* 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. ONE. [00:00:01] GOOD MORNING [CALL TO ORDER] AND WELCOME TO OUR COMMISSION MEETING OF OCTOBER 14TH, 2026. THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES WHO ARE HERE. THANK YOU TO ALL OUR RESIDENTS HERE IN PERSON, AND LISTENING AND WATCHING. WE WILL, UH, TURN IT OVER TO RALPH, OUR CITY CLERK FOR ANY PERTINENT INSTRUCTIONS. MORNING MAYOR. THE CITY COMMISSION IS PHYSICALLY PRESIDENT OF THE COMMISSION, CHAMBERS OF 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, WEBINAR ID 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 ON YOUR 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 ON 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 NONPROFIT SPEAKING WITHOUT PAY ON BEHALF WITHOUT COMPENSATION. HOWEVER, IF YOU'RE AN EXPERT WITNESS OR A NONPROFIT OR NEIGHBORHOOD REP, YOU DO NEED TO SUBMIT A WRITTEN DISCLOSURE FORM TO THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK BEFORE SPEAKING WITH THE COMMISSION OR CITY STAFF. FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK. IF A LOBBYIST GIVES OR AGREE 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 CITY CLERK. NOTE THAT CONTINGENCY FEES ARE NOT PERMITTED TO COMPENSATE LOBBYISTS. IF YOU PLAN TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD TODAY, UH, PLEASE SIGN IN. YOU CAN USE THE SIGN IN SHEETS ON THE PODIUM OR SCAN THE QR CODE, ALSO LOCATED ON THE PODIUMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. AND IT'S ALWAYS, UH, IT'S ALWAYS MY HONOR TO START OFF OUR MEETINGS WITH WORDS OF INSPIRATION AND, AND RECOGNITION OF, OF GOD. SO I'M, I'M HONORED TO ASK FATHER ANDREW OF ST. JOSEPH MIAMI BEACH TO, UH, TO COME UP. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE, FATHER, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. LET US PRAY ALMIGHTY AND THE LIVING GOD, WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR THE GIFT OF THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF LIVING AND WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE, FOR ITS GOOD. AS WE BEGIN THIS MEETING, GRANT US WISDOM IN OUR DELIBERATIONS, PATIENCE AND IN OUR CONVERSATIONS, AND CLARITY IN THE DECISIONS THAT MUST BE MADE. HELP US TO LISTEN WITH RESPECT, TO SPEAK WITH HONESTY, AND TO REMEMBER THAT PUBLIC SERVICE IS ABOVE ALL A RESPONSIBILITY TOWARD OTHERS. MAY WE SEEK NOT SIMPLY WHAT IS CONVENIENT, BUT WHAT IS RIGHT, NOT ONLY WHAT, UH, WHAT BENEFITS A FEW, BUT WHAT SERVES THE COMMON GOOD. BLESS THE PEOPLE OF MIAMI BEACH, OUR FAMILIES, OUR CHILDREN AND ELDERLY, THOSE WHO WORK AND SERVE HERE AND ALL WHO VISIT OUR CITY, BE ESPECIALLY NEAR TO THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING, THOSE WHO FEEL FORGOTTEN, AND THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED OF A HOPE AND ASSISTANCE IN MOMENTS OF DISAGREEMENT, GRANT US UNDERSTANDING IN MOMENTS OF DIFFICULTY, COURAGE AND IN MOMENTS OF SUCCESS, GRATITUDE AND HUMILITY. MAY WE WORK, ACCO, MAY THE WORK ACCOMPLISHED HERE TODAY'S STRENGTH IN OUR COMMUNITY. PROTECT THE DIGNITY OF EVERY PERSON AND HELP MAKE OUR CITY A PLACE OF PEACE. I JUSTICE, COMPASSION, AND MUTUAL RESPECT. MAKE GOD BLESS OUR COMMUNITY AND GUIDE ALL THAT WE DO. AMEN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. FATHER ANDREW. NOW IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF THE MEETING WHERE I LOOK AROUND THE CROWD AND SEE WHO I'M GONNA PICK FOR THE PLEDGE. UH, HE'S LOOKING DOWN, BUT JOHN REBAR, HE NOT ONLY IS OUR DIRECTOR OF ONE DEPARTMENT IN PARKS, BUT ALSO TWO FLEETS AND FACILITIES. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR, UH, THANK YOU TO YOU AND THE, UH, THE ENTIRE CITY STAFF, SIR, FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO EVERY DAY, RISE, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FRAUD ALL. THANK YOU. OKAY, LET'S, [R9 C DR. STANLEY SUTNICK CITIZEN'S FORUM. (8:35 A.M./1:00 P.M.)] LET'S START WITH OUR SUT CITIZENS FORUM. YES, THANK YOU, MAYOR. BEFORE WE [00:05:01] BEGIN THE DR. STANLEY SUT CITIZENS FORUM, PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT ALL SPEAKERS ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN PROPER DECORUM AND PRESERVE ORDER DURING THE PROCEEDINGS. NO PERSON SHALL BY SPEECH OR OTHERWISE DELAY OR INTERRUPT THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY, COMMISSION OR DISTURB. ANY PERSON HAVING THE FLOOR, ANY PERSON MAKING IRRELEVANT, IMP, PERTINENT OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS OR WHO BECOMES BOISTEROUS WHILE ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION, SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO BE OUT OF ORDER TO ENSURE EFFICIENCY SPEAKERS ARE REQUESTED TO LIMIT THEIR REMARKS TO MATTERS RELATING TO THE CITY AND WITHIN THE DESIGNATED TIME LIMIT. PLEASE BE CAUTIONED THAT ANY PERSON WHO FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THESE REQUIREMENTS MAY BE PROHIBITED FROM MAKING ADDITIONAL COMMENTS DURING THE MEETING AND DIRECTED TO RELINQUISH THE PODIUM AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO REMOVAL FROM THE COMMISSION CHAMBER IF HE OR SHE FAILS TO RELINQUISH THE PODIUM WHERE OTHERWISE DISRUPTIVE OR INTERFERES WITH THE ORDERLY BUSINESS OF THE COMMISSION. ALSO, DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS, THERE WILL BE NO AUDIO VISUAL PRESENTATIONS DURING THE SUBJECT FORM. HOWEVER, IF YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION OR OTHER MATERIALS YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISTRIBUTE TO THE MAYOR OR THE CITY COMMISSION, PLEASE SEND THEM TO THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ADDRESS, CITY CLERK@MIAMIBEACHFL.GOV. OR YOU MAY PHYSICALLY HAND COPIES OF THE PRESENTATIONS AND MATERIALS TO THE CITY CLERK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION. VALERIE, GO AHEAD. YOU HAVE TO MINUTES. OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I'M GOING TO READ THIS. VALERIE STATE YOUR NAME FIRST. VALERIE . VALERIE NAVARETTE. DEAR MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE AND EXPRESS MY HEARTFELT APPRECIATION TO OUR CITY MANAGER, ERIC CARPENTER, CIP DIRECTOR DAVID GOMEZ, SANITATION, DIRECTOR OF RETA AND JOHN, UH, UH, MELVIN GA, WHICH IS OF TODAY BUILDING CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER LEON, WHERE IS LEON, UH, HERNANDEZ AND THEIR RESPECTIVE TEAMS FOR THEIR EXTRAORDINARY ASSISTANCE. DURING THE RECENT FLOODED BY BUILDING BETWEEN THE FLOODING, LOSS OF ELECTRICITY, INTERNET SERVICE, AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION, WE WERE FACING AN OVERWHELMING SITUATION AT THE TIMES. I HONESTLY DID NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I RECALL CALLING ERIC AT 11 O'CLOCK IN THE NIGHT, AND HE IMMEDIATELY TOOK, UH, NECESSARY STEPS TO HELP ON ANOTHER OCCASION. I WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF IDEAS. I REACHED OUT TO DAVID, DAVID, COME OVER HERE. UM, AND, AND IT WAS AN ISSUE THAT WAS NOT EVEN RELATED TO HIS DEPARTMENTS OR RESPONSIBILITIES. SIMPLY HOPING THAT HE MAY HAVE A SUGGESTION. NOT ONLY HE DID COME UP WITH A, A SOLUTION, BUT HE TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. HE CONTACTED THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT, COORDINATED ASSISTANT, AND SENT HELP OUR WAY TOWARDS THE END, I EVEN REACHED OUT TO THE MAYOR WHO ALSO RESPONDED ON THE SPOT. THANK YOU. UH, THE RESPONSIVENESS, TEAMWORK, THE IN GENUINE CONCERN, UH, BY EVERYONE INVOLVED, MADE AN ENORMOUS DIFFERENCE IN HELPING RESTORE OUR BUILDING AND BRING THINGS BACK TO NORMAL. IN NEARLY MY TWO DECADES IN INVOLVEMENT IN OUR CITY'S, UH, CIVIC AND POLITICAL LIFE, I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A SITUATION QUITE THIS COMPLEX YET, THROUGH IT ALL, I WITNESSED SOMETHING TRULY SPECIAL. AND THAT'S THE REASON I'M HERE TODAY. CITY EMPLOYEES WHO GENUINELY CARE AND WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND THE HELP. MAY I A LITTLE BIT MORE. UH, FOR THE FIRST TIME I ACTUALLY TRULY FELT THE LOVE, AND TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO DO MORE THAN SIMPLY SAY THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY RECOGNIZE THESE OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUALS BY PRESENTING THEM WITH A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION HERE AND RECOGNITION AS A SMALL TOKEN OF MY GRATITUDE FOR THEIR EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION, PROFESSIONALISM, AND COMPASSION. SO THE FIRST ONE IS FOR YOU, ERIC. A YOU'RE INVITED BACK TO START OUR MEETINGS EVERY MONTH. . THANK YOU. OH, MY. HERE, HERE. CAN I JUST GIVE IT TO THE APPROPRIATE PEOPLE HERE? DAVID, DIDN'T I TELL YOU DAVID, TO BE NEARBY? WHERE'S DAVID? OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WAS LIKE, HELP ME. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU. AND HE SOLVED IT. ALVARO, WAIT. THERE YOU GO. YES. THANK YOU, HONEY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND LEONOR, I'LL, I'LL GO TO, I'LL GO TO HER, UH, OFFICE LEONOR, AND, UH, YEAH, SHE'S HERE. HEY, COME HERE, MY LOVE. YES, YES. HOW ARE YOU? HI, LEONOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. EVERYBODY CALLED BACK AND IN SUCH LIKE RUSH, IT WAS AMAZING. AND TO MELVIN. UM, HE'S OFF TODAY, SO I'LL TAKE HIM FOR COFFEE ON THURSDAY. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR THE REST OF THE TIME. THANK YOU, VALERIE. [00:10:01] GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS DANIELLA MAGAZINE. I LIVE IN MIAMI BEACH AND I WANTED TO COME HERE TODAY. I'M NOT ASKING ANYTHING. I JUST THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE AN AMAZING PLATFORM FOR ME TO DO WHAT I WANT TO DO. UH, I WAS THINKING WHAT I CAN DO FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, AND I WANTED TO GIVE SOMETHING TO THE COMMUNITY. SO I PARTNER WITH COMMISSIONERS, ALEX FERNANDEZ AND JOE MAGAZINE, AND WE'RE OFFERING, UM, FREE CLASSES FOR PILATES. IN MY STUDIO IS IN SOUTH OF FIFTH. UH, EACH ONE OF YOU HAVE A LITTLE FLYER WITH ALL THE INFORMATION, AND RAFAEL HAS ONE AS WELL. IF ANYBODY LIKE, I, I WANNA SPREAD THE WORD. SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO COME, WE'LL DO THE CLASSES FOR FREE FOR THEM, UH, FOR ANY CANCER BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS ON THE SATURDAYS UNTIL THE MONTH OF OCTOBER FINISHES. SO IT'S GOING TO BE THE 17TH, THEN 24TH AND THE 31ST. AND IF THEY WANNA KEEP COMING BACK, I CAN ADD MORE CLASSES THROUGHOUT THOSE DAYS. UM, SO THAT WAS IT. UM, AND IF ANYBODY KNOWS, I'LL WAIT FOR ME TO BROADCAST IT A LITTLE BIT MORE SO I CAN GET MORE PEOPLE IN. PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. COURSE. I'M PROUD OF YOU. DANIELLE. . GREETINGS EVERYONE. MY NAME IS BRENDA JORDAN, BETTER KNOWN AS IMMA TO MOST OF MY FRIENDS, BILL COLLECTORS CALL ME BRENDA JORDAN. ANYWAY, I'M A ELDER IN THIS COMMUNITY. I'VE BEEN IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR OVER 30 YEARS, AND I BROUGHT ARTS, ARTS. WERE ALREADY HERE, BUT I BROUGHT IT TO THE COMMUNITY AGAIN WITH MY VISION AND MY SPIRITUALITY. SO IN EVERY CULTURE, WELL, I DON'T KNOW. IN AFRICAN CULTURE, ELDERS ARE RESPECTED BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN HERE LONGER THAN YOU HAVE, AND THEY BRING A VITAL INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE TO THIS COMMUNITY. SO I'VE BEEN FIGHTING FOR THE ARTS BECAUSE I'M AN ARTIST. PEOPLE SET UP A PROGRAM WITHOUT ANY REAL INPUT FROM ARTISTS AND DICTATE HOW MUCH WE PAY, WHERE WE HAVE SPOTS, AND CHANGE IT AT ANY MOMENT. WE ARE NOT GIVEN ANY SAY, NO SEAT, REAL SEAT AT THE TABLE IN SETTING UP A ARTS PROGRAM. NONE OF YOU HAVE EXPERTISE IN THIS FIELD. I'VE RUN A NON-PROFIT HERE ON THE BEACH. I WORK WITH THE ARTS CENTER. I HAVE MY OWN CAMP AT 21ST STREET REC. SO MY POINT IS, IS THAT, UM, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO HELP BUILD A REAL ARTS COMMUNITY, AND NO ONE HAS HAD A LISTENING EAR. I MADE A WHOLE COMPREHENSIVE, UM, PROGRAM THAT I SET UP. THE ONLY COMMISSIONER WHO READ IT AND ASKED ME QUESTIONS WAS COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. SHE WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT THOROUGHLY LOOKED THROUGH IT. EVERYBODY ELSE, OH, THIS IS TOO LONG, THE ORDINANCE IS LONG. THIS SORT UP ALL THE LOOPHOLES THAT ARE IN THIS PROGRAM, THAT IT WOULD BE VIABLE. NO, UM, BUSINESS WANTS TO SEE CRAP IN FRONT OF THEIR BUSINESS. WHY? BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY BUY IT FROM THE SAME WHOLESALE PLACES. BUT NOW, FAST FORWARD TO NOW, THE CITY IS IN A DILEMMA. AND I'M HERE TO SHOW YOU, IT'S THE SAME THING THAT I'M GOING THROUGH AS AN ARTIST. PEOPLE ARE COMING IN. LIKE, WHEN YOU LOOK AT NEW NEW YORK CITY, THE STATUE OF LIBERTY PEOPLE KNOW THAT'S NEW YORK, THE ISEL TOWER, YOU KNOW, IT'S PARIS. OTHER PLACES HAVE THEIR ICONIC THINGS. WE HAVE OCEAN DRIVE. CAN I GET A LITTLE MORE TIME PLEASE? OCEAN DRIVE IS HOW PEOPLE KNOW SOUTH BEACH. THEY KNOW IT BECAUSE THEY LOOK AT, AT THE ART DECO, THEY KNOW THIS IS SOUTH BEACH. NOW, OTHER PLACES ARE ALLOWING PEOPLE TO COME IN AND DESTROY WHAT IS ICONIC TO MIAMI BEACH. WHEN YOU LOOK AT OCEAN DRIVE, YOU AUTOMATICALLY KNOW IT'S NOT FRANCE, IT'S NOT PARIS, IT IS MIAMI BEACH. DON'T LET, LIKE YOU SEE ME FIGHTING FOR THE ARTS, I WANT YOU TO FIGHT FOR OCEAN DRIVE. I WANT YOU TO FIGHT FOR THE ICONIC VALUE THAT WE HAVE IN THIS CITY, NOT TO LOOK LIKE ANY OTHER CITY. PLEASE STAND UP AND FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS, JUST LIKE I'M FIGHTING FOR THE ARTS. YOU NEED TO FIGHT FOR THE CITY. DON'T LET UNDER YOUR WATCH PEOPLE DESTROY OUR CITY. OKAY? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. I'M ROBERT SELSO, PRESIDENT OF MIAMI BEACH UNITED. UH, I'M NOT NORMALLY A MORNING PERSON, BUT I'M HERE BECAUSE R FIVE V IS VERY IMPORTANT TO MIAMI BEACH UNITED. UM, THIS REQUIRES, UH, THAT AN ORDINANCE SPECIFY IF IT'S FOR THE BENEFIT OF A PARTICULAR [00:15:01] PERSON, PERSONS, OR BUSINESSES. AND WE THINK THAT THAT IS A RESIDENT RIGHT TO KNOW. AND JUST AS IMPORTANT, IT'S A COMMISSIONER RIGHT TO KNOW, UH, WHAT, WHAT AN ACTION THAT YOU'RE TAKING IS GONNA DO. SO, I KNOW YOU'VE GOT A TERRIBLE AGENDA TODAY, NOT TERRIBLE, JUST LONG , UH, HEFTY AGENDA. BUT, UH, IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL IF YOU COULD MAKE TIME TO HAVE, UH, R FIVE V UH, BROUGHT UP AND APPROVED AT FIRST READING, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION THAT'S NEEDED, MAYBE AT A A SECOND READING. THE ONE THING IN THE RESOLUTION AS WRITTEN THAT TROUBLES US IS THAT IT'S EMASCULATED BY A SINGLE SENTENCE THAT SAYS THAT IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER YOU DO IT OR NOT. THAT SAYS, UM, FAILURE TO COMPLY SHALL NOT INVALIDATE AN ORDINANCE. UH, ALL WE ASK IS THAT THAT SENTENCE BE TAKEN OUT, IT LEFT OPEN, UM, SO THAT THE, THE ORDINANCE HAS SOME MEAT TO IT, UH, AND CAN'T JUST BE IGNORED. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK, THANK YOU, ROBERT, AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT, UH, YOU AND MIAMI BEACH UNITED DO. IT'S, UH, A A HUGE BENEFIT TO OUR CITY, AND, UH, WE'LL SEE YOU MONDAY NIGHT AT THE, UH, AT YOUR EVENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR. THE NBU EVENT, I SHOULD SAY. AND RAFAEL, IS THERE ANY WAY, UH, I, I AM THE SPONSOR OF THE AUDIT. I SPOKE WITH ROBERT AND HIS TEAM BEFOREHAND. WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE, UH, AFTER WE SPOKE TO GET IT, UH, AMENDED ON THE AGENDA. CAN WE RIGHT NOW, UM, PUT THAT AS A PLACE MARKER? OR WILL WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THAT ITEM IS HEARD? I THINK THAT'S A LEGAL QUESTION, BUT SURE. UM, I, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WHEN THE ITEM IS HEARD, YOU PROPOSE IT AS AN AMENDMENT. GOOD MORNING, I'M MEG LUAU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MIAMI DESIGN PRESERVATION LEAGUE. I WANNA THANK ALL OF YOU FOR, UM, PUTTING I THINK 15 AGENDA ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA REGARDING LIVE LOCAL. UM, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY AND FOR TAKING ACTION. WHAT HAD BEEN A THEORETICAL THREAT WHEN THIS WAS FIRST PASSED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE A FEW YEARS AGO, HAS NOW BECOME VERY REAL. AND IT LIVE LOCAL IS COMING AT US LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN. SO AT THE RISK OF PREACHING TO THE CHOIR, THE THREAT THAT LIVE LOCAL POSES TO, MAYBE STRIKES AT THE CORE OF OUR CITY'S IDENTITY, OUR HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND OUR URBAN FORM ARE OUR BRAND. IT'S OUR WAY OF LIFE. IT'S WHY PEOPLE MOVE HERE. IT'S WHY PEOPLE STAY HERE. IT'S WHY PEOPLE VISIT HERE. IT'S WHY THEY DON'T GO TO ANOTHER ANONYMOUS FLORIDA COASTAL CITY. THEY COME HERE BECAUSE WE ARE UNIQUE. AND SO IT IS THEREFORE THE UNDERPINNING OF OUR TOURISM ECONOMY. THIS IS A GALVANIZING MOMENT FOR US AS A CITY AND REALLY FOR THE ENTIRE STATE. AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE THE STATE HAS TAKEN THE RIGHTS OF CITIZENS AWAY, THE STATE OF THE RIGHTS OF CITIZENS TO ELECT OFFICIALS WHO CAN THEN MAKE DETERMINATIONS ABOUT WHAT WE WANT FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR OWN CITY. WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING LIVE LOCAL FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO SO. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH OTHER FLORIDA CITIES, WITH OUR STATE LEGISLATORS, AND WITH ALL OF YOU TO DEAL WITH THIS THREAT THAT IS STRIKING AT THE CORE OF WHAT WE HOLD SO DEAR. SO THANK YOU. NO CLAPPING, PLEASE. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, MITCH NOVIK 9 0 1 COLLINS. IT'S REFRESHING TO SEE ALL THE ANTI LIVE LOCAL LEGISLATION BEING PUT FORTH TODAY. AS A REMINDER, I'VE STOOD UP HERE NEARLY A DOZEN TIMES, URGING THIS CITY TO CHALLENGE STATE PREEMPTIONS TO WHAT WAS ONCE OUR HOME RULE. DON'T FORGET, IT WAS OUR FORMER CITY ATTORNEY WHO IN JUNE OF 2023, ISSUED AN OPINION AGAINST ANY STATE CHALLENGE. HE'S NOW EMPLOYED BY A PROMINENT PRO-DEVELOPMENT LAW FIRM. I'M CURIOUS TO LEARN FROM THOSE COMMISSIONERS WHO HAVE EXPRESSLY ENDORSED THE COUNTY COMMISSION CANDIDATE WHO CRAFTED THE LIVE LOCAL LEGISLATION. HAVE YOU NOW WITHDRAWN AND RETRACTED YOUR ENDORSEMENTS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HI, UH, MY NAME IS DREW CRYSTAL. I LIVE AT, UH, SEVEN 70 WEST 50TH STREET. UM, I'VE LIVED IN MIAMI BEACH FOR 25 YEARS. UM, AND, UH, UM, I JUST WANNA SAY, MAYOR, I'M SO IMPRESSED WITH THIS COMMISSION GROUP THAT YOU HAVE. UM, COMMISSIONER MATEO SALINAS HELD, UH, A MEETING WITH THE LAKE VIEW NEIGHBORHOOD, AND NOT ONLY WAS IT WELL ATTENDED BY THE COMMISSIONERS AND THANK YOU GUYS AND GALS FOR SHOWING UP. I MEAN, IT MEANT A LOT TO EVERYBODY. BUT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS HAD A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, UPS AND DOWNS, AND IT WAS, IN MY OPINION, THE MOST PRODUCTIVE AND HARMONIOUS GROUP MEETING THAT WE'VE HAD IN SINCE I'VE LIVED THERE. AND IT WAS, IT MEANT A LOT TO THE PEOPLE TO, TO FEEL LIKE THEY, THEY WERE HURT ABOUT THE FLOODING ISSUES, AND WE REALLY, YOU KNOW, IT WAS JUST A, IT WAS A GREAT MEETING. YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY HAS THEIR OPINIONS, BUT I JUST, I WANNA, I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DID AND, UH, AND FOR EVERYBODY WHO SHOWED UP AND JUST STAYED AFTER AND [00:20:01] LISTENED, YOU KNOW, I'M HERE TO SUPPORT AGENDA R FIVE A AND THE PROPOSED UTILITY FEE INCREASE TO FUND IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. I'M ALSO HERE TO SUPPORT THE INCLUSION OF THE LAKEVIEW CRITICAL NEEDS PROJECT IN THE FIVE-YEAR CRITICAL NEEDS PLAN SO THAT MY SECTION, THE WEST SECTION OF LAKEVIEW CAN RECEIVE THE, THE RE THE FLOODING RELIEF THAT WE REALLY NEED. UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE PROJECT THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS RELATIVELY SMALL IN, UH, RELATIVE TO THE CITY'S TOTAL U UH, UTILITY BOND PACKAGE. BUT THE IMPACT ON OUR DAILY LIVES IS, IS REALLY, IT WOULD BE ENORMOUS. UM, WE REALLY CAN'T WAIT 15 YEARS FOR THIS LITTLE SECTION TO GET THE FLOOD RELIEF THAT WE NEED. SO, YOU KNOW, I, I, I BEG YOU TO PLEASE, YOU KNOW, APPROVE TODAY, NOT ONLY R FIVE A, BUT ALSO CRI THE CRITICAL NEEDS PROJECT BEING MOVED INTO, INTO THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN. AND, AND JUST THANK YOU FOR, THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME AND, AND MY OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD MEMBERS OUT. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS RIDGE 1605 PENNSYLVANIA, AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE PICKLEBALL COURTS AT, UH, THE BAY SHORE PARK. UM, I'M A LITTLE BIT SELF-CONSCIOUS BECAUSE, UH, I KNOW THAT COMMISSIONER IS DEALING WITH SOME VERY IMPORTANT ISSUES. SO PICKLEBALL SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE TRIVIAL. BUT THEN I MET WITH, UH, FOUR STUDENTS FROM, UH, UH, HIGH, UH, ON THE WEEKEND, AND THEY WERE ASKING ME, UH, WHAT'S, WHAT'S WITH THESE COURTS? ARE WE GETTING THE COURTS THAT WOULD BE MORE OR LESS DEDICATED TO US, THAT WHERE WE WOULD HAVE TIME TO PRACTICE? AND, UH, THERE IS A HANDOUT IF YOU WOULD PLEASE, UH, REFER TO IT. UM, AND I SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW, UH, I HAVE TO SPEAK FOR THEM. AND, UH, IF NOT NOW, THEN, THEN WHEN, UH, THE FIRST TWO SLIDES THAT YOU SEE IN THE HANDOUT, I HOPE YOU, YOU CAN SEE IT SHOWS HOW BUSY THE COURT'S EXISTING COURTS ARE, BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. THERE WERE LOTS OF EMAILS IN SUPPORT OF THIS INITIATIVE, TALKING ABOUT HOW TO SPREAD THAT LOAD TO, TO MORE COURTS, ET CETERA. BUT I WANNA TALK ABOUT THE, THE HORIZONTAL SPREAD OF PICKLEBALL THAT HAS AN IMPACT ON OUR YOUTH. UH, THE, THE THIRD SLIDE THAT YOU WILL SEE THERE IS, UH, UH, THERE WAS A WORLD CUP, UM, PICCOLO, WORLD CUP IN VIETNAM, UH, 60 MORE THAN 60, UH, COUNTRIES, UH, 5,000, UH, PARTICIPANTS. SO THAT SHOWS THE GROWTH AND THE SCHOOLS ARE TAKING NOTICE. YOU'LL SEE ON THE NEXT SLIDE THAT THE BODY THAT GOVERNS THE ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES AND THE CURRICULUM IN, IN, IN FLORIDA ARE LOOKING NOW AT PICKLEBALL TO INCLUDE IN, IN THE CURRICULUM. IT'S STILL TWO YEARS AWAY, BUT IT'S COMING. OLYMPICS ARE COMING. THAT IS COMING NOW. THE, THE, THE NEXT SLIDE, WE, WE'LL TALK ABOUT SCHOOLS THAT ALREADY HAVE THE TEAMS. THERE ARE MANY SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTY THAT ALREADY HAVE THE TEAMS AND THEY'RE COMPETING. THERE IS A LEAGUE COMING UP, UH, BEING ORGANIZED, AND I THINK THAT MIAMI BEACH, UH, SCHOOLS AROUND THAT AREA COULD, WOULD BENEFIT A LOT FROM HAVING DEDICATED TIMES AND AND DEDICATED, PERHAPS DEDICATED, DEDICATED COURTS. THE LAST, UH, SLIDE REALLY, UH, SUM SUMS IT ALL UP. PLEASE FUND THIS INITIATIVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR YOUTHS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND TO YOUR FIRST POINT, IT'S NOT TRIVI AT ALL. IF IT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU, IT'S GONNA BE IMPORTANT TO US. SO THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. UH, MY NAME IS NICHOLAS VICKI, LIVE BEFORE, UH, 1542 REXEL AVENUE. I'M A FLORIDIAN, BORN AND RAISED, LIVED ON MIAMI BEACH FOR EIGHT YEARS, AND I'VE SERVED THE STATE AND THE FLORIDA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD FOR 15. UH, I'M HERE TODAY, STAND UP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I'M HERE TO STAND UP TODAY FOR THE CHARACTER AND CULTURE OF MIAMI BEACH AND THE THINGS THAT MAKE IT FEEL LIKE PARADISE. I CAME HERE FOR A REASON. IT'S HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE AND SMALL SCALE BUILDINGS. IT'S THE FACT THAT YOU WALK DOWN THE STREET, KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS, AND YOU FEEL LIKE YOU BELONG IN A COMMUNITY. YOU DON'T FIND THAT IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI. THAT FEELING ISN'T AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS DESIGNED IN THIS PLACE, AND ONCE WE GIVE IT AWAY THROUGH OVERSIZED EXCEPTIONS AND SPOT ZONING, WE DON'T GET IT BACK. I SPENT 15 YEARS SERVING THE STATE, AND I TAKE THE IDEA OF PROTECTING WHAT MATTERS SERIOUSLY TODAY, WHAT MATTERS IS THE CITY. SO I'M ASKING YOU TO FOCUS ON THE ISSUES THAT THOSE OF US WHO LIVE HERE FACE EVERY DAY, PRESERVE OUR CURRENT BUILDINGS AND HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE, IMPROVE OUR ROADS IN TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, PREVENT FLOODING, WHICH EVERY RESIDENT KNOWS IS NOT A FUTURE PROBLEM, BUT A PRESENT ONE AND BRING BUSINESSES BACK. WE ALL SEE THE EMPTY STOREFRONTS, AND WE ALL FEEL WHAT THAT DOES TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. AND THESE ARE THE PRIORITIES OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE. TALLER BUILDINGS AND BIGGER EXEMPTIONS ARE NOT. I RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU TO VOTE NO ON ITEMS R FIVE A H AND R FIVE A A I AND KEEP MIAMI BEACH THE PLACE WE CHOOSE TO CALL HOME. AND, UH, I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT TO COMMISSIONER SUAREZ FOR TAKING THE FIGHT TO LIVE LOCAL AND, UH, FRIENDLY DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THE HORRIBLE LEGISLATION THAT KEEPS COMING OUR WAY. UH, THANK YOU COMMISSION. [00:25:07] GOOD MORNING, HONORABLE MAYOR. GOOD MORNING, HONORABLE COMMISSIONERS. I'M CELIA GRU. I LIVE AT PALAU IN SUNSET HARBOR AS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE SUNSET HARBOR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. KNOWING SARAH COULD NOT COME THIS MORNING, WE SUPPORT THE AGENDA ITEMS C SEVEN A NC SEVEN AP, R SEVEN AK, C SEVEN, YR SEVEN A Y, AND C SEVEN A O. WE SO MUCH APPRECIATE THE CITY'S EFFORTS TO ADDRESS WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY, PRESERVE LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY, AND PURSUE APPROPRIATE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES TO THE LIVE LOCAL ACT WHILE SUPPORTING MEANINGFUL, AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE HER EXTRA MINUTE THAT SHE DIDN'T USE . I'M JUST JOKING. KIND OF GOOD MORNING COMMISSION. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I SINCERELY THANK ALL OF YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE TO PUSH BACK AGAINST THE STATE'S OVERREACH VIA LIVE LOCAL, YET CAUTION AGAINST THE HYPOCRISY THAT WOULD BE PUSHING BACK AGAINST 25 TO 40 SOMETHING STORY BUILDINGS ONLY TO PUSH FOR 15, 12, 18 STORY BUILDINGS, ESPECIALLY IN OUR HISTORIC SOUTH BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT WOULD BE HYPOCRITICAL. OKAY, SINCE YOU LIKED MY POEM TWO MONTHS AGO, I HAVE ANOTHER ONE TO SHARE. THIS ONE'S A LITTLE MORE FEISTY, BUT I FELT LIKE IT WAS THE MOMENT TO, TO BRING IT OUT. CAN PLACES TAKE THE PLACE OF PEOPLE? CAN FALLING FLOWERS TAKE THE PLACE OF FALLING LEAVES? CAN COMMUNITIES STRONG BE STRONGER THAN THE THIEVES? WANT TO ROB US OF GOVERNING SCALE? WANT TO IMPRISON US? HIGH RISES WITHOUT BAIL? CREEPING IN NONSTOP. CREEPING IN. WE FOUGHT CREEPING IN. WE BOUGHT NOT INTO THE LIES SOLD, THE LIES TOLD. WE NEED MORE RESIDENTIAL. IT'S ALREADY HERE. REHAB ARE VACANTS. WE GOT THIS. DON'T FEAR GROUND UP THE WAY TO GO. NOT TOO FAST, NOT TOO SLOW, NOT TOO HIGH, NOT TOO LOW. COMMUNITY. IT'S WHAT WE KNOW. GRASSROOTS IS THE WAY TO GROW. STILL HAVE A FEW SECONDS. I'LL JUST SAY THESE FEW THINGS. OUR HISTORIC INFRASTRUCTURE IS OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. UM, WE DON'T WANNA BREATHE MORE DUST. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. CATCH YOUR NAME. JESSICA PITA, 6 3 9 13TH STREET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS ANDRES AZI, 1000 SOUTH POINT DRIVE. UM, YOU KNOW, LIVE LOCAL IS A HOT TOPIC RIGHT NOW IN OUR TRAFFIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES IN OUR CITY IS OBVIOUSLY, UH, A BIG PROBLEM. ONE THING I'VE, I'VE COME OVER HERE TO THE COMMISSION, UM, ABOUT THREE TIMES TO SPEAK ABOUT THE MACARTHUR CAUSEWAY AND THE TRAFFIC THAT'S HAPPENING IN THE MACARTHUR CAUSEWAY. THERE ARE CURRENTLY FOUR TOWERS BEING PLANNED RIGHT NOW FOR WEST AVENUE, UM, FOR WATSON ISLAND, PLUS FOUR MORE TOWERS ON THE HERALD SITE. THAT'S A TOTAL OF EIGHT HIGHRISE TOWERS, AS YOU COULD SEE. HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF THE FOUR HIGHRISE TOWERS GOING ON TO, UH, THE MIAMI HERALD SITE, PLUS THE OTHER FOUR TOWERS GOING ON TO WATSON ISLAND. THERE'S ANOTHER 15,000 UNITS BEING PLANNED OR BUILT RIGHT OFF OF THE 3 95 EXIT ONTO BISCAYNE BOULEVARD. I THINK THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH SERIOUSLY HAS TO WORK A LOT STRONGER AND A LOT HARDER WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO, AT A MINIMUM, CREATE A TWO LANE EXIT ONTO DOWNTOWN. I ALSO SPOKE TO VICKI LOPEZ, OUR COMMISSIONER, ABOUT THIS TOPIC, UH, AS WELL. AND IT IS CRUCIAL THAT WE HAVE BETTER FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON 3 95. THERE'S A LOT OF TOWERS COMING UP, STUFF THAT WE CANNOT CONTROL. IT'S NOT IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, IT'S IN THE CITY OF MIAMI SIDE, BUT IT AFFECTS A LOT OF THE RES, UH, RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. AND IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, WE'RE GONNA BE STUCK. THAT'S IN ADDITION TO ALL THE TOWERS THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT WE'RE FIGHTING RIGHT NOW IN OUR CITY AS WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I URGE YOU TO PLEASE HAVE A SERIOUS CONVERSATION WITH THE STATE TO USE THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN IF IT HAS TO BE TO BUY OUT SOME, UH, ADDITIONAL FEET ONTO THE EXIT RAMP TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AN EXPANSION OF THE EXITS AND THE TRAFFIC LEANS ONTO [00:30:01] DOWNTOWN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD MORNING, MR. GOOD MORNING, MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONER, CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY CLERK. MY NAME IS MATTHEW HANOFF AND I LIVE AT 1 25 JEFFERSON AVENUE. I CAME HERE TODAY TO SHARE SOME GOOD NEWS ABOUT MIAMI BEACH ON SUB. ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, NEARLY THREE DOZEN FLAMINGO PARK NEIGHBORS HELD A COMMUNITY RIBBON CUTTING TO CELEBRATE THE NEW JEFFERSON AVENUE PROTECTED BIKE LANE. THE CELEBRATION EVEN RECEIVED NATIONAL COVERAGE FROM STREETS BLOG, USAI WANTED TO SHARE JUST ONE IMAGE OF THAT OCCASION. I FOLLOWED THE AUDIO VISUAL INSTRUCTIONS THAT WERE ATTACHED TO TODAY'S AGENDA, AND I SUBMITTED THE IMAGE ON MONDAY. WELL AHEAD OF THE DEADLINE COMMUNICATIONS ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT, BUT INFORMED ME AND I QUOTE, PRESENTATIONS ARE NOT ALLOWED DURING SUT HOUR. WHEN I ASKED FOR THE SPECIFIC RULE, I WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE OF QUOTE, TIME CONSTRAINTS. I ALSO EMAILED THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE CITY CLERK REQUESTING THE APPLICABLE OF RURAL ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION. AS OF THIS MORNING, I HAVEN'T RECEIVED A RESPONSE, BUT SUT HOUR ITSELF, IT IS AN AGENDA ITEM. IT'S R NINE C ON TODAY'S AGENDA, AND THE CITY'S PUBLISHED AUDIO VISUAL NOTICE CONTAINS NO STATED EXCEPTION FOR SUT NICK. FURTHERMORE, I'VE SEEN RESIDENTS DISPLAY PICTURES DURING SUT NICK HOUR BEFORE, INCLUDING THIS YEAR. I'M NOT ASKING FOR SPECIAL TIME OR FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT. IT'S ONE IMAGE SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY'S OWN PUBLISHED INSTRUCTIONS. MAYOR, COULD YOU PLEASE, COULD SOMEONE PLEASE IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC RULE PROHIBITING THIS? AND IF THERE ISN'T ONE, COULD MY IMAGE PLEASE BE DISPLAYED? I CAME HERE TO THANK THE CITY FOR SOMETHING POSITIVE. I WOULD STILL VERY MUCH LIKE TO DO THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. THANKS. GOOD MORNING, MR. MAYOR. COMMISSIONERS, UH, MY NAME IS VICKI LOPEZ. I RECITE AT 2101 BRICKELL AVENUE IN MIAMI. I'M HERE TO CONGRATULATE YOU, TO COMMEND YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THE LIVE LOCAL RESOLUTIONS THAT ARE ON YOUR, UM, ON YOUR AGENDA TODAY. I'M SO GRATEFUL TO SEE, UH, ALL OF THE TALK THAT HAS BEEN DONE, BUT REALLY THE ACTION. I WANNA THANK COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, UH, FOR HIS WORK WITH ME FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. IN ADDITION TO THAT, UM, I WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ ON LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE TO TAKE TO THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION THIS YEAR. UM, TWO VERY IMPORTANT, UH, ITEMS. I THINK ONE OBVIOUSLY IS, UM, WE WERE ABLE TO GET NATIONALLY, UH, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO GET PROTECTION FOR OUR HISTORIC DISTRICT THAT IS NATIONALLY ON THE REGISTER. WE WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE IT SO THAT IT'S ALSO INCLUDES ANY HISTORIC PRESERVATION DISTRICTS THAT HAVE BEEN LOCALLY DESIGNATED, WHICH WOULD MEAN THAT WOULD COVER A WHOLE LOT MORE HERE THAT WOULD PROTECT MIAMI BEACH. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE AN AMENDMENT, UM, THAT WOULD IN FACT, EXEMPT MIAMI BEACH, UM, BUT NOT BY NAME, BUT BY EXEMPTING BARRIER ISLANDS THAT ARE 10 MILES, UM, AND HAVE MORE THAN 90,000 RESIDENTS. I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT, UM, UH, PIECE OF LEGISLATION. I THINK NOW THAT WE HAVE PASSED THIS LAW AND IT'S BEING IMPLEMENTED, WE'RE SEEING THAT ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL. AND IN BARRIER ISLANDS IN PARTICULAR, I, I BELIEVE THAT THE, THE, UM, THE IMPACT IS NEGATIVE IN MANY WAYS. AND I THINK WE'VE ALL TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT IT NEVER, UM, CONTEMPLATED THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS OF ANY PROJECT. UM, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THESE PROJECTS AND SO, UM, COUNT ON ME TO RING, UH, THE ALARM AND, AND TO REALLY GO TO TALLAHASSEE THIS YEAR AND TALK ABOUT WHAT MY CONSTITUENTS ON MIAMI BEACH NEED. IT'S A MUCH BIGGER, UH, ISSUE HERE IN THIS DISTRICT, UM, THAN IT WOULD BE IN ANY OTHER DISTRICT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS LISA RORA. GOOD MORNING. AND I LIVE IN NORTH BEACH AND MY FAMILY LIVES IN SOUTH BEACH. MY FAMILY LIVES RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THE SAVOY, WHICH IS WHY I AM HERE TODAY TO GO AHEAD AND COMMEND, UM, COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ FOR HER LEGISLATION TODAY AND HER PROPOSAL, AND ALSO COMMEND, UM, COMMISSIONER SUAREZ FOR HIS PROPOSAL. I THINK BOTH ARE NEEDED, AND I THINK TOGETHER AS A COMMISSION AS A WHOLE, YOU CAN DO A LOT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ ON THE PROPOSAL FOR TALLAHASSEE. I THINK WHAT, UH, COMMISSIONER LOPEZ JUST SPOKE ABOUT IS NEEDED AND THERE HAS A LOT TO BE DONE. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY. WE OWN NEXT DOOR AT THE ROYAL ATLANTIC, AND HAVING SUCH A LARGE BUILDING RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THEM IN [00:35:01] A DISTRICT THAT HAS MAINTAINED LOW HA LIKE LOW STORY BUILDINGS, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN THE STRUCTURE IN THE AREA AND DO WHAT'S BEST FOR ALL THE RESIDENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. SINCE YOU MENTIONED THE SEVO, I'LL JUST REFERENCE THAT THERE. THE DEVELOPER DID MAKE AN APPLICATION, UM, ON APRIL, ON JULY 2ND, OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT, UH, FAILED THAT APPLICATION WITH EXTENSIVE COMMENTS. AND SINCE THAT TIME IN JULY, THE DEVELOPER'S NOT COME BACK WITH, WITH, UH, ANYTHING. UH, SO RIGHT NOW IT'S KIND OF STAGNANT. THERE'S NOTHING GOING ON, BUT CERTAINLY WE'RE, WE'RE FOLLOWING IT CLOSELY TO SEE IF THE DEVELOPER MAKES ANY MODIFICATIONS. GOOD MORNING, ALL. MY NAME IS JOSE FRI AL ROAD. I JUST WANNA THANK YOU THE MAYOR. UH, FOR THE LAST MEETING THAT WE HAD A COUPLE DAYS AGO, THE ABOUT THE PRESENTATION THAT DAVID SUAREZ, UH, PRESENT TO US THE NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT THE FREE LIFE LOCAL ACT. I REALLY WANNA THANK COMMISSIONER BAT FOR THE TALKING IN THAT MEETING, UH, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ AS WELL, EVEN THOUGH YOU WERE IN THE BACK. AND, UH, ESPECIALLY MONICA MATHIAS WHEN HE, SHE BROUGHT THE EVACUATION DEAL, YOU KNOW, AND YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LOOKING. AND UM, ALSO, UM, MR. MAGAZINE ALSO SPOKE ABOUT IT, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING UNITING ALL THIS AND YES, UH, FIGHT FOR OUR, OUR RIGHTS AND OR, UH, HEALTH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, UH, MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. I'M ROB PIPER, UH, MIAMI AND SHENANDOAH. UH, I'M HERE ONCE AGAIN TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK TO ENSURE THAT THE, TO AT LEAST YOU'RE HAVING DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE LIVE LOCAL ACT. AND THAT'S GOOD. THAT IS A GOOD START, UH, GOOD START TOWARDS RESISTANCE OF IT. UH, I AM HERE TO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT, AS WELL AS TO LET YOU KNOW THAT, UH, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS NOVEMBER, I WILL BE RIGHT THERE HAVING YOUR BACK AS YOU JOIN THE GROWING COALITION OF CITIES, INCLUDING MY OWN CITY OF MIAMI, AS WELL AS, UH, COUNTIES LIKE SARASOTA AND HILLSBOROUGH TO RESIST THIS LAW. UH, BECAUSE I THINK YOU KNOW, AS WELL AS I DO THAT WE DO NOT NEED HIGH RISES TO SOLVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU, AND I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT HEY, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS IN NOVEMBER, I HAVE YOUR BACK. I'M NOT SURE WHAT REFORM OUTSIDE OF THE LEGISLATURE WILL DO WHEN REFORM FROM WITHIN THE, THE LEGISLATURE DIDN'T DO MUCH GOOD WHEN THIS LAW WAS PASSED, BUT HEY, THAT'S, UH, NEITHER HERE OR THERE. EITHER WAY, WE HAVE A CHANCE, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LET THE TALLAHASSEE KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE COULD SOLVE OUR OWN PROBLEMS WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS OPPOSED TO GIVING LICENSE TO DEVELOPERS TO RUN ROUGH SHOT OVER OUR ZONING AND OVER OUR HISTORIC PRESERVATION, PARTICULARLY HERE IN MIAMI BEACH. SO, AGAIN, I WANNA THANK YOU AND TO LET YOU KNOW THAT HEY, I, I WILL HAVE YOUR BACK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. SO THAT CONCLUDES THE IN-PERSON PORTION. I'M GONNA GO ONLINE. FIRST CALLER IS JOHAN MOORE. MR. MOORE STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF. JOHAN MOORE, 7 1 7 JEFFERSON AVENUE. I WANT TO BEGIN BY EXPRESSING NEIGHBORLY SOLIDARITY WITH ART DECO, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, IN ITS REQUEST THAT YOU NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH THE FUTURE PROOF, UH, SIGHTING OF BACK OF HOUSE HEAVY EQUIPMENT, UH, IN FRONT OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, THOSE EXHAUST FUMES AND THAT NOISE, UH, WAFT ONTO OCEAN DRIVE, UH, IN, UH, AFFECTING THE HEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS, AFFECTING OUR TOURISM, AFFECTING THOSE HOTELS. UH, IT'S, UH, A, A, A BAD LOCATION AND I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER, UH, THE POSSIBILITIES, UH, OF PLACING, UH, THAT AT, UH, COLLINS PARK WITH THE PARKING LOT AND THE PARK BEING A BUFFER, UH, TO THE MUSEUM AND OTHER BUILDINGS. UH, MORE TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S POINT. I URGE YOU NOT TO CALL, AND IF IT IS CALLED TO VOTE AGAINST, PLEASE, UH, ITEMS R FIVE NR FIVE A OR FIVE AP AND R FIVE A Q. UH, IN LINE WITH JESSICA'S EARLY COMMENTS, EACH OF THESE WOULD BE HYPOCRITICAL TO APPROVE. UH, THEY ARE CONTEXTUALLY INAPPROPRIATE, THEY ARE TOO HIGH. UH, AND I WANT TO COMMEND THE COMMISSION THOUGH, UH, FOR ITS MIAMI BEACH STANDARD. I QUOTE, OF 20 YEARS PROHIBITION ON CONVERSION TO CONDOS. SHOULD YOU FEEL IT NECESSARY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE 1600 WASHINGTON ITEMS. I OBVIOUSLY AM SUPPORTIVE OF THE EFFORTS TO ADDRESS LIVE LOCAL, AND I WANT THANK COMMISSIONER DOMINGEZ FOR HER ITEM. UH, MY FINAL COMMENT, I HOPE THAT SANCTIONS [00:40:01] IMPOSED AS THE RESULT OF MISBEHAVIOR DURING SUT, NICK, UH, WILL APPLY TO THE DE AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR NEXT CALLER IS BRUCE BECKMAN. GOOD MORNING. UM, WITH AN ENORMOUS ARRAY OF LIVE LOCAL TOWERS PENDING THREATENING TO OVERWHELM INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRAFFIC, WHAT CAN ACTUALLY BE DONE NOW BY THE CITY? FIRST, YOU NEED TO APPLY A STRICT APPLICATION OF EXISTING SEWERAGE CONCURRENCY STANDARDS AS WELL AS FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS. THERE WILL BE A TERRIBLE IMPACT ON TRANSPORTATION IN THE CITY. WE ARE ALREADY OFTEN GRIDLOCKED SIMULTANEOUSLY OPENING MULTIPLE HIGHRISE LIVE LOCAL CONSTRUCTION SITES. EVEN AS CURRENT TRAFFIC WAS SEVERELY IMPACTED BY ONGOING DRAINAGE, INFRASTRUCTURE, CONSTRUCTION WILL PARALYZE THE CITY. HAVE YOU ASKED THE POLICE AND FIRE CHIEFS HOW THIS NEW CONSTRUCTION WILL AFFECT THEIR ABILITY TO RESPOND AND HOW AMBULANCES WILL GET THROUGH? ARE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT CONCERNS EVEN GROUNDS TO FIGHT WITH LOCAL OR IS THAT NOW IMPOSSIBLE? DUE TO THE EXEMPTION GRANTED TO DEVELOPERS FROM TRANSPORTATION CONCURRENCY REQUIREMENTS, THE COMMISSION HAS STEADILY REDUCED PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW HOUSING AND MIXED USE BUILDINGS. HAS ANYONE THOUGHT HOW THESE PEOPLE WITHOUT CARS WILL EVACUATE DURING A HURRICANE EMERGENCY? ARE THEY GOING TO CALL UBER TO COME TO MIAMI BEACH TO GET THEM AND THEN TAKE THEM OFF MIAMI BEACH? DUE TO SB 180, THE CITY CANNOT IMPOSE STRICTER REQUIREMENTS ON LIVE LOCAL UNTIL JUNE 30TH, 2028. HOW WILL THE CITY OBJECT TO LIVE LOCAL PROJECTS SEWER IMPACTS WHEN THE CITY COMMISSION KEEPS OFFERING INCREASING HEIGHT AND FAR TO NON-LIVE LOCAL PROJECTS, WHETHER AT THE EPICURE SITE, WASHINGTON AVE, OR LINCOLN ROAD ACT NOW BEFORE LINCOLN LO BEFORE LIVE LOCAL MAKES MIAMI BEACH UNLIVABLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR NEXT CALLER IS DIANE BRESLOW. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS DIANE BRESLOW. I LIVE AT SEVEN 50 WEST 51ST STREET IN THE LAKEVIEW AREA. I'VE LIVED IN THIS AREA FOR ABOUT 57 YEARS. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. FIRST, I WANTED TO THANK COMMISSIONER MATEO SALINAS FOR AND JOHN NORRIS FOR COORDINATING A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING TO DISCUSS FLOODING ISSUES. IT WAS A VERY PRODUCTIVE AND EFFECTIVE MEETING, AND THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSIONERS THAT WERE ABLE TO ATTEND AND SUPPORT. I'M HERE TODAY TO URGE YOU TO APPROVE ITEM R FIVE A AND TO SUPPORT THE FUNDING NECESSARY TO ADDRESS MIAMI BEACH'S CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS, PARTICULARLY THE FLOODING ISSUES AFFECTING MY NEIGHBORHOOD IN LAKEVIEW WEST OF CHEROKEE, AND INCLUDING US INTO THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN. I WANNA SHARE WITH YOU WHAT FLOODING LOOKS LIKE FOR THOSE OF US WHO LIVE HERE WHEN IT RAINS, EVEN FOR A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, OUR LIVES ARE DISRUPTED. I HAVE LOST MY CAR BECAUSE OF FLOODING, AND THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN I'VE BEEN STUCK INSIDE MY OWN HOME FOR EXTENDED PERIODS BECAUSE THE STREETS ARE FLOODED AND I CANNOT SAFELY GET OUT. THE WATER DOESN'T JUST STAY IN THE STREET. WHEN CARS DRIVE THROUGH THE FLOODED AREAS, THEY PUSH THE WATER TOWARD MY HOME AND WE EXPERIENCE WATER COMING ONTO OUR PROPERTY AND INTO OUR HOUSE. THIS IS A REAL SENSE OF FRUSTRATION AND HELPLESSNESS WHEN YOU'RE WATCHING WATER RISE AND WONDERING HOW BAD IT IS GOING TO GET THIS TIME. THIS IS NOT SIMPLY ABOUT INCONVENIENCE OR HAVING TO WAIT FOR WATER TO RECEDE. IT IS ABOUT PROTECTING OUR HOMES, OUR PROPERTY, AND OUR QUALITY OF LIFE. WE SHOULD NOT WORRY EVERY TIME IT RAINS, WHETHER WE WILL BE ABLE TO LEAVE OUR HOMES, WHETHER OUR CARS WILL BE DAMAGED, OR WHETHER WATER WILL ENTER OUR HOME. I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT FUNDING AND THAT UTILITY FEES AFFECT RESIDENTS. HOWEVER, WE ALSO MUST CONSIDER THE ONGOING COSTS OF DOING NOTHING, INCLUDING DAMAGE TO PERSONAL PROPERTY AND THE CONTINUED DESTRUCTION TO RESIDENTS LIVES. I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEM R FIVE A AND ENSURE THAT CRITICAL NEEDS PROJECTS, INCLUDING LAKEVIEW, RECEIVE THE FUNDING THEY NEED. THANK YOU SO MUCH OUR MUCH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS A LASTING SOLUTION, NOT ANOTHER RAINY SEASON OF DEALING WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. OUR NEXT CALLER IS ASHLEY ARKELS. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ASHLEY ARKELS. I'M A SOUTH OF FIFTH RESIDENT WITH MY HUSBAND, AND WE OWN MULTIPLE HOMES IN MIAMI BEACH. THANK YOU TO MAYOR MINOR, COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, AND FORMER COMMISSIONER KRISTEN GONZALEZ FOR WRITING TO US IN YOUR OWN VOICES VIA EMAIL. IT KEEPS RESIDENTS IN THE LOOP AND HELPS US UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING. PLEASE KEEP IT COMING. THANK YOU TO THE WHOLE COMMISSION FOR TAKING THE LIVE LOCAL ACT SERIOUSLY ON HEIGHT, ONE 500 FOOT BUILDING APPROVED FOR SPECIFIC SITE SHOULDN'T BECOME THE BASELINE. PLEASE SUPPORT R SEVEN AY AND KEEP THIS AVOID APPLICATION WHERE IT IS. WE ARE NOT SUNNY ISS AND WE CERTAINLY DON'T ASPIRE TO BE. SECOND. WHEN DEVELOPERS AND MAJOR EVENTS GET CONCESSIONS, THEY [00:45:01] SHOULD HELP COVER THE COSTS RESIDENTS CARRY. WE'RE BEING ASKED TO ACCEPT THESE STEEP WATER AND SEWER INCREASES WHILE ART BASEL AGREEMENTS ARE ON THE TABLE. PLEASE RECONSIDER HOW WE PAY FOR STUFF LIKE R FIVE A, UH, ESPECIALLY AS WE CONTINUE TO DRAW PROFITS FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHO USE OUR CITY, UH, FOR THEIR BENEFIT. MIAMI BEACH DOESN'T NEED TO BECOME BIGGER TO BECOME BETTER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER IS JUDAS, JUDITH MICHAEL? YES. THANK YOU AND GOOD MORNING. I JOINED THE COURSE BEMOANING THE CONTINUING ERODING OF OUR QUALITY OF LIFE. BREAKINGS DON'T HELP WITH FLOODING OR THE FURTHER INFRASTRUCTURE. I WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSIONER AND LEADERSHIP ANY CONSEQUENCES AND ONE I, UH, SUPPORT COMMISSIONER SUE SEVEN THAT AND SUE SEVEN YEARS I, I'M GLAD TO HEAR IT FROM THE NAME THAT THE PHONE DEPARTMENT TURNED ON THE AND I LOOKED TO THE PHONE DEPARTMENT TO HELP PROTECT US. I ALSO THOROUGHLY URGE ALL EXPERTS TO COORDINATE WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES. WE CAN'T DO THIS ALONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THAT'S THE THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER IS DANA MORTOR. GOOD MORNING, DANA WALPERT MARTORELLA, SIX 50 WEST AVENUE. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. I WANT TO THANK YOU AND URGE YOU TO SUPPORT ITEMS R SEVEN A Y AND C SEVEN Y. I SUPPORTED THE TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS THAT MADE FIVE PARK AND THE PUBLIC PARK POSSIBLE AT THE TIME. I UNDERSTOOD THIS TO BE A VERY UNIQUE ARRANGEMENT, UNLIKELY TO BE REPEATED BECAUSE IT DEPENDED ON THE AVAILABILITY OF ADJACENT PARCELS. THOSE PARCELS ALLOWED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS TO BE CONSOLIDATED INTO ONE TALLER TOWER IN EXCHANGE FOR A PUBLIC PARK. AND THAT SPECIFIC TRADE OFF WAS CENTRAL TO MY SUPPORT. THE DEVELOPER PRESENTED THE TOWER AS A COMMANDING ENTRANCE TO THE SOUTHERN END OF MIAMI BEACH, AND THAT WAS HOW I AND MOST UNDERSTOOD IT. I NEVER ENVISIONED IT BECOMING THE STARTING POINT FOR SKYSCRAPERS ACROSS AN ALREADY DENSELY POPULATED SOUTH BEACH. HAD I IMAGINED ITS HEIGHT COULD LATER JUSTIFY OTHER 519 FOOT TOWERS UNDER LIVE LOCAL, I WOULD NEVER HAVE SUPPORTED IT. THAT IS ALSO WHY I SUPPORT COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ'S C SEVEN Y RESOLUTION. SEEKING REPEAL OR SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT OF LIVE LOCAL STATE LAW SHOULD RECOGNIZE THE PARTICULAR CONSTRAINTS OF BARRIER ISLAND COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING LIMITED ROAD ACCESS, HURRICANE EVACUATION, AND INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SEVEN A Y AND OBTAIN AN INDEPENDENT LEGAL OPINION ON WHETHER FIVE PARK CAN LAWFULLY ESTABLISH A 519 FOOT HEIGHT BENCHMARK UNDER THE LIVE LOCAL ACT FIVE PARKS. EXCEPTIONAL ARRANGEMENT DESERVES CAREFUL LEGAL SCRUTINY BEFORE IT BECOMES THE BASIS FOR RESHAPING SOUTH BEACH. PLEASE OBTAIN THAT INDEPENDENT LEGAL OPINION BEFORE APPROVING PROJECTS THAT CAN'T BE UNDONE. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER IS LYLE SHARIF. LYLE, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR MINOR AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS LYLE SHARIF AND MY BUSINESS ADDRESS IS 58 0 1 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD. I'M HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS MY PERSONAL SUPPORT FOR MICHAEL COMRAD AND IS NOLI PROJECT ON LINCOLN ROAD. I WAS BORN AND RAISED ON MIAMI BEACH, AND I'VE SPENT MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF MY CAREER AS A REAL ESTATE BROKER WORKING ON LINCOLN ROAD AND THROUGHOUT SOUTH FLORIDA. I'M ALSO A BOARD MEMBER OF THE LINCOLN ROAD BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, BUT I'M SPEAKING TODAY STRICTLY IN MY OWN PERSONAL CAPACITY, NOT ON BEHALF OF THE BID. I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF MEETING MICHAEL LITERALLY ON HIS FIRST DAY IN MIAMI WHEN CRAIG ROBBINS INTRODUCED US. I HAVE WORKED WITH MICHAEL FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND I'VE WATCHED HIS INVOLVEMENT IN NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT SOUTH FLORIDA. WHAT I REALLY WANT TO EMPHASIZE IS THE IMPACT HIS EFFORTS HAVE ALREADY MADE HAVING, UH, AND WE'RE SEEING ON LINCOLN ROAD THROUGH HIS COMMITMENT TO NOLI, HIS MARKETING, MARKETING AND PRESS OUTREACH, AND HIS DIRECT ENGAGEMENT WITH PROSPECTIVE TENANTS, WE'RE SEEING LEVELS OF INTEREST THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN IN YEARS. CREATIVE BUSINESSES AND BRANDS THAT HAVE ESTABLISHED THEMSELVES IN OTHER LEADING MARKETS IN MIAMI AND MAJOR CITIES AROUND THE WORLD ARE NOW CONSIDERING COMING TO LINCOLN ROAD. FORMER TENANTS ARE LOOKING TO RETURN AND PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, EXISTING TENANTS WHO ARE CONSIDERING LEAVING ARE NOW RENEWING THEIR LEASES AND RECOMMITTING TO LINCOLN ROAD. AS SOMEONE WHO HAS WORKED IN THIS MARKET FOR DECADES, I BELIEVE THAT THIS RENEWED CONFIDENCE AND [00:50:01] MOMENTUM HAVE TREMENDOUS VALUE. I RESPECT THE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THIS PROJECT AND DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE APPROVALS AND CONDITIONS. I SIMPLY WANTED TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT, RECOGNIZE THE VALUE MICHAEL HAS ALREADY BROUGHT TO LINCOLN ROAD, AND THANK HIM FOR HIS COMMITMENT AND HEAVY LIFTING REQUIRED TO BRING A PROJECT LIKE THIS TO FRUITION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR NEXT CALLER IS ANDREA CLEMENTE. HELLO AND THANK YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, GO AHEAD, PLEASE. UM, YES, I LIVE AT, UH, THE ROYAL ATLANTIC NEXT TO THE SAVOY. UM, AND I AM OF COURSE WITH EVERYBODY ELSE HERE. UM, JUST WANTING TO EXPRESS MY EXTREME WISH THAT THIS 38 STORY THING DOES NOT GO UP NEXT DOOR. UM, AND I AGREE WITH EVERYONE WHO HAS SAID THAT WE DO NOT NEED HIGH RISES. THE INFRASTRUCTURE CAN'T HANDLE IT. IT'S ALREADY WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, A CLUSTER TO LIVE WHERE WE LIVE, AND THE THERE THE QUALITY OF LIFE WILL DRASTICALLY DECREASE. UM, SO ON THAT'S ON THAT POINT, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE MY, MY, UM, STANCE KNOWN. I DO HAVE SEVERAL OTHER, UH, ISSUES TO RAISE FOR YOU GUYS THAT ARE BOTH SAFETY ISSUES AND QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES AT MY PARTICULAR, IN MY PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, THE FIRST OF WHICH IS PER PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AT FIFTH AND OCEAN. THERE IS NO CROSSWALK, UH, SIGNAL ON THE EAST SIDE OF THAT, THAT INTERSECTION. AND PEDESTRIANS WHO ARE MOST OFTEN TOURISTS HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THE LIGHT IS GREEN. AND I THINK THAT THAT PARTICULAR LIGHT REALLY NEEDS TO HAVE THE CROSSWALK SIGNAL GO ON WHEN ALL DIRECTIONS ARE RED. UM, AND WE NEED TO HAVE A CROSSWALK SIGNAL ADDED TO THAT EAST SIDE OF THE STREET. UH, I REGULARLY SEE PEOPLE ALMOST GET HIT WITH THEIR CHILDREN. IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING THAT REALLY NEEDS SOME ATTENTION PAID TO IT. UM, AND IT ALSO HAS THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CROSSING ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE STREET TURNING IN, CROSSING IN FRONT OF TURNING VEHICLES. SO IT CREATES A TRAFFIC JAM. SO I JUST THINK FOR EASE OF TRAFFIC FLOW, THAT THAT, UH, WE NEED TO RESET THE TIMING OF THOSE CROSSWALK SIGNALS. UM, ANOTHER QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE IS THE STREET SWEEPERS EVERY MONDAY MORNING ON THE BIKE PATH STARTED. I APOLOGIZE, BUT YOUR TIME IS UP. OUR NEXT CALLER IS SHARON WEISS. MS. WEISS, GO AHEAD PLEASE. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES MS. WEISS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. LET'S GO TO THE NEXT CALLER REPRESENTATIVE BASA, PLEASE GO AHEAD. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. PJ, CAN WE GO TO THE NEXT CALLER? WASABE, CAN YOU HEAR ME? GOOD MORNING. GO AHEAD, SIR. GO AHEAD, SIR. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. FABIAN BABI HERE, YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE. YOU ALL KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING WORKSHOPPING LIVE LOCAL WITH MY CURRENT COLLEAGUES IN TALLAHASSEE, LOOKING FOR, UH, EITHER EXEMPTIONS FOR THE BARRIER ISLANDS REVISING THIS BILL SUBSTANTIALLY OR JUST SCRAPPING IT ALL TOGETHER. UH, I CURRENTLY GOT HISTORIC PROTECTIONS IN THE CURRENT BILL, BUT IT'S JUST NOT ENOUGH. UH, I'VE ALSO VOTED AGAINST THE UNSEEDED STRUCTURES BILL, WHICH, UH, REWARDS THE DEMOLITION BY DECLINE. UH, MIAMI BEACH IS FAMOUS FOR AND, UH, PROJECTS LIKE THE SAVOY. TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT, I URGE THE COMMISSION TO REPEAL THE TRANSPORTATION FEES AND REINSTATE TRANSPORTATION CONCURRENCY. THIS WAS DONE BACK IN 2019. THIS ORDINANCE IS A DIRECT DEVELOPER GIVEAWAY. UH, WE MUST ALSO ENFORCE THE TOOLS THAT YOU HAVE, WHICH ARE, UH, ADDRESSING THE WATER SEWER DRAINAGE CAPACITY. UH, WE NEED TO DO BETTER. WE ALSO NEED TO OPEN OCEAN DRIVE, AND WE NEED TO REPEAL THE LOCAL HOMELESS ORDINANCE AND GET THESE PEOPLE SUFFERING ON OUR STREETS THE HELP THAT THEY NEED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER IS WAYNE ROBERTS. GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. UM, LET ME BEGIN BY SAYING THAT I WAS AT LINCOLN ROAD YESTERDAY AND, UM, I I HAVE NEVER SEEN, UH, A WORSE CONDITION. AND I KNOW ERIC IS VERY ASTUTE, IS MOST TALENTED, UH, UH, FUNCTION IS THAT HE HAS A VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE IN CONSTRUCTION AND PUBLIC WORKS. BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE, UH, BUSINESS OWNERS I SPOKE TO WHEN I WAS WALKING THERE THIS MORNING ARE ALL LEAVING AND, AND THEY'RE, THE REASON IS THAT THE CONSTRUCTION ON LINCOLN ROAD IS IMPACTING TRAFFIC AND BUSINESSES TO THE POINT OF, UH, COM COMPLETE COLLAPSE. AND [00:55:01] THAT NEEDS TO GET ADDRESSED. AND I WOULD HOPE THAT THERE'S A SCHEDULE ON, ON THOSE PROJECTS AND THAT THE, UH, COMMISSION FOLLOW THAT SCHEDULE AND GET AN UPDATE. SECONDARILY, UM, NINE MONTHS AGO, I, I SPOKE TO YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN ABOUT SO FIRE AN EMS, UH, COMPENSATION PACKAGES FOR THE UNION. AND I, I PRESSED THAT EXCEEDS $300,000 A YEAR, AND I GOT PUSHED BACK IN DENIAL. AND THE CFO CONFIRMED THAT IT'S OVER 350,000 IN THIS BUDGET, UH, PER PERSON IN COMPENSATION FOR THOSE 240 FIRE EMS IN PLACE. THEY DESERVE A, A DECENT WAGE AND, AND, UH, FRINGES, BUT 350,000 WHEN THE AVERAGE RESIDENT MAKES ONE FOURTH OF THAT IS INSANE. UH, THIRDLY, UM, YOU GUYS TALK ABOUT LIVE LOCAL, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU'RE PUTTING PROJECT AFTER PROJECT ON THE, UH, THE APPROVAL LIST, 165 FEET ON ALTON ROAD WITH NO SETBACKS, UH, IN, IN A DENSE COMMUNITY THAT'S GONNA, THAT'S GONNA DRIVE THE ENTIRE AVENUE TO 165 FEET. PLUS. YOU'RE DOING THE SAME TO WASHINGTON, YOU'RE DOING THE SAME TO COLLINS, AND YOU, YOU'RE USING THIS LIVE LOCAL, UH, UH, EMAILS AS, AS COVER FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING LOCALLY WITHOUT STATE INTERVENTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. YEAH, WE'RE GONNA TAKE, [R9 D DISCUSS THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (M-DCPS) SECURE OUR FUTURE REFERENDUM.] UM, WE HAD A TIME CERTAIN WITH, UH, FOR OUR SUPERINTENDENT MIAMI-DADE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, RAPHAEL VIA LOBA. SO, UM, HE'S ON THE, HE'S ON THE LINE. WE'RE GONNA GO TO, TO HIM TO SPEAK, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE THE SUT FORUM. JUST WANTED TO THANK THE SUPERINTENDENT. I WAS, UH, RECENTLY AT HIS, UH, INSTALLATION, WHICH I SPOKE AT. AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL NOT ONLY FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT'S LEADERSHIP, BUT ALSO FOR CHOOSING MIAMI BEACH OF ALL THE CITIES IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TO, UH, TO HAVE HIS INSTALLATION. AND PJ THIS IS ITEM R NINE D FOR THE RECORD. GOOD MORNING, HONORABLE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, AND DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. IT WAS TRULY, TRULY AN HONOR TO BE THERE AT THE FILLMORE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT. UH, I THINK IT WAS AN EXCEPTIONAL DAY. WITH NEW BEGINNINGS, KNOWING THAT WE ARE ALL IN EDUCATION TOGETHER, I WOULD LIKE TO BRIEFLY HIGHLIGHT SOME OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND CONTINUED COLLABORATION. OUR SCHOOLS AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, THEY'VE BEEN VAST AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND WE'RE PROUD OF THAT. FOR THE SEVENTH YEAR, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS EARNED AN A RATING AND REMAINS A FULLY ACCREDITED DISTRICT OF DISTINCTION RANKING AMONG FLORIDA'S TOP PERFORMING SCHOOL DISTRICTS. AMONG OUR RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS, A 95% GRADUATION RATE IN 2005, WHEN YOU LOOK AT URBAN DISTRICTS ACROSS AMERICA, NONE ARE AS CLOSE. WE'RE DOING AMAZING THINGS. ALL DISTRICT VPK PROGRAMS SUCCESSFULLY PASSED FLORIDA'S CLASS ASSESSMENT. MORE THAN 16,700 STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN DUAL ENROLLMENT EARNING COLLEGE CREDITS. WHILE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL, STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO 93 CAMBRIDGE AND 24 INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS. OUR SEVEN ACCREDITED TECHNICAL COLLEGES OFFER MORE THAN 60 CAREER AND TECHNICAL PROGRAMS. STUDENT SAFETY REMAINS A PRIORITY SUPPORTED BY THE NATION'S LARGEST SCHOOL-BASED POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND MORE THAN 18,000 SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS DISTRICT-WIDE PROTECTING AND SERVING OUR CHILDREN. THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS REFLECT THE DEDICATION OF OUR STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AND YOUR DEDICATION. MIAMI BEACH IS HOME TO SIX MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND TWO SCHOOLS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE BEACH BOUNDARIES, BUT ARE SUPPORTED BY THE COUNCIL. 83% OF MIAMI BEACH SCHOOLS ARE RATED A OR B, SO MUCH TO BE PROUD OF. MIAMI BEACH. STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC PROGRAMS FROM ELEMENTARY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. FOR EXAMPLE, THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM PROMOTES CRITICAL THINKING, INQUIRY AND GLOBAL LEARNING. WE APPRECIATE DR. ROSENFELD'S CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR MIAMI BEACH TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL TRAINING INITIATIVES, AND WE EXTEND AN OPEN INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE IB OPPORTUNITIES. OUR ELEMENTARY AND K EIGHT SCHOOLS, INCLUDING BISCAYNE BEACH, NORTH BEACH, SOUTH POINT, AND FEINBERG FISHER, K EIGHT CENTER, CONTINUE TO PROVIDE STRONG ACADEMIC FOUNDATIONS AND ENRICHING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES INCLUDING VPK AND HEAD START NEW AT SOUTH POINT. OUR, OUR PRE-K THREE SPROUTS PROGRAM IS OPEN FOR 3-YEAR-OLD [01:00:01] STUDENTS. AND YOU KNOW, THE EARLIER WE GET THEM, THE SOONER THEY START LEARNING AND YOU KNOW, THEY ARE A SPONGE AT THAT AGE. SO IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT WE SPREAD THE WORD AND LET PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THAT. ONCE A CHILD TURNS THREE YEARS OF AGE, THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM IF THERE ARE SEATS AVAILABLE. MIAMI BEACH. NAUTILUS MIDDLE SCHOOL OFFERS A MUSIC ACADEMY PROVIDING YOUNG PERFORMERS WITH FIRST CLASS TRAINING AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR VARIED PERFORMANCE, SUCH AS JAZZ BAND, CONCERT BAND, PERFORMANCE BAND, ORCHESTRA, GUITAR AND PIANO LAB AT MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES, DUAL ENROLLMENT AND SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS THAT PREPARE THEM FOR COLLEGE AND CAREERS. ONE OF MIAMI BEACH'S GREATEST STRENGTHS IS ITS LONGSTANDING COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC EDUCATION. SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF OUR EDUCATION COMPACT IN 2008, THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE WORKED COLLABORATIVELY TO ADVANCE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, ENHANCE SCHOOL SAFETY, STRENGTHEN FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, AND SUPPORTS STUDENTS WELLBEING. WE ARE ESPECIALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION, FOR ITS CONTINUED ADVOCACY, COLLABORATION, AND UNWAVERING SUPPORT OF OUR SCHOOLS. WE ALSO VALUE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE AND THE NAMES NOT NUMBERS PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST. THE HOLOCAUST THROUGH FIRSTHAND SURVIVOR TESTIMONIES, PRESERVE HISTORY AND FOSTER EMPATHY, TOLERANCE AND RESPECT FOR OTHERS. WE ALSO APPRECIATE THE CITY'S SUPPORT THROUGH SEVERAL INITIATIVES. PRE-K FOUR SCHOLARSHIP TO ALL VPK PROVIDERS FOR YOUR RESIDENTS. STEAM PLUS EXPANDING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS AND MATHEMATICS EXPERIENCES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS THAT INCLUDE THE BASS MUSEUM OF ART, DUAL ENROLLMENT AT MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH, SUPPORTING, EXPANDING ACCESS TO COLLEGE LEVEL COURSEWORK, ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, INVESTING IN STEM AND EXTRACURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES THAT ENHANCE STUDENT LEARNING ACROSS MIAMI BEACH, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS. STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS. SUPPORTING INITIATIVES THAT PROMOTE STUDENTS PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELLBEING, JOINT USE AGREEMENTS, COLLABORATING TO EXPAND ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITIES. THESE PARTNERSHIPS DEMONSTRATE THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF WORKING TOGETHER TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT POSITIVE IMPACT AND ADDING TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND THAT PARTNERSHIP FOR OUR STUDENTS AND US ALL. NOW THE NEXT THING THAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT, EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND EVERYONE MUST KNOW BECAUSE ALL OF THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CANNOT HAPPEN IF WE DON'T HAVE THE SUPPORT OF SECURE OUR FUTURE REFERENDUM RENEWAL BALLOT NUMBER 2 68. BEFORE CONCLUDING, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE SECURE OUR FUTURE REFERENDUM RENEWAL. APPEARING AT THAT BALLOT NUMBER 2 68. THIS MEASURE ASKS VOTERS TO RENEW THE EXISTING ONE MILL PROPERTY TAX LEVY FOR FOUR ADDITIONAL YEARS FROM JULY 1ST, 2027 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2031. THE FUNDING SUPPORTS TEACHERS AND INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL COMPENSATION AS WELL AS STUDENT SAFETY AND SECURITY ACROSS MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, INCLUDING ELIGIBLE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS. THE REFERENDUM ALSO MAINTAINS OVERSIGHT BY AN INDEPENDENT CITIZENS COMMITTEE TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. WE ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO REVIEW THE BALLOT LANGUAGE AND BECOME INFORMED ABOUT THIS LOCAL EDUCATION MEASURE. THAT LANGUAGE IS GOING TO BE ON THE LAST PAGE. SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE AT THE VERY, VERY END. YOU SEE, WE HERE AT MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE LISTENED TO THE VOTERS. YOU SEE, THEY INVESTED IN EDUCATION, AND THAT INVESTMENT HAS PAID OFF. IF YOU LOOK AT THE AMAZING THINGS HAPPENING ACROSS MIAMI BEACH, I ASSURE YOU THAT THERE IS A MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL ALUM. SOMEWHERE IN THAT MIX. YOU SEE RESIDENTS WILL BE TOUCHED IN SOME WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM AT SOME POINT BY ONE OF OUR STUDENTS. AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE AMAZING TRAJECTORY THAT WE HAVE TAKEN AFTER THE FIRST REFERENDUM WAS VOTED ON IN 2018, IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE INVESTMENT HAS BEEN VERY, VERY WELL REPRESENTED, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO EVEN DOING GREATER THINGS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING A HUNDRED PERCENT GRADUATION RATE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING EVEN GREATER PROGRAMS, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT OUR [01:05:01] TEACHERS ARE ABLE TO LIVE AMONG US IN OUR COMMUNITY IN A TIME WHERE IT'S SO EXPENSIVE TO LIVE ACROSS MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. WE ARE EVEN MORE EXPENSIVE THAN NEW YORK CITY TODAY. YET THE BASE SALARY OF TEACHERS DOES NOT REFLECT THAT. AND THE ONLY THING THAT LEVELS THE PLAYING FIELD IS THIS REFERENDUM. SO, IN CLOSING, WE SINCERELY THANK THE MAYOR CITY COMMISSION, CITY ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION AND OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR THEIR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC EDUCATION. WE VALUE OUR STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR WORK TOGETHER TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT THE SUCCESS OF EVERY STUDENT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY AND FOR YOUR CITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE. I WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN THERE IN PERSON. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU SOON. THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT. THANK YOU FOR BEING SO RESPONSIVE. UH, WE SPOKE RECENTLY. I HAD REACHED OUT TO YOU, YOU REACHED OUT TO ME A COUPLE TIMES RECENTLY AND, UM, YOU'RE EXTREMELY RESPONSIVE. APPRECIATE THAT. ALSO PROUD THAT OUR, THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN IN MIAMI BEACH ARE ALL INTERNATIONAL BACHELOR AT WORLD SCHOOLS. OUR STEAM PLUS PROGRAM THAT WE, UH, SUPPLEMENT AND ALSO, UM, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S SCHOOL BOARD POLICE IN EACH OF THE SCHOOLS, BUT OUR, OUR POLICE DOES A LOT IN, IN SPENDING, UH, RESOURCES TO ENSURE THE SAFETY, UH, OF OUR STUDENTS AND FACULTY. SO, THANKS FOR BEING WITH US AND WE'LL CONTINUE THE, UH, SENIC FORUM. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, JUST WANNA MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. WE ASK THE CALLERS TO, UH, SPEAK FOR ONE MINUTE. WE HAVE A VERY LARGE AGENDA. WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE, UH, WAITING TO SPEAK. OUR NEXT CALLER IS DANIEL ALDO, PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK YOU COMMISSION. DANIEL ERALDO, PUBLISHER OF MIAMI BEACH JOURNAL, A LOCAL NEWS WEBSITE COVERING CITY HALL DEVELOPMENT, ZONING, AND OTHER ISSUES. UH, WE RECENTLY HAD A WONDERFUL ZOOM WITH RESIDENTS FROM AROUND THE CITY REGARDING THE LIVE LOCAL ZONING CRISIS TOGETHER WITH SAVE MIAMI BEACH. AND I ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO VIEW THE RECORDED VIDEO@SAVEMIAMIBEACH.ORG. I KNOW, OF COURSE, I'M CUT DOWN TO ONE MINUTE. SO I WANNA SAY THAT THE UNSAFE STRUCTURES IS ALSO A BILL THAT NEEDS TO BE OVERTURNED. IT WAS SOMETHING THAT IN MY LAST DAYS AT MDPL, WE HAD PREPARED A LEGAL CHALLENGE, UH, TO THAT LAW, WHICH WOULD PROTECT THE SAVOY AND OTHERS. AND THAT HAS NOT MOVED FORWARD. HOPEFULLY NOW WITH THE COMMISSIONERS ON BOARD THE LEGAL CHALLENGES TO THAT AND OUR LOSS OF THE SAVED MIAMI BEACH REFERENDUM WILL BE REINSTATED GIVING THE VOTERS THAT POWER. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER IS BRIAN POWELL. PLEASE GO AHEAD. BRIAN, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. BRIAN, WE CAN'T HEAR YOU. SO WE'RE GONNA CALL TO GO TO THE NEXT CALLER JR. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. YES, GOOD MORNING, MR. MAYOR AND COMMISSION. MY NAME IS JR BOLT, 7 3 3 0 OCEAN TERRACE. I'M SPEAKING IN THE OPPOSITION TO ELIMINATING, POTENTIALLY ELIMINATING THE N NORTH BEACH CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON R 7:00 AM. STAFF RECOMMENDS ENDING THE COMMITTEE ON R 7:00 AM. THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS KEEPING IT, I STRONGLY SUPPORT RETAINING THAT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WITH REGULAR MEETINGS THAT KEEP NORTH BEACH RESIDENTS INVOLVED. I UNDERSTAND THAT SUPPORTING MANY COMMITTEES TAKES STAFF IN TIME, TAKES STAFF TIME AND ENERGY. BUT THE NORTH BEACH CA ADVISORY COMMITTEE SERVES SPECIFIC AREA WITH ITS OWN RE REDEVELOPMENT NEEDS. RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND PROPERTY OWNERS BRING FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE THAT HELP INFORM DECISIONS IN KEEPING PUBLIC INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTABLE. NORTH BEACH HAS LONG FELT IT RECEIVE LESS ATTENTION IN SOUTH BEACH. I SAW SOME THAT IMBALANCE AGAIN FIRSTHAND DURING MY PARTICIPATION IN THE MOST RECENT NEIGHBOR NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, WHERE DISCUSSION OFTEN FOCUSED ON, ON SOUTH BEACH, THAT EXPERIENCE REINFORCED BY NORTH BEACH NEEDS A DEDICATED VOICE. THE DECISIONS BEING MADE NOW WILL SHAPE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD'S INFRASTRUCTURE, CHARACTER, AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR YEARS. COME STREAMLINING GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT MEAN LOSING MEANINGFUL RESIDENT REPRESENTATION. I RESPECT RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO RETAIN THE NORTH BEACH CRA ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND ENSURE NORTH BEACH RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO HAVE A VOICE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S FUTURE. THANK YOU MUCH TO END WITH THE DECK. OUR NEXT CALLER IS YVETTE SAMUEL. [01:10:01] HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, GO AHEAD, PLEASE. I, UM, OFFICIALLY, UH, LIVE SOUTH OF FIFTH AS OF ONE WEEK AGO. AND UNFORTUNATELY, I WOULD BE FACING THE BIG DEMOLITION AND HUGE TOWER BEING BUILT RIGHT OUTSIDE MY DOOR, UM, OF THE SAVOY. SO IMAGINE HOW UPSET I AM ABOUT THAT. BUT EVEN IF I WASN'T A NEW RESIDENT THERE AND NOT A NEW OWNER, UH, I WOULD STILL BE CONCERNED BECAUSE WE WOULD BE RUINING THE BEACH. TRAFFIC CANNOT BE HANDLED ANYMORE. IT, IT'S ALREADY SO TERRIBLE. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ISSUES, SAFETY, UM, ALL OF IT. I, I AGREE WITH ANDREA CLEMENTE ABOUT THE CROSSWALK AT FIFTH AND OCEAN. THE CARS ARE CONSTANTLY BLOWING THE STOP SIGNS SOUTH OF FIFTH AS IT IS, LET ALONE THAT BIG INTERSECTION BEING A SAFETY HAZARD. UM, AGAIN, SAVE MIAMI BEACH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR NEXT CALLER IS PAULA KING. GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE YOU? PAULA KING, NORTH BEACH, 80 11 CRESTVIEW BOULEVARD. I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT FOR OVER 30 YEARS. UM, I'M GONNA SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT NORTH BEACH, BUT MORE SO ABOUT THE, THE BEACH AND ENTIRELY WE CLOSES OUR BEACHES UP HERE, AN AVERAGE OF THREE DAYS A WEEK. THAT'S NOT GOOD. BUILDING ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE WITH LOTS OF MORE, LOTS MORE TOILETS. WE HAVE 5,000 IN MIAMI BEACH AND THEN ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY, WE HAVE ANOTHER 10,000 UNITS COMING ONLINE IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, HOW MANY TOILETS DOES THAT INVOLVE? HOW MUCH SEWAGE WILL BE MOVING THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOODS? HOW MANY BEACHES WILL BE CLOSED AS A RESULT OF THIS? IT'S CRAZY. NOT ONLY OUR QUALITY OF LIFE, I, I SUGGEST THAT WE PUT A MORATORIUM ON ISSUING ADDITIONAL BUILDING PERMITS, WHICH WE CAN DO. WE, WE MUST BE EXPLORING WAYS TO STOP THIS CRAZY LIVE LOCAL ACT AND WE'D HAVE TO COME UP WITH CREATIVE SOLUTIONS LIKE ISSUING, BUILDING PERMIT, MORATORIUMS, ET CETERA. WE HAVE A CRACK LOCAL TEAM IN MIAMI BEACH, AND THEY SHOULD BE EXPLORING THESE AVENUES, HOW WE CAN STOP EVERY DEVELOPER MUST PAY IMPACT FEES ON OUR ENVIRONMENT, WHETHER THAT INCLUDES ADD ADDITIONAL PARKS, WHETHER THAT INCLUDES ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE SEW IN PARTICULAR ALLING OF THESE THINGS. OH, SORRY, GO AHEAD. YOU GO AHEAD, MS. OKAY. THIS IS ALL I WANTED TO SAY IS WE, WE REALLY NEED TO EXPLORE WAYS TO GET AHEAD OF THIS. THANK YOU AGAIN. AND WE HAVE, ALRIGHT, NEXT CALL. PAUL. I ACTUALLY HAVE AN ITEM ON THAT, UH, THAT, UH, TO REVIEW OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. UM, I BROUGHT THAT A COUPLE YEARS AGO. WE'RE BRINGING IT BACK NOW, UH, TO, TO DO A DEEP DIVE BECAUSE IT IS, YOU'RE, YOU'RE 100% CORRECT THAT IT'S GONNA, THESE PROJECTS AS PROPOSED WILL, WILL ABSOLUTELY STRAIN, UH, IF NOT WORSE, OUR, OUR WATER AND SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE. THANK YOU. OUR LAST CALLER IS SHARON WEISS. SHARON, PLEASE GO AHEAD. ACTUALLY, OUR LAST CALLER IS THEN BRIAN POWELL. BRIAN, GO AHEAD. BRIAN, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. MAYOR, THERE ARE NO OTHER CALLERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. EVERYONE WHO, UH, SPOKE IN PERSON AND CALLED IN. WHY DON'T WE TURN IT TO [CONSENT AGENDA] THE, UH, CONSENT AGENDA? YES, SIR. A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS. UH, WE PROVIDED YOU WITH A LIST OF THE SEPARATE ITEMS. THERE'S GONNA, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF AMENDMENTS I THINK WE MADE, MADE 'EM ALREADY, BUT JUST IN CASE MAYOR MINOR IS SEPARATING C SEVEN AA. SO IF THAT'S NOT ON YOUR LIST, I ASK YOU TO PLEASE ADD IT. COMMISSIONER SU SUAREZ IS SEPARATING C TWO A. HE IS NO LONGER SEPARATING C FOUR J. SO THE TWO ITEMS ARE C SEVEN AA, C TWO A. AND FOR THE RECORD, UH, JUST WANTED TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT ITEM R SEVEN AR WAS ORIGINALLY MARKED AS WITHDRAWN ON THE AGENDA. IT IS DEFERRED THAT'S ALREADY BEEN CORRECTED. MOTION TO SET THE AGENDA. WHICH NUMBER? R SEVEN AR YOUR LIST IS CORRECT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO NOTE THAT IT IS DEFERRED. I'M SORRY. MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE EXCLUSION OF THOSE TWO ITEMS. [01:15:01] I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, EXCLUDING THE ADDENDUM ITEMS AND EXCLUDING THE SEPARATED ITEMS. CORRECT. