##VIDEO ID:Ra0qncg3CbI## e please take your seats the meeting is about to begin remember to speak into the microphone as this meeting is being recorded for public record please stand by we are going on air in 5 4 3 2 1 good morning and Welcome to our commission meeting got a full agenda so let's get started right away I'll turn to our city clerk Raphael do we have any instructions good morning everyone thank you mayor during this this hybrid commission meeting the city commission is physically present in the commission chamber at Miami Beach City Hall 1700 Convention Center Drive third floor the public May participate and attend the meeting virtually however members of the public who wish to attend the meeting or provide public comment in person may appear at the commission chamber to participate or provide comment virtually during the commission meeting the public may join the meeting by visiting the Zoom app on their smart device at zoom. us or by telephone the local number is 305 22496 68 again 305 2241 1968 the webinar ID is 813 928 576 71 pound 813 978 576 71 pound members of the public wanting to speak virtually on an item during the meeting must click the raiseed hand icon if using the Zoom app or press star n on the telephone to raise your hand thank you mayor thank you and good morning to all my colleagues and City Administration let's do the invocation I'm going to ask Omi lenes the chaplain from the Miami Beach Police Department to provide oh good morning good morning everyone I got to hear you on Sunday at the block party that was awesome it was a great time together yes please come up yes sir good morning everyone if we could rise for a moment of prayer Heavenly Father we're so thankful even that this day that you've given us today we're so thankful that we can voice our opinions and ideas to make our community a better we just want you that we ask you for peace Father God we ask for peace of mind to be able to bring of Miami and our commissioners and may father God than you for of disc thank you for your words of inspiration uh we can do the Pledge of Allegiance this is the best part I get to surprise people who I'm going to call Brad Kain our sanitation director and interim Public Works director come on up just start start it off and we'll we'll we'll go with you to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation God indivisible with liberty and justice for all Brad great job if anybody needs a heads up before I call on them for future meetings just let me know uh let's do start the senic hour okay Miss rug go ahead please good morning to all of you what a wonderfully beautiful day and I would like to put a smile on all your faces because you certainly deserve it but I I'm here in particular as coordinator and vice president of B Plaza condominium and coordinator of our lecture series and I would like to commend those who participated already because they did an extraordinary job Alex Fernandez who expressed a vision for the city so inspiring that our residents asked him to run for president of the United States so thank you Alex and commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez who spoke about the projects the city is undertaking that many of our residents were unaware of so thank you Kristen I also want to to note that commissioner Miner will be at B Plaza on January in January doing a lecture for B Plaza and so will commissioner Dominguez and a great shout out also to the wonderful lecture that our fire chief digna abello did for us explaining all the things she's in charge of for our city that residents were unaware of and all the training our fire department and chief has had to go through so again thank you all you ought to be commended for your vision your work and your responsibility towards the residents of this city and that's why our city is a great place to live work and play thank you thank you we're gonna go next all right I'm Gary rug it's a little difficult to work against my competition here but she does great job you notice you went that's right point I'm here to speak about Deborah martinu who put on another event this past Sunday with a black party it was again another success last year she did it on 41st Street the year before on the Flamingo Park the music the dancing the food that was given out the children that got bicycle helmets the opportunity I think I even saw the mayor dancing at the one point not true not true Deborah is is the unique person she gets this team together and they all work and put it together and I'd like to make sure that they are recognized for their efforts thank you thank you it was an outstanding outstanding event thank you thank you so much we're going to go virtually this time uh our for first Speaker virtually is Johan Moore Mr Moore state your name address and you have two minutes yes good morning Johan Moore 717 Jefferson Avenue uh I'm calling to uh oppose one uh item on the agenda and to support uh four of them uh I oppose an item that would incentivize Municipal Employees uh travel uh to and potential complicity in the actions of a genocide indicted foreign regime I let you finish and then I'll comment of c4e and I want to thank commissioner magazine uh for his proposal to decrease sidewalk clutter this is an issue that has come up in my neighborhood people find it difficult to get by with grocery schlepers with uh children's um um um perambulators uh in wheelchairs and such um I also want to support c7x and thank commissioner Dominguez for her item that would incentivize commercial businesses uh compost uh collection uh in addition uh commissioner bot has item c4m uh a planning board referral uh regarding poor poorest Pavements for parking lots and drive driveways uh this is a subject of much discussion or was recently at um sustainability committee whether or not these are in fact environmentally beneficial as would appear or whether they concentrate pollutants so we are supportive of this and we look forward to seeing the outcome of of studies on that subject by the city finally the committee has passed an item that is for you as an LTC though not as a legislative item yet uh where we encourage legislation that would prohibit retail businesses from having their doors propped open when they have their air conditioner on this in light of Miami date counties upcoming greenhouse gas emissions proposal they have I've been informed taken over our committee's uh Modest Proposal that commissioner Dominguez had before you we en thank you I'm just gonna I'm just gonna comment and the reason why I comment every time when some callers and luckily it's the vast minority make a comment about genocide uh in Israel it it's it's such an anti-semitic Trope um racist it's it's hateful and and and I can't let it go some people say just let it go don't comment I'm like I wouldn't let it go for any other group of people and I'm certainly not going to let it go especially in this environment that we face in our country and the world against Israel right now it could not be far for the truth you know what it's literally T taking something you have Hamas and Hezbollah and other terrorist groups have vowed it's in their Charter to destroy the state of Israel that's genocide Israel that has Arabs Muslims Christians every group of people that can demonstrate protest and celebrate freely in their country that is not genocide Israel is defending its people all of its people and I'll mention one story that that got so little media attention Israel went in sent its Jewish IDF soldiers to save a Muslim hostage and every at least I can find every headline that I could find except one said Israel in a daring rescue mission saves Israeli citizen only the Wall Street Journal wrote saved in a Muslim Israeli citizen that's not genocide so that's why I'm going to continue to comment I'm not going to allow anti-semitic statements to be made without being countered Mr no thank you good morning I'm Mitch novic Senate Bill 718 passed last year preempting and nullifying our Protections in the city ch order requiring a referendum to increase F needs to be challenged you all made promises to curb overdevelopment and density on Miami Beach the former city attorney's June 2023 memorandum advising against challenging state preemptions has raised concerns especially given his current employment with a prominent pro-development Law Firm here in South Florida the key issues are protecting Miami Beach's home rule and Zoning rights preventing overdevelopment and preserving Community character ensuring and ensuring residents have a say in the city's Destiny my call to action is to re-evaluate the stance on challenging State preemptions and take proactive measures to safeguard zoning rights before the statute of limitations expire buers we all know about the doville and the West Avenue projects this month's land use committee meeting was a spectacle of developers salivating at the prospecting of bulldozing our community thank you our next virtual speaker is Alicia kasanova Miss kasanova state your name address and you have two minutes good morning mayor and Commissioners my name is Alicia kasanova I'm here representing the mid Beach neighborhood association the MBNA fully supports commissioner Fernandez's c7q resolution regarding the completion of The Pedestrian pathway on Indian Creek Drive south of the 28th Street pedestrian bridge we urge for the city to do everything possible to negotiate with the property owner of the 201811 outlaw parcel or if that's not effective to pursue the eminent domain option as soon as possible so that a continuous pedestrian pathway can be constructed in that gap of the ICD pathway the MBNA will also continue advocating for the remainder gaps in the path to be completed so that users can walk the entire stretch of this great mid Beach amenity without encountering several inconvenient interruptions the MBNA also supports c4r commissioner Fernandez's referral regarding dividing area 2 into two zones east and west of Indian Creek we also support commissioner Suarez's R5 J ordinance regarding commercial vessel hours of operations at privately owned marinas and Marine facilities and agree with mbu's concern regarding Echo tour vessels thank you very much and hope you have a great session today thank you next please sayate your name address and you have two minutes hi there I'm Rick willing of census gatso uh my address is 1411 Jason courton Bartlett Illinois census gatsu is a provider of automated traffic enforcement products and services we are one of the vendors that responded to your requests for proposals for automated school zone enforcement before you today is an agenda item to ratify the vendor selection for your program unfortunately it is not census gatso I am pleased to share that three of the four evaluators rated us the best vendor in the procurement process with all due respect to the procurement department and city manager we believe that our overall proposal provided the both the best economic and Community value to the city of Miami Beach our proposal provides local investment in the community and the economy our plan is to have an operation Center in the city staffed by local residents providing support and customer service to your program The Proposal Prov also provides for the best value to the city in regards to the program expenses and revenue our pricing was the lowest offered and maximizes the revenue retained by the city our offer did not include a pass through cost to the city for the issuance of the certified mailings for the uniform traffic citation like other vendors using the survey data provided by the city we have calculated those paths through cost of the city with total over $1.2 million over the term of the contract we also proposed a no cost reminder notice for violators before the issuance of the and inconvenience of the UTC our experience is that this reminder notice can increase your payment rates by approximately 10% from an implementation perspective we are committed to the installation of your proposed systems in 30 days after receipt of the fot permits for these reasons I respectfully request additional consideration of her proposal to ensure that you are selecting a vendor that intends to provide the best value to the city's schools own safety program thank you thank you so much our next virtual speak speaker is Jeff cinnamon Mr cinnamon you have two minutes please State your full name and address good morning Jeff cinnamon 1624 Bay Drive Miami Beach Florida um section 70-67 which is a complete prohibition of pedalist electric bicycles on the beachwalk violate the Americans with Disability Act section 7066 specifically defines the city's Beach walk and Baywalk as bicycle paths since non electric bicycles electric roller skates inline skates skateboards and occasionally joggers go faster than me and some others on pedalist bicycles a complete prohibition on pedal assist electric bikes has no rational basis the city is not making reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities and therefore section 70- 67's complete prohibition of pedal assist electric bikes on the beachwalk violate the American with Disability Act while running for um City commission I fell off the back of a elevated platform toward my knee and now require a pedal assist bike to be able to Bicycle uh section 70-67 A only permits skateboarding roller skating and inlight skating ating to operate and any motorized vehicle means of transportation or bicycles on leol Road Mall between 2 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. may I suggest a pilot program permitting pedal assist electric bikes on the beachwalk during a similar time when very few people are using the beachwalk between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. with a maximum speed limit for pedal assist bikes of 15 mph which is slower than a school zone thank you thank you so much next speaker please state your name address good morning mayor and Commissioners Les Pantene 300 sevia Avenue representing census gatsu USA uh won't repeat what Rick said but um we just asked the item be pulled for further discussion and uh my colleague Diana Mendes is here to speak about the um previously filed bid protest if you have any questions thank you our next for virual speaker is Amanda Amanda State your full name address and you have two minutes good morning uh Amanda fiser Miami Florida um I'm also a Jewish person so I really listen to your perspective mayor um and I take deep offense at the suggestion that opposing resolution C7 is anti-Semitic uh it's not anti-Semitic who demand Justice to speak out against the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians you often speak of your duty to stand against ethnic cleansing and to honor the Jewish people who suffered so horrifically during the Holocaust if only people would have spoken up for our ancestors the way we're trying to do today um by supporting this resolution you are aligning yourselves with the very behavior that you claim to condemn this is the active persecution and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians this resolution is not just a misuse of our City's resources it's also a complete moral failure it proposes sending our firefighters and paramedics desperately needed here to support a state that is already one of the most militarized and protected in the world acting with complete impunity uh this is a hypocrisy and a travesty it would shame the memory of our Holocaust Survivors who fought for the principle of never again and supporting this resolution dishonors those values meanwhile you're leaving Miami Beach residents behind they housing crisises underfunded healthare and overburdened emergency services so why are we redirecting public resources to a nation already backed by billions of US dollars millions of Miami Beach dollars uh instead of addressing the dire needs of our community here this resolution perpetuates violence and Injustice abroad while failing the people you were elected to serve it's redundant because you've already been doing it immoral and out of touch with the priorities of your residents I urge you all to vote no on this resolution and to protect our resources our values and our city thank you so the uh the firefighters would be volunteering the payments would be uh donations to the city just as it was the first trip the firefighters took interestingly I was approached by firefighters to return and potentially increase the number of firefighters that went so this came from from them and uh we work on many things we have a an incredible commission here very Ro resident focused including myself we have many many items on the agenda and obviously we're focused on our residents but I actually could not think of too many things that are more ethical and moral than doing exactly this sending our firefighters to defend citizens who are spreading freedom and democracy uh wherever they can in the Middle East and throughout the world Mr Mayor vice mayor Fernandez and since the um topic of housing at the needs of our community was uh was brought up as a champion of tenants rights as someone that has items on this agenda on Fair notice for tenants on Fair approval processes for tenants on notices to tenants on changes of use through development for for their properties uh I fully support this item I don't think this item takes away from from our residents I think it um it it it conveys the values of our residents the values of of our residents who are very supportive of the democratic efforts uh in in in Israel they are our Ally and is our responsibility to support them and the great ties between our city and and Israel and I also want to mention that the that the housing authority of the city of Miami Beach has over 2578 housing Choice vouchers that they have leased out as of October 11th 2024 so we are very focused on the housing needs and we will continue to be focused on the housing needs of our residents because this this does not take away from that it highlights our compassionate values thank you vice mayor go ahead please state your name address and you have two minutes Doug touche 928 Pennsylvania Avenue um good morning uh mayor and City Council Members um and thank you for the opportunity to speak today I couldn't think of a better way to start my birthday than by attending this meeting and advocating for Meaningful change in our our community I'm here not just as a concerned resident but as someone who deeply loves this city Miami Beach is a place of extraordinary beauty and a vibrant culture and I'm grateful for the positive momentum we've seen from Innovative sustainability initiatives to community building events that showcase the best of who we are but even as we celebrate these successes we cannot ignore the serious challenges facing condo owners in our city the lack of oversight for HOA boards and property management companies has created unsafe living conditions delayed critical maintenance and contributed to financial mismanagement these issues not only endanger residents but also undermine property values and the trust in our housing market many condo owners feel trapped in a system that prioritizes the interest of the few over the safety and well-being of the community boards delay essential repairs ignore city ordinances and make Financial decisions with little to no transparency property management companies often fail to address these concerns and sometimes even exacerbate the issues with complacency or negligence this is opportunity for Miami Beach to lead we can ensure that our City's housing standards reflect the Excellence we strive for to that end I respectfully respectfully recommend the following actions one establish an oversight mechanism to monitor HOA boards and property management companies including mandatory compliance checks and financial audits two create a dedicated hotline or office where residents can report misconduct with Protections in place for whistleblowers three set clear consequences for HOA boards or management companies that fail to meet standards such as fines license suspensions or other penalties I mean yeah you need another 30 seconds could I yeah uh for um required transparency tools such as public access to HOA minutes but budget repair schedule and contractor bids to ensure accountability um there's a variety of others but I know this council is committed to making Miami Beach a place where every resident feels safe and proud to live and together we can turn these challenges into opportunities to strengthen our community and protect our shared future with that being said Mr Mayor and others I would love to understand next steps that we can take in this regard yeah happy to meet set up a meeting and uh sit down oneon-one and happy birthday thank you commissioner Rosen Gonzalez I actually have an item that's traveling through the system in committee right now that would require all property managers to take this two-hour course and that's really important because what's happening is they're going in front of the special Master after all of these citations and they're saying we didn't know so we do we are working proactively on this to kind of help associations along as you know it's really Florida law but I think that this course might go a long way and holding the property management companies and the ass associations that are employing them um in check it's a it's not enough I know but you know we're we're trying yeah I mean I'll take you up on the offer and Miss Gonzalez you're so sweet and I actually talked to your Aid at one point you know because of these issues that I was facing and you know even as I've had these conversations the feedback is we can't do much and then like I was referred to the Florida state budsman look there's things that can be done these are licensed entities in our city and there's a variety of actions I didn't even get through the list but you know I'm all ears and I'm happy to provide background on my situations as well as potential recommendations to you know remedy this situation wonderful if you could step up here's my card you can reach out happy birthday hope you get to celebrate after this thank you so much our next virtual speaker is Lori bakum Lori please you have two minutes go ahead please good morning everyone thank you so much for your time Lori bacham here for power access in the South Beach Jazz Festival David new and our board of directors 1616 Michigan Avenue Miami Beach 33139 I'm here today to ask for your support for R5 ad commissioner Fernandez's item concerning City sponsorships for local nonprofits producing annual worldclass events in our city this would give the cash flow needed from City sponsorships potentially to be given when they're needed which is during the uh week of the event when these items are paid for this is very important to events like South Beach Jazz Festival as all our artist fees production fees are actually due uh the week of or day of show and um it would be very helpful for us and I'm sure many other organizations in our category thank you for your time and support and always supporting diversity and uh disability awareness and culture activities in our city thank you thank you next please say your name address yes hi Daniel Calo with Miami Design preservation League um I'm here today to speak against R5 AG which is the undor proposal it's actually written on here uh with kind of a misn number underst story um requirements in single family districts what it really is is a removal of a public process for our neighborhoods and our community what I don't understand is that someone that really appreciates a resident's right to know why all the HOAs in the city were not alerted of this I was shocked when I reached out to some HOAs who had no idea that this power would be stripped from them I'm also I have to say equally shocked as I got here today and I've been waiting and I see on the screen a new presentation prepared by the sponsor that he wants to display today that none of us have seen and I think it's really unfair the way that our planning board is being pressured to vote on this without the right input I would ask this commission to please consider the public process that made our city this world-renowned destination and not to allow this sort of misinformation without public input so I ask you today either send it back to planning board or vote it down down voted no because it would be a removal of a very important process for residents for those who don't know under stories are essentially homes that are built up quite a bit uh for resiliency purposes and there's nothing wrong with that what is wrong though would be removing the resident notification and the public hearing process now I am aware that two or three developers that like to make their business in our single family residential neighborhoods have been calling all of you Non-Stop and telling you to vote for this so I had to come here and make it known that this is wrong I hope people watching are going to also take note and we need to make sure that we protect the residents thank you thank you so much our next virtual speaker is Fred Fred state your name address and you have two minutes hi uh Fred Carlton 1800 Sunset harbard Drive Miami Beach so election cycle candidates pledge to be agents of change promising to cut red tape and make government more efficient we're here today to confront that a policy that epitomizes unnecessary bureaucracy whether to allow staff level approval for understory design or Force taxpayers to endure expensive timec consuming reviews by the design review board the decision should be simple under stories are not 50 story skyscrapers they are functional straightforward features designed to enhance resiliency the city itself commissioned a study endorsed by a consultant staff and this very commission recommended under stories as a solution to sea level rise and other challenges forcing citizens to go before the drb something that they already entitled to do by right doesn't just waste time it costs residents thousands sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars in unnecessary delay I spoke to miss Giller about why drb review is required and her justification for that was rubber stamps and checks boxes this couldn't be further from the truth director money confirmed that staff conducts thorough reviews prepares detailed reports and ensures compliance within the city standards the drb is in essence a simp a simple restating uh staff findings so why are citizens facing required to face a board of non-experts when train staff is fully qualified to make these decisions let me be clear I have no understory requests before the city I'm here because the policy is absurd no one would trust untrained individuals to make critical decisions about your home your safety or your finances so why should we have untrained citizens forced to accept or citizens forced to accept the architectural judgments from a board of nonprofessionals for something that staff already has approved this is protecting rights not preserving unnecessary boards the commission voted to approve it may I have 30 seconds to finish May yes just F five more seconds please I can't do it in five mayor I need 30 seconds can I have it 30 seconds you got it thank you the commission voted to approve underst stories as a forward-looking measure to address resiliency and the genie is already out of the bottle many homes already have them yet current processes penalizes citizens for me personally it cost me over $400,000 to wait for the drb to get to drb imagine someone earning $150 ,000 and losing $50,000 in unnecessary delays the argument that we must stop developers from abuse is irrelevant here we are not talking about under story we're talking about underst stories for single family homes not high-rise buildings as you've heard today the drb was not even designed to re to review single family homes it's time to streamline the process protect citizens rights and Trust the the expertise of staff let's end in efficiency and your your consistents deserve better thank you so much uh who who's next please take your name address you have two minutes hi good morning commissioner major Commissioners Blanca vello 6484 Indian Creek Drive I'm very happy I had the opportunity to go yesterday to the meeting regarding the coming theil project it was very interesting and I'm happy to be here in the early stages because we talk a lot about the building and everything that's going to be there but the infrastructure in m Miami Beach from 63rd to 72nd has been totally forgotten I've been here before explaining the floating in our building and everything that happens and yesterday everything I saw it was regarding Collins Avenue without thinking that Collins is only one way it go up they have to be concentrated as well in Indian Creek because that comes down and if you will go there at PE hours between 72nd and 63rd you will be how tremendous is the traffic so I think these plans have to include uh traffic infrastructure and everything that would make the life of our residents on Indian Creek which we are with double problem because we are on the intra Coastal and then we have the ocean so that would be a very important issue to make to the developers and the other thing was what I said yesterday you know the flooding in that area is terrible and especially this uh high tide was uh very bad you know last Thursday we were flooded again so I think all these points have to be taken in consideration and I would like to invite you to visit our property so you can see the problems we have and finally you know uh when the city buil the seaw wall on the intracostal on the part between 63 and 64 they use our uh part of our property to put heavy machinery and they did a very big hole there that has never been fixed so I will appreciate huh uh to the left of 64 between uh our building and the bridge there is a park and in the park there is part of our property so they use it and they make a big hold and finally he still pending in the change of the poll of FPL which is kind really dangerous for our residents thank you so much our next virtual speaker is Jean Marie Jee Marie please state your name you have two minutes good morning my name is Jean Marie atanda and I live on North Bay Road I'm here to speak about the north beach pool and garage project I'm a resident of Miami Beach for over 30 years I'm a homeowner on the beach and both my children so enjoyed the North Beach Community Center and the Scott Reiko Youth Center throughout their young years the city of Miami Beach should ask Ransom Everglade School in Coconut Grove who their pool contractor was and how much it cost the r The Ransom Everglades pool is the Premier competition pool in the in the Southeast for water polo and swim competitions and then the city should add the price of the garage to that the ransom Everglades competition pool should be the standard for the new Miami Beach Aquatic Center and garage it is also raised with windows so Spectators can see the swimmers through glass windows in the side of the pool during the meets during the events I think a company that makes garages makes garages and a company that makes pools makes pools and perhaps it's more economical to do it like this I've never heard of a 200 car garage costing $100 million to build even if it has a pool attached to it and Ransom can tell you how much their pool cost this pool was built in the last 10 years I believe schools from all over travel to Ransom Everglades for most of the swim and water polo competitions in the state this should be the standard for the new North Beach Center pool so they can host these competitions as well thank you thank you so much next please say your name address you have two minutes hello guys my name is Yasmin Nan I live on 851 MAV and I'm here representing the youth and the young at heart I've been living on Miami Beach since 3 years and before that I live 17 years in Spain and half you in Brazil I speak eight languages and have a ba in marketing and communication I'm here because I love what you have done with Miami Beach when I tell people around the world I live on South Beach what they relate that to is partying and when I tell them no there's so much more than that there are parks there are activities there's Muscle Beach which in case you don't know that is one of the best and the only place in the world that offer Barefoot working out and we have South Point Sundays which is an event that maybe some of you have gone to maybe you have heard about it probably as I hear Miss Kristen sighing in relation to the drummers which mind you I am not here for I'm not defending them what I am defending is the dancers which I personally am one of them and I believe that all of you guys maybe in your free time also might go out dancing many of you might have Latin roots and so you also know what salsa batan MinGa is and that is a very very deep culture in Miami I believe we need to promote that we need to allow the youth to dance in the fresh air and that is what South Point Sundays was for S years before I even lived here the youth and elderly who don't go to clubs were allowed to go to South Point Sundays in South Point Park and dance I joined Miami Beach United to find out if the south of fifth residents were actually annoyed by the dancing and it turns out they weren't CU they couldn't hear it what they could hear was the drummers and drumming has been used for centuries to communicate that's why they could hear it but the dancing was two little speakers placed so that the children could dance like my little sister who's 14 and had severe depression and was suicidal but thanks to dancing was going out and was moving her body in the fresh air now that we don't have that anymore may I have 30 more seconds yes we're really falling behind sorry 5 seconds I would just like to have assistance and how we can bring that back because it's very close to my heart and I believe the youth is the future and we need to support them in that sorry thank you thank you so much thank you and thank you for your passion our next virtual speaker is Mark Mark state your name address and you have two minutes yeah hi my name is Mark I live on Southshore driveing North Beach um I have a couple of items but I'm going to try and be quick the first one is about the new parking program I like to ask the commission some questions and have you consider these things um the first one for first of all I I I'm very glad and happy for this proposed proposal or for this program and I hope that it's successful but what I worry is uh what if it's not successful will it be like a tax that cannot be removed or will there be some measurement if so what is a measure of success was the new parking program on South Beach successful I used to live on South Beach almost 20 years ago and I moved up here to get away from the parking and the party uh we now have a big parking issue here and although the program seems very ambitious and like it could be successful I worry that um a condominium that has five people living in it each with a car and also has their parking garage those people typically or a lot of times don't park in their garage they park on the street until night um nevertheless uh my main question is can this parking program be removed um if it's not successful what is the measure of success how will you be able to determine if it was successful or not just a final thing about this think of this um the think this is the way I think of it if it's not successful I used to be able to come home and I'd have to search around for a place to park and randomly sometimes I would sometimes I wouldn't find a par a place to park near my home and that was free if it's not successful now you're charging me basically a tax to do the same thing come home search around for a place to park and not find it so again my main question is how will it be measured if it's successful very quickly a couple other things we recent I live in the condomini we recently received viation I apologize but your time is up Myer sayate your name address and you have two minutes please good morning Myra Diaz B cavoli um Mr manager commission Mr attorney and city clerk I'm here to speak to you today briefly about an item that you will be hearing which is the underst story requirement of single family homes to go before the design review board I am a member of the design review board I have been a member for a little bit over a year or so and several months ago I questioned why these understory homes that did not require a waiver or a variants were coming before the design review board and I spoke with our planning director ctor Tom Mooney who explained to me that although they had recommended the administration had recommended that understory homes that did not require a variance or a waiver go before the design review board when adopted by the commission it did send it to design review board in um previous years I as one member I am not an architect I am not an engineer that is not my background my background is financial and government uh I feel uncomfortable telling an architect or an engineer how to design a structure that is not requiring a variance or a waiver um I also understand that the financial impact on these owners whether they be developers or owners as myself residents of the city incur a tremendous expense when these properties have to go before the design review board not just the fee paid to the city but the lobbyist that they have to pay and then there's the cost of the time delay because sometimes it goes before the design review board and it is continued for the following meeting or the following meeting and it comes back sometimes two or three times with changes requested by a board that is very well-intentioned and with a um a heart in Miami beach but um in this process of delay there's also this property that is sitting out there and unfortunately it does not get maintained so it becomes a nuisance for the neighborhood thank you I recommend and I ask that you please adopt the administration's recommendation for single family homes that do not require a waiver or variance thank you so much to not go to the design review board thank you and have a good meeting thank you mayor we're past the 30 minutes uh we have six speakers left on Zoom uh would you like to go for a minute 30 uh sure okay so um the next speaker is Wayne Wayne State your name address and you have a minute a minute 30 seconds Wayne robt South good morning ladies and gentlemen um first and foremost um anti-Semitism is nothing new uh it's been going on for thousands of years since the temple uh in in Israel Was Defeated was overthrown by the Roman Empire um whether it was uh uh the Spanish Inquisition or the Zars of Russia or Nazi Germany or the hundreds of events in between Jews have been faced with anti-Semitism and death uh the events of since October 7th are actually since 1947 when 1 million Jews in Arab capitals uh were expelled that make up almost half of the Israel by the way um uh while uh they talk about the Exodus of Palestinians 99% of the Jews of the Arab world were expelled uh and uh 450% of the of the population of Palestinians reside in Israel of of the time of the conversion through his state so the whole premise is just ridiculous um um and uh thank I want to thank uh the mayor Kristen uh David Suarez Alex for being front and center and promoting um our support the Jews support within Miami Beach for the state of Israel uh because that's our only way to to Salvation long term um so uh that being done um I want to talk about the um f increases that are uh proposed um uh ultimately what's going to happen is you're going to convert um uh uh condos that are older that are cheaper into Uber Rich Condominiums and you're actually going to uh reduce the amount of residents those ultrarich Condominiums are very very seldom um residential for for year round it's for tax purposes it's for the fifth or sixth home of very affluent people so um it's it's it's a bad plan it changes our uh density uh well I should say our F and our um height restrictions Higher and Higher and lot and bigger and bigger and it's really it ruins Miami Beach so I I I ask you not to vote this today consider um thank you our next speaker and 1000 South Point Drive uh good morning mayor Commissioners I'm here to say thank you and to express my deepest gratitude for your incredible support in making the ribbon cutting at the highest quality culinary training classroom in miate County at beach High a reality when I first saw the cooking program 5 years ago I was disheartened students were working with toaster ovens outdated appliances not to the standard that the students deserve it was clear they couldn't get the training needed to join my Beach's renowned Hospitality Workforce determined to make a change I partner with then superintendent carvalo school board member Lucia Bas skeller which led the way uh with me in this effort fiu's Hospitality Dean Dr Chang and proar to create a worldclass culinary program this effort resulted in a space where students now receive 12 college credits from FIU and dual enrollment classes taught weekly by FIU professors none of this would have been done without possible support from the city of Miami Beach that contributed $100,000 towards the 300,000 needed for this purchase of the state of the Ark commercial kitchen equipment Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce for its fundraising efforts including contributions from Bruce gold for 50,000 David wallik 15,000 Russell Gabby 10,000 and others and representative basabi for his office for contributing 70,000 to close the gap for the $2 million that were raised with the school board to make this happen thanks to this program our students are now prepared to enter the workforce earning 50 or $60,000 a year a life-changing opportunity for many additionally after learning about fiu's free food market for students facing food insecurities I brought a similar program to beach high now it's the second year the market provides essential food items for students and families led by counselor lorri the Silva and is stocked year round by my foundation in Goya Foods thank you for all for helping us create opportunities to inspire educate and prepare the Next Generation your support has made a lasting impact in our community and you can watch these videos at beachh High videos.com thank you you our next virtual speaker is Dan seed Mr seed State your full name you have hi Dan Dan side I I live in Sterling Virginia I apologize for not being in person I'm in work for uh in Toronto I represent mxo traffic management USA uh I'm calling in in support of resolution for c2a and I want to commend the administration for the excellent decision to to provide an intent to award for us for to provide uh school's Zone uh speed enforcement we have more school own speed enforcements uh experience of any of the vendors that were uh had you know had supplied to uh had submitted their uh petition for uh proposals sorry and as a result we've been a partner for the city for over 10 years as your red light vendor and this will keep uniformity of your technology in the city and our technology work these programs reduce speeding reduce crashes the program saved life thank you very much thank you so much next please sir excuse me sir you're up uh good morning uh Jose FAS and ID Alon Road uh first I want to thanks uh Mr mayor uh about 16 months ago as a commissioner he sponsor the curfew and Miami Bish Marina and it's being a great great Improvement um we have more work to do though so also I want to thank um Mr Suarez that he is going to try to pass a resolution about our of operation we got to be very careful about that because it's a lot of Loop and V owners are using the uh they're saying they are friends and family when they are known and if the hour of operation it can be a loop that the boat owner it gets in the boat and get drop up in the field dog and then it's nobody Court enforcement can can do about it because the owner is right there so I think it should be either you there to make money as a commercial or you do uh recreational I don't think because that creates the loop another thing is uh um I'm sorry uh uh this this this is about it I just get microphone shy I just forget everything I want to say I really want to thank you so much and let's be very careful and then um Mr have great great ideas and resolution but we need to enforce those because uh if don't if we doesn't if they don't get enforced it's we're not going anywhere thank you so much Happy Thanksgiving to all thank you you too sir our next virtual speaker is Pena and Nick please State your full name you have a minute and a half please name and address please unmute yourself PJ let's go then to Doug Walker Mr Walker you have a minute and a half state your name address please thank you so much I'm Douglas Walker president of the Olsen Condominium Association at 73 300 Ocean Terrace and I'm speaking on behalf of the residents and constituents that live there to express our de deep disappointment regarding the exclusion from the north beach parking District um we're long-standing residents of North Beach and we feel that we're being overlooked and and underserved here the parking as you know in that area has gotten less and less and less and although the streetcape on Ocean Terrace is beautiful it's going to be beautiful however it took away so many of our parking spaces so we urge you to reconsider our status and include the Olen condominium within the North Beach parking District please please please thanks a lot have a great day thank you sir go ahead please state your name address you have a minute and a half please my name's Timothy Sanders Pier K1 Miami Beach Marina and a resident of 9 Alton Road the yach club I'm here to uh thank everyone on the commission and our mayor for providing us with great leadership and the most wonderful city in the world every city has some issues I would like to ask for an internal investigation as to how many party Charters were switched over in the darkness of night to ecars because these are the issues and we've made a lot of progress here over two years ago I was appointed as mediator by John Caprio of sopna between all 1,000 residents and the marina and we've created great relationships with the marina operators we've had many many trespass um but it's almost like they lie in weight okay so like a bank robber you understand what a bank robbery is right he has a mask it's called a GU it's called a GU so these Eco Charters and family and friend Charters are basically just using a guys to override the rules and regulations we have senior citizens we have families we have children that like to play in the park and dance and sing they should not be subjected to drunken drugged up party Charter it just shouldn't happen you know sir your children should not see gang bangers laid out in front of the dock this has happened with my seven-year-old son thank you so much your time is 30 more seconds please I need you to we're really behind now okay 15 got it an internal investigation why these Charters were changed in the darkness of night and also a a wider look at children playing in the park thank you thank you so much and thank all of you we have Warriors here in the community Andreas Matthew David we have great City Warriors Joseph magazine we appreciate it the veterans parade was a big success this year we had 10 times more more people than last year thank you very much thank you thank you our next virtual speaker is Nick Mitchell you have a minute and a half please go ahead state your name and address yes good morning mayor minor Commissioners and all present my name is paa Asel Mitchell I'm using my husband's computer because I tried on the phone and he couldn't hear me um I'm a resident of central P buildings 7330 Ocean Terrace and I'm here to talk about the North Beach residence parking permit program I want to take uh TK thank uh Jose and the parking department for listening to all our comments and to all the commission Commissioners who responded promptly to my emails I would like to ask that the eastern boundary of the program be moved to the beach and not Harden so to include residential buildings such as the central pay Burling house to the program we taxpayers and we should be included in the program and not discriminate against especially since over 96 parking spots were taken from Ocean Terrace and in front of the central pay building where would I park when I I'm visiting friends for dinner as a resident I cannot park in front of their houses because I'm excluded don't seem it doesn't seem fair to me houses that have parking spaces garage I El to the program say why shouldn't we be um eligible please consider changing the boundaries thank you very much thank you our next virtual speaker is Patrick Buckley say your name address you have minute and a half please good morning Patrick Buckley I'm the treasurer of the Olen condominium at 7300 Ocean Terrace thank you for taking my question uh I just have a a brief question if you could uh provide some sort of insight for us and the the reason I'm asking this question is it's on behalf of the owners what seems to have been happening in the area of North Beach is uh when we look at the highrise that was recently built between 71st and 72nd when we look at the new Ocean Terrace development uh it seems as though infrastructure is not being put in place before development is happening so my owners our owners are very frustrated with that they are basically telling me that the city of Miami Beach is doing it backwards and and they're they're allowing development before they have parking before they have better roadways before they have better internet whatever it is so I'm of course trying to keep the owners cool and um explain to them no no the city of Miami Beach is smarter than that uh it may look as though they're doing those things but I will get you an explanation so if someone could at some point in this meeting just take two minutes to explain the process to us of the decision making um uh on on on how uh these areas are are being developed and again going back to the case in point the the the most raw example that we have in our building is the 100 plus parking spaces that have been removed and now the ocean Terra development has almost finished thank you so much and now all the residents are wondering where do we your time is up our next speaker is Stacy and Patrick in case we don't address it just please shoot us an email or text so we can get back to you Stacy state your name address you have a minute and a half hello my name is Stacy Blau I live at 7402 Gary Avenue in North Beach on parkvi island thank you to the mayor to our commissioners and I thank the managers and staff who are also present I have three things I'd like to speak about the first is the parking permit program I think it's been a great success on Park View Island I have noticed that we have a lot more open parking now that contract um who have been in commercial vehicles that are either marked as such or were deao commercial vehicles they're just not as many so I like it second issue I want to talk about is safety in North Beach and particularly in parku island and along Crab Alley which is behind um the SK Beach Elementary School and is a path that I walk on every single day to take my daughter to and from school recently we've had a lot of problems with vagrancy um really odd activity people sleeping here behind the school people sleeping right up against the playground on Parkview Island our neighborhood needs more attention from the police it shouldn't be necessary to call 911 we should have people here patrolling and I feel that our neighborhood is severely underserved from a public safety um and infrastructure perspective but I'll limit my comments on that my third issue um is about easement on parkvi island almost every single non-waterfront townhouse owner on parkvi island has basically been um had land stolen from them we have easements along the water that um Waterfront residents have effectively Tak your time is up I apologize our next virtual speaker is Pena and Nick y Stacy uh this is Tanya bot I lived on Parkview Island for a number of years and I am addressing some of those issues already um if you can email me directly and we can continue this conversation we will get all of them addressed Pena and Nick can you unmute yourself I think she that's an individual who had trouble before mayor everyone who had their hand raised originally has been called okay thank you for all those who called in and all those who emailed us and text us or called us before this meeting to give your input it's uh it's appreciated and valued let's go to the consent agenda yes sir so the following items have been separated from the consent agenda commissioner bot has separated C 7 ah commissioner Dominguez has separated C7 a commissioner Fernandez has separated c2a commissioner Suarez has separated c2a as well so if I can have a motion on the consent agenda excluding those items please I move the agenda I'll second all in favor please say I I consent agenda is approved excluding the called items mayor just for the record there were two addendums that were done yesterday that are on the day these would be addendum three this is discuss SL take action emergency home homeless count on Miami Beach requested by commissioner Rosen Gonzalez and R9 ah discussed take action time sensitive discussion regarding party houses on Hibiscus Island during our basil week requested by the vice mayor the addendum items have not been approved so they will be heard after 5:00 p.m. uh sure I have no issues with that that anybody have any issues and for the record there's a revised resolution on item c7d on the days that's the acceptance of the election results with the final election election results great thank you Mr Mayor if you like I I because with C2 I just wanted to refer to finance and that way we can just get it off our list and which one is that I'm sorry c2a okay if I just want to make a motion to the item to finance commissioner bot seconds it and for the record that was also separated by commissioner Suarez yes so okay so no com so all in favor of sending to finance did you say commission vice mayor yes sending to finance c2a please signal by saying I I motion passes 70 c2a is referred to the finance committee so only four items pulled we have to check the archives but this might be a record for the fewest items pulled so nice nice job let's go to r7a yes sir r7a is set dates for the 2025 uh commission meetings M Miami Beach RDA and North Beach CRA everyone on their on the deis has a calendar for calendar that everyone has that might be the easiest thing to do if you want to follow along the calendar takes into consideration events that are important to the city of Miami Beach such as the boat show we also take uh uh considerations uh Miami day County Public School events we take into consideration religious holidays so if you look at the calendar items marked in red are the proposed commission meeting dates items marked in green are the proposed presentations and awards uh meetings uh as as it is suggested by the resolution we are proposing six uh presentations and awards meeting I would like to call to your attention an issue that we are having for the first time because of the adoption of the new dates for the election the the ordinance that the charter section of the election says that between the general election which is November 4th and if we have a runoff the acceptance of the runoff election mean we anticipate that it be December 15th you cannot have any meetings except for emergency matters or to accept the results of the election so we did not put a December date asking you to give us guidance on the December date because we cannot have a meeting of substance until after the 15th so we would suggest the 17th but we left the blank just so the the commission could decide Mr Mayor no issues yeah the 17th seems to make sense it's a Wednesday it still gives more than a week before Christmas yeah and and so the what we're proposing is if it is on the 17th that the administration put the bulk of the items obviously and that commissioner the new Commissioners not be allowed to put any items on because there may not be time in other words the new Commissioners will be decided on the 15th so but we can talk about that much later but that's just something that that we want to bring your attention Tov there is well the November date the the meeting would be on the 10th to accept the election results because you cannot have a meeting as with substance from the November 4th through the 15th so the November meeting we've always had in during an election period we've had him only to uh accept the results that's standard it's December that's the first time that we're doing that yeah again if that's only if there's a runoff if there's no runoff we wouldn't have this issue right but but are we not having a standard November meeting such as on the 19th during election time we do not in other words because the charter says that after the election until the acceptance of the runoff you cannot have a meeting with substantive matters unless you're deemed emergency so we've never had during election year a November meeting the issue we're having is that December meeting for the first time we cannot just say when we want to have it we have to have it during a specific period thank you for explaining that uh through the mayor I just think it's something we're going to have to address at some point because it is a very long period of time from October 29th um then not until December 17th for the city commission not to have a meeting some things might be important but not raise rise to the level of an emergency and so it's just something we may just have to look at fixing in in the future would it be possible to perhaps consider having the October meeting earlier in October uh maybe Thursday the 16th um you know so that then we can have a meeting November third because I just I don't think it's good for us to go over a month without addressing The public's business the Administration has items often times there's important procurements um you know issues that are of importance that need to get addressed that we don't even put on the agenda but end up being time sensitive regardless what you I'd be supportive of that what we could do if you wish is change the presentations meeting on the 22nd not just not have it on on October 22nd and change the meeting to the 29th and and I'm I just realized that the 16th is right after like two weeks of holidays maybe the 20th or something like that thank you yes I'm sorry well I think we should I mean I would I would be inclined to keep it on a Wednesday just for consistency sake so the 22nd the yeah the 22nd will be yeah so we we're we're canceling the presentation or not having a presentations meeting in October and instead having the commission meeting on the 22nd can we just switch them we could yeah let's do that so we're switching so the 22nd becomes a commission meeting the 29th becomes a president presentations meeting and you're suggesting that we have the a November meeting on the 3 I I would I I don't think it's good for us to go an entire month without meeting on what if the Administration has procurement items or other items that need the commission's attention just that just if I can chime in that that's only going to be like what 11 days before from one commission to the next I also when's the election the election is uh November 4th that's what I thought for people who are running right presumably includes yourself that's tough to have a commission meeting I know even though there's no voting on the third but but but the but our duty to the public and to our responsibilities to the city comes come ahead of our elections sure that takes much greater precedence and and I just again listen it's up to the will of of the body I just know that there's times that I it might not be ready for for for one month's meeting they are important item they need action they might be time sensitive um and then not to have a November meeting I mean they're not we're not going to be able to have a meeting all after October all the way till December 17th I that's a very long period of time but I mean it it's it's up to the will of the body putting it out there I'm okay with it but so maybe we we