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Commission meeting for October 9th, 2025. Good to see all of you here. We are going to begin this meeting with our recognitions. Our mayor is going to kick off the
recognition portion of this meeting. I'm joined here by my colleague, Commissioner Damen Partardo and Commissioner Ralph Rosado and myself, Chairwoman Christine King. Morning. Good to see you.
>> Thank you. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. is always a privilege and an honor to share the deis with all of you. Um wanted to start today on a little bit of a somber note which is that we had two officers today that were shot in the line of duty this morning. I've gotten a lot of phone
calls and text messages. They're both okay. They're in stable condition. One was shot in the knee, the other one in the ankle. And um thankfully they're okay. So, I just wanted to have a moment of silence and I and I understand the chairs um having the person who's in
doing the invocation also say a special prayer for them. So, please keep them in your prayers today. Uh we know the kind of risk that our first responders take on a day-to-day basis and we're very blessed to have the best police force in America. We're going to start with proclamations
and then we have some keys to the city that we're going to be giving some very special people. Um, today we are we have a very special proclamation for Jan Carlo Canela. I don't know if John Carlo's here. I haven't seen him. Are you here, buddy? There he is. Ricky,
also known as Ricky. Jen Carlo is Miami born. That's what we love about him. Award-winning singer, song, actor, songwriter, producer. a remarkable career in television and
music and film and philanthropy. Um he's someone who's made history by topping the Billboard charts in 2010 with his with his debut album Bukame which was followed by multiple number one albums and a diamond certified hit
Bajito in 2016 um contributing to a dis discoraphy that includes numerous gold and platinum records across Latin America. Beyond his music, he has risen to international acclaim through leading roles in Spanish language. Telenoas, you look like a
telenoa star, buddy. I gotta tell you, you do. I won't tell you what the director of a movie here in Miami said that I look like. Uh, such as Masa Diablo, interesting title. Um,
another interesting, very tenovaish, very tanovish. and pion. I mean, that's amazing. This, you can't make this up. This is as steel and oil as it gets. And then he debuted as Jesus Christ in Fox's live musical The Passion
in 2016, and he's expanded his reach through Netflix, ABC, Paramount Plus, Sony Pictures, Productions, etc. He's worked alongside stars as Kevin Hart and Woody Harelson. And he has collaborated with a variety of different industry
legends to reach an audience of over 14 million followers across social media platforms. That's impressive. I know how hard that is. Um he's deeply committed to philanthropy and community empowerment. He served as creative director of Miami's historic Olympia Theater. So we're looking for his
continued help in making that the jewel that we know that it should be. and spearheaded the transformative Amelia district project in Hleia, a development blending housing, education, entertainment, and youth empowerment. So on behalf of our colleagues on the city
commission, today we get to declare John Carlo Canela Day in the city of Miami. [Applause]
Good job. >> Well, I'll keep it short and sweet. I just want to thank uh I want to thank uh our commissioners, mayor. I want to thank everyone here uh president, madam chair. Uh I just uh all those
accomplishments uh they're just a reflection of the community that believed in me. Uh those that that don't believe in you along the way, they just create a circumstance where you have to rise to the occasion is sharpened my self-belief uh further. Uh and and and the passion I
do everything with. It's a reflection of a family that sacrificed for me uh to be here today in front of you and a city that has never stopped inspiring me. This city raised me. It shaped my heart uh my culture, my purpose and I promise
to keep representing it to the to the best of my abilities and every opportunity that I get. Thank you very much. Appreciate it. Good morning. So this year, 2025, marks the 130th anniversary of the Macedonia Missionary
Baptist Church of Miami, incorporated and founded in 1895 by Bahamian Pioneer Reverend Samuel A. Samson and 56 faithful believers in the historic community of Coconut Grove. Macedonia is
recognized as the first black church on the South Florida mainland, organized by blacks, serving as a beacon of faith and resilience through generations and throughout its history. Macedonia has been blessed with visionary pastoral leadership from Reverend Samson who who
organized the 56 Baptist Church to Reverend Dr. J AF Finlay who completed the present edifice and built a national legacy to Reverend Philip Cooper, Reverend Arthur Jordan, Reverend Rudolph Daniels, and now Reverend Lance B.
Bailey Senior. Macedonia has consistently stood as a center of worship, education, civic leadership, and community service, supporting youth development, championing civil rights, providing family enrichment, and partnering with organizations to uplift
the community. Their church's heritage is deeply intertwined with the story of Miami itself, shaping the cultural, civic, and spiritual fabric of our city and our county. The city of Miami proudly recognizes and commends Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church of
Miami Incorporated for its 130 years of service, honors its founders, pastors, and members, and celebrates its enduring role as a cornerstone of faith, hope, and unity in South Florida.
[Applause] Whoever would like >> Good morning, Mrs. Little. Do you want to talk? >> All right. I speak 52 weeks. >> Uh again, we say good morning to
everybody. Uh to all of the city officials. Uh we say thank you for all of your efforts and support that you've given us over these 130 years. Uh we were existing even before city of Miami
was. So we we celebrate that proudly and we continue to fight in our community uh to support our brothers, our sisters, any national uh walk of life. Uh we are here in Coconut Grove. We're celebrating. Our famous motto is we're
like a tree planted by the rivers of water on Douglas and Charles. We shall not be moved. And so we thank you. We pray continuously for the city of Miami. God bless you. Now, and I'm going to be very brief. As
the 130th anniversary chairperson, we want to invite everyone to please join us in our closeout celebration on October 26, 11:00 a.m. You will be in
for a treat. Thank you and good morning. >> I'll just say it's an honor as the district commissioner to be part of this community. It's an honor to know the work you do in the community. It's so important. And I can tell you that on behalf of the mayor and all of the commissioners, we couldn't be just more
proud uh to celebrate your 130th. Thank you. [Applause] So this is sort of a dual a dual one because I was intending to give this
person the key to the city and the commissioner was intending to give them a proclamation and so I said why don't we just do it at the same time save her another trip yes you uh t today we're going to recognize
several people who have had just a tremendous impact on our city um whether it's from small business whether it's from the development community, whether it's from the educational institutional community. We have some special people
in Miami. We have a lot of special people in Miami. And I think part of what makes us so unique and incredible is the special people that we have in our city. I'm blessed to lead this city thanks to your support, thanks to your trust really. And I go out there
pitching the city all the time here in the US and abroad. And I have to say that um it's easy because we have such an exceptional offering to pitch to people and it is
based on the incredible work of so many of us together coming together as a community. And I'm going to recognize a former commissioner who's in the audience in a little while because he's part of another ceremony that we're having and his lovely wife who's been a dear friend for so many years and and um
a mentor. He's been a mentor to me. Um but today first we're going to recognize someone who's behind me and you know she filled big shoes and sometimes it's hard to fill big shoes but she has done it with so much
poise, so much grace. She's so articulate. She is for some I I don't think I've met too many people who can take an idea and execute on the idea faster or better or more efficiently
than Maline Pumar. Not to mention the fact that she also has to run an incredibly critical educational institution for our community. It's the democratizing educational institution for of our community. and so many incredible and prestigious people have
gone through that institution. But to have a steward like her, to have a person like her who fights day in and day out to make this the best institution possible and who goes beyond that because now she's
become the premier steward of cultural facilities in our community with the Freedom Tower. I don't know if how many of you seen, show of hands, the Pedro Pang exhibit in the Freedom Tower. You guys got to see that $25 million
investment in the Freedom Tower. Totally restored Pedro Pang. Anyone who came went to Pedro Pang and even if you didn't, even if you're not Cuban, it's just an incredible understanding of what a people will do to keep their children safe away from tyranny and in a free
country. It's an exceptional story. also a FIFA museum. Also, we just worked with her on the Gusman, which we were just talking about with John Carlo, uh, and hopefully some other projects that we'll have an opportunity to work with her because she is a phenomenal steward.
She goes beyond the job and I consider her a personal friend and I'm very blessed to call her a friend and I am very blessed to give her the key to the city today. Maline Paya So, we're also presenting Maline Pumarga this proclamation.
She has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to preserving and uplifting the rich heritage of the Hispanic community. She has distinguished herself as a visionary leader, educator, and champion for the South Florida community, dedicating her life to the advancement of education, civic
engagement, and the celebration of Hispanic culture. Miss Pumarga was the first female and Hispanic chancellor of the Florida College System, the first of many first. She is the first female to serve as the
president of Miami Dade College, one of the largest educational institutions in the country. She has worked tirelessly to expand access, equity, and opportunity for countless students and families across South Florida. Miss Bumga was previously the president and CEO of Takes Stock and Children, a
statewide nonprofit focused on breaking the cycle of poverty by helping students complete their high school education and advance into post-secary education and careers. She spearheaded the renovation of the Freedom Tower, a national historic landmark that housed one of Miami's first newspapers before serving
as a resource center for hundreds of thousands of Cubans who fled communism and sought asylum in the United States. The Freedom Tower, a beacon of hope and a symbol of freedom for Cuban exiles and immigrants, will begin its next chapter as a fully revitalized space for
learning, creativity, and community engagement. Under her direction, Miami date college partnered with the city of Miami police to establish a min station dedicated to the newly created Eastern District, which consolidates the vertical communities of Bickl, downtown,
and Edgewater, enabling Miami to scale public safety efforts by employing drones, officers on foot, bikes, horses, ATVs, and patrols. Under the guidance of Miss Pumarga, Miami date college will serve as a higher education partner with
Olympia Theater, offering dual enrollment programs and developing pathways from art-based programs to college degrees. Olympia Theater will support Miami date college cultural programming by hosting events like the Miami Film Festival and the book fair
and providing dedicated studio space for students. Maline Pum Pumarga's life and career embody the values of perseverance, inclusivity, and service beyond her professional achievements. Miss Pumarega's personal dedication to
mentorship, philanthropy, and community service has inspired and empowered countless individuals to pursue their back to their communities. So, we're honored on behalf of the mayor and all of the commission to present this proclamation. Of course,
I just want to add one thing to to what the commissioner said, which was an incredibly eloquent presentation. I forgot something and I want to be comprehensive. She also partnered with us with MIA, which is the Miami Innovation Academy, which was a charter school based on innovation with Miami
Day College. So again, she goes beyond the four corners of the job. the great leaders always do. They don't just stop at the border. They do what they have to do to have the greatest impact. And this is a person that's had an incalculable positive impact on our community.
>> Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much, mayor, commissioners, friends. Um I'm humbled and only by the grace of God. Um, it is only by the grace of God that a young girl from immigrant parents that walked through the Freedom Tower and
processed through the Freedom Tower, raised in a humble home in Hyia where you slept in a pampong because your aunts and uncles came and and you worked hard and came to Miami date college on a basketball scholarship, a daughter of a
school teacher and of a banker. Only through the grace of God in this great country do you get to live in a city, in a community that you grow and that you grow with. Only could I have dreamt um that girl at Filer Junior High would one
day be holding the key of the 305 that that I wear so proudly. Um, our city, our community is made of us, of people just like all of us here that every day wake up in the grit and the grind to
make our community better, to provide opportunities that were provided to all of us, and to continue to shine the light on the great people of Miami and the great community of Miami. So, thank you and God bless each of you.
[Applause] So yeah. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, we're now here. Uh I apologize I'm late but uh I want to honor a very special person uh an entertainer and somebody that has supported a lot to uh to my
community to Alipata uh district 1. Uh I want to call up here Amara Lana Day. Uh we are presenting. Um, Commissioner Cabella has just come from the scene that we talked about where the officers
um were shot and this is tough for him, but I'm going to help him through this because we are recognizing Amara Lenegra Day and I'm going to read this to for you. Whereas Amara Lenegra born Deanna
de los Santos on October 4th n never mind in Miami, Florida is a Dominican American singer, actress, philanthropist, author and television host who has risen to prominence for her unapologetic pride in her Afrolatina
identity. And whereas Amara began her entertainment career at just four years old quatro anos help me on Univision's Sabad Giente where she performed for six
consecutive years later showcasing her talent as a backup dancer for Latin music legends including Celia Cruz Gloria Estavan and Tito Poente. And whereas in 2018, Amara achieved national recognition as the breakout star of
VH1's Love and Hip Hop Miami, where she became a powerful advocate for Afrolatina representation, sparking national conversations about colorism, natural hair, and cultural pride, earning recognition
from Billboard as the show's standout talent. And whereas beyond entertainment, Amara has dedicated herself to philanthropy and community impact, launching the Los Royal Twins Foundation in 2021 in honor of her twin
daughters to support families and single mothers through resources, mentorship, and community programming. And whereas Amara is also a twotime children's book author, uplifting young readers through works such as Amarita's Way, which
promotes self-love, confidence, and cultural pride. And whereas continuing her growth as an entrepreneur, Amara has expanded into fragrance with her release of Eternal Beauty 2025, further solidifying her influence across arts, culture,
business, and community service. And whereas through her artistry, philanthropy, and advocacy, Amara Lenegra exemplifies the vibrant spirit of Miami, serving as an inspiration to women, mothers, and young people everywhere.
Whereas Lamar Amara Lenegra currently hosts the Univision daily talk show. Help me >> desual. There's a new word for me. Desales, which airs weekdays at 300 PM
on the network and is filmed live to tape in Miami. And now therefore, our mayor Francis Suarez and the city of Miami Commissioner Miguel and Hel Gabella celebrate Amara Lenegra's artistic contributions, cultural advocacy, and
commitment to uplifting our community. Together with the honorable members of the city commission do hereby proclaim October 9th as Amara Lenegra Day. Congratulations, Babies. Look at the babies.
>> Hi. >> What's your name? What's your name? >> I'm Tissa. >> You're >> Are you shy? Are you shy? >> All right. Well, first of all, oh my god, this is so pretty. I want to thank I'm going to
start that way. Uh Gail Barbara, thank you so much. Y'all is family over here. I am so honored to be here. I'm slightly nervous because last year it was a dream of mine's obviously my gracia to receive the key of the city and I got the keys
to the 3052. Um opening many doors and um today I stand here as an Afro Latina. I stand here as a single mother. I stand here as daughter of immigrants from humble
beginnings with big dreams and um I was raised in Halia/br I have slightly progressed a little bit you know we live we live lovely now now but I'm just proud to still stay home here in Miami Dade um my daughters were
also born in the 305 and um and I am so proud proud to be representing what Miami means to me, which is diversity, is a is a melting pot of cultures, of stories, of sacrifice. Um, and I'm just happy to officially have my Amara Day,
which by the way, you guys are all invited to the Amada Fest. It's going to be held at El Park Juan Pablo Darte. Always giving back to the community. I don't just want to talk about it. I want to be about it. I want to show that I do care about my community. This is only
the beginning of many great things to come and I will continue to be an activist for the Af Latino community to tell the world about the importance of the of immigrants of Latinos like us because we do make a big difference and we're here to stay and um and I'm just
proud to be able to be standing here with you guys today. So, thank you so much support. Next up on our uh proclamation list is the Special Olympics of Florida. Uh please come up.
