RE GONNA HEAR THE ITEM RIGHT AFTER, UH, THE FORUM. NEXT PLEASE. GOOD MORNING. RAY ROSALIN HERE. ONE OF THE VERY FIRST THINGS I DID WHEN I WAS APPOINTED TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD WAS TO VOTE TO APPROVE THE FIRE STATION TO BE AT THE SOUTH BEACH REC CENTER ON SIXTH. IT WAS THE BEST PLAN AND MANY PEOPLE, UH, LIKED IT AT THE TIME. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WE WENT BACKWARDS. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE 21ST STREET REC CENTER. WE USED TO HAVE ONE AT 21ST STREET. IF WE DECIDED TO SAVE THAT, WE WOULD NO LONGER HAVE A BALLROOM WITH THE CONVENTION CENTER. ALL THOSE SERVICES WERE RELOCATED TO ACCEPTABLE LOCATIONS. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WOULD'VE HAPPENED AT SIXTH STREET. AND THAT'S WHERE THE FIRE STATION SHOULD GO. YOU'VE SPENT MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON A NEW FIRE STATION AND YOU'VE GOT NO PLACE. STEP UP TO THE PLATE. THANK YOU, RAY. I THINK YOU JUST WON SOME FANS. GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. UH, I'LL BE QUICK. UH, KEVIN KRUGER, NINE YEAR RESIDENT AND, UH, RECENTLY RETURNED TO BASEBALL PLAYER. SO I'M PLAYING, UH, BASEBALL SINCE JULY THE FIRST TIME AT AGE 51 NOW, AND WITH THE GENTLEMAN THAT WAS HERE EARLIER, I'VE BEEN MEANING TO TALK TO YOU GUYS AND SHARE MY PASSION FOR THE SPORT AND FLAMINGO FIELD IN PARTICULAR. I EMAILED JOHN REBAR LAST MONTH TO COMPLIMENT HIS TEAM OF THREE WHO ARE OUT THERE DEDICATED EVERY DAY, KEEPING THAT INCREDIBLY PROFESSIONAL. IT'S NATURAL GRASS IN THE SUMMER. I HAD PRESENTED TO YOU GUYS BRIEFLY, I DON'T LOVE THE ASTROTURF THAT WE HAVE AT, UM, THE FOOTBALL FIELD. I THINK IT'S CARCINOGENIC. IT CREATES INJURIES. AND IF WE WANT TO BE THE WORLD CLASS SPORTS FACILITY, I WOULD RECOMMEND GOING BACK TO GRASS. I KNOW THE SOFTBALL FIELD IS CONVERTING TO AUSCHWITZ TURF. UM, AND THEN LASTLY, AS HE SAID, DEDICATING THE FIELD IN THE NAME OF A, A, A FAMOUS COACH. LIKEWISE, MIAMI MARLIN'S, UH, CY AWARD WINNER SANDY QUINTARA HAD WON THE 2022 CY YOUNG. THANK YOU, SIR. AND HE'S, HIS NAME IS NOT SPECIFICALLY REFERENCED ON THE BEACH AT SIXTH STREET. UM, IT SHOULD BE LISTED WITH HIS NAME, THE S YOUNG AWARD, THE MARLINS. IT'S A GREAT CONNECTIVITY FOR SPORTS TOURISM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME? HI, ABBY SNYDER. I'M A SECOND GENERATION NATIVE FROM MIAMI BEACH. WE ARE FOUR GENERATIONS STRONG HERE. UM, I AM HERE TODAY FOR THE SECOND RATING FOR CHANGES IN DISCLOSURES FOR, UH, PRIVATE PARKING LOT AND SIGNAGE. UM, I AM NOW UP TO 177,000 VIEWS FOR MY TOE HUR HERD AROUND THE WORLD. UM, SO I'M HOPING TODAY THAT WE ARE GOING TO BECOME A MORE WELCOMING CITY AND THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE PROPER CLEAR, UH, SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS IN PRIVATE LOTS SO THAT ANY PERSON WHO WAS IN A PRIVATE LOT KNOWS EXACTLY WHERE THEY'RE PARKING AND THAT WHEN THEY COME BACK AND THEY WERE TOWED FOR $400, THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHY. AND THIS REALLY ALSO PROTECTS, UM, OUR HANDICAPPED COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY ARE THE COMMUNITY WHO'S BEEN IMPACTED BY THIS THE MOST. THEY THINK THAT THEY CAN PARK IN PRIVATE PARKING LOTS AND NOT PAY. SO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND SUPPORT ON THIS MATTER. I THINK IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND ALL THE TOURISTS AND EVERYONE THAT COME VISIT US TO SHOW THAT WE ARE WELCOMING AND THAT WE ARE CLEAR AND THAT WE ARE DISCLOSING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY. YOU WERE HERE ON OUR LAST COMMISSION MEETING, UH, SPEAKING AS WELL. AND I SEE THE VIEWS. KEEP GOING. UH, KEEP GOING UP. SO SORRY. WE'VE GOT OVER 800 COMMENTS AND I MEAN IT, SO THIS WOULD BE A LOT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND I, I WANT TO THANK ABBY BECAUSE WE, MY, MY OFFICE AND HER TAKE TOGETHER WITH STAFF. WE MET SEVERAL TIMES TO CRAFT THIS ORDINANCE TO MAKE AMENDMENTS TO THE ORDINANCE. YOU HAVE GIVEN SO MUCH TIME TO MEET WITH US TO GET IT RIGHT AND TO ENSURE THAT WE REALLY PROTECT THE CONSUMERS. YES, THAT'S ULTIMATELY WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE'RE PROTECTING THE CONSUMER, OUR RESIDENTS, AND OUR VISITORS. SO THANK YOU FOR WORKING SO CLOSELY WITH OUR OFFICE ON THIS. IT REALLY HAS BEEN SUCH A PLEASURE TO, TO ADVANCE THIS THROUGH TEAMWORK. THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU EVERYONE. UM, WE WENT OBVIOUSLY A LITTLE BIT OVER, BUT, UH, EXTREMELY HELPFUL TO HEAR EVERYONE'S FEEDBACK AND COMMENTS. CERTAINLY WE'RE ALSO AVAILABLE, UH, TO MEET IN PERSON, TEXT, EMAILS. UH, THIS IS A, A VERY RESPONSIVE COMMISSION, SO PLEASE DO HAVE YOUR VOICES HEARD. [CONSENT AGENDA] UH, LET'S VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, ACTUALLY. SO FIRST I'M GONNA ANNOUNCE THE SEPARATED ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT [01:45:01] AGENDA. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ IS SEPARATING C FOUR J AND C TWO C, SO C FOUR JC TWO C COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ IS SEPARATING C TWO C COMMISSIONER MATEO SALINAS IS SEPARATING C SEVEN A Z, AND C TWO C. SO MATEO SALINAS C TWO C SEVEN A ZC TWO C COMMISSIONER SU SUAREZ IS SEP SEPARATING C SEVEN AR C SEVEN BX. AND ON YOUR LIST, YOU DON'T HAVE THESE TWO. SO IF YOU WANT TO ADD 'EM TO YOUR LIST, C SEVEN AS C SEVEN A Y. SO COMMISSIONER SUAREZ IS SEPARATING C SEVEN AR, C SEVEN BX C SEVEN A, C SEVEN A Y. AND FOR THE RECORD, COMMISSIONER SU SUAREZ WISHES TO VOTE NO ON C SEVEN G WHEN THE CONSENT AGENDA IS CALLED. SO WE WILL MAKE THAT NOTATION INTO THE RECORD. UH, AND ALSO WE, WHEN WHEN I GET A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA, THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY OF THE ADDENDUMS. THESE WILL BE HEARD AFTER 5:00 PM SO MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR UNDER CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE? I'LL MOVE THE, THE CONSENT AGENDA. MARK ME AS A NO. ALSO ON C SEVEN GI HAVE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, A SECONDER BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. POSED HEARING? NO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED AS STATED WITH C SEVEN G AS A NO. WILL BE COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. THANK YOU, SIR. OKAY. [R7 AE A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 2025-33839 AND DIRECTING THE ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE ALL STEPS NECESSARY TO PROCEED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW FIRE STATION NO. 1 AT THE SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER SITE, LOCATED AT 833 6TH STREET.] OUR FIRST ITEM OF THE DAY, WE WILL START WITH OUR ESTEEMED FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE ITEMS. R SEVEN AE AND R NINE AI. YES, SIR. WE WILL DO THIS ITEM UNDER R SEVEN AE R SEVEN AE IS BUILT FIRE STATION ONE AT 8 3 3 SIXTH STREET, SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER. UH, AND [R9 AI DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ON THE SELECTION OF THE LOCATION FOR FIRE STATION NO. 1, UPON CONSIDERING POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVE SITES AND THE RESULTS OF THE REQUEST FOR LETTERS OF INTEREST (RFLI) INTENDED TO IDENTIFY PROPERTY OWNERS INTERESTED IN PARTNERING WITH THE CITY TO INCLUDE A FIRE STATION AS PART OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.] WE ARE DOING THE COMPANION ITEM R NINE AI DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION. SELECTION OF LOCATION OF FIRE STATION NUMBER ONE R SEVEN AE. I'M A BIG BELIEVER THAT WE CAN NEVER THANK AND RECOGNIZE OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT ENOUGH. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. AND, UH, I ECHO THE SENTIMENTS THAT IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT WE'VE BEEN BANTERING ABOUT THIS ITEM, BUT I'M CONFIDENT THAT THIS COMMISSION WILL FIND A LANDING, UH, ON THIS ITEM. SOMETHING THAT OUR RESIDENTS NEED AND DESERVE TO ALLOW OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT TO QUICKLY RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES. BUT, UH, ALSO FOR OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO DESERVE, UH, FIRST CLASS FACILITIES FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO. SO IT'S R SEVEN AE R NINE AI. UM, WE'RE GONNA GO IN ORDER. R SEVEN AE COMMISSIONER, UH, SUAREZ. I MOVE BY ADAM . WELL, WHILE YOU DO THAT, I'LL RECOGNIZE OUR FIRE CHIEF D BELLA. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND, UH, CIP DIRECTOR, UH, DAVID GOMEZ. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE? MR. MAYOR? MR. MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST IS WE WITH TOGETHER WITH NINE R NINE AI, WE HAD PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED AN RLI AND THE PURPOSE OF THE RFLI WAS TO SEE WHAT INTEREST THERE COULD BE OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY, UH, FOR, FOR PRIVATE PROPERTIES TO ACCOMMODATE A NEW FIRE STATION, UH, FOR, FOR THE CITY. YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD VERY POLITICAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT FLAMINGO PARK. WE'VE HAD VERY POLITICAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT, UM, ABOUT THE SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER. WE'VE HAD VERY POLITICAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT LOTS IN, IN OTHER AREAS. I DON'T HAVE A RECOMMENDATION, A PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATION. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A LIST OF SITES THAT ARE NOT VIABLE. WE HAVE A LIST OF SITES THAT ARE VIABLE. I DON'T HAVE ONE RECOMMENDATION THAT IS THE PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATION. AND I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO HAVE ONE FINAL PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATION COME BACK TO US, WHETHER IT'S THE SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER, WHETHER IT IS FLAMINGO PARK, OR WHETHER IT IS, UH, THE, THE, THE ALTERNATE PRIVATE SITE THAT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED. NOW THAT IT'S NOT PARKLAND AND THAT IS NOT A, UH, A HISTORIC BUILDING. I, WE NEED A PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATION OF, OF WHAT IS BEST FOR THE CITY BEFORE I CAN SAY THAT WE CAN TAKE AN ACTION. AND I RESPECT MY COLLEAGUES FOR BRINGING FORWARD THEIR OWN ITEMS ON THIS. THIS IS THE POINT WHERE WE JUST NEED TO PUT POLITICS ASIDE AND, AND TAKE A PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATION AND ADVANCE THE MOST PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATION OF WHAT IS BEST FOR THE LIFE SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS. YEAH. ERIC, DO YOU HAVE A PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATION TODAY? THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, SO IF I COULD JUST BRIEFLY RELATED TO R NINE AI. [01:50:01] UM, WE WERE DIRECTED ON JULY 23RD OF THIS YEAR TO GO BACK AND THERE WERE ACTUALLY FIVE REQUIREMENTS. PREPARE A REQUEST FOR LETTERS OF INTEREST TO DETERMINE IF PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE INTERESTED IN PARTNERING WITH THE CITY AND INCLUDING A FIRE STATION AS PART OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT PROCESS TO EXCLUDE FLAMINGO PARK AND THE SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER. FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION AS POTENTIAL SITES FOR THE FIRE STATION. THREE, ALLOW 60 DAYS FOR RECEIVING IDEAS FROM THE COMMUNITY ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THE ADMINISTRATION. FOUR. FOLLOWING THAT CITY STAFF WILL HAVE AN, AN ADDITIONAL 60 DAYS TO EXPLORE AND EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF THOSE IDEAS. FIVE, ALL VIABLE OPTIONS EXCLUDING FLAMINGO PARK AND SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR REVIEW AND A VOTE. UM, WE'VE REVIEWED 24 SITES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS LOOKING FOR A LOCATION FOR THE FIRE STATION. UM, WE DID THE RFLI, I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, I WISH WE HAD DONE IT EARLIER. UNFORTUNATELY, WE GOT THE, UM, RFLI RESULTS IN EARLY DECEMBER. WE GOT ONE INTERESTED PARTY. UM, THAT INTERESTED PARTY HAS NOT GIVEN US A FULL, UM, SUGGESTION OF WHAT THEIR OFFER WOULD BE. UM, IT IS IN WHAT WE REFER TO AS THE JOE'S PARKING LOT, OR I'LL CALL IT THE 800 BLOCK OF COMMERCE STREET. UM, THAT SITE IS LARGE ENOUGH TO HOUSE A FIRE STATION. HOWEVER, THERE ARE OPERATIONAL CONCERNS. THERE IS NO FATAL FLAW THAT I'M AWARE OF TODAY FOR THAT SITE. HOWEVER, WE HAVE NOT PULLED THAT STRING TO ITS FINAL ENDING POINT. UM, THE ONLY OTHER TWO SITES THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT ARE VIABLE OPTIONS FOR THE FIRE STATION OF THE 24 SITES THAT WE'VE ASSESSED ARE THE FLAMINGO PARK SITE AND THE SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH ARE THE TWO SITES THAT WE WERE DIRECTED NOT TO CONSIDER. SO WHAT WE'VE PRESENTED YOU TODAY IS A, A LIST OF THE MOST RECENT GROUP OF, UH, I BELIEVE IT'S 10 SITES THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT. UM, AND UNFORTUNATELY, NONE OF THOSE 10 SITES WE CAN SIT HERE TODAY AND RECOMMEND. SO WHAT IS YOUR PROFESSIONAL OPINION OF THE TWO SITES? OF THE TWO SITES YOU RECOMMEND? BOTH. BOTH SITES ARE VIABLE. BOTH SITES HAVE PROS AND CONS RELATED TO THEM. AND WE DON'T HAVE A RECOMMENDATION HERE TODAY BETWEEN THE TWO SITES. AND MADAM VICE MAYOR, IF I, IF I COULD BE RECOGNIZED. YES, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED MR. FERNANDEZ. THANK YOU. UM, AND SO THAT'S WHAT I NEED. I NEED A PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATION. AND WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT AT FLAMINGO PARK. WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT AT THE SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER. AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT WE'RE GONNA PUT IT, UH, AT, AT SOUTH OF FIFTH. UH, BUT WHAT I AM SAYING IS THAT BEFORE WE GO FORWARD AND DO SOMETHING, TOUCH SOMETHING SO SACROSANCT SUCH AS PARK SPACE OR WE GO FORWARD AND WE DEMOLISH, UH, WHAT IS AN IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, I WOULD SAY IT IS ARCHITECT LEASE ARCHITECTURALLY SIGNIFICANT, EVEN THOUGH THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD SAID OTHERWISE. I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT BEFORE WE TOUCH THAT, SINCE WE HAVE THIS OTHER OPTION AVAILABLE TO US, NOW THAT YOU HAVE THE TIME TO TELL US, HEY, LISTEN, THIS IS FEASIBLE, OR THIS IS NOT FEASIBLE, THIS IMPROVES RESPONSE TIME, OR THIS DOESN'T IMPROVE RESPONSE TIME. UH, WE DON'T KNOW IF WE END UP SAVING THE TAXPAYERS MONEY BY GOING AHEAD AND, AND USING, UH, PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY. WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY. WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN LEASING LAND TO THE CITY, SELLING LAND TO THE CITY. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT COULD COME OUT OF THIS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY, UH, SAVE US, UH, MONEY. UH, SO I WOULD LIKE FOR FOR US TO MAKE A MOTION AT LEAST TO KNOW WHAT WE WOULD BE REJECTING TO KNOW AT LEAST WHAT WOULD WE BE REJECTING BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD TO SAY DEMOLISH AN ARCHITECTURALLY SIGNIFICANT BUILDING. I HAVE A QUESTION. UH, SIXTH STREET COMMUNITY CENTER. THERE ARE ACT ACTIVATIONS THERE. IF THAT WERE THE SITE. UH, IS THERE A VIABLE LOCATION IN THE AREA THAT WE CAN CONTINUE THOSE ACTIVATIONS IN THE SERVICES THAT WE OFFER? UH, TODAY? I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE A VERY CLEAR ALTERNATIVE. WE HAD ALWAYS BEEN FOCUSING ON THE DAYCARE AND WE HAD COME UP WITH AN ALTERNATIVE LOCATION FOR A TEMPORARY DAYCARE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DIDN'T LOSE THAT. UM, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE LOCATION IDENTIFIED FOR SOME OF THE OTHER PROGRAMMING. WHAT ABOUT [01:55:01] THE, WELL, THE, THE CURRENT USE OF THE FIRE STATION, WHERE THAT'S GONNA BE? COULD THAT BE A VIABLE OPTION? IT COULD BE. COULD BE. AND, AND I KIND OF THINK I I HAVE THIS SAME CONCERN THAT YOU HAVE MR. MAYOR, LIKE NOT KNOWING WHERE THESE PROGRAMS ARE GOING TO END UP. YOU KNOW, IT'D BE GREAT FOR, AT THE NEXT MEETING IF YOU CAN BRING YOUR OWN PROFESSIONAL ITEM, YOUR ITEM BROUGHT BY THE ADMINISTRATION WITH OKAY, WHICH IS THE LOCATIONS AND IF, IF IT ENDS UP BEING THE SOUTH SHO COMMUNITY CENTER, WELL, WE'RE THEN, DO WE HOUSE AND RELOCATE THE SERVICES? I THINK WE HAVE 200 PEOPLE, UH, THAT ARE GETTING TWO, 200 ELDERLY THAT, UH, THAT, THAT USUALLY SUFFER FROM FOOD INSECURITY THAT ARE GETTING SERVICES THERE. AND WE ALSO HAVE THE CHILDCARE SERVICES, UH, FOR PEOPLE IN, IN LIMITED INCOMES THAT SERVE OUR WORKFORCE, UH, THAT'S HOUSED THERE. AND I DON'T KNOW TODAY WHERE THOSE SERVICES WOULD GO IF WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS ITEM. MR. MAYOR, MR. MAGAZINE. AND THEN, UH, ADONIS GARCIA, UH, THE UNION, UH, CHIEF FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WANTS TO SPEAK AS WELL. AND, AND 100% RESPECTIVE VIEWPOINT. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, UH, CITY MANAGER, IF I CAN ASK YOU, IT'S BEEN THE LONGSTANDING RECOMMENDATION OVER YEARS THAT SIXTH STREET WAS THE RECOMMENDED SITE CORRECT. UNTIL WE PUT ANOTHER VIABLE ALTERNATIVE, UH, FLAMINGO PARK, WHICH WASN'T PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED BEFORE THE COUNTYWIDE REFERENDUM. SO, BUT THAT HAD BEEN THE LONGSTANDING RECOMMENDATION. CORRECT. UH, SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER WAS THE LOCATION THAT WE WERE FOCUSED ON, I BELIEVE FROM 2019 THROUGH 2023. AND FLAMINGO PARK WAS A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE. WE TEST YOU AND YOUR TEAM TO GO OUT ONE LAST TIME, RIGHT. BECAUSE YOU'VE DONE SO OVER YEARS AND FIND OTHER VIABLE SITES. AND I HEARD A LOT OF THE CONVERSATION PUTTING IN THE LAYMAN'S TERMS, JUST MAKE IT SIMPLE. IS THERE ANY OTHER ALTERNATIVE? YES, THERE'S THIS THREAD DANGLING OUT THERE AT THE JOE'S PARKING LOT, WHICH ONE DOESN'T SEEM VIABLE. BUT ALSO WE HAVE RECEIVED IN THE COURSE OF FIVE DAYS SINCE THE AGENDA'S PUBLISHED A HUNDRED TIMES MORE PUSHBACK ON THAT THAN ANYTHING WE'VE RECEIVED ON THE PREVIOUSLY RECOMMENDED SITE. SO PUTTING IN LAYMAN'S TERMS, ARE THERE ANY OTHER VIABLE ALTERNATIVES BESIDES SIXTH STREET COMMUNITY CENTER AND FLAMINGO PARK? LIKE I SAID, THERE, THERE IS NO FATAL FLAW THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED ON THAT ONE, BUT WE ALSO HAVEN'T PULLED THAT THREAD TO THE END TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD MAKE SENSE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE OFFER IS ON THE TABLE. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THEY'RE LOOKING TO SELL US THE PROPERTY OUTRIGHT OR WHETHER THEY'RE LOOKING TO DO A DEVELOPMENT DEAL WITH US TO INCLUDE. I THINK THERE WAS RECENTLY IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, A FIRE STATION BUILT IN THE, IN THE FIRST FLOOR OF A, OF A, A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. BUT POINT BEING, EVEN IF IT IS VIABLE, WE'VE RECEIVED MORE PUSHBACK AGAINST THAT SITE IN THE COURSE OF FIVE DAYS THAN THE CUMULATIVE PUSHBACK AGAINST THE ORIGINAL LOCATION IN THE PAST 10 YEARS. SO TO ME IT BECOMES, IT'S A SIMPLE DECISION TREE, RIGHT? DO WE NEED A NEW FIRE STATION, YES OR NO? YES. AND THE ANSWER IS YES. RIGHT? SO LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE. DO WE NEED IT NOW OR CAN WE CONTINUE KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD AND COMING UP WITH VARIOUS ALTERNATIVES AND PROPOSALS AND DESIGNS AT THE COST OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF TAXPAYER MONEY AND JEOPARDIZING A STATEWIDE GRANT THAT WE HAVE FOR HOW MUCH? I BELIEVE IT'S 10.9 MILLION, $10 MILLION. SHOULD WE CONTINUE? DO WE NEED IT RIGHT NOW? YES. WE CAN'T CONTINUE KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD. SO THEN YOU GO DOWN TO THE DECISION TREE AND SAY, WHAT ARE THE VIABLE ALTERNATIVES? AND OVER 10 YEARS OF ANALYSIS, WE ESSENTIALLY HAVE TWO. RIGHT. AND WITH RESPECT, DESPITE WHATEVER YOUR PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATION OF BOTH OF THOSE ARE VIABLE ALTERNATIVES, I WILL NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER VOTE TO PUT IT IN FLAMINGO PARK. RIGHT. I GO OUT THERE AND THAT IS THE LIFEBLOOD OF OUR COMMUNITY. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT USE THAT EVERY SINGLE DAY. RIGHT. AND WE CAN'T HAVE, WE CAN'T FIND AN ALTERNATIVE FOR THAT OPEN GREEN SPACE. WE CAN FIND AN ALTERNATIVE FOR THE PROGRAMMING SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER. I THINK THE CURRENT FIRE STATION IS A TREMENDOUS ALTERNATIVE. WE'VE ALSO HAD, UH, PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, UH, OPPORTUNITIES THERE THAT DOESN'T NEED TO HAPPEN RIGHT NOW. RIGHT. WE CAN GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF LEEWAY AND FLEXIBILITY FOR YOU TO MAKE THAT DECISION. BUT RIGHT NOW, IF I RUN DOWN THAT DECISION TREE AND I COME DOWN WITH DO WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD FOR A FIRE STATION, THEN THERE ARE TWO OPTIONS. IT'S [02:00:01] A BINARY CHOICE SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER OR FLAMINGO PARK. AND LIKE I SAID, DESPITE WHATEVER YOUR PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS MAY BE, WHETHER IT BE TODAY, NEXT MONTH, OR NEXT YEAR, I WILL NEVER, EVER, EVER VOTE TO PUT IT IN FLAMINGO PARK. SO THAT LEAVES ME WITH ONE ALTERNATIVE, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO GO FORWARD WITH. I, I CONCUR ABOUT FLAMINGO PARK. I I WAS ALWAYS NOT A FAN OF IT, WHICH, UH, I'VE STATED IN THE PAST, THE FIRST STREET OPTION ALSO TO ME IS NOT AN OPTION. 'CAUSE WE DON'T EVEN HAVE THE PROPERTY. SO WE'RE STARTING SUCH A LONG ROAD AND I'M DETERMINED THAT WE GOTTA MAKE THIS DECISION HOPEFULLY TODAY. I MEAN, IF AT THE, I MEAN, LITERALLY A MINUTE. UM, BUT, BUT IT, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY IN SHORT, THAT'S NOT TO TAKE AWAY FROM WHAT YOU SAID, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. UM, BUT, UH, WE OWE IT TO THEM. AND WE DON'T TO TALK ABOUT A PROPERTY ON FIRST STREET BESIDES OBVIOUSLY THE, THE, THE FEEDBACK THAT WE GOT. IT'S JUST, IT'S NOT EVEN VIABLE. I MEAN, WE COULD, WE COULD END UP IN A YEAR OF NEGOTIATIONS OVER THE PROPERTY. SO, UH, THAT'S, THAT TO ME IS A NON-STARTER. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. AND THEN I KNOW ADONIS GARCIA, UH, WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. SO COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ BRINGS UP A GOOD POINT. SO IN ESSENCE, YOU RECOMMEND BOTH LOCATIONS, CORRECT? I I BELIEVE THAT BOTH LOCATIONS ARE VIABLE. CORRECT. SO IT'S UPON, IT'S A POLICY DECISION AT THIS POINT, WHETHER WE NEED TO DECIDE EITHER AT FLAMINGO OR THE SIXTH STREET. CORRECT. IF WE DO NOT WANNA DELAY ANY FURTHER, IT, IT IS CERTAINLY WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY OF THIS BODY TO GIVE US DIRECTION ON WHERE TO LAND THE FIRE STATION. OKAY. WE'RE THE POLITICIANS NOT YOU SPEAK, SPEAK FRANKLY, ? YEAH. JUST, JUST SPEAK DIRECTLY TO US. HEY. SO ELECTED OFFICIALS, OF COURSE WE INVITE ADONIS TO SPEAK, BUT YOU KNOW, I'VE MADE A MOTION. I I I DON'T WANNA WASTE ANY MORE TIME. I, I THINK, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'VE ALL MADE UP OUR MINDS AND LET US, LET US MOVE FORWARD. FINALLY, LET, WE JUST MAKE A DECISION. LET'S JUST NOT KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD. MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, MR. MAYOR, THE ONE THING, WHAT THE, THE ONE THING THAT I THINK IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT IS TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE THAT TRANSPARENCY IS TO THE PUBLIC. TRUST TRANSPARENCY IS SO IMPORTANT TO THE PUBLIC TRUST. WE TOLD OUR RESIDENTS JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO THAT WE WOULD EXCLUDE FLAMINGO PARK AND THE SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION AS POTENTIAL SITES FOR THE FIRE STATION. MR. CLERK, WE HAVE A RESOLUTION DIRECTING, PASS DIRECTING OR, OR, OR GIVING AUTHORIZATION TO BUILD A FIRE STATION AT THE SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER. WHEN WAS THIS RESOLUTION PUT AS AN ACTION ITEM? UH, WHEN, WHEN WAS R SEVEN AE PUT ONTO THE AGENDA AS AN ITEM FOR ACTION TODAY? THIS WAS R SEVEN AE IT PRINTED WITH THIS AGENDA. SO IT'S A NEW ITEM. IT WAS NOT ON OCTOBER. OKAY. BUT IS, IS THIS, IS THIS AN ADD-ON ITEM, OR IS THIS, OR IT WAS, IT WAS MOVED FROM, IT WAS SUPPLEMENTAL. IT WAS ORIGINALLY, UH, AS A DISCUSSION ITEM AND IT WAS THEN MOVED. AND SO, BUT THAT'S MY POINT. IT'S, IT'S A, IT'S, IT'S A SUPPLEMENTAL ITEM. I DON'T KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY REALLY KNOWS THAT WE'RE GONNA BE TAKING THE DRASTIC MOVE TODAY TO GO BACK ON WHAT WE SAID ABOUT EITHER FLAMINGO PARK OR SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER, I DON'T KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY KNOWS THIS. I I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR FOUR YEARS AND AT LEAST TWO YEARS, THE LAST TWO YEARS, THIS BUILDING HAS BEEN OFF THE TABLE. I DON'T KNOW THAT ANYONE REALLY KNOWS THAT TODAY WE'RE ABOUT TO VOTE TO GO BACK ON ALL OF THIS. AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT IT SHOULDN'T GO THERE. I'M SAYING THE COMMUNITY SHOULD KNOW. THE COMMUNITY SHOULD KNOW, THEY SHOULD BE AWARE OF, OF, OF THE DECISION THAT, THAT, THAT WE'RE MAKING. THIS IS A HISTORIC BUILDING. UH, I KNOW THAT THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD DOES NOT AGREE, UH, THAT IT'S A HISTORIC BUILDING. UM, BUT IT IS A COMMUNITY BUILDING, AND THE COMMUNITY SHOULD BE AWARE THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO TAKE THIS, THIS ACTION THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO REVERSE POLICY, THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. AND I JUST DO NOT KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY REALLY KNEW THAT THIS DECISION, MAJOR POLICY DECISION WAS GOING TO BE TAKEN TODAY. AND THE ONE THING THAT I DO KNOW IS THAT IF THEY DO NOT KNOW THAT WE'RE TAKING THIS ACTION TODAY, WE'RE GONNA END UP FULL CIRCLE AGAIN. PEOPLE ARE GONNA COME OUT, THEY'RE GONNA SAY, WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING. WE HAVE KIDS THAT GO THERE. WE HAVE SENIOR CITIZENS [02:05:01] THAT GO THERE. THEY'RE GONNA COME, THEIR FAMILIES ARE GONNA COME AGAIN, BACK TO, TO, TO US. AND IT'S GONNA BE FULL CIRCLE BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT GIVEN, I BELIEVE, SUFFICIENT NOTICE TO OUR RESIDENTS THAT WERE DOING THIS TODAY. NO, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. I APPRECIATE, I APPRECIATE THAT. UM, AND I'M CONTEMPLATING WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AT THE SAME TIME. THIS WAS, THIS WAS THE LOCATION FOR FOUR YEARS. AND, UM, AND I, I'M GONNA ASK, UH, OUR CITY MANAGER TO MAKE A COMMITMENT THAT WE CAN, WE'LL MAKE ALL EFFORTS TO FIND LOCATIONS FOR OUR YOUTH ACTIVITIES, OUR SENIOR MEALS. UM, UH, I DID WANT TO HEAR ADONIS GARCIA, UH, WANTED TO SPEAK AS WELL. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. UM, TO SAY AT THIS POINT THAT THIS HAS NOT HAD, UM, PUBLIC INPUT IS A JOKE AT BEST. WE'VE BEEN GOING AROUND THIS CIRCLE FOR YEARS, YEARS. I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN WAITING 15 YEARS FOR A, A STATION. THE ONLY POLITICAL PAWNS HERE ARE THE FIREFIGHTERS WHO HAVE TO SLEEP IN THOSE CONDITIONS EVERY NIGHT WHILE EVERYONE HERE SLEEPS IN THEIR HOMES VERY NICELY. THE SAD PART IS THAT WE'RE HERE AGAIN, AGAIN, I ASK, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BRAVERY AND POLITICS, I ASK FOR A LITTLE POLITICAL BRAVERY TODAY. AND KNOWING YOUR HEARTS, WHAT IS RIGHT AND WHAT IS RIGHT IS GIVING US A STATION AT SIXTH STREET AND MAKING THAT DECISION TODAY, AND NOT PUN THE BALL. AGAIN, WE SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF OURSELVES THAT WE'RE AT THIS POINT. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DO AGREE WITH US, I THANK YOU AND I THANK YOU, AND I THANK YOU. I THANK YOU FOR THOSE POOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO SLEEP IN THOSE CONDITIONS EVERY DAY. THAT WE WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE PRISONERS SLEEPING IN PRISONERS WE WOULDN'T HAVE SLEEPING IN. IT WAS BACKED UP DAYS AGO. OKAY? SEWAGE BACKED UP FOUR INCHES IN THAT STATION. THIS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. I HAVE STAYED QUIET. I HAVE STAYED PEACEFUL TILL TODAY. TODAY I'M INSULTED ALL THESE FIREFIGHTERS INSULTED. WE DO NOTHING BUT RISK OUR LIVES EVERY DAY. AND ALL WE ASK IS FOR CONDITIONS TO SLEEP IN. I ASK YOU TO DO THE RIGHT THING TODAY. I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A LITTLE PERSPECTIVE. THAT STATION WAS BUILT IN 1967. I WANT YOU TO THINK BACK TO MIAMI BEACH IN 1967. WHAT WAS HERE? THERE WASN'T A PORTOFINO TOWER, THERE WAS A RACETRACK. THERE WERE NO HIGH-RISES. THERE'S 50 STORY TOWERS. WE NEED A NEW STATION TO FIT OUR EQUIPMENT TO SERVICE THESE PEOPLE. WHEN I HEAR ABOUT FIRST STREET, THINK COMMON SENSE, OUR ZONE IS FROM FIRST STREET TO 15TH STREET. SIXTH STREET IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE FOR THE BEST RESPONSE TIMES THAT WE CAN OFFER ALL THESE RESIDENTS. AND THAT'S WHY PEOPLE PAY THEIR TAXES. GUYS, FOR SAFETY FIRST. PLEASE DON'T FORGET THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. YES, AND OF COURSE, MUCH RESPECT ALWAYS TO OUR FIRE UNION AND TO OUR FIREFIGHTERS. I DON'T THINK ANYONE IS QUESTIONING WHETHER THIS CONVERSATION HAS NOT BEEN VERY KNOWN AND ALL THAT. WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT PEOPLE DID NOT KNOW THAT THIS VOTE WAS GOING TO BE TAKEN TODAY. THAT IS WHAT I AM SAYING. PEOPLE DID NOT KNOW THAT THIS VOTE WAS GOING TO BE TAKEN TODAY. PEOPLE KNEW THAT COMMERCE STREET WAS ON THE TABLE, AND THEY CAME OUT AND THEY, AND THEY GAVE US THEIR OPINION ABOUT IT. I SPOKE WITH PEOPLE FROM FLAMINGO PARK. UM, I SPOKE WITH PEOPLE FROM FLAMINGO PARK YESTERDAY. THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT DO NOT KNOW THAT WE'RE TAKING THIS VOTE TO TODAY. THAT'S THE ONLY THING I, I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT. YEAH. WHY, WHY DO YOU SAY PEOPLE ARE NOT AWARE OF IT? I DON'T BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE ARE REVERSING THE POLICY DECISION THAT WE TOOK, AND THAT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD TODAY IN APPROVING THAT DEMOLITION OF THE SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER. THAT THIS VOTE IS GONNA BE TAKEN TODAY ON THE AGENDA. THAT'S WHY. BUT, BUT I'M ASKING YOU, WHY DO YOU THINK THAT THEY'RE NOT AWARE OF IT? HAVE WE HEARD FROM ANYONE? WE, WE DON'T EVEN, WE HAVEN'T EVEN, NO, I I UNDERSTAND IT'S ON THE AGENDA. I MEAN, THERE'S JUST, I'M NOT, I'M NOT QUESTIONING YOU, . I DON'T, I DON'T THINK, IT'S NOT A CROSS-EXAMINATION. I'M JUST, I DON'T THINK I, I DON'T KNOW. TO ME, IT SEEMS LIKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD DID NOT KNOW THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE AN ACTION ITEM. THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE A RESOLUTION ON TODAY'S AGENDA. I THINK PEOPLE KNEW WE WERE GONNA HAVE A DISCUSSION. UM, I THINK THIS ITEM, WHEN THE AGENDA GOT PRINTED, IT GOT PRINTED AS A R NINE ITEM AS A DISCUSSION ITEM. IS THAT CORRECT, MR. CLERK? YES, SIR. OKAY. SO, SO, SO THIS ITEM ORIGINALLY WAS A DISCUSSION ITEM, AND THEN IT WAS MOVED FROM THE DISCUSSION ITEMS TO THE REGULAR AGENDA AS A RESOLUTION AFTERWARDS. I DON'T THINK, I DON'T THINK THE PUBLIC NECESSARILY KNEW THAT, THAT, THAT TODAY WE WERE GOING TO BE TAKING THIS VOTE ON A RESOLUTION TO UNDO THE POLICY THAT WE DID BACK IN, [02:10:01] BACK IN JULY. MR. MAYOR, AND I'M GONNA CALL CHRISTIAN. I, I'M VERY SENSITIVE TO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, AT THE SAME TIME, WHEN WE, WHEN WE TOOK THE FIRE STATION OFF THE TABLE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, WE SPECIFICALLY STATED THAT WE, WE WANTED TO BRING THIS BACK TO THE COMMISSION. WE'LL HAVE A NEW BODY, A NEW ELECTEDS, AND THAT WE WERE GOING TO FINALLY MAKE A DECISION ON WHAT TO DO. AND THAT WE HAVE, HONESTLY, IT'S BEEN A LOT OF POLITICAL, UH, PASSING THE BUCK MM-HMM . SO, I, I MEAN, YES, MAYBE I, I, I COULD SEE YOUR POINT, BUT I MEAN, I, I THINK WE REALLY TELEGRAPHED THAT ONCE THIS NEW COMMISSION CAME INTO POWER, POWER, I HATE USING THAT WORD, SORRY. CAME, WAS ELECTED THEN, UH, YOU KNOW, WE WERE GONNA ACT. BUT, UH, COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, I, I COULD SPEAK TO COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ'S SUM POINTS. UH, YOU KNOW, I MET WITH SCOTT EDLEMAN, THE, THE CHAIR OF THE FLAMINGO PARK NEIGHBORHOOD. I TOLD HIM, UM, A COUPLE DAYS AGO THAT THIS IS GONNA BE ON, AND HE'S NOT HERE. HE'S NOT, HE'S NOT, HE'S NOT DISCUSSING IT. HE'S NOT CALLING IN AT SUT NICK. UM, AND THE REASON I TURNED IT FROM A DIS A DISCUSSION, WELL, THE DISCUSSION WAS ACTUALLY TO DECIDE IF IT'S GONNA BE AT THE CURRENT LOCATION OR SIXTH STREET. AND AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE PROFESSIONALS, UM, THEY, THEY BOTH INFORMED ME THAT IT'S BETTER AT SIXTH STREET. UM, SO I JUST NARROWED MY, MY, MY ITEM TO ONE LOCATION. SO, SO I, SO MADAM VICE MAYOR, IF, IF, IF I CAN, YOU'RE WELCOME, MAYOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM VICE MAYOR , MR. MANAGER, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION, BECAUSE NOW I'M HEARING TWO THINGS, AND I'M GONNA BE VERY CLEAR. I EXPECT, I EXPECT ITEMS LIKE THIS MOVING FORWARD TO BE COMING FROM THE ADMINISTRATION. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. THIS SHOULD NOT BE A POLITICAL ITEM. THIS SHOULD BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM. AN ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM AS TO WHICH IS THE BEST SITE FOR THE FIRE STATION. IF THIS IS, IF THIS IS THE SITE THAT YOU GUYS FELT PROFESSIONALLY, THAT WAS THE BEST SITE, WHY DOES ONE COMMISSIONER GET THAT RECOMMENDATION? BECAUSE I WAS REFERRING TO ADONIS. WELL, BECAUSE I'LL, I'LL TELL YOU, THE, THE PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATION I GOT WAS ACTUALLY FLAMINGO PARK. SO TO ME IT IS, WHICH IS NOT, WHICH, WHICH AGAIN, I DON'T THINK IS, IS RIGHT EITHER FROM WHO? SO, HUH? YOU SAID IT, IT WAS A RECOMMENDATION FROM OUR CITY ADMINISTRATION. SO TO ME, IT'S, IT'S VERY CONCERNING THAT ON SUCH A SERIOUS ITEM, WE'RE GETTING ONE RECOMMEND, ONE COLLEAGUE IS GETTING ONE RECOMMENDATION, AND ANOTHER COLLEAGUE IS GETTING A DIFFERENT RECOMMENDATION. THIS IS WHY THIS CANNOT BE A POLITICAL ITEM. THIS IS WHY WE HIRE A CITY MANAGER TO BRING FORWARD THE PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATION, NOT POLITICAL RECOMMENDATIONS, AS TO WHICH ARE THE SITES THAT COVER THE AREAS BEST, WHICH ARE THE SITES THAT OFFER THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TIME AND THE PROPER FACILITIES FOR OUR, FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS. SO, I HAVE AN ISSUE THAT YOU GET ONE RECOMMENDATION, AND THEN I GET A DIFFERENT RECOMMENDATION, BECAUSE THEN IT CREATES THIS PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE HERE TODAY. AND I'M SORRY, MR. MR. MANAGER, IT SHOULD BE A UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION. IT SHOULD NOT BE ONE COLLEAGUE HEARS ONE THING AND THEN ANOTHER COLLEAGUE HEARS ANOTHER THING. WE CANNOT OPERATE THAT WAY. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT EITHER OF YOU HEARD A RECOMMENDATION FROM MY ADMINISTRATION. YOU HEARD FROM ONE COLLEAGUE THAT YOU HEARD SOMETHING FROM THE UNION REPRESENTATION. UM, AND MR. COMMISSIONER, I BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO A CONVERSATION THAT YOU AND I HAD THAT SAID THAT THE LIEN RIGHT NOW MIGHT BE IN THAT DIRECTION. IT WAS NOT A FIRM RECOMMENDATION. AND, AND IT'S NOT A FIRM. SO THERE'S NOT A FIRM RECOMMENDATION. AND THAT'S MY POINT. THERE SHOULD BE A FIRM RECOMMENDATION, A FINAL RECOMMENDATION. THE PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW WHAT THAT RECOMMENDATION, WHAT THAT PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATION IS, AND THEN WE SHOULD TAKE A VOTE ON THAT, VOTED UP, VOTED DOWN, BUT WE SHOULD TAKE A VOTE ON WHAT THE PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATION IS ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS. THAT'S, THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE TO SAY. ADONIS GARCIA, UH, JUST VERY BRIEFLY, MR. MAYOR. UM, PROFESSIONAL OPINIONS ARE A MATTER OF OPINION, RIGHT? SO I'VE ONLY GOT 33 YEARS IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, ONLY 33 YEARS, AND HOLD THE RANK OF CAPTAIN. LET ME START WITH THAT. AND COMMON SENSE IS COMMON SENSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, SIXTH STREET IS SMACK IN THE MIDDLE, IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR ZONE. THAT'S NUMBER TWO. NUMBER THREE, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE THIS ILLUSTRIOUS CITY MANAGER HERE, UH, CAME INTO OFFICE, OUR FORMER CITY MANAGER, IT WAS ALL RECOMMENDED. IT WAS ALL VOTED ON. WE KEEP GOING UP AND DOWN. I ASK FOR POLITICAL COURAGE TODAY. LET'S QUIT BOUNCING THIS BALL. LET'S DO IT TODAY. WE'RE GONNA BE ANOTHER TWO YEARS HERE. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ PLAYING THIS SAME GAME. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT'S [02:15:01] TURNED INTO THIS. SIXTH STREET IS THE LOCATION. PLEASE VOTE IT UP. THANK YOU. IF, IF I COULD RESPOND TO THAT VICE, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED, MR. FERNANDEZ, I TO ADONIS. I, I I'M JUST RESPONDING. I WANT, I WANT GET ON MY PHONE. GO AHEAD. YES. TWO YEARS AGO, ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES LOOKED AT ME AND SAID, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, HOW ARE WE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD IN DEMOLISHING THIS HISTORIC SITE WHEN WE'RE GOING TO TALLAHASSEE AND ASKING TALLAHASSEE NOT TO, NOT TO DEMOLISH HISTORIC SITES. AND THAT'S HOW WE GOT HERE TODAY. I DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE THE FIRE STATION OFF THE TABLE. ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES SITTING ON THIS DAIS LOOKED AT ME AND SAID, HOW ARE WE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD TO, WITH DEMOLISHING A HISTORIC SITE? COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, IF I MAY, IF I MAY, YOU ALSO, YOU ALSO, AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO POLITICS, RIGHT? BUT IF WE'RE, IF WE'RE GONNA SPEAK, FRANKLY, ME AND YOU HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE PARK, AND THEN YOU PULLED OUT ON THAT. SO LET'S HAVE SOME POLITICAL BRAVERY TODAY, AND LET'S MAKE A VOTE. IF YOU WANNA VOTE AGAINST ME, VOTE AGAINST ME, OR VOTE AGAINST THE FIREFIGHTERS. BUT PLEASE DON'T SAY ANYMORE ABOUT HOW WE LOVE THE FIREFIGHTERS, AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA HAVE US LIVING IN THOSE CONDITIONS. IT, IT, AGAIN, MR. MAYOR, IF I COULD, MR. MAYOR AGAIN, IF I COULD, AND, AND ADONIS WITH RESPECT, WE CAN'T MAKE ANY OF THIS PERSONAL COMMISSIONER. I, I KNOW. I, I, I GET YOU. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. I'M VERY SENSITIVE TO YOUR POINT ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND, AND ARE PEOPLE AWARE. AND WHAT I'LL SAY TO THAT IS, OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, AND IT PREDATES ALL OF US UP HERE, IT WAS ALMOST THIS BOOGEYMAN ARGUMENT THAT WAS PUT OUT BECAUSE THERE WAS NEVER THIS HUGE OUTPOURING OF OPPOSITION AGAINST SIXTH STREET. I'M NOT SAYING THERE WAS NONE, BUT IT WASN'T THIS MASS OUTPOURING, LIKE I SAID, THAT WE SAW WITHIN THE COURSE OF FOUR OR FIVE DAYS ON FIRST STREET, RIGHT? IT WAS ALWAYS THESE BOOGEYMAN ARGUMENTS. WELL, MAYBE PEOPLE ARE WORKING. OVER THE COURSE OF 10 YEARS, WE'VE PROBABLY HAD 20 PEOPLE THAT, THAT HAVE BEEN IN OPPOSITION. SO IT DOESN'T SURPRISE ME THAT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT HERE, BECAUSE THAT'S ACTUALLY BEEN THE TRACK RECORD FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS. THAT, BESIDES FOR SOME PEOPLE, AND I DON'T BEGRUDGE THEM BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, THIS IS A BINARY CHOICE. PUT IT IN POINT A OR POINT B. UH, I THINK WHY WE DON'T SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT HERE IN OPPOSITION TO THAT ISN'T BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW. IT'S BECAUSE THAT REALLY TRACKS WITH WHAT WE'VE SEEN OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS. UH, WE ALL WENT TO THE SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER, AND THERE WERE A HANDFUL OF CHILDREN THAT WERE IN THERE IN THE CLASSROOMS. MANY OF 'EM WEREN'T MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS. AND YOU HAVE MY COMMITMENT. EVERYBODY HAS MY COMMITMENT. I'M THE FATHER OF AN 8-YEAR-OLD THAT'S ON THE PTA EDUCATION'S NOT, IT'S PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE TO ME. UM, AND I WAS A SINGLE FATHER THAT NEEDED TO RELY ON THOSE SOCIAL SERVICES, UH, FOR MY CHILDCARE. WE NEED TO TASK OUR ADMINISTRATION WITH NOT KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD FOR FINDING VIABLE PROGRAMMING ALTERNATIVES FOR WHAT WILL BE LOST AT THE SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER. BUT BRINGING THIS FULL CIRCLE, I DON'T THINK, WE DON'T SEE A LOT OF OPPOSITION. 'CAUSE PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW. IT REALLY TRACKS WITH WHAT WE'VE SEEN OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS WHERE THERE JUST HASN'T BEEN THAT SAME AMOUNT OF OP OPPOSITION THAT WE SEE WHEN WE PROPOSE FLAMINGO PARKER. WHEN WE PRO PROPOSED FIRST STREET, WHICH KIND OF TELLS ME WHAT WE'RE OVER THE TARGET THERE. CHIEF AB. CHIEF ABELA, WHAT'S YOUR PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATION? GOOD MORNING, CHIEF ABELA MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. UM, WE SPENT 10 YEARS DEBATING WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE GONNA SAVE A LAPIDUS BUILDING ON SIXTH STREET, WHERE THE HISTORICAL TRACK IN FLAMINGO PARK. AND WHILE WE CONTINUE DEBATING EVERYTHING, 1965, I'M ASKING THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT SERVICE ZONE ONE 15TH STREET TO FIRST STREET TO, TO PRIORITIZE AND LOOK PAST THE HISTORY AND FORWARD FOR SERVING OUR RESIDENTS. AGAIN, WE'RE GETTING INTO THE WEEDS OF SIXTH STREET AND FLAMINGO PARK. HISTORICAL RESPONSE TIMES. WE'RE TALKING ONE 11,553 CALLS TO DATE TODAY FROM FIRST STREET TO 15TH STREET. THAT'S 34 CALLS IN A DAY. ONE CALL PER HOUR. AT THIS POINT, OUR RECOMMENDATION, WE WENT SIXTH STREET SINCE 20 18, 20 18, HISTORICAL BOARD PRESERVATION, [02:20:01] EVERYTHING. WE ARE SHOVELED IN READY. COMMISSIONER BACH CAME IN. SHE WAS DIRECTED TO TAKE, UH, THE LEAD IN FINDING A DIFFERENT LOCATION. SIXTH STREET WAS OUT OF THE QUESTION. WE AFFIRMED THE PARK WAS THE APPROPRIATE CHOICE. 'CAUSE THAT'S ALL WE HAD. WE STARTED THAT DESIGN AND NOW WE'RE BACK HERE AGAIN. SO, RECOMMENDATION, TAKEAWAY PARK, SIXTH STREET, THAT, THAT IS. WHAT'S THE VIABLE OPTION OUTSIDE OF THAT AS FAR AS RESPONSES? THAT IS THE PRIME LOCATION WHEN IT COMES TO ACCESSING OUR STAR ISLAND, HIBISCUS AND PALM AREA. THAT IS WHERE MAJORITY OF OUR PRIME CALLS ARE, IS BETWEEN FIFTH STREET, 10TH STREET AREA. THEY'LL DO ANYTHING WE ASK THEM TO DO, BUT THEY'RE THEIR CONDITIONS, THEIR HEALTH IS PRIORITY AND NOT GETTING TO THE CALLS EVERY TIME WE START GOING BACK AND FORTH, WE'RE JUST DELAYING AND DELAYING AND DELAYING. WE'RE, WE'RE SHOVEL IN READY . AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT MR. MR. MAYOR, I'M, THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I'M, I'M READY TO TAKE THAT VOTE TODAY. AND I'M GONNA SECOND THE MOTION. MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONER. WELL, WE HAVEN'T HEARD A COMMISSION BROUGHT YET, COMMISSIONER BOT. SO I HAVE COMMITTED TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT I WOULD NOT KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD TODAY. UM, I RESPECT AND UNDERSTAND MY COLLEAGUES' CONCERNS ABOUT PROPER NOTIFICATION. UM, AND THE CONCERN THAT PERHAPS NOT EVERYBODY HAS KNOWN THAT TODAY WAS, YOU KNOW, POOF OR GET OFF THE POT DAY. BUT IT IS, I JUST WANNA SAY FOR THE RECORD THAT IF THIS IS WHERE WE WERE GONNA END UP TWO YEARS AGO, UM, IT'S REALLY A TRAVESTY THAT MY COLLEAGUES VOTED UNANIMOUSLY AT EVERY SINGLE OPPORTUNITY. IF YOU GO THROUGH OUR ITEM R NINE AI, AT EVERY TOUCH POINT THAT IS LISTED AS A COMMISSION DECISION, THE VOTE WAS SEVEN ZERO OR SIX ZERO TO SUPPORT EXPLORING ALTERNATE SITES AND GETTING, UM, A, A REFERENDUM ITEM ON THE BALLOT, WHICH PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, INCLUDING IN EVERY SINGLE DISTRICT VOTING PRECINCT IN, IN MIAMI BEACH, INCLUDING FLAMINGO PARK. COULD HAVE BEEN IN CONSTRUCTION NOW, BUT MY COLLEAGUES SUPPORTED THIS. THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT GREEN SPACE, AND I SHARE THOSE CONCERNS. AND SO I CAME BACK, UM, A FEW MONTHS AGO TO HAVE A PLAN THAT NOT ONLY REPLACED THE GREEN SPACE THAT WOULD BE MISSING, BUT WOULD ADD AN INCREMENTAL, AN INCREMENTAL 28,000 SQUARE FEET OF GREEN SPACE OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. THERE IS NO PLAN FOR PERMANENT DAYCARE. WE HAVE, UM, TALLAHASSEE BREATHING DOWN OUR NECK TO DEMOLISH OUR BUILDINGS AND WE'RE DOING THE WORK FOR THEM. BUT I KNOW THAT DOESN'T MATTER TO ANYBODY IN THIS ROOM, EXCEPT FOR MAYBE A COUPLE. SO I UNDERSTAND THAT, AND THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M PLAYING ON. BUT WHAT I AM PLAYING ON IS THE FACT THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE, PJ, COULD YOU RUN THAT TAPE? WE HAVE PEOPLE CLAIMING THAT THAT FAR WESTERN EDGE OF FLAMINGO PARK IS REALLY USED. IT IS NOT. THE TRACK IS A THOUSAND PERCENT. THIS IS FOOTAGE OVER THE LAST THREE WEEKS. THE WEATHER'S BEEN SPECTACULAR. EVERYBODY'S IN TOWN FOR ALL THE THINGS AND ALMOST NOBODY'S USING THAT WESTERN EDGE. SO I, I, I TOLD THE FIREFIGHTERS WHEN I WAS RUNNING FOR OFFICE THAT I WOULD NOT GET IN THE WAY OF GETTING THEM A NEW HOME. AND I WILL NOT. I WILL VOTE TODAY. I THINK IT IS HEARTBREAKING, AS MY GRANDMOTHER WOULD SAY, IT'S A SHONDA, IT'S SHAMEFUL THAT WE ARE PUTTING THIS LITTLE EDGE OF FLAMINGO PARK OVER THE WELLBEING OF AN UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITY IN SOUTH BEACH. THEY ARE WORKING CLASS, THEY ARE BAR BACKS SERVICE PEOPLE, ELDER ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT ENGAGED IN THE CIVIC PROCESS. THEY ARE NOT ORGANIZED IN POWERFUL HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS. AND YET WE ARE TAKING AWAY AN EXTREMELY WELL BUILT AND STURDY BUILDING, REGARDLESS OF IF YOU THINK IT'S ATTRACTIVE OR HISTORIC OR IMPORTANT. BUT IT IS AN EXTREMELY WELL-BUILT, UH, UH, BUILDING THAT HOUSE, THIS DAYCARE AND SENIOR LUNCHES CURRENTLY IS GOING TO, IT'S ALREADY STARTED TO, BUT IS GOING TO HAVE THE ENTIRE TOP FLOOR USED FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND I KNOW FIREFIGHTERS, YOU'RE LIKE, AH, SCREW THEM. WE DON'T LIKE THEM. I'M JUST KIDDING. THAT WAS A LITTLE JOKE FOR LEVITY PUR PURPOSE. OKAY, THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT, JOE. UM, [02:25:01] BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S KIND OF A LITTLE DARK SPOT IN MIAMI BEACH AND SOUTH BEACH. IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE MORE ACTIVATION THERE WITH POLICE FOR THOSE RESIDENTS WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT HOMELESSNESS AND SAFETY. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THAT FACILITY HAS SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, FOR NIGHTTIME ACTIVATIONS, FOR FREE, THAT THE ARTS ORGANIZATIONS CAN HOST THAT OUR PARTS AND REC ORGANIZATIONS CAN HOST. WE HAD A SUMMER CAMP THERE THAT HAD A WAITING LIST. SO THE IDEA THAT WE ARE GOING TO DEMOLISH AND PUT INTO A LANDFILL, A REALLY SOLIDLY BUILT BUILDING WHERE WE CAN CONTINUE TO REACTIVATE THAT NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE GREATER GOOD OF RESIDENTS WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO SPEAK HERE FOR THEMSELVES BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT ENGAGED BECAUSE OF, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE, THE DRAMA IS ABOUT AN UNDERUTILIZED LITTLE SLIVER OF A LARGE PARK. I THINK IT'S SHAMEFUL, AND I AM NOT GONNA NOT VOTE. I SUPPORT GETTING THIS DONE. NOW. MY ONLY REGRET IS THAT, IS THIS IS WHERE WE ENDED UP. NOW, WHY DID WE WASTE TWO YEARS WITH UNANIMOUS APPROVAL, WITH UNANIMOUS APPROVAL? EVERYBODY ON THIS DAY IS, EXCEPT FOR ONE WHO WAS NOT ELECTED AT THE TIME. THAT'S ON YOU GUYS. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. THANK YOU. UM, THIS IS A VERY TOUGH ITEM. UH, THE FIREFIGHTERS DESERVE, UH, TO HAVE THEIR NEW LOCATION. THEY HAVE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH FOR YEARS, AS THE CHIEF SAID. UM, INITIALLY THIS WAS A GEO BOND PROJECT, AND, UM, I HAD VOTED FOR IT. AND THEN SINCE THEN, AS COMMISSIONER BOT HAS MENTIONED, IT HAS COME UP TWICE AND WE ALL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO TAKE SIXTH STREET OFF THE TABLE. UM, THE NEW LOCATION THAT CAME OUT, UH, ON COMMERCE STREET DID GET A LOT OF BACKLASH. UM, ALSO INTERESTING THAT THE REASON WHY WE DO NEED NEW FIRE TRUCKS AND THE STATION IS TO SERVICE SOUTH OF FIFTH AND THOSE HIGH RISES. UM, BUT THEN THEY'RE NOT WILLING TO HAVE IT IN THEIR, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD. SO THAT, UM, IS ANOTHER SITUATION. BUT, UM, WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD AND FIND PLACES. I KNOW A WHILE AGO I HAD ASKED, UM, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, DAVID MARTINEZ ABOUT THE WALGREENS AND THE TWO ADJACENT PARKING LOTS. UM, WAS THAT EVER LOOKED AT AS A VIABLE LOCATION? IT'S A HUGE SPOT ON FIFTH AND JEFFERSON. UM, ANY FEEDBACK THERE? WE ABSOLUTELY LOOKED AT THAT SPOT, AND I QUESTIONED, YOU KNOW, MULTIPLE TIMES WHAT THE OUTCOME OF THAT WAS. AND DAVID, YOU CAN TALK ABOUT WHY WE BELIEVE THAT THAT SITE DOESN'T WORK UNLESS YOU WERE ABLE TO ACQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TO THE NORTH, WHICH THEN ENDS UP BEING A RESIDENTIAL PARCEL. WE WOULD HAVE TO ACQUIRE. WE HAD ACTUALLY LOOKED AT THAT SITE PREVIOUSLY, AND WE LOOKED AT IT AGAIN, UH, AS PART OF THIS EXERCISE. UH, IN ORDER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE FIRE STATION AT THAT LOCATION, IT WOULD BE A BACKING, UH, CONDITION FROM FIFTH STREET TO HEAVILY TRAFFIC STREET. SO THE, THE BACKING IN OF THE FIRE EQUIPMENT AT THAT LOCATION IS DIFFICULT. WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE LENGTH ON THE PROPERTY TO ACCOMMODATE THE RAMP TO GET UP TO THE RIGHT ELEVATION. SO THE BUILDING WOULD BE PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE NORTH LIMIT. AND REALLY THE WAY, ONLY WAY TO GET THE RAMP TO WORK IS TO TAKE THE PROPERTY TO THE NORTH, WHICH IS A, UH, IT'S, IT'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SENIOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SO DO WE OWN IT? WE DO NOT. UM, THE COUNTY. IT IS THE COUNTY. YEAH. SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE REASON WE DECIDED THAT THAT ONE WAS TOO BIG A LIFT. OKAY. UM, ALSO, UH, ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES MENTIONED THAT THE WESTERN PORTION OF FLAMINGO PARK ISN'T USED. AND I, I'M GOING TO SAY YES IT IS. THERE'S A HABAD RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. AND ON ANY GIVEN AFTERNOON, THE KIDS THAT GO TO THE HABAD ARE SEEN. THEY'RE PLAYING VOLLEYBALLS AND OTHER SPORTS ACTIVITIES IN THAT AREA. SO, UM, I'M, I'D BE VERY SENSITIVE AND I WOULDN'T SUPPORT PUTTING ANYTHING IN THE PARK. I'VE GONE OUT, UM, TO THE TRACK. I'VE MET WITH THE PEOPLE THAT USE THE TRACK. I GAVE THEM MY WORD. UH, SO I'M VERY SENSITIVE THERE, GOING BACK TO THE SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER. UM, AND I KNOW THAT THAT WAS THE LOCATION WITH THE GEO BOND AND, UH, UH, THE CITY WAS ALREADY AT A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE DESIGN, MAYBE 30 OR 50. RIGHTY 60. WE HAD A GMP IN PLACE. OKAY. UM, BUT WHAT CHANGED IS [02:30:01] WE DID PASS A RESOLUTION JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO, TAKING IT OFF THE TABLE AND STARTED TO ACTIVATE IT. I THOUGHT MBPD WAS GONNA HAVE A SUBSTATION ON ONE OF THE FLOORS. UM, THERE WAS GOING TO BE ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS AND, UM, DAYCARE. AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, UM, THE SENIOR MEALS THAT WE'VE BEEN NEGOTIATING AND DOING THAT IN THE PROCESS. UH, SO WHAT I WORRY ABOUT, BECAUSE AS WE'RE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION, I'M GETTING BOMBARDED WITH EMAILS, SO I'M SURE MY COLLEAGUES ARE AS WELL, OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE WATCHING THAT DID NOT KNOW WE WERE GONNA MAKE THIS DECISION TODAY. AND FOR ME, THAT'S WHAT'S OF MOST, UH, CONCERN, THE TRANSPARENCY OF THE COMMUNITY THINKING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO PULL A FAST ONE. SO, UM, COUPLE OF THINGS I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS. FIRST OF ALL, I KNOW YOU DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING, UH, BY THIS 'CAUSE THESE ARE VOTES THAT HAPPENED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, BUT, UH, I WON'T EVEN MENTION NAMES, BUT A COMMISSIONER MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE SIX ZERO AND SEVEN ZERO VOTES. I ACTUALLY HAD VOTED NO A COUPLE TIMES. AND I HAVE THE RECORD HERE TO SHOW, UM, THAT I ALWAYS, UH, THAT I HAD EXPRESSED SKEPTICISM OF FLAMINGO PARK AND ALSO HAD NOT WANTED TO TAKE, UH, SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER OFF THE TABLE. AND OF COURSE, I GOT, I GOT SOME HEAT FOR THAT. BUT, UH, I FELT IT WAS THE RIGHT DECISION TO DO THAT, AND I DID, AND I TOOK THOSE VOTES. UM, IT, IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO ME THAT UNFORTUNATELY THIS, NOT TODAY, I DON'T MEAN ANYTHING TODAY, BUT IN THE PAST, THIS HAS BECOME A POLITICAL TOOL, A POLITICAL HOT POTATO. THANK YOU, . THANK YOU FOR THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. AND I JUST, I, I FEEL LIKE ONE OF THE STATEMENTS WE CAN MAKE TODAY AS A COMMISSION, AND I UNDER, BELIEVE ME, I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS AND, AND, AND PARTLY I, I SEE THE CONCERNS THAT ARE BEING EXPRESSED BY MY COLLEAGUES, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK IT'S A REAL STATEMENT WE CAN MAKE AS A COMMISSION DAY ONE, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN KICKED DOWN THE ROAD SO LONG THAT WE ARE GONNA TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS AND SAY, NO, THIS IS, THIS IS ENOUGH. OUR RESIDENTS NEED THIS, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT NEEDS THIS. UH, AND THAT'S WHY, UH, I'M, I'M GONNA SUPPORT THIS TODAY. I, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC COMMENT, UH, ITEM, I THINK IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT ITEM. I AM GONNA OPEN IT UP FOR, FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IF WE CAN. AND MR. MAYOR, JUST SOMETHING I, I MEAN JUST DOING A TALLY HERE ON MY NOTES, I'M THINK THE DIRECTION THAT THIS IS GOING IN, AND, YOU KNOW, I WANNA SAY I DON'T BLAME MY COLLEAGUE FOR PUTTING THIS ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE WE HAVE TO MOVE THINGS FORWARD. AM GONNA BE VERY BLUNT HERE. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN OUR ADMINISTRATION BECAUSE THIS SHOULD BE A PROFESSIONAL ITEM, NOT A POLITICAL ITEM. MR. MAYOR, YOU HIT THE NAIL RIGHT ON THE HEAD. THIS HAS BEEN A POLITICAL FOOTBALL. WHY? BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS THE POLITICALLY ELECTED, ELECTED OFFICIALS BRINGING THE ITEMS AND ALL THAT ARE THE, THE DISCUSSION ITEM SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECOMMENDATION. AND AS I GO INTO MY SECOND TERM, I'M GONNA MAKE IT VERY CLEAR. I EXPECT RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION. THIS SHOULDN'T BE A POLITICAL ITEM. THIS SHOULD BE A PROFESSIONALLY DECIDED ITEM. IF THE ADMINISTRATION HAS CONCERNS, PUT THE CONCERNS THAT THE ADMINISTRATION BELIEVES IT SHOULD GO ONE WAY OR OR THE OTHER. BUT I AM GOING TO BE EXPECTING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATION. THIS IS, THIS IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH FOR OUR, FOR OUR RESIDENTS. AND I FEEL, AND I SENSE THAT THE MEMO THAT WE GOT WAS AMBIVALENT BECAUSE THE ADMINISTRATION IS SCARED OF POLITICS. I'M BEING VERY BLUNT RIGHT NOW. THIS NEEDS TO BE A POLITICAL DECISION AND NOT A, THIS NEEDS TO BE A PROFESSIONAL DECISION, NOT A POLITICAL DECISION. AND I'M GONNA WANT TO SEE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION MOVING FORWARD. 'CAUSE CLEARLY IT'S VERY CLEAR THE DIRECTION WHERE THIS VOTE IS GOING IN. MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONER BACH. THANK YOU. UM, I AM NOT TRYING TO CAST ANY ASPERSIONS I WENT THROUGH WITH SARAH, MY AIDE, UM, ALL OF THE VOTE POINTS THAT WERE IN THIS MEMO AND CHECKED THE RECORDS WITH THE CLERK'S OFFICE. AND BASED ON THAT INFORMATION, THAT'S WHERE I SAID BACKED UP BY WHAT WE BELIEVE TO BE CORRECT FACTS THAT THESE ITEMS THAT ARE, SO MAYBE THERE WAS A VOTE THAT WASN'T ARTICULATED IN THIS MEMO, BUT BASED ON THE RECORDS AND THE MINUTES FROM THE CLERK'S OFFICE, EVERY ONE OF THESE VOTE POINTS IN THIS MEMO WAS EITHER SIX ZERO OR SEVEN ZERO. SO I'M NOT TRYING TO PICK A FIGHT. I'M NOT TRYING TO THROW ANYBODY UNDER THE BUS. I'M JUST SAYING HOW FRUSTRATED I AM THAT WE HAVE WASTED TWO YEARS AND $2 MILLION IF THIS IS WHERE IT'S GOING TO END UP, BECAUSE WE HAD VERY CLEAR DIRECTION. SO PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT. NO, PLEASE. AND, AND I DIDN'T EVEN MENTION YOUR NAME ABOUT IT. NO, I KNOW, BUT I I, AND I KNOW, BUT I KNOW I JUST SAID IT, SO I KNOW YOU MEANT THAT IN, IN THE BEST. AND, AND BY THE WAY, IT'S [02:35:01] ALMOST IRRELEVANT. WELL, I JUST, I HAD TO CORRECT JUST 'CAUSE IT WAS MY VOTE. BUT YOUR POINT IS WELL TAKEN. IT'S JUST, EVEN IF IT'S 7 0 6 1, THE YOUR POINT IS WELL TAKEN. UM, BUT I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THE, THE, THE VOTES. BUT THAT'S KIND OF A SIDE SHOW. IT DOESN'T, DOESN'T IT DOESN'T MATTER. IT DOESN'T MATTER. IT DOESN'T MATTER. I JUST, UH, HAD TO SAY, UM, I AM GONNA OPEN IT UP. THANK YOU THOUGH, COMMISSIONER BOT. AND THEN, BY THE WAY, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE LEAD. AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, WE, WE, THESE ARE TOUGH DECISIONS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAD GOTTEN A LOT OF, UH, WE DID GET A LOT OF PUBLIC FEEDBACK IN GENERAL. IT CERTAINLY, UH, WAS VERY ACTIVE OUT THERE ON, UH, IN THE MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA. UM, AND, AND YOU DID TAKE THE LEAD AS WELL, COMMISSIONER WATSO. I, I'M, I'M, I RESPECT THAT. AND ULTIMATELY WE HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS. AND, UH, AND UNFORTUNATELY THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN LONG, BUT SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO GET TO A LANDING SPACE BY GOING THROUGH AN ARDUOUS PROCESS, WHICH WE DEFINITELY HAVE DONE. OKAY, MR. MAYOR, UH, COMMISSIONER, GIMME ONE SECOND. I'LL, I'LL CALL YOU RIGHT NOW. JUST FOR THE RECORD, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, SECONDED BY MAYOR MINOR. AND MAYOR MINOR WILL BE LISTED AS A CO-SPONSOR. GO AHEAD, SIR. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. UH, MAYOR, UH, GO AHEAD. OKAY. UH, MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, I'M DAVID MCKINNEY. I LIVE AT 10 20 MERIDIAN AVENUE. UM, AND YOU KNOW ME WELL. UH, YOU'VE JUST GONE THROUGH A CAMPAIGN, UH, WELL, AND YOU'VE WON BY THE VOTERS' WILL, UH, AGAINST WELL FUNDED AND, UH, VERY, UH, VOCAL OPPOSITION THERE. I WOULD ASK YOU TO CONTINUE TO DO THE VOTER'S WILL, AND LOOK BACK AT THE REFERENDUM, WHICH OVERWHELMINGLY STATED BY THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, BY, BY THE CITY, BY THE COUNTY, WHERE THE FIRE STATION SHOULD GO AT 11TH. AND ALTON, ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO CORRECT THE RECORD. UH, MR. CARPENTER, ONE OF YOUR STAFF IN SWORN STATEMENT BEFORE THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD SAID THAT THE, UH, CURRENT FIRE STATION COULD NOT MEET THE STANDARDS TO BE THE DAYCARE CENTER. UH, SO THAT SHOULD BE THERE ALSO. I UNDERSTAND BECAUSE YOU, IF YOU RECOGNIZE ME, I'M THE CRAZY OLD GUY THAT LIVES BEHIND YOU ON FIRST THERE. BUT I WOULD NOT PUT CHILDREN WHERE YOU DO NOT WANT TO SLEEP. AND I THINK YOU SHOULD THINK ABOUT THAT TOO. OH, THERE, IF YOU WANT A PLACE, TAKE A RECREATIONAL PLACE. DON'T TAKE A, A, A SCHOOL FOR AWAY FROM CHILDREN. YOU'RE NOT THAT TYPE OF PEOPLE. EXCUSE. AND SO, OH, UM, I WOULD ASK YOU FOLLOW THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE. UH, MR. MAGAZINE, YOU ONCE TOLD ME THAT YOU WERE A APPLAUSE METER, AND I WOULD ASK YOU NOT TO BE THAT BECAUSE APPLAUSE ONLY MEASURES THE MOST NOISE. I WOULD ASK YOU TO THINK ABOUT WHAT, UH, IS IMPORTANT TO THIS COMMUNITY. THE SENIORS PROGRAMS, THE DAYCARE, ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE WHO CAN, WHO UNLIKE ME, DO NOT HAVE A DAY TO SPEND THE HERE. SO PLEASE JUST FOLLOW THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE. I'M NEXT. PUT THE, UH, PUT THE, UM, THE THANK YOU, SIR, THE FIRE STATION AT 11TH IN ALTON. THANK YOU. OUR FIRST, UH, VIRTUAL CALLER IS ANDREW MITCHELL. MR. MITCHELL STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. I THOUGHT WE WERE IN LINE. UM, YEAH. MY NAME IS, UH, CLARK MITCHELL. AND, UH, I'M A PHYSICIAN HERE IN THE AREA OF SOUTH OF FIFTH. AND, UH, AS A PHYSICIAN, I LIKE TO SAY IF I NEED CARDIAC SURGERY, I, I, YOU KNOW, UM, REFER MY PATIENT TO A CARDIAC SURGEON. AND IN THIS CASE, YOU'RE LISTENING TO THE FIREFIGHTERS AND THEY'RE TELLING YOU WHAT IS THE BEST PLACE FOR THEIR FIRE STATION. AND I THINK THEY'RE THE PROFESSIONALS IN THIS. AND I, AND I, AND I LOVE OUR NEW COMMISSIONERS. I LOVE OUR MAYOR MORE. IT'S ONE OF THE BEST, UM, CIVIC, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, UM, GROUPS THAT I'VE EVER, YOU KNOW, ENCOUNTERED LIVING HERE 30 YEARS. AND I JUST HOPE AND PRAY THAT YOU WILL LISTEN TO THE FIREFIGHTERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT, PLEASE. UM, YES, GOOD MORNING. GOOD AL LOOSE. I LIVE AT THIRD 3 0 1 OCEAN DRIVE, AND I'M FREQUENTLY ON SIXTH STREET. AND I AM, UH, BEGGING YOU ALL TODAY TO VOTE WITH EMPATHY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GONNA GET KICKED OUT AND BECOME HOMELESS. BASICALLY, THE SERVICES THAT ARE ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL, THERE NEVER WAS A REALLY AL GOOD ALTERNATIVE FOR THE DAYCARE. THAT WAS KIND OF A MISREPRESENTATION FROM THE BEGINNING. IT'S KIND OF STUPID TO TEAR DOWN A BUILDING AND DUMP IT IN LANDFILL. UH, WHEN YOU HAVE ALL OF THESE ESSENTIAL SERVICES THAT ARE OFFERED THERE, UH, YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOME EMPATHY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GONNA GET, UH, KICKED OUT. THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENTS FOR THEM. AND, [02:40:01] UM, SIXTH STREET IS REALLY NOT THE RIGHT PLACE TO HAVE RACING FIRE TRUCKS. THERE ARE GRANDMAS CROSSING THE STREET WITH WALKERS. IT'S A PEDESTRIAN PLACE. I GO TO THE MARKET ACROSS FROM THIS, THE SOUTH STREET COMMUNITY, 'CAUSE IT, 'CAUSE IT'S MUCH MORE HUMANE AND LOCAL AND FRIENDLY THAN PUBLIX. YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THIS IS A NEIGHBORHOOD. FIRE TRUCKS HAVING TO MAKE A TURN, MAKE ANOTHER TURN, MAKE A THIRD TURN, MAKE A FOURTH TURN. THE FIREMEN HAVE CHANGED SINCE I'VE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO THIS. UH, THEY'VE CHANGED THEIR MIND SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEY WERE OKAY WITH THE FLAMINGO PARK. IT'S IN RAPID EXIT. IN TWO SECONDS, YOU'RE ON ALTON ROAD GOING FASTER THAN IF YOU HAVE TO MAKE FIVE TURNS TO GET ONTO FIFTH STREET WHERE THERE'S TRAFFIC. I MEAN, I'M NOT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT GONNA AGREE WITH ME, BUT IT'S OBVIOUS EMPIRICALLY, YOU'RE GONNA BE ZOOMING FASTER TO AN EMERGENCY AND SAVING LIVES. IF YOU CAN JUMP ONTO ALTON IN, UH, FIVE SECONDS. SO I WOULD URGE YOU TO VOTE WITH EMPATHY. WE TALK TO THE MOTHERS WHO BRING THE KIDS OVER TO THAT, UH, SOUTH STREET COMMUNITY CENTER. THESE ARE WOMEN WHO DID NOT VOTE FOR YOU AND THEY DIDN'T DONATE TO YOUR CAMPAIGNS. THEY WORK ON THE BEACH. THEY DO ESSENTIAL SERVICES THAT WE NEED EVERY DAY. THESE PEOPLE HAD NO IDEA THAT THEY WERE GONNA LOSE THE SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER. SO YOU CANNOT COMPARE WITH THE DEMOGRAPHIC DOWN ON COMMERCE SOUTH OF FIFTH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE MUCH MORE AFFLUENT AND CONNECTED THAN THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GONNA GET THROWN OUT. THANK YOU. SO VOTE WITH EMPATHY AND SAVE SIXTH STREET, THE CHARACTER OF SIXTH STREET. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR NEXT VIRTUAL CALLER IS KAREN REVO. MS. REVO STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. GOOD MORNING, KAREN REVO, 45 66 PRAIRIE AVENUE. I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF CHAIRING THE GEO BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE SINCE 2019. AND FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, BUILDING A NEW FIRE STATION HAS BEEN THE GREATEST PRIORITY, HONESTLY, FOLKS, YOU HAVE TO SHOW BACKBONE TODAY AND MOVE THIS FORWARD. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS RECOMMENDATIONS ON SIXTH STREET. IT IS NOT A CONTRIBUTING BUILDING. AND I HAVE EVERY CONFIDENCE THAT THE SERVICES IN THAT BUILDING CAN BE RELOCATED APPROPRIATELY. