Hello. Hi JP, if you can hear us. Hi Good evening, JP. >> Hello. Hi, Gina. >> Oh, perfect. I wanted to make sure. Are we going to see your beautiful and jolly face or are we just going to see your last name?
>> You will see my jolly face. Oh, I said beautiful, too. A hi Poppy again, Dad. Second time around. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> How's the baby? How's the baby? >> Baby's doing okay.
I I know. I wanted to do it like that. All righty. It is Thursday, January 15th, 6:32 p.m., and I am going to go ahead and call this meeting of the Special Taxing District Quarterly Town Council Workshop to order. Uh, please rise for the pledge of allegiance led by
Councilman Herszburg. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag. Please remain standing for a very brief invocation. Uh it's not on the agenda, so I'll go ahead and uh take it. Uh dear heavenly father, thank you for bringing us together this day. Keep our ears open
to our residents. Keep our mouths uh in advocacy of our residents and uh help us to accomplish the work on behalf of and for the benefit of our residents. Amen. >> You may be seated. And madame clerk uh please call the role.
>> Yes. Good evening. Um public comment section of the agenda of this meeting of this workshop will start now. And as I always say, I welcome everyone. If anyone is in the council chambers for public comments, just approach the podium and state your name and address
for the record. And as well, we always welcome the public that is watching us and connecting via online. And the only thing you have to do if you are connecting online is to raise your hand by pressing hashtag number99 and it will
allow you to speak. I welcome council member Ray Garcia that I see that he is attending this meeting online and of course >> Thank you, Madam Clerk. >> Yes, of course you're recognized. Just let us know if you want to speak and we
will um recognize you. And of course I see um JP and Janice online. Welcome. Wonderful to see you. Anyone who is wishing to speak, we'll have three minutes as always. Um I don't see anyone
vice mayor in council chambers for public comments. And I don't see any other participant, but if you are online and you want to participate, just unmute yourself and let us know. We welcome you to the meeting. You will have three
minutes. >> I think we the cold weather scared him off. Uh, Madame Clerk. >> The the doors are unlocked. All right. Great. >> Uh,
just for the benefit of of the record, Madame Clerk, um, the you did mention Councilman Garcia is present via online. We we do have uh Councilman Sanchez, Councilman Herszburg, and Councilman Qual Garcia as well as myself uh present
here in chambers. >> Yes. Thank you. Duly noted. >> We'll go ahead and move on to order of business, deferrals, additions, deletions. Any any motions? Um I am going to just very quickly uh add uh an item as uh five
uppercase A lowercase F. Uh which is just a clarification and a question on uh the maintenance of Glenny Terrace. Let me make sure I got that correct. Yeah, Glenny Terrace. Uh I've already spoken to uh director Bagdown a little
bit. Uh and it just comes from some questions that a couple residents posed to me. Any other changes? Seeing none. Is there a motion? >> We're not I don't We're not motions. Don't Don't freak out the town attorney. >> You know what? Proper structure, but actually you can
take a motion to set an agenda. I think >> I I don't You're fine. Let's >> fine. You know what? As the chair, I'm adding it to to to the meeting. There we go. Let's do it that way. Um but I just wanted to make sure also uh that uh uh that uh Mr. Giannis had a heads up that
I was going to be bringing that up later. >> Mr. Vice Mayor said it's Glenny Terrace. >> Glenny Terrace. Yes. Okay. Uh the one in front of the across the street from the boycott boy scouts. >> Um with that any public comments? I think uh we already said no. With that public comments is closed and
um Mr. Giannis, our recently new father. Uh congratulations once again and uh you may proceed with your district updates. >> Thank you. Thank you very much. Uh good evening uh council. Uh just a few quick
updates uh to go through. Um going to start off with a lake maintenance services contract. Um the contract uh was set to expire as of tomorrow. We have uh gone ahead and requested a
90-day extension on that contract to go through uh basically through March. Um, in addition, uh, we are going, uh, to be going out to bid soon on a new contract, uh, for Lake Maintenance Services, and
that should, uh, be, um, that should be, um, ready to sit before you sometime in uh, the March council meeting. Any uh, questions on that? >> Question from Councilman Sanchez. >> Yeah, JP, congratulations.
>> Thank you. first and foremost. Now, why is it that we're going out to bid? Is it because they increased their prices? Are we unhappy with their double of service? >> Their contract has expired. It It's a It was a three-year plus two options. >> Okay. >> Um their contract is set to expire now
um as of tomorrow. >> Have they extended a renewal contract and what those figures would look like? >> That we have to go through the bid process um for a new contract. We have to open it up for others to um to be able to bid as well.