The Special Olympics since 2017 has grown by 70% in participation in Miami, reflecting the dedication of athletes, families, coaches, and the community. And in 2017,
there were 6,367 athletes and partners enrolled in Special Olympic programs in Miami. And today there are more than 10,89 actively participating, demonstrating remarkable growth and commitment. Special Olympics welcome athletes
throughout their lifetime from elementary to adulthood, offering a lasting of community where no one ages out and all are encouraged to continue their journey for as long as they want. Whereas the mission of Special Olympics Florida is to provide year-round sports
training and competition in Olympic type sports for individuals with intellectual disabilities, creating opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and foster friendships among family, athletes, and the broader community.
Special Olympics Florida ensures that no athlete or parent is ever charged a fee to participate. Very important. Very nice. removing financial barriers and making inclusion possible for all families regardless of circumstances. Programs are designed for individuals of
every ability level from the highly functioning to the severely challenged ensuring that everyone who meets eligibility criteria has the opportunity to participate and to shine. They currently offer training and competition in 26 sports, empowering
athletes to pursue their passions, expand their skills, and achieve their personal best. And the city of Miami recognizes a profound impact of Special Olympics Florida on the lives of athletes, families, and community, fostering inclusion, dignity, and unity through the power of sports. And today,
we celebrate their efforts. Thank you. [Applause] Good morning everyone. Thank you for having us here today. My name is Henry Reyes and I'm a proud
Special Olympics athlete from Miami Day County. I compete in softball, soccer, I also um coach sports and along with basketball. I've been a part of Special Olympics for 11 years since 2014
and it's truly changed my life through sports. I learned about teamwork, leadership, and power of believing. Not just myself, but in others, too. Over the years, I've been lucky to receive some amazing
honors. In 2016, I was um the inspirational athlete of the year along with um inspirational coach of the year. And last year, I was um I was proud to be recognized as Miami Day um
athlete of the year. But to me, those awards aren't just about me. They represent every teammate, coach, volunteer who has helped me all the way the possible to push me to do
the best and believe was possible. As an athlete leader, I try to give back every chance I get. Whether it's helping at events, supporting fundraising, or participating in our other leadership
meetings, I do my best to lead by example because I believe leadership is about lifting others and helping everyone and the to reach the full potential. Thank you everyone for continued support
athletes like me together with building something special in and off the field. Thank you. I know. >> All right. All right. The chairwoman is giving me a hard time for the number of uh people that I'm honoring today. She
says she wants to put a limit on me. By the way, it's almost my last commission meeting. So, I have a there's a lot of people that we need to thank for their their their um work in our community. One of them just celebrated their 50th anniversary as a business in our city.
Yeah. Sergio's Restaurant. Carlos, come up here. Serving our community for 50 years with passion, pride, and dedication. Sergios has been more than a restaurant. It's been a second home to so many. A place where families gather, where
culture is celebrated, and where tradition is proudly preserved through every meal and every moment shared. Their commitment to excellence, to Cuban heritage, and to the people of the city is what makes Sergio such a vital part of the fabric of Miami. Open 24 hours a
day, by the way, guys, every day, seven days a week. And so today, on behalf of the city of Miami, it's my great honor and privilege to present Sergio's Restaurant and Carlos with the key to the city, one of our highest recognitions. The key
symbolizes our deep appreciation for your contribution to our community, your leadership in local business, and the way you've brought people together through hospitality, heart, and heritage. To the Gazatu family and the entire Sergio's team, thank you for 50 years of service to our city.
Congratulations and here's to many more years of continued success [Applause] cafetera representing. Thank you, mayor.
Thank you, commissioners. Um, thank you to our team members, all our restaurants, and and thank you to you, to everyone here who has shared a meal with us for the last 50 years. Um, you know, we we like to think we don't serve just food. We like to think that our
food nourishes dreams and it touches the soul of of everyone because you get to spend time with your family and share their stories. Um, Miami is a city of doers and dreamers. Uh, we've been here
for the last 50 years watching everyone's hustle, their triumph, and their wins. And at Sergio's, we're proud to be part of that rhythm where we get to embrace tradition, culture, never forget where we came
from. in the mornings from dawn serving cafe leche to midnight sandwiches in med of medoes. Uh we've been here and
one thing we like to think about is that food is love and love inspires dreams and we look forward to the next 50 years rewriting and writing our history with you all together. Thank you again. Okay, we're almost done. Just a couple
more. Just a couple more. Um, this next one is for another very special Miamiian and we've honored other members of his family before
um because they really are an incredible family. They have literally helped build the city that we live in and they've done it in their own way. They have been able to uniquely identify
and believe in our city way before anyone else did. And part of the magic of the Mellows is the vision that they've had, the belief that they've had in our city. When a lot of people didn't think these neighborhoods that they now have impressive buildings on would ever
amount to anything, they knew. They believed. They invested. Because of that belief, because of that courage, because of that vision, they were able to reap the rewards of a city that has given back to them by trying to
be as special as they are. And so, Martin, if you'll please come up, put your hands together. Come on. Um, I think for me it's really more about it's more than about the 8,000.
It's more than about the 8,000 units that they built in our city. Many of which are what I what we call a term that I think they invented probably Noah. Does anybody here know I know you guys the you guys know what Noah is. Like the lobbyists and the land use
lawyers know what Noah is. Does anybody like a regular citizen know what NOAH is? Noah stands for naturally occurring affordable housing. Naturally occurring affordable housing is essentially smart development. It's someone who sees an
opportunity, who buys early, who sees it before it's there, who builds something that can then rent out an affordable price without receiving $1 from government. They are the epitome of Noah in our city. Naturally occurring affordable
housing. They were building condos in some of the areas that are now very luxurious. And now they're also doing some luxurious buildings as well. But they were doing it at $2,000, $1,500, $1,700, all without any government subsidy. And they do it because a lot of the stuff that they do
is in-house. They keep things within the family. They work hard. I don't know that there's a I shouldn't say this part because I'm going to get in trouble. I was going to say I don't know that anybody works harder than they do. They really work hard. I mean, and they're pushing constantly. Um, and we're just
really proud of what they've done. We're grateful for their belief in our city. And as mayor, I could tell you I'm grateful for your friendship. Thank you guys. Thank you. [Applause]
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Gracias. Nice. Hockey. See Why not? We have a um that's a very important So, um, we're going to this is a a a program that is near and dear to my
heart and I think it's something that makes this city and our commission very special. I don't believe there's any and I and I will ask I don't know I don't see the reporters some of the reporters that are here but I would challenge any um
journalist to to find out if if if if this is true or false but I don't think there's any city in America that gives college scholarships like the city of Miami does right I don't think there is
and we give two but one of them and Pete Garcia is here with me. Pete was the one that called me initially and said I have this idea. Okay, let let me let the let me let the mellow organization foul out. go back to the construction site.
Yeah, I'm sure you will have to. By the way, knowing Martin, knowing Martin and Carlos, you guys will be on the line in about 15 minutes. >> All right, thank you guys. So, I remember when Pete called me and he said, "I have this idea. I want you to
lead it." And it was the idea was if you're first in your family, first in your generation to go to college and you were a Pell Grant recipient, the city should step up and fund the difference. And uh and I said,
"Absolutely. Where do I sign up?" And we did it. We did it with city resources. We did it by raising some private uh fundraising resources. We did it with our venture Miami team and with our chairwoman. And I'm an I'm an FIU alum.
And just like Miami Day College, I feel that FIU is a school. I see some people shaking their heads in the audience that is a democratized opportunity for excellent education. and the fact that a city will step up and say, "Hey, if you're a person of of low
means, but you're first in your family to make it, we want to be the ones that put you over the edge. We don't want you not to have an opportunity to get a higher education simply because you can't afford it or we don't want you to have to go into debt simply to get a higher education. So I
want to thank the commission because the commission and former uh commissioner the late commissioner Manor Rees if you remember was very very very much uh supportive and and proud of this initiative and I want to thank him because every time I would bring it he would say yeah if you bring that I will
definitely support you mayor. So uh thank you all of you. Thank you to my colleagues for always supporting every all our initiatives and thank you Peter and the FIU team. I don't know if anybody else. >> Yeah, as the mayor says, uh, when we first started this a couple years ago, I came to him because I had known him for
a lot of years and I presented the idea and and I actually didn't ask him for that much money. I asked him for less and he says, "I'm not doing that. I'm doing I'm doing this." And then he got on the phone and he got the matching funds. So, this is the second year that we've done this. And so, it all totals um the city of Miami has given us
$300,000 and it's been matched by $700,000. So, if you do your math, that's a million dollars. which has been awarded to city of Miami residents who are first generation pilgrim eligible and and myself being uh
also first generation I know how important this is because a lot of these kids they're the first in the family they have other siblings they look up to after them and it's important because it makes a difference when they get their college degree and you're saying $1,000 $1,000 for these kids by our statistics
uh a lot of them don't graduate because of $1,000. So, you're making an impact not just on this individual student, on his entire family of the the family yet to come that wants to graduate and on this community because they're getting their their college degree. And and and
I thank you. I thank you on behalf of these kids, which helps them graduate. And I thank the mayor and the commission and the city of Miami for helping their student athletes, their student and these are the kind of good news stories that we want our press to write
about because these are the things that we're doing that are exceptional and frankly oftentimes you know you hear the bad news but you don't hear the good news of some of the things that we're doing. We're making this community a Miami for everyone. And that's thanks to the staff members that we have, thanks
to our commissioners, and thanks to institutions like FIU. Thank you. All right, last but not least, last but not least, let's see, where's my thing? So,
I want to thank um the chair for her indulgence this morning. And you know, there are some candidates for mayor that think that I should chair the commission, that the mayor should chair the commission, and that we shouldn't delegate the chair to a wonderful commissioner. Um, I know
there's I know I I know there was one candidate that was the chair that didn't do well as what the chair just said. I'm just repeating what her words is. I don't disagree with you, by the way. Um, no, I don't think anybody does. Anyhow, um, but today we're doing
something really special and I want to thank my chief of staff, Carlos Suarez, for all of his hard work on this. Carlos Carlos may be the most popular guy in city hall, right? I think he is. The guy has gone
all around the world for people. Um he's there for everyone in their toughest moments and um he's someone that I I couldn't I couldn't do this job without. But he helped me put together this project that I'm very proud of. If you go to most city halls across America,
Melissa, if you go to most city halls across America, you will see a wall of mayors, right? You'll see John, you'll see the mayors from the beginning of time, the beginning of the existence of the city. in our case 1896 when we were
incorporated to today. And we didn't have that. We never had that. And I I I I just couldn't understand why. And so one day I just talked to the clerk, uh Todd Hannon, who's a phenomenal clerk that we
have. Put your hands together for Todd and his wonderful team. Sometimes the clerks don't get a lot of credit, but I I always tell him, listen, it's good the clerk is not controversial. So if something happens that's bad, you probably won't be the recipient. So that's the good news about being the
clerk. Um, but he helped us put together this wall of mayors that was established as a tradition by resolution that was passed on July 27th of 1931. There was a resolution passed requiring us to have a
wall of mayors. I think the clerk has a copy of it. He's going to distribute it, but it was never done. So like the fountain which came out from the ashes, the phoenix, this also you're laughing. Uh is that's funny? The the
the fountain is funny to you. Okay. The the uh this tradition is incredible and um I just want to take a special moment to highlight one of the wall recipients as the head of protocol because that's
another one of my titles. I don't think any of the candidates for mayor may know that, but the mayor is also the head of protocol, right? Makes sense. Um, I get to extend these privileges. And when I first started as a commissioner, there was a commissioner that was here
with me and I could always rely on him to be a steady force, someone who um I looked up to in so many ways. As a husband, I looked up to him as a father. I looked up to him as a fitness freak like me, someone who cared about
fitness. And you know, we were doing the wall. Carlos came to me and said, you know, Commissioner Court was the mayor for a period of time. Do you think he should go up on the wall? And I said, absolutely. I don't care if he was the mayor for five minutes. He should
absolutely go on the wall. and Tammy and his wonderful daughters who are just really incredible Miamiians. Um, just a beautiful family, a great tradition, a great Miami tradition. I'm always getting photographed by one member of his family or another at every event that we go to,
by the way. Um, so I want to take a moment to call Mayor Gore up to receive the keys to the city. I got to do this. And Tammy, come on up if you can to get us. Okay. with us.
So, I'm just going to say thank you, chair. I just want to say it's an honor and a privilege to welcome you all here today for the official unveiling of the wall of mayors at city hall. As you may have noticed, when you walked in, there was a newly installed wall, an elegant and dignified display
honoring those who have served in the esteemed office of mayor. Each one contributing to the rich history, the values, and the vision of our great city. This moment holds special meaning not just for those of us who serve today, but for every resident who calls this
city home. By honoring our past, we build a stronger foundation for the future. Every name displayed here represents a chapter in our city's story. Each mayor faced the unique challenges of their time. Yet, all were united by a shared purpose to serve the people with integrity, vision, and a
deep commitment to the public good. The resolution that establishes tradition, as I said, was passed on July 27th of 1931, nearly a century ago. That decision was more than ceremonial. It was a declaration that public service
is not simply a title or a term, but a legacy, one carried from administration to administration with great care and responsibility. To the mayors who came before me, thank you. Your leadership laid the
groundwork for the progress we see and experience here today. Your contribution continue to shape our neighborhoods, our schools, our parks, and our civic life. And to those who will one day hold this office, may this
wall serve as a reminder of the responsibility we all share, to lead with courage, to govern with compassion, and to leave our city better off than we found it. Let this wall be more than a tribute.
Let it be a source of inspiration, a symbol of continuity, of unity, and of enduring public service. Finally, I want to extend a heartfelt thank you again to our clerk Todd Hannon, his staff for assisting
with this historically accurate and the historical accuracy of this product. It was very painstaking. We we went through and there was this idea that there wasn't a woman mayor and there maybe there was a woman mayor. You're going to see a few women up there on that wall. I think there's more than one if I'm not
mistaken. Um so I don't know, Madam Chair. We'll see. maybe a woman elected mayor. I don't know if there's any elected women mayor, but um your dedication and attention to detail have been invaluable in ensuring that this wall of mayors truly honors
our city's legacy. Thank you guys. Thank you. [Applause]
morning. Well, thank you very much. This is a big surprise. I really appreciate it. But I have to tell you, I'm all in favor of the woman power. And you can see why. Four daughters, the wife, four
daughters, and four granddaughters. But I have to tell you a little bit. I've been here since 1954. I've seen all the changes that have taken place from 54 to today. And we all have to be very proud of all what we
have accomplished in here. All the goods that we have provided. We have to be very proud of oursel because we've done it. We have an ups and downs just like every everybody else, every country, every business, but
we come back up and that's what makes us the greatest. So, thank you all. Gracias. [Applause]
Thank you, ladies. Good to see you again. I don't think I have anything else, Madam Chair, but I'm not going to chair the meeting despite what uh the candidates want. >> What? What did you just say? >> Said I'm not
You know, it's not an easy job sharing a meeting. Just >> it's not. At this time, we are going to have our pastor come out and give us an official prayer. We have today Pastor Goodwin
of the United House of Prayer for all people. I'd like I'm the district one commissioner. I was late because there was an incident in my district and I had to attend, but I'd like to offer a uh ask for a prayer for my district and what's going on there.
