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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittal-Public Comments Submitted Online for the September 24, 2020 Virtual Final Budget HearingCommission Report Second Budget Hearing Public Comment - September 24th, 2020 September 23, 2020 3:58 PM MDT Public Comment motero@miamigov.com First Last Street Agenda Name Name Address Item Public Comment BH. 1 7897 Discussio n and The neighborhood of Palm Grove has not received city right of way landscaping Public services for 2 years! Would like to know if we, the tax payers, will be receiving a 7801 NE discount in our taxes for not benefitting from this service for the last two years? Commen Boudrea 4 Ct. Would also like for it to please bere- included in the 2021 budget! Some our Jessica t - City's ux Miami, sidewalks are not safely walkable nor to code because of overgrown landscaping. Proposed FL 33138 Some of our curbs are aesthetically harming property values. The non -mandatory Budget and neighborhood association lacks the funds and participation to be able to maintain the right of ways. Tentative Millage FY '21 BH. 1 7897 Discussio n and Public 2241 Commen Murry Sill Trapp t - City's The NET offices are working just fine, the way they are. There's no reason for ave Proposed Politics or change. Budget and Tentative Millage FY '21 BH. 1 7897 Discussio n and Public Please leave the NET offices as currently constructed; providing professional and 2241 Commen non -partisan assistance to our neighborhoods. Our City is small enough and City Ricky Sill Trapp t - City's commissioners do NOT need local offices, like state and county legislators. NET Ave Proposed offices and their staff should NOT report to commissioners or their staff. Please Budget continue to fund the NET offices and leave them under the current city structure. and Tentative Millage FY '21 7954 Submittal -Public Comments Submitted Online for the September 24, 2020 Virtual Final Budget Hearing First Last Street Agenda Name Name Address Item Public Comment BH. 1 7897 Discussio n and I understand that resilience is a city-wide effort, and that the City is doing a lot on Public adaptation and flood projects, but I am specifically calling for additional staff to Commen 444 NE address climate change mitigation, sustainability, and greenhouse gas reductions. In Robert Mahoney t - City's 102nd St addition, we'd Like to see the goats, missions, and performance targets within the Proposed Budget City Budget document reflect climate justice, sustainability, and greenhouse gas and reductions. Tentative MiLtage FY '21 BH. 6 I don't see how switching the duties the the neighborhood NET offices wilt save 7736 money but that's not why I object to this proposal. The most important function of 4050 Approve the NET offices is dealing with citizens complaints and need by knowing the Laws, Annual regulations and channels for support. Present employees of the NET offices usually Glenn Patron Ventura ave Budget have aquired the knowledge needed from many years workig in the NET office and FY '21 - in government. The commissioner's offices are, from what I have seen , a revolving City of door of people who come in with Little of the knowledge needed to carry out the NET Miami duties and they Leave in shart time before they have aquired the ability to help. BH. 1 7897 Discussio I am specifically calling for additional staff to address climate change mitigation, 22 n and sustainability, and greenhouse gas reductions. In addition, I'd Like to see the goats, SaLaman Public missions, and performance targets within the City Budget document reflect climate ca Ave., Commen justice, sustainability, and greenhouse gas reductions. It is imperative that we Michelle Caunca Apt. 403, t - City's protect our environment and contribute to battling climate change in order to secure Coral Proposed a better future for our children and planet. I also ask that the city Leaders consider GabLes, Budget divesting from their police budget and invest in social programs that wilt help support FL 33134 and the most vulnerable in our communities, particularly Black and Brown folks who are Tentative often marginalized in the City. MiLlage FY '21 BH. 1 7897 Discussio I am a resident in support of maintaining the Neighborhood Enhancement Team n and office structure. The NET Offices are an incredible and unique resource for Miami Public residents. Please accept the proposal to co -Locate some of the offices as a cost 454 NE Commen savings measure. Do not restructure these offices within the commissioners' offices. Jennifer Cheek 76th t - City's The NET team is effective because they are neighborhood -based. If anything, you Street Proposed should be increasing their engagement and responsibilities -- give them a bigger role Budget in assisting residents in hurricane preparedness, providing outreach to connect and homeless with support services, etc. Take advantage of the NET structure and Tentative maximize it's efficacy. MiLlage FY '21 First Last Street Agenda Name Name Address Item BH. 1 7897 Discussio n and 600 SW Public 10TH ST Commen Yurmeira BenaL APT 11 t - City's miami fL Proposed 33130 Budget and Tentative MiLtage FY '21 Olivia Collins 2103 Coral Way 2nd Floor Public Comment HoLa mi nombre es Yurmeira BenaL, residente de La Pequena Havana hace 14 anos, conozco a La organizacion NET hace varios, Los conod en el Centro Mater en un taller que organizaron para habLar a Los ninos y padres de como ayudar con La