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at least 15 minutes before their schedule. Hello, thank you for tuning in. This is Cheryl Coachell with the city of Sunny. I am a volleyball coach. I will be going today over some basic volleyball techniques, workouts, and drills that
you can do at home in a confined space or outside or even in your room. This will be also available after the fact on social media or including YouTube, Facebook, just all social
media. So to start off, we're going to start stretching. And if you're a first time that you've never played before, it's really easy. Just relax. Also, make sure you have a towel, a water bottle,
and most importantly of all, so just to start off, let's just warm up. Um, to my kids that we coach here, I hope you guys are still staying active and you're having a lot of ball control.
So, so this right here, we're just rotating our shoulders forward and then back. And then now just go. For those of you that just been, you know, not doing
much, this is very easy. It's not too straining. So now take your right arm, put it across your body, and cross it like this. So it should look like this. and you're going to pull. We're going to count for 10 seconds.
Okay, switch. Okay, now I want you to take your right arm, hold it up. It's going to stretch across your back like this. Put your other hand on top and you're going to pull it down. And you should feel that stretch.
Again, we're going to count to 10. Okay, shake it out. Now, left arm, same way. Right arm on and pull down. And again, count to 10. Okay, just relax those shoulders
little shimmy. Okay, now you should be shoulderwidth apart. Your legs, I want you to go to the right. And this time when you go down, make sure you if you can hold your ankles. And then for my more advanced people, you
can bend down and try to touch your head, your forehead with your actual shin. And we're going to count for 10. Okay, now switch. Okay, now shake out your legs in case they're getting tight. Now, we're going
to go straight down to the middle. Now, if you cannot, um, there's three ways of doing this. If this is as far as you can go, that's fine. You also have this where both hands are on the floor. And then you also have here here. And you're going to pull.
Um, whichever one's more easier for you to do, that's the one I suggest. At the same time, make sure you're breathing when you're doing this. We're going to count for 10. Okay, just jog it out. Okay, now you're going to take your
right foot, hold it, and for some of my people that are shaking, just remember to make sure you're breathing and also that you're firm like you're not like wobbly. And if you are, it's okay to stop and just count to five and then start. So, we're
going to go to 10. Okay? And switch. Okay. Now, opposite arm, opposite leg. So, my left arm is going to go with my right leg. So, it should look like this. Hold and pull. Okay. And switch it.
Okay. Just a little shake out. Okay, now we're going to go down to the floor. Our first stretch will be butterfly. So, don't flap just yet. It'll be a straight butterfly like this.
Then, if you can, try to put your elbows into your knees and pull down while holding your ankles. Okay? and just flap as an actual butterfly. Now, we're going to go for 15. This time,
okay, now just shake your legs out. Okay, make sure your legs are spread out. Not too far, but just when as if you're comfortable. Like, if you're comfortable with this, that's fine. Don't try to strain yourself. So now we're going to
go to the right. If if you can try to touch your toes. If you can't, there's multiple ways of doing this. You either have at least your here. You can go like this for my more flexible people or just going like this is fine.
We're going to go for 15. Okay. Now switch. Okay, now we're going to go down the middle. Again, multiple ways of doing this. You don't have to necessarily just go out. It's okay. If you can only do this, that's fine. Just make sure you're
stretching. or if you can, if anything, an easier way of doing this, you breathe in and while you're exhaling, you try to go as far as you can and each time you exhale, you'll get a little bit further. So, this one we're
going to hold for 20. Okay, bring it up. Okay, back here. Let's just stretch our legs out. Now, we're going to touch our toes. If for other ways of doing it, if you can only go like that, that's fine. At least try to touch your toes. If not, if
you're more advanced or flexible, if you can, grab the bottom of your your arch and try to pull your body down. Okay, shake it out. Okay. Now, so for some of my kids who already know
what this is, um, we call it I call it a beach bum. So, or reading a newspaper another way. So, you're going to take your foot, put on the opposite leg and go like this. And you should feel it all right here.
And we're going to hold for 15. Okay, switch. Okay, just shake it out. Okay, now if you can lay on your stomach, we're going to go like that. Just give a little bit stretch for your back.
Make sure you're breathing. Okay, now we're going to come up. And the last thing to come up should be your neck. So, so walk it back and come up again. Last thing should be
your neck. Okay. And now just shake off and shake off. Okay, now just rotate your neck. Okay, now for some of my kids, if you have not
been doing anything, now is the workout part. Some of you are probably like, "Okay, it's time to play some volleyball." But we do, again, most important thing of volleyball is you have to work out in order to make sure you're able to get to the ball and do other stuff that require working out.
So now just a we're going to do a light jog in place for two minutes. So if you can just start by jogging. Make sure you're breathing. And then let's say I know some people you like to go like this. Make it
easier. That's okay. You can do that or jog in place or if you want jog here. Turn back. So, we're almost there. You ready? 45 more seconds. and stop. Okay. Um, for some of you who are out of
breath, we're we're going to take a 10 second break and then we're going to start back with another two-minute jog. Okay. And starting five 4 3 2 1. We're jogging. 45 seconds down. Halfway there.
Okay, 30 more seconds left. Make it count. Make it count. Ready. Almost there. And stop. Okay, now we're going to have a quick break. Water break. So you can get some water. If you have to use the bathroom,
hurry up. We're going to add 30 seconds to it. And for my kids that we've coached here, make sure you guys are staying active. I understand that this time is very like, you know, uncertain, but as soon
as that we're able to start back into it, we don't want to have to necessarily start. We wanted to see that you guys are either still where you're at or that you advance. So, just remember, stay active. Please
drink water. That's very important. And like just remember to do simple simple basic things like don't try to overdo something especially if you haven't learned it or like you haven't seen the
right technique because technique is very very very important when it comes to volleyball. The wrong technique can hurt you. So, make sure that when you are doing something, it's the right technique, which we will go over later in this video.
Okay, 10 more seconds. Okay, start to make your way back to where you're at so we can go on to the next workout. Okay. So, now we're going to do an actual sprint in place. What that means
is you're actually giving it 100% and you're going to go all out. Nothing not no more than a If you can, I'm going challenge you. Try to do 110%. Okay. Ready? And we're starting in five, four,
three, two, one, go. Make sure you get your knees up and stop. Okay, 15 second break just to cool down. Okay. Now, next thing.
So, in volleyball, we have something. Well, we everybody knows what a clock is, right? You have 12. You have one, two, three. So, we're going to use a clock pretty much for this next workout. So,
you're here. You're going to be low as if you're ready to sprawl or get the ball. So, I want to see a jog or like tap. Whenever I say a time, that's the time you have to go towards. So, for example,
I say 12. Where's 12:00? I need to see like that. Get back up. Tapping. Tapping. Tapping. And I say it next time. So again, we're following a clock. So
depending on the time I say, that's the way you'll go. So if I say 3:00, you'll go not the same way as me. Your 3:00 may be different from my 3:00. So my 3:00 is this way. And then so you're, let's say
you're the opposite. Your 3:00 may be this way. So again, clock the number I say that's way. We're going to dive. So starting five, four, 3, two, one.
Tap, tap, tap, 3. Get back up. Tap tap tap. Nine. Tap tap tap. Make sure you're actually moving your feet.
Six. You get back up. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. 12. Get back up. Stop. Okay, we're going to get a quick sip of water. 30 seconds and then come right back.
15 seconds. Five 4 3 two one. So now before we we have another clock, but for I for some of my more who's never really done volleyball, what we're going
to do now is just a little bit of breathing to make sure that you don't pass out or anything. So ready, take a deep breath in, hold, let it out.
Okay. And for the next like 10 seconds, we're going to do that just because I know it's you may not have been working out or anything like that. And just to add a breather in. So, keep doing that. Also, with the clock, you don't have to necessarily just go the ways that I've
gone. Like, let's say you're doing this at home. You can do any time. You could do 1:00, then you can do 11:00, even do 7:00. You just have to make sure you're going in the direction of how
that number would be on the clock. Okay. And one more deep breath in and then we're going to start back. Ready? Breathe in, hold, and breathe out.
Okay. Ready? Last set of clock. Ready. So, we are starting with a jog now. Going to add something else to it. A little twist. And then now when I say the time, you're going to stop and go rather than just is
doing this and going. So, you ready? Just let watch me demonstrate first just in case. So, I'm jogging. I'm going to say a time 3:00. Stop. Go. Okay. And make sure when
you're doing this, um, you're not landing on your knees. That is very important. You do not land on your knees. You're going to hurt yourself. And then also, especially if you're not wearing any type of long pants, you're going to land like it's
not going to cushion it. So, make sure when you're going down, you're like this. You go straight out. You see my knee never touches the floor. So, it should not should not look like this. No. And you want to remember it's a in
volleyball we call sprawls and dives. It's not an actual like throw yourself. And especially if you're falling, try not to necessarily stop yourself. And what I mean by that, I mean like, okay, so I'm falling. I'm going to try to stop
this right here. You're either going to end up hurting yourself or breaking your wrist. So, please do not try to land on your knees and then try to stop like that. So, you're low. Go straight out like that.
Again, I'll do it from both sides just in case. I'm low. I'm going like this. Straight out. This knee never touches the floor. So, make sure you're low enough because if you're standing like this and you're trying to go, you know,
your first like way you're thinking is first just to go down. But I'm low. I'm ready. Boom. And if you want, those are things you can practice at home. Doesn't just practice actually diving. And then don't
worry about sprawling. That's for a whole another day. But just practice. I'm low. I'm ready. Boom. going. Try to remember not to land these on the floor. Okay. Ready? Now, let's start.
Jog. 12. Stop. And go. Jog. Two. Stop. low and go. Get back up. You're jogging. Seven. Stop. Low and go.
Get back up. 230. Stop. Go. Boom. So, that was a little bit tricky one. So, even for the 30s, it's just in between the two numbers. Okay, job. Nine. Stop. Low and go.
Okay, last one. Make it good. No, I did not give a time yet. 12. Stop. Low and go. And that completes our clock workout. Now, 30 second water break. Use the bathroom. Wipe down your face if you
have to and get some water. So, again, um for some of you, if you have friends that weren't able or family members that weren't able to necessarily see today, it will be uploaded on our social media account so you can watch after this.
Okay, 15 more seconds. Okay, start to make your way back. Okay, welcome back. So now in volleyball there is jumping. So our next jumping workout will be if you have a wall it'll
be even perfect to practice on the wall. So, what you're going to do is let's say you have an object like or if you can before you do it, please ask permission if you can put like tape on the wall to give you like a like something to jump
towards cuz in volleyball it's all about if you're a hitter and even if you're not, it's all about jumping and getting up there your reach. So you're going to have So let's say I'm going to come right here and use you guys can't see
it, but it's just for me to see like for you guys to see how you need to have something to look at just to give you a visual of how high you need to jump or challenge yourself. So you're here, you're loading, you're here, you're ready. So in volleyball, we have footwork when it comes to jumping and
blocking. So this right here would be more of like a block. So, I want to see you jump up, right foot, bring that left foot in, and jump up again. So, it looks something like this. I'm ready. I'm low. This is my So, even
if you do not have a net, you do not need one. Just imagine. So, you're here. You're ready. You're loaded. So, what you're going to do is h step hop. Okay? So, step, step, hop, or
jump. Don't actually hop. So even for the opposite side, step, step, jump. Okay? So again, you're here, you're loaded. This is loaded. You never want to be here. You're here. Cuz let's say you're
at the net. This is how you need to be when you're loaded. So I'm here. Boom. Okay. Let's do it again. Ready? Here. Boom. Okay. Ready? Now I'm going to say either to
the right or to the left. Okay. So just demonstration here. Up right. Okay. So it'll be something like that. So make sure you're listening because I may say either right right or I may say
left, right, left. But we'll do that as a challenge at the end. So ready? I'm here. I'm loaded. Ready? Up, up. Okay. Ready. Left,
left, right, up, right, right. Okay, walk back. Shake it out. Now, I'm going to give you guys a
challenge. Let's see if you guys can keep up. Ready? I'm loaded. I'm ready. Up, right, up, left, right, left, right,
left, up, right. Okay, give yourself a pat on the back because that is a little bit it it requires a lot of detail and
paying attention. So, 15 second break. Just shake it out. Stretch. Boom. Okay, now let's work our way back.
Now, we finished the jumping workout. Now, I want you guys to get on the floor. And if you can, if you have a weight or even a ball, we're going to work on some Russian twists. So, I'm here.
Okay. So, it should look something like this. Cross your feet. I'm like this. Okay. We're going to go on my count. We're going to do 10. So, it starts like this. Okay. And if you don't have a ball, it's
okay. Just use your hands. Okay. So, make sure you're in the right position. You have either a weight you can do this with. Make sure you can hold the weight and support it. We do not need it
falling on you. And or you can use a ball or you can use your hands. So I'm here. Ready? Starting. Five 4 3 2 one.
That's one 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Okay, 5 second break. Got 10 more.
Okay, back to it. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Okay. Now, what we're going to do next is called a plank.
So, let me grab It'll be on my count. That will be a 30 secondond plank. Okay. So now for a plank, it should look like this. You have to make sure you're doing it right cuz it can if you're not doing it right can
cause you to hurt your back or other problems. So you make sure you're about like six inches off the ground. And I please this no this isn't it. This isn't it. Make sure you're actually up off the ground. So, I'm here.
Here. Okay. We're going to do 30 seconds. When you hear the timer, that's when you know that the time is up and you can relax. Okay. Ready? Three, two, one.
Make sure you're squeezing your core. Halfway there. You're holding. Almost there. Boom. Good job. You've completed the first workout half of this. Okay, just shake it off.
Okay, walk back up. So, now we're going to do some jumping jacks. So, um for today, take it easy on you guys, but we'll do more videos. It'll get more intense. Um or actually, I'll
give you guys a challenge. So, we're doing 20 regular jumping jacks, but if you can give me five military jacks. So, military jacks are like one, two, three, one, one, two, three, two. So, it look
like that, but we're just doing regular one, two. So, okay. Ready? Starting five, four, 3, two, one. Halfway there. Boom. Okay. And one more plank. Then
after this, we'll get a quick water break. So come back down. You ready? Starting in 5 4 3 2 up.
And for this one, we're going to do a little bit of a challenge. If you can go to your left, have your left arm down, hold it. Or if you want to challenge, can go like this and scoop underneath.
Okay, switch. Same thing. Okay, hold it for five more seconds. Okay, bring it back to the middle. Okay, 30 second water break. You need to
freshen up or use the bathroom, go ahead. After we when we come back, we'll go on to our technique. Okay, 15 more seconds. Okay, start walking back. Okay. And just a little disclaimer,
um, necessarily even if you may not notice that there's a lot of actual volleyball in it, like I mentioned earlier, working out. So, some of the stuff we're doing, we need to do in volleyball, especially what we did with the blocking, the jumping, that is very
required when it comes to blocking. So um even the clock that diving importantly is another key feature in volleyball. So learning how to do that is very important because again
you do not want to land on these. These are very important in this right here. Why you don't stop your fall. Okay. So technique technique technique technique. It's very important. Wrong technique can either not give you
the right results or you may hurt yourself in the process which we do not want. So the right technique is good. So in volleyball we have passing. So for my returners that already know
you should already know how to pass and how you should be how your stand is. For people who've never done volleyball before it's real easy. It's as if you're just what we did at the beginning with the clock is just like that. You're low. Should never see you like this. This.
