America. >> Yeah. >> Good evening everyone. Welcome to our regularly scheduled commission meeting um February 25th, 2026. The time is now 6:03 as we have our roll call. Madam clerk,
>> Commissioner Bass >> here. >> Commissioner Urban >> here. >> Vice Mayor Kelly >> present. >> Commissioner Santiago >> here. >> Mayor Taylor >> here. >> We're going to have our invocation led by Commissioner Santiago, followed by our pledge of allegiance by Captain Rogerio.
Dear Lord God, in your powerful name of Jesus Christ, I'd like to ask you tonight to you bless everybody here in this room, especially like that we can have this city running
in the right way in the future and the powerful NATO your son Jesus Christ. Amen. Amen. Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. So, we have a couple presentations on
tonight and the first one we're going to start with our Opaaka Explorers for a moment in black history. I open black exploration for a moment in black history. Thank you. Good evening.
Good evening, mayor, vice mayor, commissioner, and residents. Today, we will pause to acknowledge the passing and honor of the legacy of Reverend Jesse L. Jackson. A civil rights leader, Baptist minister, humanitarian, and two-time Democrat
presidential candidate. He was a close confidant of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a lifelong advocate for human rights and social justice who believe deeply in the power that people can create change. This evening, we honor Reverend Jackson
with the montage of I am somebody. His message reminds us that ordinary men and women, young and old, that their voices matter and their dignity matters and their future matters. Though we come from different backgrounds and experiences, we can all
see a part of ourselves in his courage and conviction. Because of him, we can. And at this time, we will present our tribute. I am somebody. >> I may be, but I am somebody. I may be
young, but I am somebody. I may make mistakes. But I am somebody. >> I am somebody. >> I can learn. I can read. I can write. I can do math. >> I can achieve.
>> I can make a difference. >> I deserve respect. >> I deserve education. I deserve opportunity. I am somebody. I am somebody. I am somebody. So we want to thank our explorers for
reminding us that we are somebody. Can we give it up for our children one more time? Thank you all. So this year, this year we did what we call the mayor's black history essay contest. And in this contest, we sent it out to all
of our schools in the city of Opalaka to include our summer camps, our after school care programs. And the students were to write an essay um with a minimum um essay count not to exceed 1,200 words. And the prizes were uh the first
place winner got $300, the second place winner got $200 and the third place winner will receive $100. So for that essay contest, we received 18 submissions from students all around the city of Opalaka and all of our
schools. So, we were able to narrow that down. And today, we are here to award the three essay our three um winners for the mayor's Black History essay contest. And we'll also have them come up and read their essay. So, our first place
winner is from the South Florida School of Excellence. H sorry, our third place winner, our third place winner is from the South Florida School of Excellence and the principal is Miss Dr. Batul and her name is Miss Chenise Grubs. When people
when people hear the words black history, they often think of the past of old photographs, marches, speeches, and names printed in textbooks. They think of history as something that already happened, something finished and framed.
But to me, black history is not only behind us, it is living. It is breathing. It is growing. And most importantly, it is me. I am black history because I carry stories of those who came before me. In my skin lives
resilience. In my voice lives courage. In my dreams live the sacrifices of generations who were told they could not yet did anyway. Every step I take forward is built on steps taken long before I was born. Steps taken in chains
in struggle and protest and in hope. Black history does not begin with slavery and it does not end with a chapter in the book. It began with kings and queens, inventors and artists, leaders and visionaries. It continued
through survival, through resistance, and through the unbreakable spirit of a person of a people who refused to be erased. When I learn about the past, I do not just see history. I see legacy. I
see strength that looks like me. I see determination that sounds like me. I see greatness that reminds me that I too belong in the story. Being black history means understanding that my existence is powerful. There was a time when people
who look like me were not allowed to read, speak freely or dream without limits. Let Yet today I am here learning, speaking, creating and dreaming boldly. My education, my voice and my presence are victories that
were fought for long before I arrived. Every time I raise my hand in class, share my ideas, or believe in myself, I honor those who are once silenced. I am black history in the way I per
persevere. Life is not always easy, and sometimes the world places labels and expectations on me before I even say a word. But history teaches me that obstacles are not new to my community. My ancestors faced barriers far greater.
Yet they still found ways to rise, build, and shine. Their perseverance flows through me. When I push through challenges, I am continuing their legacy of strength. I am black. I am also black history in the way I dream. Dreams are
acts of resilient resistance. To dream freely is to reject every voice that says I am not enough. Whether I dream of success, leadership, creativity, or change, my dreams matter because they expand the story of what black
excellence looks like today. Black history is not only about surviving hardship. It is about achieving greatness, expressing joy, and shaping the future. Black history lives in my culture, my
creativity, and my community. It lives in the music that moves me, the stories that inspires me and the traditions that connect me to something greater than myself. It lives in the pride I feel when I see people who look like me succeed, innovate and lead.
Representation reminds me that I am not limited by stereotypes or statistics. I am limit limitless. But being black history is not just about pride. It is also about responsibility.
I have a responsibility to learn, to grow, and to uplift others. I have a responsibility to speak truth, to stand against injustice, and to create opportunities for those who will come be
after me. Just as history shaped me, I have the power to shape history. My actions today will become someone else's inspiration tomorrow. Sometimes people ask, "How can one person be history?" The answer is simple. History is made
every day. It is made in classrooms, in communities, in quiet moments of courage, and in loud moments of change. It is made when I choose kindness over kindness over hate, determination over doubt, and hope over fear. It is made
when I believe in my worth, even when the world tries to make me question it. I am black history because I represent progress. I am part of a generation that stands on the shoulders of giants while reaching for even greater heights. I am
living proof that the struggles of the past were not in vain. My existence, my education, and my ambitions are evidence of how far we have come and how far we still can we can still go. Most importantly, I am Black History because
my story matters. My voice matters. My future matters. History is not only about famous names. It is about everyday people who choose to make a difference in their own lives and communities. I may be young, but my impact is already
beginning. Every goal I set, every challenge I overcome, and every positive choice I make becomes part of the history I am creating. Black history is not confined to one month, one lesson or one generation. It
is ongoing. It evolves with every new leader, thinker, artist, and dreamer who dares to believe in their potential. And I am one of those dreamers. I am one of those voices. I am one of those stories still being written. So when I say I am
black history, I am not only honoring the past. I am claiming my place in the future. I am strength. I am resilience. I am excellence. I am hope. And every day that I learn, grow, and rise, I am
adding a new chapter to a story that is far from over. I am black history, and there is nothing else I could ever be more proud of. Thank you. So that's our third place winner, Miss Chenise Grubs from South Florida School of Excellence. She is a 10th grader. So
our second place winner all the way from Nathan B. Young Elementary School. Her principal is here, Miss Davis, who is here. And this is Bronx Davis. little y'all. One second. >> Thank you.
>> This is my I am black his history essay. I am black history because I am a black child who represents the past and the future. I carry the legacy of my ancestors while also becoming a part of the next generation of black excellence.
Black history is not just about people from long ago. It is about pe people who we are today and who we are becoming. By learning about trailblazers and making positive choices in my daily life
through education, art, and kindness, I continue the story of black history. Becoming Black History is not about waiting until I'm older. It is about the actions I take right now. Every time I work hard in school, show respect, or
help someone in need, I am adding to the ongoing story of progress with the black community. My identity, my existence, and my future are all part of the long legacy of strength and courage. Another reason I am black history is
because of where I'm from. I am from the Bahamas which has a rich history connected to the African heritage, freedom and cultural pride. >> My background connects me to generations of people who survived hardships and built strong places to live. No matter
where I live, my ancestors are a part of that history. Even if someone has lighter or darker skin, they can still be a part of black history because it is about culture, legacy, and experience. Saying I am black history is a powerful
statement. It means that my actions matter. It means I have the ability to shape the future. Even if I make mistakes, I am still a part of black history. However, I become an important black history when I choose to help
others and make a difference in the world. For example, I can help elderly people cross the street, clean up public parks, or participate in fundraisers that support schools. Small services can create a big change.
Leaders from the past started with small acts of courage and kindness before they became wellknown. What made them important was their dedication to helping others. When you people use your gifts and improve the world, you strengthen your
place in history. You do not have to be famous to do things that matter. Even small good deeds can make a big impact long after we are gone. The kindness in what we have done can continue to inspire others.
That is why I proudly say I am black history and I am a part of a powerful past and important present and hopeful future. Now y'all heard him say he gonna volunteer and help raise some money, right? All right, we gonna hold you to that. And our last um reader for
tonight, our first place reader again all the way from Nathan Be. Young Elementary School, our first place winner is Miss Chanel Johnson. This is my I am Black History essay. I
was always taught to respect my elders. I was taught that you can learn a lot from elderly people if you simply sit and listen to what they have to say. Their words of wisdom and their stories teach you lessons that you may not have learned on your own. Every weekend I
stay at my grandma GJ's house, even on days when I have nothing to do. I still ask my mom if I can go to her house. My friends often laugh and poke fun at me, calling me names like old woman or lame. But I never let it get to me because spending time with her means everything to me. Had it not been for my grandma
Gigi, I wouldn't know how to bake just like her and my mom. I have also heard many stories about her mother who passed away before my mom or I was born. The stories I heard about my great great grandmother Sarah truly amazed me. My grandma Gigi has a picture of her mother
sitting on a shelf in the house. As soon as you walk through the door, in the picture, Grandma Sarah has a low haircut, no shoes on, long pants, and a and a shirt. Now that you have a visual of her, here is her story. Grandma Sarah
was born on February 3rd of 1921 in Selma, Alabama. During that time, slavery and its effects were still very present. She had nine children, four boys and five girls. And my grandma Gigi was the youngest. Grandma Gigi often said that Alabama and Mississippi were
especially dangerous for black people because of the Ku Klux Clan and others who did not like people of color. She described Grandma Sarah as having a slick mouth window filter. Grandma Sarah did not care who she spoke to because she had no regard for color or how she
spoke to them because she always carried herself with the utmost respect. Since she always stood up for herself, things became so dangerous that Grandma Sarah's siblings in Florida had to be called to help. White people wanted to lynch lynch
her simple for standing up for herself. For those who may not know, lynching is when people are hanged from a tree by their necks, often with their hands tied behind their backs. Grandma Sarah stood her ground and never backed down, regardless of the possible outcome.
When my grandma Gigi was only 3 years old, her family from Jacksonville, Florida drove all the way to Alabama to get Grandma Sarah and her children before something terrible happened. Every time my grandma Gigi tells this story, I thank God because if that had
not happened, I I might not be here today. My mom would not be there here. My grandma Gigi and her siblings would not be here either. Grandma Sarah is a black history story, unknown to many, but so important to my family. The old picture in my grandmother's house is
more than just a picture. It's a reminder of my history as a black person in America. It represents my motivation, hope, and faith. I am black history because enslaved people fought not only for my rights but for the rights of everyone who shares my skin color. They showed the world that no matter what
your complexion is, you can do anything if you believe as long as you believe in yourself and have faith that your dreams and goals are possible. I am I am also black history because leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks did not did not fight in
vain. They fought for a purpose and long lasting results that will impact generations to come. Their fight impacts me directly because they stood up for future generations, including my generation. Because of them, I feel confident and secure in my skin color
and know that I determined my future. Before I learned about history, there were some there were times when I felt shamed. However, learning about Martin Luther King's I have a dream speech and Rosa Parks Rosa Parks bus boycott made me feel alive and connected to them
almost like they were members of my own family just like my grandma Sarah. As I grow older, I understand more clearly that everything they did was for a reason and I am deeply thankful for their sacrifices. I aim to make them proud and live out the dreams that Martin Luther King have for us all.
taking the steps that rules and parks want us to take and speak up and stand out like my grandma Sarah so bravely did they do a good job y'all? So I want to invite my colleagues down as we present you all with what y'all
really came for that money. So starting with our with our third place winner, Miss Chenise Grubs. >> It says, "City of Opalaka certificate of
achievement. The mayor's black history essay contest third place winner. This certificate is proudly presented to Miss Chenise Grubs for demonstrating excellence in writing and sharing a meaningful message about black history. Your voice matter and your words make a difference. Presented this 25th day of
February 2026. Signed by me, Mayor John Henry Taylor Jr. She got >> congratulations. And thank you to Miss Patul and the South Florida Excellence um family for coming out and supporting Mission Nice.