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR OUR RESIDENTS IS SAFETY, IS SAFETY. AND THAT SHOULD BE PRIORITY TODAY. AND I HOPE YOU HAVE THE BACKBONE TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE THIS FORWARD. IF WE HAD DONE THIS THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO, THAT BUILDING WOULD BE BUILT AND OUR FIREMEN WOULD BE IN A BETTER BUILDING. AND SO I'M HOPING YOU ARE GONNA DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. CRICO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, KAREN. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE IN CHAIRING THE GEO BOND COMMITTEE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY ONLY ONE OF MANY, MANY, MANY PROJECTS THROUGHOUT OUR CITY THAT OUR VOTERS HAVE APPROVED FOR GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND FUNDING. AND, AND, AND YOU DO A GREAT JOB CHAIRING THAT COMMITTEE THAT UP. GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. UH, MICHAEL GRIECO. I STAND HERE, UH, IN WEARING MANY HATS. ONE BEING A MEMBER OF THE SOUTH BEACH TRACK CLUB. ONE BEING A ZONE ONE RESIDENT MYSELF, ONE BEING THE FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE WHO HELPED SECURE THAT 10 PLUS MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANT MONEY THAT IS GONNA BE GOING TO THIS FACILITY. ALSO WEARING A HAT AS, UH, THE FORMER COMMISSIONER WHO WHEN THIS ISSUE FIRST CAME UP, I WAS ACTUALLY SITTING UP THERE BACK WHEN WE HAD SPENT $0 ON THIS ISSUE. WE HAVE NOW, AS TAXPAYERS SPENT OVER $5 MILLION IN SOFT COSTS TO NOT BUILD A FIRE STATION. AND TODAY IS THE DAY, AS I SAID, WHEN I CALLED IN THIS MORNING WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD. THIS IS THE GUT CHECK FOR THE COMMISSION TO FINALLY MOVE FORWARD AND FOLLOW THE YOU YOU GOT A PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATION IT WAS ASKED FOR BY MANY OF YOU. YOU GOT ONE FROM YOUR OWN FIRE CHIEF TODAY. AND I APPLAUD HER FOR STANDING UP THERE AND TELLING YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO HEAR. PUT IT AT THE SIXTH STREET LOCATION. AND I'M GONNA TELL YOU THIS ONE MORE THING. THERE'S ONE MORE HAT THAT I'M WEARING. I'M POTENTIALLY GONNA BE A FIREFIGHTER MYSELF. I'M CURRENTLY AN EMT. I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH TO RIDE WITH THE STATION ONE TEAM ON RESCUE TRUCKS. AND I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, THAT FACILITY, I KNEW IT AS A COMMISSIONER, AS A TOURIST, WHEN THEY WOULD PUT YOU ON THE TOUR. THAT FACILITY IS A DUMP. IT'S A DUMP, OKAY? OUR FIREFIGHTERS RISK THEIR LIVES AND STICK THEIR NECKS OUT EVERY DAY. AND TO HAVE THEM NOT JUST SLEEPING, EATING, BEING HOUSED, HAVING TO BE IN THAT STATION, IT'S A DUMP. I REMEMBER WHEN THEY HAD THE POOP FLIES BACK IN THE DAY. I REMEMBER ALL THE ISSUES IF YOU GO UP INTO THEIR SLEEPING FACILITIES, IT IS, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S LIKE SLEEPING IN A PRISON. YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO MOVE FORWARD. PLEASE STOP KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD. THE VOTERS SPOKE AND SUPPORTED PEOPLE THAT SUPPORTED THE SIXTH STREET LOCATION. AND WE'RE ASKING YOU NOW TO MOVE FORWARD AND VOTE YES ON COMMISSIONER SCH SUAREZ'S ITEM. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT VIRTUAL CALLER IS JOHAN MOORE. [02:45:01] MR. MORE, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. GOOD MORNING. AGAIN, UH, IT'S NO SURPRISE, UH, IF WE'RE COUNTING NUMBERS THAT YOU WOULD BE GETTING SO MUCH OBJECTION FROM SOUTH OF FIFTH. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN HIGH RISES DOWN THERE. UH, WE ON THE OTHER HAND, NOT, UH, THE COMMISSIONER'S. ALLEGATION ASIDE, UH, OUR COMMUNITY WAS NOT, IN FACT, IN THE LEAST INFORMED THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING TODAY. IF THE ALLEGATION IS CORRECT AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION CHAIR KNEW OF THIS, THAT WOULD BE GROUNDS FOR A MOTION TO REMOVE HIM FROM OFFICE. BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT'S BEFORE YOU TODAY. UH, FLAMINGO PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION'S LAND USE SUBCOMMITTEE, IN FACT MET ON MONDAY TO CONSIDER ANOTHER ISSUE BEFORE US. AND WE, UH, HAD NO INFORMATION THAT THIS WAS COMING BEFORE YOU TODAY. UH, I WANT TO THANK THE CHIEF, UH, CHIEF AB ANGELIL, UH, FOR, UH, DECLINING TO GET SUCKED INTO A COMMISSIONER'S, UH, I WILL SAY REVENGE BASED AGENDA, UH, AGAINST OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR VARIOUS REASONS THAT I WILL NOT SPECULATE ON. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR FOR THE ONE RAY OF LIGHT, UH, THAT HE'S OFFERED. UH, IF IN FACT YOU SHOULD VOTE TO DEMOLISH THE SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH IS THAT IN FACT, THE CURRENT FIRE STATION COULD HOUSE SOME OF THE FUNCTIONS. BUT AS I HAVE POINTED OUT TO YOU ALL, AS I WAS BOMBARDING YOU WITH EMAILS THIS MORNING, MOST OF THOSE WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER, LIVE IN PROXIMITY TO IT AND WOULD NOT WANT TO SCHLEP ALL THE WAY UP TO THE PARK WITH THEIR WALKERS FOR THEIR LUNCH. I WILL END BY THANKING THE COMMISSIONERS WHO AGREE WITH LONGSTANDING COMMUNITY OPPOSITION TO DESTROYING THIS ESSENTIAL INSTITUTION. BUT I WILL APPEAL DIRECTLY TO THE NEWLY ELECTED COMMISSIONER, PLEASE, COMMISSIONER MATEO SALINAS, DO NOT HOLD ANY, YOU MIGHT HAVE TOWARD ME, AGAINST MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND VOTE AGAINST THIS PROPOSAL. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD, SIR. ALRIGHT, SIR, UH, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO POSSIBLY CONVINCE YOU THIS TIME AROUND THAT THE, UH, FLAMINGO STATE. YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD IS NOT THE PLACE. MY NAME IS HASKELL MEYER. UH, COMMISSIONER, UH, YOU'VE REQUESTED THE PROFESSIONAL'S, UH, INPUT. THEY'VE GIVEN IT TO YOU TIME AND TIME AGAIN. THE EPICENTER OF THEIR ZONE IS SIXTH STREET. TO YOUR POINT, COMMISSIONER BOT, THAT THE GREEN SPACE IS UNNECESSARY. I THINK I'VE DISCUSSED IT WITH YOU A NUMBER OF TIMES, BUT LET ME DISCUSS IT ONE MORE TIME WITH YOU AND LET ME ENLIGHTEN YOU ABOUT A TRACK. YOU CANNOT PUT A 60 FOOT WALL, TALL WALL, FIVE FEET AWAY FROM THE TRACK. YOU ARE GOING TO DESTROY THE QUALITY OF THAT TRACK. THAT TRACK HAS BEEN THERE FOR 60, 70 YEARS. STORIED RUNNERS HAVE COME TO THIS TRACK AND IT'S A GREAT PUBLIC AMENITY. THE NEW FIRE STATION DOES NOT BELONG ON THE WESTERN END OF FLAMINGO PARK. IT BELONGS ON SIXTH STREET. AND THE REASON I SAY THAT I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING MR. LAPIDUS, THAT WAS HIS LEAST FAVORITE BUILDING. THAT LOT IS 45,000 SQUARE FEET. IF YOU DON'T WANNA LEVEL IT, THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM TO PUT UP A FIRE STATION, WHICH CURRENTLY USES ABOUT 16,000 SQUARE FEET ON A 21,000 SQUARE FOOT LOT. YOU HAVE A GREAT FACILITY TO UTILIZE FOR A NEW FIRE STATION. PLEASE, I URGE YOU, YOU'RE GONNA DESTROY THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF MIAMI BEACH RESIDENCE. DO NOT PLACE THAT FIRE STATION ON THE WESTERN END OF FLAMINGO PARK. THE RIGHT LOCATION IS ON SIXTH STREET. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING AGAIN, RAY BRESLIN. FIRST OFF, UM, WHEN I WAS ON THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD, THIS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS CAME BEFORE US. HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE ACTUALLY LOOKED AT THE PLAN THAT WE APPROVED? HOW MANY OF YOU, OKAY. YOU KNOW, THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL FEATURES OF THE MORRIS LAPIDUS BUILDING THAT WERE BEING PRESERVED OR REPLICATED. WE WERE ALSO BRINGING IN, UH, APOLLO THAT WAS IN STORAGE FROM, FROM THE VERSAILLES HOTEL. IT, IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE PERFECT THING. IT WAS APPROVED. AND FOR TWO YEARS YOU ALL WORKED ON RELOCATING ALL OF THESE SERVICES. EVERYTHING WAS RELOCATED. AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HAMMER CAME TO US. NO, WE'RE GONNA SAVE THIS BUILDING. AND NOW YOU'RE ACTING LIKE THERE'S NO PLACE FOR THESE PLACES FOR THESE SERVICES TO GO. THERE ABSOLUTELY IS. AND THINK ABOUT IT, AFTER IT'S ALL DONE, YOU'VE GOT AN OLD DILAPIDATED FIREHOUSE. YOU CAN EITHER TEAR DOWN OR RENOVATE AND MOVE ALL OF THOSE SERVICES THERE, RIGHT NEXT TO FLAMINGO PARK. AND IT'S A WIN FOR EVERYBODY. BUT TO GET FROM POINT A TO POINT B [02:50:01] DOESN'T HAPPEN WITH THE SNAP OF A FINGER. YOU'VE GOTTA PLAN IT, YOU'VE GOTTA FOLLOW THROUGH WITH IT, AND YOU REALLY NEED TO DO IT. IT'S BEEN FOUR YEARS NOW. FOUR YEARS, AND WE'RE NO FURTHER AHEAD, BUT WE'RE AT THE RIGHT LOCATION. PLEASE BUILD IT AT, AT THE SOUTH SHORE REC CENTER ON SIXTH STREET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT VIRTUAL CALLER IS MR. WAYNE ROBERTS. GO AHEAD, SIR. THANK YOU, SIR. UM, FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANNA, I WANNA STATE THAT MY, MY 350,000 A YEAR IS ACCURATE. UM, I WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN WITH ERIC AND REVIEW THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES THAT WORK FOR FIRE AND E-M-E-M-S AND SUBTRACT, UH, OCEAN RESCUE, WHICH IS LIFEGUARDS AND DIVIDE THE, THE, THE WAGES AND, AND BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE EMPLOYEES. AND YOU'LL COME TO THREE 50 UNDER THIS NEW CONTRACT. WHAT'S MORE, YOU GAVE THEM A TWO DAY WORK WEEK. UH, THAT'S RIGHT. A TWO DAY WORK WEEK. UM, THIRD, UH, IT YOU, I BELIEVE THAT THEY DESERVE GOOD HOUSING AND THEY DON'T HAVE IT TODAY, BUT WHERE IT BELONGS IS NOT IN THE TRACK OR SIXTH STREET. IT BELONGS WHERE IT IS. WITHOUT A COSMA HALL FACILITY. YOU, THEY, THEY COULD HAVE ADEQUATE, UH, ACCOMMODATIONS FOR, FOR SWEEPING AND FOR, FOR WEIGHTLIFTING AND EVERYTHING ELSE ON THAT EXISTING PROPERTY. AND THE SEWER HAS TO GET FIXED. IT'S GOTTA GET FIXED. IF YOU PUT A FIREHOUSE THERE OR YOU, YOU TEAR DOWN THE FIREHOUSE, UH, IT, YOU KNOW WHY IT'S NOT FIXED. I HAVE NO IDEA. BUT, UH, THAT'S WHERE IT BELONGS, AND THAT'S NOT IN THE DISCUSSION. AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO UPEND THE WHOLE COMMUNITY TO, TO HELP A POLITICALLY CONNECTED, UH, FIRE ORGANIZATION WHO I THINK DOES A GREAT JOB, BUT OVERPAID AND, AND HAS TOO MUCH POLITICAL INFLUENCE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GO AHEAD PLEASE. HI, SARAH DE LOS REYES. AS A RESIDENT, I WANNA GIVE YOU GUYS SOME INPUT. I'VE BEEN COMING HERE FOR YEARS AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR 10 YEARS. WE'RE VERY LUCKY THAT NOTHING HAS HAPPENED REALLY BIG IN SOUTH OF FIFTH WITH YOU HAVE, IT'S BEEN RECOMMENDED. THE SIXTH STREET COMMUNITY CENTER. WHY DON'T WE MOVE EVERYBODY FROM THE COMMUNITY CENTER TO THE ALL FIRE STATION RIGHT BY FLAMINGO, BUILT A NEW ONE, MULTIPLE FLOORS, AND CAN ACCOMMODATE ALL THOSE SERVICES THAT ARE ON SIXTH STREET. WE OWN THE PROPERTY. WE CAN DO THAT. WHEN YOU VOTE, SAY THAT YOU ARE GONNA DO SIXTH STREET IN THE, AND GOING TO MOVE ALL THE SERVICES TO WHERE THE FLAMINGO CLOSE TO THE FLAMINGO PARK AND BUILD A NEW BUILDING. WE OWN IT. WE CAN DO IT. SO THIS WAY IT WILL SOLVE BOTH PROBLEMS AND NOT, NOT, YOU NEED TO VOTE. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. YOU NEED A STATE-OF-THE-ART FIRE STATION. THE TRUCKS THAT ARE, YOU NEED TO GO ON. THOSE HIGH RISES DO NOT FIT IN SMALL FIRE STATIONS. AND I, AND I'M NOT A FIRE, I'M NOT A FIRE PERSON, BUT I KNOW BECAUSE OF NEW YORK CITY, I UNDERSTAND IT. I LIVED IN THE CITY ALL MY LIFE. SO PLEASE VOTE AND JUST GET IT OVER WITH EVERYBODY. IT'S LIKE WE KEEP MOVING AND MOVING IT AND NOTHING GETS DONE. AND IT'S GONNA TAKE THREE YEARS TO BUILD PROBABLY. SO MAKE A VOTE. JUST DO THAT AND GIVE, GIVE THE SERVICES TO THE OTHER FIRE STATION. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT VIRTUAL CALLER HAS, THE NEXT VIRTUAL CALLER HAS A SCREEN NAME OF CYNTHIA'S IPHONE. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. HI, IT'S UH, CYNTHIA ESTEVE, SOUTH FIFTH RESIDENT, SONA MEMBER. UM, I WANTED TO FIRST CONGRATULATE ALL THE NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR HELP. IT'S A HARD JOB. IT'S A HARD ISSUE, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON THAT I, TWO PEOPLE THAT WERE VERY IMPORTANT THAT I HEARD FROM WERE OUR FIRE TEAMS. AND WHEN THEY SPEAK, I LISTEN. THEY'RE THERE FOR US 24 HOURS A DAY. THIS IS WHAT THEY WANT. OTHERS HAVE ALREADY RELAYED, UM, WISE COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONER GRIECO TO, UM, KAREN REVO, TO OTHERS THAT ARE VALUED IN OUR COMMUNITY. PLEASE LISTEN, PLEASE LISTEN ALSO TO THE FIRE TEAM. THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT. UM, WHAT THEY WANT IS WHAT I WANT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. HI, UH, MATT ROSENBERG PASS AGAIN, UH, ST. FLAMINGO PARK GROUP. I TELL YOU WHAT, I HAVE NEVER SPOKEN TO ADONIS. THAT KIND OF PASSION GOT ME EXCITED. WE HAVE NEVER TAKEN THE POSITION OTHER THAN THAT. WE LOVE THE PARK. YOU KNOW, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE USE IT. WE HAVE NO VESTED INTEREST FINANCIALLY. LOVE THAT PARK, LOVE THAT SPACE. AND BY THE WAY, COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, THE SAME ORTHODOX HABAD STUDENTS THAT ARE PLAYING VOLLEYBALL CAME UP TO ME A FEW MONTHS AGO HOW DEVO GO, HOW DEVO GO. THEY ASKED ME THAT 'CAUSE I INFORMED THEM. AND BY THE WAY, MINDY, WHO'S IN CHARGE OF THAT I KNOW, COMMUNICATED WITH ALL OF YOU WHAT NOT YOU, YOU WEREN'T HERE YET, UH, ABOUT THEIR FEELING. THAT [02:55:01] KIND OF PASSION. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT ANYONE WAS RECOMMENDING, BUT I DO KNOW THE PASSION THAT WE FEEL AT THE TRACK. I DO KNOW THE, THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, THE CHILDREN TALK ABOUT PARENTS AND CHILDREN AND THE LOVE OF A TRACK AND SPACE AND YEAH, YOU NEED SPACE. NO, YOU DON'T NEED A 60 FOOT BUILDING RIGHT THERE. THESE GUYS WORK HARD. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO SLEEP IN THE AREA THAT THEY SLEEP IN. WE FEEL FOR THEM. WE LOVE THIS COMMUNITY PASSIONATELY. AND WE TRUST YOU TO DO THE PATH THAT YOU TAKE, WHICH WE THINK WILL BE BEST. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR NEXT VIRTUAL CALLER IS LINDSAY LOVEL. MS. LOVEL, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. UH, MOST OF YOU HAVE HEARD FROM ME ALREADY THIS MORNING, UM, WITH A VERY BRIEF NOTE. UM, BUT I FELT COMPELLED TO CALL IN SINCE WE REOPENED PUBLIC COMMENT. PLEASE STOP KICKING THIS CAN DOWN THE ROAD. MY ENTIRE RESIDENCY IN THIS CITY, WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FROM WHAT FORMER REPRESENTATIVE GRIECO TALKED ABOUT, TO WHAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOUR YEARS. IT WAS PLANNED TO GO AT SIXTH STREET. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS OPPOSITION TO THAT, BUT OVERWHELMINGLY I WILL SAY THAT EVEN THOSE PEOPLE DIDN'T WANT IT IN THE PARK AND THEY DIDN'T WANT IT IN THE PARK BACK THEN UNTIL THEY REALIZED THE ONLY OPTION WAS SIXTH STREET. AND, AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT WE NEED TO STOP KICKING THIS CAN DOWN THE ROAD. I'VE MET WITH THE CURRENT CHIEF, I'VE MET WITH THE FORMER CHIEF. I'VE NOT MET WITH ADONIS, BUT I'M SURE I'D BE HAPPY TO DO SO. I'VE SEEN THE HEAT MAPS. I'M SURE THEY'RE OUTDATED BY NOW BECAUSE THE ONES THAT I LOOKED AT WERE YEARS AGO. WE'VE GOT TO MOVE FORWARD. PLEASE, PLEASE, I AM BEGGING YOU. DO NOT KICK THIS CAN ON THE ROAD. AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD, SIR. YEAH. DAVID ADAMS, 1242 ALTON ROAD. I, UH, SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION TO HAVE THE FIRE STATION BUILT ON SIXTH STREET. UH, I JOINED THE FIRE SERVICE 42 YEARS AGO. I'M AN EMT AND, UM, RESPONSE. TIME IS EVERYTHING. SIXTH STREET IS THE IDEAL LOCATION. IT SUPPORTS A GOOD RESPONSE TIME TO SOUTH OF FIFTH. AND, UM, I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR THAT OUR FIREFIGHTERS HAVE TO PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE, SLEEPING IN CONDITIONS WITH MOLD AND SEWAGE. AND WE'VE BEEN, UH, TALKING ABOUT BUILDING THIS FIRE STATION AND WE NEED TO VOTE TODAY AND GET IT DONE. IT'S FOR THE GREATER GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT VIRTUAL CALLER IS JULIANA. JULIANA, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. STATE YOUR NAME AND YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE IT. HI. UM, I'M A RESIDENT OF MIAMI BEACH FLAMINGO PARK AREA AND AN ARCHITECT, AND I'M BEGGING YOU NOT TO BUILD ONTO OUR PRECIOUS FLAMINGO PARK AREA. WE NEED ADEQUATE GREEN SPACE. WE CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PER RESIDENT RIGHT NOW AS WE ARE INCREASING OUR DENSITY AND BUILDING MORE HIGH RISES. AND THERE WAS A REPORT DONE STATING THAT WE DON'T HAVE SUFFICIENT GREEN SPACE. UH, WE NEED THE GREEN SPACE TO COMBAT THE HEAT ISLAND EFFECT. AND WE NEED THE GREEN SPACE TO ALSO COMBAT STORM WATER DRAINAGE SO THAT THE STREETS AREN'T HAVING TO DO ALL THAT WORK. WE NEED THE PRECIOUS GREEN SPACE TO ABSORB THE WATER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. NOVAK. MITCH, GO AHEAD PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON, MITCH NOVIK. I WOULD KINDLY REQUEST YOU GIVE ME AN EXTRA DUE PROCESS MINUTE AS I OWN A HENRY HO HAER DESIGNED APARTMENT BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE PROPOSED SITE OF THE, UH, NEW FIRE STATION. I'VE BEEN LIVING IN THIS COMMUNITY SINCE THE LATE EIGHTIES, INVOLVED IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION SINCE THAT TIME IN THE EARLY TWO THOUSANDS, THERE WAS A FIGHT TO SAVE A PRESERVATION FIGHT TO SAVE FIRE STATION FOUR ON 69TH STREET. UH, THE FORMER OR ORIGINAL FIRE STATION WAS DESIGNED BY AN ARCHITECTURALLY SIGNIFICANT, UH, OR, OR, OR A SIGNIFICANT ARCHITECT. IT WAS AN ARCHITECTURALLY SIGNIFICANT BUILDING. ULTIMATELY, UH, UH, IT WAS DEMOLISHED. UH, TRAILERS WERE BROUGHT ONTO THE SITE IN A NEW FACILITY, WAS BUILT AT THE SITE. AND IN AN IDEAL WORLD, THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AT JEFFERSON AVENUE IN 10TH STREET. AND MOVING FORWARD, UH, I WOULD BE AMENABLE TO THE SIXTH STREET SITE, WHICH I OPPOSED SINCE ITS, UH, FIRST, UH, INCEPTION 10 YEARS AGO SINCE, UH, I, I WAS HERE OPPOSING IT. UH, WHEN COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ REPRESENT, UH, UH, MENTIONED THE, UH, SEWER FLIES AND THE COMMISSION VOTED TO MOVE FORWARD, ALL, ALL I COULD DO WAS JUMP ON BOARD AND DO MY BEST TO MAKE IT BETTER. UH, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I [03:00:01] SPEARHEADED THE EFFORT TO SAVE THE JACK STEWART MURAL. UH, IT WAS, UH, REMOVED FROM THE FORMER, UH, ANNEX OF THE VERSAILLES HOTEL. OVER A MILLION DOLLARS WAS SPENT IN CONSERVING THAT MASTERPIECE. THANK YOU, MITCH. UH, WAIT, WHICH WAS INCORPORATED INTO THE FIRE STATION DESIGN AT, UH, AT THE, UH, SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER. IF THAT, UH, UH, APPROVAL IS STILL IN EFFECT, WHICH INCLUDES THE MURAL, I WOULD BE IN SUPPORT OF THIS, UH, UH, FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH. AND I WOULD NOT LIKE TO LOSE, UH, ANY OF THE, UH, PARKING SPACE AS A RESULT OF PARKING SPACES THAT, UH, MY TENANTS, UH, HAVE TODAY AS A RESULT OF THE, UH, THE, UH, CYCLE LANE, UH, BIKEWAY THAT WAS RECENTLY PUT IN PLACE. THANK YOU. NEXT VIRTUAL CALLER IS PAULA. PAULA STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. OH, NO, I NEED, I'M AT 3 45 OCEAN DRIVE. PAULA, WE COULDN'T HEAR YOU SAID START AGAIN, PLEASE. HI, UH, PAULA ALLEN, 3 45 OCEAN DRIVE. I'M CALLING. UH, THERE WAS A LADY THAT SPOKE ABOUT THREE PEOPLE BEFORE, BEFORE, I THINK RIGHT BEFORE CINDY, AND HER IDEA OR WHAT SHE SAID ABOUT PUTTING THE, UH, COMMUNITY CENTER, THE SENIOR COMMUNITY CITY, AND THE DAYCARE AT THE EXISTING CURRENT FIRE LOCATION, UH, DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM FLAMINGO PARK. UM, IF THAT CAN BE DONE, THAT WOULD BE A WIN-WIN BECAUSE THE FLAMINGO HAS SO MANY ACTIVITIES. SO BASICALLY, I MEAN, OF COURSE, YEAH, THE PLUMBING, ALL THAT I'D HOPE WOULD BE ALL REDONE AND THE BUILDING AND, YOU KNOW, BROUGHT UP TO CODE, ET CETERA, BECAUSE THE SENIORS AND THE CHILDREN COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SO MANY THINGS AT FLAMINGO PARK, GOING, SWIMMING, DOING A, A SENIOR AQUA AEROBICS. THE KIDS COULD PLAY BY JUST SIMPLY GOING ACROSS THAT STREET. IT WOULD EXPAND THEIR EXPERIENCE, THE SENIORS AND THE CHILDREN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO TO ME THAT WAS A GREAT IDEA. GO AHEAD. MS. OSO, ANDREA ION, UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, UH, WHEN THE MORE ESTABLISHED BUILDING WAS CONTEMPLATING ON BEING, UH, DEMOLISHED AND WE WANTED TO BE SAVED, I GOT TOGETHER WITH KOBE KARP TO TRY TO FIND, UH, A WAY OF BEING ABLE TO DO A COPY PASTE OF THAT BUILDING AND MOVE IT ONTO THE WEST END OF THE PARK. PUTTING IT ONTO ALTON ROAD AND TAKING THAT BUILDING EXACTLY THE WAY THAT IT WAS AND MOVING IT OVER TO THE PARK AND MOVING THE FIELD OVER ONE FOOT WOULD'VE MADE IT HAPPEN WITHOUT CREATING THE BUILDING THAT WAS BEING CREATED RIGHT NOW. WHICH, WHAT WAS PROPOSED AT THE LAST MEETING, INCORPORATED 9 1 1 DISPATCH, WHICH MADE THE BUILDING THE WIDTH OF ALTON ROAD, WHICH WAS NEVER PART OF THE PLAN. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT BECAME PART OF THE PLAN, BECAUSE IT'S NOT THE SAME THING. I JUST WANNA SAY THAT THE FIREFIGHTERS, WHEN THEY WERE ORIGINALLY PROPOSED ALL THE OPTIONS, THEY LOVED THAT OPTION THE BEST. IN ADDITION TO THAT, IT CREATES A CAMPUS FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS, BECAUSE NOW THE, THE FIREFIGHTERS COULD TRAIN, MAYOR, CAN YOU PLEASE GIMME THE TWO MINUTES? THE, THE FIREFIGHTERS COULD ALSO USE A TRACK TO TRAIN. AND IN ADDITION, WHENEVER THERE'S A FOOTBALL GAME, A SOCCER GAME RUNNING, YOU HAVE FIREFIGHTERS ON THAT FIELD 24 7, 7 DAYS A WEEK TO BE THEIR FIRST RESPONDERS TO ALL THE PEOPLE THERE IN THE PARK. SO THERE'S A LOT OF PROS AND CONS, AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE FIREFIGHTERS JUST WANT THIS THING TO GET DONE AND PASSED. SO FOR THE FIRE UNION, THEY'RE LIKE, JUST GIMME SIXTH STREET. IF POLITICS WISE, THIS IS NOT GONNA FLY, AND WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO GET THE SITE ON FLAMINGO PARK, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY ON ALTON ROAD. IT'S THE MAIN COMMERCIAL STREET. THE FIRE TRUCKS COME IN AND OUT RIGHT OFF OF ALTON ROAD. THEY, THEY ORIGINALLY WANTED IT THERE, BUT THEY, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT THEY WANT IS A FIRE STATION. AND IF THE COMMISSIONERS TELL THEM, THAT'S NOT GONNA FLY, YOU GOTTA DO IT ON SIXTH STREET, THEY'RE GONNA GO AND ASK FOR SIXTH STREET BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY JUST WANT IT BUILT AND THEY DESERVE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR NEXT CALLER IS RICHARD BROZINSKY. PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. YES. GOOD MORNING. UH, MY NAME'S RICHARD HINKY. I'M PRESIDENT OF A HOMES ASSOCIATION OF ALTON ROAD ON ALTON ROAD. UM, WE'VE GONE ROUND AND ROUND ABOUT THIS FIRE STATION. I THINK THE, UH, THE, UH, THE, THE FIREMEN NEED A NEW STATION. WE OBVIOUSLY KNOW THAT, UM, AND FLAMINGO PARK IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE, OBVIOUSLY, TO MYSELF AND ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. UM, SIXTH STREET IS A MUCH BETTER [03:05:01] OPTION. UM, I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU CAN'T INCORPORATE THE PRESENT BUILDING THAT YOU HAVE ON SIXTH STREET WITH THE NEW FIRE STATION DESIGN. THAT WOULD BE THE BEST OPTION. BUT I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD, UM, MAKE A DECISION ON THIS. AND I THINK YOU SHOULD, UH, CHANGE THE PLANS FOR SIXTH STREET AND, AND INCORPORATE THE, UH, PRESENT BUILDING IN, UH, IN THE DESIGN OF THE FIRE STATION. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANKS. THANK YOU. NEXT, PLEASE. SCENE NO ONE ELSE. I HAVE ALISON'S IPHONE. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. YOU'RE NEXT. ALISON, UNMUTE YOURSELF. THEN LET'S GO TO RONALD STARKMAN. HI THERE. OKAY, GO AHEAD. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. SORRY. ALISON HERMAN FORTINO, UM, TOWERS PRESIDENT, AS WELL AS VP. UM, I'M, I, YOU KNOW, I HOPE WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR OUR RESIDENTS IS SAFETY. UM, YOU'VE HEARD FROM THE PROFESSIONALS AS I HEARD, ONE COMMISSIONER, UM, ASK, YOU'VE HEARD FROM THE FIRE TEAM. YOU'VE HEARD FROM CHIEF ABEO. YOU'VE HEARD FROM THE CAPTAIN THAT UNEQUIVOCALLY THE BEST LOCATION FOR RESPONSE TIME IS SIXTH STREET. IT'S DIRECTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CORRIDOR. IT'S GOING TO BE SERVING. THIS LOCATION WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FOR DEMOLITION. DEMOLITION. IT'S BEEN VETTED, AND IT'S MORE THAN VIABLE, AND IT OFFERS THE BEST RESPONSE TIME TODAY, YOU AS A COMMISSION NEED TO STOP WITH THE HOT POTATO. YOU NEED TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS ESSENTIAL PROJECT. THE FIREFIGHTERS DESERVE A NEW STATION, AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD DESERVES YOU TO SUPPORT OUR SAFETY. PLEASE VOTE TODAY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SIXTH STREET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER IS RONALD STARMAN. MR. STARKMAN, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. OKAY. YEAH. HI, RONALD STARK, BEEN 300 SOUTH POINT DRIVE. UM, AGAIN, AS YOU'VE HEARD, THE SIXTH STREET STATION SEEMS TO BE THE OPTIMAL FROM A, A LIFE SAFETY STANDPOINT. I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE, THE ANGST SOME OF YOU HAVE ABOUT, ABOUT THE VOTES THAT WERE TAKEN PREVIOUSLY. LET ME JUST, UH, REMIND EVERYBODY THAT, THAT, THAT I THINK THE SIXTH STREET WAS ALMOST READY TO GO FORWARD. AND THEN WHAT THE ARGUMENT THAT WAS MADE WAS, WAIT, DO I WANNA DELAY IT? BUT LET'S LOOK AT OTHER ALTERNATIVES. LET'S SEE IF THERE'S SOMETHING BETTER. LET'S TRY AND DO THAT. IT WAS ON THAT BASIS THAT PEOPLE VOTED TO DEFER THE, OR TO TAKE THE SIXTH STREET OFF THE TABLE. NOW THAT WE'VE COMPLETED THAT WHOLE PROCESS, IT TURNS OUT THAT SIXTH STREET SEEMS TO BE THE ONLY VIABLE ALTERNATIVE. SO I DON'T THINK YOU'RE BEING INCONSISTENT IF YOU WOULD NOW VOTE FOR THE SIXTH STREET LOCATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. EVERYONE WHO ORIGINALLY WAS LINE HAS, HAS SPOKEN. OKAY. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR COMMENTS. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. MR. MAYOR, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, AS I THINK, I THINK WE KNOW THE DIRECTION THIS IS GOING IN. UM, I THINK I HAD SPONSORED AT ONE POINT, UH, AN ITEM, UM, REGARDING THE APOLLO MURALS TO INCORPORATE IT INTO THE DESIGN FOR FIRE STATION. ONE. I DON'T KNOW IF MARIA HERNANDEZ IS HERE. UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S STILL ON THE TABLE. I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO REINCORPORATE IT AS PART OF THE MOTION THAT WE'RE APPROVING TODAY. UM, WE LOVE THAT IDEA, BUT CAN WE, CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THAT THAT'S STILL INCORPORATED HERE? WELCOME, MARIA. HELLO, EVERYONE. UM, I BELIEVE THAT LEGISLATION IS STILL VALID. OKAY. UM, I DON'T THINK IT HAS, UM, EXPIRED. OKAY. AND ALSO, WE WOULD'VE LOOK INTO IT. I WANNA PROVIDE, AS PART OF THIS MOTION DIRECTION, DIRECTION TO THE, UH, CITY ADMINISTRATOR. YOU KNOW, I GOT, I GOT THE CONCERNS THAT PEOPLE HAVE WITH THE, UM, WITH THE PEOPLE USING THE FIELD, UH, THE WEST END OF, OF FLAMINGO PARK. UM, I KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE AT ST. FRANCIS THAT GO TO ST. FRANCIS THAT HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY USED A LUNCH SERVICE, UH, OVER, OVER AT THE SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER. AND SO, AND, AND THOSE ARE, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE RELATIVELY POOR PEOPLE, UH, WHO WE REPRESENT AS WELL. THEY MIGHT NOT LIVE SOUTH OF FIFTH. THEY MIGHT NOT LIVE IN LUXURY BUILDINGS OR HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE HERE OR SPEAK UP, BUT WE REPRESENT THEM TOO. IT, IT REALLY, IT, IT REALLY HURTS ME. IT, IT REALLY, IT DOES, IT DOES HURT ME. AND BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S, IT'S LIKE IF THEY DON'T MATTER, LIKE THESE ARE POOR PEOPLE. I DON'T THINK THAT'S FAIR. NO. BUT TO ME, I LITERALLY STARTED THIS MEETING BY, BY DISCUSSING THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND, AND WE'RE GIVING DI I WAS ACTUALLY GONNA BRING A SEPARATE ITEM, BUT WE'RE GIVING DIRECTION TO THE CITY MANAGER THAT WE SHOULD, AS PART OF THIS, WE MUST FIND A SUITABLE LOCATION FOR THE YOUTH. THANK YOU. AND I TAKE THAT BACK. [03:10:01] AND SO THANK YOU. I, UM, YOU KNOW, I, THOSE PEOPLE ARE IMPORTANT AS WELL. THOSE, THOSE ARE PEOPLE WHO DEPEND ON THE SERVICE. AND, AND MAYBE WE NEVER SHOULD HAVE INITIATED THE PROGRAM. BUT WHEN WE CREATE PROGRAMS LIKE THESE, WE CREATE A DEPENDENCY ON THESE PROGRAMS. AND THESE ARE RESIDENTS WHO WE NEED TO LOOK AFTER. SO, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I APOLOGIZE. NO, AND IT'S OKAY. BUT I'M, I, I, I KNOW YOUR PASSION AND, AND, AND YOU'RE RIGHT. AND I'M FULLY, FULLY SUPPORTIVE. IT'S ACTUALLY WHY I MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING THAT WE MUST FIND, UH, CONCURRENT WITH NO BREAKUP IN THEIR SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE CURRENTLY. AND A SUITABLE, SUITABLE LOCATION, UH, IN THE VICINITY. THANK YOU. AND AS I SAID EARLIER, YOU KNOW, I DON'T BLAME MY COLLEAGUE FOR BRINGING THIS ITEM BECAUSE WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD. UM, BUT, BUT MOVING FORWARD, I NEED TO SEE OUR CITY ADMINISTRATION TAKE GREATER LEADERSHIP. THESE ARE ADMINISTRATIVE NEEDS. THE MEMO THAT WE HAD TODAY FROM THE ADMINISTRATION SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECOMMENDATION. PERIOD. END OF STORY. WE SHOULD BE GUIDING OURSELVES BY THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ADMINISTRATION. WELL, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR FIRE CHIEF HERE, WHO'S, WHO'S SPEAKING NOW, AND, AND, AND THE MANAGER. THESE THINGS SHOULD COME PROPERLY. THEY SHOULD COME PROPERLY THROUGH THE AGENDA IN THE MEMO WHERE EVERYONE CAN SEE WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY ADMINISTRATION. AND I EXPECT THAT MOVING FORWARD. I, I EXPECT A LITTLE BIT STRONGER, UH, RECOMMENDATION ON THESE TYPES OF ITEMS WHEN WE MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. LET'S CALL THE VOTE I MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ASEZ, SECONDED BY THE MAYOR, CO-SPONSORED BY THE MAYOR WITH DIRECTION TO FIND ALTERNATIVE LOCATION FOR THE SERVICES IN THE VICINITY, AND INCORPORATE THE APOLLO MURAL. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO. THAT'S R SEVEN AE. THANK YOU. AND CONGRAT, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CITY. AND I, AND I THINK WHAT, AND I THINK I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ANYONE, OF EVERYONE. I DON'T LIKE TO DO THAT USUAL ALWAYS. BUT THIS IS, UH, A ROBUST DISCUSSION. BUT I THINK EVERYONE HERE IN THEIR HEART HAS SUCH APPRECIATION FOR WHAT OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES, THE MEN AND WOMEN DO EVERY DAY. AND, UH, UNFORTUNATELY THE PROCESS TAKES SOME TIME. BUT, UH, I THINK WE LANDED IN THE, I KNOW WE LANDED IN THE RIGHT PLACE. I, I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS COMMISSION, FOR TAKING THE LEADERSHIP POSITION. IT MAKES ME EMOTIONAL. BUT I WILL SAY, COMMISSIONER FRAN, AS I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON TRYING TO FIND HELP FOR THE PEOPLE WITH THE SERVICES THAT ARE MOVING, I FEEL JUST AS PASSIONATE AS YOU DO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE A GREAT DAY. THANK YOU. LET'S CALL ITEM R FIVE. D AS IN DAVID. MAYOR. [R7 I A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SETTING THE DATES FOR THE YEAR 2026 CITY COMMISSION, MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (MBRDA), AND NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (NBCRA) MEETINGS.] MAYOR, BEFORE WE DO THAT, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANNA SET THE CALENDAR. SO, 'CAUSE WE NEED THOSE DATES FOR THE ORDINANCES FOR, FOR THE SECOND READING. SO AT SOME POINT, WE NEED TO DO THAT FOR LET'S DO IT NOW. OKAY. WE ARE GOING TO DO, UM, ITEM, EXCUSE ME. R SEVEN IR SEVEN I IS SET DATES FOR 2026 CITY COMMISSION, M-B-R-D-A AND M-B-C-R-A MEETINGS. EVERYONE HERE HAS A CALENDAR IN FRONT OF THEM. WE PUT IT ON THE DAYS WE'VE INCORPORATED ALL THE REQUESTS THAT HAVE BEEN COME, THAT HAVE COME FORWARD REGARDING, UH, CONFLICTS. SO WE'VE, WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN ASKED FOR. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WISH TO HAVE A DISCUSSION OR HAVE A VOTE ON THE ITEM. DO WE HAVE A MOTION MOVE BY COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ? I'LL SECOND ON. WHAT IS THE LIGHT BLUE? IT DEPENDS. SO ON THE LIGHT BLUE, IT IS, UH, ON THOSE DATES, LET'S SEE. IT'S WINTER BREAK. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL IN JANUARY. WE HAVE LOW KEY EVERYWHERE. SO THERE WILL BE NO MEETINGS IN JANUARY, LIKE WE HAVE IN 2025 AND 2023. UH, WE HAVE TWO MEETINGS IN FEBRUARY. WE HAVE SIX PRESENTATIONS, MEETINGS WE'VE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION HOLIDAYS, SCHOOL. SO THE LIGHT BLUE, SORRY, THE LIGHT BLUES, THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. IT USUALLY IS, YES. YEAH. OKAY. SHOWS LIKE THE BOAT SHOWS. YEAH. BOAT STUFF THAT WE USUALLY HAVE SO MUCH TRAFFIC OR CONFLICTS AT. BUT THE GREEN AND THE RED ARE THE, THE MEETINGS. SO I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, SECONDED BY THE MAYOR. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? ITEM IS APPROVED. THANK YOU, SIR. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. GOOD. YEP. WAS THERE RATIONALE? AND YOU MAY HAVE GIVEN IT, AND I DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION. WHY? WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE A MEETING IN JANUARY. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ [03:15:01] IS OUT FROM FOR TWO WEEKS, AND THE MAYOR'S OUT FOR ONE WEEK. OKAY. WE REALLY COULDN'T ACCOMMODATE. OKAY. SO, SO, SO ADAM APPROVED TWO, UH, A MEETING IN EARLY FEBRUARY, AND THEN THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED LATE IN FEBRUARY. MAYOR'S WORLD, I'M JUST LIVING IN, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT. I THINK THERE WERE MULTIPLE, UH, ACTUALLY I THINK THERE WERE MULTIPLE COMMISSIONERS. UH, WE MADE EVERY REQUEST THAT WAS MADE, WE ACCOMMODATE IT. YEAH, I THINK THERE WERE MULTIPLE COMMISSIONERS AND JUST THE DATES DIDN'T WORK OUT. SO R SEVEN I IS APPROVED. YES, SIR. WHAT ITEM? R FIVE. [R5 D CONCURRENCY AND MOBILITY FEES – WAIVER PROVISION 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 3 OF THE MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE, ENTITLED “CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT AND MOBILITY FEES,” BY AMENDING ARTICLE II, ENTITLED “CONCURRENCY,” BY CREATING SECTION 3.2.3, ENTITLED “IMPOSITION AND COLLECTION OF CONCURRENCY MITIGATION FEES,” TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS FOR THE WAIVER OF APPLICABLE CONCURRENCY MITIGATION FEES; BY AMENDING ARTICLE III, ENTITLED “MOBILITY FEES,” BY AMENDING SECTION 3.3.3, ENTITLED “IMPOSITION AND COLLECTION OF MOBILITY FEES,” TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS FOR THE WAIVER OF APPLICABLE MOBILITY FEES; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; REPEALER; SEVERABILITY; AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] D AS IN DAVID? YES, SIR. R FIVE D IS AN ORDINANCE TO THE MAYOR OF CITY, COMMISSIONER OF CITY MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. AMENDING THE CODE OF CITY MIAMI ARE PART B ENTITLED LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS BY AMENDING CHAPTER THREE OF THE MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE ENTITLED CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT AND, AND MOBILITY FEES BY AMENDING ARTICLE TWO ENTITLED CONCURRENCY BY CREATING SECTION 3.2 0.3 ENTITLED IMPOSITION OF COLLECTION OF CONCURRENCY MITIGATION FEES TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS FOR THE WAIVER OF APPLICABLE CONCURRENCY MITIGATION FEES BY AMENDING ARTICLE TITLE, MOBILITY FEES BY AMENDING SECTION 3.3 0.3 ENTITLED IMPOSITION AND COLLECTION OF MOBILITY FEES TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS FOR THE WAIVER OF APPLICABLE MOBILITY FEES, AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION REPEAL OF MOBILITY ON AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS A SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING. THE ITEM REQUIRES FIVE SEVEN'S VOTE. IT IS ITEM R FIVE DI MOVE THE ITEM SECOND. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ CO-SPONSORED BY ME. WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND IT'S CALL THE VOTE. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE ON ZOOM AND NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK. COMMISSIONER SU SUAREZ. YES. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. YES. COMMISSIONER MATEO SALINAS. YES. CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. THE FIRST VOTE. UM, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. YES. COMMISSIONER BOT. YES. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. YES. MAYOR MINOR. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THAT WAS R FIVE D [R5 H 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,” BY FURTHER RESTRICTING THE PERMISSIBLE HOURS FOR COMMERCIAL VESSEL ACTIVITY AT PUBLIC MARINAS AND PUBLIC MARINE FACILITIES; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] CALL R FIVE H. R FIVE H IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR OF CITY, COMMISSIONER OF CITY MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. AMENDING CHAPTER 82 OF THE CODE OF CITY MIAMI VIEW BEACH, FLORIDA ENTITLED PUBLIC PROPERTY BY AMENDING ARTICLE THREE AND TITLE, USE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY BY AMENDING DIVISION ONE ENTITLED GENERALLY BY AMENDING SECTION 82 DASH 72 THEREOF ENTITLED COMMERCIAL VESSEL ACTIVITY, HOURS OF OPERATION OF PUBLICLY OWNED MARINAS BY FURTHER RESTRICTING THE PERMISSIBLE HOURS FOR COMMERCIAL VESSELS, ACTIVITIES OF PUBLIC MARINAS AND PUBLIC MARINE FACILITIES, AND PROVIDING FOR REPEATERS OF ABILITY, CODIFICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS A SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING. IT IS ITEM R FIVE H. THANKS. I'LL JUST TEE IT UP VERY QUICKLY. UH, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WE, WE DIDN'T HAVE, UH, LIMITATIONS ON CHARTERS. WE, WE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE PUBLIC MARINA, SOUTH OF FIFTH. I PUT ON LEGISLATION APPROVED BY OUR COMMISSION TO MAKE IT TILL 9:00 PM WE, UH, UNFORTUNATELY LAST YEAR WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN. SO I PUT ON LEGISLATION TO MAKE IT TILL 7:00 PM BUT WE HAVE AN EXEMPTION FOR OPERATORS WHO HAVE NOT HAD A VIOLATION. I THINK IT'S GOOD LEGISLATION. IT SHOWS THAT IF YOU'RE A GOOD OPERATOR IN GENERAL, YOU'RE GONNA BE REWARDED. AND IF YOU'RE NOT, UM, WE GONNA HAVE TO, UH, PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. WERE WE, WERE WE CO-SPONSORS? AND YOU'RE CO-SPONSORS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ? YES. WELL, ON THE, ON THE 9:00 PM I THINK WE WERE, YES. BUT, UH, SPONS, ULTIMATELY THE SOUTH OF FIFTH, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WORKED WITH THE CHARTER OPERATORS AND, AND WERE AMENABLE TO KEEPING IT AT 9:00 PM FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT HAD ANY VIOLATIONS, BECAUSE I, UH, AND, AND THANK YOU. UM, THERE'S A GOOD OPERATOR THERE THAT HAS THE MEISNER'S DREAM AND THEY, THEY, THEY'RE ON THE, UH, NORTH END OF THE PIER, NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. UM, AND THEY DO SUNSET TOURS. I THINK IT'S LIKE WINE AND CHEESE AND, UH, I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT THEY DO NOT GET, UH, AFFECTED BY THIS, AND I DON'T THINK THEY DO. SO, MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, SO I HAVE A QUESTION ON THIS. UM, I THANK YOU FOR, FOR BRINGING FORWARD THIS POLICY WITH THE AMENDMENT FOR THE GOOD OPERATORS. UM, I BELIEVE RIGHT NOW THERE'S LEGISLATION GOING THROUGH TALLAHASSEE, HAVING TO DO WITH BUSINESS TAX RECEIPTS. UM, THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS IS TIED TO BUSINESS TAX RECEIPTS. UM, HOW DO WE PROPERLY ENFORCE THIS IF IN TALLAHASSEE, LET, LET'S SAY THERE IS LEGISLATION THAT DOES GO FORWARD. IS THERE ANY OTHER WAY WE CAN TIE THIS? UH, IS THERE ANY OTHER AVENUE THAT WE CAN USE BESIDES BUSINESS TAX RECEIPTS TO REGULATE THESE OPERATIONS? SURE. AND, AND I THINK THERE MAY BE SOME CONFOUNDING, UH, THE, THE ALLOWANCE FOR GOOD OPERATORS TO OPERATE PAST 7:00 PM IS NOT TIED TO BTRS. IT'S TIED TO, UH, CODE VIOLATIONS, WHICH COULD INCLUDE A BTR VIOLATION, BUT THERE COULD BE OTHER CODE VIOLATIONS AS WELL. SO I THINK WE COULD CROSS THAT BRIDGE IF, IF WE NEED TO, UH, DOWN THE ROAD, BECAUSE IF THE BTR LEGISLATION MOVES FORWARD, THAT WOULD HAVE SIGNIFICANT CONSEQUENCES ALL OVER THE PLACE FOR US. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO BE WORRIED ABOUT THAT NOW? NOT AT THIS TIME. OKAY. ALRIGHT. I MOVE THE ITEM FOR THE ITEM. I MOVE IT, CALL THE [03:20:01] VOTE. UH, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. SECONDED BY THE MAYOR. AM I? YES. OKAY. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE ON ZOOM, AND I SEE NO ONE YOU WISH TO SPEAK. GO AHEAD GUYS. I'M BACK AGAIN. HOW YOU GUYS DOING? UM, BASICALLY, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE VERY CLEAR. I'VE BEEN RUNNING A CHARTER COMPANY FOR NOW OVER 20 YEARS OUTTA MIAMI BEACH MARINA. IT'S A WAY WHERE TOURISTS COME ENJOY OUR CITY. OUR CITY HAS GROWN. IT'S A VERY BEAUTIFUL CITY DAY AND NIGHT. YOUR RESTRICTION WAS TAKEN INTO SERIOUS CONSIDERATION AT 9:00 PM DURING THE COVID ACT, WHICH WAS A LITTLE CHAOTIC. ALL THOSE THINGS HAVE CHANGED. NOW, THE ISSUE IS THE NOISE VIOLATION, THE SAME NOISE VIOLATION YOU GUYS HAVE IN THE CITY, IN YOUR BARS, IN YOUR RESTAURANTS, I THINK THERE'S A COUNT OF 1,800 IN SOME CASES IN MIAMI BEACH ALONE. NOISE VIOLATIONS. THOSE VIOLATIONS CAN BE ENFORCED BY RESTRICTION, BY BASICALLY PENALIZING THEM WITH THE BTR, BUT SETTING A LIMITATION OF TIME, IT'S NOT A FAIR THING TO DO. 7:00 PM ON JULY, IT'S STILL DAYLIGHT. RESTAURANTS HAVE OPENED UP IN THE BEACH AND OUTSIDE, AND PEOPLE WANT TO COME VISIT MIAMI AND GO TAKE A NICE CRUISE WITH THEIR FAMILY AND GO OUT TO DINNER. SO WHAT WE WANNA DO HERE IS JUST ENFORCE THE ISSUE AT HAND, WHICH IS THE NOISE. MAYBE THE BEST THING TO DO IS INSIDE THE MARINA, THERE'S NO LOUD MUSIC, PERIOD. IT'S A GREAT RESTRICTION TO AVOID THE NOISE VIOLATION, BUT IT'S, BUT SETTING A TIME OF CHARTERS A LITTLE UNFAIR, UNLESS YOU'RE GONNA DO IT TO EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS, IN THE BAR BUSINESS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. BUT, BUT THIS DOESN'T, UH, THIS, THIS DOESN'T GO TO 7:00 PM THIS IS ONLY, IT ONLY IT EXCLUDES CHARTER OPERATORS WHO HAD VIOLATIONS AS LONG AS IT'S VIOLATIONS. FAIR ENOUGH. YEAH. OTHERWISE, IT'S NOT. I RESPECT THAT. 9:00 PM YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WAS, I'M SORRY. OH, I'M SORRY. ANTONIO MALDONADO. I SPOKE EARLIER. I SEE NO ONE ELSE ON ZOOM. NO ONE ELSE REQUESTED TO SPEAK. MAY I CALL THE ROLE? YES. COMMISSIONER MATEO SALINAS? YES. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE? YES. COMMISSIONER BOTT WENT TO THE RESTROOM, BUT SHE SHE'S A YES. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. YES. MAYOR MINOR. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THAT WAS R FIVE H. LET'S CALL R 5K. [R5 K AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 74 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ENTITLED “PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS,” OF ARTICLE I, ENTITLED “IN GENERAL,” BY CREATING SECTION 74-2, TO ESTABLISH PERMIT AND BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT REQUIREMENTS FOR HOME SOLICITATION; TO ESTABLISH HOURS OF SOLICITATION, CONDUCT STANDARDS, AND PERMIT DISPLAY REQUIREMENTS; TO CREATE A CITY-MAINTAINED “NO SOLICITATION LIST” THAT SOLICITORS MUST CHECK AND COMPLY WITH; TO PROVIDE FOR ENFORCEMENT, PENALTIES, AND REVOCATION; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] R 5K IS THE NORTH OF THE MAYOR OF CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. AMENDING CHAPTER 74 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA ENTITLED PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS OF ARTICLE. UH, OF ARTICLE ONE ENTITLED IN GENERAL BY CREATING SECTION 74 DASH TWO TO ESTABLISH PERMIT AND BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT REQUIREMENTS FOR HOME SOLICITATIONS TO ESTABLISH HOURS OF SOLICITATION CONDUCT STANDARDS AND PERMIT DISPLAY REQUIREMENTS TO CREATE CITY MAINTAIN NO SOLICITATE, NO SOLICITATION LIST THAT SOLICITORS MUST CHECK AND COMPLY WITH TO PROVIDE FOR ENFORCEMENT PENALTIES AND REVOCATION AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OR SERVICEABILITY CUT AFFECTION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS A SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING. IT IS ITEM R 5K, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. UH, SO I'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH, UH, A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT RESIDENTS ACROSS THE BOARD ON NORTH BAY ROAD. UH, IN PARTICULAR, THEY, THEY'VE HAD SOME SIGNIFICANT, UH, SECURITY CONCERNS, QUALITY OF LIFE CONCERNS, UH, THAT NEIGHBORHOOD IN PARTICULAR HAS MADE UP OF A LOT OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. THEY'VE HAD A RASH OF BREAK-INS. UH, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN IS THEY WILL GET A LOT OF SOLICITORS AND SOME COULD BE VALID. UH, SOME COULD BE NOT. A LOT OF THEM LOOK TO BE ALMOST, UH, UH, PEOPLE THAT ARE OUT ALMOST STAKING THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, UNDER THE PREMISE THAT THEY ARE OUT THERE SOLICITING. UH, TO BE CLEAR, UH, THIS IN NO WAY WOULD VIOLATE, UH, FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. POLITICAL, UH, CAMPAIGNING IS STILL PROTECTED. UH, THERE ARE STILL THE PROTECTIONS UNDER THE CONSTITUTION, BUT ESSENTIALLY WHAT THIS DOES IS IT ENSURES OUR NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY OF LIFE, IT PROMOTES AND PROVIDES BETTER PUBLIC SAFETY. UH, IT ESSENTIALLY, WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING TO SOLICIT FOR COMMERCIAL BUSINESS, UH, PUT SOME RULES AND REGULATIONS AROUND THAT, UH, YOU HAVE TO REGISTER. SO THAT WAY WE KNOW WHO'S GOING DOOR TO DOOR. JUST IN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS, WE'VE HAD THE POLICE RESPOND NUMEROUS TIMES FOR, UH, PEOPLE ALONG NORTH BAY ROAD THAT WERE GOING DOOR TO DOOR RINGING DOORBELLS, UH, AT TIMES ACTUALLY, UH, RUNNING AWAY FROM THAT. SO IF SOMEBODY HAS A TRUE VIABLE REASON TO BE THERE, UH, THIS DOES PROVIDE THEIR PATH TO REGISTER WITH THE CITY. LET THE CITY KNOW WHO IS GOING TO BE GOING TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD'S DOOR TO DOOR, UM, AND GIVES US THE ABILITY TO VET THEM AND CHECK THEM OUT. UH, BUT IT REALLY ENSURES OUR NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY OF LIFE PROTECTS PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, BUT REALLY DOESN'T TAKE AWAY PEOPLE'S, UH, CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED RIGHTS FOR THINGS THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO GO DOOR TO DOOR FOR IF, UH, CITY STAFF, IF ROBERT MARK WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT. BUT I DO THINK, UH, UH, WE'VE VETTED THAT OUT AT FIRST READING. AND THIS IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. I, AND I THINK THE ITEM, I THINK THAT, UH, YOU'VE COVERED IT. UH, [03:25:01] THE ONLY AMENDMENT BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING WAS TO PROVIDE FOR A PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN AND ALSO THAT ANY FIRST OFFENSE WOULD BE A WARNING AS OPPOSED TO, UH, AN ACTUAL CITATION. CORRECT. PLEASE ADD ME AS A CO-SPONSOR. I'LL SECOND DE IDER CALL THE VOTE A BUSH BY COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, SECONDED BY, UH, WAS IT THE MAYOR? I THINK. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. I JUST WANT TO BE A CO-SPONSOR. GOT IT. AND THE MAYOR'S A CO-SPONSOR COMMISSIONER. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE IN ZOOM. NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER B IS OUT. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. YES. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. YES. COMMISSIONER MATTEL SALINAS. YES. MAYOR MINOR. YES. CARRIES THE ITEM IS APPROVED. GREAT. UH, WHY DON'T WE TAKE A BREAK FOR LUNCH WHILE WE'LL RECONVENE AT ONE O'CLOCK AND WE'RE TAKING THE GROUP PICTURE NOW. I, OKAY. 3, 2, 1. I HAVE QUESTION. I WANT, I WONDERED IF, UM, ANY ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN AGAINST THE, UH, PEOPLE WHO STOLE THE CAMPAIGN SIGNS DURING THE LAST ELECTION? IT MAY HAVE BEEN IN THE PAPERS, BUT I MAY HAVE MISSED IT. BUT IS ANY ACTION GONNA BE TAKEN AGAINST THOSE PEOPLE MAY HAVE ? YEAH. UM, NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. I'M NOT PURSUING ANYTHING. I DO HAVE A CAMPAIGN, UH, GENERIC ITEM ON THE AGENDA TO DISCUSS, UH, FOR FUTURE CAMPAIGNS. BUT, YOU KNOW, CAMPAIGNS ARE ROUGH AND TUMBLE AND THINGS HAPPEN IN EVERY, IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME. YEAH. WELL, EVERY, EVERY, I COULD PROBABLY TELL YOU THAT EVERY SINGLE CAMPAIGN PROBABLY HAS SOME GUILT IN CHANGING OR REMOVING SIGNS. IT'S SOMETHING THAT REALLY SHOULDN'T BE DONE. AND, UH, HOPEFULLY THIS ITEM WILL HELP FUTURE CAMPAIGNS DO BETTER. THANKS VERY MUCH. SO WE ARE STARTING SUB MAYOR. YES. I HAVE NO ONE ON ZOOM. OKAY. FABIAN BABI NINE ISLAND AVENUE. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THE COMMISSION IS, UH, SAYING THAT IT'S WELCOMING THE AUDIT. WE'LL SOON FIND OUT HOW WELCOMING THAT REALLY IS, INCLUDING HOW ACCOMMODATING YOU ARE TO THE AUDIT TEAMS WHO WILL NEED SPACE ACCESS AND COOPERATION INSIDE CITY HALL SAYING, YOU WELCOME. ACCOUNTABILITY IS EASY LIVING. IT IS DIFFERENTLY. LET ME BE CLEAR AGAIN BECAUSE I WAS CUT OFF EARLIER. THE AUDIT COSTS TAXPAYERS NOTHING. THE AUDITOR'S GENERAL'S OFFICE IS FUNDED YEAR ROUND. THERE'S NO NEW APPRE APPROPRIATION, NO NEW ADDED EXPENSE. IT'S JUST NOT AN ATTACK. IT'S JUST ACCOUNTABILITY. NOW, FOR THE RECORD, AT THIS DAY, AS MR. MAYOR, YOU ASKED THE CITY ATTORNEY HOW MANY TIMES HE COUNTERED MY POSITION ON THE LOCAL HOMELESS ORDINANCE. HE ENTERED SEVERAL TIMES. MOMENTS LATER, HE SAID HE WAS NOT SURE IF HE EVER INTERACTED WITH ME. BOTH STATEMENTS CANNOT BE TRUE. SO I SUBMITTED A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST. TODAY, THE DOCUMENTS CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION. AND TRANSPARENCY RESOLVES, CONTRADICTIONS, SPIN DOES NOT. UH, THIS MATTERS BECAUSE PUBLIC POLICY HAS REAL CONSEQUENCES. UH, BRIEFLY, I WANT TO ADDRESS COMMISSIONER, UH, FERNANDEZ. UH, YOU TRIED TO INSINUATE THE, MY SCRUTINY OVER A SECURITY CONTRACT, OF WHICH I KNOW NO PLAYERS HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH A PERSONAL AGENDA. THAT ACCUSATION OR ATTEMPTED NARRATIVE IS BASELESS. UH, AS IS, AS OF THE OTHER THINGS, THEY'VE CALLED ME A LOT OF THINGS. MY OPPOSITION HAVE CALLED ME A LOT OF THINGS. AND THE ONE THING THEY HAVEN'T CALLED ME IS CORRUPT. AND THAT'S BECAUSE NUMBERS DON'T LIE AS WE'LL. SOON FIND OUT. UM, AS FAR AS THE ENDORSEMENT, I DO NOT WISH, NOR HAVE I EVER SOUGHT YOUR ENDORSEMENT, AND I WOULD NEVER TAKE IT UNLESS YOU GIVE THE CITY AN APOLOGY. AND THAT'S WHAT I MADE CLEAR OF A LUNCH OF FRIENDS THAT YOU BROUGHT IN, WHO YOU DIDN'T NAME, BUT ROBIN AND MELISSA, WHO ARRANGED A LUNCH TRYING TO SEE IF THEY COULD BUILD BRIDGES, WHICH I SHOWED UP TO IN GOOD FAITH, THE LETTER THAT YOU REFERENCED WAS NOT LEVERAGED. IT WAS TO SHOW YOU AN EXAMPLE OF ACTUAL LEADERSHIP FROM ANOTHER ELECTED OFFICIAL WHO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGED BEING WRONG AND THEN CORRECTING THE RECORD THAT DISTINCTION MATTERS IN LEADERSHIP. YOU ENDORSED A CAMPAIGN THAT ENGAGED IN FALSE AND UNSUBSTANTIATED ATTACKS WITH NO EVIDENCE, NO DUE PROCESS, AND NO FACTS. SILENCE IN THE FACE OF THAT CONDUCT IS ALSO COMPLICITY. MR. MAYOR, THAT'S SOMETHING RESONATES WELL WITH YOU. UH, ANYWAY, THIS ISSUE'S NOT ABOUT A CHARACTER, IT'S ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY. MR. MAYOR, IF I COULD, ERIC, UH, WE'VE HAD THIS CONVERSATION. PRIVATE, MR. CITY MANAGER, UH, I'LL SAY PUBLICLY, I DON'T THINK WE NEED A LEGISLATIVE ITEM. UM, WE, WE CAN DO THAT. BUT TO BE TOTALLY CLEAR AND TRANSPARENT, CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS A SITTING COMMISSIONER. I IMPLORE YOU AND YOUR TEAM TO FULLY COOPERATE IN ALWAYS POSSIBLE WITH ANONA. AND I KNOW THAT YOU WILL, BUT JUST TO CLEAR THE AIR ABOUT, WELL, IT'S EASY TO SAY, BUT IT'S ANOTHER THING TO DO. WE'VE HAD THIS CONVERSATION [03:30:01] IN PRIVATE, YOU HAVE TOTALLY COMMITTED TO THAT. YOUR STAFF IS TOTALLY COMMITTED TO THAT. BUT WE MIGHT AS WELL, UH, HAVE THAT SIMILAR CONVERSATION OUT IN THE AIR. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMITMENT TO THAT. ABSOLUTELY. WE, WE ARE GOING, WE LOOK FORWARD TO COOPERATING WITH THE STATE IN THIS AUDIT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ANYTHING THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO SHARE AFTER LOOKING AT IT AS CLOSELY AS THEY WOULD LIKE. YEAH, AND I'VE, AND I'VE HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU, ERIC, AND, AND I'VE HEARD NOTHING FROM YOU OTHER THAN A WILLINGNESS TO COOPERATE. AND NOTHING FROM ANYBODY ON THIS DAY IS FOR WILLINGNESS TO COOPERATE. I MEAN, THIS COMMISSION AND I HAVE BROUGHT A NUMBER OF ITEMS SEVERAL OTHER OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE AS WELL, TO MAKE ITEMS PUBLIC THAT WERE NOT PUBLIC BEFORE. CERTAIN AUDITS THAT ARE NOW AVAILABLE, UH, CONDITIONAL USES OF PERMIT, UH, CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS ARE NOW PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. THINGS THAT USED TO TAKE MONTHS TO GET IN STORAGE AND ARCHIVES ARE NOW AVAILABLE. THE FACT THAT WE HAVE AN INSPECTOR GENERAL, SO, AND WE HAVE BEEN AUDITED BY THE STATE . THIS IS NOT THE FIRST, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST ONE. AND BY THE WAY, THE, THE AUDIT ITSELF IS, THOSE ARE ALWAYS GOOD THINGS. IF THERE'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO BETTER, WE ALL WELCOME THAT. IT'S THE, IT'S THE, IT'S, IT'S COMMENTS WITHOUT ANY BASIS AND BACKING AND EVIDENCE THAT ARE CONCERNING TO ME. NOT THE AUDIT. THE AUDIT IS WELCOME. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT VIRTUAL CALLER IS JANE KRUPP. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. HI, JANE KRUPP, 1390 OCEAN DRIVE. UM, I HAD MY HAND RAISED EARLIER WHEN THERE WERE MORE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM. AND SO I'M GONNA BRING THIS OUT THIS AFTERNOON. UM, JUST TO BRING TO LIGHT IN THE OPEN, UH, CONTINUING PROBLEM WE HAVE HERE IN MIAMI BEACH REGARDING STORM WATER RUNOFF. I'VE BEEN HERE 20 YEARS AND HAVE WATCHED THE ALLEYS FILLED WITH RIVERS OF SLUDGE COMING FROM THE COMMERCIAL OWNERS ON, UH, PROPERTY OWNERS RESTAURANTS WHERE THEY HOST DOWN THEIR KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, THEIR MATS, THEIR DUMPSTERS, AND THE WATER FLOWS DOWN THE ALLEY. THEY'VE CREATED EROSION WHERE THE PATHS ARE OF THE WATER, AND PARTICULARLY WHERE I SEE IT ON 14TH AND 13TH STREET, THE WATER GOES DIRECTLY INTO THE STORM DRAIN WITH NO FILTRATION. THE WATER IS SUPPOSED TO BE NOT GO BEYOND THE PROPERTY. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS. WE GET A LAKE OUT OF 14, 10 OCEAN DRIVE EVERY MORNING, RUNS RIGHT FROM THEM CLEANING OUT THEIR DUMPSTERS. AND IT TAKES WITH IT ALL OF THE STUFF ON THE STREET STRAIGHT INTO OUR STORM DRAIN. I, WE'VE HAD INSPECTORS HERE CODE HERE. NOTHING HAS CHANGED IN YEARS. SO THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM. WASTEWATER DUMPING INTO OUR STORM WATER DRAINS IS ILLEGAL AND THE CITY'S DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. SO MY SUGGESTION IS TAKE THE $200,000 THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE TO THE PLAYBOY PRIVATE BUSINESS AND PUT IT TOWARDS CLEANING UP OUR STREETS AND HOLDING PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE, HOLDING THESE OWNERS ACCOUNTABLE THAT ARE POLLUTING OUR STORM WATER INSTEAD OF, AND, AND APPLY IT TO INFRASTRUCTURE AND OUR HEALTH. NOT TO SOME BUSINESS STARTUP, A BIG CORPORATION. THEY CAN GO TO A BANK AND GET A LOAN. WHY IS IT COMING OUT OF OUR TAXPAYER MONEY? THANK YOU. NEXT, PLEASE. THANK YOU, JANE. THANK YOU FOR EMAILING US ABOUT THAT. I KNOW WE'VE GOT, YOU SENT SEVERAL EMAILS, UM, COMMUNICATING THAT WITH US, SO THANK YOU. GO AHEAD, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI. HI. UM, MY NAME IS NATALIE IKA. I AM HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE 40TH STREET OVERLAY. UM, I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH UD THE ORGANIZATION THAT IS, UM, BACKING THIS, UH, INITIATIVE FOR OVER 10 YEARS. UM, I WAS A STUDENT IN A PAST LIFE AND NOW I'VE COME BACK TO MIAMI BEACH AS A RESIDENT AND I AM HOSTING STUDENTS IN MY HOME. AND I SEE THAT THE WAY THAT THEY HAVE THEIR SPACE SET UP RIGHT NOW, IT'S NOT CONDUCIVE TO THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO HOST. UM, A LOT OF THEIR EVENTS ARE DONE OUTSIDE SHABBAT DINNERS, UM, TORAH CLASSES, THEY'RE ALL, THEY'RE DONE OUTSIDE AND THE, THE STUDENTS LIKE ARE AT THE MERCY OF THE WEATHER OR, UM, OR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT PREVENT SOMETHING FROM HAPPENING OUTSIDE. UM, LAST WEEK WE HAD A SHABBAT DINNER AND IT WAS HOSTED ALL OUTSIDE AND IT WAS VERY NICE THAT LIKE THE WEATHER WAS COOPERATING WITH US. UM, WE HAD ABOUT 40 STUDENTS THERE. AND I THINK THAT A BUILDING [03:35:01] OF THE, THE SIZE AND THE MAGNITUDE THAT THEY'RE REQUESTING WILL ALLOW THEM TO CONTINUE TO GROW THEIR INITIATIVE, TO CONTINUE TO GROW THEIR, UM, ORGANIZATION AND TO LIKE, AND TO, UM, BRING MORE YOUNG JEWISH PROFESSIONALS AND YOUNG JEWISH STUDENTS TO THE COMMUNITY. UM, SO I HOPE THAT YOU VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THE OVERLAY. I THINK THE VOTE IS THIS EVENING. AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER IS GOLDWASSER. MRS. GOLDWASSER, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. HI, MY NAME IS EL. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN MAMIE BEACH. HELLO? YES, GO AHEAD PLEASE. OKAY. MY NAME IS ELVA YI WAS BORN AND RAISED IN MAMIE BEACH. I NOW LIVE HERE WITH MY HUSBAND AND TWO KIDS. I JUST WANTED TO COME ON TO SHOW MY SUPPORT FOR UD AS WELL, AND MORE SPECIFICALLY THE 40TH STREET OVERLAY. I HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND JUST THE EVOLUTION AND THE BUILDING OF YUHU D AND HOW IMPORTANT THEIR ORGANIZATION IS. I SAW IT WHEN IT STARTED IN THE FOUNDER'S HOME WITH A SMALL OFFICE IN THE GARAGE. THEY SERVE SO MANY YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS, HELPING THEM DEVELOP INTO STRONG ADULTS WHO ARE LEADERS AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR THEM TO GO AND GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY. I JUST WANNA SHIP SHARE WITH SUPPORT FOR THEIR NEW BUILDINGS SO THAT THEY CAN EXPAND THEIR INCREDIBLE PROGRAMMING AND OFFER EVEN MORE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, AND I ALSO HOPE THAT YOU VOTE IN FAVOR OF THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD PLEASE. HI, GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JAKE MARTYR. MY WIFE NATALIE SPOKE EARLIER. WE'RE BOTH MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS. UH, WE SPECIFICALLY MOVED HERE TO MIAMI BEACH TO SUPPORT YEHUDI, UH, I, ME, ME AND MY WIFE PERSONALLY, OUT OF APPRECIATION FOR THE CHANGES THAT YEHUDI MADE IN OUR LIVES. UM, BEFORE I MET MY WIFE, UH, YOU KNOW, WE WERE JUST GOING ALONG LIFE AND YEHUDI, UH, PUT A LOT OF MEANING INTO OUR LIVES AND THANK GOD WE NOW HAVE FIVE KIDS. WE JUST HAD TWIN BOYS LAST YEAR AND, UH, WE PICKED OUR WHOLE FAMILY UP, MOVED TO MIAMI BEACH TO SUPPORT THEIR MISSION. UM, THERE'S NOT MUCH THAT I CAN ADD TO WHAT MY WIFE SAID WE'RE, I PERSONALLY JOINED UDI'S BOARD TO ASSIST THEM, UH, WITH SOME OF THEIR PROGRAMMING AND AND FINANCE MANAGEMENT. AND I SEE FIRSTHAND THE DEMAND FOR UDI'S SERVICES AND PROGRAMMING. UM, AND YDI RIGHT NOW WHERE THEY ARE IS HAVING A HARD TIME MEETING THAT DEMAND. AND IT'S NOT JUST FOR THE STUDENTS, BUT FOR THE FUTURE OF THE COMMUNITY. THE STUDENTS ADD A LOT TO THE COMMUNITY, UM, BESIDES FOR WHAT IT DOES FOR, FOR THEIR LIVES. AND WE FEEL THAT IF YOU REALLY HAD THE, THE PROPER BUILDING, THE PROPER STRUCTURE, IT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO, TO GROW. AND, AND I THINK I, I DON'T JUST SPEAK FOR MYSELF, BUT FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, WHEN I SAY THAT, UH, PASSING THIS, THIS, UH, OVERLAY APPROVAL WOULD BRING REAL CHANGE TO THE COMMUNITY, BRING MORE YOUTH TO THE COMMUNITY, AND WOULD JUST BE A BENEFIT OVERALL FOR EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR NEXT VIRTUAL CALLER IS SARAH DU HO. HI, UH, MY NAME IS SARAH DU HO. I LIVE AT 29 31 SHERIDAN AVENUE. I'VE LIVED IN MIAMI BEACH ABOUT FIVE YEARS. I ACTUALLY CONVERTED TO JUDAISM HERE IN MIAMI BEACH. AND YI'S BEEN A REALLY BIG PART OF MY LIFE AND MAKING FRIENDS AND JOINING PART OF THE COMMUNITY. I'M A SINGLE GIRL HERE IN MY TWENTIES. I, I AM TEMPTED TO SAY OUI IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION AROUND CATERING TO MY DEMOGRAPHIC, IF NOT ONE OF THE ONLY FEW. AND I AM HERE ALL OF THE TIME. AND A LOT OF THE EVENTS, UNFORTUNATELY, DO GET RAINED OUT. AS BEEN MENTIONED BEFORE, WE'RE PACKED INTO SPACES THAT NO LONGER ACCOMMODATE THE NEED. SO I WANNA SHOW MY SUPPORT OF THE OVERLAY AND I HOPE EVERYBODY ALSO VOTES IN FAVOR OF IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT, PLEASE, SIR. YEAH, SO, HELLO. UM, MY NAME IS GREGORY ANO. I AM A CITIZEN AND RESIDENT OF MIAMI BEACH. I'M ALSO, UH, AN ENVIRONMENTAL LAWYER AND I'M HERE TO HELP. SO IN NO UNCLEAR TERMS, UH, THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH DRINKING WATER SUPPLY IS HIGHLY CONTAMINATED WITH PFAS CHEMICALS THAT ARE MORE THAN 1000 TIMES HIGHER. THE EPA HEALTH ADVISORY LEVELS PUBLISHED IN 2022. THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH HAS A DUTY TO PROVIDE MIAMI RESIDENTS WITH SAFE CLEAN DRINKING WATER. AND THIS IS A DEMAND FOR ACTION TO IMMEDIATELY ADDRESS THIS CONTAMINATION IN OUR VITAL DRINKING WATER SUPPLY BY IMMEDIATELY WARNING THE PUBLIC THAT THEY SHOULD BE USING WIDELY AVAILABLE FILTRATION IN THEIR HOMES. SCHOOLS SUCH [03:40:01] AS CARBON FILTRATION, WHICH IS VERY EASY TO IMPLEMENT, IT REDUCES 80% OF THE PFAS LOAD AND REVERSE OSMOSIS, WHICH IS IMPLEMENTED BY THE MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH MIAMI BEACH, AS WELL AS THE HIALEAH PLAN IN MIAMI-DADE, WHICH REMOVES 99% OF IT. UM, SO THE REASON WHY THIS IS SO IMPORTANT IS THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH BUYS ITS WATER FROM THE COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE, AND THAT AQUIFER IS BY THE AIRPORT. AND YOU KNOW, THE WHITE FIREFIGHTING FOAM THAT HAS THE PFAS CHEMICAL IN IT AND 3M, THE CORPORATION THAT MANUFACTURED THAT, THAT IS NOW BEING SUED IN A CLASS ACTION, SUED $10 BILLION SETTLEMENT. THIRD, BIGGEST SETTLEMENT IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, UM, HAS CONTAMINATED THAT WATER SUPPLY, WHICH IS AN AQUIFER BY THE AIRPORT. THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. SO THE PROBLEM WITH PFAS CHEMICALS, ACCORDING TO THE EPA, IS THAT THEY'RE CALLED FOREVER CHEMICALS BECAUSE THEY NEVER LEAVE THE BODY SPECIFICALLY, THEY CAN CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS SUCH AS DECREASED FERTILITY, INCREASED HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IN PREGNANT WOMEN, DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS AND DELAYS IN CHILDREN, INCLUDING LOW BIRTH WEIGHT, ACCELERATED PUBERTY, BONE VARIATIONS. THIS IS ALL FROM THE EPA, UH, VARIOUS CANCERS INCLUDING KIDNEY CANCER, TESTICULAR CANCER. I'M A KIDNEY CANCER SURVIVOR. HELLO. UM, MOST IMPORTANTLY, IF I COULD JUST HAVE ANOTHER 30 SECONDS IN THE MIAMI BEACH WATER QUALITY REPORT, IT STATES THAT ON THE WEBSITE THIS INFORMATION'S PUBLISHED, IT SAYS, QUOTE UNQUOTE, THE WATER QUALITY REPORT IS DESIGNED TO INFORM YOU ABOUT THE EXCELLENT WATER OF THE MIAMI BEACH, UH, EXCELLENT WATER. THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH DELIVERS TO YOU EVERY DAY, AND IT SHOWS ACTUALLY CHILDREN DRINKING WATER SMILING. UM, THIS IS, THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AND IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE IT ADDRESSED. I HAVE DEEP EXPERTISE IN THESE CHEMICALS IN CLEANING WATER, AND I WOULD, I WOULD LOVE TO HELP. UH, I'M VERY AVAILABLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HERE, THAT CONCLUDES NIK. OKAY, GREAT. LET'S [R5 A DISTANCE SEPARATION EXEMPTION FOR TOBACCO AND VAPE USES IN NORTH BEACH 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,” BY AMENDING ARTICLE III, ENTITLED “OVERLAY DISTRICTS,” SECTION 7.3.10, ENTITLED “NORTH BEACH COMMERCIAL CHARACTER OVERLAY DISTRICT,” TO MODIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR TOBACCO AND VAPE DEALERS; BY AMENDING ARTICLE V, ENTITLED “SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS,” SECTION 7.5.5, ENTITLED “SPECIALIZED USE REGULATIONS,” TO MODIFY THE MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS FOR TOBACCO AND VAPE DEALERS IN NORTH BEACH; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] CALL R FIVE A. R FIVE A IS DISTANCE SEPARATION, UH, EXCEPTIONS FOR TOBACCO AND VAPE USE IN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. SHORT AMENDING THE RESILIENCE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH BY AMENDING CHAPTER SEVEN ENTITLED ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS BY AMENDING ARTICLE THREE ENTITLED OVERLAY DISTRICT SECTION 7.3 POINT 10 ENTITLED NORTH BEACH COMMERCIAL CHARACTER OVERLAY DISTRICT TO MODIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR TOBACCO AND VAPE DEALERS AMENDING ARTICLE FIVE ENTITLED SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS SECTION 7.5 0.5 ENTITLED SPECIALIZED USE REGULATIONS TO MODIFY THE MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS FOR TOBACCO AND VAPE DEALERS IN NORTH BEACH AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEAL, OR SERVICEABILITY ON AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. THANK YOU. UH, SO I INHERITED THIS ITEM, UH, FROM PREVIOUS COMMISSIONER. UM, MOHAMMED ISLAM CAME TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM EARLIER. IT WAS REQUESTED BY THE OWNER OF A SMALL BUSINESS, SPECIFICALLY A CONVENIENCE STORE IN NORTH BEACH. AND THEY'RE SEEKING TO COMPETE WITH OTHER CONVENIENCE STORES IN THE CITIES THAT ARE ALLOWED TO SELL THOSE PRODUCTS. THE ORDINANCE APPLIES TO A VERY LIMITED AREA IN NORTH BEACH, SPECIFICALLY THE PORTION OF COLLINS AVENUE CORRIDOR BETWEEN 65 AND 67. IT DOES NOT ALLOW STANDALONE, UH, TOBACCO OR VAPE SHOPS. IT ONLY ALLOWS THE SALES AS PART OF A CONVENIENCE STORE AND THE PRODUCTS CAN OCCUPY NO MORE THAN 5% OF THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE STORE WITHOUT I MOVE THE ITEM. UM, MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, UH, TOM. SO I, IS THERE, THERE IS OTHER LEGISLATION MOVING FORWARD OR WE JUST PASSED INCREASING THE DISTANCE SEPARATION IN, IN SPECIFICALLY IN NORTH BEACH. CAN YOU, THE PROPOSAL HERE WOULD BE TO, UH, REDUCE THE DISTANCE SEPARATION TO CREATE A NARROW EXCEPTION FROM THE DISTANCE SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS THAT IS IN PLACE NOW FOR, UH, ENTITIES THAT HAVE RETAIL SALE, TOBACCO AND VAPE. AND, UM, AS COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ CORRECTLY POINTED OUT, THIS WOULD BE LIMITED TO THE AREA BETWEEN 65TH AND 67TH STREET AND WOULD ONLY BE FOR CONVENIENCE STORES THAT SELL TOBACCO AND VAPE. AND WAS THIS REFERRED ALSO BY THE PLANNING BOARD? THIS WAS NOT RECOMMENDED FAVORABLY BY THE PLANNING BOARD. THE PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDED UNFAVORABLY. WHAT WERE THE VOTES ON THAT? IT WAS, I BELIEVE EITHER SIX ZERO OR SEVEN ZERO, UH, SEVEN ZERO. ANY REASON WHY THEY WERE OPPOSED TO IT? UM, THEY WERE CONCERNED THAT THE PROPOSAL COULD CREATE A PRE PRECEDENT THAT WOULD LEAD TO OTHERS ASKING FOR SIMILAR EXCEPTIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, FOR EXAMPLE. SO IF SOMEBODY IN ANOTHER AREA, THE CITY WANTS TO DO TOBACCO AND VAPE WITHIN THEIR CONVENIENCE STORE, THEY COULD THEN PETITION THE COMMISSION TO SAY JUST LIKE THE, UH, EXCEPTION THAT WAS CREATED FOR THE AREA NORTH BEACH. WE'D LIKE SOMETHING SIMILAR [03:45:01] FOR THIS AREA. MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONER BOT. UM, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING MY UNDERSTANDING, AND MOHAMMED, MAYBE YOU CAN COME FORWARD AND BE ABLE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT, UM, MR. ISLAM HAS, UH, A STATE LICENSE ALREADY. HE'S NOT APPLYING FOR SOMETHING NEW AS OPPOSED TO SOMEBODY WHO IS OPENING A NEW BUSINESS OR CHANGING THEIR BUSINESS, USE THE, UM, ANYBODY CAN GET A STATE LICENSE IF THEY QUALIFY FOR IT. THE CITY DOES NOT APPROVE STATE LICENSES. SO EVEN IF YOU GET A STATE LICENSE, YOU WOULD STILL NEED TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL REGULATIONS FOR THE SALE OF TOBACCO AND VAPE PRODUCTS UNDER OUR CODE. RIGHT. BUT HE ALREADY HAS IT. SO THIS IS NOT SOMEBODY COMING. WELL, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE ONE. I MEAN, YOU PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THEM THAT OBTAINED THEM AFTER THIS ORDINANCE WAS ADOPTED, EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY HAVE ONE, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY CAN SELL TOBACCO AND VAPE WITHIN MIAMI BEACH UNLESS THEY MEET THE DISTANCE SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS. SIMILARLY, IF SOMEBODY GOES OUT AND GETS ONE TOMORROW, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY CAN SELL TOBACCO AND VAPE. THEY ARE JUST AUTHORIZED BY THE STATE SUBJECT TO LOCAL REGULATIONS. AND MR. MOHAMMED, WHEN DID YOU GET YOUR STATE LICENSE? UH, HELLO. YES. UH, MOST OF THE, NOT ONLY NORTH BEACH. IN THE SOUTH BEACH ALSO, THERE IS A SIX STORE. THEY'RE USED TO SELLING TOBACCO, BUT THERE IS SOME CONTRADICTION WITH THE, UH, WITH THE TOBACCO AND PAPER. TWO DIFFERENT THING. NORMALLY THE GROCERY STORE, THERE'S A TWO ITEM MEASURE ITEM IS THE TOBACCO AND THE ALCOHOL. UH, BUT TOBACCO IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART BECAUSE THE PEOPLE BUYING THE GROCERY SOMETHING, THEY BUY ONE CIGARETTE, THEY CANNOT BUY A CIGARETTE, THEY HAVE TO GO ANOTHER STORE. YOU KNOW, THIS IS, UH, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO BE, EXPLAIN THIS SITUATION, UH, BECAUSE THEY ARE, THEY ARE PAYING A LOT OF BRAIN, YOU KNOW, SO WE HELPING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNER IN ORDER TO SURVIVE THE SITUATION. YOU KNOW, IT IS NOT, UH, LIKE A, WE ARE REQUESTING SOMETHING THAT IS STATE ALREADY GIVE THEM A A LICENSE LIKE A A A TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL, BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. TWO AB IS LICENSE NUMBER, BUT UNFORTUNATELY ONLY BLOCK THE TOBACCO CELL ITEM. BUT, BUT IF I MAY, THE QUESTION WAS, AND FOR ALSO THIS IS FOR YOUR STORE IN NORTH BEACH, RIGHT? THIS IS FOR YOUR, YEAH. IT IS NOT BEACH AND IT'S YOUR STORE. YEAH. UH, MY, OKAY. AND SO THE QUESTION WAS WHEN DID YOU GET YOUR STATE LICENSE? IT IS ABOUT, UH, A LONG TIME BECAUSE THEY, THE, THE GUY HE OPERATING NOW, HE BOUGHT IT, UH, FROM THE PREVIOUS GUY. HE USED TO SELLING THE TOBACCO AND UNFORTUNATELY NEXT DOOR THEY HAVE A CLOTH STORE, THEY SELLING TOBACCO. SO, SO WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET TO, AND TOM, MAYBE YOU CAN HELP, IF THE BUSINESS WAS PREVIOUSLY SELLING TOBACCO AND THE STATE LICENSE PRE-EXIST, THE, THE CHANGE THAT WE MADE, THAT'S VERY NARROW EXCEPTION. VERY NARROW EXCEPTION. UM, IF, IF THAT IS THE CASE, POTENTIALLY THAT'S A NARROW EXCEPTION. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE CASE WITH MR. ISLAM'S STORE BECAUSE, UM, HIS CU WAS PENDING APPROVAL AND WE INDICATED THAT WE COULD NOT ISSUE A CU WITH TOBACCO AND VAPE BECAUSE OF THE DISTANCE SEPARATION ISSUE. WE COULD ADD ISSUE A CU FOR A CONVENIENCE STORE WITHOUT TOBACCO AND VAPE, BUT TO ADD THE TOBACCO AND VAPE TO IT, UM, HE WOULD NEED TO MEET OUR CURRENT DISTANCE SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS. MADAM VICE MAYOR, IF I MAY, SO, AND, AND I THINK THIS IS PERHAPS WHERE MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE WAS GOING WITH THIS IS MR ISLAM WAS ALREADY SELLING THESE PRODUCTS AND WE PASSED AN ORDINANCE SAYING THERE HAS TO BE A MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION. WHY IS HE NOT GRANDFATHERED IN? WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF HE WAS, WHAT I KNOW IS THAT WITH REGARD TO HIS CONVENIENCE STORE THAT HE'S PROPOSING, UM, THAT WAS A NEW CU AND UM, THAT NEW CU REQUESTED TOBACCO AND VAPE, BUT IT WAS ALREADY BEING APPLIED FOR WHEN THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED. WELL, NO, HE WAS, HE APPLIED FOR THAT RECENTLY. THIS WAS LIKE WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. THIS LEGISLATION WAS ADOPTED IN 2017. THESE STORE, EXCUSE ME, UH, THIS STORE USED TO BE SELLING, UH, TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL. THERE IS A STATE HAVE A LICENSE, ONE LICENSE COVER, BOTH OF THEM, UH, TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL. SO THIS IS, I'VE BEEN OPERATING THREE BUSINESS BEFORE THE SAME THING. MY ALL IS MIAMI BEACH. SO I'M, I'M SURPRISED THAT THEY HOLDING THE CIGARETTE AND THEY CAN SELL BEER. THE PEOPLE, [03:50:01] LIKE A CUSTOMER, I'M SORRY, TO, UH, TAKING LITTLE MORE CUSTOMER COME TO THE STORE, BUY ALCOHOL, BEER OR WINE BESIDE THAT, THEY BUY PREVIOUSLY BUY ONE PACKET OF CIGARETTE OR WE CANNOT SELL BECAUSE IT'S RESTRICTED. THIS IS THE ISSUE HERE AND THIS IS THE, UH, THIS IS THE WAY STATE GOVERNMENT, THE GIVE THE LICENSE TO THE TWO A PS, THAT MEANS LIKE A BEER, ALCOHOL PLUS TOBACCO. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, SO, SO I GUESS I'LL ASK TOM, WHAT WOULD BE THE RATIONALE IF WE HAVE THIS ORDINANCE THAT'S BROADLY APPLYING, I COULD GET BEHIND SOME SORT OF CARVE OUT IF HE WAS ALREADY SELLING IT OR, AND FOR WHATEVER REASON IT WASN'T GRANDFATHERED IN OR EVEN IF HE WAS APPLYING FOR A CU I THINK THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED ON SOME LINCOLN ROAD PROPERTIES WHERE THERE WAS SOME, UH, ORDINANCES. AND YOU SAID IF YOU ALREADY HAVE AN APPLICATION THAT WAS, UH, KIND OF PENDING, YOU ARE ESSENTIALLY, UH, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, GRANDFATHERED IN. BUT WHAT'S THE RATIONALE FOR THE CARVE OUT HERE? HERE THE CARVE OUT IS TO ESSENTIALLY ALLOW MR. ISLAM'S STORE TO INTRODUCE TOBACCO AND VAPE SALES, UM, BECAUSE HE DOES NOT MEET THE DISTANCE SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS FROM OTHER TOBACCO AND VAPE ENTITIES. SO I, I GUESS, AND WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, BECAUSE I, FROM EVERYTHING I KNOW YOU'RE A TREMENDOUS COMMUNITY MEMBER. TREMENDOUS. AND, AND I KNOW YOU HAVE A GREAT AMOUNT OF RESPECT IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. IN FACT, WHEN I WAS CAMPAIGNING, I, I CAME TO YOUR BUILDING AND KNOCKED ON YOUR DOOR AND I REMEMBERED VIVIDLY YOU WEREN'T THERE. UM, BUT I REMEMBER YOUR BUILDING VIVIDLY. AND, BUT WHERE I'M STUCK IS THERE'S REALLY NOT A RATIONALE FOR A CARVE OUT. IF THERE WAS ALREADY AN APPLICATION PENDING OR THINGS LIKE THAT, I COULD SEE THAT. BUT OTHER THAN JUST SAYING, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, UH, BECAUSE WE KNOW THIS PERSON, WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA CARVE HIM OUT OF THIS ORDINANCE. THAT THAT SEEMS TO BE WHERE THIS IS GOING. RIGHT. BUT CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT IF I'M HEARING FROM YOU RIGHT, IT'S NOT AS IF HE'S GRANDFATHERED IN OR EVEN A CU WAS PENDING WHEN THIS ORDINANCE PASSED. SO HE KIND OF GOT CAUGHT UP IN A TIMING ISSUE. THIS IS JUST TO SAY, WELL, WE HAVE THIS ORDINANCE ON THE BOOKS, BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA APPLY IT HERE. CORRECT. IF IF THERE WAS A BASIS FOR HIM TO BE GRANDFATHERED, THEN THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD'VE SEEN AND HE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO ASK FOR THIS RELIEF. BUT BECAUSE HE WAS NOT GRANDFATHERED, BECAUSE THIS PROPOSAL CAME AFTER THE TOBACCO AND VAPE LEGISLATION WAS IN PLACE, UM, UNLESS HE COULD MEET THE DISTANCE SEPARATION, WHICH HE CAN'T IN THE STORE, HIS ONLY OPTION WAS TO SEEK LEGISLATIVE RELIEF BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GET A VARIANCE OR THAT. AND, AND IF, UH, MR. ISLAM HAD BEEN SELLING IT PREVIOUSLY, CAN YOU TAKE ONE MORE CRACK WORKING WITH HIM WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY RATIONALE FOR A CARVE OUT WITHOUT INTRODUCING NEW LEGISLATION? SURE. IF THERE'S EVIDENCE THAT WHERE THEY'RE SEEKING A CU FOR A CONVENIENCE STORE WITH TOBACCO AND VAPE WAS OPERATING AS A, UM, RE OPERATING WITH THE RETAIL SALE OF TOBACCO AND VAPE PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF THIS LEGISLATION, WE CAN CERTAINLY TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. YEAH, I THINK THAT'S WHERE I'D BE COMFORTABLE. I PERSONALLY, I I DON'T WANT TO START INTRODUCING NEW CARVE OUTS, BUT MR. ISLAM, WHAT I WOULD LIKE IS FOR TO PUT OUR PLANNING STAFF TO YOUR FULL DISPOSAL AND SEE IF THERE, IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUS RECORDS AND YOU APPLIED AND YOU'RE ALREADY SELLING THAT THIS LEGISLATION MAY NOT EVEN BE NECESSARY THAT YOU'RE ESSENTIALLY GRANDFATHERED IN. AND IF THERE'S A RATIONALE FOR THAT, THEN, THEN OF COURSE I'LL BE SUPPORTIVE, BUT I DON'T THINK I'LL BE SUPPORTIVE OF INTRODUCING NEW LEGISLATION. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ AND THEN COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. THANK YOU MADAM VICE MAYOR. SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND PROPERLY. UM, WAS THERE A CU APPLICATION PENDING OR NOT? UH, I BELIEVE MR. ISLAM'S CU APPLICATION WAS MADE EARLIER THIS YEAR FOR A CONVENIENCE STORE WITH EARLIER THIS YEAR. WAS THAT CU APPLICATION BEFORE THE ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE OR AFTER THE ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE? AFTER THE ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE, IT WAS AFTER THE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE, LET'S REFER THIS BACK TO THE LAND USE COMMITTEE TO SEE IF WE CAN IRON THIS OUT SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A LANDING THAT DOESN'T HURT MR. ISLAM. THAT DOESN'T HURT THE CITY, THAT DOESN'T PLACE THE CITY IN A POSITION OF LITIGATION, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT I, THAT I GET CONCERNED ABOUT, WHERE WE END UP LOSING THE ENTIRE ORDINANCE, UH, WHICH, WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT. UM, BUT CERTAINLY WE DON'T WANNA HURT AN EXISTING SMALL BUSINESS AND WE DON'T WANNA TREAT THEM WITH A DISPARITY, UH, WHEN THEY CAN JUST GO TO PUBLIX AND PUBLIX, YOU KNOW, HAS IT, BUT THEN THE SMALL LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESS, UH, CAN'T, UH, CAN'T CATER [03:55:01] TO THE COMMUNITY. SO, UH, COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, IF, IF, IF YOU WOULD BE, IF YOU WOULD ENTERTAIN, WHAT WOULD SUGGEST, UH, TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A PRODUCTIVE COMPLETION OF THIS ITEM? MAYBE LET'S SEND IT TO THE LAND USE COMMITTEE. LET'S WORK WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENTS AND WITH MR. IS ISLAM TO SEE, YOU KNOW, HOW WE CAN FIGURE THIS OUT. YEAH, I, UM, I'M FINE WITH THAT. I INHERITED THIS ITEM. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE IT ON THE COMMISSION, UH, TO HERE. SO HAVING IT FLUSHED OUT AT LAND USE MAKES SENSE. SO COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, I MEAN, NASSAR, DID YOU, DID YOU ALREADY VET THIS OR DID YOU ALREADY LOOK THROUGH IF THERE'S ANY SORT OF POSSIBILITY THAT HE CAN BE GRANDFATHERED IN TO TOM? BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN ON THE AGENDA FOR A WHILE. YEAH. UH, COMMISSIONER ROSE GONZALEZ SPONSORED THIS AND THINGS BEEN ON HERE FOR SIX MONTHS. I WOULD ASSUME YOU'VE ALREADY DONE THAT. YEAH. BASED UPON WHAT'S BEEN PRESENTED TO MY STAFF TO DATE THE CU APPLICATION WITH TOBACCO AND VAPE IS NEW AND WOULD HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE DISTANCE SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS. SO LET ME ASK MOHAMMED. MOHAMMED, YES. WHAT, WHY, WHY DID YOU APPLY THIS YEAR, EARLIER THIS YEAR WHEN THE ORDINANCE WAS ADOPTED IN 2017? LIKE WHAT, UH, UH, WHY COME NOW INSTEAD OF BACK THEN? UH, BECAUSE, UH, THIS STORE, PREVIOUS OWNER, HE JUST SOLD IT LAST YEAR. SO, BUT HE USED TO BE, OPERATE BOTH OF THEM SAME TIME. SO WHEN HE NEW OWNER TAKE OVER THE BUSINESS, THEN IS A ISSUE COMING THAT, UH, TOBACCO RESTRICTED, BUT JUST BECAUSE THEY PURCHASED THE BUSINESS DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY HAVE TO APPLY FOR A NEW PTR OR, WELL, LIKE I SAID, IF THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT THE USE, INCLUDING THE SALE OF TOBACCO AND VAPE HAD PRECEDED THEIR CURRENT CU APPLICATION, WE CAN CERTAINLY TAKE A LOOK AT THAT EVIDENCE AND IF THERE'S EVIDENCE SHOWING THAT THEY DID HAVE THOSE SALES BEFORE THEN AND THEY CAN ESTABLISH THAT THE NON-CONFORMING USE HAD NOT BEEN ABANDONED. WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. BUT WHAT WE'VE SEEN TO DATE, SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT WE DON'T, WE DON'T KNOW. I, I GUESS MANNY'S WALKING UP, BUT WE DON'T KNOW IF HE WAS ORIGINALLY SELLING TOBACCO AND VAPE AT THAT LOCATION. I COULDN'T TELL YOU OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD RIGHT NOW. MAN. YOU'RE THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. TELL ME, I'M, I'M NOT THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. IT'S JASON GREEN, NOT FINANCE. UH, YEAH, GOOD AFTERNOON. MANNY MARCUS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FINANCE CUSTOMER SERVICE SECTION. UM, MR. HAM ISLAM PURCHASED A BUSINESS, UH, THIS PAST YEAR. THAT BUSINESS DID HAVE TOBACCO THAT HAD ALCOHOL. IT WAS A CONVENIENCE STORE THAT HAD BEER AND WINE AND, AND THEY DID SELL CIGARETTES. SO HE PURCHASED AN EXISTING BUSIN BUSINESS. IT'S A BRAND NEW BUSINESS. SO THEY HAVE A BRAND NEW BTR APPLICATION. BUT THE PREVIOUS BUSINESS LAST YEAR, TWO YEARS AGO WHEN, WHEN THEY HAD THEIR BTR DID HAVE TOBACCO, THEY DID OR SELL? THEY'RE NOT DID THEY DID, YES. OKAY. SO WHY, WHY AREN'T THEY GRANDFATHERED IN? OKAY. LIKE, LIKE I SAID, IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS WAS A NEW CU APPLICATION FOR A NEW BUSINESS WHERE THEY WERE INTRODUCING THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME. IF THERE'S EVIDENCE THAT THEY WERE OPERATING WITH TOBACCO AND VAPE PREVIOUSLY AND THAT NON-CONFORMING USE WAS NOT ABANDONED, WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. OKAY. SO, SO MOHAMMED, IT'S VERY, VERY EASY. LET'S, LET'S SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU, MR. COMMISSIONER NEXT DOOR. THEY'RE SELLING DRESS CLOTH. THEY HAVE THE TO LICENSE. YEAH, NO, WE, WE, WE GOT THAT. BUT, UH, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, PERHAPS A REFERRAL TO LAND USE. LET'S SEND TO LAND USE BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THE USE EXISTED. IT SEEMS LIKE THE USE WAS NOT ABANDONED. IT'S A NON-CONFORMING USE, BUT A NON-CONFORMING USE, UNLESS IT'S ABANDONED, IT CAN CONTINUE EXISTING EVEN AFTER THE ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE. AND WE, AND WE DO THAT SPECIFICALLY NOT TO HERD THE EXISTING BUSINESSES IN, IN OUR CITY, EVEN WHEN THEY CHANGE OWNERSHIP. AND THE CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP ONLY APPLIES I THINK WHEN IT'S A CUP, BUT HERE THERE'S NOT EVEN A CUP. UM, SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO REFER THIS TO THE LAND USE COMMITTEE TO SEE IF WE CAN IRON OUT THE DETAILS OF THIS AND BRING THIS TO A SMOOTH LAND. I SECOND THAT. I'M, I'M GONNA BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. YOU KNOW, WE BOTH SIT ON THE LAND USE COMMITTEE, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, BUT FROM WHAT TOM IS TELLING ME, IF HE JUST PRESENTS DOCUMENTATION THAT HE WAS IN FACT SELLING, OR THIS BUSINESS WAS IN FACT SELLING BATEMAN TOBACCO PRODUCTS, THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE NEED TO DO AT A, AT A COMMITTEE OR AT A COMMISSION LEVEL. CORRECT. IT'D BE ADMINISTRATIVELY, RIGHT? CORRECT. IF IT'S DETERMINED THAT THE PREVIOUS NON-CONFORMING USE HAD NOT BEEN ABANDONED, RIGHT, RIGHT. THEN WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ISSUE THAT NEW BTR. OKAY. UM, BUT WE WOULD JUST, LIKE I SAID, I WOULD NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION BECAUSE SOME OF THIS I'M HEARING FOR THE FIRST TIME AND I WOULDN'T WANNA MAKE A DECISION ON THE FLY. SO, AND, AND LAND USE, GIVE US AN UPDATE PLEASE. OKAY. SO THEN IN CASE, IN CASE WE DO NEED TO MAKE ANY TWEAKS TO THE ITEM, OR WE CAN DISCUSS THAT AND, AND PASS ALONG A MORE PROPER AND FULL RECOMMENDATION BASED ON THE FEEDBACK WE'VE RECEIVED FROM STAFF WITH [04:00:01] THAT. I, I MADE THE MOTION MADAM VICE MAYOR AND LIKE TWO PEOPLE SECOND IT. YEP. SECOND. SOMEONE ELSE SECOND IT. SO, OH, AM I CALLING THE VOTE NOW? UH, I THINK IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM. OH, OKAY. PUBLIC HEARING. I DON KNOW IF WE NEED A PUBLIC HEARING. GABBY'S BACK. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I HAVE NO ONE ON ZOOM AND I NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE, BUT IF IT'S JUST A REFERRAL TO LAND USE, WE COULD DO IT BY, UH, VOICE VOTE. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BOT ALL A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. THIS ITEM IS REFERRED TO LAND USE R FIVE C. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. I MAY APPRECIATE FOR YOUR KIND HELP TO AT LEAST, UH, WE NEED SOME, UH, SOME DOCUMENTS TO PROVIDE YOU OR THANK YOU MR. [R5 C GOOD STANDING REQUIREMENTS FOR ZONING 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, "LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS," BY AMENDING CHAPTER 1 OF THE MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE, ENTITLED “GENERAL PROVISIONS,” ARTICLE II, ENTITLED “DEFINITIONS,” SECTION 1.2.1, ENTITLED “GENERAL DEFINITIONS,” BY ADDING A DEFINITION FOR “HABITUAL OFFENDER;” BY AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE, ENTITLED “ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES,” ARTICLE IV, ENTITLED “AMENDMENTS TO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND TO THE TEXT OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS,” BY AMENDING SECTION 2.4.1, ENTITLED “GENERALLY,” TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES TO ADDRESS OUTSTANDING VIOLATIONS, FINES, FEES, OR OTHER OPEN BILLS, FOR APPLICATIONS TO AMEND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; REPEALER; SEVERABILITY; AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] OUR FIVE C, OUR FIVE C IN OUR OF THE MAYOR OF CITY, COMMISSIONER OF CITY OF MIAMI BEACH FOR AMEN. THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. SO PART B ENTITLED LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS BY MANY CHAPTER ONE MIAMI BE BEACH RESILIENCY CODE ENTITLED GENERAL PROVISIONS. ARTICLE TWO ENTITLED DEFINITIONS, SECTION 1.2 0.1 ENTITLED GENERAL DEFINITIONS BY ADDING A DEFINITION FOR HABITUAL OFFENDER BY AMENDING CHAPTER TWO OF THE MIAMI BEACH'S RESILIENCY CODE ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION TO REVIEW PROCEDURES. ARTICLE FOUR, ENTITLED AMENDMENTS TO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND TO THE TEXT OF THE LAND OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS BY AMENDING SECTION 2.4 0.1, ENTITLED GENERALLY TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES TO ADDRESS OUTSTANDING VIOLATION, FINES, FEES, OR OTHER OPEN BILLS FOR APPLICATIONS TO AMEND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION REPEAL SUB ABILITY ON AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS A SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING. THE ITEM REQUIRES FIVE SEVEN'S VOTE IS R FIVE C. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. UH, SO THIS IS AN ITEM THAT, UH, I'VE PLACED ON THE, ON THE AGENDA, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE IS REWARDED WITH SPECIAL ZONING PRIVILEGES WHILE ACTIVELY VIOLATING THE RULES. THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY HAS TO FOLLOW. WE HAVE, UH, ZONING REGULATIONS. WE HAVE CODE REGULATIONS, UH, AND IT, AND, AND IT, AND THIS IS VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD. IF YOU WANT TO REQUEST A ZONING AMENDMENT, WHETHER IT'S A PRIVATE APPLICATION, WHETHER IT'S ONE REFERRED ON BEHALF OF A PRIVATE ENTITY, YOU MUST BE IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE CITY. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? NO OPEN CODE VIOLATIONS, NO UNPAID DELINQUENT FEES, NO OUTSTANDING SAFETY ISSUES. WE'VE ALSO, UM, DEFINED WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN HABITUAL OFFENDER, UH, AS SOMEONE WITH THREE OR MORE ADJUDICATED VIOLATIONS IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. UH, BECAUSE THESE ARE THE TYPE OF APPLICANTS WHO SHOULD NOT BE REWARDED WITH SPECIAL TREATMENT. WHAT HAPPENS IS YOU HAVE A PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER WHO LET THEIR PROPERTY GET ABANDONED, UM, ONLY TO PUSH THE CITY INTO A CORNER AND STRONG ARM THE CITY INTO GRANTING THEM SPECIAL ZONING PRIVILEGES AND SAY, LOOK AT MY PROPERTY. THIS IS ALL I CAN DO WITH MY PROPERTY. BECAUSE LOOK AT THE CONDITIONS IT'S IN. IT'S NOT ECONOMICALLY VIABLE. WELL, I'M SORRY. YOU DECIDED TO ENGAGE IN CODE VIOLATIONS. YOU DECIDED TO ACCUMULATE UNPAID DELINQUENT FEES. YOU DECIDED, UH, TO CREATE OUTSTANDING SAFETY ISSUES, AND YOU'RE A BAD NEIGHBOR. YOU SHOULDN'T BE ENTITLED TO VERY PROFITABLE, UH, ZONING AMENDMENTS. UM, SO THIS REFORM APPLIES UNIFORMLY TO EVERYONE. IT GIVES PROPERTY OWNERS A CLEAR INCENTIVE TO CLEAN UP THEIR ACT BEFORE THEY COME AND ASK THE CITY OF ANY ZONING PRIVILEGES. AND I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE, COMMISSIONER SU SUAREZ, FOR JOINING ME AS A SPONSOR OF THIS ITEM. AND WITH THAT, I MOVE THE ITEM SECOND CALL THE VOTE. IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING. I ON ZOOM, NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE. UH, I HAVE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. COMMISSIONER MATEO SALINAS. YES. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. YES. COMMISSIONER B. YES. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. YEAH. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. YES. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. YES. MAYOR MINOR. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THAT WAS ITEM R FIVE C FOR THE RECORD ON ITEM R 5K. COMMISSIONER BOT IS VOTING YES. [R5 B NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR RESCHEDULED LUB MEETINGSAN 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 OF THE MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE, ENTITLED “ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES,” ARTICLE II, ENTITLED “GENERAL DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION AND HEARING PROCEDURES,” BY AMENDING SECTION 2.2.4, ENTITLED “PUBLIC HEARING,” TO MODIFY THE PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND USE BOARD APPLICATIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; REPEALER; SEVERABILITY; AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] R FIVE B, I'M SORRY, MAYOR B AS IN BOY. THIS IS A NORTH MAYOR OF CITY COMMISSIONER OF CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. SO PART B ENTITLED LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS BY AMENDING CHAPTER TWO OF THE MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES. ARTICLE TWO ENTITLED GENERAL DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS AND HEARING PROCEDURES BY AMENDING SECTION 2.2 0.4 ENTITLED PUBLIC HEARING TO MODIFY THE PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND USE BOARD APPLICATIONS AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION REPEAL OBSERVABILITY ON AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS A SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING. THE ITEM REQUIRES A FIVE SEVENTHS VOTE. IT IS ITEM R FIVE B. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. I MOVE ITEM. I'LL SECOND ALL VOTE. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE IN ZOOM. NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE ON ITEM R FIVE D OF BUSH BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. SECOND UPON COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER [04:05:01] MAGAZINE. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. YES. VICE MAYOR MATTEL SALINAS. YES. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER BOT. YES. MAYOR MINOR. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THAT WAS ITEM R FIVE B. LET'S CALL [R5 P 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 VII, ENTITLED “STANDARDS OF CONDUCT,” DIVISION 3, ENTITLED “LOBBYISTS,” BY AMENDING SECTION 2-481, ENTITLED “DEFINITIONS,” TO AMEND DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO THIS DIVISION, BY AMENDING AND REVISING THE TITLE FOR SECTION 2-483, “EXCEPTIONS TO REGISTRATION; WRITTEN DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT FOR PERSONS EXCLUDED FROM THE DEFINITION OF LOBBYIST,” TO CLARIFY AND RESTATE THE WRITTEN DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT FOR PERSONS EXCLUDED FROM THE DEFINITION OF LOBBYIST, BY AMENDING SECTION 2-485.1, “PENALTIES,” TO CLARIFY PROVISIONS RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT BY THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COMMISSION ON ETHICS, BY AMENDING SECTION 2-485.3, “CONTINGENCY FEE PROHIBITED,” TO ADOPT CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE PROHIBITION ON THE GIVING OR ACCEPTANCE OF A CONTINGENCY FEE IN CONNECTION WITH APPEARANCES BEFORE THE CITY, AND FINALLY, BY AMENDING OTHER SECTIONS IN DIVISION 3 TO EFFECTUATE THE INTENT OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] [R9 AD DISCUSS/TAKE ACTION - MOTION TO RECONSIDER VOTE TO ADOPT AGENDA ITEM R5 K ON THE SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 CITY COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA, PERTAINING TO SECOND READING/ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, ENTITLED “ADMINISTRATION,” ARTICLE VII, ENTITLED “STANDARDS OF CONDUCT,” DIVISION 3, ENTITLED “LOBBYISTS,” BY AMENDING SECTION 2-481, ENTITLED “DEFINITIONS,” TO AMEND DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO THIS DIVISION, BY AMENDING AND REVISING THE TITLE FOR SECTION 2-483, “EXCEPTIONS TO REGISTRATION; WRITTEN DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT FOR PERSONS EXCLUDED FROM THE DEFINITION OF LOBBYIST,” TO CLARIFY AND RESTATE THE WRITTEN DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT FOR PERSONS EXCLUDED FROM THE DEFINITION OF LOBBYIST, BY AMENDING SECTION 2-485.1, “PENALTIES,” TO CLARIFY PROVISIONS RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT BY THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COMMISSION ON ETHICS, BY AMENDING SECTION 2-485.3, “CONTINGENCY FEE PROHIBITED,” TO ADOPT CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE PROHIBITION ON THE GIVING OR ACCEPTANCE OF A CONTINGENCY FEE IN CONNECTION WITH APPEARANCES BEFORE THE CITY, AND FINALLY, BY AMENDING OTHER SECTIONS IN DIVISION 3 TO EFFECTUATE THE INTENT OF THE ORDINANCE.] R NINE A D AND R FIVE P TOGETHER. YES, SIR. R NINE A AD IS DISCUSSED. TAKE ACTION. MOTION TO RECONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO LOBBYING ORDINANCE R FIVE P IS R FIVE. P IS AN NOTICE OF THE MAYOR OF CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. AMEN. CHAPTER TWO OF IT MIGHT BE REACHED CODE, UH, ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION. ARTICLE SEVEN ENTITLED STANDARD OF CONDUCT DIVISION THREE ENTITLED LOBBYISTS BY AMENDING SECTION TWO DASH 4 81, ENTITLED DEFINITIONS TO AMEND DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE THIS, TO THIS DIVISION BY AMENDING AND REVISING THE TITLE FOR SECTION TWO DASH 4 83, EXCEPTIONS TO REGISTRATION. WRITTEN DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONS EXCLUDED FROM THE DEFINITION OF LOBBYISTS TO CLARIFY AND RESTATE THE WRITTEN DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONS EXCLUDED FROM THE DEFINITION OF LOBBYISTS BY AMENDING SECTION TWO DASH 4 85 0.1 PENALTIES TO CLARIFY PROVISIONS RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT BY THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COMMISSION ON ETHICS BY AMEN. SECTION TWO DASH 4 8 5 3 CONTINGENCY FEE PROHIBITED TO ADOPT CLARIFYING AMENDMENT TO THE PROHIBITION ON THE GIVING OR ACCEPTANCE OF A CONTINGENCY FEE IN CONNECTION WITH THE APPEARANCE BEFORE THE CITY. AND FINALLY, BY AMENDING OTHER SECTIONS IN SE IN DIVISION THREE, TO EFFECTUATE THE INTENT OF THIS ORDINANCE AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL CODIFICATION SERVICEABILITY ON AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS A SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING THAT WAS ITEM R FIVE P. I THINK PROCEDURALLY WE NEED TO DO R NINE AD FIRST. YES. COMMISSIONER BOTT. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER THIS ITEM. SECOND. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION IF NON MAY, MAY HAVE A MOTION ON R NINE? I MEAN A VOTE ON R NINE AD. ALL IN FAVOR. PCI. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? WE CAN RECONSIDER THE ITEM. UM, SO I WOULD LIKE TO, I RESPECT THE INTENT OF THE ITEM. I THINK IT IS NOT, UM, IN ITS BEST FINAL FORM. AND I THINK THE PROPER WAY TO VET THIS WITH ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS, UM, WHO HAVE REACHED OUT TO ALL OF US, UH, IS TO BRING IT BEFORE LAND USE OR NEIGHBORHOODS TO, UM, TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION AND FIGURE IT OUT, TO DO IT IN A WAY, UH, SO THAT THE EFFECT IS WHAT WAS ACTUALLY INTENDED RATHER THAN HAVING NEGATIVE EFFECTS. SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO, TO MOVE, UH, TO, UH, REFER THIS ITEM, MR. MAY. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. SO WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO BIFURCATE THIS, THE ISSUE THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS HAVE WITH CHECKING THE BOX, THAT INSTEAD OF HAVING TO COME EVERY TIME, UM, WHEN THEY WANT TO DISCUSS AN ITEM THAT THEY HAVE TO CHECK A BOX AND KEEP EVERYTHING ELSE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE COMPENSATION, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THERE TO BE A MOMENT IN TIME WHERE THERE IS, UH, A POSSIBILITY FOR A PROJECT THAT'D BE PENDING ON A, THE PENDING THE CITY AND MONEY EXCHANGES HANDS BETWEEN, LET'S JUST SAY A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND A DEVELOPER. SO IS IT POSSIBLE TO BIFURCATE THE TWO AND RECONSIDER JUST THAT CHECKBOX PORTION? COMMISSIONER NOW THAT THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER HAS PASSED THE ORDINANCES BACK BEFORE THE BODY FOR SECOND READING. UM, IF THE COMMISSION WANTS TO TAKE UP THE ORDINANCE TODAY, YOU COULD MAKE CHANGES TO IT AND ADOPT IT AS REVISED. UM, OTHERWISE COMMISSIONER BOT MADE A MOTION TO REFER THE ORDINANCE TO COMMITTEE. IF THAT MOTION TO SECONDED AND PASSES, THEN THE ENTIRE ORDINANCE WOULD BE REFERRED TO COMMITTEE. SO MAYBE YOU CAN GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE BACKGROUND FOR THOSE OF, UH, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE WATCHING OF WHY WOULD WE RECONSIDER THIS, UH, ITEM AND JUST THE, THE GENERAL HISTORY OF IT. SO THE, UM, THE CITY ATTORNEY AND I HAVE MET WITH, UH, WITH A FEW REPRESENTATIVES OF NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. LET'S, LET'S START WITH THE ORDINANCE ITSELF. WHAT DID IT DO? WHAT WAS THE INTENT? SO THE, THE ORDINANCE AMENDS THE ARTICLE OF OUR CODE THAT ADDRESSES LOBBYISTS REGISTRATION, UM, BY MAKING, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CLEANUP CHANGES, UM, BUT IT ALSO MAKES CHANGES TO THE WRITTEN DISCLOSURE THAT REPRESENTATIVES OF NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO FILE WITH THE CITY. THAT SEEMS TO BE, UM, THE, THE MAJOR ISSUE THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS HAVE RAISED CONCERNS WITH. UM, THE ORDINANCE ALSO, UH, MAKES OTHER CHANGES TO THE COMMISSION AT SECOND READING, AMENDED THE ORDINANCE TO REQUIRE LOBBYISTS TO DISCLOSE WHEN CONSIDERATION IS PAID, UM, IN THE AMOUNT OF A THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE, UH, IN EXCHANGE FOR, UH, A NEIGHBOR ASSOCIATION TO SUPPORT [04:10:01] OR WITHHOLD ITS OBJECTION TO, UH, TO, TO AN ITEM. AND IT ALSO, SO IF WE DON'T, IF, IF THIS GETS RECONSIDER, WELL, IT'S ALREADY RECONSIDERED, BUT IF WE DON'T AMEND THIS, UM, RIGHT NOW, THERE COULD BE A DEVELOPER OR A LOBBYIST THAT CAN MAKE A, A VERY SUBSTANTIAL COMPENSATION TO A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, FOR EXAMPLE. AND WE WOULD HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING OR WE WOULDN'T BE REQUIRED TO KNOW THAT. RIGHT. THAT REQUIREMENT NOW THAT THE ORDINANCE HAS BEEN RECONSIDERED FOR, FOR THE TIME BEING DOES NOT APPLY. OKAY. SO IS IT POSSIBLE TO LEAVE THE, THE MAJORITY OF THE ORDINANCE INTACT AND REMOVE THE, OR MODIFY THE ISSUE FOR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS TO EVERY TIME THAT THERE'S AN ITEM THAT THEY HAVE TO APPLY, CAN WE SIMPLY SAY THAT THEY CAN APPLY, LET'S JUST SAY ONCE, UH, ONE TIME A YEAR? OR WHAT, WHAT, WHAT DID YOU SUGGEST, NICK, THAT THAT'S POSSIBLE, IF THAT'S THE WILL OF THE BODY TO MAKE THAT AMENDMENT, THE COMMISSION COULD MAKE THAT CHANGE TODAY? YEAH. SO I, I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE LEAVING US VULNERABLE WITHOUT TRANSPARENCY, UH, OF ANOTHER PROJECT THAT COULD BE COMING DOWN. I KNOW THERE'S ONE PROJECT LOOMING IN SOUTH OF FIFTH, UM, WHERE THERE MIGHT BE A, A, A DEVELOPMENT THERE. AND I THINK IF WE OPEN UP, UH, THIS, THIS ORDINANCE THAT GIVES NOT ONLY US, BUT THE, THE RESIDENTS MORE TRANSPARENCY AND WHO'S EXCHANGING MONEY, I THINK THAT THAT'D BE A DISSERVICE TO US. I THINK THE REAL ISSUE THAT MOST NEIGHBOR ASSOCIATIONS HAD WAS THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO REGISTER EACH TIME AND BE LIABLE FOR ETHIC VIOLATIONS. AND I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I THINK WITH JUST A SIMPLE AMENDMENT TO REQUIRE THAT THEY ONLY, UH, SIGN UP ONCE A YEAR OR POSSIBLY JUST ONCE REALLY JUST SOLVES THE ISSUE ENTIRELY. I SECOND THAT. I THINK IF, IF TODAY WE CAN JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT LOBBYISTS HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO DISCLOSE WHEN THEY'RE GIVING MONEY TO AN ASSOCIATION WHERE THEY'RE, WHEN THEY'RE COMING BEFORE THE CITY AND NOT PUT DISH ONEROUS, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS OR ON RESIDENTIAL CON CONDOMINIUMS OR CO-OPS, THAT WHENEVER THEY'RE COMING TO SPEAK ON AN ISSUE THAT THEY HAVE TO DISCLOSE, JUST DO A, A YEARLY DISCLOSURE JUST SO THAT WE KNOW WHICH ARE THE ACTIVE ASSOCIATIONS. UM, I THINK THAT THAT'S, THAT, THAT'S FINE. UM, AND I'M, I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT AN AMENDMENT IN THAT NATURE TODAY. SO, MR. ATTORNEY, IF YOU COULD GUIDE US. SURE. AND I MEAN, ONE CONSIDERATION, UH, GOING BACK TO COMMISSIONER SCHWELLER'S ORIGINAL QUESTION WOULD BE TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE JUST THAT AMENDMENT THAT WAS MADE TO REQUIRE THE DISCLOSURES AND THEN TO, TO START AGAIN WITH A FIRST READING OF AN, OF, OF AN ORDINANCE THAT ADDRESSES THE OTHER ISSUES RELATING TO DISCLOSURES AND OR, UM, REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS. OKAY. SO, I MEAN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD DO. MAYBE, MAYBE, MAYBE WE SHOULD DO THAT JUST, UM, PASSES ON THE ISSUE OF THE MONETARY DISCLOSURE, THE MONETARY AND NON-MONETARY DISCLOSURE, AND THEN BIFURCATE THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION DISCLOSURE ON A SEPARATE ORDINANCE THAT PERHAPS WE CAN TAKE THROUGH COMMITTEE TO MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, WE GET PUBLIC INPUT AND IS PROPERLY VETTED. NICK, YOU, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE A SOUR FACE ON YOUR NO. IS THAT OKAY? I MEAN, NO, I THINK, CAN WE KEEP THE MONETARY COMPENSATION? YEAH. SO THE ORDINANCE MAKES A NUMBER OF CHANGES. WHAT, WHAT I THINK I'M HEARING IS THE COMMISSION COULD ADOPT IT, UM, WITH, WITH AN AMENDMENT NOT TO REQUIRE, UH, DISCLOSURE, UH, BY RES REGISTERED NEIGHBOR ASSOCIATIONS ON EACH ISSUE. CORRECT. THAT IT COULD BE EITHER A, A ONE TIME REGISTRATION PER PERSON OR AN ANNUAL AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE. I LIKE ANNUAL BECAUSE IT IT, RIGHT. IT SHOWS WHO'S ACTIVE, LIKE YOU SAID. RIGHT. BUT I, THAT PART, I WANT TO TAKE THAT PART BY COMMITTEE 'CAUSE I WANNA MAKE SURE, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND. WELL, WHO IS EACH PERSON? IS EACH PERSON AN OFFICER OF AN ASSOCIATION? IS EACH PERSON MAYBE SOMEONE THAT'S DESIGNATED TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF, OF AN ASSOCIATION? WHAT IF SOMEONE, A RESIDENT IS, IS, IS COVERED BY AN ASSOCIATION, BUT COMES TO SPEAK ON AN ISSUE, BUT THEY'RE NOT AN OFFICER OF THE, OF THE ASSO? I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE CLEAR DEFINITION SO THAT OUR RESIDENTS DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY'RE BEING CAUGHT IN A CATCH 22, WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME. GOOD, GOOD POLICY, GOOD PUBLIC POLICY TO ENHANCE TRANSPARENCY, TO ENHANCE ETHICS, ETHICS TO SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC. BUT THEN RESIDENTS WERE CAUGHT IN AN UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE AND WE DIDN'T, NONE OF US MEANT TO PUT THEM THERE. UH, SO [04:15:01] THIS PART THAT DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE RESIDENTS, I WANNA MAKE SURE WE JUST TAKE THAT THROUGH COMMITTEE. LET'S SEND THAT TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE, UM, SO THAT WE CAN IRON THAT OUT AND MAKE SURE WE GET RESIDENT FEEDBACK AS TO HOW THIS WOULD AFFECT THEM WHILE KEEPING MAD VICE MAYOR WHILE KEEPING THE THE MONETARY COMPENSATION YEAH. PRESSURE BACK. THANK YOU. UM, I, I'M RELUCTANT TO DO THINGS ON THE FLY BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE GOT TO THIS POINT. NOW WE THOUGHT WE HAD CORRECTED IT ON THE FLY LAST TIME, SITTING UP AT THE DAY. SO I DEFINITELY WANT THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION COMPONENT TO GO THROUGH THE, UM, THE NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE PROCESS SO THERE CAN BE, UM, A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH AND HOW TO BEST ACCOMPLISH THAT GOAL WITHOUT CREATING AN UNDUE ONEROUS BURDEN. UM, SO I'M FINE WITH BIFURCATING THE ISSUES, BUT I DON'T WANNA MAKE ANY AMENDMENTS ON THE FLY AT ALL. RIGHT. YEAH. BIFURCATION. WELL, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. YEAH. . THANK YOU. I'M STATING IT FOR THE RECORD. OKAY, GREAT. SO NICK, WE CAN BIFURCATE THIS, CORRECT. I MEAN THAT, THAT WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA BIFURCATE SOLELY THE ISSUE OF NEIGHBORHOOD REGISTRATING RE REGISTRATION, EITHER ANNUALLY ONE TIME, SO NOT TO BURDEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS. AND, AND BY THE WAY, THAT THIS WASN'T PART OF THE INTENT, RIGHT? I MEAN, THIS REQUIREMENT FOR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE WHEN? UM, 2004, I WANNA SAY. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO, AND WE'RE JUST, NOW WE'RE FINALLY GETTING AROUND TO CLARIFYING WHAT IS A NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION? WHAT IS A LOBBYIST? HOW OFTEN SHOULD THEY REGISTER? AND SO, AGAIN, KE MR MAYBE I SHOULD BE ASKING THE CITY ATTORNEY. SURE. UM, HOW DO WE BIFURCATE THE TWO WHERE WE LEAVE INTACT THE PROTECTIONS FROM MONETARY COMPENSATION? THERE WOULD BE A MOTION TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE ON SECOND READING TO INCLUDE SOLELY THE SECTION THAT RELATES TO THE RE REQUIREMENT FOR LOBBYISTS TO DISCLOSE COMPENSATION. AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS REMOVED FROM THE SECOND READING ORDINANCE. AND THEN YOU DO A REFERRAL TO NEIGHBORHOODS TO DISCUSS THE ORDINANCE THAT RELATES TO THE OTHER ISSUES. WHEN YOU MEAN EVERYTHING ELSE, WHAT, WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU MEAN? 'CAUSE FROM WHAT, FROM, I THINK WHAT THE, THE BODY IS GOING IS WE, THE SOLE, THE SOLE, UM, ISSUE IS REQUIRING NEIGHBORS ASSOCIATIONS TO REGISTER. I THINK WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS LEAVE THE MONETARY COMPENSATION DISCLOSURE, BUT THERE WAS A LITANY OF OTHER THINGS. AND I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ALSO DON'T GET ABANDONED BECAUSE THOSE ARE RIGHT. PROTECTIONS FOR US AND THE RESIDENTS. SURE. UM, TO BE CLEAR, SO THERE'S A SECTION THAT INCLUDES THE DEFINITION OF LOBBYIST. SO THIS SECTION, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES THE REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, THAT PART OF THE ORDINANCE COULD BE REMAIN AS IS. UM, AND THEN THERE'S SECTION TWO DASH 4 83, UM, WHICH IS THE WRITTEN DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT FOR PERSONS EXCLUDED FROM THE DEFINITION OF LOBBYISTS. UH, THAT WOULD BE RECONSIDERED. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE'S ANY ISSUE WITH THE, THE CHANGES TO THE CONTINGENCY FOR PP PROHIBITIONS, WHICH WAS JUST CLARIFICATION. UM, SO WE WANNA KEEP THAT AS WELL. I, I BELIEVE THAT, THAT THE INTENT IS TO SIMPLY SEND THE SECTIONS THAT RELATE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS TO COMMITTEE. SO, UH, MR. MR. CLERK, UM, IS THERE A PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ISSUE? YES, SIR. SO CAN WE HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC BEFORE WE, UM, DEFINE THIS? BECAUSE WE, ONCE AGAIN, UP HERE, THERE IS NOT CLARITY ON WHAT IS TRYING TO HA WHAT, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING NEXT. AND THAT'S HOW WE GOT HERE. SO I, I RESCIND MY PRIOR COMMENTS AND I, I ACTUALLY THINK THAT MAYBE THE WHOLE THING SHOULD BE REFERRED SO THAT WE'RE NOT FINDING OURSELF IN THE SITUATION YET AGAIN, BECAUSE JUST TALKING ABOUT IT HERE, THERE'S CONFUSION. SO I'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT THE RESIDENTS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THIS BEFORE WE, UM, GO FAR TOO MUCH FURTHER DEMO. I, I WASN'T, I WASN'T, I WASN'T FINISHED ASKING QUESTIONS, BUT I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP. AND LIKE I SAID EARLIER IS THAT IF WE UNDO THIS, THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT A DEVELOPER LOBBYIST WILL, WILL MAKE A COMPENSATION FOR A DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND WE WON'T BE REQUIRED TO KNOW ABOUT IT. AND I CERTAINLY WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT. I MEAN, THIS HAPPENED JUST THIS YEAR AT THE STANDARD HOTEL WHERE THE STANDARD HOTEL MADE A $1.2 MILLION PAYMENT TO A NEIGHBORS ASSOCIATION THAT BY AND LARGE DID NOT TELL THE RESIDENTS BEFORE THEY SIGNED THAT CONTRACT. I HAD A WHOLE TOWN HALL HERE WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, AND THEY WERE UPSET AND LIVID. AND THIS IS WHERE THIS LEGISLATION COMES FROM. AND IF WE MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT HAVING THAT PROTECTION, THAT CAN HAPPEN AGAIN. THAT CAN HAPPEN AGAIN RIGHT NOW AT THE STANDARD. SO I DON'T WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROTECTED. THE RESIDENTS ARE PROTECTED, NEIGHBOR ASSOCIATIONS ARE PROTECTED. [04:20:01] I THINK THE BIGGEST GRIPE THAT THEY HAD WITH THIS, WITH THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE IS THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO REGISTER EACH TIME. AND I GET IT, IT'S VERY CUMBERSOME. AND I'M SIMPLY SAYING, LET'S BIFURCATE THAT PARTICULAR PART OF THIS ORDINANCE, WHICH IS THE MOST TROUBLING AND HAS THE MOST HEARTBURN, AND LET US STAY PROTECTED, UH, AND, AND WORK OUT THE DETAILS AT, AT A COMMITTEE, MEN AND VICE MAYOR. I THINK THAT'S FAIR AND REASONABLE. I I JUST, I I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE MORE PROTECTIONS AND TRANSPARENCY. I MEAN, WE TALKED ABOUT TRANSPARENCY THIS MORNING, SO I DON'T SEE WHY WE'D WANT TO NOT HAVE TRANSPARENCY, ESPECIALLY WHEN MONEY'S INVOLVED. SO IF, IF I MAY JUST FOR CLARITY THEN. WELL, I HAD A QUESTION I WANTED TO ASK YOU, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. THANK YOU. SO, MR. ATTORNEY, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE, AT THE ORDINANCE, TELL ME, GUIDE ME SPECIFICALLY, IF WE WERE TO RECONSIDER THIS ORDINANCE TODAY AND WE WERE TO TAKE A VOTE WHERE WE WOULD KEEP THE MONETARY DISCLOSURE, UM, OF BY THE LOBBYISTS, UM, AND REFER THE REST ON THE, ON THE DISCLOSURES BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, WE WOULD SEND THAT TO COMMITTEE. TELL ME WHICH SECTIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE WE'RE KEEPING AND VOTING FOR, AND WHICH SECTIONS WERE REDLINING FROM, WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON TODAY. OKAY. SO SECTION TWO DASH 4 82 IS THE REGISTRATION, UH, DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT, WHICH RE REQUIRES THE LOBBYIST TO DISCLOSE ANY CONSIDERATION PAID, VALUED AT A THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE. OKAY. THAT ONE IS CLEARLY, I THINK WHAT I'M HEARING YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES SAY IS THAT YOU'RE GOOD WITH, UM, SO WE WOULD BE KEEPING THAT AND WHAT WE WOULD BE VOTING ON TODAY. THAT IS RIGHT THERE WERE OTHER, AND, AND THE DEFINITION OF LOBBYING A LOBBYIST SHALL BE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE IN WRITING TO THE CITY CLERK IF THE LOBBYIST PROVIDES OR HAS AGREED TO PROVIDE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY CONSIDERATION VALUED AT A THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE TO A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. OR IS DESIGNEE FOR PURPOSES OF SUPPORTING A WITHHOLDING ITS OBJECTION. WITH REGARD TO A MATTER BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION OR ANY CITY BOARD OF COMMITTEE, THAT DEFINITION OF LOBBYISTS DOES NOT INCLUDE A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. CURRENTLY, N NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ARE EXCLUDED OKAY. FROM THE DEFINITION OF LOBBYISTS. SO WE WOULD BE KEEPING THAT IN THE ORDINANCE THAT WE WOULD BE VOTING ON TODAY. AND WHAT ELSE WOULD WE BE KEEPING AND WHAT WOULD BE BE REDLINING? WELL, IF, IF EVERYTHING ELSE WANTS TO, IF, IF, IF THE BODY WANTS TO SEND EVERYTHING ELSE TO COMMITTEE, THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED. EVERYTHING ELSE THAT IS SHOWN AS A, UH, AS A BLACK LINE, UH, AS A CHANGE WOULD NOT BE EFFECTIVE UNTIL IT GOES TO COMMITTEE. THERE WERE A FEW CLEANUP CHANGES, UM, BUT IF YOU ALL WANNA DISCUSS THOSE AS WELL THAT DO NOT DIRECTLY RELATE TO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, THEN THE ONLY SECTION THAT YOU WOULD BE KEEPING TODAY IS TWO DASH 4 82. AND WOULD WE MEET, WOULD WE BE ABLE TO ADOPT THE DEFINITIONS AS THEY WERE PRINTED TO SECTION TWO DASH 4 81? WOULD WE BE ABLE TO KEEP THOSE DEFINITIONS? OR DO THERE NEED TO BE ANY AMENDMENTS THERE, UH, BEFORE WE VOTE ON ANYTHING TODAY? WELL, THERE ARE SOME DEFINITIONS SUCH AS A DEFINITION FOR CITY PERSONNEL, UM, WHICH WE MADE TO CLEAN UP THE ORDINANCE, BUT IT'S NOT CRITICAL TO INCLUDE THAT AT THIS TIME AS IT RELATE TO THE ISSUE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS REMAIN TO THE ISSUE OF NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO SECTION TWO DASH 4 81 THAT WE WOULD NOT WANT TO AMEND TODAY THAT WE WOULD WANT TO REFER TO COMMITTEE AS WELL? I DON'T BELIEVE SO, COMMISSIONER. I THINK THAT THE, THAT CHANGE IS IN TWO DASH 4 83 B. OKAY. SO, SO WITH THAT, WHAT I WOULD DO IS THAT THE ORDINANCE THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US, I WOULD, I WOULD DO A MOTION TO ADOPT SECTION ONE AND SECTION TWO OF THAT TODAY, WHICH ARE THE AMENDMENTS TO SECTION TWO DASH 4 81 AND THE AMENDMENTS TO SECTION TWO DASH 4 82 TODAY. ADOPT THAT TODAY AND REFER THE REST SECTIONS THREE, FOUR, AND FIVE TO COMMITTEE, WHICH ARE THE AMENDMENTS TO SECTION TWO DASH 4 83, 2 DASH 4 85 0.1, AND TWO DASH 4 85 0.3. SEND THAT TO COMMITTEE NORMALLY ADOPT, UH, THE REAL GERMANE, UH, UH, ISSUES HAVING TO DO WITH, UH, LOBBYIST PAYMENTS. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE, MR. ATTORNEY? WOULD THAT MAKE SENSE? YES, THAT DOES. COMMISSIONER. OKAY. SO THAT'S MY MOTION. AND, AND JUST TO, JUST SO THAT WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE, 'CAUSE I THINK WE'RE, WE'RE TRACKING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, ANYTHING WITH MONETARY COMPENSATION WOULD, WOULD, WOULD BE, UH, IS STILL, THERE'S STILL A REQUIREMENT TO DISCLOSE, CORRECT? YEAH, THAT'S WHAT SECTION TWO, WHICH IS ON THE, ON THE ORDINANCE, UH, ON YOUR ORDINANCE, THAT'S THE AMENDMENT TO SECTION TWO DASH 4 82. WHICH WOULD WE WOULD BE ADOPTING TODAY. YES. COMM MAYOR, COMMISSIONER BOT WASN'T, AND I'M JUST ASKING, I NOT TRYING TO, TRYING TO PICK A FIGHT WASN'T ONE OF THE CONCERNS BY THE RESIDENT GROUPS, [04:25:01] THE, THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION BOARDS, ET CETERA, THE CON THE CONCERN ABOUT THE DEFINITION OF A LOBBYIST, WHETHER OR NOT THEY FELL INTO THAT, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO, I AGREE THAT WE WANNA KNOW ABOUT DEVELOPERS PAYING PEOPLE. I GOT THAT. AND I AGREE. MY CONCERN IS THERE WAS A, AT SOME POINT, AT ONE POINT THERE WAS A LOT OF CONCERN FROM RESIDENTS THAT I HEARD ABOUT BEING LABELED A LOBBYIST AND WHAT THAT MEANT AND WHAT THAT LINE WAS. AND SO, UH, I WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT CALCULATING ON WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIX. SO, SO WE ARE EXCLUDING FROM THE DEFINITION OF LOBBYIST THAT'S ALREADY IN THE ORDINANCE, A PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION THAT DOES NOT RECEIVE SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. SO IN OTHER WORDS, IF A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION HIRES A LOBBYIST, THAT PERSON IS A LOBBYIST. BUT IF IT'S A BOARD MEMBER OR AN OFFICER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THEY ARE EXCLUDED. UM, AND THEN JUST TO, YOU KNOW, TO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THIS ORDINANCE. CORRECT. YEAH. CORRECT. UM, I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE DEFINITION OF NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, UM, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY HAS DONE AND THAT THE COUNTY DOES ALREADY, IS THAT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATIONS ARE TREATED AS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS. SO THEY AS WELL ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE DEFINITION OF LOBBYISTS AND MAD VICE MAYOR, UH, OF, JUST, JUST FOR THE, IF I MAY THROUGH YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VICE MAYOR. UM, IT, THIS SPECIFICALLY SAYS IN SECTION TWO DASH 4 81 THAT THE TERM LOBBYIST SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDES ANY PERSON WHO APPEARS AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITHOUT COMPENSATION OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE APPEARANCE, WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONT OR CONTINGENT TO EXPRESS SUPPORT OF OR OPPOSITION OF ANY ITEM. THE ORDINANCE THAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE, INDEPENDENCE OF WHAT THE COMMISSIONER WAS SPONSORING, THAT WAS ALREADY, UH, PART OF, OF OUR LAWS AND THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE DIDN'T AMEND THAT. THAT HAS BEEN A LONGSTANDING DEFINITION, EXCLUSION BY DEFINITION, UH, WITHIN OUR CODE. CORRECT. WHICH IS WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY, RIGHT? CORRECT. BECAUSE WE, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT NEIGHBOR ASSOCIATIONS CANNOT GET PAID AND, UH, TELL US FOR SUPPORTING A PROJECT. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY. SO I CERTAINLY DON'T WANNA UPEND THAT AND LEAVE US WITHOUT KNOWING. OKAY. OKAY. READY TO BRING IT HOME. ALRIGHT. YEAH. WELL, I BELIEVE THERE'S A MOTION WELL, AS AMENDED, CORRECT? YES. AMENDED TO A MOTION TO ADOPT, UH, SECTIONS, SECTIONS ONE AND TWO OF THIS, OF THIS ORDINANCE AND REFER SECTIONS THREE, FOUR, AND FIVE, UH, TO THE, TO, TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE. BUT WE STILL NEED TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC, CORRECT. I NEED A SECOND THOUGH. FIRST, I'LL SECOND. OKAY. SO IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE. FIRST, UH, CALLER IS ADAM KRAVITZ. MR. KRAVITZ STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. KRAVITZ, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. YES. HI, SIR. I, I FOUND IT. THANK YOU. YEAH. UM, I MEAN, I GUESS THAT, FIRST OF ALL, MY NAME IS ADAM KRAVITZ. UM, I'M HERE KIND OF ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AS, AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE ALTON ROAD HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, BUT NOT ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION. UM, SINCE THIS AFFECTS ME PERSONALLY, UM, THE, I GUESS I'M NOT, LOOK, MY VIEW IS THAT, UM, I'VE LOOKED AT THE ORDINANCE EXTENSIVELY AND THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF BAD DRAFTING IN IT, WHICH HAS LED TO A LOT OF CONFUSION. AND FOR EXAMPLE, UM, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY DEBATE THAT PEOPLE WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR ADVOCATING AN ISSUE, UH, NEED TO DISCLOSE THAT. BUT THEN THAT TAKES THEM OUT OF THE DEFINITION OF NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ACTING WITHOUT COMPENSATION AND MAKES THEM A LOBBYIST. SO I'M NOT QUITE CLEAR ON WHAT THE URGENCY IS. IF A DEVELOPER GOES TO A, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND PAYS PEOPLE TO SPEAK AT A, AT THE MEETING OR PAYS PEOPLE TO ADVOCATE, THEY BECOME A LOBBYIST BY DEFINITION IN THE, IN THE ORDINANCE. OKAY. WHAT, WHAT I PARTICULARLY OBJECT TO, HOWEVER, IS THAT NOWHERE IN THE ORDINANCE WAS THERE EVER, BECAUSE, BECAUSE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS WERE EXCLUDED, PERSONS WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE DEFINITION OF LOBBYISTS. THEY WERE NEVER REQUIRED TO REGISTER AT ALL. NOT ONCE A YEAR, NOT ONCE PER ISSUE. NOT, NOT EVER. THEY'RE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE THAT IF SOMEBODY GETS UP TO SPEAK AT A MEETING OR SOMEBODY IS ACTING ON BEHALF OF, OF A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THEY'RE [04:30:01] REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE THAT FACT THAT THEY'RE REQUIRED, THAT THEY'RE ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. BUT I DON'T SEE WHY THAT'S AN ISSUE OR A PROBLEM BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE ACTING ON BEHALF OF NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ARE EAGER TO DISCLOSE THAT FACT. THEY'RE NOT OUT THERE PRETENDING THAT THEY'RE ACTING ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES. SO I KNOW THAT IN TALKING WITH THE OTHER PRESIDENTS OF NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, THE, THE REAL GOAL HERE HAS BEEN TO MOVE THIS BACK INTO COMMITTEE WHERE IT COULD BE REALLY REVIEWED THOROUGHLY AND PERHAPS THERE COULD BE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE, TO THE ORDINANCE TO CLEAN IT UP. MR. MR. CITY, CAN YOU, CAN YOU ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT MR. KRAVITZ BROUGHT? SURE. WELL, THE, THE ONE CLARIFICATION IS, UH, THE STATEMENT THAT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS HAVE NOT BEEN REQUIRED TO REGISTER. UM, THERE IS A REQUIREMENT THAT HAS EXISTED FOR MANY YEARS THAT THE PERSONS THAT ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE DEFINITION OF LOBBYIST, WHICH INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES OF NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, SHALL PRIOR TO COMMUNICATING WITH THE SUBJECT CITY PERSONNEL, DISCLOSE IN WRITING TO THE CITY CLERK THEIR NAME, ADDRESS, AND PRINCIPLE. SO THERE HAS BEEN A REQUIREMENT, IT HAS COME TO LIGHT RECENTLY THAT THIS REQUIREMENT HAS NOT NECESSARILY BEEN ENFORCED OVER TIME. UM, BUT, BUT THE REQUIREMENT HAS BEEN THERE FOR SOME 20 YEARS. OUR NEXT VIRTUAL CALLER IS ELIZABETH LATON. MS. LATON, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. HI. HI. GOOD AFTERNOON. I WOULD BE THERE, BUT I'M SICK. SO, UM, I, I FEEL LIKE THAT A LOT OF THINGS ARE HAPPENING ON THE DAIS RIGHT NOW, AND NOT EVERYBODY IS, UM, REALLY SURE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING. UM, WE, I FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO REFER THIS WHOLE THING TO BE RECONSIDERED. UM, AND I'M GONNA SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MBU. UM, WE ARE CONCERNED, AND I'M NOT BEING A LOBBYIST, I'M NOT PAID, UH, MB U'S CONCERNED THAT THE AMENDMENT UNINTENTIONALLY BURDENS VOLUNTEER NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS WHO ADVOCATE TO THE CITY WITHOUT COMPENSATION. AND THAT ALSO IS FOR CONDO ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS AND ANYBODY THAT HAPPENS TO BE ON ONE OF THE BOARDS OF THE CONDO ASSOCIATIONS, UM, REQUIRING THOSE VOLUNTEERS TO FILE FORMS FOR EVERY ISSUE LIST CONTACTS AND FACE POTENTIAL ENFORCEMENT BY THE MIAMI-DADE ETHICS COMMISSION IS EXCESSIVE. IT DISCOURAGES CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND ITS SILENCED VOICES. UM, MBU URGES THE COMMISSION TO COMPLETELY REVISE THE ORDINANCE SO THAT UNCOMPENSATED MEMBERS OF NEIGHBORHOOD, CONDO AND HOA AND OTHER NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS CAN FREELY ASSOCIATE COMMUNITY ISSUES WITHOUT ANY REGISTRATION OR FILING REQUIREMENTS UNLESS THEY ARE COMPENSATED. AND THAT MUST BE DISCLOSED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. IF I, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ? 'CAUSE I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY CONFUSION ON THE DAYS AS TO WHAT WE'RE DOING. I THINK, I THINK WE'RE PRETTY CLEAR AS TO WHAT WE ARE DOING. SO TO TO, TO THE COLOR. WE'RE VERY CLEAR AS TO WHAT WE'RE DOING. AND IN FACT, IT IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT MBU SENT US, WHERE IT SAID MBU SUPPORTS THE RECENT AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER TWO, ARTICLE SEVEN, DIVISION THREE, REQUIRING DISCLOSURE OF ANY COMPENSATION, MONETARY, NON-MONETARY FROM DEVELOPERS OR PROJECT SPONSORS TO INDIVIDUALS OR ASSOCIATIONS COMMUNICATING WITH THE CITY. THAT IS WHAT SECTION TWO OF THE ORDINANCE WE HAVE BEFORE US IS, HOWEVER, MBU IS CONCERNED THAT THE AMENDMENT UNINTENTIONALLY BURDENS VOLUNTEER NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS WHO ADVOCATE TO THE CITY WITHOUT ANY COMPENSATION REQUIRING THESE VOLUNTEERS TO FILE FORMS FOR EACH ISSUE LIST, LIST ALL CONTRACTS OR FACE POTENTIAL ENFORCEMENTS. THAT PART OF IT IS ALREADY LAW, BUT PART OF IT IS WHAT WE ARE REFERRING. THE REST OF IT IS WHAT WE ARE REFERRING EXACTLY BACK TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE. SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, THAT, THAT THE CALL'S REST, REST ASSURED WE ARE AWARE OF WHAT WE ARE DOING, AND IN FACT, IT IS CONSISTENT WITH A RECOMMENDATION OF MIAMI BEACH UNITED. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WELCOME. THANK YOU. SARAH DE LOS HARBOR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. YES, I AM CLEAR OF WHAT YOU SAID, AND IT WAS GREAT THAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY GONNA DEFER THAT PIECE. UH, JUST TO CLEAR IT OUT, ME AS AN ASSOCIATION, SOMETIMES I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF SUNSET HARBOR, BUT SOMETIMES YOU HAVE ITEMS THAT MY, THAT MIGHT IMPLICATE US IN THE FUTURE, AND I'D LIKE TO GET UP HERE AND BE ABLE TO SPEAK WITHOUT HAVING TO SIGNING UP. SO THE WAY TO REFER IT TO NEIGHBORHOOD IS GREAT. WE WILL ATTEND ON YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS ALL CLEARED OUT, THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO FILL UP ANY FORMS AS LONG AS THAT WE ARE NOT GETTING COMPENSATED. I'M VERY CLEAR. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT VIRTUAL CALLER HAS A SCREEN NAME OF E-Q-S-F-L. GOOD AFTERNOON. UM, MY NAME IS REEN KIRKLAND. I AM A, A RESIDENT [04:35:01] OF WEST AVENUE. I AM A MEMBER OF, UH, THE LAB NOW ASSOCIATION. I'M SPEAKING AT THIS TIME MOSTLY FOR MYSELF, UM, BUT I'M DISCLOSING, I AM NOT COMPENSATED FOR ANYTHING. UM, I REALLY DO SUPPORT, UM, COMMISSIONER SUAREZ MOVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S DISCLOSURE WHEN, UM, FUNDS ARE GIVEN TO SUPPORT A, A CERTAIN MEASURE COMING BEFORE THE COMMISSION. I LIKE THE IDEA THAT ALEX HAS, UM, FERNANDEZ IS COMMISSIONER ALEX IS SUGGESTING THAT IT DOES GO TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEES AND GET CLEANED UP A BIT, BUT I, AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT THE BIFURCATION MOVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR NEXT CALLER IS VALERIE NERE. UH, HELLO. UM, I HAVE A QUESTION. I HAVE SPOKEN ON BEHALF YEARS AGO ON BEHALF OF OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, NOT MY, NOT EVEN MY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, BUT OTHER ONES, HOW, AND I'M NOT LOBBY, I'M NOT GETTING PAID, OF COURSE. I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, SPEAKING ON THEIR BEHALF BECAUSE THEY KNEW I WOULD BE THERE. AND SINCE I'M SUPER NICE. YES. SO I HAVE NO PROBLEM IN SPEAKING ON SOMEBODY ELSE'S BEHALF IF ASKED. WOULD THAT BE LEGAL? DO I HAVE TO SIGN? UH, WHAT IS, CAN YOU PLEASE, UH, CLEAR THAT FOR ME? CLARIFY ANYONE THE PICKUP, HELLO? MAYBE CHIEF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY, UH, IF I MAY, THROUGH, THROUGH THE VICE MAYOR, THE CHIEF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY COULD RESPOND TO THAT QUESTION. SURE. IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. SURE, COMMISSIONER. SO, UH, SO ANYTIME AN INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT SPEAKS IN SUPPORT OF AN ITEM OR IN SUPPORT OF SOMETHING THAT A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION HAS REQUESTED, THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE SPEAKING ON THEIR OWN BEHALF, RIGHT? THEY'RE NOT SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THIRD PARTY. THEY DO NOT NEED TO REGISTER. OKAY, VALERIE, DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? AND IF NOT, YOU KNOW HOW TO REACH US. SO OUR NEXT, NEXT, OUR NEXT VIRTUAL CALLER IS TOM HAWKINS. GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS. AND, AND MAYOR, UH, THIS TIME, UH, WASABI. CAN'T STEAL MY, UH, SECONDS. SO, UH, I WANT TO, TO SAY THAT, UH, I SUPPORT FULLY WHAT YOU DID IN THE SECOND READING BY, UH, CHANGING THE FOCUS OF DISCLOSURE FROM THE RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS TO, TO DEVELOPERS. THAT MAKES COMPLETE SENSE. BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WHEN YOU REFER THESE OTHER PROVISIONS TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE, THAT YOU GIVE IT SOME INSTRUCTION AS TO HOW IT SHOULD BE, UH, HOW YOU PREFER IT TO COME OUT. UH, IN THE END, BECAUSE THIS ORDINANCE WAS ADOPTED 20 YEARS AGO, IT'S NEVER BEEN ENFORCED UNTIL THE VIRUS SITUATION CAME UP. AND SO WHAT WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT STILL IS THAT WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO BE FILING THINGS THAT ARE JUST, YOU KNOW, FOR THE SAKE OF FILING, UH, UH, WHEN IT, THERE'S NO REASON FOR IT. UH, YOU KNOW, CLEARLY, UH, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S HAPPENED HERE. IF YOU, IF YOU LOOK AT THE, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S, UH, MEMO FROM 2004, THEY CALLED THE INCLUSION OF NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AS A HOUSEKEEPING MATTER. NOW, THE PROBLEM WITH THIS ORDINANCE IS THAT IT'S MORE THAN HOUSEKEEPING BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN USED BY, UH, PEOPLE TO GET THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF ETHICS, UH, TO GO AFTER PEOPLE. SO MY CONCERN IS WHEN IT GETS TO COMMITTEE, WE NEED TO JUST GET THIS THING CLEANED UP AS, AS, AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE SO THAT NO RESIDENT IS PENALIZED. AND SO IT DOESN'T STIFLE CIVIC PARTICIPATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER IS JULIE MICHAEL . YES. I'M JUST CURIOUS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO DO THIS. WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE IT. AND, AND WE, AND I AM THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE SUNSET ISLANDS ONE AND TWO, UM, HOA BOARD. AND I AM NOT COMPENSATED, BUT THE FACT THAT I'M LIKE, YOU KNOW, HAVE EVERYBODY IS HAVING TO SAY THAT NOW IS OBVIOUSLY, HOPEFULLY, IT POINTS OUT A LITTLE BIT HOW RIDICULOUS THIS IS. UM, ALTHOUGH WE OF COURSE WANT TO KNOW WHEN SOMEBODY IS COMPENSATED, OR, UH, AN ORGANIZATION IN AND OF ITS AS A WHOLE HAS BEEN FORMED BY, UH, A DEVELOPER. FOR EXAMPLE, IF A NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION OR INDIVIDUAL FAILS, FAILS TO REGISTER AND ARE UNCOMPENSATED UNDER THE CURRENT, LIKE READING OF THINGS, COULD THEY BE PROSECUTED IF THEY SPOKE WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT THIS REGISTRATION? MADAM VICE MAYOR, THE, UM, THE, THIS ARTICLE OF OUR CODE, BECAUSE IT'S IN OUR CODE OF ETHICS, IS SUBJECT TO [04:40:01] ENFORCEMENT BY THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COMMISSION ON ETHICS. UM, THE ONLY, UH, INSTANCE I'M AWARE OF WHERE, UM, THE ETHICS COMMISSION HAS WEIGHED IN WAS ON THE BELL ISLE SITUATION WHERE THE ETHICS COMMISSION ISSUED LETTERS OF INSTRUCTION. UM, BUT IT'S NOT A, THERE'S NO, IT'S NOT A PROSECUTION. THERE'S NO CRIMINAL VIOLATION. UH, JULIE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, YOU KNOW, RECENTLY THIS YEAR WE HAD AN ISSUE WHERE, UM, A DEVELOPER PAID, UH, $1.2 MILLION TO A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, UH, ON A WRITTEN CONTRACT. AND IT WAS CONTINGENT UPON CERTAIN THINGS SUCH AS BOARD APPROVALS AND PERMITS BEING, UH, ISSUED. AND BY AND LARGE, THE BELL ISLE NEIGHBORHOOD HAD NO IDEA THAT THAT A, THAT A MONEY EXCHANGE HAD GONE AND TAKEN PLACE, UH, ONLY UNTIL AFTER THE, UH, CONTRACT WAS SIGNED. AND SO WHAT WE WANT TO PREVENT IN THE FUTURE IS ANY MORE INSTANCES OF SEVEN FIGURE PAYMENTS TO UNELECTED, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS FOR THEIR SUPPORT, UM, WHEN GENERALLY THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO ADVOCATE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND UNFORTUNATELY, THIS DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE THE CASE. SO, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU BRING UP A GOOD POINT WHEN, UM, YOU, ON ONE HAND, WE DON'T WANT TO ENCUMBER THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, BUT ON ANOTHER HAND, YOU ARE, YOU THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA FOR US TO KNOW, UM, WHEN ORGANIZATIONS OR GROUPS OF PEOPLE ARE GETTING COMPENSATED FOR, FOR COMING TO US AND LOBBYING US ON, UM, ON A PROJECT. I CERTAINLY WANT TO KNOW IF THEY'RE GETTING PAID. I CERTAINLY WANNA KNOW IF THEY'RE GETTING PAID $1.2 MILLION FOR, FOR SPONSORING A PROJECT. SO, UM, THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT. THE, AND I'M NOT SURE IF YOU FOLLOWED, BUT WE WANT TO BIFURCATE THE ISSUE OF COMPENSATION. SO WE WANT TO CONTI, WE WANNA STILL KNOW IF WE'RE GETTING COMPENSATED, UH, OR NO, IF WE'RE NOT GETTING COMPENSATED, IF OTHERS ARE GETTING COMPENSATED WHILE ADVOCATING FOR A PROJECT FOR US ADVOCATING, LOBBYING, WHATEVER YOU WANNA NAME IT. UM, AND AT THE SAME TIME, WE ARE GOING TO REFER TO NEIGHBORHOODS, UH, A COMMITTEE TO IRON OUT THE DETAILS OF HOW OFTEN A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION SHOULD COME TO US AND ADVOCATE FOR NON-COMPENSATION, UM, MATTERS. SO THAT'S I SORT OF THE CRUX OF WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW. RAFAEL, ANY MORE SPEAKERS? YES. ONE LAST ONE. KEN OPPEL. GO AHEAD, SIR. UH, HELLO. UM, FIR FIRST I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR RECONSIDERATION AND, AND, AND BIFURCATION. IT, UH, IT MAKES SENSE. UH, I ALSO, UH, I WANNA ECHO, UM, FOR SO BE SAFE. UH, OUR, UH, AGREEMENT, UH, WITH THE BRIEF STATEMENT FROM, UH, MIAMI BEACH UNITED, UH, SUPPORTING, UH, THE DISCLOSURE OF, UH, OF, OF COMPENSATION FROM DEVELOPERS AND PROJECT SPONSORS. BUT, BUT, UH, BEING VERY CONCERNED, UH, ABOUT WHAT MIGHT BE PLACED ON REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ON VOLUNTEERS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND HOAS AND, AND SIMILAR, UH, ORGANIZATIONS. UH, THESE PEOPLE SPEND, UH, SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF THEIR TIME, THEY ARE NOT COMPENSATED. UH, AND I WOULD LOOK VERY CAREFULLY, UH, AT FILING REQUIREMENTS, UH, IF, IF, IF THERE ARE SOME THAT YOU DEEM TO BE MANDATORY FOR GOOD REASONS. OKAY? UH, BUT I THINK THIS IS A SLIPPERY SLOPE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO OTHER REQUESTED INDIVIDUALS, UH, NO OTHER INDIVIDUALS REQUESTING TO SPEAK. SECOND, CALL THE VOTE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. SECOND, I HAVE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. YES. COMMISSIONER MATTEL SALINAS. YES. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. YES. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. YES. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER B I'M SORRY. COMMISSIONER B? YES. MAYOR MINOR. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THE ITEM IS APPROVED AS AMENDED WITH A REFERRAL TO PUBLIC SAFETY NE NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY AND LIFE COMMITTEE. THAT WAS ITEM R FIVE P. OKAY. WE HAVE, [R9 P DISCUSS/TAKE ACTION REGARDING ENHANCED MEASURES, INCLUDING THE ROLLBACK OF OPERATING HOURS, INCREASED FINES FOR VIOLATIONS, AND A DEDICATED PICK-UP/DROP-OFF POINT FOR CHARTER VESSEL PASSENGERS, IN ORDER TO REMEDIATE ONGOING CHARTER VESSEL ISSUES AT MIAMI BEACH MARINA.] UH, SEVERAL MARINA ITEMS, UM, LET'S CALL THEM TOGETHER. THEY'RE R NINE, P AS IN PAUL, [R9 AA DISCUSS/TAKE ACTION: UPDATE ON OIG NO. 25-08, CITY OF MIAMI BEACH MARINA LEASE AGREEMENT AUDIT, BY INSPECTOR GENERAL.] R NINE AA, [R9 AB DISCUSS/TAKE ACTION: PICK-UP AND DROP-OFF BY COMMERCIAL VESSELS AT MIAMI BEACH MARINA.] AND R NINE A B, SO R NINE DR NINE, I'M SORRY, R NINE WHAT SORRY, MAYOR, SIR. SURE. R NINE P, R NINE AA, AND R NINE AB. THE R NINE P IS, UH, DISCUSS TAKE ACTION, ENHANCED MEASURES TO REMEDIATE CHARTER VESSELS ISSUES AT THE MIAMI BEACH ARENA. R NINE AA [04:45:01] IS DISCUSS UPDATE ON MIAMI BEACH MARINA LEASE AGREEMENT AUDIT BY INSPECTOR GENERAL. AND THE LAST ONE WAS AP YOU SAID? I'M, YES. NO, WHAT WAS THE LAST ONE AGAIN? AD B AS IN BOY, AB UH, AB IS DISCUSSED. COMMERCIAL VESSELS PICK UP, DROP OFF MIAMI BEACH MARINO. SO WHAT WAS THE QUESTION? I'LL TEE IT UP. UM, EARNING A, THESE ITEMS, WE, WE'VE ALREADY VOTED ON THE CHARTER VESSEL, UH, HOURS OF OPERATION. SO TODAY WHAT I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS IS THE, THIS WITH THESE THREE ITEMS COVER IS ONE IS THE AUDIT ISSUE. UH, THAT AUDIT FOUND THAT, UH, MONIES WERE OWED ARE OWED TO THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. I KNOW WE'VE BEEN IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH SUBTEXT, REGAINING THE, UM, STUPID FUEL SALES PASS THROUGH OF UTILITIES, UH, COMMON AREAS AND PARKING ALSO WANTED TO DISCUSS LOOKING AT A CENTRALIZED PICKUP AND DROP OFF LOCATION AT MONTES. AND ALSO THE PUBLIC PARKING ISSUE THAT THE SOUTH OF FIFTH AREA HAS MENTIONED, UH, PUBLIC PARKING UNDER SOME OF THE BUILDINGS. OKAY. SO WE, WE'VE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS ON, ON NEGOTIATING ALL THOSE POINTS WITH, WITH TEX. UM, BUT WE HAVEN'T, WE HAVEN'T REACHED A, A FINAL LANDING SPOT YET. UM, I THINK WE'RE PROBABLY WITHIN, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO SCHEDULE OUR NEXT MEETING WITH THEM. WE ANTICIPATE THAT THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO SCHEDULE IT BETWEEN THEIR SCHEDULE, OUR SCHEDULE AND THE HOLIDAYS. BUT, BUT WE'RE VERY CLOSE GETTING CLOSE ON A LOT OF THESE ITEMS. I'M SORRY, ON ALL OF THEM THAT I MENTIONED ON, ON, ON SOME FORM OF ALL OF THEM. I'M NOT SAYING THAT IT'S A, YOU KNOW, A WHERE THERE'S A TOTAL AGREEMENT RIGHT NOW, BUT WE HAVE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS IN BEING ABLE TO TRY TO A SPOT WHERE WE THINK WE CAN LAND AND, AND MOVE FORWARD. UM, IN REGARDS TO THE DROP OFF, UM, WERE YOU TALKING ABOUT WHERE, IF, IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHERE, WHERE THE PASSENGERS ARE BEING DROPPED OFF AT THE MONEY'S LOCATION THAT'S BEEN, THAT'S BEEN ADDRESSED, UM, THEY'VE SENT OUT, UH, NOTICES TO ALL OF THEIR, THEIR MEMBERS. AND I BELIEVE THAT THAT'S BEEN RESOLVED AND WE'VE MADE, AS, AS JOSE WAS TALKING ABOUT THIS MORNING, WE'VE MADE SIGNIFICANT, SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON THE PARTIES AND THE ISSUES THAT WE WERE HAVING THERE. SO WHAT, WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY MR, MR THE MAYOR, COMMISSIONER SUAREZ? WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY MON THAT'S, THAT'S BEEN RESOLVED? SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT ALL THE PICKUPS AND DROP OFFS ARE GONNA BE AT THE FLOATING DOCK OR ARE GONNA BE AT THE FUEL DOCK? WW IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHERE PEOPLE ARE DROPPED OFF TO GET, TAKE, GET ON THEIR CHARTERS, THAT WAS IN THE MONTY'S PARKING LOT. IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHERE PEOPLE BOARD THE VESSELS, THAT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. AND I THINK EXACTLY, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE MAYOR'S TRYING TO GET AT. AND THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHERE YOU'RE PARKING AND THEN WHERE YOU'RE EMBARKING AND DISEMBARKING FOR A BOAT. RIGHT. AND SO I THINK, WELL, WHAT THE MAYOR'S TRYING TO SAY IS, HAS THERE BEEN ANY SORT OF UPDATE ON EITHER DOING IT AT THE FUEL DOCK OR THE FLOATING DOCK? SO AS FAR AS AS WHERE THE, THE, THE PASSENGERS WOULD BOARD THE VESSELS, THAT'S BEEN PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE VESSELS. AND, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, THAT WE HAVEN'T MADE A LOT OF MOVEMENT ON. AND, AND I KNOW THAT, THAT SUN TEXAS IS HERE, THEIR REPRESENTATIVES HERE TO, TO ADDRESS THAT, THAT SPECIFIC QUESTION. AND, AND I, AND I, I FOLLOW THE MAYOR'S CONCERN ON THAT BECAUSE HAVING A CENTRALIZED POINT WOULD MAKE A LOT OF SENSE. IF, YOU KNOW YOU'RE ON L DOC OR AOC, WHICH IS ALMOST AS FAR AWAY, I LITERALLY THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE, OF THE MARINA. YOU KNOW, IF YOU CONSOLIDATE ALL THE ACTIVITY OF EMBARKING DISEMBARKING IN ONE AREA, YOU CAN HAVE CODE THERE, YOU CAN HAVE MORE OF A POLICE PRESENCE, YOU'D HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE ORDERLY CONDUCT. WHAT'S THE PUSHBACK FROM TEX ON HAVING IT OUT OF THE FUEL DOCK OR, OR IN COMBINATION? ALSO, THE, THE, UM, FLOATING DOCK, I MEAN, I CAN LET THEM SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THAT, BUT AT A HIGH LEVEL, I THINK THE ISSUE HAS BEEN THAT THERE'S DIFFERENT SIZE OF VESSELS AND NOT ALL THOSE VESSELS THAT IT, IT, IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT JUST AN EMPTY DOCK WHERE WE CAN DO ALL OF THE, THE, THE BOARDING. I'M, I'M INTIMATELY FAMILIAR WITH MY BEACH POINT 'CAUSE YOU KNOW, I KEEP MY BOAT THERE. I'M PRETTY SURE THAT ALMOST EVERY BOAT THAT IS INSIDE THE MARINA, UH, CAN FIT AT THE FUEL DOCK. UM, MAYBE THE ONES ON THE OUTSIDE, LIKE MICKEY ARONSON'S BOAT, UH, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE HE CAN EVEN FIT IN THERE. BUT, UM, I, I'M PRETTY SURE THAT ALMOST EVERY BOAT THERE CAN FIT AT THE FLOATING DOCK, NOT THE FLOATING DOCK, THE FUEL DOCK. 'CAUSE THAT'S WHERE THEY GET FUEL, SO THEY ASK A QUESTION. SO MAYBE, I DON'T KNOW, THROUGH THE MAYOR, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE OR HAVE TEX OR THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM SUBTEXT TALK ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE I CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE A FOCUS POINT ON, UH, ALL THE ACTIVITY. I MEAN, I, I, I THINK IT'S, I THINK IT'S A LITTLE CHAOTIC WHEN YOU HAVE IT ON DIFFERENT PEERS AT THE MARINA. I, MYSELF, WHEN I COME BACK FROM FISHING, UM, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY I SEE THESE PARTY BOATS COMING. THEY'RE LOUD. I SMELL A LOT OF DRUGS COMING FROM THE BOAT. A LOT OF, A LOT OF CHAOS. AND IT WOULD BE BETTER IF IT WAS JUST REALLY PICK UP AND DROP OFF AT THE, UM, FIELD DOCK [04:50:01] FROM AN ENFORCEMENT STANDPOINT. THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. YEAH. ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER, HOW DO WE MAKE IT HAPPEN? QUICK QUESTION. ARE WE REFERRING TO, UH, BOATS THAT ARE JUST LANDING THERE OR SLIP OWNERS THAT HAVE A CHARTER PROGRAM? I WOULD SAY ANY SORT OF ACTIVITY WHEN IT COMES TO EMBARKING DISEMBARKING FOR A CHARTER, FOR A CHARTER, UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT, AND THAT CAN APPLY TO FISHING, THAT CAN APPLY TO SCUBA. I MEAN, IT, IT'S, IT'S PLENTY WIDE AND, AND HAS ENOUGH AREA TO ACCOMMODATE. UH, AND BY THE WAY, THEY ALREADY DO THAT. I, I MEAN, I SEE IT ALL THE TIME WHEN I GET FUEL THERE THAT THEY'RE EMBARKING DISEMBARKING AT THE FUEL DOCK. UM, AND THESE ARE VERY LARGE BOAT OKAY. THAT ARE IN THE MARINA. AND EVEN THE ONES THAT COME THAT HAVE A LANDING AGREEMENT, UM, WHAT DO THEY CALL IT, UH, MIKE, THEY, YEAH, THEY HAVE A LANDING AGREEMENT WHERE THEY'RE NOT EVEN DOCKED IN MARINA AT MIAMI BEACH MARINA, BUT THEY'RE ALLOWED TO EMBARK AND DISEMBARK AND I BELIEVE IT'S ALSO AT THE FUEL DOCK. SO THAT'S A BIG CONCERN FOR US. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE HEARD CONSISTENTLY FROM SOUTH FIFTH RESIDENTS, IS THAT THEY WOULD RATHER HAVE EVERYTHING AT A FOCAL POINT, UM, AT THE FUEL DOCK. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU LISTENING, THE FUEL DOCK AND THE FLOATING DOCK ARE BASICALLY ON THE SAME PIER. JUST THE FLOATING DOCK IS CLOSER TO, UH, LAND. HEY, MIKE, WANT ME TO ADDRESS IT, PLEASE? SURE. OH, GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. JUST TELL US IT'S GONNA HAPPEN. . GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. MICHAEL GRIECO ON BEHALF OF SUBTEXT. UM, I CAN TAKE IT BACK. I'M NOT AN OPERATIONS GUY, SO I DON'T WANNA SPEAK OUTTA SCHOOL AND, UM, SAY THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WORKS, DOESN'T WORK. UM, THE LITTLE FEEDBACK THAT I'VE HEARD IS ON THE FLOATING DOCK, WHICH IS THE ONE THAT'S RIGHT ADJACENT TO MONTY'S. I THINK THAT THERE ARE SOME LOGISTICAL ISSUES WITH BOAT SIZES REGARDING BEING ABLE TO, UH, HAVE INGRESS AND EGRESS THERE. UM, I DON'T KNOW, UM, ON AN OPERATIONAL LEVEL AT 30,000 FEET, WHETHER OR NOT THERE'LL BE ANY SORT OF EMBRACE ON DOING ALL PICKUPS AND DROP OFFS AT THE FUEL DOCK. BUT I'LL TAKE IT BACK, UH, TO MY TEAM AND I'M, I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU UP THERE. IT'S SAY I, I GET, I'M GETTING DISTRACTED BY MONICA BEING UP THERE. SORRY. UM, OH, STOP. COME ON MAN. THIS IS A LONG TIME COMING. I DIDN'T, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME TO GET, I KNOW YOU'RE THROWING UP. HUG IT OUT. I KNOW YOU, I KNOW YOU'RE THROWING UP. I KNOW. SORRY. UM, BUT I'LL, I'LL TAKE IT BACK TO MY, MY TEAM AND, UH, I'LL THE OPERATIONS TEAM AND I'LL GET AN ANSWER BACK TO YOU FOLKS. YOU GUYS, I CAN JUST HIT YOU UP DIRECTLY AND, UH, WE'LL HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. AND BY THE WAY, THROUGH THE MAYOR, THIS WOULD, THIS WOULD PROBABLY CLEAR UP 90% OF THE CONCERN THAT, THAT SOUTH OF FIFTH RESIDENTS HAVE, UH, THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NEXT TO THE MARINA IS, YOU KNOW, THEY CONSISTENTLY HEAR, UM, AND NOT HEAR, BUT SEE AND HEAR ISSUES OF PEOPLE JUST EMBARKING DISEMBARKING AT THEIR OWN DESIGNATED PEERS. THEY LEAVE THEIR TRASH THERE, THEY'RE URINATING AND DEFECATING IN THE, UH, BACKYARD, IF YOU WILL. UM, BUT IF IT REALLY IS CONCENTRATED AT THE FLOATING DOCK, WE CAN, WE, THE CITY CAN DEDICATE, YOU KNOW, CODE AND POLICE WHERE THEY SHOULD BE AND, AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING'S DONE PROPERLY. I HEAR YOU. UM, LOOK, EVEN JOSE, EVEN JOSE CAME IN THIS MORNING AND SAID HE WAS A HAPPY, SO, YOU KNOW, COOL. UM, YEAH, LIKE I SAID, I'LL TAKE IT BACK ON THE, TO THE OPERATIONS FOLKS, UM, BOTH THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND IN OUR ARENA AND THEN THE REGIONAL GUYS AS WELL. AND I'LL REPORT BACK. OKAY. SORRY TO GO OFF ON THAT TANGENT, MARK. I DON'T KNOW. AND WE DID GET SOME PUSHBACK, BUT WE'LL TAKE THAT BACK AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO PUSH. OKAY. SO, UM, YOU WANNA CONTINUE, MARK? SO, I MEAN, THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT, I I DON'T HAVE A RESOLUTION ON ANY OF THOSE SPECIFIC ITEMS ON THE, THE IG REPORT. UM, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED EVERY ONE OF THOSE POINTS. WE'VE MADE SOME MOVEMENT. THERE HAS BEEN, WE HAVE RESOLVED, UM, A COUPLE OF SMALL POINTS. A COUPLE OF SMALL POINTS. YOU THINK WE DO YOU THINK YOU CAN COME BACK BY FEBRUARY THE FIRST MEETING AND, AND HAVE A, AN UPDATE ON, UH, YES. I, I'M ACT I'M ACTUALLY GONNA, I'LL MAKE IT SIMPLE FOR YOU AND FOR TEX, IF WE DON'T HAVE A RESOLUTION BY THE NEXT MEETING, THEN I'M GONNA PROPOSE WHATEVER THE NEXT ACTION IS. 'CAUSE THIS, I'M NOT BLAMING, I I THINK YOU'RE, WE'RE ALL WORKING IN GOOD FAITH, BUT WE'VE GOTTEN TO THE POINT BY THE NEXT MEETING LONG. I, I I THINK WE'D BE READY LONG IF THERE WERE A JANUARY MEETING. I THINK WE WOULD'VE BEEN READY BY THEN. SO FEBRUARY IS MORE THAN REASON. OKAY. JUST, JUST BE KNOWN IF THERE'S NO AGREEMENT AND IT MAY NOT BE OF ANY FAULT. IF THERE'S NO MEANING OF THE MINDS, THEN THIS I WILL BRING FOR THIS COMMISSION TO VOTE ON WHAT THE NEXT STEPS SHOULD BE. WE WILL HAVE TAKEN IT AS FAR AS WE CAN GO BY FEBRUARY FOR SURE. OKAY. AND I'LL BE A CO-SPONSOR, MR. MAYOR. AWESOME. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. RAEL, DID YOU ADD ANY A CO? SOUNDS GOOD. [R5 E SUSPENSION OF EXTERIOR COLOR REVIEW 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,” CHAPTER 7, ENTITLED “ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS,” ARTICLE I, ENTITLED “GENERAL TO ALL ZONING DISTRICTS,” SECTION 7.1.7, ENTITLED “COLOR OF EXTERIOR SURFACES,” TO SUSPEND THE PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE REVIEW OF EXTERIOR SURFACE COLORS ON BUILDINGS; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] LET'S DO, UH, [04:55:01] R FIVE E. R FIVE E IS IN ORDER TO THE MAYOR OF 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 SEVEN ENTITLED ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS. ARTICLE ONE ENTITLED GENERAL 12 ZONING DISTRICT SECTION 7.1 0.7 ENTITLED COLOR OF EXTERIOR SURFACE TO SUSPEND THE PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE REVIEW OF EXTERIOR SURFACE COLORS ON BUILDINGS AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEAL, SERVICEABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS A SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING IT. THE ITEM REQUIRES FIVE SEVENS VOTE IS ITEM R FIVE E. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. I MOVED THE ITEM. OH, CALL THE VOTE. OH. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. UH, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ONE BECAUSE, UH, YOUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR CAN PUT NEON GREEN AND I KNOW THAT THE CITY ADMINISTRATION DOESN'T LIKE THIS IDEA. AND I, UM, TOM, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING MORE TO SHARE? I THINK FOR FURTHER CONCERNS? WELL, THE, THE ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED AFTER FIRST READING. UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS CHANGED IS THAT THIS PARTICULAR, THIS PROPOSED EXTENSION, THE TIME PERIOD WAS REDUCED FROM SIX MONTHS TO THREE MONTHS. AND ALSO IT WOULD ONLY APPLY TO PROPERTIES LOCATED IN MULTIFAMILY AND COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS. SO IT WOULD NO LONGER APPLY TO SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICTS. SO THOSE WERE TWO CHANGES THAT WERE MADE, UM, IN ORDER TO ADDRESS, I THINK SOME PREVIOUS CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY THE COMMISSION AND CITIES. OKAY. WITH THESE CHANGES, YOU'RE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT A HOT PINK BUILT BUILDING. WE DID NOT CHANGE OUR RECOMMENDATION. WE'RE CONTINUING. DID NOT RECOMMEND APPROVAL. YEAH. MAD VICE MAYOR, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED, TOM. THIS IS FOR BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL MULTI-FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL. AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY I'M SUPPORTIVE HERE. UM, I KNOW ONE BUSINESS REACHED OUT AND HE WALKED ME THROUGH THE PROCESS. AND THIS IS A BUSINESS THAT, THAT YOUNG MOM AND POP BUSINESS, UH, QUITE LITERALLY JUST HAD A BABY, UH, LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, UM, HAVE A VITAL BUSINESS IN SUNSET HARBOR. AND HE SHOWED ME THE COLOR OF THE BUILDING AND THEN WE'RE TELLING HIM HE HAD, HAS TO BE REPAINTED BECAUSE IT DOESN'T FALL EXACTLY WITHIN THE COLOR PALETTE. AND I APOLOGIZE IF I'M GETTING SOME OF THE VERBIAGE WRONG. MM-HMM . AND WE'RE JUST STRANGLING SMALL BUSINESSES. WE ARE STRANGLING THEM. AND WE HAVE BEEN SO CLEAR, SO CLEAR TO OUR STAFF FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, FIGURE OUT THE PERMITTING FIGURE OUT. UH, I'M, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH MR. NICE GUY ON LINCOLN ROAD FOR TWO YEARS. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST WELL-RESOURCED, WELL-FUNDED, MOST SOPHISTICATED HOSPITALITY COMPANIES IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. HAS BEEN TRYING FOR TWO YEARS TO OPEN A BUSINESS AND THEY CAN'T DO IT. THEY'RE NO CLOSER TODAY THAN THEY WERE TWO YEARS AGO. OKAY. AND WE ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE YEP. TO OUR RESIDENTS WHEN THEY WALK UP AND DOWN LINCOLN ROAD AND GO, WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE? AND WE HAVE ONE, ONE OF THE MOST SOPHISTICATED HOSPITALITY COMPANIES IN THE WORLD, THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT OUR CODE. AND I'VE, AND I HAVE RIDDEN TO EVERY DEPARTMENT HEAD AND YOU JUST KIND OF SAY, WELL, WE'RE, WE'RE HERE TO HELP. NO, WE'RE NOT. OUR CODES ARE SO COMPLEX THAT THIS COMPANY THAT JUST GOT A NINE FIGURE VALUATION CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. MM-HMM . OKAY. AND I HAVE ASKED EACH AND EVERY DEPARTMENT HEAD TO SIT HERE AND COME TO ME AND COME TO US AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT IS STRANGLING SMALL BUSINESSES. MM-HMM . WHAT, WHERE, WHERE IS THAT REPORT? WHERE, WHERE IS IT? WHERE IS IT? MM-HMM . TOM, IT WAS THE FIRST CONVERSATION YOU AND I HAD AFTER I GOT ELECTED WHEN WE MET IN THE MANAGER'S OFFICE ROOM. I GO, I DON'T KNOW THE CODE. I'M NOT AN EXPERT IN THIS. I NEED YOU TO BE PROACTIVE AND TELL ME THIS IS WHAT'S HOLDING UP BUSINESSES. WHY CAN THE MOST SOPHISTICATED HOSPITALITY COMPANY IN THE WORLD NOT OPEN UP ON LINCOLN ROAD? AND THEN, YOU KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN? THE BUILDING'S GONNA CRUMBLE. AND THEN THE RESIDENTS ARE GONNA SAY, NOT ONLY DID YOU NOT BE ABLE TO GET BUSINESSES ON LINCOLN ROAD, BUT NOW IT'S DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT. NO, IT'S DEMOLITION BECAUSE OUR CODE IS SO CUMBERSOME, SO BURDENSOME AND SO COMPLEX THAT IT CAN'T BE NAVIGATED. AND WE JUST HAVE A STAFF THAT'LL SIT UP THERE AND SAY, WELL, WE'RE HERE TO HELP ACTIONS SPEAK A LOT LOUDER THAN WORDS. RIGHT. AND I HAVE SEEN NOTHING PROACTIVE FROM STAFF. YES. WE'RE, WE'RE HELPING THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, BUT THE HELP WITH THIS OVERLY BURDENSOME WAY TO DO BUSINESS. AND THIS IS ANOTHER POINT OF THAT. I REMEMBER VIVIDLY ON FIRST READING WHEN THE [05:00:01] RESPONSE WAS, WELL THESE GUYS CAN JUST GO BACK TO DRB IF THERE'S ANY SMALL BUSINESS OWNER OUT THERE, THIS GUY HAD TO CLOSE FOR THE SUMMER JUST TO KEEP MAKING PAYROLL AND, AND, AND HAVE REVENUE COMING IN. WE HAVE BUSINESSES CLOSING FOR THE SUMMER AND WE JUST THROW OUT, NAH, I JUST GO BACK TO DRB. HOW LONG DOES THAT PROCESS TAKE? THREE MONTHS, FOUR MONTHS. HOW MANY LAWYERS AND LOBBYISTS DO THEY HAVE TO HIRE? HOW MUCH TIME DOES IT COST? IT'S UNACCEPTABLE. AND I'M SORRY, BUT WHAT THAT LEADS TO IS THEN THE PENDULUM SWINGS SO FAR THE OTHER WAY. YEAH. AND IF WE HAVE TO PASS ORDINANCES LIKE THIS TO GIVE BREATHING ROOM TO THESE SMALL BUSINESSES, THEN THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO. BECAUSE I CAN'T BE MORE CLEAR. I CAN'T BE MORE CLEAR. WE NEED OUR STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION'S HELP IN FIGURING THIS OUT. THERE HAS TO BE AN INTERNAL TASK FORCE. THERE HAS TO BE SOMEBODY THAT TAKES RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE WE'RE ALL GONNA BE TAKING RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BALLOT BOX. RIGHT. BUT WE HAVE ALL BEEN UNIFIED AND CLEAR. WE WANT THESE BURDENS OFF OF OUR SMALL BUSINESSES. WE WANT A REVIVED LINCOLN ROAD. WE WANT A REVIVED COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR, WASHINGTON AVENUE. YEP. AND IF IT IS OUR CODE AND OUR RESTRICTIONS THAT PERHAPS SOME OF US EVEN ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING IN PLACE, I NEED OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF TO COME TO US AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT IS CAUSING THE HOLDUP. AND THIS IS HOW THIS PROVIDES RELIEF. AND THIS IS WHERE I'M GONNA START WITH THIS, UH, SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT. MADAM VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONER EZ, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. THANK YOU. YOU HAVE EXPRESSED IT'S THE COMPLACENCY IS FRUSTRATING. THERE'S NO OTHER WAY OF PUTTING IT. THE COMPLACENCY IS FRUSTRATING. UM, ALMOST A MONTH AGO, FOUR DAYS SHORT OF A MONTH AGO, I SENT AN EMAIL ASKING FOR BOLD DYNAMIC AND DRASTIC POLICY CHANGES THAT WE NEED TO HELP OUR BUSINESSES. AND WE, AND I SAID, WE SHOULD BE INITIATING THEM AT THE DECEMBER MEETING. YOU KNOW, HOW MANY RECOMMENDATIONS I GOT BACK FROM THE ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE? I HAVE A GOOD GUESS. ZERO. THAT WAS MY GUESS. UH, I GUESS EVERYONE, I ASKED FOR BOLD, DYNAMIC AND DRASTIC POLICIES, POLICY CHANGES TO HELP REVITALIZE OUR CITY, TO BRING BACK ECONOMIC VITALITY, TO STREAMLINE PROCESS. AND IT'S ALMOST LIKE WE ARE COMPLACENT WITH MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESSES. THIS WEEK I GOT A PHONE CALL FROM SOMEONE THAT WAS TRYING TO, UH, RESPOND TO PERMITS. THEY SUBMITTED A SUBMISSION, A REVISION FOR PERMITS ON, UH, WITH A DIGITAL SEAL AND, AND SIGNATURE. THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT TOLD THEM, NO, IT HAS TO BE A WET SIGNED, UH, SEAL AND APPROVAL. THEY COME BACK. THE DOCUMENT NOW HAS A DIGITAL AND A WET SEAL AND, UH, AND, AND APPROVAL. THEY SEND THEM BACK. WHY? WELL, BECAUSE NOW YOU HAVE BOTH, YOU HAVE BOTH THE DIGITAL AND THE WET. SO THEY HAD TO GO BACK TO GET ONLY A WET SEAL AND, AND, AND, AND APPROVAL WASTING TIME. PEOPLE'S PRECIOUS TIME WASTING PEOPLE'S PRECIOUS MONEY. WHEN THE GOAL SHOULD BE, HOW DO I REMOVE OBSTACLES? HOW DO I MAKE IT EASIER? HOW DO I STREAMLINE? IT FEELS LIKE LET'S NITPICK THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE TO HELP OUR CITY SUCCEED. LET'S NITPICK THEM TO DEATH. LET'S DRAG THEM THROUGH THE RINGER. LET'S MAKE IT AS DIFFICULT AS WE CAN WHEN WE'RE SITTING HERE SAYING, LET'S TRY TO HELP PEOPLE. LET'S TRY TO HELP PEOPLE. AND, AND IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST EMAILS I SENT AFTER I GOT REELECTED. BRING ME BOLD, DYNAMIC, DRASTIC POLICY THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP OUR CORRIDORS. AND I'M STILL WAITING. AND I'M STILL WAITING, AND I WANT THAT. SO THIS IS A PERFECT DISCUSSION 'CAUSE I GOT TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA WE'LL CALL NEXT. UM, WE'RE GONNA HEAR ABOUT, AND ONE OF THEM IS A LITTLE BIT, UH, BROUGHT, UH, LAST YEAR. ONE OF THEM IS ACTUALLY THAT I'M GONNA ASK THE CITY TO COME BACK. AND LITERALLY ANY REGULATION THAT WE HAVE THAT IS NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND LIFE SAFETY, WE SHOULD CONSIDER REMOVING YOUR EXAMPLE IS A GOOD ONE. UH, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. SO, WELL, LET'S FINISH THIS ITEM FIRST. BUT, UH, THIS IS, UH, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DISCUSSION BECAUSE THERE IS, WE ALL KNOW WE'RE HEARING IT. THERE'S SO MUCH CAPITAL THAT IS MOVING HERE. IT'S HAPPENING. TWO BUSINESSES JUST OPENED ON LINCOLN ROAD. THEY'VE TOLD ME THEY'VE NEVER, AND THEY, THESE ARE FRANCHISES. THEY HAVE MANY BUSINESSES ACROSS THE GLOBE, NOT JUST, AND THEY SAID THEY'VE NEVER BEEN BUSIER. THEY ARE READY WITHIN WEEKS OF OPENING, HAVE EXPANDED HOURS OF OPERATION, HAD TO HIRE MORE EMPLOYEES. THEY ARE, THEY'RE MAXED OUT. IT'S GREAT. AND WE [05:05:01] HAVE A LOT OF, WE HAVE, UH, HEDGE FUNDS, PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS MOVING HERE. UM, SO IT'S AN EXCITING TIME. BUT, UH, THERE IS, THERE IS THAT, THAT REPUTATION, UNFORTUNATELY, UH, SOMETIMES RIGHTFULLY, RIGHTFULLY EARNED THAT WE, WE NEED TO, TO BE BETTER. THAT BEING SAID, I'VE HEARD SOME HORROR STORIES RECENTLY. I'M NOT GONNA SAY NO, BUT I'VE ALSO HEARD SOME GOOD STORIES AS WELL. I ACTUALLY HAD SOME, SOME BUSINESSES TELL ME THAT, UM, THEY WERE, THEY'VE SEEN THE CHANGES. SO WE'RE, WE'RE, WE HAVE MADE SOME CHANGES. I THINK WHAT YOU WERE HEARING FROM US AND SOME OF THE FRUSTRATION IS WE NEED TO DO IT FASTER AND, AND BETTER. THERE HAS A MOTION. A SECOND. AYE. PUBLIC COMMENT. YES. I LOVE THIS CONVERSATION. I'M, UH, IN, I'VE BEEN IN APPLIED STATUS FOR, UH, EXPANDING MY SOLAR SYSTEM SINCE JULY. UH, BUT REGARDING THE COLORS, I URGE FOR THE PASSAGE. UH, AND REGARDING LAURA'S COMMENTS, YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR. I RECALL TWO BUILDINGS AND TOM, YOUR, UH, MEMORY MAY SERVE BETTER BY WELL REGARDED ARTISTS. THAT MAY BE CARLOS ALVEZ, UH, BUILDING ON NINTH AND EITHER EUCLID AND MERIDIAN AND THE OTHER ONE AT 13TH AND EUCLID ON THE CORNER, BOTH ON THE CORNER AND THE BUILDINGS WERE PAINTED. UH, IT REMINDED ME OF A BURRITO, UH, COLOR SCHEME. UH, YOU KNOW, LOT, LOT OF, UH, LOT OF MOVEMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THERE'S NO ONE ELSE ON ZOOM. AND I SEE NO ONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. MAY I CALL THE ROLE? YES. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. YES. COMMISSIONER VICE MAYOR MATEO SALINAS. YES. COMMISSIONER SU SUAREZ. YES. COMMISSIONER BACH? YES. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. YES. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. YES. MAYOR MINOR. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THAT WAS ITEM R FIVE E. THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU. UH, LET'S [R9 AL DISCUSS THE “FROM THE GET-GO” INITIATIVE THAT AIMS TO OVERHAUL THE BUILDING PERMIT REVIEW PROCESS BY ENSURING THAT ALL NECESSARY ITEMS ARE IDENTIFIED DURING THE INITIAL SUBMISSION AND REVIEW.] CALL R NINE AL AND R NINE N AS IN NANCY. R NINE AAL IS DISCUSSED FROM THE GET GO INITIATIVE FOR BUILDING PERMIT REVIEW. R NINE A N DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION. STREAMLINING THE CITY'S BUILDING PERMITTING SYSTEM SYSTEMS. R NINE AAL AND A N. SO WE'VE TAKEN A LOT OF STEPS TO TRY TO IMPROVE THE PERMANENT PROCESS. VINCE, YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE STEPS. UH, THANK YOU. AND I KNOW YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE ARE MAKING STRIDES. WE ALSO HAD AN AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT A NUMBER OF YOU, UH, BROUGHT, I THINK IT WAS COMMISSIONERS, UH, SUAREZ MAGAZINE AND, AND BOT. UM, WE HIRED A CONSULTANT TO, UH, COME IN HERE AND, AND GIVE SUGGESTIONS. I BROUGHT LEGISLATION FROM THE GET GO, WHICH ESSENTIALLY IS THAT THE CITY GETS ONE FIRST SHOT AT IT. 'CAUSE ONE OF THE COMPLAINTS WE HEAR OFTEN IS THAT INSPECTORS COME, THEY GIVE THEIR COMMENTS, THEN THEY ADDRESS THE COMMENTS, THEN ANOTHER INSPECTOR COMES IN, GIVES NEW COMMENTS THAT BASICALLY THE CITY GETS ONE SHOT AT IT. YOU MAKE YOUR INITIAL COMMENTS AND LET'S, LET'S MOVE ON AND GET THE PERMIT. UM, AND BY THE WAY, ONE OF THE THINGS I, AND I'M SORRY IF I MISSED SOMEBODY TO SAY, ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE IS WHEN THE PROCESS BECOMES SO DIFFICULT, YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO DO NOT APPLY FOR THE PERMIT AND DO THE WORK ANYWAY. AND THAT REALLY IS A PROBLEM. AND WE NEED TO BE IN A POSITION TO, UH, TO, TO AVOID THAT AND NOT GIVE PEOPLE EXCUSES TO TRY TO CIRCUMVENT, UM, THE PROCESS. VINCE, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE IT AWAY? WHAT WE'RE, UH, WHAT WE GONNA DO REGARDING FROM THE GET GO? WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE, UH, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. SO THIS IS AN ONGOING PROCESS THAT PREDATED MY EMPLOYMENT, UM, WHEN I GOT HERE TO THE CITY. AND, UH, WE HAD TO TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS. SO WE HAD DIRECTION FROM THE PERMIT PROCESS IMPROVEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE AD HOC, AND THEN THE MAYOR'S INITIATIVE FROM THE GET GET-GO. UH, THIS INCLUDED A MULTITUDE OF FACETS AND, AND IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'VE DONE, UH, TO DATE. AND WE ARE NOT COMPLACENT AND STILL PUSHING AND PUSHING AND PUSHING PRIMARILY AMONGST SOME OF THOSE, UH, ISSUES THAT WE'VE BEEN CONTENDING WITH. AND, AND ADDRESSING FROM 2024 TO PRESENT AND INTO THE FUTURE. UH, PRIMARILY IS GONNA BE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. SO I'VE BEEN ABLE TO BRING A LOT MORE STAFF ON BOARD TO HAVE TURNAROUND TIMES ACCELERATED AND SPED UP. ALSO, TRAINING CONSISTENCY IN COMMENTARY WITHIN THE VARIOUS DISCIPLINES. SOMETIMES WHAT YOU WERE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBING IS YOU'LL HAVE ONE INSPECTOR THAT'S SPECIALIZED IN ONE DISCIPLINE, ELECTRICAL, LET'S SAY, OR PLUMBING. THEY PROVIDE A CERTAIN GUIDANCE OF WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT. THEY CORRECT THAT THE NEXT INSPECTOR COMES FOR THE NEXT TRADE DISCIPLINE. AND IF THAT CONTRACTOR'S NOT THERE, AND IT'S ONE PERSON TAKING ALL THIS INFORMATION THAT MAY NOT BE PROFICIENT IN THAT ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL DISCIPLINE, THAT CAN BE CONFUSING. BUT THAT IS THE WAY THE BUILDING CODE IS STRUCTURED TO THE PREVIOUS COMMENT ABOUT THE, THE [05:10:01] WAY THEY SIGN AND SEAL. THAT'S NOT MY POLICY. THAT'S NOT THE CITY'S POLICY. THAT'S THE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 61 G 15. AND THAT DICTATES HOW YOU SUBMIT DOCUMENTS. AS A DESIGN PROFESSIONAL. AN ARCHITECT HAS DIFFERENT RULES THAN AN ENGINEER, AND THOSE ARE GOVERNED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE BOARDS. SO WE'RE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE BALANCING THIS OUT. ON TOP OF THAT, WE HAVE ISSUES WITH OUTSIDE AGENCIES THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF MY JURISDICTION. AND WE KNOW DERM AND THEY'VE TAKEN MASSIVE STRIDES AS WELL IN THIS SAME ENDEAVOR TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESS TO THOSE ENDS, EVEN THE STATE. AND BY THE WAY, THAT IS A GOOD POINT. 'CAUSE ONE OF THE COMPLAINTS I GOT RECENTLY ON THE, IT, IT WAS A DERM ISSUE. I MEAN, WE TRY TO HELP, BUT YES, IT WAS A, IT WAS OUTSIDE OF, AND AGAIN, BUT MR. MAYOR, I HAVE A QUESTION. OUTSIDE AGENCY, I HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT IF I, IF I MAY. SURE. YEAH. SO, SO IF SOMEONE SUBMITS A WET SIGNED AND SEALED DOCUMENT, IT CANNOT HAVE THE DIGITAL ONE AS WELL. IT CONFLICTS. SO ACCORDING TO 61 G 15, UH, YES, YOU, YOU ONE MEDIUM BECAUSE WHAT THE SITUATION IS, WHICH SEAL IS MORE ACCURATE, YOU WOULD ASSUME JUST BY THE DATE, BUT IT'S ALSO HOW YOU SUBMIT AND RECEIVE IT. SO THAT DIGITAL SEAL MAY HAVE BEEN ALTERED AND THEN THE NEW SEAL SUPER IMPOSES ON IT. YOU CAN'T TRACK WHAT THE DELTA, THE CHANGE THE MODIFICATION IS. IT'S JUST LIKE TO, TO ME IT'S JUST LIKE COMMON SENSE. IF YOU HAVE A DIGITAL SIGN AND SEAL AND THEN YOU HAVE A WET SIGN AND SEAL, IT'S NOT SIGN AND SEALED ONCE IT'S SIGNED AND SEALED TWICE. TWICE. AND IT'S LIKE DELAYING PEOPLE BY BUREAUCRACY AND POLICY. WHEN FOR US, IT'S EASY BECAUSE WE'RE HERE, WE GET PAID OUR SALARIES REGARDLESS FOR THESE PEOPLE THAT NEED TO GO BACK AND THEY NEED TO HIRE ENGINEERS AND, AND GO THROUGH THE PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN. IT IS THEIR TIME, IT IS THEIR MONEY. UH, IT'S NOT OUR TIME AND THEIR MONEY. WE SHOULD BE HERE TO FACILITATE THE PROCESS FOR THEM TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESS FOR THEM AND NOT DRAG THEM DOWN WITH A BUREAUCRACY IN ONE SECTION, THIS AND SUBSECTION THAT SAYS THAT JUST DELAYS AND DELAYS AND DELAYS AND THE FRUSTRATION IS JUST BEYOND REAL. AND THAT'S IT. IT'S, IT'S, IT'S LIKE, WE NEED TO FIX THIS OR ELSE, UH, IT'S JUST GONNA BE CONSTANT EXCUSE AND WE CAN'T TOLERATE THAT ANYMORE. UNDERSTOOD, COMMISSIONER? UH, BUT AGAIN, IT ALL DEPENDS ON HOW THE SUBMISSION COMES IN FOR THE WALKTHROUGH PROCESS. THAT'S A PAPER PROCESS. SO WE COULD GET YOU IN AND OUT. WE WERE RECENTLY IN A MEETING THAT WE WERE SECRET SHOPPER. THE CONTRACTOR CAME IN IN THE MORNING AND LEFT IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A PERMIT. OKAY. THOSE DOCUMENTS HAVE TO BE PHYSICALLY SIGNED AND SEALED BECAUSE THEY'RE PAPER. I CAN'T VERIFY 'EM ELECTRONICALLY. FOR ME TO VERIFY IT ELECTRONICALLY, IT HAS TO COME THROUGH THE PORTAL OR THROUGH AN EMAIL THAT I COULD VERIFY THAT THAT SEAL IT'S SECURITY AND A PROTECTION FOR THAT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL THAT SIGNS THAT DOCUMENT THAT NO ONE IS STEALING HIS, UH, HIS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OR USING HIS LICENSE IN A WAY HE WASN'T, IT WASN'T INTENDED. OKAY. SO THAT'S A SECURITY ON THEIR HALF. AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ESTABLISHED THAT, NOT US, RESPECTIVELY. 4 71 IS THE BOARD THAT REGULATES, OR THE STATUTE THAT REGULATES THE, UH, FLORIDA BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND 4 81 FOR ARCHITECTS AND ENG UH, ARCHITECTS AND DESIGN, UH, INTERIOR DESIGNERS. OKAY. AND THAT'S WHERE THOSE RULES COME FROM. WE DON'T HAVE ANY INPUT. IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE THAT, YOU COULD HAVE THE LOBBYISTS ADDRESS THAT WITH THOSE RESPECTIVE BOARDS TO MODIFY AND CHANGE THOSE STATUTES, WHICH WILL TRICKLE DOWN TO THOSE ADMINISTRATIVE CODES. LOCALLY, WHAT I HAVE DONE IS EVEN WHEN PEOPLE DON'T HAVE A CONTRACTOR, WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR A PERMIT APPLICATION, I'LL PROCESS IT AS A DRY RUN. I'LL JUST PUT A HOLD ON THE FINAL PERMIT ISSUE BECAUSE IT HAS COME WHERE YOU WANT A PROOF SET OF DOCUMENTS THAT YOU COULD BID OUT ACCURATELY AND GET A REAL LEGITIMATE BID. SOLID NUMBERS. YES. MR. MAYOR, MR. MAGAZINE, UH, AND VINCE, UH, I'VE HEARD GREAT THINGS ABOUT THE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BUILDING PROCESS. UH, I I THINK WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SOMETIMES THE PERMITTING PROCESS IS LIKE THIS CATCHALL PHRASE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU WANNA OPEN A BUSINESS, THERE'S MANY DIFFERENT FACETS. AND ONE OF THE ISSUES, ERIC, I THINK, IS YOU'RE THE ONLY PERSON THAT SITS IN TOP EVERYTHING. AM I CORRECT IN THAT? IF YOU WANT TO OPEN UP BUSINESS IN THIS CITY, I THINK YOU'RE THE ONLY PERSON THAT REALLY OVERSEES EVERY SINGLE STOP ALONG THE WAY. IS THAT CORRECT? UH, I MEAN, I'M THE ONLY PERSON WHO SITS ON TOP OF A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS IN THE ORGANIZATION, BUT, UM, I'VE ASKED MARIA HERNANDEZ TO BE THE POINT PERSON IN TRYING TO FACILITATE THE IMPROVEMENTS OF THE BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS AS WELL AS SINCE SHE'S OVER TOP OF, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO BE THE POINT PERSON ON, UM, HELPING TO CREATE THE BUSINESS CONCIERGE PROGRAM, WHICH WE'VE HEARD YOU LOUD AND CLEAR. WE WANT TO FACILITATE THE SPEED WITH WHICH BUSINESSES CAN OPEN IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH THAT IT'S [05:15:01] TAKING TOO LONG. I AGREE WITH YOU. IT TAKES TOO LONG AND WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THAT FASTER. AND SO THAT'S WHAT I'VE TASKED THOSE TEAMS WITH. BUT THEN POINT BEING, IT ALSO HP B'S INVOLVED IN PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND MARIA'S NOT OVER THAT. YOU'RE THE ONLY PERSON THAT ESSENTIALLY HAS ALL OF THOSE REPORTS UNDER YOU. UM, VINCE, TWO THINGS. UH, ONE, HAVE WE STARTED LOOKING AT AI IN THE PERMITTING PROCESS? UH, YES SIR. WE HAVE, AS A MATTER OF FACT, THAT'S SOMETHING I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT SINCE BEFORE I EVEN GOT TO THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. THERE ARE SEVERAL PRODUCTS OUT THERE, UNFORTUNATELY. THERE'S A LOT OF, UM, EXPECTATION. YEAH. AND, AND NOT WHAT WE IMAGINE WHERE IT'S AT YET THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPONENTS. YOU DO YOUR HOMEWORK AND YOU COME BACK TO WHEN TIME IS RIGHT. NO, ABSOLUTELY, SIR. AND, AND THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPONENTS TO THIS, UH, TO GO BACK ONTO ON TRACK TO FROM THE GET GO, WE'VE IMPLEMENTED NOT ONLY THE WALKTHROUGH PROCESS, WE'VE ALSO BROUGHT IN TECHNOLOGY, NOT FULL-BLOWN AI. OKAY? IT'S, IT'S NOT GONNA TALK BACK TO YOU AND TELL YOU AND REDESIGN YOUR PROJECT FOR YOU, BUT IT WILL HELP FUNNEL YOU, UH, THROUGH A SERIES OF, OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TO WHERE YOU NEED TO GO. SO IMAGINE A FLOW CHART WHERE, YES, THIS IS THE ANSWER, OKAY, NOW YOU GO TO THIS BRACKET AND SO FORTH UNTIL YOU GET YOUR FINAL PUNCH LIST, HEY, YOU'RE GONNA NEED DOCUMENTS SIGNED THIS WAY. YOU'RE GONNA NEED DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE A MINIMUM, THESE DIMENSIONS, ET CETERA, SO THAT YOU COULD GO FORWARD WITH YOUR PROCESS. FURTHERMORE, WE'VE ALSO BROUGHT IN THE EARLY START PERMIT PROCESS. SO WHILE YOU'RE GOING THROUGH PROCESS, ONCE YOU HAVE THAT FIRST REVIEW, WE COULD GET GOING TO THE FIRST INSPECTION. IT'S, IT'S A CODE PROVISION THAT I'M HAPPY TO LEVERAGE. WE HAVE TO POLICE IT TO AVOID, YOU KNOW, BAD ACTORS ABUSING THE PROGRAM. BUT AGAIN, WE HAVE VERY STRICT RULES SO THAT THEY COULD STAY WITHIN COMPLIANCE. UH, FURTHERMORE, WE BROUGHT, AND THEN LET, LET, LET ME INTERRUPT REAL QUICK AND, AND MY SECOND POINT, AND TALK TO ME LIKE THE SIMPLE PERSON, I'M SURE I, I COME IN FOR A BUILDING APPLICATION, BUILDING PERMIT, AND I ESSENTIALLY HIT FIVE OR SIX DIFFERENT SILOS MM-HMM . THAT ARE DIFFERENT INSPECTORS BEFORE A PERMIT GETS SIGNED OFF ON. IS THAT SIMPLISTICALLY CORRECT? THAT'S, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH RIGHT ON THE MONEY. THERE'S DIFFERENT CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT SEEM TO BE GOING TOWARDS THE MODEL. YOU COME IN, YOU'RE ASSIGNED ONE PERSON. THAT ONE PERSON ESSENTIALLY, I DON'T WANNA SAY DOES THE JOB OF FIVE OTHER PEOPLE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, BUT INSTEAD OF GETTING PAST THE FIVE DIFFERENT BUCKETS THAT ONE PERSON, INSTEAD OF HAVING FIVE PEOPLE ALL WITH THEIR OWN BUCKET, ONE PERSON RUNS THROUGH ALL OF THAT. AND, AND TO REFERENCE EXACTLY WHAT THE CITY MANAGER WAS DISCUSSING WITH THE SYNERGY, WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, UH, DEPARTMENT, THAT'S WHAT THE, UH, CITY SERVICE CONCIERGE IS ALL ABOUT. TO TAKE THAT SMALL BUSINESS BY THE HAND AND BE THAT ONE POINT OF CONTACT AND BRING THEM TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT. ONCE THEY'RE DONE, THEY BRING THEM TO ME, THEN THEY'LL TAKE 'EM TO PUBLIC WORK. SO THEY'RE DEALING WITH ONE PERSON, EVEN THOUGH THE DEPARTMENTS ARE STILL SPLIT UP BECAUSE WE EACH MANAGE DIFFERENT PARTS OF STATUTE AND LAW. DO WE HAVE THAT FOR RESIDENTS AS WELL? BECAUSE WHAT I DIDN'T APPRECIATE IS I ALWAYS THOUGHT, OKAY, THIS PROCESS IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR BUSINESSES. I DIDN'T APPRECIATE HOW MANY RESIDENTS THAT IT IMPACTS. AND ENTIRELY TOO MUCH OF ME AND MY STAFFS ALMOST EVERY SINGLE DAY IS JUST TRYING TO COORDINATE. PEOPLE ARE GOING, WELL, MY PERMIT IS STUCK HERE. IT'S TAKING SO LONG AND WE REACH OUT TO YOU, OR PLANNING OR THINGS LIKE THAT. UM, THAT CONCIERGE SERVICE GREAT. THAT IT'S UNDER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. PEOPLE DON'T KNOW. AND I GET THAT, THAT'S PROBABLY FOR BUSINESSES. DO WE HAVE THAT SERVICE AVAILABLE FOR OUR RESIDENTS AS WELL? IT IS BEING EXPANDED TO THE INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNER AS WELL. WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM US TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN? ANYTHING STAFF AND A SPACE, AND I WILL SAY OUTTA REAL ESTATE, HOW CONSERVATIVE WE WERE WITH OUR BUDGET, AND YOU SAW THIS, WE SAT UP HERE AND WENT LINE ITEM THROUGH LINE ITEM AND CUT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. I WANNA SAY YOU WERE THE ONLY DEPARTMENT ABSOLVED FROM THAT EXERCISE, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE UNDERSTOOD HOW CRITICAL GETTING YOU THE RESOURCES YOU NEED ARE. SO, YOU KNOW, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE RETURN ON THAT. ABSOLUTELY. AND AGAIN, EVERYTHING TAKES TIME TO IMPLEMENT AND THEN TO, TO ACTUALLY SEE WHAT YOU SOW BEAR FRUIT. AND WE'RE SEEING THAT THROUGH THE WALKTHROUGH PROCESS. OKAY. SO THAT, THAT'S SALVO ONE, THAT'S THE FIRST SHOT ACROSS THE BOW. AND AS WE KEEP IMPLEMENTING AND ADDING TO THE LIST OF THINGS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE MEMO, THAT'S PART OF THE PACKAGE, UH, YOU'LL SEE HOW THOSE THINGS WILL BEGIN TO BEAR FRUIT. BUT AGAIN, IT'S, IT'S AN EDUCATION PROCESS. THE HOMEOWNER COMES IN MAYBE ONCE EVERY COUPLE YEARS WHEN THEY HAVE TO DO THEIR ROOF OR THEIR AIR CONDITIONER, MAYBE THEIR IMPACT WINDOWS, AND THEY DON'T COME BACK. BUT THAT BUSINESS THAT HAS THAT ANNUAL BTR OR THAT EXPANSION, HOPEFULLY BUSINESS IS SO GOOD, THEY'RE GONNA ADD NOW TO THE, AN OUTDOOR CAFE [05:20:01] OR EXPAND THEIR GREASE TRAP BECAUSE BUSINESS IS SO BIG. OR GO TO A NEW LOCATION AND HAVE A BIGGER, MORE SQUARE FOOTAGE, WHAT HAVE YOU. THOSE ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE THAT RELATIONSHIP OKAY. AND, AND THAT CONTACT BECOMES MORE FREQUENTLY UTILIZED AND MORE BENEFICIAL. UH, IN GENERAL, I PERSONALLY TAKE DAILY MEETINGS NONSTOP, UH, TO HELP PEOPLE GET OVER THESE HURDLES. AND RECENTLY, LIKE I I MENTIONED IN FERC, WE HAD A 21 DAY TURNAROUND PERMIT FOR A YOGURT SHOP. OKAY. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESSES, BUT IT'S, NO, THAT'S INCREDIBLE. THANK YOU. AND THAT'S ALL ABOUT PEOPLE COMING IN AND MAKING THAT RIGHT CONTACT. SO IF YOU START ON THE WRONG FOOT, IT'S HARD TO CORRECT THAT SHIP, RIGHT? BUT IF YOU COME IN AND YOU GET, YOU COME IN AFTER YOUR FIRST ROUNDS ON MONDAYS, WE HAVE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL DAY, GO OVER EACH ONE OF YOUR COMMENTS. IF YOU'VE ALREADY ADDRESSED THOSE COMMENTS, THOSE REWORKS AND YOU UPLOAD 'EM, SIT DOWN WITH THE REVIEWER ON THIS PAGE. I DID THIS ON THIS PAGE, I DID THIS, YOU'RE OUT NEXT TRADE. AND THAT WAY WE GO GETTING IT, WE GO MOVING THE FOOTBALL DOWN THE FIELD THAT MUCH QUICKER SO THAT YOU HAVE ULTIMATE SUCCESS AND YOU COULD OPEN YOUR BUSINESS. YOU KNOW, THE DOWNSIDE TO THAT IS I'VE HAD FROZEN YOGURT FIVE DAYS IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. , MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, THANK YOU. AND I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, PART OF THIS FRUSTRATION THAT WE HAVE IS THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU SEE SOMEONE RESPONDING, UM, I DON'T KNOW, TO COMMENTS FROM THE FIRE REVIEWER, THEN IT HAS TO GO TO MECHANICAL. IT HAS TO GO TO URBAN FORESTRY. IT HAS TO, WHY IS IT THAT A REVIEW ON COMMENTS FROM FIRE NOW NEEDS TO GO BACK THROUGH ALL OF THESE OTHER TRADES. NOW YOU'RE HOLDING BACK ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT DO NEED A RESPONSE FROM THAT, FROM, FROM THOSE TRADES ON SOMETHING THAT THEY DON'T NEED TO LOOK AT BECAUSE IT MIGHT BE A FIRE THING. YOU KNOW, IT, IT REALLY IS VERY FRUSTRATING. WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO FIX THAT. THAT HAS TO BE FIXED. IF YOU HAD COMMENTS ON FIRE THAT YOU'RE RESPONDING TO COMMENTS ON FIRE, GO TO FIRE, BUT DON'T MAKE THESE PEOPLE THEN SIT, YOU KNOW, 30 DAYS AND GOING THROUGH THE DESKS OF EVERYONE ELSE AND CREATING MORE WORK FOR PEOPLE THAT ALREADY HAVE A PILE OF STUFF THAT THEY DO HAVE TO REVIEW. THAT IS NOT A FIRE RELATED THING. AND THE OTHER THING I'M, I'M GONNA SAY, YOU KNOW, WE ALL HEARD, YOU KNOW, JEFF BEZOS, UH, HIS COMMENTS TO THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF, OF MIAMI JUST, JUST A COUPLE OF OF WEEKS AGO, YOU KNOW, THAT THERE'S NO REASON WHY AI COULDN'T REVIEW BUILDING PERMITS IN 10 SECONDS. AND RECENTLY, I WAS AT A FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES, UM, LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE. AND ONE OF THE CITIES, UM, THAT HAS SEEN DRAMATIC SPEED IMPROVEMENT WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AI IS AL MONTE SPRINGS IN, IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. THEY'VE SEEN DRASTIC, DRASTIC REDUCTIONS IN THINGS THAT USED TO TAKE WEEKS TO GET APPROVED. NOW THEY GET APPROVED IN MINUTES BECAUSE THEY HAVE SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED AI. I BELIEVE HERNANDO COUNTY HERE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA HAS, HAS ALSO, UH, IMPLEMENTED SIMILAR TECHNOLOGY. WE HAVE TO PUSH THE ENVELOPE. WE HAVE TO, WE CAN'T WAIT FOR PERFECTION. WE, WE CANNOT LET PERFECTION GET IN THE WAY OF GOOD. IS THE TECHNOLOGY ALL THERE YET? NO, BUT AT SOME POINT WE NEED TO START IMPLEMENTING THIS. OTHERWISE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO KEEP UP WITH OUR COMPETITORS IN THE MAINLAND. AND WE HAVE A LOT OF COMPETITION TODAY THAT THE MIAMI BEACH OF 20 AND 30 YEARS AGO DID NOT HAVE. SO WE REALLY NEED TO UP OUR GAME, MR. MANAGER, WHEN IT COMES TO THESE THINGS. WE NEED TO BE MORE RESPONSIVE, MORE EFFICIENT. IF OUR RESPONSE IS TO A SPECIFIC TRADE, DON'T MAKE EVERYONE GO THROUGH EVERY SINGLE TRADE ALL OVER AGAIN. AND IF WE HAVE TECHNOLOGY THAT OTHER CITIES ARE ALREADY USING TO SPEED UP THE APPROVAL PROCESS, LET'S START IMPLEMENTING, IMPLEMENTING THAT, EVEN IF THE TECHNOLOGY IS NOT PERFECT. BUT AT SOME POINT WE HAVE TO, OR ELSE WE WILL NOT COMPETE. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. UM, I JUST WANNA MAKE A, A COUPLE COMMENTS AND MAYBE GET CLARIFICATION. SO WE HAD AN AD HOC COMMITTEE. THEY HAD, WE HAD A CONSULTANT AND THEY GIVE A LOT OF RECOMMENDATIONS. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF THE STREAMLINING THAT HAS BEGUN. SO THAT PART IS GREAT. I DID RECENTLY HAVE SOMEBODY COMPLAIN ABOUT, UM, HAVING TO GO TO URBAN FORESTRY. AND THE EXPLANATION I RECEIVED WAS THAT NEW BUILDING PERMITS DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES, BUT THAT PARTICULAR ONE WAS AN EXISTING PERMIT. AND SO THAT'S WHAT TRIGGERED IT. BUT MOVING FORWARD, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT. YES AND NO. SO ON YOUR INITIAL SUBMISSION, YOU GO TO ALL THE DEPARTMENTS AND AS YOU GET CHECKS IN THE BOX, YOU GET APPROVALS AND YOU'RE COMING AND ADDRESSING THE REWORK FOR THE ONES THAT WEREN'T APPROVED. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO WHO ALREADY APPROVED YOU. NOW WHEN YOU COME IN WITH A REVISION, OKAY? WHEN WE HAD THE, THE CONSULTANT, UH, FROM MORAN INDUSTRIES, THEY CAME IN AND WE STREAMLINED IT, GOT RID OF A HUNDRED DIFFERENT WORK CLASSES [05:25:01] THAT WERE SUPERFLUOUS OR EXTRA. WE GOT RID OF ALL THOSE AND WE WENT WITH EACH DEPARTMENT EXACTLY ITEM BY ITEM. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO REVIEW? AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT KEPT COMING UP AGAIN AND AGAIN IS DURING THE REVISION PROCESS, SOMETHING CALLED SCOPE CREEP. SO YOU COME IN FOR AN OUTLET, AN AIR CONDITIONING BRAND THAT CHANGED. AND WHILE I'M SUBMITTING THAT, I'M GONNA ALSO ADD A FENCE OR I'M GONNA RELOCATE A TREE OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT. AND THAT'S HOW THEY CREPT IN OR SLID UNDER THE RADAR SOME OTHER CHANGES. AND THAT'S WHY THE OTHER SILOS OR DEPARTMENTS WANNA SEE IT AGAIN. NOW I'M HAPPY TO SIT DOWN WITH ANY OF YOU AND WE COULD GO OVER IT, BUT I WOULD INVITE MY COLLEAGUES AS WELL SO THEY COULD EXPLAIN SOME OF WHAT HAPPENED DURING, UH, THE BOBAN ANALYSIS WHERE WE STREAMLINED THE PROCESS. AND THE REVISION WAS THE ONE WHERE EVERYONE'S LIKE, THIS IS A FAIL SAFE TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT STARTED OUT CORRECT AND COMPLIANT NOW IS NOT NON-COMPLIANT AND SEEKING A VARIANCE THROUGH DECEPTION, BASICALLY. OKAY. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU SEE THERE. BUT LIKE I SAID, I'M HAPPY TO SIT DOWN WITH MY, WITH MY FELLOW DIRECTORS AND WE COULD DISCUSS ANY ITEMS THAT YOU WANNA TRY AND READDRESS AS A RESULT FROM, FROM THAT BOB MORAN STUDY. BUT AGAIN, UM, WE'VE MADE SIGNIFICANT HEADWAY. WE ARE NOT COMPLACENT IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM. AND AGAIN, WE'RE STILL PUSHING AND MAKING TWEAKS AND ADJUSTMENTS AS NEEDED. ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT I'M DYING TO SEE, UH, BEAR FRUIT, UH, IS GONNA BE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL DAY. I THINK FOR THE BIGGER PROJECTS, THAT'S GONNA REALLY, REALLY RESOUND AND PRODUCE A LOT, A MUCH FASTER ACCELERATED, UH, PLAN, REVIEW TIME AND APPROVAL PROCESS. YEAH. CAN I, I CAN ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, UM, JUST TO ENCOMPASS SOME OF THE THINGS WE'VE HEARD. I ACTUALLY HAD A MEETING RECENTLY ON A PRESENTATION WITH MARIA HERNANDEZ AND ANA REGARDING AI PERMITTING. YES. WHAT'S, I WANNA HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS. WELL, IT WAS FASCINATING TO ME, UM, BECAUSE IT, UH, AND I SPOKE TO VINCE, UH, IN DETAIL ABOUT IT, AND AFTER THE MEETING FRANK CAME INTO MY OFFICE AND WE TALKED ABOUT IT A LOT. UM, ACCURACY IS GOING TO BE THAT CHALLENGE. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE START USING AI, THAT IT'S ACTUALLY ACCURATE. UM, THE ACCURACY LEVELS THAT THAT PARTICULAR CONSULTANT, UM, TOLD US WERE PRETTY HIGH. IT WOULD BE AMAZING IF THAT WAS REALLY TRUE. BUT OF COURSE, THAT WOULD HAVE TO GET, UH, PUT TO THE TEST. CAN WE DO A PILOT PROGRAM WHERE IT'S NOT ACTUALLY IN USE, BUT THAT IT'S IN REAL LIFE. BUT WE'RE ALSO USING THE II TO SEE HOW ACCURATE IT'S, OF COURSE, I MEAN, I THINK WE'RE PROBABLY AT A POINT, AND I HAD THIS DISCUSSION WITH FRANK, THAT THIS IS COMING AT US, UH, YOU KNOW, LIKE A MACK TRUCK. I MEAN, WE HAVE TO GET ON BOARD WITH THIS AND AT LEAST TRY TO HAVE IT SOLVE THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE. AS AN EXAMPLE, WHAT YOU JUST, WHAT COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ JUST DESCRIBED OF THINGS GOING TO DEPARTMENTS THAT WE CALL NAS, WHICH ARE NOT APPLICABLE JUST BECAUSE OF THAT SECOND ROUND OF REVIEWS. THAT'S A PROBLEM WE HAVE. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF. UM, BUT IF AI COULD HELP US WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WHERE IT COULD READ PLANS AND AUTOMATICALLY NOT, UM, CHECK, UH, OR CHECK ITEMS THAT ARE ONLY WHAT WE NEED TO REVIEW, IT WOULD BE AMAZING IF WE COULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AI CAN DO THAT. COMM, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ AND I, I THINK ARE, UH, . YOU JUST, YOU JUST SAID SOMETHING THAT, THANK YOU. YOU ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE. YES. IS WHAT IS MOST FRUSTRATING IS THAT WHEN WE HIGHLIGHT THESE THINGS, THERE'S LIKE, IT JUST LIKE THE, THE PROBLEM FEELS LIKE IT'S NOT ACKNOWLEDGED. FEELS LIKE AT TIMES IT IS. IT'S JUST TRY TO BE JUSTIFIED, TRY TO BE EXCUSED. THERE'S A REASON, THERE'S A CODE SECTION, THERE'S A STATE STATUTE, THERE'S A LACK OF STAFF. MM-HMM. THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING A PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE. THANK YOU FOR IDENTIFYING A WAY THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY SOLVE THAT PROBLEM. AND MR. MAYOR, I THINK, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY. THIS IS THE TIME TO START PILOTING THIS STUFF. WE ARE BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL ON THIS. THIS OTHER CITIES ARE ALREADY DOING IT. WE'RE HEARING ABOUT THEM IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THEY'RE DOING IT SUCCESSFULLY. AND THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH BEING THE LEADER. MIAMI BEACH HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE LEADER. EVEN IF WE WERE THE FIRST AND WE'RE THE ONES TESTING. AND THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT BEING THE LEADER ON SOMETHING, AND WE SHOULD BE MOVING FORWARD IN THAT DIRECTION. AND I ALSO WOULD BE REMISS NOT TO PUT ON THE RECORD, UH, MR. DIRECTOR BY WHEN DO WE EXPECT THAT THE EXPANDED PERMIT WALKTHROUGH PROGRAM FOR SMALL COMMERCIAL RETAIL SPACES TO BE UP AND RUNNING. I JUST GOTTA GET BUY-IN WITH, WITH MY OTHER DEPARTMENTS. BECAUSE AGAIN, WE'VE GOTTA SET UP A FRAMEWORK SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE FOR WALKTHROUGH [05:30:01] FOR THE HOMEOWNERS, RIGHT? MM-HMM . IT COULD ONLY BE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF PAGES. IT HAS TO BE A SIMILAR USE BECAUSE AGAIN, WE HAVE OUTSIDE AGENCIES FOR A CHANGE OF USE THAT MIGHT COMPLICATE, UH, OR DELAY THE PROCESS. THE 21 DAY YOGURT SHOP, HEATED ADVICE, THEY ALLOW THEMSELVES TO BE GUIDED. SO THEY WENT TO DERM CONCURRENTLY AT THE SAME TIME THAT THEY WERE WITH US. THAT'S LITERALLY, SO I NEED AN ANSWER KEY. HOW LONG DO YOU NEED? SECOND WEEK IN JANUARY. SECOND WEEK OF JANUARY. SECOND WEEK OF JANUARY. OKAY. PERFECT. THANK YOU. THERE YOU GO. CONCISE TO THE, I I HAD PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT AN ITEM ABOUT THAT EVERY DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE LOOKING AT BRINGING IN AN AI MM-HMM . WELL, NOW WE'RE FOCUSED ON THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. UH, MAYBE WE DO THIS COLLECTIVELY, UH, IT DOESN'T MATTER. BUT PICKING A VENDOR THAT WE USE A PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. WELL, PICKING A VENDOR I'LL REFER TO, UH, THE IT DIRECTOR, BECAUSE AGAIN, PLATFORMS TALK DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. SOME THINGS PLAY NICER WITH OTHER THINGS. NO, IT'S, I'M, I'M THINKING OF PROCESS BITS AND BITE STUFF. I HAVE, WE GOTTA GET, GET THIS STARTED AS COMMISSIONER FRIEND. THIS SAYS IT'S GONNA HAPPEN SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. AND WE MIGHT AS WELL BE AT THE FOREFRONT IF WE'RE HAVING SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW ACCURATE IT'S, LET'S DO IT IN REAL TIME. SURE. LET'S START FRANK. GOOD AFTERNOON, UH, FRANK AND IT DIRECTOR. UH, I WILL REITERATE WHAT YOU'VE HEARD HERE IS THAT WE AGREE WITH WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE, UH, WITH THE ISSUE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE, AND THAT THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THINGS THAT ARE MORE LEADING THAN, THAN WE, YOU KNOW, THAN WE CURRENTLY ARE DOING. UM, THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE TO GET US HERE FROM THE PEOPLE AND PROCESS MANAGEMENT PART WAS A REAL STEPPING STONE THAT WE NEEDED TO TAKE TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE CAN AUTOMATE THESE THINGS. UM, BEING ABLE TO CONSOLIDATE A LOT OF THE PROCESS AND THE PERMIT TYPES THAT WE DID WAS, WAS A HUGE THING THAT HAPPENED. THAT WAS VERY, UM, CROSS DEPAR, CROSS-DEPARTMENTAL. UM, WE ARE IN EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS INTERNALLY ABOUT OPTIONS THAT ARE OUT THERE. TO YOUR POINT ABOUT HAVING A PILOT PROGRAM, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF PROVIDERS THAT WE'VE SEEN THAT COULD PRESUMABLY DO SOME ELEMENTS OF THIS. UH, SO WE ARE ACTIVELY DISCUSSING THAT AND, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, COME BACK WITH A VARIETY OF OPTIONS SO WE'RE NOT JUST ON ONE. AND WE CAN DO THAT CONCURRENTLY. DO A BAKE OFF, DO A PILOT PROGRAM, DO SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE WHERE WE CAN REALLY, YES, YOU TELL US THAT YOU COULD DO X, Y, Z. SHOW US, YOU KNOW, AND THEN WE CAN HAVE A SCOPE, UH, TO DETERMINE JUST HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH. TO YOUR POINT, IT'S NOT GONNA BE PERFECT. THIS IS A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY THAT WE'VE ADOPTED IN VARIOUS OTHER AREAS WITHIN THE CITY. AND THIS IS JUST ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO, BUT IN A VERY PUBLIC FASHION THAT'S GOING TO HELP OUR RESIDENTS IN OUR BUSINESSES. OKAY. AND YOU, YOU CAN BRING THAT BACK NEXT MEETING. UH, WE CAN COME BACK WITH SOME MORE INFORMATION. YES. MM-HMM . FRANK, WHY WOULDN'T WE JUST DO AN RFQ FOR A PARTNER? UH, WE, AND BASE IT ON QUALIFICATIONS. WE COULD DO IT, UH, WE COULD DO AN RFQ FOR A PARTNER AS WELL. THAT'S A WAY TO DO IT. YEAH. I MEAN, IT SHOULD BE AN A, AN OPEN BID PROCESS. UM, FOR SURE, BECAUSE ESPECIALLY IF WE DO THE PILOT AND IT'S, IT IS HIGHLY ACCURATE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE PRESENTATION WE SAW, THEY WERE CLAIMING IN HIGH 90 PERCENTAGE RATES. LET'S ASSUME THEY'RE ACCURATE AND THEY, WHOEVER, WHOEVER WINS IT, WE'RE PROBABLY, THAT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE THE LEADING CONTENDER. SO YEAH, I THINK IT SHOULD BE AN OPEN PROCESS. MM-HMM . COUPLE OTHER QUESTIONS, AND I'M SORRY IF YOU KIND OF ADDRESSED THIS, BUT WE HAD THAT BUSINESS CONCIERGE DAY AND, AND I ACTUALLY WENT AND SPENT SOME TIME THERE AND BUSINESSES WHERE LIKE, OH MY GOD, THEY WERE SO HAPPY. LITERALLY CAME IN, GOT THEIR PERMIT THAT DAY. HOW FREQUENTLY CAN WE, CAN WE GET THAT UP AND RUNNING? I'M SO GLAD YOU SAID THAT. THANK YOU. I'M GLAD TO BRING AWARENESS TO THAT BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE CERTAINLY HAD CONVERSATIONS AROUND WAS JUST THE LACK OF AWARENESS AROUND IT. WE'VE BEEN DOING IT PROBABLY FOR THE PAST, SINCE THE SPRING. UM, AND SO WE WERE INITIALLY SET TO DO IT ON A, ON A YEARLY BASIS. I'VE MADE SURE THAT WE DO IT QUARTERLY. UM, SO IT'S GONNA BE A QUARTERLY BUSINESS LICENSE AND CONCIERGE EVENT, WHICH, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU SAW THAT, UH, MAYOR, WHERE BUSINESSES WERE LIKE, WE NEVER, WE NEVER GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO JUST WALK THROUGH THE PROCESS, TALK TO ALL THESE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO ALL THE DIFFERENT, UH, RESOURCES THAT WERE AVAILABLE TO THEM AS WELL. AND SO I'VE REALIZED THAT ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS FOR BUSINESSES WAS COMMUNICATION. AND SO MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE DOING IT ON A, ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. SO WE'RE CURRENTLY IN PROCESS RIGHT NOW FOR THE NEXT QUARTERLY, QUARTERLY BUSINESS LICENSING AND, UH, ER, JAPAN. SO I THINK, I THINK WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT BUSINESSES WEREN'T EVEN AWARE THAT WE WERE DOING THIS QUARTERLY. WHAT ARE THE PROSPECTS OF DOING IT EVEN MORE FREQUENTLY THAN QUARTERLY? YEAH. UH, THAT'S A , THAT'S A, THAT'S A, THAT'S A TASK FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR ALL OF MY, MY COLLEAGUES AND, AND SO WE'VE, WE'VE CERTAINLY HAD CONVERSATIONS. I KNOW IT'S, IT'S, IT'S CERTAINLY A, A A LITTLE BIT OF A LIFT, UM, FOR, FOR MY COLLEAGUES IN, IN BUILDING AND PLANNING BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S GOING TO TAKE UP THEIR, SOMEBODY FROM THEIR STAFF. IT TAKES THEIR ENTIRE DAY. UH, WE DO IT FROM, I THINK FROM NINE TO THREE O'CLOCK IN THE, IN THE AFTERNOON. AND SO IT IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WHERE WE WERE TRYING TO BE COGNIZANT OF, OF FOLKS IN THEIR TIME, UM, AND, AND STAFF TIME. BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY, CERTAINLY CONTINUE TO LOOK, LOOK AT WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN DO IT MORE FREQUENTLY. JUST [05:35:01] SEEMS LIKE IF YOU COULD, FOR EXAMPLE, I'M THINKING IF YOU DO IT LIKE THE FIRST MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH OR WHATEVER YOU, WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE, THAT'S A GOOD MARKETING TOOL. 