* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. FACING [00:00:01] TO SEE YOU HERE. ALL RIGHT, AS WE, UH, SETTLE IN, THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR COMING FOR OUR FINALIZING OUR BUDGET. RALPH, YOU WANNA GIVE US ANY INSTRUCTIONS? YES, SIR. WELCOME EVERYONE. GOOD AFTERNOON. THE CITY COMMISSION IS PHYSICALLY PRESENT IN THE COMMISSION CHAMBER AT MIAMI BEACH CITY HALL, 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE. THIRD FLOOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO ATTEND EITHER IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY. IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY, YOU CAN LOG IN USING THE ZOOM APP OR VISIT THE ZOOM US ON YOUR BROWSER. YOU CAN ALSO PHONE IN AT (305) 224-1968. AGAIN, 3 0 5 2 2 4 19 68 OR TOLL FREE, 8 8 8 4 7 5 4 4 9 9. THE WEBINAR ID IS 8 1 3 9 2 8 5 7 6 71. AGAIN, 8 1 3 9 2 8 5 7 6 71. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK VIRTUALLY ON AN ITEM DURING THE MEETING, PLEASE CLICK THE RAISE HAND ICON IN THE ZOOM APP OR PRESS STAR NINE ON YOUR PHONE. THE ZOOM LINK WEBINAR ID AND PHONE NUMBERS STAY THE SAME FOR EVERY COMMISSION MEETING. ALL LOBBYISTS MUST REGISTER WITH THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK LOCATED AT THE FIRST FLOOR OF CITY HALL. YOU DO NOT NEED TO REGISTER IF YOU'RE AN EXPERT WITNESS, GIVING ONLY TECHNICAL OR SPECIALIZED TESTIMONY, A REPRESENTATIVE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION OR A NONPROFIT SPEAKING WITHOUT PAY OR A PRIVATE CITIZEN SPEAKING ON YOUR OWN BEHALF WITHOUT COMPENSATION. HOWEVER, IF YOU'RE AN EXPERT WITNESS OR A NOT-FOR-PROFIT OR NEIGHBORHOOD REP, YOU DO NEED TO SUBMIT A WRITTEN DISCLOSURE FORM TO THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK BEFORE SPEAKING WITH THE CITY COMMISSION OR CITY STAFF. FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK. IF A LOBBYIST GIVES OR AGREES TO GIVE A THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE TO A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION OR ITS REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING A CITY MATTER, THAT MUST BE DISCLOSED IN WRITING TO THE CLERK. NOTE THAT CONTINGENCY FEES ARE NOT PERMITTED TO COMPENSATE LOBBYISTS YOU. IF YOU PLAN TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY, WE ASK YOU TO PLEASE SIGN IN THEIR SIGN IN SHEETS OR QR CODES IN THE FRONT PODIUM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WHY DON'T WE START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND SINCE WE ARE AT A BUDGET MEETING, I'M GONNA ASK, UH, JASON GREEN AND TAMIKA, WHY DON'T YOU LEAD US? SURE, YEAH. THANKS. IPI PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU, UH, TO MY COLLEAGUES, UH, FIRST OF ALL, AND YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU SEE, UH, ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SOME OTHER MUNICIPALITIES OR WHAT HAVE YOU, AND YOU SEE THESE, UH, DRAWN OUT FIGHTS. I'LL TELL YOU, I THINK WE'VE BEEN AVOIDING THAT AND WORKING REALLY WELL TOGETHER TO GET TO THIS POINT. AND THERE'S SO MUCH TO BE PROUD OF. AND WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED, WE HAVEN'T DONE IT YET 'CAUSE WE HAVEN'T VOTED YET, BUT ASSUMING THINGS GO IN LINE, WE ARE DELIVERING QUALITY SERVICES FOR OUR RESIDENTS. IN SOME WAYS. WE'RE ACTUALLY INCREASING THE SERVICES TO OUR RESIDENTS, AND WE'RE DOING THAT. AGAIN, IF THINGS GO AS PLANNED TODAY, WE'RE GONNA BE CUTTING OUR PROPERTY TAX RATE, OUR MILLAGE RATE FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THAT HADN'T HAPPENED IN A DECADE, AND NOW WE'RE ABOUT TO DO IT FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW. AND WE, AND WHEN I SAY WE INCREASE SERVICES, FOR EXAMPLE, WE'RE FULLY STAFFED IN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FIRST TIME, AND I'M TOLD AT LEAST 30 YEARS MAYBE EVER. THERE'S NO, UH, HARD DATA GOING BACK DECADES, BUT AT LEAST 30 YEARS. SO IT'S A LOT TO BE PROUD OF IN THAT AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE OUR LOWEST MILLAGE RATE IN 11 YEARS, THE TAX BILL, 'CAUSE THEY'RE RARE, ONLY 30% OF THE TOTAL TAX BILL OF THE MIAMI BEACH PORTION, YOU GOT, UH, THE COUNTY AND THE SCHOOL BOARD, BUT IT'S GOING UP ABOUT 1.7%, WHICH IS HALF THE RATE OF INFLATION. WE'VE CUT OUR GENERAL FUND BY APPROXIMATELY $7 MILLION. WE'VE INCREASED RESERVES BY A MILLION DOLLARS. SO, UM, A LOT OF GOOD NEWS. I COULD KEEP GOING, BUT, UH, THAT, THAT KIND OF TEES IT UP. SO THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES AND CERTAINLY THANK YOU TO THE CHAIR OF THE FINANCE AND BUDGET COMMITTEE, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE FOR, FOR REALLY TAKING US THROUGH A LOT OF THESE ISSUES. WHAT I WAS GONNA DO CERTAINLY IS A LOT OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, AND THANK YOU FOR COMING. THIS IS, UH, DEMOCRACY AT WORK. APPRECIATE YOU COMING. I'M GONNA CALL, UM, [R9 B DISCUSS/TAKE ACTION: FY 2027 FUNDING FOR MIAMI BEACH PRIDE AND MIAMI-DADE LGBTQ+ & ALLIED CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.] I THINK IT MAKES SENSE SINCE I THINK MOST OF YOU'RE HERE TO DISCUSS R NINE B TO START WITH THAT. YES, SIR. MA'AM, R NINE B IS DISCUSSED. TAKE ACTION. FISCAL YEAR 2027, FUNDING FOR PRIDE AND CHAMBER COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, UH, WITH A NUMBER OF CO-SPONSORS. YES. AND, UH, I WANT TO THANK MY, UH, MY, MY COLLEAGUES FOR, FOR FOR THE, FOR FOR THE BROAD LEVEL OF SUPPORT AND CO-SPONSORSHIP OF THIS ITEM. I THINK IT REFLECTS THE LO THE, THE LONGSTANDING VALUES OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. I THINK THE, THE, THE ITEM IS, UH, IS, IS VERY, IS [00:05:01] VERY CLEAR AND VERY SPECIFIC. I'M HAPPY TO MOVE R NINE B. LET'S CALL A VOTE. I NEED A SECOND PLEASE. ALL SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, SECONDER BY COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE ON R NINE B. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE ITEM IS APPROVED SIX ZERO WITH COMMISSIONER SCHWARZ'S ABSENT. SO THAT MEANS THAT, THAT, THAT THESE ITEMS ARE NOW INCLUDED AS PART OF THE BUDGET THAT WE WILL BE CONSIDERING. I, IF I MAY, YES. SO, UM, I THINK THIS WAS A DISCUSSION. TAKE ACTION. SO WHAT WE WOULD DO IS WHEN WE GET TO THE, UH, OPERATING BUDGET ITEM IS AT THAT POINT WE WOULD SHOW THE ITEM AS AMENDED. WE WOULD USE THE, THE ONE-TIME MONEY TO RESTORE THAT FUNDING FOR THE TWO ENTITIES THAT ARE LISTED IN THE R NINE DISCUSSION ITEM OR RESTORING FUNDING IN THE BUDGET FOR MIAMI BEACH PRIDE AND FOR THE MIAMI-DADE LGBTQ PLUS AND ALLIED CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, CORRECT. COR CORRECT. FOR 25 AND 250,000 ON A ONE-TIME BASIS AS DISCUSSED. CORRECT. AND THIS ALSO INCLUDES, UH, UM, ADVISING OR GIVING AUTHORITY TO THE CITY ATTORNEY TO SEEK CLARITY ON FUTURE FUNDING, PROVIDING THAT AUTHORITY. YES. AND THROUGH THE MAYOR, I JUST WANNA MAKE CLEAR THAT THE, THE ITEM IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EXPENDITURES IN THE 2026 YEAR THAT THE CITY WILL PROVIDE THE FUNDING AND THE FUNDS WILL BE SPENT DURING THE 2026 YEAR. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARITY. UM, JASON, I HAVE A QUESTION BECAUSE I WANTED TO ADD, UM, $12,500 BACK TO THE MIAMI BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET FOR, UH, PROGRAMS RELATED TO PUBLIC SAFETY. WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE TO DO IT AS PART OF THIS OR TO JUST BRING IT WHEN WE DISCUSS THE FINAL, UH, WHICH SPECIFIC, UH, PROGRAM? I'M SORRY. UH, IT'S PART OF THE, UM, IT'S THE STOP THE HATE, THE SAFE PLACE INITIATIVE PROGRAMS THAT DEAL WITH PUBLIC SAFETY. I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT PARTICULAR ITEM. THE, BUT IF WE WANTED TO ADD THAT, WE, WE CAN ADD THAT, UH, ITEM, WE CAN ADD THE NEW ANSWER. IT WAS PART, IT WAS PART OF THE OVERALL, UM, UH, POLICE INITIATIVES THAT, THAT TOTALED $54,000. AH, OKAY. YES, I UNDERSTAND NOW. YES, THAT'S THE LGBQ OUTREACH INITIATIVES. UM, AND WE CAN SHOW IF THE COMMISSION IS AMICABLE TO ADD $12,500 SPECIFICALLY ON ONE-TIME BASIS FOR THAT ITEM. AND, AND THEN RESTORE THE FUNDING. SO WE'LL MAKE NOTE FOR THE TWO 50 AND THE 25,001 TIME FOR, FOR THOSE THREE INITIATIVES. AND THAT'S, SO I GUESS WE CAN SHOW THAT AS AMENDED RR NINE B AS AMENDED. THANK YOU. YES. IS THAT FINE MR. ATTORNEY? YES, THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU. MR. MAY AND ALSO JASON AND TAMIKA. UM, I WANTED TO BRING UP AN ITEM ABOUT SENIOR, UH, SOME SENIOR FUNDING. IS THIS THE RIGHT TIME TO DO THAT? UH, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO, UH, YES. THIS COULD BE, UH, THERE WERE TWO, UH, SENIOR ITEMS THAT WERE ON THE REDUCTION LIST WAS A PARTIAL REDUCTION. UH, THEY TOTALED $68,000 FOR SENIOR FIELD TRIPS AND SENIOR PROGRAMMING. 68,000, RIGHT. UH, SO, SO YEAH, 23,000 FOR THE FIELD TRIPS AND, UM, 45. 