And I hope the it ended already in a uh very well peaceful manner. Thank you very much, >> pastor. >> Let us pray. Eternal God, our heavenly father, Lord God, we thank you for this day and this
opportunity to gather here for another session. Father, oh merciful God, we take this opportunity and ask you, Lord God, to remember the two officers, Lord God, the two officers who were shot today on duty
serving, Lord God, so that we may be able to live peaceable lives. We ask you, Father God, to remember all of the men and women, Lord God, and law enforcement, Father God. Continue to remember their families and protect
them, Father God, as they serve this great city. We ask you, merciful God, that you remember all of the leaders and officials, Lord God, of this body, Lord, that you be with them, Lord God, and all of the planning and preparation, Father God, for this city. Merciful God, we ask
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>> Thank you, Mr. City Manager. Are there any items on this agenda that will be deferred or withdrawn? >> Good morning, Madam Chair. Uh, commissioners, Mr. Mr. City Attorney, Mr. City Clerk, at this time the
administration would like to defer and to withdraw the following items. >> Hold on one second. Those behind us making all that noise, get out. >> Thank you. Go ahead, Mr. City Manager. Ready? R E8 to be deferred
to October 23rd. F FR1 to be withdrawn and DI4 to be deferred to October 23rd. That concludes the items. >> DI4 DI4 is >> to be deferred to October 23rd to the
next meeting. You want me to repeat them? >> R E8 to be deferred to October 23rd. >> Mr. Manager, why is that being deferred? >> I can I can explain, Madam Chair. We
just got word from uh Judge Reyes that um while he there has been some back and forth regarding the amount of the attorney's fees, um he has met with the other side, but they're not They haven't resolved on a number yet. He asked if we could have a little bit more time to try
and resolve this amicable. >> Uh Mr. City Attorney, should this just go to court? The back and forth, the length of time that it is taken, should we just release this to let the court decide the attorney's fees? It
it's totally up to this body, but um I think that um I say give them one more opportunity to come up with a number that they present to the city commission for approval. >> That's what you said before. >> I know >> several several since August,
>> right? But the issue >> October now it's going into November, >> right? There it takes two sides. And um >> well, that's what I'm saying. If one side isn't being reasonable, then maybe we should just put it in the hands of the court. If one side isn't being
reasonable, I'm not taking anyone's side here. I'm just saying that if we can't come to a resolution, we thought this would be and Judge Reyes is one of the most fairest people that I know. So, if he can't get them to a number, then
maybe we should put it in the hands of the court. I I think to to echo sort of George's point, um there are there are a number of different law firms involved here. It's not just one. And I think that adds to the complexity of trying to get this resolved. Um and I think that's the issue that Judge Reyes is having is
that there are multiple firms involved in this. >> I know what the issues are. I'm saying all of that considered maybe they will not reach a reasonable number and instead of spinning our wheels, we should just go ahead and put it in the hands of the court. That's all.
>> Okay. >> Go ahead. >> All right. Back back to the beginning. Um RE8 to the October 23rd meeting, FR1 to be withdrawn, and DI4 to be deferred to the October
23rd meeting. >> I will check in with my colleagues now. >> Gentlemen, I'll start with Commissioner Rosado. >> No changes, Madam Chair. Okay, vice chair, do you have any items you would like to withdraw or defer? >> I'd like to defer RE2 until the next
meeting. >> Um, I'll I'll second you on that. >> I have some questions myself. >> Okay. >> I'm just curious about the questions. Uh there's a numerous amount of questions that okay >> I don't want to embarrass anyone here. I
want to be able to do it hopefully in a private uh >> okay because we were ready last time to approve it. >> I need a lot of information to still get and look this for the record. In two months I will not be sitting here. All of you will others will and to the
future others will. I might be sitting over there. Um maybe I might uh be packing the vacc. We'll see. But the bottom line is that I have a responsibility for the future. As you
all know, I have no problems in voting for the recommendation uh that was given to us. None whatsoever. But I do have an obligation of of making sure that the hands of this city uh are not so
tied into the future where we are not just assuring independence but we're anointing a king. You know this is why we broke away from
uh Great Britain many years ago. no kings uh in America and there are events here that frankly it's not going to be on me I won't be here uh but it could hamper this city
tremendously into the future and what I'm seeing right now is uh lawsuits written all over the place here uh and a lot of expense to the city's future. >> Okay. Uh just to be clear, what you're
objecting to is the issue where >> look prior there there are many things. >> Commissioner, you were able to say your piece. >> Yeah. >> I'd like to say mine. >> You you can say yours, but I'm asking for you're trying to keep it back in the same way. >> Madam Chair, let me know when I can speak.
>> Yes. Okay. Okay. Commissioner P. >> Thank you very much. Appreciate it. The issue here is that prior to this contract, he could be terminated by a four-fifths vote at commission and that's it. And that could happen without
cause. So, I mean, if you're doing your job as an inspector general, you very well may upset four votes on this day. The change in this contract says, "All right, if you get terminated four fifths by four votes, you have the right to go
to arbitration." And in arbitration, if you're found to have been terminated without cause, you get reinstated. That's the change in the contract. Is that the change that you >> That's a lot. There's a lot more changes in that here. And I I've said my piece. >> Okay, I'm good. >> Okay. Can I U William,
>> please? >> Okay. Uh, as for me, I have several uh problems. Number one is the fourth vote. Uh, I have a problem with that. Uh, I've got a problem also with the severance. You know, we need to uh get into the details and what that entails. Um, and
so I have some questions and I'd like to The gentleman's right there. >> No, wait. No, no, no, no, no, no, not now. I'd like to talk to you, sir, in my office when when you have a a chance and that's why I'm also asking for a deferral for the next >> Okay. So, that's that's my piece.
>> Two colleagues asking for a deferral. Um, Commissioner Rosado is indicating that he doesn't take issue with that. So, are there any other items that you would like to defer >> um >> or withdraw? No, ma'am. >> Okay, >> that's the only one that I see here with
the Hold on. Was there >> um possibly? Well, there's one other that I just missed here. I think it was >> Okay, we can come I'll come back for that. >> Commissioner Gabella, do you have any
items that you want to withdraw or defer? >> Uh, yeah. DI3 and DI DI DI2 and DI3. >> DI2 >> for the next meeting >> October 23rd. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Okay. Commissioner Partardo, do you have
any? >> I have none. >> You have none, >> Madam Chair. I'm sorry, I didn't quite hear the two items that we just said would be deferred to >> DI1 and DI2. >> Di2 and DI2 and D Sorry, DI2 and DI3.
>> DI2 and DI3. I'm sorry. >> Correct. to defer to October 23rd. Correct? >> Yes. Yes, ma'am. >> Okay, >> Mr. City Clerk. >> Uh, and then Chair, briefly, um, I have a few, uh, co-sponsor and sponsor
requests. Mayor Suarez, Chair King, and Commissioner Aparto will be co-sponsoring CA5. Commissioner Aparto will be co-sponsoring RE2. Chair King will be co-sponsoring RE9 and RE10 and sponsoring RE11 and RE12. Thank you, chair. >> And add add me to CA to CA5.
>> Understood. >> Okay. May I have a motion to set the agenda? >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Motion. The agenda is now set. And at this time, I'm going to open the floor for public comment. If there's anyone
here who would like to speak on behalf of any of the items before us that have not been withdrawn and or deferred, please step forward. Good morning. Brenda Banor 1436 63 in support of RE2 the independent general.
I know it's been withdraw but in support of it due to the fact that Mand is working on that and to make sure accountability in the city of Miami is actually something that we can actually tamp it. Um SR1 uh for the lobbies to make sure that
everything get clear. PH6 as well support of those meals that they very important and um just want to say um to Cap to the to the person who got shot the officers of the hopefully they pray for them to be better.
>> Thank you. >> Uh you Commander Rodriguez has always been very responsive when at least for the people that we represent in the Alapa area. So our prayers are with them and with you commissioner. I know it's not easy. >> Thank you very much. But it's it's it's
part of what it is. You have amazing police officer in your side and hopefully that they all going to be safe for the best better of all of us. And and thank you to all the commanders and police officer to put their life on risk for us the residents and the city of Miami. It's very important to
acknowledge and thank them not just them but the family too. I just wanted very briefly uh to say that um I know that the co enforcement of co compliance for the city of Miami is removing signs for political things from city lot only.
>> Is that is is that on the agenda? >> I don't know. I haven't read the agenda yet. >> No, that's not that's not on the agenda. You but you can take that up with our co-director or our manager. >> The problem is the commissioner was the one to call to remove the signs. Ma'am,
>> take our manager or our co our director. >> Oh, you guys as a as a commissioner need to know that too. >> So, thank you. >> Thank you, >> Chairman King. >> No m I I don't want false accusations made, >> but she didn't she did not she did not
say any person's name, so we're not going to engage in that. Um, ma'am, good morning. How are you? >> Good morning. I'm Brenda Newman. I'm the chief integrity officer for Mayor Daniela Lavine Cava, our Miami Dade County Mayor. Thank you, Madame
Chairwoman, Mr. Vice Chairman, the sponsor, Commissioner Rossado, and this whole commission. We're here on CA5 and urging for Miami Dade County to open a new mental health center. Um, I'm here with Amanda Dominguez who will introduce
herself and we're available if you have any questions. Thank you. >> Thank you. Good morning. >> Good. Good morning, commissioners. Um through this board, thank you for having me here today. My name is Amanda Dominguez. I'm
the mental health program manager over with community services department. Um as my role as a project manager, I've been actively involved in every phase of this initiative from strategic planning to contracts and legislation. and I am
here available to discuss any questions or concerns you may have. Thank you for having me. >> Thank you. Good morning. >> Good morning. Uh good morning everybody. My name is John Tui Morales. I live at 212 Shore Drive South here in the city
of Miami. I'm here uh on behalf of RE5. Uh uh this is the RE6. Thank you for the correction. RE6, the science-based tracking and operational resilience for Miami initiative. Uh, this resolution
was passed unanimous unanimously at the um uh climate resilience committee. I spoke at length uh in in front of the committee uh the evening that they held the meeting. Uh the purpose for those uh in the
audience uh regarding this resolution uh is to affirm the city's commitment to science-based weather tracking as the foundation for emergency preparedness and to advocate for the preservation of state, local, and federal funding to
mitigate local risks, coordinate with partners, address uh potential federal budget cuts to Noah. And uh the reason I'm uh here and uh passionate about this issue is because these are very unique times.
Um and if you read the beginning of this um affirmation of this resolution, we're talking about affirming the city's commitment to sciencebased weather tracking. This is not HARP.
This is not one US party or another US party moving hurricanes into certain states uh which of course are just two of the many uh conspiracy theories out there regarding weather and climate.
But we want this city to be guided by science because science does have the answers. Despite the sledgehammer talk attack, the assault going on on science in general in this country at this time,
this city with this resolution intends to reaffirm. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Okay. Good morning. >> Good morning. Melissa Salana, 3505
Northwest Northwest Second Street, District 4. I am here in support of CA5. Good morning, commissioners. On September 22nd, 2024, at 12:28 a.m., a man broke into my home by shattering my living room window. I barricaded myself
in my bedroom for almost 30 minutes until police arrived. I could hear him destroying my kitchen. He lived just one block away. He was bakeracted that night but not arrested until February 27, 2025, more than 5 months later. I will
repeat again, he was bakered that night but not arrested. During that time, I lived in fear, taking time off of work, seeking therapy while trying to access victim services that should have been automatic. That delay was later confirmed to stem from improper
procedure by the responding officers. My internal affairs case C24225 was sustained. The investigation found that the allegation of improper procedure against the officers Orlando Garcia was sustained. I want to thank
Detective Ovalo Toka and the internal affairs team for the professionalism and for upholding accountability. Their work shows that transparency and integrity is still possible within the city of Miami Police Department when the process is allowed to work. That brings me to today's item, resolution CA5. This
resolution urges Miami Day County to support the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery, a firstofits-kind facility designed to improve public safety, reduce homelessness, and provide treatment instead of incarceration. While this resolution is symbolic, it is
still necessary. The center is located in District 1 in the city of Miami. It bears our name. I urge you as a body to also put some skin in the game to allocate money into this project and make the city of Miami an actual partner, not just a cheerleader. If the
center had been operational last year, my case might have ended differently with intervention instead of trauma therapy and jailb expenses of almost $78,000 in counting. Thank you. >> Good morning. >> Morning, Madam Chair. Billy Corbin here
on RE3. I just want to say from the get-go, despite some of the bad faith uh straw man arguments made when this item has come in the past, no one I don't think the sponsor is suggesting that this item would preclude the city from paying for
the attorney's fees for any elected official or city official who is sued in their official capacity. So, that's not on the table, as I understand it. What is on the table is the fact that you have a case which has cost the taxpayers in excess of $20 million in which the matter has been adjudicated. There is no
immunity. There is no issue of official capacity. The commissioner has admitted the judge has confirmed that this is entirely the money that the taxpayers are laying out in advance is should not be laid out. And why should he not have to lay it out himself and then come back
to the commission in the event that it's adjudicated? You can ask the city attorney. I don't think that the matter is I think it's been fully adjudicated as of I think even pre-trial. So there is no issue of immunity or official capacity. That's over. And the fact that this body and the city manager who doesn't even live in the city or the
city attorney who doesn't even live in the city have taken no measures to ensure that Commissioner Coro can pay those debts back. How about a motion to have him put his house up as collateral? But nobody has done anything. That is a violation of your fiduciary duty to the taxpayers and possibly a matter of
malpractice. And finally, I would like to say, why don't we make a motion? Why don't we have an item that says that any elected official who owes the city and its taxpayers in excess of their salary forfeits that salary until such time
that the just debt is paid back. The fact that Commissioner Coroyo collects a paycheck every two weeks from the very taxpayers to whom he owes $20 million is a crime. It is a it is theft. It is an ongoing corruption tax endorsed by this
Miami mafia. Thank you. >> Thank you. Good morning. >> Excuse me. >> Madam Chair, you always say that people's names can be mentioned. This man mentioned my name twice. >> Your name is in the item commission. >> Twice did he mention it? Uh, so I have a
right to answer that because he's throwing numbers and he's finished by the way in what he's got to say. >> Mr. Corbin, he's >> got a podcast. He's paid and has been paid for years to investigate me, to attack me. >> He's not here. He doesn't even live in the city. So >> that's a lie.