basura muy interactive La informacion sobre votaderos de basuras, NET han participado en diferentes eventos en La comunidad, en entregas de comidas, entrega de mochitas, actividades recreacionaLes para La famitia, gran apoyo con junto a La poLida, reaLmente ayudan con apoyo de diferentes servicios que La comunidad necesite bien sea informando o enLazando, particuLarmente me ha gustado sus servicios y espero que continuen con su gran coLaboracion y apoyo comunidad, Gracias. Dear Esteemed Commissioners, It is with great urgency that I write this comment this afternoon. The proposed City of Miami budget plans to cut funding for NET offices. Being an outreach program director for a Local nonprofit (The CLEO Institute), I can say with proven experience that the NET offices have played a BH. 1 critical role in the work we've done in our communities (and yours). The NET offices 7897 were my first point of contact when I began this work 3 years ago and continue to Discussio provide support and insight into our work. The NET office administrators and their n and staff helped us better understand the communities we were working in, and helped Public connect us with key stakeholders so we could carry our work of improving resilience Commen and climate/preparedness awareness. Throughout our programming and our t - City's relationship, they have been guest speakers at our workshops, or vice versa; they Proposed have acted as key connectors, and helped provide insight into neighborhoods. Budget Brandyss Howard, Gary Lafaille, Antonio Wagner and YarieL Diaz are but a few of and the administrators I've had the privilege of working with. Without their partnerships, Tentative our programs would not have been as robust. The NET offices were created for a MiLtage reason: to enhance city neighborhoods, and that is precisely what they do. FY '21 Removing what has been a successful program wilt not only put additional pressure on the city's departments, but wilt ultimately harm our neighborhoods that so desperately need this financial and social support. I urge you to reconsider cutting the budget and keep funding all NET centers. Thank you for your consideration, Olivia Collins Director of Programs The CLEO Institute BH. 1 7897 Discussio n and 7231 Public Belle Commen Theresa Pinto Mead t - City's Blvd Proposed 33138 Budget and Tentative MiLtage FY '21 Dear Commissioners, I am writing once again to ensure that the City's budget reflects a focus on equitable community resiliency. We understand that resilience is a city-wide effort, and that the City is doing a Lot on adaptation and flood projects, but we are specificaLty caLting for additional staff to address climate change mitigation, sustainability, and greenhouse gas reductions. In addition, we'd Like to see the goals, missions, and performance targets within the City Budget document reflect climate justice, sustainability, and greenhouse gas reductions. Equitable community resiliency also requires community input and interaction in order to be as effective as possible. Therefore, the budget should also reflect a focus on enhancing and enabling community access to the public process, not disabling it. The Neighborhood Enhancement Team (NET) offices provide community benefits, resources, and aid that are an investment in the Local economy and community needs. Likewise, NET office Locations should be based on indicators of community need; such as a district's geographic area, population, socio-economic make-up, access to public transit, and other considerations. Thank you for considering my comment. Best, Theresa Pinto, J.D., M.S. First Last Street Agenda Name Name Address Item Public Comment BH. 1 7897 Discussio Como residente y Enlace Comunitario de La Pequena Havana, cerrar Las oficina Net n and de Los Marlins, impLicar a un retraso e incremento en Los probLemas que hasta hoy 626 Sw Public se estaban soLucionando. EL gran equipo de mas de 22 empLeados que dia a dia 4th ST Commen Luchan por Los vecinos, para que tengan una canes Limpias, que puedan recibir sus Maria GonzaLe z apt 308, t - City's cajas de comida o hasta para un apoyo en cuaLquier actividad, dejar an atras todo Elena Miami - Proposed aqueL progreso que hasta eL dia de hoy se habra Logrado. Recortar eL Budget para Florida Budget este tipo de Oficina que su principal funcion es off, ayudar y orientar a Los and habitantes de La Pequena Havana, para que puedan vivir mucho mejor, seria un gran Tentative probLema para todos Los que damos vida en este sector. MiLtage FY '21 BH. 1 7897 RE: Budget NET office closure Anthony R. Parrish, Jr. 3678 Grand Avenue Coconut Discussio Grove, FL. 33133 Dear Commissioners: I was appalled to Learn that you are n and 3678 proposing to dose some or all of the NET offices that have served Miami citizens so Public Grand welt for over two decades. NET was created to de -centralize some of the everyday Commen Ave services that citizens need without having to traipse down to Riverside Center every Anthony Parrish t - City's Coconut time. The NET offices and their personnel have done that welt and for years now. Proposed Grove, They are the face of the City. For once, please consider the convenience of the Budget FL. 33133 and taxpayers. Even in this time of forced budget constraint, it is important for the residents of the City of Miami to believe that the City and its officials are serving Tentative MiLtage them rather than the other way around. Please keep the NET offices. Thank you. FY '21 End of Report