I need they're getting them. Oh boy. >> All right. Thank you. Good evening, everyone. We're about to start our meeting for city commission meeting agenda for Tuesday, May 19th, 2026. Hello everyone.
We're about to start. >> Can you please Thank you. Thank you. We're about to start. Madame Clerk, can you please do the role? >> Commissioner Shernoff >> here. >> Commissioner Jean >> here. >> Commissioner Smith. >> Commissioner Smuckler
>> present. >> Commissioner Sue >> here. Vice Mayor Florimmon, Mayor Michael Joseph, >> I am here. >> You have quorum, sir. >> Thank you. Next up is our invocation. Pastor Fner Jules, firstborn
again, Baptist Church of North Miami Beach. Is that here? Well, I'll just do a quick invocation of God. Uh oh Lord and heavenly father, we ask you to come today. Give us insight, wisdom, and blessings to do what's right for
this city and to continue in being honorable in doing so. Allow us to have a peaceful and expedient meeting. And we say in your precious and holy name, Jesus Christ, amen. >> Amen. >> All right, let's do our pledge of allegiance.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> All right,
Madame Clerk. Action number four. Oh, >> this is going to be quick. That's what we always say. >> Anything's possible. >> Mr. Mayor, um, at the request of the city manager's office, the quasi
judicial item, which is item 10.1, will be deferred to the June meeting. Per the city clerk's office, we're going to add there'll be an addition to add Mara Hawk uh to be appointed to the beautifification board. That item will
now be item 13.3 per the request of Mayor Michael Joseph. Item number 9.4 which is a resolution R2026-64, item 9.10 10
which is resolution number 2026-70 as well as 9.11 which is a resolution number 2026-71 will be moved from the consent agenda and heard first um under legislation
also please correct me if I'm wrong um there's you want to have a discussion item >> yeah with the the police union with the um a discussion regarding the police with the manager's office. >> That's it. >> So, there'll be a discussion item per
the police union and the manager's office regarding that. >> U Mr. Mayor, I'd like to uh pull item 9.4 completely or table until next time. >> I just I just had a couple I just have a I mean, we can we can get to it when discussion. I just have a a couple of questions. Okay. You get what I'm
saying? Like I that's the only reason because AS pulled out last minute. I'm like I have a couple of questions if you can allow. Thank you. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Mayor. >> Yes. Also, as to the quasi judicial item that's being deferred, um I just want to point out that the applicant and council
and some others are present tonight. Ask them just to stand so they can wave at you and uh let you know that they're here and uh they'll be back. All right. Thank you, ma'am. Madam, so do >> Madam Secretary through the if I may
through the mayor. Um did we pull 9.6 >> microphone? >> It's on. >> No, but you're talking in front of it. Did we pull 9.6? >> No. >> No. You want to pull that? >> Yes, I do. >> For um right after >> we need to update it a little.
>> Okay. >> To pull it. >> Mayor, I'm sorry. I >> 9.6. >> 9. >> You should have said now. Do you mean for discussion, Commissioner Smith? >> No, for legislation. >> Defer. >> Are you going to defer or you going to pull it down into discussion? >> Oh, we could have it for Well, I want to vote on it. Pull it for
>> It'll be in legislation. >> Okay. Okay. And mayor, I should have said as to 10.1 that's being deferred. Um I would ask that it be deferred to a date certain to the next commission meeting uh which is scheduled. Madame clerk, when?
>> The next is June. Hold on, >> June 16th. >> And that it be deferred to a date certain to June 16th >> as amended. Do I have a motion? >> Second. >> Second. >> All in favor say I. Hi. Next is on >> So, where did we put Phyllis's item?
>> It's right. It's in discussion like >> discussion. Okay. >> Not discussion. >> No, under legislation. >> All right. Next is public comment, right? Or because there's no Yeah, there's no um presentations. Public comment. Madam clerk.
>> Good evening, everyone. The mayor and commission of the city of North Miami Beach has opened the meeting for public comment at this time. There is a threeminut time limit for each speaker. Please state your name or the name of the organization which you are representing. The mayor and commission of the city of North Miami Beach
recognizes the importance of civility. The city of North Miami Beach request that all in attendance to exercise civility towards each other. And our first two signed speakers are Noel Pace and Coach JP.
Did I say that right? Sorry. >> Hi. Yeah, you said my name. Fine. I just Yes. Hey. >> Hi. Uh, Colonel Noel Pace, retired. Thank you so much again, Mr. Mayor and Council, for uh this great recognition
and this proclamation here uh in regards to military appreciation month. Um just happened to be conveniently here. We brought Aiden uh with us. Uh Aiden plays on the Miami School of Soccer. It's uh great to see his fellow teammates here
along with his coach uh who you'll be hearing from right now is uh uh Joe Pedro Wernneck. Uh he is the uh proprietor of the Miami School of Soccer. I can say that Aiden and myself have been involved with Miami School of Soccer now uh for a number of years. Uh
great opportunity for kids. I mean, obviously, you heard from a professional soccer player who got a start playing military soccer uh you know, went on to to be a professional player and and then uh and now is involved with the Olympics. So, um just a great uh
opportunity and uh we really appreciate JP along with all the parents and all the coaches uh that you know work work their tails off. Uh they have uh practice and training programs uh t you know basically Monday through Thursday nights each week and then uh different
ga games and league games. Um and obviously the the students and and the kids uh you know learn teamwork and discipline and um and get some physical activity you know in this age of screens and phones and tablets. Uh it's great to
see them all out there. And so I will introduce uh my friend um uh Mr. Warick. Thank you very much. >> Thank you for your service as well. >> Thank you very much. Thank you. >> Hello. Good evening. I'm coach AP as introduced by >> Aiden's dad. >> We you have to speak.
>> Is it working? Sorry. Okay. Thank you. Um I was telling um that I don't know this coronel Noel. I know Aiden's dad for what, maybe three years >> at least. Um, so last meeting I had the
opportunity to introduce Miami soccer for the city and it was a surprise that the city was not aware of of our program that has been running here for at least two years in two different parks in Alen
Park and Ulleta Park. Tonight, I'm not here to introduce us. Um, I'm gonna let other parents talk about the program. I'm here to thank all the parents uh that um send me support, sent emails,
text message, talked to um people in the city and um shared the wheeling of keeping the program running in the city. I know the city just accept a new program uh free program to the city. Um,
but I'm here to say also thank you to the city uh for the open conversation we had the last three weeks. all the emails we exchanged, all the information I sent and I'm available uh for inerson
meeting, in-person meeting with anyone to explain better our mission and what Miami School of Soccer has been done uh in the last six years. We were established in 2019 and we have two
locations now. Um so thank thank you parents for coming tonight. Okay. Um, and thanks for the city for listening me out. Have a good night. >> So, so I'm I'm sorry. I know we're not supposed to be asking questions and
through the mayor, if I may. So, um, when this soccer schools other soccer schools starts, where are you going to be? Well, when um the other soccer school was brought in, I was very concerned
that we would be kicked out from Alen Park >> because what I heard in the in the meeting is that they were using the same uh field. >> Um I had a meeting with Parks and Recreation this week. Um so apparently I will be able to use Allen Park
throughout the year on Fridays at least. and uh we're going to see where the other day of the week we're going to move the program. So yeah, that's um what was my understanding in the meeting last week. >> All right. >> Okay. Yeah. Thank you. >> And I understood that Little Haiti
doesn't want to use um four days a week as they proposed in the the contract because they are opening only two age groups. So they're going to be Tuesdays and Thursdays. So I'm trying to adapt another day. I just want to be um uh in
Allen Park throughout the year at least once a week. >> That was my >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Next speaker, >> Karen Harold and Alicia Proctor. >> Hi, good evening. My name is Karen Harold and I'm a resident of the city of
North Miami Beach. Thank you for your service. Continuing on and adding to the email that I sent you last week where I outlined major concerns with a financial slippery slope we are on now and how accountability, responsibility, and
efforts to guide the city to solveny need to be the number one priority to get our city into not only being a great city but a fantastic city that will still be here for the next 200 years celebration. Coming together is a
beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. Edward Everett Hail. I would like to ask all of you to come together and focus on the dire place our finances are in. Now I say dire because we have 5 million in
reserve. 5 million owed to the treasury leaves zero balance in reserves with the potential for catastrophic prospects. Catastrophic means possibility of minus 20 million in debt. if change is not implemented, curtailing of spending and
plans made and put into place to make the city solvent. Thank you to all who voted for and those who support our city manager as he sorts through the departments under him that are the lifeblood to keeping us in the black, keeping our city running. He has found a
lot of clogged arteries and working hard to unblock them and streamline the process of running the city in a smooth successful way with lots of opportunities for growth. However, we must keep together to realize this progress. And when we are
working together with our city's health and well-being in mind, then we will have success. Let your laser focus be on stopping the financial draining of funds. Stop adding to the dwindling of our money and work together with our city manager who has expressed a lot of
hope and plans so we can make it to a healthier financial place. Focus. Get the job done. City number one. Stop the draining. This is your legacy. Now that the mismanagement and overspending is becoming transparent, the real work can begin. I do have faith that you all can
do it. If you're not a part of the solution, you're part of the problem. Any idea to help bring in sponsorship for oh an idea that came to my mind to help bring in money for sponsorship if you're not already doing it for the centennial would be like for $100 donation to have a like a lapel pin. I
have a hundred here for you if that sounds like a good plan. Maybe for 5,000 you can give like a silver coin for 5,000 some kind of a gold coin with our logo and maybe a h 100,000 some beautiful sorski crystal thing. So, I think that that you know you you have
some money there. I I haven't heard anything being planned for sponsorship so far. So, I'd like to mention that. >> Um if anybody else a resident has ideas to help bring in money, send an email to the city manager. We've been told many times the hierarchy of the city starts with the residents.
We see what's happening. We are watching for accountability and transparency and we want to do what we can to help our city thrive. Thank you for listening. >> Thank you. Next speaker. >> Yes. Good evening everyone. My name is Alicia Proctor. I am a proud North Miami
Beach resident, but I'm an even prouder parent of a soccer player with the Miami School of Soccer. JP was very gracious in how he presented the information. But really, I think in regards to transparency, uh, we're trying to understand why the opportunity wasn't afforded to the soccer clubs that were
already present in North Miami Beach for North Miami Beach taxpayer dollars in that sense that are paying for another club to come into North Miami Beach and utilize those resources for their students. Um, the Miami School of Soccer has shown great presence. They are
extremely affordable, but yet there are quite a few children in North Miami Beach, I'm sure, that would love to play soccer, but are not afforded the the opportunity. So, for another city to be brought in given this opportunity, I'm just who already has a club and this type of sponsorship in North Miami in
Little Haiti and now they've been invited to North Miami Beach. We as the parents and the residents are just trying to understand why that opportunity wasn't afforded to a present club in North Miami Beach already growing the rep the great reputation of the city. All these kids are are in love with playing soccer. And so I feel in
the future beyond being here to petition that the Miami School of Soccer be afforded the first opportunity to stay in Allen Park where they have been dedicated for the past two years affording that first opportunity to be accommodated. Also that funds and other opportunities like this that are going
to be present in taxpayer dollars should be on the ballot and the taxpayers should be given an opportunity to vote. That's all. Thank you. >> Thanks speaker. Excuse me. Next speaker, Shaina Adorno.
>> Good evening, mayor, vice mayor, and commissioner members. My name is Shaya Dorno. I am a born and raised North Miami Beach resident and I'm here tonight to speak about the recent decision involving the field of Allen Park that our head coach of Miami School of Soccer has been renting and using for
over two years. First, I want to say I fully support giving children access to free sports programs. Soccer creates discipline, teamwork, health, and opportunity for kids in our community. I believe every child deserves a chance. However, the issue I'm facing is not
about being against youth soccer. the issues fairness, communication, and the impact this decision has had on our coach's business, our players, and the families that rely on this program. Especially coming from a city that is always so big on supporting our local
small businesses. For years, our coach has invested his own time, money, and effort into building a soccer program that consistently is renting this field through the proper channels. He followed the city's rules. He paid the required fees, scheduled practices and games, and
built relationships with the local families who depend on having a safe and organized place for their children to play. Without meaningful decision, discussion or consideration, that access was taken away and reassigned to a free soccer program. As a result, our program
has lost its field and many of our kids and families involved are now left without a consistency or direction. This is not just about the field. It's about the message being sent also to our small business owners, coaches, mentors, and community leaders who invest in the
city. When someone follows the rules, pays their fees, and contributes positively to the community, there should be transparency and fairness before removing them from what they have built over time. I'm asking the council to consider a solution that supports both programs instead of replacing one
with the other. There has to be a way for the city to promote free youth opportunities while also respecting existing organizations that have already been serving the community responsibly. Whether that means shared scheduling, alternative field access, or a formal
review process before permits are reassigned. I believe a compromise can be reached that benefits everyone, especially the children. At the end of the day, we all want the same thing, more opportunities for our youth and stronger community involvement. I'm simply asking for fairness and
communication. I myself looked for something that can teach discipline, focus, and teamwork when deciding to put my child in a sport. My son, who has ADHD, needed something where he can get that dopamine in a in a correct way. And
thankfully, we found JP. We have been with him for over four years. It wasn't just looking for something that teaches him discipline and teamwork, but something that was also affordable because everything is so expensive nowadays. I have watched my child who
literally by chemical design has finally had his brain being able to focus and control his impulses. And Miami School of Soccer is not just a soccer school. It's a literal family. >> Time. >> Okay. Thank you. >> You okay? I was going to give you like a few few seconds to finish up if you can
real quick. >> Okay. Um, where was I? Um, we >> Yeah, I lost my train of thought. Oh, we the parents have gotten close. We have beach days, we have pool days, we have
bowling, we have barbecues, we do everything together. So, from my standpoint as a mom and as someone who grew up in the same very neighborhood, this is the best soccer program for the community and taking it away will destabilize everything. JP and the
coaches have worked so hard for our kids. You can bring a free soccer program and I'm sure someone would join because of course it's free. Why not? But they were not going to have that same family feel that Miami school soccer has. Thank you.
>> Thank you. Next speaker. >> Next two speakers, Kis Stoner and then Marie an Vernney. Good evening to everyone. I'm here this evening not about soccer,
about my street. I've been living on my street since your name. >> Oh, my name is Kis Stoner. And I'm not talking about soccer. I
don't know if you all remember these what these are. These used to be our water bill. This is my first one when I purchased the house. And I'm telling you, I'm having a
problem with my bill. Number two, I'm having a problem with my street. It is the filthiest street in North Miami Beach and 18th place.
The garbage and the apartments over there and the other side. You know this side is residential, that side is apartments. And I would like for you all to do something towards us. We buy our
home. We want to live there. Our children don't live here. My children live in Maryland, Jacksonville, Tennessee. That's where my grandchildren and children are. But I want to live on my street.
It is filthy day and night. The apartments garbage is up and down. And I'm not going down. I'm getting old. I'm not going down there to bend down pick up no garbage for no one. So please, I'm
asking you all, write those apartment people, tell their people to do better. >> What's the actual street? You said 18 place. What's the street? >> 18 place one. I live at 163
Northeast 18th place. And I would like Oh Lord, it's a shame. I'm not going to bend down when it's not dog mess is garbage. I'm not going to clean it up. I've been cleaning I work to the hospital all I don't know if you all
remember St. Francis Hospital. That's and the one down here. >> The one right down here out there. Yes, ma'am. >> I I used to work on the surgical wall. I do enough bending. I do enough work in this country. So, I drew to a clean
street. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> No, she was just from the bill. Thank you. Next speaker. >> No, I just >> Good evening. >> Good evening,
>> Mr. Mayor, Vasmeir, and the staff. And good evening for all of y'all. Um, my name is Marie And more on the mic. Thank you. Closer. Thank you. Thank you.
>> My name is Marie Valin. I'm living in 123rd Street, North Miami Beach, Florida. Um 33162. I've been living there for 26 years. But
I get little bit tired with my neighbors. The same problem she have. This is the problem that I have. They leave their spot and they put the garbage in my spot. So you know when the garbage is don't come they not cover
everything come to in my yard. Every morning I have to pick up garbage and especially right now I'm in Dallas since I can't do much much for myself. I cannot even clean people's stuff. And then I remember couple days couple years
ago the city come around they put glass everywhere. You know me I didn't have chance to put for me so I put my and my they take a
place to to park the car. I don't really like it because to me I know if I could leave my inside house clean I have to keep outside clean before because before
people come to your house they see the outside first. So please if y could go over there or sign sign them a paper tell them to park in the yard to put the garbage in the
yard. Thank you very much. >> Next speaker >> Daniel Pierre and then Dr. Janette Palmer >> Mr. Pierre excuse me >> Mr. Pier. Hello everybody.
>> Good evening. So anyway, my name is Daniel Pierre. My address is 15240 Northeast 10 Court. So I've been coming here so many time. I think everybody know my address here.
But for me, thing got worse. Every day thing got worse. So far I start from 151 52 53.
The problem is every neighborhood now. They have a dog. They got the dog dog out control day and night. You cannot even sleep. That's a big problem now. You cannot
sleep at night. The kid have to go to school. dog all the neighborhood they don't care but even you know try to talk to them sometime you don't even try they fight to you they tell you they kill you thing like that you know the
police say not Miami Beach so they have they got the right to got the dog thing like that please send some men up there the policemen the code enforcement do something this people we don't deserve have to live
like that. We have to be peace in your house at night time when you sleep. You have to sleep good. That's the reason we go up there. We choose we vote the people to put the people here
to work with us. So that mean you sleep good me I cannot sleep dog people making noise something have to be done so I cannot I cannot even to sell my house for the
people that just come in they don't even know they don't even vote then they try to put me out for I've been working too hard for the city do all the thing for the city something have to be something I need help I cannot I cannot
move to go to Georgia now to sell my house now I cannot do that something I know of commissioner Phyis Smith J you hear me all the run everybody hear me do something it cannot be like that so I'm not coming back next time for the same
thing please do something about that cuz we don't deserve to live like that we deserve to live in peace our supposed to be clean. Please do something. Okay. So, I think I'm so happy. I see
everybody face looking good. >> 15 seconds >> so far. Just Thank you. Do the best for us. Thank you. >> Thank you, sir. >> Next speaker. Thank you. Hi, good evening everyone. My name is Dr. Janette Palmer. I'm the owner of Med
Rescue CPR, Inc. We're located here at 909 North Miami Beach Boulevard. Uh can be reached at 954-5156351. I wanted to introduce myself because I would love the opportunity to collaborate and partner with the city to
provide CPR training, first aid training, emergency preparedness training for everyone here in the community. So according to American Heart Association, over 350,000 people die due to cardiac arrest, out of hospital cardiac arrest, right?
>> You never know when it's your last moment. It's very important that we all learn how to perform CPR. We all learn how to recognize the signs and symptoms of someone having a stroke or a heart attack. So, I would love to collaborate
with the city so I can provide more for the community. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> And I hope that next year uh ma'am, next year I hope that you can be part of the heart health walk. We do one every February and we would love to have you participate. >> I would love to. So, who do I comm um
communicate with about >> right there? Right behind. >> Oh, >> thank you. >> Next speaker. >> Bring that beautiful daughter. >> Ariel Vosquez. And then Whitney Padau. >> Good evening, mayor and commissioners.
I am Ariel Vasquez. I reside in 1270 Northeast 178th Street. I am stronger NMBB and I want to let you guys know the things that we're doing in our city. We're out there getting petitions. We're 90% done and um we're out there because
this is what the people wants. This is what the people needs. They need equal representation and at the end of the day, let the people choose what they want. We would have been done with this, but we've been having a lot of oppositions, but at the end of the day, let the people choose what what's best
for them. So thank you very much. God bless you guys. We keep in touch. Thank you. >> Thank you. Next speaker. >> Good evening everybody. My name is Whitney Pedote. I live in Lazul Residence 2145 Northeast 164th Street.
Um, I would like to thank mayor and commission and staff um for commending and executing getting the um the job done for Washington Park. Soon in June 2026, the hopefully construction will start. Um, speaking from the
construction industry, um, I want to ask commission and the mayor and to see how many shovel ready projects do you have because right now, um, yesterday price is not today's price and things are getting more expensive in the construction industry and if you don't
act now in the near future, um, things will get expensive. Um the second thing as a centennial task force member um our colleagues voted to not move forward with the gala. So I'm asking commission
and mayor to what you call it reconsider into a different idea and partnering with a nonprofit organization called radical partners. They do a a table um potluck which we can get sponsorships
from small business and restaurants to give catering food to the neighborhood and invite all the neighbors and you can do a long 100 ft table. U I'm just putting that idea as a suggestion. Um and then the last and third thing I saw
on the the agenda the 23 story mix development. I have two questions. One question is what will be the traffic impact um once the development is complete especially on 163rd Street um
163rd Street. And then the second thing is what is the community benefits will be provided to the city of North Miami Beach once that um impact of traffic increase within the city. Thank you. >> Thank you. Next speaker,
>> Kley George. Commissioner Cherno may need a few more minutes to speak about Harvard Day. Okay. Good evening, mayor, city leadership, and everyone here tonight. My name is Kitley,
and I would love to talk to you about my concern tonight regarding the infrastructure impact of the 23tory highrise. A project of over 300 units require a
more robust parking strategy than the proposed 400 spaces. Historical data in our city shows that the underparking development lead directly to the degragation of public swells and increased neighborhood congestion.
To align with the sensible development standard that this commission has championed, a more rigorous due diligence review of parking ratios is required before we move forward with this project.
I would like to give you all a quick update on how wonderful our Aubbert Day celebration turned out to be this year on April 25th was very unique. Two times the number of trees were giving away. 200 native trees, Florida
trees, Simpson stopper, paradise trees, crabwood, oyster wood, wild cinnamon. 200 fruit trees, starf fruit, kambola, jack fruit, sour sap, money, sabot.
Phase two was at the public library. Phase two began on Monday on 4:27 at 10:00 a.m. The reason that we did phase two is because you have a lot of residents who are not able to come on Saturday to get these trees. So over the
years, we have made sure to do phase two where they can walk inside the library and get the same amount of trees that anyone else would get. We wanted to make sure no one left behind. And all trees were available at the event were also
the same one that were available at the library. 400 trees were offered. 28 were giving away at the library, both fruit and natives. So whatever we had that Saturday, everyone else was able to get. We had 31 remaining and now they're
dwindling down. So if anyone who's listening would like to adopt a tree, we do have some at the library. You can walk in and pick it up. We had 200 trees from the county, 200 from the city who were native.
So, we did everything humanly possible to make sure that everyone was included. Um, right now, the few that's left at the library, anyone of you who couldn't make it, if you couldn't make it, you can still go to the library and pick up a
few one. Um, next agenda is just that I wanted to thank each and single one of you for uh, city manager. Thank you for making this a priority uh for the Washington Park building
>> time. Yesterday we >> was we signed the contract and it is a wonderful thing. I'm hoping each and single one of you come to the demolition and able to see what the great future we all see that's going to happen in
Washington Park. So, thank you so much for everything. And one more thing I need to say, I know about coach JP because I did talk to Andy about it a couple of years back because my um nephew played in that soccer group. So
definitely let's do everything we can because at that time JP was not allowed to uh and the group the soccer group was not allowed to be in here and I talked to Andy and some of the parents to see if we were able to find a spot for them at Allen Park. So it they're doing great
job and um I'm a soccer mom. I'm a soccer grandma and um I'm a North Miami Beach soccer fan. So thank you everyone. >> Thank you. >> Uh let's take this into consideration and do something for the kids. >> Next,
>> Linda Joseph Linda Joseph Noel. >> Good evening everyone. Good evening. I want to just um just piggyback on what um my good friend Ariel Vasquez, the um pastor said. I do believe in strong ANB. I think we should allow people to make
their own decision. This is their city. They live here if they believe they need. >> Oh, I'm sorry. >> State your name for >> Linda Joseph Noel. address is 17071 West Dixie Highway
1516 and the great city of North Miami Beach 33160. I gone okay no. So yes, I want to go back and piggyback on what um my good friend um Pastor Vasquez says that we should allow people to do what they
think is good. They our our community is smart. They're educated. they know exactly what they need or they want. Allow it to go. Allow them to pick what they want. The best government is the government that's closer to you that's more responsive. So, second thing I want
to say is that as I knock on doors and talk to resident, there is one commissioner that always come up and it's always a delight when this commissioner come up. They they smile, they talk. I mean, I've been to Washington Park. I've been to um Allen Park. I've been to Skylake. This one
commissioner, every time I mention her name, they mention her name is always a smile. That is you, Commissioner Phyllis Smith. I have not yet got one complaint on this trail about you and hot community. And I'm talking about everyone. I'm talking about young, old, Haitian, Mexican, Jewish, everyone. If
they have some compliment, it's always to you. I'm going to say that. Second of all, I also want to say is that the petition is what the people has asked for. If they don't want it, they won't sign it. And that's it. And second, I also want to thank um Commissioner um
Daniela, that young lady that just walked up here, that is a doctor that lives in our city. She came from your your um project that you did for the small business. That's why I compliment you. That is what's real government look like. That's giving back to the
community. And because you did that, she came in today. And so someone else going to see her and use her service. But thank you for that. um small business. I thought it was a delight. It was room standing room only. People was there, young, old. So kudos to you for that and
keep putting things on like that and have a good evening. >> Next speaker, >> Mayor Hawk, and then Lorenzo Hall. Thank you. You're welcome. >> Good evening, mayor, commissioners, and city staff.
