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Meeting Minutes
Thursday, May 11, 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
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9:00 AM INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Present: Chairwoman King, Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner Covo and
Commissioner Reyes
Absent: Vice Chair Carollo
On the 1l th day of May 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 9:11 a.m. and
adjourned at 12:47p.m.
Note for the Record: Commissioner Diaz de La Portilla entered the Commission chambers at
11:09 a.m.
ALSO PRESENT:
Arthur Noriega, V, City Manager
Victoria Mendez, City Attorney
Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk
Chair King: At this time, we are going to have prayer for our meeting as we always
do. Pastor, thank you for joining us today. We have Pastor Datton -- Dottin, from the
7th Day Adventist Tabernacle Church here today with us to lead us in prayer to get
our meeting started.
Invocation delivered.
Chair King: Thank you, Pastor. At this time I will lead us in the pledge of allegiance.
Pledge of allegiance delivered.
Chair King: Thank you.
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PR - PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
PR.
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PROTOCOL ITEM
Honoree
Presenter
Protocol Item
National Public Works Week
Mayor and Commissioners
Proclamation
Preservation Month
Mayor and Commissioners
Proclamation
Ariel Trueba
Mayor and Commissioners
Proclamation
RESULT: PRESENTED
1) City of Miami Mayor Suarez and Commissioners presented a Proclamation to
celebrate and designate National Public Works Week in the City of Miami and to pay
tribute to our public works professionals, engineers, managers, and employees. 2023
marks the 63rd Annual National Public Works Week sponsored by the American
Public Works Association/Canadian Public Works Association. Public works
professionals focus on infrastructure, facilities, and services that are of vital
importance to sustainable and resilient communities and to the public health, high
quality of life, and well-being of the people of the City of Miami. City facilities, and
services could not be provided without the dedicated efforts of public works
professionals, who are engineers, managers, and employees at all levels of
government and the private sector, who are responsible for rebuilding, improving,
and protecting our nation's transportation, water supply, water treatment, solid
waste systems, public buildings, and other structures and facilities essential for our
citizens. Elected Officials paused in their deliberations to pay tribute and recognize
the City of Miami Public Works Department Employees while thanking them for
elevating the quality of life in the City of Miami by proclaiming and designating the
week of May 2151 to May 27th, 2023, as "National Public Works Week" in the City of
Miami.
2) Mayor Suarez and Commissioners presented a Proclamation to pay tribute to the
Villagers. The Villagers is a not -for -profit organization dedicated to the restoration
and preservation of historic sites in Miami -Dade County, Florida. The Villagers
continue a 56-year tradition of service and has approved significant grants to
support and assist the City of Miami 's historic properties such as the Historic
Hampton House, the Warner House/Miami Hispanic Ballet, Gesu Catholic Church,
and the Black Police Precinct. The Villagers provided the funds and expertise to
identf locally significant historic properties and helped many become recognized
by the National Register of Historic Places. They have also worked to launch the
Dade Heritage Trust. Elected Officials paused in their deliberations to pay tribute
and recognize the Villagers while thanking them for their efforts in elevating the
quality of life in the City of Miami with their dedication to historic preservation and
thereby proclaiming the month of May as "Preservation Month" in the City of
Miami.
3) Mayor Suarez and Commissioners presented a Proclamation to recognize Mr. Ariel
Trueba and his work with Public Allies. Public Allies is a national movement
committed to advancing social justice and equity by engaging and activating the
leadership of all people. Public Allies has helped thousands of underrepresented
emerging leaders who serve our country to reach successful pathways to higher
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education and careers and bring communities together to work for the common
good. Mr. Trueba has played a vital role in engaging City of Miami communities
through Public Allies at the Department of Human Services & Economic Initiatives.
Mr. Trueba graduated from Miami Senior High School with a Superintendent's
Diploma of Distinction and served honorably on the Miami -Dade Youth Commission
and has been serving the residents of the City of Miami since 2017 via the Summer
Jobs Connect and AmeriCorps VISTA program and was recently appointed by
Commissioner Manolo Reyes to serve on the LGBTQ+ Advisory Board. The City of
Miami pledges to support community partners to generate sustainable solutions.
Elected Officials paused in their deliberations to pay tribute and recognize Mr. Ariel
Trueba while thanking him for elevating the quality of life in the City of Miami.
Chair King: Welcome to the City of Miami Commission meeting for May 11 th, 2023.
We are now going to have our presentations and proclamations. I see a lot of
wonderful staff here that we are going to recognize today.
Presentations made.
PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ALL ITEM(S)
14006 DISCUSSION ITEM
Office of the City PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED ONLINE BY MEMBERS OF THE
Clerk PUBLIC FOR THE MAY 11, 2023, CITY COMMISSION MEETING.
RESULT: PRESENTED
Chair King: And at this time, we will move on to the portion of our meeting that
allows us to hear from our constituents. If there 's anyone here who would like to
speak for public comment, please come forward.
Luimar Zibetti Garza: Luimar Zibetti Garza. My address is homeless. Do I reserve
the FR.3 for the first reading when you bring it up again, when you have the first
reading that you're going to have public comments? Can I reserve it for then?
Chair King: Yes.
Ms. Zibetti Garza: Thank you. I would like to give you this sheet right here. I don't
have copies for others.
Chair King: Give it to the City Clerk. He'll make copies for us.
Ms. Zibetti Garza: And it reflects the (UNINTELLIGIBLE) -- let me look at it. It
reflects a bunch of our soldiers who are out in the field defending our liberties against
tyrants, traitors, and <word omitted>. And one of them that I would like to point out
is -- I don 't have it here. In a sec, I want to kind of thank you for having housed Kitty
Rodriguez after she 'd gone through the -- to -- through the Camillus House. And the
part I didn't appreciate was that you all quickly rehoused her because she was
making a big stink at Camillus House, and you quickly rehoused her to a place in Opa
Locka, which would have been out of the district, and I informed her of such. And
then she came back to you and said, "Would you get me a better place?" And you all
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put her in the heart of Liberty City, where you have one of those machines that
determine bullets flying left and right. And I'm assuming you're hoping that she'll
catch a stray one, but she's doing well so far. And the reason I say this is because I
feel that I have helped in assisting some of the homeless being able to get housing in a
manner different from the clearly failing programs that you have. I will return for a
comment on the FR.3, especially in particular for individuals, tyrants that wish to
prevent us from enjoying ourselves at parks but think that they can impose upon us in
every little thing that we do at parks, and I'll be back with that one. Thank you.
Mr. Hannon: Sorry, Chair. Ma'am, may I have your name for the record? Ma'am,
ma'am, ifI could have your name for the record.
Ms. Zibetti Garza: (INAUDIBLE).
Mr. Hannon: I missed it. I apologize.
Ms. Zibetti Garza: Luimar Zibetti Garza. I'm homeless at Peacock Park. And
besides that, I'm glad you all heard Trump last now -- last night. Trumps CNN
(Cable News Network), and I hope most of you will wake up by the next month. Thank
you.
Chair King: Good morning.
Melissa Hege: Good morning. My name is Melissa Hege. I'm at 611 Northeast 55th
Street. First of all, thank you for having us. Thank you. You've all been doing an
amazing job, and I know this is kind of a thankless job in many ways, so I applaud you
for your time and service. I'm here to talk about item E.5 [sic]. It's the shoreline
funding grant for $9 million from Morningside Park. My specific interest is as it
relates to the larger picture of the neighborhood. So, my understanding is that -- if
you can see here, this is the image of the flooding in the park. This is the first step of
a three-phase project, which would address lots of issues in our neighborhood, one
being improving the park, the second being improving the issue of flooding in the
neighborhood. We've been working on this project for a very long time. I've
personally been working for the past two years with Resilience and Public Works,
looking at their stormwater master plan, and how this is the first step in improving the
flooding in our neighborhoods. It's severe, it's problematic. Commissioner Covo, I
did send you some backup information for your review. I appreciate your time and
please consider supporting this grant.
Commissioner Covo: Thank you.
Chair King: Good morning.
Brett Bibeau: Good morning, Honorable City Commission. Brett Bibeau, managing
director of the Miami River Commission, with offices located at 1407 Northwest 7th
Street, Office 7, Miami, Florida 33125. I'm happy to provide the Miami River
Commission's following advisory recommendation regarding PZ.15. During the
Miami River Commission's June 6, 2022 public meeting, Ms. Iris Escarra, Greenberg
Traurig, and Bernardo Fort -Brescia, Arquitectonica, distributed and presented plans
and the attached letter of intent. I believe our letter and the letter of intent are being
distributed. Thank you, Madam Clerk. For proposed riverfront development at 400
Southeast 2 Ave., on behalf of attendees Allen Matis and Phil Kreb from Gencom.
Ms. Escarra, in the letter of intent, stated the proposal is consistent with the current
zoning, land use, and the public riverwalk will comply with the code requirements of
Section 3.11, Appendix B, and the Baywalk Riverwalk Design Standards and
Guidelines. Ms. Escarra stated the applicants were willing to fund improvements to
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the existing public riverwalk beneath the Brickell Bridge, and the proposed public
riverwalk will connect with existing public riverwalks to the east and west. Ms.
Escarra stated they would like to keep the Poseidon Ferry, which picks up and drops
off passengers at this location for service to and from Miami Beach. The River
Commission did not consider and is not providing an advisory recommendation
related to the City's financial considerations regarding this item. The Miami River
Commission adopted a unanimous motion respectfully recommending that the City
Commission send the City -owned 400 Southeast 2 Ave. to a public referendum, which
was subsequently approved, to extend the current Hyatt lease and allow
redevelopment generally consistent with the presented draft `Miami Riverbridge"
mixed -use development plans featuring the public riverwalk while utilizing the
project's parks impact fee as a potential funding source to reimburse the expedited
improvements and reopening of the nearby Fort Dallas Park, along with restoring its
historically designated Flagler Workers House. I appreciate your time and support
for the Miami River District.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Diana Briceno: Good morning. My name is Diana Briceno. I live in 520 Northeast
55th Terrace in Morningside. I'm here to support the agenda item RE.5 for the
Morningside Park Phase L And I know the City has engaged experts for the past
several years to come up with these plans, and I personally really do trust the plan
and the experts. I really want to urge you to approve the Phase I of the plan. I have a
three -year -old son and a baby on the way. We use the park every single day except
when it floods, which we can't use it. And one thing that I wanted to mention is that
the people that are opposing the plan are proposing a tall seawall that I personally
find dangerous for my kid. If he were to fall in that seawall, it'd be hard or
impossible for him to get out. So, I thank you for the effort that you 've put in the plan
for years, and I hope you can approve it today. Thank you.
Rachel Furst: Good morning. My name is Rachel.
Chair King: Good morning.
Ms. Furst: Good morning, Commissioners, Madam Chair. My name is Rachel Furst.
I live at 570 Northeast 57th Street. I'm an almost 10 year resident of Morningside.
I've lived longer than that in the City of Miami. I am here to speak in favor ofRE.5,
the Phase I plan to invest money in and improve Morningside Park. I, too, am a
mother of two young children. Like Diana, we use the park almost every day, and this
park is in desperate need of City investment and improvement. Phase I addresses the
flooding needs in the park, which you can see in pictures below. It installs a drainage
system for the entire park, and it's really a thoughtful plan that has been developed
over five years that my neighbors and I have been coming down here and advocating
for money to be spent on this park. We have watched as other parks have been
improved. Flooding plans have been implemented, new walkways, new play
structures, new shorelines, and Morningside Park languishes. As far as I can tell, it's
primarily because of design preferences that derent neighbors have over where one
amenity should be placed or how the shoreline should be designed, but at the end of
the day, we all gave public -- we all gave our input, and this is what the City has come
up with. I think it's a great plan. We would love to see it in Morningside, and we ask
you to please support the investment in this important City asset. Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Kelli Cross: Good morning. My name is Kelli Cross, and I'm a resident at 580
Northeast 59th Street in Morningside. I'm here with several neighbors this morning
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supporting RE.5. I also am a mother to a young one -year -old, and we use the park all
the time. I'm speaking on her behalf today, too. I know the City has put a lot of effort
into this plan over several years, and I hope that the funding does get approved to
diminish the flooding that happens in the park and make it usable for us current
residents in the neighborhood and also for future generations to come. Thank you
very much.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Kimona Ryan: Good morning. I'm Kim Ryan, and I live at 651 Northeast 60th Street
in the condos there in Morningside. And thank you very much for your service, guys.
I just want to tell you Commissioners we're celebrating Morningside's IOOth
anniversary with a historic home tour in 10 days. This year is also Morningside
Park's 70th birthday and next year is the 40th anniversary of Morningside becoming
Miami's first historic district. Morningside's history is a jewel in the City of Miami's
crown and much of its beauty is in its medians. Yet, one of our most important
medians, that of Morningside Park's loop road, would be removed by this plan. You
were told the loop road would remain intact, but the plans clearly show the first and
last 900 feet being demolished. This excellent, elegant design of a divided boulevard
with a central landscape median presents a high aesthetic value and reflects the
historic neighborhood. Yet, the plan would demolish it, getting rid of the median,
turning it into a two-way street, despite overwhelming public input asking for it to be
left as is. Commissioner Covo, your staff was at the town hall meeting when the
public was asked if they wanted the loop road kept as is, and the vote was
overwhelmingly yes. You were also told the park has a natural shoreline, which is not
true. The park has an artificial shoreline, hardened with limestone blocks and
concrete rubble since 1953. This narrow row of shoreline mangroves that sprouted
does not provide any significant environmental benefit. All it does is block the view of
the bay. You have an opportunity to remove these mangroves, place the seawall
along the shoreline to protect the park and restore the bay views. There are 17 nature
preserves along Biscayne Bay, but there's only one Morningside Park, and it already
has two and a half acres of mangroves. Placing the seawall at the sea will require
getting a permit to remove mangroves, but that can be done, as you did last meeting
at Virginia Key Park and you recently did with Pallot Park. Getting it done right is
much more important than getting it done right away. Please let's let common sense
prevail. Thank you. Perfect.
Chair King: Good morning.
Janna Maland: Good morning. My name is Janna Maland. I live at 478 Northeast
56th Street, also in Morningside. And I'm here to speak on behalf of myself my
neighbors, and most importantly, the kids. I, myself, am a mom of three. I was here
last year in March with my then five -month -old, who is now a walking and talking one
and a half -year -old. And we have been working very, very hard on getting the park
improved, improving the resilience of the shoreline, and yet, my kid and my other two
kids who are three and six, nothing has happened in their lifetime. And so, I -- I'm
just here to ask that you please, please, please approve this very, very hardly fought
for a plan. I think it's very good. It has had a bunch of input from everybody, so --
and I think it's a very good plan. It would improve the resiliency. It would combat
the flooding and make our park more usable and more beautiful. So, for us and for
our kids and for everyone in the future who is a resident of the City of Miami or
visiting, thank you so much.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning, Elvis.
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Elvis Cruz: Good morning, Commissioner. Just kind of waiting for my computer to
get plugged in. There we go. Yes, there it is. Good morning. Commissioner Covo,
your greatest concern about the Morningside project was public input, but the City
tried to pass this plan without public scrutiny. We only know what the plan looks like
because I made two public record requests. First, they sent me computer -generated
pretty pictures, so I had to make a second request to see the plan. Even today, the
plans are not in the public agenda packet. Where is the transparency in that? And
yet you're being time pressured to accept a plan Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla
says stinks. This was supposed to be on the agenda a year ago, but the City delayed
it. Now suddenly there 's a rush to pass it. We're not buying a timeshare. We 're
making a permanent decision on a precious waterfront park. Why hurry to approve a
shoreline protection plan that won't protect the shoreline? It's a bad plan, but some
support it fearing we won't get funding later. Please don't let yourselves be pushed
into accepting a bad plan for the City's convenience. It's much more important to get
it done right than to get it done right away. At the town hall meetings, no one asked --
oh, by the way, Barbara Lang is giving me another two minutes, Commissioner. At
the town hall meetings, no one asked for the seawall to be set back into the park.
These slides from the City show the public input, retain the existing character of the
park, and keep the park as is, but repair and replace as needed. They showed this
slide with seawalls at the sea. So, if no one asked for the setback, why is it there?
Because the Nature Conservancy offered $400,000 if the City would plant mangroves
along the shoreline. Ken Russell said yes, so the seawall was set back. But the public
opposed the mangroves, so they were eliminated, yet the plan still has a setback. We
have a petition with 506 signatures, specifically asking to put the seawall at the sea
and leave the loop road in place. But more importantly, this should be about
scientific facts and common sense. So, here 's a compromise. Protect the park and
concession building with a seawall at the sea, but have it curve in in a few places for
easy public access to the water. Commissioner Covo, you are very concerned with
flooding and neighbors who 've been waiting for action. Here 's a perfect example.
The biggest flooding problem in the park was caused by the City itself when it blocked
this drainage ditch with a walkway in 2012 and the area has flooded ever since. This
was the work of experts. If you wonder why I'm crazy, it's because for 11 years, I've
been telling the City, "Look, you created this flooding, please fix it." They nod
politely and admit the mistake, but they haven't fixed it, which would be easy to do the
same way they did last year on the west side of the park, but instead they created
another flooding problem. In 2018, the City wanted to move these two tennis courts
farther south. I said, "Don't do that. You're going to block another drainage ditch."
They did so anyway. So, now we have a second area of flooding caused by the City,
even worse than the first. This was also the work of experts. They tried using an
underground drain pipe, but this City slide shows the pipe gets clogged and costs
$45, 000 a year to maintain. Yes, $45, 000 a year for one pipe. Underground drains
are good for streets, but not always for a park. Above ground drainage is far easier
and cheaper to install, inspect, and maintain, and it doesn't get blocked unless you
block it. But now history is repeating itself. The new plan uses underground
perforated pipes that would be prone to clogging. Christopher Bennett told us
perforated pipe drains don't work in Morningside if it's too low. Before you spend
millions installing underground drainage, perhaps you should unblock the existing
above -ground system and see it work. Please put the seawall at the sea with access
areas to protect the shoreline, allow the loop road and pool to stay in place, protect
big trees in the concession building, and improve our bay views. Please let common
sense prevail. Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Neil Robertson: Good morning, Commissioners. My name is Neil Robertson. I live
at 5991 Northeast 6th Court, Miami, Florida. I've been a resident ofMorningside 40
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years in three different homes. I've been president of the civic association. I'm
currently the vice president of that organization. I've known Elvis for 40 years. He's
been there longer than I have, but I've been on the same side with him, and I've been
on the opposite side. I'm on the opposite side today. I ask you to support Item 5.
This item has been going around in one form or another for over 10 years. And the
delay has always been Elvis, who's been adverse to anything that represents change
in what he perceives to be his neighborhood. And I say that because in the past, he
has attempted to declare the park historic so as nobody could change anything about
it, something the rest of the community did not want and voted against. He went
behind the entire south ends of the neighborhood's efforts to try to designate it as
historic. I understand that there's a good argument for that, but the people there
didn't want it, and they were against it. Elvis doesn't want change. It doesn't matter
if we go back and do this three, four, five hundred more times. Elvis will be here to
tell you it's not right. This is the best idea, not just for the park and its flooding, and
the next two stages that follow behind it to correct the items that he rightly points out
that experts were wrong about, or the City was wrong about, and he beats that horse
every time he appears before you. But this plan is part of a three -step organization
and we're asking for money right now. This thing isn't set in solid concrete like he
would like to have the shoreline be. It is a living shoreline. It benefits the bay, the
bay that is dying. With Elvis' plan, we have the right to stand on it, look out on a
dead bay.
Chair King: Thank you.
Mr. Robertson: Thank you.
Chair King: Good morning.
Jacqueline Kreger Degwitz: Good morning. My name is Jacqueline Kreger
Degwitz. I also live in Morningside, right on the park. And I -- it's really, really,
really good. I have come here quite a few times now. And I really hope that today is
going to be the day that I'm going to celebrate. I do support the plan of the City. I
want -- like -- I believe that now, if you see the shoreline, it's so unique. It's quaint.
It's -- with the shady mangroves, and in some places, you can't see through, and in
other places, you can and it's just beautiful. You don't have another place in Miami
like that. Yes, you have the stupid -- like -- okay, you have the seawalls that are like
just straight and cement. It's so, so beautiful. And we really want to keep that. And I
think it's good that it has a little bit in the back so that we can do the plan. Because I
think -- I really think that they will never approve that they are going to take all
nature away there. It is -- we need -- we need nature in this city. The bay needs it.
And so, well, you see, I am very, very, very passionate about it, and I really, really,
really hope that you are going to approve this. Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning, Ms. Black. How are you?
Elaine Black: Good morning, Commissioner, Chairwoman Christine King, and other
Commissioners. My name is Elaine Black from the Liberty City Trust, 4800
Northwest 12th Avenue. We are here to support Pocket Item Number 3, which
provides funding for the Youth Employment Program to provide income to low-
income families, job experience, and some place for the young people to be -- to keep
them out of mischief during the summer. We started this program in 2015. We have
provided employment to over 500 young people. It has made a difference in the lives
of many people within the District 5 program. We would like to say a special thank
you, Chairwoman King, for your support and the Mayor for his support, and we look
forward to continuing to provide programming that has a positive impact for our
residents. Thank you.
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Chair King: Thank you. Good morning, Professor Latimore. How are you today?
Samuel Latimore: Good morning, Commissioners. How are you doing this morning?
My name is Sam Latimore, former professor at the School of Justice and Safety
Administration. I live at 937 Northwest 55 Street. My family has been living there in
that location for over 60 years. I'm a long-time resident. I'm also president of the
Charles Hadley Neighborhood Association, one of the longest -running associations in
the Liberty City area. I'm here to support Pocket Item Number 3 primarily because it
deals with a current crisis that we have in our community, and that is giving our kids
skills and an opportunity to learn job skills. I have been working with the Trust for a
number of years, and I have seen the product that they produce. Young men and
women who get the work experience, they also get experiences about how to conduct
themselves, how to maintain their budgets. And so, I would -- I commend the project
and I want to suggest that we support that, and I appreciate the District 5, the Mayor
and others for contributing those dollars that will help these kids go on with their
lives and be able to avoid some of the pitfalls that our community has for them.
Thank you, and to all the mothers, happy Mother's Day.
Unidentified Speaker: Thank you.
Amber Shapiro: Good morning, Commissioners Reyes, King, and Covo. My name is
Amber Shapiro. I'm a resident at 498 Northeast 50th Terrace near Morningside
Park. And I'm here to -- in favor of Item Number 5, the City's plan for the park. I --
this is the first time I'm here. I'm a mom of two little kids and I work, so unlike some
people, I'm not a retiree who can devote all my free time to lobbying on behalf of the
park. And I hope this will be the last time that I have to come. We moved here two
years ago, and since we moved here, I've been hearing about these plans for the park,
and yet, nothing is coming to fruition. That's very frustrating, as we are power users
of the park. We're every day with our kids in the park, and whenever it floods, it's
unusable. And that's a shame. As you know, the summer is coming. There will be a
ton of rain and we really depend on that park for the kids in the neighborhood. It's a
really important reason why we bought our home in Morningside, and we would like
to stay there and continue to invest in the neighborhood, in the City and bring what
we can. But if things don't change, you know, that's a real burden on us as a family
and for the whole city. So, thank you so much for your time. I really hope that you
will support this plan. Nice to see you, Covo, in person. I voted for you in the last
election, so I really hope that you will take our opinions into account. Thank you so
much.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Alvin Smith: Good morning. My name is Alvin Smith, 52 Northwest 39th Street. I'm
speaking on reference to PZ.4 and 5, which I totally oppose. My mom and father
bought that house in 1969 as a single-family resident, and we would like to keep it at
that status. I have Attorney David Winker that's seeking intervenor status for me, so
he will be speaking in my behalf. Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you.
Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): Sir, on which item?
Chair King: PZ.4 and 5.
Ms. Mendez: Thank you.
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Chair King: Good morning.
Katherine Lingle: Good morning. My name's Katherine Lingle. I'm at 498
Northeast 55th Terrace, a resident of Morningside. My husband and I have been
residents of Miami for 10 years, and for a majority of that have been working
alongside our colleagues. Many of you have heard from them today around how to
progress the movement for the renovation of the park appropriately. We know that no
plan will be perfect, and so we are very much acknowledging that there are
opportunities to improve it. Elvis mentioned a few. No plan will be perfect, but we
don't want to let -- we don't want to let perfection be the enemy of progress. So,
we're very much in support of the City's plan. We know that this is Phase I. We are
happy to support moving forward with the allocation of resources to continue to
explore and invest. Do not want to delay it any further. As Amber said, we are also
power users of the park, and so to have the park be unavailable due to flooding,
which is bound to increase more and more as the years go by, feels a big shame if we
let this opportunity pass us to make the investment and the investment today. So, with
that, we fully support the parks plan to move forward. Thank you.
Chair King: Good morning.
Ulysee Kemp: Good morning. Good morning, Commissioners. My name is Ulysee
Kemp. I reside at 76 Northwest 39th Street and also 73 Northwest 39th Street. We
own two properties there. My mom bought it in 1962, and we grew up in that house,
and I bought my house in 1981. And we've enjoyed having quiet, single-family
residence. Last time I was here, I submitted a petition which read, "We, the
undersigned, want the zoning in Buena Vista Heights to remain as is, single-family
T3-L. We do not want the neighborhood upzoned to duplex, T3-O, or any other
zoning destination." If someone wants to build duplexes, there's plenty of land just
several blocks away, across the city, all over, and our single-family zoning is
appropriate and has been appropriate since the 1920s. We ask that it stay that way.
Also, you're going to have some people come up here that's going to be saying that
they support the zoning change, but they don't live in Buena Vista Heights
neighborhood. They live elsewhere. And they -- I'm also the president of Buena Vista
Heights Neighborhood Association, and some of the signatures that are on there are
from board members and also from residents that live on the street, not several blocks
away, not across the west side of Miami Avenue. So, it's very important that we
maintain the integrity of our neighborhood. Thank you.
Chair King: Good morning.
Alix Caballero: Good morning. My name is Alix Caballero. I'm a business owner --
I'm not a lobbyist -- at 5901 Northwest 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida. This ordinance
related to the smoking or vaping in public parks or beaches needs to be vetoed. There
are already laws for the consumption of cannabis. I'm not sure why this is being
proposed when you have a needle exchange program here in South Florida. If you
are promoting needles for the public, the Commissioner who introduced this
ordinance has a -- possibly has a personal issue with marijuana and would prefer the
public use needles for drugs? It's pretty backwards that needles are being offered to
the public and you want to create more laws against medical maryuana and vapes.
There are vapes that don't even have nicotine and actually have essential oils that is
an alternative to nicotine vapes. I foresee a problem with this as people will not stop
vaping or smoking marijuana. So why criminalize them? People will not stop using
needles, and yet if you're supplying them, you're enabling an even greater problem.
The same goes for this ordinance. Lay off the marijuana and vape laws. There are
already federal and state laws regarding this. We have severe issues with the crime
in this city that needs to be addressed. We have bigger fish to fry. The crime in the
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City of Miami is terrible. Why not work on making the city safer? Why not improve
the quality of life here for business owners like myself so that it is more welcoming to
do business in the City? My business and my neighbors' businesses have been broken
into several times. And instead of combating this, you worry about vaping and
cannabis. I think the priorities are all mixed up here due to the outdated and ancient
personal opinions regarding cannabis. I'm here to remind you, you don't only serve
the needle users, you also serve marijuana patients, vape users, business owners, and
more.
Chair King: Thank you.
Ms. Caballero: Thank you.
Commissioner Reyes: Madam -- Madam Chair, just one question. Ma'am, what kind
of business do you have?
Ms. Caballero: I have a smoke shop.
Commissioner Reyes: Thank you.
Ms. Caballero: Thank you.
Chair King: Good morning.
Maji Ramos: Good morning. I had to lower that. My name is Maji Ramos. I'm a
resident/owner in Morningside, 555 Northeast 56th Street. My husband and I have
lived there for 20 years. His name is Martin Drost. I am here regarding RE.5,
Morningside Park Shoreline Project. Although I do agree completely, we 've been
going back and forth with this for years, and we need a resolution. However, I'm very
concerned about a solid seawall in Morningside Park. I really would like -- would
need to understand how the drainage is going to happen. There 's two issues here.
We have sea rise, and this would of course address that, but it does not address
rainfall, which is our bigger everyday issue in the summer. Every day it rains, and we
do flood in the park during heavy rains, which have nothing to do with sea rise. So,
what I need to know before I can actually agree with this project completely is how is
the drainage going to be handled. And what I would propose in my personal opinion
would be a seawall that has breaks every 10 feet, which would allow for natural, you
know, foliage, maybe another artificial reef other things, but a way for the water to
drain because, in essence, this would become a retention pool and could flood out our
neighborhood. Thank you for hearing me out.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Nabil Haschemie: Good morning, Madam Chair, Commissioners. My name is Nabil
Haschemie. I also am a resident of Morningside. I live in 498 Northeast 50th
Terrace with my wife and two kids. We are frequent park users. I'm also here to
support RE.5, the shoreline project improvement. It seems like you've heard a lot
from our neighbors that there are a lot of individual -- individual ideas on how to
improve it. I personally trust your job, your outcome, and those of the professionals
working on it. And I really hope that you release that funding and get started with the
improvement of the park. Thank you so much.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Jeffrey King: Good morning. I am Jeff King, 546 Northeast 57 Street in
Morningside. I'm here in support of RE.5. For the last several years, I've been at
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meetings about the park, and I've voiced my opinion, I've voiced my objections, I
listened to my fellow Miamians do the same, and now I'm really pleased to see that
City staff and engineers have come up with a plan that protects the park and creates a
beautiful space for park goers to enjoy. So, I would say, Commissioners, please, the
talking time is over. Let's move forward and fund this plan. Thank you.
Chair King: Good morning.
Marisa Capua: Good morning. Marisa Capua. I'm a resident of Morningside Park,
and I'm here on behalf of myself my husband, and my young kids, and I'm here to
respectfully request your approval of the funding for Morningside Park. It is a
beautiful park. It's one of Miami's prettiest parks, and it just seems like it's been
forgotten and neglected, and there's so much potential there for use and enjoyment,
and we live directly across the street from it. We've been directly impacted by the
drainage issue that even Elvis has acknowledged. And this plan does have a system
for dealing with the drainage, and we need the funding in order to improve those
issues. So, again, I hope that you do approve this funding so that we can move
forward and so that this can be a park that's used by not just the residents but the city
as a whole. Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning, Ms. Gibson. How are you today?
Commissioner Reyes: Morning.
Thelma Gibson: Let me say good morning. Good morning to you, Madam Chair,
members of the Commission, to our City Manager and our Clerk and his staff and the
officers and their staff. I'd like to say good morning to everybody here. And I am
Thelma Anderson Gibson, living in Little Bahamas, 3661 Franklin Avenue. I'd like to
recognize our new Commissioner, Commissioner Covo, and of course, you know, my
friend, Commissioner Reyes. And I'm always here, not to really have to speak about
the items, PZ.18, which is Christ Episcopal Church, which is coming up for second
reading for zoning. And it passed first time, and I know it'll pass today. So, that's
why I want to say thank you. I have to go to the Claude Pepper luncheon. It's being
held today, so I just wanted to get here to say thank you and know that I'm in favor of
PZ.18, which is Christ Episcopal Church. And you all know our priest is here, and I
don't like to speak before him, and our counsel and so because we don't need much. I
just needed you to know that I am too grateful, all of us at Christ Church are grateful
to all of you for all you do for all of us. And I just wanted to be here to say thank you.
And I do have to leave.
Chair King: Thank you.
Ms. Gibson: And I know PZ.18 always comes so late, and they do need to leave and
get back. Oh, you know, the priest is here, and he needs to get back to the church.
So, if you could just hear them early before you leave, you know how much I'll
appreciate that.
Commissioner Reyes: I second that.
Ms. Gibson: Thank you so much.
Chair King: Thank you.
Ms. Gibson: Bless you all.
Chair King: Always a pleasure to see you.
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Ms. Gibson: Thank you.
Commissioner Reyes: Take care, my dear.
Chair King: Good morning.
Anthony Rapsomanikis: Good morning. Morning, Commissioners. Thank you for
your time. My name is Tony Rapsomanikis. I'm also a resident of Morningside at
5990 Northeast 6th Court. I'm here with many neighbors and friends in support of
RE.5. I too have two young children who are avid users of the park, whether it be the
playground, soccer practice, arts classes, etc. And we love that park. It's our daily
activity and the flooding issues that have occurred there are very problematic. I'm
hopeful that you'll approve this plan today so that the residents of Morningside and
the many people across Miami who use the park on a daily basis can enjoy it for all
the benefits that we have in our community. Thank you.
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair --
Chair King: Thank you.
Mr. Hannon: -- I'm sorry. Could I have the speaker's name again? We just didn't
hear him when he initially stated it on the record.
Mr. Rapsomanikis: My name?
Mr. Hannon: Yes, sir.
Mr. Rapsomanikis: Sure. Anthony Rapsomanikis.
Mr. Hannon: Thank you, sir.
Chair King: Good morning.
John Snyder: Good morning. My name is John Snyder. I live at 3980 Hardee
Avenue, and I'm here to speak about RE.5. I'm not sure that I'm in favor of it or
opposed, but it seems that the changes that would be made to Morningside Park,
perhaps people who are speaking in favor of this have worn out their ability to put off
and keep putting off things. And that has been a problem. The initial plans to
improve the park and to make the revisions to it all involved having the seawall be
located at the edge of the bay and not to obstruct the view of the bay from -- from the
park. People go to the park to enjoy many things, but part of it is the openness, the
frees, many of these things would be destroyed by this plan. So, it's the particulars of
the plan rather than the funding to which we object. And I think that Elvis Cruz made
a very strong case in his presentation on April the 13th. So, let 's not rush -- well, it's
not rushing because it's been 10 -- more than 10 years. And people are -- they can't
put this off. They live in the neighborhood, their children use the park, there are
flooding issues. These things need to be addressed, but they need to be addressed in a
way that the park will still be enjoyable. Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Zachary Freedman: Good morning. My name is Zach Freedman. I live at 430
Northeast 51st Street in Morningside. I'm here in support of RE.5. I want to thank
you guys for dedicating even more time to this issue. I've lived in Morningside since
2018. I've lived in the area for many years before that. I've followed this issue. You
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know, anyone can nitpick a plan, but this has been the result of many years of public
input. I, too, have two young children. They use the park as much as they can, which
is not enough because of the flooding issues. So, there's a drainage plan in place.
There's a plan to protect the natural shoreline. A seawall, I agree with many of my
neighbors, is a danger for people with young children. My daughter's a runner, and
if she falls in, there's nowhere for her to go. So, I think this plan reflects all of our
interests, and we've heard, you know, public comment for years and years and years,
and I'm in full support of the job you guys have done and we appreciate it and here
requesting funding for the park plan. Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Marc Billings: Good morning, Ms. King -- Commissioner King. Good morning,
Commissioner Covo. Good morning, Commissioner Reyes. Commissioner King, just
really quickly, Mr. Cruz spoke for more than two minutes. Can you explain why?
Chair King: Someone offered their time to him.
Mr. Billings: I see. Okay, perfect. I'll be prepared to start. Thankyou so much. So,
my name is Marc Billings. I'm an avid City civic activist. I've been involved from
Coconut Grove to building technology accelerators to building the first dog park in
Miami, and I am a Morningside resident at 5960. What has been unexpectedly
difficult in this is that, as a community, we have been divided. And it is not because of
the community. It is because of an individual who is confusing us. He's remarkable.
He is a remarkable individual, truly. I've spent six hours with him over the last week
talking about exactly what it is that's important to him in order to be able to get
progress here. He has publicly accused me of being a racist. He has taken private
emails and confused issues. He has made the point that I am racist because we want
to recapture 10 acres of public space and he is suggesting that the barbecue pits that
have been around since the 50s that are uncovered, surrounded by parking, are the
best we can do for our community. He confuses the issue by putting ideas in people's
heads that Morningside is some elitist community. It is not. It is just working people.
Are they hardworking? Are they lawyers, doctors? These are just people, but they
care for the community. I'd like to pause for a second until I can have the full
attention of the Commission. I guess not. You don't -- thank you.
Mike Lingle: Can I yield my time to him?
Mr. Billings: Thankyou. Mr. Lingle would like to yield his time to me.
Chair King: That is how -- yes.
Mr. Billings: Thank you, Mike.
Chair King: Go ahead.
Mr. Lingle: Hi, my name is Mike Lingle. I reside at 498 Northeast 55th Terrace, and
I yield my time to Mr. Billings. Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Go ahead.
Mr. Billings: Thank you, Ms. King. So, this park, which was built in the 1950s -- I
had an extra 16 seconds left, please -- 1960s was built as a drive-in park. We can
achieve as a community a wonderful experience. Ms. King, in particular, I believe
this is important to you, this park. I believe this is intimately important to you, and I
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believe that there's a racial divide that you believe exists in this park. It does not.
The only thing --
Chair King: I don't believe that.
Mr. Billings: Okay, good, because it does not. Okay, it is one of the most --
Chair King: I've -- I've -- I've played in that park since I was a child.
Mr. Billings: And I play everyday basketball. It is the most universally open place.
We are being held hostage, Ms. King. Hostage, yes, hostage. Elvis is a master. He is
the master of confusion, okay? I'll take you through it. We luckily got the updated
tennis center done. Okay, he opposed it, he opposed it, he opposed it. It is the most
occupied and used asset the City has right now. It's the best tennis facility. It's used
by everybody. Black, Latin, white, doesn't matter. My daughter, a cute girl. Guess
what? That's how old she was when we started this conversation. That's how old she
is now. Are you really willing to tell me that that guy is going to stop you from
improving the park for your constituents? Because as it stands today, your
community has no soccer field. No soccer field. No soccer field. And Little Haiti
loves soccer, and they come to play all over this park, not a single soccer goal in this
park. Because Elvis wants to preserve the softball field, Ms. King. Ms. King, you're
holding one man -- I don't understand, do we get it? This is the park that -- Ms. King,
this is the -- this is what Mr. Cruz would like to have in our park. Because he said,
this is what we do everywhere else. This is Alice Wainwright Park. This is what the
City built. This is a disaster. This is Margaret Pace Park. That looks pretty nice to
me. That's what the City is proposing here. Do not let Elvis confuse you.
Javier Fernandez: My name is Javier Fernandez. I'm donating my time to Mr.
Billings here.
Mr. Billings: Thank you very much.
Mr. Hannon: And Chair, just for the record, that will give one additional minute.
Mr. Billings: Mr. Cruz cares only about one thing, Commissioner Reyes. Okay, he
was born in Morningside. His house was given to him when his mother passed away
or had just passed on to him. He spends all of his time building his own personal
brand around the concept that he 's the savior of our City. He 's our savior. Truly,
he's our savior, except he's not. Okay, he 's just simply not. He's confusing all of us.
If you allow this one man to hold us hostage when the entire City Parks Department,
Public Works Department, your team, your team is saying go and do this plan,
improve our park. I don't feel like I have your attention, Ms. King. That's the third
time you've been distracted from my presentation. Is what I'm saying not important?
Chair King: Sir, I am listening to you. I'm also checking to see who's walking in.
I've listened to you as I've listened to everyone here. And you've wasted a lot of time
talking about what someone else said instead of what you want. But we get it. Your
time is up now. Thank you.
Mr. Billings: Thank you very much.
Chair King: Good morning.
Tatiana Loza: Good morning. My name is Tatiana Loza, and I'm a resident of 670
Northeast 58th Street. I'm also here asking you to please approve the plan for
Morningside. Just know that the people that have talked today, it's only a small
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fraction of all of us that are asking you to please, please, please approve this plan.
Just like a lot of the moms here, I'm also a mom of two. We moved into the
neighborhood primarily because of the park because we loved it. We moved from
Houston and there 's nothing, nothing compares to Morningside Park. So please
approve it. I don't want my kids to get out of the house and not have a park that they
can use any longer. Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Daniel Maland: Good morning, Commissioners, Chairwoman, Commissioner Reyes,
Commissioner Covo. My name is Daniel Maland, 478 Northeast 56th Street. I'm
also the volunteer chair of the Morningside Civic Association's Parks Committee,
which renders me a little bit crazy, I think, because there are impassioned voices here.
And the last time we were before you all, we came before, we had a handful of people
on both sides, and we said, let's get back together and see how people really feel
about this. As you can see, there is a lot of support. And I went online, and I made a
change.org petition which I've never done before just to see really how -- how it is. In
the past two weeks, we've gotten over 650 votes supporting this resolution only. Not a
hypothetical plan, not something aspirational and pie in the sky. It is representative
of all of Miami and people outside of Miami who come into town. This is a matter
that will affect each of your constituents directly. The soccer players who have
flooded fields, the barbecuers that have flooded barbecue parks -- pits, the kids, the
adults, everyone. And we've gotten to a point where we've heard five years, we've
heard ten years. My record show is 2016 when this started. And there 's never going
to be a moment where there aren't going to be experts involved. And there's never
going to be a moment where those experts' opinions aren't going to be challenged,
but there is going to be a moment where Morningside Park is going to wash away.
And that moment's now. It's continuing to happen. If you look at the cover of the
petition which I'm going to submit to the record with its comments, that's a photo of
the park now with the sidewalk washing away into the bay. We've got a great plan
because of you all, because of hard work by the City over years. This is not the
product of any one person, and it's time to put it into action. We thank you so much
for the attention you've provided throughout all those years in getting us to this place.
Let's keep it moving. Thank you so much.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Brigitte Grosjean: Bonjour, Madame Chairwoman and Commissioners.
Chair King: Bonjour.
Ms. Grosjean: I support RE.5 and Elvis. Please be so kind as to leave the seawall
where it is at the shoreline and keep the paths. They're so cute at six feet. We don't
have anything around them. They're absolutely adorable. I love Morningside Park
where I go and my dogs go and I take other people's dogs there. I just love it. So,
please do whatever you can. Thank you so much.
Mr. Hannon: Chair, ifI could have the speaker's name. Ma'am?
Chair King: Madame?
Mr. Hannon: If I could just have your name, if you could state your name on the
record.
Ms. Grosjean: I'm sorry. My name is Brigitte Grosjean.
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Mr. Hannon: Thank you.
Chair King: Good morning.
Lorena Ramos: Good morning. My name is Lorena Ramos, chairperson of Buena
Vista Stakeholders. I've been a court reporter for 31 years and a fierce advocate for
my community, and my most proudest moment, a single mom. I'd like to share with
you on PZ.4 and PZ.5, when we first got our notice, the first thing I did was, of
course, scheduling a community meeting, distributing flyers. Mr. Kemp graciously
wanted to join me in our journey in having our community here. Other concerns, we
had our community meeting, we went to PZAB (Planning, Zoning and Appeals
Board), and everything was united until we got there. We then took a deferral
because Mr. Kemp wanted to take a deferral. He wanted to have another community
meeting. I guess he never had one, but in the meantime, we were never able to find
out who, as he was saying, was opposing this particular application. What worries
me about this particular application is that if you notice from the three sites that we
have, these three properties, everything east is commercial. So, this is a really great
and appropriate transitional property or zoning for our neighborhood. In addition, if
you look at the petition, there are only four people that signed from North Miami
Avenue to Northwest lst, where Mr. Kemp lives. Only four people signed against it.
As well as going south, it's all commercial. I received a phone call from Beverly and
Alvin who told me -- and not Mr. Alvin here -- who told me they just sold their
property. Theirs is T-O [sic]. Everything is getting sold on the south side, which
these two units back up into. So, I ask you just to consider that, keeping it residential
and having this transitionary zoning for our neighborhood. Thank you so much.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Milagros Pinon: Good morning. My name is Milagros Pinon. I'm a resident of
Morningside. I live at 501 Northeast 55th Street. I'm here in support of agenda item
RE.5 regarding the funding for the Morningside Park shoreline. I enjoy the park on a
daily basis and believe the park needs urgent investment. I was encouraged by the
unanimous approval of the master plan last year. We're ready to go. Please approve
the funding. Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Carmen Ramos -Watson: Good morning.
Chair King: How are you today?
Ms. Ramos -Watson: I'm very good. Thank you, Chairwoman.
Chair King: I love that red dress.
Ms. Ramos -Watson: Thank you very much. Pleasure to see you. Good morning,
Commissioners. I'm here for PZ.4 and 5, which I find that we're at a very interesting
moment in this conversation. As Ms. Ramos mentioned, we came together as a
community, and I love that because I feel that there's a lot of change already
occurring in our community, and as residents and homeowners, we should be able to
really look at how we want the growth to occur in our community. For many years
now, we've had an empty lot next to us and two houses that are just not well kept in
front of my parents' house, 43 Northwest 39th Street. We are most affected because
my parents are right next to 39 Northwest -- 39th Street and across from the two
properties that are being built. So, clearly, we would be very much in our right to be
against it because they're going to be experiencing the most harsh conditions from
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construction, et cetera. The bottom line, though, is that, you know, how long will we
be the communities that are always not in my backyard? We don't want any progress.
We want to leave everything exactly like it is and so everybody surrounds us with
progress, and we always end up looking like the eyesore. And so, I'm definitely not in
favor of commercial, and I think that we were doing a very smart thing by allowing
the residential duplexes to come to our community considering that just 28 houses
down to the west side, they're all T3-O. So, I do get concerned because there have
been conversations in community that spoke to supporting each other and
communicating now. It seems like we've got lawyers involved from people who said
they were pressured to respond against this. So, I just want to say I'm in favor of it. I
want the progress, and I want us to be in charge of our own destiny versus being
pushed out. Thank you.
Mr. Hannon: Chair, my apologies, ma'am, can you state your name for the record?
Ma'am, if you could just state your name for the record.
Ms. Ramos -Watson: Yes, my name is Carmen Ramos -Watson, and 43 Northwest 39th
Street and 54 Northwest 40th Street.
Mr. Hannon: Thank you.
Ms. Ramos -Watson: Thank you. Good morning.
Chair King: Good morning.
Andrea Dreyfuss: Good morning. My name is Andrea Dreyfuss, 679 Northeast 58 --
Andrea Dreyfuss, 679 Northeast 58th Street. I'm in support of RE.5. I know you've
heard from a lot of my neighbors, our friends. We are very passionate about this.
We're taking the time. I'm a parent of two small children. We love the park. We love
Morningside. We're only here because we care so much. We believe in the plan. We
support the plan. Please do not let a very vocal, very small minority who do not even
utilize a park like we do derail all the progress we've made over these years. So,
please, please support us. Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Renee Lewis: Good morning. My name is Renee Lewis. I reside at 1631 Northwest
33rdAve, Miami, Florida, 33125. I'm going to read from my phone just because I'm
a little nervous.
Chair King: There 's no need.
