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Part 1 (Video ID: _FOiR_cxDtY):
- 00:00:25: Opening Sounds, Welcome, and Meeting Introduction Teaser
- 00:07:25: Official Meeting Start, Invocation, and Pledge of Allegiance
- 00:09:15: Special Presentation: Civil Air Patrol Awards to Cadets
- 00:14:34: Employee and Officer of the Month Awards Presentation
- 00:20:37: Agenda Review and Public Comments: Meeting Time Change
- 00:29:59: Public Comments: State Representative Candidate Ashley Perez
- 00:36:56: Sign Ordinance Amendment: Second Reading and Hearing
- 00:39:22: Deferred: Flagler Center Master Development Agreement
- 00:46:22: Final Plat Approval for Lil Abner Development
- 00:49:17: Final Plat Approval for Rodell Estates Replat
- 00:50:58: Special Exemption for Billboard Sign at Dolphin Mall
- 00:53:24: Pulled: Term Limits Amendment for City Commissioners
- 01:14:33: Traffic Control Cameras in School Zones Amendment
- 01:40:39: Amending Real Property Sales and Referendum Requirements
- 01:57:45: Interim Mayor Procedures and Special Election Amendment
- 02:17:45: Canvasing Board Membership Amendment for Elections
- 02:24:18: Co-Designation of Northwest 137th Avenue as Seway
- 02:24:54: Reports and Announcements: Fitness Challenge, Park Improvements
- 02:32:24: Commissioners' Reports: Police Softball and Vexatious Behavior
- 02:44:07: Adjournment of the City Commission Meeting


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Heat. Heat. N. Heat. Hey, heat. Hey, heat. Heat. Heat. Hey, hey, hey. Heat. Heat. Hey, hey, hey. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. N.

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Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. One Hit it. I already just introduced myself to all of them. >> Hi, Billiskov. >> Hi, All right, Madame Clerk, good to go.

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Madame Clerk, good to go. Mr. Attorney, good to go. >> Mr. Mayor, good to go. >> Absolutely. >> Commissioners, good to go. >> Yes, sir. >> All right. >> Good evening. Meeting date, Monday, May 4th, 2026 at 6 p.m. Commission Chambers,

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500 Southwest 109 Avenue. Roll call. Madam Clerk, >> please stand for the invocation. Anybody want to give the invocation? >> In Jesus name I pray. Dear heavenly father, thank you for granting us the gift of life, the gift of family, the

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gift of friendship, the gift of freedom in the greatest nation in the world. Thank you for granting us health and prosperity for us and our families. Please continue to allow us to make the wise decisions here in the city of Sweetwater for for the betterment of our

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residents. continue to strengthen our bond and unity as a city as we grow. Continue to grant us wisdom to the commission, to the mayor, thanking our city staff, our police officers, and our residents. Please continue to protect

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the greatest military in the world, all of our police officers, firefighters, and public servants. In Jesus' name, I will always pray. Amen. >> Amen. >> Please remain standing for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge algiance to the flag of the

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United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you. You can be seated. We give kisses here in the city of Sweet

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>> Water. >> We do. Item number four, special presentation. Mr. Mayor, we have >> It's up to you, sir. >> All right. All All right. Hello there.

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>> We're in the city of Sweetwater. It's a Monday. It's a meeting that, you know, we wait for every month to do, but most of all, we're here to really recognize some great people and do also some city business. So we have two people and by the way

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>> cadetses >> two cadetses the cap civil air patrol which by the way was one of the key elements when I was mayor the first time with this lovely lady uh to my left. >> Thank you >> Captain Yan now too.

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>> Yes, >> Captain Yanu. So she at the time created this cap that really involved the children in our community and it grew into something enormous and now it had kind of like

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moved on to another area and now it's back strong in the city of Sweetwater and they're doing incredible and by doing incredible there's a recognition always of those that are outstanding. >> Exactly. >> So the Billy Mitchell Award

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Let it be known that Noah Bayona, am I correct? >> Front and center. >> Okay. Yes. >> Wish you said that. >> Good to see you. has satisfactory completed all requirements and is entitled to the

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Billy Mitchell award given at the National Headquarters Civil Air Patrol. And today we have the honor to present this to you, Captain, myself as a mayor and the commissioners of the city of

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Sweetwater in recognition of your outstanding leadership. So from all of us to you >> your parents. >> My mothers. >> Mommy. >> Yes. Mom. >> Mommy. Papy. Let's go. Come on for a minute. >> You know that's >> Come on.

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>> Sorry. One, two, three. Congratulations. >> Thank you so much. >> Take leave. >> Congratulations. So she has >> and again it's not just one but we have two outstanding cadetses here tonight

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and again it's for the Billy Mitchell award it be known that Jonah Joan >> Joan >> Martinez >> I got to get rid of these glasses and get some new Joan E Martinez

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has satisfied factory completed all requirements and is entitled to the Billy Mitchell award given at the national headquarters civil air patrol auxiliary of the United States Air Force. So now

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>> please front center please. >> Huh? >> One second. >> Congratulations. And again, this comes captain of the squadron, also commissioner in the city of Sweetwater, along with the commissioners of the city

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of Sweet Water, the people that are here representing the city and myself as a mayor. So, is your family here? Yes, sir. >> Yes, he's >> come on up. Like a priest. >> Come on. Come on. One, two, three.

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>> Thank you. employee an officer of the month. >> Police, >> we might as well bring it up. All right, let's make it official. Item five, presentation of employee of the month award, >> Mr. Mayor.

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>> Employee of the month. >> Absolutely. >> We have two employee of the month today, but why don't we let police already made it up here. Go ahead, Front Center. >> All right. Thank you. >> Uh Mr. Mayor, commissioners, and distinguished guests, thank you uh for

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being here. My name is Noel Gil. I am the deputy chief of police for the city of Sweetwater Police Department, 500 Southwest 109th Avenue. And it is with great pleasure that we present the uh officer of the month. And on February 27th, 2026, officers responded to a

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theft of a 53 foot trailer containing approximately $200,000 in building materials and impact windows. Through diligent investigation, including CCTV review, SunPass data, license plate readers, Detective Agiri identified the

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suspect vehicle and its registered owner. Working it at close coordination with the Florida Highway Patrol cargo theft task force, Detective Agiri conducted surveillance, obtained and executed search warrants and court orders for tracking devices and cell

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site data. Detective Agiri confirmed the suspect's presence at the scene and involvement in the crime. On April 13th, 2026, the suspect was taken into custody and charged with multiple felonies. This detective Agiri's persistence,

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initiative, and collaboration across agencies were instrumental in bringing this case to a successful resolution. His rep he represents the caliber of officer every agency strives to have driven disciplined and unwavering in his

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pursuit of justice. It is for this reason that we are naming Detective Nicholas Agiri officer of the month. Congratulations. >> Good. It's by him. It's by him. >> You're fast. I like that.

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Madam think they disappear. We have we have family here. >> Oh, we got family. >> Sir, we have family here. We'd like to uh take a picture with the family. We forgot the fans. >> Yes. >> How come we forget the family?

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>> Bring up the family. >> Like like >> scatter the back. >> Some in the back, some in the front. >> Are you kidding? >> I never want the family to get mad with us ever. >> The entire family.

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How are you? >> Outstanding. >> Let's go. Let's get you right here. >> Okay. Squeeze it in. >> Perfect. One more. >> Perfect. >> All right.

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>> Thank you for coming, family. We appreciate it. >> Thank you. >> Thank you guys. >> Scott, where your peeps were? here. >> So, leave it. >> What do you for next month?

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>> Player of the month. Highest next month. >> No, it's not me. Oh, no. >> I was just thinking it was notify. We have uh so we can go to uh item four and five are done. Item six presentation of

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officer of the month is done. Item seven reports of officers boards and committees. None to report additions and deletions to the agenda. I see one staff item 11K. Is that correct?

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And petitions, communications, and remmonses. Any person wishing to speak, please come up to the podium. I have Mr. Cessard Araaloo. Please step up to the podium, sir. Mr.

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I know you as a long-standing resident of the city of Sweetwater, do you require a translator? Do you have somebody who can translate for you? Okay. I'm gonna go tell the translate form. I told him to say five or seven words in Spanish. I'll translate English.

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Okay. Roo. I reside at 11231 Southwest 5th Street, Miami, Florida 33174. The motive mo of my visit here today is to attempt to change the commission time from 6 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

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There's a lot of individuals who cannot attend because of their uh schedule. Uh, my second reason for coming is I want to make a complaint on the homeowner association. >> Yeah. >> They have their meetings selective, not

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I don't know how to translate that other wordintly. >> Jointly. Thank you very much, increasing monthly cost and abusing of the elderly. and also destroying windows of iron

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>> for their security. >> Fines if you don't fix them. Sorry. >> In this case, I was sued by an attorney's office. >> That same name. And they were charging too much for

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items that weren't applicable. I had to hire another attorney to get out of the this situation and I wasn't able to get in contact with him. I applied to receive help to contract another attorney

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because they foreclosed on my property. I had to pay to the attorney $10,95 after I was reviewing the case. I was never given any further information and I've been trying to sell the property. Hello. Okay. Okay.

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to my colleagues. Um, do we have a unanimous consent to approve only because he's translating >> to give more time? Yes. Anybody know? Go ahead. Okay. >> I was selling the unit in $320,000 to pay the principal where I owed $200,000.

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They told the buyer not to buy >> because they were going to raise the association >> and I lost the sale. >> Mr. Vice President you're going to make a recommendation. Because this may be a criminal case, I'm

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going to give you a suggestion. Okay. My recommendation is to contact the city police department and see if there's a criminal case. >> Perfect. >> Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay, perfect.

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>> Thank you. Mr. department specific. department. Okay. Basically, in summary, what I uh explained to the gentleman was that not only as the president of the commission

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was uh not nice enough to explain that the best thing to do is talk to the police department to check and see if there's a possible criminality case or issue, but also uh I explained to him that the department of the state of Florida has a department that works specifically with a condominium

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townhouse and these type of associations that will go ahead and explain exactly to them what their rights are and so on. They came, as you remember, to a meeting that we had in the city and they expressed that anything of these

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magnitudes to please contact them. So that's basically what I said in a nutshell. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. >> Thank you, >> Ashley Perez Biliskoff. Did I pronounce that correctly? >> Let me uh let me key, >> Mr. Mayor. Key up. Teer up. Let me key

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up this lovely young lady that is here. Um, this is a person that I think we know her brother. He happens to be our representative uh which is a speaker of the house too. Okay. Mr. Danny Perez and she is here on

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her own. I've asked her because I've been watching and listening from her and what uh she's done and her hard work throughout walking and knocking on doors since I think September >> of last year. >> Yes.

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>> And and I think that she is a great person. She's running for office and we only have one representative that handles all the area where the residents are and I asked her to come and talk a little bit to us to you. I've already on

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my part uh offered my support to her. Uh I think she's going to be incredible. Uh but if you don't mind, Mr. President Dodge just a couple of words from her to see if uh she earns her respect too. >> You have the floor, madam. Thank you. Hi

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everyone. My name is Ashley Pres Biliskov and I am uh a candidate for state representative of district 116. I did have the honor of speaking to the mayor uh this afternoon who invited me this evening to speak with all of you. So, thank you to the commissioners and to the mayor for inviting me here to

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speak to the city of Sweetwater. Um this is something very special to me. I was telling the mayor today that I am the lucky one that I only have one municipality in the district that I get to look after. Uh, and I'm very excited for this opportunity to represent Sweetwater should I have the honor of

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having um your support. I am from here. I was raised in Miami um right behind right right in Westchester. And um I look forward to having my daughters grow up here, too. And that is truly the reason why I decided to run. And

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something that really stood out to me uh that the mayor said this afternoon and I think it's something that him and I really ali align on is how important it is to address the constituents. They are the important ones. We serve them right. Um and so I've had the opportunity to be

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knocking on doors since September. I filed by petitions one of the first ones in the state to file by petition to run for state representative which I'm really proud of. But there is no greater honor than getting in front of a door, meeting the constituents, and getting to know exactly what they need from us.

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That is the only way that I have the opportunity to speak to them. Um, I had the opportunity of of observing my brother as a as the speaker of the house, and that's been great. Um, but now it's it's my turn. I need to stand on my own two feet, and um, having the opportunity to represent all of you and

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represent the constituents of the city of Sweetwater uh, would be an honor of mine that I look forward to. come November. So, I do appreciate all of you. I appreciate your time and I look forward to continued conversations of how I'll be able to help in Tallahassee.

