--------- in listen only mode good morning everyone we are now calling this meeting to order today is Wednesday February 12th 2025 the time is now 10:17 a.m. Madame clerk please call the RO Council Roso present councilman
Rafa Pino present council is not present Vice May Morin poras here mayor chrisy Fraga present may you have Corum all right let's rise for the Pledge of Allegiance IED to the of the United States of America and to the for it stands one
nation under God indivisible with libery and justice for all okay we have the invocation Today l by Pastor suset from vaa morning bless um mayor
council members and advisory members um we're here today to invoke the god that we all believe is looking over us so let's bow our heads
and pray Our Father in Heaven first we want to thank you Lord for the 22 years of your favor over this city we acknowledge your hand since its
foundation and we believe you will be with us today also now we want to invoke your presence and councel As We Gather to make decisions impacting our community as Proverbs 292 says when the
righteous are in Authority the people rejoice we recognize your righteous role and humble humbly ask for wisdom to make decisions aligning with your will guide
us to you be United following your governance standards bringing security freedom and prosperity to our city families we pray in your name amen amen thank you
Pastor before we move into the agenda order of business um we have an absence from councilwoman cabal there was no notification given or excuse um as per our code I do need to ask if there is a motion to excuse the absence motion is there a
second being no second the motion dies the absent is not excused at this time okay we'll now move into the agenda order of business we'll start with the city manager's office Madam manager do you have anything to remove from the agenda no ma'am okay Mr City attorney no
madame mayor council councilman uh Pino no mayor okay vice mayor poras no council maroso no all right I will be pulling items J and uh I'm sorry six H and I for discussion Madam mayor I do have a
request from the applicant to defer item 28 to April 9th this is the evening session yes okay can go ahead and do that now and we will hear item 6 hni I after
G after 7g I'm sorry after N9 g yep okay anything else being none all right we will now move into public comments the public comments portion of this meeting is is
now open if you would like to speak on anything on this agenda or anything gerain to this Council now would be your time for reasonable opportunity please approach the podium say your name and address for the record please speak in a respectful manner towards this Council for right now I have one Comon card Miss
Isabel Martin please approach the podium I try to speak English but I speak very well Spanish um I'm very nervous with the situation of Venezuela and our community you know uh what is the census that how many
Venezuelan people live in the Doral area and I and I know we need to follow the rues the general rule for our president and I'm I'm I'm Republican person but I'm surprised right now what's going on with our people from Venezuela and I'm
pride and I hope hope this city don't participate in the exactly and the we have a lot of this community is like a 50% commercial and the other 50% residential and we
have important uh business in this area and I'm feel very horrible if I see in the future the the participate in in this ity and and and I don't know what I feeling
when I saw the news with the people crime not all people from Venezuela coming for the the terrorist or the tra uh very bad people in this country
and I pray for my community and I hope so we protect our residents and don't discriminate the people for the r origin and and I'm very proud to live here and thank you very much to support our
community from Venezuela thank you thank you Miss Martin any other public comments at this time I only have one comment card if anyone else would like to speak now would be your opportunity being none okay public
comments is now closed Madam clerk let the record reflect no one else has chosen to speak at this time we will now move in into the consent agenda I will need uh Madam clerk to please read the items into the consent for the consent agenda it will be all of the items on Section six with the exception of 6 h
and 6 I all right I need a motion on the consent agenda motion motion to approve by councilman Pino second second by Council Roso all in favor say I I motion is passed unanimously now move into the next item Madam clerk approval on minutes need a
motion on the minutes motion motion to approve by Council M Pino second second by Council Mar noo on favor say I I that the record reflect that the motion has passed we'll now move into presentations item 8 a keep dra a beautiful business award all
right Mr Del [Music] Toro good morning honorable mayor vice mayor members of the council Madame manager Mr Deputy manager Mr City attorney Madame clerk Danny do Toro assistant court compliance director this month we are pleased to
recognize Fortuna transition LLC for their outstanding commitment to keeping the ra beautiful the property for which they are being recognized is located at 2500 Northwest 107th Avenue Fortuna transition LLC has been in the city of dado for 6 years the
property is approximately 59,000 total square fet Fortuna transition LLC is in the commercial realy business with this particular property being home to 12 local businesses including terot bank which is highlighted on the building's facade some of the recent improvements
include repainting the entire building installation of wall sign and monthly maintenance of the building and the landscape it is with great pleasure that we name Fortuna transition LLC for the keep theout beautiful business award for their continued efforts to keep the ra
beautiful Madame mayor and Council here to accept award on behalf of the property is human resource director Lisa Orosco and general manager Goen FaZe welcome good to see you again would you like to approach the podium and say a couple words
sure we want to thank you so much for this award and we plan to continue to build in Dural and hopefully we can make are all beautiful across the board thank you we appreciate your investment in our city would you like to join us for a photo up here please thank you
[Music] if we can all take a step to the right right please guys more there we go I think that's your left yeah they left oh perfect ready look straight ahead
than okay moving on to our discussion items Madame clerk discussion item 9A a resolution of the mayor and the city council of the city of D Florida authorizing the city to partner with Dal International art fair Inc a Florida non for-profit Corporation to host a d International artfare 2025 event to be held at the D
Cultural Arts Center from November 6 2025 to November 9th 2025 providing for a waiver of the rental fee in the amount of 8,590 and7 cents and staff cting the amount of $2,114 authorizing the city logo for set event providing for corporational
recital implementation and an effective date all right thank you very much this is my item um before I introduce um the organizers for a brief presentation um I think most of us participated in the dif last year uh
this is this would be the third consecutive year each year it's grown and I think has brought a lot of um recognition to culture and art in D um and they're going to go ahead and give a little presentation of the results and the achievements over the last two years
and what this is uh highlighted for the D community and then I'll talk a little bit about how we proceed moving forward thank you so much good morning honorable major Fraga and distinguished member of the city council Vice major Marin poras conso woman ni Roso and conso man Rafael
Pino my name is Nelson Garcia I'm here with his suf mayor we are the directors of D International artfare located at 2 SE 56 Northwest 97 Avenue we are a nonprofit organization that is better known for Doral and Miami day residents
as thef in this opportunity we are presenting the Third Edition of the daf after two years of int intense work but also with a lot of passion for art we were able to turn this event into an essential platform that not only
promotes Contemporary Art but also promote other businesses in Dural as Gastronomy tourism and education in 2023 and 2024 we received more than 4,000 visitors during the event who enjoy a
great exhibition different proposal from more than 150 artists between emerging and established artists all of them were represented by galleries from different cities in the United States like New York Houston Atlanta and other countries
such as Colombia Spain Ecuador Mexico Venezuela and more we also develop an educational programming where we address crucial topics so such collecting art art as a tool for diet and the fundamental role in beinging a cultural peace through ART among other
topics thanks to all the collaboration efforts the city of Doral has positioned itself as the true cultural epic sector that attracts collectors our creators our critics our lovers from all over the world we want to express our deepest
gratitude to the mayor office and the city council for your support which has been crucial for the growth and the consolidation of the arer your commitment and collaboration are fundamental in making this event a successful one and our commitment as the
for 20125 and the following year is the same as the day we started we want to make the city of Doral reference in art for other cities and countries thank you thank you thank you Nelson thank you Jesus um the item is pretty
straightforward it's what we did last year basically co-hosting the event um what I'd like to do also is to expand on it and give authority to the manager and the attorney to execute an agreement so that this becomes an City uh signature
event co-hosted with the DF so that each it doesn't have to come forward each year they can immediately start planning and continue to grow um and I think this is a great initiative and event that has really uh enhanced D's um art and culture and also really puts the D
cultureal Art Center to to work for what it was built for which is um highlighting and showcasing um exhibiting art so if there is support we can move forward and have another successful year of uh the D International arts fair in D thank you
