Committee Referrals - C4

[R7 V A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO DEVIATE FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN MEASURES SET FORTH IN RESOLUTION NO. 2025-33783 FOR SPRING BREAK 2026, SPECIFICALLY ITEMS (3) AND (11), WHICH DIRECT THE CLOSURE OF THE BEACH (OR PORTIONS THEREOF) FROM 5TH STREET TO 15TH STREET AFTER 6:00 P.M. ON CERTAIN DATES, AND THE CLOSURE OF ALL CITY-OWNED PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES IN THE ART DECO CULTURAL DISTRICT FROM 5TH STREET TO 15TH STREET AFTER 6:00 P.M. ON CERTAIN DATES, RESPECTIVELY, SOLELY TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO ALLOW FOR THE OPERATION OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED AND PERMITTED SPECIAL EVENTS AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2025-33742 AND RESOLUTION NO. 2025-34010; AND FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO DEVIATE FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ITEM (13) OF RESOLUTION NO. 2025-33783, WHICH RESTRICTS ON-STREET PARKING ON OCEAN DRIVE, COLLINS AVENUE, AND WASHINGTON AVENUE, FROM 5TH STREET TO 16TH STREET, BY ALLOWING ON-STREET PARKING ON WASHINGTON AVENUE, AS THE CITY ADMINISTRATION DETERMINES SUCH NEED EXISTS, THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026.]

R7 V IS AUTHORIZED ADMINISTRATION TO DEVIATE FROM MEASURES SET IN 2025 33783.

SPRING BREAK R7 B THANK YOU. AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THIS IS ACTUALLY ERIC CARPENTER CITY MANAGER'S ITEM.

JUST I'LL TEE IT UP. I THINK WE HAVE A LOT TO BE PROUD.

FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE MEASURES WE HAVE TAKEN AS A COLLECTIVE BODY, AS A COMMISSION, BUT ALSO OBVIOUSLY OUR CITY ADMINISTRATION, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, WORKING TOGETHER WITH OUR STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS AND OUR COUNTY PARTNERS AND LOCAL SISTER NEIGHBORING CITIES, POLICE DEPARTMENTS.

WE HAVE A LOT TO BE PROUD FOR. BUT AS AS IS NATURAL, WE LOOK TO POTENTIALLY LOOK TO IMPROVE THINGS.

AND WHAT'S INTERESTING IS SOMETIMES THE NARRATIVE GETS SET THAT BUSINESSES WERE AGAINST ALL THE MEASURES.

I THINK NOTHING COULD BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH. THERE ARE SELECT BUSINESSES AND THEY'RE HERE AND THEY'RE VOCAL THAT ARE AGAINST SOME OF THESE MEASURES, BUT BY AND LARGE, I'VE HEARD NOTHING BUT POSITIVES.

AND OUR RESORT TAX NUMBERS AND OUR OUR HOTEL OCCUPANCY RATES AND HOTEL ROOM RATES, WHICH ARE THROUGH THE ROOF ACTUALLY SHOW THAT WE'VE WE'VE DONE A LOT TO PROTECT NOT ONLY OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR BUSINESSES, BUT LET'S MAKE NO MISTAKE, BEFORE THE MEASURES WE TOOK TWO YEARS AGO AS A BODY, WE HAD MURDERS ON OUR STREET, A LEVEL OF CHAOS THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE.

STAMPEDES. PEOPLE'S LIVES WERE PUT IN DANGER, AND WE TOOK MEASURES THAT SAVED PEOPLE'S LIVES.

THAT IS AN ABSOLUTE FACT. AND THAT IS WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO SAVE PEOPLE'S LIVES AND OBVIOUSLY HAVE A OPEN, WELCOMING CITY, WHICH WE'VE DONE. YOU SEE FAMILIES COMING DOWN OCEAN DRIVE IN STROLLERS, PEOPLE ROLLERBLADING, PEOPLE ENJOYING OUR CITY, GOING OUT FOR DINNER, SITTING OUTSIDE.

AND THAT WAS NOT THE CASE IN PAST SPRING BREAKS BEFORE THE LAST TWO YEARS. SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THE MEASURES WE'VE TAKEN. BUT TODAY IS A GOOD TIME TO DISCUSS, AND I KNOW THERE WAS A DISCUSSION YESTERDAY ABOUT POTENTIAL STEPS WE COULD TAKE TO TO, TO, TO IMPROVE CERTAIN THINGS.

BUT ULTIMATELY, I CAN TELL YOU, I'M JUST SAYING RIGHT NOW, FOR THE MOST PART, I AM GOING TO BE INCLINED TO WITH, WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, TO KEEP THE MEASURES WE WE HAVE TAKEN THAT HAVE BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL.

ERIC. SO THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WE HAVE HEARD ALL OF THE COMMISSION LOUD AND CLEAR THAT WE DON'T WANT TO BACKSLIDE ON SAFETY, BUT WE DO WANT TO PIVOT SLIGHTLY FROM WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IN THE PAST FEW YEARS TO MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE BALANCED APPROACH.

AND SO WE DO HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. I HAVE CHALLENGED ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS TO TRY TO FIND WHERE THE

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RIGHT LOCATION IS FOR US TO BE HEADING INTO MARCH 2026.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HIGHLIGHT THAT THERE WAS A RESOLUTION 2025 33783 SPONSORED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ TO ALLOCATE RESOURCES TO SPECIFIC, 16 SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT WERE RELATED TO SPRING BREAK 2026. IF I COULD JUST ONE SECOND ROLL THROUGH THOSE ITEMS TO REMIND EVERYBODY ADOPT AND EXECUTE A HEIGHTENED LAW ENFORCEMENT STAFFING PLAN, INCLUDING ALPHA BRAVO STAFFING FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ON THE SECOND AND THIRD WEEKENDS IN MARCH. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ENHANCED STAFFING ALL THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF MARCH, BUT PARTICULARLY ON THOSE SECOND AND THIRD WEEKENDS, THE 12TH THROUGH THE 15TH AND THE 20TH THROUGH THE 22ND.

THOSE ARE THE TWO WEEKENDS WHICH HISTORICALLY WE'VE HAD CHALLENGES THAT BOOKEND SAINT PATRICK'S DAY.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ALPHA BRAVO STAFFING OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUTSIDE AGENCIES, AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT POLICE RESOURCES ON THE GROUND, AS WE'VE HEARD PRETTY CONSISTENTLY FROM EVERYONE THAT THEY WANT TO CONTINUE TO SEE.

WE ARE GOING TO, AS ENUMERATED IN THE SECOND ITEM, VIGOROUSLY ENFORCE THE OPEN CONTAINER LAW.

ITEM NUMBER THREE WAS ORIGINALLY TO CLOSE PUBLIC BEACHES ON THE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD WEEKENDS AT 6 P.M.. WE ARE HERE TODAY ASKING FOR A LITTLE BIT OF FLEXIBILITY ON THAT BECAUSE WE'VE PROGRAMED THE BEACH.

JUST OFF OF LOOMIS PARK WITH SOME VERY HIGH QUALITY EVENTS.

WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING IN FUTURE PROOF. WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING IN BADA PALOOZA.

WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING THE ADIDAS ETHICS PROGRAM.

AND WE WANT TO HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY IN THIS ITEM.

SO THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS WE'D LIKE TO DISCUSS AND GET A VOTE ON TODAY, IF POSSIBLE.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR IF NECESSARY, SUSPENSION OF SIDEWALK CAFE OPERATIONS ON OCEAN DRIVE.

THIS IS ALREADY AN IF NECESSARY AND IS DISCRETIONARY.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THAT WILL BE NECESSARY. BUT CERTAINLY WE WILL MAKE THOSE DECISIONS BASED ON WHAT WE'RE SEEING ON THE GROUND IN REAL TIME.

NUMBER FIVE, ENFORCE THE CITY'S NOISE ORDINANCE, AS WE DO 365 DAYS A YEAR.

NUMBER SIX. INCREASE CODE ENFORCEMENT, PARKING ENFORCEMENT, AND FIRE STAFFING.

WE WILL ABSOLUTELY BE DOING THAT THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF MARCH.

NUMBER SEVEN, CONTINUE TO EXPLORE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A SECURED PERIMETER ON OCEAN DRIVE, OR PORTIONS THEREOF. WE WILL HAVE SECURED PERIMETER AREAS IN THE ACTIVATIONS ON THE BEACH.

AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO EXPLORE THAT. NUMBER EIGHT, CONTINUE TO EXPLORE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MIDNIGHT CURFEWS AS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE CITY MANAGER. OBVIOUSLY THAT WOULD BE A WORST CASE SCENARIO, AND WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAVE REALLY HAD THINGS GO TERRIBLY WRONG FOR US TO HAVE TO IMPLEMENT THAT. BUT THAT IS STILL SOMETHING THAT IS A TOOL IN THE TOOLBOX.

SHOULD IT BE NECESSARY IMPLEMENT A ROBUST MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN? WE HAVE ALREADY PUT TOGETHER A ROBUST CAMPAIGN.

WE'D LIKE TO TALK THAT THROUGH TODAY AND SHOW THAT TO YOU.

NUMBER TEN, WORK CLOSELY WITH UBER AND LYFT AND OTHER RIDESHARE APPS TO COMMUNICATE RESTRICTIONS.

WE ARE WORKING WITH UBER AND LYFT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT TRAFFIC WILL BE HEAVY.

AND WE ARE GOING TO BE TRYING TO IDENTIFY, PICK UP AND DROP OFF POINTS.

THEY'RE NOT A PART OF THE PROBLEM. NUMBER 11 CLOSE ALL CITY OWNED AND CITY OPERATED PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES IN THE ART DECO CULTURAL DISTRICT BETWEEN FIFTH AND 15TH STREETS. THURSDAY, 6 P.M.

THROUGH MONDAY, 6 A.M. FOR THE SECOND AND THIRD WEEKENDS OF MARCH.

BECAUSE OF THE ACTIVATIONS THAT WE HAVE ON THE BEACH, WE WILL BE ASKING FOR SOME FLEXIBILITY ON THIS.

I DON'T THINK THAT WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO CLOSE THOSE GARAGES.

BUT I DO THINK THAT WE WANT TO KEEP IN PLACE THE HIGH IMPACT MEASURES THAT WILL ALLOW US TO INCREASE THE PRICING UP TO THE $100, WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER 12. NUMBER 13 RESTRICT ON STREET PARKING ON OCEAN DRIVE, COLLINS AVENUE,

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AND WASHINGTON AVENUE. THIS IS THE ITEM THAT RESULTS IN THE BARRICADES THAT I THINK EVERYBODY HAS AT ONE POINT OR ANOTHER VOICED TO ME THEIR CONCERNS.

WE ARE ASKING FOR THE ABILITY TO HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY ON THAT TO MAKE DECISIONS IN INDIVIDUAL AREAS, NOT BLOCKING PARKING ON WASHINGTON AVENUE, OCEAN DRIVE OR COLLINS AVENUE UNLESS THERE ARE SPECIFIC LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE THAT ARE PROBLEMATIC THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS IN REAL TIME.

NUMBER 14 WORK WITH THE COUNTY TO EXPLORE THE CLOSURE OF THE VENETIAN CAUSEWAY.

WE HAVE GOTTEN THE ABILITY TO LOCK DOWN THE BRIDGES FOR EXTENDED PERIODS WITH THE COUNTY, BUT THEY HAVE NOT AGREED TO THE CLOSURES AND CREATE SPECIAL EVENT ZONE OR ZONES. WE WILL BE DOING THAT.

THAT WILL BE PART OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND EXPLORE ALL ALTERNATIVE MODES OF TRANSPORTATION TO REDUCE TRAFFIC CONGESTION.

THAT IS AN ONGOING PROCESS. THAT CERTAINLY WILL BE HELPED BY THE NEW TROLLEY CONTRACT AND THE NEW WATER TAXI THAT WE'VE IMPLEMENTED. SO HAPPY TO DIG INTO ANY OF THE DETAILS FURTHER.

WE HAD A VERY ROBUST AND CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATION YESTERDAY AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD SUNSHINE MEETING, AND I WELCOME ANY FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE.

THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.

MR.. COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ FIRST AND COMMISSIONER BHATT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT IS A CALIBRATED AND FLEXIBLE SPRING BREAK OPERATIONAL PLAN, AN ONE THAT KEEPS PUBLIC SAFETY AS OUR PRIORITY.

I THINK PUBLIC SAFETY IS ALL OF OUR PRIORITY, ESPECIALLY WITH SPRING BREAK IT A PLAN THAT PRESERVES THE TOOLS WE'VE DEVELOPED AND WE'VE ADOPTED OVER THE PAST YEAR, BUT APPLY SOME WITH PRECISION BASED ON THE REAL TIME CONDITIONS OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR CITY AT AT THE MOMENT.

SO I JUST, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND, I DON'T THINK ANYTHING OF WHAT THE CITY MANAGER IS SAYING IS ABOUT UNDOING THE SPRING BREAK STRATEGY THAT WE'VE HAD OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.

THEY'VE BEEN INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL. IT'S A FRAMEWORK.

IT'S A SAFETY FRAMEWORK THAT WORKS. THE QUESTION IS HOW TO APPLY IT IN A WAY THAT'S INTELLIGENT, THAT'S PROPORTIONAL, THAT DOESN'T HURT OUR BUSINESSES, THAT DOESN'T HURT OUR RESIDENTS QUALITY OF LIFE.

THAT KEEPS US BEING A WELCOMING COMMUNITY. SO FIRST WITH SIDEWALK CAFES.

MR. MANAGER, I SUPPORT KEEPING SIDEWALK CAFES OPEN UNLESS AND UNTIL CONDITIONS WOULD REQUIRE OTHERWISE.

I BELIEVE YOU KNOW THESE THESE ARE PERMITTED BUSINESSES.

THEY COUNT WITH SIDEWALK SPACE. AND THE PEOPLE WHO COME FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO SIT OUTSIDE, HAVE A MEAL OUTSIDE, ENJOY OUR WEATHER. IT'S WHY THEY'RE HERE DURING, DURING THE, THE MONTH OF MARCH.

SO ANY IDEA OF AUTOMATICALLY SHUTTING THEM DOWN, I THINK WOULD, WOULD SEND THE WRONG SIGNAL AND PENALIZE BUSINESS OWNERS WHO OTHERWISE ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING, ANYTHING WRONG IN IN THE CITY.

SO WHAT I DO SUPPORT IS YOU MAINTAINING THE FULL DISCRETION, TOGETHER WITH OUR CHIEF OF POLICE, TO BE ABLE TO MAKE TARGETED DECISIONS, TO SHUT THEM DOWN IF CONDITIONS DETERIORATE.

SO I COMPLETELY SUPPORT YOU IN YOUR IN IN KEEPING THE SIDEWALK CAFES OPEN.

SECOND, THE BARRICADES ALONG OCEAN DRIVE, COLLINS AVENUE AND WASHINGTON AVENUE.

A VERY UNINVITING IMAGES OF I BELIEVE IT'S A VERY IT'S A VERY AGGRESSIVE VISUAL.

SO I SUPPORT ROLLING, REMOVING, SCALING BACK BARRICADES WHERE FEASIBLE.

NOW, YESTERDAY WE WERE DISCUSSING THAT WHILE WE WANT TO GENERALLY REMOVE OR SEE THE REMOVAL AND THE SCALING BACK OF THESE BARRICADES, THERE MIGHT BE CERTAIN HOT SPOTS WHERE YOU MAY WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONSIDER KEEPING THEM, LIKE THE 900 BLOCK OF COLLINS AVENUE THAT MITCH MENTIONED OR THE 700 BLOCK OF WASHINGTON, WHERE WE KNOW BASED ON WHAT THE CHIEF TOLD US, BASED ON DATA AND HISTORY, THESE ARE HOTSPOTS OF OUR CITY WHERE IT MIGHT BE PRUDENT AND WISE TO KEEP THOSE BARRICADES THERE, BUT NOT IMPOSING THEM BY DEFAULT, AS THE POLICY ALONG ALL OF WASHINGTON AVENUE ALONG ALL OF COLLINS AND OCEAN DRIVE.

WE SHOULDN'T NORMALIZE A LOCKDOWN POSTURE WHEN A MANAGED OPEN CONDITION CAN WORK SAFELY.

THIRD, AS IT RELATES TO THE PARKING AND GARAGE TOPIC THAT YOU BROUGHT UP, MR.

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MANAGER LAST YEAR, WE SHUT DOWN THE GARAGES. I THINK WE HAD THE $100 PARKING RATE.

I ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT, GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAVE COMING INTO THE CITY, THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE COMING IN FUTURE.

PROOF THAT I BELIEVE IS IS COMING BACK. THESE THESE ARE GOOD TOURISTS THAT WANT TO ENJOY OUR CITY.

THEY WANT TO RESPECT OUR CITY. THEY WANT TO SUPPORT OUR ECONOMY.

I SUPPORT KEEPING OUR GARAGES OPEN AND ALLOWING FLEXIBILITY ON THE PARKING RATE AS YOU SEE APPROPRIATE GIVING YOU THAT FLEXIBILITY IF YOU NEED, IF YOU FEEL THAT THE MARKET IS SAYING THAT THE PARKING RATE SHOULD BE $30, WE'LL DO IT $30.

AND IF YOU FEEL THAT YOU NEED TO RAISE IT TO $100 TO CONTROL, TO CONTROL THE AMOUNT OF VEHICLES COMING INTO OUR AREA AND ALL THAT, WELL, THAT IS UNDER YOUR, YOUR, YOUR DISCRETION FROM, FROM FROM MY PERSPECTIVE.

I ALSO BELIEVE THAT OPENING UP THE GARAGES, IT PREVENTS THE ILLEGAL PARKING SITUATION THAT COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE SO ELOQUENTLY MENTIONED YESTERDAY WHEN THE GARAGES ARE CLOSED, WHEN ON STREET PARKING IS COMPLETELY UNAVAILABLE IN AREAS LIKE WASHINGTON AVENUE.

WHAT HAPPENS THEN IS THAT PEOPLE GO INTO THE RESIDENTIAL ZONES AND THEY START TO ILLEGALLY PARK IN THE, IN THE RESIDENTIAL ZONES. SO I BELIEVE OPENING OPENING UP OUR GARAGES AND OUR PARKING IT REDUCES THAT ILLEGAL PARKING ACTIVITY AS IT RELATES TO THE BEACH CLOSING TIME AND BEACH ACCESS AGAIN.

WE HAVE EVENTS THAT ARE COMING UP. TO ME. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO CLOSE THE BEACH AT 6 P.M.

WHEN YOU HAVE EVENTS THAT MIGHT NEED FOR THE BEACH TO BE OPEN LATER.

SO RATHER THAN IMPOSING CLOSING TIME. I'M COMPLETELY SUPPORTIVE OF GIVING YOU MR. MANAGER, GIVING THE POLICE CHIEF SUPPORT AND FLEXIBILITY OF THE OF OF THE CLOSING TIME.

I BELIEVE ALSO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP OVER OVER THE YEARS IS ACCESS POINTS.

ACCESS POINTS TO THE BEACH. OVER THE YEARS HAS BEEN LIMITED TO TWO LOCATIONS.

I'VE RECEIVED FEEDBACK FROM RESIDENTS WHO HAVE CONCERNS THAT IT LIMITS THE ACCESS TO THE SAND TOO MUCH.

WHEN YOU HAVE ONLY TWO LOCATIONS, YOU KIND OF CREATE CONGESTION AND UNINTENDED CROWDING AT THESE ACCESS POINTS.

AND THEN PEOPLE GO TO OTHER AREAS, THEY'LL GO SOUTH OF FIFTH.

THEY'LL GO NORTH OF 15TH, WHERE THERE AREN'T THOSE ACCESS POINTS.

SO WE COULD FIGURE OUT A WAY WHERE, IN ADDITION TO KEEPING THE BEACH OPEN LATER, YOU COULD HAVE MORE ACCESS POINTS SO THAT WE AVOID THAT UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. SOMETHING I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF AND WE'VE HEARD FROM, FROM FROM OUR BUSINESSES ABOUT THE LPR READERS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS. I THINK WE'RE ALL SUPPORTIVE OF HAVING DUI CHECKPOINTS AND, AND LPR READERS AS PEOPLE ENTER THE CITY. AND I THINK IT'S ALSO GREAT MESSAGING.

BUT WHAT I WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE IS MAYBE, YOU KNOW, MOVING IT A LITTLE BIT LATER, I BELIEVE USUALLY WE START AROUND 9 P.M., MAYBE WE CAN PUSH IT BACK TO 10 P.M. YOU KNOW, SO THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING INTO OUR CITY TO GO ENJOY DINNER, THEY DON'T GET STUCK AND THAT TRAFFIC. IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT TOOL.

I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT TOOL TO HAVE. BUT I THINK WE'VE ALSO HEARD FROM OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND FROM OUR RESIDENTS, PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN STUCK IN THAT TRAFFIC AND THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF THAT.

I THINK ULTIMATELY WHAT THIS, YOU KNOW, BRINGS TOGETHER IS NOT UNDOING THE MEASURES, KEEPING THEM IN THE TOOLBOX, KEEPING IN THE TOOLBOX. IF YOU NEED TO CLOSE THE BEACH AT 6 P.M., YOU CAN.

IF YOU NEED TO CLOSE THE SIDEWALK CAFES, YOU CAN.

IF YOU NEED TO PUT UP BARRICADES, YOU CAN. IF YOU NEED TO DO $100 PARKING, YOU CAN.

IT'S ALL IN YOUR TOOLBOX, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THE POLICY.

YOU KNOW, FROM DAY ONE. IT'S THERE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY AND AN AS NEEDED BASIS.

THAT'S WHAT I WOULD SUPPORT. AND THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING YESTERDAY'S MEETING AND FOR LISTENING TO THE DISCUSSION.

COMMISSIONER BHATT. AND THEN ACTUALLY, I WANT TO SAY A FEW THINGS.

SO I WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ IN HIS NEW ROLE FOR CONVENING THE MEETING YESTERDAY TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION.

IT'S SOMETHING I HAD HAD ON THE AGENDA FOR MONTHS, AND WE DIDN'T REACH IT.

AND IT WASN'T THAT I WAS HOPING TO SPILL THE STATE SECRETS ABOUT WHAT OUR PLANS WERE, BUT IT WAS TO HAVE THE KIND OF ROBUST CONVERSATION IT TOOK.

I MEAN, WE TALKED ABOUT IT FOR 2.5 HOURS. SO, YOU KNOW, WE FLESHED OUT, HASHED OUT A LOT OF THE NUANCE OF WHAT WE WANTED TO SEE

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YESTERDAY. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT MY DESIRE HAD BEEN MONTHS AGO WHEN I PUT IT ON, ON THE AGENDA.

SO I'M GLAD THAT HAPPENED. FOR ANYBODY WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE SEEN IT, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO BACK AND WATCH.

IT WAS REALLY CONSTRUCTIVE. A LOT OF GOOD IDEAS BACK AND FORTH.

COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ HAS HIT ON A BUNCH OF THINGS THAT I WAS GOING TO MENTION, BUT A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS JUST TO CONFIRM MR. MANAGER. THE SIDEWALK CAFES WILL BE OPEN DURING THE DAY BY DEFAULT.

CONFIRMED. OKAY. WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT THAT IS A BIG DEAL.

LADY GAGA IS PLAYING ON FRIDAY THE 13TH. IT'S A ONE NIGHT ONLY EVENT.

IT'S A MAKEUP FOR THE NIGHT THAT SHE HAD TO CANCEL LAST YEAR.

WE NEED TO PLAN PROACTIVELY, BECAUSE EVEN IF A FRACTION OF THOSE CONCERT GOERS COME OVER TO THE BEACH.

YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO FIND OUT WHEN THAT SHOW IS LETTING UP.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR MACARTHUR CAUSEWAY IS CLEAR AND NOT BACKED UP.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT OUR POLICE TO BE LESS VIGILANT, BUT PERHAPS WE CAN DELAY LPRS AND DUI STOPS UNTIL AFTER THAT CONCERT LETS OUT AND GIVE IT A LITTLE BREATHING ROOM.

I WILL DEFER TO THE EXPERTS, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC SAFETY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MANAGE THAT PUSH AND PULL.

THE BEACH ACCESS, BOTH IN TERMS OF WHEN IT IS CLOSING AND HOW PEOPLE CAN GET ONTO BEACHES, NEEDS TO BE RETHOUGHT. TO HAVE ONLY TWO IS COUNTERPRODUCTIVE.

AND I UNDERSTAND IT GIVES MORE CONTROL, BUT I THINK WE CAN MANAGE THAT IN A DIFFERENT WAY.

AND IT IS IT ALSO MAKES THE BEACH GOING EXPERIENCE LESS PLEASANT BECAUSE YOU HAVE ALL THE BEACH VISITORS BUNCHED INTO THESE SPACES VERSUS SPREADING ACROSS THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF OUR BEACH. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, YOU KNOW, THE WEATHER IS BEAUTIFUL, KNOCK ON WOOD. AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO BE ON THE BEACH AT THE HEIGHT OF THE HEAT AND STRENGTH OF THE SUN, WHO LIKE TO GO AT THE END OF THE DAY WITH THEIR YOUNG FAMILY OR, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER.

AND WE SHOULD MAKE THAT AVAILABLE TO THEM. SO I REALLY, YOU KNOW, I AM SUPPORTIVE OF HAVING THE MEASURES IN PLACE IN CASE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF A BREAK GLASS IF NEEDED SITUATION.

BUT WE WE HAD TO WE HAD TO THROW THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR TWO YEARS.

WE HAD TO DISRUPT AND RE EDUCATE ABOUT WHAT BEHAVIOR IS ACCEPTABLE HERE IN MIAMI BEACH.

BUT WE ALSO WANT PEOPLE TO COME BACK TO MIAMI BEACH AND TREAT OUR CITY WITH THE CARE AND RESPECT AND AFFECTION THAT IT DESERVES.

DON'T DO THINGS HERE THAT YOU WOULDN'T DO AT HOME. WE LIVE HERE.

PEOPLE HAVE STAKED THEIR ENTIRE LIVES TO BUILD A BUSINESS HERE, AND WE WELCOME YOU TO BE A PART OF IT.

WHETHER YOU'RE COMING ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY OR COMING FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND JUST HAVE A LITTLE CONSIDERATION FOR YOUR FELLOW HUMAN AND AND PROCEED ACCORDINGLY. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, BUT JUST IF I'M GOING TO WEIGH IN, JUST BIG PICTURE WHERE I'M THINKING.

SO I LIKE I AGREE WITH SOME OF THE IDEAS TO EASE SOME OF THE RESTRICTIONS.

THE BARRICADES IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST ONE FOR ME.

MY CONCERN ABOUT AND DON'T TAKE THIS PERSONALLY ERIC.

MY CONCERN ABOUT LEAVING TOO MUCH FLEXIBILITY.

I FEEL LIKE THAT WAS PART OF THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAD IN THE PAST, BECAUSE OUR COMMISSION CAME TOGETHER AND GAVE SOME STRICT RESTRICTIONS THAT YOU THOSE PRECEDED YOU. OUR POLICE CHIEF REALLY FOLLOWED THROUGH.

INCREDIBLY, I THINK IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT WHEN THERE'S THIS AMORPHOUS MOVING GOALPOST DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION.

SO I'D LIKE TO, FOR US MAYBE TO DO SOME OF THOSE EASING IF WE DEEM NECESSARY.

BUT I THINK WE SHOULD BE CLEAR CUT AND WHAT THEY ARE BARRICADES IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE.

IF IT'S PARKING IS IS SOMETHING ON THE TABLE AND I'VE HEARD THIS FROM FROM BUSINESSES.

IS THERE IS THERE A WAY TO IMPLEMENT LIKE A VOUCHER PROGRAM, LIKE WHERE BUSINESSES ACTUALLY WHATEVER THE BUSINESS IS, THAT THEY HAVE AN X AMOUNT OF VOUCHERS, THAT THEY CAN USE A QR CODE FOR THEIR.

THIS WAY, YOU KNOW, A PERSON IS IS. I'M STOPPING BECAUSE WE HAVE A PARKING YOU CAN INTRODUCE YOURSELF.

PARKING DIRECTOR WILL MCDONALD. MCDONALD. PARKING DIRECTOR.

SO SHORT ANSWER. YES, SIR. IT THE CHALLENGE IS THE BREADTH OF REACHING OUT.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, EVEN IN OUR CURRENT SYSTEM WE HOPE TO BEGIN INSTALLATION OF OUR NEW SYSTEM WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

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IT WILL BE FULLY COMPLETED WITHIN THE GARAGES BEFORE SPRING BREAK ARRIVES.

OBVIOUSLY, OUR TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES WILL BE LEAPS AND BOUNDS ABOVE WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW. HOWEVER, WITH WITH IT BEING THE VERY FIRST FEW WEEKS WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO EVERYTHING WE DO NOW WITH SOME ADDED BENEFITS.

SO WHETHER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BOTH ON STREET AND IN PARKING LOTS, USING THE APPS OR WHETHER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GARAGES, WE HAVE THAT ABILITY TO GIVE OUT VOUCHERS. THE CHALLENGE IS THE OUTREACH TO EVERY SINGLE BUSINESS WHO GETS WHAT, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE WE'VE TALKED WITH THE LIZETTE, OUR DIRECTOR.

WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS REGARDING THIS EXACT ITEM ON WHAT COULD WE DO TO ENSURE THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE COMING FOR THIS PARTICULAR EVENT HAVE PARKING? WE HAVE THAT ABILITY.

IT'S JUST AT THAT POINT, COME DOWN, COMES DOWN TO WHO GETS WHAT AND WHEN.

SO THAT'S THAT'S THE DIFFICULT PART. BUT YES, THE TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES ARE GOING TO BE THERE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I'LL ALSO MENTION, SO TALKING ABOUT THE CAUSEWAYS.

AND AGAIN, I'M GIVING JUST MY THOUGHTS SO EVERYONE KNOWS WHERE I STAND. SO ON THE CAUSEWAYS, WHAT'S INTERESTING, BECAUSE I SPENT A LOT OF TIME ACTUALLY ON THE MACARTHUR AND JULIA TUTTLE DURING LAST SPRING BREAK.

ACTUALLY, I WAS OUT THERE AT ONE POINT WHERE THE OFFICERS HAD TO CONFISCATE GUNS, ILLEGAL WEAPONS FROM FROM A VEHICLE.

SO AND THERE WERE ALSO SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS THAT THE POLICE HIGHLIGHTED ABOUT SOME SERIOUS AMMUNITION THAT OUR POLICE TOOK OFF THE ROADS DUE TO THESE DUI CHECKS AND DRUGS. SO THE PROBLEM IS SERIOUS. WHAT'S INTERESTING IS, AND MY RECOLLECTION IS SEVERAL YEARS AGO, PROBABLY THREE, 4 OR 5 YEARS AGO, THERE WERE WAITS UP TO FOUR HOURS.

I REMEMBER RESIDENTS USED TO REACH OUT THE LONGEST COMPLAINT I GOT.

AND I'M SURE MAYBE SOMEBODY CAN COME UP WITH A DIFFERENT.

THE LONGEST COMPLAINT I GOT THIS LAST YEAR WAS 45 MINUTES.

SO I THINK OUR POLICE AND IN COORDINATION WITH US FROM POLICY IS WE'VE DONE A BETTER JOB ABOUT DOING THE POLICE WORK THEY NEED TO DO, BUT ALSO NOT HAVING EXTREME WAIT TIMES. SO AGAIN, IT'S ALL A BALANCING ACT BECAUSE IT'S REAL.

THE GUNS WE TOOK OFF, THE ROADS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN IN MIAMI BEACH.

AND OBVIOUSLY IT'S ALL UNKNOWN TO TO WHAT EXTENT, IF ANY OF THOSE WEAPONS WOULD HAVE BEEN USED.

BUT WE DO KNOW THAT PRIOR TO TWO YEARS AGO, SOME OF THOSE WEAPONS WERE USED IN OUR STREETS AND WE HAD GANG STYLE SHOOTINGS THAT WE CERTAINLY WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CONTINUE TO PREVENT. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. THANK YOU. MAYOR, I HEAR YOU, BUT I ALSO THINK THAT BEFORE 2024, THE AUDIENCE WAS COVID. POST COVID, IT WAS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

AND WITH THE ACTIVATIONS THAT WE'VE DONE FROM 2024 TO NOW, IT'S IMPROVED DRAMATICALLY.

AND SO I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERNS, BUT I PERSONALLY FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH MAKING SOME CHANGES AND, AND PIVOTING. ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES MENTIONED THAT MONTH, THE MONTH OF MARCH IS BEAUTIFUL WEATHER.

AND I SAID THIS YESTERDAY, BUT A LOT OF OUR BUSINESSES RELY ON MARCH TO GET THEM THROUGH JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, WHICH ARE REALLY, REALLY TOUGH MONTHS IN OUR CITY.

SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD SUPPORT THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED ARE THE DUI AND CLOSING TO ONE LANE.

IF THAT ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO GET DONE, IT SHOULD START LATER SO THAT PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING OVER TO HAVE DINNER IN OUR RESTAURANTS CAN DO SO WITHOUT WAITING AND MISSING THEIR RESERVATIONS. SIDEWALK CAFES TO REMAIN OPEN.

NO BARRICADES EXCEPT FOR THE HOT SPOTS THAT WERE MENTIONED.

SEVENTH, NINTH, COLLINS AND WASHINGTON AREA. WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL PROGRAMING THAT'S COMING TO OUR CITY, AND THERE WILL BE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE LOOKING FOR PARKING AND THE BARRICADE.

LOOK, IT'S NOT A GOOD ONE. SO TO GET RID OF THAT IS GREAT.

KEEPING THE GARAGE AND LOTS OPEN ON LINCOLN ROAD.

THE BUSINESSES LAST YEAR REALLY SUFFERED AND THIS YEAR, ON TOP OF EVERYTHING, THEY ALSO HAVE CONSTRUCTION.

SO IT'S REALLY TOUGH TIME AND WE NEED TO HELP THEM ANY WAY THAT WE CAN.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS YOU MENTIONED, MR. MANAGER, WAS THAT THE CITY HAD WORKED WITH THE COUNTY ON THE BRIDGES.

THAT'S REALLY THE COAST GUARD. IS THE COAST GUARD ALSO IN THE LOOP? THE COAST GUARD IS THE ONE THAT CONTROLS THE BRIDGES GOING UP AND DOWN.

THE COUNTY IS THE ONE THAT WE'VE REACHED OUT TO IN THE PAST TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY POSSIBILITY OF CLOSING THE CAUSEWAY TO ONLY RESIDENTS.

AND THE FEW TIMES THAT WE'VE HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COUNTY, THEY'VE BEEN RESISTANT.

OKAY. AND LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE WE HAVE HERE. I SAW THE

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MARKETING CAMPAIGN ON SOCIAL MEDIA LAST NIGHT.

I THINK IT'S FUN AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

SO GREAT JOB TO THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM AND GMC FOR GETTING THAT DONE.

AND THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE APPRECIATED. MR. MAYOR APPRECIATED. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC SAFETY.

THE COMMITTEE YESTERDAY THAT HAD A GREAT COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSION.

I THINK WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CHANGING OR KEEPING ANY OF THESE MEASURES, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REFLECT ON WHERE WE WERE, WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO BE AND WHY WE TOOK SOME OF THESE MEASURES.

IT WAS FOUR YEARS AGO WHERE, UNFORTUNATELY, CNN WAS DOING A LIVE BROADCAST ON SUNDAY MORNING FROM OCEAN DRIVE, OUR BELOVED POSTCARD. AND WHY WERE THEY DOING THAT? THERE WERE SHOP OWNERS CLEANING BLOOD WITH A HOSE AFTER THE SECOND NIGHT OF A PUBLIC EXECUTION ON OUR STREETS.

RIGHT? SO THAT IS WHAT IS AT STAKE. BUT WHERE WE'RE COMING FROM, THE OWNER OF THE BETSY JUST SHARED WITH ME OVER THE WEEKEND.

HE GOT CONTACTED BY CNBC FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW FOR THEM TO SET UP A LIVE BROADCAST PRODUCTION FROM OUR BELOVED, BEAUTIFUL OCEAN DRIVE TO DO A FULL DAY OF PROGRAMING ON THE LARGEST FINANCIAL NETWORK IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.

RIGHT? SO THAT'S WHERE WE WERE, AND THAT'S WHERE WE'VE COME.

IN ADDITION TO THE EVENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MENTIONED AND TO TALK ABOUT THE PROGRESS AND WHERE WE'RE AT IN A DIFFERENT STAGE.

I HAVE ON THE AGENDA TODAY. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH TWO MULTINATIONAL INTERNATIONAL BRANDS THAT WANT TO DO AN ACTIVATION THAT THEY'RE ROLLING OUT IN SIX CITIES GLOBALLY, INCLUDING MONACO, SANDRA BAY, CITIES LIKE THAT.

THEY ARE GOING TO DO OR ONE OF OUR APPROVAL TO DO ON OCEAN DRIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF MARCH.

AND THOSE INTERNATIONAL BRANDS ARE PRADA AND NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC.

RIGHT. SO THOSE THAT'S THE TYPE OF CALIBER OF BRANDING AND CLIENTELE THAT WE CAN NOW BE PROUD WE'RE BRINGING TO MIAMI BEACH IN THE MIDDLE OF MARCH, WHICH YEARS AGO WOULD HAVE BEEN UNFATHOMABLE ABOUT WHY WE TOOK SOME OF THE MEASURES THAT WE DID.

ONE OF THE GOALS WAS A LOT OF THE PROBLEMS STEM FROM NOT REALLY PEOPLE THAT WOULD COME HERE AND STAY IN OUR HOTELS, BUT WOULD DRIVE IN FROM QUASI SURROUNDING AREAS, PARTY IN THEIR CARS.

THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WE'RE ABLE TO BRING WEAPONS. YOU'RE USUALLY NOT BRINGING IT ON A PLANE.

AND THAT'S WHERE ALL THE TROUBLE THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF TROUBLE LARGELY STEM FROM.

SO I DO THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO STILL BE VIGILANT ABOUT KEEPING MEASURES LIKE THAT AND REALLY LIMITING THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE DRIVING IN FROM SURROUNDING AREAS AND PARTYING IN THEIR CARS AND BRINGING THOSE PROBLEMATIC ATMOSPHERES.

SO I THINK WE WANT TO ADDRESS SOME OF THAT. WE ALSO WANT A VERY GOOD, VIBRANT CROWD.

BUT IN YEARS PAST, WE ALSO DON'T WANT TO BE OVERWHELMED.

SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SOME OF OUR TRAFFIC OR PARKING, I THINK IT SHOULD BE WITH THAT GOAL OF THREADING THE NEEDLE OF HAVING A VERY ROBUST PUBLIC CROWD, BUT PREVENTING US FROM BEING OVERWHELMED.

WAYS TO DO THAT ARE TALKING ABOUT OPENING THE GARAGES, BUT SOME TYPE OF PRICING MECHANISM AND CONTROL.

IT'S NOT $3 AN HOUR OR ANYBODY CAN COME. BUT THERE IS SOME SORT OF COST CONTROL THERE AND ALSO REALLY HAVE A ROBUST DISCUSSION ON WHETHER WE SHOULD BE ALLOWING STREET PARKING IN OUR COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS, WHETHER WE CONTINUE NOT ALLOWING PARKING ALONG WASHINGTON AVENUE.

WE FREE THAT UP A LITTLE BIT, BUT IF WE DO SO, OBVIOUSLY WE NEED DILIGENT ENFORCEMENT WHERE PEOPLE AREN'T PARTYING OUT OF THEIR CARS.

THE BARRICADES JUST CANNOT REMAIN. IT JUST ECHOING THE COMMENTS FROM SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES, IT JUST SETS A VERY NEGATIVE TONE. IT TENSES PEOPLE UP.

IT'S JUST NOT THE IMAGE THAT WE WANT TO PROJECT.

THAT IS NOT CNBC COMING HERE. THAT IS NOT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC AND PRODUCT COMING HERE.

WE ARE BETTER AS A CITY AND WE EXPECT BETTER EVEN IN THOSE PROBLEMATIC HOT SPOT AREAS ALONG WASHINGTON AVENUE IF WE DO NEED TO CONTROL ON STREET PARKING, I WONDER IF WE COULD DO IT IN MORE ESTHETICALLY PLEASING AND WELCOMING WAYS.

EVERYBODY LOVES OUR FIREFIGHTERS, LOVES THEM.

MAYBE EVEN PUTTING THEM ON CALENDARS. BUT PERHAPS WE HAVE FIRE TRUCKS THAT ARE OUT THERE INSTEAD OF BARRICADES.

SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SOMETHING THAT IS INTERACTIVE AND WELCOMING TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT STILL SERVES AS A PUBLIC SAFETY MECHANISM.

FOR THE LICENSE PLATE READERS. I AGREE WITH YOU, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, ABOUT PUSHING IT BACK.

I DO BELIEVE, MR. CITY MANAGER, THEY STARTED BEING IMPLEMENTED AT 6 P.M.

IN YEARS PAST. I THINK OVER TIME IT'S GOTTEN LATER AND LATER.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE EVER STARTED THAT EARLY, BUT CERTAINLY 7:00 MAYBE SIX.

BUT LAST YEAR, WE ORIGINALLY PLANNED TO BE EIGHT.

I THINK BY THE END OF MARCH LAST YEAR, WE WERE AT 9:00 WHEN WE WERE IMPLEMENTING.

AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE LATER PUSHBACK TIME IS IS REASONABLE.

I MAY HAVE TO RECUSE FROM THAT BECAUSE, FULL DISCLOSURE, I'M A I'M A LITTLE MONSTER.

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I'M A GAGA FAN. I HOPE TO BE GOING OVER TO THAT CONCERT.

SO I'M NOT SURE IF I'M ABLE TO VOTE ON THAT REGARD.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I DO THINK THAT WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THAT.

AND THEN ONE THING THAT WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT, BUT I THINK WOULD BE GREAT TO TO IMPLEMENT, IS SOME SORT OF EVENING WELLNESS ACTIVATIONS ALONG OCEAN DRIVE.

I KNOW LIGHTING IS OFTEN AN ISSUE, BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE EVENING VOLLEYBALL GAMES IN OUR VOLLEYBALL COURTS, EVENING PICKLEBALL GAMES IN OUR PICKLEBALL COURTS.

SO WE WANT A VIBRANT, LIVELY OCEAN DRIVE. THE WORD MY FRIEND DAVID WALLACH USES OXYGEN, RIGHT? WE WANT TO KEEP THAT OXYGEN, BUT DO SO IN A WAY THAT'S CONDUCIVE TO REALLY ELEVATING THE NATURE OF OUR CITY.

I THINK EVENING WELLNESS PILATES ACTIVATIONS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

ALONG OCEAN DRIVE. IT GOES HAND IN HAND WITH THE BRAND THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ROLLING OUT FOR OUR MARKETING CAMPAIGN.

SO THOSE ARE SOME OF MY THOUGHTS REALLY APPRECIATE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN MENTIONED HERE AND JUST TWO MORE POINTS.

I DO WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE WITH MORE BEACH ACCESS POINTS.

AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WANTING TO MAINTAIN THAT SEMBLANCE OF ORDER THAT WE'VE WORKED SO, SO HARD FOR AND DOESN'T JUST IMPACT MARCH, BUT IT IMPACTS OUR BRAND FOR 52 WEEKS PER YEAR.

WHILE I AM COMFORTABLE PROVIDING THESE ACCOMMODATIONS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT BECAUSE WE ARE IN A VERY DIFFERENT PLACE IT ALSO SHOULD COME WITH KNOWING WHERE THAT LINE IS. SO WHILE WE WANT TO BE AS WELCOMING AS POSSIBLE, I ALSO WANT TO ENSURE WE'RE HAVING STRICT, STRICT ENFORCEMENT AND ZERO TOLERANCE FOR PUBLIC DRINKING, DRUG USE AND PUBLIC LOUD MUSIC AND SPEEDING.

SO REALLY DOUBLING AND TRIPLING DOWN ON OUR TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT.

AND BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO PUSH THAT BOTTLENECK OF TROUBLE INTO OUR RESIDENTIAL AREAS, I ALSO SUGGEST GOING ALPHA BRAVO WITH OUR PARKING ENFORCEMENT REALLY DOUBLING DOWN IN OUR RESIDENTIAL AREAS, BECAUSE I KNOW WHERE SOME OF THAT PROBLEM CAME IN WAS NOT SO MUCH ON WASHINGTON AVENUE, WHERE THE ENFORCEMENT IS VERY ROBUST. BUT WHEN THE THOSE THOSE VISITORS GOT ROUTED INTO OUR RESIDENTIAL AREAS LIKE FLAMINGO PARK.

SO THANK YOU FOR LEADING THE DISCUSSION. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, MISTER MAYOR, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP CITY STAFF.

REALLY? YOU'RE THE ONES THAT HAVE WORKED SO HARD IN OFTENTIMES IN THE BACKGROUND, BUT YOU HELPED US GET TO WHERE WE ARE.

COMMISSIONER MATEO- SALINAS AND THEN COMMISSIONER BOB.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SO I AGREE WITH EVERYONE AND THE REMARKS THAT HAVE BEEN MENTIONED UP HERE.

I ALSO THINK WE DO NOT NEED THE BARRICADES ON WASHINGTON OR COLLINS.

LET'S ALLOW PEOPLE TO PARK AND LET'S ALLOW PEOPLE TO PARK AND GO INTO OUR BUSINESSES IN THE AREA.

I ALSO AGREE WITH OPENING UP THE BEACH ACCESS POINTS SO IT DOESN'T KIND OF CLUSTER IN ONE AREA COMING IN AND GOING OUT.

AND I ALSO AGREE WITH THE LICENSE PLATE READERS STARTING LATER IN THE EVENING SO FOLKS CAN COME OVER HERE IF THEY HAVE AN 8:09 P.M.

DINNER. THEY'RE NOT CAUGHT IN A BUNCH OF TRAFFIC. I WILL SAY, THOUGH, THAT I WANT TO SUGGEST THAT IF WE ARE GOING TO DO LICENSE PLATE READERS, THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE THEM, AND MAYBE WE ALREADY DO.

CHIEF, I DON'T KNOW. BUT HAVE THEM GOING ACTUALLY WESTBOUND ON FIFTH STREET INSTEAD OF COMING IN, BECAUSE YOU DO GET FOLKS THAT LIKE TO DRINK ON THE BEACH AND THEN LEAVE WHILE THEY'RE INEBRIATED.

AND SOMETIMES PEOPLE COME IN UBER OR THEY'LL HAVE A DESIGNATED DRIVER. AND I THINK THAT WOULD ALSO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE WHEN WE GET THE REVVING CAR ENGINES OFF OF FIFTH STREET THAT YOU KNOW, UPSET PEOPLE SO MUCH LATE AT NIGHT, THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD TACTIC.

BUT AGAIN, I'M NOT THE POLICE CHIEF, SO I'M GOING TO ALLOW YOU TO, YOU KNOW, DECIDE ON THAT JUST AS A SUGGESTION.

AND LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT PLEASE, PARKING WILL WHENEVER WE LOOK AT GARAGES AND ENFORCEMENT AND, AND ALL OF THAT TO PLEASE ALWAYS REMEMBER THE FIFTH STREET GARAGE AT FIFTH AND ALTON.

THE PUBLIC'S GARAGE THERE. BECAUSE FOLKS HAVE FIGURED OUT THAT THAT GARAGE IS THE FIRST TWO HOURS FREE.

SO WHEREAS THEY MIGHT GO CLOSER INTO THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT TO PARK AND PAY 20, 30, $40, THEY GET TWO HOURS FREE AT FIFTH STREET GARAGE, WHICH CAUSES A LOT OF CHAOS BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT THERE AT THE ENTRANCE AND THE EXIT OF OUR CITY. SO WITH THAT, I THINK THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS.

AND HAVE YOU, CHIEF, HAVE YOU CONSIDERED DOING A LPR OR.

EXCUSE ME, DUI CHECKPOINT LEAVING THE CITY ON FIFTH STREET AS OPPOSED TO COMING IN? SURE. DR.. CHECKPOINT. YES, WE CAN DO THAT LEAVING THE CITY. BUT THE LPR DETAIL, I THINK, WOULD BE SORT OF COUNTERINTUITIVE TO DO IT ON THE WAY OUT AS OPPOSED TO WAY IN.

WE CONFISCATE A LOT OF WEAPONS FOLKS COMING THROUGH THE LPR ON THE WAY INTO THE CITY, WE CONFISCATE.

I'M SORRY, I MISSPOKE. THE DUI CHECKPOINTS BECAUSE PEOPLE DRINK ON THE BEACH AND THEN THEY LEAVE, AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THEY MIGHT HAVE A DRUNK DRIVER.

YOU CERTAINLY DO THAT. YES. CHIEF, WHILE YOU'RE HERE, I KNOW, I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER, BUT THE LICENSE PLATE READERS, WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHTS ON PUSHING THE BAG? AND WHAT'S THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THAT?

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LICENSE PLATE READERS IS OBVIOUSLY A TECHNOLOGICAL, TECHNOLOGICAL TOOL WHICH NEEDS FOLLOW UP FROM OFFICERS.

BUT WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHTS ON MOVING IT BACK? ANY CONCERNS? SO I'M CONCERNED. LIKE YOU MENTIONED, WE'VE ACTUALLY PUSHED IT BACK YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR.

IN FACT, EVEN LAST YEAR WE HAD A HARD TIME THAT WE INTENDED TO START IT.

AND BECAUSE OF COMPLAINTS FROM OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY, MOSTLY FROM RESTAURATEURS CLAIMING THAT THEIR GUESTS WEREN'T ABLE TO GET TO THE RESTAURANTS TO HONOR THEIR RESERVATION TIME, WE ACTUALLY PUSHED IT BACK EVEN FURTHER.

CAN YOU BE SPECIFIC? WHEN YOU SAY PUSH IT BACK? WELL, I THINK LAST YEAR WE STARTED AT 10:00, WE STARTED SETTING UP AT NINE, AND THE ACTUAL IMPLEMENTATION STARTED AT 10:00 BECAUSE OF CONCERNS FROM A BUSINESS COMMUNITY. SO WE'VE BEEN VERY, VERY FLEXIBLE AND AMENABLE TO PUSHING IT BACK EACH YEAR.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT IT MEANS TO PUSH IT BACK? THE LICENSE PLATE READERS, WHAT DOES WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IN PRACTICE? SO TO START IS ACTUALLY LATER.

CAN YOU BE VERY SPECIFIC? WHAT TELL US THE TECHNOLOGY THAT'S BEING USED AND WHAT YOU'RE PUSHING BACK.

YEAH. OKAY. SO THE LICENSE PLATE READER OR ALPR LICENSE PLATE READERS.

IT'S A SYSTEM OF CAMERAS THAT READ LICENSE PLATES COMING INTO THE CITY AT A RAPID, RAPID SPEED.

PROCESS THOSE TAGS AND GIVE US INFORMATION, FOR EXAMPLE, WHETHER OR NOT THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE HAS HAS A SUSPENDED DRIVER'S LICENSE, WHETHER OR NOT THE OWNER'S VEHICLE IS WANTED FOR WHATEVER REASON GIVING US PROBABLE CAUSE TO STOP THAT VEHICLE AND DO AN INVESTIGATION.

SOMETIMES IT LEADS TO ARRESTS. OFTENTIMES IT LEADS TO TAKING WEAPONS, SEIZING WEAPONS OUT OF CARS AND ALL SORTS OF OTHER THINGS AS WELL.

OKAY. SO NOW THANK YOU FOR THAT. NOW, IN PRACTICE, WHAT DOES IT MEAN? PUSHING IT BACK? PUSHING IT BACK MEANS STARTING LATER IN THE EVENING.

MAY WHAT MAY HAVE IT MAY HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE VOLUME OF CARS WE'RE ABLE TO PROCESS OR PUSH THROUGH THE THE LPR SYSTEM.

BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY PUSH IT BACK. DOES THAT MEAN, FOR EXAMPLE, AT 6:00, THE LPR IS NOT ACTUALLY ACTIVE AND WOULD NOT TRIGGER IF THERE WAS A CAR SOMEONE WANTED FOR MURDER, FOR EXAMPLE, NOT ACTIVE IN A MANNER THAT WE, WE USE IN TERMS OF NARROWING TRAFFIC COMING INTO THE CITY, SLOWING IT DOWN CONSIDERABLY. NOT ACTIVE IN THAT MANNER.

WE DO HAVE OTHER MEANS OF RUNNING LICENSE LICENSE PLATES.

JUST A FOLLOW UP QUESTION ON THAT, MR. MAYOR, IF I MAY. SO WE HAVE LICENSE PLATE READERS COMING INTO THE INTO THE CITY ON A PERMANENT BASIS. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. SO SO EVEN THOUGH THE LANE REDUCTION.

SO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE LANE REDUCTION.

AND AND RATHER THAN STARTING THAT LANE REDUCTION WHERE YOU PRETTY MUCH ONLY HAVE ONE LANE, I THINK IT IS COMING INTO THE CITY SAYING, OKAY, PUSH THAT BACK.

YOU KNOW, BY AN HOUR OR SO OR WHATEVER TIME YOU ARE DETERMINED TO, TO BE APPROPRIATE.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN AND I GUESS BUILDING UPON THE MAYOR'S POINT AND QUESTION, WE STILL HAVE THE PERMANENTLY FIXED A FIXED LPR READER THAT IF SOMEONE IS WANTED AND IT GETS IDENTIFIED BY THAT TAG OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT, THE ARCTIC, THE REAL TIME INTELLIGENCE CENTER WOULD GET NOTIFIED.

YES. AND THAT'S 24 HOURS A DAY. THAT'S CORRECT.

SO, SO SO REGARDLESS OF THE LANE REDUCTION GETTING REDUCED, THE TECHNOLOGY WILL STILL BE BE USED.

AND THE ALERT, THE NOTIFICATION WOULD STILL HAPPEN IF A DANGEROUS PERSON IS COMING INTO THE CITY.

THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION, COMMISSIONER BART.

THIS IS A SMALL DETAIL, BUT, P.J., COULD YOU PLEASE PUT UP THE SLIDE? USE IT WHILE YOU GOT IT. THE WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS WHEN WE'RE CLOSING OUR BEACHES.

WE ARE A WORLD CLASS CITY. WE NEED TO DO BETTER THAN THIS.

IT'S AN EMBARRASSMENT. AND SO I DON'T KNOW WHOSE JURISDICTION THIS FALLS IN.

I KNOW IT'S EXPEDITIOUS TO PRINT SOMETHING OFF ON YOUR PRINTER AND PUT IT INTO A SLEEVE AND ZIP TIE IT TO THE FENCE.

BUT LET'S UP OUR GAME A LITTLE BIT. WELL, LET'S UP OUR GAME A LOT.

WE DON'T NEED PERMANENT INSTALLATIONS, BUT. COME ON.

OKAY, CHIEF, THAT WASN'T SPECIFICALLY DIRECTED TO YOU. YOU HAPPEN TO BE STANDING AT THE PODIUM, BUT BETWEEN MELISSA AND WHOEVER'S PUTTING TOGETHER THE THE BEACH CLOSURES.

MAKE IT BEAUTIFUL AND NOT NOT UNWELCOMING. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

I'LL JUST BE BRIEF. ERIC CITY MANAGER, GIVEN ALL THE PROPOSALS THAT YOU'VE PUT FORWARD WITH THE CHIEF.

DO YOU FEEL THAT THE MEASURES YOU'VE TAKEN IN PLACE ARE GOING TO KEEP OUR CITY SAFE DURING THE SPRING BREAK? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO ADD, IF I CAN.

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COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. AS COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE MENTIONED, SOMETHING THAT WAS IMPORTANT WHICH IS THE PARTYING WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST OUT OF THE CARS THAT ARE PARKED. SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO OPEN THE GARAGES AND TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO USE GARAGES ON THE, ON STREET PARKING. I BELIEVE THE ON STREET PARKING IS IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY FOR LOCALS.

I REMEMBER LAST YEAR, YOU KNOW, AND THE AND YOU ALL REMIND ME, I WAS SAYING YOU COULD THROW A BOWLING BALL, ROLL A BOWLING BALL DOWN WASHINGTON AVENUE. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I WAS TRYING TO GO AND SUPPORT SOME OF SOME OF THE LOCAL BUSINESSES.

I WASN'T ABLE TO PARK BECAUSE OF OF THE BARRICADES.

AND FOR US AS COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE ACCESS TO GARAGES AND ALL THAT.

AND EVEN JUST GETTING AROUND, IT WAS DIFFICULT.

EVEN WHEN YOU'RE A COMMISSIONER, EVEN WHEN YOU HAVE ACCESS TO PARKING AND ALL THAT, IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.

AND SO WHILE WHILE I AGREE WE DON'T WANT THAT UNRULY ACTIVITY ON THE STREETS, WE DO WANT TO HAVE PARKING.

I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE PARKING AVAILABLE ON THE STREETS, BUT WE NEED THIS ENFORCEMENT.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ENFORCING THAT WE DON'T HAVE LOUD MUSIC COMING OUT OF THESE CARS, SO WE DON'T HAVE OPEN CONTAINERS, PEOPLE TAILGATING OUT OF THESE CARS.

WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE SELLING DRUGS OUT OF OUT OF THESE CARS.

THAT'S WHAT I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE SURE. SO, YOU KNOW, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, REOPENED THE ON STREET PARKING SO THAT PEOPLE CAN GO TO THE BUSINESSES AND SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES. BUT BUT, YOU KNOW, VERY FOCUSED ENFORCEMENT ON THOSE VEHICLES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE NOT ENGAGING IN ILLEGAL AND DANGEROUS ACTIVITY.

AND THAT'S HOW I THINK WE FIND THAT BALANCE. AND COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WOULD AGREE WITH THAT, THAT WOULD ADDRESS, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE CONCERNS YOU HAD MENTIONED.

YEAH. YOU'RE GOOD WITH THAT. YES, SIR. THIS IS WHY YOU ARE STRONG IN LEADERSHIP AND POLICY.

ERIC. SO ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED TODAY ARE CURRENTLY WITHIN MY DISCRETION, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE THREE THAT WE REQUESTED AS PART OF THE AGENDA ITEM.

THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD ASK BASED ON THE DISCUSSION TODAY IS THAT THE AGENDA ITEM BE MODIFIED SLIGHTLY, SO THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT REMOVING THE BARRICADES IN THE PARKING AREAS, NUMBER 13 FROM WASHINGTON, COLLINS AND OCEAN, AS OPPOSED TO JUST WASHINGTON, WHICH WAS WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAD PUT FORWARD.

JUST OPEN THE ITEM. OR SEVEN B. I SUPPORT THAT.

COULD YOU REPEAT THAT, ERIC? OR SEVEN V. JUST WHAT YOU PROPOSED THERE.

SO YES, THE AGENDA ITEM R7 V IS ASKING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION TO HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY ON THE BEACH CLOSURE TIMES.

THE CLOSING OF THE PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES IN THE ART DECO CULTURAL DISTRICT FROM THURSDAY, 6 P.M. TO 6 A.M. MONDAY ON THE SECOND AND THIRD WEEKENDS, AND RESTRICTING ON STREET PARKING ON OCEAN DRIVE, COLLINS AVENUE AND WASHINGTON. YEAH. ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER TO POSSIBLY ADD IS PARKING ENFORCEMENT HAD BEEN ONE OF OUR SHARPEST TOOLS BEFORE, AND IF WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW PARKING IN THE GARAGES, WHICH I THINK WE ALL COLLECTIVELY AGREE WITH, AND THEN ALSO ALONG SELECT CORRIDORS, WE STILL WANT TO MAINTAIN THAT COMPLETE DISCIPLINE AND DILIGENCE IN THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

SO CONSIDER HAVING OUR PARKING ENFORCEMENT STAFF DO.

ALPHA BRAVO, LIKE THE REST OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, ARE HAPPY TO DO THAT.

AND ALSO, I WANT TO REITERATE THAT WE WILL HAVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD PROTECTIONS IN PLACE FOR BOTH FLAMINGO PARK AND SOUTH OF FIFTH.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND. SO THE MOTION THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US OR IS THERE OR I'LL MOVE I'LL MOVE OUR OUR SEVEN AS AMENDED. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT. MR. MANAGER. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. SO WITH THE ITEM BEFORE US, YOUR ITEM.

AND IF WE AMEND IT, IT'S GOING TO ADDRESS KEEPING SIDEWALK CAFES OPEN AND GIVING YOU DISCRETION.

I ALREADY HAVE THAT DISCRETION. AND I SHARED WITH YOU MY INTENTIONS.

AND I DON'T PLAN TO DEVIATE FROM THAT UNLESS SOMETHING GOES WRONG.

OKAY. AND AS PART OF THE ADOPTION OF THIS ITEM, AN AMENDED VERSION OF IT, WE WOULD BE REMOVING BARRICADES FROM OCEAN, COLLINS AND WASHINGTON. CORRECT. AND KEEPING THEM IN CERTAIN HOT SPOT AREAS THAT THAT YOU ALL LIKE NINTH AND COLLINS OR THE 700 BLOCK OF OCEAN

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DRIVE. I MEAN, THE SUMMER BLOCK OF WASHINGTON AVENUE.

SO YEAH, WE'LL HAVE TO WE'LL HAVE TO WORDSMITH THAT A LITTLE.

RIGHT. BUT THAT'S AT YOUR DISCRETION. YOU KNOW, YOU WITH THE CHIEF IDENTIFIED THOSE AREAS BUT NOT HAVE BLANKET BARRICADING THROUGHOUT.

OKAY. CORRECT. GARAGES OPEN WITH FLEXIBLE RATES THAT FOR YOU TO ADJUST DEPENDING ON THE NEED.

RESTORING THE PARKING ON THE STREET OF WASHINGTON AVENUE WITH ENHANCED ENFORCEMENT TO ENSURE OKAY, THE BEACH NOT CLOSING AT 6 P.M. AS A MATTER OF POLICY.

CORRECT. AND EXPLORING MORE MORE OPENINGS FOR THE BEACH.

YES. OKAY. BUT YOU MAINTAIN THE FLEXIBILITY THAT IF YOU NEED TO CLOSE AT 6 P.M., YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

YES. OKAY. AND THEN A LATER TIME FOR THE START OF THE LANE REDUCTIONS FOR THE LPR READER.

SO THAT'S NOT DICTATED IN THE RESOLUTION. BUT AS AN AMENDED MOTION, WE IT INCLUDES THAT I'M HAPPY TO INCLUDE THAT.

OKAY. SO SO SO I MAKE THAT MOTION THAT THAT WE ADOPT R7 AS AMENDED TO INCLUDE THESE ITEMS. SECONDED. OKAY. SORRY. GO AHEAD. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ THE GARAGE AND THE LOT OPEN TO LINCOLN ROAD.

SO RIGHT NOW THE DIRECTION THAT IS GIVEN TO ME IS ONLY THE LOTS AND GARAGES ALONG WASHINGTON COLLINS BETWEEN FIFTH AND 15TH. I THINK WE SHOULD WE SHOULD CONSIDER, AS COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ MENTIONED, REOPENING THE GARAGES ON LINCOLN ROAD AND THE ALREADY CONTEMPLATED IN THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS PASSED.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CLEAR THAT YOU HAVE CLEAR, DIRECT. I DON'T WANT YOU TO LEAVE WITH UNAMBIGUOUS DIRECTION.

I APPRECIATE THAT. VERY AMBIGUOUS AND 41ST STREET.

UNAMBIGUOUS. SUNSET HARBOR AND 41ST STREET ARE BOTH OFF THE TABLE.

ALL RIGHT, SO R7 BE MOVED AS AMENDED. AND THE CAN WE GO THROUGH.

CAN WE GO THROUGH THE AMENDMENTS AGAIN? SURE.

I, I HAVE SOME I HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT IT.

THE AMENDMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO EFFECTUATE ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT ARE GIVING ME THE FLEXIBILITY TO EXTEND THE BEACH CLOSURES BEYOND 6 P.M..

THEY ARE GIVING ME THE FLEXIBILITY TO OPEN AND OPERATE LOTS AND GARAGES AT HIGH IMPACT PARKING RATES, UP TO $100 WITHIN THE ART DECO DISTRICT.

SO LET ME, LET ME LET ME STEP IN RIGHT THERE.

SO RIGHT NOW AS WE'RE SITTING HERE, YOU HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY.

DO WE KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO. DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO. SO I CAN TELL YOU THAT MY INTENTION RIGHT NOW IS TO START AT $40 AND GO UP FROM THERE, BASED ON WHAT THE RESULTS ARE AND HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE SHOWING UP.

YOU KNOW, MY CONCERN, I MEAN, THIS IS THIS IS THE PRACTICALITIES OF HOW OUR CITY GOVERNMENT RUNS WHEN YOU HAVE FLEXIBILITY AND YOU HAVE SEVEN OF US. AND WHEN THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN REAL TIME, I MEAN, THINK ABOUT THIS.

THIS IS LIKE, THIS IS LIKE THE NFL. THINGS ARE COMING AT YOU FAST AND STRONG AND YOU BETTER MAKE QUICK DECISIONS.

BUT YOU GOT SEVEN OF US AND WE GOT A LOT OF PRESSURE.

WE GOT BUSINESSES TELLING US, HEY, YOU NEED TO OPEN THIS.

YOU GOT RESIDENTS SAYING, I DON'T FEEL SAFE AND IT'S COMING OUT, AND THEN WE'RE THROWING IT AT YOU TO TRY TO TAKE ALL OF WHAT WE'RE SAYING IN REAL TIME.

OF COURSE, WHILE THEN DIRECTING OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS. I JUST HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT.

AND IT'S NOT YOU, PER SE. IT'S JUST THESE ARE REAL TIME DECISIONS.

AND I THINK ONE OF THE SUCCESSES WE MADE WAS NOT HAVING ALL THAT FLEXIBILITY.

IT WAS SAYING, THIS IS WHAT WE THINK IS APPROPRIATE AND IMPLEMENTED IT.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID? YOU DID IT TO PERFECTION IN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, DID IT TO PERFECTION.

I JUST I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HAVING ALL THIS FLEXIBILITY BECAUSE WHEN THINGS COME FAST, WHEN YOU GET SORT OF THAT FAMOUS LINE FROM MIKE TYSON, WHEN YOU GET PUNCHED IN THE FACE, THINGS GO AWRY.

MR.. MR. MAYOR. YEAH, I GOT YOU. I THINK WE NEED TO TRUST OUR WHEN IT COMES TO THIS.

I FEEL WE NEED TO TRUST OUR CITY MANAGER. WE NEED TO TRUST OUR CHIEF OF POLICE, WHO HAVE DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB MANAGING THIS.

THERE'S THINGS THAT SOME THINGS I'M. I MAY NOT, MAY NOT LIKE ON CERTAIN ISSUES, WHICH I'M VERY CLEAR TO YOU ABOUT.

ERIC. THIS IS NOT ONE OF THEM. AND I BELIEVE THAT THOSE EMERGENCY STYLE RESTRICTIONS THAT WE ADOPTED WERE NEVER MEANT TO BE PERMANENT POLICIES. WE CAN'T SAY WE'RE HAVING A SUCCESSFUL MONTH OF MARCH ONLY BASED ON SAFETY.

WE NEED TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL MONTH OF MARCH BASED ON SAFETY AND PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO ENJOY OUR CITY AND BEING ABLE TO CONDUCT BUSINESS IN A

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IN, IN A IN A PROPER WAY IN OUR CITY. SO I DON'T I, I FEEL COMFORTABLE GIVING ERIC THIS, THIS FLEXIBILITY BECAUSE THE PROMISE OF THE BUSINESSES WAS A NUMBER OF YEARS AT LEAST, MY COMMITMENT TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO WAS THANK YOU FOR COMING FORWARD WITH THESE RECOMMENDATIONS, BECAUSE A LOT OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS CAME FROM THEM, AS YOU MENTIONED. MR.. MR. MAYOR BUT IT WAS WITH A COMMITMENT THAT IT WOULDN'T BE PERMANENT, THAT IT WOULDN'T BE PERMANENT, THAT ONCE WE STARTED TURNING THE PAGE THAT WE, YOU KNOW, STARTED RECONSIDERING, YOU KNOW, ISSUES RELATING TO, YOU KNOW, BLANKET CLOSURES OF ENTIRE STREETS, BLANKET CLOSURES OF PARKING, BLANKET PROPOSALS ABOUT CURFEWS THE BARRICADE GRIDS AND THE AUTOMATIC SHUTDOWNS OF CERTAIN AREAS OF OUR CITY, LIKE THE BEACHES AND ALL THAT. THOSE WERE CRISIS TOOLS, AND THEY BELONG IN THE TOOLBOX.

THEY ABSOLUTELY BELONG IN THE TOOLBOX. BUT THIS IS WHY WE DELEGATE TO YOU THE TRUST TO BE OUR CITY MANAGER, TO MAKE EMERGENCY DECISIONS AS MAY BE NEEDED.

CLOSURE OF SIDEWALK CAFES. CLOSURES OF THE BEACH.

CLOSURE OF OF GARAGES MOVING UP. LPR CURFEW IF NECESSARY.

THIS IS WHAT WE TRUST YOU FOR. AND WE'RE GIVING HIM THE TOOLS.

YOU KNOW, HE CAN IMPLEMENT THESE THESE TOOLS WITHOUT MAKING IT THE BLANKET POLICY.

LET ME ASK THIS QUESTION. ACTUALLY, IF YOU MIND COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, I'M GONNA ASK YOU A QUESTION, BECAUSE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, I HAD WORKED ON A PLAN.

AND COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, YOU AND I HAD CO-PRIME SORT OF THE OUTLINE OF WHAT WE IMPLEMENTED.

AND COMMISSIONER SUAREZ YOU CAME UP WITH THE IDEA ABOUT THE PARKING? IF THAT'S MY RECOLLECTION, AT LEAST. WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHTS ON SORT OF ROLLING THAT BACK AT THIS POINT? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'M NOT A PUBLIC SAFETY EXPERT.

I'M JUST A REGULAR GUY WHO LIVES IN MIAMI BEACH.

I THINK I HAVE TO TAKE THE ADVICE FROM THE CHIEF AND THE CITY MANAGER.

AND IF THEY FEEL LIKE THEY NEED THE FLEXIBILITY FOR US TO MOVE THE PARKING RATES UP TO $100 AT THIS POINT. I MEAN, WHO AM I TO ARGUE THAT? I THINK I THINK THERE'S BEEN CERTAINLY A LARGE SENTIMENT FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT WE WANT TO, YOU KNOW, OPEN UP MIAMI BEACH. AND THAT'S WHY I SIMPLY ASKED OUR CITY MANAGER, DO YOU THINK THE MEASURES IN PLACE ARE GOING TO PROTECT US AND KEEP US SAFE FOR THE SPRING BREAK? AND HE JUST SAID, YES. I YOU KNOW, I, I THINK IT'S WE HAVE GOOD DIALOG, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, REALLY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT PROFESSIONALS, WE'RE JUST LAYPEOPLE.

AND, YOU KNOW, ERIC AND AND THE CHIEF ARE EXPERIENCED GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

AND IF THEY FEEL LIKE THIS IS GOING TO KEEP US SAFE.

YOU KNOW, WHO AM I TO ARGUE WITH THAT? SO, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS.

I THINK WE'VE DONE A VERY SUCCESSFUL JOB TRANSITIONING MARCH FROM A PARTY ALL YOU CAN. DAY AND NIGHT FOR SPRING BREAK TO NOW A FITNESS DESTINATION.

WE HAVE HIGH ROCKS COMING. ATHLETICS WATER PALOOZA.

WE HAVE BLUE ZONES COMING. IT'S IT'S GOING TO BE COMPLETELY TRANSFORMED.

AND IT'S, IN MY OPINION, I THINK IT'S OKAY TO SORT OF TAKE A PIVOT AND START TO CHANGE THE SORT OF DYNAMIC OF, OF, OF OUR MARCH. AND LIKE I SAID, IF THE, IF, IF OUR, THE PEOPLE THAT WE HIRE TO TELL US WHAT'S BEST AS FAR AS PUBLIC SAFETY AND EVENT PLANNING. THINK THAT THIS IS APPROPRIATE.

I'M OKAY WITH THAT. MR. MAYOR, JUST A FOLLOW UP ON THAT.

COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, I ASKED. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE CHIEF, BUT JUST TO FOLLOW UP, YOU KNOW, AND I AND I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER SUAREZ RESPONSE BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN SO CONSISTENT.

YOUR FIRST DISCUSSION ON THIS DAIS OUR FIRST SPRING BREAK DISCUSSION A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, YOU ASKED THE SAME EXACT QUESTION OF THE CITY MANAGER.

THEN THE FOLLOWING YEAR, YOU ASKED THE SAME EXACT QUESTION OF THE CITY MANAGER.

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KEEP OUR CITY SAFE? AND. AND YOU SUPPORTED THAT? AND SO I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT YOUR CONSISTENCY IN TRUSTING WE SPEAK A LOT.

ACTUALLY, A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE COMPLEMENT OUR POLICE, WE SPEAK ABOUT POLICE DISCRETION.

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WE TRUST POLICE WITH DISCRETION. AND I AND I TRUST CHIEF JONES WITH THE WITH THAT LEVEL OF POLICE DISCRETION THAT A CHIEF SHOULD BE TRUSTED WITH.

I'LL ADD, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, THAT PREDATING COMMISSIONER SUAREZ.

I THINK EVERY BECAUSE I'VE BEEN ON THIS DAIS NOW SIX YEARS FIRST AS COMMISSIONER MAYOR, WHICH I THINK I NOTED, I THINK I'M THE LONGEST STANDING MEMBER, WHICH IS HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT I THINK EVERY YEAR SOMEBODY ASKED OUR CITY MANAGER AT THE TIME AND OUR POLICE CHIEF AT THE TIME, ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THESE MEASURES? YES.

AND OBVIOUSLY IT DIDN'T GO WELL. SO I'M SURE THAT'S THE BUT BUT I HEAR YOUR POINT, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.

I'LL ASK YOU THE SAME QUESTION, I GUESS COMMISSIONER SUAREZ ASKED. THE CITY MANAGER IS.

AND PLEASE TELL US, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU'RE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THESE ROLLBACKS? IS THIS SOMETHING, A TOOL THAT YOU THINK YOU NEED TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN OUR CITY? THANKS. EXCELLENT QUESTION. AND I'LL ADD THE SAFETY OF THE OFFICERS AS WELL.

CERTAINLY. THANKS FOR ASKING THE QUESTION. MR. MAYOR, THE ANSWER IS NO. I'M NOT UNCOMFORTABLE WITH IT.

IN FACT, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO. THIS IS YOUR SPRING BREAK.

FOR THIS REAL REASON THE ACTIVATION OF THE SPORTING EVENTS THAT'S HAPPENING.

ONE OF THE THINGS IN POLICE WORK. POSITIVE ACTIVATION OF SPACE ACTUALLY REDUCES CRIME.

CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF THAT IS THE WE JUST WENT THROUGH THE THE FOOTBALL GAME, RIGHT? A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE CITY, TENS OF THOUSANDS MORE PEOPLE THAN USUAL.

OUR CRIME NUMBERS WENT DOWN. I ANTICIPATE AND EXPECT CRIME NUMBERS TO GO DOWN THIS MARCH BECAUSE OF THE ACTIVATIONS WE'RE HAVING.

SO VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THE FLEXIBILITY BEING GIVEN TO THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE DECISIONS IN REAL TIME, AND WE HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES IN PLACE ON THE GROUND.