just um all of us know and and the administration know that we sort of earmark the November meeting to be a barebones commission meeting where things that are discretionary and not time sensitive are um not forbidden but not super encouraged so that we really focus on the city's business administrative stuff that we need to review something that might be time sensitive um and and just you know whatever it ends up being it ends up being but the goal is that we just don't go for that incredible stretch of time without doing things that are necessary um if I can make Aion Suarez why don't we have two commission meetings on October the 22nd 29th to really clear out the agenda um and then wait till the December 17th because you know I I don't want to shock on a a November meeting on the 3 on a Monday um when we have a meeting just like almost what eight business days before um I'd rather just do it back to back in October uh and then and have October off I'm gonna actually turn to Eric for a moment if it's just clearing items but there there's obviously a lot of behind the scenes work done by the administration to get ready for these commission meetings uh any thoughts that you have so um our budget director just reminded me that we are required state law to have have a budget close out within 60 days of the end of the fiscal year and typically we're wrapping up invoicing for that first 30 days so that November period is pretty critical for us on the budget close out um other than that obviously we can try to work to get everything on the October 29th agenda um historically I think we've we've typically had two meetings in October leading up to a November Hiatus because of the election so um we're flexible we can work through whatever um is helpful and beneficial for the commission to make sure that the city's business is done commissioner magazine while we historically have not had a meeting during that runoff Peri period is there a specific Rhyme or Reason as to why is that a policy that we could visit the Char it's in the charter to amend the I would do November 3rd because I think it would give staff time for that year end close out that we need to do if I mean do you feel that that's yes ER through the mayor through the mayor um I'm just we typically have had a late November meeting I know that our staff has been cramming but we can't to to get it into this November 20th meeting that we're having today you see that we have I think eight items on the budget close out um today so I'm just worried that November 3rd is going to be really tight because we typically cut off the final invoices because remember it's work done through September 30th invoicing through October 30th so November 3rd for the close out of the fiscal year is is four days unfortunately is the very last day before the start of Elections and as per the charter the city commission cannot meet between November 4th and December 9th so we don't do it November 3rd and correct me Mr clerk if I'm wrong the soonest we would be able to do it the first day would be the first day after the election let's say that would be presumably the soonest you could do it actually it's after after the acceptance so the first that we anticipate doing it is the 16th 16th so you'll be all the way till the December 16th so November 3rd would be the last day you could actually the latest day you could have a meeting if I can ask a question maybe a suggestion if does the charter prohibit if there is a critical issue or a public safety issue could we call it special commission meeting during this interim period yes it's Charter section 38-4 SEC subsection B says that you could to address any emergency matters puru into Florida law and City Charter so why we do that because we could always call the meeting if we if necessary if there's a critical issue would the City attorney app that this would be an emergency matter it's uh P anything required purum to for the law so yes okay okay so what are we doing sorry so we in agreement we not scheduling November 3rd we could always call a special commission meeting uh if necessary did you two October the 22nd 29th just one we flipped it so we're going to have the commission meeting on the we flipped these the meetings clearing out the agenda that way they can also whatever budget matters or or anything that we didn't miss missed on the 22nd we can get on the 29th this would only Mr Mayor this would this could only be items that are emergency in nature no no is that correct Mr attorney well for the late November meeting yes but is referring to the two October meeting oh the October meeting and if I may make a um I know that one of you all suggested that one of these meetings be Administration items and given that the Jewish holidays end on the 15th and that the agenda for the 22nd would be printing on the 15th that perhaps the meeting on the 22nd could be focused on Administration regular business items and then focus on the 29th on on all your items if that makes sense if I if I can throw a question out there wouldn't would it makees more sense to do this double meeting if we're going to do it in September um partly it's Optics because we're going to have potentially some new members of the commission and and I'm just throwing it out there to hear your thoughts it might look like we're trying to make our final decisions before new people come in I'm not sure the Optics are great so like the 30th maybe September 30th remember also you also have two budget meetings in September so you get you can have your regular meeting and the budget meetings which we don't know we can't put here yet because we cannot have the same we cannot meet at the same time where the school board of the county meets so there's going to be potentially two additional meetings in September already which you can add items to but I'm just saying just remember there's two potential more meetings so you're saying before the budget budgets are heard at 501 right correct yes so you're saying we could hold a commission meeting before that yep I don't mind two uh September meetings so mean they're not back to back like me and they're not one week and then the following week we won't know because it's contingent upon what the county and the school board are doing but once we know we can provide that information and we can revisit that at a later time so could we commissioner bot could we do the September meeting on the 7th uh excuse me on the 3 since we won't have had a meeting in August anyhow so that'll be a good long while and then that way that gives us more flexibility to incorporate a second meeting into a budget meeting later in the month that does not interfere with any holidays I'm okay with that I I want to ask Tama if that's okay with her because usually we try to schedule that budget meeting to give somewhere at the beginning of the month so meaning like the second week so tan has time to prepare so we normally do it in the second week of September um but as you keep saying or first and second hearings are dependent on the school board and um miam day County so if you sit the date and we can't use that date we'd ask for a special meeting also Eric any issues uh if we move the meeting to September 3rd it's Labor Day is Monday any issues for you and your staff yeah no issue it'll be my birthday so uh we'll celebrate I'll be celebrating with all of you we'll bring your C did you plant it that we should have the meeting that day okay so are we are are we proposing a change to September 3 September September 3rd and then also the 17th that we're instead of the 10th yeah and then what do we do on October keep the dates that are there the the 29th yeah I think that that's good so we're not flipping them anymore I think it makes sense not to because then we're going a longer period of time before our next meeting in December absent a special so just to confirm we're having the commission meeting on September 3rd we're keeping the presentations meeting on October 22nd we're keeping Thee the October commission meeting on the 29th and are we having a December 17th meeting and you're adding September 17th right sorry September we we're having an September 17th we weren't planning on that wait what I'm sorry in other words September we're moving the meeting to September 3rd no and 17th and we're adding a 17th got so we're having two meetings right now in September September 3rd and September 17th September 3rd September 17th we're keeping the October meetings as they're printed on the proposed calendar then the City attorney has apped that for purposes of discussing emergency matters relating to the budget and the state statute requirements we could call an emergency meeting between November and December uh during the election period so that we can take care and dispense of that business that is correct and the standard December meeting it's the 17th acceptable December 17th yes okay yeah thank you so uh all in favor of wait I have I have one more request so January 29th we have a commission meeting that's actually my kids are off from school and I have a family vacation scheduled also consistent with we'd be going between sept December 17th to January 29th which is six weeks which we were saying we don't like uh would it be amendable to everyone to move it to January 22nd I I have I have plans for um uh earlier in January um so can we do either the 15th or the 22nd can we do the 30th 22nd works for me because uh list said it's going to go into labor around the 21st 22nd she's actually due on the 22nd so she can't do that here let's get a let's get a PO actually she might I don't I don't actually want her to go into labor here about the 15th I can't yeah the beginning of the month so the eth because in the past we haven't had a generary meeting or we've had it late in the month so I have something at the beginning what about the 30th I mean I know it's not a Wednesday but no I'm away that whole week and the 8th I'm away you're away the 8th and the 15th yes okay I get back can we can we approve it pending so we don't spend the time here on the Das and try to work the January out offline yeah actually January the one that we need to work out because all the second meetings are contingent on that this year we did not have a January meeting and we had a two February meetings with that president was sent this year and commissioner Domingas is going to be out of town from what period to what period I get back on the 14th so I would not be ready for a 15th meeting and then the 22nd someone is having a baby and the 29th somebody's out of town as well so how about the 5ifth and the 26th which is similar to what we did this year of February yes yes um could we just switch the awards in February the 20 and just have that commission meeting on the 19th my my birthday is on the 18th and I'll be out of town so can we can we just have the meeting on the 5ifth then the fifth is okay January meeting technically at the beginning of the month of February like we did this year fine with me the Fifth Fifth we could always call a special Commission meeting if necessary so February is the 5th and not the 26th both so the technically the January meeting will be held a week later like we did this year where we had two meetings in February so the me the February meeting is on the 5th the December meeting is on the 17th September has two meetings the 3rd and the 17th and we're leaving October as is that's agreeable I need a motion please so what are we doing with January Mr Mayor is that okay with you yeah it's good with me okay we need a motion I'll I'll move it what are we doing in January what the motion we're not having a meeting in January like we did this year instead we're having the meeting on the 5th of February and the regular commission meeting again on the 26th okay and when is our December meeting our December meeting is on the 17th okay all right second that I have a motion by commissioner Sor seconded by commissioner Vice May Fernandez all in favor of the amended resolution I I motion passes 70 as amended okay let's call r5h bless you yes abely thank you one second my goodness r5h is an ordinance to the mayor and City Commission of the city of May Beach Florida amending Part One subp Part B R 9 related special acts of the city May Beach city code entitled pension system for disability and retirement of members of police and fire departments amending section 66 service and disability benefits generally related to salary and minimum line of duty disability benefits amending section 79 entitled theer retirement option plan drop related to the maximum drop participation period amending section 88 benefits for members hired on or after September 30th 2013 and prior to June 8th 2016 for International Association of firefighters local 1510 I a and July 20th 2016 for Fraternal Order of Police Williams Nichols Lodge Number 8 fop related to average monthly salary amending section 89 benefits for members hired honor after June 8th 2016 and prior to May 9 May 8th 2019 for International Association of firefighters local 1510 and hired Andor after July 20th 2016 and or prior to July 31st 2019 for Fraternal Order of Police William Nichols Lodge Number Eight related to average monthly salary in section 90 entitled benefits for members hired on or after May 8th 2019 for International Association of firefighters local 1510 and on or after July 31st 2019 for Fraternal Order police William Nichols Lodge number8 related to credited service providing for cability repealing all ordinance and conflict here with and providing for an effective date this is a second reading public hearing it is item r5h morning Mara good morning Mara alpar City of Miami Beach Human Resources Department this is a second reading um this ordinance these ordinance changes align with the contract changes with the I contract that recently passed last meeting and um please let me know if you have any questions I move the item Mr Mayor I'll second let's call the vote it is a public hearing I see no one in zoom and I see no one in the audience requesting to speak on r5h commissioner Rosen Gonzalez commissioner Rosen yes VI mayor Fernandez yes commissioner Dominguez yes commissioner Suarez commissioner magazine yes commissioner bot yes mayor Miner yes motion carries item r5h is approved r5i r5i is in ordinance of the mayor City Commissioner of the city of Miami Beach Florida amending ordinance number 7889 the classified employee salary ordinance of the city of Miami Beach in accordance with negotiated collective bargaining agreement providing for the classification in groups three represented by the International Association of firefighters I local 1510 effective the First full pay period July 2025 selected pay incentives and 5% paramedic pay will be rolled into selective base pays and there will be in across the board cost of living adjustment Cola of 3% effec of the First full pay period ending in April of 2026 there shall be an across the board Cola of 3% affected the First full pay period ending in April of 2027 there shall be an across board Cola of 3% an additional 4% step shall be added to the end of the range for the firefighter classification effective the First full pay period of July 2025 and an additional 4% step added to the end of the range for the firefighter classification effective the First full pay period of April 2026 all fire lieutenant and fire Captain's pay steps will be adjusted by 4% effective this the first P pay period of July 2025 and all fire lieutenant and fire Captain's pay steps shall be adjusted by 4% effective the first pull pay period of April 2026 repealing all ordinances in Conflict providing for seever severability and effective date and codification this is item r5i it is a second reading it is a public hearing I see no one in zoom and no one in the audience requesting to speak I move the item I'll second if there's no discussion commissioner SS yes commissioner bot yes commissioner magazine yes Dominguez yes vice mayor fernandz yes commissioner Rosen Gonzalez yes air Miner yes motion carries item r5i is approved good morning uh mayor and Commissioners uh I'll be very short because I spoke way too long last time and I see the agenda that's over there it's rather long I just want to say thank you one more time and given that next Thursday is Thanksgiving just wanted an open invitation to you all uh for us to break bed break bread our fire station is always open so we're GNA we have a lot of Great Cooks so we'd love to have each and every single one of you if you feel like you want to come and you're still not uh you're still hungry from the dinners you had with your families please come over we we'd love to have each one of you so thank you turkey turkey Chile I I have a pretty good butternut squash bisque recipe so you're I'll give you the recipe for that thank by the way we did vote today on consent we have a new vice mayor starting on December 1st uh commissioner pot uh thank you for your service vice mayor Fernandez you still have another two weeks yes and uh I guess transition well commissioner bot is is using her Authority already because she's asked for a motion to reconsider on the item so I'll turn it over to you I I'm really sorry I just uh remember that February 5th we have a um the blue zones keynote event that is uh hundreds of people it's something we've been working on for uh a couple of months to get this secured people are flying in from around the country and we cannot do it that that day um we could do it Thursday we could do it the Tuesday before so the 4th through the 6th I know we like to keep our commission meetings on Wednesdays but we just can't do it on on the the Wednesday if we were I was going to offer up the sixth the only reason I I don't love earlier in the week is there's so much preparation that goes in and agenda reviews um but commissioner Ros Gonzalez um technically the fifth doesn't work for me either I I teach on the second and the me on the 4th and the sixth I lecture those mornings so neither one of those work for me the first week of the month is all so difficult because I made my entire department move their faculty meetings to that day January 29th does work for me who did not that not work for oh sure to me gu and the 22nd doesn't work for anyone baby what babyy oh L and the 15 who does that work for three we really and if I may I'm going to ask the city clerk's office in the future I mean I'm seeing this now in the future we really need to see this in advance so it was on the agenda Vice may I not not in a calendar format but it is on the agenda and the problem is meaning we give it in the agenda we need the calendar format because without the calendar format we don't see the the Jewish holidays we don't see all the other issues that we see here so we did provide all that in an attachment but yes I we'll we'll include this can I please propose what about February 3rd the Monday or the 7th I know everybody wants to have a meeting on a Friday can't be the seventh can't be the Friday no no Shabbat Monday the 3D we I mean I don't I don't mind doing the Friday it's just we'd have to end in time before Shabbat it's not ideal but Monday would probably we do the Monday Monday the 3 okay perhaps for those of us with not as much luck in our love life we could do February 14th what did he say is that is that a motion February 3rd so we so all in favor we Recon we were going to reconsider the item so we so all by acclamation we Rec considered the item so all in favor of of r7a as amended with February 3rd please say I I by acclamation it is this the Third thank you colleagues Robert don't plan anything for February 3rd please vacation no vacation r2a yes sir r2a me one second please r2a is award ITB 2024 458 ND Citywide LED lighting project r2a I move the item second if no discussion vote all in favor of r2a please say I I motion passes 70 r2a is approved r5c r5c is an ordance of the mayor City Commission of the city of M Beach for amending appendix a of the city code to roll back all parking fees and Resident park parks and Resident Parks and Recreation fees excluding Golf Course fees at the fiscal year 2024 rates including all parking rates that are were scheduled bu for an automatic 5-year Consumer Price Index CPI adjustment on October 1st 2024 pursuant to ordinance number 2019 4299 two provide for adjustment of all parking fees and related rate and related rates by annual CPI adjustments with a 3% cap and three resend certain parking rate modifications approved via ordinance number 2024 4619 to conform to such parking rates and anticipation of the 5year CPI adjustment that was scheduled to occur on October 1st 2024 and providing for repealers of ability codification and effect Ive date this is a second reading public hearing it is item r5c vice mayor Fernandez co-sponsored by commissioner Rosa Gonzalez and commissioner magazine thank you Mr Mayor and I think this is an item that I think we probably think yes yeah commissioner Rosen Gonzales and magazine I thought it was the entire commission that was co-sponsoring but I might be mistaken but this is an item uh that that we're proposing to refrain from implementing the 5-year CPI on parking fees and Parks and Recreation services fees as was adopted in 2019 and in fact maintain the fiscal year 2024 uh rates uh during our fiscal year 2025 um it also um it it also helps protect ultimately our residents from increases that that we could otherwise not have to incur uh with that I move the item second I'll second it is a public hearing I see no one on Zoom no one in the audience if there's no discussion commissioner Suarez yeah he a yes commissioner Dominguez yes commissioner bot yes vice mayor Fernandez yes commissioner magazine yes commissioner Rosen Gonzalez yes mayor Miner yes carries item r5c is approved r7j r7j r7j is appropriation of unclaimed funds in general fund go uh good morning to mik Stewart um budget director uh this is a request that we take the funds that we normally put in a speci special Revenue fund and just move that directly into the general fund it's a small amount of funds that we are trying to just cut down on the number of special Revenue funds that we appropriate second if no discussion it's $188,000 that's available if there's no discussion may I call the item yes call vote this is on item r7j all in favor please say I I motion passes 70 r7j is approved r5b r5b is an ordinance of the mayor and City Commission of the city of mayi Beach Florida amending the amending and restating the Mii Beach employees retirement plan created by ordinance number 2006-3 54 subsequently amended by creating a new section 15 application to city manager and City attorney appointed in 2014 24 providing for severability repealing all ordinances in conflict therewith and providing for an effective date this is a second reading public hearing the item is r5b commissioner magazine second reading r5b like if You' like I can summarize briefly thank you Mr City attorney thank you Mr Mayor so this uh ordinance has has been amended since first reading to to require that if the city manager or City attorney wished to move from tier C to tier B that they would have to buy in and that amount would be based on the Actuarial analysis which is attached to the memo commission magazine yeah and just uh in furtherance of this this was you know uh we've gone through recently in the past year uh contract negotiations for the City attorney which we all approved city manager uh that we've just adopted so this is in accordance with that so if no further discussion I see no one in Zoom I see no one in the audience if if so may I have a motion yeah I'll make a motion so I motion by commissioner magazine seconded by vice mayor Fernandez commissioner bot yes Rosen Gonzalez yes commissioner Dominguez yes commissioner magazine yes commissioner Suarez yes vice mayor Fernandez yes mayor Miner yes the item is approved r5b and just for the record the the Nick the Amendments that you reflected or appear on the ordinance that's attached correct that's correct okay so as is item passes r5b let's call the RDA items RDA 1 and RDA 2 so we are reconvening recessing as a city commission meeting and we are convening as a Redevelopment agency item item one of the RDA is adopt First Amendment to city center RDA operating budget RDA 1 minute am do you want me to call both of them or just one yes please so RDA 2 is adopt Second Amendment to city center RDA operating budget okay so for RDA 1 what we're doing is recommending that we take any funds that were not spent and unencumbered or encumbered funds and roll them over to 25 so the total amount of unencumbered rollovers is 241,000 the remainder that there is going to be transferred for a Debt Service and then for the 25 budget amendment we're recommending increasing the appropriation by $241,000 as the rollover from FY 24 so if no discussion may I have a motion and can we do so on items one and two please commissioner Suarez you moving the item move it I'll second I have a motion by commissioner Suarez seconded by the mayor on rdas 1 and two please signal by saying I if you're in favor I motion passes 70 with one absent uh commissioner Higgins call the uh D items r7b so we are uh reconvening as the city Commission meeting and we are doing r7b which is adopt Second Amendment to North Beach CRA operation B operating budget this is the city portion of it r7b so for the Second Amendment what we're recommending is transferring the unspent funds in the Rd the C of 2.47 million over to FY 25's budget so the 25 budget if you approve would increase by 2.4 75 million of that 1.6 would be transferred for affordable and Workforce housing and the remaining 859 would be transferred to set aside for future projects you have a motion I'll move it I'll second I'm sorry that was the mayor I didn't hear commissioner Suarez made the motion I second okay so no discussion on r7b all all in favor please say I I I motion passes 70 may we do the companion North Beach CRA item we can so we are now recessing again as a city commission meeting and reconvening as a North Beach community redevelopment agency we are doing the companion item which is item one joint adopt First Amendment to North beat CRA operating budget is the same discussion same item just different body commissioner SZ you move it move it I'll second second all in favor of item one in the north beat C please say I I item passes 70 with one absent commissioner Steinberg thanks North Beach c 2 is adopt Second Amendment to North Beach CRA operating budget for fiscal year 2024 move it second oh I'll give it to vice mayor Fernandez so I have a motion by uh commissioner Suarez seconded by vice mayor Fernandez rda2 all in favor please say I I I motion pass 701 absent commissioner Steinberg RD3 is explore installation of display stations Alto Mall park for art culture exhibit just just to be clear it's uh cra3 correct yes we're doing three North beat c 3 Move It I it's actually my item I just wanted to um introduce it for two quick seconds about um putting some artwork up in Altus elar Park um and to um uh um also do some work about the the recycling program using AR um artistic receptacles on the beach Heather do you want to add anything okay so I'd like to move it second commissioner Rosen Gonzalez um this isn't about the art but when we're talking talking about the North Beach CRA I know that it's the the bathrooms at um unad are so controversial and need funding is Will is could the CRA I mean I know that this item is about the artwork but could the CRA I mean what steps would we have to take in order to get the CRA to either to to fund those bathrooms instead of the budg instead of it coming out it's coming out of the general fund right now correct so right now we are funding what we've kind of referred to as a pilot program of reopening those bathrooms and I'd like our parks department to come forward and and talk a little bit about what they've been doing um but that's at the Bandell that's not at alos yeah I understood understood but in that area like if if I wanted to move forward I mean this is an item about art but now that I'm looking at the CRA funds and what we have available and that we're purchasing art those bathrooms at Unidad like let's say that we were to close them could we build bathrooms with a CRA money like nearby or something with this CRA money it just occurred to me right now who's sign I mean as a CRA board you can make Capital Investments within the CRA District um I would normally suggested it follow the typical budget process okay all right I was just floating that idea now that we're talking about CRA funds and you know spending money on Art we've got like a bathroom need up there serious bathroom I know there are two different items I just didn't even realize that I could do that but so if I may and Heather please you are the expert I'm not but there are um buckets of monies that need to be spent on certain things with the CRA funds if is my understanding um and so you know it's a it's a good conversation to have um and certainly to have it um but there is a pot of money that is to be spent for art and public places or art installations if I'm not mistaken so the other Heather Shaw assistant director Economic Development the other issue commissioner um Rosen Gonzalez is that CRA funds are not to be used for projects that the city funds so it would be something that would be more for the the parks department Oh you mean that would be CRA funds can't be used for projects that the city funds even if it's needed in the CRA District we we have a CRA plan and so we were very constrained on what we can use the CRA funds for and if the city can um budget for those those projects then the city should fund those versus the CR who I'm through the mayor if I may vice mayor but who determines what is the CRA plan we we had a we have the CRA plan that was made that created the CR CRA that spells out exactly what the funds are supposed to to be utilized for and if the is a CRA board wants to include this as part of the plan could in it I really have to look at all of that commissioner but um it's very specific about what the CRA funds can be used for and we can't just we'd have to really look at that yeah and and I don't believe that it would cover this okay I it was just a question about CRA funding so I mean of course I'll I'll move your item commissioner bot if you haven't already moved it and joh yeah I think it's been moved in second second all right so just if you wanted to talk about the UN do bathrooms because you're here for two seconds oh sure um we as as the city manager is saying we have we started a pilot program the the Brom had been open on the weekends with a porter they're now open seven days a week and we have a porter during programming um so the they're attended we we have a restroom attendant during the program we doing yoga and things like that so they have that Extra Care and attention but they are operational s days a week at the moment I would just say that this is exactly what I think the CRA money should be used for our things within the district so I don't know exactly what the plan is but if that's a necessity I would like to work on an item and maybe with commissioner Fernandez because you seem to be interested in it too so anyway commissioner commissioner bot I I you know I appreciate the interest in in the CRA and I welcome all conversations I would suggest that if the city is responsible for doing basic maintenance like having functional and safe and pleasant enough bathrooms that is not something that should be fored on to a a Tim limited um Redevelopment agency it is a core function of the city we're not going to fo um um you know keeping the power on or or that's a bad example but you know Paving streets or whatever onto the CRA the CRA is to enhance the basic functions of the city and the city is one of the basic functions of the city is providing public bathrooms up and down the beachwalk and so why would the CRA have to use monies that could be used otherwise when the city's perfectly competent at maintaining the bathrooms in lumus park I don't want the CRA to be a piggy bank for doing things that we as a city should be doing for North Beach as a matter of right we have a lot of residents in North Beach who pay as much as they possibly can in taxes and just because they're not glossy necessarily and because they're struggling and they do not have an organized voice the way other neighborhoods do at commission meetings does not mean that we owe them any less of our service and Duty and City resources to maintain a basic better than basic and equally um acceptable level of service than we have anywhere else in the City Commissioner Wilson canalas oh I mean I think everybody uses bathrooms and I understand your point of view but if we do have extra money we do need to build some bathrooms and we didn't have the capital Monies to do so I mean I would consider proposing it to the CRA I'm I'm not arguing any one of us owns the CRA I think the CRA is for the good of all of Miami Beach especially you know North Beach but I mean it was just an idea that that came to mind when I saw your funding plan this is not there's nothing being proposed it was just a conversation through the mayor I and I do appreciate it and I just I just wanted to say on the record um and and I'm open to every conversation about how to improve North Beach um as well as the rest of the Miami beach but North Beach has a little bit of catching up to do I just I just don't want the CRA purpose to be subverted when we have a billion dollar budget for the entirety of the city of Miami Beach and if we need more bathrooms in North Beach or if they need to be rebuilt or whatever and we can DET have that conversation offline there needs to be money found in the budget to do that the way we would for any other neighborhood you know we've got neighborhoods asking for Police substations we've got neighborhoods asking for all kinds of different things and we do those things for the neighborhood out of the the the city's budget and this should be no different okay but I just wanted to say um I I just had an idea recently I don't know if you remember that somebody showed me that Domino Hut that has the gates around it that isn't really serving any purpose right now and you have the uni bathrooms that are so controversial that they don't want to open the bathrooms people were saying it's always locked up nobody's ever playing dominoes there it was just for the homeless maybe we could consider and not even use CRA funding but since we're just talking about that putting bathrooms in that Pavilion right there so to take the onus off of unid who's been very stressed about opening their bathrooms to the public and building bathrooms there so I'm going to bring an item about that and I won't suggest CRA funding commissioner bot unless we need to let's call the vote so all in favor of RDA North Beach CRA 3 please say I motion passes 70 one absent commissioner Steinberg r7c r7c is a public hearing adopt First Amendment to North beat C operating budget I'll second commissioner bot's motion call a vote one second I see no I I have one person requesting to speak give me one second please and now we have a second okay so on on Zoom I have Rosalie Thompson Miss Thompson you have two minutes please state your name and address please Rosal please unmute yourself she has not unmuted herself so Daniel please go ahead state your name address you have two minutes hi commissioner Daniel seral with Miami Design preservation leag I just wanted to remind everyone listening as well that the CRA was a result of the north beach master plan it was many years in the making and I've been hearing some Rumblings from other municipalities about possibly taking away our CRA so I wanted to make sure that I'm on the record as well as others that this is a very important thing that we have and we want to invest in that area reinvest into it because it will make our community more resilient so thank you thank you there's no one else on Zoom no one else in the audience for the record we have reset we have Recon we have uh terminated the North Beach c meeting we're back as a commission meeting Mr vice mayor and just as a point of personal privilege I just want want to publicly thank commissioner Mickey Steinberg uh she's a member of this uh North Beach CRA uh board and she's such a great protector of Miami Beach and advocate for our community and uh and I just really want to just publicly thank commissioner Steinberg she's just a fabulous public servant and with goodness of heart uh and I just publicly I think that she deserves that from the city commission so thank you commissioner seinberg if that's a motion I'll second it I'll second that had a motion too yeah I'd like to make a motion uh thanking we have to sing We have to second that yeah no no but hly I I I want to make a motion publicly thanking our district four commissioner Mickey Steinberg for her leadership and advocacy on behalf of the city of Miami Beach on the Miami dat Board of County Commissioners so by acclamation since the County's meeting today uh commissioner Steinberg is probably not watching our meeting maybe you should under the clip yes yes and her staff by the way her staff is is amazing Margie her legislative director and Mary her chiefa staff they really go just be above and beyond for Miami Beach Mr Mayor commissioner magazine and um it reading uh just news updates it looks like uh the county unanimously elected a new chair uh Anthony Rodriguez um so just want to put on the record as well uh that we're looking very uh very much forward for to building a strong partnership uh like and respect chairman Rodriguez want to thank the past chair Oliver Gilbert for what he's done uh but look forward to turning a new page and hopefully a more collaborative fruitful relationship with our County Partners agreed and look forward to working with uh the new chair Rodriguez and the entire commission and we have a new sheriff as well looking forward to uh working with Rosie so we need a motion on R7 seat okay so I have motion by by commissioner bot seconded by vice mayor Fernandez on r7c all in favor please say I I motion passes 70 r7c let's cover a few public safety items Law and Order r5g r5g is a ordance of the mayor City Commission of the city of May beach amending Chapter 70 entitled miscellaneous offenses article one entitled General section 7-8 entitled approaching a law enforcement officer after warning with intent to impede provoke or harass to provide protection for more City First Responders and bring language into compliance with Section 84321 Florida statute and providing for repealer cability qualification and effective date r5g is a second meeting public hearing r5g commissioner Suarez co-sponsored by commissioner magazine and vice mayor Fernandez I'll move my item second all the vote it is a public hearing I see no one in Zoom no one in the audience motion by commissioner Suarez seconded by commissioner Vice May Fernandez commissioner bot yep commissioner Rosa Gonzalez yes vice mayor Fernandez yes commissioner magazine yes commissioner Suarez yes commissioner Dominguez yes yes motion carries item r5g is approved r5p as in Paul r5p is an ordinance of the mayor and City Commission of the city of May beach for amending Chapter 70 of theota city of May beach entitled miscellaneous offenses by amending article one entitled in general by amending section 70-1 thereof entitled State misdemeanors by adopting through specific reference to state law misdemeanor offenses of threatening or harassing spec specified public employees officers and officials to affirmatively establish offenses against Municipal law for same acts that constitute such offenses against state law and providing for repealers of ability qualification and an effective date actually mayor that's at 10:35 so we're a tiny bit early but if we could have the discussion and not open up the public meeting do you have a lot to say commissioner Dominguez yeah the sponsor I am the I am the co-sponsor okay well uh this item uh came up after I had a meeting with the um city attorney's office and our prosecutors and they indicated that this item would be something that would be helpful uh in order to prosecute um when it comes down to the local level and in preparation for this meeting Mark Fishman our attorney sent an example that just took place Mark did you want to speak on this please sure good morning everyone thank you commissioner yes that's right um if passed this ordinance would allow our Law Enforcement Officers firefighters elected officials in some cases to have an individual who threatens them or harasses them in a certain way um charged not just under the state law but instead under the city code so our mol prosecution team could handle that prosecution and the commissioner was just referring to an individual just yesterday who on Lincoln Road um threatened a police officer um implied he had a firearm saying I could shoot you uh in front of a uh this is a Havana 1957 restaurant um and the the individual was charged and they're going to be prosecuted hopefully by the state attorney's office but once this ordinance passes this type of crime could be charged again under the city code so our Municipal prosecution team could handle in house and make sure it gets the full attention it deserves so there's not a ton of these offenses but they're they're very important when someone gets you know threatened in that manner thank you I'd like to move the item and now that it's 10:35 I'll second the I see no one in Zoom no one in the audience requesting to speak if there's no further discussion may I call the RO yes commissioner Dominguez yes commissioner bot yes vice mayor Fernandez yes commissioner magazine yes commissioner Rosen Gonzalez yes commissioner Suarez yes mayor Miner yes motion carries item r5p is approved while we're on the topic let's call R5 well that's 11 o'clock so yeah let me let me call one other item first one second it's call R5 a R5 am is an ordance of the mayor and City Commission of the city of May Beach Florida amending Chapter 58 of the May Beach city code entitled housing by amending article three entitled property maintenance standards by amending section 58- 298 thereof to require Property Owners of commercial historically designated buildings in the art deco Cultural District to maintain the historic character are promptly addressing exterior maintenance unapproved signage or awnings and other visual black violations providing for repealers of ability qualification and effective date this is a first reading R 5 a.m. commissioner Rosen Gonzalez sure a big book big we need dividers on these items our office has really been focusing on how do we beautify the historic district as we you know walk the streets and try to get new sidewalks better lighting better Landscaping but we also want to hold individual Property Owners um accountable a lot of people have left their properties vacant you can see that the windows are not in great shape and what this will do will result in if the buildings as you walk around the district you'll see that some buildings need to be painted they're dirty on on the outside the windows hold a violation they're supposed to have something up if it's vacant and sometimes there's messy paper and this is going to allow Code Compliance to give an automatic $500 fine and um they're going to have 30 days to correct um and I think that this will give Code Compliance and actually the our our a little task force that we're setting up within Code Compliance that will be focused specifically on buildings across the historic district to make sure that property owner um are not just allowing their properties to fall into any kind of decline so we met with code compliance and they suggested that we um Institute this um automatic uh $5,000 fine if they do not cure the violation within 30 days we are going to play hard ball and start finding them $1,000 per day um and you know this I I would love to have a conversation with our special master so that they understand how committed we are and how important this is and um I know hernand from uh Code Compliance is here I worked with some of your staff to to craft this to find out what it is that you guys need I know you currently have eight Code Compliance officers assigned to the what are we calling it the ad so the good morning all hernand cardino Code Compliance so for the adcd we do have one supervisor and six Code Compliance officers and this kind of um dies right into C7 ah which is on the consent agenda and was pulled and that was designate Code Enforcement office officers focus on visual blight violations um so with the one and six with the existing staff we're actually going to commit two officers to look at some of those property maintenance issues that are identified in C7 ah as well so this is going to be wonderful for the first time most of our co- compliance is designated mostly nightlife concerns and nightclubs but now we're going to be looking at buildings and they are going to be walking Ocean Drive Collins Avenue Washington Avenue specifically more more than residential buildings um are commercial districts we want them focused on but this will this will apply to all buildings correct that have any kind of violation so hopefully we'll see a difference and um with that I'm going to move my item I'll second it wonderful call the vote oh I agree very much with this item commissioner Rosen Gonzalez and thank you for bringing it my question is this how how come this has to be a resolution like why isn't this just happening this should be this should be occurring like like there should be a focus not just on historic buildings there should be a focus you know in General on on all the buildings making sure that we're catching issues um yeah just wondering why do we need to go out of our way to do these types of resolutions well actually this is not a resolution this is an ordinance with a fine that we're instituting right now it's a warning and we're going to make it a $500 citation if your building is not painted is not in compliance and you're going to have 30 days to cure your violation and if it's not cured we're going to begin to find Property Owners um $1,000 per day so that when you walk our district and you see that we're investing in our sidewalks in our lighting um we want the you know we want Property Owners to be responsible too and by the way when they have to invest in their property and they have to paint their properties and they have to fix their awnings and they have to make their properties look beautiful they're going to think twice about leaving them vacant so I think rather than being punitive it's I I understand that it is being punitive but we've seen this managed decline go on for too long and I think this is the first time that we're just going to start really embracing our historic districts our postcard makes us special I could walk up and down Ocean Drive right now and show you rusted lights on buildings and awnings that need to be repaired and exposed wires that don't look very nice and hopefully we are going to go um over the code with our code compliant staff and you know they will really be be focused on this this is so important hernand because we want it's it's not just about um policing that's very important but it's also about getting people to care and once they care and once they are investing I think we're going to see an overall difference in our historic district I I I guess I'm going to the point not directly of this ordinance but the companion ordinance that the that the director mentioned which I plan on calling next just oh okay so maybe I'll just hold my comment for that so um so to the sponsor of the item I would like to offer a friendly Amendment because I love this and I would um like to see this enacted in all of our historic districts um so for instance the Collins Corridor the Collins Historic Resort District um is the site of all kinds of unintended um well let's just say it's a site of all kinds of things that we shouldn't have to look at and that you know you we've got people coming there spending money on hotels and it is embarrassing to have people walk down that street it looks awful and I know that new development coming down the pipe will help reinvigorate that neighborhood but even in regardless of that whether or not something comes um it it needs to look like it is part of one of the best cities in the world and right now it doesn't and it is unacceptable for that historic district or any historic district I mean if we say we are a city that values our histo historic districts and we fight like hell in Tallahassee to protect them and we give homeowners and and business owners a hard time if they want to make changes that don't fit into what we care about as a character of place and placemaking then it should be not just an historic district in one part of the City should be all of our historic districts throughout the city um first and foremost absolutely we can fold that into the resolution I don't know if we have enough how is the code compliance situation uh hernand in two things real quick to the vice mayor's points um with C7 ah the resolution um the mayor has not called that item yet right but just to the two points that you made the one having why is it not occurring now it is occurring now in fact we've had over a 100 violations for Property Maintenance in the ADC you're but you're speaking on an item that has not been called yet and I haven't issued my comments on that item okay all right okay sorry sorry okay let's move this item and call call the other item yeah um and and add in I can fold in if possible um before second reading that these findes will not just be on the adcd but will be across every historic district in Miami Beach if everybody accepts but through the mayor if I might it looks like heran has a point I do I you know and and the second point was that we're what we're doing is we're codifying a fine schedule to this ordinance uh without a fine schedule it has to go to special magistrates uh hearing calendar to get action on the violation this is streamline so that we get compliance sooner and I think we need to send a strong message also to the special master that and I and I know that we have an item about continuances but how serious this is going to be I want to see see everything and span and and now we need to go through our code and see what kind of landscaping do these buildings require when I walk through Palm Beach and I see how beautiful the Garden Apartments look and how their Hedges are um you know and what their HED the landscaping and the hedges and lighting and um I you know I don't know if there needs to be amendments to to the code and I'm going to sit down with code moving forward and see if there's anything that we do need to do but I can guarantee you that with this new fine schedule and the fact that we are placing importance on this we are going to see a a difference and by the way commissioner bot I was in North Beach the other day and I was looking down the street one of the buildings literally had like a hole with a patch on it every single building needed painting awnings and in your experience hernand when right now the the way it is when these property owners are getting the violations are they just allowing the fines to a crew because if you right now we're going to do $1,000 a day after 30 days but after 60 days we could do we have the State of Florida has given us the right to fine up to $5,000 a day so we can even increase the fee schedule I think people are going to be very upset about it but I do think especially in North Beach there's going to be a lot of violations issued right what we're looking to do is just really increase the compliance so it's a mixed bag what we have out there some folks are very responsive um and they get on top of their violations for compliance others don't and and and and this new Focus it's not that code in in my opinion commissioner friend I know this isn't part of the item it's not that code isn't focused on it I just think code is focused on the issue dour I mean I've seen them before focused on mosquitoes during zika I have seen code focused on you know nightclubs what else have we focused what there's so oh btrs I mean you know we we have thousands and thousands and thousands of pages of code which is why I want to take certain officers and have them only focused on our buildings which don't some of them don't look so great by the way you said you've issued 100 violations in the ad CD so far and are are are you seeing the property owners curing them I mean are you seeing a difference some yes some no so it's it's actually about1 for the one-ear period um uh from yesterday going back November to November okay so uh they're going to with this will will those violations turn into daily fines at Point going forward okay yeah all right Mr yeah and let's call the vote after commissioner magazine if I make oh sorry I I also think you know it maybe not here but it lends to further thought or discussion about why property owners in this area are letting their buildings get to a point where we need to send out code just to make minor uh minor or sometimes substantial uh modifications and just simple beautification of their property right this should be one of the most iconic areas in not only our city not only our country in the entire world so why would a property owner not be in centizen keep their properties up to date right when you go to uh Palm Beach or let's go the fena right they are not keeping their property beautified because they're afraid the code is going to come by so I think it really merits discussion about why certain areas of our city just allow their properties to fall into uh disrepair you know I want to be sure that we are not just treating the symptoms we're actually addressing the Cure commission Rosen Gonzalez I think there's been a managed decline in our historic district over the past 10 years um and during several of our predecessor proceeding uh police Chiefs we saw a lack of police presence uh we saw retail stores begin to close when there was a lack of police presence it was a do anything you want to do in the street kind of environment and so businesses didn't want to open there and everybody said well it's going to get so bad that we're going to redevelop it so why is anybody going to invest in a property if they're waiting for zoning which is why I say that we have to be very strict and say this is our historic district we are not going to once we say that we appreciate our historic district and we are not going to rezone it you're going to see that investment but until you we until a body doesn't you know you know and places like Palm Beach they know that they're not building a tower you don't think that Donald Trump would like to build a big glass tower on top of Mara Lago he would but guess what they're never going to let him do that never ever ever and so he knows that so he's just going to embrace Mara Lago and that's what we need to do here in Miami Beach Embrace what we have let people know they're not getting the zoning and once we do that you're going to see an amazing Renaissance and by the way in North Beach which is not had any additional zoning you are seeing a little bit of a Renaissance finally with things like Silver Lake bastra and la so you do see you do see investment oh we're getting a pava right now on Collins Avenue uh you know we're going to Yuka 106 just invested a bunch of money in their in their property on 106 we have a queen so we are seeing people investing in these properties once they know that they're not going to be able to flip it and they're they're going to get fined for ignoring it they are going to invest in it along with other incentives that I plan to propose over the next year let's call the vote and if I make one clarification um we can amend as proposed by commissioner bot that would require another first reading so I can discuss this offline with you and with commissioner Rose Gonzalez as to whether proceed with this item unamended and then bring a new item to address the other areas which brings me to another very important Point as a result of the charter amendment to section 2.05 going forward we will need to notice first readings that means that going forward your ordinance items will need to be in well in advance so that we can publish how many days notice does that require 10 10 days notice okay so for the 11th we need to publish the notice by the first or the 30th of November and just for clarification you said offline but don't we have to make that decision today whether we're incorporating the uh friendly m m from commissioner bot you you we can vote on that but then we can later decide to do it as one item or two items sure got it okay let's call a vote no it's as amended okay so as amended to include all applicable historic historic districts uh commissioner bosen Gonzalez yes commissioner bot yes commissioner Suarez commissioner Dominguez yes commissioner magazine yes vice mayor Fernandez mayor Miner yes motion carries second reading public hearing scheduled for December 11th it's called the companion item C7 ah which was pulled from consent C7 ah designate Code Enforcement Officers focus on visual blight in adcd neighborhoods uh area requested by separated by commissioner bot so um this is uh commissioner Rosen Gonzalez's item and I only separated it to do exactly the same thing I just did to the previous one to expand it to all of the um historic districts in the city for all of the same reasons so that was my only intent to separate it so if you're okay with that friendly Amendment I'm fine with it I would like to know does Code Compliance feel like you need a couple more people to um to for this job somebody's nodding their head yes because if you do we might need to ask some Code Compliance officers and by the way there's nothing wrong with these Code Compliance officers spending some time with Daniel Caldo and mdpl and starting to love the historic district and getting a training I would literally send them out so that they understand what they're doing because the more that they're invested in it the more that this new um historic district task force is going to you know buy into this and understand why they're doing what they're doing so do we need more people at least 200 additional code officers would be great thank you asking so yeah you know we work hand inand with the Ocean Drive Association also the adna the um Art Deco neighborhood association um but this is now taking that existing step and just focusing on what C7 ah talks about which is peeling paint neglected elements uh things that have been improperly attached to buildings without board approval so through the vice chair yes your right God I conflated that totally vice mayor and chair the vice chair that we'll just do that um Hernan I I just don't know the answer to this so um and I know you're never supposed to ask a question that you don't know the answer to but never stop me the code enforcement officers are they assigned to areas of the city like does everyone have a beat that so like you know officer Smith is an expert in South Beach but never ever ever goes to Mid Beach or is it just depending on so yeah the answer is yes three districts North middle and South and then within those districts there's zones okay so so in theory each officer should be an expert on his or her Zone in theory you should have a neighborhood code officer yes and if you allow me commissioner B um there's also supervisors for each one of those areas um that were re re naming them um to Encompass more of Engagement with uh neighborhood associations correct Community engagement we're doing the single point of contact with each supervisor for each district okay and that's in in police so that they can engage directly with those neighborhoods people don't feel like it's just going into the void yes okay yes and the vice mayor is a sponsor for that it's working its way through the neighborhoods that that component's working its way through the neighborhoods committee and also through the Personnel Board it was supposed to be heard of the last neighborhoods committee and I requested for it to be deferred but we'll dis hopefully discuss it at the next month and I will give a shout out to anybody who's listening if you don't have the egov app you should download that