Good afternoon everyone. Hi, welcome. We're going to start now. If everyone could take a seat, Mauricio. Hey, Commissioner Joseph. present. Commissioner Styverent here.
Commissioner Viscara is not here yet. Commission uh Vice Mayor Llama here. And Mayor Stetchin here. We have a quorum. Thank you. And um we normally do this at our evening uh meeting, but since we have such a large crowd here,
um um you know, for for in respect to all of you, I'd like everyone to stand um and do the pledge of allegiance, please. The flag here and behind us. David, would you lead us? I know you're in there somewhere. Algiance 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. Thank you. I could have done. Okay. Please go ahead. Okay, the first item on today's
agenda is 2A. It's a a presentation for an outstanding award for the city's website. Who is that? Waiting for Leah. Leah. Leah. Thank you. Good afternoon, honorable mayor, vice mayor, and city commission. Uh, the
media team recently received an outstanding award from the Florida Municipal Communicators Association for our website. So, this we received first place for our new website, sibfl.gov, gov at the Florida Municipal
Communicators Association Conference. And this is a professional network that provides communications leadership and support for Florida's cities, towns, and villages. These prestigious awards recognize the exceptional efforts of local government communicators across
the state. So, this award highlights our city's dedication to creating innovative user focused solutions that strengthen community engagement and ensure everyone has access to important city information. And we have a short video
to play. The redesigned website for Sunny Isles Beach aimed to provide a streamlined, mobile friendly, and accessible digital experience for residents, businesses, and visitors. Developed in collaboration with Granicus, the site features intuitive navigation, improved search,
and responsive design. Extensive user research, including multilingual surveys and heat mapping, informed content updates. Key goals included enhancing access to city services, promoting transparency, and improving user satisfaction. Despite being a small
city, the site reflects the city's commitment to excellence, integrating a citizen request tool and spotlighting high demand services like beach conditions and building permits. So, I would just wanted to say that the state of Florida has a lot of talented
government communicators. So, it was a very competitive field and we were very proud that we won. And the project was a real team effort. We had past employees that are no longer with us contribute and we also have a bunch of new employees with us that will be working
on the website moving forward. So, we just wanted to thank you for recognizing this award. Thank you, [Applause] Mauricio. Okay, the next item that we have is 2B certificates of appreciation presented
for the city sports teams. Honorable mayor, commission, um my apologies. Um city manager, city staff, as the 2024 2025 sports season comes to a close, we'd like to recognize our Sunny Beach competitive level teams and
highlight the successes they had this season. These successes are a testament to the athletes dedication. the unwavering support from their parents and the countless hours of training mentoring from our Sunny Als Beach Athletics Division. We look forward to seeing what you all
can accomplish next season. So, you want me to go team by team and do the The coaches are here, correct? I'm actually going to have the coaches help us with some of these certificates. Okay. So, we're going to go by team. Okay. The first one that we're going to call up are the Baby Diamonds cheer
team. So, Coach Josie Vidal, [Applause] and to highlight their successes while they're getting ready, um the Baby Diamond Cheer Team, um they took they were champions of two of their tournaments this year, the Miami
Meltdown in February and the FCDA state championship in April. [Applause] So, when your name is called, please come up. Um, you'll get a certificate and then we'll take a commission with uh
a photo with commission or team. Okay, Miss Josie, if you can come to the microphone so we can they can on the record hear the names. You're probably the best person to pronounce the names next to me. Absolutely. Um, here we go. Yav. And mayor commissioners, if you all
would like to start going down to take the picture. Okay. Okay. [Applause] Emily, [Applause]
Emma [Applause] Okay. [Applause]
One, two, [Applause] [Applause] Next, we're going to be calling up the
Diamond uh excuse me, the Diamond Cheer Team. So, highlights from their season. Uh the Diamond Christmas Championship in December. They were the champions. Florida Challenge in January, champions. Miami meltdown, they took third place. Beach Battle in March, third place. The
FCDA state championship in April, second place. And the FCDA show of champions in April, second place. [Applause] Chloe Gutman.
[Applause] Evangeline. [Applause] They're not here. Just call them. Just call. Okay. Okay. Tamara, [Applause] Anna Watson,
Ma, [Applause] Sophia. [Applause] Yeah, they didn't get [Applause]
[Applause] Okay, the next team that we're calling up will be the U8 Select Soccer Academy. Coach Nicholas Morales. So, the U8 Select Soccer Academy took they were champions of our spring 2025
C's soccer league. [Applause] So I have so Mario de Franco not here today.
Luis Pinto Silva. [Applause] Rafael Garcia, [Applause] Andreas Bermooz,
[Applause] Guggas, Gas, [Applause] Alexander Ugalde, [Applause]
You're welcome. Miran Simu, [Applause] Angel Basquez, [Applause] he wasn't confirmed.
[Music] Andrew, keep it cool. Bernardo Saoski. [Applause] Christian Lbin.
[Applause] Nice Christian. Congratulations, Jacob Espinosa. [Applause]
for him. They go [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] Okay, the next team we're going to be calling up is a U10 Select Soccer
Academy. Coach is Alexander Jod Doll. Highlights from their season, uh, they were the spring 2025 SE's League champions. Our captain, Mr. Mateo.
[Applause] Okay, [Applause] [Applause] Simeon Kung Fu.
[Applause] Mr. Leonel. Where's Leon? [Applause] Leonel. [Music]
Okay. There is a Okay, Daniel, you're muted. [Applause] Okay, let's see if she's not here. Monte
Alexander Yoro. [Applause] Oh, no, no, no, no, no, wait, wait, wait. Who have Anastasia? Yes.
No. Any more here? No, he's not here. Okay, that's it. That's it. [Applause] Okay. Coach Alexi Dekach
of the U12 select team. [Music] [Applause] So highlight from their season. Uh, the U12 Select Soccer Academy was the runnerup, second place of our spring 2025 C Soccer League
[Applause] here. Okay. Okay. Giron Mo Granada. [Applause]
Almost back. [Applause] Elia and Pavl, are they here? Not here. Who else? Noel,
[Applause] I think that's it. Yeah, I did not miss any
[Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] Coach Ardum Barnoski
for the UN9 Select Soccer Academy. You can do it. Okay. Uh, Coach Volmir MiniV of the U12 select volleyball team. So, highlights of our 12U select volleyball team. um in February they were the champions of the President's
Day Slam tournament and then they took second place in the Winter Classic in February of 2025 and they just returned from what AA nationals in Orlando yesterday and they did very well. They competed very well. I think what what was the
record? Okay, they played premier premier division in Orlando and they finished in second, which is one of the highest divisions. Okay, I'm standing in for Volvo. I'm not that tall, but I'll try. Okay.
Oh, Ariana is not here either. Um, Alexi Diaz, Alexa, Clementina, [Applause] Emily. All right.
Uh, Gia [Applause] Nina, [Applause] uh, Stephanie Lugbin. [Applause]
Oh, stupid. [Music] Congratulations. [Applause] [Music] We can do the 89. Okay. for coach Ardum Bernowski. And last but not least, our UN9 Select
Soccer Academy highlights from their season. Uh they were the spring 2025 seas league champions. [Applause] All right. Micola K, [Applause]
he's still in camp. Tiffany K. [Applause] Leonel [Applause] [Music] Gabriel Santos, Lima,
[Applause] Daniel G. [Applause] Aiden Glands, the president, Alberto V.