>> Okay. >> So, >> okay. Sounds good. Thank you, JP. >> Yeah. >> Thank you, Councilman Sanchez. Uh Councilman Garcia. >> Thank you, Mr. Vice Mayor. Uh thank you, uh John, for uh your dedicated uh
service. I've got a question for you. I had a a resident call me the other day and ask me u something that I didn't know or I don't know and maybe you can clarify it. Uh if you don't know it, maybe somebody here in the chambers
knows. Um that the monies that were um added to our s uh our um what's that device called? the the LPRs. Uh we were we were uh we were supposed
to reverse some monies back uh to I I think if I'm not uh I I think the S the LPRs is part of the police contract and that therefore moving
forward we're not going to be charging our residents uh anymore on that. Do you know anything about that? I'll I'll I'll answer that one for you because it was actually me that kind of led on that charge. Um you were half of what you said was was right and then and uh part
of it wasn't. So yes, the the town moved the expense of the LPRs out of the special taxing district. Specifically, this only affected uh Miami Lakes uh uh district, what is it? Section one. Um it
it did not Aren't you in Royal Oak looks? >> Yeah, but I think that the payment of Oh, I think you might be right. In any case, um it only affected those that had the LPRs and uh it was definitely determined that
that was not correct. I think almost unanimously that that that was an incorrect thing to do to be charging that to the special taxing district. Uh and so that was changed. What was not done is the part that you referred to a reversal uh uh paying them back or anything like that that would have had
too deep of an impact. >> Yeah. So just to uh >> therefore then we should >> go ahead uh Mr. Jiannis >> just to piggyback off what uh Vice Mayor Morero said uh the money was just retained within the special taxing
district. My question is if it was an indirect mistake, nobody wanted that to happen. Can we reverse that money retroactive back two or three years to the residents? >> I'm going to just go ahead and say that
it's out of border. We're not really bringing that up today. That's a budget discussion. That's a budget discussion for uh later in the year. Uh I'm happy to have that discussion because uh you know, what's right is right and what's wrong is wrong. Okay. But but in terms of the the day-to-day operations of the special tax district, which which is
what's up for discussion today, I don't really think it's germanine. >> Okay. So, moving forward forward, we're not going to be charged anymore >> as as of right now. We are not charging them in in the 2526 fiscal year budget, we are not charging them for the LPR. >> Okay. So, that way I can get back to the
resident. Thank you. >> Nor nor were they charged in the 2425 budget. >> There you go. Yes. Because that's when I brought it up when uh Mayor Sid was still was still around. Yes. So, you're right. >> Uh any other questions on this one? Um
my only uh it's not so much a question as it is I guess a well question followed by a comment which is when this item comes you said in March I think um what are the qualifications or or the criteria the
bid criterias that we're looking at or h have those not been set yet and we'll just get informed of it later. I could follow up with procurement to to verify exactly the criteria from just recollection. Uh they have to have uh a
certain amount of experience uh with uh working in with um in lake maintenance services with other municipalities. Um and uh they have to be uh properly uh credentialed. Um and yeah, I I could I
could certainly follow up and get you all the criteria that that's needed. >> And then um my the comment side of this is one of the criteria for me at least uh is ensuring that their
preferred strategy is natural organic ways of maintaining the lake as opposed to chemical methods. Uh, you know, I don't want to see what a change a change of contractor result in a change of the quality of the lake is what I'm trying to say. Uh, you look at the lakes, some
of the lakes maintained by their HOAs. Uh, I'm not going to name names, but they're like blue blue like like like that wall blue and it and it doesn't look natural at all. Um, that I don't want to see that with our special tax taxing district maintained lakes. Uh, I
know that they don't they also don't sometimes don't look natural in color, but they definitely look a little closer to natural than than some of the lakes I've seen. Uh, so as natural as possible as as organic as possible, uh, using, you know, the the balance of um marine
life with healthy algaes and and and healthy fish populations, uh, as opposed to just straight up bombarding the lakes with, uh, chemicals. >> So, uh, during the 20 uh 425 fiscal
year, we did add to our lake maintenance contract with Solitude Lake Management a uh lake maintenance standards. Um and uh those standards uh kind of touch on on some of the things that you're mentioning. Um and that lake maintenance
standards is part of the uh ITB. So that will be part of the new contract as well. >> If let me ask a I I know you're obviously on on paternity leave. Are you still >> working like during the the week from home or or are you not working at all?
>> Okay. Because I didn't something I didn't want to impose something on you if you were like on uh full paternity leave. If you can when you get a chance, I I'd love to see the lake maintenance standards that you just mentioned. Can you just email them to me sometime tomorrow or or next week? There's no rush, but I'd love to
>> Absolutely. You could also um just This isn't for you. This is for anyone watching uh at home, any resident. Our lake maintenance standards are posted on our uh website on uh special taxing districts >> location.
Yeah, we uh we did post them for for the benefit of other HOAs out there um within the town that um could you know potentially uh see what we do at with our standards for our um our lakes and
potentially um you know uh use that for their lakes as well. So >> Okay, perfect. Then never mind. I I can pull it from the website. Uh Councilman Garcia, I don't see a hand up or anything. If you have a comment at any time that you want to chime in, please feel free to use the raise hand thing or whatever you'd like. Okay.