Ms. Lewis: But I will say that I was born in 1982. I grew up in Morningside Park,
not residing there, and then later residing there. I could not afford to reside there
today, but I continue to go to the park in order to take part in its beauty. The 40-foot
frees, those take a while to grow, and so while it's inconvenient to have to wait years,
I think it's worth it to get a plan that's right. Throwing money at it isn't always going
to fix the problem. And voting for a shoreline protection plan that won't protect the
shoreline, that won't fix the problem. People can agree about the problem is the
flooding, and if there's a way to mitigate that by an easier fix that doesn't require a
lot of money and destruction of nature of birds that use the trees and the beauty of the
park, then that makes a lot of sense in my book. Paving over green space for a 15-
foot wide walkway, the park flooding because the City has blocked the drainage ditch
and that walkway for 11 years, please, please fix that. Maybe fixing that could be a
way that everybody could get what they want and make it about the park and not
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about anybody personally and not about just one set of residents but the broader
people of Miami being able to use Morningside Park. Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Michelle King: Good morning. My name is Michelle King. I live at 546 Northeast
57th Street in Morningside. We bought our home in 1986, so we've been -- I've been
before you before. I would like to speak on behalf of RE.5. I would encourage you,
please, to vote for the program. There's no perfect plan. There's not going to be a
perfect plan. I've watched this plan evolve over the past ten years. I think that we're
pretty close. I encourage you to fund this plan. I would also like to say thank you for
removing the pool. I have watched after the removal of the pool families having
picnics there. Beautiful, it's wonderful. Don't get me wrong, we need a pool. But
you did -- you 're doing a wonderful job and I want to thank you very much, and thank
you for listening.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Brandon Lewis: Good morning. My name is Brandon Lewis. I live at 1631
Northwest 33rd Avenue. I have family in Morningside Park, married into a family,
and I'm speaking against funding that project. On the basis of not being too rash,
sometimes in situations where we have danger impending on property or on land, we
want to fix the situation right away. And when we get into that type of -- when we get
into that type of emotional state, we look for a solution that sounds really good. And
in this day of high technology, when things seem complex, it looks like the best
decision to go with. I propose that maybe there could be a simpler solution to this.
Apparently, there are some -- there is an above ground drainage system there that is
blocked time to time. Of course, if it's blocked, it does not work properly. It's these
little -- it's these little details that need to be searched out more instead of doing
something that is pretty invasive. And another thing, my family member in
Morningside Park is Elvis Cruz. As anyone here can see clearly, I am of a darker
complexion. A darker complexion. So, Elvis has welcomed me in his family. I will
say that he's not a racist. I just wanted to say that. Thank you so much.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Mark Supino: Good morning. My name is Mark Supino. I'm at 606 Northeast 56,
Morningside resident. I would like to speak on the record in support of RE.5,
investment in Morningside Park to help mitigate flooding and improve the park that is
so well used. I also would like to take this opportunity to recognize our neighbors
who have shown up in masses, whether they are for or against the project, just to
show their passion for the neighborhood. And that is important. I would like that
message to not be lost amongst what might seem like discord. The passion
demonstrated, whether people are for or against, is really what civic discussion is
about and civic engagement. And we should all be proud of ourselves and give
ourselves a round of applause for our participation. I'd also like to say that you may
not have expected RE.5 to dominate, and it has dominated the discussion today. Let
not the voice of a few who may be powerful overtake the voices of many in numbers.
So, thank you for your time and consideration. A comment unrelated to RE. 5, I just
wanted to disambiguate an earlier comment about needle exchange. That is
considered harm reduction, and I would like that to be considered separate from
whatever other parameters you are discussing. It was a confounding of factors.
Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
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Alicia Stein: Good morning. My name's Alicia Stein. I'm a resident at 455 North
55th Street. I'm here today to speak in my support of Item RE.5 and support for the
grant funding for the improvement of Morningside Park. I thank you for your time for
being here and supporting our community, the Chair, men and women here today. I,
too, am a community worker. I'm a frontline health care worker. I was in the
hospitals all through the pandemic and utilizing with my children Morningside Park
is this beautiful, beautiful open space was really like a haven, right? We were a
locked down, we were in there, and it's just such a gem. And this conversation was
pre pandemic, just like 9/11, all these other things, there 's this pre -life, post -life. This
-- you know, someone mentioned speaking rashly or acting too hastily. What is rash?
Ten years, this has been on the item pre -pandemic, and we 're still -- our children are
growing up, the City, the neighborhood is evolving, and I think the time for comment,
the time to get involved is already -- we're here, we've been here, and now let's
progress and move forward. Thank you for your time.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Paula Soares: Good morning. My name is Paula Soares, and I live on 5990 North
Bayshore Drive. I've been here before, and I'm here again supporting RE.5 in
support of funding Morningside Park's -- Morningside Park. The project has been a
long time in the making, and it has extensive public involvement. It reflects the needs
and desires of the community, and approving it represents a significant milestone to
enhance, preserve, and make Morningside Park safe for use for years and years to
come. I'm also a mother of small children who play in the park every day,
particularly soccer. I have a six -year -old son who loves soccer. We talked about the
Haitian community using the soccer fields as is, flooded or not. They come in, and
they play soccer there whenever they need to. I also wanted to point out, you know,
putting a soccer field is going to be very useful in keeping the structure safe. One of
the soccer posts that was there actually broke on my husband's head when he was
playing with my six -year -old, so keep pushing this further, you know, and people
using the structure as is, there might be serious problems down the road as well.
Imagine if it was on my six -year -old 's head. So, please approve it and support the
funding so we can get the park better for the people to use it. Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
James Torres: Good morning, Commissioner. How are you today? James Torres,
president of DNA (Downtown Neighbors Alliance). Happy to be here. I'd like to
speak on two items. First and foremost, the RE.10, which is the leaf blowers. We're
kindly asking that you guys move forward on that. We're also thankful that
Commissioner Covo is co -sponsoring that as well. But we'd like to ask if that can be
expanded to include maybe landscapers that are also part of this issue that we're
having that, you know, they kind of do their job and it kind of gets swept out in -- in
the street. I know Commissioner Covo, we've shared some Instagram posts as it
relates to these leaf blowers, so I appreciate if you can maybe assist us in moving that
forward with the Commissioner Reyes as well. RE.5, the Morningside situation. If
this is the best option that the City of Miami has, it's time to move forward. I
wholeheartedly believe that as a user of Morningside because we've been back and
forth on this item more than 10 years. I saw a picture today of an infant who's now,
what, six, seven years old or even older. So, enough is enough. You guys hold the
advantage to move forward on this item. And it's about the residents, it's about the
community, and it's about finally giving back something that is long overdue. Thank
you.
Commissioner Reyes: Madam Chair, just a point of clarification. Does change in
code applies to everybody that use a blower?
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Mr. Torres: On the leaf blowers we're talking about.
Commissioner Reyes: That's right. A leaf blower applies to everybody.
Mr. Torres: But the way it's kind of worded, not that I'm challenging, it's just future
vendors. Vendors are what the City is contracting or landscapers from the
community and buildings?
Commissioner Reyes: Landscapers, that's everybody.
Mr. Torres: Okay, perfect. We appreciate that. So, hopefully, yourself and
Commissioner Covo can --
Commissioner Reyes: That's right.
Mr. Torres: -- move on and we have a majority on this item, sir.
Commissioner Reyes: The ordinance is different than the resolution directing the
Manager.
Mr. Torres: Okay.
Commissioner Reyes: (INAUDIBLE).
Mr. Torres: All right. Thank you for clearing that.
Commissioner Reyes: We have -- we have to stop that. I blow everything into your
side of the street and then you blow it -- somebody else blows to my side of the street,
and then they blow it into the drains.
Mr. Torres: Or even worse, it goes right back in the street and --
Commissioner Reyes: Or it goes --
Mr. Torres: -- in the drain.
Commissioner Reyes: -- back in the street.
Mr. Torres: Right.
Commissioner Reyes: I mean, you can use a blower to pick up.
Mr. Torres: Yep. That's -- let's not be lazy anymore, I guess, is the key word.
Commissioner Reyes: Absolutely, okay.
Mr. Torres: Thank you for that.
Chair King: Thank you.
Mr. Torres: And then if we can talk about --
Chair King: Thank you.
Mr. Torres: -- homeless. I've got two seconds. Thank you.
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Chair King: Nah-uh. It 's over. Good morning.
Patricia Rivadeneira: Good morning. My name is Patricia Rivadeneira. I live at
541 Northeast 56th Street. I'm here to support Item Number 5. I deeply hope that
this finally gets approved. My kids go to the park every single day. We get impacted
every time it floods. They cannot go. It gets closed for many days, and we just have
to keep them home. And I don 't think that's fair. And I think we all support the City,
and we hope that we finally get those funds in order to get it better. Thank you for
your time.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Chaim Lipskar: I can defer to Jonathan. I think he 's the last speaker on the
Morningside thing.
Chair King: You 're giving your time to him?
Mr. C. Lipskar: No, I'm not giving my time. She 's going to go first.
Jonathan Raiffe: I'm going to go --
Chair King: Oh, okay.
Mr. Raiffe: So, Commissioner Covo, Madam Chairwoman King, Commissioner
Reyes, my name is Jonathan Ramie. I live at 499 Northeast 55th Terrace in
Morningside. I volunteered to be a member of the MCA (Morningside Civic
Association) Board and currently serve as treasurer. I'm here today to support --
speak in favor in support of RE.5. The City has been working on this for years, as
you've heard. We had meetings in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and then in
2022, this Commission voted unanimously with Resolution R-22-0116 to approve the
master plan. The master plan clearly shows number 24 is a living shoreline. The City
then moved forward with design plans that were approved. Those design plans are
done. As you see over here, the design includes a significant amount of drainage. All
this dark area, these are underground exfiltration trench done to standards. This is
done in line with the City of Miami Public Works and Resiliency, so these drains
should work. If they don't, then the City needs to revisit their codes, but these are
good drains. These will work and will drain the park. The loop road is still there,
intact, and as you can see, it's really a beautiful plan. We 're in favor of it. Now is
the time to move forward. The seawall at the shoreline will not work. That will
destroy the entire shoreline. To move forward with the -- think about it. If you build
the seawall at the shoreline, you are going to demolish and destroy hundreds of trees,
some mangroves, some not mangroves in the whole area. Please support, thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Mr. C. Lipskar: Good morning. I'm Chaim Lipskar. I live at 50 Southwest 17th
Road. And I'm the rabbi of the Rok Family Shul, Chabad Downtown Jewish Center in
the heart of Brickell. I'm speaking on RE.9. We have a historic opportunity today to
redesignate the street of Southeast and Southwest 9th Street as Chabad Street, as
Chabad is a global humanitarian relief group that supports wherever there's people,
no matter what, whatever need they need, whatever, from tsunamis in Thailand, to
soup kitchens in Israel, to taking care of the people over here in Miami. During the
Hurricane Irma, we had -- we've given out over 100,000 meals between the time of
COVID as well. And so, we 're very honored for this resolution. I want to thank
Commissioner Covo for sponsoring and the Mayor for co -sponsoring this -- the
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resolution. And we hope that you'll redesignate the street to Chabad Street. It will
bring tremendous pride to our community, the Jewish community. We're the first
synagogue in the heart of downtown in Brickell. And especially right now when
there's so much anti-Semitism in the world, it will be a big statement by the City of
Miami to rename -- re -designate this street as Chabad Street and it will as well join
many of the major cities around the world that have Chabad streets in Jerusalem, in
Tel Aviv, New York, Toronto, Paris, and other great cities around the world. Thank
you very much.
Commissioner Reyes: Mr. --
Chair King: Thank you.
Commissioner Reyes: City Attorney -- Clerk, I want also to co-sponsor this renaming.
Mr. C. Lipskar: Thank you for co -sponsoring.
Commissioner Reyes: Sure.
Chair King: Good morning.
Marissa Amuial: Good morning, Madam Chair, Commissioners. Marissa Amuial, 98
Southeast 7th Street. I'm here also in support ofRE.9 to co -designate 9th Street. This
is a street in front of our shul, or synagogue, in Brickell. It's the only synagogue in
the Brickell downtown area. It would be an honor and a tribute to this amazing
community that the Lipskar family has been building over the last 20 years. My
family's been very involved in the synagogue with Chabad for almost a decade now.
We've seen it flourish from a very small congregation to the beautiful building you
see before you, which houses a preschool, programming for young professionals,
weddings, and of course, religious services on a regular basis. It has enriched the
lives of thousands of young people and it's really a gathering place for families. So,
it's very appropriate and deserving that the street in front of the Chabad will be
called Chabad Street hopefully for today to honor their legacy and contributions to
the community. Thank you so much.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Jonathan Beller: Good morning, Chairwoman King, Commissioner Reyes and
Commissioner Covo. First of all, I just wanted to thank you for your leadership and
thank you for making Miami the greatest city on earth. I'm here today in support of
the Rok Family Shul and Chabad of Downtown Miami. Chabad is a global religious
Jewish organization which focuses on bringing godliness, holiness, and spiritual light
down to earth. We are joined today by the rabbis, Rabbi Chaim and Rabbi Eli
Lipskar, and their wives and mother as well, who are the warmest and most
welcoming and friendly rabbis I have ever met, and we are here to support the
renaming of Southeast 9th Street to Chabad Street. Thank you and God bless you.
Chair King: Thank you.
Mr. Hannon: Chair, can I? Sir, sir, can you just state your name for the record?
Mr. Beller: Jonathan Beller.
Chair King: Good morning.
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Deenie Lipskar: Hi, good morning. My name is Deenie Lipskar. I live at 50
Southwest 17th Road. I'm a resident of Brickell for 18 years and helped co -develop
the Rok Family Shul Chabad. I help run the preschool as well. And the redesignation
of the street will bring tremendous pride to our community, to our school, to our
students, and especially at a time of anti-Semitism, it will be a beacon of light and
pride to the entire City of Miami, so we really appreciate it. Thank you.
Eli Lipskar: Rabbi Eli Lipskar. I'm also a rabbi at the Rok Family Shul and a
chaplain with the Miami Police Department. I'd like to give my time back to the
rabbi, if that's possible, my brother. I'd like to give him another two minutes.
Mr. C. Lipskar: I don't need another two minutes, but I just wanted to add two
important things. On the resolution, it says from -- on the resolution, it says
Southeast 1st Avenue forward slash Southwest 1st Avenue. And the actual legal
language says Brickell Plaza. So, Brickell Plaza is Southeast 1st Avenue. It's the
same exact street. So, just to make sure that from Southeast 1st Avenue to Southwest
1st Avenue. And also the current signage is on the corner of Southwest 1st Avenue,
which is in front of Publix Mary Brickell Village. We would like the signage to be
moved -- or not moved, I'm sorry. In addition to that signage on the corner of
Southeast 9th Street, which is by Brickell Plaza, which is where our beautiful center is
situated. Thank you.
Commissioner Reyes: Okay.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Avi Simon: Good morning. My name is Avi Simon, and I am a proud member of the
Rok Family, Chabad Shul, in Brickell. I've been going to the Rok Shul well before I
moved to Miami when I lived in Fort Lauderdale. And it's not just a destination for
young Jewish professionals in the South Florida area, but we see visitors from all
around the world. And just to tell you a little bit about the Chabad brand, that it's a
recognizable brand anywhere you go in the world. I just came from Cartagena,
Colombia, where they were hosting Jews from all over the world visiting and having
the street renamed to Chabad Way, it would be a big statement for not just the
Chabad here but also for the Chabads all over the world. Thank you.
Chair King: Good morning.
Jonathan Archer: Good morning, Madam Chair, Commissioner Reyes,
Commissioner Covo. Jonathan Archer, the rector of Christ Episcopal Church, 3481
Hibiscus Street, here to speak again in support of Items PZ. 18 and 19, the land use
and zoning changes that are necessary for our church to move forward with
affordable housing. As I said when I was here the last time, we just want to do
housing. We don't intend to sell the land. We intend to be mindful of the concerns of
the community, and so we are hopeful that you will move ahead and approve this
second reading. Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Brenda Betancourt: Good morning. Brenda Betancourt, 1436 Southwest 6 Street.
I'm in support of FR.1. I just have a question. How are we planning on enforcing the
-- this new resolution for all of us to kind of follow? It's not just important to have it
on paper, but how are you actually going to be able to do it? And if those are going
to regulate not just about the leaf that goes into the drainage and then we all get
flooded, but what about how we're going to be enforcing these new regulations that
we are -- that's really needed for the drainage and the situation of the flooding in the
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City of Miami? And if this is going to be actually make impact on those landscapers
who does work in the City of Miami and doesn't respect our City when they not just
throw leaves, it's everything else goes into the drainage. So, that's just a simple
question. And are you --?
Commissioner Reyes: It is -- through the Chair, it is a good question, and I defer to
the City Manager how we are going to enforce this.
Ms. Betancourt: Thank you.
Arthur Noriega (City Manager): It's really going to be sort of a joint effort. It's
police, it's Public Works, Solid Waste. We have a number of dierent mechanisms.
Commissioner Reyes: Absolutely.
Mr. Noriega: We have eyes on it, but we also realize that we 're going to have people
that are going to report incidences too which (INAUDIBLE) --
Commissioner Reyes: Yes.
Mr. Noriega: Yeah,
Commissioner Reyes: Thank you, sir.
Chair King: This concludes the public comment portion of our meeting. Going once,
going twice, seeing none, we're going to move forward with our agenda.
Chair King: At this time, we will have our statement by the City Attorney that must be
read into the record.
Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): Good morning. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Mr. Hannon: Thank you, Chair.
Chair King: At this time, we are going to set the agenda for our meeting. Mr.
Manager, do you have any items that are going to be deferred or withdrawn?
Arthur Noriega (City Manager): Good morning, Madam Chair, Commissioners,
Madam City Attorney, City Clerk. At this time, the Administration would like to defer
and/or withdraw the following items: On the regular agenda, PH.1, to be deferred to
May 25th; RE.2, to be deferred to May 25th; RE.7, to be deferred to May 25th; and
RE.8, to be deferred to May 25th. In addition to those items, the Mayor would like to
sponsor the following items on the regular agenda: RE.9, RE. 10, and FR.3. On the
PZ agenda, PZ. 1, to be deferred to May 25th; PZ.2, to be deferred to May 25th; PZ.3,
to be deferred to May 25th; PZ.16 -- wait. No, no, no. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait,
wait, wait. Hold on a second. No, no, not those, but -- sorry, let -- I need to reset PZs
1, 2, and 3. Instead of defer to May 25th, they'll be indefinitely deferred. And that
concludes the items.
Commissioner Reyes: How about 16? 16, you're going to be deferring?
Mr. Noriega: No, PZ.16 stays on the agenda as listed.
Mr. Hannon: Chair -- Chair, may I read the --
Commissioner Covo: 16 stays? 16 stays.
Commissioner Reyes: 16 stays.
Mr. Hannon: May I read a brief statement into the record regarding the PZ. 1, 2, and
3?
Chair King: Please.
Mr. Hannon: Pursuant to Section 62-22 of the City Code, indefinitely deferred action
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Chair King: Thank you. Commissioner Covo, do you have any items that you would
like to pull or defer?
Commissioner Covo: Cosponsor.
Chair King: Okay.
Commissioner Covo: So, RE.10, FR.1, and PZ.10.
Chair King: RE.10, FR.1, and?
Commissioner Covo: PZ.10.
Chair King: PZ.10, PZ.10. Commissioner Reyes, do you --? Mr. City Clerk, I saw
your hand up.
Mr. Hannon: My apologies, Chair. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla would like to
cosponsor RE.11.
Chair King: Okay. Commissioner Reyes, do you have any items? You don't have
anything.
Commissioner Reyes: I'm going to vote against some of them but --
Chair King: I -- I understand. Okay, so do I have a motion to set the agenda?
Commissioner Reyes: Move it.
Commissioner Covo: And I have a pocket item.
Chair King: Okay.
Commissioner Covo: (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
Chair King: Victoria, do you have pocket items that you need to read into the record?
Ms. Mendez: Yes, there are a few pocket items that have been requested. There's a
Mayor's pocket which has to do with bail bond reform.
Chair King: Would that be identified as Pocket Item 1?
Ms. Mendez: I believe so.
Chair King: Okay.
Mr. Noriega: Vicky, can you read -- can you read what it's -- what's the title again?
Ms. Mendez: A resolution of the Miami City Commission strongly opposing any
reforms to bail and bond schedules or pre-trial release programs in the 11 th Judicial
Circuit that would automatically grant arrested persons pre-trial release on non -
monetary conditions or on their own recognizance without first appearing before a
judge; directing the City Clerk to transmit a copy of this resolution to officials named
herein; and providing for an effective date.
Commissioner Reyes: City Clerk, Madam Chair, I would like to cosponsor that
pocket item.
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Ms. Mendez: Then the second pocket has to do with the revitalization trust -- the
Little Haiti Revitalization Trust, but we're still trying to get clarification on some
language --
Commissioner Reyes: Yes.
Ms. Mendez: -- but that's the second pocket.
Chair King: Okay.
Ms. Mendez: And appointing the -- the new director.
Chair King: Executive director, accepting the -- it should be accepting the executive
director.
Ms. Mendez: A resolution of the Miami City Commission, with attachments,
approving the Little Haiti Revitalization Trust Board appointment of Joann Milford as
the Trust president/chief executive officer.
Commissioner Reyes: Okay.
Chair King: Correct. Is there another one?
Ms. Mendez: Then there is a D5 (District 5) and mayoral pocket, which would be 3,
right, PI.3? A resolution of the Miami City Commission allocating grant funds from
District 5 Commissioner's share of the City of Miami 's Miami For Everyone
Program, in the amount not to exceed $250,000, to the Liberty City Community
Revitalization Trust for the Trust 2023 Summer Youth Program.
Chair King: Summer Youth Employment Program.
Ms. Mendez: And further allocating grant funds from the mayor's discretionary
account, in a total amount not to exceed $50,000, to the Trust for the program;
further allocating grant funds from Venture Miami, in an amount not to exceed
$50,000, to the Trust for the program; further authorizing grant funds from non -
departmental account, in the amount not to exceed $50,000, to the Trust for the
program; and further authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all
necessary agreements. And I believe that is it with the pockets. And then, Chair,
there was one more.
Chair King: Commissioner Covo.
Commissioner Covo: So, I am going to wait with my pocket item for next Commission
meeting, butt do need to defer -- and I didn't say it before -- PZ.14.
Chair King: BC (Boards and Committees) ?
Commissioner Covo: PZ.14.
Chair King: PZ?
Commissioner Covo: Um-hmm.
Chair King: PZ -- Paul Zebra 14.
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Commissioner Covo: PZ.14.
Chair King: Okay, until when?
Commissioner Covo: The first Commission meeting in July.
Chair King: The first meeting in July?
Mr. Hannon: That will be July 13.
Commissioner Covo: Okay.
Chair King: At this time, do I have a motion to set the agenda?
Commissioner Reyes: Move it.
Chair King: Second. All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Okay, the agenda is now set.
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AM - APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS:
AM.1 City Commission - City Commission Meeting - Mar 9, 2023, 9:00 AM
MOTION TO: Approve
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo
Chair King: At this time, may I have a motion for the minutes so that we can approve
the minutes?
David Winker: Thank you all very much.
Commissioner Reyes: Move it, move it.
Commissioner Covo: Second.
Chair King: All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: The minutes have been approved.
