Sorry already. >> All right, cool. So, I'll do the follow order. Are we live? Yeah. >> Yes. >> All right. It's 5:47. So, I'll start off with the roll. So, we got George Al not here yet. Matthew is
here. Jessica Medina is here. Mano Perez here. Romy not here yet. And Chichi is not here. Mar Rubio here. Carlos not here yet. Daniel is not
here. Hector not here. And Denise White. All right, cool. So, we can move on to orders of business defians. I just forgot to add the elections. So, that's just going to be new business C. Like I guess we can't really vote on it, but it's something that kind of has to be there regardless. So So it's just
it's just there. So new business C if you guys want to add that on. Nine C's or I realize I numbered this completely wrong. So it's seven. It's eight. It's eight. I did nine twice and it was so >> Yeah, it's nine twice. It's bad. I
thought it was worse than it was. >> Hello everybody. How are you? Sorry. Shout out everybody. >> How are you? Good. It's cold outside. >> All right. Yes. Thank you. >> I want to make sure that somebody's
taking minutes. >> We can't have the meeting. >> How's your good out? >> I mean, other people have 10,000. >> All right. Who wants to do it? Realize if you take minutes here, there's a high likelihood you will become >> a secretary for the rest of the year.
Just FYI. >> Um, somebody's got to do it. >> I'm really bad at doing that. >> I call John. So, are we going to nominate Romy again? >> I mean, if she's here, I bet she will
stop us. I bet she will work her best to stop us. The last few times she's she's she hasn't been here kind of forced on. >> All right. Somebody's got to do minutes though. Somebody's got to do it. If I get a pen temporarily
to order, you should you shouldn't have too many notes until you have poor. >> Yeah. But what time did we call it? >> It was 47. 47. Yeah. By 47 we call it to order and then we just added 8 C. So elections
anyway. Just make sure you have the attent. >> Yeah, the is basically everybody except Yeah. George. So there's no Daniel, no Hector, no Romeo, George. Okay, cool. So then public comment. I
don't see anybody here. So approval of minutes that we can't do. So we'll just move on. So we've got budget review. Do we have the budget here so far? >> All right, let's see where we're at. Let's see. We don't have Ralph Sugar anymore. We don't have the uh the
numbers guy with a with a close eye on it. >> No. Yeah, he stepped down from everything. He's like retiring pretty much. >> Really? Wow. >> Really? >> Yeah. >> For everything? >> Yep. He He stepped down from the chamber. He stepped out from here. He just he stepped out from everything. He said he's he's getting ready to wind
down. >> Yeah. No, this is good fun. >> We'll miss him though. We'll miss him. >> All right. So, see what we got here so far. What's the miscellaneous expense? What is that? >> Where?
>> At the top. cuz the budget is the negative one 17. >> There's a marketing one. There's >> there's usually up there is the usually the cont the contributions and donations which are like the sponsored homes. But
listen, >> it looks like it was from last year or something because it kind of creates the negative. There was like an over >> like it was kind of an overage seems from last year or something. >> Well, I'll check.
>> Oh, yeah. This the overage maybe from the was left over from local. >> No, cuz you guys wouldn't um >> No, we Oh, >> no. That's what I'm saying. Yeah, this is a negative. Yeah, that's what I was wondering. Is this still local intel
coming out like what was left of it >> or no? >> I don't think so because we settled with that. >> Okay. >> Definitely coming off 13. >> Yeah, for sure. >> Yeah. Then everything else right now shouldn't really be touched right now.
>> Oh, so it's a prepaid account because we we pay out the the greater Miami chamber. >> Oh, okay. So that will eventually get taken out of the middle chamber miscellaneous. >> And enough because you guys had asked I
think I sent it to you but just to make you guys all aware >> you guys had asked if we could name the >> I remember this. Let me >> Okay. So yeah the project codes which in that one would be MLC
they cannot change >> for finance. Yeah, whatever that was that was for that's for you my >> that we tried. So just know that >> we try for >> on our end >> before I leave the the >> on our end like when we have access we
have access to the back end or whatever we can see an account description and they are putting it under greater Miami chamber but you guys won't see it on the >> like in the back end it's noted correctly but here front facing the line item is labeled confusingly I'm looking
at you mostly Denise because you're the newest one that's >> that could be confusing. by this, but the ML chamber miscellaneous expenses, that is the Greater Miami >> membership. Has nothing to do with the Miami Lakes Chamber. The ML is just there for >> Yeah. Very confusing. Yeah. Yeah. It's
confusing, but so that's just what that is. And then I guess that miscellaneous expenses just hasn't been put there yet. >> They need to like transfer. Okay, understood. All right, so we're good. >> All right, so we're starting off at a clean slate right now. We obviously had the less, but like we talked about, it's more because of the whole local intel
situation. So, we have more money than we did last round to kind of mess around with. Um, cool. So, that'll kind of play into what we have coming up. So, let's go back to the end. And again, we can't really vote on any of this now,
so maybe we can do >> that. All right. So that's the budget review. So old business. Okay, cool. This is actually some stuff we can talk about and some little updates. So the culinary bike
tour, it is happening. It's happening in like a week, isn't it? Two weeks. >> No, end of February. Oh, sorry. It's just that I'm getting emails from these people that I need to like >> get the restaurant signed up. >> February 20. >> Okay. Okay. So yeah, that's the process we're in. I've been getting a I've been
in a big email chain with like all these people with Clarisel and and Carlos and everybody planning different restaurants and all that stuff. Um I think for the most part it's in the works. I think there's might be like a few restaurants that still have question marks on them. Um
I will send them over to I guess to or whoever I guess to send to all of you guys and maybe you maybe there's a restaurant you guys can reach out to. Let me actually just see let me just put up this email real quick. Let me see if I can just see this and
tell you guys that maybe one of you guys has a contact we can figure this. But the good news is that it is happening. So I'm glad that you know I know the guy from Chavising it already. >> I am but I haven't signed on yet.
>> Okay. Yes. >> So, you're probably on the list. >> I club last uh Saturday. Okay. >> No problem. >> We had a we had a nice >> a nice time there.
>> No. Yeah, we are. I I replied to what's his name? Not Carlos. Okay. So, the ones that I'm in charge of talking to. So Elio Rascaso I already spoke to. Diced there's Burger Faosia Pampered Chef Lemon Lios I already spoke
to. >> Already signed up Holiday Bakery and Sushi Saki basically Cypress Village. That's what they the talking to. >> But which one? I haven't signed up right. >> Yeah, it looks like Burger Fi, Diced,
and Holiday Bakery are the three right now that we're waiting on. I don't know if anybody know has any contacts there. >> Say it again. >> Who is that? Burger Fry, Dice, and Holiday or Hector. >> I think Carl's going to swing by those
places. But um I don't know if you guys already just um overall are Vicki Bakery, Dominico, Men Cheese, BB's Bake House, Bomb Vivant, The Garrison, and Dr. Emma. Those are the ones that are officially in.