Our second place winner from Nathan B. Young, Mr. Bronx Davis. He said he gonna raise us some money. That's what he said. He gonna raise money for Nathan B. Young. That what he said. And B say you her you her nephew because you from the Bahamas.
So >> there you go. >> Oh you got two aunties. So it says city of Palaka certificate of you go over there get the check certificate of achievement the men's black history essay contest second place winner. This certificate is proudly
presented to Mr. Bronx Davis. and and last but not least all the way again from Nathan B. Young, our first place winner, Miss Chanel Johnson. I just want to let you know when they was reading your essay, all of them was
moved by how the fact that you talked about your grandmother and your great-grandmother and you made it personal. That's what we liked here. So, it says the certificate of achievement um the mayor's black history essay contest first place winner. This certificate is proudly presented to Miss
Chanel Johnson. >> You forgot to say I did my hair. Thank you. >> I want to say thank you to the parents, to um principal doc, Miss Davis, to Dr. Batul, and thank you for the parents for helping our children with this essay. Now, I will say this, the big checks,
they got to come back to me. Okay, y'all. You get the small ones, but I need the big checks back. But thank you all for coming and all right. So, moving right along to the approval of
our consent agenda. Do I have any um pulls, defers, or deletions at this moment? >> Mr. Mayor, >> Vice May Kelly. Um well I want to we only had one item so I want to it was deferred so I want to talk about it
obviously so you could pull it but I really wanted to say something and um if I could and thank you commend you for doing the black history uh essay contest I think is very important and letting them read their speeches. I know they're
a little long but I think it's important that we celebrate the history. So I want to thank you for that and obviously commend the schools and all those involved. I think it's a great thing to honor. It's part of our black history. So, I just wanted to say that. Thank you. >> Thank you, Vice May. You all put in You all put in
>> Yeah. >> All right. Thank you, Vice Mayor. All right. So, madame clerk, can you call the role? Can I get a motion consent agenda? >> Moved by Commissioner Irvin. >> Second.
>> Second by uh uh Commissioner Bass. Even though there's nothing on the consent called the consent that there's nothing on the consent. Yes. All right. Madam clerk, >> Mr. Mayor. >> Yes, ma'am. >> So, we're pulling 131.
>> Yes, ma'am. >> And just for the record, there is a substitute agenda cover memo for that item which was passed out prior to the meeting. You should have it on the D dis. >> Got it. >> Commissioner Irvin, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Kelly, >> yes. >> Commissioner Santiago,
>> yes. Commissioner Bass. Yes. Mayor Taylor. Yes. Motion passes. 5-0. >> All right. Can I um get a motion to approve tonight's agenda? >> Move it. >> Moved by Commissioner Irvin. >> Second. >> Second by Dr. Commissioner Dr. Bass. Madame Clerk. >> Vice Mayor Kelly. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Santiago.
>> Yes. Commissioner Bass. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Irvin? >> Yes. >> Mayor Taylor? >> Yes. >> Motion passes 5-0. >> All right. Can I get the approval of the minutes, the regular commission meeting minutes February 11th? Can I get a motion? >> Move it. >> Moved by Commissioner Irvin. >> Second. >> Second. Who's it? Second by Commissioner
Santiago. Madame Clerk. >> Commissioner Santiago? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Bass? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Irvin? >> Yes. >> Vice Mayor Kelly? >> Yes. >> Mayor Taylor? >> Yes. >> Motion passes 5-0. >> All right. Madam clerk, do we have any district 1, District 2, or state reports at this moment? >> No, Mr. Mayor.
>> All right. So, we're moving on. No public presentation to our citizens forum. >> Can you please state for the record how to participate in citizens for >> Good evening. The city of Opaaka commission meetings are held in person at the Opalaka government center city
commission chambers 780 Fisherman Street 3rd floor opalaka Florida members of the public wishing to address the commission may do so in person or virtually th those persons wishing to participate virtually should register prior to the scheduled meeting time on the city's
website at www.opalaka.gov. When speaking before the commission, please make sure to give your full name and address for the record. There is a threeinut time limit for public comments. Please adhere to the decorum policy which is a part of the commission
meeting agenda. City commission meetings are aired through liveream at www.youtube.com user city of Opaaka. And at this time there are no virtual public comments.
>> Okay. Citizens form is now open. Please come forward. Welcome. State your name and address for the record. Uh, good evening, mayor commissioners. Brian Dennis, address 2140 York Street. What you have
before you is an amendment to the ECIS complaint that I filed a few about last month against former city manager Darin Williams. The second page of this, the second page of this is
a letter that was written on June 22nd on June 8th of 2022 stated that Mr. Williams was no longer a part of the Well Springs company. But when no one wasn't looking, Mr. Williams
was city manager. It added itself back to that company. So what you have before you now is an amended piece of legislation that has been amended to the complaint that I have filed with the department of ethics. Ladies and gentlemen, I say this to say this.
I don't put my name on somebody just for the simple fake sake of putting my name on somebody. I don't go after people just for the sake of going after them. That is not my nature. That has never been my nature. But when you open up a can of worms and you begin to dog
and mistreat people and you do people any kind of way without their without the ill will with with with ill intent without regards for their families and your selfish motives and here you have something that is potentially
as this which could maybe be criminal and you do it at the behest of the city government and you take advantage of the position in which you sit in as a city manager. It is shameful. So when we stand up and we say that because he was fired that
there would be blood on people hands, look at the dirt that's here. Look at the dirt that's in the amended complaint of the ethics violation that I filed against him.
And I'm saying this because here is a project that that requires phase two in which those seniors that were supporting him have not gotten a residence in that place. Those those seniors was promised housing
in that place over there. But yet what do we have? There has been a trail of empty promises from this city manager, former city manager that has done nothing but lay
waste of lie on top of lie on top of lie. And the one thing I always tell people is that a lie need a kickstand. The truth stands alone. The truth stands alone. So I say this here, it ain't blood on nobody hands.
It's dirt. Citizens forum is still open. Chris Roberts, 640 Dunad Avenue. I have a comment. uh over a year ago it was brought to the dis that we didn't have soccer at in the city of Opa Laka.
We signed a contract for one year at England Park. When did it change that we have events on both of the parks for the same particular sports? That's unfair. We
have track, we have basketball, and we have flag football at Shabbandi Park. And on Saturdays, we have football games. When did it change? For some reason, I don't get it. I know
it's election year and everybody need favors, but that is not fair to the residents of the city of Opaaka. The very same kids that participate in the program here come from on the east side. They come on from the east side, the
west side, the south side. Every side. WHAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE? WELL, we need two soccer programs in the city of Opalaka. Monday through Saturday, we have soccer at Ingram Park. Is that fair? No, that is not. and on
Saturday and Sunday you want to bring in another contract for a soccer team. That's unfair to the residents of Opalaka. This citiz city is NOT MADE UP FOR JUST SOCCER. WE need other SPORTS FOR THE THE RESIDENTS HERE.
We we fighting a battle with losing kids from every direction because this is not one dmation city. It's a diverse community. Why do we have to have soccer on both locations? That is unfair.
Citizens form is still open. Citizens forum is closed. All right. Um, thank you all for coming out and speaking up. So, we're going to go ahead and move into our action items. Madame
clerk 13 I mean sorry madam attorney 131 >> a resolution at the city commission of the city of opalaka Florida authorizing the city manager to enter into a facility use agreement with ADC international group inc DBA soccer star
elite to utilize Sherbundi Park field for its youth soccer program providing for adoption of representations providing for scrivenous errors providing for an effective date this is sponsored by commissioner Santiago go and it was deferred from the February 11th, 2026 meeting.
>> All right. Can I get a motion? >> Move it. >> Moved by Commissioner Santiago. Can I get a second? >> Second. >> Second by Commissioner Baz. Um, Commissioner Santiago. >> Uh, thank you, Mayor Henry.
We know the last Oh, your new name. Very interesting. uh talking about a sports, you know, bringing to our community. It's me like it sound like is we bringing something bad
to that side of the city. And I say I want to know tonight who really own this parks, the residents of Opaaka or us? I think the park, every part in the
east, in the west, in the north and anywhere that we have a park is belong to the resident, to all the residents, to everybody. And let me say that because in the last meeting I I um I decide to defer the
item to today or to the next commissioner meeting that is today. They come with me with some kind of things that I I I don't even I don't even want to call him liars but you know but it's something very funny and it's something that is not right and that's
the reason why that I say I want an investigation about that how can they bring an item to the commissioner meeting and before that they not look the schedule of the park to know that that
day or whatever it is cannot be in late and they told me that the same night for the commissional meeting. They don't even tell me that in my uh um uh u agenda readings that we have before the meeting. I don't know anything about it.
No, they bring me the surprise here here in the commissioner meeting that day. And I remember the only we only have here present because I know the mayor has some trip and my colleague here to the left have to go because she feel she don't feel okay and I said what's going
on here and this is be prepared and this is be uh something that is something have to be um I want to be clear okay uh when some kind of people that they don't want to see around the park
I know that we have soccer in the other side of the England and I'm very glad you know that we have but in England also we have football in England we have basketball we don't have no basketball now in England because everything is broke down and we have to
fixing it but park in any park you can have any type of sport a sport is good for the young people or our city no matter what who sport it is is good is
good and what I say is Why before I bring that and why before that I spoke to the manager and I spoke you know to the people in charge they never told me about that we don't have available that days now I asking the manager and the
manager I know she brings something new because we be talking about the schedule of the park and she told me okay that we have yeah opening Saturday and Sunday and I think that they decide to doing it
from I think night to two. But now I know, okay, I hope or we're going to have another surprise that we don't have no no more space in the P because I said I heard the in the public presentation that they bringing to me tonight. Okay. That they don't want the
soccer because we had too many sport out there and we don't have no space again Saturday and Sunday. Madam manager, we don't have no space Saturday and Sunday too. >> As pre Good evening, as previously communicated to you, Commissioner Santiago, at this time, Saturday and
Sunday is available. However, when the regular football season starts, um it does there is a clause that the city will take presidents if the city needs to fill. And I explained that to you and you said that was fine. Uh I I think the way we talk is if any
any any commissioner or or parking recreation has on an event a special event. Okay. They supposed to you know Yes. left the you know the part free for for that event or for us. Yes. >> Okay. That that that's I think that we
be talking. Yeah. But my surprise is now okay. What I heard from the public, what I heard from the residents and resident that they work there in park. >> Okay. Um, Commissioner Santiago. So, I wanted you to explain the legislation.