immediately on both the Android and the Apple um app stores because literally a couple of weeks ago I texted I was out walking the dogs I and I entered in a a a service issue and by the time I got back from walking the dogs the truck was there picking up the abandoned whatever it was so it is incredibly um useful you can do it with you know just one hand in your phone and um it gives you somebody to follow up with and it gives you information about what's happened with your request so it does not go into the void so I cannot urge people out there listening enough to download that app and and um so going back to what this resolution States we're going to dedicate two people in South Beach and do you have enough people in North Beach to dedicate two people also will'll accomplish a South Beach with existing staff committed to that to what the resolution is asking for which is Property Maintenance um in North Beach we currently assign staff additional staff hours um to patrol there for violations under the um CRA Al say that so so we actually receive funds to augment staff in North Beach through the CRA correct so have you have you hired new staff through those using those funds existing staff it's additional hours existing staff Heather can we put you on the spot for a quick second did the CRA funds um enable our code um Department Department to hire dedicated code officers for North Beach so yes that could could be part of the augmenting of the resources just like we have additional police overtime details that are budgeted within the CRA we did have some code enforcement um additional dollars budgeted in the CRA and if you so chose you could allocate additional dollars to that specific item and if I could through the vice chair um I just wanted to make sure everybody understands this is prioritizing code enforcement resources to address these concerns among the many other concerns that they're dealing with so it's not that we're dedicating specific officer ABC to this we're prioritizing this as one of their responsibilities among many others in these areas I have a question what I wanted a education so I just wanted to um sort of finish this thought just so I can understand um so we could hire two code officers specifically for North Beach and the CRA who obviously look over all of the code violations but are prioritizing um what we're talking about here so um my wish my my hope would be that after let's say a year or so of this proactive uh really hyperfocused initiative on how things look things get cleaned up and then it does not have to be such a hyperfocused effort because that will just be the the normal status quo but right now there are pockets of our city and we see it in in you know like Sixth Street going across um you know in Flamingo Park it that is just kind of not a greatl looking Street and plenty of streets up in North Beach that people just don't care because they're not held accountable they don't care we had somebody who's kind of trying to do the right thing and and clean up their little shopping strip mall with with workers on a roof at 10:30 at night on a Friday or Saturday I don't remember what day it was this is not okay so we we need to have you know I'm kind of jokingly calling it The Code SWAT team right to get us back on track as a city and you know we need to really dedicate the resources so we can take this offline so we don't take any more time on this but but um I would like to talk with code and CRA um budget aspect of CRA and the city manager to figure out how we get two people dedicated to North Beach we got chickens up there that we are trying to catch thanks to Chief digna AB Bello and her incredible um flock of chicken catchers and we catch them but people are getting more chickens right so you know there's all kinds of weird issues going on that we need to have some focus on what do you have against the chickens I don't have anything against the chickens but we can't have chickens running around the city of why they have them go to Little Havana I love the chickens we are not Little Havana and the neighbors are complaining we have peacocks in my neighborhood and I think it's just beautiful I'm okay with the chickens I never got to make my comments on C7 ah can can I just add I want to just amend this very quickly I would okay we have this resolution I would like to add into it that as part of this resolution we also dedicate some two Code Compliance positions using CRA funds well that's what I want to have the conversation offline to make sure we do it the correct way I do not want to take a single misstep on the CRA because it's you know it's being dangled as a stick right and so I I don't want us to do anything on the Fly before we know how to do it properly so that's going to be the goal oh and do not hesitate to violate a city building if you see that our city building does not look good and is not painted like the South Shore Community Center I would issue us a violation because when our buildings don't look great what does that say and I drove past the rake house center the other day and I thought to myself this needs paint and maintenance so I mean do not hes do not hesitate to give us violations to do like if you go past old city hall right now and you look at the door to go inside it has like black grease smears okay like filth okay on our door to Old City Hall so when somebody goes to court in Miami Beach do you know what they see they see that we are okay with filth they see that we don't care about our properties and that has to stop and City Hall like and and and our buildings should be the example and right now they are not so commission vice mayor Fernandez now we're calling the vote so I have a question with code enforcement right now it's are we doing proactive enforcement or are we doing complaint driven enforcements okay but both how do you do both you're either doing Proactive or you're doing complaint driven I guess you're doing based on calls okay based on calls you respond but you're also out there catching things and proac issuing we do some concered L right now we're uh doing Washington Avenue and that's looking at window coverings graffiti stickers soot on these awnings um and it's a concentrated effort um and it's divided by you know section blocks we go in first trying and get compliance and then uh we G with the violations but so it's both so it's proactive and it is complaint driven also I just you know and and and the reason why I bring that up is because if we really are doing proper proactive enforcement this resolution which I fully agree with and I support and I think it's great but we were doing it right I don't think you would have had to get to the point that this would be necessary and so and so you know we need to understand what's going on why is it getting to this point um you know and going in the spirit of this conversation you know we are working on those supervisor positions so that those supervisor positions can have more contact and engagement with the neighborhood associations similar to how the police captains engage with the neighborhood associations um you know we are working we have the area managers that we just approved as part of the of the fiscal year budget that that hopefully will beet dedicated people on the ground on the field seeing the city through the lenses of all the Departments and catching these things and getting ahead of it before the residents have to bring it to our attention um I just get concerned when we have to put items like this on the agenda to do stuff that really it just should be happening by the normal coursework of the function of the department this should be happening and I get concerned that we had to get to the point that where commissioner Rosen Gonzalez had to place this on the agenda but I don't disagree with it it's needed it's just a different direction Sarah I know you wanted to say something and if the mayor lets you that's fine I would i' would like to add one more thing that the Code Compliance officers that we are going to assign complete an art deco historic tour of North and South Beach with the Miami Design preservation league so I think that's number one I think education is everything once you understand why you're doing something I think that you'll do it um with much more intent is that okay with everybody if I add that into my resolution yes little training on it ourco okay hi everybody Sarah the Rees I want give you some input I have I have worked with co- compliance and I have had co- compliance that I have trained in regards to the ordinance I'm just talking about my neighborhood and they take sometimes the co- compliance and they move them to another location so you're going to start with another person who has not been trained in regards to the ordinance and they walk around and they know what to do and the new person that comes in doesn't know anything so I have to go and train the person again so before you do this make sure you have somebody dedicated if they're going to move them that person has to train that code in order to actually say look in this area this is what you have to watch out for that does not happen I'm telling you because I've trained so many of them like Vima was my best lady who walked around no speakers no you know all all the ordinance in Sor Harbor she knew and they put somebody brand new I spoke to the supervisor but the supervisor is not there every day walking it's your supervisor so I'm just giving your heads up to put it into your ordinance it's in let's call the vote adding in the training component too thank you let's call the votee good discussion thank you let's call the vote so just for the record uh I have no motion or or a second I'll move it so so commissioner Rosen Gonzalez seconded by commissioner Suarez yeah uh this is as amended with the with the training regarding mdpl was there also commissioner bot's amendment of applicable to all historic districts yes okay H having said that all in favor please signal by saying I I motion passes C7 ah is approved as amended R5 thank you R5 is an ordinance of the mayor and City Commission of the city of Miami Beach Florida amending the resiliency code of the city of Miami Beach at chapter 7 zoning districts and regulations Article 2 District regulations at division 15 performance standard District section 7.2.1 15.2 residential standard residential performance standard District are DS to provide height incentives to encourage the Redevelopment hold on me to provide height incentives for encourage the Redevelopment of hotels on property Zone rps4 into residential structures by providing such properties with a height bonus if the applicant voluntarily covenants that no transient uses or short-term rental shall be permitted on the property and providing for codification repealers sur ability and CIF and an effective date this is a second reading public hearing the item requires 57s vote it is item R5 I moov the item I second in let's call the vote Tom does this include uh I had brought up some issues about permitting and timelines is that all is that as amended yes the as noted in the commission memo we've updated it to require a certificate of appropriateness from the historic preservation board be issued by December 31st of 2027 and that the full building permit be issued no later than June 30th excellent and Ralph I believe this is a public hearing is a public hearing no one on Zoom no one in the audience that I see I think I heard the motion by vice mayor Fernandez I second and seconded by commissioner magazine call the vote commissioner Suarez yes commissioner Rosa Gonzalez noer Dominguez no mayor Fernandez yes commissioner bot yes commissioner magazine yes mayor Miner yes motion carries the item is approved R50 R5 VI R5 youu is n of the mayor City Commissioner City M I'm sorry city clerk I made a mistake on that item I was a yes on it so this is on on R50 correct better to get it right so Comm commissioner Dominguez is a yes so one no commissioner Rosa Gonzalez and commissioner Mark samelan initiated the incentive to transition away from hotel to it was his item absolutely and through the mayor um the short title is what um threw me on this one and I wish I would have had more details I would wait if we're bringing this back up like to explain my my no vote right now not but it's been voted on the item was called r five r five VI called another item this is the item on the Stanton correct to give those three hotels height I would add though that when I was at Prime 112 the other night and I was looking up and looking up at the Stanton I was thinking how beautiful it is and how we're just going to make it bigger you know what the funny part is is that you know bigger is not better and you know and as we go into a time period where we're seeing a significant reduction in tourism taxes we are not understanding the fact that tourism is what has subsidized Miami Beach when there is a downturn in property taxes so when this body comes back in five or 10 years and you have uh just you know some of these policies have destroyed what is one of the most thriving hospitality industries for our entire County and you're going to have to increase taxes you're going to say to yourself commissioner Rosen Gonzalez warned everybody that restaurants are going to close that we are going to experience significant economic Decline and neighborhoods will suffer because of these policies R5 view R5 view is adance of the mayor City Commissioner of city of M Beach Florida amending Chapter 70 of the Cod of City of Miami Beach entitled miscellaneous offenses by amending article one entitled in general by amending section 70-1 thereof entitled state misim meanors by adopting through specific reference the state law misor offense of trespass and structure or conveyance and TransPass on property other than a structure or conveyance to affirmity establish offenses against Municipal law for the same acts that constitute such offenses against state law and providing for repealer severability qualification and effective date this is a second reading public hearing it is item R5 you commissioner Fernandez co-sponsor by commissioner Suarez magazine and me thank you Mr Mayor and this is an an item I brought forward listening to feedback from our officers who who we have asked to enforce a a camping ordinance and one of the frustrations they shared with us is that often times uh when they have to deal with a camping ordinance they're also dealing with trespassing and so in essence this dis ordinance enables the city to prosecute misdemeanor are trespassing off fesses under our own Municipal law similar to how the state law operates specifically trespassing in any structure or conveyance and trespassing on property other uh than than a structure or conveyance so in essence it allows our our Municipal prosecution team to take the lead on these cases when the state attorney is not with that I move the item and thank you for for bringing this item I think it's a good time to just acknowledge our municipal prosecution team that's at a clip of about 90% successful prosecutions it's also in we we focus so much on police rightfully so and their visibility because that's what everyone sees but the prosecution of of cases not only by our Municipal prosecution team but the state attorney's office the Judiciary unfortunately that's not often seen but it's two-thirds of the equation and uh such an integral part I know I am and I know others uh on this body are focused on that as well to make sure that all three aspects of the criminal justice system are working in tandem to make sure that we have um keep our sa our our streets safe with that I think you moved the item I moved the item I'll second this is a public hearing no one in Zoom no one in the audience vice mayor Fernandez yes commissioner Rosen Gonzalez yes commissioner magazine yes commissioner Dominguez yes commissioner Suarez commissioner bot yes may Miner yes yes motion carries item R5 VI is adopted r5r yeah r5r is a ordance of the mayor City Commission of the city of Mi Beach Florida amending chapter two of the code of the city of Mani Beach and tile Administration by amending article two entitled City commission by amending section 2-14 thereof entitled meeting procedures and agendas to clarify that any ordinance or resolution placed on a city commission agenda with a fiscal impact of greater than $75,000 shall we first refer to the finance and economic resiliency commission committee and further to require an affirmative vote of 57s of the city commission for approval of any ordinance or resolution placed on a city commission agenda by the mayor or City Commissioner that will have a recurring fiscal impact of more than $50,000 per fiscal year and providing for repealer of ability clarification and effective date this is a second reading public hearing commissioner magazine co-sponsor by commissioner vice mayor Fernandez uh thank you Mr Mayor um you know and thank you for the honor of being able to chair the finance committee it's been one of the greatest uh honors and undertakings uh since being elected um and I think we did a tremendous job going through the budget cycle and reflecting about uh some of the things that went well and some of the things that we could uh fine-tune uh one issue that came up is we run this very long budget process where everything gets uh vetted baked and throughout the year if something has a significant financial impact above a certain threshold it has to go through a rigorous process be referred to the finance uh and economic resiliency committee however then we got the uh budget time and things just kind of seem like um you know being being proposed on the Fly and it is a product of the timing right and sometimes there's no workaround but I wanted to really essentially fine-tune that process and have more safeg guards in place uh because I think we came into uh a meeting with an expectation X would be spent in part of our budget and there was uh line items that essentially without the vetting that we would have seen throughout the entire uh duration of the rest of the year uh kind of total upwards of several hundred thousand if not into the millions of dollars so not to say that those things couldn't move forward on the Fly because I recognize that some things are time sensitive however if they don't go through that proper FK process uh and they're done on the fly in the budget amendment process that it would require a higher standard and a higher threshold uh for a 57th vote so if those items are still going to be uh very important and they need to get past we can do so it just is going to require a further vote and uh also um uh resetting that standard that things with a fiscal impact above $75,000 have to go through um the further F process Mr City attorney if you want to uh hand it over I know our CFO is actually at the County commission for another uh significant uh line item for Miami beach but no I believe you've covered it perfectly well uh one of the items is a cleanup of section 2-14 which requires items that are above 75,000 to go to any committee and we are amending to clarify that they are intended to go to the finance committee which is the way that we've been operating for some time um so I'm okay with everything going through FK um I'm not necessarily okay with the 5 SS vote and I would like to see if you would eliminate that portion and let me explain why I know that right now there is majority of people who believe in arts and culture finance and I know that there is a minority it was a 43 vote so now that we've bonded several hundred million dollars to help all of these cultural facilities this could in fact impact funding across 501 c3s that are culturally inclined or artistically inclined that maybe a threepers minority on this body might not want to vote for so if we vote for this and you make it 57 there are all sorts of funding for example Miami new drama or your La Liga or possibly lgbtq initiatives I think that the 57s threshold is it should be removed from this and then I will support it um on second reading simply because yes may I make a clarification uh to make sure the 57th only applies okay recuring yeah but we have several recurring items that we have in here for example let's say that the recurring funding for the Hispanic chamber of con that could be shut down so I I like the majority because I think it gives freedom for us to fund cultural institutions that we feel as a majority are find important I think that the 57 threshold is unnecessary and I would ask that my colleagues support the removal of the 57 threshold and then I will support this Mr Mayor vice mayor Fernandez I so I would say this I would have concerns if an entity receiving uh a recurring funding more than 50,000 is you know can't get that 57th vote because it's ultimately the taxpayers money uh I think for the most part we've been pretty unified when it comes to these to these to these dollars I mean I I don't know when I mean when when have we had a situation that we really haven't been unified in the allocation of these of these dollars and can can I just ask for clarification Mr City or yeah if I could clarification Mr City attorney so this isn't applicable to things that go through the normal Finance process and are commissioner rosing Al I think you want to know this but this doesn't apply to things that go through the normal FK process this is essentially when we're sitting at the budget meeting and if something is going to be placed for a recurring item it requires that 57s threshold it could apply then or it could apply during the year here at a commission meeting if there's an item that will have a recurring impact but if it's an item that is in the budget and there are many items in the budget that are recurring items for many of these organizations then this would this would not apply I I I I don't think this is bad I I honestly I I don't think this is bad I think it's responsible and it's a taxpayer's money ultimately I don't I think if something can't get five votes of the city commission when we are usually United on these things I would I would be hesitant uh about giving them the Public's funding it's not our money uh it's not the city's money it's our residents our taxpayers dollars and I think when doing that when giving those funds to private organizations especially it should be a super majority representation of the public because that's it's not a super majority of the commission yes it's the commission but the commission is Representatives of the public and uh and and you know your example about my mamogram uh testing initiative I mean if you know I'd be surprised if we don't unanimously support something like that as we have in in the in in the past because you know it is a need we have uh you know people in our community who don't have uh Insurance uh who don't qualify for government insurance many of them because they're illegal uh they don't have uh legal St status um and uh and in fact through the city clerk I'm going to share an email that I just got today uh from a resident I'm gonna ask the city clerk to share with the rest of of the commission of of residents that actually go to Unidad that have been receiving both the husband and the wife uh free medical treatment through La Liga uh thanks to thanks to the grant that we've adopted and I think when it comes to things like that we'll usually be very United and we won't have a 43 vote and I can't recall the last time that a commissioner brought something forward at the time of the budget uh where it was down to the wire 43 vote when it's usually we're very United on this stuff commissioner Rosa Gonzalez and then uh um I would argue that you got the funding because of a simple majority and that without if you vote for this 57 I do feel in my heart of hearts that heart of hearts yes Arts and Cultural friending could be potentially slash across the board depending on what the body's uh priorities are um and so I mean I I'm I'm a no on this I don't understand why we need a 57s on recurring funding especially when we're not all on the same page especially when it comes to arts and culture funding I think as you saw and that was not a recurring expense I understand that Rick but we also had the Miami new drama situation which was a recurring item that passed on a simple majority so we know at this point that those items could fall to the Wayside because I don't think that that's a priority of the five of us I think probably it's a priority of the four of us so if you're okay with those items not getting the funding that they need moving forward then you will vote Yes for this but if you want to protect certain nonprofits certain cult Al institutions that maybe are this body will not prioritize at a 57s level then you will Embrace this but I would remind you commissioner Fernandez that recently um at the awards and presentation ceremony when I said you know you're o this is an overregulation you said no no let's do this and then you said you know what we should be able to have the awards and presentation ceremony and this is one of those scenarios where I do think that funding for certain organizations will fall by the wayside if we embrace the 57s vote and that concerns me a lot because um I think we have a very delicate relationship between the city of Miami Beach and several nonprofits um nonprofits like when you died um nonprofits at one time like the mvcdc non institutions like gay pride and I don't ever want to see that funding go away and my big fear is that that is what exactly what this will do okay all this item mayor yeah if I can say all this item requires is a referral to to f so um it's the same it's the same body that's going to be voting on it um commissioner magazine please speak but then please move to the item and I will second it you know so many people ask well how do you go from a $300 million budget to a close to a billion dollar budget over course of a few years and that's by not making hard decisions right and we have all been blessed during our time being elected whether it be uh newly elected or people that have been here for uh a term or two that we've been blessed by a booming economy with uh near double digit property tax increases but we're starting to see signs of that is not going to continue forever and it would be foolish to assume that it is so there will come a point in time where hard decisions need to be made this gives a clear pathway a clear pathway for things that are integral and important to our city like arts and culture funding because it just requires a 5 sevens threshold but the add recurring spending of over $75,000 maybe it will make these organizations go out work harder where they actually have to come and engage in all of us and really sell and really sell uh the merits of that the single largest thing that we all have a responsibility for is to be good stewards of taxpayer money and it would be a dereliction of Duty to continue seeing a billion dollar budget continue to grow and grow without having those hard conversations and this is simply all that this does is it increases the threshold and and things that have just slid through it actually puts the onus on us to truly be good stewards of taxpayer money I make make I'll let you speak commissioner but you've spoken several times in the item I mean we we really need to move these items and I just want to make one correction is that it's not 75,000 it's any recurring funding of 50,000 that's what the that's what this reads so yes and it's 50,000 and if it's outside of the ordinary budget process so if it's in the budget process this does not apply if it's an ordinance or resolution outside of that process that is over 50,000 in recurring expense the 57th would be required I I just feel that this is a a sad day for our nonprofits and arts and culture in Miami Beach when we vote for this 57s threshold I believe that I think it's all been said before yeah well I think what hasn't been said is the reassurance to the nonprofits that this is a a commission that stands by them we have traditionally uh voted unanimously on a lot of these on a lot of these things and uh and and I think and and I think it's a shame that fear is being instilled to lgbtq organizations to organizations that provide Health Services to illegals in our community people of undocumented status this is this is this is about the fiscal policy of our city and being responsible stewards of the taxpayers dollars and that doesn't mean that we won't continue to Advocate and lead and allocate resources to those entities that align with the values of the city of Miami Beach and so while your merits uh your comments do have a certain level of Merit I don't think it's proper for us to be instilling fear in these nonprofit organizations that their funding is in any way in Jeopardy because it's not what is in Jeopardy right now is that by a simple 47th vote the taxpayers dollars can be allocated uh and this just adds an extra layer of protection to the taxpayers without taking anything away to any of the nonprofit institutions that we so value and hold dearly in the city of Miami Beach which we support and hopefully will continue to support I'll second the item I mean I'll move the item Mr Mar a second wait I would just like to answer that very quickly just I I'm not instilling fear we just had a huge contentious item for arts and culture that passed on a 43 vote so if you think that you're not putting arts and culture and certain nonprofits in Peril I would I I would tell you that the only good news is that this could be reversed potentially correct on a 47th vote it doesn't need a 57th to reverse it right because when the funding does get um scrapped we can go back and rectify this so I think we have a a motion in a second and so I think um we're ready to call a vote all I will say is that this just puts the impetus on anybody seeking funding to get their ducks in a row in the normal process there's no there's no issue with coming before us and and making your case and going in the proper process and get the funding that is necessary and that it let's call the vote actually it is a public hearing and I have uh Wayne on Zoom Wayne you have two minutes please state your name and address Wayne Roberts the um I'm a fiscal conservative in general in life um I I appreciate Joe's uh uh goal um but uh 80% of our our expenses are not uh not adjustable uh they're they're largely for for personnel and and expenses for pensions and operating um we only have a uh a small amount of money for uh discretionary spending um so I appreciate his concern but if if the majority of the commission votes to spend you know at least raise the bar 50,000 is just you know arbitrary and small at least make it 200,000 um or more because it it it says it does the opposite a super majority would uh would uh uh go against uh the the majority of the residents because we elected you as you know in 43 in that respect spending money I could see like like you know developers impacting but lobbying really wouldn't impact those decisions the way other decisions are made well you need a super majority this is strictly the merits of of whatever is in front of us for spending that's discretionary so I don't think a super majority is necessary but at least raise the bar 50,000 is really arbitrarily low uh thank you okay we have a motion in a second Mr Mayor I I actually wouldn't disagree with that uh I don't know if people would be open to my friendly Amendment um of a $100,000 threshold let's just keep it as is I mean it so it will be amended to incorporate the intent which is this applies to items outside of the ordinary budget process and to increase the threshold to 100,000 from 50 so we have a motion on a second the vote so as amended uh commissioner bot yes commissioner Rosen Gonzalez no commissioner Suarez yes commissioner Dominguez yes commissioner magazine yes vice mayor Fernandez yes mayor Miner yes motion is approved the item is approved as amended uh that was item r5r R5 AO R5 AO is in ordance of the mayor and City Commission of City by Beach creating the housing protection ordinance by amending article four entitled rental housing by amending division three entitled termination of tency by amending section 58- 386 entitled written notice or determination of tendency to require residential landlords to provide at least 90 days written notice to the city of proposed increase in tenants monthly rent payments of 10% or more for specified recipients of city services and providing for repealer cability qualification and an effective date this is the first reading is item r5a vice mayor Fernandez thank you Mr Mayor and I am just quickly opening up over here to the item all right uh thank you Mr Mayor uh this this item um seeks to address a situation that many tenants encounter in our city uh tenants who are struggling to to afford Rising rent prices um and associated with the cost of of housing um you know South Florida Miami day county is are one of the least affordable places uh for uh for for residents for people to live live in and especially challenging for individuals uh of lowincome individuals who are in fixed incomes um for seniors and so and so what this item uh would do is that for individuals who are tenants um who have uh vouchers housing vouchers um and and and who are either in properties uh owned by the by the Housing Authority or other type of of affordable housing that they be required to notify the city the landlord be required to notify the office of Housing and Community Services 90 days before any substantial rent increase that's a 10% uh rent increase or or more and the whole purpose of that is uh so that our office of Housing and Community Services can reach out offer them assistance try to help help them find new housing ultimately avoid homelessness which is a great concern that we have in our community I see we have our chief Deputy City attorney here and we have our City attorney as well uh I don't know if you would like to go through um the amendment that we made uh as to the applicability who the 90 who who would need to which which segment of tenants uh with the landlord need to provide us notice for when they are dealing with a increase and I'd like to recognize Rob Ren wal to provide us with that information good afternoon mayor Commissioners uh this uh ordinance is on first reading so it hasn't been presented before so this is the only way you've seen it uh and it is a requirement that uh as the commissioner said that a limited swath of residential landlords pres uh who generally are us and who provide uh subsidized housing uh for low-income people would need to give tenants uh 90day Noti or not t give the city 90 days notice of a rent increase large rent increase so that our uh Housing Office can take steps and uh do what it does to avoid potential situations where these people are thrown out of their subsidized housing and become homeless and this is specifically uh it it in main part helps individuals who rely on vouchers uh who may receive vouchers may be renting in private property uh with those vouchers but nonetheless uh are affected because of their limited income status uh may be affected when they uh when they get hit with a substantial rent increase in this case um the 90day notice would be provided to the city so that the city could then uh reach out to these tenants assess their situation understand their struggles since they are these are in individuals who who do qualify for for for housing assistance for vouchers uh these are the individuals who struggle the most in our society and who might need greater assistance in either trying to find new housing or in the worst of scenarios avoid homelessness and that's and that's the intent of of this it thank you Mr Mayor so I love the intent of this item I guess what's giving me some pause is the notification to the city it's a private it's a private issue uh landlord tenant and we're now asking them to notify by government about something they're they're going to do I'm just wondering and take it or leave it a vice mayor if there's a way to do this with where they'd be required to give some notice that they could contact us for potential Services as opposed to putting the onus on uh on them to reach out to us I would I would say this is drafted specifically to uh not fall within the states recently enacted did Total preemption of the landlord tenant's transaction to local government regulations that did in fact invalidate our previous uh ordinance that required notice to tenants of large uh rent increases this is specifically worded in a way that does not we feel violates the preemption because it only requires a notice to the government to provide services that if we can to help them from not getting kicked out of their Apartments it doesn't in any way interfere or uh insert ourselves into the landlord tenants uh process for instance if the uh landlord does not comply with this ordinance uh under the previous ordinance that the rent increase would not go into effect but now that the preemption has gone into effect we can't do that so if the landlord would not uh comply with the requirements of this ordinance that the rent increase would still go into effect nothing between the landlord and tenant would change uh however there would be a code violation issued for failing to comply with our ordinance so in answer to your question this is really the the only way that we can do a limited amount in light of the state's preemption and if I may Mr Mayor uh this is the very limited amount we can do to help in individuals who are dealing with with with very difficult Financial situations for for example uh over the past four years our office of Housing and Community Services has processed and approved about 822 applications for housing assistance that's Alba's team uh that has done that those are individuals in our city uh that likely would be the most affected uh by by by any sort of rent increase and by their landlords notifying us 90 days before at least Alba's team can reach out to these in individuals see what type of assistance they may need housing assistance they may need so that we don't see them move to other parts of Miami day County that might be uh more affordable to them or Worse see them end up in in the streets that's just Alba's office because separately the Housing Authority which administers the Federal house uh housing Choice voucher programs um we currently have through those 748 Section 8 vouchers with over half of them being utilized by seniors 65 years or older and those tend to be uh in individuals who need ongoing support part of a very vulnerable population uh and uh and this is something that doesn't cost anyone anything in in reality uh notice doesn't cost a landlord anything you just bake it into your timeline and it helps us help people at their moments of greatest need when um when they might not be able to get employment or get a raise uh from their from their employer or they may be dealing with with other challenges it just helps us get get our resources that we're already investing in working quicker to help these people sleep better at night uh knowing knowing that they'll have somewhere State safe to live no and and you may be getting me there uh so thank you for that I I I do want to I don't know if we have statistics on it my impression though is we it's a critical issue housing affordability shortage is no question it's one of the big issues of our time uh certainly locally and and Nationwide but I'm really the part about these individuals becoming homeless in our city I'm not unless we have statis showing it I don't think that's really our homeless population it doesn't mean it's not upending their lives in a big way I just don't think that's they're they're the homeless but um but one could argue also that in part remember we've had 822 applications uh over the past few years that have been uh processed and approved by elba's team and how many of those would have been on the streets had it not been for our efforts of helping these these individuals and and and and part of the reason why it's important is that in a housing market like Miami Beach it's not easy to find landlords that accept these vouchers it's timely it takes time for these vouchers to be processed as well as well for the landlord to be able to accept a voucher and be able to take in a tenant that is using these vouchers and so the earlier you start in the process and trying to find a new home for someone of very limited incomes and seniors and people who are receiving these vouchers the more likely it is number one that we'll find them at home that they won't be displaced outside of our city which is a big issue that we have preserving the the the human fabric of our city and number three making sure that in the worst of situations they don't end up on the streets and and this is a a big credit to the work that Alba team does because that's that's the whole reason of putting this here because we have an unlike any other City we actually have a team of people who are dedicated in making sure that no one ends up in the streets and the sooner we get them working for them we maximize our ability to help these individuals thank you vice mayor commissioner Suarez thank you Mr Mayor so how would the landlords if we pass this how do they know that this is into effect I mean are we sending a notice to landlords um how well the uh we we could send a notice we could uh put a requirement in for second reading to send notice to uh the landlords also just in general the public is presumed under the law to know what you have passed and it's published in the laws uh and there is a presumption that landlords are advised by their lawyers and by uh the people who uh keep them apprised of these things of what the what you have done and so if the the answer is if you want to send them notice we can uh although sending notice to them is not required under the law I think because the intent of the ordinance is to um help the people who are renting in these and if the land Lords know that this has been passed then in effect we're we're we're solving the the issue that we're trying to solve so um with a friendly amendment can we agree to give notice to to the specified land Property Owners yes and and and if I may through the mayor um unfortunately we we didn't reach this item last time I had put an effective date of January 1st what I would want to do is maybe push back the effective date I don't know how much time uh the city manager and the city Administration would need to put out notice uh but between first and second rating I want to work on amending the effective date of the ordinance is again we just we don't want to create a problem for landlords at all uh to the contrary we want to help their tenants uh and while not being owner on the landlords so I think the most responsible thing in addition to what M Suarez has mentioned is delay the effective date uh so that we make sure we do all the proper Outreach and everyone knows of the ordinance right and I'm sorry I I actually misspoke I I wrote this so I should have known this but there there actually is already a 90-day notice period to all landlords and an education period before uh violations are issued okay great um so this is only affecting people who have a voucher the 876 people residents who have the housing vouchers these Rob if you I mean I'm not going to tell you how how many specific as as far as I know we have 822 uh people who have been approved uh for for some sort of housing assistance uh through through Alba's office the Housing Authority has over 700 individuals who have section 8 uh vouchers over half of them are over 65 years of of age uh and I think uh Rob this would apply to other tenants of private uh affordable housing is that correct well it specifically says who receives any Housing Voucher from any government agency who resides in any property owned by the Miami Beach Housing Authority or any other affordable housing provider uh would have to receive the 90-day notice as far as numbers I don't know the answer to that but private landlords a private land landlord that is that that that is that has a tenant with a voucher they would have to provide a 90-day notice yes yes um as I'm glad that you specified that it's only for people receiving Services I think Alba Marcella this could go a long way and us having a database so that when we approach the federal government if we want to increase the amount for each of our vouchers we currently don't have a database of what those rents are and we would that would give us a picture of how many people are receiving rent increases so if you are getting these notices I think that as part of this ordinance you should add in that we create a database and why is that because it's more expensive to live in South Florida than any other place and we already receive a little bit more because of that in terms of our vouchers but if we had the data to go back to the federal government and say you know what we need a vou vure increase um I could you add into this someplace that all data um all you know the DAT the notices that we get be compiled into some sort of database that then the affordable housing advisory committee could potentially use to solicit um increases because that's one of the biggest issues that we're facing let's work on that between first and second reading I don't I don't know what privacy issues may come into into play let us take a look so let's work on that between first and second uh reading is a great suggestion and if there's a way to Incorporated I'll be happy to through the guidance of the attorneys I don't think we need to put you know build like like building names but you know if you had like an address and look at the percentage increase year-over year this is increasing 20% and you guys are increasing our vouchers based Peg to CIP you know so um that's one of the the largest issues that we're facing and it could actually work in our favor in terms of getting more money for our rental assistance program um the database could work for increasing our c g DB what cdbg cdb community block grant fund CBG funding okay so I would I would add that in between first and second and congratulations Rob what ises state law regarding the the requirement of notice to Renters of a rent increase uh well if you want to change a tendency that where there's a lease then when the lease ends you're required by state law to give notice that you're either not going to renew it or you're going to change it if if you're if you're going month to month you're required to give 15 days notice of either what you're doing or the like you're raising the rent or you're ending the tenancy if the rent is raised over a certain amount is there a it's not really a certain amount uh it's just a time period for month-to-month tencies you have to give 15 days notice okay move you have a motion in a second I move the item second I'm going to support you today uh thank you made a compelling argument I'll still think about it between now and second reading I'll work on more compelling arguments I have a motion by commissioner Suarez second vice mayor Fernandez commissioner bot sorry my colleague was beating me up uh yes for me commissioner magazine yes commissioner Dominguez yes commissioner swarz yes vice mayor Fernandez yes commissioner Rosa Gonzalez yes mayor Miner yes the item is approved with direction that the effective date be looked at between first and second reading and database possibility be looked at during first between first and second readings that's R5 AO thank you colleagues it's called R5 a as in Paul be fun R5 AP is an norance of the mayor and City Commissioner City M Beach Florida amending chapter 2 of the code of the city of M Beach en tile Administration article 6 procurement division 3 contract procedures by creating section 2379 to be entitled prohibition on City contracts with campaign Consultants to prohibit the city from Contracting with an individual or entity which has within a defined period of time prior to the issuance of a competitive solicitation for or execution of the contract with the city perform services for compensation to a candidate for City elected office and provide for a waiver and providing for repealers of ability qualification and effective date this is a first reading R5 AP soon to be vice mayor bot um no Alex still has two weeks to enjoy the festivities um so this is kind of a companion piece to something that we brought um that I brought early in my tenure as a commissioner and my colleagues asked supportively um we don't want to tell anybody what they can can or can't do on their personal time when it comes to politics obviously um however I don't think it's appropriate for people who are getting paid to work on campaigns for um commission whether it's a commissioner or mayoral campaign and then either serve on a committee or um get a contract with uh the city as a vendor um it's one thing if you're a volunteer it's another another thing if you're paid operative in any fashion so that is what this intends to um codify that um that we will not be uh hiring anybody who has worked on a commission campaign within the last two years what commission meaning Commissioners or mayor like any of the seven spots uh commissioner magazine commissioner Suarez commissioner bot uh commend you for this um you and I Shar uh stories as we're going through the campaign process and just kind of our our disgust and horror with some of the things that uh that we also also I think we collectively we' all brought some some items to kind of clean up the uh the election process so commend you on this would want to be sure that uh there's not an exploitation of a loophole um so how are you defining campaign Consultants uh could we essentially broaden this to say anybody that has paid for election Services uh through either a a campaign under a pack 100% yes commiss Suarez so you know one person comes to mine that uh has worked on the last mayoral campaign valerina veret right so is she going to be excluded moving forward after we pass this is it retroactive because she she does she's going to be a a vendor for the city for some of the homeless Services I see our City attorney uh closer to the mic is not a retroactive ordinance if she works on the next campaign then she would be precluded or the city would be precluded from Contracting with her organization um for a period of two years after that and and this would also preclude any board um assignments that's we already enacted that earlier this year okay so any any payment to any individual for any sort of campaign um through either an entity or direct payment to the person yeah and listen I don't want to keep any of our residents from putting um their efforts behind a candidate they support so if they want to knock doors if they want to stand at City Hall creating the gauntlet that voters have to run through if they want to host an event um at their home and you know whatever they want to do as individuals and as volunteers more power to them um but if you are paid in any way from a campaign for um anybody running for office at City Hall whether it's commissioner or mayor um within the last two years then we're not going to can I can I just make a an amendment a friendly Amendment then if if they are currently not in the city um either on a board or a vendor um can we make it retroactive meaning let's say someone did get paid for the last election but they don't currently sit on a board they are currently not a city vendor they would also be proc included from um I think that's this item City attorney right so so just to make sure that it's not retroactive to this upcoming election season it you know if someone's already sitting on a board and they have been paid in the past then they get grandfathered in well believe that the prior ordinance that was adopted um provides that if you are sitting on a board and you wish to work on a campaign for pay then you it is considered an automatic um you know revocation of your of your board membership or you know you're you're basically tendering your resignation but in terms of retroactive this ordinance is not intended to be retroactive it's only perspective so if you currently have a contract with the city um that contract is not affected it would only be a future contract entered into after January 1 of 2025 so um you know I guess if you if you worked on the um campaign in 2023 then for a period of two years you would not be able to contract with the city so it does capture certain individuals who worked on campaigns in 2023 commissioner Rosa Gonzalez this apply to unions somehow because I feel like they contribute to campaigns okay certain un like unions contribute to these campaigns and then and while they're not contracted and then they come before us with a city contract so what's the difference between that and you know maybe there should be a Prohibition on on that to eliminate you know the UN that it's I don't see any differ we don't pay the unions though pardon we're not paying the unions well we're entering into contracts with the unions but this and you know and they're not being paid but they are working on these campaigns and some unions are contributing significant amounts of of money to these campaigns this only applies if if the individual who is engaged by the campaign is being paid so if a volunteer if they if they volunteer that's fine if there's no compensation but I think it should also there should be some sort of loophole in terms of the compensation followed by the contract agreement I mean I think it's just convoluted to punish some people but not the obvious big contracts massive hundreds of million dollar contracts that are coming before us um and other I mean I I I don't know what the law is surrounding that and I'm not saying that I'm I'm talking in terms of you know compensation and you know no so let let's hear from my colleagues and well commissioner bot so my understanding I wouldn't know because I was not endorsed by either the fire department or or the fire Union or the police Union so I would have no direct knowledge of this but my understanding is that um that they volunteer the the the individual firefighters and police officers volunteer their time and whatever a person does on his or her own dime about donating to a a campaign that's fine I my understanding is that the unions don't donate money to campaigns they they um endorse or don't endorse and that's it there's no there's no money involved I but I don't know so maybe but that's not this item commissioner magazine it yeah so it would actually be the other way around so unions actually would be captured on this if a campaign paid a union right that doesn't happen to my knowledge uh but correct you know this wouldn't prohibit somebody from donating to a campaign and then receiving contract or volunteering receiving Contracting Services what cannot happen though is a campaign pay somebody essentially employ somebody and then if that person is elected goes out and gets a contract uh campaigns are are not paying unions nor should they and in fact if a campaign would pay a union uh for an endorsement that's actually would be captured under that umbrella correct uh commissioner Suarez had his hand up before and then vice mayor Fernandez just to make a a another friendly Amendment I'd like it to be two and a half years instead of two I I defer to my colleagues to see what the appetite is I mean y two and a half Y3 I mean yeah I I I would like to go to four in in all honesty but I I think if we want to you know I think just two years a delay is not enough but I think well my my intent on This was um and I'd like to hear from my colleagues and and from the city attorney is said we have elections every two years and so that seems like a fair cleanup time so that you can sit out one election and get involved in another and and and just leave it at that I that yeah that exactly my point that's why I think it you you let a full election cycle go through and that's why I wouldn't want to have the two and a half years or two years and a quarter to really you know remove any sort of uh conflicts of interest when does the twoe start running it starts it starts running at the conclusion of the election I would capture it but it would start at the end of the election correct so if you were paid before the election then it wouldn't be captured it's two years prior to the issuance of a competitive solicitation or execution mayor just saying but it has to if you could it applies to any individual or entity who's done paid work for a campaign within the two years prior to the city's issuance of a procurement or the execution of a contract but I guess my question is let's say that the campaign donate uh the is made in in August is it capture from August or from the end of the election November if the let's say the the individual worked for a campaign in August but stopped working for the campaign uh after August then the date would be August it's not through the through the election cycle okay so two two and a half years would would be better captured then sure right because if you're like let's say they worked on that campaign that person won and then they want to you know so let me Nick maybe you can help me um so we have cases where somebody filed to run you know 18 20 months before the election the two years would still would capture that it so this only applies to to to someone who's done doing paid work for the campaign right so so so the candidate could file two years out but if they don't no no but even so so they file two years out and you know 18 months into it they've or you know they file whatever but so they they've hired a person to start working with them on marketing materials for and then that person comes and says I'd like to do a marketing materials contract with the city that they would have a two-year uh clock starting you know when they finish doing paid work for the campaign uh it the a two-year clock would start where they could not see City contract so it's from so it's from when they finish rather than when they start yes that's how it's draft that's how it's drafted so if we extend it to two and a half years that captures a little bit Yeah more yeah that's right yeah okay okay Mr Mayor oh vice mayor Fernandez thank you um so I just have a few questions okay so we have we already have a similar ordinance as in place for boards and committees is that correct yes similar yes okay what does the one about the boards and committees say the as I understand it the boards and committee's ordinance indicates that if you are on a border committee and you wish to participate in a campaign for pay then you must tender or it is considered a tender of your resignation from the border committee what's not retroactive or was that proactive I'm going to ask Nick cerges to weigh in I'm sorry I miss the boards and committee ordinance is it retroactive or prospective it would have been prospective to uh new appointees after that after the or ordinance took effect and so this is similar this this item is similar but it relates specifically to vendors to to to vendors okay I'm just gonna put it out there I don't like it I think it I think if someone could volunteer I think I think a lot of times people would volunteer and the reality is a lot of the people who who got paid um when you look at these reports a lot of them are older people um and and and I don't like it but let's put that aside we have entities in our city um that have been paid by by these campaigns uh for example there's an accountant in North Beach a prominent uh accountant in North Beach that has been hired by many of our campaigns to be the accountant for our campaigns under the law that we passed he can no longer serve on a board and Committee in our city we have in essence silenced a resident from participating in our Civic process because we hired him uh to be our campaign accountants or let's say we decide to have an event at a local establishments in Miami Beach would the city now be prohibited from engaging in any business with this establishment in in the city for for a for a two-year period okay Not only would the person not be able to serve on a board and committee they also wouldn't be able to serve on a committee I mean they wouldn't be able to they wouldn't be able to serve on a committee and they wouldn't be able to do business with the city right okay I