first meeting after the recess. No. Okay. The second one. Okay. Perfect. So, this is one. Okay. Yes. Thank you. So, we'll have the roll call from Madame Clerk, followed by the pledge of allegiance um by Major Raymond Mock of the North Miami Police Department and
invocation by our pastor, the one and only Mike Davis of the Prince of Peace Missionary Baptist Church. Madame Clerk, um roll call and then pledge. 7:03 p.m. Mayor Desome here. Vice Mayor Timothy here. Councilman Burns here.
Councilwoman Estaran present. Councilman Charles present. Mayor, you have a quorum to proceed. Thank you. Thank you so much. Um and invocation. Oh, the pledge. The pledge. I'm sorry.
Major. 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.
Good evening. Good evening. Father, I pray that we will be able to discuss the important things we need to tackle and be effective and efficient. I also
you will give us the grace to come with the best possible solutions that would best for the people in Jesus name and all.
Amen. Amen. Thank you so much, Pastor Davis. And we appreciate your service to our community. Thank you. And now we are Madame Mr. Attorney. I'm sorry. Um, no, Madame Manager. Any addition, deletion,
amendment to the agenda? Thank you so much, Mr. Attorney. We good? Yes, mayor. The agenda is set. You may proceed. Thank you, sir. So, we we have a couple of um special presentation which we'll go down for. We have um Feeding South Florida in honor of hunger action month.
Um Mystic Force Foundation honoring National Childhood Cancer Awareness. One of my favorite organization is the owner here. Ah, yay. Is she here? Oh. Um yes. And also we
have the Alzheimer Association in honor of World Alzheimer Association um awareness month. Um thank you. Thank you. And we have the unveiling, the one and only of our fantastic, amazing, and we'll ask the committee, the Hispanic
Heritage Committee to come forward in the city of North Miami for the official um Hispanic Heritage Month recognition. And we also have a special unveiling of the city's um San Antonio San Antonio um
s centennial I'm sorry centennial logo which is next year where we will be celebrating our hund year. So let's go down. All right. So I think you're doing one. So we all pick which one.
I don't You want to do one? All right, everyone. We're going to ask we we we excited because this happened every year. And as you know, as much is happening in our nation and in our state, but we are committed in the city
of North Miami to make sure we celebrate and do what we do. And we don't care or give a damn what anybody say about E DI. So, with that being said, we celebrate Black History, Haitian heritage, Hispanic, and every Jewish heritage, um, gay and lesbian, whatever month. We do
it all in North Miami. And we waiting for this for them to come down. With that being said, yes, that's a clap. And we have an amazing an amazing I am so proud of the committee. Um, I can't see madam manager um in in the entire
we've done an an amazing job. And vice mayor, you got to come forward because you are the chair of each of us each month for the past decades or so since I got to the city. I was over black history month as the as the committee. District 2 just happened to be and she
took that that commission and I know councilwoman Mary Irving when it comes to Haitian heritage. So we all picked something and now Councilman Charles do something and we support each other in terms of what we do and she always been doing this. So, I'm going to let you I know you have another one, but it's only proper for you to do this. And we're
going to ask all of the committee to please come forward for the Hispanic Heritage Month from the city of North Miami. And our chair is Millie. You got to come forward. We want to say thank you from Rosa to
Millie. Now, we're doing so we can invite the entire chair for Hispanic Heritage Month to come up. Um, we have a month-long celebration and I don't chair by myself. Um, Madame Clerk also co-chairs um, Hispanic Heritage Month as well. Are you chairing this one? No.
Okay, maybe not. She's she's she's But she's part of every single committee. Um, so let's give it a round of applause to our committee members. I hope you enjoy the lovely food that we had out there as we commence Hispanic
Heritage Month in the city of North Miami. Thank you. Thank you, Councilman. You're not supposed to be doing this. And so today, we will be honoring Mr. Orlando Gonzalez um as we unveil his um beautiful art piece. As you can see,
some of them are already um inside of our city hall um as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. So, I'm going to invite Millie up, our chair, to present him with the proclamation, um, celebrating him and honoring him this month. Um, and thank you for all that you do. Um, and thank you for
representing the beautiful your country of Colombia and bring it here to North Miami. So, Millie, I'll present you. Well, I'll give this over to you as the chair and of course all the events. So, hats off to you. No. Oh, you can come and read it from here. But the name may council, we present
you, we present you with a proclamation for the Hispanic Heritage Month for this year, 2025. Congratulations. And we pres It is Orlando Gonzalez Day in the city of North Miami. Yes, thank you so much.
You can say that word. Uh I I I prepare some words. uh mayor, members of the city council, dear friends, husband,
ladies and gentlemen, good evening and welcome to this beautiful celebration where we pay tribute to our Hispanic heritage. I am grateful for this opportunity you have given me today to remind the growing generation who we are, where we come
from, what our culture means. And this continue moving forward, growing, working, and as we say in my beloved Colombia, echando palante, pushing ahead, pushing ahead in this wonderful country
that welcomed us and where day by day we are allowed to keep writing our story. Thank you so much. [Music] That's a good thing. You can't do this. Please.
Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Yes. Now, this is the exciting part. So, Millie, we got the vice the vice chair, we got the chair committee, the committee members. Okay. Help help me out. All right, Zumbo. Zumbo.
Don't go nowhere. Okay. Okay. Okay. Here we go. Five. Oh, three. Okay. Five is four, three, two, one.
[Applause] This this paint is name is 1958. There was a a time where my mother has eight years in Colombia. He was walking in the downtown of Barancia with my
grandmother. And I decided when I arrived this this was the biggest the the big piece that I ever made and it was made here in Miami because I was missing them missing the the place where I come from. But it
all have a reason. I made it here because now Miami is my home and and that's why this this paint is now here. Thank you. A thank you. We want to thank you from the from the bottom of our hearts from the city of North Miami for your dedication
and your talent to our wonderful city. We need these type of diversity. We need this. And this sir reminds me of Haiti of my home. We are a city of immigrant here. And this is just part of the fabric of who we are as a state, as a
country. And thank you so much, sir. We honored. Thank you. [Applause] Okay, next one. And next, we would like to invite Zika
Raminson with Feeding South Florida. If she can come up, please. And I know I'm the one who sponsored this proclamation, but I know Councilman um Kevin Burns also wanted to co-sponsor this um hug um this proclamation as well. So I invite Councilman over if you
would like to read this one. Um but this month we're declaring it hunger action month in the city of North Miami. Good evening. Thank you all for being here. Hunger is a serious issue in our country. People go to bed hungry every
day. And it's amazing that supposedly we're the most wealthiest country in the world and we can send spend billions and billions of dollars on destroying countries with our weapons.
But we can't feed our veterans and our elderlys. We have that issue in our city trying to feed our seniors. And so it's very important that we recognize when organizations such as
Feeding South Florida bring attention to hungry action month. And it is to make us all aware of the immense privilege we have that we can go and buy groceries at Publix or Aldi's.
