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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 2018-09-13 MinutesCity of Miami City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Meeting Minutes Thursday, September 13, 2018 5:05 PM First Budget Hearing City Hall City Commission Francis Suarez, Mayor Keon Hardemon, Chair Ken Russell, Vice Chair Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Commissioner, District One Joe Carollo, Commissioner, District Three Manolo Reyes, Commissioner, District Four Emilio T. Gonzalez, City Manager Victoria Mendez, City Attorney Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 FIRST BUDGET HEARING NOTE: FIRST BUDGET HEARING TO DISCUSS FISCAL YEAR 2017-2018 PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE AND TENTATIVE BUDGET. 5:05 PM CALL TO ORDER Present: Chair Hardemon, Vice Chair Russell, Commissioner Gort, Commissioner Carollo and Commissioner Reyes. On the 13th day of September 2018, the City Commission of the City of Miami, Florida, met at its regular meeting place in City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, for its first budget hearing session. The meeting was called to order by Chair Hardemon at 7:13 p.m., and adjourned at 9:38 p.m. ALSO PRESENT: Emilio T. Gonzalez, Ph.D., City Manager Victoria Mendez, City Attorney Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk Chair Hardemon: Welcome to the first budget hearing of the City of Miami City Commission for fiscal year 2018/2019 in these historic chambers. The members of the City Commission are Wedo Gort, Joe Carollo, Manolo Reyes, Vice Chairman Ken Russell; and myself, Keon Hardemon, the Chair. Also on the dais are Emilio Gonzalez, the City Manager; Victoria Mendez, our City Attorney; and Todd Hannon, our City Clerk. ORDER OF THE DAY Chair Hardemon: The City Attorney will state the procedures to be followed during this meeting. Barnaby Min (Deputy City Attorney): Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This evening the City is holding its first budget meeting and related hearings for the purposes of fixing the proposed millage rate, adopting a tentative budget, and approving various agency budgets. There will be a final public hearing on Thursday, September 27, 2018, at 5:05 p.m. Any person who is a lobbyist, including all paid persons or firms retained by a principal to advocate for a particular decision by the City Commission must register with the City Clerk and comply with related City requirements for lobbyists before appearing before the City Commission. A person may not lobby a City official, board member, or staff member until registering. A copy of the City Code section about lobbyists is available at the City Clerk's Office or online at municode. com [sic]. Any person making a presentation, formal request or petition to the City Commission concerning real property must make the disclosure required by the City Code in writing. A copy of this Code section is available in the City Clerk's Office or online at municode. com [sic]. The material for each item on the agenda is available during business hours at the City Clerk's Office and online 24 hours a day at miamigov. com [sic]. Any person may be heard by the City Commission through the Chair for not more than two minutes on any proposition before the City Commission unless such time is modified by the Chair. If the proposition is being continued or rescheduled, the opportunity to be heard may be at such later date before the City Commission takes such action on such proposition. City of Miami Page 1 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 The Chairman will advise the public when the public may have the opportunity to address the City Commission during the public comment period. When addressing the City Commission, the member of the public must first state his or her name, his or had address, and what agenda item he or she wishes to speak about. A copy of the agenda item titles is available at the City Clerk's Office and at the podium for the public's reference. Pursuant to Florida Administrative Code Rule 12(D)-17.005, anyone wishing to appeal any decision made by the City Commission for any matter considered at the first budget meeting does not need a verbatim record of the item. A video of this meeting may be requested at the Office of Communications or viewed online at miamigov. com [sic]. No cell phones or other noise -making devices are permitted in the City Commission chambers; please silence those devices now. No clapping, applauding, heckling, or verbal outbursts in support or opposition to a speaker or his or her remarks shall be permitted. Any person making offensive remarks or who becomes unruly in the City Commission chambers will be barred from further attending Commission meetings and may be subject to arrest. No signs, banners, or placards shall be allowed in the City Commission chambers. Any person with a disability requiring assistance, auxiliary aids and services for this meeting may notes the City Clerk. The meeting will either end at the conclusion of the first budget -- I'm sorry. The meeting will end at the conclusion of the first budget meeting agenda. Please note that Commissioners have generally been briefed by City staff and the City Attorney on the items on the agenda today. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Chair Hardemon: You're very welcome. I believe the Mayor has a few words he'd like to say to us. Mayor Francis Suarez: Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just want to take a moment to thank you, thank Vice Chairman Russell, and all the members of the City Commission. Before we begin, I'd like to take a moment to thank each and every employee of the City of Miami for the great work that they have done throughout this last year. That hard work and dedication is one of the reasons why I ensured that when we released the budget in early July, we included funding to complete negotiations with our three labor unions. It's time to end the years of discord between our employees and the Administration. It is time to move on from lawsuits associated with the past, while leaving the City with a strong financial future. I am proud to announce that we have tentatively agreed on all articles of the City's three open contracts with our Fire Rescue union, our general employees' union, and our Police union, and tentatively settled the 2009 lawsuit against the City of Miami, which would have cost us hundreds of millions of dollars, and bankrupt the City. I hope to bring these contracts to the City Commission for your approval very soon. Any increased cost resulting from these new contracts must not come at the expense of the shared priorities of our residents; that is why, even in a difficult budget year, I am proposing not to increase the City's millage rate. We will also continue to find and leverage non -general fund dollars in every way possible. We are also committed to creating a leaner and more efficient City of Miami government. Our Administration has done an outstanding job of creating efficiencies by freezing or eliminating longstanding vacant positions; thus, avoiding any impact to City services. In addition, we have consolidated departments and aligned other similar functions in order to provide greater coordination and wraparound human services for those residents who need it most. Lastly, as a service city, we will continue to invest in our employees and encourage a culture of innovation. This will further promote process improvements, such as the electronic plans review system, which will go live by the end of the year. This budget also proposes an additional $5 million to be allocated towards citywide beautification projects. Let me be very clear. This money does not come from the City's general fund. All great cities are defined by their public spaces. These are the spaces we share as residents regardless of our station in life. Making sure that our public spaces are a source of pride is a key part of creating a City of Miami Page 2 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 city that we are all proud to call home. This has been one of my top priorities as Mayor, and I know that it is a top priority for all of you. With these funds, we are proposing to install holiday lighting on our major roadways, replace thousands of damaged or lost trees from Hurricane Irma; and most importantly, develop a citywide beautification master plan. Projects like these create and enhance public spaces that we all share and help us build an even stronger sense of community. This budget also recognizes the needs of all our communities. I often refer to Miami as being a tale of two cities. In order to bridge that divide, we must engage our disenfranchised youth; this is why I'm proposing a $1 million contribution toward the Overtown Youth Center Building Campaign. This is a promise made and a promise kept for this great institution. Alonzo and Tina are playing a vital role in shaping young lives in our community, and with our help, we can continue to work together to empower, inspire, and enrich our youth for years to come. We must continue to create a strong tech ecosystem so that these children have the tools to compete in the knowledge -based economy of tomorrow. If we want our economy to thrive, we must nurture our residents' ability to innovate from childhood. This tech ecosystem requires nurturing through local organizations and events like the eMERGE Technology Conference, which, as a city, we must continue to support. We have also injected life into our newly -named Innovation and Technology Department. They are doing things that wouldn't have been imagined just a few years ago, placing Miami as a leader in innovation and technology. We did have the foresight, however, to anticipate the need for more localized transportation and other mobility options to help our residents move around our city. All with an eye to the future, I proposed and the City Commission adopted, when I was Commissioner, a Transportation Trust Fund. We knew that we would max out the County's funding for our growing trolley system. This year the Transportation Trust Fund will fund the gap that would have -- that we -- that would have otherwise required the City to eliminate trolley routes, cut back services, or charge a fee. Instead, I am proud to say that our trolley system is the largest municipal trolley system regionally, and growing. That being said, a key to be -- maintaining ridership is to ensure that our trolley system is accessible to residents of all ages and demographics; especially our seniors, who oftentimes are left to stand exposed to the sun and rain while waiting for a trolley to arrive; that is why I am proposing that we build trolley shelters at or near senior centers. We have already identified 17 possible locations, and are working to build them at no cost to the City. Finally, as the impending landfall of Hurricane Florence reminds us all, it is important that this is a resilient budget for a resilient city; that is why the proposed budget has invested in building a more robust capital plan, strategically prioritizing and allocating resources to projects that address mobility, affordable housing, safety, and economic opportunity. Miamians have also invested in their city's future through the Miami Forever Bond. We will soon be announcing a plan for developing and prioritizing projects that will maximize resilience benefits and address sea level rise in our aging infrastructure. Together, we will identify immediate term projects to address our most pressing needs relating to flood risk, roads, bikeways and sidewalks, and outdate facilities in our parks. The expanded role and new leadership in the Department of Resilience and Public Works has helped us take proactive measures during the September king tides, which thus far have prevented our residents from being adversely affected. Our budget is principled and funds our priorities as a city. Let's move into the new fiscal year by prioritizing our employees and residents, prioritizing efficiency of our government and process, prioritizing beautification of our public spaces, prioritizing our growing transportation and tech ecosystem, and by prioritizing making Miami the most resilient city in the world. Thank you for your time, Commissioners. I encourage you to pass the budget as proposed, as amended by the City Manager; and, of course, subject to your input and changes. Thank you. Chair Hardemon: Thank you very much. City of Miami Page 3 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR BUDGET ITEM(S) Chair Hardemon: At this time, I'll open the floor for public comment regarding our budget hearing items, including items BH 20 and BH 21. If you are a member of the public and you want to speak on any item that's on the agenda today, now is your opportunity to do so. Approach one of the two lecterns; state your first name, your last name; you may state your address; and which item it is that you're here to speak about. Once again, this is the opportunity for public comment regarding the budget. If you'd like to speak on any of the items, you approach any of the two lecterns; state your first name, your last name; you may state your address; and which item it is that you're here to speak about. Dawn Shirreffs: Thank you. Don Shirreffs, the Director of Public Affairs for the Miami Foundation, 40 Northwest 3rd Street, Miami 33128; here to speak on the budget general. I'd like to thank the Commission for the opportunity to touch base with you tonight, and I'm certainly impressed with the quality of the budget as it was presented. It was really, really incredible to read. I think you guys set a really gold standard in terms of the transparency in your budget. I'm here tonight to talk to you a little bit, because I share the Mayor's hope that -- and Miami Foundation shares the Mayor's hope that Miami will be the most resilient city in the world. We think we really are -- we have an opportunity ahead of us to make some substantial changes that the world is watching, and we know that we can set the new bar. It is for that reason that the Miami Foundation has been closely partnering with the City of Miami on A Hundred Resilient Cities' work, as well as their broader resilience efforts. I'm proud to share if you don't already know that this past July, the Funders Network for Smart Growth and the Miami Foundation jointly funded a position in the Office of Resilience at the City of Miami for $50, 000, to increase the capacity the Office of Resilience would have, because of the great work that's being done. We were then, of course, very disappointed to see the elimination of a position from that office, and a reduction of $62,000 to that office. It is our hope to continue to partner with you to strengthen the Office of Resilience and to strengthen the City of Miami together, and we hope that you will restore that position in the budget this evening. Thank you. Chair Hardemon: Thank you. Sir, you're recognized. Ed Haynes: Good afternoon. Ed Haynes, 5120 Northwest 24th Avenue, representing the Circle of Brotherhood. Mr. Chairman, Commissioners, Vice Chair, I came today to speak on behalf of the Circle of Brotherhood and the work that's being done in the community. I want to basically offer some information. It's once been said that if a tree falls in the woods and nobody knows, did it fall? Well, there's a lot of work that's going on in the community on behalf of the Circle of Brotherhood, and we want to make you aware of it so that you can consider from a budgetary point of view how you may be able to support our efforts. One of the main things -- myself, as a former law enforcement officer, instead of complaining about the issues of violence that are happening in the City of Miami, we wanted to do something about it. And what we have done is we've gotten with the Circle of Brotherhood, a bunch of men -- black men -- that are taking responsibility for their own community. When you look at the crime rates and when you look at the cost of police officers, it is much cheaper to support an organized group that has a 501(c)(3) that is actually doing the work, has been audited, and is properly doing the work in the community. One of the ways that we are trying to create a bridge between the community and law enforcement is just recently, for example, we actually took a group of men, many of which that have been to prison, we formed a partnership with Miami -Dade Police Department, and because of my background in law enforcement, one of the things that I realized is that a lot of these men commit crimes because they don't know the rules and they don't know the viewpoint of the City of Miami Page 4 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 police officer. So what we did was we went out to Metro -Dade Police Department and took them through a simulated police academy where they actually had to go through simulations that police officers actually go through. Once they went through those particular simulations, the conversation leading -- going onto that particular field trip was much different than going back, because they got a chance to see the reality of what a police officer goes through; the stresses, and all of the other circumstances that are involved when they are dealing with policing the community. But we didn't stop there. We went one step further, because we have a school located in the City of Miami, which is the old Floral Heights Elementary School. And basically, that school is our headquarters. Well, what we did then was we invited the police department to send police cadets that are graduating from the academy to come to our school, and we created simulations for them so that those police officers could get the reality of the community that they serve. And we gave them scenarios such as individuals that had no idea of what law enforcement meant; young ladies who may have been left at home because their mother may have been on drugs, and they were left with an uncle who was molesting them; all kind of scenarios that police officers may never have come into contact with. And those police cadets, after corning to the school, initially thinking that it was a waste of time, at the end of that day, both groups formed a strong partnership, and they begged us to come to their graduation, which the group did go to. And now, you have a partnership between the County and the Circle of Brotherhood We want that same relationship with the City of Miami, and we're hoping that you guys will look at how, within the next budget cycle, that you can include us in the budget. Thank you very much. Chair Hardemon: Thank you, sir. You're recognized, sir. Justin Trieger: My name is Justin Trieger; address is 1926 Northwest 17th Street. Most of my comments pertain to the capital budget, BH 19. Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you tonight. Hopefully, this won't be as contentious as the last session, but as a member of the Allapattah Neighborhood Association, as a private citizen, one of the things that occurred to me in reviewing the capital budget was the density and complexity of that document, even as transparent and well prepared as it is. One way of looking at the data that to me might help illustrate for citizens in a real way where the money is going is if the appropriations in a multi- year sense can be broken down by district so we can have a real sense of for each district, how much money is being expended year to year in the capital budget. Similarly, if we can track tax revenue in the same way; not that equitable spending of money means everyone gets the same piece, but if there is a trend or some kind of situation where for many years, one district is receiving an outsized proportion of the appropriations, it would be good for us to know that's happening and then be able to ask the question, "Why?" So if that kind of data exists so we can already see that, or if that might be included in another edition of the budget, that would be much appreciated. As far as Allapattah and District 1, for us, the priority is definitely mobility and street resurfacing, and pedestrian safety. There are many items in the capital budget which pertain to these issues, but are unfunded or partially funded as of yet, so anything we can do to push funding in that direction, increasing the trolley, et cetera, will be very helpful; similarly, being in close proximity to the Miami River, anything we can do to prioritize the resiliency the Mayor was speaking about, and those programs is super important. And now that the Miami Forever Citizens Oversight Board has full appointeeship [sic], as a member, I'm happy to get started working on -- focusing on those issues with the other citizen members. So thank you. Chair Hardemon: Thank you. Vice Chair Russell: Thank you. City of Miami Page 5 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Chair Hardemon: You're recognized, ma'am. Emily Gorman: Good evening, Commissioners. My name is Emily Gorman. I am the chair of the Steering Committee for the Miami Climate Alliance. I am also one of 3,000 Sierra Club members in your area. Thank you for the opportunity to speak tonight. Thank you for your leadership thus far in resilience. We have been really delighted by the Resilient 305 Program. We've also been really excited to hear the rhetoric from the Mayor's office that Miami is interested in being the most resilient city in the world; that is thrilling to us. So we are here tonight to ask you to make the budget a reflection of those priorities, to place those leadership measures in stone, and to take the next step and expand the Office of Resilience. Please reinstate the $62, 000 loss by the Office of Resilience. Please also add an additional $500, 000, at least, to the Office of Resilience. We think that this is a really important measure for establishing the City of Miami a leader, not just in the State, but in the country. And we're excited to continue celebrating your leadership, and we hope that you give us the opportunity to do so tonight. Also, please fund the Biscayne Bay Marine Health Summit at the level that has been requested. We've heard a lot of excitement from the community. I know that's a little outside of your normal budget, general budget hearing, but we've heard a lot of excitement from the community on this. We haven't seen the concrete move forward in the City of Miami. We're expecting that, but just a reminder to please think of -- put that in your thoughts, also. Thank you. Chair Hardemon: You're recognized. Zelalem Adefris: Hi. I'm Zelalem Adefris. I work at Catalyst Miami. We're a social services nonprofit that's been working in Miami for the past 22 years. So after 20 or so years of doing direct human services -- and we continue to do that, but we've added on resilience as a lens of the work that we do, because we realize it's critical to address these issues as -- if we're going to exist as a nonprofit in the City of Miami and serve community members here, so it's really exciting to hear the Mayor's comments about the value of resilience. I'm also here to speak on reinstating the $62, 000 in the budget for the Office of Resilience and Sustainability. We know as a nonprofit that our resilience issues are not only flooding, but also hurricanes, public health issues, extreme heat, tree cover, transportation, and we've also learned that we need to empower residents to take care of each other and protect their financial assets, and to be able to grow and thrive. We know that we can't invest in infrastructure alone, although it is a very important piece of the puzzle. So please support your departments that are working across all of these sectors that are working to involve emergency management and resilience, and tie this very complicated issue together. So we hope you'll reinstate that funding, as well as continue to see this office grow rather than shrink in the coming years, as this is the biggest issue I think City of Miami will face. Also, I want to shout out to Circle of Brotherhood. They do great work, and they're a wonderful partner to us, as well as the Biscayne Bay Summit. Thank you. Chair Hardemon: Thank you. Sir, you're recognized. Al Crespo: Good afternoon. Al Crespo. So I've come here because I need you guys to help me out. You know, everybody loves me until I write a story about them. And when I write a story about them, then I get accused of being on somebody's payroll. In the last couple of weeks, I've been accused of being on Commissioner Russell's payroll, on Commissioner Carollo's payroll, on the Mayor's payroll. The only problem is I never get a check. Nobody pay -- nobody comes through with a payment. So seeing as you all have money in the bank now, you know, especially you got another $3 million from the Bayfi^ont Park Trust, so I'm kind of wondering, City of Miami Page 6 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 maybe you might add a little line item in the budget saying, "Payoffs for Crespo" -- right? -- so I could at least get a check once in a while, because, truly, I mean, I -- you know, all these people -- I mean, like Grant Stearn accused me of being on Commissioner's payroll for a long -- Commissioner Carollo's payroll for a long time, and I had to chastise Grant about that, right? So I'm just kind of hoping you all will help an old man out. Have a good night. Vice Chair Russell: He drove all the way down for that. Chair Hardemon: He left time on the record. Pat Gajardo: My name is -- Vice Chair Russell: Slow clap. Mr. Gajardo: Pat Gajardo, resident of Allapattah. Commissioner Carollo: Charlie Crespo, glad you heard. Mr. Gajardo: I'm on no one's payroll. 1432 Northwest 28th Street. I'm here today to -- Commissioner Gort: Why don't you start from the beginning again. Mr. Gajardo: All right. My name is Pat Gajardo, a 40-year resident of Allapattah. I live at 1432 Northwest 28th Street. I'm here today because, for whatever reason, the people of my community, it seems, feels marginalized and disenfranchised. Part of that stems from the past. I know in working with our Commissioner over the past couple of years, he's done a tremendous job in supporting us. I'm basically here to let you guys know we need funds allocated for our parks, our kids, our future, and Allapattah doesn't have the resources or facilities that some of the areas -- other areas of the City have, and it would be nice if you guys find it where you can allocate funds to build maybe a rec (recreation) center or something of that sort. Chair Hardemon: Thank you. Mr. Gajardo: Thank you. Chair Hardemon: You're recognized, sir. Commissioner Carollo: Can I ask Commissioner Gort a quick question, based on what he asked? Commissioner, how many rec centers do you have in your district? Commissioner Gort: Pardon? Commissioner Carollo: How many recreation centers do you have (UNINTELLIGIBLE) ? Commissioner Gort: We have one for each (UNINTELLIGIBLE). There's a plan to build a bigger one there. Commissioner Carollo: Good. Commissioner Gort: Yeah. Commissioner Carollo: That's good. City of Miami Page 7 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Commissioner Gort: We already had the funds allocated. I been talking to the Parks Department to have one. Commissioner Carollo: Great. That's an area that's needed in. Good to hear that. Mr. Gajardo: If I may, I'd like to add one more thing. We have a community of over -- probably close to 60,000 residents. Many are from the Caribbean, Latin America. We don't have one designated soccer field. Commissioner Carollo: In particular, Dominican Republic. You got a lot. Mr. Gajardo: I'm sorry? Commissioner Carollo: You got a lot from the Dominican Republic there. Mr. Gajardo: We do, we do. We have plenty of baseball and softball fields, but no soccer fields. Thank you. Chair Hardemon: Thank you, sir. You're recognized, sir. David McDougal: Yeah. Thank you. Hey. My name is David McDougal. I live at 4231 Northwest 11 th Place, Miami 33127, and I'm a founding member of the Miami Climate Alliance. I work closely with the many organizations that comprise the Miami Climate Alliance, and also work very closely with the Office of Resilience staff, and have really valued their showing up to all of our meetings, including our disaster resilience serious game simulation, and all the things that we do that we are trying very hard to build our own community and economic resilience. And it's so important that we keep that office fully staffed. We really appreciate the lengths that the Miami Foundation and others have gone to funding additional staffing, and for a city that wants to call itself the most resilient city in the world, why is it that we are cutting 62K from the Office of Resilience? Is the position not needed? Is it not part of the vision for the most resilient city in the world? We ask not only a reinstatement of the 62K position, but also adding 500K, finding some money to fully accomplish the mission of building community resilience and economic resilience, beyond just buildings and infrastructure. That said, there is extreme heat issues, hurricane preparedness issues, all kinds of other issues that are well beyond buildings and infrastructure, and it's so important that we can take care of all of our communities and protect our communities in the -- in terms of climate and extreme weather. I'd also like to ask that for this budget that we do something like the County budget, where they've taken the time to put a green leaf emoji next to everything that is focused on resilience. It does help us to identify the costs. The costs are growing, they're significant, and it's important that we can track our costs, we can follow our costs, we know what they are, so that it's not taxpayers alone that are shouldering those costs, but we can start looking for other revenue streams, including State and Federal money for the growing costs of resilience. Thank you so much. Chair Hardemon: Thank you. Sir, you're recognized. Albert Gomez: Good evening. Albert Gomez. I'm a local business owner down here. I'm also one of the founding members of the Miami Climate Alliance. I coordinate the South Florida Resilience System; been trained on resilience for the last 12 years of my life. One of the components that I want to address upfront is thank you, Emily, for bringing up the Biscayne Bay Marine Health Summit. We did pass it on the Sea Level Rise Committee. I am a City member. It was brought to you. It was approved by you. The City Manager asked for the budget information on it; still looking for some feedback on that, really looking forward to it. Jane followed up with me just a couple of weeks ago. Hopefully, we're going to push this City of Miami Page 8 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 through. We have -- cities from all over the country are willing to come in and give us guidance, including Chesapeake Bay, which just passed some amazing ordinances and plans. We have access to advancing our resiliency in action with all academic institutions locally and throughout the United States also attending. I would appreciate it if you back it. Secondarily, I'd -- you know, Ajani's departure and 50- some-odd thousand dollars leaving the Office of Resilience should be taken into account. Now the Office of Resilience doesn't have sustainability. He was the lead on the sustainable initiatives. We need to honor sustainability. And as a function of that, I would point to the fact that I came to this Commission and I spoke to all of you, and we actually -- the Commission voted, and they voted against merging the Office of Resilience with Public Works. And now, I understand that's going forward, anyway, so it's kind of a rebuttal. So -- and if that's not the case, I'd like some clarity on that, because on the budget summary document, it does reference $723, 000 on resilience and sustainability. When you go to the summary of departments, they're actually not even there; they're not listed. So the -- I don't know if it's writing on the wall or what have you, but -- or just slight oversight -- but I'd like to maybe reconcile that issue, because if they are going to retain the office separate, as we asked and I thought the Commission voted on, to honor the Commission's vote, I thought we'd keep that going; just a point. Jeanette Ruiz: Hello. My name is Jeanette Ruiz, and I am here with the Miami Climate Alliance, as well as just a concerned citizen. I -- this is my first budget hearing, so I don't know the particulars of what is going on, but do know that am concerned for the future of Miami, and I am in support of the resilience efforts from the Mayor. So I think we need to be strategic and forward thinking in approach regarding sea level rise and other results of climate change, and I thank you for your dedication and commitment to these efforts. I also want to give a shout out to the Circle of Brotherhood, because I had no idea of all the amazing work that they were doing here, and I hope that you consider including them, as well, and also the Biscayne Bay Marine Health Summit, as well. Thank you. Chair Hardemon: Ma'am, you're recognized. Kelly Cox: Thank you. Good evening, Commissioners. Thank you so much for the opportunity to comment today. My name is Kelly Cox. I'm the staff attorney and Program Director at Miami Water Keeper. We're a local nonprofit based here in Miami that's dedicated to protecting and preserving South Florida's watershed. I just want to draw on the fact that Mayor Suarez did the introduction to tonight's budget hearing and really highlighted the fact that we voted as a community in favor of -- and on this Commission in favor of a bond proposal last year that would support the much needed infrastructure developments in this city to advance our resiliency, and that's because South Florida has more resources at risk than any other city worldwide from sea level rise and climate change. And, of course, you've taken these initial steps to make sure that our community is ready for rising tides, but I ask the question, then why are we cutting one of the most central pieces of this resiliency puzzle, the human resources? We need leadership from this board. We need investment in human resources, providing strategy and creativity to help us solve this very complex, legal and scientific puzzle. Miami Water Keeper is dedicated to helping create a resilient and sea level rise -ready South Florida, but we sincerely believe that any cuts to the Office of Resilience would be a blow to what progress we are already making. The County next week will hear a budget proposal to actually increase the resiliency capacity, and I strongly feel, and on behalf of Miami Water Keeper and our thousands of members across South Florida, I urge you to contemplate that same effort; invest more. Don't take away from this already important initiative. Thank you so much for your time. Chair Hardemon: Thank you very much. City of Miami Page 9 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 William Quinlan: Hi. My name is William Quinlan. I live at 7223 Northeast 4th Court, in Commissioner Hardemon's district. So I'm a student at the University of Miami, and I wanted to come out to my first budget hearing to see all the fun, and in the time I was waiting, I was flipping through the document here. It was really interesting, because I just wanted to think about sustainability and how that's funded and operated, but it's very complicated, so I wanted to look at specifically the question of tree funding. I was really happy to see that the Miami Forever Bond Program was approved, and that there is some money in here in capital expenditures for street beautification and tree planting. I wanted to see how that gets operationalized through the departments. And so, the new Resilience and Public Works Department listed as their accomplishments that they trimmed and maintained thousands of trees, and they planted 800; seems a bit weird, especially given all the hurricanes that wiped out many of our trees, and we night need more trees in the future. So I wanted to think about the other Office of Sustainability and Resilience, and how they get involved in that, and I -- echoing the comments previously made about how that office is being cut back on -- that they did lots of important work in corning up with the bigger plans and longer term directional guidance about sustainability in our city, and that they also were important in seeking outside grants to help make sure that more trees got planted, right? So just looking at -- like as one example of how that office's work is important, it seems strange to me that then its staff is being cut, its budget's being cut, like sustainability and resilience are getting less important, like we don't have less of a need for water or storm preparations or natural spaces, or other remedies to affect street level heat. Like, you know, I'm only -- I'm still in college. I'm still like trying to figure out where I'm going to be in the future; I hope that the City is, as well. I hope that this office is staffed and prepared for those conversations that come. Thank you so much. Chair Hardemon: Thank you, sir. Michael Clarkson: Good evening, brother Chairman. Chair Hardemon: Hello. Mr. Clarkson: How are you doing? Vice Chair, the rest of the Commissioners, my name is Michael Clarkson. I live at 60 -- 22 Northeast 60th Street. That's in Little Haiti. And I'm here as a representative from different aspects, but particularly for myself, because I'm real disappointed in what's happening with the Office of Resilience. I thought that we understood how important it was and that we need to have many, many more of those in the community. I mean, this year, we initiated in Little Haiti Topica (phonetic), which is a hurricane preparedness initiative. That came about because of -- we went, we got certified, we stayed on that office, told them we needed more training in our communities. Our people need more education about climate change, global warming, and what is actually getting ready to happen, and what is already happening; how is it affecting mental health, how it's affecting our healthcare, how it's affecting -- you just name it. Climate change is real. It is our generation's responsibility. My forefathers, they went to Germany and fought. They were -- fought a real enemy. But do you realize that more people died last year in Hurricane Irma than died in 9-1-1 ? Check it out, look it up, and I'm not making these figures up. This is some real stuff that's corning at us. So not only do we need the $62, 000 back into that office, but we need those hubs in every one of the neighborhoods throughout our city. Thank you for your time. Chair Hardemon: Thank you, sir. Seeing no other persons that are here for public comment, I'm going to close the public comment section at this time. Emilio T. Gonzalez (City Manager): Mr. Chairman? City of Miami Page 10 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Chair Hardemon: You're recognized, sir. Mr. Gonzalez: Sir, would you indulge me for a moment? I think we need to correct the record on some misinformation and misconception with regards to our commitment to resiliency, the Office of Resilience, and what we plan for our city. And if you would allow me, Deputy City Manager Joe Napoli will take just one minute of your time to kind of set the record straight. Thank you, sir. Joe Napoli: Sir, Joe Napoli, Deputy City Manager. I do want to just kind of allay people's concerns about the Office of Resilience. I would say that, in fact, we've empowered the Office of Resilience. They are now focused on what they should be doing, and that's developing strategy and policy, and coordinating our overall resiliency and sustainability efforts. And what we've done with the rest of our staff being led by the Department now of Resilience and Public Works is we are now operationalizing and we were executing. We -- it's time for us to start taking ownership as a city of resiliency and not have everybody else tell us what to do and wait for everybody to tell us what to do, and then start executing. So our depart -- our Office of Resilience and Sustainability, led by our CRO (Chief Resilience Officer), is responsible for policy, strategy, and coordination. And the rest of our staff which is a very -- is a large staff particularly our Resilience and Public Works Department are executing. So we have engineers, we have technical people. We have more expertise in our staff, and by working together, we're doing much more than has ever been done. So I don't think we are doing less by cutting one position or not filling one position in the Office of Resilience and Sustainability. We're actually doing much more. We're coordinating. We've put together a resiliency action group led by myself and the CRO where we're bringing together all of our directors and people responsible who have anything to do with resiliency and sustainability. We're meeting, we're coordinating our efforts, and we're doing things; we're executing. So I don't think that it's correct to say that we are reducing our commitment; we're actually increasing it. We have a much more coordinated effort and we're doing much more, and we're going to continue to do more as we move to the future. Commissioner Reyes: Could you please give us an example of any initiative that was started from the Office of Resilience, and then it was the -- I mean, it was -- the action was taken by the --? Mr. Napoli: Well, I think this year, Commissioner, the King Tide Action Plan. Commissioner Reyes: Okay, yes. Mr. Napoli: So -- which occurred last week. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Mr. Noriega: The Office of Resilience and Sustainability developed an overall concept, and we actually put together a tremendous plan this year with our entire staff working on it. We were out days before. We developed a plan to not only take action, but to monitor before -- to get information out beforehand, to monitor during the event, to include using drones to map, and creating an after -action report that we can use for the future, particularly in the major king tide, which will be in October, so I think that's one good example. Commissioner Reyes: That's a good example. And what you're doing is you're coordinating between Resilience and -- Public Works and the Office of Resilience. What are --? City of Miami Page 11 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Mr. Napoli: Yes. And not only Resilience and Public Works, but our other departments; Capital Improvements, our Housing and Economic Development, and other -- any other department that has anything to do with resiliency and sustainability. Commissioner Reyes: Could you keep the board abreast of everything that you're doing and --? I mean, just keep what -- informed, you know -- Mr. Napoli: Absolutely. Commissioner Reyes: -- send out -- Mr. Napoli: Absolutely, Commissioner, we will. Commissioner Reyes: -- some sort of -- I would say a report -- once in a while. Mr. Napoli: No, it's a priority. It's our -- it's one of our top priorities. Commissioner Reyes: Every three months, at least. Mr. Napoli: Absolutely. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Commissioner Gort: I think it's important to keep giving out that information so people are aware of what -- Commissioner Reyes: Yes, sir. Commissioner Gort: -- we are doing. Mr. Napoli: Yes, Commissioner. Commissioner Gort: Yeah. Mr. Gonzalez: Thank you, gentlemen. Chair Hardemon: All right. City of Miami Page 12 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 BH - BUDGET HEARING BH.1 DISCUSSION ITEM 4734 Office of Management and Budget DISCUSSION TO ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED FY 2018-19 MILLAGE RATE, TENTATIVE BUDGET AND ALL OTHER BUDGET ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. RESULT: DISCUSSED Chair Hardemon: I think our Budget Director has a few words he'd like to read into the record, as required by the State of Florida. Christopher Rose (Director): Good evening, Commissioners. Chris Rose, Office of Management and Budget. As the Chair said, I've got some words that are required by the State; and then I've got a couple of other comments, very briefly. The proposed general operating millage rate is 7.5865 mills for the City of Miami for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2018 and ending September 30, 2019. That operating millage rate is 9.47 percent higher than the State -defined rolled back rate of 6.9301 mills. In addition, I've got two items that I'd like to hand to the Clerk. The first one is an amended exhibit, which is the change memo that you all have in the package. We in Budget had inadvertently left off the attachment at the back, so I'm going to give -- nothing else has changed; just the amend -- the attachment, and we'll give that to the Clerk momentarily. And I also have the proof of advertising for this meeting in the Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald that will hand to the Clerk, with your permission, Mr. Chair. Thank you. That's everything. Later... Chair Hardemon: So let's call our attention to BH.1. This is a discussion of pub -- well, this is interesting, right? So -- the way that we're doing this. BH.1 is a discussion on the proposed budget and tentative millage. BH2 is a discussion, proposed millage and tentative budget. But BH 3 is the proposed additional millage for 2019. So BH 3 is the one that's actionable; is that correct? Vice Chair Russell: BH3 is DDA (Downtown Development Authority). Chair Hardemon: Oh, that's DDA? That is DDA. I'm sorry. So we have two discussion items. Anyone -- do you want to just give us the information on the discussion items for BH.1 and BH 2? Commissioner Reyes: You are talking about this? Chair Hardemon: I'm about to just fly through it. Is there anyone? Anyone listening? Commissioner Reyes: I have a question on BH.1. I have a question on it. Is Chris around? Mr. Budget Director -- Mr. Rose: Yes, sir. Commissioner Reyes: -- you know where I'm coming from. City of Miami Page 13 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Mr. Rose: Yes, sir. Commissioner Reyes: And it's an -- on the operation and millage rate. Mr. Rose: BH2 is the DDA nzillage. Commissioner Reyes: Oh, okay. BH2 is -- okay. Mr. Rose: BH3 actually is the DDA budget. Commissioner Reyes: Proposed nzillage and tentative budget. Okay. It's on BH2 that my question is going to be. When I get there, I want to talk to you about it. Mr. Rose: BH 2 is the DDA discussion and BH 3 is the DDA nzillage. Chair Hardemon: But you've already put -- Mr. Rose: Yeah. Chair Hardemon: You stated on the record the proposed budget and nzillage for BH 1; that's correct? Mr. Rose: I have stated on the record what the City's nzillage is. The DDA director needs to say similar language for the DDA on their nzillage. Chair Hardemon: Right. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Chair Hardemon: So, but -- so we -- I just want to make sure that we've satisfied BH.1. Vice Chair Russell: I would like to open a discussion on BH 1 for -- it is a -- it's a discussion item for us to talk about. Chair Hardemon: We choose to talk about it, right? Vice Chair Russell: Yes. And while those who have spoken at public comment have brought up many good points, I do have to commend the Administration on how they are tackling resilience at this point. Director Dodd, in addition to CRO Gilbert, have created sort of a bifurcated look at resilience, and I want to see that more clearly defined, so folks understand what the role of each part of that department is. And the colonel's side has more to do with the nuts and bolts of the water that is physically rising. But keeping Jane's position and her office strong will make sure that all the other elements of resilience that touch all the other departments of the City, and most importantly, the human element of resilience, is still prioritized. I'm not going to make any amendments. I really want to just talk sort offrom the heart about looking at our budget and seeing where we might shuffle some things, and how we could prioritize that. There's potentially an F1 event that was coming this year that was going to cost the City $100, 000. I don't believe we should be funding that. I believe that is money right there that could go back in toward resilience. And I'd like to leave it up to the discretion of the department on how they fund that, but ideas such as reducing our rating score at the National Flood Insurance Program, so we can move the line and so that we can really affect people's personal insurance and insurability, and finding policies to do that; developing operational efficiencies to reduce the City's climate change footprint; assisting Planning & Zoning on developing adaptive land use regulations and new waterfront design standards; City of Miami Page 14 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 additional CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) training, which has shown to be an incredible way and efficient use of our money to empower our residents to fill in the gaps where the government isn't there during a storm; bringing in more Federal, State, and foundation funding for sea level rise; studying the water quality of our bay. Even though that's not necessarily a department within our City, it affects us in every way, and groups like Water Keeper, they're at the frontline of that. And the testing that -- the minimal testing that's being done right now is showing us that there is a major problem, but we're not doing enough testing to find the source. I'd like to see them help find a way to empower the City to be in that conversation. And as we do additional plantings -- I know we've been in recovery mode since Hurricane Irma, but as we do additional plantings of trees, our swales, our medians, I'd like to see us develop a scoring system; a scoring system that allows us to measure quantifiably how much more resilience is being brought by the physical actions we're taking; how much more shade, how much more temperature, how much more oxygen production and -- temperature reduction -- I'm sorry. And I would even propose calling that the Bob Brennan Scale, after our famous arborist that passed last year, because he and I talked about that for a couple years, and I'd like to ask the City and perhaps the Resilience Department with corning up with that scoring system. They're going to need some funding. I'd like to see a million dollars of the Tree Trust Fund spent within this next year, throughout the City of Miami. I know there are already plans within the Beautification Committee and within the Parks Department that can fold in, but I would like to see that million -dollar commitment from the City, 80 to 90 percent of which would be on major tree plantings in medians, swales, and parks, and 10 to 20 percent for tree - specific Code Enforcement training and consultants for the Environmental Department to help them manage the -- development in the City. The new Office of Human Services has a lot of potential to be great for the City. I would like us to see the City take on a new program in this department, in this new department of homelessness employment where we build on the program that the Downtown Development Authority and the CRAs (Community Redevelopment Agencies) have already been perfecting where we work with shelters, and have a job training program that can help with beautification in the City. This can really help create a workforce and alleviate a homelessness situation. The DDA is ready to step up with budget to help with that, the CRA will be ready to step up with budget to help with that, but the City needs to be there, as well. The NET (Neighborhood Enhancement Team) offices -- we have been waiting on functional NET offices for the Grove and downtown for the last two years that I've been here. The money is said to be set aside, but it hasn't been spent, and the spots haven't been found or built out. I'd like to see that prioritized. Just a couple more things, if you'll indulge me. As we contemplate the abolishment of MSEA (Miami Sports & Exhibition Authority), we have the budget that's potentially left there to be dealt with. We cannot allocate it until that is spoken for, but one of the big things that MSEA is meant for is citywide events, and I'd like to see some of the citywide events benefit from that; the City's Veteran's Day Parade. The City had its first Fourth of July celebration at City Hall, which was funded by the Coconut Grove BID (Business Improvement District). That can continue, but I'd love to see that grow. And the Black Top Basketball Program could grow citywide in a greater way. I think that's something that MSEA funds, once they're absorbed, (UNINTELLIGIBLE) you know, the City could look toward. And finally, the last thing. Transportation in our trolley system has been growing incredibly, and I'm really proud of our City for stepping up and doing that. The Administration has done a great job of analyzing the routes. I'd like to consider a route that touches three of our districts from a north/south perspective. We have a lot of east/west lines from Coconut Grove, Coral Way, and Allapattah, but I think there potentially could be a line that touches all three and brings them together; perhaps from the Douglas Road Station all the way up to Miami Dade College, up by Calle Ocho or one of those north/south lanes; obviously, for the department to analyze, but I've heard a lot of calls for that from the residents. Those are just some City of Miami Page 15 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 of the things I'd like the Management and the Office of Budget to consider between first and second reading to see if there's ways we can bring some of those changes about. But thank you very much for a well -crafted budget. Chair Hardemon: Thank you. I'd like to bring our attention to BH 2. Commissioner Reyes: But before we go to BH.2, I think BH 1 is discussion to allow public comment on proposed millage, right? The 2018 -- Vice Chair Russell: And budget; budget and millage. Commissioner Reyes: -- 2019 millage. And I want to make sure that there is not a misunderstanding, you see. The millage rate increased, you see. Operational rate -- millage rate increased. It went from a 7.436 to 7.5865. And now, the total of debt service and the millage rate stayed the same. That is because the debt service was reduced, right? Mr. Rose: Yes, sir. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. For all practical purposes, there's an increase in millage -- Mr. Rose: No, sir. Commissioner Reyes: -- by the State, by State. Yes, sir. Mr. Rose: IfI may, sir. Commissioner Reyes: Yes, sir. Mr. Rose: The total millage rate is staying the same. You are correct. Commissioner Reyes: Yes, sir. Yes, sir. I do agree. I do agree. But my concern is the following, you see, and I want to make sure, and I ask you this, and I want to place it on the record: We are going to be issuing some of the bonds, that $400 million bonds. I want to make sure that we have -- if we issue those bonds, the debt service requirement is going to be -- is going to increase. I know that we can offset that probably by the increase in property value; that is the additional revenues that we are going to get, but I want to make sure that we will cover any type of debt service increase, and we don't have to increase our total millage. You understand where I'm going, what I'm driving at? Mr. Rose: Yes, sir, I do. Commissioner Reyes: That next year -- I know that we have -- going to have a lean year next year, and to that effect -- and to that effect, I strongly recommend that you start looking at department by department and start making cuts. And I'm going to give you one -- and I think all of us, every one of us and every single department, they should expect some cuts. I will -- I told you this afternoon, take $100, 000 from our department. You can take it tomorrow, okay? And I will tell you from where you can take it. Take $100, 000 from our department, see. Also, there are questions that I want to ask about personal -- personnel. You see, in here, it says that we eliminated 59 vacant non -sworn positions, right? Mr. Rose: Yes, sir. City of Miami Page 16 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Commissioner Reyes: And in back of the page, it said, "Summary net gain of 19 positions." That mean that we eliminated 54 -- 59, but then we hired a bunch. We hired some people during the midyear; that's right? Mr. Rose: Yes. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Now, I want to know this, okay? I want to know this. It says that it'll be eliminating Fire and Police and going -- it's going to eliminate how many positions? How many police officers' positions are going to be eliminated? Mr. Rose: We are not eliminating any sworn positions. We are freezing -- Commissioner Reyes: You are freezing those positions? Mr. Rose: -- nine sworn -- Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Mr. Rose: -- positions in Police and 15 sworn positions in the Fire Department. Commissioner Reyes: What effect will that have on our grant that we were obtaining - - we obtained this year in hiring new police officers? Mr. Rose: We have more police officers than we've ever had in the past, sir. Commissioner Reyes: Sir, we never had enough police officers. I mean, we have never had enough. We need now -- and particularly now that we're using some of our officers in schools. I know for a fact that they are sometimes in my district that - - well, the commanders, they are short one or two officers, you see. We need more patrol and -- because I think it's -- the most important service that we can have is public security, you see. People have to feel safe. Even the businessman -- everybody have to feel safe in order -- if we want businesses to come and stay with us and we want people to live in peace, see, or people to move to the City of Miami. So I strongly request -- I'm requesting from you guys that we should cut from whatever we have to cut, but don't freeze those positions. And I have a suggestion that has been made, and it was made since I was here, you see. There is no need to have sworn police officers doing clerical jobs, see, any position that could be replaced by - - I mean, not a sworn police officer, and it could be used by any other employee -- I mean any other person -- that will free more patrols, you see. I would love to see that. And I have a couple of questions, you see. I don't want to -- because I have a litany of things, but we going to talk later on. But I have a question, see. We have $5 million for beautification, right? Mr. Rose: Yes, sir. Commissioner Reyes: Let me ask you something. In that item, you have one point -- I think seven million dollars for trees, right? Mr. Rose: I don't recall the exact number. Commissioner Reyes: Well, I -- that's what I heard of trees, okay? And those funds come from where for beautification? They come from streets closure, right? Mr. Rose: The $5 million of new funding for beautification, five -- that 5 million is coming from lane closure. City of Miami Page 17 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Commissioner Reyes: Lane closure? Mr. Rose: Yes, sir. Commissioner Reyes: Question: Can those lane closure funds could be directed toward general fund? Mr. Rose: No, they cannot. Commissioner Reyes: They cannot? Mr. Rose: Correct; they cannot. Commissioner Reyes: Can they be used in any other --? Mr. Rose: They can be used to enhance the right-of-way, inside the right-of-way, so Commissioner Reyes: But that's the only -- it's the only thing that they can be used? Mr. Rose: Yes, sir. Commissioner Reyes: They cannot be used by --? Mr. Rose: They can only be used inside the right-of-way, so from sidewalk to sidewalk -- Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Then -- Mr. Rose: -- repair and enhancement. Commissioner Reyes: -- they could be used for streets improvement. Mr. Rose: Yes. Commissioner Reyes: It could be used for streets improvement. But if you have $1.7 million for tree planting, why don't we take that money from the Tree Trust -- from the Tree Fund -- and free those funds, you see. You free those funds that go for street improvement that you have taken from general fund, and then you replenish the general fund. Mr. Rose: Some of it is coming from the Tree Trust Fund. The original -- Commissioner Reyes: Well, I think that we have about two -- some million dollars there. Let's take $1.7 million, use it on the free part of the beautification. Take that money and then place it on the program for -- I mean the street improvement. And then using those funds from the tree improvements, send it back to general fund and we can use it for police officers or somebody else (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Mayor Francis Suarez: Commissioner, we'll work with you between first and second reading. Commissioner Reyes: I will -- definitely will like for you to work with that. And another thing that -- now that I have you there -- Mayor, don't leave. Mayor Suarez: I wasn't sure if you were talking to me or him. City of Miami Page 18 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Commissioner Reyes: No, this we -- we're going to need your help in this. Mayor Suarez: Sure. Commissioner Reyes: I been asking since day one, and I been telling -- asking them that we should go department by department -- Mayor Suarez: Sure. Commissioner Reyes: -- and Chris knows what I want. I want to use either Six Sigma or any other type of efficiency methodology that we will plan -- I mean, we will map the process for each department. Mayor Suarez: Sure. Commissioner Reyes: I mean, every function that everybody is doing, if it is necessary or if it is a duplicity offunction -- Mayor Suarez: Of course. Commissioner Reyes: -- or if there is some steps that could be -- Mayor Suarez: Reduced. Commissioner Reyes: -- do away or reduce and -- Mayor Suarez: Fine. Commissioner Reyes: -- that way, we make our departments more efficient -- Mayor Suarez: Sure. Commissioner Reyes: -- less expensive, and we will be saving a lot of money. Mayor Suarez: Be happy to do it with you. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. And that is something that I'm going to be requesting from you guys, and I'm going to be after you all the time. Mayor Suarez: Okay. Commissioner Reyes: Okay? Mayor Suarez: Fair. Commissioner Reyes: All right. And I have a bunch of things there, but if I keep on going, we'll be here until tomorrow morning, okay? But between now and the second reading, I'll be talking to you, Mr. City Manager, and to Chris, and try to bring some sort of -- I mean, I want you to go with a scalpel into every department, start cutting, and that's it. I'm volunteering my department -- I mean my office -- just $100, 000, just give it away. Emilio T. Gonzalez (City Manager): Sir, I look forward to meeting with you and the other Commissioners. We are planning, just so you know, a manpower study across the board, but between now and the second reading, I'll be happy to sit with you and we'll go over your concerns -- City of Miami Page 19 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Commissioner Reyes: Please do. Mr. Gonzalez: -- and see what we -- yes, sir. Commissioner Reyes: Please do -- Mr. Gonzalez: Count on it. Commissioner Reyes: -- please do, because -- okay, thank you, sir. Commissioner Carollo: Mr. Manager, if I could, through you, get the Police Chief up there, ask him a couple of questions? Chief I -- how are you? I apologize. We met the other day. I wanted to ask you a couple of questions that I forgot. How many mounted patrol units do we have now presently? Jorge Colina (Chief of Police) : How many mounted patrol? Commissioner Carollo: Yeah. Chief Colina: I believe we have eight. Commissioner Carollo: Eight? Okay. Chief Colina: I'll get the exact number for you though, sir. Commissioner Carollo: We're down tremendously from years past. A department our size shouldn't have anything less than 15, and probably closer to 20, but I'll take 15. The officers cost the same as any other officer. It would just be the additional cost of horses. Do we have more than eight horses, or is that what we have right now? Chief Colina: I believe we do have more; more horses. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. Do you have any idea how many more we have or -- ? Chief Colina: I do not, but I can get the exact number for you. Commissioner Carollo: Because I really would like to get the -- that number of mounted patrol higher. We're too low for a city this size in having just eight mounted patrol units. And frankly, we got areas that are very tourist -oriented that they're needed in. Last but not least, how many officers do you have that are sworn officers with a gun and a badge that are doing civilian work in wherever? Chief Colina: It's tough to give you an exact number, because it depends on what you consider civilian or -- Commissioner Carollo: Let's say civilian, non -police -type work; not law enforcement work. Chief Colina: We're currently going through that process of ident fying every position that we are comfortable in transitioning to a civilian position. So I think it was last week or the week before where we met with the Budget Director, and we made a request to be able to hire civilian positions. So, for example, in our staffing unit, we feel that that is certainly a place where we can have a civilian that's probably going to be even more efficient and proficient in doing that job. That's a police officer that we can put in the field. We can come up with an exact number of City of Miami Page 20 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 what we would feel comfortable with. It's something that I'm completely open to, by the way. I know that in the past, there's been resistance. I don't feel that way. I think that the more officers that we can put in the field, that we can take out of the office, that we have a civilian doing that job, the better for us, because a lot of those jobs, quite frankly, the officers -- that's not what they trained for. We put them there because someone has to do the job, and we don't have that someone. Commissioner Carollo: Yeah. And what is happening is that we're putting trained law enforcement officers away from their number -one priority that they were trained for, and it's ending up costing us more money than if we would have a civilian, so we lose in both ways. We don't have a trained officer out in the streets, and we're paying more than if we would have a civilian in some of those jobs. But if you could look and see, Chief -- Chief Colina: Yes, sir. Commissioner Carollo: -- before we come back in second reading what we could do to get additional mounted patrols out there. Chief Colina: I'll get you the exact number of the mounted officers that we have, with the horses that we have, and I'll get you close to an exact number on the positions internally that we can civilianize. But you're not going to get an argument from me on efficiency. Commissioner Carollo: And I would hope that at least by the end of this new fiscal year's budget, by the time we get to the next one, we'll be up to at least no less than 15. Anyway, thank you. Commissioner Reyes: And now that I have you there -- through the Chair. Let me ask a question, Chief. How much did the helicopter cost finally? Do we need it? Chair Hardemon: We just bought it. Commissioner Reyes: That's right. No, no, because most of the times, you know, we have County helicopter on the department -- on the air, you know. And I don't know if that is illegal to use drones, but I mean, we have to try to cut cost. I don't know if it is of the utmost importance that we have a Miami Police helicopter, or we can use the County. And now that Commissioner Carollo, he's asking about mounted police, I'm very concerned about traffic. And you and I, we have talked about motorcycle cops, and I know that instead of increasing the force of you know who, we are freezing positions, but I'm totally opposed to that, and I will try to find as much money as I can to keep more police officers on street and patrol. And I would like to increase also the motorcycle police officers; that they are fantastic for traffic detail. Commissioner Carollo: Well, how many motorcycle officers do we presently have? Chief Colina: We graduated a class recently, so we expanded the unit; I believe it's to 16 motormen. Unidentified Speaker: That's right. Chief Colina: We now have six -day -a -week coverage, which we didn't have before. The plan is to -- Commissioner Carollo: All we have are 16 motormen? Commissioner Reyes: 16 motor, that's all. City of Miami Page 21 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 BH.2 4583 Downtown Development Authority Commissioner Carollo: 16? Commissioner Reyes: Yes, sir. Chief Colina: Yes, sir. Commissioner Carollo: Chief you know, I had more than half of that in Doral, and that department didn't even have 150 police officers. Commissioner Reyes: Yeah. Commissioner Carollo: Nor was anywhere near the city with the size -- nowhere near the size of Miami. Chief Colina: Commissioner, it's 19 total when you count the lieutenant, the sergeants. Commissioner Carollo: Well, I'm going to tell you now that for a city the size of Miami, we should have no less than three times that, Chief. I understand that when it rains, you can't use them; that's why they need to have patrol cars so that if it rains, you put them in patrol cars. Commissioner Reyes: That's right. Commissioner Carollo: It's too dangerous. But especially with the traffic we have in this city, you know, it might be the only way we could really get around quickly, unless we use a helicopter, of course, and you don't have a back in the helicopter, right? Unidentified Speaker: No. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. Chair Hardemon: All right. Thank you, Chief. Commissioner Reyes: Thank you, Chief. DISCUSSION ITEM DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE AND TENTATIVE BUDGET FOR THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. RESULT: DISCUSSED Chair Hardemon: I'm going to move forward with BH2, the discussion item referring to the DDA (Downtown Development Authority), and I'll allow you to state what you have to state on the record, and then we're going to quickly move to BH3, okay? City of Miami Page 22 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 BH.3 4584 Downtown Development Authority Alyce Robertson: Alyce Robertson, Executive Director of the Miami Downtown Development Authority. This is a discussion of the millage. We're allowed under the Code to raise up to .475 mills on each dollar. We're -- the board of the DDA has voted to recommend to the City Commission .4681, which is the same millage that we have levied for the last three years. Chair Hardemon: Is that your magic language that you have to read into the record? Ms. Robertson: I'm not -- it's not the magic -- Chair Hardemon: You just have to put it on the record, the numbers? Ms. Robertson: Yeah. I think that note -- have to put it on the record -- right? -- which is point -- oh, I forgot one part of it -- .3 -- it's 3.17 percent over the increase over the rollback rate; sorry, I left that out. Chair Hardemon: Thank you very much. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), PROPOSING AN ADDITIONAL TENTATIVE MILLAGE RATE FOR AD VALOREM TAXATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 200.065, FLORIDA STATUTES; DEFINING AND DESIGNATING THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ("DISTRICT") OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA ("CITY"); LEVYING AN ADDITIONAL AD VALOREM TAX ON ALL REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY IN THE DISTRICT AT THE RATE OF 0.4681 MILLS ON THE DOLLAR OF TAXABLE VALUE OF SUCH PROPERTY IN SAID DISTRICT FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE OPERATION OF THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2018 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2019; PROVIDING THAT SAID MILLAGE SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO THE MILLAGE ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE VII, SECTION 9 OF THE FLORIDA CONSTITUTION AND SECTION 166.211, FLORIDA STATUTES, AS WELL AS ANY SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS IMPOSED BY THE SAME; PROVIDING THAT THIS RESOLUTION SHALL NOT BE DEEMED AS REPEALING OR AMENDING ANY OTHER RESOLUTION OR ANY ORDINANCE FIXING MILLAGE OR LEVYING TAXES, BUT SHALL BE DEEMED SUPPLEMENTAL AND IN ADDITION THERETO; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-18-0384 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Ken Russell, Vice Chair SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: Hardemon, Russell, Carollo, Reyes ABSENT: Gort City of Miami Page 23 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Chair Hardemon: Is there a motion to approve the additional -- I mean the DDA (Downtown Development Authority) -- Vice Chair Russell: So moved. Chair Hardemon: -- additional millage? It's been properly moved. Ms. Robertson: So that's -- BH3 is the actual millage -- Chair Hardemon: That's correct. Ms. Robertson: -- and -- so. Chair Hardemon: Okay. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. Chair Hardemon: Second? Commissioner Carollo: Second. Chair Hardemon: Second by -- second. Any discussion? Seeing none, all in favor, say "aye." The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Hardemon: All against? Motion passes. City of Miami Page 24 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 BH.4 4585 Downtown Development Authority RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE TENTATIVE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA ("DDA"), ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $12,436,000.00, AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AD VALOREM TAX LEVY AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS INCOME FOR THE DDA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2018, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2019; AUTHORIZING THE DDA TO MAKE TRANSFERS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS FOR NECESSARY AND PROPER PURPOSES; AUTHORIZING THE DDA TO INVITE AND ADVERTISE REQUIRED BIDS; PROVIDING THAT THIS RESOLUTION BE DEEMED SUPPLEMENTAL AND IN ADDITION TO THE RESOLUTION MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2018 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2019, FOR THE OPERATIONS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-18-0385 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Ken Russell, Vice Chair SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: Hardemon, Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes Chair Hardemon: BH 3. Alyce Robertson: BH (budget hearing) -- Chair Hardemon: BH.4. Ms. Robertson: BH.4 is the actual budget that has -- was passed in July by the DDA (Downtown Development Authority) Board. It's re -- the actual budget is for $10 million. We have -- $100, 000 of that is corning from the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) to run the program that the Commissioner -- the Vice Chairman mentioned earlier, which is the Downtown Enhancement Program, with the CRAs. Vice Chair Russell: I'll move it. Ms. Robertson: So -- and the rest is the nnillage. Commissioner Reyes: May I ask a question? The other day I was -- I went to downtown -- and this goes for you, too, Mr. Noriega. I went to downtown Miami, and it was almost impossible to find a parking space for one. Most of the parking space, now they have been taken away, and they are managed by valet; by valet, you see. You have about four, five, six spaces that you cannot park. You only place your car there, valet. And those valet parkers -- I mean, it is $10 the first 15 minutes. And as I drove around trying to find -- because I didn't want to pay $15, I mean, because then you start 15 and 15 more; well, up to $25. As I drove around downtown Miami, I started -- you see, I started looking at stores, I mean, that they were closing -- I mean, they were all closed, you see. Half of the stores, they are empty, see. And it occurs to me that it is so difficult to go and park in downtown City of Miami Page 25 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Miami. People don't go there anymore. If it weren't because my -- the person that fixed my watch, he is still in downtown Miami, I wouldn't go there, you see. Are you planning on doing something about that? Ms. Robertson: Sure. Well, retail in general has had an issue, because of Internet purchases; you know, Amazon and -- Commissioner Reyes: Yes, I know. Ms. Robertson: -- so -- and we also in downtown have had the opening of Brickell City Centre that, you know, that has also taken some of the retail that might have gone into a downtown urban core. So one of the things that -- the projects that we're working on is the redo of Flagler Street, where it'll probably become like a Lincoln Road type of a place where there are more restaurants and bars and everything. Commissioner Reyes: Yes, that's what the -- Ms. Robertson: And that's probably the future of a Flagler Street. Commissioner Reyes: That -- but not only Flagler. Ms. Robertson: But no, it's -- Commissioner Reyes: I mean, and 1st Street, both 1st Street, you see, and 2nd Street, they used to be vibrant streets, with a lot of businesses. But what I wanted to know, if you had some plans on -- I mean, converting those retail stores into -- you know -- something else. That's it. Ms. Robertson: So one of the things that we're looking at -- and, you know, especially with the tech sector outreach and other kinds of things -- is there's a lot of those older buildings that are in the urban core that can be used that -- they're kind of really interesting spaces. In fact, the 500 Startups that just came to downtown, it's an accelerator that's out of -- this is their first place out of the Silicon Valley, and they opened here in Miami, mostly because of our diversity of our population and how, you know, we have other languages, you know, other countries that are corning here. And they're picking up on some of these older spaces. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Ms. Robertson: And so, you know, the first floor is best for restaurants and bars and other kind of things like that. Commissioner Reyes: Mm-hmm, yes. Ms. Robertson: So the policy is -- it's not only on Flagler; but the surrounding area - - is get some of those upper floors rented to some of these new tech companies and other things. Commissioner Reyes: Yes. That'd be great. Ms. Robertson: And then it'll fill in with, you know, some of those cute little bars and restaurants, so. Commissioner Reyes: That's right. And now, Mr. Noriega, are you planning on building any more parking in downtown Miami so they can -- those people that she plans to rent to and they are going to -- or the patrons of those places, they would have a place to park? City of Miami Page 26 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Art Noriega: So -- Commissioner Reyes: They don't have to Uber. Mr. Noriega: -- the one area that she references is -- it's sort of central to this is Flagler Street. Commissioner Reyes: Yes. Mr. Noriega: Right; which the conversion to sort of a -- more of a promenade, you know, more of a walkable street. We're -- it's pretty much eliminating all the parking along Flagler. The one issue we're always dealing with relative to Flagler, there is no natural parking inventory adjacent to it. Commissioner Reyes: It is that. Mr. Noriega: There's never been. Commissioner Reyes: Yeah. Mr. Noriega: It's just a lot of older buildings that were built when there wasn't really any parking requirement. So what we're working on is a way to connect the garages we have. We have four -- we literally have four garages in the four corners of downtown; not really -- Commissioner Reyes: But they're small ones. Mr. Noriega: No, they're big. No, they're big. They're big. We have -- Commissioner Reyes: They are? Mr. Noriega: -- about 5,000 spaces. Commissioner Reyes: You're talking about the one that it is across (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Lindo? That's yours? Mr. Noriega: No. One across the -- Commissioner Reyes: Do you have one on 1st Street and 3rd? Mr. Noriega: -- one across from the college, one into the Knight Center -- Commissioner Reyes: That's right. Mr. Noriega: -- the one next to the courthouse -- Commissioner Reyes: Yes, sir. Mr. Noriega: -- and then the one we have next to what we call the Cultural Arts Garage, which is really off of 1st -- Commissioner Reyes: That's right. Mr. Noriega: -- but closer to the museum. Commissioner Reyes: Yeah. City of Miami Page 27 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Mr. Noriega: So we have a lot of space. And there's a lot of inventory in downtown. There actually is a lot of private inventory, as well. What we don't have is a way to connect them. So one of the things we're working on is a circulator for downtown -- Commissioner Reyes: That's what I was going to ask you. Mr. Noriega: -- to connect that last bit. You know, one of the great things about the Brightline and the main rail station is that we're going to have the ability to get people into the core, even if they don't want to park, and then move them once they get there through either a freebie -- you know -- concept, some smaller little sort of circulator that can work around downtown, and we're working on that, too. We've actually -- we've been pricing it for the last -- Commissioner Reyes: You see, and I think that -- Mr. Noriega: -- couple months. Commissioner Reyes: -- something else should be done, and not only in downtown Miami; I think, also, in Calle Ocho. And because given that climate, that the sun is too hot and it rains a lot, we should have some sort of -- I would say, like promenade or a -- Mr. Noriega: Well, we could certainly talk to Planning & Zoning, because -- Commissioner Reyes: That's right, Planning & Zoning. We -- I've been talking -- Mr. Noriega: -- one of the ideas we lost in downtown -- Commissioner Reyes: That's right. Mr. Noriega: -- was those old arcade buildings. Commissioner Reyes: The arcade buildings that you see -- Commissioner Carollo: Well -- Mr. Noriega: -- which used to cover over the sidewalk and the building sort of -- Commissioner Reyes: -- over the sidewalks, and people would walk more. Mr. Noriega: -- walk and have color -- cover. Commissioner Reyes: If we want people to walk -- Commissioner Carollo: You all -- Commissioner Reyes: -- we have to protect them. Commissioner Carollo: -- I think you all are going to be very happy, what's corning, but I'll leave it at that, because this is budget today. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Chair Hardemon: So is there a motion -- Commissioner Reyes: Okay, thank you very much. City of Miami Page 28 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Chair Hardemon: -- to approve BH 4? Vice Chair Russell: I'll move BH 4. Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved, seconded. All in favor, say "aye." The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Hardemon: All against? Motion carries. Ms. Robertson: Thank you so much. Chair Hardemon: Thank you very much. BH.5 RESOLUTION 4574 Off -Street Parking Board/Miami Parking Authority A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, OF THE DEPARTMENT OF OFF STREET PARKING FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2018, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2019, IN THE OPERATING AMOUNT OF $19,180,276.00, EXCLUDING DEPRECIATION AND OTHER NON - OPERATING EXPENSES OF $22,492,904.00. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-18-0386 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Ken Russell, Vice Chair AYES: Hardemon, Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes Chair Hardemon: BH.5, the Miami Parking Authority. Commissioner Reyes: Denied. Art Noriega: That was a good segue. The budget, obviously before you, also contemplates the companion item, which was the rate modification earlier. In the time that we've had since we had that discussion till now, we're already working on trying to process numbers and crunch numbers. My hope is that we won't have much, if any, of a drop-off in terms of the commitment financially. We're going to nzodf the rates in a way that, obviously, will protect the residents, but still generate enough income that, hopefully, it'll be a wash. That's what we're working on now, and we'll have that -- Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Mr. Noriega: -- answer, like I referenced, in the next couple of days. Commissioner Reyes: The protection is -- it is absolute? Mr. Noriega: Absolute. City of Miami Page 29 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Commissioner Reyes: Absolute protection. Mr. Noriega: No, no, no. Like he said, not a penny. I heard you. Commissioner Carollo: How much is anticipated that the City would be able to get from this budget? Mr. Noriega: This budget is an additional $7.3 million, which takes the total to 14 and a half -- Commissioner Carollo: 14 and a half. Mr. Noriega: -- net. Commissioner Carollo: Very good. Mr. Noriega: The significant increases in this budget, obviously, are the additional enforcement officers, which, obviously, paid for themselves on the City side, because it's an expense to us, but the City gets the benefit of the citation fee revenue; and then, additional debt service, which we programmed in for -- specifically to fill -- finish some projects we have now, and then to work on some seed capital for some new projects that we're contemplating in a couple of your various districts, so. Commissioner Carollo: Doesn't all this money that you've been able to give to the City through all these years, since I originally enticed you to be so gracious and give all your surplus money to the City that never has gotten before? Mr. Noriega: All the credit that Commissioner Gort and Commissioner Reyes gave you for giving them their first appointments to the City, I'll give you -- absolutely give you the credit for shaking the tree a little bit and unlocking what is now a substantial financial return to the City. You spearheaded that. Commissioner Carollo: So everything you said about me back then is forgotten, right? Mr. Noriega: No, no, no. No. By the way, you and I have a -- Commissioner Carollo: That's a private joke. Mr. Noriega: -- really good history. Commissioner Reyes: Let bygones be bygones. Commissioner Carollo: Yeah. They weren't used to that back then. He got used to it throughout the years, so. But we thank you, because frankly, if it hadn't been for the Off -Street Parking and the surplus money that we've been getting, it'd be tough to fill a lot of holes. I mean, when you're talking close to $15 million they're going to give us for this coming fiscal year's budget, that's serious money that you just can't pick up anywhere. Thank you, Art. Chair Hardemon: Mr. Noriega? Mr. Noriega: Yes. City of Miami Page 30 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Chair Hardemon: Does this budget take into consideration the increase in parking that we're trying to implement in the Overtown community, where -- what's titled "Range Park" -- Mr. Noriega: Yeah. Chair Hardemon: -- underneath the expressway? (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Mr. Noriega: No. That's -- I'm counting that as a buffer. Chair Hardemon: You're counting that as a buffer? Mr. Noriega: A buffer, yes. I didn't program it into the revenue. That'll be when -- because the timing of it, but once that comes online, that'll be an additional revenue to this budget. I didn't want to factor it in. Chair Hardemon: I didn't mean in the revenue. So what I'm talking about, the cost of actual -- Mr. Noriega: Yes. Yeah. Oh, absolute. We already have the money earmarked for that. Chair Hardemon: Okay. Mr. Noriega: Yes, it does. Chair Hardemon: Thank you. Is there a motion to approve BH 5? Commissioner Carollo: Motion to approve. Vice Chair Russell: Second. Commissioner Gort: Second. Chair Hardemon: Properly moved and seconded. All in favor, say "aye." The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Hardemon: All against? Motion carries. Mr. Noriega: Thank you. City of Miami Page 31 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 BH.6 4614 Bayfront Park Management Trust RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE BAYFRONT PARK MANAGEMENT TRUST, IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,117,728.00, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS OF THE MILDRED AND CLAUDE PEPPER BAYFRONT PARK AND MUSEUM PARK, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2018 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2019. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-18-0387 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: Hardemon, Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes Chair Hardemon: BH.6. Jose Gell: Good evening. Jose Gell, Bayfront Park Management Trust, interim Executive Director. Commissioners, Madam City Attorney, Mr. Manager, City Clerks, thanks for the opportunity to present the '18/19 budget to you. I just want to bring up a scrivener's error in the resolution. The amount presented of 11,117, 728 is incorrect. The correct amount is reflected in the agenda item, summary form, of 11, 712, 728. It's a million -- 11, 712, 728, and that's for the operating and capital expense budget for '18/19. And thank you for this opportunity. Chair Hardemon: Is there a motion or any discussion? Commissioner Carollo: There's a motion. Chair Hardemon: Been properly moved. Commissioner Carollo: Second by Commissioner Reyes. Chair Hardemon: All in favor of the motion, say "aye." The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Hardemon: All against? Motion passes. Mr. Gell: Thank you very much. Chair Hardemon: Thank you. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): As amended. City of Miami Page 32 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 BH.7 RESOLUTION 4619 Virginia Key Beach Park Trust A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE VIRGINIA KEY BEACH PARK TRUST ("TRUST"), ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, IN THE AMOUNT OF $300,000.00 FROM CITY OF MIAMI OPERATING FUNDS, $50,000.00 FROM TRUST CARRYOVER FUNDS, $28,000.00 FROM TRUST CASH WITH THE FISCAL AGENT, $65,000.00 IN GRANTS, AND $700,000.00 IN ANTICIPATED REVENUE, FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $1,143,000.00, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANAGEMENT, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURES OF HISTORIC VIRGINIA KEY BEACH PARK FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2018 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2019. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-18-0388 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Ken Russell, Vice Chair SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: Hardemon, Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes Chair Hardemon: BH.7. Guy Forchion: Good evening, Mr. Chairman, Commissioners. My name is Guy Forchion, Executive Director of the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust, 4020 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, Florida 33149. Thank you for the opportunity to present our budget. It is $1,143, 000; comprised of a $300, 000 City contribution, $50, 000 in trust carryover funds; $28, 000 in outside agency, the Miami Foundation Funds; $65, 000 in grant funding, and $700, 000 that the Trust generates from the park. If you have any questions regarding this budget, please -- Vice Chair Russell: Mr. Chairman? Mr. Forchion: -- answer all that I can. Chair Hardemon: You're recognized. Vice Chair Russell: I'd like to know when you're going to build your cultural history museum that bond monies from the County have been allocated for years. Mr. Forchion: Delighted to answer that. We have been speaking with you, Commissioner, and others, in our discussions. What the County is requesting from us is a resolution from this body. The bond funds for the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust go from the County to the City for the museum project. In the County bond regulations, a piece of legislation must come from municipalities that are receiving bond dollars. In that, it is requesting that the City also give assurances of how operations will be handled. We've presented our budget analysis that we've had lowered cultural resources create just over a year ago, and it projects a shortfall in the dollars that the Trust generates and what is projected, what the museum will generate and what's projected. There is roughly 300 to $500, 000 in shortfall in that budget analysis. City of Miami Page 33 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Chair Hardemon: And the County doesn't want to provide any dollars towards that operating, is what I'm assuming? Mr. Forchion: The County has given no -- Chair Hardemon: County said, "We'll build it" -- Mr. Forchion: -- evidence ofproviding dollars. Chair Hardemon: -- but they will rot and decay. Commissioner Carollo: What is the shortfall that you're anticipating then? Vice Chair Russell: 3 to 500. Mr. Forchion: We are anticipating 300 to $500, 000 in shortfall the first year. Commissioner Carollo: Additionally? Mr. Forchion: Yeah, exactly, additional. Commissioner Carollo: Well -- Mr. Forchion: We're also looking at projections of our revenue generation and fundraising activities that would ultimately in our design, in five to seven years, would close that gap. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. Vice Chair Russell: Mr. Chairman? Chair Hardemon: You're recognized. Vice Chair Russell: I'd like to propose something, and it may not be possible for us to pass a resolution here, but at least to direct the Management to bring back a resolution to this Commission that would help with that, but I'd like to challenge the County a little bit, because we don't have a cultural department such as they do. We don't have a budget specifically for the operation of museums, but this museum is incredibly important to the history of South Florida, and Miami in particular, and most particularly, this beach, and the experience that could be had there. And if we could tie that museum to the entire City through our transit system and a trolley that could be shared with Key Biscayne, for example, it could really be something that becomes a draw, because what you have there is the only blue water beach in all of the City of Miami, and its history is very rich and should be celebrated. If that nearly $20 million is tied up at the County for lack of us finding something, I think we can do it by creating some sort of revenue source from all the revenue that's generated on Virginia Key from here forward; any new RFPs (Request for Proposals) that come, any additional rents we're able to grab, any funding that we can receive from the Marine Stadium when it's built, from the -- when it's restored from the flex park; maybe a piece of that, and they could -- the City Administration could come up with a formula to help us at least meet half of that budget shortfall. And I've spoken with our County Commissioner, Xavier Suarez. He is open to trying to find the other half, to see if there's the will of his Commissioners as well, because this is a big thing. Commissioner Carollo: Then that's all I needed to hear, you know. We're in great shape then. Nothing more to say. I was going to -- City of Miami Page 34 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Chair Hardemon: Is there a motion to approve? Commissioner Carollo: -- offer to help, but (UNINTELLIGIBLE) I heard that. The only thing that I will say is don't count on any monies from the stadium, because that's going to be another white elephant that we're just going to have to put money into that. We're better off not building that; using that money for other things, and we can use some of it to help you, but -- If you ever have the time in, you know, the next month or so, I'd be happy to get together with you. And I think, if you give me a tour of what I remember seeing there last year, I might be able to give you some ideas and connect you with some people that you could make more than you need for your shortfall now and the additional dollars that you're going to need for that museum, which, by the way -- I know you weren't around then -- but this all begun when I was Mayor. We brought up this whole plan for the Trust in Virginia Beach. I still remember going out on the beach there with Athalie Range -- Mr. Forchion: Yes. Commissioner Carollo: -- Barbara Carey, and many others. So it's a great location. And you don't have to worry about getting monies from the City. If you do certain things, you could generate enough dollars there so that you could pay it for yourself. Chair Hardemon: But I think the first responsibility we have is to get this building built. And, you know, I've always heard -- there's a statement: "First you got to get the money, then you got to get the money." And it's a shame that the County's been holding on to something that the public wants to see happen, but for $300, 000 or so. So I think that with all of our heads put together, the first thing we need to get is a shovel in the ground, and I think that's the most important thing. But until then, I need a motion to approve BH 7. Vice Chair Russell: I move it. Commissioner Carollo: Motion to approve -- Chair Hardemon: It's been properly -- Commissioner Carollo: Second. Chair Hardemon: -- moved and seconded. You got a response you wanted to give me just now, or would you keep it to yourself? Mr. Forchion: I just want to thank you all as a body for your general overall support of the project. It is something that -- it is a shame that for a small gap, there has been a period of time that has really been waiting. I know there were some serious shortfalls across the board in 2009, 2010, 2011; County, City, and even the Trust really working very hard to survive. But at this point, I really do believe it's something that needs to come for all cities. Commissioner Carollo: What is the amount that the County is holding on to? Mr. Forchion: There's $15.5 million in general obligation bond funds and $5 million in convention development tax. You know, we've been working diligently -- Commissioner Carollo: That was all assigned there? Mr. Forchion: -- but it's still there. City of Miami Page 35 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Commissioner Carollo: Yeah. That was all assigned to do that museum there? Mr. Forchion: Yes, and park improvements, general park improvements. Commissioner Carollo: Some serious money; you could do quite a bit there. Mr. Forchion: Agreed. Chair Hardemon: All in favor of the motion, say "aye." The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Hardemon: All against? Motion carries. Mr. Forchion: Thank you. Goodnight. Chair Hardemon: Thank you, sir. BH.8 RESOLUTION 4754 OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), ACCEPTING AND APPROVING THE ANNUAL GENERAL OPERATING AND TAX INCREMENT FUND BUDGET OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("OMNI CRA"), ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $43,907,989.00 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2018 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2019, AS APPROVED BY THE OMNI CRA'S BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-18-0389 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Ken Russell, Vice Chair SECONDER: Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Commissioner AYES: Hardemon, Russell, Gort, Reyes NAYS: Carollo Chair Hardemon: BH.8. Isiaa Jones (Chief Legal Officer): Good evening, Commissioners. My name is Isiaa Jones. I'm here on behalf of the Omni CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency). Chair Hardemon: You might want to present the budget. Ms. Jones: So our budget is presented. It's a resolution of the City of Miami. Our budget is in the amount of 43,907,989. Commissioner Carollo: My question was the same one that I had mid-term: The 2 million in arrears for quite a few years that has not been paid to the Bayfront Park Trust or Museum Park, and the 2 million for this coming fiscal year, where is it at in the budget? City of Miami Page 36 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Ms. Jones: Commissioner, we've also added a backup item that was passed by the Omni CRA Board in January, where the CRA Board had voted to de -obligate those funds -- or CRA has recently hired outside counsel. I believe the City has also hired outside counsel on this matter, so that should be resolved in the near future. Commissioner Carollo: Well, it's not a matter of it should be resolved; it's a matter that you could hire all the out counsel you want, but if you still have an obligation on the books, you can't balance your books on a legal obligation without it. Has the County given you anything in writing that they're going to be in agreement that all the parties that were signature to this agreement versus the binding contract are going to be in agreement to undo it and open it up? Ms. Jones: Commissioner, at this time, we are just entering into all of those negotiations. I believe the first step we have -- we will be taking is that with the City. Yesterday, our outside counsel reached out to the City's outside counsel. I'm not sure if we 're -- I'm at liberty to discuss all of that negotiation right now, but -- Commissioner Carollo: With all due respect, this just didn't happen; this has been going on for some time. And I'm not voting for something that -- because you all decided there to redo the budget and take 2 million that you have a binding obligation to Museum Park; that you could just do it like that, and certainly not put it anywhere near where it will be reflected in this budget that will be in violation of State law in presenting a balanced budget. Vice Chair Russell: Mr. Chairman? Chair Hardemon: You're recognized. Vice Chair Russell: Thank you. Gentlemen, we did this exact exercise at the last budget amendment, and we came to the steps that would satisfy this board and the City's Financial Department, as well, and we've annotated it in the exact same way as we did in the last amendment; that the amount is recognized, that we are disclosing it in any loans we go out for as a CRA, and that we are in discussions with the City on it. Our outside counsel at the Omni CRA side has been working with the City's outside counsel, and it seems to be that the consensus is this is not as much a legal problem as a political problem. There's potential arguments on both sides that make it vague enough that we could argue till the cows come home, but at the end of the day, we, from a policy perspective, need to decide how we want to spend that money; and at the CRA Board, we have decided is on affordable housing, and that commitment was made. So I voted "yes" on the Bayfront Park Trust budget, understanding that $3 million is coming out of the reserves there. And so, I'm trusting that the Baykont Park Trust budget is whole and sound to do the capital improvements that it wants to do. And I hope that you will allow us, as an Omni CRA, to go forward and do the good things that we're trying to do for that part of the City, as well. Commissioner Carollo: That's all fine, but when you became Chairman of your third committee, you knew that there were commitments. And the board could try to do anything any way it wants to; which, by the way, she didn't explain it the way that you did, but you had to show that to balance your books. We could be in agreement; we could be in disagreement how it's done, but to meet the State requirements, you have to have it here somewhere. How can you balance the books without showing where you're going to have monies that you legally have to pay? And you're just going to put a note, because you decided that you want to use it for something else; not for what legally is bound to go, and then the other parties have not agreed that that could be done. City of Miami Page 37 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Vice Chair Russell: I believe we meet the State -- we're sufficient with the State requirements. Ms. Jones: Yes. Vice Chair Russell: We went through this in the last budget, and we did get a majority approval of this board. Nothing has change. We're doing it exactly the same as what was satisfactory to this board -- Commissioner Carollo: I -- Vice Chair Russell: -- the last time we met, so I would like to move the item, if we can, unless there's other parts of the budget to discuss. Commissioner Carollo: The fact that I've taken a responsible position in any surplus monies -- beyond a small amount that we need to operate -- have brought it into the City's general fund doesn't mean that you're off the hook on it. We've been putting minimum amounts in Museum Park. There's a lot more things that we need there that I can show you. You talk about the residents in Biscayne Boulevard. Well, this is the kind of projects that are going to benefit a lot of the residents across the street and all through Biscayne Boulevard and beyond, in that area, that we're not planning on doing that with the budget at Bayfront Park. And frankly, the additional funds that we're hoping that we're going to be bringing in should go into the general fund in the City. Then, if you want to take funds from the general City [sic] to fund additional projects at the Omni CRA, that -- you know, that would make sense, if it's done. But the way that this is being done, it's, in my opinion, not being done the right way, and we're not meeting the intent of the State law, so. Commissioner Reyes: I have a question. This is a liability, right? Supposedly, it's a liability. I mean, it's money that you owe, that you should pay, and because of whatever reason, you are not paying, but it's money that was supposed to be paid. Ms. Jones: Actually, Commissioner -- Commissioner Reyes: It's owed. Ms. Jones: -- if it was expended by the City, then we would have to pay it. However, that money has not been expended -- Commissioner Reyes: But as I understood, it was an agreement that it was not full -- on the part of the City, it was not fulfilled, for whatever. Vice Chair Russell: Julie Bru said we don't owe it. Commissioner Reyes: Huh? Vice Chair Russell: Julie Bru said we don't owe it. Commissioner Reyes: Julie Bru said what? No. She's my cousin; maybe she was right; maybe she was wrong. I mean, she was my -- she was married to my cousin. But let -- what I'm driving at is, if it is a debt that the Omni CRA -- or whoever -- whenever you have a debt, you see, in your balance sheet -- and correct me if I'm wrong, Mr. Budget Director -- in your balance sheet, you must count that as a liability, you see. It will be counted as a liability. And that's -- The only question is, are you counting it as a liability? Because now you are in some sort of legal, I City of Miami Page 38 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 mean, discussion. But what I want to know is if it is a debt that it has to be -- is it a debtor isn't it a debt? Christopher Rose (Director, Office of Management & Budget): We still have the legal discussion to be had. There are three years where the payment has not been made. We have not put it in the City's budget as either a revenue or an expense; therefore, it is -- Commissioner Reyes: But that doesn't matter. It -- Vice Chair Russell: It is what? Commissioner Reyes: If the Omni CRA -- whoever it is -- it could be the Omni CRA. It could be whoever. If you have a potential debt that you have and you know that you have to pay that, but for whatever reason, you don't pay it, it is a liability. Ms. Jones: So actually -- Commissioner Reyes: It have to be shown as a liability when you are balancing your budget; am I right -- Ms. Jones: So Commissioner -- Commissioner Reyes: -- or am I wrong? Ms. Jones: -- ifI may? It has not been realized by the City as yet -- Commissioner Reyes: (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Ms. Jones: -- as the project has not happened. It has not been -- it's not on your book as either a revenue or expenditures. So because of that fact -- Commissioner Carollo: What are you talking about? What are you talking about, that it's not been realized? We got stuff there that we've done. And the only reason we haven't done more, because these funds have not been allocated to us; otherwise, we would have done, easily, $20 million of work on that park. Chair Hardemon: Is Jason Walker sick? Ms. Jones: He's out; family emergency. Commissioner Carollo: And -- you know, furthermore, it's got nothing to do with the City; it's got to do with a trust that's responsible for that. Now, what Commissioner Reyes stated is exactly what I'm saying: You have to account for that to have a balanced budget. You just can't have legal liability and just put it under a rug and hide it. Ms. Jones: So in -- based on the CRA's perspective, Commissioner, there is no legal liability as the project, as anticipated, was never completed. The City has not completed that particular project; and as a result, it is the City Commissioner's perspective right now to arrive at a settlement on that issue. Commissioner Carollo: Well you told me three times on that already, and I'm sorry, but, first of all, it's got nothing to do with the City. There are $2 million that are sitting in the City's coffers that came from a deal that was done last fiscal year, and it's still is not released. Now, you know, if you guys want to do this, you're going to force my hand. I'm telling you now, I'll do whatever, within the law, has to be done, City of Miami Page 39 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 and I'll go up all the way to the State and file whatever I have to file to show that this is not a balanced budget, and this is not a balanced budget within the law. And what I'm asking is the littlest thing that you could do -- to show the liabilities that you have -- and not even that is being answered to us. Vice Chair Russell: Mr. Chairman? Commissioner Carollo: You all decided that you don't have a liability, because you want to spend the money on something else that was not how this money was agreed to be spent, and now you're moving forward, like what was signed before wasn't real. Vice Chair Russell: Mr. Chairman? Chair Hardemon: You're recognized. Vice Chair Russell: I feel like we're having a Ground Hog Day/deja vu all wrapped into one from the last time. We went exactly through this. We came back after lunch and voted "yes." There was a majority of this Commission that agreed on the way the budget was structured to recognize this potential liability based on our future legal discussions; nothing has changed from that format. So anyone who voted "yes" that day should feel comfortable voting "yes" today. But the money that was meant for originally included a $15 million underground garage in Museum Park. We have no intention of building that. The City never built that by the deadline it was supposed to. At the CRA, we don't believe that pipe dream is ever happening. We have plans for that money; affordable housing. $100 million over the next years has been committed by the Omni CRA. We need these funds to do that. It is not owed to the City, I believe, and we'll be bringing a resolution to de -obligate that fund from our side as the CRAs attempt to expand -- I mean, extend. Both CRAs will be going to the County and the City for these issues, and at that point, I believe it'll be appropriate for this Commission to take a position on that debt when the global agreement is opened. But for now, I would like to move that we pass this budget as is, with the annotations about the potential liability, which are there, which were satisfactory to our City and this Commission in the last budget. So I make the motion. If the Chairman is here -- Chairman still has the gavel; I'll make the motion, if there's a second. Commissioner Gort: Second. Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved and seconded. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair, my apologies. I need to make a quick amendment to the third "whereas" clause to include the following resolution number: CRA-R- 1 8-003 4 . Commissioner Reyes: And I'm -- Vice Chair Russell: You need an amendment? Commissioner Reyes: -- I -- Mr. Hannon: Yes, sir. Commissioner Reyes: -- was talking to Chris -- Vice Chair Russell: Mover approves. City of Miami Page 40 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Commissioner Reyes: -- on the legality, and he says, since it is now in dispute, the City does not recog -- it's in dispute; that you don't recognize it; that you don't have to place it on your budget. But I have my doubts about it, and I think that it should be recognized, but since it is in dispute -- is that right, Chris? You see. Commissioner Carollo: Absolutely. Commissioner Reyes: And if you all tell me that it's legal -- Commissioner Carollo: This is the equivalent of the City of Miami deciding that it's going to withdraw from the State of Florida, because we felt like it, we wanted to do it, and there's no legal basis to do it. Now, if you would tell me that before all this was done, you had the parties that were -- the individuals that signed onto this account, and everybody was in agreement to open it up again so it could be undone - Commissioner Reyes: Yeah. Commissioner Carollo: -- that's a different story. I would then agree that you have no legal basis. But right now, under the law, you have the legal basis, no matter how much you want to sugarcoat it for me, no matter what stories, no matter how much you want to tell me, "We made commitments." Well, you made commitments you had no right to make -- Commissioner Reyes: That's it. Commissioner Carollo: -- and that's the problem. Vice Chair Russell: Both sides in agreement have to fulfill their obligations. It's the opinion of the CRA that the City did not fulfill the requirement that would require the CRA to pay this, and that was years ago, and the debt was never collected and nobody ever came after it. Clearly, the project was not going to be done; the money was not asked for. Commissioner Carollo: Well -- Vice Chair Russell: So it's time to move on and work with the crises of the City and what this CRA was meant to do, and it's not about fluffing up that park beyond where it is right now. That park needs a lot of work, but the entity that takes care of that park just gave away $3 million, so clearly, there's not -- that's not the crisis. Commissioner Carollo: We gave to the City general fund $3 million, and I hope we could give more, but that's coming from the Bayfront Park side, Commissioner. From the museum side, is the problem. That's the money that CRA owes to the museum side; not the Bayfront Park side. And those $3 million were generated on the other side, but I've made my point. You know, we could put our thumbs up and cover the sun and not see it, or we could say, "It's the moon, not the sun "; that's fine. Time will tell how right I am. Chair Hardemon: I hope that you're right. I'll tell you, the last time we discussed this issue, Jason Walker wasn't here. This time we're discussing this issue, Jason Walker isn't here. And, you know, to me, this is the sort of thing that I would have loved to see the Executive Director be here to answer some of these questions. I understand your role. We value your place here. But after this being about the -- probably the third discussion about this, this kitchen's a lot hotter, and there's some people that I think have taken on a role for that CRA that should be answering some of these questions. But I'll tell you, look, this is bigger than just between the City of City of Miami Page 41 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Miami and that CRA, which we support that CRA, which is part of the reason why the City of Miami hasn't called for those dollars, but this is about the State and about the budget requirements that the State has, and I just hope that everything works the way that it should. Commissioner Carollo: Yeah. And it's not only for the CRAs; it's for every agency in the State of Florida. I mean, I'm not trying to reinvent the wheel. All that I'm trying to do is for -- you know, you'll make whatever decisions you want that a majority makes, but do your budget the right way. Put whatever liabilities you really have in the budget the way the State requires for you to do it so you could have a balanced budget and report everything the way you have it. Chair Hardemon: Seeing no further discussion, all in favor of the motion, say "aye. Vice Chair Russell: Aye. Commissioner Carollo: No. Chair Hardemon: All against? Commissioner Carollo: No. Chair Hardemon: Motion carries. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): 4-1, as amended. BH.9 RESOLUTION 4617 Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), ACCEPTING AND APPROVING THE ANNUAL GENERAL OPERATING AND TAX INCREMENT BUDGET OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("SEOPW CRA"), ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A", IN THE AMOUNT OF $55,797,553.00, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2018, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2019. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-18-0390 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Ken Russell, Vice Chair SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: Hardemon, Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes Chair Hardemon: BH.9. Neil Shiver: Good evening, Commissioners. Neil Shiver on behalf of the Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency). I'm here with my Chief Executive Officer, and we seek the acceptance and your approval of the Fiscal Year '18/19 annual general operating budget, in the amount of $55, 779, 553. City of Miami Page 42 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 BH.10 4595 Wynwood Business Improvement District Board Chair Hardemon: Chair would like to entertain a motion to approve. Vice Chair Russell: So moved Commissioner Carollo: Move. Chair Hardemon: Moved and seconded. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair, just for the record, I need to amend the third "whereas" clause to include the following resolution number: Resolution Number CRA-R-18-0039. Chair Hardemon: Thank you very much. All in favor of the motion, say "aye." The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Hardemon: All against? Motion carries. Mr. Shiver: Thank you. Chair Hardemon: Thank you for your time, sir. Mr. Hannon: As amended. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE WYNWOOD BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ('BID"), ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $1,430,160.00 TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANAGEMENT, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE BID FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2018 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2019. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-18-0391 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Ken Russell, Vice Chair AYES: Hardemon, Russell, Gort, Carollo ABSENT: Reyes Chair Hardemon: BH 10, Wynwood BID (Business Improvement District). Commissioner Carollo: So moved. Manny Gonzalez: Manny Gonzalez, Wynwood BID, 2751 North Miami Avenue; Executive Director. Good evening, Commissioners. The Wynwood Business Improvement District respectfully requests the adoption of the proposed 2018/2019 budget, totaling $1,430,160. Some of the highlights include an increase in funding for our Clean Team, which it consists of seven members. They are the ones that are City of Miami Page 43 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 responsible for cleaning 50 blocks of our district; that totals about 178, 000. We've agreed to contribute 50,000 to the City of Miami Master Planning Initiative that's occurring within Wynwood. We just had a community meeting this past Tuesday. We've also entered into a partnership with the City of Miami Police Department and their -- the Security camera provider, Cintel. We are going to install up to 60 cameras in the public right-of-ways [sic] within the district for the safety of the community. We're also approving installing rubber mulching. This we did last year along Northwest 2nd Avenue, because there are so many people on the sidewalks that with the rubber mulching, it actually made about five extra feet, so we're going to do the same on North Miami Avenue this year, totaling about 15,000. And we're going to continue our Zika Preventive Maintenance Program, which calls for us monitoring the mosquito populations without -- within the area, using our Clean Team members, and equipment that we had purchased last year. Other than that, that's everything. Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved -- Commissioner Carollo: Moved. Chair Hardemon: -- by Commissioner Carollo. Vice Chair Russell: Second. Chair Hardemon: Seconded by the Vice Chairman. Any further discussion? Seeing none, all in favor of the motion, say "aye." The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Hardemon: All against? Motion carries. Mr. Gonzalez: Thank you. Have a good night. Chair Hardemon: Thank you. City of Miami Page 44 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 BH.11 RESOLUTION 4582 Coconut Grove Business Improvement District Board A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE COCONUT GROVE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ("BID"), ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,270,633.00 TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANAGEMENT, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE BID FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2018, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2019, SUBJECT TO RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BID BY THE APPROVAL OF A MAJORITY OF THE AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS FOR THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF THE BID. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-18-0392 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Ken Russell, Vice Chair AYES: Hardemon, Russell, Gort, Carollo ABSENT: Reyes Chair Hardemon: BH.11. Nicole Singletary: Commissioners, Nicole Singletary, Executive Director for the Coconut Grove Business Improvement District. We are very excited to presume a lot of our capital projects for next fiscal year, including the Main Highway Sidewalk Restoration Project, the burial of FPL (Florida Power & Light) utility lines, and several beautification projects throughout the area. Happy to answer any questions you may have. Commissioner Carollo: Move. Vice Chair Russell: Second. Chair Hardemon: Properly moved and seconded. Any further discussion? Seeing none, all in favor of the motion, say "aye." The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Hardemon: Motion carries. Ms. Singletary: Thank you. Vice Chair Russell: Thank you. City of Miami Page 45 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 BH.12 4581 Liberty City Community Revitalization Trust RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE LIBERTY CITY COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION TRUST, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, IN THE AMOUNT OF $432,121.00 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2018, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2019. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-18-0393 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Keon Hardemon, Chair AYES: Hardemon, Russell, Gort, Carollo ABSENT: Reyes Chair Hardemon: BH.12. Elaine Black: Good evening. My name is Elaine Black. I'm the President of the Liberty City Trust, and we're here to approve our budget of $432,121. Commissioner Carollo: Move. Chair Hardemon: Seconded by the Chair. When does Coley's open? Ms. Black: I'm sorry; what did you say? Chair Hardemon: When does Coley's open? Ms. Black: This month. Chair Hardemon: All in favor of the motion, say "aye." The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Hardemon: All against? Motion passes. Thank you. City of Miami Page 46 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 BH.13 4612 Civilian Investigative Panel RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE CIVILIAN INVESTIGATIVE PANEL, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $1,174,000.00 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2018, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2019. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-18-0405 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Ken Russell, Vice Chair AYES: Hardemon, Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes Chair Hardemon: BH 13. Cristina Beamud: Good evening. I'm Cristina Beamud. I'm the Executive Director of the Civilian Investigative Panel. Accompanying me is Ms. Eileen Damaso; she is our Chair. We're requesting -- at the request of the CIP (Civilian Investigative Panel), we're requesting approval of a budget of $1,174, 000. Commissioner Carollo: Moved. Vice Chair Russell: Second. Chair Hardemon: Seeing no other discussion, all in favor of the motion, say "aye. " The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Hardemon: All against? Motion carries. Ms. Beamud: Thank you. Eileen Damaso: Thank you very much. Chair Hardemon: Eileen, you make yourself useful everywhere, don't you? Ms. Beamud: I make -- I try my best. City of Miami Page 47 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 BH.14 RESOLUTION 4594 Firefighters' and Police Officers' Retirement Trust A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE CITY OF MIAMI FIRE FIGHTERS' AND POLICE OFFICERS' RETIREMENT TRUST FUND ("FIPO RETIREMENT TRUST FUND"), ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,128,469.00 TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FIPO RETIREMENT TRUST FUND FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2018, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2019. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-18-0394 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Ken Russell, Vice Chair SECONDER: Keon Hardemon, Chair AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes ABSENT: Hardemon Chair Hardemon: BH.14. Monica Fernandez: Good evening, Commissioners. My name's Monica Fernandez. I'm the Vice Chairman [sic] of the Firefighters and Police Retirement Trust, and I'm here with Robert Suarez, a trustee also with the Trust. And we're here to ask you for -- to adopt and approve the annual budget -- the administrative budget for the FIPO (Firefighters and Police Officers) Retirement Trust Fund, in the amount of $2,128, 469. Vice Chair Russell: So moved. Chair Hardemon: Seconded by the Chair. All is in order? Commissioner Carollo: Move. Commissioner Reyes: Second. Chair Hardemon: All is in order? Yeah? Been properly moved and seconded. Seeing no further discussion, all in favor, say "aye." Commissioner Carollo: I do have one question. I'm sorry. The amount that you're paying and that we're giving you money for to pay off the annual mortgage and debt on your building, when does that expire, that finishes? Ms. Fernandez: There is no debt on the -- Commissioner Carollo: Well, there's an amount we're giving you -- Ms. Fernandez: Yes. Commissioner Carollo: -- in the budget that, as I understood it, has to do with the building that you had bought before. Ms. Fernandez: Yes. City of Miami Page 48 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Commissioner Carollo: What is that money for, then, if it's not --? Ms. Fernandez: It's for rent -- it's for rental of the building. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. So it's different than what I thought and might have been told that it was for. You all don't own that building? Robert Suarez: Commissioner, I'll explain to you how it works. As you're familiar, our fund has real estate investments. Commissioner Carollo: Right. Mr. Suarez: Our building was purchased by the fund, using fund assets, the property, and the building was built. Commissioner Carollo: Right. Mr. Suarez: We treat it like our other real estate investments. It is an asset. It is literally an asset that we post, we value each year, and it is posted as an asset with the other $1.6 billion in assets. The rent that we collect from the City, through this budget, literally get deposited into the fund; that the City then gets credit as assets in the fund, but we manage it much like we do all of our other real estate investment that the fund has as an asset. So it's an asset, a real estate asset of the fund. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. What percent of the building do you occupy? Mr. Suarez: No. The only function of that building is as the office floor. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. So it's just for you. Mr. Suarez: It's about 6,000 square feet. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. Mr. Suarez: Yeah. Commissioner Carollo: All right. Thank you. Mr. Suarez: Okay. Commissioner Gort: Move it. Commissioner Carollo: Second. Well, there was a motion already, I think. Vice Chair Russell: Mr. Chair (UNINTELLIGIBLE)? Commissioner Gort: There's a motion? Nicole N. Ewan (Assistant City Clerk): There is a motion on the floor. Commissioner Carollo: There was a motion, yeah. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Vice Chair. Vice Chair Russell: Thank you. I was the mover, so I need to pass the gavel this way. City of Miami Page 49 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Commissioner Gort: There's a motion and a second. Any further discussion? Being none, all in favor, state it by saying "aye." The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Commissioner Gort: Nays? No nays. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. BH.15 RESOLUTION 4593 General Employees' and Sanitation Employees' Retirement Trust A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GENERAL EMPLOYEES' & SANITATION EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT TRUST ("GESE RETIREMENT TRUST FUND"), ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,274,449.00, EXCLUDING NORMAL COSTS OF $43,526,929.00 AS ACTUARIALLY DETERMINED FOR THE PENSION FUNDING REQUIREMENT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE GESE RETIREMENT TRUST FUND FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2018, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2019. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: Hardemon, Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes Note for the Record: Item BH.15 was deferred to the September 27, 2018, Second Budget Hearing. Vice Chair Russell: Next item, BH.15. Ron Silver: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Ron Silver, attorney for the City of Miami General Employees' and Sanitation Employees' Retirement Trust, and we have our Pension Administrator here, Mr. Hernandez, Edgard Hernandez. Edgard Hernandez: Good evening. Mr. Silver: I -- we're asking you approve our budget, in the amount of $3, 274, 449. Vice Chair Russell: Is there a motion or any questions? Commissioner Carollo: There are questions. Commissioner Reyes: Questions. Vice Chair Russell: Commissioner Carollo. Commissioner Carollo: You have basically the same amount of retirees as the FIPO (Firefighters and Police Officers) Plan that we just heard, but you have over twice City of Miami Page 50 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 the employees that they have, and you're costing us approximately a million plus more than FIPO. Why is that? Edgard Hernandez: Good evening, Commissioner. Thank you for letting us present the budget. As you can see on the personnel services, we have 10 staff members. Out of the 10 staff we have five who are currently in retirement and contractually agree to stay with us for another year and a half. So we started to do some transitioning that will help us hopefully meet some of your concerns, where we can reduce some of the number. But the main reason as to why this -- I don't really know how many staff they have -- is because we serve, across the City, 33 departments, and every department has its unique membership, and every member is different. And as we go from Public Works to Solid Waste to all the other departments, we have to meet their concerns, and that's the reason why we're, perhaps, a little bit more hands on when it comes to having more staff on board. Commissioner Carollo: Well, I -- it's a good story, but I don't buy it. You're at around 150 million more dollars, approximately; 1,150, 000 more, approximately, than FIPO, and to me, it's unacceptable. That's the residents' money. Gates gave us certain conditions, but Gates didn't say that we had to provide a Rolls Royce for you. The cops and firefighters, they're driving a nice Cadillac -- Commissioner Gort: And Mercedes. Commissioner Carollo: -- maybe even going into BMW (Bavarian Motor Works) or Mercedes, but they're not driving a Rolls Royce; you guys are. I will not vote for this amount. If you think that Gates gave you the leeway to spend whatever you please, then I guess we'll see each other in court, but I'm not voting for this whole amount. All these additional contracts that you're giving to people that are very nice and cushy after they work with you, so they could be there as advisors, you guys could decide how to cut them, including the 11 th position that you forgot to mention. What does he do? Mr. Hernandez: Well, we have one Treasurer, one Chief Accountant. Commissioner Carollo: You have 10 or you have 11 positions? Mr. Hernandez: We have 10. Commissioner Carollo: I thought you had 11. Mr. Hernandez: No, we have 10. We have 10, and we're proposing to hire one as a cessation planning, because the Chief Accountant and the Treasurer are going to leave at the same time, and that's over 20 years of institutional knowledge, and we basically can't wait until the last year until -- to do the hiring. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. Well, I don't know what this body wants to do, but I'm ready to make a motion to approve a reduced budget that's closer to the budget that FIPO has. Commissioner Reyes: May I --? I did a comparison. There's a comparison here, and it sounds -- I mean, it is -- I don't know why there is a discrepancies and a difference. Salaries, for example: FIPO has 452,000; you have 756, 000. You see? Mr. Hernandez: Okay. Commissioner Reyes: And we have here, okay, special pay, 18 and 30, and you keep on going: Taxes, 73,000; retirement contribution, 275,000 versus 58 for FIPO; City of Miami Page 51 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 insurance, 274,000 versus 56,000 for FIPO. And you keep on going down the list, and there's one that really, I mean, amazes me, because it -- you have one -- an item here that is repair maintenance and cleaning services. FIPO has 156,000; you have 273, 000. I mean, it is serious difference and serious money. It is serious money. Equipment program new, FIPO has 50,000; you have 332, 000. Mr. Hernandez: Just to clarify, the repair maintenance, the repair maintenance is broken down into two categories, but what you're looking at is a summary combined. So we have for the IT (Information Technology), which will appease, hopefully, some of the concerns, is if we start investing towards innovation, we can probably automate some of the processes and reduce the personnel costs. So that's 300, 000, and we have the building, which is 187, 000, and that is, combined, 500, 000. Commissioner Reyes: Yes, but you have also things that doesn't make sense. Communication, you have 32,000 versus 8,000. I mean, it is -- it doesn't make sense. You see? Utility services, 30,000 versus 18,000. I mean, you have more lights? Mr. Hernandez: Our buildings -- if I heard correctly, their building is 6,000 square feet; our building is about 9,000. Commissioner Reyes: The cleaning service is almost $100, 000 more. Mr. Hernandez: Cleaning services. Commissioner Reyes: That's right, repair and maintenance and cleaning services; both is 100, 000. You see, let me tell you, it's nothing that -- I mean, I don't want to sound like I have anything against you guys, but it's -- the discrepancy is so large that you have to start cutting cost, man. Mr. Hernandez: In this budget, we did cost -- we did cut a hundred -- Commissioner Reyes: Well, if this is a trimmed budget, I don't want to see the other one, and the difference would have been significantly larger. Mr. Hernandez: So this being -- sorry -- but this being a budget, we -- our focus wasn't reducing cost, but try to also invest in innovation so we can start reducing some of our cost in the future. Commissioner Reyes: Future. Mr. Hernandez: Now -- but it's been, historically, at the 3.3 -- Commissioner Reyes: You see? Mr. Hernandez: -- and we're trying to bring it back to, hopefully, a 3.2. Commissioner Reyes: Now, how do you explain that FIPO pays $56, 000 for life and health insurance, and you pay 274,000? Mr. Hernandez: For what? I'm sorry. Commissioner Reyes: Life and health insurance; it's 56,000 versus 274. I mean listen, I mean, it is a substantial difference, my friend. I mean, I want to be fair. Mr. Hernandez: Okay. City of Miami Page 52 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Commissioner Reyes: But there is a substantial difference. You have to start cutting cost. Commissioner Carollo: I will -- Chair Hardemon: Is there a reason that you pay such a larger amount for life and health insurance versus FIPO? Mr. Hernandez: Especially for health insurance, yes. The cost of health insurance has gone up for us, all the 10 employees, or 11, that were at one point -- Chair Hardemon: So -- Commissioner Reyes: How many does FIPO have? Chair Hardemon: FIPO has -- it doesn't list the exact number in there. No. It says, five. Commissioner Carollo: Yep. Chair Hardemon: So you -- so, essentially, you have double. Mr. Hernandez: 10. Chair Hardemon: Right? Commissioner Reyes: But it's more than double, sir. Chair Hardemon: But it's more than double. Commissioner Carollo: Well, I will make a motion that we provide them $145,980 more than FIPO and reduce their budget by a million dollars. How they want to reduce it, I don't care. So the motion will be for $2, 274, 449 budget approval, and they could decide how they want to break it down. Commissioner Reyes: Break it down. And if you have substantial proof that you need more money, because -- but you have to have a very substantial proof that you need more money -- you can come back to us and explain why. Mr. Hernandez: Okay. Commissioner Reyes: Okay? But I, in a clear conscience, I cannot go with this -- Mr. Hernandez: Okay. Commissioner Reyes: -- you see, on a clear conscience, because based on all these differences that there are. Mr. Hernandez: And I understand the differences, but again -- Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Mr. Hernandez: -- we're not similar to FIPO. We don't serve two departments; we serve 33 departments. And no other budget -- Commissioner Reyes: But you only have five more people. You have five more people only. City of Miami Page 53 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Mr. Hernandez: Right. Five more people. Commissioner Reyes: I mean, if you would have said okay -- Mr. Hernandez: The building is 3,000 square feet more. We own the building the same way they do, so -- Commissioner Carollo: If -- Vice Chair Russell: Second. Commissioner Carollo: -- we want to play that game of breaking it up into departments like that -- Commissioner Reyes: Bring it. Commissioner Carollo: -- by the time we're done, the Police and Fire are going to have more departments than you, because we could break them down into all the different units that are like different departments. Mr. Hernandez: No. What I meant is we serve across the board different departments, different -- Commissioner Carollo: Well, they serve across the board. Mr. Hernandez: Right, so -- but that was just (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Commissioner Carollo: But, for instance, which hotel are you guys going for the retreats in Brickell? Mr. Hernandez: The retreat that happened in August, that was an educational symposium -- Commissioner Carollo: Yeah. Mr. Hernandez: -- that was at Four Seasons. Commissioner Carollo: Four Seasons. Mr. Hernandez: Yes. Commissioner Carollo: How many of you stayed at the hotel overnight? Mr. Hernandez: I believe it was 23. Commissioner Carollo: 23. Mr. Hernandez: Yes. 23, 25. Commissioner Carollo: And do you really think, with everybody living here -- or at least, we think they're living here -- that there was a need to rent for several nights expensive hotel rooms like that, and then you expect us to approve the residents' money to pay for that? I'm sorry. Let 's -- Mr. Hernandez: So just to clarify, that was an annual symposium. And the way we planned it -- City of Miami Page 54 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Commissioner Carollo: Thank God, it's once a year Mr. Hernandez: No, every two years. So the way we clari -- we justify that is saying, if we send the trustees out to a conference, it cost about $4, 000 per trustees. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. Mr. Hernandez: And I thought it is better to spend that money in the City, and basically, instead of sending them out to Chicago or New York -- Commissioner Carollo: Yeah, Las Vegas maybe -- Mr. Hernandez: -- for conferences -- Commissioner Reyes: Like the other people do, because -- (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Commissioner Carollo: -- New York. Mr. Hernandez: Then you can bring the occasion to them -- Commissioner Carollo: You got a couple of plays with it, too. Chair Hardemon: But they stayed in the hotel. Mr. Hernandez: -- and spend the money in the City. Commissioner Carollo: See -- Chair Hardemon: They stayed in a hotel, though, in the middle -- in the City for multiple days? Mr. Hernandez: Just one day, and that rate was negotiated -- Commissioner Carollo: You just confirmed to me -- Mr. Hernandez: -- for $189 a night. Commissioner Carollo: -- why there's a difference here; it's that mentality, and it's the wrong type of mentality to have, certainly, from my way of looking at it. Chair Hardemon: You said it was 180,000? Mr. Hernandez: $189 a night. Chair Hardemon: What was --? Commissioner Carollo: 24 rooms. Chair Hardemon: How much did you end up paying to create that -- for your members to attend that symposium? Mr. Hernandez: For the members? Chair Hardemon: Whatever your total expenses were on that day. Mr. Hernandez: The total expenses was right about 33,000, $35, 000. City of Miami Page 55 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Commissioner Carollo: $35, 000. Mr. Hernandez: And if we sent the trustees out for an educational, we will spend about 4,000, because -- Commissioner Carollo: Well, if you would have sent them to Hawaii, it would have been even more. Mr. Hernandez: We don't (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Vice Chair Russell: Mr. Chair, was there a second on the motion? Commissioner Reyes: What really bothers me is that I thought the FIPO was high. Chair Hardemon: Was there a second on the --? Commissioner Carollo: Is there a second on the motion that I made to --? Commissioner Reyes: I second. Vice Chair Russell: Discussion. Chair Hardemon: Yeah. Discussion. Vice Chair Russell: I appreciate us being sharp on budgets, but I'll be voting "no" on the motion; and when it fails, I'll be voting to approve their budget as is. I don't - I believe there's a way to do this in working together with them through the budgeting season and process. I don't believe in cutting their legs on the dais here when they come to present to us. I don't have enough knowledge of the depth of their expenses to really be able to say which hotel they should have stayed at, how many people they should have taken there, and what they learned at the symposium. And to do it in this way, I just -- I don't think it's the right way. So I'll be voting "no." Commissioner Reyes: Yes, sir. Chair Hardemon: Why does this happen every year? What is it about it? Help me understand. Mr. Hernandez: I believe it's a comparison, but what I'm saying is, it's -- Chair Hardemon: Are you -- do you think you're -- Mr. Hernandez: We can come to you and explain the differences as to why one system is different than the other. Chair Hardemon: But you believe that you're unfairly being compared? Because I really want to -- like, for instance, with the life insurance, healthcare, I mean, that -- to me, that's like a basic sort of thing. I would think it's like a -- somewhat standardish. And so, if you had -- if you were on FIPO's scale, the way that you say this comparison, your cost would be about $110, 000, but your costs are significantly more than that, and I want -- I mean, what is it about it that you believe that you can reasonably tell me -- because I couldn't -- I don't want to say -- I don't think you're doing anything -- I can't say you're doing anything wrong. It's just that when someone does that sort of comparison -- Maybe we're comparing apples to oranges - - we may be. I don't know. But then, you know, someone highlights spending that seems, you know, a bit superfluous -- you might -- compare it to one thing, it will be City of Miami Page 56 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 less, as you said about Chicago, but to another thing, it could be -- you know, we spent $4, 000, because we bought them lunch, and they all traveled to the thing, and I understand you want to do nice things for your members. That makes sense to me, as well, but a million dollars is a lot of money to be cut. I don't know; Commissioner Carollo probably -- he already knows what he wants to do with a million dollars, but I can think of lots of things to do with a million dollars, as well, so that's all types of things that we, you know, talk about. But every year, we find ourselves at this point with you all, where we're doing some sort of cut, so I just -- you know, I really have - - I have a listening ear to you to know what is it that's going on. Commissioner