Good evening everyone. Good evening everyone. Welcome to our regularly scheduled commission meeting December 10th, 2025. The time is now 6:07. Madame Clerk, can you um call the role so that we can establish quorum, please?
>> Commissioner Bass, Commissioner Irvin >> here. >> Commissioner Santiago >> here. >> Mayor Taylor >> here. As we stand for our invocation led by the mission of mass followed by our
pledge of allegiance. >> That's why the Bible say be ready at all times. [laughter] >> Father once more we are here together to do your will. We ask you father God that you would guide us oh Lord God that you will give us a heart of compassion that we will lead according to your perfect will in Jesus name. Amen.
>> Amen. >> 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. >> Nice.
>> So, I hope everybody had a happy Thanksgiving and we are back from our Thanksgiving break starting into our first meeting in December. Hopefully be to be going into our Christmas break. Madam manager.
>> All right. Um, Madame Clerk, do we have any awards, proclamations, or acknowledgements at this time? >> No, Mr. Mayor. >> All right. Do I have any pulls, deletions, or deferrals at this time, >> Mr. Mayor? >> Yes, ma'am.
Oh, 13. >> I'm sorry. >> Go ahead. [laughter] So, on behalf of Vice Mayor Joseph Kelly, who is not here this evening, he would like to defer his items, which are 137
and 138, to the regular commission meeting of January 14th, 2026, or a special commission meeting, whichever comes first. >> Got it. >> All right, we are in the pool. >> We're in the pool
>> for the consent agenda. Yes. >> Oh, okay. I have I have a couple of items. Mr. Mayor, >> Mr. Mayor, >> um >> I I would like to um pull number nine. >> Mr. Mayor,
>> wait one second. Number nine. >> Um Commissioner Santiago, then Commissioner Babs. >> Yes, thank you. Um I like to uh let's see where is it? Okay. uh put for the consent agenda.
Uh number six. Yeah, that's number six. Yeah. Okay. And uh I'd like to defer to the next uh commissioner meeting in
January number nine. And if anybody want to know the reason why that I want to defer the item is because I want to give it a chance you know to any application already going up you know to be through through January
and after that we make a decision but I want to defer number nine tonight Mr. Mayor. Okay. Number nine. That's the one dealing with the amnesty. >> Mhm. >> Madam Madam manager. Number nine. The
amnesty starts in January. Okay. I see what you're saying. Got it. Got it. And you say you um >> You want me to repeat that? >> No. No. I got it. I got it. And number six. I heard number six. You said, Commissioner said, "Yeah, number six. I'd like to uh you know uh pull out for discussion." >> Got it. >> Yeah. For the concern agenda. Number
six. Yeah, that's number six. Yes, >> Mr. Mayor. >> Yes. I have some additional deferrals. >> Go ahead. >> If I may. Um, the manager's office is deferring 15 A4 and 15 A5 to the January
14th. No, January 28th. >> Oh, my apologies. January 28, 2026 regular commission meeting. January 28th, A4 and
>> 15 A4 and 15 A5. Madame manager question and I do know so the other subsequent items well the other companion items I guess subsequent companion which is one and two
because I I watched the planning and zoning board. Can those items be deferred and you give the applicant to go meet with those residents? >> Please one and >> all the items that deals with that. Yes, they can be deferred.
>> So deferring one, two, four implies. So everything that deals with that property. No, that's not one. That's not one. >> It's only one. It's not one. >> 16 A1 and 16 A2. >> 16 A1 and 16 A2. >> Those are under first reading ordinance. >> Right. So my suggestion, madam manager,
is from now until I wouldn't put a date certain, but you get with the applicant and get them to go meet with the residents and hear their concerns and then bring it back to us >> because that seems to be what the what the what the issue at hand is. That
seems to be what the issue at hand is. Communication. >> Commissioner Irvin. >> Yeah, Mr. Mayor. >> That's just my suggestion. I'm I'm only one, but if you if y'all want to hear, we can hear it. That's just my suggestion. That's just my suggestion, >> Mr. Mayor.
>> Um, Commissioner Santiago. >> Okay. I I totally agree with that. And the reason why that I say that is because I want to be with the people for this neighborhood
that I don't live there but I know what is they passing through and if we don't listen the people that bringing us here who who we going to listen people that they try to come here and tell something that is not true that not
going to happen. No, the decision is going to be the people, the people from that neighborhood and after they take that decision, then bring it to us because we are not nothing to do right now with that. Thank you. >> Um, Commissioner.
>> Okay. I I want to say something. People may not like what I'm say, but I'm going to say it. Our residents need to sit down and have a meeting before the meeting. And I'm saying this because we had a workshop and they were there and they were there to tell them what
they wanted and what they want what they would like to see this that and the other. Nine times out of 10 and madam manager was there. The only thing these people kept saying was a coffee shop. A coffee shop. A coffee shop. Move the furniture store from the front to the back.
It costs money to do plans. And he did that. He changed to put the furniture store in the back and the retail in the front. And I'm just saying this to be mindful of people when they're spending their money. This not government money. This is his money. So they need to get
together and come up with what they want for real for real. Instead of just sitting there for a whole hour or two, a coffee shop, a coffee shop. Move it from the front to the back. Move the furniture stuff from the front to the back. And then he do that and then there's still a problem. I'm just saying
time is money in situations like this and they need to have what they want to say together or how they feel together. So they need to have a meeting before the meeting with the with the gentleman. And I I don't have a dog in a a fight
either way. But I'm just saying be mindful of people and when they're spending their money, know what you want, do what needs to be done. That's all I'm saying. >> Okay. So the only the only one second the reason why I asked for it to be
deferred is because it seems like communication was the big issue at the planning and zoning meeting. Yes, they had the initial initial meeting but there was never a followup. So all I'm asking and the plan's already done. Present those plans back to the
residents, let the residents know and then go from and then just bring it back at the appointed time when the manager speaks to the applicant. But I'll say it this way. If it comes the way it is now, I'm not going to support it. I'm going to stand with my residents. I I I'm going to I'm going to go with my residents because they don't want it.
That's it's their backyard. And And they kept saying they never came back. They never came back. They never came back. So just go back. The plan's already done. So there shouldn't be no money. I I don't I don't speak for people. I don't I don't count people's pockets, but they never came back.
>> Um Well, Commissioner Bass would like to hear your comment. >> Thank you. It's just that we have the items that you're requesting to be deferred require two readings. The items that the residents want to speak about require one. So, all we're asking tonight is if you could move forward on
the items on first reading and then we will meet with the residents between now and January, I think you said 28th or 26th, and then you can come back and hear all the items on second reading then. Because if you push the first items back, we don't get moved forward
till February or March. So, as Commissioner Urban already said, every time this gets pushed back, it's money to my client. We're happy to show the residents the plans, we've discussed it before, we're happy to do it again. But if we can just get those two items moves forward on first reading tonight, you're
not committing to anything except a second reading. >> Well, Mr. Mayor, it sounds it sounds so nice. Okay. But let me let me tell you that before any decision, the people have to see the planning and they have
to be together with you. >> But we're doing what they >> So we want and also let me let me make something clear when that thing in the uh um planning zoning board meeting. Okay. Uh when they bring that item, that item
don't pass at all. And today I see the s the sen item. Okay. In the first reading, they changed the language that they have that night that they try to confuse maybe us or maybe the resident when they say, okay, that they're going
to build two building commercial-industrial. >> Commissioner Santiago, this is not the time to discuss the item. Okay. They have the the the applicant has the right to bring the item before the commission. Yeah, they have that right. But I'm madam,
>> I'm asking that the item be deferred. So, because I'm not going to support it >> as it is, not even on first reading. I think you all need to go back to the residents and we're not even we shouldn't even be having this dialogue between me and you right now because standing here listen. Yeah,
>> we shouldn't even having this dialogue. My my suggestion >> and this is a manager item and that's why I pinpointed on the manager is that you defer this item and allow you get with the applicant and then in the interim of you all figuring that out.
I'm sorry before you bring it back, you know, have a meeting with the resident >> and hear what they want, a follow-up meeting. Simple. Simple. >> So, this is your item, madam manager. It's my suggestion. She's my suggestion.
So both of those items will be deferred. No date certain. >> No date certain. >> Got it. All right. So what we have right now in the consent
I have item number six pulled by Commissioner Santiago. Item number seven, eight and nine is deferred under under planning and zoning. I have item number four and five plan um deferred
I um under first reading uh ordinances I have item number one and two deferred. >> Mr. Mayor, >> Commissioner, >> I got kind of mixed up in the You want me to go back? >> But I needed I need to pull four from the um first reading.
No, we're going to we're going to hear we're going to hear four. >> Okay. >> So, that's that's where we are. And I'll go over it again. Under consent, I have item number six. >> Mr. Mayor, I'm sorry. I would like to pull item. Where's it at again? From the
consent three. Okay. So, item under consent, I have item number three was pulled by Dr. Bass. Item number six was pulled by Commissioner Santiago. Item number seven and eight, which is Vice Mayelly's items, was deferred. Um item number nine
was deferred under planning and zoning. Item number four and five was deferred under um 16 ordinances and public hearings. Item number one and two were deferred. Okay. Can I get a motion to
>> Mr. Mayor? One last thing. um for item 136 and I know it was pulled but there is a substitute agreement that I provided you all on the deis um with some with some change in language. >> Got it. All right. Can I get a motion to
approve tonight's favor? Moved by Commissioner Santiago. >> Second. >> Second by Commissioner um Dr. Bass. Madame Clerk on the actual agenda. >> Commissioner Irvin. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Santiago. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Baz. Yes.
>> Mayor Taylor. >> Yes. >> Motion passes 40. >> All right. So, we're going into the approval of minutes. >> Um, can I get a motion to approve the regular commission meeting minutes from November 12th, 2025? Moved by Commissioner Santiago. Can I get a second? >> Second.
>> Second by Commissioner Bass. Madame Clerk. >> Commissioner Santiago. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Bass. Yes. Commissioner Irvin. Yes. Mayor Taylor. Yes. Motion passes 40. Um, approval of the minutes um from special commission meeting minutes November 14th, 2025. Can I get a motion?
>> Move it. >> Moved by Commissioner Irvin. Second. >> Second by Commissioner Santiago. Madame Clerk. >> Commissioner Santiago? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Bass. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Irvin? >> Yes. >> Mayor Taylor? >> Yes. >> Motion passes 40. >> Can I get a motion to approve the special commission meeting minutes
November 24th, 2025? >> Move it. >> Moved by Commissioner Irvin. Second by Commissioner Bass. Madame Clerk. Commissioner Bass, >> yes. >> Commissioner Irvin, yes. >> Commissioner Santiago, yes. Mayor Taylor, yes. Motion passes 40. >> All right, Madame Clerk, do we have any
District 1, District 2, or state report at this time? >> No, Mr. Mayor. >> Got it. All right. Um, Madame Manager, I do see that we have a public presentation by the police department, but we got a long agenda. So, for the time, I'm asking you to just condense. >> It's a requirement, so it's going to be very brief.