[Applause] I think that's all confirmed. Yes. [Music] Daddy. [Applause] Yeah.
So, while I would love to believe that you all are here for the rest of the meeting, I know you're not, but I do want to um just acknowledge uh those that sometimes don't acknowledge uh are not acknowledged, which is the parents. A big round of applause for you. You
didn't get a certificate, but and and of course the coaches and all the staff that makes this happen. You guys are amazing. All of you are really amazing. This is very impressive. Thank you everyone. Congratulations. All right. Um, if you want to just take a minute, unless you all are staying,
you want to take a minute, you guys can go now. No. Okay. Next item. Okay. Before we move on, uh, if you've lost the key, this is for a Kia. It's up here. Everyone know you want to go home. Okay. The next Wait.
That's okay. the next item. Just give them a minute. Oh, there goes everyone. Okay, I guess there was a reaction period. [Music] [Music]
Okay. So, you want to get a quick picture? All right. Thank you everybody. Um, Commissioner Riskar, are you okay to go next or you want to wait? [Music] [Music]
All right, let's just hold off. Okay. So, uh, Mauricio, we're just gonna, um, skip 2C right for now and go to discussion items. Okay. Discussion item 3A is a discussion regarding child care facilities. Okay.
Mayor. Yes. I'm going to ask Amy to come up and give you a brief overview. Thank you. Okay. Good afternoon, mayor and commissioners. Um, in 2020, the commission passed a resol an ordinance that removed religious facilities and
childcare facilities from the R1 zoning district. And, um, the allowable uses in our zoning code use a stacking method. So, if something is referenced in the lesser intense zoning district, it's referred to by the more intense zoning
district. So, by striking religious facilities and child care facilities from the R1 zoning district, Amy, just one one second. if you'd all would just mind finishing your conversations outside. It's an echo in here so we hear everything.
Thank you. Go ahead. Okay. Um, so with the passing of that 2020 ordinance, child care was effectively removed from all of the residential zoning districts. Um this came up recently with uh the Winston Towers commercial plaza which is
zoned RMF2 a residential district. Um in that commercial plaza a new child care facility cannot open because childcare facilities was removed in that 2020 ordinance. So after a review of all of the zoning codes it was revealed that
child care is not explicitly stated in any of the zoning districts. Um only in the community facilities zoning district and the town center district does the permitted uses reference public and private educational facilities which
could be stretched to mean uh child care but it's not very clear. So um included in your agenda packet was a copy of the zoning map. I also have extras if you need want to um reference it. Um staff is seeking direction from the commission
on if child care facil facilities should be reintroduced into the zoning code as an allowable use and if so within which zoning districts. Oh, it's and it's also on the screen now as well. Um the last thing that I want to say before your
discussion is staff would recommend that if we do reintroduce child care facilities into the zoning districts that it would be as a conditional use only which will require commission review and approval before any um daycare facility were to open. Um so
with that direction um we will come back with an ordinance at a future date um to clarify the child care standards and which zoning districts childcare facilities are allowed in. Okay. Um
Joseph, do you want to start? Yes. Well, I have a question for Amy. Amy, so considering that we do have a resident that's waiting for this um you know that's under the gun, how
long do you think it might take for you to come back to us? If this is something that the commission instructs us to do, we would bring something back in July for you to review and it would take two readings. It would
be July and August. It would take two readings. Then just if I may add then the applicant would have to also apply for conditional use which would be require another meeting. That'll be another meeting. And what is their condition right now? What what what is their status?
Are they able to do business now? They are not supposed to be doing business. So isn't there well according to Yeah. I'll leave it at that. Yeah. Okay. So isn't there anything we can do to um give them some type of conditional
license in the meantime? No, you had asked me to look into that and I had worked with Amy to do that. The only solution was what was articulated now is you know you're you don't allow the use in R1, RMF1, RMF2 and RTH.
Um the sole option you would have essentially would be to change your code. And in this case, this particular facility is an RMF2. Um you would have to permit childcare facilities or daycare facilities with an RMF2. Would that
require a code change? And I'm not speaking to what DCF requires and what issues they have. I can't speak for DCF. I can only speak on behalf of the city. Right. And I'm only speaking regarding the city as well, but um so
we have a business that was doing business under the impression that they were grandfathered in. Correct. That's they were for only a portion of it and then they made a change that presumably both DCF and the city were
did not find to be permissible under the code. Yeah, we discussed this is they were not grandfathered in. They they made a change. Okay. They knew that what the um uh what the zoning was. Um and I think that um it probably helps a little bit.
I'm going to interrupt you just and we'll come back to you because I believe um Commissioner Viscar was here at the same time and Commissioner Llama when we when we uh passed the ordinance and that was in response to uh child care facilities opening up without a license
if I remember that correctly in the residential areas. It was specific to Golden Shores I think. And also I mean you're this is five years ago making me dig. Yeah. But I I also I think it was also in response to uh like other other
religious Yeah. like that they were using homes for religious gatherings and that they were something along those lines and so we wanted to clarify what the proper use in that residential I mean I'm digging here like this is like right and I didn't review that
before before coming here but it was along those lines that there was some there was some religious gatherings uh happening in homes and that there was that extension of the childcare u right and there was daycare uh that were
opening up in homes in homes as well. So, um because this is going to affect everyone, not just the one business owner. So, I want to make sure that we're not, you know, it doesn't look like we're trying to do spot zoning here. No, I understand. But it's not like a a pool that um you know, they
changed the pump without a license. Now, the pool is shut down. This is someone's livelihood that we're considering as well that was in business and now we've she's the portion of her business is still open. is just the portion that she changed is she cannot operate but her uh
child care is open right yes but she is operating right but not fully yeah okay well if I'm the only one that's uh looking for a bend then so I think we're talking about two
separate things I understand what the staff is looking are you so you would recommend that we add back we have at least four months before they can and depending upon what they have to do with the county. Hopefully they have
uh you know they're working on their county issues at the same time. But um just as a lo as a logical thinking person, I would think there was something the city could do to help them along in the meantime. Yeah. Okay.
Commissioner um Stevenson, you want to add to the conversation? If this provide a solution. Yeah. One one second. Vice Mayor. Okay. Go ahead. Go ahead. You got the floor.
