--------- Good evening everyone. Welcome to our second budget hearing. Um, Wednesday, September 24th, 2025. The time is now 5:08. Madame Clerk, roll call. Commissioner Bass, here. Commissioner Irvin, here. Vice Mayor Kelly, present.
Commissioner Santiago, here. Mayor Taylor, here. As we stand for our invocation led by Commissioner Baz for your loving kindness, we thank you for your tender mercies. Father, we thank you, oh God, that you have granted us life and life more abundantly. We
pray your blessing upon everyone that's here. Give us grace, wisdom, knowledge, revelation, and understanding in your son's name. Amen. Amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. All right, we're getting ready to go into our budget hearing. Madame manager, I'm sorry, Madame Attorney,
you can go ahead and read it. and ordinance of the city commission of the city of Obalaka, Florida, adopting a final millage rate pursuant to section 200.065 Florida statutes for fiscal year 2025 2026 commencing October 1, 2025 through
September 30th, 2026. setting forth public hearing dates, providing for adoption of representations, providing for repeal of all ordinances in conflict, providing for severability, providing for an effective date. The first reading and public hearing was held on September
the 9th, 2025, and this is sponsored by the city manager. Can I get a motion? Moved by Commissioner Irvin, second by Commissioner Bass. This is a public hearing item. Open up a public hearing. Public hearing is open. Public hearing is closed. Madam manager,
would you like to go ahead and explain? Mr. Anith, can you Thank you. Good evening, Mr. This turn towards you. Good evening, Mr. Mayor, Mr. Vice Mayor,
Commissioners, Bob Hathan, budget administrator. We've got come to the end of the trail on the budget process. uh take you through a couple things. Can I get the PowerPoint, please? [Music]
Um one second, Miss Anderson. Madame manager, the commission TV, can you all turn it on? We can't see the presentation. [Music] Miss Bob, go ahead. Go ahead.
Thank you. very quickly. Uh there are certain things that have to be read into the record as soon as the clicker works which not working. Next slide please. Thank you. This is required by a statute. I'll go through it very
quickly. We obviously are the taxing authority of the city of Opalaka. The roll back rate is 18.1400 mills. A reminder the roll back rate would be if we were to use this rate against next year's tax base, we would
get the same property tax revenues we're going to get this year. We in fact are proposing a millage final millage rate of 8.9797 mills which is a 10.3% increase over the road back.
Yep. Uh the increase the 10.3% increase translates into additional $1.5 million of revenue but over last over the current year I should say. Uh it's used in three discrete ways.
First thing is in prior years we have funded CIP by using surplus fund balance. We've gotten to the point where pretty well use up the surplus. So we have to use some of current year revenue to fund some of our CIP. That's
$500,000. $600,000 is to offset the problems we had in uh the red light camera. And the final 400,000 is a for a general increase of of four uh employees within the general fund and some general uh
compensation increase total 1.5 million. So I have nothing further to present at this point. The as we said before the final mil the proposed mill rate is 8.9797 mills and I stand ready to answer any questions you may have.
All right. So, Mr. Bob, I'll start. I just want to say thank you and I'm happy that we are actually under nine this year. So, kudos to the matter manager and your team for ensuring that our millage rate is at now 8.97. So, thank you.
Job well done. And I open up the floor to the commission if you have any Mr. Mayor. Um, Commissioner Santiago. No, thank you. Yeah. Good evening, Mr. Bach. Um it's a question to to be sure that the we're working together with the
uh day county when we receive our abaloreian money for the taxes. Um I have many people you know complaining to me and I say well this is not our judation you're supposed to go to day
county everybody this year now for starting October 1st uh people that they pay400 or three something dollars you know in taxes now they're going to be paying 13 14 1500 uh dollars for the property
because the the value of properties be evaluating more money this year but that going to affecting us uh to receive more money. Yes sir. I I believe the case you're referred to was that the gentleman is here two weeks ago whose property he had
lost his homestead and therefore his property tax went up rather significantly. Yeah. But my question okay they lost the uh stion whatever they're going to be paying more. I talking about is this is going to be moaning for the city. is going to be is we are
comparable the uh the budget for last year to the one that we have for the 26. Yes sir. And we have a little increase in the money that we're going to receive. No. Yes sir. As I showed you on the prior Yeah. But that's counting the the
raising that they do in the taxes now. Okay. Because from $4,000 to $14,000 is we're talking about $10,000 more in any property. I want to be sure that we receive what we have to receive. Yes, sir. We always do. Okay. It's never been any question.
Yes. Be advised that they raising the prices for everybody here in Opalaka. Well, as I said before at the prior hearing, we constitute about onethird of the property tax bill. For those uh residents who have their properties homesteaded, for our portion of that total tax bill,
they should see about a 1% increase. Yeah. Most of the increases due to the other two remaining taxing authorities. Yeah. Thank you. So to be clear, you know, when numbers mean right now, we uh I think we're going to send in the budget for the 26. Um I don't have the
exact number, but I believe that we're going to have probably uh $30 million, you know, expense or whatever. That that's the budget for 26. Yes, sir. Okay. That's where the with the old number I I hope we can get maybe like 38 39 or 40 million extra extra $10 million there in the
We're going to look at the budget sir. That's what I want. You know the number. Thank you. Any other questions or concerns about the millage rate? All right, we can move on to the actual budget item number two. Madam Attorney, um Mr. Mayor Oh, I'm sorry.
Call the question, Madam Clerk. Hey Yeah, you I would. Yeah. Commissioner Irvin, yes. Vice Mayor Kelly, yes. Commissioner Santiago, yes. Commissioner Baz, yes. Mayor Taylor, yes. Motion passes 5-0.
Power report, please. All right, Madam Attorney. An ordinance of the city commission of the city of Opalaka, Florida, approving and adopting the city's general proprietary and special funds budget for the fiscal year 2025 2026 commencing October 1, 2025 through
September 30th, 2026. Providing for the expenditure of funds established by the budget, authorizing the city manager to take certain actions providing for appropriation of all budget expenditures. providing for fees consistent with appropriation and amendment, providing for adoption of representations, providing for conflict
and repealer, providing for severability, providing for an effective date. The first reading of public hearing was held on September the 9th, and this is sponsored by the city manager. Mr. Mayor, I maybe it's changed, but I thought you have to read something into the to the
record for You don't do that anymore. You don't have to do that anymore. I'm sorry, sir. You don't have to read that anymore. During the first reading, you did read it into the record. Yes, sir. It's not required in the second reading. Uh I I read that at start of this hearing, sir.
Yeah. I can read it again. No, no, you have to read it again. Long as you read it. I didn't This was Okay. Apologize you can't see it back there, but we did very quickly. Yeah, we're looking at this one, but that one's too hard to see. Thank you. Thank you.
