the roll call then pledge of allegiance led by Commander Anestra Reyes of our North Miami Police Department and then invocation by Councilwoman Vice Mayor Cassandra Timothy and we'll take it from there thank you good evening mayor Alex
Desome here vice Mayor Cassandra Timothy here councilman Kevin A burns here councilwoman Mary Estay present councilman Pierre France Charles present mayor you have a quum to proceed thank you so much no 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 father God we just come before you this evening Father God giving you all praise honor and glory we ask as we commence
this meeting of the North Miami City Council that your presence be made in this place oh God and that we conduct the city's business in dignity and in order we ask that you bless everyone in the room oh God and in Jesus name we pray amen amen amen thank you so very much Madame Vice Mayor and Commander
Reyes thank you and now we are Madame Manager before we move forward any um addition deletion amendment or deferral to the agenda not tonight okay thank you special presentation we have one oh it's every month this is the
library did I hear okay so special presentation and we we only have one okay i don't see the friends no friends i don't see the friends huh who's you
say what yeah they're not here the friends are not here what you trying to say they Oh I'm going to tell them so we do have the library director here is they they Okay come on forward so
this is a proclamation as we always had where we are recognizing library week is this week so proclamation the city of North Miami is pleased to issue this proclamation in honor of national library week and it's a couple of whereas whereas a library are the
cornerstone of Florida educational system providing education for for children family adults elderly to enhance their ability to the world and whereas libraries provided residents of Florida access to important research in healthcare economics the environment and
countless other objects to support better living condition to help residents with their being more productive and fulfilling their lives and where our library support a competitive workforce with basic literacy program computer program and
other resources to help people learn and thrive find and evaluate useful information that they need for their for their lives jobs health educational and recreational needs and whereas the expansion of electronic networks linking
libraries and their resources allow information to more easily be accessible by library users and whereas the North Miami Public Library's mission is to serve the entirety of the city of North
Miami diverse community through through the pro provision of appropriation appropriation collections technology and services in an atmosphere that is comfortable relaxing nurturing and accessing for all and whereas the
North Miami Public Library and its knowledgeable skills friendly and helpful staff yes indeed are committed to fostering independent long life learning which is good personal growth
and development intellectual stimulation cultural enrichment and a love of reading and now therefore in consideration of the fourth going I Dr alex Dum as the mayor of the city of North Miami alongside my colleagues Vice
Mayor Cassandra Timothy Councilman Kevin A councilwoman Mary Esté Irvin and Councilman France Pierre Charles do hereby proclaim set our hand and cause on the sale of the city of North Miami
proclaiming April 6 through 12 2025 to be National Library Week in the city of North Miami yes yes uh good evening everyone paul Bazil
library director um I just want to thank the mayor and council for this recognition um you know it's often when I go to national conferences by American Library Associations uh you hear stories from other library directors throughout the country and the the suffering and the pain they're going through when it
comes to budget cuts and book bans and usually at the end they'll ask you "Oh Paul you haven't said anything you're pretty shy." I'm like "No I'm not shy at all i just don't have these type of problems because we have a great elected official our body our administration they support us we don't have to worry about none of the what's the best word I
could put we don't have to worry about a lot of the things happening both in Tallahassee and at the national level so I really want to thank our elected official for continuing to support us i also want to shout out to uh my library team the best library team you can ask for my wonderful assistant director Geette Spratling the amazing team that
we have we love what we do i do invite everyone to get a library card you do not have to live in North Miami which I'm assuming everyone here does live in North Miami but I welcome you to visit our library our programs and services and much more thank you that's five minutes i know we down two
so we got eight more all right um we got a couple appointments city announcement and I hope it's short they are telling me we got to go city announcement followed by appointments madam we have three the appointment's
three is four okay good evening Mayor Council Staff North Miami neighbors and guests my name is Beverly Graham and I am presenting the following announcements on behalf of the city of North Miami attention North Miami business owners the city of North Miami is
offering green rehab grants for up to $10,000 to assist businesses in improving their facilities increasing energy efficiency and reducing energy costs to apply visit ww.northmiami.gov/economicdev help shape the future of North North Miami parks and wrecks your voice
matters share your ideas and priorities for our parks and recreation spaces by completing our quick survey your feedback will guide improvements in our master plan for our community to access the survey please visit ww.c cityofmiami.gov/myark
plan make your voice heard and unite for progress with the North Miami Commission for Women join us every third third Tuesday of the month from 700 p.m to 8:00m right here in the council chambers together we're empowering women and strengthening our community for more
information visit northmiami.gov/cfw vice Mayor Cassandra Timothy invites North Miami residents to join free basic to advanced computer classes every Saturday from April 19th to July 12th at the North Miami Public Library classes are offered from 11:30 a.m to 3:30 p.m and include training in