I will speak again about about what is keep concerning me the septic to sewer. >> My name is Mara Hawk and I am a resident of this city. I am speaking here tonight
about the proposed sectic to sewer conversion because many residents do not see this as a progress. We see it as a costly burden being placed on the homeowners without enough pro protection
or justification. Many families already have working sectic systems that are paid for and affordable. This proposal could force residents to pay large hookup cost
uh plus monthly sewer bills that may be may maybe two or three times higher than what we pay now for working families, retirees and longtime resident. That is
simple not sustainable. Many of us are concerned about what is really driving this proposal. Expanding sewer access make it easier for larger high density developments to move
forward. While residents are asked to carry the financier burden, developers appear to receive the greatest benefits. This is also concern about gentrification
and displacement. In many communities, infrastructure expansion has lead to raising property property values, higher taxes, and pressure that push longtime residents
out of their own neighborhood. People are afraid that could happen here, too. This is not about opposing growth or improvement. It is about protecting
residents residents and making sure change is fair and responsible. Before moving forward, this city should provide clear warranties on
affordability, transparency, and protection against overdevelopment. I respectfully ask the commission to put residents
first and carefully consider the longterm impact this proposal will have in our community. Thank you. >> Next speaker, >> Lorenzo Hall.
Hello, my name is Lorenzo Hall. I stay at 1581 Northeast 151st Terrace, North Miami Beach, Florida. On behalf of the voters council, we would like to say thank you for the contract signing. I
think it it it really made a difference. I feel like the residents alone with the organization is really going to see this coming through. Um, also I just like to say thank you to also with the city clerk. Um, she's been working as far as
making sure um that the voting by the building being whatever um not being able to be in use. So, I just want to thank her and make sure that she's keeping us up to date. And I also will be remiss if I do not congratulate um
our new director of parks and recre Ian Forest and of course our our assistant city manager Andrew Plawkins. Um and of course to the city manager. Um, one thing I would like to and I spoke to
you about that um, we have had many city managers but I see that you see that we have a lot of in institutional knowledge and that's like the first time where a lot of promotions took place within the city and not going out bringing people
to the city. So I just like to say thank you on that behalf. Um, also I want to thank everyone who also attended the contract signing. It really meant a lot to the residents that was there. >> Thank you.
>> Thank you. >> Next speaker. >> Hi Star Breed Love. Just want to follow up with what Lorenzo Hall said. I want to thank everyone for yesterday. That was a such an impact. The next thing I would want to know though, and I know Commissioner Daniela Jeene had mentioned
it previously about us having updates so that way we can make sure we know what's going on with the project we're watching. >> No, we have an update this evening. Miss >> Oh, but if we can get that like consistently so we can just know so we can provide it to the community and that way, you know, we can keep the hope
alive. >> And yes, Miss Andre, thank you. But if we can find out what's going on too with the >> I'm on it. >> Thank you. All right. Have a good day. Thank you. Thank you. Uh, next speaker, >> David Zapen and in former commissioner
Barbara Kramer. David Zapen, 971 Northeast, 158th Street, North Miami Beach. Some of you know my father, the Amazing Ronald. Um, wow.
Here in North Miami Beach, we have uh at least are risking an identity crisis. And it's not just that I was offered a petition, part of which was to reverse term limits. Uh,
I've suggested alternate names for North Miami Beach. Some days bricks without straw comes to mind recently. Children beg here has been an option.
Um, and of course my favorite air conditioning optional because uh do we have any cooling centers on Sundays when the libraries are closed? I not aware of any. They're supposed to go to Aventura. How? Um, and of course this
being as we approach summer, we have to watch out for mosquito vectors of diseases such as West Nile disease. Um, if I was literally grandfathered here to
North Miami Beach, if Dennis Prager, I think of my as my weward uncle, if he wanted to come here, what would he do? He doesn't have a master's degree, so he cannot teach at the Allison Academy. He's unlike me, he's never had a teaching
license, so none of the other schools. Could he do anything at the library? I doubt it. Um, I say that because how many people, you know, they have knowledge, experience, but whether they're the younger boomers
or older Gen Xers, what do you do with all that knowledge? I mean, do we have a rent a person program like in parts of Scandinavia? Because we are I mean you know the co 19 chaos cost us what a million unfinished
and often unwritten biographies. What do we have? I mean you know our cultural events love them great but we have lost we are losing institutional knowledge and that's scary and sad and
you know I'm only two people as the cliche goes. So, I know we're all going to be busy, you know, belated happy mother's day, early happy father's day. Um, but I just lost my mother a week before
>> a week before mother's day. And you know, just one more reminder, you know, that the you know, institutional memory matters. Blessed be. Thank you, sir, for your loss. Next speaker.
Did you want to call me? Good evening everybody. Barbara CR I'm next, right? Just want to make sure. >> Good evening everyone. Um I'm Barbara Kramer. I'm president of Wake Up NMBB, a 501c4 nonprofit organization shining the
light in North Miami Beach on local government for almost four years now. For residents here at the at home listening, um we would ask any resident to read the entire petition that stronger NMBB is um
is backing um before signing it. I call this petition the division petition. The petition seeks to create six thiefs, six little kingdoms. Why would a city with five square miles want to be divided
when we are one community? We should be able to vote for every candidate to become a commissioner. All seven elected officials vote for millions in spending on infrastructure, transportation, our police department,
selecting charter officers, development, our water utility, sanitation, and so much more. If I don't find any of the candidates qualified that are running in my district, what then? Not only is this division petition about separating our
community, but it also seeks to restart term limits. So all candidates that are up in 202 which have 2028 which have already served their total two four-year terms can run again when we already
voted in 2016 for term limits. And now one of the candidates behind this petition wants to undo that. I would also question the money behind this petition. It takes a lot of money to hire professional canvasers in uniform,
print flyers and mail them and print door hangers and send text to our phones. This is not a communitydriven petition. And if it is, their political action committee needs to turn in their contribution paperwork to the state of
Florida because it's past due. We want to see who is really backing this petition. Thank you. Next speaker, >> Dianara Torres. >> Hi, I'm Dara Torres, 1879 Northeast, 182nd Street, North Miami Beach. Thank
you to all of you. Thank you tonight because I want to say something that I have not said for a while, but I am going to say it tonight. When I came from New York City 22 years ago, I understood. Better yet, I found out quickly that staying engaged in our community, even when we may have
different perspectives, it's important. Leaders who make leaders share the same goal. And NMBB, I found out that time we're not weak. Heck no, we're not weak.
This city is a city of unity. At least it was at that time when I came. And I believe in collaboration, transparency, and communication. It's how we move forward together. Our residents deserve leadership that listens, responds, and
works with compassion. Our diversity is our strength and our unity is our power. We may not always agree on the process, but we can agree that our community deserves respect and solutions. Not just the little prints and just the fine
prints, the large prints. It's a whole print. Educating our residents is important. Especially when in this residency we have people who speak different languages. Okay. We need to educate everybody as a
whole. A city becomes stronger when we invest in people, not division. So tonight and I see that all of you are doing such a great job. I went to um seen Lindsu, Commissioner Lu, thank you for that. It was so much diversity in there. It was amazing. Commissioner
Jean, you know how I feel about everything that you've been doing lately and before and I love it. We need to keep on with this. Commissioner Smuckler, all of you, Vice Mayor, Mayor, um, Commissioner Phyis Smith, city manager, everybody, Commissioner Jay, we
are all doing something. We shouldn't have division in our city. We shouldn't, our ethnicities, our cultures is what brings us together in this city. It's what brought me here 22 something years ago. It's what my children went through when they went to Parks and Wreck.
They're parks and wreck babies. One of them is 30 years old today. I have two grandchildren. Two grandchildren. Heck, I don't know if you know this, but there was a college in North Miami Beach. I went to College for Public Administration in North Miami Beach.
Division is not who we are. We need unity. We need leadership. And we need solutions. And I'm counting all of all of us to do this from now on. Let's keep on with the ethnicity, the culture, the diversity that we need because we need it. Thank you. Thank you.
>> Next speaker. Good evening everyone. My name is Mabar Kazan. Uh Mr. City Manager, I want to thank you for the blinds. Two managers, one interim city manager, they couldn't get the job done. You came
in a month, two months, you get the job done. Thank you very much. Says a lot. When you can take care of the small things, you can take care of the big things. Um, in 2024,
Mayor Piper came came into office and we had more than $18 million in unrestricted reserves. In December 2024, Mayor Michael Joseph, you took over.
In that month, you lost $5 million. $5 million. Why? How? We know the ARPA fund we have to return according to the what I've heard from last meeting Marakazan
what I heard from last meeting to to now ARPA fund we have to return $5 million to the treasury and this have to be open it can't be hiden and ducked under the table I knew two two staff members got
let go because They supposedly took less than $300 from the federal fund and and they had to go. So we can't duck $5 million and today we have we have to return that money.
And today we're $20 million in the hole. So from 18 to 20 million unrestricted reserve and we down $20 million in into the hole. That's $38 million. you dropped us in one and a one year 6
months less than one year 6 months we're in the hole. A a senior resident told me this afternoon I I asked her what would you like me to tell uh Mayor Joseph she says to be honest and to be wise. That's that
is what she says and that came from my mom. Um >> tell Mrs. Kazan thank you. I will um money for educating people for the garbage. There's a lot of complaint. The
the guy who got the the contract, he got almost $60 million in in about four years. And some of that money should be coming back to educating the people how to dispose of their garbage. That is not
happening. and the um the 25story building that is coming up. They have 400 parking spots and they're adding 30 more units. Same 400 parking spots
that is inadequate parking. And what did they do for the last four years with that property? We give them permission to go and build and they coming back. They want two more stories higher. What is it going on there? Thank you very much for having me. >> Thank you. Next speaker,
>> Mr. Mayor, no more speakers are coming forward. >> Seeing public comment is closed. Next is announcements. >> Good evening, honorable mayor, honorable commissioners and vice mayor. giving honor to our illustrious city manager,
uh, our residents and staff. It's good to be here. Uh, my name is Greg Williams. I'm the chief communication officer for the great city of North Miami Beach. Um, we have a plethora of announcements for you, so stand by. But
before we give you those announcements, there is one particular fly didn't make the cut. So, we want to share with you our summer reading kickoff event. It will be happening on June 6 at our amazing library from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00
pm. Read more, discover more, and do more at our amazing library. It is one of the best in the country. At this time, one of our staff members, our interim manager of communication, none other than Miss Jasmine Joseph, will
give you the announcements. Thank you very much. Good evening, North Miami Beach. The months ahead are filled with opportunities to connect, celebrate, and stay involved. From community events to key city updates, here's a look at what's upcoming as we continue our
centennial year and strengthen engagement across our community. The city of North Miami Beach in partnership with Farm Share in Miami Dade County invites residents to the Farm Share Food Drive on Thursday, May 21st from 9:00
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Kevin R. Sims Aquatic Center. Food distribution will be available while supplies last on first come, first- serve basis, and walkups are welcome. On Friday, May 22nd, the Parks and Recreation Department will host a senior
lunchon from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Marjorie and William McDonald Center. Residents may register through the Parsons Recreation Main Office. On Sunday, May 24th, the UMC Mobile Health Clinic will provide free medical
services at the Ulita Community Center. From 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Services will include primary care, pediatrics, mental health support, blood pressure, and diabetes screenings. For more information, contact the number below. No insurance or appointments are
required. Also on Sunday, May 24th, the mayor and commission and the NMB multicultural committee invite residents to Jewish American Heritage Movie Day featuring the Prince of Egypt. The event will take place from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the
Litman Theater and will include games, bounce houses, family activities, and free kosher snacks. The city of North Miami Beach Memorial Day service on Monday, May 25th at 10:00 a.m. will take place at Corporal Howard
B. Henen Park for fallen war heroes. The ceremony will honor the men and women who have served and continue to preserve our nation's freedom. The city of North Miami Beach mayor and commission in partnership with the North Miami Beach Police Department invite
residents and members of the public to attend the upcoming on-site DMV visit on Thursday, May 28th from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Julius Litman Performing Arts Theater. Appointments are required. The city encourages residents to take advantage of this
access and convenient opportunity to complete DMV services locally. On Thursday, May 28th, the city of North Miami Beach mayor and commission will host the Ulita Safety Family First Town Hall at 6 p.m. at the Ulita Community
Center hosted by Commissioner Phyllis Smith. The town hall will feature discussions on safety, traffic, trash, water concerns, and hurricane preparedness with special guests city manager Darvin Williams and Chief Juan Pineos.
On Saturday, May 30th, Commissioner Daniela Jean alongside the mayor and commission invite the community to attend the community tea party starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Ronald A. Silver Youth Enrichment Service Center. Residents are encouraged to wear their
favorite hat and enjoy a day focused on community, culture, and connection. Looking ahead to June, the city of North Miami Beach mayor and commission invite residents to attend the Centennial Edition neighborhood family block party
taking place on Saturday, June 6th from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Ulita Community Center. This free family-friendly community celebration will feature food, entertainment, music, activities, and opportunities for neighbors to come together as a part of
the city's centennial celebration. Also on June 6th, the UMC mobile health clinic will provide free medical services at the Allen Park Community Center from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Services will include primary care,
health support, and so much more. No insurance or appointments are required. The city of North Miami Beach mayor and commission will host the Junth breakfast experience on Friday, June 19th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Marjgery
and Williams McDonald's Center. For additional information, residents may contact the city manager's office. Later that evening, residents are invited to the Haiti versus Brazil watch party from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Jeffrey and Patricia Mishkan Athletic Field. The event will feature a
live watch screening, food trucks, music and entertainment, family-friendly activities, and community engagement booths. Snag your tickets now as the early bird tickets close June 7th. The parks and recreation department will host another senior lunchon on Friday,
June 26th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Marjorie and Williams McDonald's Center. Residents may register through the parks and recreation main office. As a city looks ahead, it's all a part of our centennial celebration and continued investment in keeping our
community connected and informed. For more information on these events and other city initiatives, visit the city of North Miami Beach website or follow us at citym on social media. Stay connected, stay informed, and continue celebrating 100 years of North Miami
Beach. >> Thank you. Next is uh city commissioner reports. Madam clerk, >> commissioner shernoff. >> Good evening everybody. Hope everybody's having a nice night. Again, it's the start of summer. I would implore
everybody who doesn't know how to swim to come to Victory Park Pool and learn how to swim. Um that includes adults and children. So, if you've been waiting for the opportunity, please come. It'll be quiet and you'll get private le not
private but semi-private lessons and you would be the best thing you could do for this summer. Okay. Uh Memorial Day is coming this Monday. Um please come at 10:00 a.m. at the Corporal Henson Park
and we should have all seven of us there and we look forward to everybody being there. All right. Washington Park. Congratulations on the signing of the contract to build the new facility. Thank you. Thank you everybody for making it happen. This is a wonderful
thing and we're very excited about that. The Asian Festival over the last weekend was a very successful event. Thank you, Lynn, for pushing it. It's you had double the population that you did the year before and the next year should have triple it. So hopefully that's
going to happen. I look forward to attending the Jewish American Heritage Movie Day this Sunday. So please join us. And Farm Share is May 21st. Please join us for that. That's at the Victory Pool. There's no requirement on
residency to attend. So anybody who wants to come can come. If you need food, don't be ashamed. You drive through and you nobody even sees you out of the car. All right, we have a petition going around. If you see this
shirt, okay, they are going around to get you to sign a petition to stop HB, let me see, 1451, which gives the 52 >> 51
>> 51 >> 51 >> 1451. >> Okay. and it's to give the governor wants to have more control of our water department. So, please residents sign against it. That's what we're looking
for. If you see this shirt, this is a representative of the city who's asking the petition to be signed. Wish everybody Oh, one more thing. on um June 4th, 11th, and 25th at 6:30, I will
be having my community meetings again. So, please join me. They're free to all. Thank you, >> Commissioner Jean. >> Thank you. Good evening, everyone. Thank you again for being here tonight. Um, I said I was going to start my comments
with our great attorney and asking you for an update, but obviously we were able to get a good a great uh outcome before the meeting. So, I'm thankful for that and to the city manager's office as well. So, I have some questions, Mr. Manager. I guess I I'll shift the
attention to you now. Uh I know um yesterday there was mention of the notice to proceed or permitting and also can you give us any updates on pre-construction meetings and master schedule and a timeline because I know when we had the
the first demolition fake demolition with the foam blocks, we also had gotten a graphic that had all the timeline. And so when I looked at the at that graphic, it put puts us about four months behind, right?
So I wanted to kind of hear from you about the notice to proceed permit and also any preconstruction um premeating that would be scheduled. >> Yes. Uh through the mayor to Commissioner John. Thank you for that. Uh we have already hit the ground running. I had a meeting today uh with
our building uh official and over our building and permitting department. Our target right now to get us to minimize that schedule is we're working on a demolition permit. So that's our first goal. Once we can close in on that goal and bridge that gap, we will be able to
redconstruct or uh or reddevelop the construction schedule which covers 18 months. And as you heard yesterday, the developer actually believes uh that he can get it done in 14 months. So once we get them their permit, that's the only thing that they need from us, the city,
to adjust these timelines. We will publish uh the adjusted timelines both to the mayor and commission and to the residents. >> Thank you so much. >> Yes, ma'am. >> And from the city side, do we who's handling CIP for this particular project? >> That would be public works. Um and uh
Gregory Christian uh will be handling taking the lead on that. >> Thank you. Uh also, this is for you as well with heat safety. I know the temperatures are very hot for the workers who are working outdoors. What plans do we have for heat safety for our
our workers? >> Yes, public works is working on a water mitigation uh plan which will either have a potable truck or bottled water whichever is the lesser, more expensive and more convenient for the city available to our workers at site. >> Thank you. Thank you so much. I want to
take the time to thank all of my colleagues and everyone here who participated in the small business expo. It was very successful. Uh, everyone left happy. So, Commissioner uh, Smith and Vice Mayor Flemont were impromptu
panelists and did a great job. So, thank you also for Commissioner Lindsu who showed up and supported. So, I want to thank you all for for being part of our small business um, celebration. I guess I'll also direct this to the manager uh ARPA. I've been talking about ARPA for
so long for a long time and I know with budget season approaching there's a lot of narratives out there about our budget and I think that it's very prudent for us as a commission to al to get that those details first.
maybe memos, um, you know, more more numbers. That way, we are able to kind of speak to the public of these updates that we have because when you make an update and we don't have any stats or any numbers, it's kind of hard for us to to really fall in line with what's
happening with the city's finances. So I would definitely say especially as we approach budget season to give us some usually we um managers go and do uh they speak to us in individually and ask us what are what are our priorities. So I
would definitely encourage that. Um I also believe that with a budget season approaching if we are in a $20 million deficit then we have to have some freezes with events. I know in a lot of the events that I I try to bring forth, I try to get a lot of sponsorships. So,
if we if we're in a $20 million deficit, as as you stated, why are we having a $200,000 party for Centennial? I know one of the residents mentioned a sponsorship package and you know, we
have to our our story has to be able to have some kind of synergy. So if we're in a deficit, then we have to have a freeze or if we don't if we still want to have the events, then we have to have sponsors. So it has to be something to try to mitigate those conversations cuz if we're 20 million dollar in the hole,
then you know everything stops, right? So I think that narratives has to be tweaked with a little bit more uh detail and I think that would be be great. Um, with that said, I wanted to um highlight also Naka. I think I sent
you an email about the housing. So, we're looking to do more housing workshops. So, we're hoping that um our new economic development director who's here tonight, we had a lot of promotions, but a lot of the promotions we're seeing online. So, I think I think it it was, you know, it's fair if you
sent us a memo to let us know, hey, these are the new changes um that are happening in the city. I found out a lot about the the updates and congratulations to everyone that has been promoted um through Instagram. So, it would be good to kind of give us a
memo that kind of gives us, you know, a heads up on these these great promotion. I know Miss Morris got a promotion. There's different changes, Mr. Williams. So, it's good to for us to have um that information. But, I'm looking forward to a great meeting and also great
celebrations for all the cultural uh celebrations that we've had all month long. So kudos to the Asian festival. That was amazing on on I was able to attend on Sunday. Well attended. And again, when we have these events, if we can really hone in on sponsorships,
sponsorship packages, we have a lot of partners that want to give to the city versus us going into our general fund for $200,000, $300,000, and more. Thank you, >> Commissioner Smith.
>> Thank you. Good evening, everybody. Well, you know, we can't go backwards, but if you didn't go to the Asian festival for the two days, you really missed it. There was unbelievable entertainment, unbelievable booth with
food, unbelievable just interacting with each other. The little girl that was four years old with the umbrella dancing around, you know, you missed it. Okay, if you didn't go to the small business
seminar that we had, that was the uh just one day. The booths were so many, it was so tight. The panel was past professional football players.
If you didn't go, you missed it. Can't go backwards. So, pay attention to our social media. pay attention to what we have going for us and attend. I thank every person that comes because
if you don't attend, we're not going to do it. And if you do attend, you're going to have the best time, a wonderful couple hours of your life. So now coming up going forward, we have the movie. It's a Jewish It's for the Jewish
community. But you know what? Guess what? You don't have to be Jewish to attend. Come and enjoy the movie. It's a few hours in the air conditioning on hot summer days. The senior lunches, the senior lunches are packed now. There's not an empty
seat. The senior lunches are so much fun. These people that have attended have become really friends. Really friends. And you have an opportunity Friday, but you must sign up. Once it's capacity, it's sold out. So if you
listen to all the things that are coming ahead, all the things that you have an opportunity to enjoy. If you don't go, guess what? You missed it. Now, I want to bring up something else is very important.
If you can, if you're home, if you're here, pay attention for one second. Guess what happened in North Miami Beach? We decided how could we take all the residents and confuse them. So what we
did is we have somebody knocking on doors to sign a petition that you need to read every word so you know what you're signing. And I have seen some door cameras
that what they're saying to get you to sign isn't true. And I know for a fact it isn't true because when the mayor moved into North Miami Beach, he remodeled his house before he moved in. >> Because you shared it. That was when you
shared more of your life. But you shared it. >> Well, then you missed it. You missed it. >> But I know for a fact that he lives here. I know for a fact that he's lived here for years and years. I think before
he had his first child. And you know what? When people are knocking on the doors and telling you we have to get the mayor to live in North Miami Beach, you have to sign. It's not true. It's not true. If you want to sign, I'm not telling you to sign or not to sign.