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)
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CA - CONSENT AGENDA
The following item(s) was Adopted on the Consent Agenda
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla
CA.1 RESOLUTION
13795
Department of
Resilience and
Public Works
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), RESCINDING RESOLUTION R-19-0332, IN ITS
ENTIRETY, AND SUBSTITUTING IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW
RESOLUTION PERMITTING ENCROACHMENTS, PURSUANT TO
SECTION 55-14(B) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE") IN CERTAIN CITY OF
MIAMI ("CITY") RIGHTS -OF -WAY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S ("FDOT")
IMPROVEMENTS TO STATE ROAD 836 AND INTERSTATE 395
FROM NORTHWEST 17 AVENUE TO BISCAYNE BAY;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE THE
CONVEYANCE OF VARIOUS EASEMENTS TO FDOT FOR SAID
ENCROACHMENTS, IN THE AREAS SUBSTANTIALLY DEPICTED
HEREIN; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN
AGREEMENT WITH FDOT FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY TRANSFERS OF
PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST 1ST AVENUE AND NORTHWEST
13TH STREET BETWEEN THE CITY'S ROADWAY SYSTEM AND
THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO
EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESOLUTION.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0211
This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda.
Commissioner Reyes: I move all CA (Consent Agenda).
Chair King: There's a motion to move all the CAs. Do I have a second?
Commissioner Covo: Second.
Chair King: All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: CAs have been passed.
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CA.2 RESOLUTION
13796
Department of
Resilience and
Public Works
CA.3
13879
Office of the City
Attorney
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A ROAD JURISDICTION TRANSFER
AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ("FDOT"), TO ACCOMMODATE THE
CONSTRUCTION OF INTERSTATE 395 ("I-395") BY FDOT;
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ANY
AND ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH SAID
TRANSFER FROM THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") STREET
SYSTEM TO THE FDOT STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM AS STATED
HEREIN AND MORE GENERALLY DEPICTED IN EXHIBIT "A,"
ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0212
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.
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ACCEPTING
A PAYMENT TO THE CITY OF MIAMI IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE
MILLION FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,050,000.00) AND
OTHER NON MONETARY TERMS, FROM NEW YORK MARINE
AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY IN FULL SETTLEMENT
OF ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS FOR THE CASE STYLED CITY
OF MIAMI V. NEW YORK MARINE AND GENERAL INSURANCE
COMPANY, PENDING IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT
COURT, FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA, CASE
NO.: 22-21741, PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF A SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT AND RELEASE, REGARDING INSURANCE
COVERAGE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0213
This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda.
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number CA.3, please see Item
Number CA.1.
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
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PH.1
13923
Department of Real
Estate and Asset
Management
PH - PUBLIC HEARINGS
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/STHS) AFFIRMATIVE
VOTE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 29-B OF THE CHARTER OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, WAIVING
COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AMENDED AND RESTATED
GROUND LEASE WITH HRM OWNER LLC, THE EXISTING
TENANT ("TENANT"), TO PROVIDE FOR A NEW TERM NOT TO
EXCEED NINETY-NINE (99) YEARS, TO INCLUDE THE EXISTING
HYATT HOTEL AND ALSO THE JAMES L. KNIGHT CONVENTION
CENTER PROPERTY LOCATED AT 298, 300, 330, & 400
SOUTHEAST 2ND AVENUE (COLLECTIVELY, "PROPERTY"),
PROVIDING FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY TO
INCLUDE AT LEAST A 615 KEY HOTEL, 188,000 SQUARE FEET
OF CONVENTION/MEETING SPACE, 682 APARTMENTS,
PARKING, ADDITIONAL PUBLIC OPEN SPACE, AND AN
EXPANDED PUBLIC RIVERWALK, ALL AT NO COST TO THE CITY,
FOR NO LESS THAN FAIR MARKET VALUE RENT WITH
ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FURTHER DEFINED IN
THE GROUND LEASE, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS
"EXHIBIT A"; PROVIDING FOR AN ANNUAL RENT SCHEDULE, IN
AN AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000) FOR THE
1ST YEAR, ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($1,250,000) FOR THE 2ND YEAR, ONE MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,500,000) FOR THE 3RD
YEAR, ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($1,750,000) FOR THE 4TH YEAR, TWO MILLION
DOLLARS ($2,000,000), FOR THE 5TH YEAR, ALL
CONSTRUCTION RENT (CONSTRUCTION RENT") FOR THE
PERIOD BEGINNING ON THE COMMENCEMENT DATE AND
ENDING ON THE MINIMUM RENT COMMENCEMENT DATE
("CONSTRUCTION RENT PERIOD"), AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION
RENT PERIOD, PAYMENT TO THE CITY AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO
THE GREATER OF MINIMUM ANNUAL BASE RENT OF TWO
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,500,000.00)
OR PARTICIPATION RENT EQUAL TO 2.5% OF GROSS
REVENUES ("MINIMUM RENT") AS OF THE MINIMUM RENT
COMMENCEMENT DATE, SUBJECT TO ANNUAL INCREASES
AND ADJUSTMENTS THEREAFTER AS OUTLINED IN THE TERM
SHEET; FURTHER PROVIDING THAT TENANT SHALL MAKE A
TWENTY FIVE MILLION DOLLAR ($25,000,000.00) PAYMENT TO
THE CITY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING; ALL AGREEMENTS
WITH RESTRICTIONS, REVERSIONS, AND RETENTION BY THE
CITY OF ALL OTHER EXISTING CITY RIGHTS;, AND WITH SUCH
OTHER TERMS MORE PARTICULARLY SET FORTH IN THE
GROUND LEASE, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY.
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MOTION TO: Defer
RESULT: DEFERRED
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
SECONDER: Christine King, Commissioner
AYES: King, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla
Note for the Record: Item PH.1 was deferred to the May 25, 2023, City
Commission Meeting.
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PH.1, please see
"Order of the Day."
END OF PUBLIC HEARING
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RE - RESOLUTIONS
RE.1 RESOLUTION
13743
Department of Real
Estate and Asset
Management
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, ACCEPTING
THE RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDS RECEIVED ON
FEBRUARY 8, 2023, PURSUANT TO INVITATION FOR BIDS
("IFB") NO. 1599386 FOR EMERGENCY REPAIR SERVICES FOR
THE CITY OF MIAMI MARINAS ("SERVICES"), FROM KEARNS
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY ("KEARNS") AND SHORELINE
FOUNDATION, INC. ("SHORELINE"), BOTH FLORIDA PROFIT
CORPORATIONS, ESTABLISHING A PRE -QUALIFIED POOL OF
VENDORS FOR SAID SERVICES, ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS,
FOR AN INITIAL TERM OF THREE (3) YEARS, WITH THE OPTION
TO RENEW FOR ONE (1) ADDITIONAL THREE (3) YEAR PERIOD;
ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE USER DEPARTMENT
ACCOUNTS, AND/OR 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 OF MIAMI 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-23-0221
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
AYES: King, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla
Commissioner Reyes: Madam Chair, would you like to move the RE (Resolution)
agenda?
Chair King: Yes, I would like to move the RE agenda. Do I have a motion for RE.1,
3, 4, 5, 6 --
Commissioner Covo: I move it.
Chair King: -- 9, 12, and 13?
Commissioner Reyes: 9, 12, and --
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Commissioner Covo: Yeah.
Commissioner Reyes: It was move?
Chair King: Move, second. All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: RE agenda has passed.
Applause.
RE.2 RESOLUTION
13742
Department of
Resilience and
Public Works
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, ACCEPTING
THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BID RECEIVED
ON JANUARY 17, 2023, PURSUANT TO INVITATION FOR BID
("IFB") NO. 1575386 FOR THE PROVISION OF CANAL CLEANING
SERVICES ("SERVICES"), ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS, FROM
TEXAS AQUATIC HARVESTING, INC., A FLORIDA PROFIT
CORPORATION ("TAH"), FOR AN INITIAL TERM OF THREE (3)
YEARS, WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR TWO (2)
ADDITIONAL TWO (2) YEAR PERIODS; ALLOCATING FUNDS
FROM THE VARIOUS SOURCES OF FUNDS FROM THE CITY OF
MIAMI ("CITY") DEPARTMENT OF RESILIENCE AND PUBLIC
WORKS ("RPW"), 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.
MOTION TO: Defer
RESULT: DEFERRED
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
SECONDER: Christine King, Commissioner
AYES: King, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla
Note for the Record: Item RE.2 was deferred to the May 25, 2023, City
Commission Meeting.
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.2, please see Item
Number RE.10 and "Order of the Day."
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RE.3 RESOLUTION
13760
Department of
Resilience and
Public Works
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), ACCEPTING A GRANT FROM MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY THOUSAND
TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS
($20,281.50) ("GRANT") FOR THE GROWING ROOTS FOR
ENVIRONMENTALLY EQUITABLE NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM
AND ALLOCATING AND APPROPRIATING A REQUIRED CITY
MATCH IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY THOUSAND
TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS
($20,281.50); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT AND ANY
ADDITIONAL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN FORMS
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE
ACCEPTANCE OF THE GRANT.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0222
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
AYES: King, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla
Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number RE.3,
please see Item Number RE.1.
Chair King: And I believe, Commissioner Covo, you want to include photographs for
RE.3 for the record?
Commissioner Covo: And I have copies for you.
Chair King: Okay. Do you need a motion for that?
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): No, it's just submitting the photographs.
Chair King: Just put it on the record, okay.
Commissioner Covo: I just wanted all of you to have it.
Chair King: Okay. And that concludes the City of Miami Commission meeting for
May 11, 2023. Thank you, everybody.
Commissioner Reyes: Okay, thank you.
Commissioner Covo: Thank you, Madam Chair.
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RE.4 RESOLUTION
13786
Office of Capital
Improvements
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE
CITY ATTORNEY, WITH THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY WATER AND
SEWER DEPARTMENT ("WASD") TO PROVIDE WATER AND
SEWER SERVICES AT 7121 SOUTHWEST 3RD STREET AND 25
TAMIAMI BOULEVARD FOR A NEW COMMUNITY CENTER FOR
THE BADIA SENIOR CENTER AS PART OF CITY OF MIAMI
("CITY") OFFICE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ("OCI") PROJECT
NO. 40-B213515 ("PROJECT").
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0223
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
AYES: King, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.4, please see Item
Number RE.1.
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RE.5 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 FOUR MILLION THREE HUNDRED
FIFTY TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY DOLLARS AND
ZERO CENTS ($4,352,670.00) ("GRANT FUNDS") FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE BULKHEAD AND BAYWALK, AND
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BOAT RAMP AND TRAILER PARKING
AREA 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 FIVE MILLION FIFTY TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED
SEVENTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($5,052,670.00) 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.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0210
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
AYES: King, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla
Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number RE.5,
please see Item Number RE.1 and "Public Comments for allltem(s)."
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: The one that I have a concern about is
Morningside because I wanted to see what the commissioner from the district -- we
had discussed it at the last commission meeting, Commissioner Covo, what your
thoughts were on that and you were going to -- I know -- I saw on TV because I was
watching -- I always watch all public comments no matter what Political Cortadito
says I watch it from my office. I'm making -- or what Mr. Fleischer over there says
every once in a while too. The truth is hard to swallow sometimes. So, I watch all
public comment, I watch your public comments. And I wanted to make sure we had
spoken to the Commissioner in public last Commission meeting about what your
desire was. I know you came in today with some additional petitions that were
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signed, 500 and something, that were in favor of what you're proposing. I don't
know, Commissioner Covo, what you feel, but I would like to know what your
thoughts are, your feelings are on the Morningside pool issue or the Morningside
park issue.
Commissioner Covo: Are you speaking specifically about the pool?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'm speaking about the allocation of dollars that
they want to do today.
Commissioner Covo: So, what we passed today?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: There's a deadline. I know there 's --
Arthur Noriega (City Manager): It passed already.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Oh, that already passed?
Commissioner Covo: That passed already.
Mr. Noriega: It passed. Yeah, it's not on the PZ. It was on the RE agenda.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay, so -- I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Mr. Noriega: Yeah, it was on the RE agenda.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'm mistaken.
Commissioner Covo: What we are not speaking about as yet that we 're going to be
doing in the very near future would be the more comprehensive --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay.
Commissioner Covo: -- plan of the park, including to -- Mr. Cruz, the pool, and also
the flooding, which has not been addressed by --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Right, I saw that.
Commissioner Covo: -- the City, according to him, for a long time.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, what are we voting on now?
Commissioner Covo: Just the allocation for the shoreline.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Right?
Mr. Noriega: No, so that already passed.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I know. That's why I'm confused.
Mr. Noriega: The RE item.
Commissioner Covo: And that already passed.
Mr. Noriega: There 's nothing on Morningside in this PZ agenda.
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Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay. So, I take -- everything I said --
Mr. Noriega: Yeah.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: --I didn't say.
RE.6 RESOLUTION
13748
Office of
Management and
Budget
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING APPROPRIATIONS RELATING TO
THE 2022-2023 FISCAL YEAR ADOPTED OPERATING BUDGET
PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. R-22-0371 ADOPTED ON
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022, AS AMENDED, THE FIVE-YEAR
FINANCIAL PLAN, THE STRATEGIC PLAN, AND THE MULTI-
YEAR CAPITAL PLAN PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. R-22-
0321 ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2022, AS AMENDED
(COLLECTIVELY, THE "BUDGET"), AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO MAKE ANY NECESSARY CHANGES TO ADJUST,
AMEND, ALLOCATE, AND APPROPRIATE THE BUDGET, AND
ANY PART THEREOF, REGARDING CITY OF MIAMI SERVICES
AND RESOURCES AS NECESSARY AND LEGALLY ALLOWED;
RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN
NECESSARY ACTIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER AND
DESIGNATED OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENTS TO UPDATE THE
RELEVANT FINANCIAL CONTROLS, PROJECT CLOSE-OUTS,
ACCOUNTING ENTRIES, AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN
CONNECTION THEREWITH AND FOR GRANTS AND OTHER
FUNDING SOURCES IN PROGRESS AND FOR NECESSARY
RELATED DOCUMENT NEGOTIATIONS AND EXECUTIONS, ALL
IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY; PROVIDING
FOR APPLICABLE EFFECTIVE DATES.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0224
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
AYES: King, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.6, please see Item
Number RE.1.
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RE.7 RESOLUTION
13850
Commissioners
and Mayor
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), DECLARING THE OFFICIAL INTENT OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") TO ISSUE BOTH TAXABLE AND TAX-
EXEMPT GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, IN ONE OR MORE
SERIES, PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES PROVIDED
THAT THE CAPITAL PROJECTS DEBT MILLAGE NOT EXCEED
THE RATE OF 0.5935 MILLS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
NOVEMBER 7, 2017 BOND REFERENDUM APPROVED BY THE
VOTERS, IN AN EXPECTED NOT TO EXCEED TOTAL MAXIMUM
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF TWO MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED
THIRTY-THREE THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED SIXTY AND
00/100 DOLLARS ($2,833,760.00) (COLLECTIVELY, "LIMITED AD
VALOREM BONDS") IN ORDER TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS,
REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR FUNDS ADVANCED BY THE CITY
FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES INCURRED WITH RESPECT TO
CAPITAL PROJECTS TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE CITY TO
IMPROVE, PARKS, CULTURAL FACILITIES, STREETS, AND
INFRASTRUCTURE, ALL AS INDICATED IN THE ATTACHED
PROJECT LIST IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED; ESTABLISHING CERTAIN RELATED
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS; AUTHORIZING CERTAIN FURTHER
AND INCIDENTAL ACTIONS BY THE CITY MANAGER IN
CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, BOND COUNSEL,
DISCLOSURE COUNSEL, FINANCIAL ADVISOR, CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER, FINANCE DIRECTOR, BUDGET
DIRECTOR, AND SUCH OTHER APPROPRIATE OFFICERS,
EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS OF THE CITY AS THE CITY
MANAGER DEEMS NECESSARY, ALL AS REQUIRED FOR
PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 103 AND 141-150 OF THE U.S.
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, AND FOR
COMPLIANCE THEREWITH; FURTHER AUTHORIZING RELATED
AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY'S MULTI -YEAR CAPITAL PLAN AS
NECESSARY.
MOTION TO: Defer
RESULT: DEFERRED
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
SECONDER: Christine King, Commissioner
AYES: King, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla
Note for the Record: Item RE.7 was deferred to the May 25, 2023, City
Commission Meeting.
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.7, please see Item
Number RE.10 and "Order of the Day."
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RE.8 RESOLUTION
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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: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
SECONDER: Christine King, Commissioner
AYES: King, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla
Note for the Record: Item RE.8 was deferred to the May 25, 2023, City
Commission Meeting.
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.8, please see Item
Number RE.10 and "Order of the Day."
RE.9 RESOLUTION
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and Mayor
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION RESCINDING
RESOLUTION NOS. 02-498 AND 02-596, ADOPTED ON APRIL 25,
2002, AND MAY 23, 2002, RESPECTIVELY, CO -DESIGNATING
SOUTHEAST/SOUTHWEST 9TH STREET, FROM BRICKELL
PLAZA TO SOUTHWEST 1ST AVENUE AS "BEETHOVEN'S NINTH
SYMPHONY STREET," PURSUANT TO SECTION 54-137 OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY
CODE") AND REPLACING IN LIEU THEREOF, WITH A
RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION CO -
DESIGNATING SOUTHWEST/SOUTHEAST 9TH STREET FROM
BRICKELL PLAZA TO SOUTHWEST 1ST AVENUE, MIAMI,
FLORIDA AS "CHABAD STREET" PURSUANT TO SECTION 54-
137 OF THE CITY CODE; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY
CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
HEREIN DESIGNATED OFFICIALS.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0225
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MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
AYES: King, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.9, please see Item
Number RE.1, "Order of the day," and "Public Comments for all Item(s)."
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING
THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT THE CITY OF MIAMI'S
("CITY") ORDINANCE REGULATING LEAF BLOWERS BY
REQUIRING CITY DEPARTMENTS TO USE LEAF SHREDDERS
AND VACUUMS INSTEAD OF LEAF BLOWERS; FURTHER
DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO INCLUDE THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE ABOVE REFERENCED ORDINANCE IN
FUTURE CONTRACTS WITH CITY VENDORS; FURTHER
DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO IDENTIFY FUNDING
SOURCES AND GRANTS AVAILABLE TO IMPLEMENT THESE
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES DURING THE 2023 FISCAL YEAR.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0228
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 RE.10,
please see "Order of the Day," and "Public Comments for all Item(s)."
Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): Madam Chair, did you pull out RE.11 ?
Chair King: Yes.
Ms. Mendez: Okay.
Chair King: I didn't call that one. 10 and 11 were pulled.
Commissioner Reyes: 10 and 11.
Arthur Noriega (City Manager): You pulled 9, 10, and 11 ?
Chair King: 10 and 11. I didn't --
Commissioner Reyes: No, 10 was not pulled.
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Chair King: No, 10 was pulled.
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Yes, 10 was pulled, yeah.
Chair King: 10 was pulled.
Commissioner Reyes: Oh, 10 was pulled?
Chair King: I didn't call 10.
Commissioner Reyes: Okay.
Chair King: Okay.
Commissioner Reyes: Now, I would like to move RE.10.
Chair King: It was pull -- it was deferred. No, it wasn 't --
Commissioner Reyes: No.
Chair King: -- deferred?
Mr. Noriega: No.
Commissioner Reyes: No.
Chair King: Yes or no?
Commissioner Reyes: No, it wasn 't deferred.
Chair King: Okay.
Mr. Noriega: 10 and 11 weren't deferred.
Chair King: Oh, okay.
Commissioner Reyes: Oh, 11 was deferred.
Chair King: RE.11 was deferred.
Mr. Noriega: It was?
Commissioner Reyes: But RE.10, I think it was included in your list.
Mr. Hannon: RE.11 is still in play.
Mr. Noriega: Yeah, RE.11 's still in play. 10 and 11 were still on the agenda as part
of the agenda -- regular agenda plasma.
Commissioner Reyes: That's right.
Mr. Noriega: We didn't pull or defer those.
Commissioner Reyes: Neither one of them.
Chair King: Okay.
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Mr. Noriega: The only ones --
Chair King: Well, we need to --
Mr. Noriega: -- the only ones that were deferred were 2, 7, 8.
Chair King: I have 2, 7, 8.
Mr. Noriega: And that 's it on the RE (Resolution) agenda.
Chair King: Okay, and I had 10 and 11, so I didn't call out 10 and 11, so we need to
Mr. Noriega: Yeah.
Commissioner Reyes: Call out --
Chair King: -- we need to --
Mr. Noriega: Yeah.
Chair King: -- vote on RE.10 and 11. Do I have a motion?
Commissioner Reyes: I move it.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'll second it.
Chair King: All in favor?
Ms. Mendez: Madam --
Chair King: Victoria.
Ms. Mendez: For RE.11, we need to just make certain changes, which is that no fault
to the City on the -- because the resolution right now states that we 're admitting to
fault, so no fault to the City, each site to bear their own costs, so no cost to the City,
and a release, hold harmless and indemnification.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Madam --
Chair King: Commissioner.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Thank you. Is this the item we discussed?
Ms. Mendez: Yes.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay. And what changes are you making now to
what we discussed -- vis-a-vis what we discussed?
Ms. Mendez: No, no, just what we discussed, which is a release, hold harmless and
indemnification, each side to bear their own cost because there's a -- we were
appealing an $18, 000 award of attorney's fees.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I know.
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Ms. Mendez: So, that for each side to bear their own cost so that they don't charge
us the $18,000 because we were still appealing that. And then no fault to the City as
it's drafted because it's drafted as that it's a fault to the City -- that we 're saying that
we were atfaultfor something and we 're not.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: As a professional courtesy, Madam Chairwoman,
can we come back to this a little bit later towards the end? Can we do that, leave it
out for now, the conversation for later?
Chair King: If that is the will of the body.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Let me hear from the --
Chair King: If that's the will of the body.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Or if you don't mind, can I hear from the --
Commissioner Covo: Yeah.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- Mayor first?
Javier Fernandez: Madam Chair, good morning. Javier Fernandez, for the record,
law offices at 1200 Brickell Avenue. Commissioner, I just wanted to note for the
record we have no objections to the modifications that the City Attorney's proffering.
I had spoken to Mr. Greco earlier and we are in agreement with those changes.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I think it'd be a good idea you call me and tell me
that. What do you think, Mayor? You and I have known each other for a long time.
Mr. Fernandez: I know. You just got here a little bit later than I did this morning.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: A simple text will do.
Mr. Fernandez: Thank you.
Commissioner Reyes: Don 't surprise me.
Mr. Fernandez: That's why I wanted to get up and let you know. Thank you, sir.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I don't like to be surprised. So, she's okay?
Mr. Fernandez: We are okay with the changes.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: And Madam Attorney, you're okay, too? Okay.
As long as everybody is in.
Commissioner Covo: Madam Chair, I just want to make sure that there was
something that -- because this is important because it's in my district, and I was
briefed on this item. And one of the main complaints that I was getting was that it
wasn't being opened because of the litigation. So, from day one, I came in and I
asked what was happening, because, of course, the green space is important for
Brickell.
Commissioner Reyes: Yeah.
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Commissioner Covo: Brickell is in desperate need of green space. So, as part of
what we would want for this is to be reopened.
Mr. Fernandez: Yes. And that's --
Commissioner Covo: I mean, it's going to be reopened as a park until the family
decides exactly how they're going to use it. And then the other thing that I would
request is to make sure that it's going to be used as an open space as well.
Mr. Fernandez: Yes.