Microsoft Word Excel email and more with Creole and Spanish interpreters available on site to register visit the library or call 3058915535 proof of North Miami residency is required thinking of buying your first
home join us at the firsttime home buyers education workshop in Creole held every 4th Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m at the North Miami Public Library to learn more about grants down payment assistance closing costs and more to register call Expert
Resources Community Center at 3056527616 a valid photo ID and proof of income are required the D4 Smart tutoring program which offers free academic support for 7 to 12th grade is back sessions take place Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays from
400 p.m to 7:00 p.m at Suniss Grove Community Center for registration please contact 7865433014 attention North Miami residents the city of North Miami is developing its five-year consolidated plan to set federal funding priorities for housing and community development
don't miss your chance to share your thoughts at the upcoming city council meetings May 6th and June 24th at 700 p.m join the North Miami Police Department for the 4th annual autism acceptance and awareness caravan on Wednesday April 9th starting at 9:00 a.m
in front of the North Miami Police Department participants will be sending the various departments off as they make stops all throughout Miami Day County join Vice Mayor Cassandra Timothy and property appraiser Tomas Regalado from the Miami Day County Property Appraiser Outreach event on Wednesday
April 9th from 5:00 p.m to 7:00 p.m at the North Miami Public Library property owners can get help by applying for homestead exemption and other tax benefits please call 3058959818 or 305375-4712 calling all young music lovers join the North Nom Tech after
school program every Wednesday from 3:00 p.m to 4:30 p.m at the North Miami Public Library for the Jambox Music Academy presented by Team of Hope this program helps students discover and develop their musical talents in a fun empowering environment to register call
the North Miami Public Library at 3058915535 and your get ready to ride for the Nomi Tech Tech month join us at the Get in Gear community bike ride on Saturday April 12th part of the city of North Miami's month-long celebration of innovation wellness and community
registration begins at 8:00 a.m and the ride promptly starts at 8:30 a.m at Mocha Plaza vice Mayor Cassandra Timothy invites you to the Black Maternal Health Symposium on Wednesday April 16th from 11:00 a.m to 2:00 p.m at the Scott Galvin
Community Center this empowering event will focus on celebrating and supporting black motherhood with valuable resources discussions and community support register at knowmaternalalth.eventbbright.com or contact Chanel Cooper at 786
3858662 for more information councilwoman Mary Esté Irvin invites you to a community food distribution drive-thru event Thursday April 17th from 10:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m at Griffin Park residents are encouraged to stop by for a free grocery while supplies last
for more information email district 3@ northmafl.gov or call 7863852576 take flight during Nomi Techch month with the drone piling program a two session adult training hosted at the North Miami Public Library on April 19th
and April 26 from 9:30 a.m to 5:00 p.m this hands-on course led by experienced professionals prepares participants for the FAA part 107 remote pilot certification exam and teaches safe effective drone operation apply now at
northm.gov/nomitech /nomitech drone or call economic development department department at 3058959801 for more information hop into fun at North Miami's annual spring egg hunt on
Saturday April 19th from 10:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m at Enchanted Forest Ela Gordon Park kids ages 12 and under enjoy games foods prizes and the big egg hunt starting at 11:00 a.m with free shuttle service and parking available pre-sale
tickets are on sale now purchase tickets online at 2025springe egghunt.eventbbright.com celebrate sustainability at North Miami's EarthFair on Saturday April 19th from 10:00 a.m to 2:00 p.m at Enchanted Forest Park Elaine Gordon Park as well
hosted by Vice Mayor Cassandra Timothy this family event will feature giveaways free trees wild flowers food local artists music and children's book giveaway to register or get involved scan the QR code or visit 2025earthfair.eventbbright.com from
10:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m tickets must be purchased which includes access to the annual spring egg hunt join the city of North Miamiy's housing and social services department for the community fair on Saturday April 19th from 10:00 a.m to 2:00 p.m at the Joe Celeststeine Center enjoy face
painting for kids under under 12 DJ entertainment vendor booths and food distribution for the first 100 households councilwoman Mary Esme invites you to the District 3 Easter egg hunt on Sunday April 20th from 3:00 p.m to 5:00 p.m at Three Sweep Park and Tot
bring the family out for an afternoon of springtime fun and excitement the North Miami Educational Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2025 scholarship program high school graduates and firstear college students can apply for scholarships for
up to $4,000 the application deadline is Friday April 25th at 5:00 PM for more information visit ww.northmfl.gov/ students to stay uptodate with Nomi news events programs and services log on to
North Miami's official website at ww.northmiami.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 Miami FL and on X you can follow Nomi News this concludes the city announcements
thank you thank you so much Madame Clerk dr thomas yes uh good evening um we have four appointments and one removal would you like to make one motion for all of them or Yeah yes and second that but quick real
quick is the fourth one an add-on is the fourth one an add-on the fourth one i see no maybe is it two for one so we have which four four appointments and one removing
Mond's there's two people oh that's what I meant okay so it's two people going into Yeah because I see three okay all right makes sense i think you have to do the removal first before you appoint the new person i think you need to do the removal