Madam manager, can you explain what we're voting on so people know? A field use agreement sponsored by Commissioner Santiago for Sherbandi Park use on Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. >> Okay. And then we have a subsequent item
which is the cover memo change. >> Yes. Because of the the dates the in the agenda packet it still had the old dates that was previously provided. The new agenda cover memo has Saturday and Sunday. >> Got it. >> But Mr. Mayor Commission Santi >> Yeah. I want to make that point to the
public or the reason why in the last commissioner meeting we defer the item is because they come in when something surprised to me about the schedule for the part about the day that we choose to have before and that's what I say you know to the
manager that manager know that I be very clear about that and she explaining to me what happened or what and I know that you're not here at that time okay you'll be traveling okay together with our mayor to Tallahassee And and I say, "Yeah, but whoever you left in charge, they're supposed to know about what's
going on before that I bring any item to the meeting." Because let me say that I look bad in front of the public with that. And I think that I deserve I don't want nobody taking it, you know, personal, but I deserve the same respect
that everybody have here in this day. Everybody have the same thing like me. We equal. We're not different. If we if we want to keep and work together to make that city better, we have to do the right thing. Thank you.
>> Okay. Um, Madam Manager, I'm going to yield to Vice Mayor Kelly because he pulled the item. >> So, I'm just trying to get what we're So, is this a soccer team that we're bringing or they're just using the field? You can you can the sponsor of
the item can answer that but this is a field use agreement for we I'm sorry the name of the organization is soccer star elite to serve as a soccer program. Do you want me to
>> u make it clear that yes um uh to my colleague and the mayor that's another uh socket le that we bringing to the west side to that part in that today that they uh that the parking recreation uh uh give it to them that space
>> and and if I don't think it's wrong to have uh two soccer two soccer teams it's not me they they are you know soccer team They're going to competing together. They in both side, east side and west side. But like somebody say,
"Oh, it's a lot of kid from the east side coming." Yeah. Okay. I want to I want to see I want to see that for when we go to the park. Okay. To counting how many kit that we have there every day for our community, for this community.
And I want to say that and I going to be in top of that. The park is for first for the resident of the great city of Opalaka. No matter what who it is, everybody have equal opportunity here in the city to participate in park in
recreation. Thank you. >> Thank you madam manager and to the sponsor. So the only change was that they will be able to use the field from 9 to 2 Saturdays and Sundays. Yes. But if the city's football team or the city
has a function, then we take precedent. >> Yes. And that's in section I mean that's in um under additional provisions number two. >> And how long in advance do we have to give them if this passes? What's the is there a time period like one week, 30
days? Cuz things come last minute. provide their well they have their schedule but we can definitely give them our part um our games our schedule but I I believe I saw somewhere and it said seven days >> Mr. Mr. Mayor >> second commissioner I'm sorry and what
about um um so city events we have a pool party or we have the Easter egg hunt or prayer in the park >> that comes first >> that comes first >> yes >> all right I'll go ahead commissioner Kelly I mean commissioner Santiago and then I'll the vice mayor >> yeah thank thank you may uh Mr. mayor.
Yeah. To be to be sure um Jamaican in the time that we had to let him know who you know uh to that club. Okay. The day that they have to have the feel free what is going to be the uh limit time to
let it know them. I I wonder you readed it >> um two weeks three weeks before because that's something that's something that I want to make it clear and we're going to try to fix that is communication okay to the public you know to the citizens and
to us too if we're going to have some something in place at least that's an emergency uh Mr. mayor if it that's an emergency we know that that's an emergency but if we know that in May we're going to have something in the we had to let them know when ahead of time
not three days or two day before anybody want to do so on a van or anybody want ah don't tell me that happen again they're doing it in purposes no way that going tonight the same thing is somebody play games
somebody play games somebody play That's that way. All right. Um, madame manager. So, >> um, let's make a mo No. Let's make a motion to do Mr.
>> A five minute re. Never mind. Okay. You said Mr. Connie is going to So, we're good. All right. So, I um yield to um Commissioner Irv. >> Um let let me say this
them with the football program. I'm here to tell you sometime we find out on Wednesday or Thursday that we have a home game. it. We could be a scheduled for away, we may not find out till Thursday that that game is
going to be at our home park. So, all of this talk about letting them know ahead of time and all that, that's not I I don't see where it's where it's going to work. That That's me talking. And today it's having two soccer, two soccer teams
on the east side and the west side. Okay. So what is it going to be next year when somebody want to bring another football uh we going to have football two different one one second.
All right, madame manager, let's go ahead and make a motion to recess for five minutes so that you can cure this issue and let us know whether or not we have to evacuate and we'll come back. So, can I get a motion to recess for 5 minutes? >> Move it. >> Motion made by um and uh Madame Clerk,
roll call in a recess, please. I So, >> we'll be back in 5 minutes, which will be 6:57. This meeting is recessed. one. Welcome to our continuation of our regular >> Good evening everyone. Welcome to our
continuation of our regularly scheduled commission meeting of February 25th, 2026. The time is now 5:58 and we are 658, I'm sorry, and we're returning from our recess. Madam clerk, roll call, please.
>> Commissioner Irvin, >> here. >> Vice Mayor Kelly >> present. >> Commissioner Santiago >> uh present. >> Commissioner Bass >> here. >> Mayor Taylor >> here. >> All right. And we are continuing from as again our regularly scheduled commission
meeting um February 25th. Um, madame manager, we was on 131, a resolution of the city commission, city of Opalaka, authorizing the city manager to enter into a facility use agreement with ADC International Group, Inc., DBA Soccer
Star Elite to utilize Shabbundi Field for its youth soccer program, providing for adoption representations, providing for scriveness eras, providing for an effective date, and it was sponsored by Commissioner Santiago. We were in the middle of discussion and I had yielded
to um Commissioner um Irvin who had the floor. Commissioner Irvin. >> Yes. So my concern was that when it's football season, we don't always we can we have a schedule, but our schedule
changes all the time. Sometimes as early as Thursday, we'll find out that we're going to be at home or we may find out that we were supposed to be at home, but now we're away. So, I think that's going to create some controversy there. Um,
and then also like I was always under the impression that we were going to split the parks, have so many um programs on this park and then have so many on that park. Uh because the city is also only but so
big. So are we going to entertain having football at both parks or football at one park? Anybody want to start a football just come and enter into agreement. And now we have two different um football programs. I'm I'm not
>> Mr. Mayor. >> Wait one second. >> Go ahead. >> Commissioner Commission Santiago. Let me ask you sir, how is that that we that we we decide or or or we going to splitting the parks? What is that? I don't see any something like that in any other city.
What is that? What kind of division that we that we going that we want to have here in the great city of Palaka? I like to say that Mr. Mayor to this, you know, to finish that discussion. I hope you call him for Bo and let's
see, you know, if he pass or not and see, you know, what is really going on here in the great city of Opalaka? But I I never see that, you know, to uh dividing the parts and and and and and do that kind of things in any other city. How can Opalaka doing that? Who
who authorized that? >> All right. Anyone else? >> Mr. Mayor, >> Commissioner, >> thank you. I'm just going to say that I believe in choices. Just how our residents on this side have a choice to use Shabbundi, the residents
on the west side should have the same opportunity to decide whether or not they want to utilize that park. If this were to pass and it doesn't grow or become what the um company wants it
to be, then it would fail. But for I think for for me I'm speak for myself just to say no to it making that decision for our residents on that side. I think that's a be that should be a choice that they make whether or not they want to participate and soccer on that side. I don't think we should I
should make that choice for them. Thank you >> thank you. Um, I want to stop saying sides and I want to say opalaka. Um, let me just go to to the document at
hand because I did have questions the last time, but I didn't say anything because the sponsor deferred it. So, let me just ask these questions now both to staff and to um organizations. They're here. first of all to um staff as listed
in the uh document um I know it's been changed to Saturday and Sunday but within the agreement itself um a couple of things I'd like to know the organization that would be utilizing
the fields um through this agreement how much are each participant paying I know we it says here we're going to get six um spots and then the others potentially at a discounted rate. So I want to know that first of all and
the second thing I want to know is within the agreement on again page 24 of 93 in our package it says that there will be a level two background screening prior to supervising children performed by city
vendor and paid for by the city. So that question becomes why would we be paying as a city for background checks on folks that um from another organization and if that's the case that what is that
um what is that cost and then the other question that I have um in the clean off the utilizing the the the place uh there's a fee if they don't for I guess 50 to 200 per occurrence etc. So, how
would that work with a daily silent uh sign off of compliance on Saturday or Sunday? Um, and I think the other question that I had had been raised in terms of how that notification takes place because we do have a lot of things
come up um that we do as elected officials and besides even just football, other sports. So, those are the questions that I um I raised and I need answers to. Um and then some of the other things within this again the scope
of the services. This is page 28 and 93 city may position banners. You got parks promoting uh use will provide the banners response for placing them etc. Those kind of things that are part of this um this agreement. So if you could
answer those madame uh manager and then the also um if it exceeds 50 people uh how would that be implemented in terms of needing um I guess police because the number is higher
all of those are things there. The other thing that really um concerns me and even um to the sponsor I don't know if he had even noticed it in number 22 of page 30 of 93 basically says um
access to other parts of the park facility is prohibited and I'm trying to interpret that um because to include but not limited to concession stand announcers booth and storage rooms. Now, I I can kind of
interpret that that's probably a broad statement, but when I interpret that and read it just on his face, and I'm not a lawyer, you're really saying these young people couldn't even go to the restroom because that's inside. This agreement really refers to outside. Now, I know I'm quite sure that's not our thought
process if it does pass. But when you have use agreements, I think you have to be very careful in how you're going to um present them. And so I have some some if you can answer those questions and also like to know what it's going to
cost in terms of staffing. I know you changed the hours so staff probably should be working within those hours but when I look at the program on uh Ingram and I've said that this to you uh privately and you know I don't say
nothing private I can't say public. If you're going to have programs like this, you got to have at least two people in my opinion that's kind of dedicated to just this program because the one you have in Ingram has a lot of kids. They're out there, the parents having a good time. I've rode by and seen it. But
our restroom for example is on the way down on the other end. So now if you bring this program here to Shabbandi, again, the same thing. In my opinion, you're going to need at least two staff that just focus on the soccer program because you're not just talking about practice, you're talking about potential
games, tournaments, which will draw a lot of people because soccer is popular. So, how would that be addressed? How would that cost be addressed? And the other question I have, and I don't know if the sponsors or the owners of the Soccer Elite are here, because in their package that they
gave us the last time at the meeting, which I had a chance to go over and read since then, I know we had to um adjourn, some of the statements that are made in here that that give me concern too that I'd like to have clarification on. and one of them being expressed desire to
improve the appearance and overall condition of Shabbandi Park contributing to better organization maintenance and a refreshed look. I'd like to really know what that what that means. And then how are the scholarship recipients really um selected? I'd like
to know that as well. And it also says cosmetic and functional improvements such as better organization, visual upkeep, signage, and general care. uh if that could be explained. So those are things from the applicant standpoint but
more to what we control the answers to um the questions that is raised that deal with um the agreement and also the staffing component Mr. mayor to the manager. >> Madam, >> um, as far as the cost, um, I would have
to yield to Commissioner Santiago regarding the cost. Um, staffing, like you said, staff is on the park. Um, we do have two to three employees on the weekend at the park at Sharebondi Park. Um, so staff will be there. Um, with
regard, you said a lot, Vice Mayor. I'm sorry. >> Oh, yeah. I I I I said a lot because I didn't I I know I didn't say anything in the last meeting because it got deferred. So I I kept all mine. But what I'm getting at is there there's a lot more to just signing the agreement. Now you said there's three people on the
park. Okay. So just think about how big Shabband is and we're going to cut the ribbon next week on the court. So now you got people on the court, you got things happening inside, you got rentals happening inside, and you got potentially a great soccer tournament
practice going on outside, a lot of parents, kids, etc. I'm trying to wonder and I don't believe that three would be enough to cover all of that. That's why I'm ask you the cost because I can see with some of our rentals, which would have nothing to do with what's happening
out on the soccer field, but we all know when that building gets rented for whatever it is, it requires a lot. It requires more than one person trying to maintain all of that facility and all of that space. So to me, you're going to need at least two people
to manage the other part of the park because let's face it, if you got two people or how I don't know, two people on the park that's that's there or three who you said totally, then you're looking at one person, I guess, covering a lot, one covering the the basketball
court area, one covering the soccer. I I think that's a a major challenge because at the end of the day, if something happens, it's not going to be on the um soccer elite, it's going to be on the city if something happens. And we don't want anything to happen to anyone. So,
if you can answer that um and I know I said a lot, but I was trying to clarify for >> Sorry. So, um the three bodies that's normally on the park, that's that's what we have because most of our park employees that work on the weekends are the part-time employees. So that's that's what we
have. Um with regards to the level two background, the city that would need to be revised and I will ask the city attorney how we can address that, but the city cannot bear that cost. >> That cost would have to go to um the that entity. They would have to pay
that. We cannot pay for that. >> Um I'm I'm sorry, Mrs. Mayor. Uh we're talking about what? >> Level the level two background. They have to do a level two background check >> and they would have they be they they would have to be responsible for bearing
that cost. >> Okay. Yeah. Okay. >> And um through the mayor uh the only thing that you would change is at the end of it of paragraph 13 where it says paid for by the city. It will be paid for by the vendor. So
>> good. >> Okay. Um, let's see. I'm trying to >> Oh, and we would also need to we would also need to revise it because what like Vice Mayor Kelly said it the way that it's worded, they will um not have
access to the restrooms and the restrooms at Shrebundi are inside. So, that would be some something else that would need to be revised. I believe that this mirrored the the agreement from Ingram Park, which the restrooms are outside. Um
>> trying to see >> madam m communication part when I raise and vice ra >> oh so there's no there's I looked through it there's nothing in here that says how how much time we have to give them how much notification so we would
need to add at least 7 days >> okay and commissioner Santiago go ahead >> thank you Mr. Mayor, I going to be short. I'm not going to be too long. Um I heard that they're mentioning about uh the amount of people that we uh receive
in the park. It sound like uh we don't have enough uh space inside in now facility inside of Shavani with the bathrooms and that's you know >> no that that's not what's what was said.