'CAUSE IT GETS PUBLICIZED AND PEOPLE KNOW, OH, THE FIRST TUESDAY, THE FIRST MONDAY. AND THEY KNOW TO COME IN THAT, RIGHT. MR. RAM MAYOR, IF I, IF, IF I COULD, AND I MENTIONED THIS TO THE CITY ADMINISTRATION, WE HAVE A REPUTATIONAL ISSUE. THERE IS A REPUTATION OUT THERE THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. AND WE HAVE THIS BUSINESS CONCIERGE PROGRAM AND WE JUST WAIVE MOBILITY AND CONCURRENCY FEES FOR NEW BUSINESSES WANTING TO OPEN OUR CITY. AND WE'RE DOING, UH, UH, AN EXPANDED WALKTHROUGH PROGRAM FOR SMALL COMMERCIAL SPACES. AND, UH, HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE, FOR EXAMPLE, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ON CERTAIN COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS. WE'RE WAIVING REGULATIONS, WE'RE MAKING CHANGES. WE'RE REFORMING THINGS TO CREATE A MORE BUSINESS FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT TO SUPPORT OUR ECONOMY. BUT THESE REGULATIONS, WE CAN THROW THEM OUT THE WINDOW. IF, IF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY THAT WE WANT TO ATTRACT IS NOT AWARE OF IT, WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE REPUTATIONAL DAMAGE THAT WE HAVE HAD TO OUR CITY OVER YEARS THAT HAS MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR US TO ATTRACT GOOD BUSINESSES. AND WHY WE HEAR ALL THE TIME BUS BUSINESSES, THEY DIDN'T EVEN CONSIDER COMING TO MIAMI BEACH BECAUSE THEIR REPUTATION IS SO BAD. I REALLY FEEL WE NEED TO ENGAGE IN CRISIS COMMUNICATION TO RESTORE THIS BAD REPUTATION THAT WE HAVE SO THAT BUSINESSES KNOW THESE INITIATIVES, MR. MAYOR, THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ADVANCE DURING, DURING YOUR TERM, UH, WITH THE CONCIERGE PROGRAM, THE, THE SOUTH FLORIDA BUSINESS JOURNAL, THE MIAMI TODAY, THE, THE, THE LARGE BUSINESS PUBLIC PUBLICATIONS SHOULD KNOW OF THESE VERY DELIBERATE STEPS THAT WE'RE DOING TO REFORM OUR GOVERNMENT, TO MAKE IT MORE BUSINESS FRIENDLY AND TO SHAKE OFF THIS REPUTATION WE HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE DECADES THAT IS GETTING IN THEIR WAY SO THAT PEOPLE DON'T STOP SAYING, OH, I'M NOT GONNA GO TO MIAMI BEACH BECAUSE IT'S JUST TOO DIFFICULT. EVERYTHING THEY'RE DOING IS GREAT, BUT IT'S NOT GREAT IF THE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT. AND WE NEED TO ENGAGE IN RESTORING OUR, OUR REPUTATION. AND THAT INVOLVES CRISIS MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION TO RESTORE THAT MR. MAYOR. AND THAT NEEDS TO BE A DELIBERATE EFFORT, MR. MAYOR. BUT JUST BE, BE REAL. COULD WE DO IT MONTHLY AND PICK IT? I THINK IT'S A GREAT MARKETING TOOL. WE COULD ALL MARKET IT INDIVIDUALLY. THE CITY CAN MARKET IT AND I THINK PEOPLE WILL JUST GENERALLY KNOW A AS PROOF OF COMP SET. WHEN WE STARTED THE WALKTHROUGH, WE HAD A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE COMING IN EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY. WE'RE UP TO OVER 20 PEOPLE ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS NOW. YEAH. SO THE WORDS GETTING OUT, WE'RE BEING MORE SUCCESSFUL. THE, THE MONDAY DESIGN PROFESSIONAL DAY, IT WAS INITIATED RECENTLY. AND AGAIN, JUST A FEW, HANDFUL OF PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF IT THAT WILL ALSO EXPAND. OKAY. THE, THE, THE MORE CONTACT WE HAVE WITH PEOPLE AND THE COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY THE CONTRACTORS AND THE DESIGN PROFESSIONALS, THE MORE COMFORTABLE THEY'LL BE AND THEY'LL UNDERSTAND HOW TO UTILIZE ALL THESE SERVICES. THE HOMEOWNER, IT'S KIND OF TOUGH. THEY ONLY COME ONCE OR TWICE, BUT THAT BUSINESS PERSON COMES MORE REGULARLY. THAT CONTRACTOR COMES MORE REGULARLY. THAT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL SPECIALIZES IN THE CITY, COMES MORE REGULARLY. AND AGAIN, IT'S ALL ABOUT REAPING WHAT YOU SOLD. I, I THINK THAT I NOT, 'CAUSE NOW WE'RE STARTING TO BE A LITTLE VAGUE AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. 'CAUSE I'M PUTTING YOU GUYS ON THE SPOT. LET'S WORK BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT MEETING AND COME UP WITH SOME VERY SPECIFICS SO WE CAN MEET THE MONTHLY REQUIREMENT GOING FROM QUARTERLY TO MONTHLY. WE'LL MAKE IT HAPPEN. SUPPORT IT. OKAY. AND THEN LET'S COME UP WITH A PLAN WHERE WE CAN, UH, WE CAN MARKET IT AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S CATCHY, EASY FOR PEOPLE TO, TO KNOW WHEN IT IS. OKAY. WE'LL WORK ON THAT. OKAY. UH, COMMISSIONER, OH, ONE OTHER THING BEFORE, I'M SORRY. BEFORE I TURN IT OVER. UM, WELL, I ACTUALLY, I'LL I'LL TURN IT OVER 'CAUSE I WANT TO GET TO, AND I, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS YOU MARIA, WHAT WE'RE GONNA FINALLY GET TO WITH THIS FROM THE GET GO LEGISLATION. WELL, IF YOU READ, UM, THE ITEM, THERE IS A LOT THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE. THE, THE, THE THING ABOUT FROM THE GET GO, WE HAD HEARD PRIOR TO MY INVOLVEMENT WITH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, AND I WAS ACTUALLY THE INTERIM BUILDING DIRECTOR FOR A LITTLE WHILE. SO I TOOK A DEEP DIVE INTO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. UM, WAS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. SO WE STARTED FOCUSING ON THAT. IF YOU LOOK AT OUR CITY SERVICES CONCIERGE PLATFORM, IF YOU GO RIGHT NOW TO, UM, THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND YOU CLICK ON IT, IT'S POOL THAT HELPS YOU GET TO WHERE YOU NEED TO GO AND GIVES YOU A LIST SO THAT YOU DON'T MAKE MISTAKES IF YOU, YOU, YOURSELF AS A RESIDENT OR A BUSINESS, UM, IS TRYING TO NAVIGATE INTO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. WHAT WAS HAPPENING IS THINGS WEREN'T GETTING DONE RIGHT. AND HALFWAY OR WHATEVER QUARTER WAY DOWN [05:40:01] THE PROCESS, THINGS HAD TO GET UNDONE, FEES HAD TO GET RETURNED. THAT'S A DISASTER, UM, FOR ANYBODY. SO FROM THE GET GO WAS TO GET THINGS RIGHT FROM DAY ONE SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE A SMOOTH PROCESS AND NOT HAVE TO GO BACK. AND SO THE LOOK AT THE CITY SERVICES CONCIERGE, UH, THAT, THAT WAS FORMALLY KNOWN AS THE DECISION ENGINE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL REMEMBER US TALKING ABOUT DECISION ENGINE FOR A LONG TIME. WE RENAMED IT. UM, BUT IT'S, IT'S HELPING WITH THAT ISSUE. AND THEN THE OTHER THING THAT REALLY HELPED WAS BRINGING BACK THE WALKTHROUGHS BECAUSE WHEN PEOPLE COME FACE TO FACE AND REMEMBER THAT WAS GONE, NOBODY COULD DO THAT. IT WAS ALL ELECTRONIC. FOR A SIMPLE HOMEOWNER THAT DOESN'T EVEN, YOU KNOW, UNDERSTAND COMPUTERS NOW THEY COME FACE TO FACE. AND THAT'S ANOTHER THING THAT, YES, THEY CAN WALK AWAY WITH A PERMIT, BUT THEY CAN ALSO ASK QUESTIONS AND START THEIR PROCESS CORRECTLY BY COMING TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND TALKING TO PEOPLE AND TALKING TO ALL THE DIVISIONS THAT ARE SITTING THERE, UM, HELPING THEM. SO THOSE WERE THE TWO BIG THINGS THAT THE, FROM THE GET GO LEGISLATION REALLY, UM, REALLY DID. BUT DO YOU NEED ANYTHING ELSE FROM THIS BODY RELATING TO THE, FROM THE GET GO LEGISLATION, UM, GUIDANCE, A VOTE FROM THE GET GO APPROVAL? NO, BUT WE WILL NEED OTHER THINGS. UM, I'D LIKE TO HAVE MORE TIME WITH, BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, IT'S ALL OF OUR GROUPS. UM, TO REALLY TAKE A STAB AT HAVING A REAL CONCIERGE. I MEAN, UM, THE TYPE OF CONCIERGE WHERE WE REACH OUT TO PEOPLE INSTEAD OF THEM, YOU KNOW, COMING TO US. WE HAVE TO FIND THEM AND WE HAVE TO CALL THEM AND WE HAVE TO TALK TO THEM AND TELL THEM, THESE ARE THE THINGS WE OFFER. 'CAUSE IT'S NOT JUST PERMITS. WE HAVE GRANTS, WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT A BUSINESS, UM, CAN HAVE. AND, UM, WE NEED TO INITIATE THAT. UM, SO IT'S A COMBINATION OF A LOT OF THINGS. IT'S A COMBINATION OF MAYBE COMMUNICATIONS, HELPING US PUT THE WORD OUT. UM, HAVING A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT THAT ENCOMPASSES THREE DEPARTMENTS. 'CAUSE IT'S GONNA ENCOMPASS NEIGHBORHOOD AFFAIRS, THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SO IT'S THREE IN ONE. AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT HOW WE'RE GONNA STRUCTURE THAT. WHERE, WHERE IT'S GONNA BE, WHO'S GONNA BE THE PERSON THAT PEOPLE ARE GONNA CALL. WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF GETTING THAT TO A POINT. RIGHT NOW, THE LEGISLATION GIVES YOU THE TOOLS YOU NEED AT THIS MOMENT, UM, AT THIS MOMENT NEED MORE, LET US KNOW. WE'LL VOTE ON IT. NO, AT THIS MOMENT, YES. AS A MATTER OF FACT, ON THE AGENDA ITEM AND, AND ATTACHMENT TWO, THE HERE LINK, WE'LL TAKE YOU TO THE CITY SERVICES CONCIERGE AND YOU CAN SEE ALL THE SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE, UH, IN THIS EDITION OF THE, UH, OF THE MAGAZINE FOR THE CITY, THERE'S A QR CODE THAT WILL ALSO GO OUT TO ALL THE RESIDENTS AND THEY CAN ALSO USE THAT QR CODE TO BRING 'EM TO THE CITY SERVICE CONCIERGE. SO WE'RE TAKING THE STEPS. AGAIN, IT, IT'S NOT A A ONE TRIGGER SHOT. UH, IT TAKES TIME TO BUILD UP AND GET OUT THERE AND GET THE WORD OUT. AND AGAIN, THE PROOF OF CONCEPT IS THE WALKTHROUGH. IT'S STARTED SMALL AND IT'S EXPANDED AND IT'S GROWN AND WE'VE SEEN SUCCESS AND WE'RE IMPLEMENTING OTHER FORMS OF THAT FOR OTHER TYPES OF NEEDS FOR, FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR OUR CITIZENS COMMISSIONER. SAY, OH, SORRY. OH, I'M SORRY. COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER BOB. UM, GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER. ASK YOUR QUESTION AND THEN I'LL, I I WAS JUST GONNA SAY, YOU KNOW, UM, THERE, THERE HAD BEEN CONCERN ABOUT DOING IT, UH, MONTHLY AS OPPOSED TO QUARTERLY. I BELIEVE THAT IT WILL EVEN OUT AFTER THE INITIAL PUSH PUSH. SO, UM, AND ALSO THESE PEOPLE ARE WORKING ON THESE ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. AND SO IF IT'S THEY'RE RESOLVED FASTER IN ONE DAY, THEN IT, YOU KNOW, IT'LL BALANCE OUT. SO I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE, ERIC, UM, TO HEAR YOU COMMIT TO THAT, I THINK IT'S GONNA BE HUGE. UM, I, I THINK THERE IS A REAL OPPORTUNITY AND, AND ESPECIALLY NOW, 'CAUSE WHEN I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS, UH, IN THE PAST, IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE WE'D HIT CRITICAL MASS YET, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A REALLY BIG OPPORTUNITY IN THE NEXT, UM, UH, MAGAZINE, UM, TO DO AN INSERT THAT CAN BE A PULLOUT, THAT IS A COMPREHENSIVE, THIS IS EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING. MM-HMM . WHETHER IT'S RESIDENTIAL, UM, REAL ESTATE, UH, UM, UM, YOU KNOW, RENTS, RENT HELP, UH, PERMITTING ALL OF IT. THIS IS EVERYTHING WE HAVE. AND ALSO, BY THE WAY, HERE'S A QR CODE WHICH WILL TAKE YOU TO THE MOST UPDATED SITE LOCATIONS OR YOU KNOW, WHATEVER. SO THAT IT'S THE WAY WE HAVE A RESIDENT HANDBOOK, UM, BECAUSE WE DO OUR BEST WITH THE WEBSITE. BUT BY NATURE OF THE BEAST, DOING A MUNICIPAL WEBSITE IS A BEAR. AND IT'S VERY HARD TO FIND THINGS. AND IF YOU'RE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START, IT'S COMPLICATED. SO I THINK HAVING SOMETHING THAT CAN BE PULLED OUT AND USED AS A REFERENCE POINT IS A GOOD IDEA. [05:45:01] UM, AND I ALSO THINK, UM, WE HAVE A LOT TO BE PROUD OF AND WE SHOULD BE COUNTERING THE NARRATIVE THAT'S OUT THERE. AND SO BY, UM, WE SHOULD BE DOING THAT BY REACHING OUT TO REAL ESTATE OFFICES AND BY WORKING WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND BY TALKING TO, IN ADDITION TO THE PRESS OUTLETS, UM, ALREADY MENTIONED, BUT, YOU KNOW, DOING PRESENTATIONS TO GROUPS OF PEOPLE TO THE SOUTH FLORIDA CHAMBER, WHATEVER, LIKE REALLY MAKING SURE WHEN PEOPLE, UM, BOOK THE CONVENTION CENTER, LET THEM KNOW, BECAUSE MOST OF THOSE THINGS ARE ABOUT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, RIGHT? MM-HMM . SO LET THEM KNOW THIS IS A THING AND IF YOU LIKE IT HERE FOR THE CONVENTION, YOU'LL LOVE IT HERE TO MOVE YOUR BUSINESS TO, RIGHT? LIKE THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF SYMBIOTIC COMMUNICATION STUFF THAT WE ARE NOW AT A POINT THAT WE SHOULD BE BUNDLING TOGETHER AND PUTTING IN PEOPLE'S HANDS AND HAVING THE FACE-TO-FACE CONVERSATIONS, AS YOU SAID, FINDING THEM INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR THEM TO MM-HMM . COME TO US AND REALLY, YOU KNOW, TOUTING THIS BECAUSE WE GET SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT SO MANY THINGS THAT AREN'T GOING RIGHT. WE FINALLY HAVE THINGS TO SAY, LOOK HOW MUCH BETTER IT'S GOING AND HOW MUCH EASIER IT'S FOR YOU TO DO WHAT YOU WANT AND LOOK AT EVERYTHING THAT'S CHANGED. SO LET'S USE THAT. SURE. THE BIDS, UM, CAN ALSO HELP US A LOT. LINCOLN ROAD BID, 41ST STREET BID, WASHINGTON AVENUE BID, THEY ARE USUALLY THE FRONT PEOPLE TO GETTING THESE CUSTOMERS AND WE WANT TO BE COMPLETELY IN SYNC WITH THEM. AND ONCE WE DO THAT, I THINK YOU'LL SEE A BIG DIFFERENCE WHEN WE'RE IN THE FRONT END. TWO FINAL THINGS. ONE RELATING TO OUR NINE A NI BELIEVE IT IS. CAN YOU COME BACK? THAT'S THE ITEM. LOOKING AT REGULATIONS THAT WE CAN JUST LITERALLY MM-HMM . GET RID OF. IS THAT SOMETHING YOU CAN COME BACK WITH RECOMMENDATIONS AT OUR NEXT MEETING? IS THAT ENOUGH TIME? SURE. BUT AGAIN, THE, THE STATE BUILDING CODE IS SOMETHING THAT I CAN'T STREAMLINE. NO. THE ITEM, THE ITEM SPECIFICALLY. THAT'S, WE'RE PRETTY PREEMPTED THERE, SIR. YES. COUNTY STATE, OBVIOUSLY IF WE'RE PREEMPTED, WE'RE PREEMPTED. BUT ANYTHING ELSE, UH, I'LL TAKE A DIVE BACK AT IT, UH, ON THE BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 14, WE'RE PRETTY LIGHTWEIGHT. WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE PREDOMINANTLY LIGHTWEIGHT THERE. THE OTHER ISSUE IS, AND I THINK COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ AND I HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING IT, ARE WE BRINGING BACK AN RFQ AT THE NEXT MEETING FOR THE AI PILOT? WHAT'S THE PLAN? THAT'S, THAT'S, AND UNLESS SOMEBODY CAN CONVINCE ME THERE'S A BETTER WAY TO DO IT, THAT'S MY PLAN RIGHT NOW IS TO MEET WITH THE TEAM, HAVE THEM COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR A QUALIFICATIONS BASED DETERMINATION ON WHO WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH. AND THEN BRING THAT BACK IN THE FEBRUARY MEETING. SO AT THE FEBRUARY MEETING, WHEN YOU BRING THAT RFQ BACK IN THE FEBRUARY MEETING, HOW LONG IS THAT RFQ OUT ON THE STREET FOR? FOR HELLO? CHRISTY BALA, CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER. UM, 45 DAYS. 45 DAYS. SO WE'RE SAYING, UH, WE WON'T PROBABLY HAVE A RECOMMENDATION BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION TILL APRIL. WE NEED A LITTLE TIME FOR THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE AND TO REVIEW THE RESPONSES. AND THEN SO MAY OR JUNE, MAYBE? NO, NOT SO MUCH, PERHAPS SO 45 DAYS. JUNE SUMMER, NO. OKAY. SO BECAUSE I'M JUST LIKE, I'M JUST BEING, BEING REALISTIC HERE. IT'S GONNA TAKE US HALF A YEAR, SIX MONTHS. AND MR. MANAGER, YOUR LAST EVALUATION WAS IN MAY. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'M GOING TO VERY SERIOUSLY BE LOOKING AT AS PART OF YOUR NEXT EVALUATION. THIS IS THIS CRITICAL TO THE ECONOMY OF THIS CITY, WHICH WE NEED TO RESTART AND SUPPORT IN EVERY SINGLE WAY THAT WE CAN. WE NEED TO SHAKE OFF THIS BAD REPUTATION THAT WE HAVE ONCE AND FOR ALL. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'M SERIOUSLY GOING TO BE EVALUATING WHEN, WHEN WE DO THIS AGAIN. SO I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WAITING SIX MONTHS. I REALLY DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE WAITING SIX MONTHS. WHAT OTHER ALTERNATIVES DO WE HAVE SO THAT WE DON'T GET BOGGED DOWN AND BUREAUCRACY? WHAT OTHER OPTIONS DO WE HAVE? YOU WANNA AUTHORIZE THE RFQ TODAY SITE UNSEEN? NOPE. I'M ALMOST CHIME IN WITH A YES. WHAT CAN I ASK A QUESTION? HOW LONG DOES, I'M SORRY. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE YOU TO PREPARE THAT RFU? WE JUST HAVE TO WORK WITH THE IT DEPARTMENT AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP THE SPECIFICATIONS, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN EXPEDITE THE CREATION OF IT. WE COULD ALWAYS MAYBE RELEASE IT VIA LTC, UM, ALSO. OKAY. IF YOU'D LIKE, BEFORE WE CAN AUTHORIZE A MANAGER TO PUT TOGETHER AN RFQ AND, AND BRIEF US ALL ON IT, UH, TO GET OUR, OUR, OUR FEEDBACK AND RELEASE IT BY, BY, UH, BY LTC. DO YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE DOING THAT, MR. MANAGER? I, I'M COMPLETELY COMFORTABLE WITH IT. THAT WAS BASICALLY WHAT I WAS SUGGESTING BY SAYING AUTHORIZE THE RFQ BECAUSE [05:50:01] I MEAN, UNDER OUR CODE, I NEED THE COMMISSION'S AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE AN RFQ. THAT IS CORRECT. SO THAT, THAT WAY, THAT WAY. AND HOW LONG, SO IT TAKES YOU, HOW LONG TO PREPARE THAT RFQ IF WE, WE GIVE YOU A MOTION TODAY DIRECTING YOU, BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS, FOR FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, IT'S AN EMERGENCY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, FOR THE ECONOMY OF OUR CITY. THIS IS THE ONE THING, THE RECURRING THING THAT FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS WE'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT OUR CITY. AND ALL OF YOU HAVE INHERITED THIS. YOU DIDN'T CREATE THE PROBLEMS. YOU ALL HAVE INHERITED THIS, INHERITED THIS, BUT IT'S OUR JOB COLLECTIVELY TO SOLVE IT. SO WE GIVE YOU DIRECTION TODAY TO GO FORWARD AND TO PREPARE AN RFQ BY WHEN IS THAT RFQ OUT IN THE STREETS? I MEAN, TYPICALLY IT TAKES US ABOUT 30 DAYS TO DO AN RFQ TO DEVELOP. AND, YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN EXPEDITE IT, WE CAN PROBABLY HAVE IT OUT THE FIRST COUPLE WEEKS OF JANUARY. FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS IN JANUARY. OKAY. SO THAT MEANS BY BY IF, IF YOU HAVE IT OUT BY THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS IN JANUARY, DO YOU THINK MAYBE APRIL WE HAVE SOMETHING BACK BEFORE THE COMMISSION? WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO AND IF I CAN BRING IT SOONER, I ABSOLUTELY WILL. YEAH. I'M GONNA TRY AND KEEP THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR ON THIS AND IF WE CAN GET IT SOONER, I WILL ABSOLUTELY BRING IT BACK SOONER. AND THAT WOULD BE GREAT. AND, AND THE OTHER THING, UH, SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO PREPARE AND ISSUE AN RFP TO EXPLORE LEVERAGING AI TECHNOLOGY TO, UH, TO, UH, SO THAT WE CAN EXPEDITE SIGNIFICANTLY OUR, OUR PERMITTING TIME, UM, IN, IN BUILDING AND ZONING. 'CAUSE A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE TALK ABOUT, UH, UH, BUILDINGS, NOT JUST BUILDING, IT'S ALSO WITH, WITH PLANNING. AND SO IT NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING THAT TAKES CARE THAT OVER, YOU KNOW, THAT IT'S NOT JUST THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. 'CAUSE WE KNOW IT'S OTHER TRAITS THAT ARE BEYOND THE DEPARTMENT. THAT ONE DEPARTMENT SECOND, I'LL, I'LL SECOND AND SPONSOR IT THROUGH THE MAYOR OR CO-SPONSOR IF I MAY. UM, I HAD ORIGINALLY SAID RFQ, YOU HAD SAID R-F-P-R-F-Q, I'M SORRY. CAN I HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO DO EITHER OR DEPENDING ON WHAT WE THINK IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY. YES, YES. DO WE SEPARATELY, DO WE NEED A MOTION ON THE, UH, GOING FROM THE CONCIERGE QUARTERLY TO MONTHLY? DO WE NEED A MOTION ON THAT? OR WE HAVE DIRECTION. I HAVE DIRECTION. YEAH, WE DON'T HAVE THAT. AND, AND THE, AND THE LAST THING I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, MR. MAYOR, IS THAT I, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GIVING THE CITY MANAGER DIRECTION TO ENGAGE IN SOMETHING PRETTY BIG TOGETHER WITH OTHER BIG THINGS THAT OUR STAFF IS WORKING ON. BUT AGAIN, AS I SAID EARLIER, IT IS FOR NOT, IF THE PUBLIC IS NOT WELL AWARE OF IT, MR. MANAGER, I WANT TO MAKE A MOTION DIRECTING YOU TO PUT TOGETHER A, AN AGGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS PLAN SO THAT WE SHAKE OFF THIS REPUTATIONAL ISSUE THAT WE HAVE ABOUT DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT THE CONCIERGE PROGRAM, YOU'RE GONNA GONNA HAVE A WALKTHROUGH PROGRAM, YOU HAVE THE WAIVER OF, OF FEES, YOU HAVE SO MANY STUFF THAT WE'RE PUTTING FORWARD, UM, THAT I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, THAT WE GIVE THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT WHO DOES AN INCREDIBLE JOB, WHATEVER EXTRA RESOURCES THEY NEED, EVEN IF IT'S A PRIVATE CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS FIRM, WHATEVER IT IS, SO THAT THE HIGHEST LEVELS WE CAN REACH OUT AND MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WE ARE REFORMING THE WAY THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH BUSINESSES IN OUR CITY. MELISSA, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR, UM, WHY? NO, I LOOK FORWARD TO THE CHALLENGE. , MR. MAYOR, YOU DID GREAT MARKETING WITH SPRING BREAK. NOW YOU'LL HAVE THIS ONE MR. MAYOR. AND IT'S, AND IT FEELS LIKE A SIMILAR, IT FEELS LIKE THAT'S THE TYPE OF COMMUNICATION WE NEED TO DO PUTTING OUT A PRESS RELEASE. IT'S NOT ABOUT PUTTING OUT, YOU KNOW, AN AN, AN ARTICLE ON THE MIAMI TODAY, WHICH I LOVE THE MIAMI TODAY BY THE WAY. AND CONGRATULATIONS. YOU'RE FEATURED IN THE BOOK OF LEADERS OF THE MIAMI TODAY, MR. MAYOR, SRU, MR. MANAGER. UM, BUT IT'S ABOUT SOMETHING MUCH BIGGER. IT'S ABOUT REACHING OUT NATIONALLY TO BIG TO BIG COMPANIES. UM, THAT THE ONES THAT ARE NOW TELLING US THEY DON'T EVEN MAKE IT TO THE CONCIERGE. WHY ARE THEY NOT MAKING IT TO THE CONER? BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT WILLING TO CONSIDER MIAMI BEACH. THEY'RE NOT MAKING IT TO THE BIDS. SO THE BIDS CANNOT EVEN REFER THEM TO, TO, TO, TO OUR CITY. WHY? BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST GOING DIRECTLY TO OTHER CITIES BECAUSE OF THE REPUTATION WE'VE DEVELOPED. AND, AND I THINK IT'S REALLY TELLING THE STORIES OF PEOPLE WHO'VE HAD POSITIVE EXPERIENCES. SO WORKING WITH BILLING DEPARTMENT AND ALL OF THE TRADE DEPARTMENTS TO REALLY SHARE THEIR STORIES. UM, BECAUSE THERE'S NO BETTER PRESS THAN, YOU KNOW, FROM THE ACTUAL PERSON WHO THE PROCESS. I POSTED ONE OF THOSE, I LITERALLY WENT DOWN THERE. SHE WAS SO EFFUSIVE IN OUR PRAISE AND WE, WE SAID, LIKE, AS YOU'RE SAYING, DO YOU MIND IF WE VIDEOTAPED THIS? AND SHE'S LIKE, GO AHEAD. AND SHE WAS JUST TALKING OFF THE CUFF HOW GREAT IT WAS. THE, THE, THE CONCIERGE DAY. MM-HMM . SO I THINK WE CAN GET A LOT OF THAT 'CAUSE PEOPLE WERE REALLY HAPPY. BUT IT'S ALSO PUBLICIZING [05:55:01] IT, MAYBE DOING A ADS AS YOU DID FOR, UH, FOR SPRING BREAK AND, AND PUBLICIZING THIS IN A BIG WAY. MR. MARK, IF I COULD, UM, IF WE GOT A BILLION VIEWS, A AND I DON'T WANT TO BELABOR THIS 'CAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT TO GET TO TODAY. UH, TOM, IF I COULD JUST ASK YOUR OPINION, 'CAUSE I DON'T SEE DEBBIE OR, UH, MR. BELU HERE, AND I'M GONNA REFERENCE NICE GUY JUST BECAUSE THAT'S A PRIME EXAMPLE OF SOME OF THIS THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH. SO THE MAYOR ASKED, UH, THE BUILDING DIRECTOR, PLEASE LET US KNOW ARE THERE ANY CODES OR REGULATIONS THAT WE NEED REMOVED THAT ARE JUST SUPERFLUOUS OR TOO HARD TO NAVIGATE? AND IT WAS LIKE, NO, I DON'T THINK SO. BUT SOME OF THE THINGS IN OUR CODE, IF YOU COULD EXPLAIN THE NICE GUY SITUATION, UH, PRETEND YOU'RE AI. RIGHT. UH, TWO TO THREE, UH, SENTENCE SUMMARY ABOUT WHERE THEIR ROADBLOCK IS RIGHT NOW. IT'S SOMETHING ABOUT A DOUBLE REINFORCED INTERIOR WALL THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO GO BACK TO HPV. SUM THAT UP IN THREE TO FOUR SENTENCES IF YOU CAN. THE, THE NICE GUY RESTAURANT WENT TO THE HPV ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND RECEIVED APPROVAL FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR PARTIAL DEMOLITION AND TO MODIFY THE STRUCTURE. WHEN THEY GOT INTO THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE STRUCTURE IN TERMS OF COMING IN FOR A PERMIT, THEIR ENGINEERS APPARENTLY REALIZED THAT THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WOULD NEED TO BE DONE TO SHORE UP THE FACADE WAS MUCH MORE EXPANSIVE THAN THEY HAD REALIZED. AND IN ORDER TO DO FURTHER DEMOLITION OR REPLICATE THE BUILDING UNDER OUR CURRENT REGULATIONS, THAT WOULD REQUIRE GOING BACK TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD AND REQUESTING A PERMIT FOR FULL DEMOLITION AND REPLICATION. SO WHAT WAS IT? I I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THEY WERE AT THE FULL DEMOLITION YET. THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT A REINFORCED INTERIOR WALL. I MEAN, A REINFORCED INTERIOR WALL IS TO ADDRESS, UM, MINIMUM BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS SO THAT THE BUILDING STRUCTURALLY REMAINS SOUND. OFTENTIMES PEOPLE WILL PROPOSE TO SIMPLY REMOVE THAT WALL AND BUILD A BRAND NEW WALL TO REPLICATE IT. IF IT'S NOT IN AN HISTORIC DISTRICT, THAT CAN BE DONE PRETTY EASILY. BUT THIS WAS, AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. SO WE'RE ASKING THEM TO GO BACK TO HPB AFTER A YEAR AND A HALF FOR A REINFORCED INTERIOR WALL. THAT'S CRAZY TO ME. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, RIGHT? I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, BUT I DON'T KNOW. IS THAT WORTH I HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WALKING DOWN LINCOLN ROAD AND YOU SEE ONE OF OUR PREMIER CORNERS ABANDONED. AND GUESS WHAT, IF THEY WALK AWAY FROM THIS, GUESS WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN? IT'LL SIT THERE FOR THREE OR FOUR MORE YEARS AND THEN THE BUILDING WILL ULTIMATELY BE DESTROYED AND WE'LL BE BACK IN THIS PROCESS AGAIN. SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THESE, THESE CODES AND REGULATIONS THAT JUST, YES, THEY'RE THERE, MAYBE THEY MAKE SENSE IN SOME REGARD, BUT IT JUST MAKES IT TOO BURDENSOME TO DO BUSINESS. THINK ABOUT THAT. IF A WELL-RESOURCED RESTAURANT THAT IS PROBABLY GONNA GENERATE TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON A PREEMINENT CORNER OF LINCOLN ROAD, CAN'T FIGURE THAT OUT. HOW ABOUT A HOMEOWNER ON FLAMINGO PARK? HOW ABOUT, UH, A SINGLE STORY COMMERCIAL BUILDING ALONG ALTON ROAD THAT DOESN'T HAVE NEAR THAT REVENUE GENERATION CAPACITY? THEY HAVE NO HOPE. AND THAT'S WHY WE SEE SO MANY OF THESE ABANDONED BUILDINGS ACROSS OUR CITY, IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO ECONOMIC OR FINANCIAL VIABILITY TO MAKE SOME OF THESE REPAIRS OR IMPROVEMENTS, RIGHT? SO THEY'RE JUST LEFT IN THIS DETERIORATING CONDITION, AND THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO RELY ON YOU. I DON'T KNOW THIS STUFF. WE DON'T KNOW THIS STUFF. YOU'RE THE EXPERTS. YOU NEED TO PRO. YOU NEED TO BE PROACTIVE AND COME AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? IF, IF, IF WE HAVE THE, IN OUR CODE, THAT YOU NEED TO GO BACK TO HPB. IF YOU WANT TO REINFORCE A DOUBLE INTERIOR WALL THAT NOBODY SEES WITHIN A HISTORIC DISTRICT, SAY, GUYS, GALS, THAT, THAT JUST, THAT'S TOO DIFFICULT TO OVERCOME. WE NEED TO REMOVE THAT. AND THAT IS THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE LOOKING ON FOR ALL OF YOU. THIS IS A DEREGULATORY EFFORT, RIGHT? NOT, NOT BECAUSE WE'RE THE WILD, WILD WEST. WE CARE ABOUT THE CHARACTER AND INTEGRITY OF OUR CITY, BUT IF WE KEEP UP THESE THRESHOLDS SO HIGH, IT'S ULTIMATELY GOING TO COME BACK TO BITE US. 'CAUSE LIKE I SAID, THIS RESTAURANT IS GOING TO WALK AWAY. THE BUILDING WILL SIT THERE ABANDONED, AND THEN IT'LL ULTIMATELY BE DEMOLISHED. RIGHT? SO WE NEED YOUR HELP, YOUR GUIDANCE IN COMING AND SAYING THIS ARE THE TYPES OF CODES AND REGULATIONS THAT ARE JUST STRANGLING BUSINESSES THAT MAKE IT TOO, OR RESIDENTS THAT JUST MAKE IT TOO DIFFICULT TO DO BUSINESS. AND WE NEED TO PEEL THESE BACK. AND SOMETIMES THEY'RE NOT JUST BUILDING CODES THROUGH, THROUGH, THROUGH THE, THROUGH THE MAYOR, UH, SOMETIMES VICE MAYOR, THANK YOU MADAM VICE MAYOR. UH, SOMETIMES IT'S NOT JUST BUILDING CODES, [06:00:01] IT'S OTHER REGULATIONS. YEP. UH, AND THAT'S, AND THAT'S MY, THAT'S MY FRUSTRATION. NOVEMBER 21ST, I THINK IT WAS THE DATE THAT I SENT THAT EMAIL. I GOT NO RESPONSE. I, I WANT, I WANT TO KNOW WHAT ARE THE REGULATIONS THAT ARE HURTING BUSINESSES OPENING UP. YOU'RE HERE. IT'S NOT JUST ME, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, MR. MAYOR, I THINK ALL OF US, COMMISSIONER MONICA MATTEL, SALINAS, ALL OF US, WE ALL WANTED, WE ALL EXPECTED ISSUE US AN LTC. THIS IS THE DIRECTION THAT THIS LEADERSHIP, THAT THIS NEW COMMISSION WANTS TO GO IN. WE NEED THIS, IT, WE NEED TO SEND THE MESSAGE THAT THIS IS A NEW DAY FOR MIAMI BEACH. WE'RE GONNA ONCE AND FOR ALL FIX THIS PROBLEM. WE'RE GONNA COMPETE WITH, WITH, WITH THE OTHER AREAS OF OUR REGION THAT HAVE BEEN EATING OUR CAKE WHEN IT COMES TO THE ECONOMY. WE NEED TO FIX THIS BECAUSE OTHER IMAGINE IT, AND I, AND, AND I HAD A MEETING ABOUT OUR RESORT TAX NUMBERS. WE HAD A MEETING ABOUT OUR RESORT TAX NUMBERS. AND I BROUGHT UP THIS DECISION. IMAGINE IF THEY DO TAKE AWAY PROPERTY TAXES. YEAH. IMAGINE IF THEY DO TAKE AWAY PROPERTY TAXES. HOW DO WE MEET ALL OF OUR OBLIGATIONS IF WE DON'T HAVE A STRONG BUSINESS ECONOMY TO SUPPORT, TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF OUR RESIDENTS, TO SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY, TO SUPPORT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS? IT IS, IS, IS, IT IS, IT IS RIGHT NOW. THIS IS THE MOST CRITICAL MOMENT FOR IT, BECAUSE THAT AGENDA COULD VERY WELL GO FORWARD IF IT'S SENT TO THE VOTERS, THE VOTERS WILL NOT VOTE, NOT ELIMINATE TAXES. VOTERS, VOTERS ARE, THEY'RE GONNA VOTE TO ELIMINATE TAXES. WHO, IT'S, IT'S JUST A REALITY. AND SO WE HAVE TO BE READY FOR THAT. AND THAT STARTS WITH KNOWING HOW WE THEN BALANCE OUR BUDGETS. OTHERWISE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, FOR THIS, FOR THIS VERY ROBUST CONVERSATION. BECAUSE THIS, I THINK THIS IS THE BEST CONVERSATION WE CAN HAVE AT THE START OF THIS NEW COMMISSION TO DEFINE WHAT IS PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT AND HIGHEST EXPECTATION OF WHAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS OVER, OVER THIS TERM OF OFFICE. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, LET'S CALL THE VOTE. SO WE HAVE TWO ITEMS. THE ONES I SEE IS ISSUED THE R-F-P-R-F-Q. THE MOTION WAS COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER, UH, MAGAZINE PLUS DIRECTING THE, THE ADMINISTRATION TO CONDUCT THE VIGOROUS COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN. UH, ALL IN FAVOR. PCI. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? AND DID THAT INCLUDE THE AI DIRECTING THE, UH, THE RFP OR RFQ OF THE L? YES. AI AND ISSUES. THAT'S RQFQ. THAT'S ONE. PLUS THE COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN. OKAY. SO ALL IN FAVOR. SEVEN ZERO APPROVED. THAT WAS ITEM R NINE AL. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU ALL. IT'S CALLED R SEVEN [R7 Q 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 ("FERC") AT ITS SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 MEETING, DIRECTING THE ADMINISTRATION TO NEGOTIATE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SUNSET HARBOUR SOUTH CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. TO TRANSFER RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, UPGRADE, RENEWAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE SANITARY SEWER PUMP STATION SERVING SUNSET HARBOUR SOUTH CONDOMINIUM (THE "SHSC"), SUNSET HARBOUR NORTH CONDOMINIUM, THE TOWNHOMES AT SUNSET HARBOUR CONDOMINIUM, AND SUNSET HARBOUR YACHT CLUB (COLLECTIVELY, THE "SUNSET HARBOUR PROPERTIES") TO THE CITY, WITH UPGRADES AND ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS TO BE COVERED BY THE SHSC; AND FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATIONS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT A PERPETUAL, NON-REVOCABLE EASEMENT FOR ACCESS AND USE OF THE PROPERTY OWNED BY SHSC, LOCATED AT 1800 SUNSET HARBOUR DRIVE, IN CONNECTION WITH THE CITY'S PUMP STATION OBLIGATIONS; AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY REQUIRED DOCUMENTS OR AGREEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THIS TRANSACTION.] Q. R SEVEN Q IS NEGOTIATE AGREEMENT. SEWER PUMP STATION. BE COVERED BY, UH, SUNSET HARBOR ASSOCIATION. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, TAKE IT AWAY, JOHN. GOOD. JOHN NORRIS, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. SO LAST, UH, TIME, WE HEARD THE ITEM, IT WAS AT FERC AND IT WAS REFERRED TO THE FULL COMMISSION TO GIVE US DIRECTION TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE HOA ON TAKING OVER THE PUMP STATION AT SUNSET HARBORS. WE'VE HAD SOME PRELIMINARY CONVERSATIONS. I HAVE RE-LOOKED AT EVERYTHING AND I THINK, UH, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION MOVING FORWARD THAT BOTH PARTIES WILL BE, UH, AGREEABLE TO. AND WHAT IS THAT RECOMMENDATION? THAT RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE A ONE-TIME PAYMENT FROM THE HOA OF $400,000 THAT WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO BRING THE PUMP STATION UP TO UNI MUNICIPAL STANDARDS SO THAT WE CAN THEN OPERATE IT. AND THERE WILL BE NO ONGOING COST IN THE FUTURE. THE O AND M WOULD BE COVERED THROUGH THEIR, UH, THE RATE STRUCTURE AND THE RATE PAYMENTS. WELL, I HOPE YOU GUYS CAN NAVIGATE THE PERMIT PROCESS WITH THE GET GO . YES, I HOPE SO. UH, AND ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, WE'LL UPGRADING THE PUMP AS IT IS, YOU KNOW, WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE HAD TO DO, IT WAS A GREAT MEETING, UH, WITH JOHN, AND YEAH, WE AGREE. WE TOTALLY AGREE. WE'LL PROVIDE ALL THE EASEMENT THAT YOU GUYS NEED. UM, AND WHAT, AND WHAT MAKES THIS PARTICULAR SITE UNIQUE IS THAT BECAUSE THIS PUMP STATION, WELL, THIS PUMP CATERS TO THREE DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENTS IN SUNSET HARBOR. AND, AND IT CONSTANTLY, WELL, IT USED TO CONSTANTLY JUST BURST AND THERE'D BE, YOU KNOW, POOP JUST FLYING INTO THE BAY. ACTUALLY, ACTUALLY, WHEN YOU BROUGHT THIS TO ME, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN ANYMORE. YEAH, NO, I, YOU KNOW, WHAT? WE DO SUPPORT THE NORTH TOWER, THE, THE, THE YACHT CLUB AND THE TOWN HOME. AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, LAST WEEK AT 8:00 PM MY MANAGER [06:05:01] GOT A CALL THAT THE PUMP STATION WAS DOWN. SHE HAS TO CALL TOYS ARE US, GET SOMEBODY FROM THE BUILDING MAINTENANCE TO COME BACK INTO THE BUILDING. FOR US, IT'S, IT'S BE, IT'S BECOMING TOO MUCH OF A BURDEN THAT THE COORDINATION WITH THE CITY AND THE SEWER SHOULD BE ALL TOGETHER WITHOUT US DOING ANYTHING LIKE THAT. AND IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE SUPPORTED IT FOR 30 YEARS, BASICALLY. WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR 30 YEARS AND WE CAN'T ANYMORE. IT'S LIKE, IT'S BECOME MORE LIKE A BIG BURDEN. SO I'M HAPPY THAT THEY'RE TAKING OVER. WE SHOULDN'T BE DOING SEWER FOR EVERYBODY ELSE. SO I THINK IT'S A WIN-WIN, RIGHT. THE HOA IS PAYING FOR IT AND WE'LL TAKE OWNERSHIP AND WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT IT'S RUN PROPERLY. AND THAT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THERE'S NO MORE SEWAGE BEING DUMPED INTO THE BUCA BAY. THAT'S CORRECT. ON, ON ISSUES LIKE, AND I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT UP THE POINT ABOUT IT. THEY ARE ESSENTIALLY ACTING AS A PUBLIC UTILITY FOR OTHERS. THAT'S WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT FROM OTHER PUMP STATIONS WITHIN THE CITY. WE, WE DON'T PLAN TO SET A PRECEDENCE WITH TAKING OVER PRIVATE PUMP STATION. THIS IS A VERY UNIQUE SITUATION. MM-HMM . THE PUMP STATION WILL BE ON OUR ROTATION TO BE INSPECTED. IT WILL BE ON OUR SCADA SYSTEMS. WE HAVE CONNECTION WITH IT 24 7 THROUGH THE CONTROL ROOM. SO WE'LL ALWAYS KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH IT. GREAT. I'M GLAD. YOU KNOW, I, I CAN, I THINK I CAN SPEAK FOR MY COLLEAGUES. I'M GLAD WE COULD HELP AND FINALLY RESOLVE THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY, I MEAN, I HAVE A GREAT MANAGER WHO UNDERSTANDS LIFT STATION XARA. RIGHT. BUT IT'S XARA. YEAH. BUT IF SHE'S NOT THERE, WE'LL BE LIKE, WHO ELSE IS GONNA KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? SO THANK GOD WE HAVE A GREAT MANAGER THAT SUPPORTED. AND YOU'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME OH, WE HAVE HERE IN THE CHAMBERS FOR THE VARIOUS YES, WE HAVE. WE HAVE. THANK YOU. SO I'LL MOVE MY ITEM. I'LL SECOND ALL, ALL UP. SO IT IS A VOICE ORDER ACTUALLY HEARD. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. FIRST I'LL HAVE A COMMISSIONER. SUAREZ HAS A MOTION. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. UH, ALL IN FAVOR. R SEVEN Q. PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE ITEMS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO R SEVEN Q [R5 AC AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND 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 II, ENTITLED “CITY COMMISSION,” BY AMENDING SECTION 2-14, ENTITLED “MEETING PROCEDURES AND AGENDAS,” BY CREATING SECTION 2-14(C)(5), ENTITLED “ADVANCE SUBMISSION OF PRESENTATIONS,” TO REQUIRE THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONERS TRANSMIT TO THE CITY CLERK, FOR FURTHER DISTRIBUTION TO THE MAYOR, ALL CITY COMMISSIONERS, AND ALL CHARTER OFFICERS, A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE VERSION OF ANY WRITTEN AND/OR VISUAL AND/OR AUDIOVISUAL PRESENTATIONS OR OTHER MATERIALS OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER TO BE DISPLAYED, SHARED, OR DISSEMINATED BY THE MAYOR OR A COMMISSIONER AT A CITY COMMISSION AND/OR CITY COMMITTEE MEETING, NOT LESS THAN FOUR (4) BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO SUCH MEETING; PROVIDING THAT THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE WAIVED BY A 5/7THS VOTE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OR A UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE CITY COMMISSION COMMITTEE AT WHICH THE PRESENTATION IS TO BE DISPLAYED, SHARED OR DISSEMINATED; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] CALL R FIVE AC. THANK YOU. R FIVE AC IS IN HONOR OF THE MAYOR OF CITY, COMMISSIONER OF CITY MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. AMENDING CHAPTER TWO OF THE CODE OF CITY MIAMI BEACH ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION BY AMENDING ARTICLE TWO, ENTITLED CITY COMMISSION BY AMENDING SECTION TWO DASH 14 ENTITLED, MEETING PROCEDURES ON AGENDAS BY CREATING SECTION TWO DASH 14 C FIVE ENTITLED ADVANCED SUBMISSIONS OR PRESENTATIONS TO REQUIRE THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONERS TRANSMIT TO THE CITY CLERK FOR FURTHER DISTRIBUTION TO THE MAYOR, ALL CITY COMMISSIONERS, ALL CITY COMMISSIONERS, AND ALL CHARTER OFFICERS. A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE VERSION OF ANY WRITTEN AND OR VISUAL AND OR AUDIO, AUDIO, VISUAL PRESENTATIONS OR OTHER MATERIALS OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER TO BE DISPLAYED, SHARED, OR DISSEMINATED BY THE MAYOR OR COMMISSIONER AT A CITY COMMISSION AND OR CITY COMMITTEE MEETING, NOT LESS THAN FOUR BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO SUCH MEETING, PROVIDING THAT THIS REQUIREMENT, REQUIREMENT MAY BE WEIGHED BY A FIVE SEVENTH VOTE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OR A UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE CITY COMMISSION COMMITTEE, AT WHICH TIME THE PRESENTATION IS TO BE DISPLAYED, SHARED OR DISCRIMINATED AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, FAVORABILITY, CATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING. IT IS ITEM R FIVE A C, COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, CO-SPONSOR BY COMMISSIONER B. UH, AND THIS ITEM IS SIMPLY TO MIRROR THE RULES THAT LOBBYISTS HAVE WHEN THEY'RE GONNA PRESENT AT POWER BOARDS. ANY OF THEIR PRESENTATIONS HAVE TO BE GIVEN IN ADVANCE. THERE'S NOTHING DONE ON THE FLY SO THAT EVERYONE IS PREPARED AND ISN'T BLINDSIDED. SO WE SHOULD HAVE THE SAME THINGS HAPPENING HERE, UH, ON THE COMMISSION AND IN OUR CITY COMMITTEES THAT, UH, WE SIT ON. AND WITH THAT, I MOVE THE ITEM. WELL, UM, I'M GONNA BE AGAINST THIS, UM, LOOK PRESENTLY, WHENEVER THERE IS A, A MEETING, I HAVE A PRESENTATION. I, I USUALLY HAVE IT DONE NOW 24 36 HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING. AND I THINK FOUR DAYS IS NOT ENOUGH. I'M OKAY WITH SOMETHING LIKE A 24 HOUR NOTICE. UM, BUT IN REALITY, YOU KNOW, I, I THINK IT IS GOOD TO HAVE A SYSTEM WHERE AT LEAST THE ELECTED OFFICIALS GETS TO HOLD STAFF ACCOUNTABLE. AND SO IF WE'RE GONNA BE PRESENTING SOMETHING FOUR DAYS IN ADVANCE OF AN ITEM THAT I HAVE SERIOUS QUESTIONS ON, OR ANY OF US DO, I DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO SORT OF GIVE AWAY, UM, A FACT FINDING MISSION, IF YOU WILL. SO, UM, I THINK THE MOST REASONABLE THING IS I THINK WITHIN 24 HOURS. I, I, I CAN DEFINITELY AGREE TO THAT. UM, BUT FOUR DAYS, THAT'S ONLY, IT ONLY GIVES YOU MAYBE THREE DAYS TO PREPARE AFTER YOU'VE SEEN THE AGENDA, WHICH IS A SEVEN DAY. SO. RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A, A CONSENSUS ON THAT. I THINK THERE'S A PROVISION IN THE ITEM AND THE CITY ATTORNEY CAN EXPAND ON IT, THAT YOU CAN GET, IF YOU CAN GET, UM, FIVE SEVENTHS. YES. SO THERE'S PROVISION THAT WOULD ALLOW PROVISION, THEN [06:10:01] YOU CAN SHOW YOUR ITEM, IF NOT FOUR DAYS IS REALLY WHAT IT SHOULD BE. THERE'S A WAIVER PROVISION FOR, UH, AN ITEM TO BE PRESENTED AT THE CITY COMMISSION REQUIRING A FIVE SEVENTH VOTE. AND THERE'S A WAIVER, UH, FOR CITY COMMISSION COMMITTEES, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE UNANIMOUS VOTE SIMPLY BECAUSE THE COMMITTEE'S ONLY THREE MEMBERS. SIMPLY BECAUSE WHAT, UH, FOR COMMITTEES IT WOULD REQUIRE UNANIMOUS VOTE BECAUSE COMMITTEES CONSIST OF THREE MEMBERS. SO THERE'S NO SUPER MAJORITY THAT WOULD WORK OTHERWISE. SO IF I COULD, MR. MAYOR, SO THIS IS APPLICABLE TO MOSTLY US. THIS IS APPLICABLE TO ANY PRESENTATION THAT'S GOING TO BE, UM, PRESENTED AT, AT A, AT A CITY COMMISSION OR CITY COMMITTEE MEETING. THAT COULD INCLUDE ANY PRESENTATIONS BY THE ADMINISTRATION AS WELL. SO I, I DON'T THINK, OH, NO, I, I APOLOGIZE. IT'S BY THE MAYOR OR A COMMISSIONER. AND I'M JUST USING THIS FOR MY EXAMPLE. I, I KNOW WE BUST ON OUR COLLEAGUE FOR BEING, YOU KNOW, THE PRESENTATION ON A JUNKIE, BUT SOMETIMES I'VE UTILIZED THOSE AND FOR AN AGENDA, IF IT PRINTS, I, TO BE HONEST, I MEAN THERE, THERE'S SOME DAYS I DON'T EVEN GET THROUGH THE FULL, WE HAD 250 ITEMS. UH, I DIDN'T GET THROUGH THE FULL AGENDA. YOU HAVE TO BE EXACTLY, UH, BEFORE THREE DAYS. UM, THIS IS FOR LIKE AN OFFICIAL PRESENTATION. BUT IF I JUST, LIKE, IF I HAD ITEM I WANTED TO PRESENT, OR LET'S SAY COMMISSIONER BOT HAD AN ITEM AND I WANTED TO KIND OF, UH, AFFIRM OR DENY THROUGH MY SUPPORT THROUGH PUTTING A FEW SLIDES TOGETHER, I'D HAVE TO HAVE THAT SUBMITTED FOUR DAYS IN ADVANCE. THIS APPLIES TO ANYTHING. I MEAN, YOU CAN MAKE ANY STATEMENTS FROM THE DAYS. THIS DOES NOT, UH, PRECLUDE THAT IN ANY WAY. THIS IS FOR VISUAL OR AUDIO VISUAL PRESENTATIONS OR WRITTEN MATERIALS THAT WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE MEETING. YOU SAID WRITTEN MATERIALS, UM, WRITTEN AUDIO, VISUAL VISUAL OR AUDIO VISUAL PRESENTATIONS. SO IF YOU'RE GONNA DISTRIBUTE A HANDOUT THAT HAS SLIDES, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT WOULD OTHER, THAT COULD BE A POWERPOINT THAT WOULD BE COVERED BY THIS. YEAH. I DON'T, I DON'T LIKE TYING OUR HANDS BEYOND OUR BACK OF WHAT WE CAN AND CAN'T PRESENT. I MEAN, I CAN UNDERSTAND THE LOBBYISTS BECAUSE THEY'RE GETTING PAID FOR THAT. YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GETTING PAID FOR THIS AND, OR WE ARE, I GUESS IT'S JUST A SMALL AMOUNT. BUT LOOK, UH, AT THE END OF THE DAY, I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PRESENT WHATEVER WE, WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT, UM, WITH, WITH A, A NOTICE THAT'S REASONABLE. AND I THINK 24 HOURS IS MORE THAN REASONABLE, CONSIDERING OUR AGENDA PRINT SEVEN DAYS. SO I, I CERTAINLY DON'T, WHY DON'T WE SPLIT IT DOWN THE MIDDLE INSTEAD OF FOUR DAYS OR 24 AND DO 48 HOURS? I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING. YEAH. WHAT DO YOU THINK? YOU GUYS AREN'T GONNA BELIEVE THIS. YOU'RE TRULY NOT. I THOUGHT THAT TOO. , LET'S SAY THE, THAT'S FINE. THAT'S REASONABLE. I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S FAIR. JUST, YOU KNOW, 48 HOURS. LET'S PUT A SPECIFIC, WHAT IS 48 HOURS? I, I, SORRY TO BE CUTE, BUT WHAT'S 48 HOURS? 48 HOURS FROM EIGHT 30 IN THE MORNING ON THE DAY OF COMMISSION. SO MONDAY AT EIGHT 30. SO MONDAY MORNING, EIGHT 30 IN THE MORNING, LET'S JUST SAY. AND I THINK THAT'S GOOD. WHAT'S THE ITEMS CALLED AT 5:00 PM LET'S NOT, LET'S TRY TO GET FIVE, SEVEN VOTES. BUT I THINK THAT'S GOOD BECAUSE THEN IT HAS TO BE PREPARED BY THE TIME PEOPLE START THEIR AGENDA BRIEFINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. OKAY. SO I HAVE A QUESTION ON THIS, MR. MAYOR. SO IS THIS THAT THE ITEM HAS TO BE, OR THAT THE PRESENTATION HAS TO BE PUBLISHED 48 HOURS? AND I'M SORRY, I WAS, I WAS BEING A, I WAS BEING A SOCIAL BUTTERFLY. I WAS SAYING HI TO THE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE RATHER THAN YOU WON YOUR ELECTION ALREADY. I KNOW, BUT STILL, I STILL LIKE SAYING HI TO THE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE. I KNOW. UM, SO THIS IS, OKAY, 48 HOURS THE PRESENT FOR, I WOULD DO 48 HOURS BEFORE THE START OF THE MEETING. SO OUR MEETINGS START AT EIGHT 30. SO BY EIGHT, YOU KNOW, EIGHT 30 MONDAY, YOU KNOW, THESE, THESE, UH, THESE MATERIALS NEED TO BE DISTRIBUTED. NOW, DO THEY HAVE TO BE PUBLISHED ON THE AGENDA OR IS IT JUST LIKE DISTRIBUTED, DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMISSION THROUGH THE CITY CLERK AS PART OF OUR MATERIALS? TO US? THE WAY THAT, THE WAY THAT IT'S CURRENTLY DRAFTED, IT'S A DISTRIBUTION THROUGH THE CITY CLERK. AND I WANNA BE CLEAR, IF THE BODY WANTS TO DO 48 HOURS PRIOR TO MEETING, I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD SPECIFY EIGHT 30. 'CAUSE THERE MAY BE MEETINGS THAT START AT FIVE O'CLOCK, LIKE YOUR BUDGET MEETINGS. RIGHT. SO I THINK WE WOULD JUST ABOUT 48 HOURS BEFORE THE START OF THE MEETING. BEFORE THE START OF THE MEETING IN QUESTION. BECAUSE I THINK THAT THAT WOULD ADDRESS THE, THE UH, POINT THAT THE MAYOR BROUGHT UP. WELL WHAT IF, WHAT IF IT'S AN, IT'S AN ITEM THAT'S BEING HEARD AT 5:00 PM DOES THAT MEAN IT'S 48 HOURS FROM 5:00 PM NO, IT SHOULD BE 48 HOURS FROM THE START OF THAT MEETING. THAT'S WHAT I UNDERSTAND. YES. OKAY. ALRIGHT. I, I'M FINE WITH THIS. I THINK IT'S FAIR. EVERYBODY GOOD? YEAH. AND THERE'S A WAIVER, UM, IF, UH, IF THERE'S A FIVE SEVENS [06:15:01] VOTE, IF I GET IT IN ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, MY COLLEAGUES COULD VOTE FIVE SEVEN, STILL ALLOW THAT TO BE HEARD. YES, THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. AND, AND, AND JUST TO REITERATE, THERE'S, IT'S JUST AUDIO VISUAL. THERE'S NOTHING WRITTEN? NO. IT INCLUDES WRITTEN MATERIALS, INCLUDES AUDIO, VISUAL MATERIALS AND OR VISUAL MATERIALS. WHEN IT MEAN, WHAT DO YOU MEAN WRITTEN MATERIALS FOR IF I READ OFF A PIECE OF PAPER, IS THAT, DOES THAT INCLUDE THAT? WELL, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE PRESENTING TO THE PUBLIC, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE PRESENTING OR PASSING OUT ITEMS THAT ARE BE, THAT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED. I MEAN, IF YOU MAKE NOTES AND YOU'RE GOING TO READ OFF OF YOUR NOTES, THIS DOES NOT REQUIRE YOU TO DISTRIBUTE THOSE. WELL, WHY DON'T WE SAY THAT ANYTHING THAT'S GONNA BE PRESENTED ON MBTV INSTEAD OF YEAH. ANYTHING THAT'S GONNA BE AN EXHIBIT THAT'S GONNA BE DIGITALLY DISPLAYED ON, OR, BUT, BUT WHAT IF IT'S, WHAT IF WHAT HAPPENS SOMETIMES, LIKE SOMEONE SENDS US A VIDEO OF SOMETHING AND YOU KNOW, I'LL TELL YOU WHY AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY. I REMEMBER AT THE BEGINNING. UM, I'M GONNA USE YOU AS AN EXAMPLE. UM, BEFORE YOU FIGURED OUT, BEFORE YOU BECAME A CEASE TO COMMISSIONER AND FIGURED OUT HOW TO DO IT WITHIN, WITH, WITH MBTV, YOU WOULD COME WITH YOUR, WITH YOUR TRIPOD AND WITH YOUR, UH, FASHIONED EASELS WITH YOUR EASEL, YOU WOULD COME WITH YOUR EASEL AND YOUR OLD FASHIONED PRESENTATION BOARD. I THINK THE INTENT OF THIS ORDINANCE IS THAT SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD PROBABLY SHOULD BE COVERED BY THAT AS WELL. NO, THAT IS CORRECT. YEAH. BUT THAT WRITTEN MEANING LIKE, UM, I, I DON'T WANT TO BE HELD BACK IF I HAVE A PIECE OF PAPER I'M READING OFF OF. NO, IF YOUR, YOUR PERSONAL NOTES THAT YOU'RE NOT NOT GOING TO BE DISTRIBUTING, WELL, IT'S NOT MY PERSONAL NOTE. LET'S SAY, WELL, WHATEVER MATERIALS YOU WANT TO READ ON, SOMEONE SAID, LET'S SAY IF I READ AN EMAIL THAT THAT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THIS IS MATERIAL THAT YOU'RE GONNA PRESENT ON AN EASEL THAT YOU'RE GONNA DISTRIBUTE TO THE PUBLIC OR TO YOUR COLLEAGUES. THAT'S WHAT WOULD BE COVERED. CAN WE JUST DO 12 O'CLOCK MONDAY? , THE REASON YOU CAN'T PUT A DATE IS 'CAUSE COMMISSION COMMITTEES VARY IN DATES. SO IT HAS TO BE, UH, 48 HOURS BEFORE THE START OF THE MEETING. SO, SO IT WOULD BE 8:30 AM MONDAY, OR THEY WOULD NO, IT'D BE 48 HOURS BEFORE THE START OF THE MEETING. SO IF THERE'S A, IF THERE'S A BUDGET MEETING OR SOMETHING THAT STARTS AT BEFORE THE FIVE O'CLOCK START, BUT OUR START TIME IS EIGHT 30. BUT THERE ARE OTHER MEETINGS THAT MIGHT BE CALLED, LIKE IF THERE'S A SPECIAL EMERGENCY MEETING, IT'S CALLED AT THREE OR SOMETHING. IT, IT'S, WE'RE TRYING TO NOT HANDCUFF PEOPLE TO FALSE DEADLINES. IT'S 48 HOURS BEFORE THE START OF ANY MISSION MEETING OR COMMITTEE MEETING. I, I WOULD SUGGEST, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS MAKES AN EXCLUSION THROUGH THE MAYOR FOR AN EMERGENCY MEETING. I WOULD JUST SUGGEST THAT MAYBE AN EMERGENCY MEETING I WOULD NOT HAVE THIS APPLY TO AN EMERGENCY MEETING. I DON'T WANT US TO FIND OURSELVES WITH AN UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE. I, YEAH, I'M OKAY WITH THAT. YEAH. UM, AND SO I MET THE WRONG ONE. SORRY. UM, JUST, JUST ONE OTHER POINT AS I'M THINKING ABOUT THIS. THAT MEANS, LET'S SAY A REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING AND WE START AT EIGHT 30 ON MONDAY. THAT MEANS TO THE POINT THAT WAS BEING RAISED MONDAY AT EIGHT 30, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE THESE MATERIALS. THAT MEANS THAT THEY NEED TO BE CIRCULATED ON A REGULAR BASIS FOR A REGULAR MEETING BY FRIDAY. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL REALIZE THAT BECAUSE IT'S GONNA BE HARD UNLESS WE SEND IT TO THE CITY CLERK OVER THE WEEKEND. THE WEEKEND. YEAH. AND THE CITY CLERK CAN, CAN CIRCULATE IT FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, I GUESS ON MONDAY. YOU'RE FINE WITH THAT MR. CLERK. YEAH. DOES IT SAY THAT YOU, THAT I DISTRIBUTE AT THAT TIME OR THAT I MUST RECEIVE IT AT THAT TIME AND THEN I DISTRIBUTE THAT I WAS READING IT. THAT I MUST GET IT, YOU MUST GET IT BY THAT TIME AND THEN YOU DISTRIBUTE IT. YES. YES. SO THE CLERK WOULD NEED TO RECEIVE 48 HOURS PRIOR AND THEN HE WOULD DISTRIBUTE IT PROMPTLY. OKAY. AS HE ALWAYS DOES. SO, SO WHAT WOULD BE THE, UH, LET'S SAY I HAVE A PRESENTATION MONDAY MORNING. I GIVE IT TO THE CLERK. CORRECT. AND THE CLERK DISTRIBUTES TO MY COLLEAGUES. CORRECT. OKAY. ALRIGHT. AND WE WILL COME AND IT HAS TO BE BY EIGHT 30. WELL, IT, IT'S 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE START OF WHATEVER THE MEETING IS. SO IF IT'S A COMMISSION MEETING YEAH. COMMISSION BE 30, THEN IT WOULD BE CAN WE DO 45 HOURS THAT WAY IT COULD BE 1130. 'CAUSE HE WAS SAYING NOT FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, ON THE MONDAY AFTER A WEEKEND. CAN WE SAY 45 HOURS? WE COULD DO WHATEVER YOU'D LIKE. 45 HOURS. I LIKE 48 GUYS. WE'RE WAIT, WE'RE SPENDING WAY TOO MUCH TIME ON THIS. YES. LET'S JUST CALL THE VOTE. YEAH, LET'S, BECAUSE WE CAN FIN THIS DURING YEAH, DURING SECOND READING, I, I WOULD SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 48 AND 24 HOURS AND I THINK WE GOTTA FIGURE THIS OUT. 36 HOURS. 36 HOURS. MAKE SENSE TO ME? UM, IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. THERE'S NO ONE ON ZOOM. THERE'S NO ONE, UH, IN THE AUDIENCE WHO REQUESTING TO SPEAK. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BOT AS AMENDED SO [06:20:01] FAR. 48 5 HOURS AND EMERGENCY MEETINGS EXCLUDED. MAY I CALL THE ROLL EXCLUDED? EXCLUDED, YEP. CALL A VOTE AND WE CAN WORK ON IT BETWEEN SECOND READING. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. YES. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. YES. COMMISSIONER VICE MAYOR MATTEL SALINAS? YES. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ? YES. COMMISSIONER BACH? YEP. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. YES. MAYOR MINOR. YES. MOTION CARRY. SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 5TH. C TWO CC [C2 C 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 15, 2025 MEETING, AND APPROVING, IN SUBSTANTIAL FORM, AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND LIMOUSINES OF SOUTH FLORIDA, INC. PURSUANT TO INVITATION TO NEGOTIATE (ITN) 2024-008-ND FOR MUNICIPAL CIRCULATOR SERVICES; FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO FINALIZE THE AGREEMENT; AND FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT. (TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY)] TWO C. APPROVE ITN 2 2 4 0 0 8. ND MUNICIPAL CIRCULATOR SERVICES WAS SEPARATED BY THREE MEMBERS. UH, COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, AND VICE MAYOR MATTEL. SALINAS. C TWO C. MR. MAYOR, WHAT'S THAT? OH, OH, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. I'M ONE OF THE POOLING COMMISSIONERS. UH, JUST BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT'S BEING BROUGHT TO US. PERHAPS MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE CUTTING BACK OF SERVICE TIMES. ON THIS, ON, ON THE PROPOSED CONTRACT. WE HAVE PERHAPS FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THE MOST SUCCESSFUL TROLLEY PROGRAM IN ALL OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. IS THAT CORRECT, JOSE? WE CARRY 10,000 PASSENGERS A DAY. SO I WOULD SAY IF WE'RE NOT THE MOST, WE'RE PROBABLY WAY UP THERE. AND MY CONCERN, MY CONCERN WITH THIS IS THAT WE'RE GONNA BE CUTTING BACK RATHER THAN ENHANCING, WE'RE GONNA BE CUTTING BACK HOURS. UM, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, THE END TIME, UH, IS GONNA GO FROM 11:00 PM TO 8:00 PM NOW I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IF WE ARE ROLLING BACK THE HOURS, IS THERE GONNA BE AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE HEADWAY BETWEEN TROLLEYS? NOT, NOT REALLY, BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES WILL REMAIN THE SAME. SO, SO, SO WE'RE NOT IMPROVING THE HEADWAY BETWEEN TROLLEYS AND WE'RE REDUCING HOURS. THE PERSON, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE MOST AFFECTED BY THIS ARE GOING TO BE SERVICE WORKERS. THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING IN THE, IN, IN THE INDUSTRIES LATE AT NIGHT WHO DEPEND ON THIS TO GET AROUND. THE OTHER THING THAT I AM, YOU KNOW, CONCERNED ABOUT IS THAT THIS IS A MIXED FLEET. YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA HAVE 30 FOOT VEHICLES AND WE HAVE 40 FOOT VEHICLES. AND I THINK PART OF THE SUCCESS OF THE TROLLEY PROGRAM IS A CONSISTENCY. PEOPLE SEE THE TROLLEY, THEY KNOW THAT THAT'S THE FREE TROLLEY. THAT THAT IS THE FREE MIAMI BEACH TROLLEY THAT THEY CAN GET ON TO GET WITHIN THE CITY. SO I'M CONCERNED BY THE FACT THAT IT'S NOT GONNA BE A CONSISTENT, EVEN IF IT'S NOT WITH THAT TROLLEY PACKAGE, UH, THAT, THAT, THAT IS AN X EXTRA PACKAGE. I'M CONCERNED THE INCONSISTENCY IN THE STYLE OF THE VEHICLE, THE ONE'S GONNA BE 30 FOOT, THE OTHER ONES ARE SOME, ARE GONNA BE 40, IS GONNA MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW, UH, WHAT THEY'RE GOING ON. SO I, YOU KNOW, MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT WE SHOULD BE EN WE SHOULD ALWAYS BE ENHANCING SERVICE. WE NEVER SHOULD BE REDUCING SERVICE. AND AFTER COVID, I, WE NEVER RESTORED THE HEADWAYS THAT WE HAD PRIOR TO COVID. AND IF AT LEAST WERE REDUCING US, WELL, IF, IF WE COULD AT LEAST IMPROVE THE HEADWAYS SOMETHING, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE APPROVED THIS CONTRACT, WE'RE NOT REALLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS ULTIMATELY FOR THE PUBLIC. I, IN MY OPINION. SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU MADAM. VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONER BOT. UM, I, JOSE, I THOUGHT IN OUR WORK MEETING, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'D ASKED FOR WAS A STUDY OF RIDERSHIP SO THAT WE COULD MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION ABOUT THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS. YOU KNOW, IF IT'S FIVE PEOPLE FROM 10 TO 11, THAT'S NOT A BIG DEAL. IF IT'S 500 PEOPLE FROM 10 TO 11, THAT IS A BIG DEAL. SO I, I DIDN'T, MAYBE I MISSED IT, BUT I DIDN'T SEE IT IN, IN THE MEMO. AND, UM, JOSE, FOR THE RECORD, JOSE GONZALEZ, TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY DIRECTOR. UH, COMMISSIONER, YOU'RE CORRECT. WE DID, WE DID LOOK AT HISTORICAL RIDERSHIP TRENDS. AND RIDERSHIP IS ESSENTIALLY A BELL CURVE WHERE IN THE VERY EARLY MORNING HOURS THERE ARE FEWER WRITERS. AND THEN IT STARTS PICKING UP THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND THEN IN THE WEE HOURS OF THE NIGHT, UM, IT, YOU KNOW, THE, THE NUMBERS DECREASE ONCE AGAIN. UM, NOT TO SAY THAT THERE AREN'T ANY RIDERS, UH, I'M NOT SURE IF WE HAVE THE NUMBER OF RIDER BETWEEN 10%. [06:25:01] SO IT'S ABOUT 10% OF THE RIDERSHIP THAT WOULD BE LOST WITH THE REDUCTION OF THOSE THREE HOURS IN THE EVENING. UH, IF WE ROLL IT BACK FROM 11:00 PM TO 8:00 PM WE WOULD LOSE ABOUT 10% OF OUR RIDERS. WE HAVE AN AVERAGE OF 10,000 PASSENGERS PER DAY. SO 10% OF THAT WOULD BE ABOUT A HUNDRED RIDERS A DAY WOULD NOT BE SERVED. JOSE, WHY DON'T, WHY DON'T WE HAVE THOSE NUMBERS? UH, I JUST PROVIDED THOSE NUMBERS TO YOU THAT THAT'S NOT PROVIDING THOSE NUMBERS. BUT WHY DON'T WE HAVE THE, I MEAN, WE ASKED FOR IT AT FERC, IT'D BE NICE TO SEE IF WE REDUCE OUR HOURS FROM 11 TO 10, HOW MANY RIDERS DO WE HAVE BETWEEN 10 AND 11? HOW MANY RIDERS DO WE HAVE BETWEEN NINE AND 11? HOW MANY RIDERS BETWEEN EIGHT AND 11? OF COURSE, I'D LOVE TO RUN THIS 24 7 ALL NIGHT, BUT IT COMES BANG FOR THE BUCK, RIGHT? SO WE NEED TO SEE WHERE WE'RE GETTING OUR MAXIM IMPACT AND THEN MAKE BIG BOY AND GIRL DECISIONS SAYING, WELL, YES, OF COURSE. YOU KNOW, IF WE CHOOSE TO CUT SERVICES, THIS IS HOW MANY RIDERS TYPICALLY TAKE IT BETWEEN NINE AND 10 OR 10 AND 11. WH WHY, WHY DO WE NOT HAVE THAT? IT IS PRETTY SIMPLISTIC STUFF. NO, AND TO YOUR POINT, MR, MR. COMMISSIONER, YOU SAID IT'S, WE WILL BE LOSING ABOUT 10% OF 10,000 OR THE 10,000 DAILY RIDERSHIP. I'M SORRY, IT'S 10,000 RIDER A DAY. SO 10% OF THAT WOULD WOULD BE 1000 RIDER, NOT 100 RIDER, 1,100 RIDER. WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO ABSORB SOME OTHER WAY. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 1000 DAILY RIDER. MM-HMM . AND YOU SEE JUST THIS MISCOMMUNICATION. SO YOU SEE THE PROBLEM OF NOT JUST HAVING THAT DATA IN FRONT OF US. COMMISSIONER, ONE OF THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCED THE HOURS OF OPERATION, UM, WAS THE FACT, A COUPLE THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, COMMUTER TRAFFIC. WE KNOW THAT MOST COMMUTING TRAFFIC, UM, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE COME IN IN THE MORNING, THEY LEAVE ANYWHERE BETWEEN FOUR TO TO 7:00 PM THAT'S WHEN WE SEE TRAFFIC BUILD UP IN OUR CITY. SECONDLY, UM, WE JUST, UH, OBTAINED APPROVAL FOR THE WATER TAXI, THE WATER TAXI SERVICE, BUT ALSO DURING COMMUTER, DO WE HAVE AN ANALYSIS THAT SAYS ON A TYPICAL WEEK BETWEEN EIGHT, 8:00 AM AND 9:00 AM HERE'S HOW MANY RIDERS BETWEEN 9:00 AM AND 10:00 AM HERE'S HOW MANY RIDERS THROUGH ALL HOURS OF OPERATION WE HAVE. WE HAVE THAT HISTORICAL RIDERSHIP. YES. WHY IS IT NOT ON THE I? YEAH. AND MOST, AND A LOT OF IT IS ACTUALLY PRE PRE COVID DATA, NOT WITH THE REDUCED SERVICE LEVEL. BUT WE CAN, WE CAN PROVIDE THAT IT, I ASSUME IT'S PRETTY SIMPLISTIC THEY HAVE, RIGHT? DOES DOES A BUS DRIVER COUNT? HOW MANY PEOPLE COME ON AND OFF? THEY DO. THEY HAVE A, A, UM, A SHEET THAT THEY FILL OUT WITH THE NUMBER OF WRITERS THAT THEY CARRY PER DAY. IT SEEMS LIKE 1 0 1 TYPE STUFF, RIGHT? , WHY DO WE NOT HAVE THAT? WE'RE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT REDUCING THE NUMBER OF HOURS. I WOULD THINK THAT'S PRETTY MEAT AND POTATO STUFF TO SAY. WELL, IF YOU'RE GONNA REDUCE BY ONE HOUR UNTIL 10, HERE'S HOW MANY RIDERS WE TYPICALLY HAVE BETWEEN 10 AND 11. IF YOU'RE GONNA REDUCE IT TILL NINE, HERE'S HOW MANY RIDERS WE TYPICALLY HAVE BETWEEN NINE AND 11. WE'RE NOT SPLITTING THE ATOM HERE. WHY DON'T WE HAVE THAT? SO, OH, OKAY. MR. MR, I GET IT. MADAM, MADAM VICE MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST A DEFERRAL OF THE ITEM BECAUSE IT SOUNDS TO ME THE COMMITTEE REQUESTED INFORMATION THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED WITH THE ITEM. AND WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO THIS AND WE KNOW, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LAUNCHING A WATER TAXI SERVICE THAT WE JUST APPROVED TODAY AND ALL THAT. MAYBE WE SHOULD DEFER THIS ITEM SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION SO THAT WE KNOW WHAT IS THE REAL IMPACT OF THIS REDUCTION OF HOURS. WHO DOES IT AFFECT? HOW MANY PEOPLE DOES IT AFFECT? UH, BECAUSE I WANT TO KNOW THAT THAT IS, THAT IS SOMETHING I KNOW WE THINK ABOUT COMMUTER, YOU KNOW, COMMUTER SERVICE DURING PEAK HOURS OF TRAFFIC. AND THAT IS GREAT FOR A SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION. WE HAVE A BLUE COLLAR WORKING CLASS THAT IS NOT THAT POPULATION THAT RELIES ON THIS, THAT WE HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPRESENTING AND LOOKING OUT FOR THEM AS WELL. AND THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF COMMUTER, UH, OUTSIDE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, BUT WHO ARE WORKING IMPORTANT JOBS IN OUR SERVICE INDUSTRIES BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, BEYOND 8:00 PM, HOW DO THEY GET HOME? HOW MANY OF THEM IS GONNA BE IMPACTED? DO YOU HAVE THOSE NUMBERS? WE HAVE A GRAPH WITH THOSE NUMBERS. YES. CAN YOU PUT IT, WE'LL WAIVE THE FOUR, A FOUR DAY RULE. I PROMISE. CAN YOU PUT IT UP THERE SO WE COULD LOOK AT IT IF WE EMAIL IT TO YES. DOES CAN WE EMAIL IT TO, TO, UH, COMMUNICATIONS [06:30:01] OR YEAH. DOES COMMUNICATIONS HAVE THAT RIGHT NOW? MINUTES? YEAH, I'M SORRY. WE'LL HAVE IT IN A FEW MINUTES. GONNA, I'M SORRY. I NEED THIS. OKAY. THIS, THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THE ITEM. IT SOUNDS TO ME THAT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE COM COMMISSIONER BIDEN SOUNDS TO ME YOU REQUESTED THIS DURING THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. I DON'T WANT TO BE SEEING THESE NUMBERS FOR THE FIRST TIME WHEN WE'RE ABOUT TO APPROVE A CONTRACT THAT LOCKS US IN FOR HOW LONG, MR. ATTORNEY? SEVEN YEARS. SEVEN YEARS. I DON'T WANNA BE GETTING THAT A FEW SECONDS BEFORE I VOTE ON SOMETHING. SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A LONG-TERM CONTRACT, A MAJOR CONTRACT ON A VERY PIVOTAL PIECE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION THAT IS VERY SUCCESSFUL. AND I DON'T WANNA JEOPARDIZE THE SUCCESS OF THIS PRO OF THIS PROGRAM. I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION TO DEFER THIS, THIS ITEM UNTIL WE HAVE THE COMPLETE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE REQUEST OR THAT OUR COLLEAGUES OUT OF RESPECT TO OUR COLLEAGUES, TO THE HARD WORK OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT SAT THROUGH AND REQUESTED THIS INFORMATION AND NOT TO HAVE THAT TODAY IS A BIT FRUSTRATING. MAY, MAY, I, MR. MARK MAY I, I I GET THAT. AND OBVIOUSLY I ASKED FOR THE INFORMATION, SO I WANTED THE INFORMATION SO WE COULD MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS. I HAVE A PRAGMATIC CONCERN AND I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S A WAY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MOVE FORWARD HERE. WE'VE ALREADY, THE PRICING HAS BEEN HELD OVER ALREADY FOR A, A GOOD NUMBER OF MONTHS. I DUNNO IF IT'S THREE OR SIX OR WHATEVER. SO, UM, IF WE DEFER IT, THEN WE DON'T EVEN HEAR THIS UNTIL FEBRUARY. SO THE QUESTION I HAVE IS, CAN WE COMMIT TO AT LEAST THIS MANY BUSES NOW AND LOCK IN THAT PRICING AND POTENTIALLY ADD TWO OR THREE BUSES IF THAT'S WHAT WE DECIDE WE NEED TO DO IN FEBRUARY? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO? BECAUSE I, I WORRY THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE THE PRICING THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH AND WE'RE EVEN MORE HAMSTRUNG. I DON'T KNOW, RICK, ERIC, YOU GUYS HAVE TO GUIDE ME ON THIS. I'LL TELL YOU MY CONCERN IS IF WE LOCK IN THAT PRICE, THIS PRICE, AND IF WE, AND IF WE NEED MORE BUSES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE LEVEL OF SERVICE AT LEAST THAT WE HAVE TODAY, WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD IF WE LOG IN THIS, THIS CURRENT PRICE. AND WE MAY WANT OUR ADMINISTRATION TO NEGOTIATE A BETTER DEAL WITH THE, WITH, WITH A VENDOR OF WHAT WE CAN AFFORD TO PROVIDE AT LEAST A MINIMUM LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING TO, TO, TO THE RIDERSHIP AT THE MOMENT. BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE PRICES HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATED AND HELD FOR SIX MONTHS ALREADY. AND IF WE, IF WE, I I COULD BE WRONG, BUT THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE ARE AT RISK OF LOSING THE PRICES THAT WE'VE NEGOTIATED ALREADY. AND SO I DON'T KNOW THAT IF WE, WELL, MIKE, YOU CAN TELL US IF WE SAY, UM, YOU KNOW, IF WE NEED AN ADDITIONAL THREE BUSES OR FIVE BUSES, WOULD THAT DRAMATICALLY REDUCE THE COST OF THE, THE, THE PER BUS COST BY ADDING THAT INCREMENTAL NUMBER OF BUSES TO THE ORDER? AND IF I COULD PIGGYBACK ON HER BEFORE YOU ANSWER, DO OUR HOURS, DO OUR HOURS OF OPERATION IMPACT HOW MANY BUSES ARE NEEDED? SO IF WE WERE REDUCE THE HOURS FROM 11 TO 10 OR 11 TO NINE OR 11 TO EIGHT, UM, WOULD THAT IMPACT HOW MANY BUSES WE NEED WITH YOUR PERMISSION, MADAM VICE? YES. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED, MAYOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, FOR THE RECORD, MIKE ANTE WITH LSN LAW. WE REPRESENT LSF, YOUR CURRENT AND RECOMMENDED TROLLEY PROVIDER, I THINK COMMISSIONER BOT, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, YOU'RE ZEROING IN ON, ON SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT HERE, RIGHT? WHICH IS NUMBER ONE, WHAT THE, WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE MAJOR POINT OF CONTENTION, AT LEAST FOR THE MOMENT, IS ABOUT HOURS OF OPERATION. UM, THE, THE HOURS OF OPERATION WILL NOT IMPACT THE NUMBER OF BUSES NEEDED, RIGHT? IT'S JUST ABOUT KEEPING THE SAME NUMBER OF BUSES IN CIRCULATION FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME, IF THAT'S WHAT THE CITY COMMISSION DESIRES COMMISSIONER BOT, UM, IS. CORRECT. THE, I MEAN, WE HAVE BEEN GETTING QUITE, UH, QUOTES FROM GILLIG, WHICH IS BASICALLY ONE OF THE ONLY SHOWS IN TOWN. THERE'S ONLY ONE OR TWO MANUFACTURERS OF THESE TYPES OF VEHICLES. UH, SO THEY HAVE SOMEWHAT, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF CONTROL. UM, WE HAVE BEEN SECURING PRICING FROM GILLIG FOR WELL OVER A YEAR. THEY PROVIDED PRICING IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR. UM, WE TRIED TO HOLD THAT PRICING AS LONG AS WE COULD. IT EXPIRED IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. THE PRICES WENT UP, UH, BY ABOUT $50,000 PER VEHICLE. IT'S ABOUT A MILLION DOLLAR HIT TO THE CITY. WE GOT A NEW QUOTE FROM THEM IN FEBRUARY THAT WAS GOOD THROUGH AUGUST. UM, IT EXPIRED IN AUGUST. DECISION HAD NOT BEEN MADE. WE MANAGED TO NEGOTIATE AN ADDITIONAL 30 DAYS THROUGH SEPTEMBER. DECISION WASN'T MADE IN SEPTEMBER. WE NEGOTIATED WE BEING LSFI MEAN, THEY, THEY USE THEIR LEVERAGE WITH GILLIG, THE MANUFACTURER TO EXTEND AND EXTEND THE LATEST EXTENSION IS THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR. [06:35:01] WE DO NOT AT ALL FEEL CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL GET A THIRD OR A FOURTH EXTENSION. SO IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT IF A DECISION IS NOT MADE BEFORE THAT, UH, UH, PRICING EXPIRES, THE PRICE WILL GO UP BY ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS. SO ESSENTIALLY, IF I COULD, IT'S ALMOST LIKE WE CAN BIFURCATE THIS WHERE IF WE TALK ABOUT THE PURCHASE OF THE BUSES, LET'S REFER TO THAT AS OUR CAPEX OUTLAY, RIGHT? EVEN IF WE WOULD REDUCE, IF WE KEEP OUR HOURS OR REDUCE THEM BY 1, 2, 3 HOURS, WHICH IS THE MAX THAT WOULD EVER BE ON THE TABLE? I THINK IF ANYTHING OUR CAPEX DOESN'T CHANGE. WHAT WOULD CHANGE IS OUR OPERATING EXPENSES. SO WE COULD SIT HERE AND LOCK IN AND DECIDE ON OUR CAPEX AND COME BACK WHEN WE HAVE MORE ROBUST INFORMATION AND DECIDE WHAT OUR OPERATING EXPENSES ARE GOING TO BE. UNLESS IF I MAY THROUGH THROUGH THE MAYOR, UNLESS THE CONVERSATION WAS ABOUT, UM, IN ORDER TO MEET THE ADDITIONAL HOURS, WE'D NEED AN ADDITIONAL BUS OR THREE. I THINK THEY'RE SAYING NO THOUGH, THEY SAID, BUT, OR WAS THAT A CONCERN? BECAUSE IF THAT'S NOT A CONCERN, THEN THAT'S NOT AN ISSUE. SO WE CAN LOCK IN ON THE PURCHASE PRICE IF THAT'S WHAT WE DECIDE TO DO, AND THEN FIGURE OUT THE OPERATIONS REGARDLESS. SO JUST TO BE SIMPLE AND CLEAR, REGARDLESS IF OUR HOURS GO TO 11 OR 10 OR NINE OR EIGHT, WE WOULD PURCHASE THE SAME AMOUNT OF BUSES. THAT'S CORRECT. YES. OKAY. SO THEN CAN WE BIFURCATE THIS CONVERSATION? YEAH. AND, AND AGREE TO PURCHASE THE BUSES ONCE WE HAVE THE FULL CONVERSATION. THAT'S WHERE WE NET OUT AND THEN WE CAN COME BACK IN FEBRUARY AND TALK ABOUT THE OPERATIONAL PLAN. NOW I KNOW THERE WAS ALSO CONCERN, ERIC AND OUR BRIEFING, YOU, YOU HAD SOME CONCERN ABOUT THE TYPE OF BUS. UM, SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANNA PUT THAT ON THE RECORD. UM, THERE MAY BE CONCERNS WITH THE TYPE OF BUS, BUT I, I DO THINK IF WE'RE GOING TO PURCHASE NEW BUSES FOR, FOR THE THE CIRCULATOR ROUTE, WE NEED TO COMMIT TO THAT TODAY AND THEN WE CAN WORK OUT THE OTHER STUFF THROUGH THE VICE MAYOR. UM, I JUST, I WANT TO CLARIFY BEFORE WE LEAVE THE DISCUSSION OF CAPEX VERSUS OPERATIONAL COSTS, BECAUSE WE'RE PAYING A PER HOURLY RATE, UM, WE DO LOSE SOME OF OUR LEVERAGE. I THINK WHEN WE AGREE TO THE CAPEX, YES, IT WOULD BE GOOD TO LOCK THE PRICING IN NOW, BUT I THINK WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE SOME LEVEL OF ASSURANCE THAT IF WE EXPAND HOURS, THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET THE REDUCTION IN THE HOURLY RATE BECAUSE WE'RE SPREADING THAT CAPEX OVER MORE HOURS. SO THERE, UM, MR. MANAGER, THERE'S A SLIDING SCALE THAT IF MORE HOURS ARE PROVIDED IN TERMS OF OPERATION THAT MAY OR MAY NOT AFFECT THE HOURLY RATE. DEPENDS, MAY OR MAY NOT AFFECT, BUT DOESN'T HELP ME. OKAY. YEAH, IT DEPENDS ON THE SCALE OF THE EXPANSION OF NUMBER OF HOURS. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY WE COULD, WE'RE NOT GONNA INCREASE IT BY TWO HOURS ANNUALLY AND EXPECT A CHANGE IN RATE. BUT IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE, I MEAN ON YOUR HOURLY RATE, I THINK THERE'S A $10 SWING BETWEEN OPERATING SERVICES AT 12 HOURS A DAY VERSUS 15. I NEED TO KNOW THAT IF I'M LOCKING IN CAPEX, I'M NOT GONNA LOSE THAT $10 SWING IF WE GO BACK TO THE 15 HOURS. SO THERE IS A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE HOURS AND THE PRICE. ABSOLUTELY. SO I WANT US TO BE AWARE OF THAT BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE VOTING TO WE, WHY DON'T WE ON, ON THIS TO LOCKING THIS PRICE ON, ON THE BUSES. BUT YOU KNOW, TIED TO THAT IS CON THE CONSEQUENCE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE AFFECTING THE HOURS OF SERVICE. I, I, I LIKE THROUGH THE MAYOR, I, I THINK WE SHOULD DEFER THIS. GIVE, GIVE, GIVE IT A, GIVE IT SOME MORE TIME. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT DEFERRING COULD DO? YES. COMMISSIONER. SO WHAT RISK THAT WE'RE AT, IF WE DEFER THE PRICING WITH GILLIG THAT HAS BEEN HELD SINCE FEBRUARY AND ORIGINALLY EXPIRED IN AUGUST, THEN WAS MOVED TO SEPTEMBER AND HAS NOT BEEN MOVED TO DECEMBER, WILL EXPIRE. AND IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT THE PRICE PER VEHICLE, WHICH WE DO NOT CONTROL, RIGHT? LSF DOESN'T CONTROL THAT WILL GO UP PROBABLY 40, 50, $60,000 PER VEHICLE. THERE'RE ABOUT 20, MORE THAN 20 IN THE FLEET. SO IT'S A MILLION DOLLAR IMPACT. AND, AND LET ME ASK, IF WE CUT OUR HOURS BY ONE OR TWO HOURS PER EVENING, HOW MUCH WOULD THAT SAVE US ANNUALLY? BALLPARK, WE'D HAVE TO CALCULATE THE ANNUAL [06:40:02] AND WHERE I'M GOING. IF THAT IS ACTUALLY LESS THAN THE MILLION DOLLARS THAT IT COULD GO UP, UH, IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. YEAH. AND C COMMISSIONER, IF I MAY, THE MANAGER RAISED, UH, A GOOD POINT RIGHT THERE. WE HAVE NEGOTIATED A SLIDING SCALE WHERE THE HOURLY RATE, UH, FLUCTUATES DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF HOURS, RIGHT? IF WE ARE OPERATING MORE HOURS, RIGHT? UM, THE PRICE IS ADJUSTED DOWNWARD. UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HAS BEEN INCORPORATED, IF THAT CHART, THAT SLIDING SCALE HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE AGREEMENT, BUT WE WOULD BE WILLING TO INCORPORATE IT INTO THE AGREEMENT IF IT'S NOT ALREADY THERE. IT'S PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD. I THINK IT'S IN YOUR BACKUP. UM, AND WE WOULD CERTAINLY BE AMENABLE TO THAT IF THIS BOARD WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD TO LOCK IN THE PRICING. DO WE HAVE THE RIDERSHIP DATA YET? BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE CAN HONE IN ON THINGS WHERE IF THERE'S HUNDREDS OF RIDERS EACH DAY BETWEEN EIGHT AND NINE, THEN MAYBE WE JUST TAKE THAT POSSIBILITY OFF THE TABLE. SO WE DO, UH, COMMUNICATIONS. IF YOU COULD PUT, THERE IT IS. YEAH. PERFECT. SO, UM, ISHA, DO YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN THE NOT PERFECT WHERE I CAN SEE IT, BUT I THINK WHAT YOU HAVE PRESENTED HERE IS PERFECT. YEAH, WE DO HAVE PERCENTAGE. THIS DATA IS, AS I MENTIONED, IT'S PRE COVID DATA, BUT PERCENTAGE WISE WE FEEL IT'S, IT STAYED THE SAME. SO THOSE, THE LAST COLUMN TOTAL, UH, TOTAL RIDERSHIP, YOU CAN SEE THAT THREE LAST HOURS, IT'S ABOUT LIKE 500 PEOPLE PER HOUR, BUT IT'S BASED ON 13 UH, THOUSAND A DAY. SO NOW WE HAVE AROUND 10,000 PEOPLE A DAY. SO YOU CAN ESTIMATE, UM, AND PERCENTAGE. SO YOU HAVE 8:00 PM THAT MEANS IT STARTS AT 8:00 PM SO EIGHT TO 9:00 PM YES. BUT DO WE RUN FROM 11 TO 12? WE RAN FROM 11 TO 12 DURING COVID FROM EIGHT TO 11 RIGHT NOW. WELL THEN WHY DO WE HAVE 11:00 PM PM THERE? THIS IS ALL PRE COVID WHEN WE USED TO RUN FROM 6:00 AM TO MIDNIGHT. OH, OKAY. YEAH. BUT YOU KNOW, ALSO LOOKING AT THIS, UM, I THINK IT'S THE COLLINS EXPRESS THAT LIGHTER BLUE THAT HAS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE RIDERSHIP THAN THE OTHER ROOTS. AND MAYBE THERE'S A WAY TO SELECTIVELY LIKE MAYBE KEEP THAT RUNNING ALL THE WAY TILL 11 AND MAYBE THE OTHER ROOTS GET CUT DOWN AT, AT, UM, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN 10 AND 11. I'M JUST GONNA HAVE A QUESTION. HOLD ON ONE SECOND. COMMISSIONER MATEO SALINAS, I HAVE A QUESTION. THESE NUMBERS HERE, WHEN WERE THEY, WHEN IS THIS FROM? WHAT YEAR IS THIS? PRE COVID? YES, PRE COVID PROBABLY 2018. 19. OKAY. IT'S PRE COVID. I MEAN THE WORLD HAS CHANGED, BUT THE PERCENTAGE WISE, IT'S, IT'S THE BEST WHAT WE HAVE PER HOUR RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ONLY TOTAL PER DAY RIDERSHIP. WHAT'S THE RIDERSHIP? WE DON'T EVEN HAVE THE INFORMATION OF WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY, WE HAVE THE NUMBERS. WE'RE CURRENTLY WHAT OUR RIDERSHIP IS CURRENTLY IN A WORLD THAT IS VERY DIFFERENT PRECO FROM PRE COVID. WE DO HAVE THE TOTAL RIDERSHIP PER DAY, PER HOUR, BUT NOT PER HOUR. OKAY. WELL THAT, THAT'S A CONCERN BECAUSE I'M, I'M SORRY MONICA, THAT BECAUSE THE WORLD HAS CHANGED, PEOPLE ARE ON BIKES AND SCOOTERS AND MOPEDS IN A MUCH HIGHER PERCENTAGE. SO THESE MIGHT MAY, I MEAN, I MEAN I UNDERSTAND THE BELL CURVE. THAT'S ALWAYS GONNA BE THE CASE, BUT THE BELL CURVE COULD BE THREE PEOPLE AT THE BOTTOM END OF IT AT THE LATE EVENING. SO I APPRECIATE THE VISUALIZATION, BUT IT'S, IT'S INFORMATION THAT IS, YOU KNOW, MULTIPLE YEARS OUT OF DATE. SO TO FINISH MY POINT, I'M NOT GONNA SUPPORT ANY TYPE OF, OF REDUCTION IN HOURS. I RIDE THE TROLLEY AND THE GENERALLY, THE ONLY TIME I RIDE IT IS AFTER 8:00 PM SO THAT CUT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME. I KNOW THAT WHEN WE REDID THE BETTER BUS NETWORK, WE GOT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT FOR YEARS. UM, THIS IS HELPING OUR TRAFFIC ISSUES AND ANY TYPE OF REDUCTION IN SERVICE WILL ADD TO OUR TRAFFIC. SO I'M NOT GONNA SUPPORT THAT TODAY. MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. SO, UH, AND THIS COMMENT WAS, WAS MADE EARLIER, IT PRE COVID, WE WERE 6:00 AM TO MIDNIGHT. YEP. OKAY. AND NOW, AND NOW WE ARE 8:00 AM TO 11:00 PM PM SO WE WENT BACK AND NOW WE WANT TO GO BACK EVEN FURTHER FROM 8:00 AM TO 8:00 PM CORRECT. ALRIGHT. AND WHAT WERE, WHAT WAS THE HEADWAY BEFORE COVID? 15, APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. AND, AND NOW THE HEADWAY IS 20 MINUTES. CORRECT? THIS IS BAD CONTRACT FOR THE RESIDENTS WE REPRESENT. I AM NOT GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THIS. I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS. I I WE SHOULD BE GOING IN THE, IN THE DIRECTION OF IMPROVING, UH, IMPROVING SERVICE, NOT GOING FROM 6:00 AM TO MIDNIGHT TO 8:00 AM TO 8:00 PM AND THEN NOW 8:00 AM TO, UM, WHATEVER TIME WE'RE GOING TO IT IS JUST, YEAH, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S NOT GOOD. THE, THE HEADWAYS USED TO BE BETTER. NOW THEY'RE BAD. AGAIN, I DON'T, I DO NOT THINK THIS IS IN THE PUBLIC'S BEST INTEREST THROUGH, THROUGH THE CHAIR, IF I MAY, COMMISSIONER [06:45:01] TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT. UM, THAT WAS OUR GOAL AS WELL, TO TRY TO GET BACK. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN OUR GOAL TO TRY TO GET BACK TO PRE PANDEMIC, UH, CONDITIONS. I THINK WHAT'S DRIVING A LOT OF WHAT YOU'RE SEEING ARE THE BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS IN THE TRANSPORTATION FUND. AND THAT'S WHAT WAS VETTED SIGNIFICANTLY AT FERC, WHERE FERC LOOKED FOR WAYS TO TRY TO REDUCE THE COST. BUT IF, IF YOU NOTE THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION IS ACTUALLY TO KEEP THE CURRENT SERVICE LEVEL, KEEP THE CURRENT BRAND OF THAT TROLLEY LOOK AND KEEP THE CURRENT SERVICE LEVEL 8:00 AM TO 11:00 PM UH, BUT WE ARE AT A DEFICIT AND, UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT A $5.4 MILLION ANNUAL DEFICIT TO KEEP CURRENT SERVICE LEVELS. SO PART OF THE EXERCISE AT FERC WAS TO TRY TO CLOSE THAT GAP, RIGHT? I MEAN, AND SUPPORT THIS, OF COURSE. I DIDN'T JUST, WE DIDN'T JUST SAY YES, WE, WE THINK WE RUN TOO LONG. LET'S SHORTEN THE HOURS. IT, IT JUST BECOMES, WHERE CAN WE LOOK TO ACHIEVE? I DON'T WANNA SEE THAT COST SAVINGS, BUT WE'RE AT A SIGNIFICANT DEFICIT. SO HOW DO WE GET THERE? UM, PERFECT WORLD. I'D EXTEND HOURS, RIGHT? UH, BUT IT JUST BECOMES, WHERE'S THAT SWEET SPOT THAT YOU CAN LAND ON, UH, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT, UH, THE BUDGET, MR. CITY MANAGER OR MR. CFO, UM, WHERE DOES THIS MONEY COME FROM IN YOUR MIND? IF WE KEEP THE HOURS? SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE SPENDING $9.3 MILLION WITH OUR CURRENT FLEET OF TROLLEYS AND OUR CURRENT CONTRACT. THESE ARE OBVIOUSLY NEW VEHICLES, BETTER RELIABILITY, LESS BREAKDOWNS, BETTER SERVICE FROM THAT REGARD. UM, SAME HEADWAYS, SAME HOURS. YOU WOULD INCREASE THAT $9.3 MILLION TO $14.7 MILLION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. SO YOU'D BE LOOKING AT A $5.4 MILLION INCREASE IN THE COST. AND WE ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT THIS. THIS WAS A HIGH MIC OFF. MIKE, MIKE, MIKE, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, THIS WAS THE HIGHLIGHTED SILO DURING OUR BUDGET RETREAT, OR WAS THAT LAST YEAR EVEN? NOT THIS YEAR. THIS YEAR WE DISCUSS THIS. SO I'M ALL FOR KEEPING CURRENT SERVICE LEVELS. I I WOULD LOVE TO, UM, MY MOM RIDES THE TROLLEY EVERY SINGLE DAY. EVERY SINGLE DAY. UH, SHE'S 70 YEARS OLD. SHE, SHE DEPENDS ON IT. SO I KNOW THAT FIRSTHAND. BUT WHERE DO WE GET THAT MONEY, RIGHT? I YOU'LL HAVE MY VOTE KEEPING CURRENT SERVICE LEVELS. I I JUST NEED TO KNOW WHERE THAT EXTRA FIVE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS COMES FROM. 'CAUSE I, I THINK IT'S, IT'S ALSO NOT PRUDENT TO SIT HERE AND SIGN UP FOR SOMETHING IF, IF WE CAN'T AFFORD IT. WELL, AND IT'S $5.4 MILLION AT THE CURRENT PRICING AND IT'S A RECURRING COST, RIGHT? EVERY YEAR. NO, IT'S RECURRING COST. IT, IT'S NOT SMALL. I MEAN, IF IT WERE A MILLION DOLLARS, I'D NOT, BUT THAT'S SMALL. I'D SAY THAT'S, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT'S AN EASIER AMOUNT TO FIND SOMEPLACE. I, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW. CAN WE GO TO THE COUNTY AND AND LOOK FOR GRANTS THERE OR TO THE STATE, TO THE FEDS PUBLIC? WE DO HAVE A, A GRANT FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. WE'VE HAD ONE FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND IT'S ABOUT ANYWHERE. IT FLUCTUATES BETWEEN A MILLION TO 2 MILLION A YEAR THAT WE RECEIVE FROM FDOT. AND IS THAT FACTORED INTO, WOULD THAT EAT AWAY THE 5.4 OR HAS THAT ALREADY BEEN FACTORED INTO NO, THAT'S CONTEMPLATED AS PART OF THE 9.3. SO, SO IT'S A, IT'S A REAL QUESTION. LIKE NONE OF US WANNA CUT SERVICE AND WE'D ALL, I THINK PREFER TO HAVE THE CUTE TROLLEY LOOK AND FEEL BECAUSE THAT GIVES US BRANDING AND, AND RIDERS UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S THE THING. SO FOR THAT, WE WILL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO WRAP THE BUS OR WHATEVER TO MAKE IT LOOK REALLY DISTINCTIVE AND UNIQUE, EVEN ACROSS TWO DIFFERENT SIZES SO THAT PEOPLE STILL KNOW THAT IT'S OURS. UM, SO I, I'M ALREADY UNAPPLY BUT WILLING TO GIVE THAT UP. I, I JUST DUNNO WHERE WE, I MEAN, $5.4 MILLION IS A LOT OF MONEY. I MEAN, WE COULD, WE COULD FUND IT FOR THE FIRST YEAR IF WE TALKED ABOUT OUR $11 MILLION SURPLUS. UM, 'CAUSE THAT'S ALREADY ON THE TABLE TO TALK ABOUT. SO, YOU KNOW, BUT THEN WHERE DO WE FIND IT? AND THEN GOD FORBID THEY CUT PROPERTY TAXES LIKE ALL OF A SUDDEN. I, I I'M NOT DISAGREEING WITH YOU. I, I AGREE THAT IT IS A CRITICAL, UM, USE FOR A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR TOURISTS AND IT IS HELPING OUR TRAFFIC CONGESTION FOR SURE. AND THOSE ARE ALL REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS. BUT ALSO HOW DO WE PAY FOR IT? COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ? THANKS. UM, I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE TYPE OF BUS, [06:50:01] 'CAUSE I THINK I READ IN THE BOOK THAT THEY ARE DIESEL BUZZES, WHICH ARE HEAVY, HEAVY POLLUTANTS. AND I KNOW THAT THE, UH, FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION HAS ALLOCATED FUNDS FOR COMPRESSED NA NATURAL GAS. THAT'S HAVE WE LOOKED AT A LESS POLLUTING, UH, TYPE OF VEHICLE FOR OUR CITY. WE HAD A VERY ROBUST DISCUSSION AT FERC OVER THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF VEHICLES. WE LOOKED AT CNG, WE LOOKED AT DIESEL, WE LOOKED AT ELECTRIC. UM, AND I THINK THERE WAS ONE OTHER THAT WE LOOKED AT. HYBRID, HYBRID, HYBRID. UM, AND ULTIMATELY THE CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE ON THE CNG SIDE IS A LACK OF FUELING FACILITIES THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE CNG ACROSS AN ENTIRE FLEET OF BUSES. WHERE'S THE NEAREST FACILITY? NO, CORAL, THE COUNTY. THE COUNTY, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY HAS A FACILITY. WE REACHED OUT TO THEM. THEY HAVE CAPACITY ISSUES AT THEIR FACILITY AND THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO USE IT. AND SO, UH, THIS BEING A TURNKEY CONTRACT, THOSE FACILITIES WOULD PROBABLY NEED TO BE BAKED INTO THE, THE, THE COST THAT JUST ELEVATES THE COST. SIMILARLY FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES, THE CHARGING STATIONS, THE INFRASTRUCTURE WOULD ALSO NEED TO BE ACQUIRED AS PART OF THIS CONTRACT. AND THAT WOULD FURTHER ESCALATE THE COST. AND THROUGH THE VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. YEAH, AND, AND THIS GOES BACK TO THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS. WHERE, WHERE, WHERE COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE TOOK SUCH A BOLD STEP TO ASK OUR ADMINISTRATION TO FIND AREAS WHERE WE COULD FIND EFFICIENCIES IN AREAS WHERE WE COULD, WHY FOR THINGS LIKE THIS, SPECIFICALLY THINGS LIKE THIS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL. THIS ISN'T A LUXURY, THIS IS ESSENTIAL TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE TO GET TO AND HOME FROM, FROM WORK, FROM SCHOOL, UH, FROM THEIR, FROM, FROM THEIR FAMILY ACTIVITIES. I, AND, AND WHEN WE SAY WE'RE KEEPING, WE'RE KEEPING THE HEADWAYS THE SAME. NO. WHAT WE'RE DOING IS THAT WE'RE DELAYING THE RESTORATION OF THE APPROPRIATE HEADWAY. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE'RE DELAYING GOING BACK TO THE APPROPRIATE HEADWAY IS, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, SAYING, SAYING, SAYING THAT WE'RE NOT CHANGING THE, THE HEADWAY IS COMPLACENCY WITH 20 MINUTES, 20 MINUTES. IT SHOULD NOT BE 20 MINUTES. WE SHOULD NOT, THIS IS ALREADY DELAYED. WHAT WAS, YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD BE GOING TO WHAT IT WAS PRE COVID BEFORE WE GOT TO THE 20 MINUTE HEADWAYS. UH, SO I DON'T WANNA ACCEPT 20 MINUTES BEING THE RIGHT STANDARD. IT'S NOT, WE SHOULDN'T AND IN FACT BE LOOKING TO, TO RESTORE. I, I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS TODAY. I AM NOT GOING TO SUPPORT THIS. UM, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S A DEFERRAL OR VOTING THIS DOWN, BUT I'M JUST MAKING IT VERY CLEAR, I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS. LEMME ASK MR. MAGAZINE, WOULD YOU SUPPORT AT THE SAME SERVICE LEVELS? I'M, I'M NOT, I'M NOT GONNA BE SUPPORTIVE OF CUTTING BACK THE SERVICE. RIGHT? SO WOULD YOU BE SUPPORTIVE AT THE SAME HOURS OF UH, YES. YES. SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT, HOW LOCKED IN ARE WE TO THE SERVICE HOURS IF AFTER A YEAR WE SAID, I'M SORRY MADAM VICE MAYOR, IF I CAN BE RECOGNIZED, UH, RECOGNIZED IF, UH, IF AFTER A YEAR WE SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? OUR PROPERTY TAXES ARE DOWN AND WE JUST, WE CAN'T FILL THIS FIVE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLAR GAP. ARE WE LOCKED IN FOR SEVEN YEARS INTO THESE HOURS OF OPERATION? OR WOULD WE BE ABLE TO BEGRUDGINGLY TAKE STEPS TO SAVE MONEY IN THIS REGARD? SO DECISIONS TO MODIFY THE SERVICE, EITHER INCREASE OR DECREASE COULD BE MADE AT ANY TIME. THE AGREEMENT ALLOWS FOR THAT. BECAUSE WE NEGOTIATED A SLIDING SCALE WHERE BASED ON THE ANNUAL OPERATING HOURS, THERE'S A CORRESPONDING HOURLY RATE WITH THAT TO CONTEMPLATE FOR POTENTIAL EITHER EXPANSIONS OR REDUCTIONS OF SERVICE. SO I GUESS, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S THE WILL OF THIS BODY TO MAINTAIN THESE LEVELS OF SERVICE HOURS, I'LL BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. BUT WE ALL NEED TO BE COGNIZANT OF IT'S GOING TO COME AT THE EXPENSE OF OTHER THINGS, RIGHT? WE HAVE A FINITE PIE. I, I WOULD LOVE, UH, TO JUST PRINT MONEY, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT ABILITY. MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE DAVE RICHARDSON HAD A MONEY TREE, UH, THAT HE NEVER SHARED WITH ME. HE JUST SEEMED TO SAY HE COULD SHAKE IT OUT AND, AND FIND THINGS. WE DON'T HAVE THAT. I WOULD LOVE TO SIT HERE AND HAVE ALL OF THESE BELLS AND WHISTLES, BUT I'LL BE SUPPORTIVE. THAT'S THE WILL OF THE BODY OF MAINTAINING CURRENT SERVICE HOURS. BUT WE NEED TO BE FULLY [06:55:01] COGNIZANT AND AWARE THAT'S GOING TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE. RIGHT. AND TO COMMISSIONER BOT'S POINT A MILLION DOLLARS IS VERY HARD TO FIND. FIVE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS IS FIVE TIMES. BUT MR. MR. COMMISSIONER, UM, THROUGH THE VICE, THROUGH, THROUGH THE VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, THIS IS, THIS IS WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD THESE CONVERSATIONS THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. WE HAVE A BLOATED GOVERNMENT. WE NEED TO CHALLENGE OUR ADMINISTRATION TO DO MORE WITH LESS AND TO FIND EFFICIENCIES SO THAT WE CAN PRESERVE THE SERVICES THAT ARE VALUABLE TO OUR RESIDENTS. AND I'M NOT INCLINED TO, TO BREAK SOMETHING THAT'S NOT BROKEN OR, YOU KNOW, TO CHANGE THE SCHEDULE ON A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL MODEL. I'M NOT, I'M NOT INCLINED TO DO THAT. AND THIS, TO ME IS AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE. UM, AND, AND SO, AND, AND SO IT'S NOT ON US TO SEE WHERE, WHERE, WHERE WE, YOU KNOW, HAVE THE BALANCE, UH, COME TO A SCALE. IT'S, THAT'S NOT OUR RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS THE JOB OF THE ADMINISTRATION TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE DO MORE WITH LESS AND RUN A MORE EFFICIENT GOVERNMENTS SO THAT WE CAN DELIVER ON THIS. BUT, AND YOU AND YOU COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE AS THE CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, I MEAN, MUCH CREDIT TO YOU BECAUSE YOU PUSHED AND PUSHED AND PUSHED AND YOU TRIED TO GET THAT. AND WE MADE, YOU KNOW, WE MOVED AN INCH IN THAT DIRECTION AND WE STARTED TO TRY, BUT WE NEED TO DEMAND FROM OUR LEADERSHIP AT THE TOP TO DELIVER ON THAT SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE AWAY FROM THE RESIDENTS WHO WE SERVE. SO I'LL SUPPORT THIS. I'LL, I'LL ASK FOR TWO THINGS INCLUDED IN THIS. JOSE, WE TASKED YOU AT THE BUDGET MEETING BACK IN JUNE AND JULY, UH, FOR YOUR DEPARTMENT TO COME UP WITH INNOVATIVE WAYS TO RAISE REVENUE THROUGH YOUR DEPARTMENT. I ASK YOU TO STAY ON THAT TASK. YOU CAN COME BACK WITH AN LTC ABOUT REVENUE RAISING OPPORTUNITIES. AND AS PART OF THIS, UH, I'LL ALSO TASK YOU, UH, MR. CITY MANAGER WITH, UH, FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH EVEN, UH, FURTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO, UH, REDUCE COSTS IN OTHER AREAS BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA HAVE, UH, QUITE A SIGNIFICANT, I DON'T WANNA SAY WHOLE, BUT QUITE A SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE BEFORE THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO OFFSET. JASON, MR. CFL, YOU RECOGNIZE. THANK YOU, MADAM VICE MAYOR. JASON GREEN CITY'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. JUST TO ADD A LITTLE BIT TO THE DISCUSSION, UH, THIS, UH, SERVICE IS FUNDED THROUGH THE CITY'S TRANSPORTATION FUND. THE TRANSPORTATION FUND RECEIVES ITS FUNDS, UH, PERMITTED FROM THE RESORT TAX. SO IT'S ONE, ONE OF THE PERCENTAGES OF ONE OF THE ONE PERCENTS THAT WE GET. UH, SO AS THE RESORT TAXES GROW OR, OR, OR DECREASE, YOU KNOW, IT FLUCTUATES WITH THAT BECAUSE DURING COVID, A LOT OF SERVICES WERE CUT BACK. UH, THE, THE TRANSPORTATION FUND HAS A FUND BALANCE. SO, AND JUST SPEAKING WITH OMB, JUST TO CONFIRM, AND WE DID GO THROUGH THIS IN FINANCE AND DISCUSS THIS, THERE IS ACTUALLY A SUFFICIENT FUND BALANCE THAT SHOULD COVER THIS ADDITIONAL SERVICE FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS PRIOR TO WHEN WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT A GENERAL, GENERAL FUND SUBSIDY. ALSO, THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, WE, OMB AND, AND TRANSPORTATION HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO WORK TOGETHER AND PRESENTED A NUMBER OF NON, UH, UH, TROLLEY RELATED COSTS THAT, IN THAT FUND THAT COULD BE, UH, ROLLBACK EFFICIENCIES. SO WE DID DISCUSS SOME OF THOSE AT FERC, THAT IS PART OF THAT RECOMMENDATION AND WOULD INCORPORATE THOSE, UH, YOU KNOW, TO WRITE THOSE DOWN IN 26 AND THEN INCORPORATE THOSE FORMALLY INTO THE 27 BUDGET. SO IF THE COMMISSION GOES FORWARD WITH KIND OF HOW YOU'RE DISCUSSING HERE, THIS ISN'T AN IMMINENT ISSUE THAT WE'RE GONNA DISCUSS IN SIX MONTHS FOR THE 27 BUDGET, WE WOULD HAVE FUNDING IN THE TRANSPORTATION FUND TO COVER THIS DEFICIT, UH, FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AND MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE LONGER. UH, YOU KNOW, AS WE START TO HAVE OTHER EFFICIENCY THERE, BEFORE WE EVEN HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE GENERAL FUND HAVING TO SUBSIDIZE ANY OF THESE COSTS OR RATCHET IT DOWN ADDITIONAL HOURS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND WHEN YOU SAY THE GENERAL FUND, UH, HOW, HOW MANY MONTHS OF RESERVES DO WE HAVE IN RESORT TAXES? UH, THE RESORT TAX FUND HAS A SIX, SIX MONTH, UH, SET OF RESERVES UNDER WHAT IS OUR POLICY, SIX MONTHS. OKAY. UM, PERHAPS WE CAN ALSO SIT HERE AND SAY ANY EXCESS RESORT TAXES THAT ARE COLLECTED DURING THE WORLD CUP TIME OR AUTOMATICALLY ALLOCATED TO THIS FUND. YOU KNOW, I, IF I THROUGH THE MAYOR, IF I MAY, COMMISSIONER BOT, I ACTUALLY THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA BECAUSE THE, UM, THE, AND NOT JUST THE WORLD CUP TIME PERIOD, BUT ANY HIGH IMPACT WEEKEND WHEN OR TIMEFRAME, SO THROUGHOUT SPRING BREAK FOR A COUPLE WEEKS OR, OR BASEL OR, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE HIGH IMPACT WEEKENDS WHERE PEOPLE ARE USING THE, THE TROLLEY SERVICE MAYBE MORE THAN [07:00:01] THEY WOULD NORMALLY. UM, AND WE HAVE A HIGHER DEMAND PLACED ON IT BECAUSE WE'VE HIGHER NUMBERS OF PEOPLE HERE. I THINK THAT, I MEAN, IT, IT MAY OR MAY NOT COVER THE ENTIRE NUT, BUT I THINK IT WOULD HELP. AND, AND SO I THINK WE SHOULD, UM, TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. IF, IF YOU MAY. WHAT WE COULD DO IS, UH, AS YOU KNOW, UH, OFFICE MANAGEMENT BUDGET PUTS OUT AS REQUIRED A QUARTERLY ANALYSIS OF VERY EXTENSIVE DOCUMENT, UH, UH, ON THE BUDGET TO ACTUAL EACH QUARTER. UH, AND WHEN IT COMES TO THE RESORT TAX, IF THERE'S ANY SURPLUS, WE COULD DENOTE THAT, UH, THAT IF THERE'S INTEREST IN THAT SURPLUS THAT COULD BE TRANSFERRED AT YEAR END INTO THE TRANSPORTATION FUND TO COVER, UH, ADDITIONAL TROLLEY SERVICES. BUT, WE'LL, YOU'LL SEE IT QUARTERLY TO SEE HOW THAT RESORT TAX FUND IS DOING. YEAH. SO I'LL SAY, UM, FOR JUNE AND JULY AND YEAR OVER YEAR SURPLUS WILL BE, AND RESORT TAXES WILL BE ADDED TO THE TRANSPORTATION FUND TO HELP OFFSET THESE COSTS. COMMISSIONER MATEO SALINAS, I JUST WANNA AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER BOT. THAT'S ONE OF THE IDEAS THAT I SPOKE WITH PEOPLE WHILE I WAS RUNNING ABOUT WRAPPING THE TROLLEYS WITH OUR BIG EVENTS LIKE ART BASEL, FOOD AND WINE, THE BOAT SHOW, AND A PORTION OF THAT GO INTO OUR TRANSPORTATION FUND. I JUST HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TALK WITH CITY ADMINISTRATION ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE I'VE ONLY BEEN A COMMISSIONER FOR ABOUT 48 HOURS. . BUT ADDITIONALLY, I ALSO WANNA MENTION THAT, UM, PERHAPS, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE, WE LOOK AT SOMETHING WHEN WE GET THE CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL OFF THE GROUND AND WE HAVE THESE BIG NEW CONVENTIONS THAT ARE COMING INTO TOWN, WE TALK TO THEM AS WELL ABOUT ADVERTISING DOLLARS ON THE TROLLEYS. SO THAT CAN GO TO FUNDING OUR, OUR TRANSPORTATION COSTS. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ AND COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. FIRST, I HAVE TO SAY, I LOVE THE COLORS THAT COMMISSIONER MONICA MATTEL SALINAS IS WEARING TODAY. YOU AM. THEY LOOK LIKE MY CAMPAIGN COLORS . BY THE WAY, YOU NEVER GET MORE LOVING THAN YOU DO AT YOUR FIRST COMMISSIONER. YES, THAT'S TRUE. ENJOY THE MOMENT. UM, OKAY. SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WITH JASON, THAT I HEARD CORRECTLY. SO FOR AT LEAST THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THIS CONTRACT, WE ARE FINE WITH FUNDING THE, THE, UH, FULL SERVICE THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. YES. EIGHT TO 8:00 AM TO 11:00 PM UM, AND, UH, AND THE, UH, AND THE CURRENT HEADWAYS THAT WE HAVE, YES. THE CAVEAT WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THAT IS THAT THIS WOULD OBVIOUSLY ASSUME, YOU KNOW, NEW, NEW, NO NEW, UH, PROGRAMS, NO NEW ENHANCEMENTS, NO NEW ONE TIME, NO NEW, UH, CAPITAL PROJECTS. BUT CONTINUING THE MIN THE MINIMUM LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT WE HAVE TO, IT WILL CONTINUE THE MINIMUM LEVEL OF TROLLEY SERVICE WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO THE RIDERSHIP TODAY. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S WHAT THE, THAT'S WHAT THE NUMBERS LOOK LIKE TODAY, YES. OKAY. AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MR. ANTE, YOU REPRESENT THE, UH, VENDOR. IF YOU COULD, IF YOU COULD PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM, MR. NO SECRETS HERE. NO SECRETS. YEAH. YEAH. SO I JUST, UM, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE, I WANT TO GET IT ON, ON THE RECORD. SO ASSUMING, BECAUSE THIS IS A SEVEN YEAR CONTRACT WITH A THREE YEAR OPTION TO, TO, TO RENEW, WHICH IS WHY, YOU KNOW, THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS, IT'S GONNA BE POLICY AND IT'S A LONG TERM CONTRACT THAT'S GONNA AFFECT PEOPLE'S LIVES IN OUR CITY FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. AND SO I DON'T WANT TO COMMIT TO REDUCING PEOPLE'S PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR SUCH A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. SO WE'RE, WE'RE APPROVING THIS FOR TWO YEARS. WE KNOW WE, WE HAVE THE FUNDING FOR THIS. IF AFTER THOSE TWO YEARS WE SEE AN IMPACT ON, ON THE FUND, AND WE, AND WE CAN'T CONTINUE IT, WE HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO GO BACK AND TO REDUCE THE SCHEDULE WITH YOU GUYS WITHOUT BEING IN VIOLATION, WITHOUT BEING, UM, YOU KNOW, HAVING ANY PENALTIES IN THE CONTRACT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. ABSOLUTELY. COMMISSIONER, YES. OKAY. THE CITY HAS THE FLEXIBILITY TO DO THAT. I, I DO WANT TO NOTE ALSO FOR THE RECORD, THE, THE NEW TROLLEYS WILL GO INTO PRODUCTION ONCE THE ORDER IS PLACED RIGHT? OR WILL GET IN LINE TO GO INTO PRODUCTION. ONCE THE ORDERS ARE PLACED. THEY WILL NOT BE DELIVERED TO THE CITY FOR SOME TIME. RIGHT. UNTIL THEY'RE ACTUALLY, UH, MANUFACTURED AND, AND READY TO BE DEPLOYED. THE COST IMPACTS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WOULD BEGIN WHEN THE NEW TROLLEYS START HITTING THE ROAD. SO WE DO HAVE A SORT OF RAMP UP PERIOD WHERE THE CITY CAN PLAN, AND IF THE CITY'S UNABLE TO FIND THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING, THE CITY DOES HAVE THE OPTION TO ADJUST THE HOURS BASED ON THAT. I WOULD MAKE A MOTION, MR. MAYOR, IF I, IF, IF, IF I MAY, TO, TO, UH, TO APPROVE, APPROVE, UM, AN AGREEMENT, UH, BETWEEN THE CITY AND LSF PURSUANT TO THE ITN MAINTAINING THE CURRENT LEVEL OF SERVICE OF 8:00 AM TO 11:00 PM AND THE SAME HEADWAY THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE, SO THAT WE DON'T IMPACT THE, UH, RESIDENTS AND THE WORKERS THAT DEPEND ON THIS. AND MR. MAYOR, IF I COULD FOR 10 SECONDS. YES. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. OH, I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER. I JUST [07:05:01] HAD A QUESTION FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY. UM, IT WAS PROPOSED TO ANY EXTRAS IN THE RESORT TAXES TO GO TOWARDS THE TRANSPORTATION FUND. DOES THAT AFFECT THE CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE WITH THE G-M-C-V-B? NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE, BUT I WOULD DEFER TO THE, OUR CFO, MR. JASON GREEN. UH, NO, I DON'T BELIEVE IT. IT WOULD. OKAY. BUT THEY GET A PERCENTAGE OF OUR RESORT TAXES, SO WE CORRECT. I THINK THE ISSUE IS THAT THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE, UH, JUNE AND JULY IF THERE'S A SURPLUS GENERATED, UM, IN THE, THE ELIGIBLE FUND, UH, THAT WOULD BE FOR THAT PURPOSE. BUT WHO'VE RETURNED WITH THAT AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS. AND MR. MAYOR, I ACTUALLY THINK, UH, TODAY WE'RE GOING TO HEAR AN ITEM ABOUT A PILOT PROGRAM THAT'S GOING TO RAISE REVENUE IN LOOMIS PARK, THAT WE'LL GO TO RESORT TAXES. AND PERHAPS WE JUST MAKE A MOTION ON THAT. NOW, UH, IF AND WHEN IT PASSES THAT THAT EXCESS MONEY, UM, THAT IS RE RESORT TAXES THAT WE'VE NEVER HAD BEFORE, BE DIRECTLY ALLOCATED TO HERE, I THINK THAT'S A TANGIBLE BENEFIT. WHEN WE HAD SOME RESIDENTS QUESTION, WELL, WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? WELL, THIS ALLOWS US TO MAINTAIN A CRITICAL SUR OR AT LEAST GOES PART OF THE WAY TO MAINTAINING A CRITICAL SERVICE FOR BOTH OUR MOST NEEDY RESIDENTS AND OUR VISITORS. COMMISSIONER MATEO SALINAS, I JUST HAVE ONE REQUEST THAT, UM, THE NUMBERS THAT YOU SHOWED FOR THE TROLLEY LEVEL OF SERVICES, IF WE COULD GET SOME UPDATED NUMBERS THAT REFLECT, UM, IN THAT SIMILAR GRAPH SO WE KNOW WHO IS WRITING WHEN, WHAT HOURS FOR THE RIDE FROM 25, 26. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. AND MY APOLOGIES FOR NOT HAVING INCLUDED THAT IN THE, IN THE ITEM. I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE UPDATED NUMBERS. THANK YOU. WE SHOULD GET MONTHLY REPORTS ON THIS. I KNOW AT THE COUNTY, I THINK AT THE COUNTY IT WAS, I THINK IT WAS QUARTERLY AT THE COUNTY, WE USED TO GUIDE QUARTERLY REPORTS FROM DTPW ON THE DIFFERENT BUSES, THE DIFFERENT ROUTES, THE AMOUNT OF RIDERSHIP. WE SHOULD BE GETTING THIS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT CAN HELP US BETTER ADJUST DEPENDING ON THE HOURS WHERE PEOPLE NEED IT. UH, MAYBE ONE ROUTE NEEDS LATER HOURS VERSUS ANOTHER ROUTE MIGHT NEED EARLIER HOURS. AND SO I REMEMBER WHEN I WORKED AT THE COUNTY, WE WOULD GET THESE, IT WAS, IT WAS A GREAT TOOL, AND I WOULD LIKE US TO SEE THIS, UH, THIS INFORMATION REGULARLY. WE'D BE HAPPY TO PREPARE QUARTERLY. YEAH. AT LEAST A QUARTERLY. YES, A QUARTERLY REPORT WITH RIDERSHIP. ERIC, YOU RECOGNIZED, UM, THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. UH, NOW WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT SERVICE HOURS. UM, WE HAVEN'T TALKED A LOT ABOUT VEHICLES. UM, I WOULD PROPOSE THAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TROLLEY VERSUS THE BUS IS A $500,000 NUMBER. THE REDUCTION IN THE SPARE VEHICLE PURCHASES IF WE WERE TO GO WITH THE TROLLEY, IS A $470,000 NUMBER. I WOULD RATHER FOREGO THE EXTRA THREE SPARE VEHICLES, DO TWO NEW SPARES AND REFURBISH THREE OF THE EXISTING VEHICLES IN ORDER TO STAY WITH THE TROLLEY, UH, AS OPPOSED TO A BUS. TELL ME WHY WE DON'T DO BOTH , RIGHT, OR WHY? I MEAN, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, IF WE'RE IN A FIVE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLAR HOLD THAT WE DIDN'T THINK WE WERE WALKING IN HERE. I I, WHILE I WOULD LOVE THAT, RIGHT? I MEAN, I WANT ALL THESE BELLS AND WHISTLES. I WANNA RUN 24 7. I WANT TO KEEP THE VINTAGE TROLLEY, BUT IT JUST COMES DOWN TO RIGHT AT WHAT COST. SO I, I THINK IF YOU'RE SAYING WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO ACTUALLY GET RID OF THE SPARE VEHICLES, I THINK WE STICK WITH THE BUSES AND GET RID OF THAT BECAUSE WE'RE LEFT WITH A FIVE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS GAP. AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND SOME OF THAT IN DURING THE WORLD CUP, HOPEFULLY SOME OF THAT DURING THE LOOMIS PARK PILOT PROGRAM. BUT WE'RE STILL LEFT WITH MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF A DELTA. SO, UH, I THINK MY ARGUMENT IS SIMPLY THIS, UM, THAT I DO BELIEVE THAT THE SUCCESS OF OUR SERVICE IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE QUALITY OF THE SERVICE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING. AND I DO BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE THINK MORE HIGHLY OF A TROLLEY SERVICE THAN THEY DO OF A BUS SERVICE. AND IT'S PART OF OUR ICONIC MIAMI BEACH BRAND. YOU KNOW, AND AT SOME POINT, THE BRAND IS IMPORTANT THAT, THAT'S THE ONLY ARGUMENT THAT I WOULD MAKE. UM, JUST PULL UP HERE ABOUT THE TROLLEY VERSUS BUS, AND THEN WE, WE NEED TO BRING THIS IN. OKAY. I'M OKAY WITH THE TROLLEY. TROLLEY BETTER SELL A LOT OF ALCOHOL. HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH REVENUE DOES THE ADVERTISING BRING IN JOSE? UM, [07:10:01] SO, UM, THE CURRENT, ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE, CAN WE JUST LOOK UP THE, THE NUMBER HERE AND WHO MANAGES IT ADVERTISING ERIC? SO IT'S RIGHT HERE, MELISSA. IT'S FINE. YOU MIND STEPPING UP? OUR COMMUNICATION TEAM WORKS WITH THE CURRENT TROLLEY VENDOR ON, YEAH, JUST ONE SECOND. WE'LL HAVE THAT NUMBER. 180,000 ANNUALLY. THAT'S IT. THAT'S, HOLD ON JUST ONE SECOND. HOW MANY AND HOW MANY BUSES ARE THERE? WE HAVE 21 IN SERVICE, A TOTAL OF FLEET OF 33, 21 IN SERVICE, 21 IN SERVICE. SO 180,000 A YEAR. 180,000 A YEAR? YES. THIS IS ONLY $8,000 A BUS IN, IN ADVERTISING. I MEAN, THAT'S NOTHING, I MEAN, THE AMOUNT OF IMPRESSIONS YOU GET FROM RIDING THAT AROUND, I MEAN, EASILY TENFOLD THIS, WHO'S MANAGING THAT? SO THE CURRENT ADVERTISING CONTRACT WAS A PIGGYBACK ON THE CITY OF MIAMI CONTRACT. THE IDEA WITH THIS NEW AGREEMENT IS THAT WE WOULD NEGOTIATE A NEW REVENUE SPLIT FOR ADVERTISING. WHO, BUT WHO MANAGES, LIKE, WHO DECIDES WHAT ADVER WHAT BRAND GOES ON THE BUS? IS THAT THE CITY'S DOING THAT, OR IS THAT THROUGH THAT'S THROUGH A VENDOR. OUR VENDOR, UH, OUT FRONT ALSO REPRESENTED BY MICHAEL ENTE, WHO'S HERE. UM, THEY MANAGE ALL THE EXTERIOR ADVERTISING OF MIKE, WHY DON'T YOU COME UP PLEASE. THROUGH THE MAYOR OR VICE MAYOR RECOGNIZED, IT'S, IT'S A 50 50 SPLIT. I BELIEVE. IT'S A, IT'S, IT'S AN UNEVEN SPLIT IN FAVOR OF THE CITY. THE CITY KEEPS THE MAJORITY OF THE REVENUE 60 40 AND, AND WE'RE ONLY, OH, WE'RE NEGOTIATING 60 40, RIGHT? SO, RIGHT. SO WHY DON'T WE JUST TAKE OVER THE ADVERTISING? I'M SURE WE CAN MONETIZE THAT A LOT BETTER THAN $8,000 A BUS PER YEAR AND LET US COME UP. I MEAN, I'M SURE THAT'S A GREAT FUNDING SOURCE THAT WE CAN U THAT WE CAN LEVERAGE TO PAY FOR THIS PROGRAM. WHY DO WE NEED FRONT TO DO THAT? I, IF I MAY, I, I DON'T THINK, I DON'T THINK OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT IS A SALES DEPARTMENT. IF I MAY THROW THE VICE MAYOR, SORRY. YOU'RE RECOGNIZING ME. UM, I DON'T THINK OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT IS A SALES DEPARTMENT. THIS IS A SALES DEPARTMENT. NOW WE MIGHT, THE OUT FRONT, WHAT I FEEL IS UNDERVALUING, YOU KNOW, THE, UM, IN MY HEAD, RIGHT? I HAVE, I HAVE THE, UH, WORD TIVO IN SPANISH, AND I'M TRYING THE, UM, HOW DO YOU SAY IT IN ENGLISH? PURCHASE POWER PURCHASING. THANK YOU MR. DICO. THE PURCHASING POWER, THE PURCHASING POWER, THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE CONSUMER IN MIAMI BEACH. IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A WEALTHY, IT'S WEALTHY, IT'S A WEALTHY, UM, PURCHASING POWER. AND WHAT THAT TELLS ME IS THAT IF WE'RE ONLY GETTING $8,000 PER YEAR PER BUS OUT FRONT IS DOING A VERY BAD JOB IN THE VALUATION. AND SO HOW DO WE CHALLENGE, IS THERE A MINIMUM AMOUNT GUARANTEED IN THE CONTRACT THAT THE CITY GETS PER BUS? UM, WITH, WITHOUT FRONT, SO THROUGH YOU RECOGNIZE, OH, THROUGH THE MAYOR. UM, SO I, I, I DON'T KNOW IS THE ANSWER. UM, WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT THERE'S PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY BETWEEN NOW AND THE TIME THE NEW TROLLEYS, UH, ROLL IN TO HAVE A ROBUST CONVERSATION ABOUT ADVERTISING. I CAN ALSO SAY THAT THERE IS NOT ADVERTISING RUNNING, YOU KNOW, 24 HOURS A DAY EVERY WEEK OF THE YEAR ON EVERY BUS, OR I'M SORRY, EVERY TROLLEY VEHICLE. WHY NOT? RIGHT? SO I, AND I THINK THAT'S LARGELY A FUNCTION OF DEMAND. I OUT FRONT IS A LARGE PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY. THEY HAVE HUNDREDS OF SALES AGENTS. THEY HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE NATIONAL BRANDS. AND SO THEY'RE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO DRAW IN, UH, ADVERTISING. I THINK WHAT THEY WILL TELL YOU IS THAT MUCH, MUCH OF THE TRANSIT ADVERTISING THAT THEY SELL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, 'CAUSE THEY SELL TROLLEY ADVERTISING ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SO, SO BACK BACK TO THIS ITEM. ARE WE BOUND ONLY TO OUT FRONT OR CAN WE POSSIBLY DO AN RFP FOR AN ADVERTISING AGENCY TO MAXIMIZE THIS ADVERTISING POTENTIAL ON OUR TROLLEYS? MR. MANAGER? SO I BELIEVE IT WAS PART OF THE PRIOR CONTRACT, AND I BELIEVE IT'S CONTEMPLATED TO BE PART OF THIS CURRENT CONTRACT THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING TODAY. BUT WE DO HAVE THE OPTION OF, OF, UM, IT'S PART OF THE CONTRACT, BUT WE HAVE, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY, [07:15:02] UH, OUT FRONT MEDIA. WE DO HAVE THE OPTION OF NEGOTIATING WITH ANOTHER PARTNER. YEAH, GUYS, I MEAN COLLEAGUES. I, I, I'M IN ADVERTISING. I THINK WE'RE MISSING, WE'RE LEAVING ON THE TABLE. A HUGE CHUNK OF MONEY FROM ADVERTISING IF WE'RE ONLY GETTING 8,000. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS AD NASM AND FINANCE, AND I AGREE, WE NEED TO DO BETTER. I DID ANECDOTAL JUST SITTING IN SUNSET HARBOR, HALF OF THE BUSES WERE WRAPPED, HALF WEREN'T, UH, THE ONES THAT WERE WERE JUST WOEFULLY INADEQUATE. I'M GONNA TRY AND BRING THIS HOME IF OKAY, UH, I'LL PUT A MOTION ON THE TABLE. UM, VERY AMENABLE TO IT. I TRIED LISTENING TO WHAT EVERYBODY HAD TO SAY. UH, WE'LL SEE HOW THIS GOES. UH, MOTION TO MAINTAIN, TO RENEW, UH, THE CONTRACT IS BEING CONTEMPLATED, MAINTAINING CURRENT SERVICE LEVELS GOING WITH THE TROLLEY. ELIMINATING WHAT YOU SAID, ERIC. THE SPARE EXCESS, I'LL, I'LL LET YOU WORD THAT. AND THEN IN A WAY TO FIND OFFSETTING REVENUE, ONE BEING ANY EXCESS REVENUE DURING THE WORLD CUP PERIOD, YEAR OVER YEAR EXCESS RESORT TAX. SO THAT'S JUNE AND JULY OF THIS YEAR. ALSO DURING THE G 20. AND THEN ALSO WHEN WE HEAR THE LOOMIS PARK, UH, PILOT PROGRAM, ANY REVENUE THAT IS DERIVED FROM THAT RESORT TAXES GOES TO OUR TRANSPORTATION FUND. I'LL SECOND. I I WOULD JUST AMEND THAT WE TALKED ABOUT ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF, UM, INCREMENTAL DIFFERENTIAL RESORT TAX INCREASES. YES. THE ONLY THING WITH ADDING OUR BASEL IS THAT RECURS EVERY YEAR. RIGHT. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT A YEAR OVER YEAR BASIS, YES, OUR BASEL IS THIS YEAR, BUT YOU'RE ALSO COMPARING YEAR OVER YEAR. SO WE'RE STILL IN THE SAME HOLE. I WAS JUST LOOKING FOR THESE WORLD CLASS ONE OFF EVENTS. OKAY. BUT, SO MAYBE NOT OUR BASEL, BUT THIS YEAR IN MARCH, WE'VE GOT A WHOLE BUNCH OF NEW ATHLETIC EVENTS COMING IN THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD BEFORE. SO CAN WE JUST LEAVE IT OPEN ENOUGH SO THAT WE CAN, AT OUR DISCRETION WITH THE CFO AND THE CITY MANAGER, FIGURE OUT WHICH ADDITIONAL, LIKE THE MORE THERE ARE, THE BETTER AND IF, AND, AND SO I'M GONNA SECOND YOUR MOTION. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THESE ARE GONNA BE AADA A COMPLIANT. THERE'S GONNA BE CONCIERGE SERVICE, UH, CUSTOMER SERVICE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE, WITH THE RIDERSHIP, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE'VE GONE IN COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT. SO THAT'S THE CONTRACTOR. NO CONTRACT HAS PERFORMANCE PENALTIES FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. SO I'M GONNA, AND IT'S A DA COMPLIANCE AND OF COURSE, YEAH. OKAY. YES, THEY'RE BOTH FLOOR. I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA SECOND THE MOTION. I'M JUST GONNA JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, HERE WE HAD TO BE THE ONES WE, THE CITY COMMISSION HAD TO BE THE ONE TO BRING UP THE FACT THAT WE ARE BEING UNDERVALUED. WE'RE BEING UNDERVALUED ON THE ADVERTISING. THAT SHOULDN'T BE OUR JOB. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE THE ONES RACING THIS RED FLAG. THIS IS, YOU KNOW, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT FINDING REVENUES, FINDING WAYS WE, WE CAN FUND THINGS. THIS IS WHAT WE NEED THE ADMINISTRATION HIGHLIGHTING FOR US SO THAT WE CAN HOLD THE VENDOR ACCOUNTABLE AND PUT THEM ON NOTICE THAT THEY'RE NOT PERFORMING TO THE STANDARDS THAT THE CITIES THAT THE CITY NEEDS. SO THAT THEN IF THEY'RE, IF THEY DON'T, WE PUT IT OUT, WE PUT IT OUT TO A NEW PROCUREMENT AND SEE IF THERE'S, IF THERE'S SOMEONE THAT WILL GET US MORE MONEY. BECAUSE THE PURCHASING POWER IS SO GREAT HERE TO THAT, THAT IT'S AN EMBARRASSMENT THAT WE'RE ONLY GETTING $8,000 AND THAT IT'S TAKING THE COMMISSION TO HAVE TO SIT HERE FOR, FOR AN HOUR TO FIGURE THAT OUT. IS THAT PART OF THE SIX ITEMS YOU MENTIONED MR. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. JUST THE ADVERTISING ASPECT. WE, WE, SO THAT, THAT WAS ACTUALLY, UM, A DIRECTION THAT WE ALL GAVE DURING THE BUDGET RETREAT BACK IN JUNE. AND FOR ADDITIONAL REVENUE RAISING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ACTUALLY OWNED IT ON, UH, VERY ROBUSTLY DURING OUR FUR CONVERSATION. WE ARE LEAVING A LOT OF MONEY ON THE TABLE. A LOT OF MONEY. SO, SO THIS CONTRACT RIGHT NOW IS CONTEMPLATING OUT FRONT USING, BEING THE PARTNER FOR ADVERTISING? NOT NECESSARILY, NOT NECESSARILY. IT'S A CONTRACT WITH THE OPERATOR LIMOUSINES OF SOUTH FLORIDA. SHOULD WE PUT THIS OUT THE BID THEY BRING ON BOARD? YES, BUT THAT'S NOT RELATED TO THIS. HERE. WE, WE CAN TAKE THAT UP AS A SEPARATE, JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THE CONTRACT DOES COME BACK, WE, WE HAVE THAT IN WRITING THAT WE, WE ARE ABLE TO PUT THIS OUT TO BID AND MAXIMIZE OUR PROFITS. BUT IT IS TWO SEPARATE CONTRACTS, CORRECT. JUST BECAUSE RIGHT. THE LOBBYIST REPRESENTS THEM BOTH. UH, THEY'RE NOT LINKED TOGETHER. IT'S ONE AGREEMENT WITH LSF AND ALPHA MEDIA IS THE PARTNER FOR THE ADVERTISING UNDER THE AGREEMENT WITH LSF. IS IT SEPARATE AGREEMENTS OR, OR ARE THEY TOGETHER? NO, IT'S, IT'S ONE AGREEMENT, BUT ACCORDING TO THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE, WELL YOU SAID ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. SO LET, LET'S CONFER WITH THE CITY MANAGER. THAT'S JUST TO BE CLEAR. CALL A VOTE. HOLD ON, HOLD ON. OH, MR. MAYOR, ONE, ONE LAST. THERE'S ONE PENDING ISSUE. THE BUS SIZE WE DISCUSSED. 30 FOOT, 40 FOOT. HOLD ON. I JUST, THE CITY ATTORNEY WAS ABOUT TO SPEAK. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE. IS IT [07:20:01] ONE CONTRACT OR TWO DIFFERENT CONTRACTS? JUST FELL UP PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. GISELLE TORE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. SO THIS ITN CONTEMPLATED THAT ADVERTISING WOULD BE PLACED ON THE VEHICLES AND OUR VENDOR, UH, LSF WILL PROVIDE ALL THE EQUIPMENT AND THE FACILITY FOR ADVERTISING TO OCCUR ON THE VEHICLE. BUT LSF, THAT'S THE EXTENT OF THEIR INVOLVEMENT WITH THE ADVERTISING. THE CITY CAN CHOOSE THE VENDOR AND IF IT'S A DIRECTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION TODAY TO GO OUT BID FOR THAT COMPONENT OF IT, WE CAN. SO, UH, IT'S CONTEMPLATED IN THE ITN, UH, IT COULD, THE, THE DECISION COULD BE DELEGATED TO THE CITY MANAGER OR AT YOUR DIRECTION, UH, THAT PIECE CAN GO OUT TO BID ALSO, SO THAT WE DON'T LOSE THE PRICING ON THE VEHICLES. IF WE KNOW FOR A FACT THAT WE'RE GONNA BE, UM, MOVING FORWARD AND THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES BASICALLY DEPENDING, REGARDLESS OF THE LEVEL OF SERVICE WE'RE GONNA NEED THESE VEHICLES, UH, WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE, THAT GILLIG WILL EXTEND THE PRICING. SO WE WOULD NEED TO, IN MY RECOMMENDATION, MOVE FORWARD WITH THE AGREEMENT. THE LEVEL OF SERVICE, THE AGREEMENT ALREADY CONTEMPLATES THE LEVEL OF SERVICE CAN BE MODIFIED ACCORDING TO OUR REQUIREMENTS. UM, SO YOU WANT FIRST AS CAN, CAN, CAN I MAKE A MOTION TO REFER AN, AN ITEM TO PUT THE ADVERTISING TO BID TO FINANCE COMMITTEE, PLEASE? I'LL THAT, WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT. OH, CAN I COMMENT ON THAT THOUGH? SO IF WE DO THAT THOUGH, ARE WE LOOKING AT ANOTHER SIX MONTHS BEFORE WE GET BACK THE, UH, THE FOLKS VERSUS WORKING WITH THE VENDOR THAT WE ALREADY HAVE TO SAY DO A BETTER JOB? I THINK FOR ADVERTISING, THE ADVERTISING, WE CAN AGAIN PUT IT OUT TO BILL, WE CAN BRING IT TO COMMISSION ON FEBRUARY 3RD, OR THE SECOND MEETING OF FEBRUARY. OH, I'M SORRY, YOU SAID FIRST FIRST. SO WE WOULD GO TO THE FIRST MEETING MEETING. IT'S SEPARATE. YEAH. OKAY. BUT, BUT IT WON'T BE THE SAME. IT'LL BE SEPARATE FROM THE LSF, SO. RIGHT, I UNDERSTAND. SO IT CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD IF YOU ALL, BUT IT WON'T BE THE SAME PROCESS THAT WE DISCUSSED PRIOR WHERE THERE'LL BE AN EVALUATION COMMITTEE AND THEN WE'LL HAVE TO, IT IT MIGHT BE, IT DEPENDS. 45 DAYS SOLICITATION WE PUT OUT. YEAH. SO WE REALLY WON'T CLOSE THE DOOR ON THAT UNTIL MAYBE MAY OR JUNE. IT DEPENDS ON WHEN, UM, WE'RE ABLE TO GO TO FERC AND WHEN WE'RE ABLE TO, IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE LONGER DEPENDING ON WHEN, BUT REMEMBER WE WON'T BE GETTING THE NEW VEHICLES FOR AT LEAST A YEAR. CORRECT. BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF SPORTING ACTIVITIES THAT ARE COMING UP THAT MIGHT WANNA ADVERTISE. MM-HMM . CAN WE STILL WORK WITH THOSE WHILE WE'RE IN THIS TRANSITION PERIOD? THE CURRENT AGREEMENT, UM, WILL CONTINUE OUT FRONT AND THE CURRENT TROLLEYS CORRECT. WILL CONTINUE. THAT WON'T CHANGE. SO WE CAN MOVE PARALLEL AND IT'LL ALL FALL INTO PLACE. OKAY. THANK YOU. I, I THINK WE NEED TO SEND A MESS. I THINK THE CITY NEEDS TO SEND A MESSAGE TO THE CURRENT VENDOR THAT, THAT WE ARE UNDERWHELMED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF WHAT THE TAXPAYERS ARE GETTING, UH, FOR THE USE OF THESE PUBLIC RESOURCES FOR ADVERTISING. AND THAT UNLESS WE SEE A TURNAROUND ON THIS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA GO OUT AND TERMINATE THEM AND GO WITH SOMEONE ELSE. I, I THINK I, I THINK IT'S JUST, IT'S NOT GOOD BUSINESS RIGHT NOW FOR US. LET'S TAKE THE VOTE, MR. MAYOR, THE LAST ITEM IS THE VEHICLE SIZE, 30 FOOT, 40 FOOT. UH, WE SUPPORT THE FESS RECOMMENDATION TO RIGHT SIZE THE VEHICLES, UH, IN CORRESPONDING TO THE LOOP. UM, SO THERE WOULD BE A MIX OF 30 FOOT AND 40 FOOT, BUT THAT IT, IT WOULD REPRESENT A COST SAVINGS OF ABOUT $200,000 A YEAR. IT'S NOT MUCH, BUT IT'S SOMETHING. AND WE NEED EVERYTHING. SO WE HAVE TWO SEPARATE ITEMS BEFORE US. NO, I DON'T BELIEVE SO. WELL, THE ADVERTISE, WELL, MY MOTION TO FERC IS AN AFTER THE FACT RESOLUTION OR, UM, OR REFERRAL. AND THEN YOU HAVE TWO ITEMS. ONE IS TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT AND ONE IS THE REFERRAL TO FIR. OKAY. WHICH ONE'S FIRST? THE ATTORNEY TAKE THE VOTES. SO WE'RE GONNA TAKE A VOTE FIRST ON THE, ON THE ACTUAL CONTRACT WITH CHRISTIE IS AS AMENDED, CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. SO AS AMENDED, I HAVE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE CONTRACT C TWO C PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING KNOWN THAT ITEM IS APPROVED, NOW WE HAVE A REFERRAL FOR THE ADVERTISEMENT PORTION TO FINANCE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER FERNAND, UH, COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER SCHWARZ. CAN WE DO THAT BY ACCLIMATION? YES. SO WE ALSO HAVE A SEPARATE REFERRAL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK [R5 Z FAENA DISTRICT OVERLAY FAR PRESERVATION INCENTIVE – 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 EXPEDITED STATE REVIEW PROCESS SET FORTH IN SECTION 163.3184(3), FLORIDA STATUTES, BY AMENDING GOAL RLU 1, ENTITLED “RESILIENT LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT,” OBJECTIVE RLU 1.1, ENTITLED “ESTABLISHMENT OF FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORIES,” POLICY 1.1.7, ENTITLED “HIGH DENSITY MULTI FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (RM-3),” TO ESTABLISH A 5,000-SQUARE-FOOT FLOOR-AREA RATIO (“FAR”) BONUS FOR THE RM-3 LAND USE CATEGORY FOR OCEANFRONT PROPERTIES WITHIN THE FAENA OVERLAY DISTRICT THAT CONTAIN A CONTRIBUTING HISTORIC STRUCTURE; AND PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, TRANSMITTAL, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] [R5 AA FAENA DISTRICT OVERLAY FAR PRESERVATION INCENTIVE – LDR AMENDMENT 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 7, ENTITLED "ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS," ARTICLE III, ENTITLED “OVERLAY DISTRICTS,” SUBSECTION 7.3.5, ENTITLED “FAENA DISTRICT OVERLAY,” TO PROVIDE A 5,000-SQUARE-FOOT FLOOR-AREA RATIO (“FAR”) BONUS FOR OCEANFRONT PROPERTIES THAT ARE 65,000 SQUARE FEET OR LARGER AND CONTAIN A CONTRIBUTING HISTORIC STRUCTURE; AND PROVIDING FOR APPLICABILITY, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] YOU. R FIVE Z AND R FIVE DOUBLE A. OKAY, GIMME ONE SEC. HOLD, GIMME A SEC. [07:25:01] ITEM'S BEEN MOVED. GIMME A SEC. GIMME A SEC. NO PRESSURE AL. THIS IS AN R FIVE Z. IT'S AN ORDER FOR THE MAYOR OF CITY, COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY MIAMI. BE FLORIDA. AMENDING THE CITY OF MIAMI EACH YEAR 2040. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PURSUANT TO THE EXPEDITED STATE REVIEW PROCESS SET FORTH IN SECTION 1 63 0.3 180 4 SUBSECTION THREE, FLORIDA STATUTES AMENDING GOAL RLU ONE ENTITLED RESILIENT LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT. OBJECTIVE, ROU 1.1 ENTITLED ESTABLISHMENT OF FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORIES, POLICY 1.1 0.7 ENTITLED HIGH DENSITY MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL RM THREE TO ESTABLISH A 5,000 SQUARE FOOT FLOOR AREA RATIO, FAR BONUS FOR THE RM. THREE LAND USE CATEGORY FOR OCEAN FRONT PROPERTIES WITHIN THE FAINA OVERLAY DISTRICT THAT CONTAIN A CONTRIBUTING HISTORIC STRUCTURE AND PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO TRANSMITTAL REPEALS ABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE. THAT IS ITEM R FIVE C. IT'S A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING. OUR ITEM R FIVE AA IS AN ORDINANCE TO THE MAYOR OF CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MBB FLORIDA AMENDING THE CODE. THE CITY OF MBB SUBPART B ENTITLED LAND USE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS BY AMEND. CHAPTER SEVEN ENTITLED ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS. ARTICLE THREE ENTITLED OVERLAY DISTRICTS SECTION 7.3 0.5 ENTITLED FAINA DISTRICT OVERLAY TO PROVIDE A 5,000 SQUARE FOOT AIR FLOOR AREA RATIO FAR BONUS FOR OCEAN PER PROPERTIES, UH, 65,000 SQUARE FEET OR LARGER AND CONTAIN A CONTRIBUTING HISTORIC STRUCTURE PROVIDING FOR APPLICABILITY REPEAT SERVICEABILITY, CODIFICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS ITEM R FIVE. AA IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING. THE ITEM REQUIRES SIX SEVENS VOTE. SO WE WILL BE DOING THIS UNDER ITEM A AA MOVED BY COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ SECOND. YEP. AND THE ONLY THING THAT I'LL ADD IF I CAN, MR. MAYOR, YOU JUST SAT HERE AND HEARD A ROBUST DISCUSSION ABOUT THE WOEFUL INADEQUATE FUNDING THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR CHARLIE GOING FORWARD IN BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING, I'D LOVE FOR YOU AND YOUR CLIENT TO CONSIDER IF YOU THINK THE IMAN WOULD IN ANY WAY BENEFIT FROM, UH, ENHANCED TRANSPORTATION, UH, AND ANY CONTRIBUTIONS THE TRANSPORTATION FUND, UH, WITH THAT I SECOND. OKAY. THANK YOU. I THINK WE'RE GOOD. ONE HOUSEKEEPING MEASURE IN THE, UH, RECOMMENDATION. JUST TO CONFIRM, UH, AS PART OF THE APPROVAL AT FIRST READING OF R FIVE AA, YOU'LL BE WAIVING THE ZONING CYCLE AND ALLOW FOR SECOND READING TO OCCUR AT THE FEBRUARY 5TH, 2026 MEETING. LET'S CALL A VOTE UH COM. MR. MAYOR, IF I MAY, UH, THIS IS A SIX REQUIRES SIX SEVENS VOTE, AND WE'RE RIGHT NOW AT THE MOMENT, SHORT ONE COMMISSIONER AND COMMISSIONER BOT WOULD REQUEST THAT SHE BE PRESENT TO BE ABLE TO VOTE ON THIS. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING BY TIME WE CALL THE VOTE. SHE'LL BE HERE. OKAY, , I'LL GO SLOW. UH, THERE'S NO ONE IN ZOOM. THERE'S NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. UH, THIS IS BE THE VOTE FOR R FIVE Z AND R FIVE AA. COMMISSIONER MATEO SALINAS? YES. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE? YES. MR. HERNANDEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER B? YES. MR. SUAREZ? YES. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ? YES. MAYOR MINOR. YES. ITEM CARRIES SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING FOR BOTH ITEMS. R FIVE Z AND R FIVE AA WILL BE ON FEBRUARY 5TH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU R SEVEN S AND R. AND IF I MAY, MR. MAYOR, I KNOW YOU HAVE A BIG AGENDA, BUT IF ANY ONE OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN A TOUR OF THE SITE AND SEE THE WORK THEY ARE DOING, INCLUDING THE RETENTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE VERSAILLES, IT'S AN AMAZING THING TO SEE. AND MAHU PATEL, WHO'S A DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHOW YOU. I'D LIKE TO TAKE THE TROLLEY DOWN. SO THINK ABOUT THAT CONTRIBUTION. . I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY OF AMONG CUSTOMERS TAKE THE TROLLEY, BUT I THINK. BUT YOU KNOW, YOUR HOUSEKEEPING STAFF DOES. OH, YES. SO I I'M NOT BEING FACETIOUS. NO, NO, THAT'S TRUE. ACTUALLY. OUR BACKS THE WHOLE NINE YARD AND A LOT OF OUR WEALTHY RESIDENTS AND A LOT OF OUR WEALTHY TOURISTS ALSO USE THE TROLLEY. IT, IT REALLY SERVES EVERYONE. THANK YOU. GOOD COMMENTS. [R7 S A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION APPROVING THE MIAMI BEACH HOMESTEAD AND TENANT RELIEF PROGRAMS, PROVIDING A ONE-TIME $500 PAYMENT TO THE OWNER(S) OF EACH HOMESTEADED PARCEL (LIMITED TO ONE PAYMENT PER PARCEL), AND PROVIDING A ONE-TIME $500 PAYMENT TO ONE ELIGIBLE TENANT PER RENTAL UNIT, WITH A TOTAL PROPOSED ALLOCATION FOR BOTH PROGRAMS AMOUNTING TO $11,000,000; AND WAIVING THE REQUIREMENT OF RESOLUTION NO. 2002-24764 THAT YEAR-END SURPLUSES, AFTER FUNDING RESERVES, ARE TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND.] [R7 T A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO ALLOCATE THE PROJECTED $11.8 MILLION FISCAL YEAR 2025 SURPLUS TOWARD LONG-TERM STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS THAT SUPPORT CONDOMINIUM OWNERS, SMALL BUSINESSES, HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; SPECIFICALLY, APPROPRIATING $6.53 MILLION FOR THE ACQUISITION OF 7605 COLLINS AVENUE FROM THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND THE REINVESTMENT OF SAID FUNDS INTO BUILDING DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS THAT REDUCE COSTS AND STREAMLINE PERMITTING, ESPECIALLY FOR CONDOMINIUM OWNERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES AND FOR SUCH OTHER LAWFUL PURPOSES AS THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR SHALL DETERMINE; AND FURTHER, DIRECTING THAT THE REMAINING $5.27 MILLION BE UTILIZED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE TO CAPTURE AND TREAT “FIRST FLUSH” STORMWATER RUNOFF AROUND PARK VIEW ISLAND, INCLUDING THE PARK VIEW CANAL AND TATUM WATERWAY—REPRESENTING A LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN THE CITY’S FUTURE AND QUALITY OF LIFE, RATHER THAN SHORT-LIVED RELIEF THAT LEAVES UNDERLYING CHALLENGES UNADDRESSED; AND FURTHER, WAIVING THE REQUIREMENT SET FORTH IN RESOLUTION NO. 2002-24764 THAT YEAR-END SURPLUSES, AFTER FUNDING RESERVES, ARE TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND.] R SEVEN S AND R SEVEN T SEVEN S IS APPROVED MIAMI BEACH HOMESTEAD AND TENANT RELIEF PROGRAMS. THE SEVEN T IS ALLOCATION OF ANTICIPATED NOVEMBER 28 MILLION FISCAL YEAR 2025 SURPLUS. T, S AND T COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ CO-SPONSORED BY ME. COMMISSIONER BOTT. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE YOU WANT AND COMMISSIONER MATEO SALINAS SIX. TAKE IT AWAY. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. IT'S GETTING TO MY NOTES. ALL RIGHT. UM, THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. SO, UM, I WANT TO THANK THE ADMINISTRATION FOR, FOR WORKING ON THIS AND FOR THE SUPPORT OF, OF THE COMMISSION ON THIS, ON THIS ITEM. DURING THE FINAL BUDGET HEARING, I PROPOSED A SIMPLE IDEA OF EXTRA MONEY THAT WE COLLECTED THAT WE WEREN'T ANTICIPATING ON ONCO COLLECTING FROM [07:30:01] PEOPLE TO GIVE IT BACK TO THE PEOPLE. IT WASN'T OUR MONEY. WE WEREN'T ANTICIPATING ON, ON HAVING A A SURPLUS. WE OPERATED MORE EFFICIENTLY. UH, THESE ARE ONE-TIME DOLLARS THAT CAN'T BE USED FOR RECURRING THINGS. UM, BUT, BUT OUR RESIDENTS, THEY'RE, THEY ARE BEING HIT WITH WHETHER, WHETHER IT'S RISING INSURANCE PREMIUMS OR SKYROCKETING CONDOMINIUM ASSESSMENTS OR THE OVERALL COST OF LIVING, MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP. UH, AND THAT'S WHY I'M SO PROUD THAT, THAT, THAT WE'VE COME TOGETHER AS A COMMISSION, UH, IN SPONSORING THIS RESOLUTION TOGETHER TO PUT MONEY BACK IN THE POCKETS OF THOSE WHO NEEDED MOST. AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, I WANNA BE VERY CLEAR. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OVER COLLECTED TAXES. THESE ARE OVER COLLECTED TAXES. UM, IF WE DIDN'T NEED IT TO RUN THE CITY OR TO MEET RESERVES, WHICH MR. CFO, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, WE HAVE MET OUR OBLIGATIONS WITH RESERVES. YES. THEN WE SHOULDN'T KEEP IT. THIS IS THE TAXPAYER'S MONEY AND WE SHOULD BE RETURNING THIS TO, TO TO, TO THE RESIDENTS. WHAT I WOULD PROPOSE, UH, THERE'S AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA, R SEVEN S, AND I WOULD, WHAT I WOULD PROPOSE, LEMME JUST GET TO MY NOTES HERE, R SEVEN S IF, IF WE GIVE A DIVIDEND BACK TO OUR HOMESTEAD OF PROPERTY OWNERS, THAT ISN'T THE AMOUNT OF $500 AND IT WOULD COST US ABOUT $7 MILLION, AND THAT WOULD GIVE US STILL A BALANCE. WHAT, WHAT WAS OUR SURPLUS TOTAL, MR. MANAGER OR MR. CFO? THE TOTAL AT THE TIME WHEN WE DISCUSSED THIS WAS 11.8. WE ENDED IN NOVEMBER WITH 13 MILLION, UH, 437,000. OKAY. SO WHAT I WOULD PROPOSE IS KEEP OUR COMMITMENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT WE WERE GOING TO ISSUE A, A DIVIDEND CHECK, UH, TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS. UH, AND THAT COMES OUT TO ABOUT $7 MILLION. UH, AND WE STILL HAVE A, A BALANCE, UH, SO THAT WE CAN STILL WORK ON BRINGING 76 0 5 OUT OF THE PURVIEW OF THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND MOVE IT BACK TO THE GENERAL FUNDS. AND MAYBE WE DON'T HAVE TO DO IT ALL IN ONE FISCAL YEAR. MAYBE WE DO IT THROUGH MULTIPLE FISCAL YEARS. MAYBE WE DO. UH, WE PAY SOME OF IT NOW AND WE DO A COVENANT TO BUDGET SO THAT IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR AND THE FOLLOWING, WE COMPLETE IT. BUT THAT WAY WE HAVE, WE'RE ABLE TO MEET OUR PROMISES, THE PROMISES WE MADE TO THE HOMEOWNERS THAT WE WOULD RETURN TO THEM, UM, THIS OVERTAXED MONEY THAT WE DIDN'T NEED TO MEET OUR OBLIGATIONS OR RESERVES. AND WE ALSO MADE OUR COMMITMENT TO THE RESIDENTS OF NORTH BEACH WHO DON'T WANT A BUILDING PERMITTING OFFICE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, AND TRANSFERRING THAT PROPERTY TO THE DOMAIN OF THE GENERAL FUND SO THAT WE CAN EXPAND IT FOR MORE GENERAL PUBLIC PURPOSES. AND IF I MAY, THROUGH THE MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A CLARIFICATION. UH, THIS PROGRAM IS NOT BEING FUNDED BY ADVIL ALARM TAXES. WE WILL BE USING NON ADVIL ALARM SOURCES. YES. AND, AND, AND I WOULD ALSO, UM, SUGGEST THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, UP TO THE WILL OF, OF THE BODY. I KNOW, AND I, AND I LIKE TO LISTEN TO EVERYONE. I TRY TO FIND CONSENSUS WHEN CONSENSUS IT SHOULD BE FOUND. AND IT DOES RESONATE THAT AT TIMES THERE MIGHT BE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY HOMESTEAD, PROPERTY OWNERS WHO MIGHT, WHO MIGHT NOT NEED THIS. I THINK WE SHOULD DO THIS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT, THEY CAN REQUEST IT, GIVE THEM A DEADLINE BY WHICH THEY CAN REQUEST THEIR DIVIDEND, THEY CAN REQUEST IT. AND THAT WAY THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T NEED IT, IF YOU OWN A $20 MILLION MANSION, AND IT MIGHT BE YOUR HOMESTEAD PROPERTY, AND IF YOU DON'T WANT TO REQUEST YOUR DIVIDEND CHECK BECAUSE YOU DON'T NEED IT, WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO REQUEST IT. THAT MONEY THEN STAYS WITH THE CITY AS PART OF ITS SURPLUS. MR. MAYOR, MR. MAYOR, MS. FOREZ, THANKS. I APPRECIATE THE ALL BRANCH ALEX, UH, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, UH, YOU KNOW, I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THIS AND I, MAYOR DERMER, UH, WAS THE ONE WHO STARTED THIS PROGRAM. AND I CALLED HIM AND I KNOCKED ON HIS DOOR WHEN I WAS CAMPAIGNING. SO WE HAD A GOOD RELATIONSHIP. I, AND I CALLED HIM AND I ASKED HIM, YOU KNOW, HEY, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS? AND HOW DID IT WORK LAST TIME? AND HE SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW, THE DIVIDEND CHECK OR THE, THE PAYMENT TO RESIDENTS WAS PART OF A LARGER [07:35:01] INITIATIVE FOR, FOR LOWERING TAXES AND SENDING A MESSAGE TO THE, UH, TO THE CITY AND ADMINISTRATION THAT WE, WE MEAN BUSINESS ON REALLY CURBING SPENDING, UM, IN THE CITY. AND I THINK AT THE TIME WAS LIKE, THE BUDGET WAS HALF OF WHAT IT IS NOW. UM, I WANT, I WANT TO, I WANNA BE SUPPORTIVE. UM, I HAVE ANOTHER ITEM ON HERE THAT'S VERY, UH, THAT THAT, THAT, THAT WOULD ALSO SIGNAL TO THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND TO OUR RESIDENTS THAT WE NEED BUSINESS WHEN IT COMES TO CUTTING, SPENDING AND LOWERING TAXES. AND THAT'S THE ROLLBACK RATE. UM, I WANNA BE SUPPORTIVE ON THIS. I'D LOVE FOR YOU GUYS TO BE SUPPORTIVE ON THAT. UM, IT, AND JASON COULD SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE TO IT, IT, IT, IT'S WHATEVER WE'VE AGREED TO SPEND IN YEAR 26, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA SPEND IN 27. AND WE'RE GONNA LOWER, YOU KNOW, BY, BY DOING THAT, WE'RE GONNA SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THE MILLAGE RATE. AND WE'RE GONNA SEND A MESSAGE TO EVERYONE THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE CITY OF IV HR RESIDENTS. BUSINESS. WE MEAN, WE MEAN BUSINESS WHEN WE'RE GOING TO LOWER TAXES AND WE'RE GOING TO START SHRINKING OUR BUDGET. AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO DO. AND WE WE'RE GONNA HAVE A YEAR TO DO IT, JASON, LOOK, AND, AND IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT AN EASY ASK. IT'S GONNA PUT SERIOUS CONSTRAINTS ON US. SIMILAR TO WHAT COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE WAS TALKING ABOUT AT THE LAST ITEM, WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION IF WE'RE GONNA FUND ONE THING, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO TAKE IT FROM THE OTHER, AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE PUT INTO FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE DECISION MAKING, UM, OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT OUR RESIDENTS WANT, RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT OUR BUSINESS HAS BEEN SAYING. AND, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO DO OUR PART ON, ON LOWERING THE, THE TAX BILL NOT JUST FOR 26, BUT YEAR ON AND YEAR OUT. AND IF WE DO THAT, AND IF WE DO PASS THE ROLLBACK RATE, WE'RE GONNA LOWER THE MILLAGE RATE. AND WHAT THAT'S GONNA DO IS IT, IT REALLY PREVENTS THE MILLAGE RATE FROM GOING BACK UP, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A SIX SEVEN VOTE, UH, IN ORDER TO, IF I THINK IT'S, I BELIEVE IT'S 10% ABOVE THE, THE MILLAGE RATE THAT IT'S GONNA REQUIRE, OR EVEN UNANIMOUS. SO, YOU KNOW, IT IS A, IT IS A TALL ASK, BUT I THINK CONSIDERING AT THE LAST BUDGET HEARING, YOU KNOW, I GOT A LOT OF, I GOT, I GOT A LOT OF PUSHBACK SAYING, HEY, COMMISSIONER, THIS, YOU'RE TWO LAST MINUTE. THIS IS TWO LAST MINUTE. YOU CAN'T DO THIS LAST MINUTE. WELL, THE WHISTLE JUST BLEW AT THIS PERIOD. AND I'M, I'M LITERALLY THE, THIS IS THE FIRST INNING, UH, OF THE GAME. AND, AND I'M SAYING RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW, I'D LOVE FOR MY COLLEAGUES TO GET ON BOARD WITH THAT IDEA THAT WE'RE GONNA BE VERY FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE, UH, IN COMING YEAR 27 IF I CAN. UH, I DON'T KNOW WHO TO GO THROUGH NOW, BUT, UM, SO ONE OF THE CHALLENGES OF DOING THAT IN PREVIOUS YEARS IS WE HAD, WHAT, SIX OR SEVEN UNION CONTRACTS THAT WERE UP FOR NEGOTIATION LAST YEAR. IS THAT CORRECT? FIVE BUT CLOSE. YEP. FIVE. WE DON'T HAVE THAT CONSTRAINT HERE. UM, OUR RESIDENTS, AND NOT JUST THE MIAMI BEACH ACROSS THE COUNTRY RIGHT, ARE SPEAKING LOUD AND CLEAR AFFORDABILITY. WHETHER YOU LIVE ON NORTH BAY ROAD OR NORTH BEACH, IT'S IMPACTING EVERYBODY. IT'S IMPACTING ME. I KNOW THAT, RIGHT? IT'S IMPACTING OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF OUR RESIDENTS. SO WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP OUR CONSTITUENTS WITH AFFORDABILITY? ONE COST OF HOUSING HAS GONE UP ASTRONOMICALLY. WE NEED TO REALLY PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE TRUE STEPS THAT WE NEED TO TAKE TO LOWER HOUSING COSTS. ANOTHER IS TAXES, RIGHT? THAT GOING UP EVERY YEAR, WHETHER YOU'RE A HOMESTEAD OR A RENTER. IF YOU'RE A RENTER AND WE'RE PASSING THROUGH THESE TAX, UH, INCREASES BECAUSE, NOT TAX INCREASES, BUT PROPERTY VALUATIONS GO UP AND YOU GET ASSESSED ON, ON THE HIGHER VALUATION THAT'S PASSED THROUGH TO RENTERS. WE NEED TO PROVIDE THEM RELIEF. UH, THIS IS GOING TO HANDCUFF US A BIT, BUT IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. WE NEED TO PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS. YOU GET TO A BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET, UH, SLOWLY, BUT THEN VERY QUICKLY. AND THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE'VE DONE. UH, SO I'M GONNA BE SUPPORTIVE HERE. UM, I THINK THIS COMMISSION, WELL, THE PREVIOUS COMMISSION AND EVEN ACCELERATED WITH THIS COMMISSION HERE IS THE FIRST ONE THAT I'VE EVER OBSERVED THAT'S REALLY TAKING FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY VERY SERIOUSLY. AND THAT'S AN ALL HANDS ON DECK EFFORT, RIGHT? WE CAN'T DO IT ALONE. THE SEVEN OF US, WE NEED CITY STAFF'S HELP. UH, WE'RE ALL ON THIS TOGETHER. [07:40:01] UH, WE, WE TRULY ARE. AND, UM, DEPENDING ON HOW THE VOTE AT THE STATE LEVEL GOES, THIS MAY LOOK LIKE SMALL POTATOES. MM-HMM . RIGHT? TRYING TO GET TO 20, 26 LEVELS. UH, IT IS VERY POSSIBLE THAT WE JUST THROW THIS OUT AND GO, WOW. REMEMBER WHEN WE THOUGHT THAT WAS GONNA BE TOUGH? YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET. UH, BUT THAT IS THE CLEAR DIRECTION THAT WE NEED TO GO IN TO PROVIDE OUR CONSTITUENTS WITH AFFORDABILITY. UH, BUT IT'S GONNA BE A DELICATE BALANCE BECAUSE WE ARE MIAMI BEACH. WE, WE DO WANT TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND IN THE SERVICES, THE EVENTS, UH, ROLLING OUT THE RED CARPET FOR THINGS. SO IT'S A, A NEEDLE WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO THREAD. BUT COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, YOU SAID, DO DO MORE WITH LESS. LESS. AND THAT IS A CHALLENGE THAT EVERY SINGLE PERSON WORKING IN THIS CITY, IT'S ONE I'M GONNA TAKE ON. I KNOW MY COLLEAGUES ARE GOING TO TAKE ON, BUT FOR THE 26, 2700 EMPLOYEES, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US IS GONNA HAVE TO LIVE AN EMBODIMENT OF THAT. SO, AND I THINK I'M GONNA BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. AND I, AND I THINK WE NEED TO CHALLENGE, AND, AND, AND COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE AS CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, YOU HAVE LED THE CHARGE TO ASK OUR ADMINISTRATION TO FIND EFFICIENCIES. AND WE STARTED THAT, WE STARTED THAT LAST YEAR. AND, AND, AND IF ANYTHING, THE IDEA HERE IS SO CONSISTENT THAT I'M SO GLAD, COMMISSIONER, SO THAT YOU SPOKE WITH MAYOR DERMER. 'CAUSE THE INTENT WAS CONSISTENT. UM, THEN AS IT IS NOW SIGNALING TO THE PUBLIC, WE REDUCED THE MILITATE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2018. WASN'T NOMINAL WAS NOMINAL, BUT NOMINAL TO, TO, TO SIMPLE THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE THAT TREND OF REDUCING, UH, OUR, OUR BUDGET. UM, AND, AND THIS IS SUPPOSED TO SIGNAL THAT DIRECTLY TO THE RESIDENTS, WE OVERTAXED YOU. THIS ISN'T OUR MONEY. AND RATHER THAN DIRECTING IT TO MORE EXPENDITURE, IT GOES BACK TO, TO YOU. UM, AND, AND JUST REMIND ME BECAUSE I, YOU THINK I WOULD REMEMBER THIS, THE ROLLBACK RATE, TELL ME EXACTLY. IT GOES, THE ROLLBACK RATE MEANS WE DON'T SPEND MORE THAN WHAT WE DID THIS YEAR. BASICALLY WHAT IT WOULD, IT WOULD BE AN APPROXIMATE RATE TO THE REVENUES THAT YOU COLLECTED IN THE CURRENT OR PRO, I GUESS IN THE PRIOR YEAR. UH, NET TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. NEW CONSTRUCTION WOULD BE ADDITIVE. AND THEN THE ADJUSTMENTS, NEGATIVE ADJUSTMENTS WHEN IT COMES TO THE VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD. SO ANYONE WHO TOOK A PROPERTY TO THE VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD, IT WOULD ACTUALLY DECREASING THAT REVENUE. SO IT'S NOT A VERY SPECIFIC NUMBER, BUT, SO GENERALLY THAT'S THE CONCEPT. I WOULD DO A MOTION. I WOULD DO A MOTION, UH, AND, AND COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, I, I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN AS A SPONSOR OF, OF THIS ITEM SO THAT IT'S REALLY A UNANIMOUS, UH, ITEM OF THE CITY COMMISSION, YOU KNOW, APPROVING THE, THE, UH, DIVIDEND CHECK TO THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY OWNERS, UH, WHICH COMES OUT TO $7 MILLION. UM, GETTING THE BALANCE OF THE SURPLUS TO GET 76 0 5 OUT OF THE DOMAIN OF THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND TRANSFERRED BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH WAS A LONGSTANDING PROMISE MADE TO THE RESIDENTS OF NORTH BEACH. AND PART OF THAT MOTION DIRECTING THE ADMINISTRATION TO INCORPORATE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING TO PREPARE THAT ROLLBACK, UH, MILLAGE RATE FOR, FOR NEXT YEAR. AND, AND, AND THROUGH THE MAYOR, I, I HAVE AN ITEM. OKAY. R SEVEN AD AD. YES. SO MARY WOULD, WOULD HAVE TO CALL THAT. UM, IT WOULD BE GREAT TO CALL IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS, UM, SO THAT WE CAN PASS BOTH. AND, AND I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW, SOMEONE MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THERE'S UNION CONTRACTS. UM, THE ROLLBACK RATE STILL INCREASES REVENUES BECAUSE OF NEW CONSTRUCTION. SO ANY NEW CONSTRUCTION THAT COMES ON IS JUST AN ADDED BONUS TO, UH, OUR REVENUES. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO, I GUESS, DISCOUNT FOR THAT WHEN THEY DO COME ON. SO WHEN, WHEN NEW CONSTRUCTION COMES ON, IT'S A, THAT'S AN ADDED WIN FOR US. SO WOULD YOU LIKE TO MARRY THE TWO ITEMS THAT WAY? WE ARE ON UNANIMOUS STANDING. YEAH. I'M NOT GONNA VOTE FOR HIS. YOU'RE NOT GONNA VOTE FOR THAT. THE ROLL BACK? NO, NO, I DIDN'T HEAR THAT. I DIDN'T HEAR, UH, COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, I'M GONNA PULL UP MY NOTES. BUT I WASN'T INTERESTED IN, UM, VOTING FOR THE ROLLBACK RATE. I'M ALL FOR THE CITY LOOKING FOR EFFICIENCIES, BUT WHEN I HAD A MEETING WITH THE CITY ADMINISTRATION, IT'S REALLY GOING TO COST A LOT. AND WE'RE A CITY THAT PROVIDES SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY. THAT'S WHAT MAKES US STAND OUT. AND, UH, SO THERE'S MORE TO IT THAN JUST TAKING A VOTE ON IT RIGHT NOW. IT'S, IT'S, THIS IS HUGE. AND YOU'RE RIGHT, IT IS HUGE. BUT, YOU KNOW, LOWERING TAXES AND PUTTING A STOP TO A BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET IS WHAT I BELIEVE EVERY RESIDENT WANTS. EVERY RESIDENT WANTS TO PAY LESS TAXES. AND I DON'T, I DON'T, I THINK THAT'S UBIQUITOUS ACROSS OUR CITY, AND THAT'S WHAT [07:45:01] THIS DOES. IT LOWERS TAXES AND DOING, NOT DOING IT JUST LETS TAXES INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR. THAT'S HOW WE GET TO, FROM A $500 MILLION BUDGET TO A BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET AND JUST, AND 10 YEARS. WELL, THE CITY FELT THAT IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT UNDERTAKING. IT'S, UH, CUTTING OVER 20 MILLIONS IN BUDGET. UM, THIS IS A, A BIG DEAL AND IT DESERVES A BIGGER DISCUSSION THAN JUST PACKAGING THINGS TOGETHER. WELL, $20 MILLION OVER A BILLION IS, IS WHAT, 5%, JASON, I MEAN, AND REALISTICALLY, WHAT IS THE PERCENTAGE THAT WE WOULD BE CURBING SPENDING IN 27? WELL, THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET'S A LITTLE UNDER, UH, I BELIEVE IT'S A LITTLE UNDER, RIGHT AROUND $500 MILLION. UH, BASED ON LAST YEAR'S, UH, MODEL, IT WOULD BE ESTIMATED AROUND A $21 MILLION, UH, DECREASE IN CURRENT SERVICE LEVEL. UH, BUDGET IS HOW WE WOULD GO FORWARD WITH THAT. SO WHAT IS THAT IN PERCENTAGE WISE? UH, YEAH, PROBABLY THE FI UH, 5% RANGE. LISTEN, COLLEAGUES, I THINK 5% LOWERING OUR, OUR, OUR GENERAL BUDGET BY 5% IS REASONABLE. UH, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING WHAT'S COMING DOWN THE PIKE FROM THE STATE. AND THESE RISING UTILITY COSTS. I MEAN, THINK ABOUT EVERYTHING IS INCREASING WATER, SEWER, FPL, UM, YOU NAME IT. EVERYTHING IS, IS RAISING. HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ACTUALLY LOWER TAXES AND HOPEFULLY OFFSET THOSE RATE HIKES. AND, AND COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, I, I JOIN YOU ON THAT. UH, I, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THE CHALLENGE IS ON THE CITY ADMINISTRATION, WE HAVE TO SET THAT EXPECTATION. UM, I THINK THESE, AND I, AND I GOT THE CONCERN OF, OF, OF OUR COLLEAGUE, AND I THINK IT'S A WELL-FOUNDED, UM, CONCERN, BUT I THINK YOU SPEAK WITH ANY PROFESSIONAL THAT IS WATCHING FROM THE OUTSIDE INTO OUR GOVERNMENT. AND THEY WILL TELL YOU THAT THERE ARE WAYS, THERE ARE EFFICIENCIES, THERE ARE $20 MILLION WORTH OF EFFICIENCIES IN OUR GOVERNMENT THAT COULD BE FOUND. UM, AND WE HAVE A YEAR. AND THAT'S, AND THAT'S THE CHALLENGE. THAT'S THE CHALLENGE. YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT I'M GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THIS YEAR AS WE DO REVIEWS. AND WE, AND, AND, AND WE, YOU KNOW, AND THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT I'M GOING TO BE LOOKING AT, UM, BECAUSE THIS DIRECTLY IMPACTS THE FUTURE OF THE CITY. AND IT SIGNALS TO ALSO TO TALLAHASSEE, TO TALLAHASSEE THAT WE ARE LISTENING, THAT WE ARE BEING RESPONSIBLE WITH OUR TAXPAYERS, THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE STRUGGLE. SO THEY DON'T NEED TO COME AND PREEMPT US NOW ALSO ON PROPERTY TAXES BECAUSE WE ARE LISTENING TO THE CHALLENGES OF THE PEOPLE. UM, AND SO AND SO, AND SO, I, I, YOU KNOW, I'M FINE. I'M FINE DIRECTING THE ADMINISTRATION TO, TO, TO WORK ON, ON A ROLLBACK RATE, UM, BECAUSE IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO MOVING FORWARD. YEAH. JUST THROUGH THE MAYOR, COMMISSIONER BACH. JASON, CAN YOU PLEASE TALK ABOUT, UM, THIS ROLLBACK NOTION. I KNOW THAT AT THE BUDGET MEETING IT WAS, UM, AN INAPPROPRIATE TIME TO SUGGEST SOMETHING THAT, UH, DRAMATIC. AND ONE OF THE CONCERNS WAS THAT, UM, WE WOULD BE LEFT WITH A HUGE GAPING HOLE IN A COUPLE OF YEARS, THE WAY THE COUNTY HAS BEEN OR WAS THIS YEAR. IF WE DO THIS NOW WITH A YEAR OR TWO FOR US TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. CAN YOU ADDRESS IF THAT MITIGATES THE CONCERN OR TALK ABOUT THIS CONCEPT IN GENERAL SURE. AS WELL, PLEASE. UH, NO PROBLEM. UH, WHAT I WOULD SAY IS IF THE COMMISSION IS INTERESTED IN DOING THE ROLLBACK RATE, NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO GIVE DIRECTION. UH, DEPARTMENTS ALREADY HAVE THEIR, THEIR SPREADSHEETS, UH, ARE COMPILING THEIR, UH, FY 27, UH, CURRENT SERVICE LEVEL BUDGET. I'LL BE WORKING ON, ON ONE OF MY DEPARTMENTS OVER THE HOLIDAYS. UH, SO HAVING THAT DIRECTION EARLY SO THAT ONCE WE SET THE CURRENT SERVICE LEVEL BUDGET, WE KNOW WHAT THE COSTS ARE WITH ALL THE INFLATION AND UNION CONTRACTS AND SEE WHAT OUR CURRENT SERVICE LEVEL ARE, WE CAN SEE WHAT OUR NUMBERS ARE. WE WON'T KNOW THE EXACT NUMBERS TILL JUNE 1ST WHEN WE GET THE ACTUAL ROLLBACK, UH, YOU KNOW, THE NEW PROPERTY VALUES AND EVERYTHING FROM THE, UH, PROPERTY APPRAISER. BUT WE CAN APPROXIMATE WHAT THAT, THAT THAT CUT LEVEL WOULD BE. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING AT, YEAH, PROBABLY SOMEWHERE IN THE 20 ISH, YOU KNOW, LOW $20 MILLION RANGE. SO WE'LL SET OUR CURRENT SERVICE LEVEL AND THEN START WORKING TOWARDS, YOU KNOW, DEPARTMENTS TO RECOMMEND, UH, EFFICIENCIES TO MAKE, CUTS TO PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AND STAFF AND THINGS LIKE THAT. OKAY. AND THEN, WE'LL, WE COME BACK AND PRESENT, YOU KNOW, THAT INFORMATION, UH, YOU REMEMBER OUR FIRST TIME THAT WE'LL BE MEETING, WE'LL BE IN MAY AT THE RETREAT WHERE WE KIND OF GIVE A MORE HIGH LEVEL CONCEPT OF THAT. AND WE GET REALLY INTO THE MEAT IN JUNE AND JULY. AND ONCE WE GET THOSE VAL JUNE 1ST AND JULY 1ST, UH, VALUATIONS FOR THE PROPERTY APPRAISAL. AND, AND SO, UM, IN THAT CASE, WE WOULD NOT FIND OURSELF IN THIS DIRE SITUATION TO THE COUNTY FOUND THEMSELVES IN THIS YEAR. 'CAUSE WE'RE DOING IT WITH A YEAR OF PLANNING AND, [07:50:01] AND LINE ITEM BUDGET KNOWLEDGE SO THAT WE CAN SAY THIS IS CURRENTLY BUDGETED AT A HUNDRED FOR NEXT YEAR GOING FORWARD, WE'RE GONNA, AND SUBSEQUENTLY IT'LL BE AT 80, SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO MANAGE IT. WELL, YOU KNOW, AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET. SO WE WOULDN'T BE IN THAT, THAT KIND OF POSITION. SO THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, CAN, UH, CONTINUE TO STAY IN OUR PATH OF ONETIME BUDGET ENHANCEMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE DON'T WANNA BE IN A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE ADDING INTO, UH, MULTI-YEAR CONTRACTS OR MULTI-YEAR RECURRING EXPENDITURES BEING GAPPED WITH ONE-TIME MONIES, WHICH IS WHERE SOMETIMES SOME GOVERNMENTS COME INTO PLAY. THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH HAS DONE. AND I THINK THAT'S A VERY GOOD POLICY THAT THE CITY HAS AND IS, IS IN OUR, UH, STILL BE WORKED ON AND BE AT THE NEXT FINANCE COMMITTEE, FINANCE, UH, POLICIES. UH, BUT AGAIN, THIS IS A, A POLICY DECISION OF THE COMMISSION. AND YEAH, THOSE COSTS WOULD GO DOWN IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE ELIMINATING PROGRAM SERVICES, CONTRACTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND, AND, AND SO EXCUSE, SO ONE OF, UM, MY COLLEAGUES MENTIONED THAT, UM, THE BUDGET WOULD NOT DECREASE BECAUSE THERE WILL BE NET GROWTH FROM, UH, REAL ESTATE PROPERTY VALUES. BUT WE'RE, I MEAN, WE SPENT SOME, WE SPENT SOME TIME TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT THOSE INCREASES WERE SMALLER AND SMALLER EVERY YEAR OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS. SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THAT IS NOT THE CASE AND REAL ESTATE VALUES EITHER STAY FLAT OR DECLINE? SURE. IN THIS CASE, WITH THE ROLLBACK RATE, AND I'LL ASK RICHARD TO JUMP IN IF I'M OFF HERE, IS THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE WOULD ALMOST BE IRRELEVANT UNLESS IT DECREASED BECAUSE YOU'RE GIVING UP THAT GROWTH. AND THAT'S WHAT THE ROLLBACK RATE REALLY IS, IS YOU'RE GOING TO CONSISTENTLY STAY AT THAT NUMBER. THE REVENUE YOU HAD FROM LAST YEAR IS THIS NUMBER, THE ONLY THING YOU'RE GETTING MORE IS THE NEW CONSTRUCTION. UH, MOST LIKELY THE NEW CONSTRUCTION WOULD NOT BE NEARLY ENOUGH TO COVER JUST GENERAL INFLATION. WE KNOW HOW INFLATION, UH, YOU KNOW, EATS AWAY AT, YOU KNOW, VALUE AT THE END OF THE DAY. AND THIS, THIS IS WHERE YOU GET CURRENT SERVICE LEVEL CUTS. SO THIS, THIS MONEY, UM, THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TO USE TO BUY BACK THE BUILDING FROM THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, UM, IT, IT'S A NOT INSIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY. AND SO WHAT, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THAT MONEY IF IT WERE NOT USED FOR THAT? IF THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, UM, COULD, COULD USE THAT MONEY, UH, OR COULD USE THAT BUILDING UNTIL EITHER WE HAVE A, A BETTER PLAN FOR THAT BUILDING, UM, OR WE HAVE, UM, A, A BUMPER YEAR WHERE WE CAN, YOU KNOW, IN TWO OR THREE YEARS PAY FOR IT THEN, BUT AT THIS POINT, WE'VE ALREADY LOST A YEAR AND A HALF. IT'S SITTING THERE EMPTY AND NOT BEING USED AT ALL. SO, YOU KNOW, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO LATER AND USE THIS MONEY NOW TO GET TOWARDS THAT SIX AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS, UH, GET TOWARDS THAT $20 MILLION RATHER. I, I WOULD ASK IF, IF VINCE IS HERE, 'CAUSE I KNOW VINCE IS AN EXPERT IN THE BUILDING CODE AND, AND HOW THEY CAN USE THEIR FUNDS. I THINK THERE'S A, A TIMEFRAME IN WHICH HE'S ABLE TO UTILIZE THOSE DOLLARS. UM, AND I THINK IT HAS KIND OF A CLOCK ON IT, SO I DON'T THINK IT'S SOMETHING YOU, THE IDEA IS NOT THAT IT BECOMES AN INTEREST FREE LOAN FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO PARK THERE INDEFINITELY. I, I WANNA SAY THAT THERE'S A TIMEFRAME ON THAT. NO, THAT, AND THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M SUGGESTING. OKAY. MAYBE I DIDN'T EXPLAIN MYSELF WELL, BUT IF I CAN, HE DOES HAVE THE, THE BUILDING FUND, UH, THE COMMISSION'S ALREADY APPROPRIATED DOLLARS TO RENOVATE IT, I WANNA SAY TWO OR TWO AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS. THAT'S NOT, THAT'S NOT, SHE'S NOT TALKING ABOUT, THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. AND COMMISSIONER, IF, IF I MAY, BECAUSE IT WAS PART OF MY RESO RESOLUTION OF THE 7 MILLION FOR THE BUILDING, AND IF, IF I MAY, THROUGH THE MAYOR, UM, THAT 7 MILLION THAT WAS GONNA GO TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT TO REFUND THE GENERAL FUND, ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE IDEAS I HAD FOR THAT FUNDS TO BE USED IS FOR A CONCIERGE PERMITTING, UM, SYSTEM FOR AGING BUILDINGS THAT NEED TO GO THROUGH THEIR 40 YEAR, 10 YEAR RECERTIFICATIONS AND LITERALLY HAVE A CONCIERGE SERVICE TO WALK THEM THROUGH. WE HAVE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE DOZENS, IF NOT HUNDREDS OF BUILDINGS THAT ARE GONNA BE COMING INTO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, ARE GONNA HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO NAVIGATE THE BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS. AND IT'S GONNA COST THEM HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. AND THESE ARE LIFE SAFETY ISSUES THAT ARE GONNA NEED TO BE MET. UM, I MET WITH M-B-N-A-A COUPLE DAYS AGO AND THEY LOVE THE IDEA BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THEY'VE ALREADY IDENTIFIED JUST 14 BUILDINGS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT ARE GONNA HAVE TO GO THROUGH THESE INTENSIVE MULTI-YEAR RECERTIFICATIONS. AND YOU KNOW, THE CITY RIGHT NOW IS NOT EQUIPPED TO REALLY GIVE THEM THE WHITE GLOVE SERVICE THAT, THAT THEY WOULD HAVE AND THEY COULD SAVE MONEY ON. UM, YOU KNOW, I COULD PROBABLY, UM, HM HMM. NO, IT'S THE, UH, YEAH, I'LL, I'LL HAVE, UM, PULLED UP IN A SECOND. BUT THO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE IDEAS THAT WE COULD USE TO, FOR THAT MONEY IN THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT TO REALLY GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE WHO ARE GONNA NEED IT EVENTUALLY IN THE FUTURE. UH, VINCE, WE, WE TALKED ABOUT [07:55:01] THIS THE OTHER DAY WITH MB A GIMME SOME, GIMME SOME, YOU KNOW, ENLIGHTEN SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES ON WHAT THIS COULD BE USED FOR. SO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT STAFF, I HAVE STAFF. IT'S THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT DON'T HAVE THE STAFF TO SUPPORT IT. MM-HMM . YOU HAVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, YOU HAVE PLANNING AND ZONING WITH THE CU AND OTHER AREAS THAT ARE, ARE IN A, IN A MORE DIRE SITUATION FOR FUNDING, PERSONNEL AND RECRUITMENT. SO THEY HAVE A MUCH LARGER NEED THAN I, I HAVE SOME FUNDS THAT I COULD USE AND I'M REPURPOSING SOME STAFF TO THOSE ENDS ALREADY. SO I HAVE THE CAPABILITY WITHIN MY DEPARTMENT, BUT I CANNOT SPEAK FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE ALSO PART OF THE PROCESS WITH THE OUTSIDE AGENCIES AND MAKING, WITH CERTIFICATIONS TO WALK TO GET PEOPLE COMPLETE SATISFACTION AND COMPLETION WITH THEIR PROJECTS. AND THESE ARE LIFE SAFETY ISSUES, CORRECT? I MEAN, THESE ARE ALL RECERTIFICATIONS. THESE ARE RECERTIFICATIONS. THAT'S A DIFFERENT BEAST. . THAT IS DEFINITELY LIFE SAFETY. THAT, THAT WOULD BE ALLOCATED IN A, IN A DIFFERENT WAY TO HELP THESE CONDOS AND ALL THESE OTHER FACILITIES STABILIZE AND, AND HAVE SUCCESS RECERTIFYING IN A TIMELY MATTER, BASICALLY HELPING ANY, ANY CONDO ASSOCIATION GET THROUGH AS FAST AS POSSIBLE ON THEIR, ON THEIR PERMITS FOR, UH, FOR THEIR RECERTIFICATIONS COR. CORRECT. NOW THAT MONEY CAN'T COME OUTTA MY FUND, THAT MY FUNDS HAVE TO BE USED ONLY FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE BUILDING CODE. THERE, YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE AND, AND TALK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY AND, AND, UH, THE, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER TO SET UP THAT FUND WHERE THEY COULD USE THAT POT OF MONEY. UH, I DO BELIEVE THE COUNTY HAD A POT OF MONEY LEFT OVER FROM COVID TO THOSE ENDS. UH, AND THE STATE HAD A, A BRIEF PROGRAM, UH, AND AGAIN, IT, IT RAN OUTTA MONEY. UH, BUT IT WAS TO RECERTIFY BUILDINGS MAKE STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS, UH, HARDENED BUILDINGS IMPACT WINDOWS WAS A BIG PORTION OF THAT ENERGY PROVISIONS. THINGS OF THOSE NATURE WAS THE INTENT OF THOSE FUNDS THAT WERE LEFT OVER FROM FEDERAL PROGRAMS. AND, AND THERE'S ALWAYS SOME BUY-IN WITH THOSE GRANTS. AND, AND I THINK WHAT COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ WAS BRINGING UP IS THAT THIS IS TAXPAYER MONEY, RIGHT? AND THIS IS, THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY, RIGHT? IT'S NOT. AND THE IDEA BEHIND HELPING CONDOMINIUMS IS BECAUSE THEY'RE AT A POINT NOW WHERE THEY'RE GONNA NEED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF HELP NAVIGATING ALL SORTS OF ISSUES, EVEN WITH THE STATE AND COUNTY AND WITH OUR LOCAL DEPARTMENTS. AND WHAT A BETTER WAY TO USE A SURPLUS OF FUNDS TO HELP THEM AND, AND NAVIGATE THROUGH THIS. SO CAN I, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, SORRY, JASON, GO AHEAD. IF I COULD, IT MIGHT BE THE SAME POINT FOR CLARIFICATION, IF THIS GOES FORWARD, AS DISCUSSED, WHERE THE GENERAL FUND BUYS FROM THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, THAT'S SIX AND A HALF MILLION GOOSE FROM MACES GENERAL FUNDS TO THE BUILDING FUND. IT CAN ONLY BE USED FOR BUILDING FUND PURPOSES. AND I THINK WHAT VINCE IS SAYING IS THAT A LOT OF THE THINGS HE'S SPEAKING ABOUT ARE NOT BUILDING FUND ELIGIBLE EXPENDITURES. UM, AND THE BUILDING FUND HAS A SURPLUS. SO IF THERE WAS A PROGRAM THAT VINCE CAME UP WITH AND SAID, HEY, I NEED ANOTHER HALF A MILLION OR A MILLION DOLLARS, UH, TO RUN THIS PROGRAM, THAT FUND HAS ITS OWN SUFFICIENT FUNDING. IT IT DOES, IT IS NOT IN A DEFICIT, UH, SITUATION. SO ANY PROGRAMS THAT VINCE NEEDS, ANY RESOURCES THAT THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO RUN THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT ELIGIBLE, UH, PROGRAMS, THERE IS SUFFICIENT FUNDING. THE SIX AND A HALF MILLION GOING BACK TO IT IS JUST ADDING ONTO A PILE THAT'S ALREADY KIND OF A PILE. OKAY. SO LET, THAT IS GETTING TO WHAT I WANT. AND I'M SO HAPPY TO HEAR YOU TALKING ABOUT HELPING CONDOS, UM, GET THROUGH RECERTIFICATION BECAUSE THERE WAS AN ITEM A FEW MONTHS AGO WHERE AS SOME OF US BROUGHT UP THIS AS A, AS A POSSIBILITY, AND, UM, AT THAT TIME YOU WERE NOT SUPPORTIVE. SO I'M GLAD YOU'VE COME AROUND ON THIS. BUT MY QUESTION, WHAT I'M, WHAT I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING THEN, IS VINCE HAS THE MONEY NOW AND YOU HAVE A SURPLUS, AND THE MONEY THAT'S GOING FROM, UM, FROM BUYING BACK THE BUILDING FROM THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WOULDN'T ACCOMPLISH WHAT THE GOAL IS, WHICH IS HELPING PEOPLE GET RECERTIFIED BECAUSE THE MONEY COULD ONLY BE USED FOR THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. BUT THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS, THE OTHER AGENCIES, AS YOU CALL IT, DO HAVE A SHORTFALL IN PERSONNEL AND ALL THAT STUFF TO HELP, UM, PROCEED WITH THIS IDEA OF HELPING PEOPLE MANAGE THEIR WAY THROUGH THIS SIGNIFICANT LIFE SAFETY RECERTIFICATION ISSUE. BUT THIS MONEY WOULD NOT HELP THAT PROBLEM BECAUSE IT CAN'T BE USED FOR THAT UNLESS I'M MISUNDERSTANDING. CORRECT. SO CORRECT. THAT I'M MISUNDERSTANDING OR THAT IT CAN'T NO, CORRECT. YOUR, YOUR STATEMENT. CORRECT. OKAY. SO THEN, THEN THAT IS, IT'S, IT'S A FALLACIOUS, UM, PREMISE THEN, BECAUSE THAT MONEY, THE SIX AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS WILL NOT ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL. SO WE WOULD, YOU KNOW, YOUR, UM, RESERVES WOULD INCREASE, WHICH IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING, BUT IT STILL WOULDN'T ACCOMPLISH THE GOAL OF, UM, [08:00:01] THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS WHO NEED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO FUND THIS KIND OF WORK, WOULDN'T HAVE IT FROM THIS EFFORT. AND I STILL SAY I, MY, I HAVEN'T HEARD AN ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION YET. UM, WHAT, WHAT WILL BECOME OF THIS BUILDING, YOU KNOW, IT'S SITTING THERE EMPTY. I, WE COULD GET RID OF IT AND MAKE IT INTO A PARK. WE COULD USE IT FOR NOW UNTIL WE HAVE MONEY TO SPEND. BUT THE MONEY THAT, THAT IS BEING CONTEMPLATED TO GO BACK TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, TO EFFECTUATE A MORE EFFICIENT AND EASIER PATH FOR RESIDENTS TO GET THEIR CONDOS RECERTIFIED IN GOOD SHAPE, THIS MONEY DOES NOT DO THAT. AND SO THEN HOW ARE WE FUNDING THAT? WELL, AND TO ONE POINT THAT THAT FUND THE ENTIRE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING THAT HOUSE, UH, WAS TO ACTUALLY HAVE A LEGITIMATE, FULL-BLOWN NORTH OFFICE. YEAH, I REMEMBER THAT. CURRENTLY I'M RENTING A SPACE IN NORTH BEACH, JUST A COUPLE BLOCKS FROM THERE, SO THAT THOSE FUNDS WOULD BE PUT IN THE POT TO GO LOOK FOR ANOTHER FACILITY THAT'S FURTHER SUITED, MAYBE NOT BEACHFRONT, UH, PERHAPS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, UH, TO THE WEST, UH, WHERE IT'S MORE ECONOMICAL AND I COULD GET MORE SQUARE FOOTAGE, UH, TO ACCOMMODATE A LARGER STAFF WITH WHICH TO SERVICE ALL THE, ALL THE, THE FUNCTIONS THAT A BUILDING DEPARTMENT ACTUALLY HAS. SENATE BILL 180 COINCIDENTALLY MANDATES THAT I HAVE A SECOND LOCATION THAT I COULD STAFF FOR UP TO 40 HOURS RIGHT AFTER A DISASTER. SO I HAVE TO HAVE TWO FACILITIES THAT I COULD ISSUE PERMITS FROM, OR AT LEAST IF, IF ONE GOES DOWN, I COULD OPERATE A HUNDRED PERCENT FROM ANOTHER. SO THIS IS THE CURRENT FACILITY'S TOO SMALL. THIS IS, THIS IS WHAT I'M, I'M TRYING TO GET TO LIKE DOWN THE ROAD, FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, UM, COMES AND SAYS, HEY, WE WANNA EXPAND THE ROSEN STEEL SCHOOL OF MARINE SCIENCE, OR FIU COMES AND WE SAY, HEY, WE'VE GOT A GREAT LOCATION. THEY'RE GONNA STAFF IT, THEY'RE GONNA DO THE RENOVATIONS, THEY'RE GONNA DO ALL THE THINGS. AT THAT POINT, WE CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO BUY IT BACK FROM THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. BUT AT THIS POINT, WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY, WE DON'T HAVE A USE FOR IT OTHER THAN WHAT WAS INITIALLY CONTEMPLATED AND VOTED ON BY THIS, BY THIS, ALMOST THIS COMMISSION. MONICA WASN'T HERE YET, BUT CHEERING FROM THE SIDELINES, UM, WAS TO DO EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID. AND, YOU KNOW, NORTH BEACH IS BOOMING. WE'VE JUST SPENT, I DON'T KNOW, AN HOUR TALKING ABOUT ALL THE CONCIERGE SERVICES AND NEW BUSINESS SERVICES AND, UM, RESIDENTIAL PERMITTING SERVICES THAT WE ARE EXPANDING, THAT WE'RE GONNA DO MONTHLY, THAT WE'VE GOT WALKTHROUGHS THAT WE'VE GOT ONE TOUCH, YOU KNOW, CONCIERGE SERVICES. PART OF THAT COULD BE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SCHLEP ALL THE WAY DOWN TO, TO CITY HALL IF YOU'RE BUILDING A BUSINESS UP IN NORTH BEACH. WE'VE GOT ALL THESE HIGH RISES GOING UP. UM, MUCH TO MY CHAGRIN. BUT THAT'S, THAT PREDATES ALL OF US HERE. UM, AND SO FOR NOW, IF THE MONEY, WE'RE GOING TO DO EXACTLY WHAT WE SAID, WHICH IS TO EXPEDITE THE PERMITTING PROCESS TO HELP CONDOS GET THROUGH THIS, THAT WOULD BE A, A, A USEFUL CONVERSATION. BUT IT'S NOT BASED ON WHAT YOU GUYS ARE TELLING ME. BUT, BUT EXCUSE I WANT BE CLEAR ON THAT. EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE, EXCUSE ME. I I JUST WANNA BE CLEAR ON THAT BEFORE YOU I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I'M STILL LITERALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF A SENTENCE. SO LET ME JUST FINISH MY POINT. THANK YOU. SO, UH, MY, MY POINT IS THAT, UM, WE COULD DO THIS DOWN THE ROAD WHEN WE HAVE MONEY WHEN WE FIGURED OUT OUR NEW BUDGET AND WE DECIDE THERE'S A, A BETTER USE FOR THIS FACILITY. BUT RIGHT NOW IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS MONEY CANNOT DO WHAT WE WANT IT TO DO. UM, IT DOES NOT HELP THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT NEED TO FIND THE RESOURCES TO STAFF UP. BUT IT CAN HELP US IN OUR, UM, BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL CONCIERGE SERVICES AS WELL AS SOME OTHER THINGS. AND OH, BY THE WAY, SAVE MONEY IN RENT. WE ALREADY HAVE A TINY OFFICE UP THERE, UM, THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY RENT ON. YOU DON'T HAVE, IT'S NOT BIG ENOUGH. SO I, I'M SORT OF PART OF THE, THE IMPROVEMENT IS ALSO THE TECHNOLOGY COMPONENT. UM, WHAT DO YOU MEAN IMPROVEMENT? OKAY. SO THOSE FUNDS, I COULD USE 'EM TO IMPROVE MY, MY SOFTWARE SYSTEM, BUT THAT, THAT'S, SO EARLIER TODAY WE WERE TALKING ABOUT AI YES. FOR EXAMPLE, AND AI IN SPEEDING THROUGH SOMETHING THAT WOULD TAKE MONTHS, CAN TAKE AN HOUR OR A COUPLE MINUTES. AI IS A REALITY THAT'S COMING DOWN THE BARREL FOR EVERY INDUSTRY. I CAN'T FORESEE AN INDUSTRY THAT'S NOT GONNA BE AFFECTED IN SOME WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM BY AI. BUT YES, THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING, UH, FUNDS THAT ARE GONNA BE USED TO UPGRADE AND HELP INTEGRATE OTHER SYSTEMS, UH, FURTHER TRAINING AS WELL AS THE CONCIERGE TEAM AND THE DISCOUNTS THAT ARE GONNA BE PROVIDED AND THE INCENTIVES FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO RECERTIFY QUICKER. WELL, THAT WAS ONE OF MY OTHER ITEMS, IS WE CAN REDUCE THE PERMITTING FEES AND, AND, UM, RECERTIFICATION AND PERMITTING FEES, CORRECT. RIGHT NOW, CORRECT THAT, THAT'S COMING TO AN END. THAT WAS, YES. THAT IS SUNSET, UH, THE 31ST OF THIS MONTH. YEAH. SO THAT'S SUNSET. SO UNLESS WE DO SOMETHING FOR THAT, IT'S GONNA GO BACK UP BY 50%, I BELIEVE. CORRECT? CORRECT. THE DISCOUNT RIGHT NOW IS 50%, UH, IF YOU RECERTIFY OKAY. PRIOR [08:05:01] TO THE, THE, THE BINGO DATE THAT IT'S DUE, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT WOULD BE SAVING FUNDS FROM PEOPLE, HAVING PEOPLE TO POST. AND YOU ALSO GET A DISCOUNT ON RECERTIFICATION PERMITTING AS FAR AS, UH, CONCRETE RESTORATION, WATERPROOFING, THINGS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THE RESTORATION OF THE BUILDING TO MAKE IT SAFE AND HABITABLE. SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY USE THESE FUNDS FOR SPEEDING UP THE PROCESS. ALSO, YOU, YOU MENTIONED AND OFFSETTING THE DISCOUNTS AND, AND OFFSETTING DISCOUNTS AND YOU FOR A CONCIERGE SERVICE. YES. ARE WE, I'M GONNA ASK THE CITY MANAGER IF WE HAVE SURPLUS FUNDS AND THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT CREATES A CONCIERGE SERVICE TO HELP RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY, ESPECIALLY IN CONDOS, TO OVERSEE AND HELP THEM NAVIGATE THROUGH THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. ALTHOUGH IT'S FROM THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, ARE THEY ALSO ALLOWED TO SAY, HEY, YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, YOU HAVE TO GO TO FIRE, YOU HAVE TO GO TO ALL THESE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. AND THAT'S SORT OF WHAT MY IDEA IS AS FAR AS A CONCIERGE SERVICE ON THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. I, I CAN DO THE REFERRAL. SO I MEAN, VINCE KNOWS THE REGULATIONS BETTER THAN I DO, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IF SOMEONE IS DOING SOMETHING TO HELP FACILITATE A BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS, THAT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE THAT YES. YES, SIR. ABSOLUTELY. SO, SO JUST SO I WANNA BE CLEAR, 'CAUSE COMMISSIONER, BUT, UH, SAID THAT YOU CAN'T USE IT FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND I'M, WHAT MY IDEA IS THAT WE HAVE A CONCIERGE SERVICE THAT HELPS A CONDO WHO NEEDS TO GO THROUGH THEIR RECERTIFICATION, GO THROUGH ALL THE DEPARTMENTS. AND THAT WOULD BE LED BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT? CORRECT. SO THE INTAKE PORTION OF IT, THE ADMINISTRATIVE, HERE IT IS. MM-HMM . IS ALWAYS DONE THROUGH MY DEPARTMENT. OKAY. THEN THERE ARE CERTAIN PARTS THAT I DON'T DO. FOR EXAMPLE, PLANNING AND ZONING DURHAM, I DON'T COLLECT ANY FEES FOR THEM. HOWEVER, I AM THE ARCHIVE AND I AM THE FIRST TOUCH POINT IN ANY PROCESS THAT IF THERE WAS A CONCIERGE SERVICE, IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO HAVE IT IN THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. YES. OKAY. IF, IF, IF, SO, I HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT. SO IF, SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I UNDER, I UNDERSTAND THIS. SO WHEN WE HAVE, LET'S SAY WITH, WITH A CONCIERGE ISSUE WITH A BUSINESS, A DELAY IN THE PLANNING PROCESS IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, BUT IT'S A BUILDING PERMIT THAT HAS TO GO THROUGH REVIEW WITH A PLANNING DEPARTMENT. MM-HMM . THE CONCIERGE, THE FUNDING, THE FUNDING THAT THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT HAS FOR A CONCIERGE CAN HELP WITH THE PLANNING REVIEW BECAUSE IT'S TIED TO A BUILDING DEPARTMENT PERMIT. OH, OKAY. I UNDERSTAND THE CONFUSION. WE CANNOT DO THE REVIEW. I DO NOT DO THE PHYSICAL REVIEW. I DO THE INTAKE PROCESS. I COULD EMAIL SOMEBODY, I COULD CONTACT THEM, I COULD PUT THE OWNER IN TOUCH OR THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN TOUCH. THEY COULD USE MY FACILITY TO HAVE A MEETING. BUT I CANNOT DO THAT REVIEW. MY STAFF DOES NOT DO THAT. REVIEW MY STAFF DOES RECEIPT OF ALL THE PAPERWORK. WHERE'S THE DELAY IN THE REVIEW OR IS IN THE DELAY IN THE DISPATCHING? BECAUSE SO, SO YOU, SO YOU PLAY, UM, UM, WHAT IT CALLED OPERATOR TRAFFIC COMP, UM, THAT WORKS. YOU PLAY TRAFFIC COMP. IS THAT WHERE THE DELAY IS AT NOW? OR IS A DELAY WITH THE REVIEW COMBINATION? WELL, THAT'S WHAT THE, THAT'S WHERE THE CONCIERGE WOULD HELP. IT WOULD, IT WOULD SAY, HEY, LOOK, THIS IS STEP A, THIS IS STEP B, THIS IS STEP C. AND IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH STEP D SINCE THERE, SINCE THE CONCIERGE DEPARTMENT WOULD WORK WITH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY OF MY BEACH, THEY CAN TALK TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, THEY CAN TALK TO THAT INSPECTOR AND SAY, HEY, LOOK, YOU KNOW, THIS IS, THIS IS THE NEXT STEP. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE WAITING FOR. YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANNA BE HELD UP 60 DAYS. I THINK YOU NEED TO GET ON THIS MEETING. AND THAT'S SORT OF THE IDEA OF HAVING A CONCIERGE IN THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT TO HELP PLAY TRAFFIC. COP. JASON, DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT? UH, THANK YOU. JUST, JUST TO ADD FOR THE, THE PURPOSE OF THIS DISCUSSION, WHICH IS REALLY RELATED TO THE USE OF THE SURPLUS, THIS DISCUSSION ABOUT, UM, THE NEED OR FOR RESOURCES OR PROGRAMS TO SUPPLEMENT, UH, OUR EXISTING BUILDING DEPARTMENT IS I THINK, A LITTLE BIT SEPARATE. AND HERE'S THE REASON WHY. THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT HAS A VERY SURPLUS, HEALTHY SURPLUS. THE SIX AND A HALF MILLION IS NOT NEEDED TO DO ANY OF THESE PROGRAMS. EVERYTHING THAT'S LISTED THERE IS ABLE TO BE DONE WITHIN THE EXISTING FINANCIAL STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING FUND. UM, AND IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE COMMISSION WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S ON THERE. YEAH. BUT JASON, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE, WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE AS POLICY MAKERS IS WE'RE, WE'RE DECIDING WHAT TO DO WITH THE $7 MILLION, THE BEST USE OF IT. YEAH. RIGHT. AND WE HAVE, UNFORTUNATELY A BUILD LIKE A CITY BUILDING ON OCEANFRONT PROPERTY. THAT'S REALLY RIDICULOUS. OKAY. AND I DON'T WANNA WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO COME TO TELL US WHAT THEY WANNA DO WITH IT. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE OPTION TO DO TO, TO SEND IT UP TO RFP AND, AND SAY, HEY, THIS IS, THIS IS WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO. WE CAN'T DO THAT NOW. WE'RE, WE'RE PIGEONHOLED TO A BUILDING DEPARTMENT. I UNDERSTAND [08:10:01] WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF WE'RE GONNA BE USING IT, THE TAXES HAVE ALREADY BEEN TAKEN. OKAY. AND WHAT WE HAVE TO DECIDE IS WHAT'S THE BEST USE OF THAT OTHER $7 MILLION FROM THE SURPLUS COMMISSIONER SARS? I MADE A MOTION SO THAT WE COULD GET THE BALANCE OF THE SURPLUS TO SPECIFIC SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS WHAT YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING THE YES, THE BUILDING OUT OF, UH, THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND INTO THE PURVIEW OF THE GENERAL FUND. WE HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY BEFORE US. I MEAN, I MADE THE MOTION, THE MOTION IS ON IS, IS, IS, IS ON THE TABLE, YOU KNOW, DUE, DUE TO THE DIVIDEND, UH, AS, AS ORIGINALLY ENVISIONED, UH, FOR, FOR, FOR, FOR OUR TAXPAYERS, UH, WHO, WHO COULD GET $500, UH, WHICH BY THE WAY, WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF EMAILS FROM, FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE WAITING FOR IT. UM, AND STILL KEEP OUR PROMISE TO THE RESIDENTS OF NORTH BEACH THAT THERE SHOULD BE A BETTER USE, MORE CONSISTENT TO PARK USE AND NATURE AND EQUAL TOURISM AND ALL THAT. UH, FOR, FOR, FOR, FOR 76 0 5. AND WE CAN ACCOMPLISH BOTH THINGS. RIGHT. AND THEN THE IDEA AND THAT MOTION IS ON THE TABLE. YEAH. AND I THINK BECAUSE JUST THING, AND I, I, I DON'T, YOU KNOW, MADAM VICE MAYOR, YOU'VE, YOU, YOU'VE GOT THE APPLE AND YOU KNOW, OUR MEETINGS USUALLY RUN TILL SEVEN. IT'S 5 54 AND WE STILL HAVE A HUGE I IN FRONT OF US. SO JUST TO BRING THIS IN FOR A LANDING, I THINK WHERE WE'RE AT IS, UH, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ MODIFIED YOUR ORIGINAL, UH, ITEM. I BELIEVE HALF OF IT GOES TO THE HOMESTEAD RELIEF PROGRAM. THE OTHER HALF WOULD GO TO, UH, THE 76 0 5 BUILDING. UM, AND THEN WHAT I WOULD LIKE MY COLLEAGUES TO SIGN ON TO AS WELL IS THE ROLLBACK RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 27. I'M ALL IN ON THAT. OKAY. I'M ALL IN. SO I'VE CO-SPONSORED IT. THAT'S MY LINE. . LET'S CALL A VOTE. SHOULD WE WAIT FOR THE, LET, LET, LEMME JUST ASK ALSO SINCE, UH, MR. MANAGER, MR. ATTORNEY, YESTERDAY, DURING, DURING BRIEFING, YOU, YOU ALSO MENTIONED THE SCENARIO WHERE WE DON'T, CAN STILL TRANSFER 76 0 5 TO THE GENERAL FUND WITHOUT HAVING TO DO IT ALL IN ONE FISCAL YEAR AND DOING COVENANT TO BUDGET AND DOING IT OVER MULTIPLE FISCAL YEARS. EXPLAIN TO ME THE BENEFIT, THE PROS AND CONS OF DOING THAT. SO, I MEAN, THE, THE PRO IS THAT THERE WOULD THEN BE SOME DOLLARS LEFT OVER TO BE ALLOCATED TO CAPITAL RESERVES TO BE ABLE TO FUND PRIORITY PROJECTS RATHER THAN EMPTYING OFFERS IN ONE FISCAL YEAR. UH, I MEAN, THAT'S, THAT'S THE PRIMARY BENEFIT, BUT WE WOULDN'T BE EMPTYING THE COFFERS BECAUSE WE HAVE CAPITAL RESERVES. THIS IS JUST, WE'VE, AND WE'VE MET OUR, OUR OBLIGATIONS WITH RESERVES. IS THAT NOT CORRECT? DIFF DIFFERENT RESERVE, I THINK THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM, TYPICALLY THE, THE, WE FILL UP OUR GENERAL FUND RESERVES, WE FILL UP OUR RESORT TAX RESERVES, AND THEN IF THERE'S ANY OTHER SURPLUS, IT WOULD DROP TO CAPITAL RESERVE. OKAY. IF THERE'S ANY OTHER SURPLUS, IF THERE'S ANY OTHER SURPLUS, IF THERE'S ANY OTHER SURPLUS. SO, UM, I, I THINK, I THINK THE TIME IS NOW WE HAVE THE MONEY. NOW THIS IS THE TAXPAYER'S PROPERTY. UH, BUT THE TAXPAYERS REALLY CAN'T USE THE PROPERTY. THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT HURTS MOST ABOUT THIS. WE, WE ACQUIRED THIS PROPERTY WITH A VISION OF COMPLETING THE ASSEMBLAGE OF RECREATIONAL OPEN SPACE, LAND, LAND AND PROPERTY THAT THE PUBLIC COULD ENJOY. THE PUBLIC CAN'T ENJOY A BUILDING DEPARTMENT OFFICE, A PERMITTING OFFICE. THE PUBLIC CAN'T ENJOY BUREAUCRACY. I WANT THIS TO BE TO, TO TO, TO GO BACK TO THE VISION THAT THE NEIGHBORS HAVE OF THIS BEING A COMMUNITY SPACE. AND WE HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY BEFORE US. I JOIN YOU. I HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US, UM, THE REST OF YOUR COLLEAGUES. UM, I THINK, I THINK IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A GOOD WAY TO BE MOVING FORWARD IN THIS NEW COMMISSION IN UNITY, UM, AND SENDING A STRONG MESSAGE TO OUR TAXPAYERS. WE'RE SUPPORTING YOU NOT ONLY FINANCIALLY, BUT IN OUR PUBLIC ASSETS. OPENING IT BACK TO YOU, THE PUBLIC AND I JOINING YOU AND YOUR, AND YOUR ITEM FOR A ROLLED BACK PROPERTY RATE, RECOGNIZING THE, THE DIFFICULT TIMES OUR PROPERTY OWNERS ARE FACING IN TERMS OF TAXES. OKAY. CAN WE BRING THIS HOME? TAKE WE READY TO VOTE? I'M READY TO VOTE. WELL, THERE'S TWO ITEMS RIGHT NOW. I KNOW YOU HAVE TO CALL THE R SEVEN AD, BY THE WAY. I AGREE WITH THE SENTIMENT, THE, THE SURPLUS, THE DIVIDEND, AS YOU SAY, THE MILLAGE RATE. [08:15:01] UM, IT SHOWS A MESSAGE THAT WE'RE SENDING AND NOT ONLY TO OUR RESIDENTS, BUT TO OUR, TO OUR, TO OUR TO OUR CITY. AND IT'S THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE CONTINUING ON THAT. DO YOU NEED TO CALL THE ITEM? I THINK WE COULD DO IT RIGHT AFTER. OKAY. SO JUST FOR THE RECORD, I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ TO ON R SEVEN S AS AMENDED, BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD A SECOND. MAY I HAVE A SECOND, PLEASE? I'LL SECOND. SECOND. WHAT DO YOU JOIN AS COMMISSIONER SUAREZ? AS A SPONSOR OF THE ITEM? YOU NEED TO SPONSOR ME AND MY ROLLBACK RATE. I WILL. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. WE GOTTA DO DEAL. UH, SO THIS IS COMMISSIONER SUAREZ OVER HERE. OKAY. UH, SO THIS IS R SEVEN S OF A MOTION AS AMENDED. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO. WE ARE WITHDRAWING. R 17? YES. SO R 17 IS WITHDRAWN. THE NEXT [R7 AD A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION, AS PART OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET PROCESS, TO PREPARE THE CITY’S OPERATING BUDGET BASED ON THE PROJECTED “ROLLED-BACK” MILLAGE RATE, ONCE THE PRELIMINARY TAX ROLL ESTIMATE IS ISSUED BY THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER; RECOGNIZING THAT A TAXING AUTHORITY WHICH TENTATIVELY ADOPTS A MILLAGE RATE ABOVE 100 PERCENT OF THE ROLLED-BACK RATE MUST PUBLICLY ADVERTISE A NOTICE OF PROPOSED TAX INCREASE AS MANDATED BY §200.065(3)(A), FLORIDA STATUTES; NOTING THAT NEW CONSTRUCTION IS EXCLUDED FROM THE CALCULATION OF THE ROLLED-BACK RATE AND THAT, ONCE INCLUDED IN THE TAX BASE, NEW CONSTRUCTION THAT IS SUBJECT TO AD VALOREM TAX WILL INCREMENTALLY INCREASE PROPERTY TAX REVENUES; AND EXPRESSING THE CITY COMMISSION’S CONCERN THAT GOVERNMENT SPENDING HAS GROWN AT AN UNSUSTAINABLE RATE FAR EXCEEDING INFLATION, WHICH COULD IMPACT THE LONG-TERM FISCAL STABILITY OF THE CITY.] ITEM THAT WE'RE DOING IS R SEVEN AD PREPARE FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET BASED ON PROJECTED ROLLBACK RATES. I HAVE COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE AND COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ AS CO-SPONSORS OF THAT ITEM. MAYOR, YOU WANNA BE A CO-SPONSOR? MR. MAYOR, YOU WANNA BE A CO-SPONSOR ROLL BACK. DO YOU WANNA BE A YES? YES. AND COM. OKAY. AND MAYOR MINOR. SO WE HAVE COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, FERNANDEZ AND MINOR ON R SEVEN AD AS CO-SPONSORS. MAY I HAVE A MOTION ON R SEVEN A? I'LL MOVE IT. I WOULD MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ SECOND PLEASE. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. NO DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR OF R SEVEN AD AD PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. R SEVEN AD IS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO. THANK YOU. [R5 AJ 40TH STREET OVERLAY – 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, 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,” AT SUBSECTION 7.2.2.6, ENTITLED “40TH STREET OVERLAY (RS)”, TO AMEND THE REGULATIONS FOR RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION USES INCLUDING ASSOCIATED DORMITORIES; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] R FIVE AJ. R FIVE AJ IS AN ORDER OF THE MAYOR. CITY COMMISSIONER CITY MAY BE FLORIDA, AMENDING THE RESILIENCY CODE OF THE CITY MIAMI B. TRY AMENDING. CHAPTER SEVEN, ENTITLED ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS. ARTICLE TWO ENTITLED DISTRICT REGULATIONS SECTION SEVEN POINT 0.2 ENTITLED RS ONE RS TWO R THREE RS FOUR, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT AT SUBSECTION 7.2 0.26 ENTITLED 40TH STREET OVERLAY RS TO AMEND THE REGULATIONS FOR RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION USES INCLUDING ASSOCIATED DORMITORIES AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION REPEAL, HAVE ABILITY ON AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS A SECOND READING FROM THE, I MOVED THE ITEM SECOND. SO I HEARD COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ AND I HEARD THE SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER BOT. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE IN ZOOM. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE? SEEING NONE? PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. MAY I CALL THE ROLL? YEAH. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ? YES. COMMISSIONER VICE MAYOR MATTEL SALINAS? YES. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE? YES. COMMISSIONER B? YES. AIR MINOR? YES. MOTION CARRIES. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THAT WAS ITEM R FIVE A JR SEVEN A R SEVEN [R7 A A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CAPITAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 AS SET FORTH IN ATTACHMENTS A, “PROJECTS”; B, “SOURCE OF FUNDS”; AND C “PROGRAMS."] A IS ADOPT FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2026. CAPITAL BUDGET. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. RI MOVE THE ITEM SECOND. I HEARD A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. I SEE NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK. NO ONE IN ZOOM. R SEVEN A. MAY I CALL THE ROLL? YES. ALL IN FAVOR OF R SEVEN A. PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. R SEVEN A IS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO R SEVEN [R7 AA A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY MANAGER AND WAIVING, BY A 5/7TH VOTE, THE FORMAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENT AS PERMITTED IN SECTION 2-367(E) OF THE CITY CODE, FINDING SUCH WAIVER TO BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY; AUTHORIZING THE EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING AGREEMENTS WITH RUBIN, TURNBULL & ASSOCIATES, INC. AND RUTLEDGE ECENIA, P.A. FOR THE PROVISION OF STATE LEGISLATIVE CONSULTING SERVICES FOR ONE (1) ADDITIONAL ONE (1) YEAR TERM, AT A FEE OF $54,000 FOR EACH FIRM, PAYABLE IN EQUAL MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS; AND FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE SAID AMENDMENTS.] AA R SEVEN AA ACCEPT RECOMMENDATION, WAIVE BID. EXTEND AGREEMENTS FOR STATE LEGISLATIVE SERVICES. THIS REQUIRES A FIVE SEVENS VOTE. R SEVEN AA. I MOVE THE ITEM SECOND. I HEARD A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. ALL IN FAVOR OF R SAY R SEVEN AA PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING 90 ITEM IS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO R SEVEN AA. [R7 F A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING, BY 5/7TH VOTE, FOLLOWING A DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING ON JULY 23, 2025, PURSUANT TO SECTION 82-504 (A) OF THE CITY CODE, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE, LOCATED AT 41ST STREET AND PINE TREE DRIVE, IN HONOR OF RABBI TIBOR STERN.] LET'S CALL, UH, R SEVEN F. R SEVEN F IS APPROVED FLAG TO HONOR RABBI STERN 41ST STREET AND PINE TREE. THIS ITEM REQUIRES A FIVE SEVEN VOTE. R SEVEN FI MOVE THE ITEM SECOND. I HEARD A MOTION FOR COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ SECONDED BY MATTEO SALINAS ON R SEVEN F. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE IN ZOOM. NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE. UH, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. R SEVEN F IS APPROVED. WHICH R SEVEN. WRITE IT DOWN. UM, YEAH, I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE RABBI TIBOR STERN. WE, THERE'S SO MANY LITERALLY MONUMENTAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD SUCH AN IMPACT ON OUR CITY, AND THAT'S WHY WE DO THESE. UM, I DON'T DO IT OFTEN. UM, AND, AND WE'RE DOING A PLAQUE AND NOT A STREET NAMING, BUT I DIDN'T WANT IT THE MOMENT TO PASS BY WITHOUT RECOGNIZING [08:20:01] HIS CONTRIBUTIONS. AND THE FACT THAT HIS FAMILY HAS BEEN STEADFAST IN WRENCHING THIS TO ME FOR, UH, MULTIPLE YEARS. UM, I THINK SHOWS, UH, ALSO AND, AND WITH COMMUNITY SUPPORT. SO WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR CITY. IT'S CALLED R SEVEN N AND R SEVEN OR SEVEN N IS URGE GRANTEES PURSUE OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS. R SEVEN O IS ALLOCATE FUNDS, ENHANCE ETHICS TRAINING FOR CITY REGULATORY EMPLOYEES. I'M HAPPY TO MOVE THE ITEM. THAT'S NOT THAT, THAT'S NOT, THAT'S NOT NO. R FIVE N IT'S R FIVE. SORRY. SORRY. I WAS GIVEN THE WRONG NUMBER. R FIVE [R5 N 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 VI, ENTITLED “PROCUREMENT,” BY AMENDING DIVISION 3, ENTITLED “CONTRACT PROCEDURES,” BY CREATING SECTION 2-375.2, ENTITLED “CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH ANTIDISCRIMINATION AND ANTI-BOYCOTT REQUIREMENTS,” TO REGULATE CITY GRANTS AND SPONSORSHIPS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL POLICY; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] [R5 O 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 VI, ENTITLED “PROCUREMENT,” BY AMENDING DIVISION 3, ENTITLED “CONTRACT PROCEDURES,” BY CREATING SECTION 2-375.3, ENTITLED “CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH ANTIDISCRIMINATION PROVISIONS OF THE CITY'S HUMAN RIGHTS ORDINANCE,” TO REGULATE CITY GRANTS AND SPONSORSHIPS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL POLICY; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] N AND R FIVE. OH. SO R FIVE N IS NORTH OF THE MAYOR CITY COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. AMENDING CHAPTER TWO OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION BY AMENDING ARTICLE SIX, ENTITLED, PROCUREMENT BY AMENDING DIVISION THREE ENTITLED CONTRACT PROCEDURES BY CREATING SECTION TWO DASH 3 75 2 ENTITLED CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH ANTI-DISCRIMINATION AND ANTI BOYCOTT REQUIREMENTS TO REGULATE CITY GRANTS AND SPONSORSHIP IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE OF LOCAL POLICY AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL SERVICEABILITY QUALIFICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. R FIVE N IS A SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING. R FIVE OH IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR OF CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. AMENDING CHAPTER TWO OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION BY AMENDING ARTICLE SIX, ENTITLED, PROCUREMENT BY AMENDING DIVISION THREE ENTITLED CONTRACT PROCEDURES BY CREATING SECTION TWO DASH 3 7 5 0.3 ENTITLED CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH ANTI-DISCRIMINATION PROVISIONS OF THE CITY'S HUMAN RIGHTS ORDINANCE TO REGULATE CITY GRANT AND SPONSORSHIP IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL POLICY I'M PROVIDING FOR REPEAL SERVICEABILITY CLARIFICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS A SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING IT. THAT WAS ITEM R FIVE. OH. SO WE'RE HEARING N AND OI MOVE THE ITEM SECOND. THANK MR. MAYOR. I I JUST WANT TO TAKE TWO MINUTES AND UNFORTUNATELY IT, YOU KNOW, IT, THIS, THE, THE SECOND READING OF THIS COMES AFTER A MASSACRE, AND THAT HAPPENED IN AUSTRALIA WHERE, UM, YOU KNOW, OVER A DOZEN JEWS WERE KILLED IN A, UH, A, A HORRIFIC ANTI-SEMITIC ATTACK. AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT HERE IN MIAMI BEACH, THERE WAS A TEACHER AT, AT A JEWISH DAY SCHOOL THAT WAS ALSO ATTACKED FOR BEING JEWISH AND WEARING A JEWISH STAR. AND I WANT THIS, I WANT THESE TWO ITEMS. I HOPE EVERYONE'S A, A CO-SPONSOR ON THIS TO REALLY AFFIRM THAT MIAMI BEACH IS AND WILL ALWAYS BE A SAFE HAVEN FOR JEWS ACROSS THE WORLD. AND THE SAFEST PLACE WHERE YOU CAN BE JEWISH AND LIVE AND BE AND FEEL SAFE. SO, UM, I I REALLY HOPE THAT I COULD HAVE A UNANIMOUS SPONSORSHIP ON THE, ON THESE TWO ITEMS. I JOIN YOU. THANK YOU. SO UNANIMOUS CO-SPONSORSHIP. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE IN ZOOM, AND I SEE NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE BY CALL THE WORLD. YEAH, I'LL JUST ADD, THANK YOU. AND, UH, I HAD SIGNED UP AS SOON AS YOU BROUGHT THIS, SO I WAS A CO-SPONSOR, SO THANK YOU COMMISSIONER SUAREZ FOR, FOR BRINGING THIS. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS ALL TOO REAL. IT'S LITERALLY, IF YOU FOLLOW THE NEWS, THIS, THIS IS HAPPENING IN REAL TIME IN COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD WHERE ARTISTS, WELL, WE HAD ONE, WE HAD A, A GROUP HERE IN MIAMI BEACH THAT WAS, UH, HAD TO FIND A, A SUITABLE LOCATION. I ACTUALLY FOUND A BETTER LOCATION. SO THAT'S THE IRONING THAT THEY, UH, THEY TRY TO CANCEL 'EM AND THEN THEY END UP IN A BETTER LOCATION. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT, UH, DIFFERENT MUSIC EVENTS AND ARTIST EVENTS IN EUROPE AND ELSEWHERE, I MEAN, THIS IS REAL. PEOPLE GROUPS ARE BEING CANCELED, OSTRACIZED BECAUSE OF THEIR TIES TO ISRAEL. AND REALLY, WE ALL KNOW THAT MEANS THEY'RE JEWISH. SO, UM, AND IT'S, IT'S INCREDIBLE WHEN YOU HEAR PEOPLE JUSTIFY IT, IT'S THE TWIST AND TURNS THEY NEED TO PUT THEMSELVES IN PRETZELS TO BE ABLE TO DO IT WITH PROPAGANDA AND LIES AND MISREPRESENTATIONS. UM, BUT LITERALLY BECAUSE THEY'RE JEWISH, JEWISH THAT THEY'RE BEING BOYCOTTED. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT. UM, UH, I, I HEAR OFTEN FROM PEOPLE, I THINK WE ALL DO, MANY PEOPLE FROM ACROSS ALL DEMOGRAPHICS THAT THEY FEEL MIAMI BEACH IS THE SAFEST OR ONE OF THE SAFEST CITIES IN AMERICA. BUT I CERTAINLY HEAR THAT FROM ESPECIALLY WHAT'S GOING ON AND NATIONALLY AND GLOBALLY. THERE WERE ACTUALLY, I I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A, I A STABBING IN NEW YORK TODAY, UM, WHERE THE PERSON WAS SCREAMING, UH, ANTISEMITIC COMMENTS TO THE PERSON AND THEN STABBED THEM. UM, I'M HEARING THAT THE PERSON'S OKAY. I HOPE SO. I'M OBVIOUSLY NOT FOLLOWING REAL TIME, BEING IN INTERVENING, BUT THIS STUFF IS HAPPENING. AND, UM, [08:25:01] THE FACT THAT I AM TOLD CONSISTENTLY FROM, FROM OUR JEWISH RESIDENTS AND VISITORS THAT THEY FEEL THAT THIS IS THE SAFEST PLACE IN AMERICA, MAYBE THE WORLD OUTSIDE OF ISRAEL FOR THEM, IS IT'S, WE NEED TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. UM, SO THANK YOU. SO, SO AGAIN, NO ONE IN THE PUBLIC IS REQUESTING TO SPEAK. THIS IS BOTH ON ITEMS N AND O. UH, COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. YES. COMMISSIONER MAYOR MATT SALINAS. YES. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER B? YES. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE? YES. MAYOR MINOR. YES. MOTION CARRIES THE ITEM. THE ITEMS ARE APPROVED. [R7 B A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, FOLLOWING A DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING, AS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 82-93(B) OF THE CITY CODE, FINDING THAT THE CRITERIA FOR GRANTING A REVOCABLE PERMIT PURSUANT TO SECTION 82-94 OF THE CITY CODE HAS BEEN SATISFIED, FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION TO GRANT THE REVOCABLE PERMIT REQUEST AS SET FORTH IN THE COMMISSION MEMORANDUM ACCOMPANYING THIS RESOLUTION, AND HEREBY APPROVING A REVOCABLE PERMIT REQUEST BY 100 LINCOLN ROAD, LLC, (THE "APPLICANT"), LOCATED AT 100 LINCOLN ROAD, UNITS CU-1, 2, 39 AND 40 (THE "PROPERTY"), MIAMI BEACH, FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN EYEBROW-LIKE PROJECTION, ENCROACHING INTO THE CITY'S RIGHT-OF-WAY, APPROXIMATELY FIVE (5) FEET-WIDE, AND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE (155) FEET LONG ALONG LINCOLN ROAD, CONTAINING 775 SQUARE FEET; AND FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE REVOCABLE PERMIT.] I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE OF ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS WE NEED TO CALL R SEVEN B. R SEVEN B IS A PUBLIC HEARING GRANT. REVOCABLE PERMIT REQUEST BY 100 LINCOLN ROAD. I MOVE THE ITEM SECOND. SECOND. R SEVEN B. I HEARD A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. I BELIEVE I HEARD. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. UH, IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE IN ZOOM. NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK R SEVEN B. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. I THANK ANYONE THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. WHY? UH, I, I JUST DO AHEAD OF TIME. SORRY. YOU GOT THE VOTES, MAN. SO MATT AMSTER, WE ALL HAVE ITEMS WE NEED TO CUT TO. I JUST, SO I MIGHT BE ABLE TO CUT TO THE CHASE ON THIS. THERE'S A SEVEN INCH ENCROACHMENT AT GROUND LEVEL ON THIS. WE'RE GONNA BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. IF YOU GUYS ARE OKAY WITH THAT, THEN WE CAN JUST MOVE FORWARD. YES. WASN'T THAT INCLUDED IN THE ITEM? SO IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ITEM. WE'RE ADDING IT. IT'S, THAT'S AMENDED. R SEVEN B. YES, SIR. SO AS AMENDED, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO R SEVEN B. THANK YOU. R [R7 Z A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY MANAGER TO PIGGYBACK FROM THE LEAGUE OF OREGON CITIES CONTRACT NO. PS24290 FOR A NEW PARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH FLASH PARKING, INC., AND FURTHER WAIVING, BY A 5/7TH VOTE, THE FORMAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-367(E) OF THE CITY CODE, FINDING SUCH WAIVER TO BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY TO NEGOTIATE AN AGREEMENT WITH FLASHPARKING, INC. FOR THE PARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO REPLACE THE CURRENT PARKING ACCESS REVENUE CONTROL SYSTEM ACROSS THE CITY’S PARKING GARAGES, AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE A FIVE-YEAR AGREEMENT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION FOR THESE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THROUGH THE CITY’S BUDGET PROCESS.] SEVEN ZR SEVEN Z-Z-Z-R-R SEVEN Z EXECUTE FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH FLASH PARKING, CITYWIDE PARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF PARKING GARAGES. R SEVEN Z. I MOVE THE ITEM SECOND. I HEARD A MOTION. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER VICE MAYOR MATTEL, SALINAS, ANY DISCUSSION? NO. IF NOT, R SEVEN Z. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. R SEVEN Z IS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO. WELL, YOU LOOK DISAPPOINTED. , NOT AT ALL. . [C7 AZ A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, EXTENDING THE 41 STREET TRAFFIC RE-CIRCULATION PILOT PROGRAM ("PILOT PROGRAM") WHICH MAINTAINS TWO-WAY TRAFFIC ON SHERIDAN AVENUE AND ROYAL PALM AVENUE FROM 40 STREET TO 42 STREET, AND PROHIBITS NORTHBOUND LEFT TURNS ONTO 41 STREET DURING WEEKDAY AFTERNOON PEAK PERIODS, FROM 3:30 P.M. TO 7:00 P.M., UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY APPROVE OR REJECT THE PILOT PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS STUDY AND PROVIDE A FINAL DETERMINATION ON THE PILOT PROGRAM.] C SEVEN A ZC SEVEN C SEVEN, A ZEND 41ST STREET TRAFFIC, UH, RECIRCULATION PILOT PROGRAM, C SEVEN A Z THAT WAS SEPARATED BY COMMISSIONER VICE MAYOR MATEO SALINA, C SEVEN A Z. SO I SEPARATED THIS, I I SUPPORT IT, BUT I REMEMBER AT THE SEPTEMBER MEETING, UH, MAYOR MINOR SUGGESTED A MODIFICATION THAT IF YOU ARE GOING SOUTHBOUND ON SHERIDAN STREET, AND THERE'S ANOTHER ONE I CAN'T, I THINK MAYBE ROYAL PALM. ROYAL PALM ROYAL PALM, OKAY. YOU, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO TURN LEFT ONTO 41ST STREET HEADING SOUTHBOUND BECAUSE IF YOU CAN'T TURN LEFT THERE, THEN YOU HAVE TO GO FURTHER SOUTH AND THEN YOU'RE IN EVEN MORE TRAFFIC THAN BEFORE. AND SO ABOUT A MONTH AGO IN OCTOBER, I WAS DRIVING ON SHERIDAN AND I WANTED TO TURN LEFT SOUTHBOUND WHEN I WAS HEADING I, I WAS HEADING SOUTHBOUND, I WANNA TURN LEFT AND I WASN'T ABLE TO TO MAKE THAT LEFT TURN. SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS IMPLEMENTED, UM, YOU KNOW, PROVIDED THAT, UH, IT WORKS SAFETY WISE FROM A PUBLIC SAFETY STANDPOINT. THANK YOU MADAM VICE MAYOR, JOSE GONZALEZ, TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY, UH, DIRECTOR. UM, YOU ARE CORRECT, AT THE SEPTEMBER MEETING THERE WAS THAT MOD OPERATIONAL MODIFICATION MADE TO THE, UH, PILOT. UH, I'M GONNA ALLOW, UH, POLICE TO, TO SPEAK A LITTLE MORE ON THAT. BUT JUST IN TERMS OF CONTEXT, THE PILOT PROGRAM ACTUALLY TERMINATES TODAY. SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO EXTEND IT SO THAT THE, UH, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CAN FINALIZE THE REVIEW OF THE, UH, POST EFFECTIVENESS PILOT PROGRAM STUDY THAT WE CONDUCTED. SO GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. UM, SO I BELIEVE WE'RE ALL AWARE OF THE 41ST STREET PROJECT THAT'S GOING ON. AND YES, IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT UM, THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS BROUGHT UP IN SEPTEMBER. SO TO ALLEVIATE, WE DO SUPPORT, UH, THE FACT THAT POLICE IS THERE TO ALLEVIATE ANY TYPE OF TRAFFIC AND WITH THE DISCRETION OF POLICE, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND MAKE THAT RIGHT TURN SO LONG AS TRAFFIC IS GOING EASTBOUND, WHAT WE ARE MONITORING ALL THE TIME IS A WESTBOUND TRAFFIC BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT BACKS UP. SO WE DO NOT HAVE ANY OPPOSITION TO THAT. OUR LEADERS HAVE BEEN KNOWN AND, AND THEY ARE DIRECTING OUR OFFICERS THAT AS LONG AS THEY'RE NOT [08:30:01] BLOCKING THE BOX, THAT THEY CAN GO AHEAD AND, AND ALLOW THAT TURN. I SECOND THE HONOR. SOUTHBOUND LEFT TURN. YES. SOUTHBOUND CORRECT. SOUTHBOUND LEFT TURN. I JUST WANNA BE CLEAR, EASTBOUND, I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE UP TO THE DISCRETION OF THE OFFICER. I THINK LEFT TURNS SHOULD BE ALLOWED ONTO 41ST STREET COMING SOUTHBOUND. I THINK IT'S JUST VERY DIFFICULT TO, YOU KNOW, SOME, SOME AREAS YOU HAVE POLICE OFFICERS, SOME AREAS YOU HAVE PUBLIC SAFETY SPECIALISTS. SOMETIMES EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE VERY, VERY GOOD, SOMETIMES THEY'RE NOT THERE. UH, MR. MAYOR MAY, MAY, MAY, I, AND WHEN I, AND, AND HERE AND, AND I'M SORRY, LEMME JUST CONTINUE. THE PROBLEM IS, AND NOTHING'S PERFECT, BUT MOST OF THE, THE CONGESTION IS SOUTHBOUND, RIGHT? THAT BOTTLENECK IS, IS ON 40TH AND, AND GOING DOWN THE SIDE STREETS, ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN, IT HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY FOR THE MOST PART, SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER. SO HERE YOU HAVE NO TRAFFIC NORTHBOUND AND NOW YOU'RE SENDING THE CARS RIGHT INTO THE HEART OF THE TRAFFIC. SO IT JUST, JUST SEEMS LIKE WE SHOULD TRY TO AVOID THAT. MR. MAYOR, IF YOU MAY, IF I MAY, I I DRIVE THAT ALL THE TIME TO GO HOME AND THERE'S DEFINITELY TRAFFIC NORTHBOUND AS WELL. SO I, I AGREE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A LEFT TURN, BUT IT'S NOT BECAUSE THERE'S NO TRAFFIC NORTHBOUND. 