>> So, I have a question. I heard that there is a login that I supposed to have. >> Yeah, a form. That's That's what I'm going off of. Yeah, if you want, I can send it to you. >> Please. I appreciate cuz they told me that I have the credentials and stuff like that and I
don't remember having the credentials. >> No, but there's no credentials. Just it's just a form. Fill it out. >> Perfect. Okay, >> guys. I'm sorry to say that we shouldn't continue. We don't have quarantine. I mean, yeah, but >> it's already 6 o'clock.
Okay. >> What? I know, but we have the other couple people coming in, I think, to do the last vote. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. Yeah. The only real vote we have to do today is the elections in all honesty. Just so we can have that sorted out. Yeah. So, I'm just trying to
uh stall a little bit for that. That we can at least get that sorted. Um because the only other things to talk about, like I said, is old business. So, it's culinary bike tour. Like I said, I want to bring this up and see if maybe you guys had any contacts of those people, but it doesn't look like it, so it's fine. We'll just do it the oldfashioned way. And the other thing
was Main Street Live um to continue spreading the word about it. You know, like what we were talking about before the meeting officially started. Um we're pushing it on the chambers account. We're pushing it on the chambers email. Um I just don't know what other ideas we can do to help the town promoting it.
>> When you're Oh, I have two questions. when you're pushing it or you're doing it as a post or story. >> I think at least when we did it from the Chambers account, I think it was just a story and then we did an email blast from the chambers cuz I didn't want to post a flyer. That was like another
thing. But um the town I'm not sure if they did a post not >> that's the thing. I feel like it's not going around too often. >> I um >> I appreciate it. Thank you. or committees. Do any of the committees
have like their own social media pages? Is that allowed? No. >> No. We played around with that idea during the boot camp of doing that, but we can't do that. We don't do page. >> I think what we should do is what we have mentioned it before is that if we're going to allocate budget, it will
be or pay advertising. But >> it's just a we don't have enough to make it worthwhile. That's kind of like what we use that for. And not just that, but also the event itself does not u attract or brings people from other cities
>> and that's what we need to kind of change and do it and work together with everybody because with the Miami Lakers is not going to be enough to fulfill the event and we will just be spending money >> in this committee, the other committees and everything. So we had to figure it
out a way that if we if the Grahams have already agreed to put some funds, if the other committees have agreed to put some funds, make it work because if no, it's going to just fade and and and >> it's just the funds are so limited.
That's why when it comes from all the different committees and everybody involved like it's not really >> you know we don't have the 100k or 50k or something like But but but let me give you examples right that I have mentioned it here before with chas >> our budget is not neither and we have
been able to bring like that the bands they're expensive I understand but there's other bands that are not but it's kind of like combination of everything we don't have to have a 10,000 budget for the event we can have a you know a 5,000 which I think is what it is
>> uh uh and make it you know consistently and and and enable. Right now it's one a month, right? Once every month. >> Yeah. The first couple months. Yeah. >> Because right now is only organized kind of the setup like okay the the the the stage uh
the play uh the the the band I'm sorry and that's it. But there is not everything else that we need to do. >> Right. There's nothing else that's drawing that. I think if we put together the whole budget, there is rooms that we can probably figure out how to cut like
for example on the staging on the bands because we're bringing expensive >> bands. uh maybe not bringing those expenses bands but advertising that and outside things because I know that if if it continue that way nobody else is going to want to do it and they just
going to pay and it's I don't think it's what we really wanted because it's not helping developing any economy of any of those businesses neither. >> Yeah. Uh so I'm not sure exactly why they reach out on for help but I think it's mainly that
so we need to figure it out. We wanted to be involved on that sense and help them out through the whole process. Uh if no it's not I don't think it's going to and I think we should not spend the money the taxpayer money on it. >> Okay. What do you mean by help them
through the whole process? I think more of like a point role in the whole thing I guess. It's not necessarily because I think they're doing a good job with what they have and what they're doing. It's just that >> in my opinion they need guidance to make that successful
>> and I think which as economic development which you will be able to help the other people like we should as a garrison other than to put bars outside make it more >> uh so people can drink in that in the
area they can the music maybe is not situated correctly for example that the other it kind of um you're not able to see it from 67. Maybe you put where the caps are. So kind of organizing more the event where people can see and they can
stop by and start growing them. >> So far they are not being successful and they're spending >> quite big bucks. >> Yeah. >> Uh and they're going to just see that it was not worth it. And I don't think that is not worth it. I think that is very
worth it. It's just executed incorrectly. Okay. >> And and not saying necessarily that we take the full role, but I think there is a lot of opportunities that we can help them get better. And there are little things like moving the stage where is
more visible. Um maybe there is going to be a process maybe just getting a one foot stage that it cost $700. We have stages all the time. Uh, and we don't spend $2,000 $3,000 every time that we
put a stage and we bring that the sound people which are expensive. Um, but you have the DJ set up and the music enough that will probably be enough to start and then maybe with the sponsorship and all of those other stuff we can do it.
Um, make all the businesses around it kind of more involved. So they >> advertise the event, right? If you take the charco out uh 1910 out all of them and they start promoting those events and they see people coming in maybe you
get a a a you know some time of movement and and and people from other cities to come. >> Yeah. Like if if that's true that they wanted to charge her to put a table over there that's not helpful. >> Yeah. >> To accomplishing this. I'm not sure. I
mean again I can't tell somebody else that business but then what are we doing? Yeah. >> And not just that, but let's say if I will be on that area and I have seen what you know the number of people that I will not be willing to to put it because I know that it's going to be an
extra employee. It's going to be an extra this inventory that I may lose and everything. So it's first kind of talk to everybody and says okay this is the plan. This is how we're going to push them. We need your support on through we go through the process of growing the
people to come into to these events. and pushing advertising if we don't do pay ads and if we only do organic it's not going to work even if it is $500 that we put for every is something and I think little by little will see that if
they see that it's consistent that grahams already have already a marketing team it's just that everybody's again what we have already spoke about everybody's kind of working in different in little things but not as They
>> as a >> as a pushing for. >> Yeah. >> Yes. So, everybody's kind of pushing and they want everybody has the good intentions. >> It's just that we're not getting there because it's just a little intention here, little intention there, a little
intention there, but we're not getting and it's just going to fade and we have spent I don't know $30,000 for the city in all the events. Um, and and I think that's where I think we had to kind of figure it out how to put everybody
together in a meeting and say, okay, how we going to make them music events more successful? Uh, yes, there's things that the city has to kind of allow us to do, like for example, drinking on the street uh like moving the stage towards more uh
either 67 or the other main street on the other side. uh so people can see it because when the concert is there >> when the concert is there nobody knows that the concert is there. >> Yeah. >> You know uh so
lighting uh it's too dark. Uh those are things that we can probably invest instead of buying uh instead of renting. I'm sorry. Uh, and we set up a a a I don't know committee that okay,
the lights are here. This is that we we set it up because every time it's going to be at least $3,000 for the setup of the stage and I prefer to invest that in market. >> Weren't they having meetings about the main street? >> No, there's no sub committee or anything
like that. I think >> cultural affairs is the committee meetings. Remember when there was like a meeting that was involving like an external >> that was just main street involved? Yeah. >> Oh yeah, that was >> anymore.