No, you're low. You're ready to go. Like just in case you ever have to go to the floor, you don't have to worry about being up here and going down. You're already here. You go straight to it. So, you're low. Okay. And you I don't know if you guys can see, but my right foot
is slightly in front of my left foot. It's not like this. it slightly. Okay. Okay. So, you're here. You're low. Okay. And it's not I don't want to say it's like using the bathroom cuz it's not cuz you're a little bit
more lower with that. You know, at least here you're midway. Okay. So, I'm here. Okay. I'm ready to go. And then from here, you go straight into your your arm work. So here you take a C, take other
C, cover it like this and then close it. Okay, your little little, you know, fingers right here shouldn't be out. So you want to make sure they're covered and that this is tight. So if you can have mom,
dad, brother, sister, cousin, uncle, whoever as how. So you see how it looks as if it's like a credit card swiper. You want to have them come and swipe in between your arms to see if it's tightened because this cannot come
apart when you're passing a ball. This right here is very important when it comes to passing because without this that like let's say it's like this or it's like this. It this determines the way the ball goes. So depending on how this is, that's how the ball's going to
go. Even my footwork that determines where the ball is going to go. Because if I'm facing like this trying to pass the ball and I need to pass the ball right here, it's not necessarily going to go that way. Yes, for my more advanced people, you can probably angle it, but we always want to
try to pass the ball midline. So, this is my midline. Always want to try to pass the ball here. So, I'm ready. Okay. Go straight into my arms and I'm ready to pass this ball. Okay. So, mom, dad, if you can come and try to
swipe through it, you should not be able to swipe through. It should be very st This should be so like together and strong that you're not even able to get all the way down to here. Okay. So, I'm low and
I'm ready. Okay. Boom. And so, just how we did the jumping with the right foot and then the left foot, there's also shuffling for volleyball. So, here. Boom. Okay. And you see how I go? Boom.
Let's walk it back. I'm here. Boom. And I'm low. Okay. I'm not standing up like No, low. I'm ready to go. So,
the right foot slightly in front. It's just like more of a standing neutral position. But depending on where you are, depending on where you are on the court, your left foot may have to be in front depending on the angle. That's something later on we'll get into another video. But just in case you're
wondering like, oh, well, Coach Terrell said, so just to clarify, sometimes your left foot does have to be in front depending on the angle and where you want the ball to go. So for right now, we're just going to have our right foot slightly in front. So I'm ready. Boom.
Okay. and you're always low and you're ready to go. That's why you're ready and that's why you're low and ready to go in case you have to go to shuffle. Okay? Because let's say you're standing up, you need to go to the right like you see the difference how it took me
longer to get there when I'm standing up. I'm low. Boom. Okay. Standing up. It's not the same. And then again, never want to cross your feet front or behind. Okay? to shuffle. So, I'm ready
to go. Boom. Okay. And in case you ever do have to run, you're low and ready. Like, you know how you see people when they're running, they start off low and they get up and they start. So, you're low and you're ready. So, you don't have to worry about
necessarily not making it there. You're low and ready. Boom. Okay. So setting another key important thing. We're not going to spend much time on it, but just key features of it.
So you want to have like a triangle. So you see this triangle? Just make a triangle with your hands. And then you're going to put it on your forehead. Not directly on, but near it. Okay. Okay. So
boom. Turn. Right foot in front triangle. You don't have to necessarily make it, but at least have where you your parent, mom or dad could come and draw. It looks like a triangle. So here you're set up.
Just push it straight out and set up. Okay, triangle here. And we will try with the ball just so you guys get an understanding of the technique. Now hitting for my people um anybody can do hitting.
So, if somebody or your friend told you, "Oh, no, you can't hit it because you're short or don't worry." It's it's better to know every technique for each thing because you never know when you may need it in regards to volleyball. So, here hitting. So, we call a bow and
arrow. So, even as if you're shooting an arrow like you see how that So, the only difference is now boom boom. So, I'm hitting in the end. This is how you need to look. This left, this left arm. Even
though it may not look like it's doing much cuz depending on if you're lefty or righty, that differs because your left arm may be your dominant hand where you actually hit with it. But in the case of me, I'm righty. And I will demonstrate for lefty. Righty. Boom. This is
determining where you want that ball to go. This is like your So, you know how GPS Oh, let's think. Yeah, GPS. So, there's an arrow that tells you north, south, east, or west. So, think of it like that. This is your arrow telling you where you're going to hit that ball
direction. Okay? So, don't ever have your arm down like this and trying to hit. You still need this arm up. So, I'm here. Bow and arrow. Boom. Okay. And for my lefties, same thing. Just opposite bow and arrow.
So boom. Okay. So bow and arrow. Boom. Okay. And make sure your fingertips your fingers aren't okay. It should never never look like this. Okay? It needs to be open.
Okay? As if it's natural. And this is something you can do without a ball. You can do at any time you're just walking. Let's say you're just walking. Just practice your bow and arrow. Boom. Okay, make sure you're actually like this. Okay,
so that's technique for passing, setting, and hitting. So remember passing, you want to always be low and ready to go. So I'm low, then I'm ready to go. Try not to have your arms just
together just yet because you never know where the ball's going to go and then you don't want to be like this and trying to go. So you're going to boom, get there and then platform. Okay, let's do it again. Low. Ready. Boom. Right.
Boom. Okay. Setting. Want to have a triangle over your forehead. Going to push that ball. Okay. And you for setting, you want to when it comes to push, think of it as like a hot potato. The ball's here cuz
you don't want to necessarily have the ball too much here. And then cuz it be considered a carry or a double. So you want to make sure once that ball touches you're pushing it. Okay? And then hitting bow and arrow. Always remember bow and arrow. Okay? Don't worry
necessarily about power. It's all about technique. Okay? So bow and arrow. Boom. Okay? And it's the same thing for serving. Okay? Serving. Same thing. So, just to show you. So, I'm hitting that
ball. I have my bow and arrow serving. Same thing. So, make sure your technique is always good. Okay. Um 15 second break just to relax, breathe, quick like quick sip just in case you
need one and wipe down. Okay. And next will be our actual volleyball fun part. Okay. So, and bring it back. Okay. Now, volleyball.
So, all the technique that we did, you try to want to use it to pass this ball. Okay. Um later on, we'll get into more other it's a fun challenge at the end where it's called Scooby-Doo. I'll go into more details when we get to that
part. But passing, you're low and ready. have your ball. If you can, if you have somebody to toss the ball to, that'll be great. If you don't, it's okay. You have yourself, you can pass it up. Self pass. Okay? You can always do that. That's something necessarily you can do on your
own. You don't have to necessarily require. So, you can go out and just say, "Mom, dad, whoever you stay with that, I'm just going to pass to myself." Okay? And if you do not have a ball, don't worry about the passing. You work on technique. Okay?
So, I'm here. I'm low. I have my ball, right? Make sure that right foot slightly in front and you're low. Boom. Ball. Okay. Just toss and catch. Toss and catch. So, that catch, that toss is not actual good toss. You want to view
you. So, toss, catch. Okay. So, I'm toss and I'm ready. Okay. That passing. So, passing should always be here. Okay. So, never here. Should always be here.
So, we're just going to do some self passing for a minute or two. Um, so you guys can start. I'm going to keep talking about passing. So, make sure that you're passing this ball here. Okay? It shouldn't be here because this
necessarily doesn't it may make the ball go another angle or another way. So, here is more predictable. So, I'm here and I'm going. Okay. Okay. Look like that. Okay. So, do that.
Um, now we're going to move on. You can keep doing that as I'm talking. The next one, same thing, just a little bit of a challenge. So, you kind of have two types of passing. You can either pass low or high. And what I mean by that, I mean
like to yourself, not it's different when you play with six other well five other people, but when you're to yourself, work on actually passing low and high. It's all about ball control. It's very important. So I'm here and I'm
low. I'm ready to go. Boom. Low, high, low, high, low, high. Okay. You see it's not the same. Um, if you can try to always practice low and high. It's not necessarily for It's just basic ball
control. Basic ball control. That's very important. So again, low, high. So I'm here. I'm low. I'm ready. Toss. Low, high, low, high. Low, high, low, high.
Okay, so that's one way. Boom. Lean on. So, next one. This is more setting and passing. So, all I want to see is you passing and then setting the ball. But don't set it
out. Set it back to your like in your area. So, let me demonstrate. I'm here. Boom. Boom. Boom. Boom. So, I don't know if you guys notice I double pass. I'm tall. So, make
sure you're a You're passing the ball high enough for you to actually set. So then of what not to do when you're my height passing like not good. So I want to make sure I pass that ball high enough
including you. You guys pass high enough so you can get underneath that ball and set. Okay. So I'm low. Pass. Set. Pass. Set. Pass. Set. Okay. So do like five of those.
Ball control very important. You need it. If anything, always want to work on your ball control. That is very, very, very important. So now we're going to add a little bit challenge. So it's called Scooby-Doo.
So this for my kids who are watching, you're probably going to love this cuz we tell you guys not to go one hand. Now you can go one hand. So, for this it'll be just you're keeping the ball alive. When I mean by live, I mean like up in the air. So, anything goes. And for my
new people who've never done volleyball, you're allowed to touch this ball with any part of your body. So, let's say the ball bounces off your head. It counts as a touch. Don't just think, "Oh, it touched my head. It doesn't count." No, it counts. Foot,
knee, thigh, it counts. So in this case, when you're doing Scooby-Doo, even when you're playing that ball, so in volleyball, just a quick quicker, you're allowed to touch the ball three times. So if that ball hits me on the head, my teammates, you cannot touch it till
after somebody else touches it. But my teammates, that counts as a first touch. So they need to either use those other two touches to get the ball over. That includes the third touch. Third touch has to go over. So Scooby-Doo, so I'm here. I'm low.
Even tip it. Okay. One hand. One hand. Boom. Pass. Okay. Slow. Boom. One hand.
I'm kicking that ball up. Control. With this. It's all about control. So for the one hand, you want to make sure it contacts here. Never, never here. Here. You have more control with this area. Okay. So you do some
Scooby-Doo for a little bit, a minute just to get the hang of it. You can add your knees to it. So pass. Boom. Boom. Pass. One hand. Okay,
now next thing we're going to work on some setting. If you can, um, it'll be easier if you can have somebody try to catch the ball when you set. It'll be helpful. But if not, just have like a target that you can or just practice
setting up. So I'm here. Toss my ball. Set. Let it bounce. I go back. Toss. Triangle. Set. Okay. So, make sure that ball is high. You do not want to set that ball here.
Okay. Make sure it actually gets out. Okay. So, I'm here pushing. Okay. So just practice of that or just like volleyball we have a self pass. You also have yourself set. So I'm here triangle
pushing. You can add the pass. Okay. And whenever you feel that let's say like I'm doing this and like the ball's just going all over, you're allowed to stop, reset, and start again. Okay. So, um, let's say I
would do pass, pass, set, pass, set, pass, set, set, pass. You add whatever combination you want to do, you can do. So, now we have something that's called pepper.
So, just something um you can pepper with yourself. Just you can't hit to yourself. Um, if you do, I would love to see that. But if you can try to use either a wall, um, another if somebody else in your
family that knows how to play volleyball, that's good. Or just have them catch the ball and you hit it to them. So, for right now, we're going to pass, set, tip, pass, set, tip. Okay?
And that tip, it's like a tap, okay? Just so it comes back. Normally, you actually hit, but because in case some of you that aren't allowed to be like outside, you're in a confined space like myself, you just tip the ball back to you. Okay? Or if you have a wall,
actually swing, but a control swing, it's like a almost like a roll. So, it should look like that. Okay? So, always remember it's all about control. Um, for some of you that know,
um, as like I hit hard, I did not start like that. You have to work on technique and control. Okay. So, again, pass set two, pass set two, pass set
two, pass set two. Okay. So, it's something you can do or and if you have somebody else, they can toss you the ball first and you guys actually pepper where it's you pass, they set and then you hit to them and
that's it's a regular pepper. But if not, pass set to yourself and you can tip to them or you can hit to them and just tell them catch the ball and toss it back to you. So, even with the hitting and pepper control, so let's say for example, this is my person. I'm not
going to hit the ball hard. I want to make sure that it's controlled to them. Boom. Like so where it goes to them. Okay. So, make sure it's like that. Don't actually try to kill them. So, just make sure it's all about control, ball control, even setting with control and
hitting control. Okay. So, now hitting just to get a basics of hitting. So, bow and arrow like this. Okay. And you need to you need to hear that. Okay? Like that means I'm actually making good
contact with that ball. Okay? So I'm here. Okay. Making good contact. Okay. So Okay. Like cuz this determines a lot. This is good. This sound means that you contacted that ball. Good. Cuz this you
can't hit like this little French fries. So this No. This. Yes. So I'm here. Boom. Bow and arrow. Toss. Catch. Okay. So just pause like five seconds. Why do you think I
caught that ball here? Just I know you guys we can't hear each other, but just in case. Say it out loud. You may like just have an idea. So this is my highest point of contact. Okay. So let's say I'm hitting. I don't want to catch the ball way down here.
That's too low. So high contact. Bow and arrow. I toss catching high contact. You want to go for that ball. Okay. And then this need to make good contact. So I'm here.
Boom. Boom. this working on contact. Okay. And this right here, I'm actually following through. But don't This is just to get good contact.
this. Yeah. Is this this one? I was born with thick skin. All right. Good afternoon, everyone. It's 3:00. Calling the meeting to order. >> Commissioner Styverson. Commissioner Vis um Lama
>> here. >> Commissioner Joseph >> present. >> Vice Mayor Viscara >> here. >> Mayor Fetchin >> here. All members present ma'am. >> Great. Thank you. Right. >> Okay. >> Special presentations. >> The first um item that we have is a
special presentation and proclamation issued um on behalf of the school resource officer and I'll read the proclamation. It says, "Whereas the city of Sunny Al Beach is dedicated to making schools and children safer by providing the highest
quality training to school-based law enforcement officers. And whereas school resource officers bridge gaps between youth and law enforcement by providing informal counseling, education, and law enforcement roles to support the students and communities they serve. And whereas by training law enforcement
officers to counsel, educate, and protect school communities, these men and women continuously lead by example and promote a positive image of law enforcement to school children and school communities. And whereas SRO programs across the globe are founded as
a collaborative effort by police agencies, law enforcement officers, educators, students, parents, and communities to create safe learning environments, providing valuable resources to school staff members, foster positive relationships with
students, and develop strategies strategies to resolve problems that affect youth with the goal of protecting all children so they can reach their fullest potential. And whereas school resource officers are valuable and essential members of the education community and deserve unwavering respect
and support from the public of the pursuit of keeping schools and safe students. Now whereas do I suspend as mayor and on behalf of the city commission of the city of Sun Beach hereby proclaim February 15th 2026 as school resource.
