Good evening everyone. Good evening everyone. Welcome to our special commission meeting uh Monday, August 25th, 2025. The time is now 6:02. Madame clerk, roll call, please. Commissioner Irvin, here.
Vice Mayor Kelly, present. Commissioner Santiago, here. Mayor Taylor here. As we stand by invocation, followed by our pledge of allegiance. Vice May us invocation. Eternal God our father, we thank you for all of many blessings. We thank you God
for this day. Continue God to watch over the grace of opalaka. Give us wisdom, knowledge, and understanding. Do those things which are pleasing in your sight. In Jesus name we do pray. Amen. Amen. Amen. I for the United States of America to the republic for which it stands. One
nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. All right, we're going into our public input. Those of you that are speaking during public input, you must remember to stay germanine to the topics at hand,
which are the resolution items only. and we would adhere to the three minute time limit. So, public input is open. And I'm sorry, madam clerk, do we have any virtual? No, Mr. Mayor. Okay. Hearing none, seeing none, public
input is closed. All right. So, we can move right along into our resolutions. U Madam Attorney, we can go 68 61, I'm sorry. A resolution of the city commission of the city of Opaaka, Florida, authorizing the city manager to select and enter into
insurance contracts with AMED, Inc. and Met Life for medical, dental, vision, accidental death and dis dismemberment, AD and D insurance group plans for city employees, providing for incorporation of recital, providing for scriveners errors, providing for an effective date.
This is sponsored by the city manager. Can I get a motion? Move it. Moved by Commissioner Santiago. Second. Second by Commissioner Irving. Um, madame manager, the city's health and dental bi benefits are set to expire on September 30th. With the assistance of the city's agent
of record, we have identified competitive renewal rates for medical, dental, vision, and AD and D benefits. I requesting authorization to enter into an agreement with AMED and Metife effective October 1st, 2025 through
September 30th, 2026. All right. Any questions for the manager or the agent of agent of record that is here? Mr. Mayor, Vice Mayor Kelly, thank you. In the um agenda cover memo, it talks about the um provided for basic
AD and D will transition from Lincoln to Metife. Um will there be any differences in that change or how will that uh transpire with that change over? Is there any lapse? any no thing has to go to the folks who may have it. How will that take place?
There will be no lapse um you can stand up, Mr. There will be no lapse um in service. They'll continue. They'll just be with another provider. Okay. How will how will they know about that? How will that transition takes place? So, we will be sending out information,
but they'll also know about it through open enrollment. All employees have to attend open enrollment. Okay. So, whatever potential coverages, etc., you have is supposed to roll over into Metife. Correct. Okay.
And that was um so we can try to keep everything with the same company versus having multiple companies. No, I I understand you know the change but I know sometimes when you change a company although we say it's a smooth transition
many times it's not a smooth transition and so I just want to know so open enrollment they'll know be notified and what other means did you say we also send out a package via email to all the all of the employees and that package will also be available at open
enrollment a hard copy of it so they get it like with a check or something or No, we email it first and then at open enrollment they have hard copies of the document. Okay. Um All right. I I I'll just follow that
because even though you send your email or whatever, everybody don't do email. Everybody don't keep up with them. Um I just want to make sure people know that that part is being uh changed. I I got the idea of having the same company doing everything but I know um even
though you change sometime notification is not always reached. So uh basically you're saying you got two opportunities email and during open enrollment which all employees have to participate in. Okay. All right. Um Okay. All right. Thank you.
I also have our agent of record here. If you have any questions, he's available. No, I think we're good. If anybody else has any questions. All right. Madame Clerk, we can go ahead and call the question. Commissioner Irvin, yes. Vice Mayor Kelly, yes.
Commissioner Santiago, yes. Mayor Taylor, yes. Motion passes 40. All right, moving on. Madam Attorney, 16, sorry, 62. A resolution of the city commission of the city of Opalaka, Florida, accepting and approving the fiscal year 2023
through 2024 audited financial statement, providing for a corporation of recitals, providing for an effective date. This is sponsored by the city manager. Can I get a motion? Move it. Moved by Commissioner Santiago. Second. Second by Commissioner Irvin. Madam manager,
the annual financial report for the city has been completed by the external auditing firm Markham LLP. I am requesting your pro your approval to um approve this the city's audited financial statements for fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.
And we also have a representative here should you have any questions. Okay. Um, before we go into questions, madam huh, madame manager, I just want to say congratulations. Now we can finally, this is I think this is the first time in a long time that we've actually been up to date
with our audit. So, great job to you. You um to our finance director and to your company for helping Opalaga reach this milestone. So, thank you for a good job. Well done. So, do we have have has it it's already been submitted or so? So
this is just ratification. Okay. So this is it was actually sent um via email by Mark. Okay. And I just want to make one comment because their hard work is why we're here today. And it's not just our is the first time that the city of Opakalaka is is up to date,
but we also the city also received an unmodified opinion. That's a clean opinion. So that is very important. That's what I wanted to make sure I I made reference to um and communicated that because of Miss Lawson and Miss Miss Gance and their team's hard work, you know, making sure that the information and whenever
there was a request, whenever there was a question, they were there to get that information to us. So, we were comfortable issuing an unmodified clean opinion this year. Oh, wow. Great. Good job. Good job. Good job. So, and last but not my last question, madame manager and the finance director,
my um Miss Gant, I know we just passed to do the efficiency audit. So, is that starting September 2nd? September 2nd. Yes. Okay. And that's to how long? December December 31st.
To December 31st. Okay. Which is another excitement because that's our first step to get us out of financial oversight. So, I'm really excited about that. So, do we have any any questions or concerns to our manager, finance director, or our Markham? Yeah. Uh, yeah. Uh, Brandon Lopez with
CBZ CPA. Got it. Hearing none, Madame Clerk, we can go ahead and call the question. Vice Mayor Kelly. I'm sorry. Thank you. I'm sorry. Vice Mayor Kelly, yes. Commissioner Santiago, yes. Commissioner Urban, yes.