>> We just did it that one time. I guess just kind of >> hope to get it started and then I know that they started doing like a little main streets like vendors meeting and BB's they would do it there and I know they put George like in charge of it for a while there BB's
>> but it it's kind of like everything. It kind of like faded away over time. and it was 10 people and then it was eight and then it was six and then it was two and then it was >> correct. >> So it's like that's why uh me personally I'm just at a loss right now. That's why like I I don't even know what to do. It's it's been like the past since we
started doing the Main Street Live thing. It started and it was good and I was happy that it started but um but yeah, I just I just don't know what to do now. Like this is where I get lost. This is where I'm I'm stuck because it's I just don't know. I really I really don't know exactly. My concern is that
we have pushed this for like the last two years to happen. >> Yeah. >> It finally is happening is in my opinion is just executed incorrectly. >> Yeah. >> And and and because that mean it's not that it's executed correctly. It's wrong. It's executed
correctly because they bring good stuff. Okay. It's it's just that is not there yet the amount of people. So we have to focus first on bringing the people and then we can increase the quality, the staging, the lighting, the blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. But it has to
be kind of be worth it for everybody. And that's what we kind of have to kind of >> work it out with a with a plan and they have the plan to put together event but not how to bring the people. >> Yeah. Yeah.
>> So how can we how can we what could I mean what have to be done in order to start to change that >> is it starts from the setup right from where you going to locate all the things so people can see >> and right now is affairs who is called
genetics cultural affairs is who is coordinating that so but it's not their own experience right and we are the economic development that we're trying to help them to better the economy of the businesses there I think is where we
should be involved >> on on kind of guidance. >> Yeah. >> Uh or so their their events are more successful. >> Yeah. >> So how can we provide them with that guidance from here like >> in what >> I don't know if to have meetings to talk
about it stuff like that because I don't I don't know their meetings like I don't know I don't know if they talk about this stuff like you guys are part of the the meetings. >> Yeah. Do they do they spoke about these things or is only >> I think it's been in like one person and
I think that that's kind of probably >> Exactly. That's what I was thinking and she's great at setting up that event. >> Yeah. But like you don't have a bunch of ideas coming together because I think people are just very much like copy and paste. Okay, this worked so let's just continue doing this. I think in terms of
like reaching a broader audience that's not where their head is at. Their head is at like you know bringing people >> okay >> good. But I think the broader audience is something you guys are thinking of because obviously economic develop, right? So yeah, >> maybe the two forces do just need to go.
>> I I think we should because my main concern is that now that we had already approved those badges that we have the people engaged, >> it's just going to that's it. And then nobody else is going to want it to do it. nobody else is going to want to imp
more and and will be not uh successful at this type of events. >> I will mention for what it's worth and you guys can do what you want with this information, but um I I had a meeting last week um only because as you guys know, we
have the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. Um, and to be honest with you, even since I've been on in the last four years, I know nothing about how you guys even use that membership. I think we had like a brief conversation about that. Um, and I just wanted to make sure that, you know, like what membership do we
have? What what what benefits does the town have, I guess. So, um, they did mention a bud and and I'm happy to send you guys the link so you look at, uh, the benefits that are available to you guys, but there's a lot of things that
they offer and they obviously have a much bigger network. So, I think that that may help you guys in bringing outsiders. Um, they have a lot of benefits to us that we haven't even used in like god knows how long. And some of them are their newsletters, which I'm sure they
have a big audience for. and they have like posts and stuff like that. Um, literally in the in the current membership, I don't think we've used any of the benefits. So, if any of you guys want to explore that, maybe it's worth paying too. >> Okay. And and that's the membership from
the >> the greater man which you guys pay for. So, >> yes, >> maybe it's worth it to you guys. >> Exactly. Yes. And I know that they support those type of events and stuff like that. But maybe is like I say it's a kind of put everybody together from
that perhaps from the change of former from this and says okay guys there is this event is going to come uh six more or three more that we have already scheduled and approved for budget and stuff like that. How do we make it successful? And I know everybody because we have see the community how it is.
They're going to start spreading the word. They're going to start advertising. they probably going to give more funds that they are available on economic on the chamber of commerce. Um you know it's maybe do a meeting with Ray do with meeting with Felicia that
grahams uh the merchants that they can that they can put together things like the next to the things. So, I figured it out that um let's call it the cheapest way to do an event that attracts more people. And the
only way is when you get other people engage, right? Other vendors. If you bring some uh people putting art, stuff like that that if you don't charge them right now, we don't have we're not in a position to charge nobody. >> Yeah. >> If we charge somebody, they just going to get
>> it's mad. It's just right now, hey, we all have to put the effort. Hey, put your bar outside. See, how could you bring it? They going to start advertising because they're going to be there. Uh, you know, and that way when those results start kind of producing,
then you can already kind of figure it out. You can capitalize on it. But, uh, I think as economic development, we should try to do something because if not, they're just going to disappear. No crap. So, I don't know who takes that
lead, how you can connect with everybody or or what do we do with that? Um because how many more is three or or six in total? It's going to be every month until there's five. Well, four more left. >> Four more left. And when is the next
one? >> The 20. >> The 20. We we kind of have to run >> for the one per. >> Yeah. And the bands that they have, they should be marketing too. Like the one that they had, Nester and Zunita. I didn't see anything on their page about
that event. >> I don't know if they're reaching out to them and communicating about promoting it, like they're following enough, but it's something, you know. >> Yeah. >> Or we just let it die. But it's
currently our decision in that sense. Yeah. Yeah. No, no, definitely. I don't think >> we want to let it die. >> It's just the hard thing is it's just coordinating it all. That's why it's making is getting everybody in that same room because the big thing that we ran
into before was always that issue of who's going to be that lead. You know what I mean? Like who's going to be that point person that can corral all these people. >> This is the people that I believe will be great help. Obviously Felicia because has all that set up.
>> Uh Carlos did a very good job on the car shows. >> Uh uh Ray Palasio uh obviously ourselves and um after we have the meeting with a more
concrete plan, I think we should move forward with the merchants next day event. So we kind of offer them something right and then they will be able to push it because we cannot put them together right now in the meeting. They're just going to see that there is
no strate structure. >> Um and I think those people will be able to bring different type of ideas and the grahams sorry we're missing the somebody from the grahams that will be able to do it because they already invested in the
in in the >> Yeah, >> they're already invested. So they're going to try to figure out how to do it and they will give resources of their new marketing firm or you know other stuff or understanding the resources of of all
of those indiv individual um person that I said right the chamber of commerce has resources Carlos what's the committee of Carlos >> uh public safety >> public safety maybe they can I don't but I know that they will be able to bring
other sources So we make them more successful they got and it's a combination of all of everybody and I know for what I have spoke with everybody that that's what they want.