very much thank you thank you m mayor any questions yes yes um thank you I I'm very impressed with the work that you guys have done in just two short years and I have seen I attended the first one and um I've really seen the engagement from the community and the great work
and the quality work that you guys have done again in in a short two years so I'm supportive of it and I'll just I'll make a motion thank you very much there's a motion to approve by vice mayor boras second second by councilman Pino any other comments or questions I have a comment yes Council maroso
through the mayor yes I think it's absolutely wonderful that this is your third year participating and adding to our culture I think during the course of the next couple of years that I have sitting here as Council I would love to help and also feed
the culture and opportunities to enhance all the different uh backgrounds that D represents so I think it's great to see accomodation of that during the event that you do program so thank you for your time and your effort and thank you to again to enhancing allart all cart
culture thank you thank you very much all right Madame clerk I have motion to approve and direct staff to meet with the organization to make this a signature City Event made by vice mayor poras seconded by Council Pino vice mayor poras yes Council yes Council maroso yes FR yes motion
passes all right we look forward to enjoying the DF once again next item Madam clerk item 9B a resolution of the mayor and the city council the city of D Flor allowing council members to reaally Forfeit their monthly stien providing for Corporation of recital implementation and an effective date all right this was also
my item um council members this is before you today um in do of the item that was deferred from last month I think that this is a more improved version of this item and gives members of this Council who feel that they would like to voluntarily forfeit their stipend um being that there was a change
to certain council members um uh salaries with the charter change not all of us had changes so this item is before us so that each person who has decided how to use their stien can do so in the best way forward in the best way that uh
suits them um moving forward motion to approve motion to approve by vice mayor Boris second second by councilman Pino Madam cler motion to approve by vior por second by Council P vice mayor poras yes Council P yes Council yes FR yes motion
passes all right Madam clerk next item next item item c a resolution of the mayor and the city council of city of Florida urging president Donald J Trump and his administration to work with Congress to find a permanent solution for law abiding Venezuela's refuge in the city of Dal and elsewhere in the United States providing for implementation incorporation of recital
and an effective date thank you madam clerk um Council P this is your item thank you mayor well first of all as the only Venezuelan American part of the council I felt the certainly the obligation to to bring this
forward um let's remind everyone that is here first of all let me say thank you to everyone that is here because a lot of the people are here are are actually Venezuelans and they are part of this community they have been part of this community for a
good number of years and I guarantee you that some of you or a lot of you like myself and I'm part of the council too at least know someone that is under uh a
TPS or some type of immigration uh process right now from Venezuela so part of this resolution or the idea as part of this resolution it's
to kind of explain to the administration about what the real Venezuelan communi is about I mean it's not about trawa we're not trawa I'm not
trawa the people are here are not train that AWA so it's kind of to illustrate a little bit more uh about what the Venezuelan Community is about and I I think deral is the perfect
example right now close to or about 40% of the deral population is composed of Venezuelan immigrants who have been protagonists in the economy growth of the city making it one of the most vibrant communities in Miami day County
and among the fastest growing cities in the nation and it's something that we're very proud to say every time that we make our remarks but we also have to rec recognize that part of that growth has been thanks to the Venezuelan Community
I know that we're a diverse Community we have over 30 different nationalities as part of the city of Dalal but in the last decade especially the growth of the Venezuelan Community has been tremendous in our city and that has contributed to
our uh local economy it's not a secret that the Venezuelan people left their native country of Venezuela in order to escape the brutal and Communist dictatorship of then Yugo Chavez and now Nicolas Maduro
La Biden Venezuelans like the one that we have here today honor the American principles of family and freedom and desire to continue to reside and provide for their families in the United States however the end of the temporary
protective status TPS for the Venezuelan people certain will result in the mass deportation of Venezuelans into the murderous hands of the M Maduro regime resulting in not only the persecution
torture political imprisonment and death I believe in the importance of upholding the rule of law and I believe and and let me make this clear it's not a secret that I'm a I'm a republican as well and I will continue to be a
republican I'm I'm going to change or switch paries because of something like this and I also want to remind everyone that yes I know president Trump made the promise that he was going to restore uh the the not only the
immigration system but at the same time he was going to bring back uh the rules to the house something similar that you know we got elected three of us got elected and real eled last year and we also promised that we were we were
going to get the rout back on track something that we're doing so uh it's not something that we're looking to create a confrontation with President Trump or his administration and I don't think that we
are at the position to make any particular demands to the administration because he's he's doing exactly what he promised that he was going to do however I think that is under our obligation as an elected officials to uh not only make
our case but at the same time to work together to find a common solution that can help the Venezuelans the good Venezuelans they're not only here in Dural but in the United States which for me is 98% of the Venezuelans they in the
United States and again a lot of the examples that I'm that I'm referring to are here today I mean we have good good professionals Venezuelans that are here right now people that left the country for the same reasons that my my family
left 25 years ago and I think that we're under the obligation as an elected officials of the city that has the largest Venezuelan community in the United States to speak
up and in a respectful way because again I'm not planning to to change uh party affiliations or my support to the president but this is something that is affecting a lot of families and and
again it's not something that um that I believe maybe has been handle it the wrong way because when you look at the numbers and I'm going to give you an example when you look at the numbers of
Venezuelans right now under a TPS from 2021 you're looking over 300,000 Venezuelans and according to the to I only about close to 600 Venezuelans have been identified as
trawa only 600 out of the 300,000 so again I think that we can do better and that's why I'm moving forward with this resolution and just one more number that I want to share with you in
Venezuela right now as we speak we're talking about close to, 1600 po political prisoners right now close to 1,600 so when we're talking about
sending good Venezuelans professionals families back to a country that right now doesn't respect human rights and has over 1,600 of political prisoners that's an issue so I certainly urge my
my colleagues to not only to approve this resolution but to actually hopefully we can uh share this with other elected officials our congre of representative in South Florida and the and senator rcot in this
case that he has been a great Ally to to our cause thank you thank you councilman any comments there comments I have a comment Council Mar no through the mayor yes when my grandfather was alive he
would tell my husband my Venezuelan husband that what happened in Cuba will happen to Venezuela but what is the difference we have this and we have this and as a community leader that
represents a good majority of the Venezuelan Community I am here to support and stand up for those that do not have a voice and for those that need to be represented I want to thank councilman Pino for his steadfast
steadfast leadership in the Venezuelan Community he is always the first one to stand out and support his nationality his suffrage and like he says this is not
only our duty but it's our moral obligation to represent this community I think also having a disagreement with our president and certain policies is part of democracy right that
we have the opportunity to speak freely and say we are in disagreeance and this is why and it's because we have a democracy that we're entitled to have healthy discussions and find a solution but without representation that
expresses the need of a community how are they going to know how is our president and community and other community leaders going to know that this is the situation that our Venezuelan Community is suffering through so with that being said again
thank you councilman patal for bringing this item up and I want to say that the Venezuelan Community within D and Nationwide can count on my support and I hope to see a Venezuela free during my lifetime and the course of the lifetime
of my children thank you please through the mayor yes vice mayor uh thank you councilman Pino for bringing this very important item um thank all of you guys for being here I I can tell you that I'm very proud that this city council historically has
always supported the Venezuelan Community we supported um a resolution recognizing the duly elected president of Venezuela which is AD Mundo Gonzalez we have supported many other measures that have supported this community we