Okay. All right. So, basically what we're trying to do here and it's going back to the daycare. I guess this is what obviously it applies to. So basically we're looking at
reintroducing child care under a conditional use and obviously it will need to be approved by us the commission and that will take two readings. Right now, my question is when
it becomes conditional use, because obviously we don't want to open up a can of worms where, you know, if you're talking about certain districts where people could come in and just open up child care, I remember that when we passed this
ordinance, the intent was to prevent, you know, these types of uh childc care facilities or religious facilities ities from springing up within, you know, houses specifically. So, um, I would like to
meet with you, Amy, and just, you know, hash out some of those details. Uh, my direction is is yes. Um, but yeah, I would like to know a little more of the details. Commissioner Stevenson. Okay. If this is going to uh provide a
solution for her in the short time, I'm for it. Yeah, I support it. Yeah. Okay. But just but for clarification because I do think we're talking about two separate things. Um for the purposes of the business owner, this not this is not what we're discussing. This is for
in um Mr. City attorney, can you please clarify because I want to make sure we're really clear with what we're discussing. The impetus of this whole discussion was that particular dayare. Right. So we were charged to go find a solution. So we looked at the code and realized that
that use was not permitted in R1, RMF1, RMF2 and RTH. So the solution would be in the short term if you want to accommodate this particular business. Mhm. The best you could do would be to allow it in RMF2 only. Still exclude it in all your other
districts, but allow it in RMF2, which would allow her to operate lawfully. Right? So that would be the one quick well quick in the sense that solution where you're not allowing it in every one of your districts. It still protects your R1 which is your
residential single family homes. I have a a question. So can you define RMF2? That I have to give to Amy. It's the orange. So on your map um it's the orange color for RMF2. It's the medium high density
residential zoning district. Um, but the direction we're seeking is right now it's not clear in any zoning district. So, we're asking the commission for direction where in the city do you feel comfortable with child care type uses? So, that way we can go into th those specific zoning districts
and introduce it as a conditional use. I I will say that any place that we have current commercial already in place I feel very comfortable having child care um uses and that's I agree I would agree with
that as well if it's a shopping plaza yes and that's why I was asking for the for the definition because um it is we right now if we look at the orange it it includes a lot of residential
areas and and so I don't want to we passed that ordinance to prevent a problem and so I don't want to create something new to invite the problem back right so um along the lines rather than look and again I don't know if it's
permitted because we have to do it by section but rather than looking at it in these color sections I would say something that's already commercial and or which that plaza would qualify all our, you know, all our whatevers. And
then in the future, if there's any um if there's any uh new development that's mixed use that has a commercial component because wouldn't that be nice if you had a new building and you had the day on the bottom or something like that. Um then I would be okay with that. I don't know
what what that would be called. But what I don't want to do is say let's go with the orange because it it solves this immediate problem because we're trying to do something nice for this existing business that serve the community and now we're going to have daycarees, you know, in every Winston
Towers building and and along um um definitely have to carve out that commercial area. But you can't you can't carve out area. I think the question is okay. So, so the only way to get her to operate the way she wants to operate is
to allow those uses in RMF2. That's it. We can't just say in commercial. No, because that's you you're going by zoning districts. Okay. But then we could still Wait, wait, one one at a time. Let Commissioner Visar. So that that plaza where it's at is not
considered commercial. It's it's it's by zoning district. It's not necessarily used. So you have a zoning district that's defined. You can't change your zoning district. It's an RMF2. So, you can't just do it peace meal as to what the type of use is. It's got to go by the zoning district.
So, it's either orange or nothing or or yellow or nothing. But or she could or she could she could change her use with that adjoining use. She could stick to one thing like DCF wants to and she'll be fine. But hold on. And I think that the solution
is there because if it goes in front of us anyways what if if it's it's based we still have to approve it. So I think that avoids it opening up in every Winston Tower building or anywhere else, right? They still have to come. That's the that's the way that we can manage. So we can
still knock it out. So um Mr. City Manager, you want to say something? Mayor, I just want to provide point of clarification. the the owner of the daycare can actually comply right now without us changing the code. She could relegate the one section
of the business to one use. She wants it to be multiple uses. So, I wanted to provide that point of clarification. And then also if you make this change, it would apply to all of the properties
within that specific zoning district, not just one. Yes, that would be fine because they would have to come back to us. We're going to make it that they have to come before the commission and then we could not allow it. Understanding that you'd have to have a reason not to allow it.
Well, so in effect then the Winston Towers or any building can then apply for Okay. Um, yeah, that's that's a challenge. But that would be on a again there's a lot of you can't just you just can't open up your condo and
all of a sudden become a daycare. There's state requirements, there's licensing requirements. Um there's you know your condo is probably not going to allow you to do it. So there are variety. It's not like daycarees are going to pop up in the condo buildings. Um, so the
availability of space and I think under our code the daycarees Amy have to be standalone do that don't they? Or not standalone but um right now our code doesn't have a lot of guidance for daycarees. That's why with the ordinance we will bring to you
it'll be for which zoning districts it should be allowed as a conditional use and then more standards for opening a childare. about cuz I think they have to have dedicated parking. There's a variety of things on if I remember correctly if I this is going way back specifically with this business was that
they had to go through some substantial hoops to be able to get licensed by us. Maybe they misunderstood where it required green space and it required parking. That's Mhm. There's parking and outdoor play area required. Right. So then that does make it that then solves
right. That that's I guess that's what I was referring to. has to be some dedicated space for that which you wouldn't be able to do if you just have a condo in a residential building. Right. Exactly. Okay. So, we're back. Let me ask another question. Right now, which Amy pro you probably said at your
intro, but So, right now, where is it allowed? Nowhere. There's no child care allowed other than I guess the I mean, no daycare, no baby stuff other than than whatever the city provides. And right in 2020, you struck
it all. Excuse me. Is there an exception if they are exempt? For example, the Habad on Sunny Boulevard. They have a religious exemption from DCF. They may be able to operate under DCF,
but without knowing the specifics, I don't know that they are under our code. So, the Habad is owned town center district and it's only in community facilities and town center district. It says private and public educational facilities which has been interpret the
interpretation has been stretched to include childc care facilities but that's why I would like to come back with an ordinance that clarifies exactly where child care is and isn't allowed in the zoning districts. So under the current interpretation in town center you could have a and not religious or
anything I could put up like Jen's daycare in uh under the central pay. I could do that, right? You would still need to meet all the licensing requirements. Yeah, I have to go out the licensed. But if I if but it's possible. So it's not that we have no options,
right? It's just not very clear. That depends how you interpret the code because it's fuzzy. Okay. But that's why we're having this conversation. So properly interpreted, if we clean up the language, we could have child care in in the centrope and and um the the plazas
along Marshalls and and milums. Right. Okay. Right. Because historically we have they've run camps at the various like the winners and the they've all run some sort of Right. But I don't know if
that's considered child care or if that's just considered activity. I don't know how they're classified, right? But the and the point being just because they exist doesn't mean they're supposed to be uh operating. But in the town center, you can. Right. Okay. So,
Mr. City Manager, do you have enough direction based on this conversation? I think I'd like to go back with Amy and draft something that has some parameters that we can bring back to you. Okay. Next month that
we can discuss further. Okay. Thank you. All right, Mauricio. Next item is 3B. Excuse me. We're deferring 3B, mayor, which is a discussion 3B. Yes. Which is a discussion regarding mosquito. And I
want to defer 3C as well. Okay. 3C is being deferred. So we're on to 3D ambulance donation to Hudzala. Okay. Okay. And that's my baby. And
so I know last year we had a conversation regarding a hot sala ambulance coming to Sunny Isles for a donation of $500,000. Well, I had a discussion with Andre
of Hatala and he uh we got that number down to 350,000 for a donation from Sunny Isles. But we have a problem with donations because we've now limited the donations
to $5,000 per commissioner mayor. So, we have to figure out another way to the benefit of residents to have the city obtain this
vehicle and then turn it over for use by Hutzala. So, I'm asking the commissioners for any ideas. [Music] Okay. What What do you suggest, Jerry?