NOT ONLY THE POLICE OFFICER WILL BE WORKING ALPHA BRAVO ON THE TWO HIGHEST WEEKENDS, BUT ALSO ALL THE SUPPORT WE'RE GETTING FROM OUTSIDE AGENCIES COMING HERE TO HELP US AS THEY HAVE IN THE PAST. SO WE HAVE RESOURCES TO MAKE THE PIVOT IN REAL TIME IF WE SO HAVE TO.

THANK YOU. WHO ASKS TO SPEAK? COMMISSIONER. MATEO- SALINAS.

SO I ANTICIPATE THAT MARCH IS GOING TO BE A GREAT MONTH BECAUSE OF THESE ACTIVATIONS THAT WE HAVE, THE SPORTING EVENTS AND FUTURE PROOF, GREAT CONFERENCES.

AND I THINK THAT THE THING THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT RELEASING, RELAXING SOME OF THE MEASURES IS THAT THE BEACH IS DIFFERENT NOW.

PEOPLE DON'T PARTY ON THE BEACH AFTER THE CALVIN HARRIS CONCERT, EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY LEFT, EVERYBODY LEFT. THEY HOPPED IN THEIR CARS AND THEY WENT TO WYNWOOD. SO I THINK WE'VE GROWN UP A BIT, AND IN LARGE PART I CREDIT THAT TO OUR MARKETING CAMPAIGN.

WE ARE LEANING INTO THE WELLNESS ACTIVATIONS.

WE ARE LEANING INTO BEING LESS OF A PARTY CITY.

PEOPLE AREN'T DRINKING ANYMORE. YOUNG PEOPLE, OLD PEOPLE. SOME BLAME OZEMPIC WHO KNOWS WHY, BUT PEOPLE DON'T DRINK LIKE THEY USED TO. ALCOHOL SALES ARE DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, SO I'M COMFORTABLE RELAXING THESE MEASURES BECAUSE I DON'T ANTICIPATE HAVING PARTIES AND DRINKING IN CARS AND STREETS TO THE LEVEL THAT WE HAD IT FOR THREE, FOUR YEARS AGO.

BECAUSE PARTIES HAVE CHANGED, HABITS HAVE CHANGED.

MIAMI BEACH HAS CHANGED. AND AGAIN, MELISSA AND GMTV, GREAT JOB ON THE MARKETING CAMPAIGNS THAT WE'VE DONE.

WE HAVE MADE IT LOUD AND CLEAR TO ANYONE THAT WANTS TO COME HERE.

THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE ABOUT ANYMORE. WE ARE VERY MUCH HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND I WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THESE EVENTS AND I DO CHALLENGE MY COLLEAGUES.

IF YOU WANT TO TAKE ME UP ON THAT OFFER, I THINK WE SHOULD ALL PARTICIPATE IN THESE EVENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING.

AND I REALLY FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH ALL THESE MEASURES BECAUSE WE'VE DONE IT CORRECTLY SO MANY YEARS NOW.

AND IF I MAY, MELISSA, CAN CAN WE RUN THE NEW CAMPAIGN THAT JUST LAUNCHED YESTERDAY? IS THAT OKAY? I'D LOVE TO WATCH THAT AGAIN. OKAY. AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHY I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THESE MEASURES.

BECAUSE I JUST. WE'RE DIFFERENT NOW. WE'RE DIFFERENT.

EVERYTHING IS DIFFERENT ABOUT SPRING BREAK NOW, AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT? WHAT THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BRING.

ALL RIGHT. SO GOOD MORNING. WELL PJ SET UP WE OBVIOUSLY HAD A VERY PUBLIC BREAKUP TWO YEARS AGO.

GAVE A REALITY CHECK. AND THIS YEAR WE'RE REALLY FLEXING ABOUT BEING THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CAPITAL, SO I HOPE WHAT'S THAT? WHAT YOU DID THERE? YES.

THANK YOU. SO WITH THAT, HOPEFULLY, PJ, IT'S READY TO GO.

MARCH MIAMI BEACH WILL CONTINUE. IT'S BEACH RESTRICTIONS, DUI CHECKPOINTS AND PARKING LIMITATIONS.

IN OTHER NEWS, A MAN HAS WOKEN UP AFTER TEN YEARS.

THE FIRST THING HE WANTS TO DO WITH HIS NEW LEASE ON LIFE.

PARTY LIKE IT'S 2016.

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EXCUSE ME, SIR, THERE'S NO DRINKING IN PUBLIC.

GREEN JUICE. GREEN JUICE. OH, GOOD. HE'S BREATHING.

WHY DON'T YOU COME PLAY WITH US? COME ON. LET'S GO.

I COULD LAY HERE FOR ANOTHER TEN YEARS.

GREAT JOB, MELISSA AND TEAM AND EVERYONE THAT BROUGHT THAT TOGETHER.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALSO FOR HAVING OUR ACTUAL MIAMI BEACH POLICE OFFICERS IN THAT VIDEO.

THAT THEY WEREN'T ACTORS. THEY WERE REAL, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

SO AND ALSO RAVEN, THAT WAS SHOUT OUT RAVEN FOR BEING IN THAT THAT WAS THAT WAS GREAT.

AND I BELIEVE I UNDERSTOOD THAT THE RUN CLUB, THE MIAMI BEACH RUN CLUB WERE THE RUNNERS THAT RUN PAST THE GUY.

SO, SO GREAT JOB. I MEAN, IT JUST REALLY WAS WE'RE WE'RE CHANGING.

WE'RE GROWING UP, AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE IN A GOOD SPOT THIS YEAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

SO WE HAD A MR. MAYOR. WE HAD A MOTION AS AMENDED.

MR. MANAGER, I TRUST YOU WITH THE EXECUTION OF SPRING BREAK.

I TRUST THE CHIEF. IT'S. SOMETHING GOES WRONG.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE HERE TO BACK YOU. AND, IN FACT, I.

I TRUST YOU AND THE CHIEF SO MUCH. I'LL PUT MY NAME AS A CO-SPONSOR OF R7 V OF YOUR PROGRAM, BECAUSE WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. IF THINGS GO WELL, WE'RE ALL TOGETHER.

IF SOMETHING HAPPENS BECAUSE IT'S A DANGEROUS SOCIETY OUT THERE, BECAUSE THE STATE CHANGED LAWS THAT ALLOW PEOPLE TO BRING IN WEAPONS PRETTY MUCH ANYWHERE WHERE WE'RE HERE TO BACK YOU. BUT WE ALSO NEED TO BACK OUR COMMUNITY, OUR BUSINESSES AND THOSE WHO WANT TO ENJOY AND PROSPER IN OUR CITY.

SO I MOVE THE ITEM, AS AMENDED. I, I PROMISE MITCH NOVICK, HE'S BEEN ASKING TO SAY SOMETHING.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MITCH NOVAK, SHERBROOKE HOTEL, NINTH IN COLLINS, WHICH IS NO LONGER A HOT SPOT.

I AM NOT IN SUPPORT OF BARRICADES OR ANY THE GREENE BOLLARDS OR ANYTHING THAT IMPEDES TRAFFIC IN OUR URBAN URBAN TRAFFIC GRID, ESPECIALLY ALONG OCEAN DRIVE.

THE BARRICADES SHOULD JUST BE AT THE FLAMINGO PARK ENTRANCES ON THE WEST SIDE OF WASHINGTON AVENUE.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. OKAY. I BELIEVE WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

YES, SIR. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, AS AMENDED, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. LET'S CALL THE VOTE.

YES, SIR. ALL IN FAVOR OF OUR SEVEN, AS AMENDED, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? THE ITEM IS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO.

AND WE'RE LISTENING. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ AS A SPONSOR.

OKAY. THANK YOU EVERYONE. GOOD. GOOD DISCUSSION.

OUR FIVE A YES, SIR. R5 A IS AN ORDER OF THE MAYOR CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA.

[R5 A 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.]

AMENDING CHAPTER TWO OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION BY AMENDING ARTICLE THREE ENTITLED AGENCIES, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES BY AMENDING DIVISION ONE ENTITLED GENERALLY BY AMENDING SECTION TWO, DASH 22 THEREOF, ENTITLED GENERAL GENERAL REQUIREMENTS TO AMEND THE TERM LIMIT PROVISION APPLICABLE TO MEMBERS OF CITY AGENCIES, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES, AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE.

I MOVE MY ITEM SECOND. IS A PUBLIC HEARING. MAY I ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK? I SEE NONE, NONE IN ZOOM. OH, WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND. CALL THE VOTE. COMMISSIONER BHATT.

THIS IS AN R5A. YES. COMMISSIONER. MAGAZINE. YES.

COMMISSIONER. FERNANDEZ. YES. COMMISSIONER. DOMINGUEZ.

YES. VICE MAYOR MATEO- SALINAS. YES. COMMISSIONER.

SUAREZ. MAYOR. MINOR. YES. MOTION CARRIES THE ITEM IS APPROVED.

THAT WAS R5A OOPS. I'D LIKE. WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE WITH US OUR TAX COLLECTOR DARIEL FERNANDEZ WITH US

[C7 AW A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING AND ADOPTING THE RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS URGING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL MEASURES RELATED TO OVERSIGHT AND REGULATION OF COMMERCE IN AND WITH CUBA, INCLUDING THE SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN AUTHORIZATIONS AND LICENSES, AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO COORDINATE WITH THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR TO HELP ENSURE THAT ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS GOVERNING BUSINESS TAX RECEIPTS AND RELATED COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS ARE PROPERLY FOLLOWED AND ENFORCED BY, AT A MINIMUM, REQUESTING FROM THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR A MONTHLY REPORT OF VERIFIED INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, OR ENTITIES IMPROPERLY ENGAGED IN BUSINESS WITH CUBA AND TO REPORT QUARTERLY VIA LETTER TO COMMISSION (“LTC”) ON CITY ENFORCEMENT OF LOCAL BUSINESS TAX REQUIREMENTS FOR BUSINESSES UNLAWFULLY TRANSACTING BUSINESS WITH CUBA OR PERSONS AFFILIATED WITH THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT.]

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TODAY. I GIVE YOU A NICE SHOUT OUT LAST NIGHT AT THE STATE OF THE CITY.

THANKS FOR JOINING AS WELL. AND YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT FRIEND TO MIAMI BEACH AND A GREAT PARTNER.

AND I KNOW YOU HAVE SOME UPDATES, SO THANKS FOR BEING WITH US.

YES. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH ALL OF YOU TODAY TO THIS MORNING.

MY NAME IS DANIEL FERNANDEZ. I'M THE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR.

I'M HERE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF IRON C7, A W SPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER ALEX FERNANDEZ.

THIS ITEM CREATE MORE COORDINATION RELATED TO COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL CUBAN SANCTIONS, AND REINFORCE THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER AUTHORIZATION FOR BUSINESSES OPERATING UNDER THE FEDERAL SANCTIONS PROGRAMS FOR MORE THAN 65 YEARS, THE CUBAN COMMUNIST AND SOCIALIST DICTATORSHIP HAS APPROACHED THE PEOPLE OF CUBA, EXPORTED REPRESSION AND CONTINUE OPERATING WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND SPECIAL AGREEMENTS FROM OTHER NATIONS.

NO COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS THAT REALITY BETTER THAN OURS, AND THAT IS WHY SANCTIONS, ENFORCEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES.

I WANT TO THANK YOU. I THANK COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ AND THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH COMMISSION FOR CONSIDERING THIS ITEM.

MY OFFICE REMAINS READY TO SUPPORT LAWFUL COMPLIANCE AND SERVE THE PUBLIC WITH PROFESSIONALISM.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

GOD BLESS MIAMI DADE COUNTY. GOD BLESS MIAMI BEACH AND GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

I HAVE ANOTHER GOOD NEWS FOR ALL OF YOU. AND JUST THREE WEEKS.

I KNOW THAT IS THE GOOD NEWS THAT ALL OF YOU ARE WAITING FOR.

SO IN THREE WEEKS AND MARCH 5TH AT FIFTH WE'RE GOING TO OPENING THE NEW OFFICE OF THE TAX COLLECTOR FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER HERE IN MIAMI BEACH. SO ALL OF YOU ALL INVITED TO COME AND CELEBRATE THIS IMPORTANT MILESTONE WITH YOU KNOW, WITH THE OFFICE OF TAX COLLECTOR, OF COURSE, WITH MIAMI BEACH.

WHY DON'T YOU EXPLAIN TO ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS WHAT WHAT THAT MEANS? WHAT SERVICES ARE YOU GOING TO PROVIDE? SO FIRST, I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO TO THE CITY MANAGER.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER ALEX FERNANDO. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR SUPPORTING THIS.

I THINK FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE PEOPLE OF MIAMI BEACH WANTED TO HAVE THEIR OWN OFFICE.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR ALL THEM THAT NOW YOU DON'T NEED TO GO INTO DOWNTOWN MIAMI TO DO TO OPEN YOUR BUSINESS.

NOW YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME INTO OUR OFFICE.

YOU KNOW, APPLY FOR THE LOCAL BUSINESS TAX. ALSO, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RENEW YOUR CAR REGISTRATION, RENEW YOUR ID, GETTING A NEW DRIVER'S LICENSE IN MIAMI BEACH IF YOU NEED TO HAVE ANY LICENSE LIKE A, YOU KNOW, FISHING AND HUNTING LICENSE. IF YOU NEED TO PAY YOUR PROPERTY TAXES, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION, IF YOU NEED HELP WITH YOUR PROPERTY TAXES, WE'RE GOING TO BE THERE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LIKE A 13, 14 WINDOWS.

OUR AMAZING THING IS YOU KNOW, WAITING FOR FOR THAT DAY AND READY TO, TO SERVE THE PEOPLE.

MIAMI BEACH. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, THANK YOU.

AND I JUST WANT TO GO BACK TO THE RESOLUTION.

THAT'S THAT'S BEFORE US SUPPORTING YOUR INITIATIVE, MR. TAX COLLECTOR SUPPORTING THE COUNTY'S RESOLUTION, SPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER NATALIE ORBIS LEON.

CALLING FOR STRONGER OVERSIGHT OF THE REGULATIONS OF COMMERCE WITH COMMUNIST CUBA AND DIRECTING FOR BETTER COORDINATION AND ENFORCEMENT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, BECAUSE WE ARE THE COMMUNITY WITH THE LARGEST CUBAN EXILE COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED STATES.

AND FOR MANY FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING MY OWN, YOUR FAMILY, THE FAMILY OF SO MANY OF OUR OF OUR COLLEAGUES HERE, COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, WHOSE FAMILY ARE EXILES TO FAMILIES OF SO MANY WHO HAVE PLACED THEIR TRUST ON US.

THE REALITY OF THE COMMUNIST CUBAN REGIME IS TIED TO EXILE.

YES, IT'S TIED TO LOSS OF FREEDOM, LOSS OF PROPERTY, LOSS OF RIGHTS, THE DENIAL OF DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS, THE LOSS OF FREE AND OPEN ELECTIONS, THE ARREST OF, OF OF OF OPPONENTS OF, OF THE GOVERNMENT, THE EXECUTION, THE MURDEROUS EXECUTION OF PEOPLE THAT THAT THAT THEY DISAGREE WITH.

AND THAT'S WHY THIS, THIS INITIATIVE THAT YALE FERNANDES THAT YOU HAVE PUT FORWARD IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S GROUNDED ON SOMETHING VERY BASIC.

IT'S COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING LAW AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.

AT THE STATE LEVEL AT THE COUNTY LEVEL, THERE ARE ALREADY LAWS AND SANCTIONS GOVERNING TRANSACTIONS AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES INVOLVING, INVOLVING CUBA AND AND OTHER SANCTIONED FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.

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IT'S NOT JUST CUBA. THERE'S OTHER SANCTIONS GOVERNMENTS AND OUR HERE OUR ROLE HERE WE'RE NOT CREATING FOREIGN POLICY.

WHAT WE'RE DOING IS ENSURING THAT WE'RE LAWS ALREADY EXIST, THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY BEING FOLLOWED AND SUPPORTING YOUR EFFORTS.

AND WHEN YOU IDENTIFY A BUSINESS THAT IS ENGAGING ILLEGALLY WITH A ENEMY OF THIS COUNTRY, LIKE CUBA, IS THAT WE GO AFTER THEIR OPERATIONS AND THAT WE SHUT THEM DOWN AND THAT WE TELL THEM THAT THEY HAVE NO PLACE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

FOLLOW THE LAW. SUPPORT DEMOCRACY. RUN YOUR BUSINESS, BUT FOLLOW THE LAWS OF THIS COUNTRY.

AND LET'S NOT BE SUPPORTING REGIMES THAT HAVE DESTROYED FAMILIES, KILLED PEOPLE AND AND ARRESTED, ARRESTED AND IMPRISONED THEIR OPPONENTS. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.

THANK YOU, ALL OF YOU, FOR ALWAYS PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST IN MIAMI DADE COUNTY AND HERE IN MIAMI BEACH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. THANK YOU. DARIEL O COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. MR..

TAX COLLECTOR. SOUNDS LIKE A NICKNAME, BUT IT'S YOUR COMMITMENT NOT JUST TO MIAMI BEACH, BUT I FOLLOW YOU CLOSELY.

TO THE COUNTY IS JUST INCREDIBLE. YOU SEEM TO BE EVERYWHERE.

AT ALL TIMES. AT ALL PLACES. SO I'M FAMILIAR.

YOU'VE DONE A SIMILAR INITIATIVE AROUND THE COUNTY.

I THANK YOU FOR THAT, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. THANK YOU FOR MAKING SURE THAT THIS IS FRONT AND CENTER IN MIAMI BEACH.

I'D LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR TO THIS MY DAUGHTER'S MOTHER GREW UP IN A COMMUNIST REGIME IN POLAND, AND SHE WAS A YOUNG GIRL. AND SHE SAW HER FATHER KIDNAPED OUT OF THEIR HOME, NEVER TO RETURN.

SO THIS HITS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY FAMILY. AND WHILE POLAND IS TURNED THE CORNER, I COULDN'T IMAGINE HAVING THAT TIE TO MY FAMILY IF THEY WERE STILL LIVING IN A REGIME LIKE IT WAS THE MID 1980S. SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

THIS IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE PEOPLE THAT DESERVE FREEDOM AND NEED IT.

AND THANK YOU FOR COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ FOR THE LEADERSHIP HERE.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'D BE REMISS NOT TO THANK ALL OF YOU ALSO FOR ON CONSENT APPROVING OUR OUR RESOLUTION, EXPRESSING HOPE FOR THE PEACEFUL TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA.

AMEN. AMEN. IN VENEZUELA, WHERE THEY FINALLY HAVE CAPTURED AND ARRESTED YET ANOTHER MURDEROUS DICTATOR WHO REPRESSED RIGHTS WHO EXECUTED PEOPLE. AND IT'S SO TIED ALSO TO WHAT'S GOING ON IN CUBA.

SO I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR STANDING IN UNITY WITH OUR VENEZUELAN COMMUNITY, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT UNITES ALL OF THIS IS OPPRESSION. YES, PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN OPPRESSED BY THEIR GOVERNMENT AND WE'RE STANDING IN UNITY WITH THEM.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THESE TWO ITEMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

COME ANY TIME. DANIEL. GOOD. AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MARCH 5TH.

YES, YES. I'M SURE THAT WAS INTENTIONAL. YES.

YOU THINK OF EVERYTHING. OUR FIVE D. R5D IS A TEMPORARY.

[R5 D 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.]

IT'S AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION. THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. SUBPART B, ENTITLED LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS BY AMENDING CHAPTER TWO THEREOF ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES, ARTICLE FIVE, ENTITLED REZONING AND DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL.

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 THE DESIGNATED COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS, AND PROVIDE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND ENFORCEMENT AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION.

REPEALERS SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

RFD IS THE SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING. IT IS REQUIRES 5/7 VOTE.

THAT'S R5D COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ AND CO-SPONSOR BY COMMISSIONER BOTT.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THIS IS A PROPOSAL THAT ESTABLISHES A PILOT PROGRAM INTENDED TO INCENTIVIZE THE REACTIVATION OF VACANT STOREFRONTS. WHEN WE SPEAK TO PEOPLE THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, OUR RESIDENTS SPEAK SO NOSTALGICALLY ABOUT THE OLD MIAMI BEACH THAT WHERE THEY OFTEN RECALL LIVE MUSIC, PLACES WHERE THEY COULD GO HAVE DINNER, HAVE COFFEE, HAVE BRUNCH, LISTEN TO SOME LIVE MUSIC. AND ACTUALLY, IN FACT WHEN I, WHEN I TALKED TO A LOT OF RESIDENTS, THEY THINK OF PLACES LIKE VAN DIKE'S, OKAY. AND BELOVED ESTABLISHMENT LIKE THAT, THAT PEOPLE REMINISCE ABOUT EVENTS, WANTED TO COME BACK TO OUR CITY TODAY. IT WOULDN'T BE ABLE IT WOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO OPEN AS OF.

RIGHT. IN, IN OUR CITY BECAUSE OUR ZONING CODE, OUR LAWS DON'T ALLOW IT.

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AND, AND AND SO THAT BECAME CLEAR THAT WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING.

WE NEED TO CORRECT WE NEED TO CORRECT TO BE THE COMMUNITY THAT OUR RESIDENTS WANT US TO BE A COMMUNITY WE'RE NOT ONLY THEY CAN GO OUT AND DINE, BUT HAVE FUN, HAVE BRING BACK JOY TO SOME OF THESE CORRIDORS SO THAT OUR FAMILIES AND OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR VISITORS CAN ENJOY THEM.

IT THIS ESTABLISHES A A TEMPORARY PERIOD UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST.

DURING DURING WHICH BUSINESSES CAN APPLY TO THE ADMINISTRATION TO HAVE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT IN AREAS LIKE LINCOLN ROAD FROM FROM COLLINS TO, TO ALTON ROAD OR OTHER AREAS OF OUR CITY LIKE WASHINGTON AVENUE, WHERE WE SEE HIGH AMOUNTS OF OF VACANCY WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE CONDITIONAL USE PROCESS.

IT HAS AN EXPIRATION DATE. IF THERE ARE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, WE WE DON'T HAVE TO EXTEND IT.

BUT IF WE SEE SUCCESS, WE CAN ALWAYS EXTEND THE THE DURATION OF THE ORDINANCE.

MISTER DIRECTOR, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD THAT MIGHT BE PERTINENT. NO.

COMMISSIONER. YOU COVERED EVERYTHING. WITH THAT, I MOVE THE ITEM.

TOM, CAN YOU GO THROUGH? SO I FOLLOWED THE PLANNING BOARD MEETING FROM AFAR.

I WAS IN AND OUT AND THEY HAD SOME THINGS. SO CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT THIS INCLUDES AND WHAT THIS COVERS? SURE. IT BASICALLY, AS COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ INDICATED, IT CREATES A TEMPORARY SET OF REGULATIONS THROUGH THE END OF THIS YEAR, WHICH COULD BE EXTENDED BY THE COMMISSION THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENTS, RESTAURANTS THAT HAVE INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT TO FOREGO, HAVING TO GET CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL FOR INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT.

THERE ARE SOME GUARDRAILS TO MAKE SURE THAT ESTABLISHMENTS THAT ARE TOO BIG WOULD STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, BUT WITHIN THESE IDENTIFIED AREAS OF THE CITY.

WASHINGTON AVENUE, LINCOLN ROAD COLLINS AVENUE, 71ST STREET AND 41ST STREET, THEY WOULD BE ALLOWED TO SIMPLY COME IN FOR THEIR Q AND BETA WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE LENGTHY CERTIFICATE OF USE PERMIT PROCESS.

I LOVE THIS. I WANT TO BE ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR.

I HAVEN'T DONE MY HOMEWORK WITH STAFF ABOUT SOME OF THIS.

IS THERE? AND IF IT'S. NO, IT'S. NO. WOULD YOU BE IN ANY WAY AMENABLE TO HEARING THIS IN TWO WEEKS AT THE FEBRUARY.

AND I'M GOING TO BE TOTALLY SUPPORTIVE. I WANT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE NUANCES.

OR IF, TOM, IF YOU'D BE ABLE TO JUST GO A BIT MORE IN DEPTH.

MAYBE I CAN GET COMFORTABLE HERE. BASICALLY, I'LL, I'LL BASICALLY GO THROUGH THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.

THIS WOULD APPLY TO BUSINESSES WITHIN AN EXISTING BUILDING WHICH HAS A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY THAT WAS ISSUED BEFORE JANUARY 1ST OF 2025. AND THE REASON WE HAVE THIS IS BECAUSE WHAT WE DON'T WANT IS SOMEBODY THAT HAS AN EXISTING CUP TO VACATE THAT CUP AND THEN TRY TO COME IN.

SO THERE'S A SAFEGUARD THERE. AND THEY IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO MEET THAT THE THERE WOULD BE NO OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT AND NO ADULT ENTERTAINMENT. SO THIS WOULD NOT APPLY TO OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT OR ADULT ENTERTAINMENT OR ROOFTOP OR ROOFTOP.

IT WOULD NOT APPLY TO ANY OPEN AIR OR ROOFTOP FACILITY.

THE MAXIMUM OCCUPANCY COULD NOT EXCEED 750 PERSONS.

SO AS I SAID BEFORE, THIS IS NOT INTENDED TO BE FOR VERY LARGE VENUES, BUT FOR THOSE THAT ARE SMALLER TO MORE MODERATE.

SO BASICALLY, RIGHT NOW, IF YOUR RESTAURANT WITHOUT ENTERTAINMENT HAS AN OCCUPANCY OF, SAY, 350 OR 400, YOU HAVE TO GO GET A CUP UNDER THIS, YOU WOULD NOT HAVE TO GET A CUP.

YOU COULD OPEN UP, BUT THAT OCCUPANCY COULD NOT EXCEED 750 PERSONS.

THIS WOULD GIVE YOU SOME FLEXIBILITY, BUT NOT OVER 750 PERSONS SO IT WOULDN'T BE THE BIGGER.

AND TO ADD CLARITY, IF I MAY COMMISSIONER IF YOU IF YOU YIELD.

MR. DIRECTOR, WHAT SAFEGUARDS DO WE HAVE IN THE EVENT SOMEONE ABUSES THIS? LET'S SAY THEY GO IN, THEY GET AN ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL TO HAVE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT.

WILL WE HAVE THE ABILITY OR THE ADMINISTRATION HAVE THE ABILITY TO REVOKE THAT PRIVILEGE AND THEN SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO GO THEN THROUGH THE CONDITIONAL USE PROCESS, THERE'S A PROVISION WE ALREADY HAVE A PROVISION IN THE CODE IN SECTIONS 102, 381 THROUGH 102385 THAT GIVE THE ADMINISTRATION THE AUTHORITY TO REVOKE A BETA BASED UPON THAT CRITERIA.

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AND SO THAT WOULD APPLY HERE. SO, SO AND AND I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM WITH OUR CHIEF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY AND I LOVE THAT TITLE, BECAUSE WHEN I SAY CHIEF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY USUALLY GIVES THEM ENOUGH TIME TO WALK FROM THEIR SEAT TO THE PODIUM.

WITH THE ADOPTION OF OF THIS ORDINANCE. IF SOMEONE IS FOUND TO BE A NUISANCE, TO BE ABUSING, THIS WOULD BE CREATING A NOISE WE WOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE AWAY THE RIGHT THAT THIS IS GIVING THEM AND SEND THEM.

THEN IF THEY WANT TO CONTINUE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE CONDITIONAL USE PROCESS. IF THE IF THE ESTABLISHMENT VIOLATED, FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE WERE HABITUAL CONDUCT IN VIOLATION OF CITY, STATE OR FEDERAL LAW, OR IF THERE MATERIAL MISREPRESENTATIONS, IF THERE WERE GAMBLING, PROSTITUTION, THERE ARE SPECIFIC THEY VIOLATE OUR NOISE ORDINANCE.

I MEAN, HABITUAL VIOLATIONS OF THE NOISE ORDINANCE COULD BE PART OF THE REASON TO SHUT A BUSINESS DOWN FOR THIS.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S IN THE TOOLBOX.

AND THEN. AND THEN THEY WOULD THEN RATHER THAN HAVING THIS PRIVILEGE TO HELP GOOD BUSINESSES, YOU KNOW, BE ABLE TO FILL UP VACANT STOREFRONTS, THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO THEN THROUGH THE CONDITIONAL USE PROCESS WHERE THEY WOULD HAVE TO SHOW OPERATIONAL PLANS AND, YOU KNOW, MEET A WHOLE DIFFERENT OTHER NUMBER OF REQUIREMENTS.

AND THAT'S OBVIOUSLY IS A MUCH LENGTHIER PROCESS.

THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY. EXCELLENT I APPRECIATE THAT.

AND ONE QUESTION I HAVE. GIVEN THAT THIS PROGRAM SUNSETS, IF SOMEBODY GETS A CUP AND THEY HAVE NO VIOLATIONS, IT'S NOT AS IF THAT CUP SUNSETS AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM.

THEY MAINTAIN THAT UNTIL SOMETHING OKAY. CORRECT.

AND GIVEN THAT WE'RE CONCENTRATED HERE IN OUR COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS.

RIGHT. IT'S NOT AS IF THIS IS IN SUNSET HARBOR OR SOUTH OF FIFTH OR OR EVEN ALONG WEST AVENUE OR BELLE ISLE AREAS THAT WE'VE INTENTIONALLY KIND OF RESTRICTED. I HATE USING THAT WORD, BUT RESTRICTED SOME OF OUR ENTERTAINMENT OPTIONS, GIVEN THIS IS REALLY CONCENTRATED IN OUR COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS, REALLY NOT A BUDDING RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

WHAT IS THE. INTENT OF EXCLUDING KIND OF OPEN AIR OR ANY TYPE OF ROOFTOP ACTIVATION IN.

IN OUR EXPERIENCE, OPEN AIR AND ROOFTOP CAN CREATE A TYPE OF NUISANCE THAT HAS A MUCH BIGGER IMPACT ON BOTH NEIGHBORING RESIDENTIAL AREAS AS WELL AS POTENTIALLY NEIGHBORING COMMERCIAL AREAS.

AND THAT'S WHY UNDER THE CODE, REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOUR OCCUPATIONAL CONTENT IS, ALL ROOFTOP AND ALL OPEN AIR ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS HAVE TO GET A CUP.

SO IF YOU'RE EVEN JUST A RESTAURANT, RIGHT? LET'S SAY THERE WAS THE NEW RESTAURANT ON LINCOLN ROAD, ORO OR AURA, RIGHT? AND IT'S INSIDE. BUT THEY THEY HAVE THAT LIKE MEAL TYPE VIBE WHERE THEY HAVE OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT.

IT'S NOT A NIGHTCLUB ON A ROOF. THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO FALL IN UNDER THIS.

NOT THE OUTDOOR PORTION. NO. AND THEY ALSO ALREADY HAVE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

I KNOW THEM, BUT I'M JUST SAYING A SIMILAR EXAMPLE.

RIGHT. THEY SEEM LIKE BOTH THOSE ENTITIES LIKE THESE GREAT OPERATORS.

IT'S NOT A NIGHTCLUB ON THE ROOFTOP. IS THERE ACCOMMODATION FOR THAT OR UNDER THIS PROGRAM OR THAT WE COULD CONSIDER EVEN? WHAT'S CHALLENGING WITH OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT IS THE WAY THAT WE DEFINE ENTERTAINMENT IS A PERFORMANCE.

AND SO UNDER THE CODE, ADMINISTRATIVELY, WE REALLY CAN'T PICK AND CHOOSE WHAT TYPE OF ENTERTAINMENT YOU HAVE OR HOW LOUD IT IS.

IT'S JUST A PERFORMANCE. IT'S ENTERTAINMENT. AS PART OF THE CUP PROCESS, THE PLANNING BOARD CAN REGULATE THAT.

SO USING AS AN EXAMPLE, THEY CAN REGULATE TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY ENTERTAINMENT THEY HAVE IS GOING TO BE AMBIENT LEVEL, THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE CERTAIN HOURS OF OPERATION. THERE ARE CERTAIN GUARDRAILS THAT ARE PART OF THE CUP THAT WOULD BE CHALLENGING FOR US TO DO ADMINISTRATIVELY INDOORS.

IT'S NOT THE SAME TYPE OF CHALLENGE BECAUSE IT'S FULLY ENCLOSED AND IT'S NOT GOING TO.

AND WHAT IS THAT ENTERTAINMENT THAT THEY HAVE? ISN'T IT JUST OUTDOOR DINING. I BELIEVE THAT THEY EITHER HAVE A DJ OR SOME LIMITED AMBIENT ENTERTAINMENT.

SO EVEN AMBIENT MUSIC WOULD BE CONSIDERED ENTERTAINMENT IF IT'S PERFORMED.

YES. PERFORM. OKAY. BY DJ. DJ. OR A THREE PIECE OR A SOLO SINGER.

ALL OF THAT FALLS UNDER THE DEFINITION OF ENTERTAINMENT. AND I GUESS I'D SEE SARAH IN MARYLAND, LIKE, APPEAR BEHIND ME IF I GO.

SHOULD WE ALWAYS CONSIDER A DJ AS LIVE ENTERTAINMENT? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. THIS IS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PEELING BACK SOME OF THE RED TAPE.

THIS IS FRONT AND CENTER WITH THAT. AND YOU'VE BEEN FRONT AND CENTER OF PUSHING THAT BACK.

YOU KNOW THE PROCESS, MR.. WHILE YOU DON'T HAVE TO RAISE YOUR HAND FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE CROWD, COME UP TO THE PODIUM. WELL, I'D LIKE TO ASK, WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A SPONSOR OF THE ORDINANCE? YEAH, I'M HAPPY TO HAVE YOU AS A CO-PRIME. PERFECT.

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BECAUSE YOU'VE REALLY BEEN VERY VOCAL ABOUT ABOUT ROLLING BACK BUREAUCRACY.

SO I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT OBVIOUSLY I'M SUPPORTING THIS.

I'M A CO-SPONSOR. WHAT IS THE MECHANISM IF SOMEBODY GETS THIS ADMINISTRATIVELY AND THEN TURNS OUT TO BE A BAD ACTOR? I MEAN, IF YOU'VE GOT A CUP, YOU GET HAULED BEFORE THE PLANNING BOARD AND THAT POTENTIALLY GETS REVOKED.

SO CAN YOU ILLUMINATE THAT, PLEASE? YES. IT WOULD BASICALLY BE IF THEY BEGAN TO GET VIOLATIONS THEY COULD POTENTIALLY BE SUBJECT TO SECTION 102 (381) 310-2386, PARTICULARLY IF THEY BECOME HABITUAL VIOLATIONS BECAUSE THESE DO NOT INCLUDE OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT, EVEN IF THEY WERE TO GET INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT VIOLATIONS, THERE'S LESS OF A CHANCE THAT IT WILL BECOME A LONG TERM NUISANCE.

BUT SHOULD IT BECOME A LONG TERM NUISANCE, THE PROVISIONS OF THAT SECTION OF THE CITY CODE COULD POTENTIALLY BE EFFECTUATED AND THEY COULD POTENTIALLY LOSE THEIR VTR. SO WHAT'S THE MECHANISM FOR TRIGGERING THAT? WHO'S WATCHING? WHO'S MONITORING THAT? OUR ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS ARE COMPLAINT DRIVEN.

SO IF NEIGHBORS FILE COMPLAINTS AND CODE ENFORCEMENT BEGINS TO ISSUE VIOLATIONS, WE WOULD BE NOTIFIED.

AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO KEEP A TALLY OF THOSE.

ALSO, AS YOU'RE AWARE, BECAUSE THIS HAS A SUNSET PROVISION, I'M SURE AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A REPORT ON WHO MAY HAVE OPENED UP USING THESE REVISED PROCEDURES, AND WE CAN SEE WHETHER OR NOT ANY VIOLATIONS WERE ISSUED, HOW IT'S WORKING, WHETHER OR NOT IT NEEDS TO BE TWEAKED AND POTENTIALLY EXTENDED.

IF IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S CREATING PROBLEMS, THE COMMISSION MAY JUST DECIDE TO LET IT SUNSET AND NOT IMPLEMENT IT ANYMORE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO ECHO, IF I MAY, MADAM VICE MAYOR, SOMETHING THAT I MENTIONED TO THE LINCOLN ROAD BID AND THANK YOU TO THE LINCOLN ROAD BID FOR EXPRESSING ITS SUPPORT OF THIS ORDINANCE.

BUT SOMETHING THAT I MENTIONED TO THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS IS THAT SINCE IT DOES HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE, THE INTENT OF THIS IS TO ENCOURAGE PROPERTY OWNERS TO FILL UP THEIR STOREFRONTS.

WHILE THIS POLICY EXISTS BECAUSE IT'S NOT A GIVEN THAT IT WILL CONTINUE.

SO WHILE YOU HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BRING A VENUE UP TO 750 PEOPLE AND HAVE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE RIGOROUS PROCESS OF OF A OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, YOU KNOW, FILL UP YOUR, YOUR, YOUR EMPTY STOREFRONTS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO GUARANTEE THAT NEXT YEAR THIS POLICY IS GOING TO CONTINUE.

AND I MENTIONED TO THE BUSINESS OWNERS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M GOING TO BE LOOKING AT IS, HAS IT BEEN USED? BECAUSE IF THEY HAVEN'T USED THIS, IF THIS POLICY DOESN'T YIELD THEM FILLING UP THEIR STOREFRONTS AND RETAIL SPACES REMAIN EMPTY. THEN I'M NOT GOING TO SPONSOR OR OR SUPPORT A CONTINUATION OF OF THE PILOT.

IT REALLY IT REALLY IS ABOUT REACTIVATING OUR, OUR CORRIDORS THAT NEED HELP.

I COMMISSIONER I DON'T LIKE YOU AS A CO-SPONSOR.

WOULD YOU BE A CO-PRIME? YOU'RE MY PLANNING BOARD.

SISTER. SISTER? YOU ARE, ARE YOU? YEAH. YOU CAN BE A CO PRIME TO HELP PRIME FOR ME TOO.

YEAH. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MAY I MAKE A JUST YOU KNOW, JUST TO GIVE SOME CONTEXT FOR YOU ALL, JUST TO GIVE YOU A SCALE SIZE 750 PEOPLE IS NOT A SMALL A SMALL SHOW.

MANGOES IS 800. THAT'S MANGOES. I WAS THINKING THIS KIND OF A THING WOULD BE FOR JAZZ CLUBS AND THAT KIND OF LIVE, COOL STUFF THAT WE USED TO HAVE ON WASHINGTON AVENUE, BUT 750 PEOPLE WITH A DJ.

REMEMBER, IT'S INDOORS. THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANYTHING ABOUT VOLUME.

IT'LL BE KICKING. IF IT'S A DJ AND INDOORS, IT WON'T AFFECT THE STREET.

BUT I JUST WANT TO BE CAREFUL AND TO KEEP THE GUARDRAILS ON THIS KIND OF A THING, BECAUSE THESE ARE AT 750 PEOPLE. IT CAN BE SOMETHING THAT CAN GET PUT US BACK INTO THE CATEGORY OF TROUBLE THAT WE HAD BEFORE ON WASHINGTON IN CERTAIN INSTANCES THAT WE WE ALL REELED FROM AND REACTED TO. AND IT'S YEARS LATER. BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THE SCALE OF SOMETHING THAT'S 750 PEOPLE. THANK YOU. IF I COULD JUST BECAUSE I JUST ON THAT TOM OR NICK.

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SORRY. AS IT RELATES TO THE 750 PEOPLE AND I AND I REALLY VALUE DAVID'S PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE HE IS AN EXPERT IN THIS, IN THIS INDUSTRY. DIFFERENTIATION.

MANGOES IS MANGOES. AND AND IT'S AN OPEN AREA, AN OUTDOOR AREA OR IS IT AN INDOOR ESTABLISHMENT? ALL INDOOR MANGOES IS PRIMARILY INDOORS. AND I BELIEVE THAT THE ENTERTAINMENT COMPONENT AND DAVID CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, IS INDOORS. THEY DO HAVE A VERY SIZABLE OUTDOOR SIDEWALK DINING AREA, BUT I BELIEVE THAT MOST OF THEIR ENTERTAINMENT IS INDOORS.

AND ALSO IT'S IMPORTANT. BUT I THOUGHT, BASED ON OUR TWO CONVERSATIONS THAT MANGOES WAS AN OPEN AIR ESTABLISHMENT.

I KNOW THAT MANGOES RECENTLY OBTAINED APPROVAL FROM THE HPB TO ENCLOSE THE INSIDE COURTYARD, BUT THAT HASN'T HAPPENED YET. BUT I THINK THE COURTYARD. WELL, DAVID COULD PROBABLY SPEAK BETTER TO TO HIS TIMELINE, I'M NOT SURE, BUT.

BUT I THINK THE COURTYARD PORTIONS OF THE COURTYARD ARE OUTDOOR.

OKAY. YEAH. SO AND THEN I'M ASKING MY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. DAVID. AND SO THEN DOES THIS APPLY TO NIGHTCLUBS OR.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RESTAURANTS? WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? IT DOES NOT APPLY TO NIGHTCLUBS. WE HAVE A SPECIFIC PROVISION WHERE IF ENTERTAINMENT IS PROPOSED, IT CAN ONLY BE FOR A RESTAURANT OR A SUPPER CLUB.

SO THIS WAS NOT INTENDED TO FOSTER STANDALONE NIGHTCLUBS, BUT INSTEAD TO FOSTER RESTAURANTS OR RESTAURANT SUPPER CLUBS.

OKAY, SO LIKE, WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THAT PLACE THAT WAS ON WASHINGTON AND LIKE 15TH? DAVID, YOU DON'T REMEMBER EXCHANGE? EXCHANGE OR EVEN LIKE VENDOME, A PLACE LIKE VENDOME THAT'S BEEN ON THE NEWS.

A PLACE LIKE VENDOME WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO OPEN WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS? NO, THEY YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE. YOU WOULD EITHER HAVE TO MEET THE DEFINITION OF RESTAURANT OR RESTAURANT.

SUPPER CLUB. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO I JUST DAVID, DOES THAT ADDRESS YOUR CONCERN? THAT'S A BIG DIFFERENCE. OKAY, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, BECAUSE I.

I DON'T WANT PEOPLE THAT DON'T UNDERSTAND THE TECHNICALITIES OF THIS TO GET CONCERNED AND THINK WE'RE BRINGING BACK PLACES LIKE EXCHANGE OR VENDOME.

THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES. TO THE CONTRARY, IT KEEPS THINGS INDOORS.

AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PLACES LIKE RESTAURANTS WHERE THEY WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO AND EAT IN STRICTLY COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS, AWAY FROM AREAS WHERE WE HAVE NEIGHBORHOOD VISION PLANS LIKE SUNSET HARBOR AND WEST AVENUE AND SOUTH OF FIFTH, WHERE WE PROHIBIT THIS TYPE OF ENTERTAINMENT.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. YES, MITCH, LET ME JUST COMMISSIONER MATEO- SALINAS SPEAK, AND THEN MITCH NOVICK.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I LOVE THIS LEGISLATION.

I THINK THIS IS GREAT. AND I APPRECIATE MR. WALLACH'S POINT ABOUT 750.

I THINK THAT THE LEGISLATION READS UP TO 750, AND I THINK THAT YOU'D HAVE TO HAVE ONE HECK OF A MARKETING TEAM TO GET 750 PEOPLE IN A STARTUP THAT WANT A PARTY IN MIAMI BEACH AND BE YOU KNOW, THAT WANT TO COME TO A NEW BUSINESS.

IT TAKES A WHILE TO GROW THAT CROWD. AND SO I THINK THAT YOU KNOW, 750 IS NOTHING TO BE WORRIED ABOUT AT THIS MOMENT.

BUT THANK YOU FOR THIS LEGISLATION. MITCH NOVICK MANGOS, NEIGHBOR.

I AGREE WITH MR. WALLACH. REASON I'M STANDING HERE IS SOMETHING TOM SAID.

OPEN AIR ENTERTAINMENT IS A NUISANCE. ESPECIALLY ALONG THE 100 OR 1000 BLOCK OF OCEAN DRIVE.

WHEN THOSE BUSINESSES EXPLOIT THE PUBLIC REALM WITH BLASTING MUSIC OR NOISE, THAT'S.

THAT IS WHAT FUELS THE CARNIVAL CIRCUS ATMOSPHERE.

WHATEVER IT IS, I FORGOT. I HAVEN'T SAID IT IN A WHILE.

CARNIVAL LIKE CIRCUS THAT WE'RE SO FAMILIAR WITH.

THANK YOU. TROY. HI. TROY. RIGHT. WASHINGTON AVENUE.

THANK YOU. ALEX. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. WE WILL DEFINITELY ENCOURAGE WASHINGTON AVENUE BUSINESSES TO PARTICIPATE.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS NEEDED, AND I THINK WE WILL ENCOURAGE AND DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO SUPPORT THIS.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. TROY. TROY, IS THERE ANY OTHER BID REPRESENTATIVE HERE? I SEE LINCOLN ROAD BID. IF IF IF CLAUDIA COULD APPROACH THE PODIUM.

IS IS ANY OTHER BID PRESENT HERE? JUST FOR THE RECORD, AMY MAYHEW FROM 41ST STREET IS ON ZOOM.

OKAY, I AND IF I JUST WANT THE TWO OF YOU AND THE OTHER ONES THAT ARE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY TO KNOW THE INTENT HERE IS FOR YOUR FOR YOUR PROPERTY OWNERS TO USE THIS TO FILL VACANT SPACE.

OUR CITY NEEDS THE SUPPORT OF THE PRIVATE INDUSTRY.

THE CITY ON ITS OWN, CANNOT RELY ON POSITIVE ACTIVATIONS OF SPECIAL EVENTS AND GREAT EVENTS, AND MY COLLEAGUES HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD THE BEST POSITIVE ACTIVATION IS OF THE FREE MARKET OF COMMERCE.

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COMING IN AND FILLING OUR OPEN SPACES IS WHY I'VE SPONSORED THIS ORDINANCE.

WE NEED YOUR PROPERTY OWNERS TO COOPERATE, AND IF THEY DO NOT USE THIS ORDINANCE, AND IF I DO NOT SEE SPACES BEING FILLED UP, I WILL NOT SPONSOR ITS CONTINUATION AT THE SUNSET OF THIS ORDINANCE.

AND I NEED YOU TO PLEASE RELAY THAT TO YOUR PROPERTY OWNERS, BECAUSE WE NEED TO ACTIVATE OUR COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS.

THE INCENTIVES WILL BE THERE. YOU HAVE A GOVERNMENT THAT'S WILLING TO COOPERATE, BUT THAT MEANS THE PROPERTY OWNERS NEED TO COOPERATE, BUT WITH WHAT THEY CONTROL THEIR RENTS. ALL THESE POLICIES MEAN NOTHING.

WE CAN THROW THEM OUT THE WINDOW. IF PROPERTY OWNERS DO NOT COOPERATE WITH THE RENT.

SO WHILE POLICIES LIKE THIS EXIST, PLEASE TRY TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO BE FLEXIBLE WITH THE RENTS, TO BE FLEXIBLE WITH THEIR DEMANDS, BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH THAT LEGISLATING CAN DO.

AT SOME POINT IT COMES TO THEM AND IF THEY DON'T COOPERATE, THEN I'M NOT GOING TO CONTINUE IT.

MR. MAYOR, WHAT? WE WILL REACH OUT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EASY, OBVIOUSLY, BUT WE WILL DEFINITELY REACH OUT.

WASHINGTON AVENUE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, AND I WILL CONTACT AS MANY PROPERTY OWNERS AS POSSIBLE IN THE SPACES THAT COULD BE USED IN THIS TO ENCOURAGE THE ENTERTAINMENT. SO YOU WILL GET THAT COMMITMENT FROM US COMMISSIONER BIT AS WELL.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER BHATT AND COMMISSIONER MATEO- SALINAS. SO, YOU KNOW, WE HAD THIS LITTLE UNOCCUPIED SPACE UP IN NORTH BEACH AND IT HAS BECOME INTO IT HAS BECOME POSSIBLY THE SINGLE MOST SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS UP IN NORTH BEACH, WHICH IS LE PEUPLE, WHICH IS ALIVE CABARET. ENCLOSED SHOWS GET SOLD OUT WITHIN MINUTES OF TICKETS BEING RELEASED.

IT IS LIVE ENTERTAINMENT. IT'S LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT.

IT'S AWESOME. THEY HAD A POP UP SHOW AT AN OPEN AND UNUSED VENUE ON LINCOLN ROAD, AND IT WAS SOLD OUT, AND IT WAS SPECTACULAR. AND SO THAT IS THE KIND OF THING WE'RE LOOKING FOR, FOR RESIDENTS WHO ARE CHIMING IN SAYING, YOU'RE BEING IN TERRIBLE OPERATORS AND YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ENCOURAGING CLUB CULTURE.

WE WANT LIVE MUSIC BACK IN THE CITY BECAUSE WE ALL LOVE LIVE MUSIC.

WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT CHAOS.

BUT I BELIEVE, I THINK WE ALL ARE UNITED IN THE BELIEF THAT WE AS A CITY HAVE EVOLVED AND ARE CONTINUING TO EVOLVE AND VALUE DIFFERENT THINGS.

SO WE ARE GOING TO RELY ON GOOD OPERATORS COMING FORWARD, AND WE WON'T TOLERATE BAD OPERATORS TRYING TO PULL A FAST ONE.

YOU KNOW, LIKE ANOTHER BUSINESS IN NORTH BEACH WHO CLAIMED TO BE A CABARET AND WAS NOTHING OF THE SORT.

I WILL ALSO SAY, AND THIS IS A TANGENTIAL COMMENT, BUT I WILL ALSO SAY I'VE HEARD NOW OF TWO BUSINESSES, TWO LONG TIME ESTABLISHED BUSINESSES WHO ARE BEING FORCED OUT BECAUSE OF EGREGIOUS RENT RAISES.

THE PANTHER COFFEY AND SUNSET HARBOR THAT I WOULD VENTURE EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THIS ROOM HAS GONE TO AT LEAST ONCE.

GOT THEIR RENT JACKED BY $15,000 A MONTH, WHICH IS EGREGIOUS.

AND THE NEW TENANTS WERE IN THERE MEASURING FOR DRAPES BEFORE THEY HAD EVEN, YOU KNOW, MADE A FINAL DECISION.

AND NOW, CHEESEBURGER, BABY, ON WASHINGTON AVENUE.

TROY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU WENT, BUT THERE YOU ARE.

YOU KNOW, I'M ABOUT TO REACH OUT TO YOU. NOT ON THE DAIS TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A BUSINESS THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR DECADES.

IT HAS BEEN AWARDED PROCLAMATIONS. AND SO THIS IS ABSURD.

WE CANNOT HAVE LANDLORDS PRICE GOUGING RENTS.

WHETHER YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT A SPACE THAT IS SITTING EMPTY AND VACANT AND BRINGING DOWN THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE BLOCK THAT IT'S IT'S ON OR, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO GOUGE RENTS OUT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE, YOU KNOW, GOOD OPERATORS.

WE HAD ANOTHER ONE IN NORTH BEACH. MUCHACHOS YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY HAD THEY'D BEEN AROUND FOR 3 OR 4 YEARS, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THEIR RENT WAS THROUGH THE ROOF.

AND THAT'S I MEAN, YOU CAN ONLY CHARGE SO MUCH MONEY FOR FOOD.

SO ANOTHER CONVERSATION FOR ANOTHER TIME, BUT THAT'S LOOMING ON THE HORIZON.

COMMISSIONER MATEO- SALINAS. MITCH, JUST TO ALLEVIATE YOUR CONCERNS, IT SAYS IN THE LEGISLATION, NO OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT AND NO ADULT ENTERTAINMENT IS PERMITTED. OKAY.

AND ALSO, NO PORTION SHOULD BE LOCATED ON THE TOP FLOOR OF A BUILDING. SO IT WON'T BE THE OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT. OKAY? OKAY, GOOD. I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU THANKS. OKAY. THANK YOU.

TO CALL THE VOTE AND JUST JUST QUICKLY, MR. MAYOR JUST ONE CONFIRMATION POP UP ESTABLISHMENTS BECAUSE WE HAVE OUR EXPANDED POP UP LEGISLATION. WOULD THEY BE ABLE WOULD POP UPS BE ABLE TO USE THIS? THERE'S NOTHING PROHIBITING A A BUSINESS OPERATING UNDER A POP UP PERMIT NOW FROM FROM APPLYING UNDER THIS PROGRAM.

OKAY. AND A BUILDING THAT HAS RECEIVED A CO BEFORE JANUARY 20TH, 26 OR

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25. IT WOULD BE THIS. THE APPLICATION IS LIMITED TO AN EXISTING BUILDING WHICH HAS A CO THAT WAS ISSUED ON OR BEFORE JANUARY JANUARY 1ST, 2025. LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING. WHEN A BUSINESS GOES IN, LET'S SAY A SPACE HAS BEEN EMPTY AND IS ABOUT TO BE FILLED.

DO THEY? LET'S SAY IT'S BEEN EMPTY FOR TEN YEARS.

I DON'T KNOW. SPACE HAS BEEN EMPTY FOR TEN YEARS AND THEY'RE GOING TO GO IN AND FILL IT.

DO THEY NEED TO APPLY FOR A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY? YEAH, ONLY IF THEY ARE CHANGING ATTRIBUTES THAT WOULD REQUIRE IT.

BUT IN AN EXAMPLE LIKE THAT, WE WOULD INTERPRET THAT TO BE A BUILDING THAT WAS ISSUED A CEO BECAUSE I'M SORRY.

YOU'RE INTERPRETING IT TO BE WHAT WE WOULD INTERPRET THAT TO BE A BUILDING THAT WAS ISSUED A CEO PRIOR TO JANUARY 1ST.

IT'S NOT A TENANT SPACE OR A PARTICULAR USE. IT'S THE BUILDING.

SO IN THAT PARTICULAR INSTANCE, A BUILDING. YEAH, IF IT'S YEARS OLD BUT NOT THE INDIVIDUAL UNIT.

EXACTLY. OKAY. SO LET'S SAY AN INDIVIDUAL UNIT CURRENTLY HAS AN OPEN PERMIT AND OR THAT'S AND THEY HAVEN'T FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL UNIT RECEIVED A CEO OR EVEN A TCO. BUT THEY FIND A TENANT THAT IS WILLING TO COMPLETE THE WORK AND GET A CEO FOR THAT SPACE. THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO QUALIFY FOR THIS.

CORRECT. AS LONG AS THE BUILDING WAS ISSUED. THE CEO PRIOR TO THAT.

I APPRECIATE THE CLARIFICATION ON THE RECORD.

THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I MOVE THE ITEM. SECOND, LET'S CALL THE VOTE.

IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND I HAVE THREE INDIVIDUALS REQUESTING TO SPEAK ONLINE. FIRST SPEAKER IS SALA DE LOS REYES.

PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. HI, EVERYBODY. SARA DE LOS REYES CENTER, HARBOR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.

I'VE BEEN LISTENING. THANK YOU, ALEX, FOR CLARIFYING THE FACT THAT IF THE NEIGHBOR WHO HAS AN ORDINANCE THAT THERE'S NO ENTERTAINMENT, THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE, THEY CAN ACTUALLY OPEN UP A PLACE, BUT NO ENTERTAINMENT IN IT.

SO I WAS HAPPY THAT YOU ACTUALLY ENFORCED THAT.

AND YES, A DJ IS ENTERTAINMENT. MR. MAGAZINE.

AND WE HAVE THAT ISSUE RIGHT NOW WITH HARBOR HOUSE.

HE HAS DJ'S OUT THERE. I HAVEN'T GONE UP THERE TO ACTUALLY SEE IT, BUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS CALLED ME AND SAID THAT THEY DO HAVE DJ, DJ IN THAT AREA FROM TIME TO TIME, AND THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT.

AND I KNOW HE WANTED A PIANO, SO I'M JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, BECAUSE WE KEEP IT SO NON ENTERTAINMENT AND OPEN UNTIL 2 A.M.

AND EVERYBODY'S HAPPY ABOUT IT, THAT IT CONTINUES TO BE THAT WAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR NEXT PUBLIC SPEAKER IS AMY MAYHEW.

GOOD MORNING. COMMISSIONERS AMY MAYHEW WITH THE 41ST STREET BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. JUST WANT TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE TO COMMISSIONERS, BHATT AND HERNANDEZ FOR SUPPORTING SPONSORING THIS ITEM.

AND THEN ALSO FOR THE REASONS THAT COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ EXPRESSED INTO HELPING REENGAGE VACANT SPACES, WE'RE EXTREMELY EXCITED TO SEE THAT THE POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM, BUT ALSO AS A LIFELINE FOR EVEN ONE OF OUR OWN EXISTING GEMS CAFE AVANTI.

HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THEM SOON. BE ABLE TO TAKE THIS UP AS AN OPTION THAT HELPS REALLY BRING VIBRANCY TO THE STREET AND SEE THAT ENCOURAGING MOVING FORWARD WITH VACANCIES. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT PUBLIC SPEAKER IS JOHANN MOORE.

PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES. GOOD MORNING. I BELIEVE IT'S STILL MORNING.

WHILE THE THE NEIGHBORS, I THINK, ARE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT HAVING EMPTY SPACES FILLED, I JUST WANT TO WANT TO BACK UP, BACK UP, AND BACKSTOP THE COMMENTS. CONCERNING NOISE.

I UNDERSTAND THIS IS MEANT FOR INDOORS. I'M HOPING THAT CUSTOMARY NOISE LIMITS IN TERMS OF HOW FAR IT SHALL NOT BE AUDIBLE WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED. CERTAINLY AFTER A FIRST WARNING FOR THESE BUSINESSES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SIR. THIS CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC HEARING.

THANK YOU. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. WANDA WANTS TO PRIME THIS.

ALL OF OUR LEGISLATION. ANYONE THAT WANTS TO PRIME IS WELCOME. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. I HAVE LISTED AS CO-PRIME SPONSORS.

COMMISSIONERS, MAGAZINE, BHATT AND DOMINGUEZ.

START ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. YES.

VICE MAYOR MATEO- SALINAS. YES. AND I'D LIKE TO PRIME AS WELL.

GIVE ME ONE SECOND. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER.

SUAREZ. YES. DOMINGUEZ. YES. COMMISSIONER. BHATT.

YES, I HEARD A YES. COMMISSIONER. MAGAZINE. YES.

MAYOR. MINOR. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THIS WAS ITEM R5 D.

THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ R5 G.

[R5 G 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.]

R5 G IS AN ORDER OF THE MAYOR, CITY COMMISSIONER, CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. CHAPTER 14 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AND

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BUILDING REGULATIONS 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 TENANTS USED, 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 SEVERABILITY, CLARIFICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE.

THIS IS A SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING ITS ITEM R5-G COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ.

THANK YOU. THIS ITEM WAS BROUGHT TO ME BY PUBLIC WORKS BECAUSE THERE WERE LOOPHOLES MAKING INFINITE EXTENSIONS AND WORK NOT GETTING DONE.

I'LL LET PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR JOHN NORRIS EXPAND.

GOOD MORNING. JOHN NORRIS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.

THIS IS A SITUATION WHERE THERE WERE TEMPORARY USE, TEMPORARY USE RENEWALS BEING GIVEN OVER AND OVER TO ELEVATORS WHILE THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING BROUGHT UP TO CODE, ESSENTIALLY.

SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS TAKING THIS LOOPHOLE AWAY.

IT WILL ALLOW FOR UP TO THREE TEMPORARY USE RENEWALS.

THE FIRST ONE WILL BE $162, AND THEN AFTER THAT THEY'LL INCREASE TO $2,090.

THAT WAY WE GIVE THEM AMPLE TIME TO GET WHATEVER ISSUES EXIST FIXED TO GET THEIR PERMANENT CERTIFICATE, SO. I'LL MOVE THE ITEM. I'LL SECOND. THIS ME AS A CO-SPONSOR.

THIS IS GREAT POLICY. COMMISSIONER ME AS WELL.

CALL THE VOTE. YES, SIR. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

I SEE NO ONE IN ZOOM, NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK.

I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, COSPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ AND COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE.

IT IS ITEM R5G. VICE MAYOR MATEO- SALINAS. YES.

COMMISSIONER SUAREZ IS OUT. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE.

YES. COMMISSIONER. FERNANDEZ. YES. COMMISSIONER.

DOMINGUEZ. YES. COMMISSIONER. BOND. YES. MAYOR.

YES. MOTION CARRIES. THE ITEM IS APPROVED R5 H.

[R5 H AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 70 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, ENTITLED “MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES,” BY AMENDING ARTICLE II, ENTITLED “PUBLIC PLACES,” BY AMENDING DIVISION 2, ENTITLED “BICYCLING, SKATEBOARDING, ROLLER SKATING, IN-LINE SKATING, MOTORIZED MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION, ELECTRIC BICYCLING, MOPEDS, MOTORCYCLES, MOTORIZED BICYCLES, AND MOTORIZED SCOOTERS,” BY CREATING SECTION 70-73, TO BE ENTITLED “SAFE OPERATION OF PERSONAL DELIVERY DEVICES AND MOBILE CARRIERS,” TO IMPOSE ADDITIONAL LOCAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]

R5 H IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 70 OF THE CODE OF CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AND MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES BY AMENDING ARTICLE TWO ENTITLED PUBLIC PLACES BY AMENDING DIVISION TWO ENTITLED BICYCLING, SKATEBOARDING, ROLLER SKATING, INLINE SKATING, MOTORIZED MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION, ELECTRIC BICYCLING, MOPEDS, MOTORCYCLE MOTORIZED VEHICLES, AND MOTORIZED SCOOTERS BY CREATING SECTION 7273 TO BE ENTITLED SAFE OPERATION OF PERSONAL DELIVERY DEVICES AND MOBILE CARRIERS TO IMPOSE ADDITIONAL LOCAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE.

THIS IS THE SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING. IT IS ITEM R5 H COMMISSIONER BHATT.

YES, SO WE ARE PREEMPTED BY THE STATE. WHICH IS IRONIC BECAUSE THIS IS A STATE THAT PASSED THE HOME RULE LAWS, AND YET WE ARE PREEMPTED TIME AGAIN ON DOING WHAT WE THINK IS RIGHT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WE HAVE THESE DELIVERY ROBOTS WHERE IN SOME CASES THEY ARE NOT CAUSING A PROBLEM, BUT IN MANY CASES THEY ARE.

WE HAVE VERY OLD, VERY NARROW SIDEWALKS THAT HAVE OVERGROWN BUSHES AND LOTS OF DIFFERENT USES.

AND PEOPLE. STOP. NO. SORRY. WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE FUN UP HERE.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE NARROW SIDEWALKS THAT WERE DESIGNED 100 YEARS AGO, PLUS THAT DID NOT CONTEMPLATE BICYCLES AND DELIVERY ROBOTS AND PEOPLE WITH STROLLERS AND ADA MOBILITY DEVICES.

AND YET WE ARE BEING FORCED TO ACCEPT THESE ONTO OUR STREETS.

SO THIS IS MAKING THE BEST OF AN UNFORTUNATE SITUATION, AND I'LL LET STAFF TO COME UP AND TALK ABOUT THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE.

AND IF ROB IS HERE TO MEET HIM LAST TIME, RICK IS IS RICK, IS ROB AVAILABLE TO.

ROB IS RIGHT THERE. AND I COULD HAVE DONE IT SOMEHOW.

I CAN'T SEE RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME TODAY. I'M BLIND AS A BAT.

BUT SEPARATE FROM THIS. AND THIS WAS PASSED ON CONSENT WAS AN ITEM TO DO A SURVEY OF THE SIDEWALKS IN OUR CITY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHETHER OR NOT THEY POSE AN ACTUAL HAZARD IN SOME PLACES.

AND WE WILL TAKE THAT UP SEPARATELY WHEN WE HAVE ACTUAL DATA POINTS.

BUT AND AT THAT TIME, I WILL COME BACK WITH YOU KNOW, PHOTOGRAPHS OF STANDOFFS AND TIPPED OVER MACHINES AND PEOPLE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHICH WAY TO GO.

AND YOU KNOW, NEAR MISSES IN TRAFFIC AND ACTUAL COLLISIONS.

SO BUT IN THE MEANWHILE, WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND MAKE THIS AS, AS SAFE AS WE CAN FOR OUR PEDESTRIANS WHO SHOULD TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER CORPORATE PROFIT.

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AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO ROB. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS.

ROB ROSENWALD WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. I'M SORRY I GOT CAUGHT OUTSIDE, SO I DIDN'T HEAR YOUR INTRODUCTORY COMMENT, SO I'M SORRY IF I REPEAT ANY OF THEM, BUT WE ARE GOVERNED UNDER STATE LAW AS TO HOW WE CAN REGULATE THESE DELIVERY ROBOTS.

THEY ARE ALLOWED TO OPERATE ON THE SIDEWALKS IN THE CROSSWALKS.

THERE ARE STATE IMPOSED RULES ABOUT HOW THEY'RE OPERATED, AND WE INCORPORATE A LOT OF THOSE INTO OUR ORDINANCE.

AND EVEN IF WE DON'T, THEY ARE REQUIRED UNDER STATE LAW.

THE BREADTH OF WHAT WE ARE ALLOWED TO TO REGULATE IS SAFETY REGULATIONS WITHIN THE SPHERE OF ALLOWING THEM ON ALL OF OUR, ALL OF OUR OR ON OUR SIDEWALKS AND ON OUR STREETS.

THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF THIS, WHICH STILL HAS MANY OF THE SAME PROVISIONS REQUIRED A PERMITTING SCHEME.

IT REQUIRES SAFETY DEVICES TO MAKE THEM MORE VISIBLE.

IT REGULATES THE SPEED OF THE DEVICES AND SO FORTH.

ON SECOND READING, AFTER COMMISSIONER ROSEN GONZALEZ COMPLETED HER TERM OF SERVICE.

AND COMMISSIONER BHATT PICKED THIS UP AS A SPONSOR.

SHE HAS ADDED ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS, WHICH ARE ALLOWED UNDER THE STATUTE TO INCLUDE THAT THEY MIGHT THEY CANNOT DISPLAY COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE SPEED WAS SET AT EIGHT MILES PER HOUR. THE TIME THAT THEY COULD REMAIN STATIONARY ON THE SIDEWALK WAS CHANGED TO 30 MINUTES.

AND LET'S SEE AND THERE IS A NEW REGULATION THAT NO ROBOT MAY OPERATE ON ANY OF THE CITY'S BEACH WALKS OR BAY WALKS AND AND THERE'S A SIX MONTH GRACE PERIOD FOR THE OPERATORS TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE.

AND EXCUSE ME, IF I MAY JUMP IN. SO THE BAY WALK AND BEACH WALK IS ACTUALLY A SEPARATE ORDINANCE THAT WILL BE HEARD NEXT OR WHENEVER IT'S CALLED.

AND I BELIEVE THE OTHER CHANGE WAS MAY NOT EXCEED A SPEED OF EIGHT MILES.

PREVIOUSLY WE HAD SIX. MILES PER HOUR. SO I WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE FOR BRINGING THE ITEM ON THE BEACH WALK. AS A IN CASE THIS GETS HUNG UP SOMEPLACE.

BUT IT IS IN THIS LANGUAGE, SO HOPEFULLY IT'S NOT GOING TO GET HUNG UP.

SO WE'LL JUST WITH YOUR PERMISSION. YES. ROLL IT IN.

NO PUN INTENDED, BUT ROLL IT IN TOGETHER. WITHIN SIX MILE PER HOUR.

CORRECT. AND THIS IS SECOND READING. SO YOU ARE YOUR YOUR VOTE.

THIS IS THE VERSION TO PASS THE ACTUAL RESOLUTION AND ORDINANCE IF YOU CHOSE TO DO SO.

COMMISSIONER. DOMINGUEZ. I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.

I THINK WE ALL RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM THE ORGANIZATION SERVE ROBOTICS.

SO I JUST WANT TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THEM BECAUSE I HAVE QUESTIONS ON IT.

THE FIRST COMMENT WAS THAT THE PER DEVICE FEE WAS NOT REASONABLY RELATED TO OUR CITY'S STATED REGULATORY OBJECTIVES.

THE ORDINANCE GROUNDS ITS REGULATORY AUTHORITY ON PUBLIC SAFETY, PREDICTABILITY, VISIBILITY AND ACTIVE MONITORING, ALL OF WHICH ARE IMPOSED ON AN OPERATOR LEVEL, NOT AN INDIVIDUAL DEVICE LEVEL, AND THE FEE STRUCTURE SHOULD BEAR A NATIONAL RATIONAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE GOVERNMENT INTEREST.

A PER ROBOT CHARGE FUNCTIONS AS A REVENUE MECHANISM RATHER THAN A SAFETY BASED REGULATORY TOOL.

SO WHY IS IT PER ROBOT AS OPPOSED TO ORGANIZATION? WELL, THAT'S A POLICY DECISION THAT YOU ALL CAN MAKE.

EITHER SCHEME WOULD BE LEGALLY DEFENSIBLE. A PER ROBOT SCHEME IS RATIONALLY RELATED TO OUR ABILITY TO REGULATE AND KEEP SAFE, HOWEVER MANY THEY SEND US. AND SO IF THERE ARE TEN BOTS, WE WE HAVE TO DO LESS ENFORCEMENT.

IF THERE ARE 150 BOTS. WE HAVE TO DO MORE AND IT COSTS MORE.

IF YOU WANTED TO, YOU COULD CHARGE A LOT MORE THAN $100 PER BOT.

OR IF YOU WANTED TO, YOU COULD CHARGE BY THE ORGANIZATION.

THERE'S A MANY DIFFERENT RATIONAL BASES TO REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR THE COST OF KEEPING THESE THINGS SAFE.

THIS IS THE ONE THAT THAT WAS WRITTEN INTO THE I WROTE INTO THE ORDINANCE.

AND THAT, I THINK IS THE MOST RATIONAL. BUT IT'S A POLICY DECISION THAT YOU CAN MAKE.

THE OTHER COMMENT WAS THAT THE STATE HAS ALREADY DETERMINED THAT TEN MILES PER HOUR IS THE SAFE STANDARD, AND FLORIDA LAW EXPLICITLY ALLOWS PERSONAL DELIVERY DEVICES TO OPERATE AT A SPEED OF UP TO TEN MILES PER HOUR.

WE ARE ALLOWED TO REGULATE THE SAFETY OF THE BOTS.

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THERE'S NOTHING THAT SAYS THAT WE CAN'T SET OUR OWN SPEED, AND WE HAVE AT LEAST THIS LEGISLATION PROPOSES TO HAVE A SLIGHTLY LOWER SPEED LIMIT. I WILL SAY THAT THE ORIGINAL FIRST READING VERSION WAS SIX MILES PER HOUR.

AND AFTER SPEAKING WITH SORT OF ROBOTICS, IT WAS RAISED AT THEIR REQUEST TO EIGHT.

AND THEY SAID MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT THAT WAS THEIR SUGGESTION AND THEY WERE, BUT THAT WAS I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT, BUT THAT WAS EIGHT TO CROSS THE STREET, NOT ON THE SIDEWALKS.

I THINK IT WAS JUST GENERALLY OKAY. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION IT WAS EIGHT TO GET ACROSS THE STREET SO THAT THEY WEREN'T GOING TO BE POTENTIALLY HIT BY A CAR, WHICH WOULD BE UNSAFE FOR EVERYBODY.

I'M NOT SUPER IN FAVOR OF RAISING IT, AND I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO GO UP TO TEN ANYWHERE, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE'S EVER BEEN HIT BY A BIKE GOING TEN MILES AN HOUR OR ANYTHING ELSE, BUT FEELS PRETTY LOUSY. SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE.

I HAVE NO CONCERNS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE A LOT OF MONEY AND GOOD ON THEM.

THAT'S GREAT. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH WITH COMPANIES MAKING MONEY, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE TO PAY FOR THE, THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS. AND A PER UNIT COST OF DOING BUSINESS IS A VIABLE WAY TO TO MANAGE THIS.

AS ROB POINTED OUT, THE MORE UNITS THERE ARE, THE MORE ISSUES WE'RE GOING TO HAVE.

YOU KNOW, WHEN BACK IN THE DAY WHEN THERE ARE TAXIS, REGULAR OLD YELLOW TAXIS, EACH TAXI HAD A MEDALLION.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST HOW THINGS WORK.

I GOT A QUESTION, MR. MAYOR. ARE THEY ONLINE TO TALK MORE ABOUT WHAT THEY EMAILED US? YES. WE HAVE ONE REP. CAN I JUST ASK A FOLLOW UP QUESTION? COMMISSIONER SUAREZ I JUST WANT TO ASK A FOLLOW UP. SO IS IT EIGHT MILES PER HOUR CROSSING THE STREET OR IS IT EIGHT MILES PER HOUR? THE THE ORDINANCE AS WRITTEN AND WOULD BE PASSED ON.

SECOND READING IS EIGHT MILES PER HOUR PERIOD IN THE CROSSWALKS AND ON THE SIDEWALKS.

OKAY, BECAUSE I SHARED COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ CONCERN IF IF THEY'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND THEY CAN'T GET OUT IN TIME BECAUSE I KNOW, I PERSONALLY KNOW THAT SOME OF OUR CROSSWALKS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND THE TIMING IS IT'S NOT ADEQUATE AND THERE MAY NOT BE ENOUGH TIME TO CROSS CERTAIN ROADS. AND I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO SEE AN ACCIDENT FROM ONE OF THESE DELIVERY ROBOTS GOING TO SLOW THE SPEEDS.

IF YOU WANTED TO HAVE A DIFFERENT SPEED LIMIT FOR CROSSWALKS AND THE STREETS, YOU COULD CERTAINLY DO THAT RIGHT HERE TODAY.

AND IF YOU WANTED TO MAKE IT SIX MILES AN HOUR ON THE SIDEWALKS AND EIGHT IN THE CROSSWALKS, OR EIGHT ON THE STREETS AND TEN ON THE SIDEWALKS OR SOMETHING DIFFERENT YOU COULD DO THAT.

THE WAY IT IS WRITTEN IS IT'S UNIFORM, EIGHT MILES EVERYWHERE.

AND SO LET'S SAY THERE'S ONE OF THESE ROBOTS DO HIT A PEDESTRIAN.

WHO'S LIABLE? I MEAN, IS THE CITY IN ANY WHICH WAY POSSIBLE LIABLE IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE WE PASSED IT EITHER 8MPH OR 10MPH. SIX. LIKE WHAT? NO. AS LONG AS WE HAVE A RATIONAL BASIS FOR THE CHOICE THAT WE MADE.

AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE A VERY LEGALLY DEFENSIBLE.

AND APPARENTLY THE STATE HAS MADE THAT DECISION, THAT TEN MILES PER HOUR IS OKAY.

SO IF WE IF WE GO A LITTLE BIT BELOW THAT, THEN WE SHOULD BE COVERED.

THERE IS NO REAL ANYBODY CAN SUE US FOR ANYTHING.

AND WE GET SUED ALL THE TIME FOR THINGS THAT AREN'T REALLY REALISTIC, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY ACTUAL LIABILITY FOR SOMETHING JUST BECAUSE WE REGULATE IT.

THIS WOULD BE JUST LIKE IF YOU GOT HIT BY A TAXI CAB OR AN UBER OR ANY OTHER DELIVERY MECHANISM.