Commissioner Covo: I understand that the property has an owner, but I do believe,
and that's respectfully asking the owner, that we need to make sure that it's a lot that
it shouldn 't be a high-rise.
Mr. Fernandez: Yes, as the resolution reflects, we would be entering into a license
agreement with the City to allow it to be used as a -- basically a park under private
ownership for I think at the shortest duration we would expect for at least a year. And
if there is an activation in the future, we'll have a significant public component, but
for the moment we have no plans.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: And this is a conversation, also a priority to me,
Commissioner, that we had before.
Commissioner Covo: Okay.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, yes.
Commissioner Covo: Then we agree.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'm on the same page as you are.
Commissioner Covo: Awesome.
Mr. Fernandez: And Commissioner, we thank you for bringing this matter forward
and to Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla for co -sponsoring the item. We are grateful
to be resolving this protracted litigation.
Commissioner Covo: And it would also give us about a year to make sure that we can
generate, Mr. Manager, I don't know how as yet, but more green space for the
Brickell area. We 've gotten a few requests, including a dog park, that it's much
needed for the residents.
Chair King: I have a motion and a second. RE.11, as amended, all in favor?
Commissioner Reyes: Does that include RE.10?
Chair King: Yes, 10 and --
Commissioner Reyes: RE.10 and 11.
Chair King: Um-hmm.
Commissioner Reyes: Aye.
Mr. Fernandez: Thank you.
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RE.11
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Commissioner Covo: Aye.
Chair King: All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Motion carries.
Commissioner Reyes: Okay.
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING
THE CITY ATTORNEY TO ABANDON ALL APPEALS IN THE
MATTER OF CITY OF MIAMI V. 1000 BRICKELL, LTD., CASE NO.
3D22-1347; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO
PROCESS SUCH FUTURE LAND USE MAP (FLUM) AMENDMENT
AND REZONING APPLICATIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO
REDESIGNATE THE PARCELS LOCATED AT 25 SE 10TH
STREET (FOLIO NO. 01-0207-020-1070) AND 20 SE 10TH
STREET (FOLIO NO. 01-0207-030-1011)(COLLECTIVELY, THE
"PARCELS"), AS FURTHER DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," TO A
FLUM AND ZONING DESIGNATION THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH
THE DESIGNATIONS OF SUCH PROPERTIES IMMEDIATELY
ABUTTING THE PARCELS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0229
MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s)
RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S)
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 minutes referencing Item Number RE.11, please see
Item Number RE.10 and "Order of the Day."
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RE.12
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RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
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 WEST
FLAGLER ASSOCIATES, LTD., A FLORIDA LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP ("SELLER"), FOR THE ACQUISITION OF REAL
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 425 NORTHWEST 35 AVENUE, MIAMI,
FLORIDA (FOLIO NO. 01-4104-023-0200), 435 NORTHWEST 37
AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA (FOLIO NO. 01-4104-023-0190), AND
445 NORTHWEST 37 AVENUE (FOLIO NO. 01-4104-023-0180)
(COLLECTIVELY, "PROPERTY"), FOR A PURCHASE PRICE OF
THREE MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE THOUSAND
AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($3,479,000.00); FURTHER AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS AND
MODIFICATIONS TO SAID AGREEMENT, ALL IN FORMS
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AS MAY BE
NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE SAID ACQUISITION;
ALLOCATING FUNDS THE DISTRICT 4 COMMISSIONER'S
SHARE OF THE MIAMI FOREVER LIMITED AD VALOREM BOND
FUNDS FOR SEA LEVEL RISE MITIGATION AND FLOOD
PREVENTION PROJECTS, SPECIFICALLY EAST FLAGAMI
FLOOD MITIGATION (PUMP STATION) PROJECT, PROJECT NO.
40-B223801, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THREE MILLION,
FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS
($3,554,000.00), TO COVER THE COST OF SAID ACQUISITION,
INCLUSIVE OF THE COST OF SURVEY, ENVIRONMENTAL
REPORTS, TITLE INSURANCE, DEMOLITION, SECURING THE
PROPERTY, PROJECT SIGNAGE AND RELATED CLOSING
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID ACQUISITION, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE
AGREEMENT.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0226
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
AYES: King, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.12, please see
Item Number RE.11.
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RE.13
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Commissioners
and Mayor
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), REALLOCATING FUNDS, IN THE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS
($200,000.00) ("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 AS AMENDED ("CAPITAL
PLAN"), AND RE -APPROPRIATING SAID FUNDS TO THE
CITYWIDE STORM SEWER REPAIR PROJECT (SW 22ND
TERRACE FROM SW 19TH AVENUE TO SW 21ST AVENUE),
PROJECT NO. 40-B30262; FURTHER REALLOCATING FUNDS, IN
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND
AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($150,000.00) ("FUNDS") FROM PROJECT
NO. 40-B40714, D4 PARK, STREET, AND LIGHTING
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY'S CAPITAL PLAN, AND RE -
APPROPRIATING SAID FUNDS TO THE SHENANDOAH PARK
PLAYGROUND AND GENERAL ENHANCEMENTS PROJECT,
PROJECT NO. 40-B233507; 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-23-0227
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
AYES: King, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.13, please see
Item Number RE.1.
END OF RESOLUTIONS
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FR.1 ORDINANCE First Reading
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and Mayor
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION, AMENDING
CHAPTER 22/ARTICLE I OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "GARBAGE AND
OTHER SOLID WASTE/IN GENERAL," BY ESTABLISHING
SECTION 22-23 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "PROHIBITED
DISPOSITION OF YARD WASTE, DIRT, OR DEBRIS WHEN USING
LEAF BLOWERS OR RAKING, PROTECTING STORMWATER
CATCH BASINS AND CITY RIGHT-OF-WAYS"; FURTHER
AMENDING CHAPTER 22/ARTICLE III OF THE CITY CODE,
TITLED "GARBAGE AND OTHER SOLID WASTE/ ENFORCEMENT
AND ADMINISTRATION," BY ESTABLISHING SECTION 22-93 OF
THE CITY CODE, TITLED "PENALTIES FOR PROHIBITED
DISPOSITION AND RAKING OF YARD WASTE, DIRT OR DEBRIS
WHEN RAKING OR USING LEAF BLOWERS," PROVIDING
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 22-23 AS STATED
HEREIN; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING
AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading
RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo
Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number FR.1,
please see "Order of the day," and "Public Comments for all Item(s)."
Chair King: Do I have a motion for FR.1, 2, and 3?
Commissioner Reyes: 2 and 3. Move it.
Commissioner Covo: Second.
Chair King: All in favor?
Commissioner Reyes: Aye.
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair, Chair, the titles need to be read into the record
for the first reading ordinances.
Chair King: Oh, I'm sorry. That's true.
Mr. Hannon: And FR.3 is going to be amended.
Commissioner Reyes: Okay.
Chair King: What?
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Mr. Hannon: And FR.3 is going to be amended on the floor.
Chair King: Okay, Madam City Attorney, can you read for the record the titles?
Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): FR.1.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Ms. Mendez: FR.2.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Ms. Mendez: And FR.3, there was a substitution.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Chair King: I have a motion --
Commissioner Reyes: Move it.
Chair King: -- and a second. All in favor?
Mr. Hannon: I'm sorry, Chair. Who is the mover? Oh, Reyes.
Commissioner Reyes: I move it.
Mr. Hannon: Okay.
Chair King: All in favor?
Commissioner Covo: I sec --
Commissioner Reyes: And second.
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Motion carries.
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FR.2 ORDINANCE First Reading
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
CHAPTER 31/ARTICLE IV OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "LOCAL BUSINESS TAX AND
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS REGULATIONS/SHOPPING
CARTS," TO CLARIFY CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") DEPARTMENTS
USED FOR ENFORCEMENT AND TO PROVIDE MORE
STRINGENT COMPLIANCE FOR CART PICKUP AFTER REMOVAL
BY THE CITY FROM PUBLIC PROPERTY; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading
RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number FR.2, please see Item
Number RE.1.
FR.3 ORDINANCE First Reading
13959
Commissioners
and Mayor
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
PROHIBITING SMOKING AND VAPING INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THE CONSUMPTION OF CANNABIS, IN ALL OF
ITS FORMS AND EXTRACT PRODUCTS, IN PUBLIC PARKS
AND BEACHES; AMENDING CHAPTER 37 OF THE CODE OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED
"OFFENSES - MISCELLANEOUS", BY CREATING SECTION 37-
17, TITLED "SMOKING AND VAPING INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THE CONSUMPTION OF CANNABIS, IN ALL OF
ITS FORMS AND EXTRACT PRODUCTS, IN PUBLIC PARKS
AND BEACHES PROHIBITED"; FURTHER DIRECTING THE
CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS
NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THIS ORDINANCE AND SPREAE
PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ITS EFFECT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THE POSTING OF SIGNAGE IN PUBLIC
BUILDINGS, PARKS, AND BEACHES; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading with Modification(s)
RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING WITH MODIFICATION(S)
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo
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Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number FR.3, please see
"Order of the Day," and "Public Comments for all Item(s)."
END OF FIRST READING ORDINANCES
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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:
NOMINATED BY:
Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla
Commissioner Sabina Covo
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Manolo Reyes
Commissioner Christine King
RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN
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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)
(Alternate At -Large)
NOMINATED BY:
Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla
Commissioner Sabina Covo
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Christine King
Commission -At -Large
Commission -At -Large
Commission -At -Large
Commission -At -Large
RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A CERTAIN
INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COUNCIL FOR A
TERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEE: NOMINATED BY:
Seth Gordon Commissioner Sabina Covo
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0214
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MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner
SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
AYES: King, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo
Chair King: I believe we 're now on the boards and committees.
Commissioner Reyes: Anybody that wants cake, just go to my office.
Chair King: Mr. City Clerk.
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Thank you, Chair. BC.3, Arts and Entertainment
Council. Commissioner Covo will be appointing Seth Gordon.
Chair King: Need a motion. Do I have a motion?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'll move it.
Commissioner Reyes: Second.
Chair King: All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
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 Sabina Covo
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Manolo Reyes
Commissioner Christine King
RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN
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RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN
INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE BAYFRONT PARK MANAGEMENT TRUST FOR
TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEES:
NOMINATED BY:
Commissioner Sabina Covo
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Manolo Reyes
RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
OFFICIALLY CONFIRMING THE CITY CLERK'S CERTIFICATION OF THE
DECLARATION OF RESULTS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI CIVIL SERVICE BOARD
ELECTION HELD ON APRIL 20, 2023, AND APRIL 21, 2023.
ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE: SEAT REPRESENTED:
Ulysses Garcia Seat No. 1
Wilbur Max Jackson, Jr. Seat No. 2
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0215
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
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): BC. 6, confirmation of the Civil Service Board election
results. This item is a resolution confirming the certification of the election results of
Ulvsses Garcia, elected to Seat 1, and Wilbert Max Jackson, Jr., elected to Seat
number 2 on the Civil Service Board.
Commissioner Reyes: Move it.
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Chair King: Do I have a motion? Do I have a second?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'll second.
Chair King: All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Motion carries.
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
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 Sabina Covo
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Manolo Reyes
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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 Sabina Covo
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 CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD FOR A TERM AS
DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEE: NOMINATED BY:
Keon Williams Commissioner Christine King
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0216
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo
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Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): BC.10, Code Enforcement Board. Commissioner King
would like to appoint Keon Williams to the District 5 seat.
Chair King: Do I have a motion?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'll move it.
Chair King: Second?
Commissioner Covo: Second.
Chair King: All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A CERTAIN
INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
AND QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE FOR A TERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEE:
Sandy Moise
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0217
NOMINATED BY:
Commissioner Sabina Covo
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
SECONDER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner
AYES: King, Diaz de la Portilla, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo, Covo
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Yes, BC.11, Commission on the Status of Women and
Quality of Life Committee. Commissioner Covo will be appointing Sandy Moise.
Commissioner Reyes: Move it.
Chair King: Do you have a motion?
Commissioner Reyes: Move it.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'll move it.
Commissioner Reyes: Second.
Chair King: Motion and a second. All in favor?
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The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Motion carries.
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A CERTAIN
INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS BOARD FOR A TERM
AS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEE:
Steven Dloogoff
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0218
NOMINATED BY:
Commissioner Sabina Covo
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
SECONDER: Christine King, Commissioner
AYES: King, Diaz de la Portilla, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo, Covo
Chair King: Do you have anything else?
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): BC. 12, Community Relations Board. Commissioner
Covo will be appointing Stephen Dloogoff.
Chair King: Do I have a motion?
Commissioner Reyes: Move it.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Is Commissioner Covo here?
Chair King: Second. I'll second it. All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
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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 Sabina Covo
Commissioner Sabina Covo
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
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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 Sabina Covo
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 Sabina Covo
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Manolo Reyes
Commissioner Christine King
RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN
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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)
(Real Estate Broker — Category 5)
(Citizen — Category 7)
(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 Sabina Covo
Commissioner Sabina Covo
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Manolo Reyes
Commissioner Christine King
RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN
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RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN
INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER,
QUEER ("LGBTQ") ADVISORY BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEES:
NOMINATED BY:
Mayor Francis Suarez
Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla
Commissioner Sabina Covo
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Christine King
Commission -At -Large
RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN
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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:
RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN
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 Sabina Covo
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Manolo Reyes
Commissioner Christine King
Commission -At -Large
Commission -At -Large
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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:
NOMINATED BY:
Mayor Francis Suarez
Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla
Commissioner Sabina Covo
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Manolo Reyes
Commissioner Manolo Reyes
Commissioner Christine King
RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN
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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 Sabina Covo
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 APPOINTING CERTAIN
INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD
FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY:
Anthony Parrish, Jr. Commissioner Sabina Covo
Juan Carlos Zapata Commissioner Sabina Covo
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0219
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MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
SECONDER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner
AYES: King, Diaz de la Portilla, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo, Covo
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): BC.21, Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board.
Commissioner Covo will be reappointing Anthony Parrish and appointing Juan
Carlos Zapata.
Commissioner Reyes: Move it.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'll second that.
Chair King: All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Motion carries.
Mr. Hannon: That concludes -- that concludes the boards and committees. Thank
you, Chair.
Chair King: Thank you.
Commissioner Reyes: Okay, they all been appointed.
Chair King: All of your appointments were made.
Commissioner Covo: Thank you. I was at the bathroom.
Chair King: Okay, I believe we are --
Commissioner Reyes: You were in conference.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: You took a great bathroom break.
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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
RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN
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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 Sabina Covo
Commissioner Sabina Covo
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 CERTAIN
INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE VIRGINIA KEY ADVISORY BOARD FOR TERMS
AS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEES:
NOMINATED BY:
Mayor Francis Suarez
Commissioner Sabina Covo
RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN
END OF BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
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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: Indefinitely Defer
RESULT: INDEFINITELY DEFERRED
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
SECONDER: Christine King, Commissioner
AYES: King, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.1, please see
"Order of the Day."
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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: Indefinitely Defer
RESULT: INDEFINITELY DEFERRED
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
SECONDER: Christine King, Commissioner
AYES: King, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.2, please see
"Order of the Day."
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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: Indefinitely Defer
RESULT: INDEFINITELY DEFERRED
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
SECONDER: Christine King, Commissioner
AYES: King, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.3, please see
"Order of the Day."
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PZ.4 ORDINANCE First Reading
13319 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
"LOW DENSITY RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL" OF THE
PROPERTY(IES) LOCATED AT 39 NORTHWEST 39 STREET, 40
NORTHWEST 39 STREET, AND 48 NORTHWEST 39 STREET, MIAMI,
FLORIDA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN 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: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo
Note for the Record: Intervenor Status was granted by unanimous consent to Alvin
Smith pursuant to Section 7.1.4.3(d) of Miami 21 for Item PZ.4.
Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing to Item Number PZ.4,
please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)."
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: PZ (Planning and Zoning) --
Chair King: We are on our PZ items.
Commissioner Reyes: Very timely.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: PZ. 13, I believe. I want to defer that. It's in my
district. Has it been deferred already? No?
Chair King: Okay. PZ -- do you have the ones that were deferred and stuff?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I do.
Chair King: Okay. So --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'm not sure about 13.
Chair King: Do I have a motion for PZ.4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'll move it.
Chair King: Second.
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Commissioner Reyes: Hold on a second. Before -- before we vote, I have a Jennings
disclosure (INAUDIBLE).
Chair King: Okay.
Commissioner Reyes: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) disclosure.
Chair King: Madam City Attorney, Commissioner Reyes has a Jennings disclosure
on all of them, he said. And I'm going to -- I have a Jennings disclosure as well.
Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): Yes. And I believe Commissioner Covo does too,
but are you -- you want to do all of them before the PZs or as they come up?
Chair King: All of what, the Jennings disclosures?
Ms. Mendez: The -- right. Do you want to do them before the PZs or as each --
Chair King: No.
Ms. Mendez: -- one comes up?
Chair King: I have one on all of them so --
Ms. Mendez: Oh, okay.
Lakisha Hull (Director, Planning): Madam Chair, for the record, PZ.8 and PZ.9,
Planning Department had a derent recommendation from what the applicant
requested. So, we just need to clarify what the vote would be on that one, ma'am.
Chair King: Elvis, the public comment period is over.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Well, if the motion is to move them all, it doesn't
matter.
Elvis Cruz: I have a point of order.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: You could recommend what you want, but if the
motion is to move them all, it's to move them all, right?
Ms. Hull: So, the applicant is requesting a certain zoning and a land use. We just
want to make sure for the record that it's --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Which one is it?
Ms. Hull: 8 and 9, sir, so that we're approving what the applicant is requesting for
the record.
Chair King: 8 and 9.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: This is the -- well, the Planning Department
recommended denial.
Ms. Hull: Yes, sir.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: This is the -- hold on. The co -living?
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Ms. Hull: No, sir. This is a future land use map and a rezoning, sir.
Chair King: Co -living is 10.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I know, I'm just following it, sorry. I didn't take
my smart pill today.
Chair King: You always do.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: That's Commissioner -- no, I don't say that;
Carollo says that. I copy him every once in a while. PZ.8, okay, I'm okay with that
one.
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Chair King: PZ.4 and 5.
Lakisha Hull (Director, Planning): So, Madam Chair, PZ.4 and 5 --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Can I take a five-minute break?
Ms. Hull: -- there's different recommendations as well on that one.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Can we deny intervenor status and just move on?
Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): So, on the -- so, on the intervenor status, it's like a
mini hearing.
Chair King: It's a mini -- Victoria, how long do you anticipate that that would take?
David Winker: Well, I -- my client was here earlier, Alvin Smith. He 's a mover, and
he had to leave for a job. So, I don 't know if it would be possible --
Chair King: So, I don't think it would be possible to do it. So, can we defer PZ.4 and
5?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I move to defer PZ.4 --
Chair King: Well, only --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Well --
Chair King: I know, but I don't want to not hear the whole thing. I don't -- you
know, I don't know ifhe'll even have intervenor status, but I don't want to --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Well --
Chair King: -- deny it because they're not here.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Well, they left.
Chair King: They did leave.
Ms. Mendez: But they're -- he's represented by an --
Chair King: But he 's represented by counsel.
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Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, why did he say that he left? Who cares if
you're representing him, right?
Chair King: Right. So, I'm just frying to give everyone due process.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, why can 't he just say what he needs to say?
Chair King: Because we need to hear -- Victoria, don't we need to hear from the
intervenor?
Ms. Mendez: Right, so it depends --
Chair King: Not just his counsel.
Ms. Mendez: Right, so it depends how Mr. Winker's going to proceed. If he's going
to have his client testify as to things, if he 's just going to say everything. So, it
depends how he 's going to proceed.
Mr. Winker: So, I guess it'll be -- I guess we'd start with whether you guys would
agree to, I mean, to intervenor status, which I'm assuming you 're going to say no.
Javier Avino: No. And we've also, just for the record, this item has been before this
board several times already.
Chair King: I know.
Mr. Avino: There's been ample opportunity --
Chair King: I under --
Mr. Avino: -- to establish intervenor status if that's something that was, you know, if
they wanted. And so, to Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla's point, I mean, they're
represented by counsel. Counsel, can -- you know, you certainly can entertain
counsel's comments and thoughts.
Chair King: Victoria?
Ms. Mendez: You can proceed that way. I just don't know how Mr. Winker was
planning to proceed. So, I guess we can ask Mr. Winker what he was going to do.
Mr. Winker: I would love for him to be here because I think it's fair. I mean, he is an
abutting neighbor, you know, like he is --
Chair King: But we do have, we do have a neighbor that is --
Mr. Winker: Another abutting neighbor.
Chair King: -- is the abutting -- is the abutting neighbor.
Mr. Winker: Exactly, that's -- yeah.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, do we need to --?
Chair King: No, but another -- there 's --
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Mr. Winker: I know.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Well, hold on, hold on.
Chair King: Right.
Mr. Winker: Yep.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Calm down, cowboy, relax. It's better -- let's see,
we go ahead and we -- are we going to grant him intervenor status? We have to vote
on that?
Chair King: No, we have to --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: We have to vote on that?
Chair King: They have to present -- they have to present.
Commissioner Reyes: They have to present.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: And then we decide.
Chair King: Right.
Ms. Mendez: And then you decide.
Chair King: Then we decide if they qualms as the intervenor.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Correct, okay, so --
Chair King: So, they have to present.
Ms. Mendez: So, the intervenor hearings usually take longer than the actual hearing
Commissioner Reyes: Yeah.
Chair King: Right.
Ms. Mendez: -- on the item. So, are you sure --
Commissioner Reyes: Yes.
Ms. Mendez: -- you don't want to just --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: No, we want to go -- I prefer to get it out of the --
you know, off our plate.
Chair King: Well, let's -- what does your client say?
Mr. Avino: We'll go ahead and -- we'll grant him intervenor status.
Commissioner Reyes: You will grant it?
Mr. Avino: Yeah.
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Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yes, even better still.
Commissioner Reyes: Hold on a second. Then we don't have to vote. He's accepting
it.
Chair King: Right, if we accept. So, now we just --
Commissioner Reyes: He 's accepting.
Chair King: -- vote on the items?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yeah.
Commissioner Reyes: Let's vote on the item --
Chair King: Okay.
Commissioner Reyes: -- items.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yes.
Ms. Mendez: Now, so normally on -- when you grant intervenor status, then Mr.
Winker --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: They make the presentation, yes.
Ms. Mendez: Right, they make the presentation and Mr. Winker is able to ask some
questions, you know, as an intervenor if he so chooses or make his statement --
Commissioner Reyes: But --
Ms. Mendez: -- a little longer than, you know, the two minutes.
Commissioner Reyes: Madam City Attorney, they accept the intervenor status.
Ms. Mendez: No, no, I -- yes, so we are past --
Commissioner Reyes: (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
Ms. Mendez: -- we're past the inter --
Commissioner Reyes: We pass -- we passed everything that you said.
Ms. Mendez: Right, we passed the long protracted intervenor hearing. Now, as an
intervenor, he 's able to ask a few questions, make a presentation as they make a
presentation.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: That's true, but we can limit the length of it, can't
we not?
Ms. Mendez: You can limit everybody's participation.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay, let's do that, let's do that. How much time
do you need, Mr. Winker?
Mr. Winker: And I'll -- it won't be lengthy.
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Chair King: Okay.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay, let's do it.
Chair King: Go ahead.
Mr. Winker: So, do you want me to start, or you want a presentation from the other
side? I'm happy to start.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: You start.
Chair King: Go ahead.
Mr. Winker: You got it. Good afternoon, Commissioners. I appreciate the
opportunity to address you. Happy birthday, Commissioner Reyes.