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>> Anybody wishing to dialogue? >> I wish to say something. >> Yes. >> We need a new police department. >> We need a new city hall. >> Got it. Got it. >> New police building. Building building. We got a great department. >> No, department's fine. We need a

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structure. the building. >> Um, our lobbyist is that guy sitting right there. >> I think you're the best one. >> If if you can help us with that, >> I'll bang on doors for you. >> Thank you. >> Uh, I look forward to to getting to know you. And if uh >> likewise

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>> and if you're anything uh like your brother, then you definitely have my support. So, I look forward to meeting you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you all so much. >> Mr. Sal is on the floor. >> Yes. Ashley, would you like um can you leave with the city clerk your information so we can get a hold of you? >> Yes, I did. >> Thank you.

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>> Yes. >> In fact, uh if you don't mind uh just leave it to the city clerk to give it to anyone that might ask us for that information. >> She did. >> Yes, please. I would love to to speak to all of you individually, really get to know um about the people that you represent because that gives me a better

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understanding of the people that I will hopefully represent one day. >> Commissioner Sales, you have the floor. >> Yes. One of the problem that we have here, I don't know if you noticed that gentleman, they already left >> the um what do you call >> condominium associations?

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>> I mean we I mean do you have any plan on that? Maybe maybe there's people looking at this meeting. Do you have anything for for >> for HOAs? >> For HOAs. Well, we recently saw a big bust for HOA that Representative Janalo Poras is leading and I think that he is

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a great advocate for the HOAs being that his district is one of the heaviest and I've been able to have few conversations with him um about this exact thing and I understand that it is an issue all around Miami. It's not just in specific areas. We're seeing this more and more. Um, but there is now an expected

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transparency and I I believe that the work that Representative Honalo Porz is doing is is essential for us um to continue to break to break down these barriers and these facads that these HOAs are providing. Uh we need to we need some transparency from them. So I I

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hope to continue conversations with him and hopefully be able to work with him in Tallahassee on that. >> I think we got to do something with the DBPR. I think it's bad. I don't want to say a bad word. There have to be some changes on that level. You know, the

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DBPR, it's not working. It's not working. I know what they're going to say to that gentleman that came here. Call >> Tallahassee. I talked to DBPR. >> Those people are not doing anything. >> Okay. >> Nothing for the residents. So, I just want you to bring it. I mean, I want you to take it to Tallahassee.

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>> And um you know, at least I think we're gonna get a new governor. And I think with that new governor, things are going to change. And I hope you will do something for the residents here in the city of Sweetwater, which HOA I'm one of the commissioner that go to those meetings. >> Okay. >> And when you go to those meetings, it's

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it's bad >> really >> the disrespect. And not only that, the disrespect, there's no law. >> Okay? >> They do whatever they want to do there. As you can see, that gentleman right here is about to lose his property. He already spent about $10,000 on on city on uh attorney's fees,

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>> right? you know, it's they're not doing anything in Tallahassee to be honest with you. And I know you you you're going to you're going to go in there >> and but I just want you to think about the HOA >> and the DBPR. It's not working at all. >> No, I appreciate you bringing that to my

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attention. >> Yep. Thank you. >> Thank you all. I appreciate I look forward to speaking with all of you. >> We look forward to seeing you again, ma'am. >> Thank you. >> Consent agenda item number 10. Seeing none, item 11, staff item A, an ordinance to

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the city of Sweetwater, Florida, amending the city's land development code, article 6, sign, section 6.03.00 subsection 7, prohibited signs and sign characteristics. Section 6.06.01

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definitions section 6.07.00 00 LED signs and creating section 6.08.03 subsection C providing for severability providing for codification providing for an effective date second reading and

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public hearing. The public hearing is now open anybody wishing to speak on this item please come forward. Seeing nobody coming forward on this item the public hearing is now closed. Mr. Mayor you have the floor. >> Thank you. And I think the representative of the company that has

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provided this is the same one that we discussed in the last meeting. This is the one right next to Dolphin Mall. And I think it's going to be in a positioning that would not affect after we found out that they put the one in between Sweetwater there. That little sliver of land right on the on the

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bridge. Uh the county just went ahead and uh permitted that. We're not even consulting with us. uh not not a happy camper but uh we will deal with that uh hopefully in in the future. So uh they came to me uh Porto was discussing this

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with me for since basically uh we took over and started with the administration. They went through several hurdles. They looked and crossed their tees, dotted their eyes. We heard the first hearing already. We discussed it in the first meeting. I don't see anything negative about this. on the

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opposite. I think it would help uh Dolphin Mall, which is our number one commercial con uh constituent. Well, we have several number ones, but let's just say the one that's been there the longest, and we're very proud to have them uh and be part they're part of us

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in the city of of Sweetwater. >> Do I have a motion on this item? >> Second. >> Motion by Commissioner Yananiel, second by Commissioner Ray All the Way. Roll call, Madam Clerk. >> Commissioner Yananiel, >> yes. >> Commissioner Ruiz, >> yes. Commissioner Dia, >> yes. >> Commissioner Martine, >> yes.

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>> Commissioner Ray, >> yes. >> Commissioner Vayo, >> yes. >> President Voa, >> yes. >> Thank you, sir. >> Thank you. Item B, an ordinance of the city of Sweetwater City Commission approving a master development agreement with Cray

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Development Company LLC for a mixeduse development project known as Flaggler Center in the newly created Flagler Center District land use category for the property bounded on the north by Northwest 7th Street, on the south by West Flagger Street, on the east by

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Northwest 110th Avenue, and on the west by Northwest 114th Avenue. Providing for severability, providing for an effective date, second reading of public hearing. Public hearing is now open. Anybody wish it to speak on this item, Mr. President? >> Sorry. >> Item's been deferred.

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>> Okay. Anybody wishing to speak on this item? >> Public hearing is now closed. >> Yes. >> Uh, Mr. Point of order. Mr. Attorney, do we have before I get to you, Mr. Mayor, do you have a deferral date? >> We have not set a deferral date. We're

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still waiting for a lot of information. Soon as we get it, we'll set it up. >> Point of order. >> Do we need a deferral date? >> You only need a deferral date if you're if you wish to avoid having to advertise

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again. If you do not, and if you wish to avoid having to go to to two meetings, if you defer it now, it's essentially the same as pulling it, which means it needs to be advertised again, and you need two meetings. Okay. Uh, Mr. Mayor,

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do you want to do a deferral for 30 days? And if you're not ready, then we defer it again. >> No, I prefer deferring into no time soon. I am not rushing as I explained to you last time. And as soon as we get information, we're still waiting for a

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lot of information. I will definitely bring it on as fast as possible as we've done in the past. But for right now, I don't have a date and I prefer not stating a day to then be back and forth and putting it back on the agenda and so on as I told you. >> Wow.

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>> Commissioner Sal, you have the floor. >> Yeah, I was I was I was you left me speechless. Um, Mayor, um, so there's nothing going on right now as we speak. >> We're waiting for information from the presenter of this item that we still have not gotten that was stated in the

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last meeting. uh when we get the information and our attorney sitting right here uh we have spoken to their attorneys and told them that since we don't have something we don't know exactly when the date is going to be we still have a lot of things to cover. So

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I explained this a couple of times and the next item is going to deal with something I think that they really need to deal with uh that we agreed to move on that other stuff which is the other buildings that they have. >> Okay. And I think that'll work for them.

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In the meantime, when they give us all the information that we need, we'll present it back to you all and I'll ask you guys and give you that information as we did with the other stuff. >> Thank you, mayor. >> Any other commissioners wishing to speak on this item? >> All right. Uh Mr. Mayor, I uh as the administrator of the city, I respect

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your decision and and I back you on that. Um Mr. Aras, do you have anything to add? >> Good evening. Uh Alejandra, 701 Bickl Avenue. We are totally in line with the deferral. We're still working with administration. The only thing that I would ask is just to defer it to the

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next available meeting, which is June, for no reason other than it allows me to come before you, give you a status update on anything that we've done or any progress that we've made. Um, and if at that time we're not ready to go, we have no problem deferring again. But at least that gives me the ability to come

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before you, answer any questions you may have. Um, and again, just continue to keep working through the process with administration and with you all. Mr. Mayor, >> I would normally accept that if I knew that everything was kind of in order within the time span that I think we

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would receive, but everything that we requested in the time that it's taken and the things that we thought were numbers, I don't want to get into it now. I prefer respect in the process that they have, but I don't want to sit here and tell you that within 30 days

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we'll have all the information that we're requesting. Um, we have want to make sure that the figures that we have are correct. I'll repeat it again. And once they're correct, we'll present it to you. We'll ask them to we'll

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negotiate with them and bring it back to you and tell you this is what we're presenting to you and you guys decide and you make your decision at that time. The decision won't be mine. It will be yours. Mine is to negotiate in the very

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best way possible as I stated in the last several meetings, but also to provide you with reality that at that point your decision will come knowing that those numbers been vetted and until then I can't sit here

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look at you and tell you I'm going to have it in this and I respect that man standing right there wholeheartedly and we talk every time we can and he understands exactly where I'm at right now and the decision hopefully won't take that long, but I don't want to set

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it up and say daddy and no, we're going to defer again. I think I'd rather just get it to the point where we have everything. >> I uh I respect your decision, Mr. Mayor. I the only thing that I would request and I and I don't think it's going to be an issue is prior to that meeting have another workshop just so we can dialogue

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and digest it. you know, take our time and really understand it because up to now, I mean, we we received a document of, I think, 800 pages the other day. >> Um, I have not finished reviewing. I think I'm 100 pages in. I don't know about you guys. I got 700 more to go.

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Um, but yeah, let's uh let's take our time and let's not, you know, again, at the last meeting, I know we've agreed upon certain things. I think we're 90% of the way from what our attorney has mentioned with another 10% or 85 whatever the percentage is. Uh at least

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we agree on something. So whatever's left over uh usually nobody sees how the sausage is made. Nobody wants to see how the sausage is made. But >> that's for sure. >> Continue uh you know continue advocating for us. Uh I I definitely want to see this project happen. Uh but you know our

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job is to fight for the city not for the developer. Does anybody else wish to speak on this item? >> Mr. Mr. Mr. President and with your words uh that's exactly correct and I appreciate that and I have already promised a couple of the commissioners individually that we will have a

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workshop so to make sure exactly what you said that all the questions are asked and so on and then the process should be a lot faster and we should get this thing done because we all want this great project for our city. >> I'm sure it's going to happen. Hopefully we have a meeting of the minds uh we

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break bread and you guys work out whatever needs to work out and let's get this project underway. looking forward to it. >> Yeah. Mr. Aras, anything else? >> Thank you for coming once again. >> Thank you. >> Item B is deferred.

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No date certain. Item C, a resolution of the city of Sweetwater granting a final plat approval for Lil Abner development, a replplat of all of tract A of Lil Abner subdivision,

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PB 169, PG72 and a portion of lots three and four, block 25 of Sweetwater Groves, PB8, PG50, authorizing the mayor, city clerk, city attorney to take all actions necessary for implementation

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and providing for an effective date. Mr. Mayor, >> thank you, Mr. President. And we already uh discussed this uh prior I I would like I have Mr. Idis, you want to state or do you want Mr. Vera to start and then wish you

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>> I think if Mr. Vera wants to provide a briefing and at the end of the day, this is a very clerical process. So I don't think you'll need a smart man, sir. >> Mr. Vera, >> good evening. uh Horea, planning and zoning official. Uh basically what you

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have in front of you is the final plat for the three um buildings that Little Abner has been has built in the past. Uh they're trying to finalize the the plat that we've been working on this plat for the last two and a half years uh in and

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out and making a lot of changes to it. So once this is approved, it will go through to Miami date county and it'll get recorded as the plat for little Avengers one, two, and three. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Aries, you have anything to add?