Mayor Taylor, yes. Motion passes 40. All right, we're moving on to 63. A resolution of the city commission of the city of Opalaka, Florida, considering a code compliance fine reduction for the property located at 2920 Northwest 135th Street within the
city, providing for adoption of representations, providing for Scrivener's errors, providing for an effective date. This is sponsored by the city manager. Can I get a motion? Move it. Moved by Commissioner Santiago. Can I get a second? All right. Um
because I want to hear I'll pass the gavo to um Vice Mayor Kelly and I'll second the motion. But madam manager, you can go ahead and explain it. It's been moved by Commissioner Sandell, second by the mayor. Um Madame Manager,
it's your item. On March 5th, 2021, the property owner, BBM Investments LLC, formerly BMI Investments LLC of 2920 Northwest 135th Street, received a cold compliance citation in the amount of $250 for failure to obtain a landlord
tenant permit. This case was presented to the special magistrate on February 15, 2022, and the final ruling was for the issue to be rectified within 30 days or subject to a $250 daily running fine until complied. The daily fines became
effective July 26, 2023. Um, as of July 8, 2025, the fines have surpassed $270,000. The prospective buyer and power of attorney Dixa access asset manage manager has requested the city
commission consider a reduction of those fines in the amount of $10,000. It is not my recommendation to um put forth $10,000. If approved by the commission, I recommend a 75%
which is for the owner to pay $67,734.85. 85 under the condition that the current property owner correct all of the um um permitting issues that they have on all of their properties within the city
of Opalaka which includes six more properties. Thank you madam man discussion. Okay. I guess I um I I looked at all the documentation and
stuff. It's just for a fine to start at $250 and turn into $27070,000 and then um he offered 10,000 and as you said that the property has to has some things um some repairs that
need to be made and to come up to code and everything. So, if I'm paying 67,000, there's no way I can find money. And from what I'm understanding, this they're get this is a purchase that is getting ready to be made. So, the the citation citations that they
have is for failure to um obtain a landlord tenant permit. So, that's that's what they have. It's not um unsightly citations or things like that for this property. Right. But here it says um that it'll be
that amount under the condition that the property owner brings their additional six properties into compliance which don't they don't have um landlord um landlord tenant permits neither and they've been um duly noted. We made sure that they
yes they they received citations they received um notification. That's I I did see a couple of things maybe on the other one where um maybe there was a address um and and this is before the city
commission because we don't have an amnesty program at this time. He did come in. He requested an amnesty program. We don't have anything. So that's why he requested to appear before the city commission for the commission to grant him this. Okay. I mean, I may not agree with
10,000, but I don't know if I agree with 67 either. Um, that's that's my take on it. Um, thank you. Um, yes. Um, Commissioner Santiago. Uh, thank you.
What I see here is almost the same thing uh for a fine for $250 uh $250. And to make it clear uh what you asking or hearing in the reading
uh to make comply the person with the other properties meet the property they not abandoning the property uh they don't have any issue with any other things it's only when permits correct correct when permits and I see something
very hard you know to believe um yeah in that one but in the other one I see something else. That's $350 a day um that we charge. $250 a day after, you know, they they have uh the letters that
we send in and everything. And I see so many cases here like that in in the in the in Opalaka because a lot of you know cases coming to my desk and by the end in some of these cases we ending with not collecting any money any
money and the property is still there and the property people live there. Believe me they're not abandoning. have to uh make a consideration about all these fines that we that we have and and created another uh uh form to get in
touch with the owners. Okay. When we cited them to see, you know, that they that they really don't come to up to that uh position that we have right right now. For sure, you know, for the amount of
that they own. Okay. $270,000 uh offer $10,000. Uh it's up to us to accepecting it or not. But I'm I'm think that I have the same the same idea. Okay. For the $67,000 is too much too, you know, to
get in an agreement with that uh with the company or whatever own these places. Um it's up to us but something that I notary uh madame manager you don't have the uh
authority no move to for that 75% that they used to uh reduce in the past 50 that we pass a resolution before no legislation was approved um it's I have to bring it back to the commission which is scheduled to come back before the commission at the September 10th
commission meeting um for the amnesty program and at that time the commission will approve or deny my um proposal. Okay. Well, with that my opinion
uh we have to get some money for these properties. Okay. Not letting go. Okay. and passing years and years and years and years we don't do anything and you know and close that case and and for sure to be sure
that they complying with all the permits that they need or whatever they have there that we we know that they have to fix in it or something but this is not a problem the for the construction because people live there no yes people live there okay the only problem that they have is
the permits correct okay um asking you know all my colleagues u to thinking about another amount for you know to this if we want to collecting
you know some revenues or fine for you know for the city half of that money I think is the one of the best auction that we have for the $67,000 Yeah, finish. Yeah, I
what when I finish is me I'm I'm not happy with that $67,000, you know. Fine. No, I was like you. Okay. Yeah. And I finish it for we can reducing you know uh with the manager and with my callis is and like that we can you know finish with that and
collecting you know money for the revenue of the city. Vice Mayor. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. You had a floor. Yes, sir. So, u Madame Manager, um I do think the I agree with Commissioner Santiago. It is excessive, especially if
it was just it was just the permit, right? Yes. For not having landlord permit tenant um landlord tenant fee um license for multiple years. Yes. And then my next question is do we
apartments do we give them a occupational license every year? A landlord tenant and occupational license. So were they granted the occupational license even though the one license was was out? Miss Marilyn um Bernard is coming
forward. and then Bernard um building license manager for occupational license the apartment unit has to be more than three units four units and up that's when they get occupational license so this one is
they have individual folio number no even though it's an apartment build yes we have some apartments with individual folios yes they have about five or six units but it's one portfolio.
Are they licensed through the state as an apartment? Are they recognized to the state as an apartment? And the county? Well, when you go to Miami data's office, when you actually pull up the property address, it gives you six different folios. I would like to know they would are they
are they recognized as the through the county and the state of Florida as an apartment complex? Um, well, they're condos. They're considered condos. Yes. Okay. That's different. Okay. Well, that's different. Okay. For each unit is as a conduct. As a condo. All right. So, what they proposed, madam
manager, was we paid they paid $10,000. Yes. And you said, "No, we're going to do if this was an amnesty program with this 75 correct percent." Correct. Which is the 67734. Yes. Okay.