the agreement, the way that the agreement is worded, it say that it's basically saying that they they only have access to the outside field. So, with it saying that they will not be able to come inside and use the restrooms. Of course, we're not going to stop people from using the restrooms, but we want to make it clear.
>> How how can we how can we uh do something like that to the rest of the public? Not only not only the people that they're going to be playing soccer or >> Mr. That's a mistake. You're not saying that. want to be sure, Mr. Mayor. Let me let me
>> No, but you was about to go off, >> but let me be sure, you know, to see what's going on. Okay, it's fine. Okay. Yeah, because >> Mr. Mayor, >> wait. You You see, he had other stuff. >> I haven't answered all my question yet. Oh, okay. >> Go ahead. I'm sorry, Mr. Mayor.
>> I But but I want about the seven days. >> Yes, ma'am. So, what are we going to do if we have not notified them in seven days and we're at the third day that the parks find out that football is going to be a home game that day? Then what are
we going to do? So, this is maybe the commission can come up with a number. I said at least. I I don't I wouldn't go no more. I wouldn't go any longer. I wouldn't say a week, two weeks because I did hear the concerns that you raised. So, I wouldn't say that.
But to give them some type of notification, >> I think a week is okay. Seven days. >> Madam man, >> that's the perfect time. >> All right. One second, >> Mr. I'm sorry. Go ahead, madam. Um, sir, >> what I'm saying is sometimes the
football schedule changes by Thursday and we're supposed to be playing on Saturday. So, if we find out on Thursday that we have to stay home at our park, that does not give the soccer elite uh the seven days that we're
promising them if it's seven days that we're promising them. So, then what are we supposed to do as a football team? >> We're talking about that's an emergency. Let's put it that way. It's like an emergency that you're going to have with that situation because the same
privilege that we given to the flat soccer or to the basketball team, we have to give into the other people too. It's fair for everybody. I understand if it's something happen as an emergency like I say. Yes. But I think the seven days notice for anything that we do in
the park is enough time, you know, to uh organize or or prepare the schedule for the whole year for everybody. Okay. I'm I'm there on the on the park all the time during football season. And I'm telling you, football season and soccer
is going to be a clash of all clashes to be had. I'm telling you, you don't know the league that we're in. Trust me. And and for those including the director, the few people that are here that support the park and the football
program, they will agree with what I'm saying. It's going to be Clash of the Titans for real. For real. >> Vice Mayor had another question. Vice Mayor had another question with regards to offduty police. Um, should this pass,
because it's an agreement, they will not be required to do a uh rental application, but they would definitely have to give the the director some type of schedule. the days of the week. We already know it's Saturday and Sunday, but the actual dates, if it's going to be a game, if it's going to be a practice, how many people they expect
because we can't wait until the day of and it's 100 people there and we don't have offduty police or we don't have police available. So, that's something that we would have to know in advance because according to this agreement, if it's more than 50, they would have to have police there. >> A question.
>> Wait, a question. Mr. Mayor, let me ask you a question to the to the manager, please. Okay. >> All right. And they agree in the other part in England. Okay. They have that what you're talking about. >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. But they have to have it too. >> Yes. No, nobody you Nobody being, you
know, in opposition to that. >> Same thing. >> That's the correct thing to do. It's fair for everybody. >> If they have it, >> they they also had to have it. Every day I have an event and they know they they're going to have 500 or a thousand people. They know that they have to, you
know, hiding a offduty police officer to security the park. But but that's the same agreement that we have in the other side similar or the same. >> Mr. Mayor, >> one second. Madam manager, um you still
on that that answer to vice mayor's question? >> Yeah, I'm scrolling through. >> Okay. So, while you scrolling, Commissioner um Bass, >> I just want to be clear on what I'm hearing because I know we have to vote on this item. Am I hearing that if
within the seven days the parks department, the football team is notified that they're playing on our park, am I hearing that elite um will basically say, "Okay, we can't play because the parks supersede
our league." Is that what I'm hearing? Yes. So, in other words, there won't be a clash because if the parks direct together right now, look, we need to feel tomorrow. They're supposed to be playing, we get on the phone, call them, we have an emergency, we need our park,
then they just won't be there. Based on based on the comments made by Commissioner Urban, there should be something in there. if it's if it's um le or an emergency or less than seven days that that also should be in writing.
>> So, and that should be added to what we're looking at. >> Correct. >> Yes. >> And then that way we won't have a conflict of scheduling if all parks have an emergency and we need our field. >> Okay. Thank you.
>> Um Mr. Mayor, >> let let me be um you know a day. Okay. What we'll be talking about right now, we're talking about the seven days, okay? In case any of the commissioner or
the city, okay, have some special event out there in the park. Okay. Or okay, if we have any emergency, that's good for you know with me with that kind of agreement. The only agreement is is this
about the flat football that's we calling the American football. >> American football. >> Yes. Okay. Uh Commissioner Irving, she bring it like they can have anything uh two three days before and they want to use the power. We have to give the privilege to them. I can't speak for
Commissioner Urban, but what I said because that the game >> I don't say that you have to talk about that's a question because I want to make it clear >> for a commissioner for the city if it doesn't it's okay but I let's be fair when everybody seven days for anything
that happen that we have to stop you know whatever we have there I think it's fair and it's always depend what it is too >> Mr. Mayor, >> I'm so sorry. What I am saying is if it's in the contract that we have to
give them 7 days notice, I'm telling you it's not going to happen. It has to be something that protects us. So when it does happen, we called them Thursday or Friday morning and said, "You all can't have your game this week
because we're using our field." I don't want there to be a legal issue because we do that because it happens all the time. And and Vice Mayor Kelly will call me sometime and ask me, "Are we playing at home this week?" And I'll tell them,
"No." And at the last minute, oh yes, we're home this week. So all I'm saying is I want us to put something that protects us when that happened because I know for a fact just as sure as I'm sitting here black, it's going to
happen. How often that happened? >> Could be every week. >> Every week now. >> It it it could it could. >> I asked Commissioner Irving. >> Focus though. Um >> so it it it definitely happens more than
we would like for it to happen, but it does happen. Sometime we find out the last minute we supposed to have a game and we're not having that game there because we're going to Port St. Lucy somewhere to play. It happens. >> Good. Uh Commissioner Irvvin. Okay. And this is on the contract that these
people have right now. >> We're we're talking about that now. We tell them seven days. I'm just saying I don't agree with the seven days because sometimes we find out at the last minute that we're having >> Why Why is that that you found out at the last minute when they're supposed to have an schedule for the whole month or
for the whole week? I don't understand that. If somebody have something here then have to have order and they have to have an escalio and say okay no I have this the whole month or whatever that's WHAT I SAY H HOW can I going to ging of
the right to anybody going to say no tomorrow going to use this and I have to give in a two a 24 hours notice to whoever is there I don't understand that that's something that I do not understand what is the pre you know the the privilege we want to give to wrong
one and to the other one we don't want to give him anything. How is that m Mr. >> I believe if it does a club if it does an organization they're supposed to have an escalio and the park and the park. Okay. And I love to see that
for everybody have anything to do with park and recreation and both part or in any part that we have >> because it's something it's something is not is not right here. >> It's something is not right. >> Okay. Um madame Mr. Mayor
>> I was just stating facts. I was stating facts as as to what happens. Schedule or no schedule, it happens and it happens all the time. I just don't want us to be in a situation where we tell them at the last minute because they would have
spent money to have their games or whatever. They would have spent money which means they're losing money. Now they're coming to sue us because we didn't tell them until Friday that we have to be on our own field. So that's the only thing that I'm saying. It happens. The city of Opalaka does not
control the league that we play in. The league make the necessary rules as they go. And sometimes the rules are last truly last minute. That's all I'm doing. I just want to to put it as vice mayor says on the record
that I let it be known that we can't always give them a seven-day notice. >> Got it. Madam manager, you still have the floor. Um, Vice Mayor, again, I can't answer your question with regards to the cost, how much it because it did mention a discount. Maybe Commissioner
Santiago can tell you the cost of each player um to be a part of that team, but I don't have a cost and it's not listed in the agreement. >> Okay. What about the other the the other parts? I'm sorry, Mr. Mayor. >> Yes, sir. >> The other the other question I have, so
you don't have a you're not sure of the discount or anything or what they actually charge. Okay. And you're you're saying that with the three staff people that we have in the park, I know they're part-time. Um that's going to be sufficient staff um to cover
>> that is sufficient, but that's all we have. That's that's the staff that we have. We don't have any additional staff members and they are part-time. >> Okay. Um, and really I'm saying that because I've been at Ingram and I know
it's very challenging to try to keep up how many people and I have the same issue when we rent out facilities too because people will tell us they got 40 folks coming, they got 90 and then we need to find a police officer. It's in agreement. Everything that I'm asking is based on the agreement. I I haven't got
to to my thought process yet and mention about having soccer on uh both parks. I know in most cities because I've ran parks, most cities have um activities based on that park, you know, that's
conducive to that park and those things. Um we used to have baseball, for example, on both parks. We took baseball off Ingram Park and said it was going to be just at Shabbundi. You remember that? I I wasn't thrilled with that. I wasn't a fan of that because I felt we should
have had it at both parks but it was deemed that that was uh necessary important not only for staffing purposes um but because of um management's thought process. So now you're saying soccer on both parks etc. I'm not I'm
not concerned about getting from east to west cuz to me well folks want to go they'll get to. So that's not a big issue for me. The issue for me is what's in this agreement because that's all we that's what I'm going at this agreement that we have. And what I don't want to
see if it's not laid out clearly is if we're going to have a number of people there, how that's going to work with uh public safety if needed, if additional staff, because I've been to soccer practices. I know about soccer games,
tournaments, just like basketball, football, anything else. People are going to show up. You're going to need people. I don't see how that is laid out in the agreement. And we're also, Mr. Mayor, and to my colleagues and attorneys chimed in already, we're already saying some things can be
changed in this agreement, but unless they're here, I don't even know if the parties would be um amanable to it. Um, and so I think while we're saying we could change things, which is fine if we want to do that, they're not even here to say if they would agree to it or not.