supported my item that was to support a permanent solution to the immigration statuses of a lot of Venezuelans here who are very productive members of our community who are contributing who are Law law- Abiding and so as an
immigration lawyer I've dedicated my career to helping immigrants here also in the community and I would like to ask my colleagues to consider also adding to this resolution some sort of language to support not just the reinstatement of
TPS or the extension for the designation that Still Remains but to add that we find a permanent solution to those members of the Venezuelan Community who have been contributing including in the form of the dignity act the uh proposal
proposal for the Venezuelan adjustment act and I think that we do have a lot of our um other elected officials including our Congressional elected officials that are supportive of these measures as we've seen them come out in support of
not just TPS but also um create and sponsor one of these two um permanent status items so for me I think it's it's really um a continuation of the support that we have given our community and I agree with my colleagues that we do have
a responsibility to continue to support um our Venezuelans here so for me of course this is going to be something that I'm I'm going to support as well and I would like to see if we can add some sort of language in there to again find a permanent solution for the
thousands of Venezuelans that are here that are contributing to the community thank you thank you vice mayor um I'll defer to the councilman on adding language I have no problem with it I I do want to say a couple words as well first um I'd like to also thank councilman Beno for bringing this
forward as councilman Roso said um as someone who's always stood up for not only the belief of uh democracy and freedom in in his country of origin but I think as a leader in this community has definitely stood uh strong on on our
message of support um I'd actually like to ask if I could be added as a co-sponsor to this this item as well I think probably something we'd all like to do agree um and I think that this is while symbolic and strong in sending a message um I think each of us have
spoken up um I think Council maroso said it very eloquently and and so did Council Beno this is not an opposition to um a me a a platform and a promise for Safety and Security Law and Order in our country which I think all of us year
for but a stand to represent those who sometimes feel um voiceless I know the anxiousness that's felt throughout the community at this time I've received the phone calls and the text messages um and it's definitely
not something that we want within our community to be felt I think right now in the in the status that was granted to those who are here through the proper process um and following our rule of law
in this country um we gave a sense of purpose productiveness to those who have come here to is trying to establish an opportunity and seeking freedom and while many of them I think would love
the opportunity to return to their country to a free Venezuela I think that it's very obvious that the conditions have not changed in Venezuela and sending these families back some who know nothing else their children know nothing else but
this as their home um is inhumane to a certain extent as has been said by our secretary of state so I still have lots of faith that something will be granted whether it is a reestablishment of TPS weeding out those who have abused the
process um and as as a congressman he men have said giving it a more surgical approach or it being something new um that could even possibly eventually offer a permanent status um I have full
faith and hope that the federal government including the president's Administration who has been to D several times and has a large investment here has seen what it means to have a productive immigration Comm immigrant community
that has uh really participated in development of a city in the right way I think that we are all in favor of having Law and Order reestablished in our country unfortunately what we are living today is four years of lawlessness that
we experienced um and many in our community are having to pay that price um and it's very sad and I and I I want to commend this uh body and all of us for standing up to represent those who we know truly represent not just Jal but
the Venezuelan community and the Immigrant Community because I my family's Cuban I'm Cuban you know we our family went through similar situation so you know it's it's unfortunate that this is uh the the position that that's being
taken and at least from my part I think that we've all proven that we will be a voice of solidarity for the the Venezuelan community in representing those great families and people that have chosen to have to make this their
home and produced um a productive result for our society so I want to thank you all for being here I want to thank you all for being a part of that Community um and I want you to know that you're seen you're heard and you're valued and we will do our part to make sure that this message gets as far as it can into
the federal government to um hopefully find a resolution that is a balance between that secure border and a safe America to also those who have come to the United States for many years seeking
freedom and opportunity so um again thank you councilman Pino if you're amable I think we can if we can add us all as co-sponsors and um are you amable to changing or adding an additional Warehouse Clause yes just for the rer the
resolution reads to work with Congress to find a permanent solution however when you get to the second page section two we're striking uh to find a long ter for a permanent solution as well
okay all right so I no and I was going to say that keep in mind that certainly we're doing this now for the Venezuelan Community but I'm sure and confident that we will be doing the same thing for other commun other communities and
especially our Cuban Community here in South Florida for the Nicaraguan Community here as well that they all suffering the consequences of of a regime and on top of that uh and I want to share with
and I concur with Secretary of State Mar Rubio when he made the statement that we have to work to remove the cost of the issue which is Maduro so I think that there's a commitment as well not only
from us as elected officials but to work with the current Administration to make sure that that happens hopefully soon so I want to thanks my colleagues and again I want to thanks everyone that is here today because you guys represent what Venezuelans are truly are so I want to
say thank you for that thank you so I need a motion please motion motion to approve by councilwoman Pino second second by councilwoman Roso Madame clerk have motion to approve as amended to include to find a permanent solution made by Council P
second Council Roso Council P yes Council Roso yes Mayas FR yes motion passes all right thank you very much thank you councilman all right Madam clerk we move on to the next item item d a resolution of the mayor and the city council of the city of D Florida directing the city manager and the human resources
department to initiate a partnership with us Southern Comm and establish a pipeline for veteran applicants and to organize veteran application workshops to support the transition of veterans into civilian roles within the city of D further director in the public affairs Department to launch a social media marketing campaign to raise awareness and Veteran resources providing for
implementation incorporation of recital and an effective date all right thank you very much councilman Beno this is also your item thank you mayor following different discussions to uh not only with our city manager's office and I know that uh HR got
involved as well so thank you m Jose and thank you to our city manager Deputy city manager Loreno as well everybody that got involved and Fernando obviously right uh I really want to because this is something that having after having
discussion with actually want to than Mr Peter Spinosa that is here and I'm going to ask you to actually say a few words as well if you don't mind um as you know the city of D has longstanding historical connection to Veterans being
the home of the US sou command and a growing population of former service members who choose to make Dalal their permanent home while Dalal has consistently encourage the employment of veterans he has come to my attention that there is a need for more robust
support especially when we're talking about helping veterans navigate the application process and this is something that we had the conversation with again with dministration and HR and therefore what I'm proposing is a partnership with the US sou command to
create a direct P line for veterans applicants offering support in translating military experience into civilian job qualifications uh I also suggesting that the HR department host a veterans
application Workshop to provide veterans with the tools and guidance needed for successful applications this Workshop certainly will help the structure uh will help them to structure resumes and applications ensuring that veterans are prepared for the civilian
Workforce again I know it's a teamwork effort that we have been doing here but I especially want to thanks Mr Peter Spinosa because as a veteran and thank you for your service as well uh you have been the one that brought this to my attention so I really want to thank you
thank you thank you councilman Pino um my name is Peter Espinosa um 9837 kot Boulevard throughout Florida 33178 good morning Madame mayor vice mayor members of council city manager
deputy manager city manager City attorney and Madame clerk I'm going to talk this morning on a resolution this item d25 6057 veterans application Workshop having been a veteran and a resident of D since
1994 you may you may know me as an organizer of monthly veterans breakfast club where veterans gather and bond and connect at the end of each month in Dural this morning with the dedication and the support of councilman Pino we're