you know I get where this is coming from but like for example I'm seeing our ad hoc nightlife task force I see probably at least two people possibly more than two people that would be disqualified based on the prior ordinance that we've adopted and just scanning just through some of the um of the people that are listed on expenditure reports not people entities entities in our community let's let's go no further let's go to Banks if I use JP Morgan in my for my campaign JP Morgan will no longer be able to to to handle our City's accounts is that Nick if the campaign paid that's an interesting question if the campaign paid uh JP Morgan you know let's say Bank fees um I I think there's a case to be made that they would be subject to the prohibition now we have Incorporated a waiver on a on a on a 5 SS vote but I I think that's right and so and so you know these are things being done with good intentions with the most ethical and upright of intentions and and I support the intentions I don't necessarily support policy because I do think it comes with unintended consequences there are good people subject matter experts on committees that if we truly were abiding by by by um by the spirit of the ordinance that we already passed once they wouldn't be able to serve on some of our committees that we've Rec that we've recently created if we were abiding by that spirit and I don't know if a waiver was granted for any of these but and then separately it's going to create issues with establishments accountants attorneys Banks and other entities that we hire and especially I know that as a you know when I was running for office as much as I could I try to keep the money in the city so like if I was you know buying buying food let's say I was buying food to take to the seniors somewhere I'm not gonna go to to a bakery on 8th Street to buy pastelitos you know I'm gonna I'm going to go to the bakery in Miami Beach to buy pastelitos you know or whatever else it might it might be and so now we start to put our residents and our businesses at a disadvantage out of very well-intended policy policies and so I really I I didn't like the first ordinance we passed I don't like this one uh because I think we're hurting good people as a result of a few that we might not like the actions that a few did and also does this apply to employees city employees no no okay all right good because you know I I do know that a number of us you know have over the years you know hired aids to work for us that have previously worked in in campaigns you know and that you know that and that and those are cases in which individuals are actually like in the government themselves in the system themselves it's not even outsourced or contracted people that actually work for us in our offices there's a few people there's a few people who I promise mayor justify me because I I don't believe the the sponsor's intent was to was to capture all these different types of of businesses I think we could amend the ordinance to limit it to individuals or entities who performed caining services and I know the intent was not to cover you know Banks accounting services or or legal services but commissioner I happen to like the item you you raised some good points vice mayor but here's a question so are are you saying vice mayor you're a question if you if you uh pay a restaurant for example to have an event does that preclude the owner of the restaurant from participating on a board um under the other under the other ordinance um so the other ordinance is drafted broadly services for compensation so it's but I will say the other ordinance requires a sitting board member to to resign if they've been engaged by a campaign to do paid work but I I guess to the mayor's point for example this ordinance says a principal or officer of the business entity right they can so so so so so in that sense you know if you know they can't engage in business does it applied the same way with the boards and and committees it's it's it's broad yeah it's just as broad Services which is commissioner Suarez and commissioner Rosen Gonzalez which is more broad this ordinance or the board Comm they're both as broad okay and just just so everyone's clear that the boards and committees that was another item that was passed right and and this is simar this right but this is for like payments right this is for money from taxpayer dollars to uh some of these individuals and so although the boards and committees yes I can understand a little bit more I guess leway would be reasonable for that but this is for money and I think it is hold to a higher standard um I certainly understand there there there are certain individuals who um you know you know who who who do work for campaigns and who might be precluded uh but there's a lot of Nefarious people in the election process and and I I think we we saw that firsthand I mean I certainly did um and I continue to see some uh that get paid you know over $110,000 on on some of these campaigns um and we all know who that is and I think that you know people like that should 100% be excluded from uh receiving any sort of money uh from the City Commissioner Rosa Gonzalez so for example commissioner fernandz you recently had an item about um the save dat foundation and their um social media campaign right and so the city is that a contract defined by this because for example if uh let's say that you go through save and you know your campaign purchases a ticket or gives some money to save then you can't possibly support that organiz that that organization cannot enter into a contract with the city I I I mean I guess I would be okay with that I think we have I think before we pass it I'd like to find out how many people it applies to and what the implications would be would you consider deferring for one month while we kind of see who who does this apply to I'd like to look and see how many you know because I've seen stuff before I I didn't necessarily agree with it by the way if it's a foundation arm of something or not um I'm not opposed to it because I understand where you're coming from so if I may um to address everybody's feedback and and vice mayor Fernandez I appreciate your you've raised some excellent point so what I would like to do is call the vote and between first and second reading have the legal team work work with the legal team to um fine-tune this because it is it is not a desired unintended consequence or intended consequence to um you know if somebody buys pastelitos from the local bakery to you know that that you know that's that's not the goal or the bank or you know we're talking about individuals who who um work for campaigns and and provide specific Services as part of the campaigns whether it's a being a you know whatever it is individuals not entities and organizations right it's not established businesses so this is first reading I would like to call the vote and and have the the time in between the next now and the next reading to fine-tune it and come back with something um a little slightly more narrow to elay some of the concerns that were raised no this is this is an amendment to the procurement code correct I'll second call the vote motion by commissioner bot seconded by commissioner Suarez commissioner Suarez yes commissioner Dominguez yes commissioner Rosen Gonzalez yes commissioner bot yes commissioner magazine yes vice mayor Fernandez yes mayor Miner yes motion carries so we are approving this as is with instructions to come back with amendments during Second reading correct correct okay so second reading public heing schedule for December 11th what's that uh our Fraternal Order police you finished Ralph yes sir uh Bobby Hernandez has to good morning mayor Commissioners Mr Carpenter Mr depo and Granado I just want a point of clarification I've never received the dime the union has never received a dime from anybody running for for office and we also don't contribute money to any packs all we have is our word when you get to put a nice little fop emblem on your flyer and we we create a retro up sorry a reciprocal relationship working together that's all we do I don't know if that's even there's even a cost factor to that but that's what we do there's no money exchanged we don't contribute to packs I just want to put that in rer so TV 77 can see it thank you thank you uh it's 12:16 good time to call for lunch let's take uh we've been working through lunch in the last SE monthly meeting so let's take an hour break we'll reconvene at 1:15 e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e first for for for he he heyy hey hey he he he please take your seats the meeting is about to begin remember to speak into the microphone as this meeting is being recorded for public record please stand by we are going on air in 5 4 3 2 1 welcome back to our commission meeting afternoon session we will start the sutnik hour thank you mayor our first virtual speaker is Lori Beckham Lori you have two minutes please state your name and address please hello Lori I'm here on behalf of South Beach Jazz Festival and power access 1616 Michigan Avenue to invite all of you and all residents and guests to Miami Beach to our upcoming season of music with a mission first we have December 1st we will be joining once again the Normandy Fountain Festival of Lights presenting South Beach Jazz Festival artist Ricky Williams then on December 13th with the Lincoln Road bid we have holiday joy and Jazz with the fabulous Mariel apps then the Big Show which is our signature event the 99th annual South Beach Jazz Festival January 9th through 10th 9th through 12th excuse me at venues throughout Miami Beach we will have 20 activations and performances throughout the city from fena to the bass Collins Park Miami Beach Bandell and Lincoln Road please visit us at soie jazz festival.com we want to bring extra special attention to a lifetime opportunity to see the legendary Eddie paulm and his Latin jazz band at the Miami Beach Bandell on Saturday January 11th bringing an artist of this magnitude the city is made possible through the city of Miami Beach sponsorship and we have a resident discount of 20% for that show and that is SB JF mb20 you can also see that on our website and we have a full performances of free concerts throughout the city as well thank you all so much thank you so much next please go ahead you have two minutes say your name and address please thank you uh my name is HRA soan from 1335 Drexel and I would like to address the mayor and the Commission in regards to um VAR safety concerns that are happening at the Miami Beach Adult Educational Center um right on drexo um well cats have been killed or murdered I will say in that area uh due to many things due to the lack of um light that is appropriate in the parking area uh the streets are extremely dark and as well as the valet parking company that they're um uh their Reckless drivings um it's very unsafe in the area especially in a school zone so I you know what I would like to um uh ask and urge the uh the commission and the mayor is to immediate act to take action to enforce restricted sped limits and safer driving practices among valet employees within school grounds additional review and security measures such as ensuring the presence and functionality of surveillance cameras can prevent similar tragedies in the future thank you for your attention thank you so much is there anyone else who wishes to speak mayor there's no one on Zoom there's no one in the audience we may proceed okay let's call R9 AF r9a is discuss take action our bosle traffic plan this was uh requested by the mayor and co-sponsor by commissioner magazine thank you co-sponsor so I put this item on I think it's on all of our minds uh it's a signature event our basle we love having it here it's uh we are going to be the global center of the art world for the next couple of weeks and uh which is great but it comes with at a cost with it uh extensive traffic I think most of our residents understand the uh the trade-off but at the same time they expect us uh to do our utmost to alleviate I know there is a comprehensive plan I know we've talked about some things uh in the last couple days as well just want to go through it what we can uh what we can improve upon last year there was a a robust uh presence out there it was still uh a disaster and I'd like to hear not only what our plan is but what what differences and improvements we're making from this year as opposed to last year so if I could jump in mayor yes please Eric okay so um you will be seeing uh in your email inboxes an LTC that I signed literally 15 minutes ago uh very shortly uh with our artweek Miami Beach uh complimentary multimodal Transportation plan um it's important to note that this is completely um due to a budget enhancement that you all were willing to put through in the budget process this year in the fiscal year 25 that allowed us to expand the services that we've provided in years past including offering water taxi services we are doing an inner loop and an outer loop with a sprinter van um that will connect both the art venues here in the city of Miami beach with art venues in the city of Miami with Park and Ride facilities as well as with the water taxi landing area in Sunset Harbor um that will all be operating um uh from Wednesday December 4th to Saturday December 7th 10:00 a.m. to midnight and on Sunday December 8th from 10: a.m. to 10 p.m. the water taxi service will run every 15 minutes um and the shuttle hours will mirror the water taxi services um the outer loop as we're referring to it has two stops in Miami Beach uh one at the conen ion Center and one at the parking garage at 42nd in Royal Palm as well as two stops in the city of Miami at Northeast 29th Street and North Miami Avenue and Northeast 38th Street and First Avenue also parking garages that will allow people to park and ride to be able to get into the City of Miami Beach and move within the city of Miami Beach without having to bring their um their personal vehicles and then the in Loop will provide shuttles that have stops at Collins Avenue between 10th and 11th the convention center Collins Avenue and 22nd Street Royal Palm and 42 at the garage Collins Avenue and 46th Street Collins Avenue and 32nd Street and the water taxi at pury Avenue um these are meant to be interrelated services with with the day-to-day Miami Beach Trolley that will still be operating and our freebie services that will be running on extended hours from 8:00 am to midnight during that time period um we have a uh a website www.web.com which has all of this information regarding the transportation options and obviously the City of Miami Beach has our transit app which will be giving you real time information on our trolley and freebie Services um we obviously also would suggest if it's within your purview um and you're interested to make use of our miles of green bike lanes and convenient bicycle parking throughout Miami Beach as well as our city bike program the metrs service um and using our um our many many sidewalks to get two and around without having to use your vehicle Eric can you touch on the uh police presence traffic uh flow uh Public Safety specialist drone technology that we plan on using absolutely so I'll jump ahead to that um so we will be doing 17 hours of traffic monitoring from 7:00 a.m. to midnight on on Wednesday December 4th through Saturday December 7th um after those dates the monitoring services will continue 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Miami Beach police department will be utilizing Its Real Time Intelligence Center and they will have enhanced Staffing Resources not just here in the city center area but also along the 41st Street Corridor as well as other critical areas around the city that are being um determined in real time time regarding uh by means of our more than uh 800 camera views Citywide um we will also be implementing a traffic plan to reduce cut through traffic in the Palm View B Bayshore and lower North Bay Road neighborhoods um we'll be issuing traffic text alerts as warranted to notify the public of major roadway incidents and we are going to be using a multi-channel marketing campaign to promote not just art week Miami beach but also emphasizing the convenience of free Transportation options to ensure easy access to all activities uh the campaign will be promoted via bus shelters garage elevator posters dedicated art week Miami Beach shuttle wraps and a trolley wrap um if I could Chief we ready I could mayor just one last thing um the heaviest travel times are going to be weekday afternoons as we get closer to the weekend Wednesday Thursday Friday are probably going to be our worst evening rush hour days if there's any option for individuals out there in the community to not be on the streets during those times we certainly would appreciate any help that they can provide also want to make sure everyone knows that we will be um demobilizing uh construction contracts and opening uh two-lane traffic in any of the locations where we currently have lane closures I.E the Venetian Causeway um we will not be able to completely demobilize from that location but we will have two-way traffic and no detours starting Tuesday December I believe it's Tuesday December third so Eric how do we ensure compliance last year for example the 63rd Street Bridge went up literally at around five o'clock one of the days backed up traffic for hours and for Miles I mean so we had all these plans in place and we don't control the 63rd Street bridge and obviously it threw I mean my phone and my blood pressure was like going out of control understood and we are communicating with both the county and the state um they are very well aware of the understanding and the expectations um we do have the commitment to lock down the Venetian C Causeway drawbridge um and Jose maybe you can talk a little bit about what the commitments we have from those outside agencies um but I also wanted to make sure everyone was aware Florida Power and Light who is doing the directional boore on Fifth Street and the MacArthur Causeway will be removing the westbound closures during the peak days of art week however they will need to keep one lane of traffic eastbound um closed during period vice mayor Fernandez thank you Mr Mayor um in past years we've passed resolutions urging um the county we've urged FDL we've urged FPL AT&T and other utilities to seize their ongoing construction activity on uh State and County uh high impact uh corridors during art week uh we need to make sure that they continue to seize that activity uh with no lane closures and to the extent that they're our roads putting aside the county and the state roads and our roads I think we need to direct that there will be no lane closures uh at all in the past we've passed uh Citywide construction moratorium uh to suspend all construction related activities within the City owned a public rideways our roads our sidewalks and Lan closures I think we need to do the same again because even just one lane closed it happened happened yesterday uh I was trying to get up to North Beach and the city manager responded quickly and thankfully our our our Police Department was able to mobilize quickly but it happened yesterday literally in the middle of rush hour in the middle of rush hour two lanes two lanes blocked cing backup traffic in the middle of rush hour I mean it and and right as we're in in the middle of our you know busy time of of of the day so I don't know I really think that we need to send a very strong message that we cannot have any of these lane closures uh because it does just one lane closure will bring our city to a standstill yeah no yeah we need to do it so I don't know how do we convey this in the best way so we've already notified thank you uh we've already notified all of the contractors that we will be issuing a moratorium starting the Monday of art week through that following Sunday um we've gotten most of the folks to confirm that they will be able to do what we're asking of them the one exception that we've gotten push back on is the fpnl project on Fifth Street where they committed to opening the westbound Lanes but they do claim that they need to have one eastbound Lane the inner eastbound lane closed at the intersection of Michigan so we will redouble our efforts with them and express to them how important it is that that lane be open obviously you know they're invoking safety I I want to be a little cautious before I commit to something when they're claiming that it's a safety concern and and if I could just follow up with um what are the expected peak times we know it's Wednesday Thursday Friday that's when we anticipate to be the busiest time days what during those days what are the busiest times 300 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 3 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the past uh the ven the East venician Bridge uh closure uh was from 4: to 7:00 p.m. uh and in past years we've had to in the middle of art week reach out to the county ask the county please extended uh past 7 PM um Mr Mayor if we could ask Jose what what uh what are the commitments from the county on the East bridge closure um just to know you know what what are they committing to right now good afternoon Mr Mayor Commissioners Jose Gonzalez Transportation director and interim parking director so um several months ago we started working with the Coast Guard fot and Miami date County uh and requested lock down of the Venetian Causeway Bridge the East Bridge of the Venetian Causeway Bridge as well as the 63rd Street Bridge the Coast Guard uh approved our request to lock down the Venetian Causeway Bridge and it's from 300 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday December 4 through Saturday December 7 and on Sunday the last day of of art week it's 3 PM to 7 P.M so they did approve the extended hours dur that's the Coast Guard the the coast the Coast Guard yes okay is that for both 63rd Street and for only for the East drawbridge of the Venetian Causeway that is the only one that uh the Coast Guard approved the Coast Guard reviewed our request to lock down the 63rd Street bridge and our request was was denied I mean with all due respect to the Coast Guard I invite them to sit in that traffic I mean obviously it would be open up if there were an emergency and or some kind of National Security crisis but it's absurd that we don't have control over this bridge and we need to really be yeah look what happened Friday I think malfunction and literally caused kids were sitting at school buses for four or five hours I think we need to reach out to Senator Scott's office I think Senator Scott might be someone that might be able to assist us with with this this does fall under Federal jurisdiction and I think you know we should probably engage our federal lobbyists in reaching out to the Senator's office and seeing and seeing what assistance they can provide us because it it does caused a significant uh Interruption it's a public safety hazard commissioner Rosen Gonzalez um Jose I'm wondering why we didn't include the Tuesday because everybody arrives on the Tuesday and then the fair opens on a Wednesday so it starts to get really bad on Tuesday could we add Tuesday to all of those plans because I know for a fact that it's just going to be miserable and that's when people first arrive so they arrive they can't even get to their hotels you know um anyway you could add on a day I mean I know that's you've been working on it for a while but at this point I don't think it would hurt to put in a request we can we can certainly request that I know that the the ads there are advertisements notices that are requ IR ired by the federal government uh to let the you know the maritime uh traffic know of these restrictions those um Those ads are already they're already out but we will request for uh Tuesday request for Tuesday as well I would because Tuesday is already pretty bad commissioner bot um going forward uh for next year and years uh forward can we plan to incorporate Tuesday into our plans um especially that's when all the vessages are are for the super high-end events and there super fancy people come in and Monday it's a whole drama so um we should just plan going forward um um that we that we incorporate that because our residents will be affected by um the super fancy people going to super fancy fun events and we don't want to put our residents into that and to that end um Bayshore neighborhood is dramatically impacted and it's not just the southern end of Bayshore it's anybody on any of the side streets um you know the the streets get blocked up people don't give any regard for um for stop signs Chief Jones maybe that's something you could um have some of your Public Safety officers on the lookout for the stop signs in the in the intermediate area um in in the intermediate neighborhood um I remember living there and just not being able to get out of my driveway for hours on end so it's not just that you know the par closest to the golf course and and Dade Boulevard is all the way throughout especially as you get closer to 41st Street one more question commissioner Rosen Gonzalez then commissioner magazine what seems to have gotten dramatically wor what seems to have gten dramatically worse lately is 17th and Alton you just can't get past it it's like it's torture you you don't want to get in that loop I don't know what's going on I know the construction on West is is impacting it but are do we have that under control because yeah um good afternoon Wayne Jones please Chief um so I I lived through that just yesterday actually and because of complaints that's been been funnel through most of you mayor and commission um we have changed how we deal with 17th Street in fact I was so excited leaving work yesterday around 6 p.m. and and trying to get to the other side of the bay via 17th Street I I saw one of my motor sergeants and two motor offices on 7 Street Corridor uh at Alton Road and and then just east of Alton Road and traffic was flowing beautifully beautifully and then I got to where the standard is and the bridge went up I was stuck for 20 minutes yeah and so sometimes despite our very best efforts and moving traffic along there are things we can't control like a bridge going up um so under normal circumstances um irregardless of the traffic that art B is going to bring but under normal circumstances the raising of a bridge during rush hour is really painful for our residents trying to navigate throughout the city and we don't have we don't have a similar agreement with the Coast Guard to to shut down that part of the Venetian during rush hour kind of like we do on 63rd on a regular basis I don't I don't think so no how come we don't if we were able to do that with 63rd Street why can't we do that with the Venetian too which agreement you took because he Jose is saying they're not going they're going to they're not dur during bosel but like we have an agreement right now on 63rd Street that during rush like peak hours of traffic they shut down they don't open the bridge between like what is it 9: and what is it 8 correct it's on a it's on a schedule and it does not open during weekday peak hours so for the Venetian Bridge we we had that conversation with the Coast Guard they're open to to reviewing our request but they asked for a traffic analysis so uh this PH school year we received the funds to be able to do the traffic study for the Venetian similar to what we did for 63rd Street that the outcome was successful we hope to uh follow that same path for the East Bridge the East Venetian Causeway Bridge Okay commissioner magazine appreciate it Jose thank you for your commitment that there won't be a bad traffic this year I appreciate that I say that in our off in my office earlier this week appreciate your commitment for that um you know the one thing that we really need to figure out is simplistically how to have less cars on the road and a lot of that is through public and uh ride share services and things like that and I think it could be too late for this year but are there possibilities that we can explore either for this year going forward to have dedicated kind of car pooling Lanes right and I am thinking either the shoulders of the mccarthur or the Venetian or things like that because just human nature if it is going to if people are going to be stuck in traffic getting from here to the Pres Art Museum uh they're going to take a big uh SUV as a single Rider as opposed to a ride share the only reason they're going to get into a ride share is if they know that that is a more convenient way to get there and the way to essentially make that in sanitize that behavior is to essentially have a dedicated Lane where traffic really began getting snarled is when uh the city of Miami put uh design Miami right at the mouth of the Venetian on the other side so it creates a tremendous bottleneck so even more reason um you know if there would be golf carts or something along those lines the almost the pass you know the passenger golf carts that would be able to have a dedicated shoulder or something like that um you're not biased you can't you can't use your golf yeah that falls into yeah that falls under the Contracting Services what if I take my campaign sign off uh um but we we need to think of ways to disincentive tize people to be a single Rider in an SUV going from one show to another or from our city to the city of Miami uh and that's going to take some really Creative Solutions you know whe whether it's I hate to ever use the word ban but you know not allow single use ride shars or something along those lines uh I would rather lead with a carrot and a stick and you know have one lane of traffic be dedicated to ride share services that are you know M multi-e or things like that almost think it kind to the carpool lane in uh in Los Angeles but we need to really think of ways to encourage or in sanitize Behavior the people instead of six different SUVs we have one single Sprinter van or golf cart that are getting uh people from one place to another sure and Mr May if I may address some of commissioner Magazine's points uh commissioner I think you hit the nail on the head uh but I am happy to report that our outer shuttle our it it's it'll be a a you know a bus type vehicle but it will operate on the shoulders of the Julia tutle Causeway there's a dedicated space for buses to operate along the shoulder of the Julia tutle Causeway and that's from end from the Miami end to the Miami Beach end all the way to 41st um so that absolutely that dedicated uh shoulder lane will be in use by all of our um Transit Vehicles the outer loop is the loop that's connecting the art fairs and parking garages in the city of Miami with uh the convention center here in our city uh to to your point about the car pooling absolutely we're also looking at um within our own organization incentivizing promoting uh car pooling of all employees uh um first and foremost employees who can work remotely who are not essential and can work from you know can fulfill their duties from home we'll be encouraged to do so those employees that do need to report to work where um and will be incentivizing and promoting car pooling and we're in the process of uh developing that plan trying to match people if you will starting with um employees within the same departments and then you know we'll we'll go from there but that's one of the strategies that we're using to both reduce vehicular trips as well as the demand on on our parking garages in this area and in fact just one quick follow Mr Mayor and then I'll turn over the floor and I also think I think we're really scratching the surface this year uh next year take it a step further really engaging some of the significant hotels the the F and the W that have these large events or have large amounts of visitors really getting them to kind of have some sort of communal uh commuting to our key points to uh the convention center instead of having 30 SUVs all pull into the fena to pick up two people and bring them to uh art basil at the convention center you know they have some sort of schedule every half hour uh where they have some sort of ride share Services where they're pooling um all with the goal everything should be looked in the lens of how to reduce the number of cars on the road right we we can have all these Traffic Solutions have our incredible police out there uh do the the bridges it boils down to having less cars on the road and we need to have have a way to do that before I turned over to our commissioner Dominguez who asked to speak um I had actually brought an item a couple of years ago before you were elected to have a resident only lane for high impact weekends but unfortunately it passed this commission the chief and uh or the former Chief maybe it was at the time and and chief Virgil worked on it for six months our commission approved it but fot would not allow it because it' have to start on the causeway the other thing um and we'll see how things play out this year I believe you were we were working on this together vice mayor Fernandez about whether because art basle is literally become just a portion of what art week is and have we overexpanded so I'm looking at this carefully this year because it gets to a point where our city is at overc capacity it's it's there I mean these are just facts we all know it there are ambulances that couldn't get through last year luckily as far as I know nobody was harmed by it but it's it's it's a it's a significant issue um I'm going to turn over to I have some questions for you Chief in a bit but uh commissioner Dominguez thank you mayor um well I I wanted to thank the city manager because when he and I had met uh about six her seven weeks ago and the topic came up he indicated that there was nothing off the table you were looking at traffic plans and um later today I'll read more in depth on everything in the LTC but I really appreciate it and Jose thank you so much also for dedicating all of your time to find alternatives on land and sea and um even bicycles are listed in here so thank you I really appreciate that and chief Jones um thank you as well because I know that it's a a very difficult week and on um there's a lot of construction going on and I've been seeing all along 17th which is an artery that gets very very congested especially during high impact days uh your team is out I see them out and uh running around and really making a difference in the traffic so thank you Ros Gonzalez Jose I know we have a water taxi I'm very excited about the water taxi that's taking us across the bay but what about something going up and down Indian Creek that goes all the way up to the 63rd Street Bridge potentially under it without making it open and then you know stops at it Eden Rock fountain blue you know Soho like why not exploit not exploit but utilize Indian Creek is it too late to get some sort of uh taxi that we just put a little Banner on that says our bosle and have people going if you do that that that will alleviate a lot of traffic and is is there potential for that do we have a budget for that I heard Tanya wants to get money from the CRA to fund the water ta SE to North Beach and I'm just kidding sure we can find it an easy cor I mean that would make for a very easy corporate sponsor I me yeah I I don't see why I mean and I by the way I think residents will love it because you have all of those iconic mansions and homes uh you know the hotels will appreciate it could we can you get under 41st Street how high what's the draw on the 41st Street Bridge yeah there there are boats that can go underneath there I a boat that could go under 43rd Street and you could get all the way to 23rd to the end over there can you imagine without would do people will just get off and they can walk there they can walk to the bass Museum they can walk to the W we would eliminate so much traffic we have to get a we should just do it this year I mean I know it's last minute but why not get the the water taxi guy who has those boats and just let's let's at least one more boat and just try how many boats do we need to make it work I guess you need two there are about four four Water Taxi vessels to um to be able to provide 15minute frequency of service which is the goal what would that cost and is it too late to do it well it definitely a lot of potential there with water taxi service operating along the west coast of our city we are looking into that as part of the procurement that we're putting together for uh water taxi service um the issue is not so much the vessels I'm sure there are vessels I'm sure they are operators the issue is more the docking locations and they need to be suitable they need to be permitted for such use and that does require more of a a heavy lift and we're going through it as part of the overall Water Taxi procurement that we're going to be putting together but hopefully for next year we'll have that service as well along the city so Chief um sir so for my observations last year as as bad it was by the way for anybody listening there are separate items about traffic generally which has gotten really bad this the season but right now we're specifically talking art art bosle on Art week so for my observation as as uh horrific as traffic was during our basle I saw the effort that the officers made and absent the police presence I think it would have been road rage uh it really could have gotten out of control it was it was orderly bad but orderly um officers were working they were engaged so a couple of questions one what's the plan this year we have Public Safety Specialists now which have been hired and trained which is great I believe we have 10 also do we have County officers I recall seeing County police officers helping out last year as well yeah so we do have uh psss uh Public Safety specialist um thank to generosity View and the commission were able to hire uh a bunch of them last year even may have been seeing them recently along the 41st quarter helping to mitigate get mitigate traffic um we have more officers assigned to traffic mitigation this year than in any other year of the 22 years art Bas has been coming to the city how many um I'll rather not say publicly uh but quite a bit more um additionally we have all the major corridors um you know taken care of 41st Street Alter Road 17 Street Nation Causeway Collins Avenue um even places that um 71st 41st of course 71st of course even places we typically didn't have before I think Mr magazine mentioned um defo hotel right we anticipate based on their programming we anticipate quite a bit of traffic at a final hotel and so we're going to have cops along that Corridor pushing traffic and moving it through as best we can but I do want to sort of manage the expectations because there are some things we just don't control no matter how well we do internal to a city moving traffic along sometimes um you know especially heading westbound we get stuck much like I did yesterday in B Causeway uh we don't control and have not been able to ma to negotiate having the West Bridge of the the naan cosway shut down that's on the Miami side so when that goes up that impacts us pushing traffic Westbound um the activation uh design Miami on the west side of venan cazer right at the the exit of Venetian Causeway um that's pretty pretty busy during our basil um week and um you know whatever happens in that location impacts traffic being pushed westbound same thing is true for the 195 getting on bis off bisc Boulevard folks trying to get to Design District of Midtown whatever happens to that intersection impacts traffic on 195 and so we're we're going to do our very best to push traffic through um we've got a more robust plan this year than ever before and so I think it'll make a positive difference but I just want to manage the expectation to the extent that um no matter how good we do internal to the city we may have some issues that on the other side that impacts us no understood but again I think I think there was a positive impact and two especially it's it's obviously a big economic driver for our city our residents expect us to use some of those resources to mitigate as much as we can so do we have help from the county or S sister city I remember seeing H police no no County cops we do have cops from other municipalities um coming to the city to support us but not from the county is that because of the change in the uhou between the uh between the city and and the county no so some of those cops are coming over are being coming over on off duty capacity supporting us in our details car no but I'm sorry we want to bring the Cs need the lights Chief just make sure we're clear you talking about our neighboring cities or the County cities so no County no County did we have County last year no we did not we did not okay that was a spring break Memorial there okay commission Rosa Gonzalez you know one other thing that we haven't been doing is and I know people are probably not going to like this because it could be dangerous but you know like having a bunch of bicycles at the convention center that people just pick up and you know take to and from their hotels I don't know how we can I know that hotels do have bikes that they give to the residents but if you did some sort of campaign and say why don't you encourage people to get on their bikes um that could go a long way because I would rather get on a bicycle and put my life in my hands then than waiting traffic for an hour you know because they're not long distances it's only eight miles long I mean you know I I don't and and this year it's too late and I hadn't really thought about this but this conversation is making me think about like next year maybe we do like a short-term contract with somebody like a line bike that just dumps US with like 500 bikes across Miami Beach wherever you look you know and everybody's just on bosel bikes because I think that would go a long way BOS bikes BOS bikes Chief while while we're talking about um art bosle and I'll try to relate it to traffic but um are we prepared for potential protests we are absolutely okay in fact I want to give you some um some insurances assistant chief Sam Guero is sitting behind me he's tasked with security of the convention center and the entire campus um has quite a a Cadre of police officers working for him he'll be here well before doors open at the Gent Center and while after doors closed each day we won't see what we saw last year no sir okay where are they going to be I'm sorry where are they going to be placed if there is one the um what are you referring to oh demonstrators um I i' have to get with the uh Chief to see wants to put so they don't want to be in front of my house okay I appreciate it question uh if I me the mayor please not to the police officer not to the chief uh but to um our transportation director in this in the idea in the spirit of basle bikes uh which I love I already texted the the people from um from City bike no not City bike uh from from art bosel Bobby B bikes um do we have in past years we had the Bic valet mhm uh so the people that were biking do we have to this year again so Mr vice mayor we tried that last year uh for the first time and there were only a handful of of users there was a cost associated with the service I believe it was $5 to valet your bike and perhaps it was because of the cost but we had only but why were we charging for that in essence we want to encourage individuals to use bicycles uh to get around and again I don't see public transportation as a profit making Venture public transportation is usually subsidized why would we charge people uh we want people to we want to encourage people to use an alternate mode of transportation I don't know I think you know let's encourage them to use bicycles and allow them to valet their bikes for free I want to hear about I I think it was more the staff's time uh compensating the the individuals that were working the that bike valet service but uh that was tried last year I'll get with my team and I'll see Circle back with me on that because I think I think the price does kind of discourage people uh you know as as it is we're asking them to to to leave the comfort of their cars um why would I take spend five bucks to valet a bike when I can park for you know cheaper so yeah thank you commissioner is it too late to ask anybody like a line bike to just give us a bunch of bikes in front of the convention center that people can you know Europeans are used to this no matter where you go you know in European cities there are so many different bikes could we call a company last minute like a line bike and just have them lined up outside of the convention center I can offer a suggestion yes through the mayor commissioner Suarez um well we have the Miami Beach bicycle Center on Fifth Street I mean perhaps I it's a little too short notice but maybe they can enter into an agreement to give a discounted rate that we would subsidize for the bicycle because they have like hundreds of like renter bike bikes I think so yeah I it would be kind of cool to have the bikes lined up but they I I want the kind of bikes like a line bik system where you just pick it up and then you can kind of the issue is would beop it wherever you want right the issue well the issue would be they would be responsible for the bike they would go to The Bike Shop they'd give their drivers license and and and a and a deposit if in case it gets lost but they would get a reduced rate to use it so that that that would be just one idea that I think off the top of my head that's an idea speaking to one of these other bike companies to see what you could do uh last minute sending an email to all of the hotels encouraging bike use and giving them the information for the Miami Beach Bike Center so uh commissioner we will reach out to City bike they are our bicycle sharing service provider we have a contractual relationship with them I'm sure they have they they provide similar services in Miami as well so I think they're they uh well suited and positioned to provide those types of services so we're going to reach out to them can you imagine if like you got to the convention center and there were just like 100 bikes that you can just take and people will take those bikes they for sure will just hope the police are out there take them and never return watching all these people who don't know the city so that everybody doesn't get you know commissioner B run over can we I was making a joke but it's not it's not really a joke they will take them to Parts Unknown and so how are we going to to track them are we going to put um a a an air tag on it or something that we can't have these bikes ending up in an undetermined city that is not Miami Beach well right now you can go and get a city bike from that you know you have to you're they would have to bring you know those what do they call them bike Bays the stations yeah they would have to bring like 20 stations and set them up in front of the convention center you pull it out you give your credit card and you return it another theity you're talking about just more City bikes I'm saying like in front of the convention center just have them like lined all the way up and you know bike end to end and and I guarantee you people will will get on those bikes and out of their cars and that it'll be a better experience for a lot of the our guests okay so Jose you look into that yes okay thank you maybe City uh let's call r7e R7 e is ratified three-year labor agreement with gsaf October 2024 to September 2027 welcome back Mara thank you mayor Mara alpar City of Miami Beach Human Resources speech the item before you is to ratify a three-year labor agreement with gsaf um which is from October 2024 to September of 2027 our team led by Mark taxis um negotiated an agreement with this Union Group which includes supervisor level employees from across uh all departments in the city move the item I'll second it this is a public hearing anyone in the audience know I have one person in Zoom Mariana Laura Mariana are you here to talk about the Union contract hello can you hear me yes are you here to talk about the Union contract no sir that's not I I was gonna okay thank you so much I believe that topic already passed I apologize okay thank you so much I I see no one else in Zoom no one in the audience I have a motion by commissioner Fernandez seconded by mayor Miner all in favor I I motion passes for yeah call r7f r7f it's also a public hearing uh ratified three-year labor agreement with fop October 1 2024 to September 30th 2027 r7f I see no one in Zoom no one in the audience good afternoon again this is our um uh three-year labor agreement with the fop our police Union um we're very proud of the the work that our team did to bargain with them and this is a um three-year agreement that will uh bring um we hope Excellence not only to our existing police force but help us with our Recruitment and Retention to continue to add to our police force and the efforts that they that they do across the city commissioner Suarez thank you Mr Mayor um you know our Miami Beach police officers are some of the finest in the nation they're Heroes who put their lives on the line every day to protect our city and I deeply respect and support them I will always stand by them to ensure that they receive the compensation or resources and respect they deserve for the critical work that they do supporting our officers however also means holding ourselves and them to the highest standards because accountability and Excellence are the cornerstones of public trust unfortunately the FBI recently released crime statistics that the state of Miami Beach has the highest crime rate property crime rate in the state and is one of the most dangerous cities statistics that should highly highly concern every one of us here they are the south Florida city had the highest rate of property crime in the state that's from 2022 Miami Beach among the most dangerous Florida cities West than the safest FBI data shows also from 2022 addressing the crime issues requires a commitment to both Fair compensation and measurable performance standards this contract undermines those principles while it takes important steps to fairly compensate our officers such as rolling specialty pay into base pay and striving to make our department one of the best paid in Florida it also contains critical flaws that cannot be overlooked one of the most concerning issues is that automatic 4% annual step increase tied to a 60% evaluation threshold let's put this into perspective in a public school a 60% is a failing grade in the private sector 60 60% performance wouldn't Merit a promotion yet here a 60% score triggers an automatic raise this standard is unacceptable public trust demands excellence and we cannot reward mediocrity if we expect to hold uphold that trust we should also consider trying tying incentives incentive pay to measurable benchmarks that will directly benefit our community such as solving theft cases or lowering specific types of crime these kinds of Target incentives not only align with our City's priorities but also motivate a high performance in areas that M that matter most to our residents and visitors accountability and results should go hand inhand with compensation finally the persistent lack of community policing and visibility is a widespread concern among our residents and visitors we must address this issue headon to rebuild public confidence in department and its commitment to serving the community while this contract makes some progress and provides foundation for a stronger negotiations in the future it does not meet the accountability standards our community deserves for these reasons I cannot support it and will not be and will be voting no today in three years when this contract expires we'll be here stronger and more determined and ready to fight for meaning meaningful reforms that balance Fair compensation with unwavering demand for accountability we owe it to our residents our visitors and the trust they place in us to get this fight right Mr uh I Echo the sentiments about the finest police force uh I saw a crime I was involved in our officers men and wom put their lives on the line apprehending and approaching a a suspect that they knew would be armed in dangerous they do that countless times you know not going to sit here and get a no back and forth um I think some of the points you had made Merit but talking about the crime statistics that that's uh somewhat misguided right it's that's well known those are on a per capita basis we have 82,000 residents those crimes and really this has nothing to do with the police or things like that but I I don't want this statistic to be misconstrued as if Miami Beach is some crime infested City we absolutely are not we are one of the Premier live work play best places in the country in the world to raise a family th those most dangerous crime statistics are because we have a small resident population of only 82,000 and we have we welcome hundreds of thousands of people on some Peak weekends uh a similar statistic that may surprise people but would seem uh similarly eye popping is the country in the world with the highest per capita crime statistic is actually Vatican City because of the very few people that live there but all the pickpockets and small property crimes that happen there I don't think anybody would sit there and misconstrue that Vatican City is a is a safe place um listen where we are uh we had our staff of professionals uh negotiate I do uh share similar sentiments that I I want to have our commission engaged earlier in the process uh next time going forward but um to sit there and try and pivot right now would lead to a situation where we are essentially at an impass with our police force where us as elected body and as a city administ rtion are at odds and while Florida law would prevent any type of strike uh we would not be in a very good uh place where we have our peak season coming up spring break that we have worked for years to essentially work on plans uh to fix and address we would have a police force that doesn't have buyin so in any contract you're going to have people walk away um unhappy and I think that's kind of the sign of a good contract is when both parties are walking away thinking that uh they didn't get everything that they wanted so is this contract perfect no and there are significant things that I'd like to sit down both uh in in private with our city negotiating team to better highlight the things I'd like to see implemented going forward uh and I'd like to do so in a public manner uh before we get to a point where we have very little room in negotiating uh that being said I'm not going to uh let perfect be the enemy of good here uh I have a police force that um I we have a police force that I think uh is top-notch and go a long way making our city uh good and the premier place to to live work and play so I I want to certainly add things uh for next time but I think we came out in a very good place and I thank the staff that is you know essentially led a several month process and I'll be supportive of this today commissioner bot then commissioner vice mayor Fernandez um so you know I I'm I'm sort of taken back by the statistics quoted because they are um so misleading and thank you for pointing that out um we're actually at 880,000 people and On Any Given Saturday night on a peak weekend we can be half a million so um for anybody who's out there listening please understand that that is the fact of the matter that um you know not to mention those statistics are a couple of years old so uh I'd be curious to see what they say now be that as it may um you know this is a different commission it's a different city we we evolve um the police force evolves we we have one of the best police departments in the entire country where people from other countries and other cities around the country um send delegates here to learn how we do things and I think that cannot be understated so did something not get handled correctly or did was there a response time that wasn't fast enough or was there missed opportunity to do a better job of course because that's life um I think we as as a body have learned um what we value in terms of open and direct communication early enough in the process so that everybody knows what the goals are so that we can reach them together and I I understand and I I I I respect the sentiment that drives my colleague to um strive for better and I think that next time around we'll all be a lot more involved a lot earlier on and everybody will know what we're trying to get to and we'll figure it out but you know Integrity is so profoundly important to me and I'm sure to my colleagues as well um you know we we came to an agreement that we were mostly comfortable with and the the fop was mostly comfortable with and you know that is the sign of a good of a good negotiation when you're mostly comfortable with it you didn't get everything you wanted but you didn't give up everything you were worried about either so you know we're going to work together over the next three years and have a lot of conversations and have a lot of learning about what is working and what isn't working and how we can make it better for everybody so that we can collectively together effectuate the goals that we all want to see happen for our residents because every request that is made is not because you know oot Tanya wants you to you know wear sparklers in your hair it's although that would be that would be cool I don't know if you're open to wearing sparklers in your hair but it's because we want to see our residents and our visitors and our businesses protected to the best of our Collective abilities and that is our Collective goal and we will keep working at that together to get there so I will be very supportive of this contract I think it makes good good steps in the in the in the right direction and I look forward to building on this success together in three years vice mayor Fernandez thank you Mr Mayor and I want to thank the men and women of the Miami Beach Police Department for their incredible work day in and day out it truly is uh you know a department that we have to be proud of because it is celebrated by others that look to the city of Miami Beach by the practices employed by our our officers uh the leadership of our police chief it's celebrated outside of our own City and they see us as the model to uh follow and we ask our officers to go beyond what other cities ask their officers to do um you know let's talk about the strictest camping ordinance perhaps in the State of Florida our officers are doing it for the quality of life of our residents but most importantly for the safety of individuals who are in the streets who we've seen in in the past fall victims of of crimes and we're engaging with them not just through homeless Outreach Services but our own officers are doing that work on the street and really it's almost like God's work that we're asking them to to do every high impact weekend uh from Halloween to Art Basel to when rolling loud is going on uh on the Miami side but it has impacts over here to New Year's Eve to the marathons to the boat show to the auto show to South Beach Wine and Food Festival to every possible event that doesn't happen in any other city that does take place in Miami Beach whether they're organized sanctioned or Not by the city of Miami Beach they're there at the Forefront of keeping our visitors safe but most importantly our residents safe for the first time ever such a successful spring break weekend or month that we had during during the month of March it's not because just the policies that we do from an air conditioned chamber but because of the sweat the hard work the sacrifice of the officers who are out on the streets protecting our city during Memorial Day Weekend the extra work that they're going to have to do during during FIFA in 2025 and then again during uh 2026 for FIFA this is all stuff that is unique to the city of Miami Beach that doesn't exist in any other city and of course is do I think the contract is perfect well no I I I certainly would like to see changes in the contract but what am I going to do not support the men and women that are sacrificing time with their family to keep our city safe and not support the men and women who every day we are adopting more and more policies on