Commissioner Reyes: Thank you.
Mr. Winker: This is along the lines of something you said earlier about preserving
neighborhoods. I represent Alvin Smith, whose family and him have lived at 52
Northwest 39th Street, directly next door to the subject properties, for decades. The
issue before the Commission is a first reading of the proposed upzonings of three lots
on Northwest 39th Street and the Buena Vista neighborhood, from single family to
duplex, even though they don't satisfy any of the three requirements needed to apply
to even apply for such an upzoning. This upzoning is the exact type of spot zoning
that residents were promised would not happen under Miami 21. We were told there
would be no more upzonings intruding into single-family neighborhoods because we
would be protected by the specific language in Miami 21 at Section 7.1.2.8(c)(2)(g)
that requires an applicant for a zoning change to show why the existing zoning is
inappropriate. That didn't happen here because there's nothing inappropriate about
this single-family zoning. In fact, Assistant Planning Director David Snow was asked
by the chair at the January 18th PZAB (Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board)
meeting if this existing single-family zoning is appropriate. Mr. Snow said it is
appropriate. Therefore, according to Miami 21 7.1.2.8(c)(2)(g), this zoning change
cannot be allowed. Period. Full stop. City staff is correct to recommend denial of
the T4 upzoning. But their recommendation to instead make it T3-O is wrong on
several levels and inconsistent with the code. First, T3-0 would be illegal because it
violates Miami 21 Section 7.2 -- 7.1.2.8(c)(1). It is not an extension of an existing
transect. It is not greater than 40,000 square feet and does not have 200 feet of street
frontage. It meets none of the requirements to even be considered for a zoning
change. Therefore, you cannot consider it. Despite knowing that, the developer is
trying a backdoor maneuver in which the developer applies for T4, which they know
they are not allowed to do, but then the City wants you to instead give them T3-O,
which I've shown you they should not be allowed to get under the Code. And let me
back up. They shouldn't even be allowed to -- they're asking for something that they
can't even apply for. The end run they've done is to have the City suggest that when
they couldn't even apply for it in the first place. Again, making this property T3-O is
a classic example of improper spot zoning. And this will create a domino effect in this
single-family neighborhood. Mr. Andy Parrish on the PZAB mentioned it at the last
meeting. If you give this to this developer, the next developer is going to say you have
to give it to me. How many times have we seen that here at the Commission where the
Commission says we can't -- the legal liability for denying the next guy won't allow us
to do this. Commissioners, this would never be allowed in other single-family
neighborhoods like the South Grove, the Roads, Coral Gate, Morningside that we've
heard a lot about today. This single-family neighborhood is not affluent as those
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other neighborhoods, but it deserves respect and protection. Please do so. This is an
awful proposal that will negatively impact this neighborhood. In sum, there is no
hardship. There's no valid reason to approve this upzoning. It's a simple case of
developer greed. There are plenty of T4 and T3-O land throughout the city, but
they've got it backwards. Instead of designing their project to fit the zoning, they
want you, the Commissioners, to change the zoning to fit the product -- project. This
is a departure from the essential requirements of law, and if you pass it, it will be
grounds for a successful petition for writ certiorari. Please don't make these
neighbors go to court to get the City to enforce Miami 21. With that, I conclude my
presentation. Is Mr. Snow here from the Planning Department? I was wondering if I
could ask him a couple of questions. Before Mr. Snow --
Ms. Mendez: And before we continue, I'm sorry, Commissioner Covo just
remembered that there was a meeting between Mr. Avino and her, so she would like to
make her Jennings disclosure that there was a meeting now that we're in the
presentation. Are you fine with that, Mr. Winker, and we can proceed? Mr. Winker?
Mr. Winker: I'm fine.
Ms. Mendez: Okay. Thank you so much.
Mr. Winker: For sure.
Mr. Avino: Before that, I do think it is important that staff be presented the
opportunity to provide their full report and analysis because that is what serves as the
substantial competent evidence on which both the Planning and Zoning Appeals
Board relied as well.
Chair King: You 're ahead of -- you 're a little ahead of me because I was going to ask
our -- Madam Director, he made some very serious accusations and said that we are
going against Miami 21, that we are taking illegal steps. Could you address that,
please?
Ms. Hull: Good afternoon. Lakeisha Hull, Planning Director. For the record,
Assistant Director David Snow is here to also provide a response in regards to what
was stated. There is a staff analysis signed by the Planning Director that fully
analyzed and evaluated the petitioner and the applicant's request in compliance with
the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan and also in compliance with the Miami
21 Code. So, upon that detailed analysis, we were finding that what they asked for
was not in compliance with the abutting and consistencies in the land use around the
property. That's why staff recommended a lower intensity of duplex residential. The
applicant was able to comply that that was a more appropriate density for the
property, and then the comparable zoning, which Planning Department staff reviewed
and analyzed, and I signed off on that report itself, was also comparable to that
density. So, I just want to just say for the record, the complete analysis is done. It's
in the record. It's in the legislative file for both items.
Chair King: Thank you. You may proceed.
Mr. Winker: I was going to ask ifI could ask Mr. Snow a couple of questions. I'll be
brief.
Chair King: Mr. Snow -- Assistant Director Snow, I'm sorry.
David Snow (Assistant Director, Planning): Thank you. Good afternoon.
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Mr. Winker: Good afternoon, Mr. Snow. At the PZAB meeting, were you asked if the
existing zoning of these properties was appropriate and you --? First of all, let me
ask that. Were you asked if the existing zoning of these properties was appropriate at
the PZAB meeting?
Mr. Snow: I was not asked that specifically.
Mr. Winker: You were never asked whether the --
Mr. Snow: I was asked -- just to be clear, I was asked about a specific section within
Miami 21 and if we were in compliance with that section or not.
Mr. Winker: So, you were never asked if the existing single-family zoning was
appropriate?
Mr. Snow: I was not asked that specifically, and that information is in our staff
report.
Mr. Winker: And so, in the staff report, you addressed whether the existing single-
family zoning was appropriate?
Mr. Avino: I have to -- I mean, the staff report is on the record. I have to object to
this line of questioning. It's on the record, it's in the minutes, it's available to Mr.
Winker. He has the opportunity to review it. There's no need for -- and Mr. Snow has
already asked and answered that it is --
Chair King: I agree. He's asked -- he's answered.
Mr. Winker: But he -- he -- okay. I mean, all right, no problem. Mr. Snow, under
Miami 21, Section 7.1.2.8,(c)(2)(g), is it correct that the applicant is required to
submit an analysis that explains why the existing zoning is inappropriate?
Mr. Snow: So, applicants typically submit a letter of intent, and within that letter of
intent, they describe and justift their request for the rezone.
Mr. Winker: I understand that they're asking -- that they give why they want an
upzoning, but are they required to say under the code why the existing zoning is
improper?
Mr. Avino: Again, I'm going to object to this. The City has already answered that the
applicant complied with the application requirements and put forth a valid
application to be before this board. And so, again, I'm going to object to that line of
question.
Mr. Winker: And I'm just -- I'm asking if the application contained that language.
Mr. Snow: I did not read this particular letter of intent. Our staff has completed that
review, and they found that it is compliant with that section of the code.
Chair King: And it is available to you, Attorney.
Mr. Winker: It's not in there, that's the point. They didn't follow the code. Did City
staff do an analysis on the upzoning of these properties to T3-O?
Mr. Avino: Again, this question has been asked and answered. It's in the analysis.
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Chair King: Actually, the director answered that in her comments.
Ms. Hull: That's correct.
Chair King: The director, she answered that.
Mr. Winker: I don't think the record -- I just want the record to reflect that she
answered the question of whether they did an analysis of the actual upzoning
occurred.
Ms. Hull: That's part of the recommendation, sir. Yes, if you read the staff analysis,
it states --
Mr. Winker: Thank you.
Ms. Hull: -- that that's what we recommended, and I signed off on that, sir.
Mr. Winker: I'd like to ask the staff what evidence of hardship was presented as to
the requiring this upzoning?
Mr. Avino: I could address that. There's not a hardship requirement on a rezoning
request.
Mr. Winker: I'd like the staff to answer whether they --
Ms. Hull: So, I can chime in here. Under the legislative file for both items, there is a
link that has application supporting documents. So, it's a complete packet that shows
all the evidence that staff used to justify our analysis. So, that's how we were able to
render our decision of what we have under the future land use map and also the
rezoning. So, I'm not sure, sir, ifyou've seen those supporting documents under --
Mr. Winker: Yeah, no, I reviewed --
Ms. Hull: Okay.
Mr. Winker: -- that.
Ms. Hull: Okay, thank you.
Mr. Winker: My point is it's not in there. There is no analysis of a hardship. I would
posit to the board that --
Chair King: Madam Director, is a hardship required?
Ms. Hull: It's not required. So, think about it this way, sir. You have to comply with
the Florida statute requirement for analyzing future land use maps and rezoning
request. And so what we do, we look and see of the merits of the request, sir, and
provide a recommendation such for.
Mr. Winker: So, just to clarify for the record, you guys are not doing a separate
analysis of whether the applicant has made a case, whether the current zoning is
appropriate?
Ms. Hull: So, I believe I've already answered that question. We analyzed the request
that we received. And so that's the merits of -- we get applications all the time
requesting certain designations. We analyze to see if it's appropriate. We've
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currently already analyzed the current zoning and the future land use map that's why
it's already in place. So, that's where we -- we base our recommendation based on
what was submitted to us, and then we provide a recommendation from that
standpoint, sir.
Chair King: Thank you, Madam Director. I believe Madam Director did say that
they felt that this request was appropriate. You want to --
Mr. Avino: Yes.
Chair King: -- present your side now?
Mr. Avino: Absolutely. Thank you. So, for the record, Javier Avino, with law offices
at 1450 Brickell Avenue, here on behalf of the applicant and owner of these
properties. First, I'd like to thank staff profusely for their work on this application. It
has been many months to get to this point, including their work directly with the
presidents of the two associations to hear their concerns. And I also want to thank the
neighbors, those that are here, as well as those that are not here with us today, but
certainly participated in the very lively discussion that we had hosted at the Ramos
home, which is the immediately abutting neighbor. Ms. Ramos spoke about the
impact to, you know, to her home, which is the immediately abutting home on one
side, as well as two homes directly in front. That meeting was attended -- and I'm
going to submit on the record several things, including the meeting minutes from that
meeting. That meeting was attended by nearly 40 residents who spoke to us about our
application. I'm also going to submit some letters of support from various neighbors
as well. We got ahead of this application, you know, early on. So, before there was
any hearing set, any meeting set, we wanted to reach out to the neighbors. And we
wanted to make sure that we were being sensitive to what our request was. We had
proffered with our application, our -- initially a covenant, a covenant that would
restrict our use and ensure that there would not be commercial encroachment into the
neighborhood. However, the neighbors shared with us their concerns over covenants
in general, their, you know, dislike for covenants that could be misused. And so, that
is what brought forth the ability to look at this and modem the alternate
recommendation that staff has made based on their analysis. I should really clam
and hone in on one point that I think is critical here and that distinguishes this from a
lot of other neighborhoods throughout the city. This is not a T3-R neighborhood. A
T3-R neighborhood is a single family only neighborhood. A T3-L neighborhood, the
significant distinction there is that T3-L already allows currently for accessory
dwelling units for homes -- rear homes in the back. In fact, I will also submit onto the
record an analysis that we did along this street and in the neighborhood that allows
for --
Commissioner Reyes: Madam Chair, can I ask him a question because he said
something that caught my attention?
Mr. Avino: Sure.
Chair King: Want to wait until his presentation is -- would you like to wait until the
presentation is over, or you want --?
Commissioner Reyes: No, because it's just related to what he just said.
Chair King: Okay.
Commissioner Reyes: You -- according to your position -- I mean, what you 're
saying, it is -- today you can build two units in the same lot?
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Mr. Avino: You could build a main home as well as an accessory dwelling unit. So,
yes, yes, Commissioner, you could build --
Commissioner Reyes: So, for all practical purposes, you have a duplex? Because if
you have two units that are livable, then they are duplex.
Mr. Avino: That is correct, Commissioner.
Commissioner Reyes: Okay.
Mr. Avino: This is really a question ofform, not really, you know, function. In other
words, you already can have and already exists -- contextually, the neighborhood
already has several of these accessory dwelling units that exist. That's the nature and
the context of this neighborhood. So, the request is from T3-L to T3-O --
Commissioner Reyes: And --
Mr. Avino: -- which affords you the opportunity to do the --
Commissioner Reyes: -- could you explain what is going to be the difference? The
difference is going to be.
Mr. Avino: The difference, Commissioner, is form, right? So, instead of having a
main home with an accessory dwelling unit or a casita in the back, you are able to
have, you know, a frontage that has two homes right up on the front.
Commissioner Reyes: But basically, they are two living units.
Mr. Avino: It is height. Height remains the same. You know, function, again,
remains the same.
Commissioner Reyes: It's the same.
Mr. Avino: But I did want to make sure that I put on the record, you know, the
outreach that was done. We're very, you know, proud of that outreach. You know, I
love when there's consensus. Unfortunately, consensus is not always achievable, but
that's my goal. And you know, we had very, very, very vocal neighbors when we met
there at the Ramos home. And again, thank you to them for opening up their home to
us. You know, they were not pleased with the original request, but where we arrived
is really something that I think speaks volumes of the process and of going through
the process and really reaching out to the neighbors. And so, I'll put all of that on the
record. Again, just to address a couple of the points from Mr. Winker, this is not spot
zoning. I'll put in the case law that establishes what spot zoning is. This is not. That
was also addressed by the City Attorney's Office during the Planning and Zoning
Appeals Board when it was raised at that time. And as the director stated and as the
analysis from staff establishes, there is substantial competent evidence to establish the
change of zoning and the future land use change from T3-L to T3-O.
Chair King: Thank you.
Mr. Avino: And with that, I will rest.
Chair King: Thank you. Madam City Attorney -- Mr. City Attorney, would you
please read the titles for 4 and 5 into the record so we can vote on them?
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John Greco (Chief Deputy City Attorney): Yes, Madam Chair. PZ.4.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the Chief Deputy City
Attorney.
Mr. Greco: PZ5.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the Chief Deputy City
Attorney.
Chair King: Do I --?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'll move it.
Chair King: Second?
Commissioner Covo: Second.
Chair King: All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Motion carries unanimously.
PZ.5 ORDINANCE First Reading
13320 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-L" SUB -URBAN TRANSECT
ZONE - LIMITED TO "T4-L" GENERAL URBAN TRANSECT ZONE -
LIMITED OF THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 39
NORTHWEST 39 STREET, 40 NORTHWEST 39 STREET, AND 48
NORTHWEST 39 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED,
FURTHER RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COMMISSION
ACCEPTANCE OF THE VOLUNTARILY PROFFERED COVENANT,
ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B"; MAKING
FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading
RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING
MOVER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo
Note for the Record: Intervenor Status was granted by unanimous consent to Alvin
Smith pursuant to Section 7.1.4.3(d) of Miami 21, for Item PZ.5.
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.5, please see Item
Number PZ.4 and "Public Comments for all Item(s)."
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PZ.6 ORDINANCE First Reading
13729 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 "MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIFAMILY
RESIDENTIAL" AND "LIGHT INDUSTRIAL" TO "GENERAL
COMMERCIAL" OF THE ACREAGE DESCRIBED HEREIN OF REAL
PROPERTY AT 14 NORTHWEST 75TH STREET, 7409 NORTHWEST
MIAMI COURT, 7450 NORTH MIAMI AVENUE, AND 7401
NORTHWEST MIAMI COURT, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading
RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo
Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number PZ.6,
please see Item Number PZ.4.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Do I have a motion for PZ 4 through 9?
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair.
Commissioner Reyes: Move it.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) with -- hold on.
Commissioner Covo: What?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: PZ 4 and 5, someone has intervenor status or is
requesting intervenor status so they can't be part of the block vote. So, there's a mo -
- so, why are you putting 4 through 9? So, that -- there's a motion for 6, 7, 8, and 9.
Do I have a motion for PZ.6, 7, 8 and 9?
Commissioner Reyes: (INAUDIBLE).
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So moved by Commissioner Reyes, seconded by
Commissioner Covo. All those in favor, say "aye."
Mr. Hannon: And Chair, my apologies. We just need to read the titles into the
record.
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Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Let's read the titles. Madam City Attorney, let's
read the titles into the record.
Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): Yes, and 8 and 9, we were supposed to say
something also.
Lakisha Hull (Director, Planning): So, for clarification, we're just going to go with
what was requested by the applicant, sir?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Correct, what was requested by the applicant and
not --
Ms. Hull: Thank you.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- recommended by Planning, okay?
Ms. Hull: Perfect, thank you, sir.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Let's read it.
Ms. Mendez: PZ.6.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Ms. Mendez: PZ.7.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Ms. Mendez: On the title, it says as amended twice, so this item will be as amended
so that we can remove that as amended twice. PZ.8.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Ms. Mendez: And PZ.9.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: All right, so PZ.6, 7, as amended twice, 8 and 9
was also amended, I believe. Is that correct?
Ms. Mendez: No, just PZ.7.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: 7 as amended twice, so we move PZ.6, 7, 8, 9 as
amendments. They've been read into the record. All those in favor, say "aye."
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: It passes.
Mr. Hannon: And then, Chair, I'm sorry, just for the record, it's only PZ.7 that's
being amended.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: PZ.7, as amended twice, correct. That's the only
one. I pass the gavel back to our real chairwoman here.
Chair King: So, we just passed 6 and 7?
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Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: 8 and 9.
Chair King: 8 and 9.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yes, ma'am.
Chair King: 6, 7, 8, and 9?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: We're in 4 and 5. PZ.4 and PZ. 5.
Chair King: That -- can we do the Little Bahamas ones and take that out of the way?
Commissioner Covo: We did those already.
Chair King: Oh, you did --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: We did them already.
Chair King: -- the already?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yeah, yeah.
Commissioner Covo: Yeah.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: It passed.
Chair King: Oh, so the only thing left is 4 and 5?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yes, ma'am.
Commissioner Covo: I think so, yeah.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: And the future legislation, whatever you want to
do with that.
Chair King: Oh, we don 't have -- we just have --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yeah.
Chair King: It is just announced.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yeah.
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PZ.7 ORDINANCE First Reading
13730 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING THE
Department of ZONING ATLAS OF ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING CODE OF
Planning THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"),
BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM "T5-R" URBAN
CENTER ZONE — RESTRICTED AND "D1" WORK PLACE DISTRICT
ZONE TO "T6-8-O", URBAN CORE ZONE — OPEN OF THE
PROPERTIES GENERALLY LOCATED AT 14 NORTHWEST 75TH
STREET, 7409 NORTHWEST MIAMI COURT, 7450 NORTH MIAMI
AVENUE, AND 7401 NORTHWEST MIAMI COURT, MIAMI, FLORIDA,
MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A"; 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: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.7, please see Item
Number PZ.4 and Item Number PZ.6.
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PZ.8 ORDINANCE First Reading
13731 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 "MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIFAMILY
RESIDENTIAL" TO "GENERAL COMMERCIAL" OF THE ACREAGE
DESCRIBED HEREIN OF REAL PROPERTY AT 131 NORTHWEST
75TH STREET, 134 NORTHWEST 76TH STREET, 120 NORTHWEST
76TH STREET, 139 NORTHWEST 75TH STREET, 7521 NORTHWEST
1ST COURT, 7531 NORTHWEST 1ST COURT, 115 NORTHWEST
75TH STREET, 7510 NORTHWEST 1ST AVENUE, AND 7522
NORTHWEST 1ST AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading
RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.8, please see Item
Number PZ.4 and Item Number PZ. 6.
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PZ.9 ORDINANCE First Reading
13732 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 "T5-R," URBAN CENTER ZONE —
RESTRICTED TO "T6-8-O," URBAN CORE ZONE — OPEN, OF THE
PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 131 NORTHWEST 75TH
STREET, 134 NORTHWEST 76TH STREET, 120 NORTHWEST 76TH
STREET, 139 NORTHWEST 75TH STREET, 7521 NORTHWEST 1ST
COURT, 7531 NORTHWEST 1ST COURT, 115 NORTHWEST 75TH
STREET, 7510 NORTHWEST 1ST AVENUE, AND 7522 NORTHWEST
1ST AVENUE , MIAMI, FLORIDA, MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED IN 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: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.9, please see Item
Number PZ.4 and Item Number PZ. 6.
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PZ.10 ORDINANCE First Reading
13541
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 ARTICLE 1, SECTION 1.1 TITLED
"DEFINITIONS/DEFINITIONS OF BUILDING FUNCTION: USES";
SECTION 1.2 TITLED "DEFINITIONS OF TERMS"; ARTICLE 3,
SECTION 3.4 TITLED "GENERAL TO ZONES/DENSITY AND
INTENSITY CALCULATIONS"; ARTICLE 4, TABLE 3 TITLED
"STANDARDS AND TABLES/BUILDING FUNCTION: USES"; TABLE 4,
TITLED "DENSITY, INTENSITY AND PARKING"; ARTICLE 6, TABLE
13 TITLED "SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS"; AND ARTICLE 7,
SECTION 7.2, TITLED "PROCEDURES AND
NONCONFORMITIES/NONCONFORMITIES: STRUCTURES; USES;
LOTS; SITE IMPROVEMENTS; AND SIGNS," TO ALLOW AND
ESTABLISH DEFINITIONS AND REGULATIONS FOR CO -LIVING
RESIDENTIAL USES; 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: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner
AYES: King, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo
NAYS: Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo
Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number PZ.10,
please see "Order of the Day."
Arthur Noriega (City Manager): What our Planning Director was referencing --
Commissioner Covo: Exactly, because we did vote on the shoreline already.
Mr. Noriega: What the Planning Director's referencing that is on PZ.8 and 9,
Planning made a recommendation. The developer has their request for the zoning
designation and so she just wants clarity that whatever is approved, whether it falls in
line with what was recommended by Planning --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I understand.
Mr. Noriega: -- or what the developer or the landowner requested specifically.
That's -- we just want to make sure it's clear and on the record. That's all.
Chair King: Okay. So, I would just like to take up -- I'm asking for a motion for
PZ.4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. Do I have a motion?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'll move it.
Commissioner Reyes: Second.
Mr. Noriega: Could I --?
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Commissioner Reyes: Hold on a second. I am not voting for the 10. You know, I --
Chair King: Yeah, I understand you're a no vote for 10.
Commissioner Reyes: That's right.
Chair King: So -- but --
Commissioner Reyes: No, no, no, I'm not voting in favor. I'm voting against.
Chair King: I said I understand you're a no vote.
Commissioner Reyes: Okay, I'm a no vote, and I have my reasons, because what
you're doing -- what we 're doing, we're getting six people per apartment. If you have
-- really the density there is going to be tremendous. And also -- and there is a
substantial reduction in parking, which I think it is detrimental to the neighborhood
that surrounds that development. Six -- what we have here is a rooming house. I
mean, not a rooming house, it's a dorm.
Chair King: It 's not a rooming house.
Commissioner Reyes: It is a dorm. It is the same concept of a dorm. There are six
persons to an apartment, and those persons, they share the same common area. And
they -- I mean, they -- there is -- let's say that there is only 50 percent of parking, and
we are assuming and hoping that they're going to use Metromover. But to do that,
you have to be next to Metromover, and they all work at the same place, a place that
it could be. You could drive -- I mean, you could go to it. So, I personally, I think
that it is detrimental to the neighborhoods that surround it, and I don't want that
concept to spill over to other areas and other neighborhoods. I will agree with it if
it's only next to Jackson Memorial Hospital, the University, I mean the college,
because that's what basically what it is. It's a dorm. It's a dorm. But when you
spread them out through the city, you are placing a burden in all the neighborhoods
that surround it. And I will not agree with it.