All right. Public hearing. Um this one second. Can I get a motion? Moved by Commissioner Irvin, second by Commissioner Bass. This is a public hearing item. Public hearing is open. Public hearing is closed. Madam manager,
you can go ahead and present. Advance the slides. Two or three slides, please. One more, please. I I apologize if you cannot see it here. These are the highlights of the budget we discussed very briefly at the first hearing. I'll just leave them up for a
moment. If you'll read through that, there'll be a second one. If you have any questions, I'm I'm glad to answer them. Mr. And did anything change between first and second? None whatsoever. Thank you. Yeah. Okay. Next slide, please.
[Music] Next slide, please. Very quickly, as we've talked several times, the total expense for this budget is 57.2 million. Uh the expense in the operating funds is 37.3. You've got a
$10.7 million CIP plan. Your two internal service funds are another 6.3 and you have some smaller ones. Total expenditure to third parties would be 57.2. Your inter fund transfers are 23.2. two. Total budget is 80.4.
And that that's all I have to offer at this time. I'm ready to answer any questions that you may have. All right. Do we have any questions for Mr. Anathan at this moment, Mr. Mayor? Vice May Kelly. Um, thank you. Thank you for the
responses, Madame Manager, um, that asked during our our meeting. just looking at some of them and the bottom line doesn't change, but some of the the structures, some of the um statements made within the budget um
that were not accurate, please make sure you um identify them and and correct that because once this document goes out, I don't want folks thinking that we're doing something or have a program or something that's funding and it's
not. And I know you um are familiar what I'm talking about, but one of them dealt with the and police and one dealt with um one of the other departments in in uh community development. And while it's stated there that it's funding, uh the reality is
it's not been funded and table. So I want to make sure that's captured if somebody looks at the document or go online and pull it down, it is very accurate and what it's saying. Um, the other thing I want to add, which doesn't change the amounts,
um, but we've got some folks that make quite a bit of money, and I I'm trying to grasp what they really do and whether they really earn it. Um, but what those titles say. So, I hope going forward in
this year's budget that we see a lot more results from some of that, some of these departments, and I'll speak to you about that more. um individually. But um thank you. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. All right. So, Mr. Anathan, thank you
for Well, any other questions or concerns, Anthony? So, thank you for you and your team, our finance director, for preparing this great budget that we're about to pass on tonight. If there are no other questions, we can go ahead and call the question. Madam clerk, Vice Mayor Kelly, yes. Commissioner Santiago,
yes. Commissioner Baz, yes. Commissioner Irvin, yes. Mayor Taylor, yes. Motion passes 5. All right, madam manager. The only thing I'm gonna ask the presentation that Mr. Bob did you? All right. Thank you. This meeting can I get a motion to adjurnn? Move it. Moved
by Commissioner Okay. Moved by Commissioner B. Second by um Commissioner Santiago. This meeting is adjourned. Part: 2
Good evening everyone. Good evening everyone. Welcome to our regularly scheduled commission meeting. Um, Wednesday, September 24th, 2025. The time is now 6:00 p.m. Madame Clerk. Roll call. Commissioner Baz, I am here. Commissioner Irvin
here. Vice Mayor Kelly, present. Commissioner Santiago here. Mayor Taylor here. As we stand for our invocation led by Vice Mayor Kelly. Eternal God our father, we thank you for all the many blessings. We thank you God for life, health, and strength. We thank
you for our city. Continue God give us wisdom, knowledge, and understanding to those things which are pleasing in your sight. In Jesus name we do pray. Amen. Amen. I pledge allegiance I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the for it
stands nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all. All right, as we get ready to go into our awards proclamations and acknowledgements, I see we have a special presentation by Commissioner Lewis B. Santiago. M Mr. Mayor.
Ma'am, Commissioner Santiago is deferring his presentation to the next regular commission meeting. All right. So, I said we go into the approval of the consent agenda. Do we have any pulls, deferrals, or deletions at this moment? Yes, Mr. Mayor. Commissioner Santiago.
Yeah. I would like to pull out number one. Okay. Uh, and number seven. All right. Anyone else? [Music] Um, one and seven. Anyone else?
Mr. Mayor, I would like to remove item eight. Eight. Yes, remove it. Got it. All right. So, items number one and seven were pulled by Commissioner Santiago. Item number eight was deleted
from the agenda. Can I get a motion to Mr. Mayor? Ma'am, just briefly for item 132, there is a substitute memorandum of understanding that was provided. You should have it before you. It would
replace the one that's in the packet. Item 132. It's the one for the juvenile curfew item. Okay. Um, so, madam attorney, would this need to be pulled to add that in or we're good?
No, you don't have to. Uh, well, I'm sorry. You um you Why don't you pull it just to make sure? And there is one other item, Mr. Mayor, that um requires consideration by the commission. Madame Clerk, if you can help me identify that. Yes, that item
number seven. Yes. Thank you. All right. So, number one, pulled by Commissioner Santiago. Number two will be pulled by Mayor Taylor. And number eight, number seven pulled by Commissioner Santiago. And number eight, um, deleted off the agenda.
All right. Can I get a motion? Move. Moved by Commissioner B, second by Vice Mayor Kelly. Madame Clerk, Commissioner Irvin, Vice Mayor Kelly, yes. Commissioner Santiago, yes. Commissioner Baz, yes. Mayor Taylor, yes.
Motion passes 5. Can I get a motion to approve tonight's agenda? Moved by Commissioner Irvin, second by Commissioner Santiago. Madam Clerk, Vice Mayor Kelly, yes. Commissioner Santiago, yes. Commissioner Bass, yes. Commissioner Irvin, yes. Mayor Taylor, yes. Motion passes 5-0.
All right, we're going into the approval of minutes. I'll start with I need a motion for the first budget hearing minutes um September 9th, 2025. Move it. Second. Moved by Vice Mayor Kelly, second by Commissioner Bass. Madam Clerk, Commissioner Santiago. Yes. Yes. Commissioner Bass, yes.
Commissioner Irvin, yes. Vice Mayor Kelly, yes. Mayor Taylor, yes. Motion passes. 5-0. Can I get an approval? A motion to approve the minutes from the regular commission meeting minutes September 10th, 2025. Moved by Vice Mayor Kelly. Second. Second by Commissioner Irvin. Madame
Clerk. Commissioner Bass. Yes. Commissioner Irvin. Yes. Vice Mayor Kelly. Yes. Commissioner Santiago. Yes. Mayor Taylor. Yes. Motion passes. 5. Um, can I have a motion to approve the RV ordinance workshop meeting minutes September 15, 2025? Moved by Vice Mayor Kelly.
Second. Second by Commissioner Baz. Madame Clerk. Commissioner Irvin? Yes. Vice Mayor Kelly? Yes. Commissioner Santiago? Yes. Commissioner Baz. Yes. Mayor Taylor. Yes. Motion passes. 5-0. And last but not least, I need an approve, sorry, a motion to approve the
sunshine meeting minutes September 16th, 2021. Moved by Vice May Kelly, second by Commissioner Bass. Madame Clerk, Vice Mayor Kelly, yes. Commissioner Santiago, yes. Commissioner Baz, yes. Commissioner Irvin, yes. Mayor Taylor, yes. Motion passes. 5 Z. All right, Madam Clerk, do we have any
District 1, District 2, or state reports at this time? No, Mr. Mayor. All right, moving on to our public presentations. I see we have none. Um, we can go into our citizens form. May you please state for the record how to participate in citizens form. The city of Opaaka commission meetings are held
in person at the Opalaka government center city commission chamber 780 Fisherman Street third floor opalaka Florida. Members of the public wishing to address the commission may do so in person or virtually. Those persons wishing to participate virtually should
register prior to the scheduled meeting time on the city's website at www.opolaka f opalacl.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 live stream at www.youtube.com user/c city of opalaka.