Unfortunately our SRO wasn't able to be here obviously because school is is out and in session right now. Um but this will be presented to them um later this week. >> Okay. Wonderful. Thank you. >> Uh the next one is a proclamation issued
for government communicators day and if we can have the SIB media team come up. >> Who's going to read the proclamation? >> And I'll read the proclamation right. Proclamation reads, "Whereas the role of government communication professions is to inform, educate, and engage their
communities. Whereas robust communication and government creates trust and inspires residents to take action and be involved. And whereas government communications create relationships, calls to action, build awareness and understanding through storytelling, engage, and foster
engagement on civic issues, and use all channels to include people in critical decisions. Whereas it is essential to have strong communications in government because it is a foundational envelopment of living in a democracy where citizens have the freedom to make their voices heard. Whereas the city of Sunny Als
Beach is proud and has a deep gratitude and recognition for government communicators professionalism, dedication, hard work, commitment, enthusiasm and sacrifice. I suspend as mayor and on behalf of the city commission of the city of Sunnyal speech
hereby proclaim February 20th 2026 as government communicators day. >> Okay, wonderful. Thank you. Uh we going to take a picture. Who's going to take the picture? If you guys are all right. Do you want us to come down or do you want us to stand behind here?
>> Okay. Okay. Huh? >> Hold on. Hold on. Not yet. I'm standing. >> Thank you. Congratulations. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> All right. You let me. All right. Next item, please. Discussion items.
>> Okay. Mayor, um, just before we continue, I failed to to mention what were some of the changes to to the agenda. >> Okay. So we're adding on 3N which is an update on the ad pal agreements for
discussion and then we are deferring 3J. >> 3J is deferred. All right. So 3N unless I have any sort of uh anyone has issues. We're going to do that one first since she's here. >> Yes. All right. So we'll um >> Yeah. So that way you don't have to wait
and >> Thank you. >> Yes. Okay. >> All right. Let him read it first and then >> 3N is an update on the IP IPAL agreements. >> Great. >> Thank you. >> First of all, thank you everyone. Nice
to see everyone officially a lot of you for the first time. So, hi. Um, my name is Danny Bonini. I'm the executive director for your IPAL Inter Coastal Police Athletic League. So, Commissioner Viscara, thank you for placing us on the agenda and for your support for this
program. you have been championing this program from I think the first time I met you four years ago so it's been a really long time coming. Uh this is a two city joint effort between Sunny Isles and the city of Aventura to create a youth center program that engages
teens through educational athletic and recreational initiatives. We will be providing the following volleyball, basketball, bo boxing and our mentorship program which is a which is committed to building trust and fostering mutual understanding among law enforcement,
community leaders and our youth while helping shape them into tomorrow's leaders. First of all, I have to say that in the last two years specifically, we've been at this for three, but in the last two, I've had the immense pleasure to work with your staff. You guys have
the most unbelievable staff. I just want you guys to know that and I hope that the residents of Sunals know that they have the most incredible people working for them. Everyone from the city manager to the attorneys to the assistant city manager who I've met with several times
and and and parks and recrecks and police and of course Chief Santiago. They're amazing and they go above and beyond and they work after hours and they don't care. They're so passionate about everything they do and it's just been so great and I look forward to working with with all of you. But you
guys have the best staff. I just have to say that. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Okay, Commissioner Viscar, did you have anything you wanted to add for the discussion? >> Uh, well, I >> Vice Mayor, sorry. >> Yeah, you demoted and you >> I am sorry. Vice Mayor, Vice Mayor, >> it's fine. Uh so yes it's this is this
actually is something that started precoid >> and then obviously co derailed everything and rep prioritized everything and um and I was thinking something small right and then when when we gave the direction and and chief
Santiago came back with a a two city um program that was much better and bigger than anything I had imagined and so with the joint effort it really has come together. And originally uh like other uh police athletic leagues, we intended
for the programs to be free of charge, but we're actually charging but just a little bit. And I was hoping that you could speak to that because that that is a a difference from the original message. >> Yes. >> So we this initiative was started with u
the late Michael Stern. Um, so this is really his legacy and I'm just here to make sure that it happens. H, and one of the reasons that he felt we needed to charge at least a minimal fee is because there needs to be buy in from the parents. It can't be like an afterchool
program that's free for for them to just drop off their kids. We wanted them to buy into what we are and what the initiative is, but also because we don't want to come back to the cities and ask for money. We want to be self-reliant and and be able to give the best create a the best program in South Florida.
That's really the goal eventually at some point. So, >> how many kids are we is it open to what's the limit? >> So, each program has uh the capacity for volleyball and basketball is 35 right now. H for boxing it's 15. We have two classes, two different age ranges for 15
15 kids max. Hopefully next year we'll have bigger when we have a bigger space. And the mentorship program is actually a component that's free and it has to it goes together with any any kid that wants to participate in the athletic portion of it comes to our mentorship
program which is really big because that's the initiative that's going to help them get to know themselves and get to be more involved with the community. And how much is it? >> So $50 for boxing and 65 for volleyball
and basketball. And it runs from March until Mar from March until May. >> Oh, >> but the boxing is monthly. >> All of them is monthly. But yeah, it's it's but it it runs from March till May and then you have to resign again. We'll figure out the the schedule for the
summer and then we'll figure out the schedule for >> for the fall. But it it goes in that fall, spring, summer. >> Right. So I I believe that for boxing and jiu-jitsu that that will take place in Aventura. >> Yes. >> And then the a uh basketball >> at the spot >> and they mix the kids mix together. >> Yes.
>> Okay. Only and it's only for residents. I know that that's been a big big push from both cities. It is only for residents. It's not not open to the outside. >> Perfect. >> And the paying a small fee because think about like $50 for twice a week for a
month, >> right? It's still very very very reasonable. >> Well, also because we want to make sure so because we are closing it to only residents that hinders us a little bit with the grant with with going out for grants. Not to say that we won't be able
to. I'm going to do my best to get them, but it does hinder us by not having it open. So, because of that, we also felt that we needed to charge just a small fee. >> But also the the we're not relying on volunteer. >> No, we're not. We're paying. So we uh
we're paying the coaches for Sunny Isles and we're paying we have actual actual police officers are teaching the the boxing jujitsu in Aventura. >> Are you able to take donations? >> We will take we are a 501c3. So we will take donations but we don't want to be
reliant on the cities. We want to be reliant on ourselves. So that's why the way we're doing it >> and that'll be a separate push but yeah it'll come. >> Okay. Yeah that's that's wonderful. I'll I'll make the first donation of $500. >> Thank you so much. We'll reach out to you. >> And how many participants do you have
currently? >> We're we just opened. So I think I don't know how many I have to ask Nick. He's because actually just so you folks know, Sunny Isles is actually doing us the favor of having all the registration go through you guys. So you guys are are doing all of that. So I will find out
from Nick and I'll send an email let you guys know. >> Perfect. >> Amazing. >> It's so cool. Finally. >> Finally. >> It only took four years, but finally >> it took some doing. And this was this was independent like uh Mike Michael Stern was thinking for for amateur.
>> So when I met you uh you and you said I want to start something like this because I come from Miami Beach pal and she said I I would love to talk to you about this. I'm really interested. And then when I joined the police committee with Michael Stern, he's like you know what? I really think we can do this. I
think that the kids really need this. And then all of a sudden he spoke to the chief. our chief spoke to your chief and it just kind of got the ball rolling. In fact, we were supposed to be a three city initiation. Yeah, but we don't talk about that. >> We don't talk about that. There's another city that was supposed to be
part of it but pulled out. >> That's right. Okay. This is >> this is great. >> Okay. >> We're we're and we're Yeah, we're live. Registration is we're happening already. >> We are live. >> So, um so you know, get the word out and and uh and
you folks want me back to give you reports. Thank you. Thank you so much. >> We appreciate you. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Okay. >> Okay. Next item. >> Good job. >> Next item is 3A 2026 holiday lights
decoration. >> Okay. This is a discussion item that um I had put on, but I'm sure every about this. So, we've said we've discussed this a little bit jokingly in the past about how this is uh really one of the most important things to the residents,
the the holiday lighting. And I figured that maybe this year rather than wait until after the budget's already approved while it's still fresh in our minds, we could talk about what we considered worked, didn't work, what we'd like to change to give the staff a little bit of direction when they're putting together the budget for the
holiday uh lighting. because um the feedback that I got was actually mixed from the residents, but overall it overwhelmingly people like loved it. They think that we are the the best lit city all around. But I wanted to hear what everyone else wants to um say and
and you know really it's about how much we want to spend. So who would like to start? Commissioner Joseph. >> Well, >> I know you have strong feelings about it. Well, everybody, I think has strong feelings. I think um our uh art decorations this year were really uh
superb. Uh we still have to work with FPL to get um on uh Sony Boulevard on the north side of um of Gateway. Those lights are still not
working. Is that correct, Stan? >> The holiday lights weren't working. >> No, we didn't have power. Is that correct? It's resolved >> on one side of gateway. >> It's resolved now. But we did have an issue. Yes. Briefly. >> Oh, great. So, now Okay. So, that's working now. Okay. Perfect. Yeah. So, uh
the only other issue we had was with the uh nativity scene. So, this coming year we're going to have full nativity scenes like other cities. >> Well, that's what I want to talk about is to make sure that we're in agreement. >> Yes, we've already sp I've spoken with
Stan about it. This year we because it was a spur of the moment, we had several residents um voice their concern that there was no nativity scene where other cities did have it. We were only able to obtain small ones. >> All right. So, you're in support of getting more?
>> Yes. Okay. Large larger nativity scenes. >> Okay. >> To uh mix with um the other uh symbols that we have. >> Anyone else about that or >> I completely disagree. >> Okay. So, >> okay.
>> Um, I I also I had very strong feelings about the nativity scenes and but I I think um because we spoke about it and I believe it was a budget um I think it was a budget meeting and Commissioner Styson actually brought up the nativity scene and and we said no. Uh there's and
you were on the phone so you were invisible. You were you were a voice in the room. >> You remember that? >> Oh, I was still there. you were you were there but you were you were you were uh and uh >> so before we get to that I don't think we should we talked about it in that
meeting there's case law about it and I think we've learned that just because other cities do it doesn't mean that it's legal or that it's right and I would like us to start making decisions first ask if it's legal and then have the conversation because if the answer is no conversation's over but when we
start asking questions like yeah but what's the consequence yeah but who complain. Yeah, but who's going to notice? That's not the the right spirit of governance. Like we start by following the law and then we make decisions. And so the for me that was
that's not something I would have I didn't support it then and I'm not going to support it in the future >> because it's it's it's uh it's a constitutional issue and we we can't go into the whole lecture about it. Some symbols are okay, some symbols are not.
We don't get to decide what's okay. That's told to us by the Supreme Court. So, we need to follow that and other cities may may not and you know, no, nothing catches fire and nobody maybe it makes people happy. But as a matter of
governance, we need to start by following the law >> and I don't think we did that this year. >> Um, as far as I'm I'm speaking, Jerry, I'll let you speak when I'm done. Um, as a matter of please Jerry, >> as a ma in terms of the lights,
>> I I think what happened is we were trying to be in inclusive and sensitive and and wanting to make sure that the Jewish community felt included and seen and and I think we did that. But as you may have gotten some emails and I've had
other conversations, we we it's about the balance of interests and I think that in our effort well our well-intentioned efforts to make sure that we addressed one part of the of the community.
We we did it to the exclusion of other that because we got the emails and people felt left out. And this is where I have to give Commissioner Sarasant uh the credit because she she called it that meeting which I think was a budget meeting and
>> and it was like well no we'll see and and we did see and people didn't like it. Some people may have liked it but we can't have some people liking and other people hating because then what we end up doing is breeding resentment and then we're working against the intention of
all of this which is to make people feel included. So I think that we need to go back to the center and not just in terms of the lights but everything. So have have a let staff do the job and have something like a formula, right? A
manora for every Christmas tree. Uh drreidle for every Christmas ornament or whatever. And everything else make a generic things that everybody does. Uh presents uh I you know as I drove through different cities you thought we may not like it you know but whatever
we'll choose like snowflakes is a thing right that's not for any particular group. reindeer uh ribbons, you know, those can be colorful, they can be pretty, but they're not feeling one group. They're not making people feel like, oh, they are being seen, they are
getting preferential treatment, and what about us? Because that's the question that I was hearing. What about us? And so then we're not doing our job. So, I think we need to come back to the center, do things in a balanced way. We we are we were not balancing the
interests properly. it again with the best of intentions. So I think we need to come back to the center do things generically and with with respect to acknowledging the two big groups which is uh you know
Christmas and Hanukkah then we acknowledge those but we acknowledge them equally in one big event not multiple events because then well where is the church event where's no one event one big park lighting we light the manor excuse me we
light the manora we light the Christmas tree. We like the park. Everybody's welcome. And that's it. I think I think that's where we need to be because otherwise other members of the community, you know, they I'm telling you because
like they're they're they're getting they're feeling upset. They're feeling not seen >> and they're saying, "Well, where is ours?" And you guys know like my my analogy of the hammers, right? When you don't hand out hammers, you don't then start, you know, with a kid running around in the playground with the
hammer. You don't balance it by giving out more hammers. You balance it by taking away the thing that's that's the disruptive thing. So, I think that our good intentions became disruptive. So, we need to um bring it back to the
center and and I would I would say if you want more lights or whatever, we can do that. We can talk about the budget, but we need to do it M >> in a balanced way. >> Okay. >> And in an equal. >> But just so that uh and and I do want to continue this kind of conversation, but
I also meant it also for the point of view of how much to spend. >> I have no idea. >> But meaning like consistent with what we did this year. >> What's the number? >> I don't know the number. >> Okay. I don't know the number either. So it's hard to talk about. >> Whatever it is, it's going to be higher.
>> Okay. So this year we spent $279,180 and 27 >> 279 180 >> and this we have to go out to bid this year which is why we appreciate this conversation so we could have some direction as to what we want to do. Um
we can set a dollar figure but we still need to give them some design guidelines for their presentation. >> Okay. All right. Um who's who's next? Commissioner Stewen. So,
I spoke about this um I'm just coming out of a call, so I have a funny voice, but I spoke about this in the workshop of January 2025, in the commission meeting of of March 2025, in the workshop of April 2025, and
again in the workshop of July 2025. Every time I was told that no that we cannot make a nativity that we are not gonna do a nativity and uh everybody's happy uh the way we are doing things and
blah blah blah blah blah okay clearly it was not real we received the emails those emails apparently were sent the the previous year and we went out and got something to certain group of our um residents is
happy because those are influential people that they have money and they were um writing directly to part of the staff and we completely gaslighted and BS them telling them that we didn't know
about their requests or that the people felt left out when I say in those fourly I went over and over and over and the commission voted against even during the budget. So those are the transcripts out
there. When I had the time, I'm going to give you the exact quotes of everybody. So yes, we knew about this and yes the commission and saply part of it decid anything about it until like I said
influential presidents concerns. I'm sorry to repeat myself, but then we BS them saying we didn't know. So well, yes, we knew and yes, we decided not to do anything. Um
why would I repeat myself? You know, when you go down the street on Cings Avenue, you see the beautiful nativity that B Harbor is doing. We should we we want to always be better and have more than all our um neighboring communities
and residents. And apparently we are in a constant uh So yeah, ours should be better and bigger. >> Okay. So just so that we know you you're for an activity but also for consistent with how much we've spent this year for
the lights. But clearly I am always looking for money. That's why I voted against the budget for three times in a row. Okay. So yeah, we we should be doing a better job finding better prices for what we are doing. $300,000 in the
um just in lights is the budget the entire budget of small cities in this in this country. So yeah, I think I think I think we need to be careful. >> Okay. >> Is that enough direction, Susan?
