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Alex J. Fernandez, Tanya K. bot. David Suarez, Joseph Magazine, city manager Eric Carpenter, City Attorney Ricardo J. Doiko, City Clerk Raphael E. Granado. As a courtesy to everyone present,
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speak into the microphone as this meeting is being recorded for public record. Please stand by. We are going on air in 5 4 3 2 1. >> Thank you everybody to our audience uh
those here in attendance. I guess uh we have our commission meeting. This is statemandated. Um, apologies for those that wanted uh a big fulfillment out of their evening and something to do all evening. This will be short and quick and to the point. This is rather an
administrative type thing. I'm going to kick it over to our city attorney Rick and then we're going to do Sutnik and uh hopefully we're going to be wrapping up in the next few minutes. >> Sure. Um, thank you, Mr. Vice Mayor. Um, so under section 38C4 of our code, any
commission meeting that occurs between the general election and the runoff uh is limited in scope only to purposes of accepting election results, which we did uh last week, but uh we will do it again December 15th, or to address
emergencies. And due to the deadline imposed by the state in order that the city be compliant with uh state statutes uh we are we we have deemed this an emergency. So uh the this the the meeting can only be about the matters relating to the budget.
>> Okay. Incredible. Why don't we open up for Sutnik if uh if there's anybody that has anything to say and absent that we're going to hand it over to our CFO and finance staff. I'm looking around the audience. Nobody's up to the podium. Uh, Mr. Clerk, is there anybody online?
>> Yes, sir. We have an individual that has a screen name of iPhone 42. If you can please state your name, address, and unmute yourself, please. >> And I was only up to 17, >> the expensive. >> Uh, yes. My name is Jeremy. My address
is 2463 Pine Tree Drive. Um, >> yep. Anything else? >> Go ahead, please. Yeah, I'm uh I came to speak about the the lack of crosswalks
at Beayhore Park. Um I live I live in the area. I've spoken to a lot of people that live in the area. Um, I know that this spaceore park has probably been in planning for about four years and broke ground over two
years ago, opened up 3 months ago. And there's no safe ways for pedestrians to to enter and exit the park um on on both sides. And I think it's a tragedy
that's that's bound to happen. I uh I've had some close calls. I've watched others have some really close calls and I understand that there might be some you know bureaucracy issues and you know the county and the city have to come together on the pine tree side but
something should be done even if it's temporary uh to you know mitigate this uh this tragedy that's that's going to happen. I mean, if you if you guys come come by and stand outside and see what I see every
day, you'll you'll see that there is a tragedy that's going to happen if nothing is done. And I think the city the city has failed uh its residents by not by not creating any kind of crosswalks here. >> I appreciate it, Jeremy. And sometimes it is just bringing to our attention.
So, uh our staff is uh here listening. All of us as legislators and policy makers are here listening. Um, so I I'm confident that it's something that we're going to explore. >> Here's one of >> Thank you so much. Our next virtual caller
>> is has a screen name of iPhone. Please state your name, address, and you have two minutes. >> This mayor Miner, I think that might be me. I just want to let you know I'm here. >> Thank you. >> Can we not uh decline who we get public comment from? Mr. City Clerk. EJ, can
you promote the mayor, please? And we're going to go then to a screen. Uh, the next individual has a screen name of Miami Beach. Please state your name, address, and you have two minutes. >> Yes. Good afternoon. My name is Wanda Jam, 8305 Cresby Boulevard, and I'm
calling today to uh I know this is a budget meeting. I have spoken to a couple of the elected officials regarding uh bloated budget. Uh, I suggested going line by line, shaving off couple thousand dollar here and
there, but overall my main concern is the water quality. The city must take very very precise actions in making sure
that our lifeood and safety is their priority. Uh, we have this overflow of poop, the water. Most people don't even know what's going on. I see people on the bay. I look at my balcony, children, adults bathing. I don't think the city
has taken enough um actions to advise with signage. Um with that said I uh another thing with that said I I think overdevelopment you guys got enough course to go to Tahazi
infrastructure is not in the best manner manners and you could fight the live local act on those grounds. I could and I'm not elected officials. It's a life safety issue. Uh through the mayor and
through the city manager, they could call and I believe you should be calling a state of emergency. It is a state of emergency. I have gotten sick personally. I have many doctor's records to indicate it and a lot of my friends and neighbors. Uh and it boils down to
this nonsense of the water. So with that said, all you know, I know we have a lot of buildings and permits and so forth and so on on development that should be paused until you guys really get this infrastructure done. >> Thank you so much. >> Thank you so much.
>> Thank you, Wanda. Always appreciate you weighing in, >> Mr. City Clerk. >> Mr. Vice Mayor, that concludes Sedic. >> Okay, then going to kick it over to you and uh hopefully get us on our way for the evening. Uh thank you uh vice mayor and commissioners. Uh as the vice mayor
stated, this should be a pretty quick meeting. This is a housekeeping item that we do annually. Every municipality does by state statute to kind of close out the the last fiscal year to roll forward into the new year. Uh so there'll be a number of items that Tamika will kind of go through. Most of them are related to rollover requests,
which are uh items that were initiated uh in the prior fiscal year but haven't been completed and will be completed in the new fiscal year. The main topic that could come up is really in the first item is related to the general fund surplus. Uh we will be recommending the waving of the existing policy which would set everything in the capital
reserve and just to set it aside as a general reserve until the December commission meeting when there's a number of resolutions dealing with expenditures and the the use of that fund balance. So I think that's important to know this is this would not be the meeting that we'll be discussing the use of that. We'll be
setting that aside and all those resolutions and everything will be dealt with in December and then we'll kind of let the dust clear and handle that. But I'd like to let Tik >> We're essentially recognizing what that surplus is and rolling it over. >> Exactly. Exactly. So I'll let Tika go through I guess we'll call the first item R7A.