appointment uh first and then you're able to appoint the person who's going to replace that person right i was just going to make that uh Okay thank you is the person already um on the board we removing them yes there was a confusion with um which HOA he was on and it was
correct that's the flood plane correct okay right so the removal a resolution of the mayor and city council of the city of North Miami removing Obedio DeLeon from the flood plane management planning committee in accordance with chapter 2 article 3 division 1 section
2-32 of the city of North Miami code of ordinance providing for an effective date and all other purposes so I'm sorry second yes second who moved it she did okay councilwoman Esmer Irving moved the
motion to uh remove Obedio DeLeon seconded by mayor all in favor i all oppose motion carries thank you okay thank you thank you so we need to do the uh appointments of the others i'm going to be quick about it we we
already mayor second it for the appointment uh should I read their names into the record yes okay appointing Gerta Theodore as a member of affordable housing advisory committee for the state of housing initiatives partnership program ship program term ending
November 7 2028 second appointment is appointing Marie France to coast Jean Farens as a member of the affordable housing advisory committee for the state housing initiative partnership program ship
program term ending November 7 2028 third appointment appointing Sabin Dulio to the Centennial Committee term ending on December 31st 2026 and the last one is appointing
Michael McDerman to the floodplane management planning committee term ending November 3rd 3rd 2026 and he will be representing the Iron Manor Center central homeowners association need a motion a second i have did that right
yeah yeah we did i'm sorry no you got No no no that was done we're talking about this one right yeah that's fine okay so who motion i'm sorry i motion the mayor okay so motion was made by Councilwoman Estim Irving seconded by mayor all in
favor all oppose motion carries 5 seconds was for the removal yeah we did the removal and then we did the other one oh wait michael Mcderes you we missing him from the back okay um thank you so consent agenda consent agenda
unless a member of the city council wishes to remove a specific item from this portion of the agenda taps A through C constitute the consent agenda these resolutions and items are self-explanatory and are not expected to require additional review or discussion these items will be recorded as
individually numbered resolutions adopted unanimously by the following motion that the consent agenda comprised of tabs A to C adopted may I have a motion so move second i have a motion made by Councilman Burns the motion was
seconded by Councilwoman Esther Irving all in favor any oppose motion carries 5 okay tab D a proposed resolution of the mayor and city council of the city of North Miami Florida hold on one second
authorizing the interim city manager and city attorney to negotiate and execute an interlocal agreement with the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency for the NMC CR to provide funding in the amount of 100,000 for the FIU construction trades
program authorizing the interim city manager and city attorney to negotiate and execute an agreement with NMC and Florida International University for the FIU construction trades program all right authorizing the city manager to take all actions
necessary to implement the terms of the interlocal agreement and the agreement providing for an effective date and all other purposes tab D no this is for the construction trades for to train residents on the construction trades like you know
no no yeah no no no i I I get it it was just the way I was looking at it construction open so move i think we have to open it for the public but mayor if I may can I be a co-sponsor on this one absolutely and then we will open it up for public hearing on the item hello
Bea there we go actually does the city manager have anything to say since it was delayed and wanted a response back to us of what she found because it was delayed last time if you want to make a brief report yeah exactly thank you very
much um Councilman Burns uh just waiting for uh for the comparison and um I don't know who so the request at the last meeting was to do a cost analysis actually at the CRA meeting when it was to come to the um city council meeting for the ILA to be approved the request
was that there was a cost comparison we did the research there were several factors that went into the research there's no other program that's offered within the CRA boundaries so in order for us to execute this program we would need to have a program that could be done within the CRA boundaries however even going further than that the
offerings that are being presented by FIU are the most extensive everybody else maybe had one class or a different class nothing nobody was giving as robust an offering for what what FIU was being given so the decision was still to
move forward with this item because we were not able to get a similar comparison based on the offering of what FIU does also for it to be offered within the CRA boundaries which is required for the CRA to be able to participate and to be a part of the on the interlocal agreement and if I may
add because this was a a meeting that I had with the madam manager when I when I brought this item to her um this program is probably the only program that they have right now throughout the state of Florida that has a fi that has a construction trade where residents are can go through the program get
accredited and leave with an actual job the goal my future long-term goal is for developers who are not able to meet that local preference option to fund this item so this way we can finally see our residents get the construction jobs um I know solely Mia did it in the past when
we were um for Yes so Mia used to do it in the past so this is just a way to get it started to see how it goes to see you know what what the need is cuz we know it's a need um but then moving forward is to to maybe push for developers who are not able to meet that local