>> It would be great if we had a ballpark number so that when we go out to bid, that's one of the questions that they always ask us is what we want that budget to be. >> All right. Commissioner Lamago and then we'll kind of get to that point so that we can go to the next item. >> Okay.
I think we to represent um the the the bigger uh both of the bigger communities. We should represent uh Christmas and Hanukkah equally. Okay. And I think it all starts with the color palette. you know, when when you're
driving down the causeway or you're coming in from 163rd, all the palm trees are are are blue and white. I think that should be a mix. Okay, we should start looking at a 50/50 ratio where it is mixed better. The color palette is used
um smarter. Okay. Also, even like the Christmas decorations, they were they were silver. They were like they had this white tone to them. So, I think we should start integrating red and green into the decorations. I didn't I hardly saw any red and green in
the decorations. So, whoever comes in and bids and wins the bid when we go out there and we give them the RFP, we should be very clear on, you know, the design parameters. Okay. Um,
regarding the nativity scene, we could discuss. I don't know what symbols are. Okay. They're not okay. I believe the minor is okay, right? The minor is okay. All right. So, the nativity scene is not okay. Christmas
tree is okay. >> Yes. Yes. City attorney. >> Um because we've already done it. Um I was not consulted this year with regards to the nativity scene. So, I did not appine on that. Mhm. >> Since we've already done it, I'm a little reluctant to say publicly what is
or is not permissible, but typically I can say manurs clearly the holidays are surround theologies, right? Christmas is obviously based on a religion and so is Hanukkah. >> Yeah. uh Supreme Court has deemed
certain symbols to be secular for the last I mean >> a Christmas tree is not necessarily religious right secular >> the manora is not considered religious >> okay >> nativity scenes has traditionally been just like a crucifix deemed religious a
lot of the litigation a lot of the Supreme Court cases deal strictly with like the ten commandments with nativity scenes and with crucifixes um it's something we should discuss you should consider correctly. As the vice mayor said, just because another city
does it doesn't necessarily mean it's it's okay. Um, but we can I I can address that individually with you all. I just I'm reluctant to say it publicly one way or the other because again, this is something we've already done. It's not something that's prospective necessarily. So, I wouldn't want to say
anything that would >> um put the city in a tough spot. But it there are con constitutional considerations. And then even beyond that, even if it becomes permissible, you may be opening a door. You don't want to, and I'm not going to get I I I can individually tell you what some of
the jurisdictions have dealt with. And I don't want to say it publicly, but it's something you should be aware of because you don't want that door opening here as well. >> Yeah. So, so well, I think we could discuss off that we could discuss that offline. I think the the main idea is
that we need to obviously celebrate the holidays. Um, and we need to be inclusive. Obviously, you know, we have a big big uh Jewish population here, big Christian population, but there's other populations as well. So, you know, even
if they're not, you know, um, big in size, I think that when we put together for the holidays, I think it all stems from the the the the color palette and how we combine those colors. So, whoever comes in here and does the Christmas day
Christmas, sorry, the holiday decorations, the holiday decorations, um, you know, needs to keep that in mind and we need to be very clear in what what we want from them. >> All right. So to give the
>> mockups I mean I know we saw mockups um but I'd like to see maybe some sort of mockup where it could pro not with AI and with all these technologies maybe see some sort of mockup where it will actually take us you know through through the city um in some sort of
video fashion you know >> is that something that could be part of the RFP Susan >> or is that that they submit a mockup? >> Yes. >> All right. So you need a dollar amount. >> Okay. But one second, but if may I >> go ahead. >> Because actually we pay for the color
package. So we were supposed to have colorful gift and all of that and we didn't get them because the colors the the gift were outside my house in the inter coastal park. They were white. >> So that's what I say. And they give us a mockup. I remember clearly. And they
have like little gift boxes on top of each other which they were big of course. Um again they were supposed to be colorful. we pay extra for that and we didn't get that. I'm telling you because that's outside my home. So I was seeing that every day when I was coming in and out. So my point is that um even
if we're getting that we paid for it, we didn't get it >> and uh and I I I cannot we should not be continue like uh extending the conversation that like I said we different occasions last year and we're having it again right now and
privately uh to the resident that they are clearly not watching these meetings. We are telling you yes we are doing anything and everything to make sure that your guys are going to be part of the conversation and that it's going to be inclusive and you are going to be represented and right now here we are saying that we are not and that we need
more information. So we we we cannot go out and to be without putting the nativity scene as part of it. What else do we need? And again if not then we are totally lying to the residents who receive those emails saying that oh yes we are doing it. So we can have it both
ways scene. I mean I I just totally me too. So let's and Okay. So there is consensus. >> Let's then um dollar amount can what do you need from us an actual like
250? I'm I'm okay with 250ish less than that. I mean, I don't want to do I don't want it to be obviously a lot, you know, less than last year, but to Commissioner Stewen's point, you know, if there's any way to find savings. Um, because what I
what I was hearing is when I was when I was saying to residents, we have lots of Christmas trees. They're inside Pelican. They're inside Gateway. Their response was, well, I don't see those. I see what's on the street. I They, you know, they were like, I see what's on the street. I want to see on the street more
decorations. Yeah. So, if there's a way >> the colors need to be different, too. Have silver and white. >> What I'm saying is the trees that we had inside like, you know, to Vice Mayor's point about Commissioner Stson requesting the additional Christmas tree
at uh Samson. Um the people at Winston Towers were very happy about that. The Jewish people actually. >> Yeah. But you know what? They were not happy about that little bowl that was put also in Samsung Park with a nativity scene. That that was ridiculous. So
>> I I didn't see it, but my >> There was a little bowl with a nativity scene uh in Sansson Park because it was last minute thing this year. >> No, it was not. I've been saying since January last year, it was a decision
that was made not to add it. Okay. And when they again when our residents that they are um influent um start sending those emails that's when we and I'm going to say we
as a body not me particularly go ahead and answer them back. Oh we didn't know about this. We didn't know that you wanted to have it. That's not true. That's why I say why we are gaslighting the people because they are not paying attention and we cannot continue doing that. knowingly.
>> All right. So, what what additional information do you need from uh Susan? You need an actual dollar amount. So, if I can get each one to kind of, you know, it was 279. Let's just say 280, >> right? >> The same
>> same vice mayor. I would be inclined to lower it. >> I would be inclined to lower it. Okay. So, um I would like to be lower. >> Lower. Okay. >> Like no no more than $200,000. I think that's a lot still >> 200. Okay.
>> Yeah. For a 1.5 square mile city of stuff, correct? >> Let's let's own anything. >> No, the the items that we owned are no longer they've extended their useful life. >> Yeah. >> But we did own stuff. >> We did own
actually we do own some Drreidles I think. >> But we should see an inventory we even before going out to be that we have and what is how is being It's only the drreidles that we just purchased last year. Colin, is that seven? >> We had the snowflakes as well.
>> The snowflakes have we've repaired them already and they are no longer worth repairing. >> All right. >> What we need is an inventory of that and how much you spend because then maybe it doesn't make any sense to buy them because I know about the gift that were outside in coastal park because of the
wind tunners over there. They were being replaced continuously and they've been destroyed. It does not pay to buy them. Correct. We also don't have storage. >> To my point. So better maybe just not to buy them and to rent them because if we're going to be buying them thinking
that we're going to be using them for five, six or 10 years and they during the first year they get destroyed. So maybe we need to reconsider what we're doing. >> Yeah. So Commissioner Joseph. >> Yes. So we're going out for bidding to a new company, right?
>> We're going out to bid. The same company could bid for all we >> Right. The same company could bid. So yeah, I would say um around 250 or less. Let's have a 250 cap, but uh like um Commissioner Lama was uh speaking, I'd
like to see reds and greens this year. >> Okay. So, sorry. What we what happens is you usually have to get it for and that's what happened with the with the blue and white. it people started conflating it with with the the pro-Israel sentiment, but really it was
five years ago and we and we went with something wintry and then people started once once October 7th happened, people started seeing it as something else. So know that saying blue and green, I'm sorry, blue and green. Let's do blue and green. Saying uh green and red for this
year is um is probably not it. It's like it's going to be a multi-year. >> I meant multi-year. >> Oh, okay. >> No, because the bid is anyway, what is it? A five-year bid or three? >> It's typically a two-year initial term with three one-year.
>> Yeah. So, I didn't mean just this year. >> Okay. All right. Okay. So, I just want to recap. >> Yes. >> Because we have to formulate a bid. >> Um, our budget will be between 200 and 250. Um the priority is what's visible from
Collins Avenue. So currently we're doing five or six parks worth. We will likely have to scale that back. So can I get a sentiment that we're looking to only do perhaps the larger parks heritage along
Collins Samson and Gateway um as a priority? Um something's gonna have to give because if what you got is 280 and we want to go down I just want to know where the focus is and then >> as um commissioner llama said
>> you know equal so if I have five Christmas trees I have five manoras right if there could be as as far as I'm concerned some sort of formula like to vice mayor's point of you know this that um I don't know what that formula looks like if if it's number or size or you
know square footage or whatever ever it is. But for me personally, whatever has the most visibility >> and has the most, you know, uh, traffic, right? Like so for instance, Samson for me and town center would probably um
have to be really something that we >> consider the the focal point. >> Okay. And what about interior? Because currently they do gateway inside the lobbies of Gateway, Pelican, Government Center. I don't know what that what is
the percentage of the budget is that you know >> it's not huge but it is a part of it. So when something has to give I just want to be able to give a framework of what the priorities are. >> Go ahead. >> Why don't we keep the budget the same? I
mean delays I mean we're going to be saving what 30,000. I know I know we need to, you know, be mindful, but >> I think the more the message is to to really just look at it in in with a
closer eye. That's what it is. >> I said, what's the point of having a white Christmas tree in city hall? >> It's just like it defeat the purpose. >> The what? I'm sorry. >> A white Christmas tree in city hall. I have a Christmas tree I'll use so we can
>> I think look uh deputy manager I think that if if we can just make it very clear to whomever is bidding that we are trying to tighten our belt and we want to make sure that we're getting the biggest bang for our buck. Um and you know you do the magic. >> I don't even think it's necessary to say
that. I think it's just a matter of the negotiating. >> No, I understand that. But >> I mean that's not what we're talking about here is not how you negotiate anything. >> That's not what I'm that's not what I mean. I'm talking about the fact that that to to Commissioner Lama's point about it's the holidays. We want to be
able to to make it as festive as possible, but I want to make sure that everyone else is heard as well that we don't want to, you know, this is not just a open checkbook. >> Yeah, I'm sure >> I like 50,000 number. we're not going to go in
and tell this company, well, let's start at 250 because, you know, it's gonna they're gonna drag us higher. So, it it's just not the way it's done anyway. >> That's assuming they're not watching the meeting, >> right? Okay. Um All right. All right. I think you have, >> you know, this is
>> I do. Thank you. >> This is This is good. We This is the first time we're doing it like this, so hopefully it's going to have a positive results. All right. The next item, Mauricio, >> next item is 3B, discussion regarding parking licenses and fees.
>> Okay. This is um my discussion item. Uh we've talked about this in the past on and off, but I wanted to bring it in front of the commission to get more input from everybody. Uh there's a few things that I personally would like to discuss, but then you all obviously are
free to add in your items. one is the the the cost that we are charging for the various um parking lots. Uh I know that we talked in the past about uh making the uh rates a little bit higher so they be more consistent with what
Miami Beach is doing in places where we have more visitors rather than residents. We talked about residents um having a much lower fee. I think at one point we actually even said that perhaps they don't even pay for parking. What I'd like is an inventory of of what we
have, how much we're making. It's, you know, the real estate is expensive, so I want to make sure that we're making as much as we can on on those parking fees. And then the other um item was for the uh I don't know if it's park mobile, what what do we use? Park pay by phone.
>> Pay by phone. Uh apparently currently in various areas there is not an option to add minutes. you have to add either like an hour or two hours. So, I don't know how those apps work. >> I think ours may be an increment of 15 minutes, but I will check
>> if we can please just to make it, you know, um >> and are you looking to have it be by a 10 15 minute or are you looking for a half hour hour type of >> 15 minutes I think is reasonable. I know that they all have reminders, but um if
it's it's an app, so it shouldn't cost anything to to add that on there. Um but really about like how much we're charging for uh long-term parking, the the deals that we have with the various buildings. Um this is probably one of the biggest conversations that we have
on a regular basis with various buildings is that they don't have enough parking and that residents don't have enough parking. No one has enough parking, but I want to make sure that our residents, and I think I have consensus, but I'd like to hear from everybody that they either, you know, pay the lowest fees for the, you know,
the street parking. Um, or I would love to see that, you know, residents don't even pay parking at all as long as they have a decal. But what does everyone else think? Mr. Lama, >> I like the idea of residents not paying for parking.
and maybe increasing our rates for people that come from the outside. The only thing though, my only question would be if you have residents that have like five cars, right, and they're using uh the the parking spaces to just basically park their cars, >> right,
>> at those spaces that are free, you know, because there is some condominiums, there's places where there is an issue with parking. And I know that some residents pay the the sorry pay the monthly um rate that
we we charge. >> So, >> well, that's why I asked if we can get a a report of, you know, how many people are buying monthly passes? How many buildings have um long-term contracts with us? How much money are we making?
You know, for instance, at Gateway when the elderly come for the events uh for for the Zumba or whatever, they're paying for parking. Correct. >> No, I believe we give them a pass. So, if they register for the program, they're free for that. >> So, that's good. So that's, you know,
that's the kind of information I'd like to to have so that if you know um and then maybe we where we can at because we did talk about adding pay by phone along the street >> on interior roads,
>> right? We did talk about that. I remember, you know, that's a something that could be very useful if um if we determine that it is a a good source of revenue, which I believe it is, but again, finding a way, and I know it's
challenging, to give the benefit to our residents. But to a commissioner Lama's point, if you have five cars, you're not using it to park your car. All five rather. >> Yeah. Yeah. The issue is that let's say you have five cars and then you have a a
car that perhaps is they just have the decal and they just parked their car there and they're taking up the space because they have so many cars. So I I think the main point here is that there's no abuse to it, you know. So we got to be very careful. >> Okay.