Yeah. Okay. >> I have a I am so happy that you're excited about it. >> I have a just super quick point of order. I have our full attendance roster, but I'd like to know is do you
have anybody as marked as excused >> meeting? Jose is excused. >> There's somebody on the screen. >> And yeah, we have a and we have a visitor. >> Hey, you guys would have the motion to reopen public com. >> Oh, gotcha. >> Okay, I think we should finish the
agenda before we do that because we have about 45 minutes left before >> Yes, we can we can wrap up your old business and then we can we have to backtrack a little bit anyways. Since now that we have quorum, we can backtrack and approve the minutes. And I guess we don't need to approve the budget or anything, but we can approve the minutes real quick.
>> I'm listening in, so I don't have to repeat anything. I don't >> Cool. >> Um, all right, cool. But I guess to wrap up this Main Street Live thing, I'll I I I'll try to send an email to all these people, to the people you mentioned, you know. I'll try to get it going, you
know. Maybe we can do a big meeting with everybody, you know. Um, and make sure there's only I guess one of us there. One of one and a half of us. >> Can we if we wanted to push it, I think we should put to about two. If we wanted to push it and get involved, we can put
a subcommittee that >> yes, the sunshine. You just have to let us know and we publicly notice it and then it doesn't matter that there's more than one committee member there. >> Okay. Okay. if that makes it into >> you know so if we all vote that we
wanted to kind of get involved on it. >> Yeah. >> We create a subcommittee and then we as a meeting for with with them and we also come with something on the table says okay we want we're willing to invest this much on pay advertising and we have
all of these things what everybody can put on the table. >> Okay. >> All right. and we go from there and see if it start making sense. >> Okay. No, I like it. Yeah. You can do like a joint subcommittee between the EDC, the cultural affairs committee, and then
I'll reach and I guess the public safety committee too because it's Carlos Andrees and then I'll reach out to to Ray, >> not the ground companies. Yes, I guess. Yeah, I take uh Andrea for granted. She's not even here today. So,
yeah. And then Graham. So >> and then we think about a plan of uh how we make it better the whole event in general and uh see what other source resources could we get.
>> Okay. The most difficult thing about this is going to be the coordination of the date, the meeting date, especially if we do the joint subcommittee thing because then it's have to be in here and it has to be at an open time that this is open, >> right? >> Otherwise, it would just you have to
limit one person from each committee and then >> not just joking. I I think if we if we >> True. >> That is true. >> That is true.
>> Sorry. Sorry. >> If we all decided that we wanted to kind of do it, we do the sub commmittee and we send them three days that with the calendar they can say, "Okay, these are the dates available." Because we're very close to the February 12. >> Yeah. >> And I I really personally
>> basically have to be like next week. >> Yes. and we see what the schedule kind of we take kind of the lead of okay we just want this role to this thing to come around and see if we can do it >> all right what do we have next week available in this room do you know
>> it depends on the time that you guys are >> I'm assuming it has to be the evening >> yes >> right now has a comment we're talking about. I don't know if she would love to. >> Yeah, I I'll open up with public comments in a second. We'll go back to it.
>> Once we're done with this new business, this old business thing, I'll I'll go back and we'll do public comments and we'll do the approval of the minutes and then we'll wrap it up with the uh with the election and then we're good. The other two things. >> So, the idea that here quick question
for you. So, would it be more like more than one of you from this committee? Yeah, I mean I think so. Yeah, as many people are able to show up, >> which I mean might end up being the one February. >> So, we'll put it as an economic development subcommittee. Yeah,
>> you guys are chairing so I need an agenda >> and and I need a secretary. Um and then we'll just let cultural affairs like we'll let all of cultural affairs know, hey, you guys are being invited to this meeting. The purpose of the meeting is for this and then
>> and the other meeting too for Carlos >> and we'll let Carlos take this. >> Okay. >> What time was that? >> So, >> but we had to kind of decide we wanted to I don't know if we have to put this to a vote or or how does that work? if
we wanted to kind of collaborate who will be on the sub commmittee uh if we're going to allocate certain budgets >> so we come with something on the hand because I don't I don't want to just go and talk about what I just spoke about it with nothing on the
>> yeah yeah that's what end up usually happening because we don't have like a point person to kind of do it all so it ends up being like oh everybody's got great ideas but there's no like >> Yes. >> Exactly. That's what I think if we decided all that that's what we wanted to do, we just put ded.
>> So that any money that we would throw into that would go would come from the marketing budget. >> Yep. >> Yeah. >> Marketing miscellaneous expenses. Yep. Would come from 911. >> Okay. Which is where typically any of the um
the networking events that we do, that's where it comes from here too. >> No, no, they they come from the networking business. Yeah, they have my guitar online. >> Okay. So then from here >> that's usually where where local would come from. That was like basically zeroed out. That's why now we all of a sudden have >> Okay.
>> You know, all this money to work with in terms of marketing. >> Carlos, knowing that knowing how much it usually takes to like put it down, what would make sense for us to even contribute from that budget? >> I I say for each event $1,000 will work a while, but I don't think that we
should put $1,000 yet. I think once we figure it out if everybody gets organized like $500 per event, I think it's not going to be huge ro and everything, but we have to see how much the other uh uh committees and
everything can put on the table and maybe we can get to the $1,000. So, I think we should only put $500 uh and try to organize the whole thing. >> Okay. So, you're saying $500 each event and there what four left? >> Yeah. >> Okay. I think you guys had made a motion
for something similar and it crashed like that if I'm not mistaken. >> Yeah, I know. That's why cuz >> motion was right. >> Yeah. Yeah. The reason the reason why back then No, I know. I know. I know. Yeah. And the reason why it was shut down back then, and that's a good point to bring up. Um, and again, not to have
us go in circles, I guess, but the reason it was shut down was because we all kind of agreed that $500 doesn't push the needle anywhere and there's no point. So what changes that now is basically what I'm wondering. >> I think the first question is do we want it to get involved or we want it to just
let it >> die. >> Why not? I think >> because >> we don't want to let it die. >> Exactly. >> I'm going from that. I'm just being transparent, right, of of what is like if we wanted to get involved, but we got to come up with something, it has to be
at least $500, >> which is not going to move the needle much, but we are not the only people that are responsible for the event. So, we have to get funds from other people and explaining that what we wanted to do
is actually advertise the the event outside of Miami with pay campaigns. >> Okay. And if everybody is willing to do or we can put a contingency, hey, we all approve if everybody else puts more. >> Okay. Yeah, we can talk about it at that. >> Yes. If no, we have our $2,000 back and,
you know, on the video we just put it that way. Hey, we're willing to do this. If everybody >> collaborates >> collaborates collaborates, >> we >> So, we're saying we're willing to do 2,000 basically from our marketing budget to help out with us >> for the rest of the >> for the four events.