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>> No, sir. That was as concise as you can get. >> All right. Any commissioners wishing to speak on this item? >> The chair. >> Mr. Vice President, >> um George, will this help them move forward with the next phase 456? This this doesn't have anything to do with

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the Flaggler Center. This was always separate from the Flagler Center. >> Understood. And but they can turn in plans and whatever they need to get moving on. >> They could. Yes, we've we've talked to them from the very beginning that uh they could submit this site plan

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approval for site plan approval administratively and also submit the um plans through us and through the county so they could start moving that along and by by that time we should have it resolved on on the Flaggler city master

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development agreement. >> Wonderful. Thank you for that. That is >> Commissioner Cedar Ruiz with a motion and second by Commissioner Ranald. This is a resolution. All commissioners say I. >> I. Any

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>> unanimous consent? Item passes. Thank you, sir. Item D, a resolution of the city of Sweetwater granting a final plat approval for Rodell Estates replat authorizing the mayor, city clerk, city attorney to take all actions necessary

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for implementation and providing for an effective date. Mr. Mayor, you have the floor. >> Mr. President, this is an item that uh was brought to me by Mr. Vera for final plat approval on the houses that are facing um a street canal. Not actually

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facing the lot. it's within the a street canal and the setbacks and so on. By the way this plots the platting gets done they would have enough space to then build the type of houses that they were doing. So George brought this to me. George you want to explain it a little

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bit more technical. >> This is this is basically a replat of the existing plat and as the mayor was just speaking is two lots that are abuing the canal eastment. However, they had an uh like 15 to 20 foot easement

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running through the through their lots. And what the replat does is they've uh gotten approval from uh South Florida Water Management. And right now the with this replat, the those ements will be taken out so they could build the house

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comfortably within those two lots. >> Commission. >> George, can you I'm looking here. Where where is this at? That is on 102nd or 103rd court >> and right south of 7. >> Okay.

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>> The two lots that are left that haven't been built there. Got >> I will move the item. >> Thank you. >> Motion by Commissioner Aldo Ray. Do I have a second? Second by Vice President Mati. >> All in favor say I. >> I. Any opposed? >> Item passes unanimously. A resolution of the city of Sweetwater

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granting application of Outfront Media, Inc. for a special exemption for site plan approval to permit a billboard sign and a modification of the signage booklet for Dolphin Mall, providing for findings of fact, providing for severability, providing for codification, providing for an effective

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date. Mayor Diaz, >> um, >> uh, this plan, you want to go back up and >> give us the the whole process. >> Good evening, Mr. Mayor, uh, Mr. President, members of the of of the commission. Uh, my name is Brian Adler.

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Little office is at 1450 Bickl Avenue, sweet 2300. I'm joined this evening by, um, Lonnie Pharaoh and Jeff Le of Outfront Media and Karen Eskeeves, the general manager of Dolphin Mall. So you heard the second reading of the uh ordinance for the uh changes to the

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signage code. This is just the companion item which is the uh actual special exception. So the ordinance allows for a sign at the Dolphin Mall property or allows for an applicant to seek a sign. Nothing is as of right. It has to come before you first for an application for

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approval. So this is the companion item. It only requires one reading. So that's why it was separated uh as an item. So it's a companion item. It's a application for special exception. Um and it's got two components. One is a special exception for site plan

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approval. The second is Dolphin Mall has had 20 hearings since it was approved. Several at the county, several at the city of Sweetwater. This is a signage booklet. Every time there's an amendment to the signage code, there's an amendment to this booklet. One is to change this first page which is before

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you and the other is to add the page where the signage is going. So that's part of the application. I have it all in the presentation slide, but I think it's all part of your package and out of respect for your time, I don't think you probably want to see it all. Um, but within the presentation that that I provided, it details and in our letter

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how we meet each of the criteria. If you would like to see it, I can have him do the >> move by the chair. Do I have a second? >> I I was thinking you didn't, but >> thank you. >> I think it was a unanimous second. Uh uh who wants to take the second? Commissioner Rald do. >> All in favor say I.

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>> Any opposed? >> Thank you for coming, sir. >> Thank you for your time this evening. >> Make sure you take notes when you go to Tallahassee is how you run a meeting. Item F. It's easy when everybody gets along. A resolution of the city of Sweetwater

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submitting to the electors of Sweetwater a proposed amendment to the charter of the city at the regular city election to be held on August 18, 2026 amending section 6.04 04 subsection C of the city charter to

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approve that term limits apply only to the office of the mayor limiting persons elected to that office to three consecutive elected terms or parts thereof after which they shall be ineligible to hold the office of mayor

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for a hiatus of four years and to remove term limits applicable to the office of The city commissioner providing ballot title summary and texts for the proposed charter amendment. Providing for the call of a referendum election. Providing

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for direction. Providing directions to the city clerk. Providing for conflicts severability codification effective date and ordinance and an effective date for the approved amendment. Mr. Mayor of the floor. >> Thank you, Mr. President. And I would

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say a couple of years ago, I had promised that I will try to look at some of the charter questions that that could be presented to us. Um, those questions

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are before you here on F, G, H, I, and J. on this one here. I left as I spoke to some of you and some of you gave me your uh opinion on it. This is up to

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you. I simply thought the administrative part was myself in this particular case as mayor, acting mayor now would stay in force for a period of 12 years and then with a hiatus of the one term, okay, of

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four years, which I I'll be very straightforward. Uh I am a person that believes that the term limit belongs to the citizens that vote. This is the way it's been. pretty much forever. And several years back um

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it was made that all officers from the state and local all of a sudden became term limits. It was a big quest by the Miami Herald at the time to make sure that that moved forward. And I understand I personally believe that you

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take the right of that voter away when the person that has the experience already for x amount of years cannot continue to have that person in office. For instance, I'm going to mention a couple of names. You would never have the names like Lincoln Diaz Ballard,

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Lanna Ross Leaden. So even though they're in different office, you will never have that kind of but you could go to local office and you could see people that have run for many years. Give you one example, a colleague of mine that was at one time a particular uh person

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that worked in our park system, believe it or not, Mayor Jose Cruz. He does not have term amendments, neither do the commissioners in this city. and he gets elected with a 92% I think he got the largest highest number in the nation for

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the respect that the people have for him and for the commissioners of that city. I see a new movement when I'm talking to my colleagues about this and by the way there's three offices of mayor and I think each one of you has discussed this

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with me is Hayyia Halia Gardens and Sweetwater have the strongest mayor positions probably in the nation and that is why I bring this to you. Now this is to put before the vote of the

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people and the question is very straight and very simple and I know that some of you have said that you know you voted for the other one because term limits it might be good and this on that this is the reason I wanted to make it very

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clear so whoever's watching could understand my viewpoint and the viewpoint that the person has a right to vote for the person they not that within a certain time that was it in the county in the state I don't think it's worked

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um there would never be another uh commissioner SSA commissioner Haymon any of the commissioners from the past that had all the experience in the world because they're only limited to eight years by the time that their sixth or seventh year that they finally

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understand the county system it is time to start thinking about where else you're going to and you take that right away from the citizen. That's why I said what I said and I do respect each and everyone's opinion. If this is something that you

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don't feel proper being put in front of the voter, that's you tell me, I'll withdraw it. If you feel that something that should be put in front of the voter and explained properly, I honestly think in today's world with everything that's changing, they might consider really

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moving this forward. that's on you. And I wanted to get each one individually because they're all different. But this is why I wanted to explain it the way I did because I think it's it's really good for everybody that

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is here because we have some good people here and it's not fair that because other people maybe won't run against them or won't challenge them. Uh, no. Let's just wait them out X amount of years and then

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we'll run. That's the part that I don't agree with. But again, I bring it to you and you tell me where you stand on it. >> Any commissioners would wishing to speak on this item >> through the chair? >> Mr. Vice President. >> Uh, Mr. Mayor, I I you and I have had

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some dialogue on this. I I believe if the mayor has term limits, I think the commissioners can should have term limit term limits as well, maybe with a two-year hiatus since, you know, just just my thoughts on it. Um I I can't support it as as

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written, sir. >> Okay. >> Thank you, Chair. >> Commissioner S, you have the floor. >> Um I'm agree. I believe on turn limits, Mr. Mayor. Um, last election we have over 2,000 voted that voted on favor of

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turn limits. More than 80% voted for term limits. So with that same mayor, I can't I can't support this. >> Thank you. >> Any of the commissioners wishing to speak on this item >> through the chair? Commissioner Yan, you have before. >> Well, I understand what you're talking

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about the limits. I've been through both phases. first we didn't have natural limits was in 2015 when I became a commissioner and now that we do I think it doesn't hurt to have the voters

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to decide it if they want to keep on doing this way or not I I don't think it's going to hurt anybody but just put it out there and let them make the decision is there who have to make the decision if they're going to be taken off or we going to be remain with the

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term limits that we have right Yeah, that's my position. >> Commissioner Ian, >> yeah. Um, no, I understand what you're trying to do. I understand the the rationale behind it. However, you know, the residents already voted on this. I

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think it was six years ago and like Commissioner Salvu said, it was 82 and 82.31% exactly 2,155 votes. I think that's overwhelming. That's a lot more people than even voted in the last two elections here. So they the residents

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already spoke and it was written very clearly on their you know do you want um term limits for the mayor and commission. So it was passed. So I think it's redundant to to do it again. And also I firmly myself firmly believe in term limits. It's it's a great idea to

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refresh power every few years. Um I think our founding fathers set the president. You know George Washington didn't really want to be the president. They made him be the president. they demanded that he do it. So he did and he said fine I'll only do it these eight years and I'm stepping back just like uh

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the Roman Emperor since Addis. Same thing happened with him. Um so he he he did what he had to do. He went back and every president respected that term limits of two terms. There were no term limits officially but they respected the precedent of it. Um it was only FDR that

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didn't respect that. But then after him they passed I think it was the 22nd amendment. Um and then that made term limits mandatory. Then we have a lot of governors are term limit the state legislators um term limited um the county a lot of municipalities

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because I think when people are in the same position too long it's because we are we are fallen you know we are fallen people of a sinful nature. So, I think after a lot of years in the same position, it starts getting to us. And I

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think it's healthy to refresh every few years and and give other people a chance because, you know, when you're in power a long time, you you've learned the system and you learn where the where all the um the influences and and the and the power and the money, you know, where

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everything is. And so, someone new has no chance because they're up against a whole system. So this way it forces that and protects the individual's right because ultimately I think our founding fathers intended for my interpretation of the federalist papers they inter they

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you know power elected office is not to be a career it's to be a temporary service you go and you do your time and then you go home and that's what I firmly believe and you may disagree but that's what I firmly believe and I think that's what the

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people voted for here by 82% of the vote. So that's why I'm in favor of term limits. >> Mr. President, >> I'll give you the floor. Let me uh let me say something. Okay. >> So I I wanted for all of my colleagues to speak first. Uh I'm very passionate

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about this item because I was the maker of this item in 2018. And uh when I originated the item, it didn't pass. Uh, one of my colleagues during that time, Commissioner David Bouro, then presented that item. I

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seconded the motion. It passed on commission, went to referendum. I respect what you're saying, Mr. Mayor, and I respect your service to our community and to our country. I think you're a true public servant, and I love the fact that you want to put the will

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of the people on the ballot. Personally, I think the best of us, in my opinion, Commissioner Yanu, Commissioner Siaz, I'm not putting any of the commissioners down. I just think those two are the best of us. What they do for this community is unprecedented.

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How Saul Diaz after his 6 p.m. dinner goes and he uh he visits residents and he does it every single day. I I think it's commendable. I think I I think you're one of the greatest men I've ever met. Just my opinion. Uh, and everybody knows how I feel about Commissioner Yananiel. She's the most attractive and

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she's my favorite. Um, so I wholeheartedly believe in term limits. I think all of us do the very best we can. I've said it time and time again that this is the the best commission in the history of the city of Sweet Water. And I will challenge anybody, even when you were a

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councilman, I think this is the best commission. And I hate to see people go based on term limits. Uh, but I have to stick to my guns and stick to my integrity. So, I'm I'm not going to support this item. And you have the floor, Mr. Mayor. >> Thank you. And I appreciate the honesty

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and the dialogue because and as you can tell, this not does not affect the mayorship. The mayorship is still got the term limits. And I did that because of the administrative branch and how hard and the amount of power that we have. So, I thought about it carefully

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as we thought about it in the past. But to answer uh a couple of you, let me be real clear and I'll defer I'll take this item out. All right? But I want to be real clear that there were different times when this item passed.

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There was a lot of problems in this commission. There was a lot of fighting, a lot of bickering. There was no >> Okay. There was no no ability for anything to unless listen.

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what you guys went through. I don't even I don't even want to discuss. We'll leave it there. Okay. We promised that this would be a different sweet water. We promised on how to do this in the best way possible. We promised to be

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straightforward and move forward and this is what we've delivered. This is why I discussed and brought this item before. I tend to disagree on one thing. When you serve the people, and I

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appreciate your comments, Mr. President, by the way, when you serve the people, you serve the people. And term limits are not everywhere. On the opposite, the majority of the places don't have term limits across the United States.

