[Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] m [Music] [Applause] [Music] d [Music] [Music] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] you [Music] m [Music] a [Music] he [Music] he [Music] [Music] n [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] commission meeting for March 14th 2024 I don't see our city manager present all right here they come just making sure we have everyone may I have a motion for the City of Miami commission meetings for January 11th 20124 I have a motion in a second to approve the minutes for January 11th 2024 all in favor motion carries unanimously I understand Comm commissioner Reyes is coming right out I know we have two pocket items I believe I'd like to move forward with the pocket items May I have a motion to pass pocket item one and two absolutely can I have a motion to for discussion okay and which no no they're not now they're working good so so yeah I just want to discuss the the C appointment of his um director uh shouldn't we just uh table that till next time because uh somebody's got to be appointed we don't know if it's going to be G or somebody else and then maybe that person that comes in would want to appoint a different director so I think it might be a waste of time my my humble two cents what do you guys think for um as I understand it and the rules of pocket items putting po pocket items forward is that it needs to have some urgency time sensitivity and as I understand it this is required or necessary because there's some um some action that must be taken and I understand that the Bayfront trust issue with respect to who will chair it the way we have it set up now it's after an audit and and I don't want anything to Fall by the way side with respect to progress with the trust um so so I'd like to move forward with the pocket item because whatever is done once if if there's new Administration or anything like that then as is customary that Administration will determine absolutely correct absolutely and I mean we are in the middle of a of a by the way uh Mr city manager what what's your status of the uh of the uh audits for the uh different the boards that we have what's the status that I I'll get you an update shortly if you like give me an update because we have about couple of close to 30 35 40 day days in order to comply with it and uh and uh then um we will take action when those uh audits are in and if it is a different uh uh I mean uh a chairman or if it is a same chairman whatever it is whatever we decide you see it has the authority to uh to pick whoever they want and we will then we will determine the personel let's move on okay let's let's move on on it move on and and uh and then uh wait for the audit okay okay I move the fet items Madame shair okay so we can only vote on pi2 because pi1 is a mitigation settlement okay pi2 do I have a motion and a second for pocket item two move it of a second all in favor motion carries unanimously and again that was for pocket item two which is the appointment of the executive director correct or zero correct got it and at this time we're going to hear pocket item one which there is time sensitivity on this one as well which is why it's coming to us as a pocket item good afternoon Commissioners man and chairwoman Robert San Bor co-compliance director um happy birthday man and chair thank you all right this item is H for mitigation of a property located at 511 bisc Boulevard uh the violations in question stem from case number CE 201802 4419 violations were for failure to maintain Lots work performed without permits and failure to register the property andov notice of violation was issued on November 27th 2018 adjudicated on March 13 2019 the violation ran for 1,729 days and accured a total of 432,500townhouse here but I do that is 1.5% but I do have a recommendation to you if you want to hear it now I can or I can make it tell me the M I would say uh at least uh right below 5% is $220,000 and I think that's a lot more reasonable good afternoon commission Rachel from The Office of the City attorney um a lawsuit was filed by a council to quiet title I believe they have a closing coming up that was their urgency that this needed to be resolved prior to that um hence why it was approved as a pocket item uh we had been going back and forth in discussions in this particular case and Council will give you probably more of the flavor on it you have uh two properties 5101 and 5125 they're two adjoining Lots um they complied both of the Lots together at the same time uh through the same uh process number in per number the 5125 lot was complied and they went to mitigation and received mitigation in the amount of $666 $6,600 uh for whatever reason um it was not dealt with at the time that the 511 lot was left not complied and the lean was still running but that compliance was at the same time as the 5125 lot so when they came to do their sale the running lean popped up and then it was filed to come uh before you because while the the the 5125 lot was taken care of the 511 which is what they're here on continued to run for all of those all of those days and then acrew that that larger fine but you said that they had filed together to to remediate together so the permit covered both lots that complied it now the mitigation I don't know how mitigation was was requested or or when it was when that was done only one was would was put on calendar because if a case is not complied it cannot be put on a mitigation calendar so I would assume that both complied at the same time they would have complied at the same time however for whatever reason between the owner and Code Compliance the 511 property did not get complied at the same time so I I need to understand why if they applied for the permit together they complied together then why didn't the second one and I assume but somebody's going to because I don't want to assume they didn't find out that both weren't complied with until they went to sell the property and the lean popped up so when they went to the hearing only one case was heard which obviously from the city's position is a clear notice to the property owner and and whoever was there that that doesn't sound like a clear notice to me because you could have had because if they applied both and if they complied both I don't know the city's process and I'm going to figure that both are being taken care of well so I can explain that to you when you set down a mitigation hearing you have to request for both properties each violation has its own order its own file and its own process so if you leave and you're only getting one order and it only and it says and the lean gets released and you pay it it's only as to the one case and the one property you would get a release of lean only under one property address and one case number now the oversight it you know you could probably look at that and say both parties sort of fumbled the ball if you if you want to put it that way um I don't think any one party is more responsible or not responsible than the other um more than you could look at it as an oversight as to both um but it would be hard not to know going there well I that that was missing I understand what you're saying but when there's an oversite and there's any that would fall on the city I would air on the side of they're the plaintiff or the respondent I don't know which not disagreeing with you but I would air on this because that damages the city that it makes it makes sense to me that you know two properties they complied at the same time they got the permit for the two properties one property gets it and one property doesn't and let I understand you you know I understand more than most so I I would be inclined to give them the same mitigation that they received for the other property because both were complied with at the same time so my um request would be the 6,600 for what we are doing here motion I have a motion I have a second all in favor hold on one question the owners of this property the the principles that are owners of the property are uh Vagabond group and uh maton Group which are a Jane and Ricardo caparal princip yeah let let me see if this is what I'm looking at or maybe I'm in the wrong place is this uh 5101 bisin bouer that's is correct Vice chair discussing okay that's fine thank you very much Vice CH thank you so I have a motion in a second all in favor right motion carries unanimously with the consent agenda items gentlemen are there any items that you would like to pool for discussion can you give us just one quick minute absolutely and while you're looking our city clerk needs to read into the record a couple of sponsorships thank you chair commissioner part would like to sponsor ca5 ca6 ca7 ca8 CA 9 CA 10 and ca2 commissioner Rees would like to sponsor ca6 and co-sponsor re11 and fr2 commissioner king would like to co-sponsor fr2 thank you chair thank you we got a lot of CA today 13 of them half for district to been a busy B okay um I'm fine with u everything that we have here I have a motion for the ca do I have a second second I have a motion in a second for the ca items all in favor and chair just for record CA 6 needs to be amended my apologies the resolution and except both need to be amended substitution M was distributed on 31224 with ca6 as amended all in favor I I the consent agenda has passed unanimously that was through 13 right that's through 13 that's right move uh ph1 ph1 that's yours I have a motion I have a second for ph1 all in favor I motion carries unanimously do I have have a motion for PH2 motion uh did you make a motion I have a motion I have a second all in favor I motion carries unanimously do I have a motion for ph4 I'll make was withdrawn okay yes3 was three was with indefinitely deferred have four move I have a motion I have a motion second for ph4 all in favor motion carries unanimously um ph5 do I have a I have a motion do I have a second second I have a motion and a second all in favor motion carries unanimously our public hearing pH items have passed unanimously may I have a mo we have two mitigations for re3 and re4 so may I have a motion to pass re1 and re2 move it I have a motion I have a second all in favor motion carries unanimously we have re3 is a mitigation 1252 Coral Way the parties step forward Mr director do you yes good afternoon Commissioners um our three is for the mitigation of a property located at 1252 Southwest 22nd Street this case we have two overlapping violations CE 2021 07718 for no certificate of use and c221 9859 for BTR usually those violations uh are in one so two sides of the same coin for whatever reason we had this ones running separately so um we go ahead and and uh um Consolidated the violations into one with NOS running into issued on uh September 1st 2021 uh adjudication taking place on October 13 2021 uh the property ran fines of $38,500 and speaking with the respondents uh they have upped their offer uh to 15% to 5,000 $775 okay um what kind of property is this again I'm sorry I didn't have the time to go byy before from Nicholas Rodriguez on behalf of the applicant it's a commercial property it's a restaurant and bar it's a restaurant and bar one moment uh is that Nei yeah it's okay I'm familiarized with it uh I think 15% for what's been described to me and it hasn't been that long of a time period okay is uh more than sufficient uh so you would like to express anything else in the record uh yeah just similarly um I recall this from being the um the board uh the the CB attorney for the city this going through and how they filed them separately the the request is and without objection which is case number CE 20211 7718 would be abated to zero and then the um the amount as AG read to or as they spoke to would be on 2021 9859 so I just want to be clear there still are two cases uh but again in a similar fashion to the last one here there was a little crossover and overlap uh with a very involved owner by the way for the entire time yeah I I think they try to be responsible um I I'm so move the 15% that they offer so I have a motion I have a second all in favor all motion carries as amended motion carries unanimously we have another mitigation re4 2071 Northwest sixth place good afternoon Commissioners as the chairwoman said uh this mitigation before you is for 2071 Northwest 6 place this a 2016 case for failure to maintain lot notice of violation issued on February 4th 2016 adjudicated on May 4th 2017 the violation ran for 591 days uring a total of 147,50 and the respondent as I understand is offering 15% which is 22,6 to with 50 motion second for we're accepting I'm sorry I miss 15% 15 okay so I have a motion in a second all in favor I I motion carries unanimously as amended amended amended thank you very much good afternoon R5 it's been deferred till April 11th yes okay so re6 uh def uh motion to defer we have a de motion to defer re6 I have a second all in favor chair to what date to what date next next commission meeting April 11th understood are you7 R7 I need some information on this item this look uh this is a uh um so this is pertaining to uh Mr Ben Cooney and Cooney and Davis City of Miami is paying Ben Cooney and Cooney Davis law firm for representation of D DEA and Coro while at the same time sing City Miami city clerk and City canvasing Board I contend that there's a conflict of interest and I am uh the maker of the motion I'll second it so I have a motion and a second for discussion I heard a conflict of interest I I lost you there oh sorry let me repeat that again so uh what I said was that the law firm has a has a conflict of interest in in my opinion uh because they are uh they're representing diaza they're also representing you but they're also suing uh nothing to do with you in this case but suing the city of Miami the city clerk and the city campusing for it at the same time and the gentleman's right there may I uh uh yes may I make a comment I believe that it I don't know if it maybe somebody says that is not a a conflict of interest but appearance is about 90% of reality you see and there is uh if you are if you are defending uh I mean you are working for in favor of the city of Miami and at the same time there is a suit against the city of Miami and you represent them you cannot be like we said in Spanish you know you cannot be with I mean either you are with the Lord or you are with the devil but uh but you cannot be in both places and and that is uh I agree with uh uh my colleague that something got to be done there either either we stop that or you leave one of them okay um I'd like to hear from the city attor I'm I'm sorry Mr Vice chair um commissioner Reyes uh let me see if I understood you are are you saying that he should represent one or the other but not both correct correct okay are you saying yes that's what I'm saying okay we're not we're not barring or anything this no no I I I understand I just want to make sure I understood that before we proceed can I as the City attorney uh Mr CUNY as you all know has represented me extensively uh I mean way back since I was mayor um what he's doing for me now is basically some cleanup items that that needed to be done but are important but it is of a minor uh issue compared to what he's done um in the past uh um I don't know exactly what he's doing for others but I do want an opinion from the city attorney before I proceed if I have any conflict of interest in voting on this so we'll we'll put a pin in that for a second I just wanted to make sure that the re well the reason I'm asking because if there's any doubt then I will abstain before proceeding uh and not enter into discussion okay give me one moment one more or if we need to ask the ethics commission the only thing that I would ask uh respectfully of the maker of the motion if then we bring it back to very next meeting uh when there's a clear answer but I I I think that we all are in agreement that I should have an answer if the City attorney can't give me one okay if um remember that any opinion I give you um with regard to ethics is not um one that could be that you could take to the bank as so we say because the ethics commission is the one that determines these things so I would appreciate and thank you commissioner caroo we should have probably um thought to ask about this um if we can reset this item till April 11th and get you a a proper um response you know that's fun I just wanted to before that though I just wanted to make sure that um Mr cuni does not represent the city of Miami so um any um there could be what um an appearance of impropriety or something like that as discussed but that is not a a true ethical um breach because he does not represent the city of Miami I need that to be very clear also um Mr CUNY is here and before you take any type of action I would ask that he be heard as well but in light of what commissioner caroo has brought up I think it would be most prudent to reset this for April 11 to discuss can I intercede for a minute please U number one the chair y I'm citing rule 4- 1.7 conflict of interest per the Florida bar and while that might be true Victoria what you're saying the city of Miami is paying Mr Cooney okay and right now Mr Cooney has a lawsuit against me he has a lawsuit against the city of Miami and at the same time the city of Miami is paying him and that's what I'm saying that I think is a clearly conflict of interest or like uh uh commissioner R says the Optics don't look good so I'll leave it at that but whatever you gentleman choose to do that's what I would I I I understand how you feel I I really do well but all that I'm saying is that I don't think I should go forward any further I'm not getting involved in asking questions or anything and all that I've asked for is that if we could defer this to the next meeting until we get an answer from the ethics commission for remain and also by the way by all means Mr Cooney uh you are you know want to M want to hear what you have to say commissioner Rees yes I I want to I want to make my position clear uh I understand sir you are in high demand because you are an excellent attorney I do understand that you see and uh but it's nothing personal but the way that I see it regardless of the opinion of the uh o of uh if it is a conflict of interest of Mr aroo I believe that uh it shouldn't be you shouldn't be representing uh uh uh defending one of I mean the city at the same time suing the city you see I understand you're an excellent attorney that's why everybody wants to uh hire you but we have to draw the line and say either you are with us or you are against us I mean that's that's that's that's my point that's my point it's it's my my humble opinion you know I'm a Country Boy from uh from Victoria Luna and that's the way we were there you are with me or you are against me you see and that's and that's what I the way I feel so do I have a motion commissioner Paro no I just wanted to say I'm in favor of resetting it I'm also in favor of freezing wherever we are with attorney's fees today until we get an a response and we can take action I'm sorry what did you just say saying that we would spend no further attorney's fees on these cases until we receive an opinion and take action on the item and then it's the same that's like taking action on the item today so well we can freeze it until we get a determination so let's let's Mr Cooney would you like to say something thank you for the opportunity Commissioners all of you know me I'm Ben CUNY I I actually don't I've never met you I'm Ben CUNY I'm a resident of the city of M my office is also in the city of Mi 100 Southeast 2 Street sweet 3105 for the last 30 something years I am a longtime member of the Florida bar since 1977 I'm board certified in three areas and as commissioner Reyes mentioned I am known to be quite a competent lawyer I have represented for many years government officials with this city I've provided advice to candidates who became government officials and I have tried to do my best to serve my clients at all times I'm a former president of the Dade County Bar Association a former member of the Florida bar Board of Governors and I am known to be a specialist in ethics and professionalism matters having provided advice to governments and clients I can assure you despite the personal concerns that have been expressed there is no legal actual or appearance of conflict I do suggest because there is serious concern on the part of at least the sponsor and maybe other commissioners of what might be arguably an appearance of conflict that there is not but the best way to do this in my view is to allow me in consultation with the city attorney to request an opinion from the Florida bar as to whether this presents any form of conflict whatsoever I believe that would be a value to the Commission in making a decision on this very important resolution a resolution that affects the ability for current members of the city commission to receive competent legal representation by Council of choice as well as for this commission to feel comfortable that there is in fact no conflict and I do want to underscore that the law and the appearance is quite clear the payment thank you of legal fees thank you is not the same as representation thank you I would ask to defer this item pending the request for an opinion thank you madam chair thank you so um I need a motion and a second to the further item do I have a motion motion I have a second so I have a motion in a second to defer the item wants to talk no no I will vote Yes we so I have a motion in a second all in favor and that is the April 11th to the item has been deferred until April 11th I understand that there has been a request to get an opinion from the Florida bar I think that would also be helpful that's guidance and I think that's fair so we're going to get wait a minute let me be straight I'm not deferring to defer I'm deferring to further gentleman's request to have a legal opinion not a legal opinion an Ethics opinion that's what we that's what we just voted on an Ethics opinion but we said Florida bar and the ethics so there's two our motion is just for the ethics he said Florida bar got I think that's a good idea to an opinion so let's do that let's do that you want so may I have a motion to get an opinion from the Florida bar as well I have a M motion do I have a second all in favor motion carries unanimously and Madam chair quick question on the building up of attorneys fees between now and the next meeting how will those attorneys fees be handled the billing is usually monthly right so I I wouldn't want to suspend billing because I see I'm going to stop using my legal expertise and let the lawyers be lawyers I'm a commission thank you uh commissioner I I would suggest uh the problem with that is that if work has to be done the attorney is going to perform the work and that we cannot not pay him right so I would suggest that although I understand what the commission is trying to achieve that uh if you're going to defer this you defer it and then revisit the issue well would the attorney then understand to hold off work product if possible well he if work H so you work that has to be done in a case has to be done or else you will Prejudice the rights of the parties to the case until the commission makes a final decision my recommendation would be to let it ride whatever work has to be done the city's going to have to pay for until the commission makes a final decision that's that's what I would recommend I I think that would be prudent that uh we do that okay thank you madam chair I just needed to clarify because the ethics opinion we were going to look at the ethics opinion with regard to what commissioner caroo asked the Florida bar opinion is what would matter for purposes of conflict right so I just wanted to be clear that that's what um commissioner gabella understood I understand okay thank you okay Mr uh as I said you're are an excellent attorney that's nothing personal it's just that I um it is what it is and I hope I never need your service okay thank you ar8 I'm going to let my colleague take the lead on it I'm ready for a motion if you gentleman are but if anybody want to speak I would definitely I think some of our colleagues would want to say something so um a motion a motion so I have a motion and a second for discussion re8 for discussion was the U biscan Park bis Park that we spent all morning on right correct correct and since I patiently listened this is my opportunity to address the item uh originally I actually went back to all the meetings and I saw you know all the conversations I've sat through meetings like this already where everyone has presented I've met with the stiners I've met with everyone involved I'm the chair of the omnicc so I was intimately involved in all of this and when this started this started under commissioner Russell at that time it was contemplated the Miami dat Public Schools as well as the concepts of affordable and Workforce housing and keeping a very good park for the community would all be integrated that somehow changed after the omn was moved over to commissioner di La Portilla at that time hundreds of thousands of dollars exchanged between commissioner di La Portilla and the senors and a license of four fifths vote revocable license was brought up before commission before this body when it came before this body it was very clear commissioner Russell said I want Miami date County Public Schools at the table it was very clear I believe commissioner Rees you was you had also made that point and what actually happened was they were entirely cut out they never met before that meeting or after that meeting later on of course we know the commissioner dieso was arrested as well as the sener in-house Council on money laundering and bribery charges so what we have ascertained from the beginning is that this transaction was born out of a really corrupt situation that didn't go the right way to serve the public interests there was never a bid process there was never an appraisal of the land we have no way of knowing not only what would be built but how we would ever manage it so it makes perfect sense to revoke this license and the idea that there's a $10 million gift or donation is surreal uh and disingenuous because actually at those original meetings it was always referred to as a 10 million investment and with that investment comes depreciation and by the time we would end up receiving whatever was there back there would be very little to no value so this is a case where the public interests were simply not being served and it's time for us to return that to the public and open it up commissioner Reyes no I I I totally agree that uh there is a we have an alternative which in my opinion will benefit the city and the residents of the of uh not only the city of Miami day County yeah they will a greater benefit for the city and for the for the uh for the residents so uh I I agree that this is a revocable license and I am all in favor of uh calling the the revokable life and Madam chair the only other addition I wanted to say to that is that I think it's very important when there's such a big issue of public interest and there's so much knowledge that we have kind of discovered and are working with to share that with the public so that the public can understand that there's a major interest happening and we need you I was so encouraged enthused and motivated to see all of you young people and so many people come out and let your voices be heard because that really does make a difference but if they don't know it I mean I I was on your side of the fence for 35 years and I so many times I would read about it in the herald and it was too late that's kind of what happened last time it was too late you know Miami they schools were cut out so the way you avoid that and the way you lead is to let people know hey ring the bell we need you if you care show up so I commend everyone for doing that and I also want to explain to the cers why it's important to use social media or any media to let them know these positions so that the public can really step up Mr Vice chair thank you um one of the big difference for me on how I will be voting in this now is what I heard uh Mr sner say that he was pulling the 10 million out uh and I I think we have to take him at his word having said that I do want to ask the City attorney uh what liabilities might we have if we go forward forward with this vote versus taking him at his word that he pulled the $10 million and the deal is finished right so in a perfect world thank you commissioner Kyo for um asking that in a perfect world I would like a a letter from them just advising that they um aren't going forward with this project so if we could reset this item with um to next no no no no wait a wait a minute wait a minute we're getting off hand commissioner Cabella just so you know when someone else is speaking and you want to be you have to say Madam chair mad Madam chair so then I can recognize you may I please intered because at the end of my partner is so passionate about what is happening here he's so passionate and you know I just want to walk him through um so let's let our U Madam City attorney finish and then I'd like to say something as well cuz I have a question or two yeah but I'm I'm not done yet and when you finish he was asking and then he'll get his answer I was asking her yes I was waiting for her to come back but that's all right you know he could finish with her then I'll come back no go ahead finish finish I think Victoria finish your thought the the bottom line is all that I want commissioner gabella is guidance uh so that we could be as best protected as possible we vote forward with it uh I think part of the motion has to be that based upon uh his proper to us today that he's pulling the $10 million we are cancelling but but G in in the original agreement they only have an agreement which takes 4 fth what we're doing and that's it they they don't have a lease they don't have a contract they don't have anything that they can come back at us that's what I was going to say but the reality that we live in right all that he takes uh it's a few hundred they could follow a lawsuit and then they could claim that they invested so much uh and then we'll be dragged in for you know another year or two uh where it's going to cost us attorneys but I like you am concerned of the money wasting in in government and believe me I would not do this and and I've studied it okay and the only thing this has happened two times as far as I know in the city of Miami with something like this I even asked Mr Senator you know you know when when he told me do you have a lease do you have a contract do you have anything no the only thing I have was a an agreement and basically at any whim of the commission for any cause with a 4fe vote it's terminated end the story and this is what we're doing here today so there's no recourse because I I understand what you're saying but I I I think that he could make a case that if he would have spended so much before in good faith before this was pulled under under uh from from under him that he has a claim to make but what I'm saying is that he lost that claim by The Profit that he made so whatever motion is made I respectfully request that it's made uh based upon him profing that he's taking the $10 million away this way it puts us in the best safe position where it would be very very difficult to make a claim and a lawsuit and that's all that I'm saying uh to you in this now having said that and and you know look I think we all want and need to protect the city of Miami uh having said that here here's the other problem that I have um and and let me try to be as politically correct as I can in describing this um you now that uh Mr de leer is not here is a lot easier to take him on uh I took him on stronger than anybody ever did I think the only member of the commission that was here the time was commissioner Reyes he was sitting where you were Mr Gava and it was with my motion and my statements that this commission follow and yanked him out of being chairman of the CRA at that time for things that I felt were done wrong there's a lot of statements that were made during that meeting that I'm sure that you saw it and you might remember some but it's there for the record well I'm I'm here because I meet I I beat Mr Diaz at uport elected by the the people just like you're duly elected so I also took them on but but I understand what you're saying yeah but I'm talking right here I understand so and I'm not saying otherwise no no I I understand so I I I want to be clear in that with Ds libertia but I will say to you that and this is based upon some of the statements that commissioner parter made on contributions and so on uh Mr Russell received a lot of contribution utions from a developer the same way that you describe uh the sers have been given contributions uh or to to someone that ended up giving him to diaza U you had Mr Russell that received a lot of contributions from a developer that was the developer that was supposedly going to go forward with the school board and all these projects that we heard about today and how do I know about that very simply on a day there was a holiday if I remember correctly um I got invited to a luncheon with a former uh superintendent of the school board and the developer so they could talk to me about this project that they had that it's the first time that I was uh informed on it um we're talking about a piece of land that is across uh from a religious facility uh I think we need to take into consideration what they feel on having a skyrise there uh because this is part and the most important part of what the school board and that developer talked to me about back then was not the school but the apartments that were going to go there uh this is city land and what I've heard here today was that the school board wants it for a school but I haven't heard anything about how is the city going to be reimbursed out of everything that I he here today the one statement that rings in my ear was the lady that mentioned that the majority of the kids the vast majority that go there don't live in the city of Miami they're coming from all over Miami day County uh they're coming even from Broward and that reminded me um back when I served with mayor Fay and we gave the school board the land where Mass Academy lies on today and all the promise that were made to us about City of Miami kids being able to go there and I submit to you that we have so few City of Miami kids that go there that it's it's shameful that we gave all that land for that uh so I want to be very clear that the vote today that doesn't mean that I'm ready to jump in board and drink the uh next tea that's going to be served or koola from the school board because uh one they have a lot of land a lot more than we do they have a lot of money that they tax and if they want to go into some kind of partnership with us for schools then we should have a guarantee that every kid in the city of Miami that would like to go there gets priority over any kids from anywhere else outside of the city of Miami it's our land and we should work out business financial terms on whatever goes on there and I just want to be clear in that where I stand I'm not voting for this so that you know I'm jumping in with the school board and give the Lan away uh I'm not about to do that Mr yes if I may uh this is not the case what we are doing here now no no not not now what we're doing here now it is we are based and I I am offering a an amendment that to the if uh commission the proponent that he has he accepted uh G uh that that the motion should read uh based on the information that we receive that they have backed up from the deal let's and and that way would take care of everything that uh that uh that all the uh all the dangers of uh of uh having been Su or this it's just a couple of paragraphs that will say only based on on on on the actions that they took that they resented the uh the the the the compromise and that's it this it's only a couple of paragraphs and besides that and and in to your point of uh jumping with the uh school system uh let me uh uh make it clear I met with uh Mr dois and uh they are not going to build in that area that's not what I heard and they're not going to build I mean a A skycraper or anything it's a school and uh and uh the they I made it clear that any piece of land an inch of any land park that is used have to be replaced by the same amount of land you see and and be converted into park into Parkland so we don't know I mean I don't want another Mel here you see well that that that I'd like but it should be sufficient land that cing value to what that land absolutely but but but what we should do is we we have not entered yet not even in a in discussion with the school system or anybody else we can place it for RFP if uh if if the if if we decide that we want to do an RFP and they will be one of the of the many people that will try to uh uh I mean would apply for uh to use that land so what we're doing here it is we are just I mean finishing once and for all the license that was I mean that was voted in and this is not I mean we are not at this moment it is not because uh commissioner has been arrested or anything it is because the deal you see we now have an alternative and and the deal is uh much could be much better and as I always said we should have gone into an RFP as a gabella and Par have said and I agree with it can I just say that this is where I'm coming from commissioner um commissioner Paro I had a question for the city manager are there uh Park permits issued uh I understand they're just the only permits issued on the property or just some Park permits that run annually yeah I don't I don't specifically know the term of them but there are some permits that have been issued on and it's just that same annual Park permit that runs from year to year I can get you a full detail what's there now if youd like we'll get we'll get uh yeah Christ pulled it together that would be helpful I say that because I would like on to vote on this item as is because this item is about revoking a revocable license that's all this item is about everything else we're talking about here 10 m whether the sers give or don't give 10 million does not come into play on this side I think commissioner gabella has called the vote and I think we should vote yep I agree and U so can I speak now no you can okay thank you very much uh to your point uh uh I submit to you m uh commissioner Rees that we should do it on two things based on principle number one that there was not there was a no bid process the way it was done and number two if you want to quote that that they uh have rescinded that's fine with me but had they not resented had they not resend would I still be supporting this no I would be voting again a thousand times against this because the only thing we're doing here is we're revoking the license and then you got to ask yourself why is it okay that they never built and the reason that they never built because they're not sure of this like I told Mr Senter in my office if I was you I would never make a deal like this you know uh spend $10 million unless you got money to burn maybe they do it apparently they they do God bless them a capitalist I want everybody to have money I want to have money you know and I do but the point is this that uh the point is that we're revoking it simply because of the no bid that was unfair they didn't get a chance and and you know what you're right it should be open to all and you know what maybe the public schools ourselves the C and and the cers can also have a a joint project and be a better project okay uh I I think we just going around this I think we should call the question so we had a motion and a second for discussion now may I have a motion can I get another minute uh look uh I was going to be voting on this with some inclusion but the bottom line if we're just voting on this because there was no bid there was plenty uh of advertising that people knew that this was coming uh so if it's only for the no bid reason I'm I'm not voting for it I mean we don't need a reason to revoke a license exactly so let's let's call the question let call the question that's it let's call the question let's vote if you want to say that you're revoking it period I I got many reasons for revoking I'm not I just use one I don't want to get into into thing let's call the question and let's do what we got to do hold on hold on what is the actual motion to revoke the LI wait wait first of all I need a motion to revoke the license because my motion was for disc question so may I have a motion to revoke the license I'll second it so it's a motion to revoke the license it's only a motion to revoke the license that's it that's now can we just including there to protect the city to the fullest the fact that he profer uh that he was withdrawing the $10 million request and for me I'm I'm doing it out of principle for what I I believe is right my conscience you gentlemen do and ladies do what you got to do I'm I'm I'm simply making the motion to uh cancel whatever you want to call it you know and that's my motion period end the story whoever wants to go along let's go if not let's get get the to your point commissioner Coro um Mr Senter did give an interview to the Miami Herald it popped up on my notification and he said and they quoted him that he was withdrawing his support and again but but again I I'd like to remind everybody because you say something for one minute commissioner Russell said at a commission meeting I quit today and walked off and then he walked back out and said I remember that no I didn't nobody's poting here today I don't think anybody and I say that just to say that you know you say Something In the Heat of the Moment and then but we do have the the authority to revoke the license and that's all we're doing here today we don't need no excuse so I have a I have a motion in a second all in favor I I I and for the record I I is because Mr sner made it clear on the record that he was withdrawing the $10 million okay motion carries unanimously I would withdraw too if I didn't have the votes okay okay okay let's keep one going so I believe the remaining of our re items are um oh wait so may I have a motion for re 9 11 12 and 13 move