Chair King: Okay.
Commissioner Reyes: I am going to vote against it.
Chair King: Okay, let's take -- let's take PZ.10. Victoria, you have to read that into -
- the title into the record.
Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): Right. So, I'm sorry, Madam Chair. I need a little
bit of clarity. First of all, are you taking like all the items together?
Chair King: No, no.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: No.
Chair King: No, I 'm not --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: No.
Chair King: -- because I see Attorney Whitaker here, and I know he's going to do
something, so can you just read PZ.10 into the record?
Ms. Mendez: Okay, so just PZ.10 right now.
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Chair King: Yes.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Chair King: Do I have a motion?
Commissioner Covo: I move it.
Chair King: Second?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I will second.
Chair King: All in favor?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Aye.
Commissioner Covo: Aye.
Chair King: Aye.
Commissioner Reyes: No.
Chair King: Motion carries.
Commissioner Reyes: Don 't look at me with that mean face. I'm not afraid of you.
Chair King: I'm not look --
Commissioner Reyes: You're just going to scare me.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: She always has that mean face.
Commissioner Reyes: I'm too old to be scared by anybody, you see.
Chair King: I am not looking -- I'm not giving --
Commissioner Reyes: You won. Fantastic. Congratulations.
Chair King: I'm not --
Commissioner Reyes: I hope it doesn 't -- I hope that later on you cannot -- you don 't
regret it, you know --
Chair King: I don 't -- I --
Commissioner Reyes: -- years from now.
Chair King: -- I don 't think I will.
Commissioner Reyes: I mean, that is -- that is --
Chair King: Commissioner Reyes, I don't think I will. The reality of --
Commissioner Reyes: That's right.
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Chair King: -- our housing crisis now is that there are some families that cannot
afford to live in the City ofMiami, and they're going to have to share.
Commissioner Reyes: But you see, we are not -- because we need housing and
because we need development, we cannot do it by destroying the existing
neighborhoods. We have to protect the neighborhoods. And that is my commitment,
and I'll be -- will do -- that have been my philosophy since day one here, six years
ago, and it's going to be my philosophy until -- when -- if I'm voted out now that I
have an election, or when my time is due. And I think --
Chair King: Okay.
Commissioner Reyes: -- that this is an idea that we are -- we are importing from
someplace else, because that is -- that's what happened in -- I have noticed from the
time that I've been here, anybody comes here with the idea that something that
worked in Chicago or worked in New York, they want to implement it in Miami when
the conditions are totally different. Totally different. And if we had a decent, not only
because we have a non-existent mass transit system. If we had a decent mass transit
system, I would have reconsider it. But we have a non-existent transit system, and
this is going to create problems in the adjacent neighborhoods. And that is my point,
and I vote with my conscience all the time.
Chair King: You certainly do.
Commissioner Reyes: Okay.
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PZ.11
12609
Office of Zoning
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION GRANTING /
DENYING THE APPEAL FILED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI'S ZONING
DEPARTMENT REVERSING / AFFIRMING THE PLANNING ZONING
AND APPEALS BOARD'S DECISION AS SET FORTH IN
RESOLUTION NO. PZAB-R-22-039 REVERSING THE ZONING
ADMINISTRATOR'S DENIAL OF A CERTIFICATE OF USE
PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-211 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), AND SECTION
7.1.2.1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ("MIAMI 21 CODE"),
FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 3160 NORTH
MIAMI AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA ("PROPERTY"), AND REVERSING /
UPHOLDING THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR'S DENIAL OF THE
CERTIFICATE OF USE FOR A MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSING
FACILITY FOR THE PROPERTY; 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: Christine King, Commissioner
AYES: King, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo
Note for the Record: Item PZ.11 was deferred to the May 25, 2023, City
Commission Meeting.
Note for the Record: Item PZ.11 was deferred to the May 25, 2023, City
Commission Meeting.
Chair King: Now, I'd like to defer PZ. 11 and 12.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I will second that.
Chair King: I'm doing it as a courtesy. I was asked by my colleague who cannot be
here today, so I'm going to defer.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I figured.
Chair King: Yes.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'll second it for that reason too. Professional
courtesy to Commissioner --
Chair King: It's a professional courtesy.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yes, ma'am.
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): I'm sorry, who's the mover?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Commissioner King.
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Office of Zoning
Chair King: Commissioner DL --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'll move it. She can 't move it. She 's the
chairwoman.
Chair King: Right, and I second it.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, it '11 be moved by me and as a professional
courtesy to the Commissioner from the third district who's not here, and it's an issue
that impacts our entire city. So, we '11 take it up when he 's here next Commission
meeting.
Chair King: I have a motion. I did the second. All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Mr. Hannon: Next meeting.
Commissioner Covo: Madam Chair, when you get to PZ.16 -- I mean, if we're going
to batch them all together, I have a comment.
Chair King: Okay.
Commissioner Covo: You let me know when, please.
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION GRANTING /
DENYING THE APPEAL FILED BY LOUIS J. TERMINELLO, ESQ., ON
BEHALF OF DFMMJ INVESTMENTS, LLC, REVERSING / AFFIRMING
THE PLANNING ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD'S DECISION AS
SET FORTH IN RESOLUTION NO. PZAB-R-22-047 AFFIRMING THE
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR'S DENIAL OF A CERTIFICATE OF USE
PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-211 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE") AND SECTION
7.1.2.1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"),
FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 2155
SOUTHWEST 22 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, ("PROPERTY"), AND
REVERSING / UPHOLDING THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR'S
DENIAL OF THE CERTIFICATE OF USE FOR A CANNABIS
DISPENSARY AND/OR CLINIC FOR THE PROPERTY; 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: Christine King, Commissioner
AYES: King, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo
Note for the Record: Item PZ.12 was deferred to the May 25, 2023, City
Commission Meeting.
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PZ.13
13764
Office of Zoning
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.12, please see
Item Number PZ.11.
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), GRANTING / DENYING THE APPEAL FILED BY
THE CITY OF MIAMI'S ZONING DEPARTMENT REVERSING /
AFFIRMING THE PLANNING ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD'S
DECISION AS SET FORTH IN RESOLUTION NO. PZAB-R-23-029
REVERSING THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR'S REVOCATION OF A
CERTIFICATE OF USE PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-211 OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ("CITY
CODE") AND SECTION 7.1.2.1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE
ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED, ("MIAMI 21 CODE") FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT
APPROXIMATELY 2500 NORTHWEST 20 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA
("PROPERTY"), AND REVERSING / UPHOLDING THE ZONING
ADMINISTRATOR'S REVOCATION OF THE CERTIFICATE OF USE
NO. 051780 FOR THE PROPERTY; MAKING FINDINGS;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION TO: Defer
RESULT: DEFERRED
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
SECONDER: Christine King, Commissioner
AYES: King, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo
Note for the Record: Item PZ.13 was deferred to the May 25, 2023, City
Commission Meeting.
Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number PZ.13,
please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)."
Chair King: Do we want to --? Victoria, can you read into the record PZ.13?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I want to defer. It's in my district, if you don't
mind.
Chair King: Okay.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: PZ.13.
Chair King: PZ.13 will be deferred.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: To the next Commission meeting
Chair King: I second. All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
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PZ.14
13249
Department of
Building
PZ.15
13534
Department of
Planning
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: Defer
RESULT: DEFERRED
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
SECONDER: Christine King, Commissioner
AYES: King, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo, Diaz de la Portilla
Note for the Record: Item PZ.14 was deferred to the July 13, 2023, City
Commission Meeting.
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.14, please see
"Order of the Day."
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), MAKING FINDINGS AND APPROVING WITH
CONDITIONS MODIFICATION OF THE WATERFRONT SETBACK
REQUIREMENTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 3(MM)(III) OF THE
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, FOR A
PROJECT GENERALLY LOCATED AT 400 SOUTHEAST 2 AVENUE,
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN
EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0233
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo
Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): Commissioner Covo ii'ants to say -- before we start
going really fast again, PZ.15, I believe she has a Jennings disclosure.
Chair King: Okay.
Commissioner Covo: I do.
Ms. Mendez: That she spoke to the applicants.
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Commissioner Covo: I spoke to the applicants.
Chair King: Do we want to --?
Commissioner Covo: And I spoke to the union of employees as well.
Chair King: Do we want to take --?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I want to move PZ.15.
Chair King: Second. All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair, Chair, PZ (Planning and Zoning) -- oh, it's a
resolution. My apologies.
Chair King: Right.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Read it into the record.
Chair King: It doesn 't have to be read into the record.
Mr. Hannon: No, no, no, it's just a resolution. My mistake.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yeah, it's your boo-boo.
Chair King: So, we have a motion and a second. All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Commissioner Reyes: We're voting to deny it, right?
Ms. Mendez: This is the Hyatt item.
Commissioner Reyes: Oh, okay.
Ms. Mendez: The Hyatt -- and you also gave a Jennings disclosure at the beginning.
Chair King: Right.
Ms. Mendez: Right.
Chair King: Okay.
Ms. Mendez: So, this is for the waterfront setbacks. Ms. Escarra is representing the
applicant.
Chair King: It passed unanimously.
Commissioner Reyes: It is 15, right?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: It's done.
Chair King: Yes, PZ.15.
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Commissioner Reyes: I (INAUDIBLE). I understood 13.
Chair King: No, 15.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: No, 15.
Chair King: Okay. 15 was --13 was deferred.
Commissioner Reyes: Deferred, okay.
PZ.16 ORDINANCE Second Reading
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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 "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.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14168
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: King, Carollo
Chair King: So, can you -- Madam City Attorney, can you read the titles for PZ.16,
17, 18, and 19 into the record? After she reads it --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: You have to announce that --
Chair King: -- then she --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- PZ.15 was passed.
Chair King: Yes, I did. PZ.15 passed unanimously.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay.
Arthur Noriega (City Manager): Can I just get -- for a point of clarification, 13's
being deferred to what date?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: The next meeting.
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Chair King: Next Commission meeting.
Mr. Noriega: The next meeting.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: May 25th, yeah.
Mr. Noriega: Okay, thank you.
Chair King: Madam City Attorney.
Ms. Mendez: PZ. 16, 17, 18, and 19. That's what I'm reading, Madam Chair?
Chair King: Yeah, 16, 17, 18, and 19.
Ms. Mendez: Okay, and we don't have to say anything or change anything on this?
Okay.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: No.
Ms. Mendez: An ordinance of the Miami -- PZ.16.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Ms. Mendez: PZ.17.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Ms. Mendez: PZ.18.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Ms. Mendez: PZ.19.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Thank you, Madam Attorney. Is there a motion
for PZ.16 through 19?
Commissioner Covo: So --
Commissioner Reyes: Move it.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: It's moved --
Commissioner Covo: -- for PZ.16, I have a comment.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Moved by Commissioner Reyes. Is there a
second?
Commissioner Covo: But I need to --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: You can second it.
Commissioner Covo: -- include something in PZ.16.
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Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'm sorry. PZ.6 -- you're recognized,
Commissioner Covo.
Commissioner Covo: Can we include the lot on 3125 Mundy Street? Because it's not
in the assemblage.
Lakisha Hull (Director, Planning): So, are you saying that you want to update
PZ.16? Is that what I'm --?
Commissioner Covo: To include it?
Ms. Hull: No, because we have to be able to notice and go through the regulatory
review process --
Commissioner Covo: Okay.
Ms. Hull: -- for that item.
Commissioner Covo: Okay.
Ms. Hull: But we can --
Commissioner Covo: But we have to do it in the future because it's the lot that is
going to be in the middle.
Ms. Hull: Understood. Administration can work with you on that.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: It'll be a process. It has to go -- be noticed. It
can't be today, but we can do it down the line.
Commissioner Covo: So, we'll do it --
Ms. Hull: We can do that separately --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: We can do it down the line.
Ms. Hull: -- because there's a couple other -- yes, ma'am.
Commissioner Covo: Okay. That's important. Okay, then I second.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, we have a second by Commissioner Covo. All
those in favor, say "aye."
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Item 16, 17, 18, and 19 passed.
Commissioner Reyes: Yes, that's it.
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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-L," GENERAL URBAN TRANSECT ZONE -
LIMITED, 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.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14169
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: King, Carollo
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.17, please see
Item Number PZ.16.
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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 "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.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14170
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: King, Carollo
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.18, please see
Item Number PZ.16 and "Public Comments for all Item(s)."
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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-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.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14171
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: King, Carollo
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.19, please see
Item Number PZ.16 and "Public Comments for all Item(s)."
END OF PLANNING AND ZONING ITEM(S)
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Planning
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ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
CHAPTER 62 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA,
AS AMENDED, TITLED "PLANNING AND ZONING," MORE
PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING ARTICLE II TITLED
"COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING" AND CREATING ARTICLE XIX
TITLED "PROCEDURES FOR NO NET LOSS POLICY FOR PARK
LAND" TO ESTABLISH LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
THAT IMPLEMENT POLICY PR-2.1.1 OF THE MIAMI
COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN; CREATING
STANDARDS FOR THE REPLACEMENT AND CONVERSION OF
PARK LAND TO OTHER USES; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE
DATE.
RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN
END OF FUTURE LEGISLATION
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RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION STRONGLY
OPPOSING ANY REFORMS TO BAIL AND BOND SCHEDULES
OR PRETRIAL RELEASE PROGRAMS IN THE ELEVENTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT THAT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY GRANT
ARRESTED PERSONS PRETRIAL RELEASE ON NONMONETARY
CONDITIONS, OR ON THEIR OWN RECOGNIZANCE, WITHOUT
FIRST APPEARING BEFORE A JUDGE; DIRECTING THE CITY
CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
OFFICIALS NAMED HEREIN; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0230
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo
Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number NA.1,
please see "Order of the Day."
Chair King: I'd like to take up the pocket items now. Have you resolved the issue
that you had with the Little Haiti Revitalization Trust?
Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): Yes.
Chair King: Okay. Do I have a motion for the pocket items?
Commissioner Reyes: Move it.
Chair King: Second.
Commissioner Covo: Second.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Well, we have an additional pocket item, I believe,
Madam Attorney, that last minute that 1 introduced.
Ms. Mendez: Yes.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, we can move all of them except that one, you
want? And maybe we have that conversation right after.
Ms. Mendez: Right.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Or you want to read it into the record and do
public comment and then --
Ms. Mendez: Correct.
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Chair King: Okay, so for Pocket Item 1, 2, and 3, all in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: The motion carries.
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING THE LITTLE HAITI
REVITALIZATION TRUST ("TRUST") BOARD APPOINTMENT OF
JOANN MILORD, AS THE TRUST PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER ("PRESIDENT"), PURSUANT TO SECTION 12.5-45 OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED
("CITY CODE"), WITH A SALARY IN THE APPROXIMATE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
($155,000.00) PER YEAR AND BUDGET APPROVED BENEFITS,
TO BE PAID IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY'S PAYROLL
DISBURSEMENT SCHEDULE, COMMENCING ON MAY 29, 2023,
SUBJECT TO PRIOR BUDGETARY APPROVAL; AUTHORIZING
THE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF ANY AND ALL
DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS AND
MODIFICATIONS, SUBJECT TO ALL ALLOCATIONS,
APPROPRIATIONS, PRIOR BUDGETARY APPROVALS,
COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS 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-23-0231
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number NA.2, please see Item
Number NA.1 and "Order of the Day."
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RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ALLOCATING
GRANT FUNDS FROM THE DISTRICT 5 COMMISSIONER'S
SHARE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI'S ("CITY") MIAMI FOR
EVERYONE PROGRAM IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS
($250,000.00) TO THE LIBERTY CITY COMMUNITY
REVITALIZATION TRUST ("TRUST") FOR THE TRUST'S 2023
SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM ("PROGRAM");
FURTHER ALLOCATING GRANT FUNDS FROM THE MAYOR'S
DISCRETIONARY ACCOUNT IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED FIFTY THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($50,000.00)
TO THE TRUST FOR THE PROGRAM; FURTHER ALLOCATING
GRANT FUNDS FROM THE VENTURE MIAMI ACCOUNT,
ACCOUNT NO. 00001.150009.882000.0000.00000 IN A TOTAL
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIFTY THOUSAND AND 00/100
DOLLARS ($50,000.00) TO THE TRUST FOR THE PROGRAM;
FURTHER AUTHORIZING GRANT FUNDS FROM NON
DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNT, ACCOUNT NO.
00001.980000.882000.0000.00000 IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED FIFTY THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($50,000.00)
TO THE TRUST FOR THE PROGRAM; FURTHER AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND
ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE
REQUIREMENTS OF ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS,
INCLUDING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA,
AS AMENDED, AND CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED, IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY,
FOR SAID PURPOSE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0232
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number NA.3, please see Item
Number NA.1, "Order of the Day," and "Public Comments for all Item(s)."
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING
THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ALL EFFORTS FOR THE CITY
COMMISSON TO GO BACK TO AT LARGE DISTRICTS.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0234
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MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner
SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner
AYES: King, Diaz de la Portilla, Covo, Reyes
ABSENT: Carollo
Chair King: Would you like to read Pocket Item 4 for the record, and I'll open up for
public comment.
Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): A resolution of the Miami City Commission
directing the City Manager to take all efforts to -- for the City Commission to go back
to at -large districts.
Commissioner Reyes: The what?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: At -large districts in the City of Miami. So, this is
a conversation about, obviously, the lawsuit, and I want our city attorney to brief us
what's happening with that. But one of the things that I thought would make a great
solution and provide us an answer to the -- any issue that we have pending is to just
go back to at -large districts in the City of Miami, five commission districts elected
citywide, and then we eliminate all --
Commissioner Reyes: As it used -- it used -- as it used to be before?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: As it used to be before.
Commissioner Reyes: Yes, but the --
Chair King: That's your pocket item?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Well, but I sort of want to get an idea --
Commissioner Reyes: No, no, I agree that you will throw that idea up in the air, you
know, I mean, and talk about --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: No, but I have to finish it. I haven 't -- I only threw
it up. I haven 't finished the pass yet, so let me finish the drive.
Commissioner Reyes: Oh, okay.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, it's very brief. The idea is to begin the
conversation because of the lawsuit and what the magistrate is recommending.
Commissioner Reyes: Okay.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: And Madam Attorney, if you'll pay attention to
this. It 's important, I think, for the future --
(COMMENTS MADE OFF THE RECORD)
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay. All right. Whenever you guys are finished,
let me know and I can continue.
Unidentified Speaker: All right, ready.
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Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: You're ready? Okay. So, the idea would be if the
magistrate recommends that we -- that what we 've done is incorrect, this Commission
-- I know Commissioner Covo was not here when the map was drawn and we had the
back and forth. Perhaps the solution may be -- I'm not saying it is; I'm saying it may
be -- that we go back to at -large districts throughout the city. And that way no one
can -- because we're not changing the City boundaries, right? No one can argue with
us that, "Hey, you're gerrymandering this or you're, you know, favoring this
particular group or that particular group." We eliminate that argument altogether
and we take it back to where it was. If I remember correctly, and of course, there
won't be a vote on this today. It'll be a con -- maybe the beginning of a conversation
because it's a serious issue, but it needs to be addressed in a quick fashion because
we have elections coming up in November. You have an election, I have an election,
you have an election. So, in essence -- and you were elected under a map that's now
being questioned as a map that has -- may have some problems with it, right, by a
magistrate.
Commissioner Covo: I totally agree, and it has become an issue already of
questioning from the community. But one of the things that I do need to tell you,
Commissioner, is that, for example, the area of Coconut Grove, which is one of the
areas of my district that has expressed more of a concern, even though I did -- my
district was impacted as well in downtown and a part of Brickell, is to keep the
growth united. So, I just wanted to put that into -- into the record.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Of course, but the idea would then -- would be to
keep Miami united. So, once we eliminate single -member districts, then all Miami is
Miami, it's a city. And everybody can vote and pick their commissioner, group one,
two, three, four, and five, and then there's no debate about where the lines are drawn,
whether it's US -I, or whether it's Mary Avenue, or whether it's 37th Avenue, or if
Flagami's cut in half or Allapattah's cut in half. All those debates will go away,
right? Because in essence, it's a city, and I think our city's boundaries are protected,
right? They're -- we're in pretty good shape with those, right? Right? Okay.
Commissioner Covo: Hopefully.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: You think so?
Commissioner Covo: Hopefully.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yeah. So, in essence, to avoid all that debate and
who 's going to do the maps, is the court going to draw the map -- but what I want, the
idea that I wanted to bring out and maybe talk about it a little bit, is for our city
attorney to tell us where we're at right now, what she recommends or she thinks
legally what we're positioned to do, and then this commission as a body has a right
to, down the line, perhaps even the next Commission meeting when we have a full
commission, decide that maybe it's better to go back to where it was because what
happened -- the reason why single -member districts were created back then was to
make sure the diversity that Miami has, as we said -- it's already on the record, so it
doesn 't matter if I say it again, right? Well, is it okay? Good. That the reason it was
created was to keep harmony in our city because we have a very diverse community, a
very diverse city. So, we want an African American representation. We want a non -
Hispanic white representation. We want that. I think it adds to the fiber of our city
and adds to the representation that we provide up here. But if that's being questioned
by organizations that back then were fighting for that recognition and for that
representation --
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Commissioner Reyes: Oh, yeah.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- are now saying, hey, no, no, no, they were doing
it for this reason or that reason, like the NAACP (National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People) and others, well, let's do citywide, and let's see
what the results are. And then can they argue against that? What will be the results
ifwe do a citywide election?
Commissioner Reyes: I do understand, sir.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: But let me ask the City Attorney --
Commissioner Reyes: I don't understand where you're going.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- to give us her opinion. And then, you know --
and you're laughing and I'm laughing because --
Commissioner Reyes: You're just throwing the ball back to them.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- what we 've been frying to do --
Commissioner Reyes: Yes.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- is to be fair and to provide representation for
all communities --
Commissioner Reyes: Absolutely.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- in our city. Now, all of a sudden, we have a
magistrate who probably knows nothing about our city and its uniqueness coming
back and saying, wait a minute, you know, they did it for this reason or they did it for
that reason. We did it for many reasons that are probably much more complex than
that magistrate understands. Very complex city, very complex history, a long history
of race and ethnicity and migrations, immigrations. So, we have -- what we have up
here, we have that diversity.
Commissioner Reyes: Yes, we do.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: And we have very, very different generational and
ethnic and racial opinions that come into play, and I think we've done a pretty good
job, and others before us have done a pretty good job representing the community in a
fair way.
Commissioner Reyes: Madam Chair, I -- can I --? I do understand what you're
saying. And I agree that the idea must be floated so these people that they're asking -
- they're asking -- I mean, that they are -- the argument that they have, the -- I'm
going to say it, the ACLU, they are claiming that it was not fair, you see, you be
careful what you wish for because the way that we have been doing for a long time,
for every time that there have been since day one when the boundaries were drawn, it
was to assure diversity in the City of Miami. And the only way that we can assure
diversity of the City of Miami is by -- I'm going to call a spade a spade -- but
gerrymandering. We have to bunch together ethnic borders in order to be able to
have an Afro-American make sure that they are represented and a non -Hispanic white
in the -- in representing the City of Miami. So, if they are -- now they are accusing us
of gerrymandering, ifwe go now on -- and instead of having districts, and we don't
draw the districts to assure ourselves that we have that representation, you have a
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point there and see what do they think because they are going to be the culprit of
eliminating diversity in the City of Miami government.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: And at the end of the day, it's on them, right?