I'm in agreement with you. And I also I know Commissioner M Commissioner Kelly Commissioner Santiago wants it reduced. However, if this was to come to your guest without coming to the commission, the amnesty, that's what you would do. Yes. Up to 75%. It doesn't have to be,
but it can be up to up to 75%. Right. Up to 75%. I think that's fair. That's just my opinion. That's just my opinion. But and with the with the with the understanding that all of Right. Yes, they have to come in
compliance, meaning they have to go through building license and get their landlord tenant permits for all of the properties. All right, I'm done. Mr. Mayor, are you finished? I'm done. Thank you. This might be one of the few times you might hear it, but you're going to hear it today. Uh, madame
manager, I'm total disagreement with this. Total disagreement. I have no idea why we're sitting here trying to pacify somebody who's trying to buy property. Because if you're going to buy stuff, you do your due diligence. You find out the leans, the citations, the fines,
everything on a property before you even think about engaging in purchasing it. And one of the reasons why I sponsored that amnesty legislation is because that was what was happening. Yeah, we need money, but we ain't begging. And it it's even a double insult that
you owe us $270,000 and would offer $10,000. That's even worse. Yes, it's a landlord permit, but that's our rules. You're supposed to have it.
You're supposed to have if you own a property and you're renting, leasing, in this case, they're listed according to building license as condos. So people are living in them and somebody's been collecting rent
on these properties for the last how many ever years. And I I'm I'm amazed because this goes back to the special magistrate February 15th of 2022. Final ruling 30 days or the property
subject to a $250 daily fine. Which is the rule? We ain't making it up. We didn't just come up with it. That is the city's policy. Now, if you want to change the policy, that's a different story. The daily fines became effective. Here's the other challenge I have. They didn't
become effective until July 26 of 2023, which is almost eight or nine months later before it even became effective. I could ask there why it took so long for it to become effective. And then due to continuous
non-compliance as of July 8th and surpassing $270, the prospective buyer wants the commission to consider reducing it to $10,000 from February
when this process started. 30 days, 250 daily fine, and they don't even become effective until July 26 of 2023. And not only this, but the manager has
to have in the legislation, we'll do it, but it's contingent upon you doing the same thing for the other properties. And you have that information. from page 171 to 349, the confirmation of notices
where they got it. CA case was reset. But here's what really got me. June 21st, 2022, it says the owner signed a certified card of receipt. So that means
whoever owned it and June 21, 2022 knew exactly what was going on. So, I have no sympathy for it. I have no compassion for it because we have folks that get cited for less and we throw the
book at them. These folks are going to get it, but all the while it's rent being paid. Somebody's been making money and then you insult us. You owe us $270,000 and you want to offer us$10,000.
I I I normally agree with you, madam manager. There's no way I support this at all. I don't even support 67. I don't support it at all. you want to buy that property, you got to come
better than that as far as I'm concerned because even though it's a landlord tenant permit, whether they through the county, that's our law. That's our rule. Now, we change it. That's another thing. But that's our rule. Otherwise, what is code forcement going to do when they go
out and do this? Everybody not want to come in. It's 250 and and yeah, but $270,000 What could we do with that? What could we do with that? I'm quite sure all of us got some ideas what we could do.
This is not a resident. This is not a longtime homeowner who fell into some kind of challenges or sickness or health. These are folks who get properties and I don't have nothing against them, but they're in the business of doing what
they do. And to even suggest $10,000 on 270, no. No way. And like I said, from February 15, 2022, it doesn't even
become effective to July 26 of 2023. But again, my final statement, and Mr. Mayor, we can Well, I got the gall. Let me do it this way. It's signed June 21st, 2022
that the owner signed a certified card of receipt. So, we can um any other discussion or not? We can call for the vote. Go. I'm sorry. Go ahead, Mr. Mayor. Um Vice Mayor, I missed that part about it being a purchase. I thought this was
the owner. No, I didn't I didn't hear you say I read that about um said I meant that that's why he has a power of attorney. Yeah. And I just when you when you brought it up just reread that. So I retract everything I said back and I agree with everything Vice Mayor said. So yeah.
Any other discussion? Hearing none. Roll call. Commissioner Santiago for what we voting for the $67,000. You're voting for the resolution that the manager uh to consider a fine that
she referenced uh which would be the 67. Okay. For better or not in a vote? Yes. Commissioner Irvin. All right. Yes. Vice Mayor Kelly. No. Mayor Taylor? No.
Motions fails. 22. All right. We're moving on to 64. A resolution of the city commission of the city of Oblaka, Florida, considering a co- compliance fine reduction for the property located at 13150 Awan Road
within the city, providing for adoption of representations, providing for scrier's errors, providing for an effective date. This is sponsored by the city manager. All right. Can I get a motion? moved by Commissioner Santiago.
All right, this item dies for lack of a second. Um, madam attorney 6 five a resolution of the city commission of the city of Opalaka, Florida approving a settlement agreement in the case of
Papushi LLC versus the city of Opalaka providing for a corporation of recitals providing for effective date. This is sponsored by the city manager and city attorney. All right. Can I get a motion? All right. This item dies for lack of a
motion. Um, madame attorney 66. A resolution of the city commission of the city of Opaaka, Florida, approving a settlement agreement in the case of Essen Daniel Abia versus the city of Opaaka providing for incorporation of sidos providing for an effective date.
This is sponsored by the city manager. Can I get a motion? I'm going to move this one, Mr. Mayor. Second for this. Okay. Moved by Vice Mayor Kelly, second um by Commissioner Irvin. Madame Attorney
or Madam Manager, whoever going to present, who's doing this one? This is a um a settlement for Mr. Abia, one of our current city employees, and it was ordered by the judge. It's my understanding it was ordered by the
judge for mediation. Um both parties met, went back and forth, um with the amounts and was able to settle on the current settlement of um $50,000. Okay. Um, it was moved and second for
discussion. Um, I yield to Commissioner Irv. What? Commissioner, she asked for Oh, okay. Well, I just wanted to know more about um the the lawsuit and
and that was it. Maybe I didn't maybe I missed something when I was reading. I don't know. It's regarding an alleged formation and breach of employment contract. Okay. And in layman's terms, the plaintiff was saying that they came
to a an agreement, an employment contract with the city and that there are certain provisions within that agreement that the city did not adhere to as far as tenure and um things of that sort. And uh this is being handled by the uh
League of Cities and they're bringing forth this item. They did go to mediation with the manager and um and this is what was uh proposed uh through the negotiation of the parties during the mediation. Okay. And and is this one question to the
manager? Madam manager, is this under our previous um management? It started quite some time ago. Yes, it was. It it didn't just start. It happened maybe over a year ago. This is 2024.