hold on a second hold on a second hold on a second I I yeah yeah yeah yeah I have I I would like to pull for discussion re12 and R e13 right it is uh yeah but we got nine yeah let's bring nine for a second too that's right okay well let's go one by one then what do we what do we discussing re9 re9 city employees eligibility Crim Stoppers reward program uh do I have a motion for discussion motion I have a motion and a second for discussion I will start with my vice chair all right so we could be clear and two of our new colleagues can understand um last uh I don't know over a year ago now I think uh we approved uh an ordinance that we would provide if I remember correctly up to $500 uh through Crim stoppers for anyone that would provide for for us information that would lead to the arrest and conviction of anyone that they will report that was dumping illegally in our city um I don't know how much we paid out in fact I think part of the problem is we haven't put out that information sufficiently I think if we do a campaign in particular in your District commissioner G in mind I think we will get a lot more response um but this here talks about City employee that are not uh working hours being able to report it and get $500 too and I just want to make clear what we're voting upon yes Madam share we're going to go in order that would be commissioner gabell you know no no I I'm listening on this one I'm listening to what you guys have to say and I'm going to go okay commissioner Paro commissioner Reyes yes my only fear on this is that uh a person that is I mean we are and we have to think about this and I think this it's the reward is is is very good but you see a person that is doing the job for example all of us we have uh employees that they go around around the uh our district in in those little trucks and all of that and if they see while they're working in during working hours if they see some illegal dumping you see instead of reporting any it could be you see that we are opening up the door instead of coming back and immediately reporting it they could wait until after they finish that their their job and then reporter in in order to make the $500 that's the only problem that I see in this in in in I believe that we should have rewards but rewards could be more for I I don't know and and we don't we shouldn't give the opportunity that I'm not I don't mean that our all the employees are going to do the same but it is opens the door for some people that are working and they watch even illegal dumping taking place don't say anything and then after working hours are over come and said I'm reporting this I want my $500 that is my only question and if you can find a way that que can avoid that I'm all for it so there needs to be photographic evidence of the illegal dumping photographic evidence comes with a timestamp so if an employee is not reporting they see it during working hours and they don't report it until after hours we'll know because there'll be multiple sources of evidence mainly the timestamp of the photograph because you have to catch the person in the act of illegal dumping otherwise how are you going to report it right you can't come at 5:00 and see an A A an illegal dumping site and say someone did it and then you come around and find the evidence that oh this happened during your shift now there are if if you're if you're a cheater you're going to cheat but you'll get caught you may get away with it once but you'll get caught but the timestamp and and there other avenues to support the evidence of catching a person illegal dumping you go and get the video from the house with the ring camera which will show you the time that it has I don't think that a regular person a regular person is going to put their job in Jeopardy for $500 I think the benefits outweigh the concern because illegal dumping in the city of Miami is out of control and the Bad actors are people that are coming into our community to dump instead of because it's difficult to dump in Miami day County you can only do it once or twice a year so hold on a second so that is why but there are systems in place and we can certainly beef up the systems but I am I am in favor of doing whatever we can to clean up our city I I just need a point of clarification here the way that I understood it is not when you cast the uh person at the time that they are illegally dumping I what I the way that I understood it was that you go by and you see uh everybody knows what illegal dumping is you see construction material and all of that that you that you I mean you see some construction material or whatever it is that is illegal that that should have been dumped and then you report it now what you're saying is if you see somebody if you see somebody in the act and you maimum the ACT is that clear in the ordinance you have to in order to get the $500 a violation or citation that is the case I approve it it's a violation or citation they have to receive a fine a violation a citation so I will let the solid waste director who is more versed on this and his assist his second to answer your questions cuz I want it to be clear yes yes um Way Sanders um director of solid waste City of Miami um the program itself um commissioner is that individuals that get caught in the act like you said will um reported through Crime Stoppers the individual catch them in the ACT then they able to get the the $500 reward through Crim Stoppers the program that you're we're talking about deals with citations that deals with individuals reporting through 311 which those individuals then would have to you know do what shair woman is saying take a picture time stamp report it in to us we then give a citation which is then classified as civil and then we go through that act and taking care of it yes but I want to make clear it is if you caught somebody in the act in the ACT not that you go by Street and you take a picture of illegal dumping that has been there probably from the night before and all that if you can't can't I mean if you watch somebody in the act of illegal dumping then you get the you get a picture and you get $500 it's too prong you have to catch them in the act and they have to get a citation or violation so two things have to happen before you can get the okay I'm fine with that fine commissioner can we do this in the way make sure that there's nothing that we haven't seen here here with our 10 eyes and maybe we're missing can we do it in a pilot program for 3 months letd say and then bring it back everything work fine then we approve it permanently and also commissioner what we did when we uh when the item came up is that we went back and looked at the criterias and then we uh modified the criteria to make sure that if it's a a a staff person that is reporting they have to sign Alid David the time stamp pictures they got to sign affidavit that is notorized and everything that comes through so it goes back to what what chairwoman was saying I don't see those individuals um want of jeopardizing their job for $500 when they have to go through these different criterias in order to you might have people in my bank more money at this and uh they're our job they can they can you know I mean they can play but eventually you know it it'll catch up and and this is a program that's available to our residents and I promoted a lot for District 5 because we have a lot of illegal dumping so I'm very versed with the program it it's not easy to catch these folks in the act and it's and and and you have to be safe as well because you know you have to get their tag so that the police can go after them the vehicle what kind of you know and you know it's it's not it's it's a tricky thing trying to take a picture of a a a person that's doing something illegal a person that's doing something illegal commissioner Paro chairwoman I just wanted to say I'm fully supportive it seems like you all have thought this out very well I don't think we need a pilot and I'd like to see us move forward I move it I just need to make an amendment Madam chair um that this has to do with the illegal dumping reward program not the Crim Stoppers one but it's the illegal dumping reward program the one that leads to citations so I have a motion in a second all in favor as amended I I motion carries unanimously okay where were we we are on re10 motion I have a motion for discussion I'll second it I have a second I I need some clarification for this from the city ATT City attorney's office to explain this 10 R 10 or the city manager Whoever has the well I believe it's it's first sponsored by commissioner gabella and he can explain his okay motivation so um I think that in light of what has gone on here in the past uh with certain people uh that we need to make clear uh to those that want to serve those like ourselves that if we come here to serve we come here to serve honorably and if you're caught uh doing illegal things okay out of your commissionership role shall we say we're not going to cover your legal expenses and that's what this is about it's about setting a presidence that if you come here you're going to do the right thing and know that if you chose to go Rogue okay or don't follow the guidelines and get yourself into trouble okay because you're under you're doing corruption or other things you shouldn't be doing as a commissioner we the city of Miami are not going to pay your legal bills if later on it's discovered that and you prevailed then we will pay your legal bills because you prevailed but not while this is going on and I think this is important so we establish the trust again of the citizens uh of our city and that we were saying that uh we're not going to tolerate this kind of behavior in the city of Miami what cases are we talking about we're talking about anything related with Mr Diaz deoria and his legal bills but what cases does he have he's got two cases I believe if not more but uh he's got the first case of the corruption charges where which is he's under IND when I understand right now and he's got the second case of uh what is the second case um he's got a second Cas so there's there's two matters one has to do with um p v DEA right that arises out of a um uh an RFP that's on appeal right now so that's one case and the other case um has to do with um ACO the city of Miami and several other um Commissioners um which is still ongoing a motion to dismiss has been pending for about a year I believe and then there's um one other civil matter which is an Ethics complaint so those are the the three matters right now the so here let me let me let me say this as a practitioner and as an elected official two of those matters could happen to any one of us I just say by the way let me clear I never said what I said was anything related as you mentioned it was never my intention to to put in the ASO case on there you but that's what so and and here is my concern because one I'm not paying upfront legal fees for anyone that decides they want to sue me because I voted on the wrong side of their issue I'm I'm not going to support that at all and that can happen to any one of us that's different from that's different from participating in in corruption activities like it's alleged and Mr has a track record in my view and not only Mr Portilla but anybody in the future that comes here and thinks that they're going to get away with and we're going to pay for because the argument has been made to me oh you know I asked the the the City attorney if she'll remember uh a week two back uh I asked Miss Mendes okay uh is there a president how is it that we wind up are we obligated to pay legal bills in in other words if I get in trouble now for my you know for corruption um they catch me doing corruption are you obligated to pay for me then why do we do it we're not paying for that hold on hold on hold on that's my point we're not paying for that hold on let me say this y I'm not saying what right no no but I'm trying but what I'm trying trying to show you is that anyone anyone can come here and say and they did this morning a couple of people came up here and said the two of you were corrupt because you had some social media post they can go and sue you for corruption they can come and you can be sued for any a complaint is just that it doesn't mean that it's true it doesn't mean that and I understand that previous Commissioners and it's out there but we are innocent until proven guilty and I'm not I'm I'm I'm not making a stand on anybody what I am saying to you is that this could happen to you as well not because you're corrupt not because you did anything that was corrupt but because somebody had an act to grind with you and they file a lawsuit against you in your official capacity as commissioner and they say you're corrupt I'm not paying for that now if I will support if a court of competent jurisdiction says that I was corrupt I'll give you back the legal fees but I'm not upfront in legal fees for anybody that can come up here and say you're corrupt and I don't support that for you for you or any of my colleagues because that is not fair because we cuz we give of ourselves for the community but it's two two different comparing apples to oranges no I'm not because no I'm not because it looks a different way for one doesn't mean that you're going to lump us all up because that's what you're doing if we vote for this we've set a precedent and that is not fair to our body here and those that come after after us because this is not an easy job you know you know what let me let me just tell you something I'm I'm one of those guys that uh you know what my election was about and and let me tell you I'm still fighting in 2019 when I lost my election and I knew there was cheating and it was against the is I was the runner up of me him and I and you know what happened after that that election I went home I continued to do my business I never put a lawsuit on anybody and you know that's what happened in 20 in 2023 FES for when I won the election okay uh I won the election the people spoke it was almost $2 million against our our our campaign there was 200,000 not more than that okay I think the people spoke it they also spoke for for you on on your behalf and I think they they they s a clear uh message that they didn't want any more of this that was going on and my point is okay even today I'm still being sued by Mr Portia and Mr Cooney on behalf of Mr P to you okay because they're still trying to take me out as commissioner even though I won an election before that they my house was taken out of the district and it's not fair but it's what happened to me you know and I'm just trying to set an example that if you come here and you want to be a commissioner and you want to represent the citizens of City of Miami we're not going to tolerate this kind of behavior and we're not going to pay for your legal bills that's what I'm trying to say here I'm not trying to say that anytime that you're not entitled to Le you know to to you know when you're doing something legally and and ethically under your commissionership you're covered that that's not what I'm saying you just made my point you just made my point they're suing you and you won fair and square you won and they're still suing you you just made my point because anybody can come up and sue you for anything and you did nothing wrong and you're still being and that's just the point I did nothing wrong but on the other side of this we're paying for defenses sometimes it's you we're not we're not pay we I know the city is not paying Council to sue you no correct nor for any leg defense the city of Miami paid gray Robinson as as minimum as $50,000 as far as I know outside Council to to to sue me is that not true or is it true that's what you said to me I asked you do not do not point at me okay so the and and you and and I will continue to unfortunately vior I got a point to you because you're sitting there so I'm going to continue to point to you because I'm asking question you don't get to Point you don't get to disrespect me no no I'm not disrespecting you I'm ask you the question is if there's anybody that's disrespected it's you that you interfered in an election you interfered in an election in 2023 and by the way you should be dispar in my opinion because you interf in an election commissioner so don't tell me don't tell me You' done you've done plenty of point I have a I agree with you in terms of there can be any frivolous lawsuit and we need to be protected from those but I also agree with the many residents that call our office and the many people that have spoken to us the case of Alexis La Portia is exceptionally egregious it rubs our taxpayers and residents entirely the wrong way and what they are asking us to do is to make sure that we are not paying his legal fees to the best extent possible and that is is protecting our city it's also protecting our taxpayers and protecting our residents so hopefully there's a way for us to carve out an exceptional case like this one and stop paying legal fees while still protecting us we are not paying for his criminal does everybody understand that we are not paying for his criminal uh defense right we're and the case that we are um handling which is the pus V diaa case that is a civil case that does not have anything to do with this criminal case I I I need that to be very clear on the record because I feel like everybody's confused the only thing that we are paying for Mr Diaz de pora are those things which arous out of the fact that he was a commissioner and dealings that he had while he was a commissioner there is no criminal corre aspect but what they are saying what people are saying the public is saying this is not just a regular commissioner in a Comm commissioner position this is an egregious case of a commissioner that has committed wrongdoing and they want to see the city not support his civil matters that that's really the point that's the Madam chair if I may commissioner Reyes yes let me uh uh clarify something here see I don't agree on paying a single penny to anybody that commits a crime that well they are either an elected official or they are an employee of the city of Miami but having said that having said that there's a statute 111 in the Florida uh I mean which is slow that requires that we and and it it says sply it says in order to avoid to avoid that that an elected official or any official of any government is I mean become afraid or it it is held back of making a decision that could be controversial and and could be uh uh I mean could be sued the institution pay for the legal fees for that what we're doing if we are taking that away you see we are going to have cases that even our officials our employees they will be afraid of making decision and we have right there I'm looking uh come here you see he was sued for because of one of his decision that he made he was sued by somebody okay and and we have to pay for it because it was committed unfortunately unfortunately even if you like it or not I am not a friend of him I don't want I mean to see that I'm defending I'm not defending anybody I'm defending the principle of regardless who that person is the principle of having legal representation when you you you are being sued because an act that you took took while you were in office or you were hired by the city and all I'm saying is that if you are right and you Prevail in the lawsuit in the in the court then we go ahead and we pay the bills not a problem you were right you won but not not the way it is Mr G I'm not saying I'm saying if he prevails we we can we can we can be arguing this all I am not going to set a pres okay fine I'm not going to try try to change your mind you're not going to change my mind either so that Mr Vice chair no problem Mr Vice chair let's let's call the question let take make a make a quick statement we get up here every time we have a meeting and we say with liberty and justice for all will we say the Pledge however when you're [Music] sued uh is with liberty and justice for all if you have money otherwise uh chances are you know they're going to have your clock in court uh even if you go uh and try to represent yourself they'll have it even quicker so what I what I'm not going to do and this has got nothing to do with the isera because uh I I would Reserve uh my comments in this uh but this goes to any one of us to all the rest of our employees in the city that need to know that they're going to back be backed up uh and protected like they should be and for the future employees and members of this board uh of the city of Miami uh people if their suit with they're in a position here in the city you have to be represented by the city of Miami unless it is a criminal indictment yes and the city is not representing and I don't want anybody to be confused the city is absolutely not representing the Lea in any of his uh legal criminal indictments that's between him and the the courts he has to pay his legal fee or find a way to now having said that the criminal area that you talked about it's only an allegation in a lawsuit only an allegation whether true or not true no one uh has indicted Mr Di leera and those allegations and frankly the allegations allegedly were brought uh by El obious they claim that because of Mr Diaz Liberty he was going to lose a lot of money uh Lobby well I see that he's you know signing up with a lot of people these days so I don't think he's losing any money uh whatsoever um since the last elections anyway so it it it's almost like we're going to take size in something that the city has no business in taking size we have a business if he was sued for something Civ which is what he was uh to provide attorneys for that and I don't want to make it a president whatsoever into the future because maybe right now you guys uh don't think that it it's going to bother you at all you don't know what tomorrow is going to bring for the next day or the next day you know this is the way things are here Miguel look I I fully understand how you feel yeah I you know I've been on both sides I even remember I remember so clearly uh when supposedly uh I had lost my Euro election and um I was coming back uh to City Hall and my sergeant of arms that were Israeli at the time um told me that there was a group of about 40 people celebrating and having a grand old party in front of City Hall these were the days that uh we didn't have uh a couple of weeks to finish everything and leave if you lost an election you had to leave the very next day overnight um I came and they wanted to bring me through the back and I said no we're going through the front I don't want anybody getting involved in anything whatever happens do not get involved uh I'm going to go through the same door I walked here with my head up and Le the same way as I came in with my head up remember so I went up to the crowd and I asked him which of you here want to throw the first Stone everybody quieted down real quick and then I was told that everything was being videotaped so that uh a lobbyist that was in federal prison for bribing the city manager that had also been arrested along with a commissioner along with the finance director just uh before uh I got elected as mayor in the first term they had sent him the video so that he could get his jollies uh in jail and you know history showed that uh uh I came back so I I I've been and felt everything and more that that you feel um and I I could understand your feelings and and I mean that I could understand them I've lived through it all uh but what I'm just saying is that and I think you will more than understand that later on uh as time goes by and you're here longer um this is not the way to go in this this is the Run way of of going about this eventually what's going to happen to Mr Das libertia Miguel neither you nor I you know are going to have anything to do with it uh you know whatever he's done or he hasn't done God is going to take care of it and the courts will um and you know um so that that's all that I'm saying and that's why I can't go along with this because there are some out there that precisely they're looking at this then they could come to the next and the next so that they can end up running this city and doing with it whatever they one or taking from us tens and tens of millions of dollars uh I feel I feel the same way I feel the same way I believe that because of the treatment that you have received and and I have supported you in your efforts to have your house placed back in the in in the district district and I understand that but on on this because we are not we the city the city is not incurring or paying any of his legal fees for any criminal criminal charges that have been brought against him but if we vote for this in favor of this then we have to look at my colleagues on this side who are lumped into a lawsuit with him from the for former police chief cuz they're being sued in their capacity we have to look at the employees that are being sued in their capacity as employees and I'm not I am not willing to do that okay so um it's clear to me one quick thing I I view this a little differently I view it as an employeed benefit to protect uh when it comes to civil matters and I think when you have passed a certain threshold what has happened here with commissioner di Portilla there should be a way to stop employee benefits and if it takes looking through the cases and if there are cases where he's with a police chief segregate them out we don't count those but when they're personal cases that involve him civil we should stop benefits and that's kind of the way I'm looking at and and and listen one more thing forget about M de this is not only geared to De this is geared for the future to set you know to to say out there if you're going to come serve okay have good intentions in mind okay this is not only to to to do something against the deapa this is not geared to Mr deapa only it just so happens that he's the one that has a track record of doing this kind of stuff you know and and you know there was an election okay I ran on an anti-corruption platform you know and and and they call my office and number one people could not believe people could not believe that Mr deap Portilla was running running as a candidate when he was he had been arest that's number one I had a hard time explaining to people you know he has the right to run that's why he's he's running you know and he ran and then after he ran then he doesn't concede the win he's got me in court this gentleman right here represents Mr Cooney with all due respect he represents he's still trying to take me out Mr Cooney on Mr Portia's behalf is trying to take me out as a sitting commissioner right now right now as we speak okay right now as we speak I bet none of you guys have had had gone through through that I'm going through that okay but that's not the point the point is to send a message to our res we're legit and we want to do the right thing for City of Miami and we're not going to tolerate this kind of behavior that's all this is not this is not to discriminate only against Mr piguel mad I I went through it said when you when you ask that no one has gone through that I went through it no I I I'm sorry Mr I I went through it the minute I you know you got sworn December 2nd yeah I got sworn December 2nd 17 the minute I got sworn in the attorney that's representing you yes Mr was the one that came uh after me supposedly representing Alfie Leon and poor Alfie you know was was pushed right into this because he was the only one that could suit and he was pushed by certain people to go along with that and that same attorney uh that lost that Case by a mile then got involved in a recall against me and in that recall while the statues of Florida clearly state that no one is to be paid any money to collect signatures for a recall they were paid to collect signatures because when that attorney came in he said sorry don't worry go ahead and furthermore there was tens of thousands of dollars that I could prove right now right now beyond a shadow of a doubt that were spent illegally didn't go through any pack even though they claim it had gone through a pack it never had in other words the same crimes that DS ptia got charged with moneya laundering were committed in the illegal recall against me you know what the statute limitations hasn't inspired some of those crimes yet I've had enough and I'm going to go forward in whatever I have to do to deal with that because those people that did that are still out there but I'm not going to hold that against you because you have this man you return uh because there my others that might be involved with you they were part of that that's not you and we have to learn to separate I understand this so uh so you're thinking of suing those guys because of what happened to you you know so does that mean should I sue the city for interfering in election in 2019 for three times this city went to bat against me okay the original one judge of charges said you guys move the line on him he never moved from his house that was a dirty trick by Portilla all of you guys know this the whole world knows what happened to me with my house okay and then to get my house back a benefit that I already had because nobody's giving anything to me I already had that because this this this this city of Miami led by Miss Victoria Mendes okay although she doesn't want me to point to her but I got to point to her because she is the City attorney okay and she was responsible for putting those lawsuits okay and even today I'm still facing two lawsuits to try to get me out office I after I won the election fair and square after they took my my house out of the district I after I had to move and live in my other property in the district okay and and they they're still at it should I file a lawsuit against the city of Miami and Miss Victoria Mendes because what I've been put through no I'm not saying that I'm not doing that it was never my intention when when we went to judge a child did to file a law or seeking money we were just Seeking Justice which we found okay and now what I'm trying to send a message out there because my constituents tell me not because I'm inventing this not because I'm picking per se I'm Mr Portilla okay but what I'm saying is we have to set some kind of example and the example is if you're going to get in trouble and I'm saying under illegal activities I'm not saying that somebody you know throws a filous lawsuit at you and we don't have the right to be defended that's not what I'm saying I'm saying if you app by the other rules the dark rules then we're not going to cover you that's all I'm saying but but I respect I respect what what commissioner Rees has to say I what commissioner has to say and I respect if you guys someone want to vote for that's fine with me I respect your vote mad Madame chair just to make the thing I mean make this clear uh I also ran on my on the the I mean promise that I was going to work for the people of Miami that going to work for the quality of life of the people of Miami and and not going to be totally opposed to any illegalities any corruption and all of that you're not the only one ran in and and I mean with that platform platform I did too and I have kept it I have kept my word but it is not only if you do something sometimes you do I mean the minimum thing and you are Su and I have here Larry spring which is an example what happened to him because of one of his decision and what I don't want is the lar Springs to be afraid to make a decision because if they are Su and somebody has it for against them then we are not going to pay them article 111 says that we should you see that's the only thing that I'm saying I I mean whatever he did wrong he's going to pay for it you see about him forget about him it's for the future forget no no no the Future No the future is now yeah the guys guys I think we've discussed we're going in circles I just have one question question should be quick my only question is if by segregating this case with Alexis ltia out and stopping payments on the civil cases we thereby if this is binary we automatically jeopardize all of our position when it comes to any lawsuit there's no way to carve out this one situation there unfortunately and and I understand what you're trying to do but in this particular in these particular matters he was acting as a commissioner he was sitting as a commissioner he was doing his job and he's being accused civy yeah he's he's doing his job exporting other people to get his vote that's the job he was doing allegedly allegedly what the report reach commissioner yes ma'am so he is he is being he is doing his job and then he is being accused of doing something inappropriate while doing his job um you carving out this particular case I don't understand that's an employee benefit right but you carving it out any lawsuit that comes before us everybody is accused of doing something inappropriate forever and I don't well you're setting a precedent and then how do you pick and choose which ones you're going to um approve and not by the commission making that determination like we would be right now um Madam City attorney let me let me drill it down just a little bit more commissioner Diaz de Portia is being sued for an action that he took as commissioner what if the litigant comes back and amends his complaint and sues every commissioner that voted in favor of what he's being sued for that would include I don't remember what the vote was but it has to include two more of us he can do that on the same in the same litigation he can come and Sue any one of us for that action he just chose to Cho he he chose to sue one but he should have so if he has a complaint he should have added all of us who voted in favor and I can tell you that I didn't do anything wrong with my vote my vote was not wrong my vote was my V who's talking about your vote I'm not talking about v no but what I'm trying to say is if he can sue him for that action he can sue everyone that voted in favor or everyone that voted for anything my point but my point is take this specific case he wasn't the only one that voted in favor or against of whatever it is cuz I I don't recall the particulars so he could sue anyone who voted with him for the matter or against the matter and then based on what you're saying we whoever we are should not be covered because it had something to do with him I'm just saying it is not it's not personal it is I I'm not making this choice no no no because of its personal he he happens to be persona non grada today but he is the variable he could be any one of us at any time and it could be a firestorm on any one of us at any any given time so I we had a motion and a second for discussion now I would need a motion and a second a motion and a second in favor of re10 do I have a motion motion second all in favor i i n nay motion fails okay Ari 11 this should be fun because it has two co-sponsors myself and commission leardo and this is very near and dear to us the bay issue uh I have one question though uh when everyone was coming up to speak they were saying remove the receptacles from the island and I wonder what will happen to the trash if we don't have the receptacles because it's not going to stop people from coming to the island so I don't think that that's a good fix to take the trash cans away because at least there's some place to put the trash because they're going to come they're going to visit the island and I would at least like to have the trash can there versus just the island get strewn with garbage is this supposed to take effect I'm also oh it's three sponsors where where is this supposed to take effect in upon upon passing upon passing but where where where oh the it would be at all the Waterfront Parks the the the intent is uh a leave no Trace policy Chris Evans Parks and Recreation director um the the intent is to follow the national standards on some of the national parks the way they don't have trash cans out of them we were really just targeting the islands and it is we have the the ability if it doesn't work and if the trash continues to be be there we will put the trash cans back but okay so will be on the islands only yes sir okay because I will tell you right now uh in many of the parks in my district uh Parks uh in downtown uh if you don't have trash recep you're going to have a mess that that was never on the table to remove them on our Inland Parks it it essentially a lot of the the neighborhood The Advocates and environmentalists the the impact of the trash that's left there on the animals um the National Standard of some of the islands some of our our neighboring Counties have this leave no Trace policy as well on their islands that are on but in the bay essentially it's a cultural try to improve the culture the Boating culture if they see a trash can there even if it's full they'll still throw their bottles their bags because they know you know somebody from the parks department will pick it up so the we've been been urged and Lobby to to try out leave no tra policy on the islands specifically so what happens who's going to pick up the Trap because they're going to come and they're going to dump what what's going to H what is our response to that we still we still have um a contractor that'll take care of going to the islands at least once a week we are going to partner with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to have each of the islands adopted by the neighboring Community groups we've got a nice outpouring of volunteers who offered to go on the islands occasionally to come pick up anything that's left behind but I think the intent is to improve boting culture improve the culture that everybody knows that they bring it in they leave it in they they pack it out are we going to have a PSA an ad campaign yes yes we're going to we're going to um combine this with the keep Miami beautiful um ad campaign we're going to work with Communications office of resiliency grants Florida in the navigation District a coalition of organizations that that have wed to take part in this so our goal I guess for this is is to pass and then I know B bananza is coming up in April to start that that campaign at that time Madam chair only one question I have umiss I'm sorry about no no problem I believe this morning in the general comments uh someone from the CRC the climate resiliency committee made the offer to kind of spearhead uh this work especially with policy and will you be working closely with that gentleman or with the committee to make sure that we're taking full advantage of their offer absolutely uh we work together with the offense of resilience and sustainability I know that they are they are spearheading a lot of these meetings and um we're going to work with them and real estate I know that came up well about the the boat ramps and the marinas how we're managing trash so it's it's actually in the policy there there will be regular meetings and of course we'll invite all of your your offices to take part as well and can you come back to us in maybe two months and give us a report to see how that's going and I think commissioner Reyes wanted to add yes I I have only one question who is picking up the the garbage at the islands because I I mean I I I took the we uh we went around them and uh I know that everybody that has taken that tour have witness how filthy how dirty they are and the trash camps overflowing you see who is going to pick it up do you have a company that is going to come and and regularly in a regular basis not one every two weeks or something yes sir yes sir the Miami day county is um is responsible for the trash um or the islands North of the port and the we have a Contractor on on um okay on retainer for the one South we'll also be putting in our budget request for additional contractual services to to assist we don't have access to the Bay now parks department good was my only question okay's vote all right call the question all in favor sh is there a motion what a motion may I have a motion a motion second all in favor I motion carries unanimously we lost our Bay Advocates but R E12 is a motion to is a resolution to authorize the city manager um to put back Tiff money claw back money into the South District Four right no not into District I didn't understand okay let me explain as the chairwoman of the southeast Overtown Park West C I say that all the time because I'm I'm so proud that I can get those alphabets out in the correct order for those who do not know I'm dyslexic and it took me two years to be able to say that wow so for our teachers thank you what is happening is that there is a clawback for projects that are in the Southeast Overtown Park West CRA and it is is hurting the efforts of getting affordable housing into Overtown and I'll have our CFO further explain the item so that my colleagues May who may have questions or concerns they can um make sure we have all of the information Mr CFO uh afternoon Larry spring Chief Financial Officer um Commission in uh 2007 as part of our negotiations in the extension of both the Overtown and the Omni and the creation of the Midtown cras we entered into a interlocal agreement with Mii day County um called the global agreement in that Global agreement um there was a provision that identified um about 10 projects that were on our uh major youth special permit uh pipeline list that we had agreed at the time 45% of the Tiff generated from those projects if ever built would come back to the county and the city based on their preparation of of of Taxation um and so that's been ongoing when you consider when the city commission considered the 2022 Amendment to the southeast Overtown Park West in local both the city and the CRA approve basically the recision of that provision um and then transmitted it to the county the county being the presiding Agency for the CRA in in miid day County in their consideration removed the provision and the I guess at the time because I was not here uh City uh CRA just accepted it in a under the guys are just moving moving on uh what is being requested here is that the city portion of that clawback be uh given back to the CRA for the purpose of affordable housing given back to the district from where the funds were generated um commencing next fiscal year all right motion second hold on a second