>> Got it. All right. Um, return you to Chief Starks Police Department on the red light camera. >> Sergeant Gonzalez will go ahead and make the presentation. >> Sorry. Yeah, Sergeant. >> Good evening everybody. This is very
brief. Uh, this is required uh by us started last year with DHSMV that we present certain items uh regarding the red light camera program. Um questions 4, 5, 15, 16, 17, 32 and 33 are required
for the police department once requ uh do this survey to be presented in front of the commission and we have to do this every year according to the uh statute 316008. So it
questions >> that was the presentation. [laughter] Why and short? >> Whoa. Okay. Well, you can do all the presentations from [laughter] now on. Quick to the point.
>> Whoa. Okay. [laughter] >> Any questions? >> No. >> Sad Gonzalez. He ain't not seeing nothing. Thank you. S [laughter] >> I thought you had more. >> All right. We're going into citizens
form. Madame clerk, can you please state for the record how to participate in citizens forums? >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Good evening. The city of Opalaka commission meetings are held in person at the Opaaka government center, city commission chambers, 780 Fisherman Street, 3rd Flor, Opalaka,
Florida. Members of the public wishing to address the commission may do so in person or virtually. Those persons wishing to participate virtually should register prior to the scheduled meeting time on the city's website at www.opalaka
fl.gov. When speaking before the commission, please make sure to give your full name and address for the record. There's a 3minut time limit for public comments. Please adhere to the decorum policy which is a part of the com of the commission meeting agenda. City
Commission meetings are aired through liveream at www.youtube.com user city of Opalaka and thank you Mr. Mayor. At this time we do not have any virtual public comments. >> Okay. So for those of you in the
chamber, citizens form is opened. Uh, good evening, Mayor Commission. Brian Dennis, address 2140 York Street. I would like to thank you all for pulling the item. Um, you heard our voices loud and clear. I think this was give us an opportunity to at least go back to the drawing board to see what
could be worked out. If there can be something worked out, I think that when we're talking about bringing something into the community and we're talking about community development, we are talking about expanding the city. would talk about bringing growth in businesses that could do be monetized in the city
that would be um helpful to our residents and potentially employ them. But again, we like to thank you for your kindness and hearing our voices. Thank you. Citizens form is still open. >> Good evening. Um, Mayor Commissioner
Audrey Dominguez, 1147 Jen Avenue. Um, I wanted to ask a couple of questions regarding certain topics. I just wanted an update on the civil servant board. Um I know that I think this is the last week for Miss Adams. Um and that was one
of the requirements to have someone from HR. So I just want an update on that. Um, I wanted to speak on regards to a business which is located on 13135 Northwest 27th Avenue which is called
Manny's Tires. I don't know if you've seen it, but the business is an eyesore. You got a lot of tires, a container, there's a rundown car in the front. It looks bad. It looks really bad. And I know that code enforcement has targeted
a couple, not targeted, but have gone to several other tire shops and had them maintain or keep their property. I just want someone to go and check out this business.
Another thing, Opalaka had a program which was new businesses in Opaaka which started a while back which highlighted the businesses. I don't know what happened but it stopped and we need to have consistency in this. We have a new
owner. I don't know if Commissioner Santiago's been there which is Elo uh restaurant. Elooa restaurant. Brand new. Been there for four months. They said nobody's been there. food is absolutely
delicious, very clean, very nice inside. And I think we need to support these businesses. They're small mom pops. So, if ever there's a catering a job, give them an opportunity cuz you will definitely love it. Um, I needed an
update on a on a property that passed on the planning and zoning and also with the commission. It's uh 13500 Northwest 17 Avenue. It's a corner lot. I don't know if you guys passed by there. And
all I see is a plat cement. So, if someone could give me an update, how long is it going to take? Because it was supposed to be for two apartment two unit apartments. >> I haven't seen anything. And that's basically it. Thank you. >> Yeah. >> Mr. Mayor to our commissioner.
>> One one second. >> Yeah. Thank you. >> We'll we'll we'll we'll citizens form is still open and then we'll go. >> Okay. Yeah. I want to give you some information to her. >> Got it. She'll be here. Citizens forum is still open. >> Happy holidays everybody.
>> Happy holidays. >> Uh retired Chief Cheryl Kasein of the great city of Opalaka. First of all, I just want to say thank you mayor for the deferment because I think that is of utmost important. And just to clarify something that was said at the before
meeting about me um and that property, I just want to say that law enforcement first priority is public safety. So anytime we're aware of anything that is detrimental to us, we'll be there. And what mama say, if you if if when you
know better, you do what? >> Better. >> We do better. So let's continue to do better and um keep our people safe as safe as we can, okay? because that's what it's all about. Also, um I saw resolution number nine. I just wanted to
say that um I have received some calls from um people in the neighborhood. I've spoken about one particular uh previous with the manager, but I just want to say let's consider our people with the Amnesty program and the help that they need to keep our people here. Opalaka is
growing. We continue to grow, right? And we on the news, y'all. Y'all see they even give the uh weather report and I love saying that. They even give a weather report in Opaka, baby. So, I wanted to say that and I'm going to get out your face, but I have one other thing with the chief of police. Uh, >> Chief Stars, could you come forward? I
just want to put this out here so that talk to us. >> Okay, I need your chief. I had to see a thumb. You know, I got to protect that. I got to watch our back. Come on, Chief. Um, thank you y'all. This little sister, I just want to bring something because people watch us from all over and for the residents and everybody's here. I'm
sorry I didn't get a chance to speak to you about it, Chief, but there's a new law about the tags. Is everybody aware? >> Yes. >> Okay. I just wanted to put that out there about the facing the tag. They don't even want you >> covering the sunshine. You will be getting >> I I won't take your job cuz I'm retired.
You know, you >> we was >> It's a new thing about the tag. They don't want your tag with no covering. Not even on the sunshine. Your tag has to be totally visible. Right now the state are just pulling people over and giving warnings. But there was a case
where somebody in the city of Miami was pulled over given a $500 ticket and a PTA mean promise to appear. So that's in a form of an arrest where we just trust you to show up in court. So we just want everybody to be aware and start working on your tags. You got to not have your f
your tag defaced in any way. No covering over the date, the name, sunshine steak, nothing. Correct. Chs, >> y'all know I got her back and she got mine. Love y'all. Happy holidays. >> Thank you, Chief. All right. Citizens
form is still open. Citizens form is closed. All right. Going back and then we'll go. Um well, I got you, Commissioner Santiago. I got you. So, uh Madame Clerk, I mean, sorry, Madam Manager, she asked for an update
on the the civil service board. Do we have that? And while you look that up, um, Commissioner um, Dominguez, the new businesses in Opalaka, we are bringing that program back, highlighting the new businesses in Opalaka. So, we are bringing that back through our um,
chamber of commerce in concert with our with our Yes, ma'am. with our um, with the city of Opalaka. But be >> before you go to the next one, can you get her to tell us where this new business is? >> It's the restaurant on that's the one on 27th Avenue, right?
>> Fantastic. Is that's the one by the the the the car battery place? Yeah. >> No, before before. >> Yeah. >> By the pawn shop. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. >> Right.
>> All right. >> We have it. Mr. Ellis has already gone there. >> Yeah. I was about to say the food is good. We've been there. The food is good. All right. Um, and the other thing is the 13500 Northwest 17th Avenue, the update on the
Okay, so you can provide to commissioner. All right, we're good. And Chief, well, she walked out, but um, we were going to ask Chief to do an a presentation in the beginning of the year about the new laws that have came down because it's not just about tags, there other stuff, too.
So, we want the chief to update this the residents on what's coming down the pipe. So, I'll yield to Commissioner Santiago, then Commissioner Bass. >> No, you want she answer my question. >> We good? Okay. Commission Santiago. >> Thank you. Um, uh, Commissioner Adri Dominguez. Uh, 131st something the tire
plate. Okay. For that gentleman yet, I know that gentleman for long years. This is not part of Opalaka. That's what I want to tell you. That's they counted incorporated that side. is nothing to do with us. Yeah, that that little part of there across the bank. Okay, the other
side is day county and the other side of the bank is the great city of Opalaka. But don't worry, soon in the future, we're going to be annex all the other section out there. But for now, just call Day County. And thank you. It's a very good service, nice people. And that
restaurant there, Elbo. I love it. I love it. I already be there twice for lunch. That's it. >> Yeah, it's the old behalf. It is. All right. So, we're moving right on to our consent agenda. Um, madame clerk, I
mean, madame attorney, uh, item 133, >> a resolution of the city commission of the city of Opalaka, Florida, authorizing the city manager to issue a request for proposals RFP for residential and commercial solid waste collection services. Attached here too is exhibit A, providing for
incorporation of recital, providing for scriveness areas, providing for an effective date. This is sponsored by the city manager. >> All right. Can I get a motion? >> Move it. Moved by Commissioner Santiago. >> Second. >> Second by Commissioner Irving. Madame manager,
>> the city's current contracts for residential and commercial solid waste services are expired. It is my desire to issue an RFP for said services to have a competitive process and select a qualified waste hauling provider for the city. Of course, after if if this item
is passed, um we will issue an RFP. We'll have a selection committee. Um, a company will be selected and presented to the commission for final approval. Um, I'll answer any questions that you may have at this time. >> All right. So, this item was pulled by
Dr. Bass, so I'll yield to you. >> Thank you. I know this item going back months and months and months ago when we had already issued an RFP. Correct.
>> No, we haven't issued an RFP for solid waste. This is not the same item we had that one applicant. >> No, we haven't issued a RFP for solid waste in many years. >> Okay. >> Well, as of right now, I'm not going to support this.
>> Okay. >> So, I that's the main reason why I pulled it. If you want to talk to me oneonone, I would share with you why. >> Okay. >> All right. Thank you. Thank you. >> Is there something you want to share or >> Yeah. >> No, no. Whatever. I'd like to say something about it. Oh, Commissioner
Santiago. >> Uh uh thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um a question to the sponsor, the manager. I think that uh I already be uh talking to you in the uh um
in the agenda brief every Monday. uh not every Monday you know and uh and and really what I asking you is the uh that I'm I tell you that I'm happy you know with the service that I can that I'm be have all this year that the only thing
that I don't like for uh day county is the when they have any uh holidays they don't pass by and sometime we do three three days with no pickups okay in the residential
system. Uh and my other question is and that I asking you already this is going to representing more revenues to us to the city and the control that we used to have before. >> We we don't know the revenue yet because
we haven't issuing an RP and RFP is so long. So the the the funds that we're receiving now I'm sure that the they're under old rates. So, by putting it out for RFP, we'll get more um up-to-date rates for services. And in this RFP,
we're also asking for um 12 um pickups. Right now, we only get two by the county. >> Two a year. That's we're talking about for residential bill. >> Trash. We only get two. We're asking for
one per month. >> Okay. Yeah. Well, it's going to be better for the uh for the community. Okay. In that case, okay, that's the only thing that I want to know because yeah, I'm supported that item. I think it's a great idea to bring everything back to our administration. Okay. Uh,
thank you, Mr. Mayor. >> Any other questions or concern? All right. I did have a question, but you answered it, and that was about we received proposals and for this particular item.