Not everybody has that. So, this proclamation just addresses all the great work that Feeding South Florida does. They actually do it. They participate with our city numerous times a month. Many of the council members
have food drives at least once a month. And you should see the lines that Councilman Pierre Charles has or the vice mayor has or or Councilwoman has. There's people lined up, five, six hundred people lined up and there's never enough. So, I'm very proud that
the city of North Miami is bringing more attention to this today by proclaiming it hungry action month here in the city of North Miami and our representatives from Feeding South Florida. Would you like to come up? Yeah, I told her. Thank you so much,
Councilman Burns. Um, I I want to add a few words about how important this is. a lot of time as policy makers, as law lawmakers, we come in, we do our work, we actually in North Miami, um about eight years ago, eight years, maybe
seven or eight years ago, when I first came in, one of the problem as I was walking when I first, and I don't talk about this a lot, when I was walking 11 years ago to run for councilman for that district, and each homes that I knocked on, that was a problem that the folks were talking about like, you know what,
I have food stamp, It's hard the light build and you know they'll start with the water bill with the city but eventually we say you know what and I thought about it so eight years ago and I want to thank the city my count my colleagues and I know um Councilman Burn just came in we opened
the first governmentrun pantry in the entire state of Florida. Yes. And it's been eight years. We started off with we started initially it was just a bi-weekly food pickup and
then we and I want to say Albert you got to come come up the director of social service and housing who've been running this program and she knows cuz six years ago her and I we were on the phone for almost 24 hours trying to get a website up. I don't think nobody goes to it for
you all could give money to the city to help and what we were able to do and thank God and I say this because we were able to do things as a government and we don't talk about it to help our people and that bi-weekly thing that used to be three or 400 people that was coming
constantly and we said we got to change this and it was the city from from everyone from the city back then we had city manager I think under Larry Springs we came up with an agreement we meet up with Feeding South Florida, the president, we were able to get the pantry and everybody here, Councilwoman
Irving, um you know, um Timothy, I think you were you were a PIO. Yeah. So, we were know Vanessa, we were there eight years ago and we opened the first pantry and when I got to the US Conference of Mayors when I first became mayor, everybody knew about it in DC and they
said, "Mayor, we want North Miami to be one of the city that is highlighted with the mayors. There's a male task force against hungry and I'm one of the member. They asked me to be chair and I told them no I got too much going on right now but I am on and they've been looking at models. So I've been
presenting for other cities across the nation who are looking at replicating what we have done. It's not the best but we service and I want to ask Albert to come up because we did this this council eight years ago. Please come and see and let the people know how many people we
service and this program was so timely during the pandemic we had to shift and we we were doing home deliveries to our seniors and we it went from I won't give the number I'll let Albert give the number you will you will see from that
number it tripled during the pandemic and we still with the parks and rec um parks and recck department helping doing delivery it's the entire city the police department sometime goes out and check. So, it's it's really we care about our residents to make sure Albert just a few
words before she come and accept this. [Applause] Good evening everyone. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um, I want to personally acknowledge Feeding South Florida. You were our entrance door. You were our entrance door in the world
of pantry. You show us how to operate. You lead the way for us. And right now I just want to acknowledge the mayor for his work. Uh he stated that we started with food distribution under the pavilion at Sunis approximately 200 300
people monthly by monthly. Right now we are serving we have 700 people registered and we are serving 600 people monthly. Greetings South Florida. Thank you again and let the CEO know because we had had several meetings in the years where we
were we want best quality of food for our people know. Thank you and you guys been kind. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Hi, good afternoon everyone. I love the energy of this city. Thank you so very much. My name is Dvika. I'm the director
of development with feed in South Florida. And on behalf of our team, I want to t thank the city of North Miami for recognizing September as hunger action month. Feed in South Florida is the largest hunger relief organization serving Palm Beach, Broward, Miami Dade,
and Monroe counties. Each year, we provide food and resources to over 1.2 million people. And that includes over more than 4,000 households right here in North Miami. From pantries, mobile distributions to school meals, home
delivered meals for seniors, and even our workforce training, our work is about feeding families today while building a hunger-free tomorrow. So, we're extremely grateful for our partnership and uh the city for helping
inspire the action. Thank you all. [Applause] behind you on the table. You got it. Is it good? production value. [Applause] [Music]
You don't want to look at it and be like, "What's that? All right. And the last one that I Okay, that I will be sponsoring this month is for National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. And if I can invite my District 2
resident and her team, Sylvia, up and all the children that are here as we proclaim this month childhood cancer awareness month in the city of North Miami. And I actually had two friends this year um who their child was able to ring the bell um because their child are
cancer-free. And as someone who's a new mom, well, not new new mom, but a niku mom, I definitely sympathize with you all. And I thank you, Sylvia, for the work that you do in our community. Um September is recognized as National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, a time dedicated to honoring the bravery,
strength, and resilience of children and families impacted by this devastating disease. Childhood cancer affects children's all across racial, ethnic, geographic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. And each year, tens of thousands of children face the battle against cancer with incredible courage,
inspiring hope. Despite the heartbreak of relapse and lives lost, many children in our community are ringing the bell to mark the end of treatment, standing as a powerful symbol of hope and perseverance for others still in the fight. And therefore, Alex Dome, mayor of the city
of North Miami, along with myself, Vice Mayor Cassander Timothy, Councilman Kevin A. Burns, Councilwoman Mary Esté Irvin, and Councilman Pierre France Charles do by here proclaim the month of September as the National Cancer Awareness Month. And my office will also be sponsoring your new building that you
guys were able to open up. And I'm sorry that I wasn't able to attend, but looking forward to making sure that you guys have the resource you need. Did you want to say anything? So, I want to thank you all for always supporting our children. For those of you who don't know, I lost my own baby
to childhood cancer 14 years ago. Uh, he was diagnosed at the age of four and after three and a half very difficult and torturous years, he passed away one month shy of his 8th birthday. It is now my mission in life to save every child
that I can and to keep them all as happy as possible as they battle this very devastating disease. Our children lose their childhoods when they are diagnosed with cancer. They can't go to toys. I mean, I'm sorry, they can't go to toy stores, parks, or playgrounds. So, seven
years ago, we opened the country's first childhood cancer haven, the Heroes Hangout. And I'm very happy to say that two weeks ago we just opened our new center which is a beautiful building um where we can provide many more services
for them. We celebrate their birthdays. Uh we have all kinds of themed parties for them. Uh we celebrate end of chemo. Just whatever we can do to make them happy. And our North Miami Police Department for so many years has always
been such a big part of everything that we do. And so many of you have met our children. Sadly, many of them have passed away, but we do have so many happy results, which I'm so thankful for. Jake here is one of our cancer survivors.
And that's what we want for all of our children. The only way we will ever find a cure for our kids is to raise awareness. Childhood cancer is the number one disease killer of children in our country and we really need more research for our children. So, thank you
for your support. Thank you all so very much. There we go. One, two, three. [Applause] One more. All right, good evening everyone. Um, so tonight we're presenting a
proclamation for the World Alzheimer Awareness Month. So whereas Alzheimer disease, a progressive brain disorder, tragically robs individuals of their me memories and lead to progressive mental and physical impairedness. Whereas
estimated 7.2 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer disease, including approximately 500 under the age of 65 diagnosed with younger onset Alzheimer disease. So, and there are a lot of whereases um and this is a good
time to to when you get home to find out more about the Alzheimer's. So now therefore, Mayor Alexume of the city of North Miami along with Vice Mayor Cassandra Timothy and Councilman Kevin Burns, um Council Mary Esme Irvin and
Councilman Pierre Fronstra do whereby proclaim the month of September 2025 at the World Alzheimer Awareness Month. There's someone coming up. Oh, excellent. So, we'll go ahead and provide to you, but go ahead and have a few words.
Good evening, everyone. That was very well said, and thank you, uh, mayor and council members and staff for your support. I I'm going to throw just a few more stats at you. Do you know that Miami Dade County is the county with the highest prevalence of Alzheimer's in the
United States? And that's why I commend the city for the support of our walk in November and providing education and the proclamation to create awareness. And uh I'll give you another astounding um stat. One of the reasons being besides that we're the retirement
capital of the world is um black Americans are two times as likely to get it and Hispanics one and a half times. and I looked at your population combined, it's about 86% of Hispanics and blacks combined. So, it's very
Our goal is our mission is to find a cure. But meanwhile, um supporting our block and helping us raise awareness so we can continue to provide new medicines, a new blood test that just came out. Um there's a lot of hope out
there and more hope is coming with new research. So, it's not all doom and gloom, but we want to do this together and we need everyone. So, thank you for having us. [Applause] One, two,
[Music] [Music] What is this? I'm about to read it so you guys can pull those. Okay. So, okay. We have not seen it at the city ourselves. So, Greetings, North Miami. Tonight, it is
with great excitement that we take this significant first step toward commemorating a once ina-lifetime milestone for our city, our upcoming centennial year. In this moment, each person here is a part of our North Miami history as you will witness the
unveiling of our centennial seal. This seal is a symbolic reflection of our journey and our identity as a community. In its design, you'll find our resilience, our heartbeat, the strength that has kept us standing tall for 100 years. Its shape represents the unity
we've built as neighbors in this beautifully diverse community. Many cultures, one shared home, and the colors, they shine with our unmistakable North Miami pride. So, without further delay, we are honored to present the City of North Miami Centennial logo.