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People give you your term limits. There was many congressmen and senators in several elections back if you could remember were only and going to their second term and they did not even get there and

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there were some that already been there for years and they got taken out too. So that right of the people is something that is being ignored here. So I wanted to be clear and have it before the people as was said,

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Commissioner John. But if that's your case and you feel strongly about it, I will defer the item. I mean, I would just take the item out, no time certain, and leave it lie. >> Okay. And just uh deal with it. But I

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wanted to you to make sure that it was me doing it, not yourselves. and that all it was it was to put it before the people. I want to be real clear what the process was and why I did it the way I did it. So it would not be

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self-centered for you and the people would not ever look at it that way, but it will give that opportunity for them to vote on it and a different look as to what their elected officials are all about because

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it was a different day. Totally. So with that, I will remove the >> commissioner the floor. >> Uh I'm gonna let something clear here. Um we're going to election next year.

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Some of us if I'm talking about me personally, if I win, I win. If I lose, I lose. But if that's the case that I lose my eleation, I just wanna let very very clear that I

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would kill to have commissioners like you being right there for me as a resident, not as a commissioner for the rest of my life. Is it true? President Ba said it.

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There's no commission like this one. And I'm telling you, I might not be a commissioner next year, but I'm going to keep on being a resident of the city of Sweet Water. And I would love to have you guys as a commissioner for

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the rest of my life living in this town. I don't want uh I don't think the city needs somebody taking Commissioner Sia's position or Jamia's position or any of

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you guys position because you've been working really really hard for this community like nobody else like nobody else with that before I yield I want to tell you that I'm agree 100% with

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is the is the resident's decision somewhere with that you >> I appreciate that uh commissioner may Mr. It it's is exactly correct. I don't believe just because somebody doesn't want to run against somebody and has to weigh them out in time then runs because

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we need new fresh blood. Um isn't that what they said in Cuba at one time? We need change and we need that. And 65 years later, well, I really went the opposite direction there. But uh this is why

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democracy is so important and I appreciate your words. But again, you have to decide. So if you don't feel good putting it before the people for this guys, we got four more questions. I think all of them are good. I don't

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think they're as >> how do you say >> contentious? >> Thank you. as this this one is. And it's because of that 2,000 person vote. But again, the question might have been

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clear, but the time was very different. I don't I I don't even know how it didn't get 90 something%. At the time, do you? I'm surprised. >> Okay. 90 I because at the time

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we weren't in a good place in this city but we are now and we're doing strides and we're doing great things and that was a perfect example that you used on Saul uh Diaz and also commissioner there's not a day that they're not out

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and you also but them more special that they're not out knocking on doors hey how you doing oh so and so is sick oh mayor help me with this because they need this because of that. >> You know, this is public service >> and it's an honor to serve.

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>> As we discussed earlier today, >> you don't just because you're in service doesn't mean that now it's the other way around. They serve you. No, >> you serve the people. But that experience, that knowledge, that persistency

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that you guys have, you can't find it in any in in a lot of people. And just because, oh, I'm young and I want to do this and I took a class here and I took a class there and you know, no, you got to go out and earn the respect of the people that you're knocking those doors

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on. And and that's why I said it. So, if you continue to feel the same way, please I'll just ask to remove the the question. If you feel different, let me know and we'll move on. And if you want to come back to it, that's up to you.

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Mr. President, it's your decision. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Any other commissioners wishing to dialogue on this item? I'm gonna say one more thing. Uh to Commissioner Sal is u I'm sorry I'm going to speak directly to you. Yes, you have an election next year. Um and maybe you'll have an opponent, but I

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will not be supporting that opponent. I'll be banging on doors for you. I've known you for 20 years. Uh you're an excellent public servant. None of us are perfect, but you're you're a good man. So, if you do have an opponent, I'll be banging on doors for you, and I'm sure the rest of the commission will. If not,

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I'll be throwing eggs at people's houses. >> Uh, Mr. Mayor, we've had uh a lot of mayors come through this city. Uh, you have been mayor in this city now a second time. I think you're better this time than you were the last time. And

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last time, you were pretty good uh walking around in waist high water with cheeseburgers. So, I have never opposed you uh publicly uh since you've been mayor. I've supported you. I'm going to continue to support you in your re-election, and

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I'll be banging on doors for you. Uh and any other commissioner that has a re a re-elect I don't think so's going to have an opponent. Uh but who else? Who else? Ray. I don't think Ray's gonna have an opponent either, but I'll be banging on doors for you guys. Um so, uh Mr. Mayor, your will is to

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pull the item, correct? Yeah, I'll pull the item. >> Okay. Uh, madame clerk, per the mayor's instructions, as the maker of the item, consider the item pulled. >> Item Thank you. Item G, a resolution of the city of Sweetwater submitting to the

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electors of Sweetwater a proposed amendment to the charter of the city at the regular city election to be held on August 18, 2026, amending the city's charter by creating section 2.02 2 subsection D Delta of the charter and

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deleting section 4.01 subsection D delta subsection 12 sorry parentheses 12 of the charter to prohibit the city from entering into contracts to deploy traffic control cameras except in designated school

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speed zones. Providing ballot title summary and text for the proposed charter amendment. Providing for the call of a referendum election. providing for directions to the city clerk providing for conf conflicts

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severability codification effective date of ordinance and an effective date for the approved amendment. Mr. Mayor, you have the floor. Thank you, Mr. President. Once again, this is uh the state of Florida has now and all over

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day county has applied that they have the speed zone and the school zone and it's now law to be able to allow to do so. State of Florida also took out the red light cameras and said no more red red light cameras. This is not a red

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light camera. This is strictly for the school zone. When I spoke to my the police department and discussing the issue, it is important that we use our police in the maximum way that we possibly can to protect our citizens and

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give the service that you have said many times is probably the best there is out there. And to have our officers just doing that traffic detail, it's already happening. We're already doing it. This is the automated system that actually is

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everywhere now. Sweetwater doesn't have it. And I know you're partial to this, Mr. President, because you wanted the the cameras taken out of the um areas as I did within the county too for the red light cameras. The issue here is that I

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prefer using we have a lot a big problem. Our problem is the cut through traffic. The cut through traffic in the city has become pretty bad. people speeding through other roads and even putting our speed um control systems uh

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the humps they're jumping through those things like like nothing. Uh it's turned into something that I would rather use our police in an area to control this uncontrollable type situation and try to

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make sure that the areas are protected. I never the other day I saw in seven terrace three three ducks that had just gotten run over from a person speeding through

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there only like 50 feet from the actual speed hump. So, it is gotten to the point where I'd rather have the chief deploy our people and get more out of it. And we still get the benefit where people are now slowing

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down and stopping. By the way, them getting a ticket through a camera on this particular case. It's the same as our officer clocking them actually is probably more costly. So, this is why I brought this up and I

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brought it for discussion. because I think that this is something on this one that actually helps us. And I say about the the ducks is because it could have been a child that just was going to cross to the park

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and you know afterwards well I didn't see him. I there's not an excuse. There's no excuse when you're speeding in a neighborhood like that that that could, you know, come to Go ahead.

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>> Oh, no, Mr. Mayor. Just let me know when you're done. Please forgive me. >> No, no, go ahead. No, I just I said everything I could say. I just want to make sure and once again, this is not the red light cameras. This is already law now by the state of Florida and

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they're going around and they're doing this to every school area there is. And yesterday, I think, if I'm not mistaken, they approved the bus >> Friday. Come back. >> Yeah, it's going to come back. So, now

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they could open one that I didn't quite kind of agree to because they could stop before the bus zone and open the thing and that's it. you got a ticket and it's a big ticket, but it's coming back. They will have those uh uh starting again now

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and nothing we could do. That's the state of Florida and they could do it at any area when they stop the buns and and and open. So, I I want to see where you stand. I think this one the residents will understand wholeheartedly and we

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could adjust it to 107th Avenue and we could we could work with it, but I want the police to analyze that and then but I want to have that ability to be able to deal with it. By the way, one of the ones and I've heard from

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everybody that all of a sudden people are not speeding through there. It's on Flaggler at 97th and so on. Um, look at the smiles. I know exactly why because you get a ticket, you know, and

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that's it. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Any wisher commissioners wishing to speak on this item? >> I'll say something. >> Commissioner, you might see the floor. So, just to be clear, it does it's only for school zones. It's not the intersection ones that we had before that the voter voted out of here. So, it

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just and and this and I think this is important. I I would actually support this because it's protecting the children. That's important because people do speed through the speed zone through through the school zone. I see it all the time everywhere. People you see everybody going so and you see this one car just zooming by like they don't

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care. They're probably on the phone or something. So, this actually has proven pretty effective is ever since those things have been in place, I haven't seen people speeding through there anymore. It It's really working. It's really taking an effect. Yeah. People don't Some people don't like it, but the people don't like it are the people that

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are getting the tickets from it. So, um >> don't um Yeah. Don't speed. Don't speed in a school zone. Come on. It's kids. Don't you gota you got to protect the kids, man. So, yeah, I'm I'm all for this one, >> Mr. Vice President. Thank you, the chair. Thank you, sir. Can we limit this

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to only the times that 15 mph is required? >> I believe we have the right to limit it to area >> because I because I believe the county is enforcing the speed limit for a much greater time in those areas, but can we

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limit ours to only the time where schools getting in and out that it's only 15 mph? Like I think it's like 1:45 to I mean they're on the posted signs. Listen, I was I was talking about school times. Um I don't know the county as to

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how long they have it and for for what periods of time. Uh but uh I'm willing to look at that too. I really am. So to the chair. >> So if if I'm sorry, I just want I just want to finish. No. >> So I I'll support it again if we can limit it to the times of

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>> schools going in and schools coming out when it's 15 m an hour only. So, you're saying to limit it to the time that is stated for schools coming in and letting out? >> Correct. Not anymore or any less. >> Okay. >> I Thank you. >> Thank you,

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>> Commissioner Y. You have the floor. >> No, no. I I know exactly what he's talking about. Uh, a lot of place, well, all of them. It's only until 4:20 in the afternoon. Uh, the same thing is 97. The same thing is a P bell. And it says right there on the side it's

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up to 4:20 in the afternoon even though the school's already over but that's what they're showing. >> Okay. Any other commissioners wishing to speak on this item? >> Yeah. >> Commissioner Saliz. >> Yes, Mayor. I'm agree with Commissioner

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37 miles per hours when they're 35 two miles also I'm a little bit iffy here with this traffic control again this is just to approve to go to the voters right this is it but I didn't know that you can negotiate the time and stuff like that If it could be done and this

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is the will of this body, I'll be more than happy to do so. >> Right. And then I I believe this this is going to be um a $100 ticket. Correct. And and and the city would gain anything on on this. >> The city will gain uh a portion of it.

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The state gets a portion and I believe the school gets a portion too, >> right? >> If I'm I could be wrong, >> but I guess we'll clarify that. >> Yeah. Okay. You know, hey, at the end of the day, it's the residents going to vote for it. This we just vote. We're

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just approving this to go to the ballot. Correct. >> That's it. >> All right. Thank you, ma'am. >> And it's got to be explained properly to them. >> Any other commissioners wishing to speak on this item before I speak? >> Mr. Vice President, >> through the chair, um, point of order, Mr. Attorney, do we need to make, you know, are you receptive to a friendly

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amendment with the 15 m an hour to limit it to the 15 m an hour during school going in and school going out? Do we need to make that change in the language for this to go? >> I don't have a problem with that. It's whatever the school has set up to be

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when the kids let out because there's some after school activities. I don't know to what time, but what is standard now that our police monitor right now? >> It would be I think what you're asking for. >> Yeah. I I don't know the exact times. I'm just saying >> I don't think I think we do whatever the

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school requests as their school time from incept and you know to also let them out uh and so on and the parents to pick them up and so on and crossing the the streets and stuff whatever time I'll walk with uh work with the chief or work

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with our attorney and do you know anything on this already? Um, this is a situation. What this does is that it gives the city the authority to place cameras in designated school speed

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zones. It doesn't mandate that we do it. So, this can pass overwhelmingly 100% of the voters and the city and the administration say, "We're not going to do it today. We'll do it next year." For example, it can the the administration the commission can also say, "We'll only

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do it during certain hours." That's all administrative or possibly legislative on the part of the commission. It can be passed and regulated. Again, assuming this passes, it can be regulated administratively by the mayor or it can

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be regulated by ordinance through the city commission because a power that you receive from a constitution or a charter can be regulated in the uh through a statute or an ordinance as long as it doesn't conflict. Now to answer your

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question directly, can this be amended to include that? Yes. However, we discussed that earlier and I've given it some thought and I think it's possibly well you can do it but I think it's possibly better to leave it

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this way because if you the more you place something in a charter the more difficult it becomes to maneuver later when we find out this isn't working or that isn't working. So to answer your

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question directly, can this be an amend? Can this be amended today right now? Yes. Because it doesn't contradict the charge the the title and doesn't contradict the title of the of the item. It doesn't contradict the the description. Is it a wise idea? That's

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up to this body to decide. But my recommendation would be that it be left to either the administration to manage or that it be implemented and limited by way of ordinance. So that way it can be tailored as the need as needs arise in the future

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>> to may I >> Mr. May >> uh I think what their concern is Ralph and that part we I don't have a problem because we've worked everything along together and I I'm very clear with them when they ask me for something and that's what we work out and we do.