>> I can defer to the city attorney if you would like. Yes, ma'am. >> Madame attorney, we have not received any proper proposals for this item. >> Got it. Okay. >> All right. So, we can go ahead and call the question. Madame,
clerk, >> Commissioner Irvin, >> yes. >> Commissioner Santiago, >> yes. >> Commissioner Baz, >> no. >> Mayor Taylor, >> yes. >> Motion passes 31. >> All right, moving on to item number
136 >> a resolution of the city commission of the city of Opalaka, Florida, authorizing the city manager to enter into a field usage agreement between the city of Opalaka and we make footballers Miami LLC providing for incorporation of
recitals providing for an effective date. This is sponsored by the city manager. >> All right. Can I get a motion? >> Move it. >> Moved by Commissioner Santiago. Second by Commissioner Bass. Madam manager. Yes, the youth soccer organization
desires to utilize Ingram Park Field for practice and home games. Um, under this agreement, if approved, it will allow for five Opalaka residents to be um a part of the program at no charge and any additional Opaaka residents at a reduced
30 at a 30% reduction. Um the agreement is for one year and you also have a substitute item before you which change the time for usage. So they're requesting to
use the facility on Tuesday through Friday between 5:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. and Saturdays between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. And I'll answer any questions you have. >> All right. Um any question? I do have a couple questions but I'm going yield to
commission. >> Yeah, because I'm the one pull it up. Yes. Thank Thank you, Mr. Mayor. >> Well, uh, today they passing to us page here when some language be changed and that's the reason why that I concerned
about to pull it up. Uh what I see uh here. Okay. U before this supposed to be from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. And now they want uh Friday. Uh what is that? Thursday. Thursday and Friday. It's two days.
>> Thursday through Friday through >> Oh, Tuesday. Okay. Tuesday through Friday. >> Yes. >> From uh 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. But I ask you a question that day, madame manager. 8:00 p.m. >> to 8:00 p.m. Yeah. Okay. We have a
problem when park, you know, like our park, they close the door for the public, for the resident at 5:00 p.m. in the afternoon. I don't understand um why why we do that to the public, to the people that they uh pay taxes here
in the great city of Palaka. And let let me say that a lot of people like me, we working and we go, you know, we back home probably, you know, at uh 7 6 p.m. or whatever 8 p.m. and we don't have no places to go and running or or you know
around but we given the opportunity to people to come here and that's that that's a question that I want to ask him now. Okay. Okay. To uh open the park for 5:30 p.m. to 8:30. Who going to pay uh the people? Our parks close at 8:00 pm
Monday through Friday. >> To 8:00 p.m. Wow, that's new for me. >> No, that's the schedule. On Saturday and Sunday, they close at 5:00 p. p.m. >> And why did I have so many complaint for resident that the park is closed at 5:00 p.m.? Okay. The playground the basketball >> that's only on Saturday and Sunday. >> It's only I talking from the you know
from the people what I heard for the resident madam manager. >> Okay. >> Okay. I only tell you that is sound you know now something different that we're gonna have even uh between uh Saturday uh what is that Saturday okay it's going
to be open up to 10 10:00 a.m. I know that we have part open to 10:00 a.m. where we having a special event okay for us but who going to cover up this u charges you know for uh because for sure if it's 10
p.m. We going to have the uh u any police officer present or or people that working for park recreation >> if it's 10:00 a.m. >> No, 1000 p.m. say here. Oh, 10:00 a.m. Oh. Oh, no. 3:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. I'm sorry. >> It's open. The park is open.
>> Yeah, it's open. Yeah. From 5:00 p.m. Yeah. Saturday. >> Yeah. But 8 8:00 p.m. Who going to be there? >> Park is open. It closes at >> so it says >> Well, that's why I say it's new for me that it's open from through 8 8:00 p.m. because people say no >> before it.
>> No, what what she was saying if you don't mind, the park is open from 8 to 8 >> every day daily. >> Monday through >> Monday through Friday. >> Monday through Friday. >> Monday through Friday. But on the weekends, it's open from >> They close at 5:00 p.m. >> Yes. On the weekend. >> So maybe that resident was there over the weekend, but at the weekend they
close early, >> but they are open until 8:00 and sometimes later than that. Well, I I love to have, you know, some kind of activities out there in park, especially in that side in England. And I I love children, you know, to go there
and play and learn. But my concern is this is uh this is not going to cost nothing to us, okay, to to the city. >> No, it's no cost. >> They're going to pay rent and everything for that. >> They don't pay rent. That's why it's a
it's a it's an agreement. It's a um a joint agreement with the city. >> Okay. We do that exchange only because they're going to take a five kit from Opalaka too. >> They're going to sponsor five and then they're going to >> and I heard that they only going to give a 30% off. >> Correct. >> Okay. But I want to do a little amendment out there. Okay. If he does
real children from here from Opalaka the people the family more of the family cannot afford you know to pay okay for any um what are we calling activities you know like that okay in in parks and other
places I like to you know to admit that and at least you know uh to asking him that the five kids that he want to take from opalaka okay to be totally free >> that's that's what he said >> it is It is where? >> No, the soccer team is not that big. So
the first five kids, the five kids will five kids. >> No, no. I heard something different from her that they're going to discount 30% only. >> After the five after the five, they're going to they're going to do five free and after that if additional
people from Opaaka would like to participate, it will be a 30% discount. >> That's what they said. >> Okay. All right. >> Okay. All right. Okay. Good. I'm good for now. >> All right, madam manager, I'm good. All my questions was answered in the
briefing. It was about the insurance, but you answered that. And the only other thing is is that I know they'll be using it on Saturdays. Did we discuss blackout days for the commission or you just work with the >> Yes, they would have to submit a schedule to it. >> They would definitely have to submit a
submit a schedule and if it's um commission initi um city events, then they will not be able to use it. and and the public they're going to have access to go no matter what they are they they are playing. >> Yes, the public is still to the park. >> Okay.
>> Yes. >> Okay. And my last question, madam manager. Um and I should have asked this in the briefing. The name of the team is is it Opaaka soccer team or is it we make >> football with OA logo? >> It's going to have our logo but I have
not received the flyer yet. The flyer will have to be approved by me before it's before it's published. Got it. That's fine. All right. >> Oh, I'm sorry. And Commissioner Commissioner um >> I it kind of have something to do with this but kind of don't. I would like for us to look at Saturday's hours on the
park cuz I think closing at 5, it's kind of early for a Saturday. So, we can look at that maybe seven, but >> that's another conversation for another day. >> [laughter] >> We can definitely look at it, but at one
time our parks were closed completely, so we tried to introduce it with with bringing it back at having open at some time. So, we can definitely look at that schedule. >> Thank you. >> Got it. So, madame clerk, if all hearts and minds are clear, we can call the question on this.
>> Commissioner Santiago, >> yes. >> Commissioner Baz, yes. Commissioner Irvin, yes. Mayor Taylor, yes. Motion passes 40. >> All right, moving right along to item number Sorry. Item numbers.
>> No, no, no. Those were deferred. >> 15 A1. >> A1. Thank you. Those >> Yeah. A resolution of the city commission of the city of Opalaka, Florida to consider the site plan review request for the construction of a 43,000
square ft catering facility on the 12 adjacent properties located at 2466 Alibaba Avenue and identified by Folios 08-2122-004-4008-2122-004-39 0 08-2122-004-38 08-2122-004- 037
0 08-2122-004-360 08-2122-004-34 08-2122-004- 0350 08-212 22-004-33 08-2122-004-320 0 08-2122-004- 0310 08-2122-004-300
and 08-2122-004-290 in the I1 zoning district within the the corridor mixeduse overlay and the innovation district providing for an effective date and this is sponsored by the city manager. >> Madame manager my agenda brief
>> number as I said how big is this property but the clerk kept reading on [laughter] can I get a motion to um get motion on this item moved by um Commissioner Irvin second by Commissioner Bass. Madam manager, go ahead. And this is a
planning and zoning public. >> The applicant has submitted a request for site plan review to construct a twostory moorish inspired industrial kitchen and warehouse facility in the I1 zoning district. Staff has reviewed the applicant
um request and has determined that the applicant has provided all information required. This item was presented at the November 4th planning and zoning board meeting. Also, when the time permits, staff is available to answer any questions you may have on this item.
>> Okay. Um, any questions to the staff? Oh, wait. I'm sorry. This is a public hearing item. Public hearing is open. >> Good evening. U, Mr. Mayor, commissioners, everybody else on the board. Uh, my name is Sabrina Escobar. I
am the owner's representative and land development consultant for Gold Kosher Catering EOP Group, the applicant. Um, thank you for the opportunity to be here tonight and for your continued support of quality investment in the city of Opalaka. Um, we are here to request
approval of the site plan and development agreement for a new 43,000 square foot um, state-of-the-art industrial kitchen facility. By the way, do I use this to flip to move through the pages or will they >> one sec? So,
>> does do we have questions on the presentation? We're in public hearing. >> Okay. >> If we have questions, we'll we'll go through Mr. Gay to you. So, if you can just go in and speak cuz y'all got three minutes. Our team has worked closely with your staff and professional consultants to design a high quality
facility that meets your code um and reflects a long-term commitment to the um long-term commitment to the owner to operate in the city of Opalaka. With that said, um I'd like to well I was going to briefly walk you through this um the presentation, but I will have Mr.
Lee um and if there is any further questions, we have um myself or other consultants to answer anything. Thank you very much. >> All right. Thank you. Public hearing is still open. Public hearing is closed. Any questions
to Mr. Gay or the manager on this item? Hearing none. All right. So, I say like I said in my briefing, I'm happy to see it coming. And this is the the old scaffold place on Alibaba. So, yeah. Yeah.