Please join me as we countdown from five, four, 3, 2, 1. [Music] [Applause] Vice Mayor,
you don't know. Did you see Stand Are they right here? elected officials only. [Applause] Get this show on the road. We We good? Yeah, it could be behind us,
I think. Right next to the logo. better. It looks Come off. Yeah, they could see it. Um, Savannah, bring it here behind Mary or something cuz like behind the seal is good, but my head will probably block it. Okay, everyone.
Would they be able to see it down there? I'm like, we could do that. But the people that was the that might be the best way, right? Or can they see it? Yeah, they can see it. They can see. Look on the TV. The TV. Well, no. My head is blocked like right here. like put it in between. Kevin said my head is
too big. It's okay. Okay. Right here. I had to put it behind you, Mary. But okay. Okay. It's good. It's behind all. Yeah. Just look like we floating in the logo. I I had said Mary because I didn't want
it to block the official logo, but we good. All right. Yeah. Nobody looking. Nobody. Okay. Good folks. Let's get this show on the road, madame. Um, no. Oh, we got city announcement. Um, Savannah again, and then we'll have hurricane
preparedness and then appointments, and then we'll get to the agenda. I thought we're done. Good evening, Mayor, Council, Staff, North Miami neighbors, and guests. My name is Savannah Dre Smith, and I'm presenting the following announcements on behalf of the city of North Miami.
Thinking about buying your first home? Join us for the first-time home buyers education workshop in Creole held every fourth Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the North Miami Public Library. Learn about grants, down payment assistance, closing costs, and more. To register, call Export Resource
Community Center at 305-652-7616. Dear North Miami business community, we are proud to announce that applications are now open for the Teach to Fish Business Grant, a new program championed by Vice Mayor Cassandra Timothy of District 2 and funded through the North Miami CRA. This initiative will award 20
grants of $5,000 each to help local entrepreneurs grow and strengthen their businesses within the North Miami CRA boundaries. For more information, please visit www.northmc.org. Parents, help your kids build money smart habits. Join us for Thinking Money for Kids, a fun financial literacy
program held every Tuesday of the month from August 26 to November 18th, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the North Miami Public Library. Boys and girls in grades 3 through 6 will explore saving, budgeting, and spending through hands-on activities. To register, please call the
North Miami Public Library at 305891-5535. Help shape a more more walkable, bike friendly North Miami. The city is currently seeking applicants to represent North Miami on the Miami date transportation planning organization's bicycle and pedestrian advisory committee. If you're passionate about
sustainability and safer streets, we encourage you to apply. Unleash your creativity with Canva Create at the North Miami Public Library every Thursday at 2:30 p.m. This free design class is open to all ages and teaches participants how to create flyers, social media graphics, and more.
To register, call the library at 3058915535. The North Miami Public Library is offering the free Girls Who Code program every Thursday until November 20th, 2025 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Students in grades 3 through six will learn coding
basics, problem solving, and teamwork. Space is limited, so please register by calling 3058915535 or visiting Know Me Girls Who Code. Students, get ready to succeed. The D4 Smart Tutoring Program is back. hosted
by Councilman Pierre Fron Charles. Tutoring takes place every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 400 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Suniss Grove Community Center. Registration was held today from 400 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and sessions will resume on Wednesday, September 10th, 2025.
Join us for conversations at Mocha with exhibiting artist Philip Smith and curator and art historian Robin Clark as they to discuss Philip Smith Magnetic Fields, the artist's career survey and solo institutional debut of over 50 works spanning five decades of Smith's
expansive artistic career. Space is limited and seats will not be held. The conversation will begin promptly at 7 p.m. with a Q&A session to follow. Members of the public are encourage encouraged to attend the city of North Miami's fiscal year 2025 to 2026 budget
hearings at North Miami City Hall Council Chambers. Hearings will be held on Thursday, September 11th at 5:01 p.m. and on Thursday, September 25th at 50:01 p.m. For more details, please visit www.northmfl.gov/budget. On Saturday, September 13th, beginning
at 1 p.m., the Museum of Contemporary Arts is hosting a special workshop with Julie Francis of Easy Peasy Tattoo that bridges contemporary art and bodybased mark making. Taking inspiration from Philip Smith's enostic works where symbols, icons, and layered surfaces
evoke spiritual and personal narratives. Participants will be introduced to the art of stick poke tattooing. The North Miami Commission for Women presents the third annual Nomi Women Wellness Summit brunch on Sunday, September 14th from 12:00 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Scott Galvin Community Center.
Enjoy a free afternoon of empowerment, wellness, and connection with inspiring discussions and networking opportunities. To RSVP, visit Nomi women brunch.eventbbright.com. Please look forward to an evening of civic engagement and empowerment at the Civic Fair hosted by the office of the
city clerk in celebration of National Voter Registration Day. Join us on Tuesday, September 16th, 2025 from 3 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Scott Galvin Community Center. Enjoy resources, giveaways, and opportunities to learn. Register to vote and get involved in
your democracy. For more information, contact the office of the city clerk at 3058959817. Take charge of your health at the District 4 Health and Wellness Fair hosted by Councilman Pier Fron Charles. Join us on Saturday, September 20th, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the
Joe Celesteine Community Center. Enjoy free health screenings, fitness demos, community resources, kids activities, giveaways, and more. Are you ready to buy your first home? Don't miss the how to apply workshop hosted by Vice Mayor Cassandra Timothy
on Saturday, September 27th, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the North Miami Public Library. Learn how to apply for up to $60,000 in home repairs through city programs with staff available to answer application questions. To register, please visit 2025 how to
applying.eventbbright.com. I promise I am almost done. Attention North Miami home owners. Registration opens soon for the owner occupied rehabilitation program. Apply between October 1st to the 31st to receive up to $60,000 in home repairs for safety,
energy efficiency, or ADA improvements. For more information, please visit www.northmifo.gov or contact the Northmiami House and Social Services Department at 3058936511 extension 20,000.
Grab your helmets and join us for the Get in Gear community bike ride on Saturday, October 11th, 2025. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the ride starts promptly at 8:30 a.m. at Mocha Plaza. This 90minute roundtrip ride happens every second Saturday of
the month and promotes health, wellness, and community connection. Helmets are required for participants ages 16 and under. Plus, don't miss the frequent writer rewards card coming soon for our dedicated writers. To stay uptodate with Nomi news, events,
programs, and services, log on to Northmiami's official website at www.northmfl.gov. Click connect with Nomi on the homepage to sign up for the city's newsletters. Also, follow us on Facebook and Instagram at northm and on X, formerly
known as Twitter at Nomi News. This concludes the city announcements. Thank you. Oh wow, finally. That was a long one. Thank you so much, Savannah. Um, madame clerk. Um,
hurricane preparedness. Madam man. Okay, we're not sir. Come on forward. How are you? We know a lot is going on. So, um, the details Savannah is always a hard act to follow, but I'll try my best. Uh, good evening,
mayor, council, staff, and residents. Sergeant Ysea, emergency manager. Uh, I come with good news. Hurricane that we were, the big storm that we were monitoring out in the Atlantic. The weather system previously under observation has decipitated and no longer pass pose a threat for the city.