hold on hold on we have a motion and a second and I and I and commissioner r would like to make a comment has has has some comments yes I have I have some comments and it is the district which is a CRA but uh if the CRA didn't exist it would go to a general fund I mean that's that that's fine and I I am once again I'm I'm reminding you that I was The Economist for the Overtown part West Redevelopment project CR and I I really love it one of my babies but I would like to do that something that I I want to request from you if it is could if you accept that it could be included in this uh uh uh uh uh ordinance you know I mean resolution it is that those funds that they are going to be your mark for affordable housing that they are for real affordable housing and real affordable housing according to the Ami of all the that area it is not the Ami of the county which is $74,000 and you can charge for I mean that's what most of the people that come here and said we are profer 10 apartments at 120 and 100 the 120 you can charge you can charge B for a studio for Studio you can charge over $2,000 you see I don't know they call it studio in my neck of the wood we call it meisen SE okay and and and that is for only one person another person moves in and they are going to be charged more so what I will a humble request my my my uh dear Sher woman is that this will be assign to 60 and under per of Ami to make it real affordable by the residents of Overtown I don't have an issue with that well that that that is my only request I agree let us let's and we are in D need in that area and in every area we are in dire need of affordable but real affordable not what most of the developers are telling us that it is the it is Affordable and it is not affordable you see it is not affordable it cost $2,000 a month I know you see it is not for for for an efficiency I mean it is it is not you not profer in anything you see we've been played we've been played okay no I know Vice chair Larry yes sir how you feeling today very well actually I don't think I'll ask you anything he doesn't feel good want to keep you feeling well okay I I will okay I don't think this stuff personal six right 6 million okay all right move on I have a motion in a second all all in favor as amended as amend 60% Mr City attorney Madam City attorney so is this are we going to amend it with the request about the 60% or is this just as is and did you come back with something else no it's as amended as amended okay just want to make sure that's what happened you losen your touch man no no no I just there was just want to make sure we're on the same page re 13 re 13 r13 yes that's my in my district uh I'd Like to Move It I have a motion do I have a second second I have a motion in a second this is uh this is this is uh uh the the apartment building in the apartment building in Al I uh uh my uh my dear friend I cannot go along with this I am going to vote against it because they are offering apartments that they are 120% Ami and uh we had a resolution if it is in effect that you cannot go once you receive uh uh if you receive any benefits from the city be it money or be whatever it is you cannot go over 100% I mean just get a vote I'm voting against that's no I hear but listen it's in my district something is better than nothing I understand it's not everything that that you what but let me tell you what it is it's 70 Studios one bathroom units 130 one bedroom one bathroom units 30 two bedrooms two bathroom units in other words it's it's not it's a whole spectro sir let me let me interrupt you there and then said uh when you say it is in my district uh we don't have that kind of fif them here you see it could be if if if there is something in my district I mean in District 4 that I don't agree and I don't believe that it's going to help the uh population the whole population uh you're welcome to interfere see we are we are hold on a second we are our title is our title is commissioner of the city of Miami and listen you don't I mean you want to do it you do it but I am not going to vot I I respect you but yes I want to do it it's my area I think I think RC o needs to put something on the record just just for clarification um to address your concern the the subsidy is targeted to 170 units within the total project all 17 170 of those units are below 100% Ami there's 92 at up to 60% Ami and then the remaining 78 up to 100 so I just want to put that on the record not divy that and and if that is the case we are paying about $150,000 per unit per Studio you see that's that's what I thank you thank you Larry for helping me I just I just want the record lar commissioner are you trying to help them or just putting the facts on the on the on the on the record sir facts I just want to make the point that and then I've we've run into this uh difference on 100% Ami or 120 140 it we're challenged especially in the urban core and other areas because we have a lot of Workforce housing Supply needed like desperately we're hearing that from the police from fire from teachers from the state attorney's office from the public defender office right so we can't just hold on to 60 and 80 and 40 we have other needs that we're not addressing and when we don't allow this inventory we're actually making people leave the city when they can't qualify they get a they get a promotion and their next St W2 kicks them out no it doesn't it doesn't let me tell you something that that I mean the problem is that we call it Workforce Workforce and everybody I mean every time that I hear no this is for a teacher married to a police officer you see let me tell you teachers the other day I was talking I mean I was a teacher I was a teacher most of the teachers they don't make over $60,000 and we're talking about I mean when they's say most of the the the the appointments that they are or the units that they are offered they are studious they're not I mean for a couple this for a single person how about how about their I mean a a a single mother how about that we we we are talking about you see 120 am Ami it will be uh they can charge close to $25,000 a year you see it's over and and and that is that is for Studio you see and and according to the table if you analyze the table as there more people come in if it is I mean that's for one I mean one one bedroom it will go open it will be higher and uh two bedrooms it will be higher in my opinion I I'm an economist and I and I have discussed this even with the director of H you see it is a misnomer when we call it aord I mean Workforce how about the workforce in alapata how about the workforce in Liberty City how about we are talking about people that are making 80 something dollars if you go I mean close to $90,000 if you go to 120 you see they can charge according to hard they can charge only in order for the the you know to be uh or the for people that that AR rented not to be uh uh uh rent stress only 30% it doesn't mean that they cannot rent it but it means that they have to pay more than they should be paying according to hard you see and and and that is when you are rent uh uh I mean you you you have to pay more rent than that 30% that only not doesn't affect you it affect the economy also because you have less less money to to uh uh to consume you see that is my point and that's what I brought it like that you see if you 20 $22,700 it is not affordable it is market rate in particularly in in in a in a place like Gap or Gana those are those are Le I mean more than market rate if you can do you want to do that and charge whatever you want to charge charge that amount do it on your time you see and that that's my only problem let's vote on this and let's not arguing no no no no I just wanted to add there that you know I was a lender and and these units the diversity aspect is important in no way am I arguing against 40% Ami we do we need affordable housing we need 60 we need 80 all I'm saying here is we need I believe to broaden that Horizon because there are other people who aren't rich and who aren't necessarily constrained economically with affordable housing and they need the ability to to still stay in Miami and go to the next why why don't they offer why don't they offer one bedroom or two bedroom's apartment at 80% 90% Ami that is more in line with our workers you know people talk about the police officer and the and and the uh and the teacher but how about a dishwasher how about a waiter how about the the I mean even in our city Even in our city there are a bunch of people that they're not even making $40,000 a year you see and that's what I'm saying if we are offering benefits $15 million for I mean to assist $20 million to assist in building well we should be a little more demanding because you know what a studio is is you know what a studio I mean it's an efficiency it's an efficiency and then you go in in flami and probably you can rent an an efficiency they're asking $1,800 for an efficiency now before it was $900 but now $1,800 but and that is with I mean over $2,000 for an efficiency or something like that it is above market rate and that is my point your point is well taken it's just those values are different in flami than in the urban core making those numbers work and that's the challenge that we've been that we've been trying to face it is as it is it is like it is if you are making $40,000 and then the apartment is should be I mean for Workforce you're making 40 and between between the the couple they're making 75 $80,000 you see and and then you are charging more than than uh than a are charging close to 90 mean let's say 120 and 20 140 you you are charging close to $100,000 if it is 140 or 120 is 80 something close to $90,000 you see you are stressing those people it doesn't matter what it is the need it doesn't matter if it is a prickle doesn't matter if it is whatever if we are helping them if we are assisting if we are giving benefits my I'm philosophy that we should get you see in return apartments that they are real affordable for our Workforce a Workforce it doesn't matter if they living in in alapata or they Liv in Little Havana if they're not making that money they cannot pay that without being rent stress stress they can and and if you are married and you have a kid you need at least one one one bedroom you see and that's what I'm do what I'm trying to say that's what I'm trying to say I mean well it it is it is that is my opinion call call call the question and that's it that's it well before we call the question here's what I'm going to say in a perfect world it would be what you want the problem is that you're you're you're negotiating and and some of these guys they also you know they got to make money also so I understand what you're saying that we're helping them and we should get the best benefit wait a minute I heard Mr I know they nobody no nobody goes and become and start building just for the heck I mean out of Charity they have they have to make money but what I'm saying is the difference is I heard of charging market rate versus affordable see that's that's that's the only difference that I'm saying that's the only I think our vice chair would like to make a comment look I I fully understand commissioner Ray is what you're saying um on on this one so you can see how I am commissioner Gava you want to get his good side no I don't I don't need to get anybody's good side oh I think you're supposed to be con I don't I don't I don't think I need to get anybody good side because don't get at the end at the end of the day you know uh the only good side that that will be would be when I'm in Shang left okay I've been hearing about Shang for the past yeah seven years man and you will haven't told me where is shanga and I'm not so that you guys all won't have to go and mess it up uh I don't want to create shanga to what you got here okay but look I I heard what you said that you at least want to give something to your constituency there something with uh you have a a very poor needed area this is correct I I know um at least some of the people involved in this and they are good Builders they also like to make their profit and everyone does who doesn't yeah everyone does but that's business I I think that at the end of the day you got something that could move forward now uh and I don't want to happen to you what's happened to me in some projects so I I will go along with it and give you a third vote you might have a fourth you might not thank you but I'll give you a third vote to go forward with this so call the question I have a motion and a second all in favor motion carries 4 to one that's right at this time Madam City attorney would you please read into the record the titles of the first reading items that are in play fr2 three five and seven 4 two three I'm sorry what is that the FR items the first reading items that are in play are fr2 two three five and seven five and seven M could you read the titles please yes Madam chair F fr2 two an ordinance of the Miami city commission amending chapter 50 article 7 of the code of the city of Miami Florida as amended titled ships vessels and Waterway deric vessels to update the notice requirements and procedures for the removal or relocation of deric vessels containing a cability clause and providing for an effective date then fr3 Madam chair was that yes an ordinance of the Miami city commission amending chapter 16 article two of the code of the city of Miami Florida as amended titled elections Electronic Reporting more particularly by amending section 16-20 of the city code titled Electronic Reporting penalties to provide that candidates who gift or loan themselves an aggregate of funds in excess of $1,000 in any municipal election be required to file an aged funds report under penalty of perjury providing exception containing a stability clause and providing for an immediate effective date I need to um amend the title to say an not and a n versus I'd like to pull that one out she hasn't finish reading but then I'll when she finish reading the titles I'll ask you guys what you want to pull and then Madam chair did you say f fr5 is the next one yes it is an ordinance of the Miami city commission amending chapter 23 Article 1 Section 23-6 of the code of the city of Miami Florida as amended titled transfer of development rights and density for historic resources to allow High increase for projects providing a public benefit by a public agency to the Miami modern myo bisin Boulevard historic district Community containing a stability clause and providing for an effective date an fr7 yes an ordinance of the Miami city commission amending chapter 10 Article 4 of the code of the city of Miami Florida as amended titled buildings registration of vacant blighted unsecured or abandoned structures and of defaulted mortgage properties providing for an amended registry fee for certain structures that are vacant blighted unsecured or abandoned and are three stories or higher and higher containing a cability clause and providing for an effective de thank you madam chair thank you I'm going to ask my colleagues if any of these first reading items you would like to pull for discussion Mr Vice chair none I think part wants to p yeah3 do you have any commissioner gabella no I don't have any okay so commissioner Reyes do you want to pull anything no I just want to vote on it okay we're doing through seven right 2 three well not not three cuz commissioner yes right so two five and s five and seven okay do I have a motion motion do I have a second second all in favor I I I motion carries commissioner Reyes yes motion carries unanimously fr3 commissioner Paro you would like to we can that for the next meeting if you like no I'd rather I'd rather just get this get this out uh with3 I originally didn't understand it because I thought it was very narrow and I really couldn't understand like how this would apply given packs and everything else and personal loans and um and then several reports were brought to me I especially didn't understand it because we were discuss ing campaign Finance reform globally so I fig why aren't we talking about this and that whole you know ecosystem of campaign Finance reform and then I received various uh things that I want to put into the record and these are interviews that commissioner Coro did on uh on television uh and I have a quick video a short little video clip if you could just put that um with certain assertions that I think we really need to deal with a body [Music] for m for for [Music] for [Music] for spe Miami for in see an so these are absolutely false claims I gave $165,000 to my campaign I don't think it is becoming of a commissioner to question anyone without Pro Pro in the public a little bit embarrassing to have a journalist kind of call out a sitting commissioner uh in that way I believe calling other sitting Commissioners lab dogs or that they have been installed by people involved in his lawsuit or by saying that we're here to destroy the city or that we're here to destroy employees is conduct becoming of a commissioner and the worst part in my mind is that he is weaponizing government by introducing this fr1 this is only there as he just used it in the media as just one more way a political narrative against an opponent that he may not agree with and and I and I think that's I guess we haven't learned from the $10 million that we're paying but you can't weaponize government in that way we signed an oath which states to my colleagues and to all of those I represent and serve I pledge fairness integrity and civility in all actions taken and all Communications made by me as a public servant I'm not sure Madam chair if this is the right moment or if after but I would like to call for a censure of commissioner caroo in this matter can uh I answer M chair I'm surprised that it's taken you um weeks and weeks to answer uh anything that I stated in these three programs that came early on when you got elected after you yourself had gone to many programs and made statements um what I've stated is very simple Mr Paro at no time that I say that you didn't put that money into your campaign I don't know what I clearly have stated and I will ask you face to face here instead of this whole charade that you want to here all you have to do uh which you could have done before I certainly would have got public and said hey these my bank account this is evidence that I put this money into my campaign end of story end of story you decided you didn't want to do that you decided to take other uh measures now all of a sudden uh after weeks and weeks uh have gone by you decide to bring this here that's not in the agenda now this is not a non-agenda item instead of dealing with it publicly like I deal with it uh and I ask you now do you want to show full transparency because just like a lot of your allies keep saying everybody says that kou did this karoo did that well you know what a lot of people are saying that you didn't put that money into your campaign I don't know that but you certainly have an opportunity to show that do you want to show that and be fully transparent so that answer and finish with it's up to you was a question I thought I had an answer it's up to you so first of all commissioner Coro I don't answer to you and you're not I don't answer to you well that that's true right absolutely so out of respect you should kind of understand that and not come forward unless you have some proof making allegations second thing it is on the agenda and third thing I'm bringing it up now on this excuse me I'd like to finish now I let you finish I'd like to finish go ahead and finish and uh third thing is because we are talking about your cases and we are talking about your conduct and this is an example of weaponizing government again when we've already paid $10 million it needs to be called out publicly and that's that's why I'm doing it in this manner well uh I don't know where you get the $10 million wor it's obvious you don't want to show since you're the one that has come here talking about transparency you don't want to be transparency and showed that you had that money in your account for a long time that's up to you here are my documents to prove it and I'll exchange it for your letter of resignation well you're not going to get that tried you tried that one time before all right uh but let's go into a little more here okay on um July 12th prior to July 12th you sent out uh an invitation that was uh paid for by your campaign that said join me for a toast on my 60th birthday Wednesday July 12th 6: to 8:00 p.m. at balling chain join me for a short uh an update on a transformational political campaign this is a political activity nowhere in your campaign did anything show up either as you paying for space even one soda pup or uh a contribution that was made to your campaign but beyond that um the monies uh in question the 100 in 5000 uh there was the I believe you gave contributions in two way you first gave one that was 6,300 plus and then you gave one for 105,000 uh there is probable cost there that when you gave the 105,000 you had spent already uh tens of thousands of dollars that you did not have in your bank account no no no now you let me speak sir okay you started this I'll gladly finish it within two two days you wrote checks about seven or so maybe more for close to 48,000 or so out of which some 42,000 was for something that gave the impression that he was for either campaign Walker for phone banking uh you know the exact wording that you you put down in the campaign and I will submit to you that he was if it was phone workers if it was campaign Walkers it would be impossible that in two days you had spend that kind of money because you would have needed well over 170 people that were paid $15 an hour for8 hours each day 16 hours for you to have ridden those checks therefore the probable cause is there to believe that that money was spent before you had monies uh that before you had monies in the bank to had paid for that in other words you didn't have the money in the bank to had paid for that then uh that's a probable cost you had it once you put the 5,000 and then he leades to ask why would someone that is going to give their campaign after they gave themselves over $60,000 three and a half months before give themselves another $15,000 after they spent money that they didn't have the bank you would have thought that they would have given the money before because as you all know each dollar that is spent in a campaign that you don't have the bank already it's an individual campaign violation furthermore and this is between you know you and whoever it I've heard that you still owed money in your campaign um and you know I don't know if it's true or not but all this comes to uh wondering like I stated wondering I didn't accuse you that you didn't have it I question whether you did or not whether you had that money in your campaign or did you receive a loan or how you got it but all you had to do commissioner was immediately say hey here it is I would have done that end of story and a story now I don't know why you want to deal with this in this fashion today but it's your prerogative in dealing with that way but I didn't accused you of anything there uh I was clear that I'm questioning yes and I'm questioning for the reasons that I stated here there's probably cause to question that you and I had a a fairly good relationship uh before you got up here out of the blue asking for my resignation and then weeks later you held this uh little Affair at bowl and chain that's never been reported in your campaign um so it makes me wonder you know like it made a lot of people I would just like to commissioner so I think this conversation has gone way far from this item you placed your videos he had his response I don't want us to go back and forth on this and this is a perfect example of what we were talking about earlier anybody can say anything about anybody I heard you say that's not true I've heard him say that's not true perfect example of what I was trying to demonstrate with the other I'd like to move forward if I would like to with with your permission I'd like to speak uh before you move forward on this because I think my main my name was mentioned here and so I'd like to yes speak on the subject yes it was when you're through of course go ahead so two things K if if I were to do an ordinance or resolution against you here I would have to do I would have to dedicate the whole commission meeting to you and I don't do that okay and I agree with the chair that at some point we have to all move on however however the gentleman is correct you have weaponized this body okay and and let me just point something out very detailed to you your saying that the gentleman when you said this he should have said that and that would have cleared everything I remember in my campaign when you and Mr Portilla in my campaign said that I had kicked out one of my tenants at 1780 Northwest 21st terrorist which Mr coone is well aware of what I'm speaking of and uh and you accused me that that poor lady I had kicked her out for my benefit to so I can run from 178 Northwest 24 STS which was a complete lie the lady my tenant was in New Jersey she didn't know what was going on and all of a sudden she finds out what's going on and she clears it up and she madees a video not orchestrated by us the pure truth of what had happened that she had left prior to that okay because she could not not afford the rent down here okay and I had sent that video to America we had given you a letter and did America stop after that letter of the SE cease and desist no did you stop with that no you continued so you're another one okay that I'm talking about let me let me explain I'm talking about and you know full well you and Mr fortilla you were representing you were with Rodriguez you were pushing Rodriguez uh uh the candidate the lady and Mr Portilla by his side you accused me of uh you wanted to dirty my name falsely that I had uh vacated I had uh um evicted one of my tenants which which and I explained what had happened it was completely false and the and the Tenant came out and made a video and put it on the on on the and gave it to America T put it on social media and yet you guys continue to play and and and do uh um the uh the mailers that that you know that we do in political campaigns that was done and yet you were shown the proof by the lady herself saying that that that was a lie what you what guys were saying about it and yet you guys continued you guys continued you had a chance to make it right fortilla had a chance to make it right and that continued okay my point is okay that look nobody's perfect here however however you are one of the gentlemen that that turns this you know and and man you had you bought some good faith five minutes ago and then they see this on TV that I'm I'm a lap dog dude who Am I who am I lap dog to the only lap dog that I am is to myself okay because let me tell you in 2015 I did lend myself money in my campaign and I can tell you where I got that money so to me this year to me it's nothing I don't care about this and in this campaign I can tell you where I got where I lent my money all my money I'm clean man and I'm sure this gentleman is was much money but the problem is that we don't I don't want to give you the satisfaction that now I have to answer to you because you think that he did something wrong and now because if that would be the case and I'd have 10 items for you okay against you okay and and you know guys guys um please let me he's confused I wasn't running against him commissioner keep trying to mix me up sear commissioner commissioner you were running you were running the lady by everybody knows it everybody knows helping her absolutely commission but I was with well both both of you were saying the same thing about the lady the lady came out the lady address you guys the lady addressed a question the lady said stop what you're doing and you guys didn't stop you kept on by the way the was Lady i i a loss Commissioners Commissioners America TV Commissioners I pray I pray that this is the last time we have a squabble over campaign elections you won everybody sitting here won let me tell you when I got elected I didn't come here and complain about one single thing that happened to me during my campaign and there was a lot of stuff that happened to me there was a lot of stuff that mailers rooc calls that said mean stuff about me that and none of it was true so what I won 65% of the vote I won let it go let it go because we've just spent so much time here but he's the oneing ining and I let you speak talking about this if he introduce talking about commissioner commissioner I let you speak ma'am I I let commissioner Paro speak I let commissioner Coro speak your videos your response your response let this die let us not have another conversation about what happened during your campaigns what didn't happen who did whatever you won you won we're here let's move forward let's just move forward let's vote on this item please let's not have more conversation about this I don't want to be here all night it is the eve of my birthday did you have not a motion on the you have a motion floor I well I asked if my motion would be now or after fr3 for a censure Madame chair let me say this that the the only thing that uh I regret is that I've laid back I have tried to be civil here that I bit my tongue many times but if this is the game that wants to be played I'll gladly come back at the next meeting with videos of all kinds okay we'll start showing videos not just little flicks and parts like you showed here of a year convenience uh and you certainly didn't get that it's the people that are attacking me and the city every day that I don't have the opportunity to go and answer them because first of all he will give me the opportunity uh no matter what they say uh if you're invited to a program and they won't let you speak uh that's not an opportunity uh so if this is how we want to do it from now on I'll be happy happy to do that but again commissioner paru U if you had any problem uh the first time that I won uh in a broadcast Outlet to defend myself from a lot of what was being said against me you should have immediately said hey here it is you know it's it's fine and I would have been the first said hey it's there uh but I still stand by what I said a few minutes ago on your campaign sir you can move on okay um do I have a motion for f fr3 a motion do I have a second motion dies for lack a second fr5 Madam chair can we call the centure do I have a motion I'm sorry motion what okay first let me say this is my first time having this um so if our city clerk can walk us through what needs to happen um yes ma'am so pursuant to section 561 of uh Mason's power of legislation to discipline members a legislative body has the right to regulate the conduct of its members and may discipline a member as it deems appropriate including reprimand censure or exposion do I have a motion does that include um inance uh when a member of this body has gotten up you came to me for a 65-year-old man that has a you came to me the other day right here on commissioner can you wait until I recogniz because now he's going to lie lie I know I know where he's going I know the video is there that's yeah the video is there and and the video should be there when you came over to me about 2 weeks later to to make peace with me and give me your hand right there that I thought I got away because I don't want any trouble with you I got on your side and you came to me that doesn't like look like you're scared of me got you for a 65 year old when you came to me to Comm I see problem give me a break you want to use that one so commissioner gabella and commissioner Coro if if we have another outburst I'll reset this meeting so that we can all calm down take a breath take a beat let's have a break can we vote on The Cure let let me let me let me give you my 10 cents on it uh I know I know and I and I'm totally um opposed of any any adjectives or accusations that have been made in in public you see I don't believe that's a proper language that our people deserve and it as I also wanted uh add that I have seen an iard attack of everybody you see I mean against Kyo against me and and against everybody here uh what I will go along is to censor it is the language the language that was used and I I really vote against censoring the adjectives and all the name calling and preclude anybody to uh uh uh I mean using it in a public uh I mean in in radio station or whatever it is because there's no need for that you see I can be a a totally totally totally opposed to one of you are uh whatever proposals you have but I don't have to call you names and I don't have to I mean that that's what I want to censor not a specific question but let's censor that and and make sure and and I go beyond that you see H and if it is legal let's censor that type of language you see and and and have some make some consequences on a person that uses that language again you see okay I mean those accusations because you cannot go into into into a radio station and said man Rees he is corrupt you see and then expect that I'm not going to say something against you you see I don't canot say I mean LA dog whatever that's that's unall for our people don't deserve this and our people don't I agree with you Madame shair the election is over let's move on let's there are a lot of streets that need to be repaid there are a lot of drainage that have to be done there is a lot of housing that we have to look for see there are a lot of things that we have to do we can do to benefit of people that's why they elected us you see I have been called names during my camp I mean I have if anybody has had I mean dealings with campaign is me I run seven times you see and during all those seven times they have been attacks of me you see I mean from being to all whatever it is that I'm falling asleep and which is not it is not true I'm a young man no I'm I'm sorry you see I mean once once the the uh the uh the the votes are T and you lose or you win you never forget but it is over it is over let's look forward please let's look forward and let's I mean let's censor that type of behavior let's censor that type of behavior without naming anybody you see because all of us all of all of us are going to be guilty and and will deserve to be sensor because I have gone sometimes out of the way and and I have called people names you see let's let's censor that type of behavior and I agree with you let's censor the behavior but uh Madam chair just to be clear this censure is for weaponizing government and that's why I wanted the question called weaponizing government well first of all when when I signed and all of us signed um the papers are given to us um it's a signature that is given for our Behavior up here this body cannot control freedom of speech uh in certainly Behavior outside of these Chambers we've even had in the past Commissioners that have gotten into fights drunk and they have never been censored the weaponizing oh that's a word that uh we have been hearing and your friends that keep suing the city time and time again uh so I'm not going to be uh not surprised that that's a word that you want to use now you know commissioner Reyes that a day doesn't go by that I and now my wife is the main one they've used with all of Mr paro's allies that I'm not being attacked the fame uh the war corruption that I didn't used against him I didn't call him corrupt in any of these clips is thrown against me and many others like water in fact now hiding behind lawsuits in motions that are being made I my wife are being accused at even worse of what commissioner Diaz letia was indicted for uh time and time again and I don't have any Avenues to defend myself in these radio programs these blogs so the problem is that since I know how to defend myself when I go or a radio station or a TV station whether in English or in Spanish now they want to silence me so I can't speak and you know what it's not going to happen because there's nothing that I set there nothing that I should be attacked for in this Commission if he had a problem with what I said he had a right to go and ask to go into any of those programs and they would have given him the time so he could answer that in any way that he wanted to the time that I'm not given in other places that defend him and attack me and call me all kinds of names and the word corruption is like water so as you said if I'm going to be condemned for this everyone here is going to at one point or another uh this is unreal that in something that it's outside of this body that I'm going to be held in any way shape or form to any of them that was signed for how we behave up here but even so uh if Mr parter was offended by questioning the dollar that he Alle you to put into the campaign he should have gone and answered them nowhere even with the way that he cut all these programs did I say he did that I question it yes like a lot of people have and I've given here the probable cost that anyone that would have looked at that would have to wonder how can you spend $48,000 or so in two days after you put 105 and around 42 of it is for supposedly people calling or walking that as I stated you would have needed an army at $15 an hour for 16 hours a day so uh you all uh can tell us how we're going to um play this from here on but I'm going to defend myself uh if I you know I'm I'm not going to just put my head down and coward when I'm attacked when I'm Defan when my wife's attacked even my mother now that died is being attacked by some of these same people laughing at her how's that I I said well very simple you had one of them that was here today uh saying that once um the courts take my house and they put up uh for the marshals to sell everything that I have they're going to come in and take my mother's fantasy jewelry laughing at my mother like she couldn't afford that's a you have any anything decent and and that they're going to buy it they're going to put it in their next so they could be like Walter Marcado who runs to the banker right those people are don't even pay attention but commissioner you know that this is happening every day going up going up and writing on my wife all kinds of lies that they're putting down yes yes but but we were talking about the Press now we're talking about us gentlemen can we move on to the business as hand like you said can we move on to the business let's let's get on let's get let's get um I believe someone wants to make a motion he made the motion so so how does this work the what you were talking about and what exactly does it entail basically I'm asking for the censure of commissioner C based on fr3 weaponizing government and I'd like to make that Cent so I'm making the motion to censor Madam chair and when you censor somebody what actually censor what actually is no go ahead I'm sorry it's a not go ahead you see I I believe that what we have to censor is the speech the way that we are the accusation and the way that we behave uh against each other and and and and that that is very Brad because I'm going to listen I am going going to be very honest and and you know that speak up my mind I know and I and I don't condone when somebody goes into the radio be it K be one of you even me that we uh uh address uh any of our colleagues in a very in a I mean dimin I mean the meaning way I mean that is not right and and that is not politics I I do understand you see and and and and we cannot accuse anybody of being corrupt unless you have the proof the proof and Corruption is a board that is been thrown around all along about the city of Miami and that's why I asked for all the things that I've been asking the independent uh uh uh uh uh auditor the uh the uh the uh all the independent audits you see so we can take that Cloud out of and if we are going to Let's condemn the the uh the behavior and once and for all be Ito be it me be it you or but but in this case you have legislation that's being introduced in order to in order wait let me just finish this this idea you have legislation that's being introduced that's being used as a narrative that's what I was to attack someone and the taxpayers are paying for all this system for a personal Vendetta the same token you say not to do it to him but he's doing it to him that that that that legislation die without a second but he tried to do it but he try to do it and I believe we should censor the commissioner so that we know it it's not gentlemen gentlemen Madam gentlemen Madam City attorney wants to say something um I just wanted to remind the Commissioners that um you have a fiduciary duty to the city of Miami yes and certain um legislation that is passed um that will just basically write a blank check to certain litigants um that we have right now does not uphold that fiduciary duty yes um so in other words it could hurt us it could hurt the city of Miami if we continue in this just say it Vick don't be afraid no uh the legislation as proposed right now by commissioner Paro is you know he might as well just write a blank check which legislation what you're just proposing right now it would be a resolution fr3 no the censor one oh the censor as yes that is why I'm saying don't don't don't do that don't do it mean we're exposing ourself you see I'm not sure that's accurate so we have a motion in a second all in favor chair my apologies commissioner gabella did you second commissioner Paro motion I was asking a question and then they tell me that we waste time then K you talked about 10 minutes and I respect him because he has the right to talk then when I talk you know what I mean and I and I was asking the question what exactly does censure entail what does it entail I was asking you the question Madam City attorney without pointing to you I was asking the question and I never got the answer because you know somebody else was speaking so can I apologize I thought you were asking um commissioner Paro what he wanted well unfortunately I didn't have the opportunity to know about this legislation and I don't know what you you don't you don't have the answer I don't know what Mr Paro wants would you enlighten me on what this entails the as as far as I know this is a center it's a notation it has nothing other than serves as the