>> He's coming here >> just to attack me. >> Mr. Corbin, please sit down. >> He's going to lie about me. I'm going to tell the truth about him. >> Please sit down. Thank you. I want to put something in the record. The
so-called 20 million that he says uh that I have caused the city to begin with uh in what I was sued on personally, not what some other 20
employees were sued nor the city. Uh most of that was covered by insurance and it's nowhere near from my part, what's got my name and the amounts that he mentioned of $20 million.
uh the other people that have been sued. Uh and by the way, the reason that it went up so much and the other employees that were sued of the city uh because they wanted to bring that cost up so then they could put him up here to say
these kind of things because all the other 10 individuals and 10 jundos, it was dropped. it was dropped by them or the judge dropped it. So, never should have been filed to begin with.
Furthermore, you want to talk about monies for the city. Talk about the $663 million that if you had not had a Joe Coroyo here when I was mayor, this city
would have never gotten. And each year it makes more and more because I brought ideas to bring money for the city unlike individuals like this chair >> that all they do is bark. Since I've been back uh I have brought some
additional $6 million plus dollars every year that recurring revenue will grow it for the city. And in this year's fiscal budget that was approved, $58 million of it, it's got my name that I brought to
the city. >> In private sector, they would have paid no less than 10% for anybody that brought that. I brought it to the city because I care about this city. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Good morning.
>> Good morning. Cecilia Tava to Groval Drive, Coconut Grove 33133. I would like to yield my time to John Morales. >> We're not yielding time, ma'am. We're not yielding time. You may speak. >> Um I'm here in support of RE3
and I totally agree that we the payers, the the constituents shouldn't be supporting any criminal activities of any of the elected officials. Thank you. >> Thank you. Good morning. >> Good morning. My name is Meline Janes.
I'm the executive director of Central Matter. I'm here jumping the agenda on PH2 to thanks the commission um and especially Commissioner Caro for his continued support to Central Matters mission of love and service to the
children and family of of Miami. So, thank you so much for always being there for us and God bless you all. >> Thank you. Good morning. Good morning, chairwoman, commissioners. My name is Aaron Deo, address at 66 West Flagler Street. I'm also the chair of
the city's climate resilience committee. I'm here for item RE6, storm. Uh, this resolution was on the September 15th CRC uh, agenda and it was passed unanimously. The item is about making
sure that you all have the resources, primarily data, to make decisions should uh a storm be headed our way. It's not about climate change comparing today to some past or a distant future. It's
simply about today, tomorrow, next week, next month. That if you all have to make a decision that you have that information available to you. Um, thank you for your consideration of it. >> Thank you. Good morning.
>> Good morning, Madam Chair. Miguel Solomon, 1436 Southwest 6th Street. I'm here in support of PH5 and PH6. I think it's a great uh a great expansion of the meals programs for for district 4 and
also in support of RE10 for the rental assistance. I think that's also a program much needed in our in our city. And while I'm here, I just would like to um wish best wishes and quick recovery
for our two police officers that were shot this morning and also take advantage to recognize uh from Alapata, Commander Rodriguez under under the uh supervision of our commissioner Gella. Uh my offices are in
in Alapata and I am so happy. The streets are clean uh from from uh not only trash but um from crime and uh I've never seen Alipata in a better situation. Thank you very much. >> Thank you.
>> Thank you, Commissioner. >> Is there anyone else that would like to speak? See seeing seeing none public comment period is now closed. We have a personal appearance on the agenda.
Is someone here for PA1? Commissioner, um, our >> personal appearances are slated for five minutes. I want to make sure that you understand. Personal appearances. Five minutes. >> Yes. Uh, I'm I was going to be calling
some of our directors. Uh, but um, we're limited to what? Uh, >> five minutes. That's fine. That's that would be fine. >> Commissioner, pull pull your mics closer. >> Thank you. Look, we talk about so many needs that our
city has, and it does. We also talk about reducing our residents and our business taxes on property that we all agree on.
One of the areas that we can make a major major difference to our city residents is in the following. And we um we don't deal with it, we ignore
it, but it has to come forth to the forefront. Out of every dollar that our residents or business pay in property taxes, 29% goes to the county. 29%.
What does that come to? 562 million approximately um on this fiscal year and growing every year. I wouldn't doubt it if uh it'll hit 600 million.
on the fiscal year's budget that we passed. But what do we get out of it? Well, I'm going to tell you where most of that money, I believe, goes to is going into
incorporated, unincorporated Miami Day County where the city of Miami residents are subsidizing uh many of the service that the county provides to those residents. Police.
Mr. Manager, what police services do we get from the county? Barely nothing, if any. We have our own police department that handles everything.
Fire and rescue, the same. Oh yes, they will say uh the seapport we provide the airport. Well, they have individuals budgets. They provide their own monies. The general fund doesn't give them
money. They got individual budgets. So they don't need our money there either. They're not using our money there. the libraries. Yes, they do provide libraries, but we provide a separate payment in taxes to the libraries apart
from what I just said. So the bottom line is that this commission, if it truly wants to make the biggest difference for our residents in cutting taxes, providing many other service that we need into the future that this city
needs if it's going to grow appropriately. Uh we need to stop taxation, but we're not getting anything for it. And Mr. manager. Uh I don't know if this
commission has the stomach for it, but it better get it sooner or later because with the changes that are coming in the future. Uh more and more is going to be cut one way or another. And we're going to need that money that's being taken
from us for unincorporated day county and it's not given back to us. Uh I propose that this commission goes on record in asking the administration including the police department, fire department and other departments
uh what services are we getting from the county and for that to be brought back to us um at the next meeting that uh we have so that this commission can make an intelligent decision as to what our next
step forward should be. Thank you, Mr. Manager. Did you get that? >> I I I did. Madam Chair, >> is would you would this body like for me to make this into an official motion so that we go on record on it?
>> Yes, >> I'll make the motion. >> I'm I'm sorry. I was I'm in another world because they they just told me that the shooter, you know, passed away and >> you know, the guy's a friend of mine, the the dad and I'm sorry I you repeat that again. I'm sorry.
>> I understand. >> And and that's that that goes into, you know, that CA5 that I'm going to be talking about where with a mental health issue. >> But I'm sorry for interrupting. Go ahead. >> Well, I'll make >> What is it again? What are we doing again? It's a formal motion for the manager to come back at the next
commission meeting after he goes through all our departments beginning with police and fire as to uh what service are we getting from the county for the 29% of every dollar that they take of taxes,
property taxes that are paid by city residents and businesses. so that we can discuss this intelligently as to what steps we should take forward. We're in a situation that I feel that we're giving
the county monies that we're not getting and we're the ones that have subsidied uninccorporated Miami Day County. >> I mean, I'll yield to my colleagues, but we don't we don't have financials in front of us for the county. This is a
much bigger issue than what you're presenting. >> It is >> and I don't know why why we're doing this directive now at this moment >> instead of in a more organized fashion through staff in our briefings so that we can have a better >> but if you all feel >> this is an organized way we're asking
the manager through each department director to come back to us then we can discuss what they give us uh and deciding what's the next step that we would take. >> Yeah. I'm just wondering why we haven't done this before because I believe
you're right. >> Well, I mean, is this something we can change? >> I I I >> I think the administration would have to find that out and that's what this is about. This that is what it's about. He's asking administration to take some action to give us some information. So, if that's the motion,
>> I think the motion is >> Do I have a motion? >> My only my only question was is the 29 cents of every dollar something we can change? >> I that's what we have to find out. So that >> so I don't believe it. We could change it if we decide to. >> Let's let's >> let let me let me let me just point just
for clarification. So um this is a conversation that um I certainly have had with some of you over over the period of years that we've been doing budgets. Um more particularly it's a conversation I had with the co two both co-chairs
um that are managing the tax reform process at the state relative to the fact that cities like ours right when you're talking tax reform we are a donor city right we are right we we provide more um tax revenue um for services that
we don't actively uh engage in um and as a result there ought to be some renumeration back to us or some consideration of that as as we're re-evaluating the whole tax, you know, um uh taxation process, right, and the
impacts it has on our residents, um from a municipal perspective, we we we get hit twice, right? We get hit not only because we are a donor city, but also because we have an uh an overwhelmingly um high properties that are taxexempt
within the city of Miami, mostly government institutional, but also nonprofit. I mean, we house every state, federal, and county um significantly sized building are all located within the city of Miami. So, we generate no tax revenue from those um and still we provide services both in particularly
from a public safety perspective. So I think this an analysis is probably warranted just if for no reason other than information to this body but also as a potential side benefit that we could provide that information to the state right as they're going through
this process of evaluating tax. >> Thank you. >> So we more than what we give in other words >> I like our districts. >> Yeah I can support this item as well. >> So I have a motion. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Okay. So I have a motion and a second. And because this just came up, if
there's anyone that would like to speak on this for public comment, please come forward. Seeing none, I have a motion and a second. All in favor? >> Motion carries. We are on our consent agenda items.
Gentlemen, are there any items that you would like to pull for discussion? >> I don't want to pull. I just want to talk about CA5 real brief. >> That's pull for discussion. >> Okay. So, we're going to pull CA5. Any others? >> Um, if I could you could bear with me
for a second, Commissioner. Five. Um, if I just may ask a question real brief on CA1 to Commissioner Glla. Commissioner um on on CA1.
I know this is from the Frost Museum. What happened to the insurance side of it? Are we still purs pursuing the insurance company or is this a final settlement of the museum and the insurance? >> I think that question would be better that would be better answered by the legal department.
>> Why should I I was briefed on it but >> okay we all were. >> Yeah. So this is um a lawsuit where the seaw wall ko the seaw wall that was sandwiched a while back and and now is when we're getting >> I I understand that that was way way years ago >> that was a while back >> I'm just trying to find out if there's
additional more money that we might get >> no so the museum offered 150,000 to resolve the case we were able to negotiate the museum to pay 200,000 to settle all claims so this would be a settlement of all claims related to now this is just for the damage that the science barge caused to our seaw wall
it's not seaw wall in general it's just to repair the damage that they caused us and um we've been negotiating with them since 2021. Is >> I I understand. Uh so this includes whatever insurance was going to cover. >> All right. Right. That that's all that I'm trying to get to. >> Thank you. Thank you.
>> Commissioner Partardo, do you have any items from Okay. >> May I make a motion? >> So I have a motion to pass CA 1, 2, 3, and four. >> I have a motion and a second. All in favor? >> Passes. And Commissioner Gabella, you want
>> Yeah. I wanted to talk on CA5 because I I was voting for it anyway, but I think this is long overdue and today although you know you don't want to talk about a tragedy and what happened in my area today in district 1 in Alifa and the thing is I know the the the gentleman uh
I understand was mentally ill uh shot two officers and uh and I believe uh he just passed away. They had to shoot him because he was barricade barricaded inside his house. But I know the father. And so this is a a tragedy, you know, for me that maybe or maybe not could
have been preventable. And I think this is the the CA5 that Judge Lightman has been trying to do for such a long time has been, you know, well overdue. Uh I think we should pass this and and I think the county should should follow. U I took the uh a tour of the site last
year with my wife and my staff. uh the gentleman that they spent about $30 million, you know, in that facility and that facility has been simply waiting for the county to to move on it. And I I don't understand what happened. I'm playing the county, but I urge the county to please move on this uh you
know, because this is long overdue. It's going to it's going to take a you know, a little bit of a burden off the streets in my area in district one. We're dealing with uh the 7th Avenue corridor where which it that you know there it entails um is located Camila's house and
and you know a lot of homeless activity uh that they're fed that they're housed and and and therefore it's a revolving door and this is a little bit just north of that u Camilis is on on about uh Bradley 14th or 13th somewhere in there
and this is on 20th uh 20 I'm going to say 21 22 23rd anyway at the end of the You know, again, I can't stress enough, and I don't like to mention this as a tragedy, but maybe something like this that happened today could have been
prevented by something like this, mental health for people that have mental issues. So, please, I urge my colleagues uh which I I I imagine share the same uh uh you know, sentiment that I do. And I urge again the county commissioners to please pass this that this is way
overdue and the gentleman has done uh been trying for years to do this. Judge Litman and and I I I think uh this merits that. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. I I agree. I toured the facility myself and I also had Judge Lifeman as a guest on my podcast. This
is at least three years overdue. When Judge Lifeman was a guest on my podcast, he thought everything would be finished within the year. And that was the first year that I started my podcast. So, it's
now three years later. And I would do more than urge the county because this isn't red tape stuck in the city of Miami. This is squarely in the jurisdiction of Miami Dade County. And
like my colleague said a year ago, we had a shooting. It wasn't a fatality at my church with a young man that was experiencing a mental health break.
and officers had to get involved. I talked about it then for our officers to get super training on dealing with mental illness and these situations. But this facility is a gamecher for our
community, for our homeless population. I cannot say enough about what Judge Lifman has done with this facility. It actually when you walk in it looks like a spa and the first interaction that patients
would have is with a doctor who washes their feet. That's biblical and it establishes trust immediately. Why anyone would drag on not having this
facility open is unconscionable. And that's why I'm a co-sponsor of this item. We need it. It will save lives. It will change the trajectory of families who are dealing with a loved one who has
mental illness. And like Commissioner Gabella said, today may not have ended the way it did had we have this additional resource. Yeah, Madam Chair, I'd like to echo uh your comments and those of Commissioner
Gabella and uh want to express my my strong support for this and whatever we can do to get the ball uh moving in the and the county's court would be uh something I think we'd all probably get behind. I also wanted to mention that this uh the impetus for this agenda item was the the DDA discussion on this and
so there's a unanimous resolution in support from the DDA board that our city clerk is going to distribute. Commissioner Capardo. >> Madam Chair, I also wanted to add as a co-sponsor that uh Judge Lifman and his work with mental health in the judiciary has been his passion for decades and uh
we're very blessed and lucky in our community to have him as part of our community. What he's trying to do with this facility is really complete completely innovative. And I want to stress how badly we need it in the city of Miami because it doesn't matter which
district you go to. Exactly. >> It doesn't matter which park, you are going to see the impact of mental health and homelessness. As a community, and when I use that word community, I'm not just talking about city of Miami. All of us, South Florida, we have not in a
collaborative fashion been able to tackle this problem. I think Judge Lifeman's center is our first step in trying new ways of humanely and productively and positively from a spiritual perspective from you know an
operational perspective bring folks out of that situation and just make us a better city a better community in South Florida. So, I'm a big fan of this, of Judge Lifeman, and anything the county can do, anything we can do, let's do it.