That's up to you. You get that right. But please read it. Please know what you're signing. Now, how did it get confusing? That's simple. Well, what Commissioner Chernoff brought up is a petition that is so
important to you, to your pocketbook. This is a petition that the city staff is asking people to sign so that the water that they want to pass, the changing of
the water income in Tallahassee, they want to make sure that the public tells the governor to veto it. If it's not vetoed, that's where it comes out of your
pocket. Now, that's where it's going to cost you. So, again, we didn't mean to confuse everybody. Two two petitions at the same time. What I am asking you the petition that
says governor veto this bill please if they come to your door sign it. The petition that says that they want to have several things. Don't be fooled because it is
not just to have that you are going to have districtricing but you're also going to start all over with term limits. Yes, I started all over. Guess what? I sat out two years. That's perfectly what we want you to do. And
actually, the people put me back in. So, I'm just asking you to pay attention. It is confusing, but not to us. We've got this. We've got this. We know what we're doing. I want to say one thing about
Washington Park. I have to tell you, I was here when Washington Park was fighting for that that pool welld deserved. What that community has given to North
Miami Beach, we could never pay back. That was the community that built North Miami Beach. And their facilities were falling apart. And so the county started it I don't
know 20 30 years ago that they're going to refurbish they're going to refurbish and all of a sudden the county didn't have money and back then it was I don't know what it was 7,000 8,000 8 7 million 8 million okay it doesn't matter the
cost now the cost is it had to be done and a bond was issued what a privilege to be there last night not just to see the signing the the contract is signed. It's being built. But to meet the
builders, to hear the man say, "I have never in all my projects, I have never come later than the date that it was due." To hear him say, "I
have never seen a community more enthusiastic." It was a privilege. It was a privilege. And now, guess what? We're going to all be here, put on our bathing suits, and go in that pool. We're going to all be here and get to
enjoy the fruits of years of hard work. And I'll tell you, the voters council didn't give up and they're still not giving up. And that's the backbone that holds us up. That's what holds us up. So, I there's a lot we could say. We could say thank you for everyone, for
your good wishes, for my husband and myself, for our health. We're as strong as can be. Fighting like heck to stay strong as can be. And I'm doing it. I'm just saying to you, enjoy every day. Look at what we have. There's a lot of responsibility here in these packs. A
lot of responsibility. Pay attention to it and then call me if you have something that you want me to change or correct or think about and I am more than happy to discuss it with you. I wish you all a safe summer. And Jay, turn off, you took away my most
important thing I always say for the summer. You must know how to swim. You must know how to swim. You cannot live in the water where you don't where there's water everywhere and you don't know how to swim. You owe it to your
family. You owe it to your family. So, we have a swimming pool and we give we give lessons for free and if they start to charge you, you call me because we are going to make sure everybody learns how to swim. Be blessed. Have a safe,
wonderful summer. Make lots of happy memories for you and your family. >> Commissioner Sparkler, thank you. So, um I want to start by saying that um last month when I was
vice mayor and and the month before that, um on on both months on separate occasions, I I asked I inquired whether the mayor should be giving me the gavvel
and um some people in the audience um seemed to think that I wanted to take the gavvel away from him and No, I didn't want to take the gavvel. I don't need a gavvel. If I want a gavvel, I can buy one myself. Um, but the the reason I
wanted I was trying to take the gavl is because I believed that uh when we're discussing and and it I'm not, you know, I'm only pointing out the mayor. I'm not I'm not trying to pick on you. I'm just pointing it out because he's the mayor and I was the vice mayor at the time.
Um, and I did go to Robert's rules and it says yes, the mayor should pass the gavl to the vice mayor if the discussion item directly affects the mayor or if they wish to actively debate the issue.
Under Robert Robert's rules of orders, a presiding officer must remain maintain strict neutrality during a meeting when the mayor when the mayor must pass to Gavl personal or financial conflict.
If the discussion involves a motion that signals out the mayor, such as a censure, a promotion, or a personal financial interest, the mayor must step down and turn the chair over to the vice mayor.
So, no, I was not trying to take the gavl away from him. I was just trying to do what we should be doing, which is following Robert's rules. Now to other things. So, thank you so
much Parks and Rex for making the multicultural committee look amazing for the Haitian Heritage Compu. Did I say that right? Compa. Um, so much
fun making us look good. You parks and wreck, like always, you do such a wonderful job. And thank you to my multicultural committee for being part of it. Also, thank you to Parks and Rex for making the commission on the status of women look good for um the wonderful
Mother's Day breakfast. Thank you Parks and Wreck for doing such a great job and thank you for the Commission on Status of Women for um making the experience so good. On May 24th, we will be celebrating
Jewish American History Month. And the food is kosher, 100% kosher, so no one has to worry that none of the kosher laws have been followed. Also want to say that as we celebrate Memorial Day,
let us not forget those who died to give us the freedom we have and the freedom to be right here and speak, right? and and to to allow the audience come and and speak about any of us, all of us. Um
and um you know, when when someone comes up and says that they would have uh done the petition a little bit quicker, but they had a opposition, like that's great to have opposition. Opposition means
that we're living in a free country and opposition means that you know maybe you're not doing the right thing and uh people are opposing you. Um, you know, I actually, um, the community is smart and educated, but
the community is also being lied to by such position petition. And I'm I'm actually taking offense to this petition because they're trying to imply that um, and I'm only going to
speak for myself. I'm not going to speak for the rest of the commission, right? And I know that this petition is not about me. It's about the seven of us. But I'm talking and I'm the one who who feels this. You know, they're they're trying to imply that we don't return
phone calls, that we don't return emails, that we we don't we don't do anything for any part of the community that isn't where we live. And that's not true in my case. and and maybe I don't return every phone call and maybe I don't return every email but I think I
have a really good track t track track record you know maybe 98% 99% and um you know for someone to say that they want a petition because the the community feels left out and because
it's not fair and and so on and so forth. I'm I get very offended by that because you know what I I work hard. I've been here 8 years now and I I take I take time away from my family. I was
in in in in Taiwan on vacation and and Kazan, did you speak to me when I was in Taiwan? >> I do not know where you were. >> You knew I was in Taiwan because I told you. Okay. So, even in in Taiwan, I have to an I have to answer Kazan's calls.
Okay. I I I responded to text. I didn't even tell people I was away. I just responded to emails. I responded to texts. So anyways, you know, the the the petition the the the the one petition I'm going to talk about because I'm
going to talk about both. The one petition that is is actually um and I I liked how um former commissioner Kramer called it the div the divisive division petition. Sorry, it is divisive. Um, so you know, and and I'm
I'm going to I think I'm just going to sit here for the next six months and and and read this over and over again. Okay. Eastern Shores or the East Side does not have four commissioners. We have two commissioners in Eastern
Shores and one in Western eastern Shores. 2 + 1 equals three. Okay. Okay. I am termed out. Commissioner Smith, who is from Eastern Shores, is up for reelection. When I am termed out,
that leaves three minus one, two on the east side. How many are on the west side? The side that's claiming that's not being taken care of. Four.
All right. But that petition is going around giving misinformation saying that the west side is not being taken care of because the majority lives on the east side. But the majority lives on the west side.
And yes, they are going around because I heard it and saw it with my ears and with my eyes. I saw the video where it says the mayor does not live in North Miami Beach. If that's true, then you
should step down. Someone is lying. I don't think it's you, Mr. Mayor. I think it's the people who are passing around the petition. Um, Commissioner Smith, you can be my chorus line. I live in Eastern Shores. I
don't have underground electricity. Commissioner Smith, do you have underground electricity? >> I do not. >> Okay. I don't have sidewalks. Do you have sidewalks? >> No. >> Oh, okay.
I have cable lines falling around me. Do you have cable lines when you go walking around? Do you sometimes low cable lines? I don't know if you've been walking lately, but there's low cable lines that short people like me can reach.
I don't have a community center. Do you have a community center, Commissioner Smith? >> Okay. In Eastern Shores. Okay. You don't have a pool either in your house. >> Oh, okay. So, >> okay. All right.
And our park is smaller than this room. It is smaller. Last time I said it was about this size, but I went back with my grandsons and I believe yeah, it is smaller. So,
um I I'm I'm not going to talk about this anymore because I don't want to extend the meeting much longer. It's it's 8:40. Um just remember Oh, well, I do want to talk about the other petition. Sorry. Just remember when you when when you when anybody gives you
anything to sign, always read it, right? And don't sign something unless you know for a fact that it's true. Ask questions. Ask them to come back. Ask questions. I had someone call me uh
actually message me um that they were given misinformation. I told them the truth and they will not be signing your petition. Now there is another petition which is I
mistakenly thought was 1452 but it's 1451 um that is going around by the city of North Miami Beach. It is really important that that one is signed. This is not a political statement. This has
nothing to do with Republican or Democrat or term limits, which by the way, that petition with term limits is coincidentally benefiting three commissioners. Um, this 1451 petition, please, please
sign it. This is to benefit you, not to benefit anyone else other than you, your family, your neighbors. I ask that you sign it. Thank you to the police department for always taking care of us, our residents, our neighbors, our
friends, our family, our visitors, our businesses in our city hall. >> Commissioner Sue, >> thank you. Good evening everyone, residents. Thank you all for coming to the event, listening at home, and also good evening to all my colleagues on the
DAS. Um, over the past several weeks, North Miami Beach has continued to showcase the strength and energy that makes our city unique. Um, our second annual NMB Asian Night Market brought close to 4,000 people to our city. We're
hoping to make this a destination city and not a pass through city, proving once again that North Miami Beach can be the Asian hub of Miami date county. This year we focus on bringing more NMbased businesses directly in front of
consumers. One standout performance came from the Kenshiu. Kenshinjuku, that's a karate school. Um where they brought all their students to perform on stage, which was wonderful. They're located right here in Dixie Highway in our very own city. Um highlighting the
talents and business that we have here. What's funny is I think um the the headmaster only speaks Spanish so he doesn't even speak English and he's a a karate master which is awesome. Um we also celebrated Haitian Heritage Month
with a major Ka Fest at Granold's Park. Uh I got to buy my mushrooms. I'm super happy. They're not hallucinating type. They are the ones that you make in the in the in the rice. that united efforts of multiple
departments in one large community event. Listen, it was the library. I got a chance to read a um I think it's an English Creole uh book to the children in the library van, which was a lot of fun. The kids are great. They're all
fighting me to read the books. Um so, uh it's a great reflection of our our culture and diversity, and that defines our city greatly. So, congratulations to Commissioner Jean for another successful small business expo. We hope to see that continue to succeed year after year and
become a staple of North Miami Beach. Of course, like we will let's not miss the uh Jewish Heritage Month. Let's go celebrate it together with all the kosher food that uh that we have prepared. Um I want to remind residents
that at the next UMC free clinic is May 24th in Ulita. So um of course like u that's it's free. No insurance required. This is a very this is very crucial. I think sometimes we avoid going to see
the doctors because we're worried about the expense is going to you know hit our pocketbooks. So this is completely free. if you need it any medication like they will prescribe it and give it to you for free. If they don't have it,
they'll ask you to come to their clinic in Miami Gardens and give it to you for free. So, um I also just completed the National League of Cities local solutions to ending homelessness program. I helped connect. So with that,
as a result, I helped connect the the Chapman partnership with the UMC free clinic to explore ways how we can better coordinate outreach, healthc care access, and supportive services for vulnerable individuals in our community. I'm also bringing in more some warm hot
meals uh that we can provide seeing that we are coming up to the summer. There are going to be a lot of children who are not going to get food from school. So, um, having these hot meals, I'm working with a local church so we could see how we can, um, support our
community that way. I'm also honored to share that I have been recently appointed as the National League of Cities Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Committee, where I will help advocate for federal resources and policies that can benefit cities like
North Miami Beach, especially regarding utilities and infrastructure. Now before I move on to the end, I just wanted to address some of the parents that came out today about the soccer program. I do think that um I I am not able to bring this back for a
reconsideration, but I really would like to urge my colleagues that I would love for you to reconsider that 52,000 if we can give residents a ticket or a voucher for them to attend their preferred
football club or school that would a soccer club or soccer school. I think it would be an equitable way that we are treating vendors in our city. We have somebody who comes in and wants to establish
something and I appreciate their initiative. I know that they have been successful elsewhere and yet it's next door, right? It's in North Miami. We don't have to replicate the same thing here. What if we have coach JP doing a wonderful job creating community within
a community using sports, bringing parents together? Like this is amazing what he is doing. And yet there's no subsidy for that. There is nothing for him. And plus he may get pushed. I don't know this is the fact, but I know that they were talking about now that they're
only using the option of Friday at Allen Park. I was I think I need to discuss this further with our new parks director to see like are they being pushed out of the their location and training and you know their soccer schools. But I do urge
my colleagues I know this past like 52 a lot of you can you know if you want to reconsider that vote I would really encourage you and I think that the parents would also thank you as well. I did owe that. >> Thank you. But unfortunately, we're in the
>> Fortunately, I can't vote for it. But I did owe that. >> Okay, before we go there, >> you can always You can always remember that the money is not taxpayers. Money is um donations, but you can always bifurcate or from the remaining funds to
that organization. There are more funds. >> I understand. No, what I'm saying earmarked for it. >> Are you saying that the 52,000 was donation fund? Yes. >> Yes. >> For 70 for youth sports. >> Yes, it was. >> Okay. >> But they should spread it. It should be
spread. >> Well, commissioner, if I could have one second, I of the time and through the mayor, I would like the manager to get with Mr. Fors and see what you can do financially. We didn't know about the
other soccer team. That whole thing came to light. the man that is bringing his soccer, which has to be a North Miami Beach resident, he's been this has been working for three years. This just didn't happen. So, if you could please
get with Mr. Forest, see what we can do to help him not just have the field, but also what can we do financially to help his program. I'd appreciate it. >> Thank you.
>> Thank you. Okay. So, in my closing, so um transparency, accountability, and long-term planning remain critical for our city. At our last meeting, the city manager reported a projected $21 million shortfall. And because of that, my
decision moving my decisions moving forward will continue prioritizing fiscal responsibility and protecting the long-term financial stability of North Miami Beach. As we approach Memorial Day, let us remember the men and women
who made their lives who gave their lives in service of our country. Their sacrifice is the reason we enjoy the freedoms and opportunities we have today. And we honor them through service, gratitude, and unity. And I
hope to see you all at our Memorial Day service Monday morning. Thank you so much. Vice Mayor McKenzie Florimmon. >> Thank you. U Madame Clerk, just um want to say that um we look forward to
honoring uh those who have served um during this Memorial Day upcoming. Uh and also um for all the great events that have taken place over the past couple of weeks. I want to thank city staff, thank all of our residents, and all of the commissioners that have um uh
put their uh minds together to um have those events. So, I did participate in the um small business um expo, which I believe is the fifth one. Um and so I think it's it's super important. You know, when you do these events, it's similar to the Heartwalk. You know, some
of them last, some of them don't. But to have an event for five years and to have the consistent support and people show up, I think says a lot to the need of our community. Um, but one of the things I think that's super important is for us
to get um the information on the different businesses in our community and their trajectory and what they're going through and what their needs are. um because we've had certain businesses in this community that were here for a while that we've either lost because they've moved over to another
municipality or because they have just shut down, right? Um so, and I can talk about two of them that are in the uh food service space. So, you have Mio uh uh uh Go and Fish that was here um off
of 163rd I believe and about 10th Avenue. And for 15 plus years, he was in that same location. And for a good reason, he moved. He moved because he was able to get the support of a CRA in
our sister city. Um, and they expanded their their restaurant and their offering. So, I'm very happy for them and I'm very happy that that happened for them. But, you know, when I see something like that, I say to myself, what can we do to make sure that our businesses can expand? What can we do to
make sure that our businesses stay right here within the city of North Miami Beach and receive the resources necessary for them to um to to continue to succeed succeed another business um Fat Boys Wings and Things which has been
here for almost 10 years and he's a North Miami Beach senior high school graduate. Um he is an involved member of our community who opened not only a restaurant but a barber shop. Um, and my understanding is that his business is
um, either closed or temporarily closed. And so I'd like to find out what we can do for a business like that to see if there's anything that our CRA or from economic development that we can do to support and um, see a business like that remain
in North Miami Beach because these businesses are providing jobs. They're providing opportunities and these are homegrown residents of our city that started businesses within our city. So, we need to definitely, Mr. Manager, look into
into um at least Fat Boys because Masio's already been performing well in their new location. They're very happy where they're at, but at least with the the uh the restaurant and and as well look at other businesses in our community and see how we can be of assistance to keep them around. Um, and
aside from that, I just want to say that uh I look forward to an expedient meeting. Oh, one more thing. I noticed that when it comes to the um the uh soccer event that we're having here, that there's a price to it. Now, I'm not sure what other municipalities are
doing, but is if there's a way we can look at making that free to our residents. Um because you know uh I think part of being family friendly is being affordable, right? And so you know it's
it's the field. People are coming with their own chairs and they're sitting and I'm assuming that whatever food trucks are there is going to be food for purchase. Correct. >> Mhm. >> So the $20 the $25 is specifically for entry, nothing else.
>> Yes. Well, there will be some games and b through the mayor to commissioner floor mine. There will be some other items there for them. There'll be games, there'll be bounce houses, there'll be uh family oriented uh activities and uh uh kids activities similar to um similar
to uh Snowfest or similar to uh what is the event that we have? Um >> Monster Mash. they have those same uh uh offerings to the public as well but people are just able to come and participate. >> So I mean this is a huge huge deal.
>> Yes. >> The World Cup very very big deal. Um and especially for the game that we are uh talking about. >> Correct. Uh we have to be conscious of the socioeconomic condition of the community and $25 may be nothing to some
but for a lot of families if it's per person if they're coming with a family of four or family of five that can automatically become an expense that they may not be able to um to uh to reach or attain. >> So I just wanted us to consider that as well. >> Yes sir.
>> Thank you. >> You know what? Go ahead. Go ahead. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I forgot one more thing. I I'm not sure if Jasmine actually mentioned this, but um uh we
have a a community workshop. It's about the $1,000 account that all the newborns could actually access and how to do the investments as well as the retirement opportunities for families. So, there's like an IRA um account that you could
open up and also or how you can access employer matching funds into your child's account. So, if you have kids under 18 or you have a newborn, I encourage everyone to attend because there are there's some money out there for you and it can grow. Thank you so
much, Mr. Mayor, for your time. >> Mayor Michael Joseph. >> Thank you. I'll try to be quick. Um, but I'm just compelled to say a couple of things. Uh, we have a Junth experience every year. Um, and I know we're having a lot of events,
Commissioner Sue with her with her Asian market and everything else, but there's a bill out there that's going to possibly affect all of this quite quite frankly. Um, uh, there's certain carveouts. I know Junth is a carveout because it's a national holiday, but certain things
won't. I think there should be a memo written by our city attorney to make sure everybody understands what that bill does and what the ramifications are if you promote or use any type of taxpayer dollars for those events. So if there's not crowded out that it can be some serious consequences not just for
the city but for elected officials that participate. Just remember that. Okay. So in regards to the jud experience uh I know my my aids been in contact with parks and public um communications. Uh, I saw the enhancement. I know that we're doing this FIFA event. I don't
want to, like I said, our city was was, I think, the first city in Day County to pass a Junth holiday. Correct me if I'm wrong. We were. I don't want to I don't want to diminish the history and the legacy we have. I understand FIFA is important for a lot of people, but I know Junth is important for a lot more
people. And I and I and we've been experiencing a a revival in getting people engaged. We had close to over a thousand people during our Junth experience. I don't want to drop the ball on that. I don't want to feel like that we can start this programming and then we just fall let you know let the ball drop. So I'm going to be reaching
out to your office. I'm going to keep engaging because we did reach because the historic nature of our one year. I did reach out to the city of Miami to possibly do like a like a Juneenth weekend have an art display at the um Perez Art Museum combined with North Miami having something at their Ron Book
Stadium as well as having a the step show. So there's a lot of there was a lot of things being worked in that. I don't want that to drop. I don't want to drop the ball. I don't want to diminish that community whatsoever. I respect everybody's communities here as you guys know or whatever. But I I I
have to be very cognizant and being respectful to something that the the commission on status of women multicultural committee has always promoted Junth and I understand we're doing this thing in regards to the FIFA. Understood. I think and I understand you there's this breakfast component aspect
but I know a lot of people have been counting on this. They look forward to it last. they look forward to every year. Last year they like I said it was up to the rafters of how many people attend. So it was all well and done in regards to the brunch but I don't want to diminish the quality that we were able to produce several years and I just
want to like let I I just want to put that on the map just like how when Lin Sue threw out the fact that we're going to do an Asian market and you step two. >> So I want to I want to have that same type of respect to that community as well and not to let that the ball drop. I just think that's the right thing to
do. There's a lot more other stuff. Look, we got a busy We have a pack commission. I thought it was light, by the way. But uh but let's move forward. Um >> it can be. >> Yeah, it can be. So, madam clerk, next >> consent agenda.
>> Move to introduce the consent agenda. >> Second. >> Second. >> May I proceed? >> Yes. >> Okay. Consent agenda. Item 9.1, commission conference minutes of April 21st, 2026. Uh item 9.2, the regular
commission meeting minutes of April 21st, 2026. Item 9.3, resolution number R2026- 27, implementing a new business initiative sponsored by Commissioner Lin Sue and co-sponsored by Commissioner Phyis Smith, a resolution of the mayor and city commission of the city of North
Miami Beach, Florida, authorizing city manager to utilize funds allocated to the housing and economic development department to implement a new business initiative providing for program elements including monthly selection of new businesses for promotional and operational support, providing for eligibility requirements, 's
collaboration with the North Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce and program funding uh limitations, providing for administrative implementation, providing for conflicts, and providing for an effective date. Item 9.4 was deferred to
the next meeting. Am I correct, Madam Clerk? >> No, not deferred. It was pulled. >> It's just pulled. Okay. So, we'll >> get that as soon as we're done with the other items of the consent agenda, and I'll go back and read 9.4 then. Item 9.5, resolution number R2025-65,
approving and authorizing a purchase order with Afton Pumps, Inc. for the sole source purchase of pumps and motors sponsored by the city manager. resolution the mayor and city commission and the city of North Miami Beach, Florida, approving and authorizing a purchase order with Afton pumps for the sole source purchase of pumps and motors in a budgeted amount not to exceed
$49,300 authorizing city manager designate to do all things necessary to effectuate this resolution subject to the budget appropriation availability funds providing for conflicts providing for scriveners errors providing for severability and providing for an effective date 9.6 6 I think was also
pulled for later discussion. Am I Am I correct? >> Yes. >> Okay. We'll go to 9.7 resolution number R2026-67 approving and authorizing a purchase order with Playcore Wisconsin Inc. DBA game time for the Barry Silverman Park resurfacing sponsored by the city
manager. Resolution the mayor and city commission city of North Miami Beach, Florida approving a purchase order between the city and Playcore Wisconsin Inc. DBA game time for the uh Barry Silverman Park resurfacing in an amount not to exceed $57,600 authorizing the city manager or
designated to do all things necessary to effectuate this resolution providing for conflicts providing for scrinous errors providing for severability and providing for an effective date. Item 9.8 uh resolution number R2026-68 approving and authorizing a purchase order for roadway improvement services
through piggyback contracts with Metro Express Inc. sponsored by the city manager. Resolution. The mayor and city commission of the city in North Miami Beach, Florida, approving and authorizing purchase orders for citywide roadway and in sidewalk infrastructure improvement services through piggyback contracts with Metro Express, Inc. in an
annual budget amount not to exceed $500,000 per fiscal year 2026, 27, 2027, and 2028. Authorizing city manager designated all things necessary to effect this resolution providing for conflict, providing for scriveners, terrorists, providing severability, and providing for an effective date. Item
9.9 resolution number R2026-69 approving and authorizing an increase in expenditure for financial administration and staff augmentation services cabier fireman Urana and Garcia LLP CFLG sponsored by the city manager. Um a
resolution the mayor and city commission and the city of North Miami Beach Florida approving and authorizing an increase in expenditure. >> What item was that? Um what item was that? The what you just you said you're what what number are you on right now? >> I'm now on 9.9. Okay. >> Okay. Well, the two that we passed that
we'll have to come back to 9.4 and 9.6. Those were pulled for discussion. >> No, the Yeah. Yeah. >> Well, we're not on 910. >> 910 was pulled. Okay. >> Um but I'm still on 9.9. >> All right. Resolution of the mayor and
city commission of the city in North Miami Beach, Florida, approving and authorizing an increase in expenditure for financial administrative support and staff augmentation services by $150,000 with Caviier Fireman Uran and Garcia authorizing city manager or designating
all things necessary to effectuate this resolution providing for conflicts providing scriveners providing for severability subject to the budget appropriate appropriation availability funds and providing for for an effective date. 9.10 10 was pulled for discussion. >> Yes. >> And also 9.11.
>> Uh yes. Yes. Okay. 9.12 resolution number R2026-72 approving an amendment to North Miami Beach Community Redevelopment Agency fiscal year 202526 budget sponsored by the city manager. Resolution mayor and city commission of the city of North
Miami Beach, Florida. Approving an amendment to the North Miami Beach Community Redevelopment Agency fiscal year 202526 budget to reflect changes in revenues. carry forward fund balance and expenditures necessary to fund redevelopment initiatives detailed herein. Authorizing city clerk
designated to transmit the budget to Miami date county. Authorizing the city manager designated to take all action necessary to complete the approval process for the Miami Beach Community Redevelopment Agency fiscal year 202526 amended budget and providing for an
effective date. Um that is the consent agenda. Move >> to approve. >> Have a second. >> Second. All in favor say I. I. All right I I. Madam clerk, >> we'll return then to the first item that was pulled for discussion item 9.4
resolution number R2026 to introduce. >> I'm sorry. You're correct. >> All right. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. You're correct, Commissioner. Long experience. >> No problem. Resolution number R2026-64 accepting a grant award from the Florida
Department of Transportation for the 163rd Street Median Safety and Beautifification Project sponsored by the city manager. Resolution the mayor and city commission the city in North Miami Beach, Florida accepting a grant award for the Florida from the Florida Department of Transportation in the amount of $200,000 for the 163rd Street
median safety and beautifification project authorizing the city manager to execute all necessary agreements and documents providing for scriveners errors providing for implementation and providing for an effective date. >> Mr. Manager. >> Yes sir. on this particular item. Uh
because I I move >> to approve. >> Well, no. Um commissioners, well, look, I I I second that. I second that. But the question I have is that um because I understand from a procedure standpoint, right? >> Um when it comes to like these awards,
um typically like we go like like how what's the process of how you guys like deal with these things? Like because you know there's there's there's like we do one thing, they do another >> how matching is. >> Yeah. Is it matching that type of stuff? >> Oh yes. Yes. >> And and and what's the process of us
accepting it and u moving forward in that regard at least from your standpoint? >> Okay. So, um, I had requested to defer this item because of the matching funds and we're looking to do a fiscal impact on every single item that comes before you and it was unclear to us what the
fiscal impact was going to be. So, it was uh my office's call to pull this item um determine what the fiscal impact is going to be and then bring it back next month. So, that was the determination. >> Is it is it so is a matching fund grant? >> Yes.