purpose of a warning to a sitting commissioner based on Behavior that's not appropriate is not working on behalf of the residents of the City that's the uh exactly what you've been asked uh to do today so then uh your friends uh from Bowling chains attorney could bring it in in a motion to The Courts at all levels and they will be using it time and time again to see how they could get tens of millions of dollars uh from the city that's okay I've heard enough we have a motion in a second so chair so commissioner gabella you are seconding the motion I'm not no no understood I'm just trying to make sure the record is completely clear on this so what it what it means is that you are giving a warning a better possible conduct because we're having bad conduct but nothing really happens that's as I understand it okay you see now this body could give me a warning only asking I'm only asking fighting morning that but let me tell you this if we are and and believe me I'm not in favor of anything that was said and all of that because that is not my style and I am totally opposed to that and I think that we have to put stop to it you see I agree okay we have to put stop to it and and but if we start I'm not an attorney but if we start censoring our legislation because of the legislation it is perceived as uh weaponizing and or to use your words or whatever it is or or punishing then whatever we propose could be also be censored and then that's that's my point H commissioner I I I mean let's warn let's I'm I'm perfectly happy calling it a warning okay War a warning for the behavior that you shouldn't do anymore for introducing legislation that was in no future legislation when you try to condemn legislation you are you handcuffing yourself it's the existing legislation that was introduced but then then it was voted on that's it commissioner R that's it uh first of all in the legislation that was voted down it's very simple I don't know why uh there's such a concern of that legislation all of that legislation said that if anyone running for office in the future that it is going to put over $1,000 of their own funds into their own campaign that they should show uh where the funding came from through loans bank accounts whatever the means I don't know why that should be uh so troubling to anyone because it was a at me secondly secondly of all no sir that was say to the Future you were in the past this is in the future you discuss them and you said it was basically aimed at me commissioner Paro he is correct he did say that it would not apply retroactively so it would apply to anyone in the future you can make it retroactive and did it apply to me and now and commissioner commission having said that and and I'll finish with this commissioner Reyes we can direct try to guide our Behavior up here in the days but but how can you guide censor anyone how they behave inside is the next one going to be you know that we're going to be guided in censor in our own bedrooms too you know this the kind of crap that happens in Venezuela that happens in Havana in Moscow in China that if you go out and speak publicly they're going to chastise you and try to cut you off this is why Maria Corina Mach in Venezuela they've taken her out a run for office now what I'm saying is what I'm saying is that we should behave uh and I come should be becoming of an elected official where people had placed their trust in US you see that's what I'm saying I'm not saying that you cannot talk you can talk whatever you want but that doesn't mean that it it is right I'm I'm not going to say please don't do that let's let's show some respect for the people that are there are there and and and voted for us they don't want to see this spectacle that we have now what they want to see is us making decisions that are going to benefit the quality of life and that's what I'm saying it it is not Venezuela it is not Kuba Nina Mas it is what it is we are we have the tendency of going and insulting and and talking and that's unfortunately that's what politics have become particularly in the city of Miami which is shameful you say wise white programs that were done three months back or two months back or more why are they all of a sudden being brought up now with the excuse that is because of this uh ordinance is here I don't know well I'm going to tell you why precisely so that could then be used in court papers against me and the city thank you thank you all Madame chair as drafted I'm sorry as um not drafted as mentioned by um commissioner Paro um that resolution requesting that with the whole weaponizing language and all that will be used in whatever case we have pending now as I Madame City attorney I understand I'm trying to move past this if that's okay with everyone I think we've spent an hour and if we haven't it has felt like an hour and I am not in favor of censoring anyone because as you can see when one of my colleagues feels passionate about an item they are passionate about an item this happens this has happened with commissioner gabella it just happened again when he got up he was it has happened with our vice chair he started Madam I got up to show you what had happened I didn't get to do anything to anybody you you didn't but it is not it is not you see how you're interrupting me because you feel passionate about what I'm saying you don't agree with me and then you you interrupt me the same thing happens with Vice chair with commissioner Reyes not so much with commissioner part but you know gentlemen you know gentlemen this thing you this thing that's happening today happened last year where this gentleman and I were not here okay so let's not make it like we're the troublemakers here you know I mean okay all right just want to I say anybody was a troublemaker what I and the reason I got up is because he was going to tell you that I got up one day and then I said let me just tell you after that 2 weeks after he went over there to make peace with me and I got to the side cuz I didn't want any problems I don't want to be accused of anything period and Destroy and that's why I commissioner do you see exactly I'm going to be so what I'm trying to point out to everybody is that when you feel passionately about being wronged that there's no holding you back is all I'm trying to say when you feel like you've been attacked you feel like you've been wronged we have these passionate conversations these passionate dialogues let's move forward you have a motion in a second all in favor commissioner gabella so you have SE into the motion is that correct all it's a warning right is what it is it's a warning but really it has no teeth it's just a warning not as not as stated it is stated that he is going to be censured for weaponizing the government I I'll go ahead and withdraw the motion I think the point has been made been made thank you sir the motion has been withdrawn great you you'll show a lot of uh leadership thank you do I have a motion for F fr5 and to the uh illustrious PR person hired by bowl and chain through his firm since 2018 Polie if uh the corer name ever is in the ballot again make sure when you and your wife go and vote you're living in the district or in the location where you voted sorry I was so distract I even had a representative that came just a little while ago to sit down here to listen to all this no we over that let's move on F5 we actually we finished all the first reading items we are now on the boards that's right boards thank you chair bc4 Bayfront Park management trust commissioner Paro will be appointing Steven Smith do I have a motion move it I have a second second all in favor I I he's got our right to name whoever he wants bc7 code enforcement board commissioner aparo will be appointing Rick madon to a vacant at large seat move second all in favor I motion passes bc14 lgbtq Advisory Board commissioner Reyes will be reappointing Ariel trba move second all in favor I bc15 Little Haiti Revit revitalization trust city manager Nora will be reappointing Alyssa sepo move second all in favor I I BC 17 Miami forever Bond program citizens oversight board commissioner Reyes will be reappointing Ralph Rado with a four fits employment waiver move second all in favor I bc21 Urban Development review board commissioner Reus will be reappointing Austine Barrera with a four F residency waiver second all in favor I bc22 Virginia key Advisory Board commissioner aparo will be appointing Jackie cier to his vacant seat move second all in favor I that concludes the boards and committees thank you chair thank you chair woman uh basically what we got left are PC Items correct yes discussion items and PC Items and the shade meeting and the shade meeting I was what I what time will the shade meeting begin I was going to ask if you want to take up the py items or if you want to go into the shade room meetings now which one I go to the shade meeting I don't have any problem rather go to the shade meeting I I I have a a problem we have uh uh out of the country dignitaries uh that are here uh the mayor is not available and I'm supposed to go and give them the welcoming into the city we have ambassadors uh the Admiral of uh foreign allies Navy Etc so I'm I'm trying to see how I could make it uh so I'd rather do the shade meeting now and then if I can step out quickly and I'll get back as quickly as I can do we want to defer the py items and going to the shade room meetings fine with me we can Poss all of them I don't have anything against them um um okay just a question okay on one of the PC Items okay which is in my district okay I'd like to defer it and I'd like to move that along not defer it the next time but uh so they can get together the neighbors and the uh love that give me a minute so which item is that I'm I'm looking for that now hang on please give me one minute uh also if staff knows of any that are Urgent or that we should be taking up okay so it was um pc9 you want to defer pc9 uh what I'd like for you to do you're representing the property owner correct yes good evening Madam chair members of the commission iness Maro with offices at 701 Bickle Avenue I am the uh representative for the appellant pz9 uh we are requesting that the item be remanded to the the historic and environmental preservation board had a meeting and that's the the pleasure of of the neighbors and the commissioner that's what I was going to suggest thank you very much so do I have a motion to defer pz9 move you were going to say something it needs to be remanded to the headboard so remanded to the headboard so approved okay so do we need to approve it can I make a can I make a motion to uh wait hold on hold on Miss City Clerk and and please correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the motion by Comm commissioner gabal was correct commissioner gabal you want to remand pc9 to the he board I want them to go back and and and okay so I have a motion to I have a motion in a second all in favor all thank you okay can I make a motion for the rest of the pces if anybody has any problems I don't have no problems with any I have I have some that need to go today so and they the the titles need to be read into the record we can't just we can't just okay all right Madame City attorney please read these into the record or I mean start reading the titles um pz one was reset correct Madam chair it was withdrawn it was withdrawn so we have pz23 okay pz2 an ordinance of the Miami city commission with attachments amending ordinance number 10544 as amended wait a minute wait a minute wait a minute two three let me from each commissioner what do you have because there're 23 items not all in total so if there are any items that you need to have read into the record commissioner Reyes do you need anyone to go I I need 12 13 15 and 177 I only need four say it again 12 12 13 15 and 17 Unit and 17 four and five 20 and 21 40 and four and five Madam City attorney in 20 21 were all the issues resolved is that um missan is are 20 and 21 yours yes we we discussed um we discussed moving forward okay thank you thank you Madame sh so you need 20 and 21 yes yes sir and 18 and 19 I mean 19 just include it and read it and and pass it so you might as well read them all just read them all read the titles into the record you remind me of that that that advertisement not this one this one give them all just okay Madam chair sorry madam so let's just read them all well for now can I read the four that we know and then everybody can figure it out can you include py turn pc1 please so that's that's all of them read them all oh yeah pz1 and pc1 yes pz1 and 11 so it's it's just read them all mad city I can let you know the ones that are in play yes so the P items that are in play are pz2 pz3 pz4 pz5 pz1 pz1 pz2 pz 13 pz1 14 pz1 15 pz1 16 pz 17 pz8 pz19 pz2 pz 21 pz22 and pz23 thank you Mr clerk pz2 an ordinance of the Miami city commission with attachments amending ordinance number 10544 as amended the future land use map of the Miami comprehensive neighborhood plan pursuant a small scale Amendment procedures subject to Section 163 3187 Florida Statutes by changing the future land use designation from medium density restricted commercial to restricted commercial of the acreage described herein of real property located at approximately 775 Southwest 8th Street Northwest portion 750 Southwest 7th Street and 740 southw 7 Street Miami Florida as more particularly described in exhibit a attached un Incorporated making findings containing a severability clause and providing for an effective date pz3 an ordinance of the Miami city commission with a attachments amending the zoning atlas of ordinance number 13114 the zoning ordinance of the city of Miami Florida as amended by changing the zoning classification from t5l urban center transic Zone limited to T680 Urban core transic Zone open of the property generally located at 775 Southwest 8 Street Northwest portion 750 Southwest 7th Street and 740 Southwest 7 Street Miami Florida as more particularly described in exhibit a making findings containing a cability clause and providing for an effective date pz4 an ordinance of the Miami city commission with attachments amending the future land use map of ordinance number 10544 as amended the Miami comprehensive neighborhood plan pursuant to small scale Amendment procedure subject to Section 163 3187 Florida Statutes by changing the future land use designation from low density restricted commercial to restricted commercial of approxim L 2.54 Acres described here in a real property at 460 Northwest 36 Court East portion 427 Northwest 37 Avenue East portion 400 Northwest 36 Court 408 Northwest 36 Court 440 Northwest 36 Court 146 Northwest 36 Court 140 Northwest 36 Court 114 Northwest 36 Court 100 Northwest 36 Court 102 Northwest 36 Court 70 Northwest 36 Court 64 Northwest 36 Court 58 Northwest 36 Court 3667 Northwest Flagler Terrace and 3695 West Flagler Street Northwest portion Miami Florida assemblage a and by changing the future land use designation from duplex residential to restricted commercial of approximately 34 Acres described here in of real property at 697 Northwest 37 Avenue Southwest portion 6 40 Northwest 36 Court south portion and 3665 Northwest 6 Street Miami Florida assemblage B collectively the assemblage all as more particularly described in exhibit a attached and Incorporated making findings containing a cability clause and providing for an effective date pz5 an ordinance of the Miami city commission with attachments amending the zoning atlas of ordinance number 13114 the zoning ordinance of the city of Miami Florida as amended Miami 21 code by changing the zoning classification from T680 Urban Core Transit Zone open to T680 Urban core transic Zone open for the property generally located at 697 Northwest 37 Avenue North and Southwest portion and by changing the zoning classification from t4l General Urban transic Zone limited to t50 urban center transic Zone open for the properties generally located at 697 Northwest 37 Avenue Southeast portion 640 Northwest 36 Court south portion 36 65 Northwest 6th Street 460 Northwest 36 core East portion 427 North West 37th Avenue East portion 400 Northwest 36 Court 408 Northwest 36 Court 440 Northwest 36 Court 146 Northwest 36 Court 140 Northwest 36 Court 111 Northwest 36 Court 100 Northwest 36 Court 102 Northwest 36 Court 70 Northwest 36 Court 64 Northwest 36 Court 58 Northwest 36 Court 3667 Northwest Flagler Terrace and 3695 West Flagler Street Northeast portion Miami Florida all as more particularly described in exhibit a attached and Incorporated making findings containing a severability clause and providing for an effective date pz10 an ordinance of the Miami city commission with attachments amending ordinance number 10544 has amended the future land use map of the Miami comprehensive neighborhood plan pursuing to small scale Amendment procedures subject to Section 163 3187 Florida Statutes by changing the future land use designation from medium density restricted commercial to restricted commercial for the property generally located at 1250 Northwest 22nd Avenue Miami Florida as more particularly described in composite exhibit making findings and providing for an effective date pz1 an ordinance of the Miami city commission with attachments amending the zoning atlas of ordinance number 13114 the zoning ordinance of the city of Miami Florida as amended by changing the zoning classification from t5l urban center Transit Zone limited to t68 l urban Core Transit Zone limited for the property generally located at 1250 Northwest 22nd Avenue Miami Florida as more particularly described in composite exhibit a attached on Incorporated further accepting the voluntarily proferred Covenant attached and Incorporated exhibit B making findings containing a severability clause and providing for an effective date pz 12 an ordinance of the Miami city commission with attachments amending ordinance number 10544 as amended the future land use map of the Miami comprehensive neighborhood plan pursuant to small scale Amendment procedure subject to 163 3187 Florida Statutes by changing the future land use designation from duplex residential to low density restricted commercial of the acreage described here in of real property at 7816 Northwest Second Court Miami Florida as more particularly described in exhibit a attached an incorporated making findings and providing for an effective date pz3 an ordinance of the Miami city commission with attachments amending the zoning atlas of ordinance number 13114 the zoning ordinance of the Miami city of the city of Miami Florida as amended Miami 21 by changing the zoning classification from T30 Suburban transic Zone open to t40 General Urban transic Zone open for the property generally located at 7816 Northwest Second Court and by changing the zoning classification from t 680 Urban core transic Zone open to t68 l urban core transic Zone limited for the properties generally located at 260 Northwest 79 Street 290 Northwest 79 Street 294 Northwest 79 Street 7835 Northwest 3rd Avenue Miami Florida is more particularly described in exhibit a attached to an incorporated making findings containing a stability clause and providing for an effective date there was a substitution memo on pz 13 pz1 14 an ordinance of the Miami city commission amending ordinance number 13104 the zoning ordinance of the city of Miami Florida is amended Miami 21 code by amending appendix a section A2 titled Village West Island district and Charles Avenue neighborhood conservation districts 2 and City 2 to modify the existing mixed use Cultural District boundry create new uses definitions introduce development and parking flexibilities and create new new regulations and development guidelines for affordable housing containing a cability clause and providing for an effective date pz1 15 an ordinance of the Miami city commission amending ordinance number 13114 the zoning ordinance of the city of Miami Florida is amended by amending article 3 titled General to zones section 3.14 titled public benefits program an article 5 title specific to zones and illustration 5.5 titled General Urban transic zones to allow bonus Building height in certain opportunity zones within the T5 urban center transic Zone in exchange for certain public benefits making findings containing a cability clause and providing for an effective date pz16 an ordinance of the Miami city commission with attachments amending ordinance number 10544 as amended the Miami comprehensive neighborhood plan of the city of Miami to incorporate necessary amendments reflecting changes in state requirements and updating the elements based on changes in local conditions since the last update in the year 2015 as required by Florida Administrative Code rule 73 c-49 and Section 163 3191 Florida Statutes titled the evaluation and Appraisal of comprehensive plan specifically by amending adding and deleting goals objectives and policies of the city's mcnp as a attached and Incorporated in exhibits A B C D E F G H and I making findings containing a severability clause providing for transmitt to affected agencies and providing for an effective date and Madam catary I believe uh pc16 there was a um substitution memo distributed on March 11th thank you so M Madam chair before we continue it's been brought to my attention that I I should have remembered I didn't pz10 and PC 11 uh uh there's two things uh there's a stipulation that the that uh the uh it the land use be granted with a stipulation uh that they for 36 months they cannot change uh anything on the I'm sorry no up no up Zoning for 36 months or months 36 36 months and and the and the other side knows this okay and and also one more thing and there there's a declaration of restrictive Co it's another an easement for a river walk which the other side also I understand knows about it Alexander Simo uh attorney for of the Polish American Club of Miami Inc yeah it was eight stories was what was requested and a height limitation of eight stories and as well as a 36-month moratorium on any up zoning so those two things have been added those two things and one more the the river walk the River Walk is also on there everything that you had requested that's fine I just wanted to put on the record thank you so much okay so chair chair I'm sorry so then pz1 will be amended okay 10 and 11 11 is the the resoning okay yes okay 10 is the let me ask my colleagues starting with Vice chair are there any of the py items that you want to pull for discussion Madam chair I didn't finish the titles though you what I right I didn't what number are you on I I think I just read 16 or did I get to 17 yes ma'am I just finished with going on 17 I'm going on 17 Madam chair I'm sorry I don't read as fast as barab bman I so miss him I know pz 17 an ordinance of the Miami city commission with attachments amending the zoning atlas of ordinance number 13114 the zoning ordinance of the city of Miami Florida as amended Miami 21 code by changing the zoning classification from t50 urban center transic Zone open to T680 Urban Core Transit Zone open of the property generally located at 43 Northeast 53rd Street 43 40 Northeast 54th Street and 50 Northeast 54th Street Miami Florida more particularly described in exhibit a attached and Incorporated further recommending to the city commission acceptance of the voluntary proferred Covenant attached and Incorporated exhibit B making findings containing a stability clause and providing for an effective date pz1 18 an ordinance of the Miami city commission with attachments amending ordinance number 10544 as amended the future land use map of the Miami comprehensive neighborhood plan pursuant to small scale Amendment procedures subject to 163 3187 Florida Statutes by changing the future land use designation from duplex residential to low density restricted commercial of the acreage described here in of real property at 200 Northwest 42nd Avenue Western portion and 40212 Northwest to Terrace Western portion Miami Florida more particularly described in exhibit a attach on Incorporated making findings and providing for an effective date pz19 on ordinance of the Miami city commission with attachments amending the zoning atlas of ordinance number 13114 the zoning ordinance of the city of myami Florida as amended by changing the zoning classification from T680 Urban core transic Zone open to t68 l urban Core Transit Zone limited of the property generally located at 248 Northwest 42nd Avenue by changing the zoning classification from T680 Urban core transic Zone open to t68 l urban core transic Zone limited of the Eastern portion of the properties located at 4212 Northwest Second Terrace and 200 Northwest 42nd Avenue and by changing the zoning classification from T30 Suburban transic Zone open to T4 General Urban transic Zone open for the Western portion of the property is generally located at 4212 Northwest Second Terrace and 200 Northwest 42nd Avenue Miami Florida more particularly described in exhibit a attached and Incorporated making findings containing a stability clause and providing for an effective date for pz19 was was there going to be an amendment um Mr Fernandez on the title thank you um thank you Vicky Ben Fernandez 200 South biscane Boulevard on behalf of the applicant for 18 and 19 yes we want uh the commission to not approve the first request which is the T680 to t68 L and that is consistent with your staff recommendation only approving the second part of the request which is the uh t for R to t40 okay so is that on pz19 that we're making the amendment on both both pz1 18 and 19 will be amended as to not as to not um making the CH well the comprehensive plan item I think needs to stay as is it's the you're correct it's only the zoning item so pz8 is not as amended before I have my clerk over there a heart attack pz19 is amended is amended and svine can you say how so pz um 19 it's uh to deny the T680 to the t68 L and then approve the uh T30 to the t40 correct thank you so pz9 will be as amended and then we have um four more um so Madame chair doesn't get upset at me um and ordinance of the Miami city commission with attachments amending the future land use map of ordinance number 10544 as amended the Miami comprehensive neighborhood plan pursuant to small scale Amendment procedures subject to 163 3187 Florida Statutes by changing the future land use designation from medium density restricted commercial to restricted commercial of the acreage described here in of real property at 860 852 842 834 and 826 Northwest 1 Street and 821 West Flagler Street Miami Florida is more particularly described in exhibit a making findings containing uh making findings and providing for an effective date pz 21 an ordinance of the Miami city commission with attachments amending the zoning atlas of ordinance number 13114 the zoning ordinance of the city of Miami Florida as amended by changing the zoning classification from T5 urban center transic Zone open to t68 o Urban core transic Zone open for the properties located at 860 852 842 834 and 826 Northwest First Street and from t50 urban center transic Zone open to T680 Urban core transic Zone open for the northern 45 ft of the property located at 821 West Flagler Street Miami Florida as more particularly described in exhibit a attached and Incorporated further recommending to the city commission acceptance of the voluntary proferred Covenant attached and incorporated as exhibit B making findings containing a severability clause and providing for an effective date pz 22 an ordinance of the Miami city commission with attachments amending ordinance number 10544 as amended the future land use map of the Miami comprehensive neighborhood plan pursu to smallscale Amendment procedures subject to 163 through 1887 Florida Statutes by Chang changing the future land use designation from duplex residential to public parks and recreation of the acreage described here in of real property at 1320 Southwest 21st Street Miami Florida as more particularly described in exhibit a attached and Incorporated making findings and providing for an effective date and finally pz23 and ordinance of the Miami city commission with attachments amending the zoning atlas of ordinance number 13114 the zoning ordinance of City of Miami Florida as amended by changing the zoning classification from T30 Suburban transic Zone open to CS Civic space zone of the property generally located at 1320 Southwest 21st Street Miami Florida as more particularly described in exhibit a attach and Incorporated making findings containing a cability clause and providing for an effective date motion second all in favor are we pulling one can I pull one of those items out pz5 we're going to pull pz5 for discussion no I'm just not I'm not voting with the are we moving them all as a group yes we could please can we pull out pz5 cuz I'm voting no on that one okay everything else I'm good all right I have a motion in a second all in favor all right motion carries may I have a motion for pz1 15 do I have a second second all in favor I no no motion passes 32 with commissioner gabella commissioner PARTA voting no okay done no did 15 yeah 15 right Mr Gonzalez right sorry that was Madame chair now I'm am I reading the first shade session yes let's get to it and I don't want it lasting no forever either on February 22nd 2024 under the provisions of section 286118 Florida Statutes I requested that this city commission meet in private to discuss pending litigation in the cases of Grace Inc engage Miami Inc South dve Branch of the NAACP Miami D branch of the NAACP Clarice Cooper jerro Johnson yanelis Valdez Alexandra conteras and Steven Meo versus City of Miami case number 122cv 2466 kmm pending in the United States District court for the southern district of Florida City of Miami versus Grace Inc engage Miami Inc South Dade branch of the NAACP Miami D branch of the NAACP Clarice Cooper Jared Johnson yanelis Valdez and Alexander conteras case number 231 12472 pending in the United States court of appeals for the 11th circuit and American civil liberties Union of Florida Inc versus City of Miami case number 2023 023 38 ca01 currently pending in the Circuit Court of the 11th judicial circuit inn4 Miami day County Florida to which the city is presently a party the city commission approved my request and will now at approximately 6:47 p.m. commence a private attorney client session under the parameters of section 286118 Florida statute the subject of the meeting will be confined to settlement negot negotiations or strategy sessions related to litigation expenditures this private meeting will conclude approximately 1 hour later the session will be attended by members of the city commission which include chairwoman Christine King Vice chairman jaroo Commissioners Miguel anel Gaba Damen Paro and Mano Reyes the city manager Arthur Nora myself the City attorney Victoria Mendes Chief Deputy City Attorney John Greco deputy City attorneys George weong and Kevin Jones outside Council Christopher Johnson and George LEC a certified court reporter will be present to ensure that the session is fully transcribed and the transcript will be made public upon the conclusion of the above cited ongoing litigation at the conclusion of the attorney client session the regular City commission meeting will be reopened and the CH the person chairing the commission will announce the termination of the attorney client session thank you thank you the meeting is now in re recess for what she just [Music] said [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] he [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] he [Music] he [Music] [Applause] [Music] he [Music] [Applause] [Music] n [Music] he [Music] he [Music] [Music] n [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] he [Music] [Applause] [Music] down [Music] [Applause] [Music] and [Music] he [Music] [Music] 3 [Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] for [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] he [Music] w [Music] w [Music] he [Music] 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 back in session I'm going to ask my colleagues there are discussion items remaining on our agenda would you like to defer the discussion items to the next commission meeting so moved yeah so I may I have a motion motion second or I have a motion in a second to defer to defer the discussion items to the April 11th commission meeting all in favor I I that'll be all discussion items of di7 which was already continued to April 11 perfect and Madam City attorney okay we have a script for the shade session that we just attended for the next city commission meeting so let me read that real quick and then I'll read the script for the we have to have another shade meeting and then in the gra 11 yeah in just in case okay all right so Madam chair and members of the commission pursuant to the provisions of section 28611 parentheses 8 Florida Statutes I'm requesting that at the city commission meeting of April 11 2024 an attorney client session closed to the public be held for the purposes of discussing the pending litigation in the matter of Grace Inc engage Miami Inc South D Miami branch of the NAACP Miami D branch of the NAACP Claris Cooper Jared Johnson janelis Valdez Alexander contas and Steven Meo versus the city of Miami case number 122 tv24 066 kmm pending in the United States district court for the southern district of Florida City of Miami versus Grace Inc engage Miami Inc South a branch of the NAACP Miami D branch of the NAACP Claris Cooper Jared Johnson yanis Valdez and Alexander Contreras case number 23-12 472 pending in the United States court of appeals for 11 circuit and American civil liberties of of Florida Inc versus City of Miami case number 2023 02338 dca1 currently pending in Circuit Court 11 circuit in the in and4 mi D County Florida to which the city is presently a party the subject of the meeting will be confined to settlement negotiations or strategy discussions the private meetings will begin at approximately 10:00 a.m. or soon thereafter as the commissioner schedules permit and conclude approximately 1 hour later the session will be attended by the members of the city commission which include chair Christian King Vice chairman Joe coroo Commissioners Miguel anel gabella mono LZ and Damen Paro the city manager art Nora the fth the City attorney Victoria Mendes Chief Deputy City Attorney John a Greco Deputy City attorneys George weong and Kevin R Jones outside Council Christopher N Johnson and George T LEC a certified court reporter will be present to ensure that this session is fully transcribed and the transcript will be made public upon the conclusion of the litigation at the conclusion of the attorney client session the regular commission meeting will be open and the person chairing the commission meeting will announce the termination of the attorney client session now I have the script for the commencement of today's attorney client session on February 22nd 2024 under the provisions of section 28611 parentheses 8 Florida Statutes City attorney Victoria Mendes requested that this city commission meet in private to discuss pending litigation in the cases of the Mad room LLC DBA ball and chain Altos Mexicano LLC DBA taras El Mexicano Little Havana Arts Building LLC and La Grand Fiesta LLC versus City of Miami case number 21- cv-2 3485 RKA pending in the United States this record for the sun District of Florida uh Tower Hotel LLC a Florida limited liability company Pedas V villis LLC a Florida limited liability company Beat Stick LLC of Florida limited liability company El chopping LLC of Florida limited liability company and Yoo K LLC a Florida limited liability company versus City of Miami case number 2022 d008 69- ca-44 pending in the Circuit Court of the 11th judicial circuit and inform miam D County and Tower Hotel LLC of Florida limited liability company P Villas LLC of Florida limited liability company beatstick LLC Florida limited liability company L shopping LLC of Florida limited liability company and Jo K LLC a Florida limited liability company versus City of Miami case number 3 d23 d285 pending in the district court of appeals of the State of Florida Third District to which the city is presently a party the city commission approved my request and will now at approximately um 80810 commence a private attorney client session under the parameters of section 28611 parentheses 8 Florida Statutes the subject of the meeting will be confined to settlement negotiations or strategy sessions related to litigation expenditures this private meeting will conclude approximately 1 hour later the session will be attended by the members of the city commission which include the chair Christine King Commissioners Miguel anhel gabella Damen Paro Manolo Rees the chief Deputy City Attorney John a Greco Deputy City Attorney Kevin R Jones and Deputy City attorney George K weong and City's outside Council Raquel a Rodriguez Esquire and Michael e.co Esquire a certified court reporter will be present to ensure that the session is fully transcribed in the transcript will be made public upon the conclusion of the above cited ongoing litigation at the conclusion of the attorney client session the regular commission meeting will be reopened and the person chairing the committee meeting will announce the termination of the attorney client session City commission meeting is now in recess for the attorney client session [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] 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clerk do we need a quorum if we're going to conduct business yes um I think we need to withdraw uh AC uh agenda item AC3 and if we're going to remember all the discussion items were continued so if we're going to reconsider any actions taken on that continuance we'll need a quorum we have a quum I have a quorum so yes we'd like to withdraw uh attorney client 3 May I have a motion motion I have a motion may I have a second second all in favor I motion carries unanimously is there a but but I would like to direct staff to make sure that we do get uh I think that's coming back right the3 the attorney yeah in a suitable time we'll we'll have to read another um script for whenever it comes back so we'll let you know okay yeah I think the chair already indicated that the um attorney client session terminated and they reopened the city commission meeting okay yes and um I understand that the city manager would like to make his his report um what is the will of my colleagues can we defer commissioner I think we should it's late in the evening uh people should be here although I understand the city manager wants to to present so so for the record so that we can we can sort of lay it all all on the table I'm not waiting another month to make this presentation I'm not going to sit here and be subjected to the the kind of stuff that was said today by the way which half of it was Lies made up and fabricated so here's what I'm here's here's what I propose we do I'll distribute the report I meet with each of you individually you can Grill me to no end I will release the report to the media so that so that you know there is a full disclosure of what happened and and and you know what transpired um but this this has been a little arduous to kind of wait and wait and wait and in all fairness um I'm just getting hit with you know really a lot of misinformation a lot of allegations that are completely untrue so I I'll distribute the report I'll put a narrative to it as a as part of the distribution and I'm happy to meet with each of you individually and you can pepper me all you want with whatever questions you want but just I just wanted to add to that uh Mr manager I know it's I know it's very disagreeable I know it's super difficult but I think it's also an opportunity to face those people and directly address your positions to them in a public he there if they were credible I would say yes by the way but but here's the problem right this thing has been lingering now for a couple of months more than a couple of months they're the only two that show up every time there's there the issue you know is pressed right there there's no there's no public outcry there's no public sentiment it's the two of them and that's it and it's pretty right here and pretty consistent but pretty consistent yeah but you didn't comment this time so so in in the end I'll meet with them individually I'll sit with Billy Corbin across the table and I'll present everything to him I have no issue with that at all by the way Billy Billy Corbin to me is is someone that you know clearly has um a a a lot of followers and a lot of people that are interested in what he says I'm happy to give him the information I'm happy to sit with him I'll answer whatever questions he has I I have a long history with Billy Corbin so so I won't I'm not hiding from it and I won't run from it um and and I'm happy to do it I'm just not going to do I'm not going to wait another month to make a presentation I will disseminate the information I'll get it all out there I think that's fair and I will meet with whoever wants to meet with me I think that's but but but uh uh Mr city manager it's not only them twoo that come here right you see if you listen to the Hispanic radio they has been they has been blown out of proportion and and I think that that uh uh for the benefit of the city for your own benefit we have to clear the air I will and I clear the I'm happy to disseminate the information with everybody that wants it I'm happy to do it I think what the manager said is fair he said he will give us the report he will disseminate the report to the media he will meet with each one of us and and he will speak to whoever if after you receive the report you have questions and you want to ask him something publicly that's fine but I think that he should be able to again this is another example of feeling like people are saying that saying things that are not true and he wants to clear the air he wants to submit the report that he's done let him submit submit the report send it to us send it to whoever guys wait wait city clerk is here the city clerk is here hold on a second what commissioner gabella look as for me I would rather that the next meeting the city manager with all due respect says it in public okay I understand where he's coming from but also remember art we asked you for