YEAH, BUT HERE THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE'RE SETTING A SPEED LIMIT ON A SIDEWALK, SO. RIGHT. YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S NOT LIKE. IT'S NOT LIKE THE STATE WHERE THEY HAVE OR THE COUNTY THAT'S AT CERTAIN SPEED LIMITS.

BUT I GET IT. OKAY, COOL. I'M OKAY WITH EIGHT.

IT'S WHATEVER YOU GUYS WANT. SO YOU LET ME KNOW. AND THE SPEED LIMIT DOESN'T APPLY TO A BICYCLE OR AN E-SCOOTER.

THEY CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT WHERE THESE ROBOTS ARE MORE REGULATED.

THEY HAVE CAMERAS. THEY STOP FOR PEDESTRIANS.

IS IT PUBLIC COMMENT? CAN WE HEAR FROM THE OPERATOR? WELL, BEFORE WE DO THAT, IF I MAY COMMISSIONER BHATT.

SO I AGREE, COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ IS VERY FRUSTRATING THAT WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE A MECHANISM TO REGULATE E DEVICES AND BICYCLE SPEEDS.

IT IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE SPENT THE LAST TWO YEARS WORKING ON. WE'RE FINALLY SEEING SOME MOVEMENT IN TALLAHASSEE. WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONER LOPEZ, AND HOPEFULLY SOON THAT WILL BECOME SOMETHING THAT WE CAN MANAGE BETTER AS WELL BECAUSE WE HAVE SEEN TALK TO ANY OF THE POLICE OFFICERS HERE, TALK TO JULIO BLANCO, WHO WAS HIT BY AN OFFENDING BIKER AND WAS, YOU KNOW, BROKE HIS ELBOW.

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I HAVE FRIENDS WHO ARE EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTORS, AND IF THEY COULD SHARE THE PHOTOGRAPHS WITHOUT VIOLATING HIPAA, IT WOULD CURL ALL OF OUR HAIR. IT IS REALLY DANGEROUS.

IT ISN'T BEING ADDRESSED. AT THE STATE OR FEDERAL LEVEL YET.

AND THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN. THAT BEING SAID, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE SHOULD JUST ACCEPT A WILLY NILLY APPROACH TO YET ANOTHER IMPEDIMENT FOR PEDESTRIANS WALKING ON THE SIDEWALKS. I WOULD BE VERY HAPPY TO AMEND THIS HERE ON THE DAIS TO TEN MILES AN HOUR TO GET ACROSS CROSSWALKS, TO GET THEM OUT OF THE LANE OF TRAFFIC AND SIX MILES AN HOUR ON SIDEWALKS TO ENSURE THERE ARE NO OR TO TRY TO ENSURE THERE ARE NO ACCIDENTS WITH PEOPLE MINDING THEIR OWN BUSINESS, WALKING WHERE PEOPLE ARE SUPPOSED TO WALK.

CALL THE VOTE. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I WANT TO HEAR FROM THE.

IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ZOOM. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS YADIEL DIAZ FROM SERV ROBOTICS.

GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS YADIEL DIAZ WITH SERV ROBOTICS, LOCATED AT 730 BROADWAY STREET, REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA, SPEAKING ON R5 H. I APPRECIATE THE CITY'S WORK ON THIS ITEM.

WE ALSO SHARE THE SAME GOALS OF KEEPING THE SIDEWALK SAFE, ACCESSIBLE, AND COMFORTABLE FOR EVERYONE WHILE ALLOWING FOR THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY TO OPERATE RESPONSIBLY. AT SERVE, WE WORK WITH OUR DELIVERY PARTNERS UBER EATS AND DOORDASH TO PROVIDE ROBOT DELIVERIES FOR SMALL RESTAURANTS WITH THE MIAMI BEACH.

AS OF TODAY, FEBRUARY 5TH, WE DELIVER FOR OVER 161 RESTAURANTS IN MIAMI BEACH.

SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO GET THAT ON THE RECORD. WITH THAT SHARED GOAL IN MIND, WE HAVE A FEW SUGGESTIONS.

AS WE SHARED IN AN EMAIL LAST NIGHT. FIRST, ON THE PER ROBOT PERMIT FEE WE OPERATE WHETHER WE OPERATE 20 ROBOTS OR WE OPERATE 30 ROBOTS OR WE OPERATE FIVE ROBOTS. I'VE HEARD ARGUMENTS ABOUT THE ENFORCEMENT COST FOR THE CITY TO BE MORE.

OR TO BE LESS. WHICH IS WHY IN THE INITIAL FIRST READING ITEM, WE SUGGESTED A PER ORGANIZATION FEE, BUT OBVIOUSLY MUCH LARGER THAN WHAT A PRESUMABLY PER ROBOT FEE OF 20 ROBOTS WOULD BE, WHICH WOULD ENTAIL US NOT HAVING TO SWITCH BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN WHAT YOU'RE CHARGING FOR OPERATORS PER ROBOT ON THE EIGHT MILE CAP.

THE AMENDMENT THAT WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER BOT IS ACCEPTABLE TO US.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE CONSIDERATION OF THE COMMISSIONERS ON THAT CROSSWALK SPEED.

THAT'S HONESTLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNS WE HAVE, BECAUSE LOWERING THE CROSSWALK SPEED MAY ACTUALLY LIMIT THE ROBOT'S ABILITY TO SAFELY CROSS VERY BUSY INTERSECTIONS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY'RE NOT TIMED THE SAME.

THE ONE THING THAT HASN'T BEEN BROUGHT UP YET IS THE THAT WAS BROUGHT UP BY ROB, BUT HASN'T BEEN BROUGHT UP YET, IS THE BAN ON ADVERTISING. WE FEEL THAT A TOTAL BAN RAISES FAIRNESS AND CONSTITUTIONAL CONCERNS ON FIRST AMENDMENT GROUNDS.

THERE MAY BE MORE TARGETED AND CONTENT NEUTRAL WAYS TO ADDRESS THIS.

SOME OTHER CITIES, LIKE CHICAGO, HAVE PUT IN PLACE A REVIEW PERIOD FOR ADVERTISING THAT MAKES SURE THAT THERE'S NO OBSCENE OR PORNOGRAPHIC ITEMS AS PART OF WHAT IS INTENDED TO BE REVIEWED AND ADDED TO THESE ROBOTS FOR ADVERTISING VERSUS A FLAT OUT BAN.

SO WE BELIEVE THAT SMALL ADJUSTMENTS WOULD HELP THE ORDINANCE TO BETTER ACHIEVE ITS GOALS.

WE SUPPORT THE ORDINANCE. WE THINK MOST OF IT IS COMMON SENSE, AND I'LL BE ON ALSO TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONTINUED WORK TO IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITIES.

OUR NEXT PUBLIC SPEAKER IS CARL HANSEN.

THANK YOU. I'M CARL HANSEN. I HAD GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS FOR COCOA THE PINK SIDEWALK DELIVERY ROBOTS OUT IN MIAMI BEACH AS WELL. WHAT? WE ALSO STRONGLY SUPPORT THE TEN MILE PER HOUR, SIX MILE PER HOUR SPLIT AS SORT OF JUST SUGGESTED. AND I THINK THAT'S A, A GOOD BALANCE FOR, FOR THE LOWER SPEEDS ON THE SIDEWALKS AND THE SPEED NECESSARY TO GET ACROSS THE CROSSWALKS. WE THE I THINK MAIN POINT OF CONCERN WE HAVE HERE IS WITH THE ADVERTISING PROHIBITION THIS WASN'T PART OF THE INITIAL DISCUSSION AND KIND OF CAME IN HERE AT THE END.

WE ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT THE CITY EXPLORING AND DISCUSSING WHAT WOULD GO INTO REGULATING ADVERTISING ON PERSONAL DELIVERY ROBOTS.

BUT WE THINK IT MERITS MORE TIME AND WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IF THAT WAS LIKE PULLED FOR A SEPARATE DISCUSSION SO THAT WE COULD MEET AND TALK TALK THROUGH THE ADVANTAGES OF THIS SIMILAR TO BIKE SHARE PROGRAMS AND BUSSES. OPERATING THESE DEVICES OUT IN PUBLIC IS VERY EXPENSIVE.

THE ADS HELP US KEEP PRICES LOW FOR LOCAL BUSINESS.

IF WE'RE HIT WITH NEW FEES TO OPERATE AND LOSE THE ABILITY TO SUBSIDIZE THE COST OF DELIVERY FROM THE ADVERTISING,

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THAT'S GOING TO BE VERY HARD ON OUR MERCHANTS, VERY HARD ON OUR CUSTOMERS.

OUR GOAL IS TO HELP GET CARS OFF THE STREET, HELP REDUCE THE PARKING IMPACTS.

WE ABSOLUTELY WANT TO DO THAT SAFELY. WE THINK IT'S SMART TO TO HAVE RULES IN THIS SPACE.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON THIS.

BUT WOULD HOPE WE WOULD HAVE SOME TIME TO DISCUSS AN ADVERTISING POLICY THAT MADE SENSE FOR FOR ALL PARTIES.

REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. AND THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU.

NEXT CALLER IS JOHAN MORE. PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'LL SPEAK AS AS JOHN. Q PEDESTRIAN HERE WITH A COUPLE OF OBSERVATIONS.

FIRST, I WILL SWEAR THAT I SAW ONE OF THE ROBOTS DASH ACROSS AN INTERSECTION ON THE CROSSWALK WHILE THE LIGHT WAS RED. THE OTHER CONCERN FROM THE COMMUNITY IS THAT WHERE CORNER CURB CUTS ARE AT TOO STEEP AN ANGLE. I HAVE WITNESSED A ROBOT STOP SUFFICIENTLY FAR BACK FROM THE INTERSECTION SO THAT IT COULD SEE THE CROSSWALK LIGHT, BUT IN THAT POSITION, IT BLOCKED THE SIDEWALK.

ANYONE WITH A WHEELCHAIR? I CAUTION THE CITY ABOUT AN ADA COMPLIANCE LAWSUIT.

I'VE SAID SOME OF THIS BEFORE. PLEASE KEEP THAT IN MIND.

AN ELDERLY PERSON, SOMEONE USING A CANE SOMEONE WITH A SCHLEPPER WITH GROCERIES OR LAUNDRY IN IT.

SOMEONE WITH A BABY CARRIAGE. IT STARTS TO GET A LITTLE DIFFICULT, AND I WONDER IF THE COMMISSION CAN GIVE SOME THOUGHT TO HOW TO ADDRESS THAT, EITHER SIMPLY BY MAKING ALL THE CROSSWALK LIGHTS AUTOMATIC AGAIN, AS I BELIEVE THEY ALL WERE DURING THE PANDEMIC, OR MORE COMPLICATEDLY FOR THE DELIVERY ROBOT DEVELOPERS TO ADD A GARAGE DOOR OPENER LIKE FEATURE TO ENABLE THE ROBOTS TO, IN FACT, REQUEST CROSSWALK LIGHT SO THAT THEY CAN CROSS.

I WOULD SUBMIT A POSSIBLE METRIC TO YOU TO COMPARE ACCIDENT RATES OF DELIVERY BIKES, LET ALONE MOTORIZED DELIVERY BIKES AND ROBOTS. AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT I SUSPECT THAT THE ROBOTS MIGHT BE SAFER, BUT THAT THE SPEED LIMIT IS KEY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER IS BRUCE.

BRUCE, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. UNMUTE YOURSELF.

HI BRUCE SPIEGEL. I'M A PEDESTRIAN ALSO, AND I'LL POINT OUT THAT WE WALK IT TYPICALLY A MILE IN 20 MINUTES.

YOU DO THE MATH. THAT'S THREE MILES AN HOUR. WE'VE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM CROSSING THE STREET, EVEN FIFTH STREET. THERE ARE PEOPLE OLDER WHO WALK A LOT SLOWER.

SO TO HEAR PEOPLE NEED 8 OR 10MPH FOR A ROBOT, WHEN PEDESTRIANS DO THREE MILES AN HOUR OR SLOWER, IF YOU'RE NOT RUNNING ACROSS THE STREET, THAT NUMBER IS OFF THE WALL.

CRAZY IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO ADD. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. NEXT CALLER IS COLLIN.

USER SEVEN. STATE YOUR NAME PLEASE. HI. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS MATTHEW AND I WANT TO THANK THE SPONSORS AND THOSE WHO WORKED ON THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION, BECAUSE SPEED REGULATION IS SOUND POLICY AND I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THOSE ASPECTS ON ON MIAMI BEACH THE SIDEWALKS ARE VARYING WIDTHS FROM RELATIVELY RELATIVELY WIDE EIGHT FEET TO IN SOME PLACES UNDER UNDER THREE FEET, AND MIAMI BEACH IS AN URBAN AREA CROSSING THE STREET. I AGREE WITH SOME OF THE OTHER PEOPLE HERE THAT SOMETIMES WE HAVE ISSUES.

AND ONCE I WAS EVEN WALKING WITH MY DAUGHTERS ON ALTON ROAD AND IT HAD A MESSAGE ASKING YOU, PLEASE PUSH THE BUTTON FOR THE BOT. I DIDN'T SEE IT, BUT MY DAUGHTER WENT AND PUSHED IT FOR IT.

AND THEN IT SAID THANK YOU, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS KIND OF CUTE, BUT IT HIGHLIGHTS THE ISSUE OF ACCESSIBILITY.

LASTLY, I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT THE CITY DOES HAVE THE ABILITY TO REGULATE SPEEDS OF BICYCLES, E-BIKES AND MICROMOBILITY ON PATHWAYS SUCH AS THE BEACH WALK, AND IT'S A BEST PRACTICE IN ONE OF THE TOOLS AVAILABLE TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE, TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE ON THOSE PATHWAYS. AND IT'S A POLICY THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED NOW TO MANAGE SAFE ACCESS FOR EVERYONE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER IS WAYNE WAYNE.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. HI, THIS IS WAYNE AT THE FIFTH.

I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH THE TECHNOLOGY, EXCEPT THAT AS A SOCIETY, WE SHOULD MAKE IT HARDER FOR THESE COMPANIES TO TAKE OVER JOBS FOR, LIKE, UBER DRIVERS AND AND DELIVERY SERVICES.

BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, HOMELESS POPULATIONS WILL INCREASE AS A RESULT, BECAUSE JOBS THAT ARE FOR FOR THAT LEVEL OF

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EDUCATION AND, AND, AND IMMIGRANTS WILL DISAPPEAR.

SO I'M SAD FOR THE SOCIETY, BUT, YOU KNOW, TECHNOLOGY WILL MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT US OR WITH US, AND WE CAN'T BE WE CAN'T BE A WALL AGAINST IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO OTHER REQUESTS TO SPEAK.

I NEED A MOTION. I'LL MOVE IT, AS AMENDED. SECOND.

YEAH, PLEASE. IT WAS PRETTY QUICK. I'M SORRY.

OKAY. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. NO WORRIES. I WASN'T PREPARED TO SPEAK, BUT YOUR NAME, PLEASE.

KEVIN KRUGER. NINE YEAR MIAMI BEACH RESIDENT.

AND I JUST FIGURED I'D ADD TO SOME OF WHAT WHAT I HEARD ON ON ZOOM, WHICH I APPRECIATE, BUT IT'S A SIDEWALK, NOT A SIDE ROLE. AND IF I UNDERSTAND BICYCLES AND OTHERS ARE NOT PERMITTED, WE KIND OF USE THEM.

BUT I'M A PEOPLE PERSON. SO RESOUNDING SOME OF THOSE SENTIMENTS.

I'D RATHER SEE PEDESTRIANS OUT THERE INSTEAD OF ROBOTS.

YOU KNOW, TECHNOLOGY IS GREAT, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT IT IS TAKING AWAY JOBS AND GIVING IT TO CORPORATIONS AND OTHER STATES.

THE PUBLIC SAFETY IS AN ELECTED OFFICIALS FIRST FOREMOST ROLE, AND THEN USUALLY IT'S JOB CREATION, THE ECONOMY, STUPID, ETCETERA, ETCETERA. AND I DO FEEL LIKE WE'RE LOSING JOBS FOR THOSE THAT MIGHT BE NEED THE FLEXIBLE DELIVERY JOBS.

OR MAYBE IT'S ENTRY LEVEL AND NOW THEY CAN AFFORD THEIR RENT.

BUT WE'RE GIVING AWAY TWO ROBOTS THAT ARE NAMELESS, FACELESS, IN SPITE OF THE CUTE NAMES AND SMILEY FACES AND ADVERTISING THAT GO ON IT.

SO THOSE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF THE POINTS. AS A PEDESTRIAN MYSELF, I FIND THEM INCREDIBLY ANNOYING.

AND AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, I PROBABLY I DON'T HAVE ALL THE MACROECONOMICS OR THE LEGALITIES OF IT, BUT I FEEL LIKE IT'S A LITTLE ORWELLIAN. I'D LIKE TO SEE US DO THE RIGHT THING FOR OUR BEAUTIFUL BEACH TOWN.

AS COMMISSIONER BOB MENTIONED, SOME A LOT OF THIS WERE PREEMPTED.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK THAT WE HAVE. OH, SORRY.

I WAS GOING TO SAY EXACTLY THAT. KEVIN, I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE WITH YOU.

I DON'T PERSONALLY PARTICULARLY LIKE THESE WHATSOEVER.

I DO THINK THAT THEY UNNECESSARILY CLOG OUR SIDEWALKS, BUT WE ARE PREEMPTED BY THE STATE.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO PUT SOME GUARDRAILS AROUND HERE, SO WE HAVE A MOTION.

I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. LET'S CALL THE VOTE.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BHATT, AS AMENDED TO AMENDMENTS.

TEN MILE PER HOURS IN THE CROSSWALK, SIX MILES PER HOUR ON THE SIDEWALKS.

COMMISSIONER BOTT. YES. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ.

YES. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. YES. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE.

YES. MR. FERNANDEZ. YES. VICE MAYOR. MATEO- SALINAS.

YES. MAYOR. MINOR. YES. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM IS APPROVED.

THAT WAS ITEM R5 H. LET'S TAKE A BREAK FOR LUNCH.

I SEE A LOT OF NODS. LET'S RECONVENE AT 115 AND WE'LL START WITH THE NEXT TIME.

HEY, WELCOME BACK TO THE. WELCOME BACK TO OUR AFTERNOON SESSION OF OUR COMMISSION MEETING.

WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE OPEN FORUM. IF ANYONE WANTS TO BE HEARD.

[R9 C DR. STANLEY SUTNICK CITIZEN'S FORUM. (8:35 A.M./1:00 P.M.)]

RALPH, TAKE IT AWAY. YES, SIR. ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM.

AGAIN, IF ANYONE WISHES TO SPEAK, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM.

SEEING NOBODY ON THE PODIUM, I'M GOING TO GO.

YEAH. STATE YOUR NAME. GLENN HALL. 5748 PINETREE DRIVE. PRESIDENT. PINETREE HOA. ALSO CHAIR. STILL CHAIR OF THE MIAMI BEACH BLACK AFFAIRS ADVISORY.

I THINK COMMISSIONER BHATT HAS SOME A PROCLAMATION, BUT I WANTED TO JUST TO SAY HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH. YOU CAN CLAP. EVERYBODY BRING SOME JOY TO THIS AFTER EVERY MORNING.

SO OF COURSE, EVERY YEAR WE LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT, TO REAFFIRM THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO THAT.

ALSO TO WE LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ALL OF THE EVENTS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT ON BY THE CITY.

WE HAVE THE SOUNDSCAPE SEMINAR SERIES. WE HAVE THE SOUL BEACH FOOD FESTIVAL THAT'S COMING UP THIS SATURDAY, BLACK HISTORY NIGHT CELEBRATION ON THE FEBRUARY 3RD 13TH.

SORRY THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE HONORING OFFICER ART MARTINEAU WHO WAS, YOU KNOW, A VERY GREAT MAN AND TOUCHED FAMILIES AND

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CHILDREN ALL OVER THE CITY. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG A BIG DEAL THERE.

AND IF YOU HAVEN'T GONE, IT'S JUST AMAZING, AMAZING EVENT FOR ALL FAMILIES.

AND YOU GET TO SEE A LOT OF THE CULTURE, ESPECIALLY THE BAHAMIAN CULTURE THAT HAVE THE JUNKANOO BANDS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. AND IT'S MAGNIFICENT. AND ALSO WE HAVE THAT WE STARTED LAST YEAR, THE MIAMI BEACH BOTANICAL GARDEN GROOVE, WHICH IS AN ALSO AMAZING EVENT.

THAT BASICALLY HIGHLIGHTS ANOTHER GENRE OF BLACK CULTURE, OF HOUSE MUSIC, WHICH IS WHICH IS FANTASTIC.

AND AS YOU KNOW THE BLACK CULTURE AND BLACK, YOU KNOW, VIBE ON MIAMI BEACH IS THREE 6524 SEVEN.

SO THAT'S NOT JUST FOR FEBRUARY. SO OF COURSE, WE'VE ALREADY HAD THE SOUTH BEACH JAZZ FEST IN JANUARY MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY WEEKEND EVENTS, 5000 ROLE MODELS THAT A LOT OF YOU GUYS ATTENDED.

AND ALSO THE ABFF IS COMING BLACK BUSINESS MONTH IN AUGUST.

THANK YOU, MR. HALL. WE HAVE ANNUAL LOVE AND LOVE ETCETERA, ETCETERA, ETCETERA.

SO JUST LET YOU KNOW. SO SO YEAH, THANK YOU FOR TEEING IT UP SO NICELY.

I'M SORRY. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IN CASE SOMEHOW YOU'RE UNDER A ROCK THAT WHICH I DON'T THINK ANYBODY, ANYBODY IS HERE BUT THAT OUR WE ARE, AS A CITY, ACKNOWLEDGING AND CELEBRATING OUR COLLECTIVE SHARED BLACK HISTORY.

WE ARE A CITY THAT HAS HAD A VERY COMPLICATED GENESIS OF BEING RADICALLY ANTI-SEMITIC AND RACIST FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. AND OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS, I THINK WE HAVE MADE GREAT STRIDES TO OVERCOME THAT, AND NOT WITHOUT SOME BUMPS IN THE ROAD, BUT DEFINITELY WITH A PURPOSEFUL MISSION TO MAKE THIS A WELCOMING, INCLUSIVE, OPEN MINDED PLACE FOR EVERYBODY. AND SO WHEREAS BLACK HISTORY MONTH IS OBSERVED NATIONALLY EACH FEBRUARY TO HONOR THE ACHIEVEMENTS, RESILIENCE AND CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK AMERICANS THROUGHOUT OUR NATION'S HISTORY.

AND THIS THIS ANNUAL OBSERVATION BEGAN IN 1926 THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF DOCTOR CARTER G.

WOODSON HAS GROWN INTO A MONTH LONG CELEBRATION.

MANY OF THE CELEBRATION CELEBRATORY EVENTS YOU HEARD GLENN ARTICULATE OF THE PIVOTAL ROLE THAT BLACK AMERICANS HAVE PLAYED IN SHAPING THE UNITED STATES AND THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH RECOGNIZES THAT THE STORIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF BLACK LEADERS, INNOVATORS, AND EVERYDAY CITIZENS HAVE ENRICHED OUR COMMUNITY AND ADVANCE THE CAUSE OF JUSTICE AND EQUALITY AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.

PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE. THE CITY, HOWEVER, ACKNOWLEDGES THAT CONTINUED WORK IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS AND ENSURE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL RESIDENTS.

THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COMMISSION REMAIN COMMITTED TO FOSTERING AN INCLUSIVE CITY THAT CELEBRATES DIVERSITY AND HONORS THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK AMERICANS IN THE ARTS, SCIENCES, EDUCATION, PUBLIC SERVICE, AND SO MUCH MORE.

THE CITY ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS AND EVENTS DURING FEBRUARY THAT HIGHLIGHT BLACK HISTORY AND PROMOTE DIALOG ON EQUITY AND INCLUSION.

AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE TO FIND ALL THESE GREAT EVENTS, YOU CAN GO TO THE CITY'S FACEBOOK PAGE.

CITY OF MIAMI BEACH GOVERNMENT HAS MULTIPLE POSTINGS.

YOU CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS WONDERFUL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH AND THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

AND SO THEREFORE BE IT BE RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION HEREBY COMMEMORATE FEBRUARY 2026 AS NATIONAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND REAFFIRM THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO PROMOTING DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION. AND SO. THANK YOU. AND SO THE REASON WHY IT WAS IMPORTANT TO DO THIS TODAY FORMALLY WAS BECAUSE LAST YEAR, BECAUSE OF SCHEDULING SNAFUS, WE COULDN'T RECOGNIZE FORMALLY.

WE HAD ALL THE PROGRAMING AND IT WAS AMAZING, BUT WE COULDN'T FORMALLY RECOGNIZE THAT FEBRUARY WAS THE WAS OUR COMMEMORATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH UNTIL THE MIDDLE OR END OF MARCH, I THINK.

SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE GOT IT ON THE RECORD SO EVERYBODY KNOWS.

SO THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU, GLENN, AND THANK YOU TO THE BLACK AFFAIRS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. GLENN AND I CAN I CAN ACTUALLY SAY THAT, GLENN, SHORTLY BEFORE I GOT UP TO GIVE MY REMARKS AT THE STATE OF THE CITY MENTIONED, HEY, MAYBE YOU CAN MENTION BLACK HISTORY MONTH. SO I MADE IT. I MADE IT ON THE FLY.

CHANGE TO THE SPEECH, AND YOU POINTED ME OUT TO THE POINT I GAVE YOU THE POINT OUT.

THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR CITY. THANK YOU.

WELCOME. THANKS. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE? GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS FRANCESCA MEDINA. I'M A MIAMI BEACH RESIDENT, AND I WOULD LIKE TO IMPLORE YOU TO EXTEND THE LEASE OF THE CURRENT HOME OF THE MIAMI DESIGN AND PRESERVATION LEAGUE.

IT'S IN MY OPINION, IT'S INTEGRAL WHAT THE PRESERVATION LEAGUE DOES IN REGARDS TO TOURS, EDUCATION, ALSO PRESERVATION WHICH IS KNOWN FOR WORLDWIDE, WORLDWIDE.

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AND IT'S ALSO A MAGNET. AND YOU SEE THAT EVERY DAY TOURISTS THAT COME, OF COURSE, TO OCEAN DRIVE, THEY FLOCK TO THE WELCOME CENTER. AND WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.

FORTUNATELY, I'M A VOLUNTEER TOUR GUIDE. WE HAVE AN AVERAGE OF SIX 60 TOUR GUIDE GUESTS.

AND THE INTEREST IN IN, IN IN THIS IS, IS BIG.

AND I WOULD YEAH. ALSO ASK THAT YOU THAT MOVING TOWARDS THE FUTURE THAT THERE IS MORE EDUCATION ABOUT THAT IN OUR CITY BECAUSE THE MORE STUDENTS RESIDENTS KNOW ABOUT THE THIS HISTORY THE BETTER IT IS THE MORE THEY ASSOCIATE WITH THAT.

SO WITH THAT, MAYBE A HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH IS POSSIBLE IN THE FUTURE, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, PLEASE LEAVE THE HOME OF THE MIAMI DESIGN AND PRESERVATION LEAGUE LEAK WHERE IT IS AND WHERE IT DOES SO MUCH GOOD FOR ALL OF US AND FOR OUR IMAGE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR. THANK YOU. SEEING NO ONE ELSE REQUESTING TO SPEAK.

I'M GOING TO GO TO ZOOM. KAREN, PLEASE GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YES.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I'M KAREN, I'M THE TREASURER AT LENOX TOWERS AT 1030 NINTH STREET.

I AM SPEAKING TO YOU TODAY REGARDING COMMISSIONER FERNANDES PROPOSAL TO ALLOCATE THE 11.8 MILLION SURPLUS, WHICH COULD BE MORE BY NOW EXCLUSIVELY TO HOMESTEADERS AND TENANT RELIEF.

BOTH HOMESTEADERS AND NON HOMESTEADERS CONTRIBUTE FINANCIALLY TO THE MUNICIPAL TAX FUND, WHEREAS TENANTS DO NOT DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTE TO THIS REVENUE STREAM AT ALL.

COMMISSIONER FERNANDES HAS STATED HIS INTENTION TO RETURN THE SURPLUS TO THE COMMUNITY IN A FAIR WAY.

IN THE INTERESTS OF FAIRNESS, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT EACH TAXPAYER RECEIVES A REIMBURSEMENT PROPORTIONAL TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF A TAXPAYER'S PAID $2,500 A YEAR, THEY SHOULD RECEIVE HALF THE REIMBURSEMENT OF A TAXPAYER WHO CONTRIBUTES 5000 A YEAR.

IN SUMMARY, REFUNDS SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTED SOLELY TO THOSE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUND, WITH AMOUNTS REFLECTING THEIR RESPECTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS.

IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT NON HOMESTEADERS TYPICALLY CONTRIBUTE THREE TIMES AS MUCH AS HOMESTEADERS IN THEIR TAXES.

I WANT TO JUST COMMENT THAT ALMOST ALL OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE NON HOMESTEADERS, AND YET WE CONTRIBUTE 12 MONTHS OF THE YEAR IN WORKING ON THE BOARD AS WELL.

MANY OF US CAN'T RENT OUR PLACE OUT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO SHORT TERM RENTALS.

SO THEY'RE LEFT EMPTY. AND WHEN THINGS ARE LEFT EMPTY AT YOUR BUILDING, IT HELPS THE HOMESTEADERS SAVE MONEY BECAUSE NO ONE'S SPENDING THE WATER, THE GAS, THE ELECTRICITY, THE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE ELEVATOR, THE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE LAUNDRY MACHINES, ETC.. SO IN CLOSING, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I'D LIKE THE COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER THEIR POSITION ON THIS REFUND OR EVEN PERHAPS DISTRIBUTING THE REFUND IN A WAY THAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THAT EVERYONE COULD ENJOY.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER IS WAYNE. WAYNE, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF.

GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. I JUST WANT TO STATE FROM THE EARLIER SESSION THAT ONE MINUTE IS, YOU KNOW, IT IT MAKES THE, THE CALLER OR THE PERSON IN THE ROOM FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE SPEAKING BECAUSE THEY'RE RUSHED.

AND I WOULD SAY THAT I GET MORE OUT OF THE DISCUSSION FROM THE RESIDENTS THAN I DO FROM MOST OF THE CONVERSATION OF THE DAY, AND I'VE LISTENED TO EVERY MEETING IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

SO I HOPE YOU CHANGE THAT POLICY, PLEASE. ADDITIONALLY I WANT TO TALK ABOUT BLACK HISTORY MONTH BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE IN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND EQUALITY.

AND SINCE THE 60S, WE'VE MADE GREAT STRIDES IN REDUCING POVERTY AMONG AND LACK OF EDUCATION AMONG THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY.

AND POLICIES OF THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAVE CHANGED THAT.

AND AND THAT GAP IS GOING TO WIDEN FURTHER RATHER THAN SHRINK BECAUSE OF POLICY.

LASTLY, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE POLICY THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO PUT IN PLACE FROM WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING, THAT LIKE, IT'S ALMOST A DONE DEAL. AND I CANNOT BELIEVE IT IS TO EXTEND WASHINGTON AVENUE AND LINCOLN ROAD TO 150 TO

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200FT IN HEIGHT. LIKE A WALL. AND THAT THE LANDOWNERS WANT THAT, AND THEY'VE THEY'VE LEFT PLACES VACANT AND UNKEPT BECAUSE THEY WANT TO FORCE THE ISSUE ON THE CITY.

AND THAT'S BEEN A POLICY OF THEIRS FOR A DECADE OR MORE.

AND INSTEAD OF ENTICING THEM WITH 200 FOOT BUILDINGS, WE SHOULD BE ENTICING THEM WITH INCENTIVES TO UPDATE THEIR EXISTING STRUCTURES AND TO AND TO FILL THOSE, THOSE VACANT STOREFRONTS. AND WHAT THIS IS GOING TO DO IS IT'S GOING TO IT'S GOING TO REMOVE EVERY BUSINESS IN MIAMI BEACH FROM THOSE DISTRICTS BECAUSE THEY WON'T RENEW THEIR LEASES, BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO TEAR IT DOWN, AND IT'S GOING TO CREATE A GHETTO SITUATION IN THE CENTER OF OUR CITY WITH WALLS 200FT TALL, HIGH, HIGH, WHICH IS GOING TO DAMAGE THE CITY IRREPARABLY FOREVER.

I WISH, I HOPE THAT YOU VOTE NO ON THIS AND THINK ABOUT IT MORE EFFECTIVELY.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER. NEXT CALLER IS SHARON.

HI. SHARON WEISS 233 81ST STREET. I'M CALLING AGAIN FOR TWO ITEMS ARE SEVEN FIVE.

I'M IN SUPPORT OF HAVING A COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS THE WATER ISSUE.

I KNOW I SPOKE ABOUT IT THIS MORNING. THE CONDITION OF OUR WATERWAYS IS DEPLORABLE, AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.

I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT THIS COMMITTEE WILL HAVE TEETH TO ACTUALLY MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN.

INSTEAD OF A BUNCH OF PEOPLE SITTING AROUND BLOVIATING AND LISTENING TO THEMSELVES TALK.

THE NEXT ITEM I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IS C4N. I REALIZE THAT WAS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

I MAY HAVE MISSED. MISSED THAT BUT IT'S THE MASCOT FOR THE CITY.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO RESPECTFULLY SUGGEST, AS THE MASCOT TO BE A POOP EMOJI.

THAT WOULD BE ACCURATE. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER.

NEXT CALLER IS JOHAN MORE. MUCH THANKS TO WAYNE ROBERTS.

BUT I WILL RESERVE MY COMMENTS ON ITEMS R FIVE AND R5C FOR WHEN YOU FINALLY CALL IT.

I BELIEVE THAT ANY RETURN OF EXCESS TAX MONEY TO INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS SLASH TAXPAYERS CAN ONLY BE REGRESSIVE.

BUT I'LL ONLY SAY THAT NO MATTER HOW YOU CHOOSE TO DIRECT IT, YOU WOULD BEST DIRECT IT TOWARD THE MOST VULNERABLE.

MY SUPPORT FOR RENEWING MDPLS LEASE. IT IS ONE OF THE 3 OR 4 PREMIER CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS IN SOUTH BEACH, AND I WILL MAKE THE ECONOMIC ARGUMENT THAT TOURISTS WHO ARE INEXORABLY DRAWN ONLY TO OCEAN DRIVE, WHO COME UPON IT, ARE THROUGH ITS TOURS AND ITS INFORMATION SLUICED BACK, GENERALLY IN A RESPECTFUL MANNER, GIVEN THAT THEY'RE THERE. THEN TO SEE THE ARCHITECTURE TOWARD WASHINGTON AVENUE, INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND EVEN ON INTO THE LESS TOURISTED ESTABLISHMENTS OF A COMMERCIAL NATURE ON ALTON ROAD AND WEST AVENUE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER IS INEZ.

INEZ, PLEASE GO AHEAD. STATE YOUR NAME. OKAY.

HELLO. YES, MY NAME IS INEZ. FLAGS. YOU ALL HEAR ME? YES. GO AHEAD PLEASE. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON SOME OF THE DISCUSSION THIS MORNING ABOUT DEMONIZING GROUPS, DEMONIZING, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE FOR THEIR ETHNICITY OR BACKGROUND THAT I LIKE EVERYBODY TO ALSO INCLUDE OUR ICE AGENTS. THEY ARE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THEY'RE BEING DEMONIZED.

AND THAT NEEDS TO STOP DEMONIZING REPUBLICANS, DEMONIZING TRUMP.

ALL OF IT NEEDS TO STOP. WE NEED TO BE A CIVIL SOCIETY, AND WE CAN ALL HAVE CIVIL DISCUSSIONS.

AND WE JUST NEED TO EMPHASIZE TO ALL YOU KNOW, CIVILITY TOWARDS EACH OTHER.

WE RESPECT AND, AND THAT AND THAT THERE'S ROOM FOR EVERYBODY AS LONG AS THERE IS RESPECT.

SO RESPECT FOR EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE AND FOR YOUR ALL YOUR WORK THAT YOU DO FOR THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. THAT CONCLUDES MR. MAYOR COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.

I JUST WANT THE RECORD TO REFLECT THAT. I DON'T KNOW WHICH ANEZ JUST SPOKE, BUT IF IT'S THE ONE WHO I THINK IT IS, IS SOMEONE WHO HAS WRITTEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA CALLING DEMOCRATS DEMON RATS.

AND WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOT DEMONIZING PEOPLE.

IT'S ACROSS THE BOARD. AND SO WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT AT ALL FRONTS.

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AND SO SINCE SHE BROUGHT UP SPECIFICALLY THE WORD DEMON, I FOUND IT INTERESTING GIVING THE TERM THAT'S BEEN USED.

SO THAT'S WHY COMMISSIONER VICE MAYOR MATEO- SALINAS SAID SHE DOESN'T ON FACEBOOK.

SHE DOESN'T GET TO SEE THESE THESE THINGS. IS THERE ANY OTHER CALLERS? THAT CONCLUDES LET'S CALL R5 J.

[R5 J 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.]

R5 J IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 70 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ENTITLED MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES BY AMENDING ARTICLE ONE ENTITLED IN GENERAL, BY CREATING SECTION 70 DASH 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 SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE.

THIS IS A SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING. IT IS ITEM R5J.

YES, THE SECOND READING. THANK YOU TO MY CO-SPONSORS COMMISSIONER BHATT AND COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE.

WHAT THIS DOES IS TAKES OUR MUNICIPAL OFFENSES AND IF THERE IS A HATE CRIME INVOLVED, AS OUR CITY CLERK JUST READ THEN THERE'S A MINIMUM OF A 30 DAY SENTENCE, A JAIL SENTENCE.

THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW. AND LAST TIME I DID REMOVE THE ITEM SINCE I CAN MOVE IT.

I'LL SECOND. CALL THE VOTE. HOLD ON FOR A SECOND.

IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING, AND I HAVE JOHANN MOORE REQUESTING TO SPEAK.

I WANT TO SPEAK. GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN. I'M ONLY TROUBLED BY THE ABSENCE OF INCLUSION OF THE CATEGORY OF WHAT POLITICAL POSITION OR IDEOLOGY, AND I'M GOING TO BE TOTALLY EVENHANDED.

NO ONE SHOULD BE BEAT UP IN PUBLIC BECAUSE THEY'RE A ZIONIST.

NO ONE SHOULD BE BEAT UP IN PUBLIC OR IN PRIVATE BECAUSE THEY'RE AN ANARCHIST OR BECAUSE THEY'RE A SOCIALIST.

IS THAT NOT A GLARING LACUNA IN THIS OTHERWISE I THINK, WELL-INTENTIONED ITEM DESPITE ASSOCIATIONS IT MIGHT UNFORTUNATELY HAVE WITH ITS SPONSOR. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THERE'S NO ONE ELSE IN ZOOM. GO AHEAD.

MA'AM. I WONDER JAMIE AND I ARE ON THIS ITEM.

CAN SOMEONE SPECIFY EXACTLY WHAT IS SUSTAINED? I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. WHAT ARE YOU VOTING ON? ANYBODY KNOWS? WHAT'S THE QUESTION? R 50. R5J.

WHAT IS IT EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE VOTING ON. PERHAPS.

RICK? SURE. THIS IS A HATE CRIME ORDINANCE. WHICH IS ADOPTED SAME SAME LANGUAGE AS THE STATE LAW.

AND WHAT IT DOES IS IT PROVIDES FOR A MINIMUM SENTENCE OF 30 DAYS IN JAIL, UNLESS THE JUDGE DETERMINES THAT IT'S NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY.

WHEN A CRIME IS MOTIVATED BY HATE, BASED ON THE SPECIFIED CHARACTERISTICS IN THE ORDINANCE, WHICH INCLUDE RACE, POLITICAL AFFILIATION, RELIGION AND SO ON.

OKAY. SO YOU'RE VOTING ON SOMETHING THAT'S GENERAL.

SO IF SOMEBODY CALLS ME A CRIPPLED LADY I COULD PRESS CHARGES.

I'M GOING TO ASK MARK FISHMAN TO COME UP BECAUSE HE WAS THE ONE WHO WORKED ON THE ORDINANCE. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THANK YOU. WELL, I GUESS TO TO RESPOND TO THAT QUESTION.

NO. JUST CALLING SOMEONE, YOU KNOW, ALBEIT, YOU KNOW, VERY UNKIND.

A CRIPPLED LADY OR CRIPPLED OLD LADY. WHILE UNKIND, WOULD NOT BE A CRIME OR A CRIMINAL OFFENSE IN AND OF ITSELF.

SO THERE WOULD BE NO CRIMINAL CHARGE. AND IF THERE'S NO CRIMINAL CHARGE, YOU COULDN'T HAVE IT CHARGED AS A HATE CRIME UNDER HERE, WHERE THE MINIMUM 30 DAYS THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY SPOKE OF WOULD BE APPLICABLE BECAUSE, AGAIN, THERE'S NO ARREST AND NO CHARGE BECAUSE NO CRIME WAS COMMITTED. IF SOMEBODY CALLS ME A BLACK WOMAN, I'M AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN. WOULD THAT APPLY? NO. WELL, IF THERE'S A CRIME BEING COMMITTED SEPARATE AND APART FROM BEING CALLED.

SO IF SOMEBODY BEATS YOU UP AND SAYS, YES, YOU'RE A BLACK WOMAN, SO I AM GOING TO BEAT YOU UP THEN, THEN YES, THIS ORDINANCE WOULD APPLY, BUT IT HAS TO.

THE NAME HAS TO COME OUT. SO IF I CALL SOME I SAY SOMETHING TO SOMEONE.

WE HAVE DIVISION HERE REGARDING RELIGIONS AND SO FORTH AND SO ON.

IF I HAVE TO DO I HAVE TO WAIT? I'M TALKING TO HIM.

HE'S ALLOWING ME TO TALK. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO GET THIS STRAIGHT BECAUSE I THINK IT SHOULD BE EQUAL.

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THEN IT'S A TIME UP AND NOT TALK. I MEAN, HE'S TELLING ME SOMETHING.

YOU GUYS ARE LISTENING. WHAT? YOU SAY THE RIGHT ANSWER.

GO AHEAD. WHAT YOU WANT TO SAY, WANDA? OKAY. I JUST WANT TO KNOW.

THIS IS A VERY SENSITIVE ITEM. OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING THROUGH VERY HARD TIMES, MIAMI BEACH.

AND WITH DIVISIONS FOR NUMBER OF REASONS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE MYSELF CLEAR OF WHAT IS THE ORDINANCE.

IS IT CALLING SOMEBODY A MUSLIM IS CALLING ME A CATHOLIC.

IF SOMEBODY SAYS YOU'RE A CATHOLIC, UGLY CATHOLIC, WOULD THAT CONSIDER BE A HATE CRIME AND SOMEBODY CALLS SOMEBODY A TERRORIST, MUSLIM OR A JEW. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT THEY ARE VOTING ON BECAUSE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE EQUAL TO EVERYBODY, EVERY RELIGION, EVERY COLOR, EVERY WOMAN, EVERY DISABLED, EVERY EVERYTHING.

IT IS EQUAL. AND ACTUALLY THERE'S THERE'S A NUMBER OF CATEGORIES LISTED HERE.

THERE HAS TO BE A CRIME COMMITTED. THERE ARE STATUTES OF CRIMES.

MARK FISHMAN GAVE AN EXAMPLE. SOMEBODY BEAT UP.

IT HAS TO BE THE COMMISSION OF A CRIME. IF IF THEN THE COURT DETERMINES THAT THAT CRIME WAS MOTIVATED BY HATE.

IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF WAYS. THEY DETERMINE THAT. SOMETIMES IT IS SAYING SOME OF THE TERMINOLOGY USED.

SOMETIMES THERE ARE OTHER WAYS. MAYBE THEY FIND SOMETHING ON THEIR PERSONS OR WHAT HAVE YOU.

BUT IF THEIR CRIME WAS MOTIVATED BY HATE, THAT'S WHEN THIS STATUTE KICKS IN.

WE HAVE OUR OWN MUNICIPAL OFFENSES THAT ARE UNIQUE TO MIAMI BEACH.

SO WE'RE DOING SOMETHING THAT'S VERY THAT'S THAT'S ALREADY IN THE STATUTES IN THE STATE.

BUT WE COULDN'T DO IT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT ABILITY. ALL WE'RE DOING IS NOW CLEANING UP OUR STATUTES AND SAYING, IF YOU COMMIT A CRIME AND THE COURT CAN PROVE THAT IT WAS MOTIVATED BY HATE, THAT'S WHEN THE MANDATORY JAIL SENTENCE COMES IN.

AND THERE'S A NUMBER OF CATEGORIES INCLUDED IN HERE THAT REALLY COVERS EVERYBODY. THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. CAN I JUST SAY SOMETHING? SEMI-RELATED MR. MAYOR. AND IT GOES TO WHAT? COMMISSIONER? MONICA SAID MATEO- SALINAS. I'D LIKE COMMISSIONER MONICA.

VICE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR MONICA. AND WHAT YOU SAID, YOU KNOW, MIAMI BEACH, GOING THROUGH TOUGH TIMES.

I OFTEN FEEL AS IF THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS.

THERE'S THE REAL WORLD AND THE SOCIAL MEDIA WORLD, AND YOU TUNE INTO THIS SOCIAL MEDIA, AND IT IS TOXIC.

IT REALLY IS. AND IN FACT, I'VE TRIED TUNING IT OUT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT BEING SURE THAT I, YOU KNOW, DON'T AVOID ANYTHING THAT'S NECESSARY, ESPECIALLY FOR THE JOB.

BUT WHEN I GO, IF I WASN'T HERE, I'D BE GETTING READY TO GO PICK MY DAUGHTER UP FROM SCHOOL IN TWO HOURS.

AND IT IS THIS BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY OF PARENTS OF ALL RACE, COLOR, GAY PARENTS, EVERYTHING.

AND IT IS A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY. TRULY, PEOPLE RESPECT EACH OTHER, LOVE EACH OTHER.

WHEN I GO TO THE SUPERMARKET, I TALK TO FRIENDS.

I TALK TO STRANGERS. AND WHAT'S SO UNIQUE ABOUT MIAMI BEACH IS VERY FEW OF US HAVE TO LIVE HERE, RIGHT? WE CHOOSE TO LIVE HERE. AND THERE'S SO MUCH TOXICITY THAT'S BROUGHT ONLINE.

NOT GIVING LIFE ADVICE UP HERE, BUT IT'S SOMETIMES INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED TO DO SO.

AND IF YOU LET IT, YOU KEEP FEEDING INTO IT. IT'S GOING TO CHANGE THE WAY YOU THINK AND THE WAY YOU EVEN PERCEIVE THIS BEAUTIFUL PLACE IN WHICH WE LIVE.

WHEN IF YOU TAKE YOUR FACE OUT OF THE PHONE, WE'RE ALL UP HERE BECAUSE WE WANT TO IMPACT CHANGE AND MAKE OUR CITY BETTER.

BUT WE LIVE IN A PRETTY, PRETTY SPECIAL PLACE.

A PRETTY AMAZING PLACE. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THERE'S NOT SO MUCH WORK TO BE DONE.

BUT IF YOU DON'T BUY INTO THE SOCIAL MEDIA, I HAVE FRIENDS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF EVERY SINGLE RELIGION AND RACE AND COLOR AND BELIEF AND SEX. WE LIVE IN AN AMAZING PLACE, AND WHILE THERE'S PLENTY OF WORK TO BE DONE I WOULDN'T AGREE WITH. THERE'S SO MUCH HATRED AND DIVISION.

THERE'S ONE OFFS THAT GET AMPLIFIED, BUT THERE'S THE SOCIAL MEDIA WORLD, AND THEN THERE'S THE REAL WORLD THAT WE ALL LIVE IN.

WHEN YOU GO OUT THERE, I JUST ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO REALLY DISSECT WHAT'S REAL AND WHAT'S BEING FABRICATED ONLINE.

SO THANK YOU, WANDA. AND YOU ALWAYS HAVE AN OPEN DOOR WITH ME.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. THAT WAS WOW.

THAT WAS BEAUTIFULLY SAID. I SHARE THE SENTIMENT.

I THINK WE ALL DO SAY ONE MORE THING. I, YOU KNOW, I TRY TO REACH OUT TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU AT SOME POINT TO SPEAK.

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I'M NOT MENTIONING NAMES, BUT SOME PEOPLE REFUSE TO ANSWER ME.

SOME PEOPLE DELIBERATELY BLOCK ME. I KNOW THAT'S AN ETHICS VIOLATION.

I WANT TO I WANT TO DO THE BEST I COULD. I LOVE MIAMI BEACH.

I HAVE RESPECT FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU. WHAT HAPPENS IN IN SOCIAL MEDIA? THIS IS THE ONLY WAY WE COULD EXPRESS BECAUSE WE DON'T HEAR FROM MOST, NOT ALL BECAUSE I, I, YOU KNOW, I'M ABLE TO TALK TO YOU OR A COUPLE OTHER PEOPLE, BUT IT IS A FRUSTRATION THAT WE DON'T LIKE WHAT'S GOING ON AND NOBODY'S HEARING US.

WE FEEL THAT THE DAYS ARE DOING WHATEVER THEY WANT.

FORGET ABOUT. FORGET ABOUT THE RESIDENTS. WE DON'T MEAN ANYTHING.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU'RE THERE BECAUSE WE VOTED YOU.

AND I'M LOOKING FOR PEACE. THIS IS DESTROYING ME.

MY PERSON, EVEN ME. I'M NOT A PERSON. I'M A VERY RELIGIOUS PERSON.

BUT I HAVE TO STAND FOR WHAT I KNOW, WHAT I BELIEVE IS WRONG.

AND THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GOING TO START IS FROM THE DAIS ENGAGING WITH US, AND EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY.

YEAH. LET'S DO THAT TOGETHER. WE DON'T ENGAGE.

THIS IS A PROBLEM. YEAH. JUST ECHO YOUR SENTIMENTS.

COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE I AND I THINK WE ALL ARE.

I'M TOLD ALL THE TIME, EVERY DAY, MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY, THAT FROM OUR RESIDENTS THAT THEY'RE SO GRATEFUL THEY LIVE IN OUR MIAMI BEACH.

OF COURSE, THERE'S ALWAYS THINGS TO BE, TO DO BETTER AND MAKE IT BETTER, AND THAT'S WHY ALL OUR RESIDENTS AND US ARE WORKING TOWARD THAT GOAL.

BUT RESIDENTS TELLING ME THERE'S NOT A PLACE IN THE WORLD THEY'D RATHER LIVE.

THEY FEEL SAFE HERE, THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE. AND THEN SOMETIMES SPECIFIC GROUPS ACROSS THE SPECTRUM TELL ME AS A WHATEVER FILL IN THE GROUP, THERE'S NO OTHER PLACE I'D RATHER BE IN MIAMI BEACH, BECAUSE WE ARE A SAFE HAVEN FOR EVERYONE, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE. AND THAT'S WHY OUR RATINGS AMONGST THESE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES THAT GET RATED BY NATIONAL GROUPS ARE ALWAYS WE'RE AT THE TOP OF THE CHARTS, BUT THAT HAPPENS BECAUSE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT.

THERE'S A REASON WHY THIS CITY IS SUCH A SAFE HAVEN.

FIRST OF ALL, IT'S BECAUSE OF ALL OF YOU, BECAUSE OF OUR RESIDENTS THAT ARE INCREDIBLE AND DON'T TOLERATE A LEVEL, ARE VERY TOLERANT AND DON'T TOLERATE A LEVEL OF HATE.

AND IT HAPPENS. OF COURSE, THERE'S GOING TO BE ONE OFFS. THERE'S NOT A CITY IN THE WORLD THAT DOESN'T HAVE SITUATIONS COME UP.

WE'RE MADE OF A VERY DIVERSE OPINIONS OF PEOPLE.

BUT I ALSO SAW THIS MORNING HOW THE SEVEN OF US ARE REFLECTING THE RESIDENTS AND BEING TOLERANT, AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO ACCEPT HATE. WE ARE NOT EVER GOING TO ACCEPT HATE IN THIS CITY.

AND WE PUT OUR FOOT DOWN THIS MORNING IN A BIG WAY AND WE SHOWED IT. WELL, THANK YOU TO OUR RESIDENTS, OUR BUSINESSES, OUR COMMISSION. WE MAY DISAGREE ON CERTAIN POLICIES, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO BEING A SAFE, ACCEPTING, WELCOMING CITY, THERE'S NO NEGOTIATION.

MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, YOU'RE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LOVE ABOUT BEING A MIAMI BEACH CITY COMMISSIONER IS A DIVERSITY THAT WE GET TO REPRESENT.

I LOVE REPRESENTING JUST THE BROAD SPECTRUM OF PEOPLE THAT MAKE UP THE BEAUTIFUL MELTING POT OF THIS COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT BE THE JEWISH COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT BE YOU KNOW, THE EPISCOPALIAN COMMUNITY OVER, OVER, OVER AT THE CHURCH, AT ALL SOULS, OR WHETHER IT BE THE BLACK COMMUNITY AND WORKING WITH, WITH GLENDON OR OUR LGBTQ COMMUNITY OR OR OR WOMEN AND THE WOMEN'S COMMISSION OR DIFFERENT HISPANIC GROUPS OR DIFFERENT OR OTHER GROUPS. IT'S REALLY WHAT I LOVE ABOUT MIAMI BEACH IS OUR DIVERSITY, REPRESENTING THAT DIVERSITY AND FIGHTING FOR THAT DIVERSITY AND SPEAKING UP WHEN THE DIFFERENT GROUPS OF OUR COMMUNITY ARE BEING ARE BEING TARGETED.

I FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO SEE IS, YOU KNOW, THAT PASSION ACROSS THE BOARD.

YOU KNOW, THE PASSION THAT THAT WE HAVE, THEY I THINK SOME PEOPLE WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE EQUALLY, YOU KNOW, PASSIONATE WITH ALL DIFFERENT GROUPS AND PROTECTING ALL DIFFERENT GROUPS.

AND I THINK WE ARE I THINK WE ARE. I THINK THIS COMMISSION HAS DISPLAYED THAT AND I THINK THEY HAVE THAT EXPECTATION OF US YOU KNOW, TO PASSIONATELY FIGHT AGAINST ANTI-SEMITISM, TO PASSIONATELY FIGHT AGAINST RACISM, ALL TYPES OF DISCRIMINATION. DISCRIMINATION AGAINST HISPANICS, DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.

BUT TO DO IT VOCALLY AND TO DO IT FOR ALL GROUPS WITH THE SAME PASSION THAT WE WOULD DO IT FOR ONE GROUP.

AND I THINK AND I THINK THAT THAT IS WHAT I HEAR A LOT OF TIMES FROM THE COMMUNITY.

AND THAT'S WHY THEY FEEL SAFE IN MIAMI BEACH, BECAUSE THEY KNOW IF THEY ARE TARGETED, THEY KNOW THEY CAN COUNT ON THEIR ELECTED

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LEADERSHIP TO HAVE THEIR BACK, TO SPEAK UP, TO FIGHT FOR THEM, AND TO ALWAYS FIGHT TO ENSURE THEIR SAFETY WITH THE SAME LEVEL OF PASSION.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS LEGISLATION DOES.

IT ENSURES THAT IF SOMEONE OF ALL THESE DIFFERENT, DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS THAT'S MENTIONED IN HERE IS TARGETED AND A CRIME IS COMMITTED AGAINST THEM BECAUSE OF THEIR BELIEFS, THEIR LIFESTYLE, WHATEVER IT IS THAT'S LISTED HERE, THAT THAT WILL BE PROSECUTED TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW. I'LL CALL THE VOTE. YES, SIR. MAYOR.

I DIDN'T CATCH WHO MADE THE MOTION. I KNOW YOU DID NOT. I DID COMMISSIONER BHATT AND I HAVE SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ I.

COSPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ AND MATEO- SALINAS TO GOT IT.

SO MOTION BY COMMISSIONER. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, CO-SPONSOR BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ AND VICE MAYOR MONICA MATEO- SALINAS. ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. YES.

VICE MAYOR MATEO- SALINAS. YES. COMMISSIONER.

SUAREZ. YES. COMMISSIONER. MAGAZINE. YES, COMMISSIONER.

BART. YES. COMMISSIONER. DOMINGUEZ. YES. MAYOR.

MINOR. YES. ITEM PASSES. THE ITEM IS APPROVED.

THAT WAS OUR FIVE J. R5 L.

[R5 L 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.]

F I'VE L IS A SOURCE OF MAYOR SOOY COMMISSIONER MIAMI BEACH FOR AMENDING ORDINANCE 2024 4682 TO EXTEND THE SUNSET DATE OF THE DISCOUNTED FEES FOR TIMELY FILED RECERTIFICATION REPORTS AND ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT FEES FROM DECEMBER 31ST, 2025 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2026, AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE.

THIS IS A SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING. IT IS ITEM R5 L COMMISSIONER SUAREZ.

TAKE IT AWAY, VINCE. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY PASSED.

THIS IS A MERE EXTENSION AND THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS OR ANYTHING TO ADD.

I'LL MOVE IT. I'LL SECOND. SECOND WAS COMMISSIONER.

MAGAZINE. DID I HEAR IT? YES. IT WAS LIKE A TIE.

BUT. YEAH. YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT? IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

AS YOU KNOW WHAT, ON ZOOM NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. COMMISSIONER. DOMINGUEZ. YES.

COMMISSIONER. MAGAZINE. YES. COMMISSIONER. SUAREZ.

YES. COMMISSIONER. BHATT. YES. COMMISSIONER. FERNANDEZ.

IS OUT. VICE MAYOR. MATEO- SALINAS. YES, MAYOR.

MINOR. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THE ITEM IS APPROVED.

THAT WAS R5 L R5 M. R5 M IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR CITY

[R5 M AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 10, ENTITLED “ANIMALS,” BY CREATING SECTION 10-21, ENTITLED “SHORE-BASED SHARK FISHING PROHIBITED; DEFINITIONS; PENALTIES” TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS, PROHIBITIONS AND PENALTIES; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]

COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER TEN ENTITLED ANIMALS BY CREATING SECTION 1021 ENTITLED SHORE BASED SHARK FISHING PROHIBITED DEFINITIONS, PENALTIES TO PROVIDE DEFINITION, PROHIBITION AND PENALTIES, AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CLARIFICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS A SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING. IT IS ITEM R5 M COMMISSIONER.

COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ WITH FULL COMMISSION CO-SPONSORS GOING TO SAY THAT.

SO WITH THAT I MOVE THE ITEM. SECOND. AND IF THERE'S PUBLIC COMMENT, SPENCER, DID YOU WANT TO COME UP AND SAY SOMETHING? OKAY. WE CAN CALL THE VOTE. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

I SEE NO ONE ON ZOOM. NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTED TO SPEAK.

MAY I CALL THE ROLL? YES. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ.

COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ IS OUT. MR. DOMINGUEZ.

YES. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. YES. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ.

YES. VICE MAYOR MATEO- SALINAS. YES. COMMISSIONER BOT.

YES. MAYOR. MINOR. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THAT WAS ITEM R5.

M R5 N. R5 N IS AN ORDER OF THE MAYOR CITY COMMISSION

[R5 N AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 62 OF THE CITY CODE, ENTITLED “HUMAN RELATIONS,” BY AMENDING ARTICLE II, ENTITLED “DISCRIMINATION,” BY AMENDING DIVISION 3, ENTITLED “REGULATIONS,” BY CREATING SECTION 62-93 THEREOF, ENTITLED, “SERVICE ANIMALS,” BY ADOPTING REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO SERVICE ANIMALS; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]

BY AMENDING CHAPTER 62 OF THE CODE ENTITLED HUMAN RELATIONS, BY AMENDING ARTICLE TWO ANTI-DISCRIMINATION BY AMENDING DIVISION THREE ENTITLED REGULATIONS BY CREATING SECTION 62 DASH 93 THEREOF ENTITLED SERVICE ANIMALS BY ADOPTING REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO SERVICE ANIMALS AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS THE SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING.

IT IS ITEM R5 N COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, COSPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER BHATT AND VICE MAYOR MATEO- SALINAS. SO A FRIEND OF THE ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE HAD RECOMMENDED THAT THIS BE PUT FORWARD SO THAT THE CITY COULD ADOPT THE STATE STATUTE FOR NO DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PEOPLE WITH SERVICE ANIMALS, AND I'LL MOVE THE ITEM SECOND.

IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE IN ZOOM, NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK.

CALL THE VOTE. COMMISSIONER. AYE. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. COMMISSIONER. DOMINGUEZ. YES. COMMISSIONER. MAGAZINE. YES.

VICE MAYOR. MATEO- SALINAS. YES. COMMISSIONER. BHATT.

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YES. COMMISSIONER FERNANDES IS ABSENT. COMMISSIONER.

SUAREZ. YES. MAYOR. MINOR. YES. MOTION CARRIES.

THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THAT WAS ITEM R5 N IT'S GOT AN R9, AC.

[R9 AC DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION TO CONSIDER A NEW MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AND THE MIAMI DESIGN PRESERVATION LEAGUE, INC. (“MDPL”), FOR THE USE OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1001 OCEAN DRIVE (THE “PREMISES”) FOR A TERM OF THREE (3) YEARS, WITH ONE MUTUAL RENEWAL OPTION OF THREE (3) YEARS AND DIRECT STAFF TO NEGOTIATE A NEW MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH MDPL FOR CONTINUED PROGRAMMING AND OPERATIONS OF THE MIAMI BEACH OCEAN FRONT AUDITORIUM; WAIVING, BY A 5/7THS VOTE, THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 82-39 OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE; OR, IF IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY, FOLLOW THE CITY’S PROCUREMENT PROCESS TO ISSUE A FORMAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (“RFP”).]

R9, AC. R9, AC IS DISCUSSED. ACTION NEW MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH MDP OR CITY'S PROCUREMENT PROCESS.

ERIC. SO, MR. MAYOR, I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AFTER THE ADMINISTRATION PUT THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WE WERE CONTACTED BY THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL MENTIONING THAT HE HAS A PENDING INVESTIGATION GOING ON, AND HE ANTICIPATED BEING ABLE TO ISSUE A REPORT ON THAT SOMETIME IN THE NEXT OR RELEASE A DRAFT REPORT SOMETIME IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS. I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD, BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT ANYBODY TO BE VOTING ON THIS, UNDERSTANDING THAT WE WERE CONTACTED THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME OUTSTANDING ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE RESOLVED.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I THOUGHT IT WAS WORTHY OF CALLING BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN QUITE A BIT OF ATTENTION TO THIS.

WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF EMAILS. SO I DIDN'T JUST WANT TO NOT CALL IT.

SO WE'LL MAKE THE DETERMINATION. MR. MAYOR COMMISSIONER SUAREZ.

YOU KNOW, NOW THAT WE'RE ON THIS TOPIC, I THINK THE LAST TIME WE DISCUSSED THIS, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST IN COMMITTEE, WE WANTED TO SEE WHAT CHANGES WERE MADE AT MDPL AS IT RELATES TO LOBBYING FEES BEING COLLECTED FROM DEVELOPERS. AND MAYBE CHANGES TO YOUR BYLAWS TO REALLY PREVENT WHAT WAS AN EGREGIOUS ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR FROM YOUR PREVIOUS DIRECTOR.

AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO CALL UP THE INSPECTOR GENERAL TO SHARE A FEW THOUGHTS BECAUSE HE REACHED OUT TO ME PERSONALLY AND SAID, HEY, I DON'T THINK THIS IS A GOOD IDEA TO VOTE ON UNTIL WE GET SOME CLARIFICATION.

SO AND I WANT I WOULD LIKE JOE TO COME UP AND SPEAK, BECAUSE WE DID GET A DELUGE OF EMAILS IN SUPPORT OF EXTENDING THIS CONTRACT FOR THREE YEARS, AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE WAS A CALL TO ACTION EMAIL SENT TO YOUR MEMBERSHIP KNOWING THAT THERE IS A PENDING INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT.

AND THAT PUTS US IN A VERY PRECARIOUS SITUATION.

SO IF WE COULD JUST GET SOME ANSWERS, JOE AND ROGER, THAT'D BE GREAT.

THAT WAY IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE SMOOTH SAILING ONCE THIS ITEM DOES GET CALLED.

OR AGAIN AFTER THE REPORT IS RELEASED. GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR JOSEPH CENTORINO, INSPECTOR GENERAL. WAS THERE A SPECIFIC QUESTION YOU WANTED ME TO ADDRESS? I THINK PROBABLY YOU ALL KNOW I GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU.

GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD. WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE NOW TO VOTE ON THIS ITEM? EXCUSE ME. WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE TODAY TO VOTE ON THIS ITEM? AND WHY? YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE A POSITION ON THE ON THE ITEM ITSELF.

BUT AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE HAD A, A FAIRLY LENGTHY INVESTIGATION GOING ON SINCE LAST SUMMER AND WHICH IS ALMOST COMPLETE.

AND YOU KNOW, WE'VE, WE'VE AND I THINK WITHOUT GETTING INTO ANY DETAILS, I'M NOT GOING TO DISCUSS DETAILS, BUT I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS THERE HAVE BEEN SOME PROBLEMS IN THE WAY THE OPERATION HAS, HAS HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT IN THE PAST AND THERE ARE SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS AND WE'VE IDENTIFIED THEM AND AND WE WILL BE PUTTING OUT A REPORT THAT WILL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING.

I THINK THAT HOWEVER YOU GO ON THIS. I MEAN, I THINK TO THERE'S GOING TO HAVE TO IT NEEDS TO BE SOME RESTRUCTURING AND SOME CHANGES MADE IN THE WAY THIS THING GOES FORWARD. AND I THINK BEFORE YOU CAN, BEFORE YOU REALLY CAN CAN SOLVE THAT OR REACH THE RIGHT, THE RIGHT CONCLUSION, YOU NEED TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE.

AND I THINK THE INFORMATION THAT WILL COME OUT OF THIS WE HAVE AN AUDIT AND AN INVESTIGATION GONE THROUGH, A LOT OF FINANCIAL ISSUES. WOULD BE WOULD BE HELPFUL.

AND GOING FORWARD, AGAIN, WE DON'T TAKE A POSITION ON THE ACTUAL ISSUE BEFORE YOU, BUT I THINK IT WOULD BEHOOVE YOU TO, TO TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION BEFORE YOU BEFORE YOU MADE A DECISION ON HOW TO GO FORWARD WITH YOU KNOW, WITH THIS ISSUE. AND SO LET ME FOLLOW UP WITH ROGER. SO, ROGER, YOU'RE THE CHAIR OF THE ORGANIZATION.

WHY WAS THERE A CALL TO ACTION LETTER SENT OUT, KNOWING FULL WELL THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE LAST SUMMER?

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YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THAT PUTS US IN A PRECARIOUS SITUATION.

IT MAKES IT MAKES IT MAKES IT SEEM LIKE WE'RE TRYING TO DELAY THIS WHEN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR A, A REPORT TO COME OUT THAT HIGHLIGHTS SOME CONCERNS BECAUSE WE'VE GOTTEN SO MANY REQUESTS FROM MEMBERS WHO'VE HEARD ABOUT THIS.

WHAT CAN WE DO? AND WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE. WHENEVER THERE'S AN IMPORTANT ISSUE, WE LET THEM KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

THIS IS HOW YOU CAN CONTACT PEOPLE. IT WASN'T THIS WAY.

IT WAS JUST TO SHOW SUPPORT. BECAUSE SOMETIMES THEY FEEL THAT WE'RE NOT SUPPORTED.

I'M SORRY. SOMETIMES THE MEMBERS FEEL THAT WE'RE NOT MDPL IS NOT SUPPORTED.

SO THEY WANT US TO KNOW WHAT CAN THEY DO? WHAT DO YOU MEAN NOT SUPPORTED THAT THAT THEY THAT OUR BUILDING IS IN JEOPARDY.

OUR LEASE IS IN JEOPARDY. AND THEY THEY LEGITIMATELY JUST WANT TO HELP.

OKAY. DO YOU DID YOU NOTIFY YOUR MEMBERS THAT YOU ARE UNDER AN INVESTIGATION FROM THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OFFICE.

I DON'T BELIEVE WE DID. NO. OKAY, WELL, THAT'S A PROBLEM, RIGHT? BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS ARE UNDER A VERY LONG, YOU KNOW, SINCE LAST SUMMER INVESTIGATION.

WE HAVE A PENDING REPORT. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IT KEEPS ON GETTING DELAYED BECAUSE THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL KEEPS ON FINDING NEW INFORMATION THAT RAISES MORE AND MORE SERIOUS QUESTIONS.

SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK IF YOU GUYS REALLY WANT TO BE IN GOOD FAITH, AT LEAST WITH ME, I MEAN, I CERTAINLY WOULDN'T APPRECIATE CALL TO ACTIONS TO YOUR MEMBERSHIP, HAVING THEM TRY TO GET US TO VOTE ON AN ITEM THAT REALLY NEEDS A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARITY, ESPECIALLY FROM ONE OF OUR CHARTER OFFICERS.

BELIEVE THAT THAT'S OUR PREROGATIVE TO DO IT.

WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING ILLEGAL, ILLEGAL OR WRONG.

WE JUST FEEL THAT WE'RE BEING OVERLY. WE'RE SUFFERING FOR SINS OF SOMEBODY WHO HASN'T BEEN THERE FOR LIKE A YEAR, ALMOST. YOU'RE SUFFERING WHAT WE'RE SUFFERING FROM SINS FROM FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN THERE FOR WELL OVER A YEAR.

WE HAVE A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. WE HAVE A NEW CHAIR.

WE'VE MADE ALL THESE CHANGES. AND THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE IG'S OFFICE IS WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION THAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR. EVERYTHING WAS LEFT IN TOTAL DISARRAY. SO WE'RE DOING THE BEST WE CAN.

AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S A REALLY DIFFICULT SITUATION FOR US.

SO, SURE, IF OUR MEMBERS SAY, WHAT CAN THEY DO TO HELP? I SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU PROBABLY SAW THE NOTE THAT WE SENT OUT, BUT YOU UNDERSTAND OUR CONCERN, RIGHT? OR AT LEAST MY CONCERN. NO, NO, NO, IT SEEMS LIKE YOU GUYS ARE PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE, AND, YOU KNOW, HE'S OUR INSPECTOR GENERAL IS TELLING US IT'S REALLY NOT A GOOD IDEA TO VOTE ON THIS UNTIL, YOU KNOW, YOU GET SOME MORE CLARITY ON THINGS THAT I'VE FOUND.

AND THEN WE'RE GETTING PRESSURE FROM RESIDENTS AND MEMBERS OF YOUR ORGANIZATION SAYING, YOU NEED TO VOTE ON THIS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S IMPORTANT TO US. AND SO, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A DISCONNECT. I MEAN, I CERTAINLY DON'T, YOU KNOW, APPRECIATE IT. OKAY.

IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE GETTING STRONG ARMED INTO THIS, WHEN IN REALITY WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE FULL TRANSPARENCY ON WHAT'S GOING ON BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, LET'S BE HONEST, SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT HE'S FINDING, I FOUND.

AND THERE'S A REASON WHY YOU HAVE A NEW DIRECTOR, RIGHT? AND YOU'RE I KNOW YOU'RE NEW ON THE JOB, AND I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN SERIOUS CONCERNS OVER THE LAST DECADE THAT REALLY HAS METASTASIZED.

AND, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY FOR THE PREVIOUS DIRECTOR, IT WAS LIKE A HOUSE OF CARDS.

AND NOW IT HAS ALL FALLEN DOWN. IT HAS TO THE POINT NOW WHERE THE ETHICS COMMISSION HAS IS BASICALLY FOUND PROBABLE CAUSE FOR FOR, FOR FINDING YOUR PREVIOUS DIRECTOR IN VIOLATION OF OUR CITY LOBBYING CODE.

AND THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, I BELIEVE, NEXT WEEK, AND WE'LL SEE WHERE THAT GOES.

SO I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU CAN UPDATE YOUR MEMBERS AND TELL THEM, HEY, THE REASON WHY THIS WASN'T CALLED AND WHY THE COMMISSION DIDN'T VOTE WAS BECAUSE THERE'S A PENDING INVESTIGATION.

OKAY. I THINK MEG WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE I'VE MET.

I THINK ALL OF YOU. MY NAME IS MEG LOUSTEAU. I'M THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MIAMI DESIGN PRESERVATION LEAGUE.

VERY PROUD TO BE THAT IN THAT POSITION. MY FIRST DAY WAS NOVEMBER 17TH, SO IT HASN'T BEEN THAT LONG, ALTHOUGH IT DOES FEEL LIKE A BIT LONGER. WE TO ADDRESS YOUR COMMENT.

COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. WE SENT OUT THE EMAIL TO OUR MEMBERS BECAUSE THE VOTE WAS TODAY, AND THAT'S WHAT WE KNEW.

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AND WE WANTED TO SHOW ALL OF YOU THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT THAT OUR ORGANIZATION HAS.

AND I THINK YOU HEARD FROM SOME OF THE CALLERS AND FROM SOMEONE AT THE HOUR ABOUT THE VALUE THAT MDPL PROVIDES TO THE CITY THROUGH OUR ALMOST 50 YEARS OF ADVOCACY AND PROTECTING WHAT MAKES MIAMI BEACH SO SPECIAL AND SO UNIQUE.

I TAKE YOUR COMMENTS TO HEART. I'VE TAKEN ALL THE COMMENTS TO HEART FROM THE INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE. I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO GO OVER EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW, BUT WE ARE CURRENTLY IN TALKS WITH A GROUP CALLED CHARITY CPA TO DO GOVERNANCE, INTERNAL CONTROLS AND OPERATIONAL REVIEW.

SO I JUST WANT TO ASSURE EVERYBODY ON THIS COMMISSION THAT WE KNOW THAT THINGS WERE NOT DONE PROPERLY, AND I AM NOT SOMEONE WHO IS GOING TO STAND FOR THAT.

NEITHER IS ROGER. AND EVEN IF THERE WEREN'T THIS EXTERNAL PRESSURE, I WOULD BE INSISTING ON MAKING THESE CHANGES, AS WOULD ROGER. SO I KNOW THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE LONG ENOUGH TO REALLY HAVE THE KIND OF TRUST THAT YOU BUILD UP OVER TIME, BUT I'M HAPPY TO MEET WITH YOU INDIVIDUALLY AND DISCUSS ANY OF OUR OPERATIONS WITH YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. COMMISSIONER. OH, I'M SORRY, I PROMISED COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ AND COMMISSIONER BHATT.

OH, JUST REAL QUICK. MAGAZINE. SO I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF MIAMI DESIGN PRESERVATION LEAGUE AND EVERYTHING THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS DONE IN OUR CITY FOR DECADES.

YOU ARE ART DECO, AND IT'S BECAUSE OF DPL THAT OUR POSTCARD EXISTS, AND THAT'S PRETTY EXCITING.

I'M A LONG TIME MEMBER OF DPL, AND I'M PROUD TO ATTEND YOUR EVENTS AT THE LOCATION.

I TOO RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, AND THE INTERPRETATION I RECEIVED WAS LET'S HOLD OFF RIGHT NOW ON THE CONTRACT, BECAUSE THERE COULD BE TWEAKS THAT WE'D WANT TO ADD OR THAT THE CITY WOULD WANT TO ADD IN THERE.

SO I THINK THAT'S WHERE THIS WAS COMING, BUT AS AN ORGANIZATION, YOU SHOULD FEEL PROUD OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR MIAMI BEACH.