24. Okay. Thank you. Yeah, Mr. Mayor. One second. Um I I don't know what the urgency was cuz normally these kind we get in a shade meeting. Um, so I don't know what
the urgency was. Was it the league or the urgency? Cuz I have a lot of questions and I because this is kind of coming this way. I don't know if I want to say it publicly. Um, that's the only reason I pulled it because in listening to your your commentary or
your the attorney's commentary about certain breaches of the contract or the agreement or provisions of working, etc. I I really want to get more in depth in that. Um, and I don't know we ought to be doing that in this setting because
usually these things come in, like I said, in a shade before we even get this far. So, I don't know why I came in this route. So, I'm going to yield to Commissioner Santiago, but if I I think we might have to open up this can of worms if I don't get a clarity or you
all want to defer it because just settling this is fine, but it happened previously. So, I want to know some things that Yeah, I I'll yield Commission Santiago and let the managing attorney think about what I just said.
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Question that I have it is this is already be ruled by a judge. No, it was through mediation. Mediation? Yes. Through a mediator.
Oh, okay. I mean the decision that we taking today they're going to bring it back to to the table. No. If it's if approved by the commission then it'll be final. So no. Well, but that's what I say. No. Yeah. Okay. But if we not approve of that, for example,
okay, it's going to go back to the judge. But he already he already ruled like this is the that's what they want to close that settlement through the mayor. Just to be clear, if it is not approved by you all, it would continue with litigation. And so at that
point, you don't know what would happen. But right now, this was a negotiated settlement to try to resolve the issues that are um a part of the case. And I think as a part of the um mediation, you're not supposed to, you know, state
what was said in mediation, but as a part of it, I think the parties both wanted to um uh my understanding move the issue along and that's why you see it on this agenda. So that's I'm not satisfied with that because my
question is if we not approve that tonight, what's going to happen? they're going to continue, you know, to go to court and spending more money because that's what I see. We love to spend money here. We love the case. But when we when we try to collect the
money, the thing is something different. But right now, if we say no, we had to go back. We had to spend the money, you know, in court and we had to go through the same thing all the time. What happened? What's going on? Is that a question?
That's a question. that be ruled by the judge and the judge want to answer in front of us and I that's what I want to say to you know to you and to my decision is us or we stop okay this tonight or we keeping going and spending
money in court thank you so um madam attorney let me ask you this you finish yes sir let me ask you this question if we if you were to defer these items and bring it up in a shade meeting that way we can ask more detailed questions
because I think there's a lack of understanding from all of us here as to what these settlements are. That's the first time we've seen them. Yes, I will communicate that to the um the league attorney and we can set up a shade meeting. In fact, um I can do that
if it's the will of the commission. Just announce it. Now, I can't tell you whether that will make the settlement fall apart or not, but I can tell you that I can announce a date per perhaps before the end of this meeting because you can make the statutory announcement in any public meeting and then um we can
we can perhaps do it before the next commission meeting and then um I'll let the league attorney know and league of cities attorney know and he can come um assuming that um the other side is in agreement and then we can have it explained to you in a closed door
session. Mr. Mayor, um, madame manager, let me get your vice m and I'll go ahead and let you. Um, and and that's the question I I have from the manager and the attorney
given that this was coming up and I know this a special meeting that's why I ask was this was this such of a time essence because normally we would have shade meetings on something like this. So to me, if you were going to put this on here because of some time
sensitive constraint, then we would have maybe had a shade meeting at 5:30 for this item because it's not so much wanting to spend money and I know the league is handling it. Um, but I'm also concerned even if we were to pass this,
what impact going forward, have we addressed the issues and concerns going forward? And I can't do that um without really asking a whole bunch of questions that you may not even want to answer because it would have an impact on the
mediation. But I think you all have put us in a tough spot to have to pass this because you just said, madam attorney, you're not sure it might make the whole thing fall apart and we might spend more money litigating which we don't want. Um, so that's really the question I have
because I I don't think any of us really are opposed maybe to the mediation. We understand what mediation is about and that's why you try to do it to keep it from going to court. But I think you kind of tied our hands by passing this without us really dealing or getting a clarity as the
mayor said um on some of the issues surrounding this. other than we know it happened previously to the tenure of the manager now. But even that notwithstanding, have we rectified to make sure something like this doesn't happen again anywhere in our city? Um so
if you're saying madam attorney that you can't guarantee, which nothing is guaranteed, you're not sure if they would be willing to um agree to waiting it out. Um is that what I'm hearing you say?
I'm saying that I think both parties expected that it might go today and this is the earliest time that um could be brought after the mediation because you have to announce again a public a shade meeting within a an open uh meeting and
so there wasn't another period upon which with the break and everything that we could have done that. So, um, you know, but we're we're happy to do whatever the will of the commission is and and if and I I know that I mean I know that's always the catch. You do what the
commission want, but I think you all have put us in a tough spot by even saying we're going to put on this agenda. That that's where I'm at. It's not the idea of the mediation. It's not the idea of whether you think it's fair or the league thing. is the fact that you kind of said, "Okay, we're going to
put in the first available agenda," which would be the special meeting. I think that's the challenge. I think it would have been better if you had have said, "Okay, our first regular meeting is September whatever, but we do have a special meeting that we could announce it for that meeting
um with the shade and then do like you do sometimes where you put the shade and you got the meeting right before after it." Um, I think that would have been better. Um, I'm not sure cuz I wasn't part of process whether the other side would be
amanable or would cause us to fall apart, go back to court, which we don't want. Um, okay. I I know the mayor another question. Let me just hear it out before I make a decision on my mad manager. I I did hear the concerns and um I was I
wanted to request that number six and seven be deferred. until our next commission meeting. Got it. All right. So, item six and item seven has been requested to be deferred to the date certain, which is September 10th. But,
um, se September 10th, but madame attorney is stating that you want you have to do a date certain for a shade meeting, correct? So, one moment, please. Yes. All right. Um,
are you all in agreement with that? Because she said one second. So, Madam, I'm going to let the manager's recommendation stand. All right. So, we're going to take a motion. Can I get a motion to defer item six and seven? The date certain will be
September 10th at the commission meeting, but in the interim, Madame Attorney will announce a shade meeting tonight. Tonight before the end of the meeting. But let me ask you a question. I don't know
um why it failed, but I'm number five. Is that the same reason? I think. Okay. Yes. Can we That's what we're saying. Okay. Can we add five to that as well? I was Well, number five died for lack of motion. So, madam died of lack of motion, but are you able to bring it?