>> Okay. And in regards to the 1C3 because like I know we've been having a lot of issues. >> Uh I know certain residents have been bringing that up. >> Yes. >> Um it's a high accidentprone area. >> Um certain things you just got to do because it is what it comes to safety
>> and I don't want to the issue I was that especially you know in this environment I don't want to lose an opportunity or delay anything because I don't know if lives are lives could be you know impacted. So that's why I was like saying okay and I only took it out initially u to have that discussion but
like I feel it's something that we should do regardless. >> Um but I'll you know I'll see how my other colleagues feel feel about that >> the mayor >> commission. >> Okay. Thank you. Um I I think I had a
memo sent to you about um what the funds could be used for and what categories because like from my understanding is like it's kind of like earmarked for beautifification. So is that I don't know if um >> through the mayor to commissioner Sue yes we received your memo and we began
working on it. Unfortunately the request for the grant funds to be utilized for infrastructure such as sprinklers and other systems. >> So it could be or uh is not permitted under the grant. >> Oh, >> Commissioner Turnoff,
>> the question is if we defer it to the next meeting, does that affect the timeline of accepting? >> That's that's that's my main that's one of my main concerns. Perhaps it could and that's why I wanted to I didn't want to delay it.
>> Commissioner, >> thank you, Mr. Mayor. So, why are we why are we not approving it? If we do approve it and it is matching, what would be the source? What would be the funding source? >> So, we have uh earmarked uh $350,000
approximately from the CRA. Um that part of the project is in the CRA boundaries. Um we have uh a CIP uh general fund match from the nonCRA boundaries approximately $352,670. And we also have the the beautifification grant actually provides
$200,000 in funding itself. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Yes, ma'am. >> So move to approve. >> I've already done that. >> May I >> one last point? Go ahead. >> One last point. Thank you. Okay. So we're we're getting I'm sorry the grant
amount again, please. >> 200,000. >> 200 >> 200,000. >> Okay. We're adding 350 from the CRA and then another 100 from the general fund. Is that correct? uh 352 >> 352 from the CRA and then another
>> no 350 from the CRA 352 uh from the CIP general fund >> for trees in the median >> northwest northwest Northeast 167 street quarter from Biscane Boulevard
US1 to the Sunny Als Beach draw bridge >> that's >> that's a long stretch >> near northeast 35th venue and also northeast 163rd Street Quarter from Biscane Boulevard US1 to the Sunny Alles Beach drawbridge near it's
>> well I mean considering that we're $21 million you know I mean can we afford another $700 $700,000 match for for that just to get $200,000 >> these are budgeted funds for this fiscal >> it's already budgeted in yes but
>> if we don't use it goes into the surplus right that's Uh, Commissioner Smith and final. >> Are you saying that this beautifification money because the CRA was talking about northeast 163rd Street like 15th Avenue to 12th Avenue? You
just gave numbers east of Biscane with your address. East of Biscane Boulevard. >> Yes, ma'am. I did. >> Okay. East of Biscane Boulevard. Looks good. It's palm trees and clean. I drive it several times a day. I mean, we want to really spend money
east of Biscane Boulevard. >> I mean, looks good. Commissioner, >> piggy back on that, Commissioner Smith. I think >> Could I could I just before you has nothing to do with this, Mr. Attorney? Did I misunderstand at one time when you leave the room, you come back, you have
to vote? >> No. You know if you are not present for a vote then you're not required to vote. I mean you people can have absent themselves from the deis and if they're not here they're in my opinion no I
don't think they're required to. Now if you have a conflict and you absent yourself from the deis because you have a conflict >> you're not relieved of the obligation to state your conflict on the record and fill out appropriate documentation but
absent there being some conflict that needs to be disclosed. If you're not on the deis then you're not here when the vote is done. may have a privilege if you request to be recorded as being in favor or opposed to something if you choose to do so. But that's
>> Commissioner Smith, Commissioner Smith, Commissioner Jay and myself were at an ethics class and the instructor said that when you come back, you have to vote. >> And who was the instructor?
>> Um >> 25 years. >> He's from the Florida League of Cities. He he he has like patchy skin. >> He's the one that h has nine children. >> Yeah. >> Oh, that part. I don't know that part. >> I don't know who that is. >> You will.
>> I do not agree with that opinion, but I will research it further, but that is not my understanding and I've been, you know, I respect the 25 years experience. I've been doing it for 46, but I'd be happy to look further at it. And if that's what the instructor said, perhaps
he's correct and perhaps he's not. That's what I heard. So, >> well, so for the record, I will vote yes. I was in the restroom with the consent agenda. >> The consent agenda. Yes. >> You have the privilege of asking that your vote be recorded. >> Okay. I'm asking that my vote be
recorded as a yes. >> Agenda. Thank you. >> I also would like my vote to be recorded as a yes. Thank you. >> And then I would like you your 40 years to make it 40 in a week and take that extra week to research. Thank you,
>> Commissioner. >> All right, so uh I have a motion and a second. >> Oh, I I did have a question. So, because this was brought up, it reminded me of something. Um I I'm I have been told that there is a a vendor that has been
doing um some work in the medium in North Miami Beach and that he's also on um on a board. >> Huh. And >> which board? >> The charter review. No, charter. Oh, P NPU. Oh, okay. I just
know charter, but if he's on PUC as well, so um that's not allowed. >> Okay. >> I'm I'm not going to publicly say any names, but I would I'll go to you afterwards. And >> Commissioner, >> thank you. So, I was going to say to um Commissioner Smith's point, do Mr.
Manager, do we have to does the entire allocation have to be given? So even if it's budgeted and it's a matching of two 200k, we can just take we can just mirror that not necessarily exceed it based on what your need what you see the need is. Right. >> That's why I don't want to to your
point. I don't want to lose money. >> That's an option. Right. If you want to be more conservative >> unofficially. Yes. >> Okay. >> Leave it to your discretion, but I'm just saying you don't have to do the entire allocation if you don't see the need for. >> Absolutely. We have a motion and second. All in favor say I.
>> I. Any opposed? Opposed. >> All right. One opposed. Next item. >> Move to introduce. >> Second item 9.6 resolution number R2026-66 approving and authorizing uh the award of request for price proposal number RFP
2026-072 Centennial Celebration Event Production Services to What a Blast Events LLC sponsored by the city manager. Resolution of the mayor and city commission in the city of North Miami Beach, Florida, approving and authorizing the award of request for price proposal number RFP-2026-072,
Centennial Celebration Event Production Services to What a Blast Events LLC, and a budgeted amount not to exceed uh amount of $200,000 subject to budget appropriation and availability of funds authorizing the city manager or designate to execute an agreement to do
all things necessary to effectuate this resolution. and subject to the budget appropriation and availability of funds providing for conflict surrounding scrutiny service for any severability and providing for an effective date. >> Why am I reading 100,000?
>> It's what on the screen or on the paper? >> On the screen. >> Oh, on the paper it says 200. >> We don't have the paper. >> Oh, >> says 200 on the paper. >> Um, yes. Um, >> I pulled this because I think it needs to be updated a little
>> as far as what it says that we're voting on and what we really going to vote on. So, I'll turn it over to the manager to discuss it more. >> Yes. So, we had two things that occurred uh during the agenda briefing process. Uh, we had a meeting with the Centennial
Task Force. the centennial task force uh made a strong recommendation to remove the gayla and utilized those funds to add to the street festival. Um we took up that mantle and moved that request forward and also a member of the
commission uh had requested to have a meeting with the uh with the vendor. uh we facilitated that meeting along with the agenda briefing and the recommendation to do to take some of those funds and utilize that were earmarked for the gayla and utilize them
for a block party at Winward. So those are going to be the changes that are going to be um impacting this item. Commissioner Smith, you >> I um >> you want to go first? Okay. >> Well, she was pointing to me. Well, there's a few factors and number one is
I the gayla, the thought of the gayla, and I'm not part of the centennial, but when I heard that, I concur with that completely. You know, the thing about the gayla is is the Spanish monastery can only hold a certain number of people. So, where do you cut it off? Who's not going to be invited? Who's
going to be invited? I think the fun thing of celebration and the kids and the family is a much better idea that and then some officials from other cities getting dressed up and we go and limit it to a few hundred people if that
if you can even get 250 people in there. The second thing is that for sure for sure um I don't want to eliminate even though we're these um carnival events are going to be on Saturday. I do not want to
eliminate our orthodox neighborhood by any strange stretch of the imagination. We'll just make their carnival on a Sunday and they'll be included. And I wanted to ask you when there was a brief meeting Allen
Park was included. Is Allen Park still included? >> Yes. >> Okay. So then that would be also wasn't on here to vote. >> The Allen Park is part of uh one of the other communities when we combined the communities. >> Which community is that?
>> Um I'll have to bring up the list. Give me just a moment. >> Yeah. If you if you look at the picture I took a picture but if you think I just want to I mean it's a celebration for the people and I'd like to make sure all all the
communities are involved. That's all. >> A quick mayor, just a very quick point. Procedurally, the changes in the program don't change the resolution in any way. And that's something that the manager has the authority to do and to
negotiate. If the amount being expended is different, then it ought to be amended so that the correct amount that's being authorized is stated in the amended resolution. Now, if there's if it's still being authorized at 200, the
manager has authority to not spend all of it if there's some operational issues, but if it's a different amount being authorized, that should be an amendment. >> No, I understand. Um, my look, uh, I know that I remember when
we were running, um, you had to name all the different neighborhoods. If you can't, that was like one of the questions during the screenings, like if you can, when would Aqua Bowl, Montichello,
um Allen Park, >> Pwick. >> Pwick's going to be with Sky Lake, >> which makes which makes perfect sense. Um but Allen being coupled with a Washington Park that that's >> Yeah, that >> no.
>> No, no, I understand that. But um is Aqua Bowl going to be tied to Allen Park? Can Can a case be made for that? I can see that that I can that I can definitely see that. Um, but you have Oak Grove and I don't think Oak Grove and Washington Park are that connected because Oak Grove is huge. And then you
have Ulita which is massive. Um, in of itself and how are you guys going to break that up? And I don't even want to get into Panulita and everything else. That's a whole other discussion. But the in regards to Allen Park, what was the connection?
No, >> I I believe Allen Park was going to be part of the >> I I don't have it connected. So, I'm trying to find >> the city center. Is that the one? >> Oh, that's separated by one city. >> No, no, cuz Allen Park south of >> Yeah. >> No, city center is too big.
>> It's too big. So, let me read what we have. >> Uhhuh. >> All right. So, we have uh we had the Washington Park block party already. Uh we have the Ulita block party um uh Saturday, June the 6th uh which will be next month. Uh we also have next month
tentatively we're looking at creating a Winward block party which would be Saturday June 28th. Uh then we have the neighborhood block party for the city center July the 4th. >> Uh neighborhood block party >> question. Oh, to your point and I'm glad that you mentioned this.
>> Yes. >> I don't know what our plans are for the America 250. I know um Commissioner Smith was one of the people that pushed for having like a July 4th event. This is you know this is our nation's 250th
year. Like I would hope that doesn't get you know diminish in that way. I just >> mayor doing something. >> Yeah. The mayor the the mayor like a lot of people are going to do some massive events that that that particular day. >> So >> still going to North Miami Beach. >> I'm still coming here.
>> I know you Yes. I didn't say I didn't say you're not coming. I'm just saying like um in regards to and I know we're going into the minutian and just the programming aspect but just >> keep in mind the how these other block parties are falling into other different dates or very impactful dates like the
fact that we're going to be selling celebrating America 250 on July 4th. >> It that's but that's it shouldn't be but like I just want to make sure that we're not that's if we didn't ask it it would have happened. Commissioner Smith,
>> I I'm just saying that that's what when I sat on into one meeting, what I tried to do in my opinion is keep the community simple. So there we and make sure there's parking and make sure
there's a place like Allen Park has a place, Highland Village has a place. Um they we have a place with center city Ulita has a place. So
anyway that that was my thought. Now when I went to go vote on this waiting to vote on it wasn't going to be conducive to what we want. The concept is there but eliminating the gala will
give us opportunity for the two neighborhoods that were overlooked to have to have the celebration as well. The main thing is to sell is to is communication and marketing to every neighborhood that this is your
celebration for your 150th year for your 100th year. This is your 100th year celebration. Commissioner, >> thank you so much. >> Oh, you want to Okay, so sorry. Let >> I'm trying to find out the resolve for Allen Park. >> So, we currently do not have anything
scheduled for Allen Park and I also believe there is nothing on the schedule for Oak Grove. >> Well, Oak Grove is Allen Oakrove and Allen Park can be the same because a lot of Oak Grove is in the county. >> Okay. >> So, Oak Grove and Allen Park can be the same.
>> I Okay. I mean, that's that that's a >> So, which one was June 28? That's that's a that's a Oakrove is pretty big. Um >> yeah, but not Oakrove is big, but a lot of it's not in the county. >> Saturday, Sunday. >> A lot of it's not in the city. It's in the county. >> Okay. One thing I will say is this. Um I
know you have the the Centennial Committee in and that's really trying to shepherd this through. I think there should be some more inter, you know, interconnectivity with the with us being up here. Um I don't want to leave anybody out. I have I think Oak
Grove and Allen Park are two different areas. Way two different areas. Um and I 12th Avenue the whole nine like it's a way like the the makeup is kind of different where in Allen Park it's mostly duplexes like and all this other
stuff and Oak Grove is residential homes throughout. >> But Oak Oak Grove is just from >> and I know you're a realtor so I'm not I'm not I'm not saying you don't >> No, but I I know it only too well too from walking and knocking. Um, you know, we're saying how many people are going to come to each other. Like Pwick and
Skylake are not near each other at all, but it doesn't behoove us to have a celebration just for Pwick. No, >> as it is. I think we have to recognize financially what we're doing. Number one. Number two, we have to, you know,
um, there how many people will actually attend from each subdivision. And for instance, Eastern Shores is going to have one and that'll be Eastern Shores West and East.
How many people will come? I don't know. We're hoping the advertising will make make the people come to the >> We have to have Highland Village. >> Highland Village is going to have their own. They have the Highland Village. If you ever go at Christmas, they're big participants.
>> And the splash pad will be ready by then, right? The splash pad is on its way. The splash pad, I don't want to say anything and give it a jinx, but hopefully by the end of June, >> we'll be down there ribbon cutting. I know that um that we have somebody that
is employed here higher up and when he makes a promise, he never breaks it. So, I was promised and I think by the end of June, the promise will be fulfilled. I don't want to jinx it. Next, we we'll announce it as soon as we can.
>> Minister, >> thank you. So, the question I think um it was alluded to already. Does the 200,000 cover operational from police and staff and also does it cover marketing or would that be an additional? So, I'm
thinking to the point of what Commissioner Smith said, some some neighborhoods might be smaller. So, >> if it's like a draw down type appeal, >> Yes. where 20,000 might do a smaller area, but you might need 60 for a larger area. So, are you doing something
similar with logistics as it relates to transportation as well? So, I wanted to know operationally, does this include police time, staff time, and marketing? >> So, I think you answered your own question, Commissioner. Um, it is a draw down. So, that's exactly how it's going
to uh roll out. Uh we're going to look to uh make sure that we provide the services necessary uh to be impactful for each community based on what's its needs are, what the plan is, and what the what the expected size is going to be? >> Because my concern is that if you have
one next month, a month from now, or less than a month from now, yes, >> has that community really been notified that this is happening? And when you're having them every month, then you're actually compounding staff time, compounding police month after month and
so forth. And we know the the employees are complaining about, you know, their time and also um their cap on their vacation and all this other stuff that's happening. So my question is, I don't think 200,000 is enough for
five block parties. So do you foresee there being a sub supplement cuz the this legislation is simply for the part for the planners. It doesn't include operational reference.
>> So um originally we had a set schedule. Uh Eastern Shores was not included. Uh we added Eastern Shores. Uh Highland Village uh not excuse me uh Sky Lake was not included. We added Sky Lake. So we've been constantly uh making adjustments and obviously every single
time uh we add another block party the budget for the other parties is is slightly diminished. So we are aware of that but the money is what the money is >> for the planning or just for the logistics >> all inclusive. >> All inclusive >> all inclusive. >> Um so >> may I say something?
>> Yes. >> Why can't we just have one party for everybody? Like I feel like by doing like the neighborhood parties, you're you're you're actually being like you're dividing the community. We should be bringing the community together. It's
it's the 100year celebration. Why are we doing separate parties, repeating everything and maybe 10 people will come to one party and 100 to the other, but let's just do one party. Let everybody come and let's let's let's come
together. And I wanted to say this to that point. You have Snowfest in December, which we're allocating like $100,000 for Snowfest, right? And then perhaps, >> but I think it's in a well, yeah, the new budget cycle. So, you have five
block parties, $200,000, four months or five months to have these parties to promote, to compound staff time, logistics, transportation, operational, police time. six different times in addition to what we already
have scheduled on the calendar itself. >> So, uh through the mayor to Commissioner Jean, this plan, uh I was appointed in February and this was the plan that was handed to me that was already budgeted. Um so, we've been trying to work with it as best we can, but my understanding was either this was the will of the
commission and the will of the uh Centennial Task Force. And whenever we've had or requested any adjustments, we have met with individual commissioners uh to add Skylake, to add Winward, and to get the feedback from the task force. Um but I'm definitely
open to we're not uh set in stone. As you can see, we're making adjustments as we get feedback from the commissioner. So, if it be the will of the commission to condense uh all of these down and just do the street festival, which was a similar recommendation from the task force with regard to >> I wouldn't want to do that.
My No, I wouldn't. I My only concern. >> No, here's here's my concern. Here's my concern. We already did it for Washington Park. >> So, that's what I was about to say. >> No, we That would be very unfair. Come on. >> When When did we Washington Park was the heritage day? That's what that was for. >> But we always do Heritage Day anyways.
>> No, but the block. >> We called it a block party. >> So, no, no, that No, I can. >> Mr. Mayor, I think also one of the one of the issues is that the task force, >> we've never the commission has never discussed Centennial as a whole
>> and I think that's another issue is that the task force planned but we never had a chance to really dialogue through that and you know I've been asking about that too for some time before you got here of can the commission have that discussion because the task force does their
recommendation but then before that final >> so How come? >> They don't have voting power. They they just they don't suggest it. This all comes back to us. So when you said and but I always knew that we were going to do black parties in that sense. Uh we've
already given that to uh Washington Park and deservely so. We amplified it compared to what years past. We cannot let me please let me finish. >> We cannot not treat everybody the same.
And I I that's something that we cannot do. So, that being said, um I'm I'm have I'm gonna go to Commissioner Sue and then Commissioner Cherno. >> Okay. Um I think if I were Washington Park and my block party was combined with Heritage Day, I'd be mad. But that's just my thought. So what I'm
trying to say is like we had the heritage day, we did the block party and if we choose that we want to I don't see I don't see any any harm to the community because they would get like kind of a bonus heritage day like a a a
what is it like a like a more elaborate heritage day than normal. And um I think that we could have a massively fun party if we could combine everything into one
and find like a location that is uh central. Close out the street. >> 19th Avenue. >> Yeah. 19th Avenue. I mean like kind of like stuff, but it'll kind of repeat. You know what I mean? I I don't know. >> Um so that's that's what I'm thinking. I I think I agree with Commissioner. I
mean, everybody's been saying like all these different expenses that happen with the PD off duty, you know, staff setting up, cleaning up, you know, tearing down, all that. If we just have one massive party, now my question then
goes to does that mean that early October we have our centennial celebration, then late October we have Monster Mash Bash, then you know sometime in December we have a snowfest. So, three parties on 19th Avenue, still three parties. You know what I'm saying?
Like, I'm thinking, should we consolidate everything into the Centennial Party and then like, you know, maybe not have the rest just for one year. >> Well, we may have to if the tax bill passes. So
>> well well the thing is even all the and I and I want to clarify this >> there it is 99 I'm 99.9% sure that a bill that comes this year would not affect us this year there it's going to be I I don't like why people think that
it's going to happen instant it would create bedum >> yeah but we need to start being proactive if it did pass >> but no what no the fear no people been saying that it is going to happen right now it's going to happen this year. It won't it it's going to get implemented this year. That's that's not true.
>> But even if it gets implemented in one or two or three years, you have to start being proactive. You can't just waste all >> No, no. I I I understand that. But at the same time, the fear and the the fear that people that's being put out there is not correct. It's not accurate. It's
not going to happen this year. It's going to be at least a draw down type of a impact and it might just impact just homestead properties or what have you. But I just want us to be a little bit more adult in what can happen. That's all. Like this is just basic math and
basic understanding how governance operates like they are not going to create a situation where they impact millions of millions of people and the services that they that we we service as a community. So that >> when you get a chance
>> I will get to you vice mayor but let me continue on to commissioner turn >> and then you go. >> All right. What what happened with the block parties was that the Centennial Committee was thinking of ways to do one party and
then I threw in that they should do block parties and the reason was that if you do a big one you're not going to get everybody. If you do a block party where you give everybody t-shirts and so on and so then you get and draw in each
community and you'll hit a lot more people was the idea behind it and then they adopted it. I just made the suggestion and then they adopted it and moved it forward. So that's where it came from and I I believe that the block
parties are a better way than one party because the problem is that you won't get as many people. I mean, Vice Mayor Foreman. >> Uh, thank you, Mr. Mayor. I think that, um, there there's two conversations
happening. Um, and I I want us to focus on the actual um the actual proposal before us as to whether or not what we're discussing here changes
the proposal that's being recommended. Um, through the mayor to Commissioner Floron. No. As as the city, Excuse me. Uh, to Vice Mayor Flor. Yes, sir. I can't No, no, no, no. That's my second de, so let that be. >> That's all right. That's all right.
>> That's going to be my last. Uh, as the city attorney said, uh, it will not change. Uh, we did want to have this discussion with you all to get uh, the will of the commission. U, but the resolution before you is for selecting the vendor and for the the money allocation. That's it.
Yes, it is actually they're actually residents of the >> So, so having said that um through the mayor, having said that, so I I I if we can kind of like wind down the discussion on like the specifics, >> do we have a motion? >> So move. >> I I second it.