All right, citizens forum is Oh, sorry. Do we have any virtual participants? No, not at this time. All right. Citizens form is open. Good evening. Sean Atkins, 1851 Alibaba Avenue. Um I
saw on the agenda that you guys will be discussing the um reinstating of a amnesty program for the city leans and so forth. um after watching the the special
meeting that you guys had and there was an example given and I think everyone for the most part agreed that a a a system needs to be put in place so hopefully that the city manager can handle it without coming to the commission and so forth. I wanted to
address that even though it is good to put forth such a system, there would still be variables that would require somewhat of a a a subjective judgment to it. For example, you guys said, "Hey, if we have an
amnesty program where minimum is going to be our minimum discount is going to be 75% discount." The example that was up, there was a gentleman buying a property. He came, he presented to you guys. She said, "Hey, we're going to pay this if pay $5,000." The homeowner owed
$300,000. Right? Of course, it was denied, but then the reaction was, "Hey, we wouldn't even give you a discount where we would collect $75,000. The violation was for a landlord permit, a piece of paper. It's going 250 a day
or six, seven years, whatever the case may be. reducing it down to 75,000 would still not solve the problem because the person wouldn't sell. It stops the progress. There's going to be times where you're going where my opinion is that you will
have to be subjective and take into consideration the amount that's owed and what the violation is for. Also, what who is the violator, whether it's a business, a landlord, or a homeowner. I would think a homeowner would get preferential treatment and I understand
that versus a landlord or a developer with a piece of land. For example, I have a piece of land. Did all the permits submitted to city of Opaaka? Fine. There are $700,000 worth of lease. Following that 75% discount, there would still be $200,000 be paid. The lot is
worth 180. It stops progress. What would happen? I'd leave the land alone. I still take care of it because I'm a decent human being. I'm not like one of the others. I leave the land alone. Five, six, seven years, I go to taxdeed. Whatever I get from surplus, I take the
losses on my taxes and I go on. Seven years, the city hasn't collected what they should collect if something was developed there. A $700,000 building. I don't know what that translate for in um property taxes to the city, but $700,000
worth of taxable income um taxable value versus $180 and you still have a der property that's just not being developed. So even though that yes, you're setting up a system and I agree and I think it's great, there still needs to be some more thought given into
these different variables. Yes, sir. Thank you, Mr. Sean. Citizens form is still open. Good evening, guys. Uh, my name is CJ. I have a property on 2100 Lincoln Avenue and 21105 Washington
Avenue. I had I was traveling overseas to Egypt on the year 20023 where I lease my property to a family member. When I came back after four months, I found a violation on my
property on the vacant land uh $153,000. I came file amnesty with the miss will cox in the code enforcement and they had re reduce it to $38,000
162 and that's still too much is like I mean where I'm going to come up with this money and uh I end up going to sell my property to the CRA where I have a property on Washington Avenue 2016 2018
Washington Avenue I was going to invest in it, me and a partner. And uh now they're telling me that, you know, the $38,000 162 is going to be taken out of the
amount. Well, I need every dollar for my investment because the bank is asking for $1 million. I'm already short $258,000. And now for them to shorten me on that. I think that's not fair because you know
I've been in Opalaka since 1986. God bless Mr. Holmes, Commissioner Holmes soul. If he was here, he would tell you how much I contributed to Abulaka. I had them use my land all the
time for events. uh from my store. I give them juice, ice, chips, everything, all the snacks. I never charge them each. Thanksgiving, I used to throw 150, 200 uh turkey. I used to be very nice to
Opalaka and I think it's not fair for Opalaka to in return to treat me like this to slam me with that big fine. So I'm asking first of all God for mercy and ask you
guys since God forgive and guys God God is nice to us you be nice to me where you can wave that fine and lean on my property because I need a million dollar or Chase bank. I
have my passport here with the stamp on it that I was back then in Egypt overseas. So, I'm looking for you guys to help me out with this matter. I appreciate it. Thank you.
Thank you, sir. Citizens forum is still open. Good evening, commissioners, mayor. Uh, Drew Dominguez, 1147 Jen Avenue. Um, I wanted to speak on behalf of the foundation risk partners, the uh, report
that was added to the agenda. Um, I just wanted to congratulate them and thank them because everything is very well done and detailed regarding the cases that we have. Uh, who's who's open up
the claims. However, I didn't see in this any closed cases. Um, also being that this was done June of this year, so I'm just hoping that by next year our,
you know, um, insurance claims get lowered because of some of the claims have been done by either accidents, worksman comp, or the police department. So hopefully by next year this will get
lower because this is coming out of the taxpayers's dollars. Thank you, Commissioner. All right, citizen form is still open. Citizens form is closed. All right. Um to Mr. Sean, we're going to discuss the amnesty program. It was
an item that was pulled, so we'll be discussing that during the meeting. Um sir the about waving the fees that's something that the manager will discuss with you and if she feels that that's it then she'll bring it to the commission for a um for a vote and to commissioner
Dominguez. I think we're all in agreeance with that. Um we want that um number two come down as well. So with that being said we can go ahead and move on. Um um Miss Walker,
please get his number for the manager, please, so that she can have it. All right. Um Madame Attorney 131, a resolution of the city commission of the city of Okalaka, Florida, authorizing the reestablishment of a
code enforcement lean amnesty program providing for incorporation of recitals, providing for an effective date. This is sponsored by the city manager. is deferred from 91025. All right. Can I get a motion? Move it forward with an amendment. Second. Moved by Vice Mayor Kelly, second by
Commissioner Santiago. Madam Manager, good afternoon. This item um like the attorney said was u presented previously and we are bringing it back for consideration. Um we have made some amendments in the current document. applicants. Only
applicants that have demonstrated good faith efforts to address citations and or violations will be eligible. Applicants must acknowledge and consent to the prohibition on the sale of the property for a period of 36 months and the applications will be accepted for 60
days. Um I'll entertain any questions that you may have at this time. All right. So, I'll yield to Commissioner Santiago and then we'll move to Vice May Kelly for this amendment. Commissioner Santiago. Uh thank you, Mr. Mayor. Well, um thank God the uh some of the um uh persons
that they be affecting to uh the situation that we have in many places here in the great city in Lopalaka, you know, uh cases that they have there for 20, 15 years, 10 years, 5 years,
whatever the time is. But we have a lot of people you know when the same uh situation also let me say that um my colleagues and the manager it's not only uh business people you know have that situation we're talking about residents
too. I think that I see in the back of there um is a lady in the back that he came uh few weeks ago, you know, crying, you know, to me because they giving uh for a $250 fine. Okay. Now they want to
collect into the house $41,000 and they are a single family that they depend or the salary that they receive. I know that they're going to say we not we're not hungry for money. S is not hungry
for money. I know I understand that. But we not here also, you know, to sacrifice or made people, you know, to lost the houses or made people to lost everything that they have for the whole life. Thank God that that amendment come back
to the commissioner meeting and I want to support it and I want to support it you know all the cases I know every case is not going to be the same thing but to make it clear uh Mr. Mayor before you say uh to all to the mother
manager bringing to us if we pass that the manager she going to deal straight with the people with that situation they don't have to come back to us if they making an arrangement and they're going to giving the chance to everybody doing it. Now the only
thing that I see here uh in section two madame manager um e okay the percent that we be talking about in the last commissioner meeting
not in other cases okay but in a special cases that we that we going to receive soon when this pass if it's pass we're going to have a lot of a a lot of clients, a lot of, you know, people going to come to the city, okay, to resolve the problem the faster