preference um option to donate so LAR is a is a sponsor and other um big time um quick quickly vice mayor um just follow I'm in full um support of uh this item this is u one of the initiative that I
think we uh not only need to support but we need to fund it um my point was um as you mentioned it with um Solia and um at that program it was um basically done over at Turnitech if I remember um the whole point was basically um cost
analysis that we wanted to um see just to be able to compare because this is not something we just it's not a one one time do you understand so at least in the the long um one we knew exactly how much money we are going to spend and
also how many resident that can so that was that was basically it yeah and it's based on certification too so for instance if somebody wants to get their plumber certification if they want to get their general I think GC license certification um general m maintenance um every participant has to go through I
think general maintenance and there's other classes but they get like tool sets like they literally leave these like 90% of their participants in their program leaves the programs and they're getting jobs on construction gigs so is that maybe we should invite them to do a a presentation yes but is that a
requirement um for them that they they help with the job placement okay well that's good and and also just just for the record um we talked about the CR and everything but also you know the the city is going to um um get part of the
cost too so we talking about the C we just don't want to uh keep it like the CR boundaries the C boundaries but also you know the city is going to foot some of the bill so that's that was that was the whole reason for Yeah yeah okay just for the clarity because it's an
interlocal agreement the city is doing 100,000 the CRA is doing 125 but any funds spent from the CRA requires that it has to happen within CRA boundaries if this was a fully city sponsored program then it wouldn't matter that it's happening within the CRA boundaries how much is the is the is the program
the cost of the the cost the total cost of the offering that we're doing this round is 225,000 and this is going to FIU yes or is it it's going to the FIU construction trades program not the university program so this is covering
their certifications i'm lost so is it a third party that's hosting um the thing at FIU or No they're hosting it here in North Miami no I know but so we're not paying FI trying to get to to to the bottom it is FIU's construction trade program but it's done through the university so it's the
university employees who are conducting this trade program and that's what it is we can work with them and see if they could help us out with this so that that's the goal yeah cuz like like the total cost of this would have been like 500 to 700 we worked
with them oh this is the work this is the work yeah when they showed us that 750 we like whoa okay yeah cuz you know Muhammad is next so all right thank you so much can I be a co-sponsor as well on the item and I
think it's already been moved and it's open and public hearing is closed on the item so I have a motion on the floor made by Councilwoman Estimate Irving i just need a second second i council Vice Mayor Timothy seconds all in favor all oppose
motion carries 5 tab tab E a proposed resolution of the mayor and city council of the city of North Miami Florida authorizing the interim city manager and city attorney to negotiate and execute the North Miami brewfest partnership agreement for
sponsorship and naming rights between the city of North Miami and the Florida International University Board of Trustees further authorizing the interim city manager to do all things necessary to implement the agreement on behalf of the city providing for an effective date
and all other purposes tap D i'm sorry e tap E thank you so much um to go right through it i don't think we have any Well well Christine we have something we got to tell the people something so after Miss Carney we'll
we'll open it up for public hearing good evening Mayor and Council uh nothing major to I don't have a report or anything like that what this program or I'm sorry this event has been going on since 2016 as we know um it's been successful since the inception in 2016
uh so it'll be its ninth year next year would be its 10th year as we talked about um but there is um there are some changes obviously from previous years but as it explains it's 125 um this year thank you so much and I know um a couple
of my colleagues have questions but before that we open it up for public hearing on the item and we also have a representative from FIU here public hearing seen none coming is closed on the item i did I opened public hearing
and I closed it anybody want to come be come on up good evening everyone hampton 12495 North 6th Avenue just a quick question and I remember when in the on the mic the mic yes remember when they started in 2016 what's the benefit to North
Miami itself that's just my only question cuz I've been asked that by some resident myself awesome thank you so very much and we'll try to answer that last year when this item came up we we discussed in detail um some of the
benefits including well the name the the name righte um on the day of the event last year was the first time I attended the event since the inception of the event and it was it was phenomenal um and I don't drink but it was the whole
the food and everything else was was was good um but it's always a a conversation between us and FIU in in terms because that's my question what's in it for us um and I manager anything anybody else want to add christine
sorry um some of the things that have been beneficial um is that does include vendor or the various vendors it's not just beer um it is also food um and vendors that have been local to North Miami um some we have brought in has I'm
sorry some of the vendors have been now are um brick and mortars in the city uh along with some of the beer vendors um I don't know I think one left but at one point in time they were here so it does bring um businesses to the city as well
um and not just an event a fun event for the community and for visitors and residents do get a discount correct yes residents do get a discount on ticketed prices um which we will advertise once the tickets go on sale what um for that