Praise God. Just a little update for tonight. There is going to be some scattered showers. Thunderstorms will continue through the early evening. Some isolated flooding is possible. storm should taper off and mainly we should have a mainly dry night after
that. So, weather looks like it's going to clear up a bit. Just please remember to stay alert, uh be prepared during the hurricane season and the North Miami Emergency Management Team will continue to make all preparations necessary to ensure another safe hurricane season for the residents and employees of North
Miami. Thank you so much, sir, and thank you for your service with the men and women of the North Miami Police Department. Thank you, Madame Clerk. appointments. A resolution of the mayor and city council of the city of North Miami, Florida, appointing Bernardet Pier to the board of adjustment, the term ending
on November 7, 2028, in accordance with chapter 29, article 2, section 2-302 of the city of North Miami code of ordinances, providing for an effective date and all other purposes. So move second. I have a motion made by Councilman
Charles to appoint Bernardet Pier to the board of adjustment. Seconded by Council Minister May Irvin. All in favor? I. Any opposed? Motion passes with a 5-0 vote. Thank you. Consent agenda. Consent agenda.
Unless a member of the city council wishes to remove a specific item from this portion of the agenda, tab A constitutes the consent agenda. This resolution and item is self-explanatory and is not expected to require additional review or discussion. This item will be recorded as individually numbered resolution adopted unanimously
by the following motion that the consent agenda comprised of tab A be adopted. Move for approval but I have a question. Um second. Madame clerk on um
163 um do I think we failed to uh noted oh this one 163 who who voted no on that. I will go back through the record and give you an answer at the next council meeting or I'll see if my staff can do
it by the end. Yeah. and see if we can work it um just get that um recorded into into the So, you're asking that no votes from here on out be recorded? No, no, no. I'm saying um look, the reason why I'm saying if you look with
me on the first one, 1 163, you see Councilman Charles voted no. He's making Yeah, exactly. So that's why I'm trying to 163 41 but um it's not recorded over if you go back down 166 it is a 41 you have
councilman Burns you understand so that's why I'm saying all right so they'll update it okay sorry um I was just asking the clerk the reason you may not see that is I I don't recall we ever do that on the U minutes, but it is on the actual resolution. The
actual resolution records who voted what. Yeah. But if you look into it, uh, Mr. Attorney, it is recording all all the other ones. Okay, got it. Except for that one. All right, understood. Yeah. Mhm. Yeah. Okay, perfect. I have a motion made by Councilman Charles to approve the consent agenda.
The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Mayor. All in favor? Any opposed? The motion carries with a 5-0 vote. Awesome. Thank you so much. We are with item 9B. Tab B. No, Tab. Yeah, Tab C. I'm sorry. Tab B. A proposed resolution of the
mayor and city council of the city of North Miami, Florida, authorizing the city manager and city attorney to negotiate and execute an interlocal agreement. D. Madam Madam, hold on, Madam Clerk. B as in boy. Correct. Okay. Is it different on everybody's? No, no, no. It's us. We We needed some
clarific um some You're good. Continue. I'm sorry. Okay. Tab B, a proposed resolution of the mayor and city council of the city of North Miami, Florida, authorizing the city manager and city attorney to negotiate and execute an interlocal agreement with the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, North Miami CRA,
for a re reimbursement to the city in the amount of $61,000 for the purchase of a sport utility vehicle for the North Miami CRA. Further authorizing the city manager to take all action necessary to implement the terms of the interlocal agreement, providing for an effective date and all other purposes. Tab B.
Thank you so much. Um this was something that we discussed a couple months ago, right? I believe um open for public hearing and it will come up here to us. Public hearing is open on the item type B. See none coming. Public hearing is
closed. Open for discussion or if none move for approval. Second. I have a motion made by Councilman Charles to approve the item at tab B. The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Timothy. All in favor? I. Any opposed? The item passes with a 5-0 vote.
Thank you. Tab C. Tab C. A proposed resolution of the mayor and city council of the city of North Miami authorizing the issuance of payments to Eventtology Miami LLC for the provision of consulting services to support various city events, community initiatives, and sponsorships providing
foreign effective date and all other purposes. Tab C. Thank you. Tab C. It's self-explanatory, but I have four questions. Sure. Open for discussion. Public hearing is open on tab C. Tab C. See, are you coming up,
Madam CFO? Oh, I thought you were coming to speak on that. Never mind. Um, I'm joking. Tab um C is closed on councilwoman. Yeah, correct. Vice Mayor, I'm sorry. I just had a question um as it relates to this item. So this is a proposal for
someone providing event support or sponsorship. Yeah, that's correct. That's correct, Madame Vice Mayor. Okay. And so the amount that they're requesting now is for what is it? Back pay. It's right. It's for an additional amount uh that went beyond by the way
for the record Al Roberto Estrad purchasing department uh through the manager is uh for an additional amount. It was an extension of their services for an additional four months running from April through July. Okay. All righty.
Okay. Um Okay. Any other question? Okay. Public can. Did we close public? We did. Okay. All righty. Move for approval. Second.
Second. I have a motion made by Councilman Charles to approve the item at tab C. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman as the mayor of all in favor. Any opposed? Item passes with a 5-0 vote. Thank you. Tab D. A proposed resolution of the mayor and city council of the city of North Miami, Florida, authorizing the
city manager's issuance of purchase orders to Metro Express, Inc. for additional services related to the installation of a concrete walking path within the Arch Creek East Passive Park located at 2699 Northeast 135th Street in an aggregate amount not to exceed
$62,000 providing for an effective date and all other purposes. is tab D. Thank you so very much, Mr. Estrada, before we open for public any Oh, it's just very uh briefly uh through the
manager again. Uh this is simply an item requesting your approval of uh to issue a purchase order to Metro Express uh one of our contractors uh for the provision of a walking path
uh at Arch Creek East Passive Park. Uh this was work that was done for a not to exceed amount of $62,000. Um so this item is seeking uh council's approval. Is the work complete? You said
yes I believe the work is completed. So why is it coming now and not a ratification? Correct. And and uh so I'll speak to that. Um because this was used in different funds. Um it was set
to be used in funds for sidewalk, but because this actual piece is happens to be a park and we're not using those funds, we're bringing it back before we actually pay for it because it was a different source. So you're saying a different payment source from So what
was used prior? I'm sorry. What was the funding used prior? Was it general fund or was it No. No. Each apparently each um council member had a distribution of money from like sidewalk funds which actually comes from our sir tax. So those were being
used for making um repairs. Um however in 2016 this property was designated as a park and so those funds would not be eligible to be used. So before paying out because we wouldn't be using that same source um coming forward to the board for approval
to make the payment out of a different source of funds. Okay. So I have a question whether or not whatever source is coming from how is the work done and now it's coming to us now. So whatever source it's coming from how how did the work get done first?
Well, so, uh, Metro Express is one of four contractors that we have under contract. They were approved last year, November of last year by this board. Uh, it's essentially sort of a term contract where they're able to uh perform uh
surfacing, street resurfacing, sidewalks, etc. on an as needed basis. Basically done by work order uh tasks that are assigned to them. And so, this was done under that contract. uh as the manager mentioned it was this is simply a matter of the funding which is
typically under the funding is used as s tax for that kind of work but this is under a different type of funding so the 62 is coming out of where I'm sorry uh I believe it's being funded uh through impact fees that is being fun
that didn't really answer my question because irregardless of the source um my understanding unless it was was this done during recess. No, no. So, so again, so last year, and I believe it was November of last year,
uh this council, uh well, not everyone in the council, uh approved a contract, a term contract with four contractors, one of which was Metro Express, and that contract is to provide the city with resurfacing work, with repairs to
sidewalks, etc. That type of work. So they're basically on a term contract. They can be assigned work uh on a as needed basis. And so that contract is what through that contract is how this
was assigned to that particular company. I I know this is in your district, Councilman Burns. Um but like my my thing is it should have been a ratification. Well, I understand you're saying that it's different funds, but if the project is complete, obviously there was some mishap or some misstep, but I
guess manager, I'm asking that I I didn't ratify it because I did not pay it until this was authorized. Oh, so I I can only bring a ratification if I go forward with it. Um, and I didn't. So that we haven't paid for this. We have not paid. So we need to pay and this is coming beforeward so that I can pay.