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That's not the issue. The issue that I have is that the school determines their times for letting out and receiving the students and they set that up. >> That's when the lights go on and and that time is what the school provides,

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not what we we say. I mean, we could say have it from this time to that time according to what you just said. But I think what they're saying and what I would like to see is that if you they say from I forget the time. Let's just

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say it's 8:00 8:00 to 9:45 or 8:00 to 10. That's when the the light is blinking and so on that it only covers within that time the cameras. Once that time is done, then the cameras are not

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working on the ticket situation for the 35 or 45 mile an hour that it could be there. But then when it comes to 2:00 again, >> when the time to let out and then 2:00 to 4:30 that it stays within that

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bracket. Mhm. >> So that way uh not after that time where the lights go off where people thought they resumed back to normal traffic uh going through the area. Am I correct? Is that what you guys were asking? >> Okay.

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>> Okay. Uh two points on this. Number one, can it be amended? Yes, it can be amended to say except for cameras placed in designated school speed zones and uh as may be designated by the school board or something to that

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effect. I'm not sure how they designated, but it could be uh something to that effect. Alternatively, I think it's already contemplated in here because the term school speed zones or excuse me, school speeding zones

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would necessarily only apply to the time that's been imposed by the school board. Driving across in front of a school in front of Sweetwater Elementary on 3:00 on a Sunday.

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>> I think that should be >> Exactly. But I'm saying that's not a school zone at that point. >> That's why I believe that if we keep it to the school zone time designated that the lights are flashing. >> I think that was what what this commission wants and I really would like

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to see that too. I'm not out to put cameras speed cameras for regular travel and stuff for that. We have police officers and and so on that they could take care of that business as they cut through in areas they shouldn't be speeding through. >> Okay. That's what I want to deploy them

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and use them in those particular areas. So my goal is not to do this from 7 in the morning until 9:00 at night. That is not my goal. >> My goal is simply for the school time as they requested. I tend to agree. >> So my suggestion at this point would be the following language. I I understand

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your points. It would be except for cameras placed in designated school speeding zones during such speed during such times of um during such times when they're considered speeding zones. >> I have no problem with that.

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>> Commissioner I I think through the chair >> I think that'll work and it makes it very clear to to the constituents that it's not something that we can manipulate later on or whatever. It's a very >> narrow scope on what we're doing and I think it it meets the intent of >> okay

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>> of what we're trying to do. >> Gotcha. So place in designated school speeding zones during such designated times. That would be my recommendation. >> So you would need um well actually this is a mayoral item so the mayor can do a friendly amendment.

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>> Yeah I was a friendly amendment. So it would be uh paragraph sub paragraph D traffic control cameras except for cameras placed in designated school speeding zones during such designated times

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that good sir >> any other commission wish >> I have a u have a bit of a conundrum on this one because I in the original maker of the elimination of the red light cameras in

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the city of Sweetwater where our our voters voted 82% in favor to eliminate them. They were used as a revenue generating source and honestly it was the the residents that really

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couldn't afford the $158 citation. Uh Channel 4 actually did a a story where I came out. I'm not going to mention that. Uh they asked me if you know what I'm going to do that. Um but

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I'm uh I'm listening to the legislative intent and I I tend to agree with you. I I don't I don't believe that this is me being hypocritical. Um

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I believe that I am a pragmatic individual. I will offer a secondary amendment where it's during school hours only because we don't need vehicles traveling at a high rate of speed during school hours.

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Uh and it it it's actually cleaner than just school zone times. I don't know if you guys agree or disagree. Uh but you guys got me on the boat. Now we got to figure out where we're going. So,

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um, if you're if you want to take a straw vote from the commission on how they they would prefer to move forward, I mean, you have your votes on your items. At this point, we just need to figure out because I think during school hours >> Yeah. >> Uh, is is more reasonable, more pragmatic. It gives our law enforcement

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um more resources. And the reality is that if we're going to be generating revenue on off the backs of violators, our residents during school hours know not to speed at that time. And if a resident is speeding on uh 107 Avenue in

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France Elementary where they could lose control and crash into the school, then they don't have my support. So I don't know if you want to take a straw vote on the times, Mr. Mayor, but you have me thus far. And with that, I yield. >> Thank you. And I appreciate it. And I appreciate the the way it's been put

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together because we're looking for the greater the greater solution of this which is protecting our children and their families that are walking their kids to school and so on. Now I tend to agree with what they're saying Mr. President at the same time I

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understand what is being said by the commissioners. What we do not want to show is what other schools and I don't know what they're doing other areas and I don't know if it's particular to cities in those areas or it's particular to the county doing it or it's tied in

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that the schools have a different operation level. Um either way whether I would I would like to see where you guys feel better. I think that both are good. If

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we could monitor that it's done during a certain time where it's flashing, people should not be speeding. There's plenty announcement not to speed through there. When they resume normal operation, it

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might also create uh a slowdown period because they're scared. They don't know and they've been burned before. So, I'm not looking for that effect. We're not out to to make the the funding or doing that. Obviously, we proving that every morning and afternoon by having our

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police give citations there and they do a good job in giving citations and I get the calls people upset. I said, "Were you speeding?" "Well, yes, but I was running late to to this." And I go, "Now, what if there was a child you hit? What excuse could you give with that?"

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"No, I but you know, can you do?" "No, sorry. I'm very sorry." You understand? So, you got to decide too and and and tell me where you feel more comfortable. Either way, I'm good with I'll be very straight uh forward with you. >> Mr. Mayor, do you want uh to initiate a

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straw vote on both options? So, you can see because it is your uh you are the maker of this item. Do you prefer we do a straw vote first on during school zone times or from uh the time school uh opens to closes on those school zone

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times? Why don't we start the same way the argument went first on the school time and then full >> Okay. Um so madame clerk if you can go ahead and give us a straw vote uh down the line on

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per the mayor's wishes on his legislative items during the school speed zone time. Is that correct? >> And what's the other one? >> School hours. >> School hours. >> School hours. So that means >> Yes, sir. >> There guys Mr.

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>> Basically, >> right? Option one is during the blinking lights. Option two from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. >> M. >> So let's Mr. Mayor, >> I'm sorry to interrupt. It's only and I could ask I believe there's only a

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threeh hour difference basically by or four hours during midday that it's not going to be monitored if it's just in the blinking lights time. If it's the other way, it'll still be the same time at the ending and at the

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beginning. It's that period in time that the lights will not be flashing. So, I wanted to be clear because of what you were just saying. >> Got it. Madam clerk, go down the line. Ask commissioners which they prefer. >> Commissioner,

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>> uh, would the time is blinking? >> That's right. >> Yep. Which is a school song, right? >> School zone time. >> Yeah. >> Commissioner Race, which one? School zone as well. >> School zone.

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>> Commissioner Martin. >> School zone. >> Commissioner >> school zone. >> Commissioner, >> school zone. >> School zone. And president. >> School zone. Blinking lights. It seems to work. I guess uh this is a unanimous

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consent. So now that we have the straw vote, Mr. Mayor, do you wish to move forward with amending the item to u enforcement during the school zone blinking lights period? I don't know how you're going to do that, Mr. Attorney.

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Blinking lights period. >> Good. Uh so now, as a point of order, the uh the mayor is going to amend his item. Mr. Mayor, do you want the item amended? >> Yes, let's amend the item based on the discussions taking place today and we

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have to still send it move it forward to also the elections department for their view. >> Yes. Well, all all of this has to go to the elections department right away because of the time frame. So, I will get this modified and get it to Carmen tomorrow and then she can send all the signed documents, all the signed

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resolutions. >> How you put I want this clear, >> very clear for our voters. >> I want to make sure that it's very clear that they understand what they're voting for or against >> and that it's very clear as the president said whe what are you going to

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say flashing lifestyle during >> whatever we got to make sure that it's very clear for the voters to understand. >> Yeah. through through the chair. >> Commissioner Seld is your >> Yes. City attorney. Uh make it clear. I mean, you know, sometimes you guys are

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attorneys use some type of language sometimes that we don't understand. >> The flashing lights will be a perfect um >> I don't think that would actually work, Commissioner, because I have been ticketed in school zones where there were no flashing lights and there was a

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sign that was posted. Uh specifically, it happened to be in Hyia years ago. Yeah. >> So, so you're going to make it as a school hours, >> school, school designated school zone hours. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Language to that effect. >> Do I have a motion on this item?

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>> Motion by Commissioner Yananiel, second by Commissioner Ronaldo Ray. This is a resolution. >> Uh, voting in favor say I. >> I. >> Any opposed item passes unanimously. Yeah.

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>> Sorry, >> item. >> A resolution of the city of Sweetwater submitting to the electors of Sweetwater a proposed amendment to the charter of the city at the election to be held on August 18th, 2026 amending section 2.02

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02 parentheses A of the city charter to providing that city-owned real property may only be sold or disposed of upon an affirmation five votes of the membership of the city commission providing that

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referendum shall be require >> is that correct >> no that is Latin the plural Latin >> got it referenda shall be required for disposition ition of city-owned real property held for recreational use but not other city-owned real property.

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Providing ballot title summary and texts for the proposed charter amendment. Providing for the call of a referendum election. Providing for directions to the city clerk. Providing for conflicts. Providing severability codification effective date of ordinance and an

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effective date for the approved amendment. Mayor Diaz, you have the floor. >> Thank you. I think I've uh spoken to each one of you at one time or another and discussed the issue as to making sure that if we have the ability to

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acquire property is one thing but the ability to be able to trade if we have this particular property it might be interesting for this person and we could acquire and receive other property we cannot do it with the way the structure is right now in our charter we want to

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have the ability that's why I asked And we have spoken quite a bit on this Ralph and we actually came up and said it takes five, you know, five votes of the commission as a super majority uh to move this item forward. Nothing could

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happen without without coming to the commission. But we can't do nothing if we have to go one property at a time to the charter. Uh and that's what we're trying to avoid. I know we had an issue some time ago and I know Commissioner

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Siaz was involved with that and I don't think the idea is in today's time and how things are growing in this city and how things are moving to have to go to a vote for every single type of property that we could try to negotiate of the

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people. Um we want to make sure that we do the right thing and so on. This does not talk about this actually mirrors, if I'm not mistaken, the state law. >> It's very close without having to submit it to other jurisdictions to see if they

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want it first. But yeah, it's very close. >> Any commissioners wishing to speak on this item? >> Yes, sir. >> Commissioner Sales. >> Yes, Mayor. Like you said, I was involved in one of these U litigation. Let's set it that way. And you're right. There was a different time. At that time I was not agreed that the commissioners

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at the time would make a decision for land that we I mean that land that got sold I don't want to talk about that case but but yes you're absolutely right. Um I'm a little bit iffy on this one. I'm going to wait for my commissioners do whatever they're going

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to say. I go either way. I don't have a problem. Uh because like I said, like you said, mayor, we're in different time right now and I'm just going to wait on it and see what my colleagues wanted to say. >> Absolutely. Any other commissioners wishing to speak on this item?

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>> Sure. I I'll do the chair, >> Mr. Vice President. >> Yeah, I'm in support of this. I think it's you know requires a supermajority and um you know gives us the ability to to move forward on on city business. So I have no problem with this. Thank you. >> Any other commissioners wishing to speak on this?