>> And it it will be a model. >> It will be a model for the rest of the country to follow along. This is a good good allocation of our resources to address this community, this population,
and this issue. So, may I have a motion? >> Motion moved. >> I have a motion and a second. All in favor? I >> I >> item passes unanimously. Gentlemen, are there any PH items that you would like to pull for discussion?
PH 1 2 3 4 >> five or six. Are there any items that you would like to pull for discussion? >> Commissioner Rosado. Commissioner Gabella. >> No, I'm good. Commissioner Partardo. >> No. >> Vice Chair,
>> I do not uh see any, Madam Chair. >> Okay. May I have a motion >> to pass PH 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and six? I have a motion and a second. All in favor? >> I. >> Motion carries unanimously. Those items
have passed. Gentlemen, with respect to our RE items, are there any items that you would like to pull for discussion? In play is RE 1,
RE3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, and 12. So I think u some of you some of my colleagues would like to inquire on the RE3 and what it is that I'm trying to accomplish without getting into the political drama.
>> Okay. So I'll put Wait, let me let me see if there are any others. We'll pull RE3 for discussion. >> Yeah, RE4. I'm going to defer >> RE4. You would like to defer until when? >> So next commission meeting? >> October 23rd. May I have a motion to defer RE4? >> So moved.
>> I have a motion. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> I Okay, that's deferred until October 23rd. Are there any other items that you would like to either pull for discussion or withdraw? >> You want to pull RE7? >> RE7.
>> RE7. Okay. Any other items? >> I'd like to just pull RE6. I just wanted to make a comment about it. >> Okay. Want to pull RE6. >> Any others? >> 637. Vice Chair, do you have any items you would like to
pull for discussion? >> By the way, what did we decide to do with R2? Did we take a vote on that to defer it to the next commission meeting? Yes, that's already deferred to October 23rd. >> Yep. >> RE2. >> That was the inspector general.
Okay. No items, vice chair, other than the Okay. So may I have a motion to pass RE1, RE5, RE 9, 10, 11, and 12?
>> So moved. Second. >> All in favor? >> I I >> motion carries. Commissioner Cabella, you pull. >> Okay. So, so in three. So, in brief, what I am trying to what what I am trying to accomplish is like I said earlier, okay, without getting into the
political drama, okay, is a threshold for what we're going to be covered in the future as elected. And what uh what we agreed on, what what I spoke to to staff on, and I think we had a meeting of the minds was that we were going to cover what happened in Gadoo's personal
first trial, what happened in his appeal, and then the second appeal that that uh that just came. Uh, by the way, we had spoken about this and settled that we were going to do the trial, we're going to do the what I call the first appeal, the second appeal, and we stop there. That would be the threshold.
Okay? Going forward, okay? And then if if outside of that, anybody wants to go to the Supreme Court of the United States, that's a different item. That's on you. That's on your dime. That's my motion. Okay? Because at the end of the day, you know, again, without getting into the political drama, you know, and
getting into a heated discussion, at some point, we must set an example. we must set, you know, we have to have a threshold of what we're going to be covered. Also, that also keeps us in line. Okay? By the same token that the uh, you know, the sentiment is, well, we have to be covered as elected because
we're making the decisions here that we might get sued. And I understand that. I understand that full well. But remember, ladies and gentlemen, this is an anomaly that happens probably once every 50 years, you know, a hundred years. This doesn't happen every day, right? So, the the the threshold is very simple. You
know, it's it's also to keep us the electeds in line and saying, "Gee, you know, uh I'm going to be covered in my first trial, second trial, but you know, do I really want to get in trouble for this? Do I really want to go out there, you know what I mean, without going into the details? Do I really want to go out there and and you know, and and start
trouble?" And I'm not going to get into into the details, but it's also kind of a deterrent for us to also act, you know, within our within our bounds, you know what I mean? to to you know to be responsible you know and and you know think of things you know you know I'm a hotthead I'll tell you that right now
and sometimes I I' I've lost my cool up here and I try to reform myself I am not perfect by any means you know uh I am I am a person with many flaws I have many flaws okay uh but I do realize the need and I have tried to to uh you know to
adapt myself to the situation where we have civilized conversations uh you know and and this is one of them where at the end of the day the taxpayer has uh footed the bill for this defense that's in the millions of dollars. Okay? And I think that there needs to be a
threshold. And this this is purely what this is about. So plain and simple again, we're going to cover you for trial like we did go. We're going to cover you for the first appeal. We're going to cover you for the second appeal. And then it ends there. After that, you want to go to the Supreme Court, you have to pay for it out of
your, you know, whatever monies you have, it's your problem. That's my suggestion. You colleagues, let me know what you think. George, Mr. Jones. >> Yeah. So, um I just wanted to make a comment on one thing. So, your plan is the trial court would be covered through
all the motions, the appellet process would be covered as well through the mandate. So, um, there's often a misconception that if we file or the side files a motion for reconsideration or motion for reconsideration on bond that that's a new appeal when really
that's part of the uh original appellet process. So, I believe your suggestion is that um the city commission would cover in advance um the defense of an elected official um
through trial through the mandate of the first tier review and that if say an elected official wanted to take that matter further to the Florida Supreme Court or the United States Supreme Court, they would then have to do that. Now uh I just have to inform you that of
course the law provides that if that commissioner is successful in that Supreme Court of Florida or Supreme Court of the United States uh decision then they would be entitled to come back and and seek their attorney's fees reasonable amount of attorneys fees. So
that's >> but remember also in this case there was a distinction of of of implied immunity of of uh you know protected you know and I think uh it was you know early on it was said that this is personal on the personal side yet we covered it this was not on the other side where as our
official capacity right nobody's talking here about official capacity yes okay what we are Mr. suggest you want it. It's it's a color of law claim, commissioner. It's it's it arises out of his authority as a as a commissioner. It's not a personal claim. He was sued
because of his alleged actions as a commissioner. There are two ways to get to a constitutional claim like that. It's color of law and then there's something called a Monell claim. This was a color of law claim, so it wasn't personal. >> Let me ask a question. Do we even have the authority to do
this? Because the legislature and the Florida Supreme Court has weighed in on that we have an absolute right to have attorneys fees paid for when we are sued in our capacity and from I don't know
>> in our capacity >> but he was sued in his capacity. Mr. If he sued in his capacity, then why did they go after his personal properties? And why did a jury concur and said, "Yes, you know, we are siding with the plaintiff and we agree that if not
because you can't go after my personal properties if I'm if I'm acting in an official capacity, right, on doing my job. Why are you, you know, I mean, somebody explain to because I've been asking this question since I got here and and I'd like to know that answer." >> So, Commissioner Gabella, I wasn't
finished. So, sorry. I >> It's okay. I When we were in law school, we learned that state law couldn't supersede federal law. Local laws couldn't supersede state law or federal law. So, would we be trying
to supersede a law that has already passed? Particularly, I know the Florida Supreme Court has weighed in on this. And I will not be in favor of voting for something that goes against already established law.
>> Florida Supreme Court already weighed in and they said, "No, what we're talking about is not going to the United States Supreme Court." I federal level. I asked the attorneys >> what what Madam Chair is saying is that and actually um chapter 111 of the Florida statutes provides that um
elected officials should be covered for uh the defense of their claims. Um that statute actually has some language that's somewhat discretionary. Um some cities had um in the past decided not to cover their elected officials in an
advanced capacity. That case went up to the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court determined that not only the statute protects you, but as a matter of the common law of the state of Florida, you're protected and ordered that regardless of what the statute says, an elected official at trial is entitled to
a defense. The only thing, and I would not want to make law on this on behalf of the city of Miami, but the only thing I will tell you is that there's there's not very I don't think there's any cases that determine whether or not the the city continues to be obligated to pay on
appeals. It's clear at the trial level that we are obligated to pay. Um, and of course, if you prevail in any of the stages of the trial, we are obligated to pay. But, uh, what's not clear, and I don't know if you want to test the waters, is whether or not the city
should pay appallet fees, um, moving forward. Um, this is one plan that would say, "All right, we'll cover some of the appellet fees through the first tier through the mandate, but we'll we'll make you pay your own fees during the Supreme Court level." Um, >> we're talking about the federal level
only. That's what we're talking about. >> Well, no, it would be either state or federal level. >> No, no, no, but we're saying that we're going to pay for the trial. We're going to pay for the state appeal, >> right? >> And and the second and then the last one, the embank. And that's where it ends when you go to the federal level to the Supreme United States Supreme Court.
We're not going to cover that. Like we're saying, >> but just remember that in like if you're sued in state court, you go trial level, appellet court, Florida Supreme Court. It ends there unless there's a federal question. You don't go to the United States Supreme Court on a state court
case. So that's why I'm saying there are two separate systems that move parallel. So, this would cover if you're sued in federal court, your district court, your 11th circuit court of appeals, but you would not be covered to the United States Supreme Court >> by George perittly, but if this was not
legal help, why did you even let me put it on? >> No. Like, I'm not disagreeing with you. Um, what I'm saying is I was just explaining that there is no automatic appeal to the United States Supreme Court in a state case. You're you're >> But that's not my argument. That's
That's not what >> I know. I was just clarifying the record. That's not my argument is simple. Okay. We are going to cover you for trial. We are going to cover you for your first appeal. What I call the first appeal. We we are then going to cover you on the second appeal, the embank which which happened already, which he lost. Okay? We're going to cover you up
to that point. Okay? And then from that point forward, going to the federal level, going to the United States Supreme Court, you're on your own. That's what we're saying. And then if you win, if you win there, we're going to reimburse you like the law says. That's it. Plain and simple. I mean, I think maybe there's an
opportunity here to defer this to the next meeting and get a little more information about this. >> Absolutely. If you want to defer, I mean, you know, we if it's the will of the body that you want to defer it, that's fine. Give me a motion. >> Motion. >> Second. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I
>> I >> to October 23rd. >> Yep. >> Item is deferred to October 23rd. >> Keep in mind this is the second time we defer. >> Yep. I mean, the only reason I'm saying that is because obviously what we're trying to do here is protect the
taxpayers from when an elected official acts in an illegal capacity or any kind of illegality. That's all. That's all. Correct. >> And what's the best way to do it is obviously super technical >> to my left. So, I think if we maybe try to find a way to accomplish that goal in
a way that works for all of us, we'd be better off. >> Okay. >> RE6 was pulled. Yeah, on RE6, I just wanted to explain why this got here. Uh, there's been a 27% cut with Noah, and there's an
expected cut in Noah and National Weather Service staff of 20 to 40%. To the point where some of these systems are really impacting our ability to predict accurately and manage accurately emergency preparedness when it comes to hurricanes. So, I just want to make sure
as a city we're advocating and that's what the climate resiliency committee was doing is saying folks please stay on top of this and advocate for us because if we lose any of these systems and people we here especially in city of Miami and our coastline and in our
region we will be really adversely impacted. So that's that's what they're trying to say. That's what John Morales was saying earlier and that's what I'm repeating here. Let's just stay on top of it and make sure that our voices are loud when it comes to these issues.
>> Do I have a motion? >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Motion carries. >> Someone pulled. >> Yeah, that was 37. Okay. So, plain and simple real quick. You know, I'm I'm a
man of not long speeches. Okay. Unless when I have to. that I'm drawing in. But uh here's the thing. I think my personal view is uh Commissioner Gro, with all due respect, is about to leave as commissioner. His term is up. Uh I think this should be left to the next
commissioner that comes in. Whether it is his brother or whether it is somebody else, uh Rolando or uh Brenda or whoever the Denise Galvas, whoever it is that's that's running that comes in, I think it should be left up to them to see what they want to do and continue to do with
this. I I don't think uh I don't think uh this should be settled on the next commissioner, if you will. That's my only objection to this. I think the other the the comm the incoming commissioner, whoever it be, I think should should decide on this because he's going to be there at least for the
next four years. That's my take. Thank you. >> Do I have a motion? >> Motion. RE7. I have a motion. Do I have a second? >> It's a motion. >> No, no, no, wait. Motion. No. My motion is not is to deny it. My motion is not
to grant it. I'm sorry. >> I I I apologize. >> So, the the the seven what I said was uh Commissioner Ko that you are leaving now because you were termed out. uh you're running for mayor and we don't know who the next commissioner is whether it's going to be your brother or uh u uh u
escalona or galvas or uh bend we don't know who it really is going to be and what I said was what I think is that the the next commissioner shouldn't be saddled with that you know that decision I think it that shouldn't be saddled with that decision should be that commissioner that comes in after all they're going to be there for the next
four years to to take that action one way or the other that's what I said and I leave it If I could answer, Madam Chair, thank you. >> Let let me say this. >> Can't hear you. >> No. Number one, no one's being settled
with anything. This is property that the city of Miami would be the one that's owning. Uh it's very hard to get sizable pieces of property on a street right now. I've been lucky that uh I've been
able to amass uh properties for the city, properties for affordable housing, for workforce housing, uh and for through Miami 21 retail for
the bottom. Um this is not the first time I've done it. This commission has voted. Uh the problem with this particular property is that there are individuals that I think own bars that own property next door and they really
would like to get this property also and they're trying to stop the city from buying it. Um uh all that I'm doing is with monies uh that we have in this district that would help
whoever the next commissioner is in the district uh provide more affordable public housing and for the city to control whatever retail underneath Miami 21 uh requires
uh and no skin up my back whether we approve it or not, uh this is being done for for this city's future. Uh and I'm sorry if uh
Miss Galbus is running for commissioner and it's definitely one that would not win. uh her uh individual that has employed her and her husband in different ways is
requesting that uh she lobbies so that the city doesn't buy this land so then they could then maybe be able to buy it. But bottom line is, you know, uh it's a world of commission. I mean, I'm trying
to do what's right. even uh in the last couple of months, they'll be voting from here. Uh once I sit up there, it's a different story. Uh but the uh whatever the commission wants, it's it's fine. It's, you know, this is for all of your
future. Uh it's not for mine. It doesn't bother me one way or another. Uh whatever this body wants to do. >> Let me just state on the record, I have not spoken to Miss Galvas about this. This is my own decision the way I see it. With all due respect, you know, I
just want to make that clear. Nobody, no commissioner, including your brother, has ever spoken to me, one way or the other, have, you know, yet to speak on this topic with any of them. So, I just want to put that on the record. This is true. >> She was the only one that came up here in a public meeting that spoke against it. That's why I mentioned >> I'm sorry.