introducing a vital resolution called Veterans application Workshop this program is designed to aim Aid veterans to their transition from military to civilian life granting them access to City resources and opportunities within
our community as a veteran myself I understand the challenges transitioning from military to civilian life and the importance of providing support during this period I appreciate the Mayors and the
council members for all their support and guidance to our military Community presenting this resolution today demonstrate city of dur commitment to Leading The Way and supporting our community which includes Southern
command and a significant number of veterans and active duty Personnel in our city by by increasing awareness and providing support we aim to make a positive impact in the lives of our veterans who are deeply thankful for
these efforts I hope for your Collective endorsement lastly I would like to thank this morning for all the veterans that are here supporting this item and I can't forget dado PD dado Police Department chief Lopez for everything
they do and the support they give our us our veterans airborne and thank you thank you Peter great job so what I'm what I'm asking uh the council is three things
recommendations one is establishing a partnership with us sou command two organizing the Vance application Workshop to assist veterans MH and three launching a social media marketing campaign led by the administration
to raise awareness of the resources available to Veterans including a promotional video and maybe some type of interactive social media post as well wonderful any other questions from the council y vice mayor yeah thank you
again councilman Pino for bringing this item I think it's a great initiative Mr Espinosa thank you for your service as well as all the veterans that are in here and I'm supportive of it of all three recommendations and I'll make a motion motion to approve by vice mayor boras is there a second second and I do
have a comment second by councilwoman Roso councilwoman Roso you have the floor thank you through the mayor again thank you council member uh Pino for offering this item the military community in our city is very important
during the course of my campaign I met with several of them and I'm really glad to see agenda items that are representative of our community so so it's one thing to listen and the second part of what our job is is to act so thank you I'm 100% supportive and I look
forward to doing more for our military Community Mr Espinosa thank you for your service and again to all the other veterans that we have here in the audience thank you for your love dedication and your sacrifice to our country thank you thank you anyone
else okay I just want to say thank you as well to our veteran community that are that are here to uh Peter Spinosa thank than you for your commitment also to the veteran Community with the breakfast you've really taken on that role to kind of highlight and um and
improve the quality of life of veterans in our community and thank you for allowing us to be a part of that along with Bill Watts I know you guys work very well together so thank you thank you councilman Beno for leading this initiative I think it's wonderful we have southcom in our city so it's a great place to start to see that
transition when it's applicable um to go into civilian life and they're a great asset to our our community um and I think it's a a wonderful way to repay a debt that we'll never be able to repay to our veterans so thank you once again I think this is a great um a great initiative and a great way to show our
support to veterans in the city of D so great job everyone wonderful thank you thank you all right we have a motion in a second can you motion to motion to approvement by vice mayor por seconded by councilwoman Roso vice mayor poras yes councilman Roso yes Council P FR yes
motion passes all right thank you very much we move on to next item next item item e a resolution of the mayor and the city council of city of Florida directing and authorizing Council woman Roso to work with the city manager's office to propose improvements to the silver Club registration and event access policies to prioritize throughout residents providing direction to the city manager and City attorney
implementation incorporation of recital and an effective date okay Council marinos this is your item thank you mayor keeping continuing with our theme of bringing up items that directly affect our community I am super happy to
bring this item I want to recognize our seniors that are in the club of the silver club that are in our audience thank you guys for coming um this item is brought forward
because I have listened I want to make sure that the time that I have in this office is here to help solve uh problems and bring solutions that are going to add to our quality of life and I for one
do not think there is any room to have our seniors be in any type of waiting list or uh have secondary prioritization uh to others that are outside of our community um so this item
is representative of that we want to bring more opportunities to our silver club we want to have more activities for them we want them to be happy uh within their club and I hope to count on the support of my other council members to be able to do this for them thank you
any comments I I do have one suggestion that I'd just like to add if um and when we read Bingo the other day last year we had a listening session with the silver club and it was very successful and I know they all want to do it again so if
you can incorporate that into some one of the items or something that we're going to do I'd love to see that happen again cuz I think it was very fruitful um a lot of great recommendations came out of it we all got to participate and the silver Club loved it so the other day when we were there they asked for it
again and so I I love that you're taking leadership on this if we can do that again and you can organize it that would be great absolutely through the mayor I think that is um an amendment that I'm willing to make for this agenda item and I think that it's beneficial to our community awesome thank you thank you very much okay we need a motion oh
Council just a quick comment I want to thanks councilwoman reela for bringing these forward as well since I think since we got elected the silver Club program has been getting better and better and they recognize that too so I want to thanks the members of of the
silver club that are here today and now with the opening of D Central Park it's going to get even better so I think it's the right time to address this matter as well so when I think uh Council reos for moving this forward and I place the
motion to to approve motion to approve by Council Meo s second by vice mayor poras Madam clerk please call the role motion to approve as amended to add a listening session with the seniors made by coun second Vice May poras counc P yes vice mayor poras council maroso yes
mayor frag yes motion passes kir item next item item F discussion parks and police for kids Foundation appointment uh Council Maro so this is your item thank you mayor uh [Music] through careful consideration and ALS so
um there was a change to this agenda item the person that I had originally selected has a conflict of interest I do have a new name if the council can approve me presenting this new person this new appointee during this meeting I
would appreciate it yeah do you have the name yes I do hold on let me get it for you the name of my appointee is Bradley Ashton just to make sure they meet all the qualifications Liv and d and everything yes yes yes okay perfect
motion to approve motion to approve by Council Pino second second by Vice May poras mam clerk please call motion to approve the amended um applicant as stated Ry Ashton made by seconded by vice mayor poras council yes vice mayor poras council maroso yes mayor FR yes
motion passes okay next item item g a resolution of the mayor and the city council of the city of Florida proving a special of impairment and use of the city logo requested by Osco toost Doon at trails and tales Park located at 11645 Northwest 50th Street Dr Florida 33166 on May 18 2025 from 7:30 a.m. to
9:30 a.m. providing for implementation incorporation of recitals and an effective date okay I think uh planning and zoning yes mayor um Planning and Zoning acting director Michelle good afternoon mayor and
Council for today's presentation our acting assistant director G modimo is going to handle the presentations but I'll be here for for any questions or information that you may need as backup thank you thank you Michelle welcome G good
morning Madame mayor vice mayor May uh council members um city manager assistant city manager city clerk City attorney um the first event we have is uh dado dogon uh the applicant Eduardo Orosco is
requesting um a special event permit for a doggy 5K event at 100 uh one 11645 Northwest 50th Street at taals and Trails Park on May 18th 2025 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30
a.m. um the event goals is to bring a pet friendly sport activity to the dado Community a fun and healthy opportunity for dogs and their owners to interact providing Spectators with an entertaining um occasion and uh they're going to have a DJ for entertainment
[Music] um we ask uh the council to um approve uh this request thank you g Mo all right we need a motion to approve unless anybody has any questions for the applicant I think it was pretty straightforward motion motion to approve
by vice mayor poras thank you second by councilman Pino Madame clerk motion to approve May by vice mayor poras second made by councilman P Vias yes Council yes Council yes yes motion passes all right thank you very very much great
job all right Madam clerk the two items that were pulled yes ma'am item 6h a resolution of the May on the city council of city of D Ford approving an extended hours permit for Altech America LLC located at 1200 Northwest 88th Avenue Unit 112 pursu to chapter 34 alcoholic beverages of the city's code of ordinances providing for
implementation incorporation of recitals and an effective date this was pulled by mayor FR thank you um Mr City attorney just for clarity can we take both items up at the same time my comments really have to do with both or we have to take just votes uh you have to take two separate votes but if the comments are gerine to both of them you can take them