>> Yeah. I mean I like the idea. I mean, we're res the residents here, you know, we pay taxes, we live here, so we should have that, you know, free benefit for sure. >> Um, but how do you feel about increasing
the parking rates for like the beach access or the long-term parking? >> I'll have to see what the I I don't know what the rates are right now. The reason I I even bring it up is one of the condos, and I don't know if this
is accurate, but it sounds about right, that if you want to uh add parking that it's upwards of $5,000 a month to get an additional parking. >> Yes. Yes. >> A month? >> Yes. >> No. In my building,
>> my point is is that are we try Well, not I'm not talking about your building. I'm not uh my point is that I'd like for us to really look at what we're charging in in parking in parking fees. So that uh I'm not saying to bring it up to that. I'm not I'm not suggesting that. I'm just saying that we need to evaluate
that it's a commodity at this point. So, >> I' I've always thought that the the um the spaces that we rent I believe to hotels or like you know I'm I would assume that the hotel is charging a
parking fee. >> Right. >> Right. And it's probably a nice fee. >> Yeah. >> Right. So, um I think to for buildings I understand if the garage is under I think that's different. But if if you
built a building and you didn't plan properly and you don't have enough parking and you have to get it from us, why should we give it to you cheaply? >> Right. >> Right. So th that's where I would look at at uh increasing fees. >> You're right. That's what I mean. Like for instance, I I know that
>> not necessarily the person coming to go to the beach. >> No. Well, >> not necessarily. I think that that could be $20. I mean, depends. But but that as well because I can tell you like for instance, okay, so the the valet parking, I don't know who's got deals with us. So if you go to some buildings,
the valet parking is $30 $40, you know, a shot. How much are they paying us? >> Well, that's what I'm saying. >> Right. Exactly. I'm in agreement with you. >> So So if may I um >> Yeah, go ahead. >> So we could request to everyone who has an are um renting them space especially
under the causeway um to give us a memo uh letting us know if they are selling or renting in a monthly base to the residents and for how much.
Then again if we are renting to five buildings or seven or 10 or one uh we will get from them specifically how they are managing those extra extra spaces either they're using it for their
own valet and not charging other than whatever valet rate is or if they're renting for those big amounts to the residents. So anyway we can finish that contract whenever we want. So they should be transparent about it. >> Okay. Commissioner Joseph,
>> we have a concert. >> We always charge for parking. >> No, I think those are free. Whenever we have an event, it's suspended. It's event parking is free. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> And we should also do it during elections. I I think we addressed that already, right? >> I think it's free during election.
>> Well, some some campaign workers got tickets. >> Oh, a gateway. >> Yeah, I think so. >> Oh, yeah. uh or day maybe it was like when they it was something where they were there working and I guess it got fixed but we should address that also.
>> Um I had something else I wanted to I don't remember now. >> May I? >> Yes. Go ahead. >> Okay. So the rate for the parking lot behind Walgreens is 450 per hour and for two hours is 850. >> Okay. I mean, that's I think that's
pretty high right now. I mean, I've gone and parked in Fort Lauderdale and other cities and I don't think it's that expensive. >> No, I think Miami Beach, you park Miami Beach for 2 minutes and it's $20. >> Yeah, I haven't been to Miami Beach in a while. >> I think it needs to be consistent with whatever >> pay by phone like a parking. I think it
needs to be whatever I would say that whatever Miami Beach is doing >> is probably because we've become especially you saw the report from Ibis you know if people are coming into our city and they're using our you know I know it's everybody's beach but we keep
it beautiful and clean then you know they there there's a premium attached to it and that's why I'm saying for residents if they're going to go park there to go to the beach it should be either free or heavily discounted. Uh, but if you're visiting,
I'm for flat fee so that you know, you could have like a whatever whatever that is to for the beach. >> Well, I I think we could discuss how >> Well, that's what I'm saying. That's why I would like to get to get a report from the staff to give us a sense of how much we're actually making. So, in
>> Sorry, it's interesting you said flat fee. Um, we can determine how much turnover there is in a space and things like that. Sometimes you want more turnover in a space. So, a flat fee is not always the best way to go, but our our parking app can give us some
statistics that I think would be helpful for all of you. So, we'll get that to you. >> And you could adjust that >> depending on festivities, holidays, etc., >> right? >> What would you give the difference? >> No, currently residents have to register
and get like a code and it's through the pay by phone app. >> Correct. Right. Okay. So, they couldn't have it for five cards. It would be for one. >> Correct. We do. I believe our code limits it. >> Okay. >> Okay. Is that something that you can put together for next meeting? >> Yes, ma'am.
>> Okay. All right. All right. Next item, please. >> Next item is 3C, legislative priorities. >> That is vice mayor. >> That is me. Okay. So, um I'm gonna go a little slower this time. I know I hit you guys with a lot um because it was
also like 10:45 and uh I was uh uh ready for bed basically. So we put up our legislative priorities are online. So I I if we can put them up for for a
moment so you can see it. So Get Heat. Heat. Okay. businesses a lot of money and take advantage. So, obviously this is not the case with us. So, you know, we were talking and uh opposed to this and I
just got the feeling that some legislators up there are in favor of it. So, I don't know where it's going to go at this point. Um so, we'll see. Yeah, I just wanted to >> I can tell you that the the Senate bill um passed its first committee, but it hasn't had any movement since January
13th. >> I hope I hope so. >> So, usually, you know, that's not a good sign. And then the House bill has had a lot of activity >> uh and uh it was referred to appropriations. It's um it it passed actually on the 17th, the special order calendar 8226.
>> So, that you know, but they're in balance and that's what I'm seeing in this session. It's like the House is moving stuff, but then the Senate isn't, and then the Senate is moving things, and then they're they're not >> moving in. >> How many more weeks are there? >> H >> how many more weeks are there? >> We're in week six. This ends um in early
March, >> right? So, we almost out of time. Okay. >> Uh so, that's good for us if if they don't, but again, this would be a hit for us, right? Um then they
where we are hopefully I don't even know why it's in the second committee but I don't understand everything so we have to still watch it um then we have prohibited uses of public funds by political subdivisions which which is
us. Um there's this is another one with no Senate companion bill, but this is basically telling us like trying to control how we can spend our money or who we can donate to. Um but no comp no Senate companion bill is good news. And
it's also had no movement since January 13th. >> So I I don't think we need to worry about this one. But I also was super confident about the environmental one last year and it died. So take it with a grain of salt. Okay. Um then the community associations management. This
is one that we favor. Uh the Senate bill was found favorable in its first committee and it's not cap on the amount of units of the association. >> They as they have it on income on the on the income of the association of 500,000
>> the budget. Yeah. >> Okay. So 500,000 >> if you make if you as an association manage 500 or more >> which000 or more >> be most of our buildings >> I would think so. >> Yeah. Okay. >> So uh the house bill passed all its
committees as of February 12th uh which was the last activity uh and uh these bills are moving and they are moving together unlike the other stuff. This this one is >> what's the the enforcement on that? So if that passes >> Okay. >> I don't know >> because it's going to affect every
single building. >> Yeah. But but there most of our buildings have professional have associate have professionals managing them anyway. >> Okay. >> Um >> Okay. >> So then they're going to have to figure it out. >> And then we have the the nature-based one that that I was so confident would
pass and it did all six committees and then nothing happened. >> Uh so uh this one the Senate bill uh was amended. It's now on special order calendar on 219. That's today. Um, so I don't I don't know if it already happened, but it's it's but it's it's
been unanimous just like last year on its three committees. And then uh the House bill was found favorable on two committees and that's as of 217. So uh for these the resolutions were drafted. Oh no, I'm sorry. So that's that. Then we have the the property tax
ones which is the uh house joint resolutions 2011 and 203. Uh 2011 is in its third committee which is ways and means and that one is the one that says we're going to get rid of home homestead property tax like tomorrow, right?
>> And then 203 is the one that says let's get rid of them over 10 years. Uh, and that one um has its its three committees and today it's on special order calendar and I don't know what happened today because I haven't caught up to it. So, um, that's where we are. I will because
we were just talking about parking and it's another bill that's that's been coming up. I I'll um I'll bring up for to add it for the 630 the um I call it the parking bill. It's HP 323. And this is them wanting to ma to to manage our
parking. And what they're saying is um you need to give a two-hour grace period. So if the meter runs out, you can't take them for two hours. >> So you know, and if somebody parks on the street, uh you can't tow them for 12 hours.
>> Okay. So I don't know what problem they're trying to solve, but um this is not good. The >> some legislator got towed. Somebody got a ticket. I guess they didn't like it. I don't know. Maybe they got towed from an arcade plaza, but and they didn't
understand it wasn't us. Uh the good news on this is that there's there's no um committee activity, but I wanted to bring it to your attention because they're trying to hit us from every angle, right? It's not just property tax, it's business tax. Oh, you make
money on parking. Fine. Now you can't. You're like, "Oh, oh, you want a lobbyist to defend you?" No, we don't want you to have that. They're they're coming at us from every angle, and we need to be uh conscious of that, not just during session, but also as we make
decisions in our budget and everything else um to anticipate what we may lose because some of these are not going to go anywhere, but they'll come back next year. >> Well, the parking one will have a major uh impact on our budget. >> It would, >> right? We we make uh uh we make I think
if I remember correctly just the the uh the pier park, >> right? >> Just that one makes like $300,000. >> Just that one. >> That's from years ago, I think. Yeah, I think it's probably more. >> It might be more now. >> So, so think about what all our collective parking is and not just
parking, but then what we make in citations because when people over, you know, overstay their their welcome, we you know, they get a ticket. So, we make that and this would impact all of that. So, I'll be bringing that forward. Um, and um, but I'm mostly bringing it to
your attention because I want you to understand how we're being attacked at at every angle and that we need to um, you know, prepare for that. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> That's that's it for the legislative. >> All right. >> Oh, and I'm sorry. And the the 2011 and
the the not that one. Yeah, the um the cleanup ones, the the the SB180 cleanup bills last time. Yes. Uh Allan gave us permission to that we can go forward with that. >> Okay. Thank you, Alan.
>> All right. >> All right. All right. Next item is yours. >> The remote voting. >> Vice Mayor remote voting. >> Oh, yeah. So, I'm gonna keep bringing this every three months as long as you guys keep saying no because I
having example after example of why it's a good idea and eventually uh I'm hoping that uh that you guys uh come come to the dark side. Um but where we left off the the last time was figuring out well do
other cities do it? I wasn't sure myself if we were preempted by state law or you know what we wanted to have like a fuller conversation. So um we did look into it. Some cities uh indeed do do it. Give me
let me get my legislative stuff out of the way. >> Did we get I thought we had asked for a report from staff. Am I remembering it incorrectly to give us a sense of who else is doing it? >> Yes. and Mauricio told me and now I can't find my notes but um there are a
couple of cities that that do do it and they all do it differently. Some of them uh you have to give them you know tell them in advance like well in advance others you can just ask that day but you know you have to vote on it. Others
don't do it at all. So, we have like the full spectrum, but we're not preempted um we're not preempted by by state law, you know, to do something like that. I think that we should consider not a free-for-all
um but anticipating what I keep saying that life happens. Uh so, so that we can have, you know, the the the full participation when you can't physically be here. And so my recommendation would
be like allowing for like maybe one regularly scheduled meeting but sometimes we may have a special meeting and and you happen to be you know out of town but there's an emergency happen you have a special meeting and now you can't participate because you planned around
what you knew and uh now you can't like participate in a in a special you know in an important decision. So I think just building a little anything more than zero is a win here because right now we've been at zero. So um I think that we should implement a little
flexibility because we never know. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> All right. Let's hear from the the commission. Commissioner Joseph, what do you think about the one time >> on the same path as I was previously
that I don't believe that um remote voting is a good idea for us? >> Okay, Commissioner Student, >> I'm in favor of it. I think we should cap it off at two. Um there's always emergencies. Like for instance, right now I'm getting over a cold. Um I wish I
could have you know voted from from my house. I am fully aware informed of all the uh items on the agenda and um you know I don't see why we cannot vote remotely. I mean so we could so so I
think the the the main issue here at least from what I perceive is the abuse of of this right. You just cap it off you know and and that's all you have to do. And we could either, let's say if we have a scheduled trip, we could either,
you know, put some rules in place. We could put some rules in place where we need to give staff, you know, some sort of um advanced uh warning or tell them heads up, you know, that give me sorry about that. that uh that we're
going to be absent or in the case of you know let's say you get sick you know you tell them you know a couple days before a day before >> so >> but we should cap it off for sure >> I I can argue both sides but like for
instance today's meeting you're getting over a cold commissioner's getting over a cold you know and then if one of another someone else was sick we basically would just be potentially one person sitting here else on the Mhm. >> So, how does that work? >> Okay. Well, you put rules around that,
too. That only >> So, like only one person gets to be sick. >> Only one person playing devil's advocate. Yeah. >> Well, that's right. Only one person gets to participate. The other one gets to be sick. >> Right. Then they don't participate at all. And you can make first come, first serve. >> Oh, >> right. But sillier.
>> Come on. >> No. Well, listen. I You can make whatever you don't like that make a different rule. But I think it's a it's a slippery slope when we start. I I I don't I'm not completely against it. I I I I think that there is emergencies that
happen and where especially if it's an important vote, you definitely want the full participation. But on the flip side, no matter how informed you are, being here physically does feel much different than being on the phone. >> And I'm never going to argue that. Of
course, it's better to be here in person. I'm not trying to convince you that being being remote is is just as good, right? I'm just saying sometimes I I if you're prepared >> participate and you can still get the
job done. Maybe not in ideal way >> but you can still get the job done. >> So uh and obviously not for quasi judicial this this would not apply for you you don't get to vote on quasi judicial >> but still like commissioner want to say something. Go ahead. If there is an item
in the agenda that is really important for somebody and I mean one of us and for whatever reason we cannot be I think that the best thing actually what I would do is that I will send a communication a memo through the city
cleric letting the rest of the commission know that I would like to really have participate in the cat feeding program program because it's really important for But I cannot be in the meeting for whatever reason. Um and I will allow I
mean and I will probably ask for the commission to consider um deferring that item for the next month. So that way something that is really important for you you can have the opportunity to participate and because it's true things
happen but regardless you know we are asked once a month for 11 months that's really the minimum uh so putting rules and regulations and other rules regulation that then they had the exception of the rule and the regulation
doesn't make any sense you know if we cannot be here then you cannot vote And if it's important for you, communicate through the proper channels uh with your colleagues and let them know that to give you the opportunity to participate.