this deis that we're asking them to enforce visibility countless area checks onsite Road calls uh traffic management um Street patrols uh everything that we asked them to do and every day we ask them to do more and more and not just in the city now also on the water where we are trying to expand every day more of our of our presence on on the water as well I get many of the very good points that my colleague is is making because they're fiscally responsible points looking out for the taxpayers of our city but looking out for the taxpayers of our city city is making is also making sure that we're looking out for their safety and looking out for their safety means making sure that we send the right message to our police officers that our vote here supports their morale supports their work and that they understand that this is a city commission that truly supports law enforcement and that is here to back them as much as they back our community I'm happy to support this contract knowing that in the future of course we'll always keep on uh working uh in the best interest of our fiscal policies thank you Mr Mayor thank you commissioner Rosen Gonzalez I'd like to congratulate our administrative team and the police Union you got a lot of push back this year the fire Union got zero push back their contract was ratified there were no problems and then we pivoted to the police and really I feel like you guys got picked on a little bit this year um I would have liked to see the same treatment for everyone um unfortunately it didn't go down like that but we have come to an agreement and I will say that you know I don't think it's been easy for you guys this past year I look at our agenda every single time and there's literally policies on it mandating and intruding in the police force um so and it's a different mandate every single month and so I think you've had a lot of patience I know that you've been under scrutiny and I know how hard you're working and it's hot out there and you're in the middle of a party almost every single weekend and you never know what you're going to encounter and you recently we got an additional 50 homeless people dumped on us and I've seen additional homeless everywhere across the city I'm actually asking for a new count because I think all of a sudden overnight we got filled up with homeless and I would like to find out why so I would like to thank all of you for everything that you do I would like to thank the administration for going back to the police after not pushing back at all on fire and going back and hassling uh the fop which I don't think was fair and just and um and I'm glad that we can ratify this today I'm I'm I'm happy that we can and you know thank you guys I see your presence I see you out there you make me nervous sometimes you're following uh people with the cars and I'm like what's going on why am I getting followed but you know what you're you're well like you know but they're out there and you know what and you're making a difference you know what cuz you can feel it sometimes it might not seem like oh you know I'm kind of tailing somebody on Pine Tree Drive but it's good it's good because all of a sudden our residents really do see your presence feel your presence know that you're there so I want to thank the police leadership again our Administration again and I'm happy to support our police missioner Dominguez thank you um I think that that over the last few months we've discussed the contract with the city Administration multiple times and the city did tell us that we've come a long way and uh we're in a good spot I'm a strong supporter of our Miami Beach police department and the chief I think they do a great job I chair the public safety and neighborhood quality of life committee and the department is constantly in front of the committee telling us things that they are doing commissioner Rosen Gonzalez is 100% correct that every single commission meeting there's something new usually for them to add to their list of Duties and I really appreciate all of their hard work uh we have many high impact weekends they have to work out for Bravo uh they're always there and they step up to help and protect our city and I'm grateful and I'm supportive so I will Echo the praise but also with a slight caveat at the end keep you in suspense um no I I I have the utmost respect for men and women in blue everyone knows I am uh I say I don't know if I'm allowed to say this since I'm not a law enforcement officer but I I I I bleed the blue I really do I have family members who are officers really it's it's a very difficult job tremendous scrutiny um so I I I I'm very I'm very conscious of that I I cannot put myself in the shoes of what it's like to be an officer out on the street um I mean you see things and I and I quote this a lot it's still it's in it's imprinted in my mind during spring break luckily this year we didn't have these issues we had a great spring break but in the past when there were shootings on Ocean Drive and you see hundreds of people running one way and then officers running right toward the gunshots I mean that is just unbelievable that is that is a dedication that is a commitment that is selflessness it's just that's training and I've said this many times especially when I speak at roll at uh roll calls or promotions or new officers we have robust training great training I will always always have your back it is hard work police work is not is not always pretty but I will and I believe our commission as a whole we got your backs and that's the beauty of our city we have residents who really like our police I've had police officers tell me that they worked in other cities and they've never had a City where so many people come over to them and thank them appreciate them bring their kids to thank them to to educate that's what my parents did when I was a kid they took me and told me see that officer he's keeping he's keeping us safe you go thank him um and we see that in our city we see our city commission we see our um city Administration very supportive of our police we're very we're very lucky we do ask a lot we do ask a lot and we've heard a couple of my colleagues mention that there are a lot of items on the agenda relating to policing and I'm I'm actually extremely proud to say that I'm I'm responsible for a lot of those and I'm really proud of it I think I think I H I uh I I I will say and I and I think even our chief will tell you and our and our city managers will tell you that I've I've and our commission have helped make our Police Department even even better and it is a great Department um we do ask a lot a tremendous amount from our police um it's Al we ask a lot from lot of our departments we're demanding City our residents um have high expectations and I think they should and we aim to meet those and most of the time we do the police department does make up a significant portion of our budget which is also one of the reasons we focus so much on policing as well as Public Safety is priority number one it's the reason I believe for the most part government exists is to keep people safe and that that not only keep them safe people safe but that they should feel safe and that they should not have to worry and and I'm very proud and there are issues and we we have we have improvements to go and but I've had many residents tell me mayor or Steve whatever they call me I think Miami Beach is the safest city in America I've had people tell me that they feel extremely safe in this city um so again we have a long way to go there are different areas of the city we we comprise many different components but I think we're doing a lot of things right the one the caveat part is um the the visibility which is getting better we see more police cars although there've been times I've gone out and have had to report back what I've seen and it wasn't always as robust but for the most part we we are seeing but we do have legislation that I had brought and our commission approved for police outside their their cars their vehicles for a certain portion of the shift even if it's just standing outside the vehicle we've seen I've seen it a little bit it's not been as robust as we need to be the chief I believe be the first one to tell you that as well that it's a work in progress our city managers told me that if you want to pipe up you can do as well and that's the biggest uh that is the biggest objection I have to this contract I'm going to support it but I've told this to our city manager I've told this to our police chief we have legislation on the books asking not asking but basically requiring the police to stand outside their cars and when I say stand outside literally stand outside so they're visible it's a force multiplier people feel safer when you not only see the vehicle but you see the officer and then you can engage with the officer most I happen to be if I'm walking by I will knock on the window and when I was a commissioner a lot of people didn't recognize me now I'm at the point they everyone seems to recognize me but um but I knock but most residents are not going to knock on the police vehicle's window especially they're tinted you can't really see sometimes if the if the off if there's an officer in there but the point is if the officer standing outside you can report but even just to say hello say a thank you have that engagement with with the uh with the officer and that's where we're we're asking but that should have been literally part of the contract or but now it's it's part of it's a bonus it's a bonus in the contract that if they do it if the officers are standing outside the vehicles then they will get that bonus I I I'm not crazy about that because if we have legislation from our city commission why is it a bonus on top of it presumably they'll meet it but we don't know right it's going to it's a it's a test it's a test case so um I don't love that um I express my express my skepticism on that um but overall I do want to show my support for the police I have faith in you Eric and our police chief that you're going to accomplish this um you've told me you will and I'm going to take you at your word and I'm going to keep uh I'm going to keep pushing for it to happen I I just to me that is one of the critical elements to get to that next level we are a safe City but to get to that next level of being the safest city as some of our residents have observed they believe it is the case but to have all our residents believe that I don't think we get I I I personally don't believe we get there unless you have not only the vehicles but the officers outside the vehicles so they can see and hear and and and be able to handle situations as they ride incl including homelessness or whatever issues uh they may see Mr Mayor commissioner Suarez thank you Mr Mayor Ju Just to to really bring home the point to the city Administration because I don't really fault the fop and they they are negotiating on their best interest and they actually did a much better job than our staff you know the biggest issue I had was that we actually agreed that you know a 4% increase in salary was tied to a 60% passing grade and during you know you know when I asked the question how many people passed this test 100% what's a I mean a so you're telling me that you get a 60% score or greater on an evaluation then you get an automatic rise to me that that's that's crazy that I I I don't think that that is fair what happens is you discourage excellence and you reward mediocris and and I don't think that should be the norm anymore more and maybe that's how it has been since before I got elected but you know I didn't get elected to to to be status quo I I got elected to push the envelope and and and really be a change maker 60% is not a is not a passing score for me if everyone's if if everyone's getting a passing score then uh no one's winning so you know this is going to be for another three years um I you know I'm going to be here at the next contract uh and I I fully expect that the next contract is going to significantly tie in uh performance metrics and that's and by the way that's a good thing we we want we want to incentivize performance you know you know one of the biggest issues you know I brought up I brought up one of the property crimes as a stat and apparently some of my colleagues didn't like that one of is one of the biggest property crimes that we've been hearing non-stop is is is car thefts I mean you know look look look look everywhere North Bay Road Venetian I mean it's almost seems like every week there's a there's a um a burglary of of a car and now there's burglaries that are going beyond the cars and into property homes and again that's I'm not faulting the police for that okay that that's not a function of of of bad police but what I would have liked to seen is crimes being solved you know one of the biggest you know one of the biggest issues that I I I've noticed that the community really cares about is that their bicycles get stolen you know and and like mayor Miner he has legislation for you to encourage police visibility we had to pass legislation for like a bait bike program you know I I shouldn't have to be coming up with these ideas I want to incentivize the police to catch these criminals because that's what people care about the most you know when a kid leaves his bike out she should be able to leave it out all day and not get stolen by these like criminal gangs that have uh Enterprises and and stealing either Scooters or bikes so you can bet that next three years I'm I'm going to want to push that I understand there's a this this contract was I guess the first of its kind to tie a 1% um bonus for for some sort of measurable result you know I just I I didn't think that was fair enough I mean we're we're we're giving a lot of money here I mean we're adding another two years of steps forever for just to dip our toes in the water when it comes to measuring results so um you look you know I I probably I'm not making any friends on this I'm probably going to uh um you know make a lot of enemies on this but again I didn't get elected to make friends I didn't get elected to to um keep everyone happy I got elected to really push the envelope and I if I have to be the only no vote I'm okay with that thank you Mr Mayor vice mayor thank you and you know to our colleague you make a lot of interesting points uh um I think you know and we had robust conversations about this um you know you're not wrong on the 60% on the 60% uh for a 4% increase I think a lot of us share your thoughts about that it's something it's something where where you know everyone is getting it and it's unfair that the officers who really are working hard who really are sacrificing who are going to extra mile are getting the same 4% that the officer that is not exerting the same level of of effort I think there were a number of us that uh share your passion in that um as well as as some other performance measures but I think it needs to be recognized that that that our Administration did get a number of of rights back to to the city Administration uh which is ultimately a benefit to the residents uh through this negotiation uh that that we didn't have before uh and I saw our colleague left toas you're here okay um and so my point would be is it perfect it's not perfect it's not perfect there's definitely room for improvement over the next three years to the next contract um but we need to support our officers our officers are are supporting us and I think the message is sent loud and clear commissioner I think right now we are in such an important time in our City's history in our relationship with other jurisdictions and challenges that we're facing in in work that we're asking them to do that I really encourage us all to make this a unanimous vote it's important for us to push the envelope and to send important messages and I think we're sending these messages today is I think that that's resonating but I think that there's such a strength we are a progressive City but for a progressive City like Miami Beach to send a message of unity in supporting their officers when we're asking them to deal with so many issues with at times dangerous protesters and asking them to protect our religious communities from from rats that were that that we're exposed to to dealing with the most difficult population in society that is dealing with mental illnesses that require specialized services to dealing with an endless amount of events that come to our city that don't go any anywhere else it's important for them to see that this city commission is United and at the same time let's make a motion let's make a motion and gift a directive to our city Administration that for the next negotiation we do want to see that 60% change and put that expectation well out in in advance so I just you know get ask you to I just ask you you know let's let's show this Unity so that we can together keep on working in the areas where we do need to improve because it's not perfect and you've made that clear and I think that message is sent and I I think you know there's times you know honey gets us farther well commissioner well thank you uh Unity is always good I always joke though 43 is uh still the law of the land but um yeah and I just if you don't mind my commenting I I think commission sarez is supportive of our Police Department I don't think there's any any doubt about it um it's just he has a a vision which much of it I share of of and I think many of us share it's just what is the best way to get there um and you know I I thought about this a lot and I think just the best way to get there is I'm going to vote Yes but that's obviously uh your call do you want to respond yeah look yeah you know I I appreciate trying to be Peacekeeper Alex um but you know my no vote is not necessarily A rebuke on police I I think the police do a fine job I mean you know I I've seen um the seen I guess an increase in police visibility um but you know I I I do also get a lot of Resident complaints about um certain issues I don't necessarily think I should tell you up here but um look I I'm I'm the accountability guy okay at the end of the day I'm I'm the guy on accountability that's why I got elected um in my opinion I don't think that our city staff did a great job preparing this the fact that we had shaded sessions during our lunch break where we're stuffing our faces with lunch for 30 minutes we get to talk about this I don't think set a good uh uh precedent for for how we negotiate I think we what should have happened was there was uh special meetings like like the last two that we had when I started raising these concerns that's how it should have started it should have started in at least six months in advance not during a lunch but during a a special uh Committee of the whole if you will called by the administration so um you know look I'm I'm I'm I'm doing what I think is best in in my opinion uh on my on my vote and um you know I'm hoping that in three years that I can vote a yes on a contract that I think is that strikes a good balance between compensation and and um and measurement let's call the vote I I need a motion in a second I motion so have motion by commissioner bot seconded by vice mayor Fernandez all in favor say I I I anyone opposed nay one no commissioner Suarez item is approved 61 r7f I'm sorry we had one we have one person in the in the audience wishes to speak it's uh Wayne Wayne State your full name you have two minutes Wayne unmute yourself I just got the opportunity so um I just want to state that I I agree with uh David I agree with the rest of the Commissioners uh over the last seven years the police department has been way more responsive to the community I've seen it year in and year out an improvement and that's because we hold them accountable more I think but also I think they they want to serve they care I'm not in love with the fire department's uh uh how we added uh firemen uh uh and that side of that contract but the police the police are in the front lines and and and it's not an easy job like most days for the fire department uh they are they are harassed daily and they have a terrible terrible job uh that I really appreciate them for I would uh offer this caveat um I think this will solve what David said and give the police an incentive rather than rebuke to do better um I think I think we could do this by resolution to offer 30 officers per year a $30,000 bonus based on their their met some Metric uh so it cost the city a million dollars a year which is what is that one1 to 1% of our budget um and that and that would incentivize the police to do even more and and to to honor the 30 officers that really really step way and Beyond uh their pay grade so and and and rookie cops should be just as available to that uh that incentive as as a a senior officer but instead of beating him up offer him 30 grand a year for the top 30 offices it will be under a million dollars a year and I think that's the incentive that may put us over the edge but I think thank you thank you thank you Wayne um we have two companion items I think the uh utmost flattery is that what you're hearing is the the the criticism that if you can call it that it's not even even uh maybe feedback is we want to see more I mean that's that's like the ultimate compliment that we have of of our police force and um so thank you good discussion let's call a companion item R5 ah R5 ah is an ordance of the mayor and City Commissioner of city of Mii Beach Florida amending or ordinance number 789 the classifi employee salary ordinance of the city of mayi Beach Florida in accordance with the negotiated collective bargaining agreement providing for qualifying incumbents and the classification of in group five represented by the government supervisors Association of Florida gsaf opeiu local 100 as follows affected the first P pay period ending in July of 2025 there will be an across the board cost of living adjustment Cola of 3% and the minimum and maximum of each salary range will be increased by 3% effective the First full pay period ending in April of 2026 there should be an across the board Cola of 3% and the minimum of maximum of each salary range will also be increased by 3% effective the First full pay period ending in April 2027 this should be an across the board Cola of 3% and the minimum and maximum of each salary range will also be increased by 3% repealing all ordinances in Conflict providing for severability and effective date and codification this is item R5 ah Marla good afternoon mark this is the companion item for the gsaf um this is a salary ordinance that codifies the three colas that would be received over the next three years let's call the vote I have a motion by commissioner Vice May Fernandez uh seconded by commissioner bot commissioner bot yes commissioner magazine yes commissioner Dominguez yes commissioner Rosen Gonzalez yes vice mayor Fernandez yes commissioner Suarez mayor Miner yes motion passes second reading public hearing is scheduled for December 11th R5 AI r five AI in ordinance of the mayor City Commission of the city of mro amending ordinance number 789 classified employee salary ordinance of the city of bamb beach in accordance with the negotiated collective bargaining agreement providing for the classifications in group three represented by the Fraternal Order of Police fop William Nichols Lodge Number Eight affected First full pay period of July 2025 and selected pay incentives of 5% cjis pay will be rolled into selected base pay and there will be an across the board cost of leing adjustment Cola of 3% affected the First full pay period ending in April 2026 there should be across the board Cola of 3% affected the First full pay period ending in April 20 7 there should be Acosta board Cola of 3% an additional 4% step shall be added to the end of the range for the police officer and detention officer classification affected the First full pay period of July 2025 and an additional 4% step to the end to the end of of the range for the police officer and detention officer classification effect of the First full pay period First full pay period of April 2026 all police sergeant and police Lieutenant pay shall be adjusted by 4% affected the First full pay period of July 2025 and police sergeant and police Lieutenant pay steps shall be adjusted by 4% effective the First full pay period of April 2026 repeting all ordinances in Conflict providing for severability and effective date and codification this is a first reading this is item R5 AI Marla this is the companion um salary ordinance for the fop employees that goes along with the new contract for the next three years I move the item oh a motion by commissioner Vice May Fernandez second by commissioner bot commissioner bot yes commissioner magazine yes commissioner Dominguez yes commissioner Rosa Gonzalez yes vice mayor Fernandez yes commissioner Suarez yes mayor Miner yes motion carries second reading public hearing is scheduled for December 11th our uh fop fraternal law police president Bobby Hernandez has to say uh quick word before I say a few remarks I'd like to extend our condolences to the fire department they lost the firefighter on Monday and really that's what it's all about so my condolences to Chief feris and chief alello you know A lot's been set up there on that day it's a lot of incorrect information I am taking it back that as commissioner sare as a commissioner that had no political experience at all Bobby you actually told me you were coming up here to say thank you I know but I want to put out there because I want to make sure we get the facts right thank you commissioner magazine commissioner bot I was a public information officer in 1996 those uh stats that he's referring to not only us look at Las Vegas it's all based on capita per capita we have 90,000 residents we have millions of visitors so of course you're going to have more cases of crime that's a flawed statistic and to put it out there to try to derail this contract commissioner is is to me is unacceptable when we met we had an agreement wasn't to attack us Brandon up there I don't know if he's the one that got you those stats but they're bad St Bobby I know but it's gets upsetting because we busted our butts out there spring break was I know everybody said it was the marketing campaign we had a marketing campaign in 2012 it was called respect the scene we teamed up with the Miami Heat that was nothing new what was new is that we had a mayor and a commission that said go get them like we did in early 2000 we made a th arrests in one weekend Memorial Day to put that in perspective we made 10,000 arrests that year so we made 10% of our annual arrests in one weekend we lost that because they felt it was too heavy-handed too military looking too good stop looking and we we took the foot off the gas and then we had the problem again but we're in a good place now I want to thank my negotiations team um I'm sorry I'm a little upset I hear things out there gets you a little pumped up you know they did a great job on their own on their own time we had several emails between the Comm City side and us trying to come up with a creative contract that would not affect the citizens of Miami Beach all in one shot in fact there's 100 officers on there commissioner swars they they're not going to see those two 4% steps we did that by Design someone won't see them for seven eight years but they agreed because we wanted to be the number one Department in South Florida right then before contract we were sitting 16 16th Place Fort Lauderdale commissioner fance you said it right they have every event that we have every single event car shows boat shows the only reason they have a busy spring break is because we put so much pressure on them here that they went up there now we can do better of course we can do better but fighting with us insulting us and after you go out there and you see the hard work that these men and women do every day every day we're asked to do more and we're right there I do also want to commend and thank the city Administration Mr Carpenter Mr taxes Miss Alazar and Miss Lana Hernandez uh we exchanged dozens of emails these negotiation session could get pretty contentious when you have three different parties pulling for their respective uh people obviously the commission the constituents City staff to you and us to my members and uh I think at the end of the day it's a fair contract we can always do better I also want to put it on record that we respect the request for higher visibility as you know mayor one of the suggestions I made to Chief Jones was field roll calls that was a touchy subject roll calls are seen for camarad to get together see who we're working with when didn't get rid of them we just made them out on the field and in fact the first place we put it was on 41st Street at the Walgreens and when I spoke to you mayor minor I said I did that by Design I didn't do it the chief did it but my request because I wanted you to start getting those phone calls hey why are so many officers at the Walgreens parking lot and you could say well that's my initiative giving you the credit the Law and Order mayor that didn't just happen I did bring an initiative but thank you yeah and I have I did get those questions and I did give we also have people complain when asking why those cops just sitting there not doing anything you can't win we're also working with a chief and his it Department to to have our body worn cameras to be able to download our videos from Hotpot throughout the city that way we don't have to come to the station that was our initiative the Union's initiative not nothing on the CBA that's not on the CBA that was us but I we recognize how important it was to you all and we did that and we'll continue to be visible as much as we can I like 41st Street I think 41st Street is a perfect example but that's a overtime high visibility detail right now it would be very hard to put all those bodies out there because we don't have an 800 man Department that would have to be augmented with overtime there's no other way but I I tell you what really started this conversations was during covid people like what they saw city was closed there was no court nothing's going on everybody's working 12- hour shifts no days off so you saw cops everywhere and people got a feel for that and they said man I wish it was like that all the time but I don't think your residence your constituent wants to pay 2% hik in their millage rate to hire 400 more cops so we're going to continue to work with the chief to come up with great ideas that we can complete what you guys are looking for and we can also be within our CBA and protect the members um but we're there for you and we appreciate it and um thank you very much I also lastly and I want to make sure I forget forget on I want to thank the members themselves with all their questions we put out a survey and that survey was one of the re one of the the foundation for our contract what were they want what did they want we also stacked our negotiation team with a variety of different um subject matter experts we have accountants on that team we we had it a def uh we had it diversify between age years of service and uh assignments and all that was brought into the contract when we had the conversation with Mr Taxas and his team that way everybody was represented and we'll continue to work together I appreciate the vote and thank you very much commissioner Suarez thank you Mr Mayor you know Bobby if you don't mind staying at the podium we're not going to have it back and forth here by the way we're just we're not going to do that you know one of the things that you said was really interesting before you spoke was that I had no political experience and I think that's exactly why I got elected I didn't get elected to be a politician I got elected to call balls and Strikes and there's and I thought and I think that this deal is not a good deal for the city and I've consistently pushed back on the police on issues that I think were not fair speeding for example demonstrators accosting elderly Jews and you know what you know what the union does you know what the union has said to me they've threatened to pull their endorsement of me as a result so let me beat you to the punch I'm going to I'm going to resend your endorsement and I'm never going to accept it again uh well there was nothing that wasn't even a debate about that commissioner I think everybody in this room knew that it is it is I don't done I'm I'm not going I'm I done I'm not done I'm not done I'm disappointed in you guys can do this behind closed doors which I'm sure you will you're never going to find me in closed doors with him that's a promise I'm not finished go ahead sir okay when I when I vote no on this it's not a rebuke on the fop okay it's a rebuke on the way this negotiation went down it's not a good deal for the city that's my opinion if you don't like it fine you're more than welcome to disagree this is not a personal matter I personally like you I personally like most of the police officers on the force I got elected not to base my vote because of personal relationships I can separate the two can you I can if I just may answer that real quick it started going downhill when you went after Dwayne rende sir and you and I met several times in fact one time in the D antique show I'm sure you remember this really isn't explain to him you guys are getting into one-on on it's not appropriate for commission meeting I get you sir but the problem is he put a lot of bad information out there that needs to be uh clarified at the end of the day I don't understand what his anger is with with us I don't understand what Brandon Zinger is with us I don't know if he's still in the room I think he might have left but we've done nothing wrong here man we're just out there you asked for spring break you wanted Law and Order you got Law and Order and we're going to continue to do that working hand inand with the commission but I think we get along better if we just got along get a lot of things done better if we just got along I think I think what you're seeing here and obviously this this is sort of the inner workings but if I if I can wrap this up and we'll move on to the next item I think even with commissioner Suarez you are you are seeing a commission that is fully 100% supportive of our police that is not that is not the issue and we're appreciative of the men and women of blue and what you do and what our chief does I think though we as the electeds we hear from the residents uh just quite frankly I most of the time they're not some residents know to reach out to our city manager or the police chief but most of the time they're going to reach out to me and all of us on the commission so we that's that's our job so when I when I reach out to our chief when I put items on the agenda and obviously my colleagues is well that's what we're respons to and we're appreciative I think you have been you are a department that has been resp responsive um to a lot of what our residents are saying that you're hearing and you're getting it through us either through sometimes it's just a phone call sometimes it's legislation and um we do get it right so uh I I am appreciative of that this is sort of the give and take and uh we'll move on thank you thank you and by the way we did have a great spring break and we're going to do it again so uh thank you for your you haven't seen anything yet because what this contract just showed everyone in this room is that we're appreciated and our hard work is recognized and that should be the message that everyone receives from this contract absolutely appreciate it thank you okay let's call R r7h r7h is a public hearing adopt sth Amendment fiscal year 20 24 operating budget r7h good afternoon this is the final budget amendment for FY 24 so the first thing we wanted to do was to share what our projected Surplus is on the general fund and that's $3.9 million the administration is recommending rolling over $10 million from FY 24 to FY 25 and that's for expenditure that were budgeted in 24 but weren't spent so far just depending on the timing of our purchases now if that's accepted that 30.9 would become 20.5 million and our recommendation first of all of that 20.5 is to set aside 4 million do to fill our general fund re Reserves at three months uh secondly we wanted to set aside 3.26 million for the Miami Beach golf club during the budget process we had said that any surplus at the golf club would be transferred to the capital budget for their project so this actually came in a little over the 2.3 that we had estimated that they would have in Surplus uh the third recommendation is for a million dollars to be set aside for homeless initiatives one-time initiatives that were recommended through resolution by the city Commission in May of 2024 that would get us to $2 million set aside in the general fund reserves uh the next item would be a Washington Avenue tree wrapping and that was approved by the city Commission on October of this year that's a million uh that's $273,000 the next item is additional emergency shelter beds we have two items one was approved in July of 2024 the second was at October of 2024 by the commission and that would be for $125,000 uh the next item would for would be for Nautilus neighborhood entrance welcome signage and that was approved by the city Commission in October of 2012 4 and that's for $75,000 if all those items are approved by the city commission that would leave us with 11.78 million and the recommendation as we had discussed in the budget process would be to transfer all these dollars to the payo funds to be set aside for a potential Gap in the fire station one project so that's what we recommend with a general fund budget surplus in addition to those items we are recommending adjusting their corporations for a couple of our funds that went over budget or departments so the police department as we had mentioned in almost every courtly projection or 24 went over budget by $2 million and this is primarily due to overtime for unanticipated details so we would be transferring $2 million from other budgets within the general fund to make them whole the fire department is projected to go over budget by $293,000 and again this is for overtime to maintain minimum Staffing levels and then the convention center fund actually went over budget by 5.5 and this is actually a good story they actually had 98 events as opposed to the 43 events that were um projected in the budget so they collected more revenues and they had more expenditures but they ended up with the net Surplus risk management is going over budget by $484,000 and so we'd have to appropriate additional dollars their general liability and law enforcement claims have just come in higher than what we estimated in the budgets and then finally the police unclaim property funds $31,000 we're recommending that be transferred to the general fund as we discussed earlier this morning and then the final fund is a board of demolition fund there is $77,000 in that budget and so we just want to appropriate it so we can use it for expenditure that happened in 2024 thank you to make there a motion on the item I'll move it is there the item is properly moved to SEC seconded by commissioner magazine any comments discussion are there any public comments Ms on this item no one in Zoom no one in the audience that let call the question on r7h all in favor please say I I I motion passes 70 r7i r7i is a public hearing adopt First Amendment to fiscal year 2025 operating budget so this item does pretty much what we recommended on the rollover so for all our funds we have recommended rollovers from FY 24 over to 25 and in addition we would be Rec mended appropriation of the funding for the Washington Avenue tree wrappings uh additional shelter beds and the Nautilus neighborhood welcome sign for the general fund for the other funds we're recommending the rollovers of encumbered and unencumbered funds and then finally we wanted to appropriate funds in 25 for the residential housing property we did take on a property in May of this year 1735 Normy drive for a residential housing program so we wanted to appropriate $44,000 in order for them to actually start working on that facility uh second we have the beachwalk Safety Striping and signage implementation for $100,000 that was approved by the city commission for funding in September of 2024 and finally for the multimodal transportation system for the art week that we just discussed earlier this afternoon we had appropriated $125,000 in the 25 budget some of our bids have come in higher and we have expanded our level of service and so there's a recommendation to appropriate 258,000 from the Transportation fund for this program is there a motion on the item I'll move it the item has been moved by commissioner Suarez second by commissioner magazine any comments on the item discussion any public comments on Zoom no one in Zoom no one in the public let's call the question all in favor please say I I no opposed item is approved 70 thank you thank you let call R5 AG sir about three minutes for this one commissioner um well yeah just okay I'm sorry commissioner let me let me read I apologize and an ordance of the mayor and City Commissioner of the city of May Beach Florida amending the resiliency code of the city of May beach by amending chapter 7 entitled zoning districts and regulations Article 2 entitled District regulations Section 7.2.2 entitled rs1 rs2 RS3 RS4 single family residential districts at subsection 7.2.2 point3 entitled development regulations RS to amend the requirements of for under story understory homes and providing for catification repealer Serv ability at an effective date this is our first reading the item requires 57 vot R5 AG commissioner Suarez thank you Mr Mayor um so I'd just like to start with a little bit of History um when the drb was first established in the late 1980s single family homes were actually explicitly exempt from its review uh in fact the drb itself was originally only to oversee significant commercial and multif family projects never single family homes uh in 2001 a process for the review of single family homes that replaced 1942 homes was established and was called the single family residential review panel or short for sfrr um when the sfrr panel could not convene the drb was established as the fallback review the sfrr panel has much had much less stringent notice and application requirements and was intended to be less formal um Mooney was here at the time believe it or not he's been here forever um the the drb process by contrast was set up for a more significant commercial multif family uh projects um by the mid 2000s convening a meeting of the SF our our panel became very challenging uh for applicants with single family homes uh in fact it was so challenging that they they couldn't make Quorum that they just decided to go to the drb as a um as an option since they couldn't uh go to the sfrr uh the panel was formally removed from the code in 2013 uh leaving drb as the sole review entity for the review of new homes uh replacing pre1 1942 homes just last year the administration and our own city code consultant uh again reiterated the need to incentivize underst stories urging the removal of this bureaucratic barrier yet here we are still hampered by this sort of outdated regulation that discourages resilient design um and you can ask Tom and yourself the fact is understory designs are a su are superior uh than homes that are built on elevated BMS or as I call them like little Mounds uh they elevate Living Spaces above flood levels offering unmatched protection against heavy rains catastrophic storm uh surges um you know similar to what we saw within the last well this this year with 100 years storms back to back um unlike elevated BMS which are vulnerable to erosion and water saturation under stories provide a reliable defense with minimal land modification they also excel in Wind events allowing air flow beneath the structure to reduce pressurize and minim minimal damage for evidence we only need to look at some recent hurricanes such as hurricane Ian where stilt homes and underst stories survived while homes on BMS were completely eradicated this isn't theoretical it's been proven repeatedly in realworld disasters right here in Florida given the recent flood events in Miami Beach and the fact that we're mere feet above sea level it only makes sense to highly encourage resilient designs rather than trying to set up roadblocks to impede it but it's not just about resilience under stories optimize land use creating functional spaces for parking storage Recreation offering both safety and practicality this dual-purpose design maximizes property values while protecting against environmental challenges aesthetically under stories enhance the look of our neighborhoods avoiding unattractive Mounds that worsen flooding by directing water to adjacent properties so just so everyone is aware that whenever there's a new home built on an elevated BM the water runoff goes into a uh either onto the RightWay onto the street or into a neighboring property H stories also align with our broader vision for myami Beach as a resilient and Forward Thinking City if we truly believe in adapting to climate change we must Embrace Innovative designs that reflect that commitment also nearly all homes built before 2008 are below base flood elevation what does this mean for our flood insurance it's up 10% year-over-year some cares are even binding contracts in the city anymore why because our single family planning policy is backwards it actively discourages resiliency and sustainability while promoting flooding in the end this is about efficiency and eliminating unnecessary government bureaucracy the current requirement for drb review of understory homes and an is an unnecessary hurdle that stifles progress allowing a lengthy and comprehensive administrative review would streamline the process incentivize understory homes and send a clear message that Miami Beach is serious about leading in resiliency this change would also free up drb resources to focus on projects it was originally intended for which is multifam and Commercial projects let's put our money where our mouth is and plan for the city we want to be not the city we have it's time to let go of outdated policies that Embrace resilient designs let's incentivize Innovation prior to sustainability and ensure M Beach is a model of adaptation and resilience resiliency for generations to come and I just have a few pictures I want to show uh PJ if you can pull it up so I I knew it was coming just a few I actually Drew this myself just to give a quick diagram of of of what it's going to be so the middle picture is what a elevated burm is or the little Mound uh in in order for base flood elevation and building codes we would have to raise the house the the home to a certain elevation the one of the house on the left is like a pre 1942 home with not an elevated BM and the one on the right is one with an underst story and I just wanted to show with the with the cool blue arrows that's where the the rain is when the rain comes down it is going to go to the left and to the right of of their neighbors uh and most likely flood the home on the left and it would flood the flood the area below the one on the right with which is the under Story the only difference between the under story on the right and the one with the burm is three feet and the only reason it's a three feet difference is because it it encourages to use the livable well the habitable space below for parking storage recreational Etc go next slide please uh so I just pull some of these off the internet of of an underst story just to give a little context of what it looks like as you can see it's usable on the bottom floor um next slide please here's another good example you'll notice that there's no Mound that this the house has to be raised up on um if there the funny thing is if there was a mound and this you remove the the sort of under story this wouldn't have to go to drb it would it would it would it would it would not meet the requirement to go to drb uh next next here's another one uh next slide please this is an actual one that was done on uh coconut Lane uh next one please and here's just uh another uh example next slide so here this is interesting these are some of the pictures from uh the recent hurricanes in in Florida and you can see that all the homes that were built with an understory survived and and the ones that on elevated BMS did not survive um next slide please here is a picture of a home that was in an elevated BM that was actually washed up through the canal alongside homes that were built with underst stories next slide please again uh more pictures you can see sort of the top middle there were homes there they're not there anymore they got washed up and again anything with an under story survived of the uh the storm surge next slide here's another clear example of a house that was demolished in front and the one in the back is is an under story that did survive and looked pretty well and I think there's only one more slide PJ and here's another example of um of you can close the presentation so just wanted to make it clear that you know right now if you were to build a single family home uh on an elevated burm which is which is not as resilient and sustainable as our as our planning director will tell you or our consultant tell you you do not have to go to drb okay um as long as the design is consistent with Miami Beach standards or they're not requesting a waiver um because they may have a different lot size but if you do have a if you do want to build a house with an understory you have to go to drb and that is the only difference uh for for for getting this approved at at a staff level um I had uh our planning director run some numbers since about 2020 only 50 homes have been built with uh an underst story that got passed by drb um almost half of them almost half of the homes that applied to the drb had to go to a second drb meeting meaning they had to carry the insurance cost the loan and all the other costs associated with having a project be put on hold and there's a gentleman in the audience that I'd like you to also share a story about how he got held up for years at the drb um and I also want to bring home the the fact that our insurance our flood insurance rates are are are going through the roof okay um you know that was one of the biggest concerns that I heard when I knocked on single family homes where you know this is this is this is a serious problem so if we're encouraging designs that promote flooding or make or exasperate flooding in neighborhoods our insurance rates are going to go on only going to go raise um since 20 I mentioned a stat that since 2020 only 50 homes with understories since since 2020 20 2020 uh nearly 400 homes have been built without an understory and that should be indicative of the the the resistance to going through a drb approval huh 400 around 4 um yeah so I if I can finish yeah I could I could clarify that the um the number of permits that have been issued for single family homes since 2020 is 323 and then roughly 50 of those were for understory okay so apologies for the for the I I thought it was 400 so there was 320 and 50 of those have been in drb okay that's excluding some of the ones that are already permitted or in the process right so I think with the with ones already in the process it goes close to 400 um but even that just what is that a one to three ratio uh no well it's more like uh 1: four 1 to five ratio yeah where we're encouraging homes that are not built to the best typology that we can that we have to offer for our city and so you know I I think I think we talk a lot about streamlining the building permit process and and making sure that you know we can do everything our can everything we can legislatively to to Pro to streamline this process you know the fact that nearly 50% of the drb applicants that go for a understory have to go to a second or more just shows that it's not congruent with what what we want uh our building permit process to do so um you know Tom I'd like to i' like to ask you a couple questions through the chair if that's okay um how many times has this has the city staff recommended this that underst stories be um this would be the third time the first time was when the under story criteria was created in 2017 um when it was adopted the commission decided that they wanted it to go to drb then in 2022 when we were drafting the resiliency code our code consultant recommended that we include a provision in the resiliency code that would allow staff to review understory homes we agreed we made that recommendation but the commission uh decided to keep drb review uh in 2023 when the resiliency kill was adopted so this particular ordinance would be the third time we're recommending and another question so you know there's some concerns that this is just like a rubber like if it goes through a administrative review that there is a quote unquote a rubber stamping of this process can you explain sort of the details of how you would review an underst story home and and and and the intricacies of how detailed review is specifically for understory homes sure um within the Land Development regulations of the city code we have two different sets of criteria for understory homes one is the regular set of uh single family review criteria that our staff uses when reviewing single family home applications administratively these would be the non-story homes and these are the criteria that require homes to be Contex sensitive and to be consistent with the art architectural character of its surroundings there is also separate criteria that's specific to the underst story that we had developed in 2017 with the intention of reviewing these types of homes administratively and the purpose of this understory criteria is to ensure that under story homes um fit within the established scale character and context of the neighborhood and that understory homes are not homes on stilts but actually an architectural whole and so applications that would be coming in for review for building permit would go through a very lengthy review by our very qualified staff and for example if someone came in and they wanted to build Cinderella's castle in in in a single in RS4 for example you know would that would would what would what would the what would the administrative review most process most likely uh do at that point uh in certain in circumstances like that and we've had those where it wasn't Center Val's Castle but it was something akin to a home that just did not fit within the scale character and context of the surrounding area we applied the uh single family design criteria that's in the ldrs and we requested that the architect significantly modify the home and that if they didn't want to their option would be to go to the design review board and would you what what would you say the the type of the underst story how Superior is it maybe you can qualitatively explain that to any other type of home such as built on a on a mound or or an elevated BM uh and yeah just if you could speak to that sure uh underst stories were first developed in 2013 and they were applicable primarily to the lowest areas of the city such as Palm Island and ibiscus Island because what we were find finding was based upon the low elevation of those areas and the requirement for meeting base flood elevation these homes were being constructed so high off the street that they needed some sort of uh space to create a transition from grade up until the first habitable level and then um what we discovered after some of these homes were built in the lower areas is that they would be well suited for the entire city and the reason for that is because on a Barrier Island like Miami Beach where uh sea level rise is not going down title flooding is not going down extreme rain events are not getting less frequent that building in that protection and allowing the first habitable floor to be much higher made the most sense from a long-term protection standpoint um most importantly though um because things like tidal flooding and more frequent extreme rain events rain bombs like we had gotten earlier this year which are not going to become more infrequent uh and we have to accept that um understory homes provide superior protection from catastrophic storm surge and while we don't want to see that we do have to acknowledge that that is probably going to be an eventuality in Florida as we've seen up and down the coast and as we've seen in the keys on the west coast the homes that have the understory um were far more resilient than non-story homes and and last question you know what are the environmental and water runoff challenges with homes constructed on on little Mounds or elevated BMS the city does have um water retention requirements for all properties in the city regardless of whether you do understory or you do an elevated burm and so they would have to meet those water retention standards however where we've seen the most complaints and where with extreme rain events sometimes even Meeting those minimum requirements can cause issues is when you have a significantly elevated home uh the complaints we've gotten and what we've seen with water runoff usually will happen on neighboring properties and within the right of way that's adjacent to the home okay and again you recommend that we for the third time you recommend that we um approve this yes okay thank you commissioner Dominguez thank you mayor um PJ can you put up the PDF that the drb had shared with the commission please and so I agree that we need to streamline the process and there needs to be tweaks made whether it's the types of seats that we have on the drb if somebody comes a second time to the drb they shouldn't be charged um there's a resident right there told me about his horrible experience and how expensive it was for months and months uh it's also been mentioned that um people think the city will be a rubber stamp if we do it in housee and I worry about that I do worry about that our building department is in the process of a major overhaul with a new director and um so I I'm not quite sure but the main point on why this is so concerning is that the residents will not be notified and while a building a a single family home with a mound is a lot lower one with a uh understory is a massive structure and to think that if the city approves it the neighbors won't be notified and drb what they do and um PJ if you could go to the next page of this what drb does when they make their approvals is make sure that this new structure with an underst story is within character to a neighborhood you can go on to the next one here are examples so when underst stories first uh became part of the ldr um most of the single family homes that were being built were on mounds and then more and more people became comfortable with the drb process and doing under stories so that's why we have over 50 to date uh next uh page and if something is horrible at least Deb will be able to help them and make it better um and the neighbors will have a chance to weigh in as well because it's not fair that they would have a massive structure that could be up to four stories uh go to the next page please and here are just more examples of single family homes that went through drb and the project was made better with an underst story go on next one same here before and after design next one is that the last one okay um so I I worry and if you watch the planning board meeting even the planning board members were skeptical and they wanted more time but they were asked to make a decision right then and there and it was a very close vote and I think it was that way because they were asked to make a decision right then and there but truly they wanted more time um so I'm not sure why this is being rushed through the way it is but we do need to streamline the process but taking away drb I I don't think it's an option right now thanks Mr Mayor I just clarify a couple points commissioner Suarez and then vice mayor Fernandez so um some of the terms being used as massive structure I think well first of all the only difference is three feet right if it's built with an understory or not underst story is that correct Tom that's correct so three and that three feet again