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>> Commissioner Yatti. Yes, I was supposed uh this item and uh just to make it clear, I was at the moment where we need to sell the land, but we didn't have no choice. It was selling the land or we would the city will go in bankruptcy. So, it was something that it was nothing

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we can do about it. You know, that's why we made the decision to do that. But I do support this item 100%. >> Any other commissioners wishing to speak on this item? >> Commissioner Rald D. Ronald. Go ahead. >> Hey, senior attorney. Is this back in

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the days you always it's always been five commissioners or five uh >> no >> no >> no no so ju just no just to give you uh background this is under >> disregard Ronaldo Ray Mr. Attorney you go ahead and talk it's all good it's all

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good >> this is under 2.02 02 of the charter. >> And what it said, what the charter says essentially is that on a simple majority, that's four votes. Um, property can be sold except for property that's held for parks,

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playgrounds, or other recreational facilities or public purposes. There's a doctrine in the law called Judim Janerys. that provides that when you have a series of words, a list that are

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particular and you have and you close that list with a general term, then that general term is interpreted with reference to the particular items before it. However, so so the question as to whether all land now has to go to

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referendum for um for approval is open to interpretation. However, no court has ruled on it. And because of that, real estate does not operate on ifs and gray areas. Real estate operates on the

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land is for sale or land is not for sale. The land uh you know is with meets within its boundaries or it doesn't meet within its boundaries. No, there are no gray areas. And this presents a gray area that makes things difficult to sell. So what the proposed uh amendment does,

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it does two things. It takes what is a um a simple majority for the sale of real estate and raises it to a super majority and not just a supermajority of 57 super majority of five votes of the dis.

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That means that it's more difficult in that sense but the commission has more control. Then what it also does is it says that the only property that is to be submitted to referenda is property that is specifically held for recreational

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purposes. In other words, that or public purpose which is subject to interpretation is being removed. So, if the city would want to sell any sort of land that's being held for whatever reason, uh we would need five

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votes and that's it. Unless it were Carlo Park, for example, then at that point, you still need the five votes, but then that sale has to go to to referenda to be referendum to be approved. So, it makes it a little it

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raises the the level for approval >> to make it a little bit more, you know, a little bit more strenuous, but it also clarifies that the only land that has to go to to vote is uh property that's being held for

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recreational purposes. >> Okay. >> Thank you, >> Commissioner Rald, you the floor. So, just to clarify because um it could get mixed up what some might understand by this doesn't mean that we're approving right now that this is what we're changing already. This is going to the

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voters so they could vote. >> It's not that we're changing it now because a lot of know some people could actually interpret this as we're changing it already that we're going to we're trying to get power and give us the power right now. This has to go to

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the vote on August 18th. Just wanted to put it out there that we're not changing anything. We're putting it just on the ballot. Once the ballot, the voters will decide. And you know, if if it says no, we continue how we're doing it now. And if it's a yes, we go into this.

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>> Any other commissioner wishing to speak on this item? Uh, I'm going to say something, Mr. Attorney. What was that word you used? That fancy land word. >> Oh, >> it's Judam Janerys. >> And that's similar to PMC, right? I I got it. >> It's exactly the same. Just look it up.

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Google it. PMC um >> for me. >> Hey. Okay. Okay. >> You know, I'm shy. I don't like the >> So, um I will say that the city of

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Sweetwater is um in unprecedented times and where development is sprawling. I know that there uh our mayor is the administrator of the city is in communication with different land owners

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and a lot of potential uh projects, land swaps. Uh the last thing I want to do is limit the mayor uh upon negotiation. I do believe that this is the city's property. This is the electorate's property, but the electorate do choose

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us to make uh the right decisions. And I love the fact that we have a failsafe system where uh it requires the affirmation of five commissioners. So I will be supporting this item. Does any other commissioner wish to speak on this

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item through the chair? Miss Commissioner Wisu, >> just uh just real quick, I think it's important just to avoid confusion or any loopholes or anyone exploiting that loophole in the future just to um define what city-owned real property is on the

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legislation, if that's even possible. like because I know it's recreational stuff that that has to go before um referendum, but everything else um 57 vote is fine, but we should I think specifically um describe what it is.

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>> Point of order, Mr. Attorney, >> just to be clear, >> can you give the commissioner the definition of real property? property is real personal property in my hand property is the bank account

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the money that I have in my bank account that's personal property real property is land and real property is never confused with anything else the only time it's not necessarily exactly land if you're talking about a common stat >> microphone

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>> excuse me real property is considered considered land and the only time it's not exactly specifically land when you're talking about a condominium where you go up but that is still considered land by Florida statutes. So use of the

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word real property I doubt that there's a lawyer in the state of Florida that would be confused by that term. Um, I mean, I don't I don't ask for opinions or or or input from from council who has not been retained on this issue, but I think that

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we would agree on that. Would we not, sir? >> I would agree that it's it's pretty clear. >> Yeah, that is pretty clear. Real property is clear, and I don't see um I don't see an issue with that.

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>> All right. And just real quick, can I continue? Sorry. >> Yes, sir. I apologize for the stupid ass question, but um >> Ian said ass. >> Yeah. Well, whatever. So, I understand that it's clear to lawyers, but the

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average resident voting might not understand. That's why I think it's >> May I >> Mr. Mayor, you the floor. >> Thank you. To your point, uh Commissioner, I see you. I think what the commissioner is trying to say is that it sounds a little convoluted. Uh

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and we want this as the president said before it's you know it's something that it only enhances with the time and the change that everything is taking place. We put our safeguards in. We did everything that needs to be done. You explained this does not go to park

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properties uh and and stuff like that. This is to be able to get maximum use of whatever property we have or we will have in the future uh been on whatever negotiation. But it still has to come back to this commission and have five

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votes out of the seven. So if there's an ability to not changing the structure of the or the question moving forward, but that we could work on a clarity to make sure that nobody is confused on it

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that it's very simple >> to understand. if you could allow us to do that and approve it without changing the actual action >> right >> of the pol if that's I believe what you're trying to get to. >> Yes. Thank you, mayor. You explain it

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better than I did. >> I would like to say that the term real property is the way that the charge >> No, no. I that's not that part. When you read the whole thing is an entirety and might be a confusing to several of the voters. This is no, we don't have

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nothing to hide. This is very clear. This is simply and you wrote it very well in my opinion. If you feel that there might be any setback or anything, an improvement, I I don't want to take a chance on this because I think this is very important. And you're right, Mr.

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President, the time sometimes is not allowable. When a deal comes up that could be made, you only have x amount of time. You can't wait to assemble an election and to go out and by the time that's done, there's no longer a deal. somebody came and give a better offer.

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So that's the reason why it is important to my eyes. >> Any other commissioners wishing to dialogue on this item? >> Mr. President, >> we have a motion on this item. >> Motion by Commissioner Real Ring. >> You have the floor, Mr. >> Thank you. I I was listening to what uh

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Commissioner Via was saying and what was said earlier about sometimes the voters don't understand the legal ease that we use. Perhaps instead of using real property, which I understand is the proper term, just use land. >> How about real property parentheses land

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and everybody's happy? Meet third attorney. The title's already been approved. So, let me read through it quickly. So, anywhere that says city owned real property right after that parentheses land >> and commissioner visio gets the language

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that he wants. Okay, that can be that can be amended in the text itself but not in the chart excuse me not in the title or in the description because those two have been approved already by the elections

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department in advance. >> So um any commissioners we have a motion and we have a second. Do any commissioners wish to I here's the problem. This item has to

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be placed on in in the hands of the elections department before May 20th. Is that correct, Madame Clerk? >> Correct. >> Right. So, we would have to have a special meeting to rewrite this language or do we just

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want to move it as is? Do any other commissioners wish to change the language and have a second meeting or do we want to move this thing forward? >> Vice President, >> I think it's fine as written. It's I think it's very clear. Uh it explains

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that, you know, real property is is real property. I think everybody gets that. So I I don't think we need to do anything other than move this along today. That's just my opinion. Thank you. >> Any other commissioners wishing to commission? >> I agree 100%. I think we should leave it the way it is. Understood. Any other

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commissioners wishing to appine? All right. Uh, we had a original motion by Commissioner Ranald and a second by Commissioner Yananiel. All in favor say I. >> I. No. >> Any. >> Any opposed? >> Me.

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>> Commissioner Saliaz opposes the item. So it is a 6 to one vote. Item passes. Item I, a resolution of the city of Sweetwater submitting to the electors of

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the Sweet of Sweetwater a proposed amendment to the charter of the city at the regular city election to be held on held on August 18, 2026 amending section 4.07 07 of the city charter providing for procedures of intram mayor and

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special election upon vacancy in the office of mayor providing ballot title summary and text for the proposed charter amendment providing for the call of a referendum election providing for directions to the city clerk providing

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for conflict severability codification effective date of ordinance and an effective date for the approved amendment Mr. may have the floor. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Uh, this item is basically there's been some issues in

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the past with removal of mayors or people in in our government. Uh, but in this case, it resembles to a mayor. Uh, our county uh, our city, sorry, habits don't change. Our city attorney and I

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got together as one of the questions that it's been brought up many times. um by several different entities. And that question is basically, do you want to keep somebody on as somebody that did

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not get elected as mayor but only for a period of time? But if the person, let's just say it happens a year into the term and then they remove uh the person and it goes to the

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president of the commission at the time. At that time the president has since it's been put for the term limit that is left but the people never voted for that person. Now what is being proposed

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something that our attorney brought to my attention he's the one that brought this to me and I tend to agree. I think that if the person is limited to a time period of six months was it what is it again? >> It's 120 days. It's four months. You want to go through it? Sure.

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>> Sure. So, this comes from my experience. I I have lived through this twice. >> Obviously, everyone's aware of what I lived with in 2013, but I lived with it also in 2000 when I was special counsel

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in Helia Gardens when that uh mayor was arrested, removed from office, and the president of that commit or that council was elevated to interim mayor. They had a procedure very similar to this and that procedure called for an election

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within a set period of time and the the idea the pro we didn't have that and there were innumerable issues because the the mayor at that point lacked a mandate. No one in the public had said yes, we want this guy in charge

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and his hand would have been strengthened dramatically and politically if he had had that level that type of mandate. So um the situation that I have in mind is this. You have a mayor who's elected May

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15, let us say a new president of the commission June 1, let us say. June two, the mayor dies. Forget about somebody being arrested or some sort of nefarious issue. The person just dies. People get hit by cars all the time.

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That president gets elevated now for effectively two years when no one had um the public never voted for him for the position of mayor and the commission voted for him to chair the meetings and

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understanding that he or that she would have been mayor under these circumstances. But as I the saying is in Spanish And when you see something happen in front of you, you may realize perhaps

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this wasn't the wisest idea. So what this does is it actually defines what is an intramir. So you have the acting mayor when something short happens, but you have an intramor and then that intramor holds office and has to go to election within

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120 days unless there is unless there is uh the term ends within 180 days. Okay. Then at that point, you just serve it out. But at that point, the mayor, good, bad or indifference, is submitted to the name is submitted to the to the the

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public and the public can make its decision and perhaps that intram mayor will receive uh a mandate. Perhaps the interim mayor will not and will lose. The other thing is it clarifies that the interim mayor may return to the position

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of commissioner assuming the inter mayor has not resigned to run because that was not clarifi that is not clarified in our current charges at this point not not not with that language. So it takes the events that occurred in 2013

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and it sort of tries to cure those the deficiencies that I saw at that point with the experience that I had in Halia Gardens in 2000. >> Any commissioners wishing to speak on this item >> to the chair? >> Commissioner Yan, you have the floor.

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>> I think this is the best one we ever had. I saw it. It happened. Uh, believe me, we don't want to go through that. I think that, uh, I mean, not always. I'm sorry, guys. I'm not trying to put anybody down, but uh, maybe the, you

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know, the voters don't don't want the person because it was a president that time to become the mayor for two years or whatever term is left. I think, like I said before, I saw it, I loved it, I love it, and I think it's the best we

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can have because we went through a lot. uh having a person that took over and almost almost destroyed the city. So um I'm for 100%. >> Any other commissioners wishing to speak on this item?