>> Thank you, Vice Mayor. >> No problem. All righty. Uh on to the uh 5AB fishing update. >> So, uh fish stocking, we had a slight hiccup. Uh we were we supposed to have it um the fish stockcking take place in
December. Unfortunately, the um the fish were um not available and so um we had requested for uh new um types of fish and we have been um uh told that it will
be taking place this month before the end of the month. So fish stocking should be taking place in Janu in in January at both Lake Patricia and Lake Hilda. >> Any questions? When you say uh I don't see any questions, but I'll just ask.
When you say new types of fish, what do you mean by that? >> Yeah. So, usually we use Titan usually we've used Titan bass. Um unfortunately, uh this season has not been a good season for um Titan bass. So, uh to
continue um with the process, uh we are getting a uh different type of bass, but it'll still be bass bass fish. Got it. Uh, did you say tank bass? Like like a >> Yeah, like what what what did you say?
>> Tit Yeah, Titan bass. >> How do you spell that? >> Titan. Like the the Tennessee Titans. >> Oh, Titan. Titan. Okay, got it. All right, cool. Uh, on to 5AC. >> Go to the chair. >> Oh, go ahead. Uh, Councilman Garcia, >> what? But JP, it's still uh, you know,
big mouth bass, right? The the bass we're used to. Okay. All right. All right. And is only one species that we're stocking? Do we do we or do we stock multiple species or if we do that does that do they like try to eat each others, you know, or is it >> typically we've done bass because bass
are um uh an aggressive species, I guess. Um so when they're >> their their chance of survival is higher than than some other fish that would be uh >> let go into the into the the lakes. Um, so yeah, um, typically it's it's bass.
>> Okay. And, uh, I I was reading the other day that, uh, people have a tendency of like releasing fish or snails or whatever into lakes, you know, because they don't want to kill them, but they won't and and that really is really
invasive species really make a a huge issue in in lake health. Do we have a mechanism or can we add to our website the dos and don'ts like making sure can we maybe put some warnings please do not release any any snails or any turtles or
any uh other fish species into our lakes because it causes havoc with our with our ecosystem. Do we have kind of like a a warning or can we put maybe put that together if you don't mind? Is that is that something that um that we can do for for lake health for our residents? I could certainly look into it. I could
certainly look into it. It'd be something that I'd probably want to get um more feedback from our our vendor >> um to to get an understanding of what what are those dos and don'ts particularly with our lakes. >> I appreciate that, man. If you can look
into that. >> I think we have a response from director backdone as well. >> Okay. >> And then this is to uh Councilman Garcia's point. Um JP, we also have a um a pamphlet we built once when we first took over the taxing districts where we put out information about lakes and
understanding the dos and don'ts. This is something that we can add to look at it. Um the original push for that was behind fertilizers and invasive species. We didn't get to the snails and turtles and stuff, but definitely JP mentioned we'll talk it over with kind of what we're seeing in our region as far as
what people are trying to put in lakes and we can update that pamphlet and push it back out to the taxing districts and probably put it back up on our website. >> Our appear to be appreciate that >> we can throw the mucks in there too. >> What type of >> redear that's the most common turtles
that they saw at pet stores done >> that Mr. Director U. Now that uh Councilman uh Garcia stated about these snails, I have never seen that in my backyard in my back canal. And I've got these big giant
giant snails. Where are they coming from? I'm I'm talking about some real giant ones. >> I'd have to take a look, dive a little deeper on that, no pun intended, just to make sure that I I can see what type of species we're talking about. And we'll talk we'll talk with our lake vendor to see kind of what is what's going to be
common, what is natural to our lake and what might be something that's invasive being placed in there. >> Really big. >> Does the town have uh you know wets suits and and scuba gear? >> We don't, but I think JP said he'll he'll be the first. >> Oh, he'll dive. Okay. All right. >> I'll go for it. >> Thank you for volunteering to to dig up
and find the snails. Um All righty. Moving on. Any other questions or comments on this item? >> Yeah. Can I take a point of u privilege? point of personal improvement. >> I'll call it PVP >> very briefly. >> Okay. Very um >> I don't know if this I don't know if
this interjects with uh but I've brought this up before about the Brazilian pepper trees. >> Are they located within a special taxing district? >> They're all over our town. >> Okay. I do know that I I'll just very
briefly say I do know that the mayor and the manager were specifically addressing this issue uh in uh I think it was in the uh Barber Goldman area. >> Uh I don't know what their plans are because I know there the infestation was pretty severe. Um I don't know what
their plans are um beyond that area. I would uh welcome you to to send a request through Josh Boring the the assistant and ask him hey whether whether there's any plans on on moving forward with that. I don't know if parks
has anything already in the pipeline. I >> mean you know that you know that uh the Brazilian peppers are are very invasive at least in our side of DOT. We we get them we're we ordered to dig them out and burn them. That's how bad they are. >> Is there some sort of plan? So right now
uh anything that is within the areas that we maintain we are taking a look at and having vendors remove. I know along the councilman's house we've removed two. There are still two other ones I think still there that with within private property but anything that's within land that we manage that's what we took a look at. And then the project for the Barbara Goldman was as the vice