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? AND MR. MAYOR, THEY CONSENT TO AGENDA AS OPPOSED, I'D LIKE TO BE REGISTERED AS A NO VOTE ON C TWO B. SO TC TWO B FOR THE RECORD. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ IS A NO. C TWO B WHAT'S, WHAT, LIKE, AND I, I MAY JOIN YOU COULD, UM, SOMETHING I WAS THINKING ABOUT, BUT IF YOU, WOULD YOU MIND ARTICULATING YOUR, YOUR THOUGHTS? 'CAUSE I THINK IT'S WORTH A DISCUSSION. SO WE ARE GOING TO, I'M JUST GONNA PULL, I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST GONNA PULL IT THEN. OKAY. SO FOR THE RECORD, C TWO B IS PULLED. IT WASN'T PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE COULD HEAR IT NOW OR WE'LL HEAR IT LATER. LATER. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED, EXCLUDING ITEMS C TWO B, C TWO A, C SEVEN AA, AND THE ADDENDUMS. GREAT. SO BEFORE I CALL ITEMS, UH, THE LIVE LOCAL ITEMS ARE ABOUT 10 ON THE AGENDA TODAY. VERY HIGH PRIORITY. THAT BEING SAID, THERE ARE A NUMBER, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THEM THAT ACTUALLY CAME IN AFTER THE AGENDA WAS SET. AND THE POLICY IS THAT WE HEAR THOSE AFTER 5:00 PM SO WHEN WE HIT 5:00 PM THAT IS GONNA BE A HIGH PRIORITY TO GET TO THE LIVE LOCAL ACTS. WE WILL GET TO THAT TODAY, BUT JUST ANYBODY WHO'S WAITING FOR THAT, IT'S GONNA BE AFTER, UH, 5:00 PM I DID WANNA SAY, UM, AND, AND I'M, I'M, I'M VERY PROUD OF THIS COMMISSION THAT WE'RE WE'RE COMING OUT, UM, VERY STRONG. BUT THAT DOESN'T TAKE AWAY HOW STRONG WE WERE WHEN THIS FIRST CAME OUT. WE HAD OUR LOBBYISTS IN FULL FORCE. WE, WE WERE TRYING TO COORDINATE WITH OTHER CITIES. UM, SOME OF THE REACTION, WE WERE KIND OF IN THE LEAD. SOME OF THE REACTIONS WERE NOT MAYBE NOT AS STRONG AND THEY ARE NOW, UM, SEEING WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THEIR CITIES. I THINK THERE'S A UNITED FRONT. SO THERE'S A, AND ALSO THERE'S GONNA BE A NEW LEGISLATURE COMING IN, UH, IN NOVEMBER, WHICH IS ALSO, UH, QUITE IMPACTFUL. SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION. UM, WE, I MEAN, WE HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE AFTER LIVE LOCAL WAS, UH, WAS PASSED TO REGISTER OUR CONCERNS, DISSENT. AND WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO DO SO, UH, TODAY, AND WE'LL HAVE THAT AFTER 5:00 PM LET'S CALL, LET'S [R5 B AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, ENTITLED “ADMINISTRATION,” BY AMENDING ARTICLE II, ENTITLED “CITY COMMISSION,” BY AMENDING SECTION 2-14, ENTITLED “MEETING PROCEDURES AND AGENDAS,” TO MODIFY THE LIMITS ON THE NUMBER OF REFERRALS, DISCUSSION ITEMS, RESOLUTIONS, AND ORDINANCES PER CITY COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] CALL R FIVE B. B AS IN BOY, SIR. CORRECT. R FIVE B IS THE NORTH OF THE MAYOR OF CITY COMMISSION OF SIERRA MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. AMENDING CHAPTER TWO OF THE CODE OF CITY OF MIAMI BEACH ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION BY AMENDING ARTICLE TWO, ENTITLED CITY COMMISSION BY AMENDING SECTION TWO DASH 14 ENTITLED, MEETING PROCEDURES AND AGENDAS TO MODIFY THE LIMITS ON THE NUMBER OF REFERRALS, DISCUSSION ITEMS, RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES PER CITY COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA, AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, CODIFICATION, OBSERVABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS A SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING. IT IS ITEM R FIVE B. COMMISSIONER MONICA MATEO SALINAS. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. SO THIS IS, UM, AN ITEM THAT WILL, UH, LIMIT OUR DISCUSSION ITEMS, RESOLUTIONS, ORDINANCES ON OUR AGENDA. BECAUSE THIS AGENDA AND THESE BOOKS, IT'S TOO MUCH, IT'S TOO LONG. AND IT REALLY BREAKS MY HEART WHEN WE CAN'T GET TO ALL OF THESE EACH MONTH. WE HAVE MULTIPLE ITEMS THAT ARE HELD OVER TO THE NEXT MONTH. SOME OF THEM WE DON'T REACH. AND, YOU KNOW, I AM A FIRM BELIEVER IN QUALITY OVER QUANTITY, AND THAT'S WHY I PROPOSE THIS ITEM. LISTEN FOR THE RECORD, IF YOU, IF YOU DON'T VOTE FOR THIS, THAT'S OKAY. WE ALL HAVE TO DO AND VOTE OUR CONSCIENCE. I'M NOT GONNA SEND OUT A NEWSLETTER OR DO A VIDEO ABOUT YOU. IF YOU DON'T SUPPORT THIS, THAT'S OKAY. JUST DON'T VOTE FOR IT. THAT'S FINE. AND THAT GOES WITH ANY OF MY ITEMS. AND WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE THIS ITEM. I'LL SECOND IT. AND I, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST SAY IF ANY GOOD MAYOR, UM, I, I, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE AND I CO-SPONSORED SOMETHING, UM, WHEN WE WERE FIRST ELECTED TO, TO, UM, TRY TO EFFECTUATE THE SAME KINDS OF CHANGES. AND SOMEHOW IT DIDN'T, IT GOT LOST IN THE SHUFFLE. SO PLEASE SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE. . AND THEY SAY BIG BROTHER ISN'T WATCHING US, BUT IT'S BIG SISTER, APPARENTLY. UM, ANYHOW, SO I'M, I'M REALLY THRILLED TO SEE THIS MOVE FORWARD. HOPEFULLY, UM, MY COLLEAGUES WILL SUPPORT COMMISSIONER MATEO SALINAS'S INITIATIVE. AND, UM, I, I AGREE THAT IT'S NOT THAT WE DON'T CARE ABOUT ALL THESE ISSUES, BUT HAVING THOUSANDS OF PAGES OF, OF ITEMS TO DISCUSS MEANS THAT NOTHING GETS DISCUSSED OR VERY FEW THINGS GET DISCUSSED WITH THE, THE ATTENTION THEY DESERVE. UM, AND, UM, IT, IT'S A DISSERVICE TO OUR RESIDENTS [01:20:01] TO THE ISSUES THAT RESIDENTS CARE ABOUT TO OUR STAFF WHO HAVE TO PREPARE THESE THINGS, UM, AND, YOU KNOW, HAVE AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF, OF STUFF TO PREPARE IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DISCUSS IT ON THE HOPES THAT IT GETS CALLED. SO IF WE LIMIT THE AGENDA AND FOCUS ON THE THINGS THAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT TO US AND GET THROUGH EACH ONE OF THEM, THAT IS A BETTER WAY TO PROCEED. SO I, I MOVE IT AND, UM, I SUPPORT IT. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. THANK YOU. UH, MAYOR. SO THIS ITEM, UM, DOES HAVE MERIT, UH, BECAUSE WE DO NEED TO GET MORE ITEMS IN, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY. 'CAUSE IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE FIRST DISCUSSED THIS. UM, THE INITIAL NUMBER THAT WAS PROPOSED, UM, DIDN'T WE AMEND IT? AND CAN YOU REMIND ME WHAT IT WAS? I I DON'T HAVE A RECORD OF A, A MODIFICATION. I, I STILL HAVE. I MADE THE MODIFICATION. IT WAS, WAS WAS IT ACCEPTED THOUGH? YEAH, IT WAS. UM, I'M GONNA HAVE TO PULL THE MINUTES FOR THAT. UM, GIMME A MOMENT BECAUSE THINGS DO COME UP AND, UM, I WOULD HATE TO LIMIT ANY COMMISSIONER THAT HAS SOMETHING COME UP AND THEN THEY CAN'T BECAUSE WE HAVE A LIMIT AND THEN YOU HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER MONTH, UH, BEFORE PUTTING SOMETHING FORTH. UM, MAYBE THE SPONSOR REMEMBERS WHAT, UH, WE HAD DISCUSSED. COMMISSIONER MONICA SALINAS. UH, I, I DO RECALL THERE WAS A ROBUST DISCU DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS. AND I RECALL AS WELL THAT THERE WAS A DISCUSSION ABOUT THERE, THERE WAS A, I THINK IT WAS A FIVE SEVENTH VOTE TO OVERRIDE. IS THAT WHAT IT WAS? I DON'T, MAYBE THIS ISN'T QUITE READY YET BECAUSE YEAH, I, UM, DON'T EXACTLY THERE. WHAT WAS IT? COMMISSIONER, YOU WANNA DEFER THE ITEM? YEAH, LET'S BRUSH UP ON IT. OKAY. WE NOT ITEM DEFER, I MEAN, OKAY, IF SO, DEFER TO ANOTHER DAY OR TWO LATER IN THE DAY. MR. MAYOR, JUST, JUST A FRIENDLY SUGGESTION. IF WE WANT TO GET THROUGH THE AGENDA, WE SHOULD PROBABLY SPEAK LESS AND, AND ACT MORE. I'LL, I'LL SECOND THAT. SO I JUST FOUND THE, THE, THE MINUTES AND THE, THE ITEM WAS ADOPTED AS IS. THERE WERE NO MODIFICATIONS MADE. R FIVE H, SO JUST FOR THE RECORD, IS IT DEFERRED TO LATER IN THE DAY OR DEFERRED TO ANOTHER DAY? REPEAT DEFERRED TO LATER IN THE DAY TODAY. THIS ITEM? NO, TO THE NEXT MEETING. TO THE NEXT MEETING. SO THE ITEM IS DEFERRED TO THE NOVEMBER MEETING. R FIVE H [R5 H RESILIENCY CODE – PERIODIC UPDATES 2026 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,” AT ARTICLE II THEREOF, ENTITLED “DEFINITIONS,” TO CLARIFY AND ESTABLISH DEFINITIONS TO ADDRESS INCONSISTENCIES IN THE CODE; CHAPTER 2, ENTITLED “ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES,” AT ARTICLE II, ENTITLED “GENERAL DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION AND HEARING PROCEDURES,” SECTION 2.2.3 THEREOF, ENTITLED “DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION SUBMISSION AND REVIEW,” TO ESTABLISH FEES FOR COMMISSION WARRANTS; SECTION 2.2.4 THEREOF, ENTITLED “PUBLIC HEARING,” TO CLARIFY QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING PROCEDURES; AT ARTICLE IV ENTITLED “AMENDMENTS TO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND TO THE TEXT OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS,” TO CLARIFY PROCEDURES FOR CODE AMENDMENTS; ARTICLE V THEREOF, ENTITLED “REZONINGS AND DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS,” TO CLARIFY ADVERTISEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGN REVIEW BOARD ADVISORY REVIEWS; ARTICLE XII THEREOF, ENTITLED “ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS/CERTIFICATE TO DIG/CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR DEMOLITION,” TO CLARIFY THAT APPEALS ARE TO A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE; SECTION 2.4.1 THEREOF ENTITLED “GENERALLY,” TO CLARIFY PROCEDURES FOR AMENDMENTS; CHAPTER 4, ENTITLED “LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS,” ARTICLE I THEREOF, ENTITLED “INTENT AND APPLICABILITY,” TO CLARIFY THAT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS ARE PROCESSED AS PLANNING AND ZONING PERMITS; ARTICLE II THEREOF, ENTITLED “REQUIREMENTS,” TO CLARIFY LANDSCAPE MITIGATION FEES; CHAPTER 5, ENTITLED “OFF-STREET PARKING,” ARTICLE I THEREOF, ENTITLED “IN GENERAL,” TO CLARIFY INTERPRETATION OF PARKING CALCULATIONS; CHAPTER 6, ENTITLED “SIGNS,” ARTICLE I THEREOF, ENTITLED “IN GENERAL,” TO CLARIFY PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS; ARTICLE III THEREOF, ENTITLED “TEMPORARY SIGNS,” TO CLARIFY THAT CERTAIN TEMPORARY SIGNS DO NOT REQUIRE A PERMIT; CHAPTER 7, ENTITLED “ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS,” ARTICLE I THEREOF, ENTITLED “GENERAL TO ALL ZONING DISTRICTS,” TO CLARIFY UNDERSTORY LEVEL AND FIRST FINISHED FLOOR STANDARDS AND CLARIFY PAINT PERMIT REQUIREMENTS; ARTICLE II, ENTITLED “DISTRICT REGULATIONS,” SECTION 7.2.2 THEREOF, ENTITLED “RS-1, RS-2, RS-3, RS-4 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS,” TO CLARIFY ACCESSORY USE REGULATIONS AND SINGLE-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS; SECTION 7.2.4 THEREOF, ENTITLED “RM-1 RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY LOW INTENSITY,” SECTION 7.2.5 THEREOF, “RM-2 RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY, MEDIUM INTENSITY,” SECTION 7.2.6 THEREOF, ENTITLED “RM-3 RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY, HIGH INTENSITY,” AND SECTION 7.2.23 THEREOF, ENTITLED “I-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT,” TO CLARIFY PERMITTED USES AND USE REQUIREMENTS; SECTION 7.2.16 THEREOF, ENTITLED “GU GOVERNMENT USE DISTRICT,” TO CLARIFY PERMITTED USES AND USE REQUIREMENTS; ARTICLE V THEREOF, ENTITLED “SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS,” TO CLARIFY ALLOWABLE HEIGHT EXCEPTIONS, SUPPLEMENTARY YARD REGULATIONS, AND SUPPLEMENTARY USE REGULATIONS; AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, BY AMENDING “APPENDIX A – FEE SCHEDULE” TO ESTABLISH FEES FOR CERTIFICATES OF USE, LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS, AND COMMISSION WARRANTS; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, R FIVE H IS IN ORDER TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA AMENDING THE MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE BY AMENDING CHAPTER ONE ENTITLED GENERAL GENERAL PROVISIONS ON ARTICLE TWO THEREOF ENTITLED DEFINITIONS TO CLARIFY AND ESTABLISH DEFINITIONS TO ADDRESS INCONSISTENCIES IN THE CODE. CHAPTER TWO, ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES AT ARTICLE TWO ENTITLED GENERAL DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION AND HEARING PROCEDURES SECTION 2.2 0.3 THEREOF ENTITLED DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION SUBMISSIONS AND REVIEW TO ESTABLISH FEES FOR COMMISSION WARRANTS SECTION 2.2 0.4 THEREOF ENTITLED PUBLIC HEARING TO CLARIFY QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING PROCEDURES AT ARTICLE FOUR ENTITLED AMENDMENT TO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND TO THE TEXT OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO CLARIFY CLARIFY PROCEDURES FOR CODE AMENDMENTS ARTICLE FIVE THEREOF ENTITLED REZONING AND DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS TO CLARIFY ADVERTISEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGN REVIEW BOARD ADVISORY REVIEWS ARTICLE 12 THEREOF ENTITLED, ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS, CERTIFICATE TO DIG, CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR DEMOLITION TO CLARIFY THAT APPEALS ARE TO A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. SECTION 2.4 0.1 THEREOF ENTITLED GENERALLY TO CLARIFY PROCEDURES FOR AMENDMENTS. CHAPTER FOUR, ENTITLED LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS ARE EQUAL ONE THEREOF ENTITLED, INTENT AND APPLICABILITY TO CLARIFY THE ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS, UH, UH, REVIEW PROCESS AS PLANNING AND ZONING PERMITS ARTICLE TWO THEREOF ENTITLED REQUIREMENTS TO CLARIFY LANDSCAPE MITIGATION FEES. CHAPTER FIVE, ENTITLED OFF STREET PARKING ARTICLE ONE THEREOF ENTITLED IN GENERAL TO CLARIFY INTERPRETATION OF PARKING, UH, CALCULATIONS. CHAPTER SIX ENTITLED SIGNS ARTICLE ONE THEREOF ENTITLED IN GENERAL TO CLARIFY PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS. ARTICLE THREE THEREOF ENTITLED TEMPORARY SIGNS TO CLARIFY THAT CERTAIN TEMPORARY SIGNS DO NOT REQUIRE PERMIT. CHAPTER SEVEN ENTITLED ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS ARTICLE ONE THEREOF ENTITLED GENERAL TWO, ALL ZONING DISTRICTS TO CLARIFY UNDERSTORY LEVEL AND, AND FIRST FINISHED FLOOR STANDARDS AND CLARIFY PAINT PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. ARTICLE TWO ENTITLED DISTRICT REGULATIONS SECTION 7.2 0.2 THEREOF ENTITLED RS ONE RS TWO RS THREE RS FOUR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT DISTRICTS TO CLARIFY ACCESSORY USE REGULATIONS OF SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, 7.2 0.4 THEREOF ENTITLED RM ONE RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY LOW INTENSITY SECTION 7.2 0.5 THEREOF. RM TWO RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY MEDIUM INTENSITY SECTION 7 2 7 0.2 0.6 THEREOF ENTITLED RM THREE RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY HIGH INTENSITY AND SECTION [01:25:01] 7.2 0.23 THEREOF ENTITLED I ONE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, UH, DISTRICT TO CLARIFY, UH, GU GOVERNMENT USE DISTRICT, UH, PERMITTED USES AND USES REQUIREMENTS SECTION 7.2 0.6 THEREOF ENTITLED GU GOVERNMENT USE DISTRICT TO CLARIFY PERMITTED USES AND USE REQUIREMENTS. ARTICLE FIVE THEREOF ENTITLED SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS TO CLARIFY ALLOWABLE HEIGHT EXCEPTIONS SUPPLEMENTARY YARD REGULATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTARY USE REGULATIONS AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH BY AMENDING APPENDIX A FEE SCHEDULED TO ESTABLISH FEES FOR CERTIFICATES OF USE LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS AND COMMISSION WARRANTS, AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION REPE SERVICEABILITY ON AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS A SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING. THE ITEM REQUIRES FIVE SEVEN'S VOTE. IT IS R FIVE HI MOVE THE ITEM, SORRY. IT'S CALL THE VOTE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ'S, A PUBLIC HEARING COMMISSIONER SUAREZ PUBLIC HEARING. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. PJ I'M HAVING DIFFICULTY. I SEE TWO INDIVIDUALS ONLINE AS FAR AS HANDS RAISED, BUT I CAN'T LOCATE THEM. IF THEY ARE CAN YOU CALL 'EM UP PLEASE? YES, GOOD MORNING. UH, JOHANN MOORE AGAIN, UH, IT IS STILL UNCLEAR TO ME, UH, IF I HEARD RIGHT IN THAT VERY LONG LIST OF OF DETAILS, UH, WHY THE, UH, SUSPENSION OF THE EXTERIOR PAINT COLOR REVIEW ITEM, IF I GOT IT CORRECTLY, IS STILL BEFORE YOU. THOSE OF US WHO LIVE IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A BUILDING BEING PAINTED PURPLE OR BLACK OR WHAT HAVE YOU. UH, PLEASE KEEP THAT ISSUE IN MIND AS YOU CONSIDER, UH, I BELIEVE IT WAS COMMISSIONER FAT ON THIS ORIGINAL, UH, ITEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. MOORE. PJ, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? I SEE NONE CALL THE VOTE AND THERE'S NO ONE IN THE PUBLIC REQUESTING TO SPEAK. I MOTION BY COMMISSIONER JUST BY RECORD. THE PAINT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS ITEM. JUST FOR THE RECORD, I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR FERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. IT IS A ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER BOTT? YES. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE? YES. COMMISSIONER MATTEL SALINAS? YES. VICE MAYOR FERNANDEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ? YEAH. MAYOR MINOR. YES. SECOND READING IS APPROVED. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THAT WAS ITEM R FIVE H CALL THE RDA [R7 D A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE ASSIGNMENT TO, AND ASSUMPTION BY, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA ("COUNTY") OF THE PROMISSORY NOTE, MORTGAGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, AND OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, DATED JULY 5, 2011, BETWEEN THE CITY ("LENDER") AND MBCDC MERIDIAN PLACE, LLC. ("BORROWER"), AS OWNER OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 530 MERIDIAN AVENUE ("PROPERTY") (COLLECTIVELY, THE "TRANSACTION"), ASSOCIATED WITH A LOAN IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF TWO MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED FORTY-TWO AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($2,864,642.00) FROM THE CITY TO BORROWER; SAID TRANSACTION BEING REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY BY THE COUNTY, TO ENSURE THAT THE PROPERTY WILL CONTINUE TO BE MAINTAINED AS AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT; FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO FINALIZE THE DRAFT "ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND AMENDMENT OF NOTE, MORTGAGE AND OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS" ("AGREEMENT"); SAID AGREEMENT INCLUDING THE REMOVAL OF THE CITY'S REVERSIONARY RIGHT CONTAINED IN THE MORTGAGE; AND FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT AND OTHER CLOSING DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY BY THE COUNTY. JOINT CITY COMMISSION AND RDA] [RDA-1. A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("RDA"), APPROVING THE ASSIGNMENT TO, AND ASSUMPTION BY, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA ("COUNTY") OF THE PROMISSORY NOTE, MORTGAGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, RESTRICTIVE COVENANT AND OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, DATED FEBRUARY 5, 2007, BETWEEN THE RDA ("LENDER") AND MBCDC MERIDIAN PLACE, LLC. ("BORROWER"), AS OWNER OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 530 MERIDIAN AVENUE ("PROPERTY") (COLLECTIVELY, THE "TRANSACTION"), ASSOCIATED WITH A LOAN IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($1,500,000.00) FROM THE RDA TO BORROWER; SAID TRANSACTION BEING REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY BY THE COUNTY, TO ENSURE THAT THE PROPERTY WILL CONTINUE TO BE MAINTAINED AS AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT; FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO FINALIZE THE DRAFT "ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND AMENDMENT OF NOTE, MORTGAGE AND OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS" ("AGREEMENT"); AND FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT AND OTHER CLOSING DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY BY THE COUNTY. JOINT CITY COMMISSION AND RDA] ITEM ALONG WITH R SEVEN D. YES, SIR. SO WE ARE RECESSING AS THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING. WE WELCOME COMMISSIONER LOPEZ TO THE DAY IS WE ARE NOW DOING THE RDA ITEM, WHICH IS APPROVE AS ASSIGNMENT ASSUMPTION, RDA LOANS DOCUMENTS MERIDIAN PLACE APARTMENTS TO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. THAT IS A COMPANION ITEM TO R SEVEN D, UH, WHICH IS A CITY ITEM APPROVE ASSIGNMENT ASSUMPTION, LOAN DOCUMENTS, MERIDIAN AVENUE. WE WILL DO THIS ITEM UNDER RDA ONE ERIC, WHO'S HANDLING THIS ITEM. SO THIS, EXCUSE ME, MAYOR, THIS ITEM IS GONNA BE HANDLED BY ALBA AND HER TEAM. UM, THIS IS A TRANSFER OF THE, UM, OR A SIGN OFF ON THE TRANSFER OF THE PROPERTY FROM THE MIAMI BEACH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AS PER THE, UM, AGREEMENTS THAT THEY HAVE ENTERED INTO TO TAKE ON THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR, UH, PORTFOLIO OF BUILDINGS. THIS PARTICULAR BUILDING IS ONE THAT HAS, UM, A LONG HISTORY WITH THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AND EVEN PRIOR TO THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH'S INVOLVEMENT. AND WE WANT TO, UM, FACILITATE THE COUNTY TAKING THIS OVER AND HELPING US KEEP THESE AFFORDABLE UNITS AVAILABLE IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. ALBA, WELCOME. BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK AND YOUR TEAM WITH THE, UH, COMMUNITY SERVICES THAT YOU PROVIDE. UH, IT'S TREMENDOUS, TREMENDOUS WORK. THERE'S, THERE'S REALLY FEW CITIES WHO PROVIDE THE LEVEL OF SERVICES AND CARE THAT WE DO, UM, TO HELP THE HOMELESS OFFER SHELTER, CER OTHER SERVICES THAT, UH, THEY MAY NEED. AND, UM, ALONG WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO IT'S, IT'S, THERE'S A COM A LOT OF COMPASSION, BUT THERE'S ALSO ENFORCEMENT. AND WE HAD OUR LOWEST COUNT EVER OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN OUR CITY. AND THE CITY'S HISTORY, UM, THAT IS DONE BY AN INDEPENDENT AGENCY, THE HOMELESS TRUST. SO IT'S, IT'S A BIG CREDIT TO YOU, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. UM, THERE'S MORE TO DO, THERE'S MORE PEOPLE TO HELP, BUT, UH, WE'RE DEFINITELY DOING IT, DOING IT VERY WELL. AND I HEAR FROM RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS ALL THE TIME, LIKE, YOU'RE DOING GREAT. I HAD, I MET SOME PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY JUST THIS WEEKEND, AND THEY WERE SAYING LIKE, WOW, UM, WISH, WISH YOU'D BRING YOUR POLICIES OUT, OUT, OUT TO US. SO, SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK. THANK [01:30:01] YOU. WE HAVE AN AMAZING TEAM AND AN AMAZING COLLABORATION WITH PD, SO WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL. UM, SO THIS ITEM IS SPECIFIC TO THE MERIDIAN. UH, THE PROPERTY CARRIES A 1.5 MILLION RDA LOAN FROM 2007 AND A 2.8 CITY HOME LOAN FROM 2011, BOTH WITH AFFORDABILITY COVENANTS RUNNING THROUGH SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2043. AND CITY APPROVAL IS REQUIRED BECAUSE WE ARE A PARTY TO THESE LOAN DOCUMENTS. UH, SO THIS TRANSFER IS A PART OF THE COUNTY'S ONGOING ACQUISITION OF THE REMAINING N-B-C-D-C PORTFOLIO. UH, WE KNOW A LOT ABOUT THIS PROPERTY, THE 34 UNITS AND, UH, TRANSFERRING THIS PROPERTY WOULD FACILITATE, UH, THE CONTINUOUS, UH, AFFORDABLE HOUSING PORTFOLIO. SO COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, THANK, COMMISSIONER MATTEL, SALINAS, UM, I REALLY DON'T LIKE THE ULTIMATE OUTCOME OF THIS, BUT I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S MUCH THAT WE CAN DO FROM A CITY PERSPECTIVE. AND MAYBE RICK, WE, WE CAN RUN THROUGH THIS, BUT AS WE HEARD SO MANY PEOPLE SAY EARLIER TODAY, OUR HISTORIC DISTRICT IN MANY WAYS SERVES AS OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO OUR RESIDENTS. AND THIS HELPS FAMILIES. MOTHERS FATHERS ARE ELDERLY AND IT'S SIMPLE SUPPLY AND DEMAND TAKING THESE UNITS AND HAVING IT AS A PLACE FOR HOMELESS THAT AREN'T MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS. THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE HOMELESS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, ARE JUST BEING SHUFFLED IN HERE. THAT TAKES THAT HOUSING SUPPLY AWAY, WHICH WE'VE ALREADY ESTABLISHED IS WHERE OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR OUR RESIDENTS ALREADY IS. IT'S TAKING THAT OUT OF THEIR ABILITY TO GO AND RENT THAT IN THE FREE MARKET. AND PUTTING A TRANSIENT HOMELESS POPULATION, WHICH WE ESTABLISHED LIST MEETING CAN TAKE SOMEBODY WITH NO SUPPORT SERVICES DIRECTLY FROM THE STREETS AND THE NEXT DAY PUT THEM IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS WITH SO MANY FAMILIES, TWO BLOCKS FROM A SCHOOL IN THE MIDDLE OF A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH WE'VE HEARD IS SO PROBLEMATIC. MY BIGGEST ISSUE IS THIS TAKES AWAY HOUSING FROM MIAMI BEACH FAMILIES THAT ARE ALREADY STRUGGLING, THAT ARE ALREADY FEELING THE PINCH. THIS IS WHERE OUR HARDWORKING FAMILIES, SINGLE MOTHERS, SINGLE FATHERS ELDERLY, CAN ACCESS FREE MARKET HOUSING THAT IS STILL ATTAINABLE AND AFFORDABLE. AND IT TAKES THOSE UNITS OFFLINE AND BRINGS IN NON MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS THAT THE DAY BEFORE COULD HAVE BEEN HOMELESS. AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S FAIR FOR THE HARDWORKING PEOPLE OF MIAMI BEACH THAT NEED THAT HOUSING. BUT I ALSO DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S MUCH THAT WE CAN DO WITH THAT GIVEN I DON'T THINK WE OWN IT. WE JUST HAVE A SAY IN THE COVENANT. MAYBE WE COULD WALK THROUGH THAT MR. CITY MANAGER OR MR. CITY ATTORNEY. IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE CAN ESSENTIALLY TAKE THIS HOUSING AND HAVE IT AS FREE MARKET? BUT AS WE'VE ESTABLISHED, THIS IS OUR NATURALLY OCCURRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS. SO, UM, AS, AS YOU CORRECTLY STATED, WE DO NOT OWN THE PROPERTY. UH, WE ARE, UH, JUST SAY MORTGAGEY, WE HAVE A MORTGAGE ON THE PROPERTY, OR ACTUALLY MORE THAN ONE BECAUSE WE MADE LOANS, UH, THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. UM, THERE ARE ALSO OTHER MORTGAGES. THE COUNTY HAS MORTGAGES ON THE PROPERTY. THE FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION HAS A MORTGAGE ON THE PROPERTY, AND THAT IS, UM, THE, THE MORTGAGE THAT INCLUDES RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS, UH, WHICH REQUIRE THAT 30 THE 34 UNITS AT THE PROPERTY, UH, BE DEDICATED TO FOLKS WHO WERE FORMALLY HOMELESS OR WHO ARE, YOU KNOW, PUT POTENTIALLY COMING IN. UM, SO I, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THERE HAS BEEN ANY CONTACT WITH THE FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER THAT COVENANT COULD BE RELEASED. UM, BUT THE, THE LAST THAT I HEARD IS THAT THERE WAS NOT AN APPETITE BY, BY THAT ORGANIZATION TO RELEASE THE COVENANT AND PERHAPS THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER. I, I THINK WE'VE HAD GREAT, UH, WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR COUNTY, UH, COMMISSIONER VICKI LOPEZ, AND I THINK THERE COULD BE SOME APPETITE TO AT LEAST HAVE AN AGE RESTRICTION ON THERE. SO IT IS NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THAT MOVES HERE AND, YOU KNOW, UH, IS A TEENAGER, WANTS TO BE HOMELESS, AND THEN COMES IN HERE. UH, AT LEAST THESE ARE FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE PERHAPS, UH, A BIT MORE, UM, CONGRUENT [01:35:01] TO THE COMMUNITY THAT'S THERE. MR. MAYOR, MAYOR RESPOND. COMMISSIONER LOPEZ, WELCOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. MAYOR. UM, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. I FEEL YOUR FRUSTRATION. I THINK WHEN THIS ITEM FIRST CAME UP AT OUR LAST MEETING, THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION AROUND IT AND I GATHERED TOGETHER, UH, ALL OF THE COUNTY STAFF TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY. AND I'M GRATEFUL, I UNDERSTAND THAT ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN BRIEFED BY THE COUNTY STAFF BECAUSE, UM, IT, IT'S A, IT'S OBVIOUSLY A POLICY OF MY OFFICE TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE HAS, UH, THE, UH, KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY OF THIS PROJECT IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN VERY CONCERNED ABOUT PUTTING FORMERLY HOMELESS PEOPLE IN WITH ELDERLY PEOPLE AND NO WRAPAROUND SERVICES. UM, WHICH IS WHY I THINK, YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER MATTEO SALINAS TALKED ABOUT THE SHOOTING THAT TOOK PLACE. UM, YOU KNOW, SAFETY IS A, OBVIOUSLY THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY FOR ALL OF US, UH, IN HOUSING IN PARTICULAR WHEN THERE ARE THESE COVENANTS. AND SO, UM, WE, WE ACTUALLY LOOKED AT THIS AND I DON'T KNOW, AND, AND I DON'T KNOW, I HAVE MY, UH, UM, HOUSING, UH, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF WITH US. BUT, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THOUGHT WE SHOULD DO IS REACH OUT TO THE FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION TO SAY, LOOK, I UNDERSTAND. AND, AND THIS DATES BACK TO 2001 WHEN THESE COVENANTS BEGAN TO BE PLACED INTO, LONG BEFORE ANY OF US WERE HERE, UM, THERE WAS SOMEHOW A, A A REASON TO, TO MAKE THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, THIS PARTICULAR BUILDING FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE. AND THEN THEY ADDED ELDERLY HOMELESS. SO BY THAT VERY NATURE, IT WOULD SOUND LIKE WE WOULD WANT TO HAVE AN AGE RESTRICTION. 'CAUSE WHAT IS, HOW DO WE DEFINE ELDERLY? RIGHT? SO I THINK, AND I'LL I'LL ASK, UM, ALEX NUS, ALEX, IF YOU CAN JUST, UH, COME UP. UM, ALEX IS FROM A HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. UM, WE, WE HAD DISCUSSIONS, ALEX, ABOUT REACHING OUT TO THE FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION ONE TO SEE IF WE COULD LIFT THE RESTRICTION SIMPLY BECAUSE, UH, I AGREE WITH YOU ALL, ESPECIALLY YOU, UH, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE WHO BROUGHT THIS FORTH ABOUT HOW IT WAS TAKING INVENTORY AWAY FROM THE VERY PEOPLE THAT LIVE AND WORK HERE AND IT IS AFFORDABLE. AND SO, ALEX, CAN YOU JUST BRIEFLY TELL US, UM, IF WE HAD ANY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION? YES, WE HAVE. UM, WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS UNTIL RECENTLY. SO RIGHT NOW THE COVENANT THAT WE'RE REFERRING TO EXPIRES IN 2034. SO UNTIL 2034, WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A SET ASIDE FOR FORMERLY HOMELESS. UM, WE HAVE IMPOSED THE AGE RESTRICTIONS. SO GOING FORWARD, ALL OCCUPANCY IS FOR 62 YEARS AND OLDER, WHETHER IT'S FORMALLY HOMELESS OR JUST ELDERLY. BUT THERE ARE 20 UNITS THAT THAT RUNS THROUGH 2034. AND THE REASON THAT IS THE CASE IS BECAUSE, UM, ORIGINALLY THE LOAN MATURED IN 2021. AT THAT TIME, THE CURRENT SPONSOR WAS WINDING DOWN OPERATIONS. AND IN ORDER TO AVOID A FORECLOSURE, UM, FLORIDA HOUSING EXTENDED THE LOAN MATURITY BY FIVE YEARS WITH NO INTEREST, WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT WE THEN HONOR THAT EXTINCTION FOR SEVEN YEARS AFTER THE LOAN WAS PAID OFF. SO THE COUNTY HAS SATISFIED THE LOAN, BUT WE ARE REQUIRED TO OPERATE IN CONSIDERATION OF THE INTEREST, FORGIVENESS AND ALSO THE EXTINCTION. SO I GUESS NOW WE HAVE IT IMPOSED THE ELDERLY AT 62 AND ABOVE. SO THAT WILL STOP, UH, ANYONE LESS THAN 62 YEARS OLD FROM LIVING THERE. THANK YOU. UH, COMMISSIONER MATTEL SALINAS, THEN COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. THANK YOU. SO ON THESE SAME LINES, UM, YOU STATED THAT ONLY 20 OF THE UNITS ARE FOR THE ELDERLY, BUT THEN THERE'S, ISN'T THERE 34 UNITS IN THE BUILDING? ALL UNITS ARE FOR THE ELDERLY 20 ARE SET ASIDE FOR FORMERLY HOMELESS ELDERLY. OKAY. SO THE DIFFERENCE WILL BE ELDERLY. WE CAN PUT THAT ON OR PERHAPS, UM, FORMERLY HOMELESS ELDERLY? YES. AND, AND CAN WE ALSO, UM, OR PERHAPS LIKE COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE STATED, YOU KNOW, THERE, THERE ARE PLENTY OF SINGLE PARENTS WHO HAVE A CHILD AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE ARE STUDIOS WHO COULD, ARE ALSO FACING HOMELESSNESS AND PERHAPS THEY COULD BE PLACED IN THE BUILDING AS WELL. SO WITH THE ELDERLY DESIGNATION, WE DO HAVE TO STICK TO THE AGE OF 62 YEARS OR BETTER. BUT THAT'S ONLY 20 UNITS, RIGHT? OR AM I STILL NOT UNDER UNDERSTANDING? OKAY. I'M SORRY. ALL 34 UNITS ARE, IT'S AN ELDERLY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. OKAY, FINE. COMMISSIONER EZ, WOULD YOU YIELD FOR A MOMENT TO COMMISSIONER LOPEZ? SURE. SO I, I GUESS WHAT WE'RE, WHAT WE'RE SEEING HERE, UH, OBVIOUSLY IS THIS, THIS RESTRICTION TAKING US ALL THE WAY TO 2034. I WONDER IF, AND THIS IS A QUESTION TO MY STAFF, COULD WE MAKE IT SO THAT THE FORMERLY HOMELESS ARE MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS? I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE FORMALLY HOMELESS, YOU KNOW, TO FILL THE, THAT WAS MY NEXT POINT, ACTUALLY. OKAY, VERY GOOD. THAT'S EXACTLY MY QUESTION. SO IT JUST OCCURRED TO ME THAT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE THAT DON'T EVEN LIVE ON MIAMI BEACH, MAYBE THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE [01:40:01] THAT HAVE FOUND THEMSELVES IN THE UNFORTUNATE SITUATION OF NOT HAVING HOUSING AND ARE LIVING ON THE STREET. MAYBE THEY COULD BE HAVE FIRST PRIORITY. MM-HMM . COMMISSIONER MATTOS, SOMETHING ELSE. YOU WERE GETTING THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VICE MAYOR. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FOR MENTIONING THAT THAT, AND ACTUALLY COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE ALSO MENTIONED THAT, AND I WANNA CIRCLE BACK TO THAT TO SEE IF WE CAN GIVE PRIORITY TO FOLKS WHO LIVE IN MIAMI BEACH WHO ARE FACING HOMELESSNESS. UM, AND, AND WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO, YOU KNOW, FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEY ARE FACING HOMELESSNESS. AND I, I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND THAT TO MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS. IS THAT POSSIBLE? WE CAN MAKE THE INQUIRY JUST FOR THE RECORD. SO THE 20 UNITS THAT ARE ASSISTED ARE THROUGH A US HUD CONTRACT, THE SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY PROGRAM. THAT IS A PROGRAM THAT IS FOR PERSONS THAT ARE TRANSITIONING AWAY FROM HOMELESSNESS. WITH THAT SAID, WE WOULD HAVE TO INQUIRE TO SEE IF HUD WOULD ALLOW US TO HAVE THAT PREFERENCE FOR MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS. WE CAN MAKE THAT INQUIRY WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY DO IT. OKAY, THANK YOU. IF YOU COULD DO THAT. AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION THAT I HAVE, UM, AFTER, ISN'T THERE, SO I, I DO TAKE ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THAT AT SOME POINT, AND I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT YEAR THIS IS, THE BUILDING WILL COME BACK TO THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. IS THAT RIGHT? CAN SOMEONE HELP ME CLARIFY? NO, THAT WAS INITIALLY IN THE AGREEMENT. NOW, UH, WITH, WITH THIS, WE WOULD BE REMOVING WHAT'S CALLED THE REVERTER CLAUSE. UH, 'CAUSE THAT WAS THE INTENT OF THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT WAS ONCE, UH, THE, THE, OUR COVENANTS WERE SATISFIED, THE BUILDING WOULD COME BACK TO THE CITY. AND SO WITH THIS, WE WOULD BE REMOVING THE REVERTER CLAUSE TO THAT. YEAH, I DON'T, I DON'T SUPPORT THAT, I'LL BE HONEST. AND WHEN IS THAT? THAT WOULD BE IN 2043. SO IN, IN 2043, I DON'T KNOW WHO IS GONNA BE UP HERE AND I DON'T KNOW WHO IS GONNA BE IN YOUR SEAT. 'CAUSE I THINK WE'RE ALL GONNA BE TERMED OUT, YOU KNOW, SO I, I'M A FAN OF LOCAL CONTROL AND THAT BUILDING IS IN MIAMI BEACH. AND YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IN, IN THAT AT THAT TIME IF I'M GONNA LIVE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THAT BUILDING. BUT I DO THINK THAT WE, YOU KNOW, THAT WE NEED TO MAKE THAT DECISION THEN, AND NOT, AND NOT LOSE THIS OPPORTUNITY NOW. UM, RESPECTFULLY AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT THE COUNTY IS DOING FOR THIS BUILDING. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER LOPEZ. IT'S NOT THAT I, I DON'T, IT'S NOT THAT I TAKE ISSUE WITH THE COUNTY, BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THAT BUILDING IS IN MIAMI BEACH AND I, IT'S, IT'S VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO ME THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE GONNA BE AT IN THE FUTURE. AND I JUST BELIEVE IN LOCAL CONTROL AND, AND SO I, I'D LIKE TO MAKE THAT DECISION THEN AND NOT MAKE IT NOW. IF, LET ME JUST ASK A QUESTION. UM, BEFORE THEN WE GO TO COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. WE KEEP ON MENTIONING HOMELESS AND WE KEEP ON MENTIONING FORMALLY HOMELESS. AND I JUST NEED CLARITY 'CAUSE THERE'S A NEW ONE HERE THAT I WANT TO UNDERSTAND. THERE'S HOMELESS AND THEN THERE'S CRITICALLY HOMELESS IN INDIVIDUALS. UM, AND SO I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHICH SEGMENT OF THE HOMELESS POPULATION ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? ARE WE TALKING ABOUT CRITICALLY HOMELESS OR ARE WE TALKING ABOUT INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A TEMPORARY PERIOD OF HOMELESSNESS? SO THE SRO PROGRAM, WHAT WE'RE REFERRING TO IS FOR PERSONS THAT ARE TRANSITIONING FROM CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS. SO THEY HAVE TRANSITION, THEY'RE TRANSITIONED AWAY FROM THAT. SO THIS IS THE AVENUE TO ALLOW THEM TO HAVE SOME STABILITY. SO I HAVE A CONCERN HAVING CRITICALLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN A SAME BUILDING, LIVING TOGETHER, WALL TO WALL WITHOUT CASE MANAGEMENT AND ALL OF THESE OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TOGETHER WITH ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS. IF WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING BACK AND ASKING FHFC FOR AN AMENDMENT OR ASKING HUD FOR AN, AN AMENDMENT, I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO CONSIDER. 'CAUSE THEY'VE ALREADY GIVEN US EIGHT AMENDMENTS IN THE PAST TO GATHER WITH EVERYTHING THAT MATTEL, COMMISSIONER MATTEL, SALINAS MAGAZINE AND COMMISSIONER LOPEZ ARE PROPOSING, SEEING IF THEY STILL ALLOW US TO HOUSE THEIR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. JUST NOT NECESSARILY CRITICALLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. 'CAUSE I JUST, I'M NOT SURE THAT IT WOULD MIX WELL WITH ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN HOMELESS. RIGHT. SO I, I WOULD LIKE TO PUT THAT OUT THERE AS, AS, AS A SUGGESTION AS WE CONTINUE OUR CONVERSATION. LET ME GO TO COMMISSIONER SUAREZ AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO COMMISSIONER MATTEL SALINAS. THANK YOU VICE MAYOR. UM, MR. CITY ATTORNEY, IF WE DO NOT APPROVE THIS TODAY, WHAT HAPPENS? UM, THAT'S, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. UM, SO IN ORDER FOR THE COUNTY TO PROCEED WITH THE, THE TRANSACTION TO ASSUME CONTROL OF THAT PROPERTY, WE NEED TO APPROVE THE ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION BY THE COUNTY. OKAY. UH, SO THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. SO, UM, IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD LEVERAGE ON THIS, UM, ISSUE. SO WHY DON'T WE JUST DEFER AND, AND COME TO [01:45:01] SOME SORT OF TERMS. I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT. WE HAVE TO ASK HUD ABOUT MIAMI BEACH HOMELESS VERSUS OTHER HOMELESS. YOU KNOW, I THINK THE BALL'S IN OUR COURT, WE, WE CERTAINLY HAVE, UM, A BIG LEVERAGE POINT. I DON'T KNOW WHY WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD TODAY ON THIS UNTIL WE HAVE EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT. I HAVE A QUESTION. ARE THERE OTHER PROPERTIES OWNED IN MIAMI BEACH BY THE COUNTY, WHICH SIMILAR PROVISIONS? NO SIR. I'LL TAKE OUT THE LAST PART. ARE THERE OTHER BUILDINGS RUN BY THE COUNTY AT ALL? YES. OKAY. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT'S PROPOSED HERE AND THOSE BUILDINGS? WELL, THIS IS THE ONLY BUILDING THAT WE CALL BLENDED OCCUPANCY, WHERE WE HAVE THE, IT'S AN ELDERLY DESIGNATED BUILDING, BUT THEN WE DO HAVE TO SET ASIDE FOR THE FORMERLY HOMELESS AND THE, AND THE OTHER BUILDINGS. THEY'RE AFFORDABLE EITHER FOR FAMILIES OR FOR ELDERLY. COULD WE DO THAT HERE AS WELL? 2034? THE PATH WILL BE CLEAR FOR THAT. SO WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE READY FOR 2034. WHAT'S THE WHY, THE DISTINCTION? BECAUSE THAT'S THE, THAT'S A LONG WAY OFF . YES. AND WE HAVE THE LAND USE RESTRICTION AGREEMENT FOR THE, THERE WAS A LOAN THAT MATURED IN 2021 INSTEAD OF FORECLOSING FLORIDA HOUSING ALLOWED FOR AN EXTENSION, THEY ALLOWED FIVE EXTENSIONS THROUGH 2026. THEY ADDED NO INTEREST RATE FOR THAT IN CONSIDERATION. THEY WOULD LIKE THE DEVELOPMENT TO REMAIN WITH THAT FORMALLY HOMELESS SET ASIDE FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME, 2034. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE. WE ARE STILL IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM, IF I MAY SAY THEIR CONCERN IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WILL OPEN UP THE GATES FOR OTHER OPERATORS TO WANNA EXIT THIS COMMITMENT. SO THAT IS REALLY WHY THEY TAKE, IF SOME, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT LOOKING TO MOVE FORWARD AT THIS TIME BECAUSE IT WOULD OPEN THE GATES AND I GET IT. I UNDER UNDERSTOOD, BUT AS WE JUST HEARD, WE COULD ALSO NOT APPROVE THIS. SURE. BY THE WAY, THIS, YOU CAME AT OUR LAST MEETING WHILE I JUST HAVE TO GIVE YOU A SHOUT OUT. YOU REALLY KNOW YOUR INFORMATION. WE'VE THROWN A LOT OF QUESTIONS AT YOU AND YOU'RE, UH, YOU'RE RIGHT ON TOP OF IT. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND CONTAGIOUS GOOD ENERGY, WHICH IS UH, GOOD. APPRECIATE THAT. A NICE HAT. SORRY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NOT THAT WE WOULD NEGOTIATE THIS UP HERE, BUT I'M JUST LOOKING ABOUT THE LEGALITY OR ABILITY TO DO SO. IS THERE A WAY, UH, PERHAPS LEGAL OR PERHAPS COMMISSIONER LOPEZ, THIS IS YOU OR GENTLEMEN HERE, THE WAY FOR MIAMI BEACH TO BUY THE REMAINING LOAN ON THE PROPERTY. AND IF WE DID THAT, THEN REMOVE THE COVENANTS THAT DEMANDED TO BE A HOMELESS SHELTER AND WE COULD EITHER LOOK TO OPERATED OR PERHAPS, UH, BETTER SELL IT TO THE FREE MARKET TO GET THIS TO BE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR OUR RESIDENTS, OUR WORKING FAMILIES THAT NEED IT. YOU PROBABLY KNOW BETTER THAN ANYONE . I HEAR, I HEAR EVERYTHING YOU'RE SAYING. AND AGAIN, I I COMPLETELY HEAR YOU ALL AND I FEEL IT AS A, YOU KNOW, AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE IT, IT'S A MANAGEMENT INTENSE ASSET. I WILL SAY THIS RIGHT NOW THE COUNTY HAS AN APPLICATION FOR RESTORE REBUILD. WE ARE LOOKING TO ADD ADDITIONAL UNITS TO THE ASSISTANCE WE'RE TRYING TO, SO WE ARE WORKING TO GET OUT OF, WE, THE SRR PROGRAM HAS AN EXPIRATION DATE. WE, WE KNOW THAT. AND IN ANTICIPATION, WE WANNA KEEP THE DEVELOPMENT AFFORDABLE. SO WE HAVE AN APPLICATION FOR HUD RESTORE, REBUILD, WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO HAVE ADDITIONAL UNITS THAT ARE ASSISTED THROUGH A SECTION EIGHT PROJECT BASED ASSISTANCE THAT WILL ALLOW THE ELDERLY TO JUST REMAIN THERE. A A GUESS WHERE I DIFFER IN IDEOLOGY IS EVEN IF THERE WEREN'T RESTRICTIONS ON THIS HOUSING, GIVEN WHERE IT IS THE NATURE OF THE BUILDING, IT CAN'T BE CHANGED. IT CAN'T BE KNOCKED DOWN AND BUILT OFF FOR LUXURY CONDOS. THIS WILL BE ATTAINABLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PERHAPS NOT BY THE EXACT TEXTBOOK HUD DEFINITION, BUT IT WILL BE RENTED BY FAMILIES THAT LIVE AND WORK IN MIAMI BEACH THAT NEED THIS HOUSING SUPPLY. SO IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE COULD ESSENTIALLY DO THAT INCLUDES BUYING THE REMAINDER OF THE MORTGAGE THAT WE CAN ESSENTIALLY GET RID OF THAT COVENANT, UH, PRIOR TO 2034? SO THE, THE MORTGAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN SATISFIED. SO THE, I MEAN WE CAN MAKE THE ASK AGAIN. I MEAN WE CAN MAKE THE ASK. THE THING IS THAT I JUST DON'T SEE THEM BENDING SOONER THAN 2034. WE, BUT WE'LL ASK AGAIN. IT DOESN'T HURT. YEAH, I WOULD PREFER TO DO THAT. UM, NOW DON'T TAKE THAT. I THINK THE COUNT, IF WE HAVE NO OTHER OPTION, THE COUNTY IS A GREAT OPERATOR AND PARTNER, BUT THIS IS JUST THE IDEOLOGY ABOUT, I WOULD RATHER [01:50:01] US DO WHAT WE CAN TO GET THAT HOUSING FOR MIAMI BEACH FAMILIES, THE SINGLE MOTHERS, THE SINGLE FATHERS RAISING CHILDREN TWO BLOCKS AWAY FROM SCHOOL THAT WANT TO BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR COMMUNITY RATHER THAN BUSING IN PEOPLE THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN TO MIAMI BEACH BEFORE. AND THIS IS WHERE, UH, THEY'RE JUST BEING PLACED. AND I'LL BE COMPLETELY HONEST, THE UNITS ARE MICRO UNITS, SO, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT, YOU KNOW, REALLY EVEN THE ONE BEDROOMS, THEY'RE REALLY ONLY SUITABLE FOR ONE PERSON. UM, THERE'S NO PARKING. WE HAVE NO REALLY AMENITY SPACES. SO I WILL BE HONEST WITH WITH YOU, I WAS A SINGLE FATHER RAISING A ONE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER. YOU DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO. OKAY. BUT COMMISSIONER, I WALKED HOME ONE DAY AND MY ENTIRE LIFE WAS UPENDED AND I HAD A MATTRESS ON MY FLOOR. AND MY 1-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, I HAD TO PUT A MATTRESS ON THE FLOOR FOR HER. AS A SINGLE PARENT, YOU DO WHAT IT TAKES. AMEN. AND THAT IS WHAT I WANT. COMMISSIONER, UM, I WANT TO ASK, CAN WE GIVE, CAN WE GIVE YOU FLEXIBILITY TO SEE WHAT IS THE BEST OUTCOME THAT WE CAN GET OUT OF THIS? 'CAUSE THE REALITY IS THAT IN MIAMI BEACH WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS POPULATION OF SENIORS FACING A HU POSSIBILITIES OF HOMELESSNESS AND A REPLENISHED INVENTORY OF HOUSING AFFORDABILITY FOR THOSE SENIORS. AND WE'VE SEEN A SHIFT IN THE MARKETPLACE SINCE THE START OF THESE LOANS AND EVEN THE SATISFACTION OF THESE LOANS WHEN THEY WAIVED THOSE INTEREST PAYMENTS TO MIAMI BEACH, TO THE REAL ESTATE MARKET THAT WE HAVE TO TODAY IN MIAMI BEACH, WHERE THAT HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, IT JUST DOESN'T EXIST. SO WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT POPULATION OF SENIORS AND ELDERLY LIVING AT THE RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. AND THAT'S WHERE I THINK WE CAN PERHAPS ACHIEVE SOME SORT OF SUCCESS. IF WE GO BACK TO FHFC AND SAY, INSTEAD OF JUST HAVING THIS FOR CHRONICALLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN HOMELESS FOR OVER A YEAR, FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HOMELESS BECAUSE WE HAVE ELDERLY WHO MIGHT BE ON THE VERGE OF BECOMING HOMELESS OR WHO MIGHT HAVE BEEN HOMELESS FOR A WEEK OR A MONTH BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF HOUSING AND THE CHANGE OF THE REAL ESTATE DYNAMICS HERE. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO? THAT'S THEIR CONCERN BECAUSE OF THE DYNAMICS OF REAL ESTATE. SO NOW I'LL SAY THIS, THERE'S, WE DON'T HAVE TO HOUSE THE CHRONIC, IT'S FORMALLY HOMELESS. SO IT'S, IT THERE'S SOME, I THINK THAT GIVES US SOME FLEXIBILITY ON HOW WE LOOK AT HOMELESSNESS. WE WILL ASK ABOUT THE PREFERENCE FOR MIAMI BEACH. I MEAN, BUT I, WE WANNA BE GENTLE AS WELL BECAUSE, SO THAT'S A CHANGE BECAUSE DURING MY BRIEFING I WAS UNDER THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WAS FOR THE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS POPULATION. SO THIS, IF IT'S HOMELESS, THEN ALBERT FORMALLY HOMELESS. DOES THAT GIVE US A POSSIBILITY THEN FOR ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS ON THE VERGE OF HOMELESSNESS ON MIAMI BEACH OR THAT MAY HAVE THE UNIT THAT THEY LIVED IN, THE SECTION EIGHT UNIT THAT THEY LIVED IN. OR THEY, THEY DON'T HAVE MONEY TO MAKE THEIR RENT PAYMENTS BECAUSE THE BUILDING GOT SOLD AND NOW SOMEONE RAISED THEIR RENTS AND THAT TYPE OF STUFF. CAN, COULD THIS BE USED FOR THAT? SO YES, THEY HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THE SRO UNTIL FEBRUARY. SO AFTER FEBRUARY THEY COULD POTENTIALLY LOOK AT JUST DOING HOMELESS VERSUS CHRONIC HOMELESS BECAUSE THEY ARE CURRENTLY IN CONTRACT WITH HUD, WITH THE SRO AND THOSE EXTENSIONS YEARLY THEY HAVE A CONTRACT UNTIL FEBRUARY THAT WOULD LEAD THEM INTO THAT CHRONIC ASPECT. BUT AFTER THAT, THAT WOULD BE REMOVED. OKAY. SALINAS, AGAIN, THIS IS VERY PROMISING. UH, I JUST WANNA GO BACK TO THE REVERTER CLAUSE. UM, CAN WE, SO ARE YOU, CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY THE REVERTER CLAUSE IS SO IMPORTANT TO THE COUNTY? BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU GUYS HAVE A PLAN AND JUST PLEASE. YES. SO WE ARE LOOKING TO, WE HAVE AN APPLICATION WITH US HU FOR THE HUD RESTORE REBUILD THAT WILL ALLOW US TO ADD ADDITIONAL ASSISTED UNITS. WHAT YOU MEAN BUILD MORE UNITS? NO, ACTUALLY ADD. OKAY. SO THE AFFORDABLE UNITS THERE, UHHUH, , YOU KNOW, AND I DON'T USE THE WORD AFFORDABLE, I USE THE WORD ATTAINABLE BECAUSE AFFORDABLE, IT'S ON A SPECTRUM. SO IF THAT SAID WE WANNA ENSURE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE ASSET, KEEP IT AT A HIGH LEVEL OF QUALITY, HOWEVER WE NEED TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE REVENUE THAT SUSTAINS. SO IT ALLOW US TO PUT THE, THE AFFORDABLE UNITS ON A SECTION EIGHT PLATFORM WHERE THE SECTION EIGHT SUBSIDY WILL BELONG TO THE UNIT. AND THEN THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE THERE WHO ARE, A LOT OF THEM ARE 50% OF BELOW OF A MI, THEY WOULD PAY 30% OF THEIR INCOME FOR THEIR PORTION AND THEN THE OTHER WOULD BE SUBSIDIZED. THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO COLLECT THE RENT THAT IS SUSTAINABLE AND THEN ALSO KEEP THE HOUSING AFFORDABLE TO THE RESIDENTS. BUT YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO DO THAT UNTIL AFTER 20? NO, WE'RE DOING, WE HAVE THE APPLICATION AND NOW, BUT WE HAVE TO SHOW THAT WE HAVE CLEAR THAT WE HAVE FORESIGHT CONTROL AND IT, THE COUNTY HAS TO BE THE [01:55:01] OPERATOR, THE OWNER AND OPERATOR. UM, AND THAT IS BECAUSE THIS IS A LONG-TERM AGREEMENT THAT WE GO INTO WITH US HUD IF THAT COMES TO PASS. AND ALTHOUGH WE REMOVED OR WE ARE LOOKING TO REMOVE THE REVERTER CLAUSE, WE DID KEEP THE AUTOMATIC EXTENSIONS OF AFFORDABILITY TO ENSURE THAT THE BUILDING MAINTAINS AFFORDABILITY EVEN POST 2043. AND THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE A CONVERSATION FOR 2043 IF THERE'S NO LONGER A NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WELL THAT WON'T, UM, MR. MAYOR, WE'RE NOT OFF OFF THE HOOK. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. OKAY. CAN WE JUST PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF WHAT WE WANT AS A NON-STARTER AS A COMMISSION, DEFER THE ITEM, BRING IT BACK TO YOU GUYS AND THEN, THEN WE'LL, WE'LL THEN YOU'LL COME BACK TO US WITH YOUR PROPOSAL AND THEN WE'LL TAKE IT FROM THERE. BUT RIGHT NOW, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE THE VOTES TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. CAN I TAKE ANOTHER BITE? ? SO WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON BRINGING MORE UNITS ONLINE. SO THIS PORTFOLIO, AS WE KNOW IT'S A CHALLENGING PORTFOLIO, CAPITAL HEAVY. SO WE DO HAVE SOME UNITS IN OUR, IN THE PORTFOLIO THAT ARE CURRENTLY OFFLINE PENDING RENOVATIONS. SOME OF THOSE UNITS WILL BE ABLE TO SERVE WORKFORCE. SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THE DEVELOPMENTS THAT ONCE THEY'RE BACK, THOSE UNITS ARE BACK BROUGHT ONLINE, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SERVE PER HOUSEHOLDS UP TO 80% OF THE, OF A MI IN SOME CASES UP TO ONE 20% OF A MI. AND THERE ARE NO AGE RESTRICTIONS IN THAT. SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL DEFINITELY AS WE MAKE PROGRESS, WE'LL KEEP YOUR OFFICE OF HOUSING INFORMED AND ALSO YOUR OFFICES. SO I'LL RESPOND TO THE ONE BITE, MAYBE WE COULD MEET THE MIDDLE SOMEWHERE. THERE'S NOTHING THAT YOU COULD, LIKE YOU SAID IT'S CAPITAL INTENSIVE 'CAUSE YOU'RE SUBSIDIZING RENTS FOR HOMELESS, RIGHT? BUT IF YOU GOT MORE MARKET RATE RENTS THAT ARE STILL AFFORDABLE AND ATTAINABLE TO FAMILIES IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT HELPS OFFSET THOSE INTENSE CAPITAL OUTLAYS, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO THAT WE COULD DO IN CONJUNCTION TO ALLOW YOU TO LIFT THAT COVENANT PRIOR TO 2034, WHICH WOULD HELP YOU BRING IN MORE REVENUE TO YOUR PROJECT, HELP OFFER BETTER SERVICES, BUT ALSO THAT ALLOWS US MORE FLEXIBILITY TO OFFER THIS HOUSING TO MIAMI BEACH FAMILIES. SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THE APPLICATION WITH HUD RESTORE, REBUILD. SO THAT IS WHAT WILL ALLOW US TO AUGMENT THE RENTS WITHOUT HAVING A DIRECT IMPACT TO THE RESIDENT. SO THOSE RENTS ARE PRETTY MUCH FAIR MARKET, BUT THEN IT DOES NOT HAVE AN IMPACT TO THE ACTUAL RESIDENT THAT'S LIVING THERE. THEY'LL, THEY'LL STILL BE ABLE TO PAY 30% OF THEIR INCOME, WHICH IS WHAT WE CALL AFFORDABLE. AND THEN THE DIFFERENCE WILL BE SUBSIDIZED. SO THAT WILL BE, YES. WHERE ARE WE? DII JUST DON'T ALWAYS THINK GOVERNMENT IS THE ANSWER TO EVERYTHING. I UNDERSTAND. WE CAN CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT IT AND BRAINSTORM. COMMISSIONER LOPEZ? SO I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. UM, ONE, UM, WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DON'T TRANSFER THE PROJECT? 'CAUSE I DON'T THINK COMMISSIONER SWAR HAS ACTUALLY GOT HIS ANSWER. WHAT HAPPENS? UH, BECAUSE I, I THINK, I THINK WE DISCUSSED THIS AND I THINK THEY SHOULD KNOW WHAT HAPPENS AND, AND THE SPEC QUESTION IS HAVE WE MADE ANY INVESTMENT, UH, ANY, ANY KIND OF, UH, FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS ALREADY IN THE PROJECT? UM, AND THAT WOULD BE TO COMMISSIONER MATEO SALINAS'S REVERTER CLAUSE. AND I KNOW THAT, UH, SHANNON IS HERE FROM OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, SO WE SHOULD TALK, WE SHOULD AT LEAST PUT THAT OUT ON THE RECORD BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING. YES. UM, TODAY THE COUNTY HAS ADVANCED ABOUT 1.9 MILLION CAPITAL. THAT INCLUDES SATISFYING THE MORTGAGE THAT WAS PASSED DUE BY THE CURRENT SPONSOR AND ALSO BRINGING THE ASSET. THERE WERE SOME DOWN UNITS, THERE WERE SOME THINGS AROUND IN THE COMMON AREAS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, SPECIFICALLY LIFE AND SAFETY. SO WE'VE ADDRESSED ALL THAT. SO WE'VE ADVANCED THAT CAPITAL SO THAT IS ADDED. SO WHOEVER WERE TO ACQUIRE WOULD HAVE TO ASSUME THAT AS WELL. SHANNON? UM, IS IS THERE ANY URGENCY? UH, 'CAUSE I'M HEARING THAT WE HAVE A, A GRANT APPLICATION TO RESTORE AND BRING SECTION EIGHT, UM, PROJECT HOUSING VOUCHERS TO THE PROJECT. DOES THAT MEAN THAT, I MEAN, IS THERE A TIMEFRAME THERE TOO? BECAUSE IF WE'RE GRANTED THAT AND WE'RE, AND WE DON'T HAVE OWNERSHIP OF IT, THEN WE LOSE THAT GRANT. SO IS THERE TIMING ISSUES THAT I NEED THAT WE ALL NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IN TERMS OF THAT PARTICULAR APPLICATION THAT WE'VE MADE TO HUD UM, SHANNON SOMERSET, ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY, IF THIS ITEM, AND AND I'LL GO TO YOUR QUESTION, COMMISSIONER. NO WORRIES. BUT IF THIS ITEM'S NOT PASSED, THEN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH HAS NOT CONSENTED TO THE TRANSFER OF THE PROPERTY TO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY WOULD NOT BE THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. UM, THE CDC MIAMI BEACH CDC WOULD CONTINUE TO BE THE OWNER. THEREFORE, THE THINGS THAT MIAMI-DADE IS DOING IN ANTICIPATION OF BECOMING THE OWNER, INCLUDING THIS GRANT, THE COUNTY WOULD HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO PUT IN A GRANT APPLICATION OR TAKE ANY ACTION, UM, [02:00:01] ON THE PART OF THE PROPERTY BECAUSE THE COUNTY WOULD NOT BE THE OWNER. AND, AND DOES THIS, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THE CDC? LET'S ASSUME BECAUSE THEY'RE THE OWNERS CURRENTLY, SO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO YOU'ALL? DO YOU HAVE THE MONEY? CAN YOU OPERATE THIS BUILDING? WE, GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS CHRISTIAN ARANGO. I'M THE CHIEF OF OPERATIONS FOR THE MIAMI BEACH CDC AND I'M HAPPY TO, UH, RESPOND TO, UH, THE COMMISSIONER'S QUESTION. THE CDC CANNOT SUSTAIN ITSELF NOR ITS AFFILIATES WHICH HOLD, UM, THESE ASSETS DUE TO THE UTILITY RISING CAUSE OF UTILITIES AND INSURANCE. UM, WE CRAFTED AN MOU BACK IN 2023 WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, WHICH ALL FINANCIAL AND MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES WOULD SHIFT OVER TO THE COUNTY. THAT SAID, WE DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS OR THE, OR THE LIQUIDITY TO SUSTAIN ANY OF OUR ASSETS. UM, WE SPOKE TO THE THEN COMMISSION AT THE TIME ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND WE, UH, OBTAINED, UH, SUPPORT TO, UM, CRAFT THE MOU, WHICH WE'RE CURRENTLY OPERATING UNDER UNTIL JUNE OF 2027. SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, UH, COMMISSIONER LOPEZ, UH, AT THIS POINT WE ARE AT THE MERCY OF THE PARTNERSHIP WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF OUR LEGAL COUNSEL IS ONLINE. I BELIEVE SHE IS AMI UM, IF YOU ARE, SHE CAN SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE LEGAL REPERCUSSIONS THAT WOULD COME IF CERTAIN THINGS ARE NOT MET UNDER THE CURRENT, UH, OWNERSHIP, FOR EXAMPLE, INSURANCE, WHICH IS A PRIME REQUIREMENT IN ALL OF OUR LOAN DOCUMENTS. UH, SO MR. MAYOR, IF, IF, IF YOU COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, SO THE CDC OWNS THE PROPERTY, BUT YOU'RE AT THE MERCY OF THE COUNTY. CORRECT. AND THE COUNTY IS AT THE MERCY OF US BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOAN ON, ON THE PROPERTY. SO CAN WE JUST ASK THE COUNTY TO GIVE US THE PROPERTY AND THEN WE WILL MANAGE IT? 'CAUSE YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'LL DO A MUCH BETTER JOB THAN WHAT'S GOING ON NOW BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE IN A MESS. , YOU GUYS ARE IN A MESS, RIGHT? I MEAN, THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND THAT WE'RE TAKING 30 MINUTES OUT OF OUR DAY TO, TO DEAL WITH THIS AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I I THINK WE CAN DO A MUCH BETTER JOB THAN WHAT'S GOING ON BECAUSE EVERY TIME I WALK BY THERE, EVERY DAY, EVERY NIGHT, AND THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEONE ROLLING A BLUNT OR DOING DRUGS, SMOKING OUT OF A CRACK PIPE, IT'S BAD. AND SO I HAVE NO FAITH IN ANY OF THE GOVERNMENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROPERTY. AND, AND IF I MAY TO THE CHAIR, UM, TO ADDRESS COMMISSIONER SUAREZ'S CONCERNS BACK IN 2021, DECEMBER, 2021 WHEN I TOOK OVER, UM, BASICALLY AN INSOLVENT ENTITY. LEMME ASK YOU, WOULD YOU BE OKAY WITH GIVING US BACK THE PROPERTY? THAT'S NOT MY CALL BECAUSE IT'S STATED WITHIN THE MOU, UH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH, UH, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. WELL, THE COUNTY'S HERE. SO COMMISSIONER LOPEZ, WOULD THE COUNTY WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THE CDC BE WILLING TO GIVE US BACK THE PROPERTY? UH, I DON'T HAVE ANY REASON TO BELIEVE THAT. I MEAN, WE WERE, WE WERE ENTERING INTO A PARTNERSHIP IN GOOD FAITH TO HELP THE CITY OR JUST HELP THE CDC, UM, IF THE CITY WANTS TO BE THE OWNER NOW AND OPERATOR OF IT. YEAH, I MEAN, IS THERE ANY REASON WHY WE SHOULDN'T OR COULDN'T? LET'S JUST DO THAT. CAN WE JUST HAVE, CAN WE JUST TAKE THE PROPERTY? WE'LL, WE'LL MANAGE IT MUCH BETTER THAN WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW. AND IF, IF I MAY, THROUGH THE CHAIR, BACK IN 2021, THROUGH 2023, WE DEALT WITH THE THEN COMMISSION. ON MULTIPLE INSTANCES. WE CAME TO THE CITY AND WE ASKED, DO YOU WANT THE PROPERTIES? LISTEN, THAT'S A DIFFERENT TIME. OKAY. COMMISSION IF I, IF I MAY. BUT WE HAVE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING THAT TAKE US TO 2027 AND WE'RE OPERATING WITHIN THIS FOUR CORNERS. SO IT WAS STRUCTURED TO ENSURE THE PRESERVATION OF THE ASSET WITH KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE ALL THESE COMPLEXITIES. YEAH, BUT THROUGH, THROUGH THE MAYOR AND RESPECTFULLY, THE, THE PROPERTY IS UNSAFE. OKAY? THERE'S SHOOTINGS THERE, THERE'S DRUGS ALL THE TIME. AND SO, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE HAS A GOOD FAITH EFFORT AND PUTS THEIR BEST FOOT FORWARD. DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THE COUNTY, NOT THE COUNTY, BUT THE CDC OR WHOEVER'S ACTUALLY MANAGEMENT PROPERTY IS DOING THEIR BEST FAITH EFFORT FOR THE PROPERTY . SO ANYWAYS, LISTEN, I, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE CITY MOVE FORWARD WITH JUST REACQUIRING THE PROPERTY. I THINK IT TAKES, I THINK IT TAKES A LOAD OFF OF YOU GUYS AND THE COUNTY AND THEN LET US MANAGE IT BECAUSE THIS ISN'T OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THIS IS A, THIS IS A PARTICULARLY PRO, NOT ALL THE PROPERTIES, BUT THIS PARTICULAR ONE HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS. AND THROUGH THE CHAIR, IF I MAY, UM, I WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE FOR THE COUNTY TO EXPRESS WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO MAKE THIS ASSET BETTER OR SAFER FOR THE COMMUNITY. UM, I DO HAVE A MEMBER IN THE GUEST, SHE'S A RESIDENT AT FIVE 30 MERIDIAN, WHO WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS HOW THANKFUL SHE IS THAT BEING FORMALLY HOMELESS. UM, SHE'S AGED IN THE DEVELOPMENT, SHE'S AN ELDERLY INDIVIDUAL. UM, AND SHE WOULD LIKE TO COMMUNICATE THE IMPROVEMENT THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE SINCE ALL THE CONCERNS WERE BROUGHT FORWARD BY COMMISSIONER MATEO SALINAS [02:05:01] AND ALL THE ACTIONABLE ITEMS THAT HAVE ROLLED OUT TO MAKE THE BUILDING SAFER. UM, SO IF, IF THE COUNTY CAN EXPRESS ON THOSE ITEMS, THAT WILL BE VERY HELPFUL FOR KNOWLEDGE PURPOSES. WELL, WE GOT, FIRST I NEED TO HEAR THERE WAS A PROPOSAL MADE. I WANT TO HEAR FROM OUR CITY MANAGER WHAT HIS THOUGHTS ARE ABOUT, 'CAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT WOULD BE UNDER OUR JURISDICTION IF THAT WENT THROUGH. SO I JUST WANT TO JUST SET THE STAGE A LITTLE BIT HERE BECAUSE I THINK WE'VE KIND OF GOTTEN A LITTLE FAR AFIELD. UM, CITY OF MIAMI BEACH ENGAGED IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COUNTY AND THE CDC IN 2023. AND WE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT BASED ON THE FINANCIAL CONDITIONS OF THOSE MANY PROPERTIES AT THE TIME BECAUSE IT WAS A BRIDGE TOO FAR FOR THE CITY TO TAKE ON ALL OF THAT FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. THE COUNTY WAS WILLING TO TAKE IT ON, THANKFULLY. AND WE APPRECIATE THAT. UM, AND SO THIS IS PART OF THAT LONG-TERM TRANSITION OF THAT ENTIRE PORTFOLIO OF PROPERTIES. I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO HAVE ANY MISCONCEPTIONS THAT THE CITY CAN MAKE THIS NOT A HOMELESS PROPERTY. IF WE TAKE IT OVER, WE ARE SUBJECT TO THE REMAIN, WE ARE SUBJECT TO ALL OF THOSE SAME COVENANTS. THOSE LOANS ARE PAID OFF. THE COUNTY HAS ALREADY PAID OFF THOSE LOANS. WE, WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE COUNTY BACK AND WE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING DIFFERENTLY WITH THAT PROPERTY. SO I JUST WANT TO SET EXPECTATIONS. I WILL DO WHATEVER YOU ALL ALL WANT THAT COVENANT OR LIKE WHAT SETS THAT COVENANT THAT THIS HAS TO REMAIN HOMELESS HOUSING, LET'S SAY UNTIL 2034. WHICH, WHICH ENTITIES? SO THAT'S A COVENANT THAT RUNS WITH THE LAND SIMILAR TO WHEN WE DO WHO, LIKE, WHO OWNS LIKE COVENANT WITH WHO? NOBODY. WELL, I MEAN THE FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION IS THE ONE THAT WOULD HAVE TO RELEASE THAT COVENANT. WHAT DO THEY OWN? WHAT DO THEY OWN? YEAH. IT IS A COVENANT WITH LIKE WHY THEY HAVE THIS COVENANT WITH THEM. THEY, IT WAS TIED TO THE, IT WAS TIED TO THE DEFERRAL OF INTEREST, UM, BY THE STATE. THEY DEFERRED INTEREST FOR A PERIOD OF YEARS OR THEY ACTUALLY WAIVED INTEREST ALTOGETHER IN EXCHANGE FOR THIS COVENANT. SO THE COVENANT IS THERE, AND I THINK WE'VE HEARD THAT THE STATE IS, THEY DON'T WANNA SET A PRECEDENT BY RELEASING THIS COVENANT BECAUSE THAT WILL THEN TRICKLE TO OTHER OPERATORS WHO WILL SIMILARLY LOOK TO RELEASE THEIR COVENANTS. THAT'S WHAT I UNDERSTAND. I THINK IT'S FER 'CAUSE WE'RE KIND OF ALL OVER THE PLACE HERE. UM, I HAVE A QUESTION, MR. MAYOR. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. SO THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF INTERESTING CONVERSATION HERE. UM, CERTAINLY WHENEVER WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND THE CITY'S ASSETS, IT'S GOOD TO CONSIDER THAT. UM, IF WE WERE TO CONSIDER THAT, HOW MUCH WOULD WE BE LOOKING AT, HOW MUCH HAS THE COUNTY INVESTED INTO THIS PROPERTY? JUST OVER 1.9 MILLION. OKAY. AND THEN TO THEN, AND THEN THE POINT OF US TAKING OVER THIS PROPERTY WOULD BE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE CHALLENGES, THE QUALITY OF LIFE CHALLENGES, THE SAFETY CHALLENGES THAT WE ALL HAVE DISCUSSED HERE. HOWEVER, THAT IS TIED IN PART, WE BELIEVE TO THE COVENANT THAT WE HAVE THERE THAT LIMITS THE USE OF THE PROPERTY. AND THAT COVENANT EXISTS BECAUSE OF THE INTEREST OF US FORGIVEN. IS THERE, IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN REPAY INTEREST IN ORDER, IN ORDER TO RELIEVE OURSELVES OF THAT COVENANT? SO THE, THERE WAS NO INTEREST INITIALLY. SO THIS GO, THIS LOAN WAS ACTUALLY AWARDED IN 2001. IT WAS, IT CLOSED IN 2005. IT WAS A $1 MILLION DEMONSTRATION LOAN. SO IT, IT'S A BALLOON MORTGAGE AND IT WAS DUE IN 2021. SO IT NEVER HAD INTEREST TIED TO IT. UM, THAT WAS NEVER PART OF THE LOAN. IT WAS A, A ONE-TIME LOAN TO GO AHEAD AND REPOSITION THE ASSET. THE ASSET WAS ORIGINALLY A 71 UNIT SRO. IT WAS REPOSITIONED FOR 34 UNITS AND THAT'S THE ONE THAT'S PART OF THE CAPITAL THAT HELPED REPOSITION THE ASSET AND THEN INCLUDED THE SET ASIDE. OKAY. SO WHAT I, I WOULD LOVE US TO GET SOME SORT OF CLARITY BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING, UH, ON THIS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW IF WE DO TAKE OVER THIS ACID, I REMEMBER A TIME WHEN THE CITY TOOK OVER N-B-C-D-C, I THINK IT WAS N-B-C-D-C PROPERTIES AND IT WASN'T A GREAT SCENARIO. IT KIND OF BROUGHT US TO THE SITUATION WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY. AND SO I WOULD WANT TO KNOW IF NOW WE GO BACK AND WE REPEAT HISTORY AND THE HISTORY THAT HAS BROUGHT US, BROUGHT US TO THE MOMENT THAT WE'RE AT TODAY, WE REPEAT THAT HISTORY. WHO'S GOING TO MANAGE THAT PROPERTY? IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY MAYBE TO PARTNER WITH A HOUSING AUTHORITY? THEY MANAGE PROPERTY SO MAYBE THEY [02:10:01] CAN MANAGE IT ON THE CITY'S BEHALF. I JUST DON'T WANT US TO REPEAT THE MISTAKES OF THE PAST THAT HAVE GOT US TO THIS VERY MOMENT. SO, MR. MANAGER, IF YOU, IF YOU COULD GUIDE US A LITTLE BIT ON THIS. SO, AND I WOULD DEFER TO ALBA, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS PROPERTY IS NOT IN THE BLACK AS OF YET. IT IS STILL OPERATING AT A NET DEFICIT EVERY SINGLE YEAR. AND THE COUNTY IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO RECAPITALIZE AND REPOSITION THE ASSET TO BE ABLE TO BREAK EVEN WITH THE COMBINATION OF THE VOUCHERS AND ALL OF THE OUTSIDE SUBSIDY. UM, WHICH IS PART OF THE REASON WE WERE LOOKING AT HAVING TO TAKE ON ALL OF THESE MORTGAGE RESPONSIBILITIES. THE COUNTY HOLDS A MORTGAGE ON, ON THE PROPERTY OVER AND ABOVE THE 1.9 MILLION THAT THEY'VE ALREADY INVESTED. AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO RECAPITALIZE AND PUT MONEY INTO THE PROPERTY TO TRY AND MAKE IT FINANCIALLY STABLE. AND IF I COULD, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE? YEP. AND, AND MAYBE WE COULD WRAP THIS UP. UH, I THINK WHY IT IS IN THE RED IS BECAUSE OF THE COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS, UH, THAT GO WITH THE PROPERTY. SO WHAT I'LL BE IN FAVOR OF, AND PERHAPS WE CAN DEFER THIS SO WE CAN HAVE LEGAL CONVERSATIONS FOR THE NEXT MONTH, IF WE CAN PAY SOME SORT OF SUM TO THE FLORIDA HOUSING TRUST TO LIFT THOSE COVENANTS, I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN TAKING BACK OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY ABSENT THE ABILITY TO, TO DO THAT. I, I, I THINK WE SHOULD CONTINUE ALONG THE PARTNERSHIP DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COUNTY. UH, 'CAUSE I, I JUST, IF IF IT'S GOING TO BE, UM, OPERATED UNDER THE RESTRICTIONS THAT IT HAS, I I DON'T THINK WE'RE WELL PREPARED TO DO SO. AND THE COUNTY, WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNER. WE'VE HEARD THESE DISCUSSIONS LOUD AND CLEAR. UM, THEY'VE HEARD THESE DISCUSSIONS LOUD AND CLEAR ABOUT HOW WE WANT TO SEE A MORE EFFICIENT, UM, COMMUNITY FRIENDLY OPERATION. SO I'M CONFIDENT THAT WE'LL GET THAT PARTNERSHIP. AND WITH THAT, MAYBE I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DEFER. AND MR. MAYOR, IF I MAY, IF WE, WE DO DEFER AND WE DO LOOK AT, LOOK INTO ALL OF THIS. I THINK AS PART OF THAT MOTION, WE SHOULD LOOK AT THE MANAGEMENT. UH, IF WE DO ACQUIRE THIS PACK, WILL THE CITY MANAGE IT OR ARE WE, COULD WE RELY ON A PARTNER THAT DOES SPECIALIZE IN MANAGING THESE TYPES OF PROPERTIES LIKE THE HOUSING AUTHORITY? THAT DOES IT QUITE WELL. SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD, SO FOR EXAMPLE, WITH M-B-C-D-C PROPERTIES THAT THE CITY DID TAKE OVER, WE DID TAKE ON FOUR AND THAT IS CURRENTLY A PART OF OUR RESIDENTIAL HOUSING PORTFOLIO TODAY. NOW, THE REASON WE TOOK ON THOSE PROPERTIES BACK IN 2014 WAS BECAUSE WE WERE IN FIRST POSITION FOR THOSE PROPERTIES, WE HAD PROVIDED MOST OF THE LOANS AND IT WAS, IT WAS SORT OF OURS TO TAKE BACK. SO WE WERE ABLE TO TRANSITION THAT AND PUT THAT AS PART OF OUR HOUSING PORTFOLIO. WE'VE USED FEDERAL ALLOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS TO REHAB, UH, THE BUILDINGS BECAUSE OF THE CONDITIONS, YOU KNOW, THAT NEEDED CERTAIN THINGS THAT NEEDED TO GET DONE. NOW THE REASON FOR THE OTHER PROPERTIES IS, FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE MERIDIAN, WE ARE NOT, AS THE MANAGER STATED IN FIRST POSITION, THE COUNTY IS, THEIR MORTGAGE IS HIGHER AND THEY HAVE PROVIDED CERTAIN MONIES INTO, UH, THE BUILDING. SO WE WOULD HAVE TO BE PREPARED TO PAY THOSE BACK. AND WITH FEDERAL ALLOCATIONS THAT WE RECEIVE TODAY, WE DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT DOLLARS TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. SO WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE MONEY TO DO THAT. WE COULDN'T RELY ON FEDERAL ALLOCATIONS. I SECOND THE MOTION DEFER VOTE. I HAVE A MOTION TO DEFER BOTH RDA ONE AND R SEVEN D. UH, UH, BOTH ITEMS. THEY'RE COMPELLED BY MOTION BY COMMISSIONER. UH, OKAY. I HAVE SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ TO DEFER TO NOVEMBER 18TH. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. BOTH RDA ONE AND R SEVEN D ARE DEFERRED TO NOVEMBER 18TH. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND COMING IN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU PAUL. [R5 R AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE, ENTITLED "ARTS, CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT," BY AMENDING ARTICLE II, ENTITLED “SPECIAL EVENTS,” BY AMENDING SECTION 12-5.2 THEREOF, ENTITLED “SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT REQUIRED FOR LARGE SCALE RESIDENTIAL PARTIES AND EVENTS” TO PROVIDE FOR RECOVERY OF CITY COSTS FOR VIOLATIONS; AND, PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ] R FIVE RR FIVE R IS THE NORTH OF THE MAYOR CITY COMMISSION OF CITY MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE ENTITLED ARTS, CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT. QUIET PLEASE QUIET BY ANY ARTICLE TWO ENTITLED SPECIAL EVENTS BY AMENDING SECTION 12 DASH 5.2 THEREOF ENTITLED, SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT REQUIRED FOR LARGE SCALE RESIDENTIAL PARTIES AND EVENTS TO PROVIDE FOR RECOVERY OF CITY COSTS, FOR VIOLATIONS OF PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, FAVORABILITY, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS A SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING. IT IS ITEM R FIVE R, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, CO-SPONSOR BY COMMISSIONER BOT. I MOVE THE ITEM SECOND. UH, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SCHWAR. IT IS A PUBLIC [02:15:01] HEARING. I SEE NO ONE IN ZOOM, NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK. MAY I CALL THE ROLL? YES. UH, ON R FIVE R, COMMISSIONER MATEO SALINAS, GO TO THE NEXT COMMISSIONER BOT. COMMISSIONER SCHWARZ? YES. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. YES. VICE MAYOR FERNANDEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ? YES. MAYOR MINOR. YES. ITEM IS APPROVED. THAT WAS R FIVE RR FIVE X. COMMISSIONER BOCK IS A YES ON R FIVE R. UH, ONE SECOND PLEASE. R FIVE S IN ORDER TO THE MAYOR OF CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 10 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH ENTITLED ANIMALS BY AMENDING SECTION 10 DASH ONE ENTITLED DEFINITIONS TO FURTHER DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS, UH, THEREIN BY AMENDING SECTION 10 DASH THREE ENTITLED ENFORCEMENT ADOPTION OF PORTION OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CODE BY REFERENCE TO CLARIFY ENFORCEMENT REQUIREMENTS BY AMENDING SECTION 10 DASH FIVE ENTITLED, FAILURE TO GIVE ACCURATE IDENTIFICATION, REFUSAL TO SIGN AND ACCEPT A NOTICE OF VIOLATION TO CLARIFY VIOLATION REQUIREMENTS BY AMENDING SECTION 10 DASH 19 ENTITLED CRUELTY TO ANIMALS TO FURTHER DEFINE TERMS THEREIN BY AMENDING SECTION 10 DASH 20 NO, NO, I'M SORRY. IT WAS R FIVE X OH X. NEVERMIND. HOLD ON. JUST, I'M GONNA, MR. MAYOR? YES, I'M JUST GONNA MOVE IT THAT CALL THAT ANIMAL WELFARE. YOU'RE HALFWAY THERE. IT'S NOT THE ITEM I CALLED. WE'LL GET THROUGH IT. ONE SECOND PLEASE. [R5 X AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 54 OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE, ENTITLED "FLOODS," BY AMENDING ARTICLE Ill, ENTITLED "RESILIENCE STANDARDS FOR TIDAL FLOOD PROTECTION," TO MODIFY THE ENFORCEMENT, PENALTY, AND COMPLIANCE PROVISIONS FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, AND ADOPT OTHER CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] R FIVE X IS AN NOTICE OF THE MAYOR OF CITY COMMISSIONER SERVING MIAMI BEACH. WROTE AMENDING CHAPTER 54, THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE ENTITLED FLOODS BY AMENDING ARTICLE THREE ENTITLED, RESILIENCY STANDARDS FOR TITLE FLOOD PROTECTION TO MODIFY ENFORCEMENT PENALTY AND COMPLIANCE PROVISION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ARTICLE AND ADOPT OTHER CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL ABILITY, CLARIFICATION, AND EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS A SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING. THIS IS R FIVE X. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. I'M, I'M SORRY, I, BECAUSE I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF AND I NEED TO READ SOMETHING INTO THE RECORD SO I CAN LEAVE THE ROOM. THANK YOU. I'LL BE RECUSING FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON AGENDA ITEM R FIVE X BECAUSE MY SPOUSE AND I RESIDE ON A PROPERTY WITH A SEA WALL BUTING THE BISCAYNE WATERWAY AND MAY DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BENEFIT AS A RESULT OF THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENTS IN THIS ORDINANCE. THANK YOU. DON'T GO TOO FAR. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. THANK YOU. SO THIS ITEM ALLOWS FOR MORE FLEXIBILITY IN TERMS OF TIMING AND REPAIRS, UH, TO HOMEOWNERS TO HAVE A SEA WALL IN THE BACK AS LONG AS IT'S NOT POOLING IN NEIGHBORS YARDS. WE'RE IN THE CITY RIGHT AWAY AND I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM. I'LL SECOND CALL THE VOTE. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER B. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE ON ZOOM, NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK. THIS IS ON ITEM R FIVE X VICE MAYOR FERNANDEZ IS ABSTAINING. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ IS, WELL, I JUST TO BE CLEAR, IT'S A RECUSAL, NOT AN ABSTAIN. I THINK RECUSAL. OKAY. UH, WE CAN'T ABSTAIN. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, COMMISSIONER ON R FIVE X. YOU VOTE? YEAH. COMMISSIONER B? YES. COMMISSIONER MATEO SALINAS? YES. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ? YES. MR. MAGAZINE? YES. MAYOR MINOR. YES. ITEM IS APPROVED. THAT WAS ITEM R FIVE X. IF SOMEONE CAN GET THE COMMISSIONER PLEASE. IN THE INTERIM, UH, LET'S CALL . LET'S CALL R FIVE [R5 N UPDATES TO TEMPORARY FENCING REQUIREMENTS FOR VACANT LOTS AND CONSTRUCTION SIGNS AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE, AT CHAPTER 6, ENTITLED “SIGNS,” ARTICLE III, ENTITLED “TEMPORARY SIGNS,” SECTION 6.3.2 THEREOF, ENTITLED “DESIGN STANDARDS,” TO MODIFY THE REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO CONSTRUCTION SIGNS; AMENDING CHAPTER 7, ENTITLED “ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS,” ARTICLE 5, ENTITLED “SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS,” SECTION 7.5.1, ENTITLED “GENERALLY (SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS),” SECTION 7.5.1.6 THEREOF, ENTITLED “VACANT AND ABANDONED PROPERTIES AND CONSTRUCTION SITES,” BY AMENDING AND EXPANDING EXISTING REGULATIONS FOR MINIMUM FENCE AND SCREENING REQUIREMENTS; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] N AS IN NANCY. R FIVE N IS AN ORDER TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA AMENDING THE MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE AT CHAPTER SIX. UH, AT CHAPTER SIX ENTITLED SIGNS. ARTICLE THREE ENTITLED TEMPORARY SIGNS SECTION 6.3 0.2 THEREOF ENTITLED DESIGN STANDARDS TO MODIFY THE REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO CONSTRUCTION SIGNS AMENDING CHAPTER SEVEN ENTITLED ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS. ARTICLE FIVE ENTITLED SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS SECTION 7.5 0.1 ENTITLED GENERALLY SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS SECTION 7.56 THERE OF ENTITLED VACANT AND ABANDONED PROPERTIES AND CONSTRUCTION SITES BY AMENDING AND EXPANDING EXISTING REGULATIONS FOR MINIMUM OFFENSE AND SCREENING REQUIREMENTS AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION REPE OF ABILITY, AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS A SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING. THE ITEM REQUIRES A FIVE SEVENS VOTE. IT IS R FIVE N. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. YEAH. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. AND THANK YOU DEBBIE FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS AND REALLY THE TIME WHERE IT'S NO MOST NEEDED. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'RE DOING FOR OUR CITY. YOU ARE ON THE FRONT LINES, FRONT AND CENTER FOR EVERYTHING. I COULDN'T BE, UH, HAPPIER, MORE CONFIDENT WITH HAVING SOMEBODY THERE, UH, WORKING WITH US IN THIS, UH, INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT JOB YOU'RE DOING FOR THE SITE. IN PARTICULAR, THIS IS A WAY TO IMPROVE THE AESTHETICS AROUND OUR COMMUNITY. [02:20:01] UH, PERHAPS, UH, THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THIS IS JUST WALKING DOWN LINCOLN ROAD. THERE'S A, UH, VACANT, UM, HOPEFULLY SOON TO BE CONSTRUCTION SITE, UH, JUST EAST OF THE CHURCH ON THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF LINCOLN ROAD. AND THEY HAVE A WIRE FENCE WITH SOME MESH AROUND IT. IT'S RIPPED, IT'S TORN, IT LOOKS AWFUL. THAT IS OUR SHOWCASE TO THE WORLD. AND THIS IS A WAY FOR, UM, EMPTY VACANT LOTS THAT HAVE A FUTURE PROJECT COMING TO THEM TO HAVE A MORE ARTISTIC, UH, HIGHER END, UH, FENCE THAT IS GOING TO BE MUCH MORE AESTHETICALLY PLEASING FOR OUR CITY. UM, SURE, I THINK THERE'S SOME DOWNSIDES. POSSIBLY. ONE, ONE OF THE REASONS I WAS ON THE PLANNING BOARD WHEN WE DID THIS ORIGINALLY IS INCREASING THE VISIBILITY INTO SOME OF THESE LOTS, UH, TO ENSURE OUR POLICE HAVE, UH, VISIBILITY TO MAKE SURE NOTHING'S HAPPENING. UM, BUT PERHAPS THOSE ARE THINGS THAT, UH, THAT WE HAVE A GOOD RESPONSE TO. UH, THE INTENTION OF THIS ORDINANCE IS SO PROJECTS THAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT, WE CAN HAVE, UH, MUCH BETTER AESTHETICALLY PLEASING, UM, SURROUNDINGS, UH, IN THE LEAD UP TO SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS. ALL THE VOTE. GOOD ITEM. I HAVE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR FERNANDEZ. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE IN ZOOM, NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK. UH, COMMISSIONER SUAREZ? YES. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. YES. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. YES. MAYOR FERNANDEZ. YES. COMMISSIONER MATEO SALINAS IS A YES. COMMISSIONER BOTT. YES. THEY'RE MINOR. YES. ITEM R FIVE N IS APPROVED. [R5 M AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 58 OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE, ENTITLED “HOUSING,” BY AMENDING ARTICLE VII, ENTITLED “CONSUMER PROTECTION OF OWNERS OF RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY,” BY AMENDING SECTION 58-602 THEREOF, ENTITLED “NOTICE TO ASSOCIATIONS,” TO MODIFY THE NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR PROSPECTIVE BULK OWNERS OF RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM UNITS, TO INCLUDE A STATEMENT OF RIGHTS UNDER STATE LAW; AND PROVIDING FOR REFERENCES TO FLORIDA STATUTES, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] R FIVE M AS IN MARY. R FIVE M IS ANNOYANCE OF THE MAYOR CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. MIAMI CHAPTER 58 OF MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE ENTITLED HOUSING BY AMENDING. ARTICLE SEVEN ENTITLED, CONSUMER PROTECTION OF OWNERS OF RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE REAL PROPERTY BY AMENDING SECTION 58 DASH 6 0 2 THEREOF ENTITLED NOTICE TO ASSOCIATIONS TO MODIFY THE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR PROSPECTIVE BULK OWNERS FOR RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM CONDOMINIUM UNITS TO INCLUDE A STATEMENT OF RIGHTS UNDER STATE LAW AND PROVIDING FOR REFERENCES TO FLORIDA STATUTES, REPEAL, OR SHALL HAVE ABILITY, CLARIFICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. R FIVE M IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING VICE MAYOR FERNANDEZ CO-SPONSORED BY COMMISSIONERS DOMINGUEZ, MATEO, SALINAS AND BACH. I MOVE MY ITEM, MS. MAYOR CALL VOTE MOTION BY, UH, VICE MAYOR FERNANDEZ. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BT, IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE ON ZOOM, NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ? YEAH. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. YES. COMMISSIONER BT. YES. COMMISSIONER MATTEL SALINAS? YES. LAST MAYOR FERNANDEZ. AYE. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ? YES. MAYOR MINOR. YES. MOTION CARRIES. SECOND READING. PUBLIC HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 18TH. THAT WAS ITEM R FIVE M. WE HAVE AN ITEM FOR 11:00 AM WE JUST HIT 11:00 AM SO IT'S R FIVE [R5 AE MUSEUM HISTORIC DISTRICT RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY - COMP PLAN AND FLUM AMENDMENTAN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH YEAR 2050 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, PURSUANT TO THE EXPEDITED STATE REVIEW PROCESS OF SECTION 163.3184(3), FLORIDA STATUTES, BY AMENDING THE "RESILIENT LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT," POLICY RLU 1.1.17, ENTITLED "PUBLIC FACILITY: GOVERNMENTAL USES (PF)," TO PROVIDE CERTAIN ALLOWABLE USES AND DENSITY INCENTIVES FOR CITY-OWNED LOTS, LOCATED IN THE MUSEUM HISTORIC DISTRICT RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY, WITH FRONTAGE ON BOTH WASHINGTON AVENUE AND PARK AVENUE; AND AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP BY CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED AT 1940 PARK AVENUE, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF LESS THAN 10 ACRES, FROM THE CURRENT DESIGNATION OF "MEDIUM DENSITY MULTI FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (RM-2)," TO "PUBLIC FACILITY: GOVERNMENTAL USES (PF)"; AND PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE 2050 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, TRANSMITTAL AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] [R5 AF MUSEUM HISTORIC DISTRICT RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY - LDR AMENDMENTAN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE RESILIENCY CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 7, ENTITLED "ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS,"; BY AMENDING ARTICLE ILL, ENTITLED "OVERLAY DISTRICTS," BY CREATING SECTION 7.3.13, ENTITLED "MUSEUM HISTORIC DISTRICT RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY"; BY AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING DISTRICT MAP, REFERENCED IN SECTION 7.2.1.2 OF THE MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE, ENTITLED "CHANGE TO ZONING DISTRICT BOUNDARIES (REZONING)," BY CHANGING THE ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FOR A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED AT 1940 PARK AVENUE, AND WHICH IS COMPRISED OF LESS THAN 10 ACRES, FROM THE CURRENT ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF RM-2 "RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY, MEDIUM INTENSITY," TO GU "GOVERNMENT USE"; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; REPEALER; SEVERABILITY; AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] [R7 E A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCY COMMITTEE, AND APPROVING, FOLLOWING FIRST READING, AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 82-37 OF THE CITY CODE, SECTION 1.03(B)(4) OF THE CITY CHARTER (IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF THE RFP AWARD), AND REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) 2023-115-KB, A LONG-TERM GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT (“LEASE”) BETWEEN THE CITY, AS LANDLORD, AND 1940 BARCLAY PARTNERS, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, AS TENANT, FOR THE CITY-OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1940 PARK AVENUE, FOR THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, FINANCING, AND OPERATION OF THE BARCLAY MIXED-USE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOUSING PROJECT, WHICH LEASE IS  CONSISTENT WITH THE TERM SHEET APPROVED PURSUANT TO CITY COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2025-33910 AND PROVIDES FOR RENT-RESTRICTED RESIDENTIAL UNITS, SENIOR HOUSING UNITS, GROUND FLOOR RETAIL SPACE, AND COMPLIANCE WITH HISTORIC PRESERVATION REQUIREMENTS; AND FURTHER PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM LEASE TERM OF NINETY-NINE (99) YEARS, COMPRISED OF AN INITIAL FIFTY-ONE (51) YEAR TERM WITH TWO (2) RENEWAL PERIODS OF TWENTY-FOUR (24) YEARS EACH, AT THE TENANT’S OPTION; PROVIDING FOR A ONE-TIME LEASE PAYMENT OF TWO MILLION DOLLARS ($2,000,000) DUE UPON POSSESSION; AND SETTING THE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF THE LEASE FOR A TIME CERTAIN.] A FR FIVE A, E, AND R SEVEN E BARCLAYS. SO IT'S R FIVE AF, LET'S SEE, R FIVE AF R FIVE A ER SEVEN E. SO R SEVEN E IS APPROVED GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT WITH 1940 BARLEY PARTNERS. I HAVE TO READ THAT TITLE IN FULL. SO ALLOW ME A MOMENT. UH, RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FINANCE AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCY COMMITTEE AND APPROVING FOLLOWING. FIRST READING OF AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 82 DASH 37 OF THE CITY CODE SECTION 1.03 B FOUR OF THE CITY CHARTER IN EFFECT OF THE TIME OF THE RFP AWARD AND REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS RFP 2023 DASH 115 KB, A LONG-TERM GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT LEASE BETWEEN THE CITY AS LANDLORD AND 1940 BARCLAY PARTNERS, LLCA DELAWARE LIMITED COMPANY AS TENANT FOR THE CITY OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED IN 1940 PARK AVENUE WITH THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION FINANCING AND OPERATION OF THE BARCLAY MIXED USE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOUSING PROJECT. WHICH LEASE IS CONSISTENT WITH A TERM SHEET APPROVED PURSUANT TO CITY COMMISSION RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 25 3 3 9 1 0 AND PROVIDES FOR RENT RESTRICTED RESIDENTIAL UNITS, SENIOR HOUSING UNITS, GROUND FLOOR RETAIL SPACE AND COMPLIANCE WITH HISTORIC PRESERVATION REQUIREMENTS. AND FURTHER PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM LEASE TERM OF 99 YEARS. COMPRISED OF INITIAL 51 YEAR TERMS WITH TWO RENEWAL PERIODS OF 24 YEARS EACH AT THE TENANT'S OPTION, PROVIDING FOR A ONE-TIME LEASE PAYMENT OF $2 MILLION DUE UPON POSSESSION AND SETTING THE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF THE LEASE FOR A TIME CERTAIN. THIS IS ITEM R SEVEN E. THE [02:25:01] COMPANION, UH, ORDINANCES ARE R FIVE AE, WHICH IS AN ORDINANCE TO THE MAYOR CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. AMENDING THE CITY, UH, OF MIAMI BEACH YEAR. A 50 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PURSUANT TO EXPEDITED STATE REVIEW PROCESS OF SECTION 1 63 0.3184 SUBSECTION THREE FLORIDA STATUTE BY AMENDING THE RESILIENT LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT POLICY RLU 1.1 0.17 ENTITLED PUBLIC FACILITY GOVERNMENTAL USE PF TO PROVIDE CERTAIN ALLOWABLE USES AND DENSITY INCENTIVES FOR CITY OWNED LOTS LOCATED AT THE MUSEUM, HISTORIC DISTRICT RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY WITH FRONTAGE ON BOTH WASHINGTON AVENUE AND PARK AVENUE AND AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP BY CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR A PARCEL OF LAND, UH, LOCATED IN 1940 PARK AVENUE, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF LESS THAN 10 ACRES FROM THE CURRENT DESIGNATION OF MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO PUBLIC FACILITY GOVERNMENTAL USE PF AND PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE 2050 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REPEAL OF ABILITY TRANSMITTAL AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THAT IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING. THAT IS OUR FIVE AE COMPANION ORDINANCE. R FIVE AF IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR OF CITY COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE RESILIENCY CODE TO THE CITY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH BY AMENDING CHAPTER SEVEN ENTITLED ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS BY AMENDING ARTICLE, UH, WHAT IS THAT? 11 ENTITLED OVERLAY DISTRICTS BY CREATING SECTION 7.3 POINT 13 ENTITLED MUSEUM, HISTORIC DISTRICT RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY BY AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING DISTRICT MAP REFERENCED SECTION OF THE MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE ENTITLED CHANGE TO ZONING DISTRICT BOUNDARIES BY CHANGING THE ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FOR A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED AT 10 19 40 PARK AVENUE, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF LESS THAN 10 ACRES FROM THE CURRENT ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF RM TWO RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY MEDIUM INTENSITY TO GU GOVERNMENT USE AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEAL SERVICEABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THAT IS ITEM R FIVE AF THAT IS A PUBLIC HEARING AS WELL. THAT ITEM REQUIRES A FIVE SEVENS VOTE. I MOVE THE ITEM SECOND. I DIDN'T EVEN GET A CHANCE TO INTRODUCE STEVE ANTHONY, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, BUT OKAY, LET'S, UH, LET'S CALL THE VOTE. I TAKE THE VOTE ON ITEM R FIVE AF SINCE THAT'S THE ONE THAT REQUIRES OF SEVEN'S VOTE. AND I THINK IT ACTUALLY BEHOOVES THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE WATCHING WHO MAY NOT. STEVE. STEVEN, WHY DON'T YOU JUST GIVE US A VERY SHORT SYNOPSIS OF WHAT THIS ITEM IS. SURE. NO. SO FOR THE GROUND LEASE PER, UH, PART OF IT, OF COURSE, THIS IS THE NEGOTIATED GROUND LEASE, UM, FOR THE FORMER, UH, BARCLAY PROPERTY. UM, SO THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THERE'S BETWEEN THE CITY AS THE, AS THE LANDLORD IN 1940 BARCLAY PARTNERS, WHICH WE HAVE BEHIND ME HERE, UH, DESIGN DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION FINANCING, OPERATION OF THIS MIXED USE, UH, DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY, WHICH HAS BEEN, UH, VACANT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW. UM, AND SO THERE'S A, AN OPPORTUNITY I'LL EVEN, I'LL EVEN ADD, WE HAD A LOT OF, WE'VE, THANKS TO OUR POLICE AND OUR HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM, WE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS BREAKING IN AND RESIDING. NOW THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM BUILDING THAT WE'RE FINALLY GOING TO, UH, REFURBISH FOR SURE. SO 105, 105 UNITS, UM, IS, IS WHAT'S BEING, WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED THERE. UM, SO THERE'S, UH, AN OPPORTUNITY AND OF COURSE ALL THAT RALPH MENTIONED IN THE, IN THE LEASE AGREEMENT, UH, CERTAINLY ARE THE, ARE THE MAIN POINTS. UM, THERE WILL BE A SET ASIDE FOR SENIOR UNITS, ALSO A NUMBER THAT, UH, THAT WILL BE FOUR THAT WON'T GO ABOVE A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF A MI IS ALSO GOING TO BE PRESERVED IN THIS, IN THIS, UH, THIS UNIT AS WELL. AND ALL OF THAT IS WITHIN, WITHIN OUR, UH, LEASE AGREEMENT THAT'S BEING NEGOTIATED. GREAT. MR. MAYOR, SORRY. CALL THE VOTE. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. I HAVE A QUESTION. HOW LONG HAS THIS PROPERTY BEEN SITTING THERE? EMPTY? I BELIEVE IT'S BEEN SOMEWHERE AROUND 12 YEARS. THE 2015? 2015, YEAH. IS THE NUMBER 2014 OR 15? ABOUT 10 YEARS. HOW DO WE END UP ACHIEVING OWNERSHIP OF THIS PROPERTY? IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, I BELIEVE IT WAS, UH, PROPERTY THAT WAS WITH THE CD WITH THE CDC, WITH M-B-C-D-C. I JUST, I THINK IT'S, IT IS GOOD TO REMEMBER THAT HISTORY BECAUSE IT'S VERY RELEVANT TO THE DISCUSSIONS WE HAD EARLIER TODAY. THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. SO AGAIN, IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT THERE'S NO ONE ON ZOOM AND NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BOT. COMMISSIONER BOT. YES. COMMISSIONER MATTEL SALINAS? YES. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. YES. SUAREZ? YES. VICE MAYOR FERNANDEZ? YES. MAYOR MINOR. YES. SO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE APPROVED, R FIVE AF, R FIVE AE AND R SEVEN E, ALL OF WHICH WILL HAVE SECOND READING ON NOVEMBER 18TH, 2026. THANK YOU. THIS IS, UH, A BIG POSITIVE FOR OUR CITY, SO THANK YOU EVERYONE. THANK YOU. R FIVE [R5 V LDR AMENDMENT COMMISSION MEMORANDUMS AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ENTITLED “ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES,” ARTICLE IV, ENTITLED “AMENDMENTS TO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND TO THE TEXT OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS,” TO MODIFY THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES PRESENTED TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO INCLUDE A STATEMENT OF AFFECTED PARTIES IN THE MEMORANDUM ACCOMPANYING ANY SUCH ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] V AS IN VICTOR, R FIVE V IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF [02:30:01] THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA AMENDING THE MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE BY AMENDING CHAPTER TWO ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION OF REVIEW PROCEDURES. ARTICLE FOUR ENTITLED AMENDMENTS TO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND TO THE TEXT OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO MODIFY THE REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND, UH, THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES PRESENTED TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO INCLUDE A STATEMENT OF EFFECTIVE PARTIES IN THE MEMORANDUM ACCOMPANYING ANY SUCH ORDINANCE OF PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OR CODIFICATIONS OF MOBILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. R FIVE V IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING. IT REQUIRES FIVE SEVENS VOTE. R FIVE B COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, CO-SPONSOR BY COMMISSIONER BOT AND ME. I'LL JUST REPEAT ALL MY PRAISES I GAVE YOU, UH, TWO ITEMS AGO AND TURN IT OVER TO YOU. UM, UH, THANK YOU MR. MAYOR, UH, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. SO WHAT THIS WOULD DO IS FOR ANY, UM, FOR ANY CITY SPONSORED APPLICATION THAT PROPOSES TO MODIFY THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OR, UM, OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IT WOULD REQUIRE A STATEMENT OF AFFECTED PARTIES. SO PEOPLE, UH, THAT WOULD BE BENEFITING OR ENTITIES THAT WOULD BE BENEFITING, UM, FROM THE PROPOSED CHANGES. AND WE, WE HAD TO BUILD IN A CERTAIN LEVEL OF FLEXIBILITY TO THE LANGUAGE BECAUSE IT'S, IT, WE CAN'T, YOU KNOW, ASCERTAIN EVERY SINGLE PERSON OR EVERY SINGLE ENTITY THAT SOMETHING COULD POTENTIALLY IMPACT. UM, SO WE DID WANNA HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF FLEXIBILITY IN CASE WE MISS A SPECIFIC PERSON OR, UM, A SPECIFIC ENTITY THAT WE DIDN'T ANTICIPATE WOULD'VE, WOULD'VE HAD AN, A BENEFIT FROM THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION. THANK YOU. AND MR. MAYOR, WHAT I'LL SAY, UH, MR. CITY ATTORNEY, THIS IS WHAT THE MBU CAME TO SPEAK ABOUT EARLIER. YEP. UM, SO THERE'S A PARTICULAR LANGUAGE IN HERE, UM, THAT ESSENTIALLY, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, NEUTER, UH, SOME OF THIS. AND WHILE WE DON'T NEED, UM, I THINK WE CAN JUST HAVE NEUTRAL LANGUAGE, IF YOU KNOW THE LINE WELL, YOU MIGHT CONSIDER SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF ANY INADVERTENT FAILURE TO COMPLY. AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S WHAT IT ALREADY SAYS, BUT I THINK ANY INADVERTENT FAILURE TO COMPLY WOULD NOT BE A VIOLATION. I THINK IT CURRENTLY READS ANY FAILURE TO COMPLY. SO THAT, WELL, I THINK I, THAT COULD WHAT IF WE WOULD STRIKE THAT LANGUAGE? WHAT WAS THAT? WHAT IF WE WOULD STRIKE THAT LANGUAGE WHERE WE DON'T HAVE A PROACTIVE A AN EXCEPTION. YEAH. AND I THINK WHAT I JUST HEARD THE PLANNING DIRECTOR SAY, SAY IS THAT THERE'S A CONCERN THAT THERE COULD BE AN INADVERTENT, UH, FAILURE TO COMPLY. UM, NOT BECAUSE OF ANY ILL INTENT OR, YOU KNOW, NEFARIOUS REASON. JUST CAN WE STATE THAT AN INADVERTENT ANY AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS SUGGESTING. OH, OKAY. YES. UM, SO PERHAPS WE'LL DO THAT AND, UH, I WILL, UH, HUDDLE WITH MBU AND IN BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING HASH OUT, UH, WHERE WE CAN LAND ON THIS. I MOVE IT AS AMENDED. I'D LIKE TO BE LISTED AS A CO-SPONSOR AND THANK YOU COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. THIS IS GREAT. I'D LIKE TO BE LISTED AS CO-SPONSORS AS WELL. SAME WITH ME. UH, SO I HAVE CO CO-SPONSORS BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ AND DOMINGUEZ. I'M SORRY, BUT I DIDN'T HEAR A SECOND YET. I'LL SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. I MEAN, UH, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. UH, AS AMENDED, UH, UH, CO-SPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ AND DOMINGUEZ, THE AMENDMENT IS PUTTING ANY INADVERTENT FAILURE TO COMPLY IS THE AMENDMENT. YEAH. AND WE CAN WORK WITH THE SPONSOR BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING ON REFINING THAT. SO, UH, IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE ON ZOOM, NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK ON R FIVE V. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. YES. AS AMENDED COMMISSIONER MATTEL SALINAS. YES. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. YEAH. COMMISSIONER B. YES. VICE MAYOR FERNANDEZ. YES. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. YES. MAYOR MINOR. YES. THE ITEM IS APPROVED SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY, 2027. THE EXACT DATE HAS NOT BEEN SET YET 'CAUSE WE HAVEN'T SET THOSE MEETINGS. BUT JANUARY 27TH, 2027. UH, FOR THE RECORD ON R FIVE R, UH, COMMISSIONER MATEO SALINAS IS A YES. SO I'M RECORDING THAT VOTE AS SUCH. THANK YOU. R FIVE [R5 AC TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION STAGING AND PARKINGAN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 7, ENTITLED "ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS," ARTICLE V, ENTITLED "SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS," SECTION 7.5.4.6, ENTITLED "TEMPORARY SALES BUILDINGS," TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS FOR TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION STAGING AND PARKING; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] AC R FIVE AC IS INOR TO THE MAYOR OF CITY, COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE MAMEE BEACH RESILIENCY CO BY AMENDING CHAPTER SEVEN ENTITLED ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS. ARTICLE FIVE, ENTITLED SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS SECTION 7.6 ENTITLED TEMPORARY SALES BUILDINGS TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS FOR TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION STAGING AND PARKING AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALS ABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING. THE ITEM REQUIRES FIVE SEVENS VOTE IS R FIVE AC. [02:35:01] COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ CO-SPONSOR BY COMMISSIONER BOT. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. UM, AND THIS IS AN ITEM THAT I BROUGHT FORWARD IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR, WHO I ALSO WANT TO ECHO MY TRUST AND MY GRATITUDE FOR YOU FOR WALKING US THROUGH THESE VERY COMPLEX ITEMS. UH, YOU'RE DOING SUCH INCREDIBLE WORK AND HELPING US FIGURE OUT IN OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND IN OUR PLANNING CODE, HOW CAN WE MAKE AMENDMENTS TO SOMETHING COMPLETELY UNRELATED TO PLANNING, AMENDING OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THE PROPER ZONING SO THE PRIVATE SITES CAN BE USED FOR CONSTRUCTION STAGING. I THANK YOU FOR THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX WITH US AND TRYING TO FIND THE SOLUTION FOR THE WEST AVENUE NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOPEFULLY IT'S GOING TO HELP OTHER, UH, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE THE ITEM SECOND LOOK THROUGH THE MIRROR. COMMISSIONER BACH, I JUST WANNA POINT OUT FOR ANYBODY LISTENING THAT THIS IS NOT JUST FOR, UM, THE SITE SPECIFICALLY LISTED IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE ITEM, BUT THIS IS CITYWIDE. I KNOW THAT, UM, I'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF PHONE CALLS FOR NORTH BEACH RESIDENTS WHO ARE ALSO, UM, UNDER, UH, YOU KNOW, ALMOST A AS AS HOUSE ARREST BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET IN AND OUTTA THEIR APARTMENTS BECAUSE OF CONSTRUCTION GOING ON THERE. UM, PARKING IS, IS REALLY COMPLICATED, UM, ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS. SO THIS WILL HELP NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE CITY. AND, UM, I APPLAUD MY COLLEAGUE COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ FOR, UM, TAKING WHAT STARTED OFF AS A CONVERSATION ON A, ON A WALKTHROUGH AT WEST AVENUE AND, AND MAKING IT, UH, BENEFICIAL LAW FOR THE CITY AND FOR THE RESIDENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP. CALL THE VOTE. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE ON ZOOM, NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK ON OUR ITEM R FIVE AC. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER VICE MAYOR FERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ? YES. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ? YES. LAST MAYOR FERNANDEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER B? YES. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE? YES. COMMISSIONER MATTEL SALINAS? YES. MAYOR MINOR. YES. MOTION, CARRIE. SECOND MEETING. PUBLIC HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 18TH. THAT WAS ITEM R FIVE AC R FIVE AD [R5 AD SUSPENSION OF EXTERIOR COLOR REVIEW REQUIREMENTS – EXTENSION OF SUNSET PROVISION AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, SUBPART B, ENTITLED “MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE,” CHAPTER 7, ENTITLED “ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS,” ARTICLE I, ENTITLED “GENERAL TO ALL ZONING DISTRICTS,” SECTION 7.1.7, ENTITLED “COLOR OF EXTERIOR SURFACES,” TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICABILITY OF THE REGULATIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] R FIVE AD IS NOR OF THE MAYOR CITY COMMISSION OF CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH SUBPART B ENTITLED MEME BEACH RESILIENCY CODE CHAPTER SEVEN, ENTITLED ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS. ARTICLE ONE ENTITLED GENERAL 12 ZONING DISTRICT SECTION SEVEN 1.7 ENTITLED COLOR OF EXTERIOR SURFACES TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICABILITY OF THE REGULATIONS AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION RE REPEAT, SUB ABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS A SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING. THE ITEM REQUIRES A FIVE SEVENS VOTE. IT IS ITEM R FIVE AD COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, I MOVE THE ITEM SECOND CALL THE VOTE. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE ON ZOOM. I HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL. YES, I, UH, SO NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE. I HAVE MR. JOHAN MOORE REQUESTING TO SPEAK. GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS. UM, I KNOW YOU'RE IN A HURRY. UM, I'M WONDERING IF IT COULD JUST BE CLARIFIED FINALLY WHY THIS ITEM IS BEFORE YOU AND HOW IT, UM, WILL AVOID THE, THE FEARS THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MAYOR. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. UH, PART OF THE REASON WHY THIS ITEM IS BEFORE IS WE SPEAK, WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED PROPERTY OWNERS WHO HAVE TRIED TO PAINT THEIR PROPERTIES, IN FACT, TO MEET THE REQUESTS OF SOME OF OUR, OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS THAT HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CONDITIONS OF PROPERTIES. AND AT TIMES, EVEN JUST PAINTING THE PROPERTY, UH, WOULD HAVE REQUIRED THEM TO GO BACK BEFORE A LAND USE BOARD. UH, FOR EXAMPLE, WE KNOW THAT THERE WAS A PROPERTY IN SUNSET HARBOR THAT WAS EXPERIENCING, AND I SEE MARILYN IN THE, IN THE AUDIENCE SHAKING HER, HER HEAD THAT WAS EXPECT EXPERIENCING A PAINT ISSUE, UH, THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD WANTED THEM TO ADDRESS THIS FOR A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TIME, EXCEPT ADDRESSING THAT WOULD HAVE TRIGGERED A VERY EXPENSIVE AND PROLONGED PROCESS. UM, PART OF THE REASON WHY I FEEL COMFORTABLE IN BRINGING FORWARD AN EXTENSION OF THIS IS BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT SEEN ADVERSE IMPACTS FROM THIS ITEM. INSTEAD, WE HAVE SEEN POSITIVE IMPACTS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE USED THIS, UH, DEREGULATION IN A WAY, THE CUTTING OF RED TAPE TO ACTUALLY COME BACK AND DO THESE AESTHETIC IMPROVEMENTS PAINTING THEIR PROPERTY TO SATISFY THE REQUEST OF THE NEIGHBORING HOMEOWNERS. THANK YOU. SO AGAIN, NO ONE ON ZOOM, NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE, UH, REQUEST TO SPEAK, UH, AGAIN. UH, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. SECONDLY BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ? YES. VICE MAYOR FERNANDEZ. YES. COMMISSIONER MATTEL SALINAS. YES. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE? YES. MR. B? YES. A MINOR? YES. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THAT WAS ITEM R FIVE A D. WE HAVE [R5 AH RM-3 ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT - COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTAN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH YEAR 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 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, BY AMENDING POLICY RLU 1.1.7, ENTITLED "HIGH DENSITY MULTI FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (RM-3)," TO ESTABLISH A LIMITED FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR) PROVISION FOR CERTAIN OCEANFRONT PROPERTIES WITH A LOT AREA GREATER THAN 100,000 SQUARE FEET AND AN EXISTING CONTRIBUTING BUILDING AS OF JANUARY 1, 2026; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, TRANSMITTAL AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] [R5 AI RM-3 ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT - LDR AMENDMENT AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE RESILIENCY CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 7, ENTITLED “ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS,” BY AMENDING ARTICLE II, ENTITLED “DISTRICT REGULATIONS,” BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2.6, ENTITLED “RM-3 RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY, HIGH INTENSITY,” TO ESTABLISH A LIMITED FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR) PROVISION FOR CERTAIN OCEANFRONT PROPERTIES WITH A LOT AREA GREATER THAN 100,000 SQUARE FEET AND AN EXISTING CONTRIBUTING BUILDING AS OF JANUARY 1, 2026; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; TRANSMITTAL; REPEALER; SEVERABILITY; AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] A TIME CERTAIN FOR R FIVE, A H, AND R FIVE AI LY. YES SIR. [02:40:02] R FIVE A. IT IS IN NOR MAYOR CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. AMENDING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH YEAR 2040. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BY AMENDING RESILIENT LAND USE FOR DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT RU ONE THAT WILL LAND USE OBJECTIVES. RLU 1.1 ENTITLED ESTABLISHMENT OF FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORIES AT TABLE RLU 1.1 BY AMENDING POLICY RLU 0.1 0.17 ENTITLED HIGH DENSITY MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL RM THREE TO ESTABLISH A LIMITED FLOOR AREA RATIO, FAR PROVISION FOR CERTAIN OCEAN FIRM PROPERTIES WITH A LOT AREA GREATER THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND SQUARE FEET IN EX IN EXISTING CONTRIBUTING BUILDINGS AS OF JANUARY 1ST, 2026. PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, REPEALS HAVE ABILITY TRANSMITTAL ON EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING THAT'S ITEM R FIVE. AH, R FIVE AI IS IN ORDER TO THE MAYOR CITY COMMISSION OF CITY MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA AMENDING THE RESILIENCY CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH BEACH BY AMENDING CHAPTER SEVEN ENTITLED ZONING DISTRICT WRITTEN REGULATIONS BY AMENDING ARTICLE TWO ENTITLED DISTRICT REGULATIONS BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2 0.6 ENTITLED RM THREE RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY HIGH INTENSITY TO ESTABLISH A LIMITED FLOOR AREA RATIO, FAR PROVISION FOR CERTAIN OCEAN FROM PROPERTIES WITH A LOT AREA GREATER THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND SQUARE FEET. AND AN EXISTING CONTRIBUTING BUILDING AS OF JANUARY 1ST, 2026, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION TRANSMITTAL REPEAL OF ABILITY ON AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS ITEM FIVE AI AND THIS ITEM REQUIRES SIX SEVENS VOTE. DEBBIE, WELCOME. THANK YOU. I SENT YOUR PRAISES THE LAST COUPLE OF MEETINGS, SO, AND YOU'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF ACCOLADE, SO WE'LL GET RIGHT TO IT. THANK YOU. YES. UM, SO THIS IS A PRETTY NARROW AMENDMENT. IT IS FOR THE RM THREE ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT, WHICH IS WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW IS OUR ART DECO DISTRICT. UM, THAT RUNS FROM APPROXIMATELY 16TH STREET TO 23RD STREET, THE RM THREE ZONING PORTION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT. UM, THESE ARE THE, THE LARGER OCEAN FRONT PROPERTIES THAT WE SEE, UH, BOTH HOTEL AND IN RESIDENTIAL, BUT PRIMARILY HOTEL DEVELOPMENT. UH, CURRENTLY THIS AREA OF THE RM THREE ALLOWS FOR A 2.0 FAR. THIS IS THE LOWEST FAR OF ANY RM THREE CITYWIDE. UM, RM THREE PROPERTIES ARE PRIMARILY ON THE OCEAN IN THE BAY AND THEY RANGE FROM A 2.0 IN OUR ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT ALL THE WAY UP TO A 3.15. UM, SPECIFICALLY IN THIS, IN THE ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT, THE LARGER PROPERTIES, PROPERTIES THAT, UH, EXCEED 100,000 SQUARE FEET AS OF 1998 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE THREE POINT, UH, ONE FIVE FAR OF THEIR HOTEL PROPERTIES. THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY DOES MEET THAT, UH, LOT AREA THRESHOLD AS AGGREGATED. HOWEVER, SINCE THE PROPERTIES WERE AGGREGATED AFTER 19, UH, 98, THEY, THEY DON'T, DON'T COMPLY FOR THAT ADDITIONAL FAR. SO WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH THE, WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. THIS IS A NEW PROPERTY OWNER. UM, WE'RE VERY ENCOURAGED WITH THEIR, UH, SCHEDULE, THEIR CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE THAT THEY'VE ADVISED US. UM, THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO GO BACK TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD, UM, FOR, UM, SOME, A LOT OF THE ELEMENTS INCLUDING THE, THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED TOWER WILL BE REDESIGNED. UM, AND WE HAVE NO OBJECTION FOR THE REQUESTED INCREASE BETWEEN THE 2.0 TO THE 2.5 AS THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH OTHER LARGE PROPERTIES IN THE ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT AND IS ACTUALLY LOWER THAN, THAN MOST OF THE RM THREE ZONING, UM, DISTRICTS. SO WE ARE, WHAT WOULD THE DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT B? SO THE HEIGHT CURRENTLY ALLOWED IS 200 FEET FOR THEIR TOWER ADDITION. THAT'S IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. THE HEIGHT THAT IS CURRENTLY APPROVED BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE AN APPROVED PROJECT AND AN APPROVED BUILDING PERMIT IS 175 FEET. AND THAT WAS A REQUIREMENT BY THE CITY'S HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD THAT THE, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE ALLOWED CURRENTLY 200 FEET, THAT THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD BACK IN, UH, 2021, I BELIEVE ONE, UM, REQUIRED A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 1 75. ANY CHANGE TO THAT AS WELL WOULD BE REQUIRED TO GO BACK TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD. UM, AND, AND I'M CONFIDENT THAT THROUGH THAT PROCESS, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT AN EASY PROCESS AND IT'S, IT'S HIGHLY SCRUTINIZED IN TERMS OF SETBACKS, DESIGN, MASSING, UM, ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS THAT WE WILL, WILL BE ABLE TO WORK OUT, UM, SOMETHING THAT WE SUPPORT. BUT THIS 2.0 TO 2.5 FAR, WHAT WOULD THE CHANGE BE IN HEIGHT? THERE IS ZERO CHANGE IN HEIGHT THAT WILL GIVE THEM MORE SQUARE FOOTAGE TO POTENTIALLY GO BACK TO THE HPB AND ADD MORE HEIGHT. AND THEY HAVE, UM, HAVE NOTIFIED STAFF THAT THAT'S WHAT THEY INTEND TO DO. NOW AFTER FIRST READING, WE UH, MET WITH, UH, COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ WHO HAD EXPRESSED SOME CONCERNS PREVIOUSLY AND WE DID, WE DO HAVE AGREED UPON LANGUAGE, UM, THROUGH THE COMMISSIONER, UM, SORRY, THAT WE WORKED OUT AND THAT WOULD ACTUALLY NOT ALLOW THEM TO GO TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD AND ASK [02:45:01] FOR THE 200 FEET. UM, SO IF I'LL TURN IT OVER TO COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. YEAH. SO AT THE ALASKA COMMISSION MEETING, UM, I DEFERRED THE ITEM BECAUSE THERE WERE, UM, SEVERAL THINGS THAT WERE, UM, I WAS NOT IN AGREEMENT WITH AND DIDN'T FEEL THAT IT DESERVED TO GO THROUGH FIRST READING. SINCE THEN, I'VE HAD MULTIPLE MEETINGS WITH, UM, THE NEIGHBORS ONCE AT LEAST ON WITH EACH ONE WITH THE ACTUAL PROJECT MULTIPLE TIMES. DEBBIE, UM, I'VE HAD YOU ON SPEED DIAL FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND UH, WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO IS THE 1 75 FEET THAT THEY WERE APPROVED BY HPB IS THAT PLUS MECHANICAL. SO WHAT, WHAT WAS APPROVED AND WHAT'S PERMITTED IS 175 FEET TO THE ROOF AND THEN 25 FEET ABOVE THE ROOF FOR THE ALLOWABLE MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT. SO THAT WOULD'VE BEEN 200 FEET. CORRECT. AND THROUGH OUR DISCUSSIONS AND NEGOTIATIONS, IT IS NOW, UH, AGREED UPON WITH THE RALEIGH TO BE AT TWO 15, INCLUDING THE MECHANICAL. SO THAT'S A 15 FOOT DIFFERENCE. THAT'S CORRECT. AND, AND THAT'S ALL STILL SUBJECT TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD REVIEW, BUT I DO WANNA READ INTO THE RECORD THE GUARDRAIL THAT THE RALEIGH HAS PROMISED AND SOMETHING THAT YOU'VE WORKED ON AND WE'VE ALL WORKED ON. SO THE GUARDRAIL WOULD BE NOT WITHSTANDING THE ABOVE FOR LOTS, WHICH AS OF JANUARY 1ST, 2026 ARE OCEAN FRONT LOTS WITHIN THE ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT MAP EXHIBIT TWO WITH A LOT AREA OF GREATER THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND SQUARE FEET WITH AN EXISTING CONTRIBUTING BUILDING. THE MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA RATIO IS 2.5. PROJECTS THAT EXCEED A 2.0 FLOOR AREA RATIO SHALL NOT EXCEED A COMBINED HEIGHT OF 215 FEET INCLUSIVE OF BUILDING HEIGHT AND HEIGHT REGULATION EXEMPTIONS CONTAINED WITHIN SECTION 7.5 0.2. IN NO INSTANCE SHALL THE MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT EXCEED 200 FEET EXCLUSIVE OF ALLOWABLE HEIGHT REGULATION EXEMPTIONS. I FEEL LIKE RAFAEL GRANADO READING SOMETHING INTO THE RECORD , BUT, UM, ANOTHER THING I WANT TO MAKE NOTE OF IS THEY'VE WORKED WITH THE NEIGHBORS AND WE DO HAVE A SIGNED AGREEMENT, UH, FOR AN EASEMENT WHICH WAS NECESSARY FOR THE MARSAI HOTEL. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT I WILL APPROVE THIS. I WILL VOTE FOR THIS, UM, AND MOVE THIS ITEM ON FIRST READING AND ENCOURAGE THE RALEIGH TO CONTINUE SPEAKING WITH THE SHELL BORNE BECAUSE THEY STILL HAVE CONCERNS. BUT WITH THE GUARDRAILS WITH THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT, INCLUDING MECHANICAL BEING ONLY 15 FOOT DIFFERENCE, AND WITH THE AGREEMENT WITH THE MARSAI THAT THIS PROJECT HAS REALLY COME A LONG WAY AND I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM I'LL MR. FERNANDEZ, AND I'LL SECOND THE ITEM. AND I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND, JUST I WANNA MAKE SURE I CLEARLY UNDERSTAND. AND I THINK YOU MAY HAVE STATED IT, WHAT IS THE LOT SIZE OF THE RALLY? UM, IS IT ONE 15? LET'S SEE, IS THE APPLICANT HERE A HUNDRED, 1 37. 137,000 SQUARE FEET. OKAY. SO IT'S 137,000 SQUARE FEET AND PROPERTIES THAT ARE GREATER THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND SQUARE FEET ARE ENTITLED TO WHAT? FAR 3.0 3.0. AND WHAT'S THE CURRENT FAR THAT THE PROPERTY HAS? THE RALEIGH PROPERTY HAS A 2.0. 2.0. SO RIGHT NOW THE RALLY PROPERTY IS AT A DISPARITY TO OTHER PROPERTIES OF SIMILAR SIZE? CORRECT. OKAY. AND THIS CORRECTS THAT. YES, I HAVE TO SAY, YEAH. I'M NOT EXCITED ABOUT THESE ITEMS HAVE COME BACK AND CHANGED THINGS AFTER THE FACT, BUT THE RALLY HAS BEEN SITTING EMPTY AND THERE'S FINALLY, FINALLY, FINALLY A NEW, UH, PROPERTY OWNER THAT'S MAKING STUFF HAPPEN THERE. IT IS OUR HISTORIC ASSET AND I JUST FEAR THAT WE EITHER HELP THEM MOVE FORWARD, PUBLIC PRIVATE, THEY'RE COMING IN WITH THE CAPITAL, WE'RE COMING IN WITH OUR EFFORTS WITH WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO, TO US WITHIN THE CONTEXT, WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF WHAT IS ALREADY ALLOWED IN NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES. THEY'RE NOT ASKING MORE THAN WHAT OTHER PROPERTIES HAVE. IT IS CONTEXTUAL WITH WHAT OTHER NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES HAVE. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR MEETING WITH MR. ROY MANDEL 'CAUSE HE IS A LONGTIME PROPERTY OWNER HERE AT MIAMI BEACH. HE HAS PRESERVED THE MARSAI WITH SO MUCH LOVE AND WITH SO MUCH COMMITMENT THAT HE'S ALWAYS THERE PRESENT AS A, AS A, AS A LOCAL PROPERTY OWNER. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HAVING WORKED, UH, WITH HIM. AND I ENCOURAGE YOU CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE SHELL BARNE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING. YEAH, I SHARED YOUR SENTIMENTS, BUT I'LL TELL YOU ONE, ONE THING THAT STOOD OUT TO ME WAS I BELIEVE THERE'S BEEN [02:50:01] FIVE OWNERS IN THE LAST 12 YEARS, AND THAT'S PROB AND IT'S BEEN VACANT. YEAH. SO, UH, COMMISSIONER MONICA MATEO SALINAS. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. UM, SO DEBBIE, COULD YOU CLARIFY, YOU SAID THAT IN 2021 THERE WAS, UM, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT WAS THAT AGAIN? IN, IN 21 THERE WAS AN AGREEMENT OR THERE WAS, SO IN 2021, UM, THE PREVIOUS OWNER, MR. CHAVET, WENT TO THE, THROUGH A HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD REVIEW PROCESS. IT WAS A MULTI HEARING PROCESS IN FRONT OF THE BOARD WITH, WITH A LOT OF COMMENTS GIVEN BY STAFF AND GIVEN BY BOARD MEMBERS AND GIVEN BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT THE TIME. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THOSE HEARINGS, THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD APPROVED A MAJOR REDEVELOPMENT OF THE ENTIRE SITE, INCLUDING THE THREE CONTRIBUTING BUILDINGS, UM, IN VARIOUS STAGES OF RESTORATION AND A NEW RESIDENTIAL ADDITION TOWER. THAT NEW RESIDE RESIDENTIAL ADDITION WAS LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 175 FEET TO THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING, PLUS AN ADDITIONAL, UH, 25 FEET OF MECHANICAL ON TOP OF THAT. SO THAT WAS, THAT'S PART OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD'S ORDER THAT IS RUNNING WITH THE LAND CURRENTLY. SO SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, THE APPLICANT, UH, THE PREVIOUS OWNER ACTUALLY OBTAINED A FULL BUILDING PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT THE PROJECT. UM, THEN, UH, UNFORTUNATELY THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD SOME FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES AND, AND WE NOW HAVE A, A NEW OWNER THAT WISHES TO MAKE SOME CHANGES TO THAT, THAT, UM, CHANGE IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY BECAUSE THEY WOULD, THEY'RE ASKING FOR MORE SQUARE FOOTAGE TO DISTRIBUTE THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY, INCLUDING GOING BACK TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD TO ASK FOR AN ADDITIONAL, AT LEAST ONE FLOOR ON TOP OF WHAT THE BOARD HAD PREVIOUSLY ASKED FOR AND OTHER CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE SITE. SO THEY ARE, UM, I'VE MET WITH THEM PRELIMINARILY ABOUT REDESIGNING SOME FEATURES OF THE TOWER AND THINGS LIKE THAT. UM, THEY HAVE NOT SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION YET BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANNA PRESUME THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS WAS A DONE DEAL WHATSOEVER. UM, I'M VERY CONFIDENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM, UM, SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE THEY HAVE PRETTY MUCH GUARANTEED ME, UM, THAT THEY ARE READY TO START REAL CONSTRUCTION. THEY, WHEN THEY TOOK OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY, THEY IMMEDIATELY CLEANED UP THE SITE. IT'S ONE OF THE CLEANEST CONSTRUCTION SITES I'VE SEEN. UM, I GO BY AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. UM, RIGHT. THEY ALSO SHORED UP THE BUILDINGS, SO THAT ALSO BECAUSE OF THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RALEIGH, MADE ME FEEL VERY GOOD ABOUT THE CURRENT SITUATION BECAUSE THE BUILDING PREVIOUSLY HAD NOT BEEN. THANK YOU. STABILIZED. THANK YOU. SO WHEN, SO, SO WHAT WE TODAY WILL BE GOING AGAINST WHAT HPV APPROVED IN 2021, NOT NECESSARILY BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT APPROVING ANY ADDITIONAL HEIGHT TODAY WHATSOEVER. THE, THE REQUEST AND WE'RE AT FIRST READING IS TO ADD MORE SQUARE FOOTAGE TO THE SITE. SO THAT, FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN ADVISED, AND I HAVEN'T, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVEN'T SUBMITTED A FORMAL APPLICATION IS TO BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE SITE. AND PART OF THAT IS A REQUEST TO GO BACK TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD TO PUT SOME OF THE, THAT SQUARE FOOTAGE INTO THE TOWER TO INCREASE THE HEIGHT OF THE TOWER, WHICH WOULD BE AGAINST THE, THE EXISTING ORDER THAT THE HPB HAS HAS GRANTED, THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE BOARD TO MODIFY THEIR ORDER. UM, SO I HAVE A QUESTION, I GUESS FOR EITHER THE DEVELOPER OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE. WILL THIS PROJECT, IF THIS DOES NOT PASS TODAY, WILL, WILL, WILL WHAT YOU'RE INTENDING TO BUILD NOT WORK? COULD, COULD YOU SAY THAT AGAIN, COMMISSIONER? IF IF, IF WE DON'T, IF WE DON'T GRANT YOU THIS TODAY, WILL, WILL YOUR PRO, WILL THIS NOT WORK? IS THAT WHY THIS PROPERTY HAS SET THE, THE PROJECT WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD IN ITS CURRENT PERMITTED STATE? UM, IT, IT WILL HAVE TO GO BACK TO INVESTORS AND BOARDS AND BE RECONSIDERED. SO THEN, SO UNDER THE ZONING LAWS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE RIGHT NOW, IT'S JUST, IT, IT'S NOT FEASIBLE FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN HERE OR CORRECT. I MEAN, WE, WE'VE SPENT, UH, THE GOOD PART OF A YEAR COMMISSIONER STUDYING THE SITE AND IMPROVING THE SITE, AND NOT ALL PROJECTS ARE EQUAL. NOT ALL SQUARE FOOTAGE IS EQUAL. AND WE BELIEVE THAT THE PROJECT WE WILL PROPOSE TO YOU, TO YOUR COLLEAGUES, AND TO THE HPB WILL BE A BETTER PROJECT. IT WILL BE MINIMALLY, UH, INVASIVE, UH, COMPARED TO WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, COMMISSIONER, IT WILL ALLOW US TO MOVE FORWARD AT, AT A EXCEPTIONAL PACE. WE WILL START WORK BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR, UM, PROVIDED WE HAVE OUR PERMITS AND EVERYTHING IN HAND, BUT WE CAN, WE CAN MOVE VERY QUICKLY AS CURRENTLY REQUESTED. AND I THINK THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THIS THAT I'M FIGHTING FOR. UM, AND, AND THAT I WANT TO SEE ACCOMPLISHED BECAUSE, UM, WE HAVE STARTED WORK AS, AS DEBBIE POINTED OUT, AND WE'RE NOT STOPPING THAT WORK. AND THIS WILL ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO, TO MOVE THAT FORWARD. WE WANT THE OPPORTUNITY [02:55:01] TO PRESENT TO HPV. WE UNDERSTAND THAT HPB IS NOT A GUARANTEED PROCESS. WE UNDERSTAND THAT HPB IS HIGHLY SCRUTINIZING OF PROJECTS AND WE BELIEVE THAT WE WILL PROPOSE SOMETHING THAT THEY WILL, AND YOU WILL ALL AGREE TO. I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T CATCH YOUR NAME. ONE SECOND. YEAH, CAN YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF? JUST, OH, MY NAME IS JEN GIDI. I REPRESENT, UH, THE RALLY. JUST WANTED ADD ONE THING REALLY QUICK THROUGH THE MAYOR, PLEASE. OH, THROUGH THE, UH, VICE VICE MAYOR? YES. UM, THANK, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. LOOK, I SAW YOUR FACE COMMISSIONER, AS YOU KNOW, THIS PROJECT IS PERMITTED, IT COULD BUILD. THE REASON IT HASN'T, AND THE REASON IT, IT FOR FIVE YEARS NOW IS BECAUSE THE NUMBERS DON'T WORK. IT JUST, IT DOESN'T WORK. SO WITHOUT THIS, UH, YOU KNOW, MINOR FAR INCREASE, YOU KNOW, THIS LAND IS PROBABLY GONNA SIT VACANT FOR ANOTHER FIVE TO 10 YEARS. THAT, THAT'S THE REALITY. UM, AND SO JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR THAT, THAT THAT'S THE ANSWER. IF, IF THE PROJECT WORKED, IT WOULD'VE BEEN DEVELOPED EITHER BY STRO OR BY, UH, MR. GENIS. UM, BUT IT DOES NOT WORK AND THAT'S WHY IT HAS NOT BEEN DEVELOPED. MR. THANK YOU. SO I JUST ONE LAST QUESTION. I'M SORRY. SO THEN, SO THEN IF THIS DOES NOT PASS TODAY, THEN DO, DO, DO WE KNOW, WILL, WILL YOU BE SELLING THIS PROPERTY NOW OR NO? WE, WE, I MEAN WE DO NOT KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO, UH, TO INVESTORS AND HAVE VERY SERIOUS AND LENGTHY CONVERSATIONS. UM, IT WAS ABSOLUTELY NOT OUR ANTICIPATION THAT THIS WOULD BE, UH, YOU KNOW, OUT OF, OUT OF CONTEXT GIVEN THE FAR THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR RELATIVE TO THE DIFFERENT SITES THAT ARE, QUITE FRANKLY, NOT ONLY A HUNDRED THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT SITES, SMALLER SITES THAN US HAVE LARGER FAR THAN US. UM, BUT NO, THIS WILL, THIS, THE DECISION OF THIS WILL BE TABLED UNTIL A SIGNIFICANT BOARD MEETINGS CAN TAKE PLACE. AND, AND EVALUATIONS CAN BE DONE BY INVESTORS. THIS IS A BILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT. RIGHT. UM, THIS WILL CREATE 500 CONSTRUCTION JOBS DURING THE COURSE OF ITS CONSTRUCTION. THIS WILL CREATE, UH, $20 MILLION OF TAX REVENUE. THIS WILL CREATE 400 PERMANENT JOBS ON SITE. IT'S A HOTEL, IT'S RESIDENCES, IT'S F AND B. UM, I THINK THE BENEFITS OF THIS ARE SIGNIFICANT, AND I HAVE A COMMITMENT TO ALL OF YOU AND A COMMITMENT TO MIAMI BEACH. THE REASON I CAME HERE AND A YEAR AGO BOUGHT THIS SITE. I WOULD NOT BE STANDING HERE. THIS ISN'T, THIS ISN'T FUN FOR ME. THE, THE, WHAT'S FUN FOR ME IS BUILDING, RIGHT? WHAT'S FUN FOR ME IS GETTING THE PROJECT OUT OF THE GROUND. I WOULD NOT BE STANDING HERE BEFORE YOU ASKING FOR THIS IF IT WASN'T ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. UM, THAT WHAT, WHAT KILLS PROJECTS IS, IS LOSING TIME. AND THIS WILL ALLOW US TO NOT LOSE TIME AND IT WILL ALLOW US TO MOVE FORWARD RAPIDLY. WHAT'S THE TIMELINE FOR COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION? UH, SECOND PART OF 2030 IS WHAT WE'RE TARGETING RIGHT NOW. COULD WE, IS THAT ANYWHERE IN THE, AS PART OF THIS ITEM OR IS THAT IT? IT IS NOT. UH, WE OF COURSE HAVE A CONSTRUCT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A BIG CONSTRUCTION TEAM. WE HAVE A TEAM WORKING FULL-TIME ON THIS PROJECT. THAT'S, THAT'S OUR CURRENT ESTIMATE. UH, BUT IT'S NOT PART OF ANYTHING RIGHT NOW ON, ON THE TABLE. BUT WE WOULD, WE WOULD, UM, I'M OPEN TO HEARING WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY ON THAT. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. I'D LIKE TO PUT THAT AS PART OF THE, A SUNSET PROVISION AS PART OF THIS. ASSUMING WE WE ADOPT THIS TODAY. WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST, MAYOR, IS THAT WE, THAT IF, IF, IF THAT'S THE AMENDMENT THAT IT BE, UH, REQUIRED THAT A PERMIT BE ISSUED BY A CERTAIN DATE. BECAUSE ONCE, ONCE A PERMIT IS ISSUED, THERE ARE SO MANY FACTORS, UH, AS FAR AS THE, THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT. BUT WE COULD ABSOLUTELY INCLUDE A REQUIREMENT THAT A PERMIT BE ISSUED BY A CERTAIN DATE, BUT A PERMIT BEING ISSUED PRE-CONSTRUCTION. RIGHT. I MEAN, I, I MEAN, I'LL ASK, I'LL ASK THIS QUESTION. OUTSIDE OF THIS PROPERTY, HAVE THERE BEEN CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE WE'VE ISSUED PERMITS AND YET NO CONSTRUCTION TAKES PLACE? I KNOW THE ANSWER IS YES, OF COURSE. YEAH. I THINK WE'LL BE REASONABLE. BUT WE WOULD, WE ABSOLUTELY AGREE TO A MILESTONE FOR COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION. THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT OUR INTENT RIGHT NOW IS TO GET SHOVELS INTO THE GROUND. UM, SO WE WILL WORK WITH YOU, WE COULD WORK WITH YOU NOW, WE COULD WORK WITH YOU BETWEEN NOW AND SECOND READINGS. SO RIGHT NOW YOU MENTIONED YOU'RE ANTICIPATED AS 2030, END OF 2030. YES, SIR. WHEN WE MET, TELL ME IF, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, I THINK YOU MENTIONED THAT THE LONGEST IT WOULD TAKE IS 2034. DID YOU SAY THAT? DID I GET THAT? YES, SIR. BUT I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE OUTRAGEOUS, I THINK, BUT YES, SIR. I MEAN, I YOU'RE SAYING THE END OF 2030. I'M, I'M, I'M WILLING 'CAUSE THERE ARE THINGS THAT DO HAPPEN AND COME UP. I'M, I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THE END OF 2031 AS A SUNSET PROVISION. UM, THAT'S WHAT I WOULD PROPOSE. YES, SIR. UH, MR. MAYOR, I HAVE, UH, COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ AND COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. THANK YOU. UM, [03:00:01] I, I'M NOT SURE IF THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID FOR THE RECORD, BUT I BELIEVE WE WERE ALL SHARED THE LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM THE DIFFERENT RESIDENT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS THAT, UM, SURROUND THE RALEIGH. SO LIKE COLLINS PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND OTHER RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS. WE'VE ALSO HEARD FROM JUST ABOUT EVERY HOTEL PROPERTY IN THE SURROUNDING AREA, INCLUDING THE LINCOLN ROAD BID. AND THE REASON IS, UM, MIAMI BEACH GETS IMPACTED WHEN HOTEL, UM, BUSINESS LOCATIONS BECOME VA VACANT. AND IT AFFECTS OUR ECONOMY AND IT AFFECTS OUR BUSINESSES, OUR SURROUNDING AREAS. AND LINCOLN ROAD HAS BEEN SEVERELY AFFECTED BY HAVING THAT BIG CAMPUS, UM, WITHOUT ANYTHING AT ALL. SO, UM, AS WE MOVE THIS FORWARD, HOPEFULLY ON FIRST READING, THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT PROJECT FOR OUR CITY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, WHAT WERE YOU GONNA SAY, ALFREDO? I, I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY ALFREDO GONZALEZ FOR THE RECORD ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNER, UH, HE AGREES TO 2031, END OF 2031 TO HAVE A TCO. UM, I ASSUMING WE COULD GET OUR HEV APPROVALS BEEN BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, UH, THIS COMING YEAR, UM, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE DON'T END UP HAVING TO COME BACK HERE IF WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF CONSTRUCTION AND WE DON'T HAVE THE TCO. SO THE GOAL IS RIGHT NOW TO GET, TO HAVE THIS PROJECT DONE IF EVERYTHING GOES SMOOTHLY BY THE END OF 2030. SO YOU ADDED AN EXTRA YEAR FOR THE TCO. UM, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IT'S THE END OF THE YEAR OR MAYBE 2032, THE BEGINNING OF 20, THE FIRST QUARTER. JUST, UM, ONLY BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T GONE TO HPBI, I KNOW WE ARE HEADING IN THE DIRECTION, UH, WITH THE CITY COMMISSION, BUT, SO, SO YOU WANNA SAY THAT LOUDER? COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ WE'LL BELIEVE, BUT AT LEAST AT THE END OF THE YEAR OF 2031. WELL, THAT'S JUST WHAT I SAID. YES, YES. PERFECT. WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE. UM, TWO THINGS. UM, I CAN'T, I CAN'T BUT NOTICE THAT ANDY KART IS HERE FOR THE, UH, WHO DID IT AT THE REQUEST OF ME FOR THE DEVELOPER TO DO A, AN ANALYSIS ON WHAT IS THE VALUE EXTRA THAT IS BEING PROPOSED, UM, THROUGH THE MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT MR. KART SAID AND THROUGH HIS ANALYSIS FOR PUBLIC RECORD. AND THEN I HAVE ANOTHER FOLLOW UP QUESTION FOR THE DEVELOPER. IS THAT TO SUBMIT, UH, HIS REPORT? YEAH, JUST GO OVER HIS FINDINGS FOR THE REST OF THE COMMISSION RIGHT NOW? YEAH. UH, WOULD YOU BE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT? HE WAS JUST TO HEAR THE HEARING, BUT WOULD YOU BE COMFORTABLE ADDRESSING THE VISION? SO, JUST TO LAY THE PREMISE OF WHAT I'M ASKING IS I WANTED TO SEE WHAT IS THE VALUE, IF THIS WAS TO BE APPROVED, THAT WE ARE GIVING SIMILAR TO, SORRY, BACK LITTLE, EXCUSE ME. TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE WATCHING. I WANTED TO, I ASKED A VERY SIMPLE QUESTION TO THE DEVELOPER, AND I THINK THAT'S WHY YOU GOT HIRED, IS WHAT IS THE EXTRA VALUE BY APPROVING THIS EXTRA 15 FEET AND, AND 0.5 FAR? WHAT DOES THAT DO TO THE PROPERTY? SIMILAR TO, YOU KNOW, YOUR ANALYSIS OF THE VILLE SITE WHERE IT WAS A HALF A BILLION DOLLARS IN EXTRA VALUE TO THE DEVELOPER. I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT IS, IN TERMS OF DOLLAR AMOUNT, WHAT IS THIS VALUE FOR THIS APPROVAL? AND, UM, IS IT COMMENSURATE WITH ACTUALLY GETTING THE PROJECT DONE? AND WITH THE, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THE RISING COST OF, OF CONSTRUCTION AND SOFT AND, AND HARD FEES. SO IF YOU CAN, WELL GIMME YOUR ANALYSIS AND SUMMARY, MR. KART. MY NAME IS ANDREW KART. I'M PRESIDENT OF MIAMI ECONOMIC ASSOCIATES. UM, IN THE ANALYSIS THAT WE DID, UH, FOR THIS PROJECT, AND MUCH LIKE WITH THE VILLE, ONE OF THE QUEST OF COURSE, VALUES OF LETTING THE PROJECT GO FORWARD IS THE RESTORATION OF THE THREE HISTORIC PROPERTIES THAT ARE, THAT ARE ON THE SITE. AND THE, THE COST OF JUST RE JUST STABILIZING AND RESTORING THE, THE, UH, RALEIGH AND THE FACADES OF THE, UH, OF THE, UM, RICHMOND AND THE SOUTH SEAS. IT'S GONNA COST [03:05:01] THE DEVELOPER ABOUT APPROXIMATELY $135 MILLION. SO, AND, AND THAT, THAT'S JUST TO PRESERVE THEM, NOT, NOT INCLUDING CREATING A, IN THE CASE OF THE, THE, THE RALEIGH AND THE, AND THE RICHMOND, A FIVE STAR HOTEL THAT WILL BE ON THE PROPERTY AND WILL TAKE A, A, UH, CURRENTLY DARK SITE AND, AND BRING IT BACK TO LIFE. UM, BUT FROM THE DEVELOPER'S POINT OF VIEW, AND WITHOUT THE EXTRA, UM, THE EXTRA, UM, FAR AND, AND, AND THE HEIGHT THAT HE'S REQUESTING, BASICALLY THE, THE SITE WOULD HAVE A NEGATIVE RATE OF ETERNAL RATE OF RETURN. AND WHAT HE'S TRYING TO DO IS GET IT BACK UP TO WHAT HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WHEN HE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY, WHICH WOULD BE SOMETHING IN THE 15 TO 20% RANGE. BUT, BUT TO DO THAT, HE'S GONNA BE SPENDING THE MONEY TO RESTORE, TO RESTORE DOING THAT. HE'LL BE RE SPENDING THE MONEY TO RESTORE THE, THE THREE HISTORIC PROPERTIES ON THE SITE, UM, EITHER IN TO, EITHER TOTALLY OR IN PART AND, AND HE WILL BE BUILDING THE CONDO BUILDING THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED IN THE CONVERSATION UP UNTIL THIS POINT. THE, THE, THE ACTUAL, WHEN, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL FAR, UH, UH, THAT IT ADDS UP TO ABOUT 66,000 SQUARE FEET. OF THAT 66,000 SQUARE FEET, ONLY 26,000 IS ACTUALLY SALEABLE CONDO SPACE. THE OTHER, THE OTHER SPACE IS USED EITHER TO, UM, IMPROVE THE SITE IN TERMS OF CONNECTING THE VARIOUS BUILDINGS ON THE SITE WITH A COVERED WALKWAY, SO THAT DURING THE RAINY SEASONS AND THE, AND THE HOTTER SEASON, THERE'S SHADE AND INDOOR PROTECTION FROM, FROM THE ELEMENTS. IT, IT'S, UH, DOING THE SAME THING WITH A PROPOSED MEMBERS CLUB ON THE SITE THAT, UH, WAS ORIGINALLY IN THE ORIGINAL PLANS WAS BASICALLY JUST ALL OUTDOOR SPACE. THIS WOULD CREATE COVERED SPACE. IT'S ACTIVATING THE UPPER TWO FLOORS OF, OF THE, UM, SOUTH SEAS HOTEL THAT WAS NOT ORIGINALLY ACTIVATED IN THE ORIGINAL PLAN IN ORDER TO CREATE MORE USABLE SPACE FOR, FOR RESTAURANT AND SPECIAL EVENTS. SO THAT, THAT'S ALL INVOLVED IN TRYING TO CREATE A, A, UM, SET OF ECONOMICS THAT THAT CAN ACTUALLY GET THE RETURN RATE OF RETURN TO BE IN A RANGE THAT WOULD BE SATISFYING FOR THE INVESTORS IN THE PROJECT. SO WHAT WOULD YOU ESTIMATE THE VALUE, I'M SORRY, I CAN'T, EXCUSE ME. I'M SORRY. SORRY, MR. KAR, WHAT, WHAT WOULD YOU ESTIMATE THE VALUE OF THE 66,000 EXTRA SQUARE FEET? THE VALUE OF WHAT? THE EXTRA 66,000 SQUARE FEET. AND YOU SAID THAT 26,000 OF IT IS THE, IS ONLY, ONLY IT'S ONLY 26,000 IS PURE SALEABLE SQUARE FEET. YEAH. UM, I'M NOT SURE WHAT, YEAH, I MEAN, I MEAN, I JUST DID A SIMPLE CALCULATOR. I MEAN, I DID 26,000 TIMES. I'M ASSUMING $3,000 A SQUARE FOOT COMES OUT TO 78 MILLION MINUS THE COST OF CONSTRUCTING THAT. AND, AND ALL OF THE SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT, UM, MR. KART REFERENCED IS ALL COST TO THE PROJECT. SO, UH, IF HE DOES THAT ANALYSIS FOR YOU, HE'S ACTUALLY GONNA SHOW YOU A NEGATIVE NUMBER. UM, IT, IT'S NOT A $78 MILLION DIRECT HIT TO PROFIT AT ALL. YEAH. IT'S, IT'S COST TO COVER IT'S REVENUE TO COVER, UM, COSTS THAT HAVE ALREADY, THAT ARE GOING BE PART OF THIS FAR REQUEST. OKAY. UM, THANK YOU MR. KART. AND CAN, SIR? YOU CAN, THANK YOU. SO, UM, AND BY THE WAY, WERE YOU LOOKING FOR, FOR THE TAX INCREASE AND THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, OR YOU WERE LOOKING AT THE, UH, JUST THE VALUE OF THIS? THE VALUE. OKAY, UNDERSTOOD. YEAH. SO, UH, YOU KNOW, ONE QUESTION THAT EVERYONE'S GONNA ASK IS, WHY DID YOU BUY THIS PROPERTY WITH THE RIGHTS THAT YOU HAVE, KNOWING THAT THIS IS GONNA BE AN ISSUE? WELL, E EVERY PROJECT WE PURCHASE AND EVERY PROJECT WE INVEST IN, IT'S A FAIR QUESTION. AND, AND COMING BACK TO A COMMISSION FOR, UH, MODIFICATIONS DESERVES SCRUTINY. UM, WE BOUGHT THE PROJECT, WE STUDIED THE PROJECT, WE'RE A DIFFERENT OWNER. WE HAVE A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW ON WHAT MAKES THIS PROJECT BETTER. AND SO WE DON'T REGRET PURCHASING THE PROJECT. WE DON'T REGRET COMING HERE AND ASKING YOU TO HELP US MAKE IT BETTER. I THINK THAT EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING IS IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE THIS PROJECT BETTER, MAKE THE [03:10:01] COMMUNITY BETTER, AND MAKE IT BETTER FOR MIAMI BEACH FROM A, FROM AN OVERALL UPLIFT OF THE RESIDENTS, AN OVERALL BENEFIT FROM A PUBLIC BENEFIT STANDPOINT. AND THERE'S ALSO A, A BIG TAX REVENUE GENERATOR FOR THE CITY. NO, I THINK, BUT YOU'RE TELLING US ON ONE HAND THAT YOU CAN'T MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT. BUT DON'T YOU THINK THAT WOULD BE PART OF YOUR DUE DILIGENCE OF WHEN YOU PURCHASED THE PROPERTY? YES, SIR. OF COURSE WE DID. WE DID DO AS MUCH DUE DILIGENCE AS WE COULD. UM, IT WAS INCREDIBLY LIMITED IN TERMS OF WHAT WE WERE ALLOWED ACCESS TO. AND THE STATE OF THE RALEIGH WAS, GIMME A LITTLE BIT MORE INSIGHT INTO THAT. WHY WERE YOU DENIED ACCESS OR CERTAIN ACCESS? IT, A PROJECT LIKE THE RALEIGH, A HOTEL LIKE THE RALEIGH, IN ORDER TO ADEQUATELY DETERMINE ITS STRUCTURAL STABILITY WOULD REQUIRE BORINGS, ENGINEERING BORINGS. THOSE ARE INVASIVE. WE WERE NOT ALLOWED TO DO INVASIVE BORING WORK ON THE PROPERTY. THE FIRST THING WE DID AFTER ACQUISITION WAS DO THAT WORK. UM, THE RESULT OF THAT WORK WAS VERY CLEAR AND WE CAME BACK IMMEDIATELY TO, UH, THE CITY AND, AND NOTIFY THE CITY OF WHAT WAS GOING ON THERE. THE HISTORIC RALLY WOULD NOT HAVE SUSTAINED ANOTHER DIRECT HIT FROM A HURRICANE IF IT WAS LEFT IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION. WHAT WE DID IMMEDIATELY AT THAT POINT WAS CAME BACK FOR APPROVAL AND IMMEDIATELY STABILIZED THE ASSET, SHORTED IT, PROTECTED IT, AND COMMENCED WORK ON STRUCTURAL STABILIZATION. ALL OF THAT WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DISCOVERED DURING DUE DILIGENCE. ABSOLUTELY. UM, IT WOULD'VE REQUIRED THAT, THAT WAS FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER, MICHAEL SCHAU. THE WORK WAS DONE BY US. NO, NO. THE THE, THE PREVIOUS OWNER DID NOT ALLOW YOU TO ACTUALLY, WELL, I DON'T WANT TO NAME INDIVIDUALS. IT WAS, THERE'S A CONSORTIUM, THERE'S MANY, MANY MEMBERS IN INVOLVED IN THAT. THERE WAS A PROCESS RUN, UM, VERY STRICT PROCESS RUN. AND, UM, SO IT WAS, IT WAS AN OWNERSHIP GROUP. YES, SIR. UM, OKAY. SO EXPLAIN TO ME AGAIN, WHY WASN'T THAT PART OF THE DUE DILIGENCE? I MEAN, IT'S BECAUSE, ARE YOU SAYING THAT BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS OWNER JUST DIDN'T ALLOW YOU ACCESS TO DO SERIOUS FINDINGS ON YES, SIR. IT WAS A, IT WAS A VERY TIGHTLY RUN PROCESS. IT WAS A VERY HIGHLY SCRUTINIZED PROCESS. UH, AND, AND BORINGS ARE INVASIVE, AND SOMETIMES WE UNDERSTAND WHY THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED. UM, WE WERE NOT ALLOWED TO DO IT. WHY, WHY DO YOU THINK, WHY, WHY WERE YOU NOT ALLOWED TO DO IT? I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CONSIDERATIONS WERE OF THE PREVIOUS OWNERSHIP. I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A VERY, A, THERE WAS TIME PRESSURE TO SELL THE ASSET. UM, BUT I, I CANNOT SPEAK FOR WHAT THE DISCUSSIONS WERE BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS IN TERMS OF HOW THEY RAN THE PROCESS. OKAY. WELL, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE OUR CONCERN IS WE, WE, IT'S NOT JUST ME, IT'S EVERYONE UP HERE, OR I THINK SO IS A DEVELOPER COMES IN, THEY BUY A SITE, AND THEN THEY NEED JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE TO GET BY. AND THAT SORT OF HAPPENS TO BE, YOU KNOW, JUST HOW THINGS GET DONE AROUND HERE. AND LOOK, I, I'M A, FOR ME, I THINK EVERYONE KNOWS I'M, I'M PRETTY MUCH A STICKLER ON THIS, BUT, UH, IN TERMS OF SPOT ZONING, ON ONE HAND YOU HAVE THE RAWLY, WHICH IS BEING HELD UP BY CHOPSTICKS, WHAT COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ REFERS TO THEM AS. UM, AND IT'S JUST GONNA SIT. I MEAN, IT'S BEEN, HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN LIKE THAT, DEBBIE? 10 YEARS, 12 YEARS? YEAH. OVER, OVER 10 YEARS. YEAH. I MEAN, THERE, THERE'S OBVIOUSLY THAT, AND YOU HAVE A COMMITMENT THAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE GONNA MOVE FORWARD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, I, I ALSO DON'T LIKE SETTING PRECEDENTS THAT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THE WAY OUR, OUR CITY WORKS. UM, YOU KNOW, I I'M ALSO CURIOUS WITH THE, THE VALUE OF THE, IF WE DO APPROVE IT TODAY, YOU KNOW, WHAT DOES THAT VALUE COME OUT TO? AND MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE A SORT OF STAKE IN THE GAME. THAT'S WHAT I, THAT'S WHAT I'VE ALWAYS BEEN KIND OF PUSHING FOR. IF WE ARE GOING TO BE GIVING THESE, UM, SORT OF EXTRA RIGHTS, UH, UH, TO, TO DEVELOPERS AND, YOU KNOW, LOOK, I, I DON'T, I'M NOT HERE TO KILL YOUR PROJECT. I'M, I'M OKAY WITH BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING OF WHERE THIS IS GOING, YOU KNOW? UM, BUT YOU KNOW, I HAVE, I HAVE SOME RESERVATIONS, RIGHT? I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS AND, UM, AND, [03:15:01] AND REALLY JUST, JUST, JUST JUST MOVE FORWARD ON, ON, ON DOING WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CITY. SO, UM, I THINK, YOU KNOW, I I I, I'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT THE REST OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE TO SAY ON THIS, BUT I'M, YOU KNOW, LOOK, GENERALLY SPEAKING, I'M OKAY BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING FOR NOW, TO, TO MOVE THIS ALONG. I KNOW YOU'VE PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT ON IT. WHEN I MET WITH YOU AT THE PROPERTY, I THINK, UH, I THINK IT WAS, I THINK IT SAID A LOT THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU STILL HAD YOUR CONSTRUCTION CREW OUT THERE WORKING. YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S A, THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOUR INTENTIONS ARE. SO, UM, OKAY. UH, LET'S, LET'S SEE HOW THE REST OF THE DISCUSSION GOES. COMMISSIONER B, UM, I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT THAT WE WERE JUST HANDED. I, I JUST CHECKED WITH OUR CITY MANAGER, UM, AND OUR DIRECTOR OF PLANNING, WHOSE NAME IS ON THIS DOCUMENT AS A, THE RECIPIENT. THEY'VE NOT SEEN IT BEFORE THIS. I DON'T KNOW WHO ASKED FOR IT. IT WAS NOT PREPARED AND SUBMITTED. COMMISSIONER. IT WAS PREPARED. WHO ASKED FOR IT? I DID. IT WAS A PRIVATE, IT WAS PREPARED PRIVATELY BY ME, BUT, BUT ONE OF OUR COLLEAGUES KNOWS ABOUT IT. HE, HE ONLY KNOWS ABOUT IT 'CAUSE HE SAW THE, UH, GENTLEMAN IN THE AUDIENCE, BUT HE KNEW, YOU KNOW HOW THIS LOOKS. YOU, YOU, YOU HAVE ONE COMMISSIONER THAT WAS HANDED, IT'S DATED OCTOBER 11TH. YES. TO MAKE ONLY TO ME. I'M SORRY. YES. IT'S DATED OCTOBER 11TH TO OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR. AND SHE IS NODDING THAT SHE HAS NEVER SEEN THIS DOCUMENT. SHE, IT'S NOT BEEN SUBMITTED OCTOBER 14TH. YES, SIR. IT'S NOT BEEN SUBMITTED TO HER. NO, BUT SO, BUT WE JUST SPENT 30 MINUTES TALKING ABOUT IT. AND, AND SO THIS IS, THIS IS REALLY OUTRAGEOUS. YOU HAD THE SUPPORT, I THINK, UP HERE, BUT THIS IS NOT A GOOD LOOK. WELL, HANG ON A SECOND. I, YOU CAN'T HAVE A DOCUMENT THAT WE JUST SPOKE ABOUT FOR 30 MINUTES THAT NONE OF US HAVE EVER SEEN. AND ONE COMMISSIONER WAS HANDED A COPY IN ADVANCE. NO, NOBODY WAS, NOBODY WAS HANDED A COPY IN ADVANCE. JUST, I JUST WANNA BE CLEAR ABOUT THAT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'M SEEING THIS. THIS WAS NOT SUBMITTED TO ANYBODY. THIS WAS PREPARED PRIVATELY. THIS TH MAYOR, THIS WAS NOT HANDED TO ANYBODY. SO YOU JUST PUT IT ON OUR DESKS THIS MORNING AS WE'RE SITTING HERE? NO, SIR. ONLY WHEN HE CALLED, WHEN HE CALLED OUT MR. KART IN THE AUDIENCE TO SPEAK. LET, LET ME JUST CLARIFY. THIS IS NOT, THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO DO THINGS, MR. MAYOR. ALL DUE RESPECT. AND, AND I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN. WE WERE ASKED IN AROUND QUESTIONS, MEETINGS, WITH ALL, ALL YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES ABOUT SOME ECONOMICS. SO WE DID AN INTERNAL REVIEW. WE HAD, UH, MY CLIENT HIRED DEHART TO DO AN ANALYSIS. SO WE WOULD HAVE ANSWERS IF ASKED. UH, I AGREE. THE ERROR IS THAT IT WAS ADDRESSED AT DEBBIE TACKETT. SHE'D NEVER RECEIVED A COPY. 'CAUSE WE'D NEVER ADDED AS PART OF THE RECORD, WE WERE JUST PREPARED IF QUESTIONS CAME UP AND SOMEONE ASKED, AND WE WERE NOT AWARE THAT MR. KART WOULD, WOULD BE EVEN ASKED TO EACH, WE JUST DISCUSSED THIS DOCUMENT FOR ALMOST 30 MINUTES. NOBODY MENTIONED THAT IF COMMISSIONER BOT HAD NOT HAD THE FORESIGHT OF ASKING, I, I WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE THOUGHT OF ASKING DEBBIE IF SHE GOT THIS. 'CAUSE IT SAYS IT HAS, I WOULD'VE THOUGHT THERE'D BE TRANSPARENCY IN THAT. SO, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOT. LOOK, I, LET ME, LET ME, MY CONCERN IS THAT WE ARE DISCUSSING SOMETHING WE HAVEN'T SEEN. I VERY MUCH UNDERSTAND THE NOTION OF PREPARING FOR A MEETING WHERE YOU MIGHT GET QUESTIONS LIKE THOSE THAT YOU'VE GOTTEN AND HAVING THE ANSWERS TO YOU. I GUESS I'M LESS CONCERNED ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE REPORT EXISTS AND MORE CONCERNED THAT WE JUST SPENT 30 MINUTES TALKING ABOUT IT WHEN ONLY ONE COMMISSIONER SEEMED TO KNOW ABOUT IT. BUT I ALSO WANNA SAY THE BIGGER ISSUE, NOT NECESSARILY A BIGGER ISSUE, THE PROJECT IS A GOOD PROJECT, AND THE PROJECT NEEDS TO GO FORWARD ONE WAY OR ANOTHER BECAUSE WE, THE CITY NEED IT TO GO FORWARD. IT HAS BEEN SITTING DERELICT FOR YEARS. IT IS ON THE VERGE OF FALLING OVER. GOD FORBID WE GET A LATE SEASON HURRICANE, AND IT HAS DONE ECONOMIC DAMAGE TO BE LEFT VACANT FOR THIS LONG TO THE CITY IN ITS ENTIRETY AND TO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD AND LINCOLN ROAD IN PARTICULAR. I WANNA SEPARATE THOSE TWO THINGS. AND I, I UNDERSTAND, LIKE I SAID, IF THIS WAS IN GOOD FAITH, THAT YOU GUYS WERE TRYING TO GET YOUR DUCKS IN THE ROW, IN THE ANTICIPATION OF GETTING QUESTIONS THAT YES, MA'AM, YOU WANTED TO HAVE YOUR ANSWERS TO. IT JUST LOOKS REALLY WEIRD THAT ONE PERSON SEEMED TO KNOW ABOUT IT AND, YOU KNOW, AND THAT, THAT THERE ARE COPIES OF THIS THAT, THAT WE'RE NOW JUST SEEING FOR THE FIRST TIME. SO HELP US, EXCUSE ME. HELP US SQUARE THAT CIRCLE. ABSOLUTELY. AND I THINK ALSO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME TO WEIGH IN ON THIS BECAUSE JUST, JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR OFF THE CUSP, OFF THE CUFF, WHEN I MET WITH HIM PRIVATELY, I SAID, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A FIRM THAT WILL DO AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS. PERHAPS IT'S, YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU WANT TO DO THAT. I DIDN'T INSTRUCT HIM TO DO THAT. I DIDN'T TELL HIM TO [03:20:01] DO THAT. HE DID IT ON HIS OWN. AND I'M, I'M GLAD YOU KNOW, MR. KART HERE DID THE ANALYSIS OF YOU GIVE US THE, THE, THE ANALYSIS. I, AND THIS IS THE, YOU KNOW, GOD'S HONEST TRUTH. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN HIM. THIS WAS PREPARED. SORRY, GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER. YES. NO, AND, AND MAYOR AS, AS COMMISSIONER BOTSET, I'M SEPARATING THE TWO. I'M GONNA MAKE THE DECISION ON THE MERITS OF THE PRO PROJECT. AND I'M NOT ACCUSING, I'M NOT SAYING YOU INTENTIONALLY WERE DOING SOMETHING, BUT IT HAPPENED. IT'S NOT, IT, IT JUST, I'M, I'M MAKING IT LOUD AND CLEAR THAT, THAT THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. IT JUST HAPPENED. IT'S, IT'S JUST NOT, YOU CAN'T HAVE A LETTER THAT'S HANDED TO US, SENT TO OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR WHO'S NEVER SEEN IT. ONE COMMISSIONER GOT SOMEWHAT A LITTLE BIT OF ADVANCE NOTICE OF IT. HE'S ASKING YOU TONS OF QUESTIONS ABOUT IT. AND I'M SCRAMBLING AROUND LOOKING FOR WHAT WE'RE EVEN TALKING ABOUT. 'CAUSE IT'S JUST PUT ON MY DESK A FEW MINUTES AGO. I I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THAT. AND I WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MISTAKE. IT WAS PREPARED PRIVATELY, NOT SHARED WITH ANYBODY. IT WAS NOT SENT TO DEBBIE TACKETT. IT WAS PREPARED ONLY TO BE READY IN THE EVENT. THERE WAS A QUESTION TODAY FOR A SECOND READING THAT WE WOULD HAVE HAD THE ADVANCE WORK DONE. NOBODY WAS SHARED THIS DOCUMENT PRIOR TO THIS MEETING AT ALL. THE ONLY REASON IT GOT HANDED OUT THIS MOMENT IS WHEN COMMISSIONER SU JUAREZ SAW MR. KART IN THE AUDIENCE AND ASKED HIM THE QUESTION. IT THEN BECAME A DOCUMENT THAT WAS HANDED AT THAT POINT TO EVERYBODY. SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THE, FOR THE, FOR THE MISTAKE. IT WAS DONE WITH THE INTENTION OF BEING PREPARED. LET ME SWITCH GEARS FOR A MOMENT. 'CAUSE I, I UNDERSTAND FROM OUR DISCUSSIONS THAT THERE'S A VOLUNTARY PROFFER THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO MAKE REGARDING, UH, BEAUTIFICATION OR, OR OF PUBLIC, UH, ASSETS OR INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MIGHT BE RELEVANT TO THE DISCUSSION HERE. YES, WE HAVE, FROM THE ORIGINAL PRIOR APPLICATION, THERE'S A PRO OFFER FROM THE DEVELOPER OF A BILLION DOLLARS TO BE, THAT WOULD GO TOWARDS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS OF THE, IN THE VICINITY OF THE, THE RALEIGH PROJECT. UH, COULD BE BEACH WALK, WHEREVER THE CITY WOULD JUST ULTIMATELY DECIDE. COULD YOU DO A LITTLE BETTER? AM I ALLOWED TO ASK THAT CITY ATTORNEY? IF IT'S A VOLUNTARY PROFFER, CAN YOU VOLUNTARILY THEY CAN VOLUNTARILY DECIDE WHAT THEY WISH TO VOLUNTARILY PROFFER? WELL, LET'S MAYBE IF WE OKAY. ASK JOE. JOE, DID YOU HAVE SOME? YES, YES, SIR. I WOULD, WE WOULD, WE, WE, WE COULD OFFER, UH, 1.2 WHAT, UH, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. UM, AND MAYBE I'LL, I'LL TAKE, UH, SOME HEAT FOR WHAT JUST HAPPENED, BECAUSE WHEN WE MET, I HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS AROUND THE ECONOMICS. I, I DON'T KNOW, ANDY, I DIDN'T REQUEST THAT YOU, UH, PREPARE THIS, BUT I, A LOT OF MY QUESTIONING WAS POINTED AROUND ECONOMICS COSTS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. UH, I'VE WORKED AT PRETTY HIGH LEVELS OF FINANCE, UH, MY ENTIRE CAREER. I PROMISE YOU, I'VE NEVER, EVER, EVER BEEN THE SMARTEST PERSON IN THE ROOM, BUT I'M ALWAYS THE MOST PREPARED. RIGHT? AND PERHAPS THAT'S, UH, WHAT THIS WAS IN TERMS OF WHY THIS IS NEEDED AND IT IS NEEDED FOR OUR CITY BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE, I BELIEVE, THE LARGEST INVESTMENT WE'VE EVER HAD IN MIAMI BEACH HISTORY. ANYBODY FEEL FREE TO CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, DEBBIE, WEIGH IN ON THAT. BUT I BELIEVE THIS WILL BE THE LARGEST INVESTMENT IN MIAMI BEACH HISTORY TO AN AREA OF OUR CITY THAT CAN REALLY GO EITHER WAY. WE CAN SEE DELIC BLOCKS OR WE CAN SEE A REVIVAL OF THE MIAMI BEACH THAT WE ALL HOLD SO NEAR AND DEAR TO OUR HEART. THE TIMES THAT WE ALL SIT THERE AND REJOICE THAT WE WANT TO SEE A REVIVAL IN A RENAISSANCE OF, I'VE TALKED TO OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS ALONG THIS STRIP, AND I WAS, SHOWED THE FINANCIALS OF A PROJECT THAT IS LIKELY GOING TO BE ONE OF THE HIGHEST END PROJECTS IN THE WORLD ALONG THIS AREA. AND THEY'RE LOSING MONEY. YES, SIR. THEY'RE LOSING MONEY, RIGHT? WE HOLD OUR HISTORIC PRESERVATION SO NEAR AND DEAR TO THE IDENTITY OF OUR CITY. LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION. I COULD ASK YOUR ARCHITECT. WOULD IT BE CHEAPER FOR YOU TO BUILD THIS PROJECT IF WE ALLOWED YOU TO KNOCK DOWN WHAT WAS THERE AND JUST BUILD FRESH? YES, SIR. BUT WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT BECAUSE WHAT WE HOLD THAT HISTORIC PRESERVATION MEANS SO MUCH TO ALL OF US IS THE IDENTITY OF OUR CITY. SO THAT'S WHY SOME OF THESE COSTS CAN BE MUCH MORE ELEVATED. THAT'S WHY THIS PROJECT IS SAT VACANT FOR 10 YEARS. THE OTHER PROJECT THAT I REFERENCED THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC PROJECTS IN THE WORLD IS LOSING MONEY BECAUSE OF A LOT OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION STEPS THAT THEY HAD TO TAKE. SO I THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE CITY. I WELCOME THIS INVESTMENT. [03:25:01] I WELCOME THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE PART OF OUR LEGACY UP HERE, PART OF YOUR LEGACY, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, PART OF MIAMI BEACH'S LEGACY ABOUT OUR RENAISSANCE AND OUR REVIVAL. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WILL BE APPETITE FOR THIS. UM, AND IT'S CERTAINLY NOT ANY DECISION TO BE MADE ON THE FLY, BUT PERHAPS SOMETHING TO BE CONSIDERED BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING. UM, IF IT'S NOT THERE, IT'S NOT. UH, BUT I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE ABOUT SHARING SOME OF THE UPSIDE TO MAKE THIS PROJECT WORK. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU NEED AN FAR THAT'S MORE IN LINE WITH THE OTHER PROJECTS IN THE AREA AND ALSO 15 EXTRA FEET. WHAT IS YOUR FLOOR PLATES OF YOUR BUILDING? ABOUT 15,000 SQUARE FEET. APPROXIMATELY GROSS. THAT'S THE GROSS SQUARE FOOTAGE. YOU, YOUR ROOF IS ABOUT 13, 14 FOOT CEILINGS, UH, APPROXIMATELY LOOKING TO SELL BLENDED AVERAGE 5,000 A SQUARE FOOT OF OF GROSS SELLOUT. YES. BEFORE ANY OF THE COSTS ASSOCIATED INSTRUCTION COSTS, INCREMENTAL, NOT INCLUDING GROUND UP. PROBABLY ABOUT 2000, I WOULD SAY. ALL IN MORE THAN THAT, SIR. CLOSER TO THREE. YES, SIR. WE'LL KEEP IT TO, UM, I I WANT MORE UPSIDE, BUT, UH, OKAY. SO WHERE THAT'S GOING, IF WE WOULD CONSIDER AN EXTRA FLOOR ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT'S BEING CONSIDERED HERE, AN EXTRA 13 TO 14 FEET, 15,000 SQUARE FOOT FLOOR PLATES, LET'S CALL IT A PROFIT OF $5,500. CONSTRUCTION COSTS. 25, I'M SORRY, $5,500 SALES. $2,500. CONSTRUCTION COSTS, $45 MILLION. SPLIT THAT IN HALF. RIGHT? I ASKED MY COLLEAGUES TO CONSIDER, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WOULD BE UP FOR IT AS WELL, IF WE WOULD ADD AN EXTRA 13 FEET. SO BRING US INTO THAT 2 25 RANGE AND THE CITY WOULD REAP $25 MILLION. RIGHT. SO WHEN WE, HUH? THE REAP FROM THE ENVELOPE, VERY BACK OF THE ENVELOPE MATH, HIS FLOOR PLATES ARE 15,000 SQUARE FEET, LET'S CALL IT INCREMENTAL COST. SO NOT TALKING IN TAX REVENUE. NO, NO. PRO OFFER TO US ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT'S BEING CONSIDERED HERE. RIGHT? SO THERE'S OPTION A THAT'S BEING CONSIDERED HERE. IF WE WANTED TO CONSIDER AN OPTION B, WHERE ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT MAKES THIS PROJECT WORK, ANOTHER 14, UH, UNDERSTOOD FOOT HIGH THAT YOU COULD OFFER A PRO, OFFER A PUBLIC BENEFIT, UNDERSTOOD. THAT ESSENTIALLY SHARES THAT COST. WE TALK ABOUT ALL THESE THINGS WE WANT TO DO IN OUR CITY AND THE REVENUE THAT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT IN. IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE SH WE SHOULD CONSIDER, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN IN NOVEMBER. SO I'LL BREAK THAT APART. I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE. I DON'T WANNA MUDDY THE ISSUE OR CONFLATE IT, BUT THERE COULD BE AN OPTION B THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO OPINE ON THIS UP HERE. YOU CAN HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH MY COLLEAGUES IN PRIVATE, BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING, IF THERE'D BE ANY APPETITE FOR THAT. BUT I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD START CONSIDERING AS WE GO FORWARD. WE DON'T HAVE TO DISCUSS THAT UP HERE UNLESS PEOPLE JUST WANT TO KILL IT AND SAVE YOUR TIME. UM, WELL, I'LL, I'LL WEIGH IN. I, IT TOOK ME, IT TOOK ME A LOT TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE I'M COMFORTABLE WHERE WE ARE NOW. I, I, I, I'M HAPPY TO HAVE THE DISCUSSIONS, BUT I, I REALLY DON'T THINK I'M GONNA GET THERE. MR. MAYOR. WHAT, WHAT DO YOU MEAN, MR. MAYOR, YOU, I'M NOT GONNA DO THAT. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AN EXTRA FLAW ON, IN ADDITION TO WHAT IS ALREADY BEING PROPOSED. YEAH, I, I HAVE A FOLLOW UP. SO THAT'S WHERE I'M SAYING I, I, I DON'T THINK, I'M NOT, I'M HAPPY TO HAVE THE DISCUSSIONS LIKE ANYTHING ELSE, BUT I, I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA BE THERE. IT TOOK ME, IT TOOK ME A LOT TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE I'M, I'M, I'M READY TO VOTE YES ON THIS PROPOSAL BECAUSE PARTLY IT'S BEEN VACANT FOR 12 YEARS. THERE'S BEEN FIVE OWNERS. I, I HAPPEN TO SAY MEETING WITH YOU SEVERAL TIMES. I'M, I'M IMPRESSED WITH YOU. THAT'S WHY I WAS A THANK YOU. I WAS ALL CAUGHT OFF GUARD WITH THIS WHOLE LETTER THING. WE'LL, WE'LL PUT THAT ASIDE. UM, UM, AND I'M IMPRESSED THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO DO THESE, THESE SUNSET PROVISIONS. UM, BUT PART OF WHY I AM WILLING TO DO IT IS 'CAUSE I AM CONCERNED THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE ANOTHER 12 YEARS WITH A VACANT PROPERTY IF WE DON'T MOVE FORWARD, AS WE'VE SEEN WITH FIVE DIFFERENT OWNERS RIGHT. WITH THIS. AND, AND BY THE WAY, I DON'T MEAN TO SHOOT DOWN WHAT YOU'RE SAYING RIGHT AWAY, BUT I GUESS I YEAH, THAT'S TRUE. WELL, I WANNA BE HONEST. I DON'T WANNA WASTE, I DON'T, I DON'T WANNA WASTE ANY, I DON'T WANNA WASTE ANYONE'S TIME EITHER. BUT THE, THE PROPERTY OWNER IS WILLING TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS. SO I'M, AND I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AN EXTRA LAYER WHERE IT'S NOT NECESSARY FOR THE PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD. [03:30:01] MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. AND I JUST WANT TO GO BACK TO, TO WHAT IS OUR JURISDICTION RIGHT NOW? BECAUSE THERE'S JURISDICTION THAT WE HAVE. AND THEN WHEN IT RELATES TO HEIGHT OF THIS PROPERTY AND AMENDING A DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL THAT'S BEEN, UH, SUBJECT TO HPB REVIEW, THAT'S NOT IN OUR JURISDICTION. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ADDING ADDITIONAL HEIGHT, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD. AND TODAY WE ARE JUST LOOKING AT FLOOR, EVERY RATIO AT FAR, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT THAT'S CORRECT. YOU'RE, YOU'RE VOTING ON LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS TO THE CODE, NOT ON, ON A SPECIFIC PROJECT. OKAY. AND TO THE MAYOR'S POINT, YOU KNOW, THIS SITE HAS BEEN SITTING EMPTY. AND I'M, I'M ACTUALLY GRATEFUL FOR, FOR, FOR THIS DOCUMENT BY MR. KART BECAUSE IT DOES OPEN MY EYE TO A NUMBER OF THINGS. FOR EXAMPLE, AS A RESULT OF CERTAIN FACTORS SUCH AS, UH, THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION MARKET, INTEREST RATES, UH, HAVE BEEN RISING, UH, IT COST THE 20% INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN THAT THE DEVELOPER WAS, WAS ESTIMATING AT THE TIME IT ACQUIRED IT TO TURN NEGATIVE. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO CONSIDER BECAUSE A DEVELOPER DOESN'T COME HERE TO DO CHARITY. A DEVELOPER COMES HERE TO IMPROVE OUR HISTORIC ASSETS, BUT ALSO TO MAKE MONEY. AND IF, AND IF THEIR RATE OF RETURN TURNED NEGATIVE, THEN WE ARE GOING TO BE FACING EXACTLY WHAT THE MAYOR WAS MENTIONING, POTENTIALLY 10, 12 YEARS OF THIS SITE SITTING EMPTY. BUT NOW LET'S SEE WHAT THIS SITE SITTING EMPTY DOES. AND PJ, I DUNNO IF YOU HAVE THE SLIDE THAT I SENT TO YOU. ALRIGHT. THIS IS THEIR TRIM NOTICE. AND LET'S ZOOM IN TO WHAT THAT PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY PAYING IN, IN TAXES. BOTTOM LEFT. THERE WE GO IN, IN THE MIDDLE, $398,000. OKAY. $398,000 AN OCEAN FRONT, 134,000 SQUARE FOOT OCEAN FRONT PROPERTY IS PAYING IN, IN PROPERTY TAXES, SIR, DO CARD'S REPORT IS TELLING US THAT ONCE THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE DONE, AND ONCE THAT FIRST YEAR ON THE TAX ROLL APPEARS IN OUR TAXES, AND I'M QUOTING AVALOR TAXES IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,792,000 WOULD BE GENERATED FOR THAT YEAR. AND THAT'S WHAT WE, WE'VE BEEN LOSING. THAT'S WHAT WE RISK LOSING $300,000 THAT THE PROPERTY IS GENERATING IN TAXES TODAY, AS OPPOSED TO THE $6.7 MILLION THAT IT COULD BE GENERATING THE MOMENT THESE, THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE DONE AND ENTER THE TAX ROLL. AND THEN WHEN WE LOOK AT THE RESORT TAX COLLECTIONS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AN ADDITIONAL 1.1 MILLION IN ROOM SALES IN RESORT TAX COLLECTIONS THAT WE'RE NOT GETTING TODAY, THAT MR. DOL CARD'S REPORT TELLS US THAT WE WOULD BE GENERATING, IN ADDITION TO ANOTHER 600,000 FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE RESORT TAXES FOR A TOTAL OF AN ADDITIONAL 1.8 MILLION, JUST, JUST BY GETTING A PROPERTY ACTIVATED. BY DOING WHAT WE HAVE BEEN ASKING THE PROPERTY OWNER, WHOEVER THE PROPERTY OWNER IS, PROPERTIES CHANGE HANDS. BUT WE'VE BEEN ASKING THE PROPERTY OWNER FOR YEARS, HAVING THEM COME TO, TO THE LAND USE COMMITTEE, GIVING US UPDATES, TELLING US WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH, WITH, WITH THE PROPERTY. WE'RE FINALLY AT, AT A POINT THAT SOMETHING CAN HAPPEN, AND IT'S ON US AT THIS POINT, AT THIS POINT, WE CAN EITHER HAVE THE PROPERTY SIT THERE EMPTY BECAUSE THE REPORT IS TELLING US RIGHT NOW, THE PROFITS HAVE GONE NEGATIVE, THE RATE OF RETURN HAS GONE DOWN, WHAT THE MARGINS THAT THEY WERE PROJECTING ARE NO LONGER THERE. THAT'S IN MR. KARTS REPORT. OR WE CAN MOVE FORWARD IN SOMETHING THAT NOT ONLY BENEFITS THE PROPERTY OWNER THAT BENEFITS EVERY SINGLE TAXPAYER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. COMMISSIONER BACH. YEAH. SO I, LOOK, I WAS CAUGHT OFF GUARD WITH THE WHOLE REPORT THING. LET'S PUT THAT ASIDE. UM, I THINK WE NEED TO MOVE THIS TO SECOND READING. I THINK THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS STILL TO BE DISCUSSED, WHICH CAN HAPPEN BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND. I THINK WE HAVE GUARDRAILS IN THE, UM, IN THE COMMITTEE, UH, IN THE BOARDS THAT YOU'LL HAVE TO GO FORTH AND PRESENT AND WIN THEIR APPROVAL. UM, BUT WE CAN'T AFFORD TO LET THIS SIT VACANT ANYMORE. YOU KNOW, AS, AS COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE RIGHTLY POINTED OUT, THAT IT WOULD BE MUCH CHEAPER TO DEMOLISH THE BUILDINGS AND JUST BUILD SOMETHING NEW. AND WE, AS A HISTORIC CITY, UM, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE YOUNG, WE'RE STILL HISTORIC. WE ARE TRYING LIKE CRAZY [03:35:01] TO PROTECT THESE BUILDINGS. AND WE HAVE FINALLY A GOOD OPERATOR WHO WANTS TO BUILD SOMETHING THAT PRESERVES THE BUILDINGS, BUILDS SOMETHING THAT IS CONTEXTUALLY APPROPRIATE FROM A DESIGN PERSPECTIVE, NOT A, UM, AN EGO PROJECT FOR SOME OTHER ARCHITECT, UM, KOBE THAT WAS NOT TOWARDS YOU. YOU KNOW, THAT , UM, THAT, THAT IS THE ANCHOR, THE END OF LINCOLN ROAD, RIGHT? IT'S, IT'S RIGHT THERE. AND SO BETWEEN THE, THE NUMBERS THAT COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ JUST READ INTO THE RECORD AND SHOWED, UM, THE FACT THAT WE ARE AT, AT A REASONABLE RISK OF LOSING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OUR PROPERTY TAXES, IF THIS AMENDMENT PASSES IN A FEW WEEKS, WE NEED TO LOOK TO SHORE UP, NO PUN INTENDED, SINCE THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH THE BUILDING CURRENTLY. BUT WE NEED TO SHORE UP THIS END OF LINCOLN ROAD. WE NEED TO SHORE UP, UM, THE ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT HAS BEEN DRAGGED DOWN FOR SO LONG. WE NEED TO SHORE UP THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS THAT ARE BEING PROTECTED AND NOT BEING TORN DOWN AND DESTROYED. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO, TO MOVE THIS ALONG SECOND. IT'S CALLED A VOTE, BUT CAN I WAIT? IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING. OH, YES. THANK YOU, . I'D ALSO HAVE JUST A FEW MORE QUESTIONS, MR. MAYOR. MR. SUAREZ, THE, THE 1.2 MILLION, WHAT IS THAT FOR? EXACTLY THE PUBLIC BENEFIT. IT WOULD BE FOR THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS OF THE AREA, AND WE WOULD ASK THE CITY TO DIRECT HOW IT'S SPENT, BUT IT WOULD BE FOR, IT COULD BE FOR THE 18TH STREET, THE BEACH WALK, OR WHEREVER THE CITY DETERMINES THE NEED IS IN, IN THE VICINITY. SO, UM, SO CAN JUST, JUST LAYING IT OUT HERE NOW, I MEAN, CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS AMENDED, THAT THE 1.2 IS STRICTLY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE? IT'S NOT FOR PET PROJECT, IT'S JUST STRICTLY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE. POSSIBLY ON LINCOLN ROAD. THERE'S A LOT OF FLOODING ON LINCOLN ROAD. LET'S, LET'S PUT IT TOWARD THAT. THE PER OFFER WOULD, WOULD, WOULD BE STRICTLY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IN THAT VICINITY, IS THAT, OR JUST INFRASTRUCTURE, AND LET THE CITY COMMISSION DECIDE HOW IT'S EXPENDED. ALSO, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE BROUGHT UP A GOOD POINT. SO, AND MAYBE THIS IS A QUESTION FOR DEBBIE RIGHT NOW. ARE THEY ABLE TO JUST DEMOLISH THE HISTORIC BUILDING BECAUSE IT'S EAST OF THE UM, NO, THEY WOULD NEED HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD APPROVAL FOR ANY DEMOLITION. AND THAT'S BECAUSE THAT'S IN THE, IT'S IN THE ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT AND IN THE LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICT. OKAY. AND, AND WE WOULDN'T SUPPORT AS STAFF THE TOTAL DEMOLITION OF THE, OF THE BUILDING. I'M CURIOUS, WHAT HAPPENS IF A STORM DOES COME AND THEN JUST KNOCKS DOWN THE CHOPSTICKS AND THE FACADE FALLS DOWN. WHAT, WHAT HAPPENS? YEAH, THE LAND WON'T RELATIONS CONTEMPLATE THAT THEY WOULD BE ALLOWED TO RECONSTRUCT, INCLUDING ANY NONCONFORMITIES, UM, IN TERMS OF SETBACKS, HEIGHT, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO, UH, WE DO CONTEMPLATE, UH, NATURAL DISASTERS. WE WOULD ALLOW THEM TO RECONSTRUCT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HISTORICAL DOCUMENTATION, ALLOW OR REQUIRE THE PRESUMPTION IS REPLICATION IN OUR CODE. WELL, THE PRESUMPTION IS REPLICATION FOR DEMO BY NEGLECT. AT THIS POINT, THANK GOODNESS WE'RE NOT AT THE DEMO BY NEGLECT, UM, IN NATURAL DISASTER, WE, WE WOULD ALLOW THEM TO COMPLETELY RECONSTRUCT ANYTHING ALTERNATIVE TO THAT WOULD REQUIRE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD REVIEW. AND THE RALEIGH IS ONE OF OUR PREMIER HISTORIC PROPERTIES, UM, THAT I, I CAN SPEAK FOR THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD ON THIS, THAT WE REALLY CHERISH. NOT JUST THE RALEIGH STRUCTURE ITSELF, BUT ALSO THE SWIMMING POOL, UM, THAT I THINK IS KIND OF, UH, ETCHED IN EVERYONE'S MIND WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE PROPERTY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND. UM, THE, THIS ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM. UH, WE'RE GONNA OPEN UP THE FLOOR TO PUBLIC HEARING. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ATTENDING IN PERSON WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM. IF YOU'RE ON ZOOM, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. AND IF PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK, PLEASE. HI, I'M ROGER BLAT, 1750 JAMES AVENUE. I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING TO THE, FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS, TO A VIEW OF A BLIGHT, UH, A NETTED WHAT USED TO BE ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS, PROBABLY STILL WILL BE. AND THEN TWO OLDER BUILDINGS THAT LOOKED LIKE A MOVIE SET, UH, THAT, THAT STRETCH USED TO BE CALLED MILLIONAIRES ROW. I MEAN, IT WAS ALWAYS THE BEAUTIFUL HOTELS BEFORE THAT, IT WAS LIKE BEAUTIFUL MANSIONS. IT WAS REALLY QUITE A BLOCK. UH, IT'S, IT'S GONE THROUGH SO MANY OWNERS. IT'S, I'VE, I'VE LEARNED THROUGH GETTING TO BE, UH, I GUESS I'M CONSIDERED ELDERLY WHEN I JUST HEARD THE DEFINITION. MAYBE VERY ELDERLY, UH, [03:40:01] THAT SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO COMPROMISE. I, I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF A FEW MORE STORIES OF THE BUILDING, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M NOT A FOOL. DO I WANNA SEE THIS FOR ANOTHER 10 YEARS, ANOTHER 20 YEARS? I DON'T THINK SO. DOES ANYONE ON THE BUILDING WANT THAT? I DON'T THINK SO. DO MY NEIGHBORS WANNA SEE THAT? NO WAY. SO I, I ADMIRE EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DONE, THE QUESTIONS YOU'VE ASKED, AND I THINK WE'RE ALL PRETTY MUCH ON THE SAME PAGE, BUT I JUST THOUGHT I SHOULD HEAR FROM A REAL PERSON. THANK YOU, ROGER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THE NEXT SPEAKER, IF YOU CAN APPROACH THE PODIUM. YEAH, THANK YOU. HI. UM, GOOD AFTERNOON. AMANDA COHAN, OFFICES AT 1395 BRICK AVENUE, SUITE 800 HERE ON BEHALF OF THE SHELBOURNE HOTEL. UM, I HAVE, UM, I'D LIKE TO PUT SOME COMMENTS IN THE RECORD TO REMIND US THAT IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, WE ARE THE ABUTTING NEIGHBOR HERE. UM, WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE, UM, CONSIDERATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RALEIGH FOR MANY YEARS, INCLUDING WHEN THIS, UM, ITEM WENT BEFORE THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD IN 2020 AND 2021. THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD HAD THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS, EXTENSIVE PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD. I SENT EXCERPTS OF THE TRANSCRIPT TO THE COMMISSIONERS THAT SAID THEY SPECIFICALLY FOUND WHEN, WHEN THE PROJECT WAS PROPOSED AT 200 FEET, IT WAS INCONSISTENT WITH THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH REGULATIONS. THE ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT, THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD, DID NOT JUST PUT IN AN ORDER THAT IT'S 175 FEET. THE ORDER SAYS AT 200 FEET THE BUILDING IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT. OKAY? SO THEY DENIED IT AT 200 FEET IN 2021. NOW, IN THE ORDER, THEY ALSO PUT THE, THE BUILDING WOULD BE CONSISTENT IF IT WAS AT 175 FEET. OKAY? THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD, YOUR HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD, SAID THAT, UM, THIS PROJECT IS NOT GOING TO BE COMING BACK HERE. THIS IS YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO SEE IT AFTER THIS. IT'LL GO TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD. THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE ANY ORDINANCE THAT YOU PASS OVER TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD AND THEN SAY, UM, THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH COMMISSION SAYS THAT WE CAN GET THIS, THIS HEIGHT. OKAY, THE ORDER WAS RECORDED. IT WAS PART OF THE DUE DILIGENCE, THE COMPLETION DATE. A PROPER COMPLETION DATE IS NOT GOING TO BE ENFORCEABLE. IF YOU SAY YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO HAVE, UM, IF YOU SAY YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO HAVE ADDITIONAL FAR, THEY GO OUT AND START CONSTRUCTION AND LET IT SIT FOR 10 YEARS. THERE IS GOING TO BE NO ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM FOR YOUTH. SO THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE A MECHANISM THAT YOU CAN EXERCISE WELL, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST ONE MORE MINUTE. YOU CAN GRANT THE FAR AND REQUIRE COMPLIANCE WITH 175 FEET THAT THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD REQUIRED I PASSED OUT PROPOSED LANGUAGE. YOU CAN GIVE THEM THE 2.5 FAR AND JUST SAY, PLEASE RESPECT THE ADDITIONAL, THE HEIGHT RESTRICTION THAT YOUR HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD ALREADY PUT ON THE PROPERTY. WE'VE ALL HEARD THAT THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD IS NEAR AND DEAR. IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ALL OF US, BUT YOU HAVE TO RESPECT WHAT YOUR PREVIOUS BOARD DID. THIS IS A REZONING AND A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT. OKAY? THIS IS CLEAR SPOT ZONING. IT ONLY APPLIES TO THIS PROPERTY. YOU HAVE 10 ITEMS ON HERE ON THE LIVE LOCAL ACT, CONCERNS ABOUT HISTORIC DISTRICT PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE SPOT ZONING. BUT HERE WE ARE WITH AN ITEM TO INCREASE INTENSITY, INCREASE HEIGHT, TO PUT PRESSURE ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT, WHERE THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PART ALREADY SAID NO TO THE 200 FEET. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO THE RALEIGH SITE, AND IS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF SPOT ZONING PRESSURING THE SHOW BORN TO JUST ACQUIESCE AN INJUSTICE WHERE WE HAD AN AGREEMENT IN 2021 TO COMPLY. WE DID SEVERAL, WE TWO MINUTES UP, LET LET HER FINISH THAT. I PLEASE FINISH. THANK YOU. LET IN 2021. AND I DID SEND THE AGREEMENT TO THE, TO ALL OF THE COMMISSIONERS. WE HAD AN AGREEMENT WHERE THE SHELBOURNE SAID, LISTEN, YOU'RE OUR NEIGHBOR. WE HAVE A SKY DECK. WE HAVE OTHER USES THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SCREENED FROM YOUR PROPERTY. WE'RE GONNA MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO 18TH STREET. WE'RE GONNA SCREEN OUR SKY DECK. WE'RE GONNA MODIFY THE HOURS. IT WAS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN TWO PROJECTS THAT WERE SEEKING APPROVALS AT THE SAME TIME, AND BOTH MADE ACQUI BOTH ACQUIESCE TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS IN RESPECT OF THEIR NEIGHBOR. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED HERE IN 2021. THAT AGREEMENT IS STILL EFFECTIVE. NOW THE, NOW THE SHELBOURNE HAS DONE EVERYTHING THAT WAS REQUIRED UNDER THAT AGREEMENT. THEY INVESTED A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS INTO THE HOTEL, AND NOW HERE WE ARE BASICALLY PRETENDING LIKE IT DIDN'T EXIST. WELL, IT'S OKAY. YOU KNOW, SHELBURNE, YOU ALREADY DID EVERYTHING THAT YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO DO. THAT'S OKAY. WE'RE GONNA TRY TO GET SPECIFICALLY WHAT THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD TOLD YOU. NO. SO WE WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THIS. THIS IS NOT A SURPRISE. MR. GONZALEZ REPRESENTED THE PREVIOUS PROJECT. THE CONDITIONS THAT WERE IN THE, HIS HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD ORDER ARE NOT A SURPRISE. THE CONDITIONS THAT WERE IN THE AGREEMENT ARE NOT A SURPRISE. SO COMING BACK HERE TO NEGOTIATE DOLLARS IN EXCHANGE FOR ADDITIONAL FAR AND HEIGHT AFTER DUE DILIGENCE IS NOT A PRECEDENT THAT THIS COMMISSION WANTS TO SET, ESPECIALLY ON A DAY WHEN YOU'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT 10 ITEMS. UM, A A MINIMUM OF 10 [03:45:01] ITEMS ON LIVE LOCAL, WHERE YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT DENSITY, INTENSITY, HEIGHT, AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT COME. SO YOU CAN'T DO IT PIECE BY PIECE. WHAT YOU'RE ALSO TRYING TO OPPOSE ON A, ON A CITYWIDE BASIS FOR PROTECTION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST A DENIAL. THANK YOU, MR. I, I PROMISE COMMISSION. I'M SORRY FOR CLARIFICATION. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ AND THEN COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. THEN WE'LL, UH, CONTINUE WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CLARIFICATION. AND DEBBIE TECHY, YOU CAN CONFIRM THE GUARDRAIL I READ AT THE BEGINNING. THEY CANNOT GO BACK TO HPB. AND THIS IS NOT ADDITIONAL HEIGHT. IT'S A REALLOCATION OF THE FAR. UM, WITH THE ADDITIONAL FAR, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GO TO HPB TO ASK FOR ANYTHING ABOVE THE COMBINED HEIGHT OF TWO 15, WHICH INCLUDES THE, UH, ANY NEW HABITABLE AREA AS WELL AS MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT. IT, THEY ARE ALLOWED TO REQUEST OVER THE 1 75 THAT H THAT HPB PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. THEY SAID NO. THE GUARDRAIL I JUST READ DOES NOT ALLOW THEM TO DO THAT. THANK YOU. NO, IT DOES. THANK YOU. DEBBIE. I, I CAN CLARIFY. SO THEIR CURRENT APPROVAL IS FOR 175 FEET TO THE ROOF, PLUS 25 FEET ON TOP OF THE ROOF FOR MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT. SO THEIR CURRENT BUILDING PERMIT AND HP APPROVAL HAS A COMBINED HEIGHT OF 200 FEET. THE CONDITION THAT COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ READ IN WOULD ALLOW THEM TO GO BACK TO HBB, NOT TO TO ASK FOR THE MAXIMUM, WHICH WOULD BE A COMBINED HEIGHT OF 2 25. IT WOULD ONLY ALLOW THEM TO ASK FOR THE TWO 15 COMBINED HEIGHT. CORRECT. SO IT REDUCES WHAT THE MAXIMUM CURRENTLY ALLOWED IN THE ZONING DISTRICT WOULD ALLOW. EXACTLY. COMMISSION MAGAZINE. AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK TO PUBLIC COMMENT, HUH? I WAS THE ONE RESPOND AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS MAG LUAU MIAMI DESIGN PRESERVATION LEAGUE. UM, IT'S BEEN VERY ENLIGHTENING TO HEAR ALL THE COMMENTS, AND OF COURSE, WE UNDERSTAND THE ECONOMIC REALITIES. WE'RE COMING TO THIS AS A 50-YEAR-OLD HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORGANIZATION FROM A PRESERVATION ANGLE. SO I'D JUST LIKE TO READ SOME OF THE REASONS THAT WE HAVE TAKEN A POSITION ASKING YOU TO, UM, DENY THIS REQUEST. UM, NUMBER ONE, RESPECT THE HPV COMPROMISE. THE HPV WORKED HARD TO NEGOTIATE AND APPROVE A SPECIFIC DESIGN GRANTING ADDITIONAL FAR TO ACHIEVE TWO ADDITIONAL FLOORS THAT THE BOARD PREVIOUSLY REJECTED WOULD UNDERMINE THAT PROCESS. NUMBER TWO, THIS IS A CHOICE, NOT A HARDSHIP. THIS IS A LARGE DEVELOPMENT SITE, NOT A COMPLICATED HISTORIC RENOVATION CONSTRAINED BY EXISTING STRUCTURES. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FACADES, THE DEVELOPER ISN'T SEEKING RELIEF FROM AN UNFORESEEN PHYSICAL PROBLEM, THE DEVELOPER SEEKING A MORE PROFITABLE PROJECT, WHICH IS OF COURSE THEIR RIGHT. IF I HAD BEEN THE EXISTING APPROVALS AND DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL AS PART OF THE RESPONSIBILITY BEFORE PURCHASING THE PROPERTY. NUMBER THREE, THE CITY SHOULDN'T RESCUE A DEVELOPER FROM ITS OWN BUSINESS DECISION. IF THE APPROVED PROJECT DID NOT MAKE FINANCIAL SENSE THAT RISK BELONGED TO THE PURCHASER, THE CITY SHOULD NOT RETROACTIVELY CHANGE THE RULES TO COMPENSATE FOR A PRIVATE BUSINESS DECISION. AND AS WAS DISCUSSED AT LENGTH EARLIER, THIS CREATES A PRIVATE FINANCIAL WINDFALL, NOT A PUBLIC NECESSITY. THE REQUESTED EXEMPTION COULD CREATE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT VALUE FOR ONE PROPERTY OWNER. THE PROJECT IS ALREADY APPROVED AND CAN PROCEED. THIS REQUEST IS ABOUT INCREASING PROFITABILITY, NOT MAKING DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE. IN CONCLUSION, WE ASK THAT THE CITY NOT UNDERMINE A CAREFULLY NEGOTIATE TO COMPROMISE OR GRANT A CASE SPECIFIC EXEMPTION THAT CREATES SUBSTANTIAL PRIVATE FINANCIAL VALUE WITHOUT A DEMONSTRATED PUBLIC NEED. THIS IS A BUSINESS DECISION, NOT A HARDSHIP THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ASKED TO SOLVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. MAYOR. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, JUST A COMMENT ON THE LAST SPEAKER, THE DIRECTOR OF MDPL. IF YOU CAN COME BACK, PLEASE. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT THAT CAME OUT SHOWED THAT THE, THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE RALEIGH CONTRIBUTED TO MDPL, AND AS A RESULT, THERE WERE CERTAIN APPROVALS MADE. SO I FIND IT JUST A LITTLE DISINGENUOUS THAT YOU'RE COMING HERE BEFORE US AND TRYING TO STOP A, A, A DEAL WHERE WE KNOW FOR A FACT THAT NO CONTRIBUTIONS WAS MADE TO MDBL FOR THIS ONE, BUT FOR THE UNDER VO , THERE WAS A FAVORABLE OPINION FROM MDPL. AND SO I THINK THAT'S VERY DISINGENUOUS FOR, FOR YOU TO COME HERE AND, AND TAKE A POSITION ON IT. AND ESPECIALLY FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT. MAY I RESPOND? YOU MAY RESPOND. HI, I'VE, I'VE BEEN IN MY POSITION FOR 11 MONTHS. WHAT I KNOW ABOUT THE, THE, UM, ITEM THAT YOU'RE REFERENCING, I LEARNED FROM THE OIG REPORT. UM, I CAN'T SPEAK TO WHAT HAPPENED THEN. I WAS NOT AROUND. THAT IS NOT HOW I PERSONALLY, THAT'S NOT THE WAY I OPERATE. UM, I'D BE HAPPY TO MEET WITH ANYONE TO DISCUSS, UH, MDPL IN ITS CURRENT FORM. UM, AND I THINK THESE TWO ISSUES ARE SEPARATE, BUT I DO UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MS. MR. MAYOR, UH, COMMISSIONER STAFF MITCHELL COHEN, UH, ONE OF THE OWNERS OF THE SHELBURN HOTEL. UH, I'VE BEEN A PLANNER AND A [03:50:01] DEVELOPER FOR, UH, SINCE 1981, LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY. SO MUCH HAS GONE ON HERE AT THIS, UH, LAST, UH, 90 MINUTES. MY, MY NOTES ARE POINTLESS. I WANNA REVERT BACK TO MY PLANNING KNOWLEDGE IS IF I WOULD'VE KNOWN THAT IF YOU'RE OVER BUDGET OR NOT GONNA MEET IRR, YOU CAN COME BACK AND GET ADDITIONAL FAR. I SPENT A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS AT THE SHELBURN HOTEL IN RENOVATING THAT PROJECT. IN TOTAL, I'M IN FOR OVER $300 MILLION. COMMISSIONER. I'M NOT MAKING A HECK OF A LOT OF MONEY EITHER, BUT I'M NOT COMING BACK FOR EXTRA FAR. LET'S PUT ON MY DEVELOPER HAT. I'VE BEEN A DEVELOPER FOR 40 ODD YEARS. UM, THERE'S TIMES WHERE THERE'S A WINDFALL ON A PROJECT AND TIMES A PROJECT DOESN'T WORK OUT. I KNOW FOR A FACT EVERYBODY THAT WE RAN THE NUMBERS ON BUYING THE SITE FROM RECEIVERSHIP AFTER MICHAEL SCHWA, AND MY NUMBER WAS $200 MILLION. I DON'T COME ANYWHERE NEAR THE NUMBER THAT THE CURRENT OWNER PAID. YOU HAVE TO PAY TOO MUCH TO WIN A PROJECT, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY HE GETS TO COME BACK AND ASK FOR ADDITIONAL HEIGHT WHEN THERE IS AN HPB ORDER IN PLACE, NOT ONLY IN HPB ORDER, BUT AS MY COUNSEL SAID, THERE'S A AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE LANDOWNERS THAT RUNS WITH THE LAND. AND WHY IS THAT BEING OPENED UP NOW WITH THIS NEW PROFFER AGREEMENT? UM, I HEARD ABOUT IT ON OCTOBER 5TH, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING THAT MEETING. I'VE HEARD NOTHING SINCE OCTOBER 5TH. I HAVEN'T SEEN THE GUARDRAILS, THE GUIDELINES. I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING. AND, AND IT'S NOT, AND IT'S NOT ABOUT 15 FEET OR 25 FEET, WHATEVER IT IS, IT'S ABOUT WAS IT? WELL, YESTERDAY'S PLANNING DECISION BE NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE IN THE FUTURE. AND I THINK THAT IF A DEAL IS A DEAL, A DEAL IS A DEAL. AND, AND WHAT, WHAT CAN I HAVE 30 SECONDS JUST TO FINISH UP? I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THE DEBATE ABOUT THE CITIES IN TALLAHASSEE AND ABOUT LOSING CONTROL, LOSING PLANNING, PLANNING GUIDELINES, LOSING CERTAINTY. AND I FEEL FOR YOU, AND I HOPE YOU FEEL FOR ME, BECAUSE I'VE LOST CERTAINTY IN PLANNING DECISIONS ALSO. AND I'M THE ONE STANDING HERE LOOKING TO RELY ON WHAT WAS GIVEN OUT BY THE CITY AND THE HPB IN 2021. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR INDULGENCE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MR. MANAGER, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. JEFFREY BASS IS MY NAME. 1515 IS MY ADDRESS. I'LL BE BRIEF. I LOVE LLOYD MANDEL. I REPRESENT LLOYD MANDEL. I REPRESENT THE MARSAI I HAVE FOR DECADES. I'M HERE BECAUSE, UM, WE, UH, HAD TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THIS AS TO HOW IT WOULD AFFECT THE MARSAI. AND WE DID. AND IF I LOOK TIRED, IT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK SEVEN DAYS A WEEK WITH THE OWNERSHIP OF THE RALEIGH TO REACH AN AGREEMENT THAT WOULD ALLOW THE RALEIGH TO PROCEED WHILE PROTECTING MR. MANDEL, HIS FAMILY AND HIS FAMILY'S INVESTMENT. HERE. OF ALL THE THINGS YOU'RE GONNA HEAR TODAY, I WANNA SAY JUST A COUPLE THINGS THAT I THINK ARE QUINTESSENTIALLY RELEVANT. THE DEVELOPER'S TEAM HAS DEALT WITH US WITH IMPECCABLE GRACE, RESPONSIVENESS, HUMANENESS AND POLITENESS. AND THROUGH THAT WE WERE ABLE TO BRIDGE OUR DIFFERENCES AND REACH AN AGREEMENT WHICH WAS SIGNED AND ENFORCEABLE REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU VOTE. I MIGHT ADD THEY DIDN'T NEED TO DO THAT, BUT REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU VOTE, WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT BOTH PIECES OF WHAT'S BEFORE YOU BECAUSE THEY'RE OF EQUAL DIGNITY TO US. GIVING THE FAR IS ONE THING, BUT WHERE THAT FAR IS SUBSEQUENTLY DEPLOYED IS ANOTHER. AND DEPLOYING THAT FAR WITH ADDITIONAL HEIGHT IS THE MOST GENTLE WAY TO DEPLOY IT FOR THE MARSAI. AND SO WE ARE HERE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT BOTH OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE BEFORE YOU. THEY'VE BEEN A GOOD NEIGHBOR. THEY'VE BEEN A GREAT NEIGHBOR THUS FAR. AND I THINK THAT THE, UM, REENERG OF THIS SITE IS GONNA BE A GREAT THING FOR THE CITY. AND MR. MANDELA IS HERE WITH ME. UH, YOU COULD JUST EITHER AGREE WITH WHAT I SAID, DISAGREE WITH WHAT I SAID, OR YOU CAN, I'M GONNA MAKE A QUICK COMMENT. OKAY. I VERY MUCH HOPE HE WOULD AGREE. HE'S PAYING YOU , UH, MAYOR MINOR AND ALL COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU. UM, AS THE VERY LONG TIME OPERATOR OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTY TO THE, UH, TO THE RALEIGH PROJECT, WHICH IS DONE TREMENDOUS DAMAGE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND ALSO TO MY OPERATION, LEAVING IT AS IT IS. UM, I WILL JUST ADD ONE THING. PERSONALLY, I'M INCREASING INCREDIBLY IMPRESSED BY DEALING WITH, WITH, UM, GENIS AND HIS CREW. THEY'VE BEEN HONEST, THEY'VE BEEN SINCERE AND, AND THEY'VE BEEN HELPFUL. AND UH, THAT'S IN A LITTLE BIT IN [03:55:01] CONTRAST TO MY DEALINGS WITH, UH, THE SCH GROUP PREVIOUSLY. UH, I HOPE THAT THEY CAN SUCCEED IN THIS PROJECT. IT'LL BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND UH, I SUPPORT THEM. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY, DIDN'T CATCH YOUR NAME. MY NAME IS LLOYD MANDEL FROM THE MARSAI HOTEL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME IS DAVID WALKER. I'M A RESIDENT OF MIAMI BEACH. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK AND HEARING EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED TODAY. AND I CAN ONLY SPEAK NOT TECHNICALLY WHAT'S GOING ON. 'CAUSE IT'S VERY COMPLIC COMPLICATED. COME LITTLE CLOSER TO THE MICROPHONE. IT'S VERY COMPLICATED AND THAT'S NOT MY FIELD AT ALL. SO STANDING UP HERE AND BEING, UH, COMING HERE FOR 30 YEARS AND BEING A RESIDENT FOR 15 YEARS, THE RALEIGH, I ACTUALLY HAD MY HONEYMOON THERE SO IT, I KNOW . SO IT REALLY MEANS A LOT TO ME AND GETTING TO KNOW THE AREA AND SEEING THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING ON AND THE REVITALIZATION AND THE BEAUTIFICATION THAT IT'S BRINGING TO THE CITY. 'CAUSE I REALLY DO LOVE THE CITY MEANS A LOT. AND I'M SPEAKING FOR RESIDENTS THAT I'M FRIENDS WITH ALL OVER THE TOWN. AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED. WE SEE THESE NEW PROJECTS BEING RENOVATED IN AN AREA AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND IT LOOKS GREAT. I MEAN, I'M NOT GONNA GET INTO, 'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW THE REVENUES AND ALL THAT HAS TO BE FAIR FOR EVERYBODY. BUT GETTING TO KNOW JENIS AND HIS CREW, WHAT I DO KNOW ABOUT THEM IS THEY GENUINELY CARE WHAT'S GONNA BE RIGHT AND WHAT'S GONNA WORK WELL AND WHAT'S GONNA LOOK WELL. AND THAT TO ME GOES A LONG WAY. AND THE COMMISSION ITSELF, STANDING UP AND KEEPING EVERYTHING IN LINE IS VERY IMPORTANT AND I RESPECT THAT COMPLETELY. BUT IT'S GONNA BE AN UNBELIEVABLE PROJECT, LIKE OTHER PROJECTS THAT YOU GUYS ARE PROVEN ALONG THE STRIP THERE. AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING GREAT FOR THE CITY THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO AND I KNOW A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS LOOK FORWARD TO AS WELL. GREAT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS ROSIE REINO. I LIVE AT 8 9 9 WEST AVENUE, WHICH IS BETWEEN ALTON ROAD AND WEST AVENUE. I AM HERE TO DISCUSS THAT ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT. ALL DECISIONS MADE IN TALLAHASSEE SHOULD NOT OVERRIDE THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE. OUR COMMUNITIES DESERVE A MEANINGFUL VOICE IN DECISIONS THAT AFFECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND OUR OWN FUTURES. WE HEAR PROMISES OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, YET TINY STUDIOS OF LESS THAN 500 FEET ARE GOING FOR $3,000 IN RENT OR PURCHASE PRICE OF AROUND A HALF A MILLION, IF NOT MORE. IS THIS TRULY AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR IS THIS YET A, OR IS THIS YET A LAW CREATED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DEVELOPERS TO BUILD MASSIVE SKYSCRAPERS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. AT 8 2 4 ELTON ROAD, WE FACE A PROPOSED SKYSCRAPER, WHICH WHILE MAJOR STREET RISING AND INFRASTRUCTURE WORK PLANNED ALONG WEST AVENUE, JUST ONE BLOCK AWAY WITH EXISTING TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND FLOODING CONCERNS, WE MUST CONSIDER THE COMBINED IMPACT ON OUR ROADS, DRAINAGE, PARKING, EMERGENCY ACCESS, WATER SUPPLY, AND SEWAGE SYSTEMS. I'M ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION, DUST, AIR, QUALITY NOISE, YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION THAT SERIOUSLY AFFECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE. HAVING WITNESSED THE AFTERMATH OF NINE 11 IN NEW YORK CITY, I TAKE AIRBORNE CAN TOWN AND IT'S VERY SERIOUSLY. RESIDENTS DESERVE PROPER ASSESSMENTS AND ENFORCEABLE PROTECTIONS. FOR 14 YEARS, MY BALCONY HAS BEEN MY SANCTUARY, A PLACE FOR PEACE. I MEDITATE WITH MY DOG, ZION BY MY SIDE. I READ, SPEND TIME WITH MY FRIENDS, EAT ALL MY MEALS THERE BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A DINING ROOM IN MY APARTMENT. I'VE ENJOYED, ENJOYED COUNTLESS SUNRISES AND SO MANY MAGICAL RAINBOWS IN THE SKY AFTER THE RAIN. AND NOW I'M FACING THE POSSIBILITY OF LOSING ALL THOSE BEAUTIFUL VIEWS AND THE CONNECTION WITH NATURE. AND THROUGH THE YEARS OF, THROUGH THE YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION WITH DEEPLY AFFECT MY LIFE AND MY NEIGHBOR, MY NEIGHBOR'S LIVES. COMMISSIONERS, WE, WE KNOW YOU LIVE HERE TOO AND UNDERSTAND WHAT IS AT STAKE. THIS IS BIGGER THAN ONE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S ABOUT PROTECTING SOUTH BEACH, OUR HOMES, AND THE CHARACTER OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. WE'RE AND THE LIVE LOCAL ITEMS ARE ABOUT 10 OF THEM. WE'RE GONNA DISCUSS IT AT AROUND FIVE O'CLOCK. OKAY, GREAT. OKAY. THANKS. HI EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. UH, MY NAME'S GABRIEL KRIEGER. I LIVE ON 26 COLLINS, UH, VERY NEAR TO THE DEVELOPMENT. I DRIVE PAST IT EVERY DAY. IT'S BEEN VACANT FOR 10 YEARS. I'VE BEEN COMING TO MIAMI BEACH 'CAUSE MY GRANDPARENTS LIVED THERE SINCE I WAS A CHILD. I'VE GOT VERY FOND MEMORIES OF THE SITE. UM, I BELIEVE A RAISING TIDE RISES EVERYTHING AROUND IT. UM, I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT'S COMING HERE. UH, AND I'M VERY IN SUPPORT OF THIS MOTION AND YEAH, GOOD ADVICE. YOU SAY. THANK YOU. IF THERE'S NO ONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE, I'M GONNA GO TO BRIAN POWELL. MR. POWELL STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. FOUR, [04:00:01] LET'S GO TO THE NEXT. HI, THIS IS, UH, BRIAN POWELL. HI, THIS IS BRIAN POWELL. I LIVE AT 1800 COLLINS AVENUE, SO DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE RALLY PROJECT. SO I'M ACTUALLY WATCHING THEM RIGHT NOW, UH, UM, WHILE I'M WORKING, UH, WHILE THEM, THEM WORKING ON THE PROJECT. SO I AGREE THAT I'M FOR THE, THE WHOLE REVITALIZATION OF THE PROJECT AND THE CONSTRUCTION THAT'S HAPPENING AND LOOK FORWARD TO IT. BUT THE HEIGHT RESTRICTION IS SOMETHING THAT I'M NOT IN AGREEMENT WITH AND I AM TOTALLY, UH, WITH THE SHELBURN HOTEL ACROSS THE STREET FOR ME. UM, YOU KNOW, THAT ADDITIONAL HEIGHT IS GOING TO REALLY HURT THEIR BUSINESS OVERALL IN TERMS OF LIKE THE TOWER HEIGHT. AND I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S RIGHT. I THINK THAT THERE'S ANOTHER WAY THAT THE RALLY CAN FIND ADDITIONAL SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR THEM TO THEN CREATE THE PROFIT VALUE THAT THEY NEED TO CREATE IN ORDER FOR THE PROJECT TO GO FORWARD. SO I KNOW THAT THERE IS ANOTHER WAY AND, AND THE DEVELOPERS YOU NEED TO LOOK AT FIGURING OUT LIKE WHAT'S A BETTER WAY OF DOING THAT BESIDES JUST RAISING THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING. UM, AND YOU KNOW, HAVING ANOTHER TOWER HERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, I'M WATCHING THE SHORE CLUB GO ACROSS THE STREET. AND THEN THE LIVE LOCAL ACT ALSO WANTS TO PUT ANOTHER HUGE TOWER HERE DIRECTLY NEXT TO MY BUILDING AT 1826 COLLINS. SO HAVING CONSTRUCTION FOR THE NEXT FIVE, SIX YEARS, YOU KNOW, AND ALL AROUND ME IS NOT GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA BE PLEASANT FOR ME, UM, TO BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH ON A DAILY BASIS. SO, YOU KNOW, I CERTAINLY, AGAIN, I'M FOR THE PRO THE RALLY PROJECT, BUT I JUST THINK THAT THEY CAN FIND ANOTHER WAY TO, UM, TO FIGURE OUT FOR THEM TO BE PROFITABLE, UM, WITHOUT ADDING ADDITIONAL HEIGHT TO THE BUILDING. THANKS. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER IS LYLE STERN. MR. STERN, GO AHEAD. HELLO. GOOD MORNING. I, I APOLOGIZE THAT I COULDN'T BE THERE IN PERSON TODAY. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANTLY IMPORTANT PROJECT IN THE CITY. LYLE STERN, SIX 90 LINCOLN ROAD, UH, I'M SPEAKING TODAY. IT JUST IS A, IS A RESIDENT, UH, EVEN THOUGH THE LINCOLN ROAD BOARD HAS ALREADY SUPPORTED THIS PROJECT, I THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO CALL, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SITES WE HAVE IN OUR CITY, AND IT CONNECTS THE, THE ONGOING TRANSITION OF THE COLLINS AVENUE CORRIDOR FROM LINCOLN ROAD UP TO THE PROPOSED CASA CYPRIANI. IT HAS SET IDLE FOR YEARS, ALMOST A DECADE, AND JUST CONTRIBUTES TO THIS BROKEN TOOTH IMPACT, UH, THAT WE HAVE ALONG THE ENTIRE STREET. SO MANY PROJECTS THAT ARE, THAT ARE STUCK, NOT MOVING FORWARD, SLOW BEHIND. WE HAVE A DEVELOPER WHO HAS, WHO HAS GONE OUT OF HIS, OUT OF HIS WAY TO SHORE UP THE PROJECT AND TO CLEAN UP THE SITE TO MAKE IT, UH, A MUCH BETTER CONTRIBUTOR TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. FOR NOW, UM, WE'RE A COMMUNITY THAT WANTS TO SEE THIS STRETCH OF COLLINS AVENUE IMPROVED. WE WANT TO HAVE A COHESIVE DISTRICT. WE'RE BUILDING A BEAUTIFUL NEW CONVENTION CENTER. THE DELANO HAS JUST REOPENED, AND IT'S TIME FOR THIS PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD. UH, I I, I URGE YOU, UH, TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT TODAY, IF STARTED TODAY IS, IS AS WE KNOW FROM THE AGREEMENT THAT THE MAYOR HAS ASKED FOR, IT'LL TAKE YEARS, UH, TO COMPLETE. WE MUST START, UH, THE PROCESSING AT THE SITE ACTIVATED. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ DID A SPECTACULAR JOB IN POINTING OUT THE ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION THAT THIS SITE WILL MAKE TO, TO OUR CITY AND TO OUR RESIDENTS. SO, UH, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I URGE YOUR SUPPORT TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER IS DANIEL ALDO. YES. HI, COMMISSIONER. MY NAME IS DANIEL ERALDO, SEVEN 30 10TH STREET AND THE RALEIGH HOTEL. I BLAME IT ON THE COMMISSION. IT'S A COMMISSION UNDER DAN GELBER THAT CHANGED THE ZONING TO ALLOW UP TO 200 FEET TOWER, AND WHEN IT WENT FOR THE ZONING, THEY SAID IT'D BE UP TO THE HPB MYSELF. WHILE I LED MDPL DURING THE MIDDLE OF COVID AND THE HARDWORKING ADVOCACY COMMITTEE MEMBERS, WE HAVE PHOTOS OF THEM WEARING MASKS AT THE RALEIGH WITH MICHAEL SCHAU WORKING ON HOW WE CAN KEEP THAT BUILDING STANDING. I'M DISGUSTED TO SEE COMMISSIONER SUAREZ CONTINUED A TAX ON, MYSELF INCLUDED. WE JUST DID, WHICH SAY, SAID SOMETHING THAT THE IG DID NOT FIND. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY SORT OF PAY TO PLAY. I DON'T KNOW WHY MDPL DIDN'T READ THE REPORT AND RESPOND ACCORDINGLY. THIS IS ALL, UH, SHONDA, TO BE HONEST, AND YOU SHOULD NOT DO FAR INCREASE ON THIS SITE. IT IS RIDICULOUS. THANK YOU. NEXT CALLER IS, UH, WAYNE ROBERTS. PLEASE GO AHEAD. NOT WORTH MY TIME. MY POSITION IS THAT, UH, ALTHOUGH IT ADDS 25% FAR TO AN ALREADY INCREASE IN FAR, UH, FIVE YEARS AGO, AND THAT'S A CONSISTENT PROCESS IN MIAMI BEACH WHERE A DEVELOPER SELLS THE PROPERTY OR GOES SHOWS PROPERTIES, ESPECIALLY, UH, BECAUSE HE WENT [04:05:01] BANKRUPT. UH, A NEW OWNER TAKES OVER AND, AND JUST LIKE THE EPIC CURIAN SITE DEMANDS, UH, UH, MORE FAR, AND IN THE CASE OF ALTON ROAD, IT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY MORE THAN THIS REQUEST. IT'S ONLY 25% RATHER THAN, UH, I DON'T KNOW, A HUNDRED, 120%. SO, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M TORN ON THIS BECAUSE I THINK IN THE FUTURE, I THINK THE EIGHT, THE, THE CITY COMMISSION, UH, NEEDS TO PRESERVE NOT ONLY THE BUILDING, BUT THE PROPERTY AND THAT WE SHOULDN'T ADD TOWERS TO THE BACKEND OF OUR HISTORIC HOTELS BECAUSE IT REALLY KILLED IT. IF YOU LOOK AT, IF YOU LOOK AT, UH, UH, THE HOTEL NEXT TO THE FOUNTAIN BLUE, THE, UH, EDEN ROCK, THEY DID THAT IN THE EIGHTIES AND IT, IT, IT, IT KILLED THE PROPERTY. SO WHY WE CONTINUE THAT PATH, I HAVE NO IDEA. I GUESS IT ADDS VALUATION AND IT ADDS, UH, ACTORS TAX BASE. I THINK THAT'S THE REASONING. BUT, UM, UH, I FEEL SORRY FOR THIS GUY. I THINK, YOU KNOW, HE, HE, HE MADE THE INVESTMENT, YOU KNOW, 25%, LIKE, UH, IT'S, IT'S 10% IN HEIGHT, 12% IN HEIGHT, AND 25 5% IN FAR. AND I THINK YOUR, YOUR JUDGE, YOUR RULING IS STRICTLY F-A-F-A-R. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HEIGHT. IT GIVES HIM THE ABILITY TO GO HIGHER. UH, UH, I, I, I WOULD HOPE THAT HE WOULD MAKE A, A PROFIT THAT HE WOULDN'T ASK FOR MORE BASED ON WHATEVER THIS IS, UH, THAT, UH, THIS WOULD BE THE LIMIT. AND ALSO I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE, SHE BORN DID MAKE A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT IN THE CITY UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THAT WHEN YOU BUY SOMETHING, YOU DON'T JUST CHANGE THE LAWS THE WAY THE COMMISSION DOES, YOU KNOW, THE NEIGHBORS GET AFFECTED. THANK YOU, MR. ROBINSON. UH, I THINK, UH, HE SHOULD GET 15, 20, 25, 30 MILLION TO THE SHOW BORNE FOR HIS LOSS. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THERE'S NO OTHER SPEAKERS ON, UH, ZOOM. CAN WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? I, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ALREADY. OLIVER MAYOR, COULD THE COMMISSION INCLUDE AS PART OF YOUR MOTION A WAIVER OF THE ZONING CYCLE? SO SECOND READING CAN OCCUR IN NOVEMBER? YES. AND THIS VOTE INCLUDES THE, UM, VOLUNTARY PROFFER AND, AND WE CAN WORK OUT THE DETAILS OF HOW THAT WILL BE MEMORIALIZED PRIOR TO SECOND READING. OKAY. SO I'LL HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR FERNANDEZ. I HAD WELL, WELL, IS IS THE, THE VOLUNTARY PROFFER IS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF TWO INFRASTRUCTURE, CORRECT? RIGHT. CALL THE VOTE. I ALSO HAD THE SUNSET PROVISION ENDING IN 2031. THANK YOU. UH, I'M GONNA CALL THE ROLE IT'LL BE EFFECTIVE FOR BOTH AI AND, AH, UH, COMMISSIONER MATTEL SALINAS? NO. OH MY GOD. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER BOTS? YES. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. YES. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. CAN YOU GET TO ME LAST, I, SORRY, , I HAVE TO GO IN ORDER UNLESS YOUR COLLEAGUES SAY YES, I'M HAPPY TO VOTE YES. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ IS A YES. MAYOR MINOR IS THE LAST ONE I AM WAITING FOR COMMISSIONER EREZ, JUST TO BE CLEAR, GIMME A MINUTE. SURE. WHILE WE'RE WAITING, UH, RALPH, THIS NEEDS A SIX SEVEN VOTE TO, UH, PASS, CORRECT. RR FIVE AI NEEDS SIX, SEVEN SLOPE. [04:11:27] JUST GIMME ANOTHER MINUTE. OKAY, GUYS, THEY CAN UP THOSE MINUTES ARE DOG YEAR MINUTES . PERFECT. HUH? WHAT? NO, IF, IF I MAY THROUGH THE MIRROR, I, I WOULD SAY, IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, THIS HAS BEEN AN, AN ITEM THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED AT GREAT LENGTH, UM, OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF MONTHS. WE'VE DISCUSSED IT AT GREAT LENGTH TODAY. WE'VE HAD VERY ROBUST CONVERSATIONS. I THINK IT'S, IT'S DISRESPECTFUL TO THE PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ISSUE TO SPEND MORE THAN A MINUTE OR TWO REALLY THINKING ABOUT THINGS. AND, YOU KNOW, I I'M LOOKING AT THE BODY LANGUAGE, THE, AT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE AFFECTED BY THIS. AND RESPECTFULLY, I WOULD JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, IT'S A FIRST READING, EITHER WROTE, NO, THE ITEM FAILS. I'LL REGISTER A NO VOTE. SO THERE'S NO NEED TO TAKE A ROLL CALL ON R FIVE. AH, THEN 1250, LET'S, UH, COME BACK AT 10 TO TWO. I'D LOVE TO HEAR PEOPLE MAP OUT A PATH FORWARD THERE. F*****G PLEASE STAND BY. WE ARE GOING ON AIR IN 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. WELCOME BACK TO THE, UH, COMMISSION MEETING. WE'RE GONNA START WITH THE SUT NICK FORUM. UH, WE, UH, HAD A LATE MORNING, UH, WE HAD A LATE MORNING SESSION. SO WE'RE, UH, WE'RE, UH, STARTING A SUT NICK FORUM A LITTLE LATER THAN WE NORMALLY WOULD, BUT, UH, PLEASE, WE CAN GET STARTED. SO, MAYOR, BEFORE WE BEGIN THE DR. STANLEY SUT CITIZENS FORUM, PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT ALL SPEAKERS ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN PROPER DECORUM AND PRESERVE ORDER DURING THE PROCEEDINGS. NO PERSON SHALL BY SPEECH OR OTHERWISE DELAY OR INTERRUPT PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY, COMMISSION OR DISTURB. ANY PERSON HAVING THE FLOOR, ANY PERSON, ANY PERSON MAKING IRRELEVANT, IMP, PERTINENT OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS, WILL BECOMES BOISTEROUS. WHILE ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO BE OUT OF ORDER TO ENSURE EFFICIENCY. SPEAKERS ARE REQUESTED TO LIMIT THE REMARKS TO MATTERS RELATING TO THE CITY, UH, WITHIN THE DESIGNATED TIME LIMIT. PLEASE BE CAUTIONED THAT ANY PERSON WHO FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THESE REQUIREMENTS MAY BE PROHIBITED FROM MAKING ADDITIONAL COMMENTS DURING THE MEETING AND DIRECTED TO RELINQUISH THE PODIUM AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO REMOVAL FROM THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS IF HE OR SHE FAILS TO RELINQUISH THE PODIUM, WHICH OTHERWISE DISRUPTIVE OR INTERFERES WITH ORDERLY BUSINESS OF THE COMMISSION. ALSO, DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS, THERE WILL BE NO AUDIO VISUAL PRESENTATIONS DURING THES FORUM. HOWEVER, IF YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION OR OTHER MATERIALS [04:15:01] YOU WOULD LIKE DISTRIBUTED TO THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COMMISSION, PLEASE SEND THEM TO THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ADDRESS, CITY CLERK@MIAMIBEACHFL.GOV. OR ALTERNATIVELY, YOU MAY PHYSICALLY HAND COPIES OF THE PRESENTATIONS DIRECTLY TO THE CITY CLERK. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, AND EVERYONE HERE TODAY. MY NAME IS CHRIS CORDERO, AND ALONG WITH MY PARTNER ROBERT GLEASON, WE'RE THE PRODUCERS OF A THREE DAY BEACH FRONT EVENT ON DECEMBER 3RD THROUGH FIFTH WITH THE NATIONAL HOTEL ON THE BEACH IN THE ART BASEL ZONE, APPROVED BY THIS COMMISSION AT THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER. WE WANNA BE CLEAR, WE'RE NOT HERE TO OPPOSE OUR BASEL, WE'RE HERE TO CONTRIBUTE TO WHAT MAKES ART WEEK IN MIAMI BEACH. SO SPECIAL ART COMES IN MANY FORMS AND MUSIC IS ONE OF THEM. OUR HELEN ARTIST IS A GRAMMY NOMINATED LOCAL RESIDENT, AND WE BELIEVE BRINGING WORLDCLASS MUSIC TO OUR BEACHFRONT ADS TO THE CULTURAL EXPERIENCE THAT MAKES MIAMI BEACH UNIQUE. MIAMI BEACH ISN'T JUST WHERE I DO BUSINESS, IT'S MY HOME. I WAS BORN IN MOUNT SINAI. MY SON WAS BORN IN MOUNT SINAI. FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS, I WORKED IN MIAMI BEACH HOSPITALITY. I LOVED THIS CITY. I WAS RAISED IN MORTON TOWERS, WHICH IS NOW THE FLAMINGO FROM 2020 TO 2024. WE PRODUCED EVENTS AT THE SLS DURING ART BASEL WITH SIMILAR CAPACITIES AND SIMILAR HOURS OPERATION. WE SUBMITTED OUR PERMIT APPLICATION IN JUNE NATIONAL. ALSO HOTEL OWNER REACH OUT TO ART BASEL IN AUGUST, AND THE COMMISSION APPROVED OUR EVENT IN SEPTEMBER. YET THE CITY FORMER REQUEST TO ART BASEL WASN'T SENT UNTIL OCTOBER 1ST, LEAVING US VERY LITTLE TIME TO ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS. WE'RE WILLING WORK, WE'RE WILLING TO WORK THROUGH REASONABLE RESTRICTIONS REGARDING SOUND, TRAFFIC, SECURITY, AND CROWD MANAGEMENT. OUR EVENT IS PROTECTED TO DIRECT 763,000 TO 1 MILLION TOWARD MIAMI-DADE VENDORS EMPLOY APPROXIMATELY 150 LOCAL WORKERS AND POTENTIALLY GENERATE $151,000 IN CITY RECEIPTS. THIS IS A LUXURY BEACHFRONT EVENT, PROFESSIONALLY OPERATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A NATIONAL HOTEL DESIGNED TO COMPLIMENT OUR BASEL, NOT COMPETE WITH IT. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT, WE'RE ASKING FOR A FAIR OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR EVENT. THIS COMMISSION HAS MOVED, AS OUR BASEL DISCUSSES THIS FUTURE WITH MIAMI BEACH TODAY. I HOPE THERE'S ROOM FOR COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL OPERATORS WHO HAVE DEDICATED THEIR LIVES TO THE CITY. WE WANT OUR BASEL TO SUCCEED. WE WANT MIAMI BEACH TO SUCCEED, AND WE BELIEVE OUR EVENT CAN HELP BOTH SUCCEED. ALL WE'RE ASKING FOR IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. THANK YOU. HELLO EVERYBODY. I'M SORRY. YOUR NAME. YOUR NAME. MY NAME IS PATRICK LALA. I JUST, UH, LIVE IN MIAMI BEACH. AND, UH, I'M A LITTLE BIT ANNOYED BECAUSE THE WAY MIAMI BEACH PROMOTES, I KNOW EVERYBODY'S GOING TO HAVE MORE AND MORE BICYCLE, ELECTRIC OR NOT OR WHATSOEVER. WE SPEND SO MUCH MONEY FOR THE BOARDING WALK IN, UH, MIAMI BEACH ON THE BEACH, BUT WE CAN'T EVEN SPEND THE MONEY FOR PAINTING PART OF PAINTING TO HAVE ENOUGH BICYCLE, UH, ROAD FOR THE, IN MIAMI BEACH. I MEAN, I GO BETWEEN 40 STREET AND 64. WHERE I LIVE ON COLLINS IS NO BICYCLE, UH, SPACE. AND YOU HAVE TO PROTECT THE BICYCLE. I KNOW WE HAVE LOT OF CRAZY PEOPLE, BUT IN A, IN A BICYCLE, BUT MAYBE WE SHOULD DO SOMETHING WORK AND MAKE IT UP TO DATE. MAYBE INSURANCE FOR ANY ELECTRIC SPEED, THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. THE SPEED ON EVERY SCOOTER, OR YOU CALL IT SCOOTER OR TO NET OR WHATEVER YOU CALL IT, BUT IS, IS UNBELIEVABLE. THE CITY BIKE TODAY, THERE'S STILL BICYCLE, BUT IN EUROPE, THEY'RE ALL ELECTRIC. AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE AND MORE IN MIAMI BEACH. YOU HAVE TO BE UP TO DATE AND MAYBE DO SOMETHING FOR, BE ABLE TO GO ON THE BOARDWALK, MAYBE SOMETHING WITH THE SPEED LIMIT. YOU PROTECT THE BIKE, THE CARS, THE CARS HAVE TO GO ON THE SPEED LIMIT. WHY DON'T YOU DO THE SAME THING WITH THE SCOOTER OR WHATEVER. I DON'T KNOW. YOU ARE THE ONE WHO SHOULD MAKE DECISION WHAT TO DO, BUT PLEASE, THE BOARDWALK IS BEAUTIFUL. WE CAN'T EVEN GO OVER THERE BECAUSE WE, WE HAVE TO WALK. I CAN'T WALK. I'M ON DCAP. HAVE ELECTRIC BICYCLE BECAUSE THAT'S WHY HE HELP ME TO WALK AROUND. PLEASE LISTEN. I'M SURE MY BEACH IS UP TO DATE, THEN DO THE RIGHT THING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HELLO, NICK GAR, UM, MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS, AND, UH, IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK IN FRONT OF YOU AND FOR EVERYONE HERE. MY, MY COMPANY IS CHARIOT LIVING AND WE ARE BRINGING WHOOSH TRANSPORT TO MIAMI-DADE, NOT JUST MIAMI BEACH. I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE, UH, A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON. UH, RECENTLY. I'VE, UH, SPOKEN TO, UH, RETO. I'VE SPOKEN TO THE TWO MAYORS MAYOR OF, UH, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, UM, MAYOR OF, UM, [04:20:01] UH, MIAMI, UM, MAYOR OF MIAMI BEACH. UM, AND, UH, FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT WHOOSH IS, UH, IT IS, UM, IT LOOKS LIKE A CABLE CAR, BUT IT IS NOT A CABLE CAR. IT, IT IS LIKE A, A NETWORK OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES 30 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. YOU TELL IT WHERE YOU WANT TO GO 24 7, IT TAKES YOU THERE NONSTOP, ABOVE THE TRAFFIC. IT IS A GAME CHANGER FOR EVERYTHING. I MEAN, MOBILITY FOR AFFORDABILITY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, YOU NAME IT, UM, DEVELOPED A GOOGLE. UH, THEY DIDN'T WANT TO BUILD A $700 MILLION PARKING STRUCTURE. SO THEY GOT THEIR BEST AND BRIGHTEST. THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST ARE NOW THE CEO OF SWIFT CITIES. I HAVE A DEAL WITH SWIFT CITIES TO, TO BRING THIS HERE AND TO, I'M WORKING THE REAL ESTATE ANGLE TO DEVELOP BUILDINGS WHERE THEY GO DIRECTLY INTO THE BUILDING. UM, THAT IS NEXT STEP. THE FIRST STEP IS BUILDING THE NETWORK. AND I'VE BEEN ENCOURAGED BY THE PROGRESS THAT WE'RE MAKING HERE. AND, UM, I JUST WANTED TO TELL EVERYONE THAT HELP IS ON THE WAY. AND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE, YOU CAN GO TO CHARIOT LIVING.COM AND LEARN ALL ABOUT SWIFT CITIES AND THE WHOOSH SYSTEM, UH, PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT IN ANAHEIM, IRVINE, TOKYO DOME, JAPAN, UM, SAUDI ARABIA. YOU CAN RIDE THE FULL, FULL SCALE PROTOTYPE OR, UH, PROOF OF CONCEPT IN NEW ZEALAND COMING THIS DECEMBER. UM, TECHNOLOGY IS GONNA FIX THIS. IT'S JUST NOT GONNA BE STUCK WITH THE OTHER CARS ON THE STREETS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. HELLO, AND GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS SHERRY RUBIN, AND I, UH, ON NOVEMBER 1ST, WE'LL BE LIVING ON THE BEACH FOR EIGHT YEARS. NOW. I WANNA SPEAK OUT WITH PASSION A AGAINST LIVE LOCAL. I'VE BEEN COMING TO THE BEACH SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL, AND WHILE CERTAINLY THE BEACH HAS UNDERGONE , A NUMBER OF IT WAS A WHILE AGO SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL, HAS UNDERGONE A NUMBER OF CHANGES AND HAS BEEN REMADE. BUT I FEEL THAT PARTICULARLY IN SOUTH BEACH, MY HOME, MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTER AND PERSONALITY OF SOUTH BEACH PERSISTS THROUGH ALL. AND MY, IT IS MY DEEP AND HEARTFELT CONCERN. AND I KNOW I SHARE IT WITH MANY OF MY NEIGHBORS, THAT IF LIVE LOCAL GOES THROUGH, WE'LL BE WRECKED. WE WILL BECOME, NOT OVERNIGHT, BUT IN TIME, ANOTHER FOREST OF CONCRETE HIGH RISES THAT LOOKS PRETTY MUCH LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. AND MY FEAR IS, AND I'VE SEEN IT HAPPEN IN OTHER CITIES WHERE I'VE LIVED NEW YORK, CHICAGO, SAN FRANCISCO, UH, IT WILL THEN BE TOO LATE. THEN PEOPLE WILL START SAYING LIKE, OH, THE ART, IT WAS SO AMAZING. I WISH THAT WE HAD DONE A BETTER JOB OF PRESERVING IT. SO LET ME TRY TO USE THIS HALF A MINUTE TO SAY, LET'S NOT GO DOWN FOR A FAILURE OF IMAGINATION. SOUTH BEACH IS A VERY MIXED, WEIRD, WONDERFUL, WACKY PLACE, AND I WANNA KEEP IT THAT WAY, AND I WANNA KEEP THE LOW RISE, NEIGHBORLY FEEL OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD. SO I AM BEGGING EVERYONE TO THINK LONG TERM AND DON'T GIVE UP A UNIQUE GEM. OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES. AND, UH, I MENTIONED EARLIER, BUT JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GONNA HEAR AT, UH, FIVE O'CLOCK OR SHORTLY AROUND THERE, WE'RE GONNA HEAR ABOUT 10 DIFFERENT LIVED LOCAL ITEMS. BY THE WAY, WHAT'S INTERESTING, AND SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES MAY BE GETTING THIS ALSO, I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN HEARING FROM STATE LEGISLATORS NOW THIS, THERE, THERE'S, THERE'S DEFINITELY INDIVIDUALS IN TALLAHASSEE WHO ARE HAVING SERIOUS SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS. FROM YOUR MOUTH TO GOD'S EARS. AMEN. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS NICK PETRAS, A MIAMI BEACH RESIDENT. AND I'M SANDRA LONZO, A MIAMI BEACH RESIDENT, AND TOGETHER WE STARTED MISSION 50. MISSION 50 IS ITEM C SEVEN V ON THE CONSENT AGENDA TODAY. AND WE ARE RESPECTFULLY ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT. SANDRA'S A LOCAL MIAMI BEACH TENNIS COACH AND A FORMER PROFESSIONAL TENNIS PLAYER. MISSION 50 IS AN ATTEMPT TO SET A NEW GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FOR THE MOST CONSECUTIVE SINGLES TENNIS MATCHES EVER PLAYED. THIS FEBRUARY THE 19TH THROUGH THE 21ST, RIGHT HERE AT BAYSHORE PARK, THE CURRENT RECORD STANDS AT 40 MATCHES, AND OUR GOAL IS 50 MATCHES. WE ESTIMATE THIS TO TAKE 40 HOURS OF CONTINUOUS PLAY TO BREAK THE RECORD AND ABOUT 50 HOURS TO COMPLETE MISSION 50. AND THIS IS WHERE THE UNIQUE INVOLVEMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY COMES IN. 50 LOCAL TENNIS PLAYERS WILL COMPETE AGAINST SANDRA ONE MATCH AFTER ANOTHER, WHILE MANY VOLUNTEERS SUPPORT THE ATTEMPT FROM [04:25:01] START TO FINISH FROM THIS COMMUNITY. AND THEN SONDRA GETS THE REALLY HARD PART. SHE GETS TO PLAY ALL 50 MATCHES AND BREAK THE RECORD. THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY TEST OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ENDURANCE. SONDRA'S BEEN ACTIVELY TRAINING SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, AND SHE HAS AN AMAZING HEALTH TEAM OF THREE DOCTORS AND A PROFESSIONAL ENDURANCE COACH. WE WANNA THANK COMMISSIONER LAURA AND THE MANY MIAMI BEACH, UH, MEMBERS AND LOCAL BUSINESS THAT HAS ALREADY STOOD BEHIND HER TO GET US TO THIS POINT. WE BELIEVE THIS IS THE EXACT WORLD CLASS MOMENT THAT MIAMI BEACH WAS MADE FOR, AND THIS FEBRUARY WE INTEND SANDRA TO BE THE NEW GUINNESS WORLD RECORD HOLDER RIGHT HERE IN OUR HOME. WE ASK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT TODAY. THANK YOU. I HAVE GOOD NEWS. THAT ITEM PASSED ON CONSENT THIS MORNING, SO , THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CAN YOU REPEAT THE DATE WHEN IT'S GOING? 21ST AND THE 20 OR 19TH AND THE 21ST. EXCELLENT. AMAZING. I, UH, I I WOULD LOVE TO STOP BY. WE WOULD LOVE, LOVE, LOVE TENNIS, GREAT SPORT. THINK YOU SHOULD BE THERE FOR THE ENTIRE BIT. I'M NOT GONNA PLAY 50 MATCHES THOUGH. THAT IS THANK SO MUCH. I WOULD LOVE IT. YES, YOU'RE WELCOME TO. ALRIGHT. THERE YOU GO. BE KIND TO ME. UH, I'LL BE, I'LL BE, THANK YOU. YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU SHOULDN'T BE GOOD. HELLO, MY NAME'S TALIA WEB. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON THE AFFIRMATIVE FOR, UM, R SEVEN A Z. UH, IT'S ABOUT FUNDING THE MIAMI BEACH BOTS, A ROBOTICS TEAM AT THE MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, A SCHOOL WHICH I CURRENTLY ATTEND. I JOINED ROBOTICS IN SEVENTH GRADE AND SINCE THEN I'VE BEEN ON A PIPELINE TO GO TO ONE OF THE BEST COLLEGES IN THE WORLD, RIGHT? CO ROBOTICS IS UNLOCK SO MANY NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR ME AND IT CAN UNLOCK OPPORTUNITIES FOR SO MANY NEW CHILDREN. THE PROBLEM IS WE FUNDRAISED OVER $20,000, BUT OUR TEACHER HAD A THING. AND SO WE DON'T HAVE A SPONSOR. WE NEED ABOUT $10,000 FROM THE CITY IN ORDER TO SUCCESSFULLY FUND IT. ROBOTICS HAS MEANT SO MUCH TO ME. I'VE MADE SO MANY WONDERFUL FRIENDS THROUGH THERE. I'VE MET SO MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE AND IT'S WITH MIAMI BEACH BECOMING THIS NEW TECH HUB AS IT CONTINUES, RIGHT? WITH CARNEGIE MELLON COMING AND ALL THESE OTHER UNIVERSITIES JUST INTERESTED IN MIAMI BEACH. WE NEED SOME SORT OF ROBOTICS PROGRAM AND ENGINEERING PROGRAM FROM PRE-K TO, YOU KNOW, GRADUATION, RIGHT? AND THIS IS ONE KEY STEP THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO LOSE. IT TOOK MY MENTOR, ARTEM, SO MANY, SO MUCH WORK TO ESTABLISH THIS PROGRAM, AND NOW WE NEED TO MAKE SURE IT SURVIVES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I YIELD MY TIME. THANK YOU. GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. HELLO, I'M ART SOFF, A BEACH HIGH ALUM AND A VOLUNTEER COACH WITH THE MIAMI BEACH BOT SINCE THE TEAM FOUNDING IN 2019. I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF AGENDA ITEM R SEVEN DASH AZ. ONE OF THE MOST REWARDING ASPECTS OF WORKING WITH THE KIDS IS WATCHING THEM GROW THEIR CONFIDENCE AND SKILLS AS THEY'RE ASKED TO SOLVE DIFFICULT ENGINEERING CHALLENGES. AND MAKE NO MISTAKE, THESE CHALLENGES ARE DIFFICULT, NOT JUST FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, BUT FOR ENGINEERS. IF I ASKED MY ENGINEERING COLLEAGUES TODAY TO BUILD A 125 POUND EIGHT FOOT TALL ROBOT TO EXACT SPECIFICATIONS IN JUST A FEW WEEKS, THEY WOULD HAVE THEIR WORK CUT OUT FOR THEM. OUR STUDENTS DO EXACTLY THAT EVERY YEAR ON TOP OF SCHOOL AND ALL OF THEIR OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES. I'VE WATCHED STUDENTS ARRIVE ON THEIR FIRST DAY LOOK AT THE ROBOT AND WONDER WHETHER THEY'D EVER BE CAPABLE OF WORKING ON SOMETHING SO COMPLEX. YET A FEW YEARS LATER, THOSE SAME STUDENTS ARE LEADING THE TEAM TO ACCOMPLISH THIS. THEY LEARN NOT ONLY THE PURE TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIRED TO DESIGN, BUILD, AND PROGRAM THE ROBOT, BUT ALSO THE PROFESSIONAL SKILLS SUCH AS OUTREACH, SOCIAL MEDIA, FUNDRAISING, AND WORKING WITH SPONSORS AS WELL AS PROJECT MANAGEMENT REQUIRED LONG BEFORE THE TEAM STARTS PUTTING THE ROBOT TOGETHER. PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR STUDENTS LEARN TO WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM, DEVELOP INTERPERSONAL SKILLS AND PERSEVERANCE. THEY CARRY THAT PERSEVERANCE WITH THEM TO SOME OF THE TOP COLLEGES IN THE COUNTRY AND INTO THE CHALLENGES THEY TAKE ON IN THEIR COMMUNITY LIKE THEY DID IN 2020 WHEN FOLLOWING THE ROBOTIC SEASON CANCELLATION. THE TEAM CAME TOGETHER TO 3D PRINT MASKS AND FACE SHIELDS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO HELP ADDRESS THE SHORTAGES. DURING THE EARLY PHASES OF THE COVID PANDEMIC, THESE STUDENTS SAW A PROBLEM AND USED THE ENGINEERING SKILLS THEY DEVELOPED IN ROBOTICS TO HELP SOLVE IT. BUT NOW THESE STUDENTS NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO KEEP THE PROGRAM ALIVE AND REACH MORE STUDENTS FOR YEARS TO COME. AND I ASK YOU TO PLEASE SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION TO DO SO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HI, BROOKE ROBERTS, ONE 20 JEFFERSON. UH, GOOD AFTERNOON. UH, THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS FOR THOSE THAT WE'VE ALREADY HEARD POSITIVE SUPPORT FROM. AND THANK YOU MONICA FOR SPONSORING R SEVEN A Z I'M A 25 YEAR RESIDENT OF MIAMI BEACH AND, UH, A MOTHER OF A 10TH GRADER AT BEACH HIGH. THIS YEAR. I CAME ON THE BOARD OF A MEMBER OF THE MIAMI BEACH SPOTS BOOSTER CLUB THAT SUPPORTS THE ROBOTICS TEAM. AND, UH, WE FOUND OUT WE WERE LOSING [04:30:01] OUR TEACHER SPONSOR. AND WE UNDERSTAND IT'S A BIG COMMITMENT FOR A TEACHER, UH, DURING SEASON. THEY ARE THERE LONG HOURS. SO OUTTA THIS ADVERSITY, ADVERSITY IN A STRANGE WAY THAT'S OPENED THE DOOR TO, UH, THE OPPORTUNITY OF WORKING WITH THE CITY ON AN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM WITH BEACH HIGH. UH, MY DAUGHTER, TALIA, WHO YOU HEARD IS ON THE ROBOTICS TEAM. UM, FOR A KID LIKE HER, UH, THIS IS THE AIR SHE BREEZE. UM, LIKE LAST NIGHT SHE WAS WORKING ON A, I DON'T KNOW, REMOTE LAUNCH FOR A ROCKET. AND, UM, I HAVE NO IDEA. I JUST ENDED THE CONVERSATION AS I USUALLY DO SAY, DON'T FIRM DOWN THE APARTMENT AND, UH, BUT THE ROBOT, SORRY, THE ROBOTICS TEAM IS AN OUTLET FOR THIS CREATIVITY. UH, WE CHOSE BEACH HIGH INTENTIONALLY OVER PRIVATE SCHOOL BECAUSE IT IS ONE OF THE SCHOOLS TO OFFER FIRST ROBOTICS. UH, FIRST ROBOTICS IS AN INTERNATIONALLY HIGHLY REGARDED PROGRAM WITH RIGOROUS STANDARDS. UH, I HEARD SUPERINTENDENT OF THE SCHOOLS THIS MORNING SPEAK HERE AND HE TALKED ABOUT THE WONDERFUL VARIETY OF PROGRAMMING IN MIAMI BEACH'S SCHOOLS. AND THIS IS JUST ANOTHER PIECE OF THAT PUZZLE. UM, THE LOWER SCHOOLS ARE PROMOTING STEM AND, UM, OUR KIDS EVEN HAVE MENTORED IN THE, IN THE LOWER SCHOOLS AND MIAMI BEACH. UM, THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY WOULD CEMENT A CONTINUOUS PATHWAY FOR THE KIDS FROM ENGINEERING FROM PRE-K TO GRADUATION. UH, THE KIDS ON THIS TEAM, UH, ARE, WHEN THEY ENCOUNTER A CHALLENGE, THEY LOOK AROUND TO FIND A SOLUTION, AND THAT IS THE WORLD OF MIAMI IS BECOMING AS A TECH CENTER AND BEACH HIGH WITH THE CITY'S SUPPORT IS POISED TO CREATE THOSE GRADUATES THAT WILL GO ON TO FILL THOSE JOBS. UH, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE CITY. HELLO? HI, MY NAME IS RAUL RE I LIVE ON NORMAN, THE AISLE, UM, BAR, A CONDO THERE. A COUPLE YEARS AGO WE USED TO LIVE ON SOUTH BEACH IN THE MID TWO THOUSANDS. UM, BEFORE WE MOVED TO PERU, MY SON MOVED BACK UP ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO. UH, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THIS, UH, THIS CONDO AND, UM, WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT SCHOOLS FOR HIM FOR HIGH SCHOOL, WE WERE REALLY INTERESTED IN SOMETHING RELATED TO COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AND ROBOTICS. THAT'S REALLY HIS, WHAT HE WANTS TO DO WITH HIS LIFE. AND SO WE WERE LOOKING AT I PREP ACADEMY, WHICH IS OVER, OVER IN NORTH OF THE COUNTY. I WENT TO A MAGNET SCHOOL AS A KID, SO THAT WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY IN MY, IN MY HEAD. UM, BUT WHEN WE LOOKED AT THEIR PROGRAM WHERE HE WAS COMING INTO IT, IT WAS GONNA BE MOSTLY THE IB STUFF, THE INTERNATIONAL BACHELORETTE STUFF. AND SO HE WASN'T GONNA BE DOING A LOT OF THE STUFF HE WANTED TO DO. AND THEN WE SAW THAT BEACH HIGH ACTUALLY HAD THIS ROBOTICS CLUB AND IT HAD A REALLY GOOD STEM PROGRAM. AND, UM, THANKFULLY THERE, HE'S ACTUALLY HAD ONE OF HIS PROFESSORS WHO'S KIND OF BEEN A MENTOR TO HIM AND HAS HELPED HIM MOLD HIM INTO LIKE, THE STUFF HE WANTS TO DO. HE'S LOOKING TO APPLY TO, YOU KNOW, PRESTIGIOUS UNIVERSITIES LIKE MIT, CARNEGIE MELLON, UF, EVEN. UM, AND IT'S A SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL. AND SO WE STARTED THE SCHOOL YEAR OFF AND THEN THEY TOLD US THAT THERE WAS NO LONGER GONNA BE A ROBOTICS CLUB THIS YEAR. AND IT REALLY IS HEARTBREAKING TO SEE EVERYTHING WE'VE SEEN THESE KIDS DO OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS. THEY GO TO THESE AMAZING COMPETITIONS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER SEEN ANY OF THEM, LOOK THEM UP FIRST. UM, AND THEY JUST, THEY COMPETE WITH PEOPLE FROM TURKEY, FROM MOROCCO, FROM ALL OVER, ALL OVER THE, ALL OVER THE WORLD AND ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. AND SO THIS YEAR THEY HAD ACTUALLY SAID THEY WERE GONNA COMPETE IN TWO COMPETITIONS, THAT THAT WAS THEIR, UH, GOAL. AND NOW, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE KIND OF STUCK WITHOUT, UH, THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE. SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS THAT, IS TO PLEASE CONSIDER, UH, SUPPORTING THE BEACH BOTS. THEY'VE DONE FUNDRAISING THEMSELVES, THEY'VE DONE, THEY'VE RUN, UM, THEY'VE ASKED FOR GRANTS. THEY'VE, THEY'VE RAN A GOOD, REALLY GOOD PROGRAM TO GIVE MIAMI-DADE LAST YEAR. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE JUST NEED TO MAKE UP FOR THE THAT LAST PIECE. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. APPRECIATE IT. HI, MY NAME IS NA . I LIVE IN NORMAN DAL AND I'M A SENIOR AT MIAMI B SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. THIS YEAR WILL BE MY THIRD YEAR OF ROBOTICS AT BEACH HIGH. AND WE RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THE, THE SCHOOL WAS SHUTTING DOWN THE CLUB. FOR ME, THE CLUB IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT GIVES ME REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE AND ALLOWS ME TO PUT INTO PRACTICE THAT THINGS I'M MOST INTERESTED IN AND HAVE BEEN STUDYING AND LEARNING ON MY OWN THE PAST FEW YEARS, LIKE CODING AND ROBOTICS ITSELF. THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY ASKING YOU ALL TO PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ROBOTICS TEAM. THANK YOU. GOOD JOB. HELLO, MY NAME IS NATHAN WINN. I'M A SENIOR AT MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH, AND I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF JANET. ITEM R SEVEN AZ ROBOTICS HAS BEEN, BEEN A LARGE PART OF MY HIGH SCHOOL CAREER AND THE BIGGEST CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO WHY I AM TODAY. I JOINED THIS PROGRAM IN MY FRESHMAN YEAR AND CLIMBED MY WAY UP TO THE ROLE OF CLUB PRESIDENT AS A GIRL, AS A STUDENT, MY INTEREST SKILLS AND CAREER ASPIRATIONS, ASPIRATIONS, I WOUNDED BY MY, BY MY TIME IS SPENT WITH THE MIAMI BEACH BOTS. I TRULY BELIEVE I WOULD, I WOULD BE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PERSON IF I NEVER JOINED A ROBOTICS TEAM, WHICH IS WHY I THINK THIS PROGRAM SHOULD BE PRESERVED SO THAT [04:35:01] STUDENTS AND FUTURE ENGINEERS IN COMING YEARS CAN HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES AND GROWTH THAT I WAS GIVEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR. AND, UM, UH, COMMISSIONERS. I AM TERRIBLE AT PUBLIC SPEAKING, BUT THE STUDENTS HAVE INSPIRED ME TO COME HERE TODAY. UM, TO SUPPORT AN AGENDA ARE SEVEN A Z UM, I WANNA SHARE WITH YOU THE ACCOMPLISHMENT THE STUDENTS HAVE. THROUGH THE PAST SEVEN YEARS, THEY'VE REACHED OUT TO DIFFERENT COMPANIES LIKE, UM, EPS, UH, WALDEN ELECTRONICS AND FIRST ROBOTICS TO SPONSOR THEIR PROGRAM. AND THEY, UM, THEY, UH, COLLECT OVER 15,000 EACH YEAR TO, UM, SUSTAIN THIS PROGRAM. UM, THEY BUILD A ROBOT THAT COMPETES AND THEY'VE WON COMPETITIONS LIKE, UM, THEY WON FIRST PLACE IN BOEING. THEY'VE, UH, WITH BOEING, AND THEY WON, UM, THIRD PLACE NATIONALLY ON A CYBERSECURITY COMPETITION. UM, BEYOND MENTORING STUDENTS AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, THEY ALSO HAVE DISTRIBUTED MASS DURING THE PANDEMIC. THEY PARTNER WITH, UH, TEMPLE BE SHALOM TO COLLECT ALL THE ELECTRONICS AND RECYCLE THEM. THESE STUDENTS ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY. THEY GIVE BACK. UM, THEY'RE NOT JUST BUILDING ROBOTS, THEY'RE BUILDING SKILLS AND SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. UM, THE PAST THREE YEARS, THEY'VE UH, HAD THIS ISSUE OF, UM, FINDING A, AN ADULT SPONSOR, WHICH IS A VOLUNTEER TEACHER TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE A SPACE AND A PLACE TO CONTINUE THIS PROGRAM IN THEIR EFFORTS. BUT, UM, UH, THIS YEAR THEY'RE AGAIN FACED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND UNABLE TO FIND A TEACHER. SO WE ASK YOU TO SUPPORT THIS, UH, AGENDA R SEVEN A Z TO PROVIDE AN ADULT AND A FACILITY FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THE EFFORTS AND THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T CATCH YOUR NAME. YOUR NAME. OH, I'M SO SORRY. UH, MY NAME IS HANNAH WHEN I, UH, HAVE A SMALL BUSINESS AT 4 0 7 LINCOLN ROW HERE. AND MY THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY BROTHER GOES TO MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. AND WHAT'S THE BUSINESS? UH, I HAVE A SALON CALLED, UH, UM, BEAUTY ON LINCOLN. VERY NICE. THANK YOU. AND BY THE WAY, YOU'RE NOT A BAD PUBLIC SPEAKER, SO DON'T SHORTCHANGE, I'M SHAKING. NO, YOU DID GREAT. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. MY NAME IS REATION. UM, I'M A, I'M A PARENT AND I TRULY SUPPORT AGENDA ITEM R SEVEN A Z BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE SKILLS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR PREPARING OUR CHILDREN TO SUCCEED IN THE FUTURE. OUR STUDENTS DESERVE OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN, GROW, AND THRIVE IN AN EVER-CHANGING WORLD, ESPECIALLY NOWADAYS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. HI, UH, THE YOUNG GENTLEMAN GAVE ME TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK. I'LL TRY TO BE VERY BRIEF. I WOULD LIKE YOU DEAR COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR TO RECONSIDER YOUR VOTE FOR THE HISTORIC RALLY. I WOULD, UH, APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH IF YOU WOULD TAKE THE TIME AND RECONSIDER IT TOGETHER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF YOU, FOR THE RECORD, YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS KOBE KARP. MY ADDRESS IS, UH, 5 7 1 NORTHWEST 28TH STREET AND I LIVE HERE IN MIAMI BEACH. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS LLOYD MANDEL. I OPERATE THE MARSAI HOTEL DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE PROJECT FOR THE, THE RALEIGH HOTEL. AND IT'S THIS PROJECT THAT YOU EARLIER CONSIDERED IS SO SIGNIFICANT AND SO IMPORTANT TO MIAMI BEACH AND TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I ALSO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU RECONSIDER, UM, YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS PROJECT. AND THIS IS STEVEN MANDEL ALONG WITH ME. THANK YOU. ANY RELATION, ? VERY MUCH. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. HOW ARE YOU? UM, I'M HERE JUST TO SHOW MY SUPPORT FOR THE RALEIGH REDEVELOPMENT, AND I THINK IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING TO THE BEACH FOR, UH, UH, THE BEAUTY OF THE HOTEL, THE BEAUTY OF THE GROUNDS, AND TO BRING BACK THE GRANDEUR OF MIAMI AT THE RALEIGH ROSEWOOD. THANK YOU. YOUR NAME PLEASE. JEFF LAITZ. THANK YOU. JENGA HADDI, UM, COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. UM, I AM HERE TO APPEAL TO EACH OF YOU TO RECONSIDER, ALLOW US TO MOVE TO THE SECOND READING. ALLOW US TO PROVE TO YOU WHY THIS IS THE RIGHT PROJECT, WHY WE ARE THE RIGHT DEVELOPERS, AND WHY EVERYTHING WE'RE ASKING FOR [04:40:01] WILL MAKE NOT ONLY THE BEACH, BETTER THE CITY, BETTER THE COMMUNITY, BETTER OUR NEIGHBORS BETTER. UM, WE WILL, WE WILL COMMIT AS WE HAVE CONTINUED TO DO SO. WE WILL SIT WITH EVERYBODY AND WE WILL MAKE SURE WE HEAR EVERY CONCERN AND WE WILL ADDRESS EVERY CONCERN THAT WE CAN. AND WE WILL DO IT WITH AN OPEN HEART, AN OPEN BOOK, UM, ALLOW US TO GET TO THE NEXT STAGE SO THIS PROJECT CAN ACTUALLY MOVE FORWARD. UM, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TODAY. I KNOW IT WAS A LENGTHY DEBATE, UM, AND I'M JUST APPEALING FOR A RECONSIDERATION OF THIS VOTE. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, RAY BRESLIN, COLLINS PARK NEW ASSOCIATION. I KNOW YOU'VE HEARD THIS ALREADY, BUT AGAIN, THE COLLINS PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WAS VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF THE RALEIGH'S PROJECT GOING TO 2.5 FAR. MANY OF THE BUILDINGS IN THERE HAVE 3.0 IT THE WAY THE PROJECT CURRENTLY WAS, IT WASN'T SELLING. AND WE DON'T WANNA LOOK AT THOSE HULKS THE WAY THEY ARE RIGHT NOW THAT WE'VE HAD TO LOOK AT FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. THEY ARE NOT DOING WHAT YOU ALLOWED, UH, THE, UH, BULGARI PROJECT WHERE YOU LET THEM BUY OFF 21ST STREET, SO THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO CHANGE THE FAR AND THEY GAVE YOU $7 MILLION TO DO THAT. HERE THEY CAME AND NOT TRYING TO DO ANYTHING CRAZY LIKE THAT. THEY SIMPLY SAID, LOOK, WE HAVE A LARGE PROPERTY, THREE, THREE BUILDINGS WIDE, MUCH BIGGER THAN ANY OF THE REST, ASKING FOR THE SAME FAR THAT MANY OTHER BUILDINGS HAVE. AND YOU REALLY SHOULD GIVE THAT TO THEM. THEY, THEIR NEW PROJECT WILL HELP MOVE THINGS FORWARD FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER ALL OF US. LOOK AT WHAT YOU'RE CURRENTLY LOOKING AT. DO YOU WANNA LOOK AT THAT FOR ANOTHER 20 YEARS OR WORSE YET, THE BUILDINGS FALL DOWN AND OH GEE, NOW WE CAN'T SAVE 'EM. AND THEY BUILD SOMETHING ENTIRELY DIFFERENT. COME ON, THIS IS WHAT WE NEED. THIS IS WHAT WE VOTED FOR AND THE COUNTS PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, WE'RE BEHIND THIS AND, AND YOU REALLY NEED TO CONSIDER THAT. THANK YOU. ANNABEL YI'S, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT THE LINCOLN ROAD. I AM HERE TO ALSO EXPRESS, UM, THE, THE CHAMBER AND THE MAYOR'S, UM, CONSIDERATION TO RECONSIDER EXTENDING AT LEAST TO SECOND READING THE RALLY PROJECT. IT IS REALLY PIVOTAL THAT THAT AREA REBIRTHS FOR LINCOLN ROAD IN THE ENTIRE DISTRICT. WE DEPEND ON TOURISTS, WE DEPEND ON THAT AREA REALLY EVOLVING TO THE NEXT LEVEL. AND BY THIS PROJECT NOT MOVING FORWARD, IT WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE PLIGHT IN THAT AREA. SO I APPEAL THAT YOU PLEASE RECONSIDER. THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. WE CAN MOVE TO ZOOM, SIR. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER IS SHARON. SHARON, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. HI, GOOD AFTERNOON. UM, I TRIED TO CALL IN, UM, THIS MORNING I WAS HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, SO I DON'T KNOW IF R FIVE D HAS ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED. UM, BUT I AM CALLING IN NOW TO GO ON PUBLIC RECORD TO STATE MY OPPOSITION TO IT. UM, FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COMMISSION FOR FINALLY, UH, ATTEMPTING TO TACKLE THE ISSUE OF OUR, UM, DECREPIT SEWER SYSTEM, WHICH IS FOULING OUR BEAUTIFUL WATERWAYS. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. HOWEVER, UM, I HAVE MESSAGED, EMAILED SEVERAL OF THE COMMISSIONERS WITH, UM, SOME SUGGESTIONS AND OTHER CREATIVE WAYS OF HELPING TO PAY FOR THIS, UH, ASTRONOMICAL, UH, REPAIR THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE PUTTING THE ENTIRE BURDEN ON, UM, HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS, UM, IN OUR CITY. I HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE COURTESY OF EVEN A THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTS. SO, UM, I DON'T KNOW. UM, I, I, YOU KNOW, I I APPARENTLY WE'RE JUST MOVING FORWARD WITH HIGHER WATER RATES. UM, MOVING THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE TYPES OF DECISIONS TO AN UNELECTED BUREAUCRAT IS FRANKLY COWARDICE. THAT'S NOT WHY WE ELECTED YOU. WE ELECTED YOU TO MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS. WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO TO, TO FIX THE SEWER SYSTEMS, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO OWN IT AND IT'S NOT GONNA BE COMFORTABLE. SO, UM, PLEASE RECONSIDER PUSHING THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ONTO THE CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER IS WAYNE ROBERTS. GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. I JUST WANT TO COMMEND THE MAYOR, UM, MONICA AND DAVID SUAREZ FOR HAVING A BACKBONE ON THIS ISSUE OF THE RALLY. I THINK I WAS SHOCKED ACTUALLY THAT THIS, UH, THAT YOU HAD THE, THE FORESIGHT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE IMPACT IS TO, UH, THE NEIGHBOR AND THE COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE WITH THIS FAR [04:45:01] INCREASE ACROSS THE CITY. UM, SAID THAT SAYING THAT I HAVE, YOU KNOW, A PROPOSITION THAT IS VERY SIMILAR TO, UH, THE COMMISSION OF MAGAZINES FOR ADDING MORE FAR IS THAT, UH, THE, THE SPONSOR PAID THE CITY, UH, FOR THE SEWER AND THE, AND THE, UH, IMPACT TO THE CITY FOR THE ADDITIONAL FAR OF A SUM, MAYBE 25 MILLION. AND ALSO PAY THE NEIGHBOR 25 MILLION. THEY'RE GETTING 25% INCREASE IN FAR, WHICH, UH, IS WORTH MORE THAN $50 MILLION IN, IN, IN RESIDENTIAL VALUE OR RESIDUAL VALUE, ASSESSED VALUE. UM, AND YOU KNOW, MAYBE THAT IS A SAFE HAVEN FOR ALL EVERYONE SO THAT THE, UH, THE, UH, DEVELOPERS ACTUALLY PAY TO GET THIS FAR RATHER THAN FREE. YOU KNOW, FREE, FREE TO, WE ALREADY GAVE THEM A BUNCH FOR YEARS AGO, UH, AND THIS TOWER, UH, WHY THEY'RE ASKING FOR MORE IS BEYOND ME. BUT, BUT IF WE DO GO FORWARD, I FEEL BAD FOR THEM. IF WE DO GO FORWARD, YOU KNOW, NOT $1 MILLION, THAT'S RIDICULOUS. UH, 25 MILLION MAYBE. AND ALSO HELPING THAT GUY ACROSS THE STREET THAT PUT $300 MILLION IN HIS OWN PROPERTY AND NOW HIS TOP FLOORS ARE GONNA BE BLOCKED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT CALLER IS DANIEL ERALDO. YES, THANK YOU. DANIEL ERALDO, SEVEN 30 10TH STREET. I ALSO AM VERY DISAPPOINTED TO SEE MEMBERS OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS COMING AT SUT NICK AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING TRYING TO GET IT RECONSIDERED WHEN OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT IN SUPPORT OF IT ARE NOT HERE. SO I HOPE THE MAYOR CAN CONTINUE HIS LEADERSHIP WITH HIS MINOR RULE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY MOVE ON, THEY GET THE PROJECT BUILT. AND, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A BE GEE'S ALBUM BACK IN THE DAY CALLED SIZE IS IN EVERYTHING. AND I THINK WE ALL SHOULD LISTEN TO THAT MESSAGE. FAR IS IN EVERYTHING. AND IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT WE'VE HAD FIVE BILLIONAIRE ORIENTED GROUPS ON THIS BEAUTIFUL LANDMARK. IT'S TIME TO GET THE SHOVELS IN THE GROUND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER IS, THAT'S DEFINITELY ALDO'S MOTTO, SIZES, NOT EVERYTHING. OUR NEXT CALLER IS ANDREAS ION. UH, MR. ION IS NO LONGER THERE. NEXT CALLER, RYAN OATS. RYAN, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. OUR NEXT CALLER IS JOHAN MOORE. I'M HERE. I'M HERE. I'M HERE. I'M HERE. YOU GOT ME? YES, GO PLEASE. THANK YOU. OKAY. RIGHT. SORRY ABOUT THAT, RYAN. IT'S 4 0 1 OCEAN DRIVE. UH, GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. UM, EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT HISTORIC PRESERVATION HERE, WHEN WE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT HUMAN PRESERVATION. YOU KNOW, HOW SOON WE FORGET ABOUT, UH, CHAMPLAIN'S TOWERS BUILDING THAT COLLAPSED AND 98 PEOPLE DIED. UM, I'M SURE WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR THAT 87 WEST IS THE BUILDING ON THE OLD HOWARD JOHNSON SITE THAT WENT UP OVER THERE. AND THE RESIDENTS OF CHAMPLAIN'S TOWERS CONTINUOUSLY COMPLAINING THAT THEY FELT THEIR BUILDING WASN'T GONNA COLLAPSE. THEY COMPLAINED THAT THEY THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, THE BALCONIES WERE CRACKING AND NOBODY REALLY SAID ANYTHING, BUT THEY SETTLED FOR $1.1 BILLION 87 WEST. THE DEVELOPERS WERE SUED FOR $150 MILLION CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. THEY PAID OUT $1.1 BILLION. THEY, THEY DENIED ANY WRONGDOING, BUT HEY, THEY PAID OUT $1.1 BILLION ON $150 MILLION WE COULD DRAW. WRONG CONCLUSION. SO THE SAVOY PROJECT IS BETWEEN 4 0 1 OCEAN AND 4 6 5 OCEAN. THESE ARE SIMILAR BUILDINGS. THE CHAMPLAIN TOWER WAS BUILT AT THE SAME TIME IN THE LATE SE LATE 1970S, BUILT OUTTA THE SAME MATERIALS, SAME HEIGHT. NOW IF YOU WANNA PROPOSE TO PUT UP A BUILDING OF THE SAME HEIGHT OF 87 WEST, AND WHO'S TO SAY THIS NOT GONNA CAUSE THE BUILDING COLLAPSE HERE, LET'S NOT FORGET THIS IS LIMESTONE. WE ALL KNOW WHAT LIMESTONE IS, RIGHT? THAT'S THE ANCIENT SEASHELLS AND SAND. IT'S NOT BEDROCK LIKE WE'RE BUILDING IN MANHATTAN HERE. YOU KNOW, THIS IS BUILDING ON SEASHELLS AND SAND. SO I JUST LIKE, IF YOU DO DECIDE TO GO THROUGH THE PROJECT THERE, I FACE SOUTH, IT'S NOT GONNA AFFECT ME. IF ANYTHING COLLAPSES, IT'LL BE ON NORTH SIDE. SO I, IT DOESN'T AFFECT ME. BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS IF THE ENGINEER IS GONNA COME IN AND DO THE WORK, THE ENGINEER SHOULD ALSO CHECK ON THE NEIGHBORING BUILDINGS AND MAKE SURE THAT THOSE BUILDINGS AREN'T GONNA COLLAPSE AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER IS JOHAN MOORE. GOOD AFTERNOON. JOHANN MOORE, 7 1 7 JEFFERSON AVENUE. I WANT TO THANK SHARON [04:50:01] FOR HER COMMENTS. UM, UH, UH, AND I I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, COMMISSIONER MATEO SALINAS, UM, LENGTHY ENGAGEMENT WITH THIS TOPIC, UM, OF THE TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY, UH, OVER THE SEWER AND WATER RATES, UH, THE OTHER WAY AROUND, UH, TO THE CITY MANAGER. UM, BUT THE QUESTIONS I THINK ARE STILL OPEN. UM, UH, A PROCEDURAL QUESTION. WHAT EXACTLY, UH, WHAT EXACTLY IS THE ACTION THAT THE COUNTY WILL TAKE THAT WILL TRIGGER THAT TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY? UH, AND DOES THAT TRANSFER? HOW DOES THAT TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY, UH, UH, BENEFIT, UH, THE CITY? AND FINALLY, AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY THE UNDERLYING CONCERN. DOES THAT TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY, UH, RENDER MORE DIFFICULT OR PREVENT, UH, PUBLIC PRESSURE, UH, THROUGH THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS ON OUR COMMISSIONERS, UH, FROM, UH, THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX, UH, VARIOUS IDEAS HAVE BEEN FLOATED. IT'S NOT ABOUT ANY PARTICULAR IDEA. UM, BE IT REBATES, BE IT A VARIABLE RATE STRUCTURE. I KNOW THERE ARE OBJECTIONS AND CONCERNS ABOUT THOSE. THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS PROCEDURAL. UH, DOES IT MAKE THAT MORE DIFFICULT? AND I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH A RHETORICAL QUESTION. DID COMMISSIONER SUAREZ JUST VIOLATE THE NEWLY INSTITUTED RULES OF SUT? NICK DECORUM? I'LL LEAVE THAT TO THE PRESIDING OFFICER TO DECIDE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT, NEXT, BEFORE THE, BEFORE THE NEXT CALLER OFF, I JUST WANT TO, SO WE'VE HAD A COUPLE CALLS TALKING ABOUT THE TRANSFERRING RESPONSIBILITY. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT, WHAT THE ITEM IS? SO I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE SPEAKERS, BUT I BELIEVE WHAT THEY'RE REFERRING TO IS THE STATEMENT IN THE MEMO THAT RELATES TO THE CPI PASS THROUGH THAT IS ALREADY CONTEMPLATED IN THE WATER AND SEWER RATE ORDINANCES THAT WILL CONTINUE IN THIS NEW RATE STRUCTURE THAT EXISTS TODAY. IT EXISTS TODAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR LAST CALLER IS ANDRES ASION. HI, ANDREAS, 1000 SOUTH POINT DRIVE, AND I'M JUST CALLING IN REGARDING, UH, MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH. UH, I'M A BIG SUPPORTER OF MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH, AND I HEARD ABOUT THE ROBOTICS PROGRAM. WE WORKED VERY HARD ON THE CULINARY KITCHEN, WHICH IS THE MOST STATE OF THE ART CULINARY KITCHEN FOR STUDENTS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL IN ALL OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. AS WELL AS THE TWO THERAPY COUNSELING ROOMS THAT WE JUST FINISHED REDOING THROUGH THE MIAMI BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EDUCATION FOUNDATION AND A FREE FOOD PANTRY FOR FAMILIES WITH FOOD INSECURITIES THAT'S RESTOCKED THERE AT, AT BEACH HIGH. I JUST WANNA PUT IT OUT THERE THAT IN ADDITION TO WHATEVER THE CITY DECIDES TO DO WITH THE ROBOTICS PROGRAM, WHICH I JUST LEARNED ABOUT RIGHT NOW, THAT NEEDS FUNDING, I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP THROUGH, UH, MY FOUNDATION AND, AND FUNDRAISING TO GET WHATEVER FUNDS THEY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT PROJECT KEEPS ON GOING. THANK YOU. EVERYONE WHO WAS ORIGINALLY ONLINE HAS SPOKEN. MAYOR. GREAT. THANK YOU EVERYONE. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT. UH, COMMISSIONER MATEO SALINAS, I'D LIKE TO RECONSIDER MY VOTE FOR THE RALEIGH PROJECT SECOND, AND I'LL VOTE YES. UH, JUST PROCEDURALLY YOU WOULD NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER. I'LL SECOND MOTION TO RECONSIDER, UH, BOTH ITEMS. GIMME ONE SECOND. IT IS ITEMS R FIVE A HR FIVE AI. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MATTEL SALINAS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FERN BRA FERNANDEZ. I HEARD, DID I? OKAY. UH, ALL IN FAVOR OF THE RECONSIDERATION OF THOSE ITEMS, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THOSE ITEMS ARE BACK ON THE TABLE. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEMS. GIMME ONE SEC PLEASE. SO I CAN GET ADDITIONAL VOTES. SO I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNAND, VICE MAYOR FERNANDEZ. I'LL SECOND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER MATTES AND COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. CLEARLY I'M VERY CONFLICTED ON THIS. UM, AND TIME'S UP. SORRY, . OKAY. THAT'S ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW, REALLY. I'M VERY CONFLICTED ON THIS. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S GONNA, IT'S GONNA BE REALLY TOUGH TO GET ME TO A YES ON SECOND READING. NOT IMPOSSIBLE, BUT VERY TOUGH. BUT I'M OPEN. UM, AND AGAIN, VERY CONFLICTED. SO I JUST WANNA PUT THAT OUT THERE THAT, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THE PROCESS AND I'M WILLING TO MEET WITH GROUPS INVOLVED. UM, SO, YOU KNOW, GET YOUR HOPES UP, BUT NOT TOO FAR. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, IT WAS ACTUALLY FOR THE NEXT ITEM, BUT, UH, I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE. THIS, HOW, HOW I LOOK AT THIS. THIS IS OUR RENAISSANCE. YOU KNOW, THIS IS GONNA BE OUR LEGACY, OUR CITY'S LEGACY, AND IT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE, I AM PROUD TO MOVE FORWARD WITH. [04:55:03] YEAH, THESE ARE, THESE ARE, THESE ARE TOUGH ITEMS. UM, BARCLAYS TODAY, I THINK WAS A BIG STEP FORWARD FOR OUR CITY. SOMETHING THAT OUR, OUR NEIGHBORS NEIGHBORING, UH, BUILDINGS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT FOR YEARS. ROYAL IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT SITUATION, BUT STILL VACANT FOR 12 YEARS. AND THESE ARE THE ISSUES THAT WE, UH, THAT WE GRAPPLE WITH ALL VOTE. I HAVE A MOTION BY VICE MAYOR FERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BOT. OUR RECOLLECTION IS THAT THE AMENDMENTS WERE $1.2 MILLION IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUNSET PROVISION FOR 2031. UH, IF I MISS ONE, WE'LL CAPTURE THE HEIGHT, THE TWO 15 HEIGHT. TWO 15 HEIGHT. SO, UH, THESE ARE, THIS IS A VOTE ON R FIVE AH, AND R FIVE AI. IT ALSO INCLUDED A WAIVER OF THE ZONING REQUIREMENTS. SO IT COMES BACK IN NOVEMBER. I'M GONNA DO A ROLL CALL. VICE MAYOR FERNANDEZ. YES. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. YES. UH, COMMISSIONER SUAREZ? NO. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER MATTEL SALINAS? YES. COMMISSIONER BOT? YES. MAYOR MINOR. YES. MOTION CARRIES. SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING ON BOTH ITEMS IS NOVEMBER 18. WHOA. WHOA. MAKE SURE ALL THE RICH GUYS DON'T LEAVE THE ROOM WITHOUT TALKING TO THE ROBOTICS. OKAY. SHOULD PUT, SHOULD HAVE PUT THAT IN THE AMENDMENT. UH, SPEAKING OF THAT, WE DO HAVE A TIME CERTAIN, BUT, BUT YOU, YOU ALL CAME IN SO PASSIONATE. UH, SO I'M [R7 AZ A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING RESOLUTION 2023-32686; DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,000 AVAILABLE, ON A ONE-TIME BASIS, FOR THE CITY’S FREE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (“STEM”) AFTER-SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM AT SELECT MIAMI BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN ORDER TO FACILITATE A ROBOTICS ENRICHMENT PROGRAM AT MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE 2026-27 SCHOOL YEAR; DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE RELATED AGREEMENTS TO EFFECTUATE THE INCREASED SCOPE OF THE STEM PROGRAM AS SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION; AND FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO AMEND THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET ACCORDINGLY.] GONNA CALL R SEVEN A Z. AH, YES, SIR. R SEVEN A Z IS ROBOTICS CLUB SPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER MATTEL SALINAS, COMMISSIONER MATTEL SALINAS. WELL, YOU HEARD FROM THE WONDERFUL STUDENTS AT BEACH HIGH FROM THE ROBOTICS CLUB, WHO ALL DID A FANTASTIC JOB PRESENTING THEIR, THEIR, UH, CASE FOR THE ROBOTICS CLUB AS WELL AS SEVERAL PARENTS AND SUPPORTERS. UM, THE ROBOTIC ROBOTICS CLUB IS FACING A, A VERY SMALL FUNDING GAP, AND THEY'VE ASKED US TO STEP IN TO THE TUNE OF APPROXIMATELY $10,000 TO SUPPORT THEM. AND, UM, IT'S A WELL WORTHY CAUSE. AND WITH THAT, I MOVE MY ITEM, ZACH. IT'S CALL THE VOTE I A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MATEO SALINA. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER VICE MAYOR FERNANDEZ ON R SEVEN AZ. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY, AYE. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING. SORRY. UH, MAYOR GELBAR WOULD ALWAYS SAY, UH, DON'T SPEAK WHEN YOU'RE AHEAD. BUT I THINK WHAT THESE, UH, YOUNG LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, KIM HERE TODAY SHOWCASED THE FUTURE OF MIAMI BEACH. WHAT THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST? UM, WE SAW SOMETHING UNPRECEDENTED, A GIFT FROM KEN GRIFFIN TO CARNEGIE MELLON, AND THAT IS GOING TO HELP WITH THE PEOPLE IN THIS AUDIENCE. UM, SOUNDS S SILLY OR NAIVE, BUT MY DREAM FOR MIAMI OR MIAMI BEACH IS FOR PEOPLE, YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELVES TO HAVE THAT SAME SENSE OF OPTIMISM AND OPPORTUNITY WHEN YOU GROW UP AND ENTER THE WORKFORCE THAT YOU CAN MOVE TO MIAMI BEACH AND HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES THAT YOU HAVE MOVING TO PLACE LIKE SILICON VALLEY OR SAN FRANCISCO OR AUSTIN, TEXAS, OR NEW YORK CITY AND BOSTON. UM, THAT'S THE FOUNDATION. MR. GRIFFIN'S LAYING WITH CARNEGIE MELLON. YOU ARE GONNA BE HUGE BENEFICIARIES OF THAT. I COULDN'T BE MORE SUPPORTIVE. ANYBODY THAT THINKS POLITICS DOESN'T TAKE A TOLL ON US. I SPOKE WITH BROOKE, UH, OUTSIDE A TASTE CAFE AND I TOLD HER, OH, I TOOK MY DAUGHTER TO HER FIRST CONCERT YESTERDAY. AND SHE GOES, OH, WAS THAT THE, WAS THAT THE YOUNG LADY THAT WAS HERE TO SPEAK DURING SUT EARLIER? I SAID, NO, THAT'S, THAT'S MY WIFE. BUT, YOU KNOW, SO POLITICS DEFINITELY TAKES A TOLL ON US. UH, VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. UH, I, I AM A PARTNER AT A VENTURE CAPITAL FIRM. WE, UH, WE INVEST IN ROBOTICS. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A DONATION ON BEHALF OF OUR FIRM OF A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR YOU ALL. UM, UH, BUT YOU ARE THE FUTURE. WE'RE PROUD OF YOU. WE'RE PROUD OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN MIAMI BEACH AND, UH, WHEN YOU GO OFF TO COLLEGE, UH, COME BACK AND BUILD HERE WHAT YOU COULD BUILD AT OTHER PLACES. SO THANKS FOR ALL YOU ALL DO. ALL SET. ALRIGHT. SO ON R SEVEN AZ, I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MATTEL SALINA. SECOND VICE MAYOR FERNANDEZ. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. R SEVEN AZS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. [R7 C A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING IN SUBSTANTIAL FORM, ON A 6/7TH VOTE AND FOLLOWING A PUBLIC HEARING AS PERMITTED UNDER SECTION 1.03(B)(3) OF THE CITY CHARTER, A CONCESSION AGREEMENT BETWEEN MAC 719 LR, LLC, MAC 741 LR, LLC, AND MAC 723 LL, LLC (COLLECTIVELY, “CONCESSIONAIRE”) AND THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION BY CONCESSIONAIRE OF IMPROVEMENTS ON CITY-OWNED PARCELS LOCATED ON THE PORTION OF NORTH LINCOLN LANE LOCATED BETWEEN MERIDIAN AVENUE AND MERIDIAN COURT (CONCESSION AREA) AND AUTHORIZING THE OPERATION OF CONCESSIONS AND, SUBJECT TO SATISFACTION OF ALL APPLICABLE PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS, PRODUCTION OF SPECIAL EVENTS IN THE CONCESSION AREA; WAIVING THE FORMAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS BY A FIVE-SEVENTHS (5/7TH) VOTE AS PERMITTED UNDER SECTION 2-367(E) OF THE CITY CODE, FINDING SUCH WAIVER TO BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO FINALIZE THE CONCESSION AGREEMENT; AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE CONCESSION AGREEMENT IN FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY.] IT'S CALLED R SEVEN C. R SEVEN C IS PUBLIC HEARING APPROVED CONCESSION AGREEMENT PROJECT ON NORTH LINCOLN. LANE. ITEM REQUIRES SIX SEVEN ROAD R SEVEN C OZZY, WELCOME. [05:00:01] GOOD AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MAYOR COMMISSIONERS OZZY DOMINGUEZ, DIVISION DIRECTOR OF ASSET MANAGEMENT FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. UH, I'M VERY HAPPY TO PRESENT THE NOLI PROJECT ITEM TODAY. THIS IS A PROJECT THAT IS GONNA BE, UH, SLATING TO TRANSFORM ONE OF OUR NORTH LINCOLN LANE, UM, ALLEYS, UH, AND BRING SOME VIBRANCE TO IT. UM, IN THE ORIGINAL ITEM THAT I SUBMITTED IN THE MEMO I SUBMITTED, THERE WERE THREE, I'M START A LITTLE BIT BACKWARDS, UH, TO HIGHLIGHT SOME REVISIONS, BUT THERE WERE THREE POINTS THAT I HIGHLIGHTED SAYING THAT, UH, OR STATING THAT WE HAD NOT, UH, REACHED, UH, AGREEMENT ON, UH, ONE OF THEM WAS TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE. THE MONTHLY PARKING PASS IS THAT G FIVE GARAGE AND THE USE OF THE TRADEMARK OF NOLI. AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE HAVE REACHED AN AGREEMENT ON ALL THREE ITEMS. UM, SO THE MONTHLY PARKING PASS REQUEST IS BEING WITHDRAWN FROM THIS CONCESSION AGREEMENT. THE TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE LANGUAGE HAS BEEN AGREED UPON BY BOTH SIDES, AND I WILL HIGHLIGHT THOSE A LITTLE BIT IN A MOMENT. AND, UM, THE SAME HOLDS TRUE FOR THE USE OF THE TRADEMARK OF THE NOLI NAME. UH, SO WITH THE, UH, WITH THE GENERAL TERMS, THIS, UH, THIS ITEM AT THIS PROJECT IS GONNA BE FOR 20 YEARS WITH THREE 10 YEAR RENEWALS. THE CITY DOES HAVE THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE FOR CONVENIENCE AFTER 15 YEARS. THAT CONCESSIONAIRE FUNDS A HUNDRED PERCENT OF ALL SOFT COSTS AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS. IN HARD CONSTRUCTION COSTS. THE CITY WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE ANY CAPITAL INVESTMENTS TOWARD THE CONSTRUCTION OR MAINTENANCE OF THE PROJECT. THE CONCESSIONAIRE HAS AN 18 MONTH RAMP UP PERIOD, WHICH IS FOLLOWED BY A FIXED RENT AND, UH, OR MINIMUM GUARANTEE OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, UH, AS WELL AS A PERCENTAGE RENT STRUCTURE. MM-HMM . UM, THAT WILL FOLLOW. THE CONCESSIONARY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL REPAIRS, JANITORIAL AND MAINTENANCE, UH, ENSURING THAT THE CORRIDOR IS MAINTAINED AT A FIRST CLASS CONDITION AT NO COST TO THE CITY. THE CITY DOES RETAIN FULL OWNERSHIP OF THE LAND AND MAINTAINS BROAD OVERSIGHT OVER AESTHETICS, SIGNAGE, SPONSORSHIP, AND PUBLIC ACCESS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR? YES, MA'AM. MAYOR, COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION. YOU SAID, UM, 20 YEAR TERM WE HAD A BRIEFING THE OTHER DAY AND IT WAS 2010 AND 10. IS IT DIFFERENT NOW? IT'S THE SAME TERM. OKAY. IT'S 20 YEARS AND THREE 10 YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS. THE ONLY DIFFERENCES THAT THE TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE IS NOW AT 15 YEARS, AND THERE IS A, UH, WRITE OF FIRST OFFER THAT IS INCLUDED, UM, THE, UM, IN THE CONCESSION AGREEMENT IN WHICH WE WILL FINALIZE, UM, PRIOR TO EXECUTION. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. I'M JUST WONDERING FROM THE SPONSOR, ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THE, UH, TERM FOR THE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL, NOT THE TERM OF FIRST TERMINATION. TERMINATION? YES. SO, AND AS YOU DONE THE PRESENTATION OR WE CAN YEAH. YES. I'M, I'M READY TO INTERACT AND ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS. PERFECT. I I DIDN'T WANT TO, UH, JUMP AHEAD OF YOU. I AM. UM, AND JUST TALKING ABOUT THIS PROJECT, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE RENAISSANCE OF THIS AREA IN LINCOLN ROAD, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALL GET BEHIND, CELEBRATE. I'M INCREDIBLY EXCITED. THE ATTENTION THAT THIS HAS GOT AND THE EXCITEMENT I, I THINK, IS UNPRECEDENTED WITH ANYTHING THAT WE'VE SEEN OVER, UH, FOR LINCOLN ROAD OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. AND, AND MICHAEL, MAYBE YOU COULD COME UP AND OPINE ON HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS, BUT I HAVE WORKED EXTENSIVELY JUST IN DISCUSSIONS WITH YOU, WITH CITY STAFF. UM, SO WE HAVE NOW, IT CAN'T BE, WE HAVE DETERMINATION OPTION AT 15 YEARS AND IT CAN ALSO BE VOTED ON, UH, GET A FIVE SEVENS VOTE. HAVE HERE. THANK YOU VERY. YES. UM, RIGHT NOW THIS'LL TAKE SIX SEVENS TO ACHIEVE. AND IN SPEAKING WITH MICHAEL, I FEEL IT'S APPROPRIATE, UH, THAT THAT TERMINATION REQUIRES SIX SEVENTHS VOTE. AND IN DISCUSSING WITH THE PROJECT OWNER, WHEN YOU GO TO LEASE THIS PROPERTY, THE TYPES OF TENANTS, THEY NEED A FAIR DEGREE OF CERTAINTY, UH, THAT THIS ISN'T JUST GOING TO BE PULLED OUT UNDER THEM. SO IF THE CITY NEEDS THIS, UH, BACK, IT'LL COME TO THIS SAME BODY AND COMMISSION, UH, THAT COULD MAKE THAT VOTE THERE. UM, SO GIVEN THAT THE THRESHOLD TO APPROVE THIS PROJECT IS SIX SEVENTHS, I THINK IT, UH, FAIR AND APPROPRIATE, UM, THAT IT'S SIX SEVENTHS DETERMINATE. I APPRECIATE, I APPRECIATE THE ANSWER. DOES THAT MEAN YOU LIKE IT ? YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. OH, ABSO AB ABSOLUTELY. I JUST, YOU KNOW, I JUST WONDERED BECAUSE WHEN PEOPLE COME IN, THEY MAKE SUCH A SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT TO AN AREA THEN TO ATTRACT A TENANT. AND [05:05:01] I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THESE COMMERCIAL LEASES ARE FOR, BUT I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE BETWEEN FIVE AND 10 YEARS. AND SO IF YOU LOSE A TENANT MIDTERM AND THEN YOU GOTTA COME IN, REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER 10 YEAR TENANT, YOU WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WHOEVER THE TENANT IS, HAS FEELS COMFORTABLE KNOWING THAT THE ARRANGEMENT IS NOT GONNA TERMINATE. THAT WHATEVER INVESTMENTS THEY MAKE ARE GOING TO LAST FOR THE DURATION OF THAT TERM. AND SO, HEARING FROM COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, I FEEL MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. I AM HAPPY TO MOVE THE ITEM. I'LL SECOND, I GUESS BEFORE WE VOTE, UH, MICHAEL TIMELINE. UH, 'CAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY IS EXCITED FOR AND TO GET BEHIND. GOOD AFTERNOON. MICHAEL COMRAD COMRAD COMPANY WITH OFFICES IN SUNSET HARBOR, AND I'M A RESIDENT OF MIAMI BEACH. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL YOUR TIME OVER THE LAST YEAR WORKING THROUGH THIS PROCESS WITH STAFF AND FINANCE BOARD, UH, PLANNING, BOARD DESIGN, REVIEW BOARD, HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. UH, PRETTY MUCH EVERY DEPARTMENT WE'VE HIT, UH, WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY. UM, I WOULD EXPECT THE FIRST PHASE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR, AND PROBABLY THE BULK OF THE IMPROVEMENTS, ALMOST ALL OF THE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL OPENING. SO WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT THIS PROJECT, IT'S A NOW PROJECT. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR. UH, WE'RE OUT THERE EVERY DAY WORKING, JUST WAITING FOR THE FINAL APPROVALS TO GET THIS IN PLACE. WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT HOW IT WILL TRANSFORM THIS NEW AREA AROUND LINCOLN ROAD AND REALLY EXPAND LINCOLN ROAD FROM WHAT IS TODAY A SINGLE STREET DISTRICT. IT'S REALLY A TRUE DISTRICT. YOU KNOW, I'M HOPING THIS PROJECT WILL INSPIRE OTHERS TO EXPAND AND REDEVELOP THEIR PROPERTIES AND LOOK TO PUSH NORTH UP TO 17TH STREET. WE REALLY NEED LINCOLN ROAD BACK. I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE DENSIFICATION OF MIAMI AND THE FACT THAT PEOPLE DO NOT WANT TO GET IN THEIR CARS AND LEAVE THE BEACH ANYMORE. WE NEED A PLACE HERE ON THE BEACH FOR US. AND, UM, I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. THIS IS FOR LOCALS, BY LOCALS AND, UM, I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR SUPPORT AND THANK YOU. WE'RE EXCITED. THANKS. OKAY. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE ON ZOOM. IS THERE ANYONE THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK? I JUST HAVE A QUESTION. THE TERMINATION, UH, COMMISSIONER YOU MENTIONED THE TERM IS SIX SEVENTH TO APPROVE THIS ITEM TODAY. RIGHT? BUT THE TERMINATION, THE CLAUSE FOR TERMINATION IS, UH, IT'S AT FIVE SEVENTH PHOTO. WELL, AND, AND WHAT I WAS, UH, SUGGESTING IS GIVEN THE, UH, CERTAINTY THAT THEY NEED FOR LEASES THERE, THE DETERMINATION WOULD BE SIX SEVENTHS AS WELL, WHICH, SO THAT MEANS IF SOMETHING GOOD MATERIAL REASON CAME UP, THERE WOULD BE SUPPORT FOR THE FROM THE DAY. IS THAT THE TIME TO DO SO? MR. COMMISSIONER, JUST SO THAT WE CAN BE CLEAR AS WELL AS WE GO BACK TO OUR CONCESSION AGREEMENT, RIGHT NOW, THE CONCESSION AGREEMENT FOR THE TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE IS SET AT FIVE SEVENTH VOTE. IS YOUR REQUEST TO CHANGE THE FIVE SEVENTH VOTE? I THINK I WAS CLEAR WITH THAT, YES. YEAH. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. IS IT FIVE SEVENTHS OR SIX SEVENS? FIVE SEVENTH IS WHAT WE HAVE ON THE TERMINATION AGREEMENT. ON THE CONCESSION AGREEMENT. IS THERE A MOTION HERE TO AMEND THAT? YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I DID. TWO, YEAH, TWO FIVE SEVENS, SIX SEVENS. WHY? WHAT, WHAT WE JUST WENT THROUGH, THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND HE'S SIGNING TENANTS FOR 20 YEARS, 30 YEARS, AND THEY NEED TO HAVE CERTAINTY. IT'S NOT ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY. IF THERE'S A REASON, ANYBODY NEEDS TO JUST GO TO LINCOLN LANE AND, AND TELL ME WHAT THE CITY WOULD POSSIBLY USE THAT FOR, RIGHT? WHAT, WHAT, WHAT CONDITION IS THAT IN? NOW? A GOOD REASON, WHICH NOBODY HAS BEEN ABLE TO ELABORATE ON WHAT THAT COULD EVER THEORETICALLY BE. THEN IT'LL RECEIVE THE SUPPORT OF THE DAUS OF SIX SEVENS THE SAME APPROVAL THAT IT TAKES TO ESSENTIALLY APPROVE THE PROJECT. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT. I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE ABOUT THAT. I, I, I MEAN, FIVE SEVENS IS A PRETTY HIGH THRESHOLD, AND IF THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS, I THINK, YOU KNOW, I THINK FIVE SEVENS IS ENOUGH. I, I DON'T KNOW WHY WE WOULD WANT TO CHANGE THAT. MAKE IT A HIGHER THRESHOLD FOR US TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, MORE LEVERAGE. WHAT PERHAPS I CAN, UM, ADD ON TO WHAT, UH, THE COMMISSIONER HAD SAID, BECAUSE I'M LIKE, I'M, YEAH, I'M RIGHT NOW, I'M, YOU KNOW, I'M SUPPORTIVE, BUT I DON'T KNOW. I, I, I DON'T SEE WHY I WOULD ERODE OUR POWER WHEN IT COMES TO, IF THERE'S A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I MEAN, SIX SEVENS TO THE RESCINDED. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING FORWARD [05:10:01] WITH A MAJOR CAPITAL EXPENSE TO IMPROVE THE CITY PROPERTY, THE RIGHT, THE, THE LAND BETWEEN THE PROPERTIES. AND, UM, NOT ONLY ARE WE INVESTING SIGNIFICANT DOLLARS INTO THAT PIECE, WE'RE ALSO INVESTING INTO, UM, STRUCTURES TO GO ONTO THAT PROPERTY. MICHAEL, THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT YOU'RE PUTTING SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL IN THIS, WHICH IS GREAT. SO THE, THE KEY, THE KEY WHEN YOU'RE LEASING SPACE LIKE THIS, AND I THINK THIS IS REALLY, THIS IS THE CRUX OF IT ALL, IS THAT TENANTS LEASE SPACE FOR 10 TO 20 YEARS, TYPICALLY, AND SOMETIMES EVEN LONGER. AND WHILE WE'LL SET OUT TO START LEASING THE SPACES NOW, UH, WE'LL LEASE SPACES AND SOME TENANTS WILL ROLL OVER IN TWO YEARS, FIVE YEARS, SEVEN YEARS. AND WE'RE CONSTANTLY DOING NEW LEASES. YEAH. BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF THERE'S A NEW TENANT, FIVE YEAR LEASES? SO THE, WHAT HAPPENS IF THERE'S A TENANT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T LIKE FOR WHATEVER REASON, AND IT BECOMES A PROBLEM? AND I, I THINK I, I THINK IF I'M NOT DOING SOMETHING, IF I'M NOT DOING SOMETHING THAT IS RIGHT OR I'M IN DEFAULT, A HUNDRED PERCENT UNDERSTAND THAT. I THINK, UM, WE'VE DONE QUITE A BIT OF LEASING ON THE BEACH FOR MANY, MANY YEARS AND NOT JUST HERE AND ALL OVER MIAMI AND DADE COUNTY. UM, WE DON'T WORK WITH THOSE TYPES OF NEGATIVE, AND I'M, AND MICHAEL, I'M, I'M JUST SAYING WHY, IF YOU GUYS ARE GONNA BE PUTTING YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD, SO THEN WHY REQUIRE US TO MAKE IT A HIGHER THRESHOLD FOR US IF WE HAVE A PROBLEM TO, TO AMEND THAT? AND IT'S PROBABLY NOT EVEN GONNA BE US IN, IN 10 YEARS AND, YOU KNOW, BE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT COMMISSION. AND I DON'T REALLY, I DON'T, I DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO HAMSTRING THEM IF THERE IS A PROBLEM, YOU KNOW, YOU MAY SELL YOUR INVESTMENT AND, AND GO TO SOMEONE ELSE AND, AND THEY MAY NOT AS GOOD CARE AS YOU, BUT I'M OKAY WITH THIS MOVING FORWARD, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY WE HAVE TO MAKE IT A HIGHER THRESHOLD FOR US. WELL, THE THRESHOLD IS THE SAME TO GET IN, IT'S, UH, SIX OUTTA SEVEN TO GET IN. AND I GUESS THE IDEA WOULD BE TO HAVE THE SAME, TO GET OUT. THE PROBLEM WITH BEING ABLE TO HAVE THIS, UM, OPPORTUNITY TAKEN AWAY IN THE MIDDLE TERM OF LEASES IS ACTUALLY DEVASTATING. AND WE'LL PUT ALL OF THOSE LEASES POTENTIALLY INTO DEFAULT. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO AVOID IF WE'RE DOING SOMETHING WRONG WHERE THIS, THE QUALITY OF THE PROJECT IS NOT WHAT IT NEEDS TO BE, THERE'S SIGNIFICANT PROTECTIONS WITHIN THE GROUND LE WITHIN THE, UM, WHY ARE WE DISCUSSING THIS AT THE LAST MINUTE? I'M SORRY. WHY ARE WE DISCUSSING THIS AT THE LAST MINUTE AS AN AMENDMENT ON THE FLOOR? I THINK THIS, IF THIS WAS UP TO THE COMMISSIONER THIS WEEK, I HAVE A QUESTION, MR. MAYOR. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, I WANNA BE CAREFUL ABOUT CREATING NEW PRECEDENTS. AND I KNOW WE'RE CREATING A PRECEDENT, BUT TO THE EXTENT THAT WE'RE CREATING A NEW PRESIDENT, I WANNA ALSO BE AS CONSERVATIVE AS WE CAN IN CREATING A PRECEDENT TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE. MR. ATTORNEY, HOW DO WE HANDLE TERMINATIONS FOR CONVENIENCE RIGHT NOW AND OTHER CONCESSION AGREEMENTS? LET'S SAY, LET'S SAY LIKE PIER, UH, PIER PARK. WHAT IS THE TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE IN AN AGREEMENT LIKE PIER PARK? UH, PIER PARK IS, IS DIFFERENT THAN THIS AGREEMENT. IT, IT, UM, BUT IT REQUIRES A FOUR SEVENTH AND EVERY OTHER TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE CLAUSE THAT I'VE SEEN AT LEAST DOES NOT REQUIRE AN, A SUPER MAJORITY VOTE. SO THIS WOULD BE CREATING A PRECEDENT. OKAY. AND, AND I, AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT MY COLLEAGUE IS SAYING ABOUT THE INVESTMENTS. I DON'T WANNA NECESSARILY CREATE TOO MUCH OF A, OF A NEW PRECEDENT, AND I DON'T WANT PERFECTION TO GET IN THE WAY OF THE GOOD. AND THIS IS A GOOD PROJECT. UM, I THINK, I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE SOME PROTECTION FOR THE CITY. SO TO THE EXTENT THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS, I GET WHAT YOU EXPLAINED TO, TO, TO ME, I'D ENCOURAGE, LET'S KEEP IT A FIVE SEVENTH. I'D ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONSIDER THAT AS IT IS, FIVE SEVENTH IS A BIT HARDER THAN WHAT IT IS ALREADY IN OTHER CONCESSION AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE IN, IN THE CITY WHERE PEOPLE ARE MAKING OTHER SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS. UM, AND STILL THAT'S AFTER 15 YEARS, UH, IT'S AFTER 15 YEARS THAT THEN IT COULD BE TERMINATED FOR CONVENIENCE AT A FIVE SEVENTH VOTE. AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. THAT IS CORRECT. THAT'S CORRECT. SO I, I THINK IT, IT'LL BE JUST TAKING A MORE CONSERVATIVE APPROACH APPROACH TO, TO, THIS MIGHT BE PRUDENT. UH, I AGREE ON WITH WHAT YOU AND COMMISSIONER EREZ IS SAYING ON THE FIVE SEVENTHS, BUT IT'S ALL GREAT DEAL, GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR LINCOLN ROAD. I WANNA THANK YOU COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE 'CAUSE I KNOW HOW HARD YOU HAVE WORKED ON THIS. AND WHEN YOU SEE THE CONDITIONS OF LINCOLN LANE, THE BACK OF HOUSE THAT GOES ON OVER THERE, IT'S JUST, IT [05:15:01] FEELS ABANDONED AND IT'S BRINGING DOWN LINCOLN ROAD. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, BECAUSE THIS REALLY IS JUST GOING TO BRING A RENAISSANCE. YOU, YOU USED THE WORD EARLIER, . WELL, WELL, THE, THE, THE PRIVATE SECTOR. WE'RE HERE TO HELP GO GET GOVERNMENT OUT OF THE WAY BECAUSE THE PRIVATE SECTOR MAY WANT TO INVEST IN OUR CITY. THE PRIVATE SECTOR MAY WANT TO IMPROVE AREAS. AREAS WE HEAR FROM RESIDENTS, LINCOLN ROAD IS SUFFERING. THEY WANT ACTIVITIES IN LINCOLN ROAD. WE NEED TO HELP LINCOLN ROAD PROSPER. SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE LEAD ON THIS. I'M HAPPY TO SECOND YOUR MOTION. WELL, YES, I'LL THANK YOU COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE FOR BRINGING THE ITEM. BUT OF COURSE THE INVESTMENT THAT GOES INTO THIS, UH, MICHAEL, AND I KNOW RECENTLY YOU HAD, UH, ABOUT 80 JOURNALISTS COME THEN THAT YOU ADDRESSED. I MEAN, I THINK THAT SHOWS YOU THE EXCITEMENT THAT IS OUT THERE, THAT YOU CAN GET THAT LEVEL OF, OF PERSONNEL AROUND THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD TO SEE THE PROJECT THAT YOU'RE PUTTING TOGETHER SPEAKS VOLUMES. AND IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE A GAME CHANGER FOR, FOR OUR CITY ON LINCOLN ROAD. SO, THANK YOU. EXCITED. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. WE'RE KEEPING FIVE SEVEN. OKAY, RICK, IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND I BELIEVE I SAW ANNABEL, OH, SORRY, FINE. I JUST, ANNABELL YPI LINCOLN ROAD BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ECON, UM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. UM, I WOULD BE REMISS IF NOT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR VOTING FOR THIS PROJECT. IT IS LIKE A SHOT OF ADRENALINE IN THE ARM OF LINCOLN ROAD'S CONTINUE MOMENTUM, YOU KNOW, WITH THE ZARA EXPANDING TO FLAGSHIP STORE, WE HAVE UNIQLO OPENING UP IN NOVEMBER. WE HAD ADDICTED STEVE MADIS COMING BACK. WE HAVE OVER 20 LEASES THAT ARE IN THE QUEUE. AND SO IT'S HAPPENING NOW IN REAL TIME. AND THE FACT THAT NOLI IS GONNA MOVE FORWARD IS REALLY GONNA SET US AT A DIFFERENT PACE. SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU AND WE'RE SO EXCITED. ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO SPEAK? GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS AND, UH, CITY STAFF. MY NAME IS MARK TEUS, A 20 PLUS YEAR RESIDENT ON THE BEACH. RAISED THREE KIDS HERE ALL THE WAY FROM TEMPLE VEST STALLONE TO BEACH HIGH AND LINCOLN ROAD HAS ALWAYS BEEN, ESPECIALLY IN THEIR YOUTH, WAS AN IMPORTANT PART OF GROWING UP. I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT. I LOVE TO SEE THE SUPPORT FOR THIS PROJECT. IF ANYONE CAN CHANGE LINCOLN ROAD AND BRING IT BACK TO ITS FORMER SPLENDOR, IT'S MICHAEL AND COMRAD COMPANY. SO AS A RESIDENT, IT'S JUST WONDERFUL TO SEE THAT SUPPORT AND WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. HI EVERYONE. I'M DANIELLA SWA. I'M THE CHIEF MERCHANDISING OFFICER FOR NOLI, TRYING TO BRING IN SOME AMAZING TENANTS. UM, BORN AND RAISED ON THE BEACH. WENT TO NAUTILUS BEACH HIGH AID AT ALUMS, SHOPPED AT EPICURE. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE REVIVAL. I THINK THAT MICHAEL'S PUT INCREDIBLE SWEAT EQUITY AND EFFORT INTO JUST DESIGNING SOMETHING GLORIOUS FOR US, WHICH JUST WHY I HAVE BEAUTIFUL FASHION AND LIFESTYLE TENANTS CHOMPING AT THE BIT TO BE PART OF IT. SO I THANK YOU FOR HELPING MOVE IT FORWARD AND THE COMMUNITY FOR STANDING BEHIND IT. AND I KNOW WE'RE GONNA HOPEFULLY, AND MOST DEFINITELY DELIVER SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY BECAUSE I WANT A REASON TO STAY ON MIAMI BEACH ALL DAY AND NOT HAVE TO LEAVE AND GO SOMEWHERE ELSE FOR MODERATE DINING, FINE DINING, SHOPPING, LIFESTYLE. I WANT YOU TO KEEP US ON THE BEACH. SO THANK YOU. HI, THIS IS JEFF LAITZ AGAIN. UH, I JUST WANTED TO STATE THAT I, UH, REALLY BELIEVE IN LINCOLN ROAD. UM, I'M A LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER. I'M A LOCAL RESIDENT, AND I BELIEVE THAT LINCOLN ROAD, UM, WILL HELP A LOT OF THE OTHER BUSINESSES AROUND LINCOLN ROAD, NOT ONLY LINCOLN ROAD. SO I THINK ALL OF MIAMI BEACH WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS. AND, UH, AND I HOPE THAT I'M A TENANT FOR MICHAEL BECAUSE HE'S A GREAT LANDLORD, HE'S RESPECTFUL TO TENANTS AND, UH, I THINK THIS IS JUST AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. HI, UH, MICHAEL SILVERMAN. I LIVE ON, UH, 11 ISLAND AVENUE, 15 YEAR RESIDENT MIAMI BEACH. I AM, UH, SUPPORTER OF THIS PROJECT. I THINK IT'S GREAT FOR THE AREA. YOU KNOW, I LOVE MIAMI BEACH. IT'S BECOME MY HOME. I BIKE AROUND IT, I WALK MY DOG AROUND IT. I'VE SEEN THE EVOLUTION OF THE CITY AND WE TALK ABOUT A RENAISSANCE THAT WE'RE HAVING HERE, AND ALSO THE FUTURE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ROBOTICS PROGRAM, WHAT THE CITY CAN BECOME AND WHAT IT ONCE WAS 15 YEARS AGO WITH ACTIVATIONS, BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE EVERYWHERE, ACTIVE STREETS. IN THE PAST 10 YEARS, IT'S, IT'S BEEN A DIFFERENT STORY, [05:20:01] BUT I THINK THIS PROJECT BRINGS A CITY A BREATH OF FRESH AIR, A WAY TO CONNECT AND IMPROVE SOME AREAS THAT ARE UNDER IMPROVED AND UNDERUTILIZED TODAY THAT WILL MAKE MY MORNING WALKS WITH A DOG MUCH MORE PLEASANT. YOU KNOW, WILL GIVE US A REASON TO SPEND TIME HERE ON MIAMI BEACH, WHICH FOR THE PAST FIVE, 10 YEARS, FOUND REASONS TO LEAVE AND GO TO THE DESIGN DISTRICT, GO TO WYNWOOD, GO TO COCONUT GROVE. AND YOU KNOW, I REALLY THINK THAT I DON'T WANNA GET IN MY CAR. I DON'T WANNA GET ON 3 95 THE VENETIAN, WHAT WHATEVER YOU CAN'T GET AROUND AND HAVING, WE HAVE EVERYTHING WE NEED HERE. WE HAVE THE BEACHES, WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL SHOPPING, BEAUTIFUL RESTAURANTS, AND BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE. AND I THINK THIS BEAUTIFUL PROJECT WILL BE GREAT FOR THE COMMUNITY, GREAT FOR THE RESIDENTS, GIVE US PLACES TO BE FOR OURSELVES, FOR OUR CHILDREN. ALSO GREAT FOR TOURISM. THE WAY IT CONNECTS TO THE CONVENTION CENTER, CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL IS REALLY GONNA LIKE, TIE THE, THE KNOT TOGETHER FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND I'M A HUGE SUPPORTER OF THIS PROJECT AND I HOPE YOU GUYS VOTE YES AND SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU. WELL, YOU'RE A GREAT SPOKESPERSON FOR MIAMI BEACH. THANK YOU, , YOU'RE ALL IN. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS AND THE REST OF YOU DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMEN. UH, MY NAME IS MICHAEL SIMKINS. I'M A LIFELONG RESIDENT AT MIAMI BEACH AND A PROPERTY OWNER ON LINCOLN ROAD. I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THIS PROJECT. I THINK IT'S A VERY, UM, INNOVATIVE, THOUGHTFUL, UM, YOU KNOW, PROJECT THAT THE CITY REALLY NEEDS. I MEAN, MIAMI BEACH AND MIAMI HAVE EVOLVED A LOT OVER THE LAST COUPLE DECADES. MIAMI HAS A LOT OF COMPETING NEIGHBORHOODS AND LOCALS AND OUR VISITORS THAT ARE STANDING COLLINS AVENUE ARE GOING TO THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS. AND WE NEED SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO REALLY, UH, DISTINGUISH IT AND MAKE IT ONE OF THE GREAT RETAIL CENTERS OF THE COUNTRY THAT IT SHOULD BE. AND I THINK, UM, MICHAEL AND HIS, UH, TEAM HAVE PUT TOGETHER A REALLY GREAT PLAN AND I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE. AND THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. HELLO EVERYONE. UH, MY NAME IS ANDREW ROSENBERG. UH, I GREW UP IN MIAMI BEACH. I SPENT A LOT OF TIME, UH, ON LINCOLN ROAD GROWING UP. UM, I SPOT I SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON LINCOLN LANE AFTER HOURS, UH, WHEN I WAS YOUNGER AS WELL. UM, I WOULD TELL YOU THAT, UH, BEING ON LINCOLN ROAD, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF PRIDE IN IT. UH, WHEN I WAS, UH, WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, UM, I DO A LOT OF LEASING NOW IN MIAMI BEACH. AND THERE WAS A BIT OF A CHALLENGE FOR A WHILE WHERE WHEN TENANTS WOULD COME INTO THE MARKET, THEY WOULD SAY, HEY, WHERE SHOULD WE OPEN? WHERE SHOULD WE GO? WHAT'S, WHAT, WHAT'S THE, THE, THE PROCESS FOR ROLLING, FOR ROLLING OUT OUR BRAND? AND WE'D SAY, LOOK AT THIS MARKET, LOOK AT THAT MARKET, BUT LET'S FOCUS ON LINCOLN ROAD. AND EVERYONE WOULD SAY, UH, GREAT, GREAT. NEXT. AND THE ACTIVITY LEVEL THAT WE'VE SEEN SINCE WE'VE STARTED TO TALK ABOUT NOLI HAS BEEN REALLY, REALLY COOL. WHERE WE'RE NOT GETTING NEXT BY A LOT OF TENANTS. THEY KIND OF STOP US THERE AND THEY SAY, OH, ALRIGHT, TELL US ABOUT THIS. WHAT'S GOING ON? THIS IS DIFFERENT. THIS IS FUN, THIS IS EXCITING. UH, SO I WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO, TO BACK THIS LIKE, UM, UH, A LOT OF US SUPPORT IT, UH, BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS A REAL TURNING POINT FOR LINCOLN ROAD AND, UH, IS GOING TO ALLOW US TO GIVE A, UH, HAVE A LOT OF PRIDE IN LINCOLN ROAD LIKE WE USED TO. UM, AND WE'RE ALL VERY EXCITED. SO APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HELLO EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. UM, I JUST WANNA MENTION I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT. UH, MY NAME'S JARED ROBBINS. I'M BORN AND RAISED HERE, WENT TO SCHOOL HERE. MY OFFICE IS ON ALTON. I HAVE MY OWN BROKERAGE FIRM. WE REPRESENT RETAILERS AND RESTAURANTS, HOPEFULLY TRYING TO BRING THEM TO MIAMI BEACH. AND I WILL SAY AFTER MICHAEL AND HIS TEAM ANNOUNCED HIS PROJECT, THE UNIVERSE OF TENANTS WHO WOULD EVEN CONSIDER COMING ANYWHERE NEAR LINCOLN ROAD HAS EXPANDED. I THINK HISTORICALLY LINCOLN ROAD'S BEEN ALL NATIONALS AND BIG NAMES AND BIG BRANDS AND THE COOLER YOUNGER, MORE UNIQUE, MAYBE RETAILERS AND RESTAURATEURS THAT US LOCALS PROBABLY PREFER TO SHOP AT. REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT LINCOLN ROAD. AND I THINK SINCE MICHAEL HAS ANNOUNCED THIS PROJECT, I PERSONALLY HAVE SEEN MY GROUP OF CLIENTS WAY MORE INTERESTED. SO I KNOW IT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT SHUTTING DOWN THE ALLEY. SO I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR ALLOWING THAT. AND THANK YOU MICHAEL FOR, UH, RISKING, UH, A LOT OF YOUR TIME AND ENERGY, UH, TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE. SO THANK YOU. RIGHT. IT YOUR NAME? OH YEAH. JARED ROBBINS. HELLO EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS M**K HON. I, UH, I HAVE TWO KIDS HERE THAT ARE VERY YOUNG IN MIAMI BEACH, AND ONE OF THEM GOES TO SCHOOL. I'M A REALTOR, A RESIDENTIAL BROKER, AND I'M A MAJOR ADVOCATE FOR THE PROJECT. I THINK THE AREA COULD USE SOME NEW ENERGY AND THE COMMERCE COMPANY IS THE, THE PERFECT PEOPLE [05:25:01] TO, UH, TO BRING THE ENERGY THERE. SO WE'RE A MAJOR SUPPORTER OF THE PROJECT. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. OUR FIRST VIRTUAL SPEAKER IS RONNIE FINBAR. HEY GUYS. HI. COULD YOU HEAR ME? GO AHEAD, SIR. HEY, THIS IS RONNIE FABERG. FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANTED TO TELL EVERYBODY THAT ANY PROJECT THAT MICHAEL COMRAD PUTS HIS FINGERS ON EVERYBODY IN THE CITY SHOULD EMBRACE BECAUSE HE'S PROBABLY THE BEST RETAILER THAT I KNOW. AND I'M PROUD TO WELCOME THIS PROJECT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UH, I'M A MIAMI BEACH PROPERTY OWNER. I HAPPEN TO OWN THE PROPERTY THAT IS JUST, UM, NORTH OF THIS ALSO WHERE MACY'S, UH, CURRENTLY SITS. AND MICHAEL DOES THINGS THE RIGHT WAY. THE ACTIVATION OF THIS PARTIC UH, THIS LINCOLN LANE, THE BEAUTIFICATION OF THE BACK, THE BACKS OF BUILDINGS IS SO INGENIOUS AND IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST FURTHER PROMOTING THE WALKABILITY THAT WE NEED IN MIAMI BEACH. SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO, TO BLESS THIS AND I'M SUPER, SUPER SUPPORTIVE. THANK, THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER IS WAYNE ROBERTS. I, I, I KINDA LIKE THIS IDEA BECAUSE THIS GUY SOUNDS LIKE THIS COMPASS GROUP SOUNDS LIKE A, A PLAYER IN A RETAIL SPACE. UM, I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S A DEVELOPER. UH, MY CONCERN IS THAT EVERYTHING THE CITY HAS DONE, HAS DONE TO DATE, HAS BEEN ANYTHING BUT IMPROVING THE LINCOLN ROAD DISTRICT. UM, I SPOKE TO MANY RETAILERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS ON THAT, ON THAT, UH, AVENUE YESTERDAY, AND THEY ALL SAID THEY'RE MOVING. UM, THE CONSTRUCTION, I STILL HAVEN'T GOT AN ANSWER AS TO WHEN THIS IS GONNA BE DONE, FINISHED. UH, IT, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS PROJECT WILL ADD TO THAT MISERY, BUT, UM, RESIDENTS TODAY, THINK OF THE RESIDENTS TODAY, NOT 10 YEARS FROM NOW. NOT THE DEVELOPERS, NOT THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS. THINK OF THE RESIDENTS AND WHAT, HOW TO IMPROVE THE LIFE AND QUALITY OF LIFE HERE AND NOW, AND MOVING THE PROJECTS FORWARD, WHETHER IT'S, UH, THE, UH, THE LINCOLN ROAD, UH, EFFORTS THAT, UH, THE CITY'S DOING AND NOT ADDING FAR AND PLEASE OPEN THAT DAMN MOVIE THEATER. YOU KNOW, I CAN'T, I CAN'T, I CAN'T STATE ENOUGH. AND AS OPEN IT, THAT GUY HAS LEFT THAT WHOLE BLOCK EMPTY. AND WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AS A, AS A COMMUNITY. WE NEED OUR MOVIE THEATER BACK. WE NEED THOSE STORES OPENED UP. SOMETHING IS GOING ON. I DON'T KNOW WHAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER, UH, LAST CALLER IS ANDRE ION. ANDRE RE 1000 SOUTH POINT DRIVE. I JUST GOTTA SAY THAT MICHAEL COMRAD IS A JOCKEY. YOU DEFINITELY WANT TO BET ON, UH, WHAT HE'S DONE TO TURN AROUND, UH, RETAIL AND RESTAURANT. AND COCONUT GROVE HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING FOR THAT NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE CITY OF MIAMI. AND, UM, AND ANYTHING THAT HE COULD DO TO HELP LINCOLN ROAD WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. I KNOW THAT HE'S GONNA BE A SUCCESS, UH, ALSO WHAT HE'S DOING IN MAKING RETAIL SMALLER SHOPS AVAILABLE FOR RETAILERS THERE. I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. AND, UM, HATS OFF TO YOU FOR COMING UP WITH THIS PROJECT AND, AND DEFINITELY HAVE, UH, MY SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ACTUALLY, OUR LAST COLLEAGUE, RORY GREENBERG. HI. I'M ACTUALLY OUTSIDE, BUT I HAVE MY 2-YEAR-OLD AND I CAN'T GET HER TO, TO SIT STILL. SO I CALLED IN, UH, RORY GREENBERG, MIAMI BEACH RESIDENT IN NORMANDY. JOAN TO SAY THAT THIS IS A, AN ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC PROJECT. MICHAEL ALWAYS IS AHEAD OF THE CURVE AND A GREAT TRUE LOCAL DEVELOPER AND PROPERTY OWNER. AND I REMEMBER WHEN I MOVED HERE, LINCOLN ROAD WAS SOMETHING TO, TO GO TO, SOMETHING TO SEE, SOMETHING TO ENJOY. AND WE DIDN'T HAVE ALL THE OTHER DISTRICTS AND NEIGHBORHOODS OVER THE BRIDGE. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF COMPETITION ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE, AND WE NEED PEOPLE LIKE MICHAEL TO BE ABLE TO DO PROJECTS LIKE THIS AND GIVE MIAMI BEACH A WELL-ROUNDED ECONOMY. AND WE GOTTA GET RID OF ONLY FOCUSING ON TOURISM AND GET LOCALS BACK INVOLVED, ESPECIALLY NOT GOING OVER THE BRIDGE TO EAT AND EVERYTHING. SO MICHAEL, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO, AND PLEASE APPROVE THIS PROJECT. MAYOR, THAT CONCLUDES SU UH, PUBLIC HEARING. WELL, MICHAEL, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING SOME FACES AND VOICES THAT WE DON'T HEAR, UH, AT EVERY MEETING. SO, UH, IT'S GREAT TO HEAR FROM EVERYBODY. I MENTIONED THIS TO YOU. I WAS ON A FAMILY TRIP TO ITALY, UH, THIS SUMMER, AND THE ONE THING YOU NOTICE IN EUROPE IS THE ACTIVATION OF THE ALLEYWAYS, WHICH IS JUST A GREAT EXPERIENCE. AND I, I WAS LITERALLY WALKING THE STREETS THERE THINKING OF YOUR PROJECT THAT, AND THAT'S EXACTLY [05:30:01] WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE IN MIAMI BEACH. IT'S, UH, THANK YOU. CALL A VOTE. YES, SIR. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR FERNANDEZ, AS IS COMMISSIONER. UH, IT'S A, IT'S ACTUALLY A VOICE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO. THAT WAS R SEVEN C. AYE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS. YES, THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE AND CO-SPONSOR COMMISSIONER BR [R5 D AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 18 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ENTITLED "BUSINESS," BY AMENDING ARTICLE XV, ENTITLED "STREET PERFORMERS AND ART VENDORS," BY AMENDING SECTION 18-903, ENTITLED “ARTIST VENDOR CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS AND RULES,” BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (5) THEREOF, TO ADDITIONALLY ALLOW THE ISSUANCE OF ARTIST VENDOR CERTIFICATES FOR NONEXPRESSIVE PRODUCTS TO ENUMERATED NONRESIDENTS WHO HELD A PAST VALID ARTIST VENDOR CERTIFICATE; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] FIVE DR FIVE D IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR OF CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. AMENDING CHAPTER 18 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ENTITLED BUSINESS BY AMENDING ARTICLE 15 ENTITLED STREET PERFORMANCE PERFORMERS AND ART VENDORS BY AMENDING SECTION 18 DASH 9 0 3 ENTITLED ARTIST VENDOR CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS AND RULES BY AMENDING SUBSECTION FIVE THEREOF. TWO. ADDITIONALLY ALLOW THE, ALLOW THE ISSUANCE OF ARTIST VENDOR CERTIFICATES FOR NON EXPRESSIVE PRODUCTS TO ENUMERATED NON-RESIDENTS WHO HELD A PAST VALID ARTIST VENDOR CERTIFICATE AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL. SO ABILITY, CODIFICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS A SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING. IT IS ITEM R FIVE D, COMMISSIONER MATTA SALINAS. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. THIS IS MY ITEM GRANDFATHERING IN SOME OF THE ARTIST VENDORS THAT WERE, UM, THAT WERE TRANSITIONED OUT OF THIS PROGRAM. UM, AND I'D LIKE TO HELP THEM OUT AND BRING 'EM BACK IN IF THEY HAD BEEN A, A MEMBER OF THE PROGRAM PRIOR, THEY CAN COME BACK IF THEY LIVE OFF THE BEACH. UM, IT'S A VERY SMALL CHANGE. AND ON THE FLOOR, DURING FIRST READING, THERE WAS A, A, UM, A MOTION MADE THAT IF ONE OF THE ARTIST VENDORS SOLD COUNTERFEIT MATERIAL OR, YOU KNOW, STUFF THAT WASN'T, THAT THEY HAND MAKE, THEN THEY'RE EXPELLED FROM THE PROGRAM. AND, YOU KNOW, WE ALL AGREED TO THAT. SO, HAVING SAID THAT, I'D LIKE TO MOVE MY ITEM. SECOND ONE QUESTION. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, UM, THROUGH THE CITY, THROUGH THE MAYOR, THE CITY ATTORNEY, IF WE GO AHEAD WITH THIS, DOES IT SET A PRECEDENT FOR ANY OTHER NON EXPRESSIVE ARTIST VENDORS TO SORT OF GET IN THE PROGRAM? I, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT, THIS IS VERY, THIS IS VERY LIMITED TO JUST THE FOLKS WHO HAD CERTIFICATES BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2024 AND SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2025. SHOULD A FUTURE COMMISSION WISH TO EXPAND UPON THAT, THEN YES, YOU COULD, UH, OPEN THE DOOR FOR OTHERS. BUT AS AS WRITTEN, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THAT CREATES ANY RISK. OKAY. MOVE MY ITEM. CALL A VOTE. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE. PLEASE GO AHEAD. THERE'S NO ONE ON ZOOM REQUESTING TO SPEAK. I THINK YOU GOT THE VOTES, BUT YEAH, , I'VE BEEN COMING HERE FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL THAT I AM, I'M BEING CONSIDERED TO BE GRANDFATHERED IN TO ME IS, UH, VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT I LIVE BY AND I ENJOY. AND I, I SPENT 11, ALMOST 12 YEARS IN THE CITY BEING PART OF IT. SO I FEEL THAT I AM PART OF MIAMI BEACH EVEN THOUGH I DON'T LIVE HERE. BUT, UM, TO ME IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET GRANDFATHER IN BECAUSE WE HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND WE HAVE HELPED SO MANY TOURISTS AND THEY COME TO US, THEY LOOK FOR US, TO US, IT'S IMPORTANT AND WE WANNA KEEP THAT FLOW OF PEOPLE. WE WANNA KEEP THAT POSITIVE THAT PEOPLE COME FROM CALIFORNIA AND THEY COME BACK TO YOU A YEAR LATER AND SAY, HEY, I WAS LOOKING FOR YOU BECAUSE I LIKE YOUR WORK, SO I'M COMING BACK TO FIND YOU. AND THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOU'RE BRINGING PEOPLE BACK. YOU'RE NOT SAYING, OH, IT'S A TOURIST THAT CAME ONE TIME TO MIAMI BEACH AND THEY GONE FOREVER. YOU WANNA KEEP THEM COMING BACK. I HAD A, AN EXPERIENCE THAT I WENT TO TENNESSEE AND I WENT TO GATLINSBURG AND I HAD A WHOLE STRIP OF ALMOST THREE MILES AND THEY WERE FULL OF PEOPLE THERE IN EVERY SINGLE STORE. TOURISTS FROM EVERYWHERE. AND ON TOP OF THAT, EVERY SINGLE STORE WAS RENTED. THAT IS WHAT YOU WANNA BRING BACK HERE. YOU DON'T WANT THEM TO BE GONE SOMEWHERE ELSE. YOU WANT 3000 PEOPLE WALKING YOUR STREETS AND SHOPPING IN ALL YOUR SHOPS. YOU DON'T WANT THEM GONE. YOU WANT THEM TO KEEP COMING BACK. AND THAT'S, AS AN ARTIST, I APPRECIATE THAT. I ACTUALLY WENT TO A SHOW THIS WEEK, 21 DAYS OF ARTISTS IN THE CONVENTION CENTER PAYING $1,700 FOR 21 DAYS TO EXHIBIT AND SELL THEIR WORK. WOULDN'T YOU WANT [05:35:01] SOME PEOPLE LIKE THIS TO KEEP COMING TO YOU AND SHOP IN YOUR STORES AND IN YOUR DISTRICT? WOULDN'T YOU WANT THAT? SO ART IS IMPORTANT. THERE'S A LOT OF ART EVERYWHERE, BUT ART IS IMPORTANT. YOU GOT THE ART BASEL COMING HERE AS WELL. ART IS IMPORTANT. IT BRINGS PEOPLE. THANK YOU. I DIDN'T CATCH YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. YOUR NAME MA'AM. JANET FIGUEROA. GREETING MAYOR, COMMISSIONER AND PEOPLE HERE. MY NAME IS BRENDA JORDAN AND I'M AN ARTIST. I HAPPEN TO VEN ON MIAMI BEACH AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT YOU CONSIDERED SOME OF THE ARTISTS THAT DON'T LIVE ON THE BEACH WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM. BUT AS AN ARTIST, I'M DISAPPOINTED. IN MY CITY, WE HOST ART BASEL, ONE OF THE BIGGEST GATHERINGS IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT YET A PROGRAM THAT WAS SET UP WITHOUT ANY ARTISTS SET UP BY A MAYOR AT THE TIME. AND COMMISSIONERS WHO WE HAD NO INPUT. HOW CAN YOU SET UP A PROGRAM FOR ARTISTS WITHOUT ANY ARTIST PARTICIPATION? UNHEARD OF. AND REALLY THIS ART BASEL, EVERY ART BASEL, I SAY, I'M GOING TO EXPOSE HOW THE CITY IS DICTATING TO US AND GIVING US A PROGRAM WHERE WE ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THE SETTING UP OR, OR EVEN LIKE WHAT IS ART? THEY'RE SAYING BEACH STRINGING. I MAKE JEWELRY. THIS IS LAMAR WITH STERLING SILVER. IT IS NOT BEACH STRINGING. IT'S AN ART. AND I FEEL DISAPPOINTED THAT NONE OF YOU HAVE TAKEN INITIATIVE. I SET UP A WHOLE PROGRAM BECAUSE I'M SURE YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE ARTS. SO I SET UP A WHOLE COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM THAT DOESN'T CHANGE THE ORDINANCE, BUT TIES UP THE LOOPHOLES. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T MAKE ONE THING. THEY BUY AND SELL CRAP. IT'S COMPETITION WITH THE STORES BECAUSE THE STORES ARE GOING TO THE SAME WHOLESALE PLACES BUYING THE SAME MERCHANDISE. IT'S NOT FAIR TO ME AS AN ARTIST, IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD FOR ART BASEL TO COME HERE AND SEE THE CRAP THAT'S ON OUR STREET. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ CAME TO MY TABLE AND HE WAS SURPRISED AT THE JUNK. SOMEBODY WAS SELLING TWO FOR FIVE. MY BEATS COST ME A LOT OF MONEY. AND I DON'T JUST STRING I DESIGN, I'M AN ARTIST, I PAINT TOO, BUT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAINT BECAUSE I DO MULTIPLE ART FORMS. SO TO MINIMIZE MY WORK TO BE STRINGING IS LIKE INCOMPREHENSIBLE AND FOR NOBODY TO LISTEN. THE ONLY ONE WHO READ THE WHOLE ARTS PROGRAM I PUT TOGETHER IS, UM, COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. SHE WAS THE ONLY ONE. AND SHE ASKED ME QUESTIONS AND I GAVE HER FEEDBACK. I'M SOARING UP ALL OF THE LOOPHOLES THAT YOU ALLOW PEOPLE TO JUMP THROUGH AND CLAIM THAT THEY'RE ARTISTS. I FEEL DISRESPECTED DISHONORED AS A, AS A BEACH RESIDENT FOR OVER 30 YEARS. ARE YOU IN, ARE YOU IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM OR AGAINST IT? ? NO, I'M NOT TRYING TO BE FINE. NO, IT'S ONE PART I'M IN FAVOR OF THEM ALLOWING PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN ON WORKING THIS PROGRAM FOR 20 YEARS OR 10 YEARS OR WHATEVER TO BE ABLE TO WORK ON THE BEACH. I'M A BEACH RESIDENTS, I'M FOR ARTISTS, NOT FAKE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING FROM OTHER PLACES. REAL ARTISTS. I'M AN ARTIST. I'M FOR THAT AND I'M FOR ALLOWING PEOPLE. ISN'T THAT EXACTLY WHAT COMMISSIONER FEREZ WAS TRYING TO ADDRESS? WELL, WE HAVEN'T ADDRESSED LETTING ARTISTS SIT AT THE TABLE. IT'S LIKE TALLAHASSEE TELLING YOU THAT THEY CAN BUILD A BIG BUILDING ON OCEAN DRIVE. YEAH, THAT'S THE SAME THING. BECAUSE HOW CAN THEY DICTATE WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS CITY AND THEY'RE NOT A PART OF THIS CITY. BRENDA, BRENDA, THANK YOU. WE'LL TALK LATER. WE'LL, THANK YOU. WE'LL, COMMISSIONER FE COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. YEAH. AND, AND I JUST WANT TO STATE FOR THE RECORD, WE DID MEET AND WE BROUGHT IN OUR CHIEF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY, ROB ROSENWALD, WHO REVIEWED THE ORDINANCE AND WE TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO YOU AT, AT THE TIME THAT THE ORDINANCE AND THE FRAMEWORK THAT YOU BROUGHT WOULD ACTUALLY EXCLUDE YOU, UH, AND THE AND THE TYPE OF WORK TRYING TO DO NO, IT WOULD NEVER EXCLUDE ME. I RAN AN ARTS ORGANIZATION HERE ON MIAMI BEACH, AND I DON'T BEAD STRING, I AM A JEWELER. BUT WHEN THEY INTERPRET THE LAW AND THEY INTERPRET THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF IT, IT WAS THE CHALLENGE OF THE SITUATION AT THE TIME OF THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU BROUGHT THAT THE INTERPRETATION WAS THAT IT WOULD EXCLUDE YOU. SO RATHER THAN HELPING YOU, IT WOULD ACTUALLY, I YOU SO, WELL, I WANNA PUT IT ON THE RECORD. WE DON'T NEED, I WANNA SAY NONE OF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO DEFINE ART. NONE OF YOU ARE ARTISTS. YOU'VE NEVER WORKED OUT ON THE STREET. YOU'RE MAKING UP RULES AND REGULATIONS [05:40:01] AND A SYSTEM THAT YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT. I'M SAYING I WANT A SEAT AT THE TABLE TO SET UP A REAL ARTS PROGRAM AS AN ARTIST. IF NOT, DON'T WORRY. I'M GONNA BE ALL OVER ART BASEL WITH MY PETITION. I DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA BE SUPPORTIVE. LIKE, WHAT, WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE? WHAT, WHAT ARE WE DOING? I'M, WE, WE'VE TALKED EVERY I'VE, I HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT ANY OTHER ITEM IN THE CITY, MORE THAN I'VE HEARD ABOUT THIS ARTIST VENDING PROGRAM. AND IT SEEMS LIKE PEOPLE ARE FALLING OVER THEMSELVES TO TRY AND HELP YOU FALLING HOLD ON. YEAH. FALLING OVER THEMSELVES TO TRY AND HELP YOU. AND WE GET THIS ALL THE TIME. I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO BOW DOWN THANK US, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE LITERALLY TRYING TO, I HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE TO PUT YOU HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE. EVERY SINGLE MEETING LIKE THIS, LIKE THIS IS THROUGH THE MAYOR. THROUGH THE MAYOR. WE NEVER SAID AT THE TABLE TO COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER, THIS IS OUR PARTNER COMMISSIONER. I WILL, I WILL SAY, EXCUSE ME. I WILL, I WILL SAY THAT THERE'S AN ITEM ON THIS MONTH'S AGENDA THAT WAS A CARRYOVER FROM LAST MONTH'S AGENDA TO LITERALLY ADD AN ARTIST TO THE ART AND PUBLIC PLACES COMMITTEE FOR THIS VERY PURPOSE. SO I WOULD JUST SUGGEST BEFORE EVERYBODY GETS THEIR DANDER TOO MUCH HIGHER UP THAN IT ALREADY IS THAT WE TAKE A PAUSE, WE VOTE ON THIS ITEM, WE GET TO THE NEXT ITEM WHEN IT GETS CALLED TO BRING AN ARTIST TO HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE AND MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER. THANK YOU. THAT'S, I'M GONNA CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE ELSE REQUESTING TO SPEAK IN THE AUDIENCE. I HAVE DANIEL ALDO REQUESTING TO SPEAK. YES. DANIEL ALDO WITH THE MIAMI BEACH JOURNAL. I, UH, WANTED TO ASK BRENDA, THE PUBLIC SPEAKER TO PLEASE REACH OUT TODANIEL@MIAMIBEACHJOURNAL.ORG. I WANT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT YOUR CENSORSHIP, UH, BY THE CITY. AND I'M SORRY WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH. THANK YOU. PLEASE. NO TALKING. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC . EXACTLY. THAT INCLUDES THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. UH, I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MATTEL SALINAS. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BOT. COMMISSIONER BOT, YES. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. I THINK SO. YES. COMMISSIONER MATTEL SALINAS. YES. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. YES. VICE MAYOR FERNANDEZ. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. YES. MAYOR MINOR. NO. MOTION CARRIES. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THAT WAS ITEM R FIVE D. LET'S CALL R SEVEN. AAV. THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [R7 AV A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCY COMMITTEE AT ITS SEPTEMBER 23, 2026 MEETING AND OF THE CITY MANAGER, AND WAIVING, BY A 5/7TH VOTE, THE FORMAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENT SET FORTH IN SECTION 2-367(E) OF THE CITY CODE, FINDING SUCH WAIVER TO BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY, AND APPROVING, IN SUBSTANTIAL FORM, AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND SERVICE AMERICA CORPORATION D/B/A SODEXO LIVE! (“SODEXO”) FOR CATERING AND CONCESSION MANAGEMENT SERVICES AT THE MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER AND CARL FISHER CLUBHOUSE BUILDINGS (“AGREEMENT”); FURTHER, UPON COMPLETION OF SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATIONS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.] R SEVEN AAV. R SEVEN A AB AS A BOY. CORRECT. VV I'M SORRY, VICTOR. OKAY. LEMME SEE. R SEVEN. OH, GOT IT. THERE IS NO, IS THERE A YES, THERE IS. I'M SORRY. WAVE BIDDING APPROVE AGREEMENT WITH ESCO CONCESSION MANAGEMENT SERVICES AT MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER. CFC. WELCOME, STEVE ANTHONY, YOU MAYOR, DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. THANK YOU MAYOR COMMISSION. SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS ITEM, UH, TODAY IS THE APPROVAL OF THE NEW FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH SODEXO, UH, SODEXO LIVE FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AT THE MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER AND OUR CLUBHOUSE BUILDINGS. UM, NEW THE, THIS AGREEMENT IS NEEDED OF COURSE, BECAUSE CURRENT AGREEMENT EXPIRED, BUT WE DID APPROVE A MONTH TO MONTH UNTIL THE END OF DECEMBER. CONTINUITY, MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE AVOIDING TRANSITION CALLS, STAFF TURNOVER, RETRAINING AND OPERATIONAL RISK THAT COULD IMPACT BOOKED EVENTS AND REDUCE CITY REVENUE. UM, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED BUSINESS TERMS IN THIS AGREEMENT. CAPITAL INVESTMENT SODEXO COMMITS 3,005,000 TOWARD FOOD SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AT THE NBCC. IN THE CLUBHOUSE BUILDINGS, UH, THE MANAGEMENT FEE REMAINS TO 4% OF THE GROSS RECEIPTS. CITY SHARE OF NET OPERATING PROFITS ACTUALLY INCREASES FROM 83% TO 88% AND A FIVE YEAR TERM BEGINNING, UM, OF COURSE RETROACTIVELY OCTOBER 1ST, ALLOWING AMORTIZATION OF THE CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION AND ENSURING OPERATIONAL STABILITY. THERE. THERE, UH, PUBLIC BENEFITS. JUST WANTED TO NOTE SOME OF THOSE, UH, HERE. UH, HOST QUALIFYING 5 0 1 C3 AND CHARITABLE EVENTS AT COST. UH, WAIVE PER GUEST FEES FOR MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS, UH, USING A KOSHER CATER OF THEIR CHOICE SUBJECT TO NBCC POLICIES, ALLOW CHARITABLE CLIENTS TO BRING OUTSIDE SNACKS AND DONATED FOODS FROM LI WITH LIABILITY WAIVER AND COMPLIANCE WITH CITY REQUIREMENTS. UH, PROVIDE 20% DISCOUNT ON HOSPITALITY SERVICES FOR MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS FUND DEVELOPMENT OF A KOSHER KITCHEN AND TASTING ROOM AT THE NBCC AND CONTRIBUTE, [05:45:01] UH, 50,000 ANNUALLY TO, UH, LOCAL HOSPITALITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE CONTRACT. UH, SO WITH THAT, I BELIEVE WE ALSO HAVE REPRESENTATIVE FROM SODEXO LIFE HERE AS WELL. THANK YOU. STEVEN, ARE THERE QUESTIONS, DISCUSSIONS FROM THE DA. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE TABLE? I'LL MOVE. I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. THERE'S A MOTION. THE MAYOR HAS QUESTIONS. WELL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. SO, UH, YEAH, I THINK ALL, FIRST OF ALL, I'LL START OFF WITH THE GOOD, WITH THE GOOD. UH, AND IT'S ALL, IT'S ACTUALLY MO ALL GOOD. UM, YOU, YOU DO, YOU'VE BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB. THE, THE YOU, YOU GIVE QUALITY HIGH, VERY HIGH QUALITY SERVICE AND, AND FOOD. SO ALL, ALL THAT'S APPRECIATED. THE ISSUES THAT I'VE RAISED THAT I I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'VE ADDRESSED IS I'VE, FOR SEVERAL YEARS I'VE BEEN TRYING TO WORK THROUGH WITH OUR COMMISSION TO OFFER A SERVICE FOR NOT-FOR-PROFITS AND ALSO RESIDENTS WHO MAYBE WANT TO DO A WEDDING BECAUSE OFTEN PEOPLE ARE LI THEY'RE JUST LEAVING THE BEACH BECAUSE IT'S NOT AFFORDABLE, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE CONVENTION CENTER IS REALLY UNDERUTILIZED AT NIGHT. UM, SO I, I'VE HAD SOME DIFFICULTY WITH THAT. I BROUGHT IN, UH, AND ACTUALLY IT WAS A GREAT EVENT SATURDAY NIGHT, THE MIAMI BUSINESS CLUB. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE SOME OF THE ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED BECAUSE IT MENTIONS THAT, UM, THAT THERE CAN BE A, UH, A POTENTIAL WAIVER, BUT IT MENTIONS AT SODEXO'S, UM, APPROVAL, IF YOU CAN READ THAT PARAGRAPH, ERIC, THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT. SURE. SO IT'S, UM, WAIVING THE PER GUEST FEE FOR ELIGIBLE MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS WHO WISH TO USE A KOSHER CATER OF THEIR CHOICE SUBJECT TO SODEXO LIVES APPROVAL AND FULL COMPLIANCE WITH NBCC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. WHAT, WHAT IS THAT? WHAT IS, SO GENERALLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING, AND BY THE WAY, IT WASN'T JUST, UH, KOSHER EVENTS. MIAMI BUSINESS CLUB WAS NOT A KOSHER EVENT. IT WAS, UM, BUT, AND, BUT YET THERE WERE, THERE WERE SOME SNAGS IN THE NEGOTIATIONS. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? SUBJECT? I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS, BUT SUBJECT TO SODEXO'S APPROVAL, I'M AFRAID THAT THE, THE, UH, WHAT YOU SEEM TO BE GIVING IS JUST, YOU COULD JUST REJECT EVERY TIME SOMEONE COMES. FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO WAIVE THAT LANGUAGE. OKAY. THE IDEA WAS, AS YOU AND I HAD DISCUSSED, WAS TO DO A LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY BEFORE YOU DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE WAIVER WAS UNTIL WE PUT ALL THE PIECES TOGETHER. NOW WAIVERS A FLAT RATE OF $20 PER PERSON, WHICH IS WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT. AND THAT BRINGS IN ANY KOSHER CATERER TO THE PLACE. CAN YOU REPEAT THAT AGAIN? SO IT'S A, IT'S A FLAT RATE. YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT FLATTENING THE RATE BEFORE THE WAIVER COULD BE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 60 AND A HUNDRED DOLLARS PER PERSON DEPENDING ON THE EVENT. NOW IT'S JUST A FLAT RATE OF $20. THAT'S IT. $20 PER PERSON. YEAH. THE, YEAH, SO IT AS A FEE. AS A FEE. OH, WHY I THOUGHT I ERIC, IN OUR DISCUSSIONS, I THOUGHT THERE WAS A, JUST A WAIVER. SO IT'S WAIVING THE PER GUEST FEE FOR MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS WHO WISH TO USE A KOSHER CATERER. YOU JUST SAID IT'S $20 THOUGH. SORRY, I I'M SORRY. WE HAVE TO NEGOTIATE THIS FROM THE DAYS HERE, BUT THE DETAILS ARE IMPORTANT. IT'S OKAY. IT'S STRICTLY UP TO YOU. IF YOU WANT US TO WAIVE IT A HUNDRED PERCENT, IT'S DONE. IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT ENOUGH MONEY. IT'S NOT MATERIAL. IT'S DONE JUST THAT SIMPLE. BUT MR. MAYOR, HERE'S THE ISSUE. THE REASON TO HAVE IT IS HEAT, LIGHT, POWER, GAS. NO, I MEAN, LIKE THE WHOLE REASON THIS WAS PULLED IS, YOU KNOW, OUR MAYOR HAD SERIOUS RESERVATIONS ON SOME OF THE DETAILS ON THIS. AND THEN WE FIND OUT RIGHT NOW ON THE CUFF THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW, THAT THERE'S THIS LANGUAGE THAT IT'S SUBJECT TO AND NOW THERE'S A FEE. AND IT KIND OF MAKES ME WANT TO THINK, WELL WHAT ELSE IS IN THIS CONTRACT THAT I'M, THAT IT THERE THAT YOU'RE NOT TELLING US ABOUT? THAT IS A GOTCHA. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT BOTH WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. YEAH, BUT WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO CITY MANAGER CONTINUING TO EVEN CATCH THIS SUBJECT TO LANGUAGE AND THE $20 FEE PER PERSON. AND THE ONLY REASON YOU'RE WILLING TO DO THAT NOW IS 'CAUSE WE'RE CALLING IT OUT ON THE DA. SO I I DON'T HAVE ANY FAITH IN THAT. UM, BUT MY WHAT I'M ASKING YOU IS, ARE ARE THERE ANY OTHER GOTCHAS IN THIS CONTRACT THAT WE SHOULD BE AWARE OF? THERE ISN'T ANYTHING IN THERE IS WHAT, WHAT IS THE TERMINATION FOR THIS? YOU KNOW, IS THERE A OUT CLAUSE, ARE WE STUCK WITH THIS CONTRACT FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME? I'M GONNA TURN TO THE MANAGER OR TO THE DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. I DON'T HAVE THOSE DETAILS. MR. CITY MANAGER, UH, IS THERE AN OUT CLAUSE ON THIS AGREEMENT? AND IF SO, HOW LONG? I BELIEVE THERE IS AN OUT CLAUSE. UM, BUT REMEMBER THIS IS AN AGREEMENT THAT IS STILL SUBJECT [05:50:01] TO FINALIZING AND EXECUTING. SO IF THERE IS A SPECIFIC OUT CLAUSE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE US INCLUDE IN THIS, WE COULD CERTAINLY, DOES IT COME BACK TO THE CITY COMMISSION? RIGHT NOW IT DOES NOT REQUIRE COMING BACK TO THE COM TO THE COMMISSION FOR EXECUTION. HOW ABOUT WE HAVE THAT COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR A FINAL EXECUTION JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE GOT EVERYTHING AND, AND IT'S FAIR FOR EVERYONE THAT IS GONNA HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE CONVENTION CENTER. I AGREE. COMMISSIONER, THERE IS, I DON'T WANNA BE BACK IN THE SAME SPOT WHEN THIS WAS PULLED SIX, ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO. THERE'S TWO PIECES. THERE'S A, UH, A TERMINATION PER CONVENIENCE AND TERMINATION PER CAUSE. THEY'RE BOTH PROPOSED LANGUAGE. OKAY, WELL LET'S JUST HAVE IT COME BEFORE US ONE MORE TIME IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU. HAPPY TO DO IT. GREAT, THANK YOU. AND I'VE MADE CLEAR FROM, FROM DAY ONE, I'M NOT, I'M IN NO, I DON'T WANT YOU GUYS TO LOSE MONEY. THAT'S NOT, YOU'RE IN, YOU'RE A FOR-PROFIT BUSINESS AND, AND, AND YOU SHOULD, MY MY CONCERN, AND WE MAY HAVE A DIFFER, DIFFER IN THIS, YOU DO EXTREMELY LARGE SCALE EVENTS. THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AT ONCE. A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO HERE IS AND ACTIVATE AND HELP THESE NON-PROFITS. FOR EXAMPLE, WE'RE ABOUT TO GO TO AN EVENT IN SURFSIDE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD, IT'S A NOT-FOR-PROFIT TO COME TO MIAMI BEACH AND THEY WOULD LOVE TO GO TO THE CONVENTION. I JUST HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THEM. WE WOULD'VE LOVED TO HAVE BEEN IN THE CONVENTION CENTER. SO THAT'S THE IDEA. SURE. IS THESE EVENTS FOR 500 PEOPLE. AND SO NOT LOOKING FOR YOU TO MAKE MONEY, BUT TO LOSE MONEY. BUT THAT'S THE KEY. IF YOU WANNA JUST WAVE IT AND LET SOMEBODY COME IN ON A SUNDAY NIGHT WHEN THE CONVENTION CENTER IS LITERALLY DARK 'CAUSE IT'S NOT NEVER BEING USED ON A SUNDAY NIGHT. UM, THAT'S THE IDEA. UNDERSTOOD. SO I HAVE A QUESTION. UM, I JUST KNOW, I KNOW THERE'S A PROVISION IN THEIR AGREEMENT THAT SAYS AT A 60 DAY POINT PRIOR TO TERMINATION, THEY HAVE TO GIVE NOTICE TO ALL OF THEIR EMPLOYEES. I'M JUST WONDERING MAYBE THROUGH THE CITY ATTORNEY, WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE TO GO VOTE ON THE BID WAIVER NOW SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO ISSUE THAT NOTICE AND BRING THE FINAL AGREEMENT BACK TO COMMISSION? UM, I, I THINK YOU COULD DO THAT. UM, IT'S TYPICALLY DONE. I MEAN IF THIS WAS A DONE DEAL TODAY, THEN YOU WOULD BE VOTING ON THE BIN WAIVER. I THINK YOU COULD VOTE ON THE BIN WAIVER TODAY AND JUST SIMPLY HAVE THE AGREEMENT COME BACK FOR FINAL APPROVAL. SURE. AND BUT IF IT'S NOT TO OUR SATISFACTION, WE CAN STILL CANCEL THE AGREEMENT. CORRECT. YEAH. YOU WOULD NOT BE UNDER OBLIGATION TO APPROVE. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. I'M SORRY. APPROVE THE ITEM SECOND. I HAVE ACTUALLY, I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOT. I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. I DIDN'T CATCH THE NAME OF THE ESCO REP. DOUGLAS CONNOR, SENIOR VP FOR SODEXO NORTH AMERICA. THANK YOU. JUST FOR THE RECORD, THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT TO APPROVE THE MOTION, UH, TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION, BUT WITH AN AMENDMENT SO THAT THE AGREEMENT COMES BACK TO COMMISSION FOR A FINAL APPROVAL. AND WHAT WOULD THAT BE BE, WHEN WOULD THE AGREEMENT COME BACK? UH, MY INTENTION WOULD BE TO BRING IT BACK IN NOVEMBER. ALRIGHT, SO THE, THE WARRANT NOTICE NEEDS TO GO OUT OCTOBER 27TH. SO MAYBE THERE'S A LETTER OF INTENT. IT SAYS, HEY, WE INTEND TO DO A DEAL OR WHAT? DO A CONTRACT WHAT? THAT IT'S A WARN NOTICE. SO YOU HAVE 60 DAYS FEDERAL NOTICE TO TELL THE EMPLOYEES THAT THE CONTRACT MIGHT BE NULL AND VOID AS OF DECEMBER 31ST. SO WE NEED TO SEND THAT OUT AT THE END OF OCTOBER. SO WOULD WE RATHER DO A, SHOULD WE NOT HAVE AN AGREEMENT? SHOULD WE RATHER DO A 30 DAY EXTENSION ON A BID WAIVER AND THEN WE'LL BRING IT BACK IN NOVEMBER? YOU MEAN A 30 DAY EXTENSION OF THE TERM OF THE EXISTING AGREEMENT? YEAH, YOU COULD. SOMEBODY WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION TO DO THAT. SURE, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. YOU CAN PUSH IT OUT TO JANUARY, END OF JANUARY. I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. 30 DAY EXTENSION. SO THIS IS TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT TO J END OF JANUARY, 2027. CORRECT? CORRECT. JUST TO BE CLEAR. SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE GONNA TABLE THE EXISTING RESOLUTION, WE'LL COME BACK IN NOVEMBER WITH THE FINAL VERSION AND THE MOTION IS AN AFTER THE FACT RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE EXISTING CONTRACT FOR 30 DAYS. CORRECT. THANK YOU. AND COMMISSIONER SUAREZ SAID HE WAS A YES. SO ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR, SO THIS IS ONLY ON THE EXTENSION OF, OF THE CURRENT CONTRACT, THE END OF JANUARY, 2027 OF A MOTION BY BY COMMISSIONER MATTEL SALINAS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AND AFTER THE FACT RESIDENT WILL BE NECESSARY AND WE ARE DEFERRING THE CURRENT ITEM R SEVEN A V TO, UH, NOVEMBER 18TH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IT [R5 A AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 110 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, ENTITLED “UTILITIES,” BY AMENDING ARTICLE IV, ENTITLED “FEES, CHARGES, RATES AND BILLING PROCEDURE,” SECTION 110-166 THEREOF, ENTITLED “SCHEDULE OF MONTHLY WATER USER RATES AND TAPPING CHARGES,” TO GRANT AUTHORITY TO THE CITY MANAGER OR THEIR DESIGNEE TO IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL PASS-THROUGH ADJUSTMENTS TO WATER USER RATES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AND TO DETERMINE APPLICABLE WATER USER RATES; BY AMENDING SECTION 110-168 THEREOF, ENTITLED “SCHEDULE OF MONTHLY SANITARY SEWER USER RATES,” TO GRANT AUTHORITY TO THE CITY MANAGER OR THEIR DESIGNEE TO IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL PASS-THROUGH ADJUSTMENTS TO SANITARY SEWER USER RATES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AND TO DETERMINE APPLICABLE SANITARY SEWER USER RATES; AND FURTHER, BY AMENDING APPENDIX A TO THE CITY CODE, ENTITLED “FEE SCHEDULE,” TO INCREASE WATER RATES, SANITARY SEWER SERVICE CHARGES, AND STORMWATER FEES TO FUND THE CITY’S REVISED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR WATER, SEWER, AND STORMWATER PROJECTS PREPARED PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2026-34383; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] IS CALLED R FIVE A. [05:55:03] R FIVE A IS AN ANCE OF THE MAYOR OF CITY, COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. AMEND CHAPTER ONE 10 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH ENTITLED UTILITIES BY AMENDING ARTICLE FOUR ENTITLED FEES, CHARGES, RATES AND BILLING PROCEDURES, SECTION ONE 10 DASH 1 66 THEREOF ENTITLED, SCHEDULE OF MONTHLY WATER USER RATES AND TAPPING CHARGES TO GRANT AUTHORITY TO THE CITY MANAGER OR THEIR DESIGNEE TO IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL PASS THROUGH ADJUSTMENTS TO WATER USER RATES, THE CERTAIN CIRCUM CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO DETERMINE APPLICABLE WATER USER RATES BY VENDING SECTION ONE 10 DASH 1 6 8 THEREOF ENTITLED, SCHEDULE OF MONTHLY SANITARY SEWER USER RATES TO GRANT AUTHORITY TO THE CITY MANAGER OR THEIR DESIGNEE TO IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL PASS THROUGH ADJUSTMENTS TO SANITARY SEWER USER RATES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO DETERMINE APPLICABLE SANITARY SEWER RATES. AND FURTHER BY AMENDING APPENDIX AID TO THE CITY CODE ENTITLED FEE SCHEDULE TO INCREASE WATER RATES, SANITARY SEWER SERVICE CHARGES AND STORM WATER FEES TO FUND THE CITY'S REVISED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR WATER, SEWER, AND STORM WATER PROJECTS, UH, PREPARED PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026 S3 4 3 8 3 AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION REPEAL ABILITY EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS A SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING. IT IS ITEM R FIVE A COMMISSIONER MATEO SALINAS . UM, SO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR MONTHS AND WE'RE HERE NOW. UH, THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE DIFFERENT SUGGESTIONS OF, YOU KNOW, HOW TO LESSEN THE IMPACT ON OUR RESIDENTS AND, YOU KNOW, WE LOOKED AT MAYBE DOING A GEO BOND AND THAT FAILED. AND SO NOW WE'RE HERE. UM, AND THIS, WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING NOW IS ACTUALLY LOWER THAN, THAN WHAT IT WAS INITIALLY BECAUSE WE, UM, ARE GOING TO BE, UM, TAKING OUT SOME OF THE, OR NOT TAKING OUT ANY PROJECTS. BUT JOHN, ACTUALLY YOU CAN EXPLAIN THIS BETTER THAN I CAN. SO I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING COMMISSION. JOHN NORRIS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE TO PRESENT THIS ITEM TO YOU. I THINK WE'VE COME A LONG WAY. THE LAST DIRECTION FROM COMMISSION PRIOR TO THE FIRST READING OF THIS ORDINANCE, WHICH PASSED IN THE LAST MEETING, WAS FOR US TO RIGHTSIZE A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, WHICH WE DID SIGNIFICANTLY. WE WERE ABLE TO BRING THE BORROWING DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY AND WE OFFERED AN ACCELERATED PLAN FOR STORMWATER CRITICAL NEEDS PROJECTS, WHICH HAS RECEIVED QUITE A BIT OF DISCUSSION. THAT'S WHAT WAS PASSED IN THE FIRST READING A REVISED ORDINANCE, SHOWING THE ACCELERATED PLAN FOR THE STORMWATER CRITICAL NEEDS PROJECTS, MOVING THEM ALL INTO THE FIRST FIVE YEARS. SO WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS PRESENTATION, THE FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN DROPPED FROM 737 MILLION TO 522 MILLION. AND THE DEBT FUNDING SIGNIFICANT DROP FROM 624 MILLION TO 305 MILLION, WE WERE ABLE TO REDUCE THE OVERALL INCREASE FOR BOTH SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND THE ESTIMATED CONDOMINIUMS BY A A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT. SO IN FIVE YEARS, THE SINGLE FAMILY HOME WOULD GO UP TO ABOUT $200 PER MONTH, AS OPPOSED TO TODAY IT'S ABOUT 1 34 AND THE CONDO WOULD GO FROM 90 SOME DOLLARS UP TO 141.5, $141 AND 58 CENTS. THAT'S APPROXIMATED BASED ON AVERAGE USAGE FROM A SAMPLING OF CONDOMINIUM BUILDINGS THAT WE'VE TAKEN THROUGHOUT THE BEACH. THE INCREASE OVERALL COMBINED IS A SINGLE DIGIT INCREASE EVERY YEAR FOR FIVE YEARS. AFTER THAT POINT, THE CPI PASS THROUGH WILL GO INTO EFFECT IF NO OTHER RATE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED, THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL CIP, I'M SORRY, CPI INCREASE. IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE'RE SHOWING HERE, THIS IS THE ACCELERATED, WHEN I SAY ACCELERATED, I'M REFERRING TO MOVING ALL OF THE STORMWATER CRITICAL NEEDS PROJECTS INTO THE FIRST FIVE YEARS. AND THIS IS WHAT WAS PAST AND FIRST READING. SO YOU CAN SEE THE INCREASE IN THE MONTHLY BILL, THE PERCENTAGE GOES FROM 9.1% THE FIRST YEAR DOWN TO 5.2% IN THE FINAL YEAR, 2031. THAT WOULD, FROM THAT POINT ON, IF ANOTHER RATE ORDINANCE IS NOT ADOPT, ADOPTED, THEN CPI WOULD TAKE OVER FROM THAT POINT ON. THIS IS THE ACCELERATED CONDOMINIUM SAMPLE. LITTLE LARGER INCREASE, BUT AGAIN, THIS IS BASED ON SAMPLING THAT WE TOOK THROUGHOUT, UH, MANY DIFFERENT CONDOMINIUM BUILDINGS, UH, BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE BUILDINGS, THE AGE OF THE BUILDINGS, MANY DIFFERENT FACTORS. WE TRY TO GET A VERY REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE. JOHN, WHAT IS THE TOTAL [06:00:01] INCREASE FROM 26 TO 2031? THROUGH, THROUGH THE CHAIR? THROUGH THE CHAIR. THROUGH THE CHAIR AND THEN, AND ANSWER THE QUESTION. THEN YOU CAN CONTINUE WITH YOUR PRESENTATION. OKAY. SO IT'S 41 PLUS SEVEN $48 FOR THE CONDOMINIUM. A $48 INCREASE OVER THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD? YEAH, PERCENTAGE. OKAY. IT'S 50, ABOUT 50%, ABOUT 50%, ABOUT, UH, 45% FOR THE SINGLE FAMILY HOME. BUT THAT IS OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SINGLE DIGIT INCREASES EVERY YEAR IN THIS, EXCEPT FOR YEAR ONE, WHICH IS 10.3%. IT WAS PROPOSED A SINGLE DIGIT PERCENTAGE INCREASES PRIOR TO THE ACCELERATED VERSION, WHICH MOVED ALL THE STORM WATER, CIP PRO, UM, STORM WATER CRITICAL NEEDS PROJECTS INTO THAT FIRST FIVE YEARS. SO AFFORDABILITY, WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT AFFORDABILITY. I'M GONNA GO OVER THESE SLIDES VERY, VERY QUICKLY. THE EPA SETS FOUR POINT SI 4.5% OF THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME AS AN AFFORDABILITY THRESHOLD FOR UTILITIES FOR WATER AND SEWER SERVICE ONLY. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WATER, SEWER AND STORM WATER. AND WE ARE BELOW 3% OF THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME. SO RELATIVE TO THOSE STANDARDS AND THE UNITED STATES UTILITY BILLS VERSUS MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME, WE ARE ACTUALLY QUITE LOW USING THAT METRIC. THIS SHOWS A BROKEN DOWN TO THE ACTUAL RATES. THE FIRST TWO SLIDES YOU SAW WERE BASED ON TYPICAL USAGE. SO YOU'LL SEE THESE PERCENTAGES ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, BUT WHAT YOU'LL FIND IS THAT THE WATER AND SEWER IS GOING UP 7% PER YEAR UP UNTIL 2031, WHERE IT DROPS TO 3%. THE STORM WATER IS MUCH HIGHER, BUT THE WATER AND SEWER IS A LARGER PORTION OF THE BILL. SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THE COMBINED PERCENTAGE ENDS UP BEING IN THE SINGLE DIGIT RANGE. NO IDEA. MR. MAYOR, CAN I ASK A QUESTION? YES. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. J JUST WHEN YOU SAY THE ORIGINAL, ORIGINAL PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS, THAT WAS THE COMBINED INCREASE FOR, FOR SINGLE FAMILY AND CONDOMINIUM, I WOULD IMAGINE. BUT WHEN YOU SAY ORIGINAL, WE HAVE GONE THROUGH SO MUCH HISTORY WITH THIS ORIGINAL MEANS. WHAT? SO THE ORIGINAL WAS THE FIRST MEETING. THEN LAST MEETING WE HAD THE PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS AND THEN THE ACCELERATED ADJUSTMENTS. SO THE ORIGINAL WAS PRE MORATORIUM, CORRECT? WAS, YES, SIR. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. SO THEN, SO THEN BEFORE THE MORATORIUM WE WERE GONNA HAVE AN INCREASE OF 11.8. NOW WE'RE GONNA BE AT 9.1 ON THE FIRST YEAR. SO THAT MEANS THAT THE INCREASE WENT DOWN BY ABOUT 22%. THE INCREASE WENT DOWN BY, THE OVERALL INCREASE WENT DOWN BY ABOUT 2.7% IN THE FIRST YEAR, THE COMBINED INCREASE. SO I THINK WHAT THE COMMISSIONER WAS LOOKING AT IS WE WERE LOOKING AT AN 11 12% INCREASE AND IT'S NOW AROUND A 9% INCREASE. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS RELATIVELY, AND ALSO IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOTAL INCREASES OVER THE LIFE OF THE ADOPTED RATE CHANGES, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A DIFFERENCE OF $71 VERSUS $62, WHICH IS CLOSE TO A 20%, 15, 16% REDUCTION. OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR. MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONER, UH, MATEO SALINAS. JOHN, COULD YOU GO BACK A SLIDE PLEASE? JUST REAL QUICK, I JUST WANNA CONFIRM SOMETHING. WAIT, GO BACK ONE MORE SLIDE. I'M SORRY, I CAN'T SEE THAT ONE, BUT I CAN SEE THIS ONE. SO THE FIRST YEAR, THIS ADJUSTED RATE IS GOING TO BE ABOUT $9 AND 64 CENTS A MONTH MORE? YES. A $9 A MONTH INCREASE FOR A CONDOMINIUM UNIT. OKAY. WHICH IS COMBINED TO THE MASTER METER FOR THE WHOLE BUILDING. OKAY. AND FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, IS THAT ON HERE? SINGLE FAMILY HOME? WE'LL SEE APPROXIMATELY $12 AND 63 CENTS PER MONTH IN THE FIRST YEAR. OKAY, THANK YOU. YES. OKAY. NO, I'M, I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT. UH, THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO [06:05:01] THE PRESENTATION YOU SAW LAST MONTH, JOHN. WHERE, WHERE DOES THAT MONEY GO UNDER THE PROPOSED NEW RATE STRUCTURE? DOES ANY OF THAT COME TO US? DO WE GET TO USE THAT? DO WE GET TO GO ON TRIPS WITH OUR FAMILIES OR, OR DO REALLY COOL STUFF WITH WHERE, WHERE DOES THIS MONEY GO? SO, SO WE HAVE TWO ENTERPRISE FUNDS. WE HAVE THE WATER SEWER FUND AND THE STORM WATER FUND. THOSE FUNDS OPERATE LIKE BUSINESSES EXCEPT THERE'S NO PROFIT AT THE END OF THE YEAR. SO WE HAVE TO BRING IN WHAT WE SPEND ON OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND OUR OPERATIONS FOR WATER, SEWER, AND STORM WATER ARE COMPLETELY FUNDED THROUGH THE CUSTOMER RATES. SO IF THERE IS A SURPLUS AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THEN THAT WOULD GO INTO FUND BALANCE. WE DO MAINTAIN A FUND BALANCE FOR EMERGENCIES, BUT THEN THAT'S TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN WE DO A RATE STUDY. IF OUR FUND BALANCE CREEPS UP TOO MUCH, THEN WE WOULD DO LESS OF A RATE INCREASE OR LOWER RATES. OBVIOUSLY RHETORICAL, BUT THIS GOES DIRECTLY TO OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, RIGHT. OUR AGING PIPES THAT ARE QUITE LITERALLY BURSTING AT THE SEAMS THAT ARE BURSTING THROUGH OUR ROADWAYS. OKAY. WHEN WE HAVE FLOODING, THE FLOODING, THAT DOESN'T GO DOWN BECAUSE WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH RESILIENCY CHALLENGES. THIS IS OUR UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE, CORRECT? YES, SIR. IT GOES DIRECTLY TO MAINTAINING INFRASTRUCTURE. THERE'S NO OTHER WAY TO PAY FOR THIS OTHER THAN AN ENTERPRISE FUND. AND THESE PROJECTS LAST FOR DECADES, RIGHT? YES. THERE ISN'T A WAY TO PAY FOR THESE IN A SINGLE YEAR'S BUDGET. OKAY. SO IF WE, WE LITERALLY CANNOT TALK OUT BOTH SIDES OF OUR MOUTH. WE CAN'T SAY WE'RE FOR RESILIENCY FOR REPAIRING THESE PIPES UNDERGROUND, THE ONES THAT ARE BURSTING. JOHN, WASN'T YOUR TEAM CALLED OUT ON A SUNDAY EVENING A FEW WEEKS AGO WHERE LITERALLY A SINKHOLE HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF ONE OF OUR ROADWAYS? YES, SIR. AND PROBABLY WASN'T ONE NIGHT WE, WE'VE HAD THAT MULTIPLE TIMES. IT HAPPENS RATHER OFTEN. IT'S JUST LIFE THAT, THAT COMES WITH THE COST. AND THIS COMMISSION COLLECTIVELY, COLLECTIVELY, HAS BEEN AS CONSERVATIVE WITH OUR FINANCES AND CONTROLLING EXCESS, WASTEFUL SPENDING, AS I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY TIME LIVING IN MIAMI BEACH, TO THE POINT WHERE NOW WE GO LINE ITEM BY LINE, ITEM BY LINE ITEM DURING THE BUDGET SEASON, AND CUTTING ITEMS, OKAY, CUTTING WASTEFUL SPENDING, FRIVOLOUS SPENDING, OR SOME THINGS THAT PREVIOUSLY WERE NEEDED BUT AREN'T NEEDED ANYMORE. BUT IF WE WANT TO GO FORWARD WITH INFRASTRUCTURE AND RESILIENCY THAT IS AS BADLY NEEDED AS ANYTHING ELSE IN THE CITY COMES FROM, WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO PAY FOR IT, RIGHT? AND THAT CAN'T COME FROM A ONE OFF, OH, HERE'S A DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, OR HERE IS, UM, A CUT IN THIS ANNUAL BUDGET. THESE ARE $500 MILLION PROJECTS, 600 MILLION, 700 MILLION THAT NEED TO BE PAID FOR OVER 30 YEARS. I WISH THERE WERE SOME OTHER SOLUTION, RIGHT? IT'S NOT THAT THIS MONEY GOES TO JOE MAGAZINE, IT'S NOT THAT IT GOES TO THE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICES. WE GET TO DO ALL THIS COOL LITTLE THINGS. WE'RE NEVER GOING TO SEE THIS 'CAUSE IT'S UNDERGROUND. BUT GOVERNING IS ABOUT MAKING THE HARD DECISIONS, THE HARD DECISIONS. I'D LOVE TO SIT HERE AND SAY, BRING US RESILIENCY. BRING US INFRASTRUCTURE, FIX OUR FLOODING, FIX OUR PIPES. AND MAGICALLY IT COMES WITH NO COST. BUT THAT'S NOT THE REALITY WE LIVE IN. AND THAT'S NOT WHY WE'RE ELECTED. WE'RE ELECTED TO SIT UP HERE AND MAKE HARD DECISIONS. IT'S TO MANAGE AFFORDABILITY ISSUES, BUT ALSO MANAGE MOVING FORWARD WITH INFRASTRUCTURE AND RESILIENCY. SO, DO I LOVE HAVING TO HAVE NEW RATES THAT ARE SET? NO, OF COURSE NOT. BUT WE'VE SEEN FOR 10 YEARS MAYORS AND COMMISSIONS KICKING THIS CAN DOWN THE ROAD, KICKING IT DOWN THE ROAD. AND THAT'S EASY. IT'S REAL EASY TO DO, RIGHT? BECAUSE THIS IS THE STUFF THAT'S UNDERGROUND THAT DOESN'T GET SEEN UNTIL STORM COMES. BUT THEN WHAT HAPPENS, LAKEVIEW, WHERE PEOPLE'S CARS ARE DESTROYED, WHERE PEOPLE'S HOMES ARE FLOODED, WHERE PEOPLE HAVE TO CARRY THEIR DOGS THROUGH WASTE HIGH WATER TO GET INTO THEIR HOMES, WHICH OCCURRED AT A MEETING THAT WE JUST ALL ATTENDED AT LAKEVIEW. SO I WOULD LOVE TO SIT HERE AND SAY, LET'S MOVE FORWARD WITH IT, BUT WE'LL JUST FIND SOME OTHER MONEY SOMEWHERE ELSE. THAT'S JUST NOT THE REALITY OF HOW MUNICIPAL FINANCE WORKS. AND THAT'S WHY I'M GOING TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS, BECAUSE I PLEDGED THAT I'D FINALLY MOVE OUR CITY FORWARD ON SOME OF THIS INFRASTRUCTURE AND WASTEWATER AND RESILIENCY THAT HAS BEEN SO LONG PROMISED. BUT SO BY SO MANY PEOPLE KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD, I'M NOT GONNA DO THAT. I WANT TO LEAVE A MIAMI BEACH WHERE MY DAUGHTER GROWS UP, WHERE [06:10:01] OUR PIPES ARE FIXED, WHERE WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE OUR CARS THAT ARE DESTROYED EVERY TIME IT RAINS, WHERE THE WATER GOING INTO THE BAY DOESN'T CHANGE THE QUALITY OF IT EVERY SINGLE YEAR, WHERE THE WATER QUALITY GOING INTO OUR BAY CAN LITERALLY BE SEEN WITH OUR OWN TWO EYES. IT IMPACTING THE QUALITY THERE. SO THESE ARE TOUGH DECISIONS THAT WE'RE ELECTED TO MAKE, BUT IT'S A DECISION I'M GOING TO MAKE. MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, BY THE WAY. VERY WELL SAID. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. YEAH. AND, AND I JUST WANT TO ECHO BECAUSE AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS DISCUSSION, I HAD A LOT OF CONCERNS WITH THE, WITH THESE INCREASES. AND I HAD A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT THESE INCREASES BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE THAT WHENEVER WE PASS AN INCREASE ALONG TO OUR RESIDENTS, WE HAVE TO BE AS MEASURED. WE HAVE TO BE AS THOUGHTFUL. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INCREASE IS AS SMALL AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. AND SO WE COLLECTIVELY PASSED A MORATORIUM TO CHALLENGE OUR ADMINISTRATION, NOT JUST TO ACCEPT THE INCREASE THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WAS COMING TO US WITH, BUT TO CHALLENGE OUR ADMINISTRATION TO FIND THE MOST EFFICIENT PATH FORWARD, TO DELIVER THE REALISTIC PROJECTS THAT COULD BE DELIVERED WITHIN AN APPROPRIATE TIMEFRAME. AND WE ALL GOT CREATIVE. THERE WERE DIFFERENT DISCUSSIONS, THE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT A GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND, THE DISCUSSION ABOUT, UM, DOING FEWER PROJECTS AND SELECTING CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS OVER, OVER OTHERS. WE HAVE GOTTEN TO SUCH A BETTER PLACE TODAY THAN WHERE WE WERE AT THE START OF THIS CONVERSATION. THE GOAL OF THE MORATORIUM WAS NEVER TO GET IN THE WAY OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND STOP REPLACING SEWER LINES AND STOP, UH, IMPROVING OUR FIRE FLOWS. AND IT WAS NEVER TO, UH, TO, TO, TO GET IN THE, IN THE WAY OF IMPROVEMENTS TO HOMES WHERE, WHERE WE'RE SEEING HOMES GET FLOODED OR FROM FIXING ISSUES LIKE WHAT WE SAW AT BISCAYNE BEACH ELEMENTARY WHEN WE WERE THERE LATE AT NIGHT WITH RAW SEWAGE COMING OUT OF THE PIPES, OR THE WORK THAT WE HAVE TO DO OVER A PARKVIEW. WHICH BY THE WAY, TODAY, WE AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO MOVE FORWARD AND NEGOTIATING WITH NANO BUBBLES FOR FIRST OF ITS KIND TECHNOLOGY THAT IT HOPEFULLY IS GOING TO IMPROVE THE WATER QUALITY IN PARKVIEW. WE DID IT BECAUSE WE WANTED TO BE RESPONSIBLE. TODAY, THE INCREASES ARE SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER THAN WHAT THEY WERE AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS DISCUSSION. ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO PASS ALONG AN INCREASE TO OUR RESIDENTS? WE ARE, BUT WE'VE BEEN VERY MEASURED TO MAKE THEM AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. TODAY, THE INCREASE OF THE FIRST YEAR COMBINED, SINGLE FAMILY AND CONDO, 22% LOWERS THE INCREASE TODAY THEN IN WHAT IT WAS AT THE START OF, OF THIS PROCESS, THE SECOND YEAR. THE SECOND YEAR, IT'S GONNA BE 15% LOWER THAN WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED. THE THIRD YEAR, THE INCREASE IS GOING TO BE 12% LOWER THAN WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED. WHEN YOU LOOK AT COMBINED SINGLE FAMILY AND CONDO BY 2031, THE INCREASE BY 2031 IS 29% LOWER THAN WHAT THE ORIGINAL INCREASE WAS GOING TO BE. AND WE'RE STILL DOING THAT BY GETTING OUR 10 YEAR CRITICAL PROJECTS, CRITICAL NEED PROJECTS WITHIN THE FIVE YEAR WORK PROGRAM. SO I, I REALLY, I WANNA THANK THE COLLECTIVE EFFORT OF THE CITY COMMISSION, BOTH THE SUPPORTING ONES AND THE DISSENTING ONES, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN THE CHALLENGE TO GET OUR ADMINISTRATION TO FIND THE MOST COST EFFICIENT WAY TO DELIVER THESE, THESE PROJECTS. AND IT'S NOT FOR US. THESE ARE GENERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS. THESE ARE GENERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE AN INVESTMENT FOR 40, 50 YEARS IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WITHOUT THEM, WE THEN RISK EVERYTHING WITHOUT THEM. WE RISK OUR BAY, WE RISK OUR QUALITY OF LIFE. WE RISK OUR BOND RATINGS THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT TO OUR CITY. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU COMMISSIONER MATTEL SALINAS, UH, FOR TAKING THIS ON. IT'S NOT AN EASY ITEM TO TAKE ON. UM, BUT YOU HAD THE COURAGE TO DO IT. AND I'M PROUD THAT, UH, YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO SWAY ME TO THIS POINT BY BEING THOUGHTFUL, BY BEING THOUGHTFUL ABOUT THE, THE IMPACTS WE PASS ALONG TO OUR RATE PAYERS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FERNANDO. COMMISSIONER BOT. THIS HAS BEEN, UM, TWO PLUS YEARS IN THE MAKING BECAUSE WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT IT ON A FINANCE COMMITTEE LAST YEAR. UM, INFRASTRUCTURE IS ABOUT THE, AS UNSEXY A PROJECT, AS YOU CAN DISCUSS IN MIAMI, BE IN ANY MUNICIPALITY. BUT IT IS ARGUABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, INFRASTRUCTURE [06:15:02] IS PUBLIC SAFETY. UM, SINKHOLE, SEWER, BACKUPS, FLOODING, UM, ENTIRE CONDOS THAT HAVE NO FLUSHING TOILETS. UM, TYPHOID IS NOT A GREAT HEADLINE FOR MIAMI BEACH. AND SO, UM, FOR US TO, MOST OF US TO FINALLY MAKE OUR PEACE WITH WHAT WE ARE, UM, LOOKING AT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE RESIDENTS. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT NOBODY LIKES TO PAY MORE, BUT THE REASON WHY THE HIKES ARE AS BIG AS THEY ARE, AND AS COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ POINTED OUT THERE, LESS THAN THEY WOULD'VE BEEN, IS BECAUSE PRIOR SEATED COMMISSIONS FOR A DECADE KICKED THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD INSTEAD OF HAVING MODERATE RATE INCREASES. UM, THAT KEPT PACE WITH INFLATION AND LEFT ALL OF US. 'CAUSE WE'RE ALL RESIDENTS TOO LEFT, ALL OF US HOLDING THE BAG. AND, UM, IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE STEP UP, WE START THE PROJECTS THAT NEED TO HAPPEN BEFORE THEY GET MORE EXPENSIVE BEFORE ANOTHER YEAR PASSES. AND SO I AM, UM, VERY GRATEFUL THAT OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND OUR CFO AND OUR CITY MANAGER AND ALL THE TEAMS INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT, UM, HAVE STAYED THE COURSE TO GET US TO WHERE WE ARE BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN A ACUTE PROCESS AT ALL. IT'S BEEN VERY DIFFICULT, VERY CONTENTIOUS, A LOT OF, UM, MISINFORMATION FLOWING OUT. UM, NO PUN INTENDED. UH, AND I THINK IT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE, WE GET THIS DONE TODAY AND, UM, START MAKING REAL PROGRESS. AND COMMISSIONER MATEO SALINAS, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP TO CARRY THE WATER ON THIS. UM, LOTS OF FOLKS YOU HAD TO TIP UPON THERE. DID NOT ACTUALLY INTEND THAT PUN. UM, A LOT OF FOLKS KNEW IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO, BUT DIDN'T HAVE THE WHEREWITHAL, MYSELF INCLUDED, TO DO IT. SO I APPLAUD YOU FOR DOING IT. AND, UM, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION AND HOPEFULLY HAVE SECOND AND SECOND CAN MOVE THIS RIGHT ALONG. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, UM, I JUST WANNA GET SOME FIGURES, RIGHT, UH, COMM, BECAUSE COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ MENTIONED THAT HE WAS MOVED BECAUSE IT WAS A 23 AND 30% DROP IN THE RATES, UH, COLLECTIVELY ON YEAR FIVE. UH, BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE MONTHLY BILL THOUGH, WAS JUST ON HERE, IT'S ONLY A 4% DROP ON MONTHLY BILL, YEAR FIVE FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND FOR CONDOS, IT'S ONLY 6%. IT'S NOT, IT'S A LITTLE DECEPTIVE TO SAY THAT IT'S ANYWHERE BETWEEN 23 AND 30%. THEN WHAT IT WAS, BECAUSE RESIDENTS DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT THE RATES, THEY JUST CARE ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE PAYING. AND SO, UH, I MEAN, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT THAT SLIDE SHOWED IT'S ONLY A 4% DECREASE FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND SIX AND A 6.4% FOR CONDOS. SO ON THE MONTHLY YEAR FIVE BILL YEAH. WHAT COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ WAS REFERRING TO IS IN THE CA IF YOU DON'T MIND PUTTING THE, UH, PRESENTATION UP, PJ. THANK YOU. SO ON HERE, YOU SEE THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL ON YEAR 5, 20 31 WAS A $13 AND 10 CENTS INCREASE PER MONTH. THAT INCREASE DROPPED DOWN TO $9 AND 89 CENTS. SO I'M JUST GOING BACK. IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK, I THINK IT'S THE FIRST SLIDE ACTUALLY, WHERE THERE WE GO. UM, RIGHT THERE. YES. SO IT'S REALLY 4% DROP ON THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT'S BEING PAID FROM THE PREVIOUS PLAN. THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE, IF YOU SUBTRACT 9.1% FROM 11.8%, AND YOU, I'M JUST, I'M WOULD BE, I'M TRYING TO MAKE IT AS JOHN, I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE. YEAH. BECAUSE UNDER THE PREVIOUS PLAN IT WAS 2 0 9 NEW PLANT'S 200. RIGHT? THAT'S A 4% DROP. THAT'S, AND IF YOU HAVE A CONDO, YOU'RE PAYING 151, NOW YOU'RE PAYING 141. THAT'S ONLY A 6% DROP. SO I THINK, SO THE AMOUNT OF THE BILL DROPPED BY 4% AND 6.4%, THE DOLLAR AMOUNT INCREASE PER MONTH DROPPED 23% AND 30% RESPECTIVELY. AGAIN, AND I'M NOT TRYING TO BE DIFFICULT HERE, BUT IT RESIDENTS DON'T CARE ABOUT PERCENTAGES. THEY CARE ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY THEY HAVE TO WRITE A CHECK TO. RIGHT. AND . AND SO IT'S A LITTLE DECEPTIVE TO SAY THAT IT'S GOING DOWN 23% FROM THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL. IT'S ACTUALLY JUST GOING DOWN 4% FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND ONLY 6.4% FOR CONDOS. THAT THAT'S CORRECT. THE OVERALL BILL. AND THAT'S SHOWN ON THAT LAST COLUMN. BUT IF I GO BACK TO, RIGHT, BUT WE'RE ONLY TALKING ABOUT THE VARIANT. LIKE YEAH, [06:20:01] COME ON. CITY MANAGER THROUGH THE CHAIR. I THINK JUST TO BE, THAT'S, THAT'S METH RIGHT HERE. JUST TO BE FAIR, THE $138 THAT THEY'RE BEING CHARGED TODAY SHOULDN'T OFFSET THE DIFFERENCE. YEAH. THAT'S THE SAME TODAY, TOMORROW, THE NEXT DAY, THE NEXT DAY, NO MATTER WHAT, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENTIAL COST BETWEEN WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD WE PROCEEDED WITH THE INITIAL RATE INCREASE THAT THE, THE ADMINISTRATION ASKED FOR VERSUS WHAT WAS A RESULT OF THE, YOU KNOW, LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND THE CHALLENGES THAT WERE PUT BEFORE US BY THE COMMISSION TO TRY AND DELIVER SOMETHING BETTER. RIGHT. AND IT ONLY WENT DOWN 4% FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND 6.4% FOR CONDOS. I, I WOULD DISAGREE WITH THAT NUMBER, BUT RESPECTFULLY, I, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. IT'S, IT'S ON THE, IT'S ON THE SLIDE. IT'S ON YOUR PRESENTATION. WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S ON? THAT'S MAYOR. LET'S, LET'S TALK ABOUT, IF I CAN, MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, YOU'RE OUR FINANCE CHAIR GURU. IT'S, THIS ISN'T GURU, THIS IS FIRST GRADE MATH, SIMPLE MATH. UH, WE COULD GET THE ROBOTICS TEAM BACK IN HERE AND LAUGH AT ALL OF US, RIGHT? WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE DELTA VERSUS THE PROPOSED DELTA. YES, OF COURSE. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE, BUT YOU DON'T TAKE THE BASE RATE AS PART OF THAT, IF YOU WANTED TO SAY, OKAY, OUR RATE WENT FINE. NO, I THINK YOU MISSED WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS THAT WHEN THIS WAS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED, THERE WAS SUCH OUTRAGE ABOUT THE INCREASE, AND WE, AND COLLECTIVELY, WE TRIED TO DO WHAT WE COULD TO, TO LOWER THAT. AND AS A RESULT, I GUESS, WHAT, FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS OF THIS, IT'S ONLY DOWN 6% OF WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED. I WOULDN'T SAY IT'S NECESSARILY A WIN, RIGHT? I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S GOING UP, YOU KNOW, SIGNIFICANTLY ON YEAR FIVE FOR MIAMI BEACH, PEOPLE WHO NEED TO USE WATER AND SEWER. SO YEAH. YEAH. I, YOU COULD TAKE THE SLIDE DOWN NOW PJ, IF YOU WANT, BUT, UM, I JUST THINK THAT'S A LITTLE DISINGENUOUS TO SAY THAT IT'S GONNA BE GOING DOWN 23% ON THE RATE, BUT IN REALITY, THE TOTAL BILL IS GOING TO BE 4% LESS THAN WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED. SO, UM, AND, AND LOOK, AND COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, YOU KNOW, RESPECTFULLY, YOU KNOW, YOU SAY THAT THERE'S NO OTHER WAY TO PAY THIS. AND, YOU KNOW, I'M OF THE BELIEF THAT BUDGETING COMES, COMES DOWN TO PRIORITIZATION. AND THERE IS SO MUCH OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY MAKE A DENT IN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. AND UNFORTUNATELY, I THINK WE, WE LOSE A LOT OF THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR, YOU KNOW, TO ACTUALLY SAY, HEY, DEVELOPER, A, YOU WANT TO HAVE THIS MASSIVE PROJECT? WHY DON'T WE TAKE THE MONEY OF THE DELTA THAT WE WERE GONNA MAKE FROM, UH, THAT YOU'RE GONNA MAKE AND PUT IT DIRECTLY TO INFRASTRUCTURE? WE DON'T, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS, UNFORTUNATELY, ANYMORE. AND, YOU KNOW, ONE THING COMES TO MIND IS THE VILLE, AND IT WAS SUCH A MISSED OPPORTUNITY TO PUT A REAL DENT IN A BILLION DOLLAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT WE, WE, WE, WE COULD HAVE, WE COULD HAVE HAD, WAIT, SO ARE YOU SAYING THAT WE, INSTEAD OF, IF I CAN FINISH, PLEASE IF SAYING WE SHOULD HAVE RAISED RATES MORE, IF I COULD FINISH, THAT'S ACTUALLY, IF I CAN FINISH MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT, I, THAT'D BE GREAT. NO, BUT I, I NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. SO LET ME, LET ME CONTINUE WITH MY THOUGHT. SO, YOU KNOW, THEN FOR EXAMPLE, FOR, FOR, EXCUSE ME, FOR, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR THE VILLE, I SAT HERE AND I ASKED THE DEVELOPER, DAVID, INSTEAD OF BUILDING A HOTEL THAT'S A 30% REPLICA, WHY DON'T YOU GIVE THE CITY $200 MILLION THAT WOULD COST YOU TO BUILD THIS HOTEL? AND YOU COULD HAVE PUT IT TOWARD INFRASTRUCTURE SPECIFICALLY FOR NORTH BEACH. AND NO ONE WANTED TO HEAR THAT. THEY WANTED TO, TO, TO, TO GIVE THE DEVELOPER A HOTEL, A MONEY-MAKING MACHINE WHEN HE WAS POSSIBLY WILLING TO GIVE US ANYWHERE BETWEEN A HUNDRED AND $200 MILLION FOR INFRASTRUCTURE SPECIFICALLY. AND THAT COULD HAVE BEEN USED TO REALLY OFFSET THESE COSTS THAT ARE, ARE, ARE GONNA BE FORCED UPON OUR RESIDENTS THROUGH A WATER RATE HIKE. SO LOOK, YOU KNOW, I, IT'S, IT'S JUST UNFORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE TO DO THIS TO, YOU KNOW, OUR RESIDENTS. I MEAN, WE ALL GET THE EMAILS THAT SAY WE'RE STRUGGLING OR ON A FIXED INCOME. THIS IS, THIS IS A REGRESSIVE TAX. EVERYONE NEEDS WATER, [06:25:01] EVERYONE NEEDS TO FLUSH THE TOILETS, AND IT'S GONNA HIT THE, YOU KNOW, THE POOREST PEOPLE HARDEST. SO THAT'S WHY I'M GONNA BE A NO. SO ACTUALLY, THE EMAILS I GET, AND WE HEARD FROM THEM FROM LAKEVIEW THIS MORNING FROM SOUTH OF FIFTH, FROM OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS, IS THESE ARE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. WHAT THE AR THE ARGUMENT. I DON'T, I I ACTUALLY AM SITTING HERE AND HAVING A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOU'RE SAYING BECAUSE YOUR INITIAL PROPOSAL, IF YOU BACK UP A COUPLE OF MONTHS, WOULD'VE BEEN THROUGH A GEO BOND, WOULD'VE HAD RAISED RATES, WHETHER YOU CALL IT THROUGH A HIKE IN THEIR RATES ON THEIR BILL OR A GEO BOND WOULD'VE BEEN EQUIVALENT. IF NOT, I THINK EVEN MORE YOUR PROPOSAL WOULD'VE HURT AND COST OUR RESIDENTS EVEN MORE MONEY THAN THIS PROPOSAL. I MEAN, I DON'T USUALLY STAND HERE AND SIT HERE AND SAY, WOW, GREAT JOB COMMISSION. WE REALLY DID A GREAT JOB, BUT I'M NOT GONNA SIT HERE AND SAY THAT WE DIDN'T DO A GREAT JOB. THIS COMMISSION, I THINK CAME TOGETHER AND CAME UP WITH A GREAT RESULT. I'VE SPENT SINCE OUR VOTE. I'VE ACTUALLY SPENT A LOT OF TIME GOING THROUGH THIS AGAIN TO SEE WHAT WE COULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY TO COME TO A BETTER RESULT, TO DO THE JOBS THAT WE NEED TO DO, AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE WORK THAT WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE'S TOILETS FLUSH AND THEIR WATER COMES OUT AND THEY'RE NOT FLOODED. I MEAN, THIS IS BASIC STUFF, BUT IT'S REALITY. I DON'T, I CANNOT THINK OF A BETTER WAY. AND THAT YET LAST NIGHT I HAD TO SPEND A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MY TIME RESPONDING TO RESIDENTS WHO WERE REACHING OUT TO ME, WHY ARE MY RATES GOING UP 50% THIS YEAR? I'M LIKE, WHY WOULD YOU THINK YOUR RATES ARE GOING UP 50% THIS YEAR? WELL, I GOT A MESSAGE SAYING THAT. I'M LIKE, WELL, THAT'S NOT WHAT'S HAPPENING. AND THEN I HAVE TO SEND THEM THE INFORMATION TO EXPLAIN TO THEM. AND THEN THEY UNDERSTOOD. AND THEY ACTUALLY LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS MAKES SENSE. I UNDERSTAND THIS. THIS IS GOOD. I HAD TO SPEND A LOT OF MY TIME DEALING WITH ANGRY RESIDENTS WHO ARE MISINFORMED, BUT GOING, SO THIS IS A, THIS IS A GOOD, THIS IS A GOOD, UH, GOOD DEAL. I'M HAPPY TO WALK THROUGH IT WITH ANYONE. BUT I, I THINK UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, AND WE, WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP THE VALUE LOW, AS YOU POINTED OUT, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, UH, UH, OVER 20% DIFFERENTIAL. THAT ONE WAS INITIALLY PROPOSED, AND WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE WE'RE ADDRESSING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS THAT ARE RIGHT IN FRONT OF US NOW. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE TO REVISIT, OBVIOUSLY, IN FIVE YEARS FROM NOW AND LOOK AT THOSE PROJECTS AS WELL. BUT AT LEAST WE CAN GET THOSE CRITICAL PROJECTS DONE. UH, NOW, I, I, AND, AND, AND FROM WHAT I HEAR FROM RESIDENTS, THEY'RE ACTUALLY SUPPORTIVE. THAT'S WHAT WE HEARD, WHAT'S WE'RE HEARING FROM THE VARIOUS NEIGHBORHOODS, BECAUSE OUR RESIDENTS ARE SMART, THEY'RE INTELLIGENT. YOU GIVE THEM THE, THE TRUE FACTS. THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, AND THEY WANT THE PROJECTS DONE BECAUSE THIS IS THEIR HOME. THIS IS WHERE THEY'RE, THEY'RE THEY'RE RAISING THEIR FAMILIES, MAYBE THE NEXT GENERATION, AND THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO DO THE NEXT GENERATION IF WE DON'T DO THE INFRASTRUCTURE WORK NOW. UM, SO I'M PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM, MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. IF I FOLLOW UP WITH THE MATH REAL QUICK, THIS IS SILLY, BUT WE ALL KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S COMING WHERE IT'LL GO TO VERY SIMPLISTICALLY, LET'S SAY YOUR WATER BILL'S $10 A MONTH AND AN INITIAL PROPOSAL IS $14 PER MONTH. WE CHANGE THAT NEW RATE TO $12 PER MONTH. THAT IS A 50% REDUCTION ON THE PROPOSED PROPOSED CHANGE. IT'S VERY SIMPLE MATH, AS SIMPLE AS IT GETS. WE DON'T NEED TO BE THE ROBOTICS TEAM. THAT IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE. RIGHT? THAT IS VERY SIMPLE AND STRAIGHTFORWARD. IT CAN'T BE SAID OTHERWISE. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ WAS TALKING ABOUT THE CHANGE TO WHAT THE PROPOSED WAS. DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE BASE RATE THAT IS GOING TO BE PAID NO MATTER WHAT. AGAIN, TAKE A SIMPLE $10 PER MONTH BILL. THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL WAS $4 OR A, A CHANGE WAS $4 TO MAKE IT 14. WE CHANGED THAT TO $12. THAT'S THE REDUCTION OF $2 50%. VERY SIMPLE MATH. THE SAME LOGIC APPLIES HERE, CALL A VOTE. AND JUST, MR. MAYOR, I JUST HAVE TO PUSH BACK WHEN I ASKED THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR IF IT'S GOING UP BY 50% ON YOUR 2031, AND HE SAID YES, I, I MEAN, HOW IS THAT NOT A 50% INCREASE OVER FIVE YEARS? NOT ONE. OH, OF COURSE, OF COURSE. YES. YEAH. WE UNDERSTAND THAT. IT'S OVER FIVE YEARS. I CAN TELL YOU THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU WROTE. AND I CAN TELL YOU VERY SOPHISTICATED INDIVIDUALS, AND I'M HAPPY TO GIVE YOU THEIR PHONE NUMBERS, YOU CAN CALL THEM. VERY SOPHISTICATED INDIVIDUALS CALLED ME THINKING THEIR BILLS WERE GOING UP 50% THIS YEAR. AND I HAD TO SHOW THEM THE MEMO ON THE NIGHT OF A COMMISSION MEETING THAT, BUT THAT'S WHAT I SPENT MY TIME DOING BECAUSE IT WAS IMPORTANT TO THAT THESE RESIDENTS UNDERSTOOD THE FACT, AND I HAD TO SHOW THEM THE MEMO THAT, THAT IT'S 50% OVER FIVE YEARS. BASICALLY IT'S 9% AND ACTUALLY GOES DOWN LIKE IN YEAR 2, 20 31, I THINK IT'S 5%. SO IT'S 50% INCREASE AFTER FIVE YEARS. OKAY. AND THEN AFTER THAT IT STAYS THAT. AND ONE MORE THING [06:30:01] I, YEAH, BUT WHEN I REALIZED YOU TOLD PEOPLE THAT THE, YOU TOLD PEOPLE IT WAS 50% OVER A YEAR. THAT'S THE WAY IT READS. MM-HMM . UH, SO ONE MORE THING BEFORE WE SIGN OFF ON THIS, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS ARE SURE YOU WANNA DO THIS. IT SAYS ON THE TITLE TO GRANT AUTHORITY TO THE CITY MANAGER OR THEIR DESIGNEE TO IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL PASS THROUGH ADJUSTMENTS TO WATER RATE, TO WATER USER RATES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AND TO DETERMINE APPLICABLE WATER USER RATES. SO IT, DO WE WANNA GIVE THE CITY MANAGER THAT AUTHORITY WITHOUT HAVING IT COME TO US? I HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, BUT THAT IS MR. ATTORNEY. THAT WOULD BE A PASS THROUGH FROM HOW I READ THAT. THE, THE LANGUAGE IN THE ORDINANCE IS, IS PART OF A SLEW OF DIFFERENT RATES THAT APPLY. LIKE IF SOMEBODY CALLS AND REQUESTS THAT A METER BE READ, UM, OR REREAD, UM, THERE'S LANGUAGE THAT THE MANAGER OR THEIR DESIGNEE MAY DETERMINE THE APPLICABLE WATER SERVICE RATES BASED ON THE ADOPTED AMOUNTS, THE INTENT OF THE CHARGES, THE CUSTOMER SPECIFIC CONFIGURATIONS. I DON'T BELIEVE, OR I'M NOT INTERPRETING THAT TO MEAN THAT THE MANAGER CAN CHANGE RATES, UM, RATHER THAT THE MANAGER CAN DETERMINE WHAT TYPE OF RATE APPLIES TO PARTICULAR TYPE OF SERVICE. IF, IF I, IF I COULD JUST CIRCLE BACK ON THAT, HOW I UNDERSTOOD THIS TO, TO TO MEAN LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE PASS THROUGH. SO WE PASS ALONG FROM MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, WE BUY WATER FROM MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. IF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY INCREASES THEIR RATES, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER. BUT AS THE RETAILER, WE HAVE TO PASS ALONG THAT RATE TO, TO THE CUSTOMER. THAT'S WHAT I INTERPRETED THAT LANGUAGE TO BE. MR. MANAGER, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE MAXIMUM EXTENT OF THE FLEXIBILITY THAT I HAVE IS TO WORK SO WITHIN THE CONFINES. SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING MORE THAN THAT, I'M HAPPY TO, SO I JUST WANT STRIKE THROUGH IT. I WANT THE, I DON'T NEED THAT. I WANT THE RECORD TO BE CLEAR THEN. THIS DOESN'T AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO INCREASE RATES BY HIMSELF OR, OR TO PUT LEGISLATION ON THE AGENDA TO INCREASE RATES. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S A POLICY DECISION. UNLESS IT'S CPI, WHICH WE'VE ALWAYS HAD CPI THAT IS NOT ALWAYS, BUT WE, THE CHAIR, THAT IS NOT HOW I, I WOULD INTERPRET THAT LANGUAGE, BUT WE COULD CERTAINLY ACT FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT LANGUAGE. THE MANAGER SHALL NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO RAISE RATES INDEPENDENTLY OF IT SAYS UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES. I, WHAT'S, WHAT IS THAT? RIGHT? SO I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE, I THINK ANY SORT OF INCREASE SHOULD COME TO US. WELL, I THINK IF, IF, IF, IF I COULD REGAIN THE FLOOR, YOU KNOW, PASS THROUGHS ARE ONE THING. 'CAUSE PASS THROUGHS ARE OUTSIDE OF OUR JURISDICTION. THERE, THERE ARE WATER AND SEWER RATES THAT ARE IMPOSED ON US BY MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. CORRECT. WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THAT. AND I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO SIT HERE AND TAKE VOTES ON RATES THAT I HAVE NO JURISDICTION OVER THAT ARE BEING PASSED ON OVER TO, TO US BY MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. UH, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I BELIEVE SHOULD BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTION, AN ADMINISTRATIVE BILLING FUNCTION OF THE CITY MANAGER. IF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CHANGES A RATE FOR SOMETHING THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T VOTE ON AND THAT WE JUST HAVE TO PASS THROUGH NOW CHANGES OF OUR RATES, THEN THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO VOTE ON HERE. AND I, AND THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE CLARIFIED IN, IN THE LANGUAGE. OKAY. AND I, I DO INTERPRET THAT TO BE ABOUT THE PASS THROUGHS, BUT WE CAN ADD SOME CLARITY TO THAT. WELL, THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU JUST SAID EARLIER. EARLIER YOU SAID IT, IT WAS NOT ABOUT THE PASS THROUGH. SO NOW YOU ARE SAYING IT IS ABOUT THE PASS THROUGHS IN, IN THE CONTEXT. IT IS ABOUT THE PASS THROUGHS. SO LET THE RECORD BE CORRECTED TO REFLECT THAT THEN. THANK YOU. UH, MR. MAYOR. WHAT? ALRIGHT, NOW I HAVE, UH, COMMISSIONER MATTIA SALINAS. I, I JUST WANNA STATE THAT THE REASON WHY THIS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS SHIFTING TO THE CITY MANAGER IS BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW. BECAUSE 10 YEARS AGO, WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME WE RAISE RATES? WELL, WE'VE BEEN DOING CPI INCREASES OR NOT EVEN CPI INCREASES. WE'VE BEEN DOING 3% INCREASES, WHICH HAVEN'T KEPT UP WITH THE INCREASE IN CONSTRUCTION COST AND CPI OVER THE PANDEMIC AND THE FOLLOWING YEARS BECAUSE PAST COMMISSIONS HAVE DECIDED TO NOT DO THAT. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT THAT KIND OF PUT NOW US NOW IT'S ON US TO DO THIS AND, AND SO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT'S NOT WISE TO, TO HAVE THE COMMISSION DO THIS BECAUSE THEN IF THEY DON'T, IT, IT'S NOT, IT'S [06:35:01] NOT GREAT FOR OUR RESIDENTS OR FUTURE COMMISSIONS. MAYBE IT DOES NEED TO GO ON THE CITY MANAGER WHO CAN MAKE THAT DECISION. SO YOU WOULD HAVE AN UNELECTED BUREAUCRAT RAISE OUR RATES? YEAH, BUT HE ALSO CAN BE FIRED BY OKAY. I'M NOT GONNA IN FAVOR OF THAT. THAT'S CRAZY. HE CAN BE FIRED. NO. OKAY. BUT ELECTED OFFICIALS ONCE ALSO GET SCARED BY RESIDENTS WHO MAYBE ARE MISINFORMED AND, YOU KNOW, DON'T WANT THE RATES RAISED AND IT CAN BE DONE INCREMENTALLY INSTEAD OF A BIG SWOOPING RAISE THAT WE'RE DOING NOW BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN DONE IN SIX YEARS. OKAY. CAN I JUST, JUST, JUST, JUST FOR CLARITY THROUGH THE MAYOR, IF I COULD, BECAUSE NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING DIFFERENT POLICY WISE. THE CITY ATTORNEY DISAP PINED THAT THE LANGUAGE ON THE ORDINANCE SPEAKS TO PASS THROUGHS THAT WE'RE GIVING THE CITY MANAGER TO PASS ALONG THAT OUR OUTSIDE OF OUR AUTHORITY, WHAT THE SPONSOR OF THE ORDINANCE IS MENTIONING NOW IS IF CHANGES TO THE CITY'S RATES HAVE TO HAPPEN AGAIN, THAT WE GIVE THAT AUTHORITY TO THE CITY MANAGER AND FROM A POLICY POSITION, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE INCORPORATING INTO THIS ORDINANCE. SO MR. ATTORNEY GET US INTO THE PROPER POSTURE AS TO WHERE WE ARE SURE. WHAT THIS ORDINANCE AUTHORIZES, WHAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES NOT AUTHORIZE. SURE. OKAY. SO IT INCLUDES THE PASS THROUGH THIS LANGUAGE THAT I READ EARLIER INCLUDES BOTH ITEMS RELATING TO PASS THROUGHS, ET ET CETERA. IT DOES NOT AUTHORIZE THE MANAGER TO DO THE RATE INCREASE THAT YOU'RE DOING NOW. OKAY. IT DOES. SO PATH THROUGH BEING STUFF NOT UNDER OUR JURISDICTION. CORRECT. UM, BUT THIS SECTION INCLUDES A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, FOR IF YOU'RE GONNA HAVE YOUR METER REREAD, THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE GONNA PAY. AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO, UM, REQUEST A NEW CONNECTION, THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE GONNA PAY. AND WHAT THIS SIMPLY DOES IS IT AUTHORIZES THE MANAGER TO DETERMINE FOR A PARTICULAR PROPERTY WHAT, WHAT APPLIES. IT'S NOT THAT THE MANAGER COULD OUTRIGHT RAISE THE RATES ACROSS THE BOARD. OKAY. THAT'S ALL. IT'S OKAY. SO, SO THE CITY MANAGER IS NOT BEING GIVEN AUTHORITY TO CHANGE RATES OR TO PLACE POLICY ON THE AGENDA TO RAISE RATES THAT STAYS WITHIN THE CONTROL AND THE JURISDICTION OF THE ELECTED BODY. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. OKAY. BUT ALRIGHT. THROUGH THE VICE CHAIR. BUT YOU JUST HEARD FROM THE SPONSOR, IT SEEMS LIKE THAT WAS THE INTENT, RIGHT? THE SPONSOR, I DON'T BELIEVE PARTICIPATED IN DRAFTING THIS LANGUAGE. I, I BELIEVE IT'S HER NAME'S ON IT. WHAT DO YOU MEAN SHE DIDN'T, BUT THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE INTENT. BUT THANK YOU FOR . THERE YOU GO. YOU HAVE A SPONSOR OF THIS BILL THAT WANTS TO STRIP AWAY THE COMMISSION'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR EITHER RAISING OR NOT RAISING RATES TO THE CITY MANAGER. THIS SHOULD BE THIS, THIS SHOULD BE COMPLETELY TAKEN OUT. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW HOW EVERYONE ELSE FEELS ABOUT HERE, BUT I MEAN, YOU JUST HEARD FROM THE SPONSOR THAT THAT'S THE CASE. THIS IS NOT AND, AND IF, I'M SORRY, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S INSANE. OKAY. BUT WE NEED TO CORRECT THE RECORD. WE NEED TO CORRECT THE, YEAH, THANK YOU. THE RECORD. BECAUSE ONE THING IS WHAT WAS THE INTENT OF THE SPONSOR? AND THEN ANOTHER THING IS WHAT IS WRITTEN IN BLACK AND WHITE ON THE ORDINANCE THAT'S IN FRONT OF US THAT WE ARE ADOPTING HERE. IN THE PAST, THE BODY WAS CONSIDERING SEPARATE LEGISLATION THAT WOULD HAVE DELEGATED SUCH AUTHORITY TO THE CITY MANAGER. THAT LEGISLATION WAS EITHER TABLED OR WITHDRAWN FROM THE CITY COMMISSION'S AGENDA. THAT IS CORRECT. AND THAT WAS SUBJECT MATTER OF OTHER LEGISLATION THAT THIS BODY DECIDED NOT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH. THE LANGUAGE IN THIS ORDINANCE DOES NOT SPEAK TO THE INTENT THAT THE SPONSOR THOUGHT THAT WAS IN HERE. THAT'S NOT INCLUDED. WHAT THE SPONSOR THOUGHT THAT SHE WAS DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR IS NOT INCLUDED HERE. THIS IS ONLY PASS THROUGHS AND CERTAIN OTHER FEES THAT DO NOT SPEAK TO RATES. THIS HAS TO DO WITH SPECIFIC PROPERTY DETERMINATIONS. WHAT I WOULD PROPOSE, JUST TO MAKE EVERYONE FEEL SUPER COMFORTABLE, IS WE ADD A, WE ADD A SENTENCE NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY, THE CITY MANAGER DOES NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO RAISE RATES. THAT IS THE COMMISSION'S PURVIEW. WE CAN DO THAT. WOULD, WOULD THE SPONSOR AGREE TO THAT FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS, WHICH, WHICH MAINTAINS THIS, THE SPIRIT OF WHAT IS PRINTED BEFORE US TODAY? OR MAY I, MAY I MAKE A SUGGESTION? MAY I RESPECTFULLY SUGGEST THAT WE TAKE THAT PIECE OUT OF THIS LEGISLATION AND CONSIDER IT SEPARATELY? BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT THIS THING THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR TWO YEARS TO GET DERAILED BY SOMETHING, BY A CONVERSATION ON THE DAIS. SO PLEASE LET US TAKE THAT QUESTION OFF OF THIS LEGISLATION COME BACK NEXT MONTH WHEN EVERYBODY HAS TIME TO BE BRIEFED AND DISCUSS IT AND HASH IT OUT. BUT LET US, FOR, FOR THE LOVE OF GOOD SEWER LINES, PLEASE PASS THIS. NOW, MR. MAYOR, I JUST, YES, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. AND I KNOW JOHN WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING. JOHN, OURS, I JUST, I JUST WANT US TO BE MINDFUL THAT IF DOES THE DANGER OF TAKING THAT OUT OF THIS ORDINANCE IS THAT [06:40:01] IF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY OR ANY JURISDICTION ABOVE US FOR WHATEVER REASON, CHANGES RATES THAT AFFECT MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS, THE VOTE TO PASS THAT ON TO OUR RESIDENTS, IT'S GONNA FALL ON US. SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE NO JURISDICTION OVER, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO TAKE A VOTE TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO AUTHORIZE OUR CITY MANAGER TO PASS THAT ONTO, ONTO THEM. AND I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO BE VOTING ON SOMETHING THAT'S NOT IN MY JURISDICTION AND I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER IF I MAKE THROUGH THE CHAIR. THE CHAIR. YEAH. WHY CAN WE NOT? I JUST WANNA MAKE AGAIN, CLARITY. UM, THE LANGUAGE THAT IS THERE TO ME IS VERY CLEAR THAT IT'S ABOUT SPECIFIC CUSTOMERS. SO IT, IT GIVES THE MANAGER THE DISCRETION TO MAKE DECISIONS WITH RESPECT TO SPECIFIC CUSTOMERS. I SUGGESTED THE LANGUAGE SO THAT YOU ALL HAVE COMFORT. UM, I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S REQUIRED, BUT I IF TO GIVE YOU ALL COMFORT, WE COULD ADD THAT LANGUAGE. BUT, BUT I WANT TO CLEAR THE, THE ISSUE OF THE PASS THROUGHS THAT IS CRYSTAL CLEAR THAT THAT IS AN AUTOMATIC, THAT THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE COMMISSION ACTION. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE TABLE TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE THAT LANGUAGE? CAN SOMEONE, WOULD SOMEONE MAKE THE MOTION? OKAY. THE MO I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS JUST, UH, PRE PRESENTED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. WE EXACTLY. CAN WE BY ACCLIMATION ADOPT THAT LANGUAGE SO WE CAN AMEND THE ORDINANCE? CAN WE HEAR THAT, THAT LANGUAGE JUST ONE MORE TIME PLEASE. SURE. IT WILL BE, AND I'M SORRY THIS IS WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED OR WHAT'S IN THERE NOW THIS IS A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO JUST PROVIDE EXTRA CLARITY ON THE AMENDMENT. PLEASE STATE THE MESSAGE ON THE AMENDMENT SO IT WILL SAY, NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN THIS ORDINANCE, THE CITY MANAGER SHALL NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO INCREASE RATES WITHOUT COMMISSION. ACTION. OKAY. THE AMENDMENTS ON THE TABLE HAVE BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND, CAN WE BY ACCLAMATION ADOPT THE, THAT AMENDMENT INTO THE ORDINANCE? UH, I'LL MOVE IT. OKAY. IT'S BEEN SECOND. OKAY. IS CAN WE CALL VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT? ON THE AMENDMENT? I HAVE A MOTION BY, ON THE AMENDMENT. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MATTEL SALINAS, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR FERNANDEZ. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? THE PROPOSAL IS AS AMENDED. OKAY. SO NOW THE ORDINANCE IS BEFORE US AS AMENDED WITH A LANGUAGE THAT WAS PRESENTED TO US BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. ARE WE COMFORTABLE WITH THE ORDINANCE AS AMENDED? OKAY. AND YES. OKAY. SO THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE FOR THE ORDINANCE AS AMENDED. DID MR. MAYOR, JUST BEFORE THERE'S A MOTION AND, AND A SECOND, MR. MAYOR, DO YOU WANNA CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION? WOULD YOU, YOU LIKE TO? NOT REALLY. OKAY, SO LET'S CALL THE, I THINK JUST IMPORTANT TO, I THINK IT'S JUST IMPORTANT TO CLEAR. I'M GONNA FOLLOW THE MAYOR'S LEAD. I'LL, I'LL LET THE THANK YOU BRIEFER ABOUT TO CALL THE VOTE. YEAH, SURE. LISTEN, I JUST WANNA BE CLEAR ABOUT MY MESSAGING BECAUSE I WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE WE'RE CLEAR. 'CAUSE SOMEONE JUST SENT THIS TO ME. UH, I THINK YOU MADE IT SEEM, LIKE I SAID THE RATES ARE GONNA GO UP NEXT YEAR. I MEAN, I JUST, I JUST TO SHOW YOU ON MY EMAIL, IT SAYS BY FISCAL YEAR 2031 AND IT'S, I'M NOT SAYING IT WAS NEXT YEAR, I WAS VERY CLEAR THAT AFTER FIVE YEARS, THAT'S THE RATE. SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I'M NOT TRYING TO MISLEAD ANYONE. I I WAS VERY CLEAR ON, ON, ON MY MESSAGING WHAT THE INCREASE IS GOING TO BE. UH, BY 2031, I THINK. I THINK ANYBODY CAN READ IT. I, I HAD VERY, VERY SMART PEOPLE REACH OUT TO ME THINKING THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. SO IT'S PRETTY CLEAR. CAN WE CALL THE QUESTION I, I'M JUST GONNA READ FROM YOUR EMAIL, THE HEADLINE WAS R FIVE A DASH 50% WATER RATE INCREASE, AND THEN YOU GO INTO DETAILS. BUT EVERYBODY UP HERE KNOWS THAT NOBODY READS, SO I READ, I THAT'S, EXCUSE ME, I I I THINK THAT'S UNFAIR TO SAY THAT MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS DON'T READ THE EMAILS COMMISSIONER. BUT I THINK THAT'S, I I I THINK OUR ELECTORATE IS A LITTLE BIT SMARTER THAN JUST READING HEADLINES. OKAY. RESPECTIVELY, I WAS MAKING FUN OF US ALL BECAUSE MYSELF, THIS IS NOT FUN. THIS IS NOT A FUN ISSUE MYSELF. WE ARE RAISING THE RATES ON A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE. SO , I WAS POKING FUN AT OURSELVES BECAUSE I INCLUDED A LOT OF US WRITE VERY LENGTHY, DETAILED, NUANCED EMAILS, RIGHT? I WAS POKING FUN AT THAT. I'M NOT POKING FUN AT THE AFFORDABILITY ISSUE. I AM NOT POKING FUN AT THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE FACT THAT FOR A DECADE NOBODY HAD THIS STOMACH TO RAISE THE, THE, THE RATES SO THAT WE DID NOT FIND OURSELVES IN THIS SITUATION. I'M NOT MAKING FUN OF THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SINKHOLE LIKE WE'RE A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY. I'M NOT MAKING FUN OF ANY OF THAT VOTING FUN AT THOSE OF US ON THE STAIRS WHO WRITE VERY LENGTHY EMAILS. THERE ARE THREE OF US AT LEAST LOOKING AT YOU, ALEX, AND LOOKING AT ME, TANYA . UM, SO MY POINT IS THAT THE HEADLINE WAS 50% WATER RATE INCREASE AND SOMEBODY MIGHT HAVE JUST STOPPED THERE AND PICKED UP THE PHONE AND SAID, WHAT IS GOING ON THAT'S NOT OKAY. NOT THAT THEY DON'T THEN GO BACK AND READ OR READ IT LATER OR WHATEVER, BUT SOME PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE, WELL, OBVIOUSLY DID BECAUSE THE MAYOR GOT PHONE CALLS LAST NIGHT, REACTED TO AN INFLAMMATORY HEADLINE. THAT'S NOT INFLAMMATORY. IT [06:45:01] IS RAISING BY 50%, BUT LET'S CALL A VOTE. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK? GOOD AFTERNOON. UH, MY NAME IS SARAH DERE, ANSWER HARBOR. I AM IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IN THE SOUTH TOWER. WE DID THIS, IT IS A VERY COMPLEX ENVIRONMENT THAT WITH ALL THE CHARTS, BUT WE DECIDED THAT TAKE THE COMMISSION AND WE SENT IN OUR WATER BILLS TO, TO THE PUBLIC WORKS. HE CAME BACK AND GAVE US THE SPREADSHEET. SO WE HAVE FROM 11% TO 2031 UP TO 3%. IT GOES DOWN EVERY YEAR, 11%, 10%, 9.7, 6.6, AND 3%. SO WE KNOW IN OUR BUDGET WHAT TO DO WHEN WE PUT IN THE WATER THAT'S REAL VERSUS THIS IS VERY, PEOPLE MAY MAKE MAKE IT CONFUSED, UNDERSTAND SOMETHING ELSE. BUT YOU'VE DONE A GOOD JOB CONSIDERING WHAT YOU STARTED SEVEN MONTHS AGO, WHICH WAS A LOT HIGHER. BUT THAT'S, THIS IS THE REAL NUMBERS THAT I JUST GAVE YOU BECAUSE WE'RE PUTTING INTO OUR BUDGET ALREADY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? MITCH NOVIK, UH, WANT TO THANK JOHN? UH, I, I GAVE HIM WHAT'S THE LOW END AND THE HIGH END ON, UH, ONE OF MY RENTAL PROPERTIES. UH, I FIGURE WITH, UH, BETWEEN BOTH PROPERTIES, IT'LL HIT ME BETWEEN FOUR OR FOUR TO $6,000 FOR NEXT YEAR. THANKS. ANYONE ELSE? IF NOT, I'M GONNA GO TO ZOOM. MR. ERALDO, YOU'RE UP? YES. THANK YOU. DANIEL ERALDO, TAXPAYER SEVEN 30 10TH STREET. I ALSO ECHO THE FACT THAT THERE ARE SO MANY INTELLIGENT RESIDENTS IN MIAMI BEACH AND THAT WE DO NEED TO STOP WITH THE MISINFORMATION AND THE CLICKBAIT EMAILS. UH, LUCKILY IN MY ACCOUNT, UH, THOSE ARE GOING TO MY SPAM. SO I THINK THAT ALGORITHM IS DOING ITS JOB, BUT WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO DO THIS AND TO JUST BASICALLY SEND OUT LIES WHEN THIS IS SUCH AN AFFORDABILITY CRISIS THAT WE HAVE. SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT CONCLUDES THE, THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION. ALRIGHT, THE BOOK. UH, JOHN, THIS HASN'T BEEN STRESSFUL AT ALL RIGHT, , I'M, I'M JUST HAPPY TO BE HERE. MAYOR , YOU'RE PERFECT. I THINK YOU'RE READY FOR RUN FOR OFFICE AFTER, UH, AN ANSWER ACTUALLY, JOHN, HOLD UP YOUR GLASS AGAIN. WHAT IS THAT? STRAIGHT GIN OR VODKA? OH, IT WAS FULL A MINUTE AGO. THIS IS MIAMI DADE FINEST. OKAY. I'M DRINKING ORIGINALLY ABOUT AS AMENDED. I HAD ORIGINAL MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOT SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR FERNANDEZ. UH, I CALL THE ROLE COMMISSIONER BOT. YES. VICE MAYOR FERNANDEZ. YES. COMMISSIONER MATEO SALINAS? YES. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE? YES. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. YES. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ? NO. MAYOR MINOR. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THAT WAS ITEM R FIVE A APPROVED AS AMENDED. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO NOW. APPRECIATE IT. [R7 BB A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING, IN SUBSTANTIAL FORM, (1) A MULTI-YEAR LICENSE AGREEMENT (AGREEMENT) BETWEEN GLOBAL SPECTRUM, L.P. D/B/A OAK VIEW GROUP/OVG 360, AS OPERATOR OF THE MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER (MBCC), AND ART BASEL U.S. CORP. (ABUSCO) FOR THE USE OF THE MBCC FOR THE 2026-2031 ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH SHOWS; AND (2) A LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING (LOU) BETWEEN THE CITY AND ABUSCO RELATING TO ESTABLISHMENT OF THE “ART BASEL ZONE” AND OUTLINING CERTAIN PUBLIC BENEFITS TO BE PROVIDED BY ABUSCO TO THE CITY; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO FINALIZE THE AGREEMENT AND LOU CONSISTENT WITH THE PRINCIPAL TERMS SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION; AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT AND LOU, SUBJECT TO FORM APPROVAL BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.] R SEVEN B, B BOY BOY R SEVEN BBB. APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE 2026 DASH 2031 ELA AND LOU WITH R BASEL S CORP. R SEVEN BBB. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. YOU KNOW, I, I'VE GIVEN THIS SO MUCH THOUGHT OVER, OVER TIME AND, AND PERHAPS NO MORE THOUGHT OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS WHEN WE'VE BEEN PREPARING FOR, FOR THIS ITEM. ART BOSO HAS BECOME EMBLEMATIC TO OUR CITY. IT IS TIED TO THE IMAGE OF OUR CITY. IT SPEAKS TO OUR PRESENCE ON THE WORLD STAGE. I THINK IN LARGE PART, WE HAVE SO MUCH WEALTH THAT COMES INTO OUR CITY BECAUSE WE HAVE ACTIVITIES LIKE ART BASEL THAT ELEVATES OUR, OUR SCENE . DOES IT CAUSE TRAFFIC? I CALL IT GOOD TRAFFIC. 'CAUSE SOMETIMES WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE TRAFFIC, IT'S A SIGN THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE TROUBLES. SO THE ART BASEL TRAFFIC IS THE ONE TYPE OF TRAFFIC THAT I ACTUALLY DO LIKE. UM, DOES IT COME WITH, UH, THIS AGREEMENT DOESN'T, DOES IT COME WITH SOME CONCESSIONS TO ART BASEL? IT DOES. BUT WHAT ARE THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF ART BASEL TO MIAMI BEACH? WHAT ARE THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS TO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND MR. MANAGER? I SEE YOU TURNED ON YOUR MIC. SO I GUESS THE RHETORIC QUESTION THAT I WAS ASKING, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU MIGHT HAVE AN ACTUAL ANSWER TO WHAT IS THE ECONOMIC IMPACT? HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH REVENUE TAXES DOES [06:50:01] ART MOSUL MEAN FOR OUR CITY? SO I CAN TELL YOU THAT ART BASEL IN 2025 GENERATED NEARLY $60 MILLION OF ECONOMIC IMPACT JUST TO THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AND $570 MILLION WORTH OF ECONOMIC IMPACT TO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. THAT WAS ONE YEAR. SO JUST 2025 WAS HOW MUCH? NEARLY $60 MILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AND $570 MILLION OF ECONOMIC IMPACT COUNTYWIDE. SO FOR ME, IT'S SEEING THE FOREST THROUGH THE TREES. IS IT, IS, ARE WE MAKING SIX? IT'S $650,000. I THINK IS IS IS ARE MORE OR LESS THE CONCESSIONS THAT WE'RE MAKING IN TOTAL. CORRECT. BUT WE'RE GONNA BE REAPING IT ON THE OTHER END. IT'S ALMOST AN INVESTMENT. IT'S AN INVESTMENT THAT YOU'RE MAKING TO CONTINUE THE STRONG PARTNERSHIP, OUR MOST ELITE PARTNERSHIP, OUR PARTNERSHIP THAT BRINGS US THE BEST INTENTION, THE BEST CLIENTELE THAT ELEVATES OUR CITY WHERE THERE ARE THINGS THAT I WISH COULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENTLY. I MEAN, I WISH WE COULD GET MORE YEARS OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT. UM, BUT I'M HAPPY TO HAVE OUR HERE TODAY. I'M HAPPY TO HAVE OUR BASEL HERE FOR FIVE MORE YEARS. I THINK OUR RESIDENTS WOULDN'T WANT US TO SEE OUR BASEL LEAVE MIAMI BEACH. I DON'T THINK OUR BUSINESSES WOULD WANT TO SEE ART BASEL LEAVE. I'VE HEARD FROM HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS THAT DURING THEY START TO RECOUP THEIR LOSSES FROM EARLIER IN THE YEAR WHEN, WHEN WE HAVE ART BASEL IN TOWN. AND SO AND SO, I DO SEE HOW IT COULD BE SAID, OH, WELL, YOU'RE GIVING THIS BIG COMPANY $600,000. WELL, THIS BIG COMPANY IS BRINGING TO MIAMI BEACH $60 MILLION IN JUST ONE YEAR. AND ISN'T THAT WORTH CONSIDERING WHEN WE ALSO INVEST IN OTHER INVESTS? WE INVEST, WE INVEST IN OTHER EVENTS IN OUR CITY THAT DON'T DRAW THE AMOUNT OF CLIENTELE OR INVESTMENT OR MEDIA RETURN OR IMPRESSIONS AND ENHANCE OUR BRAND THE WAY THAT ART MA HAS OVER THE 26 YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE HAD WITH THEM IN, IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. AND WE INVEST IN A LOT OF EVENTS IN OUR CITY. I KNOW DURING SPRING BREAK WE INVEST MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN EVENTS AND THEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WE INVEST IN, IN A, IN A LOT OF THESE. BUT NONE IS MORE IMPORTANT. NONE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE ONE THAT ELEVATES OUR BRAND, THAT SUPPORT OUR, OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES. AND THAT TRULY BRINGS, LAYS THE GOLDEN EGG, LAYS THE GOLDEN EGG FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. UM, THANK YOU MR. MAYOR FOR LETTING ME SPEAK ON THIS. I THINK, I THINK CONTINUING THIS DISAGREEMENT FOR, FOR, FOR, FOR ANOTHER TERM IS A WAY TO GO AND IS IN THE VERY BEST INTEREST OF OUR CITY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. UM, ACTUALLY I'M GONNA, AND THEN I'LL GO TO COMMISSIONER, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE, UM, THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT ART PUZZLE HAS HAD A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON MIAMI BEACH. NOT JUST THE EVENT ITSELF WHEN IT'S HAPPENING, BUT THE REPUTATIONAL VALUE THAT IT HAS BROUGHT TO, TO MIAMI BEACH. UM, YOU RAISED A COUPLE ISSUES. I'LL JUST TICK THEM OFF. TRAFFIC IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE HEAR ABOUT FROM NCE, BUT I HAVE TO SAY IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS WE'VE DEDICATED A LOT MORE RESOURCES, UH, POLICING OUR PUBLIC SAFETY SPECIALISTS AND RESIDENTS SEE THAT. I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST GOT ELECTED AS COMMISSIONER, THERE WAS IN MAJOR POCKETS, THERE WAS NO POLICE AND NO PUBLIC SAFETY. AND RESIDENTS FELT LIKE, WELL, YOU'RE MAKING A LOT OF MONEY OFF OUR BACKS AND YOU'RE NOT EVEN MAKING THE EFFORT TO TRY TO EASE OUR PAIN. NOW AT AT LEAST THEY SEE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO WORK ON IT. AND IT DOES HELP, FIRST OF ALL, IT HELPS MOVE IT A LITTLE BIT. AND I THINK OUR RESIDENTS APPRECIATE THAT FOR THE MOST PART. I'VE HAD SOME RESIDENTS WHO WISH IT WOULD GO AWAY. I'M NOT. THEY DO. THERE ARE SOME, LIKE, IT'S NOT WORTH IT. THERE'S NO AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE'RE GETTING. BUT I I, I DO BELIEVE THAT'S THE, A SMALL MINORITY AND MOST RESIDENTS, AS MUCH AS THEY MAY GET IRKED AND IT'S, IT'S DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH, THEY RECOGNIZE WHY WE DO IT. BECAUSE IN THE ABSENCE OF PREEMINENCE, YOU AND, UH, YOU GET THE PROBLEMS THAT WE'VE SEEN IN OTHER PARTS. THAT'S WHY WE BROUGHT THE AIR AND SEA SHOW TO, TO FIX THAT PROBLEM. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE WATER PALOOZA AND FUTUREPROOF TO SOLVE A DIFFERENT PROBLEM IN, IN THE MONTH OF MARCH. SO, UM, I DO GET CONCERNED IN THE ABSENCE OF THIS, WHAT, WHAT WOULD WE, WHAT WOULD WE HAVE, I WOULD'VE LIKED TO HAVE SEEN A LONGER COMMITMENT, UM, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'RE ON 20 PLUS YEARS NOW. UM, THAT, THAT TO ME WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST HICCUPS ON THIS AS FAR AS AS WHEN I ANALYZED THIS. [06:55:01] UM, I MEAN MAYBE YOU WANNA WALK US THROUGH THE NEGOTIATIONS, ERIC, ON THAT. UM, THAT, THAT IT BOTHERED ME THAT IT WAS ONLY FIVE. I THINK, UH, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 10, CERTAINLY SEVEN OR EIGHT. BUT, UM, AFTER WHAT WE'VE DONE, I'D ALSO LIKE YOU TO ADDRESS, UH, BECAUSE I THINK YOU, I THINK YOU STARTED OFF BY USING WHAT THE WORD I WOULD USE AS CONCESSIONS AS OPPOSED TO, UH, AND, AND TELL ME, UH, YOU CAN ADDRESS THIS ERIC. WE'RE NOT HANDING ANY MONEY TO ART BASEL. AND I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER, AGAIN, UH, A MIS A MISNOMER. WE'RE NOT GIVING MONEY TO ART BASEL. WE ARE OFFSETTING CERTAIN COSTS. AND IF YOU COULD ALSO ADDRESS, UH, I HOPE YOU'RE MAKING A LIST OF ALL THIS, ERIC, UH, HOW DO YOU CALCULATE THAT $60 MILLION VALUE THAT YOU, THAT YOU MADE, THAT YOU MENTIONED? SO IF I MAY, MAYOR, PLEASE. UM, OBVIOUSLY, UH, I HAD A WHOLE SPEECH PREPARED, BUT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB OF FRAMING THIS SO I WON'T START OVER FROM SCRATCH. UM, BUT I DO WANNA MENTION THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE BEEN A MAJOR CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR THE CITY SINCE 2002, AND THEY'VE BEEN AN AMAZING PARTNER. UM, IN 2025, THEY ATTRACTED ROUGHLY 80,000 VISITORS TO THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. AND THAT GENERATION OF ECONOMIC IMPACT IS BASED ON THE GM CBBS CALCULATION OF HOTEL ROOMS AND FOOD AND BEVERAGE CHARGES THAT HAPPENED DURING THAT WEEK IN DECEMBER. UM, AND THEY'RE ONLY ATTRIBUTING ABOUT HALF OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THAT WEEK DURING THE, UH, ART BASEL TO ART BASEL ITSELF. SO I THINK IT'S A VERY CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE. UM, JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE CONSTRUCT OF, OF WHAT WE LANDED ON WITH THIS NEGOTIATION. AND IT WAS A NEGOTIATION. IT'S HAPPENED OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS. UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY CAME TO US ORIGINALLY, THEY SHARED WITH US, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT THEY'RE FACING AND TALKED TO US ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE DEALS THAT THEY'VE GOTTEN IN OTHER LOCATIONS AND SHARED WITH US THEIR EXPECTATIONS. UM, WHICH WALKING IN THE DOOR, THEY WERE HOPING TO BE ABLE TO OFFSET ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS IN COSTS THAT THEY'RE COVERING ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THEY PROBABLY PAY CLOSE TO SEVEN, $8 MILLION, UM, JUST IN COSTS RELATED TO THE CONVENTION CENTER ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. UM, AND SO THEY WERE LOOKING TO OFFSET SOME OF THOSE COSTS. ONE OF THE WAYS THEY WERE LOOKING TO DO THAT IS THROUGH THE RENT OF THE CONVENTION CENTER. UM, WHEN THE AGREEMENT WAS NEGOTIATED BACK IN 2017, UH, THAT RENT WAS RESET TO $750,000 THAT KICKED IN IN 2019. UM, AND THEN HAS BEEN INCREASING BY 3% OR CPI, UH, WHICHEVER IS LOWER SINCE, UM, SO IT'S APPROXIMATELY $954,000 OF WHICH WE'RE OFFERING TO RESET THE RENT BACK TO $500,000. SO IT, IT'S NOT A CASH PAYMENT TO THEM. IT IS A, UM, A REDUCTION IN THE FEES THAT WE ARE COLLECTING FROM THEM FOR THE USE OF THE FACILITY. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT, UM, INCREASING OUR CONTRIBUTION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES THROUGH OUR CONVENTION CENTER FUND TO THE TUNE OF $300,000 A YEAR. THAT'S THE $650,000 THAT THE COMMISSIONER MENTIONED. IT'S THOSE TWO NUMBERS OFFSET BY THE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT ART BASEL HAS COMMITTED TO PAYING US TOWARDS OUR TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES. NOW, WHY THAT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, IS THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY ACTIVATION DURING THAT WEEK. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I THINK WE'RE UP TO ABOUT 24 ACTIVATIONS DURING ART WEEK. UM, THEY'RE CERTAINLY THE LARGEST, THEY'RE CERTAIN, CERTAINLY THE MOST IMPORTANT. UM, BUT THE FACT THAT THEY'RE COMING TO THE TABLE WITH THIS A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS TRANSPORTATION WILL HELP US WIN CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME OF THE OTHER ENTITIES TO TRY AND OFFSET SOME OF THOSE COSTS. SO THE $450,000 RENT RESET, THE $300,000 IN, UM, PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES OFFSET BY THE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS CONTRIBUTION FROM THEM, WHICH IS CASH, UM, TO THE TRANSPORTATION COSTS [07:00:01] IS WHERE WE LANDED ON THE $650,000 THAT I BELIEVE IS A VERY FAIR AND REASONABLE COMPROMISE, UM, FROM THE MILLION DOLLARS THAT THEY WERE ASKING US TO TRY AND HELP THEM IN OFFSETTING COSTS. I'M SORRY, IT'S HERE, OR WHATEVER IT WAS, IF YOU LIKE. THAT'S ACTUALLY THE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ALSO HELPS, OBVIOUSLY PART OF THE TRANSPORTATION IS THE WATER TAXI, WHICH HAS BEEN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL. AND HOPEFULLY WE COULD EVEN ADD TO IT BECAUSE THERE WERE LONG LINES AS WE KNOW THE LAST, LAST YEAR FOR, UH, FOR PEOPLE TO GET TO AND FROM MIAMI AND MIAMI BEACH. UH, COMMISSIONER BACH. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT JUST, UH, AN ART FAIR. UM, IT IS A CULTURAL EVENT, THE LIKES OF WHICH, UM, ATTRACTS RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. AND WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT, BUT, UM, WHAT WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT IS, UM, THE MARKETING VALUE THAT WE GET AS A RESULT OF ART BASEL. UM, WE, YOU KNOW, WHEN I, LONG BEFORE I WAS EVER INVOLVED WITH ANYTHING TO DO WITH MIAMI BEACH, OTHER THAN BEING A RESIDENT HERE, I REMEMBER STANDING IN THE CEO'S OFFICE AS HE CALLED BEN MAYER, MADDIE BAUER, TO SEE IF SHE WOULD FIGURE OUT A WAY FOR US TO DO A FIAT ACTIVATION DRIVING THE LITTLE MINI, THE LITTLE MINI, UH, FIAT THAT HAD JUST BEEN RELEASED ON THE BEACH WALK. AND TO HER CREDIT, SHE'S LIKE, ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR COTTON PICKING MIND? AND SO THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN, BUT THAT WAS IN 2012 OR SOMETHING. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, ART BASEL IS A DESTINATION. ART BASEL, MIAMI BEACH IS A GLOBAL DESTINATION FOR TASTE MAKERS, FOR LUXURY BRANDS, FOR DJS AND CELEBRITIES, FOR PEOPLE WITH MONEY TO BURN, WITH EXPERIENCES, TO SHARE. IT IS A, UM, IT'S AN ECONOMIC DRIVER IN LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF BUSINESSES AND ENTERPRISES. UM, I WILL ALSO SAY, YOU KNOW, NOT FOR NOTHING BUT THIS, THIS 10 DAYS BECAUSE IT'S THE RUN UP TO AND THE RECOVERY FROM, BUT REALLY THE 10 DAYS OF THAT, WE HAVE ART BASE IN MIAMI BEACH AND FULL SWING AND ALL THE OTHER ART FAIRS THAT IT ATTRACTS. SO, AND SORRY NOAH, I KNOW THAT'S NOT HAPPY MAKING TO YOU, BUT THE TRUTH IS, A RISING TIDE FLOATS ALL BOATS. AND WE HAVE MULTIPLE DIFFERENT ART FAIRS, SOME TINY EMERGING ARTISTS WHO ARE DOING THINGS ON LINCOLN ROAD AND PEOPLE GETTING THEIR STARTS THAT WAY. BUT WE GET ABOUT, UM, $208 MILLION IN ADVERTISING, UH, VALUE FROM WHAT GOES ON AT ART BASEL ON A GLOBAL SCALE. SO THAT IS NOT JUST US TALKING TO OURSELVES, THAT IS PEOPLE FROM PUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA OUTLETS AROUND THE WORLD TALKING ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN MIAMI BEACH. AND AGAIN, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE ART IN MIAMI BEACH, IT'S ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S GOING ON IN MIAMI BEACH. AND, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT, AT, UM, ALMOST A HUNDRED THOUSAND RECORDS THAT WERE PROVIDED, UH, OR, OR, UH, EVALUATED RATHER IT WAS A 98% POSITIVE, UM, DISCOURSE. AND THAT IS, WE COULDN'T, IT'S LIKE IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THAT, UM, IN AN OR OR IN, IN AN ORGANIC MANNER. WE HAVE SPENT THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS TRYING TO PIVOT OURSELVES AWAY FROM A PARTY TILL YOU DROP LOCATION AND DESTINATION TO AN ARTS AND CULTURE, UM, DESTINATION. AND THIS DOES THAT FOR US IN A WAY THAT WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD. THERE'S NO WAY THAT WE WOULD APPROVE A $208 MILLION BUDGET FOR ADVERTISING FOR ONE WEEK OF THE YEAR FOR MIAMI BEACH. IT'S JUST, IT'S, IT'S LAUGHABLE. UM, YOU KNOW, I I ALSO, IT'S NOT LOST ON ME AND I'VE BEEN, I'VE BEEN WRESTLING WITH THIS BECAUSE I, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO BROUGHT SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE PASSED. I HAVE TO REMEMBER, I'D HAVE HAVE TO GO BACK AND, AND LOOK AT, BUT SAYING THAT WE, YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD SORT OF WEAN OUR, OUR EVENTS OFF OF THE SPONSORSHIP THAT WE PROVIDE THEM AFTER THREE YEARS. THE IDEA IS TO GET NEW EVENTS UP HERE AND UP AND RUNNING AND, AND, UM, AND, UM, AND THEN LET THEM MOVE FORWARD UNDER THEIR OWN STEAM. AND WE ARE NOT PAYING ART BASEL TO BE HERE. WE'RE NOT SPENDING TAX PAYER DOLLARS FOR ART BASEL TO BE HERE. WE'RE WAIVING SOME FEES. WE'RE MODIFYING THE, THE, THE FEE STRUCTURE, UM, BY CONTRAST. AND, AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THERE'S CONCERN AND I, I HEAR IT. I, I UNDERSTAND IT AND I VALUE IT. AND I THINK WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT IT GOING FORWARD ABOUT, YOU KNOW, FOR-PROFIT ENTERPRISES TAKING, UM, HELP ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NOT PAYING TAXPAYER DOLLARS, UM, FROM, FROM GOVERNMENT, RIGHT? I GET THAT. BUT JUST LAST YEAR WE SPENT $600,000 TO BRING ETHICS HERE, WHICH IS [07:05:01] A, A PRODUCT OF ADIDAS. AND JUST LAST YEAR ADIDAS HAD NET SALES OF OVER $28 BILLION AND AN OPERATING PROFIT OF $2.4 BILLION. AND WE DIDN'T THINK TWICE ABOUT GIVING THEM $600,000 FOR AN AN EVENT THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY IT WAS FINE. AND I WAS EXCITED TO HAVE IT COME, BUT IT DIDN'T DO WHAT WE WANTED IT TO. THEY'RE NOT COMING BACK. UM, AND SO WHEN WE HAVE A PARTNER THAT'S BEEN HERE FOR AS LONG AS ART BASEL HAS, WHERE WE HAVE GROWN TOGETHER AND HAVE REALLY TOGETHER TURNED THE, THE SHIP OF STATE, IF YOU WILL, UM, AND CHANGED THE BRAND OF MIAMI BEACH, IT'S NOT A COMPLETE CHANGE. WE'RE NOT THERE YET, BUT IT'S GONE A LONG WAY. AND THERE HAVE BEEN GROWING PAINS AND THIS WAS NOT THE MOST PLEASANT 18 MONTHS NEGOTIATING THIS FROM ALL ACCOUNTS. BUT I THINK THAT THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP THAT IS WORTH CONTINUING AND BUILDING ON AND, UM, AND, AND GROWING TOGETHER BECAUSE IT'S GOOD FOR ALL OF US. THANK COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. THANK YOU. UM, SO THANK YOU ERIC FOR YOUR HARD WORK, UH, WITH YOUR TEAM AND, UH, IN WORKING WITH ART BASEL TO GET TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY. I DO FEEL THAT THERE A SIGNATURE EVENT IN OUR CITY, UH, ART BASEL GAINS FROM BEING IN MIAMI BEACH AS MUCH AS MIAMI BEACH GAINS FROM HAVING ART BASEL HERE. SO IT'S MUTUALLY POSITIVE. I KNOW SOMEONE MENTIONED THAT THEY RECEIVE MONEY FROM OTHER ENTITIES. UM, WELL, OF COURSE THEY'RE GOING TO GET THINGS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES WHERE IT'S A SPINOFF AND NOT OUR, THE ORIGINAL ART BASEL. UM, SO I UNDERSTAND WHERE THAT TYPE OF FINANCE IS COMING FROM. BUT, UM, IT IS AN IMPORTANT EVENT HERE. AND I THINK THAT THEY'VE, UH, REALLY COME TO THE TABLE ASKING FOR A LOT AND THEN NEGOTIATING WITH ERIC. AND I'M VERY PROUD OF WHERE WE ARE. AND I'M EXCITED TO HAVE ART BASEL CONTINUE. AND WE HEAR FROM RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES HOW TOUGH IT IS. AND COMMISSIONER FE FERNANDEZ HAS MENTIONED IT ALREADY. AND WHEN ART BASEL COMES, IT REALLY HELPS BUSINESSES, UM, MAKE IT THROUGH SEASON, UM, BECAUSE IT'S THAT BIG OF A SIGNATURE EVENT TO HAVE FULL HOTELS AND FULL RESTAURANTS. AND WE'VE COME A LONG WAY IN THE TRANSPORTATION SIDE. SO I'M VERY EXCITED, UM, LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING ART BASEL HERE FOR THE NEXT SIX YEARS OR MORE. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, I KNOW WE HAVE MR. NORMAN BRAMAN AS WELL, WHO'S THE, UH, SORT OF THE FATHER OF ART BASEL, SO WE'LL HEAR FROM HIM NEXT. BUT DREZ, WE CAN HEAR, WE CAN HEAR FROM NORMAN FIRST. MR. BRAMAN, PJ, CAN WE DO SIX FIVE? FIVE FIVE? PJ IF MR. BRAVEN CAN UNMUTE HIMSELF, PLEASE STILL MUTE HIM. MAYOR, CAN YOU UNMUTE IT FOR PJ? CAN YOU UNMUTE? I, I'M NOT SURE IF YES, YOU WOULD HAVE TO UNMUTE HIMSELF. PETER, CAN YOU UNMUTE IT FOR HIM? NO, HE JUST SAID HE CAN'T. NO, I, UH, LET ME SEE WHAT I CAN DO. ONE SECOND. PRETTY SURE YOU CAN HIM ASTERISK. COME ON. MR. BRAVEN, IF YOU CAN, WELL ASTERISK TO RAISE YOUR HAND. WE HAVE HIM. HE JUST HAS TO UNMUTE. OKAY. YEAH. I'LL MAKE IT EASY FOR EVERYONE. HELLO. COULD YOU HEAR ME? MR. BRAMAN, IF YOU'RE ONLINE, IF YOU COULD PRESS STAR SIX, PLEASE STAR SIX ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICE. NORMAN, DO YOU WANT, DO YOU WANNA SPEAK THROUGH MY PHONE, THROUGH MY PHONE, NORMAN, OR, UH, YOU COULD PUSH STAR SIX ON YOUR PHONE TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? NO, THEY CAN'T. YOU, YOU COULD SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE, MR. BRAMAN. I, I'LL PUT YOU NEXT TO THE MICROPHONE FROM MY PHONE. OKAY. THANK YOU. CAN EVERYBODY HEAR ME NOW? OKAY. WELL, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, TO DISCUSS THIS PROPOSAL. UH, FIRST OF ALL, UH, LET ME EXPLAIN THE ORIGIN OF HOW THIS ALL HAPPENED LAST DECEMBER. [07:10:01] THE PRESENT, UH, UH, CHAIRMAN OF MESSAGE FIGHTS THE KAREN COMPANY OF, UH, ART BASEL, UH, FREDERICK, UH, ANDREAS, SIA AND FREDERICK MICHELLE, BOTH APPOINTED, UH, BY THE MAJORITY SHAREHOLDER OF ART BASEL. JAMES MURDOCH CAME TO ME AND, UH, MENTIONED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE GOING TO THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, TOO, FOR A DRASTIC CUT IN THE RENTALS THAT THEY'RE PAYING. UM, I TOLD THEM AT THAT POINT THAT I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS JUSTIFIED, UH, AND, UH, TOLD THEM EXACTLY WHY, UH, THE FAIR IS EXTREMELY PROFITABLE FOR ART BASEL, EXTREMELY SO, UH, CHAT, UH, UH, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OR STATE, IF YOU WANT TO CHECK IT. AND IT IS THE MOST PROFITABLE, FAIR THAT ART BASEL HAS MORE PROFITABLE THAN, UH, PARIS, MORE PROFITABLE THAN BASEL, MORE PROFITABLE THAN ANY OF THEIR FAIR ENTERPRISES. I FELT GOING TO THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, UH, WAS WRONG. I PRIDED MYSELF FROM THE VERY, VERY BEGINNING WHEN WE BROUGHT THIS BEAR TO MIAMI BEACH THAT NO TAXPAYER DOLLARS WERE INVOLVED. THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT THAT'S BEEN PART OF MY LIFE. AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, I FOUGHT THE MARLIN STADIUM. I FOUGHT MAYOR ALVAREZ BEFORE ON SIMILAR ISSUES. AND I WAS CHAIR WHEN I WAS IN THE FOOTBALL BUSINESS OF THE SITE SELECTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE. I'M AWARE OF ALL THESE NUMBERS THAT WERE MENTIONED ABOUT THE $60 MILLION AND SO FORTH. LET ME TELL YOU HOW THOSE NUMBERS ARE CALCULATED. THEY'RE CALCULATED ON THE BASIS THAT THERE ARE NO ONE, NO PEOPLE STAYING AT ANY HOTEL IN MIAMI BEACH. THEY'RE BASED ON THE FACT THAT NO ONE IS PATRONIZING ANY RESTAURANTS IN MIAMI BEACH. THE ASSUMPTION IS THAT WHOEVER IS THERE IS NEW. SO DISREGARD THESE, THESE NUMBERS AND SO AND SO FORTH. UH, THE IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER IS THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH PAID BETWEEN SIX AND $700,000 UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF MAYOR PHILIP LEVINE TO REMODEL THE CONVENTION CENTER. HOW'S THAT BEING PAID FOR? IT'S BEING PAID FOR BY BONDS. AND WHERE'S THE MONEY GOING TO GO TO PAY THOSE BONDS? THEY GO, THEY, THEY ARRIVE FROM A VARIOUS NUMBER OF SOURCES, BUT ONE OF THE PRIME ONES ARE THE, ARE THE RECEIPTS AND THE RENTALS THAT THE MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER COLLECTS TO PAY THOSE. WHEN I MENTIONED THE FACT THAT I WOULD OPPOSE THIS, THEN, UH, I REMEMBER ANDREA ZAO SAID TO ME, MIND YOU, HE'S THE CHAIR OF ART BASEL. HE SAID TO ME, WELL, WE'RE GONNA GO SOMEWHERE ELSE IF WE DON'T GET IT. AND I SAID, THAT'S NONSENSE. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT GONNA GO ANYWHERE ELSE. THE MIAMI BEACH FAIR IS YOUR MOST PROFITABLE FAIR, AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA GO ANYWHERE. ALSO NOT MENTIONED. SO HE SAID TO ME, I SAID, WHERE WILL YOU GO? HE SAID, WELL, WE'LL GO TO LAS VEGAS. I SAID TO HIM, AT THAT TIME, YOU'LL GO TO LAS VEGAS SMARTER PEOPLE THAN YOU HAVE TRIED THE ART BUSINESS IN LAS VEGAS. STEVE WYNN TRIED IT. THE LAKE SHELDON ADELSON TRIED IT WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS AT ALL. THERE'S NO PLACE, THERE'S NO FACILITY IN THE UNITED STATES THAT CAN BRING TO ART BASEL, THE PARENT COMPANY, THE TYPE OF REVENUE AND THE TYPE OF PROFITS THAT THEY EARN. NOW, ONE THING THAT THE MANAGER DID NOT MENTION, OR ANYBODY ELSE DID NOT MENTION, OF WHAT THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH HAS DONE FOR ART BASEL IN THE PAST, DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CONVENTION FACILITY, THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH WAIVED ALL RENTS FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS TO CUSHION WHATEVER ECONOMIC EFFECT THAT ART BASEL WOULD HAVE DURING THAT PERIOD. DURING COVID, THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH ALSO WAIVED THE ENTIRE RENT ALSO FOR THE BENEFIT [07:15:01] OF ART BASEL. WHY NOW WHEN ART BASEL IS THE MOST PROFITABLE FAIR WITH A COMPANY THAT QUADRUPLED THEIR EARNINGS OVER THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR BASED ON LAST YEAR'S PRESENTATION, IT MAKES NO SENSE WHATSOEVER. TO ME, BONDS ARE GONNA HAVE TO BE PAID OFF. I HEARD SOME OF THE, UH, PREVIOUS STATEMENTS RELATIVE TO WATER BILLS. WE ALL KNOW THAT THE COST OF LIVING HAS GONE UP. IT'S NOT UP TO TAXPAYERS TO SUBSIDIZE PRIVATE ENTERPRISE. I HAVE NEVER ASKED FOR IT IN ALL MY YEARS IN BUSINESS, AND I'M NOW 95 YEARS OLD. SO I'VE GOT A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN TERMS OF, OF BUILDINGS, IN TERMS OF OPERATING WITH THE PUBLIC IN EVERY SINGLE WAY. SO I'M TELLING YOU, I'M NOT SAYING TO TO FORGET ABOUT THIS. I'M SAYING YOU SHOULD SEND YOUR MANAGER ERIC CARPENTER BACK AND NEGOTIATE A BETTER DEAL FOR THE TAXPAYERS OF MIAMI BEACH. AND IT'S NONSENSE. I HEARD, I'VE HEARD MENTIONED BY, I FORGOT WHO, UH, MENTIONED IT, THAT IT'S NOT COSTING THE TAXPAYERS ANYTHING. WELL, WHERE'S THE $500,000 COMING FROM? COMING FROM IF IT'S NOT COMING FROM THE TAXPAYERS? I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE LOGIC AND EVEN THE THINKING OF INTELLIGENT PEOPLE. AND I CAN ALSO TELL YOU THIS BECAUSE I'VE ALSO BEEN IN TOUCH WITH SOME OTHER PARTIES. IF, IF THE WORST HAPPENS, AND I DON'T THINK IT WILL, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GONNA GO ANYWHERE. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH PEOPLE, THE NEW OWNERS OF THE FREEZE ART FAIRS, WHO WOULD COME INTO THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AND A MOMENT'S NOTICE AND TAKE OVER THIS ENTIRE TIME THE ART BASEL NOW HAS, AND, AND THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER AND OPERATE A FAIR THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT WOULD BE COMPARABLE TO WHAT WE HAVE NOW WITH THE PRESTIGE THAT GOES ALONG WITH IT. SO I'M NOT TELLING YOU TO REJECT THIS OUTRIGHT. WHAT I'M RECOMMENDING TO ALL OF YOU IS TO INSTRUCT ERIC CARPENTER TO GO BACK TO, UH, SO GO BACK TO MR. MURDOCH AND HIS PEOPLE AND ASK FOR A MUCH BETTER DEAL FOR THE TAXPAYERS. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY ON THERE. ANY OF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MR. BRAMAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. UM, I BELIEVE WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION NOW. YEAH, LET ME JUST SAY, LET ME JUST SAY ONE OTHER THING AS WELL. THE COUNTING NOW, THE NOW OWES STEVE ROSS, THE OWNER OF THE DOLPHINS AND THE OWNER OF THE STADIUM, CLOSE TO $50 MILLION FOR EVENTS THAT HAVE BEEN HELD AT HAR ROCK STADIUM. $50 MILLION HASN'T BEEN PAID YET. AND, UH, AND, AND IT'S JUST OUTRAGEOUS TO REALLY THINK THAT WE HAVE TO SUBSIDIZE PRIVATE BUSINESSES. SHOULD DO IT, MY FRIENDS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BURN. SO, UM, WELL, YOU KNOW, WE NAMED THE STREET AFTER MR. BRAMAN. SO HE MUST BE IMPORTANT IN MIAMI BEACH AND, AND WHAT HE THINKS, UH, OF OUR CITY, ESPECIALLY BEING ONE OF, YOU KNOW, OUR ONE OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF A BASEL. UM, AND FOR HIM TO COME OUT PUBLICLY AND REALLY CRITICIZE THIS QUOTE UNQUOTE GREAT DEAL THAT SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES THINK IS, IT'S REALLY, IT SAYS A LOT. UM, AND, AND I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT I, LOOK, I SUPPORT ART BASEL. UM, I AGREE. ART BASEL BRINGS IN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY FOR OUR HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, OUR BUSINESSES, YOU KNOW, BUT THE QUESTION BEFORE US IS NOT WHETHER ART BASEL IS VALUABLE. THE QUESTION IS WHETHER THIS DEAL IS FAIR TO THE MIAMI BEACH TAXPAYERS. YOU KNOW, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE, AS, AS MR. BRAMAN SAID, THEY'VE QUADRUPLED THEIR PROFITS IN IN THE LAST YEAR. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL GLOBAL BUSINESS. IT'S BACKED BY SUBSTANTIAL PUBLIC SUPPORT COMING BACK TO MIAMI BEACH AND ASKING THE RESIDENTS TO GIVE THEM AN EVEN BETTER DEAL. AND I, AND I STILL DON'T SEE WHAT MORE VALUE DO WE GET IN THIS DEAL AS OPPOSED [07:20:01] TO THE PREVIOUS DEAL. 'CAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE WE JUST GET THE SAME DEAL. WE JUST GET PAID A LOT LESS. AND, AND I KNOW COMMISSIONER BROUGHT, BOUGHT, BROUGHT UP THE ETHICS FOR $600,000, YOU KNOW, THAT'S TRUE. AND, AND, AND WE, WE, WE WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MOVE AWAY FROM SPRING BREAK, BUT THIS IS $645,000 PER YEAR. IT'S NOT JUST ONE TIME. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I I, I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE ALWAYS HAVE TO NEGOTIATE FROM A, A POSITION OF WEAKNESS ON, ON THIS LEVERAGE. YOU KNOW, WE, WE, YOU KNOW, IF THIS IS A GOOD, IF THIS IS A GOOD RELATIONSHIP THAT'S BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US, WHY DO WE, WHY DO I FEEL LIKE WE'RE KIND OF GETTING SCREWED HERE? UH, I, I, WE'RE GETTING THE SAME VA, WE'RE GETTING THE SAME FAIR. NOTHING'S CHANGED, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE GETTING PAID SIGNIFICANTLY LESS EVERY YEAR. SO, YOU KNOW, LOOK, WE, WE, WE BUILT A VENUE FOR OUR BASEL. UH, WE PROVIDE THE DESTINATION, WE PROVIDE THE SERVICES, AND SOMEHOW WE ARE THE ONES DISCOUNTING THIS BILL. AND I'D LIKE TO SEE, I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE REPRESENTATIVE OF ART BASEL. UH, MR. HOROWITZ, IF YOU CAN COME UP TO THE PODIUM. I JUST GOT A FEW QUESTIONS TO ASK YOU. SURE. MAYBE BEFORE YOU BEGIN, UM, IF, IF YOU DON'T MIND. YEAH. NOAH HOROWITZ. I'M THE CEO OF ART BASEL. HI, EVERYBODY. SO, UH, NO, DAVID, JUST A COUPLE, JUST A COUPLE. BEFORE I BEGIN, I'D TO ADDRESS MR. I'M THE ONE ASKING THE QUESTIONS AND REALLY WANTED, I, I'M THE ONE, I'M THE CHAIR, AND I'M ACTUALLY GONNA GIVE NOAH, UH, MR. HOROWITZ AN OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU, INTRODUCE HIMSELF, WHO HE IS. YEAH, THANKS. I'M THE, UM, CEO OF ART BASEL. FOR THOSE THAT THAT DON'T KNOW ME, UM, I'VE COME DOWN HERE, UM, EXPRESSLY FOR THIS. UM, THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT AND, UM, PERSONAL MATTER FOR ME, BUT ALSO A PASSIONATE MATTER FOR OUR BUSINESS. AS ALL OF YOU KNOW, UM, WE ALIGHTED HERE IN 2001, DELAYED BY NINE 11. WE, UH, FIRST ART BASEL FAIR WAS IN 2002. UM, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, I, I RAN THE MIAMI BEACH BUSINESS FOR SIX YEARS, UH, LEFT THE, THE ART BASEL UNIVERSE DURING COVID, AND CAME BACK IN A CEO ROLE, UM, MORE OR LESS, EXACTLY FOUR YEARS AGO. UM, NORMAN BRAMAN, JUST TO ADDRESS NORMAN, FIRST AND FOREMOST, UM, UH, IS A TITAN IN OUR INDUSTRY, AND SOMEBODY THAT WE HAVE A DEEPLY CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH. HE IS AN INFLUENTIAL PLAYER, AS ALL OF YOU KNOW, IN SOUTH FLORIDA, IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND IS, UM, UH, AT A, AN EXTRAORDINARY AND BEAUTIFUL, UH, STREET NAMING CEREMONY IN HIS HONOR, UH, THIS PAST DECEMBER, WHICH I WAS IN ATTENDANCE AT WITH OUR TEAM. UH, AND NORMAN IS A LEGEND. I WANNA BE VERY CLEAR ON THAT. UM, EQUALLY, WE'VE HAD, UH, UH, DIFFERENCE OF OPINION ON THIS DEAL AND ON OUR GO FORWARD PLANS, UH, IN MIAMI. UH, MR. BRA MENTIONED A MOMENT AGO, HIS PREVIOUS OPPOSITION, UH, TO THE, THE MIAMI MARLINS, UH, STADIUM. HE'S BEEN CLEAR ON HIS POSITIONS FOR SOME TIME NOW, ON, ON PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR PRIVATE ENTERPRISE. UM, AND I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT UPFRONT. UM, MCH, MR. SUAREZ, YOU JUST CALLED OUT OUR COMPANY'S HALF YEAR RESULTS, UM, THIS YEAR, WHICH INDEED WERE IMPRESSIVE. AND THEY WERE, UM, IN THE ORDER OF 18 MILLION, UH, CHF, WHICH IS A GREAT RESULT COMING OFF OF, UH, A BASE OF ABOUT 3 MILLION OR 5 MILLION A YEAR AGO, AND SEVERAL YEARS PRIOR TO THAT OF EXTRAORDINARY LOSSES, UM, IN WHICH, UH, MCH GROUP, ALMOST BASED INSOLVENCY, THEY TOOK ON A, A LARGE INVESTMENT FROM JAMES MURDOCH'S, UM, LOOP ASSISTANCE FAMILY OFFICE TO STABILIZE THE BUSINESS. UM, SO ANY INSINUATION THAT MCH, UM, UH, ALTHOUGH IT'S IMPROVING, UM, IS, UH, ULTIMATELY IN A GREAT PLACE THROUGH THE LENS OF, OF WHICH YOU'RE, YOU'RE INSINUATING IS, UM, IS, IS, IS, IS, IS STRETCHING THE TRUTH, I'D SAY, WITH RESPECT TO THE, UM, TRAJECTORY OF WHERE THE BUSINESS HAS BEEN. UM, FURTHER TO THAT. UM, WHILE I RESPECT NORMAN'S POSITION ON, ON MANY MATTERS, UM, WE DON'T BREAK OUT, UH, OUR RESULTS FOR THE ART BASEL BUSINESS GLOBALLY, LET ALONE FOR THE MIAMI BEACH FAIR. SO, ANY INSINUATION THAT AI, UM, HAS STATED CLEARLY WHAT ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH'S PROFIT IS, UM, IS FALSE, AND, UM, NOT ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DECOUPLED FROM PUBLIC RESULTS FOR OUR PARENT COMPANY, UM, WITH WHICH WE DON'T BREAK OUT THE INDIVIDUAL BUSINESS UNIT RESULTS. UM, THAT WOULD ALSO BE GLOSSING OVER THE FACT THAT WE'VE MADE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS HERE IN MIAMI BEACH, AND THE FAIR IN PARTICULAR, AT A MOMENT OF ACUTE DOWNTURN IN THE GLOBAL ART MARKET. UM, IN THE LAST YEARS, WE PUBLISHED THE LEADING GLOBAL ART MARKET DATA AND PARTNERSHIP WITH [07:25:01] UBS, UM, AND WE'RE CURRENTLY FACING A CYCLICAL DOWNTURN, THE LIKES OF WHICH WE HAVEN'T SEEN SINCE THE LAUNCH, THE LAUNCH OF ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH IN THE EARLY TWO THOUSANDS, UM, IN OUR INDUSTRY, UM, UH, MANY GALLERIES HAVE CLOSED, AND WE'VE HAD TO INTRODUCE ACROSS OUR PLATFORM, BUT ALSO HERE IN MIAMI, SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT MEASURES TO KEEP THE FAIR HOLE. UM, THOSE IN THIS ROOM WOULDN'T KNOW THAT WE'VE ACTUALLY CALLED OUR EXHIBITOR LIST BY 10% THIS YEAR IN THE FAIR, SACRIFICING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF EARNED REVENUE TO KEEP THE BRAND POSITION, UH, UH, HIGH, AND TO ENSURE THAT WHAT WE DELIVER THIS DECEMBER, I ALSO, ON A GO FORWARD BASIS, MEETS THE STANDARDS THAT WE HOLD OURSELVES TO. AND THAT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO US AS A GLOBAL BUSINESS. WE'LL BE OPENING, UH, THE WEEK AFTER NEXT IN THE GRAND PAL IN PARIS, UM, AND CONTINUING, UM, WITH FIVE FARES INTO THE 2027 CALENDAR OF WHICH MIAMI BEACH, OF COURSE, IS A FIXTURE. UM, SO THAT'S JUST A LITTLE CONTEXT AND, AND BACKGROUND, UH, ON THE FAIR AND THE INVESTMENTS WE'RE MAKING THROUGH A VERY CHALLENGING MARKET ECOSYSTEM WHERE GALLERIES ARE CLOSING, UH, AND WHERE, UM, THE TIDES AND GENERATIONAL CHANGES AND WHO'S COLLECTING ART ARE ALSO CHANGING. UM, BUT OUR POSITION IS FUNDAMENTAL, WHICH IS TO SUPPORT GALLERIES AND ARTISTS IN THAT PROCESS. AND TO FURTHER, UM, THE PUBLIC PROGRAMMING THAT WE ALSO PRODUCE. OUR CONVERSATIONS PROGRAM, AS I HOPE EVERYBODY IS AWARE OF, UH, IN THIS ROOM IS, IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. UH, WE'VE ENGAGED THE, THE PUBLIC ART FUND, UM, IN COLLINS PARK THIS YEAR TO DO A GREAT INITIATIVE. AND THERE'S MORE IN STORE BEYOND THAT AS WELL. THESE ARE ALL INVESTMENTS THAT WE'RE MAKING OUT OF OUR OWN P AND L, UM, TO CREATE THIS EXTRAORDINARY WEEK, UM, AND MAKE THIS MOMENT IN EARLY DECEMBER. SUCH A SPECIAL EVENT. ART BASEL IS SINGULAR, NOT ONLY IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT REALLY IN THIS HEMISPHERE. UM, IT STANDS ALONE, UM, AS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT ANNUAL CULTURAL EVENT OF ITS KIND. UM, AS, AS, UM, CITY MANAGERS SHARED ECONOMIC IMPACT, UM, UH, LAST YEAR WAS 570 MILLION MR. SU SUAREZ. IT WAS UP FROM ABOUT 545 MILLION, UM, WHICH IS, UH, RESULTS BY THE WAY THAT THE CITY ITSELF PUBLISHED THE YEAR BEFORE. SO THE ECONOMIC IMPACT IS GROWING, AND THE NUMBER OF EVENTS AND COROLLARY BUSINESSES AROUND THE FAIR, THAT BENEFIT, UM, FROM THE HALO OF ART BASEL IS ALSO CLEAR. SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY A FEW OF THOSE ITEMS UP FRONT IN RESPONSE TO MR. BRAMAN, UM, WHO WE'VE CLEARLY HAD A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION WITH, UH, ON THIS MATTER, BUT, UM, A MAN WHOM WE CONTINUE TO DEEPLY ADMIRE AND RESPECT AS A BUSINESS. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, THANK YOU. UH, SO NOAH, CLEARLY IT'S BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US. YOUR PROFITS HAVE GONE UP TREMENDOUSLY THIS YEAR. I UNDERSTAND THE YEARS PASSED, IT'S, BUT THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH US, UH, MOVING FORWARD. WHY NOT JUST STICK TO THE, AT LEAST THE DEAL THAT WE'VE HAD FOR THE, THE LONGSTANDING TIME? YOU KNOW, IT, IT IS A LITTLE, I DON'T KNOW. I THINK IT'S A LITTLE DISINGENUOUS WHERE YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, MR. MURDOCH, WHO'S WORTH $10 BILLION COME TO US, ASKING US THE TAXPAYERS FOR A BREAK ON SOMETHING THAT'S HIGHLY PROFITABLE FOR MIAMI BEACH. IT'S A GOOD PARTNERSHIP. AND AT THE VERY MINIMUM, WHY DON'T WE, WHY DON'T, WHY DOESN'T ART BASEL CONTINUE THE CURRENT AGREEMENT THAT WE'VE HAD? FIRST OF ALL, MR. MURDOCH IS NOT COMING TO YOU. MR. MURDOCH IS ALSO A MINORITY SHAREHOLDER IN OUR PARENT COMPANY, IS NOT A MAJORITY SHAREHOLDER. ART BASEL IS A SUBSIDIARY, A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF MCH GROUP. MCH GROUP IS OWNED ESSENTIALLY IN A TRIPARTITE ARRANGEMENT. ONE CHUNK OF THAT IS LUPUS SYSTEMS, WHICH AGAIN, OWNS LESS THAN 50% OF THE BUSINESS. THAT'S JAMES' FAMILY OFFICE. UM, THE NEXT, UM, CONSTITUENT IS, UH, THE CANTON OF BASEL, AND THE REST IS, IS TRADED ON THE SWISS EXCHANGE. SO I JUST WANNA, UH, LEVEL SET ON THAT. ADDITIONALLY, AS I SAID BEFORE, BUT HE'S AN INVESTOR IN IT, SO WE'RE, HE'S AN INVESTOR IN IT, OKAY? BUT HE IS NOT AN OWNER, AND HE DIDN'T MAKE A DIRECT REQUEST. USUALLY, USUALLY BILLIONAIRES DON'T INVEST IN DUMB IDEAS. SO, UH, AGAIN, I'M, I'M RESPECTFULLY ASKING IF YOU HAVE PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE, BUSINESSMEN WHO ARE IN THIS, IN THIS PARENT COMPANY, WHICH HAS SEEN EXTRAORDINARY PROFITS, WHY ARE YOU GUYS COMING TO US ASKING FOR A DISCOUNT? OUR BO, OUR PARENT COMPANY, IS IN RECOVERY MODE. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, WE'VE CARRIED EXCEPTIONAL LOSSES AS A CORPORATE ENTITY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW, AND FINALLY, UM, HAVE STABILIZED THE BUSINESS AND ARE IMPROVING ART BASEL'S BUSINESS WITHIN THAT DOES NOT SHARE ITS RESULTS, NOR DOES ANY OTHER BUSINESS UNIT. [07:30:01] AND WE DO NOT COMMENT ON THE PROFITABILITY OF ART BASEL IN A SINGULAR BASIS. WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT WE ARE MAKING, AND HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN MIAMI BEACH AND IN OUR AFFAIRS GLOBALLY OVER THE LAST YEAR, IN THE FACE OF CHALLENGING TIMES IN OUR INDUSTRY TO SUPPORT GALLERIES, UM, THROUGH A CHALLENGING MOMENT AND INVEST FURTHER. BUT, BUT YOU'RE IN OUR PROGRAMMING INITIATIVES, BUT MR. HOROWITZ, YOU'RE CITING PREVIOUS LOSSES, RIGHT? AND THAT'S, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH US. AND I, I DON'T THINK THE TAXPAYERS OF MIAMI BEACH NECESSARILY ARE, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSSES FROM ART BASEL. I'M, WE'RE ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT WE PAY. I'M GIVING CONTEXT ON STATISTICS THAT YOU SHARED. I, I GET IT. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE NUMBERS, AT LEAST OF, OF THIS YEAR, SEEM TO HAVE RECOUPED ALL YOUR LOSSES. AND IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT'S GONNA SLOW DOWN. IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING'S GONNA GET BETTER. AND AGAIN, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EVERY YEAR. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT $645,000 PER YEAR. THAT UNDER THE OLD AGREEMENT HAS BEEN SOMETHING WE'RE OKAY WITH. AGAIN, I, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT GETTING ANYTHING DIFFERENT OUT OF THIS DEAL. IT'S THE SAME DEAL, EXCEPT WE'RE JUST PAYING LESS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I, I, AGAIN, I I JUST HAVE TO PUSH BACK AND, AND, AND, AND SAY WHY, BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE JUST SAYING YOU HAVE LOSSES FOR THE, A COUPLE YEARS AGO. I'M GIVING CONTEXT ON THE HISTORICAL TRAJECTORY OF OUR COMPANY'S PARENT COMPANY'S FINANCIAL POSITION THIS YEAR. BUT WHY SHOULD THE TAXPAYERS SUBSIDIZE THAT? BY THE WAY, I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA END THIS. THIS IS NOT, THIS IS NOT TO BE COMPATIBLE ANSWER THE LAST QUESTION THAT I'D ASK YOU TO, YOU PLEASE SIT AND WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE A DISCUSSION AMONGST OURSELVES. SURE. THE OTHER THING, JUST REGARDING THE HALF YEAR RESULTS FROM THIS YEAR, AND OUR BUSINESS IS AN EVENT BASED BUSINESS. YOU RUN A CONVENTION AND VISITOR BUREAU HERE. UM, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF RESULTS, INCLUDING THE LAUNCH OF ART BASEL QATAR, THE PERFORMANCE OF MC SQUARED, UM, AS WELL, QATAR. THAT'S CORRECT, SIR. WE RUN A FARON QATAR, AND EVERYBODY KNOWS IN THIS ROOM THAT WE HAVE AN ART FARON QATAR. UM, SO, UM, THE, SO WE'RE SUPPOSED TO SUBSIDIZE THAT, IS THAT, I DID NOT SAY, I DID NOT SAY THAT. I'M SPEAKING TO THE OUTSIZED FIRST HALF RESULTS OF THIS YEAR'S, UH, PERFORMANCE FOR A PARENT COMPANY, WHICH WERE APPROXIMATELY 18 MILLION CHF, WHICH WERE UP, AS YOU NOTED, SEVERAL FOLD OVER LAST YEAR, IN PART BECAUSE OF THE LAUNCH OF A NEW FAIR, UH, IN THAT PART OF THE WORLD, AS WELL AS OTHER EVENTS RUN CONCURRENTLY BY OTHER MCHL AND BUSINESS ENTITIES. THANK YOU MR. HOROWITZ. SURE. SO COMMISSIONER, IF I CAN ASK YOU, YOU ARE A SPONSOR OF WATER PALOOZA. WE ACTUALLY GAVE WATER PALOOZA $750,000 IN CASH THE LAST TWO YEARS, PLUS 120,000 IN FEE WAIVERS. SO THAT'S ACTUALLY A CASH PAYMENT COMING OUTTA POCKET HERE. WE'RE NOT EVEN GIVING MONEY. WHAT, WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN, WELL, FIRST OF ALL, WATER POLO IS A, FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS WAS NOT PROFITABLE. THEY ACTUALLY LOST MONEY. AND THEY'VE DONE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GOOD AS FAR AS SPRING BREAK, UH, REBRANDING, UH, THAT WE DESPERATELY NEEDED. SO I DON'T, I THINK THAT'S, YOU KNOW, COMPARING APPLES TO ORANGES HERE, HERE WE HAVE A COMPANY THAT IS HIGHLY PROFITABLE, THAT HAS BILLIONAIRE INVESTORS IN, AND THE DEAL HASN'T, HASN'T CHANGED AT ALL FOR OUR END, BUT YET SOMEHOW WE'RE GOING TO BE PAYING LESS MOVING FORWARD. I MEAN, THE WAY, THE WAY I LOOK AT IT IS WE TASKED OUR CITY MANAGER AND HIS AND HIS TEAM TO NEGOTIATE THIS. WE WERE IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION. IT'S ARGUABLY WE CAN GET A BETTER DEAL. AND ACTUALLY, I WOULD EVEN ARGUE THAT WE PROBABLY COULD. BUT I ALSO LOOK AT ART BASEL HAS BECOME EVEN BIGGER AND MORE PROMINENT NOW THAN IT WAS EVEN A DECADE AGO. AND IT IS GETTING PHENOMENAL DEALS IN OTHER LOCATIONS THAT WE ARE NOT EVEN COMING CLOSE TO MATCH. THEY ARE GIVING WAY MORE THAN WE ARE NOW. I THINK THAT'S JUSTIFIABLE WHERE THE, WHERE THE, THE START, THE START OF IT, I WOULD, I WOULD ARGUE THAT I AGREE WITH THE ARGUMENT. ART BASEL IS PROBABLY, AND I WOULD SAY ALMOST DEFINITELY NOT LEAVING, BUT THERE'S NO GUARANTEES. THERE'S NO GUARANTEES. SO I LOOK AT IT AS ART BASEL CAME FROM SOMEWHAT OF A POSITION OF STRENGTH IN HAVING THESE OTHER NEGOTIATIONS IN WHICH THEY'RE GETTING A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION FROM THOSE JURISDICTIONS. AND TO ME, THAT PLAYED A LITTLE BIT OF A PART IN SAYING, I AM GOING TO SUPPORT THIS [07:35:01] BECAUSE WE ARE NOT EVEN COMING CLOSE TO THAT. SO, UM, AND IT'S A GIVE AND TAKE. LIKE ANY NEGOTIATION, THE FACT THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY NOT PAYING THEM ANY CASH PAYMENT TO ME IS, IS SIGNIFICANT. MR. MAYOR, I HAVE A QUESTION. OKAY. A QUESTION. 'CAUSE I HAVE A COUPLE OF, UH, AND THEN, UH, ERIC WANTED TO SPEAK AS WELL, JUST JUST FOR MY CLARITY. WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TAXPAYERS DOLLARS AND DOLLARS, IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE GONNA BE PAYING, UNLIKE OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS THAT WE HELP SUBSIDIZE, WE'RE NOT PAYING THIS. THESE ARE, THESE ARE WAIVERS OF, OF FEES. IS THAT CORRECT, MR. MANAGER? CORRECT. AND THOSE WAIVER OF FEES, ARE THEY WAIVER OF FEES THAT COME TO OUR GENERAL FUND FOR LIKE PARK SERVICES, SANITATION, SIDEWALKS, PUBLIC SAFETY, THAT TYPE OF STUFF? OR, OR ARE THOSE DOLLARS THAT GO TO A SPECIFIC ENTERPRISE? ARE WE TAKING MONEY AWAY FROM PETER TO PAY PAUL WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE? NO, THESE ARE CONVENTION CENTER FUND DOLLARS. SO THIS IS PART OF THE ENTERPRISE FUND FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER THAT ULTIMATELY IS, YOU KNOW, REBALANCED AT THE END OF THE YEAR. AND WHEN WE HAVE EXCESS REVENUE AVAILABLE AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THAT MONEY GOES INTO A CAPITAL RENEWAL AND REPLACEMENT FUND FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER. THE LAST TWO YEARS, I THINK WE'VE CARRIED, UM, PROBABLY, UH, DOUBLE DIGIT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. BUT WE'VE PUT THAT MONEY INTO REPLACING THE ROOF. AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE AWARE THAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, A $20 MILLION OR MORE CAPITAL RENEWAL AND REPLACEMENT PROJECT FOR ROOF REPLACEMENT ON THE CONVENTION CENTER FUND THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PAY FOR WITH CASH FROM THAT ENTERPRISE FUND BECAUSE OF EXCESS MONEY AT THE END OF THE YEAR. OKAY. BUT WE'RE NOT TAKING MONEY. WE'RE NOT TAKING MONEY FROM THE RESIDENTS. WE'RE NOT TAKING MONEY FROM THE GENERAL FUND. WE'RE NOT TAKING MONEY FROM THE SERVICES THAT WE ARE DELIVERING, UH, TO OUR RESIDENTS EVERY YOU, EVERY DAY, UM, TO SUBSIDIZE ART BASEL. CORRECT. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO GET THAT CLARITY. 'CAUSE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DOLLARS, I THINK THE GENERAL PUBLIC THINKS IT'S ALL ONE BUCKET, UH, ONE POT OF MONEY. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SPECIFICALLY DOLLARS THAT CAN ONLY STAY WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE CONVENTION CENTER. CORRECT. OKAY, THANK YOU. BUT MR. MAYOR. ALRIGHT. I HAVE ONE SECOND. I GOTTA STICK IN ORDER. COMMISSIONER MONICA MATEO SALINAS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. UM, SO, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT ART BASEL IS THE TRAFFIC. UM, AND, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THE TRAFFIC CONTRIBUTION, THE TRANSPORTATION CONTRIBUTION THAT YOU, THAT YOU MAKE. UM, BUT IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT, UM, THERE IS AN EVENT THAT'S GOING TO, THAT WAS PROPOSED TO HAPPEN AT THE NATIONAL HOTEL THAT I BELIEVE ART BASEL ENDED UP DENYING. AND, UM, I JUST WANNA STATE FOR THE RECORD THAT PART OF OUR TRAFFIC IS THAT WE HAVE MANY PEOPLE THAT FLY HERE TO ENJOY ART BASEL THAT STAY IN OUR HOTELS. AND WE HAVE RESIDENTS THAT, THAT ENJOY ART BASEL. AND WE HAVE FOLKS THAT COME OVER FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY THAT ENJOY ART BASEL, AND THEY DO, YOU KNOW, CLOG UP OUR STREETS. BUT IF WE, IF WE DON'T, IF THAT CONCERT MOVES AND IT'S A DAY CONCERT, IT'S IN THE DAY, IT'S NOT AT NIGHT, THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC AS THERE. OUR TOURISTS TAKE THEIR MONEY AND THEY GO LEAVE MIAMI BEACH AND THEY GO INTO WYNWOOD OR DESIGN DISTRICT OR WHEREVER THEY GO TO HAVE DINNER AND, YOU KNOW, GO SPEND THE AFTERNOON. SO THE ART BASEL ZONE, I'VE NOTICED, IS A BIT OF A KIND OF A, IT'S, IT'S NOT HELPFUL FOR OUR HOTELS AND OUR BUSINESSES THAT WANT OUR TOURISTS AND OUR RESIDENTS AND FOLKS THAT COME OVER FOR OUR BASEL TO SPEND THEIR MONEY HERE IN MIAMI BEACH TO KEEP OUR ECONOMIC ENGINE AFLOAT. SO I BRING THIS UP ONLY BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU ABOUT THIS CONCERT AND THE, THE MISCOMMUNICATION THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING AROUND THIS. UM, AND MAYBE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN FIGURE SOMETHING OUT BECAUSE I MEAN, FRANKLY, THIS ART BASEL ZONE THAT'S IN HERE IS JUST UNFAIR FOR OUR BUSINESSES THAT WANT TO HOST SOMETHING IN THE PUBLIC SPACE, BUT NOW THEY ARE AT YOUR MERCY. UM, SO I WANNA MAYBE SEE IF WE CAN GET THIS, OUR BASEL ZONE EXCLUDED FROM THIS [07:40:01] IF THERE'S APPETITE. WELL, I'LL JUST COMMENT QUICKLY 'CAUSE I JUST ACTUALLY SPOKE WITH THE ORGANIZERS OF THE EVENT. UM, UH, FIRST OF ALL, WE DIDN'T REJECT THE EVENT. WE WE'RE TRYING TO SUGGEST, UH, ALTERING THE TIMES OF THE EVENT TO HAVE A MORE MINIMAL IMPACT ON OUR AUDIENCE, WHO'S BEEN VERY VOCAL AS ALL OF YOU GUYS KNOW ABOUT THE TRAFFIC AND THE CONGESTION. UM, AND THE, UM, PARTY SCENE, UH, VIBE OF THE ART BASEL MIAMI WEEK, UM, IN THE FUTURE. AS I DISCUSSED WITH THE ORGANIZERS AT THE EVENT EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON, WE REALLY NEED TO KNOW MORE IN ADVANCE MAJOR ACTIVATIONS LIKE THAT THAT ARE HAPPENING. UM, UH, WE RECEIVED, I BELIEVE, ON THE 1ST OF OCTOBER, THE FIRST PROPOSAL, UH, OF THIS, WHICH AS YOU KNOW, IS HARDLY TWO MONTHS OUT FROM THE FAIR. UM, AND IN THE FUTURE COMMISSIONER, I WOULD JUST SUGGEST THAT WE CREATE A MORE OPEN AND FLUID DIALOGUE WHERE THERE ARE LARGE SCALE EVENTS THAT ARE PLANNED TO BE HAPPENING AND ACTIVATING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OUR BASEL. UM, AS I SAID EARLIER IN MY REMARKS, WE'RE VERY COMMITTED TO DOING MORE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. UM, WE HAVE HAD A ZONE AGREEMENT IN PLACE FOR SOME TIME, REALLY IN AN EFFORT TO TRY TO CREATE AN ALIGNED, MORE BRAND ELEVATED, UM, FOCUS ON WHAT HAPPENS IN PUBLIC SPACE. IT DOESN'T CONCERN, UM, PRIVATE, UM, UH, BUSINESS OR ENTITIES. UM, AND SO I'M SURE WE CAN FIND AN AMENABLE SOLUTION WITH THE PROPOSED CONCERT, AND WE DISCUSSED THAT EARLIER. UM, BUT JUST WANNA UNDERLINE THAT LINES OF COMMUNICATION ARE IMPORTANT ON THIS. WE ARE OURSELVES PLANNING A LARGE AND VERY IMPORTANT PUBLIC ACTIVATION. UM, IF THE PERMITTING GODS, UM, UH, UH, PERMIT, UM, THIS DECEMBER, UM, THIS WOULD BE HAPPENING TWO BLOCKS FROM THAT. UM, AND SO IT WAS ALSO WITH THAT IN MIND THAT WE WERE JUST TRYING TO, UM, UH, FIND AN AMENABLE PATH TO WALK, UH, WITH THOSE ORGANIZERS, UM, WHO WE'RE NOT OTHERWISE IN, IN TOUCH WITH. YES. AND TO CLARIFY A COUPLE POINTS ON THIS, SO I BELIEVE MAUREEN WAS COPIED ON AN EMAIL FROM THE EVENT ORGANIZERS ON AUGUST 26TH. SO THERE, THERE WAS KNOWLEDGE OF THIS EVENT AND IT, IT STARTED OFF AS A DAY PARTY AND NOW IT'S, YOU WOULD LIKE IT TO BE A NIGHT PARTY. SO I THINK IT, IT WOULD BE BETTER TO HAVE IT BE A DAY PARTY. UM, AND I JUST HOPE THAT WE CAN COME TO SOMETHING THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE BECAUSE I'M, I'M SURE WE CAN FIND AN AMENABLE RESOLUTION, AS I SAID, YOU KNOW, AND AS I JUST MENTIONED TO THE ORGANIZERS, WE SHOULD BE SPEAKING TO THE ORGANIZERS. I THINK IN THE FUTURE, UM, SOMETHING WE CAN WORK THROUGH, YOU'RE NEVER GONNA HAVE AS, AS MUCH LEVERAGE AS, YOU KNOW. UH, YEAH, I THINK, I THINK WE'RE STARTING TO GET INTO A LOT OF FINE DETAILS THAT MAYBE NEED TO WORK OUT. UM, BUT WE SHOULD BE GETTING READY TO VOTE. UM, COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE, AND THEN I'D LIKE TO CALL THE VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. UH, SO JUST TO GET BACK TO THE FINANCIAL ASPECT, AND MR. CITY MANAGER, MAYBE YOU CAN SHINE SOME LIGHT ON THIS. SO THE CITY PUBLIC SAFETY CONTRIBUTION, HOW MUCH IS THAT? HOW MUCH LESS IS THAT GONNA BE MOVING FORWARD ON THIS, ON THIS DEAL? SO THE CITY SERVICES THAT WE'RE CHARGED BACK TO ART BASEL LAST YEAR WERE APPROXIMATELY $320,000 BETWEEN POLICE AND FIRE. OKAY. WE ARE SUGGESTING THAT IF THIS AGREEMENT WERE TO BE ADOPTED, THE CITY WOULD COVER THE FIRST 300 OUT OF THE CONVENTION CENTER FUND, AND THEN OUR BASEL WOULD BE IN RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING OVER AND ABOVE THAT, INCLUDING ADDITIONAL COST MOVING FORWARD. SO IN A SENSE, IF WE ARE GONNA WAIVE $300,000 ON POLICE AND FIRE, WHO'S GOING TO PAY THAT? THE CONVENTION CENTER FUND. OKAY. AND, AND WHERE DOES THAT COME FROM? WHERE DOES THAT MONEY COME FROM? UH, THANK YOU JENSEN GREEN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. SO AS THE MANAGER WAS SAYING, ALL OF THESE, UH, REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES ARE COMING FROM THE CONVENTION CENTER FUND. SO THE CONVENTION CENTER FUND IS A SEPARATE ENTERPRISE FUND. UM, SO ALL OF THOSE WOULD BE, AND, AND JASON, YEAH, YOU REMINDED ME. WE HAVE 21 MILLION, $20 MILLION IN, IN, IN RESTORATION THAT WE HAVE TO DO WITH THE CONVENTION CENTER. THE, THE CONVENTION CENTER, UH, HAS A, A, A LONG-TERM RULE AND REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. UH, I THINK THE, THE MA THE MANAGER WAS SPEAKING TO A, A LARGE 20 MILLION-ISH OR MORE DOLLAR MULTI-YEAR FUNDED, UH, ROOF PROJECT, OF WHICH I BELIEVE WE FUNDED MOST OF THAT. BUT JUST, JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS TO, TO MENTION HERE, UH, IS THAT THIS CONVENTION CENTER FUND, UH, FULLY SUPPORTS ITSELF. IT HAS NO DEBT. THE DEBT OF THE CONVENTION CENTER, WHICH IS AROUND 400 MILLION, IS FUNDED THROUGH TWO SEPARATE FUNDS, ONE PARTIALLY THROUGH THE RDA, UH, AND THE OTHER ONE IS THROUGH A, UH, DEDICATED RESORT TAX ELEMENT. SO THOSE ARE SEPARATE ON THE RESORT TAX ELEMENT. ANY DOLLARS [07:45:01] EXCESS AFTER THE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT GETS TRANSFERRED INTO A SEPARATE CONVENTION CENTER RULE AND REPLACEMENT FUND TO HELP RULE AND ORDER REPLACE AND DO LONG-TERM CAPITAL. ALSO, IN THE CONVENTION CENTER FUND, WE FUNDED, UH, UM, AROUND 11, BETWEEN EIGHT TO $11 MILLION PER YEAR FOR RULE REPLACEMENT. SO WE WE'RE DEFINITELY A VERY STRONG POSITION, UH, FROM A RURAL REPLACEMENT AND FUND BALANCE PERSPECTIVE ON HERE. SO THIS IS JUST REALLY A BUSINESS DECISION OF THIS ENTERPRISE FUND, RIGHT? UM, THE RENT AND IT'S GOING DOWN, IT'S, IT'S COMING FROM WHAT ANNUAL FEE TO IS UNDER THIS PROPOSAL, THE RENT WAS $954,000 IS GONNA BE RESET DOWN TO $500,000. SO THAT'S A 450,000. 4 54 DELTA. OKAY. AND WHERE DOES THAT RENT GO? SO THAT RENT ALSO IS PART OF THE CONVENTION CENTER FUND. OKAY. UM, I WANTED TO ASK NOEL ONE MORE QUESTION, MR. MAYOR, IF, IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS DEAL, IF THIS DEAL DIDN'T MOVE FORWARD, IS ART BASEL READY TO WALK FROM MIAMI BEACH? ? WE WOULD, BY NECESSITY REEXAMINE OUR POSITION IN MIAMI BEACH. WELL, THERE YOU GO GUYS. , HE'S, HE JUST SAID ON THE RECORD, HE'S, THEY'RE, THEY, THEY WOULD JUST HAVE TO RE PROBABLY WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS IS THEY WOULD RENEGOTIATE. SO WHY ARE WE ALWAYS IN A POSITION OF WEAKNESS WHEN WE'RE NEGOTIATING THESE THINGS? I MEAN, HE JUST SAID IT. HE JUST SAID IT HERE. HE'S, THEY'RE WILLING TO RENEGOTIATE. I DID NOT SAY I WAS WILLING TO ATE. I ACTUALLY READ THAT AS MANY THINGS, INCLUDING WALKING. YEAH, MR. MAYOR. WELL, A SIMPLE ANSWER WOULD'VE BEEN YES, MR. MAYOR, IF I COULD COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE? YEAH. I THINK WHAT HE SAID IS THEY WOULD HAVE TO REEXAMINE THEIR PLACE IN MIAMI BEACH AND WE HEAR SO MUCH. MIAMI BEACH IS MAGICAL. TRULY, I THINK IT'S THE BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD AND WE SHOULD NEGOTIATE FROM A POSITION OF STRENGTH, UH, BECAUSE IT IS AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO DO BUSINESS HERE. IN THAT SAME REGARD, IS THERE A SINGLE ONE OF US THAT EACH WEEK DOESN'T HEAR ABOUT? OH, THE DESIGN DISTRICT. THIS, OH, DESIGN DISTRICT. DO YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE WE HAD SUCH HUBRIS FOR SO LONG IN MIAMI BEACH THAT SAID, WE'RE MIAMI BEACH. WE'LL ALWAYS BE FINE. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. AND THAT LEFT THE OXYGEN FOR PLACES LIKE THE DESIGN DISTRICTS IN CORAL GABLES AND COCONUT GROVE TO HAVE A LIFE OF THEIR OWN, BECAUSE WE HAD SUCH ARROGANCE THAT WE COULD JUST DO ANYTHING AND WE WOULD BE FINE. LINCOLN ROAD. WE HAD THAT ARROGANCE AND NOW WE'RE WORKING OUR TAILS OFF TO GET BACK THAT, UH, THAT ELEGANCE THAT, THAT IT ONCE ATTRACTED. UM, SO WHERE I'M GOING WITH THAT IS, YES, I DON'T THINK OUR BASEL'S GONNA WALK, AND I DON'T THINK WE WALK FROM OUR BASEL, BUT I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW. AND HOW MUCH ARE WE WILLING TO GAMBLE ON THAT, RIGHT? IN TERMS OF THE SUPPORT FOR PRIVATE ENTITIES. YOU KNOW, THERE WAS, THERE WAS A CONGRESSWOMAN IN NEW YORK CITY AND SHE GOES, WOW, ALL THESE JOBS THAT COULD COME TO MY DISTRICT, , IT GOES TO A REALLY RICH COMPANY. AND THE FOUNDER OF THAT COMPANY, THE CEO, HE'S A REALLY RICH DUDE, I'M NOT GONNA GIVE THEM ANY MONEY. WHY? WHY, WHY SHOULD WE SUBSIDIZE JEFF BEZOS MM-HMM . WELL, JEFF BEZOS TOOK $2.5 BILLION OF CORPORATE INVESTMENT IN 25,000 JOBS AND WENT SOMEWHERE ELSE OVER HUBRIS AGAIN. AND MY COLLEAGUE COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ SAID, THIS IS LIKE AN INVESTMENT. IT IS AN INVESTMENT. IT IS AN INVESTMENT. AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT NOT JUST THE ECONOMIC IMPACT, WE JUST HAVE TO SIMPLY LOOK AT OUR RESORT TAXES, THE ACTUAL MONEY THAT WE'RE GETTING IN INTO OUR COFFERS. NOT THE CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL, NOT RESORT TAXES RIGHT HERE. THIS DOESN'T ACCOUNT FOR ALL THE OTHER MONEY THAT OUR BUSINESSES OR SMALL BUSINESSES OUR HOTELS ARE MAKING. IF ANYBODY, UM, I SAW MAYOR KADEN AROUND, UH, I CAN CONFIRM IF I'M WRONG, BUT WHY THIS STARTED THE WEEK IT DID IN DECEMBER IS 'CAUSE THIS ISN'T A TYPICALLY POPULAR TOURIST WEEK, RIGHT? IT'S THE WEEK AFTER THANKSGIVING AND IT'S BEFORE NEW YEAR'S. IT'S BECAUSE THIS ISN'T VERY POPULAR FOR TOURISM. [07:50:01] TYPICALLY, WHEN YOU LOOK AT A FINANCIAL ANALYSIS, YOU DO A YEAR OVER YEAR COMPARISON. BUT IF WE WANNA LOOK AT THE TRUE IMPACT OF OUR BASEL, WE SHOULD DO A MONTH OVER MONTH COMPARISON. HOW IS DECEMBER DIFFERENT THAN NOVEMBER? AND LOOKING AT THIS EVERY SINGLE YEAR, OUR RESORT TAXES GO UP $4 MILLION FROM NOVEMBER TO DECEMBER, $4 MILLION. RIGHT? PART OF THAT IS NEW YEAR'S EVE, OF COURSE, AND CHRISTMAS WEEK, BUT IT'S NOT. ALL RIGHT? SO WHEN WE CAN LOOK AT AN INVESTMENT OF $600,000 TO GET BACK $4 MILLION, AND THAT'S JUST FOR US, RIGHT? THAT IS AN INVESTMENT. AND I WAS ACTUALLY BACK AND FORTH ABOUT SEND THE CITY MANAGER OUT FOR GO STRIKE A BETTER DEAL. AND IF YOU TELL ME THERE'S NEGOTIATIONS TO BE HAD, I, I STILL WANT TO DO THAT, RIGHT? BUT WHEN I CONFIRMED WITH YOU ABOUT WHAT FUNDS ARE ACTUALLY BEING USED FOR THIS, THERE'S NO TAXPAYER FUNDS, RIGHT? THESE AREN'T TAXPAYER FUNDS. THIS IS MONEY THAT IS GENERATED BY BUSINESS AT THE CONVENTION CENTER THAT IS GOING BACK INTO AN INVESTMENT TO GENERATE EVEN MORE MONEY FOR OUR CITY AND THE CONVENTION CENTER. SO IT'S ACTUALLY THE OPPOSITE, RIGHT? IT'S THE OPPOSITE OF USING TAXPAYER FUNDS. WE'RE USING FUNDS THAT ARE GENERATED FROM THE CONVENTION CENTER, NONE OF WHICH ARE TAXPAYER TO GET TAXPAYER MONEY IN. OKAY? SO WE'RE ACTUALLY, IN A WEIRD WAY, SUBSIDIZING TAXPAYER FUNDS WITH MONEY FROM THE CONVENTION CENTER, RIGHT? IF ANYBODY SHOULD BE YELLING, IT'S A MAN BACK THERE, FREDDY, UH, WHOEVER SEES THE CONVENTION CENTER, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE'RE TAKING HIS MONEY, GIVING HIM LESS MONEY SO WE COULD EARN MORE MONEY AND MORE AMENITIES FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR SMALL BUSINESSES. MR. MANAGER, IF YOU TELL ME, YOU KNOW WHAT, THERE'S STILL SOME OXYGEN HERE. I'LL LET YOU GO BACK AND HAVE TALKS KNOWING THAT NO, AND OUR BASE ARE A VALUABLE PARTNER AND WE'RE A VALUABLE PARTNER TO THEM, AND WE'RE PARTNERS, RIGHT? WE'RE NOT ENEMIES. YES, THE, THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE SOME FRICTION IN A LARGE NEGOTIATION, BUT IF THERE'S A BETTER DEAL TO BE HAD AND YOU WANNA IRON OUT AROUND THE EDGES, BUT TO MY UNDERSTANDING, YOU'VE ALREADY DONE THIS FOR 13 MONTHS, RIGHT? SO SENDING YOU BACK, YOU KNOW, BEHIND THE WOOD SHED ISN'T GOING TO, I I, I'LL LEAVE THAT TO YOU. I, I DON'T WANNA LEAD YOU ON. UM, BUT IN SYNOPSIS, I DON'T WANT ARROGANCE TO GET IN THE WAY SAYING THEY'LL NEVER LEAVE. 'CAUSE IT'S NOT A GAME OF CHICKEN. I'M WILLING TO PLAY. WE'RE MAKING AN INVESTMENT AND WE'RE NOT MAKING INVESTMENT WITH TAXPAYER FUNDS. WE'RE MAKING AN INVESTMENT WITH MONEY THAT'S GENERATED BY THE CONVENTION CENTER, AND IT'S GOING TO GENERATE TAXPAYER MONEY FOR US, OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, OUR LOCAL ECONOMY, WHICH SHOULD BE A FOCUS OF ALL OF OURS, RIGHT? JUST LOOKING AROUND TOWN, THINGS LIKE THAT. IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE ALL FOCUSED ON. AND ART BASEL, THERE ARE A CRITICAL ELEMENT TO THIS. IT'S AT A TIME WHERE, ABSENT THAT, IT'S NOT INTO OUR PEAK TOURISM SEASON YET. SO, MR. CITY MANAGER, I'LL LEAVE IT OVER TO YOU, ART BASEL, YOU'RE A GREAT PARTNER. IF YOU THINK THERE'S MORE ROOM TO BE HAD, I'LL GIVE YOU THE OXYGEN ABILITY TO DO SO. UH, BUT I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. SO UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S BEEN LONGER THAN 13 MONTHS, AT LEAST 18 MONTHS THAT WE'VE BEEN AT THIS. AND I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, WE'VE NEGOTIATED HARD WITH THEM AS THEY HAVE NEGOTIATED HARD WITH US. UM, AND DO I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A FAIR DEAL ON BOTH SIDES? ABSOLUTELY. AND WOULD I RATHER HAVE THEM REINVEST ANY POTENTIAL DELTA THAT COULD BE GENERATED INTO MORE ACTIVATIONS IN THE CITY LIKE THEY'RE DOING WITH THE ART BASEL AWARDS, WHICH THIS YEAR WILL BE THE SECOND YEAR THAT THEY'RE DOING THAT DURING ART WEEK, AND THE ACTIVATION ON THE BEACH THAT NOAH SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER, THAT WE'RE STILL TRYING TO WORK THROUGH. I MEAN, THE VALUE OF THAT ACTIVATION ON THE BEACH WILL BE MORE THAN THE SUBSIDY THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE. SO I, I I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING WHERE WE'RE ADDING FERTILIZER TO AN ALREADY VERY BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIP ON BOTH SIDES SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO GROW. YEAH, I, I'D LOOK TO USE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO FURTHER PARTNER AND SHOWCASE US AND OUR BASEL COLLECTIVELY FURTHER TO THE WORLD. FOR INSTANCE, THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY HOSTS AN EVENT, UH, THE WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY BEFORE OUR BASEL, WHERE THEY HAVE [07:55:01] BUSINESS EXECUTIVES FROM AROUND THE WORLD COME IN AT THE PEREZ ART MUSEUM AND THEY USE IT AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ATTRACTION. A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE ARE ALREADY IN TOWN. WHAT BETTER TIME OR WAY TO SHOW OFF YOUR CITY THAN DURING ART BASEL AT ONE OF THESE MAGNIFICENT EVENTS? NO, I'D LIKE YOUR COMMITMENT, UH, IF WE MOVE FORWARD HERE TO WORK HAND IN HAND WITH OUR ADMINISTRATION IN REALLY SHOWING THE SYNERGIES OF ART BASEL AND MIAMI BEACH, WHICH HAVE BECOME SYNONYMOUS TOGETHER RIGHT OFF TO THE WORLD IN IN GREAT PARTNERSHIPS. UH, I DON'T KNOW IF MIAMI BEACH WOULD HAVE BECOME THE CULTURAL ARTS AND CULTURAL EPICENTER OF THE WORLD WITHOUT, WITHOUT ART BASEL. AND I CERTAINLY KNOW ART BASEL WOULDN'T BE SYNONYMOUS WITH THE GLOBAL ART WORLD WITHOUT MIAMI BEACH. SO I WANT TO CONTINUE TO ENHANCE THIS PARTNERSHIP, GROW THIS PARTNERSHIP. AND IF YOU THINK THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO DO SO, YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. I'M GONNA GET, UH, I'M GONNA GET TO THE PUBLIC IN A, IN A MOMENT. UH, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, MS. MAYOR, AND, AND JUST QUICKLY, ERIC, THIS DOESN'T CHANGE THE ART BASEL ZONE IN ANY WAY. THE, THE, THE AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE MAINTAINS THE ART BASEL ZONE. SO THE ONLY POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE THAT THIS CONTEMPLATES IS IF ONE OF THE THREE MAJOR FARES THAT ARE HAPPENING CONTEMPORANEOUSLY WITH ART BASEL WERE TO LEAVE, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT ANY OF THEM ARE GONNA LEAVE IN THE TERM OF THIS FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT. ART BASEL WOULD HAVE A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL TO ACTIVATE THOSE AREAS. OKAY? THAT'S THE ONLY DIFFERENCE. THAT'S, THAT, THAT'S THE ONLY CHANGE. AND I'M FINE WITH THAT. I THINK I, I THINK THAT THAT'S FAIR. AGAIN, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT PARTNERSHIP. WHAT I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE IS THAT WE DON'T GET IN THE WAY OF OTHER NEW OPPORTUNITIES FROM COMING INTO OUR CITY. WE'VE HEARD FROM WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES THAT EXIST IN OUR CITY THAT OUR COMMISSION HAS VOTED ON. AND NOAH, UM, I'D APPRECIATE YOU FOLLOWING THROUGH, THROUGH THAT COMMITMENT THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU WOULD WORK IN GOOD FAITH, CONTINUE WORKING IN GOOD FAITH. WE'RE COMMITTED TO WORK IN GOOD FAITH. UM, WE'RE VERY COMMITTED TO BEING HERE FOR THE LONG TERM AS WELL. I JUST WANNA UNDERLINE THAT. WONDERFUL. WE LOVE MIAMI BEACH. UM, WE LOVE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH, UH, THE CITY, WITH THE PUBLIC, UM, AND, UH, AND THE ENTIRE PRODUCT. THESE SPACES. THEY'RE NOT OURS. THEY'RE NOT YOURS. THEY'RE THE COMMUNITIES. THEY'RE THE PUBLIC'S. AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVENTS CONTINUE TO FEEL WELCOMED HERE. NOT JUST OUR BASEL, ALL OF ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, NOAH. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, NOAH. I'M GONNA TURN TO THE PUBLIC NOW. UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, RAY BRESLIN. UM, I'VE BEEN AROUND SINCE HEART VALVES FIRST CAME, BOBBY GOODMAN AND I WORKED REALLY HARD TOGETHER WITH THE BASS MUSEUM AND BRINGING IT THROUGH THE PARK. AND THERE WAS EVENTS IN THE PARK AT THE ROTUNDA AND EVEN IN THE SWILL AREA THAT'S OWNED BY THE STATE. AND ALL OF THAT WENT AWAY WHEN THE CONVENTION CENTER REDID, THEY TOOK OVER THE BALLROOM, WE ADDED AN ESCALATOR, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WE GOT LEFT OUT IN THE COLD. UM, AND, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT LAND THAT THEY TIE UP BE RELEASED SO THAT OTHER ENTITIES COULD COME. IF THEY'RE NOT GONNA USE IT, LET SOMEBODY ELSE COME. BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S BLOCKED OFF IN THEIR CONTRACT THAT NO ONE ELSE CAN USE IT. LIBERTY PLAZA, SAME THING. THERE'S SOME ORGANIZATION WANTS TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT. OH, THAT'S AN ART BASEL'S TERRITORY, BUT THEY'RE NOT GONNA USE IT. I THINK IF THEY'RE TRYING TO TAKE THINGS AWAY FROM US, WE SHOULD BE NEGOTIATING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE BEST THING. AND REMEMBER, IT'S NOT ART BASEL, IT'S ART WEEK. AND THERE ARE ALL THESE OTHER FAIRES. AND IF YOU REALLY LOOK AT ART BASEL, LET'S FACE IT, MOST OF OUR RESIDENTS CAN'T AFFORD TO EVEN GO TO ART BASEL, LET ALONE BY ANY OF THE ART. SO OUR RESIDENTS GET NOTHING OUT OF ART BASEL THEMSELVES. WELL, ART, WE WOULDN'T BE HERE IF IT WASN'T ART BASE. I'M JUST SAYING. I'M JUST SAYING. YOU, WE LOOK AT IT. IF YOU, IF IF YOU WERE TO HAVE THIS ON A BALLOT FOR THE VOTERS TO VOTE, I CAN TELL YOU WHICH WAY IT WOULD GO. BUT LET'S NOT DO THAT. BY THE WAY, I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED BOBBY GOODMAN. 'CAUSE WE HEARD FROM MR. BRAMAN, WHO'S, UH, HE'S BASICALLY SYNONYMOUS WITH OUR POSSIBLE, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, BOBBY GOODMAN'S RIGHT THERE. THAT'S SUCH A INCREMENTAL PART. ALL ALL I OF OUR, WHEN THEY'RE TRYING TO NEGOTIATE WITH US HERE, WHAT ABOUT, REMEMBER ALL OF THE STUFF THAT THEY'VE MADE TO FIT INTO OUR, OUR CONVENTION CENTER SPECIFICALLY FOR THEIR NEEDS. WHERE, WHAT ARE THEY GONNA DO WITH ALL OF THAT? ARE THEY NEGOTIATING WITH RESTORING ALL OF THAT TO GET THEIR RENT REDUCED? YOU KNOW, UH, THAT THEY'RE PAYING TO STORE ALL THAT STUFF FROM YEAR TO YEAR? I MEAN, THERE SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE ONLY NEGOTIATING WITH US, AND YOU GUYS AREN'T WORKING WELL ENOUGH FOR THE, FOR, FOR THE REST OF THE PUBLIC AND, AND OTHER ART THINGS CAN HAPPEN. I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT COLLINS PART CAN BE UTILIZED AND THE CONTRACT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED TO MAKE SURE THAT THANK YOU. WELL, AND WELL, IT'S AN INTERESTING POINT, IF I MAY, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, IT WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. UH, I THINK YOU AND I SHARED A SPONSORED ITEM ABOUT WHETHER WE WERE APPROVING TOO MANY [08:00:01] BECAUSE OUR CITY BECAME SO OVERWHELMED. I MEAN, WE WERE GETTING COMPLAINTS NOT ONLY FROM RESIDENTS, WE WERE ACTUALLY GETTING COMPLAINTS FROM SOME OF THE ART GALLERIES THAT PEOPLE COULDN'T GET TO THE GALLERY ON TIME BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF THE VOLUME. AND WE ACTUALLY COULD WALK AND IT WOULD BE A LOT EASIER. ONE SECOND. ONE SECOND. RAY AND THEN, AND, AND COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ AND I HAD AN ITEM WHETHER WE SHOULD LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF PERMITS THAT WE GAVE OUT. REMEMBER, OUR, OUR, OUR, OUR MIAMI IS GONNA LOSE OUR SPACE. THAT, THAT LAND'S GONNA BE DEVELOPED. WHERE'S OUR MIAMI GONNA GO? THEY COULD COME, THEY COULD COME TO COLLINS PARK. PEOPLE COULD JUST WALK BACK AND FORTH. I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT COULD HAPPEN. I MEAN, IT'D BE MUCH NICER IF PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE TO GET INTO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND GO ACROSS THE POND. I HAVE A QUESTION, MR. MAYOR. AND SO YOU HAVE TO THINK IN THE FUTURE. I'M, I KEEP LETTING THIS GO, BUT OKAY. WE, WE GOTTA CALL THE VOTES. SO ALL I UNDERSTAND, I'M JUST SAYING. NO, I APPRECIATE IT. DO WE, DOES THE CITY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH ART BOSS IN ADVANCE OF THEIR SHOW EVERY YEAR TO LET THEM KNOW? BECAUSE LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, COLLINS PARK IS A CULTURAL PARTNER OF THE CITY TO LET THEM KNOW IN ADVANCE, HEY, LISTEN, WE HAVE THESE CULTURAL PARTNERS FROM THE CITY THAT HAVE MADE A REQUEST FROM US. WE LIKE TO REVIEW THESE WITH YOU. DO WE HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY? AND NOAH, WOULD YOU GUYS BE OPEN TO THAT? SO I THINK WHAT WE HAVE DONE, OR AT LEAST WAS IN THE PRIOR AGREEMENT, WAS THE, UM, YEAH, THE NEW WORLD PARK, UM, IS ONE WHERE THEY HAVE TO NOTIFY US IN ADVANCE WHETHER THEY'RE GONNA ACTIVATE IT OR NOT. AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY. UM, THE ROTUNDA IN COLLINS PARK WAS CARVED OUT OF THE BASEL AGREEMENT. IT HAD BEEN IN THERE IN PRIOR YEARS, BUT NOW IT'S PART OF THE BASS AGREEMENT. UM, YOU KNOW, DESIGN MIAMI HAS THEIR OWN STANDALONE AGREEMENT. THE, UM, BOTANICAL GARDENS HAS THEIR OWN STANDALONE AGREEMENT. SO THERE ARE A NUMBER OF AGREEMENTS IN THE, UM, BASEL ZONE. THAT WAS ME. THAT WAS ME. OH, LET'S SEE. OH, SORRY. UM, THAT PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTIVATION. UM, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE A PRESET MOMENT IN TIME WHERE THEY HAVE TO NOTIFY US IF THEY'RE ACTIVATING. SO I, I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT PERHAPS AS PART OF THE AGREEMENT THAT WE AGREE TO, THAT WE DO HAVE A YEARLY MEETING BETWEEN STAFF, CITY STAFF AND ART BASE TO LET THEM KNOW, HEY, LISTEN, COLLINS PARK WANTS TO HAVE SOMETHING IN LIBERTY PLAZA OR DOORS TO FREEDOM. WE'VE HAD DOORS TO FREEDOM IN IN THE PAST. THAT ONE HAS WANTED TO, TO, TO DO STUFF SO THAT WE CAN LET THEM KNOW. AND WE CAN ALSO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW THOSE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, HEY, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN DOING SOMETHING, THERE IS A DEADLINE. AND THAT, SO THAT THEN WE CAN PRESENT THAT TO ART BASEL. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT ART BASEL WOULD BE AMENABLE TO? I'M SURE WE CAN FIND A PATH TO SOME AMENABLE WAY OF REALIGNING AS WE DO AS, UH, THE, THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED, UH, THE NEW WORLD CENTER NEXT DOOR. AND, AND LASTLY, JUST FOR THIS DECEMBER, JUST FOR RECORD, UM, WE ARE ACTIVATING COLLINS PARK WITH THE PUBLIC ART FUND, WHICH IS A FANTASTIC, UM, UH, UH, ARTS ORGANIZATION THAT IS, UH, SPECIFICALLY TASKED WITH, UM, EXECUTING EXTRAORDINARY ART IN PUBLIC PLACE. SO THAT WILL BE ON DISPLAY THIS DECEMBER. AND THAT'S A PARTNERSHIP THAT WE BROUGHT TO THE TABLE WITHIN THE ZONE, AND, UM, AND SUPPORTED, UH, WHOLEHEARTEDLY CAN, UM, IF YOU CAN HOLD MY, BY THE WAY, IT'S NOT A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT I'M ALLOWING THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK. UH, 'CAUSE YOU'RE WAITING PATIENTLY. BUT COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, AND THEN WE REALLY, I'M GONNA CUT, I'M, I'M GONNA HAVE TO SHUT IT DOWN HERE ON THE DAY 'CAUSE WE GOT A CALL, A VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. AND, AND LAST THING, I'M JUST TRYING TO LOOK OUT FOR THE RESIDENTS BECAUSE ON THE, ON THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS, IT SAYS, UH, RESIDENTS GET A 50% DISCOUNT, UH, TWO TICKETS PER RESIDENT, A CAP OF 2000 TICKETS. CAN WE, I MEAN, CAN WE JUST REMOVE THAT CAP? I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHY THERE'S A CAP OF, I MEAN, THAT'S ONLY 2.5% OF MIAMI BEACH. I, I DON'T KNOW, CAN, CAN ANY MIAMI BEACH RESIDENT GET A 50% DISCOUNT? I'M ASKING THE CEO. WE HAVE GENEROUS MEASURES IN PLACE, COMMISSIONER, UM, FOR THE PUBLIC, UM, WE HAVE PRETTY CAPPED CAPACITY THAT WE EXCEED YEAR ON, YEAR AND YEAR IN THE PUBLIC DAYS, UH, OF THE FAIR OF THE 80,000, UH, OR SO. I'M HAPPY TO WORK THROUGH, UH, WITH THE CITY. JUST, JUST RIGHT HERE. YOU'RE, YOU'RE THERE. YOU KNOW, CAN, CAN, I MEAN SOME, SORRY. WE'RE NOT IN A POSITION TO HAVE AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMING IN. IT'S NOT UNLIMITED. THERE'S A CERTAIN, WAIT, YOU ACTUALLY DID SAY UNLIMITED. THERE'S A FINITE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS. I'M TALKING ABOUT MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS BECAUSE WE'RE NOT IN A POSITION TO HAVE AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF MIAMI BEACH [08:05:01] RESIDENTS COME INTO THE FAIR. IT JUST IS NOT POSSIBLE GIVEN OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY AND FIRE AND SAFETY CONVENTIONS IN THE CONVENTION CENTER. WELL, IT'S, FIRST OF ALL, YOU'RE CHARGING AND, AND IT'S SAYING THAT IT'S 50%, WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT 82,000 RESIDENTS ARE GONNA SHOW UP ON, ON, ON THE SAME DAY. I'M JUST SAYING AT THE 50% DISCOUNT, WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE CAPPED AT 2000 TICKETS? BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE'VE STRUCTURED THE DEAL WITH THE CITY MANAGER. UM, IS THERE A NUMBER THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE COMMISSIONER? THAT WOULD BE MORE, HOW ABOUT ANY MIAMI BEACH RESIDENT GETS A 50% DISCOUNT? I'M SORRY. I'M NOT IN A POSITION TO CONFIRM THAT. COMMISSIONER, CAN YOU RAISE IT SLIGHTLY WITH, TO SATISFY, WHY DON'T WE GO TO 2,500 PEOPLE? THAT'S COME ON. COME ON, MAYOR. I MEAN, I'M NOT ASKING THAT. HONESTLY. THAT'S PROBABLY THE MOST REASONABLE THING. I'M JUST SAYING IF YOU'RE A MIAMI BEACH RESIDENT, YOU GET 50% OFF A TICKET. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS, WE'RE, WE'RE ALREADY, WE'RE ALREADY FOREGOING $645,000 PER YEAR TO THE CONVENTION CENTER. WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH A MONTH OF TRAFFIC. ALL I'M SAYING IS IF YOU'RE A MIAMI BEACH RESIDENT, YOU GET A 50% DISCOUNT. I'M NOT SAYING, AND IT DOESN'T GET CAPPED AT 2000 TICKETS. IT JUST GOT, UH, RAISED UP TO 2,500. SIR, BY THE WAY, OUR CITY MANAGER IS TELLING ME THAT IN THE PAST, WE HAVEN'T EVEN HAD HALF OF OUR RESIDENTS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. SO WE, WE WERE, WE, WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANYWHERE NEAR THE $2,000 CAP OR THE 2000 TICKET CAP. OKAY. SO THEN, SO THEN WHAT'S THE PROBLEM THEN? I MEAN, WE'RE NEGOTIATING SOMETHING THAT'S NOT EVEN A REALITY. WELL, I MEAN, I'M, I'M, I'M, I'M CALLING. I, I TOLD THE PUBLIC ALL HERE, PLEASE , UH, DR. RICHARD EMANUEL, UH, I THINK DR. SUAREZ, UH, COMMISSION SUAREZ, UH, HAS MADE SOME VERY, VERY COGENT POINTS TO SOMEONE WHO HAS NOT ATTENDED ANY OF THESE MEETINGS BEFORE. NAMELY ME. AND, UH, FISHER INVESTMENTS HAS A, UH, A JINGLE. AND THAT IS, WE DO BETTER WHEN YOU DO BETTER. AND I THINK GIVEN THE FACT THAT ART BASEL IS IN FACT DOING BETTER, THAT WE SHOULD BE DOING BETTER PROPORTIONATELY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. AFTERNOON NEIGHBORS. KEVIN KRUEGER, 10 YEAR RESIDENT MIAMI BEACH AND, UM, PATRON OF ART BASEL. SO I, I WANNA RESOUND, UH, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE SENTIMENTS THAT WE'RE IN COMPETITION WITH THE, THE SAUDIS OR VEGAS, EVEN THOUGH IF IT'S NOT WORTHY OF, UH, FINE ART, FINE MODERN ARTS, UM, IT, WE'RE IN COMPETITION WITH BRICKELL AND, UH, NEW STADIUM FREEDOM PARK. SO I, I KNOW YOU'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AROUND THE WORLD AT, AT WHERE'S NEXT, BUT WE WANNA KEEP OUR BASEL HERE. I THINK IT'S SO BRANDED FOR MIAMI BEACH AND THE AMERICAS, UH, BEYOND THE FIVE YEARS, HOPEFULLY WE CAN KEEP ANOTHER COUPLE DECADES AND THEN HOWEVER YOU RUN THE NUMBERS TO, UM, TO WORK TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, IT SENDS A STRONG SIGNAL. UM, MOST OF YOU KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR SPORTS TOURISM TO TAKE OVER THE MONTH OF MARCH AND STILL POORLY BRANDED. WE'RE SO WELL BRANDED AS ART BASEL SLASH ART WEEK RAY. UM, YOU KNOW, I REALLY THINK IT SENDS A STRONG SIGNAL TO MARKETERS LIKE MYSELF THAT WANT TO HOST, BUT HAVE TO APPLY YEAR BY YEAR. AND I THINK WE HAD A, A BIG VICTORY THIS SPRING WHEN WE EXTENDED TO, UH, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, SCOPE AND UNLIMITED NOW HAVE A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT. SO I THINK THEY'RE ONE OF THE FIRST INDEPENDENTS. SO THE MORE WE CAN DO THAT, THE MORE WE CAN, UH, ENHANCE THE BRAND OF MIAMI BEACH, WHETHER IT'S ARTS, ARCHITECTURE, SPORTS, AND FITNESS. AND THAT'S JUST MY 2 CENT TENSE TESTIMONIAL. GOOD. GOOD. IN, UH, GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN, EVERYBODY. UH, CHRIS CORDERO, ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS OF THE EVENT BEHIND THE NATIONAL WE WERE SPEAKING ABOUT EARLIER. THIS IS A, A PARTNER, ROBERT GLEASON. UH, NOAH, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE TIME EARLIER. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING CONVERSATION COMMISSIONERS. MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT THAT YOU'VE SHOWN FOR THE EVENT AS WELL. UH, WE JUST WANNA CLARIFY SOMETHING AS FAR AS THE TIMELINE. WE APPLIED FOR THIS PERMIT BACK IN JULY. UM, WE MET, WE EMAILED OUR BASEL IN AUGUST AS WELL AS WE, UH, MET WITH THE COMMISSION HERE, BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER, SEPTEMBER 10TH, THIS EVENT WAS APPROVED. SO, UM, NO, WE'RE SORRY FOR DELAY AND YOU GETTING THE INFORMATION, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE INFORMATION IS OUT THERE AND PROPER. UM, AS OUR BASEL HAS CONTRIBUTED TO TRANSPORTATION, AS WE MENTIONED TO THE EMAILS WITH THE CITY, WE ARE ALSO WILLING TO CONTRIBUTE TO TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SOUND, UH, CONTROL AS WELL FOR THIS EVENT, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT GOES OFF WITHOUT A SNAG AND DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH ANYTHING THAT OUR BASEL IS DOING. OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE AN EVENT THAT COMPLIMENTS OUR BASEL. AS GENTLEMAN BEFORE MENTIONED, WE WANT TO ELEVATE MIAMI BEACH. I CONTINUE TO ELEVATE IT EVEN MORE THAN WHAT IT IS NOW. THIS IS THE GREATEST CITY IN THE WORLD TO ME. I WAS BORN HERE. I'M PROUD TO BE HERE, AND I WANNA KEEP THAT GOING. I DON'T WANT BRICKLE TO BE BETTER THAN US 'CAUSE THEY'RE NOT. AND I HOPE THAT [08:10:01] WE CAN HELP DO THAT TOGETHER. THANK YOU. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. YEP. WE HAVE WAYNE ROBERTS ON THE LINE. MR. ROBERTS, PJ, CAN WE UNMUTE MR. ROBERTS? THANK YOU FOR, UH, RECOGNIZING I WASN'T UNMUTED. UM, I JUST WANT TO THANK THAT THE PRESIDENT OF ART BASEL FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF MIAMI BEACH. THERE'S ONLY, THERE'S ONLY TWO THINGS THAT RESONATE ACROSS THE GLOBE ABOUT MIAMI BEACH THAT IS DIFFERENT, UH, THAT'S UNIQUE. THAT'S JUST SO WHAT, AND ONE OF THEM IS OUR WORLD CLASS RESORTS THAT ARE HISTORIC AND BEAUTIFUL. AND THE OTHER IS ART BASEL. UM, IT BRINGS IN THE MILLIONAIRES AND THE PEOPLE THAT MAKE 50 GRAND A YEAR. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT IT'S NOT JUST FOR THE VERY WEALTHY. UH, THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BUY THE ART, BUT THEY CAN APPRECIATE ART AND THEY CAN WALK INTO THESE, UH, CONVENTION CENTERS, OUR CONVENTION CENTER AND, AND BE A PART OF A VERY SPECIAL THING. UH, I THINK, UH, I THINK BASED ON WHAT I HEARD, WE SPEND ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR IN, UM, AND EXPENSES THAT COME OUT OF THE, UH, CONVENTION BUREAU, UH, FROM THE RESORT TAXES, UH, AS A, AS A, AS A, AN EXPENSE. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT'S PROBABLY THE BEST MILLION DOLLARS THAT WAS EVER SPENT FOR THE HOTEL INDUSTRY THAT ULTIMATELY THAT RESORT TAX WAS SUPPOSED TO SUPPORT. UM, AND SO, ALTHOUGH I AGREE WITH DAVID A LOT TODAY, THIS ONE, I, I DISAGREE. I THINK ART BASEL, I, I APPRECIATE THE PRESIDENT ACTUALLY COMING DOWN HERE AND, UH, PRESENTING TO US. BUT, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, THE ONLY THING I THAT I HEARD TODAY THAT WAS INTERESTING WAS, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF ALL THESE OTHER QUESTIONS IS THAT, UH, MAYOR MINER BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT IT'S FIVE YEARS. IS THERE ANY MOVEMENT WHERE WE CAN GO TO SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS? AND THAT WAY HE DOESN'T HAVE TO COME IN FRONT OF US AND GET INSULTED. BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND, AND THANK YOU FOR ART BASEL. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CALLER IS DANIEL ERALDO. THANK YOU. DANIEL SERATO, SEVEN 30 10TH STREET. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF, UH, SPENDING PART OF MY HIGH SCHOOL IN SWITZERLAND, PRE ART BASEL, MIAMI. AND I KNOW HOW HARD ART BASEL AS AN ORGANIZATION HAS WORKED BOTH IN BASEL AND IN MIAMI BEACH. UH, I'M SO SORRY TO SEE THEIR LEADER, UM, HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS SQUEEZING THAT HE IS HAPPENING SEEING, UH, IN REAL TIME. BUT I WILL JUST SAY THAT MIAMI BEACH SUPPORTS THE ARTS. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? PUT IT ON THE BALLOT AND THE RESIDENTS WILL VOTE FOR IT. AND SHAME ON THOSE WHO ARE TRYING TO PUT ILL WILL TOWARDS ART BASEL. ART BASEL AND ART DECO WILL BE HERE LONGER THAN ANY COMMISSIONER TRYING TO DESTROY THEM. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION. LET'S CALL A VOTE. I NEED A MOTION, PLEASE. I MOVE IT. COMMISSIONER BOT MOVED IT. VICE MAYOR FERNANDEZ SECOND IS JUST FOR THE RECORD. IS THAT AS AMENDED WITH THE 2,500? YES. OKAY. AS AMENDED, UH, IT IS A, UH, VOICE VOTE. SO, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? NAY HAVE ONE? NO. FROM COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. 6 2 1. AND MR. RARE, LISTEN, NEGOTIATIONS CAN ALWAYS BE TOUGH, BUT NO, YOU AND AR BASEL ARE PARTNER AND I'D LIKE NOW MAYBE WE COME AROUND AND REFLECT THAT. UM, I'M GRACIOUS FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AR BASEL'S PARTNERSHIP. WE'RE SYNONYMOUS TOGETHER. SOME ROUGH THINGS ALWAYS HAPPENED DURING NEGOTIATIONS. AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN ALL EMBRACE NOW. AND I'D LOVE TO COME UP TO THE DAYS AND JUST, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU. YOUR, YOUR . THANK YOU. IT'S LIKE AN ARBITRATION IN BASEBALL WHEN YOU, UH, DUKE IT OUT. YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T GIVE THE ANALOGY, BUT, UH, THERE ARE SOME SPORTS PLAYERS THAT LEAVE THEIR TEAMS. THEY THINK THEY'RE JUST GONNA COME BACK 'CAUSE THEY, THEY PLAYED WITH THEM FOREVER, BUT UH, AND THEN THEY LEARN TO REGRET IT. SO I THINK AT LEAST, UM, WE'RE NOT GONNA REGRET THE CHANCE OF LOSING OUR PUZZLE. SO THANK YOU. [R7 B A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, CONSIDERING AND APPROVING FOR REMITTANCE TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES, AFTER PUBLIC HEARING AT THE OCTOBER 14, 2026, CITY COMMISSION MEETING, THE RESULTS AND INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 TRAFFIC INFRACTION DETECTOR REPORT (ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS EXHIBIT “A”), TO INCLUDE THE WRITTEN SUMMARY CONTAINED WITHIN THE REPORT WHICH WAS READ ALOUD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS ITEM AT THE OCTOBER 14, 2026, MEETING, IN COMPLIANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTE §316.0083(4).] R SEVEN BR SEVEN B IS A PUBLIC HEARING, ANNUAL TRAFFIC INFRACTION DETECTOR REPORT. I HAVE TO READ A STATEMENT INTO THE RECORD, MAYOR, SO YOU ALLOW ME A MOMENT. COMPLIANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTES THREE 16.0083. SUBSECTION FOUR [08:15:01] FOR THE 2026 TRAFFIC INFRACTION DETECTOR REPORT FOR THE PERIOD FROM JULY 1ST, 2025 TO JUNE 30TH, 2026, THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH RECORDED 20 3054. NOTICES OF VIOLATIONS ISSUED ONE VIOLATION, CONTESTED ZERO VIOLATIONS UPHELD ONE VIOLATION DISMISSED. SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY ONE VIOLATIONS ISSUED UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATIONS. 12,423 VIOLATIONS PAID AND WERE COLLECTED. FUNDS WERE DISTRIBUTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE STATUTE THREE 16.0083. SUBSECTION FOUR IN THE AMOUNTS OF $808,879 AND 69 CENTS TO THE GENERAL REVENUE FUND. $70 PER VIOLATION. $115,554 AND 25 CENTS TO THE HEALTH EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TRUST FUND. $10 PER VIOLATION AND $34,666 AND 26 CENTS TO THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD INJURY TRUST FUND. THAT'S $3 PER VIOLATION. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. ANYTHING ELSE NEED TO BE DONE ON THAT ITEM YOU JUST NEEDED TO READ IN THE RECORD PURSUANT TO STATE, I'M SORRY, WHO MADE THE MOTION? FERNANDEZ COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. ALL THE VOTE IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE IN ZOOM. NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK. ALL IN FAVOR OF R SEVEN B. PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. R SEVEN B IS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO R FIVE [R5 S AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 10 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, ENTITLED “ANIMALS,” BY AMENDING SECTION 10-1, ENTITLED “DEFINITIONS,” TO FURTHER DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS THEREIN; BY AMENDING SECTION 10-3, ENTITLED “ENFORCEMENT; ADOPTION OF PORTION OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CODE BY REFERENCE,” TO CLARIFY ENFORCEMENT REQUIREMENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 10-5, ENTITLED “FAILURE TO GIVE ACCURATE IDENTIFICATION; REFUSAL TO SIGN AND ACCEPT A NOTICE OF VIOLATION,” TO CLARIFY VIOLATION REQUIREMENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 10-19, ENTITLED “CRUELTY TO ANIMALS,” TO FURTHER DEFINE TERMS THEREIN; BY AMENDING SECTION 10-20, ENTITLED “CONFINEMENT OF ANIMALS WITHOUT SUFFICIENT FOOD, WATER, OR EXERCISE; ABANDONMENT OF ANIMALS,” TO FURTHER DEFINE TERMS THEREIN; AND BY CREATING SECTION 10-22, ENTITLED “REPORTING OF SUSPECTED ANIMAL CRUELTY,” TO ENCOURAGE EARLY REPORTING; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] S AS IN SAM R FIVE S. IT'S A NORTH OF ORDINANCE OF MAYOR CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. MANY CHAPTER 10 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH ENTITLED ANIMALS BY AMENDING SECTION 10 DASH ONE ENTITLED DEFINITIONS TO FURTHER DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS THEREIN BY AMENDING SECTION 10 DASH THREE ENTITLED ENFORCEMENT ADOPTION OR PORTION OF MA ADOPTION OF PORTION OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CODE BY REFERENCE TO CLARIFY ENFORCEMENT REQUIREMENT BY AMENDING SECTION 10 DASH FIVE ENTITLED, FAILURE TO GIVE ACCURATE IDENTIFICATION, REFUSAL TO SIGN AND ACCEPT A NOTICE OF VIOLATION TO CLARIFY VIOLATION REQUIREMENTS BY AMENDING SECTION 10 DASH 19 ENTITLED CRUELTY TO ANIMALS TO FURTHER DEFINE TERMS THEREIN BY AMENDMENTS BY AMENDING SECTION 10 DASH 20, ENTITLED CONFINEMENT OF ANIMALS WITHOUT SUFFICIENT FOOD, WATER, OR, OR EXERCISE ABANDONMENT OF ANIMALS. TO FURTHER DEFINE THE TERMS THEREIN AND BY CREATING SECTION 10 DASH 22 ENTITLED, REPORTING OF SU SUSPECTED ANIMAL CRUELTY TO ENCOURAGE EARLY REPORTING AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL SERVICEABILITY CODIFICATION ON AN EFFECTIVE DATE. R FIVE S IS A SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING. I'LL MOVE THE ITEM. SECOND CALL A VOTE. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE IN ZOOM. NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO, TO SPEAK ON R FIVE S. COMMISSIONER MATEO SALINAS? YES. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ? YES. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE? YES. COMMISSIONER B? YES. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ? YES. LAST MAYOR FERNANDEZ? YES. MAYOR MINOR. YES. MOTION. CARRIE CARRIES. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THAT WAS R FIVE S. R FIVE [R5 E WOLFSONIAN ARTS DISTRICT AMENDMENTSAN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 5, ENTITLED “OFF-STREET PARKING,” ARTICLE II, ENTITLED “VEHICLE PARKING, BICYCLE PARKING AND OFF-STREET LOADING REQUIREMENTS,” SECTION 5.2.4, ENTITLED “VEHICLE OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS,” SECTION 5.2.4.1 THEREOF, ENTITLED “PARKING TIER 1,” TO REMOVE THE PARKING REQUIREMENT FOR MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES LOCATED WITHIN THE WOLFSONIAN ARTS DISTRICT; BY AMENDING CHAPTER 7, ENTITLED “ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS,” ARTICLE V, ENTITLED “SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS,” SECTION 7.5.2, ENTITLED “HEIGHT REGULATIONS EXCEPTIONS (SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS),” SECTION 7.5.2.1 THEREOF, ENTITLED “HEIGHT REGULATION EXCEPTIONS AND ROOFTOP ADDITIONS,” TO PERMIT MULTI-STORY ROOFTOP ADDITIONS ON CERTAIN PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE WOLFSONIAN ARTS DISTRICT; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] ER FIVE E IS THE NOR OF THE MAYOR CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY. MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. AMENDING THE MAN BE BEACH RESILIENCY CODE AMENDING CHAPTER FIVE, ENTITLED OFF STREET PARKING. ARTICLE TWO ENTITLED, VEHICLE PARKING, BICYCLE PARKING AND OFF STREET LOADING REQUIREMENTS. SECTION 5.2 0.4 ENTITLED VEHICLE OFF STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS SECTION FIVE POINT THEREOF ENTITLED PARKING TIER ONE TO REMOVE THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR MUSEUM AND ART GALLERIES LOCATED WITHIN THE WOLFSONIAN ARTS DISTRICT BY AMENDING, AMENDING CHAPTER SEVEN ENTITLED ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS. ARTICLE FIVE ENTITLED SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS SECTION SEVEN POINT ENTITLED HEIGHT REGULATION EXCEPTIONS SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS SECTION SEVEN POINT THEREOF ENTITLED HEIGHT REGULATION EXCEPTIONS AND ROOFTOP ADDITIONS TO PERMIT MULTI-STORY ROOFTOP ADDITIONS ON CERTAIN PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE WOLFSONIAN ARTS DISTRICT AND PROVIDING FOR RE APPEALERS OF ABILITY, CODIFICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS A SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING. THE ITEM REQUIRES FIVE SEVENS BOTH. I'LL MOVE. COMMISSIONER MATEO SALINAS. OH, SORRY. IT'S OKAY. SO I'LL SECOND 'CAUSE SUAREZ MOVED IT. SO IT'S CALL A VOTE. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I SEE NO ONE IN ZOOM REQUESTING TO SPEAK. YOU WANTED THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING TO SPEAK. SEEING NONE. WE'RE CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MATTEL SALINAS, IF NO DISCUSSION MAY I CALL THE RULE? YES. COMMISSIONER MATTEL SALINAS? YES. MAYOR FERNANDEZ. UH, HE STEPPED OUT. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE? YES. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ? YES. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER BOT? YES. MAYOR MINOR. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THAT WAS ITEM R FIVE E. THE ITEM IS APPROVED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU BISHOP. R SEVEN H DO A YES? YES. OKAY. SO FOR THE RECORD, COMMISSIONER, [08:20:02] VICE MAYOR FERNANDEZ IS A YES ON R FIVE E. YES SIR. WHAT WAS THE ITEM PLEASE? I'M SORRY. R SEVEN H. YES. [R7 H A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING, IN SUBSTANTIAL FORM, THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND NEW HOPE C.O.R.P.S., INC. (THE "AGREEMENT") TO PROVIDE VARIOUS HOUSING RESOURCES, INCLUDING STREET OUTREACH, DETOX, TREATMENT, RECOVERY, TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES FOR THE CITY'S UNSHELTERED POPULATION, FOR AN INITIAL TERM OF ONE (1) YEAR, COMMENCING ON OCTOBER 1, 2026 AND EXPIRING ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2027, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $568,000.00, SUBJECT TO FUNDING APPROPRIATION AND APPROVAL DURING THE CITY'S BUDGETARY PROCESS FOR FY 2027, WITH A ONE-YEAR RENEWAL TERM TO BE EXERCISED AT THE CITY MANAGER'S SOLE OPTION AND DISCRETION, SUBJECT TO FUNDING APPROPRIATION AND APPROVAL DURING THE CITY'S BUDGETARY PROCESS; FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO FINALIZE THE AGREEMENT; AND FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.] R SEVEN H APPROVED PSA WITH NEW HOPE CORP. UH, SPECIALIZED OUTREACH SERVICE FOR THE HOMELESS. R SEVEN H ALBA. YES. HI. GOOD AFTERNOON. UH, THIS ITEM IS FOR THE NEW HOPE ITEM. UM, THEY HAVE BEEN AN IMPORTANT PARTNER WITH THE CITY SINCE 2022. THEY PROVIDE THE AFTER HOURS SPECIALIZED SERVICES, UH, WHEN OUR TEAM IS NOT AVAILABLE. SO FROM SEVEN TO 3:00 AM UH, THEY ALSO OFFER DIFFERENT TYPES OF SERVICES FOR US. SO RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT, BEDS, AS WELL AS PLACEMENT AFTER HOURS. THEY DO THE TRANSPORTS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY HAVE BEEN A REALLY GREAT PARTNER OF OURS. UM, THEIR NUMBERS ARE VERY SOLID. WE HAVE 133 PLACEMENTS FOR LAST FISCAL YEAR AND WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO UTILIZE THEM. MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ AND I SPONSORED THIS ITEM BECAUSE WHEN I FIRST GOT ELECTED, WE DIDN'T HAVE THOSE AFTER HOUR SERVICES AND NEW HOPE HAS BEEN THE WAY THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE AFTER HOUR ENGAGEMENTS. 'CAUSE WE KNOW HOMELESSNESS IS NOT OFFICE HOURS IS 24 HOURS AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE SO MUCH PROGRESS, UH, SINCE, SINCE THEN. I'M HAPPY TO MOVE THE ITEM. I'LL SECOND IT. I'LL SECOND IT. AND JUST WHEN THAT NIGHT THAT WE WERE CAUGHT, UM, AFTER HOURS, THAT WAS NEW HOPE THAT CAME IN AND GOT THAT WOMAN CORRECT BACK ON A BUS AND YEAH. SO YES, PLEASE. YES. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THE ITEM'S BEEN MOVED, SECONDED. LET'S CALL THE PHONE. UH, MOTION BY, UH, VICE MAYOR FERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BOT. ALL IN FAVOR OF R SEVEN HPCI. AYE, AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. R SEVEN H IS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO. OKAY, RALPH? UM, THERE'S A NUMBER OF LIVE LOCAL ITEMS. UM, I THINK WE SHOULD DO THEM ALL AT ONCE IF YOU CAN CALL THEM UP AND WE'LL GO THROUGH THEM. DO YOU HAVE THEM? 'CAUSE I HAVE A LIST, BUT I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE SOMEONE CHECKS ME OUT. YEAH, LET ME EDUCATE YOU ON THAT. LIVE LOCAL. OKAY. SO I'M NOT GONNA CALL THE CONSENT ITEMS 'CAUSE THOSE PASSED. SO NOT A CONSENT. I HOW THEY, BUT THEY LIVE LOCAL. THIS IS OH 7:00 AM THIS. OKAY, SO PO OKAY, HOLD ON. OH, O-O-O-O-P-Q-A-N-A-O-A-A-Q. UM, A SAT. OKAY. UM, THAT'S IT. OKAY. ON CONSENT UNDER SOMEONE REGULAR ON CONSENT, WE HAVE C SEVEN A N SUNSET HARBOR DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION REVIEW. I'M GONNA WITHDRAW C SEVEN A O BECAUSE THAT'S BEEN WITHDRAWN. C SEVEN AO IS WITHDRAWN, YOU SAID? YEAH, WITHDRAWN. C SEVEN O IS WITHDRAWN. C SEVEN AP SUPPORT MAYOR'S INITIATIVE AND DIRECT LLA ADVOCACY C SEVEN A Q DIRECT CITY MANAGER REVIEW INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY C SEVEN AS DIRECT ADMINISTRATION INCLUDE 2027 STATE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. C SEVEN A T DIRECT ADMINISTRATION TO REPORT ON IMPACTS TO EMERGENCY SERVICES. RAR SEVEN AY, HOLD ON. OKAY, SORRY. R YEAH. R SEVEN. AY IS HOLD ON. CITY. I REQUEST CITY THE ATTORNEY TO SEEK OUTSIDE COUNSEL REGARDING LIVE LOCAL ACT. WE ALSO HAD, UH, R SEVEN AK AUTHORIZE CITY ATTORNEY TO COORDINATE WITH MIAMI CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE LEGAL OPTIONS TO LIVE LOCAL. AND WE HAVE ON R NINE AF DISCUSS COMMUNITY MEETINGS REGARDING LIVE LOCAL APPLICATION AND ITS IMPACT. AND A COMPANION ITEM R NINE AJ DISCUSS CALLING A SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING REGARDING LIVE LOCAL. OKAY. SO LET'S GO, UH, THROUGH THE, WHICH ONE DID I MISS? ONE COMMISSIONER, DID YOU SAY C SEVEN Y? I KNOW IT'S NOT CONSENT. MENTION THE OTHER CONSENT. WELL, THOSE WERE BECAUSE THEY WERE ADDENDUMS THAT WERE NOT HEARD. GOTCHA. SO YOURS IF IF IF IT WASN'T PULLED, YEAH, IF YOU NEED TO DO ANYTHING ELSE TO ANNOUNCE THEM IN THE RECORD. OKAY. SO WE'RE GONNA GO TO R SEVEN [R7 AY A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, REQUESTING THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY CONSULT AND SEEK A LEGAL OPINION FROM OUTSIDE COUNSEL REGARDING THE APPLICABILITY OF SECTION 166.04151(7), FLORIDA STATUTES (THE “LIVE LOCAL ACT”), TO THE MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN ZONING DISTRICTS AS SET FORTH IN THE CITY’S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, INCLUDING THE ALTON ROAD GATEWAY AREA WHICH ENCOMPASSES THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 500 ALTON ROAD (FIVE PARK).] A YI JUST WANTED TO MENTION AS, AND I SAID IT BEFORE, BUT, UM, I'M PROUD OF THIS COMMISSION, WHAT WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER. WE'VE MADE EFFORTS BEFORE. WE WERE ACTUALLY VERY, VERY ACTIVE AS THIS WAS GOING THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS WITH, UH, WITH TALLAHASSEE, WITH MEETINGS, TRYING TO GET SUPPORT. UM, [08:25:01] I THINK THE, THERE'S A SORT OF A PERFECT STORM FORMING IN OUR FAVOR FINALLY. AND AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THERE'S UH, SEVERAL LEGISLATORS THROUGHOUT FLORIDA WHO ARE SUPPORTING THIS AND VOTED FOR IT, WHO ARE NOW SAYING THEY REGRET IT. THAT THIS WHAT IS HAPPENING AND WHAT THEY'RE SEEING FROM SOME OF THE APPLICATIONS WAS NOT THE INTENT, UH, OF THE LAW. I THINK WE SAW THIS COMING, UH, WE FEARED THIS. UM, BUT IT'S, IT'S HAPPENING IN REAL TIME. AND, UM, WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF RESIDENT PUSH PUSHBACK, WHICH IS GREAT. WE'RE PUSHING BACK AND OTHER CITIES ARE, ARE WAKING UP TO THE, TO THE PROBLEMS. SO WITH THAT, UM, I'M GONNA TURN IT TO R SEVEN A Y COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. I APPRECIATE THAT. UM, YOU KNOW, I WOULDN'T BE REMISS IF, UM, THE WHOLE REASON I GOT ELECTED OR THE, THE REASON I RAN WAS BECAUSE THERE WERE AN INFLUX OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN, UH, THE SOUTH OF FIFTH NEIGHBORHOOD AND MADE A WEBSITE PUT UP FLYERS ON TREES AND LIGHT POLES. AND I RAISED A LOT OF AWARENESS TO, UH, WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD DESPITE THE, AT THE TIME, THE ADMINISTRATION'S OPINION THAT IT WAS ALLOWED. UM, I HIRED MY OWN ATTORNEY. I FOUGHT IT TOOTH AND NAIL. AND ONE THING I'VE REALIZED IS THAT ONCE THE GOVERNMENT HAS MADE A DECISION, IT'S, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO UNMAKE THAT DECISION AND, AND CHANGE COURSE. UM, AND THEN THAT'S PROBABLY WHY, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF US WERE FELT POWERLESS AND WHAT WE COULD SAY TO THE RESIDENTS THAT SAY, HOW CAN YOU LET THIS HAPPEN? AND THEN I REALIZED, LISTEN, I, YOU KNOW, I'M, I COME FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR. I, I CERTAINLY DON'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER. I USUALLY DOUBLE CHECK TRIPLE CHECK. ESPECIALLY FOR SOMETHING SO IMPORTANT AS, UH, CHANGING THE CHARACTER, UH, POTENTIALLY OF MIAMI BEACH WITH THESE, YOU KNOW, POTENTIAL SKYSCRAPERS. AND I, I WANTED TO PUT TOGETHER A PLAN THAT REALLY DOES GIVE THE ADMINISTRATION AN OPPORTUNITY TO POTENTIALLY CHALLENGE THIS DECISION THAT, UH, 519 FEET AT THE 500 ALTON, UH, GATEWAY SITE FIVE PARK IS THE HEIGHT BENCHMARK. AND 'CAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IS THE CASE. AND SO WHAT THIS RESOLUTION IS GONNA DO IS GONNA GET AN OUTSIDE OPINION AND POTENTIALLY HAVE A DIFFERENT OPINION ON, ON THE MATTER. AND IF THAT OPINION DOES COME IN, IN, IN A, LET'S JUST SAY FAVORABLE TO THE, TO THE RESIDENTS OF MIAMI BEACH, UH, OUR ADMINISTRATION'S GONNA HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY NO TO THESE, UH, TO THESE DEVELOPMENTS. AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE FINALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME, A REAL OPPORTUNITY TO FIGHT BACK AT LEAST IN RESPECT TO 519 FOOT TOWERS. AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE LAW FIRMS THAT, UM, I'VE BEEN PRETTY VOCAL ABOUT, UH, MR. CITY ATTORNEY IS, IS WE SARDA THEY ARE THE GOLD STANDARD IN TERMS OF LAND USE LAW. UM, AND IT ISN'T, YOU KNOW, IT HASN'T, IT HASN'T ESCAPED ME THAT NEARLY ALL OF THE LIVE LOCAL APPLICATIONS ARE BY THE LAW FIRM REPRESENTED BY MARK MICHAEL LARKIN AND JEFFREY BUROW. UH, IN FACT, I THINK ALL OF THEM AT, AT SOME POINT HAVE BEEN THE CASE. AND SO IF, UH, AND THEY CERTAINLY SEEM TO HAVE A MONOPOLY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF MIAMI BEACH, AND IF WE ARE GONNA HAVE A LAW FIRM TO REALLY CHALLENGE THAT, THAT THAT FIRM, THEN WE, WE NEED THE BEST. UH, SO THAT'S WHY I'VE BEEN VERY, UH, VOCAL ON, ON WHO I THINK IS GONNA BE, UH, A BEST FIT FOR US. UM, AND I WANNA MAKE IT CLEAR THAT I'M, I'M CERTAINLY NOT INSTRUCTING THE CITY ATTORNEY AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S GONNA BE HIS RESPONSIBILITY AND HIS DECISION ON, ON WHO TO HIRE. UM, I'M JUST ONE OF SEVEN VOICES WHO, UH, YOU KNOW, HAS AN OPINION. AND [08:30:01] I THINK FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME THAT SINCE WE'VE HEARD ABOUT LIVE LOCAL, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY STOP THIS. BECAUSE LEMME TELL YOU, EVER SINCE I PUT OUT THIS ITEM, A LOT OF, A LOT OF INTERESTING THINGS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING. UM, ACTUALLY A WELL-KNOWN DEVELOPER HERE IN MIAMI BEACH CALLED ME AND HE, AND HE SAID, LET ME TELL YOU WHAT YOU'VE DONE, COMMISSIONER THE, THE BANKS HAVE NOTICED WHAT YOU'VE DONE, AND THEY'RE NO LONGER GONNA BE LENDING TO THESE PROJECTS AS A RESULT BECAUSE WHAT BANK IS GOING TO, UH, LEND TO A LIVE LOCAL APPLICATION THAT CAN'T GET THE HEIGHT THAT THEY NEED, WHICH I THINK IS FANTASTIC, RIGHT? AND SO, YOU KNOW, JUST, JUST THE THREAT OF, OF A CHANGE OF OPINION HAS REALLY STOPPED THIS SORT OF ONSLAUGHT OF WHAT WE'RE, WHAT WE'RE SEEING. ALSO, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT I FEARED THE MOST IS, AS MAYOR MINOR HAS INDICATED THAT THERE IS SORT OF A STORM BREWING IN TALLAHASSEE ABOUT TO BE PUSHED BACK ON THIS. UNFORTUNATELY, IF WHEN THEY DO CHANGE THE LAW, IF THEY DO, THESE ZONING APPROVALS ARE ALREADY APPROVED, THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED, AND IF THEY'VE BEEN APPROVED, THEY'RE GONNA BE VESTED. AND IT'S GONNA BE A VERY, IT'S GONNA BE VERY TOUGH AT THE, AT THE STATE LEVEL TO, UH, TO SAY WE'RE GONNA UNDO EVEN IF YOU'VE BEEN APPROVED FOR THE PROJECT. SO IN A SENSE, ALSO WHAT THIS DOES IS IT CHALLENGES THE EXISTING APPROVALS DESPITE AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY CHANGE IN LAW IN TALLAHASSEE, WHICH I THINK IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE THE LAST THING WE WANNA DO IS ALLOW A HANDFUL OF TOWERS TO GO UP STATE LAW CHANGES AND WE'RE STUCK WITH THESE, YOU KNOW, THESE CONCRETE MONSTROSITIES IN, IN SOUTH BEACH. SO, UH, THAT'S WHERE THE NEXUS OF THIS RESOLUTION CAME FROM. AND, UH, I REALLY APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES COMING OUT IN SUPPORT, UH, CO-SPONSORING IT AND ALSO PUTTING IN A SLEW OF, OF LEGISLATION AFTER THIS. AND IT, IT REALLY SHOWS THAT WE'RE, WE'RE REALLY BEHIND. WE'RE WE'RE, WE'RE KINDA ALL FOR ONE-ON-ONE FOR ALL ON THIS, ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. SO, UM, WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE TO SAY. COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. THANK YOU. UM, SO YEAH, THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSION ON LIVE LOCAL. WE'RE SEEING IT FRONT AND CENTER. IT'S DEFINITELY A THREAT AND UM, WE HAVE BIG OPPORTUNITIES NOW TO FIGHT IT IN TALLAHASSEE. AND I THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ FOR GOING UP THERE. OFTEN WHEN THE LAW INITIALLY WAS COMING OUT AND HELPING PERSUADE LEGISLATORS TO MAKE AMENDMENTS 'CAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. UM, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THE LIVE LOCAL LAW IS PRETTY CLEAR, BUT I'M NOT OPPOSED TO GETTING A SECOND OPINION. UM, THE CITY CHARGE CHARGER DOES PROHIBIT US FROM TELLING THE CITY ATTORNEY WHO TO HIRE. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS YEAR IS A SUGGESTION. WHEN I DID RESEARCH, IT APPEARED THAT SURFSIDE HAD FIRED THAT, UM, UM, UH, ATTORNEY'S FIRM. AND THEN WHEN I DID MORE RESEARCH, IT APPEARED THAT BELL HARBOR CHOSE TO GO WITH THE BIG GUNS AND WENT WITH A DIFFERENT FIRM AS WELL. SO I'LL LEAVE IT TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO DECIDE WHO THEY WANT TO GET, UH, TO MAKE THE SECOND OPINION. BUT I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT THAT THE FIRM THAT'S SELECTED TO GIVE THE OPINION SHOULD NOT BE THE FIRM THAT REPRESENTS US IN LITIGATION. WE DO HAVE AN ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THEY CAN DECIDE IF THEY CAN DO IT OR IF ANOTHER FIRM COULD, BECAUSE IF WE GIVE IT TO THE SAME FIRM, IT COULD TURN INTO MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS GOING TO THAT FIRM THAT MADE THAT DECISION. SO, UM, THAT WOULD BE MY FRIENDLY AMENDMENT AND I'M HAPPY TO HEAR FROM MY COLLEAGUES, WHAT, WHAT EXACTLY IS THE AMENDMENT? COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, WHAT IS THE, CAN YOU REPEAT THE AMENDMENT AGAIN? YES. THAT THE FIRM THAT'S SELECTED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO GIVE US THE OPINION SHOULD NOT BE THE FIRM THAT HANDLES LITIGATIONS IF APPLICABLE. I DON'T, I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD PUT ANY RESTRICTIONS ON IT. AND THE REASON WHY I I, I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU GOT THE INFORMATION THAT WEIS ROAD IS NOT REPRESENTING SURFSIDE. THEY ARE, THEY DIDN'T FIRE 'EM. THEY'RE, THEY'RE STILL THERE. UH, WEISER ALSO WON A HUGE CASE IN HOLLYWOOD AS A HEIGHT BENCHMARK. I [08:35:01] HEARD IT WAS A SETTLEMENT, NOT, NOT A WIN. SO THE, THE, THE JUDGE RULED IN FAVOR OF THE CITY. AND I, I, I WOULD DOUBLE CHECK AND I'LL DO DOUBLE CHECKING. I LISTEN, COMMISSIONER, I, BUT THAT, UM, SURFSIDE FIRED THEM IS WAS MY UNDERSTANDING. UH, COMMISSIONER, IF YOU, IT'S ALL PUBLIC RECORD. I DOUBLE CHECK TRIPLE CHECK JUST LIKE I ALWAYS DO. AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR SURFSIDE, UH, NOT THE CITY ATTORNEY. BUT NOW IT IT, I ALSO WANNA MENTION THE FACT THAT HOLLYWOOD HAS, UH, HAS WON A CASE WHERE A JUDGE HAS RULED IN THEIR FAVOR. AND THE LEGAL COUNSEL WAS WEIS SDA. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF ANYONE ELSE, BUT THEY, WHO THEY, WHO, WHO'S CLEARLY THE BEST AND WHO'S STILL HIRED BY MANY OF THESE MUNICIPALITIES. UH, YOU KNOW, TO, THAT SEEMS A LITTLE, UH, I DON'T KNOW, CONTRARY TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE, WHAT THE RESIDENTS WANT GIVEN THE FACT OF THEIR TRACK RECORD. AND AGAIN, ULTIMATELY IT'S REALLY NONE OF OUR DECISION. IT'S UP TO THE DECISION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY, BUT I CERTAINLY WOULD NOT BE, I WOULD NOT WANT TO HAVE A, AN AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THIS. LET'S SPEAK, IF I CAN SPEAK AGAIN THROUGH THE MAYOR. UM, WHEN YOU SAY IT'S WHAT THE RESIDENTS WANT, THIS KIND OF GOES BACK TO WHAT HAPPENED EARLIER IN THIS MEETING. ON ANOTHER TOPIC, YOU PUT OUT INFLAMMATORY EMAILS AND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO REACT. SO THE RESIDENTS HAVE NO IDEA WHO THE DIFFERENT LAW FIRMS ARE FOR THE MOST PART. MAYBE THE INSIDERS, UH, THE FEW THAT COME AND WATCH THE COMMISSION MEETINGS. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, THE EMAILS THAT WE GOT, THE PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA IT WAS A REACTION TO AN INFLAMMATORY EMAIL. UH, SURE. UH, ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, SOUTH OF FIFTH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION HAS WEIGHED IN ON IT. AND THEY'VE SPECIFICALLY CALLED FOR WEERDA, AND RIGHTFULLY SO BECAUSE THEY HAVE A PENDING LIVE LOCAL APPLICATION THAT WASN'T PULLED. UH, IT'S IN SOUTH OF FIFTH. AND THEY ALSO HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY, WITH THE LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THEY UNDERSTAND THAT IF THIS HAPPENS, THEN IT, THEY, IT'S A, AND I'LL, I'LL QUOTE IT, I'LL QUOTE IT FROM THE, FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. THEY'RE THE GOLD STANDARD, AND THAT'S BEEN TRANSMITTED TO AN LTC FROM THEM TO US COMMISSIONER BACH, UM, THROUGH THE MAYOR. UH, RICK, IS THIS DISCUSSION A MOOT POINT? BECAUSE ULTIMATELY WE CANNOT DIRECT YOU TO HIRE ONE FIRM OR ANOTHER? WELL, I, I MEAN, I, AND I, I THINK I'M HAPPY TO HEAR INPUT FROM EVERYBODY, BUT ULTIMATELY IT IS MY CALL AND I WILL MAKE A DECISION THAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY, UM, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ALL THE DIFFERENT FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. YEAH. AND I, I HEAR WHAT COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ IS SAYING ABOUT, LET'S BE CAREFUL THAT WE'RE NOT INADVERTENTLY POTENTIALLY PUTTING A LOT OF ADDITIONAL LEGAL FEES INTO OUR, OUR FIRM. I HEAR WHAT COMMISSIONER SUAREZ IS SAYING, WHERE SOME RESIDENTS HAVE REFERRED TO THIS WELL-RESPECTED FIRM THAT WE CURRENTLY USE. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, NONE OF US HERE ARE LEGAL FIRM EXPERTS. YOU ARE, AND I WOULD DEFER TO YOU AS THE CHARTER DICTATES TO MAKE THE BEST DECISION IN THE INTEREST OF THE CITY. I, I HOPE TO DO THAT. AND I AGREE MR. RAM, MAYOR, I AGREE WITH THAT. I DON'T KNOW ALL THE LAW FIRMS. I DON'T KNOW THE LAW FIRMS THAT SPECIALIZE IN LITIGATION. UM, AS THE SPONSOR OF THE ITEM MENTIONED, THIS ULTIMATELY FALLS ON THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DETERMINE THAT. SO YEAH, I THINK IT'S CLEAR THAT, UH, THIS BODY IS UNANIMOUS IN GO IN, GOING OUT THERE AND SEEKING A SECOND OPINION AND SEEKING A SECOND OPINION TO SEE IF WE CAN PROTECT OUR CITY FROM THESE, THESE TOWERS THAT ARE BEING FORCED UPON US AND GET ANOTHER INTERPRETATION. AND WE LOSE NOTHING BY SEEKING ANOTHER INTERPRETATION. NOW, WHO SHOULD BE GIVING US THAT INTERPRETATION? IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CHARTER GIVES YOU, GIVES YOU THAT AUTHORITY. AND SO I'LL BE DEFERRING TO YOU, MR. ATTORNEY, I'LL MOVE THE ITEM. COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE HAS VOICE, SARDA OR ANY OTHER FIRM KIND OF REVERSE ENGINEERED INTO US AND SAID, HEY, I THINK THERE'S LEGAL MERIT TO CHALLENGE THIS OPINION, WHETHER THAT BE TO E RICK OR TO ANY OF US. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY CONVERSATIONS AS TO WHAT THE OPINION WOULD BE. I HAVE HAD VERY PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION WITH WEDA. I'VE MADE CLEAR THAT I WANT A, A COMPLETELY, UM, FIRSTHAND OPINION, UH, COMPLETELY OBJECTIVE. AND, UM, IF WE DOUBT IF WE DO USE WEERDA, I HAVE BEEN ASSURED THAT THAT WILL BE THE CASE. AND I WOULD BUILD IN, YOU KNOW, PROTECTIONS, GUARDRAILS FOR THE CITY SO THAT, [08:40:01] UH, WHATEVER FIRM HANDLES THIS, WHETHER IT'S WEISSER, RDA OR ANOTHER, WE'LL WE'LL HAVE SOME SKIN IN THE GAME. YEAH. AND, AND I WASN'T EVEN REFERRING SPECIFICALLY TO A FIRM. I JUST, UH, I'M MORE FOCUSED ON THE, UH, THE LAW, WHAT WE CAN DO TO CHALLENGE IT. UH, 500 FEET IN SOUTH BEACH IS RIDICULOUS. 500 FEET ANYWHERE IS RIDICULOUS. UM, I ALSO THINK, AND MAYBE THIS COULD GET INTO, I DON'T WANT TO CONFLATE, UH, SOME OF THESE DIFFERENT ITEMS OR ISSUES THAT'LL PROBABLY BE DIFFICULT FOR ALL OF US TO DO. UM, BUT STRATEGIZE ABOUT WHAT WE ULTIMATELY WANT TO GET TO, RIGHT? I GUESS THIS IS TRYING TO BUY US SOME TIME, TAKE 500 FEET THE NUCLEAR OPTION OFF THE TABLE, AND THEN GO TO TALLAHASSEE AND MAKE OUR BEST CASE TO TARGET, UH, TO AMEND THE LAW. WELL, I WANT TO CAUTION, YOU KNOW, ONE, WE DON'T YET HAVE AN OPINION. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE OPINION WILL BE, AND I THINK WE HAVE TO TAKE THIS ONE STEP AT A TIME. UH, I DO ALSO WANT TO CAUTION YOU ALL, AS YOU KNOW, NICK AND AND OTHERS MAY HAVE DURING YOUR BRIEFINGS, IS, UM, IF WE DO GET A CONTRARY OPINION, THIS IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN LITIGATION. SO WE JUST WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF, OF OUR COMMENTS APPEAR IN DISCUSSION. SO I, I'LL APOLOGIZE FOR ANY NO CURSED WORDS. I SENT YOUR WAY WHILE WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION, BUT, UM, I'LL ASK AGAIN. WE CAN'T DIRECT YOU TO STOP OR PAUSE ANY LIVE LOCAL APPLICATIONS ABOVE 300 FEET IN THAT KIND OF DISPUTED TERRITORY RIGHT NOW. SO WHEN WE HAD A CONVERSATION, I SAID, CAN WE TAKE THIS ONE STEP FURTHER ACTUALLY, AND SAY, BECAUSE WE WANT TO ANTICIPATE SOME SORT OF LEGAL CHALLENGE, CAN WE ESSENTIALLY GO PENCILS DOWN FOR ANY OF THE APPLICATIONS OVER THE UNDISPUTED HEIGHT OF 300 FEET? AND FOR THE REASONS THAT I DISCUSSED WITH YOU, I I, THAT WOULD NOT BE SOMETHING THAT I WOULD RECOMMEND, RECOMMEND OR WE CAN'T DO. WE, WE REALLY CAN'T DO IT. SOMETIMES THOSE ARE DIFFERENT. MR. ATTORNEY THROUGH THE MAYOR, THIS IS A VERY BIG STEP THAT WE'RE TAKING AND I THINK IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT STEP BECAUSE IT GOES DOWN TO THE DECISION MAKING THAT THE CITY DID. AND AT SOME POINT SOMEONE APPROACHED SOMEONE AND MULTIPLE ENTITIES APPROACHED THE CITY WITH APPLICATIONS THAT DESIRED TO TAP INTO THOSE 500 FEET, UH, OF, OF FIVE PARK. CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH, WALK US THROUGH, HELP US UNDERSTAND WHY YOUR OFFICE FELT THAT, THAT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO ACCEPT THAT AS, AS A, AS A BASELINE? MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE LIVE LOCAL ACT INCLUDES SPECIFIC LANGUAGE AS TO WHAT EXCEPTIONS APPLY TO THE ONE MILE RADIUS. AND THOSE EXCEPTIONS ARE LIMITED TO, UM, VARIANCES, SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS, NEITHER OF WHICH APPLY BECAUSE THOSE ARE QUASI-JUDICIAL OR BONUS, UM, HEIGHT. AND IN OUR OPINION, THERE IS NOTHING IN THE LEGISLATION THAT AUTHORIZED THIS HEIGHT, UH, THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS TO BE CONSIDERED A BONUS. BUT HELP ME UNDERSTAND, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THERE IS AN ARGUMENT TO BE MADE WHEN WE LOOK AT, AT FIVE PARK, THE PARK, THE BRIDGE, THE PUBLIC BENEFITS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE OR THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE MADE, UH, FOR, FOR THAT DEVELOPMENT TO OCCUR. SO, SO, SO HELP ME UNDERSTAND OUR POSITION SO THAT, SO THAT NOT ONLY FOR MYSELF, BUT FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT'S WATCHING, UH, WHO, WHO WE WANT THEM TO TRUST THE OPINION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HELP, HELP US UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS TAKEN THAT POSITION, UM, THAT THE EXCEPTIONS IN THE LIVE LOCAL ACT DO NOT APPLY. AND, AND SO THE, THE, THE CITY'S POSITION IS BASED ON AN INCENTIVE IN THE LIVE LOCAL ACT, WHICH ALLOWS A QUALIFYING PROJECT TO BUILD TO THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE HEIGHT, EITHER CURRENTLY OR AS OF JULY 1ST, 2023 ON ANY PROPERTY WITHIN ONE MILE OF THE DEVELOPMENT SITE. UM, THE ACT EXCLUDES FROM THAT BENCHMARK ANY HEIGHT THAT WAS APPROVED AS EITHER A BONUS VARIANCE OR OTHER SPECIAL EXCEPTION. AS, AS RICK ADVISED, UM, THE, SO THE BENCHMARK HEIGHT WAS A, A HEIGHT THAT THE CITY COMMISSION, UH, IN 2018 APPROVED AS A LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENT TO THE CODE FOR THE ALTON GATEWAY, WHICH IS THE AREA BETWEEN [08:45:01] FIFTH AND ROUGHLY MIDBLOCK BETWEEN SEVENTH AND EIGHTH STREETS. UM, SO THE, I GUESS THE QUESTION YOU'RE ASKING COMMISSIONER, IS, DO THE OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE APPROVAL, THE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE APPROVAL OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, THE VACATION OF THE SIXTH STREET RIGHT OF WAY, THE CONSTRUCTION, DID THAT TRANSLATE TO HEIGHT OR DID THAT TRANSLATE TO FAR? IT WAS HEIGHT THERE, THERE WAS NO FAR INCREASE FOR THE FIVE PARK PROJECT. YES, WE CONSOLIDATED EVERYTHING INTO THAT ONE SITE. RIGHT. OKAY. AND SO, AND SO, AND SO, HOW IS IT THAT IT, THAT IT DOESN'T BECOME A BONUS? THAT ORDINANCE INCREASED THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT IN THAT, IN THAT AREA OF THE CITY TO 519 FEET FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT? AS OF RIGHT. UM, SO WHAT YEAR? WHAT'S THAT? WHAT'S THAT? WHAT YEAR DID THAT HAPPEN IN 2018? 20. SO BEFORE ANY, ANY OF US WERE, WERE HERE. SO, SO BACK IN 2018, THAT COMMISSION PASSED A ZONING LEGISLATION AND THAT ZONING LEGISLATION ESTABLISHED THIS HEIGHT WITHOUT MAKING ANY CROSS REFERENCE TO ANY PUBLIC BENEFITS OR, OR REQUIREMENTS THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE BONUS. RIGHT. THE, THE PUBLIC BENEFITS WERE ALL MEMORIALIZED IN SEPARATE APPROVALS. OKAY. SO THAT IS THE BASIS, THAT'S WHY YOU'RE TAKING THIS OPINION. AND SO I UNDERSTAND, I UNDERSTAND WHY WE WANNA SEEK, UH, THIS, THIS SECOND OPINION BECAUSE I DO, I I DO SEE WHERE WHILE THE LEGISLATION, PERHAPS THE ORDINANCE OF ITS PASSED MIGHT NOT REFERENCE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS, WHATNOT, UM, IT WAS THE RESULT OF THOSE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS, UH, IT WAS THE RESULT OF ALL THOSE OTHER ACTIONS. UM, NOTWITHSTANDING THAT, I GUESS YOUR POSITION IS THAT THE LIVE LOCAL ACT DOESN'T APPLY THE EXCEPTION TO THOSE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS AND TO THOSE OTHER AVENUES AND TOOLS AND INSTRUMENTS THAT WERE, THAT WERE EXECUTED THAT, THAT HELP RESULT IN TOWARDS THAT HEIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY. ALRIGHT. LET'S CALL, LET'S CALL A VOTE. I MADE THE MOTION. YES. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SCHWARZ. I NEED A SECOND PLEASE. SECOND, THE SECOND WAS, UH, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE. THE MAYOR. THE MAYOR. SO I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, SECONDED BY MAYOR MINOR ON R NINE. UH, R SEVEN A Y. UH, ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. R SEVEN A Y IS APPROVED. COPY C SEVEN AQ, [C7 AQ A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE CITY’S REVIEW, INITIATED PURSUANT TO A REFERRAL TO THE LAND USE AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE, OF THE CITY’S CURRENT MAXIMUM DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY FOR WATER, SEWER, ELECTRICAL AND OTHER UTILITIES AND PUBLIC FACILITIES, AND HOW TO BETTER USE UPDATED MODELING AND DATA FOR PROJECTED FUTURE DEMAND TO INFORM THE CITY’S PLANNING AND LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT; REQUESTING THAT SUCH ANALYSIS TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE IMPACTS TO EACH CITY NEIGHBORHOOD OF ADDITIONAL PLANNED AND ANTICIPATED DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED UNDER THE LIVE LOCAL ACT, FLA. STAT. § 166.04151; AND FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE A LETTER TO COMMISSION WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS RESOLUTION TRANSMITTING SUCH UPDATE, INCLUDING A NEIGHBORHOOD-BY-NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS THAT REFERENCES THE ANTICIPATED IMPACTS OF SPECIFIC PROPOSED PROJECTS.] [R7 AQ A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY MANAGER AND WAIVING, BY A 5/7TH VOTE, THE FORMAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-367(E) OF THE CITY CODE, FINDING SUCH WAIVER TO BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY; APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF THE EXISTING FLEET OF THE MIAMI BEACH GOLF COURSE LAWN MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT FROM EFE, INC., AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO SHOWTURF, LLC, IN THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $246,057.27.] C SEVEN AQ, DIRECT CITY MANAGER. REVIEW INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, CAPACITY C SEVEN AQ. YEAH, SIMPLY JUST, UM, I HAD BROUGHT AN ITEM A COUPLE YEARS AGO ON THIS, UH, THAT WE SHOULD TAKE A CLOSE ANALYSIS AND REVIEW OF OUR WATER, SEWER, ELECTRICAL, OTHER UTILITIES, NEIGHBORHOOD BY NEIGHBORHOOD TO DETERMINE WHETHER WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THE PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED. SO I'D LIKE A FOLLOW UP. AND THIS ITEM IS, UH, ASKING OUR CITY ADMINISTRATION TO COME BACK TO US IN 90 DAYS AND GIVE US THEIR FULL ANALYSIS. I'M WITH THE ITEM. I'LL SECOND, SECOND CALL THE VOTE. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, SECONDED BY MAYOR MINOR ON C SEVEN A Q. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? C SEVEN A Q IS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO. I'M GONNA GO DOWN THE LIST. C SEVEN [C7 AP A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING MAYOR STEVEN MEINER’S INITIATIVE TO COORDINATE WITH OTHER CITY AND COUNTY MAYORS IN FLORIDA AND ENGAGE IN DIRECT ADVOCACY WITH THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE AND REQUEST AMENDMENTS TO, OR THE COMPLETE REPEALER OF, THE LIVE LOCAL ACT, RESTORE THE CITY’S POLICYMAKING AUTHORITY TO REGULATE THE INTENSITY AND SCALE OF DEVELOPMENT, REESTABLISH THE RIGHT OF THE CITY’S RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS, PROTECT AND REINFORCE CRITICAL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE (INCLUDING WATER, SEWER, AND STORMWATER SYSTEMS), AND STRENGTHEN THE CITY’S HOME RULE AUTHORITY OVER LAND USE AND ZONING; AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA SENATE, THE SPEAKER AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND ALL CITY AND COUNTY MAYORS IN FLORIDA.] AP. C SEVEN AP IS SUPPORT MAYOR'S INITIATIVE AND DIRECT LLA ADVOCACY. SO I'VE BEEN, UH, STARTING TO, UH, REACH OUT TO, UH, MAYORS ACROSS THE STATE, CERTAINLY, UH, SOUTH FLORIDA HERE. AND, UM, I'M SEEING A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR WHAT WE'RE DOING. AND JUST WANTED TO ONE, ALERT EVERYONE HERE THAT I'M DOING THAT AND GET YOUR, GET YOUR BLESSING. 'CAUSE I THINK HAVING THAT RESOLUTION ITSELF WILL BE HELPFUL WHEN I REACH OUT TO, UH, OTHER MUNICIPALITIES. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR, FOR LEADING ON THIS, FOR GETTING TOGETHER OUR OTHER LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT ARE BEING AFFECTED BY THIS. AND I'M HAPPY TO MOVE THE ITEM ON YOUR BEHALF. THANK YOU. I'LL SECOND CALL THE VOTE ON C SEVEN P. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, SECONDER BY MAYOR MINOR. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. C SEVEN AP IS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO R SEVEN AK R SEVEN [R7 AK A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO COORDINATE WITH THE OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI AND EVALUATE THE CITY’S POTENTIAL LEGAL OPTIONS TO CHALLENGE THE LIVE LOCAL ACT, INCLUDING APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 166.04151, FLORIDA STATUTES; AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE MAYOR, CITY COMMISSION, CITY ATTORNEY, AND CITY CLERK FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI.] AK AUTHORIZED CITY ATTORNEY. COORDINATE WITH MIAMI, UH, CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. LEGAL OPTIONS TO LIVE LOCAL AT R SEVEN AK. I THINK IT'S CO COPE. PRIME. WHO'S COMMISSIONER B? SECOND THE ITEM I HAVE COMMISSIONER BACH. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE AND COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ. COMMISSIONER. OH, I THINK WE'RE ALL, I [08:50:01] THINK WE'RE ALL CO-RAN ON IT. I'LL MOVE THE ITEM. YEAH, LET'S JUST MOVE IT. AND RICK NO LONGER JUST LIMIT THAT TO THE CITY OF MIAMI. IF THERE'S OTHER MUNICIPALITIES YOU THINK ARE APPROPRIATE TO COORDINATE, OR EVEN IF WE DO THAT ON OUR OWN, IN CONJUNCTION WITH WHAT, UH, COMMISSIONER SUAREZ, UH, HAS GONE. SIR. UM, IF, IF I COULD, SORRY, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, IF I COULD CLARIFY ONE POINT I, IT'S KIND OF CONFLATING BACK TO COMMISSIONER SUAREZ'S. LET'S SAY WE DO GET A FAVORABLE OPINION FROM AN OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL. WHAT IS OUR COURSE OF ACTION AT THAT POINT? BECAUSE IS IT THEN UP TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO DETERMINE WHICH LEGAL OPINION WE GO WITH? COULD WE USE LEGISLATIVE ACTION? CAN WE MAKE LEGISLATIVE ACTION TO SAY, IF WE GET AN OUTSIDE OPINION THAT SAYS, YES, THIS IS A BONUS HEIGHT, THEREFORE NOT APPLICABLE TO, UM, LIVE LOCAL, WOULD YOU NEED LEGISLATIVE ACTION TO SAY PLEASE FOLLOW THAT? HOW DO WE, NO. SO, UM, THAT WILL BE WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATION'S, UH, PURVIEW TO DETERMINE WHAT OPINION TO FOLLOW. ONE OF THE REQUESTS THAT I WILL MAKE OF THE OUTSIDE FIRM, UM, IS IN THE EVENT THAT YOU GIVE US A CONTRARY OPINION, PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK WE SHOULD DO WITH RESPECT TO EXISTING APPROVALS AND ON A GOING FORWARD BASIS AND LET US KNOW WHAT RISKS MAY RESULT AS A RE AS A RE RESULT. JUST ALL ASK THE SAME HERE THEN AS WELL. SORRY, COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, AND THEN I'LL THANK YOU. COMMENTS. HAS THE CITY OF MIAMI EXPRESSED ANY INTEREST IN THIS? I THOUGHT I HEARD THAT THEY WEREN'T INTERESTED. I, I JUST TO SPEAK TO THAT, I ACTUALLY CALLED COMMISSIONER PARDO ABOUT THIS AND I ASKED HIM WHAT, WHAT THE STATUS WAS AND HE SAID, UM, THE ONLY THING THAT THEY MIGHT DO IS FILE AN AMICUS, AMICUS BRIEF. UH, AND RICARDO, I I THINK I, UM, CITY ATTORNEY , I THINK I RELAYED THAT TO YOU AND MAYBE YOU CAN UPDATE SURE. THE QUESTION, WHAT THAT IS. SO, I, I THINK THAT, I THOUGHT WE WERE ON C SEVEN A, BUT I BELIEVE THE ITEM THAT COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE WAS REFERRING TO WAS, UH, ONE OF THE, OUR SEVEN ITEMS, UM, THAT DIRECTS ME TO WORK WITH THE CITY. YES. OH, IT'S UP THERE AS WELL. OKAY. R SEVEN AK. UM, AND I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE FILING AN AMICUS BRIEF IN THE HILLSBOROUGH LITIGATION. UM, BUT I'M NOT SURE IF THEY'RE FILING IT AT THIS POINT BECAUSE THEY'RE CURRENTLY AT THE TRIAL STAGE. TYPICALLY AN AMICUS BRIEF WOULD ONLY BE FILED AT THE APPELLATE STAGE, BUT I WILL, UH, REACH OUT TO GEORGE WYSONG AND, AND ASK THEM WHAT THEIR PLAN IS. AND, AND I'M SORRY, UH, COLLEAGUES, PERHAPS I CAN MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO THIS. IF WE WOULD ALSO EXPAND THIS, IF THERE'S ANY LAWSUITS THAT YOU THINK ARE WORTH IN JOINING FOR SB 180. UM, I GUESS NOW THAT WE'VE RIPPED THE BANDAID OFF IN TERMS OF, UH, LEGAL, UM, IF WE WOULD EXPAND THAT, THE SB 180, I THINK WE SHOULD EXPLORE LEGAL OPTIONS THERE AS WELL. COULD I SUGGEST THROUGH THE MAYOR, UM, BECAUSE I WAS WAITING TO SPEAK, UM, IF WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT EXPANDING LITIGATION, I WOULD SUGGEST SB 180 IS EXPIRING IN 2027. YES. UM, AND I BELIEVE ALSO THERE MIGHT BE A LARGER REWORK OF CHAPTER 1 63 OF THE, OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES THAT RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO, TO MATTERS OF, OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS THAT GOVERN OUR, OUR CITY. AND WE MAY WANT TO WAIT FOR THAT SPECIFICALLY. I WOULD SAY IF THERE IS ANY APPETITE, IF THERE'S ANY APPETITE TO LOOK AT ANYTHING ELSE, I WOULD SAY WE SHOULD BE CHALLENGING THE SAFE STRUCTURES AND RESILIENCY ACT. WE HAVE HISTORIC DISTRICTS, WE HAVE HISTORIC DISTRICTS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW FEDERAL GUIDE GUIDELINES, THE GUIDELINES OF THE SECRETARY OF INTERIOR THAT SUPERSEDE THE GUIDELINES OF, OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA. AND, AND SO MANY OF US HAVE FOUGHT, HAVE FOUGHT AGAINST THE SAFE STRUCTURES RESILIENCY ACT BECAUSE IT GOES AGAINST THE VERY BASIC, UH, PROTECTIONS THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS AUTHORIZED US TO ENACT UNDER FEDERAL LAWS THAT WE HAVE ENACTED LAWFULLY ENACTED PROTECTIONS FOR OUR HISTORIC DISTRICTS. AND THAT NOW A DEVELOPER IS ABLE TO COME IN AND AS OF RIGHT, DEMOLISH THE SAVOY BECAUSE THAT'S A BIG ISSUE. THE LIVE LOCAL APPLICATION THAT ALLOWS FOR THE 519 FOOT TOWER, THAT'S THE SECONDARY ISSUE. THEY CAN'T BUILD THAT TOWER FOR LIKELY. THEY CAN'T BUILD THAT TOWER FOR AS LONG AS THEY HAVE THE HISTORIC BUILDING THERE. BUT THE SAFE STRUCTURES AND RESILIENCY [08:55:01] ACT ALLOWS 'EM TO COME IN, PREEMPT OUR HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD, PREEMPT THE, THE PROTECTIONS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE THAT WE HAVE, UH, ADOPTED FOLLOWING FEDERAL STANDARDS AND DEMOLISH CREATING THE CLEAR CANVAS FOR THAT MASSIVE TOWER. AND SO IF WE ARE GOING TO ENTERTAIN CHALLENGING ANYTHING ELSE IN ADDITION, UH, TO LIVE LOCAL, I STRONGLY URGE AND ADVOCATE AND PLEA ALL OF YOU TO PLEASE LESS CHALLENGE THE SAFE STRUCTURES AND RESILIENCY ACT BECAUSE IT IS THE SINGLE MOST DANGEROUS, THE SINGLE MOST DANGEROUS PIECE OF STATE PREEMPTION TO OUR HISTORIC DISTRICT. AND THANK GOD WE HAVE THE EXCEPTION FOR THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HISTORIC DISTRICT FOR THE ART DECK DISTRICT FROM FIFTH TO 23RD STREET. BUT EVERYTHING ELSE, EVERYTHING ELSE IS ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK WITH THAT. AND NOT JUST IN MIAMI BEACH, ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. AND IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I WOULD ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT YOU IN THAT. AND THAT IS, AND THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BADEN. AND I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE, IF WE'RE GOING TO BE EXPLORING LEGAL OPTIONS, MR. ATTORNEY, THAT IS THE ONE WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO FIGHT ON PARALLEL TO TO LIVE LOCAL. AND I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS, IT WAS DONE ON PURPOSE. IT WAS DONE ON PURPOSE. THEY WERE PARALLEL BILLS. THEY WERE PARALLEL BILLS BECAUSE THEY NEEDED TO DEMOLISH TO THEN BUILD. AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED HERE. AND TO THINK THAT THAT PERSON THAT SPONSORED THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MIAMI BEACH AND MIGHT HOLD STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICE EVENTUALLY. SO I JUST, I'M GONNA LEAVE IT AT THAT BECAUSE I SEE I MIGHT GET IN TROUBLE. , YOU MIGHT WANNA, I'M GETTING PASSIONATE HERE. OKAY. I THINK WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT. SO CAN WE MAKE A MOTION ON THAT TO INCLUDE THAT AS PART OF THIS ITEM TO EXPLORE CHALLENGING, CHALLENGING THE RESILIENCY AND SAFE STRUCTURES ACT? 'CAUSE THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY AVENUE THAT WE HAVE TO STOP THIS AVOID FROM HAPPENING. I BELIEVE I'M OKAY WITH THAT. LET'S, LET'S SECOND THAT. ALRIGHT. OKAY. SO ON THE AMENDMENT OR ON THE ACTUAL AMENDMENTS. OKAY. SO ALL TO INCLUDE OPTIONS, UM, TO, TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF CHALLENGING THE RESILIENCY AND SAFE TRUCKS, SAFE STRUCTURES. SO ALL IN FAVOR OF INCLUDING THAT AMENDMENT, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE AMENDMENT IS INCLUDED UNDER THE R SEVEN A K. DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON R SEVEN A K NOW? YES. AS AMENDED CALL THE VOTE. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER, UH, FERNANDEZ. I BELIEVE THE SECOND ONE WAS COMMISSIONER SCHWARZ. YES. AM I CORRECT? ALL IN FAVOR OF R SEVEN AK AS AMENDED, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. R SEVEN AK IS APPROVED AS AMENDED CALL C SEVEN [C7 AN A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO EVALUATE DOCUMENTED SANITARY SEWER PUMP FAILURES, INFRASTRUCTURE DEFICIENCIES, EXISTING SYSTEM CONDITIONS, AND AVAILABLE WATER, SEWER, AND STORMWATER CAPACITY IN THE SUNSET HARBOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AS PART OF ITS REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS FILED PURSUANT TO THE LIVE LOCAL ACT, INCLUDING THE APPLICATION FOR 1920 ALTON ROAD, AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, TO DETERMINE WHETHER SUCH DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS WOULD BE CONCURRENT WITH ADOPTED LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARDS SET FORTH IN THE YEAR 2050 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO REPORT THE FINDINGS OF SUCH REVIEW TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION VIA LETTER TO COMMISSION WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS RESOLUTION; AND FURTHER, PLACING A DISCUSSION ITEM ON THE AGENDA OF THE NOVEMBER 18, 2026 CITY COMMISSION MEETING TO RECEIVE A REPORT FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATION ON THE FINDINGS OF SUCH REVIEW.] NC AMENDED. C SEVEN A N IS SUNSET HARBOR DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION REVIEW. UH, MR. MR. MAYOR, THIS IS AN ITEM THAT I PLACE ON THE, ON THE AGENDA RELATING TO THE NINE 20 ALTON ROAD, UH, LIVED LOCAL APPLICATION BECAUSE WE'VE HEARD, WE'VE SEEN THE HISTORY OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES THAT SUNSET HARBOR HAS HAD WITH THE SEWER PUMP STATION THERE. NOT JUST SUNSET HARBOR, BUT THE CY FUND OVER BY, UH, COLLINS CANAL THAT HANDLES ALL THE SEWAGE. WE ALREADY EXPERIENCED CHALLENGES THERE WITH THE DENSITY THAT WE HAVE THERE TODAY. IMAGINE IF LIVE LOCAL APPLICATIONS, TOWERS DENSITY ADD FLUSHES, ADD GALLONS TO THE, TO TO THAT INFRASTRUCTURE. AND BY THE WAY, WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THEY GET THE TAX EXEMPTION. SO THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE TO CONTRIBUTE, UH, TO TOWARDS HELPING FUND A LOT OF THESE, UH, REPLACEMENTS. SO THIS IS ASKING THE CITY MANAGER THAT AS THEY REVIEW, AS THEY REVIEW THE 1920, UH, ALTON ROAD APPLICATION THAT'S THERE IN SUNSET HARBOR TO TO CONSIDER TO REVIEW ALL OF THE SEWAGE BACKUPS WE'VE HAD WITH THAT SEWER PUMP IN SUNSET HARBOR AND REVIEW THE SIPHON ISSUES THAT WE HAVE IN THAT ALTON ROAD CORRIDOR AT THE COLLINS CANAL BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE BASIS, THE LEGAL BASIS THROUGH WHICH WE CAN ACTUALLY REALLY CONSIDER THESE, THE, THESE LIVED LOCAL APPLICATIONS. CALL I MOVE THE ITEM SECOND CALL A VOTE I MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. SECOND TO BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ ON C SEVEN N. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. C SEVEN N IS APPROVED SEVEN ZERO C [C7 AT A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO PREPARE A REPORT ON ANTICIPATED IMPACTS TO EMERGENCY SERVICES RESPONSE AND CAPACITY, HURRICANE EVACUATION ROUTES, AND PUBLIC SAFETY DURING SEVERE WEATHER EVENTS CAUSED BY DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS WHICH ARE PENDING OR APPROVED AND WHICH ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE CONSTRUCTED PURSUANT TO THE LIVE LOCAL ACT; AND FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO TRANSMIT SUCH REPORT TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION VIA LETTER TO COMMISSION WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS RESOLUTION.] SEVEN A TC SEVEN A [09:00:01] T DIRECT ADMINISTRATION TO REPORT ON IMPACTS TO EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMISSIONER, UH, MATTEL SALINAS. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. SO, UM, IT'S, IT'S A SCARY THOUGHT TO THINK THAT UM, YOU KNOW, IF WE JUST CONTINUE TO BUILD AND BUILD AND BUILD WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE'RE AT OUR CAPACITY AND WE NEED TO EVACUATE FOR A HURRICANE. SO I'D LIKE OUR ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. UM, AND SEE, YOU KNOW, WE HAD MENTIONED ABOUT AN EXEMPTION TO LIVE LOCAL BECAUSE WE ARE A BARRIER ISLAND WITH ONLY THREE EXIT ROUTES, NARROW BRIDGES, NARROW ROADS, AND IT REALLY BECOMES A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY. SO I'D LIKE, UH, THIS ITEM IS, IS ASKING THE ADMINISTRATION TO, UM, GIVE US A REPORT WITHIN, I THINK IT WAS 90 DAYS, TO SEE, UM, IF WE CAN USE THIS AS A WAY TO BE EXEMPT FROM LIVE LOCAL. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE TABLE? MOVE MY ITEM. THE ITEM HAS BEEN MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. THE ITEM HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS, DISCUSSIONS? SEEING NONE FROM THE DAY IS, UH, MR. CLERK, THIS IS A VOICE VOTE? IT IS A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. SO WE CAN SHOW THE ITEM ADOPTED BY AFFIRMATION. SO C SEVEN AT IS APPROVED BY SEVEN ZERO C SEVEN [C7 AS A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING PRIORITIES IN THE CITY’S 2027 STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA: (I) AMEND THE TRANSPORTATION CONCURRENCY PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 163, PART II, FLORIDA STATUTES (THE COMMUNITY PLANNING ACT), TO PERMIT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO DENY DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS FAILING TO SATISFY TRANSPORTATION CONCURRENCY REQUIREMENTS ADOPTED IN THE LOCAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; (II) AMEND THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCENTIVES GRANTED PURSUANT TO STATE LAW TO ESTABLISH A MINIMUM UNIT SIZE REQUIREMENT, REQUIRE A MIX OF UNIT TYPES, REQUIRE A PROJECT QUALIFYING FOR DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES TO DEDICATE A MINIMUM PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE DEVELOPMENT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND REQUIRE THE AFFORDABILITY PERIOD FOR SUCH HOUSING TO BE EXTENDED IN PERPETUITY; (III) RECOGNIZE AND PROVIDE FOR THE ABILITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO FINANCE THE COSTS OF REMEDYING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE DEFICIENCIES, INCLUDING VIA FEES ON NEW DEVELOPMENT; (IV) AUTHORIZE THE CREATION OF ADDITIONAL AD-VALOREM TAX EXEMPTIONS TO ENCOURAGE ADAPTIVE REUSE REDEVELOPMENT; AND (V) AUTHORIZE SEPARATE LEGAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE ENTITIES CREATED BY AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT UNDER SECTION 163.01(7), FLORIDA STATUTES, TO ISSUE BONDS TO FINANCE AFFORDABLE AND WORKFORCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS.] A SC SEVEN A S DIRECT ADMINISTRATION TO INCLUDE 2027 STATE AND LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. SO, UM, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY THE FIRST CHOICE WOULD BE TO STILL LIVE LOCAL ENTIRELY, BUT LIKE I SAID ON MONDAY NIGHT, UM, COMING AT THIS LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS WOULD BE USEFUL. SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN EGREGIOUS IN THE LIVE LOCAL APPLICATIONS ARE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS THAT ARE BEING, UM, OFFERED UP, WHICH ARE BASICALLY MICRO UNITS AT PRETTY EXPENSIVE RATES. UM, AND SO, AND THEY DON'T EVEN RUN WITH THE DURATION OF THE PROPERTY. LIKE EVENTUALLY THEY COULD BE CONVERTED INTO DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, AMENITIES OR BIGGER UNITS OR WHATEVER. SO THIS IS JUST A LIST OF, UM, THINGS THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT WITH OUR STATE LOBBYISTS TO AMEND LIVE LOCAL. IF WE CAN'T KILL IT OR AMEND IT MORE SUBSTANTIVELY THAT WILL, UM, MAKE THIS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT OR, OR MAKE THIS, UH, A LITTLE BIT MORE IN OUR FAVOR. UM, LOOKING AT, UM, THE FACT THAT WE HAVE FAILED ROADS ALL ACROSS OUR CITY AS A CONCURRENCY, UM, THRESHOLD AS OPPOSED TO THE, UM, THE TRANSPORTATION MOBILITY FEE THAT IS CURRENTLY ALLOWED INSTEAD. UM, UH, THERE ARE A WHOLE HOST OF THINGS IN HERE, SO HOPEFULLY MY COLLEAGUES WILL SUPPORT IT. I'LL MOVE THE ITEM SECOND. IS THIS THE TIME TO ADD WHAT WE THINK SHOULD, UH, BE ADDED TO THAT OR DO WE DO THAT IN A SPECIAL MEETING? A ONE-OFF BASIS? BECAUSE IT'S NOT AS IF WE'RE SUBMITTING THOSE NOW. SURE. BUT DO WE WANT TO DISCUSS THAT? SO THERE WILL BE, I, I BELIEVE AN ITEM THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WILL BRING WITH THE STATE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. OKAY. AND THEY WILL REACH OUT TO EACH ONE OF YOU TO, SO YOU CAN ALL GIVE THEM YOUR PRIORITIES. YEAH. AND THAT SHOULD BE COMING BACK NEXT MONTH. SECOND, UH, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOT SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. ALL IN FAVOR OF C SEVEN AS PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. C SEVEN AS IS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO R NINE [R9 AF DISCUSS/TAKE ACTION: DUE TO SCALE AND NUMBER OF RECENT LIVE LOCAL APPLICATIONS, HOST A COMMUNITY MEETING REGARDING THE EFFECTS, CONSEQUENCES AND IMPACT OF SAID APPLICATIONS IN MIAMI BEACH.] [R9 AJ DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ON CALLING A SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING REGARDING THE LIVE LOCAL ACT, THE CITY'S LEGAL, LEGISLATIVE, LAND USE, AND POLICY OPTIONS, AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION, COMMENT, AND PARTICIPATION.] AF. YES SIR. SO MAY I CALL BOTH OF 'EM 'CAUSE THEY'RE REALLY TOGETHER. YEAH. R NINE. HOLD ON. GIMME ONE SEC. RR NINE AF IS DIRECT. UH, I'M SORRY. DISCUSS. TAKE ACTION. COMMUNITY MEETING, LIVE LOCAL APPLICATION AND ITS IMPACT. AND R NINE AJ IS CALLED A SPECIAL MEETING ON LIVE, LOCAL AND CITIES OPTIONS. YEAH. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. UM, I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT SPECIAL MEETINGS. UM, I ALSO KNOW THERE'S PROBABLY NOT A MORE HOT BUTTON ISSUE, UH, IN MIAMI BEACH. AND I ALWAYS FEEL THE MORE COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC, THE BETTER. RIGHT? WE HEARD IT EVEN TODAY FROM A MEMBER OF A ORGANIZATION, UM, WHERE THEY GOT UP DURING SUT NICK AND SAID, WELL NOW THIS IS MORE THAN THEORETICAL. WELL, NO, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN MORE THAN THEORETICAL, BUT WE'VE ALL BEEN WORKING OVERTIME IN THE BACKGROUND FOR THREE OR FOUR YEARS AND THAT'S WHY WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROJECTS IN THE GROUND, ANY SHOVELS IN THE GROUND ALREADY BECAUSE WE'VE ALL BEEN DOING THE HARD WORK AND PEOPLE MAY NOT APPRECIATE THAT. AND WE PROBABLY DON'T LIVE, THERE'S PROBABLY NOT ANOTHER COMMUNITY IN THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES WITH MORE RESOURCES AT OUR DISPOSAL OF PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE AND DON'T WANT THIS AS WHAT, UH, AS WELL THAT WE CAN ALL KIND OF CONSOLIDATE. BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT, UH, PART OF THIS SPECIAL MEETING IS ESSENTIALLY TO HAVE A TRUE DISCUSSION WITH THE COMMUNITY. [09:05:01] NOT AFTER A 10 HOUR, YOU KNOW, OR 11 HOUR COMMISSION MEETING WHERE PEOPLE HAVE TO SIT THROUGH IT. WE'RE GOING TO HEAR PEOPLE VENT AND THEY HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO, I GET CALLS FROM MY MOM CRYING QUITE LITERALLY. UM, WE NEED TO BE THERE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND JUST AS IMPORTANTLY, LET THEM KNOW THAT WE ARE THERE FOR THEM, WE'RE FIGHTING FOR THEM. AND LET'S BRAINSTORM AND STRATEGIZE. ALL IN FAVOR? SEC. MOTION SEC. I'M SORRY. SO IT IS TO HAVE A WORKSHOP, A SPECIAL MEETING? BOTH. I GOT ONE. YEAH. YEAH. SO WHICH ONE? BOTH. OH, A SPECIAL MEETING. WELL, A WORKSHOP. YOU CAN'T TAKE ACTION. A COMMISSION MEETING. YOU CAN'T TAKE ACTION. SO I KIND OF NEED SPECIAL MEETING SUBJECT CHANGE. I HAVEN'T GIVEN THAT MUCH THOUGHT. AT LEAST WITH A SPECIAL, UH, WITH A SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING. YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF TAKING ACTION. YEAH, YEAH. WE DON'T HAVE TO. YEAH. SO LET'S DO THAT. ANY IDEA WHERE, WHAT TIME PERIOD? SO I CAN START WITH THAT TALKING. I'M THINKING HERE MEANING MORE IN NOVEMBER. OH, UH, OCTOBER. SOON AS POSSIBLE. OKAY. SO I WILL BE REACHING OUT WITH DATES. I'LL REACH OUT TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND, 'CAUSE IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO GET ALL YOU GUYS. I'M JUST, I'M GOOD. OKAY. GOT IT. YOU'RE GOOD ONE. YOU LET ME KNOW I GET OTHER PEOPLE, BUT FOR THE RECORD, THE LAST TWO WEEKS OF OCTOBER, I'M GONNA, THERE'S GONNA BE A, I'M GONNA BE OUT A LOT OF TIME. ME TOO. SO JUST LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, FOR EXAMPLE, I KNOW THE LAST WEEK OF OCTOBER FOR SURE I'M OUT. UM, OKAY. WE CAN NEGOTIATE THIS OUTSIDE THE, UH, YEAH. SO JUST PUTTING IT OUT THERE. OKAY. JUST FOR TRANSPARENCY. WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT. WE, UH, WE, WE JUST PUTTING IT OUT THERE, NOVEMBER 30TH I BELIEVE IS THE WORKSHOP THAT WE ALREADY HAVE FROM COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE'S. UH, MAY WE TURN THAT INTO A LIVE LOCAL WORKSHOP AND, AND WE COULD END THAT ADD ANOTHER WORKSHOP IN 2027. NOT TO CHEAT YOU OUT OF YOUR WORKSHOP. NO, THAT'S FINE. I JUST, PEOPLE ARE FROTHING, YOU KNOW, UH, IF WE THINK THE COMMUNITY IS OKAY WAITING TILL THEN I'M FINE WITH IT. UM, IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS THE HOT BUTTON ISSUE OF THE DAY, SO I'LL STILL REACH OUT THEN AND SEE IF THERE'S A DATE THAT YEAH, I'LL COORDINATE WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. OKAY. AND WE ALSO HAVE OUR COMMISSION MEETING, UH, IN NOVEMBER, WHICH WE, WE CAN DISCUSS THESE ITEMS AS WELL. WE CAN DEDICATE THIS, THE START OF THE LEGISLATIVE YEAH, EXACTLY. SESSION. SURE. WHAT IS THE START OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION? IT STARTS 6:00 AM START. OKAY, WE HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS. IT'S A LATE SESSION. I'M SORRY, MAYOR. SO, UH, MY ACCLIMATION, WE COULD DO THE, THE SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING AND I'LL SET IT UP. THAT WAS OKAY. SO I'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT. AND THAT'S JUST GONNA BE DIRECTION NO AFTER ACTION, NOT AFTER RESOLUTION. I'M SORRY, WHICH MAYOR? R SEVEN A. YES SIR. R [R7 AW A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCY COMMITTEE AT ITS SEPTEMBER 23, 2026 MEETING AND OF THE CITY MANAGER, AND WAIVING, BY 5/7TH VOTE, THE FORMAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENT SET FORTH IN SECTION 2-367(E) OF THE CITY CODE, AND APPROVING, IN SUBSTANTIAL FORM, A NEW AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE GREATER MIAMI CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU, INC. (“GMCVB”) FOR DESTINATION MARKETING SERVICES (“AGREEMENT”); FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO FINALIZE THE AGREEMENT; FURTHER, UPON COMPLETION OF SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATIONS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.] SEVEN A. WHICH ONE? A WAIVE BIDDING APPROVED NEW AGREEMENT WITH G-M-C-B-B DESTINATION MARKETING SERVICES. IT'S A FIVE SEVENTH VOTE. R SEVEN A. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. UH, MAYOR AND COMMISSION. SO THIS IS JUST FOR THE, UM, THE, THE NEW CONTRACT, UH, AGREEMENT WITH THE, UH, GREATER MIAMI COMMISSION AND VISITORS BUREAU. UM, JUST WANNA HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THE, THE MAIN POINTS THAT ARE IN THE NEW AGREEMENT. UH, FIVE YEAR TERM, UH, THAT'S RETROACTIVE TO OCTOBER 1ST. CITY MAY TERMINATE FOR CONVENIENCE WITH 120 DAYS NOTICE. THE UPDATE, OF COURSE, IS THIS, UH, SLIDING SCALE COMPENSATION MODEL WHERE THE, UH, SHARE CAN, CAN BE ANYWHERE FROM EIGHT TO 15% BASED ON ACTUAL, UH, MONTHLY 2% RESORT TAX RECEIPTS. OBVIOUSLY, HIGHER RECEIPTS EQUAL HIGHER PERCENTAGE, LOWER RECEIPTS, EQUAL LOWER PERCENTAGE. THIS IS A WAITS FOR US TO SHARE IN, UM, THE GROWTH THAT'S HAPPENING. IF THERE IS ANY, ANYTHING ELSE THAT HAPPENS FROM AN ECONOMIC STANDPOINT, WE'RE ALSO SHARING IN, IN THAT AS WELL. UH, MONTHLY PERFORMANCE TRACKING. UH, PAYMENTS ADJUST AUTOMATICALLY EACH MONTH BASED ON VERIFIED TAX COLLECTIONS. AND THEN THEIR AGREEMENT ON REDUCING THE, UH, ANNUAL INCENTIVE FROM WHAT IT WAS AT 2 MILLION AND REDUCING THAT DOWN TO, TO 1 MILLION. UH, TIED TO THE COURSE PERFORMANCE MATCHES ACROSS BOOKINGS DIRECT MIAMI BEACH, MARKETING, RESEARCH, COMMUNICATIONS, PR, AND GREATER MIAMI INCLUSION. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. SECONDED. UH, COMMISSIONER SUAREZ? NO DISCUSSION. MAY I CALL THE ROLL? YOU MAY. UH, R SEVEN A. ALL IN FAVOR? UH, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. R SEVEN A IS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO. [09:10:01] THANK YOU. ALL C SEVEN [C7 AV A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPOINTING MAYOR STEVEN MEINER TO ONE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH’S THREE SEATS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ADRIENNE ARSHT CENTER TRUST, INC., FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM.] A V? YES, SIR. C UH, I DON'T RECALL THAT ONE BEING SEPARATED. THAT WASN'T SEPARATED. BUT MAYOR BEEN APPROVED ALREADY? YES, SIR. A C SEVEN AA WAS SEPARATED A AV AS IN, UH, VICTOR AAV. I'M SORRY. SORRY. IT'S AN ADDENDUM. GOT IT, GOT IT. YOU'RE CORRECT. APPOINT MAYOR MINOR TO ARCH BOARD. I'LL MOVE THE ITEM. DO I NEED TO RECUSE, BY THE WAY, SECOND CITY ATTORNEY? NO, NO, YOU DO NOT. THIS IS ESSENTIALLY THE COMMISSION DECIDING AS A BODY WHO TO APPOINT TO ONE OF THE CITY'S ASSIGNED SEATS ON THE ARCH TRUST BOARD. YOUR HONOR, THAT THE, UH, ADRIAN ARCH CENTER HAS APPOINTED ME TO BE PART OF THEIR BOARD. UH, THEY'VE APPROVED IT, BUT WE NEED TO APPROVE IT AS WELL. I'LL MOVE THE ITEM. AND I HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SUAREZ. SO C SEVEN AV COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ MADE THE MOTION. COMMISSIONER SUAREZ SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? T SEVEN AAV IS APPROVED. SEVEN ZERO R FIVE JR [R5 J 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 2, ENTITLED “BICYCLING, SKATEBOARDING, ROLLER SKATING, IN-LINE SKATING, MOTORIZED MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION, ELECTRIC BICYCLES, MOPEDS, MOTORCYCLES, MOTORIZED BICYCLES, AND MOTORIZED SCOOTERS,” BY AMENDING SECTION 70-67, ENTITLED “PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES,” BY PROHIBITING THE OPERATION OF MOTORIZED MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION IN CERTAIN CITY PARKS; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] FIVE J IS THE NORRIS OF THE MAYOR CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. AMENDING CHAPTER 70 OF THE CITY CODE ENTITLED 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 BICYCLE MOPEDS, MOTORCYCLES, MOTORIZED BICYCLES AND MOTORIZED SCOOTERS BY AMENDING SECTION 70 DASH 67 ENTITLED PRO PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES BY PROVIDING, BY PROHIBITING THE OPERATION OF MOTORIZED MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION IN CERTAIN CITY PARKS AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, OBSERVABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS A FIRST READING PUBLIC HEARING. IT IS ITEM R FIVE J. COMMISSIONER BUN. THIS IS YOUR ITEM. YOU'RE WELCOME TO PRESENT IT. YEAH. UM, I'LL LET JOSE COME UP AND DO THE HEAVY LIFTING IF HE IS SO INCLINED, BUT, UM, BASICALLY THIS IS ONE OF THE MANY STEPS THAT WE'VE BEEN TAKING TOGETHER IN THE ONGOING EFFORT TO MAKE OUR CITY SAFER FOR BOTH PEDESTRIANS AND PEOPLE USING MICRO MOBILITY DEVICES. UM, THIS IS, UM, MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO EXCLUDE FLAMINGO PARK FROM WHERE YOU CAN, UM, USE A, AN ELECTRIC DEVICE IN ITS ENTIRETY. UM, I WOULD BE VERY HAPPY TO GET SUPPORT ON THAT, BUT, UM, I, BASED ON WHERE WE ARE AND, UH, WHERE WE HAVE BEEN IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE, THE COMPROMISE THAT I AM OFFERING HERE IS THAT, UM, THE TWO PARKS THAT, THAT THE NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE WANTED TO INCLUDE PLUS, UM, LEAVING THE BIG T THE, THE BIGGER ROAD, UH, PATHWAY IN THE PARK, UH, IN FLAMINGO PARK, UM, AND THEN TAKING OUT THE SIDE ROADS, THE LITTLE SIDE PATHS IN FLAMINGO PARK, WHICH ARE NARROW AND CONGESTED. DID I JUST, COULD YOU, COULD YOU REPEAT THAT AGAIN BECAUSE I'M HAVING DIFFICULTIES VISUALIZING THAT. OKAY. SO WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING ACTUALLY, UM, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT AN AERIAL VIEW OF FLAMINGO PARK, THERE IS A, A, UH, PATH SYSTEM THAT LOOKS LIKE A T YES. COINCIDENTALLY. UM, THAT IS T FOR TANYA, T FOR TANYA, UM, THAT GOES FROM, UM, 11TH STREET NORTH AND THEN EAST TO WEST AT 13TH, 13TH STREET. THEN THERE ARE ALSO THESE KIND OF LIKE SQUIGGLY, MEANDERING LITTLE PATHS, RIGHT? AND SO THE COMPROMISE THAT I'M OFFERING WITH THIS REVISION IS THAT WE LEAVE THE BIGGER PATH OPEN TO E DEVICES AND TAKE OFF THE LITTLE SQUIGGLY PATH. I AGREE WITH THAT. AGAIN, MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO REMOVE FLAMINGO PARK ENTIRELY. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST PEDESTRIAN AND MICRO MOBILITY FRIENDLY AREAS IN ENTIRE CITY. THERE ARE PROTECTED BIKE LANES. UM, IT IS VERY EASY FOR PEOPLE TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE IN THOSE NARROW STREETS WITH ALL THE STOP SIGNS AND THE BIKE LANES AND THE AMAZING LIGHTING AT NIGHT. AND, UM, I'VE HEARD COUNTLESS HORROR STORIES OF PEOPLE EITHER GETTING HIT OR HAVING NEAR MISSES IN THE PARK. SO THAT WOULD BE MY PREFERENCE. I WILL OPEN IT UP TO MY COLLEAGUES TO DISCUSS IF THERE'S ANY ROOM FOR YOU ALL TO HAVE A CHANGE OF HEART, TO PROTECT OUR, OUR, UM, OUR NEIGHBORS AND RESIDENTS. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORS AND RESIDENT GETTING, IS THERE DISCUSSION? MICRO MOBILITY DEVICES, DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONER MAGAZINE? I'M FINE TO MOVE IT ALONG. I, I'M SO BACK AND FORTH HOW I FEEL ABOUT THIS. I SPEND AT LEAST FOUR DAYS A WEEK IN FLAMINGO PARK. UM, AND I JUST SEE YOUNG KIDS GOING THROUGH THERE. AND MAYBE THAT'S THE ARGUMENT WHY, TO REGULATE IT, BUT IT'S ALSO KIDS GETTING TO SCHOOL, GETTING TO, UH, PRACTICES [09:15:01] AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I, I DON'T KNOW. I I DON'T REALLY WANT PARK RANGERS LIKE STOPPING A 12-YEAR-OLD ON THE WAY TO PRACTICE. I JUST DON'T KNOW. JUST EXPLODED. WELL, THIS IS, THIS IS NOT THE, THIS IS HARD STUFF. AND IF I MAY THROUGH THE MAYOR, THIS, THIS IS A COMPLICATED ISSUE AND THE REASON, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE'VE HAD CONVERSATION, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR THREE YEARS, RIGHT? BETWEEN THE, THE FOLKS WHO'VE BEEN ON THE TASK FORCE WITH ME, UM, FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS INTERNALLY. AND THEN WHEN WE BRING OUR RECOMMENDED ITEMS TO THE COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL, IT IS SUCH A COMPLICATED ISSUE BECAUSE ON THE ONE HAND, IT IS GREAT TO SEE KIDS AND, AND FOLKS WHO ARE MAYBE FINANCIALLY DISA DISADVANTAGED OR PEOPLE WHO JUST WANNA GET RID OF CARS, USE THESE ALTERNATE DEVICES. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH SAFETY GUARDS. THERE'S NO TRAINING, THERE'S NO LIMITATION ON HOW FAST THESE THINGS CAN GO. UM, WE SEE PEOPLE, ADULTS DRIVING THESE MICRO MOBILITY DEVICES ON THE ROADS AND IT'S A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION, BUT ON THE ROADS IN WAYS THAT IF THEY WERE ON A MOTORCYCLE OR EVEN A MOPED WOULD BE INSANE, RIGHT? THEY'RE LIKE GOING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THEY'RE USING STOP SIGNS AND, AND ACTUAL RED LIGHTS AS A SUGGESTION, YOU WOULD NEVER DO THAT IN A CAR. AND SO WHY, WHY ARE WE PUTTING OUR KIDS IN A SITUATION WHERE WITHOUT ANY TRAINING, IT'S NOT LIKE THEY'VE GOTTEN THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE OR EVEN THEIR PERMIT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT OLD ENOUGH TO, SO WHY ARE WE PUTTING THEM IN A SITUATION WHERE PEOPLE ARE TREATING THE VEHICLES, UM, LIKE A, LIKE A, A CARTE BLANCHE TO ACT WITH IMPUNITY AND RIDE UP TO, YOU KNOW, 40 MILES AN HOUR IN A PARK WHERE THERE MAY BE A KID LEARNING TO RIDE A BICYCLE OR A KID TAKING THE DOG OUT FOR A WALK OR A GRANDPARENT. OKAY, I HAVE A FRIENDLY SUGGESTION 'CAUSE I DID GET A TEXT FROM SOMEONE AND I THINK IT'S A FAIR, UH, REQUEST THAT THIS HAS BEEN ON HERE FOR MONTHS AND WE'RE GOING TO HEAR IT WITH THREE MINUTES LEFT IN THE MEETING WHEN THIS COULD BE A CONSEQUENTIAL ITEM. CAN WE DEFER IT FOR NEXT MONTH FOR EARLIER PLEASE? SO I HAVE, I'LL SECOND THAT DEFERRAL IF I MAY JUST ANSWER. UH, I, I WILL SAY I HAVE NO PROBLEM DEFERRING, I'M VERY FINE WITH THAT, BUT I WILL SAY IT HAD BEEN ON THE AGENDA FOUR MONTHS. IT HAD NOT BEEN CALLED. I THEN WITHDREW IT AND PUT A NEW ITEM ON. SO FOR, TO BE CLEAR, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. I WILL CALL THE ITEM NEXT MEETING EARLIER. OKAY, SO ACCLIMATION THE ITEM, UH, ITEM R FIVE J IS DEFERRED TO NOVEMBER 18TH. THANK YOU. GREAT MEETING EVERYONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. MEETING ADJOURNED. * 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.