>> She was the only one that spoke against it in a public in a public in a public meeting here. >> I believe you, but I don't even remember that meeting. But I can tell you that that my decision is not based on that. All right. Nor had any conversations. I categorically can tell you that the case.
>> Yeah. No, Commissioner Coro, I just uh wanted to know your vision about the property. I think that's a good uh idea as far as Little Havana. I know the property very well. I know where it is. Affordable housing, park space, workforce housing. But I'm I'm curious.
>> No, no park space. It's a workforce housing in Miami 21 requires anything that's built >> that way. of local can, you know. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Commissioner Rosado, so go ahead. >> Yeah, I was just going to ask uh could
could somebody remind us whether it's the commissioner or the staff, how many units do we know how many units approximately could be built and what the breakdown is per the number of units? That's >> we we do not have a developer in this one yet, but from the size of the land
is around 25,000 square ft. you should be able to build there approximately 125 units plus whatever retail and parking uh that is required by Miami 21. >> So I'd just like to say um we're all
going to be in the situation where Commissioner Coroyo is in and I'm not going to vote against this because there are going to be projects that each one of us are passionate about. We want to see we're term limited, so we only have
X. And I would not vote against any of you who want to do something in your district before you leave office. So I won't be in favor of >> unless it's a billboard. >> Unless it's a billboard. >> No, no, no billboard, sir. >> Not not that I'm remembering anything.
>> Anyway, >> you're good with that. That was a good one. That was a good one. So, um, Commissioner Gabella has a motion on the floor to deny. Listen, I'm hearing you guys correctly. You guys are in favor of it. I respect you all. By the way, let me just put the record when Commissioner
Gio had to vote against me in the Alipa CRA, which is important. He did. And I don't I I'm not doing that because of this. So, you know what? I'll retrieve my motion to to deny because I understand the way I'm I'm reading you guys. There's a there's a motion to to to help him out. So, I'm okay with that. You guys want
>> But but hear what I'm saying. not to help him out but to respect each commissioner because you may very well have something when you're leaving. >> I did the alle and he voted against it and I respect it from that and I said I respect you. I don't have a problem. So I'm not going to change my vote. My vote is no. You guys go ahead.
>> I'm speaking in favor. I'm speaking for me right. No >> I voted for the alle. >> I respect you. Yes. Thank you very much. I'm saying that for all of us, we will all be in a similar situation where it's
coming to the end of our term and we will have projects that we want to see. So I I wouldn't I wouldn't say, "Oh, commissioner, you can't do that because you're about to leave office and I wouldn't want anyone to do that to me either." >> So he said, >> he pulled his So do I have a motion for
RE7? >> Yes. >> Second. So I have a motion from Commissioner Rosado, a second from Commissioner Partardo. All in favor? >> I. >> Motion passes 41. >> It's a great location and an important cause.
>> Okay. So we are on our second reading items. Mr. City Attorney, would you please read the titles for our second reading items into the record? >> Yes, Madam Chair. Thank you. SR1 second reading ordinance. An ordinance of the Miami City Commission amending chapter 2
article six of the code of the city of Miami, Florida as amended. City code titled administration lobbyist to amend applicability definitions, registrations, and disclosure requirements and penalties for violations to clarify ambiguous language. Add exceptions and align said
provisions with the applicable laws governing lobbyist activities containing a severability clause and providing for an effective date. SR2 second reading ordinance an ordinance of the Miami city commission amending chapter 2 article 2 section 2-32 of the code of the city of
Miami Florida is amended city code titled time and place of meeting to permit cancellation of city commission meetings by specified elected officials with advanced written notice to the city clerk containing a severility clause and providing for an immediate effective date SR3 ordinance second reading an
ordinance of the Miami city commission amending chapter 36 section 36-4 of the code of the city of Miami Florida as amended titled noise operation of radios photographs or other sound making devices bands orchestras and musicians generally in chapter 36 section 36-5 of
the code of the city of Miami Florida as amended titled noise same hours of operation of juke boxes radios etc exemptions for events on city-owned property relaxation to create a pilot program for the overtown entertainment district using decibel reading with a
base dbc of 68 creating scaled violations and required open air venue noise attenuation devices containing a seability clause and providing for an effective date SR4 an ordinance of the Miami city commission amending chapter
31 article 2 section 31-51 of the code of the city of Miami Florida as amended titled local business tax and miscellaneous business regulations local business tax ptr food trucks operating on private land to amend distance separation requirements for food truck
activity and to update this section to comply with new city code chapter 52 for special events containing a severability clause and providing for an immediate effective date. That concludes the second reading items. Madam Chair, >> thank you gentlemen. Are there any second reading items that you would like
to pull for discussion? SR one, two, three, or four? >> No motion. Second. >> All in favor? >> I. Motion carries unanimously. Mr. City Attorney, would you please read
the first reading items remaining, which would be FR 2, three, and four for consideration. >> Can I just put uh FR4 just for a quick discussion? I need some clarification on
it. >> And I'll pull FR2 just to >> You want to pull FR2 just briefly? >> Okay. FR2 and FR4 have been pulled. Uh, but we still need to have the titles read into the record. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. FR2, first reading ordinance is an ordinance of the
Miami City Commission with attachments amending chapter 50, article 4, section 158 of the code of the city of Miami, Florida, as amended, titled ships, vessels, and waterway Miami vessel mooring code reserved to allow for vessel anchorage limitation as provided by section 327.60
6 parenthesis 2F3 Florida statutes in specified areas containing a severability clause and providing for an effective date. F FR4 an ordinance of the Miami city commission with attachments particularly I'm sorry I skipped FR3. FR3 first reading ordinance. An ordinance of the Miami
City Commission amending chapter 38 article 1 of the code of the city of Miami, Florida has amended city code titled parks and recreation in general by creating section 38-39 titled naming of Rebecca Sosa Park further directing the city manager to take any and all actions necessary to
affectuate the naming of the park containing a se severability clause and providing for an immediate effective date. F FR4, first reading ordinance, an ordinance of the Miami City Commission with attachments temporarily designating a portion of the city of Miami as a clean zone which will provide for the
safe and orderly use of city venues, streets, and sidewalks by vendors, peddlers, street ticket sellers, and pedestrians during the 2026 Federation International Day Football Association, FIFA World Cup, and FIFA World Cup related events established
between the city and the FIFA World Cup. 2026 Miami Host Committee activities in the clean zone, establishing terms and conditions for the activities in order to regulate commercial activities during the 2026 FIFA World Cup and related events in the
clean zone beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, June 8th, 2026, and ending at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, July 20th, 2026, and further prohibiting the sale, offer for sale, or distribution of counterfeit goods, tickets, wares, and merchandise
of FIFA or the FIFA World Cup 2026 Miami Host Committee. That concludes the first reading items. Madam Chair, >> so FR2 and FR4 have been pulled. May I have a motion for FR3? >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. All in favor?
>> I. passes unanimously. Congratulations. Uh FR2. >> So on FR2, I wanted to thank Miami Beach Commissioner David Suarez. And it's important that we're passing this in the city of Miami because these are restrictions that if not implemented
here, basically takes their problem of Miami Beach and moves it to us in the city of Miami, but it makes a stronger, it places a 300 foot barrier around moing fields and other restrictions. The root of this problem are derelic vessels
and boats which are also used as Airbnb and short-term rentals. So, this is trying to stop that kind of activity which really hurts the seagrass at the bottom of our bay. It's bad for the environment. It costs us as a city about $70,000 to get rid of one derelic
vessel. So, it's a very very big problem. Marine Patrol has been an amazing partner. I have to thank the chief Lieutenant Cotto and everyone else that has worked with our office on this. That's all I wanted to say. I appreciate your support. >> Do I have a motion? >> So moved. >> I have a motion and a second. All in
favor? >> I. >> Motion carries unanimously. >> I just have a brief question. FR4. Um, what does this mean? Safe zones um or clean zones and how many of them are we going to have or where will they be
at? Is the city still going to control it? Is it going to be FIFA? Um, I was hoping somebody from FIFA would be here. All right. What is a clean zone? >> Someone from FIFA. Oh, their representatives are here. >> Let me just explain real briefly. A clean zone is basically um and there's
an exhibit in the legislation that shows the area that is designated as the clean zone. >> And so, >> where would that be? I believe it's for 14th um to the north and it goes along the river on the east, the river on the
south and I guess Biscane Bay. >> Okay. So, >> will it be follow? >> Yeah. Biscane Boulevard. >> Yes. >> Biscane Boulevard sort of runs through the center. >> Okay. In front of the parks. Uh Adrian Center. Does it go that far or
that? Um, >> uh, Commissioner Felipe Angulo, uh, 235 Catalonia Avenue, uh, here with Carlo Fortuni. Uh, I don't believe it goes all the way over to where the, uh, the Adrian Arts Center is. >> Okay. So, it stops by the, uh, expressway. And >> I believe that's the line, sir. >> And then from there all the way to Miami
River. >> Uh, the boundary does extend west to that point. I'd be happy to sit with you in a map. Uh, >> okay. What What does it mean by a clean zone? Uh, Commissioner, the focus on the clean zones is for uh for unauthorized uh merchandise that's being sold by uh
by individuals that tend to come in major events like this. Uh it's also to ensure that um that of course counterfeit goods, counterfeit tickets, all of that. >> That that should be citywide. I mean that we just can't allow that for you or for anybody, the Miami Dolphins to heed you.
>> I'm sure we couldn't agree with you more. Uh but we understand that we uh we allow for for city of Miami police and code enforcement uh to be able to then push out folks that are unlicensed or not on on certain lists that are selling counterfeit goods or unlicensed goods from that immediate area where we know
this will be a focus. >> My next question is is FIFA going to be having people out there uh in the street selling? >> So sir to my understanding tickets will not be sold out on the street by FIFA >> tickets. But about merchandise and another >> merchandise is going to be FanFest which
we're we're partnering with the city of Miami. That is where we're where >> Okay. So it's not going to be all over that area and sidewalks and stuff. Okay. >> No sir. Our goal is to have a clear area there. >> That that's understood then. That's what I was trying to get forward. Uh and um it's fine. I'll make the motion.
>> I got a problem. Hang on. >> Commissioner. >> Yeah. Uh I've got a problem with this and I'm going to go for it, but in the second reading I'm going to have a lot more questions because here's the thing. if you're telling me. And by the way, I had a like I like I expressed to you guys, I had a bad experience with FIFA
and Bayern Trust this past weekend where we were kind enough that we gave them the uh the uh the place in in kind. We didn't charge them and they didn't want anybody to talk. They were very rude, you know what I mean? And I just want to put it out there so they're so they hear, you know what I mean? because I I think you know if we uh extend a
courtesy to to bring you and to you know to host you. Uh I think you should extend the the same be a good uh you know big corporate a good corporate citizen and uh you know and acknowledge uh the mayor of the county was there GABA uh our city mayor was there I was
there and the city clerk was also there and uh there were some things that were that were not correct there you know and I want to bring that to light because this worries me if if you're trying to get take counter thread out I agree with that should be citywide not only there now if what you're saying to me is that
they're going to have the the whole run of the downtown. the whole run of the downtown and it's not gonna it's only going to be in and it's going to be a mon monopolized then I got a problem with that right >> so I will sit down with you guys and I want clarification because I think that's what I'm hearing but I but I'm going to go along with this but on
second reading you know what I mean if this isn't cleared up you know what I mean I've got a problem with this honestly speaking >> commission >> so um yes ma'am >> let me weigh in on this I'm not in favor of voting for this right now my issue is small businesses in the city of Miami
this is going to be a huge economic boon for the city of Miami and for our local small businesses. They should be able to have a piece of this pie cuz this pie is huge. And I have spoken to some small
businesses in my district that have tried to become a part of this FIFA fan something experience. And until you give me some assurance that small businesses in the city of Miami, in district 5, in
district 1, in district 2, in district 3, in district 4 have participation in this event that is happening in the city of Miami. I will not be in favor of this. So I would I would recommend a deferral. >> Okay.
>> I'm going to vote for you. >> I I will agree with that. And this is what I was trying to get. I don't want to I don't want to I I know I've brought this to your attention. I don't want to rush this. I don't like to pass things on first reading because then on second reading you think it's going to go. But
I want some definitive assurances. I want some contracts. I want something that we can take to court if the city of Miami, our small businesses are not allowed to participate in this fantasy. >> There's a motion to defer.
>> And and let me add just one more thing. Let me add just one more thing, okay? The the fact that every time that I sit I've heard from them, well, we're doing a good thing for you because we're doing this for free and kids are going to they're promoting their sport, my friend. They're promoting their sport.
Yeah. You know what I mean? You know, uh DDA, they you guys gave them $100,000. What was it? What was before you were there? Yeah, you did. There was something going on, but somebody gave something and there was it was in the >> I believe it was a uh a different sporting event. city has given $5
million for this to cover um police, fire and all kind of stuff. We have made a huge investment in this event and again this event will generate millions and millions and millions of dollars.
>> Madam Chair, >> when you're done >> I'm finished. >> Well, I I just had a quick question. Are there ways that you are involving businesses throughout the >> I'm I'm glad you asked, Commissioner and Madam Chair. I wanted to to let you know for everybody up on the day is we actually are launching our small local business event. It's going to be in uh
October 21st or 22nd. I'll get clarity on the exact date once we have all the details there. We do want to make sure that you your constituents are invited as well so that we have active participants in the city of Miami. We understand the way I understood this. The primary impetus behind this was to
stop bad actors, people that are trying to counterfeit merchandise or counterfeit, but all of my colleagues raised really, really good points, course. So, it sounds like we we need a better briefing and better materials to really understand the item. >> We're happy to sit down with each of you and fully brief you on it and hopefully
get you comfortable. >> Look, that surprises me that they want to meet now with business on stuff because in the park they they they wanted nothing to do with us, okay? And and that was for free, by the way. what they got. It was they played zero. They paid zero. Okay. And they were very rude to their to to their host. Let me let me
tell you. And I am concerned for my business owners just like the madam chairman is that that you know we're going to get overwritten. You know what I mean? And and you know in that business that that you know that again because that upsets me. You know, it it you know, it if if you come to me and and you you know, you tell me the way it
is, you know, I got a problem with, you know, people trying to insult my my my intellect and tell me that they come here and we're doing all this stuff for them, like the chairwoman says, $5 million. And then and then they say to you, you know, uh oh, we're doing this and and you know, it should be enough
for you guys that that you know that uh these these people can come and look at our game on a TV and screen. No, my friend, they are a for-profit organization. I've got nothing against FIFA. I mean, hell, my my my, you know, my my my I have two daughters on the the oldest one, she's married to an
Argentine, and soccer is talked about all the time, right? And my grandkids, they're in soccer. I love the sport, you know, but but you know, but this this this business that you guys are doing is always a favor, you know, and no, no, no. They're doing themselves a favor also because they are promoting their sport to people that would otherwise,
you know, I mean, so I would urge them to be a little bit more kinder. You know, there's plenty to go around. There's plenty of money to go around for them and for our business owners, but you cannot come in here, okay, and try to take our business owners and our people out of the equation. That's not going to work. And that's where I stand, by the way. And you know what? I'm going
to side with you. And I think this should be deferred. Not even not not even do the first reading. >> Yeah, we definitely need to ensure representation for minorities, womenowned businesses >> without question. Yeah, understood. >> Do I have a motion? >> Motion. >> I have a motion in a second. All in
>> I'm sorry, Chair. Who's the second? Commissioner Partardo, I think. >> Good. >> I have a motion and a second to defer this to the next commission meeting October 20 October 23rd. >> All in favor?