Reyes: Yeah. Mr. Hernandez: And -- Commissioner Reyes: You see, let's take, for example, the -- I mean, take the example that -- Commissioner Carollo: Where's Jimmy Hoffa? Commissioner Reyes: -- the trim, it is life and health insurance. FIPO has five, right? Five employees. It's only $56,000, which it will be around $11, 000 per person. You have 10 -- Mr. Hernandez: Okay. Commissioner Reyes: -- and yours is 274, 000. I mean, those are the things that makes you wonder, you see. That difference is what makes you wonder. Now, if you can come in and you can say, "Okay, listen, this is due to" -- you have all the, I mean, proofs that you couldn't get any insurance because of whatever; that you have to pay that amount of money? I think that we should increase your budget by that amount, but until I see that, I cannot -- I'm not willing -- I mean, I cannot, on a clear conscience, give you $274, 000 for life and health insurance for 10 employees. That's $27, 000 a year per (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Mr. Hernandez: That includes three insurance, but -- Commissioner Reyes: You see? I mean, it's (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Commissioner Carollo: Commissioner, you know where he lost any chance of bringing me around and turning me around? Is when he's trying to justify to me, after blowing $35, 000 in hotel rooms and food and who knows what, that they actually gave us a break and a good deal, because they could have gone to Vegas, Chicago, New York, and it would have cost more money. This is the mentality how they're running this. How many of our residents get to party that way and live that way? Commissioner Reyes: Well, you know, in travel -- Commissioner Carollo: Now, have you gone and walked through East Little Havana to see how people live there, or Overtown or Liberty City, or over in Commissioner Gort's district in Allapattah, and see the condition of people? And these are the people that are paying for your partying, and you really feel that you gave us a break. You know, if I would see at least that maybe in some other areas you're higher, but hey, your little get-together, you had it at a reasonable place. We got plenty of banquet halls with nice, small restaurants that are nice, that you could go there and accomplish whatever you need to, but no. You guys want to live the high life. And you know what? Gates did not require that the residents of Miami had to City of Miami Page 57 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 pay for you guys the life of the rich and famous; and I, for one, am not going to start off in the first budget that I have here, since I've been back, in approving something like this. Vice Chair Russell: Gentlemen, it's getting late, and I believe you've made your point. I don't believe it's our job to lecture the board administrators on what they should do; it is our job to vote "yes" or "no." I've expressed that I'll be voting "no" on the motion and moving to approve their budget, if it's -- if this is voted down, so I'd like us to call the question. Commissioner Reyes: With all due respect, we are the ones that are managing the people's money. Vice Chair Russell: Yes, but we don't lecture -- Commissioner Reyes: And wait a minute; I haven't finished. We are the ones that are managing the people's money -- Vice Chair Russell: Yeah. Commissioner Reyes: -- and we have all the right to tell them that they shouldn't spend the money -- waste the money like that. Vice Chair Russell: I get it. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Vice Chair Russell: Then we vote it down, but I don't think we should lecture them like children. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. And then -- and, you see, talking about travel, FIPO spent also a lot of money on it, but that's not the point. That is not the major -- The major problem that I have, it is "Other"; that I think that you should go back and redo, you see, or try to bring those costs down. You have to bring those costs down. And it is impossible that your retirement contributions will go to 275,000 for 10 employees, when FIPO has 58, 000 for five. Mr. Hernandez: Again, Commissioner, I don't do the comparison. I just basically -- Commissioner Reyes: I know, that it's -- Mr. Hernandez: This is an actuarial -- Commissioner Reyes: -- you're not the one that does this; that it's handed to you. Mr. Hernandez: Right. It's an actual requirement based on the numbers of retirees and the staff that have retired from the plan. Commissioner Reyes: Yes. Mr. Hernandez: So it's something that's decided by -- Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Mr. Hernandez: Yep. City of Miami Page 58 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Commissioner Gort: Let me ask a question. Most of the time, in the past, when you come in here, I know we try to compare. We ask a question constantly between the FIPO and yourselves, and you always had to come up with the idea that you provide services to more people or more -- larger frequency, and so on. Because I can see some of the budget, what they talking about, the expenditure and then travel and all that. That's something that you really have to look into it. But reducing a million dollars, I got to know why the differences. Commissioner Carollo: Well, the difference is, it's $1,145,980. Commissioner Gort: No, I understand, but the -- Commissioner Carollo: That's a huge difference. It's over a third. Commissioner Gort: But my understanding is, in the past, there was a reason why you did not -- you were not able to compare FIPO with the GESE. Mr. Hernandez: And it's due to the membership and the across-the-board departments that we served. We go from different departments to diff -- The membership itself is different. I don't like to compare, but you have firefighters and police officers, sworn officers -- and I do respectfully agree with what they do and everything they do. I do live in the City, as well, and I have that in mind. But we have also members who are in IT, Commissioners' staff Public Works, so we have -- our demand is different. It's not necessarily two different type of employees; it's 33 different type of employees; their classifications are different. We have classifications from -- Chair Hardemon: But what does that -- Mr. Hernandez: -- unions. Chair Hardemon: -- mean? Like, I understand that you're describing there are differences, but what does it effectively mean? Okay, if you're saying, "We service more people, so I need more people on my staff " okay. Maybe I -- Commissioner Carollo: It's not more people; it's the same. Chair Hardemon: So -- but if it's the same amount of people -- Mr. Hernandez: So we -- to just give you a daily respect [sic], today somebody from Public Works come in and spend about an hour and a half with us. That's an hour and a half that, perhaps, others are not spending, but that's an hour and a half that we take from our staff to spend, because we think -- and the board -- and the direction of the board said, "This is a life -changing decision." If they come into our office, you have to counsel them to make sure that they go out there and they make the best decision possible. That hour and a half, probably with innovation, self- services through a website, which we're trying to revamp, as well, can probably be cut down to 15 minutes, but there will not be that human touch, the point of service, that is required for some of our members. Commissioner Gort: Mr. Chairman, let me give you a suggestion. Why don't we don't pass today, let him come back on the 27th. You're being reduced quite a bit. You better come up with some answers, why it should not be reduced that much. Commissioner Reyes: I will -- I agree with you and -- Commissioner Gort: I mean, there's a motion on the floor. I don't want to -- City of Miami Page 59 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Commissioner Reyes: That's right. If -- I was the one that seconded, and I'm going to -- Commissioner Carollo: We -- Commissioner Reyes: -- retire my second of that motion, and I am going to second yours; that they come back with an adjusted budget -- Commissioner Gort: Okay. Commissioner Reyes: -- that is more in agreement with costs that are real. Chair Hardemon: So that means that BH 15 will be continued -- Commissioner Gort: Continued to the 27th. Chair Hardemon: -- until the next (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Commissioner Carollo: I will withdraw my motion. Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): It's 15 and 16, right? Commissioner Carollo: Yeah. Mr. Hernandez: Yes, sir. Chair Hardemon: 15 and 16? Commissioner Carollo: And it should be more in tune with FIPO. Commissioner Reyes: Yes, sir. Chair Hardemon: Okay. So 15 and 16, if there's no objection, that motion should carry. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Mr. Hernandez: And the motion was to table for the next meeting? Commissioner Reyes: Yes, sir. Mr. Hernandez: Okay. Commissioner Carollo: And for you to reduce this budget substantially. Mr. Hernandez: But you're going to give us an opportunity to come in and meet with you, and hopefully --? Commissioner Reyes: Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Mr. Hernandez: Okay. Thank you. Commissioner Carollo: You could even ask for more money, if you like. Commissioner Reyes: Maybe you need more money. City of Miami Page 60 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Mr. Hernandez: Thank you. Commissioner Reyes: Now, when you go back and you do your calculation -- Commissioner Carollo: You could even take on your next field trip Commissioner Russell; bring it up to 40,000 instead of 35,000. BH.16 RESOLUTION 4592 General Employees' and Sanitation Employees' Retirement Trust A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GENERAL EMPLOYEES' & SANITATION EMPLOYEES' EXCESS BENEFIT PLAN ("GESE EXCESS BENEFIT PLAN"), ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, IN THE AMOUNT OF $112,477.00 TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE GESE EXCESS BENEFIT PLAN FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2018, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2019. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: Hardemon, Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes Notes for the Record: Item BH.16 was deferred to the September 27, 2018, Second Budget Hearing. For minutes referencing Item BH.16, please see Item BH.15. BH.17 RESOLUTION 4711 Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE MIAMI SPORTS AND EXHIBITION AUTHORITY ("MSEA"), ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, IN THE AMOUNT OF $678,085.00, TO PROVIDE FOR THE OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURES OF MSEA, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1st, 2018, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30th, 2019. MOTION TO: RESULT: Defer by Unanimous Consent DEFERRED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT Note for the Record: Item BH.17 was deferred to the September 27, 2018, Second Budget Hearing. Chair Hardemon: RE.10 -- or BH.17, rather. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. City of Miami Page 61 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Christopher Rose (Director): Commissioners, Chris Rose, Office of Management & Budget. BH 17 is the MSEA (Miami Sports & Exhibition Authority) budget. The MSEA Board has not voted on this budget, so it would be the Administration's recommendation to defer it to the second budget hearing. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. Commissioner Reyes: Yes. Okay. Commissioner Carollo: All right. Chair Hardemon: Without objection. Commissioner Carollo: That's fine. Chair Hardemon: Motion should carry. Commissioner Reyes: That's fine with me. BH.18 RESOLUTION 4693 Office of Management and Budget A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AFTER A DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING, RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF SOLID WASTE SERVICES, FACILITIES, AND PROGRAMS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA ("CITY"); IMPOSING SOLID WASTE ASSESSMENTS AGAINST ASSESSED PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2018; APPROVING THE RATE OF ASSESSMENT; APPROVING THE ASSESSMENT ROLL; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-18-0395 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Ken Russell, Vice Chair AYES: Hardemon, Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes Chair Hardemon: BH.18. Christopher Rose (Director): Chris Rose, Office of Management & Budget. BH.18 is the -- Chair Hardemon: Solid Waste. Mr. Rose: -- Solid Waste residential collection assessment fee. It is $380 per household, per year. It is the same amount as it is in the current fiscal year and has been for more than seven years. Commissioner Carollo: 380? Mr. Rose: 380 per household, per year, sir. City of Miami Page 62 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Commissioner Carollo: I'd like the Administration to provide the following information. Mr. Rose: Yes, sir. Commissioner Carollo: The actual cost to us that is projected for this next fiscal year, and the projected income that we're going to be receiving. It's going to be a major difference in -- Mr. Rose: Yes, sir. Commissioner Carollo: -- what we get to what we spend, so that that's included in the billing to the residents, and they could see that they got the best deal of any city in Miami -Dade County on garbage and trash collection, along with recycling. Mr. Rose: Yes, sir. Chair Hardemon: Should short-term rentals pay more in their fee? Mr. Rose: I have no opinion on the matter, sir. Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): No, they don't. Chair Hardemon: Could they? Should they? Is that a way that we can generate more income? Ms. Mendez: Well, hopefully, when we win in court. Chair Hardemon: Is that a way we can generate more income? Ms. Mendez: If we win and show -- Vice Chair Russell: Regulating short-term income -- Ms. Mendez: -- that it's a different use. Vice Chair Russell: -- or short-term rentals? Yeah. Chair Hardemon: Is there a motion to approve? Commissioner Carollo: Motion to approve. Vice Chair Russell: Second. Chair Hardemon: All in favor, say "aye." The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Hardemon: All against? Motion carries. City of Miami Page 63 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 BH.19 RESOLUTION 4751 Office of Management and Budget A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING THE CITY OF MIAMI'S ("CITY") FISCAL YEAR 2018-19 MULTI -YEAR CAPITAL PLAN, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED ("PLAN"), AS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THE COMMUNITY PLANNING ACT, SPECIFICALLY SECTIONS 163.3161 AND 163.3177, FLORIDA STATUTES (2018), AND CHAPTER 18/ARTICLE IX/DIVISIONS 1 AND 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "FINANCIAL/FINANCIAL POLICIES/ANTI- DEFICIENCY ACT/FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES," TO SET FORTH THE CITY'S FISCAL NEEDS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, SUBJECT TO AN ANNUAL PLAN REVIEW, TO DETERMINE PROJECT PRIORITIES, TO ADD NEW CAPITAL PROJECTS, AND TO MODIFY FUNDING ALLOCATIONS AS NECESSARY; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS TO THE PLAN; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-18-0396 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Commissioner AYES: Hardemon, Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes Chair Hardemon: BH.19. Christopher Rose (Director, Office of Management & Budget): BH.19 is the City's capital plan for Fiscal Year '18/19. It is amended by the change memo, as presented by the Manager, in two small projects. Commissioner Carollo: Move, with the changes as stated. Commissioner Gort: As amended. Chair Hardemon: Seconded by Commissioner Gort. Any discussion? Hearing none, all in favor, say "aye." The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Hardemon: All against? Motion carries. City of Miami Page 64 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 BH.20 ORDINANCE 4629 Office of Management and Budget AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION RELATED TO TAXATION, DEFINING AND DESIGNATING THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"); LEVYING AN AD VALOREM TAX ON ALL REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY AT A TOTAL TENTATIVE RATE OF 8.0300 MILLS ON THE DOLLAR OF THE TAXABLE VALUE OF SUCH PROPERTY, FOR THE PURPOSES OF FUNDING THE GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET AND PAYMENT OF DEBT SERVICE, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2018 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2019; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: Hardemon, Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes Chair Hardemon: BH.20. Commissioner Carollo: Move. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair, it's an ordinance. Commissioner Carollo: Yeah. It could be read? Chair Hardemon: Madam City Attorney, read it into the record. Commissioner Reyes: Yes. And for the record -- Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): BH.20 -- Commissioner Reyes: -- I still state that there was an increase in the millage -- operational millage, and you should do everything that is possible that we are not going to -- next year there is not going to be an increase on the total. The total millage, it don't increase, but operational millage increased, and it was based on the decrease of debt services that was included -- I mean, it was swapped. Mr. Rose: Yes, sir. Commissioner Carollo: Who did you take it from, Peter or Paul? Chair Hardemon: Mary. Commissioner Gort: Both. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Chair Hardemon: All in favor of the motion, say "aye." The Commission (Collectively): Aye. City of Miami Page 65 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 Chair Hardemon: Against? Motion carries. Mr. Hannon: Chair, I really do need a mover and a second on this. Chair Hardemon: I thought we did have one. Mr. Hannon: For BH 21. Chair Hardemon: Did we not have one? Mr. Hannon: I mean, BH 20. Commissioner Carollo: 20, yeah. Mr. Hannon: No, sir, I did not have a mover. Chair Hardemon: Commissioner Carollo? Commissioner Carollo: Yeah, there was a motion that I made. Yeah, I made a motion. Mr. Hannon: I did not capture that. Vice Chair Russell: That was the previous -- was that the previous item? Commissioner Reyes: The previous item was -- Mr. Hannon: 19. Chair Hardemon: The record should reflect that Commissioner Carollo made the motion. Mr. Hannon: Okay, for BH 20. And who's the seconder? Chair Hardemon: Commissioner Reyes -- Commissioner Reyes: Yes. I second. Chair Hardemon: -- he'll second it. City of Miami Page 66 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 BH.21 ORDINANCE 4631 Office of Management and Budget AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), ADOPTING A TENTATIVE BUDGET AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS RELATING TO OPERATIONAL AND BUDGETARY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2018 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2019; RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN NECESSARY ACTIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER AND DESIGNATED CITY DEPARTMENTS IN ORDER TO UPDATE THE RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS, FINANCIAL CONTROLS, PROJECT CLOSE- OUTS, ACCOUNTING ENTRIES, AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH AND FOR GRANTS IN PROGRESS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading with Modification(s) RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: Hardemon, Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes Chair Hardemon: All right. BH.21. Commissioner Carollo: Move. Commissioner Reyes: Second. Chair Hardemon: Been properly -- Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): It's also an ordinance. Commissioner Carollo: An ordinance. Yes, it has to be read. Chair Hardemon: -- it's been properly moved and seconded. Madam City Attorney, can you read it into the record? The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): And Chair, for the record, the item will be amended to account for the exhibit that was submitted into the record earlier by the Budget Director. Commissioner Carollo: All right. Okay. Chair Hardemon: All in favor of the motion, say "aye." The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Hardemon: All against? Motion passes. I'm so -- Commissioner Gort: Move to adjourn. Chair Hardemon: -- proud of my friends up here. Meeting adjourned. City of Miami Page 67 Printed on 12/3/2018 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 13, 2018 ADJOURNMENT END OF FIRST BUDGET HEARING The meeting adjourned at 9:38 p.m. City of Miami Page 68 Printed on 12/3/2018