mayor mentioned it was a thick infestation that was blocking a lot. Um and there was also some some security concerns the school had. So that's where we jumped in with that. >> There you go. All righty. Um item 5 AC
STD decals update. >> So uh we are finalizing the the the process um for implementing the SED uh decals um uh distribution program. Uh we
have a date set for uh February 17th, the day after President's Day. Um where residents will be able to start to uh pick up the um the decals. Um they'll be able to pick it up at Mary Collins
Community Center uh between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. uh noon or just afternoon. um Monday through Friday except for of course on holidays. Um the application will be available online and you will be
able to fill out in person. Um, I will be sending out um rather we will be sending out um the uh notices to uh residents within the Royal Oaks uh communities, Royal Oaks
East and Royal Oaks Section 1 uh at some point uh during next week. So people will be getting um these flyers in their in their mail uh to let them know of how to apply where where they can apply and
um the the date and everything. So >> any questions? I know uh Mr. Mayor one second. Uh anyone do you have a comment or question on this issue? >> No. >> Okay. Then then then just then just hold it for a second. Okay. Councilman Hsburg.
>> Thank you. Um hey JP. Uh so question, have we decided where you go to tell people to put the decal or spoken to the guards about it? Because um give me your input on that and then we can decide you can decide what what makes the most sense.
>> So my my plan is we're providing a recommendation of where to put it. Um the where we're recommending is uh right in the middle uh which was uh based on our previous uh special taxing district
workshop that uh we had uh back in October. Uh I I want to say it was um council member Cuadra Garcia had recommended to put it in the center uh where the uh the windshield is uh the the mirror behind that. And so that's
where we would uh recommend it. we're going to send when they come and pick up their decal, they'll also receive a paper that says, you know, this is to uh where to put the decal and, you know, how to place it on your vehicle. Um,
but uh yeah, that's that's the recommended area to put it. H >> Have you spoken to the guards about that? My my thinking is when residents when anyone comes in usually um you know you don't have to necessarily speak to the guard so you just drive up and the
guards even tell people hey move forward. Would it make sense to put in the back of the car so then the guard doesn't take the time to do the picture and just lets them through? That that's my that's what makes the most logical sense for me. I would want the SFM and
the guards to figure out what makes the most sense because it's in the front of the car. They I feel like the sticker might become useless because they're still going to go in the back of the car automatically and do the plate no matter what anyway. So, that's that's the way I think about it. But
>> the way I look at it is the guard should be outside uh as the car is driving up anyways. So, they should see the the front of the vehicle as they they're coming in. I >> if the guard is not alert and waiting until after the car has passed you,
you're not seeing who's in the vehicle or anything like that. >> I agree with you there, but I don't believe the guards are often outside, especially at night. I I would tell you whenever I come in at night, it's really rare that the guards are actually outside. They're usually inside sitting.
Uh it's exceptionally rare that the guards are outside, especially when earlier in the evening, sure, when there's a lot of cars. But uh after 11 10 11:00 I think that's a pretty rare thing. That's why I guess get the whatever you guys decide is is what we go with. But get the input from from the
guards that are there to see what makes the most sense to actually make the sticker have some usefulness uh as as much as possible. >> Yeah. And and I've had conversations with SFM management in the past about
this. Um and so in Lman uh they already have through the HOA they have the decal program for the residents there and they have it in the front of the vehicle and and it's worked worked quite well there. Um so we're uh looking to implement it
in the same light. Um, ultimately I think that um we are we're looking to strive for our our guards to be more alert and and attentive and um this is one way to um enforce that. Um if in the
same case, you know, uh it allows um the guard to come to the front to check if the vehicle has the the decal. So, if it doesn't, they could, you know, especially during night during the night shift um during um you know, the time
where we're um doing the uh ID check, that's an opportune moment to come to the front, see that there's no decal, ask for ID, and then let the person in. >> Okay. Yeah, just uh just just my thoughts on that. Thank you. And I I agree. I I do want the guards to be more
outside, but I think the reality is they typically aren't. Let's let's work on that issue then, right? >> Yeah, absolutely. >> All right. Any additional comments or questions on this item? Seeing none, we'll go ahead and move on to item 5 a
D, automatic gate arm switch for visitor lanes update. >> Take it away, J. So, just after our uh previous uh special taxing district workshop, uh we did finalize the automatic gate arm switch at the visitor
lanes and um it's been working out uh quite well. Uh we've gotten generally positive feedback that the gate arms are uh for the majority uh of time um in the down position as opposed to before when
somebody would go to the restroom or or filing a report and the gain arm would stay up. Uh we have had um uh some things that we need to um address as far as the um during rainy
times um with the um the um the the light detector um catching it catching during the rain getting wet and uh forcing the the system to kind of stay up. So, we're