Um, unless my colleague is speaking for them. But I still need to know that's cost because I can see I I can almost see it clearly that you're going to have something whether it's on Ingram and again I wasn't here for the vote when you did at Ingram because I know it kind of mirrors that agreement and I've said
to you because of the way Ingram is laid out that's a lot of land to cover. You know if you got soccer going on with some games and practice like I've seen which is great parents I love it. You got to ask somebody almost down there by the bathroom just all they're doing. You got to ask somebody by the playground.
You got a basketball court. You got people potentially fishing. That's a lot of ground to cover. So when you come to Shabbandi where we have major events, rentals that we do and other organizations, they're a lot of people. And that's why I'm asking the cost of
staff. Could those three people handle that? My opinion is they can't. You're the manager, so I I'll defer because you you got to manage the staff. But I'm going back to what's here and and the questions that I raised in here which I know some of you say you can't
necessarily answer um how that's going to work, how that compliance is going to to work because once it's signed or once we vote and we were to agree to it, we don't need any uh uh gray areas. Commissioner saying we don't need gray areas as as my colleagues are
mentioning. It needs to be airtight. So, I um know the sponsor has it on there. You can't really answer my total questions tonight. Um and so I'm going to tell you now until I get those. I'm not going to be
supportive of it. So, um I I'll just leave it at that. I'd like to get those answers and also have the organization here um as well because they need to sign off that they would agree to some of these things or weigh in because this is for a year. It's not
just for one event. This is for a whole year and all of us come up with things we want to do sometimes um that may have an impact. But certainly if someone has a schedule and they're uh planning things, you know, just like anything else, they're going to be bringing people, bringing family, friends to see
and in some regards it wouldn't be fair for them to get called on Friday to say it's scout it's council on Saturday and they've made plans to be here for the weekend. Um like I said, I ran park so I can I can see all sides of this but to me what I'm looking at is answering my
question. That's part of the agreement. That's where I'm at. So, I need answers for those questions based on the agreement. And if you meet with them based on some of the things been said that the attorney said could be changed with no major challenge to agree with
that and you bring it back, that's a different uh um conversation for me. But I need to I need to to get all those things clarified. Um and you can't really answer those right now. Pardon me.
>> Maybe the sponsor Maybe some of your question. >> Yeah. Yeah. Okay. But the sponsor is here. But also is here. Uh the people for that organization that they can answering that question. >> Oh, okay. >> Yeah. That you know why they don't asking me that before? Because they here. >> I didn't know they were here. But if
they Oh, Mr. Mayor, they're here. I didn't know they were here cuz I asked earlier why they here and I didn't get that. >> Everybody ask why they here. >> Well, I mean >> he asked >> I asked that were they here. But I tried to say that they here because I I waited for the end of you that you say, "Yeah, I don't want to hear it from Commissioner Santiago." But it's good to
hear from them. They here. Oh, and I hope before they put it out, we we go to the vote of whatever is coming. I'm ready to do it. Please. >> Okay. So, um we'll allow and then Vice May, you can answer your questions there.
>> I asked they heard them, but I'll ask them again. Um, good evening. >> Good evening. >> I I am referring to the document that we were given at the last meeting. At the last meeting. Um, and you are Mr.
Kubas. >> No. Um, my name is Osmani Palas. I know you or you guys. And I'm representing him. I'm helping him today to to speak with you guys. >> Okay. Well, the Mr. Mayor, >> he's the owner of the club. >> He's the owner of the club. >> Okay, that's he want to know. >> Yes.
>> Okay. So, this this is Mr. Kubas. >> Uh Kendry Varez, that's his name. Kubas is his uncle. >> Oh, is his son. Okay. Well, I'm going by the document that his son gave. So, there's some question in here that I I want some clarity on and I don't know if he has the document in front of him, but
I'll ask him again. improving the appearance condition of Shabbani Park contributing bad organization refresh look that's on one page then if you go to another another page um gaining from the partnership consistent
activation of the park visual improvements to the facility um and then on the scholarship recipients how would that take place it says based on >> second vice mayor madam manager how long was this going to last I know you said If I
is someone left pulling it or is this >> okay and how based on financial need, commitment and community involvement. And my question was how would that work? Explain that to me. Is that a document that you all use to um select
um students or young people for participation? Um and if that's a document, I'd like to to know how it looks. And then the improvements because it says cosmetic functional improvements such as better organization, visual upkeep, signage,
general care, etc. So, are those things based on uh for the soccer games? Uh uh yeah, I need I'm I'm trying to understand I need answers to those questions and we got it and of course we
had to journ so I didn't get a chance to to do that. So, whomever if you're speaking for go ahead. >> Uh basically, sorry. Um basically what he wants to try to say is that if it's an agreement between between the the the
soccer club and the city he can help to uh facilitate to accommodate the parts in any any case if the part needs to change the grass or stuff like that they they are able to do it because that's what they want is to have the better park as as for for the usage. So that's
the first thing. Uh secondly uh the document uh selecting the six player free for the from the community we're going to bring it to you so you can review it but basically it's uh based on talent and needs from from from the community players. So basically what the
clubs is looking is uh promoting that talent from the community to be on the club and and and spot a good sportish on on out there because that's a that's a traveling team. And third uh I heard about the about how it's going to work
with this with the with the club the club every um every club or every organization they have their own insurance from one to two million that's that that is going to cover the the city and uh uh explaining also Mr. about the
the the staff that you're going to have on the on on the parks that they don't have to be on top of the organization. They are on top of the park on exactly every organization they have their own stuff and they are care they care of about their own stuff. Everything that
happens they are allowed I mean they they are allow they are organized on on based on that and if something happened that they have also their own insurance that is going to cover it's not going to be on top of the city. I just wanted to clarify that and scheduling all all all
all clubs or organization they should have an schedule that that is going for the whole year and on top of that you um for example because I got a way experience on this um my club Halia City Football
Club is another club we got on a schedule we got 34 teams on on that uh club and of course we got uh one home game one away one home game one Wait, what? If something happens, of course it can happen, but it's it's on us if we allowed it to change it or not.
>> That clarify what I'm >> Well, I I appreciate the insurance, but I I I didn't ask the question about insurance. I asked a question about um the scholarships and based on need with the six folks, you said you have some or he has something, but you didn't bring
it. But >> you have Well, he has something. >> Yeah. >> Okay. I well we don't have I don't have it in front of me but we're passing something. >> Okay. >> So I don't have that in front of me. So for me I'm just speaking for me I need to have everything for is laid out. The other part you mentioned about grass or
you know residing the field etc. Again that's not in here. That's a general statement of of improvement I guess but it's not in here. And so if you're going to to put that in there or that's going to be a part of an agreement that needs
to be in there as well. Um because we do know if you're doing football and soccer and again I don't know how many you know I know when I ran parks we had soccer >> it it can tear up the field just like any other sport could. So it's not just soccer does it.
>> But again I don't have that those in front of me those answers in front of me. And um yeah I don't have those. And so you said you have another club. So this is really a club with how many teams? >> How many teams would be participating or
a part of the elite academy? >> He got five teams right now. Everything uh it comes from 10 to 15 players. He depends. But what he want what he was playing to me right now is that he wants to grow with the community. >> So right now he has five teams that have
10 to 10 to 15 players. >> It depends. Yeah, I got to I got to find that out with him. But it normally it rounds from there. >> Vice on that same question. The five um five to five teams. Are they from Opa Laka or is just five teams within that
network? >> It it they are from Opaoka, from Haya, from Miami. >> No. Are they five Opalaka teams or is it that's no >> the the club already exists. So what he wants to grow is on here.
>> A team here. >> Yeah. >> Got it. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I mean just >> Okay. >> Okay. So you have um five teams. I I I know you want to grow it. I'm not talking about the growing part. You have five teams right now. 10 to 15 players. I'm going go on the low number. And so
you got 10 players. Okay. So, if you're out here on a Saturday and it's 9-2, you got five teams particularly potentially playing whatever the whatever the schedule is, they're playing somewhere between 9 and two. Five teams.
>> What is it? >> Five teams are playing if that's a home game or whatever. >> Got it. >> On a Saturday or Sunday. >> Okay. Um, yeah. >> Every team plays one hour. So let's say you 10 play from 9 to 10. The other one
plays from 10 to 11 and like that. >> Okay. I I I get that part, but again to what I said earlier, some of the things that you said are not in here and I don't have it. And so for me, I need to to have that um before I can be
supportive of it, number one. Um, and the manager of course has some things she needs to answer for me. But I I appreciate your your answers and your explanation. And and I'm saying that because although I wasn't even here for the meeting in December, I got calls
because I guess how it went out, how Opelaka kids going to even participate. They can't afford the cost or whatever. I wasn't even here. Uh, but I do know they're functioning over. I've been over there. I've seen them uh practicing um at the park. Um, so I'm trying to get a
clarity, but again to me that's different because Shabbandi has so many other uses and that's that's what that's why I'm trying to clarify with manpower and how it would work. Um, but you did answer some of my questions the best you could without providing information. So
I do need to see that. Um, I would like to see that, but again it's up to the will of commission how they want to proceed and of course the sponsor. I'm good, Mr. Mayor. Thank you. >> All right. >> Thank you for your answer. >> Thank you. Um, Commissioner Santiago, I wasn't here, so and and I'm no way
trying to stop this at all. However, the agreement, there are a lot of questions in the agreement that came up from all of us that we don't see in the agreement. If even the mistakes that were made in the agreement and the way it is now, like Vice Mayor Kelly says,
if we even vote for this, they won't even be able to use the bathroom. So I would ask if you don't mind that you all pull work on this agreement and bring it back and that way you all can come to some kind of concession or agreement if you
will on this agreement because the way it reads now it's it's yeah and that way you can answer the questions on the communication. We can answer the questions on the scholarships amount. We can answer the question on we can cure the police issue. um who's
responsible for what. But none of that none of those questions that was raised on this diet on in this agreement. >> And like Commissioner Irvin says, we have to protect the city. I understand we want to be great great community
partners to to whoever, but we our first our first protection is the city of Opalako. >> Yeah, Mr. Mayor. I heard your concern and I heard the concerns of my other colleagues. It's not a problem or to bring him back
to defer the item to the next commissioner meeting and to prepare whatever they ask him to. But I like to see too madame manager the same agreement that that organization have that the other people out there in
Ingram have and the flat have same agreement. It's not me. I don't want that they inventing the agreement today because I going to be in top of that. But I want to see every agreement that we have in every part when the uh uh clubs or organization that they coming
to asking for it. Okay, it's no problem. We're going to go and that's the rules and that's the regulation that we have. But it had to be for everybody. Everybody no matter what who it is. It's fine.
