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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 2023-03-09 MinutesCity of Miami City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Meeting Minutes Thursday, March 09, 2023 9:00 AM City Commission Meeting City Hall City Commission Francis X. Suarez, Mayor Christine King, Chair, District Five Joe Carollo, Vice Chair, District Three Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner, District One Sabina Covo, Commissioner, District Two Manolo Reyes, Commissioner, District Four Arthur Noriega, V, City Manager Victoria Mendez, City Attorney Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 9:00 AM INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Present: Chairwoman King, Vice Chair Carollo, Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner Covo and Commissioner Reyes On the 9th day of March 2023, the City Commission of the City of Miami, Florida, met at its regular meeting place in City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, in regular session. The Commission Meeting was called to order by Chairwoman King at 9:33 a.m., recessed at 12: 00 p.m., reconvened at 2:53 p.m., and adjourned at 3:49 p.m. Note for the Record: Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla entered the Commission chambers at 9:56 a.m. ALSO PRESENT: Arthur Noriega, V, City Manager Victoria Mendez, City Attorney Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk Chair King: Welcome to the City of Miami Commission meeting for March 9th, 2023. I am so honored to welcome our District 2 Commissioner, Sabino Covin -- Covo. Everybody give her a hand. Applause. Chair King: It is so appropriate that today is her first Commission meeting because this is International Women's month and it is the first time ever that the City ofMiami has had two women on the dais at the same time. So, we are walking into a new era, and I am so proud to be a part of this magical city. Welcome, to my colleagues, my Vice Chair, Mr. Carollo, and Commissioner Manolo Reyes. Today, we are going to start our meeting with a prayer as we always do. We are blessed to have today with us Minister Anderson from St. Paul AME (African Methodist Episcopal) Church. Would you please come up? Invocation delivered. Chair King: Thank you so much. And now, Commissioner Covo, would you lead us in the pledge of allegiance, please? Pledge of allegiance delivered. Chair King: Gentlemen. Commissioner Reyes: Listen, welcome to the two ladies. I promise that we will behave. (COMMENTS MADE OFF THE RECORD) Chair King: We always do. ORDER OF THE DAY City of Miami Page 1 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Chair King: At this time -- do we have any protocol items? No protocol items today? Okay. Commissioner Reyes: (INAUDIBLE). Chair King: Alright. So, we are going to go right into it. Mr. Manager, do you have any items --? Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair, normally, there's a statement that's read into the record by the City Attorney and then by the City Clerk. Chair King: Oh, that's right. I'm -- it's been -- seems like it's been so long since I've been here. Madam City Attorney, would you please read your statement into the record? Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): Thank you, Madam Chair. 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 wwwmunicode.com [sic]. Any person who is a lobbyist pursuant to Chapter 2, Article 6 of the City Code must register with the City Clerk and comply with the related City requirements for lobbyists before appearing before the City Commission. Any person may not lobby a City official, board member, or staff member until registering. 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In accordance with Section 2-330 and (g) of the City Code, the agenda and material for each item on the agenda is available during business hours at the City Clerk's Office and online 24 hours a day at wwwmiamigov.com [sic]. Any person may be heard at -- by the City Commission through the Chair for not more than two minutes on any proposition before the City Commission, unless modified by the Chair. Public comment will begin at approximately 9:45 and remain open until public comment is closed by the Chair. Members of the public wishing to address the body may do so by submitting written comments via online comment form. Please visit wwwmiamigov.com/meetinginstructions [sic] for detailed instructions on how to provide public comment using the online public comment form. The comments submitted through the comment form have been and will be distributed to elected officials and their staff and City Administration throughout the day so that the elected officials may consider the comments prior to taking any action. Additionally, the online comment form will remain open during the meeting to accept comments and distribute to elected officials up until the Chair closes the public comment. Public comment may also be provided live at City Hall, located at 3500 Pan American Drive, subject to any and all City rules as they may be amended. If the proposition is being continued or rescheduled, the opportunity to be heard may be at such later date before the City Commission takes action on such proposition. When addressing the City Commission, the member of the public must first state their name, their address, and what item will be spoken about. Any person with a disability requiring assistance, auxiliary aids, and services for the meeting may notes the City Clerk. The City has provided d fferent public comment methods to indicate, among other things, City of Miami Page 2 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 the public's support, opposition, or neutrality on the items and topics to be discussed at the City Commission meeting in compliance with Section 286.0114 (4)(c), Florida Statutes. The public has been given the opportunity to provide public comment during the meeting and within reasonable proximity and time before the meeting. Please note Commissioners have generally been briefed by City staff and the City Attorney on items on the agenda today. Anyone wishing a verbatim record of the item considered at this meeting may request it at the Office of Communications or view it online at wwwmiamigov.com [sic]. PZ (Planning and Zoning) items shall proceed according to Section 7.1.4 of the Miami 21 Zoning Ordinance, as temporarily modified pursuant to Emergency Ordinance Numbers 13903 and 13914. Parties for any PZ items, including any appellant, appellee, and applicant, City staff, and any person recognized by the decision -making body as qualified intervenor, as well as the applicants, representatives, and any experts testing on behalf of the applicant, appellant, or appellee, may either be physically present at City Hall or be sworn by oath or affirmation by the City Clerk or may appear virtually and make arrangements to be sworn in by oath or affirmation in person in their location by an individual qualified to perform such duty. Pursuant to Emergency Ordinance No. 13903, members of the general public who are not parties to the action pending before the City Commission are not required to be sworn in by oath or affirmation. The members of the City Commission shall disclose any ex parte communications pursuant to Section 286.0115 and Section 7.1.4.5 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 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 waive the right to an evidentiary hearing on the record. For appeals, the appellant will present its appeal to the City Commission, followed by the appellee. Staff will be allowed to make any recommendation they may have. Please silence all cellphones and other noisemaking devices at this time. This meeting can be viewed live on Miami TV, miamigov.com, the City's Facebook page, the City's Twitter page, the City's YouTube channel, and Comcast Channel 77. The broadcast will also have closed captioning. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you, Madam City Attorney. Mr. City Clerk. Mr. Hannon: Thank you, Chair. The procedures for individuals who will be providing testimony to be sworn in for the 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 currently present at City Hall will be sworn in by me, the City Clerk, immediately after I finish explaining these procedures. Those individuals who are appearing remotely may be sworn in now or at any time prior to the individual providing testimony for Planning and Zoning items and/or quasi-judicial items. Pursuant to Emergency Ordinance Number 13903, those individuals appearing remotely may be sworn in at their location by an individual qualified to administer the oath. After you're sworn in, please be sure to complete, sign, and notarize the affidavit provided to you by the City Attorney's Office. Each individual who will provide testimony must be sworn in and execute an affidavit. Please email a scanned version of the signed affidavit to the City Clerk at thannon@miamigov.com prior to providing testimony on the Planning and Zoning item and/or quasi-judicial item. The affidavit shall be included in the record for the relevant item for which you'll be providing testimony. Commissioners, are you comfortable with all the notice provisions set forth in these formal rules and procedures we have established for this meeting? Chair King: Yes. City of Miami Page 3 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Mr. Hannon: Thank you, Chair. May I administer the oath for the Planning and Zoning Board -- Chair King: Please. Mr. Hannon: -- Planning and Zoning items? Chair King: Please. Mr. Hannon: Thank you, Chair. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. If you'll be speaking on any of today's Planning and Zoning items, Planning and Zoning items, may I please have you stand and raise your right hand? The City Clerk administered oath required under City Code Section 62-1 to those persons giving testimony on zoning items. Mr. Hannon: Thank you, Chair. Chair King: Thank you. Chair King: Mr. Manager, do you have any items that you need to withdraw or defer? Arthur Noriega (City Manager): Good morning, Madam Chair, Commissioners, Madam City Attorney, Mr. City Clerk. At this time, the Administration would like to defer and/or withdraw the following items: PA.1, to be deferred to April 13th; PA.2, to be deferred to April 13th; RE.2, to be deferred to March 23rd; RE.4, to be deferred to April 13th; RE.6, to be deferred to April 11 th -- I mean, sorry, May 11 th; RE. 7, to be withdrawn; DI.2, to be withdrawn; PZ.1, to be deferred to April 13th; PZ.2, to be deferred to April 13th; PZ.3, to be deferred to April 13th; and PZ.16, to be deferred to April 13th. That concludes the items. Chair King: Art, can -- Mr. Manager, can you go through that one more time? Mr. Noriega: Certainly. PA.1, to be deferred to April 13th. Chair King: PA.1? Mr. Noriega: PA.1. The two personal appearances are going to be deferred. Chair King: Okay. That -- Mr. Noriega: To the -- to April. Chair King: That's that threw me off. Mr. Noriega: Yeah. Chair King: PA.1, okay. Okay, PA.1. Mr. Noriega: PA.1 and 2 both deferred to April 13th. Chair King: Okay. Mr. Noriega: RE.2, to be deferred to March 23rd; RE.4, to be deferred to April 13th; RE.6, to be deferred to May 11 th; RE.7, to be withdrawn; DI.2, to be withdrawn. City of Miami Page 4 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Then on the PZ agenda, PZ.1, 2, and 3 are all to be deferred to the April 13th meeting. Chair King: Okay. Mr. Noriega: All companion items. And then PZ 16, to also be deferred to April 13th meeting. Chair King: Okay. At this time, Mr. Vice Chair, do you have any items that you would like to --? Vice Chair Carollo: I do not at this time. Chair King: Okay. Good morning. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Good morning. Chair King: How are you today? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Great. How are you? Chair King: Good. Are there any items that you would like to defer? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: (INAUDIBLE). Chair King: Commissioner Covo, any items? Commissioner Covo: Not at this time. No, not at this time. Chair King: Commissioner Reyes? Commissioner Reyes: No. Chair King: No items. Commissioner Reyes: Not at this time. Chair King: Okay. Are there any -- Mr. Hannon: Chair. Chair King: -- pocket items? Mr. Hannon: Is there a motion? Chair King: May I have a motion? Vice Chair Carollo: Motion. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I move it. Vice Chair Carollo: Motion. Chair King: Second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. City of Miami Page 5 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Chair King: Motion carries. The agenda has been set. I am -- are there any pocket items? I believe the CityAttorney's Office has a pocket item. Ms. Mendez: Yes. There 's a couple pocket items. The City Attorney's Office is bringing a mitigation one because they have a closing, and they could come up shortly. Then there is a D -- Chair King: That's Pocket Item 1. Ms. Mendez: Yes, I'm sorry, Pocket Item 1. Chair King: Okay. Ms. Mendez: Then there 's Pocket Item 2, which is an ordinance having to do with temporary banners, and I can read the -- this is from District 1, and I can read the title now since it's an ordinance, Madam Chair. Chair King: Okay, please. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Ms. Mendez: And then there is one more pocket from District 5, which is a resolution waiving the two temporary event limitations for private property at the address -- at 2516 Northwest 2nd Avenue. I believe those are the three pockets. So, this would be Pocket 3, and the ordinance would be PI.2, and then the OCA (Office of the City Attorney) pocket would be Pocket 1. I think that's it with the pockets. Chair King: Great. May I have --? Vice Chair Carollo: Chair. Chair King: Yes. Vice Chair Carollo: Before we proceed into the regular meeting, may I make a statement? Chair King: Please. Vice Chair Carollo: Thank you. Commissioner Covo, I want to say this publicly, even though I think I've said it to you privately. I wish you -- and I mean this sincerely -- every bit of good luck going forward. I want you to succeed because if you succeed, the whole City of Miami, the whole Commission succeeds. We are one city, so every success that any one of us has here affects the whole city and makes our city a better city. So, from me, I will do everything that I can to help you succeed because, by doing that, I'm helping my city, my district, your district, and all the other districts. Good luck to you and welcome to the City Commission. Applause. Commissioner Reyes: Madam Chair. Chair King: Commissioner. Commissioner Reyes: I want to join -- and I think all of us, we all should unanimous welcome Commissioner Covo. Welcome and congratulations for the fantastic campaign, very hard. Hard work always pays, and this is coming from a guy that fried seven times. I really, really congratulate you and welcome, and I'm looking City of Miami Page 6 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 forward working with you. And as I said before, my office is open ifyou need to work from there meanwhile, or if you need anything, you know that I'm here to serve. We are all one Commission. Vice Chair Carollo: You know, there's also something that I'm not going to talk about here today. I'll leave everyone in suspense, but that you and I and Commissioner King belong to a very, very, very private club, if I may say, so that is also something that brings us closer together. Commissioner Reyes: A private club? Vice Chair Carollo: I won't say what it is. Commissioner Reyes: No, why? Commissioner Covo: Madam Chairwoman. Chair King: Commissioner. Commissioner Covo: It's -- we have the birthday in March, all of us. Chair King: It's Pisces season everyone. Vice Chair Carollo: Well -- Commissioner Covo: So, we're actually -- Vice Chair Carollo: -- she let the cat out of the bag. We're all Pisces. Commissioner Covo: -- we're actually -- I'm the 1lth. Vice Chair Carollo: 12th. Unidentified Speaker: 13th. Chair King: 15th. Commissioner Covo: 15th. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Commissioner Covo: That's the club he's talking about, just to clam. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Chair King: It's a very special club. Commissioner Covo: But thank you. Thanks so much. Chair King: Mr. City Clerk, do we need a motion to accept the three pocket items? Mr. Hannon: No, ma'am. City of Miami Page 7 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ALL ITEM(S) 13660 DISCUSSION ITEM Office of the City PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED ONLINE BY MEMBERS OF THE Clerk PUBLIC FOR THE MARCH 9, 2023 CITY COMMISSION MEETING. RESULT: PRESENTED Chair King: Okay, so at this time, we are going to go into our public comment section of the meeting. Anyone who wishes to speak on any item that is on our agenda, please step forward. Grady Muhammad: Good morning. Chair King: Good morning, Mr. Muhammad. Mr. Muhammad: Grady Muhammad, chairman, Florida's Ex -Offender Reentry and Transition Program, 5660 Northwest 7th Avenue, Suite A. To all the women, happy Women's History Month. Commissioner Covo, just please do what you already are, which is a public servant, not a politician. Some politicians serve themselves and not the public. Public servants serve the people and not themselves. And if you do that, District 2 will give you a full four-year term and you deserve it. Item 1 -- PH 1 and Item PH.6, the transfer of property to MLKEDC (Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation), we're in favor of that because we need to continue to provide affordable housing in the City, especially District 5, but the whole City of Miami because, of course, Miami's one of the most highest, least affordable cities in the country. And PH.6 is the Circle of Brotherhood. They need those funds because not only they need the funds to be able to literally assist with ex felons, to assist with families, to assist with fathers and men to be able to be fathers to their children, to be in the lives of their fathers because it's a circle of brotherhood. It's a circle of men that's solving their own problems. And if we, as men that causes the problem in our community stop the problems in our community, we can make our communities, the black community in particular, a decent, safe, sanitary place to live. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Rebecca Jauregui: Good morning. I am Rebecca Jauregui. I'm -- I was born and raised in the US (United States). I'm 24 years old, and I would like to represent young people who love the way that this nation was formed, young millions of Americans that love this nation, one nation under God. From a young age, we learned how this nation was founded. On July 30th, 1956, two years after pushing to have the phrase "under God" inserted into the pledge of allegiance, President Eisenhower signed a law officially declaring "In God We Trust" to be the nation's official motto. "In God We Trust" is the official motto of the US and Florida. The pledge of allegiance has been a part of my every day and every season, every summer camp, literally every single day of my life. I went from one day learning the pledge to the next teaching it to different schools and different children in different neighborhoods. My whole life, I have worked and lived in Allapattah, and I am proud of Miami. I have been honored to sing the national anthem in graduations, ceremonies, and sporting events, and the least likely to be sung and last verse stands out to me the most. It says, "Blessed with victory and peace, may the heaven -rescued land praise the power that hath made and preserved us as a nation. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, and this be our motto: 'In God is our trust. "' I am City of Miami Page 8 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 committed to preserving the values of the great American nation. I am surprised that we are meeting together to reestablish the values that were the very foundation of this country. But I am reminded what President Reagan said in his remarks at a prayer in Dallas, Texas. "If we ever forget we 're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under." It is not Democrat; it is not Republican. "In God We Trust" is an American thing. I would like to thank Commissioner Manolo Reyes for this proposal. And I would beg and ask the rest of the Commissioners to vote as Americans in this decision to preserve our sentiment as a nation. Chair King: Thank you. Ms. Jauregui: Set history (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Chair King: Thank you. Thank you. Renita Holmes: Good morning, Madam Chair. Chair King: Good morning. Ms. Holmes: Good morning, Madam Chair, Commissioners. I apologize, you know me. I just want to breathe. Following the presentation of Mr. Muhammad -- it's a rough morning, so bear with me -- I'd like to welcome you. The last time I saw you, I was trying to catch you because everything you said in that particular event, I could relate to. But most of all, it spoke of the issues that I had put before them of affordable housing. Defining affordable, meaning quality of life, meaning issues I just want to breathe. I want to touch on BC.1, PH.6 -- and that's what I got these for -- PH 6, PH 8, and RE.12. And I do support the moving and transition of the properties over to MLKEDC in a concentrated area of those of us who give up more than we can afford, the right to breathe clean air and water. I'm touching on the other item in regards to noncompetitive procurement because you've seen me talk about it, but now I'm hitting it dead on the head because there seems to be no real response to the process or inspection or pre -inspection of Section 8 houses. This was a -- not procured. A while back, Commissioner and Chairperson, you made a comment about it. You couldn't (UNINTELLIGIBLE) better. I hardly like to go any place that I haven't checked. I thank the City of Miami for sending many members of the community to a special training for Brownsville, where we learned about air -- clean air and clean water. Although we did not get any work opportunities, I found that you're a (UNINTELLIGIBLE) of a great source for inspections. Meaning why? Because some of the properties that they have relocated about 80 persons out of your district, Madam Chair, we wound up being in a real dump with air issues, with quality -- with HQIS issues, but they got surpassed. I'm pretty sure that the -- without going into depth, that the City Attorney knows about it. But what it is is a crisis, the crisis that you hear about in those places in Miami Gardens. Well, it's more like a ghetto. So, I want to tell you -- I want you to pay attention to what I'm saying, and we can talk a little bit further on it because I don't want to be a two -minute show -show and a two -minute a go-go. And when you -- in closing, when you talk about things that are difficult -- I live in an unsafe structure that's been seen by an inspector so many times. People from the City of Miami are now back at Chapman because there 's a gap in services. Lastly, "In God We Trust," yes. It gives us good orderly direction, meaning moral conscience about this situation. I appeal to you because you helped me out, but now, this is war because ifI can't breathe, nor will you. Chair King: Thank you. Applause. Chair King: Good morning. City of Miami Page 9 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Obed Jauregui: Good morning. (Comments made in Spanish not translated). Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): Sir. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: We have to hold for a translator. Nicole Ewan (Assistant City Clerk): Chair, one second. We 're going to get the interpreter. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yeah. Chair King: Okay. I'm going to take the next speaker so she could speak with you -- Mr. Jauregui: Okay. Chair King: -- for a second. Sir, good morning -- good after -- good morning. John Dolson: Hi, John Dolson, 4205 Lennox Drive, in Coconut Grove. I'm here to thank Commissioner Reyes and yourself for giving this community the opportunity to vote and to bring the Commissioner forward that the community wanted. So, congratulations, Sabina Covo. And Mr. Noriega, personal thanks for you for ensuring that she's in the proper physical location in this building that has been held by District 2 for a long time, so thank you for restoring that location. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Guerby Noel: Good morning, Commissioners. Guerby Noel, Legal Services of Greater Miami, office located at 4343 West Flagler, here on behalf of Grove Rights and Community Equity, better known as GRACE. GRACE is composed of 13 local organizations located right here in the West Grove. I'm here to speak particularly in regards to PZ (Planning and Zoning) items 4, 5, and 6. I've been here numerous times, so I'll just repeat my spiel over and over again. At the zenith of it really what it comes down to is GRACE is in support of bringing affordable housing to the West Grove, however, with regards to these items, there are particular properties within the resolution that aren't meaning to bring affordable housing to the community. And there are certain changes that are being proposed that don't lead to the creation of affordable housing within the West Grove. Now, we know the whole reason this was started out was to find ways of bringing about and being really creative with bringing about affordable housing to the West Grove. And you know, PZ.4, 5, and 6, to the extent that it includes properties that will be commercial, fall short of that goal. So, with that in mind, I'd just like to make it clear that GRACE is in support to -- is in support of PZ.4, 5, and 6 to the extent that it brings affordable housing. However, to those properties that don't plan on bringing affordable housing and essentially will be bringing commercial lots to the Grove, they don't support that and object to their inclusion in this. So, thank you for your time, and welcome, Commissioner Covo. Ms. Mendez: Sir, sir, over here. Could you give us the lots, just the ones that you're objecting to, like write it down for us just to --? Thank you so much. Chair King: Good morning. Good morning. Deborah Dolson: Hi, good morning. Debbie Dolson, 4205 Lennox Drive, Coconut Grove. I'd like first to speak on RE.1 and welcome our new District 2 Commissioner, Sabina Covo. During the campaign, much was made about just what was said and written about the disrespect on the dais and to the public. And I'm very happy that and hopeful that respect and dignity will be restored at City Hall. I'd also like to City of Miami Page 10 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 comment on PZ.11, 12, 13, and 14. And I'm asking you to please, please follow the recommendations of the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board from March 1st -- from the meeting for March 1st, that you approve only residential future land use and zoning for these assemblages without the encroachment of commercial or business properties. So, in short, no T4-R, no commercial, but yes, T4-R, residential. And for PZ.11 and 12, T4-L. Those are the recommendations that were discussed at the PZAB (Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board), and I urge you to follow those recommendations. Also, PZ.4 and 5, TR-4 [sic] as well, with no commercial component. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Robert Keilson: Good morning. My name is Robert Keilson, and I'm a student intern at the Environmental Justice Clinic at the University of Miami School of Law. My address is 114 Northwest 25th Street, Miami, Florida. I'm here today in opposition to PZ.4 because it does not offer sufficient affordable housing for the West Grove community. Over the last decade, Greater Miami has experienced exponential population growth and real estate development. I don't think that it's a shock to anyone here to state that these trends have contributed to gentrification of historically marginalized black and brown communities and the displacement of black and brown people throughout South Florida. I'm here today because the City has not taken significant steps to address how these trends have affected and will continue to affect the West Grove and the West Grove community. The West Grove is a vital piece of Miami's black history and the history of this city. However, decades -long disinvestment and disenfranchisement have resulted in the reduction of the West Grove's housing stock, the degradation of the community's character, and the displacement of countless members of the community. It does not have to be this way. The City of Miami should see the West Grove as a chance to celebrate and preserve an important black community. Additionally, the City of Miami should see the West Grove as an opportunity to create the affordable housing that this city desperately needs, not as an opportunity to develop more luxury buildings and more luxury single-family homes. Here are some facts: According to recent studies, local rents in Miami in 2022 increased 30 percent year over year. Miami now has one of the most expensive housing markets in the country, with over 85 percent of median income of the average City resident going towards homeownership costs, making it the second - most rent burdened county in the entire United States. Given this current crisis, the City of Miami should see the West Grove as an opportunity to address -- excuse me, to directly address Miami's affordable housing needs and as a chance to build affordable housing for the current residents of this community who need it and deserve it. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Sister Krave: Good morning. How are you doing? Good morning, council peoples [sic]. My name is Sister Krave. I am here to request funding for my new church, Church of Krave. When I first moved to country, I was told separation of church and states was American belief. I think to myself what a mistake. Church and state should come together to help the community. As time passed, I learned more about country, and I noticed so many churches, so I do research. I find out states do support church and give funding. Church of Scientology has many vacant properties all over this beautiful country, even right here in Miami. Joel Osteen and his congregation have massive concrete building that cannot be flooded, funded by state, so why not Church of Krave? I can tell you funding my church would be cheaper than the marble slabs that hold together the Mormon church. Mormons get state funded chastity diapers. Church of Krave gets state funded latex habit. I believe, as a God- fearing man himself Ron DeSantis would not only support the funding of my church but would find himself on his knees in prayer in front of our latex -covered goddess, City of Miami Page 11 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Mistress Krave. I hope to see you all at my new funded church and convert to latex. Mass is held every Friday and Saturday at 11:11 p.m. This, in my religion, is called black mass. I hope to see you all and bless again. Have a day, and congratulations, as a woman to woman. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Vice Chair Carollo: Chair, if I may respectfully request that we stick to the items on the agenda. It's the Commission rule that everyone that wants to speak has their right for two minutes but on agenda items. I'm starting to see that we're having people come up to speak on all kinds of stuff and this will make our meetings endless. If anyone wants to address this Commission on issues that are not in the Commission, the proper procedure is to request it through the City Manager's Office and they can be put in the following agenda so that they can address us on issues not on the agenda. However, we need to keep our meetings focused on what is on the agenda. So, I respec fully request that if there are people that are going to come to speak on items like the last speaker that we had that are not on the agenda, if we could respectfully ask them to go to the Manager and sign up to come to another meeting. Chair King: Okay. Good morning. Abigail Fleming: Good morning. Abigail Fleming, 114 Northwest 25th Street. Good morning, Commissioners. My name's Abigail Fleming. I'm a staff attorney with the P.E.E.R. (People's Economic and Environmental Resiliency) Group. I'm also the acting director of the Environmental Justice Clinic at the University of Miami School of Law. And I'm here to speak in opposition to PZ.4, File ID 1258 [sic]. The P.E.E.R. Group advocates for economic and environmental sustainability in Miami through a community lawyering approach that shifts power back to marginalized communities like that of the West Grove. So, I'm here today in support of GRACE, and again, speaking in opposition to PZ.4, more specifically to object to the inclusion of Assemblage A. Commissioners, as you know that Miami, like many cities around the country, is in a severe housing crisis. And the West Grove, where these impacts will be most felt, is in dire need of affordable housing. PZ.4, proposed rezoning of Assemblage A, will result in unnecessary loss of housing opportunities in the West Grove. Currently, five of the seven lots in Assemblage A are zoned residential. The File ID 125 -- 12858 proposes that these five residential properties re -- be rezoned to commercial. A commercial lot would directly conflict with the low -density residential nature of the neighborhood and remove potential housing opportunities. The P.E.E.R. Group partnered with the Environmental Justice Clinic to run an analysis of the proposed development using a displacement vulnerability and mitigation tool. The tool aims to forecast the risk of displacement that a proposed development will cause and equip real estate developers, municipalities, and local communities with research and form strategies to mitigate potential displacement. We found that the surrounding community surrounding this development is susceptible to displacement. And I provided a written comment this morning with comprehensive analysis of the data and potential mitigation strategies that can be used to ensure the West Grove residents stay in the West Grove. It is vital that long-term residents remain -- at least for long-term residents that these lots remain residential. Chair King: Thank you. Ms. Fleming: Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Teresita Miglio: Good morning. My name is Teresita Miglio. My address is 310 Southwest 67th Court, Miami. I want to -- first of all, I want to thank Commissioner City of Miami Page 12 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Manolo Reyes for proposing RE.9, and the first speaker stole my thunder. She spoke everything I was going to say. And I just want to say that "In God We Trust" is something that's been embedded in our history from inception. The people that came over came for religious freedom. And I'm actually surprised that it's not -- there is no plaque here in the City of Miami. So, I do commend, and I ask each one of you to vote for that. And as we do that, we're going to receive blessings. And I just thank -- I really do thank Manolo Reyes because he has been doing so much for the community for -- around the area where I live, I see a lot of movement. And I just wanted to thank him and all ofyou for voting yes on RE.9. God bless. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Sandy Safi: Good morning. Thank you for having me, and it's a privilege to be here. And I apologize in advance if I'm not supposed to be here. It's concerning Pocket Item 3. My name is Sandy Safi. I came in from Montreal. We are just requesting some support, and I'd just like to provide a little bit of context ifI may on Pocket Item 3. Is that okay? So, essentially, we were granted a contract that the venue at 50 -- 2516 should have -- shouldn't have given us because it's supposed to come with a temporary event permit and that venue had a limitation but we proceeded with the contract that we had to engage expenses. So, we'd like your support for an exceptional TEP (Temporary Event Permit) for 2516. That's all I have to say. Vice Chair Carollo: I'm sorry. What is Pocket Item 3? Chair King: Pocket Item 3 is 2516 Northwest 2nd Avenue. Ms. Mendez: The temporary event permit of -- to have one more -- another event in addition to the two maximum per year. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, so that's different than the one we had that you were sponsoring, Chairwoman, right? Ms. Mendez: No, no, it's the same one. Vice Chair Carollo: It's the same one? Okay, so, yeah, because I have that one as Pocket Item 5. That's why it threw me off. Ms. Safi: Sorry. It was just called out as Pocket Item 3. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Ms. Safi: I might be confused. Vice Chair Carollo: I'm sorry. I had it here differently. Ms. Safi: Okay. Vice Chair Carollo: I'm sorry. Please return her time to her that 1 took. Ms. Safi: Okay. Vice Chair Carollo: Thank you. Ms. Safi: Is there any other -- Chair King: No. City of Miami Page 13 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Ms. Safi: -- context required? Chair King: That's it. Ms. Safi: Thank you so much. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair, if I could just have the speaker's name for the record. Ma'am. Chair King: Ma'am, your name for the record. Ms. Safi: Sony, Sandy Safi. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Jeniya Penrod: Good morning. It's my pleasure to be in front of all of you today. My name is Jeniya Penrod, and today I'm going to be speaking about something that's very dear to my heart and to many people in this room today. I'm going to be speaking about trust, trust in God. We live in a world full of uncertainty and chaos. Every day we are bombarded with news of wars, natural disasters, pandemic, and other crises that make us question whether there's any hope for our future. It is easy to feel overwhelmed and hopeless in face of so much turmoil. But I want to remind you all that there is still reason to have faith. No matter what happen in the world, we still can trust God to protect us and guide us. We can trust that there is high purpose to everything that we experience even if we don't understand it. In fact, the trust in God have more meaning right now than ever before. It's only by putting our faith into something greater than ourselves that we can find strength and courage to face the challenges of life. When we trust in God, we know that we are not alone. We have infinite source of wisdom and love that is always with us no matter what. I want to thank Commissioner Manolo Reyes proposition for the state motto of "In God We Trust" because I believe with my whole heart that, with God's help, we can create a brighter future for us, our children, and this great country. Thank you so much. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Pamela Smith: Good morning. My name is Apostle Pamela Walker Smith. I'm a native of Miami. I'm a citizen. I live in Overtown Town Park Village #1, and I'm here to represent "In God We Trust." I'm here today to urge you to adopt Commissioner Manolo Reyes resolution to install a plaque behind the dais with the national motto "In God We Trust." When I heard about this, I was excited because we need God in everything that we do to represent the things that are going on in this world today, so much disaster. So, there have to be faith in something that we believe in. It said that this motto reflects our country's Christian heritage, which has been an essential part of our national identity and our values. It has served as a powerful reminder of our shared belief in a higher power that guides and protects us. The installation of this plaque is not only historically significant but it also serves as an important religious statement. The phrase "In God We Trust" expresses a belief in a divine power that transcends our human limitation and serves as a source of comfort and strength in time of crisis. In conclusion, the installation of a plaque with the national motto "In God We Trust" behind the dais would be a powerful affirmation of our nation's history and religious heritage. It would also serve as a source of inspiration and comfort for our community in difficult times. I urge you to adopt this resolution and demonstrate our shared commitment to freedom, faith, and patriotism. And thank you for allowing me to speak this morning. God bless you. Applause. City of Miami Page 14 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Catalina Stubbe: Good morning. My name is Catalina Stubbe. "In God We Trust" is the most beautiful statement. God should never have been taken out of our lives. Our downfall began with the denial of that statement. "In God We Trust" should be displayed everywhere, in every school, in every public building, in every house. Those that don't like it, don't look at it. Our country was founded based on the scriptures. Yes, our founding fathers not only learned how to read with the Bible, but they fought thoroughly based on the principle stated by God. In the past, the majority of lawsuits challenging the motto "In God We Trust" have not successfully proved to be unconstitutional. The use of our national motto is considered by the courts as ceremonial and patriotic rather than religious in nature. How it is an issue to display the state motto in a public building? It is not the right thing to do? I think we reached the point in our country where a lot of Christian and people from other religious conviction are looking around and saying, "What happened?" Because we 're in a situation where it's open hostility and the threat is coming directly from our government. I support Commissioner Manolo Reyes' resolution because, in this world taken by radical, satanic people, we can only trust God. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Robert Smith: Good morning. To everyone in their prospective places, my name is Pastor Robert Smith, a native of Miami Liberty City, Florida. I reside in -- I'm residing in Overtown, Florida. The history of the motto, "Yes, In God We Trust," was placed on a two -cent coin in 1864. And we all know, if not some of us, that President Eisenhower signed the motto into law to be part of our pledge, and his secretary suggest that it goes on paper money. I want to say we all Americans in this country. It started rough, but with these laws and regulations, it helped put this country in perspective and brought many values and great things to this country that was once chaotic. I'm going to say thank God for God, in God we trust. Each person here was born, and each person here must leave this world one day, but God will never leave or forsake us. And as a reminder, "In God We Trust," we should remember the dignity and the value that this country have and make sure that we use "In God We Trust." Thank you, Commissioner. Thank you, staff. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Theresa Rust: Good morning. Can you hear me alright? Chair King: Yes. Ms. Rust: Thank you. Good morning. My name is Theresa Nagymihaly Rust. I mentioned my maiden name. It is a Hungarian name. My mother and my father escaped, and we are blessed to have been able to come to this beautiful, God-given country. We lived here; we love it. My mother would never pass up a flag saluting it. I don't care where she was. So, we thank God every day for the blessedness that we have to live in this beautiful country. You started it with the priority of the day with the beginning of this meeting by praying and placing our hearts, our thoughts, and our wisdom in God's divine hands. We are very -- we 're fallible creatures; we make mistakes. We need to turn to a higher power to look for wisdom and guidance in our deliberations, which will affect many of our lives and our very situations. If these are not to be my words because words have been so beautifully spoken here, we seek the truth. I happened to pick up my daily reading today from scripture, and it's from Jeremiah, if I may quote directly from Jeremiah 17:5-10. "Thus says the Lord: Cursed is the man who trusts in human beings who seeks his strength in flesh, whose heart turns away from the Lord." May we always remember our creator and his divine, loving plan for our lives and our country so blessed by God. Thank you. City of Miami Page 15 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Applause. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Marcia Reisman: Good morning. I'm Marcia Reisman, and I'm here to speak on PZ.11 and 12. These relate to the property that is belonging to Casa Valentina. Casa Valentina is looking to do what it does best, which is to provide safe, affordable housing and life skills for youth aging out of foster care or who are at risk in our community, the group from 18 to 24. Nowhere in the state is making this a specific group to address whose needs are growing greater every day. We hope that you will support this with T4-O so we can continue to move toward our goal of housing more youth aging out offoster care. I thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Benjamin De Yurre: Good morning. My name is Benjamin De Yurre. I am the president of Teaching Anticommunism in America, TACA. That is our organization, (UNINTELLIGIBLE), okay. I think really what is happening now, I think the prayer has been banned from the school. And maybe we think this is one of the main reasons the indoctrination has (UNINTELLIGIBLE) too much into the schools. So, what happened? If you see the last polls, you can realize how the Millennials and the Generation Z, they believe in socialism and/or communism. So, we have to support the presence of God in our school. So, in this matter, we thank to Commissioner Manolo Reyes and also to Anthony (UNINTELLIGIBLE) to support this idea to have the plaque in everywhere "In God We Trust". Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Applause. Chair King: (Comments made in Spanish not translated.) Mr. Jauregui (as translated by official Spanish interpreter, Irene Orces): I'll continue with the translation. Good morning. His name is Oved Jauregui. I am going to translate what he would like to relay. I have been a community leader for the past 20 years in District 1. It is an honor for me to serve my duties as a pastor at Bethany Church, and I am also the president of Miami Bethany Community Services. During these 28 years, my family and I have helped many people in the community by providing them with food, clothing, housing, counseling, education, jobs, and rehab services. We must all agree that without God's presence, mankind is lonely and alone, empty, vulnerable, and hopeless. On behalf of 1,500 church members and 8,000 families, I'd like to congratulate Commissioner Manolo Reyes for his support "In God We Trust." I highly suggest that the City ofMiami proudly exhibit the motto of the United States of America and the State of Florida, "In God We Trust." Thank you. Applause. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Patrick Harrington: Good morning. My name is Patrick Harrington. I am a Miami citizen, also CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of a resort in Bahamas. I'm here in support of the proposal RE.9, "In God We Trust." As we've heard from many other speakers who have spoken very eloquently, I -- when I first heard this was even up as a proposal, I was a little surprised. I mean, it's -- it is our -- one of our national mottos. First, I want to thank Commissioner Reyes for proposing this. But I was City of Miami Page 16 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 surprised because it is our national motto. It is on our money and our coins. So, I was a little surprised that this -- it wasn't already the case. And I would say, if we look at the alternative, if we, as a people, don't trust in God, what is it that we're going to place our trust in when we inevitably have the next hurricane that devastates the city, or another economic collapse, or a worldwide pandemic? Are we going to rely on --? You know, what are we going to do? Say we got this? We're just going to frust in our own ingenuity or our own strength? I don't think that's very wise. In regard to our country, I would say -- I'd ask the question, what is it about the United States that has made it our -- you know, undeniably the most successful and powerful country over the past hundred years? I would say that it is -- you know, is it that we 're smarter than other people or that we have better genetics? I don't think so. Clearly, that's not the answer. I would argue that it is based on our founding fathers who founded our government on a system based on checks and balances. And where did they get that system from? It was based on two biblical principles. One is that every individual has infinite value because we are made by a god who has infinite value. The other -- and therefore, every person has individual rights. Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Harrington: I will leave it there. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Angel Montalvo: Hi, good morning, Christine, and everybody here. Good morning, everybody here. My name is Angel Montalvo. I live in 2911 Southwest 21st Terrace. I'm a lifelong Miami resident. And I just wanted to take a moment to talk about the issue with regards to "In God We Trust." Just so you know a little bit about me, I was actually the vice president/president of the youth group at El Cordero Baptist Church on 22nd. And it was a big part of the way that I look at the way that the world is with regards to the figure of Jesus Christ. I imagine that's who we're referring to when we 're talking about "In God We Trust." So, I just wanted to make the case. The -- talking about the founding fathers, there is a concept of the separation of church and state. And while I understand that there's legal precedent that this isn't something that is forbidden from being done, I just wanted to consider alternatively, before "In God We Trust," our motto nationally was "E Pluribus Unum," which is out of many, one. In Miami, there are not just Christians. There are many people of different faiths and spirituality. I am personally agnostic but besides the point. I just want everybody to consider the importance in keeping the church and state separate because I would -- I'm sure most of you wouldn't want to be under a government that is represented by a religion that doesn't represent you. So, in that situation, that being said, I thank you everybody for your time. Again, we have our -- this idea of "E Pluribus Unum"I think is more inclusive. So, thank you, and that's my time. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Aileen Campbell: Good morning. My name is Aileen Campbell. I'm with the Christian Family Coalition, and I am here for the "In God We Trust" plaque to be part of the City of Miami. I live at 340 West Flagler Street. I am in downtown, and I am a mother of three, and I know how important it is to have the Lord in our -- by our side, especially in a city where so many people are coming -- are fleeing from other states coming here because they're looking for better lives. They're looking for hope. And what best to be able to represent our city by the Lord? "In God We Trust" is not a religious deal. It is how -- it is our founding father had the "In God We Trust" motto and we should keep it. And I want to say one thing. There's so much violence going on in our city -- in this beautiful city. We need the Lord in our lives. We need to let our constituents know that we trust in the Lord. And I would just like to recite -- City of Miami Page 17 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 read, if you allow me, Psalm 91:2. It says, I will say of the Lord, he is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in him I will trust." Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Christi Tasker: Good morning. My name is Christi Tasker. First of all, prayer was taken out of school by a atheist named Madalyn Murray O'Hair. I'm going to speak the words of her son. "Hy mother was an evil person, not removing prayer from America's schools, no, she was just evil," Bill wrote, in 2011. "She stole huge amounts of money, misused the trust of people. She cheated children out of their parents' inheritance. She cheated on her taxes and even stole from her own organizations." Madalyn's son, Bill Murray, later became a pastor. He knew the real Madalyn. The churl of bullied -- that bullied her own children, bragged to them that they were -- when they were very young, and made them watch X-rated movies. "She was an ardent feminist who resented men," Bill says. "One of her favorite stories I've heard was her repeat it many times is that when I was born, the doctor told her that he was a boy. She asked if there was any way that she could put him back in." Bill told people that -- People magazine this. She bit him, she smashed his model airplane into pieces in a fit of rage, ridiculed his attempts to play baseball. She kept a liquor closet full and refrigerator stocked with fattening, unhealthy foods. She extolled the virtues of sexual liberty and wrote for Hustler magazine. So, that woman had the ability to take prayer out of schools and out of our government, and you all have the authority to put it back in. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Applause. Chair King: Good morning. Ariel Sagre: Good morning, Madam Chair. Good morning, fellow members of the Commission. Welcome, Commissioner Covo. My name is Ariel Sagre. I am a Florida attorney, been licensed since 2002. I am an attorney with the Florida Christian Family Coalition. My address is 5201 Blue Lagoon Drive, Suite 892, Miami, Florida, 33126. I rise in support ofRE.9 by Commissioner Manolo Reyes. To install the plaque that simply says "In God We Trust" does nothing more than to memorialize what's in the federal law, as well as state law, Section 15.0301. I see civility in this nation. I see civility in this room on days like today. Sometimes we see in the media that it's not so civil, but today, I count 12 speakers in favor of this resolution, only 1 against. I commend my brother who had the courage to speak against it, but that goes to our nation, that we are a nation that tolerates freedom of exercise of expression. You stand on good legal soil, federal and state law, by allowing "In God We Trust" as a motto. Legally, it's strong; pragmatically, it gives a source of strength to those that are trying to raise their children in this nation to say we left a communist country to come to a free nation where you can believe in God. It stands on pragmatic ground as well as on text and tradition. I think it's clear more than the overwhelming group that's here, the constituents that put you in office believe in God, I would venture to say. And simply saying "In God We Trust" does nothing more than to say, yeah, you know what, this nation is here and the overriding reason why we tolerate each other and we respect each other is because every person has value and that value is intrinsically given by God. That's what our Declaration of Independence says, `All men are created equal." Thank you and God bless you. Chair King: Thank you. Applause. City of Miami Page 18 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Chair King: Good morning. Andrew Becerra: Good morning. My name's Andrew Becerra, and I'm the president of the Poinciana Village Condominium Association, in Historic Overtown, located at 201 and 269 Northwest 7th Street. I'm speaking in -- sorry -- in support of Item 4.7C, the resolution to provide financial aid to our association to further promote homeownership in the Overtown neighborhood. We've also undergone a lot of modernization projects and have, you know, come across the situation where over half -- or almost half of our residents are elderly and on, you know, very fixed incomes, and I'm concerned for their ability to weather, you know, new legislation requiring higher reserve limits. And just I'm hoping you guys can help pass the resolution. Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Becerra: Thank you. Commissioner Covo: Can he --? Chair King: He's with the Overtown (INAUDIBLE). Good morning. Billy Corben: Morning, Chair. Welcome and congratulations to Commissioner Covo. My name's Billy Corben. I'm PO Box 403004, Miami Beach, 33140. I'm here to speak on Item BC.9, the three vacancies on the Code Enforcement Board. Never before have these appointments been more important. As you know, a lawsuit was recently filed against the City Attorney and her husband for allegedly using their inside connections to the Code Enforcement Board as part of a scheme to acquire the homes of vulnerable senior citizens at below -market value. Moreover, the lawsuit and subsequent news reports seem to suggest the City Attorney's husband may have lied under oath to the Board, which would appear to create a conflict. Chair King: You are here in support of BC.9? Mr. Corben: Yes, ma'am. Chair King: That doesn't specifically relate to a lawsuit or the allegations that you're talking about for the lawsuit. Can you just stick with BC.9, the importance of filling the positions, the vacant -- Mr. Corben: Yes. Chair King: Just -- Mr. Corben: (INAUDIBLE). I -- Chair King: Okay, but not lawsuits and not -- Mr. Corben: But it's about the Code Enforcement Board, Madam Chair. Chair King: Okay, but -- Mr. Corben: In light -- Chair King: -- not specific to the law -- because you 're saying allegations and you're saying that they stole homes from the -- Mr. Corben: I didn't say that. City of Miami Page 19 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Chair King: Not that. Mr. Corben: I'm saying in light of these egregious allegations and potential conflicts of interest, I urge the Commission to fill the vacancies -- Chair King: Okay. Mr. Corben: -- at the Code Enforcement Board, but with the following -- Chair King: Okay. Mr. Corben: -- with the following caveats though. Chair King: Right. No, it's just -- Mr. Corben: That -- Chair King: -- about the appointments, Mr. Corben, just about the appointments. Mr. Corben: Right, the appointees. I would ask for support of the Board obtaining independent legal counsel to address any potential conflicts of interest, and if necessary, refer the matter to the appropriate law enforcement agencies, to seek guidance too from the Florida Attorney General on any implications that any alleged misconduct and may have regarding possible disparate treatment suffered by other property owners who had code enforcement matters adjudicated by the Board. And finally, that they support asking the Florida Bar whether or not the City Attorney and her subordinates can continue to participate in code enforcement proceedings or even advise this Commission on code enforcement -related matters while the lawsuit and any potential investigations remain pending. Thank you, Madam Chair. Chair King: Thank you. Applause. Vice Chair Carollo: Madam Chair. Madam Chair. Chair King: No clapping. I allowed the clapping for the "In God We Trust," but not Vice Chair Carollo: Madam -- Chair King: -- going to clap -- Vice Chair Carollo: Madam Chair. Chair King: Yes. Vice Chair Carollo: I normally let statements that are made go, like most of us don't answer unless the topic comes up. This individual fried to use an item that's just an appointment to a board to come in and attack and to put his agenda. Now, let me be very clear. Mr. Corben, that gave a PO Box, lives in Unincorporated Dade County. Mr. Corben is not just any citizen of Unincorporated Dade County that wants to get involved because they care so much about our city. Mr. Corben is a pay -for -play individual that has been getting paid for some time to attack this city and so many of us with lies and defamation. He recently came out blasting, calling all kinds of names, putting all kinds of stuff out against newly -elected Commissioner Covo. He City of Miami Page 20 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 didn't do that because he believed that. He did it because he was paid by one of the opponents to do that. Just like when Luke Campbell -- and I think most of you know who Luke Campbell is -- came to me, went to the Mayor, and expressed to us how this "Little Billy Corben" had brought a bar owner from 8th Street, the other bar owner was put in the phone, and they were offering Luke Campbell $5,000 when he used to write in the Miami New Times and had a column there so that he would call me a racist and defame me. And if he would do that, they were going to give him $5, 000 to the Little League Optimist Club football team that Luke coached. Since he did not do that, he never got the $5,000. This man has been paid by those bar owners to defame me and to start a campaign now on trying to discredit and defame anyone and everyone connected to the City, nonstop. Why? Because they have two cases in federal court against the City. Chair King: Okay. Vice Chair Carollo: And those cases -- at least one of them -- seem to be going to court real soon, so they're frying to come with constant attacks with their allies in the media and others that are paid like him to try to defame all of us in the City so they can try and prejudice any potential juror to those court hearings that might be chosen before they're even set in a court. And this is why they're doing this nonstop. You're seeing one attack after another. As far as the statements he made against the one case that the City has been sued upon on the statements that he made, why hasn 't the City of Miami been served? Mr. Manager, do you know if the City of Miami has been served? No, the City -- Ms. Mendez: As of yesterday, no. Vice Chair Carollo: Well, isn't that strange. They sued us some 10 days ago, and we 're not served, so we cannot answer that. Have you been told by Mr. Corben and the group that's come out to attack the City that this poor senior citizen, like they were making him to be, was 63 years old when this transaction happened? Were you told that he had been, in the year 2017, a realtor for 28 years? A realtor goes to school and has more knowledge than any of us that are not realtors on the cost of properties. Chair King: Commissioner, let's go forward with the public -- Vice Chair Carollo: Chair, I need to defend the City, just one more second. Chair King: Okay, one more second. Vice Chair Carollo: Were you told that this individual supposedly claims that in 2008, on the deed of that property, his name was put into it by the mother? But gee, he apparently forgot to place that deed in the court records until five and a half months after the mother died in 2017, the month before he sold that property. You know why he did that? Because as people in the media have told me -- but they haven't reported it -- the mother wasn't living there. The small house was made into a boardinghouse. All kinds of people were living there. And they were illegally getting, for five years, all kinds of homestead exemptions because of the mother, including senior citizen, including widow and every other kind. If he would have put his name to that title and the fruth would have come out, he wouldn't have been able to get those benefits because he himself owned and was getting homestead in another property in the City. Last, but not least, that property, according to the County Property Appraiser's Office, was appraised at that year, a small house, for $133, 000 and change. The Property Appraiser's Office normally appraises properties 15 to 20 percent below market value, which means that $133,000 should have included at least 15, maybe 20 percent more in the market rate. But this individual was paid 54 City of Miami Page 21 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 percent over that appraised value, $205, 000, which certainly appears to me that it was market value. So, I want to set the record straight on this particular transaction. I don't know anything about all the other stuff that they're trying to throw out now, but this is a coordinated attack that includes several people, including this individual that was here for the reasons that I've stated. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Sir, good morning. Sherman Rattner: My apologies. Thank you. My name is Sherman Rattner. I'm the president of 1809 Brickell Tenants Association. I am also the president of the Mosaico Tenants Association. You may recall a lot of times I was here concerning that property. Thanks to Mayor Suarez, Commissioner Russell, your predecessor, and all of you, 400 seniors who lived in affordable housing in 1809 Brickell who would have found themselves out on the street without a voucher or a place to go, instead, they were able to get replacement housing in Allapattah. It's not quite like Brickell, but it's at least a roof over their head, and they got a voucher that they wouldn't have had. I want to talk about Commissioner Reyes. PH.10, you have a very important word in there called "reverter provision," meaning that if they don't do what they say, it's going to revert back to the City. Well, we have a problem in that just that we don't -- aren't building enough affordable housing, but we're losing affordable housing. And one of the proposals we offered to you and could have had depends on using that principle of reversion. And I know there were some legal review on this issue, and I think it was inconclusive at the point, but back in July 26, 2018, at the hearing concerning some of these things, Commissioner Reyes said, I think the Commissioner should start" -- he was referring to Commissioner Russell at the time - - "working on legislation to make sure that we are not losing affordable housing." Well, guess what. We are losing affordable housing almost faster than we're building it. And there's just about no affordable housing in your district, certainly not east of Brickell and Biscayne Avenue. So, the city we have is the city you have created -- Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Rattner: -- we have created. And the opportunity to build the city of the future where all people can live here and afford to live here is in your hand. Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Rattner: I submit to you -- thank you very much. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Janel Baez: Good morning. My name is Janel Baez. I'm the vice president of operations for OVM (One Vision Media) Global Network. We also partnership with Samaritan's Purse, a Christian organization that helps people throughout the world. And I'm here to advocate for "In God We Trust." When we think of God, it's basically the term of love or the essence of love. And of course, the opposite of that would be hate. Working with Samaritan's Purse and seeing their efforts and their contributions throughout the world, they're able to help millions of people do better because they come from that source of love. Quantum mechanics and metaphysics is teaching us that because of sacred geometry and other things that they are discovering, there is a higher order and there is some kind of divine order. So, it just takes some investigation, and we're just scratching the surface of it, but we do know that we have a spiritual aspect in this world. Just something to consider. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. City of Miami Page 22 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Jessica Dolores: Hey, good morning. My name is Jessica Dolores. I live in Poinciana Village, and I'm here in support of 4.7C. Our infrastructure is aging and (UNINTELLIGIBLE) -- Chair King: You're actually here for the Southeast Park West Overtown CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) meeting. It's not the City ofMiami Commission. That's coming at noon. Ms. Dolores: Oh, okay. I'll come back. Chair King: Okay. Janie Jackson: Good morning, everyone. Chair King: Good morning. Ms. Jackson: My name is Janie Jackson, and I'm from Liberty City, the city of Liberty City. And I'm here this morning to speak about "In God We Trust." People, it's very important that we understand that we need that everywhere we go, everywhere. For example, if we have God we trust and people really start believing like it is, maybe Vice Chairman Carollo wouldn't had to go through what he went through with this person, I don't know. But -- Vice Chair Carollo: You're right. Ms. Jackson: -- it is very, very, very -- so much is going on every day. We hear about kids killing they parents, parents killing they children, people being slaughtered here and there. It's a bunch of hate in this world. Until we bring that back in, "In God We Trust," it's going to get a lot worsen. And if nobody on that panel or in this audience can agree, we all need to agree it is very important that we put God first with everything we do. From the time we wake up to the time we go to sleep at night, we need to acknowledge him. If we can continue to acknowledge him or we decide not to, it's going to get worse before it get better. And that's the problem that we've been having in our beautiful world, so much hatred. Everybody hating on everybody because they're not doing as God say. Put him first with everything that we do and acknowledge him because our health and everything come from him. Thank each and every one of you guys. And Mr. Carollo, I'm sorry what happened to your office. And I hope -- oh, it was yours? Well, I'm sorry, Mr. Reyes. I'm sorry what happened to your office and I hope that -- Commissioner Reyes: Nobody has messed with him. You know, I must be doing something right when people -- they don't like what I'm doing. Ms. Jackson: But yeah, sorry about what happened to your office. And people, let's agree and put God first so we can try to get our country back. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Applause. Chair King: Good morning. Thomas Kennedy: Good morning. My name is Thomas Kennedy. I live in 2307 Southwest 10th Street. It is in the City of Miami. So, first of all, I want to spare for my comments, Commissioner Covo. You just got here. I actually -- you might not like me, but I think you're a good commissioner. You're my commissioner. Considering the issues that we have in the city, the lack of public transportation, the fourth world City of Miami Page 23 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 infrastructure -- fourth world, yes -- the lack of affordable housing, the out -of -control corruption, the headlines that are generated from this Commission are an absolute embarrassment. You two are the main culprits. Chair King: Excuse me. Mr. Kennedy: You should be ashamed of yourselves. That's all I wanted to say really. This is an embar -- Chair King: Good morning. Vice Chair Carollo: Yes, and in God we trust. Unidentified Speaker: Amen. Vice Chair Carollo: And Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Corben, all the people behind you, the reason you haven 't been able to defeat me in anything, in the last election, as much as you tried, I still got 65 percent of the vote, and you're not going to be able to defeat me. And it's not because I'm so great, so smart. It's because I trust in God, in God we trust. And it's that God that's been protecting me and is going to protect me so you can 't defeat me. Chair King: Good morning. Elizabeth Rodriguez: Good morning. Good morning. Chair King: Good morning. Ms. Rodriguez: Hi, my name is Elizabeth Rodriguez. I'm happy to be here with you guys because I know that I have been here around. And as a community leader and a person who have been working for the Puerto Rican community in South Florida, it's a pleasure to congratulate Sabina Covo and to say good morning to the City Manager, to Victoria Mendez. Sabina Covo again, Christine King, Joe Carollo, Manolo Reyes, and all of you guys that have been doing a great job to the Miami city. Thank you so much for all the help that you have been done during the entire period that you have been here. And today I'm coming just to share with you what motivate me this morning to wake up and come here to give from the inside of my heart because God pushed me to walk through his light and come here as a minister of H20 Church in Brickell. Just to come here and says like -- City of Miami having like a cosmopolitan city and we have been supporting all of the Commissioners when they really wanted to do something in our city. And I just have two minutes. So, anyway, I'm just coming here just to bring my support on Manolo Reyes and the plaque and whatever the trust on God is because God is Yahweh. Every single morning that you wake up and you breathe your breathe means Yahweh. And Yahweh is inside of our DNA. So, if we support so many things in our cosmopolitan city of Miami and the county of Miami -Dade, why not to support this? So, thank you so much. Chair King: Thank you. Ms. Rodriguez: My name is Elizabeth Rodriguez. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Eladio Jose Armesto: Good morning, Commissioners. I am Eladio Jose Armesto, chairman of the Florida Democratic League, the largest minority -led democratic voters' organization in our state, advocating for civil and human rights, and working against intolerance and bigotry. Our organization was founded in 1992 at the urging City of Miami Page 24 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 of then -Florida governor Lawton Chiles. And the Florida Democratic League wishes to thank and to congratulate the City of Miami Commission for considering, at the urging of Commissioner Manolo Reyes, supporting the motto of our nation and our state, "In God We Trust." Indeed, we are all much better because we frust in God. Miami needs to trust in God, and the Florida Democratic League reaffirms our state motto, congratulates the Commission, and urges that this resolution be adopted because we too in God we trust. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Allan McGuffie: Hello, good morning. My name is Allan McGuffie. I am a resident from Little Haiti. You're currently my commissioner. I've actually been trying to get in touch with you quite a few times, but unfortunately, that hasn't been happen. I am a candidate for the Community Relations Board, and I'm basically trying to introduce myself trying to get appointment into that board as you -- as I believe you the one I have to talk to, or the Mayor, I believe. Chair King: Go see my chief of staff Yvette Harrell. How were you trying to get in touch with me? Mr. McGuffie: I actually spoke with your -- some of the department over the phone. I've actually -- Chair King: Oh, another depart -- because you didn't email me. I answer all of my emails, right? Mr. McGuffie: I'm not sure. I never got anything back. I've got response from other people from that -- Chair King: Okay, no worries. I'm here. Go speak to my chief of staff and let her know, and she'll set something up for me to speak with you. Mr. McGuffie: I believe you should already have my -- everything as far as my resume and all my documents. I am -- Chair King: Okay. Mr. McGuffie: -- a professor of socioeconomic, also a PhD student -- Chair King: Okay. Mr. McGuffie: -- doctor of philosophy and ethical leadership, and I even have a master's in public administration. I've worked with a few of you guys here in the past, and also, with the Mayor. Therefore -- Chair King: Go to my office and speak to my chief of staff. Mr. McGuffie: Okay. Chair King: Her name is Yvette Harrell. Mr. McGuffie: Thank you very much. Appreciate it. Chair King: You 're welcome. And I'll meet you in a minute. Mr. McGuffie: Thank you. City of Miami Page 25 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Chair King: Okay. Good morning. Anthony Verdugo: Good morning, Madam Chair, Vice Chair, members of the Commission. I'm Anthony Verdugo, founder and executive director of the Christian Family Coalition Florida. We're a human rights and social justice advocacy organization, and we rise in support of RE.9, "In God We Trust." Thank you, Commissioner Manolo Reyes, for bringing this item forward. "In God We Trust" is not only our national motto; it's also our state motto here in Florida. And in fact, it has been a part of our history and our identity since 1864 when the motto was adopted on our currency. Federal courts have repeatedly reaffirmed the right of cities, like the City of Miami, to display "In God We Trust." In fact, currently, over 700 cities across the United States post our motto, including, since 2015, Miami -Dade County. The Miami -Dade County Commission adopted this resolution and has had it posted, along with the cities of Doral, Medley, and Miami Lakes. May I add that "In God We Trust" is actually a very inclusive statement because what it does is it tells the community and the culture and society that we embrace faith. That's what it's about; it's embracing faith. The Christian Family Coalition, in 2018, had the honor of leading the effort in Tallahassee to make sure that our motto is posted in every single public school across our state. So, again, we urge you to vote yes on RE.9, "In God We Trust." Thank you for your time and thank you for considering this item. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Emilio Izquierdo: Good morning, finally. Thanks to the Commissioners, this Commission, and the City of Miami. I'm representing Cuban American Patriots and Friends. It is an organization of patriots. And representing UNAP, a concentration camp in Cuba when more than 40,000 people, when I was 18, we sent to the concentration camp because we don't renounce to believe in God. We do not accept the communists. We are here supporting our friend and (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Commissioner Manolo Reyes and his proposition and supporting the Christian Family Coalition, my friend, Tony Verdugo, because without the help of God, our master and father of the heavens, Miami USA, our second homeland, will be and are now in extreme danger. We are here to ask all of you your support to protect our families, our homes, and our legacy for generations with good discipline, good values, and hard work. Today, we're asking the honorable Mayor, the Commissioners, to operate and lead this city with the help of God because in God we trust. Thank you so much. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Armando Pomar: Good morning or almost good after. My name is Armando Pomar. I am a director of the Allapattah Community Action, Inc., and I am one of the veterans here at the City. I was a former specialist from Miami Police Department for, I don 't know, about 40 years. So, what I am saying is this one, this motto, it should be, how you say, been put here in this room since many, many, many years ago that we have been under stress. God have been protecting us during the Mariel boatlift, during all this (UNINTELLIGIBLE) that we went through at City of Miami. So, I urge the Commissioners -- and most of them, I have been working with them in the past -- to vote yes and put "In God We Trust" right there. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Next, good morning. Jonathan Archer: Good morning, Madam Chair, Mr. Vice Chair, fellow Commissioners. My name is Father Jonathan Archer. I am the rector of Christ Episcopal Church, located 3481 Hibiscus Street. I'm here this morning to speak in support of PZ.13 and 14. In order to respect all of your time, I have some of my parishioners here. I'd ask them to stand, and Ms. Gibson is also here in support of City of Miami Page 26 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 this item as well. I'd also like to take this opportunity to congratulate Commissioner Covo. We are in your district, and we look forward -- Commissioner Covo: Thank you. Mr. Archer: -- to working along with you as you seek to build up our city. Christ Episcopal Church is trying to -- as it has done for many, many years in its existence -- to assist with the need for affordable housing in our community. And these two items, PZ.13 and 14, are a necessary part of us working to provide affordable housing for our community. We have heard many of the cries of the community, many of the concerns of the community in terms of not wanting commercial to be a part of the zoning increase and land usage. And at the PZAB meeting, we did agree to make some adjustments, and they have made another recommendation to take commercial out of it. And we also want to say here publicly that we have no plans of selling any of our property. We wish to do affordable housing. And so, we urge you to vote in support of PZ.13 and PZ.14. Thank you very much. Vice Chair Carollo: Thank you. Sir, two minutes. David Sacks: Good afternoon, Commissioners. My name is David Sacks, law offices at 2 South Biscayne Boulevard. I'm here to speak on PH.5. While it seems like a garden variety transfer between the City of Miami and the Florida Department of Transportation, I wanted to talk more specifically and breathe some life into this as this -- what -- you know, what seems like basic legislation is actually -- how it impacts our particular client. Vice Chair Carollo: What number are you speaking on again? Mr. Sacks: PH.5. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, thank you. Mr. Sacks: And again, my client, Petal Productions, Fresh Cut Flowers, resides at 1515 22nd Street. That is exactly between the subject legislation if you're looking at your package. Long story short, I want to give you the why, the what, and really, the (UNINTELLIGIBLE) impact to the City, impact to our client. I'll be happy to come back later and speak on the item as well if you'd like because I have a little bit more of a presentation. Would the Board care to entertain that at all? Vice Chair Carollo: Sir. Mr. Sacks: Would the Board care to listen to more of my testimony later so that we could finish the public hearing and I can wait? Because I think it's important that I breathe life into, again, a boring -- Vice Chair Carollo: Well -- Mr. Sacks: -- piece of legislation. Vice Chair Carollo: -- if you have any additional information -- and hold on so he could have his minutes while I talk. Mr. Sacks: Thanks, Joe. Vice Chair Carollo: If you have any additional information, I would suggest that you provide it to us once you're done here so we could look at it. City of Miami Page 27 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Mr. Sacks: It -- Vice Chair Carollo: But -- Mr. Sacks: -- it's more of a -- I could do it now, but it 's more of a -- a little bit of an awakening and a realization that there is a -- an issue at hand that could impact a crime in an area where -- Vice Chair Carollo: You have a minute unless you have someone that would like to give you two additional minutes. Mr. Sacks: I would not. You know, through the acting Chair, I'd be -- I'd love a few more minutes, maybe five. Vice Chair Carollo: Well, I -- that I can't do, sir. I'm sorry. We set some pretty straight rules. This is something you should have had printed out so that we could have had it ahead of time and had been able to study it. Mr. Sacks: Well, I do have printouts. That'll take longer than my two -- Vice Chair Carollo: Well, then why don 't you give them to us. If you only have one, the Clerk -- if you give it to him, he will make sure that we all get it. He'll make copies, get it to us and you have about a minute left. Mr. Sacks: And my remaining 45 seconds -- Vice Chair Carollo: No, you got -- you got more. You got at least 60. Mr. Sacks: Well, I'm trying to be respectful -- Vice Chair Carollo: I interrupt -- I interrupted you. Mr. Sacks: I'm trying to be respectful and keep your minute -- Vice Chair Carollo: Thank you. Mr. Sacks: -- in time. Again, the handouts that I have correlate to my testimony so that it would, I guess, educate the Commission. That's really why I'm here. That's really why my client's willing wait so that we could explain the negative externality -- unintended consequences, which aren't bad. They just need to be addressed with, especially my client, Fresh Cut Flowers, doing bar mitzvahs, doing weddings, doing birthday parties. They've been in business a long time, and they're coming out of COVID. And you know, to be strapped potentially -- is an unintended consequences with a potential problem associated with this legislation, you know, is certainly worth talking so more about. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, well -- Ms. Mendez: Mr. Sacks -- Mr. Sacks: Yes. Ms. Mendez: -- Commissioner, Mr. Juvenal Santana, the director of Public Works, can talk to him, and I think that can allay some of his concerns. This piece -- you know, turning over this piece to the state will actually be more helpful in any replatting process that your client may be going through in the future. So, he'll talk to you right after this. City of Miami Page 28 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Mr. Sacks: Okay. I just want to mention -- and Juvenal has been great in the process. We had filed an application for the replat and the road closure back in 2017, and until this legislation was around, you know, it wasn't so much of a problem with respect to crime, so that's something that I don't know if Mr. Santana -- Director Santana can speak to. Vice Chair Carollo: Well, here's what I will be willing to do. If there's no objections from the district commissioner in this when we bring it up to a vote, I'll be happy to defer it to the next meeting so that you have enough time to provide us anything you need for us to read, meet with anyone else in the administration that you need to meet in addition to whomever you met with already, and I don't think this is an item that is if we defer for one meeting is going to hold anything up. But if the Commissioner from District 1 that this falls under his district sees different, I will respect the Commissioner because that is his district. So -- Mr. Sacks: Okay, the -- and just to final -- what the ask is here is simply to be able to, in light of the passage -- assumed passage of this legislation, to be able to file a new application, which we were not permitted to do before this transaction. And the second is, as a result, to be able to work with us in connection with the increasing crime in the area, which the code compliance officer of the (UNINTELLIGIBLE) are super well aware of and I'll stop there. So, an issue of application, but more importantly, crime -- Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Mr. Sacks: -- in the area. Vice Chair Carollo: Well -- Mr. Sacks: Thank you. Vice Chair Carollo: -- the crime is an issue that I could certainly understand, but I'm not so sure whether by closing this road or not it's going to increase it or decrease it. That's a valid issue. Mr. Sacks: They're -- yeah, they're nonfunctional roads. [Later...] Chair King: Good morning. James Torres: Good morning. James Torres, the president of the DNA (Downtown Neighborhood Alliance). Glad to be back in the chambers on the other side but will be getting on the other side soon. We want to talk about one thing that's important. Everyone 's been talking about "In God We Trust." Well, if we can stand in these chambers and look at the flag and do the pledge of allegiance, it should be very easy that this board approves "In God We Trust" as a thing that we're kind of looking for. I think it's important. That's the theme that it's been today, and there's no reason why we should not wait any longer to have that up on the wall today. Commissioner Covo, good luck to you. Commissioner Covo: Thank you. City of Miami Page 29 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Mr. Torres: And we'll see you on the district. Don't forget downtown because it's important for what we need to do. Thank you. Chair King: Good morning. Clara Garcia: Good morning. My name is Clara Garcia. I am the architect/property owner of one of the property abutting Grand Avenue. First of all, I would like to say welcome to our district, Mrs. Sabina Covo. It's going to be a pleasure to have you in this position -- Commissioner Covo: Thanks. Ms. Garcia: -- because we are womens [sic] and we needed some good representation, and we are sure that you are going to be -- you 're going to bring work. Okay, it is another presentation in reference to the property that are abutting Grand Avenue. If you see the map, I'm going to ask permission to provide you this document that have been presented before, but I would like that you have it. Commissioner Covo: Of course. Ms. Garcia: Okay, we're talking in reference to the PZ.4, 5, and 6. This is -- a proffer have been taking place in this Commission for many years and a long time. We have been applying for this change since three years ago. It is in reference to a properties that are facing Grand Avenue on the west side. There are many requests for zoning designation change in many points in the new mixed -use cultural district before it was mixed -use corridor, which was Grand Avenue and Douglas. And now the proposed T4 -- PZ.4, 5, and 6 is to convert some new boundary for the new cultural mixed district from corridor to district. Corridor normally has the main (UNINTELLIGIBLE) of commercial, and that is why we would like to include -- and you have -- and let you know what we can do in these main corridors. It is one example that we have built in Grand Avenue, the west side. Chair King: Thank you. M. Garcia: Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Melissa Tapanes: Good morning, Chairwoman, Vice Chairman, Commissioners. And welcome, Commissioner Covo. Melissa Tapanes, law offices at 200 South Biscayne Boulevard, Miami. I'm here on behalf of Jelly Salmon JVCG, LLC and 3442 Southwest 37th Avenue. They are the owners of Assemblage A in PZ Items 4 and 5. They also own an additional -- a total of 12 properties within the Little Bahamas area on Grand Avenue and 37th Avenue. We're here in support of PZ.4, 5, and 6. We have been working with the stakeholders in the Little Bahamas neighborhood, and I'm excited to inform the Commission that we have reached a partnership with the Thelma Gibson Initiative to bring in public benefits to Assemblage A. And Mr. King and Ms. Gibson are here to speak on that. So, with that, I would like -- although I can provide a full presentation, I would respectfully request this moving forward at first reading, and I'm available for any questions that you may have. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: What are the public --? Madam Chairwoman -- Ms. Tapanes: Yes. City of Miami Page 30 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- what are the public benefits that you 're providing? Ms. Tapanes: We'll be including affordability within Assemblage A. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Dollar value. Ms. Tapanes: We don't have a dollar value. Mr. King will speak more as to the number of units, et cetera. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay. Ms. Tapanes: Thank you. Chair King: Hold on a second because I let you speak. Commissioner -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: No, I said -- I'll speak -- Chair King: I know but -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- I'm not speaking. It's a question. Chair King: It's a question but I'd -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Right. Chair King: -- like to not have questions during public comment. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I want to speak now after this but -- Chair King: Commissioner Covo. Commissioner Covo: So, as you may know, I know the West Grove very well, and this is a project that I've been studying for some time, but this is my first City of Miami Commission and I am glad that there is a partnership with Mrs. Gibson, and I would love to listen to what she's going to say. But I still have more -- need more time to make a decision. We've seen the community. The community is divided. And this is a zoning change that is significant. I think that I need to study it a little bit more, but I do feel that I need to also listen to Mrs. Gibson. Ms. Tapanes: Thank you. Vice Chair Carollo: Chairwoman. Chair King: Yes. Vice Chair Carollo: Commissioner Covo, you have every right to -- any item in your district to ask for a deferment until you have more time to be able to study it. So -- Chair King: Absolutely. Vice Chair Carollo: -- if you ask for this item or any item within your district to be deferred, I will gladly second it and I'm sure that this Commission will support you because it's not fair that you just came and you haven't had the time to be able to go through and meet with all the derent people on different items that you have. So, that's -- City of Miami Page 31 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: And I agree with that. If you want to move a deferral, I will also second it and support you. Commissioner Covo: I would like, please, Madam Chair, to ask if there's anyone else who would want to comment on PZ.4, PZ.5, and PZ.6. And after I listen to them, then I can make that decision. Thank you. Chair King: So, we 're almost through public comments, and we have -- you may go because you're speaking on this item. Joseph King: Good morning, thank you. Joseph King, Thelma Gibson Health Initiative, 3640 Grand Avenue. Commissioner Covo, welcome, and thank you, Madam Chair, for the time, and thank y 'all for your attention to this. This is new information, obviously, for everybody so, you know, there's -- we've been able to meet with Commissioner Carollo and Commissioner Reyes, and obviously with you just taking over, you're the most important, you know, to be satisfied as it's in your commission [sic]. But I think Legal Services has spoke, and I know a few others have spoken on this, and to be quite honest with you, I understand -- we understand the concern, but it's really admirable that the owners of the property listened to the community frustration and some of the pushback and partnered with us to enter into an agreement. Our goal is to do as much affordable housing as we can, as much public benefit as we can. We have funding through the US Congress, through Fredericka Wilson for a Bahamian Cultural Center. So, looking at the parcels on 3710 Grand and the parcels on 3442, 3424 Southwest 37th, 3442, 3714, 3718 Washington, 3719 Thomas, our goal is to do parking and as much affordable housing as we can and give as much community benefit as we can. So, obviously, there's meetings that need to happen, and we 'd love to get the input from Legal Services and the groups that have done studies. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Madam Chairwoman. Chair King: Yes. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay, so you haven't given an answer. I just want to know, as I walk away from this meeting, what are the community benefits you're offering. Mr. King: At least 16 units at the parcels I just named. And the 3710 Grand, our goal would be to move the Bahamian Cultural Center there so we can create some jobs and -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, the Bahamian Cultural Center and 16 units out of the total of how many units? Mr. King: 16 units at the -- the parcels -- and what was the other question, I'm sorry? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Out of the total of how many units? Mr. King: A total of how many units. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: The whole -- the whole development. Mr. King: Well, it's -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I thought you were going to testes to what your community benefits were. City of Miami Page 32 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Mr. King: Well -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yeah. Mr. King: Yeah, it's 16,937 square feet on 3710 Grand. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I know what -- Mr. King: We believe we can do 28,000 square feet of a cultural center there plus parking. And 19 -- 18,681 square feet for the other sites. We can do at least 16 to 18 units there plus parking as well. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: How many total units? Mr. King: That's 16 to 18. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: How many total in the whole complex? How many total units? Mr. King: That's it, a hundred percent of the units affordable, sorry. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: One hundred percent. Mr. King: A hundred percent. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay. Mr. King: Yeah. On another project similar to this -- Commissioner Covo: A hundred and seven. Mr. King: -- with the funding, we've been able to do 50 at 80 percent AMI (Area Median Income) just to make sure it's affordable for -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: What's the AMI? Mr. King: The -- the area median income is -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I know what AMI is, but what's -- you said 80 percent? Mr. King: 50 and 80 percent is the offering to make sure that it's cheap enough to make sure that we have our residents can stay -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: 50 to 80 percent? Mr. King: Yes. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Marcelo Fernandes: Good morning. Marcelo Fernandes, Grove Properties, and also a resident of the West Grove on Charles Avenue. I've twice been elected chair of Coconut Grove Village Council in the past, and about five years ago, I started working with Thelma Gibson Health Initiative. Been seeing the great work they've City of Miami Page 33 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 been doing over the years, and what they are lacking was a housing arm. So, I've been donating my time as a consultant in the real estate field for these years, and in this particular case, to answer more of your questions, we're taking a -- an application that was applied for for commercial and parking and converting that to a hundred percent affordable housing. And as you all know, in this city today, or in the country, it's impossible to do affordable housing without any kind of assistance from either government or nonprofits because the numbers just don't work. They've been able -- successfully been able to secure -- I had bought some properties in the past, pass those properties on to the Thelma Gibson Initiative to help them create this housing arm, and now with the funding they've put together, I think we finally get to a point where it will be affordable -- it will be sustainable, meaning the affordable income they can create because of lack of funding they're using will be able to make this thing go for a long time and it'll have funding also for construction already in place. So, this is going to be 100 percent community benefit because there is no profit margins. There's nothing -- it's a hundred percent ownership by the Thelma Gibson Initiative for nonprofit use and for affordable housing in the future. I'd gladly get to sit with you and explain more but this is truly a win -win for everybody, and I think it'd be great for the community. Thank you very much. Chair King: Thank you. Thelma Gibson: Good morning. Chair King: Good morning, M. Gibson. M. Gibson: Good morning. I always like to be last because I like to be able to take time to -- first of all, I want to congratulate our newest Commissioner and welcome her to the dais. I am so happy on this Women 's History Month to talk about women in powerful positions, in leadership positions and this is so important. And so I just wanted to congratulate you on behalf of our community. And I stand before you to talk about not only PZ.4 and 5, but especially 13 and 14, which is Christ Episcopal Church. You won't notice it on your paperwork. You may still have T14 -- T4-C and it was changed by the zoning to T4-7 to be sure that it's residential, and we'll also do affordable housing there primarily because the people on Grand Avenue and all the apartments that had to move out and that most of them had to go all the way to Homestead or Florida City to find housing. And we want to be able to help change that, and this is why we like to have you approve, and I hope you can hear that before we leave for lunch break, those items. I know it's asking a lot because it's 11:30 already, but if you could hear 13 and 14, that would be really a wonderful thing for us. And know that Zoning passed it on the first of the month and changed it to the residential. So, we didn't have any opposition to residential being put there. And so it's so important that we get your vote this morning to fortify -- I know you have some questions to ask about that and we'll be able to answer those. And I'd like to -- we'd like to sit down and talk with you about that because it is important that you understand exactly what it is that we want. I'm always begging and I'm not here to beg for anything this morning except to have the approval of these items. If there are Commissioner Covo: Thank you. Ms. Gibson: -- any questions, we'll be able to answer them -- any questions from any of our friends up there. Vice Chair Carollo: Mrs. Gibson, you look beautiful today. You keep looking younger, so I think we're going to have you for a long, long time. But I think the reason you wanted to be last because you read your bible well and you know that the last shall be first. City of Miami Page 34 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Ms. Gibson: Well, I'll be back later to ask for some more money, you know. Commissioner Covo: Madam Chair. Ms. Gibson: I want some of your bond money. Vice Chair Carollo: God bless you, Ms. Gibson. Ms. Gibson: Because everything we do is for this community. Commissioner Reyes: Yes. Ms. Gibson: And I don 't know a lot of people realize that (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Little Bahamas. And Commissioner Covo, we're supposed to be getting a sign put up on the corner of McDonald and Grand and on the corner at Douglas and Grand to show that we are now Little Bahamas of Coconut Grove. We 're no longer West Grove and a lot of people still don't understand that. And if we have the signs put up, they'll be able to understand that they're now entering Little Bahamas. And I thank you for that in advance. Vice Chair Carollo: Commissioner Covo, she was the first female commissioner from the new District 2 before you came along, so she 's senior here. Ms. Gibson: Thank you. Commissioner Covo: Thank you. Applause. Commissioner Covo: Thanks so much. Applause. Commissioner Reyes: Thank you. Ms. Gibson: I can never thank you all enough for all you do for us, and we do appreciate it. Thank you so much. Chair King: It's always a pleasure to see you. Commissioner Reyes: Thank you, (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Chair King: Good morning. Alfred Santamaria: Good morning, members of the Commission. My name is Alfred Santamaria. I want to start off by congratulating Sabina Covo for her new election. I also want to salute all the members of the Commission, Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner Carollo, Madam Commissioner King. I want to commend and congratulate Commissioner Manolo Reyes on his proposal of the putting the motto of "In God We Trust" in the chamber, and I think it's a wonderful initiative. My generation, during these difficult times, after we have passed -- or we're passing through a pandemic, I think going back to those foundations, principles, faith is important. And one of the beauties of this great country and this great nation is its values and its foundations. For that, I commend the Commission for bringing forth the initiative to put "In God We Trust" as many other municipalities in our community and across the nation have decided to do. So, congratulations on the good City of Miami Page 35 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 work you all are doing in this beautiful city of Miami. May God continue to bless you all. Commissioner Reyes: Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Franz Hoed de Beche: Good morning. My name is Franz de Beche, and I represent the owners of the properties in Assembly [sic] A. And I, of course, I want to speak on, what is it, supporting 4 and 5, PZ.4 and 5. (UNINTELLIGIBLE) we also own other properties in the neighborhood. We own a property that's a rooming house. If we maintain those levels of rent very low so these gentlemen that live there could continue to live there in a decent -- in a very nice neighborhood. We could invest private developers, build affordable housing and make any money, so we partnered with Thelma Gibson, and we are very excited about that partnership. Many of the part -- or the main partner has flown from Mexico to meet Mrs. Gibson, and they've made a -- an agreement that I think that benefits this community 100 percent. It's a 100 percent affordable housing initiative, and we can do that with them because this is a lot of public funds. I want to thank you guys for your time, and congratulations. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Brenda Betancourt: Good morning. Brenda Betancourt, 1436 Southwest 6th Street. Congratulations, Commissioner. It is a long way and a hard work, but you deserve to be there for the hard work that you did in your election, so congratulations. I 'm supporting the RE.9, "In God We Trust," and the same time, I want to just request to five Commissioners, the Mayor, and the City Attorney, to please keep an eye in the code enforcement changes that we are adapting for the entire city. As a Code Enforcement Board member, I can tell you it is a challenge for us when we sit in that dais that you guys sit in. It's not that simple when we have residents in this side asking for help assisting and our goal as a code board is only follow the regulations that you, as a Commissioner, create. And sometimes it is really hard to see residents there, owners in this side, requesting for a circumstance that it is not easy for them to understand. I understand in the fourth floor is a place for every single resident who owns a house and live in the house to be asking assistance, but please, you, the five Commissioners we elected to be representing us, need to help us getting all those general contractors or people who rob homeowners of thousands of dollars and nobody has been able to figure out how to get them to pay back those money. We have seniors that they need help, and sometimes, people just take advantage of them. The five of you must always work for the community. I hope that this time you guys are still trying to work in order for us to support what a city commission is all about. Support the seniors. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Edward Martos: Good morning, Commissioners. Edward Martos, offices at 2800 Ponce de Leon Boulevard. I'm here on behalf of Casa Valentina. And as you take up the Coconut Grove items for affordable housing, I ask that you please approve and don't lose sight of PZ.11 and 12. That is Casa Valentina. I'll remind you it is for children who have aged out of foster care and they've received affordable housing at the lowest AMI as you can -- that there are. It's a true charity organization, and we hope you '11 support us. Thank you. Commissioner Reyes: Thank you. I know Casa Valentina. Chair King: Thank you. City of Miami Page 36 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Commissioner Reyes: I been there. Chair King: Good morning. Miguel Soliman: Good morning, Commissioners. My name is Miguel Soliman. I reside at 1436 Southwest 6th Street. First of all, I'd like to thank you all for allowing us to speak this morning. I'm here to speak about "In God We Trust," and I support that. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God. Our society, the foundation is -- of our society is based on our beliefs, on our standards, on our God, and those are the building blocks that our society rests on, that foundation. Without it, we are lost. I'd like for you to please consider adopting "In God We Trust" for our great city. Thank you very much. Thank you for the opportunity to speak. Chair King: Thank you. Is there anyone else here who would like to speak on behalf of any items on our agenda today? Is there anyone else here who would like to make a public comment? Seeing none, the public comment period is closed. AM - APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS: MV - MAYORAL VETO(ES) There were no mayoral vetoes associated with legislation that is subject to veto by the Mayor. END OF MAYORAL VETO(ES) City of Miami Page 37 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 PA - PERSONAL APPEARANCES PA.1 PERSONAL APPEARANCE 13034 A PERSONAL APPEARANCE BY ELVIS CRUZ REGARDING MORNINGSIDE PARK SHORELINE DESIGN. MOTION TO: Continue RESULT: CONTINUED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Alex Diaz de Ia Portilla, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: Item PA.1 was continued to the April 13, 2023, City Commission Meeting. PA.2 PERSONAL APPEARANCE 13544 A PERSONAL APPEARANCE BY DANIEL MALAND AND JONATHAN RAIFFE REGARDING MORNINGSIDE PARK. MOTION TO: Continue RESULT: CONTINUED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Alex Diaz de Ia Portilla, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: Item PA.2 was continued to the April 13, 2023, City Commission Meeting. END OF PERSONAL APPEARANCES City of Miami Page 38 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 CA - CONSENT AGENDA The following item(s) was Adopted on the Consent Agenda MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes CA.1 RESOLUTION 13413 Department of Police A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A TACTICAL DIVERSION TASK FORCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT'S CONTINUED PARTICIPATION ON THE TACTICAL DIVERSION SQUAD TASK FORCE, AT A YEARLY REIMBURSABLE OVERTIME COST OF $19,180.25 PER PARTICIPATING OFFICER, FOR UP TO FIFTEEN (15) OFFICERS, NOT TO EXCEED A TOTAL OF $312,406.14, OF WHICH $24,702.39 IS NON -REIMBURSABLE; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DESIGNATE THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO EXECUTE ANY OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE ACCEPTANCE OF ANY REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0126 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. Chair King: Do we have any controversy for the CA (Consent Agenda) items? Maybe I can get rid of those before we break. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I move the -- all CA items. Vice Chair Carollo: Second. Commissioner Reyes: Second. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): And Chair, for CA.5, it 's my -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: As amended, CA.5 is amended. Mr. Hannon: No, no amendment, just the Public Works Department will be submitting three right-of-way deeds as backup documents. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay, accepting their submittals -- Chair King: Okay. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- for CA.5. I move all CA items. Commissioner Reyes: I second. City of Miami Page 39 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: CA items are passed. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Chair King: Okay. And at this time -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, we have lunch. I have ribs. And I know you love ribs. I know Commissioner Carollo loves ribs. Chair King: At this time we 're going to break and we 're going to -- Vice Chair Carollo: I'm not supposed to have ribs or (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I know, I know, I know. Chair King: We 're going to -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Your wife does not -- but they're delicious. They're Flanigan 's. Vice Chair Carollo: You're going to get me in trouble with my wife who's listening. Chair King: The City Commission meeting is now in recess for lunch, and we are going to have the Southeast Park West Overtown CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) meeting. So, if you please stay for two minutes. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Oh, but we 're hungry. Chair King: Please stay for two minutes -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Alright, let's go. Chair King: -- then we can have the CRA meeting. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay. Chair King: Thank you. City of Miami Page 40 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 CA.2 RESOLUTION 13401 Department of Real Estate and Asset Management A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AGREEMENT REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW FIRE STATION NO. 4 ("PBA") BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND 191 SW12 OWNER LLC ("DEVELOPER") FOR THE PURPOSE OF CLARIFYING THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES WITH REGARDS TO THE RELOCATION OF FIRE STATION NO. 4 INTO TEMPORARY FACILITIES LOCATED AT SOUTHSIDE PARK AT THE DEVELOPER'S SOLE EXPENSE, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AN AGREEMENT FOR WATER AND SANITARY SEWER FACILITIES BETWEEN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND THE CITY AND ANY OTHER AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, SUBJECT TO ALL ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, PRIOR BUDGETARY APPROVALS, AND ALL IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), INCLUDING, THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE, ANTI -DEFICIENCY ACT, AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES, ALL AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY CODE, AND ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS, AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0127 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number CA.2, please see Item Number CA.1. CA.3 RESOLUTION 13546 Department of Real Estate and Asset Management A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT, BUDGET AND ALLOCATE A GRANT FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION OF STATE LANDS, FLORIDA COMMUNITIES TRUST ("FDEP"), IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THREE HUNDRED SIX THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FORTY EIGHT AND SEVENTY CENTS ($306,248.70), FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACQUISITION OF FAIRLAWN PARK PARCELS; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT"), AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS TO SAID AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0128 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. City of Miami Page 41 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number CA.3, please see Item Number CA.1. CA.4 RESOLUTION 13393 Department of Resilience and Public Works A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPROVING AN EXISTING FENCE TO REMAIN WITHIN THE DEDICATED RIGHT-OF-WAY AREA OF NORTHEAST 67 STREET AT 728 NORTHEAST 67 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA SUBJECT TO (1) THE FENCE BEING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FINDINGS AS SET FORTH HEREIN AND (2) A COVENANT RUNNING WITH THE LAND BE EXECUTED AND RECORDED IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA BY THE PROPERTY OWNER WITH SAID COVENANT TO BE PREPARED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") PURSUANT TO SECTION 54-191 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, INCLUDING A HOLD HARMLESS, INDEMNIFICATION, AND INSURANCE FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER IN FAVOR OF THE CITY WITH PAYMENT BY THE PROPERTY OWNER OF THE REQUISITE FEES FOR THE PREPARATION AND RECORDING OF THE COVENANT. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0129 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number CA.4, please see Item Number CA.1. CA.5 RESOLUTION 13545 Department of Resilience and Public Works A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), ACCEPTING THREE (3) RIGHT-OF-WAY DEEDS OF DEDICATION AS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A", ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED ("DEEDS"), FOR RIGHT-OF- WAY PURPOSES; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE RECORDATION OF THE DEEDS IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO RETAIN A COPY OF THE DEEDS. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0130 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number CA.5, please see Item Number CA.1. City of Miami Page 42 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 CA.6 RESOLUTION 13356 Office of Grants Administration A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR REIMBURSEMENT GRANT FUNDING TO THE FLORIDA INLAND NAVIGATION DISTRICT ("FIND") WATERWAYS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIFTY TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($52,000.00) ("GRANT FUNDS") FOR THE REMOVAL OF DERELICT VESSELS FROM THE CITY OF MIAMI'S JURISDICTIONAL WATERWAYS ("PROJECT"); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE SUBMISSION OF THE GRANT APPLICATION; FURTHER, IN THE EVENT OF THE AWARD, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE GRANT FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 WITHOUT THE NEED FOR FURTHER CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL AND TO ALLOCATE THE REQUIRED MATCHING FUNDS AND OTHER PROJECT FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIFTY TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($52,000.00) TO BE BUDGETED AND APPROPRIATED BY SEPARATE, FUTURE RESOLUTION AT THE TIME OF NEED FROM CAPITAL PROJECT NUMBER 40-B222310 OR OTHER LEGALLY AVAILABLE FUNDING SOURCES AND TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, GRANT OR DEED AGREEMENTS, AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS THERETO. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0131 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. City of Miami Page 43 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 CA.7 RESOLUTION 13355 Office of Grants Administration A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR REIMBURSEMENT GRANT FUNDING TO THE FLORIDA INLAND NAVIGATION DISTRICT ("FIND") WATERWAYS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000.00) ("GRANT FUNDS") FOR THE PURCHASE OF A MARINE PATROL VESSEL FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE SUBMISSION OF THE GRANT APPLICATION; FURTHER, IN THE EVENT OF THE AWARD, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE GRANT FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 WITHOUT THE NEED FOR FURTHER CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL AND TO ALLOCATE THE REQUIRED MATCHING FUNDS AND OTHER PROJECT FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY FIVE DOLLARS ($300,155.00) TO BE BUDGETED AND APPROPRIATED BY SEPARATE, FUTURE RESOLUTION AT THE TIME OF NEED FROM CAPITAL PROJECT NUMBER 40-B233204 OR OTHER LEGALLY AVAILABLE FUNDING SOURCES AND TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, GRANT OR DEED AGREEMENTS, AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS THERETO. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0132 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. END OF CONSENT AGENDA City of Miami Page 44 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 PH.1 13422 Department of Housing and Community Development PH - PUBLIC HEARINGS RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/STHS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 29-B(A) OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, AND SECTION 18-182(C) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TRANSFER THE CITY -OWNED PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 750 NORTHWEST 70 STREET AND 754 NORTHWEST 70 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, TO MARTIN LUTHER KING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION, TO BE USED AS AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING BY RESIDENTS EARNING AT OR BELOW EIGHTY PERCENT (80%) OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME AS ESTABLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ANNUALLY, FOR THIRTY (30) YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE TRANSFER; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner AYES: King, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes ABSENT: Carollo Note for the Record: Item PH.1 was deferred to the April 27, 2023, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number PH.1, please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)." Chair King: We left off on the PH (Public Hearing) items. And Mr. Manager -- where 'd he go? Mr. Manager, I would like to defer PH.1, yes. We can't address the PH items because they're four fifths and it's only three of us, so let's -- Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair, you can defer PH.1. You 're not voting on it -- Arthur Noriega (City Manager): Yeah. Mr. Hannon: -- to pass it. You're just voting to de -- City of Miami Page 45 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Chair King: No, no, I'm saying we can't move forward with the rest of them because it's only three of us. Mr. Hannon: PH 3 doesn 't require a four -fifths. But before you address PH 3, PH.1 you wanted to defer to when? Mr. Noriega: To when? Chair King: To the second meeting in April. Mr. Hannon: The 27th. Mr. Noriega: April 27th, yeah. Chair King: April 27. Mr. Noriega: Yeah. Commissioner Reyes: I want to move PH.2 (INAUDIBLE) -- Chair King: Wait, do we need a vote for --? Mr. Hannon: Yes -- Chair King: Can I have a motion. Mr. Hannon: -- on the deferral. Commissioner Reyes: Move. Chair King: On the deferral to defer PH.1. Motion? Commissioner Reyes: Yes. Chair King: Second? Commissioner Covo: Yes. Chair King: I have a motion and a second. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Hold on, which one? Chair King: PH.1. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'm sorry. Chair King: I'm deferring PH.1 until April 27th. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: PH.1? Chair King: Yes. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I have it here. Which one is it? Chair King: It's the tran -- authorize transfer of property to MLKEDC (Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation). City of Miami Page 46 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 PH.2 13414 Department of Fire - Rescue Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay. Chair King: Alright, I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-92 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S WRITTEN FINDING OF A SOLE SOURCE, WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING METHODS AS NOT BEING PRACTICABLE FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF HYDRAULIC EXTRICATION EQUIPMENT, SERVICE, AND WARRANTY REPAIRS, FROM MANUFACTURER TNT RESCUE SYSTEMS, INC., A FOREIGN PROFIT CORPORATION ("TNT"), AS SOLD THROUGH ITS EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR SALES AND SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA, SOUTHERN RESCUE TOOLS, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("SRT"), FOR THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF FIRE -RESCUE ("FIRE -RESCUE"), ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS, FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR, RENEWABLE ANNUALLY, SUBJECT TO AN ANNUAL SOLE SOURCE FINDING BY THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER AND ADOPTION BY THE CITY MANAGER; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE END USER DEPARTMENT'S VARIOUS SOURCES OF FUNDS, INCLUDING FUTURE PURCHASES, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL AT THE TIME OF NEED; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS, SUBJECT TO ALL ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, PRIOR BUDGETARY APPROVALS, COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CODE, INCLUDING THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE, ANTI -DEFICIENCY ACT, AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES, ALL AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY CODE, IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS, AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0109 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes City of Miami Page 47 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number PH.2, please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)." Commissioner Reyes: And Madam Chair, since the rest are four fifth, let's wait a little bit. Chair King: Okay. Let's move on to our REs (Resolutions). Commissioner Reyes: That's right. Chair King: May I have a motion for RE.1 ? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Can I move a four -fifths? I think we probably can get it on a whole bunch of these things, right? I mean -- Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- we have four here, right? Commissioner Reyes: Okay, but let's -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: We're good to go. Commissioner Reyes: We have a full Commission. Chair King: You think? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yeah, we have four people here. Chair King: Okay. Commissioner Reyes: Okay, but -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, PH.4, PH. 6, PH.7, 8 -- Commissioner Reyes: I have -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- 9, the Cuban Museum, and 10. Chair King: We have five now. Commissioner Reyes: No, we have five. Let me -- Ms. -- I mean, it has been moved, you see, but -- it have been second, but I have some questions just for information purposes on PH.8, that some questions that have been asked to me, you see. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Alright. I'll gladly answer them to you. Commissioner Reyes: That's right. Can I -- Vice Chair Carollo: (INAUDIBLE) interrupt you a minute? Commissioner Reyes: No. Vice Chair Carollo: What are we asking questions on? What number are we? Commissioner Reyes: We're on the PH. City of Miami Page 48 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Chair King: We're on the PH. Vice Chair Carollo: PH -- Commissioner Reyes: No, no, PH.8. Vice Chair Carollo: -- 8, okay. Thank you. Commissioner Reyes: If this is -- I've been told that this is -- I mean, the address is in Doral, and could you please explain, you see, what do they do. They said that they provide legal services, right? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Legal aid, yes. Commissioner Reyes: Legal services. These are legal services to the people, you see, that residents -- what I'm fry -- what I'm (UNINTELLIGIBLE) question that many people has asked if they are providing legal advice to -- how that's going to affect the residents of Miami. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Of course, and all those people that are asking those questions, who are they? I'm curious. Commissioner Reyes: They are residents from the City of Miami -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Which ones? Commissioner Reyes: -- that they have -- I don't have to tell you who they are. (UNINTELLIGIBLE) questions. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Well, no -- Commissioner Reyes: I mean -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- but I'm curious to why you say people are asking questions. Commissioner Reyes: Well, there -- that 's right. I don 't have -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) if people -- Commissioner Reyes: -- I don 't have to divulge -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I am sure -- Commissioner Reyes: -- I am asking the question. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: And I'll -- Chair King: Okay. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- answer the question. Yes, they are. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yes. City of Miami Page 49 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Commissioner Reyes: Yes, I mean, can you describe what kind of services that they're going to be -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: There's -- these are le -- it's a legal aid organization that has done -- provided service for people of low resources that has been funded by the State of Florida to the tune of $2.1 million over a period of three years. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: They've been funded by another governmental entity. Commissioner Reyes: And you have to -- I do understand this comes from your API (Anti -Poverty Initiative) and you can do with it whatever you want, but I just wanted to -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Sure. Commissioner Reyes: -- make sure that this is going to go -- and it's going to affect the residents of your district because, I mean -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Of course. Commissioner Reyes: -- that it is going to affect them. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: It's all city -- not only in my district. It's City of Miami in general. Commissioner Reyes: Oh, the City of Miami. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yes. Commissioner Reyes: I mean, because to tell you the truth, I tried to find out. I looked at it and I didn't see anything, and they don't even have a webpage, you see. And that's -- that's my concern. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Since when is a webpage a requirement for -- Commissioner Reyes: There is not a requirement -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- for the services that people provide? Commissioner Reyes: No (INAUDIBLE). The thing is that my concern is that it is going to help the people of Miami. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Of course. Commissioner Reyes: That's only my concern. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Everything I propose before this Commission is to help the people that I represent. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. But I want to make sure and I wanted to hear it from you. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I already told you three times, yes. City of Miami Page 50 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Commissioner Reyes: And listen, don't get testy (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Don't get -- Chair King: Okay. Commissioner Reyes: -- don't get testy, okay. Chair King: Okay, so -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: No, no. Commissioner Reyes: No, no, no, no. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'm not. I'm being very direct and very honest here. Commissioner Reyes: No, I'm being very direct also. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yeah, it's -- Commissioner Reyes: And I'm voting for -- listen, is there money? I'm voting for it. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: You listen. It 's already -- Commissioner Reyes: Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, wait, wait, wait, wait. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: No, no, no, you listen. Commissioner Reyes: Listen, if there is -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I already answered -- Commissioner Reyes: -- there is no need for this. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- I already answered the question. Chair King: Okay. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Chair King: Okay, okay. Commissioner Reyes: You already -- Chair King: Commissioner -- Commissioner Reyes: -- answered the question but don't -- Chair King: Okay, okay. Commissioner Reyes: -- don 't be like that to me. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yeah, yeah, yeah. And you don't either. I already answered the question. It 's been answered. Chair King: Okay, so let's go each one so there's no confusion. City of Miami Page 51 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Commissioner Reyes: That's right, okay. Chair King: I have a motion and a second for PH.2. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion passes. PH.3 RESOLUTION 13335 Department of Real Estate and Asset Management A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO CITY OF MIAMI CHARTER ("CHARTER") SECTION 29-B, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A GRANT OF EASEMENT ("EASEMENT"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO MIAMI-DADE WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA ("WASD"), FOR A PERPETUAL NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT ON A PORTION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") OWNED PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS 2111 SOUTHWEST 19 STREET, FOLIO NUMBER 01-4110-034-0030, MIAMI, FLORIDA ("PROPERTY"), CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY (1,260) SQUARE FEET, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF UNDERGROUND WATER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES AND APPURTENANT ABOVE GROUND EQUIPMENT WITH THE RIGHT TO RECONSTRUCT, IMPROVE, CHANGE AND REMOVE ALL OR ANY OF THE FACILITIES WITHIN THE EASEMENT LOCATED AT THE PROPERTY; FURTHER CONTAINING A REVERTER PROVISION IF THE UNDERGROUND EASEMENT IS ABANDONED OR DISCONTINUED. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0108 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner SECONDER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner AYES: King, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes ABSENT: Carollo Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number PH.3, please see "Public Comments for allItem(s)." Commissioner Reyes: I move PH.2, 3, 4, and 5. (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair, 5 -- PH.5 was deferred. Chair King: 5 was deferred. Commissioner Covo: Yeah, I don't have PH.5. Commissioner Reyes: PH.5 -- well, then I move -- I1rill move 2, 3, and 4. City of Miami Page 52 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Chair King: Do I have a second? (COMMENTS MADE OFF THE RECORD) Chair King: I'll be the second. Commissioner Covo: Yeah, second. Chair King: I'll second it, okay. Commissioner Covo: I'll second. Chair King: Okay. Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): So, on the -- Arthur Noriega (City Manager): On 4, there's an amendment. Ms. Mendez: -- on PH.4, apparently there was an amendment that was passed out. Someone -- Commissioner Reyes: Okay, PH.2 is a four -fifths vote. Chair King: Yeah, PH.2 requires four -fifths. Commissioner Reyes: PH.4 is also four -fifths. Chair King: Only PH.3 -- Commissioner Reyes: Or PH.3, okay. Chair King: -- only PH.3 is -- Commissioner Reyes: I move PH.3. Mr. Hannon: Chair, Chair, you have a -- four Commissioners on the dais, so you can address PH.2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Commissioner Reyes: Yeah, but I'd rather have the full Commission so in case somebody decide not to -- Chair King: Right. Commissioner Reyes: -- vote for one of them. Chair King: They might -- yes. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, you're moving PH.3, right? Commissioner Reyes: That's right. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay, I'll second that. Commissioner Reyes: That's right. Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor? City of Miami Page 53 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 The Commission (Collectively): Aye. PH.4 RESOLUTION 13458 Department of Real Estate and Asset Management A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION 29-B (A) OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI (" CITY CHARTER"), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 18- 85 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION AND FINDING, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A", THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY OF MIAMI; WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A LEASE AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND DOLORES, BUT YOU CAN CALL ME LOLITA, LLC. ("TENANT"), GRANTING A LESSEE OF CITY -OWNED PROPERTY A ONE-TIME EXTENSION DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS OF ITS LEASE, WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF A REFERENDUM, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING ADDITIONAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS; FOR AN EXTENDED TERM NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE ORIGINAL TERM OR TEN YEARS, WHICHEVER IS LESS; FOR FAIR MARKET VALUE, FOR THE CONTINUED USE OF THE CITY OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 100 SOUTH MIAMI AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING A RESTAURANT, FOR A MONTHLY USE FEE OF SEVENTY FOUR THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED THIRTY NINE DOLLARS AND FIFTY EIGHT CENTS ($74,139.58) PLUS FEES AND ANNUAL PERCENTAGE INCREASES, FOR AN EXTENDED TERM OF SIX (6) YEARS AND THREE (3) MONTHS, WITH TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO BE MORE SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN SAID AGREEMENT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS TO SAID AGREEMENT, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE USES CONTEMPLATED HEREIN. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0110 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number PH.4, please see Item Number PH.3 and (Public Comments for allItem(s)." Chair King: Did we pass already PH.3, Todd? City of Miami Page 54 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Commissioner Reyes: Yes. Chair King: We already passed PH.3, okay. PH.4. I have a motion and a second. All in favor? Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): PH.4. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair, Chair. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Hold on, I'm sorry. Mr. Hannon: Chair. Ms. Mendez: PH.4. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: What's PH.4? Ms. Mendez: Dolores, You Could Call Me Lolita extension. But he needs to say on the record -- there's a little amendment. Chair King: Okay. This is PH.4? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: You Can Call Me Lolita, what's that? Larry Spring (Chief Financial Officer/Assistant City Manager): That is the lease extension for the operator that is at the firehouse for -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: The downtown. Mr. Spring: -- location -- yeah, down -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay. Mr. Spring: -- in Brickell. The City -- we have negotiated market rate rent, guarantee of $95 per square foot. They are also doing $250, 000 in additional capital improvements to the property. They are exercising a provision in their existing lease that allows them to get an extension of 25 percent of the original lease term. The amendment that you have was just to clan fy the insurance provisions that were in the original lease and making them consistent with what we normally do now. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay, okay. And then we have PH 6 also. Vice Chair Carollo: Commissioner Covo, this is in your district by the way. Commissioner Covo: Yes, I make a move to vote. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, second. Commissioner Reyes: Second. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'll second it too. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: PH.4 passes. City of Miami Page 55 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Mr. Hannon: As amended. Chair King: As amended. Commissioner Reyes: As amended. PH.5 RESOLUTION 13365 Department of Resilience and Public Works A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION 29(B) OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A QUIT CLAIM DEED, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B," CONVEYING A CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") OWNED RIGHT OF WAY ON A PORTION OF NORTHWEST 16TH AVENUE BETWEEN NORTHWEST 22ND AND 23RD STREETS, MIAMI, FLORIDA ("PROPERTY") TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ("FDOT"); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT A PERPETUAL EASEMENT, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED ("PROPERTY"), FROM FDOT FOR THE PROPERTY; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN ORDER TO EFFECTUATE SAID CONVEYANCE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item PH.5 was deferred to the March 23, 2023, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number PH.5, please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)." Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Mr. Chair -- Commissioner. Vice Chair Carollo: Thank you, sir. The -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yes. Vice Chair Carollo: Go ahead. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I think I agree with you. I was watching you on television. I think that we should defer this to the next Commission meeting. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: And we'll take it from there, okay? David Sacks: Okay, sir. It'll be a -- City of Miami Page 56 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: And you can do you presentation and you -- Mr. Sacks: -- a regular agenda item, and I can -- Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: And you can meet with me in my office later on, maybe during our lunch break we could talk a little bit about it. But I think we should defer it at this point. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, you have a motion, I second -- Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair, Chair. Vice Chair Carollo: -- for defer. Mr. Hannon: Chair, I think we may just want to wait until public comment is over or Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Mr. Hannon: -- is there any further public comment on PH.5? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay. Mr. Hannon: You may just want to wait until the end of public comment and then -- Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Well, you can ask. Mr. Hannon: Yes, yes, sir. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Is there any further public comment on -- Mr. Hannon: Yes, sir. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- this item? Mr. Hannon: Is there anyone else in the chambers that would like to speak on Item PH.5? Please approach the podium. Mr. Sacks: Thank you all. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: You're welcome. Mr. Sacks: Thank you. Vice Chair Carollo: Thank you. And hearing none -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Commissioner, yeah. Chair King: Seeing none -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yeah, so I move that we defer it. City of Miami Page 57 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Vice Chair Carollo: Second. Mr. Hannon: And that's to March 23rd, correct, sir? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yes, sir. Chair King: PH 5? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yes, ma'am. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: All in favor? Motion carries. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. PH.6 RESOLUTION 13420 Commissioners and Mayor A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING AND RECOMMENDATION, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY OF MIAMI PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; ALLOCATING AND APPROPRIATING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00), TO CIRCLE OF BROTHERHOOD, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("CIRCLE OF BROTHERHOOD"), IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT CIRCLE OF BROTHERHOOD'S COVID-19/PANDEMIC COMMUNITY WELLNESS AND RECOVERY INITIATIVE, SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT REGULATE THE USE OF SUCH FUNDS FOR SAID PURPOSE; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH CIRCLE OF BROTHERHOOD SUBJECT TO CIRCLE OF BROTHERHOOD PROVIDING THE REQUESTED INFORMATION TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE CITY AS STATED HEREIN; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, AND AMENDMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0111 City of Miami Page 58 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number PH.6, please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)." Chair King: PH.6. I have a motion and a second. Commissioner Reyes: Second. Chair King: All in favor? Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): I'm sorry, Chair. Who's the mover? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'll move it. Commissioner Reyes: You move it. Chair King: Second by Commissioner Reyes. Commissioner Reyes: Yeah. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion passes. City of Miami Page 59 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 PH.7 RESOLUTION 13487 Commissioners and Mayor A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/STHS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING AND RECOMMENDATION, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY OF MIAMI PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; ALLOCATING AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FROM THE VENTURE MIAMI INITIATIVE ACCOUNT NO. 00001.150009.882000.0000.00000, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($150,000.00) TO THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("FIU FOUNDATION"), TO ESTABLISH THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") FIRST GENERATION SCHOLARSHIP INITIATIVE; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH THE FIU FOUNDATION; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, AND AMENDMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0112 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Chair King: PH.7. May I have a motion? Vice Chair Carollo: Move. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'll -- Commissioner Reyes: Second. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- I'll second it, yeah. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. City of Miami Page 60 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 PH.8 RESOLUTION 13538 Commissioners and Mayor A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), BY A FOUR FIFTHS (4/STHS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDINGS, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS FROM THE DISTRICT 1 COMMISSIONER'S SHARE OF THE CITY'S ANTI -POVERTY INITIATIVE IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($175,000.00) TO THE LEGAL FOUNDATION, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("LEGAL FOUNDATION"), IN SUPPORT OF THE LEGAL FOUNDATION'S LEGAL CLINIC PROGRAM; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0113 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number PH.8, please see Item Number PH.2. Chair King: PH.8. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'll move it, obviously, it's mine. Chair King: Second? Vice Chair Carollo: Second. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Commissioner Reyes: I'm going to vote "aye" based on what he said. Chair King: Okay. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. City of Miami Page 61 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Thank you. Commissioner Reyes: And it's in your word. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Thank you. Commissioner Reyes: I'm taking your word for it. PH.9 RESOLUTION 13490 Commissioners and Mayor A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/STHS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING(S) AND RECOMMENDATION(S), ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"); WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; ALLOCATING AND APPROPRIATING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 ("ARPA") CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS, ON A LUMP SUM BASIS, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($175,000.00) ("GRANT") TO CUBAN MUSEUM, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("CUBAN MUSEUM"), IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF THE CUBAN DIASPORA'S PERMANENT EXHIBITION ON CUBAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND ITS PROMOTION THROUGH TOUR OPERATORS, GUIDES AND ADVERTISEMENTS, SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT REGULATE THE USE OF SUCH FUNDS FOR SAID PURPOSE; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH THE CUBAN MUSEUM AND ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, AND AMENDMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0114 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Chair King: PH.9, may I have a motion? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'll move it. Commissioner Covo: I'll second. Chair King: Second? City of Miami Page 62 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 PH.10 13491 Commissioners and Mayor Commissioner Covo: I'll second. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/STHS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, PURSUANT TO SECTION 29-B(A) OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, AND SECTION 18-72(B) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, AUTHORIZING THE SALE, WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESTRICTIONS AND AUTOMATIC REVERTER PROVISIONS, OF THE PROPERTIES APPROXIMATELY LOCATED AT 12 SOUTHWEST 47 AVENUE, 2601 SOUTHWEST 13 STREET, 130 SOUTHWEST 51 PLACE (A AND B), 700 SW 63 AVENUE, AND 632 SOUTHWEST 63 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A", ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, TO QUALIFIED APPLICANTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY'S MIAMI FOREVER AFFORDABLE HOUSING LIMITED AD VALOREM BONDS REGULATIONS AND PROGRAMS, AS MAY BE AMENDED, AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0115 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number PH.10, please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)." Chair King: PH.10. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'll move it. Commissioner Reyes: Second. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. END OF PUBLIC HEARINGS City of Miami Page 63 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 RE.1 13364 Office of the City Clerk RE - RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), OFFICIALLY ACKNOWLEDGING THE CITY CLERK'S CERTIFICATION OF THE CANVASS AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS OF THE FEBRUARY 27, 2023, CITY OF MIAMI SPECIAL ELECTION TO ELECT A CITY COMMISSIONER TO THE OFFICE OF DISTRICT 2. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0116 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number RE.1, please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)." Chair King: Okay, now we are on the REs (Resolutions). May I have a motion for RE.1, 3, 5 -- Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): Madam Chair, on this one, I'm sorry, can RE.5 be taken out of block voting -- Commissioner Reyes: That's right. Ms. Mendez: -- because Commissioner Reyes won't be voting on that item. Chair King: Okay. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: The CAMACOL (Latin Chamber of Commerce of the United States)? Commissioner Reyes: CAMACOL. Chair King: Okay. Commissioner Reyes: CAMACOL, I won't be voting on it. Let's pick the rest of them and then for this by itself. Vice Chair Carollo: Which is that one? Commissioner Reyes: It 's -- Chair King: RE. 5. Commissioner Reyes: -- RE.5. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. City of Miami Page 64 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Commissioner Reyes: You see, I am -- I'm not voting on it. Chair King: Okay, so may I have a motion for RE.1, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Hold on. Let's do it one -- Commissioner Reyes: I move it. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Well, hold on. Ms. Mendez: A few have substitutions and changes. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I know but hold on a second. Chair King: Can you -- everybody tell me before I start calling them that I have substitution and changes so I'm aware. Ms. Mendez: I know. You're really fast. That's the problem when it's a block vote so -- and then that's when we -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Correct, so -- Ms. Mendez: -- start -- so I'm sorry. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- we have -- right, so we have to answer the right questions, okay. RE.1, we're going to certify your election results -- Commissioner Covo: Thank you. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- which is a good thing. Congratulations. Commissioner Covo: Thanks for that. Vice Chair Carollo: That was the most important item in today's agenda by the way. Chair King: Todd. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): And just for the record -- Commissioner Covo: I was waiting for it. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yeah, yeah, yeah. You're good to go. Alright, so we've gotRE.1. Mr. Hannon: And just for the record, RE.1 will be amended. The exhibit will be amended and the official election results will be submitted as backup document. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Correct. Chair King: Okay. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: RE.3, what's that? Chair King: Precision Aircraft Services. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I know, I can read but -- City of Miami Page 65 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Chair King: I know. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- give me more details than -- Ms. Mendez: The helicopter? Arthur Noriega (City Manager): It's the maintenance on the helicopter. Chair King: It's the -- Commissioner Reyes: We need the Chief of Police here. Mr. Noriega: It's the maintenance contract on the helicopter. Commissioner Reyes: It's maintenance for helicopter. If you didn't know, we have a helicopter. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I didn't know. Mr. Noriega: A mighty fine helicopter. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: And who flies the helicopter? Commissioner Reyes: It's a mighty fine -- who flies that helicopter? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Maybe our City Manager does, I don't know. Mr. Noriega: Definitely not me. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Well, we'll soon find out. Commissioner Reyes: Commissioner Carollo, have you ever taken a ride in the helicopter? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: RE.5. Vice Chair Carollo: No, I just recently found out we had a helicopter. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Chair King: Really? Commissioner Reyes: We do. Chair King: I knew we -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yeah, yeah. Chair King: -- had a helicopter before I became -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Have you flown -- Chair King: -- a Commissioner. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- have you flown in the helicopter? I've never been on one. City of Miami Page 66 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Vice Chair Carollo: See, they're keeping things from me. Chair King: Aye, okay. Commissioner Reyes: Yeah, I kept itfrom you so you don't use it, right. Chair King: So, do we want to go through the REs one by one -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yeah, yeah, yeah. We'll go -- Chair King: -- and vote? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: We don't. I don't think we do. Commissioner Reyes: No, no. We don't have to do it. Chair King: Okay, okay. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: But we'll do RE.5 because I think Commissioner Reyes has a concern about it. Chair King: Right, we'll -- Commissioner Reyes: That's right. Chair King: -- we have to pull that out. Commissioner Reyes: Everything but 5. Chair King: Everything but 5. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay, yeah. No, no, no, no. I want to discuss RE.5. Chair King: No, no, I'm -- we're not going to vote on RE.5 right now. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Why not? Chair King: Because he can't-- he's not going to vote on it so -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Let him vote against it. Commissioner Reyes: No, it's not that I'm going to vote against. Chair King: He's not -- Commissioner Reyes: I -- Chair King: -- in or out. Vice Chair Carollo: Can we --? Commissioner Reyes: There's a conflict of interest. Chair King: Right. City of Miami Page 67 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Chair King: So -- Commissioner Reyes: There's a conflict. Chair King: -- are we going to block vote the remainder REs? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, RE.1, RE.3, RE.8 -- Chair King: 9. Mr. Hannon: Chair, 9's already been voted on. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: 9's been deferred. RE.10. Mr. Hannon: 9 was already voted on earlier this morning. Chair King: Oh, that's true. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yeah, yeah, correct. RE.10, RE.11 is four -fifths. Commissioner Reyes: Four -fifths. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, 12, 13, and 14, right? Chair King: 11, 12, 13, and 14 because he's -- Commissioner Reyes is going to vote - Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay, so I'll move that. Chair King: Okay. Got a second? Commissioner Reyes: I second. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries. City of Miami Page 68 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 RE.2 13255 Department of Fire - Rescue RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE ACCESSING OF THE PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ("PCSO") REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ("RFP") CONTRACT NO. RFP 21-02 ("CONTRACT") FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF A CLOUD -BASED COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH ("CAD") SYSTEM, FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") DEPARTMENT OF FIRE -RESCUE ("FIRE"), PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-111 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), WITH INTERGRAPH CORPORATION D/B/A HEXAGON SAFETY, INFRASTRUCTURE & GEOSPATIAL DIVISION, A FOREIGN PROFIT CORPORATION AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT BUSINESS IN FLORIDA ("HEXAGON"), WHICH WAS COMPETITIVELY SOLICITED FOR AN INITIAL TERM OF SEVEN (7) YEARS, AND WILL EXPIRE ON JULY 21, 2029, SUBJECT TO ANY RENEWALS, EXTENSIONS, AND/OR REPLACEMENT CONTRACTS BY PCSO; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM FIRE AND SUCH OTHER VARIOUS SOURCES OF FUNDS FROM THE USER DEPARTMENT, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL AT THE TIME OF NEED; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CITY'S SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS, SUBJECT TO ALL ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, AND PRIOR BUDGETARY APPROVALS, COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CODE, INCLUDING THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE, ANTI -DEFICIENCY ACT, AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES, ALL AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY CODE, IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS, AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: Item RE.2 was deferred to the March 23, 2023, City Commission Meeting. City of Miami Page 69 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 RE.3 13361 Department of Police RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ACCEPTING THE BID RECEIVED ON NOVEMBER 28, 2022, PURSUANT TO INVITATION FOR BID ("IFB") NO. 1596386, FROM THE SOLE RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER, GARDNER AVIATION SPECIALIST, INC. D/B/A PRECISION AIRCRAFT SERVICES, A FOREIGN PROFIT CORPORATION AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT BUSINESS IN FLORIDA ("PRECISION AIRCRAFT SERVICES"), FOR THE PROVISION OF HELICOPTER MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND SERVICES, ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS, FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") POLICE DEPARTMENT ("POLICE"), FOR AN INITIAL TERM OF TWO (2) YEARS WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR TWO (2) ADDITIONAL TWO (2) YEAR PERIODS; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM POLICE GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT NO. 00001.190101.546000, AND SUCH OTHER VARIOUS SOURCES OF FUNDS FROM THE USER DEPARTMENT, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL AT THE TIME OF NEED; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS, SUBJECT TO ALL ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, PRIOR BUDGETARY APPROVALS, COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), INCLUDING THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE, ANTI -DEFICIENCY ACT, AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES, ALL AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY CODE, IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS, AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0117 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.3, please see Item Number RE.1. City of Miami Page 70 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 RE.4 RESOLUTION 13352 Office of Grants Administration A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR REIMBURSEMENT GRANT FUNDING TO THE FLORIDA INLAND NAVIGATION DISTRICT ("FIND") WATERWAYS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO MILLION FOUR HUNDRED NINETY SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY FOUR DOLLARS ($2,496,564.00) ("GRANT FUNDS") FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BULKHEAD AND SHORELINE RESTORATION AT MORNINGSIDE PARK - PART 1 OF PHASE 2 ("PROJECT"); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE SUBMISSION OF THE GRANT APPLICATION; FURTHER, IN THE EVENT OF AN AWARD, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE GRANT FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 WITHOUT THE NEED FOR FURTHER CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL AND TO ALLOCATE THE REQUIRED MATCHING FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY FOUR DOLLARS ($2,896,564.00) TO BE BUDGETED AND APPROPRIATED BY SEPARATE, FUTURE RESOLUTION AT THE TIME OF NEED FROM CAPITAL PROJECT NUMBER 40-B40532 OR OTHER LEGALLY AVAILABLE FUNDING SOURCES AND TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, GRANT OR DEED AGREEMENTS, AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS THERETO. MOTION TO: Continue RESULT: CONTINUED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: Item RE.4 was continued to the April 13, 2023, City Commission Meeting. City of Miami Page 71 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 RE.5 RESOLUTION 13575 Commissioners and Mayor A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), ALLOCATING AND APPROPRIATING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 ("ARPA") CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS PREVIOUSLY AWARDED ON NOVEMBER 17, 2022, PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. R-22-0455, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00) ("GRANT") TO CAMARA DE COMERCIO LATINA DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS (CAMACOL), INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("CAMACOL"), WITH FUNDS TO BE DISBURSED PURSUANT TO A DISBURSEMENT SCHEDULE AS FURTHER DESCRIBED HEREIN, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT ITS YOUTH AND MINORITY EMPLOYMENT AND JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS IN THE TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL MEDIA SECTORS, SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT REGULATE THE USE OF SUCH FUNDS FOR SAID PURPOSE; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH CAMACOL AND ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, AND AMENDMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0118 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo ABSTAIN: Reyes Note for the Record: Commissioner Reyes abstained from voting on item RE.5 and submitted a FORM 8B MEMORANDUM OF VOTING CONFLICT FOR COUNTY, MUNICIPAL, AND OTHER LOCAL PUBLIC OFFICERS with the Office of the City Clerk on March 13, 2023, in accordance with Section 112.3143, Florida Statutes. Chair King: Now we can go and vote for -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: RE.5. Chair King: -- RE.5. Do I have a motion? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'll move it. Commissioner Covo: Second. Vice Chair Carollo: Second. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. City of Miami Page 72 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Chair King: Motion carries. We are now into our first -- Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): Just to clam did the -- and RE.11, it was a four - fifths and everyone voted. Chair King: Everyone voted, yes. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Right. Ms. Mendez: Just for the record. Chair King: Yes. RE.6 RESOLUTION 11033 Commissioners and Mayor A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE RATIFICATION OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE 1996 INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM ("2020 SECOND AMENDMENT ILA"), BETWEEN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ("COUNTY"), THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), AND THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("OMNI CRA") IN ORDER TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE OMNI CRA TO 2047; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE 2020 SECOND AMENDMENT ILA AND TAKE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS CONSISTENT WITH THIS RESOLUTION; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO WORK WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE OMNI CRA TO ENSURE A COPY OF THE 2020 SECOND AMENDMENT ILA IS TRANSMITTED TO THE COUNTY FOR REVIEW, APPROVAL, AND ACCEPTANCE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: Item RE.6 was deferred to the May 11, 2023, City Commission Meeting. City of Miami Page 73 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 RE.7 RESOLUTION 12251 Commissioners and Mayor A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN REVOCABLE LICENSE AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND A COMPANY, ("USER"), WHEREBY THE CITY GRANTS USER TEMPORARY ACCESS RIGHTS TO USE A PORTION OF THE CITY -OWNED MARINE STADIUM PARKING LOT LOCATED AT 3501 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33149, ("PROPERTY"), FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREMIER PADEL P1 EVENT ("EVENT") IN ACCORDANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN SECTION 53-53 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, WITH ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS TO SAID AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. MOTION TO: Withdraw RESULT: WITHDRAWN MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes RE.8 RESOLUTION 13566 Commissioners and Mayor A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION CODESIGNATING NORTHWEST 27TH TERRACE BETWEEN NORTHWEST 2ND AVENUE AND NORTHWEST 3RD AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA AS "OFFICER JOEL PEREZ WAY" PURSUANT TO SECTION 54-137, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE PLACEMENT OF A MARKER DESIGNATION IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY LOCATED IN THE MEDIAN AT THE INTERSECTION OF NORTHWEST 2ND AVENUE AND NORTHWEST 27TH TERRACE, MIAMI, FLORIDA TO HONOR OFFICER JOEL PEREZ, PURSUANT TO SECTION 54-136(1) OF THE CITY CODE, SUBJECT TO ALL APPLICABLE PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE HEREIN DESIGNATED OFFICES. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0119 City of Miami Page 74 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.8, please see Item Number RE.1. RE.9 RESOLUTION 13587 Commissioners and Mayor A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, OR DESIGNEE, TO INSTALL THE OFFICIAL MOTTO OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA, "IN GOD WE TRUST," BENEATH THE CITY OF MIAMI'S OFFICIAL SEAL LOCATED BEHIND THE DAIS IN THE CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS AT MIAMI CITY HALL. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0120 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number RE.9, please see "Public Comments on all Item(s)." Chair King: I'd like to address two requests. Commissioner Reyes asked if we could take up RE.9 for the persons that are here waiting to see what happens with that resolution. And Ms. Thelma Gibson has asked if we can take up PZ 12 and 13. And I'm taking the temperature of my colleagues. Commissioner Reyes: Yes, yes. Chair King: We will definitely take up RE.9. Commissioner Covo, would you like to take up PZ 13 and 14? Commissioner Covo: It's actually 11, 12, 13, and 14. Chair King: Oh. Commissioner Covo: Oh, because of the way that they're assembled and -- Chair King: No. Ms. Gibson only asked for 13 and 14, but if you want -- Commissioner Covo: Yeah, 13 and 14. It's perfect, yes. Chair King: Just 13 and 14. Okay, so do I have a motion. City of Miami Page 75 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Commissioner Reyes: Motion. Vice Chair Carollo: Motion. Chair King: Second. All in -- Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair, Chair, so we're including PZ.13 and 14 in this motion? Chair King: Yes. Commissioner Reyes: Yes. Mr. Hannon: 13 and 14. You need -- (UNINTELLIGIBLE) first reading ordinance. Chair King: I know. I know it has to be read into the record first. I'm just getting a motion to do them, okay. Commissioner Reyes: Move -- if we 're going to -- for clam it's going to be RE.9 -- Chair King: Right, and then we -- Commissioner Reyes: --13 -- Chair King: -- then we're going to do PZ.13 and 14. Commissioner Reyes: Okay, well, we can do it together ifyou -- Chair King: But we have to read it into the record. Commissioner Reyes: Oh, okay. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Chair King: So -- Commissioner Reyes: I stand correct. Chair King: -- PZ.13 and 14 has to be read into the record. Commissioner Reyes: RE.9 has been moved and second. Chair King: Second. All in favor? Mr. Hannon: Chair -- The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Mr. Hannon: -- so RE.9 needs to be amended, so as amended. Chair King: RE.9, as amended. Commissioner Reyes: Yes. It's an amendment -- it's a minor amendment, the color. Chair King: Okay, so -- Commissioner Reyes: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) which is going to be -- Chair King: -- so, all in favor for RE.9, as amended? City of Miami Page 76 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 RE.10 13590 Commissioners and Mayor The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): I'm under the impression that RE.9 is -- okay, alright, never mind. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Ms. Mendez: Thank you. It's fine. It wasn 't amended further. Chair King: Okay. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries. And -- Commissioner Reyes: Okay, thank you, guys. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION CO - DESIGNATING SOUTHWEST 7TH AVENUE BETWEEN SOUTHWEST 3RD STREET AND 4TH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA AS "LA DECADA DE LOS 60 AVENUE" PURSUANT TO SECTION 54-137 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE HEREIN DESIGNATED OFFICIALS. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0121 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.10, please see Item Number RE.1. City of Miami Page 77 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 RE.11 13591 Commissioners and Mayor RE.12 13592 Commissioners and Mayor RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, BY A FOUR - FIFTHS (4/STHS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND ADELFA LOPEZ ("SELLER"), FOR THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1644 NORTHWEST 6 STREET AND 1646 NORTHWEST 6 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA ("PROPERTY"), FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00); AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO IDENTIFY, BUDGET, ALLOCATE AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE MILLION SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,075,000.00), TO COVER THE COST OF SAID ACQUISITION, INCLUSIVE OF THE COST OF SURVEYS, ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS, TITLE INSURANCE, DEMOLITION, SECURING THE PROPERTY, PROJECT SIGNAGE AND ALL RELATED CLOSING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID ACQUISITION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS HEREIN; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS TO SAID AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0122 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.11, please see Item Number RE.1. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUPPLEMENT THE CITY OF MIAMI'S FIRST TIME HOMEBUYER PROGRAM BY UTILIZING MIAMI FOREVER BOND FUNDS AND/OR OTHER ELIGIBLE FUNDS, AS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED ("DISTRICT 4 EXPANDED PROGRAM"); AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS, EXTENSIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AND BOND COUNSEL, FOR SAID PURPOSE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0123 City of Miami Page 78 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 RE.13 13593 Commissioners and Mayor MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Alex Diaz de Ia Portilla, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.12, please see Item Number RE.1. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO DIRECT THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO CONDUCT AN EXAMINATION OF THE CURRENT SECURITY MEASURES OF THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE MIAMI CITY HALL BUILDING, LOCATED AT 3500 PAN AMERICAN DRIVE, AND PROVIDE AN EVALUATION OF THE SAFETY AND SECURITY PLAN INCLUDING THE FACILITY'S ACCESS SYSTEM, CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION SYSTEM, AND OVERALL FACILITY SECURITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREPARING AN UPDATED SECURITY PLAN TO IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS TO THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF CITY HALL, AT ALL ENTRY AND EXIT POINTS, AND INTEGRATE ALL CAMERAS INTO THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT'S REAL TIME CRIME CENTER WITHIN 30 DAYS. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0124 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Alex Diaz de Ia Portilla, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.13, please see Item Number RE.1. City of Miami Page 79 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 RE.14 13594 Commissioners and Mayor RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION REALLOCATING FUNDS, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($300,000.00) ("FUNDS") FROM PROJECT NO. 40-B40714, D4 PARK, STREET, AND LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI'S ("CITY") FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 MULTI -YEAR CAPITAL PLAN ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2022 PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. R-22-0321 ("CAPITAL PLAN"), AND RE - APPROPRIATING SAID FUNDS TO THE SW 56 AVENUE FROM SW 8 STREET TO WEST FLAGLER PROJECT, PROJECT NO. 40- B233800; RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN NECESSARY ACTIONS BY THE CITY MANAGER AND DESIGNATED CITY DEPARTMENTS IN ORDER TO UPDATE THE CAPITAL PLAN, RELEVANT FINANCIAL CONTROLS AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, FOR PROJECT CLOSE-OUTS, AND FOR GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES IN PROGRESS IN CONNECTION HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0125 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.14, please see Item Number RE.1. END OF RESOLUTIONS City of Miami Page 80 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 FR - FIRST READING ORDINANCES FR.1 ORDINANCE First Reading 13392 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, PURSUANT RESOLUTION NO. R-22-0340, ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 13, City Manager's Office 2022, AND RESOLUTION NO. R-22-0423, ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 27, 2022, AMENDING CHAPTER 40/ARTICLE IV/DIVISION 3 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "PERSONNEL/PENSION AND RETIREMENT PLAN/CITY OF MIAMI GENERAL EMPLOYEE'S AND SANITATION EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT TRUST," MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTIONS 40- 255, TITLED "BENEFITS," INCREASING THE DROP PARTICIPATION TO (84) MONTHS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING MOVER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Chair King: We 're on our first reading. Victoria, would you like to start reading the titles into the record? Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): Yes, Madam Chair. So, we will do FR.1. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Chair King: Do I have a motion? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I move it. Chair King: I have a motion and a second. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): I'm sorry, Chair. Who seconded? Chair King: Commissioner Carollo. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries. END OF FIRST READING ORDINANCES City of Miami Page 81 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 BC.1 8938 Office of the City Clerk BC.2 13495 Office of the City Clerk BC - BOARDS AND COMMITTEES RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP LOAN PROGRAM TASK FORCE FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Christine King RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: (Alternate At -Large) NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Christine King Commission -At -Large Commission -At -Large Commission -At -Large Commission -At -Large City of Miami Page 82 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 BC.3 11553 Office of the City Clerk RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COUNCIL FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Christine King RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN City of Miami Page 83 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 BC.4 6672 Office of the City Clerk BC.5 13496 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Christine King RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE BAYFRONT PARK MANAGEMENT TRUST FOR A TERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEE: NOMINATED BY: Alex Cardenas Commission -At -Large ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0102 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes A motion was made by Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla, seconded by Vice Chair Carollo, and was passed unanimously, to appoint Alex Cardenas as a member of the Bayfront Park Management Trust; further waiving the term limits of Section 2-885(b) by a unanimous (5/5) vote of the members of the City Commission, as it relates to Alex Cardenas as a member of the Bayfront Park Management Trust. Chair King: Mr. City Clerk, do you have any board appointments? City of Miami Page 84 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 BC.6 13122 Office of the City Clerk Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Yes, thank you, Chair. BC.5, Bayfront Park Management Trust. Vice Chair Carollo will be appointing Alex Cardenas with a five - five term waiver. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Cardenas. Mr. Hannon: Cardenas. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay. Chair King: Do I have a motion? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I move it. Chair King: Second? Vice Chair Carollo: Second. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE CIVILIAN INVESTIGATIVE PANEL FOR A TERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEE: NOMINATED BY: Gabriel Paez Civilian Investigative Panel RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN City of Miami Page 85 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 BC.7 13408 Office of the City Clerk BC.8 6958 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE CLIMATE RESILIENCE COMMITTEE FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commission -At -Large RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE CODE COMPLIANCE TASK FORCE FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Christine King RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN City of Miami Page 86 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 BC.9 13497 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD FOR A TERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEE: NOMINATED BY: Fernando Acosta Commission -At -Large ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0103 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number BC.9, please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)." Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): BC.9, Code Enforcement Board. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla will be appointing Fernando Acosta to an at -large seat. Chair King: Move it. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I move it. Commissioner Reyes: Second. Chair King: Second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. City of Miami Page 87 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 BC.10 8804 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN AND QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Christine King Commission -At -Large Commission -At -Large RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN City of Miami Page 88 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 BC.11 12423 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Christine King Commissioner Christine King RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number BC.11, please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)." City of Miami Page 89 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 BC.12 5976 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ADVISORY BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Christine King Commissioner Christine King IAFF FOP AFSCME 1907 AFSCME 871 RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN City of Miami Page 90 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 BC.13 13125 Office of the City Clerk BC.14 7963 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Christine King RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN City of Miami Page 91 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 BC.15 13126 Office of the City Clerk BC.16 12164 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE HISTORIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES/CATEGORIES: (Citizen — Category 7) (Architect/Architectural Historian - Category 4) (Business and Finance or Law — Category 6) (Architect — Category 1) (Landscape Architect — Category 2) NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Christine King RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER ("LGBTQ") ADVISORY BOARD FOR A TERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEE: NOMINATED BY: Ariel Trueba Commissioner Manolo Reyes ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0104 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes City of Miami Page 92 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 BC.17 13499 Office of the City Clerk Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): BC.16, LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) Advisory Board. Commissioner Reyes will be appointing Ariel Trueba. Vice Chair Carollo: Move. Commissioner Reyes: Second. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'll second it. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE LIBERTY CITY COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION TRUST FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Christine King Commissioner Christine King Commissioner Christine King Commissioner Christine King City Manager Arthur Noriega, V RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN City of Miami Page 93 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 BC.18 8269 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE MAYOR'S COUNCIL ON GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Christine King Commission -At -Large Commission -At -Large RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN City of Miami Page 94 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 BC.19 8805 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI FOREVER BOND PROGRAM CITIZENS' OVERSIGHT BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Christine King City of Miami Page 95 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 BC.20 9270 Office of the City Clerk BC.21 13338 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Christine King Commission -At -Large Commission -At -Large Commission -At -Large RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE OFF-STREET PARKING BOARD FOR A TERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEE: NOMINATED BY: Deborah Ladron de Guevara Off -Street Parking Board (At -Large Appointment) ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0105 City of Miami Page 96 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): BC.21, Off -Street Parking Board. The Off -Street Parking Board is seeking confirmation of Deborah Ladron Guevara and will be also submitting into the record a signed resolution passing -- passed by the board -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Who? Mr. Hannon: -- along with supporting documents. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Who? Mr. Hannon: Deborah Ladron de Guevara. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: How many years have you lived in Miami? Mr. Hannon: I know, this is not my forte. It doesn 't matter. Chair King: Do I have a motion? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Your pronunciation -- hold on a second. Your pronunciation has to get better, okay, come on. Mr. Hannon: That's something I will work on for sure. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay, good. Chair King: Do I have a motion? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'll move it. Chair King: Second? Commissioner Reyes: I second. Chair King: Commissioner Reyes. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries. City of Miami Page 97 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 BC.22 13416 Office of the City Clerk BC.23 3693 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Christine King RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE STARS OF CALLE OCHO WALK OF FAME COMMITTEE FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commission -At -Large Commission -At -Large Commission -At -Large City of Miami Page 98 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 BC.24 11273 Office of the City Clerk BC.25 13498 Office of the City Clerk RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD (UDRB) FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Christine King Commissioner Christine King RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE VIRGINIA KEY ADVISORY BOARD FOR A TERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEE: NOMINATED BY: Monty Trainer Commission -At -Large ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0106 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner SECONDER: Christine King, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes City of Miami Page 99 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): BC.25, Virginia Key Advisory Board. Commissioner Reyes will be reappointing Monty Trainer to an at -large seat. Commissioner Reyes: Move it. Chair King: Second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. END OF BOARDS AND COMMITTEES City of Miami Page 100 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 DI - DISCUSSION ITEMS DI.1 DISCUSSION ITEM 13085 A DISCUSSION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION CONCERNING City Manager's ANNUAL BOARD REPORTS. Office RESULT: DISCUSSED Chair King: We are now on DI.2, Homeless Transition Zone location. It's a discussion item. Is there any --? Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): I believe that was pulled already. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Yes, it was -- Vice Chair Carollo: That was -- Mr. Hannon: -- withdrawn. DI.1 is in play. Chair King: DI.1 is in play? Mr. Hannon: Yes. Chair King: Oh, I thought DI.1 was -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: DI.1 is a -- Chair King: Annual board reports. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- annual board reports, right? Mr. Hannon: Yes, sir. Chair King: Those have been submitted so we don't have to have -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay, we heard you, alright. Chair King: Yes, okay. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: We have it. Chair King: Motion to accept the annual board reports. Commissioner Reyes: The what? Chair King: The annual board -- we don 't need -- Mr. Hannon: No motion's necessary. City of Miami Page 101 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Chair King: Oh, no -- Mr. Hannon: Just a discussion item. Chair King: Oh, okay. It's just a discussion item. DI.2 DISCUSSION ITEM 12549 MAY BE DEFERRED Department of Human Services A DISCUSSION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION CONCERNING THE HOMELESS TRANSITION ZONE LOCATION. MOTION TO: Withdraw RESULT: WITHDRAWN MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes END OF DISCUSSION ITEMS City of Miami Page 102 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 PART B: PZ - PLANNING AND ZONING ITEM(S) PZ.1 ORDINANCE First Reading 6608 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Department of ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 10544, THE Planning FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, AS AMENDED, PURSUANT 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 "PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATION" OF APPROXIMATELY 1.87 ACRES OF A PORTION OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5175 AND 5035 NORTHEAST 2 AVENUE AND FROM "MEDIUM DENSITY RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL" TO "RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL" OF APPROXIMATELY 24.10 ACRES OF A PORTION OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5175 AND 5035 NORTHEAST 2 AVENUE AND ALL OF 5125 NORTHEAST 2 COURT, MIAMI, FLORIDA, ALL AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A", ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Continue RESULT: CONTINUED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: Item PZ.1 was continued to the April 13, 2023, City Commission Meeting. City of Miami Page 103 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 PZ.2 ORDINANCE First Reading 6117 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION PURSUANT TO Department of ARTICLES 3 AND 7 OF ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED Planning ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), BY REZONING CERTAIN PARCELS FROM "T5- 0", URBAN CENTER -OPEN, AND "T5-R", URBAN CENTER - RESTRICTED, TO "CS", CIVIC SPACE, AND "T6-8A-O", "T6-8B-O", AND "T6-12-0", URBAN CORE -OPEN, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 25.97 ACRES (1,131,253 SQUARE FEET) FOR THE "SABAL PALM VILLAGE SPECIAL AREA PLAN" ("SAP") GENERALLY LOCATED AT 5175 NORTHEAST 2 AVENUE, 5035 NORTHEAST 2 AVENUE, AND 5125 NORTHEAST 2 COURT, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A", CONSISTING OF A PHASED PROJECT DIVIDED INTO A MAXIMUM OF FOUR (4) PHASES WHICH INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 2,929 RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS, 400 LODGING UNITS, 168,011 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SPACE, 296,297 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL SPACE, 43,760 SQUARE FEET OF SPECIAL TRAINING/VOCATIONAL SCHOOL, AND 4,782 PARKING SPACES; MODIFYING THE TRANSECT ZONE REGULATIONS THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO THE SUBJECT PARCELS AND WHERE A REGULATION IS NOT SPECIFICALLY MODIFIED BY THE SAP, THE REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF THE MIAMI 21 CODE APPLY; THE SQUARE FOOTAGE NUMBERS ABOVE ARE APPROXIMATE AND MAY INCREASE OR DECREASE AT TIME OF BUILDING PERMIT BUT SHALL NOT EXCEED 5,899,658 SQUARE FEET OF TOTAL DEVELOPMENT AND SHALL CONTAIN A MINIMUM OF 195,272 SQUARE FEET OF CIVIC SPACE AND A MINIMUM OF 248,923 SQUARE FEET OF OPEN SPACE; MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND STATING CONCLUSIONS OF LAW; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Continue RESULT: CONTINUED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: Item PZ.2 was continued to the April 13, 2023, City Commission Meeting. City of Miami Page 104 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 PZ.3 ORDINANCE First Reading 6118 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Department of ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUES, BETWEEN SPV Planning REALTY LC AND THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") RELATING TO THE REZONING OF CERTAIN PARCELS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NET 22.47 ± ACRES FOR THE SABAL PALM VILLAGE SPECIAL AREA PLAN ("SPV SAP") COMPRISED OF AN ASSEMBLAGE OF PARCELS LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 5175 NORTHEAST 2 AVENUE, 5035 NORTHEAST 2 AVENUE, AND 5125 NORTHEAST 2 COURT, MIAMI, FLORIDA, ALL AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REDEVELOPMENT OF LAND FOR MIXED USES; AUTHORIZING USES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, LODGING, CIVIC, EDUCATIONAL AND CIVIL SUPPORT, PARKING, AND ANY OTHER USES AUTHORIZED BY THE SPV SAP AND PERMITTED BY THE MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN — FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION AND ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Continue RESULT: CONTINUED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: Item PZ.3 was continued to the April 13, 2023, City Commission Meeting. City of Miami Page 105 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 PZ.4 ORDINANCE First Reading 12858 Commissioners and Mayor - PZ AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 10544, AS AMENDED, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, PURSUANT TO SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT PROCEDURES SUBJECT TO SECTION 163.3187, FLORIDA STATUTES, BY CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM "DUPLEX RESIDENTIAL" TO "LOW DENSITY RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL" FOR THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3424 AND 3442 SOUTHWEST 37 AVENUE, 3714 AND 3718 WASHINGTON AVENUE, AND 3719 THOMAS AVENUE ("ASSEMBLAGE A"); FROM "SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL" TO "MEDIUM DENSITY RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL" FOR THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3475, 3479 AND 3481 HIBISCUS STREET, 3475 AND 3435 WILLIAM AVENUE; FROM "SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL/ MEDIUM DENSITY RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL" TO "MEDIUM DENSITY RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL" FOR THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3452, 3440, 3430 AND 3460 THOMAS AVENUE AND 3456 ELIZABETH STREET (ASSEMBLAGE B"); AND FROM "DUPLEX RESIDENTIAL" TO "MEDIUM DENSITY RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL" FOR THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3135, 3145, 3153, 3163, AND 3173 MUNDY STREET, AND 3645 AND 3633 DAY AVENUE ("ASSEMBLAGE C") MIAMI, FLORIDA, (COLLECTIVELY, "THE ASSEMBLAGE") MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN "COMPOSITE EXHIBIT A", ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: Item PZ.4 was deferred to the April 27, 2023, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number PZ.4, please see "Public Comment for all Item(s)." Chair King: Okay. You want to hear -- Commissioner Reyes: PZ. 4. Commissioner Covo: So, I want to -- Madam Chair, I want to respectfully ask to defer PZ.4, 5, and 6 until April 27th. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I move that we defer 4, 5, and 6 to April 27th. Vice Chair Carollo: Well, do -- these are your appointments -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yes. City of Miami Page 106 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Vice Chair Carollo: -- is what you're saying to defer? Chair King: Right. You don 't have to defer them. Vice Chair Carollo: You don't have to ask for a deferment. You could just -- Vice Chair Carollo: -- wait until then. Commissioner Reyes: Whatever you want. Chair King: Right. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Commissioner Covo: Exactly because I needed time to study it and -- Vice Chair Carollo: Absolutely. Sure, yeah. Commissioner Covo: -- it's sensitive. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Commissioner Reyes: We do understand you. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, you defer it. Chair King: So, let's see if -- Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair. Chair King: Yes. Mr. Hannon: My apologies. Arthur Noriega (City Manager): No, no. No, no. Mr. Hannon: Were you saying PZ, Papa Zulu? Mr. Noriega: She's saying PZ.4, 5, and 6, not BC (Boards and Committees). Mr. Hannon: PZ (Planning and Zoning). Chair King: Are you saying PZ? Commissioner Covo: PZ, yes. Vice Chair Carollo: Oh, okay. Chair King: Oh, okay, okay. Ms. Mendez: So, Planning and Zoning. Vice Chair Carollo: Second, second, second. Chair King: Okay. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Right, so I move to defer -- City of Miami Page 107 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Commissioner Covo: Yes, that's the overlay. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- I move to defer PZ.4, 5, and 6. Commissioner Carollo seconded the motion. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: PZ.4, 5, and 6 has been deferred. City of Miami Page 108 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 PZ.5 ORDINANCE First Reading 12859 Commissioners and Mayor - PZ AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING THE ZONING ATLAS OF ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM: "T3-O" SUB -URBAN TRANSECT ZONE - OPEN TO "T4-O" GENERAL URBAN TRANSECT ZONE -OPEN WITH A "VILLAGE WEST ISLAND DISTRICT AND CHARLES AVENUE NCD-2" (NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT) OVERLAY FOR THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3424 AND 3442 SOUTHWEST 37 AVENUE, 3714 AND 3718 WASHINGTON AVENUE, AND 3719 THOMAS AVENUE; MAINTAINING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF "T3-O" SUB -URBAN TRANSECT ZONE - OPEN WITH A "VILLAGE WEST ISLAND DISTRICT AND CHARLES AVENUE NCD-2" (NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT) OVERLAY FOR THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3735 WASHINGTON AVENUE, AND MAINTAINING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF "T5- 0" URBAN CENTER ZONE— OPEN WITH A "VILLAGE WEST ISLAND DISTRICT AND CHARLES AVENUE NCD-2" (NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT) OVERLAY FOR THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3710 GRAND AVENUE ("ASSEMBLAGE A"); CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF "T3-R" SUB- URBAN TRANSECT ZONE - RESTRICTED TO "T4-O" GENERAL URBAN TRANSECT ZONE - OPEN WITH A "VILLAGE WEST ISLAND DISTRICT AND CHARLES AVENUE NCD-2" (NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT) OVERLAY FOR THE PROPERTIES GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3475, 3479, AND 3481 HIBISCUS STREET, 3475 AND 3435 WILLIAM AVENUE, 3452, 3440, 3430, AND 3460 THOMAS AVENUE, AND 3454 AND 3456 ELIZABETH STREET, AND CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM "T3-R" SUB- URBAN TRANSECT ZONE - RESTRICTED AND "T5-O" URBAN CENTER TRANSECT ZONE - OPEN TO "T4-O" GENERAL URBAN TRANSECT ZONE -OPEN WITH A "VILLAGE WEST ISLAND DISTRICT AND CHARLES AVENUE NCD-2" (NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT) OVERLAY FOR THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3449 HIBISCUS STREET ("ASSEMBLAGE B"); AND CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM "T3-O" SUB -URBAN TRANSECT ZONE - OPEN TO "T4-O" GENERAL URBAN TRANSECT ZONE - OPEN WITH A "VILLAGE WEST ISLAND DISTRICT AND CHARLES AVENUE NCD-2" (NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT) OVERLAY FOR THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3135, 3145, 3153, 3163, AND 3173 MUNDY STREET AND 3645 AND 3633 DAY AVENUE ("ASSEMBLAGE C"), MIAMI, FLORIDA, (COLLECTIVELY THE "ASSEMBLAGE") MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN "COMPOSITE EXHIBIT A", ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes City of Miami Page 109 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 PZ.6 12860 Commissioners and Mayor - PZ Note for the Record: Item PZ.5 was deferred to the April 27, 2023, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.5, please see Item Number PZ.4 and "Public Comments for all Item(s)." ORDINANCE First Reading AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), BY AMENDING APPENDIX A, SECTION A.2, TITLED "VILLAGE WEST ISLAND DISTRICT AND CHARLES AVENUE NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICTS 2 (NCD-2)", TO MODIFY THE EXISTING MIXED USE CULTURAL DISTRICT BOUNDARY, CREATE NEW USES DEFINITIONS, INTRODUCE DEVELOPMENT AND PARKING FLEXIBILITIES, AND CREATE NEW REGULATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: Item PZ.6 was deferred to the April 27, 2023, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.6, please see Item Number PZ.4 and "Public Comments for all Item(s). " PZ.7 ORDINANCE Second Reading 12839 Commissioners and Mayor - PZ AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ("MIAMI 21 CODE") BY AMENDING APPENDIX C — MIDTOWN OVERLAY DISTRICT, SECTION 627.1.6, TITLED "BUILDING PLACEMENT AND BUILDABLE AREA," SECTION 627.2.6, TITLED "BUILDING PLACEMENT AND BUILDABLE AREA," SECTION 627.2.7, TITLED "MAXIMUM HEIGHT, BUILD -TO, MINIMUM SETBACK AND USE REQUIREMENTS," AND SECTION 627.2.12, TITLED "SURFACE PARKING AND PARKING GARAGES"; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14156 City of Miami Page 110 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Chair King: Alright, which takes us to our Planning and Zoning items. PZ.1, 2, and 3 have been deferred. Commissioner Covo: And 4, 5, and 6 as well. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, 4 also. Chair King: 4, 5, and 6 have been deferred as well. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yes. Chair King: So, we have PZ. 7, 8, 9, 10 -- Commissioner Reyes: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): I just wanted to clarify that I'll -- on all these -- oh, they're first readings so they can -- Commissioner Reyes: Yes. Ms. Mendez: -- will they be coming back? Will 4, 5, and 6 be coming back on the -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: They should. Ms. Mendez: -- 23rd or --? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: It's first reading, right, so they have to come back to us, right? Chair King: Yes. Ms. Mendez: Yes. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: When the Commissioner gets acquainted with them -- Ms. Mendez: Yes. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- with the issues. Ms. Mendez: I was just claming when they would come back. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): They were to -- Commissioner Covo: They will come back -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: April 23rd, right? Commissioner Covo: -- April 27th. City of Miami Page 111 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Mr. Hannon: So, PZ (Planning and Zoning) -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'm sorry, April -- go ahead. Mr. Hannon: PZ.1, 2, and 3 were all deferred to April 13th. PZ.4, 5, and 6 were all deferred to April 27th. Ms. Mendez: Okay, perfect. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay. Ms. Mendez: Thank you so much. Chair King: Victoria, can you read the PZ items that are in play into the record please? Ms. Mendez: Yes. And to clarify, it's PZ.7 -- PZ.7, 8, 9, 10 -- what did we decide about 11 and 12? Commissioner Covo: We have not voted on those. Ms. Mendez: Are we going to hear them today? Are we going to -- Commissioner Covo: We're going to hear them today. Ms. Mendez: -- vote on them today? Chair King: You 're going to hear 11 and 12? Commissioner Covo: Yes. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Why? Commissioner Covo: I'm moving forward on that one. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: The what? Commissioner Covo: I'm moving forward and that's my district. Commissioner Reyes: That's right. Commissioner Covo: That's the Casa Valentina assemblage. Commissioner Reyes: Casa Valentina, which is -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I understand, but it's not a question of whether you want to move forward or not. It's a question of why you're in favor of it or why you want to -- Commissioner Covo: Because it's an orphanage for children that -- Commissioner Reyes: Yes. Commissioner Covo: -- for adults from 18 to 24. It's only used for that purpose. It's going to provide more affordable housing for them and also preparation. City of Miami Page 112 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: How much more affordable housing? Commissioner Covo: I think they're going to go from -- I don't know exact number but -- you 're the representative. Thank you. Edward Martos: Yes. Edward Martos, offices at 2800 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, here on behalf of Casa Valentina. We are extremely low-income affordable housing. Our students pay -- or our residents pay between $300 and $700 max. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, what's your AMI (Area Median Income) on that? Mr. Martos: My AMI would be at about 30 percent. Chair King: Yeah, extreme -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: 30? Mr. Martos: It's extremely low -- Chair King: Extremely low. Mr. Martos: -- income. Chair King: It's for children aging out offoster care. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I understand. I'm -- I understand. Chair King: I didn't know. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I know but I want to know. Chair King: Okay. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, it's 30 percent -- Mr. Martos: Correct. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- AMI? Mr. Martos: Correct. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay. Mr. Martos: Commissioner, for some background, we are already operating on these lots -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay. Mr. Martos: -- and we have been for 15 years. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay. Commissioner Reyes: Madam Chair (UNINTELLIGIBLE) enough information -- I have been at a dis -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, why are you before us? City of Miami Page 113 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Mr. Martos: This is a City application, and the purpose of the City application is to upzone from T3 to T4. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Correct. Mr. Martos: Right now, we can only do duplexes. Last year, you also gave us $2 million in ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I know. Mr. Martos: -- to help us build out an addi -- up to 50 units. There's still a long road ahead of us in terms of what those units will look like, like the building itself, parking, et cetera, so we are going to be coming back to you very likely, or at the very least, to your administration for review of those plans. Right now we just need the zoning in place so we can make use of those ARPA funds. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, you're getting $2 million from us? Mr. Martos: We've already received. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: No, no, there's no ARPA funds that have been allocated, you've been -- it's a process in place where you're going to get $2 million but you haven 't -- Martos: No, we've already received -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Oh, you already got it, from where? Mr. Martos: From last year. The ARPA funds were distributed. We received $2 million, and there's a condition that we work towards getting 50 units at this location. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, from 13 units to 50 units? Mr. Martos: To 50 units, correct. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, how much money are you asking for in addition to --? Mr. Martos: We're not asking for any more money. Commissioner Reyes: None, nothing. Mr. Martos: We already have the $2 million. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, with the $2 million, you're going to build the 50 units, right? Mr. Martos: We're -- we need money from other sources. We're not asking -- Commissioner Reyes: Yes. Mr. Martos: -- the City for sources. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Hold on. City of Miami Page 114 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Mr. Martos: So, my client's clarifying. The $2 million had the specific purpose of property acquisition. We've purchased additional land. So, to give you some sort -- we had four lots on this street. We 're buying -- we bought two additional lots and we 're hoping to buy even more lots all along the same street. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay. Have you received any money -- Mr. Martos: Yes. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- from ARPA funds? Mr. Martos: Yes. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: And you used those ARPA funds to buy -- Mr. Martos: Correct. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- the additional land, right? Mr. Martos: Correct. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: You bought it already, you've closed on it? Mr. Martos: Yes. And -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: On two -- and the additional properties? Vice Chair Carollo: What's the address by the way? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: You have one more to close on, right? Mr. Martos: Correct. We have one more to close on. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay. And the $2 million will cover that additional property you're closing on, right? Mr. Martos: The two we've already purchased plus the third, correct. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, the $2 million total will help you to close on the third property? Mr. Martos: Correct. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: And you're going to build 50 units? Mr. Martos: Correct if -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Right? Mr. Martos: -- if we have the zoning in place, which is what is what the City application's about. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, you're asking us for a zoning change -- Commissioner Reyes: Yeah. City of Miami Page 115 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Mr. Martos: Correct. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- to allow it to happen? Mr. Martos: Correct. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: And what happens if you don't get the zoning change? Mr. Martos: We need to explore other options and there's a possibility that we 're unable to build the 50 units and that we don't know where these kids are going to live. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: No, no, no. The -- that's a gratuitous little comment there at the end. That's political purposes. Mr. Martos: I mean that sincerely, Commissioner. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yeah. Mr. Martos: I don't mean that in any other way. We have a serious housing problem here. An 18 -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I understand. Mr. Martos: -- year old who leaves foster care often doesn't have basic life skills, okay, because unfortunately not every foster home is as positive a place as we would like it to be. And so many of these students, they have no prospects for education. They don't have basic life skills. They don't know how to do anything. And what Casa Valentina provides are all of those skills. They provide tutors. They provide training. They provide connections to counselors who can help them apply for college or apply for jobs; not everyone goes to college. And so we've had great success here for 15 years. We want to continue in the Grove. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Madam Chair, tell me the history of Casa Valentina, what have they done before in terms of housing, in terms of what you're talking about now, have they done anything in the past. Mr. Martos: They have operated at this location for 15 years. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay. Mr. Martos: They have an additional building -- where is the location of the additional? Ms. Reisman: It's (INAUDIBLE) Northwest 1 Street (INAUDIBLE). Mr. Martos: We have a facility on Camillus House's campus as well and -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay. Mr. Martos: -- so we're also operating there. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: For how long. Ms. Reisman: Ten years. City of Miami Page 116 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Mr. Martos: We have a ten-year lease. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: For ten years at Camillus House, okay. Commissioner Covo: And Madam Chair, I have a question. Is it temporary as well? So I thought I understood by -- from your brief that it was three years and then the orphans can rotate, right? Mr. Martos: It's actually two years -- Commissioner Covo: Two years? Mr. Martos: -- and occasionally, occasionally some participants need an additional year so it can extend into three years, but generally, it's two years. Commissioner Covo: And the zoning change is only residential? Mr. Martos: The zoning change -- Commissioner Covo: It doesn't have a commercial component. Mr. Martos: Yes. Commissioner Covo: No -- it does or no? Mr. Martos: The zoning change that we 're -- that the City -- because this is not our application. The City application calls for T4-O and that allows certain nonresidential uses. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: The City application comes from whom? Commissioner Reyes: From the City. Mr. Martos: The City application was originated by -- from District 2 and the prior Commissioner. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: By Commissioner Russell before she -- Mr. Martos: Former Commissioner Russell. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- before Commissioner -- yeah, yeah, former Commissioner Russell. Mr. Martos: Correct. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Why is this still before us? Mr. Martos: Because that's the -- that's the procedure that applies in the City. It went through PZAB (Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board) -- we went through PZAB and it's proceeded in the regular course. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, right now it's being sponsored by Commissioner Covo or by the Administration. Mr. Martos: I believe it's sponsored by the Administration. Commissioner Covo: No, I inherited this one. City of Miami Page 117 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Commissioner Covo: I wasn 't -- yeah. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: But sometimes you inherit things that you don 't like so the question becomes, is it being sponsored by the Administration or by you? Mr. Martos: It is sponsored by -- Commissioner Covo: By the Administration. Mr. Martos: -- the Administration. Commissioner Covo: By the Administration. Mr. Martos: Art Noriega, City Manager, on behalf of the City. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Are you in support of it? Commissioner Covo: If it's exclusively for Casa Valentina, for the orphans, yes. Mr. Martos: Correct. Commissioner Covo: I just want to make sure that that commercial component is used to serve that purpose. Mr. Martos: I can allay some of your concerns. The ARPA funds that we received from you to buy the property specifies that we are building 50 affordable units. That's a covenant running with the land. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: That 's not what it says. Mr. Martos: That 's a covenant running with the land that specifies -- that 's not going to be on this packet because it was part of the ARPA approval that we received last year, so that is running with the land. To the extent you need a statement, a promise from the founder of Casa Valentina, she's right here. She could provide you with that, that it'll be strictly residential. And -- Commissioner Covo: Yeah, but my only worry regarding the commercial components many times is that if they serve the purpose of Casa Valentina then it makes sense because, if not, what we know is what happens next -- Mr. Martos: Yes. Commissioner Covo: -- that the commercial component actually -- Mr. Martos: Yes. Commissioner Covo: -- ends up displacing people who are living there so that's why I ask. Mr. Martos: And let me provide some clarity also. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: And that 's a clear question and a very good one. City of Miami Page 118 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Mr. Martos: It's a very good one. It's a very good question but we have an answer. I prefer T3 -- I mean, T4-O because we have teaching facilities. We have learning centers, et cetera, and we have that in the building. Commissioner Covo: Okay, I get it. Mr. Martos: However, however, if you're uncomfortable with that, we're okay moving down to T4-L if that's your wish. I would like it to be clear, however, in any vote that it's clear that the intention is that we will be able to have learning centers for the residents -- not for people off the street but for the residents because that is a use that isn't strictly found in your typical residential property. You'll have a gym maybe and you'll have a laundry room maybe, but not necessarily -- Commissioner Covo: And ifwe move to L -- Mr. Martos: -- a learning center. Commissioner Covo: -- can they build that? Lakisha Hull (Director, Planning): So, Commissioner, if I can chime in. So, PZAB heard this item, and they recommended the T4-L to run with this request. Staff had a T4-O as the original request. So, we 're in support of PZAB recommendation if that's the will of the Commission. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Well, PZAB -- Mr. Martos: And we have no objection. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- it's really the district Commissioner that will decide what's best for that area; it's not PZAB. PZAB -- Ms. Hull: Well -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Don't talk to me about PZAB. Ms. Hull: Understood, sir. But as the local planning agency -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: It is not a binding -- Ms. Hull: -- they provided a recommendation. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- it is not a binding anything, right. It is what we think or what the Commissioner from the district thinks that should happen there. Ms. Hull: Yes, sir. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: You have to be very careful with that because these little decisions are actually big decisions at the end of the day, right, and have impact in your district, Commissioner. Commissioner Covo: Casa Valentina -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: It's what you want to do. Commissioner Covo: -- is going to be built in front of (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Plaza, which is also affordable housing, so I think that it serves the purpose of also the neighborhood that -- City of Miami Page 119 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: And the commercial part you're okay with? Commissioner Covo: And also, there is a couple of buildings right there that they're in not the best shape and we really need help in that sense, so I would respectfully ask for a motion to vote on this one. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay. Commissioner Reyes: And I second it. Vice Chair Carollo: T4-O you 're saying -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I will move that. I will move that. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Vice Chair Carollo: T4-O. Commissioner Reyes: I will second. Commissioner Covo: L, I think. Commissioner Reyes: Madam -- Vice Chair Carollo: L -- Commissioner Reyes: -- Madam Chair. Vice Chair Carollo: -- instead of O. Commissioner Reyes: Let me -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yes, let's vote on it. Commissioner Reyes: -- let me add to all this because I had the pleasure or the honor to go to Casa Valentina and talk to the residents and witness firsthand what are they doing, how they're doing. I even went into the dorms where the -- I call them children -- where the -- they didn't like it -- the children, they are living. And I can attest that they're doing a great job and we need more units like that to get more children out of the street and fry to guide them in the right way, and that's what they are doing. I was there. I spoke to them. I witnessed the way they live. I got their feedback, and I think -- not -- I mean, I'm convinced that they're doing a fantastic job. That's why I will support this, and I vote -- will vote for it. Mr. Martos: Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner Reyes: You see. Vice Chair Carollo: Let me -- Chair, can I ask a couple of brief questions? Chair King: Please, yes. Vice Chair Carollo: From the present zoning that you have here to the zoning that we 're proposing, which is T4-L, you wanted the L or you wanted the 0? Mr. Martos: I wanted the 0, but I'll take the L, it's fine. City of Miami Page 120 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, alright. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Mr. Martos: We can live with either one. Vice Chair Carollo: Alright. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: The L. Vice Chair Carollo: But my question to you is very simple. In all these lots, how many additional units are you able to build versus what you have zoned right now? Mr. Martos: We get about 36 units. It does -- Vice Chair Carollo: How many? Mr. Martos: -- it does not -- Commissioner Reyes: 36. Mr. Martos: We get about 36 units total, okay. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, but -- total, but is that --? Mr. Martos: But -- Vice Chair Carollo: What I'm asking for is, outside of what you don't have to come here for, that those lots are zoned for today -- Mr. Martos: Yes. Vice Chair Carollo: -- once we zone it to T4-L, how many additional units will you be acquiring? Mr. Martos: How many additional units will we be acquiring? Chair King: So, he's asking -- Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, will you be able to --? Chair King: -- you can build by right -- what you can build by right -- Mr. Martos: If I build by right -- Commissioner Reyes: That's right. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Chair King: -- and then -- Mr. Martos: I can build a duplex on each lot so I can build, at most, 12 units. Commissioner Reyes: 12 units, that's right. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, but then with the -- City of Miami Page 121 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Chair King: With the zoning -- Vice Chair Carollo: -- with the new zoning -- Mr. Martos: With the zoning -- Chair King: -- it takes you -- Commissioner Reyes: 36. Chair King: -- up to -- Mr. Martos: Correct. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: 50. Mr. Martos: And our hope -- Commissioner Reyes: 24 more. Mr. Martos: -- our hope because we're -- Commissioner Reyes: 24 more. Mr. Martos: -- extremely low income -- Vice Chair Carollo: No, no, I understand that. I'm not questioning -- Mr. Martos: -- our hope is -- Vice Chair Carollo: -- that. What I'm trying to ascertain is -- Mr. Martos: Yes. Vice Chair Carollo: -- right now on these lots you could build 12 -- Mr. Martos: Yes. Vice Chair Carollo: -- as in duplex. Commissioner Reyes: Yeah. Vice Chair Carollo: So, by going to T4-L, how many more units -- Commissioner Reyes: 24. Vice Chair Carollo: -- outside of the 12 can you build, 24? Mr. Martos: We -- Commissioner Reyes: 24. Mr. Martos: -- we could build 36 units per acre, which will come out to about twenty some. Commissioner Reyes: 24. City of Miami Page 122 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Mr. Martos: And to get to the 50 that we hope to get to, we would have to do a bonus in density, right, a hundred percent bonus. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, but can you just outline for me -- Mr. Martos: Yes. Vice Chair Carollo: -- not in lawyer talk, just simply, just like you told me, "12 units I could build right now without needing anything from the Commission." How many additional units can you build outside of your 12 once we approve this for you? Chair King: Without the bon -- without a bonus. Mr. Martos: Approx -- Vice Chair Carollo: Numbers is what I want to hear. Mr. Martos: Shooting from memory here, but it's about approximately 12 more units. Vice Chair Carollo: 12 more units. Mr. Martos: Okay, and then that won 't get us to 50, of course. Vice Chair Carollo: Of course not. Mr. Martos: So, we will be coming back -- Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Mr. Martos: -- the way that the law works today -- Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Mr. Martos: -- we can get a density bonus if we come back here, and so that's what our goal is. Vice Chair Carollo: And once you come back here and these units are (UNINTELLIGIBLE), how many more can you get then? Mr. Martos: Our goal is going to be to build 50. Vice Chair Carollo: But not in these same lots? Mr. Martos: On these same lots. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Commissioner Reyes: Additional. Vice Chair Carollo: Which -- Mr. Martos: 50 total, 50 total. Vice Chair Carollo: -- yeah, which would be a little over -- well, a little over double what you're getting now. City of Miami Page 123 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Mr. Martos: Yes, it would be. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Mr. Martos: And -- Vice Chair Carollo: Well, I -- look -- Mr. Martos: Yeah. Vice Chair Carollo: -- I don't have a problem in approving this. Here 's the only concern that I have, and I want some guidance from the City Attorney. I want to be able, Madam City Attorney, to approve this for affordable housing. And we have to, I think, establish what we 're calling affordable housing because what I don't want is -- Ms. Mendez: So, we have a covenant -- Vice Chair Carollo: -- what I don't want is -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Correct. Vice Chair Carollo: -- down the road, a lot of people are going to make a quick buck, then they're going to ride on their goodwill and their coattails, and then they're going to come in, and by law, we're going to have to give them the same thing but they're going to be building for market rate, not what they're doing. Ms. Mendez: Right, so I believe that there's -- Vice Chair Carollo: So, can we --? Ms. Mendez: -- a covenant with the -- running with the land, Mr. Martos. Mr. Martos: Yes, and that's related to the ARPA. If we need a different covenant, Commissioner -- Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, I'd like -- Mr. Martos: -- we 're happy to -- Vice Chair Carollo: -- I'd like to word something that we're approving this -- and maybe, if need be, we come up for that area with a new zoning designation that when it's affordable housing -- and then we define what affordable housing means -- is that you could only get T4-L. This way, we'll prevent anybody else that's going to fry to buy the lots from under them or lots around them to come in and then get the same zoning uplift so they could then -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: That's the point. Vice Chair Carollo: -- sell market rate instead of -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Of course. Vice Chair Carollo: -- what they're doing. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Of course. Ms. Mendez: Right, so what -- City of Miami Page 124 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Commissioner Reyes: Commissioner, can I add -- I mean, make a suggestion? Why don 't we have a covenant that specify the services that they're doing -- Vice Chair Carollo: Well, I don 't know -- Commissioner Reyes: -- and that's the only way that we -- they can -- Vice Chair Carollo: -- if that's sufficient or not. Let's see what the City Attorney says. Commissioner Reyes: You see, because -- no, no, but if anybody comes in and wants to buy and obtain the benefits, they will have to provide the same services. Vice Chair Carollo: Well, I'm not against what you 're doing. I think what you're doing is very important and you definitely need the upzoning to accomplish it. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: But they have a loop -- Vice Chair Carollo: Otherwise, you won't be able to because land is too expensive. Marcia Reisman: Could I please -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: But there's a loophole. There's a loophole -- Ms. Reisman: -- clam? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- there. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Ms. Reisman: Could I please clam? Chair King: Please. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yes. Ms. Reisman: When we signed the ARPA agreement, there was a HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development) agreement, there were covenants. Commissioner Reyes: Absolutely. Ms. Reisman: The property now, as it's designated since we signed that last year, is that there will never be anything for the next 30 years on that property except affordable housing. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, but we're not concerned with that with you. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Right, correct. Ms. Reisman: But the -- Vice Chair Carollo: Our concern is not you. Ms. Reisman: -- covenant is there. That's what I'm telling you. City of Miami Page 125 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, but our concern is not you. My concern -- maybe I didn 't explain myself correctly -- Chair King: Around you. Vice Chair Carollo: -- is that in the lots next to you, you're going to have -- I don 't know who owns them. Maybe you have developers that own them already, or maybe developers are going to come in quickly and they're going to be in a position to pay more than you will. And then they buy those properties not to do the good work that you 're doing, but they buy them to then get the same upzoning that we're going to give you here and they could make more money because they're going to go and build at market rate. All that I'm trying to do while we approve this -- Ms. Reisman: Protect it, right. Vice Chair Carollo: -- put the safeguards -- Ms. Reisman: Right. Vice Chair Carollo: -- that that won't happen, and frankly, helping you because -- Commissioner Reyes: That's what I said. Vice Chair Carollo: -- you 're going to -- as you stated, I understood -- try to get more land, and I don 't want you to be competing against yourself now -- Ms. Reisman: Right. Vice Chair Carollo: -- because of the upzoning and other people moving in right away. Mr. Martos: Right. Vice Chair Carollo: So -- Mr. Martos: Commissioner, I hear your concerns, and I'm happy to address them. What I would ask is, you know -- someone will make a motion, of course, but I'm hopeful that that motion will be to approve and to direct us to work with your Administration -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: We're not there -- we 're not there yet. Vice Chair Carollo: Well, yeah, but -- Mr. Martos: I know, I understand -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Hold on a second. Mr. Martos: -- you 're not there yet. Vice Chair Carollo: Look, I think you -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Slow down. Vice Chair Carollo: -- have all five votes here but -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yes. City of Miami Page 126 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Vice Chair Carollo: -- we need to do it -- Mr. Martos: Yes. Vice Chair Carollo: -- in an intelligent way for the City and for you if you're going to try to get -- which I hope you will -- additional land so you could put more -- Mr. Martos: Yes. Vice Chair Carollo: -- kids in there. Mr. Martos: Yes. Commissioner Reyes: Madam Chair, why don't we ask the City Attorney and the -- Commissioner Covo: And I have a question as well. Vice Chair Carollo: I just done that in -- Chair King: Okay, hold on. Commissioner Covo: So, Commissioner -- Chair King: Commissioner Covo. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: The Commissioner has a -- Chair King: Commissioner Covo. Commissioner Covo: Commissioner Carollo, I understand your concern, and that's why I think -- and I don 't know -- and this is more of a question for the City Attorney. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Commissioner Reyes: That's right. Commissioner Covo: Is it possible to have something that says your purpose, your mission, you 're an orphanage? Mr. Martos: Yes. Commissioner Reyes: That 's what I said. Commissioner Covo: Because there's a lot of land around it, and that's part of the Little Bahamas as well. So, I would say that it would be -- Commissioner Reyes: That 's what I said. Commissioner Covo: -- key to actually make sure that if -- I don't know if there 's a legal way of putting that into writing, into the legislation. Ms. Mendez: Okay, so there are two things going on here. One is the use of their property and how they're going to use their property. The ARPA funds were based on 80 percent AMI, so I believe there's certain covenants already in place for their properties, and we could additionally do so now. The situation is the surrounding properties that the Commissioner is worried that once you get this rezoning on this City of Miami Page 127 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 property, since it's contiguous parcels, you can apply for rezonings next to it and then it can go up. So, it is my understanding that the overlay district that we 're supposed to pass in the future is going to address that, that it is -- you can only get these certain heights or rezonings fyou have affordable housing. Ms. Hull: Exactly. Mr. Martos: Correct. Ms. Hull: Anything above the T3 zone would be required to provide affordable housing within the overlay, sir. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, but you have to identf affordable housing. Ms. Hull: Yes. Vice Chair Carollo: And if they're 80 percent AA/II, then you have to identJ it at least 80 percent. Ms. Hull: Exactly, so there 's a percentage. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Commissioner Reyes: Or below. Ms. Hull: Yes, sir. So, it's included in the overlay, sir. Commissioner Reyes: 80 percent. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, at least, at least. Commissioner Reyes: You see. Commissioner Covo: But that's also why I deferred the overlay because I also inherited the overlay. I need to study it. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Commissioner Covo: It's a big change in the zoning of -- Vice Chair Carollo: Sure. Commissioner Reyes: Yeah. Commissioner Covo: -- Grand Avenue. Chair King: Right, so what -- Vice Chair Carollo: How quickly can you have that overlay? Ms. Hull: So, the overlay will be back before Commission April 27th, sir. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Madam City Attorney -- Commissioner Covo: But in between, we're going to have a community meeting. City of Miami Page 128 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Madam City Attorney, do we have any problem in approving this today and not let anybody sneak in between now and the time we do the overlay? Mr. Martos: This is first reading. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: And it's first reading so it doesn't really matter. Commissioner Reyes: It's first reading anyways. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: We could come back and readdress the issue, right, as we move forward. Chair King: Right, because it's first reading and -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yeah, it's first reading. Commissioner Reyes: This is first reading anyways. Ms. Mendez: Right. Vice Chair Carollo: Still, I want -- Commissioner Reyes: It's first reading. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yeah. Vice Chair Carollo: -- a legal answer to it. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yes, sir. Ms. Mendez: Right, so I don't know what's in the pipeline right now, but it's not like ifwe can Vice Chair Carollo: But you got all kinds of sharks out in that area. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: That's really the issue. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Commissioner Reyes: But -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, do we defer the matter until we could think about it and see the -- Vice Chair Carollo: And their -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- and identdy the sharks? Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I agree with you. Vice Chair Carollo: They're the minnows -- Commissioner Reyes: But -- City of Miami Page 129 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Vice Chair Carollo: -- and they want to eat them up. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Exactly. Commissioner Reyes: Madam Chair. Unidentified Speaker: Can I point out --? Chair King: Yes. Commissioner Reyes: Anyways, if we approve this and somebody else wants to present a petition for a zoning change, they have to come before us, and it is us the one that have to vote against it and that's it. Chair King: Well -- Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, but -- Chair King: -- in my tenure here with the City of Miami -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Why don't we defer -- yeah. Chair King: -- there is no development that can get to us between now and April 27th. Commissioner Reyes: No. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Correct, but -- Chair King: None. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- but why -- Commissioner Reyes: None. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- not defer the matter so we can think about it because there are concerns -- Chair King: Well, I believe -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- that are legitimate. Chair King: -- I'm going to defer -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: The Commissioner -- Chair King: -- I'm going to defer to the -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- from the District 2 -- Chair King: -- district Commissioner and she's -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- will help us -- Chair King: -- she 's ready to -- are you ready to move on this one? City of Miami Page 130 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Commissioner Covo: Yeah, because it's first reading. Commissioner Reyes: That's right. Commissioner Covo: That's the reason. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yeah, but -- Commissioner Reyes: Absolutely. Chair King: So -- okay, so let's continue -- Vice Chair Carollo: What I -- Commissioner Reyes: Let's continue. Vice Chair Carollo: -- what I want everybody to understand is that it's not like we have the power to approve or not approve -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Right. Vice Chair Carollo: -- because once we let the cat out of the bag and we approve zoning for an area that's an upzoning, legal precedent in courts will bind us. If we don't give it to another applicant, they can go to court, and they're going to get it. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: And the upzoning creates a problem for us -- Chair King: I -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- as a precedent, as you know, because you're a lawyer. Chair King: I understand that. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: It creates a problem if we agree to something or support something that's an upzoning -- that's a considerable upzoning. Vice Chair Carollo: But my -- Chair King: But this is first reading. It doesn 't -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: It doesn't matter it's first reading. Chair King: -- it -- but it does -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: We're still voting for it. Chair King: We don 't have to pass -- Commissioner Reyes: It does matter. Chair King: -- it on second reading. Commissioner Reyes: It does matter. Chair King: We would -- the Commissioner would have had enough time to go and have her community meeting about the overlay. City of Miami Page 131 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Why can't the Commissioner just defer it -- Chair King: Well, it's her -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- until the next meeting? Chair King: -- it 's her -- Commissioner Reyes: Why don'twe -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I know. I'm asking her. Chair King: She's -- Vice Chair Carollo: Let me ask one question. This is a legal question. And as I stated, I'm in favor of what you're doing here. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yes. Vice Chair Carollo: I'm voting for it. I'm -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Me too. Vice Chair Carollo: -- in fact trying to protect you so you could acquire more land and you're not going to be competing against yourself because the minute we approve this someone realizes their property is now worth more and they're going to be asking you more. So, Madam City Attorney, if we approve this on first reading, legally, are we in firm ground or are we standing in quicksand if anybody tries to get in here or apply through our Planning or Zoning, or whatever department, Building, for anything more and we're telling them no? Ms. Mendez: Alright, so it's first reading, as you pointed out. If you get to second reading, then that's when the rezoning triggers and when you -- Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Ms. Mendez: -- have the rezoning then other properties -- I just can't tell you what's in the pipeline. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, so -- Ms. Mendez: I don't know what's in the pipeline. Vice Chair Carollo: -- so if I can ask the City -- Ms. Mendez: So, first reading is fine. Vice Chair Carollo: -- Administration this. The overlay, you bring it to us back at the same time that we're going to have second reading on this. Now, on the overlay, it requires two readings also since it's an ordinance? Ms. Hull: That's correct. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, so you then bring this back for second reading on the second reading of the overlay so this way there's no chance of anything of what I'm talking about now can happen. City of Miami Page 132 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Ms. Hull: Yes, and that would be the first meeting in May if everything was to (UNINTELLIGIBLE), sir. Vice Chair Carollo: Well, yeah, but you all have to move because I know how sometimes how things work in the City, so I won't say all the time. I don't want this to keep moving until June, July, August. You need to get it done right away. Commissioner Reyes: Madam Chair, I have a question. Chair King: Hold -- wait -- Commissioner Reyes: Just a simple question, just a simple question -- Chair King: One -- Commissioner Reyes: -- that I'm kind of confused on. Chair King: Commissioner -- Commissioner Reyes: Hold on a second. Chair King: -- Commissioner Reyes. Commissioner Reyes: Let me finish. Chair King: Commissioner Covo had gotten my attention first. Commissioner Reyes: Oh, okay. I'm sorry, Commissioner Covo. Chair King: Okay, Commissioner Covo. Commissioner Covo: I might be wrong, but I think I'm right in this one, Commissioner Carollo. This is a very similar situation with what we did with Mrs. Gibson property because there's also a lot of empty lots around it. Commissioner Reyes: Yes. Madam Chair, I just want to -- Chair King: Commissioner Reyes. Commissioner Reyes: -- I want to ask this -- Commissioner Covo: It's the same type of situation. Commissioner Reyes: Okay, I just want to ask this question and I want the City Attorney to answer it. Can we place -- when we vote here, can we place an amendment that this -- I mean, any further or change, you see, has to be -- that have to provide the same service -- to protect them, that have to provide the same services that they do, that the land can only be used for what services that they use, which is housing for very low income and also educational, whatever it is, and that way they don't have to compete with nobody. Ms. Mendez: Since those -- that is going to be done in the overlay, properly noticed, having gone to PZAB, all that. We can 't do that now until the properties -- Commissioner Reyes: Okay, then you answered my question. City of Miami Page 133 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Ms. Mendez: -- that are not here before us. Vice Chair Carollo: I believe that -- Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Vice Chair Carollo: -- Commissioner Covo is correct in what she stated, so I will respectfully ask the Administration to bring back the property that Mrs. Gibson is involved with with the church back at the same time that you bring back Casa Valentina in the second reading of the overlay. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I agree. Vice Chair Carollo: This way we don't have -- Commissioner Reyes: Both of them. Vice Chair Carollo: -- anyone trying to be buying up property during this time and then putting it through. Commissioner Covo: Yeah, that makes sense. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Do it together, yes. Chair King: Okay. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I agree. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Chair King: Alright. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I move it. Vice Chair Carollo: Thank you. Chair King: Madam City Attorney, Madam City Attorney. Ms. Mendez: So, I -- just because you're asking a lot of stuff so we -- I'm sorry. On the item that I believe already -- we set it for April 27th, was that the Gibson property? Ms. Hull: That's correct, yes. Ms. Mendez: So, that's when that one's coming back. Vice Chair Carollo: So, we could change that. It's no problem. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yeah, we could change that. Ms. Mendez: They're not here, so it may have to come back -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: It doesn't matter. Ms. Mendez: -- and then be -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: It doesn 't matter they're not here. City of Miami Page 134 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Mr. Martos: It's a City application. Ms. Mendez: Okay, so can we call some --? Commissioner Covo: And the overlay got deferred for April 27th as well. Ms. Mendez: Their application. It's their application. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: But it doesn't matter. We could always bring it back, right, whether they're here or not, right? They already made their case. Ms. Mendez: Right, so it's set for April 27th -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay. Ms. Mendez: -- and then now we're going to delay it without them being here. So, we either have to call them -- Vice Chair Carollo: Well, look, that's not a point. Ms. Mendez: We're the applicant. Vice Chair Carollo: You could leave it on the agenda for April 27th. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Correct. Chair King: And we can manage it then, yes. Vice Chair Carollo: We will defer it. The Administration -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: And we could manage it -- Vice Chair Carollo: -- will defer it. Chair King: We could handle it then. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- on April 27th, yeah. Chair King: So -- Vice Chair Carollo: And you inform them. Chair King: Right, so -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: And inform -- it's coming on April 27th, and we deal with it at that point. Chair King: Madam City Attorney, can you -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yeah. Chair King: -- start reading the titles into the record for the PZ items, please? Ms. Mendez: Okay. Commissioner Reyes: That's right. City of Miami Page 135 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Ms. Mendez: Before I start that, just does anyone have any type of Jennings disclosure for any of the ones that are left? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: No. Ms. Mendez: Just while I'm reading, just think about that. Vice Chair Carollo: Did anyone from my office meet with you or talk to you? Mr. Martos: No. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. I know I didn't so -- Commissioner Reyes: No, I didn't either. Vice Chair Carollo: -- I'm fine. Mr. Martos: We -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I think her office may have met with you, right? Mr. Martos: Yes. I want to be clear because we have a new Commissioner. Vice Chair Carollo: Yes. Mr. Martos: Ms. Covo and I did -- Commissioner Covo and I did meet -- Commissioner Covo: They briefed me. Mr. Martos: -- to discuss this application. Vice Chair Carollo: That's fine. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yes, there's a Jennings disclosure for that. Chair King: Jennings disclosure. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yeah, you did. Commissioner Covo: Oh, that's a Jen -- oh. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Mr. Martos: Yes, that's (INAUDIBLE). Commissioner Covo: Okay, okay, okay. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: You'll learn a little bit -- yes, Jennings disclosure, you're good to go. Commissioner Covo: Okay, perfect. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Because you met with him, yeah. Commissioner Covo: Yeah. City of Miami Page 136 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Mr. Martos: Yes, we did. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yeah, so you did it already. Mr. Martos: We did meet to discuss this application today. Commissioner Covo: Yeah, because I tried to -- I went through my agenda, and I said I need to be briefed on my items. Vice Chair Carollo: Yes. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: That's right. Commissioner Covo: So, that's why I decided -- Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Chair King: Yes. Commissioner Covo: -- what I decided today. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, there 's nothing wrong with that. Chair King: That's fine just say Jennings disclosure. Vice Chair Carollo: It's just the law requires that we -- Chair King: You just say I have a Jennings disclosure. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: You just have to tell the people -- Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- that you did it, that's it, that you met with them. Commissioner Covo: Thank you, perfect. Chair King: Okay. Ms. Mendez: Okay, so PZ.7. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Ms. Mendez: PZ.8. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Ms. Mendez: PZ.9. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Ms. Mendez: PZ.10. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Ms. Mendez: PZ.11. City of Miami Page 137 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Ms. Mendez: PZ.12, this one will be as amended as we're changing it from T4-O to T4-L. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Ms. Mendez: And PZ.15. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Ms. Mendez: PZ.16. Chair King: No, that's -- Ms. Mendez: No, that's -- Chair King: -- been deferred. I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Vice Chair Carollo: With the stipulations that we included that it comes back together with the overlay. Commissioner Reyes: Yeah. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Correct. Chair King: Okay, thank you, everybody. This concludes the City of Miami -- Commissioner Reyes: No, no. Chair King: What? Mr. Martos: Commissioners, thank you. Commissioner Reyes: Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes. Chair King: Yes, thank you, everyone. This concludes the City of Miami Commission meeting for March 9th, 2023. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: We 're going to defer -- we had a discussion -- pocket item. Chair King: Which one? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: The discussion on the City Manager's performance. Vice Chair Carollo: Meeting's over. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I understand. Vice Chair Carollo: Meeting is over. Chair King: Okay. City of Miami Page 138 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: But I want to make sure -- no. I want to make sure we defer -- Vice Chair Carollo: She said the meeting's over. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I want to make sure we defer -- Vice Chair Carollo: You don't have to defer it. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: No, no, no. Vice Chair Carollo: No, no, the meeting's over. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I want to make sure that we put it on the next agenda -- Chair King: Okay. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- item, okay? Chair King: Okay. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Thank you. Chair King: Thank you, everyone. PZ.8 ORDINANCE Second Reading 12614 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING Department of ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY Planning OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), BY AMENDING ARTICLE 1, TITLED "DEFINITIONS"; ARTICLE 6, TITLED "SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS"; AMENDING ARTICLE 7, TITLED "PROCEDURES AND NONCONFORMITIES"; AND APPENDIX A, TITLED "NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT", TO REPLACE OR STRIKE REFERENCES TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ENHANCEMENT TEAM ("NET") FROM THE MIAMI 21 CODE; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14157 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.8, please see Item Number PZ. 7. City of Miami Page 139 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 PZ.9 ORDINANCE Second Reading 13315 Commissioners and Mayor - PZ AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 6, SECTION 6.1, TITLED "INTENT AND EXCLUSIONS," TO MODIFY TABLE 13 TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL HEIGHT TO FENCES AND WALLS ENCLOSING INFRASTRUCTURE AND UTILITIES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14158 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.9, please see Item Number PZ. 7. PZ.10 ORDINANCE Second Reading 13318 Commissioners and Mayor - PZ AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 5, SECTION 5.3.4, TITLED "PARKING STANDARDS (T3)," TO MODIFY AND SIMPLIFY REGULATIONS RELATED TO DRIVEWAYS IN THE T3 TRANSECT ZONE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14159 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.10, please see Item Number PZ. 7. City of Miami Page 140 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 PZ.11 ORDINANCE First Reading 13523 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Department of ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 10544, AS Planning AMENDED, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, PURSUANT TO SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT PROCEDURES SUBJECT TO SECTION 163.3187, FLORIDA STATUTES, BY CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM "DUPLEX RESIDENTIAL" TO "MEDIUM DENSITY RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL" FOR THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3121, 3147, 3135, 3145, 3153, 3163, AND 3173 MUNDY STREET AND 3645 AND 3633 DAY AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN COMPOSITE EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING MOVER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.11, please see Item Number PZ. 7 and "Public Comments for all Item(s)." PZ.12 ORDINANCE First Reading 13524 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Department of ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING THE ZONING ATLAS OF ORDINANCE Planning NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM "T3-O," SUB -URBAN TRANSECT ZONE — OPEN, TO "T4-O," GENERAL URBAN TRANSECT ZONE - OPEN, FOR THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3121, 3147, 3135, 3145, 3153, 3163, AND 3173 MUNDY STREET AND 3645 AND 3633 DAY AVENUE WITH A "VILLAGE WEST ISLAND DISTRICT AND CHARLES AVENUE NCD-2" (NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT) OVERLAY, MIAMI, FLORIDA, (COLLECTIVELY "THE PROPERTY") AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN COMPOSITE EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading with Modification(s) RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes City of Miami Page 141 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.12, please see Item Number PZ. 7 and "Public Comments for all Item(s)." PZ.13 ORDINANCE First Reading 13525 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Department of ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 10544, AS Planning AMENDED, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, PURSUANT TO SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT PROCEDURES SUBJECT TO SECTION 163.3187, FLORIDA STATUTES, BY CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM "SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL" TO "MEDIUM DENSITY RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL" FOR THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3475, 3479 AND 3481 HIBISCUS STREET, 3475, 3447, 3435 AND 3401 WILLIAM AVENUE AND FROM "SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL/ MEDIUM DENSITY RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL" TO "MEDIUM DENSITY RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL" FOR THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3452, 3440, 3430 AND 3460 THOMAS AVENUE AND 3456 ELIZABETH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, (COLLECTIVELY, "PROPERTY"), AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN COMPOSITE EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING MOVER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number PZ.13, please see "Public Comment for all Item(s)." Chair King: Madam City Attorney -- Commissioner Reyes: Thank you. Chair King: -- can you read PZ 13 and 14 into the record so that we can vote on them? Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): Yes, Madam Chair. PZ. 13. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Ms. Mendez: PZ 14. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Vice Chair Carollo: Madam City Attorney. Ms. Mendez: Yes. City of Miami Page 142 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Vice Chair Carollo: Can we declare whomever we've met with since this is a PZ (Planning and Zoning) item? Ms. Mendez: Yes. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, for the record, I met with Mrs. Gibson and Mr. King on this item. And Commissioner, are you ready to go forward with it? Commissioner Covo: I'm ready to forward with it. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, so -- Chair King: We have a motion, a second. Vice Chair Carollo: As a motion. Commissioner Covo: We have a motion, okay. Vice Chair Carollo: Second. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: PZ.13 and 14 passes. At this time, I'd like to take up -- Applause. City of Miami Page 143 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 PZ.14 ORDINANCE First Reading 13526 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Department of ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING THE ZONING ATLAS OF ORDINANCE Planning NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM "T3-R," SUB -URBAN TRANSECT ZONE — RESTRICTED, TO "T4-O," GENERAL URBAN TRANSECT ZONE — OPEN, WITH A "VILLAGE WEST ISLAND DISTRICT AND CHARLES AVENUE NCD-2" (NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT) OVERLAY FOR THE PROPERTIES GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3475, 3479, AND 3481 HIBISCUS STREET, 3475, 3447, 3435 AND 3401 WILLIAM AVENUE, 3452, 3440, 3430, AND 3460 THOMAS AVENUE, AND 3454 AND 3456 ELIZABETH STREET AND A CHANGE IN THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM "T3-R," GENERAL URBAN TRANSECT ZONE — RESTRICTED, AND "T5-O," URBAN CENTER TRANSECT ZONE — OPEN, TO "T4-O," GENERAL URBAN TRANSECT ZONE - OPEN, WITH A "VILLAGE WEST ISLAND DISTRICT AND CHARLES AVENUE NCD-2" (NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT) OVERLAY FOR THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3449 HIBISCUS STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, (COLLECTIVELY "THE PROPERTY") AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN COMPOSITE EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING MOVER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number PZ.14, please see Item Number PZ.13 and "Public Comments on allItem(s)." City of Miami Page 144 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 PZ.15 ORDINANCE First Reading 13453 Commissioners and Mayor - PZ PZ.16 13249 Department of Planning AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 5, SECTION 5.4.2 OF THE MIAMI 21 CODE, TITLED "BUILDING CONFIGURATION (T4)," ARTICLE 5, SECTION 5.5.2 OF THE MIAMI 21 CODE, TITLED "BUILDING CONFIGURATION (T5)," AND SECTION 5.6.2 OF THE MIAMI 21 CODE, TITLED "BUILDING CONFIGURATION (T6)," TO MODIFY THE REGULATIONS FOR ACCESS POINTS ALONG FRONTAGES IN "T4" GENERAL URBAN TRANSECT ZONES, "T5" URBAN CENTER TRANSECT ZONES, AND "T6" URBAN CORE TRANSECT ZONES, CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING MOVER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.15, please see Item Number PZ. 7. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DENYING THE APPEAL FILED BY PENNY TANNENBAUM OF INTENDED DECISION PW022-247 ISSUED ON NOVEMBER 29, 2022, FOR THE MEDIAN LOCATED ACROSS FROM 1750 SOUTH BAYSHORE LANE, MIAMI, FLORIDA. MOTION TO: Continue RESULT: CONTINUED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: Item PZ.16 was continued to the April 13, 2023, City Commission Meeting. END OF PLANNING AND ZONING ITEM(S) City of Miami Page 145 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 FL - FUTURE LEGISLATION FL.1 ORDINANCE 13362 Department of Police AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 38/ARTICLE I OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "PARKS AND RECREATION/IN GENERAL," BY AMENDING SECTION 38-26, TITLED "NAMING OF OFFICER MANUEL GOMEZ MOUNTED PATROL FACILITY AT LUMMUS PARK"; MORE SPECIFICALLY BY RENAMING THE CITY OF MIAMI'S POLICE MOUNTED PATROL FACILITY ("MOUNTED PATROL") LOCATED AT 360 NW 3RD STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, THE "OFFICER MANUEL GOMEZ MOUNTED FACILITY;" DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ALL ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE RENAMING OF SAID FACILITY. RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN END OF FUTURE LEGISLATION City of Miami Page 146 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 NA.1 13642 Office of the City Attorney NA - NON -AGENDA ITEM(S) RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), MITIGATING THE CODE ENFORCEMENT LIEN FOR CASE NUMBER CE2021000510 ON PROPERTY ADDRESS 640 NORTHWEST 65 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AFTER A HEARING AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 2-817 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; AUTHORIZING THE AMOUNT APPROVED AS FULL AND FINAL SETTLEMENT OF THE AFOREMENTIONED LIEN; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE PURPOSES STATED HEREIN. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0101 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Christine King, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Chair King: I'd like to take up the pocket items now. Commissioner Reyes: Yes, ma'am, and I move it. Vice Chair Carollo: Which pocket items? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Which one, Madam? Chair King: Well, Pocket Item 1 is a mitigation, so I believe we have to have something on the record. Commissioner Reyes: Yeah. Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): Yes. And are there any Jennings disclosures for this item? Chair King: There is a Jen -- I need to make a Jennings disclosure. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, hold on. Why don't we leave that one for last since that came at the tail end and let's handle the other ones? Chair King: The first two pocket items? Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, whatever we have for -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: 2 and 3. Chair King: Well, this is going to go quickly so -- Vice Chair Carollo: Huh? City of Miami Page 147 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Commissioner Reyes: This is very easy. Chair King: It's going to go quickly, and it's the same thing. Commissioner Reyes: This is easy. Chair King: It's going to go quickly. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, but -- Commissioner Reyes: It's going to go quickly. Vice Chair Carollo: -- I want to ask some questions on this -- Chair King: Okay. Vice Chair Carollo: -- because there's money involved. Chair King: Yeah, well, let's get it done. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, I'll move Pocket Item 2 -- Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Wait. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- to take up -- I'm sorry. Mr. Hannon: I'm sorry. So, are we on Pocket Item 1, or are we moving on to Pocket Item --? Chair King: No, let's just do it in order. It's just -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Well, obviously, I said -- I moved Pocket Item 2 because Commissioner Carollo has questions on Pocket Item 1. Chair King: But let's just do it all in order. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Well, he has -- Chair King: Let's just get it out the way. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- questions on Pocket Item 1. Chair King: Well, we 're going to -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So -- Chair King: -- ask the questions. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay. Chair King: Okay, let's -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Fine. So, I move all the items, all the pocket items. Chair King: All the pocket items. Attorney. City of Miami Page 148 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, but -- but -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: He made it clear that he wants to ask questions on it, Commissioner. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, but -- Chair King: No, we can ask questions. Vice Chair Carollo: -- yeah, but which are the pocket items we have? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yeah, it doesn 't work that way. Chair King: We 're going to do -- Vice Chair Carollo: There 's been so much back and forth and -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yeah. Vice Chair Carollo: -- 1 and 2. Chair King: We 're starting with 1. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, I don 't know what pocket items I'm voting on. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Exactly. Chair King: We 're doing the mitigation one. They're going to explain it now. Commissioner Reyes: Could you please -- Chair King: Come on. Commissioner Reyes: -- could you please read the pocket items, what they -- so it'll be clear. Ms. Mendez: So -- Chair King: Victoria, can you read the pocket items? Ms. Mendez: -- Pocket Item 1 -- and I'm sorry, Commissioner Carollo. I -- since it said D5 (District 5) pocket on the top, that's why you thought there were five items. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Ms. Mendez: So, I apologize. We -- Chair King: There 's only three. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Chair King: There 's only three. Ms. Mendez: So, first, Pocket Item 1, this one has to do with a mitigation. The attorney, Ms. Bertran, is here to speak about it and make an offer with regard to this City of Miami Page 149 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 mitigation. Right now, it's about $117, 000 that they are trying to mitigate before they have a closing. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Ms. Mendez: So, Ms. Bertran. Vice Chair Carollo: That's fine, but the reason that I placed an ordinance last year so that we wouldn't have the situations that we have been having for decades at the Code Enforcement Board that across the board, for anybody that came in, they basically paid nothing or very little when they mitigated. We have examples of a million and a half, two million dollars, that they paid either nothing or almost nothing. So -- and this is for everyone that came in, across the board. It's not that it was for this guy or that guy. It was across the board. So, I made an ordinance -- requested an ordinance that the Commission approved last year. And what I want to make sure, that we're following -- Ms. Mendez: Yes, we are still -- this is in litigation -- Commissioner Reyes: This is in litigation. Ms. Mendez: -- so because it's in litigation is the only way that it could come before the Commission. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Ms. Mendez: It 's consistent with your -- Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, what -- Ms. Mendez: -- ordinance. Vice Chair Carollo: -- what is -- first of all, are the people that are here the owners of the property? Rachel Dooley: Yeah. Rachel Dooley, Assistant City Attorney. Counsel for the current property owner is present. Vanessa Bertran: Yes. Ms. Dooley: She can introduce herself or her client may be with her. I'm not sure. I Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, so -- Ms. Bertran: He's also with me. Vice Chair Carollo: -- the people that got these liens are the original owners? Ms. Dooley: So, the owner now is not the original violator. They bought the property with the violation outstanding and then brought it into compliance. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, what -- Ms. Dooley: It was a CU (Certificate of Use) and BTR (Business Tax Receipt). Vice Chair Carollo: -- okay, what year was that that they bought the property? City of Miami Page 150 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Ms. Bertran: April -- Ms. Dooley: They -- Ms. Bertran: Sorry. Ms. Dooley: Go ahead. Ms. Bertran: April of '22 so last year. Vice Chair Carollo: April '22, okay. And they bought it knowing that it had liens? Ms. Dooley: Yes. Vice Chair Carollo: It's obvious, otherwise they -- Ms. Dooley: Yes, it has a recorded lien. Vice Chair Carollo: -- yeah, they would not have been able to close if they didn't know that. Okay, now what were the liens that were placed on the property for? Ms. Dooley: It is a small apartment building, and it did not have a Certificate of Use or a required BTR. And so -- Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Ms. Dooley: -- it went to hearing and was found -- and I think there's a typo where it says October loth, 2013. It should be 2021. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, but what were the reasons, Rachel, they didn't have the CU and BTR. When you don 't -- Ms. Dooley: They had not applied for it and paid for it, which is really all that they had to do. Vice Chair Carollo: It's only that? Ms. Dooley: Yes. Vice Chair Carollo: It's not that they had all kinds of violations that they were letting go and --? Chair King: No. Ms. Dooley: No. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Chair King: And it was the previous owner. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, but -- okay, so that's a big difference. If it was just that they didn 't know they needed a CU and a BTR, I could understand that. Ms. Dooley: Yes. Commissioner Reyes: Did they cure --? City of Miami Page 151 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Vice Chair Carollo: My questioning and my concern is if it was because, like I've seen properties that they had all kinds of violations, unsafe structures, what have you, and that's why they couldn't get a CU or a BTR, that's a difference -- Ms. Dooley: I don't recall that -- Vice Chair Carollo: -- than what you have here. Ms. Dooley: -- as being part of this, and I can doublecheck, but as far as I'm aware, I think there had only been two violations ever on this property and one was a long time ago, and then there was this one for the Certificate of Use and BTR. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Ms. Dooley: I can doublecheck if you like but that's my immediate recollection. And it -- Vice Chair Carollo: I -- Ms. Dooley: -- was just simply processing the paperwork that hadn 't been done. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, I'd like to be sure of that because I want to establish a record of what we 're doing since it's been only recently, less than a year I think, that we 've been doing this so that we have a record of why we do things here, just not that we 're thrown something and we approve and there 's no method on why we're doing it. Commissioner Reyes: Madam Chair, let me add something here that I have seen. Ms. Dooley: So, if I can, I just can confirm there wasn't some sort of building violation or anything like that out there that was preventing them. I know we were talking about -- Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Ms. Dooley: -- they had to fix a building deficiency in order to be able to get their CU and BTR because if they have an outstanding violation, they can't obtain that. That was not the case here. The prior owner just didn 't do it. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. That's what I'm frying to establish. That, to me -- Chair King: Yes. Vice Chair Carollo: -- is a big difference. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Vice Chair Carollo: Now, how many units are in this building? Ms. Dooley: It's three units. Ms. Bertran: My name is Vanessa Bertran, on behalf of the property owner. There's three units. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, three units. Now, the amount that they're proffering is how much again? City of Miami Page 152 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Ms. Dooley: $10, 000. Ms. Bertran: Yes. Vice Chair Carollo: And what is the amount that is in the lien? Ms. Dooley: It's $116,750. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. The -- when you say that this is in litigation, what's in litigation here? M. Dooley: So, they filed a -- what would be more a declaratory action and a quiet title. Because the -- because of this lien being outstanding, they're not able to clear the title without either full payment or having a determination as to the status of the City Code or to quiet title it, so they filed the litigation which then if you do grant mitigation here, that will settle the lawsuit. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. But at the same time, as I understand it, it's been acknowledged here -- right, Counselor? -- he bought the property last year knowing that there were these liens on the property. It's not like if he didn't know and he just happened to find them. He knew that. So, what we've been doing here in the few cases that we've had, and while this is still residential, it's a little different. The ones we've been dealing with have been single-family homes. I think this is the first one maybe that is apartments but it's a small one, only three. Chair King: Small, only three units. Vice Chair Carollo: (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Chair King: Yes. Vice Chair Carollo: I have to go with the minimum, minimum amount that we've been requiring, which is 10 percent, which will bring this to, I think, $11, 750. Commissioner Reyes: And how much are they offering? Vice Chair Carollo: Ten thousand. Ms. Dooley: It would -- Commissioner Reyes: Ten thousand. Ms. Dooley: -- it would be $11,675. Commissioner Reyes: Six hundred seventy-five. Madam Chair, if I may add, I am very concerned about the decision that we made because there are people that are -- they are residents and investors that they purchase properties that they have liens, but we -- I don't want us to interfere on those properties to the lien -- the cost of the lien to be cured and then allow them to come to the City Commission and since they cure the -- I mean, the problems or the cost of the liens, I think that should be taken into consideration also. Because I don't want to keep on demolishing houses and all of that. I think that that is -- that we have to revise this and review it in a way that we provide assistance to those people that are willing to work and cure the liens that it is, you see. I am -- I'm concerned because I have seen many of that. For example, there was a person that he owned a little restaurant and his -- I mean, he rented -- he rented the -- I mean, a little restaurant and people -- the guy that he rented to had a City of Miami Page 153 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 violation. It was a little sign -- it was a sign and you make some -- a point when you said there should be a difference between major violations and violations of this kind that that sign, he got a -- I mean, he was cited for it and years went by, and he -- when he took the restaurant back, the -- he had a $600,000 lien on the property. And I think that we should take -- we have to take into considerations, you see, circumstances that will -- that are important and we are -- we have to be able to help those people that are in those circumstances, you see. Chair King: I agree. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, that is something that we, as a body, I think always have strived to do and we need to -- Commissioner Reyes: Yes. Vice Chair Carollo: -- do more. The only area that we have to be sure of is -- and I think we've been making legislation on that -- is the repeat violators. Commissioner Reyes: Repeat violators. Vice Chair Carollo: That's the only other question that I have. Is this man that bought this property last year and is coming before us now, does he have more properties that he has the same problem with? In other words, a repeat violator, whether buying it or causing it. Ms. Bertran: No. Ms. Dooley: Not that I am aware of no. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, and you have a method in place so that all these properties that have problems, you're checking them out because sometimes, as you know, they might not have them in their own names. They got all kinds of companies that each -- Ms. Dooley: But -- Vice Chair Carollo: -- property's got a different corporation but they're the same people that are doing it. Ms. Dooley: The -- you know, the method we do is probably a little on the more arcane side, which is you can check the corporation name in Sunbiz, you see who the owners are. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Ms. Dooley: Then you're going to have to cross-reference that to the Miami -Dade County property appraiser. If properties have already been sold and moved, you may miss it. But in this particular instance -- Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Ms. Dooley: -- you know, my initial -- Vice Chair Carollo: Alright. Ms. Dooley: -- search didn't show anything. City of Miami Page 154 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 Vice Chair Carollo: Alright. Well, I will make a motion, if they want to accept, that it's 10 percent, which will be the eleven thousand, I think, six seventy-five, and that that's where I stand. Chair King: I second. Commissioner Reyes: Yes, sir. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Commissioner Reyes: And that's for consistency. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Commissioner Reyes: Because that's what we 've been asking everybody is 10 percent and we shall -- I mean, we should remain consistent. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, but we're asking 10 percent in cases like this. Chair King: Like when it's a -- right. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Like this so it's different. Vice Chair Carollo: Like the ones we had. Chair King: When it's a bad act or it's a (UNINTELLIGIBLE) -- Vice Chair Carollo: That doesn't mean that every case will get to 10 percent. Commissioner Reyes: No, no, no. It's clear the bad actors -- Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Commissioner Reyes: -- they are going to be punished. Ms. Bertran: Thank you so much. Chair King: Thank you, thank you. Ms. Dooley: Thank you. Commissioner Covo: Madam Chair, can I have a comment on PZ.4, 5, and 6 at some point before we break for lunch? Chair King: On what what what? Commissioner Covo: On PZ.4, 5, and 6. Chair King: Okay, PZ -- Commissioner Covo: Also, because there 's a lot of people waiting on that one so -- Chair King: Okay, let's finish our pocket items, Pocket Item 2 and 3. City of Miami Page 155 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 NA.2 ORDINANCE First Reading 13646 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, City Commission AUTHORIZING DEVIATIONS FROM THE STANDARDS FOR "TEMPORARY BANNERS" SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 62/ARTICLE XIII/DIVISION 8 OF THE CODE OF CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "PLANNING AND ZONING/PLANNING AND ZONING APPROVAL FOR TEMPORARY USES AND OCCUPANCIES; PERMIT REQUIRED/TEMPORARY BANNERS," FOR SUCH PERMITS ISSUED WITHIN A PORTION OF THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT FOR DISPLAY IN CONNECTION WITH THE MIAMI FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX BETWEEN APRIL 15, 2023, AND MAY 15, 2023; ESTABLISHING TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN ORDER TO REGULATE THE ACTIVITIES FOR TEMPORARY BANNERS; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner SECONDER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): Pocket Item -- Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Pocket Item 2. I think that should be read. Ms. Mendez: I did earlier, right? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: You did? Ms. Mendez: So, we're good. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay, we're good. Chair King: What about 3? Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Pocket Item 2 is a temporary banner for Formula 1. Chair King: Right. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: That's my item. Chair King: I got it. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: You got it. Commissioner Reyes: I move it. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, I move it -- or I second it. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. City of Miami Page 156 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 NA.3 13659 City Commission Chair King: Pocket Item 2 passes. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION WAIVING THE TWO (2) TEMPORARY EVENT LIMITATION PER YEAR FOR THE PRIVATE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2516 NW 2 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 62/ARTICLE XIII/DIVISION 1/SECTION 62-521(B)(4) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "PLANNING AND ZONING/PLANNING AND ZONING APPROVAL FOR TEMPORARY USES AND OCCUPANCIES; PERMIT REQUIRED/TEMPORARY EVENT PERMITS/TEMPORARY EVENTS IN GENERAL", TO ALLOW FOR THE LE DINER EN BANC MIAMI EVENT TO TAKE PLACE ON MARCH 31, 2023. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0133 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number NA.3, please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)." Chair King. Pocket Item 3. Commissioner Reyes: Could you read it please? Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): For Pocket Item 3, this is the temporary event at 20 Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Commissioner District 5. I move it. Vice Chair Carollo: I'm sorry. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I think she already read it, Pocket Item 3. Chair King: It's for a temporary event permit. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: It's a temporary event permit. Vice Chair Carollo: Oh, yeah. Ms. Mendez: At 2516 Northwest 2nd Avenue. Vice Chair Carollo: Yes. Commissioner Reyes: I second. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yes. Chair King: All in favor? City of Miami Page 157 Printed on 04/03/2023 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023 NA.4 13647 Office of the City Clerk ADJOURNMENT The Commission (Collectively): Aye. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE MIAMI RIVER COMMISSION FOR A TERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEE: Eileen Broton ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0107 NOMINATED BY: Commission -At -Large MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner SECONDER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): And then there 's a non -agenda item for the Miami River Commission. Vice Chair Carollo will be appointing Eileen Broton as a neighborhood representative to a vacant seat on the Miami River Commission. Commissioner Reyes: Move it. Chair King: Second. Vice Chair Carollo: Second. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I second it. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries. Mr. Hannon: That concludes the boards and committees. Thank you, Chair. Chair King: Thank you, Mr. City Clerk. The meeting adjourned at 3: 49 p.m. City of Miami Page 158 Printed on 04/03/2023