we're working with our our vendor, our technician to see how uh ways we could uh improve that. But, uh but yeah, generally positive feedback that we've received on that. >> Um the only question I have for you is have you received any type of complaints about anyone saying that their guards
have used this to basically stay inside and not go in and out. Has that happened at all? >> I haven't received any any negative feedback since I've been back. And uh Jeremy's there as well. He could probably tell you during the time that I was away. Yeah,
>> these are currently only being used in section one. >> They're being used in all all guard houses. >> All of them. Okay. Thanks, JP. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Uh then we'll go to the last one
here. Right. We're on 5e digital signage. Second to last. Right. The vice mayor added something. Um so go ahead. the digital signage, which I'll have some comments on for sure. Go ahead. >> Digital signage, we received uh both the
um the first screen from SFM. Uh we're really appreciative that they um are working with us on that. Um we also received the cover for for it to, you know, protect it from from rain as an
additional coverage uh from rain or or sunlight. Um, and so now, um, we're working on, um, setting up the, uh, the internal system for it and installing it. We're going to start off at, uh, 70
Northwest 79th A, uh, Royal Oaks East. That's the first, um, location that, uh, that I'm looking to put it at. Um but uh you know eventually the goal is to have it at you know we have to test it obviously but the goal is eventually to
have it at all all the guard houses and uh provide uh specific date details to each um uh community. So and yeah um we're hoping to have this before our
next special tax and district meeting uh in a couple of months. Any comments or questions? Uh, Councilman Herszburg. >> Um, so I wasn't at the last meeting. I don't remember this coming up in any council
meeting. I know I've been a big advocate to get the digital signage, but it would it had a cost, but when was the decision made to I this is if it's no cost, I'm all for it. But when was the decision made to add the digital signage for? And when did SFM just volunteer to give it?
FM uh in in uh working with the town has volunteered to um start helping us with providing the digital signage at no cost to the town. So yeah, >> and we already have the system in place as far as the um
>> the uh the operating system for for uh for the the signage. Um, so it's what the same signage uh system that we have up front in town hall um that provides uh you know recurring information. So, uh >> is it going to be
>> it's just a particular matter of getting uh the the screen >> right? Is it going to be like a like an outdoor TV screen sign quality? Right. That's what it's going to be. >> Yeah. >> Okay. And idea is to not is the idea just to post things about the special taxing districts or just general town
like council meeting or this is happening things like that too. I'm trying >> the goal is for special taxing district purposes. >> Okay. I I I would like to explore >> if it's a if it's a matter of it's something that's that's like imperative
for all for all communities. you know, uh, you know, there there's there's many ways that you could look at it like storm season, you know, things like that that benefit directly benefits the special tax districts. That's something we could look at, but um, but it's it's
meant to be just for the special tax district. >> Should be clear though, that is controlled even like once you have deployed multiple units, they're all centrally controlled from here from town hall, right? >> Correct. I mean, >> I'll be able to control it from my from
my from my desk, but I it's centrally controlled, but each one is individually controlled. So, for example, >> let's say uh 168th gate arm goes down. It's not working. Somebody somebody hit the the gate post and it's going to be
down for a day or two. I could send out a message right on the on the screen only for 168th letting them know that the gate arm is down and or something like that. Same thing with uh if I wanted to put it for
both uh 162nd and 168th so both so that entire community knows we can do that as well. >> Got it. And that makes sense and I guess something we can explore later but I would like to use it for not just only STD matters. to me. We have thousands of
residents that go through those. We might as well use it to communicate whatever we think should be communicated. I don't want to make it an advertisement board, but upcoming events, town hall meetings, I mean, why not? Where where's the negative on that? >> Since this is uh a workshop, I I can
freely say in front of you guys, I would definitely support an item in the future. Yeah. where we basically lay out guidelines and groundwork for for what can and should be displayed and what shouldn't. Because I will say if it
becomes something where just the most random town events are being put up there, it'll be one of those things where the residents are just going to start blocking it out, right? >> They're going to not pass by and not even read, right? >> Uh so so I'd be happy to then later on
at an actual council meeting. Yeah, I'll bring something forward cuz I don't want to I don't want to limit that tool. All right. I I think we have we need to improve communications as much as possible. So, I'll bring something forward and we can talk about it. >> Um, director Backdown. >> And then just a point as clarification
uh on the actual software and system we're using, it is identical to what we use here in town hall. So, the same way we have all the listings of all of our upcoming events or closure for observance of a holiday, it's the same system. So we can leverage this month all the events the same way we listed here at town hall. The idea is to