Um, Mr. Mayor to the city attorney and I want to defer that item to the next commissioner meeting if it's possible. Okay. And we're going to bring everything that Mike Khal is asking for. Mr. Mayor >> and vice mayor, >> I'm I'm really >> It's already deferred.
>> Okay. Want to know? >> Yeah. Okay. That's that's the way we we want it. Commissioner Santiago, but Vice May had the floor, >> but you can't cut him off and let him stop trying to make a statement to help. But I I'm gonna let it come back. >> Let it come back. If don't come back
correctly, then >> you're taking it personally. We're all >> But I also want to say, Mr. Mayor, Mr. Mayor, it been deferred. So, I'm throw an item. I do not want it to leave here through this community that this community is divided versus east versus west, versus black versus Hispanic or
anything. We are one community. We're one community. And I want that to be known because everything that I think all of us do, we have that mindset. So the things that I ask for you, if I had have been here whenever, I would ask the same questions. And the things I'm
asking you, I don't think are not uh earthshattering or or things that you can't do. You just don't have them with you tonight because you probably wasn't prepared because you're speaking for him. But I'm saying this really on the record. This is one community >> of bright opportunities. It's not east,
west, black, white, Hispanic. It is opa >> and that's it. >> I I know how things get out because uh you know you voted down just so no and anybody knows me and I've been up here longer than anybody else. That is not something that I'm going to ever
advocate for one over the other whether it's black, white, Hispanic, Haitian, we all one city, one community. So I would encourage you and I'm saying that Mr. mayor because I know it's the first so I'm not talking about the item but I don't like when it leaves things as though uh we're divisive in terms of one
segment of our community. We're all one community. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. >> And I know we deferred it, but u madam manager, my suggestion is that you all meet with the sponsor as well as the the potential tenant um and answer these questions that the commission have and
to clean up the agreement. That way it's Yeah, please. Mr. Mayor, before we close this chapter, let me tell you very loud and clear and for the public and to the community is
nobody here mentioning anything like that. The only thing it is that I say when all the things that they bringing against okay that it from the first commissioner meeting that we have to defer the item and we had the same problem like today with the fire alarm.
The only thing that I say is okay let's go by rules. I never mention in no division that's one. I never mentioning anything like that. The only thing that I say that we had to be fair. Okay. When all every organization that come to the
city, every business, every people, any resident, they had to go by the rules and regulation that we have in the great city opalaka. And this is only I always say Mr. Mayor is only one city. It's only one people. Nobody here tried to divide in. Nobody.
Thank you. >> All right. 30 seconds. We got to move on. Go ahead. >> I just want to mention something. I present myself like three, four months ago. I if I didn't I I don't remember. Well, but I'm the owner of the the Blue Fury Sports Complex on here on Opaloka. And what I'm looking for is to grow the
sportish on on this city. That's my only thing, right? every every every organization that I bring myself, I try to uh to be an organized organization and and and have serious people behind of this. So what I want is to work with you. I want I'm very okay with all the
questions that you guys have and I'm trying to to be on the on on your same page. So that's what I'm trying to to be. I be helping him. I be working hand to hand with him. So if so the clubs align with your needs. All right? So, I just wanted to mention that.
>> All right. So, we Thank you for that. So, again, the manager, um, the attorney, and the chief of staff, and the sponsor, you all will get together and you'll >> Sure. >> deal with this. >> All right. Thank you, ma'am. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> And thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, >> Mr. Mayor. Uh madam,
>> just briefly before we go into the next item, um per the directive from the commission at the last meeting, we um the manager did secure a interpreter um for a 2hour period. So they build per two hours. So it's almost the two hours
is almost up. I don't see anyone who may need an interpretation. So, I'm not sure if you want to confirm that so that we can release the individual so we won't incur additional um fees. >> Okay. Um
>> Mr. Mayor, uh good news that I have. Okay. About the next item that we're going to is um everybody's agreeing nobody's here today. This mean we can continue that. >> Got it. All right. Um, so
madam manager, we're looking at 12 7:47. Let's park stop at for this item at um 7:55 and if she has to move, she would just go. >> Okay. >> All right. For her stop. All right. So, madam attorney, you can go ahead and call the um 1681.
Reading into the record, first >> an ordinance of the city commission of the city of Opalaka, Florida, amending article 5, section section 22-116 of the city of Opalaka's code land development regulations pertaining to the storage of recreational vehicles. Amending certain
definitions with section 22-116 to include the definition of travel trailer to reduce the overall body length from 40 ft to 35 ft. to amend the definition of camping trailer to remove the word vehicular and require camping trailers to be loaded into onto or fixed
to wheels. To remove the word truck from truck camper to amend the word motor home to require a built on requirement to motor vehicle chassis. To amend the definition of screen, to add the words the condition of being, and expand the
definition of significantly hidden from view to encompass a combination of structures. to delete residential townhouse district, moderate density residential district, high density residential district, and certain residential mixeduse designations
bearing the prefix HDO CMU and MNMU to delete the requirement that recreational vehicle parking and storage is permitted, but requires a registration process and fee of $100 with an accompanying affidavit that the vehicle
will not be used for occupancy, requiring all recreation recreational vehicles to display current city registration to be visible from the street. Allowing a recreational vehicle not exceeding 35 ft in length to be parked in a sideyard not closer than 3
ft from the residence with all expanded panels retracted requiring recreational vehicles to be unobstructed, mounted on wheels and easily movable. Prohibiting recreational vehicles parked on residential property from being used for living, sleeping, cooking or storage.
allowing no more than one recreational vehicle on single family or duplex property, requiring the recreational vehicle owner to hold a valid lease agreement with the property owner. Prohibiting utility connections except through an extension cord for brief maintenance related activities not to
exceed 24 hours. prohibiting parking on townhouse and multifamily properties pro amending chapter 7 article 1 section 7-6 of the city of opalaka's code of ordinances to decrease the civil penalty
for non-compliance fine amount from $500 to $250 for the first offense providing for severability providing for cotification providing for an effective date this is sponsored by commissioner Santiago and it is deferred from the February 11th 2026 Six commission media.
>> All right. This is a public hearing item. Can I get a motion? >> Move it. >> Moved by um Commissioner Santiago, second by Vice Mayor Kelly. Um Commissioner Santiago, this is your item. I'll let you go ahead and present and then open up the public hearing. >> Uh that Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I don't
think that we have too many uh thing to say tonight because uh uh the big group that we always see to come, they agreed, you know, and they feel they feel uh comfortable. are not comfortable. They know that they have to follow, you know, all rules and regulations that we have
and they uh they say this is the first reading and and I believe that we doing a great job. Uh thank you, Mr. Gate, you know, to helping me to prepare uh this uh amen uh for that for that resolution. And
like I say, uh we don't have too many too many thing to explain uh tonight because we're not going to have any uh people from the people that used to come all the time and say anything because they agree and they very happy for the
last meeting and to correct something. Well, uh we not the first item in the last meeting. The only thing is we had to close the meeting by emergency that night. But everything is fine. Ready to go to
Bo if my colleagues don't have any other question. And if they have any question, we have Mr. Gate. Um, Madame U manager, we have Mr. Gate to answer. Thank you. >> All right. This is a public hearing item. Public hearing is open.
Hearing none seeing nonpublic hearing is closed. All right. Madam manager, you can you can go ahead and release. Oh, the the translator. I'm sorry. >> All right. Do we have any questions for the sponsor or Mr. Gate at this moment
or the manager? >> No. >> Very nice. Have a seat. >> All right. We can go ahead and call a question. Madame clerk, >> Vice Mayor Kelly. >> Yes. Be >> before you all do that, I just want to make sure that um there were certain
things that um were brought up between the last meeting and this meeting. I want to make sure that they those changes were made, Mr. Gay, and you're comfortable with that through the sponsor. Like for instance, I want to make sure you all realize that this
requires that that um well, Mr. the gate. I think you should have a presentation on this is what I'm trying to say so that it's clear what you're voting on because there was some concern about whether the side you can see it you'll be able to you need to be able to
see it from the side or you put it in the back and I just want to make sure they're clear about the license plate being visible and you all should I'm encouraging you to have a presentation. Go ahead.
>> Good. Yeah, man. >> Gregory Kay, director of planning, community development. Real quickly, um some of the issues that did come up um as we between the last meeting and now uh this particular process will require an affidavit uh as is put in the title.
So, we we're going to go through that particular process. Um I know questions were raised as it relates to whether the um RVs will be allowed in the rear or in the side. Um it is pretty been pretty much determined that it will be most likely within the side of the yard so
that it will be visible um from the public rightway. Uh there will be an RV sticker that will be provided and it was also suggested that there be a sticker on the property itself. That way code enforcement would know uh as it relates
to whether the RV is has been fully registered. Um there will be no public access from the alleyways for the RVs to be placed in certain people's yards. Um and as it relates to the um penalties for um not
non-compliance, uh it was recommended that the code compliance will basically um cite those particular individuals for those infractions based on occurrence. >> All right. Any questions to Mr. Gate or
the city attorney on the changes in the legislation. All right. Um I wasn't going to bring this up but because I was going to bring it I think we had to do the legislation for we talked about doing waving the fees if you were to sign up in a certain um time period.
I brought that up when we had the workshop. Is that in here or we can >> that's legislation that's not in here. Can you explain a little bit about that again? So, we was trying to encourage people to actually um register their RV. So, I
suggested that we during a if they came in in a certain time period that we wave the fees and I said that at the >> I don't think that would necessarily need to be a part of the legislation that could be part of >> I said I'll bring it in legislation but I was saying is that was something that we discussed
an educational period educational period. >> Yes. >> I believe that's still there right? >> Yeah. like 90 days a fee. >> Yeah, there's no there's no waiver of fees. It's just because if you're if you're doing an enforcement action, which this is, it will go through code
enforcement. There's no there's no waiver fee. Everybody would have to have the same. But there is an education period and you can start it later and and you know and allow people to be educated about the city to get out information, that kind of thing. But
once you start the enforcement process, it has to >> be something that you're you're doing across the board with no waiver. I mean, that's a part of what they'll be taking to the special magistrates. So, you know, you can start whenever you want. If you wanted to do six months, if you want to do three months, you know,
whatever you want to do. >> So, I won't be able to time with that question. So, we'll talk about that. Okay. >> Offline, madam. And then if we have to, we'll bring it up at the next commission meeting. >> Um, madam clerk, we were on the call another question. >> Vice Mayor Kelly. Yes. >> Commissioner Santiago. >> Yes.
>> Commissioner Bass. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Irvin. >> Yes. >> Mayor Taylor. >> Yes. >> Motion passes 50. First reading. >> All right. Last item of the night 1682. An ordinance of the city commission of the city of Opalaka, Florida, amending chapter 11, article 4 of the city of
Opalaka's code of ordinances entitled dumpster enclosures and more specifically section 11-81 to require multifamily units to use dumpster enclosures and section 11.84 to include an additional section entitled penalties providing for
severability providing for conflict and repealer and providing for an effective date. This is sponsored by Commissioner Bass. >> All right. This is a public hearing item. Can I get a motion? >> Move it. >> Moved by Commissioner um Santiago. >> Can I get a second on this item?