is just to make the understory habitable not habitable but usable that's illegal they usable corre so you can put your fishing gear there you can park your cars right you can use it and if so the only difference is 3 feet and let's say they wanted to build it on an elevated BM they would not go to drb and there would be no notification and there would be no uh drb process correct that's correct so the only difference would just be a three feet difference which in your opinion is a much more sustainable design for Miami Beach for the next 100 years correct okay um I may Fernandez then commissioner magazine thank you I'll tell you this I I I feel it is an onerous that dis encourages individuals to explore the more resilient route um I I'm I'm skeptical that Holmes with with underst stories that because of those three feet that they have to go through the drb process because at the end of the day that's what we're you know let's take away the terminology you know it's whether these three feet is going to trigger a home having to go to drb as opposed to not um and what really you know frustrates me with this is that I live in the surrounding of homes that have underst stories and homes that don't have under stories and by far the homes that do not have the understory the new con newly constructed homes without the underst stories are creating a greater impact to the neighborhoods and you see it you see it in the and I hate to say it in the flooding that does occur to the surrounding homes caused by the homes that don't have the underst story caused by the homes that are elevated that they've uh raised up the grounds and so and so I don't like this policy that that in essence I feel is unintentionally punitive on those on those uh homeowners that choose to go the more resilient and sustainable route which is to create the underst story by making them go through through more through more bureaucracy ultimately now uh so so so so I support this ordinance um as as relates to to that now I have a question is there a way this is all administratively reviewed anyways right uh the existing homes that are non understory right yes and is there a way that that the public could provide feedback to to um to staff as they're going through the drb process so let's say not the drb process because we're doing away with the drb process but let's say residents neighbors have comments on designed you know well these three feet is going to generate something that might be a visual impact to my home is there a way that the public could be notified that there's this administrative review going on so that they want to offer feedback that they could uh that could be considered in in the review process and the reason why I asked that is because you sitting here 3 feet doesn't seem to be you know that much but every property is different the situation of every home you know historic homes versus non-historic homes and and so you you know I could see a situation where a neighbor may want to offer uh some feedback to help preserve the character of their of their neighborhoods is there a way to accomplish that uh yes Mr vice mayor as part of the ordinance as recommended by L use we included a provision in the ordinance where if somebody is proposing an understory home the property would be posted um and at the suggestion of commissioner bot you could even um expand that to include information on how to contact the property owner so that way a neighboring property owner could either contact City staff to look at the plans or they could contact the property owner directly to offer any suggestions that they might have okay and and now I'm G to ask a question that I don't know the answer to uh Tanya it doesn't stop us does it our our are administrative determinations appealable so this is something reviewed administratively by staff and you guys uh approve it or not is that appealable it's not it's not okay all right so I still believe in the rights of homeowners homeowners when they don't buy in a historic district they don't expect to be going through a certain process you know they expect a more lenient process um and so I I really I really want to encourage the more sustainable route I don't like I don't like the stories I've heard from homeowners and continue to hear frequently from homeowners as to the impacts to them building their homes or sometimes they'll say that they're happy with the outcome of the drb process because what are they going to do not get their approval so a lot of times they'll just like give in and say yeah I'll that design but it's their home and here we are imposing on a single family home a design that that they didn't want I mean we've taken positions here to say we don't want to tax small businesses well let's just call this what this is it's not a tax on small businesses this is a tax on single family homeowners where we're telling them you're now paying for an architect that's signed our contractor to build your home but I'm going to tell you what your home is going to look like because if you don't if you don't do if you don't do what I tell you you're not going to get the approval and so I the government I'm going to tell you Mr homeowner taxpayer what you're going to do with your architect and your contractor and what your home is going to look like and that I don't think is right or fair when people may have decided not to you know buy a historic district or buy a historically historically designated house so so I I I I support this I think I I think people need relief right now um when they're building their homes and this is and this is a path towards that commissioner magazine thank you Mr Mayor I I as well am going to break uh the Golden Roll and ask some questions that I don't know the answer to because import is a learning process for me and I I would even ask the mayor I don't want to step out of my Lane but to allow for some public comment because before we get to the second reading I I actually want to hear both sides of every story Tom for you single family homes if they are built on Mounds do they have to go to drb if they don't uh if they're not requesting a waiver or variance they do not have to go to drb so that is crazy to me right that is crazy to me that we're saying if you adopt sustainability measures that we need in our city you have to go through an extra extended process we just talked about the traffic for AR basil and people's behavior being reflected on the incentives that are providing so if we collectively as a city believe in sustainability the future right preparing for sea level rising climate change and all of these things that are impacting our city we want to go above and beyond out of our way in providing every incentive we can to do so right we don't want to provide disincentives to actually do that so to have a process where you are actually being penalized for adapting for sustainability and sea level rise and climate change I I think that is totally perverse I've seen firsthand the results of homes being built up in mounds and those stats that you mentioned are staggering to me because what that tells me is this process that we have put in place the extra step of going through drb is causing that incentive to build homes up on mountains I was out on Collins uh Park in one of the storms this year and a lady came up to me in such distress that lives on Alton Road so badly I actually took her golf cart plug in my golf cart with seven sandbags to her home on on Alton Road to drop them off her entire backyard and basement and living room were flooded not because of water that came into her house directly but because there were two homes on each side of her built up on mounds and that water flowed directly into her home right so we're providing incentives for not only people not to properly adapt but are actually harming their neighbors and this question I want confirmation I'm 99% % certain but does the number of homes in a city or Zone that remain below base flood elevation impact overall FEMA rates um I believe so I would want to defer to the building official if he's here but I believe that that does have an impact on our on our um flood rates Mr SE house you having fun yet you know it good afternoon everybody uh the existing structures okay have a pass or enjoy a pass because they were built to the code at the time now when it does provoke a penalty would be on the homeowner if there is a lapse in that coverage in other words someone lets lets their flood insurance lapse through a sale or what have you now when they come back to buy flood insurance they're going to pay a much higher rate than someone that does comply the Florida building code did provide for BFE plus one foot since 2017 for residential structures it's been in the code since 2010 for commercial or mixed use properties so there is a little bit there and there are rules changing at the federal level that are being forced down everyone's throat basically uh mandating additional free and where I was going with that is essentially the higher percentage of homes or structures that we can get above base flood elevation it's going to help in in entire City's overall FEMA flood rates yes that that that's absolutely clear yeah so if we are actually providing incentives for people to keep their homes below base flood elevation not only is it impacting that owner homeowner adversely but it is affecting every single property owner in this city through higher FEMA flood rates so again the incentive needs to be to actually get people to adapt so thank you I appreciate it absolutely um I I am fully supportive Commission Dominguez uh that struck Accord with me about working on notice requirements uh I do believe that uh surrounding Property Owners should be afforded uh those same um rights and I also think that we should look at some sort of template that further streamlines things right yes of course we we don't want uh the pink princess castle or whatever it is uh you know that that was invoked as an example but just one example um but yes if you are building a standard home just because you are adapting for sustainability shouldn't automatically throw you into this process and I have to say you know I've seen uh several maybe many moments where the drb process does seem rather arbitrary right and people have kind of gotten that home that you pointed out uh about what it was before drb what was before I read the disclaimer I thought the after image was actually before cuz I go I really like the before image and I saw um a building was coming up and they had this beautifully designed green wall on it sustainable it helps uh climate change it helps cool the city and one of the drb board members goes no we shouldn't be having any more green Walls and pointed out monad terce as an example of something looks rundown rotten unanimously every person I've ever talked to thinks one of the most beautiful best designed buildings in our city is monad Terrace right and that message was then sent out arbitrarily by one member no you know what it's now the city's policy unofficial policy not to have any type of green Walls so where I'm going with this I want to hear comment because I I'm not open and shut on this I I'm keeping an open mind I'm learning as I go along but it boils down to our biggest goal in the city should be adapting to the Future right and behavior is going to reflect the incentives or disincentives that we provide and if we are truly serious about wanting to adapt we need to reverse our incentive structure and actually encourage people to go forward so that that's where I li I work I look forward to engaging further with staff with people on both sides because I truly want to hear both of these stories uh but you know my feelings I I've laid out uh if there's robutts of them I'd love to hear well you said you want to hear comments so commissioner bot so I'm actually going to make a motion to defer and I know that's going to make you super happy David but here's why um I think there are really important uh points being made on both sides of this issue and what I want to do is take a step back and if if the goal is to incentivize more resilient building and and to also make sure that the community has a say in it without penalizing the homeowner I mean we heard from from one resident who had a four-year delay and you know end up moving into a semi functional home um because of of this whole process the process is broken but I don't think the solution here is to do away with the drb um looking at a project I don't have a solution right now which is why I'm making the motion to defer because the other thing that concerning to me is that homeowner associations where they are the most impacted by these projects um were not included in any of this conversation so what I would suggest I think a lot of us are very inclined to find a way to make this better to incentivize more resilient building and to make sure that homeowners who are trying to build correctly for the future are not penalized by $40,000 applications and endless wait times and multiple courses of review but I don't think this this is the solution the way it stands now and I would like to have the time I'm sure I I would hope some of my colleagues would also like to have the time and and maybe we call one of our beloved Sunshine meetings to brainstorm with the planning department and the building department and some of the affected homeowners what the right path forward is if the end goal is to have more new homes that are built in a more resilient way that are um respectful of the context and the neighborhood in which they are built where this is not the solution and what we have now is not the correct solution either so hence the motion to defer could I come this commissioner Dominguez and then commissioner magazine um vice mayor Fernandez you have a landu meeting on Monday is this something that can be added to the MonDay uh meeting for discussion so this isn't Dragon until next year well I just don't know if we don't have Solutions today like what's going to come up between to and Monday um you know and I'll just put I'll just put out there um you know even historic properties have cross spaces um you know and why do historic properties have cross spaces uh especially you go into you know areas where you have a lot of you know wood frame homes and even here you have some of the older uh 1920 you know Mediterranean homes a lot of them have cross spaces and and they and they helped with flooding and ventilation uh before poor uh slabs uh was was a common thing um and I just feel so fancy right now showing off my my uh construction knowledge I play I play a Contractor on TV by the way guys um so so yeah so I you know honestly I really do think is this is this is good policy I don't like I I don't like the extra process that these homes have to go through when we are dealing with with gr resiliency issues where we're spending hundreds and millions of dollars of the taxpayers dollars on on infrastructure because of flooding um when we're hearing that that only 50 homes have taken advantage of this and in part I would say it's probably big part because of the deterrent that this um that this policy creates um and then and then uh and then of those 50 homes half of them had to come back for a second hearing so that means at least 75 hearings have been held at the drb at least 75 because some I'm sure have had three a third hearing and just imagine the amount of time that that takes up when people can still provide comment uh to to the planning director I think between first and second reading there's opportunity you know if we want to have a discussion between first and second reading at landuse I'm happy to have a discussion between first and second reading but there are people currently looking to do work to their homes literally at the lake view meeting uh that we had about the critical needs project um last week a lady was tell telling us there was water coming up through her slab through her floors I mean and that's not something that pumps can fix the only way that you fix that is by building a home above above the BFE above the the base flood elevation because that's just water coming up through the porous surface um and that's and that's our future and we have to we really are progressive individuals we have to be willing to adapt and I know that you are proposing us to adapt I know you're not opposing the policy you just want to come up with Creative Solutions I would say let's let's let the let's let first reading go through this still needs a second reading we can have a discussion at land use uh to see what other ideas we can you know share with with a sponsor regarding it well just to further that comment and Mr Mayor I asked why you're away I know it'd be breaking policy out of my Lane but given that maybe we could hear from the public that are here today because I'd be interested in hearing the people that took time out of their day yeah and I'm going to even though it's not a public comment I'm gonna but commissioner Rosen Gonzalez and then so this way everyone's heard so in my experience when we had our movement save Miami Beach homes remember Tanya when we used to go to the hearings we would go to the hearing the home plan would get presented and we would all say you know this isn't right and then we get denied anyway correct most of the time I me we never won did we ever win once once we won once and and when it was a historic home on Star Island we did when it was like a super historic home but the point I'm totally torn by this for several reasons number one I believe in the right to a public hearing for sure but for example I had one of those huge cement burm homes built next door to me and nobody called me and for anything so I didn't even know until it was built and then the next thing I knew this concrete box just rose out of nothing and now I have no Wi-fi no matter what anybody who calls me knows that every single call gets dropped because I had no review now I don't I haven't attended the understory meetings so I haven't really seen what takes place at those meetings you know when somebody presents their plan are they getting you know is there a benefit from it I know that Comm Dominguez showed some pictures and I spoke to jaldo and Sarah so I'm just not sure that you know anything's coming from it what I would like to see between first and second reading on this could you send out a little Survey Monkey with like two questions to everybody who has presented a home application and said do you feel like attending the drb was a positive experience and why and I would like to get feedback from the those people who've gone through the experience because I think that that could help me better inform my decision my personal decision my my my from my viewpoint right now what I don't like about all of this is that everything is ridiculously expensive in Miami Beach it is just tough you need to have a landscape plan you have to frame your trees and wood I've never seen anything like that before you have to go before but at the same time I mean every city like the City of Coral Gables every home that's being built has to go before drbu but in our city that's not the case because if you're building a BM home you don't so why is an under Story I mean if we were to say all homes go before the drb then I would say okay that's fair but if we're only punishing understory homes and they have to go to drb I don't understand it so I understand why people might consider a burm over an understory because they could save significant amounts of money I'm always I'm also looking like the economic perspective of somebody who has to wait several months now if I submit a home application and I have a meeting with planning and then I present my plan how long from the time that I present my plan until the time that I get a hearing at the DRP so procedurally once you begin the pre-application process it's at least two to three months before you get to the drb probably at least three months so I've got three months in this time period and during those three months I mean are people you can't really work on the plans you're kind of stuck right so you're carrying it's the plans that you're going to come up with any free application work is done before that so you have three months wa can I can I I'm not interrupting so you have the three months then you go before the drb I don't know this but um how many homes have to come back to the drb how many homes of all the under stories that were approved how many got approved the first time and how many had to come back according to my staff probably between 40 and 50% have to come back a lot of it is because uh the drb will ask for changes sometimes it's because they lost Quorum and the item gets moved um but it's probably between 40 and 50% of the time you're going to have to come back for a second hearing okay now that's even worse that you're carrying costs for a home and you're required to go to drb and and you get to drb and somebody who's been appointed to the drb doesn't show up there's no Quorum and then there's no vote that to me is unacceptable because now you've added two more months into the overall cost that's five months of carrying cost Daniel you know I believe deeply in in the right to a public hearing but I we also have to make economic sense and all things need to be created equal so I'm going to support today but but between first and second hearing would you guys be okay if City staff generated a two question Survey Monkey sent it out to applicants to find out so we could get some information you know because I think I'd like to also find out what people's experience was was it expensive for you did it how much money did it cost you I just want to know did do you think you benefited from it how much money did you lose or you know how much money did you have to spend by waiting for it because at the end of the day it's a lot of money it's so expensive to build here and you've got the insurance costs and you have you know High financing costs so I I understand it at now I just don't know as a neighbor am I benefiting by going there or is it just going to be like when we always used to go to the hearings and I go I don't want this build next to me and then people say well private property rights roll and then you change a paint color or something something like that but in the you know so I from an economic standpoint I I don't want to support it from a public right to hearing I do so I'm going to support today but I would like to get that survey date I think that's key so could you guys would you support getting a Sur survey data between first and second reading can you do that it takes so so quick if you want I'll set it up yeah the second reading wouldn't be said until your February 3rd I think at this point meeting because of the zoning cycle so I believe we would have enough time between now and the February meeting to conduct a survey like that why febrary I'm gonna vote for this I'm because there's no January commission meeting I'm gonna I'm it it wouldn't oh because you wouldn't have enough time for the December meeting okay now if you ever if everybody came back to me and said every house has to go to drb I would reconsider this but to punish only um but we're just going to get burms all over the place I don't particularly love the end story but I understand the need for it I'm not fighting it anymore I get it um and I have a retaining wall next to me it's just that the whole thing is a is a nightmare so um yeah I'll support on first reading but I want the data and if the data comes back that we're just like really squeezing people economically then I'm going to support removing them in second reading too commissioner Suarez before you know we chime in anymore I I'd certainly like to hear a little bit more from the public as commissioner magazine um has suggested it gives us a little bit more insight into into um how we should handle this Flor is yours no movement okay I have one person on Zoom Elizabeth Laton Miss Laton state your name address and you have two minutes hi Elizabeth um you know I'm from the Gulf post where almost every house is built on adults with an underst Story and there's a reason and uh commissioner Fernandez said it exactly we flood we have hurricanes and we washed right through and our homes were still standing when Ivan came through in I think it was 2004 um my mom's house was flooded almost up to her well her first floor which was 11 ft up um our H her house stood I don't understand Miami Beach and why we are on BMS and why we on flat and everything like that but I would never live on a house in a house here that did not have stilts or understory or any of it so I just I would like yall to consider that you know these are good ways to preserve the homes that people invest their lives in just and and live in if they're just washed away in the next storm what good is that you know I think that people have enough sense to know good design and and they should have the ability to build what they like and was you know that's why we have the building department we have all that but should everything go before the design review board all the time I don't understand this overreach anyway thank you you mind ify I'm so sorry because I have to pick my from school she's getting out and I don't have much time but I am am a city resident and it sounds like you want to hear so state your name and you have two minutes my name is D.A finger and I live at 4 880 Pine Tree Drive actually I don't live at 480 Pine Drive that's my home that I cannot move into because of this process so I'd like to give you a little bit about my experience I brought some notes I'm sorry this is not the type of thing I usually like to read notes but a little bit about about with brain cancer and want to make sure I remember everything I want to say so I've got a couple points here I just feel free to interrupt me or ask me questions if you need or call me afterwards no problem so um we heard a lot about this proposed legislation today we even heard from drb board members themselves some of whom who spoke about how the process actually hurts residents here in Miami Beach um and I am one of those residents and I'd just like to share a little bit about my experience here with you Commissioners so I bought my home here in 2018 my dream home in Miami Beach for my family I the furthest thing from a developer just wanted to bring my my daughter up in Miami Beach because I think it's one of the most beautiful places in the world and when I after after purchasing the home I realized the home is falling apart from from within mold flooding roof leaks just a bad situation and I think you know a lot of these pre1 1942 homes are are old and and they need some renovation if not if not fixing so upon looking into renovating it I was told that I can't renovate it because I have to raise it above the flood plane SP the FEMA law about spending 50% of the structural value which would have accomplished very little for us wouldn't even have gotten us the new roof needless to say the plumbing the electrical the structural defects that that were issues with this home so you know we undertook a uh you know the the only logical step which was a home build and then uh in looking into this home build um you know obviously we decided that we're going to build this you know in line with this new resiliency code and you know frankly I was fairly excited about about the prospect of doing this and sounded like a something something great to do in a creative City like Miami Beach so then I was told I had to go to the drb because the home was pre 1942 and drb staff and talking with them strongly suggested that we build according to this under story code and so we did you know we worked with drb staff for years you know it said it takes a couple months but we really spent a lot of times at the time the individual's name was James and he was wonderful and we spent a lot of time working on how to make this home you know exactly something that would that would be amendable to neighbors and then you know the public and ourselves so we spent a lot of time on this um and none of that mattered frankly it didn't matter how much time we spent working with the drb staff because we had one neighbor that showed up to our meeting who was irate and frankly you know Commander our meeting and and took it in all different directions and because of that the drb staff um held us over and asked us to come back again um to a subsequent meeting the drv or drv the drb board the board of the drb in the meeting said can you please come back because you've got a neighbor who has some issues and can you just try accommodate for her you know so we went and we tried to speak with this neighbor and this neighbor was irate wouldn't speak to us and was she a lawyer and very litigious and rude and kind of scary and so we said well we're just going to work with continue with the drb staff and we're going to come back again and we're going to do what they're asking of us so you came back again and in that subsequent meeting the drb had decided that was months and months later the drb decided that they are not going to be accepting any new homes um in this meeting but rather hearing them out because you know this was covid was on the rise and they just wanted to hear things out but they weren't moving forward so had the had the meeting uh neighbor was as disruptive as she was the previous time and you know they decided you know come back come back another time um my neighbor said I can't I'm not available and I don't want any hearings for my neighbor's house until I can be here the next meeting and she was unreasonably you know unavailable for for months and months and months so so we waited we worked with staff and we came back came back again and then just to wrap it up long story short we came back again and again and again and we ultimately did get Dr approval we're now four five years five years later I haven't moved in the home I'm carrying this home I paid fees on fees on fees on fees to go to the drb just so the drb could tell me no for no logical reason other than I had an Irate neighbor turns out this neighbor was doing all sorts of illegitimate things on my property and building structures and stuff she's got City fines for now and so this wasn't a legitimate reason to hold me up for my home build I still don't have the home that I bought in 2018 to move into this is so incredibly painful for me and my family I I need you to wrap it up I'm sorry yeah I'm I'm done actually and I have to pick out my daughter so thank you for your time thank you for stopping me so I'm not late but if anyone want to of you want to speak to me individually I can tell you more about my experience but I just want you to have a Flav for you thank you very much thank you and thank you for your email that you sent go ahead good afternoon Commissioners Fred Carlton 1800 Sunset Harbor Drive I feel for this gentleman I went through a similar experience on a home on a lot that I bought at 1649 West 22nd Street where I would not normally had to go before any board because the home that was on it was a 1985 home but because of an underst story I had to go to drb the neighbor to my West wanted decided after had after they had been shown the lot they didn't want to buy it after I bought it they decided they wanted to buy it for me I gave them a price they decided they no longer wanted it they didn't want to pay the price rather so all of a sudden at my drb hearing they show up and they oppose my design now mind you i h a really really well-known architect rapael portando okay it's done probably some of the biggest names in this County's homes has got numerous awards for homes in Palm Beach County okay and then to my East I had I have a neighbor who many of you probably know Agnes gray and when I originally spoke to her and I'm telling you straight up the reason that she was opposing my design was because her husband likes to swim in the nude okay forget the fact that Peter Lau is looking at her husband across the way okay but then it turns out that really it's not about her husband swimming in the nude what it's about is that she wants me to take the back portion 50 ft of my wall down so that she can have an unobstructed view to the bay and that she's going to oppose my project unless I agree to do that this is the kind of abuse that you can find when you go through this process you're asking people who do not have professional experience professional architectural experience professional design experience to a pine on architecture and design not one of you Commissioners would hire a nonprofessional you wouldn't hire your your Gardener to come fix your stove thank you Mr Caron I apologize you're over about one I need another minute please one minute okay we'll keep we'll keep Daniel to it too yeah so you know there's one other big problem that you have here and it was touched on by I think commissioner Suarez we're going to end up in a position here if we don't do something about this and allow these underst stories that we're not going to get flood insurance period you're not going to have to worry about the riseing cost of flood insurance you won't get it so you know it's a it's a really big problem that we have okay the staff goes through extensive review I met with um Sarah Giller Sarah Giller told me that the staff just checks boxes and I spoke to director Mooney that's far far from from the case they do an extensive review they write a report thank you Mr and that report is then what design review goes off of so a lot of this conversation here about neighbors and this and that is more about wanting power and control rather than really what we need to do we need to stop this it cost me $450,000 to wait to get to drb $450,000 what happens to the guy that's $1,000 okay and then he has to spend $50,000 and it's a third of his income for the year thank you I could go on for an hour believe me okay I'm gonna try to wrap it up Daniel seral with Miami Design preservation league and actually Fred I know you're talking about what the lurry is because I grew up two doors down from them at Christina's house now um so one thing that we always say growing up is these homes on the water that face each other they were designed in different styles for privacy and for uh that Resident quality of life and we joke sometimes with the new homes that are all glass including a lot of the master bathrooms that if you take a kayak any day you'll you'll see some things you probably didn't want to see but that being said um the the whole point of this is a public review process I think that we are kind of trying to slice it into too many pieces talking about the undersource story as the only reason things go to design review board is such a red herring because the design review board is there to ensure compatibility context preservation of neighborhood character if you all as the body of the city believe that that should be delegated to uh the professional staff in their own meeting privately and the neighbors should just try to show up and maybe see if you know they could learn more or or get something changed then you know that's your right what I will tell you from about 10 years of dealing with neighbors is that it really is good for Neighbors to know what's going next door you know I'm sorry that though there are uh issues with the process I think that definitely needs to be improved no doubt about it you know so maybe it it should be deferred or or or sent to February and in the meantime we can have the meetings I want to hear from Fred about the 450,000 where that came from that evid would be useful to know but we also want to reach out to the neighbors of these properties and ask whether it was helpful to them to have this process so please if you do a survey send it to all the property owner applicants but also to the HOAs and the neighbors and I think you'll be very well informed thank you thank you thank you there is no other speaker on zoom and no one in the audience commissioner SZ can you bring this home for land yeah yeah just just to just to reiterate if you're going to build a home on an elevated BM you do not need to go to DRP okay if you're going to build an under story you have to go to drb and the only difference between an understory and an elevated BM is three feet and that's insignificant which our our planning director is on record saying as far as a visual aspect it's completely insignificant so the fact is that we're sending people with uh an underst story to go through extra layer process where in some cases it lasts years and cost in some cases hundreds of thousands of dollars but if you build if you build a home that's not as resilient in fact it makes things worse to their neighbors and the right away it it that's encouraged that to me that's that's inverted it's that that's a that's an in that's a it's a perverse way of of of planning for the future um Tom can you just real quick why was single why was single family homes not considered in the we got to wrap it up I I feel like we've we've covered this but go ahead I'll I'll try to be as brief as possible when the design review process was initiated in the late 80s and I started with the city in 1993 about six or seven years after it started um the emphasis of the design review process was on Commercial and multif family projects the criteria was set up for that the uh review structure was set up for that um and single family homes were expressly exempt from design review okay and so that's pretty much the history of it so I'd like to make a motion with the friendly amendment that uh commissioner Gonzales said where we have a survey sent out to the applicants who have filed for a building permit that had to go to drb okay and and really gauge their um sentiment with how the drb process was so I'd like to move that commissioner Dominguez uh well um commissioner bot had um asked to defer I'll second that and see if we have the votes well there were a couple of proposals there was that we and now we have we'll take that vote since we have a motion in a second there was also a re uh somebody made a recommendation that between first and second reading we go to land use so that's maybe a friendly Amendment uh but I'll leave it to you I'm not the one making the motion we'll call this motion to defer that I believe uh Robert rules takes precedence so to defer the item I'll go alphabetically commissioner bot yes commissioner Dominguez yes last mayor Fernandez uh commissioner Rosa Gonzalez oh commissioner magazine Mr Suarez no mayor Miner no the moot to the fails so then I'd like to make a motion um to support this with another friendly amendment to send this to land use not the one in a week but the next one when we have time to figure this out um which is when we haven't scheduled the 2025 meetings but I believe that we're going to try to have a January meeting in January which would be prior to Second reading because second reading would be on February 3rd what is what commissioner bot through the chair um what would be the purpose of this because the purpose of this if we are trying to build a more resilient City and we have two options you have a burm and you have an understory and one gets penalized and one doesn't and we've got people who are sitting in unfinished houses for five years and we have retaliatory neighbors doing all kinds of unap inappropriate things the process is to make the thing holistically better to get us to the end result this is not a life or death matter nobody is is dying because of an under story being built or not being built the process the the goal is to make this the best possible way to get to a more resilient City in the fairest manner possible and I don't see it's not even going to throw you off your schedule because it wouldn't be heard for second reading until I second the motion that is the purpose of it just to be clear procedurally is it a motion or just a friendly Amendment no I think it was was oh friendly am I mean it doesn't harm the process to yeah as long as it heard in February yes I think we can if you're aable uh commissioner Suarez let's just make it as part of and what would be the title I mean the title so we have two we have the survey that commissioner rosan mentioned and now we have this uh what would be the title for land use for the referral what's the title for the yeah same title it's just same title same title discussion item yeah okay I mean to me the getting the data is very important important because I really do want to see what kind of experience all of our residents have had and if it's bad across the board and people are really complaining and it's costly and you know they wish they would have chosen a burm instead I mean we need to re we need to evaluate the process would if I might through the chair I would just uh request I don't know how this works with land use or um vice mayor Fernandez that we let the hooh know that this will be on bless you bless you on the um land use committee so that they have a chance to become informed on this issue and be a part of the conversation because it is their neighborhoods they they are their neighborhoods that are being directly affected by this so they should be notified that there's this discussion if they don't want to come they don't have an opinion they had the chance to weigh in and that's you know I could not be more about letting people have a chance to weigh in I mean residents right to know was an mbu initiative um that was championed by Mark samin and and has has been a Cornerstone of of this city moving forward since it was enacted and I'm not about to stop now okay so we have a motion uh Tom we're just about to vote and I wanted to because um the sponsor and commissioner bot just asked me to remind them um in the motion can we include the additional language in the posting requirement to include the property owner information and then uh commissioner Suarez you asked that we include a slight revision to section 2 7.2.2 point3 point B to allow the uh drb to consider a waiver for RS4 Zone properties as well as RS3 Zone properties with a lot size of more than 18,000 square feet where the drb or HPB as applicable May approve an increase in the height limit by up to three additional feet that's correct we'll include both of the those for the second reading version of the ordinance thank you and I need a second Al well I move it I have a motion second vice mayor Fernandez seconds so I have a motion by commissioner Suarez seconded by vice mayor Fernandez with the two amendments that Tom Mooney just stated plus direction that this item goes to land use between first and second reading and a survey on the experience at drb be conducted before second reading so commissioner Rosen Gonzalez voting Ving for the item as amended with the two directions including yours yes commissioner bot yes commissioner Suarez yes commissioner magazine yes commissioner Dominguez yes vice mayor Fernandez yes mayor Miner yes motion carries item is approved as amended second reading public hearing is scheduled for February 3rd 20125 thank you everyone r7d r7d is a public hearing wave ldrs for temporary signage at Collins Park Garage requested by new drama isn't it I I move the item s it is give me one sec so that was vice mayor Fernandez second by commissioner Dominguez it is a public hearing I see one person requesting to speak do you want to go first or we move the item I did there's a public hearing I just don't know if you want you call it next or you want to talk here I don't see anyone it's a public hearing so I have one person raise iPad state your name and you have two minutes R uh Ray resen president of C Park neighborhood association um this was brought before us uh and we as an association in both a membership meeting and in uh a board meeting uh approved what was presented to us there hasn't been anything on this building for 4 years to say what's coming uh and I think it's time to let the world know what we're finally going to have there and I hope that you will approve this thank you no one else in Zoom I see no one else in the audience may I call the vote may or may I call the vote on this item I'm sorry may I call the vote Yes all in favor of r7d I and I commissioner Suarez is a yes yes so item passes r7d is approved thank you good job thank you R9 AE R9 AE backup offer to purchase 1234 Washington Avenue and 1260 washhington Avenue question by commissioner bot um so there is a um a property that uh was intended to be developed on Washington Avenue um that is now in foreclosure it would be a great piece of property for the city to acquire um to build Workforce housing on Washington Avenue there's an offer apparently in the works um so we can't we can't move forward with with acquiring it directly but I would like to um with the support of my colleagues direct the the administration to prepare a backup offer if and um I if the the primary offer falls through um I'll actually turn it over to our city manager to um I'll second your motion oh well then okay Eric if you want to add anything to it so if I could um yes this is the property at 1234 1260 Washington Avenue um it is currently in receivership uh the courts just recently approved the sale and purchase agreement that was presented by the receiver for the purchase of the property for $17.5 million um cash and the receiver has indicated to us that although that that that transaction has been approved by the courts they would be interested in hearing what the city might have to offer as a backup uh proposal so they're they're clearly um locked in if that goes to close but if it does does not close if we wanted to be in the consideration for um next up to bat so to speak um we have not completed the appraisal at this point in time I would definitely want to uh get an appraisal for the property to make sure that we were in the ballpark but um I think that that number that was uh presented and was accepted is probably a very fair uh value for that property and through the mayor if I may I believe that what this commission or the body would would would want to do if you wish to proceed is to authorize the manager to uh present an offer through a contract that would be subject to appraisal Rosa Gonzalez commissioner bot what do you guys imion us doing with the property I'd love to see it developed I mean anything work force housing as quickly as possible really yeah okay um I mean it's it's exactly what we're trying to incentivize on Washington Avenue it is not Ocean Front it's not Waterfront it's walking distance to the beach to schools to the conveniences of life we are desperately trying to make a um create Apartments where people can live for a reasonable amount of money that is not a $10 million starter condo um it is you know it's it's a perfect look to develop Workforce housing and I don't I can't imagine why there'd be any hesitation on that my only oh my the reason I well I mean I I listen I'm going to support I I'm supporting a backup offer I don't know that I'd want it for Workhorse housing maybe some sort of community facility or something simply because in Collins Park and when I when I saw what went down with servas I'm totally not on board with that I mean we gave them we had the land we gave them 10 Mill million dollar I don't think we got a great product I mean so you know I if there was some other proposal fine I mean like look I I'm all I'm I'm on board with buying it for sure um I'm not on board with a city Workforce it's not that I'm against Workforce housing I just don't know that that's what we do so I would I would love this would be a great problem to have to have a healthy discussion about what we do with this newly acquired property and I would love to have that conversation and I don't know the particulars of the servitas project and and you know that that is water under the bridge so if there's a better way to do Workforce housing I'll in to have that conversation but I I say let's just get going there's a motion and a second let's call the vote and I would like I would like to just add in um that we all do a little rain dance that the primary offer falls through and we end up going you know that comes to us and I'll just add I'm happy to support this because the one thing that I don't hear residents telling me that they want to see more Community facilities What I Hear residents telling me is that they need housing in our city and what we hear businesses tell us during slow season is that they need more full-time residents to keep the economy moving so so so I think uh we'll be lucky if we if we have the problem in our hands to determine what is the best use of of this property M can I just answer that very quick I mean I have no problem we're talking 18 $ million here that's fine I was actually poking Jason the other day about what if what if yeah there there he is what if we were to purchase something else like the Roosevelt Theater you know and that's a large amount and you know we do have the money that we can take out of reserves that's fine I just don't want to see us spend 188 million and then give another 10 million and then get you know an inferior uh product and unless I mean we're going to build it ourselves and then we're talking you know $18 million and then probably a $10 million construction cost on our own I definitely don't want to see us buy this property with taxpayer money and then lease it to somebody else for 99 years that is what I saw with a parking garage I'm seeing something similar with the Byron Carlile housing I don't want to lease out our our our property you know if we're going to spend this $18 million then we keep it we keep the revenue stream um you know when we do it ourselves but I I definitely don't want to see this purchased and then and then least let's call the vote okay if we I mean guys and gals uh I appreciate getting through the meeting quickly but there seems to be a lot of expediency to sign up for a maybe $20 million price deck so I would like to just ask a couple of normal questions um I mean I have a fundamentally different view where if we did acquire this the city's not in the business of developing property right let's let's have a test run at fixing some sidewalks and uh building a road uh before we develop a residential property so if we did something like that I would not want to incur an extra 3040 $50 million I would it would almost be a prerequisite that we would go out and do some sort of JV uh with a developer that actually develops it we get a revenue stream we get to control that asset I see you shaking your head but I mean do you think we're in the business of developing a property uh we just sat here and talked about um all of our City properties you know falling into disrepair and having to provide incentives for them I how would we develop it right um I would want to not have this be an endless Money Pit $20 million is a big- Time price tag so if we're going to do that it would be with the understanding that we would engage a private sector partner to actually develop the asset um he the May B oh I'm sorry still Yeah well yeah just a few other things um and then it's also okay if that's the goal then you know can we achieve it through some others if I vote Yes on this uh Mr City attorney is this like locking Us in to go out and make an offer or certainly something I'd like to explore but I I think it's a bit pre-baked that just that go out and commit $20 million um we I I I understand that there's a 60-day closing the court just approved this uh sale I believe about a week ago um so I think there would be time between now and December to get an appraisal and uh we can include a a contingency in the contract to allow the offer to be withdrawn at the next commission meeting I'm not sure how strong an offer that would be as a backup but at the end of the day it's a backup so can I close a question if it's being purchased by a developer right now and it's going to be developed into some sort of residential why would we buy it and then have some somebody else develop it why would we spend $18 million if the private sector is already spending $18 million and we don't have to put any money in it doesn't make sense if you're going to buy it and put a park I'm all for it but to buy it and then give it away that I don't agree with and that's what you're proposing when the private sector is already doing that they're going to buy that there's rebar on the ground there's even plans there I mean why would we insert ourselves into a Workforce housing situation when that's probably what's going to happen anyway without us spending $18 million unless you want to make it green space and then I'm all for it I'll support the purchase if it's for some sort of green public space but I'm not supporting it to give it away and if I may Mr Mayor I I just want us to keep in mind that when the private entity when a private the private sector buys a property you don't know I mean there's a lot of of allowable uses and and development rights on Washington Avenue and so we hope that someone would make Workforce housing there but we have no guarantee that that's what they would do they could make it into more retail space Hotel they can make it into something else you know there's no guarantee if the private sector takes it over uh what it will be if we control the property uh we can control you know the attainability of the housing the percentage of it that's going to be Workforce or or affordable and in ways that we can't uh other wise uh so so I I like the idea of buying property uh and and we haven't been doing that and this is an isore and there is a need and it's aligned uh with our goals for for Washington Avenue and so I'm happy to second the motion so can I just ask you a question then okay so this will be a somewhere between $16 million so what would be the cost then if we would go out and develop the project that we envision if I I through the mayor I I don't care if we develop it or we go into a JV with somebody else or if we do some kind of multifaceted facility there that has Workforce housing on top of it I land banking is one of the best highest uses of our money because it will only appreciate in value right so it the osa's even getting to the point where this offer is accepted or slim to none because it's a backup offer so let us make our best faith best good faith ever to have have a proper backup offer in place in case this falls apart and if we are lucky enough to purchase land which is a very solid urban planning tenant and is very valuable to the city then we get to have the very healthy robust discussion about what is the best use for it maybe it is temporarily turning it into Green Space while we figure it out um for future use maybe it is who knows what um but there's no I'm not dictating that it's we're going to build affordable work Force attainable housing on that corner of Washington I'm saying let us get have a crack at having this robust debate other than having rather than having somebody come in buy the land and saying you know what we're going to buy we're going to do starter apartments for millionaires so instead of being $10 million for a starter apartment it'll be 5 million it'll be attainable housing for for multi-millionaires or we're going to put in another hotel there or we're going to put in a vertical Mall there let us have a crack at it so we get to dictate what goes there when we are the stewards of what is best for our city and if I could just one second Mr Mayor and I I put a lot of word into what you're saying um I personally believe that would be putting a bit the cart before the horse I'd like to have a more wellth thought out plan of exactly what we want there and when I view this I say well hopefully we don't have a hotel because we've actually worked for a long time and continue to work in providing the right incentives for the private sector to actually deliver the end product that we want that being said I'm not going to stand in the way and Lobby against because uh I I see a lot of Merit into controlling that asset um I I'll I'll you know I I'll support uh the moving forward uh to explore this but I'd be kind of a hard stop if we wouldn't have more wellth out plans before we would execute on anything Mr Mayor and just m vice mayor yeah I just want the public to to to understand the nature of this discussion right now why is this time sensitive right now I think I I think the public needs to get that context of why are we discussing this right now in this fashion for those people who feel well this is a large sum of money and it feels you know expedited why why is that uh Mr attorney well the property is currently in receivership and the court approved a sale to a buyer it's a develop out of Fort Lauderdale if that sale falls through and that could fall through at any time it could fall through in 30 days it could fall through next week if the developer could fall through tomorrow it could fall through tomorrow so it's time sensitive in that regard and then going back to the earlier comment about having a contingency um there may be other backup offers we don't know and so this body needs to decide if you want to include a contingency that it will be subject to further approval in December or is it an offer that is subject only lead to appraisal uh these are questions that you all need to so but if we let's say refer this to committee or we wait till December to make this decision we may lose the opportunity to be the backup offer that could be considered for the acquisition of this very um very important piece of property uh on Washington iony that right now just sits empty with rebar there right or we could end up being second or third backup offer if if there are other parties who are interested so so so so it's time sensitive if we really are interested in in getting this from the receivership process that is accurate all right so just just for just for the context okay let call vote so the motion that I heard was authorized the manager to put in an offer subject to appraisal is that correct and we do need to clarify is it subject to appraisal only or does the body wish to come back in December appraisal only would be my recommendation okay so if that's the case I have a motion by commissioner B second by vice mayor Fernandez all in favor please say I I I any knows hearing none the item is approved 70 we will need an after Thea resolution on R9 AE see we have Tom here so we'll call a couple of land use uh item second readings r5m sorry m is Michael r5m is an ordance of the mayor and City Commission of City of Miami Beach Florida amending the city code of the city amending the city of Miami Beach year 2040 comprehensive plan pursuant to the expedited State review process of Section 163 3184 subsection 3 Florida Statutes by amending the resilient land use and development element goal rl1 entitled land use objective rlu 1.1 entitled establishment of future land use categories table rlu 1.1 to provide consistency with floor area ratio F regulations at polic policy rlu 1.1.5 entitled low density multifam residential rm1 to provide F incentives to encourage the conversion of Legally established transient uses to residential uses in the West Avenue Bayfront overlay by amending policy rlu 1.1.6 uh entitled medium density multif family residential rm2 provide F incentives to encourage the development of residential uses and the conversion of existing transient uses to residential residential uses for properties located in the mid Beach residential use incentive area and to provide F incentives to encourage the conversion of Legally established transient uses to to residential uses in the West Avenue Bayfront overlay by amending policy rlu 1.1.7 entitled highdensity multif family residential rm3 to provide F in incentives to encourage the development of residential uses and conversion of existing transient uses to residential uses for properties located in the M mid Beach residential use incentive area by amending policy 1.125 entitled high density residential performance standard rps4 to provide for incentives to encourage the development of residential uses and the conversion of exist existing transiting uses to residential uses by amending objective 1.2 entitled land use regulations to establish policy 1.2.8 entitled resid evental use incentives to provide minimum standard for obtaining the F incentives set forth in this ordinance and providing