this a while back you know like a month and a half back and I and and and you came into my office and I said you know there needs to be an explanation you know I can't you know ignore this you know what I mean because like my says people are asking about it and we need to clear the air so we know that we so people know that we're doing our jobs I think it would be imperative upon you to give it in front of the people it's not the same that you come to me and you show me and and you know what I might believe you and I believe you but it ain't the same thing I would urge you please to reconsider you know it's it's only you know 3 weeks away a month away there's an audience you tell them and and and that's that and then we you know we do what we got to do but I think that's important no I disagree because and I've I've heard I I hear how you feel when someone is saying something that is not true about you I I hear you you are extremely passionate disseminating yeah but I defend myself he can defend himself so he but in in defending himself giving us the report submitting the report because he said he would do it giving it to the media giving it to to the bloggers giving it to whoever that doesn't mean that we can't ask him questions at our next commission meeting after you've gotten your report but at least then he has gotten this off of his chest and he hasn't been able to do this is not for him to get off his chest this is for the people for the people that know that he's doing correct this is not the other way around we are here to serve the people is not the other way I'm not saying the people don't have a problem with with with him they you see what I'm saying commissioner when I'm trying to make a point yes I know you're making a point but I don't agree with but you but not agreeing with me doesn't give you the right to interrupt me and that is what I'm saying everyone is passionate about whatever when somebody is saying something that you don't like you jump all over the place I'm saying that this man has a right to defend himself and his family as well he wants to give us the report let him give us the report if we have questions to ask him in front of the public let him speak in front of the public we are not giving up any right by getting the report we are not giving up any of our rights or the rights of the community to to talk about this report he is saying that he will submit the report to the media the media will disseminate it and then April 11th We can question him publicly on this report he is not trying to hide anything and I don't see anything wrong with him giving us the report and providing the report to the media and that's all I have to say about it if you want to take another action that would require a a motion so if anybody wants to make a motion make a motion I have a question question not to sorry at this late hour but is there a way like you say where he's not in that position of having to deal with the dialogue but we still open it up during public comments it's still coming before the commission on the April so my concern here is to allow the fol I don't think it's just two people I think we have an obligation to allow and I know how away from public comment we do not shy away from public comment we welcome all public comments good bad or indifferent we welcome all public comments the thing is you can't pick and choose our public comments you can't get upset when somebody says something that you don't like and you can't decide okay well we want to blah blah blah like I've tried to point out throughout this entire meeting you know what it depends on Whose Ox is being GED you can act how you want to act when it's your Ox being gored but then you want all of us to behave in a certain way give us the report if I don't have a motion the city of Miami commission meeting for March 14th 2024 is now in recess I think we're joury I believe we're no oh we're journ over ajour adjourn [Music] yes --------- [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] yeah [Music] [Music] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] for [Music] he [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] yeah [Applause] [Music] he [Music] m [Music] he [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] 2024 thank you for waiting for us we had a huge announcement to make we received a grant for 60 plus million do for the underdeck project that's located in Overtown yes it is a huge it is a huge accomplishment this is literally one of the most significant things that have happened in my time as mayor because this is in the new reconstructed 395 that you guys are seeing being built right now right next to the uh School Board headquarters uh and this is going to open up a multi like 50 acre park for the community so that's what the money is for so when you think [Applause] about I like to say that Parks have infinite value because they're there forever and they're there for everyone for the rest of our lives so that's [Applause] right and we are going to get that space right we are going to curate that space with compassion and respect for the community so forgive us for being outside you know we try to start on time at this time we are going to recognize some fantastic accomplishments we're going to start with the Liberty City Warriors girls footb foot flag football team they are here we're going to recognize their outstanding outstanding season girls come on [Applause] [Applause] up [Applause] [Music] [Applause] right as we all know this is international women's month and here we are with our future women who are going to do great things come on girls and I'd like them to have the opportunity to each introduce themselves and to say their position your name in your position um my name is Alana Johnson and I play everything like that my name is imoney Rogers and I play center and Corner my name is fory August and I play everything all right my name is jazar s i play Everything my name is London Harrison I play linebacker my name is Alani Morris and I play Rusher my name is Angelina SE fallan and I play receiver my name is siai w and I play linebacker my name is j mer and I play quarterback my name is H molon and I play receiver my name is melan dunan I play quarterback my name is theot and I play wide receiver my name my name is Bri and I play center my name is your and I play every position except quarterback my name is Camille canid I play every position I'm also the captain of the team all right all [Applause] right and I just showed them how easy it is to be a public speaker that's what you girls just did public speaking so at this time we're going to have the coaches come up and say something and and I want you to know that all of our coaches are volunteers they do this for the love of community For the Love of our [Applause] girls I want to thank you all uh for accepting us this morning for this honor uh just want to share a little information about our team we have two teams here we have 12 and under and our 17 and under uh we are of Charles Harley Park uh up on the Liberty City warriors uh we also o went to Houston uh for the Regional Championship we won the championship in Houston uh all the young ladies end up with a ring I don't think all of them brought it did you guys bring your ring and we also we also Advanced uh from Houston to advance to the Pro Bowl and we all went to the Pro Bowl uh played up in the Pro Bowl and the 12 on the team finished number three or four in the country and our 17y olds girls finished number six in the country thank you commission thank you so District 5 is doing great things I'm Ken Simmons want to assistant coach to coach Hall um pretty much just picky back coach Vince already said everything the girls they did very well uh got his experience to go over to uh play the Pro Bowl in the Nationals and also mention I know a lot of people not aware the girls flat football is growing so much um we have six of our girls get uh scholarships uh roughly uh 40,000 a piece under the school full rides and this is something girls football flag football is on the Move thank you I I just want to say they have more assistant coaches than some of our professional teams uh no I think that's a testimon to the dedication of of the parents and the members of the community that come together I was with a professional ath yesterday and he was comment to me commenting to me about how nice our facilities are right in Hadley um obviously we spent a lot of money on the field uh and we we're going to continue to give back he just asked me for a couple of thousand dollars and I said done it's done so whatever the girls need right we're here to facilitate your success because these programs form you and the formation that you receive in these programs of teamwork of working together of you know making sure that you can depend on each other that's what makes you great human beings and it's thanks to you that the city is doing well thanks to all of you the city's doing well and that's it's a holistic you know approach that we have and so thank you so much thank you thank you and I want to thank Uncle Luke too de Luke all right all right thank you girls thank you [Applause] oh this one or this one yeah and that one last all right guys moving along today I get to recognize an institution that is doing another institution that's doing phenomenal work in our community which is Jackson Memorial Hospital large public there you go we got one nurse there yeah where do he live you live in the city there you go nurses can't live in the city okay I'm sure it's expensive but but but you get you bought a long time ago there you go smart person all right awesome so thank you so much for for believing in us and and we believe in you and we believe in your mission and you have a very very difficult job taking care of each and every one of the members of our community and so today we're going to recognize the Jackson Health Foundation which raises money for a variety of Charities uh related to its Mission and uh you know there major projects such as Jose Milton Memorial Hospital at Jackson West the Christine Lynn rehabilitation center for people um who have suffered paralysis um at U health and Jackson Memorial um and so there's just so many different aspects of the health system that Jackson touches and today we want to in advance of April 4th recognize Jackson Health Foundation day thank you for everything you do thank you for taking care of the most vulnerable in our community many of which can't even pay for healthcare and so they are they are the back stop they are the ones that that are that layer of security and safety and thanks to all the nurses particularly during the pandemic who work so hard uh to keep us safe and healthy thank you thank you so much thank you thank you thank you so much I mean we're honored to be here and and to accept this Proclamation and I my name is slavia Yo and I'm the president of the Jackson Health foundation and the initiative that we're putting forth on April 4th is one day for Jackson and we're asking the entire Community to get behind it and support Jackson as Jackson is here for everyone 365 days out of the Year this year 366 because of leap leap year so we're asking the community to be there for Jackson for one day and I'm sure you'll hear tons about it and the city is supporting it as long as well as many other municipalities so thank you so much okay and last but certainly not least today I get to um give a proclamation to an individual who works in our city who I think started as our CIP director if I'm not mistaken was it CIP where were you Public Works director and worked his way up to being an assistant city manager and it's just taken a job to be the city manager at the City of Homestead and so Zer as he is commonly referred to his real name is narbe iaba and it took me about two months to figure out exactly how to pronounce it and I still haven't figured out how to spell it but zeri as he's affectionately known by all of us is a very special person very special person he's someone who um has the highest level of Integrity he's someone who work Works tirelessly you can reach him at any time he's someone who understands the critical nature of the work that we do in conjunction with the fact that in the private sector time is of the essence every day that it takes us longer to make a decision is a day that that decision is delayed for our residents who are depending on it and so he is someone that is a problem solver another I think very special quality in a public official often times it's very easy to say no it's very easy to say I can't fix it I can't figure it out there is no answer and often times a public official when we're advocating on behalf of our residents we're looking for a creative solution we're looking for creativity and our job up here is sometimes to change the laws to change the rules if if they either don't make sense or don't serve our residents or if there's a better rule that serves our residents better and so he's always guided Us in that process on a human level um he has an incredible wife incredible daughter that interned in my office at one point uh Incredible family he's a family man um I just can't say enough good things about about Zary um it's it's a a Bittersweet day any day someone uh moves on from the city particularly someone with his level of talent um but obviously it's a it's a moment of Pride when we see that other cities across uh Dade County want our the people who are working for us to lead them and I think it's it's a counternarrative to sometimes the narratives that you read about the city um this is a city that's functioning very very well um thanks to the our leadership um we have achieved some of the greatest accomplishments including the one that we just announced today of the $60 million Grant but when when I got here and he got here right after I got here we were bankrupt we were literally bankrupt when I got here today we have the highest reserves in history the highest Bond rating in history with the lowest tax in history and so that is a a testament to the work that this organization has done for 15 years I think you've been here for 13 14 of the 15 he's been here for 14 of the 15 years that I've been here so um today it gives me a a an honor and a privilege to by the way you see what this is right you know what this is right okay this is the key to the city [Applause] and and there's a reason why he gets the key to the city because he's going to be the city manager of another city and so we want to have the key to that City when we need something from them right and so he can come back anytime he wants uh and that's why and and really it's in recognition of of the special work that he has performed over over a decade for our city thank you Zer I believe we we all have a special story about our relationship with Zary I had the privilege of working with Zer long before I became commissioner he is the best he's a good guy he's a God-fearing man and that shows in his work he was never afraid to do his job he was never afraid to make the hard decisions and to tell us no when we weren't getting getting it right but he would always find a path forward for us I'm happy for him because he's moving on and he's now going to be able to do the things that he did for us on a greater scale and he but he will remain my friend forever and that's the most important when you can say that you have created a relationship and it will Outlast this job I think it's a testament to who he is and I'm proud to be his friend of course I have to say a couple of words about my cousin from Nigeria you know uh when I met uh sir uh I mean just just was elected and immediately I noticed that he is uh represent knowledge and professionalism which is a combination that is is fantastic uh the I I got nothing else to to say that it have been already said by my colleagues but I want to tell you we're going to miss you it is our loss Homestead gain and uh as soon as as long as I'm commissioner the doors are always open if you want to come back I will push for you anytime okay I'm going to miss you brother I'm going to miss you my cousin [Applause] I just wanted to say in the short period that I've been here uh I've gotten grow fond of zura I'm going to miss you man really thank you for what you did for what you do wow so I we're not going to turn this into a roast because I have a lot of great stories about Z to um he and his our relationship goes back all the way to obviously when he first started the city um we've we've interacted in a lot of different capacities um but the one thing about him is he's always been consistent right and consistency is not something that happens a lot especially when you have people that you work with um either from a distance or very closely obviously since I've been city manager he's someone that I've leaned on tremendously in terms of his expertise institutional memory uh you know memory um he there's a there his tentacles his DNA are within the fabric of this city and will always be within the fabric of this city because of the impact he's had and every role he's played right he's he's really contributed at such a high level um you know I love the individual he is the person he is everybody sort of commented on that but but when you work with somebody as closely as I do um with him um you see that on a day-to-day basis now we fight like brothers um and and it's a and it's yeah and and and that probably much goes for everybody that gets a chance to work with him um but one of the things that that really stands out in that interaction um is that professionalism and that Brotherhood he will be a brother of mine forever uh and and he's somebody that that five 10 15 years from now I hope to continue to have a very strong and close relationship with if I could have the acms come up and his staff his direct reports the people that are in the audience come up come on Hector come up for a minute come on everybody step up for a minute Ace come here so so I don't I don't think everybody you know can put into words and and we could be here for hours just kind of telling stories and also you know just the the relationship ship he's had with everybody and the amount of respect everybody has for him uh there's no key there's no Proclamation that can do justice um to what he's contributed to the city uh and and and that long-term contribution uh we love you we really do I think everybody has such a an affection for you um that's not going anywhere um you know you're going to carry this professionalism to Homestead they're going to be a the benefactor of that um they are lucky to have you I've said that to you from the beginning uh I couldn't be prouder of the fact that you're going to go over there and and and do the kind of work you've done here right um I've also warned you right that with this job being city manager comes a lot of uh a lot of expectations and a lot of pressure um but if anybody can handle it it's these broad shoulders right here so I wish you good luck man you brother so good morning everyone um actually the chairwoman just reminded me something that happened here 14 years ago I started off being hired by Mr Carlos migoya as the Public Works director on a Monday I started work the following four days after on Thursday I was standing there to address the dares I have not been introduced to any commissioner the district one commissioner with Fredo God says who are you because I started off by introducing the agenda item without introduction thankfully the chairwoman just reminded me the protocol first introduce yourself my name is iner madua quite long I used up all the 26 letters in the alphabet thanks to my parents uh my background is civil engineer but I came here from Miami de County from Warran SE it's been a journey of knowledge a journey of public service and a journey to give my all to the community Miami is home to me I sent a text message to the mayor the other day to thank him for the service and the opportunity to work here then I said a part of me remains in the fabric of the city of [Applause] Miami I thank you all especially my professional colleagues for the support I couldn't have done it all by myself it was a team effort both in public works up until when I was elevated to an assistant city manager that was in 24 14 and subsequently to the deputy city manager it's been a journey of success a journey of selfless service for those who know me as a man of faith I would rather do the right thing and be fired for it than to be fired for doing the wrong [Applause] thing one thing I want to say today that I will forever remain grateful to the city of Miami for the opportunity given to me and I will be a great ambassador of this city wherever I find myself as the mayor had graciously offered me the key to this city Mr Mayor thank you so much I assure you that this city will never regret giving me this opportunity I will forever be your public servant a guy who came who saw and was well trained by the city of Miami all the good qualities I have C of Miami kind of brought it out of me you can never be properly trained unless you have the opportunity to interact with the kind of people have interacted with character integrity and transparency might be nebulous words to people but when you demonstrate that to your colleagues in in their trying and challenging times that's when people find out who you really are thank you guys it's been a great time with [Applause] us sorry I tried I tried for okay and at this time we are going to have our last recognition thank you today uh I'd like to Proclaim this is part of our fitness initiative as you all know in the mayor's office we believe that hey how are you we have Dorothy bendross mendingo here Schoolboard member please stand up pleas stand up stand up Take a Bow Take a Bow Take a [Applause] Bow so before I continue I have to dot on her a little bit and what I would say about uh Dr Ben uh bendross meningo bendross meningo sorry I got I got ziraba uh on my mind right now bendross mingle is that there's a word that many of you may or may not know called ubiquitous do you know what the word ubiquitous means it means everywhere at the same time right Dr Dr bendross mingle is everywhere at the same time not only that and I don't want to date her because she looks like she's 25 years old but she's like an aunt or a grandmother or a mother to all of us a sister to all of us she is a role model for us on how you need to behave as a public official on how you need to represent your community as a public official and we're all very grateful that she's given us that role model and taking us under her wing and every once in a while you know set us straight so thank you doctor thank you for your work okay so uh and the superintendent of course and there's another Schoolboard member a new school board member who's here with us yes thank [Applause] you my apologies I I I've been around for too long maybe you know so it's I don't know all the everyone who's new so thank you so much we haven't had a chance to meet yet and look forward to meeting with you um so this this month is athletic training month and for all of those who know our work as as as the mealy know that we are putting a lot of energy and emphasis on prevention when it comes to mental health right there are different stages at which you can enter into the let's call it equation and often times people are entering at the last stage right where people need to be medicated or receive treatment we're trying to enter at the beginning stage we want to make sure that every single child in our community has an opportunity to experience the kind of uh exercises that we think are going to build community resiliency and give them a stimulation of healthy chemicals that oftentimes people are getting addicted to in the synthetic form so we we really have gone all in on this uh and I think programs like Alonzo morning's uh Overtown Youth Center obviously programs like the Liberty City Warriors I mean these are all examples of Investments that we make today that are 20-year Investments even in the school system right the all the Investments we make in the kindergarten and pre kindergarten and pre-education Stage those are 20-year Investments and you start to see the byproduct of that 20 years from now I don't think it's an accident that we have a lower homicide rate last year than we had in 1947 when we started recording homicides and we had a third of the population in 1947 Dr benros meningo will remind you that in 1980 it wasn't like that it was 220 murders in 1980 31 last year 32 in 1947 but it's an ecosystem and holistic you know it's it's it's a holistic investment and it starts in the public school systems and it starts with the kids in after school care and it starts with their athletic programs and their ability to be um uh to to have skill sets and and deal with these kinds of challenges so today we we we continue along this theme of athletic training month uh so that we can continue to inculcate the values that are going to create long- lasting prosperity for our city thank [Applause] you thank you very much um and recognizing National athletic trainers month I do have something for you this is your father years ago 1987 1988 and that's me holding a board and that was a national Taekwondo tournament held here in Miami that was from the Miami heral he looks like he's breaking the board it must have been a very flimsy board no I'm just kidding I'm just kidding no but thanks thanks again and uh on behalf of um athletic trainers of Florida and the athletic trainers down here in in Miami um appreciate it thank you thank you everyone thank [Applause] you thank you thank you sorry guys I was long and at this time we are going to begin our meeting as we always do with prayer we have Pastor Wilson please come forward to lead us in prayer this morning thank you good morning Father we are grateful for your goodness your mercy and your grace we thank you for even safe travels here today we thank you for this Gathering of officials we thank you Lord for their call to public service now Lord we pray your blessings upon this meeting today we pray that you would lead with the spirit of Truth and fairness and integrity that wisdom and understanding will govern their decisions here today we pray for our country we ask you for peace Lord Lord we repent for anything we've said or done that has caused the disruptions in our society Lord we pray your grace restoration and healing on our country and our city today in jesus' name we pray amen amen God bless you a pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for gracious stand One Nation Under indivisible and liberty and justice for all at this time the City attorney will read his statement into the record for this meeting thank you good morning Madam Chair George weong is Deputy City attorney um welcome to the city of Miami commission meeting of March 14 2014 wait I'm sorry detailed information about the processes order of business rules of procedure and scheduling or rescheduling of City commission meetings can be found in Chapter 2 Article 2 of the city code a copy of which is available online at ww. municode.com any person who is a lobbyist pursuant to chapter 2 article six of the city code must register with the city clerk and comply with related City requirements for lobbyists before appearing before the city commission a person may not Lobby a city official board member or staff member until registering a cop the code section about lobbyists is available in 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meeting and within reasonable proximity in time before the meeting please note Commissioners have generally been briefed by City staff and city attorney's office on items on the agenda today anyone wishing of rebating record of an item considered at this meeting May requested at the office of communications or view it online at www.mo.com for the pz items pz items shall proceed according to section 7.1.4 of the Mii 21 zoning ordinance parties for pz items including any applicant appellant appal City staff and any person recognized by the decision-making body as a qualified intervenient as well as the applicant representatives and any experts testifying on behalf of the applicant appellant or appal may be physically present at City Hall to be sworn in by oath or affirmation by the city clerk the members of the city commission shall disclose any expart Communications to remove the presumption of prejudice pursuant to Florida statute SE section 2860 1115 and section 7.1.4 point5 of the Miami 21 zoning ordinance the order of presentation shall be as set forth in Miami 21 and the city code staff will briefly present each item to be heard the app applicant will present its application or request to the city commission if the applicant agrees with the staff recommendation the city commission may proceed to its deliberation and decision the applicant may also wave the right to an evidentiary hearing on the record for appeals the appellant will present its appeal to the city commission followed by the appal staff will be allowed to make any recommendation they may have please silence all cell phones and other noise making devices this meeting can be viewed live on miam TV miamigov.com TV the city's Facebook page the city's Twitter page the city's YouTube channel and Comcast channel 77 this broadcast will also have closed captioning thank you thank you Mr City attorney Mr city clerk would you please read your statement thank you chair the procedures for individuals who will be providing testimony sworn in for Planning and Zoning items and any quasi judicial items on today's City commission agenda will be as follows the members of City staff or any other individuals required to be sworn in who are currently present at City Hall be sworn in by me the city clerk immediately after I finish explaining these procedures those individuals who are repairing remotely may be sworn in now or at any time prior to the individual providing testimony for planning zoning items and or qu judicial items Commissioners are you comfortable with all the notice Provisions set forth in these uniform rules and procedures we have established to this meeting yes chair May administer the uh oath for the Planning and Zoning items please good morning ladies and gentlemen if we will be speaking on any of today's Planning and Zoning items they are the pz items May please have you stand and raise your right hand only the pz items do you somly swear from that the testimony you're about to give at today's hearing is the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth and your response is thank you chair thank you I'd also I would also like to announce that this meeting is the only meeting for the month of March where we usually have two meetings our second meeting has been cancelled this will be the only meeting for the month of March and at this time Mr city manager do you have any items that will be deterred or withdrawn from our agenda good morning Madam chair uh Commissioners uh Madam Mr City attorney Mr city clerk uh the administration would like to defer and to withdraw the following items ph3 to be indefinitely deferred re5 to be deferred to the April 11th meeting F fr1 to be deferred to the April 11th meeting fr4 to be withdrawn f 6 to be deferred to the April 11th meeting F fr8 to be deferred to the April 25th meeting di7 to be deferred to the April 11th meeting and pz one to be withdrawn Mr Vice chair do you have any items that you would like to withdraw or defer from this agenda yes PC can't hear you yes pc6 until uh the May meeting to give an executive director time to come on board commissioner with commissioner Paro no commissioner Reyes may I have a motion chair my apologies I'm sorry pc6 is being deferred to to what meeting date May first meeting in May so that'll be May 9th may I have a motion Sor move I'm sorry excuse me uh can you repeat just the items very briefly because I I miss two or three of them I'm sorry sure I'll can you repeat it make sure that I have it correct apologize that ph3 is indefinitely deferred ph3 indefinitely deferred okay R5 deferred until April 11th re5 okay F fr1 yep deferred until April 11th okay f fr4 is withdrawn fr6 fr8 okay I got it now got it y I'm good okay um I'd like to add to that re7 to be deferred why the um I had a request from the mayor's office to defer re7 I don't want to defer re7 should we take a motion to see where we're at um okay let's leave that one out for a second do I have a motion for to set the agenda move I have a motion do I have a second second all in favor I the motion has been set can commissioner gella for the sake of U moving forward there's a lot of people here today can we discuss that later absolutely before we decide to take it absolutely thank you welcome and at this time I'm going to open the floor for public comment M chair madam I just wanted to make two quick mentions I wanted to before public comment I wanted to thank City of Miami Police I happen to attend the kuani cocho and I thought it was a an amazing event uh extremely well organized so commend uh City of Miami Police I also wanted to commend our staff that worked on rtz zoning I think they did an amazing job and I look forward to the next steps thank you and Mr City Mr City attorney I think we're both going to mention that there's potentially two pocket items it that we should bring up uh so that they can be discussed during public comment hold on a second everyone that's at the podium we're only having five persons at a time to speak so that we do not create a fire hazard and someone sues us so please five persons at a time at the podium and I would also like to have our school board member if you don't mind come up and speak first first Elvis do you mind no not at all thank you and everybody I'd like to announce that tomorrow is the chairwoman's birthday oh my goodness happy [Applause] birthday 29 again happy birthday to you good morning everyone I usually would say good morning boys and girls remember I'm a PE a principal and all of that good morning Madam here and all the Commissioners and of course this audience I am Dorothy bendross men go thank you sir and I am I came just to talk with you uh about uh that wonderful gift that we all love we call them children so I brought a a board item Dade County Public Schools and it is to hopefully assist in uh item re2 which is the item of uh Miami commissioner Miguel Cabella that's me yes sir yesterday we passed an item at our school board unanimously and I want you to know of course it is unusual for the board to take a position on other governing bodies legislation but we feel strongly that is this is in support of families and children and the residents at this time for District Two which is the district that I represent over the course of many years our board developed a strategy in collaboration with the omn and the City of Miami to redevelop 21 Acres of our joint properties we had a plan that would bring additional educational seats including doubling the size of IEP which is a school in my uh District we included a new philis sweetly housing that would be affordable to our local Workforce Primary Learning Centers in residential buildings and which we all agree to we need Green Space we were ready to move forward and we remain ready to move forward our district is a leader in the nation we work for Solutions and this time we're including housing and of course we were educational institutions we have delivered in Brickle we are ready to move forward with the omn the city of Miami and the private sector to that end my item also authorizes the superintendent to enter into discussions with representatives of the city of Miami and all other concerned individuals as appropriate we're trying to we're working on um expanding IEP we have to relocate as necessary we want to make sure that we engage in fairness please understand that we will stay on top of this we want Solutions we want to do this for our children and families we stand with our parents to move move the possibilities forward we are ready to sort out Solutions as I said together we support commissioner gabel's item we are proud of his leadership and whatever is needed we will be there to provide it so hopefully we can get to the table to work on next steps as soon as the item is taken care of thank you for allowing a teacher to come before you God bless you and I'll see you on the journey thank [Music] you okay you know we we we don't clap unless we're I'm going to allow that for our school board member we share a district we serve together we're going to allow that um I believe there are two pocket items that were not mentioned and we need to mention the pocket items so that they can um so you can have notice of them and talk about them if you like go ahead Mr city manager pocket I don't I don't have the pocket I'll go ahead attorney does I'll read the titles um number one is um a resolution of the Miami city commission mitigating not mitigating the code enforcement lean recorded against property address um 5101 biscane Boulevard Miami Florida case number c282 4419 after a hearing as required by section 2817 of the code of the city of Miami Florida is amended authorized izing the amount approved as full and final settlement of the aforementioned lean authorizing the city manager designate to execute any and all documents necessary all informs acceptable to City attorney for the purposes stated herein that's one and then the number two is a resolution of the Miami city commission approving the Bayfront Park management trust appointment of Jose sarez as the executive director of the trust under the terms and conditions of employment agreed upon that's the two pocket items Madam chair thank you and now we will begin okay Mr superintendent would you like to make any comments come on thank you Elvis Mr superintendent but you will be held to our two minutes absolutely thank you very much good morning Madam chair Commissioners um Mr manager it's a pleasure to be here today my name is Jose do superintendent of schools I'm here to speak on behalf of resolution 8 over the course of the many years and of course Dr bendus mingal mentioned this we have worked uh our school district with the city in terms of sharing and being able to provide a plan of our Collective 21 Acres this has been done uh to address the vital needs of our students of our families of our community uh and part of this has always been about amplifying the number of student seats and also the need for green space I must tell you that I prep is a very unique School within our portfolio of over 360 schools it is the only K12 configuration of a school and currently it has 1,500 students on wait list We Stand ready to reconnect and begin our collaboration again and our plan will get done expeditiously I believe this is a great time to be inclusive and begin to work together again thank you very much thank you Mr super I'll put you out next time Madam School Board member last one Elvis so sorry good morning Madam chair Commissioners I am Lucia bz Geller I'm a Miami dat County Public School Board member representing District 3 which incorporates parts of downtown brickl and Coconut Grove all of my constituents who would hold ready to benefit from this IEP expansion and I'm here today to express my personal support for agenda item re8 yesterday what we did through Dr Dorothy bendr smal item is that we cemented on the record the school board's commitment to this I prep expansion to this relocation components and with our superintendent here we are ready I reinforce and I Echo all of the sentiments Miami dat County Public Schools is ready we are committed we are speaking in favor of this item we lend our full support and with that comes the whole weight of our school system which as you know educates 352,000 students we are the heart and soul of this community and so we need this project which would be so impactful to so many because it's today re8 it gets us one step closer towards realizing a vision for our students that's not just an expansion but it's a promise it holds with it the promise of future community uh Outreach in here in Miami Dade this is a collaboration it's crucial and it will absolutely Revitalize this area of our community that needs more opportunities for our students we are all better when we provide our students more opportunities so we here everybody we stand in support of these parents who have so many who have worked so hard because they know they see the potential of this land they know what it means and and we at mate County Public Schools we're going to Champion this initiative and we hope that we will come together your representative and ours thank you commissioner gabella for this item for opening the door to more collaboration and together we can achieve thank [Applause] you one one housekeeping measure I need to indefinitely def for pz7 and pz8 as requested by the developer may I have a motion seven and eight I'll make the motion I have a motion and a second all in favor I motion carries PC s and8 are indefinitely deferred Mr Cruz oh thank you good morning good morning good morning Madame chairwoman and Commissioners my name is Alexandra Glock and I reside at 7929 West Drive North Bay Village Florida 33141 I wanted to start by congratulating chw woman Christine King as women's history month is celebrated in March thank you for making history as being the first woman to cheer the Miami city Commission Now moving on item re8 which I oppose children's interest usually get neglected due to political and financial interests Windwood and Edgewater areas have become Concrete Jungle with not one single Parker playground being built or requested from all these developers that have been allowed to build the same style cookie cutter buildings all along Northeast Second AB for example here we have the sner family wanting to make a 10 million donation in one-of aind Innovative sporting complex that would cost 0 to tax ta to taxpayers on a land has been basically abandoned for years to create a space that all the community can benefit and have this amazing sporting complex that could be used R rain or shine plus it can serve as a hurricane shelter for the area our kids also need spaces to play and be able to play sports it can't constantly