replicate that for special tax and districts. While the idea is to keep it special taxing district focused, we can definitely look and copy what we do at town hall so that way it's uniform with the way we're trying to put out our digital messaging. >> I mean I think we would we can we'll bring it forward. I think the idea would
be to limit it a little bit more than town hall because I agree with the vice mayor. If you just put every meeting every we're not going to put blasting advisory board meeting on there, right? because then people will start to ignore it. Just like >> it becomes noise. >> It becomes noise. You want to be selective and make sure you put the most
important things that we want people to come. I I'm telling you, I would want there to be a notice that there's a there's a council meeting, right? I want that out there. >> What if we receive a request of an HOA meeting that's happening for the for the special testing district if they want to >> I was about to say the only thing that
should be up there are STD uh workshops and and STD budget meetings. uh any required notices for any required meetings uh uh that are required under the STD ordinance. Um council meetings like regular council
meetings and uh finally any HOA meetings happening within the special taxing district because in the case of section one that's like >> seven HOAs, right? So any any HOA meetings that are happening uh outside of that
>> even an event as big as Fourth of July I don't I don't think it should be there. I think we'll talk about it. I think a large scale event makes sense. >> I also need to see the screen and understand >> and what it looks like. Agreed. And and so we'll bring it forward and we'll I'll give them notice of that so we can have
some >> uh what are those called like uh fake screenshots. >> Just keep in just keep in mind that we are in the the testing and implementation phase. We only have one screen right now. SFM is going to gradually provide additional screens for
the other locations. So, uh it may be through this fiscal year where we are finally have all the locations set up. >> So, uh I don't know if that's something that you're looking to bring in, you know, at the next council meeting. Just keep in mind right now the focus is
going to be on the first one and then we'll we'll gradually um implement the rest. Um, thank you, Mr. Vice Mayor. Where is the one screen currently installed? In which cardgate? >> It's not installed yet. We're planning on Yeah. Yeah. Uh, we, as mentioned,
we're we're we're shooting for before the next up before the next meeting takes place. >> It'll be installed >> and functioning at the uh guard house on 79th A. >> Once it is installed, can you send us an email letting Oh, 79th Avenue. Once it's installed, can you let us know that it's
been installed so I can drive by and take a look at it? >> Absolutely. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Any other comments, questions, concerns on this item? Moving on to the next item. Uh Glenny Terrace, uh the item I added to the agenda. Uh so, um Mr.
Yiannis, uh just to be clear, this question was mostly answered by director Backdown prior to uh the meeting, but I I raised it again for the benefit of the residents. anyone who is listening live uh as well as uh anyone who may listen to the recording later on uh in case
they had the same question or were wondering the same thing. Uh so Glenny Terrace is within the Miami Lake Section one um uh special taxing district. It is the street the the cutoff street. What would you call that? Um it's one of the
barricaded streets uh that used to be the main entrance into that uh Lake Glenn Island area, but then when the special taxing district was created, it was barricaded. Um and it it's got some landscaping there. Uh the question was
uh about the pruning and and uh mowing and and maintenance cycle there whether it's handled at any in any capacity by the special taxing district or by the general town's uh landscaping and ground
maintenance uh cycles. Um I don't know the director backdown if you wanted to kind of just give me more or less the same answer you gave me prior to to clarify. Yes, vice mayor. So, the area identified is part of our general uh grounds maintenance cycle. So, this is our
right-of-way maintenance for the entirety of the town. Um, it is scheduled the same way any other rightway median that the town maintains. So, in this case, you have landscape uh material. So, landscaping and line trimming will be done once a month. And then the mowing and maintenance of
leaves and so forth will be done every cycle. So, during this month uh during the winter months, we'll have two cycles. Um and then you'll have your one monthly landscape cycle. So everything that is essentially vertical and is a plant or growing taller will be serviced
once during the month. Now mowing and leaf pickup will happen then during each cycle. Um and I think there might have been some other questions. Well, yeah. I think that there was a little bit of confusion uh uh maybe either between what the resident understood from uh a
prior answer that they received and or maybe even between what the resident told me and what I understood. Uh what I was told essentially that uh that they were told uh by by you that pruning was part of the cycle, but picking up the leaves is not. So, which I think you
just clarified, but I don't know if you want to clarify it one more time. >> Yeah. So the the pruning will the line trimming will always take place with one cycle. So it'll fall on the same day as a cycle. Um however there's only one time every month that it'll be trimmed. So let's just look at the 30 days in a
month, right? So the first service is going to be let's say the 15th of the month. That 15th could be the both the first cycle as well as the the the monthly trimming, line trimming, edging, and everything that's only done on the landscaped areas. Then you have a second
cycle done in uh the on the 30th that is solely going to be the grounds maintenance side. So just the mowing again, just the picking up of leaves. They won't do the landscaping again. >> Okay. So stated in a simpler non-government speak way.