>> R7A is a public hearing adopt ninth amendment to the fiscal year 2025 operating budget. >> Right. So as Jason mentioned, we do have a surplus and as the memo says the surplus is $28 million. Uh, of that we're recommending rolling over 9.9
million of that of expenditures that were budgeted in FY25 not completed projects over to the FY26 budget. We're also recommending setting aside 3.45 for general fund reserves. We did set aside some as part of the 26 budget, but this
would fully fund the 26 general fund reserves. And then we're also recommending setting aside an additional $1.18 million of parks uh surplus that was is supposed to be set aside for the golf course renovation. So that's just for the golf courses and that would be
transferred to the PGO fund to fund their project in the future. And um the remainder as Jason mentioned of $13.4 $4 million. We're recommending to wave the city's policy of transferring the final surplus over to capital instead to just set it aside in the general fund
reserves and then we could deal with that later on in the year. >> Motion to approve R7A. >> Second. >> I have a motion or second. Any discussion? If not, it is a public hearing. I see no one on Zoom. No one in the audience requesting to speak. May I
call the RO? >> Yes. All in favor? R 7A, please say I. >> I. Anyone opposed? Hearing none. The item is passed 70. R7B. R7B is a public hearing. It's a joint adopt fourth.
>> I'm sorry. Yes, you're right. 5 Z. >> Yes. >> Uh uh this R7B is a joint uh item adopt forth amendment to the North Beach CRA operating budget to fiscal year 2025. >> All right. So you'll hear this item twice and this is you hearing it as a
city commission and this just basically takes all the unspent dollars from the North CR budget in FY25 and rolls that over onto FY26. >> Motion to approve R7B. >> Second. >> I heard a motion by Commissioner Fernandez, seconded by Commissioner Bot.
Uh this is a public hearing. I see no one on Zoom and no one in the audience on R7B. All in favor, please say I. I. >> Anyone opposed? Hearing none. The item is approved. 5 R 7 C is a public hearing adopt first amendment to the fiscal year 2026
operating budget. >> So this item takes all the items that we recommended to roll from FY25 in the first item over to 26 not just for the general fund but for all the separate funds. And we also have a recommended increase in our IT tech fund and also
the sanitation fund from their fund balances to make sure that they have enough dollars to spend in FY26. Motion to approve R 7C. >> Second. >> Motion by Commissioner Fernandez, seconded by Commissioner Magazine. R 7C is a public hearing. I see no one on Zoom. No one in the audience requesting
to speak. All in favor of R7C, please say I. >> I. >> Anyone opposed? Hearing none. The item is approved. 50 R 7D. Uh it's it's a joint item. Adopt first amendment North Beach CRA operating budget. It is a public hearing. R7D.
>> So this item accepts a recommend. what was approved previously and takes the funds from FY25 to 26 in the North Beach CRA fund. >> Second. >> I have a motion by Commissioner Bot, seconded by Commissioner Fernandez. It is a public hearing. I see no one on Zoom and I see no one in the audience
requesting to speak. So on R sevenD, all in favor, please say I. >> I. >> Anyone opposed? Hearing none. The item is approved. 5. >> Motion to suspend the city commission meeting to reconvene as the city center RDA. All in favor, please say I. >> I.
>> Uh, we're item one, which is adopt the fourth amendment to the city center RDA operating budget. >> So moved. >> Second. >> It is Commissioner Fernandez moves it. Commissioner Suarez seconds it. If no discussion, all in favor, please say I. >> I. >> I. >> Anyone opposed?
Hearing none, the item is approved. 5-0. Item two for the RDA is adopt first amendment to the city center RDA operating budget fiscal year 2026. >> Move it. >> Second. I have a motion by Commissioner Bot, seconded by Commissioner Fernandez. If no discussion, uh, all in favor,
please say I. I. >> I. >> Anyone opposed? Hearing none, the item is approved. 5-0. >> Motion to convene as a North Beach CRA. >> On the North Beach CRA, all my acclamation will do so. Uh, North Beach CRA item one is joint adopt fourth
amendment to North Beach CRA operating budget fiscal year 2025. >> Second. >> Second. >> Motion by bot. Seconded by Commissioner I believe I heard Commissioner Dominguez. Got it.
All in favor all in favor of item uh North Beach CRA 1, please say I. >> I. >> Anyone opposed? Hearing none. The item is approved 50 on North Beach CRA item two is adopt first amendment. North beat CRA operating budget fiscal year 2026. >> Moved. Second.
>> A motion by Commissioner Fernandez, seconded by Commissioner Suarez. All in favor, please say I. >> I. >> Anyone opposed? >> Hearing none. The item is approved. 5-0. I believe that completes the meetings uh action items.
>> Yep. >> Motion to reconvene as a special city commission meeting >> acclamation. >> We're convening. Okay. >> Motion to adjurnn. >> Thank you, Mr. P. acclamation. We are journed. >> Thank you.
>> Yeah. Quickest meeting Miami Beach history.