be more and more buildings with zero urban planning in mind the community and our children need this projects and it is needed now we can't afford to wait years and this land to be kept the way it is I prep I hear you and understand you need an expansion but not on a land that is a park and zoned as a park let's leave the parks as Parks IEP Community this project is for your kids as well it's for all of our kids it'll be decades before any public funds will be used to build something just look at the deplorable state of Northeast Second Avenue that we all have to drive through daily if streets can't be fixed don't expect kids to be prioritized with Public Funding plus you don't have to be a traffic expert to know additional traffic load on 19th Street is impossible thank you thank you good morning good morning Elvis Cruz 631 noreast 57 Street for re12 commissioner Paro thank you so much for the community meeting where staff confirmed the Morningside Park Shoreline plan is not supposed to include the Loop Road 15t wide bayw walks make sense downtown where the density is a th000 units per acre and they have connectivity but not in a park where the density is 9 units per acre and there is no connectivity here's Wayne wri's new Baywalk 12 ft wide it reflects a lot of heat there's very little grass very little shade it's harsh here's mornings side's Baywalk 6 feet wide with walk with grass next to the walkway that invites the public to picnic it's worked fine for 70 years because there's not enough pedestrians to justify a wider path staff disagrees but they have not done a pedestrian count so yes to the funding but also please change the code to allow a 6-ft walkway and the compromise of keeping the natural Shoreline the Legacy trees and the Loop Road as is which is what the city commission mandated when they approved this plan the city routinely makes code changes 20 of them are on today's agenda history is important to Morningside we celebrated our 100th birthday last year commissioner King was there we also celebrated the parks 7 th birthday last year Mission Nardo was there and this year we'll celebrate the 40th birthday of Morningside becoming Miami's first historic district it's difficult to get someone to admit they're wrong Ironically in this case 2500 petition signatures are trying to get the city to admit they were right when they designed Morningside Park with its Bayfront pool and its elegant Loop Road and that it doesn't need to be reinvented for fr5 the he got it right the city should protect a 35t height limit please deny that and for pz 10 11 and 12 Commissioners gabella and King your staff is quite correct to recommend denial please deny them also thank you thank you good morning good morning honorable Commissioners my name is Brook sesman I live at 2705 Hala street I'm happy to be here today to speak about re our community didn't have this opportunity in 2022 when this license agreement with the Senter companies for use of bis game Park was struck in a no bid process and I'm so glad to have the chance to be heard on this issue today as I've come to learn over these last months the question that always needs to be asked when determining what to do with undeveloped Land is What is the highest and best use for the land we're here today because the process of posing this question to the community and considering the question of the highest and best use was circumvented highest and best use by definition requires more than one option let's not forget there was another option years in the making that had already been proposed by the omn C today please vote Yes to re and terminate the deal that was made in a no bid process so that we can entertain proposals and find the highest and best use for this land as you can see here and in the public land for public schools petition that is garnished over 1,700 signatures your communities actively and wholeheartedly want to see this land serve the community 100% of the time thank you so much good morning good morning good morning everyone I am Karina Burnaby I live at 17113 Southwest 103 Place Miami Florida USA I am a retired teacher I Tau for 42 years children with special needs my heart goes out and supports all the teachers present but I am speaking on behalf of Wildlife and I will do that until the day I die as they don't have a voice teachers teach your children well and teach them about protection for the voiceless animals first of all I would like to see ban the leaf blowers the wind takes care of that they will blow the leaves it does it anyhow then also support um leave no trace and I want to bring back to you that we need to protect the bird reres we could be born a panther a bird any creature animal what makes senses out from animals is that we have a conscience I picked up my granddaughter she's going to do her first communion next month from her religious class and when I ask what did you learn about conscience we have a good conscience and we have a bad conscience and they always say politicians have no conscience no I know you have a good conscience and I'm addressing myself to that so we can go to bed and sleep well when when it comes down to voting you have the power vote always vote for the planet for wildlife for the environment because you vote for the children and grandchildren thank you thank you thank you good morning good morning Commissioners I'm Lauren jittis address 915 Northwest First Avenue I'm the senior conservation director with tropical audabon society and steering committee member of the biscan Bay Marine health Coalition we are fully in support of item R11 leave no Trace um but in order for this to be successful I think there's four things it really depends upon so one is planning in coll collaboration with other Island and uh City stakeholders so the D durm um and other municipalities and also performing a comprehensive strategy for all boat ramps and Islands two invest in proper landfill and recycling infrastructure at these boat LS so there's currently no trash or recycling cans at White Watson Island um boat ramps three is so important is educating boter on the leave no Trace policy at all City uh boat ramps and islands and enforcement of those rules I'm also going to be submitting for the record uh bird nest bird nesting uh survey data and um this was submitted to your offices on March 5th so you'll see by the table there uh there are several species that are actively nesting on Mangrove and Legion picnic islands and we also observe State threatened species the little blue heron and the tricolored herin roosting there so we are continuing to gather data on these Island and doing surveys FWC is doing surveys uh durm will start to do surveys and other agencies it was also all this information was submitted to everybody so we're all on the same page so I think leave no Trace is the first step but we need to really immediate um enforce protections immediately for these islands um mango and Legion picnic Islands specifically through a critical wildlife area or some other mechanism to protect them thank you thank you good morning good morning I want to say happy birthday a joic thank you all the warm bodies for taking the time to be here to be for the People by the people and we the people and our government to represent as well my name is marela Lopez alad and I'm from 661 Northeast 68 Street and I will be speaking on the item 153 fr3 mimo I have been living in the district for over 22 years and I was a Pioneer when nobody came in there when the developers didn't even know that we existed now we have developers that are seeing a corridor as an opportunity for money and to not respect the myo 35 ft height which has been in place since 2009 we have a 7500 garage planning project that says they're going to be donating the land for for garage and working with uh the city manager that has also been asked for resignation in the past for not conducting himself with the code of ethics and ab had has many lawsuits against here against her and I want to I want to state that because it's very important stay with the AG item okay I just want the government to please respect myo it's been in place since 2009 35 ft no more than 35 ft our corridor from 50th to 70th Street hits surrounding neighborhoods such as morning side Bayside and Bell me those are neighborhoods and we do not want vertical construction we can't handle anymore the the chaos the chaos traffic that we have and Building a garage is not going to prevent from those cars to get back on the boulevard which already has not been addressed in having enough lanes for the traffic to go through one more thing I want to say about affordable housing the bill s sp102 that says affordable that is not addressing the homeless that is addressing developers that get 75 to 100% tax exemption with saying that they're going to donate 70 units but those 70 units the people that qualify have to meet 120 20% medium salary which means the surrounding areas at a family of four would have to be making $100,000 those apartment are still be going for $2,000 $4,000 so I don't know how that is considered affordable housing or is that addressing the homeless situation so I want you to take take that into consideration thank you for your time and AG greedy happy birthday thank you good morning hi uh good morning and thank you for allowing us to speak uh can you hear me okay okay um I'm here on four items so I'm going to be brief I know you guys are disappointed I do not have a PowerPoint today on the birds but I did send it to you um okay I'm speaking I'm Magie Ramos I'm a resident of morning side uh I'm speaking on ca2 the shoreline project re1 storm water leave no trace and Leaf flowers um on the shoreline project I am the Morningside resiliency Ambassador I'm very very concerned conc erned with the drainage in our neighborhood not only in the park but in the surrounding areas and many streets within Morningside once we get these seaw walls and the shoreline project um installed and uh once that's constructed we are going to have a real problem if we don't have sufficient drainage in the park and and also in the neighborhoods like the especially the streets that um are abing the park they flood even with the regular rainstorm it's crazy you should actually come out and walk in the park after a very mild rainstorm and you'll see um we need to make that walkway the shoreline walkway much much smaller it needs to be 6 feet like Elvis said this is a real problem just uh just increasing the width of the walkway from 6 to 15 ft would lose 16,200 ft of Green Space to Pavement concrete is the enemy of rising tide and flood and and drainage so that's a really bad thing I also wanted to discuss leave no trace the bay is facing serious uh issues there was a discrepancy between the agenda on the um on the agenda and the actual attachment of the U of the uh sorry I lost my train of thought but there there was a little bit of a a a discrepancy and I just wanted to make sure that what we really need is to have the islands and Forest leave no Trace we need those trash cans removed from the islands and we need to enforce it we need signage and we need to educate the voters GL uh thank you thank you okay happy birthday thank you good morning good morning chairwoman King orio Air as chair of the Miami River commission uh by City and County ordinance uh we are required to report to you on all things that happen on the Miami River the banks of the Miami River and in the Miami River District and also by State Statute I come before you on pz 10 and 11 that is commonly known as the Polish American Club property on Northwest 22 Avenue and about 12th Street Miami River commission has reviewed this project numerous times and by recent unanimous resolution we recommend acceptance and approval of the applicants request subject to two criteria number one that they be prohibited from coming back to you for a future Zoning for no less than 36 months number two that they abide by a covenant that they will provide the Riverwalk and all the other requirements that the city of Miami created when we did the Miami River resolution about 15 years ago thank you happy birthday thank you good morning hi good morning um I'm Ananda mat and I oppose resolution re8 as a part of the Miami community I believe that the city of Miami needs a place where people can all get together and can be active as a community I strongly believe that the athletic center that Lea and David Center want to Pro provide to the community will not only offer a place that can bring people together under any crazy Miami weather including the 100° Summers that we have and the insane rainfall that we get because it has a sea and will protect people from the rain if you look at biscan Park right now it's a park made of Rocky ground and grass begging to be transformed and that's exactly what the cers want to do not only do they want to build this amazing project but they want to donate it all to the city of Miami what do you think this whole situation will reflect on future people that want to donate something to the city of Miami it just shows that the Commissioners are making this process 10 times harder than it needs to be it's already super hard for Lela and David Center to do this and you guys are just making it even harder for them so let's just put our individual agendas aside and start thinking as a whole as a city of Miami and think about the fact that this park gets built it remains public land and will be a available to everyone including the I prep kids thank you thank thank you good morning good morning uh I am uh one of the parents from my prep uh but I had the opportunity to meet the superintendent carvalo before uh for many years he just uh showed us how the the pilot project for his vision and education was centered on I prep academy and it was an incredible project we've been benefit you know our kids are getting this amazing education right there and the limitations in the space are not allowing the you know the proper growth of the community who could benefit the number of people waiting the weight list of families is like a fivefold compared to the number of students currently at in classes at this time uh I think you know from a from a citizen perspective I think that you know the any attack on public education has be mitigated I mean there's ever since Betsy Theos there's been an an attempt on liquidating or reducing public education replacing public schools into charter schools and there's no evidence whatsoever that the quality of the education on those private institutions has been any better than the ones is received gave given in the public schools I really consider that you know think about it uh and protect public education in general thank you very much I'm sorry chair sir can you state your name for the record thank again I'm hor uh 168 Northeast 137 stas in North Miami thank you thank you good morning good morning my name is good morning Commissioners my name is Crystal Ivory and I'm a city of Miami resident in District 5 resident I'm also I'm also a mommy day Public Schools Magnet School alumni I'm here because my son is a student at I prep I prep is a wonderful learning environment comprised of teachers staff and parents who really do care one issue with I prep is the limit limited outdoor space for physical activity currently the only space available to IEP students is a portion of a parking lot this is inadequate I believe sner Academy ran into a similar issue hence why we're here today based on the comments from today it is clear that not only IEP and sitner Academy but the community at large needs Green Space however securing a bid securing land through a no bit process is not the answer that is why I'm here to ask that you revoke the current licensing agreement and open up biscane park to a fair bidding process to maximize the value of the space there is a great need in the community and multiple stakeholders so it's only right to decide on the use of biscane Park through a formal bidding process please vote Yes on R8 to support a fair and transparent process to facilitate the highest and best use of bcee Park to benefit the community at large thank you very much thank you good morning good morning good morning my name AB Hamm and my address 889 I'm sorry chair can the speaker put the microphone closer and I I can't hear your name sir sorry sorry my name Abid Hamm I live at U 889 Northeast 7 Street for almost 44 years a reason I mention that because I I know the area real good in the SK B which I'm about four or five block away from this location and I can tell you short story about this area back then was a crime drugs nobody has a courage to go to this area very dangerous and uh back then we have a limited height no restriction whatsoever and 2004 uh former commissioner Winton uh form and committee the discuss a height and he picked me one I was one of them and we had a lawyer architect and we had the CTA staff uh like a planning dep partner this kind you know this this people and we reached an agreement we used to meet in the back of this uh there's a conference room in the back here we used to meet every Thursday and we reach an agreement to reduce the height to 120 ft height which is wasn't bad but in 2010 former commissioner sroof uh because was political issue he reduced he he put a limit 35 ft height only which mean nothing mean nothing he hurt a lot of people by doing this so I wrote a letter object to this uh height limitation and this area was dead till miss a mov in and she took a risk really she did improve it did a very good job and now she has a nice project by the way everybody wanted parking no parking over there when I used to park I used to park in front of people house and people tell me move your car so I move I don't go back and now miss a has a project to provide paring for the area for a business thank you and uh thank you please approve it you know and we appreciate that future and progress in your hand thank you we need that good morning good morning happy birthday to be commissioner uh Commissioners staff uh Albert Gomez 3566 Mr the court I'm here to support uh two items one uh the leaf blower ordinance uh I was at the CRC meetings when they were presenting this the sheer amount of peer-reviewed research that they submitted to this how it how it helps health and resilience of the communities I understand the state band is coming this is a fight we need to have to have home rule in this city so we should maintain ourselves here and say yes to this so fight for that please secondly is the leave no Trace I have been in the islands cleaning up for years I know that we need to put more money on staff to clean up that Island whether it's an outside contractor or not but putting uh trash cans there is just promotes people that are drinking beers having a great time emptying their beers if FWC or Marine Patrol see a bunch of empty beers in your cooler they going to start asking questions people are forced to do that out because they don't want to because they're going to have some beers when they go out on the on the water so effectively we need to do something we know that the birds are there we know they're they're nesting we know that we have to clean up as community members the islands ourselves it's somewhat of a disgrace that that's happening to our Islands it's our jewel in the center of the blue heart of biscan bay and we should treat it as such we are custodians of that at the city and a comprehensive plan needs to be put on boat ramp and everything else we have the CRC they've shown to be able to really step up they have new leadership they're really doing a great job let's use the Committees that we have to put the backup planning and and and organization behind this policy but the first step is to put the policy in place get the trash cans off the islands and start putting a comprehensive plan you can go ahead and write that into the ordinance if you want and say that the CRC can put a comprehensive plan together they're doing the work let's use them please thank you thank you good morning good morning can you hear me I can hear you good morning my name is Eileen broen I am 951 Northwest North River Drive um 10th Court rather uh in the historic Spring Garden District here to speak about pz9 it is my understanding that there are there may plans to um build something um on certain Parcels on a street road and when people have the right to build I support that a th% one of the parcels happens to be in the designated District the historic district meaning that what that parcel has to follow the rules of historic preservation there are two structures that are part of what was the papey marina and um there is there there was a request for a certificate of appropriateness to demolish them in historic preservation speak demolition is your last resort there have been many uh examples of how things have been incorporated into the design or at least show respect in some fashion to the to what was there many of us have memories and stories about papey Marina and that's the point of being in a historic district that we tell we we talk to the people who live there before us we teach our children this is the working River the historic Miami River on the historic seabolt Canal there's always Alternatives and even if there was no alternative in the head felt that it could not be saved there are ways in which you show the respect and follow the process of what was there I'm asking you to not uh approve this um and den and and support the headboard decision uh to deny thank you thank you good morning good morning my name is Raymond Fernandez and I'm donating my 2 minutes sorry Raymond Fernandez and I'm donating my two minutes good morning my name is Natalie bangos and I'm also donating my minutes to K oh no you can't do that only one person can donate the minutes and I think because of the number of people that are here for public comment I'm not going to allow donation of minutes because we even have people standing outside so everybody your 2 minutes and let's move forward I how to call it earlier I mean two weeks ago I came and I spoke to Donald in your office and he told me to do that I I understand but today because of the number of public comment speakers I'm not going to have folks donating their time because there's many people that want to speak and there are people outside that would like to speak as well so if everybody can just move along their public comments there's an important matter that we wish to share with you that we really could use to support and it has to do with a property called biscan Park located on 19th Street in Midtown Miami this park is located across the street from our middle school high school we currently use uh field directly across from our school for fed this field is a public property it's owned by the city of Miami we have a license to use the property for our students it's locked up at Night by the parks department it's massively underutilized there's an abandoned building on there it's really less than ideal for our students and it's not being used by the community at all so we had a idea years ago because we're so committed to health and wellness of our students and the community at large was to make a very large um Financial contribution a charitable donation to the city of Miami in excess of $10 million to create a beautiful climate controlled indoor sports dome very similar to what the Miami Dolphins use for their training facility and in this Dome would be uh tennis basketball soccer lacrosse a 40 yard sprint track a weight room all kinds of great activities that people can do let me take you on a little tour bisc park so you can see what it is today and then describe to you in Greater detail the all the wonderful improvements that we would like to see happen here this is the entrance to lovely bisc park it's locked every night not by us by the by the parks department it's been alleged that we lock it up and we basically effectively made this field just for our own purposes but that's not that's not the case at all you enter there's uh it's Rocky and um you can see all those brown patches all over the place this really is a perfect location for some great improvements because it's there's nothing around it there's a an old fire station right here you've got a a cemetery over there there over there is in a Long abandoned building that would come down it's not even being used it's probably as best as fied for all that I know and a parking lot and then our school over here and you can see all these highrises there's all this new developments around here that is that needs public park space so we approached then commissioner Ken Russell the commissioner of this District district two specifically on August 19th 2019 with the idea of us making this very large contribution to to the city of Miami it took uh literally 4 and 1/2 years uh over that period of time several things happened uh commissioner uh Russell was no longer on hold on hold on hold on that's the city clerk's fault that's why I got up because he didn't have the two-minute clock going has it been 2 minutes that's the that's why I got up because I noticed that the two-minute clock wasn't has it been 2 minutes it has been 2 minutes because it so thank you thank you the chairman of What's called the Omni CR the community redevelopment Association that was taken over by another commissioner and then commissioner uh Russell didn't run for office no no I said that we're not sharing time that she's a new speaker okay ma'am get up say your name for the record yes hello good morning my name is Natalie bangos and I live in edgew his was replaced by now commissioner Damen Paro you know David all this information is great this land was converted to a public park because of a deal in Freedom Park the David Beckham stadium that we had nothing to do with that they needed park space in order to make that deal happen we didn't even realize at the time that this transaction was taking place so the fact that this land is a park means it can't be anything else it can't be a development deal where somebody's building a 36- story highrise it's a public park and to unwind that deal would take substantial amount of effort because of the fact it had already taken years from what we later understood to get the Freedom Park deal closed because of the land that they needed to exchange to make that deal happen not to mention this project went on for over four years and it went over five times to public hearing I think seven or eight actually okay in different hearings but the Commissioners the the big Commissioners it won unanimously three times at hey including mayor five Commissioners including the mayor agreed that this was a fantastic deal for the city and they were ready to receive this project with open arms let's address the elephant in the room the commissioner who became the champion of this project commissioner Alex Diaz DEA partia has been alleged to do some wrongdoing with some Financial uh some political contributions specifically from us I can't reiterate enough for the thousandth time absolutely CH may may I have one second look I I I think we all want to be fair one side today has brought in a lot more people than the other side so one side is going to get maybe 60 70% of the time they want to do it this way you know so be it you know there's nothing wrong with it hold on hold on hold on be some balance hold on hold on you guys are right I go one way and one way and one way and one way and you you're right however I didn't correct that in the beginning so this will th I hope this is the end of it because that will be the end of it and then I'm going to the next Podium and but that would just be because they would just go back and forth with it as well so okay okay okay okay okay tanila everybody's going to be heard everybody will be heard introduce yourself please good morning thank you my name is Kiana lorance and I live in Edgewater the stiners David and Le the S are not involved in that at all we also believe that the way this deal was structured so many people looked at it so many people voted on it City staff looked at it it took forever that this was done by the book and I'm very confident I remain confident in my heart that after everything is said and done that truth will be told along the way a magnet school located nearby I prep academy has claimed that this property is for them and there's some very convoluted deal that involved the school board and the City of Miami where they would actually give this property to IEP Academy so that I prep can relocate from where they currently are move build a new school and they're uh they're all up in arms that they think that this is their property in addition there's some disingenuity where we're being alleged to remove public space from the community in fact their tagline is public lands for public Public Schools But the irony is if they have their way and are able to build their school and their unknown Tower they're actually taking away public park space from the community and our project actually gives it to the community at no time is is this Dome project going to be unavailable to the public at large at no time it'll always be available we really really care about the health and wellness of our school and the community at large it's something that we're very very passionate about and all of our projects check that box this TR is a gift from our hearts to the city of Miami and its residents and the visitors to Miami this will be a place that all of us will [Music] use thank you thank you good morning good morning Madame chair and the steam member of the city commission as you as you know I'm in support of revoking the current deal um I think what it strikes me as you know strange is this is a donation which everybody likes donation but in return we want something back um I think the essence of this deal is this is for the private school or any private entities uh students during the school hours 100% of a time I think that's what makes it you know questionable as this is for the community this is not for the community what better represents the community that the public school students that's first thing the second thing is okay now that we are going away from that whole donation part this is a private thing this is a transaction so this is this land is a jewel in that downtown is it really best for sell it for 10 million I don't know I think this has to go through a due process I don't know I wasn't here I don't know the whole background of how the IEP program what sideline I think what's fair and what makes sense would be to go back back and do the due process and find the best option if that best option is to give it to this you know centers Academy I think let that be but it has to be inclusive it has to take care of all the concerns of the families that have come here and they're not paid to come here they're you know they're you know just you know they I'm sure they have work to do they have taken time to come here so the fact that they are more people that shouldn't be you know a negative thing I think this just reflects the you know the how could concerned this communities are thank you very much chair I'm sorry sir sir your name sir your name for the record sir it's K Nan thank you thank you good morning uh good morning I'm H oi just for answering that guy it's for everybody that project is it very very inclusive but it's not my point here my point here is to ask to the City attorney that according to the law please disqualify any vot coming from Mr Gaba and Mr Paro on this topic because they already bought and made public before this hearing means that they are making unfair process here you can check their own social media channels and got the media no no no and Mr Paro Mr G being a commissioner is a great responsibility please don't divide people don't create hate using public versus private sir the one that created hate was my predecessor that did that under corruption charges at this moment and the way this thank you no we're not having outbursts from the chambers we will have you removed we are going to have a meeting with theorum thank you sir thank you thank you so much sir come see me by by the way let it be on the record that by no means do I want to interrupt the gentleman's comment if he wants to finish please let so because he has the right to speak by the way [Music] good morning hi good morning my name is Simone mayor good morning Commissioners morning city manager um I have two businesses and two properties about a block away from the proposed parking structure um I'm here to speak about f fr5 um I really applaud the efforts that a Jane has made with the city to try and provide parking to our neighborhood I'm also on the myo board I know a lot of work has been put into it and it's because it's been a a very urgent need for many many years in the community um I have team members that cannot find parking and and one of my businesses actually has a very large parking lot um but there's still an overflow there's a need for customers for all of the restaurants and other businesses all along BC we've been studying it in the myo board for years and I just really applaud the fact that something so significant has been proposed uh I realize that it is a higher structure than um what is typical in myo um we all take the historic preservation of myo very seriously and I have for my two properties that I've renovated painstakingly have taken that very seriously so I understand what we're doing by by building a structure that's uh taller but it really is needed for the community and it's a uh something that is um going to be very positive to put infrastructure in to allow especially that area in the high 70s on biscan to develop some properties that empty lot is horrible it's been horrible for years and we really are in need of something that's going to help us move our businesses forward to profitability and success thank you very much thank you good morning good morning thank you for taking public comment my name is Monica Tracy hello Mr parto I saw you at a meeting and I warned you that I would be coming back for 40 years I've had a wide Bay View of biscane bay it is a large dead body of water there are no fish there is no seagrass if you see a small patch of seagrass you'll see the birds cluster around I did not realize until I retired just a year ago and became active that that is a slow speed for manity protection the entire Bay you never see any speed and I I mean it's all day long and I get it you know we can't enforce it all but the jet skis their reason to exist is to speed I swam in the bay when the governor shut down the pools and gyms and I was shocked at how the murky the water was how dead I watched the few seabirds try to fish and not catch anything please protect the Rookery in the bay please help us establish a critical Wildlife Area I mean urban Wildlife is going to live with us so let's try to make it okay for them it's been over 100 days since you said you would make a plan if I can be of service in any way my time is is yours thank you for hearing me thank you for coming good morning good morning I'm Erica lisman 1020 shene um 33141 um I came here I sat here in January and I listened to Neighborhood moms talk about desperately needing a safe clean local park to bring their families and kids for fresh air sports and recreation I didn't understand then why anyone would refuse the gift of a state-of-the-art temperature controlled Sports Complex for the community then I heard a man call this project a litmus test grouping together those that are against the park with those that are against corruption in Miami politics while he made good points and spoke eloquently and I applaud his commitment to cracking down on corruption I believe the association he made was flawed from the beginning because it was based on the false equivalency that being against corruption equals being against this community getting a beautiful usable park it does not we are against corruption and we stand with all the Commissioners who seek to eradicate it in our local politics however we don't want to lose this desperate needed Park to more Concrete Jungle just because someone needs something to make an example of this public project is too valuable to the community and to the city to be it our park is not your litmus test please don't cut off this community's nose just despite the larger face of miam's political corruption issue find an ethical way to keep this Green Park and other neighborhood projects like it built um for the greater good and further evolution of Miami not doing so would be very shortsighted in February and again today I saw parents from IEP School taking advantage of the Park's uncertainty to rehash a proposal that had been dead for years a proposal that would take a public park public park land now zoned a park and squander it for yet more buildings and most ironically make the park relatively inaccessible to the neighborhood at large literally the opposite of what they seem to be proposing this would ironically be the highest degree of privatization of this park of any of the options making the space available only to the relatively few who attend the school there are 97,000 people living in District 2 there are 800 students at IEP 1,600 if they can double their enrollment should we demolish all or most of the Green Space intended for 97,000 put a fence around it and reserve it for 1,600 this doesn't even come close close to adding up thank you thank you good morning good morning my name is Daniel rasia um we're not talking about a park here we're talking about public education and public means 100% of the kids and the people not 2% of the few that can afford $40,000 a year for elementary school so you can make a difference today roking this deal let the private schools let the rich people buy their land and do their thing and keep the public land for public schools thank you thank you good morning hi good morning everybody my name is Carolina campus I am really promly to call the City of Miami my home as a resident of the district 2 and a member an active member of my community and a dedicated border I came today and stand before you to today to with a sense of urgency and our propose to talk about the resolution number eight let us ensure that all public lands in Miami remains to the truly public and benefit 100% of our community this project is not only a school it's going to change a lot of things it's going to have a affordable house for people uh it's going to have a new fire station it's not only an school I really ask you to help us to maintain our community and our house free for the corruption and the private intentions please tell us yes to this resolution thank you thank you good morning good morning oh let me make an announcement when you speak when you come up for public comment if you can um make your seat available there are other people that are waiting outside that would like to speak so if it's at all possible when you speak if you can make your seat available so others can come in for public comment thank you good morning good morning morning hello Madame chairwoman and Commissioners thank you for your time today I'm Benji power and I live at 500 Northeast 75th Street I'm a native of Miami I'm a resident of District 5 I'm a parent to my two kids a kindergartener and a second grader at IEP magnet school and I'm an Alum of mdcps is public school system a member of coral reef High School's First graduating class of 2000 I'm also a passionate believer that the city of Miami is an excellent home to so many diverse residents and we as a city have so much potential to continue being great but we have to show significant improvements in how we ethically govern ourselves you hear and vote on a range of types of items in commission meetings I think today's re8 item represents one of the more unique items you'll hear and vote on today because our children are closely observing this process they're learning how our city is managed and how it responds in the face of allegations of unethical influence on the decision-making process I'm not here to speak about any specific commissioner nor about any specific School associated with this matter this is not about us versus them this is not about exploring a compromise this really isn't simply even about a park and its future status this is about the fact that the judicial court of the State of Florida has charged a past City Commissioner with committing offenses in direct connection with the championing of this item that led to the establishment of a license agreement for the private use of biscane Park and I think that decision needs to be undone because because it was unjustly influenced Miami's residents should be able to trust that our commissioners will agree on this that the pre previous process was flawed and unfairly influenced please vote today to begin this process again and when you do yes I think that rekindling the exploration of how a public school and other public good uses could be brought to biscane park is one of the key things that should be done after today's vote I want to be able to tell my children tonight that a fair and ethical process is being followed by our city and its leadership and its decision making and that first and foremost thank you public land is being thought of for public good thank you good morning good morning Commissioners thank you for your time today my name is Dania Gomez orosa I own property in 780 Northeast 63rd Street and I'm here to talk about how long have we been asking for parking in our space for how long have we been asking for parking in myo I moved to Mayo initially because of the vibrancy of the people because of the vibrancy of the businesses and right now it's impossible to support that because there is no parking finally someone came in with a plan for that they are providing parking and additionally they're asking for a tiny extension on the height just so that this can also be something useful for them given that they're providing the parking at no cost to the city we really need this parking so please consider that we want our Mao District to continue thriving like it has thank you good morning good morning happy birthday Mr Coro I played in your Park yesterday lovely my name is Matt Kelson