It is not pruned every time, but every time that it is pruned, the leaves are picked up. >> Correct. >> Okay. On a separate note, um trash and litter buildup, um who who handles that? Is it the special taxing district? Is it the town's general uh litter crew? Who
who takes care of that? >> It is a combined force between that grounds maintenance. If they are servicing their litter that they are driving by is to be picked up. Everything in between that is then on a routine cycle for the litter crews to go ahead and pick up. Anything that the town maintains right away should also be
maintained by the litter crew. what's the I guess cr what's the word I'm looking for the the requirements or the criteria within the contract for the grounds crews uh because I have actually in the past and this is not related to any complaint or comment from the
residents that brought up the original question but I have here and there heard it before that and frankly seen it myself freshly done mo cycle just got mowed or just got landscaped and then there's trash
everywhere like they ignored it. So, so what's the threshold where they're not doing it or are they just doing it as a courtesy or is it part of their contract? >> No, it's part of the contract. And if there's ever a case where it's identified that there was no pickup during that time. Let's say it's palm franc. Let's say it is garbage from a
car, McDonald's bag or so forth. All that should be picked up during their cycle. If it's not, we should be made aware. But this is something also that our green space superintendent is looking after as well. In the past, in my tenure, I will tell you that it tends to happen off of highways. It tends to happen on our main rideways where people
are essentially ejecting their litter and it could happen just after a cycle. But in any case, if this is ever seen, by all means, reach out to our department and we'll inspect immediately just to confirm. for the benefit of anyone else watching uh live or or later on in the recording is everything that
we just discussed as it relates to Glenny Terrace does it also apply to for example I know Royal Oaks has a couple barricaded streets does it apply there as well >> if it is an area that the town maintains yes it applies >> okay um
with the exception of the actual uh gates >> correct >> we maintain the gates in Royal looks >> correct. >> Okay. Um I I think I got it all. I mean, I don't know if the resident uh who originally brought up the main question
is still watching uh and has anything to add. >> They can follow up directly with me as well if they have any other questions. Just reach out an email directly to me. >> You got it. Uh any comments, questions on on this matter? >> A question. And I don't know if now that
we've been talking about maintenance and lakes and so forth and so on if this has anything to do I don't know much about ducks but I have been seeing these uh creatures uh the other day and I have pictures I
can share them. Somebody splattered a whole duck. They killed it and there was besides they've been doing their poo poo everywhere on the sidewalks. But I'm really uh concerned about them causing accidents because you see them uh
crossing uh streets and there's cars coming whether it be from the north and to the south and then cars tend to not stop and I don't know is there anything that's been talked about ducks in the past uh in this town
and anybody knows >> I think Jeremy >> I think that the federal government had like a duck ice program where if they were doing illegal crossings, they would just take them out. >> I I do think one of those are invasive, right? Aren't those those ugly ducks
like the onesie ducks? >> What are they what are they called? Mosquis or what are they called? >> So, you have the musccoi ducks. >> Muscobby. >> Those are invasive. No, >> those are Yes. Those are invasive. >> So, if if somebody wants to get rid of them, they're allowed to under law. Right. >> Yes. By state law. Yes.
>> Right. I'm not saying I don't do >> it. be uh the definition is humanely, right? >> Must be humanely. And the same goes with another invasive that we deal with and it's on our lake uh brochure is the Egyptian geese as well. >> So Egyptian >> the geesees look nice though. So >> they are what?
>> Don't they look nice? >> Yes, they're extremely aggressive and tough on our South Florida environment. Yeah, they're not they weren't intended to be here. >> No, I get that. But those ducks are some of those ducks are just ugly looking birds. So and they do c I've noticed less though in my area because there's only one or two vacant locks now. So
they're just having less and less access. But you're right, there was one in the road just now coming here that you had to go around it because it didn't care that there was a car coming its way. >> The the Can someone describe the Mscoi for Councilman Sanchez? >> Um I mean >> is that the really ugly one?
>> They're the ones they have like a red gizzard. Um they they have growth sometimes on their on their bees. >> They're the ugly ones. >> Yeah. But the funny thing about it is they were this big the other day and now they're giant. I mean they were they were babies. >> Yeah. They tend to reproduce really fast which was one of the issues with them.