for catification repealers of ability transmittal and an effective date this is a second reading public hearing it is item r5m Ral I'm sorry I didn't get that could you say that again that's it and um Mr Mayor um and Ralph I hate to do this oh no r5n is a companion and so it's probably better to read that now so they can both be heard together negotiated contract by the word in ordinance of the may this is r5n in ordance of the mayor and City Commission of the city of Miami Beach Florida Miami Beach resiliency code by amending chapter 7 entitled zoning districts and regulations by amending article one entitle General to all zoning districts to establish section 7.1 point10 entitled residential use incentives to create requirements for the development for developments eligible for residential use incentives while amending article two entitled District regulations that's section 7.2.5 entitled rm2 residential multif family medium density to establish subsection 7.2.5 point5 entitled mid Beach residential use incentive area rm2 to provide floor area ratio f for and height incentives to encourage the development of residential uses the conversion of existing transient uses to residential uses for property Zone arm2 that front Collins Avenue between 47th Street on the south and 63rd Street on the North by bending section 7.2.6 entitled rm3 residential multif family high intensity to establish subsection 7.2.6 point4 entitled mid Beach residential use incentive area rm3 to provide F and height incentives to encourage the development of residential uses and the conversion of existing transient uses to residential uses for the property Zone rm3 that front Collins Avenue between 47th Street on the south and 63rd Street on the North by amending section 7.2.5 entitled performance standard districts PS subsection 7.2.1 15.2 entitled residential performance standards districts to provide F and hide incentives to encourage the development of residential uses and the conversion of existing transient uses to Res itial uses for property Zone rps4 by amending article 3 overlay District section 7.3.3 entitled West Avenue Bayfront overlay at subsection 7.3.3 point4 entitled legal nonconforming and other transient uses West Avenue Bayfront overlay to provide far height and use incentives to encourage the conversion of Legally established transient uses to residential uses for property Zone rm1 and rm2 that are located within the West Avenue Bay Front overlay and providing for catification repealers of ability and an effective date this is item r5n it is a second reading public hearing r5n requires 57s vote they're both public hearings do you need water commissioner Dominguez thank you actually r5n requires a 67s vote r5n is 67s yes okay thank you mayor uh so this item has been around for many many months and the purpose was that there was transient use in residential neighborhoods and the planning board Tom monei and I were looking at ways that we could incen IIs conversion to residential use in our um residential neighborhoods so the planning team came back with some ideas and then some of them I moved them back so they could be even more modest than they are and this is the end result um and I'll let Tom Mooney say more sure um first um part of our recommendation for adoption is so Ralph doesn't have to read the titles again um yes please the uh ordinance both of these ordinances were approved at first reading on July 24th 2024 and then a second required public Workshop was held in September um it came back to you for second reading but was not reached in October so it was moved to today's date as commissioner Dominguez indicated the proposed ordinance uh creates incentive areas in three distinct areas the first is what we call the mid Beach rm2 rm3 area and that's the area between 47 and 63rd Street and what this does is this incentivizes um new construction or conversion of uh transient uses to non-transient residential by providing a very limited F increase in the rm2 district the F could go from 2.0 to 2.3 and the maximum height could go from 65 60t to 75 feet in the rm3 district the um f would go from anywhere from 2.25 uh to 2.26 from 2.75 to 3.2 and from where 3.0 is currently permitted to 3.5 and in the rm3 districts the maximum height would go from uh 200 feet to 220 feet the total F increase for the rm2 area would be approximately 15% and if all the properties took advantage of this additional F in the rm2 area there would be a net increase of just over 16,000 square feet uh in the rm3 area the F increase would represent approximately 16% and if all the rm3 properties took advantage of this the maximum F that would be added would be um 147,000 Square ft and each of the districts in the rm2 the increase in height would generally allow for one more floor and in the rm3 district um it would allow between one and two floors the um the second sub area is the South Beach rps4 District which is the Oceanside properties between South Point Drive and fist Street and again in the rps4 because hotel is permitted this would incentivize uh the conversion of um non-transient uses including short-term rental or transient uses including short-term rentals to non-transient uses in perpetuity um and in this particular District the maximum F would go from 2.0 to 2.25 and the maximum Building height would be increased from 100 fet to5 ft um the F increase would be approximately 133% and if all the properties in the rps4 district took advantage of this there would be a net increase of just over 38,000 square feet the overall height increase would only allow for one additional floor finally in the West Avenue Bayfront overlay this is a much more limited exception and it only applies to existing legally established hotels apartment hotels sweet hotels or hostels within the rm1 and rm2 districts in the West Avenue Bayfront overlay we believe that there's approximately six establishments that could take advantage of this and the F increase would be from 1 .25 to 1.6 and the maximum height increase would be from 50 ft to 68 ft these uh result in a 28% increase for the rm1 properties and a 25% increase in F for the rm2 properties um and if the uh six establishments that we've identified all took advantage of this there would be a net increase of 24,000 feet of floor area uh the administration is supportive of this um and we would recommend um adoption a second reading for both r5m and r5m uh I have Wayne is on Zoom Wayne you have two minutes please go ahead thank you for the opportunity uh Willi Dr f um I I have limited issues with the West uh Avenue uh Doctrine because it it it really identifies what Transit represents uh and it affects six only six properties I certainly have concerns like adding uh density or F and height to uh across the city uh in a general sense for one for many reasons um the primary reason is uh many of those buildings that you're talking about are not near the height that uh would exist on the back end of that and you're basically incentivizing uh the the destruction of smaller units smaller condos that have some uh actually it doesn't require any any Jaan get use currently uh to luxury condos reducing the volume of of uh residents in the city it will have the opposite effect um uh we don't have affordable housing because we and it would get worse with the conversion to luxury housing along especially the better neighborhoods um additionally um what what I've learned over seven or eight years of listening to these commission meetings is uh they forget that we already gave them an F increase and a height increase and they come in and they say well it's only 20 more feet or 30 more feet as so as we Elevate this Baseline it doesn't sound so dram atic when they ask for you know the lobbyists come in and ask for another 30 40 ft or more f it they use it as part of their PL um I I want to help the the developers but we should stick to our guns in terms of what our laws are and not keep increasing it commission after commission month after month thank you sir otherwise we're going to be in trouble thank you no one else on on Zoom no one else in the audience commissioner Rosen Gonzalez commissioner dingz I think this is coming from a really good place and the increases are so small and not very egregious at all but the reason that I'm not going to support it is one of the reasons is that it sets a new Baseline you know you've got this Baseline and it it seems like it's only six properties but then like he just said somebody comes back and and it's a creep if you really want to incentivize residential use within what we have right now I would I would do something different I would approach this from a tax perspective we control okay when we assess our property taxes correct the school board takes the portion the county takes the portion and then the city of Miami Beach takes its portion correct Nick if we wanted to incentivize residential devel without giving people height and F but real incentives could we potentially freeze our portion of the taxes and then just have it assessed at the 10% that would be yearly if it was if it was residential do we have the rate to do that commissioner unfortunately we do not we can we can only have one millage rate there are very limited instances under state law where we can adopt adorm incentives and that's typically for uh for affordable housing but otherwise no we could not so we have we have no jurisdiction to create any sort of tax freeze just on our portion of it not on the other portions of it no un we can't offer any tax so this whole narrative that we have to build bigger higher um I just I can't even though this is so di Minimus like it says in the memo and it is I don't think it's enough of an incentive to to create any change you know and like so but it does create a new Baseline to come back and say well this is where it is right now now I'm going to change it to that so I'm going to I'm going to be a no on that today and the other one I think is even worse because that really does affect all of our waterfront buildings um and I think what will happen there what did you say an overall increase of like 28% the um in the rm2 and rm3 area is in the mid Beach between 47th and 63rd Street in the rm2 districts we would be looking at a 15% increase in F and in the rm3 district it would be a 16% increase it seems so it it it seems so small but at a time when nobody can get around in their cars I mean if we were to go and propose and tell our elector guess what we're giving building incentives I think that if you really want to help people you'll serve the residents who live here not potential future residents who are going to come here and that's why I'm going to vote no on all of this because I can guarantee you if we were to do a survey right now of 100 residents and ask them ask them do you want us to increase density across the city and have disc creep happen I guarantee you but the question would be residential versus transient do you want a residential neighborhood at this modest increase or do you want to keep transient I don't think it's going to do anything except for allow people to leave their properties uh vacant and then maybe potentially flip it and then try to get some other sort of zoning or flip it with this new and you know flip their property potentially but it's really not that much of an increase I mean okay let's say that I this is for like what the Bikini Hostel in the West Avenue area the Bikini Hostel would be one property that could take advantage of this okay so the Bikini Hostel right now has the buildable right of how many square feet Tom they can do a 2.0 F I don't know what their um their lot size is offhand what's an average lot size like lot size on West Avenue they're probably um I'm spit volume but probably about 30,000 square feet which means they could do Under the current code 60,000 square feet so they can do 60,000 square feet and you and under this ordinance that 60,000 would turn into how much they could have a 2.5 F which would would allow them to go to 40 thou um I'm sorry 40,000 square ft an additional 40,000 square ft no total you're saying that but you just said that they would have 60,000 Square F feet of F at a 2.0 F if they went to 2.5 then um then they would have 70 it would be 75 it would be 2.5 times uh I'm sorry 2.5 time 30 would be 75 as opposed to 60 so they'd have 75 so they'd get an additional 15,000 square ft H and how much height they would get uh one additional floor is what it would amount to they would get one additional floor for residential I don't think you're moving the I don't think it's moving the needle I think it's setting an add additional Baseline and if you guys want this creep it's fine but I think that until you solve a few of the problems that we have especially the traffic problems um I don't see it changing anything at all as a matter of fact I think I mean Tom the only way to this whole idea of like transient uses to residential uses what's is there any other incentive that we could potentially offer apart from density and height the issue that we face and and where we came up with these incentives is predicated on the fact that for for instance in the mid Beach area from 47 to 63rd Street under state law we are prohibited from regulating short-term rentals so you're seeing buildings being bought out to be torn down and converted to luxury residential those buildings have the option of doing short-term rental do smaller units with short-term rental they could do larger units with short-term rentals what this would do is give someone hopefully an incentive to not do that model but to do a TR a non-transient use in perpetuity by Covenant so you would not have a short-term rentals on that property and because state law is so prohibitive the only way that we can do that is through incentives like this not thank you for this uh commissioner Dominguez I know you've worked hard for a long time we all saw first understand uh the consequences of having transient usages in residential neighborhoods uh the latest one being in my own neighborhood and at the Bikini Hostel where 60 homeless people were dropped off there on a Friday evening and I was actually watching the county meeting today and the chair of the homeless trust do you know why he dropped them off there because we have occupancy transient availability in our residential neighborhoods in Miami Beach that is cheap cheaper than some of the cheapest hotel rooms in Homestead and the most outer areas of the county we have transient hotel rooms in our residential areas that are cheaper than Cam's house think about what that says about the product that we have in our city and if it's not 100 homeless people it's still a 100 transient people they have occupancy there for 200 people okay so the density line is just incorrect right they could have 200 people staying there and often times they do but again I'll repeat that think about what that says about these products that we're tripping out of ourselves to try and and save that you can stay in Miami Beach on West Avenue in the middle of a residential neighborhood for cheaper than you can stay at Camille's house something has to be done and I applaud you for moving forward on this commissioner Dominguez and those same hundred people if they were surveyed and said would you rather have an area in the middle of your residential neighborhood where a 100 homeless people stay for cheaper than they stay at a homeless shelter in the city of Miami Beach or would you rather give one extra floor for for a market rate product that can house your neighbors your friends your family children that your kids go to school with what would they choose can I say something they're not building it they're not they've already told us that it doesn't make Financial that it it doesn't it doesn't you want to yeah I know you would love to see it bigger bigger bigger bigger but I have to say that you have residents here who I don't think want that I mean I understand that you want residential uses that's great um especially in these neighborhoods this seems benign I don't think it's enough of an incentive it could potentially though cause people to flip their properties and then try a live local application I had somebody tell me the other day that they were going to um build a massive live local on on 41st Street you know this threat of of the live local so I don't think these incentives are the only thing that they do is raise the Baseline and I do believe that year after year people forget you won't be here I won't be here it'll go from a 2.5 to a 3.5 I understand that we have resiliency issues but we also have serious serious infrastructure concerns and none of these are addressing them not a single one we just increase increase with no studies done no traffic studies and now you're proposing a 28% increase on all the waterfront properties commissioner dingz it's coming from a good place I just don't think that it's a positive uh thing for for the city I would love to get rid of nuisance properties like the Bikini Hostel I think there's other ways to go about um removing the use rather than just increasing density with no solution for for traffic infrastructure oh you know what I loved about it what did you guys say you said there is no critical when you when you I was reading your report today you said it's not going to affect our water it's not going to affect our infrastructure or traffic but we have a critical need for tennis courts why can tennis courts that's the critical need that would be required regardless of whether you do new construction with or without these incentives it was that attached on for some special specific reason so wait so people who take advantage of this are also going to pay into a tennis court fund no people that that redevelop properties have to be consistent with Parks concurrency so regardless of whether you're doing new development without these incentives or with these incentives they would still have to be consistent with pars concurrency and as part of the infrastructure analysis that was one of the things I was identified okay I'm a no on both I'm probably going to be the loan no but I I believe in this deeply because I think that this is in many cases um not the Bikini Hostel is an anomaly the other properties at this would affect especially the water Farm properties in many cases our um Condominiums and our Workforce housing stock you will replace them with luxury housing and I have to say I'm going to say it again I'm going to vote for the residents that live here not for future residents that you guys would like to develop and bring here because there are those of us who live here and by the way commissioner Suarez Mr F you can't pained across this city and you were like I am not going to build I am going to be of the resident and you know how residents feel about this and then now you're here and I don't know what happens it's like somebody flips switch and you say all I can do is is build and it doesn't make any sense I don't understand philosophically that you know I mean I I do think that you believe that it's going to solve a problem what you don't realize is that creating these spot zoning situations and they are spot zoning even though we're call we're not calling these overlays spot zoning what you're doing is giving people incentives to hold on so they can flip if they know that all they can build is what they have they'll make it work I promise you they will make it work and they will beautify they will uh redevelop on their own if you but if if this for example what you're doing today is so destructive for the rest of the city it is setting the worst first president and I really do worry what will happen um in the future as you know as like when somebody's not always fighting these things commissioner sarez let's call the vote thank you uh thank you Mr Mayor just to address a couple points I I know you haven't knocked on doors in a while Kristen um and I I just finished knocking on doors I think it's been what probably about four years since you've knocked on doors when I knocked on doors one of the biggest issues affecting Miami Beach was people wanting to stay in Miami Beach and that's not because um of overdevelopment that's because they just can't afford to live here there is no uh availability people some people um are just trying to make ends meet they've been living here for decades and they can't afford it and and just at the just we just had the block party I met um a woman I knocked on her door I remember her vividly her name is Christa and I remembered her vividly because when I knocked on her door and she answered you know she told me David I'm not I'm not rich I'm not poor I'm just trying to get by and I I want to stay here I I don't want to move to Broward I don't want to move to Georgia I want to stay where I've where I know all my friends and family and I I uh and and building affordable housing or attainable housing is for the residents here it's for the people that already live here that are getting priced out or are getting forced to move so you know um I I I care deeply about the people that that live here um um I want to welcome people that want to live here and call Miami Beach a home and start raising families here I think that's important I don't think we should stall a city uh on growth we're we're the only city in the State of Florida that lost residents so um anyways listen I don't want to belabor this I know uh I I'll I'll move the item okay wait I think we've all taken our positions can we call the vote okay oh I have a let's call the vote I wait I have one more thing that I'd like to I have to answer this very quickly the reason that that person that cannot afford to live here her choice will be to move into a new construction by the way that has to go through our whole planning and drb process that is extremely costly okay people are not building family Workforce housing the only housing that's getting built when you do this is luxury because that is what new construction deems just wait Rishi kapor and urban the site on Washington Avenue he figured it out the only way that he could get long-term rents is if he created 300 square foot units they were terrible you could live literally like sit on your bed and cook like that people don't want to live like that people don't want to raise their families like that so this narrative okay that these height the these height and density increases are going to help affordability is not true it is untrue it is financially unviable in today's environment so yes we will be ejecting potentially people with these increases you definitely will be because you're going to increase property values more luxury properties means that the property next door is going to go up and in in increase so what you're actually doing with these increases believe it or not is displacing more people and creating a hostile environment to work yes you said yourself that your um ex-wife the mother of your child lives across the bay in 1,200 foot unit and she wouldn't come back to live in 400 square feet she won't why is that because nobody wants to live in 400 square feet so that so we this this whole narrative okay that we're building Workforce housing is is untrue let's call it what it is it's going to be luxury housing I suppose that that's what it is but I do feel like maintaining the character of what you do also keep certain prices in check instead of elevating the prices okay not everybody is a rich person commissioner Suarez and not everybody can just afford no let's please call the vote no think this is an important conversation it is but you're not changing policies these okay the the point is is that these policies are actually hurting our Workforce housing stock and not helping you've been very articulate on item r5m as in Mary commissioner Suarez yes commissioner Rosen Gonzalez no commissioner Dominguez yes vice mayor Fernandez yes commissioner Bach yes commissioner magazine yes mayor Miner yes motion carries the item is approved that was a motion by commissioner seconded by Dominguez same uh maker of the Motions for item r5n as a Nancy commissioner magazine yes commissioner bot yes commissioner Suarez yes commissioner Dominguez yes commissioner Rosen Gonzalez no no no vice mayor Fernandez yes mayor Miner yes motion is approved the item is approved that was item r5n R5 a as in David R5 a is the ORD of the mayor and City Commissioner of the city of B Beach Florida amending chapter 12 of the code of the city of Bambi Beach and how Arts culture and entertainment by amending article three entitled City sponsorship of events by amending section 12-9 thereof entitled sponsorship terms and conditions to allow for a larger advance of any City cash sponsorship contribution made in advance of the event if a the event organizer can establish that limiting the advance to 15% would cause an undue hardship B the event organizer is a Miami Beach non nonprofit organization C the event organizer has produced the event in question for at least 5 years and D the event budget is not greater than $500,000 and providing for repealer cability qualification and effective date this is a first reading this is item R5 ad thank you Mr clerk um so this is an item I placed on the agenda because currently the city code restricts cash uh sponsorship contributions to a maximum of 15% in advance of an event these are events that are receiving funding from from the city like for example power aess that does the South Beach uh jazz festival that's been part of this community for for a long time um this limitation creates significant challenges uh for these event organizers who depend on these funds to pay artists and production companies upfront and that's and that's the issue a lot of these artists and these uh these contract production companies need to be paid upfront um so so so what this item does is that is that it allows the city manager to give more than the 15% Upfront for for Miami Beach based nonprofit who has produced events for at least five years in our city and their budget does not exceed $500,000 so that we help these smaller uh events continue to stay in in Miami Beach and continue to fully benefit uh from the funding that we've been providing them with that I move my item Mr Mayor thank you second let's call the vote so motion by commissioner Fernandez second by commissioner bot vice mayor Fernandez yes commissioner bot yes Mr Dominguez yes Mr Suarez Mr Rosen Gonzalez yes commissioner magazine yes air Miner yes motion carries second reading public hearing is scheduled for December 11th R9 ah R9 ah is discussed take action time sensitive party houses on Hibiscus Island our basil weekend I believe there's a resolution right Rick I'll pass it out commissioner vice mayor Fernandez item thank you Mr Mayor um I've been receiving for a while now uh complaint after complaint about party houses in Palm hibiscus star Islands uh ongoing issues with with specific homes uh complaints about 101 North hibiscus uh 296 North hibiscus another one was 91 North hibiscus um and what appears to be blat and Commercial uses of these homes it's happened during Halloween um these properties have been one of these homes have been dubbed the Hibiscus house um it's become so you've seen that it's become so commercialized that they even have an official lost and found uh for for for when people go there and they leave their things behind I it's just it's just like they've made these homes into nightclubs in single family homes um and they're advertising performers um their their their social media promotions are telling them to stay tuned for for for future events um it's it's it's a problem that's that's just completely chipped at the quality of life of the residents of this of this neighborhood uh and and it's been happening for a long time the most recent big situation that I was aware of was Halloween um and of course with art week coming up we we need to be proactive to make sure that we don't end up again with a number of complaints that we don't have a way then to address these complaints so we've worked with a city attorney's office on this resolution that's been distributed uh to the body on on specific metrics that the city Administration uh could use uh to issue a violation or shut down an an event uh if they have not pulled a special event permit and as well give the city manager authority to deny uh special event permit but I like to recognize our chief Deputy City attorney Robert Rosenwald to walk us through uh the the legislation he's prepared for us to make sure that we have the strongest measures we can to protect the quality of life in these islands thank you commissioner uh I'd like first say we have been working proactively with the administration and the city attorney's office to try to amarate the problems from these uh House parties on specifically this year Hibiscus Island but also we've heard on Star Island uh but as complaints have come in about parties during uh uh art basil we were asked to come up with a plan to help uh more better regulate or to regulate at all the House Parties that occur uh on uh Palm hibiscus and star Islands uh during art basil and at and in order to do something for this year uh what's left to you as an option is a resolution you obviously don't have time to pass an ordinance because you has to go through two readings uh what that option leaves you is the ability to amend the special event guidelines to require a new special event permit for large parties and Gatherings on Palm habiscus and star Islands uh that meet certain criteria uh specifically during art basil week so it's only palm habiscus and S islands and then specifically only during art basil week and the criteria that would subject you to be needing to get a special event permit uh would be things like industrial grade speakers Commercial Lighting uh commercial fireworks displays um commercial grade generators uh things of that nature that separate what you and I would typically think of as a party that you might have in a residential home in a residential neighborhood from one that you might think of as a nightclub um the uh and so the if you wanted to do that I can answer any questions the the resolution is in front of you but what you would be doing if you voted on this today would be amending the special event guidelines to create a new special event permit for Palm habiscus and SAR islands for miam for Miami art week uh starting this year and then continuing every year uh that in order to have large what I'm calling uh commercial like parties you would need to go through the process to get a special event permit and those could be uh depending on on what the city manager whatever information the city manager has and Fields could be either approved or could be denied correct the just like any special event permit you would go through the special event process you would go through a Citizens Review Committee you would this uh resolution specifically provides that you would go before the uh PHS Islands Association uh board for a presentation that they could give an advisory input and comment to us on what they think we should do about it and then at that time it could be granted with various uh limitations and requirements or it could be denied outright and and if the city manager has suspicion that it's a commercial uh activity he can deny this as you just mentioned correct I mean if if we have any evidence that it's actually a commercial Endeavor that there is money being charged or that Goods or or services are being sold uh then can be shut it can it can be shut down and they can be charged but even let's say even even if it's not a commercial Endeavor but let's say the nature of of the commercial grade sound equipment it's it's so commercial in nature that in reviewing the application you feel it's going to generate too much of an honorous noise impact on the neighborhood it could be denied let's say because of something like that exactly that would be the the type of analysis that the administration would go through okay and I want to thank you because you know there are this has been an ongoing issue and it always gets exasperated uh as we lead into art week uh and there are people who are greatly concerned about this and and I know you just mentioned that that we didn't have time to prepare an ordinance but it should be you know placed on on on the record that to amend the special event guidelines an ordinance is not required the amendment of the special event guidelines is legislated to be through resolution in the form that's before us today that's correct and vice mayor or or Rob can you reiterate or address a there's an unauthorized party would I mean they're not going to sign up for this and this happens in other areas of the city as well I mean we probably all get the same complaints every year I literally can picture the home homes where it's happening um what is the question well oh sorry well one one is I mean it's I we've had situations and and I and I I'm I'm recalling that it was specifically during art week where code shows up and the person says find me send send send me the bill I'll pay it I'm not stopping the party right what this what this resolution says and it's generally true all the time but this resolution specifically sets it out that you would receive a code violation if you were having an unauthorized party and if and you would be ordered to shut the party down if you did not the police could then would would be authorized to arrest you for resisting without violence or any other applicable charge but that's when you have a commercial party that's anytime that a code enforcement officer tells you to shut something down if you're having a party with a a a club without a BTR If you're uh if if you're you're um conditional use permit has been denied and code shows up and says if you haven't paid your Resort taxes and you've been shut down for that uh if code shows up and says you need to shut down because you're not uh you don't have the ability under the law to be open they say go pound salt or or send us a bill the next step is that they can call police and police can come and affect an arrest I know may maybe I shouldn't say this uh out loud publicly but I think one of the issues that we have and I actually brought an item a couple years ago not related to our week but but if there's 200 people in that party the you're not sending two police officers in you'd have to you send the the calvalry and and realistically it's probably not going to happen that is a logistical uh problem that is real it's a great item uh vice mayor I'm just uh so so so so for your position Rob in in the way that you that that this has been drafted tell me explain to to me how does protect the quality of life in a way that we wouldn't be able to otherwise without its adoption well right now a house party there is no regulation at all so you're not allowed to have a commercial party but as long as you're not charging people to get in and out uh or selling any products uh you're allowed to have it and there aren't any real regulations besides say the noise ordinance that uh regulates what you can do and we can't stop that or ulate it or try to um ameliorate the negative effects of it in advance you have to wait until it happens in order to send code and then check the noise then they turn it down then they turn it back up uh this provides a level of pre-planning and admittedly for this year it's very short pre-planning but at least some and the ability to impose conditions on having the party to get the permit or denying it all together if it just can't be done uh in a way that protects the health safety and Welfare of the residents and visitors so this goes beyond just commercial this goes you know people people that say that it's not a commercial party uh and so then they feel like they can do it when we all know it really probably is a commercial party but they're just claiming is you know 500 of their best friends just coming over during art bosle exactly coincidentally coincidentally yeah I me that that that that's it and this is this is the option that you have upon getting I guess all of you have gotten a bunch of complaints about things that are planned for this art basil and this is the additional tool that you could possibly give if you chose to give it uh to try to put another arrow in the administration and the city attorney's office quiver what stricter penalty could we do than than than just a violation oh it's arrest right what you just I'm sorry there was talking around me and so I couldn't focus completely there's talking around me I always focus on the talking going on public execution well you just gave us a good piece of information how to distract you yes exactly um so so AR it's a code violation then in order to cease and assist and if they refuse to do it then uh arrest um commissioner bot and commissioner Suarez so two things one is um people might not be charging but it may still be a commercial party if they are accepting you know they've got their home branded um in neon lights and they are taking you know they've got sponsorships for music and sponsorships for performances and sponsorship so we need to be very Broad in that definition I mean we've got influencers who do it for the gram and that's how they make their money but they may not be charging their guest I want to make sure that's cover that when I talked about the proactive measures that the city attorney's office is working with the administration to uh to do to try and take care of these problems year round at at this particular set of properties includes a strategy to try to make that case yes so the other the other thing is and I don't want to derail this very targeted effort but I would suggest that whether we do it in this initiative or subsequently um in in the next time we can bring into the commission broaden it because I remember you know driving home from uh I don't know what but I was driving home on pine tree and there were so many people in the road you know coming to and from this party that literally you had to call police because traffic was backed up because there were hundreds of people on the road so it's not just art bosel it's not just Palm hibiscus Star Island it is all over the place so I don't know if you can broaden it to include that year round in this or if it's a separate item that gets brought subsequently but let's do that as well I'm happy to work with you on on a subsequent item for other times of of the year uh happy to work on that with you okay commissioner Suarez I'll be really quick um is there any consideration to also include ventian Islands you know because if you think about it the the traffic if you're going to have I heard about parties also that might be happening on our ble weekend and ven are a little bit smaller imagine the traffic jams that's going to happen on on the Venetian Causeway it's just something to throw out there um and something for staff I guess Eric you know when I first heard about it I I asked one simple question I said are there Towing signs around Palm and hibiscus and they're everywhere what's to say that we can have parking enforcement ready to go with 10 tow trucks ready to be lined up to to tow we illegally parked because I mean it's a fire hazard and if the fire trucks need to get by they can't and you know there's a life safety issue which you never know with these with these kind of crazy drug fueled parties that's a that's a serious problem EMS Vehicles can't get through um you know perhaps we can have parking enforcement and and and tow trucks ready to go um and just commissioner Fernandez if I can be listed as a co-prime sponsor I'd love to be yeah you're yeah happy to have you so yeah so two the things Venetian I don't know if you want to include ventian on that uh the Venetian islands and Eric if you want to talk talk about the towing so uh thank you commissioner through the chair um Rob mentioned the proactive discussions that we've been having so we are absolutely planning to have both code and parking enforcement uh prepositioned in some of these areas where we anticipate we're going to have problems um we have had uh problems in the past I can certainly remember uh a number of different art bosil in the past where we've run into these issues and they have been a continuing source of frustration we want to try and find a solution um I am you know a little bit concerned about the resources that we have available because it is Art week um and the amount of staff that we have working on special event permits but we will do everything that we can to um accommodate but you know I don't want to make this a Citywide thing because I don't think we have the resources to carry that out I would I would like to try this in a very specific area to begin with and if it's successful then we can expand in the future but I think that the V the Venetian Islands I think including the Venetian islands is reasonable because we do know that that history is there and I don't know how the City attorney would feel about that uh I I don't I hadn't heard about those parties but if you tell me that that is that there is a party a problem with large scale parties there as well then uh we could include it I would say that we we are there is the possibility of a legal challenge here and so the uh less that we include right now the better on that front but it's not a huge let's keep it let's keep it as as it is now I do have an item that's pending before the land use committee on very similar policy where we can discuss uh you know the outcome of this uh and and how it can be applied to to to other situations I welcome the co-sponsorship of my colleagues that have Express a commissioner Suarez Dominguez and and bod and magazine as well um and um and I don't know if anything else needs to be placed on the record about this uh no let's call a vote thank you a motion by vice mayor Fernandez second deby I'll second commissioner bot all in favor I item passes after the fact resolution will be submitted but there's a resolution the resolution is here right but it's not for approv so I need okay okay I need uh so everyone's listed as a co-sponsor is that correct that's what I heard yes yes r7g r7g is second second reading approved con uh conveyance of airite easement mm mms7 Fairlane sponsored by commissioner Joseph magazine the 57s vote r7g this uh this was an item that we heard at F you was a nice change of pace as opposed to spending money this is actually bringing money into the city uh commissioner Dominguez I know this near and dear uh you know Bell Isle uh I know you are do so such wonders for that uh area very simplistically uh Mr parau you know I I'll kind of hand this over to you but there's a home on uh in the area and essentially what they are looking to do is connect their home with an air easement and they will be paying uh the city for the right to that air easement um and the city staff was involved in quantifying what that exact amount is so that'll be money coming into the city I believe it's gotten broad support from the uh neighborhood association in fact we actually held up uh the discussion for a couple of months um to ensure that the neighborhood association and Neighbors in their surrounding area had proper Outreach I'll kick it over to you if uh if you wanted to tee up anything else if not we could bring this back here for a vote with the mayor's Indulgence yeah yes we passed unanimously from FK we got unanimous first reading approval uh the monies that are being paid to the city are going to the city and they can be spent at the city's discretion and we are building within the existing uh building code and are not seeking any F or regulatory uh waiver or variance can you state your name for the record I'm sorry Joseph parto parto law pllc 125 Lincoln Road myi Beach I'll move the item thank you oh I'll second but and um Mr city manager just want to make sure because I've mentioned this every time this item comes up that $300 $300,000 is for the doc Park correct thank you vot so I have a motion by commissioner sware second commission magazine all in favor I motion passes 70 that was item r7g R5 a k r five AK is an nor mayor and City Commissioner of the city of Miami Beach Florida amending appendix 8 to the city code entitled fee schedule by amending one the fee charge should file Recreation report to allow for a discount as as set forth in appendex a of the city code filed reports and two building department perment fees applicable to scope of work required to be performed by recertification report in connection with the recertification of existing buildings as required by section 8-11 of the Miami day county code and providing for repealer Serv ability codification and an effective date this is a first reading R5 AK okay hi so anyone who would look at the Miami heral top story right now it's that the state legislature just decided that they were not going to meet to offer any relief whatsoever to condo owners across the State of Florida even though the Speaker of the House did say that his main word was going to be affordability they decided that for right now they're not changing any laws what is this that we have in front of us right now this is four buildings that are facing recertifications many of them are our um older buildings our Workforce housing that I'm trying to protect and ensure that people can continue to live on Miami Beach so what does this do in my opinion not enough but it's something what it does is it will discount your recertification application fee by 50% which is somewhere around $1 1,45 right so a smaller Association will get a $500 credit there and then whatever the entire building cost is um and this was a little bit more complicated to understand at first I thought it was just a nothing Burger increase but it's actually it's it's okay um it's a 02 um discount of the overall construction price so what does that mean it means if a an association has to do a million dollars worth of work okay and their building permit is 1.9% of that so it would be $19,000 um dollars we would give them a $2,000 discount so it's around a 10% off of what they would pay for their building fees could we do more I wish we could and if we could find money to allow even greater discounts or extend this program further if we see that you know um it's going to have about a $400,000 yearly impact I wish we could do a little bit more for residents especially of the smaller buildings and people that are really suffering but this is a start and this is a first reading and I think it will offer relief to people who live in our Workforce housing stock which happens to be units that many times are because we had minimum unit sizes okay that were that were agreeable over time and these unit sizes are normally between 600 and 1500 square F feet where you could potentially raise a family not like new constructions so for the people who live here this um the this this will alleviate a little bit it's not going to move the needle a ton but I think especially for smaller associations and for larger associations actually that have to do work let's say that they have to do $10 million worth of work this you know it could be a significant you know um you know discount over time 10% of what they would have to pay in their in their certification fees so um I think that's it is there anything Vince that we need to add to this uh no I think you guys covered it all you you knocked it out of the park there and uh again I would invite anyone if you want to discuss in the open uh Sunshine meeting you know what our limits are if there's something you want to do we we could discuss it then I mean you know listen based on what the state of Florida does and if we have success with this maybe we can continue it because I know it was just for a window so I would like it to be um possibly permanent especially for the 40 50 60 years for the older buildings I think those are the people where we have older residents that are on fixed income that will really benefit uh from this especially as the condo laws change in the State of Florida so with that I would move I'll second item you have a motion in a second call the vote commissioner Magazine on item R5 AK yes I think it's a great item commissioner Suarez yes commissioner bot yes commissioner Rosa Gonzalez yes vice mayor Fernandez yes commissioner Dominguez yes mayor Miner yes motion Carri second reading public hearing is scheduled for December 11th call R5 AJ and I believe there's a companion item r9x so R5 AJ is an ordinance of the mayor and City Commission of the city of Mi Beach Florida amending the code of the city of Mi Beach Florida by amending chapter 106 six entitled traffic and vehicles by amending Article 2 entitled meter parkings by amending division two entitled residential parking permits by amending section 106 s79 entitled issuance of permits placement signs placement of signs to allow city manager discretion to modify eligibility in in in established restricted residential parking permit zones providing for codification repealer of ability and effective date this is a first reading is item R5 AJ and you said r9x mayor yes r9x is update on the North Beach restricted residential parking pilot program take it away commissioner Suarez than you Jose are there any other items that are companion um yes there's r five R R5 y oh yes R5 y I'm GNA do R5 please r5y is aordance of the mayor and City Commission of the city of Mii Beach Florida amending the code of the city of Mii beach by amending chapter 106 entitled traffic and vehicles by amending Article 2 entitled meter parking by amending Division 1 entitled generally by amending section 10655 entitled parking rates fees and penalties exceptions by amending parking meter time limits in the north beach Zone and amending the corresponding parking fee section of appendix a to the city code entitled fee schedule providing for qualification repealers have ability and effective date this is a first reading as well r5y okay Mr Mayor commissioner Suarez thank you Mr Mayor uh so part of the pilot program we need to work out some of the Kinks I believe there are three properties on the east side of Harding that uh do not have on-site parking um and they were affected and good thing that we're in the educational period um can you name those properties Jose so that uh and and I'd like to make a motion to include them in residential parking Plan before the um the plan officially kicks in sure um so there's actually a total of four properties that we're aware of so far one is in the ocean terrorist Community it's 7300 ocean terrrace a building that is located outside of the north beach restricted residential Zone 26 and does not have any on-site parking the other three properties are all um adjacent to each other they are on Collins Avenue and 64th Street so they're just south of the Southern border of the Zone 26 so outside the the boundaries and also do not have any onsite uh private parking for their residents okay so there would be no option for the residents of of those properties to to to park on street if they're not part of the program okay uh so I'd like to make a motion to include those four properties into residential parking plan okay and then we'd have if I may there's actually an ordinance that is providing an amendment to allow the city manager to include properties that are adjacent or near residential parking zones so I don't think you need that motion you just need the ordinance to pass just direction right oh okay and that's R 5 a which is an ordinance that will allow the residents of of uh of buildings that meet certain criteria to be able to be part of a residential Zone and um there's about four different uh requirements or criteria and one of them is that the building have no on-site uh parking and the other it it's it it the buildings must be within 1500 ft of the outside boundary of a residential Zone and the issuance of a permit to residents of such buildings uh would not have a material impact on the part working within the Zone okay commissioner bot um I'm not sure where to bring this up exactly but let me throw it into the mix here and you guys can tell me where where it fits so one of the unintended consequences about this program is that we've got residents who live in buildings that have parking um but they need to drive to go someplace else within the residential parking district and they then can't park because they don't have a residential parking pass is there a way to they don't need necessarily need a parking pass for everyday parking but if they need to you know bring their mom to a doctor's office or you know they have a broken leg and they would rather drive than walk 15 blocks or for whatever reason it's not ours to judge um is there a way to include residents who live in buildings that do have on-site parking to be able to purchase um guest passes um so that they can go to different areas Within the district if if if um if the residents register as a a resident but they're not entitled to because their buildings have on-site parking correct but they can still register under the city's residential uh parking right uh as a resident not necessarily part of a Zone but just as a resident of the city if they register as a resident they should be able to be eligible for visitor passes yes in any District or just in that District in that in that uh well they're Z it's currently not yeah it's so we'll we'll have to look at at at those cases commissioner because it's currently uh apparently not not allowed you need to be part of a Zone in order to be eligible for the visit passes we I've heard this from multiple uh from a number of people in multiple different buildings so they don't need a regular you know so that they can park every day when they come home from work but they do need to be able to go within the boundaries of the zone to go go about their business and um right now that's not there's no place for them to park what what what business if you don't want me asking like no go about their business is a turn of phrase like no I know um like if they're going to a friend's house you know somebody's apartment um for dinner and they don't that part that apartment uh doesn't have on-site parking and everyone who lives at that apartment or that multi-story uh multif family building um has a parking pass so they're fine but the people who are are driving over from you know whatever building does have on-site parking they have no option but are they part of a zone no because they're not eligible for because their building has on-site parking well there there are buildings within Zone 26 that have on-site parking and they're they're physically part of the zone so they're eligible for permits to park within the zone as well as for their visitors to park within the Zone Park View for example is the the buildings in Park View so the San Trope and the burle house so they are outside the Zone that's right so that's what I'm saying they they we have a situation where they're people who are adjacent to the Zone who don't need regular parking to be part of the zone for every day but they do need to be able to park their vehicles when they live their life in North Beach and right now there's no provision for that that that's correct now they would not be a they would be uh if they're going to visit someone that is within the residential Zone that Resident has visitor permits for their visitors right so if someone from the central pay is going to visit a resident within that zone that Resident has visitor permits for their visitors so they will be able to purchase a visitor permit not purchase because it's free but they will be able to provide a visitor permit for the day for that visitor can't we can't we make it so that if if you're not getting if you're adjacent to the Zone but you don't need o regular nightly overnight parking you can still be a part of it at a different tier if you will just a visitor tier but that that would be a a new parameter if you will that's that's currently not not part of the pilot program could it be I think that's policy decision yeah commissioner that's why bring yeah yeah and if you don't mind going back and forth um you know so I think what you're asking is if you're outside the Zone you're adjacent to the zone you let's say for example you live in a building building that you know you Val your car or you have a parking space and you want to go visit a friend in in North Beach who lives probably in a multif family maybe on Byron um you know the same rules would apply in South Beach where if you're in a different Zone you want to go there the the guest that you're staying at would have to get you a guest pass for you to stay and that's good because you know you really limit the availability for people who live in the area that need a park uh and you prioritize people who live there over over guest um I think um I I I think the fact that if and let's just let's just be clear if you're going to be visiting a place in a residential Zone it's exactly what it is it's a residential zone right so people who live in that zone live in that zone they're not they're not visiting and the whole point about this program was to prioritize the people who live there over the people who are visiting there um it is obviously different because they're technically right there they're adjacent to it they're they're in a condo um but I think that requires a little longer discussion I think now that we're in the pilot program we can continue that discussion at least for today what I'd like to include is those four properties that um don't have any parking whatsoever they actually live outside the boundary and then they need to be able to park um and I I think it's fair to include them in that uh in the pilot program and again is since this is an ordinance it needs two readings that's correct so we would need to hear it today and then also December to to meet the January 1 start of when um the the the pilot program off enforcement right January 2nd yeah that's correct and then what what we would do if this ordinance passed if it's adopted on second reading we would come with a resolution that would specifically include the addresses the four addresses because that's not part of this ordinance the ordinance just allows it to happen establishes the criteria the resolution will formally include the the uh the four buildings got it okay can I ask a question so the pilot program started last month right November 1st November 1 and we're in uh educational period a two-month educational period where um we continue to do some Outreach we are issuing warnings to vehicles that are not authorized to to park as part of the warnings we're Distributing Flyers with information letting people know you know register uh January 2nd is when enforcement officially begins and again there will be no Towing just uh citations issued so this the signs are up and have you seen that there's more parking available to residents res has it become easier for people to park so far based on the feedback from residents who live within the Zone they've said that they've noticed more availability of on street parking and what about businesses have you gotten complaint calls from businesses who are having issues that's why that's why we had the other item called which is going to be the update on the businesses it's going to be the update on meter parking okay I think I think that business is to be able to um purchase cheaply there has to be some sort of pass that they can you know I I'm not I'm not sure I mean ideally it would be like an electronic situation um where you could like if there's no metered parking available because it's north beach and there's just not enough met metered parking and the only thing available is you know resident parking in an area could could a business purchase parking for their customer and somehow in the reservation process like I don't know get a code or something like kind of like a pay to park situation I don't know again you don't want business patrons parking in a residential neighborhood right I mean that's that's the whole point we set this up is you want a silo business uh visitors or and people who are going to be doing you know coming to drink eat and people who want to come home to work are are coming home from work that want to find a place to park next to their home so I think it could should be completely separate I don't think there should be available