IT'S BEEN TERRIFIC, AND I RESPECT BOTH OF YOU.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING PAST THE INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT AND CONTINUING THE RELATIONSHIP, BECAUSE WHAT YOU GUYS ADVOCATE FOR IS INCREDIBLE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS.

FIRST OF ALL, THE AGENDA WAS PUBLISHED LAST WEEK AND WE GOT THE CALL FROM THE IG.

I DON'T REMEMBER IF IT WAS YESTERDAY OR TWO DAYS AGO, BUT IT WASN'T MORE THAN TWO DAYS AGO.

AND SO IT'S I KNOW IT'S A VERY COMPLICATED AUDIT, AND I KNOW THAT ROGER AND MEG AND TEAM HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CREATE RECREATE INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN LOST OR BURIED OR DESTROYED BY PRIOR THE PRIOR DIRECTOR.

I, I FIND IT REALLY TROUBLING THAT THERE IS A SEEMS TO BE A DESIRE TO PUNISH AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS SO CENTRAL TO WHO MIAMI BEACH IS FOR THE THE SINS OF ITS FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

IT WAS IT HAS BEEN VERY COMPLICATED. AND THERE WERE PROBLEMS ALL ALONG THAT SOME OF US TRIED TO FIX AND CLEARLY WERE NOT ABLE TO GET NEARLY WHERE WE NEEDED TO BE.

BUT THAT DOESN'T CHANGE THAT. THE FUNDAMENTAL MISSION OF OF MDPL IS CRITICAL TO THE CITY, NOT JUST FOR OCEAN DRIVE.

WHICH IS COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ POINTED OUT, WOULD NOT BE EXISTING IN ITS CURRENT STATE WERE IT NOT FOR OCEAN DRIVE, BUT ALSO FOR MIMO UP IN NORTH BEACH AND THE NEW MEDITERRANEAN SINGLE FAMILY HOMES THROUGHOUT MID-BEACH.

YOU KNOW, I'VE TALKED TO MEG ABOUT THE DIRECTION THAT SHE IS HOPING TO BRING THE ORGANIZATION INTO MUCH MORE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY BUILDING, WHICH HAS BEEN SORELY LACKING UNDER THE PRIOR DIRECTORSHIP.

YOU KNOW, WHEN WHEN WE WE CURRENTLY HAVE AN EXCELLENT POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THERE HAVE BEEN YEARS WHERE WE HAVE HAD LESS THAN EXCELLENT POLICE DEPARTMENTS, AND WE HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH IT.

THAT DIDN'T MEAN THAT WE BLEW UP THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WE KICKED THEM OUT OF THEIR HOME.

IT MEANS IT MEANT THAT WE HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROPER DIRECTION AND GUIDELINES AND OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES WERE PUT INTO PLACE WHILE THEY CONTINUE THEIR WORK. AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO SEE HAPPEN HERE TO I MEAN, EITHER YOU'RE GOING TO ADVOCATE TO BLOW UP MDPL COMPLETELY BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MATTER, WHICH I THINK IS EXACTLY WHAT FOLKS IN TALLAHASSEE WOULD LOVE TO SEE.

OR YOU SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION AND WANT TO HELP BRING IT INTO THE NEW DIRECTION WITH THE INFORMATION FROM THE IG IN ITS CURRENT HOME BECAUSE TO SAY THAT YOU SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION, BUT THEY CAN DO JUST FINE IN A FOURTH FLOOR OFFICE OFF OF LINCOLN ROAD IS AN INSULT.

IT IS A IT IS A CENTER OF LEARNING. IT IS A COMMUNITY CENTER.

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IT IS A JEWEL IN THE CROWN OF OCEAN DRIVE. PEOPLE WANDER IN ALL THE TIME.

IT IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE THE OCEAN RESCUE AND RIGHT NEXT TO THE CLOCK.

SO IT'S PRIME POSITION. AND THAT'S HOW WE START EDUCATING.

THAT'S ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE CAN REACH OUT TO VISITORS WHO MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT OCEAN DRIVE.

SO I AM VERY SUPPORTIVE OF ENSURING THAT ALL OF THE FEEDBACK AND THE LESSONS LEARNED AND THE SYSTEMS THAT NEED TO BE PUT INTO PLACE WILL BE PUT INTO PLACE CONTRACTUALLY WITH KPIS AND METRICS.

AND IF IT MEANS MONTHLY MEETINGS OR QUARTERLY MEETINGS, LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS ARE CLEANING UP A MESS THAT YOU WERE HANDED THAT TO ME DOES NOT MEAN, THOUGH, THAT YOU BLOW UP THE ORGANIZATION AND KICK IT OUT OF ITS LOCATION BECAUSE IN DOING SO, DOING EVEN JUST JUST MOVING IT OUT OF THAT LOCATION BLOWS UP THE ORGANIZATION.

AND I AM NOT IN FAVOR OF THAT. AND I YOU KNOW, I FIND IT AMUSING TO HEAR THAT.

HOW DARE YOU LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THERE'S A VOTE TODAY WHEN MY COLLEAGUES, WE'VE ALL SAT ON THE DAIS AND SENT OUT NOTES TO PEOPLE OR LET RESIDENTS KNOW WHEN THEY SAY, HEY, THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME.

WHAT CAN I DO? WE SAY YOU CAN WRITE, YOU CAN CALL, YOU CAN COME TO THE MEETING, YOU CAN LISTEN TO ZOOM, YOU CAN SPEAK UP. I MEAN, SOME OF THE COLLEAGUES WHO ARE SEEMINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS HAVE DONE THIS ON ITEMS THAT HAD OTHERWISE BEEN DECIDED AND WERE DONE AND HAVE ENDED UP IN ATTEMPTED REVERSALS. SO I THINK IT'S IT'S PRETTY RICH TO TO HEAR THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS PROBLEMATIC.

YOUR, MEMBERSHIP SHOULD KNOW THERE'S AN IG REPORT BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE COMPLICATED AND THERE ARE GOING TO BE SERIOUS CHANGES.

AND THEY SHOULD UNDERSTAND AND BE EXCITED ABOUT THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL COME AS A RESULT.

SO I DON'T DISAGREE THAT THAT THEY SHOULD KNOW.

I AM A LITTLE FRUSTRATED THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN PRESSED, WE WEREN'T GIVEN A FIRM DATE OF WHEN THIS REPORT WILL BE DONE.

I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD HAVE COME TO THIS POINT IF THIS WERE A CONCERN.

JOE, THAT YOU HAD THAT THIS SHOULDN'T BE HEARD BEFORE BEFORE THE REPORT WERE, WERE WAS GOING TO BE ISSUED THEN I THINK THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATED TO THE ADMINISTRATION. SO THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DEFERRED OR OR, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF HAVING THESE LAST MINUTE DRAMATICS AND THEATRICS, I THINK IT'S REALLY COUNTERPRODUCTIVE. I THINK DIFFERENT SIDES WILL USE IT TO SPIN THEIR NARRATIVE AND INSTEAD OF LETTING THE TRUTH PROCEED AND MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER.

SO I'M I'M PRETTY FRUSTRATED AT THIS ENTIRE SITUATION.

COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. ROGER, TRULY WANT TO APPLAUD YOU.

I THINK YOU AND GEORGE ARE STEPPING IN FROM THE PREVIOUS DIRECTOR.

HAVE REALLY JUST SET A DIFFERENT TONE AND CULTURE FOR THE ORGANIZATION.

MEG, I LOOK FORWARD TO YOU STEPPING INTO THOSE SHOES AND RIGHTING THE SHIP EVEN MORE.

BUT TRULY, I CAN'T APPLAUD YOU AND YOUR WORK ENOUGH.

ROGER. JUST THE COLLABORATIVE TONE THAT YOU'VE SAID.

WE TALKED A LOT UP HERE TODAY IN OTHER ASPECTS ABOUT CULTURE AND TONE AND YOU'VE REALLY LED WITH A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT.

I THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND IT'S HELPED ME CHANGE MY PERCEPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION, BECAUSE I DO THINK FOR A LONG TIME IT WAS CLOUDED BY ONE INDIVIDUAL, AND I PAINTED WITH A BROAD BRUSH. SO I APPRECIATE THE PIVOT THAT YOU'VE HELPED TRULY CHERISHED ORGANIZATION.

TAKE, IN FACT YOUR OUTREACH WORK, BECAUSE I WAS SITTING THERE AND SAID, OH, I GOT AN EMAIL FROM MY MOM.

ITEM X, Y Z. SAVE THE MDPL CENTER. I THINK WE ALL GOT IT.

YEAH. SO MR. SUNSHINE VALLEY. YEAH. MR.. INSPECTOR GENERAL IF YOU COULD CLARIFY, I GET THAT YOU CAN'T ELABORATE ON TOO MUCH WITH THE PENDING REPORT, BUT IS THIS INTO AN INDIVIDUAL? IF IT IS A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL? WHO ARE THEY? IS IT MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS? IS IT INTO THE ORGANIZATION? THAT HELPS KIND OF CLARIFY THINGS.

IT'S NOT AN EASY ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION. I MEAN, THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO DID CERTAIN THINGS, BUT THERE ARE STRUCTURAL ISSUES WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION THAT WE THINK, YOU KNOW, CONTRIBUTED IN LARGE PART TO, YOU KNOW, TO INDIVIDUALS DOING CERTAIN THINGS.

SO, I MEAN, IN GENERAL. SO, I MEAN, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND WE'RE WE'RE NOT TARGETING ANY THE ORGANIZATION.

WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING AT A PROBLEM. THAT'S A SERIOUS ONE.

THIS IS A SERIOUS YOU KNOW, SERIOUS ISSUE BEFORE THE BEFORE THE COMMISSION.

AND I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS IN THE PAST WITH, YOU KNOW, SOME OF YOU, WE HAVEN'T WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THESE THINGS PUBLICLY, YOU KNOW, GENERALLY SPEAKING. BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, AND I HAVE NOT REALLY INTERACTED WITH THE CURRENT CURRENT DIRECTOR HERE,

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BUT BUT SHE HAS BEEN INTERACTED WITH MY STAFF.

I'VE GOTTEN VERY GOOD REPORTS ABOUT THE, THE COOPERATION OF THE CURRENT, THE CURRENT STAFF.

I WILL SAY THIS BEGAN BEFORE THE CURRENT STAFF WAS THERE.

AND WE HAD SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS GETTING GETTING COOPERATION AND GETTING INFORMATION THAT DELAYED THINGS FOR QUITE A WHILE.

AND THAT WAS UNFORTUNATE, BUT I THINK WE'VE GOTTEN TO THE POINT.

WE FINALLY HAVE GOTTEN EVERYTHING WE NEEDED TO GET.

AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE WHILE TO, TO PUT IT ALL TOGETHER IN A, IN A COHERENT REPORT, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU HAVE THE INFORMATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE YOU.

AND GIVEN WHAT YOU SAID THAT THERE ARE SOME CHANGES YOU'RE GOING TO BE COMING FORWARD WITH TO THE ORGANIZATION.

AND I THINK THE CITY COMMISSION SHOULD BE A PART OF THAT.

AND I THINK IT'S JUST SIMPLE BUSINESS AND LEVERAGE.

RIGHT. LIKE WE WANT THAT OUT THERE AND NOT COMMITTING FOR THREE YEARS BEFORE WE WORK TOGETHER COLLABORATIVELY.

AND I THINK YOU HAVE ALL OF OUR COMMITMENTS THAT ONCE WE FIND OUT WHERE SOME OF THESE SHORTCOMINGS WERE, THAT WE WORK TOGETHER TO CHANGE THOSE. AND I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE RUSHED.

YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE GETTING YOUR REPORT IN A MONTH, A MONTH AND A HALF, I ALSO WANT TIME TO WORK WITH THE ORGANIZATION TO IMPLEMENT SOME OF THESE CHANGES BEFORE LOCKING UP A LONG TERM LEASE.

I'M NOT SUGGESTING WE PUT OUT ANOTHER RFQ. KEEP YOU IN PLACE.

RIGHT. BUT LET'S DEFER THIS, PERHAPS FOR OZONE.

WHEN IS THE LEASE ACTUALLY UP? THEY CURRENTLY HAVE AN EXTENSION.

THE LEASE EXPIRED IN DECEMBER. THEY HAVE AN EXTENSION THROUGH JUNE 30TH OF 2026.

SO MAYBE WHAT I WOULD PROPOSE AND THIS IS JUST ONE PERSON, I'LL JUST KIND OF GET THE BALL ROLLING AND SEE WHERE IT LANDS FROM THERE. VOTE TO EXTEND THAT BY THREE MONTHS. RIGHT.

THAT'LL GIVE US TIME TO GET YOUR REPORT, DIGEST THE REPORT, WORK WITH YOUR ORGANIZATION AS WE WORK TOWARDS SOME OF THOSE CHANGES, AND ALLOW US TIME THEN TO LOCK YOU INTO PENDING ALL OF THOSE THINGS GOING WELL INTO YOUR LONGER TERM LEASE.

MR. MAYOR? YEAH, OUR FIRST COMMISSIONER, VICE MAYOR MATEO- SALINAS AND COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.

SO I WAS ONCE IN YOUR SHOES. I STOOD BEFORE THE PODIUM AS THE FORMER BOARD CHAIR OF THE MIAMI BEACH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

WE CHANGED OUR NEW ADMINISTRATION, WE CHANGED THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

WE DID EVERYTHING THAT WE THOUGHT WE COULD IN ORDER TO SAVE THAT ORGANIZATION AND TO TURN THE SHIP AROUND, SO TO SPEAK. AND AFTER MONTHS OF BATTLING WITH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY ABOUT FUNDING AND ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF THE ORGANIZATION, WE ENDED UP RELINQUISHING THE PORTFOLIO OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO THE COUNTY.

RIGHT OR WRONG, IT HAPPENED. THAT ORGANIZATION DID NOT SURVIVE.

AND IRONICALLY, YOUR FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ATTACKED ME DURING MY CAMPAIGN FOR TRYING TO SAVE THAT ORGANIZATION BY CLAIMING THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE, WHICH I WASN'T. BUT IF I SAT UP HERE AND DID TO YOU GUYS WHAT WAS DONE TO ME WHEN I TRIED TO SAVE A NONPROFIT THAT REALLY MEANT WELL AND DID A LOT OF GOOD IN THIS TOWN, I'D BE NO BETTER. AND THAT'S NOT MY INTENTION, AND THAT'S NOT WHAT I INTEND TO DO TODAY OR EVER, FRANKLY. MDPL IS A VERY IMPORTANT ORGANIZATION.

YOU'VE WORKED HARD FOR THIS TOWN. YOU'VE WORKED HARD FOR THIS COMMUNITY. YOU'VE HELPED PRESERVE THE BUILDINGS.

THERE HAVE BEEN SOME PRACTICES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN, YOU KNOW, KOSHER, SO TO SPEAK.

AND, AND I DO WANT TO MEET WITH YOU, MEG. I, I THINK THAT YOU'RE PHENOMENAL AND YOU'RE A FANTASTIC HIRE, AND YOU'RE GOING TO DO GREAT AT MDPL. AND, ROGER, YOU'VE FOUGHT VERY HARD TO.

I DO WANT TO MEET WITH YOU TO SEE WHAT CHANGES YOU HAVE IMPLEMENTED IN YOUR BYLAWS AND IN YOUR PRACTICES AND YOUR DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS, LOBBYING ALL OF THE THINGS WHICH I'M HAPPY TO SET UP WITH YOU, MEG.

SO I WOULD SECOND, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I HAVEN'T READ THE REPORT, I WOULD SECOND COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE MOTION TO DEFER THIS ITEM AND TO EXTEND YOUR CONTRACT. BUT I, I DO THINK THAT YOU GUYS ARE PHENOMENAL ORGANIZATION AND I DO SUPPORT YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. JUST A QUESTION THAT I HAVE FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY.

AND I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION. AND SIMILAR TO COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, I DON'T LIKE ASKING ASKING QUESTIONS.

I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER TO AS IT RELATES TO MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE.

CAN WE DO WE HAVE A TERMINATION CLAUSE? WE WE TYPICALLY DO HAVE A TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE CLAUSE IN OUR AGREEMENTS.

SO, SO, YOU KNOW, ASSUMING WE ADOPT THIS TODAY AND THERE THERE ARE ISSUES THAT DON'T GET SOLVED.

AND I THINK ROGER IS A CREDIBLE AND A VERY CREDIBLE LEADER IN OUR COMMUNITY.

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HE HAS THE HIGHEST ETHICS. YOU'VE BEEN A PUBLIC SERVANT.

I THINK YOU'VE EVEN WORKED IN THE WHITE HOUSE AND NOW YOU'RE THE CHAIR OF NDPL.

MEG HAS A VERY TREMENDOUS AND ILLUSTRIOUS BACKGROUND IN CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND WE'RE FORTUNATE THAT NOW YOU'VE ONLY BEEN ON THE JOB FOR ONLY TWO MONTHS.

ALMOST THREE MONTHS. ALMOST THREE MONTHS. YOU KNOW, PRAYERS CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS, BUT I'M NOT SURE YOU CAN REALLY CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF AN ENTIRE ORGANIZATION IN JUST THREE MONTHS.

YOU KNOW, I THINK I THINK IT'S DIFFICULT TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF AN ORGANIZATION.

IF YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO IN THE LONG TERM.

AND WE'VE SEEN THAT CASE TIME AND OVER AGAIN.

AND SO FOR AS LONG AS WE HAVE A TERMINATION CLAUSE IN OUR CONTRACT, FOR AS LONG AS WE KNOW THAT IF THE ASSURANCES THAT WERE MADE FOR TRANSPARENCY, FOR REFORM, FOR SEPARATION OF FUNDRAISING FROM ADVOCACY, IF THOSE COMMITMENTS ARE NOT MET, THAT WE CAN RECONSIDER THE CONTRACT, WE CAN CANCEL THE CONTRACT IF WE IF WE NEED TO FOR AS LONG AS WE HAVE, AND WE RETAIN THAT RIGHT. I'M FINE MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE I DO TRUST THIS THIS LEADERSHIP CHAIR, ROGER GOLDBLATT. MEG, WHO JUST CAME IN AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, I THINK WE NEED TO SHOW THEM TRUST IN THEIR ABILITY TO TURN THIS AROUND AND GIVE THEM A DEADLINE. HEY, LISTEN, WHAT I WOULD DO IS, YOU KNOW, MOVE TO APPROVE THIS.

BUT HEY, IF BY THE END OF THE YEAR YOU HAVEN'T IMPLEMENTED THESE CHANGES, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD END UP IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION HERE WHERE WE MAY HAVE TO EXERCISE SOME OF OUR RIGHTS UNDER UNDER UNDER THE CONTRACT.

AND SO I'M SAYING THIS, AS SOMEONE YOU KNOW, WHO SPONSORED THE RED FLAG ORDINANCE, MR. INSPECTOR GENERAL AND THE INSPECTOR GENERAL CALLED ME TO GIVE ME A RED FLAG ABOUT ABOUT THIS ITEM.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS YOU'VE BEEN THERE SINCE WHEN? 1993. AND AT THE BUILDING? SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN MANAGING THE FACILITY? I THINK 30 YEARS, 30 YEARS, 30 YEARS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I'M COMFORTABLE MOVING FOR THE APPROVAL FOR AS LONG AS WE RETAIN THE RIGHTS TO TERMINATE IF THE CHANGES THAT WE HOPE TO SEE ARE NOT DONE.

MR.. I'LL MOVE THE ITEM. I HAVE ONE QUESTION, BUT I'LL SECOND IT.

ERIC OR OZZIE? I'M NOT SURE. GENERALLY, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO NEGOTIATE AND COMPLETE A CONTRACT FROM TIME OF COMMISSION GIVING YOU DIRECTION? I WOULD IMAGINE IT TAKES MORE THAN JUST A FEW WEEKS.

IT WOULD TAKE A FEW MONTHS TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT, GET IT VETTED OUT, AND THEN COME BACK TO WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BECAUSE IT WILL BE A NEW AGREEMENT, AND THEN FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THEN COME BACK TO COMMISSION.

SO WHILE WE'RE LITERALLY WHILE WE'RE NEGOTIATING THE THE CONTRACT.

THE IG REPORT WILL BE RETURNED TO US AND WE WILL HAVE IN REAL TIME IN OUR HANDS, THE ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE WRITTEN INTO THE CONTRACT.

SO IT'S QUITE PROBABLE THAT BEFORE WE EVEN GET TO THE FINAL CONTRACT, IT WILL BE WRITTEN TO ENSURE THAT THE WELL, TO BE GENEROUS, THE MISSTEPS OF THE PAST CANNOT BE REPEATED GOING FORWARD.

THERE IS ALSO A TREMENDOUS AND I WANT TO GIVE CREDIT TO THIS AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE HEARS THIS IN YEARS PAST, IN MANY YEARS PAST, NOT JUST THE IMMEDIATE PAST, BUT LONG BEFORE I WAS INVOLVED, THERE WAS A REAL SENSE OF SECRECY ABOUT THE MDP, AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT CAME FROM.

I WASN'T INVOLVED, I SUSPECT IT WAS BECAUSE THEY MIGHT HAVE FELT UNDER ATTACK BY PEOPLE WHO WERE TRYING TO UNDERMINE THEM AT EVERY TURN.

I DON'T KNOW, BUT THAT THAT WAS A CULTURE THAT PERMEATED AND IT WAS REALLY FRUSTRATING, I CAN TELL YOU, AS A FORMER BOARD MEMBER, WHEN WE TRIED TO OPEN THE DOORS AND GET MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED OR HAVE DIFFERENT KINDS OF CONVERSATIONS ON ISSUES IT INVITE MORE PEOPLE TO THE TABLE. IT WASN'T ALWAYS WELCOME.

AND I, I CAN TELL YOU THE OBSERVATION FROM THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN AND FROM TALKING TO FOLKS WHO ARE INVOLVED.

NOW, THAT IS SUCH A DRAMATIC 180 DEGREE CHANGE FOR THE BETTER.

AND I WILL TELL YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE HEARING UP HERE VERY CLEARLY THAT YOU'RE THAT THE ADVOCACY, THE ADVOCACY AND THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION IS VITAL TO THE CITY AND, AND AND VALUED AND IT'S NOW, YOU KNOW, NO PRESSURE. BUT I'M JUST SAYING THE FUTURE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS ON YOUR COLLECTIVE SHOULDERS,

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AND YOUR BOARD MEMBERS AND YOUR EMPLOYEES NEED TO HEAR THAT AS WELL.

AND YOU NEED TO SET THE BOARD UP IN A MANNER THAT WHEN THE BOARD ASKS QUESTIONS, THEY ACTUALLY GET ANSWERS.

I CANNOT TELL YOU THE NUMBER OF TIMES WHEN I WAS ON A BOARD THAT WAS ON THE BOARD, AND I ASKED FOR INFORMATION ABOUT X OR Y OR WANTED TO EXPAND AN OUTREACH EFFORT OR SOMETHING, I WAS TOLD, DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT IT.

WE'VE GOT IT. DON'T. YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IT. IT'S FINE. AND SO THAT IS, YOU KNOW, THAT IS A FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE THAT I SEE HAPPENING ALREADY AND NEEDS TO CONTINUE.

MOVING INTO TRANSPARENCY AND AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR EVERYBODY.

SO I WILL SECOND YOU. YOUR MOTION. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, WITH THE VERY CLEAR UNDERSTANDING THAT AS WE GO THROUGH THE NEGOTIATION OF THE CONTRACT AND AS THE IG MAKES ITS REPORT KNOWN, AND AS WE COLLECTIVELY WORK TOGETHER TO SAFEGUARD THE FUTURE OF THE WORK THAT THIS ORGANIZATION DOES, THAT ALL EYES FROM AROUND THE CITY AND ALL OVER THE STATE WILL BE ON YOU GUYS COLLECTIVELY TO ENSURE THAT WE GET WHAT WE NEED. COLLECTIVELY, WE ALL GET WHAT WE NEED AND THAT'S ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY AND RESPONSIBILITY.

IN ADDITION TO THE ADVOCACY. AND JUST TO CLARIFY, I WANT TO JUST CLARIFY THAT MY MOTION IS TO DIRECT STAFF TO NEGOTIATE THE NEW MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT. THAT WOULD BE MY MOTION. I WOULD JUST SAY THAT THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR, THOUGH.

I'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS. JOE. DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS? I DON'T TAKE A POSITION ON THE ISSUE BEFORE YOU.

MY MY SUGGESTION WAS THAT I THINK PUTTING MYSELF IN YOUR POSITION, I WOULD WANT TO KNOW AS MUCH AS I COULD ABOUT BEFORE I MADE A DECISION GOING FORWARD.

THAT WAS THAT WAS MY SUGGESTION. THAT IS MY SUGGESTION.

OTHERWISE, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH I MEAN, I HAD NO PROBLEM WITH EXTENDING IT ON THE TEMPORARY BASIS THAT IT HAS BEEN OR EVEN LONGER THAN THAT.

YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE THERE AND THEY SHOULD THEY SHOULD STAY THERE UNTIL SOME SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENS. SO I MEAN, I CERTAINLY DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE MOVING FORWARD ON NEGOTIATING WHEN OUR OWN INSPECTOR GENERAL IS TELLING US THAT HE HAS SOME SERIOUS CONCERNS WITH FUNDAMENTALS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. WHAT WHAT IF HE COMES FORWARD WITH SUGGESTIONS ON ON HOW THAT'S CHANGED AND THEY SAY, NO, I KIND OF WE KIND OF LOSE OUR NEGOTIATING POWER FOR, FOR THE BETTER OF MDPL HOPEFULLY.

SO, YOU KNOW, I WOULD CAUTIOUSLY REQUEST THAT, YOU KNOW, WE JUST EXTEND IT FOR ANOTHER THREE MONTHS AFTER JULY.

I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE MAKING ANY MORE. YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE MOVING FORWARD OR DIRECTING STAFF TO NEGOTIATE UNTIL WE REALLY GET THE FULL PICTURE OF WHAT'S GOING ON, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THERE MAY BE A SUGGESTION THAT THEY'RE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH, YOU KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, ACCEPTING QUOTE UNQUOTE DONATIONS FROM DEVELOPERS.

YOU KNOW, IF THAT'S NOT A THAT'S A RED LINE FOR ME, IF THEY CONTINUE TO WANT TO ACCEPT DONATIONS FROM FROM DEVELOPERS THAT HAVE OVER THE LAST DECADE, HAVE REALLY ERODED OUR OUR OWN ZONING LAWS IN TALLAHASSEE.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. I MEAN, I WANT TO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU CERTAINLY DON'T REWARD BAD BEHAVIOR.

AND AGAIN, I KNOW THAT A LOT OF THIS STEMS FROM ONE INDIVIDUAL.

BUT THAT ONE INDIVIDUAL WAS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO, TO TERRORIZE NOT ONLY THE COMMUNITY, BUT HE HE DEGRADED THE ORGANIZATION. AND SO YOU KNOW, RESPECTFULLY, COMMISSIONER, I'D LIKE TO JUST EXTEND IT FOR THREE MORE MONTHS PAST JULY. I DON'T SEE THE HARM IN THAT. IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S ALREADY VOTES, BUT I THINK WE WANT TO AT LEAST GIVE THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION THAT, YOU KNOW, WE LISTEN TO OUR INSPECTOR GENERAL AND SOME SUGGESTIONS THAT HE HAS FOR FOR HOW WE GOVERN OURSELVES.

OKAY, FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO SAY WE CHANGED OUR BYLAWS SIX MONTHS AGO, AND I SENT YOU AND EVERY OTHER COMMISSIONER A COPY.

THE IG'S OFFICE GOT IT AS WELL. WE CHANGED THE DONATION POLICY.

WE CHANGED THE RUNNING FOR OFFICE POLICY. WHAT IS THE DONATION POLICY? THE CURRENT. NO, NO, NO. DEVELOPER WILL NOT ACCEPT DONATIONS FOR MORE THAN $5,000 FROM ANY DEVELOPER.

AND IF ANOTHER DEVELOPER ENDS UP DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CITY, WE RETURN THE MONEY OR WHATEVER DONATION THEY GIVE.

SEE, I DON'T I PERSONALLY DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD BE TAKING ANY MONEY FROM DEVELOPERS.

I THINK THAT IT RAISES A SERIOUS CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

I MEAN, THE FACT THAT YOU'RE HERE TELLING ME THAT, I MEAN, MOST YOUR DONATIONS FOR DEVELOPERS WAS $5,000, AND I DON'T REALLY SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NOW AND THEN.

OKAY, LET ME LET ME JUST FINISH, BECAUSE YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO BE HAPPY WITH WHAT WE DO.

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I'M AFRAID WE'RE TRYING AS HARD AS WE CAN. I CAME IN, THERE WERE NO RECORDS.

NOTHING WAS ORGANIZED. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE. WE COULDN'T EVEN CHANGE THE VOICEMAIL ON OUR PHONE.

IT STILL HAD DANIEL'S VOICE GIVING WRONG INFORMATION.

WAR TOYS. WHATEVER. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE. ROGER. WAIT WAIT WAIT.

EVEN THAT EXCUSE. BUT EVEN THAT. DON'T. I HAVE A CHANCE? I WANT TO JUST SAY, LIKE, EVEN TO THAT POINT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ASKING US TO GIVE AWAY ONE OF OUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSIONS ON THE BEACH AND SIGN A CONTRACT FOR A LONG TERM, AND THEN FOR.

YOU'RE TELLING ME FOR THE LAST FIVE, TEN YEARS, YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY RECORDS READY AT THE AT THE AT THE READY? NO, NO, NO, THERE ARE RECORDS. BUT, YOU KNOW, I'VE ALSO HEARD QUOTES LIKE, WOULDN'T IT BE NICE TO CHANGE OUR BUILDING INTO A RESTORATION HARDWARE? WHICH IS KIND OF SILLY, BUT WHAT? NO.

THERE WERE RUMORS PEOPLE WANTED TO DO THIS. THEY WANTED TO DO THAT. OUR BUILDING IS SACRED.

OUR CAUSE IS SACRED. I AM THE MOST HONEST PERSON I KNOW.

THE MOST ETHICAL PERSON. I WORKED IN DC FOR 40 YEARS.

I UNDERSTAND ETHICS VERY WELL. I KNOW MOST OF YOU PERSONALLY.

THE BEST EXAMPLE I KNOW, I KNOW, I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT AFTER I SAID IT ACTUALLY, BUT I KNOW MOST OF YOU PERSONALLY.

I THINK YOU KNOW ME. I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE. I MEAN, THERE ARE MANY TIMES, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE EASY TO JUST DROP OUT WHEN YOU SEE WHAT WE WERE LEFT WITH. WE LOOKED REALLY HARD TO FIND THE PERFECT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

YOU KNOW, WE STARTED OUT IN THE LOCAL AREA, THEN FLORIDA, THEN THE US AND THEN THE WORLD, AND WE FOUND MEG. SHE'S THE OPPOSITE OF OUR PREVIOUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

SHE HAS ORGANIZED THE OFFICE. WE NO LONGER HAVE ANY OF THE FORMER STAFF WORKING IN OUR OFFICE ANYMORE.

ROGER, I DON'T DOUBT SHE'S DOING. I LISTEN, I DON'T DOUBT THAT SHE'S GOING TO DO A PHENOMENAL JOB.

BUT LET'S BE HONEST AND LET'S LET'S BE HONEST WITH EACH OTHER.

THE REASON WHY YOU DO HAVE A NEW DIRECTOR IS BECAUSE I RAISED SERIOUS CONCERNS AWAY.

THE WAY MDPL CONDUCTS ITSELF, RAISES ITS MONEY, TAKES POSITIONS ON MATTER BEFORE THE CITY AND OUR PLANNING BOARDS, OUR HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARDS, AND HOW THAT TIMES WITH SOME DONATIONS.

AND I THINK THAT'S GOING TO COME OUT IN THE INSPECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT. IF I HAD TO GUESS, I'M I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE MOVING FORWARD WITHOUT HAVING THE FULL EXACT PICTURE, BECAUSE I DID A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST FOR ALL THE DONATIONS.

AND LO AND BEHOLD, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THAT WASN'T THAT WASN'T FULFILLED PROPERLY.

FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THERE'S BEEN SUBPOENAS TO BANKS THAT SHOW A LOT MORE MONEY THAN WHAT WAS DESCRIBED TO ME OR WHAT WAS GIVEN TO ME AND ME PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC. SO LOOK, IF IF THERE ARE SIX OF MY COLLEAGUES THAT WANT TO SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE OR START NEGOTIATIONS.

MEANWHILE, THERE'S AN INSPECTOR GENERAL TELLING US THAT THERE ARE HE HAS SERIOUS CONCERNS, STRUCTURAL CONCERNS, NOT JUST WITH ONE INDIVIDUAL, BUT THE WAY THIS ORGANIZATION IS RUN.

I CERTAINLY WOULD THAT WOULD GIVE ME PAUSE, YOU KNOW, ON HOW TO NEGOTIATE A A DEAL OR A CONTRACT.

SO, YOU KNOW, LOOK RESPECTFULLY, I'M CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO BE OKAY WITH THAT.

YOU KNOW, IF IF, YOU KNOW, IF I KNOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FOR THE LAST FIVE, TEN YEARS AND YOUR PREVIOUS DIRECTOR WAS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO DO THIS WITHOUT ANY SORT OF OVERSIGHT, WHAT KIND OF MESSAGE ARE WE SENDING TO THE CITY THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO JUST CONTINUE ABOUT IT AND PRETEND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

WELL, JUST BECAUSE WE HIRED A NEW DIRECTOR. SO, LOOK, I THINK IT'S PRUDENT AND GOOD GOVERNANCE TO AT LEAST SEE WHAT THIS REPORT SAYS.

AND THEN WE CAN MAKE A DECISION. AFTER WHAT? ESPECIALLY WHAT MAGAZINE SUGGESTED.

IT GIVES US COMMISSIONER. MAGAZINE HAS SUGGESTED, WITH OF REACHING OUT TO YOUR ORGANIZATION ONCE WE HAVE IT, AND THEN IT'LL GIVE US, I THINK, BETTER NEGOTIATING POWER AS A COMMISSION TO GET WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH.

MR. MAYOR. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE.

WELL, I THINK COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE HAD A MOTION. I WAS GOING TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO MY MOTION, BUT I THINK PROCEDURALLY, HE HAS MY MY MY MOTION IS OUT OF ORDER BECAUSE COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE HAD A MOTION THAT WAS SECONDED AND TO CLARIFY MY MOTION, WHICH I BELIEVE, COMMISSIONER MATEO- SALINAS SECONDED WAS EXTEND.

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SO IF YOU COULD CLARIFY, THE LEASE WAS EXTENDED AND NOW TERMINATES WHEN? JUNE 30TH OF 2026. JUNE 30TH. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO GET THIS REPORT AND THEN HOPEFULLY NEGOTIATE WITH A GUN TO OUR HEADS OR TO YOUR HEAD.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND THAT EXTENSION BY THREE MONTHS, WHICH WILL EXTEND TO SEPTEMBER OF 2026.

AUGUST. AUGUST IS OFF. OKAY. I MEAN, HOPEFULLY, THOUGH, WE HAVE THIS BEFOREHAND AND WE GET THIS DONE. BUT. EXTEND THE LEASE THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2026. THAT GIVES US TIME TO GET THE REPORT DIGESTED.

WORK WITH MDPL IF NECESSARY. IMPLEMENT THE RIGHT STRUCTURAL CHANGES GOING FORWARD.

YOU HAVE MY COMMITMENT. ROGER, MEG AND THE REST OF THE ORGANIZATION.

MOM, YOU TO I WANT TO SEE YOU REMAIN IN THIS BUILDING.

I WANT TO SEE A NEW AND REVISED MDPL THE ORGANIZATION THAT WE'RE ALL PROUD OF, THAT HAS DONE THAT GREAT WORK, PERHAPS WITHOUT THE ROTTENNESS AT THE TOP. RIGHT.

AND I'M CONFIDENT WE COULD DO THAT. AND IF WE CAN.

YOU HAVE MY COMMITMENT. I WANT TO SEE YOU REMAIN IN THAT BUILDING.

THIS JUST GIVES US THE TIME TO DO SO. MR. MAYOR.

COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. SO. MR. MAGAZINE, I'LL BE SUPPORTIVE OF YOUR MOTION IF WE CAN GIVE THEM UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR.

SURE. MEG IS A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. SHE'S ONLY BEEN THERE THREE MONTHS.

SHE CAN'T CHANGE AN ORGANIZATION OVER TIME. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, DEALING COMING INTO A NEW ROLE, DEALING WITH ART DECO WEEKENDS DEALING WITH THE LEGISLATURE, WHICH YOU'VE BEEN DEALING WITH.

DEALING WITH AN INSPECTOR GENERAL REQUEST AND ALL THAT.

ITS ITS OWNERS. IT'S IT'S A LOT TO DO IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

SO IF IF WE COULD. COMMISSIONER. MAGAZINE. NO, SIR.

THANK YOU. IF WE COULD EXTEND THIS TO THE END OF THE YEAR.

THAT WAY WE GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THOSE SHIFTS.

WE RESPECT THE WORK THAT THE INSPECTOR GENERAL IS DOING.

THERE'S A REASON THAT THE OFFICE EXISTS. YOU KNOW, I THINK IT WILL BE THE MOST PRUDENT APPROACH.

IT'S FINE WITH ME. OKAY. CALL THE VOTE. MAY I SAY JUST ONE QUICK THING? I'M SORRY. FIRST OF ALL, YOU HAVE MY PERSONAL ASSURANCE THAT WE WILL COMPLY AND RESPOND AND REACT TO AND LEARN FROM THE RESULTS OF THIS INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT.

IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO LOOK AT THINGS THAT WE WEREN'T DOING PROPERLY TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES.

AND AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH A FIRM THAT'S GOING TO DO AN OPERATIONAL AND GOVERNANCE ANALYSIS OF OUR OPERATIONS.

I JUST WANTED TO ALSO SAY THAT NEXT ART DECO WEEKEND WILL BE OUR 50TH.

THAT'LL BE OVER MLK WEEKEND IN 2027. WE'RE ALREADY STARTING TO PREPARE FOR THAT.

AND ALTHOUGH BARBARA BAER CAPITMAN, OUR FOUNDER, TECHNICALLY FOUNDED US IN 1976, WE WERE INCORPORATED IN 1977.

SO WE'RE ALREADY STARTING TO PLAN NOW FOR 2027 TO BE OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR.

AND WE VERY MUCH LOOK FORWARD TO BEING AROUND AND BEING IN OUR BUILDING FOR THAT YEAR.

AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMENTS. WE'VE TAKEN EVERYONE'S COMMENT TO HEART.

WE KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF REPAIR WORK TO DO. WE COMMIT TO WORKING WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, WITH THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, AND TO BEING THE BEST ORGANIZATION THAT WE CAN BE.

THANKS, MEG. IF I MAY, JUST ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CURRENTLY THAT FOR ME IS VERY IMPORTANT, THE FIREWALL BETWEEN DEVELOPMENT AND FUNDRAISING AND ADVOCACY, THAT FIREWALL NEEDS TO EXIST.

I HAVE LED ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS, PARTICULARLY IN THE FRENCH QUARTER.

AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT.

THERE HAS TO BE CLEAR SEPARATION ADVOCACY HAS TO BE ITS OWN THING.

IT HAS TO BE TOTALLY INDEPENDENT. OTHERWISE, IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER.

THANK YOU. MEG. MEG, GLAD TO HAVE YOU. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE WAS THERE'S NO TRANSPARENCY. WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO SUBJECT AT LEAST PART OF YOUR ORGANIZATION TO THE SUNSHINE LAWS, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH IN TERMS OF IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A MEETING ON ON AN ITEM? I'D LIKE TO BE NOTICED. I'D LIKE IT TO BE MINUTES TAKEN.

I MEAN, AN ADVOCACY MATTER, OR IT COULD BE ADVOCACY.

IT COULD BE FUNDRAISING. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO BE WORKING IN OUR GOVERNMENT BUILDING AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE GETTING A HEAVY SUBSIDY.

AND I THINK I'M GENERALLY OKAY WITH THAT. BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S FULL TRANSPARENCY, BECAUSE SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT I'VE HEARD FROM YOUR OWN MEMBERS WHO USED TO BE ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARD,

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THAT THERE REALLY IS NO TRANSPARENCY. AND I WOULD LIKE THERE TO BE WRITING THAT YOUR MEMBERS ARE SUBJECT TO THE SUNSHINE LAW.

I WOULD REALLY WANT TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS OF THAT. I'M NOT SURE, AS WE ARE A PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT DOES HAVE A MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY. SO WE'RE QUASI PUBLIC IN THAT WAY.

BUT THE INDEPENDENCE OF OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS, ESPECIALLY, MAY OFTEN BE AT ODDS WITH SOMETHING THAT THE CITY BOARD IS RECOMMENDING.

SO I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT WOULD WORK. AND I WOULD REALLY WANT TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY BEFORE MAKING EVEN A COMMITMENT ABOUT THAT.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT OVER THE NEXT YEAR. HAPPY TO DO SO.

GREAT. CALL THE VOTE. SO THIS IS ON THE EXTENSION UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST.

IT'S ITEM R9, AC. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR MATEO- SALINAS. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANYBODY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. R R9, AC.

WOULD THAT BE A AS NEEDED? RICK. SO THIS WILL BE AN AFTER THE FACT.

REZA THANK YOU, THANK YOU. CALL C7.

[C7 S A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING, IN SUBSTANTIAL FORM, AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND LIMOUSINES OF SOUTH FLORIDA, INC., PURSUANT TO INVITATION TO NEGOTIATE (ITN) NO. 2024-008-ND FOR MUNICIPAL CIRCULATOR SERVICES; SAID AMENDMENT PROVIDING FOR A FIFTEEN PERCENT (15%) INCREASE TO THE HOURLY OPERATING RATES FOR THE EXISTING FLEET OF TROLLEY VEHICLES UNTIL THE NEW FLEET OF TROLLEY VEHICLES HAS BEEN PLACED INTO OPERATION (TRANSITION PERIOD), FOR AN ADDITIONAL COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1.4 MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD, THEREBY INCREASING THE TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT FOR THE OPERATION OF THE EXISTING FLEET TO APPROXIMATELY $10.7 MILLION PER YEAR, SUBJECT TO FUNDING APPROPRIATION AND APPROVAL BY THE CITY COMMISSION PURSUANT TO AN AMENDMENT TO THE FY 2026 BUDGET AND FUNDING APPROPRIATION AND APPROVAL BY THE CITY COMMISSION DURING THE CITY’S BUDGETARY PROCESS FOR SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS; AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO FINALIZE THE AMENDMENT; AND FURTHER, AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE AMENDMENT.]

C7 S IS APPROVE AMENDMENT ONE TO AGREEMENT WITH LSF MUNICIPAL TROLLEY SYSTEM.

C7 S WAS SEPARATED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ C7 S COMMISSIONER SUAREZ.

THANK YOU. SO CAN YOU GO OVER SOME OF THE FINANCES ON THIS? THE PUBLIC IS AWARE. SURE, SURE. I'D BE HAPPY TO.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MAYOR. COMMISSIONERS JOSE GONZALEZ, TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY DIRECTOR.

SO THIS THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU IS A RESOLUTION THAT APPROVES AN INCREASE TO THE HOURLY RATE OF OUR TROLLEY SERVICE DURING WHAT WE CALL THE TRANSITION PERIOD. THE TRANSITION PERIOD IS THAT TIME UNDER THE NEW CONTRACT, UNDER OUR NEW TROLLEY CONTRACT, WHEREBY WE'RE STILL USING THE CURRENT TROLLEY VEHICLES UNTIL THE NEW VEHICLES ARE DELIVERED AND PLACED INTO SERVICE. THAT IS A TRANSITION PERIOD.

WHAT THIS ITEM DOES IS IT ACCOUNTS FOR HIGHER COSTS IN TERMS OF MAINTENANCE, INSURANCES, REPAIRS, JUST INFLATION. OVER THE PAST ALMOST SIX YEARS, IT'S BEEN ABOUT SIX YEARS SINCE THERE'S BEEN ANY TYPE OF RATE INCREASE.

WITH REGARD TO OUR CURRENT TROLLEY SERVICE, WHAT'S THE INFLATION BEEN IN THE LAST SIX YEARS? I'M SORRY, WHAT HAS BEEN THE INFLATION IN THE LAST SIX YEARS? IT'S CALCULATED. IT'S BEEN ABOUT 25%. AND WHAT THIS ITEM DOES IS BASED ON MONTHS LONG NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE VENDOR, WE'VE SETTLED ON A 15% INCREASE TO THE CURRENT HOURLY RATES, WHICH WE FEEL IS FAIR AND REASONABLE CONSIDERING.

CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, I DON'T THINK THAT THE NATIONAL INFLATION RATE HAS GONE UP BY 25%.

THE CPI, THE CALCULATED CPI HAS WAS CALCULATED TO BE ABOUT 25% SINCE 20.

LET'S SEE, 2020 I BELIEVE WAS WHEN THE. YES, SINCE 2020.

OKAY. BUT YOU JUST WOULDN'T YOU JUST SAID THAT THE CONTRACT STARTED IN 23.

THIS RATE WOULD APPLY TO THE CURRENT VEHICLES.

AND IF YOU RECALL, THAT CONTRACT IS ABOUT A DECADE.

IT'S ABOUT A DECADE OLD. SO ANNUALIZE, WHAT IS THIS AMOUNT TO IN TERMS OF DOLLARS.

SO FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, THE NET FISCAL IMPACT IS APPROXIMATELY $950,000.

FOR A FULL 12 MONTH PERIOD, IT'S APPROXIMATELY $1.4 MILLION IN ADDITION TO.

IS THAT GOING TO BE? WOULD THAT APPLY TO YEAR 27, FISCAL YEAR 27? THIS INCREASE WOULD APPLY IMMEDIATELY, AS SOON AS AS IT'S APPROVED, AND WOULD ONLY BE IN EFFECT DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD.

ONCE THE NEW VEHICLES COME IN AND ARE PLACED IN SERVICE, THEN THIS RATE WOULD NO LONGER APPLY AND A NEW RATE WOULD APPLY.

WOULD IT BE HIGHER? IT WOULD BE HIGHER? YES, WOULD BE HIGHER THAN THIS.

IT WOULD BE HIGHER THAN THIS. BY HOW MUCH? SO.

SO THE NEW RATE WOULD BE 124, 19 PER HOUR. AND WITH THIS, IF THIS ITEM IS APPROVED, THE RATE FOR THE CURRENT VEHICLES WOULD BE 8742 PER HOUR FOR OUR HIGH FLOOR VEHICLES, HIGH FLOOR TROLLEYS, AND $100.69 FOR OUR LOW FLOOR TROLLEYS.

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AND THEN AFTER THAT. SO THESE THESE RATES THAT I JUST STATED WOULD BE IN EFFECT UNTIL THE TRANSITION PERIOD EXPIRES.

AND THEN ONCE IT EXPIRES AND THE NEW VEHICLES ARE IN, THE ONE 2419 HOURLY RATE WOULD GO INTO EFFECT.

I JUST WANT TO CAUTION MY COLLEAGUES THAT, YOU KNOW, WITH THE LAST I THINK IT WAS THE LAST MEETING WE PASSED THE ROLLBACK RATE.

AND, YOU KNOW, IF THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ADDITIONAL $1.4 MILLION, THAT'S GOING TO COME OUT OF OUR OUR BUDGET, WE REALLY HAVE IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE SOME MORE MONEY FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE AND PUT IT TO THIS.

SO YOU KNOW, I JUST I WANT TO CAUTION EVERYONE THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WHEN SOMETHING NEEDS MORE MONEY AND WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO STAY COMMITTED TO THE ROLLBACK RATE. IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE.

AND $1 MILLION IS A LOT OF MONEY. IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE CUT FROM SOMEWHERE.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE'S AWARE OF THAT.

COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. JOSE, DON'T MEAN TO KEEP BEATING THIS HORSE, BUT SINCE OUR BUDGET MEETING NEARLY EIGHT MONTHS AGO, I THINK WE HIGHLIGHTED WE WERE PREPARING FOR A LARGE HOLE OR GAP IN OUR TRANSPORTATION FUNDING, AND WE TALKED ABOUT CREATIVE WAYS TO RAISE REVENUE.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ADVERTISING. THIS IS COMPLETELY ANECDOTAL, BUT I'VE BEEN PAYING INCREASING NOTICE AND THE AMOUNT OF BUSSES AND TROLLEYS WE HAVE THAT ARE COMPLETELY UNWRAPPED OR COMPLETELY UNADVERTISED.

ONE TALK ABOUT THE RATES THAT WE'RE GETTING, BUT THE FACT THEY'RE NOT EVEN BEING UTILIZED, AND WE HAVE PERHAPS OUR BIGGEST EVENT SCHEDULE IN MIAMI BEACH IS HISTORY OCCURRING RIGHT NOW? WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. WE HAD THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

WE HAVE, OF COURSE, OUR PRIZED EVENTS LIKE ART BASEL THAT RECUR EVERY YEAR.

WE HAVE A NEW REVAMPED SPRING BREAK. WE HAVE THE WORLD CUP COMING UP.

WE HAVE G-20 IN A YEAR. I AM REALLY HAVING A HARD TIME BELIEVING.

I MEAN, WE JUST HEARD THEY WANT TO ADVERTISE ON LITTLE ROBOTS, RIGHT? LITTLE ROBOT DELIVERY THINGS THAT WE CAN'T FIND BETTER ADVERTISING FOR OUR TROLLEYS AS A WAY TO PLUG SOME OF THAT.

I APPRECIATE YOU HIGHLIGHTING THIS. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE LEFT WITH MANY OPTIONS.

BUT IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE, RIGHT? AND WE'VE BEEN SOUNDING THAT ALARM FOR A TRANSPORTATION CONTRACT FOR A YEAR, AND I REALLY WANT TO CHALLENGE YOU WITH TWO THINGS, JOSE.

IF THE TROLLEYS ARE STORED OVERNIGHT AT AN OFF SITE YARD.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. THEN CAN WE GET A LETTER TO COMMISSION? BY MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK. SO YOU COULD CHOOSE TO DO IT THIS EVENING.

YOUR STAFF COULD DO IT OVER THE WEEKEND. HOW MANY TROLLEYS DO WE HAVE AND HOW MANY ARE WRAPPED CURRENTLY WITH ADVERTISING? AND THEN ALSO, I REALLY NEED YOU AND YOUR TEAM TO COME UP WITH MORE CREATIVE WAYS FOR WHICH WE CAN RAISE MONEY TO PLUG SOME OF THAT, BECAUSE WE WANT TO HAVE A ROBUST TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.

SO LET'S WORK COLLABORATIVELY ABOUT HOW WE CAN BRIDGE SOME OF THOSE FUNDING GAPS.

ABSOLUTELY, COMMISSIONER. AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR ENTIRE OPERATING BUDGET AND SEEING OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE CAN EITHER CUT SERVICE, REDUCE SERVICE, OR STREAMLINE SERVICES OR ELIMINATE SERVICES IN SOME, IN SOME CASES.

AND WE'RE HAVING THOSE DISCUSSIONS AS PART OF OUR AS THE THE CITY'S BUDGET PROCESS.

AND CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, LET'S LOOK INTERNALLY ADMINISTRATIVELY AS WELL.

IT SOUNDS SILLY, BUT IF THERE'S JUST THAT TYPICAL GOVERNMENT BLOAT, SUBSCRIPTIONS, ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT WHEN WE START TO CUT $1 BILLION BUDGET, IT SHOULDN'T START WITH OUR RESIDENT OR COMMUNITY FACING SERVICES.

WE SHOULD ALWAYS REFLECT WITHIN HOW WE CAN BECOME MORE EFFICIENT, HOW WE CAN SAVE INTERNALLY BEFORE WE EVER START TOUCHING THINGS THAT HIT OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY. MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONER.

VICE MAYOR MATEO- SALINAS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

SO I HAVE AN ITEM ON THIS AGENDA. IT'S A DISCUSSION ITEM BECAUSE I DIDN'T I REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO CLOG UP THE COMMITTEES FURTHER.

I JUST WANTED TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION. BUT IT'S ITEM R NINE.

AJ AND I, YOU KNOW, I'VE ASKED THE MAYOR TO CALL IT LATER.

BUT IT IS ABOUT DOING CREATIVE HAVING CREATIVE PROPOSALS TO GENERATE REVENUE.

AND ONE OF THEM IS NAMING RIGHTS. SO ONCE WE HAVE THAT DISCUSSION, YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO EXPLORE MAYBE THAT'S A WAY THAT WE CAN OFFSET SOME OF THESE COSTS THAT WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO BE SPENDING ON. AND SO THAT WAY WE DON'T CUT SO MUCH INTO RESIDENT SERVICES.

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AND I STILL WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU SAY AND I JUST REMEMBERED THIS.

SO FORGIVE ME, BUT I, I FEEL LIKE THE TROLLEY SERVICE IS ACTUALLY QUITE UTILIZED, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, SOME NUMBERS, RECENT NUMBERS THIS YEAR, LAST YEAR.

AND WHENEVER THAT CAN BE DONE. BUT WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT.

SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT OFFLINE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

I'LL MOVE THE ITEM. YOU HAVE A SECOND SECOND SECOND FOR THE VICE MAYOR I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR MATEO- SALINAS ON C-7S.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED HEARING? NONE. THE ITEM IS APPROVED SEVEN ZERO. THANK YOU.

R7 Y. SEVEN Y IS APPROVED. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH SUNTEX MARINA INVESTORS.

[R7 Y A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE MATERIAL TERMS OF A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AND SUNTEX MARINA INVESTORS, LLC (SUNTEX) PURSUANT TO THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL (OIG) AUDIT DATED APRIL 17, 2025 AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND FINALIZE A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE MATERIAL TERMS REFLECTED IN THIS RESOLUTION AND IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY; AND FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT; AND FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF, INCLUDING THE NEGOTIATION OF AN AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO THE MARINA LEASE AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 24, 1983 CONSISTENT WITH THE TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT; AND FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO THE LEASE AGREEMENT IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY.]

AMENDMENT FIVE TO LEASE AGREEMENT. IT'S MY ITEM.

I WANT TO GIVE A NICE SHOUT OUT TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT.

THERE WAS A LOT OF STEPS TAKEN HERE TO THE BIG PICTURE TO CLEAN UP KIND OF THE SOME OF THE CHAOS WE WERE HAVING AT THE MARINA GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO SOPHIA SOUTH OF FIFTH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, WHO WAS VERY ACTIVE IN REACHING OUT TO ALL OF US UP HERE, AND WE TOOK LEGISLATIVE STEPS. BUT OF COURSE WITH THE ENFORCEMENT TOOL.

SO GOOD JOB ALL AROUND. AND NOW WE'LL GET TO THIS ITEM REGARDING THE SETTLEMENT.

GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR. COMMISSIONERS OSI DOMINGUEZ, DIVISION DIRECTOR OF ASSET MANAGEMENT FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH.

SO R7 IS REVIEWING THE OIG REPORT OR THE OIG AUDIT ON THE MARINA.

THERE WERE SEVERAL ITEMS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE OIG AUDIT, WHICH SUNTEX MARINA DID RESPOND TO OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

CITY STAFF HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND DISCUSS THESE ITEMS WITH SUNTEX.

AND WE HAVE REACHED A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THEM WHICH WE WANTED TO PRESENT TODAY FOR REVIEW, DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF ITEMS ON THE OIG REPORT, WHICH ACTUALLY WERE ALREADY SETTLED UP OR TAKEN CARE OF, CLEARED UP. SOME OF THOSE INCLUDE THE BTRS THAT WERE NOT IN PLACE, THE THE MARINA AND ITS SLIP OWNERS HAVE THEIR BTRS IN PLACE. THERE WAS A SALES TAX. SALES TAX DISCREPANCY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY THAT WAS OVERBILLED TO SUNTEX MARINA AND THAT CREDIT HAS BEEN ISSUED THE THE AGREEMENT OR THE SETTLEMENT THAT WE HAVE COME TO TERMS WITH, WITH SUNTEX MARINA INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. THE MARINA HAS AGREED TO PROVIDE THE CITY WITH 1000FT² OF OFFICE SPACE IN THE UPLAND PROPERTY.

THOSE THOUSAND SQUARE FEET CAN BE USED BY EITHER POLICE CODE OR OCEAN RESCUE.

THAT HAS A VALUE OF $50,000 A YEAR WITH AN INCREMENT OR AN ESCALATION OF 3% PER YEAR FOR THE LIFE OF THE THE TERM OF THE CURRENT AGREEMENT WITH THE MARINA.

IN ADDITION THE CITY CURRENTLY HAS ONE BOAT SLIP THAT THEY HOUSE.

I BELIEVE IT'S OCEAN RESCUE HOUSES A BOAT THERE.

THE MARINA WILL PROVIDE THE CITY WITH TWO ADDITIONAL 45 FOOT BOAT SLIPS.

THIS HAS A VALUE OF $84,000 A YEAR, PLUS ESCALATIONS FOR THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT.

CURRENTLY, THE MARINA AGREEMENT ALLOWS THE CITY TO GAIN REVENUE OF $0.02 PER GALLON ON FUEL.

THE MARINA HAS AGREED TO INCREASE THE $0.02 PER GALLON TO $0.06 PER GALLON.

THAT'S A ESTIMATED ANNUAL REVENUE OF $56,000 PER YEAR IN THE FIRST YEAR.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE WILL AMEND THE DEFINITION OF GROSS RECEIPTS AS STATED FOR THE UPLAND PROPERTY OPERATING EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS TO THE MARINA, WHICH WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE OIG REPORT. THE OPERATING EXPENSES ARE BASICALLY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES BY THE LANDLORD THAT ARE BILLED BACK TO THE UPLAND TENANTS, AND UNFORTUNATELY THE CURRENT AGREEMENT DOES NOT SPECIFY THAT THAT IS NOT CONSIDERED REVENUE OR PROFIT CENTER FOR THE MARINA.

IT'S A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THEIR OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES.

SO THAT DEFINITION OR THAT VERBIAGE IS GOING TO BE CLEARED UP IN THE AGREEMENT.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE MAKING REVISIONS TO THE VERBIAGE ON PARKING REVENUE, WHERE 35% OF GROSS REVENUE COLLECTED LESS. ANY BAD DEBT WILL BE WILL BE GOING TO THE CITY.

AND IN ADDITION AND LASTLY, SANTA MARINA HAS AGREED TO CONTRIBUTE $240,000 TO THE CITY TOWARDS THE MARINE PATROL DOCK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT OVER IN MARINE PARK. THIS HAS A TOTAL VALUE FOR THE TERM OF THE LEASE OF OVER $9 MILLION,

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AND A PRESENT VALUE OF ABOUT 4.6 MILLION. MR..

MAYOR. COMMISSIONER. SUAREZ. SINCE THE INSPECTOR GENERAL WAS THE ONE WHO HAD SOME ISSUES WITH THIS.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE YOUR BLESSING ON THIS, JOE.

ANOTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CLEAR, YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD MANY RESIDENTS COME WITH ME OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND SAY, HEY, LOOK, WE'RE TRYING TO GET A SLIP AT THE MIAMI BEACH MARINA AND THE WAITS TWO YEARS.

I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A POLICY THAT IF YOU'RE A MIAMI BEACH RESIDENT, YOU GET AHEAD OF THE LINE FOR WHATEVER BOAT SLIP OR SIZE THAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR. SINCE IT IS OUR MARINA.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN WORK INTO THIS DEAL? YEAH. I DO BELIEVE THAT MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS ALREADY HAVE FIRST DIBS AT THE SLIPS, SO I NEED TO CHECK ON THAT AGAIN.

COMMISSIONER. AND IF NOT, I'D LIKE TO SEE THE LANGUAGE IN THAT.

IT'S NOT A LANGUAGE IN THE AGREEMENT, SO WE CAN DEFINITELY WORK IT INTO AGREEMENT.

I THINK IT'S A POLICY THAT THE MARINA CURRENTLY UPHOLDS, SO I'LL DOUBLE CHECK THAT AND WORK IT INTO THE WHAT'S TO SAY THEY REMOVE THAT POLICY.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT AS PART OF THIS NEGOTIATION AND CURRENT AGREEMENT.

SO WITH ALL. TAKE IT AWAY, JOE. ALL RIGHT. JOSEPH CENTORINO, INSPECTOR GENERAL.

MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. FIRST OF ALL, THE OIG DID DOES NOT PLAY ANY ROLE IN THE IN THE NEGOTIATIONS.

THAT'S THE CITY ADMINISTRATION'S ROLE TO TO THEY HAD OUR INFORMATION, THEY HAD OUR REPORT, AND THEY ENGAGED IN NEGOTIATIONS. FROM WHAT? AND WE'VE GONE OVER THE, YOU KNOW, THE THE SETTLEMENT AND SPOKEN TO THEM.

AND AS WE WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS, I WAS IN TOUCH WITH PEOPLE IN THE ADMINISTRATION.

YOU KNOW, I, I CAN CONCLUDE THAT THERE WAS A VERY GOOD FAITH NEGOTIATION BY THE CITY.

AND THEY DID GET SOME SIGNIFICANT SOME SIGNIFICANT CONVENTION CONCESSIONS BY THE, BY THE BY THE MARINA AND AND THE VALUE OF THEM, I THINK IS SIGNIFICANT AND AND SUBSTANTIAL.

THE UNFORTUNATE THING, OF COURSE, IS AND I POINTED THIS OUT, WE POINTED IT OUT IN THE REPORT BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF OVERSIGHT DURING THE COURSE OF THE OF THE MARINA'S OPERATIONS, IT DID PUT THE CITY IN A DIFFICULT POSITION, I THINK, IN TERMS OF NEGOTIATIONS.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING I'M HOPEFUL IS GOING TO BE CORRECTED GOING FORWARD.

I WAS PARTICULARLY IMPRESSED THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO GET AN INCREASE IN THE, IN THE GASOLINE BECAUSE THAT'S, THAT'S BEEN THAT'S EMBEDDED IN THE CONTRACT. AND THERE'S NO WAY THAT THAT THE CITY COULD CHANGE THAT.

BUT THEY DID GET A CONCESSION RAISING IT FROM $0.02 TO $0.06.

AND THAT WAS OF SOME SIGNIFICANCE. AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS AN IMPRESSIVE I THOUGHT SO ON THE WHOLE, I WOULD I WOULD SAY IT'S A YOU KNOW, IT'S FROM WHAT WE CAN TELL, IT WAS IT WAS A GOOD NEGOTIATION.

AND WE CERTAINLY THINK THE ADMINISTRATION DID WELL WITH IT.

OKAY? SO. RIGHT. IS THIS OUR VOTE? DOES THIS FINALIZE AN AGREEMENT THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE US? NO, WE HAVE NOT FINISHED THE DRAFT OF THE AGREEMENT.

WE WERE WAITING TO PRESENT, GET SOME DIRECTION OR APPROVAL, AND THEN WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.

OH, OKAY. IF I MAY JUMP IN. SO THE RESOLUTION IS DRAFTED, DOES APPROVE THE ESSENTIAL TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT, AND DOES NOT REQUIRE COMING BACK TO COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL OF THE SETTLEMENT.

SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING, COMMISSIONER, THAT YOU WOULD LIKE, YOU WOULD NEED TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION TO INCLUDE TO TO PRESENT THE NEW THE REVISED AMENDED AGREEMENT FOR REVIEW TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE LEASE.

THERE'S A REPRESENTATIVE HERE FROM SUNTEX WHO HAS NO ISSUE WITH PUTTING OUR RESIDENTS TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE AND INSERTING SOME LANGUAGE INTO THE CONTRACT, SO THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK FOR US TO APPROVE, IF IT IS THE COMMISSION'S WILL.

I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ABOUT 40 CHARTERS.

THERE ARE, THERE ARE SUNTEX HAS ABOUT 40 CHARTERS.

IS THAT ACCURATE? I BELIEVE THEY'RE DOWN TO 30 CHARTERS.

30. OKAY. AND SO WITH THIS AMENDMENT, WHICH I THINK IS GREAT, IS THIS IS A PUBLIC MARINA SHOULD BE THE PREFERENCE.

AND THE FIRST USE SHOULD BE FOR THE RESIDENTS AND THE TAXPAYERS WHO OWN THIS PUBLIC MARINA SHOULD BE FOR THE USE OF THE COMMUNITY.

I THINK IT'S HORRIBLE WHEN WE HAVE RESIDENTS AND THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A BOAT AND THEY GOT TO GO TO MIAMI OR TO OTHER PARTS OF THE PREFERENCE SHOULD BE FOR OUR RESIDENTS. WITH THE PROPOSAL THAT COMMISSIONER SUAREZ HAS HAS MENTIONED, ONCE A COMMERCIAL DOCK BECOMES AVAILABLE BECAUSE SOMEONE LEFT ONE OF THOSE 30 COMMERCIAL DOCKS, THEN THE PREFERENCE WOULD BE THE PRIORITY WOULD BE A RESIDENCE BEFORE IT GOING OUT TO

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ANOTHER CHARTER. THAT IS CORRECT. 100%. NO. DO YOU WANT TO COME UP? CORRECT. MICHAEL, IT GOES TO PRESIDENT AND FIREFIGHTER GRECO.

NOT YET. NOT YET. DON'T JINX IT. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY.

MICHAEL GREENE, ON BEHALF OF SUNTEX. I'M PRETTY SURE DON'T HOLD ME TO IT, BUT I KNOW THAT HISTORICALLY, WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS IS WHEN A WHEN A CHARTER GIVES UP THEIR SLIP THAT WE'RE CONVERTING IT TO PRIVATE.

AND THEN RIGHT NOW THE MARINA HAS APPROXIMATELY 15% OF THE PRIVATE SLIPS ARE MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS.

AND WE ALREADY HAVE A POLICY IN PLACE WHERE WE GIVE FIRST RIGHT OF REFUSAL TO MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS BEFORE WE SEND IT OUT TO MARKET.

THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT WAITING LIST, SO ALL THAT WE WOULD BE DOING WITH THIS MINOR AMENDMENT WOULD BE CODIFYING A POLICY WE ALREADY HAVE.

YEAH, WE'D LIKE TO TIE THAT INTO WE TALKED ABOUT IT.

I'M RIGHT OF REFUSAL. AND I THINK THAT THAT IS IT MAKES SENSE.

YEAH. IT'S FINE FOR ANY SLIP. SO IF SOMEONE IS, SOMEONE IS MOVING ON, YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S A PRIVATE SLIP, IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. WILL A PREFERENCE WILL BE SLIP.

DRY SLIP. YEP. OKAY. THAT'S IT. HE SPOKE TO BUT I DIDN'T.

AND I'M LIKE CATCHING PEOPLE BY SURPRISE LIKE THAT.

THAT'S GOOD. SO IT'LL HAVE TO. SO I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE I'D LIKE TO MOVE THIS AS AMENDED, FOR IT TO COME BACK TO US WITH AN UPDATED AGREEMENT.

OKAY. LET'S CALL THE VOTE A SECOND. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION.

MOTION, AS AMENDED BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, SECONDED BY THE MAYOR.

ALL IN FAVOR OF C7'S, AS AMENDED. PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. C7 IS APPROVED, AS AMENDED C7 ART C7 S, R7 R7, R7 Y. YEP. R5 S THERE'S

[R5 S AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 90 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ENTITLED "SOLID WASTE," BY AMENDING ARTICLE III, ENTITLED "COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL," BY AMENDING DIVISION 2, ENTITLED “COLLECTION,” BY AMENDING SECTION 90-97 THEREOF, ENTITLED "GARBAGE COLLECTION SERVICES," TO MODIFY THE THRESHOLD NUMBER OF UNITS IN A MULTIFAMILY RESIDENCE FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING WHETHER SOLID WASTE MUST BE COLLECTED AND DISPOSED OF BY A SINGLE-FAMILY WASTE CONTRACTOR OR A FRANCHISE WASTE CONTRACTOR; AND BY AMENDING ARTICLE IV, ENTITLED “PRIVATE WASTE CONTRACTORS,” BY AMENDING DIVISION 4, ENTITLED “SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS,” BY AMENDING SUBDIVISION II, ENTITLED “ROLLOFF/PORTABLE WASTE CONTAINER CONTRACTORS,” BY AMENDING SECTION 90-278 THEREOF, ENTITLED “FEES AND REQUIREMENTS; PENALTIES FOR NON-PAYMENT,” TO MODIFY THE THRESHOLD NUMBER OF UNITS IN A MULTIFAMILY RESIDENCE APPLICABLE TO A POTENTIAL EXEMPTION FROM OBTAINING A SITE-SPECIFIC CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION COLLECTION PERMIT AND THE PAYMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION COLLECTION FEES UPON COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN CRITERIA FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 90-97; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]

ANOTHER TWO MORE MARINA ITEMS. OH. WHY? I'M SORRY.

WE'RE DOING NOW. SHE WAS WRITING IT DOWN. IF I'VE S IS AN OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. AMENDING CHAPTER 90 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH ENTITLED SOLID WASTE BY AMENDING ARTICLE THREE ENTITLED COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL, BY AMENDING DIVISION TO ENTITLE COLLECTION BY AMENDING SECTION 9097 THEREOF, ENTITLED GARBAGE COLLECTION SERVICES, TO MODIFY THE THRESHOLD NUMBER OF UNITS IN MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENCES, FOR PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER SOLID WASTE MUST BE COLLECTED AND DISPOSED BY SINGLE FAMILY WASTE CONTRACTOR OR A FRANCHISE WASTE CONTRACTOR, AND BY AMENDING ARTICLE FOUR ENTITLED PRIVATE WASTE CONTRACTORS BY AMENDING DIVISION FOUR, ENTITLED SPECIALTY CONTRACT. SPECIALTY. SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS BY AMENDING SUBDIVISION TWO ENTITLED ROLL OFF PORTABLE WASTE CONTAINER CONTRACTORS BY AMENDING SECTION 9278 THEREOF ENTITLED FEES AND REQUIREMENTS. PENALTIES FOR NONPAYMENT TO MODIFY THE THRESHOLD NUMBER OF UNITS IN A MULTIFAMILY RESIDENCE APPLICABLE TO A POTENTIAL EXEMPTION FROM OBTAINING A SITE SPECIFIC CONSTRUCTION DEMOLITION PERMIT AND THE PAYMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION FEES UPON COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN CRITERIA.

FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 97 AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE.

THIS IS A FIRST READING. IT IS ITEM R5. MADAM VICE MAYOR, MR. MAYOR. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SO RIGHT NOW, RESIDENTS OR IN UNITS IN BUILDINGS OF 9 TO 16 UNITS KIND OF FIND THEMSELVES IN THIS DIFFICULT, EXPENSIVE SITUATION WHERE THERE ARE USUALLY TOO SMALL TO NEGOTIATE A FAVORABLE CONTRACT WITH PRIVATE WASTE HAULERS. BUILDINGS LET FEWER THAN NINE UNITS.

THOSE UP TO EIGHT UNITS. THEY'RE PART OF OUR RESIDENTIAL.

OUR OUR OUR RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE COLLECTION. BUT THE MOMENT YOU GO BEYOND NINE UNITS, YOU HAVE TO NEGOTIATE YOUR OWN CONTRACT, AND YOU'RE THEY'RE USUALLY TOO SMALL FOR FAVORABLE CONTRACTS WITH THESE, WITH THESE PRIVATE WASTE HAULERS.

WHICH MEANS THAT THEY PAY US MORE FOR, FOR FOR SERVICE.

THIS WOULD PUT THIS ORDINANCE WOULD PUT THOSE UNITS 9 TO 16 UNIT APARTMENT BUILDINGS CONDOMINIUM BUILDINGS AS PART OF THE RESIDENTIAL WASTE COLLECTION PROGRAM.

AND MR. DIRECTOR. CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. THIS IS GOING TO YIELD SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS FOR THE FOR A GREAT MAJORITY OF THESE BUILDINGS, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR. JOHN NORRIS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.

THAT IS CORRECT. BASED ON OUR ANALYSIS, THE VAST MAJORITY OF CUSTOMERS WOULD SEE A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN THEIR MONTHLY COST FOR SOLID WASTE.

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AND WE SAW SOME SAMPLINGS OF SOME NUMBERS, SOME SOME BUILDINGS MIGHT BE GETTING UP TO $1,900 IN SAVINGS.

A LOT OF THEM OVER FOR SURE. OVER $1,000 IN SAVINGS ON A ON A MONTHLY BASIS.

AND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THESE SMALL BUILDINGS, $1,000, $9,900 ON A MONTHLY BASIS.

THOSE ARE REAL BIG NUMBERS AND SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS THAT WE CAN PASS ALONG TO, TO TO OUR RESIDENTS.

MR. DIRECTOR, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO ALLOW OWNERS OF THESE MULTI-FAMILY STRUCTURES, WHETHER THEY BE APARTMENT BUILDINGS OR CONDOMINIUMS, TO OPT INTO THE PROGRAM ON AN ANNUAL BASIS? FROM AN ADMINISTRATIVE STANDPOINT, I DON'T SEE AN ISSUE.

THE ONLY QUESTION THAT I WOULD HAVE WOULD BE THE LEGAL SIDE OF IT, ESPECIALLY AS WE NEGOTIATE THIS INTO THE WASTE CONNECTIONS RESIDENTIAL CONTRACT.

TYPICALLY, WHEN SOLID WASTE CONTRACTS ARE NEGOTIATED, IT INVOLVES A FINITE NUMBER OF UNITS, AND THAT'S UPDATED ANNUALLY FROM THE TAX ROLLS TYPICALLY.

SO THAT WOULD BE MY ONLY CONCERN. BUT ADMINISTRATIVELY I THINK WE COULD DO THAT WOULD BE GREAT IS BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING.

IF WE COULD FIND A WAY IN WHICH IN WHICH THESE 9 TO 16 UNIT APARTMENT BUILDINGS IF THEY WANT TO OPT OUT AND HAVE THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL CONTRACT THAT THEY OPT OUT.

BUT IF WE DON'T HEAR FROM THEM, THEY'RE JUST PART OF OUR RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM.

WE HELP THESE OFTENTIMES THESE ARE SELF-MANAGED ASSOCIATIONS.

THEY DON'T HAVE PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT. THEY DON'T HAVE BROKERS. OFTENTIMES THESE ARE MOM AND POP LANDLORDS WHO ARE UNSOPHISTICATED OR BUILDINGS THAT ARE PASSED ON FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION. WE CAN HELP IT MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM, AND HOPEFULLY SAVE COSTS THAT GET PASSED DOWN TO THE TENANTS.

WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE DIVIDEND ABOUT THE RETURN OF OF THE SURPLUS, THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION.

WELL, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO FOR TENANTS? WHAT ARE WE WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE AT HOMESTEADED? WELL, THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO, FINDING WAYS WHERE IN OUR STRUCTURE OF HOW WE OPERATE OUR SERVICES, WE CAN IDENTIFY NOT A ONE TIME DIVIDEND CHECK, BUT ACTUALLY A CONTINUING AND RECURRING SAVING ON A MONTHLY BASIS THAT HOPEFULLY THESE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATIONS WILL PASS THAT SAVING ON TO THEIR CONDO OWNERS BY MEANS OF THEIR OF THEIR FEES, OR BETTER YET, THE LANDLORDS PASSING ON THAT SAVINGS DOWN TO THEIR TENANTS.