I suggest that the city um I know last year we had in the budget 500,000 set aside, which we did away with, but that was a very high number. I knew I could get it down. So, it was
actually taken out, but I would like to see that put back in under uh different circumstances than what the city manager was telling me we're limited to. Now, uh
I believe we could designate it as a uh as a need a a res a need determined by uh city management to the benefit of residents. Um, and that would allow us to add that
back into the budget in order to make the uh donation for this ambulance. Well, I very much appreciate you bringing this uh back. As you know, this is a an item that I'm very much in support of. So, um, I'd like to hear
from the rest of the commission. Commissioner Viscara or maybe vice mayor. I just like to add one more thing. Sure. that hota does not only benefit it benefits every resident in the city. Um when Miami Dade fire uh
takes someone does a rescue and takes someone to a hospital they receive a large bill. Hutsala never charges the resident. Vice Mayor. Yes. So um I spoke to Hatala. I know I understand that it's not that that price
from 500,000 to 350 was negotiated. I believe that if we could get him 350, the condition is that he gets the 350, he could get 150,000 from someone else. So that's that's one. Uh the price of
the uh ambulance is still 500,000. Uh, another point is that from my understanding and what we discussed last year is that there's no deficiency in the city right now with um with that
service, right, with uh the service for ambulances. Um, I think there's other ways to help Hatala. I think that that amount is big. Also, we have the issue like you said, Jerry, of our donations policy.
So, we need to have to go back and revise that. We need to be consistent. Um, and also I think that last year when we were discussing, you also mentioned that we could probably talk to other cities,
pull some money and perhaps help them get that ambulance. So, I I think the 350 or 500, whatever it is, it's a large number. I think there's other ways we could help them. Perhaps with a smaller
monetary donation, maybe lobbying for other cities to kind of chip in and then but it needs to be consistent within our donations policy. If we're going to make it 500,000 or 350,
then I think we need to be fair and some other organizations are I'm going to have to be uh you know um qualified to receive the same amount. Okay. Um Okay. I do want to help them. I mean,
there's other things that they could get. There's like uh packs. there's different things that they could take or we could just, you know, talk to other cities. We have relationship with other neighboring cities where they would service and um and take it from there.
You know, I'd like to pick up where we left off last year regarding that conversation. Um that's that's my thought. Okay. Commissioner Stevenson. Okay. Did you want to address that
before I go to Yes. So, actually, we're not looking to help out Hutzala. We're having we're looking for Hutzala to help out our residents. Um, they currently have ambulances stationed in Surfside and in Aventura,
but that doesn't having them there does not help our response time. The idea is to have a quick response which we already have I understand from Miami date fire but people are receiving bills from Miami date fire which they would
not be receiving from hot and to a lot of residents in the city. That's why I'm saying we I I'm willing to help them. Who I think at this point that amount is help or help the residents because I don't hear you
saying I don't hear you considering our residents. I hear you. Well, I am considering our residents. That's I know that there's a need for that too, you know, but we need there's different steps that we need to take. I mean, I I spoke with Hatala. It doesn't have to be
an ambulance. We could we could donate other things as well. No, this is about an ambulance. Last year we had 500,000 set aside until we took it out of the budget, but if it
would have been 350,000 last year, our donation, it would have gone through. You know that. Well, I I I don't know about that, Jerry. Okay. Let Commissioner um Mscar have an opportunity to speak if you'd like. So I reviewed the the discussions from last
year the because we we had two I think in July and in August. So um let me look at the July. So in July we talked about it and Jerry you said oh you know I'd like to hear from Miami date fire and then the next month they came correct.
Um and what your question was at the time in July which you again asked in August was are are we lacking an ambulance? Does Miami date fire need an ambulance? Would adding an ambulance improve response times? Uh, and if it's
not needed, uh, then the city, this is you, you said, then the city is, then it's just the city spending funds that could go somewhere else to benefit residents. And I honestly I didn't think that Miami date fire would answer that. and because I
didn't think that they would uh they would just I thought they would just present their information and but when you asked them in August do do we need it and after they told us about the response time and everything else they said if they saw a decline in the service that they were providing then
they would say yes it's needed but otherwise they're Miami date fire is providing ade more than adequate your words were more than adequate service so I if we're looking to find the need. We're not going to find it because we we
are serviced by our our fire station and also the one in Hollowover. They cover 15 the the southern 15%. So we have that's why our response time is so good and they have the um the other thing they talked about was that it was a
fixed regulated staffing and mandatory qualifications. is not voluntary based. Not that the volunteers are not qualified, but there's a um we we just don't control that, right? There's no standard that we see. So, unless there's
been a change in the data, I don't this is a big number, right? This is not $100 or $1,000. This is a really big number. So, I I don't see a a that decline in service or a change in the data that
would that would um justify the that big check to somebody else. However, and this is where I align with with the vice mayor, I absolutely support the the supporting them because they are here. They're doing a good thing. they're
they're in the community and they're they should be recognized for that and I would absolutely support doing that through our donation program and if we need to tweak it then we tweak it but there's no if there's no need I I
wouldn't direct Stan to say there's a need when Miami date fire stood here in August and told us there isn't so it I don't I just don't think it's justified but I do think making a donation to um would be absolutely appropriate. Well,
having a donation with having no additional benefit, I don't see it because now what you're not talking about is the benefit of Hutsala. Now, I I came to I don't I don't think so. I came to understand that because
no, we were talking about Miami date fire saying that if they saw a need for an additional ambulance, they would add another ambulance. I remember that conversation. But Miami date fire charges residents
a bill that some people can't afford for the emergency service that they absolutely need. At the moment, Hatsala does not charge for the same service and the people who are calling Hatsala today
are also not not getting charged. It's no charge for those who call. So that that benefit already exists. And what I'm saying is we should support it. We should, you know, let's show the appreciation. Let's say thank you. But
we do it through our I mean how many conversations do we have about structuring our donation policy? So let's rather than out the gate throw out our donation policy. let's let's use it and if there's you know I didn't even think about pooling with
other cities or you know that I I like that but I there is it's a big number for that that's against our policies but I think that we should support them I I don't think the data is there to support
it let me ask a a question when we when we had this discussion last year it was prior to our new policy correct Yes. Okay. And at that time we had somewhat consensus but then that sort of changed when when the uh Miami date fire
came and then when the other person came and sort of everything got muddied up and then that was removed. Um and the number was higher as well. Well the number still it's still a high number. I think we can all agree it's a high number was to make it part of the budget conversation. Right. Exactly. Exactly.
So, um, with the $25,000, uh, donation cap that we currently have, did we exhaust that for this fiscal year? No, we did not. Okay. So, I would, you
know, I think that the the what Commissioner Riscara and and the vice mayor is saying is is is fair. I think that um, you know, starting off with some donation and it would be helpful, Jerry. I don't think that it wouldn't. I absolutely I think that they can buy certain supplies for a um ambulance
because the problem with having other cities come in is that then you are becoming sort of a a broker trying to figure out who's going to give what and then ultimately it's not our donation. It's still helpful. It's a donation. I mean if the goal is to help them, right?