If you all would um reconsider and maybe make a motion to allow us to bring that back, we can bring five back. Okay. So, let's make the motion now to defer six and seven and then we'll we'll make a motion to reconsider five and then you all can defer that way. So the motion is to um to defer item five and
six to the September 10th six and seven. Oh, sorry. Six and seven. Sorry, Madam Clerk. To the um to the meeting September 10th regular commission meeting. Can I have a motion? Move it. Moved by Commissioner Santiago.
Question. Question. Vice Sorry, I'm trying to get these numbers. Are we You're talking about five, six, and seven or six and seven. The first motion is the to defer 6th and 7th to September 10th and then the before the meeting is over, madame attorney is
going to announce a shade meeting for six and seven. Okay. Then they're going to go back to reconsider to bring back number five and then she will defer that one as well. Is that right, Madam Attorney? Yes, sir. Okay. So, the motion was right and then there'll be a shade
meeting on 5, six, and seven. So, the the motion was made by Commissioner Santiago. Can I entertain a second? Second by Commissioner Irvin. Madame clerk on the um deferring of items six and seven. Commissioner Irvin. Yes. Vice Mayor Kelly? Yes.
Commissioner Santiago. Mayor Taylor. Yes. Motion to defer passes 40. All right. So then we need a motion to reconsider item five and bring it back to the agenda. Move it. Moved by Commissioner Santiago. Second. Second by Commissioner Irvin. Madame Clerk. Commissioner Irvin. Yes.
Vice Mayor Kelly. Yes. Commissioner Santiago. Mayor Taylor. Yes. Motion to reconsider passes 40. And now a motion to defer item five to a date certain which will be September 10th. Move it. Thank you, Commissioner Irvin. Second.
Moved by Commissioner Irvin. Second by um Commissioner Santiago. Madame Clerk. Vice Mayor Kelly. Yes. Commissioner Santiago. Yes. Commissioner Irvin. Yes. Mayor Taylor. Yes. So that means item Oh, go ahead. I'm sorry. Announce. Motion to defer passes 4 Z.
All right. So item five, six, and seven has been deferred to the next commission meeting. Um, and madame attorney, before the night is over with, um, you're going to announce the shade meeting. All right, moving on to item six, eight,
a resolution of the city commission of the city of Opalaka, Florida, directing the city manager to explore all opportunities to secure the state building located at 200 Opaaka Boulevard within the city of Opalaka for city use and purposes. providing for adoption of
representations, providing for scrivener's errors, providing for an effective date. This is sponsored by Vice Mayor Kelly. Move it. Moved by Vice May Kelly. Second. Second by Commissioner Irvin. Vice May Kelly. Go ahead. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. The resolution um
really allows and directs the manager to explore every opportunity as it says to secure the state building. Over the last two or three years, four years actually, um there's been talk um both in Tallahassee and around that maybe the
state was going to sell some of its buildings and or assets and a move of downsizing and we had not well we had not really gave direction to the manager. I know there was some discussion even about putting the uh
historical black museum in there eventually if the funding came through. Um, and as we develop our downtown with the city and or the CRA, it makes sense for us to explore if the opportunity presents itself to acquire uh the state
building. But in order for that to take place or even to move on it, the commission has to direct the manager. So, as the resolution said, it desires to explore opportunities to secure it. if they want to sell it, look at that what that cost would be because that's a
a large part of land for downtown Opalaka and whoever owns it if it should be sold or whatever will obviously have a a major stake in whatever happens. So, this just directs the manage to explore it um and then come back to the commission with whatever her findings,
whatever may be occurring. If the state is not going to sell it and that's etched in stone, fine. if there is some opportunity for uh securing it to bring that back to us as well, but it simply directs the city manager to do that. Thank you, Mr. Mayor.
All right. Do I have any questions? Any questions for the sponsor of this item? Yes, Commissioner Santiago. Thank you. Um B manager um I see the um the vice mayor you know directing it to exploring to see if you
can security okay that building but I want to understand that security is that mean that that building is for sale for the state not to my knowledge not to oh okay that's not to our knowledge okay and they they own that place and they own the land land that we
own before Huh? They lo They own the building. They do own the building. The building. What about the land? The city um gave them a lease. Oh, we give it a lease to them. Okay. On the land. I Mr. Mayor. Okay. If I could, I was I was trying to not go
too deep, but um since my colleague Yes. They go on the building, but the city years ago gave them a lease on the building. And if we go even further, I don't know if my other colleagues remember, but I think Commissioner Sun, you should remember, um, we were actually supposed to get some space in
that building for various things for the city. Now, I'm going to go way back prior to any of you. We was actually supposed to get a daycare in there and a place for the employees to work out and whole lot of other things that was supposed to be a part of granting them this downtown property. And of course,
front porch was in there one time and but it never happened. I I'm not saying that they're going to sell it, but I do know and I still believe because of that lease, we have a vested interest in that property. So, I want the manager to explore and I want to put the state on notice. Obviously, if they think about
doing something, yeah, we we have not closed our eyes. We got our eyes wide open to look at it. Okay. No, I understand perfectly. The thing I want to be sure that we tell them yes okay if you have some idea we the first I have a question
commissioner Irv how long is the lease the land leased for do anybody know 99 years 99 year people everything is 99 years yeah everything's always 99 everything is the airport is 99 years okay wow
but but again if I could Mr. mayor to my colleague remember now it was 99 years but the intent was we would have some space in the building we would have some utilization in the building for city things that never really
took place I'll just leave it there I have a question so maybe this is a friendly amendment I don't know if our manager reaches out to them they say no that that's one of the properties that they were not going to get rid of. Then we need to let them know that the space that was promised to
us, we need to go after that space. Um my my my suggestion that's so we can add that little I I would say let's cross that bridge when we get to it. Let let her be nice and first before we
start right out the gate. A nice little Mr. Mayor, I would agree. let let them let the manager explore. I think she understand. I've had, you know, discussion with her. But the way to do it is to make sure all of us are in agreement. So that's why I wanted to bring her back in the form of a
resolution. Um, but I'm not far from where you at, but let her do her due diligence and see what happens. We just want what's due to us. Okay, we all in agreement with that. Um, so if no other questions are concerned to the sponsor, Madame Clerk, we can call the question.