>> Second. >> Second by Commissioner Baz. Commissioner Bass. Go ahead and present and then we can open up for public hearing. >> Okay. Thank you. I won't wait your time, but I just wanted to bring this to my colleagues to take a look at it and hopefully get your support and passing
this ordinance. I'm quite sure that we all have seen where multi- um family units have excessive um garbage or trash and that's because their dumpsters are not large enough for the occupants for that um multi-housing
unit. Um, and I believe that having the dumpster enclosure in the multi- family unit um, will help to make our city look a little bit better cuz me myself, I'm tired of seeing furniture spilling out of these small little dumpsters and there's six units or there's seven
units. So, basically this resolution is to make sure that our multifamily units have enclosed dumpsters. >> All right, Mr. Mayor, >> one second. This is a public hearing item. Public hearing is open.
Public hearing is closed. >> All right, we can go ahead and open up the question. Um, Commissioner Santiago. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh, to the sponsor. Thank God that you have very great and wonderful idea here in the
city. That's a we need uh sometime and when we have something in place like that is nothing to discussing because yes I see the same problem before a long time ago and I and I put my point and they say they know that they have already resolution from the past that
they made these people allow uh to have uh 78 units and using all the gray uh containers green green container for the city and what I see that's a mess That's blew very very very disorganiz um
disorganized and bad and also I noted uh uh to the sponsor is not only people have uh two or three four five six apartments people they have in the houses okay uh two legal okay uh
additions okay and they have that sticker in front of the house for uh how do we calling madame Mario >> landlord >> landlord antenna. Okay. And and I want to say that I have an example very close
to us by our neighborhood. And when I see the t for the garbage for these people that make me scared because there three family live there. Yeah. Three family live there. And three family they uh you know throw a lot of tracks.
That's me uh for the sponsor to my we had to be um very in top of that and and I know that you know very soon you know we going to have some changes and I I I hope that we can do something uh to the
sponsor like you know to uh uh bring the amounts of apartment that you have to have to go and get a commercial container for that property. It does says multi-units. So, anything over two, you have to have the dumpster
size to fit that um count. >> It is >> four four units. >> Four units. It is inside it in the package. >> Okay, that that's good. >> I have Mr. Austin here. He's available. >> Okay.
>> To um elaborate on it. >> You look great. >> Thank you. >> Good. Uh, good afternoon Austin, public works director. For multifamilies that do not exceed four units, they're allowed to have residential containers.
anything more than four units has to switch to commercial. But the at the discretion of the property owner, they could bring in a commercial uh service if they prefer to have that instead of
the individual parts. >> Madame manager, I have a question for Mr. Can I? Thank you. Okay, Mr. And you say after four unit mean four units fine to have the green container
>> residential container. >> Yeah. After five if he have five he had to go through the commercial uh >> they have to retain commercial services. Yes. >> Commercial services. Good. Okay. Listen to me. And the four units that we talking about or three units
that I what I see is also you know a little you know uh sometime a mess outside when the uh garbage track they had to put the garbage even outside and there sometime they don't pick it up the guy for the truck he's not going to go out and pick it back what I try to say
to the sponsor and uh madame manager through you to him is if it's possible okay to that particular people they have four four or less. Okay. Or two or three to have an extra
uh green or green and blue uh tank trap tank and the property. It is allowed for them based on enforcement if any garbage is on the ground for at multiple times they have
to retain a second container to to make sure the garbage is all containerized. >> Okay. And but the problem is you you order another container and they say no because you are uh you register I don't
know how like a simple family home. And >> that's the problem. That's what I say. But if we have that people already when the sticker in the window, Mr. Madame manager, it mean they legal. They had two units extra. I mean, three family
live in the house. Three different family and each family have five, six people, whatever it is. I mean, you call and you asking for another container, they not giving to you. for for a single family home, the customer is entitled to
request a second container at an additional >> Oh, I don't know that. Okay, it's good to let him know. That's good. >> I have to. >> Yeah, good. Okay, we have to let him know these people. Okay, >> Mr. Mayor, >> Commissioner,
>> you said four units or more have to have a dumpster. >> Yes, >> Buy. It doesn't matter. On Jan Avenue. >> Yes. >> And Golf Course off of Golf Course
Drive. Those apartments on trash day there's about 30 green garbage cans because I believe each apartment have their own green garbage can. >> That is correct.
>> So, how do they get to have not a dumpster? They have multiple four unit complexes. >> Okay. So, they're just large. I guess >> it's a large quantity. Four units. >> Oh,
>> no. No. But that's a trick there. Madame Madame, Commissioner Irvin, let's make it clear because that happened that I complain about that too. You know what they tell me? Oh, they only four unit but it's the same owner >> sometime. Okay. And then what do you
mean you can't relate? >> It's just that I thought that there were more. >> It's too many contain. It's too many containing for these units. >> The building the buildings are large. So I thought it was more than four. But you say it's four. >> It's classified as four units per >> Okay. Thank you.
>> Yes, it was a half commercial. >> Um Vice Mayor, >> um thank you. I'd like to um actually co-sponsor the item. Um, I don't have a problem with the item really at all. My
challenge really is um, you wanted to decrease the um, minimum of 250 up to 500. Correct. Is that how it's is this way it's always worded? Minimum of 250 up to
500 on the um, penalty side for the infraction. >> Which item, Vice Mayor? We're on >> Maybe I'm looking at the wrong item. >> Yes, we're on the second item. No, he's right. At the bottom it says section 11-84 penalties cuz I I was not saying >> for the >> Yes. Monetary penalty shall be imposed
250 to up to >> Oh, that's occurrence of any violence. >> Trying to check. >> I have it right here. We on the same >> Oh my goodness. >> Y'all better wrap this up. >> I'm I'm trying to be quick. I thought
I'm just trying to be quick and Okay. What happened? Are you trying to make him awake? You don't want to go there? Okay. Um Okay. I I was just saying to the sponsor, so it's a minimum of 250 up to
500. That's where it's not >> Oh, I'm sorry. Okay. I I don't have I don't really have a problem um with that. My issue really on all of this is enforcement. enforcement. I want to co-sponsor I don't permit bad
but enforcement. I don't care if it's the green can the dumpster because I see them all over the place and I know our current laws even for the the dumpster say they need to be enclosed supposed to be on a slab d all those things which many of them are not. And then you have
some places even in the apartments uh etc. Um they probably need four cans they got one and all stuff is just flowing. All of us see it in some of these areas. We see it. I know the commissioners, they see it when they're walking, but we see them all over where the right they don't to me, they don't
even have the right size. They got too many units and trying to squeeze all of it into the smallest K. And I get it because that's the cheapest one. But to me, um, should this pass, and I hope it does, madam manager, the real issue of me is enforcement on all of them.
Because for some people that go through the the the directive and follow the legislation creating the slab, the enclosure, all those things you're supposed to do and other folks that just totally ignore it. And I think um couple of uh maybe it was last year even um
Commission Santiago had had brought up some of the folks with some of these dumpsters just all over and we wanted to make sure it was clean before the kids even did the parade for um homecoming or something. And to me, those are just eyes. It shouldn't even be there. We got a big old welcome sign and three feet
later down the street. It's just so to me that's what I really like to see us tighten up on. Um, and I agree with the item, but I wanted to just add that and the enforcement side because to me, a lot of these folks just taking advantage, the owners who actually own
the properties or whatever. You know, as been said, you got a whole lot of people staying in these units or whatever. you know, you need more than one green can, you know, and you're trying to make it work just just so I would hope that you would look at that as a part of going
forward, maybe bring something back um that can address that issue, but it needs to tighten up because it makes it look bad. Um, but I would like to co Thank you, Mr. Mayor. >> All right. Any other questions to the manager or our public works director? Hearing none, madame clerk, um, vice
mayor would like a co-sponsor and you go ahead and call the question. Oh, sorry. Thank you. Oh, of course. >> Of course. >> Always. We all >> Commissioner Santiago. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Baz? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Irvin? >> Yes. >> Vice Mayor Kelly? >> Yes. >> Mayor Taylor? >> Yes.
>> Motion passes. 50. First reading. >> All right. Moving on to our city manager's report. Madam man, just keep it brief. Highlight that the good stuff. >> Everything in the report is good. I did send a um bi-weekly um city
manager's report to you all. Um I'll just touch on some of the items that's listed. I had the opportunity to travel to Tallahassee along with the mayor and some of our department directors. During our visit, we met with various state agencies and members of the legislative
delegation to discuss potential funding opportunities and priority initiatives for the city. Um our main focus was infrastructure technology and park facility needs. We felt good. We felt as though as as
though those meetings um went well. Um we we are waiting to see the outcome of those meetings, but the meeting overall the meetings were were good. Um construction for the Seagull Parking lot is scheduled to begin the first week
of March. The scope of work includes removal of the existing asphalt trail with restoration of disturbed areas, curb installation, asphalt overlay of the existing parking lot, new striping and installation of concrete stock bars
for all existing spaces. The new layout will feature 32 parking spaces. The contractor continues coordination efforts related to dewatering and excavation activities at lift station 9. The wet well has been installed and
project continues without further delay. The police department along with code enforcement collaborated on a commercial vehicle enforcement initiative. As a result, 11 citations were issued and approximately nine code violations were issued by code enforcement personnel. We
will continue our efforts with regards to the commercial vehicle enforcement. At this time, I'll answer any questions or concerns that you may have. >> Any questions to the manager at this moment? >> The mayor?
>> No questions, just a comment. Thank you for all that you do to continue to push our our city forward and may God continue to bless your endeavors. >> And madam manager, I um any other question? >> Any concern to the manager? Yeah. Some
concern to the manager. >> Go ahead. >> Oh, thank thank you um Mr. Mayor. Um to the manager, I know and I can see a lot of progress around the city. Okay. When the projects that we are uh pushing to finalize and I see people working, I see
people, you know, doing the right thing and that's fine with me. The only um you know the only u concern that I have is that I want to do uh in the future madam manager is to um let's see if we can uh bring the information you know uh ahead
of time okay to any size for the constructions and like that we don't have you know all these people you know call and and you know and try to make uh noise that's what we say yesterday. Yeah. Okay. Um it's better to
communicate with them. I know that you that you say to me, oh commissioner sometime we we let them know them okay when fire week or ahead of time and they don't do what they have to do. But now this is the time to our authority the
police department enforcement to go out there and make that to respect our rules and regulation. We let you know that you can parking out there at that day because we have that let's doing it and
if we can in the future too m is not over cost because I don't want to creating anything that cost money to the city that is not budgeting that is not there in the budget okay if it cost the same
thing or cost a little bit that we can handle it okay to work at night time like the many city to um in May your house, you know, construction, they always do it in in the night time. It's the the only concern that I have
for you. But you're doing great. You're doing fine, madam manager, and I see a lot of progress in the roles in all the things that we do around the city. Thank you. I wasn't going to say anything, but um I
do want to say, madame manager, I am looking forward to our ribbon cutting for the basketball court because when I tell you I don't walk out my house without looking across the street between the playground and the
even though they have it roped off, when they get a chance, they are on the basketball court. the the park is in full effect >> and it's I like hearing the laughter in the air. So, it's definitely one of the best things that I think that we could
have done thus far and I'm excited for Wednesday. Thank you so much for everything. >> Thank you. Um Madame Manager, I will send them to you in um an email for the brevity of time. Thank you. >> All right. Um, madam manager, I will say
this. Um, I went to an event on last Friday and a lady walked up to me and she said it's the first time she drove on Alibaba and was no bumps. So, so I want to say thank you to all that contributed to that CIP manager, yourself, the commission. Um, that is
yeah, good job on that. Um the only question that I have on the Seagull Park um based on the map that you gave us that says remove existing asphalt trail and saw disturbed areas. What does that mean? Cuz it's right where the trails are. So I was a little confused. >> It's not it's not to um it's not to
remove or destroy the recently u rehabilitated trails, but Miss Gross will elaborate. It's the green area. >> Good evening, mayor and commissioners. Um, Adrina, CIP division manager. Yes.