That's why so many got it. >> I mean, how many [laughter] 12? >> So, I am happy to see this coming and yeah, it's the first step into actually changing Alibaba, that neighborhood. God. >> Yeah. So, I'm really excited to see
something different in on Alibaba. Um, no other questions. We can go ahead and Oh, I'm sorry. >> Quickly to the applicant. Just a quick question. Will there be opportunities for our residents to be employed? As per the development agreement um and as we had stated in the planning and
zoning um meeting, we are open to having the opportunity of doing a career job fair um in line with the protocol that the city of Opalaka has in place. And at that point, we will go through the proper procedures for the applicants to apply for any positions that will be
available at that time. It is a family-owned business, but part of the reason why we're moving to the city of Opalakup is for the potential of the growth. They are doing an expansion, which will more than likely require obviously more employees. >> One more question. Go ahead. What is
your um potential employee number of employees? >> Currently, I believe we have about 40 something employees. Um we are going to be phasing the project. So initially it
will be suffice with who we have un unless there's a need for more employees at that specific time but once we build out the second phase that will expans grow the business quite a bit. So at that point I don't have the set number
today but I could get that information for the city. Okay, I'm in total to total agreement with this, but I still think that you should have had a number to tell me. >> Okay, >> as it relates to you're expending 12 blocks, >> correct? >> And I think it should be some kind of
number. You should be able to tell me maybe 100 more, 50 more. >> I would approximate about 50 more employees. >> Okay. Okay. >> Okay. Because it's going to be doubling the >> Okay. >> the current building. >> Mr. Mayor, we don't want the architect. Well, we're
also assuming that all 40 people are going to transfer, right? We don't know that yet. We don't know that amount, but yes, absolutely. >> Where are you transferring from? >> From U Miami Shores. >> No. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. >> Okay. Um, Commissioner Santiago. >> Oh, thank you, Mr. Mayor. Well, what I
had to say uh is to you is welcome. Welcome to No Palaka. And I know you are part of the uh people that we need here to change the vision and to change you know the view of of city. I'm very glad
to you people choose to come to this city >> when all the negative things that we have in the past today is positive. Thank you very much. >> Thank you very much for welcoming. We're very excited for this move to this to the city of Opalaka.
>> Thank you. I have one question unrelated but related. The intent is this a shared kitchen or is sole catering your your >> It is a industrial kosher catering business. They do business to business. They don't do events or any catering
internally. It is industrial kosher um institutional meals. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> All right. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> All right. We can go ahead and call the question. Madam clerk. >> Commissioner Santiago. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Bass. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Irvin.
>> Yes. Yes, Mayor Taylor. Yes. >> Motion passes 4 Z. >> All right. Moving along to item number two. >> Thank you. A resolution of the city commission of the city of Opalaka, Florida to consider the development agreement review request for the construction of a 43,000 square foot
catering facility on the 12 adjacent properties located at 2466 Alibaba Avenue and identified by Folio 08-2122-004-4008-2122-004-39 08-2122- 004-38
0 08-2122-004-37 0 08-2122-004-3 0360 08-2122-004-34 0 08-2122-004-350 08-2122-004-330 08-2122-004 0320 0 08-2122-004-
0310 0 08-2122-004-30 0 and 08-2122-004-290 in the I1 zoning district within the corridor mixeduse overlay and the innovation district providing for an effective date. This is sponsored by the city manager.
Thank you, madame attorney. This is a public hearing item and public hearing is got to move it. Sorry guys. >> Second move. Second. >> So, it's moved by Santiago and second by Commissioner Bass. Commissioner Santiago
and second by Commissioner Bass. And madame manager, >> this is a companion item to the previous item requesting for the approval of a development agreement for the catering facility. This item was also presented
at the November 4th planning and zoning meeting and when the time permits, staff is available should you have any question. >> Thank you. Now, this is a public hearing item and public hearing is open.
Hearing none, seeing none. Um, public hearing is closed. [laughter] >> Did y'all really knock on the desk? >> It already made it take so long. >> You trying to do this? [laughter] >> All right. >> Hi.
>> Um, I think all of the um concerns were addressed um at the first during the first. The only thing I will ask um um madam manager is that you provide the commission with the presentation that they were going to give us and then we'll go from there. All right. >> What do they have in the presentation?
The way that it's going to look like. >> Oh, don't we see only how it going to look like? >> Please to see the project and the runs like that. I can dream with that. >> Yes. I appreciate it. Thank you.
>> Please. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. You're so good. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Can you just picture the exterior? >> Absolutely. >> Yeah. Only only only the, you know, outside how it's going to look. We need help with the game.
the technology so much >> now it's >> Oh my god. >> It's like it's going really fast now. >> It looks good. >> That's wonderful. That's beautiful. >> Yeah. >> So, this is the this is the complete um project. As you can see, it has the
loading area in the middle offset with the offices in the top and then the two phases um to the side where the kitchens will be. And I'll [clears throat] let Will, our architect, speak to the project. >> I have one last question, Mr. Will. >> Wow. >> And it's a beautiful project. So, you
answered the question about the shared quick kitchen portion. You said that's not the intent. Will this be a com a commissary for food trucks and other caterers or is just >> this will be uh um mass production of of of of
>> so frozen foods for distribution >> distribution distribution >> cruise cruise lines schools prisons that type of uh that type of mass production. >> Okay. >> All right. And you said I remember you saying phase one phase two right? What does that mean? >> So let me
you can just explain it. >> Yeah. So then so then Yeah. So then the first phase is the one it's going to be two two kitchens mirrored from the loading birth. >> Okay. >> Right. So as you can see there the the middle is the loading birth the second story are offices. The one to the far left is the first kitchen that that's
phase one. The kitchen the b the loading birth and the and the second story office. The second kitchen is the one to the right where it's going to be a mirror of the first kitchen. But what what's going to what's happening is that for the moment the client got funded for the first phase and once we once we um
are finalized and operational then they can uh profit from the make make profit then they can fund the second phase but for now we're going we're presenting the entire phase so that we don't have to come back for the second phase. We're presenting the entire project. >> And how long are you are you
anticipating to from start to finish >> for the the first phase or the entire >> both? both faces. >> To be more clear, please, we want to see that tomorrow. >> Well, I can't tell you how the depending on the operation. >> Absolutely. >> Okay. >> So, just so you know, we're going to
build in the first phase, the infrastructure. So, everything will be built. What will come at a later date is the shell to the second portion, which is about 17,000 square ft. Obviously, the intent will be as soon as possible. Um, by the time we get our construction
documents, we'll be in the upcoming few months. get our master permit and start building. You know, that might take between two years. I we would expect to have everything to that to have the first phase built out and then the secondary once we're operational and
there is the generating income um then that would be within the next phase would be built. We asked for an a timeline or a parameter of eight years total but we expect it to be done much sooner the second phase. The first phase would be done within the first four
years from beginning of site plan approval today to close out RCO. >> Got it. Understood. All right. Okay. Any other questions to the manager or Mr. Gay at this moment? >> Hearing none, we can go ahead and call the question. Thank you, Ron. >> Commissioner Bass, >> yes.
>> Commissioner Irvin, >> yes. >> Commissioner Santiago, >> yes. >> Mayor Taylor, >> yes. >> Motion passes 40. All right, moving on to item uh was that 15 A3. A resolution of the city commission of the
city of Opalaka, Florida to consider the special exception request for the operation of a liquor store on the property located at 13449 Northwest 42nd Avenue and identified by Folio 08-2129-016-0010 in the liberal industrial I3 zoning
district and within the corridor mixeduse district providing for an effective date. This is sponsored by the city manager. All right. Can I get a motion? >> Move it. >> Moved by Commissioner Ambass. Second. >> Second by Commissioner Irvin. Um, Madam Manager, go ahead and present. This is a public hearing item.
>> The applicant desires to operate a retail Lucas store within the property located at 13449 Northwest 42nd Avenue. The request is to consider a special exception review. This item was presented at the November 4th planning and zoning meeting. Um, when the time
permits, staff is available should you have any questions. All right. This is a public hearing item. Public hearing is open. >> Mr. Mayor, >> go ahead. >> Um, our office received a request for virtual public comments from Jonathan
Landman. Oh, he's here. Never mind. >> Okay. Public hearing is closed. All right. So, um, any questions? >> Yes, please. >> Commissioner Bass. >> Yes. So, to the manager, during my
agenda briefing, a couple um questions came up. I haven't read the attachment to it. I just wanted to make sure that those concerns were addressed. >> Um they're not addressed within this item. That's something that we would have to bring back to the commission.
>> Okay. All right. Thank you. >> And just for clarity, madame manager, this is the flea market um flea market property. >> Yes, it is. >> So, is this for Just the sale or both sale and consumption? >> Just sale. >> Just sell. Okay.
All right. Any other questions or concern on this item? >> All right, Madam Clerk. >> Commissioner Irvin. >> Yes. >> Vice Mayor Kelly. >> Not here. >> I'm sorry. Commissioner Santiago. >> Commissioner Santiago. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Baz. Yes.
>> Mayor Taylor. Yes. Motion passes 40. >> All right. Moving on to item 16 A3, >> an ordinance of the city commission of the city of Oblaka, Florida, authorizing the city manager to execute an agreement with the Florida Industrial Properties 8
LLC for the sale of property and relocation of the water main on the property known as the water tank property. providing for adoption of representations, providing for severability, providing for conflict and repealer, providing for scriveness errors, and providing for an effective
date. This is sponsored by the city manager. >> All right. Can I get a motion? >> Move it. >> Moved by Commissioner Urban, second by Commissioner Santiago. Madame Manager, >> pursuant to resolution number 25-034, I was authorized to negotiate with the
proposed buyer um for this property. Um, we did pass a a legislation previously before on this agenda um for the sale of the property, but during that negotiation, we were able to um come to an agreement
that the owner will incur all expenses related to the relocation of the existing 12 in water man that is currently housed on that property. Um the city does have infrastructure on that property and the owner has agreed
to relocate that for the city. >> Okay. This is a public hearing item. Public hearing is open >> and Mr. Mayor, if I may, um councel for the um the property owner is here and I
just wanted to let her know that there is no change um pursuant to your client's desire. Okay. Yeah, I want to make sure we're all on the same page. Perfect. Thank you. >> Okay, public hearing is closed. Any questions to the manager on this? I will
say, madam manager, good job on negotiation. Yeah, this was a Yeah, I gave you all staff, you and staff props during my agenda briefing. I want to say it out loud. Good job. >> Thank you. And thank you, attorney. >> Thank you, attorneys.
Matt is saying, >> yes. Okay. >> Thank you. Thank you to attorney. Take it to the attorneys >> to move the city to the future. >> That's right. Madam attorney, get your credit. >> Yeah. [laughter] >> All right. Any other questions like concern on this item?
>> Hearing none. Madam clerk, >> Commissioner Santiago? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Baz? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Irvin? >> Yes. >> Mayor Taylor? >> Yes. Motion passes 40. First reading. >> All right. Moving on to item 16 A4.
An ordinance of the city commission of the city of Opalaka, Florida, amending article 4 entitled purchasing of the city's code of ordinances amending section 2-361 relating to public private partnership specifically amending subsection D2
entitled unsolicited detailed proposals to reduce the proposal fee review fee from $50,000 to $25,000. Provide that in the case where a private entity has already paid for review, the
fee for review from $45,000 to $20,000, providing for severability, providing for conflict, providing for an effective date. And this is sponsored by Commissioner Santiago. >> Right. Um, can I get a motion? >> Move it. >> Moved by Commissioner Santiago. >> Second floor. >> Second by Commissioner.