>> Wait, what's the motion for? >> To accept the um the proposed resolution, >> which is the black, >> but I but I also wanted to add if I if I may, Mr. I know you're moving it >> for the vendor selection of the vendor >> but the vendor but the vendor is for block parties or for what >> the resolution allows for the manager to
make changes at at the will of the commission. >> All right. >> Okay. >> So, >> no. Go ahead, Mr. Mayor. >> All right. All in favor say I. >> I. >> I. Next item. Madam clerk. >> I. >> Has the block party been promoted already? >> No. That's why we pushed it back to June. >> So, wait. So, so if it's at the will of
the commission then we should be discussing what we if we want to do the block parties or if we want to do the one party might be a workshop. >> Yeah. But but June six is like >> soon >> June 6 is like tomorrow. >> That's a good point,
>> you know. So, so look, I and and to the to the mayor's point about Washington Park already having um a a centennial, I >> which was promoted and emails sent out and graphics, >> which is amazing, which was great, which was nice, but I don't think another
community is going to say Washington Park had one. It's not fair to us. Like, no, no community is going to say that. Like, no one's going to say that. And Washington Park did it on Heritage Day. So it's we we would have done we we did something special but we
always do something special there. So um how much more money was actually spent than what we normally do? >> We actually saved money. So there was a allocation for $25,000 for a block party. They had a $5,000 allocation. Uh
they had a $5,000 allocation for the heritage uh event. We combined those funds and we only spent $20,000. So, we saved about5 to $10,000. >> My concern is that, you know, we do these little individual parties. You're going to have staff working and working
and working and working. Let's just have them working one party instead of five, six, seven parties. We're going to have police working and working and working. Let's just have them working one time. We're going to be spending probably more money doing these block parties. And who knows, nobody may come from a certain
neighborhood. >> You know, >> I'll second that. You already passed. >> Yeah, we passed the resolution. >> No, the resolution. >> You passed the >> We passed the hiring of the >> hiring of the guy, but we're not passing. We haven't decided on one party
or >> either block party or uh and also the other thing about the block parties that and I remember this very well from when there used to be block parties like what 15 20 years ago that it all you know what it became? It became a vote for me
party. All the candidates would show up. I I can tell you exactly what all the candidates gave away and what all the candidates did. And it was a candidates party. It was not a block party. That's how I remember them from back then. Don't ask me what there was, who was
there, or who wasn't there. Ask me what it was about and I'll tell you it was vote for me party. >> When is the night out, the national night out? >> August. August. That's right before school start and maybe when school start >> August >> that's another thing that we have to
>> we're already doing um we're combining na August 4th we're combining national night out with the annual back to school healthcare school supplies we're doing it all together so again to make one bigger better and have >> commissioner you want to make a motion
>> I make a motion to do one event instead of that several block parties >> may I may I be um cuz I I I wanted to ask him I wanted to make a point that while I see that the manager has some ability to change certain things I mean
we do have an entire RFP that went out and I mean our procurement director is here but if we said we're going to allocate a certain amount based on the RFP and what we wanted and I were substantially changing that is that sub is that changing the RFP or is that
problemat is that >> no uh no sir through the mayor to commissioner floor mine. What we did was we had all of the vendors give us their projection of cost u assuming that we do all the events. So if we like for example for the gayla I think this particular vendor had set aside $40,000
of the budgeted money for that. Got it. >> So that money would be no longer allocated to them for for to do the gayla. >> Okay. So it's fluid in nature. Yes. >> Okay. So um h having said that I'm I'm happy to hear it. Um, but in addition to that, I I think that we we we may not be
talking block parties, but we may be talking about activations. I think that >> you know, those things make sense leading up to >> by any other name >> the um the the big uh street uh you know
fair you know on 19th Avenue >> because if I remember 10 years ago that's what we did. It was blocked off. We had >> you know a huge event but but what I like about having the events in the neighborhoods it could be an activation it doesn't have to be >> boulevard
>> so it doesn't have to >> through the mayor too was it no that wasn't it was on 19th a was something else on yeah that was something else >> it could be the activation that's that stop >> right so what I'm saying is instead of instead of >> I'm assuming you guys like that idea >> no activ no I think look I think the
activation makes sense >> I I think the activation makes sense I think you can like if you can compartmentalize it where you could just take may be a Winnebago or tent that just can go to each neighborhood say hey we're going to be in your neighborhood passing out X Y and Z letting people know however however it might it might happen
>> it doesn't have to be a stage it doesn't have to be all I mean couple of hot dogs and some I mean so little you know >> block party >> how's that a block >> if you're going to start getting hot dogs and stuff you're having >> here's the reason why I brought that up the reason I brought that up is because um when you when you go ladies and gentlemen
>> let me finish Are they kosher? Of course they >> Of course they'll be kosher. >> Yes. >> Thank you. Thank Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner Smuckler. Yeah. So, activations, less money, uh precise,
concise, straight to the point, but building up the momentum to the to the whole uh uh street uh fair and and that we're going to have and you know, just we can get creative with it. And then when you go to the businesses as well, I I realize that the businesses are not
fully engaged in the centennial uh you know in in in the centennial, you know, year. So businesses, you should walk into a business and you should see a sign somewhere either on their door or on the counter that says, you know,
something relating to the >> to the vice mayor's point, like I'm glad you said sign. Like what's the status of the wayfinding? because I thought those things would be like >> years ago already >> be done by now at least at least for the centennial year. >> Well, I don't want to wayfinding. If we're going to talk about wayfinding, we
can take it all the way back. >> All right. >> Cuz that's that's a 10 plus year conversation. >> Talk about the master meer wiener truck. >> Yeah, if that can go I'll take that as an activation. >> So anyways, so um so back to back to what I was saying. Back to what I was
saying. So the the activations leading to the event, number one. Number two, the businesses getting involved. I think that's something that we need. Even if it's a some logo that they can stick on their window and say this business is celebrating the centennial and here's, you know what I mean? Like we we need to
do that. Um, and the reason I'm saying that is because when you drive down 125, you see the you see the number 100 everywhere you go. now. And I and I don't want to I don't want to um you know take anything away from our team, but when I look at our banners, >> That's true.
>> I have to like squint to see that it's that it says 100. The only ones that really work are the ones that are on Hanford Boulevard and going up going up West Dixie because they're lower. But when you're talking about the higher uh polls that are on 15th Avenue, 163rd,
you don't know what's going on. >> I'm trying to figure out why is it on 183rd, by the way. And then the color, the white against the yellow, th those things don't work because it's just not you're you're unable to really see it. So I feel like branding wise, we we we can level up a little bit more, start
cooperating with the businesses, really letting people know that we're celebrating, you know, our hundth our 100th anniversary. So that's it. Thank you. M >> No, I like I like what Vice Mayor said and I think that because you're also hoping to get t-shirts and merch and stuff like that, right? Is that part of
the 2002? >> Yes. >> A large portion of that has already been spent for the t-shirts. >> That's what I was thinking. So, if you're gonna have the block parties, you need a certain amount of merch to go around. The 200,000 covers that
>> a large the budgeted amount for the merch um has been overspent. Um >> so, so we would need more merch. >> Okay. >> Right. So, we would but I'm because we're talking money here, right? So, so if the merch
has already been spent, the budget has already been exceeded, but then you only have 200,000 to do the block parties, including police, staff, logistics, and anything else. Where does the merch fall into that 200,000 or would it fall into that?
>> Correct. U since the um >> the stickers that the decals that vice mayor is talking >> Yes. So, apparently the merch budget just went crazy from um before my
arrival. I believe the budget amount was five and we've spent about 50,000 on merch. So, um there was not going to be additional purchases for merchandise. >> So, if we have a block party without merch, I mean, should we have merch? I
guess is a question for the commission, but the whole point of the centennial is to get people to come to the to come and celebrate, but you have to give something away. Even if it's a sticker or pen or whatever. >> So, stickers and pens we can probably do, but uh t-shirts and
>> you talked about t-shirts expensive. >> T-shirts and and the and the pins that everybody loves, those are those are very expensive. >> So, I mean, I think I think this is a conversation that we should have had, but we're having it now. If you ha if
you're going to include $200,000 for everything, there has to be merch in there. There has to be marketing. There has to be >> there was merch in there. It's been spent before my arrival. >> So the $200,000 in your >> Well, there was a separate account for merch and it's been over spent by about
$50,000. >> That's why you have that fluidity in that. That's what exactly what I'm saying is that >> okay, >> we can't do a block party without giving someone a sticker or a pencil or a fan. That defeats the whole thing of branding and having people come out for a hot dog
and a and an apple. I mean, I don't know. >> Yes, ma'am. I'm I'm in 100% agreement with you. It's just the type of merch we can afford. >> I think I think the 90s what they did was similar to the Heat games, if I remember correctly. They were on the stage and they were they were just, you know, they had this this uh >> shoot them.
>> Yeah. Exactly. Right. That's what they did. >> Here's the thing. What I agree with you, Commissioner Jean, is we should give it. The difference is we should, but we don't have the money. >> Correct. >> So that that makes a big difference. What does everybody think about having
instead of the block party being on the block, the big party, what about the amphitheater? Because the amphitheater has plent it is too small and the parking is much from the people that live right there. >> It could have
>> Well, if you're going to if you're going to do it on a block on 19th Avenue, then we have to do it sooner than later because it's all going to look like one. >> Well, the I think the will of the commissioner and I'll go to the to the motion because I I also want to make sure that we're not doing doing things improper. >> How about Allan Park?
>> No. >> Well, we don't have to decide that now. We >> don't have to decide that now. So, let's let's call the question. Let's let's vote about not doing the and and all I'm going to ask is that we support the local businesses and um almost as many
>> uh as much as we can please. >> No, but I think the proposal that he gave is not >> to eliminate the block parties to minimize parties as an invitation to the big party. I don't want >> which I think makes a lot of sense. It'll bring a lot of locals in. So, it's
to eliminate the black parties, but it's to make one big event, but to do like something to like um to incite incite is that I don't know if that's the right word. >> Activations >> like to get people like interested like >> Well, that's what I'm saying. It's going
to be a minimal block party. >> Well, call give it any name you want. It's a minimal something. And I agree. You could have hot dogs and hamburgers or something that keep them there for two hours. What are you going to do? I mean then that's a black party. >> Well, what else were you going to do?
>> Mayor, just to answer that, you voted on a resolution that was on the agenda. You passed it. Um, you only get this opportunity once every hundred years and the commission is entitled to weigh in on what you want to do. So any
subsequent motion about the event that is accepted by by you, you recognize somebody, motion is made, no problem with that. And in terms of the normal that you don't interfere with administration, but this is really not
administration in the traditional sense. It's a very very special event and it involves the expenditure of dollars which is you guys. So any motion that you recognize somebody that's made that has to do with this that doesn't tell
the manager you know to buy some little particular thing or something. Anything short of that that's general policy you do what you want. >> Okay. So my motion is to not have block parties to have one big event for
everyone. And um I would like to add that um let's see what these activations cost and then we can decide if it's worth it or if we should just put that into the actual party. >> I got a motion. >> Well, wait a minute. There's discussion
because how can we vote on let's see what it cost? >> No, we're we're going to we're going to the activations will decide in the near future after we know how much these activations cost. If the manager comes back and says it's $500, then maybe. But
if he's going to come back and say it's $5,000, well, I'm not going to vote for it. >> Commissioner Smith, you've set an overall budget. So, you have that. >> Well, here's my here's my >> So, I because I want to look from a timing standpoint, I don't think changing it mid mid is going to I I
don't I don't want to do that, but I want to just settle this motion now. So, I have a motion to second. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Nay. >> Nay. >> Nay. >> It fails. All right. Okay, we'll move forward. We move forward with make sure every who are the included. Let's spend more money. Who are the naysay please?
>> Um, two naysay. Um, Commissioner Sue and Commissioner >> the two eyes. >> Oh, the two eyes. Sorry. >> The two that don't want to spend a lot of money is myself and Commissioner Sue. >> The motion fails. Next item. Next item. >> Next item. Mr. Um, >> there is a cap. It's 200,000. You can't
spend more than that. No. >> There's a cap. >> Voted a cap. >> That's already voted. the two that don't want to give a lot of work to staff and a lot of work to police. The the two who are trying >> necessarily know that that's how it's going to work. He's got 200. >> When you have when you have a party
every month, you're going to give staff more and more work to do. >> Come on. Wait. Wait. Come on. Next. Next item. Madam clerk. Somebody needs >> move to introduce >> resolution number R 2026-
>> item 910. Resolution number R2026-70 authorizing a budget transfer for finance department staff augmentation services sponsored by the city manager resolution the mayor and city commission the city of North Miami Beach for authorizing a budget transfer within the adual budget for fiscal year October 1st
2025 to September 30 2026 in the amount of $150,000 from salaries and related benefits accounts to professional services account within the finance department to support staff augmentation services providing for implementation providing for scriveners errors and providing for an effective deed
Uh Mr. Manager. >> Yes sir. This is your this is your item. >> So this item is a actually companion item to 9.9. Um normally um you would see both of these items together. 9.9 is saying what the expenditure is. 9.10
9.10 uh says where the money is going to be coming from. Um, we had to separate this item due to a resolution that was passed that uh requires us to create a separate resolution for budget transfer. >> That was Commissioner Sue
>> and Commissioner Jean and and and um the reason I pulled that the re because you can't make you saw you saw something that I guess you saw a problem um or an issue that that would come up where these types of transfers would happen. Where's
the money coming from and why do we need to do this? >> Absolutely. So, I provided all of you a memorandum as to why we need to do this. Uh our >> No. Well, for the residents, please explain. >> Okay. So, our finance department is currently um and I've stated this uh
have challenges. Uh we have we have staffing challenges uh that we need to uh address. So first and first and foremost um we have um we do not have the significant staff that we need in
order to run a finance department of over 500 employees uh supporting services for residents of over nearly 45,000. So uh we currently do not have a finance director. Um so the one of the purposes of this is that we have tapped
our um tapped our um internal audit firm to provide us with a interim finance director. Um we've also currently do not we're in the middle of budget season and we do not have a budget administrator. So, we tapped uh we tapped um
um Brunson uh Brunson PA who is providing us with our uh interim uh budget administrator. We're also seeking a CFO. Um so, we have to have uh we have a uh search firm that we actually have to pay for the CFO.
>> So, you you uh that was a head hunter you mentioned, right? Yes. >> And has that so they they haven't been retained as of yet? Yes, they have. Um the the question I have is like when I looked at the the memo and that's why I was like when you look at the the the cost per
hour, it looks like a lot of these guys if they will work 40 hours and if everybody's worried about costs, what have you, they make more than more money than you. That's correct. Uh but we're not utilizing them for 40 hours. Like how how do how would we know that? Um we schedule them. So the uh finance
director comes currently comes three days per week and the uh budget administrator is coming as needed. >> Okay. Any any other thoughts? >> Mr. Z, >> thank you so much. I know during the briefings, Mr. Manager, this was one of
the questions that I had asked and I did get the spreadsheet that you sent about the breakdown of every area. um that needs and the expenditure I guess up to this point I think you know we've we've kind of like even with the CFO situation
I think the last meeting you you mentioned that you have viewing power only so the checks are being signed by who are the checks being signed by currently >> the checks are signed by automatic system my signature is in the system and the deputy city manager system a name is
in the system >> okay so you two are are kind of >> you guys are the only two people that that you guys are the final two sayers and signing off like >> it's not a sayer it's a signature so it's a authorization for payment uh we're signing on behalf of the city saying that this is legally legal tender
>> so my my hope is this right all of us have gone through different budget processes um sometimes the city has even brought in additional support to support the you know the the the management in how it
executes the budget Now we've also had a lot now everything is being outsourced per se >> and we got a lot of flack because of that. >> Well I wanted to kind of find out from you obviously if you need the staff you need the staff >> right is your hope to fully outsource or
is your hope to give us more perspective into the vision that you have for the for the department. >> Correct. So thank you for that question commissioner John and I'm happy to provide the clarification. Um, we do not have uh we do not have a budget administrator. This is a interim budget administrator. We are hiring for a
budget administrator. Once the budget administrator is hired, um we will uh transition the interim budget administrator out. Uh we do not have a uh permanent uh CFO. Uh once we have a permanent CFO, the finance the interim
finance director position will be transitioned out. I think what would be good also for us is for us to have a timeline with the budget process of when do we actually start when when do you hope to have budget workshops with with the commission.
>> Um also giving us the preliminary numbers so we can have a chance to kind of dissect and look at where the numbers are because I think one of the things you also mentioned as a cost saving is going from bi-weekly from weekly to bi-weekly. Um I'm not sure where are you with that as it relates to are you have
you made that decision yet? >> No, a final decision has not been made on that. Uh the employees prefer to have weekly. So we're going to try to do everything we can to preserve a weekly which may mean we need to increase our payroll uh services and our payroll personnel. >> So I think what what would this is one
of the things I always ask for is a flowchart of the internal department itself, right? because obviously we don't know who does what but that helps us in saying okay we do need these external services but without us actually seeing what's there we we're
not sure right yes and I think if you have viewing power only but you're but you're also that electronic signature is on and with the deputies as well there has to be one more mechanism right u in place do you have that currently
>> so I think there is a a misunderstanding about what our ability is uh Mr. Bankoli has no access to although again he is signing saying that this check if you receive it from the city of North Miami Beach is legal tender he has no access
to any of the uh cash what we call as the cash pro system as I shared with you in the memorandum we already put those checks and balances in place I have no authority to edit to add to remove to
make a payment from the cash pro systems my access is visual only I can look at the system but I cannot make any edits to it whatsoever. >> So I guess the follow-up question real quick is what is the check and balance in our mind what would it be? So if we don't have a CFO we don't have a budget
administrator per se what how how do you know what's what's happening? Who's controlling the the approvals? If not you if not the CFO then who since we don't have a CFO >> I have I can look into the system. I'm your acting CFO right now. So that's as
I shared with you. >> I guess who would be your backup like who would be >> Oh, so we >> outside of the deputy >> it's the interim uh it is the interim finance director his name is Dwayne Matthysse and then we have uh from him we have an internal uh employee um the
senior staff accountant Patrick Williams and then we have another staff accounting and all of them have access to the cash pro system. >> I think that's the that's I think the clarity that we need right to provide it. Obviously if someone says well I can see only but then my name is also on it
is I mean is is digitally there because it has to be a name there but then who who's doing the day dayto-day checks and balances. I think that the commission needs to have a clearer picture of what that is. >> I apologize. I thought I put that in the memorandum but if that was not clear my
apologies. Well, um to to to Commissioner Jean's point because I want to figure out have you already um contracted these individuals already and how much have you spent thus far? >> Okay, so I have those numbers here for you. Give me just a second.
>> And the answer is yes. >> Quick question as you pull it up. with the threshold in case obviously you're coming before us right now for approval for certain additional increases. Um in the case that
it continues to supersede the your threshold what >> it comes it comes back to us right correct me >> correct uh we have not had any expenders that supersede my threshold those numbers All right. So, for the interim budget
administrator, we have with uh Anthony Brunson, PA, we have spent to date $21,200. for the interim finance director with CFLG, we have spent to date $43,000. >> I'm following you because I know this is numbers that I had requested. So, I'm
I'm seeing the numbers that you you sent. So, I think for us, I I I speak for myself. >> Um, we have to get a better picture of what we have, right? Because we're about to enter into budget season and and everybody wants a clear picture, especially based on what's coming down the pipeline. So maybe sharing this with
my fellow commissioners um and the mayor obviously would be good so that we can also gauge where we at because if we're into budget season, we're going to supersede this amount that you're that you're requesting potentially, right? There's a high probability because we we're going to have to put a lot of
hours in for the budget for the budget workshops. So we're going to exceed this amount. What >> 50? I I we there's a probability >> because so far >> you expect that we'll exceed 150. >> So So I I assume there's a poss would
would you say there's a probability of it? >> Well, anything's possible, >> but like but why would you request 150 if you're not going to like why would you request that amount specifically? >> Well, this is a race, so we're going to run it as fast as we possibly can. Uh we're trying to recruit as fast as we possibly can. if we get uh a strong
candidate for a CFO, uh I'll make them an offer tomorrow. Um so, but we do have to have a cushion there with the authorization from the commission to move the finance department forward if we don't get uh a strong candidate.
>> Yeah. because I think so to date like October 1st to May is o a little bit o just about 140 and so another six months will probably put us at 150 in that same range potentially especially since we're going to have more work as the budget
workshops those people are going to have to work longer hours longer days so I'm assuming that we might not knowing what hours they've put in so far there's a probability that they're they'll exceed the 150 >> okay just so the contract >> resolution you'd like to see is
>> I mean that's that's just for us for me to get a better picture of where we at where we're at right so if there's a potential that we found a great candidate perfect um but in the in the in the likelihood that we don't obviously we want the public to know that that this might be an expenditure that's exceeded
>> absolutely so just to land in plain um I I think everyone's supportive because we we do need this um and I'm supportive of it one thing I I I want to tie to just for the transparency part is please update the check registry so we can see what checks are being approved because
we don't know what you guys are approving for all for all we know but it's up well we don't know if just for the transparency it can be turned on if Anthony Bronson I guess that's the firming you can utilize it can turn that on or be tasked to do that'll be great because that creates more transparency for us and we we can better understand
where the money's going to >> not >> because it's being because we don't have a CF we don't have a CFO you're acting in that capacity like I understand you explain the flowchart, but I'm still kind of like lost in that because you're saying, "Well, there's this this, you know, from my understanding for how munis operates, it's like a step by step
by step by step, and I don't know where you guys fall in that step before a check is issued out." >> I do not fall in the step. >> The the approve the approve No, I'm talking about the approval queue. So, like it's like u when somebody submits a an invoice saying, "Hey, I did my I did my PO. Here's here's here's the work."
Where do you fall in that line? Because you have to sign off at some point and a CFO that part has to sign off on some point. Yes. So the uh the finance director is signing off and for the finance department I >> finance director is >> is Dwayane Matis from
>> Yes. is our staff account. Um he is our interim finance director. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Commissioner Smith, you know that's you. If your power is just to look at the finances, what stops your power from looking and
saying, "Oh, no. We're not paying that one, or I want to pay that one more." You're not signing anything, >> but your power to look at it could also give you the power as the manager for direction.
>> I'm I'm I'm not sure I understand >> what Why are you looking at it? I'm looking at it to, as I shared with you all, I'm looking at it to find errors and discrepancies and do a check and balances, which we actually did find. Um, um, myself working with a other team that only has, well, I only have looks
powers. We actually found overpayments to employees that we're looking into right now is under review. >> But that's what I'm saying. It was a legitimate overpayment. And you found it because you were looking at it. >> But what >> legitimate? I'm not sure I would say
that, but yes, I found it because I was looking at it. >> Right. So now you somebody a vendor had to be paid and you looked at it and you said I that vendor needs 5,000 more. You're not signing anything, but you're
changing >> no I do not have the authority to make any changes in the system. >> No, she's not saying that. you see what's coming out basically. You can give because at the end of the day like you you are the manager. You know who who's who's signing off at at different
points. You see the flow. >> Okay. >> So she's saying that you can you can still direct to do X Y and Z. Now if you weren't CFO would you still have that type of that type of view of >> Yes. Yes. >> Well considering things that
>> CFO would also charge as your as your um guard guard rails. >> Yeah. right now there is this is you >> concerning the things that I've uncovered I will not I will continue to have oversight >> absolutely >> can you clarify also approval cues I
know you know back in a long time ago I used to have to put in invoices into the system >> in my you know when I was working in government so I know that with approval cues like let's say someone puts an invoice in right but that the department head also has perview to approve correct
>> but then above the department head is I don't know how how it works the department the finance department. So obviously those guard rails would be those individuals in those places that say okay this is approved this has gone to the procurement x x y andz I'm going to it has all the backup but then you're
also able to view that >> yes >> right so I think that's what commissioner um is alluding to >> we need a clearer picture a clearer picture of how it works before you have the CFO that kind of serves as a guard
rail to the city manager and says hey x y and I don't know if you can explain it better. >> So, let me share. Yes, you had a CFO. Some of the things I found were while you had a CFO. So, as your CD manager, I do not feel comfortable, whoever the CFO that we hire, especially since this is
going to be a new relationships for me to just hand it off and say, "Okay, I'm going to assume that nothing happens on my watch. Um, I do not feel comfortable with that." And this and I will also say, uh, members of the commission can have the same access that I have. Uh, so I believe we already have a I believe you already have a transparency portal.
So as you >> Oh, that's what I'm saying. It's No, it's not It hasn't been updated in almost a year and a half, maybe two. Hasn't been updated like the the checks the check registry is not updated. Correct me if I'm wrong. Where's procurement? >> Um, no, that's uh it >> Where's it? >> Um, is uh it here? Do we have uh Mr.
Castillo here? >> Okay, please come forward. um the tresper before you even go there even with the the charter officers right you guys kind of tag team on each other legal city clerk so I think this is in that same vein right that we want you to
have those you know the separation if you will so that it can go it still has your overview but it still has those guardrails because you guys complement each other right >> yes the guardrails are still there >> right >> they're they're still in place the guardrails are there and again um please
provide us a status and update on the transparency portal. >> The transparency portal is supposed to be updated automatic. It doesn't it doesn't need anybody to goes and push a button and say update it. It's supposed to be online. >> So who who who who up? Okay. Who does the update like the check registry? Is
that part of it? >> The there's there is a section for checks there. >> That hasn't been updated. >> Well, let me respond to that. Uh, one of the things that I've uncovered is I shared with you all and I put it in the memo and I've and I've stated it at the uh, city manager report. Um, you should
we should be doing bank reconciliations on a monthly basis. Uh, and we haven't been. Um, we are currently now on our bank monthly bank reconciliations just our financial department is just entering November of 2025.