that they can. I know that we had the 75, it's a very good amount of that. But I ask you my colleague you know to thinking about you know residents okay owners single family owners okay and sometime people that
they have that piece of land there okay that they not have the resource okay to make come back and pay whatever it is for the 75 I think for that special case cases we supposed to you know do something
better or the uh up to up to if it's necessary 30 85 and it's going to be fine with me and I think that's a fair number to start to bring money back you know to the city revenue
but not not to be to the top okay to make the person never pay that and probably you know selling the property for nothing and go out or opala 20
I leave the rest to my Cali to think. So is that a motion that you're making 85? Yeah, that's a amendment. Yeah. To see a motion to to bring it in a special cases to up to 85. It's not have to be 85 is
the decision of the manager depending what what is the situation is madam manager or my colle? Okay. So, the motion on the floor is to raise it from 75% to 85%. And we all know that the manager will use her discretion to make that decision. Can I
get a second on that motion? I'll actually second that motion, madam manager. I'll actually second that motion because I do believe Yeah. for you to use your discretion. If it's it's if it's a resident that really really needs to help,
then I think you should be able to have that leeway to do so. So, the motion was made and carried. Um, Madame Clerk on the motion. Commissioner, discussion on the motion. I'm sorry, Mr. Mayor. Commissioner, Vice Mayor Kelly,
thank you. I was challenged by the 75. Now, we want to go to 85. and and I hear the wording of a homeowner or whatever, but be realistic. Most of our homeowners are not the ones that affect it. It's folks that are buying property, selling property, or doing something of the
like. So, I would not be in favor of going 85%. Because if you're at 75, which I think is too high. I actually think it should be 50. But if you're going to go 75 up to 75 and allow the manager, the legislation allows for the
manager is over 75% to come to the commission if she feels it's necessary. So it doesn't need to go to 85 in my opinion because only thing we're doing is trying to put more in my opinion pressure on the manager. it's
their 75 and it allows if she feels there's some extenduating circumstance as you're saying with the homeowner some case or some situation that's unique then she could of course bring that to the commission because it exceeds her
authority. So I I would not be in favor of going higher than 75% because I really think it's um you know too high as it is. But if we're going to go up to 75, everybody's gonna want the 75. We already know that. But
if she's allowed to do that, that's fine. But going to 85, I I would not be um supportive of that. And I say that because although we keep saying about um how the leans or how this got on there, they got on there because the law is the
law. Now, we changed the law. That's different. But the law is the law and that's what the law was when these violations were cited and what have you. And that's why the amnesty is there to try to address some of those concerns. But at the same time, I can't see going
to 85% um just outright because more than likely if it's an a homeowner that's got some really extenduating circumstance, the man is going to bring that to us anyway. So I I think 75
um is enough as far as the amendment goes. I'll deal with because I do have something I want to profer. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Okay, Mr. Mayor. Go ahead. Yeah, let me let let me let me clarify that. Okay. I not say that the manager can uh to
asking the manager to put in up to 85. I say 85 in some cases that we see the a single family you know uh members they never going to you know for you know to pay that amount of money
that we going to get in the 75. It mean she can go after 85 if she see something that is really okay help the person that they try to apply for the
amnesty that's the thing that I say when some cases not everybody and that's the manager decision to bring him down to bring him up to bring it to 75 to 70 is the manager's decision.
That's the reason why we here to give it a power. But I say in some cases if it's possible we made the move if it's pass good but I think we had to have some mercy sometime because today they are the people with the problem out there
for tomorrow can be myself. Mr. Mayor, what you done? Done. All right. U Commissioner Irvin. Um I just want it's a the one of the amendments that the manager is making is that they can't sell the property within 36 months. Am I correct?
That's something I'm prof Okay. Because if if that amendment goes in there and they can't sell the property in 36 months and they're having an issue, I don't have a problem with the 85% up to 85%.
Um cuz they're not selling it. They're just trying to Mr. Mayor, I I just wanted to put on the record it it you you can't impede the property ownership. what you can do is through a contract and this is what I think the manager is saying through a contract if
they agree um to have a lean placed on the property and then after that lean is placed on the property and it's filed uh with the appropriate county agency then it would be an agreement that they not do it and if they do it then they would have to reimburse up to the full amount
that is owed and so I just want to add that part in it it's not so if you make the motion you make it with those um caveats, which is what I think um um the vice mayor has in mind. So, okay, just want to add that so that so that it
doesn't pass without those things being um clear. Okay. Okay. But all right, the motion was to make the um the percentage greater, which is the 8 to5. That's what we're That's exactly this motion. Yes, sir. Um
Vice Mayor hasn't made his motion yet. All right. So we we Okay, you can call the question on the motion to it was um made and second by made um Commissioner Santiago, second by Mayor Taylor, and this is to raise it
from 75 to 85. Commissioner Bass, no. Commissioner Urban, yes. Vice Mayor Kelly, no. Commissioner Santiago, yes. Mayor Taylor, yes. Motion passes 32. And Mr. Mayor just for the record with
those just knowing that it's not a prohibition on it if they don't agree they have to agree. So is that a part of what you all were had in mind just well I think the No, that's not what I had in mind. The I was assuming my assumption is that
the application once they do it that is them agreeing. So they agree to the term like if they they choose to do it or they don't like we're not forcing it on anybody. So you have to apply for the amnesty program. So, is that what you're saying? Yes. It would be an agreement that they
would actually have to sign saying that they agreed to a lean being placed on their property and if they do not um if they do not um pay it, but this it doesn't have all of this in it. And so, that's why I was just trying to be
clear. But then there in lies because at the last meeting comm this was not in there and we did not see it. So I'm I'm just telling you this was not a part of what you all had before you. This was changed in between. So I'm
trying to make the record clear of what would of what would happen because you can't just say that you're placing something on, you know, a lean a lean on the property if it's not a part of an agreement and you can't do it if it's
not something that um obviously they agree to. So, I'm assuming that all of these things you are anticipating are part of this motion. And if you're saying that's the case, then that's fine. It's just that it's not addressed in the resolution. No, I'm not saying that's the case,
Madam Attorney, because nobody up here understands knows what you're talking about because nobody discussed that. What we discussed at the last meeting that we didn't want properties to be sold if they went through the amnesty program. So, this new thing now that you're bringing about the leans was never discussed up until now. It was
something I was asked to research, Mr. Mayor. And I I talked to I've talked to everybody about it in all of the meetings. We were not um I don't think we had um one where it came up in your meeting, but in the separate meetings, it was mentioned and so how do we cure
this tonight? Tonight, we need to make a motion to do that as well. Yes. All right. So, what I'll do is I'll hear Vice May Kelly and you can go ahead and write it down or something and then we'll make that motion. All right. Vice May Kelly. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um the the
amendment was to do just that. And I I'm going to keep reiterating, we all want mercy on everybody, but we still have a um city to run. And so what it would do is in effect, the applicants um
acknowledge consent to a lean and prohibition on the sale of property for a period of no less than 36 months or they would repay the full amount of the lean. Now, if we put that in there, then going to 85% I don't have a challenge.