>> Yeah. Go ahead. >> Second by Commissioner Baz. All right, Madam Oh, sorry, Commissioner Santiago. >> Thank you. Uh, Mr. the mayor, we're going to be um you know, quick and and straight with this um ordinance and this changes that I try to uh bring him back
in the attention of my colleagues. Uh I've been talking, you know, with the manager and with the uh department of Mr. gate and I found that we are the only city in the whole uh state of Florida they have that kind of rules and
that kind of fee okay for $50,000 here in in Opalaka and also I what I see is not fair it's not fair to make um a you know people to come here to do business with us and make that kind of
rules and asking them first for $5,000 to uh filling out an application that I'm okay with that. Okay, they fill in the application. That's a uh money that we're requiring for that process. But then after that asking for $25,000
and from or $45,000 and from that is not going to be refundable in case that they not approve any projects or anything that they bringing to our city. I don't think it's fair and the amount of money
that is too high too high okay to uh try to promoting and to bring people to investing money here to the great city of Opalaka. What I learned from this um it is is related to uh madame manager to
uh property that they that we are partnership with with companies. >> Yes, it's a private um it's a partnership between us. It will be a partnership between a city and a private entity. >> Yeah. the my point here is okay I I
don't I don't I don't mind okay if we have a fair uh you know um a famous a fair charge okay to the company or to or or whatever want to come here and and do
something in together with us uh less of that amount of money and I don't say okay yeah we can leave like oh all right you you going to take we're going to let her know I'm come that if anything happen that whatever we decide tonight to you know to live it's not going to be
refundable but I believe that our you know company or anybody or they prefer to lose $25,000 to not lose 50 is a lot of money. Uh my recommendation and my uh
to the manager to the sponsor before and to my colleagues is to uh see how can we reduce that amount to $25,000 and that's including the $5,000 that they giving him from. Okay. Yeah. And
um if anything happen in the wait you know that they uh uh presenting the uh the program and we not uh allowed to approve I going to leave that you know to [clears throat] my colleague but I believe you know the return uh the
$5,000 not but the $20,000 why we want to keep it and if if it's not necessary uh And it's another way. Okay. If in my college, you know, they uh they want to do it like that reduceing to 25,
not a problem. And if it they not pass what we asking for the morning stay in the city for that 25, not a 50. >> All right. This is a this is a public hearing item. So I'm going to open up for public hearing and then we open up
for discussion. Public hearing is open. Public hearing is closed. I'll yield to Commissioner Bass and then we'll go to Commissioner. Commissioner Bass. >> Thank you. I want to make a friendly amendment to the sponsor to instead of going 25,000 to go to
35,000 from 50,000 and 30,000 to 45,000. I think I understand where you're coming from, but if we're going to do something like this, I think it should be done gradually instead of just cutting off the top because this is revenue that we will just be dismissing just like this
that we are not planned for losing this kind of money. I would suggest um friendly friendly amendment again instead of 25,000 35,000 instead of 20,000 30,000 just a friendly amendment.
So, please consider that. Thank you. >> And Commissioner, >> yes. So, I had to do a little bit of homework myself. So, this is this legislation is new. It's new. So,
um not this, but for the state of Florida. And um I had a quick education lesson. So, no one is doing $50,000 in the state at all. >> No. >> And um 25 is like kind of like the norm
of what we're doing. So, my concern was us losing money. And the way it was explained to me is you're not losing money because it's a service. You either do the service or you don't. You you're not losing money. Either way, you're not
losing money. Um the the non-refundable part I think it it almost should be on a casebycase scenario because my issue might not be your issue. My issue might not be something that I can control um for whatever reason and when you start
talking about losing money in any sense it's it's a it's an issue. So, um I I I um I was even asked the question, where did the 50 how did we how did we the city get to the $50,000?
I don't know. Um if if it could be explained, madame manager, maybe as to how did we get to 50 and everybody else um is it caps off
at 25? I would just like to know >> Gregory G, >> we hear you. >> Gregory Gay, director of planning, community development. Um, as we were doing our research through the public private partnership, one of the things we noticed and we had assistance with our city attorney is that certain cities
that had already advanced this legislation to have a public private partnership. There were some concerns as it relates to the amount of work that went into doing the review process and if there were any aspects of the review
that was beyond the capacity of the city and and we're talking some larger cities that that have capacity issues as well. it that we would need to hire a consultant to be able to fulfill that information if there were should should
the project still be agreed to to to move to that next level. That's why there was the allocation of the additional $25,000 to pay for the consultant services so that we would have more assurance and answer some of the questions that staff
could not necessarily answer and a consultant could. That was the reason that the um amount was raised from 25,000 to $50,000 to cover that cost. >> Okay. Madam Madame Manager, I it makes
me ask another question. Is it possible that I'm sure that there's going to be an agreement? In that agreement, it's it's specified that if we have to in my situation, if we have to go out and seek
outside um council for or whatever for whatever reason that that fee would then be added on to whatever may exceed that amount. I don't know. >> May I, Mr. Mayor? through the mayor. Um
what the ordinance currently allows for and well let me just put on the table that it's not like a standard amount like city Fort Lauderdale has 100,000 so and there are other cities that have you know more than $25,000. But having said
that, um I want to let you know in your ordinance it does say that if the initial proposal fee is insufficient to cover the city's cost to evaluate the proposal, the city will request in writing the additional amounts as required. So this language is
already there. Um and you know this was an amount that you know planning staff just based on conversations we had thought was appropriate at the time. But certainly, you know, if it come even if it comes down by you all's vote, still the city will have that option if the
initial fee is insufficient pursuant to the ordinance. So, you're covered. Um, in other words, >> okay, thank you, >> Mr. Mayor. >> Um, >> thank you, Mr. Mayor. >> Commission Santiago. >> Yeah. Um, there's something there that I
don't really um understand or I going to be, you know, supporting that idea. One is uh we already know that the in the whole state of Florida is no city had that type of you know fair u fee
okay for that type of process and one thing I say is your department or the department the Mr. gate running. You don't have the enough people they are working for that type of process. Why why we have to get money from the
people that they want to come here to invest in them? Probably they only have a some type of budget and we're going to charge them what we what we supposed to do in our job through through the city manager. Um, as
it relates to the applications itself, there was a three- tier process in order for the fee to be done. The first fee was the application process, which is $5,000. And that's when we do our initial review to make sure they they they they meet the checklist
requirements. Then after that there will be the $20,000 which will be the detailed review which would not just involve my department it will involve um public works CIP and and all of those particular services that are related to
that >> but they work for the city. >> Yes. If after that >> they in a salary. >> Correct. >> Okay. If after that review it was determined that the city has a desire to move forward with this public private pro process but we don't have enough
detailed information um relating to how the project is going to be funded or how certain aspects whether it be um additional water and sewer requirements and and those particular things. We may not have staff
in place to do the deep dive analysis to determine whether that would be feasible for us to proceed with the public private >> M that procedure that you're talking about now for during and everything like that. Okay, that's something that's in the process when they when they come to
you know to do the construction and I believe okay the companies or whatever come to build they're responsible about that to pay the permits and everything okay that they have to do. has nothing to do when the fee that we talking now, okay, that we going to charge to people.
What we try to do is to be fair and bring more people to us to enjoy partnership with the city or to go, you know, and do some construction around. I believe it's too high. Okay, I listen
what my my colleagues they say. Uh I I love to you know to to leave it like that for the 25 and the 20 not to resident no more to that. And like my colleague say in some
cases okay that they we know that something is not going the right way what we think it it is okay we that's the decision of your department and the manager to refine that money if it's necessary.
Okay, that's a free money and that money when we collecting it. Yes. I also like to know where is the money going to go to giving uh uh what are you calling um something extra to the people work there or what are we going to do with that
money where we collecting it? It's going to where to where >> general funds >> to the general fund. >> We're going to the general fund. >> Okay. But we we can do something else with that money when they started to coming in and we can discuss in it later. You know, parking recreation need a lot of attention. Uh we need a lot of,
you know, work outside beautifification and everything. Okay. Uh thank you. All right. I going to stay in my position here with this. >> All right. Commissioner Santiago. Um Commissioner Gay. Commissioner G. Mr. J. [laughter] >> Well, probably maybe. Yes.
>> Mr. again. He looked back like, "What?" I want you to finish your um explanation cuz you he he kind of cut you off me thought. Um you said $5,000 is the initial review. That's the application part, >> correct? >> And
Okay. And then you said we go into a detailed review for the 20,000 and then you stop there. You said that if need be, we'll go into and the word you used was a deep dive analysis if need be. What's that amount? 25 that was the
additional 25,000 which brought the total up to 50,000. >> Okay, that brings >> and that's and that additional 25,000 will be utilized for consulting services to do the more detailed review of whatever
particular aspects because each project is going to be different. So we don't know what the details may be. So we we needed to have an allocation in place should we have to go to that particular review process and we just felt that because it's a public private
partnership and in a lot of cases the city is offering up something maybe a location property and things of that nature that should not be an additional expense that the city should entail for a public private partnership if if we have a group that wants to do something
on a city-owned property. >> Okay. So the P Oh, >> no. Go ahead. >> Yeah. >> So P3 asking in the game would be property or whatever. Um then why didn't we do maybe the refund on the 25? Let's just say we don't choose that applicant.
I think I asked this in my detail my um briefing as well as how was the tier breakdown because it's not in the it's not in the the ordinance not spelled it out like that. Um why didn't we do a refund? because if we don't choose the applicant,
it's it's it's done. And I said, how do we get to that 25? Like what what what triggers that deep dive analysis? So those are my because none of them was answered during the um briefing. >> Okay, >> you did.