>> Yeah. for the board for the next the rest of the year. >> Put a proper motion toward how motion we just >> we're willing to match fund the other ones equally up to $2,000 for the four events >> at least. I think we can just say that
like if we are able to raise $2,000 for all those events from the other committee >> $4,000 per event. So it would be 4,000 total, right? So yeah, another 2,000. >> Exactly. We're willing to put it, but we got it to the condition and that's how we got approved to it because we all had
to work together because we see that the event >> we condition match funding or you going to just use up all the money like if like if they put up a thousand we'll put up a thousand? >> No, no, no. Because we have other things on the budget. >> I'm okay with the idea of us committing like a set amount from our end and then
maybe >> I wouldn't say match just in case it's something like let's say the chamber is the one that decides. So like just in case. So we're not like bound by matching it with the committees or whatever. Let's see if we can raise >> raise >> the 200 in any other way. And I think that covers that. >> Yes.
>> Right. I feel like that >> Yeah, I think I think matching is not not a good word. >> Yeah, that's why. Yeah, it kind of limits us a little bit. I think if we do like raise the 2000 >> and I don't want to even exclude it. It's just that if we do believe the economic development believes that
$1,000 budget from pay advertising is what is going to be worth it, we're willing to put 50%. But if nobody else is willing to contribute it at least the same amount, the funds don't count the funds become >> and it's not worth it. Yeah.
>> Okay. Does that make sense to everybody? >> Yes. All right. Cool. The floor is yours. >> We need a motion. >> Your motion. Yeah, it's his motion. >> A motion to create a soup committee. S
>> subcommittee meeting a no meeting subcommittee to uh help organizing the events in Main Street and to allocate a $500 budget for each event only if the rest of the
members that we will include from the other committees and chairman of commerce and grahams are willing to match uh the investment that we will I'll second that. >> Everybody's just taking it all in.
>> I am taking it all in because >> I if I can suggest I think we should make that two separate motions. >> Yeah. >> Um because if if the other people don't fall in line, the whole motion >> dies, >> right? So I would suggest >> joint one for the
>> I would suggest that one motion is for the committee and one motion a following motion for the funds. >> Okay, >> let's try that again. >> Create a committee uh to help organize. >> Cool. All in favor? >> I I
>> So that's one done. All right. I motion to >> Wait, wait, wait, wait. Hold on. I need Who who second that? Uh, just >> Okay, continue. >> I motion to invest $500 for each event.
Uh, we were able to, uh, get the rest of the parties to contribute to the event. So, the event is successful. And those parties would be cultural affairs, public safety, and the Graham Companies >> and Miami
>> and Chamber of Commerce. Okay. So, that would be 500. That would be $2,000. >> But the GRS already >> they already are contributing. Yes, >> they're they're already contributing. Yeah. >> But they will be able to do something, right? They will be able to add a good
point. I just for the sake of transparency, I want you guys to know the Grams already are serving as like the title sponsor in terms of this event. They did put forward $2,500. >> However, >> cultural affairs for the event, not like
the the grants don't dictate where that money goes once they give it to us. Okay. >> It was on cultural affairs to now use those funds and they and cultural affairs as far as I know to date is using those funds to put on the five events. Remember, we had two on hold. >> Yes. it was because they were waiting on
funding. So, >> just keep that in mind. Um, so the grants, you know, they did contribute, I'm sure. >> They're more participating just to because they're >> No, but in terms of money, like I want to make sure you guys know that. >> Yeah, they already they did their part.
>> Affairs is putting up between 2,000 and 3,000 every event. I don't know if they would be willing to do more, do more. So, just keep that in mind. >> I understand. >> Okay. At the end of the day, there may only be
funds available to come from >> the chamber >> the chamber or public safety. >> Yes. >> I mean, I can't speak on behalf of them. I'm just making you guys aware where we're at. So, do you want to amend your motion >> or maybe they can reduce expenses
and allocate to >> Yeah. So that would be a conversation with >> So So then that motion >> the motion is basically if any of them I don't think it's all of them has to contribute. It would be if any of them can contribute. >> Yeah. Because even right now
right now the term is only if so >> Yeah. Yeah. We'll have to change that. >> Okay. >> It's going to be so strict. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Okay. So >> I need I need some language here people. Um,
>> so, so I have I have a question like, and I'm just asking because I genuinely want to know what what the goal is. So, >> with this mo uh, if we amend the motion, EDC would contribute $500 to each event. So, that's how many more? >> $2,000 or more
>> or more. Okay. contingent on if we're not going to do all contingent on how many one other like what's our goal here to have in terms of cashwise. >> So my understanding is that the last time that we did a motion of this I I guess I was not here uh happened that
that $500 will not do nothing. >> Yeah. I agree. Yeah. >> Uh so I if if we're going to throw the money like where right now we're doing with the events because it's not been successful, we will not invest the money. We will invest in whatever other
ideas that we can create. >> So So what amount of money do we think would be successful so that we can make this motion work? >> In my opinion is at least $1,000 on paid campaigns in the month in advance. We're kind of match specifically toward paid campaigns. Yes.
>> Ah no time to motion. Okay. Okay, we need to put that in your motion. So, if I may suggest >> a motion to allocate $500 for each remaining 2026 Main Street Live event contingent upon the subcommittee
generating an additional $500 minimum for a total of $1,000 earmarked for paid campaigns for Main Street Live >> for each event. >> For each for each event. >> Yes. >> So, it be an extra 2,000 total. >> Yes. >> So, it be 4,000 in total for all the events.
>> Yes. Correct. Yes. >> Do we like that? >> Need one of the three or four to contribute >> or they all contribute whatever 150 bucks. Yes. >> Right. >> Or just the chamber or just >> um I don't know could be any business
there too. >> I'm sure First Origin and My Auto were also interested in sponsoring and I sent the info to Felicia. >> Correct. >> And she reached out to them but then >> they just never kept following up again. and you >> and it's probably the same reason that I
told you right now nobody will be willing to put money on the event because they don't see people they don't see >> uh things like salt >> uh yeah >> that that's it right >> you're good you're good all right cool
so now the date for that subcommittee that's where we were at right it was you >> we haven't voted on the We haven't voted. Second, we didn't vote on it. >> We haven't. I just gave it the words. >> We haven't seconded. We haven't done anything. >> Second. >> No, first.
>> We did vote on the subcommittee. >> We vote on the subcommittee. It was seconded by Jessica. The motion carried. We have a motion on the floor by Carlos to allocate $500 for each remaining 2026 Main Street Live event contingent upon an additional $500 generated by the Main
Street Live subcommittee for a total of $1,000 per event earmarked for online paid campaigns. >> Cool. and then by seconds and then I will say all in favor >> I think
>> no we had to create a subcommittee >> now we get to the subcommittee date yes that's >> we're back to >> yes >> uh February 3rd is available next week you said right that is a Tuesday >> Tuesday okay >> um
so it's available if people want to at 6 6:30 7. >> Usually public safety and culture meet at 7:00. So they meet later in the evening. >> So I don't know if they would make it to 5:30. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Do you guys want to do Tuesday at
6:30? You want to try that? >> Yes. By the 5:30 kill. >> Yeah. The 5:30 is hard as well. >> So Tuesday at 6:30 next week, February the 3. >> So you'll get us an appointment tomorrow. >> Tomorrow. Okay. I'll get you into the water.
