Good morning. Welcome to our special commission meeting May 4th, 2026. The time is now 900 a.m. Madame Clerk, roll call. >> Commissioner Irvin, >> here. Vice Mayor Kelly, >> present. >> Commissioner Santiago, >> present. >> Mayor Taylor,
>> here. As we stand for our invocation led by Vice Mayor Kelly. >> Eternal God our father, we thank you for all of your many blessings. We thank you for the grace of opalaka. Continue God to give us wisdom, knowledge, understanding through those things pleasing in your sight. In Jesus name we
do pray. Amen. >> Amen. >> Pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
>> All right, we're going to go into public input and those that are seeking on public input, we ask that you stay remaining to the topic, which is the one resolution that we have on the agenda. Public input is open. Hearing none, seeing none, public input
is closed. All right, moving on to resolution 61. Madam Attorney, >> a resolution of the city commission of the city of Opalaka, Florida, approving a polling place agreement with the Miami date county supervisor of elections office for the use of the Freeman
Collins and Raymond Britain senior facility located at 142495 Northwest 21st Court, Opaaka, Florida. Providing for incorporation of recital, providing for approval, providing for scurvance errors, providing for an
effective date. This is sponsored by the city clerk. >> Moved by vice >> by um commissioner Santiago. Madam clerk, this your item I guess you going to consent. >> Yes. Um thank you, Mr. Mayor. Good morning. Um this item approves an agreement with Miami Day County
Supervisor of Elections to use the Freeman Collins and Raymond Britain Senior Facility, also known as the Senior Citizens Building at 14295 Northwest 21st Court as a polling place. It includes standard terms such as
indemnification and hold harmless clause and helps ensure our residents have a convenient and accessible place to vote. I'm happy to answer any questions at this time. Thank you, >> Mr. Mayor. >> Yeah, thank you um to the clerk. Um but
that's the um senior uh city building by Ingram. No, >> that's correct, Commissioner. And they using it before for for that. They using it before. That's a pose. >> Mr. Mayor, if I may.
>> Yes. >> Um so yes, you are correct, Commissioner Santiago. As long as I've been here, that has been a polling place in Opalaka. However, um we do have a new supervisor of elections with Miami Day County, and this agreement is now
required for us to continue using that, um facility as a polling place. And and this is for let the election department to keep in using it. >> Correct. All right. No. Is that a
problem? Thanks. >> All right. Any other questions or concerns to our city clerk? >> Mr. Mayor Vice M Kelly. >> Uh just a quick note. Um you said it's required because of new supervised elections. Do we need to do that with all of them or just this one? It it it's
it's my understanding that this is standard with all polling place in Miami Day County, not just Opaaka or our facility, but this is a standard agreement that they use for all polling place in in Miami Day County. And I'm sure that it's also used in other
counties as well. >> I guess no, my question is you said it's standard because of the new supervisor election to we don't need to do one for all the other sites that are be or they're separate agreements. No, Vice Mayor, because those are not city-owned
facilities. I'm sure there is an agreement. However, that agreement is with the owner of that facility. >> And the reason I'm asking that, please check um because I know we had a challenge one election cycle with one of the buildings not being open, etc. And
there was some discrepancy about where it's supposed to be. And since we do have a new supervisor, Lexi, just want to make sure even though the agreements are not with the city person, make sure the agreements are in place with those uh facilities that that are being utilized on the city's behalf. Thank
you, Mr. Mayor. >> All right. Anything else? >> Um I I do have one question before we move forward. Um Mr. mayor. Um, and I just want to make sure that there are no issues since we do have a primary scheduled in August and um, the general
election in November that there are no issues with that facility and using it as um, a polling place and I guess that will be to management. >> The city the facility will be operational for use um, on election day.
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. What? Okay. A question. Uh, ifa had nothing to do with uh election in a why we using it. >> It's a prime. >> It's a prime. Okay. >> We have people in the ballot for the
prime. Okay. >> It's only a question, Mr. Mayor. I want to learn. Thank you. >> All right. Any other um questions or concerns hearing? None. Um Madam Clerk, can you go ahead and call the question? >> Commissioner Irvin, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Kelly,
>> yes. >> Commissioner Santiago. Commissioner Bass, yes. >> Mayor Taylor, >> yes. >> Motion passes 5. >> Um before we adjourn, really quick. Real quick. Um this is
one second. I'm sorry. Two seconds. >> One second. All right. This is professional municipal clerk's week and we want to present our city clerk with a bouquet of flowers. >> A local attorney's going to kill me
special meetings. But this is to our city clerk from this um happy professional municipal clerks week. Thank you for all that you do from the mayor and commission of the city of Opaaka. >> Thank you all. Thank you, mayor, vice mayor, and commissioners. I appreciate
it. >> We appreciate it. >> Can we have a motion to move? That's in your face. >> Attorney say she waiting on professional attorneys. Move. >> The manager waiting on professional managers. >> Move. Moved by Vice May Kelly. Second.
>> Second by Commissioner Urban. This