I mean then then let's help them. We just I don't see the data to justify, right? So, but I'm absolutely open to finding ways to help them and and and donating as we are agreed that we can.
Okay. What what um how much do we have? If I can just it's not just the total number that you have, but remember you have a restriction that it's no more than 5,000 per organization. So even if you yourselves can muster up 25,000 or
you increase those limits next year through the budget process, you're still limited to 5,000 poor organizations. I I guess what I'm asking is and since we started this conversation last year before our policy was in place is, you know, can we without changing the policy
use whatever donations we did not give last year when we did not have the policy for this fiscal year to be able to donate to them is my question. No, because your policyy's in place now. Commissioners, I know you didn't have anything before, but did you want to add
anything now? Not at this point. Okay. Um, I would support the the $5,000 donation. That's the maximum we can give. I would support that. Okay. I do have a question. How much do we have available for donation? I don't think we use any of the money, right?
25,000, right? That's what available. Exactly. Correct. But our policy only allows five per organization. Yeah. I want to help them too. Yeah. Absolutely. Um Okay. May I uh speak? Sure.
Yeah. So, I'm willing to raise our donation amount. Okay. Monetary donation amount. So, we could perhaps give more. I always uh talked about this from the beginning. I thought 5,000 was too little. So
obviously the the the the type of equipment and the expenses that a hatala or any other service like that would require it. I mean it's a lot of money, right? So, I for one, I'm I'm willing to raise the
uh the amount of uh the monetary donation, and two, we should look at, you know, trying to see how we could help out Hatala and the community, the residents that do use the Hatsala service, you know, and uh with donating,
whether it's a defibrillator, whatever it is, and then take it from there. talking to other cities. Yeah, it could be a little bit difficult to try to pull the money. We could try it. You never know. It could get difficult, but um that could be a second step, right?
First, we give them a donation. Then we talk to other cities to see if we could between three or four of us, you know, uh look at that ambulance. Well, if I can say please. So the what
you're talking about is taking if let's say you you uh are looking to buy an ambulance but now instead of buying the ambulance you want to buy it peace meal so that it ends up costing you in the end three or four times more and I don't I don't believe
that's the way to go. I don't want to buy peace meal. I want to help out. Okay. I'm trying to get something done here. Okay. So I I don't know why you say peace meal when I'm trying to see how we could move something forward.
Okay. And um and also have a consistent uh donations policy. Okay. So I I I don't know why you use the word peace meal. Well because when I spoke to Hatala itself and they say they
would appreciate any donation. Okay. Yes. Of course they would. Yes. Yeah. Okay. So, don't say peace meal, please. Oh, okay. Go ahead. Also, maybe we can have more conversation with H Salah because I don't know if the those
ambulance that they have around us were donated by any city. I think came from their donors and from the fundraising that they do because also as far as I know it was recent recently that the legislation changed that now they can
accept donations from the city. No other city has donated. You're correct. Yeah. Well, that's I would like to get it from them, you know, because I was there when they when the city of Ventura paid for one to send to um Israel. So, I was there when they did all the celebrations. So, my point is that the
legislation recently changed to allow Hassa to get those donations directly from the city. So, maybe this should be part of a bigger conversation. Um, I had to say that I see their uh vehicles
constantly in my neighborhood uh because we have a big Jewish community in my neighborhood as well. Uh, and the work that they do is fantastic and I just am a little bit scared uh of politics
and so anything that we can do to help them, I'm on board. Um, and I do believe that we have to have more conversation about this and it will be in my opinion a no-brainer um after probably the next cycle of
elections. So, um, Stan, I'm going to ask a question maybe differently. Uh, because this sort of reminds me about the the the the zoning as well because we're trying to to uh get something done with with this one uh
organization. Uh to Commissioner Stubes's point, um they are supported at the state level. So they're different than a I guess a normal 501c3. So if there was commission support to
donate the $25,000 and I'm it's up for conversation that we have not used in this past fiscal year, which is almost finished. Is that still is that possible without changing the um the res the the
resolution? No, because you have a 5,000 cap per organization. You have two issues. One is the money that you allocate for donations in total and then you have the issue of restricting the amount per organization. So at the end of the day,
you'd have to change your policy to change that donation aspect limitation for each organization, right? But the policy was set in place for us to do, you know, the the the cattle call organizations coming to us. But if this
is commission initiated, so Commissioner Joseph initiated rather than organization coming to us, is it possible to have a carveout for that? You could do that, but again, I would advise you to do that under a change of policy. You need to put that in your policy
because even if we approved, right, and I'm I'm still on the five because that's I'm very processoriented as you know, and if the paper says it, I I go with the paper. Um, so let's say we approve the five, then I guess under our policy,
we would they would have to do the formal application, which would already kind of be like a done deal, right? Because we know that they we know that they qualify. We knew they do the the work and and and we already pretty much uh approved it in advance. So, as long as they jump through the hoops, they
would get that donation, but they would still have to go through the application process. Right. Right. That's how it's written. All right. So, can we start with five? It's something that wasn't the idea of I I know I know
that wasn't your idea. And and um you know, I don't know what is the $5,000. How does that benefit residents? It benefits them more than zero dollars, right? It's it's what it's the policy we came up with. How many conversations did
we have precisely? So we can do this so so we can be helpful so we can be like uh the vice mayor would say like we why can't we be nice? Why can't we show kindness? Right? And this is these are the parameters that we created. So right uh 350 you know 500 was high. Of course
they're going to say yes to 350. If you offer me $100 I'll say yes. And then if you go actually I only have 20, I'll say yes, you know because it's a donation. It's so this is allows us to to to be nice and something is better than
nothing and this is the parameters that we came up with and then maybe we can tweak our our policies but we should follow what we what we if if we are not going to follow our policies then what's the point and I think that um to what
the vice mayor said and I think the commissioner's echoing is we um we would still be the first city to make a donation to since the the change in Tallahassee. So, it is a start. No, the the because the the uh ambulance that was donated by Aventura, they
donated it actually to a totally different organization because they're they're separate and that's in Israel. So, I think that starting somewhere it's better than So, Hot Salah has an ambulance in Surfside, I was told as well, right? But it's not donated by Surfside. It's parked there because
there's residents in Surfside that made donations. That's a Hatsala ambulance. It's a Hadzala ambulance and just like in Aventura there were residents that made donations and so the that's why they're parked there. So right so right now if Hatal is to respond to Sunny
Isles it has to be either an ambulance coming from Surfside or from Aventura. Well um that's secondary too. Yeah. What ends up happening is that they have the volunteers in various buildings who have all the equipment with them already. Right. They get there
while someone else is bringing the show up to the emergency. The ambulance is on its way is on its way. So, they're equipped with all of that. Some of them have motorcycles. Some of them have um just packs that they that they use. So, they're they're still able to get to our
residents. It's just ambulance wouldn't be here. And look, I was the first one to bring it up. I'm very much in support of it. I think that starting with something is better than than nothing. And to to uh something you said earlier, the the Miami date fire, they did say
they have a good relationship with them and and that they're, you know, they didn't say anything bad about it, you know, they just, you know, they're happy to see them, but they're not, but Miami date Fire is is is getting the job done, too. But it's nice to have the supplement, you know. So, I think we
should supplement the supplement, you know, but that's all. Okay. So, are we in agreement then with the 5,000? Do we have consensus? I would say yes, but they have to apply
more. No, that's without changing our policy. We cannot we cannot change the policy now, right? That's not on the agenda. Well, and that's why I said we need to raise it. But you know I I I well if everyone
everyone is for it I would make a motion to we can't make a motion 6:30 to have to uh discuss changing our policy. We'd have to bring that. Well our budget our budget's coming up in September. So we
need to revisit that. Okay. So we have the chance to revisit that. I think we start somewhere move forward and then right we adapt. And I think that we start with the 5,000 and then once we're having the budget conversations they apply. They just have to know to apply. Right. Right. Right. But please let's be
consistent. Okay. Yeah. Well, that's what we're trying to do, Vice Mayor. That's why we're sticking with the 5,000. For me, it's anything that benefits the residents is worthwhile. If we have other uh nonprofits, I think we're all in agreement with that. Uh
Jerry, yes, I believe so. That's for sure. Okay. Yeah. Okay. All right. So, we will start with that then. Thank you. Next item, please. Thank you, Commissioner. Next item is 3E, a discussion regarding creation of a music club program.