>> Yeah. I'll be just very brief on this point. Uh because it's not really special taxing district uh related, but yeah, they are lake maint. But but I'll just be brief on on this and it's um
we've lost enough of our fa in this town uh with you know the cattle and and uh there used to be more I remember back you used to see a lot of uh foxes around here. Uh you don't see them as much anymore. I know, but you don't see them as much anymore. Um, and so I will say,
uh, the ducks crossing the street, um, it's it's definitely an annoyance. It It's not something that I see a valid way of policing or preventing. Um, as far in so far as there is any invasive
species, um, director back back down. I believe the correct course of action is 311. Um, I want to let I'm trying to think here on the duck side. I have to take a look again. If it's 311, if it's FWC,
>> no, nobody's coming to get those dogs. >> But I want to state that the way >> they want to. >> The way the the Florida statute was written, you can do it yourself. You personally can. And there's also vendors that do the same. >> And so, just to be clear, be uh humane with the ducks. Um, and definitely don't
leave them out there. Um, as far as uh road kill, so unintentional uh killing, obviously uh the the best course of action there is to immediately report it to uh public works uh or or just through the Miami Lakes Connect app. Uh it'll get routed to the right place or, you
know, report it to any one of us. We'll report it to the manager and and uh public works will will get out there. Uh and frankly, I I've had times where I reported it and within an hour it was gone. Um, and so it definitely, um,
be cautious when you're driving, especially at night. Uh, I personally have an affinity to them and to all animals. So, so when I see them, I slow down and I and I actually, funny enough, it's a little cheesy and corny, but I I
thank God that I have to slow down and be annoyed by them because, you know what? I'd rather live in a town that has ducks and and beautiful animals and and and wildlife than in a concrete jungle. So, so it's a it's a blessing in disguise to have to slow down for them.
Uh and again, as far as the town's concerned, we definitely don't have an animal control department and and a true way of policing it. Um if the resident wants to take matters into their own hands, number one, they better be sure it's a proper invasive species and to dispose of them in a humane way. Uh, any
other comments, Madame Clerk? >> Yes, I see in my screen that Mr. Boris has his hand up. So, if we can allow him to please speak, participate in public comments. >> I'll go ahead and uh reopen public comments. Um, um, Madame Clerk, you know
the timer. And, uh, Mr. Foster, you're more than familiar with the rules uh, for public comments. Um, go ahead and uh, and let us know. Thank you very much. Council member Boris Foster 15221 ment.
And this is actually really just want to clarify what Jeremy said. Um and this this was my uh actually I contacted the town manager yesterday. They were um um cleaning the sidewalk on 82nd Avenue and
it seemed like they uh just did not do that barrier area. And so I asked I asked the town manager why that that wasn't done and Jeremy answered but in the interim they did clean it. They not only cleaned the area they cleaned the
entire block of Glenny Terrace. So what I had asked was was uh you know I I received uh you know the the uh uh the garbage was picked up, the leads were picked up, so everything was fine. But I was a little bit confused by uh by what
Jeremy said. uh and I didn't really concentrate on what he had answered is hope brought it to my attention. He said it was primarily a trimming issue and I did not mention trimming at all. I just wondered why the the leaves and the
garbage was left right in that uh you know right where this the street was blockade and Jeremy said it was a once a month trimming which I I didn't even know they trimmed at all. Uh, but my concern and I think he answered it and I just want to clarify that it was
answered. They do the that that area where it's blocked off each time there the entire 82nd Avenue is is cut and trimmed is cut and ragged, I should say. Not not
trimmed. Cut and ragged. the 82nd Avenue um the Glenny Terrace is also um uh will be uh ragged and the gar and the leaves and the garbage removed. So that's that's my that was my question
and that was my concern. >> Did did you want to he's he's correct. Okay. He said you are correct. >> Okay. That that that was it. That was it. Uh the email made it sound like it was only uh didn't mention the trimming. I'm sorry. didn't mention the the removal of the garbage. It just
mentioned it was a monthly trimming issue. So, thank you very much and I really appreciate I spoke with uh you I emailed the manager about 5:00 yesterday and by 10:00 this morning they were removing all the uh the leaves and the
garbage. Uh I couldn't be uh more pleased with the response. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Foster. I'll I'll just before we uh adjourn, I'll just make uh three very quick comments on that issue again is uh number one uh Mr. Foster, I
I'm a big uh uh proponent of the of the phrase the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Uh so I think that this was probably a case where uh the general cycle may not have uh called for it or or there may not have been an immediate plan to take that area, but you you
pointed out a concern that was legitimate. They they came out, they observed that they saw that your concern was legitimate and they addressed it. Um and and I'll I'll say the part that you didn't say on this one, but I'll say it to Director Bagdown that Mr. Foster gave you a compliment and thanked you for
actually doing what he asked. Um, and the second point is, um, I I have been made aware and I'm going to talk to some of our staff, uh, and with the manager on ways we can go, we as a town can go
about enforcing, but apparently there are some issues going on on private property in the adjacent area that is also contributing to the problems on Glenny Terrace. Um, that's as far as I'll say in a public setting, but but
I'll go ahead and and work with the the staff to address that. And then the last thing I'll say is also the season we're in. Right now, I I'm I'm very OCD with my uh driveway. I go out with my blower almost daily. Uh I cannot keep up right
now because it's the time of the year all the leaves are falling. Uh, so I just wanted to make those three points, you know, so if there was um a full record of of of all the factors at at play here. Any other comments, questions, concerns? Seeing none, uh,
the time is 7:24 p.m. and this meeting is adjourned. Thank you very much.