'CAUSE BELIEVE ME, THERE WAS PLENTY, WHEN I SAY NORTHBOUND, I MEAN ON 42ND NORTH. IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN? I MEAN TRAFFIC ON 71ST STREET, I MEAN TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC ON 42ND. NO, I I GOT IT. I'M TALKING ABOUT SHERIDAN OR ROYAL PALM GOING NORTH AND CROSSING 40, 41ST STREET. NO, THAT'S, NO, I'M SAYING YOU'RE COMING FROM 42ND GOING SOUTHBOUND GOING NO, I AGREE. CORRECT. I UNDERSTAND THAT AND I AGREE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A LEFT TURN TO GO EAST. BUT YOU JUST SAID THERE'S NO TRAFFIC GOING NORTHBOUND GOING ACROSS. OH NO, AND I'M SAYING, SORRY, I MISSPOKE. SORRY, I MISSPOKE. I'M JUST SAYING THERE IS REALLY, YES, I MEANT 45 MINUTES GET HOME. I MEANT THERE'S LESS TRAFFIC GOING SOUTHBOUND. DO YOU KNOW HER NAME CORRECT? YES. THANK YOU. SO AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, YES, YES, THANK YOU. THE INTERSECTIONS THAT WE ARE SPEAKING ABOUT ARE ROYAL PALM AND SHERIDAN. YEAH. SO THIS IS MY IDEA. HEY , ACTUALLY, WHEN I BROUGHT THIS IDEA UP FIRST, I DIDN'T WANT ANYONE TURNING WESTBOUND. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BEST IF BOTH ROYAL PALM AND SHERIDAN CAN ONLY TURN EASTBOUND AND, AND, AND ALL THE OTHER STREETS. IF YOU KNEW THAT YOU HAD TO GO TO 1 95, YOU HAD, YOU'D HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE BESIDES SHERIDAN AND ROYAL PALM. SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN I BROUGHT THAT UP TO YOU, JOSE, YOU SAID, LISTEN, THE WAY WE'VE THINKING THIS IS THAT WE STILL WANT TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN. IF YOU WERE GOING SOUTH, WHICH WOULD MEAN YOU'RE GOING WEST ONTO 41ST STREET, DO WE STILL NEED TO ALLOW THAT? BECAUSE IN MY OPINION, I DON'T THINK ROYAL PALM OR SHERIDAN SHOULD BE GOING, UM, WESTBOUND BECAUSE THE WHOLE IDEA OF ROYAL PALM AND SHERIDAN IS A NORTH SOUTH THOROUGHFARE. AND THE, BY THE WAY, JUST FOR EVERYONE TO KNOW, THE REASON I PICKED ROYAL PALM AND SHERIDAN IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE HUGE BULB BOUTS AT THE, AT THE INTERSECTION. SO IF YOU'RE GONNA MAKE A RIGHT BEFORE THE PILOT PROGRAM HAPPENED, YOU UH, OR YOU WERE GONNA GO STRAIGHT, YOU'D BACK UP ALL THESE CARS WHEN YOU COULD BE REALLY GOING, RIGHT? SO THE IDEA IS JUST YOU HAVE TO GO HAVE TO MAKE A RIGHT ON, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU'RE GOING NORTH, UM, ON ROYAL PALMER, SHERIDAN, SO DO WE HAVE TO, CAN, CAN WE BLOCK OFF WESTBOUND TRAFFIC ON BOTH ROYAL PALM AND SHERIDAN? BECAUSE THE WHOLE IDEA WAS THAT IF YOU NEEDED TO GET TO 1 95, YOU'D HAVE, YOU'D EITHER TAKE CHASE, YOU'D, YOU'D TAKE ALTON ROAD, YOU'D TAKE PINE TREE, RIGHT? I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER BIGGER ROADS THAT YOU COULD TAKE TO GET TO OFF THE BEACH ONTO 1 95. BUT IF YOU NEED TO GO NORTH, IF YOU NEED TO GO SOUTH, COMMISSIONER BIDEN NEEDS TO GET HOME FROM HERE. SHE WANTS TO TAKE ROYAL PALM OR SHERIDAN. SHE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE BOTHERED BY PEOPLE GOING WESTBOUND. MM-HMM . WELL, I I, I'LL JUST GONNA JUMP IN THERE. I MEAN, I'M SORRY. CHASE IS NOT A BIG ROAD. CHASE IS A VERY SMALL ROAD BECAUSE THEN WHEN I GO HOME, I SIT IN THAT TRAFFIC SOMETIMES FOR 30 MINUTES. SO YEAH, NO, THAT'S NOT A SMALL ROAD. MAYBE WE SHOULD SEND THIS TO REFER THIS TO NEIGHBORHOODS. 'CAUSE THE ONE THING I DO KNOW IS THAT THE RESIDENTS IN BAYSHORE, YOU KNOW, AROUND THE, THE HEART OF THIS AREA, DON'T KNOW THAT, THAT THIS IS BEING DISCUSSED. UM, AND SO THAT, SO THAT WE CAN, THEY LOVE IT. I, I KNOW THEY LOVE IT AND I'VE SEEN THE IMPROVEMENT OF IT. UM, BUT I DON'T THINK PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE'RE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION TODAY. MAY I, MAY I MAKE A SUGGESTION THROUGH THE MAYOR, UM, YOU, JOSE, YOU SAID THAT IT NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED 'CAUSE IT EXPIRES TODAY. CORRECT. SO COULD WE EXTEND IT AS IS AND THEN REFER THE AMENDMENT TO, TO, I, I'M HAPPY TO VOTE FOR THE AMENDMENT, BUT IF WE, I BROUGHT IT, I, WELL, HERE, HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED. I BROUGHT IT UP SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. I BELIEVE IT WAS CLEAR. WE WATCHED THE VIDEO AND WE LOOKED AT THE MINUTES AND I THOUGHT IT WAS CLEAR THAT OUR CITY COMMISSION HAD GIVEN THE DIRECTION. ERIC AND I HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A DISAGREEMENT ON IT, SO IT WAS MADE DISCRETIONARY. I, I JUST, [08:35:01] I'M OKAY WITH THE AMENDMENT. I AM TOO. IF THE DIRECTION WAS GIVEN, WHY ARE WE BACK HERE THEN? WELL, WE HAD A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION AS TO HOW CLEAR IT WAS. SO, SO THEN LET'S CALL THE AMENDMENT. I, I THOUGHT IT WAS CLEAR. WHAT EXACTLY IS THE AMENDMENT? COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. OH, I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER. IT WOULDN'T BE DISCRETIONARY. THE LEFT. THE LEFT. YOU CAN MAKE A LEFT TURN EASTBOUND GOING SOUTHBOUND. YEAH, I'M OKAY WITH THAT. AND BY THE WAY, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT CLEARS UP THE OFFICERS TOO TO YEAH. FOCUS ON WHAT THEY NEED TO, INSTEAD OF MAKING THIS DISCRETIONARY DECISION THAT'S STILL LEFT TURN AND THE FACT THAT THESE POLICE OFFICERS ARE IN THE INTERSECTION, YOU KNOW IT AS AN ADDED BONUS, YOU GET TO, YOU KNOW, ENFORCE BLOCK THE BOX. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE SEE THAT WE'RE THERE AND WE'RE, AND IT'S BETTER FOR DIRECTING TRAFFIC. I MEAN IT'S ALL SORTS OF ADDED BENEFITS TO HAVING, UH, THIS PILOT PROGRAM EXTENDED. SO, OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD VOTES. LET'S CALL THE VOTE I A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. I'M ASSUMING COMMISSIONER AS AMEND, AS AMENDED. UH, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. THIS 67 Z AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO. OFFICER DIDN'T CATCH YOUR NAME. MAJOR RIVERO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. R 5:00 AM [R5 AM TEMPORARY CONDITIONAL USE REGULATIONS IN COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS 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 THEREOF, ENTITLED “ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES,” ARTICLE V, ENTITLED “REZONINGS AND DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS,” SECTION 2.5.2, ENTITLED “CONDITIONAL USE,” BY AMENDING SECTION 2.5.2.1, ENTITLED “PURPOSE,” TO PROVIDE FOR EXCEPTIONS FROM CONDITIONAL USE REGULATIONS FOR CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT ESTABLISHMENTS IN DESIGNATED COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS, AND PROVIDE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND ENFORCEMENT; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] R 5:00 AM IS IN NOR OF THE MAYOR, CITY COMMISSIONER. THE CITY MAY BE THROWN, AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY MAY REACH SUB PART B ENTITLED LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS BY MANY. CHAPTER TWO, THE RELEVANT ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES. ARTICLE FIVE, ENTITLED REZONING AND REDEVELOP AND DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL SECTION 2.52 ENTITLED CONDITIONAL USE BY AMENDING SECTION POINT ENTITLED PURPOSE TO PROVIDE FOR EXEMPTIONS FROM CONDITIONAL USE REGULATIONS FROM CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS, IMPACT ESTABLISHMENTS AND DESIGNATED COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS, AND PROVIDING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND ENFORCEMENT AND PROVIDING FOR QUALIFICATION REPEALS OF ABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING. THE ITEM REQUIRES FIVE SEVEN'S VOTE. IT IS ITEM R 5:00 AM COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL COMMISSIONER BOT, I'M JUST GONNA MOVE THE ITEM FOR IT IS ONLY FIRST READING. WE'RE GONNA HAVE SECOND READING SO I CAN SECOND THANK YOU. IT'S CALL THE VOTE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, SECONDARY BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE IN ZOOM. NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE? YES. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. YES. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER MATTEL, VICE MAYOR PATEL. SALINAS? YES. COMMISSIONER B? YES. MAYOR MINOR. YES. MOTION. CARRIE. SECOND READING. PUBLIC HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 5TH. THAT WAS ITEM R 5:00 AM THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. R FIVE [R5 AK 7605 COLLINS AVENUE - COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND FLUM 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 SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT PROCESS OF SECTION 163.3187, 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 POLICY RLU 1.1.17, ENTITLED “PUBLIC FACILITY: GOVERNMENTAL USES (PF),” BY MODIFYING AND EXPANDING USES ALLOWED; AND AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP BY CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED AT 7605 COLLINS AVENUE, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF LESS THAN 10 ACRES, FROM THE CURRENT DESIGNATION OF “SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (RS),” TO “PUBLIC FACILITY: GOVERNMENTAL USES (PF)”; AND PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, TRANSMITTAL, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] [R5 AL 7605 COLLINS AVENUE - ZONING DISTRICT CHANGE AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING DISTRICT MAP, REFERENCED IN SECTION 7.2.1.2 OF THE MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE, ENTITLED “DISTRICT MAP,” PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.5.1, ENTITLED “CHANGE TO ZONING DISTRICT BOUNDARIES (REZONING),” BY CHANGING THE ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FOR A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED AT 7605 COLLINS AVENUE, AND WHICH IS COMPRISED OF LESS THAN 10 ACRES, FROM THE CURRENT ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF RS-4 “SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL,” TO GU, “GOVERNMENT USE”; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] AK AND R FIVE AL. R FIVE AK IS NORTH OF THE MAYOR. CITY COMMISSIONER. THE CITY MAY BE SHORT AMENDING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH YEAR 2040. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PURSUANT TO THE SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT PROCESS OF SECTION 1 63 0.3187 FLORIDA STATUTES BY AMENDING THE RESILIENT LAND USE AND AND DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT GOAL RLU TITLE, LAND USE OBJECTIVE RLU 1.1 TITLE, ESTABLISHMENT OF FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORIES AT POLICY RLU 1.1 17 ENTITLED PUBLIC FACILITY GOVERNMENTAL USES PF BY MODIFYING AND EXPANDING USES, ALLOWED AND AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP BY CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED AT 76 0 5 COLLINS AVENUE, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF LESS THAN 10 ACRES. FROM THE CURRENT DESIGNATION OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL RS TO PUBLIC FACILITY, GOVERNMENT USES PF ARE PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CURRENT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TRANSMITTAL REPEAL OF ABILITY AND CODIFICATION. THAT IS ITEM R FIVE A K, IT IS THE SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING. R FIVE AL IS AN ORDINANCE OF MAYOR CITY COMMISSION OF CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA AMENING THE OFFICIAL ZONING DISTRICT MEMBER REFERENCING SECTION 7.2 OF THE MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE ENTITLED DISTRICT MAP PURSUANT INTER SECTION 2.51 ENTITLED CHANGE OBJECT TO ZONING DISTRICT BOUNDARIES REZONING BY CHANGING THE ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FOR A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED AT 76 0 5 COLLINS AVENUE AND WHICH COM IS COMPRISED OF LESS THAN 10 ACRES FROM THE CURRENT ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF RSS FOUR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO GU GOVERNMENTAL USE AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION REPEATEDLY SERVICEABILITY ON AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS ITEM R FIVE AL. IT IS A SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING. THE ITEM REQUIRES A EFFECTIVE SEVENTH VOTE. SO WE'RE DOING R FIVE, AK AND AL I MOVE COMMISSIONER B. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOT SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. UH, IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING AS YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE NO ONE ON ZOOM. MS. ROBERT NANA. I'M UH, FROM OCEAN BLUE CONDOMINIUM ACROSS THE STREET FROM 76 0 5. UM, FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ FOR STICKING UP FOR FOR THE INTEGRITY OF, OF THE SITUATION HERE. UM, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO, BEFORE WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE, UM, UH, WHAT TO DO WITH 76 0 5 AND THERE WAS A STATEMENT MADE THAT, UH, BY BUYING THAT BACK FROM THE [08:40:01] UH, BUILDING DEPARTMENT, WE WEREN'T ACHIEVING OUR OBJECTIVES. UM, THERE WERE POSSIBLY SOME OBJECTIVES THAT WEREN'T ACHIEVED, BUT THE OBJECTIVE OF GETTING THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDINGS, WHICH IT IS NOT RIGHT NOW, IT DOES ACHIEVE THAT OR AT LEAST PARTLY ACHIEVE THAT. SO, UH, THE, THE, I CAN'T SPEAK FOR ALL OF THE RESIDENTS OF, OF NORTH BEACH, BUT I CAN SPEAK FOR SOME, UH, I'M ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THAT BUILDING AND WE'RE VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF THIS CHANGE AND WE'RE VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF BUYING THE BUILDING BACK. SO THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY. HAPPY TO SECOND THE ITEM THEN DOES NO ONE ELSE REQUESTING TO SPEAK. UH, ON EIGHT K AND AL HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER, UH, BOT SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. I'M GONNA CALL THE ROLE COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. YES. COMMISSIONER BOT. YES. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE? YES. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ? YES. VICE MAYOR MATTEL SALINAS? YES. MAYOR MINOR? YES. THE ITEMS ARE APPROVED. THAT WAS AK AND A LR FIVE [R7 D A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING ON A FIVE-SEVENTHS (5/7TH) VOTE, FOLLOWING A DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING HELD PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 7.2.16.2.A.2, 7.2.16.3.H., AND 7.5.5.4.A.5 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, THE PROPOSED ENTERTAINMENT USE REQUESTED BY OPEN VISION ONE, LLC, THE TENANT AT THE ANCHOR SHOPS AND GARAGE, LOCATED AT 1550 COLLINS AVENUE, SUITE NOS. 3-4, WHICH IS LOCATED WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT USE (GU) ZONING DISTRICT, SUBJECT TO THE TENANT’S COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION.] I'M TOLD BY THE ADMINISTRATION. WE HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS WE NEED TO HEAR. R SEVEN D AS IN DAVID, R SEVEN D APPROVE ENTERTAINMENT USE REQUESTS BY OPEN VISION ONE ANCHOR SHOPS. IT REQUIRES A FIVE SEVENS VOTE. I MOVE THE ITEM SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE ON ZOOM. NO ONE THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK. ALL IN FAVOR OF R SEVEN D PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. R SEVEN D IS APPROVED. SEVEN [R7 E A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING ON A FIVE-SEVENTHS (5/7THS) VOTE, FOLLOWING A DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING HELD PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 7.2.16.2.A.2, 7.2.16.3.H., AND 7.5.5.4.A.5 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, THE PROPOSED ENTERTAINMENT USE REQUESTED BY CUBICHE 105, LLC (THE “TENANT”) AT THE ANCHOR SHOPS AND GARAGE, LOCATED AT 1555 WASHINGTON AVENUE (THE “PROPERTY”), WHICH IS LOCATED WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT USE (GU) ZONING DISTRICT, SUBJECT TO THE TENANT’S COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION.] ER SEVEN E IS ENTERTAINMENT USE APPROVAL FOR KVI 1 0 5 LLC AT ANCHOR CHOPS. IT'S R SEVEN EI MOVE THE ITEM SECOND. I HEARD A MOTION BOOK FROM COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. R SEVEN E. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE ON ZOOM. NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK. ALL IN FAVOR OF R SEVEN E. PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. R SEVEN E IS APPROVED. THANK YOU. [R5 F VENDOR APPOINTMENTS TO LAND USE BOARDS AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE, ENTITLED “ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES,” BY AMENDING ARTICLE I, ENTITLED “LAND USE BOARDS,” BY AMENDING DIVISION 1, ENTITLED “GENERALLY,” AT SECTION 2.1.1.3 THEREOF, ENTITLED “TERMS OF OFFICE,” TO RENAME THE SECTION AS “APPOINTMENT AND TERMS OF OFFICE,” AND TO ADOPT RESTRICTIONS ON THE APPOINTMENT OF A CITY VENDOR, INCLUDING A PRINCIPAL OR EMPLOYEE OF A VENDOR, TO A CITY LAND USE BOARD; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] R FIVE FR FIVE F IS THE NOR OF THE MAYOR OF CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY MAY BE SHORT AMENDING CHAPTER TWO OF THERE MAY BE RESILIENCY CODE ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES BY AMENDING ARTICLE ONE ENTITLED LAND USE BOARD BY AMENDING DIVISION ONE ENTITLED GENERAL AT SECTION 2.3 THEREOF ENTITLED TERMS OF OFFICE TO RENAME THE SECTION AS APPOINTMENT AND TERMS OF OFFICE AND TO ADOPT, UH, RESTRICTIONS ON THE APPOINTMENT OF A CITY VENDOR, INCLUDING A PRINCIPAL OR EMPLOYEE OF A VENDOR TO A CITY LAND USE BOARD AND PROVIDING FOR RE REPEAT CODIFICATION OBSERVABILITY ON AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS A SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING. THE ITEM REQUIRES A FIVE SEVENS VOTE IS ITEM R FIVE. F1 SECOND. I'LL MOVE THE ITEM SECOND. HE DID A AND B. WE HAVEN'T DONE C I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. I HEARD COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, WHO WAS THE SECOND PLEASE? MAGAZINE. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. UH, IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE IN ZOOM AND I SEE NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SCHWARZ. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ ON F. YES. COMMISSIONER BAUGH? YES. COMMISSIONER, UH, VICE MAYOR MATT SALINAS? YES. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE? YES. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ? YES. MAYOR MINOR. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THAT WAS ITEM R FIVE. FR SEVEN. [R7 C A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, FOLLOWING A DULY ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCY COMMITTEE (FERC) AT ITS SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 MEETING, AND APPROVING, IN SUBSTANTIAL FORM, A NEW LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY (LANDLORD) AND LITTLE HAVANA ACTIVITIES & NUTRITION CENTERS OF DADE COUNTY, INC. (TENANT), FOR THE USE OF APPROXIMATELY 2,690 SQUARE FEET OF GROUND FLOOR, CITY-OWNED PROPERTY AND ADJACENT PLAYGROUND AREA HAVING APPROXIMATELY 7,646 SQUARE FEET, LOCATED AT 833 SIXTH STREET, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, FOR A TERM OF FIVE (5) YEARS WITH ONE (1) RENEWAL OPTION OF FOUR (4) YEARS AND 364 DAYS; FURTHER, 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 THE LEASE AGREEMENT; AND FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE LEASE AGREEMENT.] CR SEVEN C IS NEW LEASE WITH LITTLE HAVANA ACTIVITIES NUTRITION CENTER OF DADE COUNTY R SEVEN C. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. SO HOW THIS ISN'T THIS FOR THE SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER? YEAH. UM, AND SO I THINK WE NEED TO DEFER THIS ITEM, UH, TILL WE KNOW WHERE WE'RE GONNA PLACE, WE'RE GONNA PLACE THESE, THESE INDIVIDUALS. UM, I MEAN HOW LONG IS THE TERM OF THIS LEASE? UM, SORRY. THIS LEASE IS FOR IT'S FIVE YEARS, FIVE YEAR LEASE WITH A FOUR YEAR OPTION, BUT IT DOES HAVE A 60 DAY TERMINATION CLAUSE. I MEAN, I I DON'T SEE HOW WE IN OUR RIGHT MINDS ENTER INTO A LEASE RIGHT NOW WHEN THE BUILDING WAS JUST APPROVED TO BE DEMOLISHED. YEAH. BASED ON THE CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD EARLIER, WE CAN, UH, DISCUSS DOING A SHORTER TERM LEASE AND CONTINUE WITH A 60 DAY TERMINATION CLAUSE. WHY, WHY DON'T, WHY DON'T WE DEFER THIS ITEM AND BRING IT BACK TO THE NEXT MONTH WITH A NEW PROPOSAL? IT'S EASIER. I CAN WITHDRAW IT. WELL, NO, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE PEOPLE THAT DO NEED THESE SERVICES. MAYBE WE NEED TO FIND A NEW LOCATION FOR THESE PIVOTAL SERVICES THAT LITTLE HAVE ON. I'LL SECOND YOUR MOTION. THANK YOU. MOTION TO DEFER R SEVEN C TO FEBRUARY FIVE. UH, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SHORES. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE DEFERRAL? AYE. AYE. ITEM IS DEFERRED R SEVEN C TO FEBRUARY FIVE, [R7 G A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING, FOLLOWING A DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING, THE NORMANDY ISLE TRAFFIC CALMING PROJECT RECOMMENDED BY THE ADMINISTRATION FOR THE NORMANDY ISLE NEIGHBORHOOD, INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) TRAFFIC CIRCLE AT THE INTERSECTION OF TROUVILLE ESPLANADE AND BIARRITZ DRIVE, FINDING THAT THE PROPOSED TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES WILL REDUCE THE SPEED OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEREFORE SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST OF PEDESTRIAN, BICYCLE, AND VEHICULAR SAFETY IN THE NORMANDY ISLE NEIGHBORHOOD; AND FURTHER REQUESTING THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS ("DTPW") TO APPROVE THE AFOREMENTIONED TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES.] [08:45:06] R SEVEN GR SEVEN G APPROVED. NORMAND THE AISLE TRAFFIC CALMING PROJECT. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE THE ITEM SECOND. I HEARD A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BOT. THAT'S ITEM R SEVEN G. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE IN ZOOM. NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK IF NO DISCUSSION ON R SEVEN G. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. R SEVEN G IS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO [R5 G LAND USE BOARD CONSENT AGENDA PROCEDURES 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 I, ENTITLED “LAND USE BOARDS,” SECTION 2.1.1, ENTITLED “GENERALLY,” TO MODIFY THE MEETING AND AGENDA PROCEDURES FOR CITY LAND USE BOARDS; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] R FIVE GR 5G IS NORTH MAYOR CITY COMMISSIONER OF CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMIA BEACH. SUBPART B ENTITLED MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE CHAPTER TWO ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION REVIEW PROCEDURES ARTICLE ONE, LAND USE BOARD SECTION 2.1. POINT ONE ENTITLED GENERALLY TO MODIFY THE MEETING AND AGENDA PROCEDURES FOR CITY LAND USE BOARD AND PROVIDING FOR QUALIFICATION, REPEAL, OBSERVABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THAT'S ITEM R 5G. IT IS A SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING. THE ITEM REQUIRES A FIVE SEVENS VOTE. R 5G MOVE THE ITEM AND THERE'S NO SECOND. DOES THE ITEM DIE ON THE DAY? ON THE TABLE? I'LL SECOND IT. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE IN ZOOM. NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK ON R 5G. IT IS A FIVE SEVENTH VOTE. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ? NO. COMMISSIONER MATTEL SALINAS. UM, WHAT DOES THIS DO? THIS BASICALLY CODIFIES, UM, EXISTING PROCEDURES THAT WE UTILIZE FOR LAND USE BOARDS. IT, UM, SETS FORTH A PROCEDURE FOR THOSE LAND USE BOARD AGENDAS THAT HAVE A LENGTHY AGENDA TO CONSIDER ITEMS ON A CONSENT BASIS IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE THE MEETINGS AND, AND REDUCE THE LENGTH OF THE MEETINGS. SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU WERE, IF YOU HAVE A BUILDING AND YOU NEED TO DO YOUR RAILINGS, FOR EXAMPLE, AND INSTEAD OF SOMETHING THAT MIGHT TAKE TWO YEARS RIGHT THROUGH AN HPP PROCESS, YOU CAN BE PUT ON A CONSENT AGENDA AND IT MIGHT, IT MIGHT SHORTEN TIMEFRAME FOR AN APPROVAL. IT WOULD BASICALLY REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THE CONDO ASSOCIATION OR THE HOMEOWNER WOULD HAVE TO WAIT IN AN HPB MEETING. IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE TAKEN UP AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. UM, AND THEN THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT THROUGH A SIX OR SEVEN HOUR MEETING. SO THIS IS JUST CREATING THE PROCEDURE, CODIFYING THE PROCEDURE THAT WE HAVE. BECAUSE THEY HAVE THAT OPTION NOW. CORRECT. WE'VE UTILIZED IT. NOW THIS JUST BASICALLY SETS FORTH THE PROCEDURE IN THE LDR R COME ON ALEX. , I, I VOTE FOR, I I HAVE CON I HAVE CONCERNS THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN MEETINGS WERE IMPORTANT. ISSUES ARE DISCUSSED AND WHERE RESIDENT SHOW UP ARE JUST GONNA GET BUNDLED TOGETHER AND PASSED. AND THIS IS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE AND THIS IS THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A SAY ON THESE, ON THESE THINGS. THAT'S, THAT'S MY CONCERN WITH IT. THE ONLY SAVING GRACE HERE IS THAT, YOU KNOW, I I'M GONNA VOTE FOR IT BECAUSE AT THE, AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY'RE DOING IT NOW. IT, IT JUST, IT IT'S IT. THE PROCESS IS THERE. SO THIS DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING. SO I'LL VOTE FOR IT. SO COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ IS A YES. VICE MAYOR? NO. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ? YES. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. UM, YES. COMMISSIONER B? YES. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE? YES. MAYOR MINOR. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. IT'S APPROVED. SIX ONE R FIVE EIGHT G. I'LL MOVE THE ITEM SECOND. WHAT, WHAT IS IT? SHARK FISHING ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR OF CITY COMMISSION OF CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA BY MANY CHAPTER ENTITLED ANIMALS BY CREATING SECTION 10 21 ENTITLED SHORE BASE SHARK FISHING PROHIBITED DEFINITIONS, PENALTIES TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS, PROHIBITIONS AND PENALTIES, AND PROVIDING FOR RE REPEAT, OBSERVABILITY, CODIFICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING. I HEARD A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER B. SECOND. GOODBYE. I'LL SECOND. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE ON ZOOM. NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK. UH, MAYOR, I CALL THE ROLE. YEP. VICE MAYOR MATTEL SALINAS? YES. COMMISSIONER B? YEP. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ? YES. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE? YES. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ? YES. AIR MINOR? YES. MOTION CARRIES. SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 5TH AND BY THE ON THE RECORD, EVERYONE IS A CO-SPONSOR OF THAT ITEM. MR. MAYOR, I'M [08:50:01] GONNA DEFER JUST FOR PURPOSES OF TIME, ITEMS R FIVE V, R FIVE W AND R FIVE X. GONNA DEFER THE ITEMS JUST, JUST BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE TIGHT ON TIME. SO JUST FOR THE RECORD. R FIVE V AS IN VICTOR, W AND X. YES. DEFER TO FEBRUARY 5TH. R FIVE QR [R5 Q 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, FLORIDA, ENTITLED "MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES," BY AMENDING ARTICLE I, ENTITLED “IN GENERAL,” BY CREATING SECTION 70-1.2 THEREOF, ENTITLED “EVIDENCING PREJUDICE WHILE COMMITTING OFFENSE; MINIMUM PENALTY,” TO ESTABLISH A MINIMUM MANDATORY PENALTY FOR PERSONS WHO, WHILE COMMITTING A CRIMINAL MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE VIOLATION, EVIDENCE PREJUDICE BASED UPON THE RACE, COLOR, ANCESTRY, ETHNICITY, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HOMELESS STATUS, OR ADVANCED AGE OF THE VICTIM; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] FIVE Q IS A NORTH MAYOR, CITY COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI. REACH FLORIDA. AMENDING CHAPTER 70 OF THE CODE OF CITY MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA ENTITLED MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES. BY AMENDING ARTICLE ONE ENTITLED IN GENERAL BY CREATING SECTION 70 DASH 1.2 THEREOF ENTITLED, EVIDENCE PREJUDICE WHILE COMMITTING OFFENSE, MINIMUM PENALTY TO ESTABLISH A MINIMUM MANDATORY PENALTY FOR PERSONS WHO WALK COMMITTING A CRIMINAL MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE VIOLATION, EVIDENCE PREJUDICE BASED ON THE RACE, COLOR, ANCESTRY, ETHNICITY, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HOMELESS STATUS, OR ADVANCED AGE OF THE VICTIM. WE'RE PROVIDING FOR RE REPEATABILITY CLARIFICATION ON AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING. IT IS ITEM R FIVE QI MOVE THE ITEM SECOND. SECOND. UH, A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. I BELIEVE I HEARD A, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ NOW CO-SPONSOR. AND COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE IS A CO-SPONSOR. UH, IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE ON ZOOM. NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTED TO SPEAK. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. YES. LAST MAYOR MATTEL SALINAS. YES. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER B. YES. AND I THOUGHT IN MY BRIEFING I HAD SAID TO BE CONS ON THIS. NO, YOU ARE. I I AM. I'M LOOKING AT SO MANY DIFFERENT PAGES. NEVERMIND. I'LL THANK YOU. ANOTHER ORDER, UH, TWICE IS A YES. COMMISSIONER SORE? YES. MAYOR MINOR. YES. MOTION CARRY. SECOND READING. PUBLIC HEARING IS ON FEBRUARY 5TH IS QR FIVE Q. THANK YOU. AND THIS, THIS GEN, THIS ALLOWS US TO CHARGE. THE TERM IS USED PREJUDICE, BUT IT'S BASICALLY HATE CRIME CHARGES UNDER OUR MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES, WHICH WE DID NOT HAVE. AND THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW. SEE NEXT, WE'RE FLYING THROUGH HERE. UH, R FIVE S? YES, SIR. R FIVE S [R5 S AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 14 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, ENTITLED “BUILDING REGULATIONS,” BY AMENDING ARTICLE I, ENTITLED “IN GENERAL,” BY AMENDING DIVISION 2, ENTITLED “PERMIT FEES,” BY AMENDING SECTION 14-65 THEREOF, ENTITLED “MECHANICAL PERMITS,” TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF TEMPORARY TENANT USE PERMIT RENEWALS ALLOWED FOR ELEVATORS; AND FURTHER AMENDING APPENDIX “A” TO THE CITY CODE, ENTITLED “FEE SCHEDULE,” TO REVISE AND INCREASE FEES CHARGED FOR THE TEMPORARY TENANT USE PERMIT RENEWALS FOR ELEVATORS; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] IS AN HONOR OF THE MAYOR OF CITY COMMISSION CITY, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. AMENDING CHAPTER 14 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH ENTITLED, BUILDING REGULATIONS BY AMENDING ARTICLE ONE ENTITLED IN GENERAL BY AMENDING DIVISION TWO ENTITLED PERMIT FEES BY AMENDING SECTION 1465 THEREOF ENTITLED MECHANICAL PERMITS TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF TEMPORARY TENANT USE PERMIT RENEWALS ALLOWED FOR ELEVATORS AND FURTHER AMENDING APPENDIX A TO THE CITY CODE ENTITLED FEES SCHEDULED TO PROVIDE, REVISE THE INCREASED FEES CHARGED FOR THE TEMPORARY TENANT USE PERMIT RENEWALS FOR ELEVATORS AND PROVIDING FOR REPE FAVORABILITY CLARIFICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. SECOND, THAT WAS ITEM R FIVE S. I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ I IT BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. UH, IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE ON ZOOM. NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK TO COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. YES. COMMISSIONER BACH? YES. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. YES. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. YES. MAYOR MATTEL SALINAS. YES. MAYOR MINOR. YES. MOTION, CARRIE. SECOND READING. PUBLIC HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 5TH. THAT WAS ITEM R FIVE SR FIVE AD R [R5 AD AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2024-4682 TO EXTEND THE SUNSET DATE OF THE DISCOUNTED FEES FOR TIMELY FILED RECERTIFICATION REPORTS AND ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT FEES FROM DECEMBER 31, 2025 TO DECEMBER 31, 2026; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] FIVE AD IS AN ORDINANCE TO THE MAYOR OF CITY COMMISSIONER. CITY COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. AMENDING EACH ORDINANCE 20 24 46 82 TO EXTEND THE SUNSET DATE OF THE DISCOUNTED FEES FOR TIMELY FILED RECERTIFICATION REPORTS AND ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMITS FROM DECEMBER 31ST, 2025 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. AND PROVIDING FOR RE REPEATABILITY, CLARIFICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE ITEM R FIVE AD IT IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING. I SECOND THE ITEM. I'LL MOVE IT. UH, IT'S YOUR ITEM, UH, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE ON ZOOM. NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE. UH, COMMISSIONER VICE MAYOR MATTEL SALINAS. YES. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ? YES. MR. MAGAZINE. YES. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ? YES. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER BOCK. YES. MINOR. YES. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. SECOND READING. PUBLIC HEARING IS FEBRUARY 5TH. THAT WAS ITEM R FIVE A DR FIVE IR [R5 AI 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 AMENDING DIVISION 1, ENTITLED “GENERALLY,” BY AMENDING SECTION 2-22 THEREOF, ENTITLED “GENERAL REQUIREMENTS,” TO AMEND THE TERM LIMIT PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MEMBERS OF CITY AGENCIES, BOARDS, AND COMMITTEES; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] FIVE. AI IS AN ARTICLE TO THE MAYOR CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER TWO. IT MAY BE CITY CODE ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION BY AMENDING ARTICLE THREE ENTITLED AGENCIES, BOARDS, AND COMMITTEES BY AMENDING DIVISION ONE ENTITLED, ENTITLED GENERALLY BY AMENDING SECTION TWO DASH 22 THEREOF ENTITLED GENERAL REQUIREMENTS TO AMEND THE TERM LIMIT PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE CITY, AGENCIES, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES, AND PROVIDING FOR RE PILLARS OF ABILITY, QUALIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. R FIVE [08:55:01] AI IS THE FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE IT SECOND. I SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HAS SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE IN ZOOM. NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE. UH, COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ? YES. MR. MAGAZINE. YES. MR. SUAREZ? YES. MR. YES. LAST MAYOR WITH LINAS. YES. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ? YES. MAYOR MINOR. YES. MOTION IS APPROVED. SECOND READING. PUBLIC HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY FIVE. THAT WAS ITEM R FIVE A IR FIVE [R5 L AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 106 OF THE CITY CODE, ENTITLED “TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES,” BY AMENDING ARTICLE III, ENTITLED “OFF-STREET PARKING LOTS AND FACILITIES,” BY AMENDING SECTION 106-118, ENTITLED “PRIVATE PROPERTY USED FOR MOTOR VEHICLE PARKING; SIGNAGE REQUIRED; PENALTIES,” BY AMENDING, SUPPLEMENTING, AND ENHANCING THE SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF PRIVATE PROPERTY WHEN SUCH PROPERTY IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR PAID MOTOR VEHICLE PARKING; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] LR FIVE L IS THE NORTH OF THE MAYOR CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY MIAMI. BE SHORT. AMENDING CHAPTER 1 0 6 OF THE CITY CODE ENTITLED TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES BY AMENDING. ARTICLE THREE ENTITLED OFF STREET PARKING LOTS AND FACILITIES BY AMENDING SECTION 1 0 6 POINT DASH ONE 18 ENTITLED PROPERTY PROPERTY USED FOR MOTOR VEHICLE PARKING SIGNAGE REQUIRED PENALTIES BY AMENDING, SUPPLEMENTING AND ENHANCING THE SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF PRIVATE PROPERTY WHEN SUCH PROPERTY IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR PAID MOTOR VEHICLE PARKING AND PROVIDING FOR RE REPEATERS OF ABILITY, CLARIFICATION, AND EFFECTIVE DATE IS ITEM R FIVE. L IS A SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE IT MR. MAYOR, WE COULD CALL R SEVEN X WITH IT. THAT'S A COMPANION ITEM. YES. YES SIR. MR. MAYOR, CAN WE CALL R SEVEN XA COMPANION? YES. R SEVEN [R7 X A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING, PURSUANT TO SECTION 106-118 OF THE CITY CODE, THE PRIVATE PARKING LOT SIGNAGE AND STICKERS, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS EXHIBITS “A,” “B,” AND “C,” RESPECTIVELY, TO BE PRODUCED BY THE CITY AND PROVIDED TO OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF PRIVATE PROPERTIES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR PAID MOTOR VEHICLE PARKING, UPON PAYMENT OF THE CITY’S ADMINISTRATIVE COST OF PRODUCTION AS SET FORTH IN APPENDIX “A” OF THE CITY CODE, SO THAT THE OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF SUCH PRIVATE PROPERTIES MAY POST THE REQUIRED SIGNAGE AND STICKERS, IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH SECTION 106-118, IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVERS ARE AWARE THAT THE PROPERTY IS PRIVATE PROPERTY AND IS NOT A PUBLIC PARKING LOT OR FACILITY OPERATED BY A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.] X IS, UH, APPROVED PRIVATE PARKING LOT SIGNAGE. OKAY. UH, JUST, JUST QUICKLY, IF PJ COULD PUT UP THE, UH, PICTURES THAT MY OFFICE, UH, SENT EARLIER. THERE WE GO. WAIT, THIS IS FOUR DAY RULE, MAN. NOT YET. THAT WAS THE FIRST, THAT WAS THE FIRST READING ITEM. THAT WAS THE FIRST. BUT THESE ARE THE NEW ENHANCED, UH, SIGNS THAT, UH, THAT THE CITY WILL BE PRODUCING TO PLACE AT, UH, UH, PARKING LOTS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE AMENDING THE ORDINANCE TO STRENGTHEN THE CITY'S REGULATIONS FOR PRIVATE PARKING LOTS WITH A FOCUS ON ENHANCING AND ADDING SIGNAGE, INCLUDING ADDING STICKERS ON ALL PAYMENT SIGNS AND PAY ON FOOT MACHINES AND IMPROVING VISIBILITY AND COMPLIANCE. UM, PJ IF YOU WOULD SHOW THE NEXT TWO PICTURES THAT WE HAVE. SO THAT WOULD GO ON THE PAY BY PHONE SIGNS IN PRIVATE LOTS. 'CAUSE A LOT OF TIMES YOU MIGHT NOT SEE THE SIGN AS YOU ENTER THE LOT, BUT YOU GET TO THE LOT YOU PARK, THEN YOU LOOK FOR THE ZONE IN ORDER TO PAY. NOW THE THOSE SIGNS ARE GONNA HAVE, UM, THIS DECAL ON IT THAT WILL ALSO SAY, OKAY, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN PAY BY PHONE, BUT FYI THIS IS A PRIVATE LOT TOWING AND FORCE. AND IF YOU GO TO A HANDICAPPED SPACE, LET'S GO THE HANDICAPPED SPACES. NOT ONLY IS IT GONNA HAVE THE HANDICAP UH, PLACARD THERE, BUT IT'S GONNA HAVE THIS BELOW IT AND SAYING, YOU KNOW, FYI PRIVATE PROPERTY. YOU KNOW, EVEN IF YOU HAVE A HANDICAPPED PLACARD, YOU STILL HAVE TO PAY, UNLIKE IN PUBLIC PARKING LOTS WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY. UM, AND IF YOU DON'T, IT'S STILL A TOW AWAY ZONE. UM, AGAIN, ABBY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TEAMWORK WITH MY OFFICE AND WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY AND BECAUSE OF TIME AND OUT OF RESPECT TO MY COLLEAGUES AND THEIR ITEMS, I'M GONNA MOVE THE ITEM. SECOND IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE ON ZOOM. NO ONE REQUESTED TO SPEAK. I I HEARD A MOTION FOR PERMISSION. FERNANDEZ. I THINK ABBY IS . ARE YOU GONNA SPEAK OR YOU'RE GOOD? OH, I MEAN, IT'S, I MEAN, IT'S LATE. WE'RE ALL TIRED. BUT THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR SUPPORT WITH THIS. I KNOW I REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE. THIS IS MAJOR ALSO FOR SMALL BUSINESSES WHO HAVE LOST A LOT OF BUSINESS BECAUSE PEOPLE NO LONGER WANNA COME TO THE BEACH, UM, BECAUSE OF THESE PREDATORY TOWING PRACTICES THAT ARE GOING ON. SO THANK YOU. I'M VERY, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS AND I REALLY HOPE THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY LAUNCH A BIG SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO LET PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THIS CONSISTENCY AND CLARITY IN THE BRANDING. THANK YOU. ABBY. ABBY, CAN YOU STATE YOUR LAST NAME JUST SO I HAVE IT? IT'S GADINSKY HYPHEN SNYDER. THANK YOU. SO ON ITEM, UH, ON BOTH ITEMS. R FAVE AND R SEVEN X. UH, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ? YES. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE? YES. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER B? YES. COMMISSIONER MATTEL SALINAS? YES. MAYOR, MINOR MAYOR? YES. MOTION CARRIES THE MOTIONS CARRY. THE ITEMS ARE APPROVED. THAT WAS R FIVE L AND R SEVEN XC SEVEN CB C [C7 CB A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2023-32856 TO PROVIDE THAT THE STIPEND VOLUNTARILY FOREGONE BY COMMISSIONER DAVID SUAREZ SHALL BE DONATED TO THE POLICE OFFICER ASSISTANCE TRUST, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF EILEEN CAJUSO, THE WIDOW OF SERGEANT DAVID A. CAJUSO; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS OR AGREEMENTS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE DONATION; AND FURTHER DIRECTING THAT A FINAL REPORT OF ALL DONATIONS MADE PURSUANT TO THIS RESOLUTION BE CIRCULATED TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION VIA LETTER TO COMMISSION (LTC).] SEVEN CB WAS AN AMENDED ITEM. WASN'T BOTH. I IS IT ADDENDUM? OH, HOLD ON. C SEVEN CB AMEND RESO 20 23 3 2 8 5 6. DONATE COMMISSIONER SORE STIPEND. IT WASN'T PULLED. IT WASN'T PULLED, BUT IT WAS AN ADDENDUM ITEM. SO IT'S AFTER FIVE. OH, THAT'S CORRECT TO POTE. EILEEN? UH, EILEEN. [09:00:01] MR. MAYOR, CAN WE JUST DO A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL THE ADD-ON I ITEMS IN ONE VOTE? MS. CAN WE DO A MOTION? DID THE ADD-ON ITEMS? SO USUALLY TAKE AFTER FIVE. CAN WE JUST DO A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ADD-ON ITEMS IN ONE VOTE? I LIKE, WELL, I'D LIKE TO MOVE, I'D LIKE TO GO THROUGH THEM. OKAY. SO ON C SEVEN CB, MAY I HAVE A MOTION? I, I'D LIKE TO MOVE IT. I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. SECOND BUY. I'LL SECOND FERNANDEZ. ALL IN FAVOR OF C SEVEN CB SAY AYE PLEASE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. ITEM C SEVEN CB IS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO C SEVEN CE C SEVEN [C7 CE A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, EXPRESSING THE CITY’S APPRECIATION TO FLORIDA GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (“FDEP”) FOR THE AWARD OF GRANT FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $426,750 TO THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH FOR THE PARK VIEW ISLAND WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, AS PART OF $20 MILLION IN GRANTS AWARDED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 BISCAYNE BAY WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM.] CE EXPRESS APPRECIATION TO GOVERNOR AND FDEP WATER QUALITY GRANT REQUESTED BY, UH, UH, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. I MOVE THE ITEM SECOND I MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ ON C SEVEN CCE. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. C SEVEN CE IS APPROVED SEVEN ZERO C SEVEN A YC [C7 AY 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 JUNE 10, 2025 MEETING, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A FORMAL REQUEST TO THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD (“COAST GUARD”) TO PROCEED WITH IMPLEMENTING THE COAST GUARD’S PROPOSED MODIFICATION TO THE 63RD STREET BRIDGE DAILY OPENING SCHEDULE, EFFECTIVE EACH DAY FROM 7:00 P.M. TO 7:00 A.M., WHICH WOULD ELIMINATE THE CURRENT ON-DEMAND OPERATION AND INSTEAD ONLY OPEN ON THE HOUR AND HALF-HOUR (UPON DEMAND) DURING SUCH HOURS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FEDERAL HOLIDAYS WHICH WILL REMAIN FULLY ON-DEMAND.] SEVEN A YC SEVEN A Y IS ACCEPTED. RECOMMENDATION MODIFICATION TO 63RD BRIDGE SCHEDULE C SEVEN A Y IT WAS SEPARATED BY I SEPARATED. UM, SO THE REASON I SEPARATED THIS COMMISSIONER BOT IS I THINK YOU HAVE, I THE ITEM CALLS FOR EVERY HALF HOUR AN HOUR. THE BRIDGE OPENS AFTER 7:00 PM UM, AND ONLY IF THERE'S DEMAND, RIGHT? CORRECT. ONLY IF THERE'S DEMAND. BUT THE, AND THE ISSUE IS IF, LET'S SAY THEY'RE, THEY COME FIVE MINUTES AFTER THE HOUR, A HALF HOUR, THEY'RE GONNA WAIT THERE. AND WHAT HAPPENS USUALLY WHEN THEY WAIT THERE, THEY'RE GONNA, THEY'RE GONNA PLAY THEIR MUSIC, THEY'RE GONNA BLAST THEIR MUSIC. AND THE SURROUNDING BUILDINGS HAVE COMPLAINED IN THE PAST ABOUT THAT. AND THAT'S WHY IT'S ON DEMAND AFTER I BELIEVE FIVE O'CLOCK A RUSH HOUR OR SIX O'CLOCK. UM, BECAUSE THAT, I MEAN, THAT CONSISTENTLY HAPPENS. I'VE TALKED TO MANY PEOPLE WHO LIVE AT THE AQUA, UH, AND ALLISON ISLAND THAT, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY SOMETIMES YOU HAVE THESE, THESE PARTY BOATS AND THEY'RE GONNA JUST WAIT AT THE BRIDGE FOR 25 MINUTES. UM, AND, AND BLAST MUSIC. SO I, I THINK I UNDERSTAND THE INTENT IS TO, YOU KNOW, UM, LESSEN THE TRAFFIC, BUT I THINK AFTER SEVEN O'CLOCK THERE REALLY IS NO TRAFFIC ON 63RD. AND IF, AGAIN, IF THERE'S A CHARTER BOAT THERE, THEY'RE GONNA, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY WE'RE GONNA GET COMPLAINTS OF THEM BLASTING MUSIC. SO I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD OPEN UP THAT CAN OF . JOSE, DO YOU WANNA ADDRESS THE, UM, UM, POSTCARDS VIEW ON WHAT WE PROPOSED? SURE. UM, JOSE GONZALEZ, TRANSPORTATION MOBILITY DIRECTOR, WE'VE BEEN WORKING FOR MANY, MANY MONTHS, YEARS WITH THE COAST GUARD TO TRY TO RE FURTHER RESTRICT THE 63RD STREET BRIDGE. UH, CURRENT RESTRICTIONS INCLUDE DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR AND THE AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR. WHAT ARE THE HOURS? UH, IT'S, UH, APPROXIMATELY SEVEN 10 IN THE MORNING, APPROXIMATELY 10:00 AM IN THE MORNING. AND FROM APPROXIMATELY 4:00 PM TO APPROXIMATELY 7:00 PM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. UH, BUT BEYOND THOSE HOURS, UM, THE SCHEDULE, THE BRIDGE IS ON A SCHEDULE WHERE IT OPENS EVERY 30 MINUTES. MM-HMM . AND THEN, UM, ON WEEKENDS, IT'S, IT'S ESSENTIALLY ON DEMAND. MM-HMM . SO THE, IN OUR INITIAL PROFFER WAS TO RESTRICT THE BRIDGE OPENINGS TO ONCE AN HOUR IN ADDITION TO THE NO OPENINGS DURING THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, UH, RUSH HOURS, BUT ONLY ONCE AN HOUR VERSUS EVERY 30 MINUTES. THE COAST GUARD WAS NOT, UH, AMENABLE TO THAT. THEY, THEY SAID THAT, UH, ACTUALLY THE 63RD STREET BRIDGE IS THE BRIDGE THAT HAS THE MOST RESTRICTIONS CURRENTLY, EVEN MORE RESTRICTIONS THAN THE BRICKELL AVENUE BRIDGE. SO THEY THOUGHT IT WAS UNREASONABLE FOR MARINE TRAFFIC TO HAVE THOSE RESTRICTIONS, BUT WHAT THEY COUNTER OFFERED WAS PUTTING THE BRIDGE ON A, UH, ON, ON A SCHEDULE ALWAYS SO THAT IT'S NOT ON DEMAND, UH, AT ALL. AND SO IT WOULD, WITH THE, WITH WITH THESE MODIFICATIONS, IF THEY ARE APPROVED, THE MORNING AND RUSH HOUR RESTRICTIONS WOULD REMAIN IN PLACE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. BUT EVERY OTHER, UH, TIME PERIOD, IT WOULD BE ON AN, UH, HALF HOUR, EVERY HALF HOUR BASIS. ON DEMAND. ON DEMAND. I MOVE THE ARGUMENT ON DEMAND, BUT I JUST, I JUST WANNA BE CLEAR BECAUSE I, [09:05:01] I, I DON'T THINK YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SIGNING UP FOR. IF THERE'S A BOAT AFTER SEVEN O'CLOCK THAT COMES AT, YOU KNOW, 7 0 1 AND IT'S, IT'S A CHARTER BOAT AND THEY'RE ALLOWED TO BE THERE AND THEY'RE PLAYING MUSIC, ALL THE BUILDINGS ARE GONNA HEAR IT. AS OPPOSED TO THE BRIDGE JUST OPENING UP FOR THEM. AND WE'RE GONNA GET CALLS, WE'RE GONNA GET EMAILS FROM RESIDENTS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. I, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT THIS BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, AFTER SEVEN O'CLOCK, THERE IS NO TRAFFIC ON 63RD STREET BRIDGE. AND IF WE'RE GONNA HAVE THESE BOATS, ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH IMPACT WEEKENDS, THEY'RE THAT ARE AFTER SEVEN O'CLOCK, THEY'RE GONNA BE, THEY'RE GONNA BE WAITING THERE, THEY'RE GONNA BE PUTTING ON THEIR MUSIC, THEY COULD EXIT IF THERE'S HIGH WINDS, THEY COULD, YOU KNOW, FOR THEY HAVE TO WAIT THERE FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME. THEY CAN CRASH INTO OTHER BOATS. THEY CAN CRASH INTO THE PRIVATE SEA WALLS, PUBLIC SEA WALLS. IT'S, IT'S, I'M JUST SAYING, LOOK, IT'S A CAN OF WORMS. I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW THIS OR MIGHT DISSUADE THEM FROM GOING THIS DIRECTION AND THEY MIGHT GO THIS IF THEY, BUT I'M, I'M GONNA FINISH, PLEASE. I'M, I'M SIMPLY SAYING THAT, LOOK, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK THE RESIDENTS OF ALLISON ISLAND KNOW THIS. I I, I, I DON'T THINK THE RESIDENTS ON ON INDIAN CREEK KNOW THIS. AND, AND I GUARANTEE YOU, IF THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS, THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE HAPPY. SO MAYBE WE DEFER THIS TILL FEBRUARY 5TH AND WE HAVE PROPER OUTREACH TO THAT AREA AND REALLY TELL THEM, HEY, THIS IS THIS, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING AND THESE ARE THE CONSEQUENCES. MAY I, THROUGH THE MAYOR OR VICE MAYOR, UM, RICK, ARE WE ABLE TO LIMIT, UM, THE, THE NOISE LEVEL ON BOATS? WHILE IT WOULD BE THROUGH, THROUGH OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS? IT WOULD REQUIRE CODE ENFORCEMENT TO BE OUT THERE? WELL, TECHNICALLY IT WOULD BE A MARINE PATROL, BUT TO HAVE A MARINE PATROL STATION AT THE 63RD STREET BRIDGE JUST FOR NOISE COMPLAINTS IS, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE DEALING WITH LIFE SAFETY ISSUES. THEY SHOULDN'T BE MANAGING NOISE COMPLAINTS FROM CHARTER BOATS. I THINK WHEN WE HAVE GOOD POLICY, YOU KNOW, WE, WE DEDICATE RESOURCES WHERE THEY'RE NEEDED. AND I'M TELLING YOU, THIS IS GONNA BE AN, I'M TRYING TO SAVE YOU, COMMISSIONER BOT, THIS IS GOING TO, THIS IS NOT GONNA BE GOOD. PEOPLE ARE GONNA COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS AND, AND THERE'S NO HARM IN DEFERRING THIS UNTIL FEBRUARY 5TH, UNTIL THERE'S PLENTY OF OUTREACH TO ALLISON ISLAND AND INDIAN CREEK. I MEAN, I'M NOT GONNA SIGN ON BOARD OF THIS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I I THINK IT'S, IT'S WORTH IT TO JUST WAIT AND SEE WHAT THEY SAY AND, AND, AND GET SOME BUY-IN. SO I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION TO DEFER. I'LL SECOND. SO HAVE A MOTION TO DEFER FROM COMMISSIONER SOES SECOND TO BY COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE TO DEFER TO FEBRUARY 5TH. ALL IN FAVOR? IS THERE A PLAN FOR OUTREACH? YEAH, DAVID'S GONNA, I'M SURE CONTACT EVERYBODY. I'LL BE HAPPY TO SURE. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE DEFERRAL, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? IS IS ANYONE OPPOSED? OPPOSED TO THE DEFERRAL? HEARING NONE. THE ITEM IS DEFERRED C SEVEN A Y TO FEBRUARY FIVE C SEVEN A YR SEVEN A BI WOULDN'T GET UPSET ABOUT THAT COMMISSIONER. IT'S BAD. I'M JUST TELLING RR SEVEN [R7 AB A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE, DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO BEGIN THE PILOT PROGRAM OF PLACING QUIET ZONE SIGNS ON SEAWALLS IN THE IDENTIFIED LOCATIONS AND BEGIN THE PERMITTING PROCESS FOR ADDING WATERWAY MARKER SIGNS IN THE WATER FOR A LONG-TERM SOLUTION AND TO IDENTIFY ASSOCIATED FUNDING.] A D MAYOR AB AS IN BOY, AB R SEVEN AB, POST QUIET ZONE SIGNAGE IN VARIOUS RESIDENTIAL AREAS AROUND THE CITY'S WATERWAYS. R SEVEN A COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, R SEVEN AB. I MOVE MY ITEM. YOU WANNA POSE? I MEAN, UH, SECOND I HAVE A QUESTION. UM, IS IT ALLOWED, I THOUGHT IT INTERFERED WITH FLORIDA WILDLIFE, OTHER AGENCIES ON THE WATER. SO I THINK THERE'S THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SIGNAGE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM, WATERWAY MARKERS. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT POSTING ON THE WET FACE OF THE SEA WALL AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SIGNS ON THE UPLAND PORTION JUST ABOVE THE SEA WALL. UM, THE WATERWAY MARKERS WE'RE CONCERNED MAY NOT GET PERMITS FROM THE REGULATORY AGENCIES, THE WET FACE OF THE SEA WALL. WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET PERMITS, BUT THEY'RE GONNA HAVE PROBABLY SOME VISIBILITY CONCERNS AND THEN UPLAND OF THE SEA WALLS. UM, WE CONTROL THAT. WE DON'T HAVE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO MEET, BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO JUST BALANCE THE SIZE OF THE SIGN SO THEY'RE VISIBLE FROM BOATS THAT ARE GOING BY [09:10:01] VERSUS WHATEVER SPACE THAT'S GONNA ENCUMBER IN THOSE, YOU KNOW, WATERFRONT STREET ENDS AND ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY I'M SURE IS HERE AND WOULD PROBABLY SAY SOMETHING SIMILAR. YEAH. AND GUYS, I MEAN WE, YOU KNOW, I THINK ONE THING WE CAN ALL, YOU KNOW, ONE THING WE CAN ALL GET BEHIND IS JUST LESS QUIET ON THE WATER. AND THIS IS, THIS IS JUST GONNA ENHANCE THAT, THAT ENFORCEMENT OR AT LEAST, UH, INTENT. I SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SEZ, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? ITEM R SEVEN A B IS APPROVED. [R7 R A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A STREAMLINED, EFFICIENT, AND TRANSPARENT PERMITTING SYSTEM SPECIFICALLY FOR POOL DECK CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, PROVIDED THAT NO CHANGES SHALL BE MADE THAT DIMINISH OR COMPROMISE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, BUILDING CODE STANDARDS, OR APPLICABLE LEGAL PROTECTIONS.] R SEVEN RR SEVEN R STREAMLINED PERMITTING PROCESS FOR POOL DECKS. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. OH, WE GOTTA CALL THE HONOR. WAS THAT IT? IT DID, YES SIR. I CALLED IT. DO WE HAVE STAFF HERE TO PRESENT? ESSENTIALLY THIS IS, UH, WORKING WITH MID BEACH NEIGHBOR ASSOCIATION, UH, IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT CONDO REFORMS AND IT'S REALLY TO SPEED UP THE PERMITTING PROCESS WHEN, UH, POOL DECKS, UH, HAVE TO BE STRUCTURALLY, UH, REINSURED, UH, OR, UM, RE-CERTIFIED. AND I DON'T KNOW IF, UH, VINCE IS HERE. WE HAVE ANYBODY FROM THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT OR PLANNING SOME IS THIS, SO I CAN, I CAN SPEAK, UM, VERY BRIEFLY ON THAT. MY UNDERSTANDING FROM CONVERSATIONS WITH MBNA IS THAT THEIR BIGGER ISSUE IS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE FACT THAT IT'S FOUR TO SIX MONTHS TURNAROUND FOR A PERMITTING PROCESS WITH DOH. UM, WE ARE WORKING TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THERE'S ANY WORKAROUND ON THAT. UM, BUT WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER REGULATORY AGENCIES THAT HAVE AUTHORITY FOR THE OPERATING PERMIT FOR POOLS. OKAY. SO VINCE, MAYBE YOU KNOW, IF WE COULD GET YOUR COMMITMENT, UH, ESPECIALLY MBNA, UH, I'LL SPEARHEAD THEN WORK TOGETHER. WE'LL WORK WITH YOU AND WE CAN GET TOGETHER WITH THE GROUP ABOUT HOW WE CAN, UH, PUSH THESE REFORMS FORWARD. CORRECT. WE'RE, WE'RE ALREADY IN TALKS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THEIR APPLICATION AND THE POINT OF FINAL. WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO GO FORWARD WITH OUR OPERATING PERMIT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH BEFORE I CAN FINAL IT. SO IT'S, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, I COULD PUT A HOLD FOR FINAL UNTIL WE'RE ENSURED THAT THEY'RE IN THAT PROCESS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, THE REPAIRS CAN BE EXECUTED. THANK YOU. YOU GOOD? YEAH. I'LL MOVE THAT. I'LL SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SCHWARZ. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER UH, MAGAZINE, R SEVEN R. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? [C7 CF A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO EXTEND THE LICENSE PERIOD IN THE 2026-2030 MIAMI INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW LICENSE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AND YACHTING PROMOTIONS, INC., BY SEVEN (7) ADDITIONAL DAYS FOR THE 2026 ANNUAL SHOW SOLELY IN RESPECT OF THE PARK AREA; AND DIRECTING THE ADMINISTRATION TO NEGOTIATE THE APPLICABLE FEES AND OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR SUCH EXTENSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE LICENSE AGREEMENT.] C SEVEN CF SEVEN ZERO. I'M SORRY MAYOR, I DIDN'T HEAR THE C SEVEN CF. C SEVEN CF IS UH, EXTEND BOAT SHOW LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR USE OF INDIAN BEACH PARKED BY SEVEN DAYS. YEAH, ON THE SCREEN IT SAYS 17, BUT IT SAYS SEVEN. I WAS AMENDED TO SAY SEVEN. IT IS SEVEN DAYS. I MOVED MY ITEM SEVEN SECONDS. SECOND BY FERNANDEZ MR. FERNANDEZ? IT IS ON C SEVEN CF. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? C SEVEN CF APPROVE. SEVEN R SEVEN U [R7 U A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING, IN SUBSTANTIAL FORM, AN EASEMENT AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHGATE TOWERS, LLC (GRANTOR), OWNER OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 910 WEST AVENUE; SAID EASEMENT GRANTING THE CITY (GRANTEE) A PERPETUAL NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC’S USE OF THE ALREADY CONSTRUCTED BAYWALK, LOCATED ALONG THE WEST PORTION OF THE PROPERTY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH DRB FILE NO. 22945; AND APPROVING THE REIMBURSEMENT OF $195,000, SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION AND APPROVAL PURSUANT TO AN AMENDMENT TO THE FY 2026 CAPITAL BUDGET AT THE NEXT CITY COMMISSION MEETING, FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A GLASS RAILING, SEPARATING THE PUBLIC BAYWALK FROM THE OWNER’S PROPERTY; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO FINALIZE THE EASEMENT AGREEMENT; AND FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE FINAL EASEMENT AGREEMENT.] SEVEN U IS APPROVED REIMBURSEMENT. SOUTHGATE TOWERS BAY WALK. LAST RAILING INSTALLATION. R SEVEN UI MOVE THE ITEM THREE I SECOND. SEVEN U IS A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, R SEVEN U. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE ITEMS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO. ERIC, ERIC, AND TO AND THIS WILL, UH, RESULT IN THE IMMEDIATE OPENING OF THE I DIDN'T KNOW. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. EXCELLENT. IS THAT R SEVEN [R7 H A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING ON A FIVE-SEVENTHS (5/7TH) VOTE, FOLLOWING A DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING HELD PURSUANT TO SECTION 82-503(6) OF THE CITY CODE ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2025, THE NAMING OF THE BUTTERFLY GARDEN AT THE FLAMINGO PARK AS THE "JOY MALAKOFF BUTTERFLY GARDEN," AFTER LATE COMMISSIONER JOY MALAKOFF, AND THE INSTALLATION OF A COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE AND SUPPORTING PEDESTAL.] HR SEVEN H IS NAMED FLAMINGO PARK BUTTERFLY GARDEN AFTER COMMISSIONER MALOFF. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. R SEVEN H I'LL MOVE IT SECOND. R SEVEN H IS MOTION BY COMMISSIONER [09:15:01] DOMINGUEZ. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. R SEVEN H IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE ON ZOOM AND NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK. ALL IN FAVOR OF R SEVEN H PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. R SEVEN H IS APPROVED. I JUST WANTED TO LAST USE THE LAST FEW MOMENTS OF OUR MEETING, CHIEF JONES, UH, REQUESTED TO, UH, ADDRESS, ADDRESS US. UH, GOOD EVENING. UH, YOU SIMPLY JUST WANNA SAY TO THE AMERICAN MISSION, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. APPROVAL OF DONATION TO, UM, HALLEEN CASO. DAVIDA'S WIDOW, UH, IT MEANS A LOT TO THE MME. MOON OF MIAMI BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT AND IT REALLY, I THINK IS A MEASURE OF HOW MUCH YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU. YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE OUR SUPPORT CHIEF. WE GOT YOUR BACK. [R9 K DISCUSS/TAKE ACTION: PERSISTENT DEFECTS IN THE GRANICUS ONEMEETING ELECTRONIC AGENDA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND LACK OF FUNCTIONALITY FOR "RESIDENTS RIGHT TO KNOW" AND "MB RESIDENT CONNECT" FEATURES.] UM, YOU HAVE TWO MORE MINUTES LEFT. I'LL CALL ONE LAST ITEM. R NINE K. HOLD ON. R NINE K IS DISCUSSED AND DEFECTS IN ONE MEETING. RESIDENT CONNECT FEATURE, IT'S DEFERRED ON MY LIST. R NINE K DEFERRED IT. I GOT A BIG DR NINE K. DO YOU HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS TO HEARING ADAM? NO, I'M JUST VERY, THAT'S, THAT'S, IT'S YOUR ITEM. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. THAT'S, THAT'S MY R NINE K. IT'S A ONE MEETING. JUST JUST TO GIVE A BRIEF UPDATE. I'M NOT SURE IF FRANK IS HERE. WE CONTINUE TESTING IT. WE ARE, WHAT I'VE SEEN WITH TALKING TO FRANK, WE THINK IT WILL BE LIVE FOR THE NEXT MEETING. UH, WE HAVE A MEETING WITH ONE MEETING, UH, TO ON FRIDAY. UH, WE'VE TESTED IT. THEY WERE HAVING A GLITCH. THEY SAY THEY FIXED IT. SO THAT'S WHAT FRANK BRIEFED ME. SO, AND DID WE EVER HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE LAWSUIT BECAUSE THEY NO, THEY FIXED EVERYTHING ELSE. THIS IS THE ONLY ITEM THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON. FRANK IS HERE, SO WE'RE HOPEFUL. THE BIGGEST COMPLAINT I GET, UH, UM, AFTER EVERY RECOMMISSION MEETING OR BEFORE RECOMMISSION MEETING, IS HOW RESIDENTS RIGHT TO KNOW DOESN'T WORK GRANTED. 'CAUSE IT DOESN'T WORK. THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING. GRANTED, THE, THE PROGRAM ITSELF, IT'S BEEN FIXED. THIS IS JUST THE ONE ITEM THAT'S STILL PENDING. OKAY. AND, AND I AM WITH YOU ON THIS ONE. THIS WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST AGENDAS WE HAD AND WE HAD TO DO THIS MANUALLY. SO IT TOOK US HOURS TO DO THIS. UH, AND THE EMAILS ARE, ARE MANUAL, SO IT IS, AND NOW YOU WON'T HAVE TO DO IT MANUAL. FRANK IS HERE, BUT THAT IS THE HOPE. AND I, AND I THINK WE'RE VERY CLOSE. YES, WE, WE ARE. UM, AS OF THIS WEEK, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO DO A TEST OF THE NEW SYSTEM WITH THE FEATURES THAT THEY GAVE US AND WE ARE ABLE TO SEND OUT MESSAGING. UH, WE DID NOT RELEASE THAT MESSAGING TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE PURPOSES OF TESTING IT BETWEEN RAPHAEL'S TEAM IN MIND TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS WORKING CORRECTLY. UH, THERE IS ONE OUTSTANDING ISSUE, UH, THAT THEY'RE CORRECTING. WE HAVE A MEETING LATER THIS WEEK ACTUALLY AS PART OF OUR REGULAR CADENCE. AND ONCE THEY FIX THAT, UH, WE SHOULD BE BACK, UH, TO BEING ABLE TO SEND OUT NOTIFICATIONS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS, HOPEFULLY BEGINNING IN, IN JANUARY. UM, THE OUTSTANDING ISSUE IS WHEN THEY SEND THE MESSAGE OUT AND YOU CLICK ON THE NOTIFICATION, IT DOESN'T GIVE YOU THE PROPER, NOT ALL OF THEM OPEN CORRECTLY AND IT HAS TO DO WITH HOW SOME ARE HIDDEN, UH, FROM THE PUBLIC, LIKE AN INTERNAL WORKFLOW AND HOW SOME ARE PUBLIC ON THE WEBSITE. SO WE JUST NEED TO WORK THROUGH THAT DETAIL. BUT WE ARE VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY CLOSE AT THIS TIME. WHEN DO YOU THINK IT'LL BE READY? UH, WE'RE HOPING JANUARY. I MEAN WE'RE DOWN TO A, A FEW DECISION POINTS HERE THEN TESTING ONCE AGAIN. UM, I THINK WE WOULD LIKE TO DO ONE MORE TEST INTERNALLY SO THAT IF THERE ERRORS WE'RE NOT CIRCULATING BAD INFORMATION TO, TO OUR RESIDENTS, UH, BUT THE FIRST TIME WE GET A GOOD HIT ON THAT, THEN WE'RE, WE'RE GOOD TO RELEASE. SO WE EXPECT TO BE WEEKS OUT AT THIS POINT. IT'S BEEN A JOURNEY. I KNOW. FRUSTRATING. I KNOW. THANK YOU FOR STAYING ON TOP OF IT. ALRIGHT, WELL I LOOK FORWARD THEN TO SEEING IT READY AND WORKING IN THE NEW YEAR. OKAY. THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU EVERYONE. GOOD FIRST MEETING. HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.