uh benefit and we'll advertise what the ticket discount would be and they were drinking beer everywhere and eating good food yes yes well that's what I did i ate the food um yes Councilman u Mr mayor I have an
amendment sure if my colleagues will agree with it that if by July 1st the location where it's being hosted which is Nomi Village is not compliant with city law that they
have the right to relocate it to the North Miami Athletic Stadium is the with the with the because we don't the reason I'm proposing it is because we do not have a uh meeting in July end of July um if the issue should
fall through and I'm putting that in as a safeguard for FIU without going into all the reasonings but it's a safeguard to protect them uh in case the venue they have is not in compliance uh with some rules and regulations yeah but I
think administratively that's something that we they'll you know that they can take care of he could take care of once we award it i I mean moving it in anywhere in the city i think the manager and them council yeah no no quickly um do we have any issues with um u with no
village i don't think we want to go into it in detail but it it sounds like it Mr uh city attorney through the mayor um would this agreement allow them um without having to come back to the city council to be flexible or mad manager
that they by July 1 uh can relocated to the contract the stadium in the contract if the sponsorship authorization let let's give them the authorization for FIU to work
with them and and they may not like they you know to look and see what's attorney and the city manager both aware of this but trying to give them the opportunity in case um they need to exercise that i'm trying to go through the contract real quick but I we understand so here's
what we can do is uh I mean this isn't going to happen till November we have several meetings before then um the problem is the problem is they have to start advertising in July no no we'll get to know before the next meeting i mean I I think we're okay um but before
the meeting next meeting I'll have an answer for you so if you want to for now authorize us to to to be able to amend the agreement I'll amend it uh cuz I I I I do understand what you're trying to do and if there's any reason if if for any reason it can't be held at that one that
that one location we want to be able to move it so as long as you authorize us tonight I'll make sure the language is in the agreement and we'll we'll take care of it okay and you'll hear well before Well everybody not not only I don't know if if they're okay i don't mind but I don't know if everybody's you
know okay yeah quickly uh mayor just enlighten me is there something that that is happening that you need to uh probably stop administration to inform me about No because I'm like I've never heard anything Councilman i I think that's what I was saying so we'll talk
to staff um councilman apparently based on the the way he has there's some things that we're not purview to and and we don't we don't need to go public with it so we'll figure it out and I think the attorney provided enough clarity again uh mayor to my defense um last
time I checked I am a councilman in here if there's something of that nature at least someone will call me or at least you know um tell me what is happening because council if I may it's just that right now Nomi Village is it's still
under a temporary use permit so it's not fully operational you know 24/7 so I think um you know if there I think there's some issues at the county but maybe let allow staff to give you that briefing if you would like No I'm okay with all that is
It seems like everybody in here except for me knows about this understand it's like I don't have the info in me village is in in district 4 and all that so I just I just want to know so mayor I'm okay i'm okay with that mayor do you understand i don't
know the issues that he is talking about i don't know the councilman and and what I did i said I don't think we need to go in detail there is something that we talking and I think councilwoman just put out as much as we can we don't want to go out and put stuff out if if this
is something I don't know the issues we good i'm good with what the city attorney had said but um I would uh advise my council members to speak directly to the city attorney and to the city manager and figure out as the status okay yeah so in
in that case I am not going to support the um amendment okay we they took the amendment away that we don't that I didn't need yes all right good people let's go um madame manager Madame Clerk I just need a motion on
this item so move second yes second oh you you were you were saying you asking for a second yes i'll second it are you seconding Mary yes I do you have a second i have a motion made by Councilman Burns to approve the item as
um stated on record the motion was seconded by Mayor Desome all in favor i all oppose item passes thank you thank you 45 t F oh I'm sorry four 41 4 yes
4 F and then tab F a proposed resolution of the mayor and city council of the city of North Miami Florida approving the execution of a second option to renew professional services agreement between the city of North Miami and Davies Claim North
America Inc for the provisions of workers compensations third party administrative services at a cost not to exceed $58,350 providing for an effective date and all other purposes tab F
thank you so much thank you so much um Oh we got two presentation please yes go ahead Mr star that's right go ahead yes oh okay all right good evening Mr mayor council members Roberto Estrad purchasing director through the
manager uh the item that you have before you is simply uh staff requesting your authority to execute uh the second option to renew the agreement with Davis Claims North America Incorporated uh they are the company that provides a
workers compensation third party administrative services for the city um I have here with me a riskmanagement director i the company has been performing well and this is simply uh the second renewal of their agreement
but if you have any specific questions I'm sure that Mr mccall will be glad to take Yeah I don't think we do um unless my colleagues do um and seems like we don't um the item is open for public hearing the item is open item is closed