>> Oh, >> go ahead. Go ahead. Well, what what in essence would trigger that additional deep dive would basically having the the need to have more detailed information as it relates to the project. As I said,
each project is going to be different. So, we don't have a full understanding as to whether there may be additional um sewer requirements, water requirements, and things of that nature. and we may have to make a determination through a
consultant whether those particular needs are in place. If it's not in place, how much is it going to cost to put those particular needs in place? That is the reason for the additional $25,000 for consulting services. >> Mr. Mayor,
>> um one second. Um madame um attorney, I'm going yield to Commissioner Irvin and then we'll go to you. Go ahead, Commissioner. You got a question? >> No. >> You want to hear what? I'd like to hear what you share. >> Okay. >> Go ahead. >> Yes. I I just want to uh let you all know that the the history behind the P3s
in Florida is that they have not been as heavily utilized as they were once expected to be. And a lot of that reason is because the cities were really getting um killed with um not having the staff available to really do uh
financial analysis mostly on these projects because they're long-term projects. In many cases, they could be 99 years. they are. Um, even if you're doing a parking garage, all of the the issues that go into the funding analysis
and all of that, those are typically things even with large cities a lot of times that kind of staff expertise isn't on board and they, you know, those services cost. And so um the legislature went back because they were trying to make it more palatable and cities were
um you know didn't want to be strong armed into these you know the this this type of relationship. So what they did was they expanded it and so a lot of things that you see are really outside of the right out right out of the statute. So, we track the statute
primarily, not the not the amount of the fee. That's, you know, something that the city can decide it wants to do, but even with respect to um coming back and being able to charge additional fees if it's not enough, that was something that was lobbyed, I believe, by the League of Cities, right? And so this language that
you see pretty much tracks all of these things that you have to do and all of this detailed information and and most cities are not really prepared to be able to do that type of analysis in house. And so it's it's really intended
the the fee is really intended to get serious proposals and and then when you get those serious proposals for those people to be able to for the staff to be able to hire people with that those expertise to be able to make sure that once you get these projects out of the
ground, they really are partnerships that benefit the city, not a developer. And so whatever you I'm not advocating for any particular amount, but I want to give you a little bit of the history of it because these have not been really widely used the way that um the
legislature thought it would be used uh initially to support the projects. And a part of the big a big part of the reason is because um the the cities that have done it and I can name some of them and they their projects some of them have been in the paper and and it's just been
a mess because the city really got taken on you know some of these big projects that have um they tried to uh partner on because they really didn't have the staff to be able to do the long-term analysis that needed to be done. So
that's I think why in part um Mr. Gay thought, you know, the fee needed to be a little bit higher, but um it's still, like I said, there is language in here that I believe protects the city. >> So, Mr. Mayor, >> one second. Um, go ahead, Commissioner.
>> So, therefore, again, I I think instead of having it be and especially because it's nonrefundable. >> That's Yeah. for us to tell somebody 50,000 and like we're and we don't even use the extra we don't the project that
I'm doing don't require all of that that you're that that 25 that extra 25,000 would cover. I don't think that I should have to lose the 25,000 and I don't even need it. Whereas
the mayor his project need $75,000 more dollars. um then he's built 75 more thousand dollars on his basis because his project is so much larger than mine. Mine is a small project. I don't So that's why I said and she said we have
language to protect us in that sense. That's why I think that we go with the 25 and then highlight it in the application or the contract that you're subject to if we have to now go and get
a water field study. That's on you, not on us. We're not paying for it. >> Okay. >> Yeah, Mr. Mayor. >> Um, Commissioner Santiago, >> thank you. What I can see is the um Opalakam
is a very small city and it's not too rich like big city around Florida state but at least we think better that big city because if that
city is not prepared to deal with that type of program why they doing it well but I don't want it be the city in Florida in the state of Florida to have the higher
fee for that type of program. I don't think it's fair. I think the 25 is okay and I can say I said it again is nowhere in the state of Florida that has some kind of like that when big city
like Miami or probably you know fall out of or any other city Thank you, >> Mr. Mayor. >> Um, Commissioner May, >> with all due respect to all of my colleagues who I love you all dearly,
I'm a little bit sick and tired of sitting here and hearing our city compared to everybody else's city and constantly pointing out negativity about our city. I'm in education. When you give people expectations, they stand up
to it. I'm I'm a little bit tired of hearing our residents are not our res residents are not. When are we going to start saying our residents are when are we going to start saying those things? Let's stop looking at all the
things that are negative about our city and start being more positive. Please, it's like saying, you know, our babies can't afford to get a haircut. You know, we can't afford to to get them dressed for school. Where where's the positivity? Where's the vision from the
board towards our our city's future? We got to be more positive. I'm I'm really tired of hearing it. You might say, "Bad, shut up. I don't care what you all thinking right now. Let's stop being negative about our city. Oh, we can't afford that or they can't afford that." You never know until you try.
You never know until you try on or unless you put a person in that position to rise to the bar. You would never know. you would never know. And I know that might have nothing to do with some of what we're thinking right now, but I just had to let my thoughts be known
tonight. How I feel about us being negative about our city. Let's give our city some some pats on the back that we're doing something right sometimes and stop pointing out all this negative stuff. We air our dirty laundry all the time. If you got something to say that's not nice about your city, call your city
manager and tell her. Call whoever you need to stop earing our dirty laundry, please. other cities are not doing. Let's not do it. And as it relates to the resolution for tonight, I want to support it, but honestly, I would in uh support it in increments. I
wouldn't just go 50% across the board and we're done. Let's do the increments and get there. Let's see where our budget is. Let's see where the lack is going to be in our city. We might be, you know, crying wolf. We don't know. We don't know. But let me ask a question. I
don't know if it's able to answer tonight, but based on what we're talking about, what's the revenue that comes into the city per year? >> It's really dependent upon what what the proposal of the project will, >> right? But give me give me a a something high, low, something.
>> Yeah, this this is our first time doing this. So we really don't have a >> but but still based on what comes into the city, you have to have some kind of vision for why this is coming to us when it comes to revenue coming into the city. This is not a blind study. So
based on what you or whomever has uh discovered, what are we looking at? What how much can we lose? How much can we gain passing or losing that uh or or failing this? >> You understand where I'm coming from? It got to be a vision for it. We would have to do a further in.
>> But Mr. G ass is not good for me. It's just not because you're going to bring something to us without thinking of the potential gains to the city. Got to have a dollar amount somewhere. Otherwise, what's the point?
I don't get it. And again, I would love to support this, but I would want to do the increments, not cutting it straight off the bat 50%. That's just my thoughts. Thank you. >> Well, I'll say this, Dr. Bass. The first
part of your um statement, I totally agree. We need to stop focusing on the negative and start focusing on the positive. The city of Opalaka. However, the latter part about the the the as it relates to the legislation, Mr.
Gay can't answer that question because we don't know. It's new and it's not this is not a money grab piece of legislation. It's a legislation inviting development saying that city of Opalak is opening open to partnering with other developers. Am I right? Yes, sir. >> Okay. But what's on the table is the
amount that we're charging people to hear their ideas. So, what's on the table right now is, and I don't want to speak for the sponsor, but I'm just speaking based on what I wrote here. Um, it's 25 $50,000 in total. Yes.
>> 50 for the 5,000 for the application, 20,000 for the initial review, and 25 thou $25,000 after that for consulting services. >> For consulting services >> as warranted >> as warranted. Commissioner Santiago is requesting that we do away with that
last $25,000 and just make the whole thing $25,000. Now, my question that I was going to ask Commissioner Santiago and to Mr. gay if we were I I do think 50 is excessive. I said that in the briefing. I do believe
it's excessive and especially if there's no refund. Like if we're going to accept the the additional $25,000 and the project comes to the commission and we say we don't want it or you all say you all don't want it. If they're not getting the money back, then all right. But an additional $25,000 I think is
excessive, especially for a project that won't even go nowhere. It's a lot of money. Um, however, if we were to reduce it to the 25 and Bass said it tiered and you also talked about being a three- tiered application, what would that $25,000 look like? But you can't answer
that question. That's a question to Commissioner Santiago. >> Okay. My what kind of answer do you want to uh listen from me or from me? is me the $25,000 I believe that's you know [snorts] the amount that we're supposed to have there
for the so but commissioner Bash bringing something like to uh raising it to 35 that's you say before okay and >> so is it can can we meet in the middle
>> in the middle it would be the $5,000 initial fee $20,000 um the detailed review and go with Commissioner Irvin. Don't put a dollar amount on it. Speak to that applicant. Hey, you are in charge of any additional costs that may be incurred as it relates to the project
that you're bringing forth. Because if the consultant is $2, then they pay the $2. If the consultant is $100,000, then they paid the $100,000. But that's should be the understanding between the city, the applicant, and the city. Is that something we can do? And that meets
us, right? you you can um if I if I understand you >> let me just be clear I I'm not and I told Mr. Gay this before I don't know what that second tier I mean that second or third review it's only two different payments that they would be making. I
just looked at the um ordinance again. So, basically, it's the $5,000 um uh initial, right? And then it's the whatever it is that you all require after that. And that's that's it. That non-refundable.
>> So, the it's 45,000. >> So, yes, it's it right now, remember, it's 50 right now. So, it's 5,000 initially and then um it would be 45,000. What Commissioner Santiago is proposing is the $5,000 initially and then it would be $20,000. And so it's a
total of $25,000. So this the second tier I don't know this that's not how it reads. So right now you have two areas where you would be changing numbers and that's it. >> Yeah. >> So the language that Commissioner Irvin
brought up that if if there is additional cost to be incurred the applicant you said it's in there. >> Yeah. There is additional language and it says that you can you have to give them notice and it talks about how to do it. But I just want to be clear. So if
you were structuring a motion to do something other than the two payments that are contemplated, that's I didn't want you to do it outside of what the structure is. That's all I'm saying. >> No, I got it. Because you said the language is already there. Yes. So being that the language is already there, so there will be communication between the
applicant and the city if there is an additional charge. Correct. >> For the initial fee. That's correct. >> No, additional fees, not initial additional. >> It says if the initial proposal fee is insufficient to cover the city's cost to evaluate the proposal, the city will request in writing the additional
amounts required. So that's what it says. It talks about the initial fee if it's the initial fee is insufficient. >> Yeah, but that's after the $50,000. If they need more, >> the initial fee is the >> Oh, >> but Okay. Now I'm really confused cuz
you're saying there's three tiers which is the five 20 five 20,000 25,000. The attorney is saying that there's there's two tiers five and 45. No, she said
there's two tiers. Five and 45 that equals up to $50,000. That's why I'm saying so I >> So the five is just to do the preliminary. you're going to take the application and we can sit with you and go through it and we did it with a couple of commissioners already, but it
it's the initial you take the application, you you know, that's it. They're going to look at it and then after that, if they if they decide not to go forward, they will let them know we're not going forward. Thank you very much. Um but if the city does go forward, then they get the the
additional um amount. So, >> yeah, but that's that's good. >> Okay. So, that language is already that language. Okay, Mr. Mayor, but listen to me something that I want to make it clear. Okay. Um, the thing is if the uh >> Excuse me, sir. Go.
>> Listen to me. [laughter] >> All right. If he everything going okay and they want to go through, I believe that you supposed to tell them or the city, okay, what is the other, you know, uh, step to take, you know, to complete
the whole, uh, the whole process and I believe, you know, they had the decision to say no or yes to going forward, but at least what I say, they're not going to lose $50,000. It's not a problem. Okay. Probably they
could lose 25 but lose 50 that's the problem. But with the 25 if they don't want to keeping going it's okay. It's fine. It's fine. That's the reason why that I say living in the 25 the $5,000 you know
for the process and the $20,000 and after the process if they want to continue and there's something extra to pay is up to them if they don't want it. >> Okay. So, I think that you're saying the same thing that Commissioner Urban was saying. So, we're we're have two
readings. So, I'm ready to vote um on the first reading for the 25,000, but I think in the in the in Madame Attorney, can you get with everybody to make sure that that language that Commissioner Irvin was saying is there? So, we're
removing the dollar amount for the just making sure that it's blank that no matter what the dollar amount is, you all agreeing to pay it. If we have to go to using um it's going to say Commissioner Gay again, Mr. Gay's words, a deep dive analysis,
>> we will um take a look at it and we will speak with each of you. >> Got it. >> Thank you. >> All right. So, the motion was already made and carried. Um Madame Clerk, we can go ahead and call the question. Commissioner Santiago, >> yes. >> Commissioner Bass,
>> no. >> Commissioner Irvin, >> yes. >> Mayor Taylor, >> yes. >> Motion passes 31, first reading. >> Got it. All right, moving on to our second reading ordinances. Item 16 B1.