Commissioner Joseph. Yes. So, we have our music teacher, uh, Sheila Shreenberg, who isn't here because she can't speak about it in any event due to our arrangement and setup, but I
submitted to the commission 75 signatures of parents who are interested in having their children um, in a city orchestra, a city uh, chorus. So, um Susan spoke with Sheila this
morning. She's arranging um a proposal regarding um how much uh we and with determining what uh we might be able to charge the parents, what Sheila would be uh
receiving in compensation for two sessions a week, um eight sessions a month. Um and also she would like to do two presentations of the chorus during the holiday season and then at the end
of the session. So that is something to be discussed and also to be added into the budget if it's found to be feasible. Okay. Any comments from anyone?
Yeah, I'm fully in support of it. I know that she used to do she used to be a vendor for us because she used to do piano classes if I'm not mistaken. Okay. So, uh and I see what she's capable of doing with the children. Uh and she actually have a had a presentation
recently and it was like a spectacular. So, yeah, any shape, weight or form that we can bring her back, uh I'm totally support of it. Also, um she's from our community and wants to serve our community. having conversations with her. I also know that
she's qualified to take care of u some sort of a musical theater program. So yeah, I think it is uh very um smart to start a conversation with a local vendors. Yes, I'm in support. When when was she the piano teacher?
Because I don't remember that. Susan, I two years ago. It was the 24th season. Why did we stop that? Why did we stop that program? Um, if you remember,
it wasn't working out in the location that it was. She had um broken some rules. I see. Okay. Um, Vice Mayor, do you have anything to add? I I couldn't hear Jerry too well at the
beginning. Um can you just give me like a summary of what the intent is here? Yes. So we have a uh uh music teacher from the school who currently teaches children in chorus and
she's interested in teaching two course two sessions a week um eight sessions a month. We have 75 uh parents signatures for uh parents that want their children
to be in a chorus um citywide chorus. I'm sure there will be more once other parents know that it's an option. Um Susan spoke with Sheila Shreenberg today uh regarding
regarding the options and uh she's putting uh together a proposal for the uh for Susan to look over to work with her to uh fashion it in a way that she could bring before the commission. I I have Okay. Did you hear it? And what
did you say, Susan? Yeah, I heard that. Yeah, it's clear. And and um I know that there was a question if we had tried this before, right? I had a question uh about the piano lessons, not this specifically that we had uh two years ago.
This will be only voice, right? This will be only voice. Yes. Chorus, right? And Susan, if you could just repeat what you said. So we we did have her for a music club in 2223.
Um enrollment was very low. It was $100 per month for residents. Um, there were two classes broken down by age group and we only had the max enrollment was three students in September and then it went
down to one then zero and then two. And this was piano or voice? That was for voice. And then piano, she was maxed out at five, but there were some rules not being followed in our facility. So,
we did not continue her contract in fall of 24. Okay. All right. Well, let's see what her proposal is and then we could we could discuss. Okay. But only boys the that's what we are considering right now. I
would not support that. I support for boys and for girls. I don't boys. Okay. Boys. Okay. Good. Perfect. Okay. Thank you for the clarification. Oh, no. Let me let me ask a question
because uh this community, as we've discussed many times before, especially the Russian speakers are very, you know, supportive of of musical uh classes and courses. And so on the flip side, there have been other residents that have
approached I think all of us to to have various classes. Um how would that work if there was people that all of a sudden came out and said, "Well, wait a second. I also want to participate or I also want to teach a class." So ideally,
um we would get a proposal, right? And we would rely on staff who is out and speaking with the community and doing surveys to determine what our best use of our facility is because we are very limited. So okay
that's so nothing has changed on space. Okay. Commissioner Viscar uh I'm familiar with the chorus. I you know she's been in the school and my son was actually in her chorus for a little while and they they actually performed here in the deas um I don't know he was
still little so some years ago uh so I understand the work it's it's the kids enjoy it we've seen them do you know in the Veterans Day they they perform their the pledge of allegiance not the the America the beautiful and all so I'm familiar and it's it's very cute but I
don't want to get into the um into the habit of of directing uh or dictating our programming. So if if there's interest, if there's room, if there's space, and you know, whatever it is, uh
then we should consider it. But I I don't think we should be because then what's going to happen is our friends are going to get jobs and everybody else um is going to have to go through the regular um routes and and if there isn't
the room or the space or or you know whatever then then um they're still going to it's going to be an ordinance or a resolution directing them to do it even if they don't have the the room and space the room and you know availability. So, I like the idea, but I
don't I don't want to give the direction because I don't um I don't think it's really our place to be dictating programming. Uh but I think I I wouldn't be surprised if there was a lot of interest. And I like that, you know, if
it's chorus, it's it's right little to no um little to no uh you know, equipment on our part. she she may use her piano or you know so I think it's a it's an interesting idea but I I don't want to give the the direction to create
a job for for a person. I think we need to see if there's a need for a program and if that if there's qualified candidates then you know if it's somebody from the community that's nice I like supporting that but I don't want to give the direction. Yeah, I I agree with Commissioner Riskar. I think this
the the traditionally what has happened or rather historically what's happened is that if there's a vendor that feels like they have the uh support from the community and and the clientele, they usually bring you a list and and with the uh proposal and then if the staff feels that it makes sense, then it makes
sense. Um yeah, it's kind of tricky. It's a slippery slope to start um saying one person versus another person. Um and she's a great teacher. She's been in the community. She lives in the community. I know she does classes as private classes
as well. So, um, and she knows how to work with us and what rules we have clearly. So, yeah, let's hope she gives you a proposal that makes sense. And I hope it's successful. I think it would be a cute program. Very cute. But that's going to be up to whoever signs up for it. Okay. Okay. If I may, um, I didn't
find out about the list. I didn't know that they were um, getting signatures otherwise. Otherwise, I would have signed and get you a lot more signatures than 75. So, yeah, I definitely I I support the program and bring her bringing her back. Yeah.