Commissioner Santiago. Yes. Yes. Commissioner Irvin. Yes. Vice Mayor Kelly. Yes. Mayor Taylor. Yes. Motion passes 40. All right. Moving on to item 69. A resolution of the city commission of the city of Opalaka, Florida, directing
the city manager to explore placement of a housing and social services program at the cultural arts center located at 21105 Alibaba Avenue within the city. Providing for adoption of representations, providing for scrier's errors, providing for an effective date. This is sponsored by Vice Mayor Kelly.
Move it. Second. Moved by Vice Mayor, second by Commissioner Santiago. Vice Mayor. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um, as we know, we've budgeted over the last couple of years, and I'm excited about it. Mr. Mayor, was your legislation originally um to create a
social service arm, if you will, for the city. And although we budget, we hadn't really gotten that far, partly because we really didn't know where we're going to put it space-wise to really do in my opinion what we would like. I know uh I had thought about Ingram Park uh senior
citizen building, but I know for two reasons, the logistics of parking and also with the park um utilizing as a a facility, that was kind of challenging mainly for the access. But with the culture building being available, uh
since our previous tenant has got their own space, I I thought it would be prudent for the manager to look at uh placing it there. Uh we've done some small components of a social service arm on some of our Friday um feedings. Um
you know so this would this would allow us No, it ain't mine. This would allow us to um have a central place as such other cities for our I know people call it pantry but whatever. so that we could
have um a place where our residents could go where if we had emergencies we could direct. Um, and we've already budgeted. I think my understanding is I think it's in the stages of advertising or trying to hire where it is for a couple employees. But again, that's the
intent um to have the manager explore putting our social service program there since it's our facility and our building and it' be a great opportunity if we do agree that she could look at retrofitting it or whatever needs to be done on the front end of um property we
own. That that's the intended resolution. Mr. Mayor, Mr. Mayor, um um Vice Mayor, well, I do appreciate the excitement, but I wish you would have allowed me to bring this. We were already working on something.
headed in the meeting. This is a opportunity to begin that process cuz I know you are working on something and so I haven't heard anything, haven't seen anything, whether you're meeting with somebody. staff is not privy to tell
just like I would not expect if I'm meeting with them that they're going to just say oh vice may be spirit on this commissioner that's not their place as a legislative aid or assistant now the manager whether she knew or whoever knew fine but even at that I had not heard
anything because if I had heard anything I would have waited but I've been waiting we've all been waiting and just like you've had I've had people reach out to me about doing something and I had not done anything. This resolution just simply said to explore placing it
there. It didn't say about the programs. It didn't say we will go in there. It just said simply placing it. That's all it said. So it doesn't hinder whatever your initiative to put stuff in there or to get somebody to retrofit it. It just says explore placement of the program
there. So even if you've got someone who's going to retrofit it or do whatever and the manager was aware of it, I did not know about it and it still doesn't preclude that from happening. I don't need to jump anybody legislation or initiative. I got enough stuff I'm
doing. I want to be supportive of everybody. And that's why I pulled back. That's why I didn't say anything for a good little while on this. And that's why I said I'll defer for a meeting because I do want to see something because it's been going on too
long that we don't have this done. And I don't want to leave here like the mayor, the vice mayor, adversarial, but the reality is I want to see our social service program up and running. And that's why I said I defer for a meeting. I'm not privy to anything else that you
might have said, any walkthroughs, any meetings, any dialogue. I don't know anything about it. And I would not expect legislative aids or staff people to say, "Oh, you know, so and so is working on that." That's not their place. If I had saw something on agenda,
under discussion under your report saying, "I'm I'm working on it. I'm still doing." I wouldn't have said a word. I wouldn't have said a word. But I've not heard anything from this dis from you or staff about it. And this resolution just simply says to explore
placing the program at that location. That's all it says. Whatever you envision being in there, however you envision retrofitting it, that's still on the table. I have no problem with it. I have no problem with
it. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Santi, get your ass on the floor. Wow. Now, okay. Well, I heard the discussion between uh vice mayor and and you Mr. mayor
three weeks ago and I really like that this resolution uh the comm the vice mayor Kelly bringing back I don't know the whole history because I'm not here two years ago but this is something that we really
need here in our city and this is something also the everybody had to be together because that's for the benefit of our community not only for one of us. This is my concern.
Um, three weeks ago, I found a family uh sitting the whole day in the park. Uh, they sleeping in a car. uh that family that's a a very old uh residence for the great city of Palaka in the other side
of the east side uh next to they used to live next to uh Vice Mayor Kelly Church and for some reason they lose the house and let me tell you that I want to say thank you thank you to our police department okay they they helping us and they helping me
to put the people in some place okay that night okay out of the city opalaka we had to take to the other city next to us that I don't believe that we are already we going to be a 100 years here okay and we don't have nothing that we can giving you know to our resident to
help them I think that discussion tonight it's not fair whoever bring that resolution or bring it back okay I think that we supposed to you know support it because that's for the community that
for our people and one thing that I want to tell you now if vice mayor or is my uh mayor get har and bring it back because if you don't bring it back I bring it myself
because that's something that we need here to helping people we work for the people we don't work for us we work for the people the people that bringing us here I love to vote for this because I like the idea to bring a house that we can
helping people where they lose their places or they out out for any problem. Not only because they lose the places, they can maybe lose the place because there's a fire or whatever and we can put in there, you know, for a couple of nights, a couple of weeks, whatever. I love the idea, Mr. Mayor.
And thank you. I don't know if we're going to bow, if it's going to be the fail, but I love the idea myself. But that's not what this resolution is. And what is that resolution is for? House people. It's a house. And what is that for? What is that for? What are we going to do? I understand what you're saying and that
we Yeah, that's why we brought it originally so that our residents can have a place to go to and get resources. That's what this resolution Well, the intent of the the ordinance was, but that's not my point. But it is what
it is. And that's the same thing the vice mayor tried to do. It's not a house. It's not to house people. Oops, mayor. We're not talking about house people, but we had to I believe that that's a play that we can helping people when problem. Yeah, that's what it is. And what is you don't think that's a problem? See a people there in the
street sleeping. No point. I absolutely believe that and that's one of the reasons why I brought it to help the But you brought it because that's the reason why we want to do it to the the needy. Okay. But my point still remains the same. The same grace that is given to every member
of this dis. I just expect the same grace to be given to the mayor, me, a colleague of you all's. That's all I'm ask. I don't I don't I don't step on y'all toes. That's all I ask. I we all ran because we want to make sure that our that we we running for our
resident. We work for them. We work for them. That's the point. We work for them. But again, this is vice mayor's legislation. So I said my piece. So we can if our hearts and minds are clear, we
can call the question. It I'm I'm sorry. It's my understanding that it was deferred that by the sponsor is deferring the legislation to September. Let me say that again because my shoes long enough to fit anywhere. I'll defer the item for one meeting. Now, if the
manager via the mayor because maybe something we got to vote on and we can't discuss or have a sunshine, that's fine. I'll defer for one meeting and someone can explain to me or share with me some kind of progress or vision, then I'll leave it off. But otherwise, it'll be
back on agenda for the next meeting. So, since my item, uh, Madame Attorney, Madame Clerk, Madame Manager, I'll defer it. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. So, it's on to be deferred. A motion to
be deferred was made by Commission Vice Mayor Kelly. Can I get a second? Second. Second by Commissioner Santiago. Madame um clerk. Commissioner Irvin. Yes. Vice Mayor Kelly. Yes. Commissioner Santiago. Yes. Mayor Taylor. Yes.