So, when we did the project for the trails, there was a portion uh on the back side of the park that was left with pavement. That's the old trail that was because I don't we we couldn't afford it at the moment. So um what we are going
to be doing is removing the that that trail that's still remaining so we can so the area prepare it and add the additional parking. The new parking layout is what will you what you're seeing on on the >> the three parking >> the three parking slots and the
additional parking will be added once we do the new restriping and milling and resurfacing of the area. All right. Cuz the way you got that arrow, it looked like you the trails are going to be like what you see in yellow is what's going to be removed. >> Is what's being Okay. >> Yes.
>> So the new trails is what's what's >> the new trails are reinstalled and they are not going to be damaged, >> but it's not ex it's not it doesn't reflect on the the map that you gave. >> That's what you gave us. >> No, it's not reflecting. >> Okay. Cuz I Yeah. >> Yes. >> I thought the trails was going to be saw
and not concrete. That's what it read. All right. I'm glad. Thank you for the clarity. >> There is no aerial visual feature now. Google Earth has no data. >> Do I have a question for >> Wait, one one last thing cuz you talked about so the additional parking is there
additional parking outside of the three that's being installed because you said once this we're going to add more. That's the Okay. >> There are going to be some additional parking down um based on the new configuration of the of the parking lot and plus the three additional parking that are going to be constructed. >> Okay. And we're starting this project
when? >> Uh, next week. >> Next week. >> Can you email the commission the at least the project overview, >> a picture of the project overview because what we would Yeah. It doesn't it does not reflect it here. >> Yes. >> All right. Commissioner Santiago, thank
you. >> Yeah. Yeah. To the manager, you know, through to Aelina. >> Adelina. >> Adeline. Okay. Okay. in beautiful that park is look beautiful shav and and I
know that we working very hard to make other parks do the same thing but in that plan that we have and the construction around the park uh that we think uh to build uh more uh places to
for serving you know bathrooms in the area >> um for sure Bondi Park in particular. No. Well, particular for for um uh here uh Shavani part because we be talking before you know there's a lot sometimes so many people out there okay in the
field and if if you know if we have service outside we don't have to run into to the other and I can tell you man I I'm a be example when I'm uh when commissioner bath there under the uh canopy under the uh cavana that we have
okay that we had to running now they I'm into the bathroom >> and even in in the gold coin that that's a that's a point to see if we can >> create it some bathroom close to >> for Shandi. Yes, we can look into it and look into possible funding sources.
>> Maybe we can apply for grants and see if it's something available. >> That's good. Okay. Thank you. >> Any other questions to the manager? Moving on. Thank you, Madam President. All right. Uh we are at we are at the official board reports. I
see no board chairs here. Um we're going down to the man commission reports. Um we'll start commissioner. >> Thank you. Um really short bingo as always. our um black history bingo was
very very nice and um this Friday is our is the part uh the city's black history program hopefully everybody will come out at Shabbundi I think 6 o'clock
at 6 o'clock yes um also this Saturday I am this month is actually heart month um heart health month. So on Saturday, I'm teaming up with Logos Church to walk at
the park. Um maybe about an hour, hour and a half. We're going to do some walking to strengthen our hearts. So please come out and join me with that. I want to take a quick second to give a shout out. And
our police department, baby, is doing great things. And I want to give a shout out to the police department to continue doing what you're doing. It's reminding me of Opalaka Police Department in the late
70s, early 80s. Um, awesome job. So, keep up the good work. Our chief's not here, but chief, keep doing a great job. Thank you so much, >> Vice Mayor.
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um, of course we had our uh monthly feeding South Florida along with DMV last Friday. As always, madam manager want to thank you and the staff, the police department and all the public works, all of the agencies that
assist in making that um work. Of course, we support bingo and all of the things that we can um get to. Again, thank the clerk for our monthly um calendar that that we put together. Um,
next Wednesday, of course, is our monthly um, farm share distribution. If you've noticed, you came by, we add some vendors and resources that we think or that the community has been asking about. So, we try to include them as a
part of our um, distribution. And of course, I know it's challenging, but next Wednesday also at 12:05, our prayer in the in the garden at uh Rose Titus Prayer Garden at 12:05 p.m. where we just come together and pray for our um
city. So, everyone of course is in invited to be a part of that. Um we also for me Monday, I'm saying it early because we would um not have a meeting before we actually do it. There's a lot of challenges going on in our community with um not just our community,
statewide, nationwide with fraud and scam alerts. And one of the things that came up at Mimi Monday the last um couple of months was some of our elderly residents and um just residents in general uh being scammed and dealing with fraud e through their phone,
clicking a link, etc. So, we've got um the department of um state department of agriculture. I think that's where it falls under who's going to be um here making a presentation at Mimi Monday which is going to be at the Ingram Park
Senior Citizen Building because um Helen Miller is being worked on with the parking. So I would encourage you know anyone um please have them come to that um particular uh meet me Monday especially a lot of value information
and what you need to look for in 2026 cuz a lot of folks are getting scammed and a lot of times it's just a matter of a link or something that you didn't notice even on your bank statement. So I would encourage you to pass the word the flyer is out. It is posted, I think, on
our website for um Meet Me Monday coming up in March. Um that's it for right now. Of course, as the reserv said, I did have opportunity as well um to be with the police department for the um coffee with a cop um initiative. I think it's
um a great idea to interact with the community. And so, as much as we can, I try to be a part of that. So, um, good job on on that. Um, thank you, Mr. Mayor. >> Commissioner Santiago.
>> Thank you, Mayor Henry. Um, oh, that's your name. >> Okay. Thank you. Um first I I'd like to say you know thank you for all my colleagues okay for um the event that we are making always together and
uh I can say and giving an example too I'm be together when uh commissioner Irving in the last uh uh the police breakfast. Yeah. And we're really enjoying it out there and that's what I want to you know say to the public that's that's the way that they see all
together. Okay. in the same neighborhood. We work together for one community. We always going to be, you know, in top the everybody be, you know, equal in our city. And I and I know that's a very good example that the police department do to bring the whole
community together in a breakfast, donut, whatever. Oh, we enjoying it. We we eat that night uh that morning mangu, you know, a Dominican uh breakfast, me and and Commissioner Irving. And I'd like to say thank you again to Mali to
supporting me uh to to bring that event for a big community that we have here in the great city opalaka that is the Dominican uh community in Opalaka. And I always want to say in any flyer or anything that I do, I always going to
include in all my because you are part part of the government and part of the city and part of the community. And this is the re the you know the way that we're supposed to be. Um thank you very much and everybody's inviting uh for that event. I think it's going to
be beautiful very colorful. Yeah. And uh we're going to have a lot of people for different parts of the um uh day county government uh like uh Alina Garcia for the elected department uh uh Mr. Regalado his daughter. We're
going to have people from uh the other side of um elected official for the other side uh of Miami Gardens and I think that we're going to pass a very great moment and I want to tell you that is tables and chair prepare for the
people that they already register that's including all my colleagues and family uh we going to enjoying you know everything inside in the historical city city hall um I do my best to make sure that uh this is not affecting our budget
okay for the city and this is not a a budget city that's an event now but I have a lot of support from you uh from my Cali and from uh the manager's office and I want to say thank you for that but that's going to be this Friday everybody
we're going to joining it like the last year again celebrating independent day for Dominican Republic together with all the people from the great city of Pala A um also I want to make um I want to make notice of uh
madam manager. Okay. I be waiting for the community paper already for seven months. Seven months. Yeah. And I
um Yeah. Um I asking to somebody if I bring into the manager report but that's my report and I want to make it clear. I like to see that paper running as soon as we can here in the great city opalaka and I want to let you know why because when we have
>> I'm going to stop you. >> Yeah. >> And because I don't know where we are but I know that there is an RFP out and I are in a con. I just don't want you to go too far into that and we can't really >> Okay. Not not a problem. Not not a problem. Uh we we can talk um I can talk to my manager you know another day about
it. um for everything that I have uh today. I'd like to say that in the future in the future I come in with a couple of resolutions. I'm be talking to my manager about it and to many people
and if you don't want I don't say anything now because I know a lot of restriction but I going to bring a couple of resolution to see if we can straight a lot of things here in the city. >> Thank you.
>> Thank you. Yes sir. Uh Commissioner B. >> Thank you. I just want to remind you to look out my colleagues for the graduation of our students from our last class which is going to take place
on the 7th at I believe 5:00. But um just check your emails to make sure that I'm giving you the correct information. And I really want to thank the manager's office for being there from day one in support of our last class. We have 10 individuals
who are almost done with the class who will be certified as leash tax um on behalf of the great city of Opalaka and of course the support of all of my colleagues and I'm looking forward to see them cross the stage. Some of them
have never graduated from anything before. This will be the first and we wanted to be very special for them and their families because I know that this is just the beginning. And I don't know if you all noticed that since this was set in place, other cities are doing it.
Other cities are doing it. And I am just praying to God for a miracle that we could continue to do so in our city. Um we're thinking on doing the lymphatic drainage training next, but we've already had several persons sign up for the lash class. So I just want to make
you all aware of that. And I won't be able to walk with you all on Saturday because I'm working chess on Saturday, but know that my feet are with you. All right. Thank you. >> My feet are with you.
>> All right. And I'll close it out. Um, madam manager, I already discussed half of my report which is with Tallahassee. So, we did have a series of meetings. It looks great and we look forward to um hopefully hopefully Tallahassee will do
it this year for us. Um the other thing is a couple things. I wasn't here last meeting so I didn't get a chance to do it but I want to thank everybody that um came to the state of the city. Um specifically I also want to um highlight all of our directors, managers and employees of the city of Opalaka because
we could not have accomplished what we accomplished without the help of everyone. Everyone. on all of our employees, our our manager, the commission as a whole. Um, also we are about that time of year where a lot of our students need um hours for
graduation. So we created a new program called students and services program where you can volunteer here at the city of Opalaka and in turn we'll get you hours for graduation. So you can reach out to my office, the clerk's office or anybody that that is listening. you can
get to the manager's office and we will help sign you up and help you volunteer here in Opaaka. This Saturday, city of I thought Bass is going to do this her event. The city of Opalaka is um um partnering with Open House Miami for Centennial Stories. There are a lot of
um cities in South Florida that is turning 100 years old. So, we're coming together on Saturday at 4 4:30 4:30 and we're coming together at historical city hall. So, be there. Um, hope to see you
there. And last but not least. Um, again, my office is partnering with our tax collector, Dario Fernandez office for anybody that needs help with driver's license, Sing or vehicle registration, uh, print out, um, homestead, anything
that you would need, handicap stickers, um, the they will be here on Friday. No appointment needed. They'll be parked right here in front of city hall and they'll be here all day from 9:00 to 4:00. And there's no appointment needed. No appointment needed. So spread the word that they'll be here if they need
services. So with that being said, um >> yeah, that's fine. >> Um with that being said, can I get a we have any um official board appointments from anybody? No. Hearing none. All right.
>> Second. >> The motion to adjourn was moved by Vice May Kelly, seconded by Commissioner Santiago. This meeting is adjourned. Have a great night.