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>> Commissioner Ronald do or who's ahead. >> So I have a few points on this. Sorry. >> I have a few points on this. Um, if I'm not mistaken, if you could uh right here, anyone that's uh being put into

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that position, it's not served out to the final of the term. It's to the next election. Is that correct? >> Okay. >> Okay. So I'm I'm just going off the point of when I was appointed in this I was appointed and that person still

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had another two and a half years. >> I had to run in the six months, >> right? >> Is that the same case right now? As it is >> it is now >> as it is right now. >> So you're you're only going it's not going to be that you're going to finish the term off. You're going to have to go

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in the next election. So when I say that's the way it is now, that's how I mean today. >> Correct. Just >> what this says because there is an election is that in which case the office of mayor shall be filled at such regular election. Doesn't say that that

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you have an election, you have another election two years later. It says that if in the example I gave that if the if the mayor is elected in May and then drops dead or is hit by a car in June, there's an election 120 days later. That

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person serves out the remaining three and a half years of the term. Okay? >> There's no need for election because >> the office of the mayor shall be filled essentially. There's no the language I think is fairly clear that you're not looking

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I'm not looking to have it filled temporarily. >> Okay. So, that that's one of my that was one of mine. But, you know, I hear that um that the person was not elected if god forbid suddenly that person right now

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would be the president. That person was elected by the people and that person was elected by the commissioners to be the president. So, you got the support from the people and from the commissioners. That is a policy decision

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and a policy observation that each of you must make on your own. I am so sorry about this. That is a policy decision, an observation, a policy decision that has to be made by each of you and by the body collectively. The question as to

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whether that is uh a good idea or a bad idea, a good observation or a bad observation, that's beyond the scope of my of my role as city attorney. >> No, no, I'm I'm going over the stuff as I see it. You know, the positive. I'm not, >> you know, I'm not going for it or

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against it, right? >> I'm just looking at it as like as it sits right now. I mean, I don't see too much wrong with it just because whoever the president is at the moment or at that time >> was elected by the people and by the

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commissioners to lead. >> So, that's one. I have no issue with that. The other one is if I don't have a problem going to the next election, >> you know, if if the if it turn if the person has a year and a half, let them serve that year and a half. that person

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was. It's not like it was appointed an appointed position as we've done in the past, right? That we've chosen someone from the public to serve as a commissioner. >> Okay, understood. Uh that is again that's

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>> it's not against you. It's just >> my feeling on this. >> No, I I get it. Just since you're directing the comments to me, I feel I must respond. >> No, no, no, no, not at all. >> To to my colleague. >> You don't need to response. >> It's not to the colleague. No matter >> and you know for one other thing is

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within a 100 days you're in a in you know in a budget already an election does cost money. So it's something that we're that we don't have budgeted for. So that's another thing. And you know as as I heard something I believe I don't

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know if it's to this or from before. So that person that takes over then he could get his job back as a commissioner his position sorry his position back as a commissioner. What happens to the person that was appointed in that seat for that

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commissioner within those 120 days >> through the chair >> commissioner >> um se attorney don't we have certain amount of time that we don't have to appoint anybody to that position? Excuse

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me, I keep doing that. The position of city commissioner has remained vacant for up to six months once uh when somebody was incapacitated. They had not um they had not passed away yet, but it was clear the person was going to pass away.

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But let me let me read quickly through those. >> That's a different story. That's a different I mean, I believe it's if it's if the if it's vacant, we should be able to fill it within the time. >> Mr. President,

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>> Mr. Mayor, >> thank you. I understand that this is something that it's been experienced before. This city has lived it. Uh so has other cities.

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>> But you're right, uh commissioner, the person that sits up here, this side here, get elected to the position that you sit in. The issue is one thing is being elected as a mayor

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>> and the other thing is being elected as a commissioner. You're running the administration of the city. You are doing more than most people out there that have that title mayor in this city because of

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the responsibility and the charter that we have. I don't see it the same. But yet it doesn't say that you're totally out. All it's saying is you're running this for a period of 120

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days in that position which gives time to set up for an election. And if it's something you want to do because you might not want to do it, you're not forced into doing it for let's just say if there's three years left to have to do it for those three years because it

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might be something you might not want to do. You might be the council president. You want to do it and so on. Now you will fulfill the job as long as needs to be done until another person is elected. That is why this is being presented. It

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gives you the ability that if you do want to stay and you want to go ahead, you could run for that position. But the voters did not vote for you in that position. The voters voted for you as a commissioner. And that's that's the difference here

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because look, if it's got a year left or how long is it? >> So 120 days and then 180 days. >> If it's 180 days left and so on, you know, let's let it run the course. But if it's three years out, a lot of things could happen

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>> and a lot of things could flip upside down and there's budgets and there's what if that person decides that I I I don't like these particular people. Let me start putting in other people that mayor has a right to do so.

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There's a lot of things that take place. All we're saying is we're providing some kind of protection, I guess, would be the best thing. And if that person decides to run and believes in what he's doing, the people will elect him. And that's that's

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all I can say. But it's your vote to either put this on or not. >> Pleasure. >> Commissioner Ronaldo, >> I don't I I for for right now, I I don't think the the you could do three years as an inter male. >> No, right now you cannot do you can You

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could do two years. Yeah. Which is close to what we had last time. I would like to address one make a quick comment. Uh Commissioner Ray, >> uh the commission seat, >> thank you for the correction. By the way, >> the commission seat of the member selected as interim mayor shall not be filled during the period of interim service.

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So that means if somebody is picked from the commission to be the intram mayor then the con the commission is not constituted of six members whereas the seventh member is now serving as interim mayor and that person can come back when

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they want to and there is no one to there is no temporary appointment to that position. Okay, Commissioner Cruise, you have the floor. >> Uh, we need to have something clear right here and correct me if I'm wrong. When we picked or we elect or we voted

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for the president of the commission, we're voting for somebody to lead the meeting, not lead the city. Right. The the position of uh president of the commission is a a

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position that in the vast majority of cases will only involve chairing the meetings and serving ceremonious ceremoniously in certain roles. However, the charter specifically, >> that's how our charter reads,

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>> but it our current charter also says that in the event that there's a vacancy in the position of mayor, then the person sitting in that seat, whether it's Commissioner Ve or someone else, is elevated to the position of mayor.

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>> That part is clear. >> Yeah. And shall assume the office of mayor. That's the exact language. That's a quote. Well, that doesn't necessarily mean that whoever we picked as the president of the commission has the skills. >> Well, the knowledge to run the city.

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That's what I'm trying to >> That's Yeah, that is that that is an issue. So yeah, >> what I'm trying to tell you is about I mean when we pick the president of the commissioners, we're not picking somebody who we we're trying to to to

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think that that the former mayor is going to go through a process or is going to go through a car accident and then he's going to lead the seat. That's what I'm trying to say. No, >> we're picking somebody is knowledgeable enough with the skills to to do what president of the commission right now is doing leading the meeting that the way

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he's doing it that is never done before my opinion. You know what I'm saying? That's why we pick the president of the commission. >> Not to be the future mayor if something happen. That's my point. That's what I think. >> All right. Uh any other commissioners

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wishing to dialogue before I speak? So, as the presiding officer and the president of the commission, I wholeheartedly agree with this item. I believe that there should be a line of succession as written in the constitution, our president, vice

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president, um, speaker of the house and down the cabinet that is different within our United States government, the greatest country in the world. I think in the city of Sweetwater, the voters should be able to choose who they want

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to lead the city. I believe u that the title of president of the commission is a form of a line of succession that needs to occur. We most certainly do not want anything to happen to our mayor. But in the event that something does happen to the mayor and as the president

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of the commission, I would then in turn become the interim mayor but without the uh will of the voters. I believe that an election should be had where anybody who meets the residency requirements

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in the city of Sweetwater can run for office and if the voters so choose for that person to be the mayor, then so be it. The only caveat to that uh to this language is I would also

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request to add the same language to the office of commissioner. Um I think what's good for the goose is good for the gander. So Mr. Mayor, are you willing to amend your language to add commissioner as well?

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>> Does a body wish that? >> We can take a straw vote if you want and we can find out. >> I have no problem. I just did it because of the you wanted to say so. >> Yes. I don't think we're legally authorized to do that with this document

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because this says proceed. The title is procedures for interim mayor and special election title. >> I won't complicate it. Um does anybody else want to speak on this item before we uh I call for the role? >> All right. Do we have a motion on this item? >> Move.

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>> Motion by Commissioner Saliaz, second by Vice President Marti. Roll call. Madam clerk. Commissioner Ruiz. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Diaz. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Martine. >> Yes. >> Commissioner R. >> Yes. >> Commissioner. >> Yes.

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>> Commissioner. >> Yes. Item passes unanimously. Item J, a resolution of the city of Sweetwater submitting to the to the electors of Sweetwater a proposed amendment to the charter of the city at the regular city

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election to be held on August 18, 2026, amending section 6.077 077 of the city charter to provide that the canvasing board be constituted of the city clerk and two deputy or assistant

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city clerks. Providing ballot title summary and texts for the proposed charter amendment. Providing for the call of a referendum election. Providing for directions to the city clerk. Providing for conflicts, severability, codification, effective date and

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ordinance. and an effective date for the approved amendment. Mayor Diaz, you have the floor. >> Thank you, Mr. President. And on this item, uh I think that the clerk is um we've done a very good job when this comes time to count the votes and the

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absentees and and so on. What happens is that it states that it's two of you plus the clerk and or destiny that you pick. The issue is when a lot of you do not that want to help in the election and

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work together to support your colleague as you said earlier you might not want to be the one that's representing there the votes and count and most of the time my understanding is that you go ahead and have to pick two people which is your

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deputy and your assistant deputy to help out with a count and the three of you then close the election. Is that correct, Mr. Attorney? >> Yes, exactly. Except I would correct it with one statement. The um the canvasing board shall consist of all members of

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the city commission whose terms do not expire at the election to be canvased. So the clerk is not even a part of this. the clerk uh is essentially has been uh brought into the process because in my

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experience going back to7 I think every single election has resulted in the remaining members of the of the commission who are not running for election recusing themselves. Every single one. There may be one or two there that I don't recall at this point where commissioners actually served on

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the canvasing board, but um the vast majority of them, if not all of them, the vast majority of them have resulted in the clerk doing this. So the idea here is to make this as clear as possible and make the authority uh as clear as possible so it can't be challenged later.

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>> That is my understanding, Mr. President. It clears it up. This happened in the county and we took out the commissioners and we actually put uh some judges >> and and a signed person from the clerk's office. >> Yeah, it's that's been done before

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>> and the attorney and the attorney would oversee. >> Yeah. >> Yes. That's the way it got put into the county that way to have the freedom that you could help and not have to recuse yourself. >> Now, any commissioners wishing to speak on this? >> You guys, >> any commissioners wishing to speak on

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this item? I'm moving it. >> Before that, um, the attorney mentioned an election here in the city of Sweetwater in 2007. I I vaguely remember that election. Uh, it was a mayoral election if I'm not mistaken. >> Yes, sir.

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>> And it was very uh very contentious, a very tight race, >> very close. >> Um, some would say that the loser lost by four votes. Um, and that poor guy.

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So during that election on the actual canvasing board, and I don't remember, I don't recall the actual number, but this is 19 years ago. It was something like 74 absentee ballots were eliminated

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by the canvasing board. And those votes never counted because the canvasing board had decided that the signature of the voter did not match the voter role. The candidate at the time

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actually went back to the 74 houses of those 74 voters and um actually had a document had them sign a document saying that they voted in the election that that was their

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signature and they had voted for that candidate. Um that may or may not have changed the course of that election. I can tell you that um that I was that candidate. I suffered

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a lot. So, I don't I don't support this item. I don't want to put our city clerk and by the way, it's not that I don't trust our city clerk, but if there is a contentious item, the city clerk and the deputies and those employees are going to be put through a lot of pressure that

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I don't want to put you guys through. I would have judges if we want to put somebody, let's put somebody in a black robe to sit on the canvasing board. Um, or people who work

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for the county elections department. So, I do not want to support this item because I have PTSD. So, I'm voting no on this item. Anybody else wishing to speak on this item? Do we have a motion on this item?

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We have a motion by Commissioner Rainald. Do we have a second? >> Second it. >> Second by Commissioner Saliaz. Roll call. Madam clerk. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes.

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>> Yes. >> Yes. >> No. Item passes six to one. Staff item K, a resolution of the city commission of the city of Sweetwater co-desating

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with the Miami Day County Board of County Commissioners that portion of Northwest 137th Avenue between Northwest 12th Street and Northwest 17th Street as Seway providing instructions and providing for an effective date. Mayor Diaz

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We have a motion by Commissioner Ronaldi. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Second by Commissioner M. All in favor say I. >> Any opposed? Item passes unanimously. Reports. Mayor's report. Mr. Mayor, you have the floor. There's uh something

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that I think some of you have seen already. I've talked to some of you. Try to make this as fast as possible. the IFBB USA Sweetwater Open Children's Fitness Challenge. Okay, that is the first time that this

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is taking being taken place in the United States. If you remember the IFBB was the bodybuilding organization where Arnold Schweenegger participated, became famous with and so on. They have now in

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Europe started Yeah. far from this part here. Uh they have started Antas uh health and fitness and martial arts um is came to me with the idea and I thought it was great. It reminded me of the uh some of you here did the remember

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the president's challenge and physical fitness test. >> Yes. >> And you had the presidential award or you got an award for staying fit and actually going through a challenge, a fitness challenge. this is very similar uh and asked for us to support and I

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looked at it and I said this is something that puts our name up there and making sure our kids that want to volunteer uh if they're Sweetwater uh residents uh the the fee here by the way if they win they will represent the

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United States in the European challenge is my understanding and they have five or six categories ries and um I will get you all the information. It is on the 16th of May

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and I will like to see some of the kids that participate in a park. They already pay for a lot of the sports and so so on. I the kids that do participate already in sports like in karate or dance or and they want to particip

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because both boys and girls uh I want to wave their charge and pay it through the city. So depending how many we have I think it's a good thing uh to bring them the civil air patrol so far. >> So far good. I just want to make sure

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that this event takes place. Um, it's something that I wish we had more time to put together, but it'll be the first one. It's the inaugural one, and it's something that, uh, I believe puts our name in a good place. So, this will I'll

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get you the flyers to each and every one of you. And again, if they're Sweetwater residents and they're already registered in one of our programs already to help out and participate, I think it's a good idea that we cover their free to get in.