I'm a city of Miami resident and a voter I'm here to support re8 public lands for public schools this issue is so simple my 8-year-old who goes to school I prep explained it back to me way better than I ever could she said this is a battle of need and want I learned this at school I prep needs this land so badly and the other school just wants it they already have a nice building too that's being selfish the cers want to build a $10 million air conditioned sports dome on public land I prep public school students play sports and recess in a parking lot want need cers want to build a sports dome so their kids can play lacrosse when IEP kids don't even have enough crosswalks to safely cross the street to their school the cers want an air conditioned dome for their private school students to play this year I prep's air conditioner broke and the kids were sent home air condition don't home air conditioned classrooms want first need make no mistake you're voting to give more space to an a-rated Public School affordable housing for teachers and workers public green space for the community and an updated Firehouse or you're voting to give a $10 million sports dome to a private school what do you think the community wants more thank you thank you what do you think the community needs more good morning good morning Randle ases 780 Northeast 69th Street in the myo historic biscane Boulevard District thank you uh before I think it's item 5f nobody in this community has been able to speak about this resolution or is aware that you're even voting on a resolution today and I recommend you table it until that's done with all due respect to aran's beautiful respect for historical buildings in the neighborhood and the city's will to provide parking uh the actual actions of this particular resolution is in direct cont contrast in direct uh uh against the every effort that has been made in this District to limit and review and respect the historical architecture the streetcape and additionally the community has not been reached out to three weeks ago we had a meeting in the Little Haiti arcade and the resolution was there was nothing there we had almost 30 officials from the city and our commissioner uh councilwoman there and I asked what is in the resolution nobody could say now we're three weeks forward and suddenly you're going to vote on it I've never received one email about this meeting or any communication about any updates for this resolution and by the way on Saturday during the uh the market the city officers re received Co from Co violation directions to tow cars on 64th Terrace now if you know 64th Terrace it's an empty one-way street with no the park on one side and no buildings on the other and they towed all of the cars during the market thank you okay so I just want to say we're just getting started thank you good morning good morning everyone my name is taes chisen I work at 35 bisc Boulevard 33137 I live in North Miami I have worked in District 2 and with the Omni C for many years with all due respect Commissioners I believe what's motivating the desire to kill the Dome Park project are developers let me quote the real deal from November 22nd 2023 speaking of commissioner gabis and Commissioners um paro's win quote both of them received substantial campaign contributions from Miami real estate heavyweights including Miami based NR investment neurolog life Development Group ma'am yes please stay with the item support and Crescent Heights coincidentally both n shashani who leads in our developments and Russell ma'am yes I am asking you to stay on point with the item okay we don't this of L Madam chair okay all right anyways this is about using that land for development hold on for a second man chair with all due respect I would like those same guidelines to be put for some others that usually come I'm surprised in that here today uh sit there like the core Jer uh laughing at us in some cases one has even stood up and a dozen times has said fck kuu directed at me uh so I want the same guidelines I have when others come up here and attack and worse are much worse uh than anything that could be construed this lady has said moving forward we are implementing that ma' please one excuse me mad Madam chair ma'am with all due respect and I believe you have the right to talk just like everybody but those names that you mentioned not me okay okay I and by the way the difference from my predecessor okay I'm just saying I saw I'm not for hire you can't buy me what we don't want to do is go back and forth with the community if you can keep your public comment to the item okay to the item I I believe this land is going to be used for development IEP has been added in to make it more publicly appealing and for the tagline to stick but we know that it's development that's behind this Workforce housing as they're calling it and developers who want to take this land not the community there are many empty lots owned by the city of Miami that could have housed a new ey prep empty lots that make City dangerous but this is politically and economically motivated not truly an effort of the city it's been four years of negotiation three approvals by five Commissioners and commissioner when commissioner gabella brought item this item forward is when I prep stepped up in my years working in Miami I have told leaders and I have worked with with Omni to the KN Foundation that we shouldn't be shortsighted if we want to be a truly Innovative city that has room for all economic levels to thrive we need more than more and more buildings and condos to attract that that kind of talent and to make this a truly livable City we need spaces like this climate control theth extender that would be open to the entire Community this is not for Center only only during school hours it's also open to the community and during the night when this park is now closed it's open to the community and all weekend this is the type of spaces that we need for the community to thrive and here it's ready ready to go $10 million in fund which is so hard to come by thank you thank you good morning good morning my name is Gabby Soro I am a longtime resident and taxpayer of edwat and I'm also a passionate advocate for our community's children I am here in favor of re8 as a parent with two children attending attending to IEP Academy I've seen firsthand the challenges they face in an environment lacking natural light and green spaces imagine our children spending their day confined in four walls with little exposure to sunlight no windows at all and just a handful of breaks during the day imagine working parents that have to leave their children from 8:00 in the morning till 6:00 p.m. and they get to go outside for a few minutes a day this is this isn't just about Aesthetics or a park it's about the fundamental well-being and educ educational experience of our future leaders of our community but there is hope R8 re8 present an opportunity to CH change our children's educational experience by voting in favor of re8 we can provide our children with facilities they truly deserve spaces that ignite curiosity Inspire creativity and and have and give them a healthy growth and for those of you that are advocating for a park I invite you to Margaret Pace Park a beautiful outdoor space available for everyone our children deserve more than just basic education they deserve an environment that empowers them to thrive please vote Yes in favor of re8 thank you for considering the urgency of this matter together let's Champion the cost of our children and shape a brighter and healthier future for them thank you thank you good morning good morning my name is Nicolai mova this is my son Eric we're residents of District 2 and voters we're also um active um residents of um the community that needs the um outside facility for our children it is not a needs or wants these are all children and as well as the children of our school the children of IEP and the surrounded communities are invited to use this space we keep hearing public school public property this I prep is not a public school school it is in charter school and it is impossible to get into even if you live in that area we keep suggesting inclusion of everybody that lives there so everybody can use the space not to build more concrete structures this morning there was a very nice PR um conference in the outside area with the mayor of Miami congratulating and you know Ovation for a $60 million contribution to a happy and healthy place for Miami to become the center project is exactly that there's a $10 million donation yet it is being refused our children need the space to play Not only to be in an air conditioned property but also for safe property legion's Park is loaded with bums and homeless people every single morning we cannot go there and play there in the morning I'm scared to go walk my dog there so I please ask you to reconsider this place for our children it is not needs or wants the children from IEP and our school are the same kind of children and they're all welcome to go play there it keeps getting repeated here this is a property that's being sold or used for private properties it is not true there's a man standing outside of this building that says I'm not a lobbyist they just pay me to speak for them and he keeps telling people this is property that's being bought for you you're welcome good morning good morning my name is Philip Louis I'm just leaving on 77 sir sir I I need you to get closer to the microphone sir sir sir I need you to get closer to the microphone we can't hear you not step closer to the microphone oh okay sorry for that my name is Philip Louis I'm just leaving on 77 17 Norwest 6 Avenue M fla 33150 and then I receive an application where I highly you know support this project by pz 2315 15933 and pz 23158 32 subit by P LLC and 28 cha LLC if approve this project you that will help uh that will P the way for construction and need a multif family development in our community the subject area is Shing for economic Redevelopment especially along the 79 Street Corridor I am especially happy to hear that the applicant is commuted a portion of the development of aable rate which area so made especially for for our Senor and also you know if ever we could get more than that I think you know we would appreciate you know that you know and also I want you you know just try you know to see if every we can work on this yeah yeah PC 12 and 13 P 12 13 you know I want you know just you know try to build up about this just think about it you know I think it is good for our community thank you thank you very much good morning good morning Commissioners I am here with very nervous and with respect my name my name is Stan and I am a junior at IEP my Public School uh in a year I will be your constituent commissioner king of District 5 I'm excited to do that uh I am here in support of the current resolution re8 uh to revoke the sener license agreement I am here to witness what can be achieved for the public school system I am here as a student to witness my own city right its wrong what I would hope to see beyond these shortterm wins is the continued parsing of public land to who it would benefit the most Miami students my future children and your current ones thank you thank you for coming good morning good morning everyone my name is Aaron Deo with residents at 1 through3 Northeast 2 Avenue I'm also the chair of the climate resilience committee serving for all of you we have uh an item that originated in our committee on the agenda today di4 regarding gas powered leaf blowers and um it originated from a suggestion from a local resident well-known meteorologist John Morales and there's other municipalities in the area that have already done various uh processes to transition toward electric leaf blowers for the many benefits these include both the greenhouse gas emissions reductions which are quite considerable even though they look quite small there's a lot of them we have the Mii forever carbon neutral plan which we're trying to get toward and it's not going to be one large action that gets us there it's going to be smaller actions this technology Works our city operations already utilize gas uh electric leaf blowers in many locations unfortunately there was a preemption possibly at the state level last week um not allowing for local municipalities to to move toward uh electric leap blowers in a for their residents that doesn't stop you from possibly looking to H ask city manager to to further review how the electric leap blowers are operating in your current operations and look toward Contin that transition and kind of you know show the uh the support for uh for that and then there's also a lot of health benefits there's volatile organic compounds which are released so it improves air quality uh so hopefully we can you know transition that resolution uh a little bit and you can just direct staff to look into what these options are I think it makes a lot of sense for our community and I'm also in support of the the leave no Trace policy R11 as well as fr5 I've looked at many projects and properties in the mimo district for various people over over the years and that height restriction really does reduce the ability for the feasibility of putting parking in those projects and having parking in that neighborhood would support those other businesses as someone who goes to those businesses thank you all very much I hope it was uh helpful thank you good morning good morning morning Commissioners my name is Marty Sutherland I'm here speaking on behalf of myself and my mother Paula laws we own a house in Spring Gardens and I hope that this holds your attention because it's not as big an issue as everything else I'm at 880 5 Northwest 7th Street Road across the canal the seabow canal is a property that used to be popey's Marina it's now empty and has been for quite a long time and it's dilapitated I know that there was a request to remove the building and it was denied on the historical um situation in our neighborhood I it's an eyesore for me I'm not trying to go against my neighborhood but I it's directly across my Dock and at worst it's the isore at best you have toxins being Leed into the the river because the um docks have fallen into the river now so you have all that wood that's probably in my mind you been treated and it's leeching into the water I'm not opposed to sitting with you know the builders and trying to work something out with our neighborhood just really what it's about is what is it going to look like for us once they build right that's why they're so our neighborhood is so opposed to it so I'm here to extend an olive branch um to the to the developers and ask them to work with us and approach us approach me I just gave my address and uh see what we can work out because it is an isore and like I said probably a danger as well thank you for your attention thank you for coming good morning good morning Commissioners I'm Carlos Roy and I'm in support of re8 I'm here as a miamian to witness my city right its wrongs I'm here as an I prep student to witness what can be achieved for the public school system I'm now a senior at the tail end of my high school career I won't feel the true effects of this decision but with the passing of this resolution what I would see is the honest denial of a private institution's grab at a public land and the possible growth of my current school's physical education what I would hope to see beyond this short-term wins is the continued parsing of public land to who would benefit the most Miami students my future children your current ones and a PS I've been to the park it's locked in the day which gives me a grim view of how they will truly use their grandio Dome and what is better for the public a park by those against public interest or a school built for every child in Miami sner I hope you don't think we'll fall for the Honey Trap this sports dome is a favor for the public it's not it's an unjust present for public you or for private use thank you for your time thank you thank you for coming good morning good morning my name is Pedro the Silva I live in Morningside at 570 Northeast 53rd Street I'm here to speak uh on J itm re8 in opposition to it the biscan park um you know the critics of this project they usually never mention that this was approved on City Commission on a 5 to0 vote uh three of you that are here voted for it and the reason you did is because you saw the benefits of improving and refurbishing this uh this park um you know this this will this is a park that is for everyone in the community at no cost to the taxpayers the other thing that uh the critics of this project usually don't mention is that uh this land is owned as a park this is the city of Miami public park and and now some of you want to build housing inside the city of Miami Park can you imagine the restant so what is next are we going to build housing in Morningside Park uh you know where does it stop and um so we cannot be converting our precious parks in sports facilities into housing you know the the Miami date School Board they have they own nearby land that they can use so you know why why are do they want to use city park when they have nearby land that they can use and I'm all for I'm not against the IEP or or School housing just we need our Parks this is this is a city of Miami Park so I I kindly ask you uh today that you don't get politics get on the way thank you and uh please do not cancel it thank you thank you good morning morning good morning my name is OT Schmidt I am a student at I pr Academy and I'm here with a petition with over 1,700 um signatures supporting Rea thank you I love that the young people are here for civic engagement they are our future leaders and I want to celebrate the kids that have come to speak all of them good morning good morning um my name is Melania kson and I'm a magnet school alumni I'm amidate resident of 331 35 and a voter vote Yes on ra8 every day our actions as parents teachers and public Representatives teach your kids lessons whether we like it or not so we need to be responsible for what lessons we're teaching them every day the senters claim to Value Integrity but what these actions teach us is that if you have enough money you can take from others that don't have as much if this land goes to them that is the lesson this city would would be teaching our kids as well these parks are supposed to be for the public not not just for those that can afford to play on them I know they claim this Dome is free to everyone but the reality is nothing is free in this world and the land is worth much more than that and they know it if not they wouldn't fight so hard for it let's start brand new and create something we can all benefit from as a community and that can keep generating money for many years to come thank you for your time thank you good morning good morning Commissioners my name is Carrie aronovitz I live on 72nd Terrace here in Miami Florida uh I'm here in support of re8 I am I don't have a promotional video I don't have a PR team um I am a proud parent of a pre kindergarten child at IEP an amazing School the deal with the stiners is wrong and we are all here pink shirts or green shirts we're teaching our students our kids right from wrong and that deal is wrong a commissioner is no longer in front of us because he was removed by the governor as a result of that deal sir when and stay with the agenda yes and ultimately uh chairwoman thank you very much um we are all here for what is right and what is wrong this is a public public space It should be used for a public land public parks and public schools thank you very much thank you good morning good morning my name is Stephanie beanock I live in Edgewater Florida District 2 I am a Miami native business owner in Edgewater my Homestead for the past 12 years my investment properties are all in Edgewater and more importantly a mom of two very athletic children my passion for the community and roots are very deep in Miami I've watched my neighborhood gentrify and completely trans transform into a blooming thriving City but the past 3 years I become very nervous to even walk to the supermarket with my children my kids can no longer ride a scooter or a bike in my neighborhood because of the increasing car accidents we need a commissioner to be more worried about our kids and adults by fostering and prioritizing healthy habits of sports in Edgewater we have zero neighborhood sporting leagues or community centers for kids but Miami Shores Miami Beach North Beach Bay Harbor Islands the underline and Brickle have all made this a priority you just awarded Liberty City and we have nothing for our kids to play sports as much as I want to support public education for children in my community the community did not support me back when I applied for my son to attend I prep just living a few blocks away I was denied he is a straight A student captain of his soccer team and they're giving away seats to families outside of District 2 and some even in Broward County I urge you to ask for the statistics of where all of their students live this is why they are at capacity not because they are accepting kids from District 2 the school board wants you to believe they need more space because of a growing District but applications are open to everyone in Miami and Broward County on a lottery system I fully understand this is a magnet program but you shouldn't be convinced that expanding a lottery based school will directly impact District too we have to compete with thousands of applications for a seat it will only impact whoever wins a lottery taxpayers within blocks of the school get no first right for a seat it's your job to look out for the best interest of District 2 residents and not the taxpayers in other districts because their children attend IEP thank you my son wants to speak but he's very nervous about Margaret Pace Park can he attempt or can I speak for him he can speak for himself you want to speak he doesn't want he doesn't want to speak want to speak too sh it's pretty scary comeing here to speak yes yes it's pretty scary no you cannot have his two minutes thank you cannot have his two minutes thank you good morning morning I'm a Jane 720 Northeast 69th street I'm here to speak in favor of f fr5 uh just for clarity it's a text Amendment um for chapter 23 that um allows the opportunity for a project to be presented a public benefit project to be presented the project can't be presented without it this is a project that would have to be brought back to hboard for their denial approval or approval with conditions chapter 23 never considered public benefit when the ordinance was written this is an opportunity to address a problem that myo has been working on for years years uh especially as it related to Upper biscan Boulevard where there's a lot of businesses and not enough parking uh just for the record I own a property a block and a half north of this it was as of right for me to knock down that building and build a 12-story building overlooking all of Palm Grove and I decided to go to the effort to make it historic and down Zone it to 35 ft so this project that's coming forward hopefully is really for the benefit of the entire Community for those people that lived in that neighborhood for over 20 years ago the height limit there was unlimited so much needed project please support um s fr5 for the benefit of the entire Community thank you thank you good morning good morning my name is Zach Cosner res 7180 Southwest 114 Terrace I'm here representing friends of biscane bay you I've heard variey is the spice of life so I'm going to talk to a little bit about something a little less controversial uh garbage in biscane Bay and I'm also an eagle scout and in the scouts they taught us to always leave a place cleaner than when we got to it uh unfortunately the primary visitors to the spoil Islands in City of Miami and the parks don't appear to be Boy Scouts uh they appear to be people who are very intent on leaving garbage strewn all over the place you know garbage in a landscape doesn't just make things uglier it diminishes the quality of the ecology it's bad for human health and it's bad for biscane Bay there's a recent economic study saying that biscane bay provides $64 billion in value for Miami County overall specifically and especially the city of Miami which you know biscane bay is the blue heart of and yet our spoil Islands our Parks our mangroves are clogged with trash which kills fish which kills Turtles which undermines our ecology and which can end up inside of us when fishermen eat the fish that is uh you know are swimming around found in these environments that are clogged with garbage uh you recently unanimously voted to adopt leave no Trace principles we really appreciate that but uh you know the principles of leave no Trace emphasize greater stewardship for M respect for others and just make this a better cleaner healthier place to live uh however we need you to implement act swiftly to implement a leave no Trace policy Citywide this includes removing trash from trash cans on spoil Islands placing signage on Islands enhancing education and making sure that we are doing everything we can to reduce the load of garbage that's going into our storm drains it's going into our Bay and it's going inside of us and so that's uh We've uh recently sent over a thousand signature or letters from Friends of viscan bay members many of them City of Miami residents uh urging for the adoption of these policies and we just urge you to take action thank thank you good morning good morning good morning Marvin Tapia 1901 Northwest South Drive good morning residents good morning Commissioners uh I got to say I want to start by saying this is beautiful I'm really proud of our residents because this is the way our system should work our system is meant to be to listen to our residents so we can voice our opinions which is why I'm in support of re8 uh this is something that should be open to community input uh not because it's the green versus the Pink or good versus bad it's because it should be open to the community we voice our opinions Commissioners take a decision on that and that's how it should be which is why I'm suppor of re8 um you're going to hear from a lot of people you've already heard from a lot of people the takeaway today I know you've been sitting here for a long time you'll be sitting here for another for a while longer uh the takeaway is that this is for the community so whether the the community decides what should be in that Park not special interests not individuals it should be the community and just remember that please uh and I'm also in support of re10 uh re10 gabella uh and Commissioners I believe should we should support that uh so thank you for your time again please listen to the residents that's why we're here thank you very much thank you for coming good morning good morning my name is kolina um Lara I'm a resident of edge water and actually I have something ready to say but I totally agree with him I'm on the other side but I totally agree with him on the biscane park I support the park as I was standing outside and there Reas I'm changing uh speaking right now I felt so sad that the kids from both schools should be working together they should be friends like this is about them and I'm I was very upset to see how feisty people are outside how they're not talking to each other how they are they are angry uh when we should be getting together and in analyzing what's best my personal opinion as an architect and as a realtor is I agree that public schools need more space better space with Windows I I agree that teachers need a better place to leave in my personal opinion that is specific spot I don't think we can put more people on that street I think having a park would be a way better use of this space for everybody in different times of the days in different seasons and and and I'm pretty sure we can come together to find a very good use of this public space for everybody and um of course not not not acknowledging what I prep is in need of because I know I went to today my son goes to private school but I went to public school so um I'm not against helping and finding a solution but in my opinion that is specific site on that specific Street putting a thousand more people coming in and out together being in residences or being school it's I don't know if the street can support it so um um and I wish that we can get together to make what's best for the for the uh for the public so I totally agree with the gentleman that was here before me thank you good morning good morning members of the commission my name is Walter Ares I address is 6070 Southwest 25th Street I am here today taking time out of my busy law practice to discuss my measure re8 and humbly ask that this commission consider revoking the licensing agreement that was previously issued and secured and rather spearheaded by former commissioner Mr btia as we all know there's very serious allegations regarding how the licensing agreement itself was secured that in it of itself self should be enough to raise red flags here the mere appearance of impropriety should lead this commission to revoke the licensing agreement nevertheless let me remind you all that as members of the commission you have a fiduciary duty to act in the best interest of the public not interest of of groups such as the stiners who are proposing this measure and are looking to financially benefit from this measure with that being said I respectfully request that the commission does the correct thing here revoke the licensing agreement let's all go back to the drawing board bring everybody who has some type of Interest here uh and propose what is the best use for this land that we are here to discuss today thank you very much thank you good morning good morning um David sner 3050 bis Boulevard I I I hope I get this with within two minutes I uh I didn't time this and uh I'm about to drop a bomb so maybe you'll grant me a little bit longer if I if I go over I I don't even know um so we've been trying to make a substantial gift to the city um it's it's surreal that we're trying to fight so hard to give our money away um so much has happened in the past month I'm actually aligned with you commissioner King I really wish there was a way that we could figure out to some some way to work together I've tried to speak with everybody I've tried to speak with I prep parents I've tried to speak with I prep leadership I've tried tried to speak with the school board um I have uh offered uh creatively uh we happen to own some Lots on 20th Street literally one block away from the park to work with the Schoolboard maybe I prep can be located there I got kind of a big yawn and a nonresponse from from that idea um there's been parents who have wanted to speak with us Anon anonymously from I prep who have been uh told that they've been they've been uh being traitorous and and ostracized from their group so um you know and along the way we've been defamed and trolled and attacked and villainized trying to do a good thing um you know this really is a scary place to speak commissioner King and to be nobody here will even look me in the eye most people say screw this nothing against public schools or the Schoolboard my mother actually worked for my D County public schools for over 40 years you can you can uh check it yourself so you all know the backstory I think I'm time I don't know how you're feeling about this um we're uh we're pulling out um we're reasonable people though we uh we we know that there actually one of the IEP parents I actually agree with who is like the process there's enough new information about the process that maybe we should re reexamine this you know I'm I'm okay I'm okay with this you know we're we're still open to improving the park we're not interested in spending $10 million on a dome Sports Park too much harassment thank you okay thank you I think you got my point thank you good morning good morning my name is EVN Hernandez VZ I live at 553 Northeast 75 Street and I'm here to speak about the 35 foot height limit amendment in the myo District I've lived in the house immediately behind the property for 24 years the Mayo historic district and its protective 35 height limit are the best things that ever happened to the area mine is one of four single family homes buing the property no one wants a 55 ft building looking down on their backyard the city should be vigorously protecting the 35- Ft height limit not trying to change that height limit and set a bad president this developer has proposed building underground parking previously with only a private investment here the Miami parking authority will be subsidizing in constru in the construction of windfall for the developer the 35- foot height limit is based on sound Urban Design Concepts including the Miami dat County Urban Design manual and input from the Miami planning department it protects the character and the scale of the area especially in area like ours where much of the boulevard backs up against a single family home it took a lot of effort to establish both the myo historic district and the prot protective 35 height limit but now our protective height limit is threatened and don't let anyone convince you that this wouldn't set a bad president I know that we need some parking on biscan Boulevard and we could we could get that through other means but building underground we don't have to the height limit doesn't have to be touched it it's but right now traffic on bisc Boulevard is horrible and to get from one block to another if today we allow a 55 ft height deviation tomorrow someone will ask for a 75t height deviation thank you please protect it thank you good morning good morning Grant Stern 425 Northeast 22nd Street you know I came here with this flyer that I received from the stiners to tell you a little story about it um big surprise they get donate some of their philanthropic money to the organization so dangerous Facebook and Instagram banned them not just from children seeing it but from everybody seeing the vaccine misinformation that they spread but I'm here to talk about what kind of City we want and support re8 because if we want a city that's fair that works for everybody that treats everybody the same we're not going to give out no bid deals on hundred million doll pieces of property with no appraisal even just because somebody is wealthy and I'm going to tell you something you you look up here everybody look up for a second you see the lovely zodiac up here uh that was discovered actually and refurbished by an early Administration and there's another room that contained a similar zodiac it was called the Star Chamber it existed in England back in the very olden days and it gave different Justice to the aristocrats the wealthy the Nobles the people of higher standing and if we want to be a city that gives special deals to wealthy people because they can buy fancy lobbyists or even be unregistered lobbyists and speak before this body like the stiners did on January 11th or be lobbyists and not tell everybody hey we're lobbyists when they give these speeches because they're now registered lobbyists there's no public interest in this like you'd see in this flyer this is self-interest they're going to bring us a a farmers market so they can sell their produce they're going to have 36 ticketed events each year it's going to be open to the public sh buy a ticket this is about what kind of city do we live in a city for the residents or a city for the wealthy people who can move here and buy literally whatever they want and the city will just turn a blind eye to it and when they find out that it's a bad deal they say you know we're not going to change our minds we're just going to stick with this bad deal thank you good morning good morning I'm here to speak on two items my name is Denise Galvis Duos I am a resident of the city but I'm also a member of the historic and environmental prot protection board one of the items I wanted to speak on is the mimo parking lot I have to tell you um I've been on the board for over 5 years and we looked at this item and considered it very carefully and I don't speak for the rest of the board but what Miss Jane is proposing to do with the mpa it's a very very narrow exception that we're making for something that for years we've been hearing complaints about in the neighborhood and so I don't think this is going to set a bad precedent as long as we keep the definition very narrow that it's for the public interest um the underground that the previous lady suggested said we looked at that that's not feasible it's just not possible on that lot so please vote to approve that parking lot the second item I want to speak on very quickly is this pocket item that commissioner Coro put forth to appoint Jose Suarez I'm not sure why we're trying to bring back an employee who just left the city abruptly and is not qualified for that position but I ask you all to just keep in mind his history of appointing people to positions cronies like the most recent Miguel Ferro at Tower Theater that Theater now is abandoned there's nobody managing it it's permanently closed sometimes open I'm not sure what the hours are but please do not allow commissioner Coral to appoint anybody to that position perhaps wait for the audit of Bayfront trust before we select somebody for such an important position I spoke to Jose Solano yesterday an employee of that trust for 24 years who would be glad to come back to that position he was driven Away by Mr commissioner Coro so please treat our public assets like they deserve they're for the community they don't belong to you and they don't belong to him they belong belong to all of us thank you thank you good morning good morning uh my name is Henry Patel and I'm speaking in support of f fr5 um quickly um I might ask a little extra time I want to stay in respect of the time but quickly The Biggest Loser of the memo District are the business owners uh me with another few other we own hotels since 1980s lot lot of people don't know that it used to be C1 zoning with 110 ft before many people who complain today about Heights say that oh we should not allow 55 it used to be 110 ft when they were living there it was down Zone when commissioner sonof represented us and we are the real losers because with my wife and children I I George knows me pretty well we go back when City wanted to clean up the bisc Boulevard and I'll open up my hotel doors to the Miami PD to do sting operations by commissioner greetings to you you don't know me but it's a tough job but I'm glad you took it so we were down Zone from 110 to 35 at that time we came here commissioner Sanchez and commissioner God were in favor to compromise at 55 but the other Commissioners won't give up now we are stuck with a bag where we worked our rare end off for 35 years if I need some money for my emergency I don't have I lost my investment value I did not decide to Sue City of Miami and now the TDR has ties where I cannot even sell tdrs if I have not refurbished my hotel in last 10 years that's a challenging situation for somebody like me and other five six business owners who can do nothing with the investment we work nobody wanted to come on biscane we stood we have seen bullets on biscane you can ask about dozen chief of police of my commitment to this neighborhood but today I'm standing we should come to a compromise because 36 Street and biscan can have 47 stories but 72nd and this SK cannot have 55 ft that is ridiculous that is just unfair to people who have worked their butt off for rest of the life to put our investment with her wife and kids thank you thank you and I beg you to make sure you make a rational decision thank you and think about the future of the neighborhood thank you Mr Patel good morning good morning good morning esteemed Commissioners and Community leaders my name is Stephanie Lara and I'm a District 5 voter I live at 81 0 Northeast 74th Street and I'm a parent of children who attend the Miami D County Public School I prep academy I also am a public school graduate of Dr Michael crop Senior High School 2002 I come to you today as a concerned and active Community member troubled by the decisions that may prioritize private interests over the collective well-being of our public our community stands at a Crossroads with the future of Miami's public lands and consequently our spirit of communal life at stake recent actions threatened to divert resources from our most vital institutions notably Public Schools a symbol of educational Excellence within educ within the public school system is IEP Academy iep's potential for expansion essential for fostering greater achievements and brighter futures for our students is jeopardized by the encroachment of private developments on private land starting as early as 2016 there was a hopeful negotiation for an IEP building reflecting our commitment to educational progress however this plan is now being threatened by developments that favor private gain over public benefit as guardians of our future we must advocate for the preservation of public lands for educational growth and communal growth we call upon you to stand with us in upholding the principle that public lands should serve the public good opposing any actions that compromise this ideal our parks and our Open Spaces Are Not Mere Commodities but the heart of our community crucial for recreation learning and growth as we consider the Legacy that we wish to leave let's unite in valuing our public lands for their true purpose to educate inspire and to serve the public interest We Trust in your leadership to prioritize the collective interest of the community and we ask that you vote Yes to re8 thank you so much thank you good morning good morning good morning my name is Melina talo and I didn't prepare anything I will improvise I have two girls single mom my girls go to CER and they play tennis for the last 10 years and we never know if we can play or not depend of the weather the you know the heat the mosquitoes and I think this project is amazing for everyone for the moms for the kids and for Miami I think it's incredible because we don't have this in Miami and could be part of the for the tourist so for the people to see something else like this