SO WITH THAT, I MOVE THE ITEM. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ.

YEAH. I HAD A SIMILAR AMENDMENT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE.

SO BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING, IF WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT ALL MULTIFAMILY RESIDENCES BETWEEN 9 AND 16 UNITS WOULD BE ABLE TO APPLY ANNUALLY TO HAVE THE WASTE COLLECTED BY THE SINGLE FAMILY WASTE CONTRACTOR.

HAPPY TO EMAIL IT TO YOU. YEP. THAT'S FINE. WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT.

JUST WORK ON THE LANGUAGE. BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE IS THAT THROUGH THE MAYOR IS THAT AGAIN? THEN SOME OF THESE BEING BUILDINGS THAT ARE SELF-MANAGED, PEOPLE WHO, YOU KNOW, HAVE OTHER JOBS AND ALL THAT, AND THIS IS NOT THEIR FULL TIME JOB, THAT IF THEY DON'T, YOU KNOW, OPT OUT, THAT THEY'RE AUTOMATICALLY PART OF THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM THAT'S GOING TO SAVE THEM MONEY. IF I MAY ASK FOR CLARIFICATION, IS THE IDEA THAT MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS, BETWEEN 9 AND 16 WOULD HAVE TO OPT IN, OR WOULD HAVE TO OPT OUT OF THE CURRENT OF THE NEW OPT IN OPT IN.

WELL, MY INTENT IS FOR THEM TO OPT OUT. OKAY.

WELL SO THAT SO THAT IF IF SO THAT SO THAT IF THEY DON'T AND I'LL YOU KNOW WHATEVER YOU THINK IS BEST.

BUT WHAT I WANT I WANT THE DEFAULT TO BE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HELP THESE, THESE TENANTS, THESE CONDO OWNERS SAVE MONEY BY HAVING THEIR BUILDINGS AUTOMATICALLY BE PART OF THE RESIDENTIAL WASTE AGREEMENT.

BUT IF THE BUILDINGS CHOOSE NOT TO BECAUSE THEY WANT TO NEGOTIATE THEIR OWN CONTRACT, THAT THEN THEY OPT OUT.

BUT THE DEFAULT I WANT IT TO BE TO BE ABLE TO HELP THEM SAVE MONEY AND AUTOMATICALLY BE PART OF THIS RESIDENTIAL WASTE AGREEMENT.

COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, ASK A QUESTION. YES. IF THEY OPT OUT INITIALLY, CAN WE JUST PUT IT ON THEM TO CONTACT US IF THEY WANT TO OPT IN IN THE FUTURE.

SO WE'RE NOT DOING AN ANNUAL. YEAH, I'M FINE WITH THAT. IS THAT OKAY? YEAH.

OKAY. AND HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU. THE CITY ADMINISTRATION.

HAPPY TO HAVE A SUNSHINE MEETING WITH COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. SO THAT WE CAN IRON OUT CONCERNS.

BUT ANY OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE TO SAVE PEOPLE. I MEAN, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THAT LIST. IT WAS REALLY VERY IMPRESSIVE THE AMOUNT OF

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MONEY WE'LL BE ABLE TO SAVE OUR RESIDENTS. WELCOME.

GREAT. THANK YOU. SO WITH THAT, I MOVE THE ITEM.

SECOND. CALL THE VOTE. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING, AND I HAVE MISTER JOHANN MOORE REQUESTING TO SPEAK.

GO AHEAD SIR. GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN. I CANNOT EMPHASIZE HOW IMPORTANT THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION CAN BE FOR FLAMINGO PARK NEIGHBORHOOD. MY OWN BUILDING, NOT CONDO.

THE CONDO COVERS TWO LOTS. MY OWN BUILDING HAS EIGHT UNITS, SIX OF WHICH ARE RATHER SMALL.

WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT AN AVERAGE LOT THAT HAS TWO FLOORS AND IS A CONTRIBUTING BUILDING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WILL BE COVERED. AND THAT APPLIES TO THE GREAT MAJORITY OF CONTRIBUTING BUILDINGS IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK? IF NOT MR., YOU'RE UP ON ITEM R5'S. YES. HI, THIS IS DANIEL SPRAWLDEF, AND YOU KNOW, I DID HAVE MY HAND UP AND I SENT EMAILS WHEN I WAS BEING MENTIONED ON THE PRIOR ITEM AND NOBODY RESPONDED.

BUT JUST BRIEFLY, I WANT TO SAY THAT ANY INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE AND THEN ALLEGATIONS SHOULD BE MADE.

IT WAS VERY ALARMING TO SEE COMMISSIONERS MAKING ALLEGATIONS ABOUT ME AND MDPL WITHOUT ANY EVIDENCE.

AND WE'LL DEAL WITH THAT IN ANOTHER VENUE. BUT THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK BY ANYONE ELSE.

SEEING NONE. PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU. MITCH BIERMAN ON BEHALF OF WASTE CONNECTIONS WITH OFFICES, 2800 PONDS AND CORAL GABLES. I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT YOU ALSO HAVE AN ITEM, R9 OH ON YOUR AGENDA, WHICH IS DISCUSSION ITEM ON WASTE THAT MIGHT BE RELEVANT TO THE DISCUSSION YOU'RE HAVING NOW.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MITCH. ANOTHER MITCH NOVICK.

I WAS DOZING OFF. HOW IS THIS GOING TO IMPACT ME? I OWN A NINE UNIT BUILDING IN THE FLAMINGO PARK NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS SHOULD IMPACT YOU FAVORABLY. OKAY. AND HOW WILL THAT WORK? SO WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT THE INDIVIDUAL BUILDING, SEE WHAT YOU'RE CURRENTLY PAYING, AND SHOW YOU WHAT YOU WOULD PAY UNDER THE RESIDENTIAL PLAN. WE HAVE DONE AN EXERCISE WHERE WE'VE TAKEN A SAMPLING OF BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND SHOWN THE SAVINGS BASED ON THAT SAMPLING.

OKAY. SO WHAT? WE'RE HAPPY TO SIT DOWN WITH YOU OR WASTE CONNECTIONS. BE HAPPY TO SIT DOWN WITH YOU AND FIGURE THAT OUT. IT IS WASTE CONNECTIONS AT THE MOMENT.

THANK YOU. AND MITCH. AND IF FOR WHATEVER REASON, YOU ARE IN ONE OF THE ODD SITUATIONS WHERE YOU'RE NOT SEEING A SAVINGS OR, OR IF PUTTING YOU INTO THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM AFFECTS A LARGER CONTRACT THAT YOU MAY HAVE WITH OTHER PROPERTIES.

THAT'S WHY, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD BE CONTEMPLATING GIVING YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO OPT OUT SO THAT THEN YOU CAN NEGOTIATE YOUR OWN.

BECAUSE THERE MIGHT BE INDIVIDUAL LANDLORDS LIKE YOURSELF, YOU MIGHT HAVE THIS SMALL BUILDING, YOU MIGHT HAVE ANOTHER SMALL BUILDING THAT IS THAT IS THE CASE.

BUT EXACTLY. AND SO THIS COULD GIVE YOU THAT FLEXIBILITY IF YOU SO CHOOSE, STAY IN WHAT WE'RE OFFERING TO YOU AS PART OF THE RESIDENTIAL AND GET SAVINGS.

OR IF IT'S BETTER FOR YOU, YOU CAN OPT OUT FROM THAT.

JUST LOOKING FOR SAVINGS. THANK YOU. THERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MONICA. AND ON BEHALF OF JAMES CAVANAUGH, THANK YOU FOR THAT AMENDMENT.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. REPRESENTING A SINGLE, SINGLE BUILDING OWNER IS ONE THING, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE AN OWNER THAT HAS MULTIPLE BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT ARE INDIVIDUALLY OWNED BY SEPARATE ENTITIES, THE CITY IS NOT AWARE OF THAT, RIGHT? YOU LOOK IT UP AND YOU SEE ONE ENTITY AND YOU THINK THEY'RE HAVING A GREAT DEAL.

YOU'RE REDUCING THE PRICE FOR ONE BUILDING. BUT WHEN THIS INDIVIDUAL HAS A NUMBER OF BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT THEY NEGOTIATE, BROADER CONTRACTS MAY IMPACT THEM NEGATIVELY.

IF THEY CANNOT NEGOTIATE FOR ALL OF THEIR STRUCTURES AND ALL OF THEIR BUILDINGS AT ONCE.

SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE ABILITY TO ALLOW THESE OWNERS TO OPT IN OR OPT OUT, WHATEVER THE CITY ATTORNEY DEEMS BEST FOR THE CITY. BUT AS LONG AS THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE THEIR OWN CHOICES AS IT RELATES TO THEIR BUILDINGS, WE APPRECIATE IT THROUGH THE MAYOR COMMISSIONER SUAREZ.

DOES THIS OPT IN AND OPT OUT ONLY APPLY TO THE NEXT TIER OF OF CONDOMINIUMS? FOR EXAMPLE, RIGHT NOW IT'S 1 TO 4. CORRECT. IT IS 2 TO 8.

WELL, 1 TO 8 UNITS WOULD GO ON THE RESIDENTIAL CONTRACT WITH THIS.

IT WOULD BE 9 TO 16 WOULD BE ADD. RIGHT. SO WHAT IF THERE'S SOMEONE UNDER UNDER EIGHT OR UNDER FOUR.

DOES THIS DOES THIS APPLY TO WHAT IF I OWN A FOUR PLEX AND A 12 UNIT BUILDING? WOULD I BE IF NOW I OWN A FOUR PLEX, WOULD I BE ABLE TO OPT MY FOUR PLEX OUT OF THE RESIDENTIAL CONTRACT TO BE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE A BETTER DEAL

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WITH 24 UNIT BUILDING THAT I HAVE? I THINK IF WE CHANGE THIS ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE TWO THROUGH 16 AND PUT SOME LANGUAGE IN THERE TO ALLOW THEM TO OPT OUT, BUT CURRENTLY THIS ONLY ADDRESSES 9 TO 16, WE CAN MODIFY THE ORDINANCE THE WAY THAT THE BODY WISHES TO DO SO.

SO IF THE BODY WANTS TO ALLOW ANYTHING OVER ONE UNIT TO OPT OUT CURRENTLY, AS YOU KNOW, 2 TO 8 IS AUTOMATICALLY PART OF THE SINGLE WASTE HAULER CONTRACT, SO IT'S UP TO YOU ALL.

MAYBE. MAYBE WE COULD HAVE A SUNSHINE MEETING TO TALK ABOUT THAT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO SEE, YOU KNOW, HOW WOULD THAT WORK? I DON'T KNOW IF THE CONTRACT RIGHT NOW, IF OUR RESIDENTIAL WASTE AGREEMENT CURRENTLY REQUIRES US TO KEEP ONE THROUGH EIGHT UNITS AS PART OF THAT CONTRACT.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T I DON'T KNOW THAT WE CAN MAKE THAT DECISION HERE RIGHT NOW.

LET'S WORK ON THAT BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING. COMMISSIONER. I'D LIKE TO HAVE A SUNSHINE MEETING WITH YOU. I MOVE THE ITEM AS AMENDED OR PROPOSED TO BE AMENDED, AND THERE'S NO ONE ELSE REQUESTING TO SPEAK.

MAY I CALL THE ROLE? YES. THIS IS AS AMENDMENT AMENDED MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ COMMISSIONER.

BHATT. YES. COMMISSIONER. DOMINGUEZ. YES. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.

YES. VICE MAYOR CHAIR. MATEO- SALINAS. YES. COMMISSIONER.

MAGAZINE. YES. COMMISSIONER. SUAREZ. YES. MAYOR.

MINOR. YES. MOTION CARRIES ITEM R5S IS APPROVED FOR FIRST READING, AS AMENDED.

SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 25TH.

THAT WAS ITEM R5S. IT'S CALLED R9O. RELATED ITEM R NINE ALWAYS DISCUSSED WASTE HAULER HYBRID OPTION FOR RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL WASTE COLLECTION R9 ZERO.

[R9 O DISCUSSION AND UPDATE ON A PROPOSED COMMERCIAL WASTE HYBRID OPTION FOR MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL, AND GREAT WASTE AND RECYCLING’S ELIGIBILITY AS A THIRD HAULER.]

SO, MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR CALLING THIS COMPANION ITEM.

THE BLESS YOU. THE MOST IMPACTFUL PORTION OF THIS WAS THE ITEM THAT WE JUST HEARD AS FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE.

AND THAT WILL BASICALLY PAVE THE WAY FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AN RFQ FOR THE NEW FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS.

IF WOULD BE AMENABLE OF THIS COMMISSION, IF WE COULD GET THAT DIRECTION SO THAT WE CAN START PREPARING THAT, AND THEN THE RFQ WOULD COME BACK TO YOU AT A FUTURE MEETING.

RICK. I'M SORRY I MISSED SOMETHING. I HAD STEPPED OUT.

MAY YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION. SURE, SURE. SO, R9.

OH, IS A DISCUSSION ON THE COMMERCIAL WASTE HYBRID OPTION, WHICH IS THE TAKING THE 9 TO 16 UNITS, PUTTING THEM INTO THE RESIDENTIAL CONTRACT, AND THEN MOVING FORWARD WITH THE RFQ FOR THE THE WASTE HAULER FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS. SINCE WE'VE MOVED FORWARD WITH THE 9 TO 16 OPTION, I WAS ONLY ASKING IF WE COULD CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE WASTE HAULER SOLUTION. YES YOU CAN. OKAY.

FAIR ENOUGH. WE'LL BRING IT BACK NEXT MONTH OR THE FOLLOWING.

THAT'S ALL YOU NEED. THAT'S ALL I NEED. SURE.

WHEN I ARRIVED HERE IN 88, I BELIEVE THERE WAS SEVEN WASTE HAULERS.

AND NOW WE'RE DOWN TO TWO. IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU COULD CONSIDER JUST ONE MORE.

SO IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THERE'S A MONOPOLY. THANK YOU.

SO THAT'S THAT'S THE INTENTION OF MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS.

SO RIGHT NOW THE ORDINANCE CAPS IT AT FIVE. BUT YOU'RE CORRECT.

WE CURRENTLY ONLY HAVE TWO. AND WE WANT TO HAVE A FEW MORE.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOOD. OKAY.

LET'S CALL. WE HAD TWO SUNTEC SOO, TWO MARINA RELATED ITEMS. LET'S JUST CLOSE THE LOOP. THESE SHOULD BE QUICK. R9 AND R9 X.

AND MR. MAYOR. THERE'S ALSO R9 W DISCUSS UPDATE OF MIAMI BEACH MARINA LEASE AGREEMENT.

AUDIT BY INSPECTOR GENERAL R9 X DISCUSS. COMMERCIAL VESSEL PICKUP DROP OFF AT MARINA, MIAMI BEACH MARINA AND RALPH.

R9 M TWO R9 N DISCUSS. TAKE ACTION. UPDATED MUNICIPAL PROSECUTION M M AS IN MARY.

SORRY. DISCUSS. TAKE ACTION. ENHANCE MEASURES TO REMEDIATE CHARTER VESSEL ISSUES AT MIAMI BEACH MARINA.

ALL RIGHT. SO AS TO R9W THAT'S ALREADY ADDRESSED.

[R9 W DISCUSS/TAKE ACTION: UPDATE ON OIG NO. 25-08, CITY OF MIAMI BEACH MARINA LEASE AGREEMENT AUDIT, BY INSPECTOR GENERAL.]

THAT'S THAT'S DUPLICATIVE. AND THEN R9 X WHICH IS THE PICK UP AND DROP OFF.

[R9 X DISCUSS/TAKE ACTION: PICK-UP AND DROP-OFF BY COMMERCIAL VESSELS AT MIAMI BEACH MARINA.]

I KNOW MR. MAYOR YOU AND I SPOKE ABOUT THIS I SPOKE WITH COMMISSIONER SUAREZ AS WELL JUST FOR THE THE REST OF THE COMMISSION.

[05:45:04]

AGAIN, MICHAEL GRECO, ON BEHALF OF SUNTEX, THE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE PICK UP AND DROP OFF HAS BEEN A CONCERN, ESPECIALLY THE RETURN WHEN THE WHEN THEY RETURN TO THE SLIPS.

SO WHAT SUNTEX HAS ALREADY AGREED AND WHAT WE'VE ALREADY BEEN DOING OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS IS IN DOCKS J AND H, WHICH ARE THE SOUTHERNMOST DOCKS THAT HAVE CHARTER VESSELS, AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE ADJACENT TO THE YACHT CLUB AND TO THE MURANO AT PORTOFINO.

WHAT WE DO IS WE REQUIRE THOSE CHARTER VESSELS, UPON THEIR RETURN, TO GO TO THE FUEL DOCK, AS OPPOSED TO RETURNING TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL BOAT SLIPS.

SO THIS WAY THEY GO TO THE FUEL DOCK. THEY GO STRAIGHT OVER TO 300 ALTON, WHICH IS THE MONTE, WHAT IS LOVINGLY CALLED THE MONTE'S BUILDING.

AND THEN THEY ARE PICKED UP BY VEHICLES THERE, AND WE ALREADY HAVE THE VEHICLE DROP OFF AT DROP OFF AND PICK UP AT 300.

ALTON. SO WE'VE ALREADY TAKEN THOSE REMEDIAL MEASURES AT THE DIRECTION OF THE MAYOR.

GREAT. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THOSE WERE THOSE WERE ADDRESSED.

AND IF THERE'S ANY OTHER ISSUES THAT THE COMMISSION MAY HAVE, THEN WE'RE HERE TO ADDRESS THEM.

AND FOR MR. CLARKE, THIS ITEM THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING RIGHT NOW IS R9 X.

OKAY. BEAUTIFUL. MR. MAYOR, WERE THERE ANY OTHER CONCERNS ON THE OPERATIONS THAT THERE'S THREE ITEMS, AND THAT'S WHY WE WERE SHUFFLING BACK AND FORTH, BECAUSE THE THREE SOME, SOME OF THE ITEMS WERE ALREADY ADDRESSED WITH THE CORRECT THE R7 ITEM THAT WE PRESENTED EARLIER. I THINK THAT WE'VE CLEARED ALL OF THEM UP.

I KNOW THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER POSSIBLE PENDING DISCUSSION ON THE UBER AND LYFT DROP OFFS, AND THAT HAS BEEN CLEARED UP AS OF 3 OR 4 MONTHS AGO.

AND EVERYTHING, THERE'S BEEN NO MORE COMPLAINTS FROM RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY FROM THE YACHT CLUB.

ALL OF THAT IS HAS BEEN PER THE BTR ADDRESS, WHICH IS 300 ALTON ROAD.

THAT'S THE OFFICIAL DROP OFF. YEAH, THAT'S WHY I STARTED OFF THE FIRST ITEM THANKING OUR COMMISSION AND OUR WHOLE TEAM, BECAUSE THE COMPLAINTS WE WERE GETTING WERE WERE FAST AND FURIOUS AND WE WERE GETTING VIDEOS, AND THAT HAS COMPLETELY SUBSIDED COMPLETELY. SO OBVIOUSLY, HOPEFULLY IT STAYS THAT WAY.

IF NOT, WE'LL WE'LL SPRING BACK INTO ACTION BUT CONTINUE TO STAY ON TOP OF THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.

LET'S CALL. R5, P.

[R5 P AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 70 OF THE CITY CODE, ENTITLED “MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES,” BY AMENDING ARTICLE II, ENTITLED “PUBLIC PLACES,” BY AMENDING DIVISION 3, ENTITLED “ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES,” BY AMENDING SECTION 70-87, ENTITLED “CONSUMPTION, SERVICE, SALE AND POSSESSION OF OPEN CONTAINERS OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ON OR IN PUBLIC PLACES; WARNING SIGNS REQUIRED,” BY AMENDING AND SETTING FORTH EXCEPTIONS TO THE PROHIBITION ON CONSUMING, SERVING, SELLING, OR POSSESSING AN OPEN CONTAINER OF AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ON OR IN ANY PUBLIC PLACE; AND BY AMENDING AND CLARIFYING THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENTS, AND PERSONS OR ENTITIES AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ON OR IN ANY PUBLIC PLACE, REGARDING THE PROHIBITION ON ALLOWING ANY PERSON TO TAKE AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE FROM THE LICENSED PREMISES OR AUTHORIZED AREA; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]

R5. P IS AN AUDIENCE OF THE MAYOR CITY COMMISSION OF FLORIDA AMENDING CHAPTER 70 OF THE CITY CODE ENTITLED MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES BY AMENDING ARTICLE TWO ENTITLED PUBLIC PLACES BY AMENDING DIVISION THREE ENTITLED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES BY AMENDING SECTION 70 TO 87 ENTITLED CONSUMPTION, SERVICE, SALE, AND POSSESSION OF OPEN CONTAINERS OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ON OR IN PUBLIC PLACES.

WARNING SIGNS REQUIRED BY AMENDING AND SETTING FORTH EXCEPTIONS TO THE PROHIBITION ON CONSUMING, SERVING, SELLING OR POSSESSING AN OPEN CONTAINER OF ALCOHOL, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ON OR IN ANY PUBLIC PLACE, AND BY AMENDING AND CLARIFYING THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENTS AND PERSONS OR ENTITIES AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY TO SELL ALCOHOL, BEVERAGE ON OR IN ANY PUBLIC PLACE. REGARDING THE PROHIBITION ON ALLOWING ANY PERSON TO TAKE AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE FROM THE LICENSED PREMISES OR AUTHORIZED AREA, AND PROTECTING THE REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CLARIFICATION, AND EFFECTIVE AND EFFECTIVE DATE.

THIS IS THE FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING. IT IS ITEM R5P COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE.

THANK YOU FOR THIS, MR. MAYOR. YOU KNOW, WE'VE SPENT SO MUCH TIME TALKING TODAY HOW WE'VE PIVOTED AWAY FROM THE ANYTHING GOES PARTY CROWD FROM THE CRIME AND CHAOS THAT HAD PLAGUED OUR CITY IN YEARS PAST AND HOW WE'RE FOCUSING ON HEALTH, WELLNESS AND AN ELEVATED ENVIRONMENT.

MIAMI BEACH. I THINK WE'RE PERFECTLY CAPABLE OF WALKING AND CHEWING GUM AT THE SAME TIME.

THIS I VIEW AS AN AMENITY TO OUR RESIDENTS OR TOURISM.

THIS IS PROVIDING IN VERY LIMITED SPECIFIC AREAS THAT ARE SPECIFIED AND MR. MANAGER CITY STAFF HERE TO PRESENT OR IS THAT THROUGH YOU? SO I CAN HANDLE THIS ITEM? I'LL GO ON JUST REFERRING TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS.

SO THIS WILL BE IN A LIMITED AREA WHERE ALCOHOL IS SERVED BY OUR BEACH CONCESSIONS.

IT WILL BE WELL REGULATED. THERE WILL BE A LOT OF PROTOCOLS IN PLACE.

WE DISCUSSED THE TRAINING THAT THE CONCESSIONAIRE EMPLOYEES WOULD NEED TO MAINTAIN OR ACHIEVE AND THEN MAINTAIN, AND ALSO IT'S A REVENUE RAISING OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR CITY.

WE TALKED EARLIER TODAY HOW WE COULD HAVE $1 MILLION FUNDING GAP JUST FROM THAT TRANSPORTATION ITEM.

WHEN WE LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN TALLAHASSEE, WE'RE LOOKING AT AN UNPRECEDENTED STRAIN THAT WE CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO FATHOM THE EFFECTS THAT THAT WILL HAVE ON OUR BUDGET IF THERE'S SOME TYPE OF ELIMINATION, REMOVAL OR ALTERATION OF HOMESTEADED TAXES.

SO THIS IS A WAY FOR OUR CITY TO GENERATE REVENUE.

WE'VE BEEN VERY BUDGET FOCUSED BECAUSE OF THAT DISCIPLINE.

[05:50:01]

WE'RE SENDING BACK $500 CHECKS TO RESIDENTS. RIGHT.

HOW GREAT IS THAT? FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS, WE'RE SENDING BACK $500 TO EVERY HOMESTEADED RESIDENT.

AND WE TALKED ABOUT CREATIVE WAYS TO RAISE REVENUE.

AND LIKE I SAID, BECAUSE WE ARE IN A MUCH DIFFERENT PLACE RIGHT NOW THAN WE WERE FIVE YEARS AGO.

THIS REALLY PROVIDES US A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE ELEVATING THAT BEACH EXPERIENCE IN A LIMITED NUMBER OF WAYS.

WE SEE THIS ACROSS THE BOARD IN SOME OF THE MOST HIGH END SOPHISTICATED MARKETS IN THE WORLD, IN EUROPE, IN SAINT-TROPEZ, ALONG THE BEACHES IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE, THE SOUTH OF ITALY.

SO, LIKE I SAID, DESPITE PIVOTING AWAY FROM THE WHERE WE WERE YEARS AGO WHEN SPRING BREAK AND FOCUSING ON HEALTH AND WELLNESS, WE CAN WALK AND CHEW GUM AT THE SAME TIME, ALLOW AN ELEVATED EXPERIENCE THAT'S IN A LIMITED NUMBER OF LOCATIONS FOR ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ON THE BEACHES THAT IS WELL REGULATED, WELL MAINTAINED, AND BRINGING IN A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY AND REVENUE FOR OUR CITY.

SO MOVE THE ITEM. I'LL SECOND. CALL THE VOTE.

IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE IN ZOOM, NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK. HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR MATEO- SALINAS. IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, I WILL CALL THE ROLL.

COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. YES. YES. OKAY. GOT IT.

COMMISSIONER BOK. YES. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ IS A YES.

VICE MAYOR. MATEO- SALINAS. YES. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE.

YES. COMMISSIONER. FERNANDEZ. NO. MAYOR. MINOR.

YES. MOTION CARRIES. SECOND READING. PUBLIC HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 25TH.

THANK YOU. CALL R SEVEN. OH, YES. I'M SORRY, MAYOR, I COULDN'T HEAR YOU.

[R7 O A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE ADMINISTRATION TO ALLOCATE FUNDING, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $120,000 FROM THE 2025 YEAR-END SURPLUS, FOR THE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION IN LUMMUS PARK OF A REPLICA OF THE CITY’S RAINBOW CROSSWALK UTILIZING PAVERS SALVAGED FROM THE MUCH-BELOVED RAINBOW CROSSWALK IN THE ART DECO DISTRICT REMOVED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND WAIVING, BY 5/7TH VOTE, THE REQUIREMENT IN SECTION 2-14(D)(1)A OF THE CITY CODE TO REFER ANY AGENDA ITEMS HAVING A FISCAL IMPACT IN EXCESS OF $75,000 TO THE FINANCE AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCY COMMITTEE.]

SORRY. R7. R7 OH IS FUN. RAINBOW CROSSWALK AND LOOMIS PARK R70.

SO THIS IS A SIMPLE REPLACEMENT OF THE RAINBOW CROSSWALK THAT WAS TORN UP AT THE REQUEST.

THE MANDATE OF OUR STATE GOVERNMENT. GOVERNOR, GOVERNMENT.

EASY FOR ME TO SAY. THE ARTISTS AND ARCHITECTS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS WHO WERE INVOLVED IN ITS ORIGINAL CREATION DONATED THEIR SERVICES PRO BONO TO THE CITY TO COME UP WITH A A VERY UNDERSTATED WAY TO HONOR THE CROSSWALK BY FLIPPING IT ALMOST EXACTLY INTO THE PARK IN LOOMIS PARK. IT'S NOT GOING TO ADD MORE PAVING, PER SE, TO THE SIDEWALK.

IT IS GOING TO REPLACE EXISTING PAVEMENT WITH THESE PAVERS AND THERE'D BE GRASS IN BETWEEN.

THERE ARE POTENTIAL PLANS FOR A AN EXTENSION OF THIS INITIAL LAYOUT, BUT WE HAVE THE PAVERS. IT IS NOT JUST LITERALLY A CROSSWALK, BUT THE THE SHAPE OF THE CROSSWALK WILL BE SORT OF I SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT TO BRING THE IMAGE. THAT WOULD HAVE MADE LIFE MUCH EASIER, BUT THE THE CROSSWALK WILL BE EXTENDED.

SO IT'S A TRUE FULL RAINBOW. THE CORNERS WILL BE MADE UP OF THE ACTUAL BROKEN PAVERS.

WE HAPPILY HAVE QUITE A NUMBER OF THE PAVERS THAT WERE PALLETIZED ONCE THEY WERE REMOVED.

SO WE DON'T HAVE TO CREATE MORE PAVERS. WE ALSO HAVE PAVERS LEFT OVER.

IT IS A SMALL COST TO TO DO THIS. IT'S BASICALLY OUR STAFF TO TO PULL THE PERMITS AND DO THE INSTALLATION.

AND THIS IS A HOT TOPIC FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS.

ONE IS THAT YOU KNOW, I WAS THERE THE EVENING THAT THE PAVERS WERE RIPPED OUT AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO STOPPED BY AND WERE EMOTIONAL AND DISTRAUGHT, TOURISTS WERE SAYING, WE MAY NEVER COME BACK TO MIAMI BEACH.

THIS IS SUCH A DEVALUING OF WHO WE ARE AS A COMMUNITY.

AND I WOULD SAY THAT THAT WE IS OBVIOUSLY THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY, BUT IT'S ALL OF US.

IT'S THE ENTIRETY OF THE MIAMI BEACH COMMUNITY.

I MEAN, THE REASON WHY IT WAS DONE IN THE COLORS IT WAS DONE ORIGINALLY WAS TO PAY RESPECT TO LEONARD HOROWITZ, WHO WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING REVIVE THE ART DECO NEIGHBORHOOD WITH HIS COLOR PALETTE.

IT IS SYMBOLIC FOR SO MANY PEOPLE, FOR SO MANY DIFFERENT REASONS, AND IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE GET THIS APPROVED HERE AND NOW SO THAT THE CITY ADMINISTRATION CAN MOVE FORWARD AND HAVE IT BE IN PLACE IN ADVANCE OF OUR APRIL PRIDE MONTH, SO THAT WE CAN CELEBRATE AND RECLAIM OUR, OUR PROUD ADVOCACY FOR ALL OF THE COMMUNITIES WHO MAKE MIAMI BEACH HOME.

WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE IT, MR. MAYOR. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WITH ALL MY HEART, I WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER BOD FOR SPONSORING THIS RESOLUTION.

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COMMISSIONER MATEO- SALINAS FOR CO-SPONSORING THIS ITEM BECAUSE PRESERVING THE LEGACY, REINSTALLING OUR RAINBOW CROSSWALK USING THESE SALVAGED PAVERS. IT'S ABOUT VISIBILITY.

IT'S ABOUT DIGNITY. SO, AS YOU MENTIONED, IT'S ABOUT RECOGNIZING HOW EMOTIONAL THIS WAS AND SENDING A MESSAGE TO OUR LGBTQ COMMUNITY AND TO THE WORLD ABOUT WHO WE ARE. BUT WHAT MAKES THIS ESPECIALLY MEANINGFUL IS THAT THIS EFFORT IS BEING ADVANCED BY STRAIGHT ALLIES ON THIS COMMISSION. IT'S EASY FOR FOR ME AS AN OPENLY GAY MAN TO SPONSOR THIS, BUT IT MEANS SO MUCH MORE. AND THE MESSAGE IS SO MUCH STRONGER WHEN IT'S YOU, OUR STRAIGHT ALLIES, WHO COME TOGETHER TO DEMONSTRATE KINDNESS, TO DEMONSTRATE SUPPORT TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR ALLEGIANCE.

ALLEGIANCE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. B ON BEHALF OF OUR COMMUNITY FOR DOING THIS, I FULLY SUPPORT YOUR EFFORTS.

AND AND WHEN COLLEAGUES WHO THEMSELVES ARE NOT MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY STEP FORWARD TO CARRY MESSAGES LIKE THIS, IT TRULY DOES SEND A POWERFUL SIGNAL AND MESSAGE.

SO THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER VON MR. MAYOR COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE I THINK THIS JUST REALLY PIGGYBACKS ON OUR COMMENTS THIS MORNING OF BEING THE MOST WELCOMING, INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY IN SOUTH FLORIDA IN THE UNITED STATES.

I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE ALL PROUD OF. SO I'LL MOVE YOUR ITEM.

I'LL CO-SPONSOR THAT. THANK YOU. I SECOND IT AND I'LL CO-SPONSOR AS WELL.

LET'S CALL THE VOTE. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BHATT.

ALL IN FAVOR OF THE ITEM R SEVEN. PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE ITEM IS APPROVED.

SEVEN ZERO. I HEARD CO-SPONSOR TO CO-SPONSOR TO SO CO-SPONSORSHIP REQUESTS BY COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ.

I BELIEVE I HEARD FERNANDEZ AND I HEARD ONE MORE.

WHO WAS IT? A MAGAZINE CO-SPONSOR. YES. THANK YOU.

THAT'S R7, R7. R7. X IS PRE-K SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM INCREASE R7.

[R7 X A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE ADMINISTRATION TO PREPARE A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO APPROPRIATE IN FISCAL YEAR 2026 AN ADDITIONAL $111,000 TO THE CITY’S PREKINDERGARTEN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (THE “PROGRAM”) FOR THE 2026-27 SCHOOL YEAR TO ALLOW EACH OF THE 37 WAITLISTED FAMILIES RECEIVE UP TO $3,000 IN SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS; FURTHER, DIRECTING THE ADMINISTRATION TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE PREKINDERGARTEN SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE PROGRAM FROM 192 TO 230 FOR FUTURE SCHOOL YEARS, EFFECTIVE IN FISCAL YEAR 2027, REPRESENTING AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN THE BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $111,000 TO MEET THE DEMONSTRATED DEMAND AND INTEREST FROM THE CITY’S RESIDENTS, WITH THE TOTAL FUNDING IN FY 2027 AND FUTURE YEARS BEING $690,000 TO PROVIDE 230 SCHOLARSHIPS OF UP TO $3,000 EACH; AND FURTHER, WAIVING, BY 5/7TH VOTE, THE REQUIREMENT IN SECTION 2-14(D)(1)A OF THE CITY CODE TO REFER ANY AGENDA ITEMS IN EXCESS OF $75,000 TO THE FINANCE AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCY COMMITTEE.]

X. THIS IS BEING SPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ AND I COMMISSIONER I'LL JOIN AS WELL.

ME THREE. OKAY. THIS SHOULD BE AN EASY ONE JUST FOR ANYBODY WATCHING.

YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN IT? COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. YOU WANT ME TO GIVE A BRIEF? YOU GO FOR IT. SO THIS IS A PROGRAM WE IMPLEMENTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THE STATE OF FLORIDA HAS A VPK PROGRAM FOR PRE-K STUDENTS. SCHOLAR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING TO NONPUBLIC PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

DOESN'T HAVE. IT'S IT'S OPEN TO ANY PRIVATE SCHOOL.

AND WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS IN MIAMI BEACH FROM A REALLY A BROAD SPECTRUM OF INDIVIDUALS WHO APPLY FOR AND GAIN FROM THIS.

WE WERE THE ONLY CITY, AND I BELIEVE WE STILL ARE THE ONLY CITY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA THAT OFFERS THIS PROGRAM.

IN ADDITION TO WHAT THE STATE OFFERS, IT'S A $3,000 SCHOLARSHIP.

LAST YEAR, WE CLOSED THE LOOP. THE SHORTFALL THIS YEAR WE HAD NOT DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS.

SO WE HAD 192 PEOPLE WHO WERE AWARDED THE 3000.

WE HAD 37 INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE WAITLISTED. THIS WOULD CLOSE THAT SHORTFALL OF 111,000.

SO EVERYONE WHO APPLIED AND IS ELIGIBLE WOULD RECEIVE THE FUNDING.

IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM. SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A FULL, ALMOST FULL CO-SPONSORSHIP, SO THANK YOU.

MOTION, PLEASE. AND JUST A QUICK QUESTION. HOW DO WE GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THIS PROGRAM? GOOD AFTERNOON, LESLIE ROSENFELD CHIEF EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE OFFICER.

SO WE'RE ACTUALLY IN OUR FOURTH YEAR. WE HAVE CURRENTLY 29 PRE-K PROVIDER PARTNERS, AND WE WORK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO ENSURE THAT EVERY RESIDENT IS INFORMED THAT THIS OPPORTUNITY EXISTS.

WE WORK WITH OUR EXISTING PARTNERS. WE WORK. WE WORK WITH THE EARLY LEARNING COALITION AND THE STATE'S DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION IS ALL OVER THE COMMUNITY SO THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS AWARE AND THAT ANYONE CONTEMPLATING A MOVE TO MIAMI BEACH WHO MAY BE ELIGIBLE IS AWARE AS WELL.

IT'S VERY CONSISTENT WITH OUR THEME OF OF OF PROMOTING PEOPLE TO STAY HERE AND TO, TO MOVE HERE IN A GREAT PLACE WHERE WE OFFER FIRST CLASS EDUCATION. AND THIS IS JUST ANOTHER TOOL THAT WE OFFER.

AND I THINK IT'S, IT'S BEEN VERY WELL RECEIVED BY THE, BY MIAMI BEACH COMMUNITY.

AND SAINT PATRICK'S HAS A PRE-K PROGRAM. YES, THEY DO, BECAUSE I THINK ON THE LIST THAT THAT YOU SHARED WITH ME,

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I DIDN'T SEE SAINT PATRICK'S DAY AS ONE OF THE SCHOOLS.

THEY'RE CURRENTLY NOT A PARTNER. HOWEVER, THE APPLICATION TO BE A PARTNER IS AVAILABLE AND OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS A YEAR, AND WE ENCOURAGE ANY ELIGIBLE PRE-K PROVIDER TO ENROLL AND PARTNER WITH US TO MAKE SURE LET'S WORK TOGETHER, BECAUSE I WANT TO ENGAGE WITH SAINT PATRICK'S.

THEY HAVE A VERY BIG SCHOOL HERE IN MIAMI BEACH, AND IT JUST STOOD OUT TO ME.

A LOT OF WONDERFUL SCHOOLS, EVEN SCHOOLS OUTSIDE OF MIAMI BEACH YOU KNOW, ARE BENEFITING FROM THIS.

I WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STUDENTS OF OUR PROGRAM HERE IN SAINT PATRICK'S ARE ALSO ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM.

WE MIGHT NEED TO. WE'VE MET WITH FATHER SID AND LEADERSHIP AT THE SCHOOL.

WE INVITE THEM EVERY YEAR TO JOIN US, AS DO FAMILIES THAT APPLY AND WIN OUR SCHOLARSHIP AND WOULD LIKE TO USE IT AT SAINT PATRICK'S.

SO SAINT PATRICK'S, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER PRE-K PROVIDER ARE WELCOME TO PARTNER WITH US.

SO DO YOU KNOW WHY SAINT PATRICK'S HASN'T APPLIED? WE INVITE THEM EVERY YEAR. WE ENCOURAGE THEIR PARTNERSHIP, AS DO MEMBERS OF THEIR OF THE.

SO LET'S LET'S JUST WORK TOGETHER TO PROACTIVELY LET'S WORK TOGETHER AND REACHING OUT, LETTING THEM KNOW. HEY, LISTEN, THE PROGRAM'S HERE. WE'VE NOTICED THAT YOU HAVEN'T APPLIED BECAUSE IN ORDER FOR PARENTS AND FAMILIES TO BENEFIT FROM IT, YOU NEED TO BE A PART OF IT. SO LET'S IF YOU DON'T IF IF THE BODY WOULDN'T MIND, I'D LIKE TO WORK WITH THE ADMINISTRATION IN PROACTIVELY DOING THAT OUTREACH.

THOSE ARE A LOT OF FAMILIES, A LOT OF CATHOLIC FAMILIES.

WE AGREE HERE IN MIAMI BEACH THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE AFFORDED THE SAME OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM.

SO MAYBE WE JUST NEED TO WALK THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS OR EDUCATE THE SCHOOL A LITTLE BIT BETTER ON HOW TO QUALIFY.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE I'M GLAD YOU'RE HIGHLIGHTING THAT COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. I REMEMBER IT WAS SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

IT WASN'T SAINT PATRICK'S. I DON'T REMEMBER THE SCHOOL, BUT I REMEMBER THERE WAS A SCHOOL THAT WAS INVITED, AND THEY. AND I RECALL HEARING A REASON WHY THEY DIDN'T WANT TO PARTICIPATE. IS THERE ANY.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT APPLIES TO SAINT PATRICK'S.

IS THERE A REASON WHY A SCHOOL WOULDN'T WANT TO PARTICIPATE? I THINK THAT THE SCHOOL SITE ADMINISTRATION, THERE'S THERE'S BEEN DIFFERENT REASONS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS WHEN A FAMILY, BECAUSE THE FAMILIES ULTIMATELY CHOOSE WHERE THEY WANT TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN.

AND SO IF THE SCHOOL THAT THEY ARE SELECTING DOESN'T WANT TO PARTICIPATE.

SOMETIMES IT IS A STAFFING ISSUE. THEY ALREADY HAVE OTHER PROGRAMS IN PLACE.

THEY MAY NOT WANT TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE PROCESS WE HAVE IN PLACE FOR REIMBURSEMENT.

THERE'S THERE'S BEEN DIFFERENT REASONS OVER THE YEARS.

SOME OF OUR FAMILIES HAVE BEEN QUITE PERSUASIVE IN CONVINCING THE SCHOOLS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE THEIR CHILDREN TO ATTEND TO JOIN US.

THAT'S THE REASON WE ARE UP TO 29. SO WE CERTAINLY CAN REACH TO SAINT PATRICK'S AND ANY OTHER SCHOOL THAT PARENTS ARE SEEKING ACCESS TO FOR OUR SCHOLARSHIP. LET'S WORK TOGETHER. LET'S WORK OUT TOGETHER.

REACHING OUT TO MAYBE SAINT PATRICK'S WILL BE NUMBER 30. MAYBE.

THERE YOU GO. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEED A MOTION, PLEASE.

I'LL MOVE IT. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BHATT ON R SEVEN.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? NO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO. AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, I HEARD COMMISSIONER BART FERNANDEZ AND DOMINGUEZ REQUESTING TO CO-SPONSOR THE ITEM AS A MINOR. MR. MAGAZINE? NO. SO VICE MAYOR AS WELL.

OKAY, SO EVERYONE IS CO-SPONSORING THE ITEM. PERFECT.

EXCELLENT. LET'S CALL R5 AND R5 F TOGETHER.

[R5 E 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 F 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.]

R5. R5 IS AN ORDER TO THE MAYOR CITY COMMISSION, 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 1.63.3184, SUBSECTION THREE, FLORIDA STATUTES. BY AMENDING GOAL ROUTE ONE ENTITLED RESILIENT LAND USE DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE 1.1, ENTITLED ESTABLISHMENT OF FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORIES POLICY 1.1.7, ENTITLED HIGH DENSITY MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL R3 TO ESTABLISH A 5000 SQUARE FOOT FLOOR AREA RATIO F.A.R. BONUS FOR THE LAND USE CATEGORY FOR OCEANFRONT PROPERTIES WITHIN THE OVERLAY DISTRICT THAT CONTAIN A CONTRIBUTING HISTORIC STRUCTURE AND PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, TRANSMITTAL REPEALER SOLVABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE THAT IS ITEM R5 D IT IS A SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING.

ITS COMPANION ITEM R5 F IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE 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 SEVEN ENTITLED ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS. ARTICLE THREE, ENTITLED OVERLAY DISTRICT SUB, SUBSECTION 7.3.5,

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ENTITLED FIRE DISTRICT OVERLAY TO PROVIDE A 5000 SQUARE FOOT FLOOR AREA RATIO BONUS FOR OCEANFRONT PROPERTIES THAT ARE 65,000FT² OR LARGER AND CONTAIN A CONTRIBUTING HISTORIC STRUCTURE AND PROVIDING FOR APPLICABILITY, REPEALER, SURVIVABILITY, CLARIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS ITEM R5.

F IT IS A SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING. THE ITEM REQUIRES 6/7 VOTE.

I THINK I HEARD A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ WITH A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE.

SOMETIMES I DON'T THINK WE REALLY PROMOTE THE AMAZING THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE CITY AND THIS AREA HERE.

THIS WILL BE THE AMERICAN RIVIERA IN SEVERAL YEARS, RIGHT? WE HAVE SOME OF THE MOST PRIZED PROPERTIES IN THE ENTIRE WORLD, INCLUDING THE SHERBROOKE.

OKAY ALONG THIS AREA. WANTED TO GET MITCH'S NOD OF APPROVAL.

BUT TRULY, WE HAVE THE SHORE CLUB BEING RENOVATED.

WE HAVE NEW OWNERS OF THE DELANO MOVING THAT PROJECT FORWARD.

WE HAVE THE SLS THAT'S UNDER RENOVATION RIGHT NOW, AND WE HAVE THE FINA, WHICH HAS JUST BEEN SUCH A TREMENDOUS ASSET TO OUR CITY, THE AMMANN, THE BULGARI, CASA CIPRIANI.

THIS WILL BE ONE OF THE MOST PRIZED, COVETED AREAS IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.

AND I THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, APPROPRIATE TO EMBRACE THAT, TO CELEBRATE THAT.

AND WHILE WE HAVE THE PROJECT SPONSOR HERE, MY QUESTION TO YOU IS WHAT'S THE UPDATE? WHEN CAN THIS GET DONE? WHEN CAN WE EXPECT THESE PROJECTS TO REALLY START FILLING IN, ACTIVATING OUR ECOSYSTEM, ACTIVATING OUR ECONOMY, AND BEING OUR KIND OF CROWN JEWEL? THANKS, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. THANKS TO THE FELLOW COMMISSIONERS THE MAYOR, WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO PROGRESS.

IF YOU'VE BEEN BY THE SITE AT 3425 COLLINS AVENUE IS WELL UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

AND WE PLAN TO OPEN THE HOTEL BY THE END OF 2027.

AND OPEN THE RESIDENCES IN THE SUMMER OF 2027.

SO WE ARE GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER NOW. I CAN SAY IT'S ACTUALLY NEXT YEAR, WHICH IS HARD TO BELIEVE.

BUT THE PROGRESS. WE JUST POURED THE EIGHTH FLOOR OF THE RESIDENCES ON MONDAY, IN FACT.

SO. AND WE'LL TOP OUT THIS SUMMER. JUST FOR THE RECORD, IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME, SORRY, MABEL PATEL WITH OKO GROUP AND WHICH IS DEVELOPING THE AMAN HOTEL AND RESIDENCES 3425 COLLINS AVENUE.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. EXCITING. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ? SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE IN ZOOM AND NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO OR DO I.

CALL THE VOTE, MR. NOVAK, IS MITCH. MITCH NOVAK WANT TO COMMEND THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR THE VERY IMPRESSIVE JOB THEY'RE DOING.

JUST A THE QUESTION REGARDING THE LANGUAGE. THE PROJECT HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY A 5000.

WHATEVER IT IS WHY WHY WHY A BONUS? WHAT AM I MISSING? IT'S IT'S NOT A BONUS. IT'S INTERIOR SPACE. THAT'S, IF I MAY, THROUGH THE MAYOR'S INTERIOR SPACE THAT EXISTS, THAT IS BEING REPURPOSED AS USABLE SPACE. BUT IT'S NOT ADDING VOLUME OR SQUARE FOOTAGE TO THE BUILDING.

MR. DIRECTOR, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY, SO SINCE YOU'RE MAKING IT INTO USABLE SPACE AND IT'S NO LONGER IT'S NOT GOING TO IT'S GOING TO COUNT AGAINST F.A.R. EXACTLY. GOT IT.

THANK YOU. I SEE NO ONE ELSE IN ZOOM. ACTUALLY, I SEE DANIEL.

GERALDO. PLEASE GO AHEAD, SIR. MR.. YES. HI, DANIEL.

GERALDO, RESIDENT OF MIAMI BEACH. JUST WANT TO PUT ON THE RECORD THAT OUR CITY CHARTER HAD A REFERENDUM REQUIREMENT THAT WOULD HAVE PUT THIS VOTE TO THE VOTERS, AND THAT WAS REMOVED BY THE STATE IN 2023.

HB 41. AND SO IT'S VERY UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE ONCE AGAIN, CONTROL OF ZONING SHOULD STAY WITH THE VOTERS, SHOULD NOT BE WITH COMMISSIONERS, SHOULD NOT BE WITH THE DEVELOPERS.

AND WE MUST GAIN BACK THAT REFERENDUM ABILITY BECAUSE WE'RE SEEING MORE AND MORE.

I HEARD THE RALEIGH ALSO HAS AN FAR INCREASE PROPOSED.

SO LET'S TAKE BACK OUR CITY. THANK YOU. I SEE NO ONE ELSE, SIR.

LET'S CALL THE VOTE. THIS IS BOTH ON ITEM R FIVE AND R5F VICE MAYOR MATEO- SALINAS.

YES. COMMISSIONER. SUAREZ. YES. COMMISSIONER.

BHATT. YES. COMMISSIONER. MAGAZINE. YES. COMMISSIONER.

FERNANDEZ. YES. MR.. DOMINGUEZ. YES. MAYOR. MINOR.

YES. MOTION CARRIES. BOTH ITEMS ARE APPROVED.

WE'LL CALL R5 AND R5 TOGETHER. R5 B IS AN ORDER OF THE MAYOR, CITY

[R5 B WASHINGTON AVENUE RESIDENTIAL PLAN - 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 OF SECTION 163.3184(3), FLORIDA STATUTES, BY AMENDING THE “RESILIENT LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT,” GOAL RLU 1, ENTITLED “LAND USE,” OBJECTIVE RLU 1.1, ENTITLED “ESTABLISHMENT OF FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORIES,” AT TABLE RLU 1.1 TO CONFORM TABLE RLU 1.1 WITH THE AMENDED FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR) REGULATIONS FOR EACH RESPECTIVE FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY; BY AMENDING POLICY RLU 1.1.6, ENTITLED “MEDIUM DENSITY MULTI FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (RM-2),” POLICY RLU 1.1.9, ENTITLED “MEDIUM INTENSITY COMMERCIAL (CD-2),” POLICY RLU 1.1.10, ENTITLED “HIGH INTENSITY COMMERCIAL (CD-3),” AND POLICY RLU 1.1.28, ENTITLED “GENERAL MIXED USE COMMERCIAL PERFORMANCE STANDARD (C-PS2),” TO PROVIDE FAR AND DENSITY INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NON-TRANSIENT RESIDENTIAL USES AND THE CONVERSION OF EXISTING TRANSIENT USES TO NON-TRANSIENT RESIDENTIAL USES FOR APPLICABLE PROPERTIES LOCATED ON WASHINGTON AVENUE; BY AMENDING OBJECTIVE RLU 1.2, ENTITLED “LAND USE REGULATION,” TO AMEND POLICY 1.2.8, ENTITLED “RESIDENTIAL USE INCENTIVES,” TO AMEND THE MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR OBTAINING THE FAR AND DENSITY INCENTIVES SET FORTH IN THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, TRANSMITTAL AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]

[R5 C WASHINGTON AVENUE RESIDENTIAL PLAN - LDR AMENDMENT AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 1, ENTITLED “GENERAL PROVISIONS,” ARTICLE II, ENTITLED “DEFINITIONS,” SECTION 1.2.1, ENTITLED “GENERAL DEFINITIONS,” BY AMENDING THE DEFINITION OF FLOOR AREA AND CREATING A DEFINITION FOR MICRO-MOBILITY STATION; BY AMENDING CHAPTER 5, ENTITLED “OFF-STREET PARKING,” ARTICLE II, ENTITLED “VEHICLE PARKING, BICYCLE PARKING AND OFF-STREET LOADING REQUIREMENTS,” AT SECTION 5.2.4, ENTITLED “VEHICLE OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS,” BY AMENDING THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING TIER 2; BY AMENDING CHAPTER 7, ENTITLED “ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS,” ARTICLE I, ENTITLED “GENERAL TO ALL ZONING DISTRICTS,” BY AMENDING SECTION 7.1.11, ENTITLED “RESIDENTIAL USE INCENTIVES,” TO ESTABLISH RESIDENTIAL USE INCENTIVES SPECIFIC TO PROPERTIES FRONTING WASHINGTON AVENUE FROM 5TH STREET TO 17TH STREET; BY AMENDING ARTICLE II, ENTITLED “DISTRICT REGULATIONS,” SECTION 7.2.5, ENTITLED “RM-2 RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY, MEDIUM INTENSITY,” AT SUBSECTION 7.2.5.5, ENTITLED “MID BEACH RESIDENTIAL USE INCENTIVE AREA (RM-2),” TO ESTABLISH RESIDENTIAL USE INCENTIVES SPECIFIC TO PROPERTIES IN APPLICABLE RM-2 ZONING DISTRICTS FRONTING WASHINGTON AVENUE FROM 6TH STREET TO 7TH STREET; BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2.11, ENTITLED “CD-2 COMMERCIAL, MEDIUM INTENSITY DISTRICT,” AT SUBSECTION 7.2.11.5, ENTITLED “WASHINGTON AVENUE (CD-2),” TO MODIFY EXISTING DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS SPECIFIC TO PROPERTIES FRONTING WASHINGTON AVENUE AND TO CREATE A RESIDENTIAL INCENTIVE AREA SPECIFIC TO WASHINGTON AVENUE; BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2.12, ENTITLED “CD-3 COMMERCIAL, HIGH INTENSITY DISTRICT,” BY CREATING SUBSECTION 7.2.12.5, ENTITLED “WASHINGTON AVENUE RESIDENTIAL INCENTIVE AREA (CD-3),” TO CREATE A RESIDENTIAL INCENTIVE AREA SPECIFIC TO WASHINGTON AVENUE; BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2.15, ENTITLED “PERFORMANCE STANDARD DISTRICT (PS),” AT SUBSECTION 7.2.15.3, ENTITLED “COMMERCIAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS DISTRICTS (C-PS),” TO CREATE A RESIDENTIAL INCENTIVE AREA SPECIFIC TO WASHINGTON AVENUE; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]

COMMISSIONER, CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA AMENDING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH YEAR 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

PURSUANT TO THE EXPEDITED REVIEW PROCESS OF SECTION 163.3184, SUBSECTION THREE, FLORIDA STATUTES BY AMENDING THE RESILIENT LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT

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ELEMENT GOAL RL ONE ENTITLED LAND USE OBJECTIVE RL 1.1, ENTITLED ESTABLISHMENT OF FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORIES AT TABLE RL 1.1 TO CONFORM TO TABLE RL 1.1 WITH AMENDED FLOOR AREA RATIO. FA REGULATIONS FOR EACH RESPECTIVE FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY BY AMENDING POLICY RL 1.1.6 ENTITLED MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL RM TWO POLICY RL .1.1.9 ENTITLED MEDIUM INTENSITY COMMERCIAL CD2 POLICY RL 1.1 TEN ENTITLED HIRED MEAN HIGH INTENSITY COMMERCIAL CD3 AND POLICY RLU 1.1 28.

IN GENERAL MIXED USE COMMERCIAL PERFORMANCE STANDARD CPS TWO TO PROVIDE FFR AND DENSITY INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NON-TRANSIENT RESIDENTIAL USES AND THE CONVERSION OF EXISTING TRANSIENT USES TO TO NON-TRANSIENT RESIDENTIAL USES FOR APPLICABLE PROPERTIES LOCATED ON WASHINGTON AVENUE.

BY AMENDING OBJECTIVE RLU 1.2 ENTITLED LAND USE REGULATIONS TO AMEND POLICY 1.2.8, ENTITLED RESIDENTIAL USE INCENTIVES TO AMEND THE MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR OBTAINING THE F.A.R INTENSITY INCENTIVES SET FORTH IN THIS ORDINANCE.

PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE THAT WAS ITEM R5.

B IT IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING. IT'S COMPANION ITEM IS R5C, WHICH IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA. MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE AMENDING CHAPTER ONE ENTITLED GENERAL PROVISIONS ARTICLE TWO, ENTITLED DEFINITIONS WITH SECTION 1.2.1 ENTITLED GENERAL DEFINITIONS BY AMENDING THE DEFINITION OF FLOOR AREA AND CREATING A DEFINITION FOR MICRO MOBILITY STATION BY AMENDING CHAPTER FIVE ENTITLED OFF-STREET PARKING.

ARTICLE TWO ENTITLED VEHICLE PARKING, BICYCLE PARKING AND OFF-STREET LOADING REQUIREMENTS. SECTION 5.24 ENTITLED VEHICLE OFF STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS BY AMENDING THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING. TIER TWO AMENDING CHAPTER SEVEN ENTITLED ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS.

ARTICLE ONE ENTITLED GENERAL TO ALL ZONING DISTRICTS. AMENDING SECTION 7.1.

11 ENTITLED RESIDENTIAL USE INCENTIVES TO ESTABLISH RESIDENTIAL USE INCENTIVES SPECIFIC TO PROPERTIES FRONTING WASHINGTON AVENUE FROM FIFTH STREET TO 17TH STREET BY AMENDING ARTICLE TWO ENTITLED DISTRICT REGULATIONS SECTION TWO POINT.

SECTION 7.2.5, ENTITLED TWO RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY MEDIUM INTENSITY AT SUBSECTION 7.2.5.5, ENTITLED MID-BEACH RESIDENTIAL USE INCENTIVES RM TWO TO ESTABLISH RESIDENTIAL USE INCENTIVES SPECIFIC TO PROPERTIES AND APPLICABLE R-2 ZONING DISTRICTS BY FRONTING FRONTING WASHINGTON AVENUE FROM SIXTH STREET TO SEVENTH STREET. BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2.

11 ENTITLED CD2 COMMERCIAL MEDIUM INTENSITY DISTRICT AT SUBSECTION 7.2 11.5, ENTITLED WASHINGTON AVENUE CD2 TO MODIFY EXISTING DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS SPECIFIC TO PROPERTIES FRONTING WASHINGTON AVENUE AND TO CREATE A RESIDENTIAL INCENTIVE AREA SPECIFIC TO WASHINGTON AVENUE BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2.

12 ENTITLED CD3 COMMERCIAL HIGH INTENSITY DISTRICT, RECREATING SECTION 7.2.

12.5 ENTITLED WASHINGTON AVENUE RESIDENTIAL INCENTIVE AREA CD3 TO CREATE A RESIDENTIAL INCENTIVE AREA SPECIFIC TO WASHINGTON AVENUE BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2.

15 ENTITLED PERFORMANCE STANDARD DISTRICT AT SUBSECTION 7.2 15.3, ENTITLED COMMERCIAL PERFORMANCE STANDARD DISTRICT CPS TO CREATE A RESIDENTIAL INCENTIVE AREA SPECIFIC TO WASHINGTON AVENUE AND PROVIDE FOR CLARIFICATION, REPEALER SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE.

THIS IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING. THIS ITEM REQUIRES SIX SEVEN VOTE THAT WAS R5C COMMISSIONER SUAREZ AND COSPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE.

THAT WAS THE LONGEST. THAT MUST HAVE BEEN THE LONGEST.

WE SHOULD PUT THAT CLOCK ON YOU. YEAH. GOOD JOB RALPH.

COLLEAGUES, BEFORE I WALK THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION, I WANT TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO DO HERE.

THE STATUS QUO IN WASHINGTON UNDENIABLY IS A DOWNWARD TRAJECTORY.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE TRIED SEVERAL SURFACE LEVEL FIXES, LIKE LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING, TREE WRAPPING.

THOSE HELP, BUT THEY DO NOT CHANGE THE FUNDAMENTALS.

TODAY, WE STILL SEE VACANT STOREFRONTS, FORECLOSURES, HOMELESSNESS, NUISANCE BUSINESSES, AND AN OVERCONCENTRATION OF ADULT ORIENTED USES AND SMOKE SHOPS IN A ROUGHLY ONE MILE STRETCH.

THERE ARE MORE THAN 35 VACANT OR NEGLECTED STOREFRONTS.

THAT IS NOT A THRIVING CORRIDOR. AND THE HARD TRUTH IS, NO ONE GOES TO WASHINGTON AVENUE AS A RESIDENT.

THAT SHOULD CONCERN EVERY ONE OF US. THE LAST TIME THIS CITY MEANINGFULLY UPDATED ITS COMPREHENSIVE ZONING AND URBAN PLANNING APPROACH FOR THIS CORRIDOR WAS 1989. I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD.

CITIES DO NOT STAND STILL FOR DECADES AND SOMEHOW IMPROVE.

THEY EITHER ADAPT OR THEY DECLINE. AT THE SAME TIME, WE NEED TO BE HONEST ABOUT A MUCH BIGGER ISSUE.

GREAT CITIES AROUND THE WORLD EMBRACED MIXED USE URBAN PLANNING.

PEOPLE LIVE ABOVE SHOPS. STREETS ARE ACTIVE DAY AND NIGHT.

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NEIGHBORHOODS ARE DESIGNED FOR LIVE, WORK AND PLAY, NOT JUST FOR CARS AND NOT JUST FOR TOURISTS.

MIAMI BEACH HAS NOT KEPT UP WHEN IT COMES TO HOUSING FOR PEOPLE, YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, FAMILIES, SENIORS AND THE WORKFORCE THAT KEEPS THIS CITY RUNNING.

NEARLY 90% OF OUR CITY STAFF DO NOT LIVE IN MIAMI BEACH WITH MANY MORE COMMUTING MORE THAN AN HOUR EACH WAY JUST TO GET TO WORK.

THAT IS NOT BY CHOICE. IT IS BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE THE HOUSING THEY CAN AFFORD IS LOCATED.

WHEN CITIES FAIL TO BUILD ATTAINABLE HOUSING, PEOPLE ARE PUSHED FARTHER AND FARTHER OUT, COMMUTES GET LONGER, TRAFFIC GETS WORSE, AND DEVELOPMENT PRESSURE MOVES OUTWARD.

THAT IS WHY GROWTH ENDS UP NEAR THE EVERGLADES.

NOT BECAUSE IT MAKES SENSE, BUT BECAUSE HOUSING CLOSER TO JOBS HAS BEEN BLOCKED.

THAT IS ALSO WHY THE STATE PASSED THE LIVE LOCAL ACT.

WHEN CITIES DO NOT ALLOW ENOUGH HOUSING, THE STATE STEPS IN AND OVERRIDES LOCAL ZONING AUTHORITY.

THAT MAY INCREASE HOUSING SOMEWHERE, BUT COMES AT THE COST OF LOCAL CONTROL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

URBAN SCHOLAR RICHARD FLORIDA SAID IT BEST THE REAL CRISIS IN AMERICA.

CITIES IS THE FORGOTTEN MIDDLE PEOPLE WHO EARN TOO MUCH TO QUALIFY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO AFFORD MARKET RATE HOUSING.

THIS PROPOSAL CHOOSES A BETTER PATH. IT IS COMMISSION DRIVEN URBAN PLANNING, NOT DEVELOPER DRIVEN SPOT ZONING.

IT BRINGS RESIDENTS BACK TO WASHINGTON AVENUE, SUPPORTS BUSINESSES YEAR ROUND, IMPROVES SAFETY THROUGH ACTIVITY, REDUCES LONG COMMUTES, AND BUILDS HOUSING WHERE INFRASTRUCTURE ALREADY EXISTS.

SO THE QUESTION IS SIMPLE IS WASHINGTON AVENUE A CORRIDOR WE ARE PROUD OF TODAY? AND IF THE ANSWER IS NO, ARE WE WILLING TO LEAD? THIS IS OUR THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO REIMAGINE WASHINGTON AVENUE AS ONE OF THE GREATEST STREETS IN MIAMI BEACH, A PLACE PEOPLE LIVE, WALK, WORK AND BELONG A STREET BUILT FOR RESIDENTS, NOT JUST VISITORS.

THAT IS THE VISION BEHIND THIS PRESENTATION. AND PJ, IF YOU COULD PLEASE PUT IT UP. OKAY.

GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO I WANTED TO BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THERE WAS A RESIDENT AND A BUSINESS OWNER WHO SENT ME MOST OF THE IMAGES, AND HE TOOK THE TIME TO GO THROUGH ALL THE VACANT STOREFRONTS AND NEGLECTED BUSINESSES ON WASHINGTON AVENUE.

AND I WANTED TO JUST GO TO THE CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS ON THIS CORRIDOR.

AS YOU EVERYONE KNOWS, WE STILL HAVE CLUB MADONNA THERE.

WE HAVE PORNOGRAPHIC STORE, LITANY OF SMOKE SHOPS TOURIST TRAPS.

AND THAT IS WHAT IS THAT IS WHAT'S PREVALENT ON WASHINGTON.

YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE AND YOU CAN KEEP GOING THROUGH THE SLIDES.

PJ I JUST WANT TO GET I JUST WANT TO HAVE EVERYONE SEE THAT THESE ARE ALL VACANT STOREFRONTS ON WASHINGTON AVENUE.

AND KEEP GOING. P.J., UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S VERY LONG BECAUSE THIS CORRIDOR HAS BEEN NEGLECTED FOR ALMOST A DECADE. GO TO SLIDE 15 WHEN YOU CAN.

P.J. SO WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? THE PROBLEM TODAY IS WASHINGTON AVENUE HAS LOTS OF HOTELS AND LOTS OF RETAIL.

VERY FEW PEOPLE ACTUALLY LIVE THERE FULL TIME.

WHEN TOURISTS LEAVE, THE STREET GOES QUIET. EMPTY STREETS EQUALS STRUGGLING BUSINESSES AND SAFETY ISSUES.

THE STATE STEPS IN WHEN CITIES DON'T BUILD ENOUGH ATTAINABLE HOUSING. AND LIKE I SAID, MIAMI BEACH HASN'T DELIVERED A MAJOR ATTAINABLE HOUSING INITIATIVE SINCE 1989. NEXT SLIDE. SO I HAD OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR DO AN ANALYSIS OF THE LAST TEN YEARS ON WHAT HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED IN MIAMI BEACH.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT'S ALMOST 2 TO 1 WHERE THERE'S DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF HOTELS AND THEN RESIDENTIAL UNITS.

AND OF THE 749 RESIDENTIAL UNITS, ONLY 30 ONLY 229 HAVE A UNIT SIZE BETWEEN 600 AND 50FT² TO 1000. ONLY 100 LESS THAN 650FT², WITH THE MAJORITY BEING OVER

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1000FT². AND INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, MOST OF THEM IS COMING FROM FIVE PARK.

OKAY. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO WHAT IS MIXED USE.

MIXED USE. VERY SIMPLE SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS ON THE GROUND FLOOR.

APARTMENT CONDOS ABOVE. PEOPLE LIVE WHERE THEY SHOP AND EAT.

THIS IS HOW REAL NEIGHBORHOODS ARE BUILT. IT'S VERY SIMPLE TO LOOK AT SOUTH OF FIFTH, WITH THE COSMOPOLITAN AS A PRIME EXAMPLE.

IN FACT, THE COSMOPOLITAN GAVE BIRTH TO $1 BILLION COMPANY, WHICH IS PURE VITA.

THAT HAPPENED ON THE GROUND FLOOR, AND IT IS, I BELIEVE, A GLOBAL COMPANY NOW WORTH $1 BILLION.

STARTED AS A MIXED USE BUSINESS. NEXT SLIDE. MORE RESIDENTS EQUALS MORE EYES ON THE STREET. SAFER STREETS, DAY AND NIGHT.

BUSINESSES GETS CUSTOMERS YEAR ROUND, NOT SEASONAL AND HIGHER QUALITY RETAIL REPLACES LOW QUALITY USES AS WHAT WE SEE RIGHT NOW IN WASHINGTON AVENUE.

WE'VE SEEN THIS WORK IN MIAMI BEACH LIKE I SAID. NEXT SLIDE.

IT'S WORKING. SUNSET HARBOR SOUTH OF FIFTH. THOSE AREA IMPROVES BECAUSE PEOPLE LIVE THERE.

SAME IDEA HERE. JUST MUCH LOWER SCALE SINGLE USE ZONING IS A THING OF THE PAST.

YOU CAN ASK OUR DIRECTOR HERE. YOU CAN ASK ANY URBAN PLANNING PROFESSIONAL.

MIXED USE IS WHAT MAKES A CITY THRIVE. NEXT SLIDE.

SO I WANT TO GO OVER SOME OF THE SOME OF THE DETAILS.

AND I'LL HAVE TOM TAKE IT AWAY SOON. RIGHT NOW YOU CAN BUILD TO 75FT FOR TRANSIENT USE.

BUT YOU CAN ONLY BUILD TO 50FT IF YOU WANT TO BUILD RESIDENTIAL.

I WANT TO INVERT THAT. I WANT TO SAY I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE 50FT MAX FOR A HOTEL USE AND 75FT MAX FOR RESIDENTIAL, AND THERE WOULD BE AN EXTRA HEIGHT PROVISION AS AN INCENTIVE IF THE RESIDENTIAL IS CAR FREE.

THIS ENCOURAGES ATTAINABLE HOUSING FOR THE FORGOTTEN MIDDLE. NO MORE TRANSIENT HOTELS.

OKAY. KEEP GOING. THERE IS A PROVISION FOR THE NORTH END OF WASHINGTON AVENUE, AND I'LL HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM PAUL SEARS WHO OWNS THE PROPERTY THERE OF WHY THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A 75FT BONUS HEIGHT FOR THEIR PROPERTY.

BUT FOR THE MAJORITY OF WASHINGTON AVENUE, IT WOULD ONLY BE A 25FT BONUS HEIGHT.

IF CERTAIN INCENTIVES ARE MET. AND THAT IS GOING TO BE FURTHER EXPLAINED BY OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR.

NEXT SLIDE. WHO IS THIS FOR? LIKE I SAID, THIS IS FOR THE FORGOTTEN MIDDLE.

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, FAMILIES, PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY WORK IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH.

WE HAVE OVER 2000 EMPLOYEES, PEOPLE WHO WANT TO LIVE IN MIAMI BEACH WITHOUT NEEDING A CAR.

IT CREATES A REAL LIVE WORK ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM.

NEXT SLIDE. SO NOW I'M INTERESTED TO HEAR WHAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE TO SAY.

BUT IF YOU LOOK AT GOOGLE MAPS AROUND 430 5:00, YOU SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE LEAVING MIAMI BEACH. IT'S ON 41ST STREET. IT'S ON MACARTHUR.

AND WHY IS THAT? THAT'S BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE LEAVING THEIR JOBS AND THEY'RE GOING HOME.

THE IDEA THAT I HAVE HERE IS THAT I WANT TO MAKE I WANT TO INCENTIVIZE HOUSING THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE PARKING. AND IT MAY SEEM COUNTERINTUITIVE THAT YOU WANT TO HAVE MORE DENSITY FOR PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY LIVE HERE, BUT THE MORE PARKING SPACES YOU BUILD MEANS MORE CARS THAT ARE GOING TO LIVE ON MIAMI BEACH.

AND WE'RE TRYING MY WITH THIS PROPOSAL. I'M TRYING TO CHANGE THAT CHANGE THAT.

WE HAVE PLENTY OF PUBLIC TRANSIT OPTIONS WITHIN MIAMI BEACH.

WE HAVE THE TROLLEYS, WHICH WE JUST SIGNED, AN EXTENSION FOR BIKES MICROMOBILITY.

YOU CAN PRETTY MUCH WALK ALMOST ANYWHERE IN SOUTH BEACH IN 30 MINUTES.

ALSO, IT'S A LOT LESS EXPENSIVE FOR MARKET RATE HOUSING WHEN THERE IS NO PARKING SPACE AVAILABLE.

NEXT SLIDE. SO BUILT IN SAFEGUARDS. THIS IS GOING TO BE FOR NON TRANSIENT RESIDENTIAL.

NO HOTEL CONVERSIONS, NO SHORT TERM RENTALS THAT WILL BE BAKED INTO THE COVENANT.

THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE FOR PREVENTING OVERBUILDING.

INCENTIVES ARE TEMPORARY. AND THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THIS GIVES THE LANDLORDS WHO ARE THINKING ABOUT

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BUILDING ATTAINABLE HOUSING. AA7 YEAR OR RIGHT NOW AT SIX YEARS TIME PERIOD TO TAKE THIS.

SO IT REMOVES THE SPECULATION ON THEIR PROPERTY.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE OVERINFLATING THEIR VALUE AUTOMATICALLY BY PASSING THIS.

IT'S IT'S YOU HAVE TO ACT ON THIS IMMEDIATELY OR THE THE ORDINANCE EXPIRES AND THE CITY STAYS IN CONTROL.

SO NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO WE'VE GOT SOME BUILT IN NEIGHBORHOOD PROTECTIONS.

OKAY. WE HAVE THE SETBACKS STILL APPLY. THE BUILDINGS MUST FIT THE SURROUNDING CONTEXT.

HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD REVIEW IS REQUIRED.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE RIGHT NOW AN INCENTIVE FOR HOTELS ON WASHINGTON AVENUE.

AND THE TWO THAT COME TO MIND IS THE GOOD TIME HOTEL AND THE MOXIE.

AND BOTH ARE STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY THE GOOD TIME HOTEL.

AND IN FACT, IF YOU LOOK AT THE GOOD TIME HOTEL, I BELIEVE 90% OF THE RETAIL SPACE BELOW IS UNOCCUPIED.

AND THEY'RE GOING THROUGH SOME SERIOUS FINANCIAL STRUGGLES WHERE THEIR ONLY REVENUE STREAM REALLY IS A ROOFTOP.

ENTERTAINMENT. SO WE WANT TO CHANGE, OR I WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THE THE INCENTIVE FROM RESIDENTIAL, FROM TRANSIENT TO RESIDENTIAL. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

UNLIKE THE STATE OF FLORIDA COMING DOWN AND TELLING US WHAT WE NEED TO DO FOR FOR ZONING, WE SET THE RULES.

THERE'S NO SPECIAL ZONING. THERE'S NO SPOT ZONING FOR PARTICULAR DEVELOPERS.

THIS IS REAL URBAN PLANNING. IT'S HIGH LEVEL POLICY WRITTEN BY US AND THE DEVELOPERS FOLLOW THE RULES AND THEY DON'T WRITE THEM.

OKAY. NEXT SLIDE. BETTER THAN A STATE PREEMPTION.

THE LIVE LOCAL ACT OVERRIDES LOCAL ZONING AUTHORITY.

THEN THE CITY BLOCKS ATTAINABLE HOUSING. AS WE ALL KNOW, LIVE LOCAL IS A ONE SIZE FITS ALL.

THIS PLAN DELIVERS ATTAINABLE HOUSING THROUGH THE CITY POLICY, NOT STATE OVERRIDE.

THIS IS FOR ONE OF OUR MOST STRUGGLING CORRIDORS.

INFILL HOUSING REDUCES URBAN SPRAWL AND PROTECTS MIAMI-DADE COUNTY'S WETLANDS AND FARMLAND BY BUILDING WHERE INFRASTRUCTURE ALREADY EXISTS.

NEXT SLIDE. NOW, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I ACTUALLY DIDN'T REACH OUT TO ANY OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS.

THEY WERE NICE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE THIS INITIATIVE, INCLUDING THE MBU.

SO BE SAFE. ADNA. THE WASHINGTON BID, IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING BOARD, AND IT'S SUPPORTED BY THE CITY ADMINISTRATION.

THE FINAL TAKEAWAYS. LAST SLIDE PLEASE. P.J..

WE WANT TO PLAN FIRST. BUILD SECOND. NO SPOT ZONING.

NO DEVELOPER GIVEAWAYS. HOUSING WHERE IT BELONGS.

WE SET THE RULES, AND IT'S FOR NEIGHBORHOODS, NOT SPECULATION.

SO YOU COULD TAKE DOWN THE SLIDE. P.J., THANKS.