My major concern for wanting that amendment in there is because if we seen whether we want to admit it or not, folks get the property and their intent is to just sell or do something with it. I'm not talking about the homeowner who ran into hard times. So, what this
amendment does was say to someone who's applying who's going to do it. you know fully well our intent is to help you out to mitigate your circumstance to help you get the property in condition or whatever you need to do to make it
functional and what have you but not just for the idea of you getting a break from the city and then you turn around just to make money and so if you do this then I'm the problem with 85% either because they will know in advance so if this is um added to it I have no problem
with 85 5% as well. Okay. Vice May, I think everybody's in agreement with that because that's what we wanted is from last move. Okay. So, madam um madam attorney, does that capture the language? Yes. If someone would just make a motion that applicants who acknowledge and consent to a lean and the prohibition on
the sale of property for a period of 36 months um shall or shall repay the full amount of the lean. And so, yeah. Move. Second. Okay. So the the motion was made moved by Vice May Kelly and seconded by Dr. um
Bass, Madame Clerk on the lean that was just read into record by Madame Attorney. Commissioner Urban. Yes. Sorry. To include the language that was read on the record by Vice May Kelly. I just want to make sure they both are captured. Got it.
Yes. Commissioner Irvin. Yes. Vice Mayor Kelly. Yes. Commissioner Santiago. Yes. Commissioner Bass. Yes. Mayor Taylor. Yes. Motion on the amendment passes 5-0. All right. So, now we can go ahead and call the question on the actual item. Commissioner Santiago, yes. Commissioner Baz,
yes. Commissioner Irvin, yes. Vice Mayor Kelly, yes. Mayor Taylor, yes. Motion passes 5. So, we're moving on to 132. A resolution of the city commission of the city of Opalaka, Florida, authorizing the appropriate city official to execute a triparty
memorandum of understanding between the city of Opalaka, Miami date county and community youth against violence, Inc. pertaining to the Miami Day County Juvenile Curfew Ordinance providing for incorporation of recital providing for an effective date. This is sponsored by the city manager. All
right. Can I get a motion? Move it. Moved by Commissioner Santiago. Second, seced by Commissioner Bass. All right, madam manager, go ahead and present and then move. The primary goal of this program is to implement a youth curfew enforcement initiative in collaboration with Miami
Day County Juvenile Services and Community Youth Against Violence. Chief Starks is available to answer any questions should you have regarding this item. All right. So, I'll go with me because I pulled the item so we can replace theus and take out the one that was already in
there and add a new one. So, the motion the motion Oh, we're good. I think we're all in support. Um, so the motion is made to replace the currentou
um that's in the package with the one that was provided. Can I get a second on that motion? Moved by Sorry. Sorry. Thank you, Vice. Um the the motion was carried by Vice Mayor, seconded by Commissioner Irvin. Madame Clerk, on the motion,
Commissioner Santiago? Yes. Commissioner Baz? Yes. Commissioner Irvin? Yes. Vice Mayor Kelly? Yes. Mayor Taylor? Yes. Motion passes 5-0. And now, can we make um we can call the question on the actual item if there is no discussion? You're good. All right. Go ahead. Vice Mayor Kelly?
Yes. Commissioner Santiago? Yes. Commissioner Baz? Yes. Commissioner Irvin? Yes. Mayor Taylor? Yes. Motion passes 5. All right. Thank you all for what you're doing for our community. All right. Thank you. We're moving on to item 137. A resolution of the city commission of
the city of Obalaka, Florida, approving or rejecting Miami Day County's request to release the water supply services currently provided to Amelia Airheart Park Recreation Center providing for scrivenous errors providing for an effective date. This is sponsored by the
city manager. All right. Can I get a motion? Move it. Moved by Commissioner Santiago. Second. Second by Commissioner Bass. Madam manager, on August 27th, 2025, my office received correspondence from Miami Day County Parks and Recreation and Open Space
Division requesting the city to issue a water supply letter of release for the Amelia Airheart Recreation Center to include the community and aquatic center. Um, at this time, the city does provide water service to a portion of Ameilia
Airha Park. Should this pass, the city will remain providing those services. It is their intent to develop a new facility there and with that new facility, the city of Hyia will provide the sewer service and Hyia has a new practice that if they provide sewer,
they take the water. The city will not be losing any revenue because we will keep what we already have should this pass. It's just for the new center that they are developing. and and and also all existing water connections and
services like I said will remain with the city of Opalaka that we have now. All right. So I'll yield to Commissioner Santiago as you pull the item. Yes. Thank you. Um Mr. Mayor, well I heard something different in this
commissioner meeting from before. You say that we're not going to lose anything. Uh that's correct. any income and and why before everybody you know they don't like the idea to giving the priority to hay aliyah okay uh when I
know the that part that section of the park is in my five in my four and a half square miles that the city have is it's part of the territory of the city but
now we're going to give him the uh you to then the water and everything the service because you said we're going to keep the pipe but what we going to do with the pipe send in the water to them and they're going to pay for it. They are developing a new facility. It's only for that new facility. It's not for what they currently have. So right now
we don't provide that service to the new facility because it's not developed. Once they develop it, the the city of Hyia will provide the sewer service and they're also requesting for Hyia to provide the water. If the city provide that service, it's going to be very costly for the county. It's cheaper if
the county I'm sorry if Hyalia provide that service because it's closer to the Hyolia side. And what about the rest of the park? It's going to be we we're going to still supply that. The areas that we currently provide service to, we will continue to provide
those services. Oh, okay. Well, that's something they didn't explaining before. The first time it came, it wasn't presented like this. We did go we did have a a follow-up meeting and they since have changed that they changed. Okay. Only for I heard
very well only for that new facility that they building in that side. That's correct. Okay. The rest is going to stay with us. Yes. We'll keep the service that we provide. It's not a problem. Uh it's not a problem. Uh I'm ready to vote. Okay. Yeah.