amazing I don't know if you understand the idea that I'm trying to say uh like it's a beautiful city and my family this these beautiful people are very generous donating the money to do it so you don't even need to put money on and they are not just generous with Miami they are generous with with me with myself not with me with my girls and with another people at the school giving a scholarship for single moms or like you know poor people as I am so thank you for listen I hope you understand me thank you thank you good morning good morning Madam chair happy birthday and fellow Commissioners this is the time I wish I had the superpower of public speaking or the wit and Grace of Miss bendr bindal but I don't so I will keep it short thank you for the opportunity to address you today my name is Tabitha Jana a district 2 Brickle resident for over 30 years a register voter and the voice of my three and 5-year-old children I am here to express my support for your revoking the license agreement discussed under re8 related to biscane park I agree that we do need more and better Parks I agree that we need more space for all the children of the community but I strongly agree that we also need more schools as a parent we are constantly facing a plethora of challenges and decisions one major decision is the school choice and the flock of new residents of our city is law on school inventory whether it is private or public I am grateful to hear about philanthropists willing to improve our community but wish that they went about the correct way without having any relation to corruption without spreading misinformation without sidelining the work of many of the school board and the omnic I wonder if they would give their donations if the project was not across the street from their private school again I kindly urge you to vote Yes to revoke the deal thank you thank you good morning good morning my name is Daniel Lee uh thank you Commissioners for hearing us out I really admire the things you do and all you have to go through every day that you do one of these public hearings I live at 13th Street uh I'm sorry 13 Northwest and 44th Street on District 3 uh but I own a condo in District Two uh I lived in Bickle before and as as the lady who lives there um I'm concerned about parks and about schools and I'm here to oppose R8 uh I know that you brought it up but I'm here to oppose it because I really think that um we should keep any deal that that in some way protects our parks that keeps land that is owned as a park as a park uh I have a three-year-old son um this week has been fantastic because the the weather has been permitting me to go to the park with him every single afternoon I've loved it but it's not always the case sometimes it rains sometimes it's too hot outside and would love for him to have access to a soccer league or something of that nature in in in our district and and I think that unfortunately we don't have more land we don't have more parks to be able to to do something like that and to have something like that uh I saw like in the morning uh mayor Suarez was uh enforcing or trying to bring upon us you know his his new program of sports and all these Fitness activities and I think that yes that's something that is really good as it's education of not denying that education is great uh but I think that we need to protect this as a park and and I hope that you find a way to do it I hope that we haven't scared this family who's donating uh because I just heard them bring a bomb and they're pulling out of the deal uh I hope that we're not the city who kills parks and and encourages whoever gives a donation to preserve a park uh to take that donation away so thank you very much thank you good morning good morning good morning chairwomen morning Commissioners my name is make haaji and I am here as a proud member of IEP academy and our community community in Edgewater I am here to speak in favor of this item re8 this decision that is being made today is about what is right and fair and what is not a decision about public land deserves a truly public and transparent dialogue that involves the public good government andure process our community in water is growing in the need of future Miami public schools students depend on this land it's worth reevaluating please vote Yes to Rea today your decision will say Miami is open for business but Miami public land is not for sale thank you thank you good morning good morning my name is is s barari and I live in the Upper East Side in the Palm Grove neighborhood I have a a pass out that's going to be given to you of pictures so that you can see exactly where this 7500 biscan Boulevard lot is that we are opposed to the 55 ft height increase from 35 ft we are not opposed to the project we welcome the project we welcome the parking garage as long as it stays with in the confines of the 35 ft the 35 ft height limit has brought Harmony and balance to our neighborhood page one shows you an aerial photo of it page two shows you the north side which is 7550 biscane Boulevard on the corner it's a two twostory house that's on biscane and 76 behind it are three single family homes that are butt directly to the back of the of the lot so you have this lot is going to be right on top of these homes on the east side of the lot across bis game Boulevard is the commercial strip as you can see on page four it is two stories on page five is on the west side of the lot which is Evelyn's house she spoke just a few minutes ago we support new development in the Upper East Side what we don't support is that for the first time I am here fighting the city I've come down here for the past 30 years always fighting a developer who's been trying to get some type of height up zoning or some type of waiver I said but now here I am with my fellow neighbors fighting the city to protect our thank you neighborhood thank you thank you good morning morning excuse me can you hear me okay all right good morning Commissioners good morning parents happy birthday by the way my name is Allison James I am resident of Miami Florida 33137 I was born and raised in Miami Florida I'm a product of public schooling which I appreciated very much much not only did public schooling help grow me as an individual but an educational intellect because I graduated from FIU University I am in a career that I love and thrive in I currently have two children who are attending I prep academy who are also thriving the same Community because public school has that impact on you not only do they receive an impeccable education from IEP but they also are involved with other kids from other backgrounds and cultures Public Schools like I prep are Beyond worth fighting for for our children benefit in more ways than one the opportunity for a bigger one would be impeccable because this would obviously give more kids that are trying to get into I prep which is a magnet school not a charter school and it's a free public school so for re8 I implore you to terminate the license agreement make it more where we can bid and speak our peace so we can actually see what we're going to do with biscane Park thank you for your time and have a great day thank you good morning good afternoon is it it is good afternoon uh good afternoon commissioner Rees Caro Ando and chairwoman happy birthday we are Pisces uh my name is Leo bardi I am uh I live at 100 Bay View Drive in Sun is and I am in opposition of re8 I moved to Miami from Canada where there are multiple parks in every NE neighborhood but they can only be but they can only be used half of the year I've been here for 3 years now and it's not easy to find a available Green Space for me and my family and our community but here in Miami we can use Parks 12 months a year but we also have harsh weather especially in the heat in the summer therefore for me it makes sense to have an air controlled Dome this morning we also heard mayor Suarez say some of the priorities for the city which are mental health exercise athletic and to have green spaces to stay and this is exactly what this project will deliver these benefits but we also just heard David and Leela sentner resined a donation of $10 million as a result of a very public misinformed and defamatory campaign by those against the Dome project including commissioner Paro I was raised not to disrespect generosity so now you need to find a way to upgrade biscane Park and to make it as beautiful and useful as the project from the stiners would be thank you thank you good morning good afternoon Commissioners my name is Amanda Bono and I am speaking in favor of item f fr5 I am a licensed architect whose office is in the commercial District of bimo and I believe this text amendment is commendable as it will allow for a project like Miss Janes to be presented that addresses a dire need for parking in the community please please support F5 thank you thank you good afternoon good afternoon my name is Alexander kov um I would like first of all to thank this opportunity to speak and to be heard um I came here not so much time ago and for me to having this opportunity as a resident of Miami to really share your thoughts about how you would like this city to be look like is very important so I would like to thank everybody for this opportunity uh initially I would like to pose a question how easy is it to find a person who is willing to fund $10 million for Public School sorry not for public school for public park building like taking care of the development and maintenance and U Frankly Speaking for me I was surprised 10 minutes ago that um Senter is pulling out of of this deal but I would like to say this that we residents of Miami uh we still want to see park on the on this public land and no matter what like no matter who will build this park but we would like this park to be built so before you have the budget for it and you have the person who is willing to take care of it and right now it is your job to find a budget for building of this of this public park public land for public parks thank you thank you good morning good morning happy early birthday commissioner uh thank you for being here all morning listening to us um I Echo everything that the parents of IEP had said and a lot of what the parents of the setar academy has said as well um I'm here today uh District Five active resident uh the mother of two children a 5-year-old and a 2-year-old to ask for your support of item number eight and for the termination of the license agreement for biscane Park I also based on recent events ask you to not feel stron held or pressured over any change in circumstances I think there's a lot more for biscan Park that just a dome or no Dome there's a lot to explore we've talked today about possibilities and working together and we should not feel threatened or fearful um due to a change in those circumstances anas and the love if the love for our community and the love for the park is still there then we'll make it work and I think we're all in favor of a green space that would be bisin Park so I ask you to consider that when you support item number eight thank you shair if I had the speaker's name ma'am Marcela Lozano thank you good morning good afternoon good afternoon um my name is Deborah Stander I at 8:30 Northeast 74th Street and I'm here to speak on fr5 the mob biscan height ordinance um I have heard different obviously opinions about this proposed change in the highight ordinance and my position on this is that this does not have to be an either or situation I think that we're talking about legislation and legislation can be tailored and worded to try to satisfy um different positions so I've brought and I will be handing to the clerk some handouts for the Commissioners which both um list the the findings of the Hep board and I noticed that um one of the headboard members just spoke to you she left before the he board voted on this item and so she was not a part of the vote the headboard voted unanimously to deny recommending this legislation to the commission only because they felt that it failed to sufficiently address some very important issues so I'm going to give you a list that shows the he board's findings what they found wrong with it and some proposed U additions that might be made that um have reflect Community input and also try to address the he board's concerns so I'm handing these um I think that uh commissioner Paro you have in your District you have a couple of neighborhood conservation districts and I know ER commissioner reays in in your District you have the coral gate right thank you good good good afternoon good afternoon Madam chair and commission Moren Luna I'm here to speak on re8 in support to revoke the licensing deal for bisane Park but first let's not make this about two schools against each other what is really about is a bad deal a deal many of you weren't properly informed about prior to this month a deal that does not address the largest possible audience and a deal by where one day could possibly bring hardship to the city of Miami and their staff while many points have been addressed here today these are a few undeniable facts I'd like to leave you with there are 21 acres of land currently in the city of Miami that are generating zero tax dollars under much of this is undeveloped underutilized or Worse forbidden with the termin of the biscan park licensing deal this can change based on the independent study that the CRA did under the Omni Redevelopment plan it is expected to bring over $400 million annually annually to that area to be reinvested in that Community this is a far cry from a onetime $10 million payment green space that's another question the current plan reflects the development of using no green space the only thing that utilizes Green Space is the Dome project there will be no green space used in what's currently addressed lastly the question of how we will pay for it once the deal is revoked the land value is appraised and a proper RFP is put in place I promise you the funding will come and during that process you can trust that this hot pink Army will be there to make sure that it happens and and each are hold accountable good afternoon afternoon Adam kki and I to give uh my time to miss Le we're not giv time with all due respect commission giv time um commissioner parto announced it yesterday we told our people to not show up because we thought we were going to have more time pleas do not argue with me I've already stated that we are not giving time uh thank you I'm I'm uh a parent of two two boys I live in Bickle and I oppose R8 re8 uh we live in an area where uh park space is limited especially in the summer months it it's very hot buing the Dome would be very helpful here and staying in Miami because it does get very humid and uh I think we lost something great with uh G Center like uh going away with the money so hopefully you guys could find another space and $10 million to come up with a great space for kids play with thank you thank you good afternoon hi good afternoon my name is Wendy Hernandez and I am the mom of an I prep student and another student that goes to public school at a different school so I I really thought through this a lot um my son Adam he plays soccer and so he would stand to benefit from this Dome home let's say and so when we talked about why is Mommy active and why is she doing this we talked about right and wrong and what's needed and what's not needed so for those of you who practice soccer there's plenty of public parks Adam practices in dorsy park um in Miami date County so there's there's land there to practice in um I'm speaking um oppos u in support of re8 I come before you today fueled by my love of community and my commitment to doing what is right our Public School system alongside us as parents instill in our future leaders the value of integrity and making ethical decisions to that end I hope that as you have researched listened reflected you have become convinced that the biscane park deal is a flawed deal therefore I urge you to demonstrate to our children that our politicians can and will prioritize righteousness by supporting re8 as I remind my children every day at every single drop off make good choices Commissioners say yes to re8 thank you thank you good morning good afternoon Leila setner 3050 biscan and I just want to reiterate we are no longer in a desire to donate donate $10 million to the city we are no longer interested and thank you commissioner Paro for your social media post which has to be some sort of ethical violation to encourage everybody to come out here in support of by the way your constituents are the people that would have been using that park it was not going to be a private park it was going to be fully accessible to the public just that is now except it will be useful the way it is now it's just dirt so I hope that you can find the replacement to beautify the park because my husband and I and our community and we will make sure hundreds of thousands of people come out to support to make sure that stays a park a park is a park is a park you cannot build a tower you cannot build a school that only has capacity for 2,000 kids and I know many many parents who have tried to get into that school and they can't because there's a waiting list so tell me how giving it to I prep is good for the community when there's only 2,000 kids that can go there is that fair no I just want it to be a park and whether you use somebody else donation I don't care let them pay for it I just want it to be beautiful I want it to be green space and it doesn't matter to us what you put that's what you guys don't seem to understand we don't care we just want it to be green space but we won't allow it to be a building it doesn't need to be and you know what the school board has over 500 Parcels why don't they take one of the 500 Parcels if they're so supportive of your school and give you one of those 500 parcels and donate it to you I because I know you're doing a great job with what you're doing I have to commend you with that so tell the SPO School Board to give you some of their unused land so you can continue to build your beautiful project which I support just not on that area thank you thank you madam chair I just wanted to add that I'll discuss that while we discuss the item good afternoon good afternoon everyone my name is Marik Morelli I live in 2020 nor bore Drive edgew water District too so I had prepared something to say but then she said whatever I had to say so I was already nervous before coming here now I'm even more sorry for my English I'm Italian I moved to Miami 10 years ago and it was a dreaming coming true uh I have to say I always speak from the bottom of my heart and I want to say something to commissioner Paro so I voted for you uh I respected you I was uh kind of really upset when I saw your uh Instagram post yesterday I don't want to make any pmics I just want I always believe that politician have to make decision I'm most of the time grateful for the decision that they make but they have they it's not a job to take side at at least until the very last moment so as a resident of District 2 where I walk every day and I have a perspective uh like just a little bit maybe better better than some other people who are here and that don't leave the place uh I would expecting for you to wait to hear my voice cuz I'm not here just not mine because I'm here representing my kids and many other families that uh trust you or at least trusted you said that uh as long as I understand the the the Dome is not happening anymore and it's breaking my heart cuz I'm I it was amazing and I wanted to have it done and please be be careful whatever you decide to build on that land uh because we have already two School cold Kitchen business with hundreds of scooters running around like crazy all the time a car dealer with trucks going around the building all the time and I don't know if you know already and Mom got killed like last week because she was walking there with her stroller and it was hit by a A TRU so it's devastating what is happening it's super crowdy take care of my district thank you bye good afternoon good afternoon Madam chair Commissioners Leslie Delante I'm here to speak on res the resolution 8 asking that you revoke the existing license agreement this isn't a battle of private versus public this isn't even about I prep and stiner Academy this is about right versus wrong and you commission have the opportunity write a very bad wrong you have the opportunity needed to write a process that was deliberately misguided and quite frankly violates every procurement law in the state you have the opportunity to distance yourself from a decision that was purposely skewed against you and a decision with strings that you were not perview to you have the opportunity to create an equitable and fair process you have the opportunity to prioritize Public Schools students and teachers and parks with full access to everyone because I'll remind you that the previous plan did not use those entire 7 Acres and left the majority of it for Park but ultimately you have the opportunity to prioritize the Edgewater and Omni Community whose sole purpose is to eliminate slum and blight you have the opportunity to reinstate a 21 acre plan that if carried out could generate over $4 million in tax revenue and a projected $1.4 billion over the life of the CRA money that has to be used to benefit that area you have the opportunity to completely Revitalize and completely transform the Edgewater Community but these are things you know these are things have been in your plans for years these are things that the current deal doesn't do speaking of which I'm taken back by some of the threats or at best challenges that have been thrown at you in the last few minutes but boy I've never seen somebody fight so hard for 10 to donate 10 million do thank you the benefit is in the value of the land I hope you recognize that thank you good afternoon good afternoon my name is Flavia Janella I'm here to speak in opposition of R8 which sadly for everyone now will not have a chance to go through anymore this was not about aide I'm all for good Public Schools I wish there were more Public School better public schools in Miami um and I'm sure that IIT needs a new building and they have for many years but there are many other spaces like Leila mentioned in the city and the buildings that they could move to they don't have to take the scarce Green Space that there is in the city not to mention that this park was a deal of the Freedom Park which it's sown as a park and it should remain as a park this park was a donation the indoor park was a donation and all for all Community kids and adults not just a few it would have allowed District 2 to have just like we saw for District 5 great Community teams and do great things among other things like mayor Suarez said Parks have infinite value because they last forever This indoor park was not going to cost the city anything or taxpayers all revenue was going to go to the city you should have read the deal and it would have allowed the community and the city to thrive I'm also very disappointed as a community member the fact that Commissioners were going on public and social media to say their vote when the hearing had not happened I also came out today out of my free will I took a PTO workday to be here and have my voice heard and it's unethical and unamerican to as Commissioners not hear the community at large first before saying a vote which as I heard correctly in the beginning of the hearing that is not allowed so Commissioners don't know the rules strange why are they supporting aite without listening to the community again unethical unprofessional in the city has failed our community parks are important for all communities there is extensive land in Miami to build buildings and other schools I will always fight for biscan Park to stay apart thank you good afternoon commissioners afternoon thanks for your time by the way um been a busy day so my name is Wendy Mendoza I live in the Upper East Side 815 Northeast 70th Street and I'm here in support of fr5 the parking garage which looks really beautiful because we desperately need parking 25 years in the neighborhood the same empty law it's businesses go in and out of business because there's nowhere for people to park and now we have even at the end of my street two empty buildings that have just been now years empty where now we sleeping behind them so we want more businesses on biscane which means we need more parking on biscane and if we're able to do this parking garage and perhaps another one on the other South End similar to what they've done in the Design District where they've Consolidated parking to four structures and then the rest of the buildings don't need it and then you create this very walkable beautiful area so let's do that for my neighborhood thanks guys thank you good afternoon good afternoon uh my name is Cecilia Carano and I also live in h 70th uh Northeast Street bis g at the mimo area and I'm also here to speak about the item fr5 and I think that the neighborhood is going to really get benefit for the parking because as as Wendy mentioned it before it is a neighborhood where we need to convert it in a very walkable space going out there is not nice to always have to take the car to do whatever we want there in the neighborhood it would be really nice to just just be able to walk to the stores and also make it more um vibrant and dynamic neighborhood so a proper a place with parking and more business is more more yes more business I think is very useful and help helpful for us for the people who live there it's going to make the the streets safer and it's going to benefit the the community so thank you very much for your time thank you for coming good afternoon good afternoon everyone um I'm Lena Carrera Coconut Grove resident and real estate broker my 6-year-old daughter goes to IEP we are so proud of our public school system because my husband and I are both a product of them go Coral Park and Killian High for anyone in the room for the record I prep is a public mag school of excellence and it's clear we need more of them it goes from prek4 all the way up to 12th grade it costs a whopping Zer dollar to attend and they get the highest level of public education that attracts the highest level of universities like the University of Florida and other institutions like Gale and Harvard go g ERS yes for these reasons and many more there is a 1500 person waight list because not just the neighborhood wants to get into I prep but the entire Miami Dade County is trying to get into IEP tomorrow I believe the lottery results come out and there's going to be many of your constituent parents that are going to be so delighted and many of them that are going to be so disappointed because now they'll have to figure out a private route to send their kids or they'll have to drive really far or really make a lot of sacrifices as a family so that needs to change right that's not okay this is so much more than just a little 7 acre Park this is a 21 acre master planned Comm Community Centric opportunity that unfortunately got sidelined if we work together we can come to the table together and redesign those 21 acres to build more public eye preps more public parks more public domes Etc we can make magic happen in the city thank you thank you good afternoon good afternoon Commissioners uh Happy Birthday commissioner King uh my name is Damien James I have both uh two boys at I prep five and 8-year-old I've been a resident of morning side for the last 20 years and I'm speaking in favor of Rea I didn't plan to speak today I'm not a great public speaker but uh I decided after listening to all these Antics by the the stiners presented today that they're trying to misinform the public and misin misinformation especially when it comes for public interest is very dangerous we had to sit through this whole video which is a dire tribe of misinformation and they've been put out flyers and brochures which is also misinformation so I'm glad that we got a chance to speak to to in front of you guys and give you guys our our view as a public and as Mr sner himself grew up in Miami Dade went to public school in Miami D he's done very well for himself but at the same time he's not considering everybody else and it's not I don't think that's fair um I don't want to I know Commissioners are being blamed for the initial vote we can't blame the Commissioners if they're misinformed at the beginning so I just wanted to hope that you guys make the right decision you have a chance to make a a change in in the thought process and I just want to make sure that we're doing the right thing for our kids uh I'd like to end with a quote from Bob Marley that says you can fool some people sometimes but you can't fool all people people all the time I just want to make sure that we're doing the right thing for our kids and our for our community thank you thank you good afternoon yeah good afternoon long meeting um Brenda baranor 1436 I was six Street um I have a couple things uh about the the items that you have and discussion for the board reports um I want to thanks those who you appointed at least we have meetings in the last twice um and I think it's very important for the public to understand that sometimes it's hard but um those who volunteer for the boards um we are doing it without getting paid but I want to request to the five of you and the manager to please give a new members and old members a training to understand what R of rules means to understand that the chair can tell you I'm going to turn your mind because I don't want you to speak and I I I think it's important to people who or either being a member or will become a member or is just a new member or all members to understand that is rules for everything and he cannot just be as you will so thank you for that I really appreciate it and to all of you we are not easy city of Miami residents we wish to do what we want and sometimes we don't understand the rules to the two new Commissioners people going to attack you all the time just breathe for somebody who doesn't have patient whatsoever which is me number one zero patient I understand that and eventually with the gray hair you learn that sometimes you just have to breathe a little bit before we answer and it's very important new Commissioners please keep your eye to have appointment to meet your residents it's a lot of trouble around your D district and we still need to meet with you thank you thank you good afternoon hello how you doing Madam chair so I came in a little late I thought I may have heard the family that was going to invest the $10 million have has pulled it out so does that mean that means the the item or the deal is is over right that's what that mean that's unclear um that was stated but we still have to vote on the item re8 okay so so it was one deal then it went to another deal my understanding it was something first and then commissioner de St P voted to change it to something different I'm correct about that that's what I'm reading or seeing not exactly but go ahead okay so you know I'm all about the people right that's what I'm about right I'm about the people and uh uh d s p is no longer here and we understand why uh so maybe this deal need to be Revisited again uh for what it was originally was stated to be the first time so that's what my recommendation was that you all would look back at what the deal originally was to see how that can be salvaged thank you thank you thank you for coming good afternoon good afternoon Miss King and Commissioners I'm going to take just couple of seconds to look at everybody eyes and I want to thank you so much um for hearing this uh I'm standing here in the name of my twins ol and Chloe Jones my name is Mariana Jones um I'm a um I live in belme I saw you a couple of times and thank you for joining us um so I'm here in the name of my kids and the families of the I prep school um a public school so it's just a very short message that I want to say I want you all of you please to vote Yes for our E8 and I urge you to please take the best decision according to the public interest thank you very much and have a wonderful day good afternoon good afternoon my name is Patrice gay uh I'm a mother of two Miami day uh County public school children uh one of them goes to IEP um and I'm here today because many of us as you've heard have been speaking about re8 um and I think that there's a lot of misinformation that's been given and I want to be clear this is not as someone else said I prep versus CER Academy this is not private school versus Public School the issue in front of us today is a choice a choice to provide more seats in public schools for those children that need it to provide updated and renovated schools Phyllis sweetle for example is part of the plan to provide affordable housing for those that need it most in our community our teachers and staff I also keep hearing that the current deal doesn't use taxpayer dollars as if we the community are expected to ignore as if you are expected to ignore that bis game Park property is well worth over $100 million in taxpayer money today we have you have the opportunity to put that money to work for the benefit of the entire Community I keep hearing the word legacy I hear that the current plan is about leaving a legacy and I agree that is about Legacy your legacy you have the opportunity to clear the slate and pave the path for your legacy so I humbly ask you the commission to please use this opportunity to leave a long lasting Legacy of putting the community first one of my favorite authors Maya Angelo says when you know better you do better so let's do better thank you good afternoon good afternoon Commissioners chairwoman and happy birthday and I appreciate everything that you guys are doing and time that you spend here but right now I'm here not to I'm going to change the pace it's not about the schools right now today I'm not trying to jump on who's donating whatever but the upzoning that's going on in the one of Vista Heights neighborhood pz7 particularly pz pz1 17 and I have a few other ones that are not before you right now that um planning to bring bed and airbnbs to the community and change the entire neighborhood Dynamics and um it's like it's like the um developers when they which item which item are you speaking on seven and 17 seven pz7 pz7 and eight has been deferred indefinitely 17 or seven and 17 also no no no 17 is still pz s and eight have been indefinitely deferred okay I'm seven and 17 17 okay okay and um the developers are sending their cash cows out and bringing their representatives here before the Commissioners to just upzone whatever they want and the thing about it is that they realize as investors what they're buying they realize what they can and cannot do with the properties that they're purchasing but yet they want to come before the Commissioners and destroy our neighborhoods and upzone Residential Properties to make them commercial this is a big problem because they should be building something within the rights that they have purchased not trying to change the rules so that they can build whatever they want everybody I've heard before Commissioners say and some other people that Miami 21 you know this is a changing Dynamics the the the community that we're living in now everything's changing Miami is progressing I understand that and I agree with that however since Miami 21 is so Antiquated and does not apply to everything that we feel it should as Commissioners and everyone else I think that should be Revisited you need to update Miami 21 so that you can have something that you can actually stand behind as a law and not change the rules consistently just to meet developers that's very important to the community thank you thank you I'm going to close public comment good afternoon members of the commission happy birthday chairwoman King it's great to see you Fernand Mii resident from the South Grove as I've mentioned many times there's no more sacred Covenant in a functioning municipality than maintaining the Public's trust with its City officials and representatives unfortunately one of the reasons our City's trust between residents and officials has reached an all-time low is precisely because of issues such as today's discussion item five involving the obvious conflict of interest between the city manager overseeing the expenditure of over half a million dollars of our public city dollars allocated to a company owned by his wife's family and where his wife works today as we await the now long overdue explanation from the city manager for why he allowed this obvious conflict to happen on his watch I humbly ask those of you on the commission here today to please pay special attention and ask the manager probing questions not not just about the legality or illegality of the obvious conflict of interest but more importantly Commissioners about the financial stewardship of our public dollars and furtherance of that conflict between the manager and his wife's family's Furniture Company independent credible reporting by award-winning journalists in our community have established Beyond any doubt that obscene and indefensible prices were paid actually overpaid for that furniture thousand thousands of dollars for chairs that in a competitive process would have cost a fraction of what we the taxpayers were forced to pay tens of thousands of dollars for conference tables that cost only hundreds of dollars on the open market markup prices on furniture and office Furnishings that ultimately ended up directly in the pockets of the family-owned business where the city manager's wife works and receives compensation just imagine Commissioners what desperately needed services that could not be provided today Road repair s Sweet street street sweeping beautification efforts H hole taxes would be available had that not been done please hold them accountable to that this afternoon thank you all good morning good morning good afterno happy birthday good afternoon hwan King uh Commissioners uh good to see you it's been a long morning for you so I I'll keep this short uh first and foremost I want to thank uh your legislative Aid and the chief Chief of Staff of commissioner gabella for their support in helping us try to move the needle and get things done within the city which I know can feel overwhelming to City staff um but your encouragement has really meant the world to get these things done in terms of the agenda for today re10 yes let's keep the parks as Parks R11 leave no Trace behind uh I I'm in favor of adopting this H for Parks let think about other ways to create pilot projects with Parks fr4 vacant launs has a nuisance this is quite interesting point um because uh a a property that could have been a historic property in my neighborhood was was demolished and flattened out and now it's a nuisance it's been like that for years with no plan to build so maybe we should think about if somebody is going to demolish a plan to an intent to build as a requirement and for di4 um voting in favor of electric leaf blowers to help meet the goals of the city and lowering its emissions and we can't we're preempted from state from Banning it but if we adopt it as a city to adopt best practices perhaps that could help us move the needle at least on on our uh reduction of greenhouse gases thank you so much for your time and have a great day thank you good afternoon and happy birthday Madam chair Billy Corbin is speak on di5 in his 20 years running the Miami parking authority and four years as city manager the highest paid position in the City Art Nora who does not live in the city appears to have exploited his public position for private profit directing at least $2 million in taxpayer money to his wife's overpriced furniture company I say at least because the mpa tells me they are missing 16 years of public records involving their purchases from for dairy Furniture what we did find though were no bid deals in contravention of city code I found one invoice just one totaling $625,000 a single 17 foot conference table in the city hall here cost $18,000 you can find comparable tables online for between 1,600 and 3,000 after a recent public records request I did I I discovered some suspicious expenditures uh totaling about $80,000 from late last year to demolish construct and refurnish entire floors of the Miami River Center what makes me wonder is why are taxpayers paying to remodel offices inside a building that is slated for demolition this is an ongoing Shameless and overt violation of the public trust Nora told WLRN that he made quote a decision of choice end quote to not seek an Ethics opinion and we know why Jose AR Rojo the executive director of the Miami date ethics commission said unequivocally it is unethical under County rules so if Nora back then had asked for an opinion he would not have been permitted to do it he would not have been allowed to misappropriate millions of dollars in taxpayer money directly into his family's account we had people in Little Havana who are ask asking to clean trash off the street who were told we can't afford $20,000 for a street sweeping truck but that's just one conference table art noro will not spend money on basic constituent services that benefit all taxpayers so we can divert those funds for the sole benefit of himself and his family thank you seeing no one else for public comment our public comment period is now closed thank you all for your advocacy thank you all for coming a special thanks for the kids that showed up they are our future leaders and I I really applaud them for coming at this time I'm going to ask Madam chair before you go to uh uh the uh business that we have in hand we would like to uh for you uh to receive [Applause] uh birday [Applause] bir you know I so appreciate this at some point I will get in trouble for this though we are using taxpayer I don't know what to celebrate my birthday I don't I you know once you get a certain age maybe you stop celebrating your birthday not me thank you all and at this time I'm going to ask my colleagues how they would like to proceed with this meeting it is now almost 1:00 would you like to break for lunch yes yes so we will break for lunch and resume at 3:00 thank you all for coming e for