So if you what you're not seeing is not there's nothing for the system to take an update if a bank reconciliation is not completed. What I'm saying is that it's not about the bank reconciliation. >> Every time a check used to go out you would see it like on a month it would it would show it. It's not it's not the
reconciliation like bank. No, I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about every check. So you you you're paying out a particular vendor. You could look it up. >> Oh, Ricardo is here. >> Well, sorry. >> Uh good evening. Ricardo Castillo, uh, chief information officer. We do have the transparency portal and it is
updated every week. If you go to cdnb.com and click on transparency portal, um, under bendor payments, it actually shows all of the payments. Uh, last check showing there is May 13th. >> So, so the check, so every check that's
happened up until May 13 is there, correct? Correct. >> And you can see and that's all there. >> Yes. >> All right. >> Yeah. So I think you might be referring to the prior page where they actually had to upload that process manually. Uh that has been updated since and it's all automated now.
>> I that's part I haven't I never saw it like I was trying to figure out because that's how everybody would be that from my understanding it was something that even Mr. Kazan put up saying I I I want to see every time a check goes out who's signing off for it, who's getting paid. May it be a vendor or some other um um
consultant as you as you guys are utilizing. But like I said, I'm I'm for the this particular resolution. I just want to make sure that those things are and the guardrails are put. You're saying that you're you're enough for that. Um I think that it's like a new thing. We've never had a situation where
you had a manager and a CFO allinone. That's never happened before. >> Well, I prefer it not to happen. >> So, I have a question. So, you said that you don't have um access to to to do you can only view, correct?
>> Right. So, hypothetically, we wanted you to have access to it. H how does that how would that work? >> Uh the I would we would have to contact Bank of America >> uh and Bank of America would have to agree based off of the person's uh
position uh to allow access to the cash pro system. There can only be uh two people to have access to the cash pro system at any given time >> to make changes. Has any other city managers do you know have had >> I don't know >> and you you don't have any approval cues
to approve? >> Um I still prove uh this city manager's viewing uh which says that one the department has as the authorization to purchase this item >> because I know that the department heads have their higher queue. Do you fall
into any of their cues? >> Yes. Again, I my signature says that the department head has the authority to make that purchase. >> Understood. >> Yes, ma'am. And just so we can close up uh and we can vote on this sucker um on
this resolution just to be fair. Um the Andy Bronson, they've been here since what, last month? >> Um I'd have to look at the date. I'd have to look at the date. >> Um I believe it's less than a month. So, it's been less a month and they and that's why to Commissioner Jean's point, if they've been here less than a month
and they've charged how much? >> Uh, $20,000. >> And the other firm, the >> It's $40,000. >> And how long have they been here? >> They've been here a bit longer. >> How long? >> Um, I'd have I don't know the exact dates, >> but has it been more than two commission meetings or >> It has been more than two months. No. >> So, it's been like, let's say what, six weeks. Let's say six Let's go between
six weeks. >> Six weeks for six and they made like 40 something,000. Like, is is $150,000 going to be enough? If it's not, we'll have to come back. >> All the questions. >> Yes. Uh, do I have a motion and a second? So, move. All in favor say I. >> I.
>> Next item. Madam clerk. I second it. >> Which vice mayor second it >> move to introduce 911 resolution R 2026-71. >> Second. Item 9.11, resolution number R1026-71,
approving and authorizing a task order for professional engineering services for operational support and staff orientation services for the community development department sponsored by the city manager. Resolution. The mayor and city commission of the city of North Miami Beach, Florida, approving and authorizing a task order for
professional engineering services for operational support and staff augmentation services for the community development department in an amount not to exceed $150,000 with the Corodino group under the continuing services agreement for professional consulting services and authorizing city manager
designated all things necessary to effectuate this resolution providing for conflicts and subject to the budget appropriation and availability of funds and providing for an effective Mr. Manager, >> this is your item. >> Yes, Mr. Mayor. >> It's your
>> It's your >> I thought you had a question. >> No, your name's on it. >> Okay. So, this item is very similar to 9.9 uh where we were getting permission from the commission to allow us to have uh augmentated services in order to run
our finance department. Uh this item is to bring in Corodino uh to provide support to us uh to run our uh to run our community development department. >> How much is it? >> 150,000. >> What happened to our director? He was so fun.
>> Well to No, no. To that point, I when I when I when I got the email and I don't want to cut you off, Commissioner John, when I got the email that we were pulling the Williams because I was trying to figure out what was going on because I know it was scheduled and and I I know you clarified it because of notice and what have you. I found out that we
um don't have a a forgot the positions what um >> community devel >> community development >> director. >> Yeah. Director and I also saw that and yeah if you can explain that what >> absolutely um so we have notification from the state of Florida that we essentially do not have uh as of April
we do not have uh a community me development department. Uh the community development department for the city of North Miami Beach missed its deadline to submit its comprehensive plan. The comprehensive plan generally takes 6 to9 months. The comprehensive plan has not been worked on until October. Uh so
we're going to we're about going to require about 6 to9 months for in order us to complete the comprehensive plan update and the state of Florida will not us allow us to do city initiated uh any city initiatives from the community development department during that time. We will be able to we will be allowed to
do um um private developer initiatives but none from the city. So, the affordable housing uh the affordable housing plan um that I was working on that will be frozen for the next 6 to9 months. Uh the reoccupancy uh the
reoccupancy inspection ordinance uh that the members of the commission were requesting uh that will be that will be on hold. Uh and there are some other items as well uh that are going to be city initiative that we will not be able to move forward until we complete our comprehensive plan update
>> with the ordinance um that's currently here for second read f first reading the one I know it's it's here would that be impacted as well? >> No no because it it it skirted the it skirted the uh >> uh >> yes >> Mr. manager.
>> The previous director was working on some um community engagement activities going from um neighborhood to neighborhood. Was that part of the the the plan that was supposed to be submitted? >> No, ma'am. >> That was something. What was that? >> Oh, are you talking about the sharetses
that occurred in October of Yes, >> those because he was doing a few of them consecutively. Was that to gather the information? So, we have a contract with uh Cordino as the consultant for the comprehensive plan update. Uh it's a $300,000 contract. We're aboutund
something thousands in. Um but for whatever reason um the community development de development department did not move forward uh with Cordino to complete the comprehensive plan uh from what I can see the last correspondence was in um October of last year.
>> When was the last shares? Do anyone remember when the last one was? I believe it was October of last year. >> But I thought some of that commissioner plans a year commissioner uh Smith. >> I thought some of that sharet was county. The county brought them in to
discuss that wasn't city. That was to discuss the new train and they had hired the same company. I think this is mandatory. It's an easy I'll I'll call for the vote because somebody brought a project before me. There's one girl, one
woman handling the whole department by herself. >> Well, >> so I'm going to make >> No, I'm I'm I'm and I and I'm I'll I'll second that. But here's the one issue I have is just like how you know we I remember us a long time ago how people used to get very upset about us outsourcing and contracting out
kind of the same makeup as the prior um setup in the augmentation. The one thing I find kind of and to me that that that seemed very interesting is that the letter or the correspondence because I don't know when you let go um the community development director but there's a letter that came before that
happened >> pretty much uh offering the services and I don't know if that was part of that your decision-m and doing what you done because you said that they didn't complete they weren't able they didn't complete the the project the comp plan. So was that because I saw the letter
came in like a few days before. When you say the letter came in, >> it was it was an engagement letter from Cardino Group. I don't I don't want to mispronounce their the name. >> Cardino Cor what is it? >> Corendino. >> Corandino group. So it came in and then I guess the the director was let go like
uh a couple of days after that at least from the from the date. If you have a copy, do you have a copy of the letter? >> No, I don't I don't. >> I mean the engagement letter from Cordino like you have >> so that didn't play uh that didn't play a factor. Uh I was not looking for a vendor uh Cordino or any other vendor to replace our community development
director. Um what did play a factor is in um and he was allowed to resign at his own choice uh after having these discussions. What did play a factor is not even being informed. >> Um I hosted a meet and greet for my office to uh have the opportunity to
meet with him and his staff. Uh and then that was when I was made aware uh because I asked the question there's a state statute that requires you to submit a comprehensive plan. So just in introducing myself, hi I'm the city manager. You're you guys are community development. Hey when's the next
comprehensive plan update due um and everyone gets quiet in the room. Uh >> nobody engage he didn't try to engage with that department at all. He he said that he had informed that uh under the previous structure that he was
reporting to uh the former assistant city manager and that he had informed her numerous times that we weren't moving forward uh with the comprehensive plan update. I found the answer to be insufficient. Uh there was a uh I was appointed in I was appointed in
February. Um um and then the previous assistant city manager had been no longer with us for an entire month. But so to rely on the fact that you inform the previous assistant city manager of the status of the city's community development department. That was an
insufficient answer. Uh yeah and there were some other factors that played in in >> Didn't somebody call the question? >> Yes. Uh we got a >> call the question. >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> Next item madam cler
>> I believe that exhausts what was the previous consent agenda. Item 10.1 has been deferred. >> Moved in 10.1 is deferred. >> Yes. >> Yes. Yes. Yes. >> Okay. Then we go to 11 >> ordinance number 2026-4
second reading. >> Commissioner Sue >> Mr. Mayor a motion. Uh if I could ask a question. It has been brought to my attention and I just want to get clarification from the commission that um um quasi judicial items at commission
meetings are not are permissible. Uh if that's a fact I wanted to get what >> we voted the quasi judicial would be in their own meeting. If we had quasi judicial now we would be here till 3:00 in the morning. >> So the quasi judicial Mr. Mayor um that
we had uh approved a process where uh anything six units and above considered commercial >> would be in a separate would be in a separate meeting. >> I forgot >> anything that's below that would we can we can >> we had our own specific Yes, you're right. That's something we >> for the community development.
>> Yes. So I guess that Well, we have to we we voted for it to be to be brought back at next commission meeting, did we not? >> That's such a >> we said it for the next commission meeting. Yes, sir. So, but based on our own standard that's supposed to go like the third >> the fourth
>> the fourth the fourth week which is >> the fourth Thursday of the month. before Thursday and that would and that date would be what >> I think it is the particular excuse me for interrupting but I think it's not >> uh that date I think there is a specific calendar for the backup just as there is a calendar for the commission meeting
dates there's a calendar no >> that passed by the no to to that to commissioner Smith's point we specifically did this for a reason because of >> like community engagement and the fact of we wanted to have and that was I guess it was somewhat of a compromise because of that second meeting that that
we did. So, no, >> but mayor, the thing is that sometimes the fourth Thursday would be Thanksgiving Day. So, it's not automatic that it's we we don't if it were to be Thanksgiving Day, we don't even have a meeting regardless.
>> Well, that's what I'm saying. So I believe that there is >> no >> calendar of of commission meeting dates and a calendar that says that usually the Thursday of the week following >> whenever the commission meets would be
the date but that that may be adjusted if it's Thanksgiving or it's Christmas. Yeah, we we have that um >> it's a calendar that you >> we have a calendar that we do every year in advance and on the we have an optional fourth Thursday of the month
>> specifically those types of >> for for commission meetings really and then at this when we voted this in we said we would do it at >> multif family at the next fourth if the next fourth happens to be Thanksgiving then we do it in in we can always change it they
didn't say that we weren't allowed to But I from his standpoint, the developers showed up. We did >> I I can understand how that can be a massive issue. Look >> um calendar. >> I think we should make it keep make an
except because like I said that wasn't >> um that to and I don't I don't know if the city manager's office was aware of that because we did make that type of uh resolution. We did agree to that. Now that we know that we did just to accommodate the this developer and we did make an and there was an issue of
when it got publicized anyway. So this is the best compromise we can come up as opposed to putting I don't know how many thousands of dollars that the developer is going to have to put forward mitigating all the state. >> So what we need to do >> wait so what what we need to do is keep
the proclamations and the next um ordinances and legislation for the following month >> low so we have time to >> Okay. Before you was that the question that the manager was asking? What is your your decision about when you want to hear the
particular quasi judicial? >> No on on this issue. It stays to for next meeting. It stays because >> we've already voted on and we have to make that exception. >> But we have to >> but my question Mr. Mayor is >> has to be the multif family quasi big developments have to be on that um that
fourth Thursday. >> All right. Do I is that automatic? Do I request a special commission meeting? How's the process? >> We've already agreed. It's It's always there. >> Yeah, we adopted a calendar. >> Since we told them that we would do it at the next commission meeting, we just
said we will keep it J. We just agreed that since we told him that. >> So, I just schedule it. >> Yes. But if we can keep the agenda and the proclamations on the low, that'll give us time to to hear it and not come home at 2 in the morning.
Everything you're saying is correct, but I believe that it does not what you passed does not say the fourth. I think it says a Thursday to be scheduled according to the calendar because there
are months when it's not the fourth. >> So, if it doesn't say it, it was an error. But it's always the the the following >> one. If it happens to be Thanksgiving, so then it has to wait a little bit longer. >> The following Thursday, unless the
>> No, not the following. The fourth Thursday of the month. >> Commissioner Commissioner Smuckler, may I um just to clarify? >> And then Commissioner, >> we actually have dates of exact dates already and those are for quasi judicial it falls on a Thursday. Yes. So I don't
know why we had to move it to the next meeting. >> No, but it was scheduled for this meeting. They they didn't. >> No, it was but then it would it was moved, right? And then >> but it moved to another commission meeting, >> right? And it's not supposed to be on that day. >> But we've already but we and we already let the developer know already. >> Are we doing Thursday like this coming
Thursday? >> No, we're doing it at the next commission meeting. >> We're doing an exception because we >> at the next commission meeting. Okay. Let's >> No, I got that. I understand. >> Um guys, I think I think that's why we don't utilize what they need to do. >> Staff knows what they need to do.
>> Commissioner Turnoff. Yeah. >> Mute anyway because we have no community development. We can't move forward with any new >> We can move forward with private initi private that's a private one community development director the deputy city
manager until the corino group is arranged the manager asked the deputy city manager who was filling the chair as interim community development director. But once this now that you voted for the corino groups, they will
come in and name somebody. So there's no reason that we can't have the normal course. >> Last thought, Commissioner S, so we can move on. >> Thank you. I have a question, Mr. Manager. What was the reason why they moved it? >> We moved it or they moved it.
>> I did that, Ma. You did that because >> there was um we have a brand new system of providing notice that goes through a website accountant >> on his last day of employment. Our previous community development director
posted the item for tonight to that website. Unbeknownst to him or I think anybody here, uh he posted it at by 5:15 or something on Friday night, which was sufficiently in advance. Apparently that
website at 5:00 p.m. >> cuts off for the day and it came out published on the following Monday, which only provided 8 days of advanced publication, which is insufficient. 10 is called for. Although the developer
would have just soon gone forward, um we decided and by we I mean my office said we cannot move forward with something that was not noticed 10 days in advance. We have to renotice it. They weren't happy about it, but we don't do things
that are incorrect. >> Okay. So, I have a I have a >> Can I May I I I just want to chime in first because I haven't I haven't spoken about this yet. So I what I wanted to say was I really shy away from having a
quasi judicial on a commission meeting day because we have held up and I want to be a an investor friendly city right last time we had a quasi judicial jur coupled with our commission meeting they had to sit there and wait for three
hours and they have to pay their attorneys and I and I know that you know it's not our money but I think It's like we let's let's extend an olive branch. Give them an opportunity to come in say what they need to say without having to go through the entire list of items and
if we have proclamations going over by another hour like then they're going to sit there and wait for another hour. I mean today I feel bad about having our residents wait but I know that all the people who were receiving proclamations were also here waiting to re to be
recognized. So I mean I I encourage us to have a separate meeting for the quasi judicial just so that they get fasttracked into the meeting without anything else except for any public comment that is uh required. >> We're not changing anything for the only
reason we're making this exception is because of what happened like the notice issue. That's why >> the next meeting would be June 25th. So we're adding another because it's either June 16th which is the next schedule. June 16th or we doing 25th?
>> We already we already told them. That's the thing. Like it's just this one instance. >> We messed up one time. Now we can't tell them. >> Yeah. We can't do that again because they've already made plans and already >> So what we did is we asked the manager
to please keep the agenda on the low and as commissioners the second of us should try to keep the proclamations on the low as well. >> All right. Okay. move just just so you know on the low means that you know nobody knows about it. >> So yeah second to to a minimum keep it
to a minimum minimum but I like on the low they change >> it's um commissioner shoes resolution >> could I just ask a question >> it's the res >> Mr. Mayor >> I'm going to give you a point of perfect >> Mr. legislation ordinance or all right all right wait um before you start
>> please final thoughts please >> why can't we call them we have 10 days just a second why can't we call the developer they would want to do it faster than slower they would want to do it this month they don't want to wait
six weeks why wouldn't we call them and and have a meeting the fourth Thursday that would give them the 10 days. What you don't understand is if you look at the time >> 10 days it's it's business days.
>> No, but it's not the the 28th would be like like six business days. >> We the reason we voted on the quasi judicial to be in a separate meeting is because it's 10:30 and we haven't done >> because we we we messed the city messed
up that to to be clear like we didn't do the noise properly. This is the one time I understand what you're saying, but this is the one time that we made this exception. Like we were we were already they were there right now. They were have relied on our decision. They've already gone. >> So, and if we were to work under your
time, it's not enough days. Correct me if I'm wrong. >> It's like six business days. >> It's not enough days. >> So, it's too late for this month. And if you don't if you do it at the next commission meeting instead of a following Thursday, you're limiting that it's only going to be at most four weeks
before they get that thing heard, not six. >> I understand. >> I wanted to do it this coming Thursday week, but is it >> not enough time? Not enough time. >> Excuse me. Is my 10 business days or is it 10 days? >> It's 10 days, but it has to still be
run. It has to appear and it has to be published. I believe that takes place the day after it's posted. I'm not sure, but it's still not 10 days before this Thursday. Even if it's not Tuesday night already, and it's Thursday is not 10
days away. >> Mr. Manager, thank you, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Manager, can we get um do you have a listing of pending developments like applications that might be in the pipeline to gauge? We haven't heard quasi in a few months. Is there a
pipeline of of of projects that I know we we're going to be halted because of the whatever regulations, but are there a pipeline of projects being >> on hold or anything like that? >> Um projects on hold or project >> projects in the in the queue? >> Yes, we can get you a list of those
items. >> Thank you. >> Could you send it to all the commissioners as I mean? >> Absolutely. Thank you. >> We we got a motion in a second. Um, city attorney go on to introduce >> item 11.1 ordinance number 2026-04 second reading noise ordinance sponsored
by commissioner Sue an ordinance of the mayor and city commission of the city of North Miami Beach Florida amending chapter 9 of the city of North Miami Beach code of ordinances offenses and miscellaneous provisions section 9-4 noise control to establish specific
noise regulations for outdoor for power tools and landscaping equipment and residences and for outdoor events and to clarify enforcement, providing for conflicts, severability, cotification, and an effective date. And Mayor, before
we get into it, there is a a couple of minor things that were uh suggested in a question from um Commissioner Smith that she has raised and I want to just get those on the record quickly. They are in
my opinion uh such small they are not of sufficient uh they are not sufficient changes as to require a new second
reading. They are very minor. Uh there were two of them and in particular give me one second here and we have it. Um, one relates to 9-4 uh 404.6D.
It asked for Commissioner Smith asked that we define contractors and service personnel. Um, we're going to see if there is a definition given of that in the county ordinance. And if there is
not, we will, as we are permitted to correct minor matters, scriveners errors, we will add some definition unless the county has already done that. The other is 9-4.6E. It says that it relates to the real
property or asset and we will add after the word asset for clarification. Such as in parenthesis such as personal property close parentheses the idea
being that it may not be real property. It may be a motor vehicle. It may be a boat. So to further clarify what's meant by asset, we would put in parentheses such as personal property. The first one again, if the county hasn't preempt
preempted it, will provide some minor definition. Those are very minor. They don't change the character of the ordinance in any way. They are questions that were raised by Commissioner Smith. And it's our opinion that making those very minor changes does not require
another second reading. Everyone is clearly on notice what this ordinance is. >> All right. I make a motion to approve. >> Um I I was going to allow commission. So you're wait your fine way it is. >> I have a question. >> I don't I don't mind I don't mind the the clarification or the you know
parsing out but I mean yes >> Commissioner Smith the whereas about the day county amending section 21-28 um they amended that only on the waterfront and the street side. It wasn't a amended for everything. It
doesn't matter as far as I'm concerned. I'm just bringing that to everybody's attention. >> I I believe we did amend it as well. >> The operation of um and it goes on to say 25 ft here in reference to um music and televisions
etc. Um on number two, the purpose of this subsection number two on page three of five, uh it says the outdoor you can't have noise and they're including the garage
that and they're saying any vehicle door. So, if the windows or the or the garage side door that gets you out of the garage is open, that apparently won't count because it says
if any of the vehicle door, which would mean a door like a garage door. So, wouldn't count. I I have a house for sale that has windows on both sides of the garage. And um
um when it came to the violation on F just was going to add outside of 7-Eleven. It's a $500 fine. Actually, at the top it tells you the fine is 150, 300, 500, which I'm very
happy with that. But at the bottom it says or she'll be subject to a citical sign of $500 per occurrence. So I'm not sure if that's a little ambiguous and that's all I have.
>> City attorney, >> is it ambiguous as far as the fine goes? >> Commissioner, um I was address uh yesterday I got some questions that you'd raised. Both of which I addressed. Frankly, the things that you're raising now, I'd have to go back and compare
them to the county ordinance. I really can't answer them on the fly like that. >> How if they are >> of the same nature, because we do have the right under the documentation and and and in the ordinance itself, it says we can make certain corrections that are
in the nature of a scrivener's error. If it says something where there is some ambiguity that requires a minor clarification, we'll be happy to do that if that's the case. if it's more significant than just I mean if it says
it has a schedule one place and underneath it if there's an issue and that's different about how much and it's different than what the county did then we may have to if if you're concerned it could mean that we have to make a further amendment but I can't do that I
would need the information that you just said um I can get it off the the tape and I can go back and take a look but it's >> I think that one is important. The ambiguity of it, I think it is. I'm sorry if I didn't give it to you before because I did all this on Saturday. But
when you have a stack this big, perhaps I didn't see >> I I appreciate that. I the ones that I got yesterday late in the day, we we looked into both and we were able to fix. I will I'm not saying it's not important. It's just not something I can answer without the
>> I actually think it is important. I don't disagree that it's important. I'm just saying in this case because we are not just adopting our own, but we have to go along with what the county did and mirror them. If the mistake is
in theirs, I can't come up with something that differs. Otherwise, I would just do it here like I usually do and just look at it and figure it out and tell you what the language is. But on this one, I have your comments. I'll
get them off from the clerk off the tape. We will look at them individually. If there's a mistake that's a scrivener's error on our part that's different from what the county did, we'll fix it. >> Okay? >> But if the county made the mistake, it's
a bigger issue because we can't adopt something different than them. But we will go back and look and I agree with you if it if that's not clear if it's it's I'm not saying it is important and we will get to the bottom of it. I just am unable to do that right here without
an opportunity to investigate with the >> Okay. I g have my agenda review at noon yesterday. So I'm sorry I didn't get it until late. That's number one. Number two, I didn't know until this second that this noise ordinance was a copycat
of the county. I thought we did we originate originated our own ordinance with commissioner. >> We originated a noise ordinance but we found out >> that the county was acting at the same time we were notified
>> by our county commissioner county commissioner Mickey Steinberg's office. And so we deferred this item to see what the county did. We actually have incorrect information because we were told the county was acting on it on April 21st, the day of our last meeting,
but that turned out to be incorrect. That turned out to be a committee meeting at the county. They didn't adopt it until sometime earlier this month in May and then we had to get the actual copy of what their final draft was. So,
it's I'm not trying to say that there's anything improper with your review. >> I'm not saying there is either because the numbers have changed from the first reading to second reading on the fines, which I'm very pleased with. I like the new numbers better >> and there's no issue with taking those
numbers. It was fine. We do not believe it affected the ability to move to second reading. the fact that the amount of the fines was adjusted. It's a fairly minor adjustment. And again, anyone with a problem with that, who didn't like it
or wanted to speak to it was on notice that we were going to be taking action and setting fines. That doesn't mean every time there's a change, we have to go back to first reading. And there's no problem. I mean, I got some the two I received, I was able to have time to
research. They came late yesterday. That's enough time. >> But the ones that you just raised, >> I just have to go back and take a look. >> Understand? I'm going to make a motion. I'm going to make a motion that we table the second reading till next meeting so the attorney can research it.