off at the same time we'll talk about this one and then read the other one into the record real quick I I pull this only because I have a serious concern with the um with the code amendment that was made um and The Way It Was Written I think it's uh not very clear clear I think that there's a lot of
discrepancies it's duplicative um and I also don't agree with necessarily allowing businesses to be open till 3:30 in the morning in our city and selling alcohol to 2:30 nevertheless I am going to be supportive of moving this forward while we work on bringing back this item
I have talked to Planning and Zoning about it um and so we I will be recommending that we come back with changes um to adhere to a more am meatable policy that I think uh strives for uh what this community represents in
the family oriented uh area that we are and I think I've heard from several residents um that have concerns with the way these licenses operate so I think that there is a way to strike a balance um and I just don't think that the code was written uh in the best way possible
to represent our city so therefore um I will be working with them to make sure we come back with a couple code amendments um in the very near future in the meantime um I know that these businesses have a um expectation that they can apply for this and be granted
it um and so you know I'm going to be supportive in the meantime but I do think that this is something we need to fix in our city so I just wanted to put that on the record before we move forward on voting for this motion to approve motion to approve by councilman Pino second second by
Council Roso Madam clerk please call a roll motion to approve May by Council P second byoun Roso Council Pino yes councilman Roso yes may Bas yes may frag yes motion passes all right can you read the next one into the record quickly yes mayor item I a resolution the mayor of the city council of city of Florida approving an extended hours permit for
Champions Florida LLC located at 1360 Northwest 88th Avenue pursue to chapter 34 alcoholic beverages of the city's code of ordinances providing for implementation Inc corporational recital and an effective date this was pulled by mayor FR all right I want to incorporate my same comments into this item motion to approve motion to approve by
councilwoman Pino second second by Council Mar noo Madam cler please call rooll motion to approve May by counc second by Council Council yes Council moso yes may may FR yes motion passes okay we've exhausted our discussion items and we will now go into the
mayor's report mayor's report thank you thank you madam clerk all right so very quickly just for the mayor's report for the month of February I want to remind everyone that next Tuesday February 18th um the BCC the um Board of County
Commissioners will be taking up the item about the incinerator once again the city is going to be providing buses uh to transport people who need Transportation they will be departing the city at 7: a.m. sharp to be able to arrive at the BCC Stephan P Clark building um with plenty of time as it is
a first coming first serve and we know and we've seen in previous meetings that um there is uh another city that that comes and tries to fill up the chambers so that we can't have space to get in so it's important that we're there early there's also Transportation through the um Metro Rail I know many have taken
that um and of course you have the ability to to go in your own vehicle the meeting starts at 9:00 a.m. there's a couple of different items that will be on the agenda um one sponsored by our commissioner to exclude deral medley and 58th Street from future potential sites
for an incinerator um and then there's another item on the agenda from what I've seen I'm not sure if anything else uh has been amended but uh chairman Anthony Rodriguez has incorporated an item that basically asks the county mayor to um continue to study the
possibilities of a waste to energy facility what that would look like and where that would go um so it's an additional extensive report um and I'm assuming that the mayor will also be giving her continued recommendations to rail uh rail the waste so I think it's important
for our our community to continue to stay engaged to participate and to um be present to show our united front um I know I will be there and I'm sure many of our other uh electeds will be there and so we invite the community to join us we also have T-shirts that we've made
um we have T-shirts that we had given previously and we have T-shirts that we are now making and I will also be doing a very strong social media campaign to make sure that our community is informed and engaged so for those of you that are here today please take this opportunity to share this with your neighbors and friends if you have the opportunity to
go please go if you can't go write an email and just let those County Commissioners know that D is not the place to put uh a new waste to energy facility not in our backyard we will not allow it so um I just wanted to remind everybody about that uh additionally
President's Day is Monday the 17th uh Government Center will be closed um and that's pretty much it um again I wanted to congratulate uh Finance for their recent recognition I know that the the city manager is going to make those recognitions so I won't
take her Thunder um and then I wanted to also wish my chief of staff a happy birthday she just celebrated her birthday on February 5th so happy birthday marong and also happy birthday to our public affairs director Maggie Foster who is I believe ready to have a baby in the next two days so we
congratulate her as well in the new addition um that's it for my mayor's report thank you all very much we'll move into Council comments Council comments I have a comment yes Council woman Ros so you have the floor through the mayor well a lot of things were
already discussed during this meeting I think that is excellent to report uh second I want to congratulate our Police Department on their aggressive driving unit I think it's a great addition to the protections that we're trying to afford our community and the educational
component of of informing our residents and those visiting how we conduct ourselves in the city of Dural um I want to wish all of you a happy Valentine's Day oh that's right Friendship Day and
um I'm glad too that we have voiced the situation that is happening with our Venezuelan community and um my office will always be a supportive of things that enhance our community and uh fight for the protections of those that need
it the most so I hope everybody enjoys their rest of the month of February and thank you so much for giving me this opportunity to represent all of you here at the city of deral and small note too I want to thank all those who have come
to our council meeting I think Community engagement is super important I would love to see more and more people come and attend and be involved with the things that are discussed uh use your social media platforms to share the things that we are talking about about reach out to us with further additional
comments that you would like to see um in your city happening so thank you again God bless thank you very much councilwoman councilwoman Beno thank you mayor I also want to wish
everyone happy Valentine's Day on Friday and and thank you for being here not only to our resids our veterans community thank you for your service uh I want to take this opportunity to all also thanks our Administration parks department police department we had a
great campaign on the Stars event last week uh it was it was pretty amazing to see over 600 600 600 T first time that we have so many tents in uh in our
campign on the Stars event so I want to thanks everyone that was involved over 3,000 people if I'm not mistaken so it was uh it was nice first camping on the stars at Central Park so next year it's going to be even better
and I I want to ask my colleagues to actually consider spending the night next year I did it already once okay so it's a challenge I met my quot we'll make that challenge uh but I'm sure we can do it we can do it next year okay we're going
to do it next year including the city manager is going to do it next year so so I want to really uh thank you everyone that was involved because it was a very very nice well organized event uh I also want to thanks the this
opportunity to thanks our Police Department for launching the aggressive driving unit which I think is pretty cool and people were asking for that so now you know if you drive in the rail or through
the rail be careful because you can get a ticket if you're not doing what you're supposed to will be doing right so I want to thank our chief our Police Department for taking care of that and lastly as Council woman R also mentioned
uh I really W to uh take the chance to once again REM to remind everyone that is here that when we're dealing with one specific Community matter or issue we all get involved regardless of
nationality or party lines yeah so we're going to be here for you guys we're going to work continue to work uh to work in this together to make sure that something reasonable and something that is permanent can take place for in this
occasion for our Venezuelan community so I want to thanks everyone that is here today and that's it thank you mayor thank you councilman the mayor yes vice mayor P I want to reiterate what my colleagues have said thank you all for the great work um I want to wish
everyone a Happy valent and say I want to wish my husband a happy birthday who had a birthday on the 6th and also a happy anniversary since it's our eth wedding anniversary on the 18th of this month as well so we'll be celebrating a lot this month and I want to thank all
of you guys for being here and actively participating as well thank you all right thank you vice mayor so I do want to clarify the record you were correct um the BCC meeting is the 19th since the 17th is a holiday they are moved it from Tuesday to Wednesday so we'll clear
we'll make sure update public affairs um so just mark your calendars the BCC meeting on the incinerator is Wednesday the 19th 900 a.m. is the start of the meeting so we'll make sure to update the information that's coming out from