SO, TOM, TAKE US A LITTLE THROUGH THE HISTORY OF THIS PROPOSAL.

AND MAYBE MENTION, AS THE PLANNING DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH FOR 30 YEARS, WHY YOU'RE SUPPORTING THIS.

I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR OVER 30 YEARS, BUT ONLY THE PLANNING DIRECTOR FOR 12.

OKAY. THE. WHEN WHEN COMMISSIONER SUAREZ APPROACHED ME ABOUT THIS ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO.

AND I REMEMBER IT DISTINCTLY BECAUSE I WAS AT A NATIONAL PLANNING CONFERENCE IN MINNEAPOLIS, AND WE HAD A LENGTHY CONVERSATION ABOUT WASHINGTON AVENUE.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS PROMOTED AT LENGTH NATIONALLY IN TERMS OF URBAN PLANNING IS MIXED USE IS PARTICULARLY IN URBAN AREAS, INTRODUCING RESIDENTIAL IN A WAY THAT CAN BE USED WITHOUT VEHICLES UTILIZING TRANSIT.

AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAD MENTIONED TO COMMISSIONER SUAREZ WAS THAT WASHINGTON AVENUE HAS NEVER BEEN APPROACHED COMPREHENSIVELY IN TERMS OF INCENTIVIZING RESIDENTIAL EVEN THOUGH THERE HAS BEEN A VERY SMALL RESIDENTIAL BONUS OF 0.5 IN PLACE SINCE 1989, NOBODY HAS BEEN SERIOUS ABOUT BUILDING RESIDENTIAL.

IN FACT ALMOST 12 YEARS AGO, IN 2017 AND 2015, WHEN THERE WAS A TASK FORCE REGARDING WASHINGTON AVENUE, STAFF HAD RECOMMENDED THAT INCENTIVES ALSO BE PROVIDED FOR RESIDENTIAL, AND THE TASK FORCE DISAGREED AT THE TIME BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO SEE HOTELS THEY THOUGHT

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WASHINGTON AVENUE WAS BETTER SUITED FOR COMMERCIAL.

OUR ARGUMENT AT THAT TIME WAS THAT IF YOU ADD RESIDENTIAL, YOU'LL HAVE MORE PEOPLE 24 OVER SEVEN THAT CAN UTILIZE SPACES MORNING, MIDDAY AND IN THE EVENING. AND THE ONLY WAY TO REALLY DO THAT IS TO HAVE AN INFUSION OF RESIDENTIAL.

SO, TOM, YOU RECOMMENDED AT THE TIME THAT THERE WOULD BE MORE OF AN INCENTIVE FOR RESIDENTIAL AND THIS TASK FORCE DECIDED NOT TO DO THAT AND INCENTIVIZE MORE HOTEL DEVELOPMENT.

CORRECT? CORRECT. YOU KNOW, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE PLAY THIS VIDEO FROM THAT PERIOD IN PJ, IF YOU COULD PLAY THAT, THAT VIDEO TO GIVE A LITTLE CONTEXT TO THE HISTORY.

OKAY. SO DANIEL. YES. THANK YOU, MR. VICE MAYOR.

DANIEL. MIAMI DESIGN PRESERVATION LEAGUE. WE WERE VERY INVOLVED IN THE MASTER PLAN FOR WASHINGTON AVENUE PARTICIPATING.

IT SEEMED LIKE A VERY LONG TIME TO GET THE CONSENSUS.

AFTER MR. ZIVKOVIC WAS HIRED TO REVIEW ALL THE POSSIBILITIES ON THAT STREET, AND AT THE TIME, THE UNDERSTANDING FROM THAT MASTER PLAN WAS NOT TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTIAL ON WASHINGTON BECAUSE OF THE CONCERN THAT IT MIGHT YOU KNOW, HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT.

SO SEEING THAT THERE WAS A WORKSHOP AND NOW THERE'S A TALK OF CO-LIVING YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF A NEW IDEA THAT MAY HAVE SOME UNINTENDED IMPACTS. AND THE OTHER THING, AS FAR AS THE HEIGHT INCREASE IS SINCE THAT ALSO WASN'T IN THE MASTER PLAN, IT WAS A HEIGHT INCREASE JUST FOR HOTELS TO ENCOURAGE NEW HOTELS.

AND WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF INVESTMENT. AND IF YOU GO DOWN WASHINGTON AVENUE, THERE'S A LOT SOME VERY GOOD BP PROJECTS GOING ON.

BUT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND THE HPV COULD LOOK AT IT.

MAYBE WE COULD GET SOME MORE LIKE MASSINGS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF TIME WAS SPENT DURING THE MASTER PLAN TO TRY TO GET THE CONSENSUS.

AND I JUST DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'D BE GOOD TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION MAYBE BEFORE SECOND READING.

THANK YOU. TOM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE SOME COMMENTS, YOU CAN PUT IT DOWN ON PJS.

SO I WANT EVERYONE THAT'S WATCHING TO KNOW THAT THIS IDEA IS A FAILED IDEA.

IT HAS FAILED MISERABLY. AND WASHINGTON AVENUE, UP UNTIL RECENTLY, WHEN THREE OF US GOT ELECTED COMMISSION AND THE MAYOR GOT ELECTED TO THE MAYOR, WAS RIDDLED WITH GUNSHOTS ALMOST ON ALL THE HIGH IMPACT WEEKENDS.

THEY WOULD LITERALLY WASH OFF BLOOD FROM THE STREETS.

IT WAS CHAOS AND EVEN TO THIS DAY, WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN WE COULD TO BEAUTIFY WASHINGTON AVENUE. I MEAN, IF YOU GO DOWN THERE, THE STREETS ARE GENERALLY CLEAN.

THE TREES ARE WRAPPED IN THESE BEAUTIFUL, LIGHT LITTLE ORNAMENTS.

THE LANDSCAPING IS PERFECT, BUT YOU STILL HAVE A BUNCH OF VACANT STOREFRONTS.

YOU STILL HAVE A LOT OF HOMELESSNESS. YOU STILL HAVE, UNFORTUNATELY, YOU HAVE BUSINESSES DEALING WITH HOMELESS PEOPLE BUYING AND SELLING STOLEN BIKES. OKAY. YOU HAVE YOU HAVE A PLACE WHERE, LIKE I SAID, RESIDENTS DO NOT VISIT WASHINGTON AVENUE, UNFORTUNATELY. SO, TOM, SORRY TO CUT YOU OFF.

I THINK I LEFT YOU OFF WHERE YOU KNOW, THERE WAS YOUR RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO.

WAS FOR MORE RESIDENTIAL. YOU WERE OVERRIDDEN FOR MORE TRANSIENT USE.

AND WE ARE WHERE WE ARE TODAY WITH A FAILED CORRIDOR BECAUSE OF THAT IDEA.

SO IF YOU COULD PLEASE CONTINUE. SURE. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAD SUGGESTED TO COMMISSIONER SUAREZ WAS THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A MORE TANGIBLE INCENTIVE FOR RESIDENTIAL. AND THAT IS A LOT MORE THAN JUST A SMALL F.A.R.

INCREASE OR A LITTLE BIT OF HEIGHT, BUT THAT IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS MORE SUBSTANTIVE BUT VERY STRATEGIC.

SO NOT JUST A STRAIGHT UP INCREASE IN F.A.R. LIKE WE DID IN TOWN CENTER THAT YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT WITH, BUT SOMETHING THAT HAD GUARDRAILS ATTACHED TO IT THAT WOULD ENSURE THAT ANYBODY TAKING CARE, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT INCENTIVE, WOULD BE BUILDING NON-TRANSIENT RESIDENTIAL THAT WOULD BETTER SERVE THE AREA.

THE OTHER THING I POINTED OUT WAS THAT BECAUSE WASHINGTON AVENUE IS A DEFINED COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR WITH ESTABLISHED TRANSIT IN TERMS OF BUS LINES, IN TERMS OF THE ABILITY TO TAKE MICRO MOBILITY, THE MICRO MOBILITY NETWORK, OUR TROLLEY NETWORK,

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THAT EVEN THOUGH WE DID NOT HAVE A DEDICATED REGIONAL TRANSIT SYSTEM ON EITHER A FIXED RAIL OR A DEDICATED LANE, THAT I BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE WILLING TO USE TRANSIT, THAT WOULD NOT NEED A CAR, THAT YOU COULD STRUCTURE SUCH AN INCENTIVE AROUND THE IDEA OF NOT HAVING CARS, SO THAT THE INCREASE IN INTENSITY WOULD NOT FURTHER STRESS OUR ALREADY CONSTRAINED ROADWAYS.

BASICALLY, THIS INCENTIVE WOULD BE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE MORE INHERENTLY URBAN DWELLERS, A PERSON WHO HAS A VEHICLE OR A COUPLE THAT HAS TWO VEHICLES THAT USE THE CAR EVERY DAY. THIS REALLY WOULDN'T BE SUITED FOR THEM.

THIS WOULD BE SUITED FOR THE TYPE OF PERSON WHERE EITHER THEY DON'T HAVE A VEHICLE, A VEHICLE IS OPTIONAL AND THEY CAN UTILIZE TRANSIT.

AND SO THE INCENTIVES WERE DEVELOPED AND PREDICATED BASED UPON THAT THEORY IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE IN TERMS OF THE ESTHETICS, THE F.A.R. ALTHOUGH FOR AN F.A.R OF UP TO 4.0 IS PROPOSED, THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT, INCLUDING THE BONUS OF 100FT IS FAIRLY CONSTRAINED, PARTICULARLY IN TERMS OF A LARGE COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR.

THERE ARE MASSING STUDIES THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THIS PROPOSAL THAT SHOW WHAT THESE DIFFERENT OPTIONS COULD LOOK LIKE, AND BECAUSE THERE IS GOING TO BE A VERY RIGOROUS HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROCESS ATTACHED TO EACH APPLICATION, WHICH AGAIN ALLOWS US TO RETAIN CONTROL THESE TYPES OF BUILDINGS, EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY BE TALLER, WILL, HAVE MOVEMENT, WILL HAVE ARTICULATION, AND THE HP BOARD WILL BE ABLE TO ENSURE THAT BASICALLY, IN SHORT, WHAT THIS DOES IS THIS ATTEMPTS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF FULL TIME RESIDENTS ALONG THE WASHINGTON AVENUE CORRIDOR THAT DON'T UTILIZE VEHICLES THAT WOULD BE UTILIZING TRANSIT, THAT WOULD BE UTILIZING MICROMOBILITY IN A WAY THAT WOULD ALLOW THE CORRIDOR TO EVENTUALLY FLOURISH WITH DAYTIME AS WELL AS NIGHTTIME USES AND MORE NEIGHBORHOOD USES.

IN TERMS OF THE SPECIFICS OF THE PROPOSAL AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, THIS IS AN FA INCREASE THAT WOULD BE SPECIFIC TO NON TRANSIENT RESIDENTIAL USES ABOVE THE FIRST LEVEL. IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT LIKE HOTEL OR AN OFFICE BUILDING, THE FA INCREASE WOULD NOT APPLY TO THEM. THIS IS SOLELY TO INCENTIVIZE NON TRANSIENT RESIDENTIAL USES.

THERE WOULD BE A MINIMUM MICROMOBILITY COMPONENT WITHIN THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE AT THE FIRST FLOOR TO ENSURE THAT THERE WAS MICRO MOBILITY OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE BUILDING.

IN ORDER TO GET THE HEIGHT BONUS, THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE MORE OF AN AREA NETWORK TYPE OF MICRO MOBILITY OPTION THAT WOULD ALLOW RESIDENTS OF THE LARGER AREA TO UTILIZE THAT THE MINIMUM UNIT SIZE OR THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE FOR AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT IS AT LEAST 13,000FT². THE REASON FOR THIS IS TO ENSURE THAT SOMEONE DOESN'T TAKE A VERY SMALL LOT AND CREATE A COUPLE OF LUXURY UNITS, AND THEN THEY GET THE FAR INCREASE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NON TRANSIENT.

THIS IS REALLY MEANT TO PROMOTE THE AGGREGATION OF LOTS.

AND THAT'S ALSO AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT BECAUSE AS YOU'RE WELL AWARE WASHINGTON AVENUE IS A CORRIDOR THAT IS NOT A BLANK CANVAS.

IT'S A CORRIDOR THAT CONSISTS OF EXISTING PROPERTIES.

IT'S SUBSTANTIALLY BUILT OUT, AND THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROPERTY OWNERS.

AGGREGATING PROPERTIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURPOSES OF THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT CAN SOMETIMES BE CHALLENGING.

THIS WOULD PROVIDE A FURTHER INCENTIVE. THERE'S ALSO A REQUIREMENT THAT ANY NON-CONFORMING USES WITHIN THE PROPERTY BE DISCONTINUED.

SO IF THERE'S A NON-CONFORMING NIGHTCLUB, IF THERE'S A NON-CONFORMING TYPE OF NUISANCE USE THAT IS NO LONGER PERMITTED.

ALL OF THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE DISCONTINUED AS PART OF THE INCENTIVE TO BUILD THE RESIDENTIAL, AND THAT WOULD ENSURE THAT WHAT IS AT THE FIRST LEVEL WOULD BE THE TYPE OF NEIGHBORHOOD USES THAT WE ARE SEEKING.

THE HEIGHT BONUS TO GO FROM CURRENTLY THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT FOR RESIDENTIAL IS 50FT.

THE CODE CHANGE WOULD ALLOW YOU TO GO TO 75, BUT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE 25 FOOT BONUS FOR A MAXIMUM OF 100FT, THEN YOU WOULD NEED TO AGREE TO PROHIBIT ANY OFF STREET PARKING.

AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE WHAT WE DID NOT WANT TO SEE IS THE HEIGHT BEING USED FOR ONE LEVEL OR TWO LEVELS OF PARKING STRUCTURE.

WE'D RATHER HAVE THAT BE USED FOR THE ACTUAL RESIDENTIAL UNITS.

IF YOU'RE NOT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE HEIGHT BONUS, YOU COULD PROVIDE UP TO 20% OF THE REQUIRED PARKING THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED UNDER PARKING

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DISTRICT NUMBER ONE. SO YOU COULD PUT A LIMITED AMOUNT OF PARKING.

BUT IF YOU WANT THE EXTRA HEIGHT, THAT EXTRA HEIGHT REALLY SHOULD BE FOR RESIDENTIAL UNITS.

THE PROJECT WOULD ALSO HAVE TO EXCEED THE MICRO MOBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND PERMIT AND PARTICIPATE IN A PUBLIC MICROMOBILITY NETWORK.

AND THEN LASTLY THIS DOES HAVE A SUNSET PROVISION, WHICH IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THIS COMMISSION WOULD WANT TO DO IS ONE INCENTIVIZE THIS. SO BY INCLUDING A TIME FRAME.

THIS ISN'T SOMETHING WHERE A PROPERTY OWNER CAN SAY, HEY, I'VE GOT ALL THESE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS, I'M JUST GOING TO SIT ON IT FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS.

NO, THERE'S A FIXED AMOUNT OF TIME THAT YOU HAVE TO USE THIS.

ALSO, IT ACTS AS A SAFETY VALVE. AND IN THAT CASE, IF IN 3 OR 4 YEARS THE COMMISSION DOESN'T LIKE WHAT IT SEES, IF PEOPLE END UP TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS, THE COMMISSION CAN JUST LET IT SUNSET.

AND THAT WOULD NOT RUN AFOUL OF ANY STATE PROTECTIONS.

THAT'S EVERYTHING I HAVE RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW, IF THEY WANTED TO DO A LIVE LOCAL ON WASHINGTON AVENUE, WHAT IS THE HEIGHT THAT COULD BE. SO THAT'S A GOOD POINT.

IF SOMEBODY AND WE HAVE HAD INQUIRIES ABOUT LIVE LOCAL PROJECTS ON WASHINGTON AVENUE UNDER A LIVE LOCAL PROJECT, SOMEBODY COULD DO UP TO A 6.375 F.A.R. THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE PARKING ON SITE AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT WOULD BE BETWEEN 300FT AND 500FT, DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED.

BASICALLY, IF THE PARCEL IS WITHIN A MILE OF ALTON GATEWAY WHERE FI PARK IS, THEY CAN GO UP TO 500FT.

ALL THE OTHER PROPERTIES WOULD BE WITHIN A MILE OF THE CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL SITE, WHICH IS 300FT.

AND UNDER STATE PREEMPTIONS WE WOULD HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THAT AND THERE WOULD BE NO PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT.

THEY COULD JUST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY. OKAY.

THANK YOU TOM. SO, YOU KNOW, THE ONLY OTHER THING THAT I WANT TO REALLY IRON OUT SO THAT IT'S IN THE FULL PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY IS WHERE PAUL SEARS IS BUILDING, IS BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT HE ALSO HAS A PRIVATE APPLICATION IN CASE THIS THIS COMPREHENSIVE ZONING PLAN DOESN'T GO THROUGH.

AND I WANT TO HEAR FROM HIS REPRESENTATIVE. WHY? WHY DO YOU NEED THE 75 EXTRA FEET IN IN HEIGHT? AS FAR AS TO DEVELOP THIS PROPERTY. BECAUSE, LOOK, IT'S NOT IT'S NOT A AN EQUITY FIRM THAT OWNS THIS PROPERTY.

IT'S AMBASSADOR. HE'S OWNED IT FOR 30 YEARS. HE HE BOUGHT IT WHEN NO ONE ELSE WANTED TO INVEST IN MIAMI BEACH.

AND HE TOOK A RISK. AND BELIEVED IN OUR CITY.

AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN I TALKED TO STAKEHOLDERS IN OUR CITY, I LISTEN.

AND THAT'S WHY I INCLUDED YOU. BUT I WOULD LIKE YOU TO EXPLAIN WHY YOU NEED THESE EXTRA ENHANCEMENTS.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR. COMMISSIONER CECILIA TORRES, TOLEDO AKERMAN LLP.

I REPRESENT AMBASSADOR PAUL CEJAS, ALONG WITH NISSAN KASTEN.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH AMBASSADOR CEJAS FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO AND A HALF YEARS IN ORDER TO REDEVELOP THAT CORNER OF 16 AND WASHINGTON AVENUE.

HE'S LOOKED AT THIS PROPERTY AND REDEVELOPING THIS PROPERTY MULTIPLE TIMES.

THERE HAS BEEN APPROVALS IN THE PAST FOR A BY RIGHT PROJECT, AND SIMPLY IT JUST DOES NOT PENCIL OUT.

WE WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH A VERY LUXURY PRODUCT IN ORDER TO REDEVELOP THAT THAT CORNER.

AND THAT'S NOT WHAT THE CITY WANTS, AND THAT'S NOT WHAT AMBASSADOR PAULSON HAS WANTS TO DEVELOP AT THIS POINT WITH THE BUY.

RIGHT? F.A.R AND HEIGHT THAT IS AFFORDED TO THIS PARCEL, WE CAN ACHIEVE A REASONABLE DENSITY.

CD THREE HAS THE HIGHEST DENSITY IN THE CITY.

YOU CAN DEVELOP 150 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE, BUT WE JUST DON'T HAVE SUFFICIENT F.A.R OR HEIGHT TO GET EVEN CLOSE TO THAT.

SO WITH THE INCENTIVES THAT ARE PROVIDED IN THIS LEGISLATION AND IN OUR PRIVATE APPLICATION, SHOULD THIS ONE NOT MOVE FORWARD, WHICH ALLOW US A 3.25 F.A.R IN 150FT OF HEIGHT, WE'RE ABLE TO ACHIEVE A 210 UNIT DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS 210 APARTMENTS IN THE HEART OF LINCOLN ROAD AND WASHINGTON AVENUE, WHICH IS MUCH NEEDED RESIDENTIAL HOUSING.

THIS PROJECT HAS ACTUALLY ALREADY BEEN PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING BOARD? WE HAVE A CUP APPROVAL FOR THIS PROJECT. WE PRESENTED TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD.

THEY HAVE SOME COMMENTS ON THE DESIGN THAT WE'RE WORKING ON ADDRESSING.

SO WE CAN GO BACK TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD, BUT WE HAVE A REAL PROJECT THAT'S READY TO TO HIT THE GROUND.

IT HAS 210 UNITS. IT'S MUCH NEEDED HOUSING. AND WHAT IS EFFECTIVELY MIAMI'S DOWNTOWN.

WE HAVE LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM THE WASHINGTON AVENUE BID FROM THE LINCOLN ROAD BID, AND WE'RE EAGER TO MOVE FORWARD.

BUT WITHOUT THAT ADDITIONAL F.A.R AND THAT ADDITIONAL HEIGHT, WE JUST CAN'T DO A PROJECT.

NOW, COLLEAGUES, I ALSO WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION AN ITEM.

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IT WAS PART OF THE LEGISLATION. IT WAS REMOVED, I THINK, PARTLY BECAUSE OUR PREVIOUS COMMISSIONER, ROSEN GONZALEZ MADE A POINT ABOUT IT. I WANTED TO PUT A TOM.

I WANTED TO PUT, I BELIEVE, A 1200 SQUARE FOOT CAP ON UNIT SIZE.

WE HAVE A MINIMUM. WE DON'T. WE REMOVE THE MAXIMUM AND I WANTED TO SEE HOW MY COLLEAGUES FELT ABOUT THIS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW WHEN WE TALK ABOUT GOVERNMENT HOUSING, IT'S USUALLY BASED, CENTERED AROUND ARMY.

AND LIKE I SAID IN MY PRESENTATION, THERE IS A FORGOTTEN MIDDLE WHERE PEOPLE DON'T NECESSARILY DON'T MAKE ENOUGH TO NOT QUALIFY FOR GOVERNMENT HOUSING, BUT NOT ENOUGH FOR MARKET RATE HOUSING.

AND I THINK SOME OF THE TOOLS THAT WE COULD USE AS LEGISLATORS UP HERE IS TO DEFINE WHAT WE WANT AS A CITY, AND SO DO WE WANT TO PUT IT TO DO WE WANT TO PAVE WAY FOR MORE 2000 3000 SQUARE FOOT UNITS, OR DO WE WANT TO SAY ON AVERAGE, THIS IS THE UNIT SIZE THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE, SIMILAR TO THE FLORIDIAN THE COSMOPOLITAN, THE COURTS, THE WAVERLY THE FLAMINGO THERE, THERE.

THOUGH IT SEEMS THAT THOSE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENTS, THEY'RE NOT BEING BUILT ANYMORE.

IT'S EITHER GOVERNMENT HOUSING BASED ON ARMY OR ULTRA LUXURY AT 3000 PLUS SQUARE FOOT RATE.

AND SO THIS SORT OF GIVES THE ABILITY FOR DEVELOPERS TO SAY, HEY, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE A BOATLOAD OF MONEY, OKAY, BUT YOU'LL MAKE SOME GOOD MONEY. AND THIS IS A SANDBOX THAT WE'RE CREATING THAT YOU GUYS CAN PLAY IN AND WORK IN INSTEAD OF THEM DEFINING THE RULES. SO, LOOK I WANT TO THINK LONG TERM.

I WANT TO SEE MY I WOULD I CERTAINLY WOULD WANT TO SEE WASHINGTON HAVE YOU DIFFERENT THAN WHERE IT IS TODAY, IN THE NEXT 30 YEARS? I DON'T OWN ANY PROPERTY ON WASHINGTON AVENUE.

I HAVE NO SKIN IN THIS GAME. I THINK THAT THIS IS JUST GOOD LEGISLATION FOR THE FUTURE OF MIAMI BEACH.

IT IS A STRUGGLING NEIGHBORHOOD. THE OLD IDEA THAT, YOU KNOW, HOTELS ON WASHINGTON AVENUE WERE GOING TO SOMEHOW BRING IT TO LIFE IS A FAILED IDEA. AND I WANT TO PUT IDEAS FORWARD THAT ARE PROVEN AND TRUE AND SUPPORTED BY OUR CITY STAFF AND SCHOLAR URBAN PLANNING SCHOLARS AROUND THE WORLD.

SO LOOK, GUYS, IF THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT THAT, YOU KNOW, I WOULD HOPE THAT THE MAJORITY IS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH, I UNDERSTAND, BUT I WANT TO MAKE A GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO TO REALLY REVITALIZE A, A CORRIDOR THAT HAS REALLY STRUGGLED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DECADES. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, OR I MEAN, IF TOM WANTS TO CLARIFY SOMETHING, I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY ONE THING.

COMMISSIONER SUAREZ IS CORRECT. WE DID INITIALLY START WITH A MAXIMUM UNIT SIZE, SOMEHOW IT WAS REMOVED.

THE ADMINISTRATION THINKS THAT'S A VERY GOOD IDEA. AND THE PLANNING BOARD ACTUALLY ALSO RECOMMENDED A MAXIMUM UNIT SIZE OF 13 12FT².

13. YEAH. OKAY. MR. MAYOR. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SO, YOU KNOW, I AGREE. WE NEED TO REVITALIZE WASHINGTON AVENUE.

MY CONCERN IS THAT EVEN WITH A SUNSET DATE, THIS LEGISLATION WOULD IMMEDIATELY REWARD BAD PROPERTY OWNERS.

AND, COMMISSIONER, YOU SHOWED MANY OF THE PICTURES OF THOSE EMPTY STOREFRONTS STOREFRONTS THAT ARE WELL MAINTAINED, STOREFRONTS WITH BUSINESSES THAT THAT DON'T REPRESENT THE CALIBER AND THE QUALITY OF BUSINESSES THAT WE WOULD WANT TO HAVE HERE.

AND WE WOULD BE IMMEDIATELY REWARDING THESE THESE BAD PROPERTY OWNERS, IN MY OPINION, WITH VALUABLE UPZONING THE MOMENT THAT THIS PASSES, THE MARKET VALUE WOULD BE CREATED AT SECOND READING WHEN WE WHEN WHEN WE PASS THIS, THE ENTITLEMENTS WOULD BE USABLE AS SECOND READING.

ONCE THIS IS PASSED, THE LAND VALUE WOULD HAPPEN.

AND MR. PLANNING DIRECTOR CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.

THE REQUIREMENT IS THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE A BUILDING PERMIT, BUT BUT IF YOU.

SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE A BUILDING PERMIT, THE ZONING, YOU LOSE THE ZONING.

BUT THE MOMENT YOU HAVE A BUILDING PERMIT, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT YOU HAVE THAT ENTITLEMENT.

THAT'S CORRECT. AND HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO KEEP A BUILDING PERMIT OPEN? I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, BUT I BELIEVE ONCE YOU HAVE A BUILDING PERMIT, YOU JUST NEED TO CALL FOR AN INSPECTION EVERY SIX MONTHS, AND THEN YOU CAN MAINTAIN THAT BUILDING PERMIT OR SUBMIT A CHANGE OR,

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YOU KNOW, THERE'S PROCEDURAL WAYS AND WE'VE SEEN IT.

I MEAN, OVER THE YOUR 30 YEARS HERE. MIAMI BEACH.

I MEAN, IS THAT A COMMON PRACTICE THAT PEOPLE IT IS A COMMON PRACTICE THAT PEOPLE DO SO.

SO THE MARKET VALUE, THE ENTITLEMENT THE VAN THE LAND VALUE IS BEING CREATED NOW.

SUNSET PROVISION A FEW YEARS FROM NOW DOESN'T UNDO THE IMMEDIATE GRANT OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS GIVEN TODAY.

AND OWNERS WHO HAVE NEGLECTED PROPERTIES WHO HAVE AFFECTED OUR CITY CONTRIBUTED TO THE DECLINE OF THIS CORRIDOR, WILL STILL RECEIVE SOME VERY VALUABLE ZONING BENEFITS.

THE SAME BENEFITS THAT A GOOD PROPERTY OWNER WOULD GET WITHOUT FIRST DEMONSTRATING ANY PERFORMANCE, ANY INVESTMENT, ANY ANY PUBLIC BENEFIT. I DO SUPPORT REDEVELOPMENT.

I SUPPORT ADDING RESIDENTS. I SUPPORT REVITALIZING WASHINGTON AVENUE.

I LIKE THE IDEA OF INCENTIVES, AND I THINK IT'S IT ALL.

IT'S IT'S ALL HOW WE GO ABOUT GRANTING, GRANTING THESE THESE THESE INVESTMENT, THESE INCENTIVES.

MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS A BLANKET OF ZONING AT A SCALE THAT IS TOO INTENSE AND TOO INFRASTRUCTURE INTENSE, TOO INTENSE ON OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. TO BE GOOD FOR US RIGHT NOW.

AND I JUST, YOU KNOW, THE IMPACT ANALYSIS THAT WE HAVE ON OUR AGENDA MAKES CLEAR WHAT THIS LEGISLATION ACTUALLY DOES.

BECAUSE IT'S NOT A MODEST ADJUSTMENT. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INCREASES OF F.A.R.

THAT IS UP TO LIKE 100% INCREASE IN FA FROM 2.0 TO 4.0, WITH A DENSITY OF 175 UNITS PER ACRE.

THOMAS. CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA.

OKAY, SO IT'S NOT TIED TO A SPECIFIC PROJECT THAT WE'RE SAYING, OKAY, YOU KNOW, THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ADDRESSING INFRASTRUCTURE IMPACTS ARE ADDRESSING A NUMBER OF OTHER IMPACTS TO THE CITY.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST BLANKET, YOU KNOW, ACROSS THE CITY.

WELL, I MEAN, ACROSS THE CORRIDOR, THAT AREA.

CORRECT? YES. ALL RIGHT. SO LET ME ASK YOU THIS WITH 1250 WEST, HOW MANY UNITS DID WE APPROVE WITH 1250 WEST? I THINK IT WAS AROUND BETWEEN 50 AND 60 UNITS.

IT WAS. IT WAS PRETTY LIMITED. OKAY. 50 OR 60 UNITS.

AND WITH THE DEAUVILLE. HOW MANY UNITS HAVE WE APPROVED WITH THE DEAUVILLE? THE DEAUVILLE, I THINK, WAS 80 RESIDENTIAL UNITS.

AND 100 HOTEL UNITS OR THE INVERTED. BUT IT WAS THEY WERE VERY BIG UNITS AND THE DENSITY WAS VERY LOW.

OKAY. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SO IN TOTAL, HOW MANY UNITS HAVE WE CREATE IN TOTAL BETWEEN THE TWO PROJECTS THAT WE APPROVED A COUPLE HUNDRED AT THE MOST A COUPLE HUNDRED OKAY.

ACCORDING TO THE IMPACT ANALYSIS THIS THIS UP ZONING LEGISLATION.

HOW MANY ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL UNITS WOULD COME OUT OF THIS ZONING LEGISLATION? SO WHEN WE DID A AN IMPACT ANALYSIS FOR THE AREA, WHICH IS REQUIRED BECAUSE IT'S A LARGE AREA, WE HAD TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE ENTIRETY OF THE AREA.

AND THE ASSUMPTION ON THE IMPACT ANALYSIS WAS THAT EVERY SINGLE PARCEL WOULD BE DEVELOPED AND BUILT OUT.

THE LIKELIHOOD OF THAT IS PRETTY REMOTE. BUT IN THE EVENT THAT EVERY SINGLE ELIGIBLE PARCEL WAS BUILT OUT, THERE'S A POTENTIAL INCREASE OF 2400 RESIDENTIAL UNITS, 2462, 2462 RESIDENTIAL UNITS. YES. OKAY. SO IF EVERY PARCEL WAS BUILT OUT.

SO WITH THE TWO SEPARATE APPLICATIONS THAT WE APPROVED, IT WAS MAYBE ABOUT A COUPLE OF HUNDRED UNITS.

AND EVEN THERE WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE IMPACTS.

WE WERE SEEKING PUBLIC BENEFITS FROM, FROM FROM THE APPLICANTS.

IN THIS CASE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 2400 ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL UNITS THAT COULD BE CREATED WITH THIS ZONING.

OKAY. AND DO WE KNOW WHAT WHAT'S THE IMPACT ON OUR ON OUR SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM? BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WITH 2400 UNITS, I MUST IMAGINE THERE HAS TO BE SOME SORT OF IMPACT IN THE ANALYSIS.

THERE'S A POTENTIAL INCREASE OF NINE 861,700 GALLONS OF SANITARY SEWER AND 987,216 GALLONS OF POTABLE WATER. AND THAT IS FOR THAT IS, IF EVERY SINGLE PARCEL WAS BUILT OUT TO THE MAX.

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OKAY. SO SO AND WE HAVE TO ASSUME THAT YOU HAVE TO ASSUME THAT IF YOU'RE GRANTING PEOPLE BENEFITS, THAT THEY'RE GOING TO USE THE BENEFITS. AND SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OVER 800,000, NEARLY 900,000 GALLONS PER DAY OF ADDITIONAL SANITARY SEWER TRANSMISSION DEMAND. THIS SAME IMPACT ANALYSIS SAYS THAT IT IS LIKELY THAT UPGRADES WILL BE NEEDED IN PROXIMITY TO FUTURE DEVELOPMENT SITES. NOW, MR. ATTORNEY, LET ME ASK YOU THIS. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE HAVE INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS, WE'RE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE PUBLIC BENEFITS.

I'M I'M SORRY. THERE'S PEOPLE SPEAKING IN THE AUDIENCE AND IT'S DISTRACTING ME.

IT'S MY IT'S MY DISTRACTION. I'M SORRY. MR. MR. ATTORNEY, WHEN WE DO INDIVIDUAL SITES LIKE 1250 WEST, WE'RE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE WITH INDIVIDUAL.

WE CAN DIRECT THE ADMINISTRATION TO NEGOTIATE WITH INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS, TO ADDRESS SITUATIONS LIKE SEWER OR OTHER IMPACTS THAT WE MAY NEED TO ADDRESS.

IS THAT CORRECT? WHEN WE DO THAT THROUGH A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT? THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY.

NOW WHAT HOW HOW IS THAT IMPACTED OR AFFECTED THE MOMENT WE HAVE AS OF RIGHT, ZONING LIKE THIS.

MR.. MR.. MANAGER, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE STILL GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THE MOMENT SOMEONE COMES IN AND SAYS, I WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF 4.0 F.A.R. INSTEAD OF 2.0 F.A.R.

WILL YOU STILL BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT LEVERAGE OF NEGOTIATING THESE PUBLIC BENEFITS TO ADDRESS THE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPACTS THAT WE KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO HAPPEN? SO MOST LIKELY, NO, WE WOULDN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO NEGOTIATE INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WITH THE PROPERTIES BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE AS OF.

RIGHT. OKAY. AND SO AND SO THAT'S THAT'S A CONCERN THAT I HAVE.

IT'S A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE SPECULATIVE NUMBERS.

THEY COME DIRECTLY UP FROM THE ANALYSIS THAT WE REQUESTED FROM STAFF REGARDING THIS LEGISLATION.

IT, YOU KNOW, AND IT TELLS US, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULDN'T IGNORE.

IT TELLS US THAT WATER AND SEWER TRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE WILL NEED UPGRADES IN THE PROXIMITY OF DEVELOPMENT SITES, AND WE WON'T BE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE BENEFITS FOR THAT FROM A GOVERNANCE STANDPOINT.

IT REMINDS ME A LITTLE BIT OF TCC UP IN NORTH BEACH.

YOU KNOW, WE HAD THIS BLANKET POLICY THIS BLANKET OF ZONING POLICY.

AND THE MOMENT YOU GRANT THAT UPZONING, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT THE GENIE BACK IN THE BOTTLE AND THE PROPERTY OWNER IS ENTITLED TO IT. AND THEN YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH, WITH WITH THE IMPACTS.

I WOULD TAKE A DIFFERENT APPROACH. SAME END GOAL, BUT DIFFERENT APPROACH.

LET'S IDENTIFY CORRIDORS LIKE WASHINGTON AVENUE, WHERE WE WANT TO SEE REINVESTMENT.

AND LET'S SIGNAL THAT WE WANT TO SEE THAT REINVESTMENT THERE WITHOUT LOSING OUR LEVERAGE AND WITHOUT UPZONING AND INCREASING THE VALUE OF PROPERTIES ARTIFICIALLY FOR THESE PROPERTY OWNERS.

LET'S LOOK AT CORRIDORS LIKE THIS AND SAY, OKAY, IF YOU'RE SEEKING TO REDEVELOP YOUR PROPERTY UP TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FA AND LET'S SAY IT'S AT 4.0 FA, YOU'LL HAVE A MORE STREAMLINED PROCESS RATHER THAN A SIX SEVENTH VOTE, YOU'LL HAVE A FIVE SEVENTH VOTE. THAT WAY, WE CAN STILL CONSIDER CASE BY CASE APPLICATIONS, AND WE STILL KEEP THE LEVERAGE THAT OUR CITY ADMINISTRATION WOULD NEED IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE PUBLIC BENEFITS THAT WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE THE MOMENT THIS BECOMES.

AS OF RIGHT ZONING AND THE MOMENT THAT THEY GET THAT THAT THAT BUILDING PERMIT, THAT'S THAT WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION.

SO THAT THAT WAY THE CITY MAINTAINS LEVERAGE.

WE SIGNAL TO TO TO TO THE INDUSTRY THAT, HEY, LISTEN, THIS IS WHERE WE WANT TO DRIVE DEVELOPMENT.

AND WE CAN HELP YOU DO THAT THROUGH STREAMLINED PROCESS RATHER THAN GOING THROUGH THE SIX MONTH PROCESS, GOING THROUGH A MORE EXPEDITED PROCESS, RATHER THAN REQUIRING A HIGHER THRESHOLD TO GET IT APPROVED.

YOU KNOW, REQUIRE A SMALLER THRESHOLD. THAT WAY WE TAKE A MORE MEASURED APPROACH AND WE DON'T OVERDEVELOP AN AREA OF THE CITY.

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AND THIS IS IN SOUTH BEACH. AND MY UNDERSTANDING TOM, CORRECT ME IF I'M IF I'M WRONG.

WE HAVE ABOUT 13,000,000FT² OF UNUSED F.A.R. IN SOUTH BEACH THERE WAS AN INTENSITY STUDY.

WELL, IT'S BEING COMPLETED, BUT IT WAS ABOUT THAT MUCH.

YES. ABOUT. SO WE HAVE I MEAN, JUST THINK ABOUT THAT UNUSED F.A.R.

THAT EXISTS IN SOUTH BEACH. 13,000,000FT² OF UNUSED F.A.R. AND HERE WE WOULD BE DOING BLANKET UPZONING THAT WILL, ON TOP OF THAT, CREATE EVEN MORE F.A.R.

FOR 2400 NEW RESIDENTIAL UNITS FOR 6100 ADDITIONAL PEOPLE, THAT EVEN THOUGH WE'RE GOING TO SAY YOU CAN'T HAVE PARKING. WE KNOW MIAMI IS A CAR DRIVEN CULTURE.

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE GO BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN MIAMI BEACH AND THEIR JOBS AND IN OTHER IN OTHER PLACES, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO NEED PARKING. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT OUR THE CAPACITY OF OUR SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM.

AND I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE A MORE MEASURED APPROACH WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

THAT WAY, WE APPROVE OF WHERE THE MARKET TELLS US THEY HAVE AN INTEREST WITHOUT ARTIFICIALLY CREATING AN INCREASE IN THE PROPERTY VALUE.

THAT THEN CAN BE SPECULATIVELY USED BY DEVELOPERS JUST TO TRANSFER PROPERTY, BUT REALLY NOT DO ANYTHING WITH IT.

YOU COULD MAGAZINE COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. I THINK A REIMAGINATION OF WASHINGTON AVENUE IS THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL THING THAT WE CAN DO FOR OUR CITY.

I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANY OTHER LEGISLATION THAT I'VE HAD IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, OR WHAT I ENVISION GOING FORWARD TO CAN POSSIBLY BE MORE IMPACTFUL IN SO MANY DIFFERENT FACETS THAN THIS, AND HITTING ON SOME OF THE POINTS THAT MY COLLEAGUE SAID.

SINGLE USE COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS ARE LIVING IN WHEN THE ZONING WAS CREATED FOR IT IN THE 1980S.

IT IS JUST IT'S NOT A WAY MODERN CITIES FUNCTION ANYMORE.

WE ALL TALK ABOUT HOUSING AFFORDABILITY. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US PUTS THEM ON THE CUTE FLIERS.

WHAT HAVE WE DONE? WHAT HAVE WE DONE? WE TALKED ABOUT IT ON THE PLANNING BOARD.

TANYA COMMISSIONER BHATT. RIGHT. SIX YEARS AGO, MY DAUGHTER'S MOMS MOVED OUT OF THE CITY, AND SHE CAN'T EVEN LIVE IN THE SAME CITY. HER DAUGHTER GOES TO SCHOOL BECAUSE WE HAVE DONE NOTHING FOR HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.

THE BEST AND REALLY THE ONLY THING THAT WE CAN DO IS PROVIDING INFILL HOUSING IN NON-LUXURY AREAS, RIGHT? WE'LL NEVER HAVE ATTAINABLE HOUSING ON THE WATER, RIGHT? WE'LL NEVER HAVE ATTAINABLE HOUSING. SO THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO CONCENTRATE ON NON-LUXURY INFILL AREAS.

TOM, I GOT THIS ANALYSIS FROM YOU A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, AND I HAVEN'T REFRESHED IT, BUT WE'VE ADDED IN THE PAST 12 YEARS, THOUSANDS, THOUSANDS OF HOTEL ROOMS, THOUSANDS OF HOTEL ROOMS. WE ALL ARE JUMPING UP AND DOWN TO ADD AN 800 ROOM CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL, ALL PUT ON OUR SILLY LITTLE HATS AND THROW A SHOVEL ON.

AND WE'RE SO EXCITED. AND THAT'S GREAT. IT IS GREAT, RIGHT? BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT NON WATERFRONT RESIDENTIAL HOUSING THAT'S BEEN ADDED IN THE PAST 12 YEARS CITYWIDE.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY UNITS? UNDER 200. UNDER 200.

NOW, WONDER. TALLAHASSEE CAME AND TOOK THOSE DECISIONS OUT OF OUR HANDS.

YOU KNOW WHY WE DESERVED IT. WE DESERVED IT. IN A STATE WITHIN A COUNTRY THAT'S FACING A HOUSING SHORTAGE, A HOUSING SHORTAGE. IN 12 YEARS, OUR CITIES COLLECTIVELY ADDED 200 UNITS THAT AREN'T ON THE WATERFRONT. THAT'S DISGRACEFUL. RIGHT? AND WE CAN CHANGE THAT RIGHT THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE URBAN PLANNING, ALL THE DETAILS OF SETBACKS AND PARKING. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

RIGHT. I'M NOT GOING TO BEAT THAT TO DEATH ON FIRST READING.

BUT WHAT I DO KNOW IS WE CAN REIMAGINE COLLECTIVELY TOGETHER RIGHT FROM THE GROUND UP, NOT FROM SOME DEVELOPER COMING AND SAYING, I'VE GOTTEN THIS PARCEL OF LAND, ALLOW ME TO DO THIS.

I'VE SAT HERE AND I'VE WATCHED THAT HAPPEN IN OUR CITY FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS.

I'M DONE WITH IT. I DON'T WANT TO APPROVE SINGLE APPLICATIONS ANYMORE.

RIGHT? I WANT TO BUILD A CITY. I WANT TO BUILD A COMMUNITY RIGHT WHERE OUR KIDS CAN GROW UP.

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DO YOU KNOW FEINBERG FISHER? THEY'RE LOSING STUDENTS.

AND DIDN'T THEY JUST LOSE SOME SORT OF ACCREDITATION CERTIFICATION BECAUSE THEY'VE LOST SO MANY STUDENTS? YEAH, THEY'VE LOST TITLE ONE BECAUSE DESPITE FLORIDA ADDING ALL THESE RESIDENTS, MIAMI BEACH IS SEEING A POPULATION EXODUS IN LARGE PART BECAUSE SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS HAVE NOWHERE TO LIVE.

RIGHT? GOD BLESS THAT. I GOT MY HOUSE WHEN I DID IN 2021, OR ELSE I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO LIVE HERE.

MAYBE. MAYBE SOME PEOPLE WOULD PREFER THAT. THAT'S THE POINT.

BUT THIS CAN BE A COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION. I'M NOT COSIGNING ON THE DETAILS BECAUSE I WANT TO WORK WITH YOU ON THOSE.

MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THE CHANGES REALLY ARE AROUND THE FRINGES WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT.

WE'VE HAD THE HOTEL OVERLAY DISTRICT FOR, WHAT, 12 YEARS? THIS RESULTED IN TWO PROJECTS, RIGHT? AND TOM ACTUALLY WENT LIVE.

LOCAL WAS PASSED. WE ACTUALLY DOWN ZONED A LARGE PART OF OUR CITY.

CORRECT. WE HAD MADE SOME MODIFICATIONS TO HEIGHT LIMITS AND SETBACK REQUIREMENTS IN 2023.

AND THE REASON WHY WE DID THAT, WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE POINT OF DOWN ZONING IF EVERYBODY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT AND MAXIMUM DENSITY? WELL THEY DIDN'T. RIGHT. THAT'S THE POINT. SO WHILE THIS, IN SOME SORT OF PERFECT WORLD OR IMPERFECT WORLD WOULD RESULT IN 2400 UNITS, THE CHANCE OF THAT NUMBER ZERO NOT REMOTE ZERO.

OKAY. THE HOTEL INCENTIVES THAT WERE PROVIDED IN 2016 WERE MUCH MORE SUBSTANTIAL THAN THIS, AND IT'S RESULTED IN TWO PROJECTS. AND IN FACT, WE TRIED GETTING SO CUTE AROUND THE EDGES.

SETBACKS HERE. YOU DO ALL THIS? WOULD IT RESULT IN IT RESULTED IN TRYING TO SQUEEZE A PROJECT INTO FINANCIAL VIABILITY, WHERE THEY COULD ONLY HAVE 150 SQUARE FOOT HOTEL ROOMS? THEY HAVE TO HAVE OPEN AIR ENTERTAINMENT POOL PARTIES JUST TO MAKE THAT PROJECT WORK.

AND GUESS WHAT? IT'S STILL NOT WORKING, RIGHT? BECAUSE THE MORTGAGE IS ACTUALLY IN FORECLOSURE.

AND THAT'S GOING TO REALLY LOOK BAD IF WE THINK WASHINGTON AVENUE NEEDS TO BE REIMAGINED.

NOW IMAGINE IF ONE OF THOSE HOTELS GOES OUT OF BUSINESS, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE MORTGAGE IS ON FORECLOSURE.

SO WE CAN TAKE SO MANY TOOLS IN OUR TOOLKIT AND SOLVE SO MANY PROBLEMS, RIGHT? DOES ANYBODY EVER WALK ON FIRST IN WASHINGTON? EAT A PURA VIDA AND LOOK AT THE COSMOPOLITAN WHERE THERE'S FAMILIES THERE, THERE'S YOUNG PROFESSIONALS.

GERALD AND TRISH, THEIR AUTHORS, THE PRIZES OF OUR COMMUNITY AND GO, WOW, LOOK AT THAT OVER DEVELOPMENT.

OH, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL PROJECT. AND THAT'S WHAT A COMMUNITY IS, RIGHT? IT'S THAT'S THAT'S WHAT CREATES A COMMUNITY. AND THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO LIVE IN DIFFERENT WORLDS.

RIGHT? THERE'S GOING TO BE THE FACEBOOK SOCIAL MEDIA WORLD VERSUS THE REAL WORLD.

WE'RE GOING TO GET SLAMMED FOR THIS ON SOCIAL.

OH, LOOK AT THAT. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO ANY OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON WASHINGTON AVENUE ARE.

OKAY. THAT'S WHAT'S MAKE THIS THIS CHALLENGING, IS THERE'S NOBODY WE CAN GO TO AND SAY, DOES THIS PROJECT WORK? DOES IT NOT? SO WE'RE KIND OF TAKING A FLIER HERE AND HOPING THAT WE CAN BUILD A COMMUNITY, A CORRIDOR FROM THE GROUND UP. THIS IS GOING TO REDUCE THE TRAFFIC IN OUR CITY.

THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TRAFFIC ON ALTON ROAD ON WASHINGTON AVENUE, BECAUSE PEOPLE NEED TO DRIVE TO GET THERE.

THEY NEED TO DRIVE TO DO THEIR EARNS RIGHT HERE.

THIS IS A WALKABLE DOWNTOWN TYPE OF COMMUNITY.

IT'S GOING TO HELP HOUSING AFFORDABILITY. THAT IS THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT WE ALL TALK ABOUT, WHETHER YOU'RE REPUBLICAN, DEMOCRAT, NONPARTISAN, YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT POLITICS.

WE ALL KNOW OUR CITY NEEDS THAT. OUR RESIDENTS NEED THAT.

AND IT'S TIME WE PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS WITH THAT, BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS.

AND THAT'S WHERE TALLAHASSEE HAS REALLY COME IN AND REMOVE THAT FROM OUR ABILITY.

SO IF WE WANT TO GO UP TO TALLAHASSEE, WHICH I PLAN TO DO THIS SESSION WITH A STRAIGHT FACE AND SAY LIVE LOCAL DOES NOT IS NOT THE PATHWAY FORWARD, IT IS NOT THE PATHWAY FORWARD, WE WANT OUR OWN CONTROL.

THEN WE NEED TO MAKE TRUE, BONA FIDE EFFORTS TO SAY, PLEASE DON'T DO THIS BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT.

AND IF WE DON'T ACTUALLY START PUTTING OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS, WE TALK A LOT, BUT WE NEVER ACT ON IT, THEN TALLAHASSEE IS NOT GOING TO EVER RETURN THAT CONFIDENCE IN LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES, AND ESPECIALLY MIAMI BEACH, THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE A PARTNER IN HELPING SOLVE THIS HOUSING CRISIS.

SO WHILE I'M NOT COSIGNING THE DETAILS EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS LOOKING LIKE, I'M GOING TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS AS A CONCEPTUAL IDEA, HOPEFULLY WORK WITH STAFF HERE, MY OTHER COLLEAGUES THOUGHTS THAT WE CAN INCORPORATE THIS BECAUSE I'M JUST GOING TO COSIGN ON THE CONCEPTION WHEN YOU START PUTTING SEVEN COOKS IN

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THE KITCHEN, THAT'S WHERE KIND OF YOU OVERENGINEER PROJECTS TO DEATH.

SOMETIMES IT'S BEST GOVERNMENT JUST GET OUT OF THE WAY, RIGHT WHEN WE TRY AND BE TOO MUCH AND REALLY TRY AND FINE TUNE THIS, WE GET TO A POINT WHERE NOTHING EVER GETS DONE, AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY WHERE WE'RE AT.

SO WHILE I LOVE SOME OF THE IDEAS, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ SAYS, I LOVE SOME OF THE IDEAS.

COMMISSIONER SUAREZ SAYS, I'LL WORK WITH YOU ONE OFF TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY HIGH LEVEL MODIFICATIONS THAT I THINK THIS NEEDS.

BUT IF I HAD TO SAY, YOU KNOW, THE ONE VISION THAT COULD REALLY CHANGE THE THINGS THAT WE ALL TALK ABOUT FOR MIAMI BEACH THAT WE WANT TO MOVE OUR CITY IN ONE DIRECTION OR THE OTHER. I THINK IT'S THIS IT'S THE MOST SUBSTANTIAL THING THAT I HOPE I TAKE ON DURING MY TIME OF THE DAY.

SO THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR FOR YOUR VISION ON THIS, FOR WORKING TOGETHER COLLABORATIVELY.

AND EXCITED TO SEE WHERE THIS GOES. SUAREZ BEFORE I, BEFORE I TALK TO SOME OF THE POINTS THAT WERE RAISED, I'D REALLY LIKE TO HEAR SOME MORE OF MY COLLEAGUES. COMMISSIONER BHATT YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE AN ITEM ON THIS AGENDA FOR A STUDY FOR, YOU KNOW, AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN NORTH BEACH.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS THIS SPEAKS RIGHT TO THE HEART OF AFFORDABILITY, TO MIAMI BEACH.

I'D REALLY LOVE YOUR INPUT ON THIS. YEAH, IT'S NOT FOR STUDY ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

IT'S A TOTALLY DIFFERENT ITEM. SO I WAS INITIALLY VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS CONCEPT, AND I SHARE MY COLLEAGUE'S CONCERN ABOUT THE LACK OF HOUSING FOR THE MISSING MIDDLE.

I THINK WHERE I GOT CONCERNED, AM CONCERNED IS THAT IT IS AN ENORMOUS SWATH GOING UP TO 100FT AS OPPOSED TO 75FT, WHICH I WAS MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE WITH.

I DON'T I'M I MEAN, EVERYBODY KNOWS I'M ALL ABOUT MICRO MOBILITY AND TRYING TO INCENTIVIZE THAT.

BUT THE REALITY IS THAT WE NEED TO I THINK GOING FROM ALL TO NOTHING IS UNREALISTIC.

I HAVE I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A VOCAL OPPONENT OF TDRS.

I DON'T THINK WE HAVE THE THE SELF-CONTROL AS A COMMUNITY TO DO THAT THE RIGHT WAY.

AND SO I'M NOT A FAN AND, YOU KNOW, I, I HAVE BEEN LIVING IN NORTH BEACH SINCE 2016.

AND I SAW WHAT HAPPENED WHEN WE UPZONED WHERE WE WENT FROM AN AGREED, I THINK IT WAS 8 TO 12 STORIES TO 22 STORIES FOR THE MOST EGREGIOUS EXAMPLE WITH NO DEVELOPER BENEFITS OR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BENEFITS, RATHER WHERE, YOU KNOW, I HAD TO HAVE A BIT OF A HISSY FIT TO GET US ALL TO AGREE TO DO A AN AQUA INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY. AND I'VE JUST LEARNED THIS PAST WEEK THAT THAT THE FIRST FINDINGS, NOT ALL THE FINDINGS ARE IN, BUT THAT THE FIRST FINDINGS ARE THAT. YEAH, IN FACT, WE NEED TO UPGRADE OUR WATER LINES AND SIGNIFICANT CAPACITY.

WE HAVE 1439 NEW UNITS BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND CO-LIVING UNITS IN, IN NORTH BEACH.

AND THAT WAS DONE AS OF RIGHT WITH NO COMMUNITY BENEFITS NEGOTIATED.

THOSE DEVELOPERS ARE NOT WORKING TOWARDS IMPROVING PARKS OR WATER QUALITY OR INFRASTRUCTURE.

NOBODY IS DEALING WITH THE HORRIFIC TRAFFIC. AND SO I AM CONCEPTUALLY ON BOARD WITH THIS CONCEPT, BUT I DON'T I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE DETAILS THE WAY THEY ARE NOW.

I WOULD LIKE TO FIND A WAY TO LIMIT. AND I KNOW YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ SAID YOU NEED TO ASSUME FOR SAKE OF ARGUMENT THAT EVERYBODY WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THIS UPZONING WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE.

IN REALITY, WE KNOW THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY NOT MORE THAN THREE PROJECTS, LET'S SAY UNTIL WE KNOW.

AND THIS IS WHAT I SAID ABOUT TOWN CENTER. YOU KNOW, WITH THE MICRO UNITS, I'M LIKE, YEAH, THEY THEY COULD BE AMAZING. THEY COULD BE GREAT FOR A CERTAIN SUBSEGMENT OF THE POPULATION.

SO LET'S TRY A BUILDING. HOW ABOUT IF WE TRY A BUILDING NEAR MOUNT SINAI? OR, YOU KNOW, SOMEPLACE WHERE WE'VE GOT A POPULATION CENTER OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD ENJOY LIVING THAT WAY AND THAT OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T FLY. SO NOW WE HAVE 13 NEW BUILDINGS AND AN EIGHT BY SIX BLOCK AREA WITH CLOSE TO, YOU KNOW, 1450 UNITS COMING ON. SO I AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, WE THIS IS SOMETHING I ALSO FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT.

BUT I THINK IN ITS CURRENT ITERATION, IT HAS CHANGED A LOT SINCE WE FIRST STARTED TALKING ABOUT IT TWO YEARS AGO.

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I THINK IT IS TOO BROAD AND TOO TALL AND I'M NOT.

MAYBE I'M MISSING IT, BUT I DIDN'T SEE IN HERE THAT THE PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS WERE INCORPORATED IN THE CURRENT ITERATION.

AND SO I WANT TO SUPPORT SOMETHING THAT ADDRESSES THE HOUSING FOR THE MISSING MIDDLE.

IT IS A HUGE ISSUE. BUT I, I THINK THE WAY THIS IS CURRENTLY IS TOO BROAD TO DRACONIAN AND DOESN'T GIVE US ENOUGH LIMITATIONS AND NOT LIMITATIONS.

ENOUGH CONTROL OVER WHAT? WHAT HAPPENS. SO. OKAY.

YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE BROUGHT UP TALLAHASSEE, OKAY.

BECAUSE THIS ACTUALLY CAME UP IN TALLAHASSEE LAST YEAR.

AND, PJ, IF YOU COULD PLAY THE VIDEO, PLEASE.

ALEX FERNANDEZ I SERVE AS A COMMISSIONER IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH.

I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY REGARDING HB 943.

AND FIRST, I WANT TO THANK REPRESENTATIVE VICKY LOPEZ FOR MEETING WITH US YESTERDAY AND FOR HER WILLINGNESS TO HEAR OUR CONCERNS AND TO WORK WITH US THROUGH THOSE CONCERNS. WHILE WE HAVE SERIOUS RESERVATIONS ABOUT CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN THE BILL, I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE RESPECTFUL DIALOG AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE INPUT IN MIAMI BEACH. WE'RE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO CREATING HOUSING FOR THE MISSING MIDDLE.

THOSE INCREASINGLY BEING PRICED OUT OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WE'VE TAKEN THOUGHTFUL, THOUGHTFUL, LOCAL APPROACH TO THIS CHALLENGE.

ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES IS ADVANCING LEGISLATION TO ALLOW INCREASED HEIGHTS FOR NON-LUXURY HOUSING ALONG MORE THAN ONE MILE OF WASHINGTON AVENUE.

ONE OF OUR MAJOR COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS, I'M SPONSORING ZONING LEGISLATION TO BRING ATTAINABLE HOUSING TO OUR ICONIC AND HISTORIC LINCOLN ROAD.

THESE LOCAL INITIATIVES ELIMINATE OUTDATED PARKING MANDATES.

THEY INCREASE UNIT COUNTS AND EXPAND HOUSING OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE IN THE IN THE MISSING MIDDLE.

THOSE WHO DON'T QUALIFY FOR WORKFORCE BUT WHO ARE BEING PRICED OUT OF OUR COMMUNITIES.

AND THOSE ARE OUR NURSES, OUR TEACHERS, OUR PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE BEING PUSHED OUT.

AND TOGETHER, THESE HOUSING POLICIES WE'RE ADVANCING LOCALLY COULD RESULT IN OVER 3600 NEW RESIDENTIAL UNITS, ALL WITHIN FLOOR AREA RATIO AND HEIGHT LIMITS THAT RESPECT THE SCALE AND THE CHARACTER OF MIAMI BEACH.

AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE BILL'S PREEMPTION OF LOCAL HEIGHT AND FA STANDARDS, AS WELL AS PROVISIONS THAT ELIMINATE SUPERMAJORITY VOTING THRESHOLDS FOR HEIGHT AND FA CHANGES.

AND THE REASON WHY WE'RE CONCERNED WITH WITH THAT IS THAT THAT WILL DIRECTLY IMPACT OUR HISTORIC DISTRICTS, OUR ART DECO COLLECTION OF BUILDINGS. BRING IT IN.

I'M SORRY. YOUR PASTIME. THANK YOU. WELL, THOSE ARE LOW SCALE DISTRICTS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE REPLACED WITH BUILDINGS UP TO 500FT TALL.

AND THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE. SO WE SUPPORT MORE HOUSING, BUT IT MUST BE DONE RESPONSIBLY IN THE CONTEXT THAT FITS OUR COMMUNITY.

AGAIN, REPRESENTATIVE LOPEZ, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO TO TO WORK WITH US.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO PROVIDING CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK.

AND WE UNDERSTAND THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. SO YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, THAT WAS LAST YEAR.

OKAY. YOU CAME AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, AND YOU SPOKE IN FRONT OF STATE LEGISLATURES, AND YOU ADVOCATED FOR THIS EXACT PIECE OF LEGISLATION.

THAT'S NOT FOR THAT. FOR THE. EXCUSE ME. LET ME FINISH.

BUT THAT'S NOT CORRECT. EXCUSE ME. LET ME FINISH, PLEASE. WITH THE INTENT TO STOP LIVE LOCAL FROM HAPPENING IN MIAMI BEACH AND TAKING AWAY OUR LOCAL CONTROL. AND NOW, FOR SOME REASON, THAT HAS CHANGED.

EVERYTHING YOU SAID UP THERE WAS AMAZING. IT MADE PERFECT SENSE.

IT STRUCK A CHORD OF WHY WE DON'T NEED LIVE LOCAL ANYMORE IN MIAMI BEACH, OR WHY SOMEONE IN TALLAHASSEE CAN WRITE OUR ZONING CODE. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO WRITE OUR ZONING CODE, BUT WE HAVE TO MEET THEM HALFWAY.

IF WE'RE NOT WILLING TO MEET THEM HALFWAY BY SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS.

THIS ISN'T THIS ISN'T ZONING THAT I CAME UP WITH.

THIS CAME FROM, YOU KNOW, OUR OUR ZONING DIRECTOR, OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR, TOM MOONEY.

HE CAME UP WITH THIS WHOLE CONCEPT OF HOW CAN WE INCENTIVIZE THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT MIAMI BEACH WANTS, THAT WE WANT TO SEE? NOW, I UNDERSTAND IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO, WE'RE NO LONGER GOING TO BE HAVE MANAGEMENT OR DEVELOPMENT

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AGREEMENTS WITH DEVELOPERS THAT WANT TO BUILD DOUBLE THE HEIGHT FROM 150FT TO 350FT.

TO BE HONEST, THAT'S NOT REAL URBAN PLANNING.

THAT'S HOW WE END UP WITH FIVE PARK. THAT'S HOW WE END UP WITH THE CITY.

THAT'S WHY WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR COASTLINE, YOU SEE THESE ODD BUILDINGS OUT OF CHARACTER.

IT'S BECAUSE OVER TIME, YOU HAVE DEVELOPERS THAT HAVE SUCCESSFULLY GOTTEN THROUGH TO A COMMISSION AND GET WHAT THEY WANT, AND A SPOT ZONE. I DON'T WANT TO HEAR, I DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANY MORE DEVELOPERS COME TO US WITH THIS GREAT IDEA OF WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO AND HOW IT'S GOING TO HELP THE COMMUNITY, WHEN IN REALITY, THEY'RE JUST MAKING THEM LOOK AS MUCH MONEY AS POSSIBLE.

THIS GIVES US THE ABILITY TO SAY, HEY, WE'VE ALREADY PASSED A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR HOUSING.

WE DON'T NEED YOU TO COME HERE AND TELL US WHAT YOU EXPECT AND WHAT YOU WANT TO DO TO TO MAKE MONEY.

WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO INCENTIVIZE THE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING THAT WE DEFINE, NOT THEY DEFINE.

AND YES, SURE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ENTRENCHED IN, IN DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WITH, WITH, WITH DEVELOPERS THAT IN REALITY CAN LITERALLY PURCHASE EVERY SINGLE LOBBYIST ON MIAMI BEACH AND LOBBY US TILL KINGDOM COME AND GET AND GET EXTRAORDINARY DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS.

I THINK THIS IS REAL URBAN PLANNING. WE'RE DECIDING THE FUTURE OF, OF OF A CORRIDOR.

AND I THINK THAT'S THE RIGHT APPROACH, NOT PIECEMEAL.

I DON'T WANT TO SEE A 500 FOOT BUILDING ON WASHINGTON AVENUE.

I DON'T WANT TO SEE A 300 FOOT BUILDING ON WASHINGTON AVENUE.

I DON'T WANT TO SEE A 20 STORY BUILDING ON WASHINGTON AVENUE.

I WANT SOMETHING THAT'S CONSISTENT WHEN YOU WALK DOWN, EVERYTHING MAKES SENSE.

AND UNTIL WE RECOGNIZE THAT FACT, YOU'RE GOING TO END UP WITH MORE FIVE PARKS.

AND SO LOOK, AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY HOPING THAT WE COULD PUT POLITICS ASIDE AND WE CAN DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CITY. YOU KNOW, I, I ALSO WANT TO BRING UP THE CONCERN OF OF INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND JOHN, IF YOU'RE THERE OR VINCE, YOU KNOW, IF THERE IS IF JOHN, IF YOU CAN COME UP, IF THERE IS A PROJECT AND THEY EXCEED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF GALLONS THAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY CAN'T HANDLE.

WHAT DO THEY HAVE TO DO? I'M ASSUMING THEY HAVE.

WELL, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ISSUED A PERMIT IF WE DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO BUILD OR TO TAKE THEIR FLOW.

I'M ASSUMING THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO UPGRADE THEIR OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.

WE WOULD HAVE TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT TO UPGRADE IT.

YES, SIR. AND SO WHAT? BY DOING THAT, WHAT DOES THAT DO TO OUR INFRASTRUCTURE? WELL, IT MAKES IT BETTER, BUT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO THEY'RE NOT GOING TO PAY FOR THE ENTIRE UPGRADE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO UPGRADE OUR SYSTEM AND THROUGH AN AGREEMENT HAVE CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGH A DEVELOPER DOES GET A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED BECAUSE WE REALLY HAVE A GRAVITY SYSTEM, GRAVITY SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM IN PARTS OF THE CITY THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE LARGER AND UPGRADED.

OKAY. AND SO, VINCE, WELL, THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP.

IF THERE IS A DEVELOPMENT ON WASHINGTON AVENUE THAT DOES NEED TO UPGRADE THE SYSTEM, HOW WOULD THAT WORK AND WHAT WOULD THE PERMIT PROCESS LOOK LIKE THAT WHEN MY TIME AS A DEVELOPER, IT WAS COMMON AND A CONDITION THAT ANY ADDITIONAL IMPACT TO THE SYSTEM THE DEVELOPER OWNED IT.

HAD TO DO IT, HAD TO INSTALL IT, AND HAD TO PUT A BOND FOR THE MAINTENANCE PERIOD UNTIL IT COULD BE CONVEYED TO MIAMI-DADE WATER AND SEWER, THE MUNICIPALITY. SO THAT IS THE TRADITIONAL MODEL THAT WAS IN UNINCORPORATED DADE COUNTY WHILE I WAS STILL DEVELOPING.

EXCUSE ME. I'M CATCHING MY BREATH. BUT THAT WAS THE THE MODEL THAT THEY USED FOR FOR MANY YEARS.

THERE'S OTHER MODELS THAT CAME OUT WITH THE THE CBD TAX ISSUE WHERE THE MUNICIPALITY WILL PUT IT OUT TO BID AND THEN BACK CHARGING. IT WOULD BE LIKE AN ADDITIONAL TAX.

THAT MODEL THE COUNTY HAS KIND OF WALKED AWAY FROM BECAUSE IT LEADS AN ADDITIONAL BURDEN, LIKE AN EXTRA FEE FROM TAXES AND ASSOCIATION DUES. BUT AGAIN, THOSE ARE OTHER AVENUES THAT YOU COULD USE TO IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

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THANK YOU. AND SO THERE WAS ANOTHER POINT, I THINK, COMMISSIONER BHATT BROUGHT UP IT'S THAT BROUGHT UP TCC AND HOW DETRIMENTAL THAT WAS.

AND I THINK ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES THAT TCC WAS IS THAT THEY HAVE TRANSIENT USE.

YOU'RE ALLOWED TO THESE ALL THESE I THINK 12 OR 13 DEVELOPMENTS GOING UP.

YOU'RE ALLOWED TO HAVE AIRBNBS IN THEM. THIS PARTICULAR LEGISLATION STRICTLY PROHIBITS THAT.

AND ALSO IT ONLY LIMITS TO A HEIGHT INCENTIVE OF 25FT.

NOW LOOK, IF YOU WERE TO TELL ME THAT THAT IS INCONGRUENT WITH WITH WHAT YOU THINK, I'M CERTAINLY OPEN TO REMOVING THE 25 FOOT HEIGHT INCENTIVE.

I'M NOT MARRIED TO IT. AND THAT THERE WAS A COMMENT THAT THIS IS TOO BROAD.

THIS IS URBAN PLANNING. URBAN PLANNING ISN'T GOING BY PARCEL TO PARCEL AND DECIDING WHAT'S WHAT, HOW IT'S GOING TO LOOK OVER DECADES. I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE RIGHT APPROACH.

LIKE I SAID, THE PLANNING, OUR ZONING CODE HASN'T CHANGED SINCE I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD IN 1989.

I THINK IT'S OUTDATED. I THINK WE NEED TO TO TO TO ADAPT TO THE TIMES.

I DON'T SEE IT THERE RIGHT NOW. IT'S INCENTIVIZED FOR HOTELS.

I DON'T SEE I DON'T SEE THERE A A A MAD RUSH TO BUILD MORE HOTELS ON WASHINGTON AVENUE.

IN FACT, NOTHING WANTS TO BE BUILT ON WASHINGTON AVENUE.

WHAT'S ON WASHINGTON AVENUE IS CRUMBLING. SO LOOK, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, WE'RE GOING TO TALLAHASSEE.

WE'RE SAYING ONE THING, BUT WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, WE DO ANOTHER.

AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, WE'RE GOING TO JUST HAVE MORE LIVE LOCAL.

BECAUSE I CAN TELL YOU ONE THING. STATE LEGISLATURES ARE LOOKING AT THIS MEETING RIGHT HERE.

AND THEY'RE SAYING LOOK AT THAT. THEY'RE GOING THERE.

THEY'RE COMING TO US. THEY'RE TELLING US ONE THING, BUT THEY'RE DOING ANOTHER.

WE NEED TO DO. WE NEED TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT'S ALREADY ON.

LIVE LOCAL. AT LEAST IF WE PASS SOMETHING HERE, WE HAVE AN ARGUMENT TO MAKE TO THEM SAYING THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO CONTROL OUR OWN ZONING FOR THE BETTER. IT'S GOING TO BE TAILORED TO WHAT WE NEED, NOT WHAT SOMEONE IN TALLAHASSEE THINKS.

MR. MAYOR COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SO YOU MENTIONED THAT I ADVOCATED FOR THIS IN TALLAHASSEE.

I DIDN'T ADVOCATE FOR THIS POLICY. I MENTIONED THE POLICY, THE POLICY THAT IS BEING BROUGHT FORWARD.

AND AND I'M HAPPY THAT I DID. I'M HAPPY THAT I DID BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE CERTAIN, CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS BECAUSE THEY SEE THAT WE ARE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION.

THEY SAY THAT WE ARE DISCUSSING POLICY. THE PROCESS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

HAVE YOU HEARD WHAT I SAID AT THE AT THE END, RESPONSIBLY, IN THE CONTEXT THAT FITS? THOSE WERE MY WORDS TOWARDS THE END OF MY COMMENTS, RESPONSIBLY.

IN THE CONTEXT THAT FITS. WE LOSE THAT. WE LOSE THAT RESPONSIBLE, RESPONSIBLE APPROACH AND THE CONTEXT WHEN WE DO BLANKET POLICY THAT DOESN'T ALLOW US TO CONSIDER NEARBY BUILDINGS, SETBACKS, HEIGHT ISSUES, INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES, NOT JUST THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THAT ONE BUILDING AND THE IMMEDIATE INFRASTRUCTURE IN FRONT OF IT, BUT THE DOWNSTREAM IMPACT THAT IS GOING TO HAVE.

AND THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING WE CAN CONSIDER ZONING POLICY.

WE CAN CONSIDER THIS VERY SAME ZONING POLICY WITHOUT ADOPTING IT.

COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. EARLIER TODAY, YOU BROUGHT LEGISLATION ABOUT THE UDB.

WELL, YOU KNOW, WE COULD DO SOMETHING SIMILAR WITH WITH THE UDB.

THE UDB HAS AN URBAN EXPANSION AREA, WHICH I ASSUME YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH.

AND AND IN THAT URBAN EXPANSION AREA THAT'S DESIGNATED FOR, FOR FOR DEVELOPMENT OUTSIDE OF OF OF THE UDB DEVELOPERS KNOW THAT IF THERE WERE TO BE ANY DEVELOPMENT IS WITHIN THE UEA.

WE COULD DO SOMETHING SIMILAR HERE. YOU HAVE YOUR CAPPED F.A.R.

BUT IF YOU GO BEYOND THAT CAPPED F.A.R UP TO 4.0 F.A.R.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE SIX MONTH PROCESS.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET SIX VOTES. YOU CAN DO FIVE VOTES SO THAT WE MAKE IT EASIER.

AND WE KEEP FOR OUR CITY MANAGER, FOR OUR CITY ATTORNEY, THE LEVERAGE THAT THE PUBLIC NEEDS IN ORDER TO NEGOTIATE WITH EACH

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ONE OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS, THE PUBLIC BENEFITS THAT ARE NEEDED TO DEAL WITH THE IMPACTS.

SO I THINK I THINK THIS POLICY, YES, WE ALL WANT AND I THINK YOU'RE HEARING IT FROM FROM EVERYONE IN THIS DAIS.

WE ALL WANT TO SEE REDEVELOPMENT IN WASHINGTON AVENUE.

WE ALL WANT TO SEE HOUSING. WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO SEE IS A BROAD POLICY THAT CREATES, AS OF RIGHT, ZONING FOR PROPERTY OWNERS WHO I BELIEVE HAVE PURPOSEFULLY, PURPOSEFULLY ABANDONED THEIR PROPERTIES TO FORCE US TO DO POLICIES LIKE THIS. BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT'S WHAT'S HAPPENED.

PEOPLE HAVE PURPOSEFULLY ABANDONED THEIR PROPERTIES TO CORNER THE CITY, TO PUSH THE CITY INTO ADOPTING POLICY LIKE THIS THAT ARTIFICIALLY INCREASES THEIR PROPERTY VALUE.

THAT THE MOMENT THAT THIS PASSES, THEY CAN FLIP THIS PROPERTY TO A DEVELOPER.

THAT THAT DEVELOPER CAN THEN GET AN APPROVAL AND AN A BUILDING PERMIT THAT CAN THEN BE FLIPPED AGAIN AND KEPT OPEN BEYOND THE SUNSET OF THIS, OF THIS, OF THIS ORDINANCE. SO, SO MY MY, MY MY SUGGESTION HERE IS THE APPROACH.

RATHER THAN DOING IT AS OF RIGHT, DOING IT IN SUCH A WAY WHERE YOU'RE SAYING WE'RE GOING TO FACILITATE YOU TO GET THIS ZONING SO THAT WE CAN STILL RETAIN THE INDIVIDUAL REVIEW OF EACH PROJECT BEFORE WE END UP WITH 100 FOOT BUILDINGS UP AND DOWN WASHINGTON AVENUE. I ALSO HAVE A QUESTION BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT TALLAHASSEE, WE HAVE SB 180. AND, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE GOOD THINGS FROM THIS BILL, FROM THIS ORDINANCE WOULD BE IF WE COULD ACTUALLY TAKE AWAY THE INCENTIVE FROM HOTEL DEVELOPMENT. BUT MR. ATTORNEY, CAN WE REALLY CAN WE REALLY TAKE AWAY.

I MEAN, THIS IS PROPOSING TAKING AWAY HEIGHT FROM HOTELS, BUT DOES SB 180 ALLOW US TO DO THAT? ACTUALLY, THIS ORDINANCE WAS DRAFTED BEFORE SB 180, SO I DON'T THINK THAT WAS CONTEMPLATED AT THE TIME.