45,000 FOR THE EVENTS. I'D TELL YOU THE, THE LA WE DO THESE FOUR EVENTS FOR SENIORS. SO ANYBODY WHO'S NOT FAMILIAR, UH, WE GET BETWEEN, SOMETIMES 800 OF OUR SENIOR CITIZENS COME TO THE CONVENTION CENTER FOR THESE EVENTS FOUR TIMES A YEAR. QUARTERLY, WE JUST HAD ONE. I I TRY TO GO AROUND AT EVERY TABLE IT TAKES, IT'S TIME CONSUMING, BUT I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW MANY PEOPLE TOLD ME, MAYOR, THIS IS LITERALLY THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY QUARTER, I GUESS , UH, SOMETIMES THEY SAY YEAR, BUT THERE'S FOUR OF THEM. UH, IT MEANS SO MUCH TO THEM TO THE LONELINESS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. UM, MANY OF THEM DO LIVE WHEN THEY GET TOGETHER, BUT TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY, UH, AND I'LL TELL YOU WHEN I HEARD THAT THE PRICE REALLY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 45,000, THE EVENT ITSELF, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO IT. THERE'S OBVIOUSLY OTHER FUNDING INVOLVED BECAUSE THIS IS AN EVENT THAT IS FIRST CLASS. UM, I, I WOULD ASK THAT WE KEEP THIS IN FOR THE SENIORS. I THINK IT, I THINK IF THEY, IF THEY HEARD THAT THIS WOULD BE CUT, THEY'D BE, UH, SERIOUSLY, UH, SERIOUSLY, I'LL MOVE THE INCLUSION OF THAT, UH, UH, COMMISSIONER BOB? YEAH, I, I WANNA POINT OUT THAT THIS WAS A HOT TOPIC DURING OUR BUDGET CONVERSATION AND ANYBODY WHO'S BEEN TO THESE SENIOR EVENTS WILL UNDERSTAND HOW IMPACTFUL IT IS AND HOW MUCH FUN IT IS. AND I WANNA GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO A PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES WHO PULL THIS OFF WITH A TINY BUDGET AT OUR, AT OUR, UM, CONVENTION CENTER WITH THE, THE HELP OF THE FOLKS THERE. UM, THE TABLES ARE ALWAYS BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED. THE ROOM LOOKS FESTIVE. THERE'S ALWAYS A STEP AND REPEAT OUTSIDE, SO IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE YOU'RE SORT OF TRUCKING PEOPLE IN TO SIT FOR RUBBER CHICKEN DINNER. THE FOOD IS ACTUALLY DELICIOUS. THERE'S LIVE MUSIC AND, AND DANCING AND FESTIVITIES FROM THE MOMENT YOU WALK INTO THE, THE FACILITY. SO IT'S A JOB WELL DONE AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT OUR, OUR RESIDENTS REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE AND LOOK FORWARD TO AND SOMETIMES EVEN BRING GUESTS TO, LIKE THEIR KIDS ARE VISITING OR, YOU KNOW, UM, IT'S REALLY, IT'S REALLY SPECIAL. SO IT'S MONEY VERY WELL SPENT. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, UH, I ALSO HAVE, UH, A ONE TIME ASK FOR A FUNDING AMOUNT THAT'S, UH, FALLEN OFF AND IT'S $30,000 FOR CLEAN MIAMI BEACH. THE WORK THAT THEY DO IN OUR CITY IS UNBELIEVABLE. AND, [00:10:01] UM, IN PREVIOUS YEARS WE'VE GIVEN SIMILAR FUNDING AND MORE. AND, UM, I'D LIKE TO PUT IN 30,000. I'LL SECOND THAT. I'M SORRY, THAT WAS 30. SO I'M HAPPY TO AMEND R NINE B AS STATED. I, I BETTER MOVE ON. I BETTER, I BETTER MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM BEFORE WE HAVE ANY MORE AMENDMENTS. THESE, I, I SEE MY COLLEAGUES CAN TELL 'EM UNDER THE WEATHER AND THEY'RE TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE . WELL, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA MOVE IT ON, BUT THANK YOU. I THINK THESE ARE ALL, UH, GOOD ITEMS AND THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. UH, YEAH, MAYOR, IF AGAIN, SO WE'LL, WE'LL SHOW THOSE ITEMS WHEN WE GET TO THE APPROPRIATE VOTE. UM, THOSE, SO THEY'LL AMEND THE OPERATING BUDGET AND WE'LL REDUCE THE ONE-TIME BUDGET STABILIZATION FOR, FOR THAT. SO WE GOT ALL THAT COVERED ON THERE. AND THEN I THINK THERE'S A PUBLIC HEARING AND SOMETHING THAT COULD PROBABLY BE DONE TO GET SIMULTANEOUSLY. YEAH. JUST FOR THE RECORD, JUST FOR THE RECORD, WE ARE AMENDING R NINE B TO INCLUDE THE TWO ORIGINAL. UH, I HAVE THE 45,000 FOR SENIOR PROGRAMMING AND 30,000 FOR CLEAN, UH, MIAMI BEACH. WAS THERE SOMETHING I MISSED? 12 FIVE FOR POLICE PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAMS. GOT IT. SO THAT IS BY ACCLIMATION. WE'RE GONNA DO THAT SINCE WE ALREADY VOTED. AND THEN WE'LL, WE'LL DO THE BUDGET ITEM AS AMENDED, WHICH WE'LL INCORPORATE ALL OF THESE ITEMS, WHICH HAS THE RESOLUTION ITSELF. I'M SORRY, WAS 68 FOR THE SENIORS. YEAH, SO IT'S 23 FOR THE FIELD TRIPS AND 45 FOR SENIOR PROGRAMMING. OKAY, GREAT. AND WE HAVE THAT ALL RECORDED. DO YOU WANT ME TO READ THE TITLES, JASON, SO WE CAN START? I THINK THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE APPROPRIATE. READ THE READ, READ THE TITLES, AND WE'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC HEARING IN SUT NICK, UH, TOGETHER, IF THAT'S OKAY. AND MR. MAYOR, AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU MR. MAYOR, AND I WANNA THANK THIS DAYS ALL MY COLLEAGUES FOR THE SUPPORT YOU'VE GIVEN TO R NINE B. AND CLEARLY THIS IS SO IMPORTANT TO, TO OUR COMMUNITY, JUST LOOKING AT THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE HERE. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE UNANIMOUS VOTE OF RESTORING THE THOSE DOLLARS BACK INTO OUR BUDGET FOR, FOR, FOR NEXT YEAR. I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU. IT REALLY IS TEAMWORK, SO THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND I'D SAY THANK YOU FOR HAVING YOUR VOICES HEARD. YOU HAVEN'T SAID ANYTHING YET, BUT JUST, BUT, BUT JUST YOUR PRESENCE. HERE YOU ARE. YOU WERE DEFINITELY HEARD. UM, BUT WE ARE GONNA DO, ARE WE, ARE WE GOOD? YEAH, I THINK THE CLERK WOULD READ IN THE TITLES AND THEN WE CAN OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. YEP, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY. THANK YOU JASON. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. SIR, I'M GONNA READ THE FULL TITLES OF ALL THE ITEMS. UH, R SEVEN A IS A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING ONE THE FINAL AVALOR MILLAGE OF 5.8060 MILLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 FOR GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES, WHICH IS FOUR AND ONE 10TH PERCENT MORE THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE OF 5.5762 MILLS. AND TWO, THE DEBT SERVICE MILIT RATE OF 0.2693 MILLS. THIS IS A SECOND READING. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. R SEVEN B IS A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR OF CITY COMMISSION OF CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGETS FOR THE GENERAL GEO DEBT SERVICE CITY CENTER, RDA AT VALOREM TAXES NORTH BEACH CRA AT VALOREM TAXES, ENTERPRISE INTERNAL SERVICE AND SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027. THIS IS A SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING. R SEVEN C IS A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORMANDY SHORES LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADOPTING ON A UNANIMOUS VOTE. THE FINAL, A VALOREM MILIT RATE OF 0.7364 MILLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 FOR THE NORMANDY SHORES LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, WHICH IS 12 AND AND TWO TENTHS PERCENT MORE THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE OF 0.6565 MILLS. THIS IS ALSO A SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING. THIS ITEM REQUIRES SEVEN OUT OF SEVEN VOTES. R SEVEN D IS THE RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORMANDY SHORES LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, ADOPTING THE FINAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027. THIS IS A SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING AS WELL. R SEVEN E IS A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR CITY COMMISSION OF CITY MB BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE FINAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR'S 2027 THROUGH 2031 AND ADOPTING THE CITY OF MV BEACH FINAL CAPITAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027. THIS IS A SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING. R SEVEN F IS A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF UE BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE FINAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027. THIS IS A JOINT ITEM WITH NORTH BEACH CRA AND R SEVEN G IS A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR OF CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE APPRO, THE APPROPRIATING AND APPROPRIATING THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CAPITAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AND ADOPTING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR FISCAL YEARS 27 THROUGH 31. THIS IS ALSO A JOINT ITEM WITH NORTH BEACH CRA. OKAY, [R9 A DR. STANLEY SUTNICK CITIZENS’ FORUM. (5:00 P.M.)] I THINK LET'S DO, UH, RR NINE A. THE, UH, SUT NICK HOUR. ANYONE WANTS TO, THIS WILL BE THE PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. PUBLIC HEARING, YEAH. THANK YOU. SO IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO [00:15:01] SPEAK? IF SO, APPROACH THE PODIUM. SEEING NONE. I'M GOING TO GO TO ZOOM. OUR FIRST CALLER IN ZOOM IS JOHAN MOORE. MR. MOORE, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. COME, COME, COME. OKAY. OKAY, LET'S GO. GO AHEAD MOORE. YEAH, GO. MR. MOORE, GO AHEAD. JEFFERSON AVENUE, I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE CALL BY EQUALITY FLORIDA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE COMMISSION FOR VOTING FOR COMMISSION OF DEN ON THIS ITEM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR NEXT CALLER IS PATRICK BRUSH. PATRICK, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. PATRICK, GO