All right. and mayor um vice melli and if we don't do it I don't know what happens if we don't do it honestly that's a good question I don't know that's a good question yes and Mr. May Mr. Mayor Mr. batch mayor.
Okay, my thing is, okay, they say that we're not going to lose anything because I don't want to lose the priority that we have there in that session because I know for any reason in the future I I if I'm here alive, okay, I want that that
part of the part back to Opalaka. I don't want to giving anything free to county or to Hayalia because they don't do anything to us. They don't give nothing to us. Okay? Especially D31, D32. No. Okay,
let's see. I want my Cali. If he we don't have no problem if we don't pass. Listen to me. I'm ready to vote too. Oh, yeah. Okay. Can I finish? Yeah. Commissioner Santiago. Thank you. I I'm asking that question because two things that concern me um in
your staff summary and that is that will remain unchanged with the last sentence and any future requests for service adjustments will be coordinated directly with the city of Opalaka. When I hear that, that gives me
a concern that something else is coming because they got one part now and they may want to do something different because we don't know the plans that the county or high for that matter may have for millier hard etc. Um the other part
that's challenging to me the county remains relentless in pursuing city approval and that's why it's the question if we don't do it what occurs because that I mean there are a lot of things the county can really fight for
which I don't mind but why is this one so relentless to do this other than it's cheaper for them. I think I heard you say that and I won't put words in your mouth. Let me just ask you Mr. Mayor Max and Mayor that I mean the manager is that what I heard you say that it is cheaper if they the neck to the
higher side the cost but it's cheaper because they would have to reroute if reroute the pipes and all that other stuff if they do it on the opa side but to answer your question about that I'm sorry oh no cuz I let me let me take that one I'll take that one the problem the
reason why you see that statement we met with the uh myself and the manager along with our public works and finance department. We went we met with Hayyia and the county on this matter. And the reason why you see that line is because I brought up other issues that happened
in the city of Opalaka where they dug up um did work without coming to the city. So this is our way of saying you can't do work within our boundaries or our service areas without coming to us first. That's why you see that language
there. And I brought up the the Miami day situation. I brought up the school situation here. All of which money we recouped. However, I just wanted to make it clear that we see what you're doing and we want to make sure that this does not happen again. That's why you see that language.
Okay. and and I I appreciate that, but I I almost and I try to be peaceable when I can, but I'm almost want to take on a fight because as the mayor's mentioned, this is not the first time where we've gotten kind of we're
doing it, we're going to do it and nothing you can do about it. Normally, it's just been the county itself kind. This time it involves Hy Leia and something that they're trying to do and make happen for their community, which I have no no problem, you know, on their
behalf. But I I asked the question, what would happen if we don't? That's the question I really have. What what happened? I hear the mayor what the mayor is saying. He's, you know, y'all been doing stuff. So, we putting y'all on notice. You need to come to the city. So, they came to the city. Um, but I don't know still what they're doing for
us that should make us do what we're doing. I know it's the cost of the county rerouted. I understand that. But they've done a whole lot more in the city. And even some of that we've recouped. We had to go through a whole
process to recoup it. So that that's kind of what my concern is. Well, if we don't do it, what what would the county do to us? I mean from the standpoint of this legislation, that question did not come up because um
of of course when the commission um approved the previous legislation to not approve not accept it the first time they did reach out to have another meeting. So we have been going back and forth with trying to come to an agreement. So
and vice hold and vice may the way it was explained to the city of Opaaka from the onset from what we gathered from the county because we got it from third party it from staff it was wrong they were never trying to take the service areas from the city of Opalaka the what they're trying to build is more
on the hyalier side and it's closer to their service area so they were asking can they just have that portion and we keep everything that that is that Obelock already has and anything that comes uh in the future, no matter where it is, if it's near our or on our
service, it has to come before us first. But when it came from staff, when it came from staff, we got this from the horse's mouth. But originally, when it came from staff, it was, "Oh, we want it all." But they said, "That's not what we requested. We only wanted this portion.
This this one this one building that they're building that's clo that's in the city of Halia, but near Yeah, it's closer to their service to the commission. But so if it's in Hya, then why they coming to us?
Because we still service like there. We service some parts of Miami Gardens. We service some parts of Hyia. We service some parts of unincorporated day. Remember Opalaka used to have a water tower. Correct. So that's why they're coming to us. So, I if I may, and you
may never hear this again, but I um echo what Commissioner Santiago said. Nobody does anything for Opalaka, but they always want Opalaka to do stuff for them. And and I struggle with that. I do
because the county has buildings that we don't even get nothing from. It's in our city. They they get the revenue. they get that we don't get nothing. So even with the county
I'm not feeling it. I don't I I I I take it back. I'm I'm um madam manager, you you you don't have an answer and I know you all met and I know the county wants to get it done and
how I I'm if if they had have been more amanable in the past with some of the things they've done, I might have a better comfort level. But as the mayor is saying, he tried to say to them, "Y'all have done a lot of stuff in the past. We're trying to get y'all." But even at that, I don't think that was the
way it was going to be if we hadn't made noise the first time. I think staff or whoever the staff that the mayor is mentioning that gave us the wrong was it our staff they gave no it was their staff whoever the staff that they gave I think that's the way they probably got it from somebody and
after we raised such a challenge and they saw that now they're ready to come and do something else or more meaningable I'm still asking the question if we don't what occurs because like my colleague is saying the county for years have just kind of done stuff
and We have to take it. We have to swallow it. I know we've got all these other agreements with them and they kind of hold that over our head, but when it comes to something like this and that statement about future requests, which kind of tells me something else is going to come cuz you build this, something
else is going to come where the water is coming on our side, but it's cheaper for the county or whoever to build on the other side of the street. And you know, we don't allow phase one or building one. So, what's the stop or say, you know, building two? Um, I didn't attend
the meeting. Y'all attend the meeting. So, I I don't have a comfort level yet. I don't have a comfort level to just say support this and and let it go because I'm not as worried too much about the money side. Although, when I asked you
in my um briefing, you said the way y'all came up with that amount was based on uh a model because we don't really have any historical data. So that may not even be the actual amount, but I was willing to kind of go along with that because you were using a model you said
that was you you believe was comparable for the amount cuz I even said the 3,300 um that we would pay to the county ought to be paying that and I said in my briefing I say it now you know but that was just a scenario if we were
to provide the service we have to buy the water from the county. I I get that. But what I'm saying is as it stands now, um the pay approximately 3,300 annual to the county for the water and at the county's whatever 26 utility rate, but
we receive 108. Correct. Yes. And then we'd have to pay 3,300 because we buy the water from because we buy the water from the county. So in in essence, we're only netting about 6,500. I'm not a good math. some $7,000
if we were to if we were to do that that new building, right? But the the the challenge I have the model that we're using, we really not sure of that amount. We kind of using some kind of measuring stick of memory or thought process. We don't have a we don't have a facility
here to be able to give you actual numbers. And I I want to just say the same thing that the mayor said that that little line that's giving you some concern. We brought that up because we don't want them to be able to do something else without coming to the city. That was all
on us. So that's why you see that. What does that really mean though? It says future requests for service will be coordinated directly with the city. Does that mean coordinated mean we going to come do it? See the county Okay, and I'm going probably again on historical. the
county can be the county and and right now when I see relentless they want this done because it's cheaper for them to do that's why I'm asking the question we don't do it what happens and you don't have to answer no the mayor don't have an answer um I
wasn't in the meeting none of the rest of us so I guess we have to kind of rely on y'all been the meeting and how y'all felt that this would be the best for the city and I'm not I'm not there yet but Um I I'll hear my colleagues.