At least that's what I would do. >> May I? >> Yeah. Go ahead. >> Yeah. I mean, I I understand we have to be here for 11 months, but you know, emergencies are not scheduled around the schedule here or illnesses are not scheduled around our commission
schedule. So that's why I think it will be a good idea to you know put in place where you could twice during the commission um schedule you know the 11 commission meeting scheduled you'll be
able to vote remotely. I mean I don't see how this is that difficult. I mean like again going back to to my example, I wish I could have done this from from home via Zoom or via, you know, telephone,
especially now now that we have, you know, so many technologies eventually, you know, we could probably integrate whoever is absent physically, you know, through through some sort of video screen, so video call. So, I I think
that we should be open to discussing this further and um you know, getting with the times. >> Yeah. No, I I'm I'm leaning on this side over here um because I I I keep thinking of where I had the the emergency
situation where I was in the emergency room. I would have very much liked to vote, but I know that I would have not been really paying attention because it would be impossible for me to do that. um it was just too loud and my head would not be there, but I would feel
inclined that I I should vote and I wanted to vote. I think that you you you can't have it both ways. >> I think there are instances where it's just an emergency and you can't attend, >> you know, but like I've said before, in
a situation where um I, you know, my flight was cancelled, right? >> I intended to be here, but my flight was canceled and I won't be able to catch it till tomorrow. Well, I can still set up in my hotel room and participate
>> and and with the same preparation that I had um you know when I was going to show up, right? Um so, and there are things where you're just not going to do it. You're going to say, "I'm not going to make it." And if you're in in that sort of state of mind like you're saying,
that's one where you just don't participate. But with that same logic, if we said that we are not going to allow more than two people to be sick at the same time, if I was already sick and then you lose your flight, still you cannot participate. That's correct. Because I'll be the one excuse because
I'm sick. Like right now I'm sick and I'm here and I would rather be home in my pajamas, but I cannot because this is important. So that's even to the point if you miss your flight and I'm still sick, you won't be able to participate. Correct. But the chances of two people
being having an emergency at the same time is is less, right? It's it's unlikely. I don't think we've ever had that. >> I just I think it's a slippery slope and I think that it it it relies very heavily on people being also honest, which I think that we here we've talked
feel very very confident that all of us take this very seriously. Uh and I'm not suggesting that future I'm not suggesting that future commissions will be less honest. I just think that once you start going towards that direction, then all of a sudden the whole thing becomes virtual. Um, so I'm not in
support of it, but bring it back. >> Well, we'll we'll talk about it in three months. I'll bring it back. >> Thank you. >> So, >> okay. >> Next. >> So, you have two more rounds. >> Next. I >> bring it back. >> Next. Um, >> next you're on a roll. >> Three discussion regarding the
physibility of bow walls. >> Okay. So when when I went to this I had on last month and um and I deferred it because we had a long agenda and >> okay >> uh so this is a um um an item of of an environmental item
that uh addresses it's they're called living seaw walls or bow walls. There's different uh words for it and there's different kinds. So I know that we had like like u like some visuals that can come up and basically it's it but it's
not so I had asked whether Okay. Like so. Um, and they're just like these really big slabs that are shaped like uh mangrove roots. >> Mhm. >> And they're put in in like really big slabs and it serves the same function, but it you're not just putting it on the
wall. You're just basically putting it in front of the wall. It's its own separate wall. And I think >> setting cement with a 32% lower footprint than traditional Portland cement. Materials are non- metallic making them non-toxic. And unlike the century old flat seaw walls that destroy
marine habitats, these become living artificial reefs. >> The idea is to attract native species, create caves for them to hide from predators, and essentially transform this infrastructure product into something that now also functions like an artificial reef. >> As the sea life deposit their skeletons
and shells, they sequester carbon through bioalcification, about 40 pounds of carbon per panel per year. Right. So each slab is like a tree basically they say. >> So um yeah I didn't want to play the whole thing. I just wanted you to see it. Right. And then they they slide them
in in front of the walls. Um and not so I wanted the the staff to explore its the feasibility of use in in our city because it doesn't mean that uh it's it'll be a good fit. I know it's being used in Dia and Coral Gables and city of Miami. Um but also it may be useful for
let's say a Winston Towers or houses that that are on the water. >> Uh and the city what the cities are doing and the county is also doing is uh creating incentives through permits. >> So that's the other part that I would like the the the city to explore. Like I love it.
>> So if if we can't use it, let's say inter coastal park apparently what >> where do we have seaw walls? uh in our coastal park and uh Bella Vista Bay Park, >> right? >> That's it. >> That is city- owned property. Yes. Where
but we but we're under the Lewin Leman. That's not our responsibility. That's FDOT. Okay. >> Okay. >> So though in those two areas that you mentioned, we have new seaw walls. Correct. >> Yes, sir. >> Yeah. >> So this is >> we already went out to bid for Bella
Vista Bay. >> Yeah. >> And that project is just waiting for their permit. Right. So this >> this uh living seaw wall is more viable for new seaw walls. I don't know >> because we have so many in this city and I can tell you we have so many aging
seaw walls that require inspection that uh the city stand right we have so many seaw walls that the city either doesn't have um the right to inspect or
uh we're just not inspecting. >> What what's the what kind of incentives are there vice mayor? Well, the um the the 3D printing that they do and the material that they use is is not like your traditional cement. It's different. So, they can uh um generate
>> No, no, I meant What kind of incentives are the cities? >> I'm getting to it. And so they're they're so that's part of the incentive is that you can the projects can move faster because the the product can be ready faster and the and and they I I
believe D uh waves some some fees or some permits or so they streamline it. They're trying to make it enticing for you to to to use something like that. not a particular company or a particular product, but that kind of idea because
it's environmentally beneficial. And I I don't I don't have the details, but that's why I'm asking the the the city to um to look into it and what that might look like for us. >> I think it's a great idea. I think it's it's a twofer
your your item as well. Uh anyone else? What do you all think? I'm I'm just thinking that um unless you have a brand new seaw wall, it's not feasible. >> Well, we'll see. I don't know. I don't know the answer. >> I know I know that. I happen to know
that answer. >> Okay, Commissioner Llama. >> Yeah, I'm for it. Um I mean, we we'll have to look at the uh condition of the seaw walls. I mean, there there's a present issue right now at the Winston Towers 300. >> Yeah,
>> there's like a owner that's MIA. So there there's other things but yeah I mean I I like this um let's say granted there's no issues I think we could move forward or at least for the seaw wall portions of the city that we control as a as a municipality
>> I think because I have I don't know what sort of restrictions or what sort of issues people have and what kind of incentives can be created. So if you want to be able to see, well, how difficult is it? How long does it take versus this, you know? So I'm for the staff looking into this and letting us
know how we could look, anything that makes homeowners lives easier. And I know that Winston Towers in particular has a very big challenge ahead of them, not just 300, you know, the all of those buildings that have seaw walls. Whatever we can do to to help them,
I I would be 100% in support. Yeah. Um, Commissioner Stew. >> Okay. >> So, so Jennifer, how how does this work? Who who do we contact? I mean, what are the next steps? >> The the next steps is directing staff to
explore the feasibility for us. >> Okay. >> And then they'll, you know, they'll they'll tell us, you know, I don't I I don't have the >> But who who do they have to talk to? they have to talk to FIU. >> They they they um there's not just the the particular companies, but I I've
been talking to other cities like to the city of Miami who have their resilience department and >> uh this is I learned this at the um best practices. >> Weren't you in there with me that maybe you had left? >> Um but yeah, that's um >> could we get a report for next
commission meeting, please? Is that possible? >> Yes. Just understand that the permitting for that is through the county. >> Well, give us a sense of what the process is. So, we >> Yes. >> So, this is basically no different than pvious concrete
where you have to go to the county as well. >> Um, permitting related to anything that basically goes into the ground is going to have to go to the county. >> Yeah. So, if the city wanted to start using pvious concrete for sidewalk replacements, that would have to go
through the county. Correct. That's what I was told. >> That's correct. Yeah, you have to go to on the previous concrete, you have to go to through the county, >> right? >> Okay. Next item. >> Next item is 3F. However, that's been
deferred at the request of Commissioner Joseph. >> Okay. Next item. 3G is a discussion regarding Jewish solidarity day. >> Right. So, I just wanted to um I I already had a discussion with Stan, but I just want to make sure that it's on
the calendar for May 3rd. >> Yes. Thank you. >> All right. Next item. >> 3H is a discussion regarding city ordinance enforcement. >> Yes. Okay. So, >> one second. It's almost 4:30. I know we have two people that are sick. We're
okay to keep going. Commissioner Lama, Commissioner Sten, >> I'm good. >> Yes. Okay. Go ahead, please. >> I know that every commissioner and mayor, vice mayor has a peeve regarding one city ordinance that is not enforced
to the fullest. And we have I I get complaints every week uh regarding dogs on the beach. Uh poops in poop in the parks. Um uh parking that's not enforced or
enforced too well. Um so I'm just I I put this on the agenda to just have a discussion regarding what ordinances could be enforced better. Okay.
>> What? Give us more information. So, do you want a report of how much >> how many uh uh violations we have? >> No, I >> Do you have like quantitive data is my question? >> Yeah, I have I have uh been reported
I've I've had it been reported to me regarding dogs on the beach that are not being >> that one for sure. >> Okay. we have a lot of um codes that are not being enforced or that
you know it's a joke some of our ordinances and all that are not enforced and we ask people to abide by them and then there's no enforcement so and I'm sure I'm not the only one other commissioners also have ordinances
that maybe they think aren't being force enforced at all not enforced at all or not enforced course >> correctly. >> Okay. >> So, that's what I'm trying to have this discussion. >> All right. With >> everyone. Anybody you want to bring something up? >> Like the smoking on the restaurants?
>> Yeah. Smoking in the restaurants. this uh the state has um a law which they don't have any uh manpower to enforce where um if you have an overhang and you have a building
um so the opening if the opening is less than 50% there's no smoking but it's not enforced by the state all of the restaurants that are at um RK Plaza should not have smoking allowed because
of um that that that state law, the 50% law. >> Okay. >> But I'm sure there are others that other commissioners also um would like to see enforce better, other ordinances. >> I mean,
>> fireworks. I I mean, the other night I heard fireworks um blasting. I don't know where it was coming from, but it was certainly in the city. And I know uh there must not have been a permit. Have there been any uh recent uh
fireworks permits that we issued in the past week that we know of? >> I would have to go back and look. >> Yeah. So, you know, a lot of our ordinances are taken as a joke. >> Well, I don't know if I agree that a lot of our ordinances are a joke. I I agree
that we can do better with the I just don't know what that means for us as far as the the budget and and you know does that mean we hire a code person specifically for the beach? You know, what is it that we feel strongly
about? Um, so Commissioner Llama, did you have anything that you >> Yeah, I mean something I brought up in the last commission meeting is uh keeping our beaches clean and I think some of the perpetr per perpetrators are the buildings that are on the uh on the
sand, you know, h have them, you know, hold them accountable. >> We're doing their job. >> Also, the um setup of the uh the beach lawns, the lawn chairs. So that we need to be care we we need to always be on
top of these uh let's say buildings right so they don't uh they don't go um over their uh parameters let's say that we set for them and um dogs uh I get
complaints about dogs all the time um so I I don't know with dogs I mean how can you I know that's you know We do stop and tell people that have dogs in the beach that is is not
allowed. But you know h how do you monitor it? How do you enforce it? So I think we need to have a discussion on having continuous monitoring because you know somebody with a dog or many people with dogs are going to slip by and there's not going to be a an a police
officer or code compliance officer. Well, then you have kids >> going and playing on the same sand. >> No, >> I understand. I'm I'm I'm for I'm for um you know, not having dogs on on the beach. >> The thing is that we need to see how we
could enforce it on a continuous basis. I think that's where the issue is, >> Alex. >> U yeah >> about the dogs, Hollywood figured it out a long time ago. So we could maybe copy what they're doing. We've been talking about that many times, you know.
>> Do you know what they're doing? >> Yeah. Immediately when you are there, they give you a ticket. >> If and if you claim that it's a service dog answer for that, too. So I brought that up like you before I was a commissioner many times. So we've been
talking for about this for at least 10 years. >> So let's let's look into that. Let's make it happen. Let's uh let's uh absolutely read it and let's see if we could adopt it then. >> Absolutely. >> Well, your ordinance, I think, already takes care of that. It comes down to enforcement. So, you can I think right
now we're issuing warnings, but you could stop issuing warnings. >> Let's let's raise the fines and um >> No, but they give the fines. >> Well, give fines. >> Going back to the point where somebody would say this is an emotional support dog or a a service dog. From what I
understand, >> you cannot lie about >> once once they tell us that we we we cannot ask them for any documentation or certificates proving that. >> Right. So there's no so >> incidentally you mentioned emotional uh support dog. There's no such thing that's recognized under the law.
Actually those are not protected. >> There's only two questions you can ask and they have to be whether they're trained for disability and what that training is. You can't ask what the disability is but those are the two questions you can ask. Uh you're correct though, they don't have to have documentation. The dogs don't have to be
labeled. So from that perspective, it gets challenging to enforce. >> But obviously, >> even though they may be service dogs, you have to be able to control them. >> They can't be allowed to defecate wherever they they want to. Those things
are still in play. So if you have a code enforcement officer that witnesses a dog defecating, then you can ticket them for that. uh regardless of whether you know the issue of whether they're supposed to be on the beach or not is a different issue. Obviously, if they're not
recognized ADA type dogs, um you know, they don't they can't be on the beach, but let's say for argument sake, they are allowed to be on the beach. Uh because of the ADA, uh they still have to be able you still have to be able to control your dog, not
defecation, those types of things. So, those things are still enforceable. >> Yeah. But also I think it's a either misdemeanor or a felony to lie when they ask you if they are um like a service animal or not because
even outside the pediatrician on my kids there is it says there like if you die and it says the statue I remember I took a picture I sent it to you guys long time ago I'm going to look for that again. >> Yeah. The the problem is like with on the you can't ask for documentation. That's the problem. And it makes no
sense because federal law says, "Okay, these are the types of dogs that are permitted, but you can't ask for proof. So, it it makes it a little ridiculous, but >> and most of them know this probably
>> that there's a lot of Yes, >> there's a lot of them that know that. >> So, that's something for our legislative to-do list for next year." But but the you you could you could ticket them for the behavior of the of the the dog. >> Correct. >> Yeah. He he he Yeah, you sent out. Yeah.
>> The issue of whether the dog can be on the beach or the park is one thing. So let's say that they are recognized. They answer the questions correctly. The two questions you can ask, they answer them correctly. Regardless of that, you still have to be able to control your dog. you
you so if the dog is unruly let's say you're they're here at the government center it's a recognized exception they can be here but the dog is unruly keeps barking disrupting trying to attack people out regardless of whether it's an ADA protected dog >> same thing as if it's
>> going to the bathroom everywhere out regardless of whether they're an ADA request so for that behavior you can still enforce that >> right but the code enforcement u agent has to witness it or could someone because look I Yes, they would have to with with any >> I can tell you that this is the
challenge possibility. This is the challenge that I've had and I uh should probably go to the beach more often, but I don't. And the the couple of times that I go, I'll witness a dog, I'll call to see, you know, if somebody comes and
then they don't come, you know, and so that's that's a challenge because if you go to the beach on a regular basis and you know that no one's going to come, it's very frustrating. So, >> I don't know what the answer is to that. I I I don't necessarily say we need to add an additional person to the budget,
but there has to be a better way to manage the the dog situation on the beach. >> I can tell you that in the south um we have the issue with the dogs, but also we have the naked people coming now also to our site. So you guys know, um, and
the people that live in the buildings, they know exactly at what time the lifeguards are leaving and everybody's leaving and they come down exactly after when it's starting to get dark according to to the time of the year. Uh, and they
get their dog um, playdates. So there's several dogs there. They go inside the water include when when it's the the summer when it's hot enough just um there is no respect for any rule or
regulation that is on the south side like next to all over park and like I said and the people from all over is coming to our side including the naked people. >> So if I can make a suggestion could we could we make an attempt to have code go out at this time at the very least? um
you know to to see what can be affected uh without waiting for someone to call you know. >> Yes. Okay. I think >> I'd also like to start there answer Commissioner Joseph's question. Yes. There was a permit a fireworks an approved fireworks permit for last
Saturday. >> Saturday that might have >> February 14th. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Uh next item >> is 3 I discussion regarding building
department inspections. >> No we just didn't we just do that? >> Oh >> well similar yeah so this is a similar discussion um where uh permits are um delayed or they're taking longer than anticipated.