public affairs thank you very much all right happy Valentine's Day everyone city manager your report city manager report thank you mayor um well um I want to reiterate most of the things that you guys have said um
which I had I I do want to do a special shout out in resp and respect to Camping under the stars I want to thank the parks department and also our Police Department um uh for coming out uh especially with the aggressive driving unit and some of the members that came
out and made sure that we had a safe event for everyone to enjoy so I want to do that I want to remind everyone that um miso at the park will take place on Saturday for February 22nd uh 4:30 to 6:30 it'll be at Dalal
Central Park uh in the amphitheater so bring your blankets picnic baskets and family to enjoy um an afternoon of the beautiful sounds of the Miami Symphony Orchestra um led by uh its conductor Edo matur um there is that is it's a free
event and there's no registration required um also wanted to remind everyone that today we have an e-waist recycling event going on down stairs it started at 10:00 it'll be going on through 2:00 this is part of uh the city's ongoing commitment to Greener and
cleaner city um and uh we're carrying it out um so if by 2:00 we offer residents and businesses a chance to responsibly dispose of old and unused Electronics downstairs um I also want to do a small shout out to the finance department team
for obtaining their certificate of recognition from digital Assurance for their bond disclosure reporting excellent work on that and I want to thank the IT department eileene and Carlos who are here for our new Podium
thank you so very much um and that's all I have thank you madam city manager city attorney's report thank you madam mayor um I have to ask for two executive sessions uh going forward uh one is uh matter 2020
0433 ca01 and another one is uh matter uh city of der all versus P thank you perfect I think there was an email with times right yes yes and that one is with regards to two other issues these are two oh the two additional issue okay issues thank you awesome
thank you very much Madam city clerk any items for you no mayor all right that exhausts our morning agenda I need a motion to recess motion to Recess by uh councilman Beno second second by Council Ros all in
favor say hi hi all right the meeting is recessed till 5:30 for protocol and 6:00 p.m. for our evening session thank you for joining us [Applause] [Music] Part: 2
the broadcast is now starting all attendees are in listen only mode good evening everyone we're now calling this meeting to order this is our evening session for the February 12th council meeting the time is now 6:14 p.m. Madame clerk please
call the roll Council Roso present councilman Rafael Pino present councilwoman digna Cal is absent vice mayor Marin poras here mayor Chris Fraga present may you have thank you very much um Mr City attorney do we need to take another uh another vote on the
absence of council or the one from this morning stance the one from this morning stance okay thank you very much please rise for the plge of Allegiance led by vice mayor b i plge Ali to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God
indivisible with liy and justice for okay agenda order of business I do believe one item was deferred this morning for this evening's agenda yes ma'am that will be item uh 20a was deferred to a date certain of April 9th by the applicant okay thank you very
much and is there any other additions or deletions to this agenda being none all right we will move on to the public comments the public comments portion of this meeting is now open if you would like to speak on any item on this agenda or anything to remain to this Council now is your reasonable opportunity you have 3
minutes to speak in a respectful manner towards this Council please state your name and address for the record when you appre approach the podium I do have two common cards which I will go ahead and start with I have Mr Vicente pamo good evening sorry about the phone
mistake there no uh be S Thea with residents at 4455 Northwest in second place um good evening uh Madame mayor and members of the council has been quite a while since the last time I appeared before
you um during the last couple of months I've seen how former Council persons and current Council uh members have been cozying up to the Trump
family uh little did you know little did you expect that they were going to become a very big headache for you and a source of great
fear amongst not only the residents of D Al Venezuelans but also our brothers nicaraguans and Haans um it amazed me when
I saw one of the Trump uh family members here a couple weeks ago and then afterwards also in the uh press advocating for the removal of the incinerator great but they've been here for 10 and
12 years I've been residing in this city for 34 and I don't recall them ever complaining about the incineration at least not before the council could be just a coincidence but
discussing it uh couple days ago with one of you we all of a sudden said well very interesting all this took place precisely during the
time that the uh permit for the condos were coming up the letters to um theard and Salazar and so forth I read them guys they can't do anything they're not the boss very nice looks
good but unfortunately it's too late unless it's reversed our brothers are going to find themselves in dire situation thank you thank you Mr H all
right we have um Adriana Rubio good evening my name is Arana ruo natal I'm a resident at 7825 Northwest 107th Avenue um first and foremost I want to thank everyone here and the City of the raw for intervening in a complex problem
which is the Midtown um residents and the century building uh by a way of brief background back in 2021 we had a hearing here where the amendment to the Midtown Dural PUD was discussed at
minute 35 the representative of the developer the applicant stated that the clubhouse would be the first construction and clearly indicated that it would be exclusively for the residents and owners at minute 15 50 a
resident VC intervene to highlight the consequences of the miscalculations in parking spaces and other issues at minute 58 the developers representative reconfirmed that the clubhouse would be
exclusively for owners and residents and mention plans to provide a bus service to transport transport residents between the buildings at minute 1:32 the mayor at that time reaffirmed that the clubhous would be for the exclusive use
of owners and residents at the time of of that hearing in 2021 the clubh house had already been delayed for approxim approximately 5 years it was finally open in April of 2024 almost 9 years later and when it
was open it only had a gym not withstanding this the residents or the unit owners were charged an additional $120 per month which only included the use of the gym because as we see here
today the pool and remaining areas are yet to be seen additionally a 3% annual inflation adjustment is applied to or all owners regardless of whether inflation exists it's truly appalling
how the owners have been treated this was to be a three- phases building with one phas being office now it's a six faes building with one commun Rental Community now is what's even more concerning is we pay
$120 for this Clubhouse if we fail to pay this a lean is going to be imposing our units and now the discussions that this Clubhouse is going to be open to the public is very concerning to all unit owners extra parking spaces were
promised 134 nonexist we still have to share the visitor parking with all the uh the the businesses open below if this Clubhouse were to be open
for the public we would have approximately a 500 deficit of parking spaces we strongly oppose this proposition I'm going to give you 20 seconds more okay yes I think in
addition to this the five seconds is the clubhouse is already making a two M approximately 2 million Revenue with the homeowners paying for this Clubhouse there's no need to open this for the public thank
you all right is there anyone else for public comments at this time I have no more comment cards no more public comments okay public comments will now close Madam cler like the rec reflect no one else has chosen to speak at this time and we'll move on to the first reading items first reading item 20 b
ordinance number 20251 fiscal year 2425 second budget amendment an ordinance for the mayor of the city council of City D fora providing for an amendment increasing the general fund budget for fiscal year 2425 as reviewed modified and approved by the city council at the meetings held on February 12th or March 12th providing for transmittal by the
city clerk implementation incorporation of recital cability conflicts and an effective date all right U Madam city manager Finance so yes good evening mayor um our finance director Salange Perez is going to um do the this item
thank you good evening mayor and City Council Members Madame clerk Madame city manager and City attorney the fiscal year 2024 2025 proposed budget amendment is needed to fund the settlement agreement and
land acquisition from Dalal 10 LLC as approved by Council via resolution 25-37 for this fiscal year 2025 budget a detailed summary of the line items amended is provided in exhibit a the
change in the fiscal year 2025 general fund budget has a 21 million net increase on expenditures and the increase will be funded with an inuse of fund balance SL reserves we respectfully request that
the mayor and City Council Members authorize an approve the amendment to the general fund budget for sore year 2025 thank you thank you very much so I'm going to go ahead and open up public comments for this item public comments is now open
for 25- 6052 anyone that would like to speak on this item this item alone please approach the podium being none public comments is now closed Madam clerk like the record reflect no one has chosen to speak at this time and I will need a motion for
approval MO motion motion to approve by councilman Pino second second by councilwoman Roso Madam clerk if there's no more questions please call the rule motion to approve ordinance number 20251 on first reading by Council second by Council Council yes