AHEAD PLEASE. OKAY, WE'RE, PATRICK IS NOT AVAILABLE. THERE'S NO ONE ELSE IN ZOOM. SO WE ARE ENDING THE ZOOM PORTION OF THE, OF THIS, AND WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE AUDIENCE. PLEASE COME IN, STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. WHAT? WELL, I WROTE A FEW THINGS DOWN, BUT MAYBE IT'S MUTE AT THIS POINT, BUT I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND, AND, AND READ WHAT I, UH, PUT TOGETHER HERE. SO, UH, MY NAME IS BRUCE HORWICH. I AM THE CHAIRMAN OF MIAMI BEACH PRIDE. TODAY MANY OF US HAVE GATHERED TO DISCUSS THE NEW LAW GOING INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY 1ST, 2027, SB 1134, WHICH IS TRYING TO EXTINGUISH DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION PROGRAMS IN GOVERNMENT AND IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA. MANY OF THE INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVES WHO WILL SPEAK THIS AFTERNOON WILL POINT OUT HOW DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION HAVE MADE THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, ONE OF THE GREATEST CITIES IN THE WORLD. YOU'LL HEAR THAT MIAMI BEACH PRIDE IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THAT. YOU'LL HEAR THAT MIAMI BEACH PRIDE IS A HUGE ECONOMIC DRIVER BRINGING IN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. YOU'LL HEAR THAT MIAMI BEACH PRIDE IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE GREATEST PRIDE EVENTS IN THE COUNTRY. YOU WILL HEAR THAT PEOPLE TRAVEL FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AS WELL AS FROM PARTS, OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD. TO COME TO MIAMI BEACH PRIDE, YOU'LL HEAR THAT IT IS A PUBLIC RELATIONS WIN FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH BEING AN EVENT THAT BRINGS GREAT JOY TO THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT ANY NEGATIVITY THAT MAY, THAT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH LARGE GATHERINGS. YOU'LL HEAR THAT MIAMI BEACH PRIDE PARADE AND FESTIVAL ARE FREE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. YOU WILL HEAR THAT MIAMI BEACH PRIDE AND FESTIVAL ARE FREE AND ACCESSIBLE. ALL YOU WILL HEAR THAT THERE ARE TENS OF THOUSANDS THAT ARE NOT L-G-B-T-Q THAT COME OUT FOR THE FESTIVITIES AS WELL. AND YOU'LL HEAR THAT MY BEACH PRIDE EVENT CONCLUDES PRIDE AND THE CITY OF MY BEACH ARE TALKED ABOUT ON THE INTERNET AND THE PRESS. ALL IN A FANTASTIC POSITIVE WAY. THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH GOVERNMENT HAS ALWAYS WELCOMED THE LGBT COMMUNITY SUPPORTING RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. THE CITY OF MY BEACH GOVERNMENT HAS ALWAYS WELCOMED MY BEACH WITH GREAT SUPPORT, BOTH ECONOMIC AND PHYSICAL. LAST YEAR DURING BUILD OUT THE BEACH WAS FLOODED WITH TORRENTIAL RAINS. ONE CALL TO OUR CITY MANAGER ERIC CARPENTER, AND THE WATER PUMPING TRUCKS WERE DISPATCHED AS SOON AS THE RAINS SUBSIDED. WITHOUT THAT TYPE OF SUPPORT, OUR PRIDE WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU AGAIN. AND I KNOW NEXT PLEASE. I'M DONE. OKAY. BUT THANK YOU ALL. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. YOUR SUPPORT IS FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES PLEASE. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS REVEREND DR. HAROLD MARRERO, AND I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PRIDE LINES AND I AM ALSO THE MINISTER AT THE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION OF MIAMI. NOW, I AM HERE TODAY BECAUSE I'M NOT ONLY NED, BUT I'M ALSO CLERGY. AND OUR MORE SACRED SCRIPTURES TALK ABOUT HOW GOD IS ON THE SIDE OF THE OPPRESS. GOD IS ON THE SIDE OF THOSE IN THE MARGINS. AND HONESTLY, MIAMI BEACH CITY HAS BEEN THAT ACTION IN THE WORLD. AND I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF YOU. I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF ALEX FERNANDEZ AND I AM GRATEFUL THAT WE KNOW WE ARE A CITY THAT TRULY EXEMPLIFIES WHAT MAKES AMERICA GREAT, WHICH IS OUR GREAT DIVERSITY AND THE MANY FACES OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE. SO FOR THAT, I AM GRATEFUL. PRIDE LINES IS GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE SUPPORT THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN GIVING US. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT THAT YOU GIVE OUR PARTNERS, THE CHAMBER, MIAMI BEACH PRIDE. AND I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW GLAD I AM THAT PRIDE LINES HAS A HOME HERE IN MIAMI BEACH. AND FOR THAT WE ARE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ABILITY TO DO THE WORK THAT THE DIVINE CALLS US TO DO. AND THE HEBREW BIBLE IS TALKS ABOUT THAT. REMEMBER THAT [00:20:01] YOU WERE ONCE SUPPRESSED IN A FOREIGN LAND. REMEMBER THAT YOU WERE ONCE UNDER THE YOKE OF SOMEONE ELSE. AND WE ARE ALL HERE DOING THE WORK OF REMEMBERING. SO I AM GRATEFUL. THANK YOU AND BLESSINGS TO YOU ALL TODAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. UH, MY NAME IS VINCENT ELLI. I LIVE AT SEVEN 30 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE AND I SERVE AS MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR FOR THE MIAMI-DADE LGBTQ PLUS AND ALLIED CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY AS YOU FINALIZE THE BUDGET, INCLUDING THE $25,000 GRANT FOR OUR CHAMBER. OUR CHAMBER HAS WORKED TO SUPPORT SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED BUSINESSES ACROSS THE COMMUNITY FOR OVER 25 YEARS. FOR OVER A DECADE, THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH HAS BEEN A STEADFAST PARTNER, COMMITTED TO OUR ORGANIZATION AND OUR MISSION. WE'RE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT, WHICH HAS NEVER GONE UNNOTICED. WITHOUT THE CITY'S SUPPORT, WE SIMPLY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE DO. YOUR PARTNERSHIP HAS HELPED US GIVE ENTREPRENEURS THE RESOURCES, CONNECTIONS, AND VISIBILITY THEY NEED TO GROW, CREATE JOBS, AND INVEST BACK INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS GRANT DIRECTLY SUPPORTS HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM IN MIAMI BEACH INDUSTRIES THAT ARE AT THE HEART OF OUR CITY'S IDENTITY AND ECONOMY. IT ALSO HELPS OUR LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY THRIVE SO THAT VISITORS WHO COME TO MIAMI BEACH FIND A WELCOMING AND VIBRANT NETWORK OF BUSINESSES READY TO SERVE THEM. WE FULLY SUPPORT THE COMMISSION'S DESIRE TO FUND THIS GRANT, AND WE THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO INVEST IN A ROBUST ECONOMY WHERE EVERY BUSINESS OWNER CAN SUCCEED. MIAMI BEACH HAS ALWAYS SHOWN THE WORLD WHAT IT MEANS TO WELCOME EVERYONE AND WE'RE PROUD TO STAND ALONGSIDE YOU IN THAT WORK. TOGETHER WE ALL MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS DAVID TORRES AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING PR PRIDE LINES TODAY. AND I JUST WANT TO EXTEND MY GRATITUDE TO EVERYBODY HERE FOR HELPING US AND HELPING THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING RESOURCES THAT EVERYBODY NEEDS. I PERSONALLY FEEL LIKE I AM SOMEBODY THAT HAS BENEFITED A LOT FROM NOT ONLY MY OWN ORGANIZATION, PRIDE LINES FROM THE SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLE IN MY COMMUNITY, BUT I HAVE ALSO BEEN SOMEBODY THAT'S BEEN INSPIRED TO HELP OUT AND JOIN THAT CAUSE TO PROVIDE FOR OTHERS WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY. UM, I BELIEVE THAT AT A YOUNG AGE I ALSO NEEDED THE RESOURCES THAT LUCKILY I HAD AT MY DISPOSAL AND MY ACCESS. AND I BELIEVE THAT THE WORK THAT WE ARE SHOWING HERE TODAY, THE EFFORT TOWARDS THE COMMUNITY, I BELIEVE THAT IT IS CRUCIAL IN DEMONSTRATING NOT FOR JUST TODAY BEFORE EVERYBODY TOMORROW AND SO FORTH, THAT WE ARE HERE FOR EVERYBODY AND THAT WE WORK TOGETHER AS ONE COMMUNITY. AND SO I AM HERE TO TELL YOU VERY MUCH THAT WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE SET FORTH TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JOE SAUNDERS. I AM A RESIDENT OF MIAMI BEACH. UM, AND A A GOOD FRIEND TO SO MANY OF YOU ON THIS COMMISSION. IT'S A REAL, UH, PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE IN THIS MOMENT IN AFTER THE VOTE THAT WE JUST HAD. I, I AM MOSTLY HERE TO SAY THANK YOU. I THINK YOU ALL KNOW THIS. MY DAY JOB IS I WORK WITH EQUALITY FLORIDA AS THE SENIOR POLITICAL DIRECTOR. THAT MEANS I HELP TO LEAD THE RESPONSE TO THE ANTI DIVERSITY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAW THAT WE ARE, UM, UNFORTUNATELY HERE TRYING TO GRAPPLE WITH. AND, UM, I JUST HAVE A FEW MESSAGES. ONE IS, UM, I HOPE THAT YOU ALL AS A PART OF, UH, WHAT, UH, THE COMMUNICATION THAT COMES OUT FROM THE CITY AND FROM EACH OF YOU TODAY TAKES A VICTORY LAP. NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THIS VOTE THAT HAPPENED, BUT BECAUSE IT WAS YOUR WORK THAT MADE THIS VOTE POSSIBLE. THE LETTER THAT YOU ALL SENT, WHICH COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, I KNOW YOU HELPED TO DRAFT DURING SESSION THAT CALLED IN DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS IN THE CAPITOL TO PUSH BACK ON JUST HOW SWEEPING THIS LAW WAS AS FIRST DRAFTED WAS REALLY IMPACTFUL. AND THE SECOND THING I WANT TO DO IS JUST NAME THAT I THINK ONE OF THE GREATEST DANGERS TO THIS, UH, UH, FROM THIS BILL THAT WAS BROUGHT BY GOVERNOR DESANTIS AND VERY CONSERVATIVE LAWMAKERS THAT ATTACKS NOT JUST THE LGBT COMMUNITY, BUT SO MANY COMMUNITIES, UM, IS THAT WE, WE DON'T GRAPPLE WITH, UH, WHAT IS REQUIRED OF THE LAW VERSUS WHAT ITS INTENT IS. THERE'S A DIFFERENCE THERE. UH, BECAUSE OF ADVOCACY FROM THIS DAIS AND FROM MANY FOLKS IN THIS AUDIENCE, WE WON 20 EXEMPTIONS IN THE SWEEPING IMPACTS OF THE ANTI DIVERSITY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAW. THAT MEANS THAT WE HAVE OPENINGS AND CRACKS TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE POPULAR PROGRAMS THAT SO MANY PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY CARE ABOUT AND WANT TO PROTECT. UH, THIS VOTE TODAY IS AN EXAMPLE OF THAT. WE ARE SOLVING THE PROBLEM OF FUNDING FOR NEXT YEAR, BUT WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO KEEP THESE PROGRAMS AND PRESERVE THEM IN PERPETUITY. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ HAS OFFERED, I THINK, A BRILLIANT RECOMMENDATION, WHICH IS TO EXERCISE THE, UH, THE EXEMPTION WE WANT AROUND CONTRACTING THAT ALLOWS A CONTRACT THAT'S EXECUTED BEFORE JANUARY 1ST TO CONTINUE EVEN AFTER [00:25:01] THE LAW TAKES EFFECT ON JANUARY 1ST. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, I HOPE THAT TODAY YOU'LL EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC HOW WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GO TO THE COURTS TO ASK FOR GUIDANCE ON THAT. UM, BUT UH, THERE IS A PATHWAY TO SAVE THIS FUNDING, NOT JUST FOR THIS YEAR AND UH, BUT MAYBE FOREVER, AT LEAST UNTIL THIS LAW IS, UM, TAKEN DOWN IN THE COURTS. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. TAKE THE VICTORY LAP YOU DESERVE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING AGAIN IN OCTOBER ABOUT WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR SAVING THIS PROGRAMMING AND FUNDING AND PERPETUITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. HELLO. THANK YOU UPFRONT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY NAME'S CAROL COOMBS. I'M DIRECTOR OF GRANTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS, MIAMI BEACH PRIDE. I'M ALSO A RESIDENT. I LIVE AT 1754 MERIDIAN AVENUE. I WANT TO GIVE SOME HISTORY 'CAUSE I PULLED A PUBLIC RECORD FROM YOUR CITY CLERK'S OFFICE ON MAY THE 13TH, 2008. THE MIAMI'S GAY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ASKED THIS CITY TO OPEN ITS DOORS WIDER MAYOR MATT BAUER ANSWERED ON MARCH THE 18TH, 20 2009, THIS VERY, IN THIS VERY CHAMBER, THE COMMISSION ADOPTED A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CITY'S FIRST ANNUAL PRIDE EVENT THAT APRIL 15TH THOUSAND PEOPLE CAME TO OCEAN DRIVE. THIS CITY DIDN'T JUST PERMIT PRIDE, IT HELPED MIAMI BEACH PRIDE COME TO LIFE. TODAY NEARLY 2000 PEOPLE ATTEND THE LARGEST FREER BRENT VAN IN THE SOUTHEAST GENERATING WELL OVER 5 MILLION IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. I ALSO WEAR ANOTHER HAT AS CHAIR OF THE L-G-B-T-Q ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND ALL OF YOU GAVE US THIS PROCLAMATION IN JUNE, WHICH I'M HAPPY TO SHARE OUTSIDE WITH EVERYBODY, WHICH HAS AMAZING WORDS. AND ONE OF THOSE WORDS ACKNOWLEDGES YOUR LEGAL LIMIT LIMITS ON YOUR LOCAL AUTONOMY BECAUSE OF SB 1134. THIS IS NOT ANYTHING TO DO WITH YOU. THIS IS OVERREACHING TALLAHASSEE. IT ALSO CALLS EVENTS LIKE MAMI BEACH PRIDE, A MODEL OF CELEBRATION, RESILIENCE, AND SOLIDARITY. THOSE ARE YOUR WORDS. SO TODAY I WANT TO THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO NAME YOU COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, BAT DOMINGUEZ, MATEO LANIS, JOSEPH MAGAZINE, AND ALSO YOU THE MAYOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FUNDING ALL THESE ORGANIZATIONS. NEXT YEAR, PRIDE TURNS 19 IN APRIL. SO LET'S ALL VOTE THIS NOVEMBER AND REMIND TALLAHASSEE WHAT MIAMI BEACH PRI MIAMI BEACH STANDS FOR. WE ARE A DIVERSE COMMUNITY MADE UP OF MANY PEOPLE FROM MANY COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING THE QUEER COMMUNITY PRIDE STORE NEEDS VOLUNTEERS. SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SIGNING UP, GO TO MIAMI BEACH PRIDE.COM. THANK YOU. IT'S ALWAYS HARD TO FOLLOW CAROL , BUT GOOD EVENING MAYOR COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME'S MILES DAVIS. I AM DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY AND COMMUNICATIONS AT SAVE. I WANT TO BEGIN BY RECOGNIZING THE WORK THAT HAS HAPPENED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS, CULMINATING IN THE VOTE THAT WE JUST WITNESSED. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ BROUGHT FORWARD ITEM R NINE B JOINED BY COMMISSIONER B DOMINGUEZ MAGAZINE, MATEO SALINAS AND THE CITY HAS WORKED DIRECTLY WITH THE COMMUNITY ON A VERY COMPLICATED ISSUE THAT WE CANNOT REITERATE OUR THANKFULNESS FOR, AND THAT FOLLOWS SOMETHING WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN. EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE ENTIRE COMMISSION STOOD UNITED IN OPPOSITION TO SB 1134. WE WERE GRATEFUL THEN AND WE REMAIN GRATEFUL. NOW, WHAT HAS BEEN ENCOURAGING IS THAT THE CITY HAS NOT TREATED THE NEW LAW AT THE END. UM, AS THE END OF THE CONVERSATION, THERE HAS BEEN REAL WORK TO IDENTIFY WHAT CAN STILL BE DONE AND HOW PRIDE THE L-G-B-T-Q CHAMBER AND PRIDE LINES CAN CONTINUE PARTNERING WITH THE CITY. THESE INVESTMENTS ARE PART OF WHAT MAKES MIAMI BEACH. MIAMI BEACH PRIDE BRINGS NEARLY 200,000 PEOPLE TOGETHER, SUPPORTS LOCAL BUSINESSES AND REMAINS FREE AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. LGBTQ PLUS PEOPLE HAVE HELPED SHAPE MIAMI BEACH FOR DECADES. TONIGHT SHOWS THAT NAVIGATING A NEW LAW AND REMAINING COMMITTED TO THAT COMMUNITY DO NOT HAVE TO BE OPPOSING GOALS. WE THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO WORK WITH US AND WE KNOW THAT THERE IS MORE WORK TO DO AHEAD OF JANUARY AND AFTER SAVE WILL REMAIN AT THE TABLE AS THAT WORK CONTINUES. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN. HEY EVERYBODY. HOW'S IT GOING? UH, MY NAME IS JESS OSBORNE. UM, I'M BORN AND RAISED HERE IN MIAMI. I LIVE IN CORAL GABLES. UM, I HAVE VISITED MIAMI BEACH ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. UM, I AM HERE REPRESENTING THE TRANS COMMUNITY. I'M A PROUD TRANS PERSON, NON-BINARY PRONOUNS. HE, AND THEY, AND I WORK FOR SAVE. I'VE ALSO WORKED FOR EQUALITY FLORIDA AND TRANS SOCIAL AND HALF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE PRESENT HERE, . UM, I AM ALSO A GRADUATE OF MIAMI-DADE COLLEGE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI. UM, I FEEL, UM, I JUST FEEL REALLY STRONGLY ABOUT WHAT WE'RE UP TO TODAY AND, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES TO [00:30:01] DO THE SAME, UM, TO BE AS SUPPORTIVE. SOME FOLKS AREN'T TAKING THIS AS SERIOUSLY. UM, AND SO I ALSO ENCOURAGE YOUR, UH, THE CITY COMMISSION, THE FOLKS OUT HERE. TELL YOUR NEIGHBORS, TELL YOUR FAMILY, TELL THE DOG CATCHER THE ANTI DEI BILL AFFECTS EVERYBODY. L-G-B-T-Q, PEOPLE OF COLOR, WOMEN DISABILITIES, VETERANS, EVERYBODY. AND SO, UH, THIS IS A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE OF LIKE WHAT WE CAN POSSIBLY DO, UM, SHOUTING OUT CORAL GABLES. SO ANYWAY, UM, JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH AND, UH, PLEASE VOTE. THANK, UH, GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS SCOTT GALVIN. I LIVE AT 1755 NORTHEAST, ONE 37TH TERRACE IN THE GREAT CITY OF NORTH MIAMI, WHERE I WAS PRIVILEGED TO SERVE OVER 25 YEARS AS A CITY COMMISSIONER. I'M HERE TONIGHT THOUGH ON BEHALF OF PRIDE LINES. JUST TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO SUPPORTED BRINGING FUNDS BACK TO THESE GREAT ORGANIZATIONS. PRIDE LINES TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN HAVING A MIAMI BEACH HOME TO HELP AT RISK YOUTH. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'RE DOING TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU CONTINUE TO DO IN SERVICE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. AND, UH, I, I'M, I'M JUST SO VERY, VERY HAPPY THAT YOU'VE MADE THE VOTE THAT YOU HAVE TONIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS KELLY KNAPP. I LIVE AT 8 43 MERIDIAN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOTE TODAY. UM, MY HUSBAND AND I MOVED HERE IN 2019 WITH OUR DAUGHTER. SHE WAS FIVE. WE HAVE GONE TO PRIDE EVERY SINGLE YEAR SINCE. WE LOVE IT. ONE OF THE MEMORIES THAT I WANNA SHARE WITH YOU IS THAT, UH, WHEN WE WERE AT PRIDE WITH OUR DAUGHTER, THERE WAS A GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE, THEY COULD HAVE BEEN 17, THEY COULD HAVE BEEN 25. I'M MIDDLE AGED, I CAN'T TELL ANYMORE. BUT THEY PROFUSELY DEEPLY THANKED US FOR BEING THERE. AND I WITH OUR DAUGHTER. AND I TOOK THAT TO MEAN TWO THINGS. NUMBER ONE, THEY WERE THANKFUL THAT IF OUR DAUGHTER GROWS UP TO IDENTIFY AS L-G-B-T-Q, THAT WE WERE THERE SUPPORTING HER, LOVING HER, CELEBRATING HER. AND IF SHE DOESN'T, THAT WE WERE THERE TEACHING HER TO LOVE AND SUPPORT AND CELEBRATE L-G-B-T-Q PEOPLE. WE MOVED HERE BECAUSE WE BELIEVED IT TO BE A VIBRANT, DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. WE BELIEVED WE COULD RAISE OUR DAUGHTER CONSISTENT WITH THOSE VALUES. AND WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS AT RISK OF BEING DEFUNDED, WHEN THIS IS EVEN ON THE TABLE, IT MAKES US QUESTION WHETHER THIS COMMUNITY IS STILL CONSISTENT WITH OUR VALUES AND IT MAKES US QUESTION WHETHER WE SHOULD GO. SO I URGE YOU, I ASK YOU TO PLEASE DO WHAT'S NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT THIS TYPE OF CELEBRATION IS FUNDED INDEFINITELY IN PERPETUITY. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE AGAIN. I KNOW SB 1134 HAS PUT EVERYONE IN A REALLY STRANGE SITUATION. UM, MY NAME IS PAUL THOMAS. I LIVE IN WEST AVENUE HERE IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. AND YOU KNOW THAT I ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND I AM HERE TONIGHT TO STILL ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH. UH, THIS IS ABOUT HEALTH PREVENTION AND ECONOMIC, UH, DEVELOPMENT. WHAT I'D LIKE FOR EVERYONE TO DO IS TO LOOK AT OUR L-G-B-T-Q ORGANIZATIONS AS THE PUBLIC HEALTH INVESTMENTS THAT THEY ARE. MIAMI-DADE HAS THE HIGHEST RATE OF HIV DIAGNOSIS IN FLORIDA, NEARLY DOUBLE THE STATE AVERAGE. THE STATE HAS ALREADY CUT HIV TESTING FUNDS FOR LOCAL L-G-B-T-Q CENTERS. PRIDE IS ONE OF THE FEW PLACES WHERE WE CAN REACH PEOPLE WHO DON'T SEE A DOCTOR REGULARLY, ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN TESTED. EVERY CASE CAUGHT COST FAR LESS THAN TREATING SOMEONE IN AN EMERGENCY ROOM HERE ON MIAMI BEACH. PRIDE ALSO SAVES LIVES IN ANOTHER WAY. NATIONAL DATA SHOWS L-G-B-T-Q YOUTH IN ACCEPTING COMMUNITIES ATTEMPT SUICIDE AT LESS THAN HALF THE RATE OF THOSE IN UNACCEPTING COMMUNITIES. THE L-G-B-T-Q CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS HEALTH WORK AS WELL. STEADY JOBS MEAN HEALTH INSURANCE, STABLE HOUSING, AND PEOPLE WHO STAY ON THEIR MEDICATIONS THAT KEEPS RESIDENTS HEALTHY AND LOWERS WHAT OUR CITY SPENDS LATER FOR OUR HOSPITALS. SB 1134 STILL LEAVES ROOMS. IT IT, IT EXEMPTS VOLUNTEER BOARDS. IT ALLOWS PERMITS AND PUBLIC SAFETY SUPPORT FOR EVENTS LIKE PRIDE. AS LONG AS THE EVENT IS TREATED LIKE EVERY OTHER EVENT. [00:35:01] IT PROTECTS FEDERAL LAWS AND FEDERAL GRANTS, WHICH IS WHY I'M STANDING HERE SPEAKING FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE. I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT THOSE THINGS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. CONTINUING TO BATTLE THIS BILL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD EVENING. I'M JOE PENA, LONGTIME RESIDENT OF MIAMI BEACH RECITING 1401 BAY ROAD AND I'M ALSO CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF SAVE INC. SAFEGUARDING AMERICAN VALUES FOR EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR MOVING THIS FORWARD. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ AND ALL OF YOU FOR THIS SUPPORT THIS EVENING. UH, FOR OUR 2027 FUNDING AND HOPEFULLY BEYOND. I KNOW WE HAVE WORK TO DO BEYOND TONIGHT AND WE'RE READY TO WORK WITH YOU. WE KNOW IT'S NEVER EASY AND TALLAHASSEE NEVER MAKES IT EASY. THIS LAW SIMILAR TO OTHER LAWS UP IN IN THE RECENT PAST, IS AN OVERREACH INTO OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. AND THEY'RE ALWAYS WRITTEN IN A VAGUE WAY SO THAT LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WILL OVERREACT, OVERANALYZE OVER-INTERPRET OVER SELF-CORRECT AND OVER FREAK OUT. BUT WITH YOUR VOTE THIS EVENING, YOU OBVIOUSLY SHOW US THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI MAIN BEACH IS NOT GOING TO OVER FREAK OUT. AND WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT, OF THAT THE LAW IS NOT A BLANKET BAN ON LOCAL SUPPORT FOR L-G-B-T-Q COMMUNITY AND OUR ORGANIZATIONS. WE ARE ASKING AND WE SEE COOLER HEADS PREVAILING HERE TONIGHT. WE APPRECIATE THAT THE CITY IS ALREADY WORKING WITH PRIDE LINES ON REVISING THEIR FUNDING REQUEST FOR COMPLIANCE. AND WE KNOW THAT YOU KNOW THAT THE 200,000 ATTENDEES, MIAMI BEACH PRIDE IS A HUGE ECONOMIC ENGINE FOR OUR CITY SERVING OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND IT'S OPEN TO OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. AND I SHOULD ALSO SAY THAT WE APPRECIATE THE MIAMI BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT, LGBT OUTREACH INITIATIVES AND OF COURSE OUR MIAMI DAD, LGBT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. LASTLY, AT SAVE SAFEGUARDING AMERICAN VALUES FOR EVERYONE IS IN OUR NAME AND IN OUR DNA WE STAND WILLING AND ABLE TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU LIKE WE HAVE FOR MANY YEARS, FOR DECADES WITH THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH TO PROMOTE EQUALITY FOR ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD EVENING. I'M VERY PROUD OF CITY OF MIAMI BEACH TODAY. UH, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THE CO-SPONSORS BOUGHT DOMINGUEZ, UH, MATEO, LINA AND MAGAZINE AND THE REST OF THE, UH, COMMISSION FOR VOTING UNANIMOUSLY. UNLIKE THE MEN'S CLUBS OF YESTER YEARS, ORGANIZATIONS SERVING L-G-B-T-Q COMMUNITY ARE OPEN TO EVERYONE. THEY CREATE SAFE SPACES FOR THE MONIKER L-G-B-T-Q, BUT NO SERVICES ARE EVER REJECTED TO ANYONE. THIS FUNDING WHILE A STOP GAP, IT'S A STOP GAP THAT HAS THESE ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TOWARDS A LONGER TERM SOLUTION. HB 1134 DOES NOT CREATE A BLANKET BAN ON L-G-B-T-Q ORGANIZATIONS. IT CREATES RESTRICTIONS AND WHETHER THOSE RESTRICTIONS ARE CONSTITUTIONAL IS STILL AN OPEN QUESTION. THANK YOU AGAIN, ALL OF YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. I'M SORRY I DIDN'T CATCH YOUR NAME MA'AM. YOUR NAME. OH, PARDON ME. I'M VIVIAN MARTEL, LIVE IN NORTH MIAMI. UM, SIMA, SOUTH BEACH. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. IT'S NICE TO SEE ALL OF YOU FRIENDLY FACES. UM, MY NAME IS JOHN ELLA AND I'M A RESIDENT OF MIAMI BEACH FULL-TIME FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS. I'M A BOARD MEMBER OF SAVE AND AN ACTIVE MEMBER IN THE L-G-B-T-Q CHAMBER. UM, FIRST I WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THE VOTE. I KNOW THAT YOUR HEARTS ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACES. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE CREATIVE APPROACH YOU'VE TAKEN TO PRESERVING FUNDING, UM, FOR 2027 AND ALSO LOOKING FOR A LONGER TERM SOLUTION. UH, I KNOW FIRSTHAND THAT THE CHAMBER IS THANKFUL FOR THE CITY'S SUPPORT BOTH PAST AND PRESENT. THE CHAMBER PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN SUPPORTING AND CONNECTING L-G-B-T-Q AND ALLIED BUSINESSES PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND THE CITY'S PARTNERSHIP HAS BEEN MEANINGFUL AND IMPORTANT TO THAT WORK. PRIDE HAS ALWAYS MEANT SOMETHING VERY PERSONAL FOR ME. FOR MANY YOUNG LGBTQ PLUS PEOPLE, SIMPLY SEEING A COMMUNITY THAT CELEBRATES WHO THEY ARE CAN MAKE AN ENORMOUS DIFFERENCE. IT TELLS THEM THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM, THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE AND THAT THEY BELONG. I THINK THAT IS THE, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING PRIDE REPRESENTS. AND MIAMI BEACH PRIDE IS PARTICULARLY SPECIAL BECAUSE IT IS FREE AND ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE. IT BRINGS TOGETHER AN AMAZINGLY DIVERSE GROUP OF PEOPLE, FAMILIES, FRIENDS, AND ALLIES. IT REALLY REFLECTS WHAT MAKES MIAMI [00:40:01] BEACH SUCH A WELCOMING AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY. SO THESE AREN'T SIMPLY BUDGET LINE LINE ITEMS TO ME. THEY REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY AND THE KIND OF MIAMI BEACH, MIAMI BEACH, UM, THE KIND OF CITY MIAMI BEACH CHOOSES TO BE. UH, SO THANK YOU AGAIN, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ AND TO ALL THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE MAYOR FOR FINDING CREATIVE SOLUTIONS AND FOR LOOKING TOWARD A LONGER TERM PATH. I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. THANK YOU. GOOD NIGHT. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ISABELLA AND I'M A NEIGHBOR OF MIAMI BEACH AND ASPIRING ATTORNEY, A LESBIAN AND A FLORIDIAN WHO'S LOOKING FORWARD TO ATTENDING MIAMI BEACH'S PRIDE FESTIVALS. AND I'M HERE TODAY IN MY INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, THOUGH I ALSO WORK FOR THE A CLU OF FLORIDA. AND FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING FORTH A RESOLUTION TO RELEASE FUNDING TO OUR PRIDE ORGANIZATIONS BEFORE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SB 1134 ON JANUARY 1ST. AND I APPLAUD YOU ALL FOR SUPPORTING THE RESOLUTION AND USING THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW THAT THIS COMMISSION WILL NOT TURN ITS BACK ON THE PEOPLE THAT IT SERVES. BUT MY FEAR IS THAT SOMEONE MIGHT LEAVE HERE TONIGHT UNDER THE FALSE IMPRESSION THAT THIS RESOLUTION SOLVES A LARGER PROBLEM AT HAND. AFTER DECEMBER 31ST, 2026, IT SEEMS THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH MAY NOT BE INCLINED TO FUND A SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY-BASED PRIZE CELEBRATION THAT HISTORICALLY HAS GARNERED OVER 189,000 ATTENDEES. AND THIS IS A TANGIBLE HIT TO CIVIL RIGHTS AND A LIKELY INFRINGEMENT UPON THE FIRST AMENDMENT. PROTECTIONS AND CIVIL RIGHTS WERE NEVER ONLY ABOUT LEAVING HISTORICALLY OPPRESSED COMMUNITIES ALONE. BUT THE CORE PILLARS ARE ABOUT FOSTERING BELONGING, ABOUT STANDING IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE AS EQUALS. AND WHEN THE STATE TELLS A CITY THAT IT MAY CELEBRATE SOME OF ITS PEOPLE BUT NOT OTHERS, IS DECIDING WHO HAS THE RIGHT TO BELONG. AND A ONE TIME CHECK THAT HAS TO BE SPENT BEFORE DECEMBER 31ST SIMPLY DOESN'T ADDRESS THOSE LARGER HARMS. BUT TO YOUR CREDIT, I THINK THAT THE COMMISSION UNDERSTOOD THAT IN FEBRUARY AND UNDERSTANDS IT TONIGHT. EACH OF YOU SIGNED A LETTER WARNING THAT SB 1134 WAS VAGUE, THAT IT WOULD UNDERMINE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THAT IT COULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT CORE HEALTH PROGRAMS. AND THOSE WARNINGS ARE RIGHT. PRIDE IS THE FIRST LINE ITEM TO GO, BUT IT'S NOT THE LAST. AND FLORIDIANS AND THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS MUST ALL STAND UP IN SOLIDARITY AGAINST THIS LAW AND DO EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWER TO REJECT AND REPEAL IT. AND I WANNA ASK YOU ONE THING, PLEASE CONTINUE THE NARRATIVE. YOU ALL STARTED IN FEBRUARY THAT THIS LAW IS WRONG AND WE URGE MIAMI BEACH COMMISSIONERS TO SAY THAT LOUDLY AND CLEARLY AND DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO SUPPORT THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES WHO ELECTED YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MEDIA AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS JULIO DNO. I'M REALLY SHORT, SORRY, I'M TRYING TO REACH OVER . MY NAME IS JULIO DOO. I HAVE LIVED IN MIAMI MY ENTIRE LIFE. I'M A FIELD ORGANIZER WITH THE A CLU OF FLORIDA. BUT I'M HERE TO SPEAK AS AN INDIVIDUAL AND AS A MEMBER OF THE CITY'S QUEER COMMUNITY. I REGULARLY ATTEND MIAMI BEACH PRIDE AND HAVE BENEFITED FROM THE LGBTQ PLUS PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES A REGION HAS INVESTED IN. I CAN TELL YOU PLAINLY A BIG PART OF WHY I FELT SAFE GROWING UP HERE IS THAT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAS MADE IT CLEARLY VISIBLE THAT PEOPLE LIKE ME BELONG. THAT SAFETY IS NOT ABSTRACT, IT IS FUNDED, IT IS BUILT BY DECISIONS MADE IN ROOMS LIKE THIS ONE. THAT INVESTMENT IS ALSO GOOD. BUSINESS TOURISM SUPPORTS MORE THAN 11,000 JOBS IN MIAMI BEACH, NEARLY A QUARTER OF ALL EMPLOYMENT IN THE CITY, PROBABLY THROUGH MORE THAN 170,000 PEOPLE THIS APRIL. THOSE ARE HOTEL ROOMS, RESTAURANT TABLES, AND PAYCHECKS FOR WORKERS WHO LIVE HERE. A 237,000 SPONSORSHIP IS NOT A HANDOUT. IT IS A RETURN ON INVESTMENT. AND TRAVELERS AND COMPANIES NOTICE WHICH CITIES STAND BY THEIR COMMUNITIES AND WHICH ONES RETREAT. SB 1134 DOES NOT TAKE EFFECT UNTIL JANUARY, 2027. SO I ASK EACH OF YOU, WHAT DOES THE LAW ACTUALLY REQUIRE MIAMI BEACH TODAY AND WHAT ARE WE CHOOSING TO ELIMINATE ON OUR OWN? PRE-COMPLIANCE IS HOW BAD LAW BECOMES MORE POWERFUL THAN ITS OWN WORDS. DON'T LET FEAR WRITE THIS BUDGET. DON'T SELF-CENSOR WHAT THE FIRST AMENDMENT STILL PROTECTS. KEEP INVESTING IN PRIDE AND KEEP MIAMI BEACH, THE CITY THAT MAKE PEOPLE LIKE ME AND COUNTLESS OTHERS FEEL SAFE. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS. THIS IS WHAT COURAGE LOOKS LIKE. BOTH ON THE DAAS AND EVERYONE SITTING IN THIS ROOM. I AM NASTASIA JANVIER, A FLORIDA CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY AND A LEGAL FELLOW AT THE A CLU OF FLORIDA. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS, YOU ALL HAVE HEARD A CRY TO CELEBRATE DIFFERENCES AND TO NOT DEMONIZE THEM WELL, YOU ALL DID JUST THAT WITH WHAT WAS AT STAKE TONIGHT. YOU ALL SAID, WE HEAR AND WE SEE AND WE HAVE COURAGE TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF UM, MIAMI BEACH LB LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY. THE CITY KNOWS THE HISTORY OF WHAT EXCLUSION MAY LOOK LIKE. ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE WAS A, UH, A TIME WHERE BLACK PEOPLE COULD NOT CARRY WELL, HAD TO CARRY AN IDENTIFICATION CARD TO BE ABLE [00:45:01] TO COME ONTO THE ISLAND AFTER DARK. THERE WAS ALSO A TIME WHERE JEWISH FAMILIES WERE KEPT OUT OF HOTELS, UM, AND HO AND NEIGHBORHOODS, UH, MIAMI BEACH CHOSE DIFFERENTLY. IT CHOSE TO BE A PLACE WHERE THEY WELCOMED ALL PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. PRIDE IS JUST ONE OF THOSE EXAMPLES, BRINGING IN PEOPLE WHO LIVE, WORK AND BUILD BUSINESSES HERE. PRIDE BRINGS IN OVER 200,000 ATTENDEES EACH YEAR. AND WITH THAT LEGACY, THIS IS WHAT MIAMI BEACH LIVES FOR. AS ELECTED LEADERS, YOU ALL ARE STEWARDS OF THIS COMMUNITY. YOU ALL ALLOW FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTING THE LEGACY. JUST MENTIONED THE A CLU CIRCULATED A LETTER INTERPRETING SB 1134 WITH IMPORTANT LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS. AND AS ONGOING CONVERSATIONS HAPPEN, WE ASK YOU TO TAKE HEED TO THOSE CONSIDERATIONS, ONE OF WHICH IS TAKING HEED TO LOOKING AT WHAT PRE-COMPLIANCE OR OVER COMPLIANCE LOOKS LIKE WITH THE LAW. SB 1134 DOES NOT TAKE EFFECT UNTIL JANUARY 1ST, 2027 AND NO READING OF THE LAW CAN ABSOLUTELY ENFORCE THAT. THANK YOU. AND WE ASK YOU TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COMMISSION. MY NAME IS DAVID RODRIGUEZ. I'M BORN AND RAISED IN MIAMI AND I'M A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER WITH EQUALITY FLORIDA. I CAME HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU TO PRESERVE FUNDING FOR MIAMI BEACH PRIDE FOR PRIDE LED COMMUNITY CENTER FOR THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY L-G-B-T-Q CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND FOR THE L-G-B-T-Q OUTREACH INITIATIVES FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR VOTE TODAY. MIAMI BEACH PRIDE WAS THE FIRST PRIDE FESTIVAL I EVER ATTENDED. I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND THAT EXPERIENCE WAS DEEPLY IMPORTANT TO ME IN FIGURING OUT THE MAN THAT I WAS BECOMING. IT INTRODUCED ME TO A VIBRANT AND WELCOMING COMMUNITY WHERE THERE WAS NO SPACE FOR HATE. WHEN I LOOK AT THESE FUNDING DECISIONS, I THINK ABOUT THE YOUNG PERSON WHO WILL ATTEND THEIR FIRST PRIDE NEXT YEAR. I WANT THEM TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY AND THAT SAME EXPERIENCE AS WELL. SEEING A COMMUNITY CELEBRATED OPENLY CAN HELP A YOUNG PERSON IMAGINE A FUTURE WHERE THEY BELONG. KEEPING PRIDE FREE HELPS MAKE THAT EXPERIENCE ACCESSIBLE. AND MIAMI BEACH PRIDE LEADS THE WAY IN KEEPING ITS ENTIRE FESTIVAL FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THESE INVESTMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN FLAGGED GO A LONG WAY IN BUILDING COMMUNITY, SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND ENSURING A WELCOMING AND SAFER CITY FOR EVERYONE. THEIR VALUE ISN'T JUST A LINE ITEM, IT'S THE DIFFERENCE IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE SAFETY FOR AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSIONERS WORKING TO PRESERVE THIS FUNDING. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING THAT THE THANK YOU FOR SHOWING THE NEXT GENERATION THAT THIS CITY WILL KEEP SHOWING UP FOR THEM. AND LET'S STAY IN THIS FIGHT AS WE CONTINUE TO GRAPPLE WITH THIS LAW AND WORK TOWARDS EQUALITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. HELLO, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SOPHIE RINGLE AND I'M SO THANKFUL FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR OUR OCEANS, FOR HEALTHY INFRASTRUCTURE, FOR OUR OCEAN, FOR OUR BAY, UM, AND FOR CONTINUING TO PROMOTE PLASTIC FREE INITIATIVES TO KEEP WASTE OF OUR ENVIRONMENTS, OUR BEAUTIFUL WILDLIFE CAN LIVE HAPPY AND THRIVE. THANK YOU. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL CITY TO LIVE IN. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS KAL LEWIS. I'M HERE WITH EQUALITY FLORIDA. I JUST WANTED TO SAY I DROVE HERE ALL THE WAY FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA BECAUSE I KNEW HOW IMPORTANT THIS DECISION THAT YOU ALL WERE MAKING TODAY WAS. AND I'M REALLY GLAD TO KNOW THAT BY THE TIME I GOT HERE THAT THE RIGHT DECISION WAS MADE. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU , THANK YOU. BECAUSE THE DRIVE WAS DEFINITELY WORTH IT. BUT BEYOND THAT, I ALSO WANT TO TALK TO BEING A SOUTH FLORIDIAN, PRIMARILY BEING A YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO'S GROWN UP HERE AND IS FROM SOUTH FLORIDA. LAST YEAR WAS MY FIRST PRIDE. AND THAT PRIDE WAS HERE AT MIAMI BEACH AND THAT WAS MONUMENTAL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS, I FELT LIKE I HAD A PLACE WHERE I BELONG. I THINK HERE IN FLORIDA WE SEE A LOT OF POLICIES THAT ARE DIRECTED TOWARDS ELIMINATING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. AND THAT WAS A SPACE WHERE IT WAS ACTUALLY CELEBRATED, PRAISED AND UPLIFTED. SO I WANT TO THANK THIS ENTIRE ADMINISTRATION FOR MAKING THAT DECISION TO CONTINUE THAT MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE I WORK WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THESE SO THAT WAY I CAN MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE WHO LOOK LIKE ME CAN CONTINUE TO BE CELEBRATED AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE A SPACE HERE IN FLORIDA. SO THANK YOU FOR UPHOLDING EQUALITY TODAY. [00:50:07] GOOD EVENING. UH, MR. MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. MY NAME IS ROB PIPER. I AM 1 4 0 1 SOUTHWEST 17 TERRACE IN MIAMI. I'M NOT A MYBE BEACH RESIDENT, BUT I'M AN ENTHUSIASTIC VISITOR TO PRIDE ANNUALLY. I'M ALSO A PROUD ALLY OF THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY AND I'M HERE TODAY IN SOLIDARITY WITH THEM. AND TO THANK YOU ALL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING THE COURAGE TO RELEASE THE FUNDS AND TO LISTEN TO YOUR RESIDENTS DESPITE THE POTENTIAL REPERCUSSIONS THAT MAY HAVE OCCURRED FROM RESISTING THIS TYPE OF STATE PREEMPTION. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR THAT AND FOR THAT COURAGE. I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING YOUR ALLY AND TO HAVING YOUR BACK AS A COUNTY COMMISSIONER TO RESIST OTHER TYPES OF POTENTIAL PREEMPTION THAT COULD HARM OUR RESIDENTS, OUR FELLOW CONSTITUENTS. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AS YOUR ALLY AND LIKE YOU HAD THE BACK OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS TODAY. I WILL HAVE YOUR BACK IN NOVEMBER ON THE COMMISSION. THANK YOU RALPH. ANYBODY ON ZOOM? YES MA'AM. OH, WE GOTTA TRY PATRICK. ONE MORE TIME. PATRICK, IT'S PATRICK BEHI. HEY, SORRY MY AUDIO WASN'T WORKING EARLIER. UH, MY NAME IS PATRICK RESICK. I LIVE AT 1754 MERIDIAN AVENUE ACROSS THE STREET FROM PRIDE PARK. AND I'M CALLING IN TODAY TO THANK THE SIX OF YOU FOR SUPPORTING, UH, THE FUNDING OF MIAMI BEACH PRIDE. THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT EVENT TO OUR COMMUNITY AND SHOWCASES THAT THE CITY IS A LOVING AND WELCOMING CITY FOR EVERYONE. EVERY YEAR WE MEET NEW FRIENDS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE COME DOWN TO CELEBRATE FOR THE 10 OR SO DAYS, UH, DURING PRIDE. AND SO THANK YOU TO ALL THE SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS FOR VOTING FOR THIS AND OTHER, YOU KNOW, QUOTE UNQUOTE DIVERSITY INITIATIVES. THESE ARE WHAT REALLY MAKES OUR CITY A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE IN AND VISIT. AND I HOPE THAT YOU CAN SEE THE SUPPORT THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS, UH, FOR, FOR, FOR TURNING OUT TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THESE THINGS. AND, UM, AND I HOPE THAT GOING FORWARD, UM, YOU KNOW, WE CAN CONTINUE TO FUND THESE SORTS OF, UH, EVENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE FUTURE. 'CAUSE THEY REALLY MAKE MIAMI BEACH A SPECIAL PLACE TO LIVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER IS AMANDA HARRIS. MS. HARRIS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. HI. SORRY ABOUT THAT. UM, HI. I AM AMANDA HARRIS. I LIVE AT 7 32 80 SECOND STREET, UM, IN MIAMI BEACH, BUT THE NORTH SIDE. AND I JUST MOVED FROM 17TH STREET AND WASHINGTON. SO I WAS IN THE HEART OF PRIDE FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS. UM, I'M URGING THE COMMISSION TO SUPPORT THE PRIDE EVENTS BECAUSE THEY'RE WONDERFUL. UM, I RAISED SMALL CHILDREN, UM, ON SOUTH BEACH AND WE WENT TO THE PRIDE FEST EVERY YEAR, UM, IN THE MORNING BEFORE IT GOT WILD. AND, UM, WE WOULD GO TO THE FAMILY EVENTS AS WELL. AND IT WAS A REALLY WONDERFUL THING JUST, UH, TO BE IN AN OPEN AND LOVING COMMUNITY FOR MY KIDS TO OBSERVE AND BE A PART OF. AND SO WHEN MY SON CAME OUT OF THE CLOSET AS BISEXUAL AT 13, IT WASN'T WEIRD FOR HIM. IT WASN'T TRAUMATIC, IT WAS JUST OH YEAH, LIKE PRIDE. I BELONG IN THESE PLACES. AND THAT'S BECAUSE HE GREW UP IN A PLACE WHERE IT WASN'T UNUSUAL. MY SON IS A POLITICAL CONSERVATIVE AND HE, HE'S ALSO AN OPENLY BISEXUAL, UH, TEEN AND THAT'S BECAUSE HE GREW UP IN SUCH AN AWESOME COMMUNITY. SO I'M ASKING YOU TO KEEP USING THE FUNDS FOR ALL THE KINDS OF EVENTS THAT SUPPORT WELCOMING ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO SOUTH BEACH THROUGH THE LIGHT UP THE NIGHT EVENTS WE USED TO HAVE ON, UM, LINCOLN ROAD, WHICH MY KIDS LOVE THAT HUGE LIGHT BULB, OUR LIGHT SWITCH THING, UM, TO SUPPORTING THE ART SPACES AND THE PARADES AND EVERY OTHER INITIATIVE THAT MAKES SOUTH BEACH SPECIAL. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING MY COMMENT. THANK YOU. AND OUR FINAL CALLER IS DAVE BREEZE. HELLO EVERYBODY. I JUST WANTED TO PILE ONTO THE THANK YOUS, UM, THIS EVENING FOR SUPPORTING PRIDE AND THE OTHER L-G-B-T-Q, UM, FUNDING REQUEST THIS EVENING. PRIDE IS MY FAVORITE WEEKEND OF THE YEAR. UM, I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE BEST PRIDES IN THE COUNTRY. IT'S A FREE OPEN FESTIVAL WITH SOME OF THE BEST ENTERTAINMENT AND PERHAPS ONE OF THE BETTER PRODUCED EVENTS THAT HAPPENS IN MIAMI BEACH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IT'S A TRUE CLASS OF PROFESSIONALS THAT PUT IT TOGETHER AND IT HAS JUST BECOME SUCH A BEACON OF OUR COMMUNITY, UH, AND HAS BEEN A HUGE PART OF, UM, ME GROWING [00:55:01] UP HERE, UM, FROM COLLEGE ONWARD LIVING IN MIAMI BEACH. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU. UM, AND I'M REALLY HONORED TO HAVE ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO SPOKE A LOT OF, UH, GREAT COMMENTS, VERY ELOQUENT, UM, AS WELL. JUST WANTED TO, UM, I WANTED TO ADD THAT ONE OF THE, THERE WAS A LOT OF GREAT COMMENTS, BUT I WANTED TO FOCUS ON ONE THING THAT I HEARD FROM A LOT OF, A LOT OF YOU, AND I'VE HEARD THIS FROM EVERY DEMOGRAPHIC GROUP IN OUR CITY AND, AND IT'S PROBABLY MY SOURCE OF, UH, OF IMPORTANCE IS THAT YOU FEEL SAFE, YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE, YOU FEEL WELCOME, YOU FEEL INCLUDED IN OUR CITY. AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT TO ME IS THE BIGGEST COMPLIMENT THAT I WILL ALWAYS CHAMPION, I WILL ALWAYS FIGHT FOR. AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE LITERALLY EVERY DEMOGRAPHIC GROUP, EVERY GROUP THAT YOU CAN SAY IS REPRESENTED THAT I HEAR FROM, FEELS THAT WAY ABOUT MIAMI BEACH IS THE ULTIMATE TESTAMENT. IT'S THE TESTAMENT TO ALL OF US UP HERE FOR MAKING THAT, UH, MAKING THAT HAPPEN. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO SPOKE. I GUESS WE'RE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. YES, MAYOR. SO IF WE CAN, THE, UH, ALL THE ITEMS THAT ARE COMMISSIONED ITEMS, MAYOR A THROUGH G, WERE, WERE, UH, SPOKEN IN. OH, SORRY. I, I I CAME LIKE 15 MINUTES LATE. DID YOU ALREADY DO THE VOTE? YES. OH, CAN I REGISTER A YES VOTE? YES SIR. ALRIGHT. SEVEN, ZERO. I'M GONNA DO THAT NEXT TIME AND THEN I'LL GET AN APPLAUSE FOR IT. . SO I THINK [R7 A A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING: 1) THE FINAL AD VALOREM MILLAGE OF 5.8060 MILLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 FOR GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES, WHICH IS FOUR AND ONE TENTH PERCENT (4.1%) MORE THAN THE "ROLLED-BACK" RATE OF 5.5762 MILLS; AND 2) THE DEBT SERVICE MILLAGE RATE OF 0.2693 MILLS.] NOW WE WILL GO THROUGH THE INDIVIDUAL VOTE STARTING AT A CORRECT. SO JUST FOR THE RECORD, THAT'S A PJ, LET'S CALL R SEVEN A. SO R SEVEN A IS A PUBLIC HEARING ADOPT FINAL, A VALOR, MILIT FOR GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES. MOVED SECOND. UH, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. JUST VERIFYING THERE'S NO ONE IN ZOOM AND NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK. MAY I CALL THE ROLL? YES. ALL IN FAVOR OF R SEVEN A. PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. R SEVEN A IS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO. [R7 B A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGETS FOR THE GENERAL, G.O. DEBT SERVICE, CITY CENTER RDA AD VALOREM TAXES, NORTH BEACH CRA AD VALOREM TAXES, ENTERPRISE, INTERNAL SERVICE, AND SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027] NEXT ITEM R SEVEN B. IT IS A SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING. UH, ADOPT FINAL BUDGETS. UH, GENERAL G-O-R-D-A-N-B-C-R-A. I ALWAYS GET THIS ONE WRONG. TAMIKA. ENTERPRISE, WHAT'S THE NEXT ONE? INTERNAL SERVICES. INTERNAL SERVICES AND SPECIAL REVENUE R SEVEN B. MAY I HAVE A MOTION? UH, RALPH, IF I COULD JUST ADD TO THIS AND MAYBE IT'S AN ADDENDUM TO THE MOTION. I WAS JUST GOING THROUGH LINE ITEM BY LINE ITEM, UH, AS A GOOD CHAIR WOULD, UM, AND I'M FINE WITH THE ITEMS I DID NOTICE. UH, IT WAS OUR LARGEST EXPENDITURE AND I WASN'T OVERLY FAMILIAR WITH IT. I, I BELIEVE IT'S, UM, IT'S AN AD FUNDING, UH, NUMBER 38. AND I'M FINE WITH INCLUDING IT. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ALSO MAKE A JOINT REFERRAL TO FERC TO DISCUSS THE IMPLEMENTATION GIVEN THE LARGE COST OF IT. SO IT MAY BE PART OF THIS MOTION IF WE COULD JUST ALSO APPROVE IT, BUT MAKE A REFERRAL TO FE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IT. IT'S A $800,000 ITEM. UH, AGREE. A NEW FUNDING FOR PARKING. AGREE. AND THAT'S ITEM 38? YES. YEAH. OKAY. IF I MAY, THAT'S A, THAT WAS A, ONE OF THE ENHANCEMENTS YOU WERE LOOKING AT AD FUNDING. SO YES. IT, IT WASN'T A COMMISSION ENHANCEMENT, IT WAS THROUGH, UH, THE PARKING DEPARTMENT. I'M FINE WITH DOING THAT. IT'S JUST GIVEN THE SIZE OF IT. UM, WANTED TO JUST FOR THE OPERATION IMPLEMENTATION, HAVE THAT DISCUSSION AT FERC. I'LL SECOND THAT. COULD YOU CLARIFY WHAT ATTACHMENT YOU'RE LOOKING AT? UH, ATTACHMENT C, THE RECURRING EXPENDITURE ENHANCEMENTS. WAIT, YOU'RE TELLING ME THERE'S NOT AS MUCH INTEREST FOR PARKING ITEMS? WE'RE DISCUSSING PARKING. COME ON . YES, HERE. IT'S OKAY. TOO MUCH TALKING. TOO MUCH TALKING. YES, WE, WE SEE IT. NUMBER 38 ATTACHMENT C, $800,000. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR LOADING ZONE TECHNOLOGY AND CURBSIDE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE. AND I'M FINE WITH THAT. JUST WANNA REFER TO FERC SO WE CAN HAVE A MORE ROBUST DISCUSSION ABOUT, UH, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT. SO WE WILL PUT THAT AS A DIRECTION FOR FERC. GREAT. OKAY. SO I HAVE A MOTION IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS JUST ON THAT. I HAD A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE SECOND THERE BY COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. IT'S AS AMENDED, CORRECT? YES. YES. OKAY. INCLUDING THE AMENDMENTS THAT WERE DISCUSSED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. CORRECT. UH, SO I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. ALL IN FAVOR OF R SEVEN B AS AMENDED, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. R SEVEN B IS APPROVED AS AMENDED. R SEVEN [R7 C A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORMANDY SHORES LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADOPTING, ON A UNANIMOUS VOTE, THE FINAL AD VALOREM MILLAGE RATE OF 0.7364 MILLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 FOR THE NORMANDY SHORES LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, WHICH IS TWELVE AND TWO TENTHS PERCENT (12.2%) MORE THAN THE "ROLLED-BACK" RATE OF 0.6565 MILLS.] C IS A SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING ADOPT FINAL A VALOR MILCH [01:00:01] FOR NORMANDY SHOR'S LOCAL GOVERNMENT. SO WE ARE RE RECESSING THE COMMISSION MEETING CONVENING AS THE NORMANDY SHORES LOCAL GOVERNMENT. UH, SO MOVED. I HAVE A MOTION ON R SEVEN C BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. SECOND. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE ON ZOOM AND NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE. SAME AS FOR THE ITEM BEFORE. UH, SO ALL IN FAVOR OF R SEVEN C. PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. R SEVEN C IS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO. [R7 D A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORMANDY SHORES LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADOPTING THE FINAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027.] NEXT ITEM IS R SEVEN D, SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING. ADOPT FINAL OPERATING BUDGET. NORMAN DE SHORES LOCAL GOVERNMENT. SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY MAYOR MINOR. ALL IN FAVOR OF R SEVEN D. PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. R SEVEN D IS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO. WE ARE CONCLUDING THE, THE, THE MEETING OF THE NORMANDY SHORES, UH, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND RECONVENING AS THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. WE'RE NOW ON ITEM [R7 E A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE FINAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR FISCAL YEARS 2027 - 2031 AND ADOPTING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH FINAL CAPITAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027.] R SEVEN E, WHICH IS A SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING. ADOPT FISCAL YEAR 20 27, 20 20, 20 31. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, CAPITAL BUDGET. R SEVEN E. SO MOVED. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY, UH, COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. AGAIN, I SEE NO ONE ON ZOOM AND NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK ON R SEVEN E. SO, ALL IN FAVOR OF R SEVEN E. PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. R SEVEN E IS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO. [R7 F A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE FINAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027. JOINT CITY COMMISSION AND NBCRA] NEXT ITEM IS ADOPT FINAL NORTH BEAT CRA OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027. R SEVEN F. SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. R SEVEN F IS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO R SEVEN [R7 G A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING AND APPROPRIATING THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CAPITAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AND ADOPTING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR FISCAL YEARS 2027 – 2031. JOINT CITY COMMISSION AND NBCRA] G IS ADOPT FISCAL YEAR 20 20 27 CRA CAPITAL BUDGET, FISCAL YEAR 2027 THROUGH 2031. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. R SEVEN G. SO MOVED. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ ON R SEVEN G. ALL IN FAVOR OF PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. R SEVEN G IS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO. MAY I OPEN THE RDA? YES. SO WE'RE NOW RECESSING AS THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING AND CONVENING AS THE RDA, UH, [RDA-1. A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ADOPTING AND APPROPRIATING THE MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CAPITAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AND ADOPTING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR FISCAL YEARS 2027 – 2031.] WE'RE DOING RDA ONE, WHICH IS ADOPT FISCAL YEAR 2027 RDA CAPITAL BUDGET, FISCAL YEAR 20 27, 20 31. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. RDA ONE. SO MOVED. SECOND. I HAVE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. SECOND. LED BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. UH, ALL IN FAVOR OF R SEVEN RDA ONE PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO WITH COMMISSIONER LOPEZ. ABSENT [RDA-2. A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, ADOPTING THE FINAL OPERATING BUDGETS FOR THE CITY CENTER REDEVELOPMENT AREA, THE ANCHOR SHOPS AND PARKING GARAGE, THE PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SHOPS AND PARKING GARAGE, AND THE COLLINS PARK PARKING GARAGE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027.] RDA TWO, IT IS ADOPT FINAL CITY CENTER. RDA OPERATING BUDGETS. SO MOVED. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. ALL IN FAVOR OF RDA TWO. PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE ADAMS APPROVED SEVEN ZERO WITH COMMISSIONER LOPEZ ABSENT NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY NORTH BEACH [CRA-1. A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, ADOPTING THE FINAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027. JOINT CITY COMMISSION AND NBCRA] CRA. ITEM ONE IS ADOPT FINAL NORTH BEACH CRA OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027. THIS IS A JOINT ITEM WITH THE R SEVENS THAT WE PREVIOUSLY HEARD. SO THIS MOVED SECOND. A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. SECONDLY BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. OUR NORTH BEAT CRA ONE IS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO WITH COMMISSIONER STEINBERG. ABSENT, UH, RD NORTH BEAT CRA [CRA-2. A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, ADOPTING AND APPROPRIATING THE NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CAPITAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AND ADOPTING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR FISCAL YEARS 2027 – 2031. JOINT CITY COMMISSION AND NBCRA] TWO IS ADOPT FISCAL YEAR 2027 CRA CAPITAL BUDGET, FISCAL YEAR 20 27 2 20 31. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. AGAIN, THIS WAS ALSO A JOINT ITEM ON NORTH BEACH. CRA TWO. MAY I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. I HEARD A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO RDA TWO IS, UH, COMMISSIONER STEINBERG IS ABSENT. THAT CONCLUDES ALL THE ITEMS WE HAVE. THANK YOU. I'LL TELL YOU, THIS IS A MOMENT THAT OUR ENTIRE CITY SHOULD BE PROUD OF. REALLY ALL OUR RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, OUR CITY, JASON, TAMIKA, ERIC, OF COURSE, OUR, OUR COMMISSION HERE. WE, WE ASKED OUR CITY TO, AND EACH DEPARTMENT REALLY, 'CAUSE WE ASKED EVERYONE TO TIGHTEN THEIR BELTS, TO PRODUCE MORE FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR BUSINESSES WITH A LITTLE BIT LESS. AND WE DID THAT TODAY. WE LOWERED OUR PROPERTY TAX RATE, AS I MENTIONED, SECOND TIME IN A ROW, UH, LOWEST, UH, MILLAGE RATE IN 11 YEARS. AND WE DID THAT BY CUTTING. WE ACTUALLY INCREASING SERVICES, WHETHER IT BE SANITATION, POLICE, UH, SAFE, SAFE STREETS, CLEAN STREETS AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DRY STREETS. AND WE'VE DONE ALL THAT BY CUTTING. AND THAT REALLY TAKES A TESTAMENT TO ALL OF US. AND OF COURSE, AGAIN, I'LL GIVE YOU, [01:05:01] UH, A SHOUT OUT. COMMISSIONER, UH, MAGAZINE, THANK YOU FOR BEING THE CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND, AND, AND LEADING US THROUGH THIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRUST IN THAT. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IT WAS A GREAT DAY TO CELEBRATE. ALL RIGHT. ADJOURNED . GOOD. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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