so move second okay so I have a motion made by Councilman Charles to move the item seconded by mayor all in favor i all oppose item passes 40 thank you tab G
tab G a proposed resolution of the mayor and city council of the city of North Miami Florida authorizing an amendment to the professional services agreement between the city of North Miami and Green Wise Group LLC for additional tree trimming
services in an amount not to exceed $50,000 annually pursuant to invitation for bids number 47-23-24 providing for an effective date and all other purposes tap G once again uh for the record Alberto
Estrada purchasing director uh so the item that you have before you uh is really a response to um if you'll recall at the last meeting there was some discussion um about the need uh to expand the uh
tree trimming uh program at the city currently has um so this is simply additional services that have been requested uh from the vendor and uh the name of the company is Green Wise Group
LLC so what staff is asking for is uh your approval your authority to add an additional $50,000 to their contract not to exceed amount uh to be able to address uh some of the needs that were
discussed at the last council meeting um here with me is our public works director and uh so if you have any more specific questions regarding the actual work or the work that is being proposed to be done with this additional amount
uh I'm sure he'll be glad to take them thank you thank you thank you so much um seeing none um I don't think we do it's very straightforward public hearing is open on the item public hearing is closed councilman uh
Mayor I just think that for uh for the sake of tonight if we could just go ahead and table this item and then we'll get back to it because I have so many questions because I don't see it as a response i see it as a
slap and I have so many questions about this item because recall that we had a discussion item last meeting on March 25th and on that meeting uh the assistant director of public works told
me that this company trimmed about 2,000 trees in the city of North Miami out of which more than 1,200 are from district 4 so I asked for the address yes they sent me this
list mind you we voted on that item on um that was September I think September 10 made it and the lease they sent me dated June 4th June 5th and and everything and then
now for them to come back and ask $50,000 more dollars for work that they did not do they got more than $100,000 they didn't do anything and adding that $50,000 my question is for what so I just think that we need to um table this item and then we'll come back
to it because I need some explanation okay for the sake of um this argument and I'm kind of glad he's put in so we don't prolong this um Madame Manager you can you could brief the councilman um can we put it to the next meeting or
when um can we have it by by the by the next meeting um which is the next meeting will be the 22nd that bring it on time bring it on okay so we'll define the 22nd yes and you guys will briefly because um one of one of one of the main
addresses that they put was like my my physical address and I haven't seen anything done on those trees and and I will tell you most of the complaints that we have in district 4 is about the trees so we need to take care of business we need to be serious about what we're doing and also we need to
have boots on the ground looking at what these people are doing because these people are just giving giving us stuff from u from Google map because they they don't go on the ground and do the work so we have to we have to hold them accountable because this is city money so we have to make sure that they get
the work done before we handle them a check so uh let's table this one for the next meeting so that I can get to the bottom of it because this one I am not going to let it go down like that thank you Councilman thank you so much Mr director mr estrada thank you so much
miss Love it's your time and we know you don't take time we done oh for tableabling the item oh do we I don't think we need a motion to table oh we do to table it okay go ahead make a motion make a motion to table i'll second it i have a motion made by
Councilman Charles to table item G seconded by the mayor all in favor i all oppose um all right thank you 4 Z for this item table okay tab H well quite judicial item please be
advised that the following items on the agenda are quite judicial in nature if you wish to speak in favor or object or to comment on an item please complete a public speaker's card indicating the agenda item number of which you would like to comment you must be sworn in
before addressing the city council and you may be subject to cross-examination if you refuse to submit to cross-examination the city council will not consider your comments in its final deliberation please allow Please also disclose the exparte communications you
may have had with any members of the city council members must do the same tab H a proposed quasi judicial resolution on the mayor of city council of the city of North Miami Florida approving a tentative plat application submitted by Waterstone Capital Holding
LLC entitled tentative plat 12599 Northeast 2nd Avenue to subdivide one real estate real parcel of land into two lots for the parcel located at 12599 Northeast 2nd Avenue and specifically
identified with Miami Dade folio number 06-2230-29-000020 in accordance with the article 3 division 8 section 3-82 and 3-84 of the city of North Miami code of ordinances and chapter 28 section
28-7B of the Miami date county code of ordinances providing for an effective aid and all other purposes tab H thank you thank you so very much Miss Love good evening mayor and council through the manager Debbie Love development services
director tonight before you is a tenative plat this is the first stage in replplatting this particular parcel uh as the title said it's uh 12599 Northeast 2nd Avenue it is currently zoned um R2 we do have minimum
lot size minimum frontage minimum depth for uh each parcel this particular one um they are looking to subdivide this this lot into two to be able to create two single family homes um and they'll
be adding one additional dwelling unit part of the conditions that we talked about is that they will have to remove a portion of decking it's concrete structure that extends over the property line uh it went before planning