passes you know one thing but you do touch up on a good point commissioner Gonzalez is along Normandy Drive um I know I know for a fact a lot of those parking spaces are never used even even now um is that's I believe that's part of the residential uh parking program I think we could also include that as or keep that unrestricted um to allow for some of the businesses on the fountain um and some of and the temple that's there to allow them to park up up Normandy Drive because right now it's completely underutilized and that's primarily along single family homes that they have their own driveways um and is that is that something that we can do today which will take a second reading is that that area is within the Zone yeah within Zone 26 are we talking uh west of rraam or stop it at rraam well it would be from um be east of Runo tradon for the businesses so that walk over uh as through noram is mainly residential all right so Normandy let's see so west of West really of Bay Drive to what what did you suggest Ru orra because that's where the last business is at yeah and let's make that unrestricted and that way the businesses um not not metered but unrestricted currently what it is now uh that way the businesses and the uh some of the religious establishments can use that as a uh extra parking we can remove the signs from there yeah call the vote I make a move yeah I make a motion I need a second but we we got to call well let's let's call this item and then let's talk about the meter the meter spots which I I want to extend the meter spots from I believe 6 p.m. to 900 p.m. R5 y or 11 right so that's R5 y next okay so yes this uh this ordinance proposes to extend the enfor forcible metered hours throughout North Beach are you proposing that we do all this together don't you think we should separate them okay so huh I know so let's let's let's settle one before we get to the other that's why you're the mayor that's it so the motion that was made by commissioner sharez was on which of the two items I'm sorry you're both talking which item are you moving let's do the four properties on that's AJ correct yes so this is on R5 AJ Motion by commissioner Suarez seconded by Fernandez right he seconded are you seconding okay so on R5 AJ commissioner Suarez yes commissioner Dominguez yes commissioner Rosen Gonzalez yes commissioner bot yes vice mayor Fernandez yes commissioner magazine yes your minor yes so second reading public hearing is on December 11th that was item R5 AJ and then for Normandy is that an administrative that you can do or do we need to do I need to make a motion and is that an ordinance or a resolution for to include Normandy in the to to exclude it and leave it non-restricted I i' I'd like to check with legal first it may just be a resolution I'm not sure yeah a resolution would work to make the motion that you just made resolution yeah sure as an after effect resolu after effect resolution corre so so motion by commissioner Suarez on the after Thea reso to exclude um from Normandy Drive from Bay dve on Normy drive on both the North and South Bay Drive to R Rue notredam where the businesses stop to leave that as unrestricted parking res reso this is just modifying the restricted residential parking program that was approved by reso I need a second I think the the idea is along that along that I personally know that those parking spots are never they're never full and so the businesses and the religious institutions that need parking yeah they need parking so okay and it's yeah okay all right so second it by the vice mayor yes all in favor you say I I motion passes 70 that was a resolution we are now on r5y if we can make a motion on that one well let's hear it um Jose so r5y U ordinance to that proposes to extend the enforcable metered hours throughout North Beach currently the metered hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. uh once we launched the uh the well even prior to launching the pilot program businesses reached out to us and said we we rely on the on street parking our our patrons our employees rely on on the meter parking uh and the concern is that at 6: p.m. those meter uh parkings become available available for free free of charge to whomever whether it's a resident or whomever some of those metered parkings are close to residential zones very close and could be convenient for residents to park uh on at those meter uh parking spaces after 6 p.m. so the concern is we want to balance a bit the needs of the businesses with the residents so by extending the metered hours from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. most businesses uh restaurants for example in the area are open until about 11:00 p.m. a handful very few are open beyond that till the we hours of the night but um according to surveys that we conducted 11: p.m would be sort of a good time uh time limit for the The Meters so this ordinance proposes to extend the enforceable metered hours from the uh end time of 6 PM which is what they are currently to 11: pm. that's seven days a week and that would be throughout North Beach to better accomodate the needs of the businesses particularly the patrons and the employees of the businesses all right this is commissioner to our societ um I don't know if you want to present your item sure it's very simple thank you U vice mayor it's very simple we want to Silo um spaces for residents or we want to Silo spaces for businesses so we certainly don't want abuse of unrestricted parking after what 6 p.m. yes and if someone's coming to um you know Normandy Fountain they want to they want to go to the dinner there and all the spaces are full because it's free now um and being parked by who may not be going to the business uh a little unfair to to the businesses so again this this is the this is the standard on any residential Zone that abuts a uh commercial Zone um and I think it's good policy commission commissioner bot so um thank you uh so Jose I just want to clarify if somebody is parked in a meter spot they have a a dinner reservation at Silver Lake where they do get late sittings 10 11 o' um that person who is in that metered spot is not going to be penalized is not going to run the risk of getting a ticket if they're in a metered spot after it expires and becomes a residential spot they can stay there until 6 a 600 or 8 am. the next morning that is not the intent obviously but I I want to make it clear to the businesses around Normandy Fountain because um the Normandy Fountain Business Association and the economic development team have worked incredibly hard to make that an organically successful growth area in the city and we now have a number of restaurants um and excellent establishments that have patrons late and we want to make sure that they are not risking the businesses that they have built through their own hard sweat Blood and Tears um in the in the service of trying to accommodate our residents so I want to make sure that that is a correct understanding that that is on the record so anybody coming to to dinner um or to have a couple drinks at Bobs although they shouldn't drink and drive um they should feel very comfortable parking at whatever time they get into their parking spot at 6 o' any all the way up to 11:00 and if they stay past that they will not be ticketed or towed or run any risk of being a foul of the law that's correct okay thank you I move my item I have a motion in a second uh motion by commissioner Suarez second by commissioner bot commissioner Dominguez yes commissioner magazine yes commissioner bot yes vice mayor Fernandez yes commissioner Rosen Gonzalez yes commissioner Suarez yes mayor minor yes motion Carri second reading public hearing is scheduled for December 11th R5 AC R5 AC is an nor of the mayor City Commission of the city of man Beach entitled amending chapter 106 of the city code entitle traffic and vehicles anding article 3 entitled public off street parking facilities by creating section 106-118 entitled private property used for motor vehicle parking signage required penalties by establishing signage requirements applicable to owners or operators of private property when such property is open to the public for paid motor vehicle parking and providing for repealers of ability clarification and effective date the this is a first reading it is item R5 acce mayor Fernandez thank you Mr Mayor um I've heard and I'm sure many of you have heard from residents who who often times get confused uh by private parking lots uh that they feel might be public parking lots um and and this confusion has has led to nor to numerous complaints and I completely understand the frustration and I empathize with uh with the frustration of of of these residents many times um they end up receiving citation from from these uh private Lots um that they mistakenly thought that there were City Lots um that's Sometimes the best case scenario often times they'll get towed um when um when when they don't realize they're they're going into into a prominent um to a private lot uh to address these issues I sponsored this proposed ordinance aimed at ensuring that private properties that offer paid parking are clearly marked that there is a very distinguishable sign letting people know uh that they are entering a private parking lot paid parking lot as opposed to a municipal uh parking lot and hopefully this will eliminate any any uncertainty about where to park and who is issuing citations um by requiring these very conspicuous and prominent uh signage at these parking lots at their access points we can provide Clarity to our residents to our visitors and ensure that they understand what their parking options are and what are their responsibilities as as well everyone has to pay um at a city lot everyone has to pay at a private lot but sometimes schedules change what you have to pay is is different the apps are different the penalties are different and everyone should should know should know that and be aware of it as they're entering and um and I've even heard of individuals who are handicapped that have gone into a lot placed their placards their handicap placards on their on their rearview window come back and their vehicle has been towed just because they confused the private parking lot for a municipal lot I see Jose uh is here uh I don't know there's anything else you'd like to add on the record about this uh thank you uh no Mr vice mayor you covered it uh very accurately if if you'd like we do have an image that we can show would look like BJ if you could as as you mentioned a very straightforward sign basically indicating that it is not a municipal parking lot it is a private lot and um uh expenses and P penalties will apply okay and and very specifically also that ada8 placards are not honored at those facilities because that is one of the big issues one of the recurring issues that I've heard from people about is specifically with the Ada placers everyone as we know is entitled to the four free hours for parking when they have the ada8 placards but the worst thing now you have someone that has a physical disability that parked somewhere and then they get back and they're dealing with a situation of of a toad vehicle and my and and my goal is to finalize this so that hopefully um we can include this design as part of a resolution that comes back to to US December 11th with the adoption of the second reading if this passes today Mission Rosen Gonzalez first and foremost congratulations I'm so sick of those fishing Lots everybody has driven on to one and gotten towed at one point or another um here's what I would suggest in the sign because somebody might not know what an ada8 placard is could you put the little handicap with like a red x on it like I think if you put that logo on there put you know I think that that might go a long way and you know cuz somebody you know might say if you said no handicap parking and I know that handicap is not the word that you're supposed to use but that's how people refer to it instead of ADA so if you put the little handicap sign with a with a red X over it or something I think that will go a long way in making sure that people don't park there or can we say I don't want to I don't want handicap yeah or I see the City attorney shaking his head yeah my concern with that is that you would be indicating to folks who have accessible parking that they cannot park in that garage which is not true they just cannot park there for free well they can't use their pla the pler but all I'm saying is next to the Ada just put the little logos people know what that is you know we can work on something the the uh actual sign needs to come back in the form of a resolution to be adopted by the city commission once we adopt the second reading ordinance so we can work on something that's good feedback you're giving us I don't know if there's any other feedback that our colleagues have that we can incorporate into into the decide so that when we bring it back next month we could adopt it but that's certainly very valuable and helpful and with that I move my item there's no other comments thank you let's call the vote Yes U commissioner Rosen Gonzalez yes commissioner Suarez yes commissioner bot yes commissioner Dominguez yes commissioner magazine yes vice mayor Fernandez yes yes mayor Miner yes motion carry second reading public hearing is scheduled for December 11th thank you Jose I want to commend you actually this is more for uh I'll give a shout out to City staff we have a lot of dedicated public servants in our city and uh often working behind the scenes very responsive to our residents and to us as electeds but uh and you're right up there Jose you're Transportation director interim parking director thank you very much when I leave City Hall late or one of my team members they they're constantly saying they see your light and head hard at work so thank you and to everyone else who's uh keeping our city running smoothly thank you for the recognition Mr Mayor don't make him blush more R5 Al R5 is a nor of the mayor and City Commission of city of Mii Beach Florida amending chapter 14 of the Mii Beach city code entitled building regul by amending article 7 entitled permit applied for Honor after March 1st 2002 by amending division 2 entitled demolition by amending section 14-4 to1 thereof entitled notice to demolition to affected persons by expanding the notice requirements as well as the radius of the notice to affective person set forth in subsection B and providing for repeater cability modification and effective date this is the first reading it is item R5 a commissioner bot thank you um I will rely on I guess Tom to talk about the the particulars of this is it Tom or I I can address okay sure but basically the the sorry Tom to put you on the spot um Pop Quiz um basically the issue is this um we have demolition regulations that provide for certain level of um uh notice to be given to neighbors and it is insufficient it might be sufficient if it is a single family house on a dry lot not on a windy day but we just had the doville demolished um heartbreakingly a few years ago and this was before as a commissioner I was just a you know pesky activist and we were begging to have increased notification um and we and we did get a little bit of an increased notification but it was insufficient and there was dust and debris um for blocks and blocks and blocks around so we do not want more of these high-rise de demolitions but in the event that there are demolitions going on in the city we want more no neighbors noticed in a better in a in a broader radius and we want residents not just Property Owners or associations or condo boards noticed because at the end of the day far too often we know that um the people living there or operating businesses there are not the ones who end up getting the information and so they are caught by surprise so Rick if you don't mind giving out the details I'll turn over so currently the requirement in in section 14421 is to provide notice of a demolition to the owners of properties within 375 ft of the property to be demolished the proposed ordinance will expand the radius to 750 ft so it doubles the radius and it will also expand the world of of persons who needs to who need to receive notice not only the property owner but also the property management company or representative of the property management company and every member of the board of directors in the event that that it is a condo association in addition occupants of the um units or property involved will also need to be receiving a courtesy notice of the demolition so um if obviously if anybody has anything to add otherwise I would make a motion to move it second no jeez don't sound so surp surprised let's call a vote so have a motion by commissioner bot and I gave it to Suarez because like he's closer so vice mayor Fernandez yes commissioner Dominguez yes commissioner Rosa Gonzalez yes commissioner Suarez yes commissioner magazine yes commissioner bot yes air Miner yes motion carry second reading public hearing scheduled for December 11th that was item R5 a r5t as in Tom r5t is an ordance of the mayor and City Commission of the city of may be amending the Cod of the city b beach by amending chapter 90 entitled Solid Waste by amending article one entitled in general by amending section 9-2 entitled definitions to incorporate definitions for CN D hauler CND D collection permit CN D container CN container permit container permit on Street collection City fee and off Street collection of City fee and to remove the definition of rolloff contractor and B by amending Article 4 entitled private waste contractors by amending division four entitled specialty contractors by amending subdivision 2 entitled rolloff portable waste container contractors by Bing its title and sections 90276 through 90- 278 to clarify the circumstances under which a permit and payment of the percentage of grocery seats is required from those individuals and entities engaged in collection and disposal of construction demolition debris and bulky waste in the city and providing for limited EX exemptions from obtaining permits and providing for repealer severability qualification and an effective date this is a second reading public hearing it is R r5t I believe uh commissioner bot oh rollos all right let's roll along with rollos Roll Along um Brad take it away B yeah this is just the second reading of this ordinance and um again it it's going to help us clear up any issues that contractors may have of when you need a permit or not need a permit um one of the things that will come from this is we will be working very closely with the building department to make sure we put it in the workflow to whenever any contractor is going to be doing any kind of demolition in the city and that will go in there and they will not be able to get a permit for demolition without getting this permit to do CND collection and Disposal so and that and that was one of the big things that was you know really lacking in our in our existing ordinance that we've changed from this do we have a ballpark estimate on how much um we will be collecting that had been left on the table in the past I it's very tough to speculate um we we'll just have to see you know because I think really the the the bigger area that we've been missing the revenue has been in demolition so depending on how many um of those you know are going to happen in a given year that will have a big effect on it as well as new construction projects and things so it's hard I think after the first year we know we'll probably get a better idea but right now I don't want to speculate and give you a number that I'm way off so and just for anybody listening this is not specifically or exclusively demolition of a building per se it's any demolition that happens as a construction project so it's not like all of a sudden the commission is all gung-ho about you know looking out for how things get demolished we're looking out for When contractors do work in our city of any magnitude that we are charging them the fees that we should be that we haven't been been for years and so Joe Mr chair of the finance committee you'll be very happy to know that this is money coming into our coffers not going out can we call it the The Joe magazine item call it whatever you want good all right so with that I I make a motion let's call a vote item r5t motion by commissioner bot second by commissioner Suarez commissioner Dominguez yes vice mayor Fernandez yes commissioner bot yes commissioner bosen Gonzalez yes commissioner magazine yes commissioner Suarez yes mayor Miner yes motion carries the item is approved r5t thank you all very much r5s r5s is an ordance of the mayor of City Commission of city of Mii Beach Florida amending chapter 82 of the Cod of the city Mani Beach Florida entitled public property by amending article three entitled use of public property by amending division one entitled generally by amending section 82-72 thereof entitled commercial vessels activity hours of operation at publicly owned marinas to modify the prohibited hours of departure for commercial vessels at publicly owned marinas and Marine facilities and amending chapter 66 of the code of the city of May Beach Florida entitled Marine structures facilities and vessels by amending article three entitled peers docks and boat ramps by amending section section 66-16 thereof entitled commercial vessel hours of operation of private marinas and private marine facilities to modify the prohibited hours of departure for commercial vessels at privately owned marinas and Marine facilities and providing for repealer sub ability qualification and an effective date this is a second reading public hearing it is item r5s commissioner Suarez um I move the item call the vote so I have motion by commissioner Suarez second by vice mayor Fernandez commissioner magazine yes commissioner Suarez yes commissioner Dominguez yes vice mayor Fernandez yes he a yes commissioner Rosen Gonzalez yes commissioner bot yes mayor Miner yes motion carries the item is approved r5s and and hernon this should be this will go into effect before our bosle 10 days sir 10 days yes so 10 business days or 10 days I think it's 10 days 10 days show this should go into effect before bosel yes great just under the wire thank you r five q r five Q is an order to the mayor City Commission of the city of Miami Beach Florida amending the Miami Beach resiliency code at chapter 7 entitled zoning districts and regulations article two District regulations Section 7.2.2 entitled rs1 rs2 RS3 RS4 single family residential districts for amended development regulations for accessibility uh walkways and ramps in single family districts and providing for codification repealer and an effective date and for the record on that PR prior item there was no one in in Zoom there was no one in the public requesting to speak we're now doing a second reading public hearing this item requires 57s vote it is r5q thank you Mr clerk uh this is an item I presented to help seniors age in place many of them live on homes and need accessibility ramps and those ramps would violate uh the setback requirements and this would give them uh an administrative review rather than having to apply for a variance before the baway with that um I can't move the item because I'm chering but if someone moves the item I'll second it move it second let's move to seconded um I don't know there's members of the public wishing to speak on this item Mr clerk no one on Zoom no one in the audience with that let's call the question so I have motion by commissioner dingz second to by vice mayor fernandz commissioner Suarez yes Vice May Fernandez yes commissioner magazine yes commissioner bot yes commissioner Dominguez yes commissioner bosen Gonzalez yes yes motion carries the item is approved that was item r5q R Community Center call r7l yes r7l is establish ad hoc sasore Community Center advisory committee r7l thank you Mr Mayor um this is an item that I placed on the agenda because when we had the the privilege of hosting the uh open house at the South Shore Community Center which we organized with the city Administration there was so much interest from the community and not only seeing the building in giving feedback on how it could be programmed and how it could be put to benefit um the community all segments of the community how different spaces could could be activated and so and and so the purpose of this is to have an ad hoc committee uh that can just provide feedback on ideas of ways that the different spaces could be could be used um you know maybe they can help us put together a calendar of activities uh on on you know whether it be movie nights or or or or ideas on how different rooms and different spaces could could be used it's not for them to come back to us at the end of of the year and give us with feedback at the end of the of the year no it's for them to start like now uh providing us with feedback on how the different spaces could be used because it is a community space and it should be coming from the community's perspective the people who are closest to it on what the Community needs what the community wants and how their building could best be used to serve them and that's the idea behind this item uh and with that I move the item Mr Mayor second I actually have some questions yes so um you know I'm a huge fan of the Southshore Community Center and uh I think its future is tremendous what I don't want to do and I and I love getting Community involvement and I thought your your thing uh your event nothing thing but the event was a huge success the open house the open house was a tremendous success it was every age group every you know we had people from all over the city showing up and and giving thoughtful input and the thing about the input that was provided was that it was so consistent I mean you could really bucket it into you know whatever it was seven eight 10 really robust uses for this so I don't want to delay um getting started on re revitalizing and and and using the South Shore Community Center so if this is a committee to help finesse some of the programming that's that's one thing if this is something if this is a committee that um we can't start putting you know the the things that we I think we all collectively have talked about um with with residents at that event and we have seen that you know there's police presence and training and summer camps and not for-profit space and all this stuff that we want to get going I don't I don't want to delay that by any no this wouldn't delay this to the contrary this would be you know as we're activating the space for so that members of the community have a voice on in in giving us feedback on how the space could be activated it's not for it's it's not it's not to delay it or it's not to say Well they're going to meet for a month or for or for six months or for a year and give us a report and then we determine based on the report how we're going to use the building no to the contrary is for them to actively in the process be like if we're going to have I don't know um you know a police space a space for police uses well I mean are we going to we want to get feedback from the community on you know what type of police services or if there's uh or there's going to be movie Nights you know do you want to have movie Nights there what type of of of activities you want to see there um just so that the community has a role in this uh because it's their it's their space at the end of the day and it's been empty for a long time and it's their opportunity to finally see this catered and curated to the needs of the community but so for instance taking the police for an example if we know that there is a need to um have a training space there and that would help with um Police Athletic League activities for kids and it would help with the resident desire to have uh more police visible in that neighborhood and at that facility would this committee prevent anything would this facility prevent the police from setting up that training facility on the top floor or is it as it gets up and running uh the committee would say you know it's really great that we have um classes um after school on on uh during the week but we'd love to have a class for seniors on a Sunday morning exactly that's that's the whole point it's running concurrently about tweaking programming and it will not impede in any way getting this started exact exactly you are 100% correct it's just for them to be providing just you know feedback along the way and the way you just framed it is exactly it and do you think it needs a full year or six months or like is there a time frame does this Sunset I mean I I believe it sunsets at the end of of of the year I don't know what you know what negative comes out from letting them be convened for for for a year um because I the end of the day um it's just advisory all these committees they're their their advisory to the commission and to the administration um and we hope it's good feedback um but I I don't know what negative comes out of keeping them so my only thought organized for a year uh my only thought is that maybe we do it for six months with an extension of six months if we need it because it the feedback will be great obviously um or hopefully um but I do know it is a dra on staff and you know there is some drain on resources and so I don't want to not do it obviously but maybe if we get everything we need from them in the first six months then we don't need to keep going for the next six months I mean the one thing I'll tell you is that this has been a vacant building for a long time not completely vacant because we've had uh the Little Havana Child Care Center there um but you know the reason why I want Community input is because like for example you know during the holidays let's say you know they might feel you know you didn't have enough inclusive activity during the holidays or next August you know they they might feel you know maybe a specific type of back to school activity uh or in the summer you you know there might be summer camp activities for really young children but there's not opportunities that are more engaging for teenagers I don't know I really want to get the the real bottom up feedback on how this community center can really be a community Center and and not a government used facility and I'll tell you I got cons I I'm all for the police training facility I'm all for that but I get concerned that this ends up being just a government building and and not a community center which is why I just would love to keep that flow of information beyond the open house it doesn't stop anything of what we're doing but it just guides us on how we can really make the most of the community's asset well I will just share so that's fine thank you for indulging me in my questions um and I will tell you that I am 100% aligned with you in making sure that while there will be um government entities you know summer camps and police and whatever this is a community center and it's not going to become a satellite of City Hall you know the way we've we've discussed possibly for North Beach where it makes sense for a different purpose possibly um this is and should become the active Beating Heart of this neighborhood yes and I I'm completely aligned with that Vision yes and and and the other thing that I'll tell you is that you know part part of the feedback that I want is you just mentioned something that's very important the act of Beating Heart of that neighborhood and you just touched on the other part of this resolution um this committee I want them also to give us feedback on how we can enhance the overall quality of life um and the unique character of The Sixth Street Corridor uh because that's a big part of it uh and I and and and I think that you just hit the nail right on the head we're so aligned on this because it is the Beating Heart of this and I want that energy to go beyond the building and to support uh the Sixth Street uh Corridor the day that we had that open house there was such beautiful energy there there were seniors there there were children there there were people from all throughout the community who walked there and it was a beautiful day and it was such great energy that I want that that organic flow of creativity and excitement to continue There the way we experienced it and I will just build on that and then I'll I'll close this down not from my perspective um you know we had uh last weekend two weeks ago a community uh planting event there because that the notion was you know we are re-energizing this and it's a community space and there's a lot of outdoor space um and even though it was only two little Planters because the facilities team had done a phenomenal job of really beautifying the space already in most of the um area um uh we had I don't know 15 20 people show up pretty early in the morning yeah and and you know up to their elbows and dirt and and the comments were of course we're going to be here this is our community center this is in our neighborhood we're so excited and even if they weren't you know immediately adjacent they came from from you know 10 12 20 blocks away to be a part of this so this is I think we're on to something big and I'm really excited yeah okay let's call the vote I'm going to support I share some of commissioner bot's concerns this obviously staff time as well I went every time we had a committee but um I will support it let's call the vote so on item r7l I have motion by vice mayor Fernandez seconded by commissioner Suarez all in favor please say I I I motion passes 70 R5 AQ R5 AQ is a Nord to the mayor and City Commissioner of the city of man Beach for amending chapter 82 of the code of the city of man Beach entitled public property by amending article six entitled naming of public facilities on establishments of monuments or memorials by amending section 82-53 thereof entitled naming of public facilities coaming and renaming streets by amending sub section c1a and c2a to provide additional criteria and procedures for the coaming of streets in honor of the a dedicated athlete world renowned streak Runner uh uh and Community icon who made significant contributions to the wildness culture of myi beach providing for uh providing Sunset Provisions thereof providing for repealer sur ability codification and effective date this is a first reading it's item R5 AQ commissioner Rosen Gonzalez yeah this is just um the the ordinance so that we can name the street Third Street after Raven so I will move the item okay let's call the vote have motion by commissioner Rosen Gonzalez seconded by commissioner magazine commissioner magazine yes yes commissioner Suarez commissioner Rosen Gonzalez yes West mayor Fernandez yes commissioner Dominguez yes may Miner yes uh second reading public hearing is scheduled for December 11th the item passes R5 hold on for a second sorry yeah I'm panicked there for a minute together R5 V as in Victor r5v is massage in ordance of the mayor and City Commission of city of Mii Beach Florida amending the resiliency code of the city of Mii beach by amending chapter 7 entitled zoning districts and regulations article 3 entitled overlay districts at section 7.3 point10 entitled North Beach commercial character overlay to established regulations and requirements for massage therapy centers within the overlay and providing for repealer severability codification and an effective date this is a second reading public hearing the item requires a 57th vote is item r5v vice mayor Fernandez thank you Mr Mayor I move my item second a motion by commissioner Fernandez secondary by commissioner Suarez it is a public hearing I see no one on Zoom I see no one in the audience may I call the RO yes B man Fernandez yes commissioner Rosen Gonzalez yes commissioner magazine yes commissioner Dominguez yes commissioner Suarez yeah Bach yep mayor Miner yes carries the item is approved r5w r5w is in ordance of the mayor and City Commissioner of city of Mi Beach Florida amending the resiliency code of the city of Mi beach by amending chapter 7 entitled zoning districts and regulations article 3 entitled overlay District say section 7.3.6 R Deco myo commercial character overlay District to remove the Ocean Terrace Harding townside area from the boundaries of the overlay and by establishing section 7.3.1 entitled North Beach commercial character overlay to incorporate the pre-existing regulations from the art deco myo commercial character overlay that are applicable to the Ocean Terrace Harding's townside area to to provide limits on the number of packaged liquor stores tech caching stores convenience stores and tattoo studios located north of 63rd Street three to prohibit tobacco and vape dealers occult science establishments vitamin stores pawn shops souvenirs and t-shirt shops and related New Uses north of 63rd Street providing for repealers of ability qualification and effective date this is a second reading public hearing item requires 5 s's vote it is r5w vice mayor Fernandez thank you Mr Mayor I move my item second let's call the vote motion by W mayor Fernandez seconded by commissioner Suarez commissioner bot commissioner bot oh sorry yes the mayor was distracting me at this Mr Mayor commissioner magazine yes commissioner Dominguez yes Fernandez yes commissioner Suarez yeah commissioner Rosen Gonzalez yes yes motion carries the item is approved that was item r5w R5 J R5 J is an ordinance of the mayor City Commission of city of M Beach Florida awarding the future land use map of the comprehensive plan amending the comprehensive future land use map of the comprehensive plan by changing the future land use category pursuant to section 2.4.1 of the Land Development regulations on pursuant to flor statutes section 16331 181 and Section 163 3187 by changing the future land use designation for parcel of land located at 701 West Avenue and and which is comprised of less than 10 acres from the current designation of cd2 commercial medium intensity to the Future land use category of Ros Recreation and open space providing for inclusion in the comprehensive plan transmittal repealer cability and effective date this is a first reading public hearing it it's R5 J yeah r5k is related so let's call that one too and there's one more companion R5 AE is also a companion okay okay so I'm going to give me a second time r5k is an ordance of the mayor and City Commissioner of the city of Mi Beach Florida amending the official zoning map zoning District map reference in section 7.2.1 point2 entitled District map of the Miami Beach resiliency code pursuant to section 2.5.1 entitled change to zoning District boundaries by changing the zoning District classification for a parcel of land located at 701 West Avenue and which comprised of less than 10 acres from the current zoning classification of cd2 commercial medium intensity to gu government use providing for clarification repealer of ability and effective date this is a first reading public hearing it requires 57 vote which was the other item R5 AE R5 AE is a an order to the mayor and City Commissioner of city of May Beach Florida amending the Mii Beach resiliency code by amending chapter 2 entitled administrative and review procedures article two entitled General development application submission review section 2.2.3 point4 entitled unified development by including requirements for the transfer of floor area for properties that are subject to the terms of a development agreement with the city and which contain properties with with different zoning classification as well as properties located in the Alton Road Gateway and providing for codification repealers of ability at an effective date this is a first reading the item requires a 57 vote that was item R5 AE um so I'll let Tom do the heavy lifting but the very short version of this and and we can vote on it if this is enough but basically this this is to protect canopy Park from ever being used for anything other than a park in the future so the um the legislation is really pretty simple um R5 J is a modification to the comprehensive plan to um create a um a future land use designation of Ro recreation in open space and then r5k is to change the zoning designation from cd2 to guus since it's now government owned and then item R5 AE is a text Amendment to the ldrs in order to allow for the unified development site including the movement of f uh to be maintained with these new zoning districts can I move it I believe vice mayor Fernand second did it yes so is commissioner bot seconded by vice mayor Fernandez on all three items is that correct yes okay there's on we're going to hold public hearings on all three items I see no one in Zoom no one in the audience can I call one vot Rick or want me to do them separately so let's first do R 5j uh commissioner bot yes Dominguez yes commissioner Suarez yes vice mayor Fernandez yes commissioner Rosen Gonzalez yes commission magazine yes mayor Miner yes so so the item is approved second reading public hearing is scheduled for February 3rd 2025 we're now going to take a vote on r5k uh vice mayor Fernandez yes commissioner sorz yes commissioner Dominguez yes commissioner Rosen Gonzalez commissioner magazine yes yes mayor Miner yes motion carries second reading public hearing is scheduled for February 3rd 2025 and the last item are 5 AE it is uh commissioner Suarez is a yes I heard him is a yes commissioner magazine yes last mayor Fernandez thank you yes commissioner bosen Gonzalez yes Comm Dominguez yes commissioner bot yes mayor Miner yes item is approved uh motion is approved second reading public hearing is scheduled for February 3rd 2025 r5d as in David r5d is an ordance of the mayor City Commissioner of the city of May Beach Florida amending sou part A of the May Beach city code entitled General ordinances bying chapter 106 entitled traffic and vehicles by amending article one entitled in general by creating section 1068 to be entitled permitted parking blocking a driveway or parking space and providing for repealer cability clarification and effective date this is a public hearing it is item r5d um second reading it's just an another attempt to find more parking in a city that doesn't have enough parking um we passed it unanimously last time so with that I'll make a motion to move theem second I have a motion by commissioner B second by commissioner Suarez I see no one in zoom and I see no one in the audience requesting to speak may I call the rooll let's call the rooll commissioner Dominguez yes commissioner Suarez yes VI mayor Fernandez yes commissioner bot yes commissioner buzza Gonzalez yes commissioner magazine yes mayor Miner yes motion carries r5d is approved it's call R5 a R5 AB is in ordance of the mayor and City Commission of the city of May Beach Florida amending the code of the city of May beach chapter 66 entitled Marine structures facilities and vessels article 3 entitled PE docs boat ramp to amending section 66- 107 entitled use of Barry Cen boat ramp and Associated PE docs at Maurice Gibb Park to establish stockage agreement program at the Barry C Cen boat ramp at Maurice Gib Park providing for repealer sh ability qualification and effective date this is a first reading it is item R5 a um thank you U Mr Mayor commissioner Suarez yeah um since we passed the ordinance of um pick up and drop offs at the brm I think they're it's been largely successful there there has been um some requests from residents who own boats at at docks uh to be able to pick up and drop off or for a certain period of time at the Barry ctin boat ramp and uh these people would be required to have proper insurance and um registration for in case of any accidents that happen at the ramp um it would meet a very high threshold and so between first and second reading we can iron out those details um and um Rob if you want to take it away a little bit more um explanation on what the exact ordinance does sure that that was a great explanation this is just the first step to amend the ordinance to allow uh a uh a docking program for residents uh and they would pay a fee and all the things that the commissioner talked about that would be enacted in a resolution that will accompany this ordinance on second reading if you pass it next month I did attach a draft of it to the item if you want to see the kind of things that we're thinking about putting into uh that resolution and the application but you'll formally vote on that and you'll have time to look at it in between first and second reading and with that I'll move the item first reading the first reading it is vice mayor Fernandez yes commissioner magazine yes mosa Gonzalez yes commissioner bot yes commissioner Suarez yes commissioner Dominguez yes mayor Miner yes motion carry second reading public hearing scheduled for December 11th that was item R5 AB R9 AA R9 A8 dis discussion Action 7 to Second Street Community complex is there going to be another hour I guess David you can wrap this up in five minutes right been sitting here so patiently I don't know about five minutes motion to extend the meeting so many of your items point of order I would like to point out that we have an ordinance that if something has an NR before it okay and it's been languishing on the agenda I think City attorney that you have to call those items because I have a second reading I have several of my items that have not been called not read not that I don't want to hear from you right now but I think I could get it approved very quickly if you would follow the law that we pass and call some of my NRS that were noticed publicly noticed second reading r5f you called every single R5 item except for except for mine and commissioner Dominguez has two r5m r5n um I I hate to defer this but I mean if you call those quickly we could get through them and and and they're not red you have not called them according to our ordinance you have to call them you have to prioritize them RN called you have not you have not called r5f I've called every one of your items today that you've asked except I need to hear the 72nd Street and I call R r5f before we do this so that I can get it heard please I called r9a why cuz cuz we need to hear this because but it's not a not it's not an NR I mean it it's not a prioritization right now and if you call my item I can get my item passed I will move my item my item has the support I would just like my item to be heard I called r9a I don't think but yes we'll call it after r9a good afternoon mayor Commissioners David Gomez intern director for the office of capital Improvement projects um at our last commission meeting I believe it was commissioner magazine that uh put an item on the agenda to review the 72nd Street project I informed the commission at the time that the uh city was just about to receive the 30% submitt and price estimate uh and we asked to come back to this meeting and and give you that information we've prepared an in a presentation that we will try to fly through um if PJ can put it up for us please as you know the 72nd Street project is bordered by the bans shell on one side the NorthShore communi uh sorry the NorthShore park on the West Side um 72nd Street on the south and 73rd on the north um the original scope of work as presented in the go included the same programming elements that we have in the project today which included the parking garage and other elements there are they are list they are that include the excuse me the pools the warm-up pool the Library community space uh gym with a with a jogging course and of course the parking the funding in January of 22 was approved by the commission for a total project budget of 101 million including Geo Bond funding parking bonds non parking excuse me non-bond parking fees and other uh sources um what has happened recently is in July of this year we presented the concept plans to the go oversight committee at the time we were a little bit over budget and we identified some potential ve items and proceeded to the 30% design uh we did receive the 30% design and cost estimate about 10 days ago um and preliminary review indicates that it's about 14% over the projected Construction budget those ve items that we identified before should be able to bring us close to our construction budget but there are some items that we would need to look at 14 milon no 14% sorry 14% 14% of 100 million is 100 no I'm sorry 14% of the construction budget so we're we're at about 80 million for the construction cost as opposed to as opposed to 70 still that's well it's 10 million more right that it's about 14% over now the items that we concentrated on for potential value engineering are items that do not affect the specified program or performance and what you see there is things that in theory are eliminating excuse me invisible to the users and visitors for example um changing the material of the pool from a stainless steel vessel to a concrete pool uh changing some of the paving surface uh surface material reducing the size of the movable floor um it does not change the overall aesthetic of the building or the performance of the of the facility and then there is a series of uh plans and and renderings I believe the renderings are in your item the first floor contains the multi-purpose field uh the library space as well as some uh commercial space second floor includes the second floor of the lobby and the the support space or the mechanical space for the the pool the third floor is the pool deck and Aquatic Center as well as the community space how many EX the upper level is the fitness center the that includes all of the equipment as well as some bleachers that Overlook the pools and then the roof includes the solar panel systems and then we have a series of renderings that I'll just flip through Mr Mayor this is $500,000 parking space garage you're not wait wait so I think wait are you done with your wait wa one out of time so Dave David you're still doing your presentation couple more slides I just wanted to show you that where we are today um we have begun the community outreach going to the oversight committee to present their the budget to them we've also presented to the committee on quality education as well as the Parks and Recreation board and all committees have responded favorably we will begin uh some of the neighborhood associations and and homeowner associations next and we are beginning the process of preparing the documents for the design review board um then the detail of that is uh the 60% design documents will be done in July where we begin permitting with anticipated construction start in July and it's about a two-year construction duration um all right thank you thank you David and I'm just going to put forward the record I know promises were made for a pool in North Beach that predate uh I think all of our election uh and I support uh the competition pool in North Beach but I do think it is a very inefficient design where we're going to end up paying $500,000 per parking space for this garage uh and that is $500,000 per parking space of the taxpayers money that we're going to be investing here so I do think we need a a a pool and we should give a competition pool we should find a space for it in North Beach and I'm sure our colleagues will have Creative Solutions for that but right now the way this is going I have great pause and hesitation commissioner Suarez then commissioner bod and then commissioner magazine yeah thank you vice mayor Fernandez um look I I think this is a really bad use of taxpayer funded money to spend on on a parking lot for a pool and I think when I read up one of the slides it goes from six Lanes down to three I mean that's that's it's just look um I I don't I I I I cannot in good faith support a project that um is going to spend over hundred million of taxpayer money I know I know half of it's geobond money but that's still taxpayer money that eventually my children are going to have to pay for um and to to the idea that this is going to build a pool and it's going to solve North Beach's parking problems and and and blight uh or activations I I think it's it's it's it's a bridge too far um guys please commissioner Suarez on the floor please on the floor commissioner Suarez is speaking let's let him speak um another Comm B is on the que and then commissioner magazine so commissioner sarz thank you for establishing order vice mayor I very app very much appreciate that um also you know the fact that if if this goes through there's going to have there there's going to be construction for I don't know four or five years perhaps I mean and and North Beach really relies on on that parking lot um of 320 spaces I believe yeah um and that's going to that's going to stall that's going to stall a lot of business the Bandshell all the surrounding uh small business Mom and Pop Shop I think if we're going to spend and we're going to activate something in North Beach I think there could be a better use of taxpayer money um if we you know I I have a discussion item at land use to discuss um West slot activations you know just throwing it out there maybe we do a pool there I I I'm not sure but I certainly don't think a a Olympic siiz pool belongs on a parking lot roof um and and the fact that it's only gaining 180 parking spaces uh ridiculous you know I mean that's if we're going to actually do something let's at least get a little bit more bang for our buck but you know I'll um I I think and and and I think we should act today because the recent legislation that we passed I think for commissioner or vice mayor Fernandez is I think once we get to a certain percentage we have to um well we we would be required on a six7 vote for stop the pause policy but that's some critical infrastructure phase two of the stop the PA policy is other glb projects but we're not having prented that yet so you know that being said look I I I think we should yeah I'm the first one to say like you know I don't I don't like killing projects but this one the fact that it's so much money uh you know a tenth of a billion dollars and we're I don't think we're getting the benefit from this is um warranted to really stop this project wait wait no commissioner bod was commissioner bod was on the que no this is this is your meaning just let you know commissioner Bond and then commissioner magazine were on the Queue so I have a few thoughts on this project um the voters approved under $60 million for this project project the project never contemplated an Olympic siiz competition pool on the roof of this complex and the most critical need in North Beach right now is parking and we are not getting enough parking out of this project I want I mean there's no bigger champion of North Beach than me um on on this St and that's a lot of competition because there are a lot of champions of North Beach up here I'm just saying I know we all care a great deal about North Beach but I'm telling you I walk by there all the time I I think this I I appreciate the work that has been done I appreciate um the value engineering which still leaves us over budget I underwhelmed with the way it looks I know it's not a final anything and a lot can be tweaked in the details and Landscaping all that stuff I I agree with what's been said so far that it is not the best use of this very significant amount of money I've talked I don't remember if been on the deis or on in committee meetings or in somebody's office but to me the solution here and and I know that it gives everybody a heart attack about stopping projects but better to stop now than be in a situation five years down the road with massive cost overruns still not having delivered something and having even more of a crisis of parking we don't have a parking Compensation Plan one issue which will continue to be an issue no matter what we decide to do with that space we definitely need a a competition pool competition caliber Olympic pool we definitely need more green space we definitely need more parking and we need to um make a a higher better use of that surface parking lot this is not the way to do that this my recommendation is to pull the plug on this look at reconfiguring the campus in a holistic way and in a creative way we have just a few blocks west we have a swimming pool and playing fields basketball Fields soccer field let us make that the sports complex let us make that the The Aquatic uh the competition pool area because it's it's already there it's much easier to maintain and to expand upon a pool that is in the ground that's already there and and use the facility that will be built make it more parking dense and make it a a a pinnacle of green uh green construction practices make soccer pitches on the roof put pickle ball around the ground floor but make that a continuation of the sports complexes um make it super green make an active rooftop more parking is necessary I mean to pay that much for an incremental I think it was 180 spots is insufficient it is insufficient for the demand we have a couple of years ago let alone the demand we're going to have as these 13 development projects come online in the next number of years some of them that do have parking on site some of them don't I'm literally responding to a resident in North Beach saying what are you doing what this is this residential parking program I park for free now as it is what's happening why why are you doing that to us and to spend a hundred million and not get all the parking that we need and and make it more difficult by putting a rooftop pool in place when we could build a phenomenal Aquatic Complex a few blocks west much more efficiently nobody wants to sleap all their crap for the swim meat up to the roof of a deck of a of a of a building they would much rather be able to park someplace easily and just roll it in so you know I I know I'm getting a reputation for this between the kiosks and the fire station and now this I want to see this built we deserve it North Beach we are on the cusp of becoming great but we need a different vision for for what is coming there if I can make a proposal um we're hitting 7 o'clock which is our uh deadline this is going to be a robust discussion I spoke to Eric our city manager we definitely need direction but nothing's going to change between now and next month I will give it a Time certain next month earlier in the day so we can have that robust discussion if I have is that okay with everyone and I make my same speech again you can make the same speech again just play the tape um commissioner Rosen Gonzalez wants to hear if I have the agreement of all my colleagues we'll hear r5f and then we'll call it a day that item was deferred to December 11th yes R5 yes sir r f is the n of the mayor City Commission of city of M Beach Florida amending chapter 2 entitle Administration Article 2 entitle City commission at section 26 entitled commission committee draft minutes City commission approval to clarify the city commission committees May request information or administrative support from the city Administration within the scope of the city of the committee referral subject to provisions of this ordinance and providing for repealer cability codification an effective date this is a second reading public hearing r5f commissioner Ros gonz thank you for calling this item it's a simple item there's no Financial impact we're not getting any funding it's just if we need information from one month to the next as a committee that we can give direction to the administration to provide us with information and with that I move my item so what does this item to it just allows you to ask for information from one month to the next in a committee if that land use you need them to tell you how many how units that would affect right now you really can't according to the code no no as you're saying no purchasing there's no purchasing it's just for informational purposes there's nothing nefarious about this except for being able to be more efficient and not have to go back to the commission to ask for some simple information and then bounce it back to committee it's just streamlining our red tape okay it is a public hearing no one Unum no one in the audience are you so skeptical what do you think I'm going to do nothing okay mov call a vote commissioner Dominguez yes commissioner Suarez commissioner bot yes commissioner Rosa Gonzalez yes last mayor Fernandez yes commissioner magazine yes mayor Miner yes the item is approved that was r5f excellent meeting everyone see you soon Happy Thanksgiving everyone thank e