Council yes Vice Mayas yes may FR yes motion passes all right thank you very much we move on to the next item item C ordinance number 20251 amending section 2- 385b an ordinance to the mayor and the city council of the city of D Florida aming article 7 code of in Chapter 2 administration of the city's
code of ordinances by amending section 2- 385 improper influence by many of family members providing for incorporation recitals inter incorporation into the code severability conflicts and an effective date all right I'm going to go ahead and open up public comments for this item as well public comments is now open for item 25-
6056 being no public comments it is now closed Madam clerk like the rec reflect no one has chosen to speak at this time Mr City attorney thank you Madame mayor uh this item is U what it does is it removes a section that was added to the code uh back in
2022 uh that creates uh restrictions on uh transactions that members of the mayor city council Charter officer or legislative AIDS or Departments of any uh department heads of any Department in of the city uh can have with the city and these transactions could include uh
requesting uh permits uh paying fees so on and so forth um Mi County uh section 2-1 11.1 which is commonly known as the uh code of ethics already provides for restrictions on what kind of activities
uh family members Commissioners uh and these restrictions do in or to the city of Dural and other municipalities in Miami day County uh and these provide for restrictions to avoid uh any impropriety uh any abuse of power uh that can exist uh this particular
provision that we have is ex expansive and really kind of frustrates uh normal uh family members perhaps of of many of us that uh want to do something as a pull a simple permit from from doing so uh so therefore it's my suggestion that that be removed and instead uh be placed
at all uh persons that uh are members or officers of the city or Commissioners or council members uh have to abide by section 2-11 .1 uh which already provides for conflict of interest uh in these type of transactions okay thank you very much any questions for the City
attorney I have a comment mayor yes uh vice mayor porus so I I have a bit of a concern with this um proposed change I think it's I think it's bad public policy to remove a Prohibition on
allowing family members of the city council the charter officials the manager our legislative AIDS from doing business with the city I mean I don't think we're in a position to enrich ourselves you know from the council or
enrich our family members I think that um it could really open the door to potential corruption I'm not saying you know that's happening or it's going to happen but it that's that's my fear that it's going to open the door to corruption and I think that this
proposal coupled with the other items that we' well that we've passed in the we passed in the past and also the next item that's coming up to raise the city managers spending Authority coupled together is is a real
concern because if we race the manager spending Authority you know it's not going to come to councel so how would we know about these contracts outside of doing a public records request but then we changed the rules for the public records request so that council members would
have to pay for public record so I think it's really going to complicate our authority to really review contracts to also you know promote transparency and so I just want to put it on the record that those
are the reasons I'm not going to be supportive of this and you know I I think the residents should know that this is really in my opinion bad public policy thank you any other comments or questions I do have a question for the
City attorney Mr City attorney removing this section of the code and rolling back to the ethics code which is what would govern here um for Miami Dade County would this allow members or family members of council to have contracts for the city no it does not
would this allow us to do business with the city no okay so to my understanding the only restriction that this code provided was for the processing of any type of permits so basically if someone's family member lives in the city they would have to or be required
to hire a contractor to come and process a permit because they themselves would not be able to process a permit if they're a family member of anybody working in the city of D that is correct creating an undue burden on that family member so this code when written was a stretch to my understanding which is why
we're reverting back to the Miami dat County ethics code correct correct also the Miami dat County Code of Ethics is pretty prescriptive it's very detailed as to you know what are the types of transactions who are those immediate family members and provides those definition this section of our code is
is not as uh prescriptive it kind of leaves it open and therefore it it really provides more restrictions than it really unnecessary right and does this change affect the next item we'll be talking about giving us an additional um Authority that we that we we didn't
have before no these items are completely unrelated okay just wanted to make sure because I don't want to have a misperception to the public about what we're doing here all right um if there's no other questions then we'll go ahead and call the rooll I need a motion oh I need a motion moot motion to approve by
councilwoman Beno second by councilwoman Roso Madame clerk please call the rooll motion to approve ordinance number 20251 on first reading made by Council second by Council maroso Council yes Council maroso yes no mayor FR yes motion passes
all right we move on to item D item D ordinance number 20252 amending purchasing and procurement code and ordinance of the mayor of the city council of the city of D of Florida amending Article 5 purchasing and procurement found in chapter 2 administ of the city's Court of ordinances by amending sections 2318 and 2323
providing for incorporation of recital incorporation to the code cability conflicts and an effective date all right thank you very much I believe that uh our our city manager was going to present this item with Mr casamayor however I will open up to public
comments first on this item opening up for public hearing on item 25-60 60 anyone who would like to speak on this item please approach the podium at this time being none we will now close public comments for 25-60 60 Madam cler
director of lean has chosen to speak at this time Mr Kasam the floor is yours good evening Madame mayor council members Fernando gayor assistant city manager CFO um as you recall last year the manager's Authority was increased to 30,000 um originally the request was for
50,000 it was amended to 30 and uh we were asked to uh provide for three bids for anything over 10,000 during the past year we've you know certainly tried to to do those it's become very cumbersome for us 30,000 is
still a limit that is pretty low compared to other Municipal governments in the area there's a table included in the memo that shows different municipalities that have uh spending authorities of at least 50,000 some over 100 um the three bids for those over
10,000 become very very cumbersome and uh the intent certainly is to uh you know put I understand the intent is to get additional local vendors to participate and it actually has kind of had the opposite effect where local
vendors didn't want to you know go through the combersome bid process which is some reason why particular small businesses in the Dural area don't do business with us is because we do have a cumbersome procurement process every government has a cumbersome procurement process and you know we believe that if
we um if you do approve this and give the manager The Authority 50,000 and eliminate the three bids it will assist us with getting local vendors it'll help us with things that are routine like groceries or catering which you know once you get past $10,000 now we're
requiring additional bids it's very difficult for instance if we're going to buy something from Publix for a public meeting to get three bids from additional grow Grocers um those are the reasons why we're asking for this we will continue to report on all the purchases that we make and all the
contracts that we enter into even those that are under the manager's Authority in our monthly reports from procurement so thank you Mr casot any questions from the council I have some comments okay M portas so I'm going to reiterate my
comments and again I think that we're opening the door to really removing trans Arcy and you know I understand why we would want to raise that purchasing power and I'm not saying that there's any corruption that's going to happen but I really do
think that we need some sort of way to check these contracts that are up to $50,000 or at least you know some sort of notification about where they're going since if we raise this we're not going to be able to hear it at the city
council level that's just my you know personal concerns with currently raising this and that's why I'm going to be opposed to it okay thank you very much any other comments or questions I do yes Council Marin noo to the
mayor question yes compared to other municipalities where would this increase put us in so if you look at the table that's attached [Music] um for instance Coral Gables has a
$100,000 purchasing Authority for the manager Miami Beach has a $100,000 purchasing Authority that's not in the table I found that later City of Miami has $100,000 purchasing Authority Homestead has 50,000 Pine Crest has 50,000 Aventura has 50,000 Miami Gardens
Sunny Isles and North Miami Beach are all at 50,000 so that should answer your question so there are no other municipalities that are at the $330,000 range there are some that are smaller much smaller than Durell um I didn't you know look at elport Toler biscane Park
those you know I looked at municipalities that are similar to the city of Durell okay in size and dollar thank you so much thank you councilwoman any other questions yes councilwoman Beno thank you mayor uh as I expressed to the city manager during our meeting I
was in favor of this last year uh for me it's Common Sense more than anything else and uh the matter the the fact that we actually voted for selected a new city manager listen 60 days ago uh