Okay. But the work is complete. But the work is complete. And just on the clarification of the contract, we do have some of those. So when we want to get some work done um in different areas, we can call them out. So they just have a contract for a certain amount of time and we can call them out to come do specific areas. Um the issue
here is for us, we want to get the authorization to use this um type of funds because for certax funds, it's something that's a reportable fund. We have to report. Why didn't the administration I'm sorry I'm saying it loosely like that. Why didn't administration know to use the
proper funds? when it was approved. Um I had not come on board but I also when it was approved it I was not here. However, my understanding is that this was a very particular piece of property where not
very many people had the history that this was a park rather than just a road. When was this though? And it was done in 2016. Yeah, it was 10 years ago, right? N years ago. I happen to live across the street from this and this was one of the first
projects that I had to do when I came here as city attorney in 2016. If you all recall, uh, Councilman um, Scott Galvin for various reasons wanted that strip of land in the middle of the road designated as a pacific park. I remember
he did that in 2016 as a resolution. I don't know that many people even remember that. Um, so I think that's that's where the mishap came and it everyone whoever was involved thought it was just the regular sidewalk. What year was that? The park the the park designation.
Yeah. 2016. So that mean I was involved. Uh, I don't even remember. No, I remember the park. My thing is this is just the council woman said I voted no. So the record said you voted. Well, what I'm saying is I don't Yeah, I don't even remember. We have gone so the
last decade about that particular area and the councilman you know knows and we know there's a lot of stuff there. Okay. So so we got to pay we we we owe right. Is that what we say? And impact fees is the only place that we can take money because I know impact fees is normally for like development
and projects and um in that area. I don't know that there's any projects happening in that area. But is impact fees the correct fund? Maybe, you know, we got a settlement offer from the city attorney's office. Oh, lord. Okay, let me you do that. I see. I know. But I I'll say this.
No, but that's Well, I hope Jeff, you know, announced it, but no, that was a big We'll wait. I didn't We'll wait for the announcement, but just for the sake of time since we are since we just have to pay our bills. We don't want to get that. I know. So, let's just vote on it and then talk with the manager. So,
impact fees is correct. It is. it it is an appropriate funding source because it it adds and approves when you're affected. So you can use that. So um quickly my my my only my only question I'm okay with everything that's been
saying in here that we normally have to pay for it. My only um concern is that how do we prevent things like that from happening because uh it's like that was like a that's to me is a mess. Mhm. So, we should know exactly what we're doing beforehand and then we don't have
to come back um to fix city manager. Well, you have a city manager and she's she's just getting paid. So, we good. I think you're good on that end. All right. So, we'll make So, we just want to make sure that manager you got, you know, and I think
we should be good moving forward. But it's But this is 10 years ago. No, no, no. He wasn't here. No, this not 10 years. No, this is not 10 years. The work just the work the work just got done. the park was it's already it was designated as a park in 2016 in that area. So when was done last year?
No, last month. Oh, okay. So that was the the the Okay, we got some work to do. Okay, but that was the previous in July. Okay, we get All right. So So move um we Yeah, we move, right? Move and second. Okay, madame clerk.
Open. Oh, I'm sorry. You're right. open for discussion. Public we we trying to, you know, it's getting it's 8:00, but it's good. So, public hearing. See, everybody's good. They're okay. Public hearing closed. Paul, you want to come up? Public hearing is
closed. Mayor, I heard you make the motion. Who second it? I didn't make the motion that it was made, but I I don't mind approval. Okay. Second. I thought it was done. Second. I have a motion made by Councilman Burns to approve the item at tab D. The motion
was seconded by Mayor Desome. All in favor? Any opposed? E. Tab E. Item passes with a 5-0 vote. Thank you. Tab E. A proposed resolution of the mayor and city council of the city of North Miami, Florida, approving the bid
award to SFM Landscape Services LLC as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder to perform the 2025 Neat Streets Tree Planting Project. Further authorizing the city manager and city attorney to negotiate and execute an agreement to complete the project in an amount not to exceed 68,225
in accordance with the terms, conditions, and specifications contained an invitation to quote number 39-24-25 providing for an effective date and all other purposes. Tab E. Thank you so much, Madame Manager. Um, ma madame um, city clerk. Madam manager,
do you have any or Mr. Strata? It's self-explanatory and we asked for this I think um so this is additional money to the the tree plant planting for this fiscal year madam manager or next year next fiscal year it should be coming they should be
starting to do the work coming up in I'm saying we paying them this this year in the money or next year since we it's there's some money's already encumbered for it um that were held and so they might the payout might actually happen this is never mind year but it's there
and I and I agree with Councilman um Charles that we need to this thing it's too much thing that we owe and I don't want us to having this reputation that we don't pay our bills so okay so we I have a question yes yes ma'am go ahead well is it open to public
I was going to open it but yeah let's do that public hearing is open Mike Dave Markinson Randy okay public hearing closed for I have I have a question please. Um Mr.
Estrada, is the uh the owner or anybody from the organization here? Yes, sir. The representative from SFM is Mr. Keith Horned and he's present. Okay. So, I just want to understand so they already have this we they're already our vendor and this is
additional funding or is this a new? No, this is a bid award. It was a bid was a solicitation was issued uh in response. We received uh five proposals. The tabulation is on the uh second page of the report.
Um with I I would like to I'd like to actually ask that we table this item. Um and I'd like to have an opportunity to speak with administration. Um I've just been forwarded some information from residents that's concerning and I rather
not I'd want to give an opportunity to have the discussion in private first. So I would would would like to go ahead and table this item um until the next council meeting. Okay. I I don't have any issue. You have it, sir? No, Mr. Mayor. No, I don't have an issue
with that. Um do we, Madam Manager, there's 115 trees that we're purchasing? Um how are they distributed throughout the city or are they predominantly going in one particular area? Is this going to be distributed? There is a distribution which is going
to be mainly in district three and district 4. And the reason being is because this grant um has to have you have to qualify for it. So we put in for specific areas through qualifying and that's where the trees are defined.
With that being said, I I'm just putting it out there. Please. It's been a lot of issues and especially in district 4 and I've done I kind of give up and they know they don't want some of these trees. We know we want
them but they they'll tell you the city going to come and it's going to go. So please ask them because 15 years ago, well maybe 20 years ago can't wall you um Mr. Patterson, late Patterson, God bless his soul, I had an issue. They were planting trees and then the the
public work people were like, "We want to put one." I said, "No, you're not putting one on in front of my house." So, we had to get the stuff. So, and and and I'm saying I love trees, but I know the responsibility over there in in that district. And I've walked knock on doors, tried to beg them, say you got to
do this. It's good for the environment. It's it's a different So, I know it's here. M majority of them may be going to three, two and one because just ask them. I think that three and four. No, I know. But just ask them. It will be council.
Mayor, mayor, I am going to um support you 100% on that. Please just ask them. We want it. Damn trees. We have a lot of calls on them. Uh they are the one upwarded our sidewalk and then we have a lot a lot of issues. Um,
I said it the first year I came in here and I am going to keep on saying the same thing as when it comes to district 4, please, whatever that y'all are going to plant, we need to see them. We need to make sure that it is something that we can support because we have enough
with the type of trees that we have. I think we need to start shifting um into uh some uh trees that would bring more beautifification than destruction because what we have now is basically destruction all over. You have um resident complaining about them roots
going into the structure of the houses and everything. And of course we see it uh with our sidewalks and everything. So we need so let's see if we can bring something that would that would beautify the area instead of for more of the same. That would be that would be my
comment and I'll leave it as that. Thank you Councilman. And just ask the people. That's all. I mean if they want it they want it. But if they don't don't I'm just telling the city don't we don't want to get the phone calls. I No. And if it's the big ones, we can we can put a lot of them in district one
just right right by the by the beach. So we can make sure that we have it's a cultural thing. It has nothing to do with just like you. I want the nice driveways you have. I like the nice soil view. We paid for the artificial. Thank you. Um thank you. But I made a motion. Second.