So, I believe that uh is being corrected with our digital process that we're bringing in. >> Okay. >> But I'm sure everyone's heard the same issues where, you know, it's taking longer than expected to um get an
inspection. Um and we had this discussion as well. Actually, that was at the agenda review where we're working on bringing on new building department inspectors. >> Yeah, that should help. >> Yes. So, that should help.
>> Okay. Next item is 3K. >> I have something to say. >> No. >> Okay. >> 3K regarding >> 3J. >> No, 3J was deferred. >> Deferred. >> Deferred. 3K is a discussion regarding public
parking signage. >> All right. This is um from the RK Plaza asking to if we can inform the people better about our public parkings. Um did
I don't know Mara did you share the email with everybody the one that I got from Danny Cats? If not can you please share with them? Okay. Um, so they continue having a lot of issues with their
plazas. They had to spend a lot of money as well um in the plaza next to us because of the school parking. So what they are requesting is for the city to do better um to have signs to let the
people know about the the parking garages that we have as of right now and that those are the beach parkings and not so they don't go to their plaza and they don't need to be the bad guys that then they're going to be having to tow
the people. So they this apparent before >> so if we can just again do better signage to for our garages. I think that the challenge was before, correct me if I'm wrong, was uh we're
limited as to how many what is it called? S uh >> yeah, sign pollution. >> Sign pollution. Yeah, thank you. Uh what what is the process for adding because they've brought this up a couple of times the uh RK? What is the the the the
process for adding signs >> based on where they were proposing them? We have to have an F dot permit. >> Okay. because they want them like on the roadways. So, we it we did increase or change out the signs that we have for public parking lots to make them more
visible, but what they were looking for was additional like beach parking with an arrow saying like go that way like all throughout to to the different lots. That requires FDA. >> Does anything prevent RK from putting up
better signs on their lots? This is not a beach parking. We will tow you. I know they're there. I think I know we had this conversation before. Yeah, we did. We did. >> And and um and maybe I think the answer was that that they were also limited in what they could do, but I I feel like
this is an RK problem, not a city problem. the the limitations that we did discuss this before. It was a slightly different context because we were talking about whether we could require better signage in the plazas because of people getting towed. Those that signage
is is regulated by the county as as well as towing and the fines and everything else. to the extent that RK wants to on his own put additional signs, not replace those, but additional signs that would indicate please don't park here, you know, this and that. They're it's
their private property, they can do that. They just are with regards to the towing aspect, they have to follow the county regulation. So, if they wanted to put additional signs or even, you know, paint, you know, the front of the parking that says
this is whatever it is, they're basically free to do that. >> But that's actually not the point of this conversation. You know, they had done a lot of things and I'm not talking on behalf of them. I'm not a spokesperson or anything like that, but they had incurring a lot of expenses
when it comes for example to the school parking. They had to put a gate and and personal there, etc. The issue that now their summer is coming that they are bringing for our discussion is specifically about our garages our park our parking garage nothing to do with
our plazas you know that is the consequence that the people is going out there and parking because according to the emails that I receive it is in their view that our parking garages are not they don't have a good h they don't have
good signs letting the people know even what is the location of those are like for example um I know a lot of people that they don't know about the parking garage that is in front under the causeway the first one which is like in front of the um ocean too so many people
don't even know that's a parking garage or the one that is very close to the um to the Marco Polo so what their request is about we apparently are not doing such a good job letting the people know where they can park when they come to the city of Sonia's beach that is
specifically nothing to do >> parking >> or whatever you want to do in Sonia. You want to walk around what the city's parkings are. Nothing to do with I know they do whatever they want with their plazas. So that's why they asked
us to have this discussion again and if we can consider just uh whatever is necessary and it's even good for the people to know where they can park when they come to Sunny Als Beach. That's all. I think they have probably have a bigger problem with the parents picking kids up
from school, >> which is not part of the discussions. >> Yeah. I >> I don't know how many more signs we could put up. Uh but I think that also goes to the about our parking in general, how how utilized are they?
>> So, um so the one that you're referring to that's between the northbound southbound lanes is almost always full. people go in, have to circulate through and and go out. It's it's very often full, especially during the daytime hours. >> Beach patrols that a lot of the people
of the constructions are parking in there, >> right? So during the day, early morning, they're taken up pretty much all day from people going across the street to work in those buildings or do >> precisely because even the beach people, they don't even know that they can park in there, which is to their point, you
know, like th those those garages or those available parking spaces. uh the people that is coming to Sunny Al uh to go to the beach or to bicycle around whatever they don't know where they are. That is exactly the point and and I know
those are usually being used by the workers because we have other parking issues with the buildings which are not part of the conversation. So my my my suggestion so to give us some um alternative of doing better informing
the people that is coming to Sonia where they can park that's I think is a very first simple study. We don't I hope we don't need to get any outside review or and we don't need somebody to come as a consultant to do
that. I think it's kind of simple uh to we can do better to inform the people because ours is very sad and I'm not in social media but every time that they are like I don't want to use a bad word so they're
talking not good about coming to something else and getting your your cars tow >> so if we can do a little bit better if just informing the people that is the idea of the discussion and if something can come back to us uh with a price tag
or and maybe also like a mock or a or some kind of design or what is it that we can do that'll be that that's the point of the discussion. >> So we I will provide some information to you um when we were doing our garage signs. We did get a denial from FOT for
in a sign we wanted to put in advance >> to show that parking was coming up on Sunny Boulevard. We will look back into that and see if there's any other way for them to allow us to do that. >> Yeah. I I mean, but I would also encourage the the plazas to to have
signage there. They don't need the permission. So, it's a lot easier for them. You there's nobody nobody wants to get towed. So, if it's obvious that they're going to get towed, they will find other parking or they'll go someplace else. And there could be a sign on their property that says public parking located at
>> right blah blah blah >> or scan a QR code for a map to get you >> on our city website. Do we have locations of our public parking? >> Yes sir, we do well indicated. >> Yes, sir. We have a specific map just for parking.
>> The most simple answer to that is especially for internationals. They're not going to come looking and reading everything in the plaza. If for people coming from other countries, you would not even think that if you park in front of the beach in one of those apparently
public plazas, you're your car is going to be towed, you know. So that's what I say like if we are such a diverse community and people is coming from everywhere and every time more people is coming to the point they are not completely informed or well educated
about uh what are the consequences. Hence, I don't think anybody's parking there looking forward to have their automobile uh being towed and I see tail those tow trucks going with the cars, you know. So, it's a public relations issue.
>> Yeah. Well, yeah, I know. But people coming from other places just to consider doing something better. Um >> and yeah, I would love to see also that F dot u uh denial so maybe we can reach
out to them directly. Okay, next item. >> Next item is 3L, discussion regarding history hall. >> I I just wanted to have um some kind of um
um answer about what happened with the history hall because it's been it was removed like long time ago and still nothing there and it's supposed to be there by resolution. So, as it is, we're breaking that.
>> Okay. Mr. City Manager, >> I actually >> What's the plan for city hall? I mean, for city uh history hall >> be going back. >> We're in the process of digitizing the photos that were there. >> Okay. And the plan for the future is to
have uh multiple TV screens that will have a history and scroll through the photos as well as certain of the photos displayed. Right now it's displayed for our Sunny Al's beach or Sunny Al's
spaces art contest, >> but we had to take all of that down to renovate it, to upgrade it. We redid the carpet. We painted all of the walls to make it more appealing. So that work is done, but we're still in the process of digitizing the photos. >> When when were the art taken out? I
mean, where when it was over a year ago now? >> Yeah. The process for putting it together is involved to do it the right way. >> We want to make it more of just instead of flashing the photos of the pictures,
we want to establish a nice presentation to explain some of the history of the city. >> Okay. But who made that decision? Because that was never brought to us. We never voted on it. Never. It was never we were never considering it. So um
we were not part of that decision making. Uh hence we don't know what's going on. >> How would you like for it to be >> more transparent that if you guys are making >> it's transparent because we brought to you the renovations that we were going
to do on that floor. >> Okay. >> So we did. Okay. >> And in order to upgrade the walls, we have to take the pictures down >> clearly. >> And to make it more presentable for the future, um, we're digitizing it to make
sure it's preserved, >> which is a decision decision making process. like you guys are deciding that to make it more presentable because for example I rather see the history the paper the newspaper the the the pictures the real pictures physically than
digitally. So we can add the digital component. It will be beautiful if we have a standing big screen where you can even like uh be part of it and decide what is it that you want to see something from 1997 or 2007 and you can
click and have it interactive. I think everybody's pro that. to making the decision that is going to be taken out, not bring it back, make it digital and take it from the residents when it was the way it was. That is a decision that
was make without consultation or even informing us. >> I don't think that's a policy. >> Yeah, it's not and it's not taking it from the residents. It's actually enhancing it and preserving it for the future, which I would think that would be something you would all would want.
Well, my my request will be to bring everything back in a better shape, form or format and add the digital component. >> What exactly do you want to bring back? >> Everything that was taken from the
walls. The walls are completely naked. >> No, I know. But we have so many things. How do we decide what to put up there? >> Okay. So bring it to us with some uh renderings or what is it that we can do it even through the years or something like that. >> But I think that that's something that staff needs to put together. We have
literally probably what thousands how many pieces of of artifacts or or newspapers or we I can't even I can't even imagine some of the stuff up there. I didn't even understand why it was up there. It was like rubles or some >> and also the the time capsule was open.
So there are maybe like even new things that we want to put out there. My point is that that has to be done very fast because it's supposed to be there. We can I we can add the digital component and I think that's an amazing and good
idea. We want that there as well. But uh to have the physical pictures, newspapers, whatever like they can is is they can bring to us what is it that they're putting in there and that's at least to inform us to give us a presentation. This is what is going to
come back to the walls, you know. Uh we don't have to decide yes this picture yes this picture no but I think uh uh we represent the people and that's the history of the city. So we should be at least be informed uh that that what is
coming back and when. >> Okay. So um Susan, could we get a a sense um at the next meeting if possible of what the timeline is and what the general idea is? >> Yes. >> Okay. And a general idea of how many
actual pieces I know that that's hard to say. >> Thousands. >> I know. Okay. Is there a major cost to this as well that >> there is some cost and it was put in the budget? >> Okay. All right. >> Okay. >> The next item
>> and the last item that we have is 3M microransit >> and this I brought it back before as well and is about some right share service like freebie. You know I continue having the same question from the residents that what is it that we don't have freebie? they're in B Harbor,
Aventura or so many of our surrounding cities. And I know we're going to be talking about budget next week and this is something I would like to bring next next week as well, but we're going to talk about a lot of things during the budget. And usually um this gets very
between the conversation. So uh my point will be to give the direction to continue to actually to bring back uh something for us to decide or to vote on having a service like freebie or something else. I'm not saying freebie
that's the one that comes to my mind but it can be anything any of those right shares. uh we had the budget for it many years ago uh for I think two years and um and it still was not implemented and I think that's a disservice to the people now when even the bright light is
open we should be able to have the opportunity to get get a freebie taking to take us to the bright line instead of bringing our cars in there it's so simple it's being expanded everywhere and we again like I said before we like to compete with all the other cities
here we are really lacking >> mayor Yes. >> Yeah. I think the main issue we're having, the misnomer of freebie is that it's not free. That's the first thing. >> Most importantly, it's not free. So, a lot of people think it is free. It's not
free. The second thing is based on our research from other cities, there's been issues with freebie. So, there's been long wait times. So, it's not the panacea or the answer that I think everybody thinks that it is. So, as long as we go into that knowing there is a
substantial recurring cost to the budget and that there are a number of complaints with it that need to be worked out. >> Yeah. >> I can proceed with caution. >> Yeah. And thank you for that clarification. And also they have not only free but there are other companies
and they are bringing even different type of vehicles according to uh the needs of the city. They have like trolley, golf carts etc. So uh that is something that I think it will be very beneficial for our residents at least to
consider it do it again. Um it's true that is not free for the city. We are going to have to pay the fee from the service regardless. I remember when we were having this conversation a few years ago they were giving us even like I believe it was like three months free
um completely free to for us to to test the service to see if we like it. So that is one of the companies. Um I see it expanding in so many other municipalities right next to us. I think is we should at least consider it.
>> We if I may. >> Yeah, please go ahead. >> We um we did consider it though. Let's let's not pretend that we didn't like it. We had presentations. It just the the math wasn't there that So we we did consider it. I would ask because like I didn't know some of this information
that that you're sharing now and your memo is completely blank like it there's nothing that that we can prepare for. So I would ask if you would please none of your items had any information on them. Just if you could just give us some information in the future that we could look into like I didn't know it was a
resolution for the history hall. So if you could give us some information that we could go on we could have a better conversation. But I can tell you that um we did look into it and I remember like the the the pricing was really off.
>> So I I just don't want to give the impression that it was put it was we we we gave the direction and nothing was done. We gave the direction something was done and we turned it down. >> So it maybe it may be worth reconsidering. I don't know. But I could have prepared for this a little bit
better if you had put any of that detail in your memo. But but it's interesting because um the pricing is so much for sunny hours when we $100,000 in a barbecue party and $300,000 in winter
lights and all of the other municipalities around us that they don't have the financials that we have. They can afford it. I I think is worth considering because before the mask was not off. It was what it was of was the
willing of the commission and the staff to make it happen. The money was there. We were having even uh free money coming from the state,000 or so that they were going to be giving us for free the state of Florida to
implement that kind of program. So the mass is never being off. What is being off is the willing of this commission. >> Okay. >> Well, may may I say something? It's good. >> So, we we >> go ahead, Commissioner Lama.
>> Commissioner Lama. >> Yeah. So, we we did have the transportation study, right? And uh we talked about the the buses we we already have and I think some of those routes were uh tweaked a little bit, right?