commission uh back in November at a special call meeting they approved it 60 um it's a and because of its its size staff and it meets all the criteria of the tenative plat as well as the minimum
lot sizes staff is recommending approval thank you thank you so much um public well there's this is um quasi yes we swear the but anyone was here to speak
are you here for for that sir i'm I'm the applicant okay so I don't know if you got we don't Yeah are there any others that need to be Do we need him no we good you're good you don't have You're good thank you do you have to yeah we don't have We're good thank you
Miss Love real quick um Is is that the empty um next to the house um is this part of it that's an empty lot no no that that's a different lot that this is his lot that he currently has one house
on and wishes to subdivide it to create an additional lot there but the additional is next to the empty lot yeah next there's the park to the park there's an empty lot and then there's a house i thought the empty lot was after Yes sir yeah we got this i'm sorry cuz we asking please raise your right hand
do you solemnly swear affirm to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth i do thank you please state your name and your address for the record please richard Waserstein 1124 King Concourse State Harbor Islands Florida 33154 thank you sir thank you yeah you're the
there's the park which you guys did a beautiful job renovating and we're very proud of and then next door there's a vacant lot and then next door to that there's a house you're correct there's a lot next to that that's as well but that lot has nothing to do with No who that
belong to they've belonged to the South Florida Water Management it's how they get into the canal no there's a private owner who owns that lot and then there's a South Florida Water Management i think lot it's a 50 foot wide lot yeah that's
an unbiddenable lot there that's why I always refer to it as waterway but it it it's it's owned by a private person yes okay yes so we have the lot and then the house the house is existing it's been completely renovated and we're just
looking to build another house on the lot yes sir so the empty lot next to the the the our park yes is that yours or we don't yes those both those two are mine got it the one close to the South Florida Water Management is not got it thank you so much sir all right seems um
so move well I have a couple real quick just for some housekeeping so Debbie you all uh I mean Madame Director you all uh address the the the decking and does he have to take it back not just off of the property line but does he have to take
it out of the setback it would have to be out of the setback okay and the second question is um you have an enormous amount of uh trees on the south side one of the fus trees blew over four storms ago and has regrown in a the
leaning position in the corner uh what's your future plans because that foliage protects your property or protects the park from your property which over the years before you owned it was not a pretty property and so what's your
intention with that foliage that sits next to the park yeah so we we intend to dramatically improve you know the property by increasing the foliage allowing the park to have its separate identity and the house to have its
privacy the future house to have its privacy so we will be expending quite a bit of money on the landscaping on that south side and and building a a beautiful home new home for the area okay and my second question is do you know when you are you planning on
building the home or you plan on selling it for somebody else to build not sure at this moment if I do they know they will need to connect to our sewer system on any new house that you build there yes yes okay and um are there plans to connect your that existing home to the
sew to a sewer line at the same time i the existing house I didn't know it wasn't connected yes but if it's not they they may plan to okay you might want to talk to the building department about that coordinate that um because it is not connected to the sewer line okay
and you're one of the few houses that isn't okay i was unaware when you took over the house and had to make up uh I believe it was you who had to uh go back for the um reoccupancy and and do all the permits that was done prior to that
they should have made you connect to the sewer at that particular time yeah but um long as in the future you're going to do it with whatever happens at that yeah I guess with the new construction at that time we can connect both houses you can talk with the the building official about that actually it would be public works okay public works okay somebody
needs to to talk to you you guys go along yes thank you no question new York thank you so much um Councilman um I think it was moved and second Madam I think it was i have a motion made by you mayor i just need a second second i have
a motion made by Mayor Alex Desome seconded by Councilman Burns all in favor i all oppose motion carries 4 Z hey thank you thank you thank you have a good day thank you sir this a record time um it's
7:54 um we got to go through this real real quick um and yes Citizen Farm all right good people please come forward miss Veronica how you doing good good miss Gilmore hello
veronica Guusman 540 Northwest 127th Street um I do want to mention something regarding the tree trimming my property personally had a dead tree and after 3 years of of begging this company I guess did come out and um trim it well they
took it they took it away and they trimmed several trees along that street so me and my neighbors are very happy now I just need a replacement tree for the soil i've already put in a request for that with the um with with the the two minutes what is
it um Earth Day are you giving That's what Okay so we're going to get trees coming okay i put in a request for city this year no we have trees i'm not a manager we We have trees right lots of trees we do and we Where's um Yes we do have trees and
we do have tree replacement opportunities for residents okay second thing is I'm happy very happy that um the city manager position has been posted i just want to say that I hope that we are doing our due