16B1. I thought this was deferred. No. >> No. >> Okay. An ordinance of the city commission of the city of Opalaka, Florida, amending chapter 19, article 1, section 19-4, entitled obstructions generally of the city code of ordinances
to establish street sweeping regulations. providing for adoption of representations, providing for conflict and repealer, providing for inclusion in the code, provides providing for scriveners errors, providing for an effective date. The first reading and public hearing was held on November the 12th, 2025, and this is sponsored by the
city manager. >> All right. Can I get a motion? >> Move it. >> Second. >> Moved by Commissioner um Irvin, second by Commissioner Santiago. Madam manager, >> this is the second reading to outline the regulations and penalties for street sweeping and identify terms of parking,
signage, and enforcement. >> Got it. All right. This is a public hearing item. Public hearing is open. Public hearing is closed. Um, madame manager, any changes? >> No changes.
>> Any readings? And there will be an educational period. >> Yes. >> To our residents. >> If it's passed, there will be an educational period. There will be signage installed. >> Signage before the educational period or >> Yes, we're going to install install signage. We're going to have flyers um informing the residents I mean the the
residents and the business owners. >> And I ask you the same thing. I asked you just provide the the the dates and times the schedule. >> Yes. >> To the commission if this passes. >> Yes, we'll do >> so that we can communicate it to as to our residents. Um Commissioner Santiago. >> Yeah. Um thank you Mr. Mayor. Um to the
uh sponsor and and also to you Mr. mayor that we need to uh let him know the uh community uh first in um uh workshop about that changes that we're going to have.
>> No, she said she's going to do an education period, >> an education. >> She's going to pass out flyers and make sure that the community knows. >> Yeah, we're not before we go live with this. >> Yeah, we're not going to go live immediately. We're not going to start enforcing it immediately. We still have to have signage. still have to give them
time to know about this ordinance. So, we're not going to just go out and start penalizing people. >> I'm I'm okay with that part for the educa educating the people and not only the resident, everybody around the city. Um I think that we have a discussion
that I tell you that the many years that I used to live in New York City, I sometime in the week I have to wake up like 4 4:30 a.m. in the morning to move my car. Yes, >> because I know the sweeper passing. If
he the car is there, they pick it up or they take it away. It mean it's good to educate in the especially at the residential to let them know that they're going to pass this time in the morning early and they have to remove the cars.
Okay, that's fine with me. >> All right, we Any other questions or concerns? hearing. None, we can go ahead and call the question. >> Commissioner Bass, >> yes. >> Commissioner Irvin, >> yes. >> Commissioner Santiago, >> yes. >> Mayor Taylor, >> yes. >> Motion passes 40.
>> All right, moving on to the last item 16B2. An ordinance of the city commission of the city of Opalaka, Florida, authorizing the city manager to execute a 5-year interlocal agreement with Miami Day County for a canal maintenance at an
annual cost of $252,000 two I'm sorry, $252,162 providing for incorporation of recital providing for an effective date. The first reading and public hearing was held on November the 12th, 2025. And this is sponsored by the city manager.
>> All right. Can I get a motion? >> Move it. >> Moved by Commissioner um Abas. >> Can I get a second? >> Second. >> Second by Commissioner Santiago. Madam manager, >> this is a second reading for this item. This agreement will allow for the timely maintenance of the city canal systems
which will include debris removal, covert cleaning, waterline maintenance, mechanical harvesting, and um mowing up the canal banks and slopes. No changes were made between first and second reading.
>> Right. This is a public hearing item. Public hearing is open. Public hearing is closed. Any questions to the sponsor for this item? Madame manager, the only question that I have is the same question that I asked the first time and in the agenda briefing. I was still waiting on the Did y'all give
it to Do we have it? Did you say it about the seaw walls? Yes. >> The maintenance of the seaw walls. >> Miss um Gross did respond. >> We're waiting on the quote. Okay. >> Yes. >> That's I thought with the contractor already waiting on the quote. Okay. Yeah. And Mr. Mayor, thank you that you
say something about it. I also you know uh talking to the manager that day remember what I say about the industrial uh area there by the park by Ingrren. >> Yeah. >> That I see that they are throwing a lot of things to the canal and I think that
we had to come with something some kind of uh uh rules for them like to build or a wall to separating the their property to the for the for the canal please. It's very important because if not now we're going to still spending money
clean it up because I know this is cost us to clean the our canals not not the county that's you told me >> no the city pays >> the city pay yeah okay for and also in the residential area a lot of people they throwing a lot of to the canar through the you know through the fence
and everything and I want to keep an eye that to keep it clean. >> Thank you. >> Well I know we're going to call the question but I'll say this and this is a police term. see something, say something. If you see a business throwing into the canal, you should tell that bit tell the manager that business so that we can fix that because if
they're contaminating our um our waters, then that's a huge problem. >> Yep. >> So, I would I would implore you to pass along that information so that she can have the police and code enforcement handle that situation.
>> All right. Um, we can call the question, Madam Clerk. >> Commissioner Irvin, >> yes. Yes. Commissioner Santiago. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Baz. Yes. >> Mayor Taylor. Yes. >> Motion passes 40. >> All right. Um, Madame Manager, >> you your report
>> has submitted a written report and I will entertain any concerns or questions you may have at this time. >> All right. Any questions to the manager on her report or any concerns outside of her report? >> We're going to ladies. >> No, it's not commission report. It's
it's question to manager. No for questions to the manager. >> No, I I don't. Madam manager, I just want to say thank you. You all are doing a great job out there keeping the community clean and doing what needs to be done. Anytime I see a a truck rolling
through and they're doing work on one of our properties like what they're doing now at the park, getting that paved back there. I like to see the growth moving. Thank you for all you and your staff are doing. I don't take it lightly, but
thank you to you and your staff. >> All right. Any other >> Mayor >> um Commissioner Urban >> think that's not >> I mean Commissioner B >> good say Commissioner tired y'all. He's tired. Um quickly I know I've been um in
your ear a lot. Met a manager about Sher Shazard. I am so sick of that street looking like that. Is at the point where furniturees are being dumped. So, I I need to know, is there something on the books with the landlords? How do
they dispose of their furniture? Cuz there's mattresses out there. There's Chester draws. There's everything just sitting on the avenue. >> It is. It is something on the books. I would like to inform you that code enforcement constantly fight them. So, they're constantly being cited. They're
going before the special No, they're not going before the special magistrate because they're not showing up. Um, but it's getting to the point that it's an eyes sore. So, we're picking it up, but we we we're constantly citing them. So, my question, well, I am the gr
guarantor for an apartment um in Opalaka for a relative. I got I received an email from them telling them about the same thing about the furniture's being thrown out with the regular trash and they are going to the point where they
are dismissing the residents like you're not going to stay if this is what you're doing. They have proof that they're doing it. I know this is a city and there's a lot going on, but I I just feel like if there's something else that we need to do, >> I don't know if it's having a one-on-one with the landlords. I know you've
already spoken to them and what can we do because even this weekend with all the visitors that were in Opalaka. I was embarrassed. >> So, I can speak to our city attorney because we've we've issued many citations. Um, and the landlord is not
responding at all. So, we can speak to the city attorney to see what we can do because I'm sure we can do something about a nuisance. So, we can we can definitely speak to the city attorney to go to another level because it is a nuisance at this point.
>> Thank you. >> All right. >> Real quick, and we brought it up, but I just want to remind installing more receptacles throughout the city and also um replacing the trees along Opalaka Boulevard.
>> Yes, we spoke about that. Yes, [laughter] we've already placed the order for the trash receptacles >> and I did get the answer. Thank you to Miss Gross for the lighting assessment and I look forward to that coming to fruition. And the other thing is I see
that you have the updates on Cairo Lane. Looks good. >> Yes. >> But I still would like to see um us exploring a special taxing district. And I will bring I will bring that legislation. >> We have it. >> Okay. and I'll bring it a special taxing district in that area because if we're
going to fix that road then and we're not the ones tearing it up. We're not the city's not tearing it up. Our residents are not tearing it up. So we're spending millions to replace to fix it to repair it then yeah they got to maintain it. So that's there's that.
Other than that you all are doing a great job. yourself. Madame attorney, great job. Madame um clerk, great job. >> Great job. And to the staff, you all are doing an awesome job. People also always
commenting on the great things and the way that the city's moving and yeah, it's the city's moving in a great direction. I'm excited about that. I am excited about that. >> Thank you for that. Um just to add to that, mayor, thank you for that. Um, I know that there's a lot more to do. I
know there's a lot more for us to do. Please don't think that we're not looking into those things because we are. I ride the city every day. So, I do see the same things that you all see and um we we are not ignoring those things. We are addressing them. >> Got it. All right. So, we're going to
move on. Thank you. >> Forgot about me. I I let you go, but you know after b supposed to be me. >> You literally said the mayor, go ahead. >> No, no, no, no. I don't know. Uh just said to y'all, >> you look different today. Today you are
totally different. [laughter] Okay. Um madame manager, um I really happy, you know, when you know part of the job that you're doing in the city is true, but myself, I'm a little different. And I see with my own eyes
what's going on and everything. And what I want to touch is about cattle lane. Okay. The my may just you know have some pictures there that I don't have it here. I don't know. Okay. Well, but don't worry. Don't worry. Don't worry. I can I can tell you what I see today out
there. It is a mess. A totally a mess. And I don't know when that we going to finalize uh you know that project out there or when we going to do you know whatever we had to do. But I'm I'm already sick and tired of that in that road. When I have to go out there, my
car get all messed up, dirty, filthy, everything. It's under control. I don't see any machine there at all. I'm be honest with you. I don't >> Well, I don't know whether take that picture, but I see today I don't see anybody out there. It's about also 151st
151st and season. I mean, you say there people working. I always I don't see nobody. I only see the bee hole there standing when the barricades. It's something that I see. Okay. I know you're going to say something about it. Okay. Good. The only thing that I want to know is when we're going to finalize
all these projects, how we're going to keeping going to the city. I know you do it a lot manager. Don't take it wrong. But the concern about the commissioner B for Shasar that's okay. Yes. It's it's incredible. Only one side of Shasar is a
mess. only one side. The other side where the residential is the people keeping the house clean, they be in order, but the other side is a mess. And they put, you know, like, oh yeah, oh, so fast and everything in the middle in the middle of the street and they
sitting there like a park. Everything. Everything. I saw my police in action last night and I love that for this new kit that we have in the police department. They forcing all the people, man, for that guy station to get out of there. And that's good. They're forcing a law
that we have that you cannot be when a a a bottle to be opening in front of any places. That's good. That's the way we had to work and and and and implanting whatever rules that we have and like I love what you say you including the our
city authority. Okay. With that you that's perfect because we had to look for the way to get that people siding not only sighting madam. Okay. Try to keep okay the property if they don't want to take care of it.