>> Yeah, I'm fine with that. >> All right, we have a motion and a second to table. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Next item. >> I also just to just to clarify something with Commissioner Smith. So initially our ordinance had to do with power tools
after hours. We have a lot of residential you know in the residential zone in the in the zoning for residents. Um single families what happens is people use their yards as for business purposes whether it's like about
vehicles or you know sawing things or drilling things. and they they've been doing this and they do them into the wee hours of the mo in the in the morning and it actually disrupts like you know residents. Now the county has an issue
with marine vehicles that are parked too close to the shore and are blasting music till 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning. And that is the reason why they extended that to to have it not be heard more than 25 feet away. And they're all
primaaccia which means whatever you see at that distance is what is going to be judged. So that's that's the backstory between it. So >> we knew the backtory. >> Yes. But no because you said you didn't know that this was a piggyback of the city the county but I'm saying it's not.
>> You said he has to go back to look at the review the counties. So and now I know why he's not looking at it now because he's going to go back and look at the county because which is a whole different story than what you're just trying to say. But I get it. I get it. I get it. Perfect. Thank you both so much.
>> Mayor, if I might, um I would ask the commission uh instead of a vote to quote table would defer to a date certain the next commission. >> I correct I withdraw my motion and I make a new motion to make a date the next commission meeting.
>> Wait, wait, wait, wait. We have to open this up. Okay, we have to >> we already approved. >> We already like how do we fix how do we fix technically the proper way to do it is to uh >> reconsider to reconsider. >> You move to reconsider. >> I second it. All in favor say I.
>> All right. Now we're back now a new motion commissioner. >> I make a motion that we have date certain we bring this back for a second vote at the next commission meeting. >> Second. All in favor say I. >> I. I. Next item. >> Move to introduce ordinance number 20-26-07
first reading. >> 11.2. Ordinance number 2026-07 first reading establishing community association registry sponsored by Commissioner Sue. An ordinance of the mayor and city commission of the city of North Miami Beach, Florida. GAO2-2026
community association registry amending chapter 14 entitled building and housing act and section 14-13 community association registry establishing local requirement for registration for community associations with the city including enforcement and provisions for
enhanced transparency and alignment with Miami date county community association registry providing for codification conflict scriveners error severability and providing for an effective deed Uh let's open someone up for public comment. This is first reading. Madam clerk,
>> if you wish to speak on this item, please step forward. >> I'm sorry. >> 11.2 item ordinance number 2026-7. Mayor. >> All right. Seeing none, back to the
commission. Commissioner Chernoff. My my question is regarding who is going to establish it? Are we going to have to hire an employee? How how is it going to be handled? >> Okay. So, um >> that's Commissioner Sue.
>> All right. Uh we have partnered up with the county to to do this registry so that way we don't have to host it. >> Yes. >> Okay. Exactly. >> That answered my question. >> But we get to enforce. there's some teeth in it for us. If we do find, you
know, um some predatory HOAs that we want to, you know, to do something with, we can. >> We are requiring iter, >> but it would be turned into them because they're maintaining it. But if we don't require it, then they really, it's
questionable what jurisdiction they have in our city, unless we say people have to, but they have to turn it into them. Second. >> Uh, it was a roll call vote. Madam clerk. >> Commissioner Shernoff?
>> Yes. >> Commissioner Jean? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Smith? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Smuckler? >> Commissioner Sue? >> Yes. >> Vice Mayor Flormon? >> Yes. On first reading, is there public comment or no?
>> Um, I I opened it. May I come? Oh, I didn't I didn't hear it. I didn't hear. >> Public comment is closed. >> Oh, I'm sorry. You're correct, sir. There. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Yes, it was open, but >> he wants all right. I >> mayor is correct. There is public comment. No one had any. >> Okay. Your vote, please.
>> He's a vice mayor. >> Vice Mayor. >> Okay. I vote yes. And I also wanted to say I'm a yes on the uh tableabling of the 11.1. >> And my vote is a yes for this item. >> Get to the mayor. >> Mayor Michael Joseph. It passes.
>> Okay. Next item. >> Move to introduce number 2026-08 >> second >> 13.3 >> second >> 11.3 I'm sorry >> thank you item 11.3 ordinance number 2026-08 on first reading establishing
standards for second set of cooking facilities sponsored by commissioner Sue an ordinance of the mayor and city commission of the city of North Miami Beach Florida amending chapter 24 of the code of ordinances of the city of North Miami Beach entitled zoning and land development
Amending article 8 entitled supplemental regulations to add section 24-90.2 entitled second sets of cooking facility to establish standards for additional kitchen within single family detached residences. Amending article 15 entitled
other development review procedures. Amending section 24-176.1 entitled administrative waiver process amending subsection G entitled conditions and safeguards to add language to authorize administrative
approval of an additional kitchen area subject to specific conditions providing for codification conflict scriveners error severability and an effective date. >> All right, this is the first reading clerk. >> Good evening. If you wish to speak on
this item, please come forward. You have three minutes, ma'am. >> Hi, my name is Karen Herold. Um, okay. So, when I first bought my house about 13 years ago, I wanted to take a small section of the dining room and put like doors that slide and put in like a small
kitchen to prepare for Passover. Um, I usually switch my kitchen as it is now about one or two weeks before Passover. of your all your Passover meals for the eight days and then you have to put everything away. So I wanted to do that, put in like a a refrigerator, a sink, a
oven, just a very small area so I could open the doors and still have access to my kitchen for the food that we can't eat on Passover. And I was told I couldn't just with somebody who was helping me with the house, I was told, "Oh, the city doesn't allow a second kitchen." So that would have been
wonderful for me to do it. Um it's a lot involved when you prepare for Passover. I have se not just me a religious person separate dishes separate everything. I spend probably two three days just to scrub my kitchen, clean the kitchen, everything, line the refrigerator and
then again after you know and so in the meantime you either eat takeout or you have a little cabinet somewhere else where you have your cereal um and that. So there was a neighbor here um but earlier and who went to speak but she had to leave because it was getting late. So, a few things she mentioned
were uh multigenerational living, difficult to entice an aging parent or in-law to move in, feeling independent is the key, having their own space to cook, which when my mom, she passed away at 95, 5 years ago, but she came to live between me and my brother at 92. So, I
wanted to put a small section of the house, you know, to build it for her and put like a kitchen so she can have her own little apartment, but a door that would come into our house. Um I didn't really end up having the space but you couldn't have two kitchens anyway. So um also she said adult children college age
or after cost of living is so out of hand that oftentimes adult children are living back at home. It would be nice to foster the independence that would be needed once they eventually are financial able to move out. And then also she mentioned about Passover. She has a much larger family and she cooks
every meal probably for 15 20 people. She takes like a whole month to prepare. She has a whole pod that she brings all of her kitchen, all of her stuff in for Passover. The pod she stores all year brought to her house and she has like a whole month to switch her kitchen and
cook and then get it taken away. So anyway, thank you for your consideration. >> Next speaker. >> No other speakers. >> Seeing none, public comment is now closed. I do have a couple of questions regarding secondary dwellings and to see
if any can this be because I know there's a um to be applicable. This is not retroactive. You can't you can't grandfather a second like if you had a kitchen already. Can you grandfather in after this or no? >> Um I don't know how you have one that's
in compliance with our current rules and regulations, but if somehow I don't know if a variance or something had been granted. >> No. What if they just have it in there now? It would be grandfathered. >> It would be grandfathered if that happened. But I don't know how someone
could have or would have gotten authorization. But like I said, if there was some separate process that they did it and it was approved, it wasn't legally then you could grandfather it in if it was the result of the varian. >> And how did we deal? This is this is the question I have. Here's the question.
Now if let's say right um how's because I I don't know if we have anybody from building right we passed this I know it's first reading I'm supportive of it I I I concur I think this is good for the for the community in general however if someone did put like a a secondary
kitchen already illegal or whatever could they then get um through this um amnesty I I don't know what it would be called would it could they avail themselves of this new type of ordinance saying Oh, no. It's legalized. It's conceivable that someone could ask for
an afterthe-act permit that complied and they would have to go through the regular process. However, I should add for clarity that a couple of the situations that Miss Herold referred to, I think for the other neighbor who had
been here, this is limited strictly to single family. So, the notion that you could really create a second apartment that was mother-in-law quarters or a mom
or a a student probably does not comply with the very strict requirements here. Uh, the stuff that was talked about for Passover is another story and the sponsor may have further. >> Thank you, Mr. Attorney. Mr. Mayor, may
I >> Yeah. Well, no. I mean, I want to >> No, no, because the the the and I just want >> if you're telling me that there's there's a preclusion from that happening, can you add it on there or no? Can it be say, "Hey, you can't be grandfathered in." Meaning that if you're going to if you're going to create this new kitchen, then you could
you can do it. You can do it under code, but it can't be grandfathered in. >> I was going to I was going to address that. I don't think that any addition that was done without a permit, which we don't allow to begin with, is going to be legit. What they would have to do is they would have to tear down the
structure to show the >> I just don't know. Is that is that correct? This is how building works. >> We have I have to agree with Commissioner Sue on this. There's a building department that conducts inspections because you apply for an
afterthe-ffect permit. You can do that, but you have to demonstrate that everything you did has been done according to code because it still has to be inspected. Now, do you have to tear it down to the bare walls? Maybe
not. Maybe. It depends on what you can do that >> depends on the inspector. >> Yeah. And well, and what >> and the type of construction. If if you put in transparent walls so the inspector can see what you did, then you
might not have to, but otherwise you're knocking holes in it. So the junction box and things like that have to be inspected by an inspector who passes it. So the likelihood that an after the fact, like I said, it's one thing if you
had permission, let's say you got a varian, but if it's just illegal, >> you can ask for the permit after the fact, but that doesn't pass inspection until you demonstrate to the inspectors that everything you did was according to
code, >> right? Because like the Florida Building Code doesn't have anything against this. We just have to make sure that like everything that was installed is actually done by per code and and is safe. >> Right. Including like electrical mechanical. >> So what you're concerned about mayor is
not is practically speaking not a problem. >> Yeah. There no it was it was a concern. It was a question >> and there's not a when you say and when you say single family is there a side like what's a for >> what's your question?
>> Floor the the the square footage. There's no square footage limit. >> There w in the Miami Beach ordinance that we modeled after, there was one, but the ourdance does not have a minimum square footage, >> but you still have it. Not in this one.
It doesn't >> what what are you talking about? >> Meaning that it like Miami Beach says you have to have a certain square footage to to bail yourself of this particular benefit >> hours. You don't have that. It could be like, you know, but you have to still submit plans. The plans have to meet
code. The code specifies certain distances for things and certain things that you have to do to comply with the Florida building code. And if your home does not allow you to comply with the Florida building code, then you cannot
be approved for a second kitchen. >> I'm just wondering why did the beach do that? >> They wanted to limit it to larger residences. The sponsor here does not want to limit it, but it's still subject to the provisions of the Florida
Building Code. And if you can't adequately do this and comply with all the provisions of the building code, then you will be rejected. >> Wait a second. The Florida building code calls a single family home a single family home with one kitchen. Doesn't
call it anything different. >> Miami Beach is doing it. I don't know how they're doing it if that's co so >> does not >> Florida building code does not limit to one kitchen. It doesn't. It doesn't have a restriction. >> It doesn't.
>> No, it doesn't. The county does. >> Wait, wait. The you're telling me the Florida building code doesn't have a limit to the kitchen you can have in a single family home? >> No. I mean, don't forget people have now they have summer kitchens outside. Well, it doesn't count. We have we already
have an indoor and outdoor kitchen available for to the residents, but we don't have two indoor kitchens in a single family home. >> No, I understand completely. What I'd like to know when it's my turn to speak, Mr. Mayor. >> It's your turn to speak. >> My only question is how are we going to
handle when a house is sold? Number one, >> is what? >> A house is sold. I mean, is there how are we going to follow up with the inspection to make sure When the when the public comment came up,
the thing was that her mother lived with her and she would love to have a separate kitchen. You're not allowed, according to this, to have your mother live with you with a separate kitchen for her. You can't make an apartment for your son. Correct. >> You can't make an apartment for your mother. >> That's correct.
>> So, how are we going to follow up to make sure wherever they put the kitchen, then they didn't put a wall? It's my understanding that we do inspections for certificates of reoccupancy. >> No, we do not. North Miami does.
>> We are adding That's what I was going to say is I will be bringing this. >> We do not. We do not. >> We will be Florida the Florida. The Florida Department of Realtors. >> The Florida Department of >> Wait a minute.
>> That's a can of worms. I would have to defer to the building department >> because the Florida Board of Realtor. >> I thought we're only having talk. You requested that. >> I'm sorry. >> Florida Board of Realators have been against that for years. For years. They
have called us and contacted us as real estate agents. And North Miami, they have that implemented. that many people you have to have it done within 24 48 hours prior to the closing and many people will take out the second kitchen
have the closing and close and put the second kitchen back in. So we but I just want to know how we're going to regulate it. We're saying what it's for which I totally agree the purpose is def definite. We have a community that has a
certain need and we should help their need. But I want to know how our staff is going to regulate it. Especially when a house is sold. >> The only way you're going to regulate it is if there's a need for us to go into
the house. >> You have to have a you have to have permission to go into a house. >> Defer to the building department, Commissioner Smith. That's something they need to answer. Well, I'd like us to think about that for the second read. I I
>> So, you know, you can't trust everything you read on the internet, but um I just Googled does Florida law allow two kitchens in one house? Key word being Florida, by the way. So, it says Florida
law does not outright prohibit a second kitchen, but local municipal zoning codes strictly regulate them because a second kitchen can legally imply an unauthorized duplex, in-law suite, or multifamily use. You must check your
specific city, blah blah blah. Now, again, I just asked Florida. I didn't say anything. Then later on, it says how it works in North Miami Beach. I didn't ask that question. But >> it's it's listening to us. Okay. So, um
it says now maybe there's something out there that we don't know about or maybe this is totally wrong, but it says kitchenetses. Many jurisdictions, including North Miami Beach, allow for a limited second kitchen, often called a kitchenet or wet bar. So, is
>> We don't That's not >> Well, but a second kitchen. >> I know, but a kitchenette Yeah. >> He's not here and this is first anyway. So I have moving us along. >> I I just want to address something real quick. I'm so sorry.
>> Um, Commissioner Smith said that, you know, what what's going to stop somebody from doing a second kitchen without a permit? I mean, I I'll assume that they're already doing it. And if they want to >> permit that, but one they're making it into they're making it the it into once
the per once the inspector's gone, they're going to add a wall or whatever it takes to make >> I I'm sure I'm sure they I mean there's no way we can stop that. There's just it's just that people who want to legally have two kitchens and have it be
listed on their property as something that is going to be valuable to them, then they have this option. Because I believe in personal property, private property, and if they want to do whatever they want to do, it's up to them. if they need to sell it and they need to take out that second kitchen and tear down the wall that they put up. I
mean, that's up to them as well because the appraisal, if they're getting any financing, and I only know if it's finance. If it's cash buying, then that's not my uh my forte. But the title company would do a search in the recording already about how many bedrooms, bathrooms, and kitchens, and
any dens, all the rooms are counted when they appraise the property for any sales. So that's like I said I think it's up to them but I believe in personal property if they want to do that and they want to sell it as however many rooms that they have whatever they
already exist in have in existence then it's up to them. >> Commissioner Smith the other answer is that the way to monitor it would be to begin instituting a reoccupancy inspection. Now, that's not saying you should do that, but to
say that it cannot be monitored. It could, but it would require I believe further changes. Uh, but again, that's a building department question. >> But, but everybody stop. Where is this
happening in the Jewish community that single family houses they want two kitchens for holiday for whatever reason it's happening already in single family homes period
>> but it doesn't necessarily need to be in that in the purpose of this is for that very purpose but when you knock on doors and especially with the economy being so bad a lot of people rent their garage just go to the sunray, you'll see how many people will say, "Don't forget the
person in the garage." So, it's not without realm that people will come to put in a second kitchen to make it easier or more more valuable for them to rent it. what I'm and and I like I feel in my heart that there's not a lot we
can do about it but I'm wondering in the application if to part of the process is there such a means I don't know it sounds crazy to say that this second kitchen is totally for the purpose of
religious purposes and they agree to that and so that >> no because then that's that's hard for the abuela >> well I don't know I don't know how to monitor it. >> Sorry. So, if we can make that the
second kitchen has to be close to the first kitchen that >> I don't think that's they can't the purpose is so fabricated that you can't contaminate, >> right? No, but you you Yeah. No, no, no, no. You I'll I'll give you an example. I
have a family in Jacksonville. They have a kitchen. They have a wall. And right behind that wall, they have another kitchen. It's right next to each other. But the what the reason I'm saying to be for it to be next to each other is that if you put it at the other end of the
house, that's the invitation to make it into a a a rental unit, an apartment or something. But if you keep it near to each other, then you it it will be more difficult. And I'm telling you that this the that that
the way they have that kitchen in the one that I saw it's amazing. I understand the point. However, >> the limit to put that requirement I think will kind of defeat the purpose
because of the look. >> No, but I'm telling you that this kitchen I I I've know what kosher is. I know what kosher I know. I I I I know what kosher for Passover is, >> but So, but if it's not that big, where are you going to put it?
>> No. What I'm What the whole >> Well, it's still a certain distance. >> Yeah, I know. I know. I I know that we want to we want to get I want to collect as much information that is, you know, that is a concern for you. But, uh, >> Commissioner Sue, you you based on your
statement, this was not meant to be punitive in nature. It's It's meant for people to harness >> the value of their home. So, I think that, you know, for first reading, we can let this move, but we need to make sure it speaks completely to that language so as not to adversely affect
>> We don't want to create We don't want to create illegal duplexes. >> No, no, it it's it clearly states in here of what it could and could not do. So basically I think that um >> call the question.
>> Second he didn't necessarily call it. >> Wait. >> That's fine. >> He did. He did. I'm noting it though. >> Commissioner Jean? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Smith? >> Definitely. Yes. >> Commissioner Smuckler. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Sue. >> Yes.
>> Commissioner Shernov. >> Yes. >> Vice Mayor Floryorn. >> Yes. >> Mayor Michael Joseph. >> Yes. >> It passes. All right. Next ordinance is >> Fortuna. You want to >> um Yes. Um move to approve ordinance
number 2026-09. >> Second. >> 11.4. Ordinance number 2026-09. First reading regulating the ownership and operation of motorized scooters. Sponsored by Commissioner Smuckler. An ordinance of the mayor and city commission of the city of North Miami
Beach, Florida, regulating the ownership and operation of motorized scooters, providing definitions requiring registration, imposing an application fee in the issuance and display of a motorized scooter registration decal. Providing for transfer of decals addressing stolen, lost, mutilated,
destroyed, or illegible motorized scooter registration decals. Providing requirements and restrictions. providing for penalties and enforcement and an effective date of enforcement establishing an age restriction for the operation of motorized scooters requiring governmentissued
photographic identification for the operation of motorized scooters providing for codification conflict scriveners errors severability and an effective date. Let me note uh that Commissioner Smuckler uh in reviewing it found a a misspelling typo which we'll
correct and possibly some issues with pageionation. Those are scriveners errors. There are a couple of other issues that she's raised about definitions. But again, uh we have to look at state law on those because there is a state law. We can't change a
definition that's established in state law because doing so might mean that we don't have the authority to regulate at all. For instance, there's a weight restriction in state law I believe. So right now the only changes are a couple
of scriven from what's in front of you would be couple of scriveners errors, a misspelling and some pageionation, but we are going to look for some other issues. >> All right. Thank you. >> Wait, wait. Can I ask a question? Firstly, first >> public comment. >> Yeah.
>> Okay. Hi Karen Herold. Um I think this is an amazing important these electric scooters in the last year especially have become a fad and so there's a lot of peer pressure and I see kids 10 11 12 years old and and sometimes people carry
two and three kids little kids on them with them and it's become a fad and I think it's just extra hard on the parents to tell their kid no um when I'm on a group and they were talking about this one father said well I um I'm strict with my kids and I tell them and
they listen to what I say. But then he said, "Well, a year ago, somebody told him that his kid blew through a stop sign, so he took it away for two months, but the action was already done." So, I've seen this myself. I was going down 9th Avenue by 171st. I was going south
on 9inth. I saw a a I don't know, maybe he was 14 or 15. I couldn't tell cuz he was slouched down. He was about uh um a quarter of a car behind a car was traveling south. He was here. He was sitting down kind of on
scoot scooted down bending down whatever on his ebike with like a skateboard or something across his light his lap. Only you could see his hands up and he's following behind the car and he was going so fast that you could see fringes
that were blowing in the wind. Okay. Um and he went to the left real quick like to pass him. There was a car but thank God he was like a block away. He I was shocked he just went out like that and in. So we need some kind of protection and if it gives a parents strength to
say no, you know um because it's become now a a form of entertainment. We do not have like in my area Winward and we don't have a park for older kids. We were supposed to get that skate park a while ago, years ago, and somehow it never happened. And I guess the money
got taken somewhere else. So, we don't have anything for teenagers. We don't have anything for older kids. There's no place for them to ride even um regular bikes or skateboards. And so, they use the streets. And anyway, I think it's a
fad and it would be helpful to have some regulation for the parents to be able to um keep their kids safe. Thank you. Thank you. >> Talk in the microphone. >> Sarah, I did the the place where they're hanging out, especially those schools
behind the mall. I heard about what happened with the kid getting accosted, getting robbed, and stuff like that. So, I understand I understand your point. We don't we really don't have a place. We did have a skatepark, but you're right. Absolutely. So, back uh to the commission. Um smugglers. Thank you. Um,
mayor, so back in 2024, there was a woman that was killed in Kiskain by a 12-year-old boy on a scooter. He ran into her, killed her, and ever since then, it's been in the back of my head that we need to get rid
of this, we need to get rid of this, and you know, not let me rephrase it, not rid of this, we need to correct this, we need to do something better. But I never really thought that um our city could do that. like I didn't think it was something we could do. And then about
back in um March or April, I read somewhere that Sunny Alles Beach had done it. So I reached out to Joe. I had him reach out to Jennifer Viscara in in um in Sunny Als Beach and she told him, "Well, actually, I didn't have you. You
reached out to her your own um but he uh our attorney reached out to the commissioner. She told them all about the the ordinance and basically I think we pretty much copied the ordinance that Sunny Alles has done. >> The only thing I'd add Commissioner
that's all correct >> they made some changes as you said earlier this year but their changes were important and significant but they already had an ordinance. They just added some stuff to make it tighter. The
issue for us is we didn't have one. So we had to go back to scratch and start from the beginning. Other than that, everything that's additional to what you said. Everything you said is accurate. >> So So um you know, we're not the only city. We didn't invent this. Sunny
houses did it. Um I'm sure Kis King did something. I know that they they had actually when that woman was killed by that 12-year-old boy in a scooter, they had actually prohibited scooters for for a short time during like an emergency. Um, but you know, like I walk my dog at
nighttime. So between this crazy bird that's attacks us on 35th Avenue and between these like scooters that because you don't hear them until they like they zoom right by you until between the the the scooters and the crazy bird like
like we're paranoid walking on on 35th Avenue. And um you know I just I I'm I'm just doing this to for life safety. I'm not doing this because I want to collect money for the city for registration.
Um I'm I I also know that this could impact police department, give them extra work. Um, I don't necessarily want the police department to be looking at at every kid to see, oh, this kid is this age. Let's stop him or not. It's
really to give the police department the opportunity to be able to do something when something doesn't look right that when there's a child doing something wrong, at least the police department has an opportunity to to to educate them
and um save a life. That's it. >> Mr. M, >> I have a question, too. >> Everybody has questions. >> Whoa. Uh, Commission Commission Commissioner Turnoff, then down the line. >> Yeah. Um, to the city attorney,
isn't it true that when there is a state ordinance or a county ordinance, we can always be stricter than them? Technically, the answer to your question is no, but only because you said always.
There are exceptions, but generally speaking, your statement is correct. In most cases, if there's a county or a state ordinance, we are permitted to be stricter. However, there are certain cases. A good example would be the like
the the banning of straws on beaches or something where the state has come in and actually completely preempted it and said no one can have a stricter local ordinance than our state law. but where
there is an express preeemption by the state or in our case date county being unique because we're the only county that's in the Florida Constitution. There are times when the state or county can expressly preempt, but generally
speaking, unless that happens, yes, we are permitted to be stricter. And and if I can just add something to to that, I I saw um I saw um Senator Jones this weekend and I I told him about it and
he's actually um he asked me to send it to him because he wants to add on to this to to the state. >> I saw him when you saw >> Yeah, we saw him together. But >> Right. So um and he also told me that
there's an organization that's out there that actually tries to educate the children. So maybe um between um and I don't want to say police officers, maybe um um uh um community police uh
officers, but some sometime someone from the police department can maybe go to the schools or maybe we can get this company, this organization, it's an organization to go to our local schools and educate the kids as well.