>> Motion carries unanimously. >> PZ. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Mr. City Attorney, could you please read the titles in for the record? >> The two PZ items. Yes, Madam Chair. PZ1, first reading ordinance. An ordinance of the Miami City Commission with attachments amending ordinance number
10544 is amended. The future land use map of the Miami comprehensive neighborhood plan pursuant to smallcale amendment procedures subject to section 163.3187 Florida statutes by changing the future land use designation from medium density restricted commercial to restricted
commercial of the acreage described herein of real property at 840 Southwest 6th Avenue and 601 Southwest 9th Street. Miami, Florida has particularly described as more particularly described in the attached and incorporated exhibit A making findings containing a severability clause and providing for an
effective date. FR2 first reading ordinance. An ordinance of the Miami City Commission with attachments amending the zoning atlas of ordinance number 13114. The zoning ordinance of the city of Miami, Florida as amended, Miami 21 code by changing the zoning classification from T5L urban center
trans zone limited to T680 uh urban core transex zone open of the property generally located at 601 Southwest 9th Street and 840 Southwest 6th Avenue, Miami, Florida. as more particularly described in exhibit A attached and incorporated making
findings containing a severability clause and providing for an effective date. That concludes the PZ items. >> Thank you gentlemen. Are any of the PZ items one or two you want to pull for discussion? >> No, no, no. We on PZs. >> We're with PZ.
>> PZ one or two? >> Oh, we skipped the >> Yeah, I've skipped the discussion items. >> Okay, we're coming back to that. >> Uhhuh. >> All right. >> No, I Anybody >> may I have a motion? Second. I got a motion and a second. All >> yes. >> And just briefly, um, PZ1 and PZ2 need
to be amended to add PAP information in the first whereas clause for PC1 and two >> as amended. Move. >> I have a motion and a second. All in favor? >> Motion carries unanimously. Now we are at our discussion items. Commissioner Gabella, you wanted to
>> Did we do We didn't do D1. Somebody pulled. >> No, nobody pulled it. We haven't pulled anything for >> But but did u >> So the D2 and D3 have >> No, I was at I I I got rid of that and then we got rid of uh D4. >> You want to get >> No, no, no. That was done already.
>> Yeah. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. D4. I didn't >> So, we only got D1 and D5 on >> You only have D1 and D5. >> Okay. So, my thing is D5. I want to talk real quick about it. >> Okay. Wait, let's do D1. Who's got D1 first? >> Move >> it. There's It's just discussion. >> Yeah. >> Oh, that's right.
>> Who Whose item is it? >> It's you guys. >> Yes. >> Hi. Okay. Hey administration, let us hear about your um >> Good afternoon. Julia Sorado with the building department on DI.1. DI.1 is an update uh to the city commission based
off on a directive that was provided um with the commercial amnesty program. We provided a memo and ultimately there were four properties that took advantage of the program. The purpose of this update is to determine whether we would like to extend the pilot program or vote
for it permanently or not. >> So, how long has the pilot program been in existence? >> Since September last year. >> So, a year now. >> Yes, ma'am. >> And in your opinion, it's worked well. >> Yes. >> Yes. I think we could benefit Yes. I
think we can benefit from promoting it more so that we could have more folks take advantage. I I like the program. So, I would be in favor of taking it out of pilot program status and making it a permanent permanent
legislation. I'm going to defer to my colleague, Commissioner Partardo. >> Yeah, I would also be in favor of that, but I did, you know, during our briefing, I was wondering how many is the total amount uh available for this program? >> So, currently there are about 600
properties that could potentially um benefit. However, they would the properties would have to be sold. >> Yeah, I got it. It's difficult and there hasn't been a lot of focus on it, but if we make it permanent, there will be. I really like it. I really like this program. >> Thank you.
>> You want? >> No, I'm ready for a move. >> I lost two. I don't know where they went. We got a >> chair. It is just a discussion item. >> Discussion. Oh, that's all. Okay. >> But can we make >> just direct them? >> Yes. We'll make >> to make it a permit. >> Just I think that's clear.
>> Okay. So come back with us with the permanent program for >> legislation so that we can pass it. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Commissioner Gabella, you wanted >> Okay. So D5 is all what we're doing today is discussion of is that correct? Okay. And but and I think this involves
you guys too, everybody. Because remember this is our police department and where they're going to be located. >> What's that? >> Yeah. So this is our police department. I think it's going to involve all you guys. You know you everybody's got a stake in this. where it's going to be located, where it's not. The the way I
see it is, you know, um there's two options right now that was that was brought to me at least in a way. I'm sure you were briefed on it also, you know, and uh there's two footprints. One in the close to Biscane Boulevard about three blocks uh west of the bay, which is dangerous because if there's a flood,
it might get flooded out. Our emergency management, my manager going to be there, every everything's going to run from there. So, that's you know, if we're responsible, you know, we're not going to do it there, right? cuz this is going to be for years, you know, uh, you know, to, you know, to stay there. Uh, so we're talking about my area to come
to Freedom Park, okay? Uh, on 37th A, okay? And I've already, you know, I'm I'm with it. You guys know I'm pro police. I mean, you know, u, no question about that. And I know that they need a headquarters. It's been long overdue. I know that. Okay. My only question is the
traffic situation. Okay. The traffic situation. because I have residents west of 37th Avenue that have concerns, a lot of concerns because of the uh you know the traffic uh you know the uh you know uh the Freedom Park. I mean you know
it's basically going to be a small city. Okay. Uh you're going to have also that city center there you know where you're going to have parks you know a park you know and then you're going to have restaurants. So it's going to be a miniature city. And then add to that we got the MRC building which is coming there. That's I mean that's that's
already happening. That's a done deal. And now we're talking about this which is fine my me. But I need so I can assure my people, you know, that the traffic situation will be handled in a responsible manner, you know, and what I what I think I said was I asked if they
can come in through Ljun like everybody else in the park is coming and then the egress can be on 37th a something to that nature that the residents, you know, feel assured that we're we're not just, you know, cramming this, you know, down their throats, but you know, uh, we're going to think about this
methodically. We're going to plan it out. I know we need it. I'm all for it. But I asked you ladies and gentlemen up here to to please help me. And and you know this has to do with everybody's district. I know you were out you know of of the police headquarters. But at the end of the day, I hope uh we have a
a detailed discussion on the traffic situation again and that to to uh to to bring the the effect of the uh you know of the of that uh problem consequence that comes along with it with the uh with the police headquarters dispatching
cars you know uh although I've been told that uh there's there's going to be maybe a hundred cars there 150 police cars okay so it's not the whole fleet of uh police cars right And also I I I I I said, "Well, maybe we can put an ordinance that uh you know, if they
dispatch a police car, they can't turn the sirens off, you know, for uh a radius of, I don't know, x miles." So, so they won't be bothered all the time. But on top of that, what really worries me is the traffic situation. And I hope again that we can discuss this in
further detail and come up with a good plan that's going to uh satisfy everybody. >> Uh chair, >> thank you. I think staff should already be working on traffic mitigation and because he's right, a lot of traffic is going to be falling into that area. Um,
I'm not in favor of the police station going. It's so far away, but I understand that we are limited in where it can go because of city assets we don't have. So, I I I'm going, you know, I'm not
against it going to the Miami Freedom Park, but the traffic will be a nightmare. So, staff should already be working on how the traffic is going to flow into this community because it really is a sleepy community. It's a
residential area. Correct. >> Correct. >> And you know, now it's going to be the hustle and bustle of the MRC, the police, and the fire station. the fire headquarters will be there. So, we need to be cognizant and considerate of the
neighborhood that is already existing. So, I would support my colleague on, you know, having a traffic study and some proposals to mitigate the traffic that will be in this area. Now,
>> chairwoman, >> commissioner, >> look, I I think uh Commissioner brought up a valid point. Um and you brought up an additional valid point that are two out of the three that I wanted to speak
about. Um, while it'd be great to be able to put the police headquarters, wire headquarters there, it is not practical and I'm going to tell you the reasons why. One is what
Commissioner Gava has mentioned, the traffic there. Uh imagine when you have soccer games, other activities there, it is going to be extremely difficult to get police vehicles in and out.
uh or if if you have um other emergencies, um it's going to cause uh a true hardship and you're going to have police vehicles that are not going to be able to get out
as quickly uh as they need to provide what could be live uh and health uh timely issues. issues for them to get there.
On top of that is the secondary problem of it is so far away from the heart of the city. Uh this is the extreme west part of the
city. Um that in itself I think presents a major problem. Lastly, I don't know why we're going there when we have additional lands that we could
use that are much more centralized without any of the problems that I'm hearing for one of the sites that's being presented. And I don't think this has been thought out at all
uh by our people, our staff. And look, if I was taught one thing uh when I was 24 years old and older when I started here by
Maurice Ray that was a mentor to me, he had a lot of vision. He was well traveled. I believe uh I've shown a lot of vision. I've been very well traveled and the present location. I don't know what
the story is why that location is not wanted. I don't know if there are some developers that are ready are trying to get it from the city to use. But I will tell you this, the present location
uh is a usable location. The parking behind the police station is not being used anymore because you can use it. You could tear down the parking structure, the parking
building that we have in the back, and do an L shape towards the side of the police station that's there. Now, that L is wide enough so you could do floors uh of parking. That should be more than
enough on the L shape alone. And then on the area that's covered by the president um parking structure, you could go up build six, eight stories, whatever you need uh for the police department. And
this could be done right there while the Preston station is still in use. Once you built it, then you could tear down the Preston station. If you need more parking, add more parking. If you want to put a little more space for the police department, you can still build
it. Uh and you'll have the room for the fire department. Ample room and you're still in a centrally located area for this whole city uh where the police department has been for decades.
So I I submit to to all of you here, my my colleagues, that we look at this present location with the solution that I presented as a feasible solution. You could use the station that you have
there while we tear the back parking and do the L-shape. You build your station in the back. The Lshape is parking. Once that's built, you tear the building in the front. You could build
your fire uh administration building and if you need any additional parking, if you need any additional space, you could build it there then. And it gets uh all accomplished in in the best way in a
centrally located area uh for the city of Miami. Commissioner Partardo, >> I just wanted to add that at least in the central part of the city and the urban core, the traffic situation is horrible. I mean, if if we're thinking that by bringing it back to more of a
central location, things would get better between rail and traffic and the congestion we're already experiencing in that area. I think it would be very difficult. So, I look forward to to hear more about the analysis of traffic around the site locations from staff.
And I'm wondering from staff, would you would you like to share anything that on this topic that you may already have for us? >> So for and I'll I'll let me let me kind of interject a little bit. Um so we certainly could analyze repurposing the
existing site um for a new public safety building um and do that analysis, lay it out for purposes of providing the information the commission. I don't have any issue with that at all. Um there are two key factors to why um that site
wasn't considered. One was we're part of the opportunity here to offset the cost of building the new public safety building, right? Is the is the um repurposing and disposition of both the fire headquarters and the city and the police
headquarters, right? The site that we're using in Miami Freedom Park won't be used for anything else. Right? So, it's it's the the the location isn't intended for any other commercial use. Isn't intended to to be repurposed in any other way. Um, so there's a monetary
benefit to doing that. The other side of it is a logistical benefit. And that's why I'm happy to do the analysis. Commissioner Cory when when we met and and briefed him, um, he offered this as a suggestion. Um and and we certainly could analyze that the repositioning of
the public safety building there. What that would mean logistically. Um that garage footprint that exists now is not in and of itself not big enough to house the building at the size and scale because we're combining two departments into one building. >> But you'll be going up just like the police station that's there now has
several floors. You'll go up. >> I'm not I'm not disputing that. The the issue though is and from a construction perspective um the footprint we're using at Miami Freedom Park is bigger and wider. You don't have to go as high. So it's a little more cost effective. >> The second you you start to go up a lot
higher especially in that particular footprint. >> You don't have to go higher than eight stories and you keep the cost down. Mr. Manager, >> I I I'm not certain that you can't. I think I think we could certainly analyze that. But but that was the reason why we that we sort of isolated those two
locations. happy to go back and have ACOM look at that particular footprint, do an analysis, and we could come back and and represent. For us, the issue really is I think this was sparked by a discussion item that that Commissioner Rossado um asked to put on the agenda
more for purposes of, hey, we have this deteriorating police building. What's our plan? Right? Do we have a plan for are we going to just rebuild, repair we have now, or are we going to actually build a new facility? And I think that's what sparked this discussion. And so we decided, hey, let's let's be prepared to
have that discussion beyond the individual briefings that we've had. I I think we could easily go back and and analyze it and come back and and to Commissioner Coro's uh suggestion, speak to the merits of that as a as a potential location. >> Thank you. Okay.