We're looking to implement the new app. Uh but obviously, we're looking for ondemand transportation. this is what what freebie is and Uber. So I think at one point we had discussed or we we had conversations with with
Uber. Is that correct? Um Stan or Susan, we're looking at some sort of um working agreement or some sort of pricing model with with Uber. >> Um we looked at several options. One of the things that was discussed was um
vouchers. Yes. >> Through Uber. So residents could use that. rather than having dedicated vehicles to this area, um freebie or an ondemand service such as that would we would have to give up some
bus routes. And so that's what it ultimately came down to, the consistency um of moving a lot of people or adding more individual vehicles on the street to take people one or two at a time to
different places. visitors more than >> what the on demand transportation >> is through your mic. >> I I don't know about >> your mic's not on Jerry. I don't know about that because I I I do have some residents from you know different like Marian Towers and some
other buildings that they have to go to their doctor obviously sometimes I mean most of the times they have the transportation from their health insurance but they need to get somewhere on demand and um I would like to revisit
the Uber option given that Uber has a lot of more vehicles on the roads I mean it's pretty easy. I mean, it's it's like a like a like a voucher code that you uh put in into your your app. >> But we had that when the 100 wasn't uh running.
>> But that's the that's the issue, Alex, that the vouchers. We didn't do the vouchers. We had so many discussions, nothing happened. And and and I don't agree with the compromise that has to be either the bus route or the on demand. We can have both. you know, we we we can
have continue the bust as we have it and add that, you know, clearly financially we can do that for our people and that's and that's what I'm saying. It's just we look ridiculous when every city around us is doing it and we can continue
talking and talking about this and we don't when North Miami have it, North Miami Beach has it, B Harbor and Aventura, all surrounding all surrounding cities and they come in front of us. I mean I've been seeing them crossing through Sonia's beach. So
what is it that um it's just open a lot of conspiracies. What is it we are not doing? We're the only ones. >> May I? So I I I think that some of the points they raise are valid. I do have a friend that lives in Aventura and his son uses freebie and he tells me he's
got to call the freebie two hours before. So I I think these are concerns that are valid and we just need to if we do want to move forward with ondemand transportation with ride sharing then
we'll have to I don't think freebie is the answer to be honest with you because whatever >> people have complained to me about the wait times um people that I know so yeah we'll have to take a look at Uber or some other modes of transportation that
will fulfill that ondemand uh request. >> Neat. >> Uh if it's if it means adding money to the budget, I'm I'm for it. >> I'm not for adding money to the budget. >> Um but I'm not opposed to
anything if it makes sense. As long as the return on the investment is there, then I'm in support of it. But um >> but this is not an investment return. It is an investment because what we're doing is we're saying that if it is more important for us to spend money on
individual rides versus something else, it's an investment. We're moving money from one place to another. It's not unlimited. >> No, no, no. But I understand. But but the way the way I was thinking of doing it is that perhaps you you you do have vouchers and it's for people that apply for it. You give them a voucher code and
then it it depends obviously depends on the usage, right? So or maybe we could cap cap the the amount of money we give them for Uber. I I don't know. We'll have to discuss >> because you don't want residents abusing them. >> What's the difference between abuse and
use? You know, you could say that I have a need. >> Maybe you give me a voucher for I don't know um $100 a uh quarter or I'm just throwing a number out there. So $100 30,000 people >> need it if they need it if they need it.
>> But how do you determine need? >> So you're okay exploring it. >> Explore it. We need to explore that >> because I can tell you right now that all the high school students will sign up for it. >> Oh, for sure. >> Absolutely. And I would be 100% in support of that so I don't have to drive them. But then, you know, we're paying for it.
>> But but that that's that's why I'm bringing that concern up. I mean, we'll need to discuss it because if other cities are doing it, obviously we want to do it right because I don't think, you know, NMBB and and the way Aventur is doing it perhaps is not the best way,
but they're offering something to their residents, right? Um, we may see complaints about it, but they still have freebies going around, so it's serving some sort of purpose. I think we have to be very careful how we spend taxpayer dollars.
>> No, I understand. That's why let's let's further discuss. >> It's for the Yeah, I'm not against discussing it, but I just with >> this service will be for the taxpayers. So, let's keep that in mind. >> I have I have a question because maybe I'm I think I might be combining things
in my head, Susan. when we um decided not to go with the ride share. Um was that were we having that conversation the at the same time as our buses and then we decided to did we
invest more money into redoing our bus routes and all of that? >> So we had done a survey. Um, we got a lot of feedback, especially from our elderly, that they weren't they didn't like using the app. They didn't like
using VIA through Miami Day County. Um, but what they didn't like about our option was the buses were difficult to get in and out of. Um, it wasn't um routes weren't um efficient. They were
not always accurately on time based on traffic and things like that. So like long wait times between when the next bus would come. So through that survey and working with the county, we found a a better way to run our buses, purchase
but buses that have the ramp so it was easier for them to get in and upgrade the app. So you can actually put in a system where they will tell you when the bus is 5 minutes away. So you don't have to go downstairs and wait in the rain or the heat until until the bus, you know, waiting for a bus that might be running
late. Um, so we have all of those features. We actually have a meeting tomorrow on implementing the bus route changes and all of that will be launched very soon. Um, >> I have a question regarding that. Yes. >> At that meeting, can you please bring up about the buses that sit outside city
hall >> and they're running and spewing the fumes >> with the noise that the drivers can please. >> So, the meeting tomorrow is internal with city staff. It's not with the county, but we did address that. Myra took care of that with the county and I
went by twice last week in the evening and both times the bus was not on >> not running. >> Correct. Okay, thank you. Um to finish that comment, um with
working with those route planners, the way our city is designed with Collins Avenue being this north south corridor and everything else being within walking distance, our CA CIT dollars are for first last mile. And you know root
planners, transportation planners who know this better than us um you know their their recommendation is that we are best served through our shuttle bus system rather than these on demand to drive you a block or
two blocks >> because it wouldn't take you out of the city. >> We would determine that. But think about when everybody's complaints are long wait times. >> If you're going out of the city and you're sitting in traffic in Aventura or North Miami Beach or anywhere else, I
mean, think about, you know, as mayor said, if all the high school students, if we're paying for two vehicles, imagine how many times how long you're going to wait to go to ATM in that left turn lane on Biscane 163rd Street. you
know, you're going to serve like five people, but we're going to we're going to be paying for that. Um, and so that's where, you know, the costbenefit analysis was, you know, yes, everybody has it and they have more and, you know, freebie has a
great business model because the more you offer it once you do it, you're never taking it away because then you're taking a service away from them. And so you just have everybody wants it. The wait times you get the complaints. I had to wait an hour 40 minutes. That's
unreasonable. So then we payles and then we pay to add more vehicles because more people are using it. So it's a long-term financial commitment that will only increase in the future. And if that's the direction of the commission, we will gladly
>> pursue that. But all that is hypothetical because like you said we are putting the boundaries. We are the ones deciding if we are going to go to ATM or not. We are deciding the one if we're going to go across the bridge to Eastern Shores or not. That depends on whatever the agreement that we do. So we
are going to decide from where to where and when and how many. So everything else and again if it's a free service and you wanted to take it just the lady that wants to go to the bingo and she has low mobility. So the they they will
consider the times that they they need it. So okay it last time it took one hour for it to get here. Okay now I know that if I want to use it for free is going to be one hour. So everything else that we are talking about unless we implement it we try it and we see it is
hypothetical. We are just making things from our head and I do have heard as well uh all these issues about um the waiting time etc. And that's why uh it's been uh very interesting to see the different vehicles that they are adding
now. It's not only for one person now they're having those kind of little small shuttles that I seeing in other municipalities. So my point with this conversation and I didn't want to make it so long is that things I done in the
past um most people know what is my perception about when a consultant comes from Ohio to let us know what we are supposed to be doing here in Sunny Al Beach. So uh we again are here to represent the people the people is asking for it. They are continuously
asking me the why and this is what I'm going to be telling them that the commission just doesn't want to do it. >> I think that that's it. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> All right. So, meeting ajourn. See you all at 6:30. Thank you.
Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. calendar of events. For complete event details, visit sibfl.net/events. The drone is the first responder program
here in the city of Sunny Islands Beach is the first contracted non-BA drone dock setup in the state of Florida. This new Skyio X10 dock in conjunction with Axon Air has provided us an opportunity in the citizens of Sunny Isles Beach a
tremendous benefit. This is a gamechanging piece of technology and enters us into a new era of public safety and protecting our citizens. We are able to respond to calls for service, emergencies, traffic crashes,
missing people, drowning victims much quicker than we ever could have. being an extra set of eyes, they can be there in literally seconds. 20 seconds of launching the drone, it is up in the air and on its way and will provide that extra layer of security and make our
response time so much quicker. When the dispatcher receives a call, the drone pilot officer is already in the real-time crime center with the dispatchers. From the time they hear the call, they're already inputting the address into the system. They then initiate the launch sequence that goes
within approximately a 20- second process which sends the signal to the dock which is on the roof. The actually slides back open. The drone does a quick self test. It launches itself in the air, orients itself, and then starts to fly to the call that we've dispatched it
to. With its technology, it's able to navigate around obstacles, get there the most expeditious route that it can, and bring itself back when it's ready. I believe the drone will benefit the entire city, whether it's our residents, our visitors, our police officers. This
is a tremendous technological advancement and piece of equipment and truly exemplifies the motto of the city of Sunny Isles Beach, which is the height of living. October is pedestrian safety month and the Sunnyhouse Beach Police Department has some tips on how to stay safe as you
navigate through our city. Always use designated crosswalk when crossing the street. Wait for the walk signal before stepping up. Make sure approaching drivers see you and have enough time to stop. Avoid distraction and keep your eyes on your surroundings. And when walking at night, wear bright and
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going to help out with heavy rains and flooding throughout the Golden Shores neighbor. Today we hit a milestone in the project because we are testing the pumps. The project consists of installation of two brand new pumps. Each one is a 12,000 gallons per minute which is going to increase tremendously
the flow and the suction in order to get rid of water any potential flooding or heavy rain. If we get a lot of rain, I can just increase the capacity on the pond with my phone if needed to be. Another addition and part of the project is installation of brand new generator.
It's a 300 kilowatt generator. The beauty of it that it runs through natural gas which contaminates less and it's more efficient. So with the new pump station and the addition of two brand new pumps which is increasing the capacity, it will help us mitigate flooding faster. Also with the PLC
system, we will have a better control over the whole station because we will be able to control it remotely. And then the additional backup generator, it's a great feature that is going to help us just in case if something goes bad after a big storm. We will have power at all
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wonderful event. Winter Fest brings out the child in everyone. It's amazing. I love it. I think it's the best event in the Sunny Islands during this year. And look at the decorations. It's amazing. I have no
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Winterfest is really good. Like you can tell there's like a lot of good things here to do and it's fun activities. It's been really fun. Spend time with my friends. I also really like the hot cocoa. So, and then that's also how I meet a lot of people. Like I just met her here. I think it's wonderful. There's so many
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Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Friday's hours are 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Golden Shores Park located at 2011 191st Terrace is open daily except for
Tuesdays from 8:30 a.m. to sunset. Tuesday hours are from 12:00 p.m. to sunset. Pelican Community Park located at 18115 North Bay Road. Hours of operation are
Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
with front desk services offered in the gymnasium. Senator Gwen Margolus Park located at 17815 North Bay Road. Our soccer field hours of operation are daily from 8:00 a.m. to
8:00 p.m. except when in use for city programs. Our Senator Gwen Margolus Park playground is open daily except for Wednesdays from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday's playground hours are from 10:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. The Bonezone Dog Park at Senator Gwen Margolas Park is open daily except for Wednesdays from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday's hours are from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Samson Oceanfront Park located at 17425 Collins Avenue is open daily from sunrise to sunset.
The restrooms at Samson Oceanfront Park are open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Town Center Park located at 172000 Collins Avenue is open daily except for
Wednesdays from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Town Center Park hours on Wednesdays are from 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Gateway Park located at 151 Sunny Isles
Boulevard is open daily except for Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Gateway Park hours of operations on Wednesdays are from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. with gates reopening
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Show your valid card at the reception desk for entry. Pier Park and the Newport Fishing Pier located at 16501 Collins Avenue is open daily except for
Tuesdays and Fridays from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Pier Park and the Newport Fishing Pier on Tuesdays and Fridays is from 10:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Intra Coastal Parks located at 16100 Collins Avenue are open daily from sunrise to sunset. The Inter Coastal Parks Playground is open daily except for Thursdays from
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. And the Inter Coastal Parks Playground hours on Thursdays are from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Visit sibl.net/parks net/parks
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Wheelchairs for beach patrons are free, easy to push even on the soft sand of our beaches, and available 7 days a week during the Sunny Isles Beach Ocean Rescue operating hours. Beach patrons
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Heat. Heat. Heat. Yeah. Yeah. Calendar of events. For complete event details, visit sibfl.net/events. The drone is the first responder program
here here in the city of Sunny Isles Beach is the first contracted non-BA drone dock setup in the state of Florida. This new Skyio X10 dock in conjunction with Axon Air has provided us an opportunity in the citizens of Sunny Isles Beach a tremendous benefit.
This is a gamechanging piece of technology and enters us into a new era of public safety and protecting our citizens. We are able to respond to calls for service, emergencies, traffic crashes, missing people, drowning
victims much quicker than we ever could have. Being an extra set of eyes, they can be there in literally seconds. 20 seconds of launching the drone, it is up in the air and on its way and will provide that extra layer of security and
make our response time so much quicker. When the dispatcher receives a call, the drone pilot officer is already in the real-time crime center with the dispatchers. From the time they hear the call, they're already inputting the address into the system. They then initiate the launch sequence that goes
within approximately a 20 second process which sends the signal to the dock which is on the roof. The actually slides back open. The drone does a quick self test. It launches itself in the air, orients itself, and then starts to fly to the call that we've dispatched it to. With
its technology, it's able to navigate around obstacles, get there the most expeditious route that it can, and bring itself back when it's ready. I believe the drone will benefit the entire city, whether it's our residents, our visitors, our police officers. This is a
tremendous technological advancement and piece of equipment and truly exemplifies the motto of the city of Sunny Isles Beach, which is the height of living. October is pedestrian safety month and the Sunnyhouse Beach Police Department has some tips on how to stay safe as you
navigate through our city. Always use designated crosswalk when crossing the street. Wait for the walk signal before stepping up. Make sure approaching drivers see you and have enough time to stop. Avoid distraction and keep your eyes on your surroundings. And when walking at night, wear bright and
reflective clothing to make yourself visible to drivers. Let's make our street safer for everyone step at a time. The Golden Shore Punch Station, it's a capital improvement project that the city has been working for a while now. This project is important because it's
going to help out with heavy rains and flooding throughout the Golden Shores neighbor. Today we hit a milestone in the project because we are testing the pumps. The project consists of installation of two brand new pumps. Each one is a 12,000 gallons per minute which is going to increase tremendously
the flow and the suction in order to get rid of water, any potential flooding or heavy rain. If we get a lot of rain, I can just increase the capacity on the pond with my phone if needed to be. Another addition and part of the project is installation of brand new generator.
It's a 300 kowatt generator. The beauty of it that it runs through natural gas which contaminates less and it's more efficient. So with the new pump station and the addition of