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And I want to hear from you guys because this is another first that we're doing and I think it's uh one that it's going to be pretty good. It's basically push-up inclines, jump positions, uh, squat thrust, and sit-ups, and I think

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one more or two exercises. And it's timed rest, time, rest, just like the other one used to be done. So, I wanted to bring that out to the open, ask for your support, and make sure we could

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grow this and make it uh as best as possible and have it once a year in the city of Sweetwater. Um, besides that, we're moving on with many different types of project. Um, we're going to

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I'll be reaching out to each one of you. I'm not going to go through a long report I have here, but uh we got some some good ideas coming forth. Uh the park I saw I think you guys uh I don't know if you got to go by and see how

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nice it came out in Carlo Park. Kids aren't getting hurt, you know, because of the unfortunate uh grass. We have beautiful trees there and the grass does not grow. So they were getting damaged next to the court there and now

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that this particular turf is put in place, we don't have any any more problems. So I think it's a good thing and it came out beautiful. I don't know you guys got to see it. So that's it. That's all I have for right now. I don't

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I could go on to other things, but I'll reach out to each one of you. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Commissioners report. Any commissioners wishing to report commissioner stuff? >> Commissioner. Commissioner Yanu, >> I just want to mention, if you give me the the opportunity, uh I want to thank

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the uh teacher of Karate, um Mario Himenez. He's offering to do a class free of charge to the cadet, self-defense. We're going to have that on Thursday. So, I really appreciate that he offered to do this for us. And

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uh I mean it's a great opportunity for the for the cadetses, you know, to learn a self-defense and also on that um date on May 16, our cadets are going to do the color

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guard to opening the the event. That's all I have. Thank you. >> Any other commissioners wish to report? >> Commissioner Bio with the floor. >> So uh Mr. Mayor, I um I went to the park the other day. I I put my son in the baseball program. So, we went to Monday

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and Wednesday last week to, you know, observe and he participated and and um I love it. It's a really well-run program. Willie really knows what he's doing. They're doing real drills, the ground balls, the fly balls, the the hitting from the tea and hitting from the machine. They're and they're really drilling those kids good. You know, I

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had my kid in the the Marlins program, no offense to the Marlins, but they he wasn't really learning anything, you know, but there in like just two practices, he learned how to catch the ball, you know. I still can't catch a ball, but he uh he learned how to catch a ball.

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>> Well, I caught that one ball that one time, right, that I almost died. Yeah, >> my life depended on it. That's why I caught it, I guess, right? But, you know, my son learned a lot in those two practices. So, I'm going to keep him in there for the rest of the month and I hope that the program continues to grow.

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Um, so good great job on that guys. You and the staff. >> Any other commissioners wishing to speak? Mr. Mayor, you the floor. >> Thank you and Mike. >> Okay, you got me now. All right, Willie.

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the park director is here. Thank you for the work you're doing there. Willie is a deputy park director. He is a former Malin uh AAA league, but he is also was a scout for the Red Sox for many years. He loves teaching the kids. And you're

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right, uh I see him out there and and the job that they're doing. And hopefully, God willing, we're going to bring it back to the way Sweetwater used to have that field. and uh the way the kids we had some very good people and

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top players that made to the nationals uh or to the game as it's called and they came out of Sweetwater. So if we could make that happen again, I think we're doing the right thing. >> So thank you. >> All right. I have a few things to

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report. So uh I'm going to need your assistance on this, Mr. Mayor. We've been discussing this ever since the construction of Ronelli Park. Um, since the police

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department has officially kicked me out of the police softball team. >> Us. >> Us. Well, I take it a little personal because I created the damn thing, but it's fine. It's fine. I'm not I'm not buttthard about it. It's fine, >> Deputy Chief Gil. So, um, at this point,

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I'm I'm going to initiate this and I want my colleagues on the commission to jump on board. >> We're going to have, since I'm con considered a civilian now, >> um, I want to challenge the police department in a softball game, I want to

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invite the city. I want you to help me spearhead this. I want to have cotton candy. I want to have a dunk a cop tank, a dunk a fireman tank. Uh, you know, the cop gets in the tank and they dunk that, whatever. Um, but definitely I want to

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play my former colleagues who were very ungrateful, by the way, that I created the softball team. Got them free equipment. Got them like $5,000 in equipment. Not even a thank you. We want that crap back. Um, so I'm going to work with you on that. It's probably the only

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time that I'm going to be in opposition of our police department, but whatever. It's fine. It's fine. Um, secondly, since I'm feeling so pro police, I'm going to be presenting a piece of legislation next month. And we've all seen this on social media

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where we have these social media antagonizers approaching the cops. They go ahead and they offend our police officers, um, offend them using vulgarity. And while they're offending them, they sit there and they go, "Hey, name and badge number." And per our policy, our police

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officers have to abide by this ridiculous onslaught of attacks and they have to go into character and say VNOVA 0058 which I want to change. I've spoken to

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you about this, Mr. Mayor, and you told me that you are wholeheartly behind this. I have spoken to our chief. Our chief says that there are some obstacles that we need to overcome. But here's the language that I want to go ahead and disseminate. While our officers are on a call for

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service, if they get dispatched to a call or an initiated call, while they're performing police duties and somebody asks them for their name and badge number per policy, they have to give it. I'm fine with that. But while an officer

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is having coffee or sitting down having a meal or an or if an officer is off duty spending time with their family in Dolphin Mall and one of these jerks approaches them,

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I don't feel they need to give their name and badge number. This is my position. Since I am a lawmaker here in the city of Sweetwater, I'm going to be presenting that piece of legislation and May uh may whatever comes out of it, I

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don't care. I'm going to support our police officers. I'm not going to have somebody antagonizing our cops, offending them, and then giving them a direct order, name and badge number, and now the cop has to go into care character. If not, they violate our policy, and they could be reprimanded

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for it. So, I hope the commission has an appetite for that because I'm going to be presenting that legislation next month. Um, and I will speak to the chief of police, the deputy chief, and the assistant chief about this piece of legislation and jump over whatever

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hurdles need to be jumped over, but I want to let everybody know my legislative intent. I'm sure some jerk will try and find some loophole, and at that point, we'll strengthen the ordinance. Um, and lastly, this may be my last

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commission meeting as the commission president this year. Um I I've been a commissioner now for nine years, nine consecutive years. Um I think this has been the most contentious

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um year I've seen within these chambers. I hope that I've handled the meetings uh professionally. I hope that I've uh represented this commission well. I hope that um I've given not only the residents of the city of Sweetwater the

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time and and respect they deserve by giving them ample time, but I hope that I've done a good job. So, I want to thank you guys for voting for me last year as commission president. Um, I understand that this role is a byproduct if something happens in the line of

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succession, but as you saw and how I voted, if something does happen to the mayor, god forbid, um, and I've said this, I think the mayor is the best mayor in the history of the city of Sweetwater. We may not always agree, but I do think he's the best the city's ever

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had. So, I I hope you guys appreciate my time here. And with that, I yield. Does anybody else wish to report anything? >> No. >> I saw your finger, Mr. Mayor. >> Yes. I have one more thing. I I didn't want it to go by without

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>> uh remember the what you brought to my attention of trying to make Sweet Water the most patriot city because we believe we are with the flags. >> Yeah. >> I reached out because I was trying we were trying to deal with other things that were also occupying a lot of our

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time. But I I reached out to Home Depot and I believe that we're we're in negotiation right now for their sponsorship and we're trying to get the actual and we have a Home Depot in our city that proudly says we're in the city

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of Sweetwater. >> Okay. Finally, I spoke to them and they really really do that with honor and u what better partners. So, I'll get to you and to the commissioners. Uh, we're

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looking at exactly the the the flags that go on the wall and to do it not a cheapy thing, something that that'll last and we're looking at 5x3 flag, American flag and to be put there. Not that they have to. We're just going to

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give them the stuff and do it. I will work and we'll have a couple of people from hopefully from maintenance and a couple of volunteers and even ourselves if uh to be able to talk to the residents and in the 4th of July

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celebration and for that we're really taking it to a different level this year. I want to do a registration for that uh because it's the 250th birthday of this great country of ours. I want to try to start now uh and try to get the

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names and address of the people that want it done. They have to be the owner of the house that agrees to it and we'll draw something up just so they could sign and you know later on they'll say I didn't know about this flag being put up

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here or so on and and making sure but this came from your request uh Mr. President and I didn't want you guys to think that I have forgotten. It's just we're looking for the the best timing and working making sure we have sponsorship. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. If I if I can add to that.

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>> Sure. >> Um I would I would ask that by the way having uh a document at the 4th of July is amazing. Uh I would also request u that you instruct the city attorney to

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have them sign a disclaimer and hold harmless agreement. >> Well, that's what we're talking about. I would also request that the flag holder is normally plastic. Uh the at least the one they sell in Home Depot. Uh my flag holder I had to put it down because the

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plastic broke. So if we can have a metal or aluminum right with the wall brackets or whatever. So yeah, man. I appreciate that. I'm looking forward to it. >> Yeah, it's the metal one that is aluminum and it has the spinners for the flag could move uh and so on. Mine

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doesn't work that well. So Hey, you know, so well, I got to figure it out. So, as far as that's concerned, uh, we're we're looking at the home harass, but also at the same time that they accept and they want it there and that that we could put it at that spot and it

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curtails three screws in the wall >> and the flag will go in. That's it. So, we'll work on that. I'll get back to you guys on that. I also have the chief that has some information on the gentleman that uh spoke earlier. Am I correct, Chief? >> Yeah. Good evening. uh Chief Sergio

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Diaz. So, in case on those residents that were here about the uh condo issues uh get a hold of you or contact you, I personally contacted somebody at the state attorney's office out there with them. We called and they're going to answer all their questions. So, that was

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taken care of in case you get contacted by any of the residents. Okay. Thank you, Chief. >> Yep. >> All right. Uh good to go, Mr. Mayor. >> City clerk report. city attorney's report. >> Uh just quickly, I will be um out of the

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country from the 14th through the 22nd, but I will be available by cell phone. Uh and I will be checking my email at least once a day. So, if you need anything, please reach out to me. when I was when I traveled to California uh

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last year. Um I still did quite a bit of work from uh from San Francisco and LA. So if you need something, reach out. I may not be able to answer the phone immediately and I may not be returning the call the emails immediately, but I will get to it within the next day.

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>> Thank you, Mr. Attorney. The 14th to what date? >> Uh through the 22nd. >> All right. All right. So, let it be known any commissioner that contacts the city attorney from the 14th to the 22nd, you guys are scumbags. Um, let him enjoy his vacation. >> Thank you, sir. >> Police report,

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>> Mr. President, if I could, >> Mr. uh, other attorney. >> Thank you. >> Are you going to be calling the city attorney the 14th? >> I will not. I will not be disappointed in you, sir. >> Uh, just want to give you a quick report on the Orlando Lopez case. Uh, the case has been removed from state court to

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federal court. It's been assigned to Judge Michael Moore. There's a pending motion to dismiss that was filed on behalf of the mayor and the city. Those have not been heard and we have been set for trial uh January 25th, 2027 during a

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two-eek trial period and we have been ordered to go to mediation uh before November 6, 2026. So, it's moving along. Speaking of PMC, thank you. Um, building

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and zoning report. Uhhuh. Code enforcement division report. Put your finger in the air. >> Attach. Public works department report. Uh-huh. Finance department. Uh-huh. Yep. Community and elderly

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service report. Great. Parks and recreation report. Unfinished business. New business. Go to the order adjournment. Do we have an adjournment? Do we have a motion to adjurnn? >> Motion to adjurnn. >> Move. Second. All in favor say I.

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>> Have a good night, folks.