certainly I trust in your judgment as a city manager and I know that we're going to keep things uh transparent and and if we if I have any questions about any of the agreements I know that I can reach out and and make that request so U I
think that we don't we don't have to get behind other cities if we want to continue to be the city that we keep preaching that we are and that we are uh but looking into the future of the I think that we're making the the right steps so I place a motion to approve
motion to approve by councilwoman Beno second second by councilwoman Roso um I'll reiterate my comments as well I think this is about efficiency um I was going to read out the names of the of the cities of comparable size that also
are at this limit which I think is for that purpose is for efficiency sake um all of our documents are extremely transparent and available as a matter of fact every agenda has a finance report attached which shows all payments made out um contracts uh so I think that as
far as transparency goes we have every tool mechanism available I have full confidence as well in our Administration and we have the right at all times to question and bring up um any payments or or contracts that have been approved this does not um eliminate contracts
coming before us rather it gives the manager uh authority of to this amount to make sure that we continue to provide services um anything above that then absolutely comes here and still those contracts are available to the public
correct yes okay all right Madam clerk please call a rooll motion to approve ordinance number 20252 on first reading by Council yes Council yes may no May yes motion passes all right we'll move on to Second readings second readings item e
ordinance number 20255 amending section 80- 258 scrier error an ordinance of the mayor of the city council of the city of raal Florida approving sl9 a text Amendment to the city's Land Development code by amending chapter 80 signed regulations in section 80- 258 2B in order to correct correct a scrier error
providing for Corporation into the code severability conflicts and an effective date this was approved on first reading on January 15th thank you madam clerk I'm opening up public comments now for item 25-64 anyone who would like to speak on this item please approach the podium at
this time being none public comments is now closed and if there's no additional comments I need a motion for approve motion motion to approve by councilwoman padoo second second by councilwoman Roso if there's no more comments Madam clerk please call the rooll motion to approve ordinance
number 20255 on second reading by counc second by Council yes councilwoman Roso yes mayor Bas yes mayor Fraga yes motion passes all right we move on to the next item please next item item f ordinance number 20257 amending article 3 boards committees and commissions an ordinance
of the mayor and the city council city of Florida amending article three boards committees and commissions and chapter 2 administration of the city's code of ordinances establishing confirming and consolidating advisory boards revising procedures for selecting Al alternate members providing for implementation incorporation into the code severability conflicts and an effective date this was approved on first reading on January
15th okay opening up public comments for item 25- 6014 anyone would like to speak please approach the podium at this time being none public comments is now closed um members of the council uh we bring this
item before you today in an effort to consolidate um some of our boards that seem to have duplicative roles also this is quite a bit of work for staff um and so what we've done is to in an effort to be more efficient and give these boards
real meaning and um you know really just be considered time that the volunteers are giving and give them directive on um tasks we've Consolidated a few of the boards I can go over the consolidations it was all attached in the memo as well
as in the ordinance but if anybody has any questions about those consolidations I'm happy to resp to answer them at this time um along with this item I would request that we open up the board um applications and give
ourselves till April till April to um bring back our nominations for each of the board as you know the charter did have an amendment to it where each member of the council uh appoints a member of the board um we did add a sixth member which is an alternate member because we were having Quorum
issues so I will be providing two names um but each of you will have an opportunity to provide a name to the boards that will now exist so if there's any questions if not I'll take a motion motion to approve motion to approve by councilman Beno second second by councilwoman Roso if there are no
questions Madam clerk motion to approve ordinance number 20257 on second reading yes Council Roso yes vice mayor Bas yes mayor FR yes motion passes okay move on to the next item the next item is item G ordinance number 20258
establishing the office of the Inspector General and ordinance of the mayor of the city council of the city of Florida amending chapter 2 Administration assigning and renaming division 2 Office of the Inspector General providing for implementation incorporation into the code Incorporation recyc cability conflict and an effective date this was approved on first reading on January 15th okay we're opening up public
comments for this item item 25- 6023 public comments is now open anyone who would like to speak please approach the podium being none public comments is now closed Madam clerk let the rec reflect no one has chosen to speak at this time this is the second reading Mr City attorney do you have any additional
comments I do not the item is uh pretty much identical to the one that you saw uh during our our meeting in um January uh and uh right now if you pass it the the next item will be for you to make uh your appointments so that uh this committee can get uh to doing its
work okay if there's no additional comments uh we will take a motion to approve motion to approve motion to approve by councilman Pino second second by councilman Roso Madame clerk motion to approve ordinance number 20258 on second reading May by Council P
second by Council Council P yes Council yes p yes mayor Fraga yes motion passes okay we have item H item h a resolution of the mayor in the city council of city of Florida appointing a search committee for the selection of An Inspector General pursuing to section 2.07 of the city's Charter and division 5 article
three of the city's code of ordinances providing for the selection committee with a time frame providing for authorization implementation incorporation of resital and an effective date okay thank you Madame city clerk this does not need public hearing this is basically an item that uh appoints the members to The Selection
committee for the Inspector General I believe each of us provided a name we need a motion to approve if there's no questions motion to approve motion to approve by councilman Beno second second by Council maroso Madame clerk please call the role motion to approve made by Council Peno second by Council maroso
Council Pino yes Council maroso yes Vice Mayas May FR yes motion passes all right Madam clerk you'll be reaching out to the members of the committee yes to schedule a meeting shortly because I do have a time frame so yes perfect thank you very much item I ordinance number
20259 creating key to the city Proclamation and certificate policy an ordinance of the m city council of city of Florida amending chapter 2 Administration assigning and renaming division 2 key to the city Proclamation certificates policy and procedures providing for implementation providing for incorporation into the code incorporation of recital providing for a
repealer severability and providing for an effective date this was approved on first hearing on January 15th thank you madam clerk we're opening up public comments for item 25- 6024 anyone who would like to speak on this item please approach the podium at this time being none
public comments is now closed Madam cler F has chosen to speak at this time I believe this is the second hearing I'm second uh hearing for this item Mr City attorney I do believe there was one change uh yes madame mayor uh there is one change on Section 2- 53
proclamations um it should read uh as you're going down one two well it just said all approved proclamations are to reflect the current mayor and should the mayor not be available to present the proclamation then the vice mayor in the absence of of the vice mayor then the mayor May select a council member uh
this section will be exactly the same as section A of key to the city that was a scribers error uh and that would be the the one correction all right thank you very much any questions on item on this item I have some comments mayor vice mayor
portas so my question concerns the certificates of recognition and there's no language in this section on who presents the certificates so either we get clarification on that and this is
something that I spoke to the attorney about I was under the impression that the requesting council member would present the certificate along with the mayor but it doesn't seem like that's the case because I requested certificates and I was told I wasn't
going to present them so I think we either need language in here clarifying who's going to present the certificates or I'm going to ask that we change the language
and abide by section 2.02 of the charter all right thank you for your comments any other comments any other comments being none all right we need a motion to approve as is motion to approve motion to approve by councilman bino second second by
Council maroso mam please call motion to approve ordinance number 20259 on second reading byc by yes yes no May yes pass all right I think the City attorney did provide a
legal opinion to the councilwoman on the item that was just asked this exhausts our agenda for the day if no one has any other comments we wish you all a very happy Valentine's Day and we will see you all back here in our council meeting for March I need a motion to adjourn motion to adjourn to adourn by Council
Pino second by Council maros fa say hi hi this meeting is adjourned thank you very much God bless you all