BUT YOU RAISED A GOOD POINT. I THINK THE THE DOWN ZONING OR THE YEAH, THE DOWN ZONING FOR HOTELS MAY NEED TO BE TAKEN OUT UNTIL SB 180 IS CORRECTED. SO, I MEAN, SO I THINK WE CAN HAVE THIS CONVERSATION OF FACILITATING THIS ZONING.

AND I THINK WE CAN HELP THAT ZONING HAPPEN WHERE THE MARKET INTEREST WOULD BE AT WITHOUT SAYING THAT YOU HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH THE HURDLE OF OF A SIX SEVENTH VOTE WITHOUT HAVING TO PUT PEOPLE THROUGH A SIX MONTH PROCESS, STREAMLINING IT SO THAT WE MAKE IT MORE REALISTIC AND MORE FEASIBLE FOR PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE WITHOUT CREATING THIS.

AS OF RIGHT ZONING THAT PEOPLE WILL HAVE. IT'S JUST THE APPROACH.

VICE MAYOR MATEO- SALINAS THANK YOU MAYOR. TOM, I HAVE A QUESTION.

THIS AREA THAT'S PROPOSED, HOW MANY PROPERTY OWNERS ARE IN THIS AREA? IS IT A BUNCH OF SMALL ONES, OR ARE THERE SOME THAT OWN BLOCKS AND BLOCKS OR IT'S PRIMARILY SMALLER PROPERTY OWNERS? SOME OF THE LOTS MAY BE A LITTLE BIT LARGER. BUT BY AND LARGE IT'S A NUMEROUS MULTIPLE PROPERTY OWNERS.

AND HOW MANY WOULD YOU ESTIMATE ARE IN THIS AREA? PROBABLY AT LEAST A FEW HUNDRED, IF NOT A LOT MORE.

AND. THEY HAVE THEY BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS LEGISLATION? I MEAN, THEY KNOW THAT THIS IS POTENTIALLY GOING TO HAPPEN TO THEM.

YEAH. THE THIS PROCESS STARTED ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO WITH THE FIRST REFERRAL.

AND IT WAS DISCUSSED THAT THE LAND USE COMMITTEE IT WAS THEN REFERRED TO THE PLANNING BOARD, WHERE THE PLANNING BOARD HELD A HEARING. THERE WAS A COMMUNITY OUTREACH MEETING, AND THEN THEY HAD THEIR TRANSMITTAL MEETING.

AND SO A NUMBER OF PROPERTY OWNERS ON WASHINGTON AVENUE PARTICIPATED.

PROPERTY OWNERS ON WASHINGTON AVENUE HAVE ASKED US ABOUT THIS AND ARE FOLLOWING THE LEGISLATION.

SO WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT A NUMBER OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE AWARE OF THIS.

AND THEY DID ANY OF THEM MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT WHY THEY HAVEN'T WANTED TO UPGRADE OR REDEVELOP THEIR PROPERTIES PRIOR TO THIS LEGISLATION? ARE THEY, YOU KNOW, HAVE THEY EXPRESSED ANYTHING THE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT WE'VE SPOKEN TO THAT HAVE SHOWN INTEREST IN THIS ARE INTERESTED IN DOING NON-TRANSIENT RESIDENTIAL, BUT THEY HAVE TOLD US THAT THE CURRENT 2.0 JUST DOESN'T PROVIDE ENOUGH INTENSITY FOR THEM

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TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. AND IT VARIES BY PROPERTY OWNER.

SOME PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE HAD THE PROPERTY IN THE FAMILY FOR DECADES.

OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS LIKE WHAT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE THE WAY THIS THAT THIS PARTICULAR LEGISLATION IS DRAFTED, IT'S DRAFTED SO THAT IT PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME FOR PROPERTY OWNERS TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THIS AND DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THEY WOULD WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER.

COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ AND COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. I LIKE THIS COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSION, AND I DON'T WANT TO PUT WORDS IN ANYBODY'S MOUTH, BUT I THINK COLLECTIVELY WE CAN ALL ENVISION SOME SORT OF REIMAGINATION OF WASHINGTON AVENUE.

SO I HOPE WE DON'T THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATHWATER HERE, AND WE CAN INCORPORATE THE IDEAS FROM ALL OF US IN THE COMMUNITY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

NOW, THE BEST WAY TO GO ABOUT THAT, I'M NOT SURE.

PERHAPS IT'S PAUSING THIS HERE. IF IT'S NOT GOING TO GET SUPPORT, PERHAPS IT'S MOVING IT AHEAD ON FIRST READING AND ACTUALLY HAVING A MORE INFORMAL KIND OF BRAINSTORMING. SUN. SUN SHINE SESSION. SORRY.

BUT I HOPE WE DON'T THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATHWATER IF WE ALL AGREE TO SOME HOW IMPORTANT SOME SORT OF REIMAGINATION OF THIS CORRIDOR THE SURROUNDING AREA IS. SO I HOPE THAT WE CAN AT LEAST SAY.

OKAY, WELL, I DON'T AGREE WITH THIS 100%. SO WE GET NOTHING BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENED FOR THE PAST 40 YEARS.

MY THOUGHTS ON WHY WASHINGTON AVENUE LOOKS THE WAY IT DOES, AND WHY HAVEN'T PROPERTY OWNERS UPGRADED YET? AND ARE THEY DOING THIS FOR JUST SIT ON THE PROPERTIES? MAKE IT SO DISGUSTING THAT WE HAVE TO OFFER UP ZONING.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I SEE. AND WHY DO I THINK THAT? BECAUSE NOBODY'S COME TO US AND SAID, HEY, THIS IS WHAT WE NEED AND WE'RE IMPLEMENTING IT, RIGHT? WE'RE ACTUALLY OUR HARDEST JOB IS GOING OUT AND TRYING TO FIND PEOPLE THAT WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS.

RIGHT. AND WHY THESE PROPERTIES HAVEN'T BEEN UPGRADED IS BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS ARCHAIC ZONING FROM THE 1980S.

I WAS ACTUALLY A LITTLE OLDER THAN FIVE, BUT NOT NOT MUCH.

AND THIS SINGLE USE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, IT DOESN'T HAVE THE PRICE ELASTICITY TO MAINTAIN THEIR PROPERTIES. PEOPLE COULD GO AND PUT TENS OF THOUSANDS, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS INTO A SINGLE STORY BUILDING ON 15TH AND WASHINGTON.

BUT IS THAT REALLY GOING TO IMPROVE THEIR SALES, THEIR PRICING AND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT THEY'RE IN? NO, THAT'S WHY YOU SEE MINIMUM UPKEEP, MINIMUM MAINTENANCE, MINIMUM INVESTMENT.

BECAUSE GUESS WHAT? NO MATTER HOW BEAUTIFUL YOUR STORE LOOKS, YOU'RE STILL ONLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO SMELL, SELL SMOKE AND VAPES FOR SO MUCH MONEY. THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH PRICE ELASTICITY.

SO WHY? THE REASON THERE HAVEN'T BEEN THOSE UPGRADES AND KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES IS BECAUSE OF SUCH OVERLY RESTRICTIVE ZONING THAT THE CITY IS ACTUALLY APPLIED TO THIS CORRIDOR, BECAUSE AT ONE POINT IN TIME, WE JUST WANTED IT A SINGLE USE COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR WITH MAYBE SOME HOTEL OR THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT EVEN THOSE HOTEL HEIGHTS ARE RATHER IN TODAY'S BUILDING CODE 50, TRYING TO BUILD ANYTHING 50FT, 75FT IS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE, RIGHT? IT'S JUST NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

SO WHAT I WOULD URGE AND AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO PUT WORDS IN ANYBODY'S MOUTH BECAUSE IF YOU'RE JUST HAPPY WITH THE WAY WASHINGTON AVENUE IS, I VEHEMENTLY DISAGREE. BUT WE'RE ALL ENTITLED TO OUR OWN OPINIONS, SO THAT'S FINE.

AND MAYBE I'M MISREADING THE SITUATION, BUT IF WE DO CONCEPTUALLY AGREE WITH A NEW DIRECTION FOR THIS CITY, WHICH SO MANY THINGS WERE UP HERE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NEW MESSAGING FOR SPRING BREAK, NEW IDENTITY FOR OUR CITY NOT BEING A PARTY TOWN, BUT HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOCUS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

WELL, WE CAN ALSO PIVOT ON URBAN PLANNING AND WE DON'T NEED TO PERFECTLY ALIGN TOGETHER TODAY WHAT EXACTLY THAT IS, BUT LET'S AT LEAST ALIGN WITH AGREEING THAT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS REIMAGINATION AND FINDING A WAY OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO MONTHS TO COME UP WITH A PATHWAY FORWARD AND WHAT THAT ULTIMATE PRODUCT IS.

AND I THINK THAT'S PERHAPS MOVING THIS ALONG, OR AT LEAST NOT KILLING THIS IDEA AS A WHOLE.

SO, MR. MAYOR COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, WASN'T IT ME? OH. I'M SORRY. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. THANK YOU.

SO THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT WASHINGTON AVENUE NEEDS REVITALIZATION.

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THE WAY THIS LEGISLATION IS WRITTEN IS A DEVELOPER GIVEAWAY.

IT'S INCREASING THE PROPERTY VALUES. AND I THINK IT'S BEING A LITTLE DRAMATIC TO SAY WE'RE THROWING OUT THE BABY WITH THE BATHWATER IF WE DON'T APPROVE THIS TODAY.

LET'S REIMAGINE IT. LET'S GET IT RIGHT. IF IT NEEDS TO BE REWRITTEN, LET'S DO IT.

BUT APPROVING SOMETHING AS DANGEROUS AS THIS ITEM ON FIRST READING IS IRRESPONSIBLE.

IT'S NOT RIGHT FOR OUR CITY. I LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN NORTH BEACH, AND THIS WAS LIKE FOUR COMMISSIONS AGO THAT MADE DECISIONS THAT WE'RE NOW LIVING THROUGH BECAUSE THEY PASSED THINGS THROUGH THAT AT THE TIME THEY THOUGHT WERE GOING TO BE BENEFICIAL.

AND THEY'RE REALLY NOT. SOMEBODY I'M NOT SURE WHO SAID THAT.

OH, THEN WE'RE JUST GOING TO GET LIVE LOCAL ON WASHINGTON AVENUE.

THAT'S NOT TRUE, BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A BUNCH OF LIVE LOCAL APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED.

ONLY ONE HAS BEEN APPROVED BECAUSE THERE'S CRITERIA THAT NEEDS TO EXIST IN ORDER FOR LIVE LOCAL TO GET APPROVED.

SO IT'S NOT A BLANKET THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE LIVE LOCAL UP AND DOWN THAT AREA.

COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ WAS SPOT ON WHEN HE SAID, WE'RE REWARDING BHATT OPERATORS BY INCREASING THEIR VALUES.

AND IT'S JUST LET'S GET THIS RIGHT. WASHINGTON AVENUE DOES NEED TO GET REVITALIZED, BUT A SWEEPING BLANKET.

WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT THIS FROM BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS.

ONE THAT JUST COMES TO MIND NOW IS SOMEBODY SAYING HOW THE HOTELS THAT WERE THERE THAT WERE APPROVED, THE MOXIE AND THE GOOD TIME AND THEY WERE MULTI-USE.

ALL OF THE STORES UNDERNEATH ARE VACANT IF YOU LOOK SOUTH, THE FIFTH, THE MULTI-USE BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN CREATED THAT HAVE LIVING ON TOP AND OFFICES OR COMMERCIAL STORES UNDERNEATH. THEY'RE ALL VACANT.

AND WHO'S TO SAY THAT A FUTURE COMMISSION, IF WE APPROVE THIS WITH NO PARKING, IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE IT ALL TO HOTEL WHEN THEY CAN'T GET RESIDENTS IN MIAMI TO GET RID OF THEIR CARS. SO LET'S GET THIS RIGHT SO THAT WE ARE NOT HURTING OUR CITY LATER.

IT'S GOOD TO LOOK AT WASHINGTON AVENUE. IT'S CRITICAL BECAUSE THAT AREA IS THE WORST.

I'VE SEEN IT IN A VERY LONG TIME, MAYBE EVER.

BUT GIVING BLANKET GIVEAWAYS. IT'S IT'S IRRESPONSIBLE.

COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. I JUST I THERE'S SOME LANDOWNERS ON THE PHONE THAT I THINK WE SHOULD GIVE SOME PUBLIC COMMENT TO.

AND I'M READY TO JUST BRING THIS IN FOR A LANDING. SO WE HAVE OTHER BUSINESS TO GET TO BEFORE WE BEFORE WE HEAR FROM THEM, CAN I? SO IF THAT'S NOT THE PATH COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ WHAT IS RIGHT? IF IT'S NOT THIS, THEN WHAT IS THAT PROCESS? BECAUSE WE'VE SAT ON THIS AND DISCUSSED IT AT LENGTH.

COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ JUST GAVE AN OPTION AND I THINK IT'S BRILLIANT.

THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET AT. NO NEED FOR THE BACK AND FORTH.

I'M GENUINELY ASKING IF NOT THIS, YOU'RE SAYING, OKAY, NOT THIS, IF NOT THIS, THEN WHAT I AM SAYING IS I WOULD SECOND WHAT COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ HAS GIVEN BECAUSE IT GIVES US PROTECTIONS AND WE'RE NOT RUBBER RUBBERSTAMPING UP INCREASES IN PROPERTY VALUES FOR BAD BUSINESS OWNERS, BAD PROPERTY OWNERS WHO HAVE LET THEIR PLACES GO TO.

HELL. WELL, BUT LET ME IF I COULD JUST JUMP IN THERE BECAUSE THE IDEA IS TO CREATE A SPECIAL ZONING PROCESS WHERE YOU GET THIS GREAT IDEA THAT COMMISSIONER SUAREZ HAS BECAUSE WE DO NEED HOUSING.

BUT AND IT'S BEEN MY CONSISTENT CONCERN WHEN WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS, THAT LAND USE IS THAT YOU'RE GETTING OVER A MILE AND WE'RE UPZONING THAT ENTIRE MILE, RATHER THAN FINDING MORE NARROW SPACES OR NODES OF DEVELOPMENT WHERE YOU MAY WANT TO FACILITATE AND ENCOURAGE IT. NOW, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THE MARKET IS.

WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THE MARKET WANTS TO DEVELOP, BUT WE CAN TELL THE MARKET, HEY, LISTEN, YOU KNOW, FOR AS LONG AS YOU'RE WITHIN THIS HEIGHT, IF IT'S 100FT AND 4.0 F.A.R.

WITHIN THIS AREA, WE'LL MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU TO GET YOUR APPROVAL.

YOU KNOW, RATHER THAN THE SIX MONTH PROCESS. WE COULD DO.

LIKE WHAT? LIKE WHAT THE FINA DID. THE FINA WE HAVE IN OUR IN OUR ELDERS, THE EXPEDITED SMALL SCALE PROCESS WHICH IS MUCH QUICKER. RATHER THAN A SIX SEVENTH VOTE, YOU CAN DO A FIVE, A FIVE SEVENTH VOTE.

YOU'RE ALMOST LIKE PRE-APPROVING YOU'RE ALMOST PRE-APPROVING THIS AREA FOR THIS, FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT,

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WITHOUT GRANTING THE VALUE AND THE RIGHTS IMMEDIATELY, IT GIVES THE CITY THE ABILITY TO REVIEW THESE PROJECTS INDIVIDUALLY AND THE ADMINISTRATION TO NEGOTIATE BENEFITS FOR THE PUBLIC.

AND MR. ATTORNEY, I DON'T KNOW, IS THERE WOULD YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS WITH THIS? I KNOW I STARTED WORKING OR HAVING THIS DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY.

I HAVEN'T SPOKEN WITH NICK, BUT RICK, DO YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS WITH THAT TYPE OF FRAMEWORK THAT KIND OF GETS THE POLICY THAT COMMISSIONER SUAREZ IS, IS PROPOSING IT, BUT IMPLEMENTING IT THROUGH PROCESS RATHER THAN THROUGH AS OF.

RIGHT. YEAH. AND I DISCUSS WITH NICK, SO I'LL DEFER TO HIM.

BUT BUT I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT THIS CLOSELY AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO IT IN A, IN A MANNER THAT IS WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE LAW.

I WAS JUST DISCUSSING WITH THE PLANNING DIRECTOR, AND I THINK WHAT YOU'RE GETTING AT IS SOMETHING LIKE A WARRANT PROCESS.

I WOULD JUST CAUTION THE COMMISSION THAT THAT WE CAN'T ADOPT CHANGES TO OUR CODE OR APPROVE PROJECTS ON THE CONDITION THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT CERTAIN CONSIDERATION BE PROVIDED.

SO I THINK WE COULD ESTABLISH WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND IS IF WE WERE TO GO THAT PATH, WE WOULD ESTABLISH OBJECTIVE CRITERIA LIKE LIKE WE HAVE IN MANY OF THESE INCENTIVE ORDINANCES THAT A PROJECT WOULD HAVE TO MEET IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT, BUT WE CAN GET THE ZONING THAT COMMISSIONER SUAREZ IS PROPOSING FOR ATTAINABLE HOUSING AND MAKE THE APPROVAL PROCESS EASIER FOR IT, WHILE STILL RETAINING OUR ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO VOTE ON AND CONSIDER THESE PROJECTS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS RATHER THAN MAKING THEM AS OF RIGHT.

AND IF WE THE WAY, THE WAY I THINK WE COULD DO THAT WOULD BE THROUGH LIKE A WARRANT TYPE PROCESS IS THAT WAY.

IT'S A BALANCE THAT WAY. WE'RE CREATING THE ZONING, WE'RE FACILITATING THE ZONING.

BUT WE'RE NOT JUST GIVING IT UP. WE ARE WE'RE WE'RE KEEPING SOME LEVERAGE FOR THE PUBLIC'S BENEFIT.

ON THE CITY. SENT COMMISSIONER BHATT I REALLY LIKE THIS APPROACH, BECAUSE I THINK WE ALL SHARE THE DESIRE TO CREATE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

AS WE'VE ALL ALREADY SAID, I THINK THE FEAR COMES INTO LOSING CONTROL OVER WHAT GOES WHERE BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN IT HAPPEN AND IT'S IT AIN'T PRETTY. I ALSO AM AFRAID. NOT AFRAID. BUT I'M LEERY OF APPROVING ANYTHING UNTIL WE KNOW THE DISPOSITION OF SENATE BILL 180.

BECAUSE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AS IT IS NOW AND NOT BE ABLE TO REMOVE THE DISINCENTIVE IZATION OF HOTEL USE IS PROBLEMATIC. SO I MEAN, THE SESSION IS GOING TO BE OVER PRETTY SOON.

WE SHOULD KNOW WHERE THIS IS. IT'S GOING TO TAKE US SOME TIME TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO INCORPORATE THE GOALS THAT I THINK WE SHARE WITH THE PROCESS.

THAT GIVES US A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTROL. AND SO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE INSTEAD OF PASSING THIS AT FIRST READING, WE HAVE A SUNSHINE MEETING TO HASH OUT SOME OF THESE IDEAS THAT HAVE BEEN SHARED TODAY AND THEN COME BACK AFTER THE SESSION IS OVER AND WE CAN, YOU KNOW, HAVE THIS REWORKED TO GET TO WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO BE, INCORPORATING THE FEEDBACK THAT WE'RE SHARING HERE AND KNOWING WHERE THE STATE IS ON ON ON APRIL 1ST, 80 YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER SUAREZ I KNOW YOU WANT TO YOU MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENT.

YEAH. LOOK, IF IF THE FEAR IS 100FT OR THE 25 EXTRA BONUS, I'M OKAY WITH REMOVING THAT.

LIKE RIGHT NOW IT'S 75FT FOR HOTELS, 50FT FOR RESIDENTIAL.

I'M OKAY WITH JUST FLIPPING THAT TO SAY, 75FT FOR RESIDENTIAL AND REMOVING ANY SORT OF BONUS.

AND I DON'T SEE WHAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT LEGISLATION IS THEN AS OPPOSED TO OFFERING RESIDENTIAL. I MEAN, I THINK WE ALL AGREE THAT WE NEED MORE ATTAINABLE HOUSING ON THE BEACH, AND WE WE CAMPAIGN ON THAT. WE DO IT IN OUR SLOGANS.

WE PUT IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WE PUT IT ON FLIERS.

BUT HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY PROMOTE MORE ATTAINABLE HOUSING WITH THE HEIGHT RESTRICTION THAT WE HAVE.

I'M CERTAINLY OPEN TO JUST REMOVING THE 25FT BONUS.

AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK, YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ IN TALLAHASSEE, YOU SAID, YOU KNOW, YOU WERE ECSTATIC ABOUT BUILDING 3600 UNITS. THAT'S MORE THAN WHAT THE PLANNING DIRECTOR JUST SAID.

I DON'T SEE WHAT THE ISSUE IS. I DIDN'T USE THE WORD EXCITED.

IT SEEMED. OKAY, WELL, ALL RIGHT, WELL, I WAS, BUT LISTEN, I GET IT.

I'M JUST SAYING. I'M SIMPLY SAYING EVERY, EVERY YEAR WE TALK ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ATTAINABLE HOUSING, WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT. AND NOW, YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS A LOT OF MY COLLEAGUES WANT TO THROW UP A LOT OF THESE BIG GOVERNMENT HURDLES INTO GETTING THAT DONE,

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WHEN IN REALITY, THERE COULD BE A BUNCH OF HOTELS RIGHT NOW IN WASHINGTON AVENUE AT 75FT.

THEY DON'T WANT TO DO THAT BECAUSE IT JUST DOESN'T WORK.

IF WE WANT ACTUAL ATTAINABLE HOUSING TO BE BUILT IN MIAMI BEACH, LET'S NOT GET LET'S NOT HAVE GOVERNMENT GET IN THE WAY OF THAT.

WE SHOULD BE FOSTERING THAT THROUGH LEGISLATION.

I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO PUT AS MANY HURDLES AND OBJECTIONS IN THE PROCESS.

SO LOOK, I MEAN, AGAIN, I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE REALLY BRINGING FORWARD A SOLUTION.

I THINK GETTING IN THE WAY AND DOING A WARRANT PROCESS IS REALLY IT'S NOT GOING TO I MEAN, DO YOU REALLY THINK A DEVELOPER IS GOING TO WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT, OR YOU'D RATHER JUST DO IT LIVE LOCAL, WHERE HE DOESN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT AND HE CAN GO MUCH TALLER.

SO, LOOK, I THINK THIS IS JUST GOOD LEGISLATION.

I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HEAR WHAT THE PUBLIC HAS TO SAY. AND LET'S JUST FINALLY BRING THIS IN FOR A LANDING.

MR. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. THANK YOU. AND SO IT'S, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LIVE LOCAL AND SINCE YOU'RE REFERENCING LIVE LOCAL, YOU KNOW, OUR ADVOCACY IN LIVE LOCAL HAS ALL BEEN ABOUT RETAINING LOCAL DECISION MAKING FOR THE COMMUNITY, FOR THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, FOR FOR THE GOVERNING BODY ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE WHO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE.

IT'S ALL BEEN ABOUT LOCAL DECISION MAKING. AND, AND AND WE LOSE THAT IN A WAY WITH THIS BECAUSE WE'RE GIVING AS OF RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS WE'RE GIVING AS OF, RIGHT.

ZONING. SO WE LOSE A LEVEL OF DECISION MAKING THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.

JUST HOW WE LOSE IT WITH LIVE LOCAL. AND WHAT I'M SUGGESTING IS WE CAN GET THIS SAME CONCEPT THAT YOU HAVE BUT FACILITATED.

LET'S REMOVE OBSTACLES. LET'S REMOVE I MEAN, I'M SAYING IT'S A SIX MONTH PROCESS.

IS IT A SIX MONTH PROCESS FOR THE FAR INCREASE? WELL, CURRENTLY IT FEELS LIKE IT'S MORE. IT'S MORE WHEN YOU FACTOR IN THE THREE MEETINGS, THE PLANNING BOARD, THREE MEETINGS OF COMMISSION. THE ZONING CYCLE IS EVERY SIX MONTHS, BUT IT'S TYPICALLY LONGER.

SO WE CAN REMOVE THAT. WE CAN REMOVE THAT THAT PROCESS AND DO A MORE EXPEDITED PROCESS.

WE CAN CONSIDER DOING AWAY WITH A SIX SEVENTH VOTE AND DO WHAT WE NORMALLY DO WITH A NORMAL LDR, WHICH IS A FIVE SEVENTH VOTE. SO WE SIGNAL, OKAY, IN THIS CORRIDOR, THIS IS WHERE WE WANT TO SEE INCREASE.

AND FOR AS LONG AS YOU STAY WITHIN THIS HEIGHT, WHETHER IT BE 100FT OR 75FT, AND FOR AS LONG AS YOU DON'T REQUEST MORE THAN THIS AMOUNT OF F.A.R, WE'LL CUT THE BUREAUCRACY, WE'LL CUT THE PROCESS, THE TIME THAT YOU'LL SPEND AND WILL REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF VOTES SO THAT THE CITY ADMINISTRATION CAN ULTIMATELY PARTICIPATE IN THIS, IN THIS PROCESS SO THAT ULTIMATELY WE CAN LISTEN TO OUR COMMUNITY AND THE NEIGHBORS WHO ARE GOING TO BE AFFECTED BY THIS. BUT WE'RE IT WOULD BE A BIG CUT OF RED TAPE.

IT WOULD FACILITATE IT, AND IT ACHIEVES BOTH OBJECTIVES.

IT ADVANCES YOUR GOALS, BUT WHILE STILL KEEPING PROTECTIONS FOR, FOR FOR THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTS.

AND THAT'S ULTIMATELY WHY WE FIGHT FOR DECISION MAKING.

WHY WAS I IN TALLAHASSEE? WHY DID I MENTION THIS? BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT OUR COMMUNITY TO LOSE ITS VOICE ON THESE PROJECTS, WHICH IS WHAT LIVE LOCAL DOES.

AND THE MOMENT WE PASS AS OF RIGHT ZONING, WE LOSE THE COMMUNITY'S INPUT ON THESE APPROVALS.

COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. YEAH, SURE. I'M NOT DOGMATIC ABOUT THIS, RIGHT? MY MY TRUE GOAL IS JUST WE HAVE SOME REALLY RUN DOWN COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS THAT I THINK CAN REALLY BENEFIT OUR CITY BY BEING REIMAGINED.

I DON'T CARE WHO THE SPONSOR IS. I DON'T CARE WHAT COMMITTEE THEY TRAVEL THROUGH OR THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO I LIKE YOUR IDEA AS WELL. I LIKE COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, I LIKE YOURS, I LIKE COME UP TO A SIMILAR END GOAL.

WHAT IS THE VESSEL FOR GETTING THERE, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ? BECAUSE I'M I'M HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN THAT AS WELL.

I JUST DON'T WANT TO PUT OUT THESE GRANDIOSE IDEAS AND NOT KNOW THE DIRECTION IT WILL TAKE TO GET THERE.

SO I'M HAPPY TO HAVE SOME SORT OF BLEND, INCORPORATE YOURS, INCORPORATE SOME OF YOUR IDEAS.

I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE.

IS IT A NEW BILL? IS IT TALK TO ME ABOUT THE PROCESS AND IF I CAN ALSO EXPAND ON COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.

SO YOUR IDEA IS AND AND I, I GUESS YOU DON'T WANT IT HAPPENING ALL AT ONCE, RIGHT? YOU DON'T WANT EVERY SINGLE PROPERTY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS, AND I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.

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I DON'T LIKE THE BLANKET UP ZONING OF THE ENTIRE AREA, WHICH IS WHAT I'VE BEEN MENTIONING ALL ALONG. BUT WHAT I'M. BUT RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN DO THAT FOR A HOTEL. YEAH. SO YOU AND I WEREN'T HERE WHEN THAT WAS PASSED.

AND IN FACT, WE. WELL, I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT HOLD ON, LET ME JUST WE SUNSETTED LEGISLATION ON THAT, AND WE REPEALED MICRO UNITS AND, AND OTHER LEGISLATION THAT AFFECTED WASHINGTON AVENUE BECAUSE WE WANTED TO ROLL THAT BACK.

BUT RIGHT NOW, IT STILL IS LAW LIKE THAT. YOU CAN BUILD TO 75FT FOR A HOTEL RIGHT NOW.

SO YOU DON'T HAVE THIS MAD RUSH TO HAVE A BUNCH OF HOTELS ON WASHINGTON AVENUE.

YOU KNOW, I IT'S TO SAY THAT EVERY SINGLE PROPERTY IS GOING TO BE IN A MAD RUSH TO BUILD A RESIDENTIAL, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'M CERTAINLY OKAY BETWEEN A FIRST AND SECOND READING TO EXPLORE THE IDEA OF, YOU KNOW, A STOPGAP FOR THE COMMISSION TO APPROVE THE IDEA.

AS TOM EXPLAINED, WAS SO THAT THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION CAN BE THAT THAT BOARD OF OF APPROVALS AS A STOPGAP.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE CAN WORK ON THAT BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING. I DON'T AGAIN, IF I'M WILLING TO JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, LET'S MOVE AWAY WITH THIS 25 FOOT BONUS.

WHAT ELSE IS THERE? WHAT OTHER STICKING POINTS ARE THERE.

SO BUT REMEMBER THIS IS THIS IS IN THE IN THE ART DECO HISTORIC DISTRICT.

SO ANY PROJECT HERE STILL HAS TO GO TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD FOR APPROVAL.

BUT WE'RE TALKING HERE IS IS ABOUT THE INTENSITY, THE ZONING THAT THAT THAT IS BEING CREATED.

AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, NICK, DOESN'T THE HOTEL BONUS, DOESN'T THAT EXPIRE? DOESN'T THAT HAVE A SENSE OF PROVISION FOR PARKING DOES FOR WASHINGTON? YEAH. YEAH. THE PARKING PROVISION HAD AN EXPIRATION, A SUNSET OF 2027.

I'LL DOUBLE CHECK THE THE THE SMALLER SIZE HOTEL UNITS IN THE HEIGHT.

I DON'T THINK THAT THAT HAD A SUNSET. AND RECENTLY A NEW HOTEL GOT APPROVED ON WASHINGTON AVENUE THAT GOES FROM WASHINGTON TO COLLINS.

15TH STREET. YEAH. THE HADDON HALL. RIGHT. SO IT IS, IT IS IT IS HAPPENING.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I GUESS MY POINT HERE IS THAT WE DON'T WANT TO WE DON'T WANT TO GIVE THIS UP AS OF. RIGHT. BUT THEY HAVE AS OF RIGHT, RIGHT NOW FOR HOTELS.

WOULDN'T YOU RATHER HAVE IT THE OTHER WAY AROUND? I AND AND HOPEFULLY THAT SUNSETS BECAUSE BUT IT'S NOT SUNSETTING.

IT'S JUST IT'S NOT BUT THEY'RE THEY'RE NOT GETTING THE BY THE WAY WITH THIS LEGISLATION YOU'RE GOING TO YOU'RE GOING TO INCENTIVIZE HOTEL USE.

WELL YOU CAN'T UNDO THE, THE THE HOTEL USE IS PREEMPTED BY WE WHEN WE CAN WHEN I MEAN DISINCENTIVIZE THE HOTEL USUALLY GO FROM 75FT TO 50FT.

MR. MAYOR, I'D APPRECIATE IF WE COULD GET A DOOR INSTALLED HERE, BECAUSE I CAN'T.

I'M SORRY, I CAN'T WITH THE CHARTER. WITH THE CHARTER BEHIND US.

IF MAYBE WE CAN. MR. MAYOR, CAN WE JUST GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE? AND THANK YOU. WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. ONE SECOND, ONE SECOND.

OKAY. ARE YOU FINISHED, COMMISSIONER? YEAH. I MEAN, IT'S IT'S IT'S ABOUT THE APPROACH.

IT ULTIMATELY IS ABOUT ABOUT THE APPROACH. ALL THESE THINGS.

YES. THEY STILL GO THROUGH HPB. BUT THEY DON'T GET THIS ZONING AS OF.

RIGHT. AND SO AND SO THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE. AND I, AND I THINK WE'RE BEST SERVED WHEN WE RETAIN SOME OF THAT.

SO CAN I ASK COMMISSIONER. YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO COMMISSIONER BHATT.

THEN WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. TOM, SEE, WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM? IS THERE A MAXIMUM LOT AGGREGATION HERE? NO, THERE'S NO MAXIMUM LOT AGGREGATION.

SO WHAT'S THE MAXIMUM SIZE OF A PROJECT A WHOLE BLOCK.

COULD WE CREATE A MAXIMUM LOT AGGREGATION. POTENTIALLY YOU COULD IF YOU WANTED TO.

DO WE DIDN'T WE JUST PASS LEGISLATION DECEMBER OR AT LEAST TALKED ABOUT IT ABOUT PROPERTY OWNERS WHO ARE BAD ACTORS WHO HAVE VIOLATIONS NOT BEING ALLOWED TO APPLY. WHERE IS THAT IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.

SO THAT WAS ADOPTED. BUT THAT ONLY APPLIES TO INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS THAT ARE ASKING FOR ZONING INCENTIVES.

THIS IS NOT AN INDIVIDUAL APPLICATION. THIS IS FOR A MODIFICATION TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.

WELL, SO BUT I THINK THAT'S KIND OF PART OF WHAT THE RESERVATION IS TO TO GIVE THIS KIND OF BLANKET ZONING SO THAT THAT'S A THING WE SHOULD PUT A PIN IN AND COME BACK TO AS WELL. IS THERE THIS IDEA OF, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD PULL A PERMIT AND THEN YOU HAVE IN PERPETUITY TO JUST NOT DO THE

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PROJECT OR SELL IT AND RESELL IT. LIKE SO FOR ME, IF WE COULD, IF WE COULD FLIP 50 TO 75 AND GET RID OF THE 100 FOOT MAX, IF WE COULD LIMIT THE PERMIT ROLLOVERS ONCE, MAYBE TWICE, BUT NOT IN PERPETUITY.

GET RID OF THE TDRS, WHICH I HATE. AND I SAID ON THE RECORD, JOE MAXIMUM OF 3 TO 5 PROJECTS.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE RIGHT NUMBER WOULD BE, BUT I'D HATE TO SEE THE ENTIRE MILE ALL OF A SUDDEN BE UP ZONED, BECAUSE I THINK THAT THAT LIMITS PART OF THE CHARM OF OUR SKYLINE IS THAT IT'S VARIEGATED AND AND YOU KNOW, I THINK WE WANT TO KEEP SOME OF THAT CHARM. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED FOR YEARS ABOUT ABOUT INCENTIVIZING OWNERS TO REDEVELOP EXISTING PROPERTY.

SO WE'D LIKE TO. I THINK THAT MIGHT BE A CONVERSATION POINT.

I THINK WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IF YOU'VE BEEN A REALLY CRAPPY PROPERTY OWNER HISTORICALLY YOU DON'T GET TO I DON'T I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'D FIX THIS, BECAUSE ULTIMATELY WE WANT THOSE PEOPLE TO GO AWAY AND BETTER ACTORS TO COME IN.

BUT WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT HOW HOW WE ADDRESS THAT, BECAUSE THAT'S A PROBLEM.

WE DON'T WANT TO REWARD THAT BEHAVIOR. AND I THINK WE SHOULD LOOK AT MAXIMUM LOT AGGREGATION, BECAUSE I THINK MAYBE A FULL BLOCK IS NOT THE DESIRED EFFECT.

AND I FORGET WHERE THE COMMENTS CAME ABOUT. MIXED USE RETAIL ON THE GROUND FLOOR VERSUS BEING PRODUCTIVE VERSUS NOT.

I THINK THAT'S REALLY A DEVIL'S IN THE DETAILS KIND OF THING, BECAUSE YOU WALK THROUGH BOSTON OR CHICAGO OR NEW YORK CITY AND THERE ARE VIBRANT, THRIVING NEIGHBORHOODS FULL OF RETAIL ON THE FIRST FLOOR.

IT'S A QUESTION OF BUILDING RETAIL SPACES THAT PEOPLE WANT TO USE.

SO LIKE THE PROJECT THAT'S BEING CONTEMPLATED FOR NOLLIE WHERE IT'S SMALLER RETAIL INSTEAD OF BIGGER OR IT'S MORE MODERN OR, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER. I THINK THERE'S A WAY TO ADDRESS THAT.

AND I DON'T THINK IT IS BY DEFINITION TERRIBLE.

I THINK. I MEAN, I'VE TALKED TO PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY WHO KNOWINGLY HAVE BUILT LESS THAN IDEAL RETAIL SPACES BECAUSE THEY DON'T REALLY CARE IF IT'S VACANT OR RENTED OUT. THAT'S NOT WHERE THEY'RE MAKING THEIR MONEY. SO I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING THAT GETS CONTEMPLATED IN THIS AS WELL, THAT THE RETAIL SPACE CAN'T BE A THROWAWAY. IT HAS TO BE CAREFULLY CRAFTED YOU KNOW, WITH PARAMETERS CAREFULLY CRAFTED SO THAT IT CAN'T BE STAYING VACANT FOR IN PERPETUITY. SO I THINK I THINK WE'RE ALL KIND OF CLOSE.

I JUST DON'T THINK WE'RE THERE YET. AND MR. MAYOR, I JUST IF I OKAY, IF I CAN YOU KNOW, AND COMMISSIONER SUAREZ AS MENTIONED BY BY COMMISSIONER. BUT WE HAVE THE LEGISLATION ABOUT REWARDING BAD PROPERTY OWNERS WITH WITH ZONING.

AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE LEGISLATED IS, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THROUGH A PRIVATE APPLICATION OR A REFERRAL, YOU HAVE TO BE IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE CITY BEFORE, YOU KNOW, BEFORE YOU GET ANY ANY OF THESE PRIVILEGES, ZONING PRIVILEGES, PRIVILEGES THAT ARE EXTREMELY VALUABLE IN OUR CITY.

AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE OPEN CODE VIOLATIONS, YOU PAY OUTSTANDING FEES.

WE ADDRESS SAFETY ISSUES AND WE ADDRESS OTHER THINGS SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF CONCERNS THAT YOU RAISED AND YOU CO-SPONSORED THAT ORDINANCE WITH ME.

ARE YOU SPONSORED IT WITH ME SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE WE HAD CONCERNS ABOUT REWARDING BAD PROPERTY OWNERS WITH VALUABLE ZONING, AND WE LOSE THAT ABILITY. AND, NICK, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.

DO WE LOSE THAT ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT THIS ORDINANCE IF WE CREATE THIS? AS OF RIGHT. ZONING. THE WAY THAT ORDINANCE IS DRAFTED IS YOU HAVE TO BE IN GOOD STANDING BEFORE YOU FILE A PRIVATE APPLICATION TO AMEND THE LDR. SO COULD AN APPLICANT FOR AN AS OF RIGHT PROJECT HAVE OPEN VIOLATIONS? YES, PROBABLY. BUT THEY'RE NOT AMENDING THE LDRS WHEN THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING THAT'S AS OF RIGHT.

THE ELDERS HAVE BEEN AMENDED FOR THEM. AND SO IT PROHIBITS US FROM IMPLEMENTING THE ORDINANCE THAT YOU AND I CRAFTED, THAT YOU AND I SPONSORED TO PREVENT OUR CITY FROM REWARDING BAD PROPERTY OWNERS WITH VALUABLE ZONING.

AND SO I THINK THERE'S A THERE'S A HAPPY MEDIUM TO BE FOUND HERE, ONE THAT ADVANCES YOUR GOALS, BUT ONE THAT ALSO PROTECTS POLICIES THAT WE'VE ALREADY PASSED AND PRESERVES RIGHTS FOR THE CITY AND OUR RESIDENTS.

I SUGGEST THAT WE REFER THIS TO THE LAND BACK TO THE LAND USE COMMITTEE SO THAT SO THAT WE CAN WORK ON THIS ON A WAY THAT IS PRODUCTIVE.

NOT THAT THIS DISCUSSION IS NOT PRODUCTIVE BECAUSE IT REALLY, ACTUALLY HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY INSIGHTFUL.

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BUT SO THAT WE CAN FINE TUNE THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE.

PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. OUR FIRST CALLER HAS INITIALS.

DOCTOR. YEP. CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME? YES. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.

GO AHEAD. HI THERE. MY NAME IS DAVID REIDENBERG.

I AM A BUSINESS OWNER ON 15TH AND WASHINGTON AND A PROPERTY OWNER ON 13TH.

AND I JUST BOUGHT MY FIRST APARTMENT ON 13TH AND PENNSYLVANIA, SO ABOUT A BLOCK AWAY FROM WASHINGTON.

I FIRST WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER SUAREZ FOR BRINGING THIS ISSUE TO LIGHT AND PROPOSING LEGISLATION.

I THINK THAT NOT ONLY IS IT VERY COMMON SENSE LEGISLATION, IT'S IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT IS INCREDIBLY LONG OVERDUE.

I'M ACTUALLY MAKING THIS PHONE CALL OR I'M TAKING THE ZOOM MEETING.

I'M RIGHT IN FRONT OF CHEESEBURGER BABY, IN FRONT OF A LOT THAT'S ABOUT TO BE DEMOLISHED FOR A HOTEL GOING UP.

SO I JUST THINK THAT'S A PERTINENT DETAIL TO ADD.

I'M LOOKING AT A TATTOO SHOP, A SMOKE SHOP CLUB, MADONNA RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, AND THEN THREE VACANT RESTAURANTS TO MY LEFT AND THE AXEL HOTEL RIGHT BEHIND ME.

THAT JUST WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. SO I'M JUST GIVING CONTEXT THAT I REALLY URGE EVERY COMMISSIONER THAT MIGHT NOT BE LIVING IN SOUTH BEACH.

I KNOW WE HAVE PEOPLE FROM NORTH BEACH OR MID BEACH TO JUST AFTER THE COMMISSION MEETING TODAY.

PLEASE START ON LINCOLN ROAD, TAKE A WALK DOWN TO FIFTH STREET ON WASHINGTON AND UNDERSTAND THAT.

I DON'T THINK THAT THIS SHOULD BE HAVE ENDLESS MEETINGS AND LEGISLATION ABOUT SOMETHING THAT REALLY IS SHOULD BE A PUBLIC EMERGENCY.

I THINK THERE IS A SENSE OF URGENCY AND I UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO DO IT RIGHT.

AS COMMISSIONER SUAREZ SAID, RIGHT NOW, HOTELS CURRENTLY DO HAVE THAT HEIGHT BENEFIT THAT RESIDENTIAL DOES NOT.

I THINK THAT EVERY COMMISSIONER HERE HAS PLATFORMED AND I VOTED FOR A MAJORITY OF YOU ALL BECAUSE OF THE RESIDENTS FIRST APPROACH.

SO I THINK GIVING RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, ESPECIALLY WITHOUT CARS, PERMISSION TO BUILD THE SAME HEIGHT AS HOTELS IS JUST A FANTASTIC POLICY. AND I THINK, COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, FOR FOR BRINGING THAT TO THE TABLE, I REALLY THINK IT'S OUR NEXT CALLER IS WAYNE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU.

YOU ACTUALLY HAD A DECENT CONVERSATION. AND THE FACT THAT THERE WAS PUSHBACK FORCED DAVID TO BRING IT DOWN TO 75 FROM. I THOUGHT IT WAS 150. THAT'S THE WAY HE ORIGINALLY PRESENTED IT.

HIS COMMENTS? IF IT'S 100, SO BE IT. 75 SOUNDS A LOT BETTER THAN THAN 150 OR 100.

BUT THE FACT REMAINS THAT THAT CORRIDOR, IF YOU GO TO LOS OLAS BOULEVARD IN FORT LAUDERDALE, THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL F.A.R. BUT YET EVERY STOREFRONT IS FILLED.

EVERY STOREFRONT IS WELL MAINTAINED. IT'S IT'S LIKE A PICTURE POSTCARD.

AND WHY WE CAN'T MAKE THAT ON WASHINGTON AVENUE IS A RESULT OF SOME VERY BAD LANDOWNERS AND SOME VERY BAD POLITICIANS.

AND THE FACT REMAINS THAT THAT I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH, LIKE, CERTAIN BUILT CERTAIN SPOTS, YOU KNOW, MAYBE 20% OF WASHINGTON AVENUE, MAYBE.

CERTAINLY THAT AMBASSADOR ON 16TH STREET AND WASHINGTON THAT SPOT IS, IS IS PERFECT FOR FOR A LARGER SIZE PROPERTY OF 100 AND 100FT, WHATEVER HE'S REASONABLY ASKING FOR.

BUT TO MAKE A WALL TO PUT EVERY BUSINESS OUT OF BUSINESS.

AND AND I WALK WASHINGTON AVENUE. I AM ONE OF THE RESIDENTS.

AND I SEE I SEE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE EVERY NIGHT THAT I GO I GO TO TONY'S.

TONY'S IS A FABULOUS RESTAURANT. I BEST BEST ASIAN RESTAURANT SUSHI RESTAURANT IN MIAMI BEACH.

AND I THINK MOST OF YOU HAVE BEEN THERE. THE QUEEN YOU COULD LOOK AT, LIKE, STELLAR BUSINESSES THAT THAT ARE FULL, ESPECIALLY TONY'S, THAT ARE SUCCESSFUL.

AND WE NEED MORE OF THOSE, THOSE SORT OF ESTABLISHMENTS.

WE SHOULD BE INVESTING. WE SHOULD CAN I CAN I CONTINUE? WE HAVE PLEASE CAN I CONTINUE FOR 30S. GO AHEAD PLEASE.

SO WE ALSO LIKE WE HAVE WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO INVEST IN THE PROPERTIES THAT BY, BY ENABLING CERTAIN LANDOWNERS TO GO TO 100FT OR 75FT PREFERABLY, AND USING SOME OF THE TAX REVENUE TO HELP THE, THE BUILDING OWNERS TO LIKE,

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UPDATE THEIR BUILDINGS THAT, THAT THEY NEED THEY NEED ASSISTANCE, THEY NEED INCENTIVES.

BUT IT'S NOT INCENTIVES FOR HEIGHT AND FOR AND BY THE WAY, WAIT, I GOT ONE MORE QUESTION.

I GOT ONE MORE REMARK. AND WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT LIKE, CHEAP INEXPENSIVE PROPERTY.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUILDING OUT NEW CONSTRUCTION.

LET'S GO NOW TO OMAR PARKVIEW. HI. GOOD AFTERNOON.

OMAR JIMENEZ, 1659 WASHINGTON AVENUE. I JUST I'VE NEVER REALLY UNDERSTOOD WHY WASHINGTON HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO BECOME WHAT IT IS TODAY.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT REWARDING GOOD OR BAD PROPERTY OWNERS.

THIS IS ABOUT CREATING GOOD LEGISLATION THAT REWARDS THE COMMUNITY AND RESIDENTS THAT ELECTED YOU TO SERVE US.

WE HAVE A SERIOUS, ATTAINABLE HOUSING CRISIS IN MIAMI BEACH.

UNLESS YOU HAVE AN EXTRA MILLION DOLLARS LAYING AROUND TO DROP ON LUXURY CONDOS BUILT FOR INVESTORS THAT DON'T EVEN LIVE HERE.

WHEN MY FAMILY FIRST OPENED OUR BUSINESS ON WASHINGTON OVER 20, ALMOST 21 YEARS AGO, OPENING A BUSINESS NORTH OF LINCOLN ROAD WAS ALMOST LIKE AN ASSURED FAILURE. IT WAS RIDDEN WITH CRIME. THEN THE NEW WORLD WAS BUILT.

THE CONVENTION CENTER WAS RENOVATED OVER THE PAST NUMBER OF YEARS.

THERE BUILDING WAS ALSO FULLY RENOVATED. AND TODAY, NORTH OF LINCOLN ON WASHINGTON IS MUCH DIFFERENT THAN WHAT IT WAS 20 YEARS AGO.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE ENJOY REGULAR BUSINESS FROM THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES ON JANES AVENUE AND THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD JUST NORTH OF OUR BUSINESS ON WASHINGTON AND JAMES. RIGHT NOW, WALKING DOWN WASHINGTON AVENUE IS LIKE TAKING A CHANCE WITH YOUR LIFE AT NIGHT, AND SOMETIMES EVEN DURING THE DAY TOO. BUSINESSES ARE NOT SURVIVING.

I SPEAK REGULARLY WITH BUSINESS OWNERS ON THE STREET.

ONE OF THEM IS CLOSING JUST AFTER SIX MONTHS IN BUSINESS.

ANOTHER ONE IS HAVING ISSUES SELLING THEIR LONG TIME ESTABLISHED RESTAURANT ON WASHINGTON, AND HAS HAD TO REDUCE THE PRICE DRAMATICALLY AND ADVERTISING IT OVER SIX MONTHS BY INTRODUCING FULL TIME RESIDENTIAL.

MANY OF THESE ISSUES WOULD BE RESOLVED BY INTRODUCING FULL TIME RESIDENTS, ENSURES THAT CARING MEMBERS ARE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY THAT HELPS SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THIS STRUGGLING STREET THAT COME DOWN FROM THEIR CONDOS AND FREQUENT THE BUSINESSES AND TAKE PRIDE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT ANY STREET IN MIAMI BEACH WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.

THIS IS ABOUT ONE OF OUR MAIN STREETS AND ARTERIES.

IF MIAMI BEACH IS SERIOUS ABOUT PROVIDING WORKFORCE OR ATTAINABLE TYPE HOUSING WITHOUT THE GIMMICKS OF PROJECTS LIKE THE ANAMARIE.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER IS DANIEL GERALDO.

YES. THANK YOU DANIEL GERALDO. AND THANK YOU TO THE SPONSOR FOR A VIDEO OF ME FROM 2019.

FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, I WAS THE LONGEST SERVING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MIAMI DESIGN PRESERVATION LEAGUE, AND UNFORTUNATELY, I'M NOT ABLE TO SHOW MY VIDEO HERE DUE TO COMMISSION RESTRICTIONS.

AS FAR AS THIS CURRENT PROPOSAL, I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM.

I DON'T KNOW WHY IT IS HERE. I SAW A LIST OF GROUPS SUPPORTING IT, BUT I DON'T SEE WHAT IS MDPLS POSITION ON IT.

I DON'T SEE WHAT IS FLAMINGO PARKS POSITION ON IT, AND I'M A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED THAT IT'S DUE TO THE ATTACKS BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ ON THE MDPL AND ON MYSELF. IS THIS ALL PART OF HIS ATTEMPT TO DESTROY THE ART DECO HISTORIC DISTRICT? THIS IS NOT URBAN PLANNING. I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THAT COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE COLLINS PARK APARTMENTS.

IF PEOPLE WERE DISPLACED. I'D LIKE HIM TO PLEASE GO TO THE APARTMENTS ON WASHINGTON AVENUE AND COUNT HOW MANY UNITS AND HOW MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS WHO ARE LIVING IN HOUSING RIGHT NOW WOULD BE DISPLACED BY THIS.

AND FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT THE OWNER OF ONE OF THE WASHINGTON AVENUE PROPERTIES WHO SPOKE THIS MORNING GAVE 25,000 EACH TO THE TWO SUAREZ ENDORSED CANDIDATES, BOTH OF WHOM LOST. SO THEIR PROPERTY SHOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM THIS.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER IS I INEZ'S IPHONE DOUCHE BAG.

I JUST WANT LIKE, TO MAKE SOME RECOMMENDATION.

REAL ESTATE IS MY EXPERTISE. AND I THINK ON THE WASHINGTON AVENUE, THE IDEA OF CREATING A HOUSING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR MIDDLE CLASS FAMILY IS, IS VERY CHALLENGING ANYWHERE IN MIAMI BEACH BECAUSE OF THE COST OF THE LAND AND THE COST OF THE CONSTRUCTION. SO I THINK WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS FIGURE OUT WHAT COULD BE BUILT AND AT WHAT PRICE.

BECAUSE IF YOU CANNOT DELIVER AN APARTMENT, TWO BEDROOM, SPACIOUS APARTMENT, AT LEAST 1500 SQUARE FEET TO 2500FT², BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT A FAMILY WILL NEED MINIMUM, YOU KNOW, TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A DECENT LIFE.

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AND IF YOU CANNOT BUILD SOMETHING FOR, YOU KNOW, HALF 1 MILLION TO 750,000 WITH THE LAND THAT YOU HAVE, WITH THE HEIGHT THAT YOU HAVE, THEN YOU'RE NOT GOING TO, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER YOU TRY TO DO THERE, IT'S GOING TO BE A FAILURE. SO I THINK YOU GOT TO GO BACK TO BECAUSE MOST MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES CANNOT AFFORD MORE THAN THAT.

SO YOU HAVE TO GO AND SAY, OKAY, WHAT IS THE FAMILY CAN AFFORD TO PAY TO, TO BUY THIS APARTMENT OR TO RENT THIS APARTMENT? AND I THINK YOU SHOULD GO FROM THAT POINT AND SEE WHAT YOU COULD BUILD AND IF IF IT'S FEASIBLE.

AND THAT'S HOW YOU SHOULD LOOK AT YOUR FEASIBILITY.

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN VOLUNTEERING IN THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE FOR THIS PAST YEAR, AND, AND I HAVE SOME IDEAS HOW TO BUILD MORE PARKING SPACES AND WORKFORCE HOUSING AND WORKFORCE HOUSING IS IS VERY ACHIEVABLE ANYWHERE. I MEAN, MY IDEA WAS WE HAVE MORE THAN 60 PARKING LOTS IN MIAMI BEACH ALONE.

TAKE SOME OF THOSE PARKING LOTS. THOSE ARE LOT.

THOSE ARE NOT JUST GARAGE AND BUILT 8 TO 12 STORY WHERE YOU HAVE THE FIRST FOUR FLOORS BE PARKING AND THE THE REST OF THE FLOORS, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER. A FLOOR. MORSE OR FIVE FLOOR MOORS.

B A B B A WORKFORCE HOUSING. AND THAT, YOU KNOW, WILL CREATE AND AND HAVE THOSE AVAILABLE ONLY FOR PEOPLE WHO ALREADY HAVE JOBS HERE FULL TIME. BUT WITH THE THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OUR NEXT CALLER IS SARAH. SARAH, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.

HI. SARAH DE LOS REYES. AS A RESIDENT. AS A RESIDENT OPINION.

I THINK YOU NEED TO HAVE, LIKE A VISION OF WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE.

THE PEOPLE LIVING THERE, LIKE YOU WERE SAYING.

BUT YOU ALSO NEED THE VISION OF WHAT'S GOING TO BE UNDERNEATH IT IN THE COMMERCIAL, LIKE IN SUNSET HARBOR, WE HAD A VISION. BUT ONE CONGLOMERATE OWNS MOST OF THE MOST OF THE COMMERCIAL HERE.

AND THE PROPERTY VALUE, THE PROPERTY RENTS, THE LEASE ARE SO HIGH THAT A LOT OF THEM HAVE TO CLOSE BECAUSE IT'S NOT ENOUGH.

THEY DON'T MAKE ENOUGH RENT TO PAY FOR THE LEASE.

SO YOU NEED TO HAVE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A SUPERMARKET.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF PLACES THAT PEOPLE GET UP IN THE MORNING, GO HAVE BREAKFAST THAT PEOPLE CAN GO HAVE A SANDWICH.

YOU NEED TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF COMMERCIAL ON THE BOTTOM TO HAVE YOUR RESIDENTIAL ON TOP, THAT ABLE TO ENJOY THE AREA.

WE HAVE A LOT OF RESTAURANTS, BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF HEALTH PLACES IN SANTA HARBOR.

AND THE GOOD THING ABOUT THE HEALTH PLACE IS THEY GET MONTHLY, MONTHLY FEE AND THEY'RE ABLE TO PAY THEIR LEASE VERSUS LIKE A RESTAURANT, LIKE LIKE THE THE ONE THAT JUST CLOSED NEXT TO THE 18 SUNSET.

HE WAS $50,000 A MONTH LEASE. HOW MUCH FOOD THAT HE HAD TO, HE STILL HAD TO SELL IN ORDER TO MAKE $50,000 A MONTH.

AND THE PRICE WENT UP. SO YOU HAVE TO YOU HAVE TO DEVELOP IT OR HAVE THE VISION, PUT THE VISION OF HOW IT'S GOING TO BE ON TOP AND HOW IT'S GOING TO BE ON THE BOTTOM.

SO PEOPLE WILL BE WALKING AROUND THERE AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE ANYWHERE. WE DON'T DRIVE ANYWHERE, WHICH WE LOVE. WE HAVE THREE SUPERMARKETS CLOSE BY, SO I'M JUST GIVING YOU THAT HINT THAT THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE AND AFFORDABLE PEOPLE.

PLACES TO GO EAT. NOT LIKE SUPER EXPENSIVE. YOU PAID $150.

200. YOU HAVE TO BRING THE FAMILY. LIKE FAMILY TYPE OF PLACES TO GO AND GET RID OF THE SMOKE PLACES.

I AGREE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT CALLER IS JANE KRUPP.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I THINK IT'S THE EVENING.

JANE KRUPP, 1390 OCEAN DRIVE. I'M A DESIGNER.

I WORK WITH A LOT OF ARCHITECTS AND CITY PLANNERS COMING FROM NEW YORK, WHERE I MOVED IN 1974 TO THE SOHO AREA, WHICH WAS CALLED HELL'S HUNDRED ACRES. AND WHAT HAPPENED? WHY IS IT NOW GETTING OVER $500,000 A MONTH RENT FROM HIGH END LUXURY STORES IS BECAUSE PEOPLE MOVED IN THERE AND LIVED THERE AND PUT IN THEIR SWEAT EQUITY, AND WE HAD TERRIBLE LANDLORDS.

WE HAD VERY BAD PROPERTY OWNERS. AND WHAT HAPPENED WAS PEOPLE MOVED IN, TOOK SOME RISKS AND THOSE PROPERTIES BECAME VALUABLE ORGANICALLY.

IT'S CALLED. AND I FEEL LIKE THIS DISCUSSION IS ALL ABOUT THE WEEDS AND NOT ABOUT WHAT THE BIGGER ISSUE IS, WHICH IS CALLED GENTRIFICATION. GENTRIFICATION.

YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE TO INVENT THE WHEEL. YOU JUST NEED TO READ AND STUDY AND LEARN HOW OTHER CITIES HAVE GENTRIFIED THEIR BURNT OUT NEIGHBORHOODS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WASHINGTON AVENUE IS. IT HAS NO VALUE BECAUSE THE PEOPLE, THE PROPERTY OWNERS THERE DON'T VALUE IT.

SO LET THEM FLIP TO NEW OWNERS, TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPERS.

THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED IN SOHO. WE WENT TO ALBANY.

I WAS VERY ACTIVE FOR 45 YEARS AND WE GOT RESIDENT LIVE WORK JOINT LIVING, WORKING LEGALIZED, WHICH WAS REVOLUTIONARY. THAT'S THE WHOLE START OF, YOU KNOW, LIVE WORK.

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SO IT'S CALLED GENTRIFICATION. YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT AS A GOVERNMENT WHAT THE VISION IS FOR WASHINGTON AVENUE IF YOU WANT TO DO NOTHING, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO BECAUSE YOU CAN'T AGREE ABOUT THE WEEDS OF THE PROBLEM WHERE THE VISION IS GENTRIFICATION.

HOW DO YOU BRING UP REAL ESTATE VALUE? THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T DO THAT.

IT'S AN ORGANIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT HAPPENS BY CERTAIN PEOPLE TAKING RISKS.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET A WALL OF HIGH RISES. YOU'RE GOING TO GET A FEW DEVELOPERS THAT ARE GOING TO COME IN AND START THE BALL ROLLING, AND THEN IT BECOMES AN ORGANIC PROCESS. YOU DON'T NEED THE GOVERNMENT.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER IS CHARLIE. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.

HEY, IT'S CHARLIE FISHER, I CALLED EARLIER. I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE OR SPEAK TO TWO POINTS.

THE FIRST POINT IS, JUST LIKE A PREVIOUS CALLER SAID, WE DON'T NEED TALL BUILDINGS TO HAVE NICE BUILDINGS.

LAS OLAS IS AN EXAMPLE. I'M REGULARLY ON THE MIRACLE MILE IN CORAL WAY, ALL TWO STORY BUILDINGS.

IT'S SUPER LUXURY. SO. SO LET'S JUST DROP THE FALLACY OF LIKE WE NEED HEIGHT INCREASES IN ORDER TO HAVE NICE THINGS.

THAT'S NOT TRUE. THE SECOND THING IS, YOU GUYS ARE ALL VERY SMART POLITICAL PEOPLE.

YOU KNOW THAT THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD DOES NOT WANT THESE HEIGHT INCREASES, THAT THESE ARE BEING PUSHED BY DEVELOPER INTERESTS.

AND WE KNOW THAT YOU KNOW THAT. SO WE KNOW THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF OUR POSITION, RIGHT.

A LOT OF YOU ALL OF YOU CAMPAIGNED ON REPRESENTING RESIDENT INTERESTS OVER DEVELOPERS.

WELL, NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO PUT ACTIONS WHERE YOUR MOUTH WAS.

I SAW ALL THE CAMPAIGN LITERATURE. YOU ALL TALKED ABOUT PUTTING OUR NEEDS OVER DEVELOPERS.

WELL, TODAY'S THE VOTE THAT WILL DECIDE IF YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT THAT OR IF THAT WAS JUST AN EMPTY CAMPAIGN PROMISE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT CALLER IS MARK NEEDLE.

HELLO. I MISSED A LOT OF THE CONVERSATION. I JUST FOUND THIS WAS GOING ON, BUT I WANTED TO SAY THAT I'VE SPOKEN WITH SCOTT NEEDLEMAN ABOUT THE FLAMINGO PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.

AND IT'S REALLY A SHAME THAT THE WE DO NOT DID NOT KNOW IN TIME TO HAVE A POSITION TO BE ABLE TO BE PART OF THIS CONVERSATION AS A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. WE ARE THE SUCCESSFUL, AFFORDABLE RELATIVELY AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS RIGHT ALONGSIDE WASHINGTON AVENUE AND THE THE RESIDENT RIGHT TO KNOW ORDINANCE SAYS THAT THE CITY SHOULD USE GOOD FAITH TO ENSURE THAT WE, AS THE NEIGHBOR, THE AFFECTED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPACT THIS DIRECTION HERE.

SO I'D ASK YOU TO CONTINUE THIS. IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S SOME SOME GOOD IDEAS IN HERE, SOME QUESTIONABLE IDEAS IN HERE.

AND I REALLY FEEL LIKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD SHOULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN, AND THAT SOMEBODY SHOULD MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THIS MATTER SO THAT WE CAN GIVE YOU SOME INFORMED DIRECTION. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER IS JOHAN MOORE.

GOOD EVENING. COMMISSIONERS. AS A MEMBER OF THE NOW, I BELIEVE, NINE MEMBER FLAMINGO PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION LAND USE SUBCOMMITTEE, I WOULD JOIN IN MARK'S REQUEST THAT YOU, IN FACT, NOT VOTE ON THIS TONIGHT, BUT RATHER POSTPONE THIS UNTIL THE 25TH IN ORDER FOR FLAMINGO PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION TO HAVE THE POSSIBILITY TO DEVELOP ITS POSITION AND AND ENDORSE OR MODIFY THE SUBCOMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS AT OUR MONTHLY MEETING NEXT MONDAY.

AN IN-PERSON MEETING. I WILL CHANGE HATS FROM THAT MEMBERSHIP OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE TO MAKE PERSONAL COMMENTS.

I WAS HEARTENED TO HEAR THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE PROBLEM OF WAREHOUSING, TYPICALLY OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS, ESPECIALLY IN OTHER CITIES. NOT SO MUCH APPARENTLY, IN OURS HERE.

THOUGH AIRBNB IS A FORM OF WAREHOUSING. BUT I BELIEVE THERE'S ALSO BEEN A RELUCTANCE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.

POSSIBLY. THERE MAY NOT BE A TOOL. YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT.

I WAS LESS HEARTENED, BUT I ACKNOWLEDGE COMMISSIONER BOTS CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS THAT THE 13,000,000FT² OF F.A.R. IN SOUTH BEACH THAT IS UNUSED, MUCH OF THAT CANNOT BE USED.

SO IT'S ESSENTIALLY LOCKED UP VALUE THAT IN THE ABSENCE OF A TDR A TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS SCHEME OR PROPOSAL CANNOT BE USED TO SUPPORT RENOVATION, RESTORATION, RESILIENCE OF THOSE CONTRIBUTING BUILDINGS.

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I WANT TO SUGGEST THAT A RIGHT SIZING OF THIS PROJECT MIGHT BE ARRIVED AT BY WORKING BACKWARDS FROM WHAT IT IS THAT THE CITY. THANK YOU SIR.

NICK. THERE'S NO CITY ATTORNEY. DEPUTY CHIEF ATTORNEY.

THERE IS NO TDR IN THIS PROGRAM, CORRECT? NO, NOT IN THE DRAFT.

THAT'S BEFORE YOU. NO. OKAY. I THINK THERE WAS TALK ABOUT IT AT THE PLANNING BOARD AND YEAH, I NEVER PROPOSED THAT. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL AWARE THAT THERE ARE THIS LEGISLATION HAS NO TDR.

THAT'S CORRECT. OUR NEXT CALLER IS LAURIE BACON.

WE'RE EXPECTING. LAURIE, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF.

YES. HELLO. LAURIE BASHAM, MIAMI BEACH RESIDENT SINCE 1992.

I DIDN'T PLAN TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE, BUT I DO WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

MANY YEARS AGO, AS A LONG TIME RESIDENT AND REAL ESTATE BROKER OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES IN MIAMI BEACH, I SEND A RECOMMENDATION TO THE COMMISSION ABOUT OPENING UP THE UPPER LEVELS OF EXISTING WASHINGTON AVENUE PROPERTIES TO LIVE WORK ZONING. AND THE ONLY COMMISSIONER AT THAT TIME, AND THIS WILL GIVE YOU A TIMELINE OF THE DATE THAT RESPONDED, WAS JOY MALAKOFF, WHO ALSO SUPPORTED THAT. BUT THERE JUST WAS NO WILL AT THAT TIME TO CHANGE TO ANY RESIDENTIAL ZONING.

SO I DON'T HAVE AN OPINION ON WHETHER THIS CURRENT PROPOSAL IS THE BEST OR NOT.

BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT GETTING PEOPLE LIVING ON WASHINGTON AVENUE IS VERY IMPORTANT.

AND I WOULD LIKE THE COMMISSION TO END THE CITY GOVERNMENT TO CONSIDER WAYS THAT LIVE WORK OPPORTUNITIES CAN ALSO BE INCENTIVIZED, BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE TO BRING IN NOT JUST FAMILIES, BUT ALSO YOUNG PROFESSIONALS THAT HAVE EXITED MIAMI BEACH OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS, AND ESPECIALLY THE LAST TEN, ARE ENTREPRENEURS AND DESIGNERS AND ARTISTS THAT WE WANT TO BRING BACK.

AND I BELIEVE IF YOU CAN FIND A WAY TO INCENTIVIZE THAT, IT WILL BE VERY HELPFUL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER IS ADAM.

MRS. GO AHEAD PLEASE. PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF.

OKAY. THERE IS NO OTHER CALLERS. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE? WELCOME, TROY. HI. YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE THIS IS CHRISTMAS IN FEBRUARY.

FOR A LONG TIME WE HAVE BEEN ASKING AND TALKED ABOUT CHANGES ON WASHINGTON AVENUE.

SOMEONE PAY ATTENTION AND I'M HAPPY THAT THIS GROUP IS PAYING ATTENTION TO WASHINGTON AVENUE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW, DO WE AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN PUT OUT THERE? ABSOLUTELY NOT. AND I'M HAPPY THAT AT LEAST WE'RE GETTING INPUT, GETTING DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS, AND WE HOPE THAT SOMETHING COMES OUT OF THIS.

NOW, IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT THIS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS, THEY LOOK AT THIS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN YOU DO ON WHY THEY HAVE NOT DONE CERTAIN THINGS OUT OF CERTAIN FEARS AND CERTAIN HESITATIONS, BUT THEY DO WANT TO DO SOMETHING.

THEY DO WANT TO SEE A CHANGE ON WASHINGTON AVENUE, AND THE MORE THAT THEY CAN BE INVOLVED IN THOSE DECISIONS, I THINK THAT THE EASIER THIS PROCESS WILL BE.

SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WHATEVER IT TAKES, WASHINGTON AVENUE, WE WANT TO BE INVOLVED JUST SITTING THERE DURING THIS CYCLE, MY PHONE LIT UP. SPEAKING OF CHRISTMAS, LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE FROM PROPERTY OWNERS, THEY HAVE DIFFERENT QUESTIONS.

AT LEAST 5 OR 6 DIFFERENT QUESTIONS ON WHAT WILL THIS ACTUALLY, HOW WILL THIS AFFECT WASHINGTON AVENUE? HAS ANYONE DONE A FINANCIAL ANALYSIS ON THIS? WHAT QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED ABOUT SEWAGE, YOU NAME IT, ALL OF IT HAS COME OUT.

SO WHATEVER DIRECTION THAT IS DECIDED FIRST, I THANK YOU.

I COMMEND YOU FOR EVEN TAKING THIS ON. YOU'RE BRAVE ENOUGH TO DO IT.

WE SUPPORT CHANGE. WE NEED HELP ON WASHINGTON AVENUE.

AS MOST OF YOU HAVE HEARD ME SAY MANY TIMES BEFORE, IF IT'S RESIDENTS, LET'S DO IT.

IF IT'S INCENTIVES IN OTHER WAYS, LET'S DO THOSE AS WELL.

BUT WASHINGTON IS HERE TO SUPPORT WE WANT CHANGE.

THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

TO MAKE MISTER MAYOR, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, I HEARD FIRST AND THEN COMMISSIONER SUAREZ KNOWLES.

LET'S BRING IT HOME. YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO JUST SUGGEST, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD IDEAS.

THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD IN THIS POLICY. I THINK THERE'S A PATH FORWARD.

I THINK WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT LAND USE. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE CALLERS MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW,

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BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THOSE 13,000,000FT² OF UNUSED F.A.R.

THAT, LET'S SAY AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE A TDR STUDY THAT WE'RE DOING, TOM, IS THAT CORRECT, THAT WE WERE ADVANCING THROUGH THE LAND USE COMMITTEE? WHAT'S THE STATUS OF THAT TDR STUDY? CORRECT.

THE CONSULTANT THAT WE RETAIN IS FINISHING THAT UP, AND WE'RE EXPECTING IT TO BE READY NO LATER THAN THE END OF FEBRUARY.

AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE CAN LOOK AT. WE CAN LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, TRANSFERRING EXISTING F.A.R INTO WASHINGTON AVENUE IN A WAY THAT REINVESTS IN HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND HELPS OUR OUR HISTORIC BUILDINGS.

WE CAN LOOK AT LOWERING THE THRESHOLD, THE VOTING THRESHOLD, SAYING IF YOU GO UP TO FOR AS LONG AS YOU DON'T EXCEED 4.0 FA IN YOUR REQUEST WILL APPROVE IT THROUGH A 5/7 VOTE OR THROUGH AN EXPEDITED PROCESS.

FROM EVERYTHING THAT I'VE HEARD ON THE DAYS, IT SEEMS LIKE THAT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT THE BODY COULD BE AGREEABLE TO.

IF WE SEND IT TO LAND USE, WE CAN IRON THIS OUT SO THAT WE CAN HOPEFULLY PASS SOMETHING THAT DEVELOPERS CAN USE TO BRING RESIDENTS INTO THE AREA. I'D LIKE TO REFER THIS TO LAND USE.

I HAVE A SECOND. I'M SORRY. SECOND. OKAY, SO I HAVE A REFERRAL TO LAND USE BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BHATT. ALL IN FAVOR OF REFERRING BOTH R FIVE AND R5C TO LAND USE, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE TWO ITEMS ARE REFERRED TO LAND USE R5 AND R5.

SEE THAT'S THAT. TOM. DOES THAT GO TO THE NEXT? YEAH. YOU CAN CERTAINLY HAVE IT PLACED ON THE NEXT AVAILABLE LAND USE COMMITTEE.

PLEASE DO THAT. THANK YOU. SO THE NEXT LAND USE MEETING.

SO. LET'S DO THE BOARDS AND COMMITTEES. OKAY.

[R9 B BOARD AND COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS – CITY COMMISSION / AT-LARGE APPOINTMENTS.]

EVERYONE HAS A BLUE PIECE OF PAPER. R9 B SO LET ME KNOW IF YOU IF YOU CAN'T FIND YOURS.

YOU ALSO HAVE SMALL PADS AND PENCILS FOR YOU TO VOTE IF NECESSARY.

MR.. MR. MAYOR, THAT'S ME. IT'S THE POINT OF WHAT A PRIVILEGE.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT ONE OF THE.

WELL, ACTUALLY, TWO OF THE NOMINEES FOR ONE OF THE BOARDS.

IT'S THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE. DO YOU WANT TO GET TO IT? WHEN WE WERE THERE? ARE WE GOING TO GET. I COULD GO, I COULD GO IN ORDER.

WE CAN GO TO WHATEVER. LET'S JUST GO TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE NOW, THEN.

THAT'S POSSIBLE. GET IT OUT OF THE WAY. LET'S.

LET'S GO. IN ORDER OF. SURE. AND THEN WHEN WE GET TO IT.

SO DID EVERYONE FIND THEIR BLUE PAPER? IF NOT, I HAVE AN EXTRA COUPLE OF EXTRA ONES. OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO GO IN ORDER FOR THE FIRST ONE IS THE AD HOC CITY LIGHTING PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

I HAVE WE HAVE ONE VACANT SEAT, ONE NOMINEE. MAY WE DO SO BY ACCLAMATION? YES, YES, I KNOW IN THE PAST WE'VE DONE WHEREVER THERE'S NOT A THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO.

YEAH. SO THAT'S THE FIRST ONE BY ACCLAMATION.

JACOB. OKAY. THE SECOND ONE IS REQUIRES A VOTE.

THIS IS THE AD HOC CITY SANITATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

YOU HAVE TWO NOMINEES, JOCELYN MAHONEY AND BILLY MCALLISTER.

THIS IS FOR THE ONE VACANT SEAT AVAILABLE FOR THE CITY AS A AS LARGE AT LARGE.

JUST FOR THE RECORD, MR. MCALLISTER HAS NOT COMPLETED THE APPLICATION AS OF YESTERDAY.

SO YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO READ ON THAT. I'LL MOVE THE APPOINTMENT OF JOCELYN MAHONEY.

SECOND. CAN WE DO THAT BY ACCLAMATION? SEVEN ZERO YES.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE. THE MAYOR NOMINATED THE VICE MAYOR TO BE THE.

THE CITY REPRESENTATIVE. THE COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE. IF SHE ACCEPTS, WE COULD DO THIS ONE BY ACCLAMATION. SO I ACCEPT.

SO CONGRATULATIONS, VICE MAYOR. ON THE. I'M SORRY, I HAVE A QUESTION.

IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T GET APPOINTED TO A BOARD THAT HE OR SHE IS INTERESTED IN, BUT HAS ALSO EXPRESSED INTEREST IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING, CAN WE COME BACK AND NOMINATE THEM WHILE WE'RE ALL HERE TOGETHER? YES. AS LONG AS THAT PERSON MEETS THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATION FOR WHATEVER POSITION.