Motion to defer passes 40. Moving on to the next item. 610. A resolution of the city commission of the city of Opaaka, Florida, directing the city manager to explore all options to bring the city's water plant back into operational service. Providing for
adoption of representations, providing for scrier's errors, providing for an effective date. This is sponsored by Vice Mayor Kelly. Move it. Second for discussion. Um, Vice Mayor, thank you, Mr. Mayor. The resolution
simply uh allows the the manage and direct manage explore all options. As we know, we've got we currently purchase our water from Miami Day County. Uh we did have our own previous water plant. I've heard over the years even from previous administrations one amount.
I've heard different amounts. This just allows the manager to uh explore options because right now we continue to purchase our water and as we know um even with this year coming up they're increasing uh their cost for water which
we are going to absorb and not even pass on to our residents. So this just allows us to explore. I know those wells and stuff were capped. I'm not sure the degree if it can be done. I'm not sure what it would cost, but because one person can't direct something of this
magnitude, I put in a resolution form that allows the manager to explore and bring back to the commission any options. If it's doable, how we can move forward, if it's just not doable, we can't do any other options because uh
water cost is still a challenge. And as long as we're purchasing water as we do um in my opinion, we can continue to pass along that cost to our budget and um absorb it when those costs constantly going up that the county may be passing
along. So that's what it does allow us to explore and any final decision is always be made by the commission. And I had brought this up in some discussion before um but realizing as I said because of the nature uh it needs to be
done in resolution form so that's why it's on the agenda. Thank you Mr. Mayor. All right. Any questions to the sponsor about this item? Yes. Commissioner Santiago. Uh thank you Mr. Mayor. Um
u to the vice mayor that he's the sponsor. I really love that idea. Okay. I don't know too much about the history uh before about the water where we uh used to have that plants out there but I
heard something you know a lot of positive okay that we used to own water. I don't know what happened in the past with that but I think it's a great idea to you know to follow and found how can we bringing back that resourcer to
our city. I love it. I love it. I really like it and and I hope that we can found you know um anything to see if we can make that possible in the future. I know that's a very expensive thing uh you know to doing it but I I believe though
that we have that we going to look for a way to you know to make that team real here in the great city of Palaka. Uh thank you. All right. Any other questions or concern to the sponsor hearing? None. Madam clerk. Vice Mayor Kelly. Yes.
Commissioner Santiago. Yes. Commissioner Irvin. Yes. Mayor Taylor. Yes. Motion passes 40. Moving on to our last resolution 611. A resolution of the city commission of the city of Opalaka, Florida, directing the city manager to reinstate the
functions of an internal human resources director, providing for adoption of representations, providing for scriveners errors, providing for an effective date. This is sponsored by Commissioner Santiago. All right. Can I get a motion? Move it. Moved by Commissioner Santiago.
Second for discussion. Second by for discussion by vice mayor commissioner Santiago. Yes. Thank you Mr. Mayor. Um the proposal that I bring that resolution is uh we've been doing uh very good the
past uh seven months or six month in the administration that we that we have here in the city. Um like the comment from before. Okay. the things that happen that they never happen when uh in the authority of the new manager that we
have right now. Uh one of the things that I always discussing with the manager is to try okay to balance our budget here in the great city of Opalaka like that we can we can be out of this situation as soon as we can okay with
the oversight with the state. I think that is less expensive to have somebody okay in house to keep in you know operated with some company from outside that it cost probably double
for whatever we're going to spend in that department if we bringing back in house. Okay. Are we open up for discussion? Are you vice mayor? I thought you advis for discussion. Oh, thank you, Mr. Mr. Mayor. Um,
I'm looking at the the resolution um the contract or the agreement we have and we all know why we had to go this route. So, I have to deal with that part. But the agreement we have with our um provider goes to December.
Correct. Correct. Um, your C I know we um had or still working on I don't know if it ever came to us fully the whole uh new pay plan structure etc. Um where
does that is that fit in somewhere within those guidelines that we currently have? The the pay plan is complete. Um, it is our intent to bring that to the commission. Okay. But based on you having you've seen it finance, I guess all y'all have
seen it. The rejected amount that you have in the resolution, does that fit somewhere within that time that time? Well, not time, but that amount frame, the dollar amount. Yes. Right. It fits within that within the pay plan. Right. Yes, it does. It does. Okay. All right. Um
Okay. Um All right. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Any other questions to the manager? So, madam manager, is it do you have a recommendation or you just whatever the will of the commission
smart [Music] I read that it's in there with will of the commission. I think all her stuff ended on the bottom. The um the um the contract for the company that we have now ends in December. Yes.
So if we pass this nice from now until you're going to try to fill the position and have a transition. Yes. So it can be a smooth transition so there's no lapse. How much is what are we paying now? That's a 160 Electric that we are securing these areas that
people do not have access. Yes. No, they will not have access. That means the police station here, um the chambers, the the chambers annexed here where our conference room is. So all of this will be locked up during they will not have access. So the only thing they will have access is where they before.
All right. So and if approved, can we make sure that we do daily spot checks of these areas? Yes. To make sure that it's locked up. I'll make sure. And then our our police also have access to the cameras that's downstairs in the dispatch. Okay.