diligence and looking for someone who is worthy of the position someone with the experience i don't want to see anyone recycled i don't want to see previous city managers pre previous elected officials i I do want to see someone that can bring new life into the city or
if um someone who is already existing within the city can just um do the job that we need in order to provide the st stability that we need within the city to continue doing the work that we want to do and continue um put moving the city forward which is what um you know
all the council wants to say but we want to see it we want to see the results thank you thank you thank you so very much with that being said citizen form is closed and we go to council
report coun well we we could start with vice mayor oh thank you um it was already stated but we are hosting a property appraisal outreach this Wednesday with the property appraisals office so it's not too late to apply for certain exemption you can still apply
for homestead senior exemption the widow exe exemption and um I just learned you can also ask for your assessed value of your home to be reduced if you would like to to lower your tax bill so you can stop by um it'll be at the North Miami Public Library and I think that's
it for me wait so if you do that you probably know about this Mr burns so what what happened to does it increase the next year or it stays no no you're asking for your assessed value to decrease granted every year it increases a little bit but you can request for an
additional assessment to see hey cuz you know they're assessing it based off of property values and so forth so you can um ask for an additional you know request to be and this is the first time um we actually reached out to Regal Auto's office this is the first time they're actually hosting an event in
North Miami cuz I think they normally host it in Miami Gardens for the whole region so I my office made a request to have one here so if you have any questions of their property appraisals I know there's individuals that we've helped in the past um as it relates to maybe someone dying in the home and the
transfer of you know the properties and so forth so all those questions they're the person to answer not us because there's so many different branches of government um and that is it for me Mr mayor thank you thank you so much Vice Mayor Councilman Burns just quickly to
the uh city manager or maybe public works um our trees are of course shedding their leaves right now getting ready for the spring um and there's piles of leaves throughout the uh the the city on the sidewalks we have uh some trees that are dropping their their
fruits and so forth um I'd like to see the street cleaner out there going through enhanced cleaning right now if they can because uh I know the drains and so forth within uh um my district even up on on 16th Avenue 14th Avenue uh
inside Keystone um um on 143rd a lot of these trees that have heavy foliage um lots of uh leaves out there and black olive olive leaves all over the place and more so this year than I have seen in the past and I have never seen a uh
well I won't say that um I just think that the street cleaning crew should uh make some passes uh and I've noticed this throughout the whole city maybe enhance their uh their cleanup that's all I have to say right now thank you thank you thank you so much Councilman
Charles uh yes um thank you very much uh Mayor i just want to say hello to um all the D4 residents who are present we got so many of them we got a record that's a record tonight
got so many of them and so nice to see you thank Yeah mr on the other side and uh yeah Miss Gilmore is here all right Miss Ghostman and also uh Paul from the library all of
them are D4 res all of them are D4 resident and um Councilman Burns I think I'll go the same route aboard the leaves um it is so much so that I am thinking this year for the Earth Day clean up i think I'm going
to shift my attention to Northwest 8th Avenue and Northwest 10th Avenue see if we can clean them up and then pick up some of the leaves it is a lot and the thing about it and I um I talked about it last time last meeting on the on March 25th a lot of
these leave they are sitting in our drain field they just sitting just in the drain and then by the time we start having next thing we are flooded again so this is something that we need to work on and look at it on exactly what
happened this year so we got so much of this nonsense um all over um our swell so thank you very much um Councilman Burns i think this is the right way to go and then see if we can get it done because this is our city we need to take good care of it thank you very much Mr mayor happy birthday Councilman should
we sing happy birthday thank you i was going to say happy birthday to you thank you thank you thank you thank you and for me um real quick I just have two quick announcement this morning we um I celebrated the renaming of 126th Street
to Miss Lanca Kobo um as you know she has been a resident yes of this city for over 60 years and since 1966 I wasn't even born yet she had her leadership in this city and what she the pivotal role
that she plays in all aspects of our of our city with leadership role in the North Miami um chamber which she served for many many years as honorary member she served on the North Miami Economic Task Force as a treasurer um the North
Miami Public Library Friends of the North Miami Public um public library the CRA Advisory Committee and of course she's a former and board member and president of the North Miami Senior Foundation for
the last 25 years wow so yes very very well we want to say thank you to Miss Scoobo for her dedication to our city and everything else that comes in and lastly I'm excited to announce I don't know what what year this is but this
might be the eighth Albert is this the eth or 9th is seven the senior the golden senior silver senior program the lunchon which is taking place Wednesday the 23rd um at between 11 and 2 and there is an
event bright going on for you to register you must register for that and we are inviting all of our folks who are not part of the program to come by and support you thank you with that being said um Mr attorney anything
no report ma'am madame manager no report katia no motion to motion to adjourn thank you good night seconded okay it is now uh 8:12 p.m adjournment