WHAT I COULD DO IS I COULD PUT THAT PERSON IN, AND IF IT DOESN'T MATCH, THEN I COULD COME BACK NEXT MEETING.

OKAY, SO FOR WHERE THEY ARE AT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

THERE HAS BEEN A WITHDRAWAL OF FLATS. SO WITH THAT, YOU HAVE SIX SEATS ARE AVAILABLE AND YOU HAVE FIVE NOMINEES.

IF YOU WISH TO DO IT, YOU COULD APPOINT EVERYONE BY ACCLAMATION.

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SO MOVED. WE ARE NOW ON PAGE THREE AND WE'RE AT THE ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE.

SO B KATZ HAS NOMINATED LISA SAMUEL AS THEIR REP.

WE COULD DO THAT BY ACCLAMATION. SO MOVED. EVERYONE AGREES.

ART IN PUBLIC PLACES REQUIRES A VOTE. SO, JUST FOR THE RECORD, STEVE BURKE IS A NOMINEE.

HE'S A CURRENT MEMBER. MONICA HEWLETT IS A NEW NOMINEE.

LASZLO IS A CURRENT MEMBER. AND MARCELA NOVELLA IS ALSO A NOMINEE.

SO YOUR TWO REAPPOINTMENTS WOULD BE STEVE BURKE AND LAZO.

BUT YOU CAN VOTE UP TO THREE INDIVIDUALS. SO IF YOU WISH TO VOTE YES PLEASE.

SO YOU CAN VOTE UP TO THREE INDIVIDUALS. SO, BURKE.

ULICK. LAZO. AVELLA.

YEAH, SURE. A LITTLE SHUFFLING.

SO, COMMISSIONER BHATT IS VOTING FOR BURKE. LAZO.

AND NOVELLA. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ IS VOTING FOR BURKE AND NOVELLA.

COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ IS VOTING FOR BURKE. NOVELLA AND LAZO.

COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ IS VOTING FOR BURKE. ULICK AND LAZO.

VICE CHAIR. I RECOGNIZE HER SIGNATURE. SO IT'S THE FIRST TIME I SEE IT.

COMMISSIONER. VICE CHAIR. MONICA MATEO- SALINAS IS VOTING FOR BURKE.

OKAY. LAZO AND MARCELA NOVELLA. MAYOR MINOR IS VOTING FOR STEVEN BURKE. MONICA. ULICH AND LAZO. AND COMMISSIONER.

MAGAZINE. BURKE. LAZO. NOVELLA. KAYLA, CAN YOU TELL US WHAT THE VOTES ARE, PLEASE? STEVEN BURKE HAS SEVEN VOTES. DALIA LAZO HAS SIX VOTES AND MARCELA NOVELLA HAS FIVE VOTES.

SO THOSE ARE THE THREE TOP VOTE GETTERS IN OUR APPOINTED.

NEXT CATEGORY ON PAGE FOUR. BLACK AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, ONE NOMINEE, ONE SEAT.

VALERIE CRAWFORD FOR REAPPOINTMENT. MAY WE DO THAT BY ACCLAMATION? YES. SO MOVED. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT JAMES SILVERS IS CAN BE DONE BY ACCLAMATION.

IT IS A REAPPOINTMENT SO MOVED GENERAL GENERAL BUSINESS CATEGORY.

JANET SILVERMAN IS A REAPPOINTMENT. ONE NOMINEE, ONE SEAT.

SO MOVED BY ACCLAMATION. THIS ONE WE NEED FOR BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

WE NEED WE NEED A VOTE. WE HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS, DAVID BORG AND FORMER COMMISSIONER WHITEHORN.

THIS IS FOR THE CPA SEAT. ON THIS ONE. I WANT TO MAKE A CLARIFICATION.

THERE WAS A THIRD NOMINEE THAT I CANNOT PLACE BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T DONE THE APPLICATION, SO I COULDN'T PLACE THAT PERSON.

SO THE AS OF THIS MOMENT, THEY'RE NOT NOMINATED FOR THIS CATEGORY.

SO WE HAVE DAVID BORG AND COMMISSIONER WHITEHORN.

TWO THREE THAT SHE HAS TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION.

OKAY, LET HER DO THAT. TWICE.

SO, VICE MAYOR MONICA MATEO- SALINAS VOTES FOR WHITEHORN.

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COMMISSIONER. SUAREZ FOR BERG. BORG. SORRY. BORG.

BORG. BORG. OKAY. SORRY. COMMISSIONER. BHATT FOR COMMISSIONER.

WHITEHORN. COMMISSIONER. MAGAZINE FOR WHITEHORN.

MAYOR. MINER FOR BORG. COMMISSIONER. DOMINGUEZ FOR WHITEHORN AND COMMISSIONER.

FERNANDEZ FOR COMMISSIONER. WHITEHORN WITH A HEART AT THE END FOR HIS FORMER BOSS COMMISSIONER WHITEHORN IS APPOINTED.

WE'RE NOW GOING TO PAGE FIVE CONVENTION CENTER ADVISORY BOARD.

THE PALM VIEW RESIDENT HAS BEEN NOMINATED BY PALM VIEW.

IT IS DYLAN FILLION. CAN WE DO THAT? ACCLAMATION.

MOVED TO ACCLAMATION. APPOINTED THE CONVENTION CENTER REP.

AS THE EX OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY IS FREDDIE PETERSON.

MAY WE DO THAT BY ACCLAMATION? SO MOVED FOR CULTURAL ARTS ON PAGE FIVE.

THERE'S FIVE NOMINEES, SIX SEATS. WE COULD DO ALL THAT BY ACCLAMATION.

ACCLAMATION. CULTURAL ARTS COUNCIL IS DONE BY ACCLAMATION.

DESIGN REVIEW BOARD. WE HAVE ANDRES SHAUN ONE C1 NOMINEE.

WE COULD DO THAT BY ACCLAMATION. SO MOVED APPOINTED FOR THE RESIDENT AT LARGE CATEGORY.

WE NEED A VOTE ON THAT. WE HAVE TWO NOMINEES, NATHAN BECKERMAN AND JESSICA MINDICH.

THIS IS FOR THE ONE VACANT SEAT AVAILABLE FOR THE THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF RESIDENCY REQUIRED.

DESIGN REVIEW BOARD. BECKERMAN. MINDICH.

THANK YOU. MAYOR MINER FOR MR.. BECKERMAN COMMISSIONER. SUAREZ FOR MR.. BECKERMAN COMMISSIONER.

MAGAZINE. MINDIG THIS MINDIG COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ MRS MINDIG COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ MRS MINDIG, VICE MAYOR MONICA MATEO- SALINAS, MRS MINDIG AND COMMISSIONER MINDIG.

THIS MINDIG IS APPOINTED. RAFAEL. I HAD A REALLY GREAT CONVERSATION WITH NATHAN YESTERDAY OR THE DAY BEFORE, AND ONE OF HIS CHOICES FOR A BOARD WAS THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE.

I'LL SECOND THAT FOR THAT. SO WE COULD DO THAT BY ACCLAMATION IF YOU WISH, BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE SEATS THAN WE HAVE NOMINEES.

SO MR. BECKERMAN WILL BE APPOINTED TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ASSUMING THAT HE MEETS ONE OF THE CRITERIA OF THE OPEN SEATS.

I THINK HE DOES, BUT I'LL CHECK IN JUST IN CASE.

OKAY, THANKS. WE ARE NOW ON PAGE SEVEN. THE WATER MANAGEMENT SEAT ON THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD IS MISS LEWIN.

WE COULD DO THAT BY ACCLAMATION AT THE REAPPOINTMENT. SO MOVED THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.

WE COULD DO ALL THESE BY ACCLAMATION, IF YOU SO WISH.

KATE MOSELEY FOR FOR THE RESIDENT. TWO SEATS ARE AVAILABLE FOR MID BEACH.

MR. KOSLOW, MR. KESSLER AND THE RESIDENT FROM THE NORTH BEACH IS ONE SEAT AVAILABLE.

MR. SMITH, WE CAN DO ALL THOSE BY ACCLAMATION, IF YOU WISH.

ON PAGE SEVEN. SO MOVED. WE'RE ON PAGE EIGHT.

DO ALL THESE BY ACCLAMATION? WE'RE WITH MR. BRUCE HALPERIN.

STILL IN THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND FOR THE ONE SEAT IS AVAILABLE IS CULTURAL FACILITIES.

WE COULD DO THAT BY ACCLAMATION, PLEASE. MOVED.

HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE. ALL THESE CAN BE DONE BY ACCLAMATION.

NURSING PROFESSION TO SUSAN GAZZA SNYDER AND DOCTOR JACOBS.

THESE ARE ONE OF THE APPOINTMENTS OF DOCTOR JACOB THAT CAN BE DONE BY ACCLAMATION.

SO MOVED. THANK YOU. HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD FOR THE ONE SEAT AT LARGE.

MR. BRESLIN IS THE ONLY NOMINEE. AND IT'S A REAPPOINTMENT.

CAN WE DO THAT BY ACCLAMATION? SO MOVED. WE ARE NOW IN THE ARCHITECT POSITION, MISS KAMARA, MISS CAMARGO IS REQUESTED TO BE REAPPOINTED. AND HASKELL MEYER FOR THE WATER MANAGEMENT SEAT.

WE COULD DO THOSE TWO BY ACCLAMATION IF YOU WISH.

YES. WE'RE NOW AT THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE.

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THERE ARE SEVEN VACANT SEATS AND WE HAVE. I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THAT.

COMMISSIONER SUAREZ COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. THANK YOU.

I WANT TO CLEARLY STATE MY OBJECTION TO AMANDA KNAPP'S APPOINTMENT AS CHAIR OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE, OR TO HER APPOINTMENT, AND WHY I BELIEVE SHE SHOULD NOT BE CONFIRMED FOR THE SAKE OF THE COMMITTEE'S EFFECTIVENESS, CREDIBILITY, AND ITS WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH STAFF.

I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR. THIS IS NOT ABOUT IDEOLOGY OR DISAGREEMENT.

IT'S ABOUT TEMPERAMENT, PROFESSIONALISM AND WHETHER SOMEONE IS SUITED TO CHAIR A COMMITTEE WHOSE MISSION IS HUMAN RIGHTS.

IN MY OWN EXPERIENCE, MISS KNAPP HAS PUBLICLY, PUBLICLY REFERRED TO ME AS A PUPPET BITCH COMMISSIONER.

THAT ALONE REFLECTS A LEVEL OF HOSTILITY AND DISRESPECT THAT IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH A LEADERSHIP ROLE MEANT TO FOSTER DIALOG, INCLUSION, AND MUTUAL RESPECT. BEYOND THAT, I'VE HEARD DIRECTLY FROM OUR CITY MANAGER, ERIC CARPENTER, WHO HAS CONFIRMED THAT HE AND OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED MISS KNAPP'S INTERACTIONS WITH STAFF AS COMBATIVE ABRASIVE, INCLUDING INSTANCES WHERE COWORKERS ARE BERATED TO THE POINT OF TEARS BOTH INTERNALLY AND DURING PUBLIC BOARD MEETINGS.

THE CHAIR OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE MUST BE SOMEONE WHO CAN DE-ESCALATE CONFLICT, WORK CONSTRUCTIVELY WITH STAFF, AND BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER ACROSS DIFFERENCES.

WHATEVER ONE THINKS OF MISS KNAPP'S PAST PASSION OR ADVOCACY, THIS PATTERN OF BEHAVIOR RAISES SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT HER ABILITY TO LEAD IN THAT CAPACITY. FOR THIS COMMITTEE'S CREDIBILITY AND THE WELL-BEING OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS FOR THOSE REASONS, I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO CAREFULLY RECONSIDER THESE CONCERNS AND VOTE AGAINST THIS CONFIRMATION.

IN FACT, I'D LIKE TO READ INTO THE RECORD AN EMAIL THAT I HAVE FROM LAUREN HERNANDEZ TO MALA, OUR HR DIRECTOR. HI, MALA. PLEASE NOTE THAT MURIEL THOMAS CAME INTO MY OFFICE VISIBLY UPSET, IN TEARS AND CLEARLY FRUSTRATED FOLLOWING A HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE MEETING.

SHE EXPLAINED THAT AMANDA KNAPP HAD SPOKEN TO HER IN AN EXTREMELY RUDE AND DISRESPECTFUL MANNER IN FRONT OF THE ENTIRE COMMITTEE.

MURIEL WAS SO UPSET BY THE INTERACTION THAT SHE FELT COMPELLED TO REPORT IT TO ME, NOTING THAT THE BEHAVIOR WAS INAPPROPRIATE AND UNPROFESSIONAL.

ACCORDING TO MURIEL, THE EXCHANGE WAS SO CONCERNING THAT ONE OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAD TO STOP IN AND TELL AMANDA NOT TO SPEAK TO HER IN THAT WAY.

AND PJ, I'D LIKE YOU TO SHOW A VIDEO OF OF A MAN THAT ONE WAY WE CAN FIGHT THAT, AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE BY APPEALING TO MORALITY OF THESE LUNATICS WHO ARE UP THERE JUST VERY WILLING TO BE SUBSERVIENT TO, HONESTLY, A GROUP OF EXCUSE ME FREAKING.

THEY WANTED US TO BE SILENT. OUR OWN LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSIONER WANTED US TO BE SILENT.

THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY WE CAN. YOU COULD. YOU COULD STOP IT NOW, GUYS.

OR I THINK, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, I THINK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE OF THE MEETING, YOU SAID, AS I GO THROUGH MY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS TODAY AS I CAST MY VOTE ON COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS, I'M NOT GOING TO BE VOTING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE USING THEIR PLATFORMS TO PROMOTE HATE AND DIVISION IN OUR COMMUNITY.

I TOOK YOUR ADVICE. I'M NOT SUPPORTING MISS SNAPS FOR THIS COMMITTEE.

I THANK YOU FOR THANK YOU FOR STATING THAT BECAUSE THAT THESE SAME COMMENTS IS WHAT WOULD HAVE APPLIED WITH TO MISS FLAX AND PJ.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THE IMAGE OF THAT I THAT THAT I EMAILED TO YOU.

THIS IS THANK YOU. BECAUSE OUR BOARD AND COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS NEED TO BE ABOUT THE GOOD OF THE CITY.

THERE'S NATIONAL POLITICS, PARTIZAN POLITICS, THAT DIVISION.

LET THAT STAY SOMEWHERE ELSE. HERE WE NEED TO BE UNIFYING.

AND IT'S THE SAME REASON WHY I WASN'T GOING TO SUPPORT INEZ FLAX, WHO WROTE DEMONCRATS ARE THE PARTY OF SATAN.

YOU KNOW, THERE, THERE, THERE IT IS IN BLACK.

SHE HAD BEEN NOMINATED TO SERVE ON THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE, I THINK COMMISSIONER SUAREZ BY YOU.

AND AS SOON AS I SAW THAT, YEAH, I REMOVED IT.

AND THAT WAS LITERALLY THE MOMENT YOU SAID THAT I WENT OVER TO RAPHAEL.

I SAID, RAPHAEL, REMOVE PEOPLE LIKE THAT SHOULD NOT BE SERVING IN THESE COMMITTEES.

WHEN YOU'RE SAYING THAT DEMOCRATS ARE DEMON RATS AND THE PARTY OF SATAN.

YOU'RE TALKING TO EVERY SINGLE DEMOCRAT IN THIS CITY THAT THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE.

AND THE SAME THING WITH ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE.

YOU KNOW, WE CANNOT TOLERATE THIS DIVISIVENESS IN OUR COMMUNITY ANYMORE.

WE NEED TO COME BACK TOGETHER. AND THESE BOARDS AND COMMITTEES ARE ONE OF THOSE PLACES WHERE NEIGHBORS CAN WORK TOGETHER, EVEN WHEN THEY'RE OF OPPOSITE PARTIES. THEY CAN FIND COMMON GROUND ON WATER ISSUES, ON PARKS, ISSUES, ON TRANSPORTATION ISSUES THAT ARE NONPARTISAN AND THEN BRING US TOGETHER.

SO, YEAH, I AGREE WITH YOU. THROUGH THE MAYOR, I REQUEST WE ASK COMMISSIONER BHATT TO REMOVE YOUR NOMINATION OF AMANDA KNAPP.

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YOU KNOW, I IT'S I AGREE THAT WE NEED TO COME TO THE MIDDLE.

I'M, I WOULD ALSO PUT INTO THE RECORD PHYSICIAN.

HEAL THYSELF. YOU ARE ALSO AN AGENT OF DIVISION.

HOW MUCH MONEY DID YOU SPEND AGAINST SOMEBODY WHO YOU WEREN'T EVEN RUNNING AGAINST? I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT APPLIES TO THIS ITEM. COMMISSIONER I'M SAYING WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE GOOSE? I'M NOT FOR I'M NOT CALLING ANYONE A DEROGATORY TERM.

I MEAN, I THINK. EXCUSE ME, I'M SPEAKING. YOU'RE ASKING ME A QUESTION.

I'M SIMPLY ANSWERING. I NEVER WOULD I WOULD NEVER CALL ANOTHER COMMISSIONER A PUPPET BITCH.

AND IF I EVER IF I EVER APPOINTED SOMEONE WHO WOULD HAVE TALKED TO YOU THAT WAY OR OR COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ OR ANYONE UP HERE, I WOULD HAVE IMMEDIATELY REMOVED MY APPOINTMENT IMMEDIATELY.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I DID WITH INEZ FLACKS TODAY.

I DIDN'T WAIT A SECOND, AND I DID THE RIGHT THING, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT PEOPLE LIKE THAT SHOULD NOT BE REPRESENTING OUR CITY.

SO IT'S A VERY SIMPLE YES OR NO. CAN I FINISH MY COMMENTS, PLEASE? THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WAS NOT ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION YET.

I WAS POINTING OUT THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO DOUBLE STANDARD FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ELECTED INTO OFFICE VERSUS PEOPLE WHO ARE APPOINTED INTO COMMITTEES.

I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THAT COMMENT. I WILL. YOU WERE THERE.

I WAS THERE IN THE BACK TALKING TO OTHER PEOPLE.

I MADE VERY DIFFERENT COMMENTS. PURPOSELY LEFT YOU OUT OF THE VIDEO OUT OF RESPECT FOR YOUR OFFICE.

SO YOU CAN SHOW WHAT I SAID, BECAUSE WHAT I SAID WAS NOT ABOUT THAT.

WHAT I SAID VERY CLEARLY AND FEEL FREE TO SHOW IT, NOT THE EDITED VERSION THAT YOU HAVE ON YOUTUBE FLOATING AROUND.

WHAT I SAID VERY CLEARLY, AND BRANDON WAS THERE FILMING.

I SAID VERY CLEARLY, YOU ARE A CITIZEN OF THIS COUNTRY.

YOU ARE PERMITTED TO USE YOUR VOICE TO EXPRESS YOUR DISSATISFACTION TO THE GOVERNMENT.

AND IF THAT IS A COMFORTABLE IF THAT IS A STATEMENT THAT YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH, THAT'S A THAT'S A YOU PROBLEM.

MY COMMENT WAS AS WE ARE MAKING OUR COMMUNITIES BETTER, I WOULD SUGGEST WE DO THE SAME WITH OUR COLLEAGUES.

AND I THINK IT'S SURPRISING GIVEN THE LAST FIVE MONTHS, I WILL WITHDRAW MY NOMINATION.

I DO NOT BELIEVE SHE WAS BEING NOMINATED OR SHE WAS GOING TO BE THE THE CHAIR.

I WILL COMMEND HER FOR HER WORK THAT I KNOW SHE'S PASSIONATE ABOUT, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT THAT KIND OF RHETORIC IS APPROPRIATE.

AND CERTAINLY MAKING STAFF CRY IS NOT APPROPRIATE.

SO I'M REMOVING. THANK YOU. SO FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, WE HAVE MR. BURNS, MR. MARTINEZ AND MISS ROGERS. THEY COULD ALL BE DONE BY ACCLAMATION.

SO MOVED. WE'RE NOW ON PAGE TEN. NEXT GENERATION COUNCIL REAPPOINTMENT OF MR. KOSIOREK CAN BE DONE BY ACCLAMATION. SO MOVED.

AND THE MR. MISS FROM THE MIAMI BEACH CHAMBERS REP CAN BE DONE BY ACCLAMATION.

SO MOVED THE NORMANDY SHORES LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT HAS NOMINATED REAPPOINTMENT OF MISS NAGLER AS A REP.

WE DO THAT BY NOMINATED BY ACCLAMATION. YES. WE'RE NOW ON PAGE 11.

THIS IS THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.

WE HAVE THREE SEATS. YOU CAN VOTE UP TO THREE INDIVIDUALS.

I'M GOING TO SAY THEIR NAMES. IT'S THIS THIS SAMUEL LAYTON, WHO IS THE CURRENT MEMBER.

SO THAT WOULD BE A REAPPOINTMENT IF YOU WISH TO DO THAT. MANNING SALAZAR IS THE CURRENT MEMBER.

SO THAT WOULD BE REAPPOINTMENT. LAURA VATIA. SO THOSE ARE YOUR NOMINEES, IGOR, SAMUEL MANNING AND LAURA. YOU CAN VOTE UP TO THREE INDIVIDUALS.

I HAVE A COMMENT ABOUT THIS. MR.. MAYOR COMMISSIONER.

SUAREZ. I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR. AGAIN, THIS IS NOT PERSONAL, AND IT'S NOT ABOUT QUESTIONING ANYONE'S INTEGRITY.

IT'S ABOUT COMMON SENSE, GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC TRUST.

THE NORTH BEACH CRA IS AN ISN'T A SYMBOLIC BOARD.

IT CONTROLS REDEVELOPMENT POLICY AND PUBLIC MONEY, AND IT IS EXPECTED TO PLAY A ROLE IN HOUSING, INCLUDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND WORKFORCE HOUSING.

APPOINTING THE CO-OWNER OF A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT FIRM CREATES A BUILT IN CONFLICT OF INTEREST, BECAUSE CRA DECISIONS THAT LEAD TO MORE HOUSING UNITS AND HIGHER DENSITY ALSO CREATES MORE PROPERTIES THAT NEED TO BE MANAGED.

THAT'S NOT HYPOTHETICAL. THAT'S HOW BUSINESS WORKS.

AND BECAUSE HOUSING COMES UP AGAIN AND AGAIN, THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT CAN JUST BE FIXED WITH AN OCCASIONAL OCCASIONAL RECUSAL.

AND TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS NOT ABOUT QUALIFICATIONS.

MANY PEOPLE ARE QUALIFIED. THE QUESTION IS WHETHER SOMEONE'S PRIVATE BUSINESS INTERESTS ALIGN TOO CLOSELY WITH THE DECISIONS THE BOARD IS EXPECTED TO MAKE.

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THE PERCEPTION PROBLEM GETS WORSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FAMILY'S BUSINESS CONNECTIONS.

HER BROTHER AND BUSINESS PARTNER PREVIOUSLY SERVED ON THE CRA ON PLANNING BODIES AND WORKED CLOSELY WITH MAJOR DEVELOPERS SHAPING NORTH BEACH PROJECTS LIKE THE TCC THAT WE JUST DISCUSSED. REFERRING TO LAURA VARSHA.

FROM THE OUTSIDE, IT LOOKS LIKE THE SAME SMALL CIRCLE OF PEOPLE INFLUENCING REDEVELOPMENT DECISIONS YEAR AFTER YEAR, EVEN IF THE NAMES ON THE STAGE CHANGES. AND WE SHOULD BE HONEST ABOUT ABOUT THE MARKET REALITY.

ONE COMPANY HAS ALREADY HOLDS A NEAR MONOPOLY IN NORTH BEACH PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, AND THAT COMPANY IS URBAN RESOURCE.

WHETHER OR NOT ANYTHING IS IMPROPER EVER HAPPENS, THE PUBLIC WILL REASONABLY QUESTION WHOSE INTERESTS ARE REALLY BEING SERVED.

OUR JOB IS TO AVOID PUTTING THE CITY IN THAT POSITION, TO PROTECT THE CREDIBILITY OF THE CRA AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC CONFIDENCE.

I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS APPOINTMENT AND BELIEVE WE SHOULD CHOOSE SOMEONE WHOSE PRIVATE LIVELIHOOD ISN'T AS CLEARLY SEPARATE FROM THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT IN NORTH BEACH. SO I THINK THAT IS A SUPER.

I THINK THAT'S A BIG CONFLICT OF INTEREST. WE JUST HAD AN OPENING ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.

I THINK IF YOU KNOW, IF MISS LAUREN WANTS TO SERVE A CITY BOARD, I THINK THAT'S WE JUST HAD AN OPENING.

BUT RIGHT NOW, I THINK IN GOOD CONSCIENCE, I CERTAINLY CAN'T PUT SOMEONE WHO HAS CLEARLY A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON THE DECISION MAKING OF THE NORTH BEACH CRA. MR.. MAYOR. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.

MISTER ATTORNEY, WHAT IS THE AUTHORITY OF THE NORTH BEACH CRA? DO THEY HAVE DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY, OR ARE THEY PLAINLY ADVISORY? THEY'RE THEY'RE ADVISORY. THEY'RE ADVISORY. AND SO EVEN EVEN THIS BODY, WHICH IS THE GOVERNING BODY OF OF THE NORTH BEACH CRA, WE ARE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SO THEY'RE ADVISORY TO US.

WE'RE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF A COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY IS TO ADMINISTER FUNDS, TAX INCREMENTS THAT COME INTO INTO THE FUND. WE MAY WANT TO DO THAT, BUT IT'S ALL SUBJECT TO A BUDGET.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. AND IS THAT BUDGET APPROVED BY BY BY THE NORTH BEACH CRA ADVISORY BOARD? NO, IT'S APPROVED BY THE COUNTY AND BY THE BOARD OF THE CRA.

SO THE CRA, WHICH IS ALL OF US, THE BOARD OF THE CRA, AND THEN IT'S THE COUNTY.

THAT'S CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. SO SO THIS INDIVIDUAL REALLY DOESN'T HAVE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ADVISORY JUST LIKE ANY OTHER STAKEHOLDER, JUST LIKE FLORES AND AND COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AND ALL THAT.

BUT THEY REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY REAL DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY.

OVER. OVER THE CRA. THEIR ROLE IS ADVISORY IN NATURE.

THEY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS THROUGH MOTIONS. IS IT ANY DIFFERENT THAN LIKE WHEN WE APPOINT, YOU KNOW, REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS TO TO. TO CERTAIN CATEGORIES ON THE PLANNING BOARD OR THE BOA OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? WELL, THE TRUTH OF ANY ETHICS QUESTION IS IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE FACTUALLY DETERMINED.

ANSWER SO I CAN SEE WHAT YOU'RE DRIVING AT. AND YES, THERE IS SIMILARITIES, BUT I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO ANSWER SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE IT'S ALL GOING TO BE FACT DRIVEN. I GET WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, BUT I IT'S AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND WE ARE THE ONES THAT ULTIMATELY MAKE DECISIONS.

THERE'S BEEN TIMES WE HAVEN'T AGREED WITH THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS AND WE HAVEN'T ACCEPTED THEM. AND WHEN IT COMES TO ISSUES OF ULTIMATELY DOLLARS AND CENTS, IT'S APPROVED BY US. AND THEN IT HAS TO BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

SO CORRECT. I DON'T SEE. YOU KNOW, I GET WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM, AND I.

AND I RESPECT IT. BUT, YOU KNOW, SHE'S ALSO A RESIDENT.

SHE'S BEEN A LONG TIME STAKEHOLDER. AND THEY DESERVE.

THEY DESERVE, YOU KNOW, RESPECT. I DON'T LIKE TO CALL THEM OUT THIS WAY IN PUBLIC.

YOU KNOW, THEY THEY'VE SHE'S BEEN SERVING THERE.

I THINK SHE'S BEEN SERVING THERE, HASN'T SHE? NO.

MAYBE HER BROTHER DID. BUT THEY'RE ALSO A VERY PHILANTHROPIC FAMILY.

THEY HELP PAY FOR MANY THINGS IN THE NORTH BEACH FOUNTAIN AREA AND LONG TERM RESIDENTS.

AND ARE THERE BYLAWS SAYING THAT IT'S PREVENTING HER FROM SERVING BECAUSE IT'S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR IT'S JUST AN OPINION? WELL, IF WE WANTED TO REQUEST THAT SHE REQUEST AN OPINION FROM THE COMMISSION ON ETHICS, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT COULD.

BUT THERE'S NO BYLAWS, IS WHAT I'M SAYING. I, I DO NOT SEE AN IMMEDIATE CONFLICT, BUT I'M NOT THE ARBITER OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.

BUT, BUT, BUT LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION. ARE THERE OTHER BUSINESS OWNERS THAT ARE ALSO FROM THE NORTH BEACH AREA THAT ARE PART OF THE CRA?

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YES, ABSOLUTELY. SO WHY WOULD WE MAKE ONE BUSINESS OWNER GO THROUGH A DIFFERENT PROCESS THAN ANY OTHER? BECAUSE IT'S A TYPE OF BUSINESS. IT'S THE TYPE OF BUSINESS THAT THEY THAT SHE HAS.

I MEAN, SHE HAS A CONFLICT. I MISSED WHAT WAS THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE HER TYPE OF BUSINESS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT.

OKAY. SO, YOU KNOW, THE NORTH BEACH CRA, 10% OF THE BUDGET HAS TO GO TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

AND I JUST LOOK, I'VE BEEN VERY CAUTIOUS OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS AS SOON AS I GOT ONTO THIS ROLE.

AND I THINK THE, THE MORE FAR REMOVED AWAY FROM WE ARE, WHETHER IT'S ADVISORY, NON ADVISORY, I THINK IT JUST PUTS US IN A BETTER POSITION FOR PUBLIC TRUST.

THAT'S ALL. LOOK, I THINK WE ALL ARE I THINK I THINK IT'S NOT JUST YOU.

YOU KNOW, WE ALL ARE VERY, VERY, VERY MINDFUL OF AVOIDING CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

BUT THAT'S LIKE SAYING A FLORIST CAN BE THERE BECAUSE MORE DEVELOPMENT WILL DRIVE MORE, YOU KNOW, HUSBANDS TO GO BUY FLOWERS FOR THEIR WIVES. THAT'S A THAT'S A STRETCH.

A NIGHT. YEAH. NO, IT'S NOT A STRETCH. RESPECTFULLY, THAT'S A STRETCH WHEN YOU HAVE A MONOPOLY ON PROPERTY MANAGEMENT.

I MEAN THAT IT IS DIFFERENT. I MEAN, IT'S NOT A FLOWER SHOP.

IT'S. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. SO YOU CAN VOTE UP TO THREE INDIVIDUALS.

THE ONE THING I JUST WANT TO MENTION IS THAT IF SHE EVER WANTED TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE CITY, THEN SHE WOULD NEED TO SEEK AN OPINION FROM THE ETHICS COMMISSION.

THAT'S WITH ANY BUSINESS, NOT JUST A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT.

CORRECT. REPEAT THE NAMES OR WE GOT IT. WE HAVE TO PICK THREE.

A WHOLE BUNCH OF THEM DO. AT THE END OF ALL SO I HAVE MAYOR NOMINATES OR VOTES FOR IGOR, THE SANNIKOV, SAMUEL, ANTON AND LAURA. VITYA. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ VOTES FOR IGOR.

COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ VOTES FOR LAYTON, SALAZAR AND VITYA.

COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ VOTES FOR LAYTON, SALAZAR AND VITYA.

COMMISSIONER VICE CHAIR. MONICA MATEO- SALINAS VOTES FOR LAYTON, SALAZAR, AND VITYA.

COMMISSIONER BHATT VOTES FOR TONY SALAZAR AND VARSHA COMMISSIONER.

MAGAZINE VOTES FOR IGOR SABLAN, TONY AND MANNING SALAZAR.

KAYLA, CAN YOU CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE? SO DO YOU HAVE APPOINTED THE APPOINTED MEMBERS WITH SIX VOTES, MANNY SALAZAR WITH FIVE VOTES AND LAURA WITH FIVE VOTES.

SO BECAUSE THESE INDIVIDUALS GOT MORE THAN THE REQUIRED FOR THOSE REQUIRING THE WAIVER, THEY GOT MORE THAN THE REQUIRED FIVE VOTE SO THAT THE WAIVERS ARE ALSO TAKING PLACE.

SO WE ARE NOW GOING TO DO WE'RE ON PAGE 12 AND WE'RE GOING TO DO ROMINA OROZCO NCO FOR THE BUSINESS OWNER CATEGORY.

SHE'S THE ONLY NOMINEE. SO IF WE COULD DO THAT BY ACCLIMATION.

MY FAVORITE FLORIST. YES. SO MOVED. THANK YOU.

FOR THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL. WE HAVE MR. EISENBERG. AND THAT IS ALSO CAN BE DONE BY ACCLAMATION.

PLEASE. SO MOVED FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD.

TWO VACANCIES ARE AVAILABLE. YOUTH RECREATIONAL PROGRAM.

AND YOU HAVE TWO NOMINEES. CAN WE DO THAT BY ACCLAMATION? YEAH. RALPH, ACTUALLY ONE OF MY NOMINEES, I THINK SHE'S ALREADY SERVING ON THAT BOARD.

MAYBE JUST UNDER A DIFFERENT TITLE. IS THAT CORRECT? THESE ARE THE AT LARGE CATEGORIES. SO YOU PROBABLY HAVE YOUR DIRECT IS WHAT YOU'RE THINKING OF.

THESE ARE AT LARGE. AND THEY WERE VACANT WITH ELIZABETH ALL FOR WILLIAMS I SEE THAT SHE'S ALREADY BEEN APPOINTED TO ANOTHER POSITION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ ON THE PARKS AND REC, RIGHT I GUESS.

THANKS, BRO. WE COULD WE COULD DO TWO WAYS. WE COULD EITHER MOVE OR HERE AND THE COMMISSIONER HAS A NEW SEAT OR WE CAN.

NO, WE CAN'T KEEP OUR MY SEAT AND THAT WAY. SO WE'LL VERIFY THAT.

BUT SO IF THAT'S THE CASE THEN GORDON WILL GO.

COULD BE APPOINTED BY ACCLAMATION. SO MOVED. AND WE WILL BRING THAT VACANCY BACK FOR THE NEXT MEETING.

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GAIL DURHAM FOR THE SOCCER POSITION. THAT'S A REAPPOINTMENT.

SO MOVED. THE PERSONNEL BOARD. THESE COULD BE DONE BY ACCLAMATION.

THESE ARE BOTH REAPPOINTMENTS MOVED. THE PLANNING BOARD.

JONATHAN FRIEDEN CAN BE DONE BY ACCLAMATION. SO MOVED.

WE'RE NOW ON PAGE 14. WE HAVE ELIZABETH LAYTON.

THE EDUCATION POSITION. IT'S A REAPPOINTMENT. IF WE COULD DO THAT BY ACCLAMATION. SO MOVED.

NOW WE HAVE THE ONE SEAT AVAILABLE. THIS REQUIRES A VOTE.

WE HAVE MR. CEMENT, MR. GARDINER AND MISS SILVERMAN, I.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO THE REAPPOINTMENT OF CEMENT.

SECOND. WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO THAT BY ACCLAMATION, THEN? YES. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. SO SEVEN ZERO.

MR. CEMENT IS REAPPOINTED. WE COULD DO ON PAGE 15.

EVERYTHING IN THAT SHEET CAN BE DONE BY ACCLAMATION.

WE HAVE THE ATTORNEY LICENSED TO PRACTICE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

MR. ELIAS COULD BE DONE BY ACCLAMATION. REAPPOINTMENT FOR THE SENIOR AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.

THE REAPPOINTMENT OF MISS DIAZ RODRIGUEZ FOR FOR REBECCA TOWERS CAN BE DONE BY ACCLAMATION.

SO MOVED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION PARKING COMMITTEE.

CHRIS GLOEDE IS SOUTH BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD REPRESENTATIVE NOMINEE.

WE COULD DO THAT BY ACCLAMATION, IF YOU SO WISH. SO MOVED.

PETER MATOS IS A REAPPOINTMENT FOR THE NORTH BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.

PENDING IS WHEN HE WHEN HE SIGNS HIS PAPERWORK.

IF HE IS APPOINTED, HE JUST HAS TO TELL US WHICH NORTH BEACH ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP.

HE STILL CONTINUES, BUT IT IS A REAPPOINTMENT MOVED ACCLAMATION.

THANK YOU. WE'RE NOW ON PAGE 16. WE CAN. THIS IS THE VCA.

GEORGE GONZALEZ HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR THE HOTEL INDUSTRY OR OUR OR AT LARGE SEAT.

THERE'S ONLY ONE NOMINEE IN THAT CATEGORY CAN BE DONE BY ACCLAMATION.

SO WE HAVE NOW THE TWO THREE SEATS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE AT LARGE CATEGORY.

WE HAVE LISETTE GARCIA, ADRIAN GONZALEZ, COREY RICE IS THE CURRENT MEMBER.

SO THAT WOULD BE A REAPPOINTMENT IF YOU IF YOU SO WISH.

CHRISTOPHER ROLLINS AND JESSE VELASCO. SO YOU HAVE GARCIA, GONZALEZ, RICE, ROLLINS AND VELASCO.

YOU COULD VOTE UP TO THREE. OH.

FIND MYSELF IN A PICKLE HERE. LIKEWISE. OH, I DIDN'T REALIZE I OVERCOMMITTED MYSELF.

OH, JUST DOING THIS FOR THE AT LARGE GROUP. YES, SIR.

AND HOW MANY ARE WE PICKING? YOU CAN VOTE UP TO THREE.

OH, I SEE YOUR PICKLE. YEAH. IT'S RIDICULOUS.

I DON'T FUCKING KNOW.

OH MY GOD, THIS.

WE'RE STILL WAITING, CHRIS. OH. SO, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE VOTES FOR VELASCO. VELASCO. ADRIAN GONZALEZ AND CHRIS RAWLINS.

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MAYOR. MINOR VOTES FOR CHRIS RAWLINS. SUZY VELASCO AND CORY RICE.

COMMISSIONER. SUAREZ VOTES FOR RAWLINS. CORY RICE AND ADRIAN GONZALEZ.

COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ VOTES FOR SACHSE VELASCO.

CHRIS RAWLINS. LISETTE GARCIA. VICE CHAIR. MONICA MATEO- SALINAS VOTES FOR LISSETTE GARCIA.

CHRISTOPHER ROLLINS AND JESSE VELASCO. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ VOTES FOR ADRIAN GONZALEZ, SISSY VELASCO, AND LISSETTE GARCIA. COMMISSIONER BHATT VOTES FOR ROLLINS, VELASCO, AND GARCIA.

CALEB. OR GARCIA WITH FOUR VOTES. CHRIS ROLLINS WITH SIX VOTES AND VELASCO WITH SIX VOTES.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, IF I MAY. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, THANK YOU.

I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY APOLOGIZE TO COREY RICE AND CHRISTOPHER ROLLINS, ESPECIALLY CHRISTOPHER, WHO I KNOW PERSONALLY. I HAD COMMITTED TO SUPPORT THEM.

AND I REALIZED HERE ON THE DAIS THAT I OVERCOMMITTED MYSELF AND I WASN'T ABLE TO SUPPORT THEM.

AND I LIKE STICKING TO MY WORD WHEN I TELL SOMEONE THAT I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THEM WITH SOMETHING.

AND SO I DON'T WANT THEM TO BE SURPRISED THAT I DIDN'T VOTE FOR THEM.

I, I APOLOGIZE PUBLICLY THAT I WASN'T ABLE TO SUPPORT THEM.

AND ON THE LAST PAGE ON PAGE 17, THESE ARE JUST CONFIRMATION OF DIRECT APPOINTMENTS.

IF WE COULD DO THAT ALL BY ACCLAMATION. YEAH.

SO ON PAGE 17 BY ACCLAMATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

SO WE'RE DONE WITH BOARDS AND COMMITTEES? YES, SIR. LET'S CALL R SEVEN.

LOSING MY VOICE R7 AND R7 B R7 R7 A IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

[R7 A A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL FUND, ENTERPRISE FUNDS, INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS, AND SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS BUDGETS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 AS SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION AND IN THE ATTACHED EXHIBIT "A."]

[R7 B A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE CAPITAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 AS SET FORTH IN ATTACHMENTS A, “PROJECTS”; B, “SOURCE OF FUNDS”; AND C “PROGRAMS."]

ADOPT SECOND AMENDMENT TO FISCAL YEAR 2026 OPERATING BUDGET R7 B.

PUBLIC HEARING ADOPT SECOND AMENDMENT TO FISCAL YEAR 2026.

CAPITAL BUDGET A AND B SECOND. YES. CALL THE ROLL.

SO MOTION BY. I'M SORRY. I MOVED BY MYSELF. OKAY.

GOT IT. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. MAYOR MINOR IS A YES AND COMMISSIONER BHATT IS A YES.

SO THESE ARE R7, A AND B. JUST FOR THE RECORD, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

THERE'S NO ONE ON ZOOM, NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK R7 A R7 B.

SO THE ITEM IS APPROVED SEVEN ZERO ITEMS. THANKS.

THANK YOU. CALL R7 A B R7 A B CLEAN MIAMI BEACH WATER WAIVER FOR COLLINS PARK ORGANIZATIONS ECO FEST EVENT R7 AB SO MOVED. SECOND. A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ R7 A B BY ACCLAMATION OR SEVEN ZERO? YES. SO NO ONE IS OPPOSED? I WILL CONFIRM THAT VOTE WITH COMMISSIONER BOTT WHEN SHE STEPS BACK IN.

SO THAT WAS R7 A B. C7E? C7 E

[C7 E A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, CONSENTING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF JOHN REBAR AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE NEWLY STRUCTURED DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, FACILITIES, FLEET AND BEACHES OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH.]

APPOINT JOHN REBAR, DIRECTOR OF PARKS, FACILITIES, FLEET AND BEACHES DEPARTMENT SEPARATED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.

COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

AND THE REASON WHY I SEPARATED THIS. AND LET ME JUST GO TO THE ITEM HERE QUICKLY.

WITH THIS ITEM, WE ARE. MR. MANAGER EXPLAINED TO ME YOU ARE RESTRUCTURING OF THE DEPARTMENT.

YES, COMMISSIONER. THAT'S CORRECT. WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE IS WE HAVE COMBINED THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WITH THE FACILITIES AND FLEET DEPARTMENT AND CREATED THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS FACILITIES, FLEET AND BEACHES.

OKAY. NOW. SO. WHEN WE CREATE DEPARTMENTS, DEPARTMENTS ARE CREATED BY THE COMMISSION AND THEY'RE CREATED BY THE COMMISSION THROUGH ORDINANCE.

AND THEN BASED ON THOSE UNITS AND THOSE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE CREATED BY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION,

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IS THAT THEN WE PASS A BUDGET AND AND THERE'S AND THERE'S DIRECTORS WE HAVEN'T AMENDED OUR WORK CHART. WE HAVEN'T PASSED AN ORDINANCE SAYING WE NO LONGER WANT TO HAVE A FLEET DEPARTMENT.

WE NO LONGER WANT TO HAVE A FACILITIES DEPARTMENT.

WE WANT TO CONSOLIDATE THIS ALL INTO ONE DEPARTMENT.

I WOULD WANT TO SEE WHAT ARE THE COST SAVINGS, WHAT ARE THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES TO OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT? BECAUSE IF THERE'S ONE DEPARTMENT THAT I DO NOT GET COMPLAINTS ABOUT AND BOY, DO WE GET COMPLAINTS ABOUT DIFFERENT STUFF.

BUT THE ONE DEPARTMENT WE DON'T GET COMPLAINTS ABOUT IS THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.

IT RUNS. IT RUNS. YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE FLAWLESSLY.

PEOPLE APPRECIATE THE SERVICES AND I DON'T WANT TO JEOPARDIZE THAT.

IT IS THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY COMMISSION. IT IS THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION TO CREATE DEPARTMENTS AND DO THAT TYPE OF OF RESTRUCTURING THROUGH ORDINANCE. AND THEN IT'S YOUR PREROGATIVE TO APPOINT A DIRECTOR.

BUT WE HAVEN'T CREATED THIS DEPARTMENT. AND SO AT A TIME WHEN WE ARE ANALYZING COST SAVINGS AND ALL THAT BEFORE WE WE DO THIS AND POTENTIALLY I DON'T I WANT TO GET ASSURANCES THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO HURT THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE PARKS DEPARTMENT BY PUTTING ONE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF A MEGA DEPARTMENT. I MEAN, WE'RE, IN ESSENCE, PRETTY MUCH MAKING JOHN UNOFFICIALLY KIND OF LIKE AN ACM.

EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT AN ASSISTANT MANAGER POSITION WITH THIS SIZE OF A PORTFOLIO, IT'S ALMOST LIKE AN ACM.

SO I WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND.

WELL, WHAT ARE THE BUDGET IMPLICATIONS? ARE THERE GOING TO BE SAVINGS.

AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS EXPANDED AND ADDED SCOPE DOESN'T JEOPARDIZE DOESN'T JEOPARDIZE THE SERVICES THAT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT IS DELIVERING, WHICH AGAIN, I BELIEVE IS SECOND TO NONE AND PEOPLE ABSOLUTELY LOVE.

SO THAT'S MY CONCERN WITH THIS IS PROCEDURAL.

YOU KNOW, WE WE THE CITY COMMISSION CREATES DEPARTMENTS, CONSOLIDATES DEPARTMENTS AND IS DONE BY ORDINANCE SO THAT WE CAN SEE WHAT IS ITS IMPACT.

UNDERSTOOD, COMMISSIONER. AND MY INTENTION WAS TO BRING A CLEAN UP ORDINANCE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS TO ADJUST THAT.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I BELIEVE IS EXTREMELY HELPFUL TO OUR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE TODAY.

WHICH IS WHY I REACHED OUT TO ALL OF YOU. AND ULTIMATELY, I DO AGREE WITH YOU THAT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT IS RUNNING EXTREMELY WELL, AND I THINK THAT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH JOHN'S LEADERSHIP OF THAT DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS WHY I THINK THAT HE HAS EARNED THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ON THESE ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND SHOW US THAT HE'S CAPABLE OF DOING MORE THAN WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY ASKING HIM.

OKAY, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM. SECOND. MOTION BY MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ.

SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ITEM IS APPROVED. I'D ACTUALLY LIKE TO DO A MOTION TO RECONSIDER ON ONE OF THE BOARD VOTES. IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN WHAT I TOLD YOU, RALPH.

YES, SIR. SO, FOR THE VISITORS AND CONVENTIONS AUTHORITY BOARD MAYOR MINOR VOTED FOR COREY RICE, AND HE, I BELIEVE. IS THAT YOUR MEMBER? YOU. I'M ASSUMING YOU MEANT TO VOTE FOR MR. GONZALEZ. IS THAT CORRECT? I WANT TO SAY I MEANT TO, BUT I'D LIKE TO CHANGE MY VOTE.

SO IF THAT'S THE CASE, THAT WOULD MEAN THAT THERE'S A TIE VOTE FOR LISSETTE GARCIA AND ADRIAN GONZALEZ, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE A NEW VOTE ALTOGETHER TO BREAK THE TIE ON JUST THOSE TWO INDIVIDUALS.

JUST THOSE TWO INDIVIDUALS. I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE ADRIAN GONZALEZ.

FORCED US TO RECONSIDER THE ITEM. CORRECT. SO I MADE A MOTION.

I NEED A SECOND. SO THE. ALL IN FAVOR OF RECONSIDERING THE ITEM, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? ONE OPPOSED. TWO OPPOSED.

THE MOTION. JUST FOR A SECOND. SURE, BECAUSE I JUST AND I UNDERSTAND I.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT MY CONCERN IS. BESIDES LIKING BOTH PEOPLE, WHICH IS THE WORST PART OF BEING IN THIS MR. ATTORNEY. ONCE WE APPOINT INDIVIDUALS TO A POSITION, MY UNDERSTANDING HAS BEEN THAT AN INDIVIDUAL CANNOT BE REMOVED UNLESS IT'S FOR DUE COSTS. AND AND THERE'S A HEARING AND ALL THAT PROCESS.

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I BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE THERE'S A MOTION TO RECONSIDER, THIS WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY.

BUT I SEE NICK COMING UP. SO HE'S GOING TO CORRECT ME.

PERHAPS I THINK THAT THE COMMISSION'S MOTION TO APPOINT THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE IS SUBJECT TO RECONSIDERATION AT THE SAME MEETING.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE NOT PUTTING OURSELVES IN A IN A PICKLE AS I USED EARLIER.

THE SAME COMMITTEE. THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO SECOND THE MOTION BY.

I MIGHT GO WITH MAYOR MINOR. SECONDED. AND COMMISSIONER SUAREZ MADE THE MOTION BECAUSE THE MAYOR CANNOT MAKE IT SO TO RECONSIDER THE VCA VOTES.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. WHO'S OPPOSED, PLEASE? NO ONE'S OPPOSED. SO THE VOTE IS 7 TO 0 TO RECONSIDER.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO THEN VOTE FOR BOTH MISS LISETTE GARCIA AND ADRIAN GONZALEZ ON YOUR BALLOTS? ALL OF US? YEAH. CAN WE JUST DO A SHOW OF HANDS? WE COULD DO THAT. SO, ALL FOR. LISETTE GARCIA.

COUNT ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR. AND FOR ADRIAN GONZALEZ.

ONE, TWO, THREE. SO MISS GARCIA IS THE APPOINTEE TO THE MEETING.

YOU EVER MAKE IT? MAKE IT A SHORT EXTENSION. MOTION FOR A SHORTER SENTENCE.

YES, SIR. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER OF SUAREZ TO EXTEND THE MEETING.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. MEETING IS EXTENDED.

[C7 BA A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE ADDITION OF THE PRADA X NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SEA BEYOND LOW-IMPACT ACTIVATION TO THE MARCH EVENTS CALENDAR.]

C7BA. THIS IS THIS IS AN ACTIVATION THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING.

MIKE. MIKE C-7 IS APPROVED PRODUCT X, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SEA BEYOND LOW IMPACT ACTIVATION.

THAT WAS AN ADDENDUM ITEM. DOES THAT MAYBE IF YOU WANT TO GIVE A 32ND OVERVIEW AND THEN WE'LL MOVE THIS.

THIS IS I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE EVENT ACTIVATORS AND THE BRAND'S ARE VERY, VERY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM. YEP. SECOND. I'LL ANNOUNCE IT ON FACEBOOK.

THANK YOU. SO, C7. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. C7 IS APPROVED. C7 BB, C7 BB. IS FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET AMENDMENT TO SECOND.

[C7 BB A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO PREPARE A FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET AMENDMENT TO REALLOCATE FUNDING OF APPROXIMATELY EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($80,000), REPRESENTING A PRO-RATED AMOUNT FOR THE REMAINING EIGHT MONTHS OF 2026, FROM THE SANITATION ENTERPRISE FUND TO THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION TO ENABLE COMMISSIONER TANYA K. BHATT TO HIRE A SECOND LEGISLATIVE AIDE, AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED AND AUTHORIZED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2025-33470.]

HOLD ON 7TH DECEMBER. BECAUSE IT WAS JUST I KNOW BUT IT WAS AN ADDENDUM C7 BB BC I'M SORRY.

I HEARD BB MAYOR WHICH ITEM ARE YOU DOING NOW? BB BB OKAY, THAT WAS ALREADY APPROVED. OKAY. HOW SO? I GOT IT. OKAY, SO IT WASN'T AN ADDENDUM. YOU'RE CORRECT.

SO B7 BB HAD BEEN APPROVED ALREADY IN THE CONSENT.

DO YOU WANT TO DO BC MAYOR OR. NO, THAT'S THE YEAH I HAVE IT HERE.

[C7 BC A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AFFIRMING SUPPORT FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE MIAMI-DADE URBAN DEVELOPMENT BOUNDARY (“UDB”) AS IT CURRENTLY EXISTS TO PROTECT DOWNSTREAM WATER RESOURCES, INCLUDING THE BISCAYNE AQUIFER, REGIONAL GROUNDWATER SUPPLIES, AND CONNECTED COASTAL WATERS, AS WELL AS THE EVERGLADES, WETLANDS, AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS; URGING THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO UPHOLD COUNTY MAYOR DANIELA LEVINE CAVA’S VETO OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OUTSIDE THE UDB; URGING THE FLORIDA STATE LEGISLATURE TO OPPOSE ANY LEGISLATION THAT WOULD WEAKEN THE UDB IN THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CHARTER; ENCOURAGING ADVANCEMENT OF ATTAINABLE AND WORKFORCE HOUSING WITHIN THE UDB TO ADDRESS HOUSING AFFORDABILITY WITHOUT EXPANDING DEVELOPMENT INTO ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LANDS; DESIGNATING THE PRESERVATION OF THE UDB AS A STATE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH; AND FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY MAYOR, EACH MEMBER OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, THE SPEAKER OF THE FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE PRESIDENT OF THE FLORIDA SENATE, THE MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION, ALL OTHER MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, AND THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH’S STATE LEGISLATIVE LOBBYISTS.]

OKAY. BC C7 BC C7 BC SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION OF MIAMI-DADE URBAN DEVELOPMENT BOUNDARY MOVE.

SO WE DON'T DEVELOP ON THE WETLANDS. I'LL SECOND, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT LIKE IF I MAY PLEASE.

I SUPPORT THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT BOUNDARY LINE.

AND IT CERTAINLY IS IMPORTANT TO PROTECT OUR WATER RESOURCES.

MY CONCERN WITH THIS IS THAT THIS IS OUTSIDE OF OUR JURISDICTION, OUTSIDE OF OUR OF OUR DECISION MAKING.

AND THE SAME WAY WE TELL TALLAHASSEE, WE DON'T WANT YOU TO TELL US WHAT TO DO WITH OUR ZONING IN THE SAME WAY WE TELL THE COUNTY, WE DON'T WANT YOU TO TELL US WHAT TO DO WITH OUR ZONING, ESPECIALLY WITH ARTS AND ALL THAT.

THIS WE'RE TELLING THE COUNTY WHAT TO DO WITH THEIR ZONING IN AREAS OF OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY.

I DON'T KNOW. HAVE YOU BEEN BY THAT AREA? COMMISSIONER.

SUAREZ. AND I MEAN, YOU'VE SEEN THERE'S THERE'S A SCHOOL THERE'S A SCHOOL BUS YARD THERE.

THERE'S RADIO ANTENNAS THERE. THERE'S A TARGET THAT THAT IS GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTED THERE AT THE CORNER OF EIGHTH STREET AND 137TH AVENUE.

I ONLY KNOW THAT BECAUSE I GREW UP ON 139TH AVENUE WEST FROM HERE.

AND SO I GO BY THERE VERY FREQUENTLY WHEN I VISIT MY PARENTS, YOU KNOW, AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

IT'S WE TELL OTHER GOVERNMENTS WE DON'T WANT THEM MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT OUR ZONING, BUT WE'RE TELLING ANOTHER GOVERNMENT WHAT TO DO WITH THEIR ZONING.

I DON'T DISAGREE WITH YOU. THE THE THE THE VETO OF MAYOR CAVA SHOULD BE UPHELD.

I'M JUST CONCERNED. ARE WE GOING TO GET ANY SORT OF PUSHBACK ON OTHER INITIATIVES THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ADVANCE WITH THE COUNTY,

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WHERE WE'RE GOING TO NEED THEIR COOPERATION ON.

SO THAT'S MY ONLY CONCERN WITH THIS. I SUPPORT THE POSITION.

I DON'T WANT TO SEE THESE THESE AREAS DEVELOPED MORE.

THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL GREEN AREAS. FOR EXCEPT FOR THE PART WHERE THERE IS WAREHOUSES, THERE IS A STORAGE FACILITY AND ALL THAT.

BUT IF WE'RE SAYING WE DON'T WANT THE COUNTY INFLUENCING OUR ZONING, WE SHOULDN'T BE STEPPING ON THEIR TERRITORY.

IT'S OUTSIDE OF OUR JURISDICTION. SO WHAT ABOUT THE SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. MOTION. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDES TO APPROVE.

C7 BK. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. C7 BK IS APPROVED. C7 C7 A Z ACCEPT DONATIONS FROM BARRY

[C7 AZ A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A DONATION FROM THE BARRY S. STERNLICHT FOUNDATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,000 FOR THE CITY'S 2026 PROGRAMMING FOR COMMUNITY SENIORS; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROPRIATE SUCH DONATED FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE DONOR'S GIFT, AS SPECIFIED IN THIS RESOLUTION.]

STERLING FOUNDATION 26 PROGRAMING FOR SENIORS C7, A Z WAS SEPARATED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, MR. MANAGER. DID WE EVER GET ANY INFORMATION ON HOW THE GRANT HAS BEEN USED IN THE PAST? I HAD ASKED FOR THAT INFORMATION DURING MY BRIEFING.

WHICH IS GOOD EVENING TO MICHAEL STEWART, BUDGET DIRECTOR.

SO YES, IT'S THE FIRST TIME WAS LAST YEAR. WE RECEIVED A GRANT AND IT WAS $20,000, AND MORE THAN 20,000 WAS SPENT ON SENIOR SERVICES LAST YEAR.

OKAY. BY THE CITY OR BY THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION.

THE FUNDS WERE APPROPRIATED IN THE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.

OKAY. AND AND HOW WERE THE FUNDS USED FOR SPECIFIC EVENTS? THERE WERE SEVERAL SENIOR EVENTS THAT WERE LISTED AS EXPENDITURES OVER 20,000.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I MEAN, I FULLY SUPPORT THIS.

I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT BARRY STERNLICHT IS IS SUPPORTING OUR OUR COMMUNITY.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE APPROVE THIS, THAT WHEN THIS FUNDING IS BEING USED FOR SENIOR EVENTS, THAT IT'S CLEAR THAT IT'S COMING FROM BARRY STERNLICHT, THAT IS APPROVED BY THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION NOT JUST ONE ELECTED OFFICIAL, BUT, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF THE BARRY STERNLICHT FOUNDATION AND BY THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION.

IN THE PAST, I'VE SEEN INVITATIONS FOR CERTAIN EVENTS THAT ONLY HAVE ONE ELECTED OFFICIALS NAME.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S INCLUSIVE AND NOT FOR PERSONAL ITEMS LIKE HATS OR SHIRTS.

I DON'T THINK THAT THAT HAPPENS. REALLY? I DON'T THINK SO.

SO THAT WAS OKAY. SO WE CAN REFER. IT'S A IT'S A IT'S A RESO.

SO I NEED A MOTION. SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.

SECONDED BY MAYOR MINOR. ALL IN FAVOR OF C7. AYES, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED C7 A-Z. HEARING NONE. C7 A-Z IS APPROVED R9E.

[R9 E REFERRAL TO THE FINANCE AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCY COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS THE INSTALLATION OF A PLUMBED BIRD BATH WATER FEATURE AT BELLE ISLE PARK.]

R9 E IS REFERRAL TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE INSTALLED BIRDBATH WATER FEATURE AT BELLE ISLE PARK THAT HAD BEEN SEPARATED AT THE LAST MEETING.

I HAD SEPARATED THE ITEM JUST TO DO A DUAL REFERRAL TO NEIGHBORHOODS, SO THAT THE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION OF BELLE ISLE COULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE CONVERSATION. OKAY. IS THAT A MOTION, COMMISSIONER? YES. SO A DUAL REFERRAL? YES. SECOND. SECOND.

SECOND. SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR MONICA MATEO- SALINAS.

SO THIS WILL BE A REFERRAL TO FINANCE AND TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. THE ITEM IS DULY REFERRED TO A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT WERE PULLED FROM CONSENT THAT WERE JUST REFERRALS.

[C4 A REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE (COW) MEETING ON FEBRUARY 25, 2026, FOR A DISCUSSION RELATING TO THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FOR CITY MANAGER ERIC T. CARPENTER.]

C-4A. C-4A IS A REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FOR CITY MANAGER C-4A, SEPARATED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THE REASON WHY I PULLED THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE TIMING.

THE CONTRACT STIPULATES THAT THE CITY MANAGER SHALL BE EVALUATED BY THE COMMISSION WITHIN 45 DAYS BEFORE FOLLOWING HIS ANNIVERSARY DATE OF JULY 24TH, WHICH WOULD PUT US THE EARLIEST.

EARLIEST THAT WOULD BE WOULD BE EARLY JUNE. SO I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW DID THIS ITEM END UP ON THE ON THE AGENDA? IT'S OUTSIDE OF WHAT THE CONTRACT CALLS FOR. THE CONTRACT CALLS FOR 45 DAYS FROM THE TIME OF THE ANNIVERSARY, AND WE'RE A FEW MONTHS AHEAD OF THAT. SO WHY WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? OR WHY ARE WE PROPOSING TO DO THIS THIS MONTH? SO, COMMISSIONER, THIS ACTUALLY WOULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IN SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER OF 2025. I PUT IT FORWARD NOW BECAUSE I WAS REMISS IN

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NOT INCLUDING IT IN OCTOBER OF 2025. I UNDERSTAND AND I LISTEN, I THERE'S, THERE'S A FEW THINGS THAT I'VE ENUMERATED PUBLICLY THAT I WANT US TO SEE US WORK ON.

YOU KNOW, A NUMBER, A NUMBER OF ISSUES, INCLUDING PERMITTING PERMITTING IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THAT THAT I'VE ASKED YOU TO.

AND ALL OF US, WE'VE ASKED YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT.

I WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE DOING THIS IN JUNE AT THAT TIME.

JUST SO THAT WE CAN GIVE YOU TIME TO ADVANCE ON SOME OF THESE GOALS THAT AT LEAST THAT I'VE GIVEN YOU.

AND SO I WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE, YOU KNOW, JUST FOLLOWING WHAT THE CONTRACT SAYS, WAITING TO THOSE 45 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ANNIVERSARY DATE AND THEN THE FUTURE. JUST STICKING TO THAT.

SO THAT SO THAT WE DON'T FIND OURSELVES MID-CYCLE OR, YOU KNOW, RIGHT BEFORE SPRING BREAK WHILE WE'RE STILL IMPLEMENTING THINGS HAVING TO DO WITH PERMITTING AND DEALING WITH OTHER ISSUES THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH, I'D RATHER GIVE YOU TIME TO MEET SOME GOALS THAT WE'VE ASKED OF YOU.

WHAT WAS THE REASON IT WAS PUT ON? I WAS ASKED WHICH WE SHOULD PUT IT ON ON THE FIFTH OF THE 25TH.

WHAT WAS THE RATIONALE? SO THE ONLY REASON THAT I PUT IT ON IS BECAUSE I'M CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED TO PUT SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA FOR YOU ALL TO GIVE ME AN EVALUATION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. BUT IT'S BEEN WITHIN 45 DAYS BEFORE FOLLOWING THE THE ANNIVERSARY.

I KNOW WE MISSED THAT LAST YEAR, BUT, YOU KNOW, I WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE DOING IT IN JUNE.

OKAY. I WAS I DON'T FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT IT, BUT I KIND OF WANTED TO DO IT.

I THINK IT'S GOOD TO GIVE FEEDBACK. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ.

MY QUESTION WAS JUST ANSWERED. THANK YOU. SO WE BASICALLY WE MISSED THE TIMELINE FOR LAST YEAR.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? THAT'S WHAT THE CITY MANAGER IS SAYING.

SO THAT WOULD BE SO. MR. MAYOR, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? SO I THINK IT'S GOOD TO FOR US TO GET TOGETHER IN A ROOM.

AND BECAUSE WE CAN'T REALLY WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT OUTSIDE OF SUNSHINE.

SO I THINK IT'S I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT OUR CHARTERED OFFICES AND SEE WHAT THE THOUGHTS ARE FOR EACH OF US.

AND SINCE IT'S BEEN SO LONG, WE COULD DO IT BOTH TIMES.

BY THE WAY, THIS ONE MAKES UP FOR LAST YEAR AND THEN WE DO IT IN JULY.

I DON'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT. WELL, WHAT I WOULD WANT, AND I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL JUST SAY THIS, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WERE ANY BONUSES BEING THAT WERE GOING TO BE CONTEMPLATED NOW OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT RIGHT NOW.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY INVOLVED. LET'S NOT DO IT.

I'M KIDDING. WELL, NO. WELL, THAT'S THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE I'M AT RIGHT NOW.

I SEE. YEAH. I MEAN, IF WE'RE IF WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, EVALUATION THINGS THAT WE WANT TO SEE IMPROVE PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND THAT TYPE OF STUFF. YOU KNOW I'M FINE DISCUSSING THAT FEBRUARY 25TH.

USUALLY THE MAYOR TAKES THE LEAD ON THIS. SO I'LL FOLLOW YOUR LEAD ON THIS.

USUALLY I'M ACTUALLY I THINK IN THE PAST, ITEMS LIKE THESE HAVE BEEN SPONSORED BY THE MAYOR OF A SURPRISE TO SEE THIS ON THE AGENDA.

WITHOUT WITHOUT A SPONSOR. I'D RATHER SEE THESE THINGS COME THROUGH THE MAYOR.

I DON'T LIKE THINGS LIKE THIS BEING SELF INITIATED BY, I GUESS, WHO PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA.

HR. I ACTUALLY PUT IT ON THE AGENDA. IT HAD BEEN DONE IN TWO DIFFERENT WAYS.

IT WAS DONE BY THE MAYOR PRIOR TO THE MOST RECENT EVALUATION OF THE OTHER CHARTER OFFICERS, WHICH WERE PUT FORWARD BY THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE CITY CLERK.

ACTUALLY, I ASSUMED THAT I WAS SPONSORING IT BECAUSE I WAS ASKED WHICH DATE I WANTED TO PUT IT ON, BUT. ALL RIGHT, WELL. WELL, THEN LISTEN, I'LL FOLLOW YOUR LEAD ON IT.

YOU ARE THE MAYOR. AND USUALLY THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THAT WE GIVE CERTAIN LEVEL OF DEFERENCE TO THE MAYOR ON.

AND I'LL FOLLOW YOUR LEAD ON IT. IF YOU THINK THAT RIGHT NOW IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO DO IT, I'LL FOLLOW YOUR LEAD AND I'LL SECOND THAT. WELL, MONICA, I MEAN, COMMISSIONER MATEO- SALINAS HAS A LOT TO SAY ABOUT IT SINCE I BECAME COMMISSIONER. WELL, ACTUALLY, THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO SAY.

I'VE ONLY BEEN COMMISSIONER FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES, SO.

ERIC, I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN GIVE YOU AN APPROPRIATE EVALUATION, SO I WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE MORE TIME, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE A LOT COMING UP WITH SPRING BREAK. AND YOU WOULD LIKE SOME FEEDBACK BEFORE ALL OUR ALL OUR FOCUS GOES TO SPRING BREAK.

SO I'M A LITTLE BIT TORN HERE TOO. BUT MAYBE WE DO APRIL, I DON'T KNOW, OR MARCH.

I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW, I'M KIND OF TORN, I THINK EVERYONE'S PRETTY.

I MEAN, APRIL DATE WOULD ALIGN WITH THE ANNIVERSARY FOR THE OTHER CHARTER OFFICERS THAT WERE REVIEWED LAST APRIL, AND THEY SPECIFICALLY ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO BE IN ON THAT LAST YEAR.

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AND I TOLD THEM I WASN'T WITHIN THE 45 DAYS OF MY ANNIVERSARY DATE.

AND SO I POLITELY DECLINED. I THINK, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE MENTIONED, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS YOU, MR. MAYOR OR MR. MANAGER, AND LET'S HAVE A DISCUSSION FEBRUARY 25TH, AND THEN WE CAN THEN JUST REVERT TO WHAT THE CONTRACT SAYS AND WITHIN 45 DAYS YOU KNOW, SO THAT WE CATCH UP FROM LAST YEAR, WE CAN DO SOMETHING FEBRUARY 25TH, BUT WE STILL MEET THE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION OF THE CONTRACT FOR THIS YEAR, WHICH IS WITHIN 45 DAYS.

WE'LL HAVE A SECOND EVALUATION. I LIKE IT AT THAT TIME, WHICH FALLS LIKE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE BEGINNING OF JUNE AND THE AND SOMETIME IN IN AUGUST BECAUSE IT GIVES YOU 45 DAYS BEFORE AND 45 DAYS FOLLOWING THE ANNIVERSARY.

SO YOU HAVE TWO EVALUATIONS. YOU GET MORE OF US.

SOUNDS GOOD. OKAY. SO DON'T BE SO EXCITED. SO IT'S OUR IT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TO REFER TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IN FEBRUARY 25TH.

AND THEN ANOTHER ONE AROUND THE JUNE MEETING. IS THAT WHAT IT IS? IS THAT WHAT I HEARD, JUNE? WELL, IN IN ACCORDANCE WITH WHAT THE CONTRACT STIPULATES.

OKAY. SO WE'LL LEAVE IT JUST FOR FEBRUARY 25TH AT THE MOMENT, EVERY 25TH.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THE SECOND ONE BASED ON WHAT THE CONTRACT STIPULATES. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION OR CAN WE DO THIS BY ACCLAMATION.

THE REFERRAL ACCLAMATION. SO SEVEN ZERO ITEM IS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.

SEE FOR A. R7. R7 P INSTALL BUSTS OF GENERAL DON JOSE

[R7 P A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE AT ITS OCTOBER 22, 2025 MEETING, TO APPROVE THE INSTALLATION OF THE BUST OF GENERAL JOSE DE SAN MARTIN AT THE NORMANDY FOUNTAIN PLAZA.]

SAN MARTIN AT NORMANDY FOUNTAIN PLAZA. THIS IS A CONTROVERSIAL SECOND COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ COMMISSIONER SUAREZ.

ALL IN FAVOR OF R7 P, PLEASE SAY AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, R7 P IS APPROVED. AND MR. MAYOR, I'D BE REMISS NOT TO THANK GUSTAVO BRIAN FROM THE HISPANIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, WHO NOT ONLY LED THIS EFFORT IN THE HISPANIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, BUT PUT MONEY OUT OF HIS OWN POCKET TO TO GET THE BUST COMMISSIONED AND TO HAVE IT DONATED TO THE CITY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, GUSTAVO. YES.

THANK YOU. GUSTAVO. THAT'S VERY KIND OF YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ C4H.

[C4 H REFERRAL TO THE FINANCE AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCY COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS THE FEASIBILITY, FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS, AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES REGARDING THE POTENTIAL ESTABLISHMENT OF A MOUNTED (HORSE) POLICE PATROL.]

C4H IS REFERRAL TO FINANCE FEASIBILITY OF MOUNTED HORSE POLICE PATROL.

C4H WAS SEPARATED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. YEAH.

THE FEASIBILITY OF A MOUNTED HORSE. POLICE PATROL. I PULLED A LOT OF ITEMS. SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CREATING OR CONDUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS ABOUT SOMETHING THAT IS SO TIED TO TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO, TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, OUTLINING POTENTIAL BENEFITS AND DRAWBACKS AND CONCERNS ON PATROL AND ITS OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND PUBLIC SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS.

I THINK IT'S ONLY RESPECTFUL TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE THAT WE ALSO REFER THIS TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.

I WAS ACTUALLY QUITE SURPRISED WHEN I SAW A PUBLIC SAFETY ITEM.

AND USUALLY THESE THINGS WOULD GO TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE BEING REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

I ACTUALLY AGREE WITH YOU. THANK YOU. BECAUSE I FELT LIKE MAYBE IT WAS ON PURPOSE.

NO, NO NO NO. IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE BUT NO, I AGREE WITH YOU.

I MEAN, I KNOW THAT. I MEAN, IF HE WANTS TO SPEAK TO CHIEF, I KNOW HE'S IN SUPPORT, BUT I'M PERFECTLY FINE WITH THAT.

I THINK IT MAKES SENSE. IS IT A DUAL REFERRAL? DUAL REFERRAL. FERC AND PUBLIC SAFETY. ALL RIGHT.

SECOND MOTION. SO BY ACCLAMATION, SEVEN ZERO REFERRED TO BOTH PUBLIC SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE AND FINANCE THAT C4.

[C4 U REFERRAL TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE ("PSNQLC") TO DISCUSS AND DEVELOP THE DETAILS OF A 12- MONTH NATURALLY OCCURRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING PILOT PROGRAM IN NORTH BEACH, WITH A TOTAL COST NOT TO EXCEED $100,000; AND FURTHER, REQUESTING THE ADMINISTRATION TO DEVELOP GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION CRITERIA FOR THE PILOT PROGRAM.]

C4 YOU C4 YOU REFERRAL TO PUBLIC SAFETY NATURALLY OCCURRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING PILOT PROGRAM BY COMMISSIONER BHATT.

THAT WAS AN ADDENDUM ITEM C4. YOU I WANT TO YES.

MOVE. MOVE THAT. EVERYBODY'S HERE. THEY'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY AND VERY QUICKLY.

IT'S JUST A WAY TO INCENTIVIZE REDEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING RATHER THAN BUILDING NEW.

SECOND, HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, C4.

YOU ALL IN FAVOR? PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO RECOGNIZE IT'S REALLY GETTING INCREMENTALLY MORE INVOLVED.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING. BUT NO, BUT IT'S GREAT.

AND YOU HAD TO SIT HERE ALL DAY FOR NOT EVEN TWO SECONDS OF GLORY.

BUT BUT THE IMPORTANT THING IS WE'RE MOVING ALONG AND THE CRA WAS SUPER EXCITED ABOUT IT IS SUPER EXCITED ABOUT IT BECAUSE AS WE ALL KNOW BY BY LAW, 10% OF CRA REVENUES HAVE TO GO FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

AND THIS IS A WAY TO DEVELOP INFILL HOUSING, INCENTIVIZE REDEVELOPMENT WITHOUT KNOCKING THINGS DOWN.

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SO GOOD ON YOU. C4 V C4 V IS A REFERRAL TO THE FINANCE DRAFT AGREEMENT.

[C4 V REFERRAL TO THE FINANCE AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCY COMMITTEE TO DIRECT ADMINISTRATION TO DRAFT AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AND SUNSET ISLANDS 1 & 2 HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION FOR A SELF-FUNDED INSTALLATION OF A TURF SPACE AT THE PARK ON SUNSET ISLAND 2.]

INSTALLATION OF TURF SPACE IN PARK ON SUNSET ISLAND TWO C4 V THANK YOU.

SECOND I COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE MADE A MOTION.

YES. OKAY, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, BUT I SECOND.

OKAY. HE ACTUALLY SECONDED. OKAY, WE GOT IT. OH, BY ACCLAMATION PLEASE.

SEVEN ZERO. IS THAT OKAY? THE REFERRAL C4 V IS REFERRED.

I THINK OUR TIME HAS RUN OUT. YES, MR. MAYOR.

I JUST I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND THE AND OUR COLLEAGUES FOR SUPPORTING THE FUNDING FOR THE RYAN WHITE HIV AIDS PROGRAM.

WE HAVE THE MIAMI BEACH COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC HAS OVER 1000 HIV POSITIVE PATIENTS THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THIS IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. WE HAVE 35,000 HIV POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD SUFFER FROM NOT GETTING THEIR MEDICATIONS IF THIS FUNDING IS TAKEN AWAY. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. AND AND COMMISSIONERS MONICA MATEO- SALINAS COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ COMMISSIONER BADA COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE FOR SUPPORTING THIS.

AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CO-PRIME WITH YOU ON THAT. THANK YOU. MEETING ADJOURNED. AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, THE ITEM R5 IS OPEN AND CONTINUE TO MARCH 18TH.

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