Yeah, we do. We need to vote on that. We just or we could just um Mr. Attorney, we could vote on it. I'm I'm moving moving it to next one table. Okay, sure. I have a motion made by Councilwoman Estee Irvin to table the item at tab E to the next council meeting. The motion was seconded by Councilman Charles. All
in favor? Any opposed? The item passes with a 5-0 vote. Thank you. Thank you. Which tab are we on? F or G? F. F. I thought that was F. Tab F. A proposed resolution of the mayor and city council of the city of North Miami, Florida, approving the evaluation committee selection of WSB
LLC as the highest ranked firm to provide construction, engineering, and inspection services for the C8 pedestrian bridge replacement project. Further authorizing the city manager and city attorney to negotiate and execute an agreement with the selected contractor for the provision of services
in an amount not to exceed 324,517 in accordance with the terms, conditions, and specifications contained in request for qualifications number 60-23-24 providing for an effective date and all other purposes. Tap F. Thank you. Thank you so very much. Um,
Madame Well, I guess Mr. infrastru can we on the record just tell the people what is C8 or where where it's located I mean I mean I I know it's inside the resolution but just where any pedestrian bridge in the
pedestrian is it yeah where is it located so if you came to the Labor Day barbecue you would have known mayor it's located 131st No I know where it is but I'm saying the the public um what you know just for so
the C8 is in um district 3 around 131st Street and Northeast Second Avenue, right? Northeast Second Avenue and um Griffin Boulevard in Griffin Boulevard. That that little bridge. Will you be naming the bridge? We start. So,
um public hearing is open on the item. Self-explanatory. Public hearing is closed. I'd like to move second. Mr. Knight, you coming on not on this item, right? You're not sir. Okay, sir.
No problem, brother. Thank you. Thank you. We know him. That's not the job. I have a motion made by Councilman Burns to approve the item at tab F. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Esa Mayor. All in favor? I. Any opposed? The item passes with a 5-0 vote. Thank you. Thank you. Tab G.
Tab G. A proposed resolution of the mayor and city council of the city of North Miami, Florida, ratifying the acting city manager's emergency procurement and issuance of purchase orders to Atost Air, Inc. in the amount of $338,786 for the replacement of the HVAC system
phases 1 and two at the Jose Community Center located at 1525 Northwest 135th Street pursuant to section 7-144 of the city code further authorizing the city manager and city attorney to negotiate agreements with the selected contractors for the provision of services providing
foreign effective date and all other purposes. Tab G. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Um, this is again self-explanatory and it's important. It's open to the public. Move approval. Second. No, I'm saying open to the public. Not
yet. Not yet. See none coming. We're good. It's been moved. It's been second. We good. Yeah. Sorry. I have a motion made by Vice Mayor Timothy to approve the I'm sorry. Uh, Madam Clerk, I have a quick question for this item. What be
the source of uh funding? city attorney's office. So, uh, uh, through through the manager, uh, part of the funding, and this is on the second page of the report, you'll find on the, uh, towards the end of the report, uh, part of the funding will
come from housing, social services, CDBG funds, part of it, and the other part will come from, uh, general funds. Thank you very much. Just wanted to put just wanted to put it on the on the record. Sure. Thank you. Sure. I have a motion made by Vice Mayor Timothy to approve the item at Tab G.
The motion was seconded by Councilwoman as Mayor Urban. All in favor? I. Any opposed? Item passes with a 50-0 vote. Thank you. Tab H. Tab H. A proposed resolution of the mayor and city council of the city of North Miami, Florida, ratifying the acting city manager's emergency procurement and issuance of purchase
orders to Rickman Construction Florida, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $595,231 for the replacement of two 16-in water mane crossings on the pedestrian bridges located along Northeast 135th Street to Bay Vista Boulevard providing for an effective date and all other purposes.
Tab H. Thank you so much, Madame Clerk. Um Mr. Strider, do you um any presentation on that one? And see with this one we listed and that's why I I I say for the record we talk about the the pedestrian bridge um and and it's right on you know
in front of Joe Celeststeine so he's there people know the other one it wasn't there so that wasn't so public hearing is open and yeah that's what they I think that's that one no well I'm talking about that oh this the H1 that's the next one that's okay so
public hearing is open public hearing is um closed and I think it's been moved move forward approval. I think it was right. No second. Okay. Which one? I have a motion made by Councilman Charles to approve the item at tab H. The motion was seconded by Mayor Desome.
All in favor? Any opposed? Item passes with a 5-0 vote. Thank you. No, but what I was saying that one it listed the crossing pedestrian bridge located to the other one. Yeah. Thank you. Tab I.
Tab I. A proposed second reading ordinance of the city of North Miami, Florida, amending article 5, North Miami police pension plan, Ordinance number 748, amending section 15-121 to provide for a 9.51% member contribution. Amending section
15-129 to provide for a 3.75% multiplier retroactive to June 1st, 2010 for members employed on the effective date. amending section 15-129 to provide for the consolidation of the police share plan into the police pension plan
and the recognition of voluntary contractual rights by the membership amending section 15-173 to provide for the administration of the share plan by the board of trustees of the police pension plan providing for inclusion in the code providing for severability providing for a repealer and providing
for an effective date tab I thank you thank you so much Um, you have a quick presentation, Madam CFO. I have no presentation. That's even better. Okay, it's self. I think second, but wait, just a cl I think the manager mentioned during the
briefing. So, this is based on what we passed with the police. Okay, good. Madame clerk, we Is this the last item that's coming? Exactly. I was going to put it up. Is this the last item? Because I know we passed the plan, then you had to last one. It is. Public hearing is open on the
item and thank you councilwoman for reminding me. Public hearing is closed on the item. I think it's been moved and second. Who was the second? Well, we'll do it again. Burn and mayor. We can second. I think you moved it and then the mayor second it.
Kevin moved and I second. All right. Thank you. I have a motion made by Councilman Burns to approve the item at tab I. The motion was seconded by Mayor Des. Uh Councilman Burns, how do you vote? Yes. Vice Mayor Timothy, how do you vote? Yes. Councilwoman Esta Mayor Van, how do you vote? Yes. Councilman Charles, how do you vote? Yes. Mayor
Desel, how do you vote? Yes. The motion carries with a 5 vote. Thank you, ma'am. Thank you. Thank you. Is that it? Oh, we love this. Yes. 8:15. Thank you. Um, so, uh, hold on. This is good. We we we early.
Used to be early, so now we back to early. So, citizen forum. So, Mr. 90, I know you're here for that. Please come come forward. Yes, sir. You got two minutes. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor, I apologize. This involved national. No problem, sir. This involved national.
You got to put your name in your address. Oh, I'm sorry. Castata Mcnite, uh, president for Mcnite Auto Repair Cor is a dealer and auto repair facility. I believe I'm also a central worker ordered by the president of the United States of America to secure and stabilize your address. Your address? Oh, 685 Northwest 121st. Thank you, sir.