Mr. Mayor, Commissioner Kelly go to vice. Okay. I mean, sorry, Commissioner Sant. Sorry. Wow. That's a big change. Okay. Um I know though in this type of meetings
that we have, we only discussing whatever we have here in the agenda. Okay. But like like I say, you know, for future you know safety and all that. Uh you know what I see today I see something that is you know it's a very
uncomfortable what happened. Okay. today in the afternoon uh in front of entrusty for the building and I always believe that uh the the the city have to have more of the access you know to go uh to
our facility okay because we are working and operating here okay I know that they have the other side out there that they belong to them but they don't have no elevator out there they only had the stairs and what happened is sometime yeah they have a special key that they
had to go through an elevator. I I know that's not an item to discussing but I want to you know make um and publish that uh probably in the future we have to study you know more safety and more uh facility to then to coming in and out
from the school. I mean that school is supposed to be totally separate for our entry. Okay. If I'm understanding correctly, you said exploring or putting a separate entrance. Yes. as a school that we had today and
um we're going to explore an option for an elevator. Yeah, you remember that they have all the department here by the front entrance now. They have a separate entrance. The conversation that we had earlier was for an elevator. That's going to explain. Yes. All right.
Mr. Smith, Vice Mayor, so we're looking at putting a elevator for the school. It was a brief discussion today. It would it would come back to the commission if it's feasible. Um um
Commissioner Santiago just spoke about it briefly. It's not something that we're doing. It was just a conversation. Okay. Um so the from the first reading, nothing's really changed. I know discussion about making sure they had a security person or something on the
floor anyway to to make sure the kids stay where they're supposed to be or whatever. Um, I've mentioned this to you before really because a lot of times I'm out there in the morning in my truck getting out and
I know the kids that um have disabilities, autistic, things of nature need to come in this way. And I'm not referring to them, but there's some, I guess, cuz they are late to school. I've seen parents drop them off really in the
door and turn around. I've seen some of them not dressed appropriately to come into the building. Sometime they they they're giving the folks down there and I know we contract I guess one and the other lady's regular staff person um
that I've observed. So you have a conversation with the principal whomever. Um and I'm not I'm don't have a problem with folks that got to come in because of the elevator or they're late and they have to come in. But there's still the quorum and there's still respect.
There's still the quorum and there's still respect. And I sit down a lot of times and our folks and even though they're contracted, they take a lot. Even the one uh at the security desk, security desk take a lot that they shouldn't have to. You're late with your
kid. We let you in and you you know want to give us grief. and they're very professional, very nice, but it's still a way you do things, especially when you're late. Um, so just please have that conversation with um appropriate
staff people or whatever from the school. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. All right. Any other concerns? Hearing none. Madam clerk, we can go ahead and call the question. Commissioner Irvin, yes. Vice Mayor Kelly, yes. Commissioner Santiago, Mayor Taylor, yes. Motion passes 4 Z.
All right, we're going on to the last item. I see is there a discussion item? Madame manager for It's not mine. I don't know. It says use of authorization for there's no name assuming it's yours. No, it's not mine. Okay. So, whose item is it? Madam,
it's actually my item. I saw it the same way. So, I was just wondering if somebody knew something I didn't know. It's actually my item, Mr. mayor that I put under discussion cuz I I I know we um are not had not been meeting and I know the manager is working on some kind
of plan to bring back to us. Um how close are you with that plan? I'm going to tell you why. because I see a lot of folks in and out of that building taking pictures, doing stuff, and I know we have the security guard down there at some points. And I think if I recall, we
had gotten approval uh cuz historic even put the little fencing, not fence, but the little chain links, whatever, which we have not done yet. So, you got people going in and out of there doing whatever. Um, which again, if something happened in there, then it's a liability
issue cuz I haven't even seen any no entrance or get permission or if you want to whatever, call this number before you go in. So, we need to do that. And then the the use of it. Um, what can be used for it? Um, you said
you're going to be bringing that you're bringing that back to us to the commission. Okay. So, I'll wait on that. But in terms of the other probably need to do that because I get inquires about folks want to use it and whatever and I see some folks are just in there taking pictures and walking around whatever.
I'm assuming they might be historical type folks but I'm not sure what they are. So I'll wait then since you're going to be bringing some back on the authorization the use. But in terms of the little fencing and all that, I would hope you would go ahead and have that
done cuz that was supposed to been done since we um have passed. I directed Miss Gross. I'll check with her on with that. Okay. All right. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. That was it. All right. And I know we're going to do an adjournment, but um Commissioner Santiago, you wanted to make an
announcement and you did, too. And I'm I'm go to you. That's our Go ahead. Okay. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I look to announce in the Okay, keep on going. Okay, Mr. Mayor, I'm sorry, but you all don't have that on your agenda and you have to
really stick in special meetings strictly with what's on the agenda. Sorry, I'm just letting you know. Okay, the shade meetings are a little bit different, but All right, fine. No problem. No problem. What a do the shade. All right. I have an
announcement of a closed door executive session. Uh, city of Opalaka notice of closed door attorney client session. Notice is hereby given that a private closed attorney client session pursuant to section 286.011 Florida statutes will be held in the city commission chambers 780 Fisherman
Street Balaka, Florida on September the 10th, 2025 starting at 5:00 p.m. on the third floor or move to an adjoining room on set floor. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the following pending litigation matters. 5:00 p.m. In San Navilla versus City of Abalaka, case
number 2017-25973-CA1, now under transfer case number 2024-120582- SP-5515 Papis versus LLC versus City of Opalaka. Case number 2024-8438-CA-1 at 5:30 Labotus versus City of Opalaka.
Case number 2023-27237-CA-1. The following individuals will attend. Mayor Taylor, Vice Mayor Kelly, Commissioner Irvin, Commissioner Bass, Commissioner Santiago, City Manager Sheamecha Lawson, City Attorney Bernardet Norris Weeks, Assistant City Attorneys Michelle Austin Pamies and
Candace Cobb. outside counsel for the Florida League of Cities, Christopher Sterns and or Jeffrey Hawkman, Esquire, and on the record court reporting. The estimated length of the attorney client session will be one hour. Thank you.
So, we're going to move to adjournment, but I hope that everyone is able to join us this weekend for our Labor Day events, which will take place Saturday starting with grown folks night. You can look on social media to see the flyers. We have our um our Labor Day event on Sunday. We have chess
coming up and we also have the Taste of Opalaka. Can I have a motion to adjurnn? Move it. Moved by Vice Mayor Kelly, second by um Commissioner Santiago. This meeting is adjourned.
are gonna have to.