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um, first I want to commend you for bringing this item. I know I've been getting a lot of calls, a lot of emails from residents. I'm sure they copied you all here too. So, kudos to you for bringing this up. Um, I think it's it's important that um we keep our
sidewalk safe, keep our pedestrians safe, and especially like, you know, there are young kids walking to school, you know, doing whatever, like people walking their dog, you know, just relaxing. But um uh what what my like I I do want to see how we can really
achieve this without actually becoming a little like a little DMV, you know, with the decals and all that because like I'm looking at how we can actually do this with like a near zero financial impact.
I think that if we were to like number two through seven for example are are about issuing decals. I'm proposing that like we like kind of, you know, maybe do away with that because I think if especially like this one can, you know,
can kind of hold off a little bit. >> No, but that's good because it's like a bicycle that you used to always have to register. >> Yeah, I used to knew who owned it. >> Jay, it is Excuse me. Let me finish, please. Thank you. Um,
>> Commissioner Chernoff, I'm sorry. Yes, Commissioner Chernoff. So what I'm saying is that um I think that when we do this and the state hasn't you know if the state is on the move of doing that as well um then
it's it's fine but I think that right now we should really look into how we can eliminate administrative costs. Remember that if we decide to do decals and somebody's got to monitor the database, somebody's got to register the
person who owns it and then we have to monitor and find it and then when they get caught or you know the police stops them, is the code enforcement that stops them because they can't they don't have the authority to stop them. So then it's only PD and then we're taking PD off the
streets for, you know, more serious crimes um and to monitor this. So I'm looking at this as like more like what you were saying before which is perfect. I think it's like about education. So taking away administrative software
fees, clerical burdens, decal costs, all that other stuff. The other thing that I'm a little concerned about is because it does say something about divided sidewalks, right? I think um Sunny Isles had divided sidewalks, but only a portion of their city has that. I don't know if
you're thinking about having divided sidewalks because that would actually mean that we'd have to >> budget something for public works to draw in the lines. And I'm not 100% sure looking at >> how wide our sidewalks are,
>> whether they could fit another bike lane or, you know what I mean, on the sidewalk for a scooter. Um, I mean it it might be something like, you know, scooter to the right, you know what I mean? Like fast lane, slow lane kind of thing like we Well, we don't have that in Florida, but
>> Yeah, >> we have um scooters in our our city street roads, right? Or like I thought is it only in the state roads that the bike lanes are? >> They do both. >> They do both. >> We have it in our own municipal streets, right? >> Some some we don't have them all. I mean, that's it's it's it is going to be
a big thing because I I think Commissioner Chernoff was actually looking to advocate for like, you know, bike lanes and bike lanes and them can share the miles an hour. I like um um the, you know, the speed, the age, I'm like all for it. I think it's great. Um
how we enforce it, I think that's the hard part. But I think having something in place just so that we can use that as a platform to educate the kids and the schools and the whatnot. >> Maybe we could have a pamphlet, ask the teachers or we have a school board
member here. We could ask the school board member to reach out to all the schools and neighboring you know um North Miami Beach. So the second thing I wanted to add and I know that this is not entirely like able because this is
about ebikes and onewheelers. >> You know they have these one wheelers where you stand on two sides of the wheel and they you control it with your tilting your body and they've got these ebikes now and the ebikes are now even more like vicious than the scooters cuz
they're like you know what is it called when they lift up their you know >> really. >> Yeah. There you go. You know, they're they're doing that. They're like driving recklessly and they're like actually >> taunting drivers, >> right? Can we add that, Joe? They're
they're one they're new bicycles are it's just one wheel. >> There's like one wheelers and ebikes. Those are But ebikes are governed the same way as bicycles. So that's already >> I'm not sure that the right way to do it is to add it to this
part freestanding and be a separate ordinance because the regulations of the two are not identical according to my understanding okay frankly but >> I believe that they are different sets because ebikes I think are regulated as
bicles they are >> and so trying to put it into the same ordinance might defeat everything. Okay. >> I I have a proposal for the attorney to look at because um it says for example like in the blank space in letter G
section one to define micromobility devices to capture ebikes, electronic skateboards and one wheels. Then we apply in section 8 safety behaviors to everyone on our sidewalks. That means 16 years or older, mandatory photo ID, 15 m
an hour cap, and the ban is distract and the ban on distracted riding will apply to all motorized devices. So basically like there's just we're adding it but not actually doing the decals and all that other stuff for
it. But um I would I I'll send this to you for for your >> Okay. But my again my if we try to do more than the law supports we may defeat what we're trying to do. Whereas
the since the regulation is different we may just come back. I mean there's nothing that says the other language you just talked about distracted etc. It could be in both. It just it doesn't all have to be in one. And the the more
complicated that we make it, the better the chance somebody objecting to it could get it struck down. >> Okay. And then the third portion that I wanted to mention is um I I want to make sure that we like in section nine, I
want to explicitly direct that these violations to our to our existing special magistrate framework. So that way we're not hiring another set of magistrate which is very expensive. >> So we need to like I'd like to add that. I'd like to propose to add that
>> if the sponsor has no objection that an incentive that's something we can certainly bring back >> for second reading and I don't believe that defining which special magistrate is such a leap from what we were already
doing that would would require a new first reading. That seems to be just a a minor enforcement point, >> right? >> Like we can use the code enforcement and red light camera. Magistrate, I'm I'm proposing that to you. Up to you to decide. Um I'm also thinking of I don't
know if this is possible, Mr. Attorney. Uh can we allow language allowing code enforcement to assist? >> And I know that they can't write tickets or stop people. So that's another thing. and clarify that a sworn officer affidavit with body camera footage is
sufficient for hearing so our police officers aren't burning expensive overtime at courts >> commissioner I know a lot of stuff >> but I don't know the answer I don't when
I heard that's pretty detailed I don't have the vaguest idea whether we can do that I'm very skeptical of it uh we can look but Oh yeah, that was very >> you know if the chief is here maybe they know but I don't know that give that
what is essentially a police power whether we have the ability to give that over to somebody that's not sworn exactly skeptical. >> That's I'm skeptical of that. >> Yeah. Well, I mean, I'll I'll send this ver I mean this language to you for you to investigate and find out whether it's
possible because >> imagine like if they're sitting there in court for four hours trying waiting to testify against the you know the people who had violated the laws or whatever it is and then >> it would be our special magistrate. You just said it would go to if it's a a
moving violation of some kind and they're going to write an actual traffic ticket then that could happen. But if it's just to our special magistrate, we control that calendar. And we certainly are not going to have a police officer sitting in front of our special
magistrate for four hours just because there's a long print out. We would we control that calendar. We would advance those and move them up to the top so our police officers could get back on the in the road. >> Okay. >> All right. And then another one.
>> Okay. >> Okay. No, I mean I think this is what you were already start you already started up with um Senator Jones. Yeah. >> I think we should all like maybe create some this and then you know like all support it and advocate with our state
representatives and our state senators to make sure that they put something in place for all these vehicles. >> 100% behind you on this one girl. >> Thank you. >> All right. Do we have a this first reading? Do I have a >> I have a question. >> I do too. >> Commissioner Jean and you Commissioner Smith. >> Thank you so much. I think Commissioner
Sue took all the 99 points that I had, so there's nothing left. But I did want to ask about the decal comment and the um what um do we know how Sunny Isles um executes this? Do they have a system
where they register? Do they have that in place? >> I believe there's no charge and they put the the it has to be on the outside 4 in down the decal. So, do they have like a software of some sort that they register the the Cuz I'm trying to think if
there's going to be a cost to it like if if if um and hopefully the legislation can obviously the city manager's office has to create the system, right? Or figure out what it is. But what if it's $50,000 a year, you know? So, so does Sunny Als do we know if Sunny Als has
their own decal or is it a county decal or is it >> I looked at their ordinance commissioner to come up with the way to do it? We modeled it on their ordinance. I don't know every operation >> they mail a decal within um
>> that's that's important to Commissioner Sue's point of the Mi mini DMV because if there if they have a system that they're using to register the vehicles I mean the scooters and then provide a decal is
that going to be a person that's going to actually >> use that system to to generate the decal to track it you know we can always do a drive to have people come in and register, but there has to be a mechanism to actually >> register the the >> right
>> the so maybe we can look into how they do that, >> right? And what's the cost? >> That's where the cost of the de decal could come in and and offset it and and again my my point this is I I don't want the city to make money off this is not
about the city making money. It's about safety. So, even if we have to, you know, and I'm I'm the one who's always trying to save money. I'm one of the ones that's always trying to save money, but if we have to spend a little money to save at least a life, if not more, then I'm I'm all for it.
>> Yeah. I think it's I think seeing how the cities that do have this legislation, how are they implementing these decals and what fiscal responsibility that's going to be for us and also for the police department? if they're going to be the one administering, who's going to administer,
>> you know, what hours do people come to register their decals? I think those are things that the manager can can oversee, but we have to put that in here >> so that it's not a cost that we oversee that we don't we overlook. So, so you
know um um in Eastern Shores we have the the the guard house and there's a decal that we it's a transponder that that's put on the cars and um I'm not sure if it's like a program or something but like the police department basically
they're the only ones that have access to it. Like Eastern Shores does not have access to it. So maybe it's like something similar. Maybe we can even use the same system. I don't know because I don't know the program. I don't know if it could be shared or not. But maybe it's like something we could even share.
>> Um, Commissioner Smuckler, just just one comment. Small small small. I promise. >> Honestly, well, we're not going to finish your commission. >> No, no, we're going to finish, but but please to finish your point. >> Thank you so much. Okay. No, I want to also mention that Kiscane also I think
they still put on that ban. There's no scooters and >> right over the bridge. On the bridge. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. And then and then Sunny Isles Beach is also kind of like isolated, right? >> Our city is a total pass through, >> right? And and you know, all the different cities all come to North Miami
Beach and >> you know, so that's uh that's all >> and this is just about saving a life. >> Commissioner Smith. >> Okay, there's a few points. Number one, the decal in Sunny Al is 12 inches down from the top. I I had a few question. I want to thank Deputy Chief and I want to thank the
chief when I saw it too. I went to the wrong person. I guess I went to the chief to to bring this about. So, I'm in definite favor of it. The questions I have or the age. I understand that the age is
important. But I went to a a social event in the Orthodox community where there must have been 200, 300 people, 400 people was huge. And there must have been 50 little bikes lined up. So, these
are local kids that may be 12. I have a 12-year-old that are riding these electric bikes, too. So, that's a question. I'm just going to ask my questions. I need no answers. We'll see what we can do for the second reading. I had a question about insurance
that they have insurance on. The parents have insurance when they buy these bikes for these kids because if the kid causes an accident >> and the kid's the one that caused the accident, I I mean I I I don't know how that how
we could do that. I mean >> I don't know if there's an >> It's in there. It's in there. >> I didn't see it. >> No, it's not. >> I didn't see it. >> No, >> I can understand having helmets. >> Yeah, but it wasn't for insurance for that >> first
>> 11.4. It's on the It's on the title issue. Oh, issue. You saw issue. >> Oh my gosh. All right. But you're right, Mr. Smith. It's not on there, but go. >> It's not on there, but I don't know. >> It says the scrier has she read issu is issuing
a letter. >> Okay. >> Ask Commissioner Smith. Save the comments and we'll ready for second reading. >> Comments for scooters. We'd have to find out. >> So, I had the same question about the 170 pounds. I had a question about people passing through. It's not only the residents, it's the non-residents.
When you go in and out of Eastern Shores all day long, you stop at the red light for these kids on the bikes, these grown-ups on the bikes. And the thing is is that um they come from Sunny Islands working to go across. Maybe they left
their car over here and because it's so expensive to park there, left their car in North Miami Beach. or maybe they live in the county on 8th Avenue and they ride their scooter to that. So, how are you going to regulate the people, the
residents on number three going through? I had a question about helmets. Some of the cities do require helmets and if we're really going to be safe for these kids, we ought to consider it. I had a question about transfer of motor scooter registration decal.
uh even if there's a change in ownership, you don't have to change the decal or notify anybody that it's changed. The ownership's changed. I have a question about every person operating a motor motorized scooter has all the rights and
duties as riding a bicycle. Yet, we're not we're not talking about the bicycles. Both my grandsons have those electric bicycles and we're not talking about that. that can cause major major damage. You'd said a woman was killed. I
heard that a w some a child was killed on I'm not sure killed, but there was a bad accident on Country Club Drive this past week. I know my dearest friend has a housekeeper that rides on one of these
and a car hit her and fled because they had no insurance. Um I have I just, you know, I think I 100% am for this. Um I know that deputy did a lot of research on it. I've done a lot
of research. I have all the notes references on the aisles and I read Aventura. Um there's certainly a need without question. We just have to see what we're going to do because alls I can see is all those little bikes. This herald's
gone. But those kids weren't 16 and they were riding those bikes and they were riding them locally just from one street to another to go. So, we have to really see what we're going to do and see about putting helmets and those are my questions. We can answer them next week
because we have uh 20 >> Yeah. Okay. >> Right. And and I just and I just want to say to Commissioner Smith that a 12y old killed a 66 year old woman and that's why Right. And also, I've I have spoken to people in the Jewish community and
they're actually for this. Even if they're they're even ones that have 12 year olds that have the scooters, they're in favor of this. >> Okay. Well, I I also spoke to people in the community and because it was at his
house, I called him to tell him and ask him what do they want to do. I'm not saying to change it. I'm saying we should be thinking about it. That's all. Next meeting. Vice Mayor, final thought, please so we can get this through. >> Herald, you're here. I I >> No, she came back specifically for this.
Um, >> yeah, great piece of legislation. Um, I'd like to call the question. >> Uh, Madam Clerk, second. Sorry. >> We'll talk next during the >> call. I second. >> Okay. Commissioner Smith. >> Commissioner Smuckler. >> Yes.
>> Commissioner Sue, >> yes. >> Commissioner Shernoff, >> yes. >> Commissioner Jean, >> yes. Vice Mayor Florimmon. >> Yes. >> Mayor Michael Joseph. Yes. It passes. >> Thank you to introduce. >> Excuse me, Mayor. Um, it's now there's 15 minutes left before mandatory
adjournment. You have four more ordinances and I have some urgent matters that I have to bring up on attorney's report. I would ask now instead of waiting till two minutes before if you could >> if you can do it real quick. Yeah, please do it real quick. Please your point. Yes, I'm >> you. You should take a motion to extend
a little bit. There's four more ordinances. I know there's only 15 minutes before we can >> and can you do the appointments? >> There are resolutions. >> Do the appointments and >> four more legislative four. >> Yeah, but our resolutions take hours. >> Are you saying you want me to do my report? >> Yeah, real quick. Please do your real quick. Please, please, please.
>> All right. I'll try and do this very quickly because of the hour, but I have two items that I've I've had listed here. The first is Washington Park. Now, we've had some talk here about the fact that the contract got signed. I just want this, you know, on the record and I
I I think our um procurement director has left, but uh just I want to remind people that uh with the help of the procurement director under the guidance of the manager, deputy manager, and by the way, the assistant manager when he was serving as our interim manager, um
we elected to reject all bids. You know, one was disqualified. We were left with one that was 19 million. Um, we rejected, we got sued, and one of the things that's been a little bit of a delay was we had this lawsuit. Um,
contrary to what some people sometimes say, that was defended internally by us, myself and a partner, Glenn Smith, with the help of our purchasing director. And I don't know if it's on the record, but just on May 6th, Wednesday, not two weeks ago, we got an 11-page order from
the court per our submission and the court denied the motion for temporary injunction that Shift Construction had filed. That's a big win for us and it's what let us go forward. We then immediately moved to finalize that contract and getting the contract
finalized was great and that was important. a great ceremony yesterday, but that was possible because we I mean the litigation is not completely over, but once they failed on that temporary injunction, we worked hard at that. So, I just want that on the record. And Miss
George, our procurement director, was our star witness, and she did a great job. Now, the second thing is for um some uh charter revisions, and there are two things I need to bring up. Um, number one has been the subject of some conversation tonight and that's that
there is a petition going around for a charter amendment and I do need to comment on that. We do have a a code provision that deals with those initiatives. It is subject to the the
county uh home rule charter provision in 5.03. There are basically two requirements that are imposed on us. One has to do with the fact that we must approve. It says here the city council, it's an old
ordinance shall without delay approve same the petition as to form for circulation. We're required to do that. The second provision has to do with when the petitions are passed, they must attach
to them a sworn affidavit um of the circulator. Um we've had this for some time and I've had no objection to the form. I've looked at it legally. I want to be clear that's no endorsement. It doesn't mean it's a good
idea. Doesn't mean anybody should like it. But I haven't had any objection as to the form and I don't find any legal deficiency in the form. Uh whether it's advisable or not at this point unless there's some other objection I think we
need to deem that approved because we're required and we're frankly already late could have been done probably in April. So we're going to deem the form approved. However, >> um there are no affidavit of circulators. We have not received any.
The clerk has received uh a number of signed petitions, but there are no affidavit of circulators. And until that if that can be cured, and I don't know, but till that occurs, we're not we're supposed to transmit these to the county
for their review so they can verify the signatures. We're not doing that >> until >> without there being affidavit of circulators. So, that's where we are. Without objection, I'll I'll deem those two unless somebody has some major issue. We need to deal with that because
this is out there. So that's that >> in regards to the charter committee, right? And >> yes, >> that we're that's going to come up next because I know there's a lot of people working on the charter committee. That's going to be coming up. >> I'm getting to that. The second item, mayor, the final meeting of the charter
review committee, we hope. >> I have a question about that. the charter review. >> But the um the the city council approving the um >> form only. >> The form >> um did we have to approve it before it
was gone out? >> Um no, they can submit it to us for approval. Uh whether they have to get that approval before they can circulate is not clear to me. and anybody who has
an issue with what's going on is welcome to challenge it in court. It's frankly probably moot without affidavit of circulators because that is an absolute requirement and I believe it's deficient. >> The charter the charter review.
>> Yeah, that well okay. The charter review we are hoping tomorrow night is the final meeting of the charter review committee. Of course, I can't say that till we're done. We're called for six o'clock. Typically that committee only goes till 9:30
quarter of 10 and we have a lot to do. So I'm not positive it's tomorrow night. Hopefully that's the last meeting. Um but there is a lengthy menu of things and I just want to remind the commission. You're going to need as soon as possible
to schedule a special meeting. This is not something that you can do going item by item by item through the whole charter. You cannot do that at a commission meeting. If you think it's a problem to do quasi judicial, this is
much bigger. And so, please keep in mind that if we do finish tonight and there's a report to be transmitted, you the clerk needs to work with you to get a night when we can go through all these nothing goes on the ballot that you don't go through. >> All right. I have a question please. >> Okay. So because I want to move this
along because this the 11.5 is going to be very contentious. I want 11.5. Let me be very clear the process. I want the process especially when it comes to our conference especially when it comes to um how we do our business. In fact for staff purposes and this is something
we've been wanting for a long long time now. All all we're doing is just to vote for it to move forward. That's all I'm asking just to because I mean it's first reading. I'm I'm going to open up for public comment because that's what that's what it's supposed to. But can I have a motion?
>> When by the way, mayor, that concludes my report. >> Introduce. >> Second. I just want to I just want to see if I can if I can move it along. Please. Second. Madam U Mr. City Attorney, please read into the record, please. Uh >> we're just pushing on. That's all I'm saying.
>> I like I want this. >> Morate for the special the charter. We have to look at that. We're not sure if we're done. >> Item 11.5, ordinance number 2026-10, first reading, establishing an agenda
process sponsored by city manager and ordinance the mayor and city commission of the city of North Miami Beach, Florida, creating a standardized legislative agenda submission, review, and publication process. Establishing deadlines for the submission of proposed resolutions, ordinances, discussion items, presentations, and other legislative matters. Requiring
administrative review, fiscal impact analysis, and review for legal sufficiency prior to agenda publication, establishing procedures for add-on items, providing for codification, providing for conflicts, providing for severability, and providing for effective. >> Open up for public comment. >> Real quick,
>> real quick. only you should provide if it doesn't fit the time and no one can put you're going to lose a million dollar contract because it's oh Harold it's not on the agenda so you might lose a million dollar contract is there any emergency situation where it can be put on and it doesn't meet that time
>> yes all right um Mr. Poti >> yes for the record Mr. Pot >> Whitney Pedote Lazul residents and we'll make this quick. I do support this item. Thank you for bringing it upon to the city. And the only request I ask or make a comment is can you make an agenda
workshop? >> Uh we try that. Uh >> all right. Is that is that your comment? >> Yes. >> Do we have anyone for public comment? >> Public comment is now closed. Now it's come back to us. All I'm saying is this. This is first reading.
>> Okay. I just wonder things next time. number >> if you can we can work on that definition. >> So that that's not now but like that's a question. >> I defer defer that to Mr. Manager. >> Yes, >> Mr. Mayor. >> Mr. Mayor.
>> Yes. >> Uh great piece of legislation. I'd like to call the question. >> Thank you. >> Second. Uh Madame Clerk. >> Commissioner Smuckler. Oh, I'm sorry. Yes. >> Yes. Commissioner, >> yes.
>> Commissioner Shernoff. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Jean. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Smith. >> Yes. >> Vice Mayor Flory. >> Yes. >> Mayor Michael Joseph. >> Yes. Now we got two resolutions. Come on. >> Um comm. Uh who's reading? Move to >> Can we approve the
>> Oh, yes. The the appointments. Can we >> appointments first? Um, moving out of order. Do I have an act? >> To appoint the >> through appointments. >> All the appointments. >> All the appointments. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Thank you. >> To introduce resolution number R 2026-74
11.6. >> Oh, listen. Okay. >> Second. >> Somebody second. Item numbered city support. Commissioner Sue. >> I motion to approve. >> Second.
>> All in favor say I. >> Quick question. >> I had a quick question. >> I just want to know is is there any cost to the city? >> $15,000. >> 15. >> Mhm. >> All right. >> All right. Commissioner also >> and that's from economic development. I
wanted to also give I'm not sure if uh our previous CRA director had an NMBB bites program as well. I don't know if any of you remember that, but we had that was commission Vice Mayor McKenzie. >> Yeah, I spoke to the manager about that that that
uh has it's a brand that already exists. >> That's a brand that already exists. I wanted to kind of pay homage to Vice Mayor for that. We had something different. So if the naming can be adjusted to still homage that program that was already established. I don't know if we
>> was it actually done with the original program. >> Oh he had a whole video series. >> No no it was it was it was a it was a a um all the restaurants came together >> and there was tasting of all the different foods from restaurants in North Miami Beach. >> That's kind of what they were trying.
>> Okay. >> Unless but I second the motion to >> Yes. He wants Can you Can you >> I don't actually I don't mind. I don't mind the name. >> I really don't mind the name. >> Are you offering that for him? >> Offering what though? I >> She wants to change. >> No, I mean I'm willing. >> No, the name is branded, which for me is
actually a good thing. It's not a problem. Yeah. >> Oh, he doesn't want to change. So, I think that's a good thing. You're just reactating it. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Reactivating it. Let's go. >> Yeah. The question was called. All in favor say I. >> I. I. >> Commissioner Jean, you got your two minutes. Uh move to introduce
>> 11.7 resolution number R 2026-75. >> Second. >> All right. This is just piggybacking on a national initiative for youth entrepreneurs. So definitely would love your support for it. >> And what cost?
>> $1,500. >> $1,500. >> Motion. >> Second. >> Motion to approve. >> Second. >> That that's complete. I mean like employees and everything. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Next. >> Move to introduce resolution number R
2026-76. >> Yeah. Somebody second. >> Second. >> Thank you. 11.8 resolution number R 2026-76 approving a purchase order with Murphy pipeline contractors LLC for the Sky Lake water main replacement project sponsored by the city manager. Resolution the mayor and city commission of the city North Miami Beach, Florida.
approving a purchase order between the city and Murphy pipeline contractors LLC for the Sky Water main replacement project in an amount not to exceed $4,400,000 authorizing the city manager designated all things necessary effect this resolution providing conflicts providing discriminator severability and providing
for an effective date >> motion >> I motion to extend the meeting >> I'll extend the motion for extended for two uh five >> 15 minutes >> no >> five minutes five minutes >> we don't have the city manager's report >> I make a motion to call the question.
>> All in favor say I. I. Motion passes. You >> Okay. I >> What about the city manager's report? >> Yeah, we need a city. >> He can He can report, but we're time is up. >> But he But no, no, but he can speak. It's a report. So, >> it's up, but you can speak. You can speak. You can still speak.
>> I can. >> And it's online. It's people can can download. >> We've got one minute. So, I'll email you the report. >> All right. Thank you. Motion to adjurnn. >> So, move. >> Second. All in favor say I. I. >> Right. All right.
That's right.