>> One additional area that I'd like to add that in the Miami Freedom Park site, we already approved in this fiscal year's budget. uh fire fighters to be there manning
ambulances and I think uh we'd agreed that in the next fiscal year's budget or the following we would uh make a small station there fire station with actual fire trucks and everything. Uh I would
also suggest that if we do not go with a fire safety building or police fire safety building there then we put a small substation of police there also for that area. The other side which is
the only other one that uh you all were analyzing. Part of the problem that I see is what you uh stated to me at the time that is too close to the water and if we have hurricanes or any major storm it could
get flooded. Therefore, for us to build something there is going to be much much more costlier because we're going to have to go up and even so if it gets flooded uh it will be unusable
u you know for us. So I I think our limitations are are limited. And this is why I'm suggesting the present side. And look, here's the L shape that I'm talking about. Once you
tear down the building that's there that after you built everything around it, you could then make another one. You have a square with your front open. you could build another side for fire and any additional space
the police would need and it all be connected with one another. Uh so this side in my opinion is still the ideal site. You have uh 95 right behind you to get in it. Uh it don't have it doesn't have the traffic that other parts of
that area do have. Um, so I I I think that's the best solution right now out of the three sites that we have, the two you proposed. I'm proposing this one back unless there's something out there that u we've all overlooked in city own
land. Uh I I suggest that that's the place. There is a fourth, I'm sorry, that could have a possibility in this in uh D1. They're still centrally located. We got 20 acres there. But
>> I don't know too many other places outside of that. >> No, >> I just wanted to say that that look when when uh when you guys had the flooding, I believe it was last year, early this year along a while back, I went I took a tour of your building. Uh you gave me a
tour, chief, and I took the tour and I see how bad I saw how bad the conditions are. And I I understand you need a station. I mean, nobody's talking about that. And and then there was supposed to be a plan. I think I I spoke to you, Art, that the you guys were supposed to be a plan, put a plan together back then and we were going to get together and
then that never happened. I I even spoke to you about the Pan-Amean Hospital site of using that as a temporary thing while while then this uh building over there in in downtown was being built, you know what I mean? Then you go back to that, right? That but nobody ever came to my
office and we never to discuss it a way. it, you know, fell by the wayside and then you guys all of a sudden showed up, you know, with this with which, by the way, I'm for it as long as the traffic situation is taken care of. And then the commissioner does have a point, you know, the the ingress on eress of, you
know, going out of the uh, you know, when you dispatch in the middle of a game, you know, how are you going to deal with that? You, you know, the uh, I mean, have you guys thought on on that? Uh can you elaborate on that, you know, situation there that uh you know, you're dispatching now in the middle of
a game and now that's full of traffic on 37th Avenue. How does that work? >> Or before a game starts >> when everybody's trying to get into the park or get out of the park. >> So, good afternoon everyone. Manny Morales, chief of police for Northwest
Second Avenue. Commissioner, like we spoke about at the briefing, the vast majority of police calls, I'm not going to speak for Chief Heavy on fire rescue will not be dispatched out of that building. I I understand the traffic concerns. I understand the noise concerns, but I think if you check with
the residents around our north station that with 1000 Northwest 62 or the south station at 2200 West Flagley, you'll see that every once in a while there'll be some sirens going out of there, but the vast majority of the time I want, and I'm sure you all want the cops to be out
in the neighborhoods, right? We don't want them sitting at the station. They do go back to process paperwork to process any type of arrest, but that's not going to be that's not going to be too much of an issue for us. All right. And now when it comes to traffic concerns, I think it will be the same
thing during games or pre or post would be very similar to what we deal with in Marlin Stadium, for example, where we have a comprehensive traffic plan or or at the CASA Center when we do the heat games, right? It'll be chaotic for a little bit just because you're fitting in 20 30,000 people into an
infrastructure that it's out of our control, but we do the best we can to mitigate traffic and and free up the choke points. We can always improve on that. I think that now with the use of drones, we're able to kind of identify real time when these traffic tie-ups are happening and what actions are needed to
kind of mitigate those. So, we're working on it and and listen, I know we're planning ahead, but this is three to five years out. By the time we get there, technology would have advanced. Hopefully, the county has made a more serious investment in our infrastructure, in the way that the
traffic timing on our lights uh occurs. That'll be a lot more efficient. Uh but everybody, there's no doubt on this day is that everyone understands we're in dire need. All our three stations are in in horrible conditions, right? And just
this week, I I spoke with um our OCI director and we're going to have to shut down our showers. So, I'm in the midst of a hiring frenzy to bring all these new recruits on board. Now, I don't have anywhere for the recruits to bathe. I'm going to have to bathe them outside in the trailer because we're trying to reline the pipes. Building is falling
apart. So, I I know I know you're all aware and and we're going to do this. I know we want to make sure that we pick the perfect site. I can make it work anywhere you guys decide. Chief Heavia can make it work anywhere you decide,
right? So, we will make sure that our presence there does not deter from our ability to protect the community. We'll make sure that we're an enhancement to the community that folks are going to be like, "Hey, the police station is now a place that makes our community safer and
better." Uh, so any any other questions, any other issues? >> Thank you. Thank you, chair. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. I have I have a couple of comments. Um, so I I respect the things that folks that you all have brought up, but I have to tell you I the conversation makes me really uncomfortable and it's one of the first
things I did when I when I was elected is put this as a discussion item for us to make a decision because I do think we need to consider the feasibility and the traffic considerations of the sites that we've discussed. I'd like to see us remove the Biscane site off the table, but what I will not absolutely do is
support a situation where we're kicking the can down the road. one meeting after we sold off the Olympia, right? I feel like this is one of those things that now as we're heading into an election, there could be some new players, etc., and suddenly we're in a situation where a building that is in bad shape, that
has a garage that is unsafe, that has a surface parking lot with sinkholes, is not addressed sooner rather than later. I I do not want to see some protracted discussion. I'd like to have a date certain for when we come back to discuss this and to make a final decision and
move forward because the city has a history of deferred maintenance of major public assets. And that history needs to end with us that are up here right now and not be part of the set of folks that have led us to this situation that we are now currently in.
>> I but but not on the backs but not on the backs of my people. >> I completely understand. >> With all due respect, Commissioner, you know what I mean? I'm trying. Look, I want the police and I hear what you're saying. I'm I'm I'm all for that. Not kicking the By the way, I was there like when the flooding, you know, long before you got here, I went to them. Is that
not true, Chief? Where are you? Did I not not show up uh with concerns about your building? I think I showed up a long time ago, right? >> When you had your flooding issue, I was there, right, >> Commissioner? >> My point is My point is, Commissioner, I I understand where you're coming from, but but this ain't going to be rammed
down my throat without, you know, uh input from the community. You know what I mean? and and I want to help them out. I want to help the police department. I'm I'm pro police. Any any anybody that that's been up here with me knows that, you know, we're all pro police, right, at the end of the day. But I just, you know, that traffic situation has got me
worried. That's all. And I'm not saying anything another. But we need to have an understanding, you know, what the priorities are. You know what I mean? and and yes, not kick it down the road, but also this is not going to do be a thing like take it or leave it, you know, because I'm, you know, if I see
something come that way, I'm not I'm not going for that. You know, bottom line, >> everybody has valid points and I think where we relocate the police headquarters and the fire headquarters needs to be with intention and given a
lot of thought to it. So, I believe you've heard us loud and clear and um thank you. We're not going to kick it down the can. We're not going to kick a can. We're not doing that. But we also cannot
>> make decisions impulsively and you know, so thank you. >> Madam Chair, do do we have an idea of when the administration could come back with a feasibility analysis that considers the things that folks have have discussed? And also, can we eliminate at least one of the sites that
was under discussion? We've already, I think, collectively agreed that the Biscane site is not shouldn't be on the table and you shouldn't spend any time analyzing that. Can we narrow down the pool of options so we can move forward? And when when could this item come back?
Like, I'm I'm comfortable deferring this to the next meeting knowing that they won't have all the answers. >> It's just a discussion item. There's nothing happening here. There's nothing to defer to the next meeting. This is a discussion item and I believe the manager has a clear direction on
what we're looking for. November. >> So, we we'll uh we'll come back with an updated presentation and some feasibility uh at the November meeting. >> Thank you, Mr. City Attorney. I believe you have a statement to read for us. >> Yes, madam chair. >> Before we adjourn.
>> Before you adjourn. Yes. Grip. Um, Madame Chairwoman and members of the commission, pursuant to the provisions of section 286.011 parentheses 8, Florida statutes, I'm requesting that at the city commission meeting of October 23rd, 2025, an attorney client session closed to the public be held for purposes of
discussing the pending litigation in the matter of William O. Fuller, Martin Pineia II, the Barlington Group, Caillio Marketplace, Yoamo Kaiet, Little Havana Arts Building, Little Havana Arts Building 2, Tower Hotel, Bickl Station, Pedro Villas, Futurramama El Shopping,
Beatstick, Viennes, Culturales, Cultural Fridays, Inc., Little Havana Bungalows, and LHAB Trest, all LLC's versus the city of Miami at all. Case number 23 CV24251- R pending United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, to which
the city is presently a party. The subject of the meeting will be confined to settlement negotiations or strategy sessions related to litigation expenditures. This private meeting will begin at approximately 10:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as the commissioner schedules permit and conclude approximately approximately 1 hour later. The session will be attended by
the members of the city commission which include chairwoman Christine King, commissioners Miguel Anala, Damen Partau, Ralph Raphael Rosado, city attorney George K. Weissong the third, deputy city attorney Kevin R. Jones, assistant city attorney supervisor Eric Ees, assistant city attorney Margaret
Snder and outside councel Raquel A. Rodriguez, Esquire, Angel Cortinius, Esquire and Jonathan Cascll, and city manager Art Noriega. A certified court reporter will be present to ensure that the session is fully transcribed and the transcript will be made public. Upon the
conclusion of the litigation at the conclusion of the attorney client session, the regular city commission will be reopened and the person chairing the commission meeting will announce the termination of the attorney client session. Thank you, Madam Chair. >> Thank you. And this shall conclude the
city of Miami commission meeting for October 9th, 2025. Thank you all for your advocacy. And we will now have our Virginia Key Beach Park Trust meeting. >> I just need 60 seconds. >> In 60 seconds when they flip the tape.
Thank you. Wow, you Afternoon. [Music] Welcome to the Virginia Key Be Beach Beach Park Trust meeting for October
9th, 2025. I am your chair, Christine King, and we are here with my colleagues, Commissioner Rosado, Commissioner Gabella, Commissioner Partardo, board member Vince Brown, and our executive
director, Miss Athie Edwards. We have a few items, three items on the agenda. Mr. City Attorney, would you please read the three items? Sure.
Thomas Fostler, assistant city attorney. A resol. The first item is a resolution of the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust with attachments approving the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust meeting dates for the 2026 calendar year as set forth in exhibit Attached and incorporated
providing for an effective date. The second item is a resolution of the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust with attachments approving and submitting the annual report for the fiscal year 2024 2025 pursuant to section 2-890
of the code of the city of Miami, Florida as amended city code and providing for an effective date. And the third item is a resolution of the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust. the trust authorizing the executive director to negotiate and execute a memorandum of
agreement MOA in a form acceptable to the general counsel between the city of Miami, Florida, the city and the trust wherein the city will design and construct the Virginia Key Beach Museum project
and upon transfer of the project to the trust for operations and maintenance provide additional funding to cover shortfalls in operational additional cost for a period of 10 fiscal years following said transfer in an amount not to exceed 1,700,000
and no cents. Uh so just to repeat that, $1,700,000 per fiscal year, further authorizing the executive director to negotiate and execute any modifications, amendments, and extensions, all in forms acceptable
to the general counsel as may be deemed necessary for said purpose in providing for an effective date. >> Thank you. At this time, I will open the floor for public comment. Seeing none, public comment period is now closed. Gentlemen,
may I have a motion to move items one, two, and three? >> Can Can I just comment uh and use this opportunity by >> Okay. So, uh you know, this is a good thing I think that you guys I think it's
long overdue, but how would you feel if I told you today that I have the inclination if I had the inclination not voting for for me? What What would you think? I can't hear it. >> I don't know. >> The reason I'm saying that is because I
am waiting still for my Alipa CRA which we passed here a while back. This is a message for the county. This is a you know I hope I hope they get the memo. Okay. I've been assured that the Alipa and and please indulge me for two minutes. I'm going to make it brief, but
but you know, it's the platform that I have to make my case for my people in Alipata, which is I think is also overdue just like your people in this museum. I think that should have happened a long time ago, you know, and I'm all for it. But I say this because we went through tremendous uh you know
uh strain here u Commissioner Po, you and I and and the chairwoman and and you weren't here yet, Commissioner Rosado was. He's not here now. But the point was, you know, with a with a lot of effort, it was passed. Okay? With a lot of effort, it was passed. And this gentleman here to my to my left, he kept
his word on what the Omni CRA was going to do. He transferred the $2 million to us like it was. And then there was also supposed to be money coming from the uh um um Midtown CRA. >> For 5 years, we're doing that >> for 5 years. Yep. And you kept your award and and I thank you for that, for
being a gentleman. But but the county is dragging their feet. the county is is not forthcoming in this good faith effort, you know, uh and and I only mean well for my community and I please urge the county, you know, if if you're listening, please get this done. I've
been promised it's going to be done by the end of the year, okay? You know, and you know, we're waiting, you know, we're waiting after a lot of due diligence and and a lot of work here that this body did. And I thank you, Chairwoman, for because you voted with me and so did Commissioner B. You weren't here yet, Commissioner Rosado. And I thank you
from the bottom of my heart. The people of Alipa thank you from the bottom of their hearts, you know. But I use this occasion to to see how you guys are getting a museum. You're going to spend $1.7 million for the next, I believe, 10 years. That's a what about 17 mil? You know, I calculate which is good. And you
guys are always, you know, you're progressing. I'd like to do that for my community. I'd like to do that for Alipata. You know, I wish I was in the in in these shoes that I can be already passing stuff like like this. So, I I you know, I'm going to vote for this. you know, I I I wish you well, Madam
Chair, in this uh you know, museum, you know, and everything that that goes with it, you know, but but but please, I I I urge you to to help me maybe draft a letter to the county, all commissioners, that we did this months back, okay? We did everything that we we're supposed to be doing and they're sitting on it. For
what reason? I have no idea. I have no idea. So, I urge you to please help me. Uh, I'm going to write a letter uh and I need your support, okay, to to tell the county to stop dragging their feet and please get this done so we can have some progress uh in Alipata. Thank you very much.
>> Thank you. We should do a resolution urging the county >> Yes, that's what I meant >> to do that. Okay, ma'am. So, I have a motion. May I have a second? >> Yes. >> I have a motion and a second for items 1, two, and three. All in favor? >> I >> I >> May I have a motion to pass the minutes as well? >> So moved. Second.
>> I have a motion and a second. All in favor? Hi. >> Hi. >> Our executive director has a report. Has everyone read the report or do we need to have the report given to us? >> We read it. >> I read it. >> Read it. >> Okay. So, that shall conclude the Virginia
>> I'm so sorry, Chair, but before we conclude, we have two absence waiverss to hear. >> I'm sorry. Absence waivers. Um, >> we have absent waivers for Jones Peabody April 10th and April um, sorry, October 9th. She did phone in. She had some oral surgery. And then for Vincent Brown,
July 10th. >> Do we need a motion to accept those? >> Yes. >> So moved. >> So I have a motion and a second. All in favor? >> I. >> Thank you. >> And I would like to personally thank the chair for hosting the back business link up at the beach and for part on Vincent Brown for participating. So thank you
chair for hosting that event at the park. >> Thank you. That shall conclude the Virginia Key Beach Park trust for October 9th, 2025. I will see my colleagues October 23rd for our next commission meeting. Everyone have a wonderful day. >> Thank you.
>> Thank you. [Music] [Music]