May I just ask is it a possibility that we can maybe defer the item and find out what are what are the consequences if we say no? I mean maybe have a little more conversation with them. M Mr. Mayor,
why we have why we Yeah, she still has the floor. Like would that be a possibility so we can find out like what what are our options? Um here we can definitely go back to them and ask
it's like the question the uh vice mayor asking to to the manager know we don't have no answer why we had to go there and begging you know they county to let him know what's going to happen if we say no we say no we say no this is the
city opalaka we say no we say is depend on us. What are they going to say to us? They're going to say, "Oh, I going to do that to you. If you don't do anything, then we're going to do it." No, no. When me and my decision tonight is let's vote. Okay.
And this is Opaalaka and we made our rules and they had to respect their rules. They are day county. We are Opalaka. Okay. I I'll say this. I I do understand the passion and everything but they did
come to us and when they saw that that there was a difference in the there was a confusion in what was being conveyed they tried to write it that's why I was a little more easy on it and that's why I said well then we just want to make sure that you all know that this has
been done in the past and in the future this is what we we expect we we do not the manager was there staff was there we don't like being disrespected. All of this came up in the meeting. That's why we put that language there. So, we we brought all of our concerns
up. Now, what happens if we don't do it? I can't tell you that. I can't tell you that. I can't tell you that at all. But, like the manager said, if you want that answer, we can defer it. But I can't tell you that. Mr. Mayor, Vice Mayor, um
I appreciate the comments, but what I referenced was in the was in the um staff summary, which I appreciate. Now, if you put that sentence in well, I guess it's in the third whereas
I'm assuming that's what that is. Service adjustments will be coordinate. That word coordinated is one that gives me what that really means. that third whereas which is coordinated um you over there um and they can also because they're asking
for a letter of release. So if you want stronger language in the letter then we can add the stronger language in the letter and they also said that we can um we can draft the letter we can drop the agreement. They okay with they're okay with that
with us drafting because we didn't we was we wasn't comfortable. Oh, I understand that because they need they need this. They need it. There's no doubt they need it. I I'm Yeah. I wish I'd been in a meeting I'd have told they got to pay that 3,300 too
cuz I um But we're not paying 3,300. I know what you I I know what you're really saying but and I'm only saying that because we we're using this 10,800. We don't really know what it's We don't really know because you don't have a a
measuring stick. You know, we kind of guesstimation. So, I'm taking that as the the amount. Um missing. So, they're they're saying Mr. Mayor, I mean, Madam Manager, you said that and the mayor, they're okay with us drafting the
letter. Yes, they said for us to draft it. Okay. I'm I'm gonna probably, as Commissioner uh Irvin just said, I'm probably do this one time. You hear it again because you and the mayor was in the meeting. I'm I'm going to defer uh
my original thought press process and just hold it up cuz I I'm not afraid to fight the county. But since um they will allow us to write the the letter um and our attorney, I'm quite sure along with you will get it as strong as we can get
it on our behalf. Um, I I'll support it based on that. Um, yeah, I'll support it based on on that with that language. And we're doing the letter. Go ahead. I'm sorry. I'm I'm
And if the commission could see the letter before it actually go out possibly. Not a problem. Okay. Mr. Mayor. Um, Commissioner Baz, I am totally uncomfortable with the whole thing. And I guess it's because we
were not a part of the meeting. So, we didn't get everything that you all got, but at this point, I would trust my city manager and my mayor because you guys were there. But at the end of the day, I'm not comfortable with it. And I'm saying that because the question would ask, what happens if we don't? We know
that this is city of Opalaka. We know that we call our shots to an extent, right? We would like to think that we're in charge of all of everything, but we're not. Let's be realistic. Um, the county has a lot to do with us and we need to, you know, be mindful. So, I want to know
what happens, what will be the consequences if there's any. Maybe not. But I'm not comfortable with it. But like I said, I would support it because I'm trusting you, too, because you are in the meetings. Thank you. All right.
Yeah. You ready to vote? No. No. I'm I'm about to say the last thing to to my manager and and to my mayor. I hope we can sit down with them too in the future. Okay. Like that. Like the way that they sitting with us and they tell us what to
do. I want to tell them that we have the right to to go to our own street and put the speed bumpers. Okay. in that neighborhood and we have accident every day. Okay. And the stop sign that we need, okay, that they always say no, you can't, you can't, you can't. But we had
to let them go when whatever they want. Uh myself, I'm very comfortable and I and I'm ready to go and I'm not comfortable with that. I'm not okay. We we are city. We are government too. And it have to be respect. And like my colleague say, I'm not
sitting there, you know, uh with you guys. I trust you guy, but I'm not comfortable with that. Understood. Yes, sir. Madame Madame Clerk, I'm sorry, Mr. Mayor, because the language in the resolution has approved
slashdeny in the title and also in the body and section two. Um, I don't think it was clear as to what the motion was it to approve or deny. to it was to approve with the um fact that
we're writing the letter and the commission would see the letter before it went out. Now that's that's what I you know I don't know if that's requires amendment but that's my approval based on those two caveats.
I would have to defer to the attorney on Oh, it would be that would be the amendment. It would be the with the with the the addition of the letter would would be an amendment to what's currently before you.
Okay. I move the amendment. All right. So, the movement was moved. Can I get a second on the amendment? Second by uh moved by Vice Mayor Kelly. Second on by Commissioner Irvin. Madame Clerk on the amendment. Commissioner Irvin. Yes. Yes. Vice Mayor Kelly. Yes.
Commissioner Santiago. Yes. For the amendment. Commissioner Bass. Yes. Mayor Taylor. Yes. Motion on the amendment passes. 5-0. All right. So, the amendment was made that it's approved. We were approved with and the letter needs to come to the comm.