Commissioner Reyes: That's on them.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: It's on them, not on us. And I know you -- I know
you're in a hurry, but I think it's important. If you give me --
Chair King: No, I'm not. No --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Well, you are, because you have a federal trial, I
know, I know.
Chair King: What I'd like to say is that I believe our City Attorney and our outside
council have a path forward. This discussion is premature.
Commissioner Reyes: Okay.
Chair King: There are things that are happening in the court.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I don't believe that.
Chair King: Okay.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I have to dis -- well, I'm sorry. I have to disagree
with you. Our City Attorney is not a policymaker, neither is our City Manager.
We 're the ones that are elected. We have a responsibility to make decisions. So, they
may have a path forward, but I think the public -- we can have private conversations,
which we will, but the public has a right to know what we're thinking and where
we 're going because they're the ones that elect us and we speak for them. So, it's not
a question of whether the attorney has a plan for a lawsuit or an appeal. That's
beautiful. I want to hear what your plan is so the public knows what that plan is, but I
do want to have a conversation -- not today, it started today. Let's plant the seed
today about the options that are out there because it's not a question of you having a
path to continue to appeal a map, who's going to draw the map, the courts or this
Commission. I will not relegate to a court that does not understand us or know us
what our map should look like. We need to draw it. And if we're not going to draw it,
then we do the whole city.
Commissioner Covo: Madam Chair.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: But not go through the process -- and by the way,
we happen to elect a Hispanic American to District 2, right? Which means that either
Miami is maturing really fast, which is good. It's a good thing. Or we let all of
Miami decide, which are probably, I think, let's be honest here, we 'll probably elect --
Commissioner Reyes: Five.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- five Hispanic commissioners.
Commissioner Reyes: Yes.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: And if people think that that's good for the City of
Miami, so be it. Who's going to argue that?
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Chair King: Well, let us ---
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Because the people decided. Wait a minute. I'm
not done.
Chair King: But we got to open it up for public comment. We're doing all of this
comment. Let's open it up for --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I understand, but it's my pocket item.
Chair King: I understand.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, I think it's important that I espouse what I
think, where we need to go, so the City Commissioner and our City Manager,
wherever he is, understands that we 're not going to simply wait and wait for the City
Attorney to appeal and go back and forth and let a court a month from now -- because
he has an election, this commissioner over here, she has an election, and I have an
election, and we want to know where we stand. It's not a question of let the courts
decide on their time frame, whenever they have time, whenever -- how they want to
decide it, and not let outside groups that are not elected dictate and set the narrative
and say what the fruth is when that's not the fruth. What we did was the right thing to
do. What we did was to protect Miami's diversity and representation of all groups in
our city. And for people to say that we haven't done that and we did something
wrong, they don't want to clarify it. And I don't want it to be hidden in the courts and
with appeals and the back and forth, the legalities and legalese and all that. I want
people to know what we're doing, and we take it from there. So, if I hear from my
City Attorney and my City Manager -- there he is -- and my City Manager, our City
Manager, on what the path forward is in your vision, from your perspective.
Chair King: Okay. Let's open it up for public comment now.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Of course.
Chair King: Is there anyone that would like to speak on Pocket Item 4?
Brenda Betancourt: Brenda Betancourt, 1436 Southwest 6 Street. The idea of going
back to the old ways, I don't know if that's something that the public will take so
lightly. It's true, Commissioner, we as the voters elect all of you, but I think it would
be fair for all of you to actually ask the voters if you actually want that. And the
reason for --
Commissioner Covo: That was actually what I was trying to say. Sorry, Madam
Chair.
Chair King: Just --
Commissioner Covo: I'm sorry.
Chair King: We'll have our chance to speak again. I just wanted to open it up for
public comment.
Ms. Betancourt: And the reason for is, even though we elect every single one of you,
doesn't mean that somebody from, I don't know, Morningside is going to decide
something what happen in Little Havana where I live. I think that's not fair because
every single community knows what happened in every single community. And
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unfortunately, the map is not right, and the reasons that they're stating maybe not be
the ones that the map was done. And we all need to understand if I am part of a
community and I live there and I pay for my taxes in that community, it's because
that's where I'm going to live. And I want to have my own set of rules in my
community where I live. I don't believe that Coconut Grove will dictate rules for
Allapattah, Little Haiti, because it's not fair. Every single community have a different
set of living. And that's the reason that the district exist. But I hope that you guys
actually think about it, about the community, and not just about the interest to pay for
things that you guys do according with the money that flows around the City of
Miami. Thank you.
Chair King: Good morning. Go ahead.
Christi Tasker: So, when it comes to the redistricting, that is something that's very
important for the community as a whole because I, too -- my name is Christi Tasker. I
will also be in the same position that you guys are in, so that does need to be decided
in terms of where the maps are clearly drawn. I agree with you, Mr. De La Porta
[sic], that it's not clearly identified. And if people are complaining, I agree with
Commissioner Covo, they are complaining regarding the districting. So, anything
that you guys can do to recta those before elections and as soon as possible, I think
that would be great.
James Torres: Good morning again. James Torres, current candidate for District 2.
I'll have to be very honest. In the campaign trail that Ms. Covo and I ran, a lot of
people were very upset with the redistricting, number one, especially in the West
Grove area. I heard that a lot. Also that came into fruition is before you start moving
forward -- and I appreciate the fact that you want to start having early dialogue -- I
think it's important that we bring this out to the community and see what they want
because they're the ones that are representing all of us. Number one. Number two is
other options may be viable, creating seven districts. That would be a viable solution,
but you have to slice and dice the way the maps look today. But to go back into the
stone age of making it a true city district or an open -- I don't think that's the right
way, Commissioner Alex de Portilla. I think it's early. I think we should have that
discussion because it's not fair to the constituents, especially in the West Grove or
even up in Morningside. You know, I kind of have to agree with the young lady that
was just speaking now. You know, how can someone dictate something or wanting
something from Allapattah, Overtown, and so forth and onward. So, that's my two
cents, but, you know, I think it's important that further dialogue is had with all due
respect.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, in your reasoning -- with your reasoning, we
should have probably 40 or 45 cities, right?
Mr. Torres: What was that last now?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: We should have 40 or 45 cities or entities, right,
because Morningside is different than Coconut Grove and Edgewater and your -- in
Commissioner Covo's district alone, there's probably 12 different communities.
Mr. Torres: What I'm saying here today, sir -- and I'm agreeing to disagree with you
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay.
Mr. Torres: -- is what I'm saying is --
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Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: But give a reason. You said that every community
Mr. Torres: -- diversity --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- is different.
Mr. Torres: -- diversity is key.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Right.
Mr. Torres: So, if we 're going to look at all these components in your early
conversation --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: But the logical --
Mr. Torres: -- we should start having them.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- but a logical end to your debate and to your --
end to your logic is that every community, every neighborhood -- that's why we have
homeowner associations, right? -- everyone should have their own entity and their
own government. How impractical is that? How impractical is that?
Mr. Torres: I'm not saying that.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Well --
Mr. Torres: What I'm clearly saying is that, as you started this conversation --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Of course.
Mr. Torres: -- that you're saying we need diversity, number one.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Absolutely.
Mr. Torres: Number two, this should be had out to the public. This should be talked
about with everybody, not just --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: That's what we 're -- but is it -- but --
Mr. Torres: -- mandating here today.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Right, isn't that what --
Chair King: Okay.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- we 're doing right now?
Mr. Torres: You're setting --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Because we live in a representative democracy.
Mr. Torres: Correct.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, what happens in representative democracies?
The public elects representatives and they vote. The public doesn't get a vote on
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everything that we do, on every single issue, on every PZ (Planning and Zoning) item,
on any RE (Resolution) item. It's a representative democracy. That's what we do,
right? So, let's have a really representative democracy citywide and the people that
are represented to speak for you and for everybody else here have that voice. If
you're the one that does it and you get elected and people like you want you or
Commissioner Covo, they pick. But why single out particular pockets and say this
pocket should have this representation and that pocket should have that?
Mr. Torres: Don't disagree with you --
Chair King: Thank you.
Mr. Torres: -- on that.
Chair King: Thank you, Mr. Torres.
Mr. Torres: But --
Chair King: Thank you.
Mr. Torres: -- if he 's addressing me --
Chair King: No, no, no.
Mr. Torres: -- I think it's important to have that --
Chair King: No.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: No, that was a comment. That wasn't a question.
Chair King: That's just a comment.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So that's okay.
Mr. Torres: Okay.
Chair King: Thank you.
Mr. Torres: Because I mean, I'm sure --
Chair King: Thank you.
Mr. Torres: -- I can pull votes out of Allapattah and get elected if it's open to
everybody.
Chair King: Thank you.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Well, good luck with that one.
Chair King: Thank you. Do I have a motion for Pocket Item 4?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: No, there's no motion. There 's --
Chair King: It's dis --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- I want -- my original request --
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Commissioner Reyes: It's a directive.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- is --
Chair King: It's -- I see.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- was to hear quickly, very quickly, briefly from
our City Attorney on what the path forward was so we can know and the public can
know where we're going. I'd say just briefly --
Commissioner Reyes: It's a directive.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- to see what her thinking is, what's in her head,
because I'll -- she'll tell me and she'll tell all of us, but I want them to know what
you're thinking.
Commissioner Reyes: Madam Chair, from what I understand this is a directive to
analyze and let's see what the feasibility of this. And I believe that we should look
into it, not that I am going to be in favor because I believe in diversity, but I want
everybody to know what will be the consequences. And what are going to be the
consequences if we go and we eliminate the districts? And what will be the
consequences if it is not drawn properly? What are the consequences? We could
eliminate diversity in the -- as Commissioner De La Portilla said, most probably if we
eliminate the districts, we're going to have five Hispanics sitting here just because of
the composition of the population. It is just that simple, you see. So, analyze it and
come back to us.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: But at least give me -- so, again, the public knows
what your thinking is -- do it in three minutes if you can.
Ms. Mendez: Thank you. So, basically, we are in the middle of litigation, so normally
we don't discuss these big points of litigation, but what is happening right now is that
the status quo remains. The maps remain as is. The special magistrate issued a
report and recommendation, and that is all it is, a report and recommendation. We,
the City, have the opportunity by May 13 to file objections to that report and
recommendation, and then the judge, the district -- the federal judge will decide
whether he will agree with his special magistrate, or he will agree with the City. They
also have -- the plaintiffs also have the right by May 19 to respond to our objections
to that report and recommendation.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: And therein lies the problem. The City Attorney,
on our behalf on the leaders of this community's behalf has until May 13th -- that's
in three days -- to respond. And no one on this board and this Commission has not
recommended to her what to respond and what we're thinking. That's the problem.
So, the policy's being driven by the City Attorney's response that's due in three days
without us having a conversation before the three days, and that's why it's a pocket
item today because it makes no sense to have the conversation after she responds and
then May 19th, the other side responds, then the ball is rolling and we haven't given
an opinion.
Chair King: If I may.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, if we have a directive to our City Attorney to
meet with all of us before May 13th, before May 13th, and tell us what you're
thinking, maybe we can do it individually.
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Chair King: If I may.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay.
Chair King: I have directed the City Attorney and the Manager to brief each of the
Commissioners, and I've already had my briefing on this. Commissioner Covo.
Commissioner Covo: I was already briefed.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Correct, but not to her response and what her
angle is going to be in that response. So, what I want is --
Chair King: That was my briefing.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: That wasn 't mine. Mine is coming today.
Chair King: I see.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: No, no, no. A briefing on the lawsuit is different
than what the City of Miami Commission votes on. It's two different things. It's not
her telling us what she's going to do in a courtroom in three days. It's us giving her
our opinion, collectively as a body, of what we think should happen in this
government. It's the other way around. You're putting the cart before the horse. Oh,
we're going to do this. I'm going to brief everybody as to what my legal -- my
response is going to be. That's the other way around, and that concerns me. As the
policy makers, we're the policy makers here. And it doesn't matter what she's going
to brief because she's going to brief me in a little while now, right after this meeting
she's going to brief me. But that's her interpretation of where we should be going.
The policy decision is that we stay with single member districts, or do we go to at -
large districts again? That's a policy decision that only the five of us make. The City
Manager doesn't make it. The City Attorney doesn't make it. She continues to fight
how the maps are going to look, appeal, come back, recommend what we think.
That's beautiful. That's all part of the legal process. I do not necessarily want to be
subjected to that through the entire process.
Chair King: (Comment made in Spanish not translated.)
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: (Comment made in Spanish not translated.)
Good.
Chair King: (Comment made in Spanish not translated.)
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, I direct her --
Commissioner Reyes: Can I include --?
Chair King: But I think --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Good.
Chair King: -- part of the process is to be briefed because we spoke about policy in
my briefing and we talked about that. There are some --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Of course.
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Chair King: But once you have your briefing, I understand your pocket item is a
directive. I believe that's great, but once you have your briefing, it wasn 't just --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Madam Chair --
Chair King: -- legal --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- with all due respect, I've been doing this 25
years.
Chair King: (Comment made in Spanish not translated.)
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I've done three redistricts in my lifetime at the
state level. I have a lot of experience in this world. I don 't need a 20-minute briefing
to understand the issue, okay.
Chair King: Mine was an hour and a half.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Well, it could be three hours. I don 't need a
three-hour briefing much less. I understand the issue. What I want to make public --
I want the public to know what we're doing, not what the legalities are, because I
understand all the legalities. I went through two redistricting process in 2000, 2010,
and I went through all that at the state level. It was very -- it was contested, but we 're
not driving the debate, and that's the problem. The policymakers in Tallahassee
drove the debate. We lost some, we won some. We're not just sitting down and
getting a briefing on what's going to happen tomorrow, in two days. We have to have
our input. That's why we're elected. They're not. And that's my only issue. That's
why I brought it up, to make the point. And make it again. And I'll make it again.
And I'll make it next Commission meeting, after they do the response, after the May
19th deadline passes, and after we get more and more newspaper articles come out on
how unfair we were, and how we drew maps this way, because they don't care about
newspaper articles, right, because they're not factual, they're not truthful. The fact of
the matter is that we're trying to represent our city the right way with diversity and
for others to claim to create a false narrative that we 're not is wrong. And it's
important for the public to understand that and that's it. Very simple.
Chair King: Got you.
Commissioner Reyes: Madam Chair, ifI might make a suggestion here. From what I
heard, what the -- all the news that we have is that the -- I mean, with all the decision
that was made, and according to people that are experts, said that the judge goes 95
percent with the decision of the person. But what I wanted to do, and I think that I'm
throwing this that we should consider, you see, we don't know how the judge is going
to go. But in case, we should be prepared --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Of course.
Commissioner Reyes: -- in this alternative that we have, including a new map.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Of course.
Commissioner Reyes: Drawn by us.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Correct.
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Commissioner Reyes: And accepted by us. Therefore, I am suggesting that we ask
our expert, Mr. DeGrandy, to redraw a map, and I mean, meet with us and start
redrawing a map that will guarantee that 10 years from now, we 're going to have the
diversity in the city government, and we are going to elect an Afro-American to a seat
and they're going to be properly represented as well as other groups. And it is not
binding, the maps, it's not binding, but I think that we should be prepared. Be
prepared because I don 't want a judge to draw the map. We -- I agree with you. We -
- if we are going to draw a map, we draw the map. And that is my suggestion. I don't
know ifyou guys agree with it or not.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yes, I do. And also --
Commissioner Reyes: Okay.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- to explore, obviously, my original point of the
pocket item is to explore the at -large districts, to look at possible alternatives. That's
the directive. This will be the motion, right, including yours, as an amendment to
what we're doing. We'll do it together.
Commissioner Reyes: Yes.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Look at all the possible options. It gives this
policymaking body the options.
Chair Russell: That is -- that is fair.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: That 's it.
Commissioner Covo: I agree, but we do -- also, we need to add a timeline because
what would happen if that takes forever?
Commissioner Reyes: Yes. What happens legally in November? I mean, that's
something that it could -- because we need to socialize it with the community as well.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Of course, of course. And we need to know who to
if we have districts, we need to know where to go, right? Everybody should know
where to go. If you go to the wrong neighborhood, it 's no longer your district the next
day, you know, right? So, we got to figure out where to go. All of us here and
everybody out there that wants to run, right? And it's a fair thing to do. And it is, by
the way, May, and you know, qualifying is September. So, we don't have that much
time.
Chair King: I agree. So --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'll leave you alone.
Chair King: I think I asked seven minutes ago for a motion.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I'll make it.
Chair King: I have a motion. Second?
Commissioner Reyes: I second.
Chair King: All in favor?
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Chair King: Okay.
Commissioner Reyes: All the alternatives.
Chair King: Yes.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yes.
Commissioner Reyes: Okay.
DISCUSSION ITEM
CITY COMMISSIONERS ACKNOWLEDGED COMMISSIONER
MANOLO REYES' BIRTHDAY AND TOGETHER WITH MEMBERS
OF THE AUDIENCE IN CHAMBERS SANG "HAPPY BIRTHDAY".
RESULT: DISCUSSED
Chair King: At this time, I would like to recognize one of our colleagues. It is his
(Comment in Spanish not translated.).
Commissioner Reyes: Oh.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Twenty-nine, right?
Chair King: Twenty-nine.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Happy birthday, Commissioner.
Chair King: So, we'd like to sing happy birthday.
Commissioner Covo: Oh.
Applause.
Commissioner Reyes: Thank you. Thank you.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, here we go guys, here we go. Ready? I have
a horrible voice, so ready? You start. You have a prettier voice.
Commissioner Reyes: Thank you, thank you.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: One, two, three.
(MULTIPLE PARTIES SINGING IN UNISON.)
Applause.
Chair King: And many more.
Commissioner Reyes: Thank you, thank you, thank you. Let me just say something.
You know, today I learned that May is Historic Preservation Month. You see, I'm
historic, so I got to be preserved. Because of my age and my knowledge, I'm historic.
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Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: No, but hold on a second. No, Commissioner, we
need to send that to the HEP (Historic and Environmental Preservation) Board --
Commissioner Reyes: Yes, sir.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- to the HEP Board, see if they approve it.
Commissioner Reyes: I've been declared historic.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: But I've known you for, I'm not going to say how
many decades, but it's been decades, and you -- and we've had a lot of political
battles together. We've had differences. That's all people in politics do. But you're
my lifelong friend, and I love you, and I'm very, very happy you're here with -- you're
my colleague, and I wish you a very, very happy birthday to you and your entire
family, Commissioner. Happy birthday, sir.
Commissioner Reyes: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Applause.
Commissioner Reyes: And I know -- and regardless of whatever disagreement we
have here, me and you and your brothers and your father and your mother, we're
going to be family. We're going to be friends, always.
Applause.
Chair King: Happy birthday.
Commissioner Covo: Happy birthday, Commissioner.
Commissioner Reyes: Thank you.
Chair King: Okay, back to the business of the City.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: That's right. (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
Chair King: Oh, do you want to cut the cake first?
Commissioner Reyes: (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Say something nice.
Chair King: Take a picture.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Let's take a picture.
Chair King: We did take pictures.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I haven't got a picture.
Chair King: All right.
(COMMENTS MADE OFF THE RECORD.)
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DISCUSSION ITEM
DISCUSSION BY THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION REGARDING
APPOINTMENTS TO THE AT -LARGE VACANCY ON THE CODE
ENFORCEMENT BOARD.
RESULT: DISCUSSED
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): And there's also one vacant at -large seat on the Code
Enforcement Board. Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla would like to appoint Martin
Zilber, and Commissioner Reyes would like to appoint Brenda Betancourt.
Chair King: Do I have a motion?
Mr. Hannon: There 's only one.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Well, there 's only one that can be appointed.
Chair King: Oh.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: And this is --
Commissioner Reyes: But may I -- may I -- may I state why I naming Brenda? She
has been an alternate for a long, long time. And now that it comes -- it is a permanent
and she have been always -- she 's always present, I want to -- Commissioner Diaz de
la Portilla, I want to propose that we nominate Zilber as an alternate because he'd be
here all the time because there is never (UNINTELLIGIBLE) -- I mean, until we have
a permanent. But I think she deserves to be named a permanent member because she
comes to every single meeting as an alternate. And that way, we have commissioner -
- I mean -- I call him commissioner -- Judge Zilber as an alternate and he was going
to participate because Brenda can attest that there is never quorum. Until the next
permanent comes in, you have my commitment that I will back him up.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Unfortunately, this is one of those issues that we
talked about about --
Commissioner Reyes: Absolutely.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- about two minutes ago, and we're not in --
Commissioner Reyes: That 's right.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: -- that we 're not in agreement with. Just because
somebody has been an alternate, I don't believe that Ms. Betancourt has done a good
job on that board.
Commissioner Reyes: Well, it's your opinion.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Well, the -- you gave your opinion, I'm going to
give mine.
Commissioner Reyes: Yeah.
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Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I don't believe -- I think she's politicized the
position. So, I don't agree with her positions that she's taken over the course of her
tenure there. I recommend that Mr. Marty Zilber -- because I think he brings a lot of
good things to that board. I think that board needs more professionalism in it. It's a
lot of debate back and forth constantly and this little resolution that comes from it --
I've watched those meetings. So, to me, I think somebody who's a lawyer, somebody
who brings a little bit -- you know, a history of mediation, arbitrations that he's done
and things along the way that he understands how these boards should work and how
we can move our city forward. So, that's why I nominated him. I also think for the
harmony of not only District 2, but the city in general, that Mr. Zilber -- Judge Zilber
could do a good job in this position. I think he could do a better job as a permanent
member than the alternative at this juncture. And I want his name, and that's why I
nominated him.
Commissioner Reyes: Okay.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: So, I think it will be a vote.
Commissioner Reyes: It has to be -- let the board decide.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: If we have to take a vote, we'll take a vote on it. I
prefer to have a full dais to do it, to be honest with you.
Commissioner Reyes: Oh, that you --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: But -- at least I know Commissioner Carrollo -- I
didn 't -- I thought he would -- he may be here today. I know where he is but --
Commissioner Reyes: And let the board decide.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: But we can let the board decide.
Chair King: So, you want to defer that?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: If you want to defer, but I think we can take a vote
on it.
Commissioner Reyes: But we can vote.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: I prefer --
Commissioner Reyes: We can vote. We can vote right now ifyou want.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Well, what do you want to do, Madam
Chairwoman?
Chair King: I think we should wait until we have a full board.
Commissioner Reyes: Okay.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Okay. Okay, we'll wait, so we'll live to fight
another day. We'll do it another day.
Commissioner Reyes: Okay.
Chair King: Okay, so we'll --
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Meeting Minutes May 11, 2023
ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: But I --
Chair King: Motion to de --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: But obviously, I expect you to vote my way, right,
and we 'll take it from there.
Commissioner Reyes: No, no, no, no, no. Wait a minute, wait a minute. Well, that's -
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Well, I mean --
Commissioner Reyes: -- that's going to be my birthday present.
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: It would be -- well, because it's your birthday, we
want to make sure the vote goes the right way so we'll -- I'm okay --
Mr. Hannon: No motion is necessary.
Chair King: Okay, no motion is --
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
Chair King: All right. Todd, do you have any other board appointments?
Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla: Yeah, there's no motion needed.
Commissioner Reyes: No motion.
Chair King: Okay.
The meeting adjourned at 12:47p.m.
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