North Miami, Florida. Right. Mr. Mayor, I I I I don't even understand this. The only reason why I'm here, my tra my shop was at risk when I uh tried to pick up a customer in Aventura in um June of 2024 in the flood. And you you
spoke about that lady that you wanted to help, you know, with her house, you know, when that at that time. And I realized the city didn't have the fund. And when I went back to the shop, I thought about the revenue and I target the vessel, the vessel that is on our waterway. The last meeting I came on May
the 13th. Uh you saw what happened afterward in Texas. So it was a good thing I came on board with me. What happened on May? Well May the 13 I came here and I talk about getting China you know and you talk about half of a plan when I went back to the shop. I really did want
full plan for North Miami. So I I went into the air. I look up into the sky and I went off to the cloud. So those vessel those airplane that fly through the water cloud the only reason why their engine don't stall they use turbine engine. So when they hit um tur
when they hit the water cloud in the sky it created you know and I want those customer to I want those citizen to pay for that you know that would bring in revenue for for the sky that that would Mr. Mayor it's for national security of the United States we need Trump wait Mr. Knight hold up
hold up Mr. Knight you are talking about some federal stuff so we taking it that's Mr. Trump stuff. We local. Just little things. So, is is is is the plane like over your shop in North? Oh, no, no, no, no, no. What I meant No, what I meant is I'm charging I I I the
proposal is for a turbulence fee. Okay. That turbulence fee will bring in 10 billion uh 10 billion 500 million. The the water the the vessels will bring in 8 billion100 million. The elevated structure tonight you got to contact Mr. Trump,
not us. Thank you. So I I know your I I I I I heard your proposal. I think we all do. We saying to you that's the federal like we can't do legally. We can't that's the federal well I want the president the president the president opened that note Mr. Mayor when he signed an executive order when
the president signed an executive order and sending military to in city to fight crime. The the flood is a crime. The only reason why they don't name it a crime because it's not a human being. If if flash flood was a human being it would be totally terrorist. Ah, thank you so much. The chief, talk to the
chief and then connect with Mr. Mayor. Council, Councilman Galvin, one more. No, we we we you got 30 seconds. 15 seconds. Go ahead. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Councilman Gman, this affect your district. You're close to the water in district one. You know, did you get that paper that document?
Absolutely. You know, and and I really want if you could call the president on it. If you really could call the president on it. No, no, he can't call. No, you call him. We not call. No, you I got to Okay, but the the the window is open, Mr. Mayor. The window is still open that the city would would accept that funding.
Amen. No, no, no, no. We won't accept. No, let Mr. Trump accept the money. We don't need it. We good. Oh, you don't need No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. We good. We good. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Knight. Thank you. God bless you. Thank you. Next public hearing is closed council report.
That's good. That's fine. Oh, we start. None. I don't have none. Councilman, no. No. Quickly. Uh just want to say um thank you and u for such a great night. Short as the way I want it cuz I just want to go home and sleep. Uh however,
we just want to invite each and every one of you to uh our grand opening of um districts 4 smart tutoring and you know we'll start tomorrow and um the tutoring service is from 4 to 7 Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday and for um uh Monday there's something great that is upcoming so we just wait for that. And um the district for health and wellness fair which is on September 28th and um as you can see Albert our um director of
uh housing and social services is um great part of it and uh we invite each and every one of you to to uh come that will be a lot of fun and um workout session and uh free uh meal and um a lot a lot
for our elder. who will be talking about uh mental health which is uh very very important as you can see it is something we truly truly need especially tonight. Um so we are inviting each and every one of you and there also will be a kids
zone. It will be a lot of fun for the kids. So please uh be there uh September 20th will be a Saturday and we are going to make it happen. So thank you uh very much and have a great night. I will shall see you soon. It's gonna be a
long, long week. Thank you. Thank you so much, Councilman. Thank you. Yes. Um, Councilman Galvin. Um, and I was not doing that to be funny. C, Councilman Burn, I'm sorry. You know, Councilman Burn, we know you different
from from Scott, but I'm sorry. He was nice. Well, he said it. I didn't say it. Um, a couple things um toward the manager for the manager or in or for John, whoever you want to answer this. Um, I know with
these storms that we have, these heavy uh downfall falls of rain. Um, some of our claim our drains are getting um covered up with stuff and I know I've seen the water department and streets people out there clearing them away. Um, I just sent you some uh pictures earlier
to you that the public works directors that some residents have sent in. Um, are we going back to to some of the trouble areas where we know the drains are slow but they get clogged up? Just suggesting that we maybe pay a little extra attention to to uh unclog them a
little bit, you know, more than the regular routine because of so much rain coming in. And again, it's the same areas that we know about that we we know they're on the map. We know that we have to do it. Just want to remind you and this way I can tell the residents I
brought it up and u the powers to be have the information. Um we are the power to be well they get the work the man the manager gets the the the work done her and her staff. Um madame manager the asphalt and curbing that the mayor wrote about in
his uh uh quarterly letter that was going to be completed by the end of September in many areas. I just like to uh make sure that we have some areas that are uh um we have the contractor, we have the funds that our contractor
gets uh uh get it done. Which she might not be what are you which one you mentioned one of your brochures you had said timeline of accomplishments for this this year for us a program that I did. Are you talking about No, you're saying general wide city, but
you mentioned it in your in your uh Okay. I thought you were talking about the driver. You put it in print. So, no, no, I thought you were talking about the driver approach. Just uh just in um uh in general that we have the funds and we have some roads that are in need and each district has a
um allocation and um I'd like to see our our funds used as soon as possible. Mr. City Attorney, um I gave you a call earlier today to give you a heads up about this question I was going to ask you. When we we have a resident that was
cited for having an illegal generator in their driveway, they illegally attached it to their electrical system. They were cited by um the building department and neighborhood services. They appeared before the special master. They're
getting fined daily. That doesn't satisfy the residents who have to live with this. It's been reinspected. It's coming back before the special master. And basically the only thing that really staff can do is sit there and let the
fine of 500 or $100 a day accumulate. But the problem stays there. And this happens all over the city. It's not unique to to District One. It's not unique to a generator. It could be a camper. It could be a boat. It could be a trailer. What? Other than somebody,
you know, you and I know a house that has $250,000 because they got a bunch of plastic bottles in their backyard. Been going on for two and a half years. What What teeth do we have anymore as a city? Because residents are getting tired of us telling them, "Well, there's nothing
we can do. We put a lean on it, but we can't correct it." How what what can we do? That's it. It's it's un well I don't know if it's unfortunate but we live in the United States and property laws um protect property owners and so I mean you know it you know we've been dealing
with stuff in your district with the the roof that's the the gentleman with the roof once a person has homestead um we're very limited in what we can do we can find them we can put leans on the property um we can't foreclose on them if it's a homestead property um so
that's really all we can do is just keep finding them and hopefully when they see the fine go up to a million and they can't sell the house, um then they come in and and into compliance. But now, would that apply to the uh also the fact that it's a portable generator because it's we're attaching the property for the fine, correct?
Yes. I mean, we we you know, I know the residents want us to just go over there and pull it out the ground, but you can't do that. I mean, you know, do we do that? is their generator on a the resident parked a generator there, connected it, and I think they're more concerned the fact that it's connected
to the house illegally and than the generator being there. They're concerned about that because it's an if it's a safety, you might want to ask the building uh director. I mean, I'm I'm not sure if that if that's something on I think they believe that they can't just walk onto the property to go over and disconnect it.
Yeah. So, why can the the the owner disconnect it? Because they don't want to and they're They're paying. They got to pay. Yeah. They they're they're getting a fine of hundreds of dollars a day. So what's the issue? They don't want to disconnect some. So it seems like it's not legal.
It's not legal. It isn't. But I think what what the councilman's bringing up is that the neighbors think the city Oh, the neighbor the neighbors think the city should just go over there. Oh, I see what you're saying. Because the special master I see. And there's a lean running for lots of
Let's talk about that. Can we as a council can we double um the fine to what can we do? That's what he's saying because now you're dealing with the community. So there's nothing. No, it goes to these type of things go to the special master. Okay. When it goes back to the special master
again um the first week in October, I believe and they can increase the fine. They can increase the That's what I'm saying. So the city the the special master. So there are things that you could do that. The special master can increase. Okay. And then Yeah. Okay. All righty. That's it. Thank you. I do want to put a
shout out that uh the police department h has taken a a case very seriously. Not going to talk about it, but they responded very quickly to a elderly res resident that was scammed and the police department. Yeah. No, but the police department's
done a great job on it. Um hopefully in a few weeks we'll hear where we'll have good news to report. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Councilman. Um I don't have no councilwoman um you know Irving estimate Irving mayor but good evening.