>> We didn't mention it, but we're inviting the chamber. We might as well invite the two because we now have two Miami Lakes BNI. That's another source for 500 bucks. >> True. >> Yes. And more people. I just thought about those people that I know that they would like they would be involved. But
if you guys have other people that think that they will be able to to do it and get involved and and bring, you know, ideas and efforts. Yes. >> Cool. >> Vienna, do you have that context for Vienna?
>> Yeah. Um, >> oh my god, I know the president. I've heard she's a trip. >> Yes. >> I can knock on her door. >> One of them is neighbors >> the treasurer. Forget it. You're not getting a dollar from him.
>> All right, cool. So, >> I'm not going anywhere. >> So, no more. >> All right. I'll make a big email, I guess, with just all these people in it. I'll let them know that this is happening, and I'll let them know that it's also going to be available on Zoom as well, too, if they can't make it in
person. Okay? Okay, cuz I'm assuming it's such short notice that some people might not be able to make it, >> but then they can do it on Zoom and that the whole goal is to push these remaining mainstream lives and then we'll see the turnout, you know, and hopefully cross fingers and toes people show up and we can do something.
>> Okay, cool. So, real quick, I'm going to now that we're talking about getting people involved and the community and stuff like that, let's go to the community. I know we have Kimberly here listening in. Community is always super helpful and super involved. So, I'm going to a motion to open up public
comments. I got you. So, I'm going to open up a motion to open up public comments again if I get a second. >> Yep. >> Cool. All in favor? >> So, public comments. Kimberly, are you there? >> Hi. How are you guys? >> Hey, thanks for the patience.
>> No, no problem. I'm sorry I was late. I was helping with homework and the time ran away from me. Um, I just had um two quick um comments or suggestions. I know one of them might be a little bigger than EDC, but it's something that I
wanted on the record and to be considered. Um, well, the first comment, I guess, is I know that in the past um in the last I want to say since the Main Street Live started, so it's been a little over a year. I have um I've asked
in the past if I could be a vendor at this event, and it was always met with a no or maybe next time. So, I'm not saying it because of me. I'm saying it like if we, you know, I understand that it's on Main Street and there are
businesses there, but if we do involve the community, to your earlier point, then you have a greater chance of, you know, of them promoting the event. Hey, I'm going to be at this event or hey, you know, we're going to be giving away this at the Main Street Live. Like,
getting the community involved. I don't know why for the longest time and me that I'm in a committee, I don't know why, you know, we're so cautious about, you know, getting our own community involved, but I don't know why we're so
cautious and we're always saying no um to our residents who want to be involved, but I just think that the more you do involve the community, the better, you know, the success is. Um so I don't know if you guys will agree with me on that. Um, I would take that into
consideration. Um, and the second thing, you know, I love the fact that you guys do want to pay for advertising. I think that it's definitely needed. I would love to see, you know, our attendance um our events like, you know, sell out and and people even from outside of Miami
Lakes to attend our events. I love that idea. Um, one thing that I had brought up a long time ago and I think it is, you know, this goes a little beyond the EDC, but I would recommend that the town um, looks into ambassadors, having
ambassadors for these events. I think it's great to have a subcommittee to do, you know, to look at every avenue that we can to help promote um these events, but I also think, you know, on top of,
you know, who the town hires to run our social media pages and run our um you know, advertisements, I think that they should invest in sort of like a small group of ambassadors that are there trying to get people from within the community and outside of the community
involved. Um, many, many years ago when I was at FIU, there was this secret society that the president of FIU put together and it was just a group of like six or seven um, people that would go to sporting events that they were, it was
part of our, you know, our duties to go. Um, there was one person that I was always dressed up, not in a mascot uniform, but they were always like masked up and it just like it was always like, you know, a fun thing that they would, you know, go to a game and, you know, do a prank on the mascot or do
something like that. So, I know it sounds like a little weird, but I think that if we did invest in, you know, a few people in the town, um, if the town could, you know, sponsor that or do something, um, I think that that would
also help. It would help um with community engagement and it would help uh drive attendance to our events. And those are my two cents. >> I have a question. When you were when you've been turned down to participate in those events, is that you're saying
the town doesn't allow that or is that a ground? >> Is that >> No, it was the cultural affairs committee. I have no problems with them. I love Felicia, but they've just they they haven't like really provided a very concrete reason why. Like, oh, maybe next time. Oh, maybe next time. Yeah,
I'm planning on having all these bands coming next time. But it's like I I don't know if it's like maybe they think it's a conflict of interest because there's, you know, the stores on Main Street, but I'm not asking to take over someone's store, you know, like right now. I'm not, you know, bugging about
that. I'm just saying, hey, this was my experience in the past as a small business owner. I'm sure other small businesses have asked, you know, and there were, you know, I don't see any of them. I don't go to these events and see like a bake shop there or somebody
selling like cupcakes or anything like that. So, that's just my point is I don't know why we're so cautious on, you know, like what are what are they going to do? Like, you know, it's going to take away business from Main Street. If that's the case, like if even if I was a
business on Main Street and if I saw that there's going to be an event out there, I would want to be out there. I would want to make sure that I'm out there, you know, with a small table or handing out water or whatever it is just so that, you know, you're part of, you know, the energy and what's going on. So,
>> yeah. No, just asking because it's good information for us to have be able to throw back during this conversation that's going to be taking place next week in this subcommittee. um yeah, you're being told that by a specific committee or or you know by the Grams. That way
>> when we get everybody in the table, then we can bring that out and see what the reasoning is behind it and see if there's a way to navigate around. >> Yeah. >> Awesome. >> Cool. >> Yeah. Thanks so much, Kimberly. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Sweet. And if you're
available February 3rd, it's always open to the public. You know, those meetings and stuff you want. >> Yeah, absolutely. I'm marking it down. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> All right. Cool. Be. So, let's move on now to the or I guess move back to the approval of the minutes. So, if you guys want to take a look at the
>> minutes attached just real quick. >> Can we amend the talked out? Yes. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. So, we're good. >> If any of you walk away, >> but this is the last little thing. Like I said, new business. We can just skip
straight to the elections. >> I think we're looking at the minutes. I'm sorry. >> Huh? >> The minutes. >> Yeah. Right now we're looking at the minutes. >> So, the last time that we met was October. >> Yep. Yeah. Cuz November was I think it was the week after Thanksgiving or
something like that. And then Christmas day before Christmas. It was a little tough those two meetings. >> Sorry, there's a typo in cultural. heard of Gura. >> Gorda gura. >> I mean to think that we were still
trying to figure out he was taking over at that point in time. >> Well, I do want to say us talking about that is what kind of sparked it up again. I feel like partially I think like it helped helped to reunite everybody and be like, "Oh, that's right. >> When will those tickets
>> we're waiting to get restaurant? This is no like the minutes that we're approving these old ones. These are October minutes. So we haven't met since November or December. >> You know what? October on the agenda. >> Oh, it doesn't say on the minutes. >> Oh, well I have it because I have I have it in my files.