Okay. Alex, did you have anything to add? No. No. Let's take a look and um yeah, I'd like to see that proposal and then we'll see. Okay. 3F 3F discussion regarding beach volleyball courts. Yes.
Okay. So, for a short time there had been the uh volleyball court at Samson Park taken down. Uh we had quite a few residents that were upset about it and they contacted me. So, um, and I understand that even more now that the
beach volleyball is a big hit and I was asking Susan if besides that one going back if there is a place for others to go up even, which uh would excite even more residents into playing beach volleyball.
But um apparently unless we speak to other condos that have those uh rights of way uh the city itself doesn't have any other space except Samson Park. How about um
the one to the north? Ellen Wind. Yes. Not enough room. Not enough room. There's nowhere else. not that is city owned. No. Well, maybe we can speak to some
condos um that they might have an interest and they're just not thinking about it. Um I I I'll I'll just add this, Jerry, that um I had a a mom call me and she says, "You know, you're always talking about,
you know, advocating and whatever." I said, "Yeah, well, my kid wants to talk to you about that." So, he calls and he's advocating where is the volleyball court? And I thought it was so cute because he's like 15 years old. And uh that was
his his first official uh city engagement was inquiring about the the beach volleyball court. So, yeah, it was missed. Is it back up or not yet? Yes. They had to order a new post. That's why I haven't heard back. That's why I haven't heard from him. So, success. Um
could we add a second one there? We don't have the room. There's You need the space and we don't have it. Right. But other condos could add. Wait one second. I I can give you a What about at
the south end of Sonia like behind Tropicana? We have a plenty of room or between uh yeah the south end of sonas between all over and I know that's a county you know but still we have a lot of room in there and we can consider
putting it out there like I said and uh and also about the condo issue that we have in the right of way etc. Um every time the the beach water is high like we have a high tide um they take more and more
space of the beach like barely allowing people to walk. So maybe we had to reconsider the spaces that we're giving them to put the beach shares because that's not being respected. I go very I I constantly go to the beach with my
kids. I have to be honest that I go to the south side of Sonia so I'm not too familiar with the pier north. Uh but uh it's even worse. Yeah, but like I want to be like really truthful that I'm don't walk that area that much. Uh but I
can tell you at the southside that I seen the how they're taking the space just last weekend uh there was barely any space left in the beach to walk. Okay. So like just to go from one side to the other. So yeah, there is something that need to be done and we
are just talking about you know helping the residents and and and I and I approve or I would like to have to find a new location for more volleyball p um courts like I said the south behind Tropicana there's a plenty of space
there. Um, again, either it's private property or it's county property, so we don't have the authority to place anything there. But let's I'd like to hear from the vice mayor and then we'll continue the conversation. Did you want Yeah. So, so I'd like to understand what's what's
our property, county property, etc. when it comes to the beach. So, the court that we have on 174th, right? Um the actual sand there is that our property or is it county or whose is it?
Where the volleyball court is located is our property which is why we can put it there. But you see it is right on the edge of our property and Miami day counties. Okay. So so in essence it will be part of the park right? Samson Park. It is.
Yes. That's why it's there. It is. Okay. Now, when it comes because you mentioned talking to buildings, right? I know that buildings have a little bit of footage after the, you know, let's say the the building, right, within the beach. H Why
do we we have to talk to to buildings to see if they will accommodate a volleyball court? I'm just trying to see where the lines are drawn. Some properties do have open sand area and some do not. Some have their dune right
up to or their property right up to which the dune is required by DP. Um, anything beyond that would would be on county property, but they a private entity would then take the liability of of a volleyball court being on their
property. It would not be a city um a city volleyball court. Yeah. Logistically, how would that even work? Because It would be on their private property and that probably wouldn't work. I don't
see how it would work because they don't want to invite people coming. Yeah. Just anyone coming. Yeah. And they don't want people hanging out there and and disturbing their residents. I guess the only option would be at the south end, right, and talking to the county to see if they'd willing to allow us to do
that. Do they currently have volleyball courts at Holliver? I know they have. I honestly don't know, but I can find out. Do they they do have behind the the bathrooms I think in the middle or something like that. Yeah, in the middle like in the middle of but
also if I may I would like to receive and maybe we can all get a copy of the like a crocket like a map of the those lines you know behind the the property so we know what we're talking about and also about the beach chairs because like
I said I think is a is that is privilege is being abused um and I've been asked for this in the past but always something coming in between and there is a way I think we should inform and have a conversation again with the buildings
to let them know until where they can put their stuff and the people should know also what are the rights uh so when they go to the beach if they don't have a space they know who to call uh so those things you know like the the lines the property lines where something ends
and something starts and also when it comes with the beach um chairs To that point, I have a question. Does does code compliance walk the beach looking for this at the seating? Is that part of their scope?
Yes. Because I know we have the I remember we had a another like five conversations around the seating. challenge that I that I remember that that was that it's the preset but once they are set up then they could put their chairs wherever they want just
like you or I can and I can tell you that certain buildings are better than others. I I as an example well Morenus my sister was staying there once and I went to the beach with her and I asked them to move the beach chair and they said to me absolutely not we cannot and I said but you can I know you
can because now you've already done the preset and they were very strict. They're like we're not moving it. So it does I I think we can have a discussion about what the enforcement is about the pre-etup because remember Susan we did
that um ride I guess two years ago or something and right there in the morning or whatever that time was they had already set up past their uh allowed um uh width um because they get the annual
permits to be able to do that in and if May I add two more things about it? Right now we are having the turtle nest season. We had the is amazing how many nests we have right now which now they have to compete also for that space with the with the turtles and make sure that
they're not that close which last weekend they were incredibly close to the nest without touching them clearly. Um so that's one thing and another thing is the view of the lifeguard towers. you know, they were so close to to to to the
beginning of um of the water um and because of whatever the the the weather, the beach was so much lower and the chairs were so high with the umbrellas that exactly where I was, there was no view of the of the life guard tower uh
the north one of me, I was behind the rich cartoon. So, so again there is something maybe we can do a better collaboration with the buildings and I don't like to use the fine word but if they need to get any fines for not doing
the right thing uh they don't own like they like to say they don't own the chair the the beach but they like to sell it uh but it doesn't belong to them. Okay. Uh it belongs to everybody to the people and the state the county we are we we are there as well. So um
there is we are sharing the same space and sometimes smaller than other times. So let's find a way to to be fair with everybody. Yeah, I I'm in agreement with that. I think that um they should just get a a gentle reminder about what the
um parameters are. It's been But uh back to the volleyball courts. Yes. So you have the direction uh that you need to speak to the county? Yeah, I believe at the south end that might be a very good option. It's the only option I believe
at least start the conversation. Yes, I will reach out to the county and see if they would consider a volleyball court on their property south of Tropicana or two or three. And sorry, sorry to the last thing is that that last lifeguard tower for us which will be the first for
the county um it has not been active for so long. Uh so from the one that we have I believe in 158 then the next one is all almost have a hold over. So there is extremely big gap that is not being watched by anybody there because they do
have a lifeguard there which will be for us um the north part of holdover south of Sonia um and it has not been active for I can't even remember the last time I saw a lifeguard in there. I'm sorry. So you mean the county? Yeah the county stand. Yeah. Now that you're going to
have those conversations, please point it out to them as well. Okay. Okay. Thank you. Okay. Uh last item and remember you skipped. I have to finish. Oh, that's right. Okay. Thank you for reminding me. Item 3G is a discussion regarding the
basketball courts at Inter Coastal Sports Park. just to bring up again uh like a bad sore I would like to have a further discussion regarding not having the basketball courts on the tennis court
that it's a liability which uh the city attorney doesn't want to acknowledge for future liability reasons but we all um being logical knowing that when you're running around on tennis port and you have a pole
somewhere that required to have rubber around it so that someone wouldn't be injured when they run into it. Otherwise, why would you have the rubber coating? It doesn't belong on a tennis court to begin with.