Um uh just want to really thank um hope everyone had a great Labor Day. I know District 3 um residents had a great Labor Day. I want to thank all of the residents that came out um to our Labor Day barbecue um near the pedestrian
bridge. Um, also want to thank the residents that came out to the the the town hall um budget hearing. Uh, just want to remind everyone um, especially district 3 residents to attend our budget hearing that will happen September 11th and again September um,
um, 20 on 25th. Um, and that's all that I have to report for for this month. Good evening everyone. Hey, good evening. Thank you. Thank you. I don't have much. Are you done? No, no, I just had two things. Go ahead. I think you did. Go ahead. I'm sorry. Sorry. No, you're fine. Um I know they mentioned it earlier, but um we're
hosting the how to apply workshop for the city's um housing rehabilitation program where we give up to $60,000 in grant assistance. So that how to apply workshop will be on Saturday, September 27th. Um and we're also hosting it with CRA as well because they will be
launching their housing rehab and I think they do 45 is it $40,000. So for residents who have questions can learn about that process. But this year, we're we're also adding a home ownership fair. Um, for those who are not familiar with
the city's um first-time home buyer education workshop, I know they mentioned it. We do it in Creole, but they do it in all three languages as well. Um, and it's available monthly for folks who are looking to purchase homes. And especially right now, um, there's a new program called Florida Hometown
Heroes. um Councilman Linda Julian will be there to explain it um for folks, but it's really making home ownership affordable for folks. So, come learn about that. And then the Teach to Fish Business Summit is coming up October 12th to the 14th. I won't say who the keynote is cuz I know we'll be launching
it soon, but um I hope you like Red Lobster Biscuit. That's all I'm going to say. You say we like Red Lobster. Red Lobster is biscuits. That's all I'm going to say. I love Red Lobster biscuits. But we'll have some there. So again, um the teacher fist business summit is October 12th to the 14th. We're actually going to kick it off on a Sunday this
year um with the brunch and then going on Monday and Tuesday. And that is Oh, three days. Yeah, three days. Yes, three days. Thank you. Thank you. And I don't have much um I think Thursday we doing a um we only have a camera um a rain is it
rain? It's blank um camera g um giveaway. Please register through the city website or the CRA. Thank you to the police department. um they're going to be helping us with with the thing. So it's it's Wednesday. No, it's Thursday. Thursday at 10 a.m. But you you must
register. So again, thank you and good night everyone and have a wonderful evening. Motion to adjourn. Second. I have a motion to adjourn made by Vice Mayor Timothy, seconded by Mayor Desome. All in favor?
Not yet. No. Stop. Stop. Stop. Ready to go. know these people they no good I know we ready but we we we we have the administration um and I'm sorry madame clerk you should have just remind me I know we want to go but I'm sorry madame clerk then the attorney and then
and and and then the attorney I hear got a big announcement so that should get us to just at least huckle down for go madam clerk a minute go ahead all right well September is US passport month so make sure you stop by the
office and get my revenue numbers up. Oh, good. Get you a little passport. Yeah, they're going to go down. The numbers is up. The numbers is very much up. And uh so please stop by our office to get yourself a passport. I heard we have the best service in town. I don't know
how they treat people at the post office, but you know how they treat you down in my office. Uh next week is National Voter Registration Day on November 16th. So, the office of the city clerk is having a civics fair and celebration of the day at the Scott
Galvin Community Center and there'll be different resources of course from the different county departments including the clerk of the court and controller of Miami Date County, the Miami Dade County Tax Collector who will be offering express driver's license appointments
and the Miami date supervisor of elections will also be there. Florida Rights Restoration Coalition and FIU Neighborhood Help, Engage Miami and other vendors will be present. There will be food served, different giveaways. So, we're encouraging everyone to come out and celebrate
National Voter Registration Day. And the next day on September 17th is citizenship month. And for the past maybe eight years, I've done one of the biggest um events down in South Florida where we'll be across maybe five sites
virtual and in person across Miami Date County and Broward as well as St. Petersburg this year. So I encourage everyone if you know someone who is a lawful permanent resident ready to become a US citizen, feel free to reach
out for those resources as well. And that is all mayor. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Cord. Mr. Attorney. Yes, Mayor Council. Um, yeah, so we do have some news to report. Um, but Jeeoff, you got to sound excited. At least that.
No, cuz he knows what comes after this. He knows what comes after. Take one. I've got a window in my office that leaks every times it rains. Oh, Lord. Okay. Hope some of this makes to that. Um but yeah, so a few years ago we started getting phone calls from different law
firms about um something called PAS or AF known as Forever Chemicals that are in water. Um they got into the water because um companies like DuPont uh 3M uh Tao and and BASF
um included in in in things like uh firefighting foam. So when firefighters use the foam, it goes into the water, gets into our water, contaminates the water. So, we were getting these phone calls. I didn't think there was anything to it. Um, but after talking to one of the attorneys um that was representing
and the mayor, I think now I think I think what happened was we were getting the phone calls and then I think you got a phone call. Several of them and then I forwarded to you and I didn't know and mayors were calling me were saying you guys need to jump on and I said Jennifer I don't know.
We looked into it. We definitely listened to it and brought a resolution to the council back in 20 September actually almost a year ago. September actually two years two years ago in September 2023. Um you all authorized us to uh retain a law firm to uh to to be
become part of the court um the class action lawsuit. We did that and recently uh we reached a settlement. there was a settle a nationwide settlement um reached um and as a result of that settlement back in July, the city received uh just a little bit over a
million dollars um from the um from 3M, the defended 3M. The second payment of $2.3 million we're getting this week um from who? From 3M. So wait, Jeff, wait now. Do you think there's more? There's more. Okay, so that's one defendant 3M. We're also
getting another um check coming up from DuPont and we have settlements from Tao and BASF. I don't know the numbers of those, but we're expected to get that money before the end of the year. Also, the uh the the rest of the money for 3M we'll be getting over um the next eight
years. Uh every year we'll get a a little chunk of it until uh 3033. But it's been a great result and uh you know I I'll I'll let you know when we get uh anything any other news. Awesome. Thank you. But I I I must take
a a privilege like you like to say what what do you call it pro point of privilege as um councilwoman Mary Spain always say I don't really mind in terms of because that's our job as policy makers to come in but I do feel bad about this um Mr.
attorney and I'm not upset with you. But just move on. At least if you work hard on something and which I have and I don't care cuz that's my role to do things. I don't care who get credit but when you got that first call at least you should have called me and say mayor your effort whatever you I didn't even
know I I didn't even know there was the money about this. I heard it was some money about some other things we were getting. So which is good. I'm just saying at least I acknowledge because I don't mind but where credit is due because guess what? Now that I know I know there's four mayors, I got a call to thank them because they were calling
me after we did and um what's the law firm that we had? Um Kata Ellison um Ellison that's the yeah Ellison they were pivotal with this because they called me because I didn't even understand this PAS thing and the mayor from Halia they all said mayor you got to get on and make sure your city
attorney and all this and I didn't know nothing about it cuz this was a couple years ago I think u um happened. So I'm glad at least our effort did work and we are getting some money for that and that's all was part of the water thing that we've been talking about the water project. So good work um Jeff with you
but at least let let the person who knows Thank you Dave. Thank you. I see Dave back there clapping and Markinson and good job city attorney's office and outside of Mr. Mayor. Thank you that no it's okay madam manager. Yep. You might be able to get your window fixed now.
Yes. I didn't work from you. He never even put in a work order. That's what I was looking for. Okay. All right. Um just a quick um happy birthday to Mary Lou. She was here earlier, but she must be listening at home. So, happy birthday. Happy birthday.
Um and then just a reminder about the budget hearing. Each of the council members should have had your physical book. Please, um reach out if you have any questions. But our budget hearing, which is different from other years, will start at 5:01 PM. So 501 PM on
Thursday, September 11th will be the first budget hearing. And also the uh budget is publicly posted on our budget website for the public. So we'll be on Wednesday again and I I think it'll probably be well maybe
longer, but who knows? Thank you. Thank you. Shorter. Thank you. Thank you all. Have a wonderful evening. Motion to I have a motion made by Vice Mayor Timothy to adjurnn. Seconded by Mayor Desome. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carries with a 5-0
vote. The time is now 8:38 p.m. Have a good night, everyone.