>> But yes, I have it in my files. So items with October, but yeah. >> Yeah, we can add the date to it. >> Yeah. motion to approve the minutes from the October 2025 meeting. >> Cool. All in favor?
>> I amendments are >> All right. Awesome. So, we're going to go back to the new business. So, just super quick before elections, I guess, just to kind of think about it, January is already kind of over. Um, but I guess
I think about it for what's coming up. So, the business networking socials, um, I remember before we ended the year, Ralph was bringing up the good idea of being a little bit more structured with it, right? because toward the end of the year we were kind of scrambling because
the chamber was doing one month month and we were trying to zero out the budget. But now we've got the whole year ahead of us or I guess the whole fiscal year ahead of us and we've got plenty of time to plan. The chamber is doing one I think next or this week, right? Thursday. >> Yeah. On Thursday they're doing theirs.
>> And um but that's fine. That's their own thing at this point. Like they're they're doing that. They you know they put our logo on it too which is cool. Just promote it. Um, but we're not necessarily bound to having to vote to contribute to those like we normally do. Um,
I think we stated, this is what I have here in the little noted every other month starting in January 2026. Is that what we said in the minutes talking about chambering for once a month? Memorial Raphael shook motions to plan for an
event every other month starting in January 2nd by Danielle. Motion. So, we already decided. So, every other month starting in January, >> not starting in January, >> but it would just be not starting in January. >> It's like January, whatever, right? >> Yeah, but the event won't be in January.
>> Is it not January 29th? >> Yeah. Well, we can contribute, >> but that's not our we can vote to contribute like we did all the other ones, but I don't know if that's something we want to still do. You know what I mean? Now, we didn't have the invoice for it. I know. We were trying to be a little bit
>> Oh, you're in trouble. Okay. >> Like, you know, >> to be here. >> That's hilarious. Um, okay, cool. So every other month starting in January, do we want to I guess contribute then to this chamber one? Do we want to do like what we were doing before? We don't have the invoice
and we don't have all that like we did before. So >> kind of double up on do a bigger one in the future. >> Yeah. I I think we should instead do another one. Yeah. >> Yes. >> Do we want to start then in February or do we want to just wait to then do it in March to do the every other month? >> March, right? >> I say we do it in March.
>> Yeah. I think based on the March, we're going to do March anyways. Okay. March and then we just >> we will participate in the 29th. It will show up but yes I say we do it in March. >> Okay. >> So March when would it be?
>> March I think. Let's see this one. Usually we do the fourth Wednesday is what it's usually been. Right. >> We don't want that. That's spring break. >> Oh is it? >> Fourth Thursday. >> Not sure. >> Just to keep in mind I have my own networking events every second Thursday of the month. So that we're not like
colliding. >> Gotcha. >> You know. >> Yeah. Perfect. Perfect. >> But what do you think too about this this date? Do you have anything in mind that what do you think works? >> So we could do earlier March too. Like what does it have to be later March now that we've got this much time? I guess
>> does the chamber have set days that they should do theirs on? >> The chamber usually, like I said, it's typically in that fourth Wednesday. This time it's on a Thursday, but typically it's that fourth week of the month. Wednesday or >> or Thursday is typically what the
chamber does. >> Third week of the month >> or even second. >> I would do the second. I would do the second or the first because so that way you you know you get a little bit more of a break >> if they do the four then the first and the second. Yeah. >> The second week of the month.
>> So you're saying like March 11th or 12th? >> Well, that's what I was trying to say. My events are every second Thursday of the month. So I have my phone. >> You have the chambers on the second >> Wednesday. >> Oh yeah, that's right. In the chambers
on the >> What if we did that the Tuesday of that week? >> The 10th. >> Thursday. >> Uhhuh. No. >> Tuesday the 10th. Mhm. >> Okay. Okay. Does that make that work for you
too, Denise? Yeah. Right. With your Okay. All right. So, Tuesday the 10th. Do we have location in mind? Does anybody have a spot in mind? Remember last time we played around the idea of the other side of Money Lakes? Did we ever follow
through on that? I'm trying to remember the last one. What was that? >> Um I I haven't been there or anything. I don't know if this place is enough or anything, but nobody knows that they're open. That gyro place uh >> gyro place.
>> Oh, the shaws of kebab. That place. >> Yes. I don't know if they will be able to feed or anything, but I think it's supporting them >> to you know this. It's just a hard spot I feel like also to do the the network
>> very well down south and love >> down south and they also do very well in Bre. Um I mean I went in it once and I it didn't get a great aecto either like I do in the other locations so maybe they're just still trying to get their stuff together
>> but the food there is usually very very good. >> Okay. I haven't tried >> their first location in all their other location and it's the same owner >> because we know the owner. It's it's the same in you know >> the other one that we've never done anything at we I don't think we've ever
done anything at Franciscas and they have a pretty decently sized location >> that's the one here main street on the corner >> a bar I don't think they have a bar they have beer I think they have a beer and wine they have
no idea Yeah, that's why I'm trying to do this now with >> I think I think Francis I think that's a pretty welcoming spot like locationwise. >> Um >> and then where is the view?
>> It's in the the all the way the last spot on the shopping >> where the PF changes >> shopping center. >> Okay. Little it's like a little corner spot. >> Okay. I'm good with that. >> Okay. Does anybody have any contacts with those people there or no friends
because they're sh >> do and they're also I think they're also going to be participating in the um food and wine festival. I know that she was reaching out to them in order to see if they would >> Okay. You you want to reach out to them about the March. What did we say? The 11th, right? Are they?
>> No. 10 or 10 is 10. Gotcha. Okay. But if you want to do that, cool. So, um I'll make a motion then for our next business networking social to be March the 10th at Shaz Shaw of Kebab contingent on them accepting. So, we
have a second. >> Second. But let me write that down. >> Yeah. Good. >> What's so that we already have one in mind just in case? would be I guess Franciscas or Francisco's Francisco
>> Franciscas I think right >> Francesca >> Francesca is a store but not totally known >> oh are they really know that place >> the the other one um
>> the New one came that place that they opened recently. >> Yeah, but that one is too small. >> But you have they have a big courtyard in the front. >> It would be the overflow. >> So the overflow would be outside.
>> Okay. >> That might not be a bad idea. I'm sure she would love it and she would she would play ball well. >> But I want to Let's give these guys a try and then we can always thinking new places that they need these special. I think we've got a good three right now. I got Shaw Franciscas and um
>> March 10th at 5:30 a Shaw of Kebab with a backup of Franciscas >> and a backup backup of >> followed by >> plan C and then we could do that maybe in the future we could >> do that as well. Like we said every other month of kebab
>> it's like s h a hs right >> s a h >> s h a hsb. >> Cool. Awesome. So we're good there. partner. >> So, March, >> June, >> I'll let everybody know. March. >> And
hopefully somebody doesn't tell me. >> It's my cousin's birthday. It's my dog. My dog's godfather's >> voice. All right. So, do you do you visit the VTR list? I don't think we have that right now, right? We don't have one. No.