What did you say? I'm packing up. You're right. They're but but vice. All right. All right. Now, we can go ahead and call the question on the actual um call the question on the actual um or resolution. Commissioner Bass,
yes. Commissioner Irvin, yes. Vice Mayor Kelly, yes. Commissioner Santiago, yes. Mayor Taylor, yes. Motion passes 5. All right. Um going into our ordinance
items. Um 16 A1 An ordinance of the city commission of the city of Obalaka, Florida, amending chapter 4, article 1, section 4-15 of the city's code of ordinances entitled public consumption of alcoholic beverages prohibited exceptions to
transfer the review and approval authority relating to alcoholic beverages exceptions from the city commission to the city manager. Providing for administrative review by the city manager. Providing for adoption of representations. providing for conflict and repeal or providing for inclusion in the code. Providing for
scrinous errors, providing for an effective date. This is sponsored by the city. This is sponsored by Mayor Taylor. I get a motion. Move it. Moved by Commissioner Irvin. Second. Second by Commissioner Santiago. Um, simply put, normally in in the past,
when someone wants to do an event in the city of Opalaka, they have to come to the commission to get approval to serve alcohol at their event, which holds up process for anybody that's trying to do festivals or events in the city of
Opaaka. So my my suggestion was my ordinance was to move it from the city commission and give it to the manager and allow her to work with staff to give approval to any vendor that's trying to do those services in the city of Opalaka. That's simply put. So this is a public
hearing item. Public hearing is open. Public hearing is closed. And I'll entertain any questions that may arise. Mr. Mayor, Vice Mayor, in um section uh two, I guess, of our our
current section 4.5, and I'm on page 420 of the whole book. Um the 14 days, could you could you give me a clarity because I thought when you come to rent or do something, when you do the permit
application, you do it, you have to do it far enough out anyway. Um so your your um ordinance will just make that a part of the manager's review but it still would have to be a part of that
same time frame like the um special permit yes application is nothing is changing as it relates to that. The only difference is instead of it coming to the commission because it adds extra time it goes to the manager. So nothing is changing. So anything but
let's just say it's an event that goes past 14 days then it comes to us. Oh if it's less so if it's less than 14 days then it will come to us more. I see you see you in the morning. I see you. Say it again. Say it again.
No I said so in and nothing has changed. So he says 14 days less it would have to come to the commission. More. They cannot exceed 14 days. No, I I see what this says, but that's part of the permit package anyway. Correct. So, nothing is changing. The only difference is instead of it coming to
the commission for approval, it goes to the manager. That's the only Okay. I know you're trying to to leave, so I'm I'm going to support it um tonight and I I'll get better clarity between this first reading. Thank you. Yes, sir. Can I get um any other
questions? All right. Madame Clerk, Vice Mayor Kelly? Yes. Commissioner Santiago? Yes. Commissioner Irvin. Yes. Mayor Taylor. Yes. Motion passes 40. First reading. All right. Thank you all and I'll yield
to Vice Mayor Kelly. Sir, they travel sir. Okay. We're moving right along. 16 A2 an ordinance of the city of Opalaka, Florida, amending article 4 entitled purchasing of the code of ordinances by
creating new section 2-361 entitled public private partnership P3 providing for severability providing for conflict providing for an effective date. This is sponsored by the city manager. Need a motion. Move it. Second move by Commissioner Irvin and
second by Commissioner Santiago. Um, madame manager, in 2024, the Florida legislature amended the P3 law pursuant to House Bill 781. This will allow for greater private sector participation in the delivery of
public projects. Mr. Gay is also available. Owen, should you have any questions? Okay. This is a public hearing item. Public hearing is open. Public hearing is open. Public hearing is closed. Any
discussion? Um, I'm attorney. Vice Mayor, it may be a good idea for for you all to at least know how this works and um because I think there um could be some
you may get applications you you should know generally how it works. And so it's my recommendation that if um you don't hear from Mr. Gay tonight that we sit with each of you individually and go through what this ordinance does, what
it means, and so that when people are coming to you, you'll have an understanding of it. Okay. Um that is notated. I I did have um some concerns that I raised uh with
the manager um but I didn't really want to take up time tonight cuz I know it's kind of quick but uh my colleagues you do hear the attorney I guess before the next briefing to have that uh individual meeting on the specifics u and I will
say I did ask your assistant some questions references so you can get that information hearing no discussion Madam clerk, roll call. Commissioner Santiago, yes. Commissioner Irvin, yes. Vice Mayor Kelly, yes.
Motion passes 30. First reading. Moving right along. An ordinance of the city commission of the city of Opalaka, Florida, amending chapter 17, article 3 of the city's code of ordinances entitled planning and development to include new division 4
entitled cross access easement agreements and covenants establishing a process for the review and approval. Providing for definitions, providing for application procedures, providing for review criteria, providing for an amendment to chapter 2,
article 14, section 2-655 or a $500 fee, providing for recordation requirements, providing for conflict and repealer, providing for the severability, providing for inclusion in the code, rescending all ordinances and conflict, providing for an effective
date. The first reading and public hearing was held on September the 10th and this is sponsored by the city manager. Need a motion? Move it. Moved by Commissioner Santiago. Second. Moved by Commissioner Irvin. Uh Madame Manager, this is a second reading of this
ordinance that will allow for an agreement between neighboring property owners for the mutual use of the cross access easement. The agreement will follow the property and not the current owners. And Mr. Gay is also here should you have any additional questions. Okay. This is a public hearing. Public
hearing is open. Welcome. Let your name in just for the record. Very briefly. It's good to see everyone again. Graham Penn 200 South Biscane Boulevard. Uh as we discussed uh last hearing at first reading, this is a
technical amendment that will establish a process for a document that is very uh useful for many commercial and industrial developments in the city. Uh it will help uh property owners modernize their sites. Um and so we would ask for your approval on second
reading tonight. Thank you. Public hearing is still open. Public hearing still open. Public hearing is closed. Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call. Commissioner Irvin.
Yes. Commissioner Santiago? Yes. Vice Mayor Kelly? Yes. Motion passes. 30. Thank you. Moving right along to Madame Manager. The finance director has initiated the preliminary documentation
for fisc year 25 audit and CLG and also met with BCA Watson Rice regarding the progress of the efficiency audit. Building and license have assisted have assisted 489 customers during the period of September 8th
through September 19th and have generated $167,000 in license and permitting fees. Cold compliance conducted 51 inspections citywide during the same time. Madam um ma madam manager I didn't want
to interrupt you but we going to lose quorum. Okay. I'm sorry. So unless it's something okay I ain't letting you go nowhere but I I I understand. So to my colleagues let me just do that in writing. If it's something important I stay.
No no no. Let me not a problem. I got to get Let me just No. Uh unless there's something else pressing um you can get with the manager. She can see your report schedule meetings. U madam attorney or madam clerk is there nothing else? I know there's some board
appointments that are supposed to be there. Um some of them are individual. So um unless something that's vitally urgent. Um Mr. Vice Mayor. Yes. Just quickly um Commissioner Bass is appointing Mr.
Herman to the civil service board. That's an individual. We don't have to vote on it. Anything else, madam attorney, madam manager, my colleagues, nothing. Uh, we can meet with you. You can send us your report. Um, we'll forgo um any reports except for Commissioner
to announce karaoke. Go ahead. I'm sorry. That's the last thing. Yes. Um, this this week Saturday we're having karaoke at Ingram Park and please come out and we have a good time. Okay. Thank you everyone. I need a
motion to adjurnn. Move it. Moved by Commissioner Santiago. Second by Commissioner Irving.