Madame manager, you're doing a great job. Don't take it wrong. Put out one more action in that row. 151st Charasar and Caroline. Happy holidays. [laughter] >> Moving right along to our um commission
reports. It was only myself and um commission I mean vice Kelly and mine was on um financial oversight madam manager financial oversight but we could we could do it 30 second version >> um we're still on task with our um
efficiency audit. Oh my goodness. Yes, we are constantly responding to the request for the efficiency audit. Okay. >> It's a lot, but we are as soon as they send the request, we're responding. So, we're we're still on task with that. >> And they still haven't given a timeline
of >> No, because they're constantly asking for additional items. >> Okay. >> So, we're just trying to remain um responsive. >> Okay. All right. Well, that's a good news is good news. >> All right. Um we can start from left to
right. >> No, I'm sorry. Do we have any official board appointments? We have No, we do. Do we have reports? I'm sorry. Go ahead, Commissioner Bass. You have um you have a report? >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, I just want to say to my
colleagues, um the uh holiday bingo was fabulous. That's all I want to say. Pajamas and all. Um, I just want to also bring to your attention on Saturday, December 13th
from 900 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Shabbundi Village, I will be hosting a citizenship drive um with the migrant collision um citizenship theme team um at no cost at all. If you
need your citizenship paperwork done, it's totally free. That's Saturday at Shabbundi Village 10 to2 as well as well let me give the phone number for that is 188865762 188865762 and also um I know this is far ahead but
I want you all to save the date and I am so elated about this one. and I shared it with the city manager and I we just thought it was an awesome thing to do. On January 10th, we will be starting a 4-w week class of entrepreneurship
teaching our whomever who wants to learn how to um do the eyelashes. You know, when we get our eyelashes done is $150. In this case, they will be having the class for four weeks. We will
be sponsoring 50% of the cost for 10 of our residents and is also going to be certified. You'll be certified to put lashes on. Yay. Yay. Yay. Yay. And in addition to that, I'm also going to have
a lady coming in who's willing to do LLC's or 513C's free to accompany this project. So again, you'll be able to learn how to do lashes. you will be certified to do it as well as having someone that will be
there that will do form your corporation for you. The only fee you would have to pay is to the state and I I believe that's something really good that we can, you know, participate in men, women, whoever 18 and older. And my last one is Miami Day County Public Schools
actually reached out to me wanting to partner with Opaakas businesses to be vendors with Miami Day County Public Schools. So that will take place January 29th 10 to2 at Shabbundi Village and the
phone number for that one is 305 9532868 extension 1105. Uh and again that's Miami Day County public schools willing to work with Miami with o city of opalaka's businesses as vendors and everybody know Miami day county has
almost 400 schools and she said to me it doesn't matter if it's decorating plumbing uh lighting whatever it is they need it they will tap into our businesses in opalaka so our business will have the opportunity to come to Shabbundi meet with Miami day county public schools and do necessary
documents on the spot to be vendors for Day County Public Schools. I am elated about that and I hope you all are just as elated as I am. That's it for me. Thank you, >> Professor Santiago. >> Thank you. You don't forget about me.
>> Well, um, can I learn how to do? Yes. >> Wow, that's good. Okay. Um well I want to say again um happy holiday for the whole town of u uh the city opalaka community. Uh this is a very great and
beautiful time to be together and to celebrating you know Christmas and new year and I know that next year is going to be a great year for the great city of Opalaka when all the plans and events that we have together the uh the mayor and commissioner for the 100redy year
anniversary. I going to leave that part for you. But I know you know we coming with a lot of uh program for that year and it's going to be a very good year for the city. Um tomorrow uh Commissioner Santiago and uh Mike Ali
u Mayor Taylor we have the workshop for the RV and we going to expecting a lot of people but I want to be sure that we show we finish soon because it's nothing too much to discuss it. Uh thank you for Mr. gay department they're helping me to
you know fix all that and I think that we are in a very good uh position okay to finalize uh for the next year when the ordinance okay um also I want to say thank you for all the people that they helping me when the turkey give it away
I know that we had two good event uh the one the mayor celebrated here in uh in city hall that Thursday and then the next day and Friday I think that we fixed like close to 600 ry family in Opalaka and that's something you know good to
know that we working together when when the uh resident of the great city of Opalaka um what also that we have um u no more commissioner meeting this month I know that everybody going to take a time off and I'm going to take a
time off too please don't come madame manager or madame cler don't call me for any special meeting please please not This month we're going to enjoying Christmas together. I think that we planning to have a big party soon. All together. Yeah. Oh, Friday is the gala.
Yes. Yes. Friday. Well, I think that's commissioner. And I want to say to my Cali, let's get together uh when parking recreation for the toy give it away. Okay. That night and let's make happy our children for the great city of Opalaka. Thank you
very much. >> All right. Commissioner Irvvin. >> Yes. Thank you. Um, bingo was a blast. Uh, our holiday bingo. I want to thank the manager's office. You guys, I know I get
aggravating. Thank you. Um, it was a blast. um park staff did an amazing job tending to the needs of the the residents and uh we had over 250
people in um bingo. Those extra chair tables and chairs you ordered came in hand trust me. And um yes, we are getting ready for our uh Grinch Grinch Christmas uh toy drive here in Opalaka.
So, if you can save the date for next week, Saturday, December 20th, Sherbundi Village, come out and socialize with the residents and the children. Um, will be a great thing. Turkeys. This commission
did our fair share of giving out turkeys for Thanksgiving. There should not have been a household in Opaaka that didn't have a turkey because there was turkeys all over this all over
this uh city. >> Um along with the pork roast even, you know, we when turkeys got short, we went to pork roast. When the pork roast got short, we went to hams. So everybody um did their fair share with that.
Friday night, and I'm so serious. Friday night, we're having our Christmas party for our employees. Y'all better be there. I'm not playing either. Y'all better be there because
people went out of the way to plan this for you. City funds have been spent. Come out. Let your hair down. Okay. Have a few drinks. I might have a few drinks. Do whatever. Dance, enjoy.
Have It's for you all. It's for you. All that. [laughter] >> Come out. Have a great time. Have a great time. We We need um We need y'all to come out. This is for y'all. Let your hair down
cuz we ain't giving y'all nothing else. So you might as well come and get [laughter] reap those benefits cuz you're not getting nothing else. So come out, have a good time. We going to have some good music, some good drinks. We hope some good food
and fellowship. Make some memories. We can do that. We not going to talk about Opaaka while we there. We not going to mention Opaaka other than that we work for Opaaka. That's it. Don't come asking me no questions about nothing about Opaaka because I want to hear some Bobby Blue Blland or somebody. I don't want to
talk about Opaaka. I want to have a good time. Come out to the party that the manager's office have put together for us. Okay? If not, don't speak to me when you see me next week cuz I'm not going to speak back. I'm just telling you.
>> Okay. I'm finished. Mr. there. >> I've got this kid cuz [laughter] cuz I'm right I'm be a little late. All right. So, real quick and I'm we we get on out here cuz I was fast spent. Um
city hall on wheels will be on the se December 17th and we partnered again with u Mr. Dario Fernandez's office um the tax collector who's bringing out the mobile um driver's license truck. He's also doing reinstatements for tags, vehicle renewals. Um,
you can you can pay your taxes on site. You can renew your permits for your um the decal for the disabled. Um, all of that will be on site at historical city hall on December 17th. You can reach out to uh Miss M if anybody needs those
services. Also, Commissioner Santiago also already talked about the um the recreational vehicle rec recreational ordinance um workshop that's tomorrow. Also, and I thought this was the coolest thing ever when he brought it last year and he's bringing it back this year, the
light up opa contest that Vice Mayor Kelly is sponsoring. So, any of you that know anybody whose house is pretty for the holidays, re reach out to the clerk's office and nominate those residents. It's a cool initiative and we want to in huh
pretty dark. We just want to ensure that we are highlighting um beautifification our beautiful homes in the city of Opaaka. Um Commissioner Santiago already said it. There is no commission meeting on December 24th because we want you to enjoy your holidays. With that being
said, I totally agree with Commissioner Santiago, Madame Manager, and Madame um um clerk. The answer is no. I don't want to do no workshops, no meetings, no none of that. Let's enjoy our holidays because it seems like every time we cancel the meetings, we have the most
meetings because we've been Yeah, I am meeting out. So, let's let's let's let's be cognitive of our time and our residents as well as our employees. With that being said, we can move on to our board
appointments. Fisher board reports. No, we got a board report. [sighs] Uh, [laughter] real real fast. Uh, Brian Dennis, charter board member. Um, what we did and the charter board, hopefully it'll become to you all next
month. Um, I brought some legislation to the front because we know that you all are not getting your health benefits and none of the benefits that was taken when former city manager P was here. So, we did bring that forth with and that's will be
decided by you all. Hopefully, at our next meeting, we will be done with it, but I did want you all to know that that the um commission paid and everything like that, we did put it put it to the agenda. The attorney that um I can't think of the gentleman name,
he was very helpful and putting helping us make sure that that legislation goes forward. So we will bring it back um at our next meeting voted on it and you all should be having it and go from there so that we could be able to get it to the voters so that you all have been doing a great
job madam manager commission past and present members we have seen the city move forward. So that was the one concern that uh when I bought the item that we was pushing it and then so uh former commissioner, vice mayor, mayor
we brought for the motion. I second it and we're moving it forward. So hopefully y'all should get that in January, no later than February so we get it on. >> Thank you. Um um board chair um we're moving on to our uh board appointments.
Do we have any board appointments at this time? Yes, ma. Mr. [clears throat] Mayor, >> Commissioner Santiago. >> Um, they uh I need to appointment uh what is he or >> Yeah. Um Eugene Stanley.
>> Okay. Mr. Eugene Stanley to the Teen and Young Adult Community Relations Advisory Board. >> Yeah. >> Got it. All right. Got it. Any other? All right. Madam manager, can you
prepare a flyer to be disseminated out um promoting the teen and young adult advisory board because we also want to get make sure we have space for the youth and any open boards that we have to get them
residents involved. All right. So, with that being said, we can go home. Um, we want to say merry Christmas. Um, happy new year. Merry Christmas. [laughter] Y'all better be at that party cuz Oh,
she is. Happy New Year. So, can I get a motion to adjourn? Moved by Commissioner Santiago, second by Commissioner Urban. This meeting is adjourned.