>> Do you guys just want us to request it and send it to you? Bro, can John used to like print them out for the meetings or whatever. We can do that again. That's possible. Like the the business tax receipt list. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Business tax receipt list. What is
we just it's just a list of all the new businesses or people that have renewed their business tax receipt and then we reach out to them and say, "Hey, welcome to the town. If you need anything, if you want to sign up to the chamber just so we can have all their info and it's also good for like, you know, your events and things like that." You get a list of old everybody new. So, it's
pretty cool. Cool. So, now we move on to the last thing, the elections. Okay. So, we've got a few things, got a few um roles. There's secretary, vice
chairperson, and chairperson. So, there's three. I'm going to start off with secretary, I guess. Right. I feel like you start off low and you move your way up. I feel like that makes sense. It's like you start off with the secretary and you I'm just going to do that. So, we're going to start with secretary.
>> Any nominations? >> Anyations? >> Not it. >> Not it. I think we all know who wants to be. >> Absolutely not. Jessica Medina for secretary. >> I nominate I will not do it. I will not
do it again. Two years in a row, people. I'm done. She said she said this last year. >> I did. >> You did. She wasn't here. >> I did. You guys THREW ME UNDER THE BOX. One >> technically an illegal move anyway. >> Yeah.
>> Sorry. The person has to accept this. >> Yeah. I do not accept the nomination, Jessica. So >> my husband will kill me. >> It's just in the meeting. You didn't do anything outside of it. >> I mean, you're like already here. >> You didn't do anything outside. >> You have the laptop. >> So then why is it so hard for you?
because I don't like and I don't enjoy doing it because it stops me from participating in the meeting. >> So, is it something that you just like email out right here? >> I literally ask ask people when I do the subcommittee meeting minutes.
>> No, I don't. Have you seen me at the end of the meeting? I don't get up until I email it to her because if I get home, I won't do it. Yeah, it'll take you a week to >> what I would do when I was in the subcommittees is I take rough notes on my phone as people are talking like, "Oh, this person motioned on this, they motion on that, this passes, and then after I run it through chat GBT and I
say, hey, can you clean this up and make it not look like chicken scratch?" And then they cleaned it up and then I read through it to make sure. >> I'll send you a template. I don't do that. >> I feel like that's easy. It just cleaned it up. >> Sure, man. >> I don't do that. >> There's a template and all you really have to
>> I have the template is just okay. Okay, the call to order, put in the time. The attendants, put in the names, and then the motions. And then I would suggest to whoever's going to do it, be like Romy, and stop them in their tracks when they get too crazy. Cuz that's the problem. Like you start jumping from agenda items, and then that's when it's chaotic
for the secretary. I would just say, "Okay, we're in emotion." Like, you're following it, guys. We're at Why are we at discussion when nobody has second to you? Like that's you kind of reel them back in. >> As long as I don't have to take homework and I can do it here, that's why >> it's all here. I'm willing to take her.
>> Yay. Sounds like we accept it. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> I always >> That's why I It's not It's not a big deal. >> You don't have to take um minutes on like the entire discussion. It's really the most >> which is what I do. >> Yeah. Which is what
>> why I never I like get frustrated and don't participate. So, don't do as I do. >> Yeah, that's what I do to a little bit of >> the motion and the vote. Yeah, brief. >> Thank you, Jessica. >> All right, cool. Now, vice chairperson Jose's not here, so he can't accept his
duties again. >> I'm going to personally nominate Carlos. I think Carlos would do a great job. >> Can we go? >> So funny. >> Can we call him >> Carlos? >> I feel like you do a great job, Carlos. If not chair person chair person too
honestly >> I mean yeah I take it back I'm nominated for chair we're good at uh >> what does that do >> vice chair person does if I'm being honest nothing unless >> you only do something
like I would nominate myself for vice chair I have no problem I ran for him because he had something going on >> vice chair >> yeah if I'm not here That's >> you have to fit in whether or not he >> but I I think I was making >> that's it. So yeah, I'm a nurse. So
you're safe. >> Good. >> So you accept we vote. We're good. >> Yeah. >> On favor. >> I chairperson. >> I nominate Matthew. >> I second. >> Do you accept? >> Yeah, I accept.
>> Anybody else? >> Does anybody want to? >> Not this year. Nope. Maybe next year. Maybe next year. Maybe we can go break next year. >> Yeah. Yeah. I think >> and forget third or fourth. Yeah. Then I'll turn out. That's why.
>> Oh, you got term. >> Term limit. >> I'm turning out. >> There's no term limit. We're going to I I have a motion >> to eliminate. There are no term limits in the EDC.
There we go. All right. Cool. Excellent. >> All right. Cool. So, we're all in order. >> We'll promote Desar. >> It's a lot of work. >> Is this? >> Yeah. >> Not too bad. If everybody wants to do it in the future, it's just making the agendas and then every six months you
got to go to the to the town meeting and like give a reporting basically say how everything's doing, you know, and then Oh, and there's also the chair the big chair meeting which like once a quarter, I think, right? It's like all the chairs get together >> and no, that's it. That's it. But but what you don't understand is since you're already involved in the chamber,
a lot of that you already do through that interaction. >> I guess. Yeah. >> And if you're not doing that, it's a lot more work. >> I guess >> you got to record a video once a year for the vest. Are you not doing that anymore? >> Miami recording that video. >> Oh, no, no, no, no. I didn't do anything
like that. >> Ruby cutings. >> The ruby cutings. Yeah. >> Yeah, that's right. A lot of ruby cutings. I forgot about that part. >> You can hang out with my dad a lot. You can hang out with my dad live.
>> Father sun. You're good. >> Jeez. >> More father sun time. >> All right, cool. So, we'll move on to the announcements. January 29th, business networking and social. It's in two days. And then February 28th is the culinary bike tour. If there's anything
in between, let me know. Denise, your events have already started, right? The YA. >> So, when is your event? You're >> on the 12th is the next one. >> February. >> So, February 12th. Also, February 12th is Yeah. It's always ins. >> What is February 12th? What is happening? I'm sorry. >> Uh, yeah. >> February.
>> Yeah. It's a networking event. It's cool. I get to announce in the VNI as well too, I guess. >> Yeah. Visit our BNI and announce it your industry focused. So, this is going to be education. >> Cool. And then health and wellness will be March 12th and that one's going to be
inside um the social center Aussy's place. >> Cool. >> And you sent something already to the chamber, right? Did a blast or something like that? Did you already do a blast? Just tag everyone on social media. >> Okay. Okay. All right. Cool. So, I think with that
we're pretty much good. Anybody wants to make a motion to adjurnn? >> I motion second. >> 703. I >> I All right, we're good. All right, Romy, this is your last [ __ ] and free, >> right?