Besides that, uh, when you're playing tennis, at some point, maybe several times during a game, the ball is going to bounce and hit the backboard on the basketball court and affect the game. You might get an extra two points though
if you Well, we're not looking for those points in tennis. Okay. Is there any discussion? No, I don't have anything to say. Anyone, Mr. Stevenson? No. Very clear about it. Okay. So, yeah, we did what we did and
we make the promises that we make. So, I think that you should be grateful that you're getting a tennis court all together because it was supposed to be only basketball and mix mix volleyball m like a mix use mix uh whatever. Uh so,
you know, I hope the day never comes when I have to say okay. We had this discussion. Um Vice Mayor, did you want to add anything? Yeah, I mean I I I go to a lot of volleyball tournaments um and different places, different courts, and it's
something common where you have two courts in one, especially basketball and and and volleyball or something else. Um you know, I I asked around when there's two courts and one, it's okay. I mean, I think it gets into trouble when you see
three, you know, different type of stripes and all that. Listen, we we could start that way and if not then we'll just eliminate the tennis one, right? And keep basketball, right, Jerry? Okay. No, just kidding. I think we'll be okay, Jerry. I think we we need
to like try it and then if there's an issue, then we'll cross that bridge when the party comes. And what about the one uh the basketball court under the causeway? Remember you Why don't you focus on transforming that one into a tennis court? I was yes, but I was told
that we have to see what I was told by um Susan mentioned that we have to see if there's a a need for it or not. Right. I I think that we had this discussion and I don't believe anyone has just if I may I you know which is your point that there if there is a need
especially on the south on the north end of Sonia uh I'm totally for helping you like pass a motion or whatever. Yes. To transform we would also need to widen that wide enough. Okay. So do whatever it is necessary. But if the point is that the the everybody else have tennis
courts except except for like a golden shorts etc. that is the best location it's next door to you guys you know and like I said I will be in favor of doing anything necessary to make it happen. I will look for one more vote.
Okay. Um we're going to go back to Commissioner Viscar's item. Yes. Going back to 2C the 2025 legislative update. All right. So, this last month was supposed to be the last update and uh I thought uh Senator Piso might be here
today, but I I don't want to be the broken record just going through our list. I already did that last time. Um the only update to that that I have is that the cardiac emergencies law that having the defibrills in public schools, that one became law. Amazing. Of our
list. So, um but I I wanted to give you an update. What was that, Jennifer? I'm sorry. What was that? the cardiac uh emergencies, the one with the putting the defibrills in place. Okay, good. Uh good. But others other things have
become law or are on on track um that that touched the community before. So I wanted to work on those. And also I wanted to thank uh the city attorney's office and Ron Book's office for their constant input on on helping us stay on track. Um so one that became law is the
state land management Uh do you remember um earlier this year or maybe it was late last year that there was a lot of talk about um turning uh making improvements on state parks and that included uh river. They were going to put uh I think it was a golf course or
or pickle ball courts or something and people got really upset um because it was just basically decided and there was a public hearing but it was cancelled and it was just people were really really angry and they were angry statewide. So the response to that was
this um this new law uh that establishes the state park preservation act addressing concerns raised by the controversial and now withdrawn great outdoors initiative which had proposed adding golf courses, hotels, and other recreational infrastructure to various
state parks. the bill. Now, there's the requirement that the that the Florida Department of Environmental Protection uh to hold public hearings when when developing or updating land management plans. So, that
was as a direct response of people like being being um uh expressing their their wishes. There's also Jerry, I know that you were on this anchoring limitation areas. I'm not I'm not as familiar with it, but uh
that one also became law, the the CS481, but I don't believe it affects Sunny Isles. So, I knew you were looking into that. That's the only reason I'm highlighting. I knew it was something have it expanded. Yeah. To include Sunny Isles, but it didn't happen. So, but it passed. So, maybe ne for next round you
can you can keep advocating for that. We'll see. Um, another one that I thought was interesting um that can affect um campaigns is the um it's it's it's called stolen valor. It became law. It's it prohibits a candidate or elected
public officer, an appointed public officer or public employee for the purpose of material gain to misrepresent by making false, fictitious or fraudulent statements or representations directly or indirectly that he or she was a service member or a veteran of the
armed forces of the United States or that they received a decoration, medal or title or other honor they did not. So, you know, there's a we I don't need to tell you the garbage that gets said during campaigns, but at least with regards to this, now there would be a
consequence. And on track on the governor's desk, there's uh several of the condo bills um which I I'll let um Senator Piso when he comes back so he can talk about that because I know that's his strength.
Several are have been sent to his desk and uh as well as the certified recover recovery residencies which we talked about um that the preeemption was fixed and so that was sent to his desk
non-home rule that I liked was the uh what they call the autism package and um basically this this expands some of the services available uh to autism. Uh it directs the Florida Department of Health to provide Florida families with
early intervention intervention therapies and services through the early steps program until the child turns four. That program pro provides intervention services to eligible infants and toddlers. Under existing law, children age out at at age three.
So early intervention is a big deal um in you know with autism and with many other um conditions. So extending it that year and the there's expansion to other things. But wait, what happens between four and five? Well, this is this this expanded it to
four, so we're going to take the win. Okay, we're going to take the win. It went from three to four. And there's also a um another package of of laws that was um for um sexual sexual crimes against children, but and
it expands the um the victim age. It expands the offense scope, including luring or enticing a child out of a structure, not just into one. Uh, which is an interesting distinction. The things that you don't know were needed,
right? And it and it eliminates certain defenses like I didn't know how old they were. So, you know, those are very pro kid stuff and we have some home rule issues. So, um, that way I'm not walking you through the same list again, but um, things are now getting signed into law.
Thank you. That's some of the examples and we'll call that the update for today. Yeah, I I think that we certainly appreciate that and I know the residents appreciate the update as well. So, today was the they finally uh ended today.
That's it. Yay. Yeah, another update. So, okay. Um All right. See everybody at 6:30. 6:15. Mayor 6:15. Thank you. Thank you for the reminder. Thank you, Mauricio. Meeting adjourned. Whatever.